WoW was briefly the most popular game on Twitch – before Fortnite

The new WoW expansion Battle for Azeroth has created quite a hype. This has also been noticeable on the streaming platform Twitch. For a brief time, World of Warcraft was even ahead of Fortnite.

WoW overtakes Fortnite on Twitch: At the release of Battle for Azeroth, World of Warcraft was the most watched game on Twitch. WoW had significantly more viewers than Fortnite for some time – a quarter of a million people watched World of Warcraft. Far more than double the number of viewers that Fortnite had at that time.

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WoW stronger on Twitch thanks to BfA

WoW has never really had a strong presence on Twitch. This is partly because it is a too extensive game that is only partially suitable for streams. Many viewers find it too exhausting to engage with the content. With BfA, this has at least changed for a short time.

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Almost 600,000 viewers simultaneously: In the past week, the peak of viewers for WoW was 590,245 viewers simultaneously across all languages (as of 15.08. at 18:20, via Sullygnome). At the same time, the maximum number of viewers for Fortnite was 533,013.

The popular English-speaking streamer Asmongold alone had over 56,000 viewers simultaneously on release night – even though, according to PCGamesN, he talked with his viewers for some time only about the loading screen of the new expansion.

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New streamers are daring to play WoW: Asmongold also discusses in an interview with PCGamesN about the reasons for the surge in viewers. According to him, more streamers are now simply daring to stream WoW.

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Through the growth of other streamers like him, who take good care of their community, other streamers are also gaining the courage to enter the WoW section. This is causing WoW as a whole to grow on Twitch.

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Asmongold – one of the most popular WoW streamers ever.

Hype doesn’t last forever: Many of the users were probably really only there out of curiosity. The new expansion has likely attracted viewers who want to check out the new WoW.

Already, WoW is partially less popular than Fortnite again. However, Asmongold suspects that the number of viewers in WoW this time will not fall as sharply as it did with Legion earlier, when WoW disappeared back into the depths of Twitch. The current WoW streamers have put too much work into their streams for that.


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Seht hier auf MeinMMO-Live wie Leya Monster Hunter World auf PC spielt

Today our author Leya Monster Hunter World will be live streaming on PC starting at 8 PM. The action RPG released last week on Steam and a lot has happened since then. 

You are warmly invited to visit our streaming channel MAX and experience the monster hunt together. The stream is part of our program MeinMMO-Live.

What will we show in the stream?

  • Let’s Play Monster Hunter World on PC: Join me, Leya, as I explore the mystical world of Monster Hunter World and hunt together. I am still relatively at the beginning and have just arrived in the Wildspire Waste. This is the second area and resembles a desert.
  • The PC launch was a bit rocky, we look back on it: The PC port did not have the best start and received some bad reviews on Steam. In the stream, I will also reflect on the release week and I look forward to hearing about your experiences.
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  • When is the stream? Today, August 15, from 8 PM to approximately 10 PM, with possible extension.

Watch the stream for Monster Hunter World on PC on MAX

Below is the MeinMMO-Live stream embedded, and you can follow it on MAX.

What is Max? “MAX” stands for Monsters & Explosions and is a collaborative project of our live streaming channel from GameStar, GamePro, IGN/Nerdkultur, and Mein-MMO.

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We look forward to seeing you, and here you have some reading material on Monster Hunter World on PC before the stream:

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With this key layout, Monster Hunter World is better on PC

For many PC players, controlling with mouse and keyboard in Monster Hunter World is a challenge. However, you can freely assign the keys and adjust them to your own liking. With these tips on key assignment, your gaming fun could directly increase. 

Basic settings can be optimized: Especially in ranged combat, the basic settings with mouse and keyboard are not very intuitive. Operating inventory and ammunition simultaneously is quite complicated. In melee combat, the settings are solid, but there are also a few tips for optimization.

Here are a few suggestions for a more comfortable key assignment:

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Quick Access: Assign the Radial Menu to Keyboard

You have a radial and a scroll menu: When you are on a mission, you can access your items through the scroll menu at the bottom right. You can easily operate it with the mouse wheel and scroll through the items. However, you are actually faster with the radial menu.

Assign the radial menu to the keyboard and use the F-keys: By default, the radial menu is set to gamepad. Here, select “Radial Menu Type” to Keyboard in the options. Now you can access the various radial menu assignments much faster using the F-keys.

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Individually customize the radial menu: Now you can freely adjust the radial menu and assign the F1-F4 keys. This gives you quick access to your items, emotes, or different types of ammunition. This can be a great relief for ranged players.

Use the mouse wheel in the radial menu as well: To access the radial menu, the Q key is set as the default. You can then navigate through the menu with right and left clicks. You can also use the arrow keys or the mouse wheel. However, this does not work when using ranged weapons.

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Disable Automatic Targeting

Automatic targeting is annoying and unnecessary: In Monster Hunter World, monsters are automatically targeted by a red crosshair. Your character will automatically turn to the monster. This can be quite annoying with the controller and even more unnecessary with the mouse. You can manually track monsters well in view and have more control over your movements.

Mouse speed can be changed

A matter of personal preference: Some players find the speed too slow with the mouse and feel like playing with a joystick. You can adjust the speed in the options. Just select Camera and try out which speed works well for you. The default setting is 50.

More than two buttons on the mouse? Use them

Use your extra buttons for combat: Many PC gamers have a mouse with multiple buttons. Ensure that the various combat actions like blocking are distributed across the mouse. The keyboard should only be used for inventory and movement. How you want to assign these keys can also depend heavily on the weapon, your mouse, and your preferences.

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No extra buttons on the mouse? Then assign the keys for melee combat like this

Swap a few keys on the keyboard: If you only have two buttons available on the mouse, you should swap the following functions for better and faster access:

  • Item Menu from “Q” to “Tab”
  • “Sprint/Sheath Weapon” from “Shift” to “Q”
  • “Draw Weapon/Block” from “CTRL” to “Shift”

Note: You will also need to adopt this setting in the ranged combat tab if you wish to use it there as well.

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Ranged Combat: Assign “Draw Weapon/Standard Attack” to the Left Mouse Button

Optimize the automatic draw like this: In the ranged weapon tab, you will find “Draw Weapon/Standard Attack”. Assign this to the left mouse button. It is currently set to “Shoot with Drawn Weapon”. You can now assign it to any button, as shooting will still work with left-click.

The advantage: Usually, drawing the weapon is set to CTRL and only then can you attack with a left-click. With the other assignment, you can quickly draw the weapon and shoot immediately.

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Ranged Combat: Aim with Right Click and Shoot with Left Click – Here’s How

Optimize the control in ranged combat like a shooter, assign:

  • “Show Crosshair” from “V” to Right Click
  • “Special Attack” from Right Click to “Shift”

Special attack includes the Wyvern explosion mines of the light bowgun.

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This is how the Slingshot and Capture Net Work

Slingshot: The slingshot is mapped to both V and C.

  • If you pull it out with V, you must hold the key and after the shot, it will automatically be sheathed.
  • If you pull it out with C, the hunter keeps the slingshot in hand even after shooting. You then need to press C again to sheath it.

Capture Net: You can catch pets and earn research points for them. You can find the net in the inventory and equip it with E. After that, you have to use C or V like with the slingshot to throw the net.

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This makes hunting the monsters in Monster Hunter World directly easier: Here you can see all beasts in our large list along with their loot and habitats.

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WoW: The Escape to Zandalar is so spectacular – The Horde’s Intro

The Horde makes a dramatic escape from the Alliance, reaching the new WoW continent of Zandalar. A cinematic shows what happens during the escape.

With Battle for Azeroth, the two factions of World of Warcraft have completely different experiences. Directly after the siege of Undercity, the Horde and Alliance experience different adventures, some of which are narrated in scenarios and accompanied by cinematics.

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Rescue in Stormwind. While Alliance players are imprisoned in Boralus, the Horde has a completely different intro experience. They infiltrate the city of Stormwind to free some prisoners from the dungeon. These are important representatives of the Empire of the Zandalari – the Prophet Zul and Princess Talanji. During the escape, the group sets fire and then tries to escape through the harbor.

However, the Alliance begins the pursuit. After several hours at sea, the cinematic starts, which was uploaded by the colleagues from Vanion:

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The escape to Zandalar: The Alliance ships have closed in and are firing on the Horde. Since it is calm, the Horde cannot escape. Talanji uses her connection to the Loa of Kings to directly call upon his power. He gives the ship a noticeable shove and pushes it towards the thick fog – where the fleet of the Zandalari is already waiting. The ships quickly eliminate the few Alliance troops.

Afterwards, the Horde players begin to build a reputation in Zandalar to gain the trust of the Empire. Whether this will succeed, we will not reveal here yet.

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As Alliance players, you also get to see the cinematic in the game. To do so, you simply need to advance the war campaign.

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Players can now officially level up AFK in the MMORPG Black Desert

The ability to level up AFK is coming to Black Desert. This is not a bug, but a desired feature. Fans of PvE activities can also look forward to adjustments to the Horde mode “Cruel Rift”, making it more profitable.

Since the end of 2017, players in the Korean version of Black Desert AFK leveling. For a certain amount of silver, players can let their computer run in the background while their character cheerfully beats on training dummies. Now this feature has also made its way to Europe.

Players with little time can finally level up

Reaching the level cap takes a long time: Anyone wishing to climb to the highest levels in Black Desert must prepare for long grinding sessions. Even after hours of monster killing, players are only a few percentage points closer to their goal.

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However, if players don’t have the time to kill monsters for hours, they can pay some silver, the in-game currency of Black Desert, and level up AFK.

When leveling up AFK, you can choose between combat EXP and skill EXP:

  • Combat EXP increases your character’s level
  • while skill EXP grants you additional skill points.
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This is how you level AFK in Black Desert

This is how Black Spirit training works: To start AFK leveling, players need to purchase a training book from the NPC Jamey Drucker. This NPC can be found in the cities of Velia, Heidel, Calpheon, Altinova, and Valencia.

They then need to activate the book in their inventory and train with one of the training dummies in the city. EXP buffs also affect the experience points gained from AFK leveling.

The Cruel Rifts are getting even crueler

Shorter playtime, fewer rewards. Some changes have been made to the PvE activity Cruel Rift to make it more rewarding for players.

  • The monster spawns have been reduced by 40%. This is meant to shorten the duration of individual runs to about 20 minutes. Before the changes, a Cruel Rift took about 30 minutes.
  • Additionally, the cooldown for siege weapons has been halved, allowing players to use them more frequently.

Although players can complete individual rifts more quickly due to the changes, the rewards they receive for each completed rift have been reduced. Overall, players should receive more rewards in the same amount of time due to the shortened playtimes.

A new event takes place in the Cruel Rift

Event lures players to the rift. From August 15th to August 29th, an event will take place to celebrate the overhaul of the rift. Players will receive additional rewards for completing monster waves.

Black Desert Cruel Rift Event

After wave 25, it sometimes continues. In each run of the Cruel Rift, there is a 50% chance during the event that an additional 26th wave will appear.

Part of this wave is the wild ogre. It leaves behind a reward box from the Cruel Rift. The box always contains a Dirty Ogre Ring and a trace of Wildness. If the group fails to kill the ogre, they will only receive rewards for 20 completed waves.

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AFK Leveling – Players have mixed reactions

Mixed reactions. The reactions of players to the AFK leveling feature, which is already known from Korea, are varied.

Some players like the “new” feature and want to try it out immediately.

Others believe it to be unnecessary. If you level your character overnight, you can’t fish or engage in other crafting activities. Leveling AFK simply isn’t worth it in the eyes of some players.

We have already critically addressed the topic:

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Pokémon GO: Dates for the upcoming Community Days have been set

Don’t plan anything on these days if you want to catch Shinys in Pokémon GO. The dates for the Community Days in October and November 2018 for Pokémon GO are set.

More dates for the Community Days 2018: On the website, Niantic has already announced the upcoming dates for the next Community Days in 2018. However, December is missing.

Community Days in September, October and November

Chikorita in September: Next month, you can expect a Community Day featuring Chikorita. This is the Grass-type starter Pokémon from Generation 2. We already have an overview with the first details for you.

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Event in October: The Community Day in October will take place on Sunday, October 21st. There you will find Tanhel.

Event in November: In November, there will again be a Community Day on a Saturday. This will take place on November 10, 2018.

Which exclusive monsters will be included is still to be announced by Niantic. After Chikorita appears more frequently in September, fans are also expecting more starter Pokémon from Generation 2, such as Totodile and Cyndaquil.

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Back in rotation? Niantic introduced variety into the game with the starters of Generation 1. So, a different monster was featured between the starters during a Community Day. A similar scheme may also happen with the starters of Generation 2.

  • Community Day 3 – Shiny Bulbasaur family
  • Community Day 4 – Shiny Mareep family
  • Community Day 5 – Shiny Charmander family
  • Community Day 6 – Shiny Larvitar family
  • Community Day 7 – Shiny Squirtle family, Shiny Sunglasses Squirtle family

Summer Tour ending soon

The grand Summer Tour of Pokémon GO is coming to an end. There will be one last stop in Yokosuka (Japan) when the Safari Zone takes place. It starts on August 29 and ends on September 2. Trainers will then have a worldwide shiny.

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Which events we can expect in the next weeks and months is still unclear.

What do you think of the Community Days in Pokémon GO?

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WoW: Lorewalker – A Dream Job for Story Nerds at Blizzard

Blizzard has a very special job that only true story nerds can get. These are the tasks of the “Lorewalker” for World of Warcraft.

World of Warcraft has developed a fairly complex lore over the years. After all, it has been around for about 14 years of the MMORPG and many more years of the original strategy titles. In addition, there are more than 20 novels, 10 comic series, and a film. Not to mention special cases like Heroes of the Storm and Hearthstone.

Even though not everything is considered “canon”, meaning valid lore, it is an extremely large amount of material to keep track of.

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This is exactly why Blizzard has its own team of 3 specialists: The Lorewalkers.

In an interview with Gameinformer, Sean Copeland from Blizzard talked about the job of the “Lorewalkers” and what difficulties they face in their daily work.

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Feeling like a historian. The Lorewalker team describes their work as similar to that of a historian. There is a dedicated library at Blizzard’s headquarters with all the works and records related to Warcraft. Regularly, all works need to be sifted through to note even the smallest pieces of information.

Requests from developers. When new quests are developed, the team frequently receives inquiries. Has there been a similar quest? Does the story make sense in relation to the world? Does any aspect of the quest contradict the existing lore?

Lore seminars for Blizzard. Particularly entertaining is the fact that the Lorewalkers regularly hold small seminars on the history of Warcraft to refresh employees’ knowledge or to draw attention to specific details.

Pronunciation of fantasy languages. Sometimes, the Lorewalkers also receive particularly strange requests. Their records also include how fantasy languages are pronounced within World of Warcraft. For instance, during “Wrath of the Lich King”, a developer wanted to know how the following words are stressed:

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“Ak’agthshi ma uhnish, ak’uq shg’cul vwahuhn” – this later became the battle cry of a servant of the Old Gods.

Errors are avoided. The value of the Lorewalkers is repeatedly demonstrated. For instance, the developers had designed the fight against Sinestra, a black dragon lady, for Cataclysm. Players were to receive help from a red dragon, and the developers chose the dragon Krasus – only to be informed by the Lorewalkers that he had already died in one of the books.

Community as a standard. Warcraft has a pretty fanatic community, with some players knowing every aspect of the game world inside and out. This is also the standard that Blizzard aims for. Because small mistakes would be immediately spotted by passionate fans and lead to embarrassing moments. Like a few years ago when the “Red Shirt Guy” pointed out to Blizzard that the dwarf Falstad was not dead. The developers had mistakenly assumed so.

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Falstad with the “Fact Checker” – an honor for the Red Shirt Guy.

Retcons are the last resort. Occasionally, it happens that Blizzard has to rewrite existing lore because otherwise it would contradict in some places. These “retcons” are usually the last resort when all else fails. To avoid this in the future, the “Warcraft Chronicles” have been published in recent years. These tell the story of the entire Warcraft universe in a cohesive manner and serve as the guideline for everything that will come next.

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Would a job as a “Lorewalker at Blizzard” also be a dream job for you? Or is that a bit too nerdy?

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How the scandal game Wild Buster performs under a new name on Steam

The action online RPG Wild Buster, banned from Steam some time ago for review manipulation, returns in the open beta under the new name Champions of Titan.

Wild Buster is back!

Return in open beta. Wild Buster was a promising action RPG, but due to review manipulation by the then-publisher Insel Games, the title was banned from Steam. The same fate befell Guardians of Ember. Unfair to the developers who had nothing to do with it.

Just like Guardians of Ember, Wild Buster is also making a comeback. However, it is now under the new name Champions of Titan. The new publisher IDC Games has now launched the open beta.

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Play via Steam or the standalone launcher. While Guardians of Ember is currently unavailable on Steam, IDC Games was able to offer Champions of Titan (again) through Valve’s platform. Therefore, it’s up to you how you want to play. Either through Steam or through the standalone launcher, which you can download from the official game website.

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Release still in 2018. IDC Games states that the open beta is expected to run for several weeks. The official release of the action RPG is still planned for 2018.

Reviews are mixed. The current (though still quite few) reviews on Steam show a mixed picture.

  • The grind, balancing, and linear levels are criticized.
  • The developers still need to work on controls and comfort functions. For example, there is no sorting function in the inventory, and you cannot click to move to the location you want to go to.
  • The servers run quite stable, but if you disconnect, you will be thrown from the party and have to start the level over.
  • However, the battles are said to be enjoyable, reminiscent of a mix between MOBA and Diablo.
  • At the beginning, the game is said to be a bit slow, but as you progress, the challenges become more exciting. According to some players, Champions of Titan is designed for endgame content.
  • The boss fights feel challenging and interesting. Each boss requires a different strategy.
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Destiny 2 Survey: Are you getting the Forsaken expansion?

In a few weeks, the Forsaken expansion for Destiny 2 will be released. Bungie and many fans are hoping for the long-awaited breakthrough for the much-criticized game. We want to know from you: Will you get the big autumn addon?

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On September 4, 2018, the major autumn expansion Forsaken for Destiny 2 will be released. Will you be there too? Or is the Destiny adventure over for you?

Will Destiny 2 with Forsaken achieve the hoped-for turnaround?

Bungie lays its cards on the table: In the run-up to the Forsaken launch, Bungie has shown an unusually generous side in terms of revealing new details about the upcoming autumn addon.

As part of a month-long exclusive coverage by Game Informer, as well as through its own channels, the studio has revealed numerous pieces of information and details about the new addon.

With this, the studio apparently aims to convince as many fans of Forsaken as possible. Because a lot is at stake for Destiny 2.

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Destiny 2 at a crossroads: Destiny 2 was developed in its original form without considering the wishes of many fans. Bungie’s rescue measures have so far left the most pressing issues of the game, such as loot, the weapon system, or PvP, untouched or have missed the desired impact.

Many Guardians have already turned their backs on the game – even though Destiny 2 made a first truly noticeable step in the right direction with the Warmind expansion.

The Forsaken expansion is expected to bring about the turnaround. By addressing many core issues of Destiny 2, Bungie is finally aligning the game through numerous profound changes closer to the wishes of the fans.

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This is what matters: In addition to the exclusive content that makes up the Forsaken expansion, it is especially the many changes to existing systems and mechanics of Destiny 2 that fans are eagerly looking forward to. Forsaken needs to convince here. And what has been shown so far has sparked a justifiable hope among many Guardians that Destiny 2 finally achieves the turnaround with Forsaken.

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Are you getting Forsaken?

Given the upcoming launch of Forsaken, we have prepared a survey and want to know from you: Have the details known so far about the autumn expansion convinced you? Are you getting Forsaken? Or is the Destiny train already gone for you?

Keep in mind that you only have one vote. Thank you for your participation.

 

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Anime MMORPG Closers will now also attract German players

En Masse Entertainment announced not only a German translation of the anime online role-playing game Closers but also a major update.

Closers will soon be available in German

German version as a test. On August 28, a test for the German localization of Closers will start. Initially, only “core aspects” will be translated, which likely means that the complete translation will take place gradually. The anime game aims to become accessible to a broader audience. Additional information about the German version is expected to follow in the coming weeks.

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Wolfgang is coming! In addition to the German localization, a new update for the online role-playing game is currently in the works. This introduces the new character Wolfgang. Wolfgang belongs to the new Closers team Wildhüter and has interesting abilities:

  • Wolfgang can cast spells using the ancient “Black Book”
  • He summons powerful spirits and weapons
  • He uses dark magic to defeat his opponents
  • Wolfgang provides a first glimpse of the upcoming summoning spells in the game
  • Wolfgang will also be available starting August 28

Stop the aliens! In Closers, you take on the role of teenagers with powerful abilities. With these, you must stop an alien invasion. In various scenarios, you team up against hordes of monsters, defeating them in beat-em-up battles and closing interdimensional gates to save the Earth.

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Spieler verlieren in Final Fantasy XIV grundlos ihre Häuser

Reports about the sudden and unannounced loss of homes belonging to active players are emerging in the Final Fantasy XIV community. The community is demanding a halt to the eviction feature until the matter is clarified. 

Housing has always been a sensitive topic in FFXIV. The developers have had to deal with two major issues since the release of the feature:

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It now appears that the homes of active players are being evicted without warning.

Players are losing their homes

What happened? For several days, various threads have been appearing on Reddit and in the official Final Fantasy XIV forum, where players are complaining about lost homes.

These homes were released due to the automatic eviction function; however, according to the owners, this should not have happened as they had been using the homes regularly.

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Is there a bug going around? Normally, a house is evicted if the owner does not enter it for several months. Before eviction, several warning emails are sent to inform the player about the process. According to the Reddit and forum threads, this was not the case.

Players logged in and suddenly lost their homes, even though they had been using them regularly.

In the official forums, a thread has been created in which the community is demanding, among other things, a stop to evictions until the matter is clarified and any potential bugs are fixed.

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Players are not getting their homes back: The user ReverendSpanky wrote in his thread that he immediately contacted the Game Master. The GM agreed that the eviction had occurred mistakenly.

However, the player was told that the eviction would not be reversed and that he should retrieve his furniture from the corresponding NPC.

Bug is not confirmed

How widespread is the housing bug and is it official? More players have come forward in the past few days reporting similar issues. While the reports all sound credible and are increasing, there is still no solid evidence such as screenshots of conversations with GMs that would clearly prove the existence of the bug.

What can homeowners in Final Fantasy XIV do now? It is still advisable to be cautious. If you own a house, you can check in-game to see if the eviction process has already been initiated.

The timer can be found under Game Content -> Timer -> Housing:

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If the timer has not been reset, even though the house is being used regularly, you should contact the Game Master immediately.

There has not yet been an official statement from Square Enix regarding this.


Currently, several events are active in Final Fantasy XIV:

Summer Event in Final Fantasy XIV brings emote and new outfits

Final Fantasy XIV: Crossover with Monster Hunter World brings tons of loot

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So sammelt ihr Expulsom in World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth

A new resource is highly sought after in World of Warcraft. We will tell you how to get this valuable Expulsom.

With the new expansion Battle for Azeroth, many players in World of Warcraft want to return to crafting professions. However, the most valuable items at the start require a special resource that presents some players with challenges: Expulsom. In this short mini-guide, we will reveal how to obtain the coveted Expulsom.

Guide – Farming Expulsom in WoW: Battle for Azeroth

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The crafting material Expulsom is primarily obtained from one source: equipment items. Whether green, blue, or epic quality, every equippable item from Battle for Azeroth can yield Expulsom.

The Scrap-O-Matic creates Expulsom. When you find items during your journey, do not throw them away or sell them. Instead, take them to the Scrap-O-Matic in Boralus or Dazar’Alor. There you can “scrap” the items. This will provide you with various crafting materials. Depending on what you feed into the machine, you will receive different materials. Cloth armor grants cloth, while plate armor yields ores.

All items have a chance to additionally grant Expulsom! You can also disassemble items that you crafted yourself.

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How do I find the Scrapper? The Scrap-O-Matic, also known as “Scrapper”, is easy to find. It is located near the craftsmen in your respective capital city. If you need an exact location, ask a guard and inquire about the profession trainer for engineering. The Scrapper is just one stand further.

Higher item level, higher chance? It is still too early to provide reliable numbers on which items grant Expulsom more frequently or rarely. However, it currently seems that a higher item level has a greater chance of yielding Expulsom when disassembled. Since you will throw all items into the Scrap-O-Matic anyway, it makes no difference.

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Alchemists have a bonus chance. Alchemists can additionally obtain a bit more Expulsom, as they have the ability “Transmute: Expulsom”. They need:

  • 10x Akunda’s Bite
  • 10x Winter’s Kiss
  • 3x Anchor Weed

This creates 5 Expulsom but can only be used once per day.

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Expulsom is soulbound. But be careful: Expulsom is soulbound. You can only use it yourself!

We hope that you will no longer have problems acquiring Expulsom. Just use all the green and blue items you find, and you should have no shortage of Expulsom.

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Destiny 2: Guardians defeat Argos – Without breaking a single shield

Members of the Redeem Clan have accomplished another feat in Destiny 2. The raid team sent the raid boss Argos to the virtual beyond – without even opening his shield once!

The Redeem Clan is well known for its outstanding achievements in Destiny 2. Among other things, clan members have become the world’s first team to complete the Scourge of the Past raid, defeated the raid boss Val Ca’uor without weapons, or dismantled Emperor Calus with living bombs.

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However, the top players are constantly seeking new challenges. In their latest challenge, they have once again delivered a masterful performance that, until recently, was thought impossible.

Argos defeated without Shield Break

It is indeed possible: The team around exceptional players Sweatcicle and Indica defeated Argos, the boss of the The Taken King raid without opening his shield even once. This meant they were limited to dealing damage to the boss only during the stun phase.

Until recently, at least one shield break was necessary to defeat Argos. With the masterpiece version of the Whisper Sniper, Redeem was able to completely forgo breaking the shield. However, even with the powerful Whisper, it was a close call.

The raid team chose the following setup:

  • 4 Warlocks with Well of Radiance
  • 1 Sunbreaker Titan with Hammer Strike
  • 6x Whisper of the Worm in the masterpiece version (with Breathing Control)
  • 6x Raid chest armor for an additional 15% power weapon damage after major kills
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The key pillars of the strategy: First, the team placed three Vex skulls on both the Void and Solar sides. This caused the enemies and Minotaur majors to spawn safely away from the group, which positioned itself on the Arc side.

As soon as the message “Void values increasing” appears on the screen, all team members have taken out the Minotaurs to secure the 15% extra damage for 30 seconds.

Then, five players positioned themselves in the Well of Radiance, which was placed gradually and was thus continuously available. They then dealt damage to the boss. It was important that the perk Breathing Control was activated.

The Titan meanwhile focused on applying Hammer Strike to Argos 2 times per round and also stunning him.

You can watch the complete run in the video.

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By the way: The Guardians of the Bus Drivers Clan have also achieved this feat – even as the probably world’s first team.

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Neuer Trailer zeigt: So lustig geht es im Multiplayer von Fallout 76 zu

Bethesda has released a new trailer for the upcoming online game Fallout 76, humorously showcasing the multiplayer aspect.

What does Bethesda aim to achieve with the new trailer? The fact that Fallout 76 will be an online game has caused some excitement among fans of the post-apocalyptic RPG series. This criticism has repeatedly led to the developers justifying themselves and explaining that the online aspect will not be “as feared”, but will be fun and that Fallout 76 is still a “real” Fallout.

With a new trailer for the game, the studio now highlights the multiplayer aspect and intends to show how fun it can be to explore the post-apocalyptic world together with others.

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Multiplayer in Fallout 76 is Fun!

The message of the new trailer: As seen in the video, you should quickly find friends to fight against the mutants in the world together and establish a base.

Together you are strong and can face the dangers in the world better. In this regard, “nonverbal” communication through emotes plays an important role, through which you explain to your teammates what you want from them.

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PvP is a central element: However, you will encounter not only friends in the post-nuclear wasteland. There are also players who may ambush you, set traps, and attack you. It is also advantageous if you are traveling in a group. If you lose all friends due to an ambush from players, just find new buddies.

PvP is important in Fallout 76, but there are some restrictions to ensure that you are not annoyed by constant attacks. According to the trailer released by Bethesda, the multiplayer in the upcoming online game should be a lot of fun. We will test it ourselves upon release in November.

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Here are the 5 coolest community screenshots from Destiny 2

Recently, we asked you to send us your coolest screenshots from the first year of Destiny 2. We have selected the 5 best images from your submissions.

There are only a few weeks left until the release of the Forsaken expansion. At the same time as the launch, the first year of Destiny 2 will also come to an end.

With this in mind, we wanted to look back at the first year together with you and searched for cool images from our community that were created during the first year.

At this point, we want to thank you for your active participation – we received numerous cool images that made our decision anything but easy. These are the five best screenshots that we have selected.

1st Place – The Promo Poster

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In 1st place is this image from our user Daniel Reimer. 

His screenshot of the Vex Titan is the winner of our community competition and could easily pass as an official promotional poster for the Destiny series.

2nd Place – Hot Guy

Close behind was this blazing hot Titan from our user ElBomba.

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As they say? It’s never too hot to be cool.

3rd Place – Cozy Gathering

The third place goes to this cozy gathering submitted by our user Stephan Wilke.

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The image dates back to the beta days and was taken at the Farm, where numerous Guardians gathered for a casual sit-in.

4th Place – Best Friends

The fourth place goes to Facebook user Paul Filz, who sent us this image.

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This shows his Hunter lady in familiar companionship with Cayde-6. Unfortunately, this romance is well known to be doomed to fail.

5th Place – Popcorn?

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5th place goes to this Titan from user invino veritas.

This one casually offers a palace guard of Emperor Calus a little something to nibble on. Hey, some popcorn?

A Surprise Awaits the Competition Winner

Daniel Reimer will now receive, in addition to fame and honor in the MeinMMO community, a small surprise. Please contact us via the contact form with the corresponding registered email address so that we can send you a little something.

From the community for the community: Our long-time reader, the Destiny fan vvV AmNesia Vvv, has agreed to give the winner of our competition some collectibles from his personal Destiny collection.

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This is what the winner gets:  Our number 1 will receive a discontinued original Häkke T-shirt from the days of Destiny 1 – of course, new and unused. 

On top of that, there is a Bungie Foundation Collectible Pin, so a badge,

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as well as a corresponding in-game code for the emblem “Planet of Piece” – both new and unused.

Many thanks once again from us for this nice gesture, dear AmNesia. Also, a big thank you from the editorial team to all participants in the event.

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Fortnite: What’s in the new Update 5.21 – Patch notes in English

Today, the new update 5.21 has been rolled out to the servers for Fortnite. This brings the Heavy Sniper Rifle and two new limited-time modes for Battle Royale. New content is also coming to “Save the World”. We look at the patch notes in English.

This week, the Fortnite patch does not bring major balance changes, but mainly new modes and weapons. One can only hope, that the major issues in “Save the World” have been fixed. The community was close to an armed uprising as missions simply ended without delivering the promised rewards.

Here are the highlights of the patch notes for Fortnite: Battle Royale

New Weapon: The Heavy Sniper Rifle is coming, as long announced. It is available in Epic (purple) and Legendary (gold). You can find the Heavy Sniper on the ground, in chests, in supply drops, and from vending machines.

The weapon deals 150/157 damage to players. It even inflicts 1050/1100 damage to buildings. The weapon reloads slowly, its bullets drop significantly slower than other rounds.

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Minigun weaker: Headshots with the Minigun are now less dangerous. The multiplier decreases to 1.5 (previously 2.5).

New Limited-Time Modes Sniper Showdown, High Altitude for 50

New Mode: Sniper Showdown. Here only sniper rifles are active, the “Scoped Assault Rifles” which used to be allowed, are now out. The new “Heavy Sniper Rifle” from Fortnite is now active.

New Mode: High Altitude for 50. The twist of the mode is that you can deploy your glider again at heights starting from 10 meters. This works with the Space key. Additionally, there are more launch pads, bounce pads, and impulse grenades in this mode. Everything should feel a bit more “airy” in this mode for 50 players on each side.

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The highlights of the patch notes for Fortnite Save the World

New Hero: The constructor Thora is available in the event shop. She will be available starting Wednesday at 2:00 AM. Looks like she will be a mythic hero focusing on traps and building repair.

Weekly Horde Challenge: This week, the challenge in Fortnite is about “bulletproof shells.” They must be completed with traps, hero abilities, or melee weapons. There is a reward of 1500 gold.

The other plans for “Save the World”:

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Start date and modes of the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Blackout Beta are set

Activision and Treyarch have announced the start date for the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Blackout Beta. In addition, there were some new details about the upcoming battle royale mode. We summarize the known information for you.

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It was already known for some time that the Battle Royale mode Blackout of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will have its own beta. Now we also know when.

Black Ops 4 Blackout Beta – Start in September and first on PS4

What is Blackout? It is a dedicated battle royale mode of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. Blackout features various popular characters, weapons, and vehicles from the Black Ops series and allows players to fight for survival on a large map. The map itself partially consists of well-known Black Ops locations such as Nuketown.

When does it start? In a short teaser, Treyarch and Activision revealed the exact start date for the beta of the in-house battle royale mode of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. The Blackout Beta starts on September 10, 2018 – initially only on PS4.

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Other platforms are expected to follow: It is likely that it will proceed similarly to the recently held Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Private Beta for the traditional multiplayer part. There, the first beta weekend was exclusively reserved for the PS4. A week later, the beta was also available for Xbox One and PC alongside the PS4.

Private or Open Beta? No details are available yet. In the previous multiplayer beta, only pre-order customers received guaranteed access on consoles. On PC, there was also an open beta for all interested parties. Whether this will also be the case for the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Blackout Beta remains to be seen.

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The game modes: The teaser also revealed new details regarding the possible game modes in Blackout. It will be possible to compete in the modes Solos, Duos, and Quads, respectively alone, in pairs, or in a four-man team. The maximum number of players remains unknown.

By the way: If you have already participated in the recently held Private or Open Beta and are considering checking out the Blackout Beta – do not delete the previous beta client from your hard drive. This could save you a lot of time in the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Blackout Beta.

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FIFA 18: In Career Mode, the 11-year-old Alex Hunter is on the market

Even though the focus is now on FIFA 19, many people still play the career mode from FIFA 18. Curiously, the 11-year-old Alex Hunter is available on the transfer market.

EA seems to want to make Alex Hunter a real brand. After Parts 1 and 2 of The Journey, the young superstar is leading to Real Madrid in the 3rd part of the story. Even jerseys with his name printed are being sold in the “Real Madrid” online shop.

The fictional superstar is also making a name for himself in FIFA 18. Recently, images surfaced showing how an 11-year-old Alex Hunter can be signed in manager mode.

Alex Hunter in career mode? It seems to work

The young Hunter is on the market: Reddit user forfudgecake posted a screenshot from career mode. It shows an 11-year-old Alex Hunter as a free player in the manager’s career. Since he hasn’t been scouted yet, his rating is not visible. According to the user, it is around 2. Only the positions, age, form, and morale are visible.

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Negotiation sequences are visible but crash: The user even enters negotiations with the young Alex, where he sits next to his advisor and seems eager in the discussions. However, as soon as the player agrees with Hunter on a role in the club, the game crashes. Ultimately, the transfer fails due to this bug.

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Alex is not the only one, his sister Kim Hunter is even playable

There are more “Hunters”: Alex is by far not the only character from The Journey who appeared in forfudgecake’s career. Kim Hunter, Alex’s sister, was substituted during a match against Bayern Munich on the side of FCB. On the transfer market, older Alex Hunters, three Danny Williams, and Gareth Walker as a child can also be found.

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Control Kim Hunter herself? When he started a manager career with FC Bayern, the player could control Kim herself. However, the young Alex was not in the team, but many curious players with names like “Older Head 1”, “Teen 1”, or “5” were present. Jim Hunter, Alex’s grandfather from “The Journey,” has also made it into the Bayern roster.

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How can you get the Hunters into your own career?

More of a bug than a feature. It became clear with the curious names that this is a bug and not a new feature or Easter egg. Also, because the market of free players was flooded with kickers like “Older Head 2”, which partly combined positions like goalkeeper, left forward, right forward, and center forward in one player.

Is the bug reproducible? The reddit user states that he does not know how he could have damaged his save file. However, we have a few hints:

  • It is FIFA 18 on the Xbox
  • It was a new save and directly in September of the first season
  • The user downloaded the game as a download from the store

That one can intentionally trigger the bug seems rather unlikely – unfortunately. Many fans found the error amusing and wished they could choose before starting a new career whether the Hunters would be part of it.

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Unlike the previous innovations in career mode for FIFA 19, that would be quite a varied change that would surely provide a laugh or two in the manager career.

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Pokémon GO: The Community Day in September brings Chikorita and these bonuses

In September, the Community Day with a starter Pokémon from Generation 2, Chikorita, will take place in Pokémon GO. We will show you what is already known.

What’s new? Niantic announced on Tuesday evening the new Community Day, which will take place in September with Chikorita. In August, players had the opportunity to participate in the Community Day on 2 days, but in September it will be just one day as usual.

Community Day #9 with Chikorita

More experience points: The Pokémon GO team releases information about the Community Days in stages. First, we learn which exclusive Pokémon will be featured on which day with what additional bonuses. In September, it looks like this:

  • Exclusive Pokémon: Chikorita (Grass-type Pokémon, one of the starters from Gen 2)
  • Bonuses: 3x XP for catching Pokémon
    • Incense lasts for 3 hours instead of 30 minutes
  • Date and time: The ninth Community Day starts on Saturday, September 22, at 11 AM. As usual, it will be active for 3 hours and ends at 2:00 PM German time.
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And the exclusive move? The move has not yet been determined. The Pokémon GO team always waits to announce the move until a few days before the start of the event. Often, dataminers find hints in the code before that.

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It is certain that the exclusive Community Day move will not be available for Chikorita itself, but will be activated for its evolution Bayleef. You will need to evolve a Chikorita into Bayleef during the event to make it learn the exclusive move.

Confusion about the times – GMT, UTC?

In-game message confuses players: In Pokémon GO, Niantic sent trainers the news about the Chikorita event. They specified the event time for Europe as 09:00 to 12:00 UTC. However, due to daylight saving time, we are currently 2 hours ahead of UTC.

When it is 9:00 AM in a UTC time zone, it is 11:00 AM in Germany. So the usual event time in Germany is 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

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To be completely sure, you can check on the official Community Day website yourself.

Pokémon GO has postponed the reward limit that fans do not want

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WoW: These are the known errors and bugs of Battle for Azeroth

At the start of each expansion of World of Warcraft, there are some bugs and errors. We reveal what might be going wrong at the moment.

The launch of Battle for Azeroth, the seventh expansion of World of Warcraft, went mostly smoothly. Nonetheless, there are a number of errors, bugs, and other issues that have crept into the finished game and are currently robbing the heroes of Azeroth of their enjoyment. We will tell you which errors can currently occur in Battle for Azeroth.

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List of known errors of Battle for Azeroth

Please consider that in the following errors, only a part of the players seems to be affected.

  • Players cannot unlock the Allied Races (Void Elves, Lightforged Draenei, Nightborne, and Highmountain Tauren).
  • Some players at level 120 cannot continue their War Campaign.
  • In some quests, phasing does not work correctly, making it impossible to complete the mission.
  • Some players have not received their Heart of Azeroth after completing the quest (it is usually automatically equipped). In this case, a ticket for manual help is the only solution until Blizzard has fixed the issue.
  • Some players cannot select a zone at the mission table in Boralus. Disabling all addons may help, but a restart of the game has helped some as well.

All mentioned errors are already known to Blizzard, and the developers are working on solutions that will be implemented over the coming days via hotfixes.

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No errors, but changes

Many players are also complaining about some “errors” that are not actually errors but rather simple changes:

  • The character boost no longer grants a “Veteran bonus,” meaning no increase in primary professions. This has become unnecessary since professions are now divided into new categories.
  • There is no fullscreen mode anymore. Only windowed mode or fullscreen (window) remains.
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Are you affected by any of the errors? Or are you currently navigating Kul Tiras and Zandalar completely bug-free?

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