WoW Classic is launching soon, and many of you will surely want to dive straight into the adventure. You will probably also visit at least one of the many dungeons. But how well do you really know the dungeons?
With the launch of WoW Classic on August 27, the grand journey begins again. Dungeons are back, promising good loot but also causing frustration for many players.
What are dungeons? Dungeons are challenging instances for groups of five players (and partially for ten players in Classic), where the battles are tougher, but better loot drops than in the open world.
In dungeons, players usually find gear, trinkets, and weapons that they can use to improve themselves to progress further in the game. The instances for lower levels prepare for the toughest dungeons of WoW: raids.
Join the dungeon quiz
What kind of quiz is this? In our big dungeon quiz for WoW Classic, we will ask you a few questions about the dungeons and raids from days gone by. Many of the instances still exist today, but in changed form.
Dungeons from Legion are well-known to everyone. But what about Classic?
Your general knowledge has already been tested in our quiz about WoW Classic. Now we will test your knowledge about mechanics, bosses, and loot in various questions that range from easy to extremely difficult.
How the quiz works: We will ask you a total of 14 questions in sequence that you must answer. Click on the answer that you think is correct and find out your result at the end.
Keep in mind that the first logged-in answer counts! You cannot change it, as the result of each question is displayed immediately after the first click. Be careful not to misclick and think carefully before selecting an answer.
If you want to repeat the quiz, simply refresh the page.
Dieses Quiz ist geschlossen.
How good is your result? Did you know everything or do you need to improve?
Fortnite: Battle Royale has changed the challenges with Season 10. There are now interconnected missions instead of weekly challenges. This hasn’t gone down well with the group of casual players who play Fortnite on the side.
What has changed in the challenges? In Season 10, Fortnite introduced significant changes to the challenges for the first time. Until now, there were 7 challenges each week until the end of the season. You could complete them whenever you wanted as soon as they were available. However, you had to complete them by the end of the season.
In Season 10, that’s over. Now, there is a block of “missions” every 7 days. These are basically challenges, but you need to complete them one after the other, and you won’t receive new tasks until you finish the old ones.
As a reward, there are tiers in the Battle Pass of Season 10 and special skins that can only be obtained through the tasks.
There are also special surprise tasks that are time-limited and must be completed within a specific number of days.
The system has the advantage of providing consistently new progression content for frequent players. However, casual players are left behind.
“I have a job and family, no time for stressful grind!”
This is what bothers casuals about the new missions: In a large thread on Reddit with over 24,300 upvotes and over 2,000 comments, a player named BionicGamer323 complains that he hardly enjoys the new system:
“I am a casual player who enjoys playing Fortnite. I love the new skins every season and I do my best to collect them all, even if it means mastering the challenges in the last days of the season. It has all been fun until now.
Now it is possible that I may miss skins and styles if I don’t master challenges within your “time frame”. Some people have jobs, children, have schools and studies. There are countries where there are blackouts for weeks, and not every weekend can be used for grinding challenges.”
Anyone who is not online often and plays a lot will not complete the challenge.
Especially the limited challenges have a time limit of one week. If you don’t grind everything in time, you miss out. Previously, you could take your time and even take a two-week vacation during the season or play less intensively due to family or work and then catch up later.
This is what people say on Reddit: The statement from BionicGamer323 was taken up by many other users. Many agreed with him:
“I don’t feel like Epic wants me to enjoy this game anymore. This new challenge system was poorly thought out.”
“I completely agree. I like to play casually, but the Limited Time Missions will interfere with more important things. Things I should focus on.”
Others are annoyed that the notorious “Play with a Friend” challenges are now part of the missions. Many casual players only play with randoms and do not have a fixed circle of friends online.
“I just hate those ‘Play with a friend’ challenges and now they have brought them back as part of the Battle Pass!”
“Yeah, when I saw that the first mission was ‘Play with a friend 0/3’, it destroyed my interest in buying the Battle Pass.”
“Yeah, I hate the play with friend challenges and I’ve always swapped them out when they appeared in the dailies.”
Others are also annoyed that there are basically the same tasks again in harder versions with the Prestige challenges once you have completed them. So, you essentially have to do the same thing twice.
But there are also opposing voices stating that enough people demanded this format:
“It’s about time people need to reassess what is essential. Epic is offering more challenges, and it’s time for some people to realistically think about their abilities. People with family, school, and work need to realize that tackling all these challenges may no longer be possible now.”
“After reading the threads on Reddit for several seasons, I can understand why Epic has implemented some of their changes. Shit, Reddit called for the changes. People who complain that the “difficult” challenges could be completed with minimal effort. But Epic can’t find a way to implement challenges that appeal to both casuals and pros. People are going to get angry either way. Either the challenges are too easy for the pros or too hard for the casuals. That doesn’t make it any less frustrating.”
What do you think of the new challenges? Better this way or a mess?
A similar problem is faced by Apex Legends. There, some players also complain that the tasks put them under too much time pressure.
In PvP of Destiny 2 there is currently a strict meta: Shotguns and fusion rifles like the Jötunn dominate. Our reader JoeMido991 presents a weapon combination that operates outside the common meta but still brings a lot of fun in the Crucible.
What’s happening in PvP right now? These are tough times for PvP players in Bungie’s shooter Destiny 2. Some players complain about the lack of content. Since the Forsaken release, PvP maps have been scarce, and players are eagerly awaiting the return of the beloved Trials of Osiris.
Aside from the top weapons, there is little reward to find in the Crucible for the ambitious player as well as for all PvP enthusiasts.
Moreover, the current meta has not really evolved for months. Both shotguns and fusion rifles like the Erentil FR4 or the Jötunn still enjoy great popularity – much to the frustration of their victims.
Many players are currently suffering under the Jötunn in the Crucible and Gambit.
Having fun in PvP outside the meta
Players create their own fun: To keep the Crucible exciting despite the little variety, some MeinMMO readers came up with the idea of presenting their PvP loadouts in small guest articles, with which they have fun outside the usual meta and can sometimes achieve outstanding match results.
Today we are starting the series “Exciting PvP Builds outside the Meta” with a weapon combination that has long been forgotten: Sturm und Drang.
This is what makes the combination special: Generally, Sturm is a 110 RPM hand cannon that normally deals 91 damage on a crit. However, if you previously achieved a kill with Drang or Drang (Baroque), Sturm now deals 91 damage on a body shot and even 164 damage on a headshot. This allows the weapon to achieve a very clean 2-tap.
Especially in the Rumble game mode, you can benefit from this weapon duo. With a well-rolled Drang, ideally featuring precision, handling, and range perks, you can achieve rapid kills with just 4 headshots and a TTK of 0.6 seconds in close and medium range.
The bullet fed into Sturm’s magazine allows you to take out enemies at long range with 2 hits. The second shot can even be a body hit. Therefore, you only need to land one headshot, and the rest will almost take care of itself.
How to play the combination? The duo works particularly well when you have a class or an exotic item that reduces your reload or weapon swap time.
I’m playing a Hunter as my main and like to pair the duo with the upper Solar tree, specifically the Golden Gun with six shots. As leg armor, I use the exotic ST4MP-F3R, which increases sprint speed and improves jumps.
If you give Drang (Baroque) an Icarus Grip, you can attack opponents with surprising high jump shots. Especially on console, Sturm performs excellently even without an active perk for a 110 RPM HC.
Drang in Season 7
Who is this loadout suitable for? Although I own the Einsiedlerspinne and Lunas Geheul, I’m not at all interested in weapons that only require a non-critical hit for a kill, such as shotguns, fusion rifles, or grenade launchers of any kind. This loadout is particularly interesting for all those who enjoy headshots more than homing fusion toaster bullets ever could.
With the ability to now farm your favorite perks for Drang in the Menagerie, you can bridge the PvP content gap with this long-forgotten and highly rewarding loadout.
Especially the feeling of 2-taps reminds me as a Destiny 1 veteran of the good old Falkenmond.
Have fun recreating this and feel free to send your loadouts in the comments or send them to the MeinMMO team as guest articles.
Sturm und Drang is also effective when playing with Lumina:
The action game For Honor is currently available for free for a limited time on PC. If you grab it now in the Epic Store, you won’t pay a cent and can play it permanently. We will show you how it works.
Where can I get For Honor? Currently, there is a promotion at Epic Games, through which you can get the games For Honor and Alan Wake for free. You just need to add the game to your library on Epic.
Visit the official page of For Honor on Epic Games. There you will find a blue button labeled “free” with a strikethrough price of €29.99. Log in to Epic and click the button. Then follow the transaction dialog and you will have the game.
How long is the offer valid? The promotion runs only until August 9, 2019. If you grab the game by then, you can play it permanently for free. So if you want to secure For Honor, you need to hurry.
This is how For Honor plays: For Honor is an action game by Ubisoft, where you play various characters from different factions and engage in multiple game modes fighting against other players or AI.
You have the choice of Vikings, Samurai, Knights, and Chinese warriors, all bringing unique weapons and abilities. For Honor focuses on close combat. In many game modes, you fight in 4 vs. 4, in others even in actual duels.
For Honor appeals to players who particularly enjoy melee action, archaic weapons, and sometimes brutal finishers. The entry is quite easy, and a few matches can pass the time in between. However, if you really get into it, you can continuously improve and develop really good skills for one-on-one combat.
This is how For Honor has evolved: After the launch of For Honor, things steadily went downhill for the game and even the second season hardly interested anyone. The developers did not give up and continued to improve For Honor.
Today on Saturday, August 3rd, the Community Day with Trasla is running in Pokémon GO. The Community Day has now started. Here you can find all the info on bonuses, Shinys, and times.
Update 4:00 PM: The Community Day has now started and will run until 7 PM.
Have fun with Trasla, the Shiny Trasla, Gardevoir, and Gallade in Pokémon GO.
What is a Community Day? This event series takes place monthly. During each event for 3 hours, a Pokémon will be found more frequently. Also, the Shiny version of the Pokémon will make its debut, and various bonuses round off the event.
All about the Community Day in August – Start time and bonuses
What: The Pokémon GO Community Day in August 2019 When: On Saturday, August 3rd, from 4 PM to 7 PM German time Pokémon of the day: Trasla Exclusive Move: Synchronoise (exclusive to Gardevoir and Gallade) Bonus: Eggs hatch 4x faster Bonus: 3-hour Lures Additional Bonus: To learn the exclusive move Synchronoise, you can evolve Kirlia until 8 PM
This is important regarding the times: During the summer months, the Community Day runs from 4 PM to 7 PM. Only from September does the event start at 3 PM.
How to make the most of the Community Day
How to make good use of the bonus: The reduction of egg distance should definitely be utilized. Make sure to put the eggs in the incubators only at the beginning of the Community Day so that the distance is actually quartered.
Content-wise, the 7 km eggs are currently the best, as many Shinys await you there. In the other eggs, there are also some Shinys, but the probability is significantly lower.
Especially 7 km eggs are currently the most worthwhile
Try to catch many Pokémon: During the event, Pokémon spawns will be increased again. You will be able to catch especially many Pokémon through the catching trick. This is a bit more cumbersome at first, but much faster than regular catching.
If necessary, travel to a better city: A Community Day is especially worthwhile in places with many PokéStops. It’s worth it to leave your village and visit the neighboring town. Many PokéStops mean many Pokémon and Shinys.
Shiny Trasla, Kirlia, Gardevoir, and Gallade
Will there also be a Shiny version? As usual on Community Day, you will also find new Shinys here. Trasla and its evolutions will make their debut as Shiny in the game.
How likely is a Shiny? On Community Day you have a good chance of getting Shinys. Trasla has a probability of being Shiny of 1 in 25. So you won’t need too much luck.
Now, it is known that Synchronoise is a solid move that boosts Gardevoir and Gallade. However, both Pokémon are still not nearly as strong as other Psychic Pokémon. Thus, the move is not truly meta-changing.
How do you get the move? This is only possible through evolution. You must evolve a Kirlia into Gardevoir or Gallade by 8 PM on the event day. This will then learn the move Synchronoise.
Trasla with 100% IV – This much CP it must have
This is how Trasla gets weather boost: The Psychic and Fairy Pokémon is boosted by windy and cloudy weather. Here you can find it up to level 35.
This much CP can Trasla reach: At level 30, Trasla can reach a maximum of 462 CP. This would then have 100% IV. At level 35, it even reaches a smooth 500 CP.
This is how you easily find Trasla with 100% IV: Thanks to the rating system, you can quickly look for good Trasla. If you enter “4*” in the search bar, all Pokémon with 100% IV will be displayed.
If you enter “3*”, you will see all Trasla with IV between 82.2% and 97.8%. All other Trasla can then be quickly sorted out.
With the new rating system, you can quickly sort your Pokémon
These items you need for the Community Day
Egg Incubators – 9 or more
To properly make use of the Community Day bonus, you should have enough incubators ready. This way, you can hatch enough eggs.
Star Pieces – 6 pieces
Since you’ll likely catch a lot of Pokémon, a Star Piece is worth it. Have 6 pieces ready and you’ll get 1.5 times the amount of Stardust for the entire Community Day.
A Sinnoh Stone is important for the Community Day
Sinnoh Stones
To get Gallade with the exclusive move, you need a Sinnoh Stone, as that is how Kirlia evolves into Gallade. So do a few Trainer battles beforehand to have Sinnoh Stones on hand.
Lures – 3 or more
The three-hour Lures should definitely be utilized. It’s best to ignite a Lure at every PokéStop you will pass repeatedly.
Balls – At least 200 pieces
Trasla will not be easy to catch, so you need a good supply of balls. Especially Ultra Balls and Great Balls will be important.
Perhaps you also want to challenge one of these raid bosses during the event:
The next expansion of Hearthstone is almost here. We show you 5 cards on MeinMMO that we definitely want to experiment with in “Saviors of Uldum”.
On August 6, it will be time again for new content for all Hearthstone fans: The new expansion “Saviors of Uldum” will launch.
Of the 135 new cards, many look tempting, and numerous new cards have unique and special effects. We have made a selection from all the cards and present you 5 cards that we definitely want to experiment with.
1. Yogg-Saron’s Puzzlebox
The puzzle box of the old god Yogg-Saron was not only one of my favorite items in WoW, but it will likely also be in Hearthstone. Many players hate the RNG factor of Hearthstone, but I think it enriches the game immensely.
The more I love “Chaos Cards” like Yogg-Saron’s Puzzlebox, which casts a total of 10 random spells on random targets for 10 mana.
Anything can happen. You can roast yourself or opponents with a Fireball, wipe the entire board, summon numerous minions, or even die because you drew too many cards.
Is it a particularly planned spell? Certainly not. Will it be fun and turn some lost matches around? Absolutely!
2.
Anubisath Warrior
The Anubisath Warrior is just a common card in Hearthstone, but it has a pretty powerful effect. For 9 mana, it has stats of 9/6 and poses a considerable threat to the opponent, who needs to be dealt with quickly. However, this is where its deathrattle comes into play. When it dies, it grants all minions in its owner’s hand a hefty buff of +3/+3. This can turn small, weak creatures into significant threats.
I can’t wait to build a Murloc or Zoo deck around it, sacrifice a bit of tempo, and then attack with little minions on steroids in the next turn. Unlike the priest spell Descent into Madness, only the minions in hand are affected, but the Anubisath Warrior has hardly any drawbacks.
3.
Desert Obelisk
The Desert Obelisk is a card considered to be quite “tricky” and can only work if you build your whole deck around it. It costs a hefty 5 mana and has stats of only 0/5 – so it cannot attack. However, it deals 5 damage to a random opponent if you have 3 Obelisks. Since each of the 3 Obelisks then fires, that would result in 15 damage per turn.
Normally, each card in a deck can only be present 2 times, so you have to copy the Obelisk multiple times or summon smaller versions through other tricks. I like decks with rather unusual “win conditions”.
I doubt that the Obelisk will make it into any top decks, but it could be useful and fun for some shenanigans. And that’s what it’s all about, right?
4.
King Phaoris
For 10 mana, King Phaoris in Hearthstone only has weak stats of 5/5, but its battle cry already makes it one of my favorite cards, for which I will definitely build a Mage deck. It summons a random minion for each spell in the player’s hand, corresponding to its mana cost.
If you have a spell for 7 mana, one for 5 mana, and one for 3 mana in your hand, Phaoris summons a minion with costs 7, 5, and 3. The idea behind the card is that you have your hand full of big spells that can deal significant damage to the opponent.
And which class would be better suited than the Mage? With sensible spells like Fireball or Pyroblast, the King can prepare the battlefield for a victory. But other classes, such as the Priest, could also benefit from it.
I am sure if you try, King Phaoris can be a sensible addition to any class – that’s exactly what I want to try out.
5.
Zephrys the Great
Zephrys the Great is likely to be a real wild card for the time being. At least if you are willing to meet its conditions. The elemental for 2 mana has stats of 3/2 and requires in its battle cry that no card can be duplicated in the player’s deck. If that is the case, Zephrys suggests three cards to the player that he sees as the perfect help for this exact game situation.
The catch is that the cards are not offered randomly. Instead, there is a complicated AI behind Zephrys that analyzes the game field and takes into account many factors:
How many minions are on the field?
How much health do both players have left?
How many cards are in the players’ decks or on their hands?
Who is currently in the lead?
If you are missing a board clear, which would turn the game around, it is very likely that Zephrys will offer exactly that.
I would love to experiment for hours and find out how good this card really is or if it brings more frustration than enjoyment.
Which cards are you particularly looking forward to? Do you have any ideas for cool decks?
Blizzard has unveiled a massive statue of Arthas Menethil, known to many from World of Warcraft. This statue now stands in China – and could be a hint of an announcement that many Warcraft fans are waiting for.
What kind of statue is this? The statue depicts Arthas Menethil as Prince of Lordaeron, before he became the Lich King and thus the greatest villain of World of Warcraft.
However, the statue of Arthas already holds the sword Frostmourne in his hand. His hammer Light’s Vengeance and his holy codex, which distinguish him as a paladin, rest at his feet.
Players know the prince in this form mainly from Warcraft 3, where he played the leading role in the campaign. He tried to free his land from the plague and fell further into the grasp of the sword Frostmourne and thus the Lich King along his journey.
Where was the statue unveiled? The statue of Arthas now stands in China, specifically on the grounds of ChinaJoy 2019. The ChinaJoy is the largest convention for gaming and digital entertainment in China. In 2018, the “Old Warrior” cinematic of WoW was unveiled at ChinaJoy.
This is why the statue is important
This could be coming next: Since Arthas is the titular hero of Warcraft 3 and ChinaJoy is an important convention, there could be new announcements regarding Warcraft 3: Reforged. Warcraft 3: Reforged was announced at BlizzCon in 2018.
As China is also an important partner for Blizzard in terms of mobile gaming and Diablo Immortal, this also suggests that ChinaJoy will be used for a major announcement.
Whether Warcraft 3: Reforged will be as good as many hope remains to be seen. Cortyn has a strong opinion on this:
The community of Fallout 76 has shown multiple times that they stand together unusually strong. Two players formed a friendship through Fallout 76 that even lasted for several months over an illness without any contact.
These are the players: User adrian4oo shared on reddit how he met the player yessin666. Yessin is responsible for Adrian not losing interest in Fallout 76 because Adrian helped him through the bumpy start of the survival game.
The two players then spent so much time together that a friendship developed, which even survived eight months without contact.
Strong Friendship in Fallout 76
This is how the friendship started: According to Adrian, he started playing Fallout 76 shortly after release in November 2018. However, he quickly lost interest and did not want to continue playing.
Then suddenly the player Yassin appeared, who first talked to Adrian and then helped him to really get into the game:
He provided him with supplies like Stimpaks, medicine, water, and more
Yassin provided him with equipment and even a fully equipped power armor
The two played a lot together and talked daily, allowing Adrian to learn more about the game and develop his character.
How did the interruption happen? However, shortly before Christmas 2018, Yassin informed him that he would not be able to play for a while. Yassin had skin cancer and would likely need treatment for it.
The illness lasted for eight months during which they did not see or speak to each other. During this time, Adrian was very worried and sad – the daily conversations were simply gone and he worried about Yassin.
However, Yassin has likely overcome the illness. He recently contacted Adrian again. Now they are in contact for the first time again and are very happy that they can still play Fallout 76 together. Adrian is even planning a visit to Yassin – in Germany, where his friend lives.
How the community reacts: The story is receiving extremely positive feedback from the community. The thread has collected over 2,200 upvotes in less than a day, and other players are also sharing their stories:
My best friend moved to my city a few years ago. Now I am the godfather of her son. The internet can be a place where you meet terrible people, but it can also change your life for the better forever.
In particular, it is praised how positively the community interacts with each other – something that even newcomers repeatedly demonstrate. Fans are particularly proud of the interactions in the Fallout 76 community because it looks very different in other games:
The great space sandbox No Man’s Sky finally gets a date for the big update Beyond, which offers more MMO features and VR support. It’s coming soon, as the release date is just a few days away.
When is Beyond finally coming? The long-awaited “MMO update” Beyond has a date. It’s scheduled for August 14, 2019, for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. It consists of three major individual updates and is, as always, available for free download.
But one major feature has been missing so far: you have barely met other people in the universe. This is supposed to change with the new update Beyond.
What is Beyond? Beyond is supposed to finally offer social interaction features and a new multiplayer experience. What exactly the developers want to bring has still not been concretely revealed. However, there are speculations about shared structures, space battles, and cooperative fights against aliens.
Curiously, the developers still avoid the term MMO for their game. This is supposedly too connected to microtransactions or subscriptions, both of which they do not have.
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Another major feature of Beyond will also be VR support. This should allow you to experience the infinite worlds of No Man’s Sky even more immersively with a VR device like the Oculus Rift and dive directly into the virtual world.
The VR feature has already received positive feedback in early tests. For example, the site PCGamesN (via the developer’s site) already wrote, “While other VR games (with a few exceptions) seemed quite limited, the underlying size of No Man’s Sky tears these limitations to shreds!”
To what extent the testers are right, you can test for yourself on August 14.
The streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins became the largest streamer on the platform Twitch due to the boom around Fortnite in 2018. Now he has announced that he is switching to the competitor platform Mixer. How did the first stream go?
Quickly, Ninja broke the subscriber record of the tiny platform compared to Twitch and brought along 500,000 subscribers. These are players who support him financially.
Mixer offered an incentive for users to subscribe to Ninja: Those who sign up on Mixer can spoil Ninja for free with the subscription. Certainly a lucrative deal for Tyler “Ninja” Blevins.
Those maintaining a subscription on Mixer receive 22 Ninja emoticons and do not have to see any advertisements.
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Other Twitch streamers and experts gave their opinions on the switch. People were curious about how much Ninja needs Twitch and how much Twitch needs Ninja.
A man from the audience calls out
This is how the first stream went: The first stream on Mixer took place during the “Lollapalooza Music Festival” in Chicago in front of a live audience. Ninja’s sponsor Red Bull had set up a tent there – Ninja also gulped down one energy drink after another.
The streamer played on an open stage, was in direct contact with the audience, and was playing Fortnite.
This was for a long time the known setup of Ninja on Twitch.
An audience member turned out to be somewhat quarrelsome and heckled Ninja with loud shouts from the crowd:
The heckler then shouted: “What did they pay you to switch to Mixer? 100 million?”
He then yelled “Sellout, Sellout, Sellout” – the accusation that Ninja sold out. However, this earned no more reaction from Ninja.
In the end, the demand was made again “One against one against Tfue.”
Overall, the stream went well for Ninja; he clearly had a lot of fun and described the atmosphere afterward as fantastic. Ninja also secured a few victories and played alongside a musician.
In the end, he appeared visibly satisfied.
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The last three streams on Twitch peaked at only between 40,000 and 63,000 viewers.
This is the special thing: Ninja is currently making the platform Mixer relevant at least for Fortnite fans on his own. Now we have to see how this develops in the long term and whether Twitch actually faces real competition.
Twitch reportedly only offered Ninja $15-20 million for 3 years
Why did Ninja switch? It can really only be about money – as seen from Microsoft’s “subscriber gift”.
The eSports expert Rod Breslau says, two sources have informed him that Ninja had negotiated with Twitch.
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Twitch’s opening offer would have been between $15 and $20 million for 3 years. Ninja probably found that too low. This offer likely ultimately led to Ninja now being on Mixer for probably significantly more money.
How Ninja makes money from Fortnite, he explains here:
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Here’s why it’s special: The One-Eyed Mask is available for purchase with a specific roll that some Guardians call a God Roll, as the random perks are excellent. Especially this perk:
Improved Hand Cannon Aim: Target acquisition, accuracy, and aim down sights speed for hand cannons are greatly enhanced.
If you only play with pulse rifles, “Pulse Rifle Aim” is also an option, which improves these traits for pulse rifles. The third option, “Charged Up” (Bonus Super Energy through Shotgun Kills), is also not bad if you enjoy using shotguns.
In other words, this Exotic further enhances weapons that are already dominating in PvP.
Additionally, you can choose between mobility and health regeneration, as well as Linear Fusion Rifle reserves or Special Ammo Finder.
Xur brings the One-Eyed Mask
What can the One-Eyed Mask do in Destiny 2?
This is what makes the helmet so strong: Since the launch of Forsaken, the One-Eyed Mask has been considered a top Exotic in PvP: The wearer could fully recover after a kill and then deal increased damage. For months, there was a call for a nerf that came in Spring 2019. Now, the Exotic is slightly weakened, but still useful.
This is the exotic perk:
Retribution: Marks the opponent who dares to harm you. Find and eliminate the opponent for increased damage and overshield.
Especially with Hand Cannon Aim, you can now buy a top Exotic for the Crucible that allows you to easily land headshots and gain an overshield and increased damage on kills.
And since you often have to go to the Crucible for the Armor of the Solstice of Heroes, Titans can cause quite a bit of chaos with this Exotic.
Titans and Hunters Celebrate Xur
This is what the community says: Currently, many Titans on reddit are rejoicing over the item. It is highly recommended to buy the One-Eyed Mask from Xur. And many are sure that a lot of Titans will be running around with it from now on. One user recommends all Guardian newcomers to just pick up the One-Eyed Mask even if they don’t play Titan. Because you won’t find a better roll.
A reddit user jokingly responded that he has a fantastic nerf idea for the Exotic. Since it is called the “One-Eyed Mask,” it would make sense to only see half of the screen while wearing it. He has received almost 4000 upvotes for that so far.
This is how you get the Exotic: You have until the weekly reset on August 6 at 7 PM to visit the old noodle face and grab the helmet for 23 Legendary Shards. Xur is currently in the Tower Hangar.
By the way: Hunters also get an exciting Exotic from Xur: The ST4MP-F3R leg armor comes with the traction perk, granting even better mobility and a tighter turning radius when sprinting.
In its 15 years on the market, World of Warcraft has evolved significantly but has also managed to stay at the top. It’s no surprise that some games are trying to capture some of that shine. MeinMMO presents here five quirky WoW clones.
Why is WoW copied? Since 2004, players have been able to immerse themselves in the world of warfare and explore Azeroth. WoW has always relied on a subscription model and has still managed to establish itself as the arguably most popular MMORPG in the world.
The fans are so enamored with World of Warcraft that Classic servers are even coming in August 2019, turning back the clock and returning WoW to its roots – back when everything took longer.
So it’s not surprising that other games are trying to copy WoW and thus grab some of that shine for themselves. Some of these games lost their case against games giant Blizzard. Others are holding their own:
1. Crusaders of Light
What is Crusaders of Light? Crusaders of Light was developed by the Chinese developer NetEase and was originally released in Germany in 2017 for Android and iOS as a sort of “WoW for mobile”.
The Crystal Song Forest from WoW? No, an area in Crusaders of Light.
In terms of gameplay and structure, Crusaders of Light is a classic MMORPG. It offers familiar features of the genre as well as some unusual aspects, such as:
a comprehensive leveling and quest system
dungeons and raids
PvP in arenas between 1 and 5 players as well as in battlegrounds
How Crusaders of Light copies WoW: Crusaders of Light is more of a WoW clone in terms of visuals than gameplay. The designs of the areas strongly resemble those of Blizzard’s MMORPG giant:
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Even the design of some enemies looks as if the developers didn’t make much effort to hide where the “inspiration” for the boss comes from. Even the dances shown in the intro are clearly borrowed from WoW (here: male Draenei and female humans).
Allods Online is a classic MMORPG with classes, loot, quests, and dungeons. However, there is a peculiarity. After significant criticism of the payment model, Allods Online established subscription servers. This allows players to choose whether they want to pay monthly or play for free with a “pay-to-win” shop.
How Allods Online copies WoW: Allods Online is in its form both visually and in gameplay a true clone of WoW. The interface looks almost identical, the characters are extremely similar, and even the enemies have hardly been changed.
Even from the game itself, one might think they landed in Azeroth. The gameplay strongly resembles WoW shortly after its release:
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The video also shows some abilities that, in terms of effect, appearance, and even icon, look like spells available to shadow priests from WoW.
3. World of Kings
What is World of Kings? World of Kings is another MMORPG for mobile devices from the Chinese developer ZLOONG. It was released in May 2019 as a free app for Android and iOS.
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The features are oriented towards the classic theme park MMORPG and are linked with mobile elements:
automated gameplay
quest and leveling system with improvements in late-game
PvP on battlegrounds with up to 20 players per side
One special feature of World of Kings, however, is the classes. The four races can choose from a total of nine classes, all of which can advance into one of three further classes. This results in a total of 27 classes available.
How World of Kings copies WoW: Even the name World of Kings is quite similar to that of the market leader World of Warcraft. Moreover, the first steps into the world look as if one could be in Azeroth:
Could also be the entrance to Stormwind. Is that… Harrison Jones’ brother? Image source: mmos.com.
Houses, cities, streets, and enemies look almost exactly like the templates from WoW. Even some details like icons, flags, and banners are apparently not just inspired but directly copied. Even wordplay has been taken over in some instances: where WoW has Harrison Jones, in World of Kings there is Indiana Ford.
4. 4 Story
What is 4 Story? The MMORPG 4 Story created by the Korean developer Zemi Int. was released in 2008 for PC under publisher Gameforge. Unlike most MMORPGs mentioned here, it focuses more on PvP than on PvE and exploration.
In 4 Story there are three different factions that differ only by name. Races and classes are otherwise identical. However, the three factions are in a constant war, and the “Realm vs Realm” aspect is a core feature of the game.
There’s also the so-called “Territory War,” which breaks out regularly. If a faction can claim a territory, the corresponding players will find more adventures and treasures to discover there.
How 4 Story copies WoW: Similar to Allods Online, 4 Story is in many respects an almost exact copy of World of Warcraft. Some armor parts are more colorful, and the races are different. But the interface, gameplay, and visuals strongly resemble WoW.
The class design is also heavily inspired by World of Warcraft. In the gameplay video embedded below, both the icons of the spells and their effects look like abilities available to mages in WoW:
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Even though some of the textures and details are different, some enemies and even items bear similarities to comparable models that exist in WoW.
5. Era of Legends
What is Era of Legends? Era of Legends by 101XP Limited was released in March 2019 as a free mobile MMORPG for Android and has been available for iOS since July. The game has already caused a stir on MeinMMO as “mobile WoW”.
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Era of Legends offers a mix of PvE and PvP features
An open world to explore
Quests, dungeons, raids, and loot
PvP arenas
Guilds
For players who want to delve deeper into the game, there is a plethora of prestige items to collect, such as pets, mounts, and skins.
How Era of Legends copies WoW: Era of Legends has strong visual similarities to World of Warcraft. The characters resemble night elves, gnomes, and the new druid forms of the Kul Tirans from WoW.
Other textures and models have also been adopted or at least strongly influenced by the WoW prototype:
Griffins in Era of Legends
An airship in Era of Legends
Griffins in WoW
An airship in WoW
Even sound effects sound similar, and it builds on similar gameplay principles that have kept many players engaged for long periods: collecting cosmetic items. Era of Legends comes close to the mobile WoW that fans want.
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The Korean publisher NCSoft has released the quarterly figures for Q2 2019 for the MMORPGs Aion, Guild Wars 2 and Blade and Soul that play a role here in the West. A mobile version of Guild Wars 2 is under discussion – but nothing is finalized. NCSoft also seems to be considering more games for PS4 or Xbox One.
Where do the figures come from? NCSoft has released the quarterly figures for Q2 from April to June 2019.
It was a rather quiet quarter, during which not much happened with most MMORPGs that are relevant to us in Europe. However, a lot was going on with the big Korean games around Lineage.
The 3 MMORPGs that concern us are below – they are relatively stable, with a downward trend over the year.
“Our MMORPGs” stable in the short term, declining in the long term
Where do “our” MMORPGs stand? NCSoft has three MMORPGs that have been released here in the West and play a role:
Aion is virtually unchanged at the lowest level of NCSoft’s games, since WildStar is dead. The MMORPG with wings has risen slightly compared to last quarter. Over the year, however, it is lacking significantly.
Blade & Soul is also stable – here they are still waiting for the promised engine upgrade. Blade & Soul is consistently trending downward in small steps. The great times are over for the time being.
The figures for Guild Wars 2 are stable, although slightly weaker than last quarter, but at almost the same level. There is a shortfall of about 500 million Won – which is approximately 373,000 Euros. Overall, Guild Wars 2 generated about 11.8 million Euros in the 3 months. ArenaNet had to lay off over 100 employees in February 2019. It seemed that the studio needed to realign itself.
What is the highlight for NCSoft? The music clearly played in the last quarter in the home country of South Korea.
There is a kind of “retro wave”, as the 21-year-old MMORPG, Lineage, with an increase of 142%, is the big winner. Lineage received a remastered update and NCSoft switched it to free-to-play. This gave NCSoft the boost this quarter.
While the “core business” in South Korea rebounded strongly in this quarter after a weak phase, NCSoft’s revenues in North America and Europe stagnate.
In Blade and Soul, they are waiting for the big engine upgrade.
ArenaNet examines mobile version for Guild Wars 2
What is happening with Guild Wars 2? There is new information about Guild Wars 2: One of the analysts present from Samsung Securities asked how a mobile version for Guild Wars 2 is looking. After all, many mobile versions for established brands are now coming.
NCSoft states that ArenaNet is examining various projects, including for mobile. As a result of these examinations, prototypes are being built.
It is hard to say whether Guild Wars 2 will come to mobile. At the moment, they are looking into it. They are in a phase of exploring all the possibilities that are open.
Guild Wars 2 on mobile? This is currently being examined.
NCSoft says that they have registered the trend of PC games coming to consoles. In the future, new titles will be developed not only for PC but also for consoles.
However, most questions from the analysts present were about Lineage M.
The Community Day in August is approaching, and now we finally know how powerful Synchronoise will be in Pokémon GO. Up until now, the values for the attack were not known.
What kind of attack is this? This move is the special attack that Gardevoir and Gallade learn on the Community Day in Pokémon GO. So far, only the name of the attack has been announced, but the statistics behind it have not yet been found in the game files.
Now the first countries already have their Community Day, and the values of Synchronoise are known.
Is Synchronoise worth it on Community Day?
What can the attack do? The attack has 2 charge bars and deals 80 damage per bar. It is a charge move of the Psychic type.
You can find a complete overview of Community Day in our guide:
In terms of damage per second, Synchronoise is not bad with Gardevoir and Gallade, but the competition is simply too great.
The damage per second of all Psychic Pokémon at a glance. Source: Reddit
Thus, the two Pokémon as Psychic attackers are still behind Espeon and Alakazam. Mewtwo remains the best Psychic attacker.
Is the attack worth it then? As Psychic attackers, the two evolutions of Kirlia perform significantly better. Synchronoise is certainly a notable improvement.
As an alternative, the two Pokémon with Synchronoise are indeed worthwhile. However, they do not change the meta of Pokémon GO.
How do I get Synchronoise? You need to evolve a Kirlia into Gardevoir or Gallade today on Community Day (August 3rd), between 4 PM and 8 PM.
Synchronoise cannot be learned after that and TMs will not help here either. Only evolution teaches the move.
Gallade and Gardevoir can learn the move Synchronoise
What else is worth knowing about Community Day? First players from Oceania report that you only get 10 km Eggs from the PokéStops. There will be Trasla in all of them.
Additionally, there’s a reduction in egg distance. You only have to walk 2.5 kilometers with the 10 km eggs.
You can find a complete overview of Community Day in our guide:
The Twitch streamer Michael “shroud” Grzesiek was probably the star of the multiplayer reveal of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. A 2vs1 play by the shooter specialist triggered frustration in his opponent and excitement in the studio.
What an event was that? On Thursday evening, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare showcased its multiplayer mode in a big reveal. But it wasn’t just a tech demo, a developer stream, or a video and then it was over: No, today Activision also does this through influencers.
Activision gathered some well-known Twitch streamers and YouTubers, who had a bit of a banter beforehand, in one room and let them play the new Call of Duty. They were probably hoping to see a play like the one from Shroud.
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This was Shroud’s play: The situation doesn’t look good for Shroud. He is in a 2vs2 that is completely against him and his team. Shroud’s partner, Skadoodle, is already dead, and Shroud himself is down to 10 HP. And in the “Gunfight mode” HP does not regenerate just like that.
Actually, the situation looks quite bleak. But within moments, Shroud can turn the match around, eliminate both opponents cleanly, and stands as the winner:
He catches Jericho cold from behind in a corridor and takes him down
The Twitch star then secures the height advantage and takes out the second opponent practically out of nowhere, spotting him and immediately with a clean “No Scope” kill
Shroud is considered one of the best shooter players on Twitch. In February, when Apex Legends was so strong, Shroud rose to the top of the streaming platform.
Why are you letting me play against such people?!
This was the reaction: You can hear that the audience immediately reacts to Shroud’s play.
Jericho, one of Shroud’s victims, laments: “Why are you letting me compete against such people?”
Shroud initially screams as he falls to 10 HP. But then he triumphs and visibly enjoys the reaction and the shout from Jericho.
In Pokémon GO, a new event about gifts is starting soon. You also get the chance for Shiny Mobai.
What kind of event is this? The event is all about friends’ gifts. Additionally, the 7 km eggs will change while the event is running in Pokémon GO.
When does the event start? The event starts this Monday, on August 5th at 10 PM. There will be bonuses for a whole 2 weeks until the event ends on August 19th.
All information about the Gift Event in August at Pokémon GO
What are the bonuses? The bonuses allow you to open more gifts. Here’s an overview:
You can open up to 30 gifts a day (otherwise only 20)
You can carry up to 20 gifts in your bag (otherwise 10)
7 km eggs need only 2 km to hatch throughout the event. Accordingly, they also look like 2 km eggs
Shiny Mobai will hatch from the eggs at the start of the event
What is known about the Shiny? Mobai is currently found in 2 km and 7 km eggs. So you have the chance for the baby in two egg pools.
You will easily recognize Shiny Mobai, as it has red branches instead of green. Additionally, it is a bit lighter than the normal Mobai.
The evolution Mogelbaum also spawns more frequently in the wild, but the Pokémon will likely not be found as Shiny, like many other evolutions of baby Pokémon.
What do the increased gifts mean? More gifts mean more XP. You can now interact with up to 50 friends only through gifts, provided you don’t send gifts multiple times a day.
If you are still looking for friends for your gifts, check out our Facebook group for the game. Thousands of players are looking for people for their friend list there.
Since you also need incubators for the eggs, we recommend the new Offer Boxes. Which one is the most worth it, you can see here:
Riot Games is the developer behind League of Legends (LoL). For years, fans have wondered what they would develop as a new game after the massive MOBA hit. Even an MMO was rumored. Now, a developer revealed at the EVO event: It will be a fighting game. Fans dream of a Street Fighter with LoL champions. But a release seems still far away.
This is the announcement: At the annual Evolution Championship Series (EVO), Riot employee Tom Cannon finally announced that Riot Games is working on a “fighting game.”
Cannon said: “I want to let people in on what might be the worst-kept secret in the universe: Yes, we are working on a fighting game.”
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Cannon added that he worked on Rising Thunder back then because, as big as fighting games are, they deserve to be enjoyed by even more players. Fighting games have the potential to become bigger.
Back then they made a small indie fighting game and learned a lot. But at Riot Games, they want to create something that players can truly be proud of. They should be able to say: “Yes, this was made for me.”
Even Yasuo can be easily imagined as a fighter.
New Game from LoL: No Name, No Release Date Yet
Is there already a release date? No, it’s said the game has been in development for a while, but there is still much to be done. While progress is being made, there is still no release date in sight.
At the moment, the fighting game from the LoL developers doesn’t even have a name.
This is the background: Cannon previously worked at Radiant Entertainment, which developed the fighting game “Rising Thunder.” Riot acquired the company in 2016 and discontinued the project.
Since then, it has been speculated that the acquired employees are developing their own fighting game for Riot Games. This has now been confirmed after 3 years.
This is how fans are reacting: On reddit, the LoL community is discussing:
One says: “I can’t wait to complain about my teammates holding me back in 1-on-1s.”
There is a belief that Riot Games will transfer the LoL license to the fighting game.
Players are generally joking on reddit that Riot Games is finally justifying the “s” in its name – all those years they only had one game with LoL.
Months ago, it was discussed that Riot Games’ “next game” would be an MMO set in the League of Legends universe – now we know it is coming differently.
In Destiny 2, the Solstice of Heroes is currently taking place. For many players, the special highlight of the event is the little Sparrow Micro-Mini. One Guardian has urged the owners of this vehicle to tackle the racing section in the raid Scourge of the Past with the mini-speeders. One team has now somewhat mastered this task, but had an incredible amount of fun.
Which speedster is it about? With the Solstice of Heroes, new cosmetic items have returned to Destiny 2. Among them is the “best Sparrow of all time”. The tiny Sparrow looks just ridiculous, more like a children’s toy than a powerful and fast racing vehicle.
Players have already taken the Micro-Mini to their hearts. After the Sparrow was introduced, countless threads were opened in the Destiny subreddit that revolved around the little speedster.
One post posed the challenge to the upcoming owners of the Sparrow to tackle the racing section in the raid Scourge of the Past and make a video of it. Even Bungie’s Community Manager dmg got into the discussion and stated that he was also waiting for such a video.
This is the Bad Boy: the funny Micro-Mini
A team has now taken on the challenge.
What can be seen in the video? The user Spicy_Godrolls shared a video on Reddit in which he and his companions speed through the raid Scourge of the Past – on the Micro-Mini. All six Guardians make their way through the rather challenging racing section on the little Sparrow.
To ensure that the idea does not arise that the players are taking it even remotely seriously, the video is also kept very silly.
In just under three minutes, you can follow how the Guardians attempt to get through the sector with the racing and jumping sections on the tiny Sparrows. It doesn’t seem to be that easy, as the Micro-Mini drives quite differently than its larger relatives.
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In The Division 2 today, on August 3rd, it is Vendor Reset. Find out which offers are particularly worthwhile here in the overview.
This is what the Vendor Reset is about: Every night from Friday to Saturday, vendors in the post-apocalypse exchange their goods. Agents can then stroll around Washington to see if they like this piece of gear or that weapon and then purchase it.
You can mainly use the Vendor Reset to optimize your build. Therefore, we only present recommended items with rolls that are close to a maximum value that you can then use in your gear.
Note: We only present items available at World Tier 5.
Highly Rated Gear at the Vendor Reset
Grab these items:
Providence Defense Vest: This item comes with a whopping 1019 Skill Power. Players report that despite months of farming, they could hardly find a vest with more than 900 Skill Power. The problem is: This vest is available at the Clan Vendor if you have a Clan Level of 18-26 (or 22-25, others report). If you can grab this vest, combine it with these Exo Gloves.
Alps Summit Armament Vest: At the main entrance of DZ South, there’s a chest piece with 18.5% Critical Hit Damage. Buy at least one or two of these. Additionally, the item has +4% Weapon Damage and the talent that grants +20% Skill Duration.
At the DZ-East vendor, there’s the military assault rifle Military P416, which has good talents: Ranger (+2% Weapon Damage for every 5 meters you are away from the target), Jazz Hands (+10% Reload Speed), and Cheeky (When this weapon is in the holster, you can withstand “sticky” attacks for 5 seconds. This can occur every 60 seconds). Take the weapon and use it for rerolling.
What about Cassie?The secret vendor Cassie has her reset at different times. With Title Update 4, there was a change so that she is updated only in the night from Saturday to Sunday.
Have you discovered any strong items? Let the agents know in the comments.
The English Fortnite player Jaden “Wolfiez” Ashman was one of the stars at the World Championship. He won over a million dollars. However, the mother of the 15-year-old was initially against his career.
This is Wolfiez: The 15-year-old player was a no-name to many fans before the World Championship, but he then secured second place in the duo tournament with his Dutch partner Rojo and can now share 2,250,000 dollars with him.
On British breakfast television, he and his mother talked about the beginnings and how she even threw his Xbox out the window once.
The Crazy Story of Wolfiez
What does Wolfiez say about his triumph? The Englishman is surprised by his second place at the World Championship. He says, “To be honest, we didn’t really expect to achieve such a position. We’ve been training since February […]. We hoped for the top ten if we played really well. Being second was just incredible.”
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What does he want to do with the money? Wolfiez has already made specific plans for what he wants to do with the prize money. He states that he plans to buy a house for his family.
Currently, he sleeps in a bunk bed with his brother and right after that is his gaming desk. He would like to separate playing and sleeping, says the 15-year-old.
What does his mother say about the success? The mother was initially not very enthusiastic about the constant gaming. She recounts in the show that she even threw an Xbox One out of the window so that he could concentrate more on his homework.
An Xbox was thrown out due to excessive gaming
After now being in New York and learning more about the game, she is a big supporter: “Since my trip to New York, I have learned so much about the game, and it is not just about the game; it is about all the skills that Jaden uses to play it.”
Another teenager who plays Fortnite successfully was even taken out of school by his mother:
