Twitch streamer Turner “Tfue” Tenney (22) made headlines over the weekend when he botched a charity event. His fellow streamer and former Fortnite rival Tyler “Ninja” Blevins (28) took the opportunity to criticize his competitor.
This is the event in question: YouTuber “MrBeast” hosted a charity event in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Internet personalities competed against each other in rock-paper-scissors. Streamers Ninja and Tfue were also present.
However, Tfue drew a lot of attention and backlash for accidentally leaking private information from the tournament and MrBeast.
Tfue streams, even though he shouldn’t
This is how the mishap occurred: Tfue, the biggest streamer on Twitch, streamed the tournament live on his own Twitch channel for a while. During this time, he accidentally opened a chat with MrBeast. There, the YouTuber’s phone number and an access code to the private chatroom of all event participants were visible.
As a result, numerous viewers flooded into this chat and spammed it.
This image was briefly seen in Tfue’s stream. Source: Dexerto
This is particularly delicate: As several sources stated, each participant was instructed not to stream. After all, every viewer was supposed to be watching MrBeast’s stream directly to donate.
After the mishap occurred, Tfue quickly shut off the stream and told his fans to switch over to MrBeast’s stream.
Ninja takes aim at Tfue and he strikes back
Here’s what Ninja said about it: The well-known Mixer streamer, Ninja, was also present during the stream and witnessed Tfue’s mistake. He tweeted: “Dude, Tfue leaked the code for the private chat while streaming.”
This is how the great discussion began: However, the situation didn’t end with Ninja’s tweet.
Tfue reacted sensitively to this criticism, even though he admitted his mistake. But the fact that Ninja was the first to attack him didn’t sit well with Tfue.
Tfue struck back and said: “Ninja is a pussy.”
Ninja replied: “We weren’t supposed to stream, Bro! The 50,000 viewers you have should come to the main stream where people can donate for charity.”
Tfue shows remorse: Clearly, the whole situation affected Tfue, as he apologized again to MrBeast and even donated $10,000. Afterwards, he encouraged his fans to donate as well.
Ninja’s wife defends her husband
Here’s what Jessica Blevins said: Ninja’s wife and manager defended her husband on Twitter and painted Tfue in a worse light.
She said: “Yes, Tfue’s leak was a mishap, but it wouldn’t have happened if he had listened to everyone who was told NOT to stream this event and to direct all their viewers to the YouTube main stream to DONATE for charity. Now the event is hacked and will be restarted.”
Recommended editorial content
At this point you will find external content from Twitter that complements the article.
I consent to external content being displayed to me. Personal data can be transmitted to third party platforms.
Read more about our privacy policy.
Tfue then spotted and retweeted a statement that “Ninja sends his wife to fight his battles while Ninja waits for her in bed.”
Tfue and Ninja – A major rivalry
What is behind the feud? Tfue and Ninja have been rivals for a long time. Both are ambitious and have long competed for the same audience. Especially during the time when Ninja was still streaming on Twitch, they were direct competitors in Fortnite.
There is a clear contrast between the two streamers:
Tfue is an emotional streamer who doesn’t think much about what he says. He’s “unfiltered.” However, Tfue is an outstanding player in Fortnite and significantly younger than Ninja.
Ninja, on the other hand, is a brand behind which major advertising deals stand. The streamer was previously much more toxic, but has now become calmer and knows how to market himself. Ninja filters what he says out of respect for young viewers.
In 2018, Ninja was the undisputed number one on Twitch. Tfue stood in his shadow and only truly shone in 2019 after Ninja switched to the streaming platform Mixer. Nonetheless, he lacked something in the process.
Tfue is 6 years younger than Ninja. Both enjoy crashing into each other.
For years, the rivalry between the two existed but was never really articulated. Ninja acted as if he and Tfue were actually buddies. Tfue said he always had the impression that Ninja simply didn’t like him. The two kept their distance for a long time. This changed in the last few months:
Ninja seems confused about where this aggressiveness is coming from. But he can’t help himself either. He doesn’t avoid Tfue but rather enjoys commenting on negative things Tfue does.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
In Valorant female players have been complaining about harassment in voice chat for being women for a while now. Recently, a LoL developer also fell victim to it and aired her frustrations on Twitter. This led to developers from Valorant stepping in and working on measures against such behavior.
What happened? The UX designer Tea “Greenily” C. from Riot Games primarily works on League of Legends, but enjoys a few rounds of Valorant. At least she enjoyed the rounds in the shooter until she said something in voice chat and shortly after, a male teammate felt compelled to hit on her.
The guy wouldn’t let up, repeatedly calling Greenily “Babe” and treating her as if she were his noob girlfriend that he had to carry.
When the developer asked him if he was 16 years old, he first confirmed it. When she then said “Then I’m at least 10 years too old for you!”, he got caught up in embarrassing contradictions: “I’m actually 23. Okay, I’m 17, but I will be 18 soon!”
Later, he became aggressive, telling Greenily to “shut up” and that he didn’t want to carry her anymore.
The constant comments from the player increasingly annoyed Greenily and ruined her concentration, which ultimately led to the defeat in the game.
Toxic guys ruin women’s fun – Riot wants to intervene
That’s the problem with voice chat: In Valorant, you can mute the voice chat, but then you won’t hear anything from your teammates at all. Unlike in League of Legends, where you can at least still communicate with pings on the map, in Valorant it’s a big disadvantage not to hear your team.
Important tactical information is often exchanged in the voice chat, for example, when you are running through the corridors in a panic and searching for the bomb, while the team calls out warnings and advice.
However, since female players are often recognized by their voices as women, they face harassment from male teammates. As in Greenily’s case, lewd and condescending remarks are directed at female players. If the female player stands up against it, the mood often turns, and the woman is aggressively insulted and verbally attacked.
As a result, many female players don’t even dare to say anything in chat anymore. The streamer Fiona M has reportedly already fallen victim to such actions and has already complained about it on Twitter. She wants to be treated “normally” in Valorant.
Recommended editorial content
At this point you will find external content from Twitter that complements the article.
I consent to external content being displayed to me. Personal data can be transmitted to third party platforms.
Read more about our privacy policy.
This is how Riot reacts: The numerous complaints from female players have now been noticed by Riot. Besides Greenily, another employee named Aeneia has also been harassed online. She is an analyst and strategist at Valorant.
Executive Producer of Valorant, Anna Donlon, intervened and stated, “I also can’t play solo because of this.” By this, she means the solo matchmaking, where you play with randomly selected teammates.
However, that is supposed to change, as the producer promised in the same tweet: “We will look for long-term solutions so that you can play Valorant safely, even in solo queue!”
Gross, this is creepy as hell. This is why I can’t solo. I’m so sorry. We’re absolutely looking into long-term solutions for making it safe to play VALORANT – even solo queue!
Wasn’t there something about sexism and Riot before? Indeed, the studio Riot Games has a controversial history regarding sexism and harassment in the workplace. It has reportedly become so bad that there was an exposé by Kotaku about the work atmosphere at Riot.
As a result, a lot has been done at Riot, including hiring a Harvard professor to reform the company.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
Marauder is currently an interesting online game that resembles the PvP shooter Escape from Tarkov in gameplay. However, in Marauder, you are piloting space tanks.
What is Marauder? The online game places you in a parallel universe where humanity seeks to conquer space after World War II. However, the spaceships resemble tanks and there are no lasers or railguns, just regular projectiles and bullets.
Your hero sets out to search for loot and valuable resources in spaceship wrecks and space stations, either alone or in a group with friends. As other players are doing the same, PvP battles frequently occur.
This is how Marauder unfolds:
Recommended editorial content
At this point you will find external content from YouTube that complements the article.
I consent to external content being displayed to me. Personal data can be transmitted to third party platforms.
Read more about our privacy policy.
The gameplay video of Marauder shows how the game works.
What are the parallels to Escape from Tarkov? Loot plays an important role in Marauder. In missions, you should search for as much loot as possible. However, in the tactical battles, you must proceed very carefully and thoughtfully. If your hero perishes in a battle with another player, that player can loot him and take his gear. Therefore, you should carefully consider which weapons to take before each mission.
This closely resembles Escape from Tarkov, where loot is also important and other players can rob your corpse. Additionally, just like in Escape from Tarkov, it is possible to improve your heroes in Marauder through skills.
What are the special features of Marauder? Besides the very unusual scenario of tanks in space, it is not only possible to search for loot as a fighter on stations and wrecks and engage in heated battles with other players. You also command a military frigate.
With these frigates, you engage in tactical space battles against each other. Every player tries to get as many fighters as possible to the station or wreck. To do this, you have to shoot the players to their destination with drop pods. However, it is possible to destroy these pods. Therefore, it is necessary to protect the transports with your frigate and try to take out the opponent’s pods.
You can also upgrade and enhance your frigate over time to have a better chance in space battles. It is also possible to fire your drop pods at enemy ships to board them. Boarded ships can then be sold. With the money, you can acquire better gear and upgrade your ship.
A drop pod is on its way to a hostile ship to board it.
When is Marauder coming out? The release of the online game is planned for January 2022 on PC. However, there will be alpha and beta phases beforehand, during which the developers want to collect feedback from players. These phases do not yet have a date.
Marauder is still a bit of a wait. However, MeinMMO has compiled a list for you, where you can see the 11 best multiplayer shooters for PC, PS4, and Xbox One that you can play in 2020. This way, you can effectively shorten the waiting time.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
In Destiny 2, there is a competition between Hunters, Titans, and Warlocks. The event “Guardian Games” is surprisingly dominated by the underdog, the Titans. Players are asking: Is this rigging or the result of hard work?
This is the current event status: A week ago, on April 21, the kick-off for the Guardian Games took place. The competition, inspired by the Olympics, has the three classes competing for medals and the glorious spot on the winner’s podium.
As many players predicted and some feared, the Hunters started strong. The most played class in Destiny 2 quickly secured the podium spot on the first event day. No wonder, as here on MeinMMO, the Hunters lead the popularity ranking in Destiny 2.
However, the following day saw a shift. The Titans surprisingly took the lead. Even more surprising: They haven’t given up the pole position since then.
For almost a week, the Titan banner has been flying high over everyone.
This is the status as of April 27: Titans dominate significantly, Warlocks hold their own, and Hunters are sinking
This is how the Hunters react: Questions about the accuracy of this dominance are coming from the Hunter faction. Calls of rigging and conspiracy theories are being voiced.
On reddit, widely noticed threads revolve around this topic and speculate that Bungie has its hands in this. It is said that the games are manipulated to make the competitions seem exciting.
Therefore, the event flags, which indicate the current standings at any time, are raised behind the scenes by the developer itself.
Bungie ensures equal opportunities in the competition event
In other words, depending on class popularity, a gold medal is worth a bit more or a bit less. This is how Bungie wants to manage the dominance of the Hunters and has made this clear before the event started.
This is why Titans may have an advantage: Much in the Guardian Games revolves around collecting laurels. These are dropped by enemies when they are taken down with abilities. This includes kills with:
Super
Grenades
charged melee
Hunters generally struggle a bit more with ability kills than other classes. Warlocks have their Stormcaller and the corresponding Crown of Storms, creating their own ability kill machine.
However, Titans play with the Exo One undefeatable Skullfort in a different league. With this helmet, they can do what Titans do best: keep hitting.
A charged arc melee can take down basically any opponent, depending on the subclass taking out everything in close range. Empowered by the exotic, this deadly ability is fully charged with every use, and all melee kills heal the user. Additionally, if the mods are optimized, you become an immortal laurels producer.
The preferred Titan exotic during the Guardian Games: One undefeatable Skullfort
This speaks for a fair competition: It is not as unfair as it seems. In the Guardian Games, medals are not the same as laurels. Each day, all three classes have the same number of achievable gold, silver, or bronze medals in the game.
Just because Titans are good at ability kills and collecting laurels, they do not necessarily earn more medals than the other two classes. Some triumphs might be completed faster, but this has almost no impact on the event placement.
Gold medals often require not a laurel, but rather:
Complete 5 forges, strikes, or PvP matches
Eliminate a few hundred opponents – how you play does not matter
It currently seems that Titans are consistently executing their medal raids, scoring, and thus gaining points. If Bungie wanted to artificially keep the games exciting, the Titans would probably not have been in control for over a week, right?
The development of Rabauz in Pokémon GO can go in three different directions. You cannot influence this, but with a trick you can see whether it develops into Kapoera, Kicklee, or Nockchan.
What is it about? In Pokémon GO, there are special Pokémon like Rabauz, which have different developments.
Rabauz also has several evolution stages, which however depend on its battle values and not on nicknames. This has been discovered by the Pokémon experts of TheSilphRoad. It can develop into Kapoera, Kicklee, or Nockchan based on these values.
Update: We updated this article for you in April 2020.
Developing Rabauz – What is the trick?
This is how you find out what it will become: To find out into which of the three fighting Pokémon the little brawler will develop, you first need to have the Pokémon evaluated.
Select your Rabauz in your Pokémon storage, then click the menu button at the bottom right and select evaluation.Your team leaders will now inform you about the values of Rabauz and tell you how strong it is. You can see the battle values in the graphic at the bottom left of the app.
In the test – 2x Rabauz – Once with the highest value “HP” and in test 2 with “Defense” as the highest battle value
The development of Rabauz depends on its highest status value.
If Attack is Rabauz’s highest value, it will become Kicklee
If Defense is Rabauz’s highest value, it will become Nockchan
If Stamina (HP) is the highest value, it will become Kapoera
If two values are equal, the development will be decided randomly. If all three values are equal, the development will also be random.
The development of Rabauz worked as described – HP turns into Kapoera, Defense into Nockchan
This way, you can see in detail what Rabauz will evolve into. If you do not have the evolutions yet in your PokéDex, a question mark will initially appear next to the develop button. This trick is good for checking.
If you already have the evolutions in your PokéDex, these will appear directly next to the button as a small image.
Influencing Rabauz’s evolution – This is not possible
This is not what it is about: Unlike Evoli, you cannot actively influence the development of Rabauz. However, you can see before developing what Pokémon the brawler will turn into. There are no nicknames or stones that influence the evolution of the Pokémon.
Among the best attackers in Pokémon GO, Nockchan, Kicklee, Kapoera, or Rabauz are unfortunately not included. Pokémon like Lucario have the upper hand. Therefore, you primarily need these evolutions of Rabauz to complete your PokéDex rather than to breed strong fighters.
Have you developed a Rabauz yet?
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
The streamer Jeremy Wang, better known as Disguised Toast, is an expert in strategy games Hearthstone and Teamfight Tactics. In November 2019, he moved to Facebook for presumably a lot of money; he was briefly back on Twitch and raved about how great it is on the other side of the digital river.
This is Disguised Toast: The streamer is regarded as a creative and unconventional mind who walks his own path. At the beginning of his career, he appeared wearing a gray toast mask and sunglasses.
By now, the face of the streamer is well-known, even though he would probably prefer to look like LoL player Pobelter : He apparently finds him more attractive than himself.
This is how Disguised Toast appeared for a long time.
It is suspected that Facebook is paying a lot for exclusive rights to his gaming streams. His move to Facebook happened in the shadow of the “big streamer” deals initiated by the transition of Twitch star Ninja to Mixer in August 2019.
On Facebook, Disguised Toast has far fewer followers than he once had on Twitch. So far, 270,000 people have subscribed to him.
Facebook is “really chill” – Less stress than on Twitch
What is he doing back on Twitch? Disguised Toast was back on Twitch for a “Just Chatting” stream. At the peak, 22,000 people watched him. The topic that interested most people: “How is it going for him on Facebook now.”
This is what the streamer says:
Facebook finds it absolutely okay if he is on Twitch. They are “chill” and even encouraged him to do so. Apparently, Facebook has no problem as long as he keeps his gaming exclusive to Facebook.
He is now much more relaxed than before. Because on Facebook he can stream what he wants and when he wants
Disguised Toast no longer has stress with the chat. On Twitch, he was often so angry with it before.
If he had to decide again, he would do it exactly the same way and switch again just like he did 5 months ago.
Disguised Toast is no longer a partner on Twitch, so he can hardly earn money there. Donations he received, he passed on to victims of Corona.
On Facebook, Disguised Toast seems to be enjoying a quieter life thanks to his exclusive contract.
Nevertheless, Twitch has some advantages, such as interaction with the chat, the subscription system via “Twitch Prime” that pays out a lot of money, and the general relevance that Disguised Toast may miss on Facebook, even though he now paints streaming there in the best colors.
His move in August 2019 led to the current era, where 4 platforms compete for the best streamers: Tyler “Ninja” Blevins.
As part of a family event from Blizzard, former Vice President Chris Metzen recorded a short video for World of Warcraft. This has touched many hearts.
Who is it about? It is about Chris Metzen, the former “Senior Vice President of Story and Franchise Development”, who is known to many fans as the mastermind behind the lore of World of Warcraft. He retired in 2016 due to panic attacks.
What has he done now? In conjunction with the “Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work” day in the USA, Blizzard prepared a little extra. Many people have to stay home due to the current Corona crisis, but Blizzard did not want to let the day go by without acknowledgment.
So Chris Metzen stood in front of the camera and read from a book he contributed to: Snow Fight – A Warcraft Tale. It is essentially a children’s book filled with illustrations featuring Thrall, Varian Wrynn, and Arthas engaged in a snowball fight while learning about friendship and cooperation. We’ve embedded the five-minute video here for you:
Recommended editorial content
At this point you will find external content from YouTube that complements the article.
I consent to external content being displayed to me. Personal data can be transmitted to third party platforms.
Read more about our privacy policy.
The reactions to Metzen’s reading have brought sheer joy to many Blizzard fans. In a highly-rated comment on YouTube, the user Demon Salad mentions: “This is absolutely the best. The Man Himself is reading a bedtime story for me, a big baby.”
Metzen’s video seemingly touched at least as many adults as the story was supposed to appeal to children. Many of them are excited to hear from the genius behind Warcraft again.
Chris Metzen is a hero for many fans of Blizzard.
Fans Are Moved Despite Frustrations with Blizzard
Recently, Blizzard has faced increasing problems. The situation has been ongoing for several years. Here is a brief overview:
In the meantime, Blizzard also faced significant backlash over Diablo Immortal and the banned Hearthstone pro Blitzchung. One of the newer disasters is the situation surrounding Warcraft 3 Reforged, whose release went terribly wrong. On MeinMMO, Cortyn asks: “Where is the Blizzard that I love so much?“
This question has been circulating within the Blizzard community for some time, and many fans feel disappointed again each year. They simply do not like the changes happening at Blizzard.
However, Metzen’s presence has the exact opposite effect: they are glad to see his face, reminding them of the times of the “good Blizzard”.
Despite their grievances with Blizzard in recent years, they are genuinely happy about the video. Just a nice moment in an uncomfortable time. Fans only wish that he had read the book in his famous voice as Thrall.
The title image is from the YouTube video.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
The release of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is still some time away, but many of the new features can already be tested in the Alpha. MeinMMO author Benedict Grothaus is one of the testers and can’t get enough of one feature.
What kind of dungeon is this? It’s about Torghast, Tower of the Damned. Torghast is a kind of super-dungeon where players can earn legendary items among other things.
It’s an endgame feature of the new expansion Shadowlands, designed for players at the new maximum level 60. The dungeon becomes increasingly difficult, providing a growing challenge.
However, there are currently no rewards for this in the Alpha. Legendaries and other items have not yet been implemented. For each run, I am currently only receiving quite worthless placeholders. Moreover, only four classes are allowed:
Priest
Mage
Warlock
Demon Hunter
About the author: Benedict has been playing World of Warcraft for over 15 years and has had a nearly continuous subscription with a few breaks since then. Here at MeinMMO, he has been following the MMORPG since August 2017 and supporting Cortyn. Among other things, he maintains the current DPS list of WoW.
Although his primary activity in World of Warcraft is raiding, he has also dabbled in PvP (especially in the arena) and Mythic+ dungeons. During this time, he has looked at each of the 12 playable classes but generally tends to prefer melee fighters.
Although I should probably spend more time as an Alpha tester finding bugs and thoroughly exploring all areas, I must admit that I spend way too much time in Torghast.
By now, surely 10-15 hours of my Alpha playtime have flowed into this dungeon alone and I still can’t get enough. Torghast alone will keep me hooked on Shadowlands for months – and rightly so.
Torghast, the new endgame feature
What makes Torghast so good? The key to Torghast is that the dungeon gets endlessly harder. It is divided into layers, where I must defeat enemies and collect rewards. With the distributed “Anima,” I can strengthen my character during the dungeon run.
This is what a selection looks like. There are also some strange abilities, such as characters dying after time warps … not very helpful.
Crazy builds are possible because many Anima fundamentally change the functions of spells and abilities or even build synergy with each other. It’s similar to Diablo 3 – only that the entire game is squeezed into a dungeon.
The Tarragrue behind bars looks cute, but when it’s lumbering after you, it’s not so cute anymore.
Crazily insane builds and hours of fun
What builds are possible? I personally don’t like any of the classes that Torghast is currently playable with. Actually, I have been playing rogues, warriors, and death knights for many years. But for the test, I created a Mage, placed 6 in the list of the most popular classes in World of Warcraft, and had a blast.
The current selection of abilities in Torghast for the Mage includes many perks that build on the spell “Blink.” In my most fun run so far, my build consisted of the following core abilities:
Blink has no cooldown and costs no mana, but I can only move at 3 meters per second (“RP-Walk”) movement speed
casting Blink leaves a mirror image for 10 seconds
mirror images have more spells they can use
the spell “Mirror Image” summons an additional copy
In addition, there were many useful abilities like increased speed and damage. In the end, I got to the point where I had hardly any global cooldown on Blink and didn’t fight bosses myself anymore. Instead, I blinked against a wall and let my about 30-50 mirror images do the work:
Just a few me’s as friends.
A few more of me. What could possibly go wrong?
With too many egos, chaos ensues quickly.
The bosses can’t decide which Void Elf they want to nibble on first. Delightful!
The great thing about it is that this Anima can even stack, allowing me to summon even more mirror images or further increase my damage. Certainly not efficient on that level yet, but incredibly fun.
In other runs, I built a build around “Arcane Explosion,” which amplified it by 850% on its first use and steadily increased my damage, allowing me to basically run through the levels exploding.
And those were just the possibilities of the Arcane Mage – a class I don’t actually like. Now, if I imagine what I could do as a warrior, death knight, or in a group there, I’m really itching to try it out.
Besides Torghast, there currently aren’t many features that can be tested in the Alpha. The first area “Bastion” and recently the bloody “Revendreth” in Bloodborne style are currently the highlights.
The new zone Revendreth has a bit of the Victorian Bloodborne feel.
But I am sure that Shadowlands will turn out very well and will surely make it onto our list of the best WoW expansions. Moreover, I can already see that I will personally spend much more time in the new addon than I currently do in Battle for Azeroth, even if only to try out more hilarious builds in Torghast.
More on Alpha & Beta of Shadowlands
Now that Revendreth has been introduced, there are still three more of the new areas of Shadowlands missing: Maldraxxus, Ardenweald, and the Maw. I can’t say exactly if and when these will be testable.
MeinMMO will keep an eye on the development and report on the most important information and details about Shadowlands and the Alpha. If you want to get an impression of the new expansion, you can sign up yourself for testing. All information about Alpha & Beta can be found here in our round-up article.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
Sony has launched the “Big in Japan” sale on PlayStation 4. We present you the best RPGs and MMOs that you can buy at a low price right now.We also take a look beyond the horizon.
Sony has started its “Big in Japan” sale in the official PlayStation Store. But which games are actually worth it amidst the multitude of offers?
MeinMMO has selected the best RPGs and MMOs for you that are particularly worth it right now. We will present them to you in the following unordered list.
How long does the “Big in Japan” sale last? The sale started on April 24, 2020, and lasts until May 8. All games that have been developed in Japan are offered at a discount.
How did we choose? The titles on our list were selected based on which ones are particularly popular among fans. We also took a look at the top list of the best PS4 games of all time (via GamePro) from our colleagues at GamePro. Additionally, we checked which titles have received updates in some form (remastered or re-release).
[toc]
Monster Hunter World
In Monster Hunter World, you will always be accompanied by a scientist who will give you valuable tips, especially at the beginning.
Genre: Action-RPG | Developer: Capcom | Platform: PC, PS4, Xbox One | Release Date: January 26, 2018 | Model: Buy-to-Play
What is Monster Hunter World? In Monster Hunter World, you fight monsters as a hunter, collect their remains, and strengthen your equipment with them. Through a “drop-in” multiplayer mode, you can hunt monsters together with other players or explore the game world. For Capcom, it is the best-selling game in the company’s history.
What does Monster Hunter World cost? The action RPG currently costs €14.99 instead of €29.99, making it perfect for those who have always wanted to take a look at Monster Hunter World.
Anyone who already owns Monster Hunter World can purchase the discounted expansion “Iceborne”. It costs €29.99 instead of €39.99 and expands the game world with another area and several monsters.
Black Desert Online offers 19 different classes, some of which have a gender lock.
Genre: MMORPG | Developer: Pearl Abyss | Platform: PC, PS4, Xbox One | Release Date: March 3, 2016 | Model: Buy-to-Play
What is Black Desert Online? Black Desert Online is an MMORPG that focuses on an action-heavy combat system. It combines typical MMORPG ingredients with sandbox features, such as crafting and extensive housing.
What has been happening in the game recently? Pearl Abyss recently opened season servers that play like Diablo 3, which are currently quite popular: These servers are reset after some time, but offer significantly more XP and money. For a while, you could also get Black Desert Online for free on Steam, and the game also benefits from high player numbers.
What does Black Desert Online cost? The MMORPG currently costs €14.99 instead of €29.99, so you save 50% when purchasing the title. You also need an active PlayStation Plus membership to play.
What is Persona 5? In Persona 5, you plunge into turn-based party battles in a parallel world with the male protagonist Joker. After the fights, you lead your life as a normal student, earn money, and get to know your friends better. After school, you then hunt for the hearts of evil people.
What has been happening in the game recently? On March 31, 2020, Atlus released the Royal Edition of Persona 5. This expands the game with an additional semester and two new characters. If you’re hesitant about the full price of Persona 5 Royal, you can start Atlus’ RPG for under €20.
Persona 5 optionally offers English and Japanese voice acting with English subtitles. Persona 5 Royal also includes German subtitles and interface.
Our colleagues at GamePro praise Persona 5 and award it 92 points. Heiko Klinge states, “every gear meshes perfectly, no game element feels unthought-out or misplaced.”
What does Persona 5 cost? The RPG currently costs €17.49 instead of €69.99. You save 75% when purchasing the game.
Final Fantasy XV. The image shows the mobile version.
What is Final Fantasy 15? Final Fantasy 15 is an action role-playing game. The protagonist Noctis fights in the fantasy world of Eos to regain his home. The game world is open and filled with side quests, and the battles are highly action-oriented.
What has been happening in the game recently? In 2017, a multiplayer mode called FFXV: Comrades was introduced to Final Fantasy XV. You create up to eight avatars and fight alone or together against enemies. With the resources, you can upgrade your weapons or unlock new quests.
To use the multiplayer mode, you need a valid PS Plus membership. Alternatively, you can also try Final Fantasy XIV, an official MMORPG around the fantasy world of Eos.
Hannes Rossow from GamePro explains in his review (rating 88 points) that Final Fantasy XV does many things differently, “but it still feels like a full-fledged installment, completely in line with Final Fantasy…”
What does Final Fantasy XV cost?The action RPG currently costs €17.49 instead of €34.99. So you save half of the normal price.
Oliver tries to save his mother with his companions. Image source: GamePro.de
What is Ni No Kuni Remastered? Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is the first collaboration between the developers Level 5 and the animation studio Studio Ghibli (among others “Spirited Away” and “Princess Mononoke”). In this role-playing game, you play as the young Oliver who wants to save his mother from the evil witch in a parallel world. Along the way, you collect companions in a Pokémon-style that you can level up and equip.
What has been happening in the game recently? In 2019, Level-5 released a remastered version of the old PS3 title for PS4, PC, and Switch. The game features high-resolution graphics and is otherwise adapted for modern systems. On March 23, 2018, the sequel Ni No Kuni 2 was released, and a third part is already in the works (via GamePro).
The successor Ni No Kuni 2 Revenant Kingdom is also available in the “Big in Japan” sale. This focuses less on collecting companions; instead, you have to manage and expand a kingdom. You do not need to know the story of the predecessor to play Ni No Kuni 2.
PlayStation Plus is the paid subscription service from Sony for PlayStation 4. Currently, one of the best adventures of all time is available for free with PlayStation Plus. We present you the Lineup of PlayStation Plus for April 2020 and tell you why the membership is particularly worthwhile in April 2020.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
In Destiny 2, the new PvP mode “Trials of Osiris” has been struggling after just a few weeks. It has too few players. Now Bungie announces initial changes. However, the things many players look forward to are still far away. There are also considerations to stop offering the mode for free.
The Twitch streamer GernaderJake. He is the big winner of the new mode in Destiny 2, but he also worries about how it will continue.
Trials are rarely played – only 2.6% on PC, 5.7% on PS4
The PvP event was successful in Destiny 1 for a while, in Destiny 2 the concept was revised but later removed. Bungie was disappointed with the new Trials and apparently wanted to replace them with the new mode “Gambit”, their then favorite mode that came in September 2018.
Now the Trials were reintroduced with Season 10, but the mode doesn’t work. The Trials were supposed to be the highlight of the current Season but only reach a few players.
According to current values from warmind.io (as of Sunday, 1:50 PM), the Trials are played by:
only 2.6% of players on PC
4.1% on Xbox One
about 5.7% of players on PS4
The numbers surely vary – but especially on Sundays, the percentage participation in the Trials of Osiris is frighteningly low. On Fridays, at the start of the Trials, it is surely higher, but still so low that Bungie is announcing changes now.
The tracking site Warmind.io shows what players spend their time on in Destiny: (as of Sunday, April 26, around 1:50 PM German time)
Additionally, Bungie now believes it may have been a mistake to offer the Trials for free and not as part of the paid Season Pass. It could be that this changes: then only players who pay for the current Season could participate in the Trials.
Nothing will change in Season 10, but Bungie “will reevaluate the decision”.
It is said: If Bungie has to choose between accessibility and integrity, they will make the Trials a “sacred, protected place”.
What about the wishes of the fans? Hardcore players had actually hoped that Bungie would bring special rewards. They primarily wanted to see unique weapons for reaching the Lighthouse.
Bungie does not want to comment specifically on this, but only says: Such things might come in “future seasons.” If it comes, it will probably be different from previous rewards, which were Adept Weapons.
They are currently looking at this and want to reveal more later.
Bungie is putting a band-aid on the problem instead of operating on it
This is what’s behind it: Anyone hoping for clear communication from Bungie regarding the Trials will be disappointed. If real comprehensive changes are coming, then probably not until fall.
For Season 11, the Trials will be a bit more rewarding, but not substantially.
Bungie has decided to communicate short-term solutions for now. The access conditions to the Trials seem to be far from settled.
But it seems to lead towards restricting access to the Trials if Bungie cannot get the cheater problem under control.
Bungie wants to solve the biggest problems first.
The “communication offensive” that Bungie has announced is starting rather meekly in terms of the Trials. There are answers and improvements, but they are more of a band-aid than real surgery.
It’s been over 7 years since our MeinMMO author Sascha Asendorf recreated the human city of Stormwind from WoW in Minecraft. Even today, the city looks impressive in blocky style, but he wouldn’t do it again.
Wow – it’s already been 7 years since I took it upon myself to recreate the human city of Stormwind from the MMORPG World of Warcraft. How time flies. I still remember what it was like when I was building almost every day, which drove me and is why I started in the first place. However, I wouldn’t do it again today.
Recommended editorial content
At this point you will find external content from YouTube that complements the article.
I consent to external content being displayed to me. Personal data can be transmitted to third party platforms.
Read more about our privacy policy.
The trailer already shows a lot of Stormwind in Minecraft. Filmed on an old computer
So much time went into this: I don’t know exactly how many hours went into this build. I did take breaks for days at a time during the process. However, over a period of 1.5 years, I managed to finish the build. I estimate that it added up to over 2,000 hours.
During that time, I am convinced that I created the most detailed Stormwind on a 1:1 scale. YouTuber Vale Yard, however, surpassed the level of detail under contract from Blizzard and achieved impressive results at a larger scale.
This is how it all started
I estimate that I started building around the end of 2011. At that time, the WoW expansion Cataclysm was running, where I completed all raids with my human paladin and had nothing significant left to do.
This is why I started: Boredom drove me so far that one evening I thought: “I could build something in Minecraft“. A raid colleague had previously encouraged me to start playing the block game. Although I was never particularly good at survival mode, I could let my imagination run free in creative mode and created many smaller buildings.
The entrance of the Castle Stormwind
I have always found the castle in Stormwind really cool. So I tried to recreate it in Minecraft. First just the entrance. But when I had proper fun with it and saw that it was working great to recreate something on a 1:1 scale, I continued to expand the castle.
After several hours or days – who really knows – the castle was also finished and looked impressive. The throne room was waiting for its king, the library was filled with books, and the garden looked well kept. That should have been it, but I wanted more.
The finished castle, as it looks in the standard Minecraft design in 2020
This is how it continued: After the castle was completed, I moved on to the old town. Subsequently, I implemented the trade quarter with the Valley of Heroes, the Dwarven District, and the Cathedral Square.
The Mage Quarter gave me quite a headache with its many round shapes. I postponed the build for a long time. Although parts of the city were destroyed by Deathwing in Cataclysm, I wanted to have a repaired version. So I completed the walls and also brought back the old park.
The Mage Tower in the center of the Mage Quarter
In the end, I reconstructed the entire harbor of Stormwind and edited the surrounding terrain with an in-game editor. But that also took many hours.
This is how detailed Stormwind is
About 95% of the entire city is hand laid stone by stone. Only large areas I filled in with the editor, such as the sea.
This is how I used the template: I tried to stay as close to the original as possible. Meanwhile, I always had WoW open on a second screen. This is how the 1:1 version in Minecraft was created, as well as it could be done in the block game. All walkable buildings have appropriate interiors, and the dungeon and the Mage Tower can also be inspected.
This is what Stormwind looked like during Cataclysm. However, I wanted to repair the destroyed park.
This is what Stormwind currently looks like in Minecraft
This is why the build was so easy for me: When I started building, I had already completed my first training. At that time, I was not an author, but a trained architectural draftsman.
I have developed good spatial imagination and used it in the construction. For each quarter, I previously laid out a floor plan in the game until it matched the scale or I was satisfied.
A floor plan like this is really helpful when building
I was often amazed at how well everything fit together and interlocked. At least, when you accepted that Stormwind cannot be perfectly recreated in Minecraft.
If you overlay the WoW UI over Minecraft, the similarity is already astonishing
The media and community motivated me
I spent about 1.5 years and 2,000 hours on the entire build. Of course, that requires a great source of motivation. At some point, I started recording videos of the build for my old YouTube account that I ran with friends. With my old junk computer 7 years ago, the quality was terrible, but the project still gained attention from the community.
Thanks to shader mods, Stormwind looked impressive in the Minecraft version 1.4.6. The community also liked it
This is what the community and media said: Many WoW and Minecraft fans cheered me on in the comments to keep going. They found the project really cool, and various media discovered the project:
The MMO site Buffed wrote: “That World of Warcraft is also a popular topic in Minecraft is no secret, but such a detailed version of the human city Stormwind is rare.”
Playcentral (formerly Playnation) was also thrilled: “YouTuber Sascha309 built Stormwind in blocky style. While there are already numerous recreations of the city, none are as detailed as this one.”
You can believe me when I say that I was very proud of it. Had MeinMMO existed back then, you would surely have read something about it here.
But that is exactly what contributed to my motivation. The WoW news site Vanion.eu also became aware of the project. The unfortunately deceased head of the site, Patrick Michalczak, sponsored me a Minecraft server back then so that other people could watch the build live.
Every day new people visited me, who felt at home as WoW fans. That gave me the drive to complete Stormwind.
I look back with pride but wouldn’t do it again
When I think back to that time or talk about it with friends, I realize how proud I am of this achievement. When I start Minecraft, I like to walk through this impressive city and ask myself: “How did I manage to do that?”.
Further insights into Stormwind
Never again! At the same time, I also tell myself that I will never do such a project in Minecraft again, under any circumstances, let alone finish it. And there are various reasons for that.
This is why I would never do it again
Sure, it was fun for me, and I am glad to have finished Stormwind. But the time that went into the build could have been invested much better in hindsight. I repeatedly neglected my friends or family, and my high school diploma also suffered. I was obsessed with finishing the build, which made me more antisocial at that time.
Today I know better, and like many others, I have much less time in my late 20s to invest 2,000 hours into a single game like this.
In Valorant, you have the choice of several agents, each bringing their own strengths and weaknesses. Phoenix’s abilities remind one of a CS:GO soldier and can create quite a chaos for the enemy team. Learn everything here about his nasty fire tricks and some good tactics.
Who is Phoenix? The duelist from the tough shooter Valorant loves playing with fire and is full of confidence. He is one of the starter agents and plays most like a classic shooter soldier with his skill set.
This fiery agent relies entirely on your gunplay skills. Although his skills can deal damage, they work better as cover or to scare opponents out of hiding spots. With his tricks, you can gain a brief but strong advantage in the fight, but you also need to secure the kills.
On top of that, he has strong self-healing powers. With his Molotov (Hot Hands) and the Firewall, he can heal himself, and his ultimate ability is a true respawn.
What role does he play in the team? As a duelist, Phoenix is always on the front lines and is expected to ensure a successful entry into the fight. He works best with an initiator like Sova, who provides him with the positions of the enemies, so he can start the fight with his flash grenade (Nasty Toss).
Here you can find some tips & tricks for the fiery daredevil Phoenix, one of the best agents of the Valorant beta.
[toc]
Phoenix – Strong Front Agent with a Flair for Gunplay
Is Phoenix right for me? The duelist is suited for aggressive players who are always looking for the next kill. You are the first the opponents encounter and hopefully the last they see in this round. If you prefer to pull the strings from the background or are into precise sniper kills, you’d better choose one of the other agents.
But even though Phoenix focuses on offense – Valorant is a tactical game, and you shouldn’t always go in headfirst through the Firewall. However, when action is required, you should be ready to step up first with Phoenix to give your team an early advantage in the round.
Phoenix gives you the opportunity to outsmart your opponent and dictate your playstyle. However, you must always be ready to take the next step yourself and still keep a cool head.
Pro
Abilities provide advantages in gunfights
Self-healing powers
One of the strongest ultis in the game
Can significantly support team advancement
Contra
Good gunplay is necessary
Works significantly better with support
Abilities can also hit team members
Abilities reveal the player’s position
Agent with Abilities like a CS:GO Soldier
Timing and communication are key to successfully playing with Phoenix. Learn the quirks of his abilities and use them efficiently. Here are the functions and some tips for using Phoenix’s fire tricks.
Passive Ability – Fire Healing
What does this skill do? Phoenix can heal himself using his damage abilities. “Hot Hands” and “Firewall” restore hit points to the duelist and prepare him for the next firefight.
With “Hot Hands” and “Firewall” you can heal yourself, but not your buddies.
How strong is the healing? The healing strength of the abilities is inversely proportional to their damage potential. “Hot Hands” deals more damage to the opponent but heals less. While the Firewall heals you heavily, it causes only minor damage to enemies:
Healing from Hot Hands: 39
Healing from Firewall: 69
Do my abilities heal teammates? No, it’s a pure self-healing skill. In fact, you even damage your teammates if you set them on fire.
Hot Hands – E-Skill
How do you get this skill? All Valorant agents have a signature ability that automatically charges each round, and for Phoenix, it is “Hot Hands”.
What does Hot Hands do? The ability is comparable to a Molotov cocktail and leaves a burning area at the impact site for about 4 seconds. It is Phoenix’s strongest damage ability.
When you activate the skill on E, you will be shown two throwing variants: “Normal” and “Lob.” When you throw the fireball normally, the projectile flies with good momentum and fairly straight in the desired direction. With the secondary throw, you have the option to throw the fireball in a high arc over nearby walls or the like.
You can throw the fireball quite far, but after at most 3 seconds, it will fall to the ground and leave a fiery area.
What is this skill good for? Essentially, you have 3 application possibilities here:
Dealing damage to enemies in the area
Blocking a zone to restrict enemy movement
Using the flames for self-healing
However, you should only use the skill to force a trapped enemy out of cover or for self-healing. Blocking a zone with it on a hunch or using the fire circle to block a passage usually isn’t worth it. Other agents are better at that, and Phoenix can calmly heal himself.
What creative applications does this skill offer? Grenades with AoE effects provide many interesting opportunities to outsmart or scare away enemies. Despite the relatively straight flight path of this nasty projectile, you can reach almost any point close by.
The ball will fly for a maximum of 3 seconds through the air and then crash directly onto the ground. This way, you can throw over cover and, with a little practice, achieve precise hits. While the enemy won’t be taken out, they often leave their position, allowing you to strike at the right moment.
What you need to keep in mind: The burning area also damages your teammates. If you want to use the skill for support in a fight, be mindful of your allies’ positions. Even if you throw the ball on the ground in front of you to grab some healing, take into account your comrades. The enemies will take more damage than your allies.
Nasty Toss – Q-Skill
What does Nasty Toss do? It is a classic flashbang. Players hit by the “flash beams” are severely blinded for nearly 2 seconds and can see nothing. Simply turning away does not help at all. The flash effect is weakened by this, but still affects vision for a moment. Blinded enemies can be recognized by a yellow marker above their heads.
Activate this skill with Q, and the game gives you 2 directions. Left mouse click for left, right for right. The small burning ball flies around the corner like a curveball. You cannot influence its flight path, only the direction. You can also throw it upwards, for example.
The flashbang flies around the corner like a curveball. Players who look directly into the blinder see nothing for a moment.
How do you obtain this skill? You must purchase this ability for 100 credits in the match shop. You can carry a maximum of 2 of these nasty flashbangs.
What is this skill good for? With the flashbang, you force the enemy into an uncomfortable position.
They have to dodge the ball and rethink
The opponent accepts the blinding and is briefly unprotected or can only shoot blindly
The enemy briefly turns around to minimize the effect and then does not know what is coming at them
You can use each of these situations to your advantage in a firefight. Remember how enemies react in different situations and learn to predict their behavioral patterns.
As with Phoenix’s other abilities, do not use the “Nasty Toss” on a hunch. Let a scout support you or blind rushing enemies.
What creative applications does this skill offer? This flashbang is a nasty toy and one of the best abilities to assist during the combat entry. If you have a rough idea of where an enemy is located, you can take them out of action for a brief moment and secure the frag.
With the right movement, you can benefit from the smaller blinding effect when turning away from the ball. Instead of waiting behind the corner, you go around the corner with the flashbang, quickly turn around, and then back. This way, you are directly in the fight and might already spot the precise position of the enemy and take them out.
What you need to keep in mind: The “Nasty Toss” also affects your teammates. A quick blind to support them in a fight is not a good idea.
Firewall – C-Skill
What does Firewall do? The ability creates a tall wall of flames that towers over every agent. The wall doesn’t deal too much damage, but is several meters long and provides reliable cover for 6 seconds, with several possible applications:
With the long wall, you can obscure areas
If you stand inside the wall, you receive healing
Players standing directly in the wall are blinded
Protects against optical abilities, such as the “Nasty Toss”
Firewall is activated with C and can then be released with a left mouse click. The wall does not appear directly, but first needs to build up to the endpoint. During this time, you can shape the wall, but you must hold the mouse button down.
If you move left or right with the crosshair, the wall’s trajectory will also change. You can even make an S shape if you move quickly left and right or draw a semicircle with a quick motion in one direction.
You can bend and curve the Firewall. However, it takes a bit of practice.
How do you get this skill? This blazing pleasure can be purchased in the match shop for 200 credits. You can carry one ability of this kind in each match.
What is this skill good for? The Firewall acts as a long smoke grenade and works best to cover your area of action from the gaze of curious enemies. You can block a corridor, split a room, or use the moment to take a new position. As long as you are near the wall, you even receive significant healing.
The wall also allows you to interrupt enemy advances. For example, if you are playing against another Phoenix who wants to blind you with their “Nasty Toss”, the Firewall will act like a real wall and block the flash.
What creative applications does this skill offer? Together with some scouting, this cover can work wonders. With the right mouse movement, you can secure a specific area for your team and position yourself well for an attack or shoot through the wall.
When attacking larger groups of enemies, a well-placed Firewall separates the team from each other. The enemies would have to accept a flash in order to reunite and are forced to act. You can then target the isolated prey.
What you need to keep in mind: The Firewall damages your teammates and can blind them. When used properly, this cover becomes a strong ability with many applications. However, without a specific plan, its effect quickly dissipates, and the use is in vain.
Revenge – Ultimate
What does Revenge do? This ultimate gives you a genuine respawn. With X, you immediately mark a location, and a timer starts. If you are eliminated now or the timer runs out, you respawn at the marked location.
How do you get this skill? Like all ultimates, you cannot purchase Revenge. You must charge the “respawn” with a total of 6 points before it is ready to use. You earn points through kills, collecting ultimate orbs in the match, achieving a point at the end of a round, and placing a spike. After that, the skill remains ready to use until you use it. After use, the ultimate can charge again.
What is this skill good for? The planned respawn provides you with many possibilities and is one of the strongest ultimates in the game. You can secure and scout areas aggressively for a while and then simply respawn at the marked location.
When you activate the ultimate, you leave a marking where you stand. After the timer expires, Phoenix returns to this point.
What creative applications does this skill offer? Don’t see the respawn solely as an opportunity to secure frags. When you go into battle with the confidence of “invincibility” and encounter an enemy who is still recovering from a nasty flash, you are practically always at an advantage. Unless a pro takes you down with a headshot while philosophizing about the Phantom and Vandal.
Set a goal for your respawn attack and think about how you can make the most of this strong advantage. If you have a location where enemies are present, set the spawn, aggressively take down one of the enemies, and scout for your initiator the other opponents. Gather not only frags but also important information for your team.
What you need to keep in mind: Revenge costs you your shield. If the fight doesn’t come down to life and respawn, you will lose your shield upon resetting. However, if you don’t have full health when resetting, you will return to 100 health.
Phoenix Gameplay – Tips & Tactics for the Duelist
How should I proceed with Phoenix? Duelists are the fraggers on the team, and you need to play aggressively. Unlike the nimble duelist Jett, who provides more lone wolf gameplay, Phoenix works particularly well in a team. However, this comes with the drawback that you can also hit your allies with your abilities.
Still, make sure to get support and strengthen your team with advantages in gunfights. But always be ready to take the reins yourself. You are the killer on the team and ensure a successful entry into the fight. However, Phoenix relies heavily on your gunfight skills. He does not slow down or weaken enemies; rather, he applies pressure and shoots them down mercilessly.
If you go in too boldly and recklessly, you can quickly disadvantage your team if the opposing duelist takes you out directly. Find the balance between attacking and waiting with Phoenix, and you can become really strong with him.
If you want to see Phoenix’s tricks in action, check here:
https://youtu.be/SOU6vvQAoH8
What should I watch for with Phoenix/how can I counter him? The duelist is strong in gunfights, but he can’t do everything perfectly. There are some weaknesses that you should know as both a Phoenix player and opponent.
If misused, the abilities quickly fizzle out. If you can provoke Phoenix, he will soon be left without skills.
His abilities reveal his position. If the enemy sees the flight path or effect direction, they know Phoenix’s position.
Since you can see where, for example, the flashbang is coming from, you can effectively block the possible attack path with automatic weapons. Simply spray a few bursts in the direction despite the flash or Firewall.
His abilities can blind, block vision, and deal a little damage, but they only affect you briefly. If Phoenix and his team do not capitalize during this time, they need a new strategy quickly.
How does Phoenix function in a team? You ensure a good entry into firefights and are expected to weaken the enemy with your solid abilities. Let yourself be supported by an initiator or tactician.
The duelist can be quite strong as a lone wolf, but with the right support, he becomes truly powerful. Always go in pairs, communicate the enemy’s positions, and set accents at the right moment.
As a team, take advantage of his strong ultimate and try to charge it as quickly as possible. When playing defense, always grab the ultimate orb with Phoenix. Even if there are no kills, after 3 rounds, you will have your first respawn, and with the “Revenge”, you can significantly influence the round.
Know your abilities very well. The Firewall blinds you when you pass through.
Which agent goes well with Phoenix? All agents that can help Phoenix scout enemy positions and put even more pressure on the foes enhance the fiery duelist’s gameplay.
Sova – The scout can share enemy positions with the team better than any other agent and provides Phoenix with the information he needs to initiate his attack plan. A great agent to start with in Valorant.
Viper – The nasty snake strategist can block large areas with her attacks and push the enemies in the desired direction. Together with Phoenix’s fire attacks, one can exert great dominance.
Cypher – This guardian helps to hold or scout enemies. A slower opponent is an easy target for a trigger-happy Phoenix, and if they are also blinded, they stand no chance.
Phoenix: Start-Setup and Suitable Weapons
What starting setup is recommended? Avoid going for an overly expensive weapon with Phoenix and instead invest in abilities. Feel free to fill your slots and invest 400 of your 800 starting credits in the match shop. This way, you can support a teammate trying to secure one-shot kills with the Sheriff.
If you want something powerful right from the start, try the Frenzy. The automatic pistol delivers quick kills at close range but has a decent range as well. Exactly your effective range.
Which weapon suits Phoenix? The choice of weapon type is often a matter of taste but should match the strengths of the agent.
Phoenix excels in close to medium-range combat but not as close as Jett, making shotguns a poor choice here. However, anything that fires automatically and possibly is quiet is fun to use with Phoenix.
Bulldog – Strong automatic assault rifle with the option to switch to a three-shot mode via zoom. Optimal for taking precise aim at separated enemies with the “Firewall”.
Phantom – The suppressed weapon is very expensive but also powerful. A mobile all-round assault rifle with an automatic firing mode and a zoom level.
Spectre – A fast and relatively cheap weapon that is also silenced. A mobile, fully automatic SMG that only has some weaknesses in range and loses damage after 20 meters.
Where does Phoenix stand compared to the other agents? The duelist is considered a strong character and can be hugely helpful to his team in gunfights. In our tier list, MeinMMO ranks him in category A. He is strong but not irreplaceable. A more defensive team can also acquire flash grenades or cover from other agents.
What makes him unique and incredibly strong, however, is his ultimate. The little respawn in between can be used for attacking, scouting, and can provide an advantage in virtually any situation.
The mixer streamer and shooter pro Michael “shroud” Grzesiek has a funny appearance in Microsoft’s new advertisement for the Xbox Game Pass on PC. The clip is built around his personality as a streamer and what the gamer stands for.
What is it about? Microsoft has released a new advertisement focused on the mixer streamer shroud and the Xbox Game Pass for PC. Throughout the clip, it becomes clear that the advertisement itself isn’t taking itself too seriously.
This is the clip: At first, you see shroud and a beaver hanging together on a glider. Initially, it looks quite realistic.
The commentator mentions that the streamer is currently playing Xbox Game Pass Halo on the PC. At first, everything appears to be an impressively staged spot that wants to go “one step further”.
Quickly, the clip shows that it all takes place in front of a greenscreen. The funny concept of the advertisement unfolds: the spot disassembles itself before the viewers’ eyes and shows that it was all just a pretty facade.
Recommended editorial content
At this point you will find external content from YouTube that complements the article.
I consent to external content being displayed to me. Personal data can be transmitted to third party platforms.
Read more about our privacy policy.
Here you see the “Xbox Game Pass” advertisement with shroud
You hear shroud after a few directorial cues fly around the room: “Can we just show the games?” – The commentator agrees and a gameplay video with Game Pass games rolls.
At shroud’s request, the whole show should be canceled and only the essentials should be presented instead.
That’s why shroud is perfect for the job
What’s behind it? In summary, the advertisement shows that it prefers to forgo pompous staging and clearly states in the end:
he is known for playing on the PC and less on the console
and he embodies the image of a “Pure Gamer” – for him, the games come first, not the show or drama
So it’s no coincidence that Microsoft chose this streamer to promote their PC version of the Game Pass. They want to make it clear that the Xbox Game Pass is for PC and “legitimate”. It’s honest, no show, it’s made for the PC core gamers.
Twitch star Dr Disrespect weighs in: “That’s the difference!”
What would be the contrast to shroud? Streamer DrDisrespect stands for more of the opposite in streaming. For him, a big show and stories around his macho character are simply part of it. The show is often more important than the gameplay.
In response to the ad clip, he shows a video comparing his announcement of the big Twitch deal with the Mixer advertisement. He calls it “the difference between Twitch and Mixer”
Recommended editorial content
At this point you will find external content from Twitter that complements the article.
I consent to external content being displayed to me. Personal data can be transmitted to third party platforms.
Read more about our privacy policy.
Fortnite presents a cool, shiny golden pickaxe as a new item for the “Battle Royale” mode. However, only selected players are allowed to wield the pickaxe.
What kind of item is this? Epic Games has now introduced the “Axe of Champions” pickaxe to players. A large, gold-plated pickaxe that should stand out in the game when a player is using it. But there is a catch. The item cannot be purchased like regular pickaxe bundles in the shop. Only selected players are allowed to use it.
Only 28 players around the world have access to it.
This is the “Axe of Champions” in Fortnite
Axe of Champions exclusively for the best players
Who can use the pickaxe? The Axe of Champions is the official FNCS trophy. Only the current FNCS champions have access to the item. It is therefore exclusive to the champions of Season 2 in Chapter 2.
Recently, Epic Games (via epicgames.com) announced the 28 professionals who have earned the title and the associated reward.
The letters “FNCS” stand for “Fortnite Champion Series”. The tournament has also garnered attention due to cheaters:
How long can players use the pickaxe? They can hold onto it until the next champions are determined. Fortnite states, “Every champion will eventually be dethroned.” After each FNCS finals, the pickaxe will be passed on to the new champions.
It doesn’t matter in which format the tournament is played.
However, there is one exception:
To properly celebrate all previous FNCS champions, we are making a one-time exception. During the upcoming FNCS Invitational tournament, we will equip all previous and current champions with the Axe of Champions in the locker. They may keep the pickaxe for as long as this special event lasts.
Source: Epic Games
The pickaxe will certainly be a showstopper when worn with the rarest skins in Fortnite. Do you think it’s good how Epic Games honors the tournament champions, or would you have preferred something different?
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
In Pokémon GO there are currently many rumors about a possible level increase from 40 to 50. We show you what is known so far and what problems an increase could bring.
This has provided a lot of conversation material. Why would Niantic include a reward for level 50 if there wasn’t a level increase coming soon?
These findings sparked discussions. Source: reddit
Level increase in Pokémon GO – What does Niantic say?
What official information is available? Niantic has remained silent about a level increase so far. One of the last pieces of information on the subject was given to us by Niantic itself during an interview at the GO Fest 2019 in Dortmund. This took place in July.
There, we spoke with Laura Warner and Matt Ein from MeinMMO. They are both game designers at Niantic and provided insight into a possible increase.
It was mentioned that they are definitely considering an increase, but they need to figure out how to implement this feature. They want to set the level so that not many players can reach it immediately, but rather that everyone still has something to do.
Conversely, they don’t want to set it too high for casual players, otherwise they wouldn’t be able to reach it at all. They are looking for ways to reach the maximum level differently and not just through leveling up with XP – a kind of middle ground. But what could that look like?
Is level 40 soon no longer the maximum level?
What does this mean for the maximum level? Almost a year ago, there were thoughts about a possible level expansion. It is conceivable that Niantic may have found a solution to the problem by now and that an increase is coming soon.
Of course, one must also consider that Niantic’s statements are several months old and so far, only a leak has surfaced as new information. Until there is no official information, it is advisable to wait.
Possible problems with the level increase
This causes problems: What many players are wondering is how an increase could look. Are they purely prestige levels, meaning levels that don’t bring any further gameplay progress, or are they actually levels that would also provide benefits in the game?
If the level actually also brings gameplay advantages – such as additional levels for your Pokémon – then this could disrupt the meta quite significantly.
Some Pokémon already reach the power they have at level 40 at a slightly lower level. Further leveling is therefore not very useful. Other Pokémon gain significantly more power when leveled up further.
So, if you simply add 10 more levels, this could bring noticeable differences. New Pokémon could become more interesting, and previously strong Pokémon may become weaker.
Furthermore, the question also arises as to how much CP a Pokémon would gain per level-up and how expensive that would be. So far, the CP gained has been halved starting at level 30. The last two power-ups cost 10,000 stardust and 15 candies. With 10 more levels, it would become significantly more expensive.
Are the best attackers no longer strong?
How could a level increase be implemented? Referring to the statements of the developers and the mentioned problems, two steps seem conceivable:
The upcoming 10 levels are purely for prestige – they provide you with items, but no further advantages.
To reach these levels, one must not only collect XP – captured Pokémon or other indicators could be crucial.
What can be noted: It seems that Niantic is indeed working on a level increase. However, it is still very early to discuss more precise details here. One should therefore wait until more information becomes available.
If you are already level 40 and are bored, we recommend these tips:
The numbers on Steam have increased due to the coronavirus. This applies not only generally to the platform but also specifically to MMORPGs. We looked at the titles that have benefited the most from the situation.
What is the current situation on Steam? The coronavirus has led to record numbers on Steam in terms of concurrent users. This is because many more people are spending their time at home and can do less outside their own four walls.
This also benefits MMORPGs, with almost all titles being able to increase their numbers on Steam. The special thing about it is that most of these games rely on their own clients and were not initially released on Steam but later to become more accessible to the general public.
The total player numbers are likely to be significantly higher for almost all titles, especially since some also released versions for PS4 and Xbox One.
What is the situation for MMORPGs on Steam? The reddit user latin_latina created a graphic listing most MMORPGs available on Steam.
The image also shows the percentage development of the game. It compares the data from the last 30 days (from March 23 to April 21) with the previous 30 days.
This provides a good insight into the current trends.
Development of MMORPGs on Steam.
We took a closer look at the 6 most successful games on this list and will tell you how the player numbers have developed exactly and whether something special has happened recently.
The numbers refer to the values from the website Steamcharts.
ESO is particularly strong, benefiting from Free Week
With an increase of nearly 71% in player numbers, The Elder Scrolls Online made the biggest jump on Steam.
What is the reason? This is primarily because the MMORPG was free for two weeks at the beginning of April. As part of this action, ESO even set a new record on Steam with 49,061 concurrent players at peak. Over the last 30 days, an average of 27,217 players played.
Greymoor will be the new expansion of ESO and is set to be released in May for PC.
The old classic The Lord of the Rings Online has also increased significantly in percentage terms. The nearly 40% sounds impressive, but in March overall, the MMORPG increased by 62.2%.
While in February an average of 565 players played per day, it was 1,270 in the last 30 days. This is the best value since April 2013.
What is the reason? One possible reason for the boom could be the action where all expansions are playable for free until April 30. This saves a lot of money or In-game playtime. Additionally, the MMORPG took advantage of the situation and held events such as an XP boost during this time.
In 3rd place, the popular action MMORPG TERA is following, which saw an average of 1,254 players in the last 30 days, resulting in an increase of 38.73%.
With this, the game achieves its strongest value since May 2018 and overall the sixth best month since its release on Steam.
TERA is especially liked for its dynamic combat system.
The game is currently making headlines for wanting to make loot boxes more transparent with exact percentages (via Krafton). Whether this will also come to the EU version is currently unknown.
Losers despite Corona? BDO seems to have fewer players
What is wrong with Black Desert? Despite the boom in MMORPGs, there are also losers who have lost players.
The sandbox MMORPG is one of three titles that have lost players in the last 30 days. With an average of 23,694 players, Black Desert is one of the strongest MMOs on Steam.
Is this really a decline? The slight player decrease of 1.12% is mainly due to the fact that Black Desert held a free weekend event, but at the beginning of March. Compared to February when the MMORPG averaged 15,032 players daily, BDO has also increased.
If you are currently looking for a game you can play for free, we have compiled the 13 best Free2Play MMORPGs. Among these are also some titles that you can play via Steam.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
Although millions of players battle daily for victory in Call of Duty: Warzone, there is criticism of the Battle Royale. One such critique comes from the top streamer on Twitch, Dr Disrespect, who apparently finds Warzone not challenging enough.
What does the Doc want to change? In one of his recent streams, Dr Disrespect revealed what bothers him about Warzone. He specifically lists four aspects of the Battle Royale that he believes need to be removed:
C4
Claymores
Rocket Launchers
Trucks
Without these items, Warzone would be a “more challenging” game, as he clearly states in the clip:
What is the problem with these items? The Doc does not elaborate on what specifically bothers him about these items. However, they are frequently criticized within the community. Apparently, it is too easy to achieve “cheap” kills that frustrate opponents with them.
On Twitch, CoD: Modern Warfare (Multiplayer and Warzone combined) is currently in fifth place among the most-watched games in the last seven days, according to sullygnome (as of April 26). However, it cannot surpass the number one spot held by the new shooter hit Valorant.
Dr Disrespect himself is currently in second place among the most-watched streamers in Call of Duty. Only NICKMERCS ranks above him. And despite the criticism, he still seems to be enjoying it: He even mocks some pros he has played with for camping.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
A player cleverly hides from other players in a session of GTA Online and is celebrated online for it. The GTA player chose the most conspicuous way as a VIP and got through without any problems.
What did the player do? To win a certain type of mission in GTA Online, a player had to hide from adversaries tasked with killing him. Instead of choosing a particularly convoluted spot to hide, he took a different approach. Player “I_do_not_have_corona” donned typical clothing worn by NPCs in GTA Online and simply strolled along the sidewalk. Right in the middle of the day, clearly visible along the street.
The hostile players searching for him drove mere meters past him. But because he acted like an NPC and carried no weapons, the player went unnoticed. Brilliant!
Recommended editorial content
At this point you will find external content from Reddit that complements the article.
I consent to external content being displayed to me. Personal data can be transmitted to third party platforms.
Read more about our privacy policy.
He successfully deceived his opponents with this action. But right now, GTA Online itself is also deceiving its players, with a nasty bug at the Lucky Wheel.
Why couldn’t players see him?
Here’s why he hid: GTA Online offers a game mode for VIPs/CEOs called Executive Search. It’s a sort of hide-and-seek where a VIP/CEO must remain in a specific area of the map for 10 minutes:
If the player leaves the area of the map or dies, the mission fails.
Adversary players try to kill the player within these 10 minutes. This is made more difficult by the fact that the mark of the sought player is removed from the minimap and the player’s name is only displayed when the person stands still. If they keep moving, the name won’t appear and it becomes much harder to locate and eliminate the target.
How are players reacting? On reddit, the post is being actively discussed and upvoted. The post received over 17,000 upvotes and more than 520 comments on the social platform.
Players write:
“This man is too dangerous to let live”
“Chameleon”
“Legend”
“I remember that was funny in Watchdogs multiplayer”
“GTA Online should always be like this. No radar marking as long as you aren’t armed, so you can just chill”
“100 IQ play here”
“You could start a trend”
Another player found the idea so good that he wanted to replicate it. “That looks too damn funny. I need to focus my mission selection more towards entertainment like this, not on money-per-hour. Thanks for that,” writes NotABadMon. Shortly thereafter, he added to his comment:
“I tried it and got run over by 4 Khanjali tanks and they started griefing me. Forget it.”
This shows that while the idea is good, it requires a certain ignorance on the part of the adversaries to work. When tanks are in the game, it’s usually all over. The Khanjali tank is one of the 5 vehicles that every player should own in GTA Online in 2020.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
In Destiny 2 cheaters annoy honest players and ruin the PvP experience. An expert strikes backand shows his well-thought-out loadout.
This is why cheaters are currently causing problems: Since Season 10, the Trials, the PvP King class, are back in Destiny 2. Unfortunately, in this competitive mode, dishonest players are causing trouble.
While Bungie has banned about three times as many cheaters as usual since the start of the activity in early March, many players are shouting in unison that cheaters are running rampant in the Crucible – and some guardians have had enough.
PvP-Crack wants to counter cheaters with anti-cheater build
The YouTuber and Twitch streamer Drewskys is well-known in the Destiny community for his in-depth analyses and skills in the Crucible. As one of the few top players on PC, he is using a controller.
Cheaters expect that they have the information advantage. You use this misconception against them. Your intrinsic invisibility and dodge roll also break aim assist – even some cheaters can be temporarily fooled this way.
I don’t want to give cheaters a free win. I want to make the cheaters sweat, I want them to work for it.
This is why the weapons belong in the loadout: The weapon selection is also cleverly made and gives you advantages. When the brazen cheater gets too close, you charge up the destructive laser from the Devil’s Ruin. The charge time is no problem, as you see the enemy coming.
Once you’ve mastered the charge mechanic, enemies will think twice about challenging you in close combat. Even the most dominant PvP weapon falls short against the beam when it comes to TTK.
The normal fire mode of hand cannons is also useful in the current meta.
The laser is available to you at maximum power, even when there is only 1 round left in the magazine.
No one wants cheaters as opponents – but when they come, you want to be prepared
For long-range combat, you have perhaps the currently strongest sniper rifle in Destiny 2. And the ammo scarcity in the Trials is elegantly bypassed with it. With the special perk “Reversal of Wealth,” you regain the round in the magazine on misses. This allows you to make quite wild attacks. If you land a headshot, only 2 enemies stand in your way, if not: you get a second chance.
By the way, the combination of firearms and abilities is not only meant as a weapon against dishonest players. Even in duels with regular opponents, this setup proves to be very effective and is worth a look.
What do you think of the build and the idea behind fighting cheaters with their own weapons? Of course, this is no guarantee to automatically have the upper hand against cheaters. If you’re looking for good options for PvE, you’ll find this here: Destiny 2: The strongest Warmind builds for all 3 classes in Season 10
We have relied on his expertise on MeinMMO several times, including here:
How does the build counter cheaters? With the recently buffed Exo Gloves and Hunter abilities, you legally gain the advantage of many cheaters: wallhacks. In Destiny 2, this is called “True Sight” and highlights enemies through walls.
Cheaters expect that they have the information advantage. You use this misconception against them. Your intrinsic invisibility and dodge roll also break aim assist – even some cheaters can be temporarily fooled this way.
I don’t want to give cheaters a free win. I want to make the cheaters sweat, I want them to work for it.
This is why the weapons belong in the loadout: The weapon selection is also cleverly made and gives you advantages. When the brazen cheater gets too close, you charge up the destructive laser from the Devil’s Ruin. The charge time is no problem, as you see the enemy coming.
Once you’ve mastered the charge mechanic, enemies will think twice about challenging you in close combat. Even the most dominant PvP weapon falls short against the beam when it comes to TTK.
The normal fire mode of hand cannons is also useful in the current meta.
The laser is available to you at maximum power, even when there is only 1 round left in the magazine.
No one wants cheaters as opponents – but when they come, you want to be prepared
For long-range combat, you have perhaps the currently strongest sniper rifle in Destiny 2. And the ammo scarcity in the Trials is elegantly bypassed with it. With the special perk “Reversal of Wealth,” you regain the round in the magazine on misses. This allows you to make quite wild attacks. If you land a headshot, only 2 enemies stand in your way, if not: you get a second chance.
By the way, the combination of firearms and abilities is not only meant as a weapon against dishonest players. Even in duels with regular opponents, this setup proves to be very effective and is worth a look.
What do you think of the build and the idea behind fighting cheaters with their own weapons? Of course, this is no guarantee to automatically have the upper hand against cheaters. If you’re looking for good options for PvE, you’ll find this here: Destiny 2: The strongest Warmind builds for all 3 classes in Season 10
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
The well-known Twitch streamer TimTheTatman ended up in a match in CoD Warzone in the Gulag. When he wanted to demonstrate his cool skills in a duel, a rock got in his way.
What happens in the Gulags of Warzone? In the Battle Royale mode of CoD WM, players who have been shot down in combat can fight for a second chance.
They end up in prison and must ultimately face another player in a duel. If they manage to win, they are freed and can jump back into the Battle Royale. If you lose, it’s the end of the match.
Exactly this happened to the well-known streamer Timothy “TimTheTatman” Betar.
During the stream, Tim boasted that he was really good in the Gulag fights. He would never lose when he landed there. When he was actually sent to the Gulag and it was his turn to fight, he confidently said:
I’ll show you why they call me “Gulag Gary,” Doc. Check this out.
He then took position next to a row of lockers, lay down on the ground, and placed a mine. Suddenly it exploded right in front of the streamer and blew him into the air.
Recommended editorial content
At this point you will find external content from Twitch that complements the article.
I consent to external content being displayed to me. Personal data can be transmitted to third party platforms.
Read more about our privacy policy.
Why did the mine explode? The mine did not explode by coincidence. When you land in a Gulag in Warzone, you can initially watch the duels until it’s your turn. Meanwhile, players have the option to throw rocks at their opponents.
Normally, they deal very little damage and are not lethal. But one of those thrown rocks hit the trigger of the mine and sent the streamer to oblivion.
