Use the Trophy System correctly in CoD MW & Warzone and leverage strong advantages

Maik Schneider Maik Schneider Reading time 5 minutes

The Trophy System is one of the field upgrades in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare & Warzone and destroys enemy projectiles that come too close. MeinMMO shows you here details of this anti-bomb tool and how to use it effectively.

What is the Trophy System? The military equipment refers to a projectile active protection system (APS) that can intercept and destroy larger projectiles before impact.

In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, a portable version is available that you can place almost anywhere. The device also offers some advantages in Warzone.

The YouTuber and CoD expert “TheXclusiveAce” took a closer look at the system in an English-language video, and MeinMMO summarizes here the insights from his analysis and provides tips for its use. Here is his video:

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The Trophy System – All Info on the Field Upgrade

How does it protect me? When you activate the field upgrade, you place the system directly in front of you. Within a radius around the device, it reliably destroys incoming rockets, grenades, and more. Here are the general specifications:

  • The device comes with 3 charges
  • Protection radius is 8 meters
  • It creates a protection sphere – The 8 meters apply in all directions around the device
  • The system has 100 health
  • You can attach the Trophy System to vehicles
  • With each destroyed projectile, the device itself takes some damage
  • To destroy enemy “explosives”, the system requires a line of sight, so it cannot shoot around corners or through walls
  • Devices that are already set up will be destroyed if, for example, a Claymore is already in the effect area

What gadgets does the system protect against? The list is long and even offers a few surprises:

  • Field upgrades
    • Ammunition box
    • Trophy System
    • EMP strike
    • Weapon supply drops
  • Killstreaks
    • Cruise missiles
    • Tank shells
    • Wheelson
    • Helicopter gunner

You can protect yourself with the Trophy System against many devices and even prevent an opponent from throwing their own Trophy System or destroying cruise missiles approaching you from above.

In addition, the tactical equipment effect that the grenade would cause, such as blinding or stunning, is nullified.

What should I watch out for? However, there are a few things you should be aware of. For example, protection from killstreaks is not perfect, which is due to the sometimes high fire rates of enemy warfare devices, and sometimes the system can cause a bit of damage to you:

  • It intercepts Wheelson projectiles, but the mini-tank fires so quickly that the protection only lasts a short time
  • The same goes for the large caliber rounds of the helicopter gunner; however, the device can intercept rockets well
  • If you are within the radius of the Trophy System, you sometimes take damage when it destroys a projectile
  • The system does not protect you from crossbow bolts, of any kind
  • If you destroy an EMP drone, you will only negate the EMP effect if you are within the 8-meter protection radius
  • Once placed, the system cannot be picked up again
Call of Duty Modern Warfare Trophy System
In multiplayer, the device takes time to charge before you can use it. In Warzone, you need to loot it.

Trophy System in Warzone

How do I get the system in Warzone? You can find the field upgrade all over the battle royale, and it is worth picking one up every now and then.

How long does the Trophy System last? The device remains in place for 10 minutes if it does not use its 3 charges.

How do I best use the field upgrade here? With this system, you can protect your vehicles. Place it on the roof of a vehicle or inside a helicopter, and enemy rockets or dangerous C4 will be less of a threat to you. It is therefore a strong equipment in Warzone.

However, pay close attention to how you mount the system on your vehicle. Since it needs a clear line of sight to the incoming projectiles, you should set it up so that it can operate in all directions. For the SUV, for example, the roof is a good spot.

Placing it on vehicles should be practiced a bit, as the device cannot be picked up again. If you are too close, it can also bounce off the vehicle and end up inconveniently next to the still unprotected vehicle.

However, the protection is not perfect, and it can happen that rockets slip through the protection circle of the system. For the truck, you actually need two systems to secure both the cab and the cargo area.

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On the roof of the SUV, the system can protect a large part of the vehicle – but not all of it. Source: YouTube

Trophy System in Modern Warfare

How do I get the system in multiplayer? For each match, you select a field upgrade, which you choose like the killstreaks in MW before the match. All field upgrades have an individual recharge time, which you can reduce by collecting points in a match. However, you cannot use the field upgrades immediately at the start of the match, but must first charge them.

The Trophy System has the shortest recharge time and is available after a maximum of 1:19 minutes. If you speed up the recharge with points, it may be available in under a minute.

How long does the Trophy System last? If it does not use its 3 charges, the device disappears after 45 seconds.

How do I best use the field upgrade here? In the large “Ground War” mode, you can use the device like in Warzone to protect vehicles. In regular multiplayer, it helps you hold a position.

Place it, for example, in the target area in the game mode “Domination” to protect yourself from RPGs or grenades. Also, if you want to hold a room or specific position, the system brings advantages and can make a well-placed Molotov cocktail completely ineffective. In such situations, the strong KRD perk can also help, which reduces explosive damage.

With the Trophy System, you also gain points when you destroy a projectile, giving you a hint that an enemy might be attacking your position. However, in Hardcore mode, you will not see these points and therefore lose this bonus.

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The timers of the various field upgrades – Trophy System the fastest, special ammunition the slowest. Source: YouTube

The Trophy System is a powerful, but also situational gadget that can protect you from many attacks.

Especially in Warzone, you should always use the system when you are in a vehicle. The vehicles in battle royale usually react extremely sensitively to rockets or other explosive activities and can be easily destroyed.

If you keep the strengths of the field upgrade in mind, you will often notice situations where this device could have made the difference. So feel free to take it with you more often and see for yourself the great advantages that this bomb protection can provide.

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Newcomers shake up Rainbow Six, putting favorites in jeopardy

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 3 minutes

On the fourth match day of the GSA League in Rainbow Six Siege, the absolute title favorite faced a promising newcomer. Despite the result, the match was quite close – and the pros really broke a sweat.

How did the fourth match day go? On Thursday, June 4th, the fourth match day of the currently ongoing GSA League took place. After the Pre-Show “The Weekly Breach” at 6:00 PM, the first match took place shortly after, at 7:00 PM. Here are the results:

  • DIVIZION 7:4 WarKidz
  • mYinsanity 1:7 Team Secret
  • FACT Gaming 2:7 G2 Esports
  • Turtle eSport 7:3 Rogue

Turtle eSport not only broke their losing streak with the victory over Rogue but also defeated a strong pro team. The colleagues from GameStar take a closer look at the match Turtle vs. Rogue.

The match between the pros from G2 Esports and the newcomer FACT Gaming was the highlight of the evening. Both teams had not recorded a single defeat until that evening. One of them had to lose for the first time.

FACT was even at the top of the GSA League standings up to that point. And even though a result of 7:2 for G2 looks quite clear, the match could have turned out very differently – the pros from G2 were aware of that.

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FACT vs G2: “We have to win this”

How did the match play out? From the very first round, both teams visibly fought hard for the victory. FACT Gaming managed to push through to a status of four to two players even before setting the defuser, with one of the last two G2 players having only about 5 health points left.

FACT lost another player before they managed to take down the two remaining G2 players and even won the first round.

It went similarly for the rest of the match. Almost no round ended with more than three or four players alive, and whenever one player was killed, one of their opponents died in return.

After this victory in the first round, defeats began for FACT. Although they repeatedly found themselves in advantageous situations, they never managed to exploit them.

Why did they still lose? The analyst and coach of G2, Kevin “Sua” Stahnke, explains in an interview after the match that this was the reason for the defeat. Whenever they were in the majority, they were ambushed by G2.

FACT were too intimidated by G2, and G2 employed some strategies that the team also uses in professional tournaments of higher leagues. The pros invested more energy in their preparation and ultimately won because of that.

I have to be honest, I talked a big game last week on the GSA podcast with Zander. That’s why I told the guys: We have to win this today, we can’t afford to lose. I was too cocky. Because of this, I prepared more intensively for this game than for all other matches.

The guys [FACT] play well together, good teamwork, but they still lack the drones. […] FACT messed up a lot. They had many “4 against 2” or “3 against 2” situations and then just started playing around […] in 2 against 2, we are simply better.

Sua in conversation with moderator Shatter

The match took place on the map “Border”, which is known for giving weaker teams a good chance. This actually means an advantage for the newcomers FACT. However, Sua anticipated this and likely G2 had prepared better for this reason.

FACT as a strong opponent: “I talked a little too big”

Who is FACT Gaming? Even Sua believes that although the result looks clear at 7:2, they performed surprisingly well.

Previously, FACT Gaming had shown remarkable performances. On the first match day, the team completely crushed their opponent Turtle eSport 7:0. These victories were even against stronger teams. Even Sua expected they would not defeat several strong pro teams one after another:

What are their chances of victory? Compared to all teams in the GSA League, the player Kiba from FACT Gaming only sees himself in fourth place. The first three places for him are G2, Rogue, and Team Secret – of which they have already defeated two.

In comparison to the second newcomer in the GSA League, DIVIZION, the analyst Sua sees FACT having the greatest chances of moving up to the pro league. As long as they achieve a good placement in the GSA League, they surely will have strong career prospects thereafter.

Their previous performance shows, that FACT could become a significant problem for the pro teams in Rainbow Six Siege. Anyone interested in e-sports should definitely keep an eye on these guys. Even the defeat against G2 means more of an opportunity for them to learn and get even better in their current situation. The future remains exciting.

GameStar and MeinMMO are media partners of this year’s league for Rainbow Six: Siege in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. In the upcoming weeks and months, we will regularly report on our websites and channels about the league, matches, and teams.

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ArcheAge brings largest expansion in years – How it changes the MMORPG

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 8 minutes

Genre: MMORPG| Developer: XL Games | Platform: PC | Release: June 11, 2020

The sandbox MMORPG ArcheAge will receive a new expansion called “Garden of the Gods” on June 11. We at MeinMMO have tried the new content and spoke with the developers about it and the general development of the game.

ArcheAge has been very popular here in the west since its release in 2014. The reason for this is the many freedoms that the Korean MMORPG offers, including housing, personal ships, a player-driven economy, and the lack of a rigid class system.

However, there has been and still is criticism regarding Pay2Win in the Free2Play version of the game and the gap between the western and Korean versions in terms of updates.

But where does the MMORPG stand in 2020? Has anything changed regarding Pay2Win? And what is included in the upcoming expansion “Garden of the Gods”? We will get to the bottom of these questions.

Garden of the Gods Hiram Character
Our author Alexander Leitsch in the new zone, equipped with the latest level of Hiram armor.

ArcheAge – The perfect MMORPG for sandbox fans?

What does ArcheAge offer? The MMORPG offers you a vast game world with two opposing factions: Nuia and Haranya. Both feature 3 playable races and fight for control of fortresses in the game world. However, those who want to break free from the factions can embark on a life as a pirate and become foes of both groups.

ArcheAge does not use a class system. Instead, there are 12 different specializations that you can learn one of at the beginning and two during the course of the game. Specializations can be freely combined and switched, resulting in 220 different combinations.

Another unique feature of the game is the justice system, where players who behave negatively in-game can be brought before a tribunal and sent to prison. There, they must serve a certain amount of time in the game. On the other hand, there are players who serve as jury and judges.

ArcheAge Justice System
In ArcheAge, you can end up in prison and must serve time there.

What is Unchained all about? In October 2019, gamigo, the western publisher, released a new version of ArcheAge called “Unchained”, parallel to the Free2Play version of ArcheAge.

This is a Buy2Play version of the game, which must be purchased once. However, from a content perspective, there are no differences, and new updates, like the expansion “Garden of the Gods”, will be released for both versions simultaneously.

It is intended to attract both new and old players who are not interested in Pay2Win.

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What about Pay2Win in ArcheAge? In the Free2Play version of ArcheAge, Pay2Win exists. An subscription is almost mandatory if you really want to enjoy work points and housing. In addition, you can convert real money into in-game currency through APEX or shop items, as other players can buy these from you.

ArcheAge Unchained, on the other hand, does not feature Pay2Win through the shop. There is also no subscription, but there are battle passes that only offer cosmetic content.

Only the fact that players are legally allowed to have 3 accounts for ArcheAge Unchained raises some criticism. Some players have access to more work points by “outsourcing” their work to other accounts.

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For whom is the game worth it? ArcheAge is mainly aimed at MMORPG players who do not mind PvP and seek their endgame content themselves. This consists primarily of farming, crafting, trading, as well as PvP and the fight for fortresses.

While many daily quests await in the endgame and lore plays a significant role, those looking for a classic theme park MMORPG with instantiated raids, a dungeon finder, and pure arena PvP will not find it in ArcheAge.

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Today, June 5, as part of our “Find Your Next Game” project, a livestream for ArcheAge will run. We will show you the game in detail, explain what it’s about, and what the future of the game looks like. This will also include a presentation of the expansion “Garden of the Gods”.
When? The stream runs on June 5 from 7:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Where? You can follow it on our Twitch channel MonstersAndExplosions and on the YouTube channel of GameStar
Who? The stream will be hosted by Julius Busch from Webedia. As guests, Simon from YouTube channel Entenburg and Lars Maaßen as a representative for ArcheAge will be present.

The new expansion “Garden of the Gods” offers

What is included in “Garden of the Gods”? The new expansion will be released on June 11 and mainly brings new endgame content. You can look forward to the following features:

  • A new area
  • 59 new quests
  • New items and treasures
  • New tiers for Erenor, Hiram, and the awakened raid armor. At the highest level, the new armor provides up to 27% more stats
  • New raids against bosses
  • Adjustments to the specializations

The new area can be reached through a door located at the navel of the world in the eastern Hiram Mountains. From there, you enter a lobby, which you can see in the image below.

From here, the new area can be traveled through, divided into different zones that correspond to the seasons. While playing, we explored beautiful autumn trees, lush green spring meadows, and icy winter landscapes.

Garden of the Gods Lobby ArcheAge
Through this door, you enter the new area “Garden of the Gods”.

Additionally, the expansion brings adjustments to the daily quests, as Lars Maaßen, the Product Manager from gamigo, revealed to us.

Some daily quests in Auroria will become weekly quests. This aims to reduce the number of repetitive tasks while also adjusting the rewards of the quests accordingly.

What are the highlights of the expansion? In an interview, the developers from XL Games revealed that they especially emphasized the story in the expansion. In the new area, there will also be numerous hidden treasures and hints about the story.

The story of ArcheAge has long revolved around the legendary garden. Now that there are problems in this garden, you have been chosen as a player to gain access and help there.

ArcheAge Garden of the Gods Spring
The spring zone in the new Garden of the Gods.

Besides the lore, a significant innovation is coming in the Garden of the Gods. It will be the first time that players and factions from different servers can meet and fight each other, as XL Games revealed to us:

The Garden of the Gods features a new technical feature that allows players from different servers to move in one space in the same zone. You will not only encounter your usual enemies in the garden.

It is now possible to meet every faction from any server on the battlefield. The opposing faction will also change regularly. The multiverse aspect of the garden offers a new experience and a new challenge that encompasses the mystery of the garden.

XL Games in conversation with MeinMMO

Additionally, both the developers and Lars Maaßen highlighted the boss fight with Anthalon, which will take place in the southern part of the Delphinad Mirage. Players will need to organize together for this, which is why its appearance will be announced with a server-wide message.

While you already fight this boss in the old world of ArcheAge, the new version of the fight is supposed to be even more challenging. As a reward for the battle, there is also a new boss armor.

https://youtu.be/TTy4dMEwAv8
Official trailer for the new expansion “Garden of the Gods”.

The expansion is not free for owners of Unchained

Why does the expansion cost something? The “Garden of the Gods” is completely free for the Free2Play version. However, owners of Unchained must purchase the expansion additionally, which caused confusion and misunderstanding at the announcement since it was previously stated that you only had to buy the new version of ArcheAge once.

In conversation with MeinMMO, gamigo justified this decision with the scope of the expansion and the coverage of costs:

When we announced Unchained, we explained that the game would be accessible with a single purchase. And that is exactly what we have delivered.

The development and maintenance of two different versions of the game require considerable personnel and cost efforts, and the decisions we made in the development of Unchained are respected […].

This is an expansion that is packed with content, and therefore we have decided to add this content in the form of a purchasable content update to provide our player base with a first-class gaming experience. Everything else will remain accessible to anyone who has purchased Unchained.

We are not particularly concerned about creating any imbalance. Historically, in premium MMOs, it is usually the case that expansions are purchasable.

Statements from gamigo in conversation with MeinMMO
ArcheAge Garden of the Gods Area
This is what it looks like in the transition from the spring-like to the winter area.

What about further updates? Following the expansion, the next content patch is already slated for August, which will relate to the content of “Garden of the Gods”. This will be free for owners of the expansion and is expected to introduce a new dungeon, among other things.

Further updates for ArcheAge are also set to be released in the future partially for free and for everyone. Gamigo and XL Games decide together how to handle each update.

New specialization and back to the sandbox

What happens after the expansion? In conversation with XL Games, we were informed that another class specialization for the MMORPG is planned. This information has already been shared with players in Korea.

Also, the promised graphic adjustments that began with patch 6.0 are not forgotten. These are worked on whenever there is some time between content releases.

ArcheAge Ships
In ArcheAge, you can actually live a pirate life with ships and as an outlaw.

Will ArcheAge return more to the sandbox? Comments frequently arise on MeinMMO and in the Reddit community criticizing ArcheAge for moving away from the sandbox. One reason for this is the daily quests. These will be slightly adjusted in the “Garden of the Gods” as well.

However, the developers also want to return to the sandbox concept:

We [XL Games] have given a lot of thought to this feedback. We are confident that we have not fundamentally changed the direction of the game […].

To help new users quickly familiarize themselves with ArcheAge and progress quickly, some aspects of the game have been continuously improved. As a result, the growth model has changed somewhat, and it is true that some sandbox elements were affected by this.

However, we are currently developing content that will address these changes in some way.

XL Games in conversation with MeinMMO

Is it worth (re)entering in 2020?

Although ArcheAge was released a few years ago, the entry is uncomplicated thanks to some adjustments, fast quests, and many hints in-game.

Although the new expansion “Garden of the Gods” mainly targets veterans, newcomers should not be discouraged by it.

The developers recommend following the quests and familiarizing yourself with professions to level up through these and work points. This is the most efficient and best way to get into the MMORPG.

Strengths and weaknesses of ArcheAge

Pro
  • Lots of content, especially for newcomers
  • An action-packed combat system without classes
  • One of the most extensive housing systems
  • Many freedoms
  • Cool justice system
  • One of the best PvP MMORPGs on the market
Contra
  • The graphics are outdated in most places
  • A lot of grinding is expected
  • ArcheAge does not completely shake off the “Pay2Win” label

Potential: Positive development

The MMORPG ArcheAge receives regular updates since its release. However, for 2020, the “Garden of the Gods”, adjustments to daily quests, and other updates with new dungeons look promising. The path back to the sandbox concept and a new specialization are planned for the future, along with meaningful adjustments.

The only issue remains that ArcheAge, despite Unchained, does not entirely escape the topic of Pay2Win. However, you can achieve everything in the game without needing multiple accounts, which is a lot when you enjoy the sandbox concept in ArcheAge.

Alexander Leitsch

Editor at Mein-MMO, responsible for MMORPGs

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Valorant is much weaker on Twitch at release than in the beta – 2 stars missing

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 3 minutes

The tactical shooter Valorant may have already shot its load in the closed beta. While the shooter dominated the streaming platform Twitch in April, the game remains rather quiet now at its release. Although Valorant enters at place 5 of the most watched games, the big excitement is missing.

How popular Valorant was at its peak: In April 2020, the dominance of Valorant on Twitch was simply absurd. The title was watched for 344 million hours in April. The game had an average of 480,000 viewers, with a peak of 1.7 million people watching simultaneously.

That was in all categories, double or even triple the number of people compared to the second largest game of the month, League of Legends.

The hype lasted about 6 weeks. On May 20, we already wrote on MeinMMO: The big hype around Valorant is over.

This is how Valorant performs on Twitch at release

This is how popular Valorant is now: Valorant officially released on June 2. The numbers in the last 3 days are strong, but much lower than during the peak times.

MetricAprilLast 3 Days
Average Viewers479,209118,703
Peak Viewers1,728,977250,805
Hours WatchedRank 1Rank 5
Average Viewers per Channel75.0959.03
Viewership numbers have decreased significantly (via sullygnome)

Currently, the game ranks 5th in the last 3 days behind titles like LoL, Fortnite, and GTA 5. Valorant is freshly released and should actually be at full strength, while the other top games have relatively little going on.

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Summit1g is one of the big shooter stars on Twitch.

2 of the top streamers are skipping Valorant right now

Who is streaming this? In the last few days, some big names were streaming Valorant. These include Myth, TimTheTatman, and Pokimane, who are among the top 10 on Twitch. However, some of the most successful streamers from the Valorant beta are missing, such as the Swede Anomaly (header image) or summit1g:

The gold rush is over

What is the reason for this? The great success of Valorant in the beta was due to players having to watch to receive Twitch Drops and thereby gain access to the Valorant beta. They could only play Valorant by watching a streamer and were lucky enough to obtain a Twitch Drop. This led to a real gold rush.

The beta access was also limited. Not everyone who wanted to play could do so. Anyone who wanted to engage with Valorant during the closed beta had to watch on Twitch.

Now anyone can play the free-to-play shooter themselves and it’s not as exciting to watch from the outside anymore.

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In addition, some streamers seem to have gotten bored with Valorant. Valorant is considered a game that is very similar to CS:GO. Both Anomaly and summit1g have spent thousands of hours playing CS:GO, so saturation can occur quickly until new content arrives.

Valorant is currently also missing some features that many players are waiting for: For example, the ranked mode is currently disabled.

FYNG Valorant Interview
Our big interview about Valorant.

We conducted a big interview with the game director at the release of Valorant. It touched on how Riot Games used the Twitch platform to promote Valorant.

The game director said they didn’t want to destroy Twitch. That must have happened on the side. Actually, Riot Games just wanted to show the new game to as many people as possible.

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The PvE MMORPG Pantheon has a cool idea to make NPCs come alive

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

The MMORPG Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen aims to provide a classic gaming experience while still appearing modern. The developers explain how this is supposed to work using the NPCs.

What is special about the NPCs? In some MMORPGs, NPCs are essentially static objects that assign quests and rewards. Once you complete an NPC’s task, they politely thank you and may even say “Hello” if you click on them again.

However, in Pantheon, the NPCs are supposed to feel more lifelike. This is shown by the fact that their attitude towards you and their behavior change depending on the situation.

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In this video, the developers of the MMORPG Pantheon discuss the NPCs in the game, among other things.

More lifelike NPCs in an MMORPG

How can this manifest? The developers of the MMORPG Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen explain the system using an example. An NPC has a certain attitude towards you or the world but then finds out that his buddy has died in a monster attack. As a result, his behavior changes. He becomes driven by thoughts of revenge. If his friend does not die, he remains kind.

The NPCs in Pantheon are supposed to have different alignments and attitudes that can change due to specific events. This could make the world feel more alive and, above all, make the NPCs more interesting.

How does this fit into the concept? The MMORPG Pantheon is based on Everquest 1 and aims to bring this game principle from 1999 into the present. This means that the focus lies on group play.

However, this does not mean that there can be no innovations or modernizations—as long as they do not contradict the core gameplay principles. NPCs that change and thus appear more lifelike is such a change that fits well.

Pantheon NPCs
NPCs in Pantheon are designed to appear more lifelike than in many other MMORPGs.

MeinMMO author Andreas Bertits says: A significant difference between single-player RPGs and MMORPGs is the behavior of NPCs. While in a single-player game, NPCs can change, evolve, and may even die, the non-player characters in an online role-playing game are usually static. They are essentially always the same.

However, Pantheon seems to breathe more life into the NPCs. The fact that they react to specific events or change their attitude from good to evil is intriguing. How exactly this will be shown in the game remains to be seen. But it certainly sounds quite exciting.

The MMORPG Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen is one of the online role-playing games that we at MeinMMO have doubts about, whether it will still be released in 2020.

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ESO: The launch of Greymoor was a disaster – Here’s what happened

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 3 minutes

The Elder Scrolls Online had massive issues at the launch of Greymoor. There were login problems, bugs, and some players gained access to the new chapter without purchasing it. ZeniMax CEO Matt Firor explained in an open letter what went wrong and how it was fixed.

What happened with ESO? At the launch of Greymoor, there were considerable problems and for days there was at least one downtime with server maintenance and hotfixes. The reason for the seemingly endless issues was a combination of several factors. What exactly went wrong is explained by ESO CEO Matt Firor himself.

Matt Firor Zenimax
ESO CEO Matt Firor

Problem 1 – Skyrim for Everyone!

This was the first problem: Hardly had the servers finally gone online hours after the planned start, confusion reigned. Some players, despite purchase and pre-order, could not enter the new area in western Skyrim. Others, however, who had not purchased Greymoor, could happily frolic in the new chapter and even grab the coveted pre-order bonuses. According to Firor, this was due to a faulty setting of the test server settings:

The first problem we encountered on Tuesday morning occurred about two minutes after we opened the servers: We had set the “PTS flag” on live accounts so that everyone had access to Greymoor, whether they had purchased it or not. So we had to shut down the servers and fix everything – we dealt with some aftereffects all week as some users were left in limbo because they had purchased it but could not travel there. We took care of almost all of these cases, but please contact customer service if you still have problems.

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At first, almost everyone could travel to Skyrim, even if they didn’t have Greymoor.

Problem 2 – The Death Load Screens

This is how the next problem arose: The issue with the faulty Greymoor purchases was bearable, but then the next annoyance came up. Because Greymoor had a lot of new achievements thanks to the new skill line from the Antiquities System. That wouldn’t have been a problem, but a bug caused character saves to be triggered much more often than intended. The result was a massive system overload:

These two factors together meant that save times increased over time and all character load and save times became congested, leading to endless loading screens, timeouts when transitioning from one location to another, etc. It took a while for us to find and fix the cause, but by Wednesday afternoon (after another maintenance in the morning) it was resolved.

Problem 3 – The Lag from Hell

This problem came next: The aforementioned issues were already enough to give any development team gray hairs. But ESO did not rest. Terrible lag plagued players at times, making combat nearly unplayable. This was due to the following causes:

Next, there was the problem of “zone lag”, which continued until Friday, where each instance of a zone reacted slower and slower the more players entered that instance. This was a bug with the combat synergies – the more you found yourself in large combat situations (PvP, dungeons, trials, Harrowstorms, etc.), the more it clogged up the entire zone, making it “laggy”. This bug was particularly discouraging for us, as we had included a number of performance improvements in Update 26, but this synergy bug overshadowed them all and nullified them. After extensive investigations and analyses, we found and resolved the issue. The maintenance on Friday morning included the fix, and by the end of Friday, everything was finally fixed.

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Especially the epic Gramstorms brought the servers to their knees due to a lag bug.

What’s next: Matt Firor is glad that the worst issues could be fixed through the hard work of his team. Moreover, the fixes will also be part of the new releases of Greymoor on PS4 and Xbox on June 9 and the long-awaited Stadia launch on June 16, 2020. So there are good hopes that the release of Greymoor on these platforms will go better than on PC.

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Critics say: Activision CEO does not deserve his 28 million $ per year

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Activision Blizzard is one of the largest gaming publishers in the West with titles like Call of Duty: Warzone, World of Warcraft, Diablo 3, and Overwatch. The CEO of the company earned about 28 million $ in 2019. An investment group believes that is too much. However, the company defends its CEO.

How much money did Bobby Kotick earn? As HollywoodReporter knows, Bobby Kotick earned about 30.1 million US dollars in 2019. This is approximately 26.5 million euros. In 2018, Kotick had made 30.8 million $.

The investment group that is now complaining states that “over 28 million $” is what Kotick supposedly earned in 2019.

Most of the money Kotick received came from stock options. According to the leading group’s complaint, the shares are worth over 20 million $ a year, in addition to a base salary. In the last 4 years, Kotick is said to have earned 96.5 million $ alone from stocks and options.

Much Money Despite Layoffs and Low Pay for Employees

This is the criticism: An investment group accuses Activision Blizzard of “finding multiple ways to unnecessarily enrich the CEO.” The investment group aims to act against “unethically high and irresponsible payments to managers.”

According to their argument, the shares that Kotick receives each year would be worth more than the total compensation of CEOs of similar companies. What other CEOs receive in base salary, bonuses, and shares does not compare to what Kotick receives solely in shares.

Kotick’s high compensation is particularly inappropriate in 2019 because Activision Blizzard laid off 800 employees last year. Furthermore, employees receive less than one-third of 1% of the CEO’s earnings. Some junior developers earn merely 40,000$ a year, even though they live in the exorbitantly expensive Southern California.

Kotick’s contract would provide him with several overlapping benefits. The group then lists exactly which clauses they consider problematic.

The group is now urging Activision Blizzard’s shareholders to vote against the proposal at the next investor conference that promises Kotick a similar payment for the next fiscal year.

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Call of Duty Mobile is a big hit for Activision Blizzard.

“Exceptionally Valuable for Shareholders”

This is what Activision Blizzard says: Activision Blizzard has reached out to GameSpot and defended Kotick’s compensation:

  • Since Kotick has been with the company (since 1991), Activision Blizzard’s market capitalization has risen from less than 10 million $ to over 53 billion dollars
  • In the last 5 years, the stock price of Activision Blizzard has outperformed the S&P 500 by more than 120% – the stock has developed very well against the market
  • The stock would have performed even better if one looks at the price over 20 years during which Kotick has been at the helm
  • 90% of the money Kotick earns is based on his performance, which is of “exceptional value” to the shareholders of Activision Blizzard

Activision Blizzard recently announced that it is looking for 2000 new employees. Kotick himself has set the goal to achieve one billion players worldwide within 5 years for Activision Blizzard.

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Some criticize: Blizzard is no longer Blizzard since Activision came.

Kotick has been CEO of Activision since 1991. In 2008, he initiated the merger of Activision and Blizzard into Activision Blizzard. He has served as CEO since 2008.

Core gamers are particularly critical of Blizzard and the company’s development in recent years.

An insider report from January 2020 painted a bleak picture of what is currently happening at Blizzard. The pressure to cut costs is taking a toll on the employees.

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  1. Kotaku
  2. HollywoodReporter
  3. Gamespot
  4. sec.gov (Beschwerde)

In the MMORPG EVE Online, you can now steal trillions of ISK from former players

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

With a new patch, CCP Games, the developers of the MMORPG EVE Online, release trillions in ISK from ex-players. However, you must attack citadels to do this.

What does the patch enable? In the currently very successful MMORPG EVE Online, there are many abandoned citadels, gigantic space stations where massive battles are fought. Players who built these citadels have warehouses containing valuable items and ships. These warehouses are now essentially being opened.

When attacking such a citadel, it is possible to obtain items from the warehouse upon its destruction.

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Citadels are gigantic space stations that players can build.

Why was this previously not possible? When citadels were introduced in 2016 in EVE Online, the developers of the MMORPG implemented a security feature, the asset-safety system.

This allows players to store valuable items and ships in warehouses to protect them from being lost if their citadel is destroyed. Everything that was stored was thus safe.

According to Hilmar Pétursson, head of CCP Games, the loss of ships should not always be a bad thing. Nonetheless, it causes many players to become frustrated and as a result, they make use of a griefing system. Therefore, it is important for some players to have such safety measures as the asset-safety system.

Why has this changed now? As mentioned before, there are now many abandoned citadels in EVE Online. Players who have not logged in for a long time have stored a lot of items in their warehouses. These items are worth trillions of in-game currency ISK.

To essentially bring these items back into circulation, the warehouses of abandoned citadels have now been released.

What are the implications? Pirates are now searching for and destroying abandoned citadels from ex-players. They hope to discover valuable items in the warehouses. This has created a genuine gold rush atmosphere in the MMORPG.

A corporation that searches for such citadels has found a huge warehouse containing extremely rare original Tech 2 blueprints worth trillions of ISK, equivalent to tens of thousands of US dollars using PLEX price equivalency.

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This is how gigantic the citadels in EVE Online can be.

Do players know their items are at risk? A player of EVE Online found a highly limited alliance tournament ship worth over 100 billion ISK during a looting. Apparently, the owner only realized his wealth was at risk when someone showcased the loot on an EVE Discord channel.

However, CCP Games sends a warning to players whose citadels are about to receive the “abandoned” status. They then have 48 hours to take countermeasures. Therefore, there are ways to save the stored items.

If you are perhaps taking a break from EVE Online and own a citadel, you should check in more often.

Are you also interested in other MMORPGs and want to know what the 8 most promising new MMOs and MMORPGs for 2020 are? Then read the MeinMMO article on it.

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Destiny 2: Could Season 11 be delayed? This is what Bungie says

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In Destiny 2, the new Season 11 is set to begin soon. However, some players fear that there could be delays due to the protests in the USA – similar to what happened with CoD: Modern Warfare. What does Bungie say?

Is the start of Season 11 in danger? In Destiny 2, the eyes of many Guardians are fixed on June 9. That day, the current Season 10 will end and we are supposed to learn more about the future of Destiny 2 in a stream. Additionally, the new Season 11 is set to launch on June 9.

However, some players fear there might be delays – due to the situation in the USA. There have already been delays with some games and gaming events because of this. Also, many users in the official companion app were shown a season start date of June 16 instead of June 9, which caused additional confusion for some.

This is what Bungie officially says about the start of Season 11: Currently, there’s nothing concrete suggesting a delay – on the contrary. It seems that everything is set to proceed as planned next Tuesday.

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Many are curious about what will happen with Destiny 2 on Tuesday

On one hand, Bungie has already noted that the June 16 start date shown on the website and in the app is a bug.

On the other hand, yesterday, on June 4, Maurice Zerjav, the German Community Manager of Bungie, confirmed on Twitter that Season 11 will start on June 9 and addressed the issue with the season countdown, where some displayed an incorrect time. In that case, just restart the app.

https://twitter.com/Maurice_BNG/status/1268491267404492801?s=20

In the current “This Week at Bungie” blog, the developers also discuss the start and Update 2.9.0 on June 9. The planned reveal on June 9 also seems to be safe and is being promoted by Bungie in teasers and in the TWaB. Nothing suggests a delay.

One can be fairly certain that Bungie will stick to its plans for next week, presenting and launching Season 11 while also discussing the further future of Destiny 2.

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It seems that Destiny 2 will proceed as planned

What are the concerns all about? At the end of May, African American George Floyd lost his life during a brutal police operation in the USA. Since then, there have been nationwide riots. Many people are taking to the streets to protest against racism and excessive police brutality – to this day.

Numerous figures from the video game industry have made clear statements on this issue and have taken a stand against violence and racism. Among other things, Infinity Ward postponed Season 4 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone for this reason as well as the new season of CoD: Mobile. Sony postponed its highly anticipated event for the PS5. Bungie also spoke out clearly against violence and racism.

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Some players suspected that there might be delays for Destiny 2 as well.

How does it look? Are you already excited about the reveal and start of Season 11 as well as news about the upcoming fall expansion? Because it looks like both will be presented on June 9.

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WoW Shadowlands: Crafting becomes useful again – These cool effects await you

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Crafting serves a clear purpose again in WoW: Shadowlands. There are cool bonuses that can be applied to equipment.

With Shadowlands, Blizzard aims to make the crafting of World of Warcraft significantly more interesting again. One of the innovations is that you can add additional components to most items during crafting. This allows not only to freely choose secondary attributes through jewels but also to select cool additional effects. Since the last update of the professions however, quite a bit has changed.

What effects are there? The effects are all useful but do not provide a performance boost in combat. So far, there are the following bonuses that can be processed into crafted equipment:

  • Alchemist’s Pouch: Increases the duration of flasks.
  • Reinforced Girdle: The character retains their “Full” buff even if they are killed in the arena or a battleground.
  • Loosened Belt: Increases the duration of the “Full” buff.
  • Necrostatic Micro Capacitator: Increases the primary stats of the wearer when they complete world quests.
  • Elethium Setting: Adds a socket to the equipment.
  • Craftman’s Pouch: There is a chance to gain an additional skill point in Shadowlands when crafting items.
  • Luxurious Feather: Significantly reduces fall damage.
  • Shadowy Rabbit’s Foot: Slightly increases movement speed.

Especially the socket (Elethium Setting) stands out here as it offers a clear advantage in all situations. It is to be expected that this will be adjusted.

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Crafting in Shadowlands – will that last long?

Are the bonuses also present in the endgame?

Does this have a use in the endgame? It is not yet certain, but it is to be assumed. The bonuses available through crafting, such as a longer duration of flasks, are clearly designed for the endgame. However, players typically do not wear crafted armor there but loot from dungeons and raids. Therefore, it is quite conceivable that these bonuses can also be transferred to the legendary items that every player can obtain. However, it remains to be seen until the Legendary system is in the alpha.

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Which effects are gone? However, in the latest update, a whole series of effects have also been deleted. This primarily affected effects that had a clear performance boost – such as additional damage against certain types of creatures or an increase in attributes for a short period. By removing these pure “performance” bonuses, players have more freedom in their choices and can vary instead of solely selecting damage boosts.

However, note that this is still information from the Alpha of Shadowlands. A lot can still change before the release.

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The most popular shooter of all time on Steam is free this weekend

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The game that had the most concurrent players ever on Steam can now be tested for free for a weekend.

Which game is it? It is the shooter Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG). You can play it completely for free this weekend, from June 5th to June 8th at 7:00 PM German time.

If you enjoy the shooter, you can then buy it with a 50% discount. You only pay €14.99 instead of the usual €29.99.

PUBG is the most popular game of all time on Steam

This record was set by PUBG: If you look at the Steam Charts, you will see an insane record from PUBG. In January 2018, over 3.2 million people played the shooter simultaneously. A peak that no other game has ever reached on Steam.

Trailing PUBG is another shooter, CS:GO. However, in April 2020, “only” about 1.3 million people played it simultaneously. A significant number, but nowhere near as much as PUBG.

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PUBG tops the list of record games. Source: Steamcharts

Is it worth testing PUBG? The player counts of PUBG speak for themselves. Even though currently there aren’t 3 million people playing the shooter simultaneously anymore, PUBG remains extremely popular.

In the last 30 days, PUBG was the third most popular game on Steam. It had a peak of over 550,000 concurrent players. You will definitely find enough players in the lobby.

The coronavirus led to a significant boost for PUBG. It was one of the games that benefited the most from the crisis.

A lot is happening in the game as well. For example, bots were added to provide weaker players with a sense of achievement. Additionally, a ranked playlist was introduced that allows you to climb ranks.

By the way, PUBG is not the only game you can now play for free. Another title is Overcooked – This, however, is available in the Epic Games Store.

PUBG is also a top game in the MeinMMO list of the best shooters. There, we also showcase 10 other shooters that are extremely popular and enjoyable. If you’re looking for variety, feel free to check it out.

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  1. PCGamer

RDR 2: Funny glitch disfigures cowboy after a hot bath

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A glitch shows that Arthur needs to be more careful while bathing in Red Dead Redemption 2 in the future. Players are celebrating this misfortune and can hardly believe their eyes.

What happened to Arthur? As all players of Red Dead Redemption 2 know, the game looks really good, but there are also some bugs in certain places. Some of them look really funny, like this bathing mishap here.

Reddit user ValentineJack observed the bug after taking a hot bath as Arthur Morgan and then stepping out of the tub.

For a certain fee, cowboys in RDR 2 can pay a woman to help with washing. After this refreshment, Arthur is clean again, without desert dust and dirt on his body. ValentineJack filmed a change after the bath that he probably didn’t expect. He calls his video “What have I done?”.

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This is what the clip shows: Right after Arthur steps out of the tub, it initially looks as if the head is missing. Then it becomes clear that the neck has somehow been ripped from its anchorage and now represents a long, wobbly something. However, that is by no means as disturbing as this nude mod for RDR2.

After the bath, Arthur has a curved back with a huge neck. Additionally, he has dangerously thin forearms that probably wouldn’t even be strong enough to hold a revolver.

Players joke in the comments that Arthur now resembles Disney’s Hunchback of Notre Dame. Others ask if this represents what a “lumbago” looks like.

Glitches with Arthur are not uncommon in RDR 2. Here the cowboy draws finger guns because he runs out of weapons.

In multiplayer, things also get funny. Hundreds celebrate this cowboy who ties himself up.

Apart from these funny bugs, Red Dead Redemption 2 can also be serious and present players with tricky tasks and mysteries. These 3 major mysteries in Red Dead Redemption 2 have probably already been solved. Did you know them and have you tried them yourself?

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MMORPG Lord of the Rings Online is now distributing 200 € “Content Gifts” – Hurry up!

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 3 minutes

Until the end of August, you can get the quest packs for free in the MMORPG The Lord of the Rings Online (LotRO) with a code, for which you would otherwise need to pay around 200 Euros in total.

What exactly do you get for free? Although the MMORPG The Lord of the Rings Online has a free-to-play version, it has some limitations. Recently, a free promotion started, which has now been extended. By entering a code, you will receive the previously paid quest packs, which have a total value of around 200 Euros, for free. However, only until the end of August.

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In The Lord of the Rings Online, you can currently get the quest packs for free.

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How to redeem the code: In the in-game shop of The Lord of the Rings Online, click on the button to redeem coupon codes at the top. Now enter this code:

LOTROFREEQUESTS

After that, you will receive all quest packs for free.

You must enter the code by no later than August 31. After that, it will no longer be valid!

What exactly is included? You will get the following quest packs for free:

  • Quest Pack: Central Gondor
  • Quest Pack: East Gondor
  • Quest Pack: West Gondor
  • Quest Pack: Wildermore
  • Quest Pack: Angmar
  • Quest Pack: Enedwaith
  • Quest Pack: Eregion
  • Quest Pack: Evendim
  • Quest Pack: Forochel
  • Quest Pack: Eriador Bundle
  • Quest Pack: Misty Mountains
  • Quest Pack: North Downs
  • Quest Pack: Trollshaws
  • Quest Pack: Lothlorien
  • Quest Pack: Great River
  • Quest Pack: Old Anórien
  • Region Pack: Far Anórien
  • Quest Pack: March of the King
  • Quest Pack: Battle of the Black Gate
  • Quest Pack: Legacy of the Necromancer
  • Quest Pack: Where Dragons Dwell
  • Quest Pack: The Vales of Anduin
  • Quest Pack: Mists of Wilderland

What is not included? You still need to purchase the large expansions of the MMORPG LotRO separately. However, there’s good news here as well. The developers plan a discount promotion, where you can buy the add-ons for only 99 points each. This is roughly equivalent to about 60 cents. You can then get these expansions cheaply:

  • Expansion Quests: Mines of Moria
  • Expansion Quests: Siege of Mirkwood
  • Expansion Quests: Rise of Isengard
  • Expansion Quests: Riders of Rohan
  • Expansion Quests: Helm’s Deep
  • Instance Cluster: Rise of Isengard
  • Instance Cluster: Riders of Rohan

However, it is currently not yet clear when the promotion will start. The developers only said “in the near future”.

Update: The expansion promotion has apparently already started.

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Expansions like Mordor will still need to be purchased.

What about VIP accounts? If you have a VIP account for The Lord of the Rings Online, you automatically receive the quest packs and also enjoy a new vendor who offers you the following advantages once a day:

  • 48-hour items for city services
  • a buff that negates item wear
  • a buff that allows for quick crafting

What happens after August 31? After the end of the promotion, the quest packs will be offered again at their regular price. So you should hurry if you want them for free. This is a good opportunity to get into the MMORPG LotRO, as the developers still have big plans for the game.

There are also freebies in Dungeons & Dragons Online: If you play the MMORPG DDO Online from the same studio, enter the code DDOfreequests in the in-game shop until August 31. This will get you all currently available adventure packs for free.

If you want to know which MMORPGs are particularly worth it this year, then read the MeinMMO article on the 15 best MMOs and MMORPGs of 2020.

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  2. Website von LotRO

A new update in Pokémon GO could bring an important raid feature

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 2 minutes

In Pokémon GO, the update 0.177.0 is upcoming and could bring some exciting changes. This includes a raid feature that has been often requested.

Where does the information come from? It all comes from data miners. They have extracted the data from the new update and have come across interesting innovations.

However, keep in mind that these are leaks. The features may not even make it into the game or may come much later. Nevertheless, they sound promising.

New Raid Feature and Additional Medal

What could change in Raids: With the remote raids in Pokémon GO, you can now casually do a raid from home. The problem: You can’t see if another player wants to raid as well. So, you have to sacrifice a raid pass and enter the lobby to signal to other players that you are ready to go.

The data miners have now found indications that the raid pass must only be used when the raid actually starts. This way, you could enter the lobby as many times as you want and show your presence to other players. This way, you do not lose the expensive raid pass.

This would implement a widely desired feature. It would help bridge the lack of chat functionality in Pokémon GO and better coordinate your raids.

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Soon, raids could be coordinated more easily from afar.

This new medal has been found: Data miner Chrales shows on Twitter a brand new medal for Pokémon GO. It is the Wayfarer medal. Wayfarer is the system with which you can edit PokéStop proposals.

It seems that you will soon be rewarded in some way for working with Wayfarer. So, it could be that you gain progress on the medal for rated PokéStops.

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What else is new? There are a few smaller finds that we don’t want to withhold from you:

  • In PvP mode, you will be shown when you already have a charged attack and then charge another attack on top – This feature has already been confirmed by Niantic
  • Stickers were found in the update – In the Pokémon games, these were always used to beautify items like Poké Balls
  • Initial details about a possible shop subscription were discovered, but there is still too little information to be more specific

It remains to be seen which of the discovered features will be implemented and how long that will take. Until then, you can already diligently catch the new Galar Pokémon. We will show you how strong the monsters are.

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Why you can’t play Valorant on PS4 and Xbox One yet

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Valorant is currently only available for PC. But what about consoles like PS4, Xbox One, or Nintendo Switch? Riot executive Anna Donlon has now commented on this.

Is Valorant coming to consoles after all? In an interview on GameSpot, Anna Donlon, Executive Producer at Riot Games, spoke about the possible release of Valorant on consoles. She had both positive and negative comments on this:

We are currently testing this in the prototype stage. But there is a certain way to play and experience this game. We are not sure if that can be translated well to console gameplay.

Console version right or not at all

This is what the developer meant: With this statement, Donlon meant that there is indeed a desire for a console version of Valorant. But they are not willing to make compromises on gameplay for that.

If we feel that we can convey this experience on those platforms, we will definitely do it. But we really want Valorant to stand for a certain type of gameplay and a certain type of experience.

This means that if Riot feels that they need to make any “compromises” regarding any part of the core experience of Valorant to make it work on consoles, then that won’t happen.

So the statement remains “All or nothing”. According to Donlon, it is important for Valorant to maintain tactical, competitive gameplay. This includes precise shots and a lot of skill with the weapons. This is particularly difficult to implement on controllers, especially since Valorant consistently does without aim assist and similar features that distort the game feel.

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Valorant does not want features like aim assist that distort the game feel.

However, if there is a way to implement the game without compromises, then Riot is ready for it:

I believe there is something to “crack” that our team is really looking forward to. What we have said is: “If we feel we can deliver this experience on those platforms, then we will definitely do it.”

However, since Riot is still experimenting, it may take some time before concrete details about the possible console launch of the game are revealed. At least it would be desirable, as Riot’s tactical shooter Valorant has already set massive records in beta and unintentionally “destroyed” Twitch.

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  2. Dexerto

Destiny 2 presents patch notes for season 11 – This will change next week

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With the start of the new Season 11, Destiny 2 will receive Update 2.9.0. The developers at Bungie have now given another glimpse into what will change in the game with this patch.

New season starting soon: The outgoing Season 10 is in its final days, and players are currently waiting for the big finale. It will end next Tuesday, June 9, and shortly thereafter, the new Season 11 should kick off – unless something gets postponed at the last minute, like the Season 4 in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.

New update at the season start: Traditionally, there will be a large seasonal update at the start of the new season – the Update 2.9.0.

According to Bungie, this will “bring a whole bunch of patch notes.” Some of these have already been previewed by the developers. We take a look at the known changes that will come with the start of Season 11. The complete patch notes will be available on the day of the update.

Patch Notes Preview for Destiny 2 Update 2.9.0

The previewed patch notes cover 5 major areas: The Sandbox, the Eververse, the Raids, the Trials, and Bug Fixes.

Changes to the Sandbox:

  • The armor mod Powerful Friends can no longer be stacked. If multiple of these mods are equipped, they will not grant you any bonus stats.
  • Season 11 will introduce a comparable Arc mod that grants bonuses to Strength and also cannot be stacked.

Powerful Friends grants +20 to Mobility, allowing players to easily max this stat to 100. Bungie apparently wants to prevent this. Moreover, apparently only Solar mods will be able to be stacked. For Arc mods like Powerful Friends, this will not be possible.

  • The armor mods improved Auto Rifle Loader, improved Fusion Rifle Loader, and improved Bow Loader can now drop from sources for improved mods (e.g., Iron Banner or Nightfalls)
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Tess manages the Eververse

Changes at the Eververse, the in-game shop: The Eververse is to be significantly revamped for Season 12, coinciding with the big autumn expansion. The imbalanced balance between in-game loot and Eververse items is set to be improved. However, the first changes will occur with Season 11.

  • Legendary armor ornaments from Season 11 will become gameplay rewards
  • The armor ornament set “Daring Discovery” from the Season of Opulence will return to the Eververse
  • The Season Pass will have an additional 2,300 Glimmer (in-game currency) added.
  • A new category has been added for Glimmer purchases – Flair. There you will find shaders and spawn effects.
  • The most popular items from previous seasons, such as the exotic “Wishes of Pain” weapon ornament for the Thorn.
  • At the beginning of the season, items known only to be available for the premium currency Silver will be revealed again.
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In Raids, there are powerful but rare weapons like the One Thousand Voices

Changes in Raids: What many players might appreciate: The drop chances for the following popular raid exotics are being increased:

The drop chance starts at 10% and increases to a maximum of 50% over the course of 20 raid clears.

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The Trials should be the PvP highlight

Changes in the Trials: As previously announced, the Trials are to become more attractive – among other adjustments:

  • Additional masterwork materials will now drop at 3, 5, and 7 Trials victories.
  • A weekly Trials bounty has been added that unlocks Trials Engrams with Saint-14. The reward will resemble the weekly 3-victory milestone (but likely won’t require victories).
  • The distribution of Trials Tokens has been revised and now focuses on the 3rd, 5th, and 7th victory of a Trials ticket – even on repeated attempts.
  • Trials Tokens are no longer earned after match completions – only through victories and bounties.
  • The Bounty Pass now doubles the bonus tokens awarded at 3, 5, and 7 Trials victories.
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Bug Fixes: Update 2.9.0 will also resolve several issues that have been bothering players for a long time:

  • The explosive shot “Perfect Fifth” of the exotic Scout Rifle Polaris Lance will no longer be interrupted by a follow-up shot.
  • The “Linear Actuators” perk of the exotic Titan leg armor Dunewalker will now work properly once triggered on yellow bars (enemies with yellow health bars).
  • Players on Steam will no longer be capped at 30 FPS when restarting the game.
  • The Warlock melee ability Celestial Fire will now trigger the “Warlord’s Sigil” perk of the exotic gauntlets Winter’s Guile.

What do you think of the changes presented so far? Is there anything you’re particularly looking forward to, or something you can’t live with? By the way, you can find out what is changing with the weapons in Season 11 here: Destiny 2: How your weapons change in Season 11 – Buffs and Nerfs

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CoD Warzone: Here are the 3 best sniper loadouts to recreate

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Snipers are a popular class in Call of Duty: Warzone. They can eliminate opponents from great distances before they even notice. MeinMMO presents the best loadout for each of the popular sniper rifles HDR, AX-50, and Kar 98k.

What are these loadouts? The weapon loadouts presented here are our recommendations for two of the most popular sniper rifles, the HDR and the AX-50, as well as the DMR Kar 98k, which may be the new strongest sniper rifle.

The builds are partly inspired by CoD experts and YouTubers like FOG of GAMING and adjusted based on our own experience in Warzone. For each build, we provide additional gear recommendations as well as advice on playstyle and where the weapon is particularly effective.

For general tips on weapon building in Warzone, visit our best weapons with setups for your personal loadouts. There, you will find additional builds for weapons that do not fall into the sniper category.

1. The best HDR loadout in Warzone

Here’s how to build it:

  • Muzzle: Suppressor (Monolith)
  • Barrel: 26.9″ HDR Pro
  • Laser: Tactical Laser
  • Scope: Thermal Dual Power Scope
  • Stock: FTAC Champion
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We recommend this gear:

  • Secondary weapon: PILA
  • Blue perk: KRD or Cold-Blooded (depending on whether you want to counter snipers or RPGs)
  • Red perk: Ghost
  • Yellow perk: Eager
  • Equipment: C4 and Smoke Grenade

How does the loadout play? The HDR is arguably the strongest and slowest sniper rifle in Warzone. You can eliminate opponents with high precision at long distances, but you are quite stationary. It is a “classic” sniper build.

With this setup, your crosshairs barely sway (no “idle sway”). However, you need the tactical laser, as the HDR does not have a grip attachment. If the weapon offers enough target stability even without the laser, you can exchange it for the Extra Dexterity perk.

The Heartbeat Sensor as the strongest tactical equipment is not recommended in this build, as you do not want to get too close to enemies. Remember to communicate with your team about who uses which equipment. Ignoring this is one of the biggest mistakes many players still make.

2. The best AX-50 loadout in Warzone

Here’s how to build it:

  • Muzzle: Suppressor (Monolith)
  • Barrel: Singuard Arms Pro
  • Scope: Scope (Thermal)
  • Stock: Singuard Arms Assassin
  • Grip: Textured Grip Tape
Call fo Duty Warzone AX 50 best build

We recommend this gear:

  • Secondary weapon: PILA or Renetti
  • Blue perk: KRD or Cold-Blooded (depending on whether you want to counter snipers or RPGs)
  • Red perk: Alert
  • Yellow perk: Combat Scout or Eager
  • Equipment: Molotov and Flash Grenade

How does the loadout play? Unlike the HDR, you can build the AX-50 more on ADS speed and should partly do so. It is more suited for a “Quick Scope” playstyle.

The strength of the AX-50 is that you can aim faster and still hit at long ranges. Therefore, it is particularly strong when you are in a duel with other snipers.

From cover, you can follow up with shots faster and be ready to fire quicker than players with the HDR. At the same time, you are only slightly less accurate on moving targets.

Why not the 32″ barrel? While the slightly longer barrel is somewhat stronger at long distances, the Arms Pro has fewer disadvantages, especially regarding ADS speed. Since this plays a slightly larger role with the AX-50, we recommend the shorter barrel.

3. The best Kar 98k loadout

Here’s how to build it:

  • Muzzle: Suppressor (Monolith)
  • Barrel: Singuard Custom 27.6″
  • Scope: Mercenary Scope (Thermal) or Variable Zoom Scope
  • Stock: STVOL Precision Wedge
  • Grip: Textured Grip Tape
Call fo Duty Warzone Kar best build

We recommend this gear:

  • Secondary weapon: PILA
  • Blue perk: KRD
  • Red perk: Ghost
  • Yellow perk: Eager
  • Equipment: C4 or Thermite and Heartbeat Sensor or Stim

How does the loadout play? For a proper sniper build, there is basically only one way to build the Kar. As a DMR, it is actually meant for faster fights, and this also reflects in its sniper variant.

Compared to the other two builds, the Kar is significantly more aggressive and should be played that way. You have a higher rate of fire than with the other weapons and are only less accurate at long distances. So try to quickly get closer to a distance where other snipers feel uncomfortable.

Use your higher shot frequency to distract opponents and entire squads. If this still feels too slow, you can opt to forgo the extended barrel, change the stock, and play a real “Quick Scope” monster. Even “Drag-Scoping” can help to secure hits as a controller player.

General tips for sniper loadouts

Nowadays, rocket launchers have become popular in Warzone and have become quite strong despite nerfs. As a result, a lot of players are now using rocket launchers and especially the KRD perk.

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This, however, leads to fewer players using the Cold-Blooded perk. For this reason, we recommend a thermal scope for each of our builds, as very few players are using the counter perk anymore.

If you are certain that you don’t need a thermal scope or still encounter too many players with Cold-Blooded, opt not to use a scope attachment with the HDR and AX-50 at all. For the Kar 98k, instead, attach the scope or variable zoom scope.

Otherwise, as a sniper, you should generally see the enemy before they see you. Only fire when you are confident you have the advantage and can eliminate the enemy. Otherwise, you will reveal your position. If you want to improve further, you can find our article 8 tips for snipers in CoD Warzone.

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No free ARK – Epic brings Overcooked as a free game

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Today, June 4th, another free game went live on the Epic Games Store. Many players had been looking forward to the popular survival MMO ARK: Survival Evolved. However, they were disappointed: The party game Overcooked is now free.

For several weeks, Epic Games has been giving away high-profile games in its store that players can secure for a short time for free. So far, there have been:

  • GTA 5 on May 14
  • Civilization 6 on May 21
  • Borderlands – The Handsome Collection on May 28

In a leak on Reddit, all these games were already revealed in advance through a screenshot and turned out to be accurate (via GameStar). Next in line should actually have been the popular survival MMO ARK: Survival Evolved. ARK is one of the best survival games of 2020.

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Many players hoped for ARK – where there are now “fighter jets” because of the leak.

Today, on Thursday, June 4th, there was a surprise at 5:00 PM. Instead of ARK, the party game Overcooked suddenly became available for free on the Epic Games Store.

Overcooked instead of ARK

What is Overcooked? Overcooked is a cooperative party game where up to four players work together to ensure that everything in a kitchen runs smoothly. You receive orders and must process them – while coordinating with each other effectively.

As long as you don’t make any mistakes, it runs quite well. But as soon as one person messes up, it can quickly lead to a chain reaction, and the whole kitchen starts burning – literally.

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Because Overcooked features a cute comic style and relatively easy controls, it is even well-suited for children. We therefore recommend the sequel, Overcooked 2, as one of the best games for kids during the Corona crisis.

As for the publisher, Overcooked is published by Team17, who are also known for quirky games like Worms.

Is Overcooked worth it? Overcooked may not be as popular a title as ARK, but it is still a strong title. It is just a bit more niche. We at MeinMMO also recommend the sequel in our best couch coop games.

Accordingly, the first part is also a recommendation, especially when you can get it for free as here. You can go directly to the Overcooked shop page in the Epic Games Store. The offer is valid until June 11.

If you are more interested in the second part, you can also secure Overcooked 2 in the Game Pass.

What’s next? So far, no specific game has been announced as the next free version in the Epic Games Store. Perhaps the next mysterious free game will finally be ARK: Survival Evolved, which many players have been hoping for.

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