The steampunk survival game Volcanoids is currently in Early Access on Steam and now allows you to drill into the Earth’s core with friends in a 4-player co-op.
What Volcanoids is: The steampunk survival game Volcanoids was released in Early Access in January 2019 but could only be played in single-player mode at that time.
Since May 20, 2020, this has changed. Indie developer Volcanoid has released a co-op mode for up to 4 players that lets you build gigantic drills, fight robots, and explore the Earth’s depths for resources with your friends.
This is how the new co-op mode works: In multiplayer, one player acts as the host. He is essentially the crew captain and starts the co-op mode. 3 friends can then access the server and start together. However, the crew can currently only control one of the distinctive drills, also called “Drillships”. In later updates, it will be possible to obtain more.
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This is the steampunk survival Volcanoids: On a deserted rocky island, a gigantic worm-like drill serves as your base. With this, you can travel through the world, set up your base, and process resources.
As is common in survival games, gathering resources is one of your main tasks. You can process them to craft equipment and upgrade the drillship.
Hostile robots will stand in your way throughout the island and underground. They use the local volcano as an energy source, which regularly erupts due to their actions and devastates the surface.
You cannot manually control the drillship itself, but you can specify fixed targets in the control room, to which the drill then takes you. The journey takes place in real-time, and you can craft items, perform maintenance, or fight off invading robots during this time.
With the gigantic drills, the drillships, Volcanoids distinguishes itself from other survival titles. The steampunk setting is also still very fresh in the survival genre. However, if you are more interested in other survival titles, check out our list of the 23 best survival games of 2020.
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The developers of Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare have been working from home since March to counter the spread of the novel Corona virus. This has also brought something positive, explains a developer now. They now have a much better understanding of online gamers and their social needs. However, there are also difficulties.
Who is speaking? It is Amos Hodge, the Creative Director of Raven Software. They are working together with Infinity Ward on Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare.
How Corona positively affects development: One day in March, everyone at Infinity Ward and Raven Software got up, packed their work PCs, and went home to work from there. Everything now functions via the communication tool Slack or through web videos: testing, development, and meetings.
According to Hodge, one process has completely changed due to the new situation: the actual testing of the games in the team.
Previously, it was a kind of “couch co-op” experience. The testers sat “shoulder to shoulder” together, able to talk to each other at any time.
Now, testing is truly an online experience – people sit at home alone.
Before Corona, the developers played closely together in couch co-op with the new builds.
Developers Alone at Home
This change has altered the perspective:
It has allowed us to put a greater focus on the social elements. What kind of social elements can we bring into the game now that we are no longer all together? We are no longer shoulder to shoulder; we are all alone at home playing the game. This is a different kind of experience and it allows us to look at problems from a different perspective than we did before. So I think it has really helped us to shift our priorities to think more socially.
Amos Hodge, Creative Director at Raven Software
So if we see new ways in the future how players communicate online in Call of Duty: Warzone, it may be due to the developers having to play online together now and not huddling in couch co-op.
These are the disadvantages of working from home: As a negative aspect of working from home, Hodge sees that communication has suffered greatly, especially in the area of brief, verbal feedback immediately following game sessions.
Joe Cecot, the Multiplayer and Design Director at Infinity Ward, talks about how brief personal conversations have become in the home office. He also noted that the shift to working from home occurred right during the release of Call of Duty: Warzone. Cecot highlights the achievements of the IT department, which has solved many technical difficulties.
Cecot says: “I don’t want to pretend it was easy.”
Similar statements about working from home during Corona times were already made by Bungie, the developers of Destiny 2. They also emphasized how important technology is.
Storage is currently scarce if you have CoD MW installed.
Another issue that the developers of CoD Modern Warfare and Warzone mentioned in a recent interview is the enormous storage space requirement of the game.
Our MeinMMO author Sascha Asendorf didn’t stop after his recreation of the WoW human city of Stormwind, but wanted to detail all of Azeroth. However, he only completed the popular raid Karazhan.
That was my plan: My original plan was to assemble a whole team to recreate Azeroth in Minecraft. For about half a year, it worked out great. We simply called it “Project Azeroth”.
The team of WoW and Minecraft fans initiated several projects during that time:
Schattenfang Keep
New Tinkertown
Blackrock
Darkmoon Faire
Eversong
Wyrmrest Temple
Orgrimmar
I, on the other hand, dedicated myself to the coolest raid from Burning Crusade: Karazhan.
These were the challenges: Unlike Stormwind, Karazhan is much more compactly built. Many corridors and rooms that are connected but don’t meet until much later complicated the planning.
Thanks to my spatial imagination from my draftsman training back then, I managed the challenge quite well. I even found myself marveling now and then at how well everything fit together in Minecraft.
I took this long to build it: Since I worked more with the editor this time to create large areas such as floors, straight walls, or towers, I only spent about half a year building Karazhan – which corresponds to about 600 hours.
This is how I started: Basically, I built Karazhan just as you would progress through the raid. Starting with Attumen’s stable, I went up to Moroes’ banquet hall. After that, I created the chambers and the boss room for the virtuous maid and then the theater.
The first 3 boss rooms were still easy
The theater presented my first major challenge. After all, the theater is one of the largest venues in Karazhan. I invested a few days in the construction, during which I was actively building for several hours.
The theater is quite large and was a popular farming spot during Burning Crusade due to the optional mobs
When the theater was finished, I decided on the Little Red Riding Hood event and created the stage.
The theater event was one of the absolute highlights in Karazhan
After the theater event, we go to the curator, who protects the menagerie. A great boss from whom I used to take his T4 parts for my paladin during my WoW times. The only difficult part here were the owl statues, which you simply can’t get detailed in Minecraft 1:1.
“The Menagerie is only for guests!” – every BC player probably knows the curator’s quote
I certainly didn’t forget the optional boss “Terror of the Night”, which can only be summoned on the terrace in front of the curator after completing a long quest chain.
On the terrace, you could defeat the optional boss “Terror of the Night” in the past
This was an absolute nightmare: Anyone familiar with Karazhan will know what comes after the curator. The Library of the Guardian. A damn large room with several levels where reality seems to break apart. The library connects the menagerie with several boss rooms. These include:
Aran’s Shade, the spirit of Medivh’s father
Terestian Illhoof, a demonic satyr
The dragon Nethergroll
The popular chess event
Here, above all, attention to detail and a lot of planning were necessary. I spent the longest time working on the library. Several weeks passed and the individual boss rooms were created alongside. The result is certainly something to behold and ranks among my favorites in Minecraft-Karazhan.
I don’t even want to know how many blocks were used just for this room…
The rest was basically a child’s play and went quickly through. Okay, Nethergroll was challenging again with all the telescopes and the tilted domes. But that was nothing compared to the library, which really gave me headaches.
Nethergroll was one of the stronger, but optional bosses that required a coordinated group
This is how the chess event was created: For the chess event, I also attempted a timelapse video, which unfortunately got interrupted midway. But at least this way you can see how I built it to some extent.
It is easy to see the use of the MC in-game editor, a plugin for server admins, which allows me to copy buildings or create large areas in seconds.
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The construction of the chess event in timelapse. Unfortunately, the recording was interrupted back then
With the theater and chess event, Blizzard really outdid themselves. Cortyn from MeinMMO thinks so too and counts Karazhan among the best raids in WoW.
The chess event in Karazhan is unique but also very easy. It can even be done solo
This is how big Karazhan really is: When you look at the original Karazhan from the outside and then go into the raid, it becomes clear: It’s much larger than you thought. And it’s the same in Minecraft. I built the actual tower in a different place and linked the two entrances to the interior of Karazhan via a portal mod.
For the interior, I also had to make full use of the entire height that was available to me in Minecraft 7 years ago. Karazhan is a total of 255 blocks high – from the cellar to the final boss.
A not quite finished Karazhan – You only recognize the complexity when you view it from the air
I currently lack screenshots of the rest. The interior has been completed, including all accessible rooms. Only the exterior is still unfinished; here, especially the terraforming and final details are missing. However, I haven’t touched that for 7 years, and I will probably never finish it 100%.
In the Minecraft community, there are tons of great buildings that often involve years of work. If you are interested in such mammoth projects, check out Hogwarts from Harry Potter. It not only looks really cool, but also turned into a genuine RPG.
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Usually, Sergio Agüero scores goals in the Premier League in droves. Currently, the football star is on Twitch – and also very successful. At the moment, he has the fastest growing channel on Twitch. He showcases FIFA 20 – but not only.
This is Sergio Agüero: Sergio Agüero is one of the best football players in the world. The Argentine is under contract with Manchester City and has scored 254 goals in 368 matches for the English club.
Among other things, he has been a four-time English champion, and he also won the Europa League (back then with Atlético Madrid). In short: Sergio Agüero cannot complain about a lack of titles or success.
Now, the Corona crisis has put global football into a state of pause. Agüero has taken this unusual state to stream more on Twitch. And there, too, he is starting to rack up successes.
Agüero is growing faster than Tfue and even Anomaly
How things are going for Agüero on Twitch: Looking at the numbers from the last 30 days (via TwitchMetrics), Sergio Agüero is the fastest-growing streamer on Twitch. He is currently ahead of people like the very successful Valorant streamer Anomaly (2nd place) or Fortnite streamer Tfue (11th place).
No one is growing faster on Twitch right now than Agüero (via TwitchMetrics)
Especially with FIFA streams, Agüero has initially caught attention. This led to interesting situations. For example, he got angry about a goal conceded exactly like his character in the game did. And the poor pack luck in FUT FIFA 20, which many players complain about, has also hit him – which he criticized significantly.
In this Twitch clip, you can see how Agüero unboxes his own 99-rated card in FIFA. Professional players receive their own card in FIFA 20 in an outstanding 99 version. Agüero had to wait some time for his card.
In general, Agüero streams in Spanish and not in English, which hardly affects his viewer numbers. FIFA 20 is not the only thing Agüero focuses on on his channel. He also plays GTA from time to time and has also given Valorant a chance.
Meanwhile, in FIFA 20, the Team of the Season So Far event continues. There are currently particularly strong TOTS cards from Serie A.
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While we wait for the PS5 release or at least its design, Sony continues to actively publish patents. According to the latest patent, the PS5 could soon dynamically control your music.
Where does the information come from? It is a patent that has been published on patentscope. These patents describe ideas and designs from Sony that are not necessarily intended to be implemented in the PS5.
However, it is interesting what this patent entails. Because music plays an important role for many players – especially when it comes to emotions. We will explain how exactly the PS5 should take on this task for music or what it is supposed to do.
The PS5 is supposed to be able to design music? At least this is how the diagram looks like, as Sony envisions it. Source: patentscope.wipo.int
The perfect soundtrack thanks to AI – How does it work?
Before the actual process, the artificial intelligence is fed with metadata: This is how the system should be able to distinguish between certain areas:
Between characters like the main character, partner, boss enemies, wizards, etc.
Activities like combat, relaxation, or planning
Or what areas there are, such as forest, city, or desert
How exactly is this supposed to work? Sony describes in its patent the individual steps that the system should perform so that players can hear the right music:
First, the system collects data from the finished music that the game has. In the next step, the system breaks down the music into its components: melodies, harmonies, and rhythms.
In the third step, the system collects emotional data. Reviews, postings, or texts are also to be evaluated to better capture the emotions.
Finally, an artificial intelligence (convolutional neural network) connects the music metadata with the analysis of the emotional data.
What else does the artificial intelligence do? It analyzes the game itself: the individual areas, the emotions, and which components are characteristic for the game:
The locations, attributes, or spells are then linked with the emotional data
Each individual character, landscapes, or scenes have a specific music motif that the system can recognize.
The analyzed data can then be linked to the player’s emotions.
Games like Horizon Zero Dawn rely on a clever combination of emotions and music. Thanks to AI, this could soon run much more dynamically.
Emotions as the most important element for music
The artificial intelligence should be able to recognize with some practice which music should be played at what time and can also already “plan ahead”:
If a dark cave comes after the current level section, the game could emotionally cue the music in advance thanks to artificial intelligence.
According to the patent, the Artificial Intelligence can always offer you the right music at the right moment.
Sony emphasizes in the patent that the emotions of the players are of the utmost importance and very important for the music. These include feelings such as joy, tenderness, peacefulness, but also nostalgia or pain.
And besides interesting music, the very fast SSD in the PS5 and Xbox Series X could also bring features into the game that developers always had to scrap. Because players absolutely dislike loading times:
What do you think about it? Would you like it if an artificial intelligence controlled the music of your game, and you might always hear the perfect music, or should the developers rather determine what happens?
Do you want to know more about the PlayStation 5 and what is currently known about Sony’s new console? Then check our overview. Here we have summarized all important information about the PS5 for you.
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Today, on Sunday, May 24, 2020, the Community Day with Samurzel is taking place in Pokémon GO. Here you can find all information regarding the start time, Shinys, and bonuses.
What is the Community Day? Typically, the Community Day occurs once a month. It highlights a specific Pokémon that will appear more frequently and can learn a special move. Additionally, you can catch the Shiny version of the event Pokémon.
In May 2020, the Community Day revolves around Samurzel.
Community Day in May 2020 – Start Time and Bonuses
What: The Pokémon GO Community Day in May 2020 When: On Sunday, May 24, from 11 AM to 5 PM German time Pokémon of the Day: Samurzel Exclusive Move: Seed Bomb for Tengulist Bonus 1: Triple Catch XP Bonus 2: Incense lasts for three hours during the event Bonus 3: Buddy Pokémon (at least Great Buddy) will bring you items like Pokéballs Additional Bonus: Seed Bomb can be learned by evolving Tengulist until 7 PM
Samurzel is your event Pokémon on Sunday
How to Make the Most of Community Day
How to Utilize the Bonuses: You get triple catch XP with every Pokémon you catch. To collect XP for leveling up, you should catch as many Pokémon as possible.
The extended incense duration helps with this. If you stack two Incense, you will already cover the entire event duration. So activate the incense around 11 AM – then more Pokémon will appear in your surroundings.
Also, choose a buddy that has at least Great Buddy status. This way, you ensure that you will be supplied with items like Pokéballs during the event.
Your buddies can bring you items
Good Bonuses for Home: Overall, the bonuses combined with the long duration are well-suited for playing the Community Day from home. You should be able to gather enough Samurzel even if you don’t step outside.
Highlights of the Samurzel Community Day: In addition to the normal event, players can unlock the special research “Double Vision” for one dollar (99 cents in our shop). This revolves around Samurzel and rewards you with three Incense, five Golden Razz Berries, and other rewards.
There should also be surprises during the Community Day when you take GO snapshots. So occasionally snap a photo of your Pokémon.
Shiny Samurzel, Blanas, Tengulist
Can you get Shiny Samurzel? Yes, during the Community Day, you will be able to catch the shiny version of Samurzel. You’ll also be able to obtain Shinys of Blanas and Tengulist.
How strong is Tengulist with Seed Bomb? Even with the Grass move Seed Bomb, Tengulist does not gain any advantages in raids. Its stats are too low and it is outperformed by the best Grass attackers like Gewaldro and Roserade.
Useful in PvP, less in raids
In PvP, Seed Bomb is somewhat useful. In the Great and Ultra League, it is a good fast move for Tengulist. However, Tengulist already has a decent fast move with Standpauke that differs only in typing, speed, and damage.
How do I get the move? To get Tengulist with Seed Bomb, you must evolve Blanas into Tengulist between 11 AM and 7 PM. You have plenty of time to teach it the exclusive fast move.
In addition to Community Day, there’s also the big Sinnoh event happening. Here you can secure lots of exciting Pokémon.
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In Destiny 2, the mood is currently low. Bungie wants to retire weapons. Many are outraged by this idea. But a Destiny legend, SC_Slayerage, explains in a video why this gives him hope for the next expansion.
This is the legend: SC_Slayerage was the first PvE player to make a name for himself in the original Destiny. With the clan “The Legend himself”, he was able to draw attention in the early days of the shooter. He was the one who managed to complete the raid “Crota’s End” solo as a Hunter in December 2014.
Slayerage has continuously gained attention with particularly cool actions and is regarded as a truly reasonable, smart head who knows what he is talking about in Destiny.
Slayerage has 155,570 followers on Twitch and 176,000 subscribers on YouTube. While he is not a huge content creator, he is someone whose voice is heard.
Trust Bungie to create cool new weapons
This is what he says about “weapon sunsetting”: In mid-May, Bungie announced that weapons in Destiny 2 will have an expiration date. After that, they can still be played but will not be able to reach the new maximum level. This angered many players with the sentiment: “Bungie is taking away the weapons we’ve worked so hard for.”
Slayerage says: “Calm down.” Players should think before they go on a rampage.
Ultimately, there are two alternatives:
You can keep playing with the same weapons as the last 24 months
or not
Slayerage prefers version 2. He asks: “Do you really want to play with the same weapons in Destiny for the next 4 years?”
He says that in the past, weapons have always been exchanged. People are now upset that they find out things have an expiration date, which they should have known was coming.
The Recluse, a top weapon in Destiny 2.
Those who want to play with “The Recluse” can continue to do so in many modes.
Additionally, players have been continuously complaining about some meta weapons like the sniper rifle “Revoker” or the grenade launcher “Mountaintop“. However, when Bungie finds a way to phase out the weapons, people scream in outrage. The alternative would then only be to nerf the weapons to the point that they become mere shadows of themselves.
Slayerage says: The time is ripe for something big and new
This is why it is positive: Slayerage says: Destiny 1 lasted for 3 years. Destiny 2 is also going to last for 3 years. If Activision were still involved, a Destiny 3 would likely be released in Fall 2020.
Thus, one can expect a “big expansion”. Though Slayerage is not certain that a huge expansion is coming, he believes it is likely:
There is so little trust that Bungie will eventually do something really cool. As if every piece of good content and good gear has only been an accident until now. People believe the weapon retirement is a termination of their fun insurance. That is such an unreasonable negative view of things. Do these people really think Bungie has no intention of ever exciting us again? Do people believe that recycling the Trials is the most creative feat the studio can achieve today?
Listen friends, the fact that Destiny has been in not-so-great shape for over a year is more of a reason to hope for something good than something bad. Bungie’s reputation as a studio is on the line. They know they can’t keep giving us more “Shadowkeep” years forever.
SC_Slayerage
Slayerage reads a long list of problems Destiny 2 actually has, but says: The weapon retirement is not on this list.
The weapon retirement is a “necessary evil” for an evolving game.
Honeymoons are coming back
This is how Slayerage sees the future: Slayerage believes that while the topic of “weapon retirement” is currently large, it will disappear when the hype around Season 12 and the Fall expansion grows.
Then the honeymoons would begin again, and we would all be excited to play Destiny 2. We would have “every reason in the world to believe in something like this again.”
Slayerage believes in honeymoons in Fall 2020.
This is behind it: Slayerage argues against the general sentiment in the Destiny community, which has been rather disappointed by the developments since early 2019.
He believes Bungie is now cleaning house with old stuff because they are convinced that new strong weapons and content are waiting for us. He expects a much larger expansion in Fall 2020 than Shadowkeep was in 2019.
We will probably know soon whether he is right with his assumption. The Fall expansion is traditionally introduced in early summer of a year, but only after the last content of the previous year has been released.
As soon as the next season, Season 11, goes live on the servers, Bungie is likely to soon reveal what we will play in Destiny 2 in Fall 2020.
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In Pokémon GO there are new promo codes that can secure you practical gifts. But you should redeem them quickly before they expire.
Update from 25.5. at 08:10 AM: Another promo code has appeared. This one gives you 50 Poké Balls.
Update from 24.5 at 10:38 AM: The second code for 10 Poké Balls had a tight time limit, which has now expired.
This is what Niantic is giving away: During the Community Days with Samurzel, Niantic is currently distributing promo codes. Here you can get items like Poké Balls or berries.
Redeem promo codes and receive gifts
These are the promo codes: Here you will find the current promo codes. However, you must redeem them quickly – some of the codes may be time-limited and may not work after a short time.
6W2QRHMM9W2R9 – 10 Poké Balls and 5 Himmih Berries
955563822873773 – 10 Poké Balls Expired
K8G9DFV4X7L3W – 50 Poké Balls (Probably valid until May 28)
How do I redeem the promo code? As an Android user, redeeming the code is quite easy. You can simply go to the in-game shop of Pokémon GO, type in the code, and collect your gifts.
You can see whether the code was successfully redeemed in your journal.
If you are using iOS, the process is a bit more complicated. To redeem the codes, you need to visit the Niantic website and log in with your account. Once you have done that, a field will appear where you can enter the promo code. The gift will then be credited to you in the game.
If you are only registered with a Trainer Club account in Pokémon GO, this option is also not easy to implement. You can only log in for the promo codes with a linked Facebook or Google account.
If you still want to collect the codes, you must first link your Pokémon Trainer Club account with one of the other providers. Once you have done that, you can log in with those accounts and redeem the code.
The gifts are ideal for the current Community Day. Currently, there is also a vote for the next Community Days – which Pokémon do you want to see in June and July?
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In GTA 5 Online you will encounter players who behave in a typical way and can be quite annoying. Here we show you 5 of the most annoying types of these players.
What is it about? When you play GTA Online, you will certainly encounter certain types of players. You meet them in Heists, PvP activities, or simply in open sessions.
And they all have one thing in common: They are extremely annoying.
In random order, MeinMMO editor Patrick Freese presents you with the people who annoy him the most in his over 600 hours of GTA Online.
1. Egoists in Heists – What is wrong with you?
What kind of players are these? In GTA Online, “Heists” are the co-op activities. So PvE that you are supposed to solve together with other players.
Even this description seems to cause confusion for some species of GTA Online players. This “together.” Because if you are brave enough to jump into a heist with random players, you have to brace yourself for a lot.
In Heists, teamwork is required – so get ready for it!
You repeatedly encounter players who do not listen to agreements and act as if they could win the heist alone. Tip: You can’t do it alone.
As soon as this particular type of GTA player dies, the consequence is already planned: They set the stubborn regulator to 10. Which in turn leads to 2 conclusions:
They intentionally die over and over again, wasting team lives so that the heist fails for all players and they waste their time.
They intentionally stop executing their assigned role in the heist, forcing other players to leave.
Advanced co-op egos silently leave the heist after the first attempt, ensuring that all the preparation time, which with loading screens easily takes around 10 minutes, was for nothing. Thanks to you once again for making heists so annoying.
2. Cargo Sale Destroyers – Don’t you have anything better to do?
The most lucrative methods involve gathering a product that is then sold in a sale mission for hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars. But some preparation time goes into it.
Now, there are two important points to consider:
The seller has invested a lot of time in producing his goods – he is rewarded with a large sum of money when he transports his goods across the map and delivers them.
If opposing players destroy these goods, they receive a whopping 2,000 GTA Dollars for it. TWO THOUSAND
And now there are really players who immediately set off when a player is selling cargo and destroy it. This is not uncommon. Why do you do this? Hopefully not for the pitiful 2,000 GTA Dollars.
Everyone needs money in GTA Online – don’t be a lousy egoist, help other players instead
I once asked a player, and he said: “Well, the game says that I should do that.” (Background: When a player is transporting cargo, GTA points this out and says that it should be destroyed)
But do you really have to do that? Think about what it really brings you. It must be incredibly boring to go through with such an action.
My tip: Do something else during that time and make a lot more money. It doesn’t ruin the mood for others and brings you more.
As a beginner, you have hardly any weapons in the online world. And if you have any, they are rather weak. You also have little to no armor. For experienced players, facing them is as challenging as swatting a fly. A fly that no longer has wings and cannot run because it is stuck on one of those insect traps.
Still, some players can’t help but demonstrate their dominance over and over again. Yes, they even camp players who are 200 levels below them and clearly show with their level “I’ve only learned the first steps in the online world. Help!” Over and over again, the newbs are gunned down by other players.
And I really wonder: Is that fun? Is it somehow challenging? Or can you just not beat anyone at your level in a 1v1 and now have to compensate for that with such behavior?
Then do it somehow without taking away the fun of the game from new players.
4. The Fail Racers – Just leave the good players alone
What kind of players are these? This very special species of GTA Online players compensates for their nonexistent skill by ruining the races for others.
Crashes in races are not uncommon – just like unfair drivers
An example: In the new open-wheel race, I start with my Formula 1 car in the midfield of the participants. Already in the first corner, I notice that there was a crash behind me. Two players collided.
Player A quickly seeks the way back onto the track and now tries to catch up and profit from the mistakes of others to win or at least finish in a worthwhile position.
Player B, on the other hand, comes up with the golden idea: “I’ll just drive in the opposite direction and ram every other player head-on who comes towards me. In doing so, I’ll try to deal as much damage as possible.” True to the motto: If I’m not having fun, why should anyone else?
If you encounter such a frustration zero, you can only hope that their skill is so low that they can’t even hit you.
My tip: If you messed up and are too bad to catch up, just leave the race and stop annoying the other drivers. Thanks.
5. Griefers with the Oppressor MK2 – You make me sick
What kind of players are these? Yes, what are these players actually? The ones who get an Oppressor MK2 (that’s a rocket-equipped flying motorcycle) and then have nothing better to do than fly aimlessly over the map with homing rockets and shoot at everything that moves.
You start to wonder what’s going on in the minds of these players.
It gets interesting when any general understanding of the game is simply absent with these winged bikers.
So I was driving with my armored Zhaba through Los Santos, and some knight on his turbine was chasing me. BAM, the first rocket hits. BAM, the second right after. But my tank didn’t explode. So the “Maverick for cash patients” slowly descended from the sky and kept shooting at me. 3, 4, 5, 6 rockets. Then a pause.
“OMG, hacker xd” our friend on the Oppressor exclaimed in the chat. “Report him. he god mode hacker. can’t kill this n00b lol”
That my Zhaba can easily withstand 14 rockets and would only explode on the 15th escape his mind in all his frustration that he wants to unload on the noob motorcycle.
I like the Zhaba – Griefers don’t like it
Have you encountered such “experts” in GTA Online, and which ones annoy you the most? Hopefully, they don’t annoy you during the daily objectives, as they currently bring in a big cash bonus of 1 million GTA Dollars.
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Niantic has the following candidates available for voting:
Squirtle
Weedle
Sandshrew
Gastly
When does the vote start and how can you participate on Twitter?
When does it start? Niantic announced the start of the voting for May 23 at 6:00 PM PDT. This corresponds to 03:00 AM German time on May 24. So it started Sunday morning.
How long does the vote last? The voting will remain active for 24 hours. So the voting ends at 03:00 AM on Monday. Until then, you can cast your votes.
How to participate? The voting takes place on Twitter. So you should create an account on Twitter for this purpose. By the way, don’t forget to follow our Twitter page. You can find MeinMMO on Twitter here.
You have a single vote that you can distribute. To distribute it, click on the corresponding Pokémon in the vote that you want to see during one of the community days in June or July 2020. So Squirtle, Weedle, Sandshrew or Gastly.
Once you have cast your vote, your job is done. The vote cannot be changed afterward. You will receive the results Monday morning when the survey is completed.
The Pokémon with the most votes will appear in the spotlight during the community day in June. The Pokémon with the second-most votes will appear during the community day in July.
Who should I vote for? If you are still undecided about which Pokémon to vote for, all four species are associated with a special move for the event.
Squirtle – Blastoise learns the fighting move Aura Sphere.
Weedle – Beedrill learns the ground move Drill Run.
Sandshrew – Sandslash or Alolan Sandslash learn the ghost move Dark Claw.
Gastly – Gengar learns the ghost move Shadow Punch.
If that still doesn’t help, we will show you the shiny variants of the participating Pokémon here.
Can the shiny variants help you in the vote?
We already asked you before the official vote how you want to vote. In doing so, you determined your 2 favorites for the community days.
Feel free to let us know in the comments which Pokémon you will vote for and what the reason is.
In Fortnite the Season 2 is likely ending with a live event. A countdown timer has now started, counting the hours and minutes until the live event begins. We at MeinMMO are bringing you up to date: How does Season 2 end? What can we expect for Season 3?
Then the countdown timer ends: The countdown is ticking down to Saturday, May 30, 2020, at 20:05 our time.
Since Season 3 is supposed to start on June 4, 2020, which is Thursday of the following week, the event will likely initiate the end of Season 2.
The timer is visible in the normal start menu of a Fortnite match.
Here you can see the countdown timer.
It will probably be a “Doomsday” event
What kind of live event will it be? The players of Fortnite have been speculating for weeks that a live event could end Season 2. These speculations have been fueled by findings from data miners.
The speculations about the event currently assume that a battle between the rival agent organizations Ghost and Shadow over The Agency will escalate, accompanied by the activation of a “doomsday device”.
How exactly this will unfold is not known at the moment. However, it may well be that the level 100 battle pass skin Midas will play an important role in the live event.
In Midas’ office, the countdown timer can also be seen counting down.
Midas could play an important role in the live event. The timer is counting down.
Will Fortnite put its new map underwater for Season 3?
What happens next? This is also speculation at the moment, but the rumor persists that Season 3 of Fortnite Chapter 2 will be themed “water.” Therefore, it is possible that the event will end in some sort of disaster, resulting in a new or at least significantly altered Fortnite map.
We will certainly learn more when the countdown timer in Fortnite ticks down to 0 on May 30, 2020, and the spectacle begins.
Whether all this will really happen and whether Epic will actually transform its flagship Fortnite into a water world will be revealed next Saturday evening. The live events in Fortnite have not yet disappointed and have always been a spectacle. So we can look forward to what Epic Games comes up with this time.
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What kind of feature is this? The latest feature of the mode, “Attach Player”, allows you to merge the game characters into a single one, and it looks really crazy.
This happens by stacking the characters on top of each other:
the first player in the lobby acts as the “base”, on which the others stack
the “base” hero can move on its own
heroes stacked on the “base” can only attack
stacked heroes move together with the “base” hero, who controls the monstrosity – they essentially take on its movement speed
So if you let, for example, a Bastion be carried by a fast hero like Genji or Tracer, you get a killing machine with sprint that can rain death and destruction on its opponents.
The fun doesn’t stop here. The feature allows you to stack more than just 2 characters. The YouTube user Andy B did what we all would probably have done in his place: He, in the name of science, merged the whole team:
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What happens in the video? In the video, you first see the normal setup of one of the teams, which consists of 3 healers and 3 tanks. It is the unpopular GOATS composition, which is designed for maximum defense and is considered boring in tournaments.
The characters are then merged into a Frankenstein monster by the new Workshop feature. The funny thing is, they are still controlled by individual players from the team.
This means that while the direction is determined by the carrier, the attacks and skills are still executed by 5 other players.
You can see in the video how a hammer-and-shield-wielding and shooting amalgam of death collides with another. Later, other heroes like Winston or Wrecking Ball join in.
If you feel like a round of murderous chaos in Overwatch, then use the code 9MGGG and get started.
More and more teasers are appearing, indicating features for the upcoming Season 4 in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and in Battle Royale Warzone. In the latest of these teasers, the developers “hack” their own blog post and hide information there.
What kind of teaser is this? In the latest “Rank Up” blog post from Activision dated May 22, there is as usual a brief teaser for a new bundle in the shop, but a strange transmission follows.
Right after the presentation of some of the new content coming, instead of the “Tip of the Week,” a “strictly secret message to all Armistice Operators” starts. In this message, some of the commanders apparently talk about current events in Verdansk (the map of Warzone) and what it all means.
When does Season 4 start? Season 4 is likely to start on June 3, 2020, right after the end of the current Season 3. However, there may be an extension due to the Corona crisis. We do not yet know a specific date.
Teaser hints at superweapons – Will the map be destroyed?
This is what the teaser says: The teaser deals with several locations in Verdansk. These apparently include various bunkers that have recently become accessible, as well as strange phones.
Through these phones, transmissions could be intercepted, according to which the terrorist organization Al-Qatala has information on hidden weapons in Verdansk. Al-Qatala is already known from the campaign.
It is warned that false information could be spread via videos or social media by sleeper agents.
The developers also talk about these secret prototypes.
However, it is important that Al-Qatala has apparently found an experimental superweapon and the prototype of a new submachine gun. It is now the operators’ task to ensure that neither falls into the wrong hands.
What could this mean? The prototype is apparently the new weapon blueprint from bunker 11 for the MP7 submachine gun, which has already been in the game since the mid-season update . Thus, the content of CoD aligns with the information from the teaser.
However, the experimental weapon could mean more. So far, players have found nuclear weapons in bunker 11. Perhaps this is the corresponding superweapon, but maybe something even more dangerous awaits there.
This button is located in bunker 11 – Will it become important?
It is possible that this teaser hints at a larger change in Warzone. Once the superweapon is used – by whoever – Verdansk could change completely. Perhaps it will even be partially destroyed, similar to what happened in Season 2 of Apex Legends.
The way the developers are presenting these teasers is a bit strange. The information is scattered, coming through various channels or, like here, as a “hack” in their own post. At the same time, the developers warn about misinformation on social media. However, it fits somehow with modern warfare, is certainly a cool idea, and builds excitement for the new content.
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Finding ghost, ground, and steel Pokémon for Sinnoh research in Pokémon GO is the task of many players. MeinMMO gives you tips on where to easily find these Pokémon types.
This is the problem: In Pokémon GO, the time-limited Sinnoh research for the Nostalgia Challenge 2020 is currently running. In this, you need to find certain Pokémon types like ghost, ground, or steel to solve the challenge. However, these types are rare in the wild.
Wild: The Sinnoh event includes increased spawns of Drifloon in the wild. This Pokémon can appear anytime and counts towards the task of finding a ghost Pokémon. At night, you will find ghost types even more likely.
Trainers also report that Sableye continues to spawn.
Research: In field research, the task “Land 3 Great Throws” has about a 33% chance of rewarding you with a Gastly.
PvP: You can encounter a Larvitar as a reward in the Pokémon GO PvP league. Sludge is a guaranteed reward in PvP League when you reach Rank 4.
Item: Additionally, Diglett and Onix can be summoned by activating a Magnet Lure Module.
Research: You can receive Onix as a reward for the field research “Land 3 Great Throws in a row.” You can earn Geodude as a reward for the field research “Fight against another Trainer.”
Raids: Lastly, in level 4 raids, you can expect the ground Pokémon Hippowdon.
Wild: In the wild, Shildon can appear. Generally, there are many solutions for the steel task that you can utilize.
PvP: In the Pokémon GO PvP League, you will encounter Beldum, Metagross, or Steelix.
Item: By using a Magnet Lure Module, you can attract several steel-type Pokémon.
Research: You can get Shildon as a reward for the field research “Hatch an Egg.”
Raids: In raids, you can expect several steel Pokémon:
Raid Level 1: Shinx
Raid Level 3: Steelix
Raid Level 4: Bronzong
Others: For the patient trainers among you, on Tuesday, May 26, there will be a Spotlight Hour with the steel Pokémon Bronzor. By this day at the latest, you should solve the steel task.
If you have a Meltan Box, you can also find the solution for the steel task with this Pokémon.
More options: If you are lucky and find Team Rocket, you might also find some Pokémon there. This heavily depends on chance, but can help with ground, rock, ghost, and electric Pokémon.
With the latest update for Fallout 76, there came a small but interesting change for NPCs. You can now dress your companions in different outfits. Many role players and creative gamers have already come up with cool ideas for this.
What is this feature? With the update from May 19, 2020, which fixed over 20 bugs, a new feature for customizing companions was introduced. This allows you to dress the NPCs in your camp in different clothing.
Commander Sofia Daguerre actually wears a spacesuit – that can now be changed.
With the new update, you can dress the NPCs in anything you could also wear yourself. Through the new “Customize” option as an interaction with the respective companion, you can change their clothing.
What does this bring? The companion does not gain any stats from this. They will continue to simply stay in your camp – only their appearance changes. The selected clothing disappears when you destroy the respective camp item of the companion and is not visible when you are in an instantiated area with them.
Slaves, Horror Clowns, and … Merman?
This is what players are doing with it: Since the update, many players have created cool costumes for their companions. Some have shared them with the community on reddit.
The user JRockPSU has transformed Becket into a horror clown with torn, dirty clothes and oversized shoes. Even the developers found this outfit interesting and requested pictures.
Redditor Daemoni73, on the other hand, stripped the Wanderer of all her clothes and instead put a prison collar on her. He now keeps her as a slave – which fits well with his roleplay. He embodies a true Raider in Fallout 76.
For Sofia, there is also an outfit – user I_make_things quickly transforms her into a witch. Another user turned his Raider punk into the real merman from Spongebob – just with a skeleton head as a little extra.
Not exactly the picture of the slave wanderer, but similar. Source: reddit.
“True terror wears size 60 shoes.” Source: reddit.
The Raider punk as a merman? The Manta-Man costume from the Atom Shop makes it possible. Source: reddit.
MeinMMO reader Luripu has already used the feature as well. He writes: “It works anyway. I made Sofia into a Nuka Girl. She looks more like a Space Girl than her silver overall.”
What else can be done with it? These are just a few examples of what players have already started with the new feature. You can let your imagination run wild and dress your companions however you want. If you have started a romantic relationship with one of the companions, why not give them a wedding dress or a suit!
The companions and their costumes are a cool detail that should especially excite role players and those who like to spend time in their camp. However, Fallout 76 now offers significantly more. With the huge Wastelanders update in April 2020, the whole game was turned upside down – a look at the survival MMO is worth it again.
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The streamer Imane “Pokimane” Anys (24) is the largest streamer on Twitch by far. She is accused on YouTube and Twitter of exploiting lonely men who see Pokimane as their “girlfriend” and want to take care of her. She defends herself against these allegations.
This is Pokimane: Pokimane is a variety streamer who had her major breakthrough with Fortnite in 2018. In the past 90 days, she has played Valorant, Animal Crossing, CS:GO, and LoL – but she is also frequently seen in Just Chatting, where she talks with her fans. On average, about 18,000 viewers watch her.
The 24-year-old Pokimane has 4.8 million followers on Twitch. This makes her the largest streamer on the platform by far. She has the fifth largest channel worldwide on Twitch: she is the only woman in a top 50 dominated by men.
The next largest streamer, Amouranth, is only in 56th place. Amouranth is the streamer who is always asked, why she hasn’t been banned from Twitch for indecency yet. Pokimane normally does not have such problems – but now she is being targeted.
YouTube video looks at men donating to Pokimane
This was the trigger for the discussion: On May 14, a YouTube video titled “Simp willingly goes homeless for Pokimane” appeared – a man allegedly made himself homeless on purpose for Pokimane’s sake (via YouTube).
A YouTuber looks at discussions around Pokimane, where men talk about what limitations they impose on their lives to donate money to Pokimane.
Such tweets are shown in the video. A donor for Pokimane says he was thrown out of his apartment. (Source: Twitter)
The YouTuber then shows tweets from men who talk about donating large sums to Pokimane: One man donated $500. He hopes that Pokimane sees the donation and knows that he loves and misses her.
The video sparked a back and forth in recent days.
Pokimane could not handle the video at all:
For her, it was a video that spread nonsense about her for 20 minutes.
It was a video that portrayed her as a “thot” for 20 minutes.
She even went after the sponsor of the video.
The conflict apparently simmered over the last few days.
These are the allegations: The conflict reached a preliminary peak yesterday on Twitter. Pokimane pointed out that one should not criticize her disrespectfully.
In response, a user replied:
“Respectfully said: The way you exploit lonely men for donations is predatory by nature. I think you should set a limit on how much money you accept from them. They get the same kick as if they were gambling by donating money to you. Gambling is an addiction, so donating is also an addiction.”
Another Twitter user explained the allegation in more detail:
“It’s not far-fetched for me to believe that there are probably a few men who treat you like a virtual girlfriend. They donate money to feel like they are taking care of you. They can openly tell you that they love you and will probably receive the same words in response. Such things.”
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Pokimane says: She does not encourage this behavior
This is what Pokimane responds: As the site Dexerto reports, Pokimane responded to the tweets in two now-deleted tweets.
She said that just because she streams, it does not mean she exploits lonely men for money. She makes a point of not entering into a personal relationship with her donors or offering anything in return other than a “thank you.”
Pokimane admits that there may be such lonely men out there who see her as a virtual girlfriend. She can only discourage such behavior. She does not support it.
The streamer Pokimane is not seen as someone who overly sexualizes herself.
This is what it’s about: Pokimane is not a streamer who presents herself overly sexualized. Therefore, she is normally not the focus of critical Twitch fans who accuse female streamers of trying to get donations through sexual promises or the physical desire of men.
Therefore, it is unusual that precisely Pokimane is being attacked. She is accused of awakening not sexual emotions in men but partnership needs: Men want to see in Pokimane a woman they can “provide for” with donations, it is said.
As one can tell from her statements, she is well aware that some men see her as a virtual girlfriend and therefore donate money to her. This seems to embarrass her, but she still accepts the money. However, Pokimane does not seem to care much about the money. She once explained that she turned down a $3 million advertising deal.
Pokimane is said to be a “virtual girlfriend” for some men whom they want to care for.
Pokimane herself once spoke of “parasocial interactions”: viewers feel attracted to someone who is unreachable for them. Pokimane is aware of this interaction. Once, a fan even showed up in front of her house.
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The basic version of Final Fantasy XIV is currently available for free on PS4. You can play this MMORPG, one of the best for PlayStation 4, for free for over a month, but you need to hurry.
What kind of offer is this? PS4 owners can rejoice over an unexpected gift. The Starter Edition of Final Fantasy XIV is currently available for free on the PSN store for download (via PlayStation.com). Included are:
The base game Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (rating of 86% on Metacritic)
30 days of playtime
You can even extend this playtime if you create your character on a preferred server. You will get an additional 15 days for free.
If you are clever and create a character on Lich, for example, you will get the base game and 45 days of playtime for free. This allows you to thoroughly test the game. However, you need to hurry, as the offer ends next week on May 26.
After the 45 days expire, you will need to pay a subscription fee, which is €10.99 per month for a beginner account and $12.99 for a standard account.
Even though FFXIV has released 3 expansions, many players still enjoy completing the old content.
Starter version of FF14 offers hundreds of hours of MMORPG
What content can you play? The basic version is the base game Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, and it does not include any of the 3 expansions of the MMORPG.
Nevertheless, you have access to several hundred hours of content. You can, for example:
All of this occurs without the limitations of the trial version, where you can, for example, only play up to level 35, cannot whisper to other players, or join guilds. If you prefer to go solo first, then we have a guide for solo players.
And if you happen to get lost, take a look at our detailed beginner’s guide:
To play the contents of the expansions, you must purchase them accordingly. These include new playable races, jobs, and areas as well as the continuation of the story.
Is it worth starting with FFXIV? Although Final Fantasy XIV is already over 6 years old and has released three expansions, newcomers need not worry about not being able to catch up.
Many systems in the MMORPG are designed so that newcomers can quickly find their footing in the game.
Old content at low levels is still completed, and you will always find a group.
The game provides a narrative in the form of the main story that newcomers can follow.
You regularly receive gear from quests that enhances you.
Many are waiting for the PS5 and Xbox Series X release. A developer now explains that Xbox and PS5 games could have completely new features for one reason.
Where did the information come from? In an interview, wccftech.com spoke with Stuart Tilley and his colleague Graeme Ankers. The conversation covered among other things the possible future of games on PS5 and Xbox Series X.
Who is speaking? Tilley is a Game Developer and co-founder of Firesprite. The studio developed the exclusive horror PlayStation VR title “The Persistence” (via GamePro). Firesprite worked closely with Sony because “The Persistence” was also the studio’s first title for PlayStation VR.
PS5 and Xbox Series X: Completely new features possible
What exactly does he say? Tilley explained in the interview that especially load times were to blame for having to discard many cool ideas during development:
It’s just super exciting for us to raise our ambitions. Sometimes you had to scrap a feature because, for example, it required very long loading times. Now, in the future, that might not be a problem. This will definitely allow us to make better games, I believe that’s absolutely right.
That’s why new features are possible: Tilley mentioned that these new sound possibilities are quite cool and represent an improvement, but much more important for players and developers is the SSD.
Thanks to the high speed, functions could now find their way into games that had to be discarded before.
As developer William Armstrong, who also worked on BioShock 2 and Firewatch, once explained, games are becoming larger due to many ideas and functions:
Things like initializing AI behavior, setting up dynamic physics, registering every loot item in memory and inventory, etc. As the scope of the game gets larger, so does the scope of the setup.
What does that mean? There is no more room for other features, unless you want to accept higher loading times. For example, cool movements or abilities would also need to be loaded, and there is then no more space for that.
Mein-MMO also took a look at what happens if the next-gen SSD ever gets full:
That’s why PS5 and Xbox Series X offer many new opportunities
Both Xbox Series X and PS5 could represent an important development for developers and players alike. Because both consoles offer a lot of new technology.
What does the PS5 offer? Chief developer Mark Cerny from Sony explained in a stream that the PS5 is supposed to offer many new possibilities. These include among others:
Backward compatibility from PS5 to PS4
Realism through ray tracing
and new technology that is supposed to make the PS5 faster
Zenith is a new MMO developed by the indie studio Ramen for PC and VR. The developers have now shown the first impressions of the gameplay.
What is Zenith? Zenith went live last year on the funding platform Kickstarter and reached its goal in just 4 hours. It is a sandbox MMO game for VR and PC set in a cyberpunk environment.
Zenith is inspired by popular JRPGs like Final Fantasy and Chrono Trigger and animes like Laputa, featuring a stylized anime look in the videos:
Played from the first-person perspective
No “Holy Trinity”, a character can change its role in combat by equipping different abilities
An AI for NPCs and enemies, they will be able to dodge, hide, or run away
Playable on Rift, Vive, Index, WMR, and Quest as well as on a normal desktop PC. So you don’t need a VR headset to play the game.
For development, the cloud technology SpatialOS is used, which aims to ensure that Zenith can have vast continuous areas without loading times.
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What does the gameplay look like? The development team Ramen released two new videos for their backers on the Kickstarter page. In one, the first pre-alpha gameplay of Zenith is shown. You can watch the video here:
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The video shows very early pre-alpha footage, which is intended to showcase the basics of the gameplay.
In the second video, project lead Andy Tsen explained what is shown in the video.
The pre-alpha footage shows a fight in one of the outdoor areas of Zenith. The video highlights some of the core features of the system such as parrying attacks and the “Stagger Meter”. The class shown in the video is called Blade Master.
Even though it doesn’t look fully polished yet, it is a fully functional combat system that has already been tested by “hundreds of players” on a server.
Do they have the money for an MMO project? So far, Zenith has raised $280,075, which is over ten times the originally needed amount of $25,000. All stretch goals set by the team have been achieved.
Additionally, the developers stated that they were also seeking financial help outside of Kickstarter. In a blog post on the Kickstarter page, they wrote:
We have several other investors (including some of the most respected investors in Silicon Valley) and have actually raised more money than through Kickstarter.
The funds from Kickstarter are intended to make the game even better and more polished.
Initial tests are already underway, alpha coming soon
What’s next? As the next step, the team plans to focus on several things:
At the top of the list is the alpha test
After the technical hurdles are cleared, the developers want to polish and further develop the various gameplay systems
The team was recently expanded with some new members and now consists of 7 people.
When will testing start? On the Kickstarter page of Zenith, you can find out approximately when the first tests for the MMO will start. Participation in the various alpha and beta tests typically depends on the amount of money you contributed to the project.
Pre-alpha test already started on March 21 (minimum contribution $79)
Closed alpha test is expected to start around the end of June (minimum contribution $39)
Closed beta test will open to players by the end of the year (minimum contribution $29)
Minecraft Dungeons has already undergone some testing before its release. Critics are presenting their reviews and Metacritic is collecting the score ratings. Currently, the game has a rating of 76 out of 100 on Metacritic. What is the criticism?
This is Minecraft Dungeons: Minecraft Dungeons will be released on May 26, 2020, on PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
The game is a spin-off of the well-known block game as an action RPG. While playing, Minecraft Dungeons resembles a simple and fast variation of hack and slashes like Diablo.
On Metacritic, the ratings are mixed but tend to be positive.
All Ratings for Minecraft Dungeons at a Glance
This is the testing situation for Minecraft Dungeons: On May 23, three days before the release, scores for the Xbox and PC versions can already be found on Metacritic. The PS4 and Switch scores are still being evaluated.
As of this time (May 23, 10:00 AM), 14 reviews have been submitted for the PC version. For the Xbox version, 4 reviews.
From these reviews, Minecraft Dungeons is currently pulling a metascore of 76 on PC and Xbox One.
Minecraft Dungeons on Metacritic – The Scores
These are the individual scores for PC:
Windows Central – 90 points
Everyeye.it – 85 points
Gamers Heroes – 80 points
GamingBible – 80 points
Attack of the Fanboy – 80 points
Destructoid – 80 points
Multiplayer.it – 70 points
SpazioGames – 70 points
PCGamesN – 70 points
GamesRadar – 70 points
Stevivor – 65 points
These are the individual scores for Xbox One:
GameSpew – 80 points
TrueAchievements – 80 points
Video Chums – 73 points
Trusted Reviews – 70 points
How Did the 76 Points Come About – What Criticism Do the Ratings Show?
This is what the ratings on Metacritic say: Here we summarize some of the ratings for you. The simple entry is praised, and the gameplay is reported to be easy to understand. However, criticism is directed at the fact that the content is also straightforward and that the game does not go particularly in-depth.
“Minecraft Dungeons belongs to the best action RPGs of the genre” – Windows Central
In the review from Windows Central, which currently gives the most points on Metacritic for Minecraft Dungeons, the endless, refined combat is praised. Also, the music that plays during the gameplay and the unique graphic style in which the game is designed score points.
Minecraft Dungeons seamlessly blends the world of Minecraft with the action RPG style of Diablo to create something truly compelling.
[…]
If I am destroyed by powerful slimes with extra armor and flame trails, I just want more powerful loot. This familiar, satisfying addiction that comes with loot-driven games like this has already captured me due to the ongoing, fulfilling combat in the game. If you are a fan of action RPGs, I dare say that Minecraft Dungeons will ultimately be your next addition as well.
“An exciting step for the Minecraft franchise” – GamingBible
Among the strongest ratings are the 80 points from GamingBible. In their review, they summarize:
Minecraft Dungeons is a charming game that will entertain you and your kids for a few good hours. A decade after the original game, this is an exciting step for the Minecraft franchise giant, and I can’t wait to see where the journey goes next.
The review also states that Minecraft Dungeons might seem a bit too simple for experienced dungeon crawler veterans.
“A simple Diablo […] for a younger audience […]” – PCGames
In the review from PCGamesN, it is written that solo players have less fun than groups, and that the content is better suited for younger players.
Adults playing solo will likely find [Minecraft] Dungeons mostly unsatisfactory. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t hit all the right dopamine switches with its level and loot systems. Raid groups, on the other hand, will probably have a great time, at least for a while.
[…]
A simple Diablo that exudes charm and loot diversity, but is probably better suited for a younger audience.
The tester Ben Maxwell from PCGamesN also asked his 6-year-old son what he thinks of Minecraft Dungeons. They played the game together for a few hours. He replied: “I think it is well designed and the first level is easy. The second level is hard. The best part is the stone boss and the Enderman boss.”
“A more accessible entry into the hack-and-slash genre” – Gamesradar
In the review from Gamesradar, Alex Avard writes that while there is a lot of fun to be had in Minecraft Dungeons, it is also quite short-lived.
As a more accessible entry point into the hack-and-slash genre, which levels the playing field against its stronger counterparts, Minecraft Dungeons succeeds brilliantly and fills a market gap in a way that only a Mojang creation could.
But these achievements are not enough to avoid the feeling that it is […], a bit short-changed. As the base game reaches only the absolute minimum of what is usually expected from an action RPG in terms of content, replayability, and player progression.
Furthermore, the review states that the block-based hack-and-slash provides fun and is recommended for any player fascinated by Minecraft. “Even for those who have no history with the franchise so far.”
Who wouldn’t like to throw a TNT block into the group of enemies and blow them all up?
“An entry-friendly mini-Diablo” – What GameStar says
Rene Heuser and Maurice Weber discuss Minecraft Dungeons on the GameStar YouTube channel. Heuser played the closed beta and was able to gain an impression before the release.
“It plays like a very entry-friendly mini Diablo,” explains Heuser. Players who play Diablo or other action RPGs would quickly find their way around, “but everything is a bit easier.” This speaks for:
There are no classes – Everyone can do melee or ranged combat
The equipment system is straightforward, there is no talent tree
Nevertheless, it is a solid hack-and-slash that also shows effects like “burning”, “stunning”, “knocking back”, or “slowing down” that you also know from Diablo. The “flow” works well and everything fits together.
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Minecraft Dungeons will be released on May 26, 2020, and will cost €20 for the base version, and €30 for the Hero Edition (with skins and access to two future DLCs).
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