The gaming company Capcom has banned player Ryan “FChamp” Ramirez (Filipino Champ) from all his fighting game tournaments. The player was previously considered an excellent eSports athlete in series such as “Street Fighter” or “Marvel vs. Capcom“, but also as a ring villain. He seems to have taken the role too seriously.
This is the player: Ryan “FChamp” Ramirez is regarded as an excellent player in fighting games. He won the major tournament EVO in 2012 for the game “Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3”.
The American was considered a strong player in Street Fighter and one of the best in the world in “Marvel vs. Capcom.”
Player considered one of the best villains in the scene
This was special about FChamp:Ramirez often played the villain at tournament events and had the audience booing him by treating and provoking his opponents disrespectfully. This serves – like in wrestling – to hype the audience and create excitement.
In recent years, however, he has not been as active.
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Capcom announced the lifetime global ban on June 17.
This is his punishment: As Capcom states, the player is forever banned from all events and tournaments organized by Capcom. This applies to the Capcom Pro Tour, the Street Fighter League, and everything else. This is a worldwide ban.
This is why he was banned: The player sent out a tweet that has since been deleted. It featured a watermelon and the hashtag #WatermelonLivesMatter (via twitter).
This is a reference to the “BlackLivesMatter” movement in the USA: A watermelon has historically often been associated with racist caricatures of black people.
This is what the player says: He admits that the tweet was “insensitive”, but says he did not intend to hurt anyone. He also does not believe the tweet was racist. He states:
It was definitely not right to do that. I will not deny it. […] But I do not think it was in any way racist. I really don’t believe that.
This is how it is being discussed: Under Capcom’s ban on Twitter, there are various streams in the replies:
Some reject the outrage culture (Cancel-Culture) – Capcom would be removing passionate gamers from the community. That is intolerant
Others wish that Capcom now takes a similarly hard stance against other players who they believe have also behaved incorrectly
Some find the decision too harsh. The player has not done anything wrong over the years and has been a positive influence – one bad joke should not be grounds for a ban
Daigo Umehara is considered a legend in fighting games.
FChamp is regarded as a villain in the world of fighting games and seems to have taken his role far too seriously. Over the years, Daigo Umehara became a legend in Street Fighter, who has a highly exciting life story that motivated him:
What are these skins? With the launch of Season 4 in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare & Warzone, players gained access to new maps, fresh Warzone mechanics, and a packed Battle Pass. But the real-money shop also has some new highlights.
At the forefront is the new skin bundle “Wendigo”. Here you get an operator skin for Krüger, some cosmetics, and two icy weapon blueprints:
Psychose – Assault Rifle FN Scar 17
Evil Manifest – Submachine Gun Striker 45
Both blueprints introduce a new effect to the game, the Cryo-Dismemberment. When you kill an enemy, they don’t just fall down, but their limbs partially freeze and then break off. A brutal effect accompanied by a fresh breeze.
The complete Wendigo bundle costs 2,400 CoD Points.
Wendigo Bundle Freezes Enemies
What does it look like? YouTuber “Hollow” treated himself to the package and went on a hunt with it. However, he wasn’t after this effect; he just thought the bundle itself was pretty cool. As he gets his first kills, he is thrilled. At minute 1:56, you can see one of these frosty kills:
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YouTuber “Hollow” was visibly surprised and amused during his first round with the skins.
Before the kill, the effect doesn’t do much, but it’s a fun gag for fans of “Dismemberment” in shooters. The new feature does not exactly follow the realistic approach that Modern Warfare takes, but neither do the tracer packs.
Is the bundle worth it? The Wendigo bundle costs 2,400 CoD Points, which is just over 20 euros. Overall, you receive 10 items:
Krüger Winter Skin
icy Scar Blueprint
cool Striker Blueprint
Executioner Roadblock
Knife Skin in the form of an ice pick
Yeti Talisman
Krüger Voice Line
icy business card
fun emblem
and a refreshing spray
If you like the style and enjoy playing with the weapons, this is a really solid bundle. The Executioner lets you attack with a white snow wolf or something similar. Thus, in addition to the brutal freezing effects, you get another special feature that hasn’t been seen before in Modern Warfare.
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Except for the obligatory title (FIFA 21), not much is known about the new FIFA installment yet. However, after the EA Play event, which takes place on the night of Friday, June 19 (at 01:00 AM), we should know more.
What will be shown tonight? We expect a teaser trailer during the event that will present the first gameplay scenes. Perhaps even with next-gen graphics from the Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X.
However, we shouldn’t expect gameplay innovations to be revealed tonight; EA will present those in August. The developer announced this via Twitter, on an information roadmap:
Details on these topics are expected in August
The first details about FIFA 21
What we know about VOLTA: The roadmap indicates that withVOLTA, street football will also make a return in FIFA 21. New information is expected to arrive in August.
Maybe VOLTA will finally get a cool new online mode? Or even its own version of Pro Clubs? We are looking forward to it.
What we know about other game modes: Whether FIFA 21 will receive a major new mode is still unknown. However, it seems that the modes from the predecessor will also return in FIFA 21.
When will FIFA 21 be released? There is currently no release date for FIFA 21. However, it seems certain that the Corona crisis will not lead to any delays (via kicker). Therefore, we expect a normal release in September.
The 25th of September appears to be a realistic date, as FIFA games often release on the last Friday of September.
What new features could there be?
Will there be crossplay? Currently, it is already possible to play cross-platform in many games. It doesn’t matter whether you play on a PS4, an Xbox One, or a PC. Games like Warzone, Fortnite, or Rocket League set the example. This feature would also be long overdue for FIFA.
Will the next installment finally include it? There is currently no official information about crossplay.
What about the next-gen versions? It seems certain that FIFA 21 will be released on the next-gen consoles: Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X. EA has already teased this on Twitter:
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However, it is not clear whether a purchased PS4 version will automatically upgrade to the PS5 version. The American football game Madden 21, also developed by EA, has already announced exactly this. There will be free next-gen upgrades for the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game.
However, it seems certain that thanks to backward compatibility of the new consoles, you can at least play the old versions.
These innovations we wish for
What FIFA 21 must improve: For the new FIFA installment, we already presented you in April our wishes for innovations and improvements. These points were particularly important to us:
Better and more stable servers
A complete overhaul of the career mode
More love for Pro Clubs
New VOLTA online modes
Better management cards for Ultimate Team
What improvements and new features we will actually get, we will only know for sure in August when EA releases details about the new installment. But perhaps something big will already be announced tonight during EA Play 2020. We remain curious.
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A spectacular knife kill in Call of Duty: Warzone shows how to escape from powerful vehicles even without a firearm.
This is the situation: The reddit user RezhWins is in the Warzone when a vehicle has its sights set on him. It repeatedly tries to ram the player in an attempt to eliminate him. However, he can hide behind a rock each time and then gets ready for a really good knife throw that knocks the driver out of the seat.
Knife kill saves player from vehicle
This is the clip: The video has (as of June 18 at 11:00 AM) already received 1,500 upvotes:
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While the vehicle repeatedly tries to ram the player, hitting only the rock, the hunted player attempts a knife throw.
He aims a bit longer at the opponent in the vehicle and then actually hits him through the side window. He falls out of the vehicle and can then be easily eliminated.
The reddit user describes the clip with: “Watch me, I’ll only be able to do this trick once!”
How do viewers react? They show enthusiasm for the knife throw. There are numerous comments like “That was awesome!” or “Sick!”
The user high_while_cooking, on the other hand, gets upset about the opponent in the vehicle: “Great knife kill. But any good player would have left the car next to the rock and shot at you. It’s one of the strongest tactics in the game.”
In Modern Warfare, a player demonstrated his skills by throwing knives. He threw blind into the air multiple times and repeatedly hit an opponent. He edited all of this into a video, showing just how easy such a kill can actually be.
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Valorant is being heavily criticized by Twitch streamer Ster. The former Team Fortress YouTuber believes that Riot’s new game is a soulless artifact that no one really wants to play. But is that really the case? We from MeinMMO have looked into it.
Who is Ster? Ster is considered one of the most influential YouTubers on the topic of Team Fortress 2. He primarily operates as a streamer on Twitch these days. There, he has over 300,000 followers and plays games such as Skyrim and the team shooter Paladins.
What did Ster say about Valorant? In a Twitch stream about Paladins (via Twitch), Ster expressed severe criticism of Riot’s team shooter Valorant:
Valorant was basically designed in a lab by a scientist and equipped with everything you can imagine for a successful game. But it has no soul and no one really wants to play it. But it had enough marketing from Riot that everyone was led to believe they should play it. And it’s just crap!
Is Valorant really just a PR hype without a soul?
Ster believes that Valorant was invented without passion and soul and that all the ingredients of a supposedly successful game were carelessly thrown together. The supposed popularity of the game – after all, Valorant broke Twitch records during beta – is attributed solely to Riot’s marketing power and the controversial Twitch drops.
But is that really the case? If Ster is right, there should be a flurry of negative statements about the game online, and surveys should reflect that poorly. Therefore, we from MeinMMO took a look at the opinions and surveys regarding the game:
This is what the readers of MeinMMO say: Our own survey about Valorant is quite clear. A survey on “Will you play Valorant after launch” was answered in some form with “Yes” or at least “I’ll check it out” by a majority. 60 percent of you spoke positively for the game, at least in terms of having interest in it and not being completely against it. 34% are even clearly in favor of Valorant, while 17% at least want to try it out. This shows a positive trend for Valorant on MeinMMO.
60 percent of surveyed readers show a positive trend for Valorant.
This is what the readers of GameStar say: Our colleagues from GameStar conducted a similar survey that initially appeared discouraging. There, 76.94 percent of readers clearly responded with “I’m not interested”.
This may initially come across as very negative, but consider that GameStar addresses a very broad audience of PC gamers, including fans of strategy games, single-player RPGs, and sports games. Many readers are therefore inherently uninterested in competitive online shooters.
A quarter of surveyed GameStar readers find Valorant somewhat interesting.
Taking this into account, that means that almost 25 percent of this highly diverse group is in some way interested in Valorant.
What are the meta scores for Valorant?
This is how Valorant was rated: On Metacritic, Valorant receives a top rating of 81 points, but the user scores average out to 5.6 points. However, looking at the negative reviews, it often becomes apparent that the reviewers are often angry Counter-Strike players who criticize Valorant as a poorly made clone of “their game” and likely fear the relevance of CS:GO. More details on this Metacritic analysis of Valorant can be found at GameStar.
And although there is, among other things, legitimate criticism of Valorant due to the controversial anti-cheat protection Vanguard, many of the negative reviews seem to be review-bombing from players wanting to protect “their” beloved Counter-Strike from the “clone” Valorant.
What are the Twitch statistics for Valorant?
This is how often Valorant is still streamed on Twitch: At the start of the beta, Valorant broke records on Twitch, but the hype has noticeably cooled down. From an average of nearly 500,000 viewers during the beta month of April, only about 80,000 remain in June (as of June 18).
The Twitch statistics for Valorant in June 2020.
That’s quite a significant loss, but it’s due to the lack of Twitch drops. Back then, Valorant was streamed almost 24/7 by some streamers, and players were eager to gain access via randomly distributed and limited Twitch drops. Now that the release version is fully accessible and free, no one needs to watch streams around the clock anymore.
Nevertheless, Valorant still manages to rank eighth in the top ten most viewed Twitch games, just behind the major rival Counter-Strike.
What do the fans say?
Looking at the statements from fans, it does not present the image of a soulless artifact from the lab. The most prominent fan of Valorant is probably top streamer shroud, who plays Valorant very often and enjoys it and even predicts that Valorant, due to its better accessibility, will ultimately prevail over Counter-Strike.
Other fans on Metacritic praise the following aspects of Valorant:
Pringled: As a hardcore Counter-Strike fan, I love this game. The developers addressed many issues during the beta and seemed to understand their community well, which, to be honest, I can’t say about CS. I think the game has a lot of potential.
Respwn: Probably the best competitive game of 2020. It’s the long-needed renewal of tactical shooters with modern features like heroes instead of faceless soldiers. The character abilities add a lot of fun to the otherwise repetitive gameplay of older similar games. Everything in this game is optimized and finely tuned to be lean, fast, and competitive.
Xydian: When I played the game yesterday, I had a blast, great characters, fantastic gunplay, the maps are kind of meh, but I still find them okay, the new map is fantastic and shows that Riot has listened to the complaints from the beta.
Valorant is not a game for everyone, but also not a game for no one
Summarizing all these insights, it becomes clear that this is a game that is definitely not “played by no one.” And even if Ster perceives it as a soulless creation, enough fans seem to be playing it and enjoying it a lot.
It is certainly a controversial game that doesn’t appeal to everyone, but rather targets a specific audience, leaving other players who do not belong to the target group completely indifferent.
Valorant is definitely not a game for every shooter fan, but for those who seek a “modern alternative” to shooters like CS:GO.
Pokémon GO has announced the Mega Evolutions for 2020. These are different from normal evolutions. We will show you what it is all about.
What was announced? The announcement was quite brief. It stated that Mega Evolutions for Pokémon GO will arrive in 2020. No further information was provided.
This leaves much room for speculation. How does one obtain the Mega Evolution? What impact does this evolution have? We will investigate these questions.
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This is how the Mega Evolutions were announced in a video.
Mega Evolutions in Pokémon GO – What’s Coming?
What are Mega Evolutions anyway? This type of evolution was introduced in Generation 6 to the Pokémon world. Pokémon GO currently stands at Generation 5 – a release of Gen 6 later this year is quite conceivable.
The Mega Evolutions are only temporary evolutions. They do not last permanently. They are typically triggered by the interaction of Mega Stones and Key Stones:
Mega Stones are minerals that are carried by the Pokémon themselves. Each Pokémon has a different Mega Stone, named after the corresponding Pokémon, such as Venusaurite.
Key Stones, on the other hand, are carried by trainers, for example in the form of chains or rings.
When a particularly close bond between trainer and Pokémon is formed, the Mega Evolution can be performed.
What do Mega Evolutions bring? Through these evolutions, the Pokémon temporarily changes its appearance and becomes stronger. In the Pokémon games, this typically lasted for one battle – after that, the Pokémon reverted to its normal form.
Tyranitar, Absol, and Gengar in Mega form.
Which Pokémon can Mega Evolve? Not every Pokémon has a Mega Evolution. In total, there are 46 Pokémon that can undergo such a Mega Evolution. Here is the list:
Venusaur
Charizard
Blastoise
Beedrill
Pidgeot
Alakazam
Gardevoir
Gengar
Kangaskhan
Pinsir
Gyarados
Aerodactyl
Ditto
Ampharos
Steelix
Scizor
Heracross
Houndoom
Tyranitar
Sceptile
Blaziken
Swampert
Gardevoir
Sableye
Gallade
Medicham
Electivire
Gyarados
Camerupt
Altaria
Banette
Absol
Froslass
Dragonite
Metagross
Latias
Latios
Rayquaza
Snorlax
Garchomp
Lucario
Froslass
Gliscor
Diancie (not yet available in Pokémon GO)
What impact could this have on Pokémon GO? So far, it is still completely unclear what impact the Mega Evolution will have on Pokémon GO. Therefore, one can only speculate for now.
However, it should be assumed that the Mega Evolution also only lasts temporarily, for example, for the duration of a raid or a PvP battle.
It is quite possible that through a Mega Evolution, one can become significantly stronger during a raid battle. This could indeed make it possible to complete legendary raids with just two or even solo.
The acquisition of Mega and Key Stones could become exciting. Currently, you get evolution items from PokéStops or special quests. The same could be true for the stones needed for Mega Evolution.
When will the Mega Evolutions be released? There is no exact date for that yet. It should happen sometime in 2020. Dataminers have not yet found any information about the Mega Evolutions, so one can probably rule out an imminent release.
Blizzard has finally taken action. A large number of bans should now provide some relief in WoW Classic and punish many cheaters.
In recent weeks and months, there has been a lot of unrest in the World of Warcraft Classic community. This is mainly due to bots, cheaters, and hackers massively impacting the server economy. But now Blizzard has struck back and suspended numerous accounts permanently or temporarily.
What did Blizzard say? In the official forum, community manager Kaivax has spoken out once again. In a rather lengthy post, he explained that over the last month, more than 74,000 accounts had been suspended. The relevant accounts had violated the terms of service and used bots.
Blizzard swings the ban hammer against bots.
Why has Blizzard remained silent so far? In the statement, Blizzard explains that they usually do not talk about actions taken against cheaters. This time, however, they wanted to make an exception because the topic is hotly debated in the community.
What else was explained? Kaivax also explains that bots are not always as easy to identify as players would like.
Moreover, there are many cases where players may appear to be like a bot, but in reality, there is a real player behind it. After review, these players are back in action, which makes it look to the “reporter” as if Blizzard has done nothing about bots.
Additionally, there are cases where the account of a botter is closed, but then they create a new account and start over with the same or very similar name. Again, it appears as if Blizzard has not taken action, even though that is not the case.
“Real money trading drives [the bot users/providers] to invest a lot of effort into circumventing our detection systems. Although this is a very high priority for us, it is the only priority for profit-driven bot organizations. The account bans we enforce are merely a cost for them to operate their business.”
Do you believe Blizzard’s statements? Do you think the bot issue will improve now? Or are 74,000 still far too few?
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PvP is an integral part of MMORPGs for many, but it is not equally strong or well-developed in all games. Which MMORPG do you think offers the best PvP?
Since their inception, MMORPGs have included PvP, which means battles between players, as a fixed part of their content. Over the years, it has been expanded, reinterpreted, and implemented in various ways within MMORPGs.
Therefore, not every MMORPG with PvP offers its players the same experience. Aside from different combat systems that influence PvP battles, PvP also exists in various forms and modes. These include:
Large-scale battles with many players.
Focus on PvP arenas with small teams and a ranking system.
Cool duel systems with 1v1 PvP.
Open-world PvP, where danger lurks around every corner.
Fancy PvP modes where players must complete additional tasks.
PvPvE modes, where developers introduce NPCs or monsters as an additional faction.
And different players enjoy their PvP in different ways, so we want to know from you: Which MMORPG offers the best PvP? Do you have just one game that meets all your PvP needs, or are there several different ones that you enjoy? Let us know in the comments!
How were the MMORPGs selected? The list of MMORPGs you can choose from here was compiled by the MeinMMO editorial team.
It includes major current MMORPGs with large player communities as well as smaller MMORPGs that have a strong focus on PvP. Additionally, these games will continue to have active servers and be supported by the developer.
If you miss your favorite PvP game on the list, please let us know in the comments.
How can I vote? In the survey tool below, you can vote for the MMORPGs with the best PvP. Each reader has 3 votes, so you can determine your top 3 games.
Please note that the voting is final. You cannot change your choice once it has been submitted.
World of Warcraft is launching a new event. There are five weeks full of Timewalking and a nice new bonus.
It will still be a while until the release of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. To give players something to do in Battle for Azeroth, Blizzard releases a new event every few weeks. After the reputation bonus and the (still ongoing) XP bonus, there are now 5 weeks with special Timewalking events.
Additionally, there will be a reputation buff for all factions of the respective expansion during the week. During the “Wrath of the Lich King” Timewalking, you will receive 50% more reputation from all quests and kills for factions from Wrath of the Lich King.
You can experience the old Pandaria dungeons during Timewalking.
What does it bring? Timewalking is mainly a good opportunity to level Twinks relatively quickly or to provide them with a solid starting gear. At the same time, Timewalking is great for farming a lot of transmog or getting some mounts for your collection.
Lastly, the reputation buff helps to become exalted with the different factions of the old expansions. After all, these factions still offer some rewards, such as titles or mounts, which can be worthwhile even at maximum level.
These are the dates: The Timewalking events will take place on the following dates.
06/24 – 06/30: The Burning Crusade
07/01 – 07/07: Wrath of the Lich King
07/08 – 07/14: Cataclysm
07/15 – 07/21: Mists of Pandaria
07/22 – 07/28: Warlords of Draenor
Whether these events will replace the usual bonus events (like the World Quest bonus event) is still unclear. It could be that several events will run in parallel.
The 50% reputation bonus will also remain for upcoming Timewalking events. So it’s worth not only visiting dungeons but also completing quests from the old factions.
Today, on June 17, the Season servers in Black Desert started. They have some special features that are particularly interesting for newcomers and fans of PvE content. For example, there is no PvP on the servers.
What are the Season servers? Currently, you can create a so-called Season character in Black Desert. This is available once per account and has exclusive access to one of the currently 5 Season servers in the game.
There, you will receive 100% more experience points, 20% more talent XP, and can earn special items. Another special feature is that all players on the Season servers start at 0, apart from a shared account storage.
And on the servers, there is no open PvP outside of guild wars!
On the Season servers, PvE is in focus. Only on the server Arsha, which should come 2-5 weeks after the start of the Season, will there be open PvP.
Seasons are perfect for newcomers in Black Desert
How does a Season work? The first Season is supposed to run until autumn. You can already go to the normal servers with the Season character, but you cannot enter Season servers with normal characters.
When the Season is over, you can continue playing your new character normally. Ideally, you will have already gathered a lot of XP and good gear. Because that is what it’s all about in the Season.
How do you get special equipment? On the Season servers, you can expect special daily quests from Fughar:
If you complete all 40, you will receive a “PEN (V)”-Capotia accessory,
This corresponds to a “TET (IV)” yellow quality accessory for regular characters.
For those who are not familiar with these terms, it should be noted that one must grind considerably on official servers for this. PEN stands for the highest enhancement level possible for an item, with additional item levels available.
The 40 quests are said to be easy to complete and will also explain the game’s basics. So it is only important that you log in on 40 different days before autumn. It does not have to be done consecutively.
Additionally, there are further useful rewards such as the new Tuvala equipment on the Season servers, which facilitate the entry into the game.
Black Desert offers various classes. The Guardian is the newest class and very effective in PvE. It is perfect for a Season character.
More events for faster leveling: From June 18 to various dates in July, events will take place that will provide you with special coins and additional XP scrolls, provided you play for at least 60 minutes one day.
Moreover, until July 1, the Mysterious Knight will appear at various locations, an NPC that also grants you increased XP for 180 minutes when you talk to him.
One reason for this was the Season servers, which have drawn new interest to the MMORPG.
However, the servers are also of interest to us in the West. Over 200,000 players had already created a Season character in advance of the event (via reddit).
Are players leveling perhaps too quickly there? An intriguing question surrounding the Season servers is how well players can catch up. Because in Black Desert there is no max level, and the first Season in Korea is still running.
This has also been addressed by YouTuber CarbotAnimations in a small parody that was sponsored by Black Desert Online itself:
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It will be interesting to see if veterans can use the servers to surpass already advanced players. It was not until March that RisingSun, the first European, a German, reached level 66. We from MeinMMO spoke with him back then about his reasons and his attitude towards Black Desert.
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With Summer Heat, a previously unknown event starts in FIFA 20. It’s finally here – bringing along lots of old and new cards.
When does Summer Heat start? Summer Heat started on Wednesday, June 17, at 19:00. A clear end date is not yet known, but it will likely keep us occupied for several weeks.
Some content runs until July 3, others until July 12 – at least that long Summer Heat should play a role.
Summer Heat essentially offers a Best of FUT 20
What’s included in Summer Heat: Summer Heat has a whole range of content to offer. First up will be the so-called “Summer Heat Voting”.
On different days of the event, there will be a player vote available for 24 hours. Here, FIFA players can choose from three different loan FUT cards that have developed into fan favorites throughout the season.
Ndombele receives a strong SBC at launch
The card that gets chosen the most by players will receive an improved Summer Heat version, which can then be obtained through a Squad Building Challenge.
Even more SBCs: In addition to the voting, there will also be the so-called “Summer Showdown”. Every week, a football match from the real world will be highlighted. One player from each team will receive a special SBC that you can complete.
The kicker: The player from the winning team will receive an upgrade of three overall points, while in case of a tie, both players will receive one point.
Fan favorites return in packs, SBCs, and objectives
Top cards are back: Throughout Summer Heat, some of the best event cards that have been available in FIFA 20 will return in packs. There will be three different “drops” throughout the event, with the first one running from June 17 to July 3. Among others, some strong Headliners, Shapeshifters, and TOTW cards from the past months will be included.
Additionally, some fan favorites will reappear as SBCs and weekly objectives. These will also have improved stats and can partly be upgraded in the Future Stars style.
What else is there: Depending on how many days you have logged into Ultimate Team since the start, you can secure free packs. In the first round, these are:
Jumbo Premium Gold Pack (9-60 days)
Prime Gold Players Pack (61-147 days)
Rare Mega Pack (148-234 days)
Ultimate Pack (235+ days)
A second round will take place between June 28 and July 12.
The Bundesliga TOTS cards will also be available again in the Weekend League
This is what the Weekend League rewards look like: After the TOTSSF was recently included in the Weekend League rewards, making them really strong, Summer Heat now follows up. The Player Picks in the Weekend League will consist of strong player cards from past events, including the various TOTSSF.
Silver 2 and 3 will receive cards with a rating up to 88.
From Silver 1, there is no upper limit; rewards will have at least an 83 overall value.
From Gold 2, at least one Player Pick with a rating of 90 will be available.
Elite 1 to 3 will receive a “Best Of” 3-player pack, with 3 players having at least a rating of 90.
The Top 100 will receive a “Best Of” 11-player pack, also with a minimum rating of 90.
However, there was lately trouble with the Top 100 in the Weekend League. A professional had revealed how another FIFA player prevented losses by quitting.
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In World of Warcraft, some players criticized that the auction house had suddenly become slower. This was apparently intentional: Blizzard wants to combat unfair advantages.
This is the problem: Several players in the official WoW forum reported a noticeably slower auction house. These players, according to their own statements in the forum, used addons like TradeSkillMaster (TSM) to quickly perform numerous transactions in the auction house.
The TradeSkillMaster is a powerful addon that allows for quickly farming gold in WoW. However, this is now noticeably slower – and it is not a bug, as some players initially thought.
Those who used addons for gold collection in the auction house will likely need more time now.
The auction house now has an action budget
This is what Blizzard says: In a forum post about the issue, Community Manager Kaivax explains that a new hotfix was implemented, which has led to this slowdown.
With this, they aim to slow down constant traders in the auction house. There is “an imbalance between the vast majority and a very small minority of players,” explains Kaivax. This small minority accounts for the majority of the activity in the auction house.
These are players who use automated processes through addons to create “an economic competitive advantage over other players.” Additionally, this behavior burdens the performance of the game.
This is Blizzard’s solution: Through the hotfix, all players effectively receive a budget of auction house actions per minute. The slowdown kicks in when this is exceeded.
This budget is designed in such a way that it does not affect players who use the auction house within a normal scope. “For most players, it should be virtually impossible to reach the new limits,” explains Kaivax. However, it is the players who execute quick queries with addons and buy and sell large quantities of items who will be throttled.
They are now waiting for feedback: Should the rules prove to be too strict, a relaxation is conceivable.
In the Battle Pass trailer for Season 3, it says “During your adventure, there will be new areas to explore, new means of transportation, and cool surprises.” During this sentence, the video shows various cars driving across the map. Among them is a pickup truck with a loading area where presumably teammates can sit.
Why can’t you drive cars in Fortnite?
This is the problem: While the vehicles have already been spotted at various locations on the new map, no one can drive them yet. A large part of the map has been flooded.
On the Fortnite map, there is currently a lot of water
For the cars, there are currently few ways to zoom around with them. Besides, you currently can’t even get in. Your means of transport are currently sharks or boats.
When can you drive cars? It seems that it will take weeks before driving in Fortnite will be unlocked.
Recognized leakers from the Fortnite community state that the water will gradually lower over the course of Season 3. This would theoretically rule out sharks and boats as mobility aids. Only then would the vehicles become attractive.
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This also matches the statement from Epic Games themselves. They write on their website: “Over time, the water level will lower and more places will be revealed. As new paths open up to you, you will also be able to travel them in new ways …” (via epicgames.com)
Until that happens, you can already get acquainted with the new skins and cosmetics from Season 3 in Fortnite. There are some cool accessories like a comet and costumes like Aquaman. Are you excited to drive cars in Fortnite, or did you prefer other means of transportation?
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The YouTuber “Vikkstar123” has impressively proven in Call of Duty: Warzone that you can win an entire match using only the Kali sticks. We show you how he did it.
What it’s about: In the Warzone, you can now use Kali sticks. This is a melee weapon that allows you to beat down your opponents. However, you need to get close enough to the enemy, and at a distance, they have a clear advantage with a firearm.
The Kali sticks are not as bad in the Warzone as one might think. YouTuber Vikkstar123 has shown that you can even achieve a victory with them.
How to win the Warzone only with Kali sticks
This is the video: In Vikkstar123’s YouTube video, you can see the complete round. The clip lasts just under 24 minutes:
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How do the players manage that? The team works well together and usually goes for an opponent simultaneously. This prevents the opponent from focusing on a single target and leads to a thorough beating.
Additionally, the players have tactical shields. This allows them to effectively absorb the shots from the enemies in front of them and keep themselves safe. The shield also provides protection from behind when stowed away.
The team’s playstyle was very defensive. They hid together in houses and evacuated by helicopter. They only attacked when they were under fire and at the end, when they had to go for the last kill.
In the end, the players celebrated their victory loudly and shouted with joy. According to the kill count, there were a total of 11 kills for the entire team. The main reason for the victory was likely the strong teamwork, as only with it could they ambush their opponents.
Are there more challenges like this? In May, a shield squad in Modern Warfare caused a stir. They cornered an enemy with their shields and left him with no chance. The result showed that tactical shields can be really tough.
Another player achieved an incredible goal. He threw a knife into the air at the start of each round on every map in Modern Warfare and hit opponents at the enemy spawn. In a clip, all the kills were compiled, and it looked incredibly easy.
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The Twitch streamer Cohh Carnage is considered a veteran on Twitch and is even part of the platform’s Player Council. The 35-year-old has streamed for tens of thousands of hours and has pretty much seen it all. However, a donation of $32,000 for a good cause leaves him speechless.
That was too much for the streamer: During a stream on June 15, Cohh Carnage aimed to raise donations for 4 hours: the recipient was the renowned St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in the USA.
He is currently taking a short break from Everspace 2 to read the donations he missed. While he confidently reads donations of $5 and $20 and thanks the donors, he suddenly pauses and stares at the screen. It looks from the outside as if the image has frozen.
He says nothing more and first has to make sure that he is seeing correctly.
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The clip of a speechless streamer is circulating the web.
In fact, a user donated over $32,000 for the good cause – that’s about €28,500.
Later, when the streamer had collected himself, he said the donation was simply insane. He has been streaming for 7 years now, there is little that can throw him off balance, but this really did it.
After the charity stream, Cohh Carnage expressly thanked his fans. He raised over $230,000 for the children’s hospital in just 4 hours, including two incredibly high individual donations, both exceeding $30,000.
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This is the good cause: The St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee specializes in fighting cancer in children. No family receives a bill here; the treatment of the children is free. This is quite special in the USA.
St. Jude Hospital is therefore often the target of charity actions on Twitch, where large sums are raised. The streamer DrLupo raised over a million US dollars in December 2019.
CohhCarnage is usually not shaken by anything.
Cohh Carnage – A veteran for PC gaming on Twitch
This is Cohh Carnage: The 35-year-old bearded man (first name: Ben) is something like the “ultimately typical gaming streamer on Twitch.” He has been on the platform since 2011 and can be seen for several hours every day.
While other streamers stand out with a powerful mustache and an even more powerful ego (Dr Disrespect), with an extravagant, particularly refined language (MontanaBlack), or exaggerated aggression (Tfue), Cohh Carnage has made his reliability, helpfulness, and kindness his brand core.
The father of two now has 1.2 million followers on Twitch, making him one of the top 100. On average, the variety streamer entertains 10,000 viewers who watch him play nearly every PC game imaginable, especially online games. CohhCarnage is not specialized in typical Twitch hits, but rather plays online games from the second tier. Recently, he has been spending a lot of time in Terraria or Everquest.
CohhCarnage has seen and played pretty much everything on Twitch. In 2019 he was on air for 2517 hours. This makes his reaction to the $32,000 donation even more impressive.
She is also on the Twitch Safety Council.
CohhCarnage is such a veteran on Steam that he was appointed to the Twitch Safety Council to serve as a prototype of the nice, friendly, helpful gaming streamer. He sits there next to eccentric representatives who sometimes behave like a deer.
This shows how diverse and different the personalities on Twitch are.
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In Pokémon GO Galar-Porenta has suddenly appeared! However, the special Pokémon is only available for a short time – so you should hurry.
What’s new? If you check your “Pokémon GO” app now, you’ll likely see some shadows in the Nearby List. These are Galar-Porenta, the Galar form of the regional Pokémon from Generation 1.
Pokémon GO is celebrating the release of the first DLC from Pokémon Sword and Shield, but the festivities last only 24 hours.
Everything you need to know about Galar-Porenta
How long will the Pokémon stay? This Galar form will only be in the game for 24 hours according to Niantic. Tomorrow, on June 18 at 3:00 PM, Galar-Porenta will disappear again.
So you should hurry if you want to secure this special Pokémon. It is not known if and when Galar-Porenta will return.
Why should you secure it? Porenta is normally a regional Pokémon and only appears in certain regions of Asia. You now have 24 hours to secure the regional Pokémon in its special form.
Furthermore, Galar-Porenta has never been found in the game before. You will encounter a completely new Pokémon.
Developing Porenta – What about Lauchzelot in Pokémon GO?
What about its evolution? Galar-Porenta can usually be evolved into Lauchzelot. However, this evolution does not seem to be available yet.
However, you should secure some candies to have enough for the evolution later.
The MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) offers many different ways to spend your time. It can happen that there are things you’ve never done in many years. Let us know from MeinMMO in our survey what that is.
In The Elder Scrolls Online, countless adventures await you. You can quest, complete dungeons, go raiding, fish, craft, and much more. It can certainly happen that one or another activity slips through. Those never-done things end up on your “List of Shame”.
Many players have been playing ESO since the beta and still haven’t dared to try some things. Whether out of disinterest or simply because other things are more exciting and fun. We from MeinMMO want to know through a survey what you have never done in ESO.
Vampire Lord Falgravn is one of the bosses in the new Greymoor raid Kynes Aegis. Many will probably never see him.
Trials. In ESO, there are raids for multiple players. These are called Trials. Here you have the difficulty levels Normal, Veteran, and an additional Hardmode.
Dungeons. Of course, you can also tackle dungeons in groups in ESO.
Battleground. In the PvP area Cyrodiil, you can participate in large battles.
Gathering. You can collect and catch plants, insects, fish, and much more in ESO.
Crafting. You can spend a lot of time in the crafting system of ESO. Training a master craftsman can take up to 1.5 years.
Housing. Another time sink is definitely the housing in ESO. A complete list of the houses can be found with us at MeinMMO.
Now you are asked: Vote in the following survey on what you have never done in ESO. Multiple entries are possible. So if you haven’t tested various things yet, click on all of them.
Your suitable answer is not there? No problem, feel free to write us everything in the comments.
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In Pokémon GO the Mega Evolutions are coming soon! This type of evolution was officially introduced in the Pokémon Direct stream. Additionally, the mysterious Pokémon Victini will soon appear.
Where does the information come from? The information comes from today’s stream of Pokémon Direct. There, the heads of the Pokémon Company regularly talk about all Pokémon games.
This time, Pokémon GO was also mentioned, and a big announcement was made: Mega Evolutions are coming to Pokémon GO!
Mega Evolutions are coming in 2020
What was said: A short clip was shown that teased the Mega Evolution. The number “2020” was displayed.
Tsunekazu Ishihara, the CEO of the Pokémon Company, then revealed that we will soon get Mega Evolutions in Pokémon GO. However, no further details were provided.
Niantic confirmed these statements and shared the trailer again on Twitter:
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What are Mega Evolutions? These evolutions have existed since the 6th generation of Pokémon. Through Mega Evolution, the affected Pokémon temporarily gains a new appearance and new powers. However, this evolution is usually not permanent, but only lasts for a limited time.
Not every Pokémon has a Mega Evolution. Currently, there are 46 Pokémon in Pokémon GO that could receive one.
Victini is coming – For the GO Fest?
What was revealed: A shadow of Victini appeared in the stream. This is a mysterious Pokémon from the 5th generation. The image appeared next to the logo of the GO Fest 2020.
Ishihara then revealed that Victini will also appear in 2020. He did not mention a specific date.
Is it coming to the GO Fest? This is quite realistic. Niantic has already announced a mysterious Pokémon for the GO Fest 2020. Trainers have suspected that it could be Shaymin, but Victini would also fit in.
However, we will likely only learn more information about this in the coming days. The fact is that we will definitely see Victini in 2020.
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