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New online RPG on Steam comes completely without language

Andreas Bertits 5. May 2020 Reading time 4 minutes

On this 5th of May, backers of the Kickstarter campaign can take their first steps in the unique yet fascinating online RPG Book of Travels. We introduce you to the game.

What is Book of Travels? The online RPG is not an MMORPG and does not aim to be one. Nonetheless, you will traverse the fantasy world with other players and can interact with one another. However, encounters with fellow players are meant to be rare. Communication occurs without words.

When can you play? The beta starts today, May 5th on Steam. However, for now, only backers of the Kickstarter campaign for Book of Travels can participate. They will receive a key to redeem on Steam and then get started.

It is still uncertain when the beta will open for non-backers. However, the early access release date is planned for the end of the year.

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This is what the online RPG Book of Travels looks like.

An unusual online role-playing game

What makes the game special? Book of Travels aims to offer you a lot of freedom. You are in a beautifully designed fantasy world, but there is no overarching story or ending. It is about your journey, both literally and metaphorically.

As you explore the hand-drawn landscape with your personal hero, events unfold that you must master. Moreover, you will constantly face obstacles that you need to overcome to reach new places. How you approach these events and challenges is up to you. You even decide whether to tackle them alone or with the help of other players.

There are few aids and no so-called “handholding”. You must figure out for yourself how to proceed.

A role-playing game with emotions

Emotions are important: Book of Travels also focuses on conveying feelings. For example, you might witness the death of an NPC. This experience weighs heavily on the character, and they must overcome this sadness by visiting the person’s grave. From there, they draw new strength.

Journey into the unknown: Book of Travels takes you into the unknown. For you never know what to expect next. The visual and aesthetic aspects play a significant role. You do not explore a 3D world, but travel through hand-drawn landscapes that exude their own unique atmosphere. It should always be something very special when something happens in the game. Whether it’s just the passing of some villagers or the appearance of wild animals.

You might meet an NPC who has a task for you, and you must quickly decide whether you want to complete it or not. Some events only occur at night or only during the rain at a specific location. This should make it very interesting to simply explore the vast game world to see what can happen.

Sometimes teamwork becomes important as well. For certain events, it may occur that you need to operate a machine. However, this only works in a group. Or you might need to row across a river, but still need rowers.

MeinMMO author Andreas Bertits says: Book of Travels immediately caught my attention on Kickstarter. Initially due to the unusual and atmospheric visuals and then through the exciting gameplay mechanics.

An online RPG where players do not jump across the screen every five seconds but where encountering fellow players is something special could be very exciting. This gives me the feeling that my character is not like every other.

Book of Travels appears to be a somewhat slower online RPG where tranquility and atmosphere are more important than loot, battles, and becoming the best on the server as quickly as possible. This may not appeal to everyone but surely brings fresh air to the genre. And that is important for a genre like MMORPGs, which is gradually becoming mature and therefore needs to change.

If you’re still looking for other online role-playing games on Steam, we can recommend three MMORPGs that are currently booming on Valve’s platform. In these games, you will surely find fellow players for your adventures and have a lot of fun.

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Is Shadowlands still coming in 2020? This is what the WoW chief says

Cortyn 5. May 2020 Reading time 2 minutes

Is WoW: Shadowlands delayed due to the Corona crisis? Game Director Ion Hazzikostas gives a clear statement on this.

When World of Warcraft: Shadowlands was presented at BlizzCon 2019, the excitement among fans was high. Many are looking forward to the new expansion, which was supposed to be released in 2020.

But from March onwards, the Corona crisis began to take the world in its grip. More and more companies switched to remote work, and productivity inevitably decreased – Blizzard even distributed care packages to employees. Many films and games have been postponed.

But does this also apply to World of Warcraft: Shadowlands? That concern is shared by many fans.

We at MeinMMO had also speculated that the Corona crisis was the perfect excuse to delay Shadowlands a bit further.

What does the Game Director say? In an interview with Zoltan, the Game Director spoke a few days ago about the release plans. The questioner wanted to know whether the entire Covid-19 situation would cause Blizzard to miss the release schedule.

However, Hazzikostas denied that. The timeline was already quite loose at BlizzCon, which is why they had only specified 2020. That hasn’t changed. When asked directly if Shadowlands is still planned for 2020, Hazzikostas responded with a clear “Yes”.

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This is how Blizzard has dealt with the crisis: According to Hazzikostas, the Corona crisis has only slightly limited the developer team’s capabilities for World of Warcraft. Although there was a week of adjustment that was a change for everyone, things went well thereafter.

This is also reflected in the fact that development is currently progressing well, with a new alpha version being deployed weekly, bringing new content and innovations from Shadowlands. Currently, a lot of feedback is being collected for the Tower Torghast and the first quest areas.

If Shadowlands is indeed delayed, maybe more features will come – we are looking for your desired feature for WoW here.

So, despite the Corona circumstances, things currently look good for a release still in 2020.

Are you looking forward to being able to play Shadowlands this year? Or would you prefer to wait a bit longer if the product is then better?

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Diablo 3: Why I Found Fun in Grinding Again Midway Through Season 20

Patrick Freese 5. May 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

Season 20 of Diablo 3 has been active for almost two months now. Normally, MeinMMO editor Patrick Freese quickly loses motivation after completing the seasonal journey. However, S20 has reignited his interest.

What is it about? The current Season 20 in Diablo 3 started for me on March 13. Since then, I’ve already spent several hours in the season, diving right in with a Whirlwind Barbarian.

My biggest motivation at the start was: To complete the seasonal journey and secure the cool Bat pet. I achieved this goal about a week after the season started.

After that, I didn’t have any major goals anymore. Just the usual: optimizing gear and climbing in the greater Nephalem rifts.

Normally, I lose motivation to continue playing about two weeks after the start of a season. This sentiment is often echoed in the community.

However, I recently created a new class, and I have to say: It’s really fun right now.

New Witch Doctor in Season 20 motivates me

What have I changed? In principle, I set my Barbarian aside and asked myself what I would still enjoy. Immediately, the new Witch Doctor set came to mind. It ranks at the top of the Tier List of Season 20 and has a lot of potential.

So, I created a character and embarked on the journey towards max level. With a trick, you can reach level 70 in just one minute – but I wanted to enjoy the leveling process more.

It was fun: Leveling the Witch Doctor brought me joy. I consistently received new legendary items. With their legendary bonuses, I adjusted the leveling method repeatedly and played different builds. Sometimes with pets, sometimes with dots. Zombies also had to be included on the way to level 70.

The real fun started for me when I gathered the first pieces for Mundunugu’s Regalia at level 70. It was a laborious process, but I knew from streams and videos how fun the playstyle of the set looks. The Spirit Barrage constantly fires at nearby enemies and makes everything explode. Awesome!

Suddenly, I had a new goal in mind: to unlock the six-piece bonus of the set. “From then on, the fun will be maximized,” I thought.

It took one evening until I had gathered the basic parts. And even though I don’t yet have all the gear for the strong build, Diablo 3 is currently a blast.

I am excited about new ancient/archaic set pieces
I have my goal in sight to complete the set
I enjoy the fresh wind, moving away from the WW Barbarian

Of course: Creating a new class isn’t the newest idea in Diablo 3. However, choosing something that you haven’t played in a long time or never played at all is key for me.

This combination of new goals and an entirely different playstyle is important to me. I needed to see and hear something different from always just the Barbarian. And I can recommend this to you as well. With the new set, I’m back to enjoying grinding. I try out where the strengths and weaknesses lie and push myself into ever higher rifts.

If you’re stuck in Season 20 but really want to play: Why not grab a different class with a different playstyle? From melee to wizard or vice versa. It’s best to choose a build that you haven’t touched in a long time or do it like me: play one of the three new sets.

If you’re still missing a little incentive: Blizzard activated a Goblin Buff for the rest of the season.

How long the current Season 20 will last is unclear. The Blizzard team plans to announce a date about two weeks before the end. We at MeinMMO have already analyzed when an end of Season 20 and the start of Season 21 in Diablo 3 might be possible.

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The Division 2: Maintenance, Server Down on May 5th – Everything about the Process and Patch Notes

Sven Galitzki 5. May 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

Today in The Division 2, there are maintenance works on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, with servers going offline on all platforms for a few hours. We summarize everything important about the process and the patch notes for you.

Update 12:11 PM: According to Massive, the servers are now coming back online on all platforms. The maintenance has thus been around 20 minutes shorter than originally planned. Have fun and good loot, Agents.

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What’s happening today in The Division 2? Today, a new event called “Reanimated” starts in The Division 2 under Season 1. Many are curious about what it entails. Zombies have even been speculated.

But before you can get a first impression of the event, there will be maintenance work including server downtime. You will have to take a multi-hour forced break this morning if you want to play The Division 2.

All important information about Division 2 maintenance on May 5

This is how maintenance will proceed today: The developers have already announced via tweet which times will be important today.

The maintenance starts at 9:30 AM German time. At the same time, the downtime begins, and the Division 2 servers go offline.
The server downtime is scheduled for 3 hours today. During this time window, the changes will be implemented, and you cannot play The Division 2.
If everything goes smoothly, the servers should come back online around 12:30 PM. This would also signal the end of maintenance, allowing you to dive back into the action.

Keep in mind that the time indications, especially the end of maintenance, may still be adjusted throughout the day, as has happened before. If anything changes in today’s process, we will update the article accordingly.

What changes today? The patch notes: Today’s changes have also been communicated by Massive. They are quite manageable today:

More spawn points have been added for reinforcements during the Warhound convoy activity. This is intended to adjust the time needed to complete this activity to that of other activities in the open world.
A problem was fixed that allowed Kajika, one of the warlords from the new expansion, to be killed in the “Pathway Park” main mission before the final encounter.

What’s next for The Division 2 in May? While server-side updates will continue to regularly fix the most pressing issues in the game, the developers are already working on the next big client update, Title Update 9.1 (TU 9.1).

This patch is scheduled for mid-May, but a specific date should still be announced this week. What is supposed to change with TU9.1, based on current information, you can find out here: The Division 2: The next big update is supposed to solve 3 really annoying NPC problems

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I fell in love with long leveling phases again through WoW Classic

Alexander Leitsch 5. May 2020 Reading time 5 minutes

MeinMMO author Alexander Leitsch took advantage of the long May weekend to play MMORPGs extensively. In the process, he rediscovered an old love that can hardly be found in many modern games. He shares what fascinates him about it in a column.

The weekend around May 1st was rainy in NRW, and thanks to Corona, there was little to do anyway. So I decided to subscribe to WoW and take a look at Classic.

Although I am a huge MMORPG fan, my WoW past is limited. Since I was only 12 years old during the Vanilla days in 2004 and couldn’t afford the subscription costs, I primarily played Guild Wars 1. I spent many thousands of hours in both Guild Wars 1 and its successor Guild Wars 2.

Only at the release of Cataclysm did I play for about 2 months in a Let’s Play and later around Legion. But Retail-WoW could never fully convince me. In August 2019, I briefly tried to play WoW Classic, but due to work, a vacation abroad, and overcrowded servers, I quickly abandoned the project.

Now I wanted to know one last time: Can WoW convince me in some way, or am I just not made for this MMORPG?

About the Author: Alexander Leitsch is responsible for MMORPGs at MeinMMO.

In addition to the two “Guild Wars” titles, he has played numerous Asia MMORPGs, Black Desert, SWTOR, and Rift.

He just never warmed up to WoW over the years.

Slow leveling is unusual but beautiful

My restart in Classic: From my first attempt, I already had a Dwarven Hunter at level 12. I was to continue with him. However, in the first quests, I realized that I must not overestimate myself at all.

While I can defeat creatures in GW2 that are several levels above me, WoW Classic immediately punishes my arrogance with a death. And I liked that.

Even more, however, I learned to appreciate the slow leveling over time. Because it was exactly the opposite of what I had done in the last few months and it slowed me down immensely.

Why was leveling particularly special for me? In the last weeks, and even on May 1st itself, I tried several Free2Play MMORPGs to pass the time at home.

Among them were TERA, which is surprisingly receiving many updates, and Lineage 2. In both, I leveled up very quickly, in my opinion. In addition, I even created a guide for Black Desert for fast leveling that I, of course, tested.

But especially in the current situation with Corona, speed is not necessarily decisive, but rather a good feeling. And while I was leveling up to 50+ at lightning speed in Lineage 2, I never truly experienced a high. With WoW Classic, it was exactly the opposite.

The feeling of happiness when leveling up: Every rise in level felt significant. I could suddenly complete quests that were previously too high for me. I could learn new talents and regularly enter a new and higher area.

I had completely forgotten that level-ups can evoke such a positive feeling. For me, they were more of a nuisance than a joy in the last months.

Moreover, the long leveling phase had something refreshing: I got to know the people around me, something modern MMORPGs lack.

During the three days of the weekend, I encountered the same rogue multiple times, with whom I first defeated “Old Murk-Eye” together in Westfall and later beat “Jauler” in the Redridge Mountains. Members of my Deadmines group also crossed my path multiple times. Another player even invited me to his guild after we completed a quest together, with whom I am currently adventuring on Lucifron.

Over a playtime of nearly 12 hours over the weekend, I achieved 14 level-ups, reaching level 26. At no point did it feel like work, which was also due to the fact that I felt no urge to quickly reach level 60.

For the first time since my adventures in Rift, which I started in late 2013 after the switch to Free2Play, leveling really took a long time. And I had an incredible amount of fun.

Long leveling is avoided, and I understand it

What is it like in modern MMORPGs? Many MMORPGs that have been released in recent years skip long leveling phases:

In Guild Wars 2, leveling to 80 is relatively quick even on the first run and is made even faster later through redeemable scrolls.
ESO “skips” a leveling phase in the classical sense, allowing the entire content to be explored starting from level 1.
Black Desert allows fast leveling in the relevant levels but remains open at the top, theoretically allowing endless grinding.
Even WoW is revising its leveling system with Shadowlands, allowing new players and twinks to level up faster. According to tests by MeinMMO author Benedict Grothaus, it takes less than 24 hours of gameplay to reach level 60.

This fact is completely understandable to me. MMORPG players often complain about a lack of time. The number of entertainment options has risen thanks to Netflix and co., while many older MMORPG fans now have jobs and families.

But especially during the Corona time, I found leveling in WoW Classic immensely calming. It briefly took me out of the currently restricted daily life and offered me a good alternative to modern MMORPGs.

Will I remain loyal to WoW Classic? WoW Classic is currently incredibly enjoyable for me. I perceive the leveling and the resulting social contacts as very positive.

It is quite possible that after Corona, when I can pursue other hobbies and regularly meet friends and family again, I will quickly stop playing Classic again. Then time constraints will also kick in for me.

But until then, I enjoy the slowness.

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With the new PvE mode, World of Tanks wants to bring you back – Is it worth it?

Andreas Bertits 5. May 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

The 75th anniversary of the end of World War II is approaching. The online game World of Tanks celebrates this with a new PvE mode. Is the game still worth it in 2020?

What kind of mode is this? The “Road to Berlin” is a limited-time PvE event that marks the 75th anniversary of the end of WW2. Until May 18, you will experience exciting battles in and around Berlin.

First, it is necessary to advance to Berlin via the maps Kvelburg, Oder, and Westwall. Only after May 9, shortly after midnight, will you arrive there and fight for the liberation of the city. To do this, five players come together and must accomplish five consecutive objectives:

Capture Zone A.
Defend Zone A.
Capture Zone B.
Defend Zone B and break through the enemy defenses.
Eliminate the enemy commanders in the final battle.

As a reward, you can obtain, among other things, the unique Soviet heavy premium tank of tier VII, IS2-S.

An event with problems

What do players think of the event? The event divides the players a bit. Some find it too difficult, others think the rewards are not good enough. However, others are excited about the challenging experience.

gustavo33 says on reddit: “The Road to Berlin is a joke. I don’t like the game mode at all. It is extremely grindy and you don’t get good rewards.”
Acronos writes in the official forum: “Nice mode, nice upgrade options for the tanks, and really challenging AI, but what the hell were you thinking with the XP/victory points?! Couldn’t it have been done fairly?”
Trubo2Sven explains in the official forum: “Overall, the event ‘The Road to Berlin’ is good, but if you’re only being focused by arty (artillery), it gets annoying in the long run. That might deter some players from participating in the event.”
wumpboy says in the official forum: “I’ve also played a few rounds. The mode is fun and something different.”

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This is how the event “The Road to Berlin” in World of Tanks works.

The tanks hold the position

What is the current state of World of Tanks? World of Tanks has a loyal community. You will always find enough players for a match. However, players also point out some problems.

For some, the entry for newcomers is too harsh. There should be bonuses for newcomers so they can quickly catch up to the veterans, and the lower tiers should receive a revamp, as Jak_Atackka notes on reddit.
Moreover, artillery is repeatedly criticized, which according to players 3ULL is just too annoying.
According to Loupojka, World of Tanks is still fun, but the grind is a bit too harsh.

In summary, World of Tanks still brings joy to many players, but it also has its problems.

Is the game worth it in 2020? World of Tanks still has plenty of players despite its nearly ten-year age and offers the well-known, fun, and solid tank action. Additionally, new updates with new vehicles, such as the fast wheeled tanks, are continually being released. However, newcomers do find it somewhat challenging, as previously mentioned. Nonetheless, it is a free-to-play game, and everyone can see for themselves whether they enjoy WoT or not.

World of Tanks is indeed a somewhat unconventional representative of multiplayer action games, but if you want to look at similar players with a shooter focus, you should read the MeinMMO list of the 11 best multiplayer online shooters 2020 for PS4, Xbox One, PC.

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12 OP weapons that players are currently complaining about in Destiny 2 – according to Bungie

Sven Galitzki 5. May 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

A community manager from Bungie has now presented a list of weapons that players are currently complaining about the most in Destiny 2. Does the selection match your experiences?

What is the list about? Destiny 2 is known for certain weapons standing out from the meta and being particularly dominant.

Whether it’s the auto rifle Hard Light, which recently dominated PvP but was nerfed, or the new exotic MG Succession, which is now in the spotlight due to “infinite ammo” – there are numerous weapon examples that spark heated debates in the community.

Bungie’s community manager dmg04 has now released a list of weapons that players keep complaining about to him. They are said to be overpowered (OP), annoying, or in need of a nerf.

Which weapons are on the list? The list includes a total of 12 weapons – 4 exotics and 8 legendary firearms. The focus of player complaints is on

Bastion, an exotic fusion rifle
Recall, a legendary sniper rifle and a top weapon of Season 7
Hard Light, an exotic auto rifle
SUROS Regime, an exotic auto rifle
The Summoner, a legendary auto rifle from the Trials
Notration, a legendary hand cannon from Gambit
Dismal Promise, a legendary hand cannon
The Pursuit of the Mindbender, a legendary shotgun from the Nightfall “The Hollow Hideaway”
Astral Horizon, a legendary shotgun from the Trials
Beloved, a legendary sniper rifle from the Menagerie
Eye of Sol, a legendary sniper rifle from the Trials
Succession, a new exotic machine gun from Season 10

According to dmg04, however, the weapons are not in any particular order.

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What stands out: Essentially, almost all of these weapons excel particularly in PvP. Most complaints to Bungie apparently relate to the Crucible.

What Bungie says about the list: In addition to his list, dmg04 also noted that compared to Destiny 1, there is somewhat more variety in the weapons that players perceive as OP.

However, it still feels as if people complain along the lines of: “The weapon comes with a playstyle that I don’t know how to counter. So it must be OP”

He is also glad that it is a live game where things can be adjusted. That doesn’t mean that anything on the list will necessarily be nerfed. But things could change.

What do you think? How do you see this? Are these weapons really overpowered and should they be nerfed? Or should they become the standard by which other weaker firearms should be measured?

Does this list align with your own experiences? Or do you currently see other guns as problematic? Let us know in the comments.

What’s next for Destiny 2? Even though this insider insight is quite interesting, Destiny 2 currently has much bigger problems to deal with than the weapon meta. Bungie has already acknowledged that they are aware many players are unhappy with the game – including our Destiny expert Sven Galitzki.

Therefore, they want to discuss important community criticisms in the coming weeks and months. They have already started with the Trials and the anti-cheat measures. Improvements of the seasons and a revision of the bounties have also been addressed.

And it will be exciting to see which issue areas Bungie will address in the coming weeks. Because whether it’s the overly dominant role of the Eververse content, lack of innovations, meager seasonal contents, or the generally few incentives to continue playing Destiny 2 as a long-term fan or veteran – there are currently enough problems and criticisms.

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Twitch streamer warns: If you play solo ranked in Valorant, you are sabotaging yourself

Jürgen Horn 5. May 2020 Reading time 2 minutes

In Valorant the new ranked mode with the leaderboard battles is online. However, according to top Twitch streamer Myth, the system has a major weakness. Because those who compete alone may have severe disadvantages.

What is Myth’s problem with the ranked system? In the beta of Valorant, the long-awaited ranked system went live in early May. In it, you can play in rankings and thus be matched against opponents and teammates of your skill level.

But Ali “Myth” Kabbani, a popular and one of the most successful Valorant streamers (over 6 million followers) on Twitch, is not very impressed with the new ranked system. According to him, it is a very bad idea to compete alone, as a solo player. The reason: the matchmaking does not differentiate between group sizes.

So it could very well be that you, as a solo player, face a well-rehearsed 5-man team, all of whom signed up together for the ranked match.

The 5-man group clearly has the advantage, as they know each other and play coordinated, while in the random group on the other side, they might not even speak the same language.

Why is there no ranked system like in LoL?

Here’s how the problem could be solved: According to Myth, it makes almost no sense to compete alone. You would just ruin your rank and regularly get wiped out by well-coordinated 5-man squads. He would really like to play solo, but he just doesn’t want to deal with losses. Therefore, in his words, the system is also “garbage” and simply “stupid”.

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It would make much more sense for him if a ranked system was used that maintains different leaderboards. Specifically, one for solo and duo players and one for 5-man groups. They would then each have their own ranks, as they are two completely different things.

Other streamers, such as CS:GO veteran Spencer “Hiko” Martin, see it similarly. Interestingly, Riot Games has exactly such a ranking system with solo/duo lists in its other game, League of Legends. So it is quite possible that Riot will take this system as a template. After all, Valorant is still in beta. By the way, a particularly good player has already reached the maximum rank after 30 hours, despite all the weaknesses of the ranked system.

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CoD MW & Warzone: New update brings Shipment 24/7 and cool party game back

Maik Schneider 5. May 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone, the weekly playlist update is coming up. A Shipment week is starting again, along with a brand new mode in MW 2019 and pink trucks for Warzone.

What’s coming up this week? Compared to last week, when the comprehensive update 1.20 brought many innovations to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and its battle royale counterpart Warzone, this week is relatively calm.

But only on the update front, because on the CoD battlefields it’s heating up again – Shipment 24/7 is back. There are also 2 quirky modes that haven’t been seen in multiplayer before. Warzone is getting a splash of color and is offering style-conscious soldiers an anime-inspired truck for sale. Of course, it’s completely pink.

What else the week brings us, you can find out here on MeinMMO.

Update May 6, 8:00 AM – Here are the current playlists:

Multiplayer
- Ground War on Foot
- Gunfight Plans
- Gun Game Reloaded
- Demolition
- Shipment 24/7
Warzone
- BR-4 Player
- BR-3 Player
- BR-Solo
- Blood Money (Trio)

Playlist update on 05.05 brings action mode and pink trucks

When is the update coming? The Activision blog post does not provide information about the release period this time. Based on experience, the playlist update usually comes either on Tuesday evening around 7 PM or on Wednesday morning at 8 AM. We will keep the article updated and post the new playlist here as soon as it is online.

What’s new in multiplayer? Modern Warfare relies on a mix of tried-and-true and super new modes this week.

Shipment 24/7 – The mini-map Shipment as Moshpit
Demolition – Search & Destroy with special rules
Blueprint Gun Game – The fun gun game with blueprint weapons

What can the modes do? Shipment 24/7 has been an absolute classic in the CoD playlist since the release of the newly remastered mini-map. Here you play various modes in close quarters, and currently, you have to defend against nasty smoke attacks. Since many players are currently trying to unlock the new MG Bruen Mk9, there’s hardly a match without smoke clouds. By the way, the challenge for the new LMG will be changed soon.

Demolition is a search & destroy mode with special rules and made its debut with Modern Warfare 2, which recently went online with the “remastered campaign” on Xbox and PC. However, the rules are completely different from the otherwise more tactical search & destroy. All players can respawn, and each attacker always carries a bomb. If the attackers destroy both objectives (A and B), they win the round. A best-of-three is played, meaning it ends after 2 round victories.

In the gun game, you have fixed weapons that change with each kill. If you get a kill with each designated weapon, you win the round. The standard is 20 different weapons, so a minimum of 20 kills. In this special version, you get wacky blueprint weapons and must deal with the specified attachments.

What’s new in Warzone? Here it’s relatively quiet. The trio loot mode returns as “Blood Money”. Here, you earn more cash for kills than in the usual plunder mode.

In addition, a new bundle is coming to the real money store – “Anime Express”. If a pink truck invites you for a ride soon, remember your upbringing and never get into strangers’ vehicles. Instead, keep your best rocket launchers ready and turn the color fireworks into a truck explosion.

By the way, work is also being done on the 2 currently most annoying issues. It’s quite possible that solutions will come this week: CoD MW & Warzone: Fixes for the 2 currently most annoying issues are already in progress

First info on Season 4 known – Warzone has had a tough weekend

What else is happening in CoD? Call of Duty has recently provided some information about the future of the BR title Warzone. For example, they have hinted at new map areas of the BR map Verdansk for Season 4.

The developers are still working on the BR duo mode. The responsible parties did not want to give a date yet, but there seems to be quite a bit to be done before we can go hunting as a duo. It’s possible that Warzone is even working on 13 more modes, as a leak has now revealed.

But what would be important for many players first is the remedy for the current problems. After the comprehensive update 1.20, there were server queues, vanishing experience points, and major lag issues. Activision has already reacted, but the weekend was a torment for many fans. Here’s to a better week!

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Pokémon GO brings Raid hour back, trainers say: It doesn’t work like this

Max Handwerk 5. May 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

The popular raid hour in Pokémon GO is making its comeback this week. However, trainers are concerned about whether it can function as planned.

What is the raid hour? During the raid hour, raids featuring a specific Pokémon appear more frequently for sixty minutes. This event used to take place regularly once a week. At the beginning of the Corona crisis, it was canceled and subsequently suspended in the following weeks to avoid gatherings.

With the remote raids, the raid hour is now returning.

When is the raid hour returning? Pokémon GO has announced the next raid hour for Wednesday, May 6, 2020. It will run from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM and features the legendary Pokémon Giratina in its Altered Form.

Giratina is among the best Pokémon in the PvP league and is therefore quite useful. However, the new raid hour still raises concerns among trainers.

Can the raid hour function in this way?

This is how the raid hour is intended: In the announcement from Niantic, the basic idea is actually kept quite simple. Players are supposed to get one of the new Remote Raid Passes from the shop, select a Giratina raid nearby, and challenge the monster with friends from a distance. However, this is not always feasible in practice.

This is the problem: To defeat Giratina, at least three players are needed – and the right counters. Gathering enough players for remote raids is quite challenging because there is no way to directly invite friends to raids.

Those who live alone can only hope to click on a raid and find enough trainers in the area at the right time who also want to engage it.

While this may work, it becomes difficult in rural areas without many players or places without many gyms. The raid hour provides the opportunity to coordinate in advance – however, the different distances to gyms can make it challenging to gather the necessary trainers.

The raid hour with Giratina could simply be too difficult in this situation. And this causes discontent among players.

This is what the trainers say: On reddit, the reintroduction of the raid hour was not received very well. The implementation of the event is criticized:

“I don’t understand why they don’t just offer 1, 2, and 3-star raids at the moment,” says user CosmicWizzerd (via reddit). Then players wouldn’t have to rely on other players and could secure exciting Pokémon.

Frequently mentioned in the comments is the Pokémon Practibalk, which is easy to defeat but offers a very strong evolution with Meistagrif: “People would buy more raid passes knowing they could at least do them alone, even if the Pokémon aren’t OP legendaries.”

The situation would probably look different if players could invite friends to raids: “This feature and announcement is an insult to all areas still in lockdown,” user CrizzyBeez says (via reddit): “Remote raids should only be released when we can invite players.” In the current format, players criticize that coordinating remote raids is quite difficult. An invitation feature could remedy this – however, such a feature is still missing.

In addition to the raid hour, this week also marks the first part of the Nostalgia Challenge. This will bring some shiny Pokémon over the coming weeks – here you can find all nostalgia shinies at a glance.

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As in Death Stranding: Exoskeleton helps to carry up to 50kg

Cortyn 5. May 2020 Reading time < 1 minutes

In China, there was now a sight reminiscent of the game Death Stranding. A man with an exoskeleton is lifting quite large loads with ease.

Death Stranding was one of the big games of the past months and definitely a rather crazy gaming experience – and one of our best post-apocalyptic games. But that was to be expected from a game by Hideo Kojima.

However, it seems that the game was not so far removed from reality as we all thought – at least in one aspect. Because the heavy load that your main character carries through the vast game world in Death Stranding also exists in the real world.

At least in China, someone has now been spotted wearing an exoskeleton capable of transporting large loads. Visually, it strongly resembles Death Stranding.

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The exoskeleton from ULS in test use.

What kind of device is this? The exoskeleton was developed by ULS Robotics and is currently being tested in China. The Chinese company Ele.me, a major food delivery service, is experimenting with ULS’s exoskeleton.

If the tests are successful, it is intended to help deliverers effortlessly transport loads of up to 50kg. The load will primarily be transferred onto the exoskeleton, while the deliverer basically just “steers” the skeleton in the right direction.

For comparison – this is how it looked in Death Stranding:

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It strongly resembles the exoskeleton.

Even though the movements in the video still look a bit slow and tentative, especially when going up and down stairs, such an exoskeleton could soon be widely used for deliverers and significantly facilitate their work.

What do you think of such an exoskeleton? A cool thing that will surely find many applications? Or is the world perhaps developing too quickly towards creepy science fiction?

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Fallout 76: Players Raise Money to Help Injured Hero

Benedict Grothaus 5. May 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

A known player from the Fallout 76 community had a serious accident. So he doesn’t have to bear the burden alone, the player community shows its solidarity once again – and collects donations.

Who is the hero? It’s about the player Brent “CJ Martin” Fairchild, also known as “Doc”. Brent has been playing Fallout 76 and embodies an NPC doctor with his own clinic.

He played this role long before the introduction of NPCs with the Wastelanders update. He even gave other players “quests” where he had them escort him, rewarding them in the end with useful items like Stimpaks.

The Doc helps other players protect themselves for battles against Scorched beasts or provides them with mutations. The role has become extremely popular and well-known in the community. The YouTuber JerseyGhost even featured him in a highlight video.

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What happened to him? On Saturday, May 2, 2020, there was a fire in his house in the state of Pennsylvania (USA), as the Fallout podcaster Kenneth Vigue reports (via GoFundMe).

Brent reportedly went back into the burning house multiple times to rescue his wife and son. He allegedly suffered first and second-degree burns and had to be admitted to a specialized clinic.

MeinMMO has contacted podcaster Kenneth Vigue for confirmation of the story. He explained that Brent sustained numerous injuries. As of now (May 4), he is feeling somewhat better and has been released from intensive care:

His feet were burned, so he can’t walk on them. His ventilator has been removed as of today, but his lungs were damaged by smoke, so he can only speak with difficulty. He is currently watching Star Wars and recovering in the hospital.
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We were also sent some pictures of the accident that we are allowed to share with you here:

Brent regrets that he cannot remember his first helicopter flight (to the hospital). His house suffered significant damage.

Fallout Community Donates and Helps

Vigue has created a campaign on GoFundMe to support the Doc during this time. Over $4,200 has already been raised in donations.

The campaign has been shared by other Fallout communities, such as the group “Fallout Five-0”, which continuously provides exciting crime role-play in Fallout 76 (via Facebook).

The Fallout community is clearly willing to help. They stand ready to support other players of Fallout 76.

Brent’s mother-in-law and sister have already reached out regarding the players’ initiative. In an email to Kenneth, his sister wrote:

I just wanted to thank you all! To be honest, I’m usually someone who rolls their eyes at gaming, but right now I couldn’t be more grateful. It touches me that my brother has a community that is there for him when he needs it. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

The helpfulness of the Fallout 76 community has already become legendary. They have frequently made a name for themselves by selflessly helping others wherever possible. Even on MeinMMO, there are many kind souls, like the friendly architect Stomatome, who builds your camp for you.

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YouTube attacks Twitch, hires PewDiePie exclusively as a streamer

Schuhmann 4. May 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

YouTube has surprisingly announced that Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg has signed an exclusive streaming deal with them in May 2020. This means the Swede will only stream on YouTube. This is a clear attack on the incumbent Twitch.

This is the announcement: The Swede Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg (30) has signed an exclusive streaming deal with YouTube.

According to a press release, PewDiePie says he will place a stronger focus on livestreaming in 2020 and beyond.

Therefore, it is good for him to collaborate with YouTube and be at the forefront of a new product. By this, he means the streaming department of the video portal, which until May 2019 was known as YouTube Gaming.

PewDiePie refers to YouTube as “his home for more than a decade.” Streaming on YouTube feels like a natural fit for him, as he is now looking for new ways to create content and connect with his fans worldwide.

PewDiePie will stream more on YouTube

This is the situation: PewDiePie has been making videos for YouTube for almost 15 years. He has been running his current channel since 2010. He now has 104 million subscribers. He is the first and only individual to reach over 100 million subscribers.

Until recently, he streamed exclusively on the relatively insignificant platform DLive. About a year ago, he signed an exclusive contract there, which presumably has now expired.

YouTube has now secured his services.

How high the interest in PewDiePie is was evident during a Fortnite tournament in June 2019, where PewDiePie was indirectly seen through other channels on Twitch. There were outages on the streaming platform due to the extremely high interest.

YouTube takes the next step

What’s behind it: YouTube belongs to Google. They have been seriously wanting to step into live streaming of games for a few months. At the moment, Twitch is leading in this area. Twitch belongs to Amazon.

YouTube has secured several streamers like CouRage, Typical Gamer or Valkyrie exclusively in recent months. A lot of money is reportedly involved.

The signing of the biggest YouTube star PewDiePie is now a serious attack on the incumbent Twitch.

Details of the exclusive contract are not known. However, it can be assumed that PewDiePie was not cheap.

Since August 2019, there have been 2 phenomena among streamers:

Star streamers leave Twitch and sign exclusive contracts with other platforms like Mixer, Facebook Gaming, or YouTube
or streamers sign exclusive contracts with the platform that was already their main platform

The signing of PewDiePie fits into YouTube’s strategy. Instead of poaching stars from Twitch, as Mixer has done with shroud and Ninja, YouTube focuses on its own talents that have grown through video-on-demand on YouTube and recruits them for regular live streams.

This has now been done with several gamers: YouTube has primarily concentrated on a market outside the USA and has increasingly recruited Canadians and Australians; they also seem to have developed a weakness for Fortnite streamers.

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NextGen: Here are screenshots of Gollum – This is what the PC graphics look like

Benedikt Schlotmann 4. May 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

While many are waiting for the release of the next-gen consoles PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, there is now a first look at one of the PS5 games, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum. The images from the PC version could provide a glimpse of the graphics from PS5, Xbox Series X and The Lord of the Rings the.

Where do the images come from? The images come from the preview of “The Lord of the Rings: Gollum” by GameStar. There, the game was exclusively presented publicly for the first time by Daedalic Entertainment with the Lord of the Rings license.

The game strongly focuses on stealth elements and is expected to be released in 2021 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X.

The showcased images from the PC version now provide an initial impression of what The Lord of the Rings could look like on next-gen, the PS5 and Xbox Series X.

However, one should keep in mind that Daedalic Entertainment is a relatively small studio. If you want to see what games look like on the Xbox Series X and why they could look similar on the PS5, then check out our article on the first Xbox insider stream, where Microsoft showcased the first gameplay for the Xbox Series X:

Screenshots – This is what Mordor looks like

The images provide the first impressions from the PC version of “The Lord of the Rings: Gollum”.

Notably, the images show a high depth of field. High depth of field usually requires a lot of performance and puts a strain on both PC and console:

For example, those who look at expansive camera movements in Red Dead Redemption 2 will notice the weaknesses of the PS4 and Xbox One consoles. The vast landscapes push the consoles to their limits.
So far, gaming PCs have had the upper hand, as they can compute more data and also render demanding cutscenes smoothly. Next-gen could first close the gap between consoles and PCs.

Graphics on PS5 and Xbox Series X – what can NextGen do?

The images come from the PC version of “The Lord of the Rings: Gollum”. This means that the game could look different on the PS5 or Xbox Series X. Both consoles announced for 2020 definitely contain powerful hardware:

Both the PS5 and the Xbox Series X have plenty of potent hardware. The PS5 is expected to offer around 11 teraflops of power. Additionally, it is expected to have enhanced 3D audio, ray tracing technology, and backward compatibility, along with other features.
Furthermore, “The Lord of the Rings: Gollum” is no longer announced for Xbox One and PS4. While the console versions of other games often look worse or at least provide lower performance, the PS5 and Xbox Series X have a significant advantage. Whether PS5 and gaming PC are equal was examined elsewhere.

If you want to know more about “The Lord of the Rings: Gollum”, then visit our colleagues: The exclusive preview of The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is available at GameStar Plus, the premium offer from our sister site GameStar.

Xbox Series X and PS5 Games – first gameplay from NextGen

Title image Xbox Series X — Microsoft has announced a gameplay preview for the Xbox Series X for early May. For the PS5, we don’t even know the design yet: 5 PS5 designs that we like.

For early May, Microsoft has announced that it will show the first gameplay on the Xbox Series X. Among other things, the newly announced Assassin’s Creed Valhalla from Ubisoft will be featured.

As E3 and Gamescom are either canceled or only taking place digitally this year, this is an opportunity to showcase new hardware and games after all.

Update 5.5., 9:46 AM: We have adjusted the title of the article to clarify that the screenshots are images from the PC version.

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FIFA 20 TOTS: Another Team of the Season So Far from today in Packs

Julian Schröder 4. May 2020 Reading time 2 minutes

Today we continue with FIFA 20 with the next TOTS (or TOTSSF). The Team of Season of the Saudi Professional League is coming to the game.

This is how the Weekend League Rewards change: Many players are likely already looking forward to strong Weekend League Rewards, as it seemed until now that only strong TOTSSF cards from the Premier League TOTS would be distributed.

But since today, on May 4, 2020, the next TOTTSF is already released with the Saudi League Team, it will also be found in the rewards.

Maybe the cards are not that bad after all. Let’s take a look together at the Team of the Season So Far of the Saudi Professional League.

This is the Saudi Professional League TOTSSF

These are the strongest cards: The best cards in the Saudi TOTSSF are from Giovinco (92), Hamdallah (92), Anselmo (90), and Gomis (89).

Saudi League TOTSSF:

Giovinco (92) – CAM
Hamdallah (92) – ST
Anselmo (90) – CDM
Gomis (89) – ST
Amrabat (88) – RM
Petros (88) – CDM
Maicon (87) – CB
Carlos Eduardo (87) – LM
Igor Rossi (85) – CB
Al Mayoof (84) – GK
Al Ghannam (83) – RB

How to get the new TOTSSF cards

TOTSSF from the Weekend League: Since there is currently no Team of the Week in FIFA 20, the TOTSSF cards replace the Weekend League rewards in the Player Picks. With 11 wins, you have the chance for strong TOTTS cards of the respective week.

This week therefore includes Premier League and Saudi League cards.

From Packs: But TOTSSF cards can also hide in packs:

Gold Packs (5,000 coins)
Premium Gold Packs (7,500 coins)
or in other special and promo packs

However, to pull a TOTS card from packs, you need a lot of luck. It is often smarter to buy the desired card on the FUT transfer market. However, prices there are not exactly low.

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CoD Warzone: Players come back almost immortal from the Gulag – What is going on?

Maik Schneider 4. May 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

The Gulag is the cool respawn feature of Call of Duty: Warzone and offers you a revival in the battle royale when you deserve it. However, it seems that sometimes you get even more right now – a God-Mode-Light with extra speed.

What was that? Immortal through the Gulag? Yes, well, almost. Apparently there is a bug that causes some players to come back to the game almost immortal after their Gulag visit. Although they probably have to be bought back, the soldiers take less damage and run through Verdansk at a tremendous speed.

Call of Duty: Warzone is currently struggling with problems outside of gameplay. Many cheaters are wreaking havoc in matches, bothering fair teams with aim bots or real God modes, and since update 1.20, there have been massive server issues.

The Gulag bug is likely to cause trouble again. If the problem occurs more often, normal players could also be confronted with a sudden God-Mode-Light and probably not everyone will make the right decision to end the glitch immediately. At least you probably can’t cause any harm yourself. But see for yourself:

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What’s there to see? “Serhan Cakmak” uploaded this video to YouTube back in March and provided information about the round in the comments. These are the key scenes of the 6-minute video:

0:27 minutes: Landing at the Superstore – The movements seem unusually fast
3:39 minutes: The first time “taking damage” – The “Call for Help” indicator is visible at the bottom of the screen the whole time
4:45 minutes: Fight against a team in a stairwell – Could not deal damage with the shotgun
5:40 minutes – While looting, a teammate notices that he can “revive” Serhan when standing next to him. He is now back to normal speed
6:00 minutes – Since the “revival” of the teammate, he receives the “Give Up” prompt. He presses the button and the game takes him out on the spot

In the comments on the video, “Serhan Cakmak” wrote that he had to be bought back by his teammates for $4,500 after winning in the Gulag. This only worked after several attempts. Something was definitely off.

Because his match changed completely after visiting the Gulag. With a speed buff, he was running at record speed across the map. His entire movement was enhanced – movements, reloading, health regeneration starting. Plus, his armor took no damage.

When he encounters an enemy team, it is noticeable that while he does not distribute damage, such a strengthening of stats can bring a big advantage when playing in a team. Moreover, he takes some hits and still has plenty of health left, the health also seems noticeably stronger.

The brief “revival” of the otherwise fit player then ended the speed buff and the “Give Up” prompt appeared in the center of the screen. Shortly thereafter, Serhan reportedly became curious and pressed the give-up button. The game then sent him straight to observer mode without a KO phase – similar to the explosive arrows of the crossbow.

What happened there? That is unclear. But it seems to be a bug that doesn’t spawn you correctly. You have some functions that are otherwise only available when you are on the ground. You can call for help, and teammates can “revive” you, and also you take no damage to your armor plates. These don’t exist otherwise when you are down.

Currently, Warzone seems to have problems with the correct revival of players. With an exploit, players can easily win the match when they are revived in the endgame. None of these bugs have been fixed yet, but the developers are already working on a fix for the faulty revivals according to their Trello board.

They are aware of the problem when a supposedly living player can be revived and are working on it.

So is God-Mode just a serious bug? It’s not a real God-Mode. While there is a significant advantage with this bug, a simple victory is not guaranteed. A true God-Mode looks rather like this:

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Here, the opposing player can easily defend against a rushing four-man team and knocks out the thread author “The___Shadow” in the last circle with a melee attack.

Infinity Ward has assured several times that they are working hard on the cheater problem. If you want to know more about how the IW security team operates and why there is currently a petition against Activision Blizzard’s ban policy, check this out: Players demand an explanation for bans.

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WoW Survey: What important feature is missing from the MMORPG?

Cortyn 4. May 2020 Reading time 2 minutes

What feature does World of Warcraft need to excite you again? We want your opinion on what Blizzard should definitely change!

While players in World of Warcraft can currently easily unlock allied races and earn a nice amount of gold, development on the next expansion is in full swing. WoW: Shadowlands is in closed alpha, and more zones and content are being showcased and examined, such as recently the crafting.

However, some long-standing wishes of the community cannot be fulfilled in Shadowlands either. Therefore, we want to find out which feature is missing from the current World of Warcraft to regain your favor. These can either be entirely new features or ones that perhaps existed before and are no longer present.

What does the community wish for? A look into the World of Warcraft subreddit or the official forums reveals wishes from individual players that receive varying levels of support. Some of these wishes have persisted for over a decade. However, we want to know which feature would be the right one to make World of Warcraft interesting or even better for you again.

These features are mentioned repeatedly: The long-standing requests in the community that come up every few years include topics such as:

Housing: Finally, a house for your character that can be furnished freely. For example, with trophies obtained from dungeons and raids or crafted.
Cross-Faction Play: With the emerging peace between Horde and Alliance, some players wish that Horde and Alliance could play together to tackle dungeons. The language barrier has already fallen.
Solo Queue for Ranked PvP: You can only participate in rated PvP in WoW if you find a fixed group for it. This has become harder over the years. Being able to play this mode through a simple registration function has been desired for a long time.

Which feature do you want to see in WoW?

We have listed a number of features in the survey below that have been requested time and again over the past years.

If you can’t see the survey, simply follow this link directly to the survey.

Once you have made your selection, please write a comment and explain to us why this feature would be so important – especially if you selected “Something else, namely …”.

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New World: How to get an Alpha Key for the new MMO and start playing

Alexander Leitsch 4. May 2020 Reading time 2 minutes

The MMO New World by Amazon has postponed the start of the beta and the release for now. However, the closed alpha continues. We will tell you how you can currently get an alpha key for the tests.

What is the current status of New World? Actually, the beta for New World was supposed to start in April and the MMO was finally supposed to leave the closed testing phase. However, due to the coronavirus, the start of the beta has been postponed to July and the release has been postponed to August 2020.

If you want to take a look at the content of New World right now, you will need access to the alpha. Because the game’s test is still under NDA and Amazon shows only sporadic gameplay of the game.

However, joining the alpha is still possible. While you do need some luck, you now have several options to get into the closed tests.

Weekly Giveaways and Official Invitations

How do you get an alpha key? Currently, there are two ways to get into the alpha of New World, but in both cases, you are reliant on luck:

On the one hand, you can sign up on the official website. You only need an Amazon account for this.
On the other hand, giveaways are held regularly via social media.

The invitations through the official website take place in waves once a week.

Every Wednesday, a giveaway starts on Twitter, which runs until Friday and rewards 10 lucky players with an alpha key.

Make sure that you participate in the German or French Twitter account. The two are giving away keys for EU, while those from the English account can only be used in North America.

Do pre-order customers get guaranteed access? Pre-order customers do get guaranteed access to the beta in July, but not to the alpha.

However, they automatically enter the pool for the giveaways through the official website.

Where can I find more information about New World? All official news about the MMO, but also columns and even a preview report can be found on our New World theme page.

Currently, there is a lot of discussion about the MMO because there are some alleged testers who say they expected a postponement even without Corona. It seems New World still feels very unfinished.

Some considerations and wishes for New World I, Alexander Leitsch, shared in a column on MeinMMO.

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Fortnite brings lightsabers back – Here’s how you can get them

Max Handwerk 4. May 2020 Reading time 2 minutes

Fortnite is in the Star Wars frenzy! Lightsabers and matching skins are back in the game for Star Wars Day. We show you how to get a lightsaber in Fortnite.

This was the Star Wars event: Slightly delayed and with login issues, the Star Wars event went live – but it brought everything that should be part of a Star Wars event. The Millennium Falcon was there, Stormtroopers are on the move and there was even a scene from the new movie.

Now the Star Wars items and lightsabers are returning on May 4, 2020 to celebrate Star Wars Day.

How to get a lightsaber in Fortnite

How to get a lightsaber: To get a lightsaber, you don’t need to take any special steps. You land on the island as usual, look for a good starting point, and then the search for weapons begins.

The difference: In addition to the usual chests, there are now lightsaber crates in the game. They can appear anywhere.

You just have to open these crates and choose one of four lightsabers. The available weapons are from:

Luke Skywalker
Mace Windu
Rey
Kylo Ren

You can also just take them all if you can’t decide. The lightsabers can also be found in regular chests.

How to use lightsabers in Fortnite

This is what lightsabers can do: Lightsabers are not just a substitute for your harvesting tool. They are a proper weapon that can deal significant damage in close combat.

Furthermore, you can deflect bullets with them – just like you see in the movies. So if you are under a hail of bullets, you can use a lightsaber to get out of trouble. It’s all quite simple: use R2 to attack, and L2 to block attacks.

If you find yourself in a fight against lightsabers and there seems to be no way out, it can be quite annoying. However, there are tricks to successfully fight against lightsabers without taking significant damage. We show you tips on how to dodge lightsabers more easily.

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GTA Online: Here are the alien costumes that cool kids are currently wearing

Patrick Freese 4. May 2020 Reading time 2 minutes

Aliens are loose in GTA Online. We will show you where you can buy the green and purple suits. But they are not cheap.

What is it about? If you are currently playing GTA Online, you will often encounter groups of aliens. These are players who have thrown themselves into green or purple bodysuits and then engage in brawls, shootouts, or other shenanigans as a group.

If you want to become part of such a group or simply want to look like an “alien” in GTA Online, you can opt for the bodysuit. It looks really cool in the game, especially if you are also carrying laser weapons.

We will show you where to buy the alien costumes.

Buy Alien Outfit in GTA Online

Where can you find the suits? You can buy the bodysuits at two different locations in GTA Online. At various clothing stores or at Ammu-Nations.

Instructions for the clothing stores:

Go to any clothing store in GTA Online
Approach the employee at the counter and talk to her – she will offer you outfits
Scroll almost all the way down to the outfits
Select “Outfits: Arena War”
Now choose “Bodysuits”
There you will find “Green Martian Bodysuit” and “Purple Martian Bodysuit”

Instructions for Ammu-Nation: Here you do not talk to the store owner, but after entering, go to the right wall. There are jackets hanging there as well. By interacting, you will come to the outfit overview. After selecting that, continue as in step 3 at the clothing store.

How much do the alien suits cost? The green variant costs 358,000 GTA dollars. If green is not your color, there is also the purple version for 330,000 GTA dollars. If you do not have enough money for that, do not be sad. Because GTA Online is currently giving away 500,000 GTA dollars.

If you have already spent that, you can also unlock the suits through the Arena career.

Why are the bodysuits so popular right now? For a few days now, gang wars between aliens have been raging in GTA Online. They are divided into green and purple groups. It may also happen that the aliens attack innocent players.

Players say alien fights are the best thing that could happen to the game.

If you want, you can grab a suit now and join in. However, with such a conspicuous clothing style, this brilliant hiding method will no longer work.

If you’re low on cash, we recommend these 12 ways to quickly make a lot of money in GTA Online in 2020. These include content for single players as well as groups, for beginners and advanced players. You should have earned that nearly $360,000 within an hour.

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