Destiny 2 disables many of your weapons because a perk has been destroying the game since Tuesday evening

The new week in Destiny 2 started with the new update “Into the Light”. While many Guardians were excited about the new activity, there were, as usual, complications. Bungie had to put a stop to a bug by disabling a perk on your weapons.

What complications arose? Bungie released a short video before the update detailing upcoming changes in Destiny 2. A new class and exotic class items are set to be released with “The Final Shape”. Once the stream was over, fans were able to download the free update “Into the Light”.

However, just a few hours after the update was released, Guardians were greeted with a message from the architects, as they disabled a large portion of your weapons due to a bug making them too powerful (via bungie.help).

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Destiny 2: The Final Shape – Gameplay trailer for the new talents

Infinitely increased rate of fire leaves enemies no chance

What was the bug? The bug revolved around the weapon perk “Cascade Point”, which can be found on many weapons. The perk causes final blows or sustained precision hits with another weapon to temporarily increase the rate of fire of the weapon that possesses this perk.

However, those who performed a small trick could extend the “short” duration to infinite, thus benefiting from a weapon that flooded your enemies with bullets. Cheese Forever, a well-known YouTuber who reveals many bugs and glitches, demonstrated this error in his video:

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To execute this glitch, players needed to possess a weapon that had two perk points in the same row as “Cascade Point”. Then they achieved a kill with another weapon and went into the menu to swap the perk on the Cascade weapon on and off. After that, players could switch to the Cascade weapon and enjoy the perk indefinitely.

It was even possible to deactivate and reactivate the infinite effect if one wanted to save the effect for a later point in a fight. However, Bungie did not take long to disable all your weapons with double perk points that possess this perk.

How long will the weapons be disabled? That is still unknown. Destiny 2 runs on an outdated engine, and it can take a long time for developers to figure out what was broken in the system.

However, since this is a major bug affecting many weapons, we believe that Bungie will have the issue resolved by next week or the week after at the latest. Should the issue be more serious, a fix may not occur until the release of “The Final Shape”. We will keep you updated.

Destiny 2: Everything about the “The Final Shape” DLC from 2024 – Release, New Abilities, Weapons, Enemies, and Editions

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Palworld: Farming and finding sulfur – The best locations

An important resource in Palworld is sulfur. You need it for making gunpowder. We will explain to you where you can farm and find this raw material.

What is sulfur: Sulfur is one of the most important raw materials in Palworld. You primarily use it to manufacture gunpowder, which you need for your weapons.

As with most raw materials in Palworld, the game does not tell you where to find sulfur. Many players therefore scour the map for hours, hoping to stumble upon the resource.

If you are having trouble finding the raw material in the game, the following tips may help you.

In a separate article, we also reveal how you can level up quickly in Palworld.

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Palworld showcases the small monsters in massive action in the early access trailer

Farming sulfur – Locations

Where do you find sulfur? There are several places where you can find more sulfur than in others. For example, the desert biome is well suited for mining sulfur. This area is located in the northern part of the map. Here you will find plenty of sulfur along with coal, pal-oil, and some other resources.

Later in the game, you will enter the volcano biome. There is Mount Obsidian. Here you can find a larger sulfur deposit behind a tower near the volcano. Additionally, there is a fast travel point there, making it easier to transport the resource back to your base. You can find some tips for your first base here.

You will also find sulfur less often in the dungeons of the game.

You can farm sulfur in the volcano and desert biomes (via mapgenie.io)

How to mine sulfur? Sulfur can be found in sulfur veins. This means you need a pickaxe to mine the raw material. You can recognize the places where you can mine sulfur by a large green rock.

Transporting sulfur

How to transport sulfur: Easy transport is not insignificant because sulfur is quite a heavy resource. So either you travel back and forth multiple times between your base and the sulfur location, or you set up a pal box nearby, which allows for fast travel.

In combination with two pieces of charcoal and sulfur, you can then produce the valuable gunpowder.

Are you looking for more guides? Then visit MeinMMO. We keep track of the game and collect the most important guides for you. Here you can find everything at a glance.

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Official image of Dragon Ball Z shows what the anime has denied you so far: Gohan as Super Saiyan 3

So far, you have only seen a few Saiyans as Super Saiyan 3 in the anime Dragon Ball Z, including the main character Son Goku. But the image from a game shows you what his son Son Gohan looks like in this powerful form.

What is Super Saiyan 3? In the Dragon Ball Z anime, Saiyans like Goku or Gohan can transform into different stages, changing their appearance while also increasing their strength.

Since Super Saiyan 3 requires an incredible amount of Ki, it is rarely used. In the anime, you have only seen a few characters, like protagonist Goku, in this form. But one image shows you what Gohan would look like as Super Saiyan 3.

What the Z actually stands for in Dragon Ball, you can find out in this video:

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Dragon Ball: This is what the Z in the title stands for

Gohan in an alternate reality

What kind of image is this? The image comes from Super Dragon Ball Heroes World Mission, a tactical card game where you work towards becoming the Super Dragon Ball Heroes world champion.

Here you can see the super-strong Gohan for yourself:

While this is an official image since it comes from the franchise (the anime Super Dragon Ball Heroes is a spin-off of the game), creator Akira Toriyama was not involved in the development of the game.

Therefore, you should not consider the card as canon in the official story. Because besides Son Gohan as Super Saiyan 3, you can find all kinds of “what if?” scenarios in the card game that you probably will never see in the anime.

What could Gohan have become? As Screenrant reported, the creator of Dragon Ball, Akira Toriyama, had actually planned to establish Gohan as the new protagonist of the series.

However, he dismissed the idea because he did not see the character as a fitting main character:

“I intended to give Gohan the main role… but that didn’t work out. I felt that in comparison to Goku, he ultimately wasn’t suitable for the role.”

Dragon Ball Daima: The creator draws his own version of Super Saiyan 4 and drives fans crazy

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WoW has a new deal with China, destroyed statue is being rebuilt

For Chinese fans of World of Warcraft, it is a big day. Because their favorite game is returning after nearly 18 months of absence.

World of Warcraft is more than just a game for many, often it is a piece of home. For Chinese fans, it was shocking news in January 2023 that Blizzard and NetEase ended their collaboration. Because that meant: Most Blizzard games were no longer available in China from then on. 666 million potential players lost their digital home. Now there is a new deal, and Chinese fans will even get additional events to make up for lost time.

A statue that was angrily destroyed back then is also set to be rebuilt – as a new symbol of cooperation.

With the upcoming expansion “The War Within,” players should be able to play in China again:

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WoW: The War Within – All the major features of the new expansion

What’s the deal about? NetEase and Blizzard have announced that they have renewed their collaboration. The first games should be accessible again for Chinese fans this summer.

Since a lot has happened since the end of the collaboration, such as in World of Warcraft, Chinese fans missed out on many events and rewards that will probably only be available once in WoW, such as the current “Plunderstorm” mode. These events are intended to be made up for in another form, and the previous accounts should largely be restored.

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Why did the deal fail back then? The exact reasons for the failure of the deal back then are not known; however, emotions were heated on both sides. At the end of the negotiations, the Chinese side became very emotional, and some sources indicate that one of the Blizzard executives was referred to as a “fool” after the negotiations failed. Rumors suggest that this was primarily due to Bobby Kotick, who allegedly wanted to negotiate significantly better conditions for Blizzard, to the detriment of NetEase (via wowhead).

Meanwhile, Blizzard is in the hands of Microsoft and is led by different people. Therefore, it seemed possible to negotiate a new deal with NetEase.

What’s the story with the statue? When the deal between NetEase and Blizzard failed in January 2023, emotions boiled over on the Chinese side. The NetEase offices responsible for Blizzard were almost abandoned overnight, and at the same time, a huge statue was destroyed. The statue was a representation of “Gorehowl,” the mighty axe of Grommash Hellscream. NetEase destroyed this statue during a live stream.

This very statue is now set to be rebuilt, almost as a landmark for the new agreement. Chinese players can participate in the construction of the statue, and some of their comments will even be incorporated into the statue.

For both Chinese players and Blizzard, the renewal of this deal is good news – because without the Chinese market, one would miss out on a lot of revenue.

In a few days, the Alpha of World of Warcraft: The War Within will also start – everything indicates so.

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The great artist behind Dragon Ball designed packaging for video games – But his talent was not recognized

Akira Toriyama was the manga artist of Dragon Ball. At the beginning of his career, he not only created the drawings for his own manga but also illustrated the covers of video games. However, in the West, these were coldly replaced.

Why were there different images for the West? Outside of Japan, Toriyama’s drawings were replaced by 3D models. At that time, the manga artist was probably still too unknown for his drawings to be a good selling point. It wasn’t until years later that the big wave of anime and manga arrived in the West.

The video games include:

  • Dragon Quest
  • Dragon Quest Monsters
  • Tobal No. 1
  • Dragon Ball

A user on X named DougDinsdale is said to have served as a translator for some of the video games. He supposedly asked Square Enix why they replaced the drawings. The company allegedly responded that they found the cartoon style too childish.

The curious thing is: In the video game for Dragon Ball, the entire franchise was simply swapped out. Instead of Son Goku, we play as a human with a monkey face. Son Goku is also no longer seen on the packaging, instead, a Kung-Fu master kicks towards us.

The appropriate image for this can be found further down in the embedded post from X.

One of the last works that Toriyama worked on is Dragon Ball Daima. The anime will start in Fall 2024:

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Dragon Ball DAIMA is nostalgic in the new trailer

Toriyama’s drawings are still being replaced today

Is the problem still present today? In fact, there are still some cases today where there are two different versions of a game. As user Zalman writes on X, especially the versions on Nintendo Switch use Akira Toriyama’s design. As examples, he mentions Dragon Quest Builders and Dragon Quest 11.

In the PS4 versions, however, 3D models are used instead. The Ugly Otter mentions that the PS4 version exists in both versions, but in any case, the publisher wants to offer fans an alternative variant to Toriyama’s drawing.

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According to user alexfkraus, Toriyama’s drawing style is said to have only been seen in the USA starting in 2001. The first game featuring his drawing was Dragon Quest 3 for the Game Boy Color. But there is one exception: Chrono Trigger for the Super Nintendo already had the Dragon Ball creator’s drawing style on the cover.

By now, Toriyama is so well known in the West that many of his drawings have been featured in various video games. Unfortunately, there will be no more images from him in the future: Akira Toriyama drew one last picture before his death, showing a new series by the creator of Dragon Ball

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Steam: They have created great MMORPGs – Now a trailer shows their new role-playing game for the first time

Yesterday, the first trailer for the first game by Loric Games was released. The role-playing game will be available on Steam and will send you through the world of Elysium on an airship.

What game is this about? Echoes of Elysium is a new survival RPG that was announced on Steam. The exact release date of the game is not yet known. The game is being developed by the relatively new studio Loric Games.

Whether a release on other platforms and consoles is planned is not known at this time.

A first trailer gives you an impression of the setting and graphics of the game:

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Echoes of Elysium reveals itself in first trailer

Who is behind Loric Games? Loric Games is a development studio based in Northern Virginia. It was founded in 2022 by Mythic Entertainment veterans Brian Johnson, Ray Soto, and Mythic co-founder Rob Denton.

As former employees at Mythic and BioWare, the three worked on titles such as Ultima Online, Dark Age of Camelot, Warhammer Online, and Star Wars: The Old Republic.

Loric Games has grown to a small team of under 20 employees to date.

What can you expect in Echoes of Elysium? The trailer for the new role-playing game from the trio doesn’t show much yet. You can only get a first impression of the setting and graphics.

According to their own statements (via mmorpg.com), the developers want to create a game that offers more than just eating berries, chopping trees, and building stone huts. Instead, Echoes of Elysium aims to combine the typical survival aspects with a really good story.

In the game, you will explore a vast world full of flying islands on your airships. In this procedural world, ancient machines are said to exist in harmony with the tranquil skies and landscapes. Many different secrets that you can discover are promised here.

Individual areas and combat scenarios are supposed to change randomly, promising plenty of fresh gameplay hours.

Your airships will become your new home in this game and serve as your main base. You should be able to design, improve, and customize them according to your needs to ensure your life on them. You can do this alone or in co-op with other players.

Not much is known about the story yet. However, certain survival aspects are already promised in the description on Steam. You collect resources to secure your survival or to build equipment, buildings, tools, and airships. In the meantime, you must fight against dangerous monsters controlled by a mysterious power.

Enemy airships can also attack you, so you should prepare your ship for that as well. So far, no PvP mode has been announced, which could indicate that you will also have to engage in air battles against other players.

Another game in the genre recently raised its price on Steam: A popular survival game on Steam is raising its price today and will then cost almost twice as much

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EA FC 24: Best talents for LM, RM, LF, RF – Strong wingers for your career

You are looking for strong wing talents for the career mode of EA FC 24 ? Then we will show you wing players with the greatest potential as well as a selection of affordable talents.

Update, April 10, 2024: We have looked at the current database of the career mode and updated the talents accordingly.

That’s why talents in the career mode are so important: The best talents are essential for success in EA Sports FC 24’s career mode. We show you here young players who have great potential for improvement. They can always get better through training and strong performances and become real world stars.

Wingers are the players responsible for quick attacks on the flanks. They need to have high speed and strong dribbling stats to perform. Additionally, they support the forwards and provide them with necessary passes – or score a goal themselves.

Here you will find talents for four wing positions:

  • LM – Left Midfield
  • RM – Right Midfield
  • LF – Left Wing
  • RF – Right Wing

If you buy the right talents, they can become key players in FC 24’s career mode. However, be sure to keep in mind the following:

  • Potential is dynamic. It depends on your training and the performances of the player how much of their potential they can utilize.
  • You can retrain players.
  • The market value is not fixed. You can also try to convince your counterpart of a cheaper transfer.

We present you a selection of the best wing talents in FC 24.

Talents for all positions: Are you looking for talents in other positions? Then check here:
Overview of all top talents in EA FC 24 for all positions
Talents for GK
Talents for CB
Talents for CM, DM, AM
Talents for ST, CF
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Best wing talents with the greatest potential in EA FC 24 career mode

The selection criteria: Here we present the best wing players for the career of FC 24, who are a maximum of 23 years old.

Further down, we show you more affordable talents.

The best talents in EA Sports FC 24 for LM, RM, LF, and RF sorted by potential:

PlayerAgeOverall ValuePotentialPositionMarket Value
Vinicius Jr.228994LF, ST158.5 million
Jamal Musiala208693CAM, CM, LM134.5 million
Pedri208692LF, CM105 million
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia228692LF, RF109 million
Rodrygo228591RF, LF, ST86.5 million
Gavi188390CM, LF68.5 million
Bukayo Saka218690RF, RM99 million
Phil Foden238590LF, RF81.5 million
Balde198189LB, RB, LM51 million
Xavi Simons208289CAM, LF, RF53 million
Vitor Roque187688LF, RF, ST17.5 million
Savio198088LM, CF, LF45.5 million
Mathys Tel187588ST, LM, RM13 million
Arda Güler187788CAM, RM22 million
Nico Williams208288CAM, RM47.5 million
Jeremie Frimpong228488RB, RM57 million
Ansu Fati207888LF, ST31 million
Garbiel Martinelli228488LF, LM61.5 million
Michael Olise218088RM, RF, CAM47.5 million
Ferran Torres238288LF, RF, ST48 million

Affordable wing talents in EA FC 24 with high potential

Here are the selection criteria: Here we introduce you to 10 players who are not too expensive and do not exceed a market value of 10 million. These can especially help you at the beginning of the career when the budget is still tight.

Affordable wing talents, sorted by potential:

PlayerAgeOverall ValuePotentialPositionMarket Value
Paris Brunner176587LM, ST2.3 million
Samuel Iling-Junior197387LM7 million
Julien Duranville176687LM, ST, RM2.7 million
Assane Diao Diaoune177086RM, LM 4 million
Brajan Gruda177086CF, CAM, RF3.1 million
E. Nuamah197486RF, ST, LF10 million
Pablo Torre207486LM, CAM, CM10 million
Paul Wanner176686LM, RM, CAM2.3 million
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens187186LM10 million
Matias Soulé207486RF, CF10 million
A. Nusa187286LM, LF, RM5.5 million

What do you think of the wing player talents? Which ones are you getting for your team? Let us know in the comments!

If you are looking for the best midfield talents for your team instead, we have a different list for you:

EA FC 24: The best talents in midfield – CM, CAM & DM with potential for the career

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A new space game on Steam rivals Star Citizen – Sci-Fi fans donate 350,000 € in just 21 days

In the Starship Simulator on Steam, you can explore space together with your friends, and all of this while the game is still funded on Kickstarter.

Update: We updated this article on 04/10/2024 at 10:17 AM. We added a paragraph that highlights the different approaches to realism.

What kind of game is this? The Starship Simulator is a spaceship simulation that values realism greatly. Together with your friends or alone, you are to assume the role of a crew member aboard the first spaceship built by humans with the ability to travel at faster-than-light speeds. 

Depending on your role, you and your friends have different tasks aboard the ship. As a security officer, for example, you are responsible for fighting, while as a technician, you dive into the eternal cable tunnels of the ship. And yes, these really exist.

In contrast to competitors like Star Citizen, the Starship Simulator places a lot of emphasis on realism or at least “plausible realism.” So a spaceship where the buttons are actually connected by cables to the modules.

While there is also a lot of realism in Star Citizen, it mainly relates to things like ammunition capacity for NPCs and not that there is actually a cable running from the onboard cannon to the weapons officer’s seat, which can indeed be cut when under fire. Just recently, we reported that Star Citizen is not entirely scientific in some aspects.

This is how good the competitor Star Citizen looks in the trailer for Alpha 3.22.

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Star Citizen Alpha 3.22 Trailer

The Kickstarter project promises a lot – too much?

What does Starship Simulator want to offer? In addition to realism and the eight different roles for the crew in multiplayer, there is supposed to be a fully explorable Milky Way, at a scale of 1:1. The galaxy is to be procedurally generated, creating various star systems and their associated planets. 

Thanks to the targets reached on Kickstarter, players will also be able to set foot on the planets. There will also be aliens, with whom diplomatic contact must be established, and if necessary, the crew must defend the ship.

On Kickstarter, there are additional ambitious goals to unlock:

  • A VR mode for immersive gameplay
  • Shuttles and alien structures
  • The ability to land on planets and explore every inch of them
  • A standalone “ship vs. ship” mode
  • A dedicated content team to ensure a livelier universe
  • A full campaign with contact to alien civilizations
  • A new spaceship from an existing sci-fi universe as DLC in the game

You can see the game in an early state on YouTube here:

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How is the Kickstarter campaign going? The campaign is going very well. Within 21 days, over €350,000 was raised, while only a little over €75,000 was sought.

The game is reminiscent of Star Citizen and includes a playable demo version that allows everyone to get a feel for the game before spending a cent on it.

Who is behind the project? The project is developed by Fleetyard Studios, led by the couple Dan and Claire Govier. The two have mostly developed the game on their own so far, relying on external help and AI tools only for audio issues. 

The money from the Kickstarter funding is also intended to expand the team to create more and better content. 

On the other hand, many developers are working on the competition Star Citizen, and there are already initial results. For example, the character editor was recently introduced: The MMORPG Star Citizen presents the new character editor for 15 minutes

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“She has something mystical about her”: Director of Mad Max explains why he chose Anya Taylor-Joy as the new Furiosa

George Miller, the director of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, explained in an interview why he cast Anya Taylor-Joy as the new Furiosa in the upcoming film.

With Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, a prequel to Fury Road is set to be released soon. Directed by George Miller, the story depicts the young Furiosa trying to escape the biker horde led by Warlord Dementus while he is engaged in a power struggle with Immortal Joe.

George Miller revealed in an interview at Cinema Con 2024 why he chose Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen’s Gambit, Split) for the lead role.

Here’s a trailer for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga:

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German Trailer for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

“She has something mystical about her, yet she is easily approachable.”

As George Miller stated, he saw the actress in Last Night in Soho. Through Edgar Wright, the film’s director, he was able to view it early – and he was immediately taken with Anya Taylor-Joy, as he recounted:

I saw Anya in it and said, “She would be great for” – and he [Edgar Wright] said, “Do it, do it.”

Without me even telling him what it was, he said: “Do it. She’s incredible. She’s incredible.”

George Miller, Source: Screen Rant

The director of the new Mad Max film continued to rave about why the actress is perfect for the role of Furiosa and what she has in common with the previous actress of the character, Charlize Theron:

“She has something that is hard to put into words. She has something mystical about her, yet she is easily approachable. I learned that she is someone who is very, very disciplined, and she is very young. She was a ballet dancer, Charlize was a ballet dancer. I have worked with many brilliant dancers on ‘Happy Feet,’ and I understand the physical and emotional discipline that they possess. […]”

In the end, all of this led to Anya Taylor-Joy landing the lead role in the upcoming Mad Max film.

For more on Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, you can read here with our colleagues at Gamestar: Wait, is Mad Max appearing in Furiosa? Director George Miller makes a promising hint

Why was Chris Hemsworth cast? In the same interview, Miller also addressed his casting decision to take the Thor actor as Dementus in his film.

Initially, he hadn’t even considered Chris Hemsworth until the two met for a conversation. During that time, the director realized that the actor had numerous ideas for the role. Miller was so eager to see him in action that he cast him:

So I thought, “I can’t wait to see what he does.” He really engaged well with the material, so I thought, “Let’s see what he can make of it.”

When does Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga come out? In Germany, the film will be released in theaters next month. You can watch the new installment of the Mad Max series starting May 23, 2024.

Here you can find an opinion article by MeinMMO editor Schuhmann on Last Night in Soho:

I avoided a film by a great director because I thought it was cheesy – I was wrong

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Pokémon GO includes Community Day in April 2024 with Knofensa – All bonuses at a glance

In April 2024, a Community Day featuring the plant Pokémon Knofensa is expecting you in Pokémon GO. We at MeinMMO will show you all the content and which date you should mark in your calendar for this.

What event is this about? Every month, Pokémon GO hosts a Community Day, where a previously determined monster takes center stage. The shiny chance for this Pokémon is also increased. Various bonuses round off the event.

There will also be such a Community Day in April. After some first hints in a short clip about the C-Day Pokémon a few days ago, the speculations have now been confirmed. You will encounter the plant and poison Pokémon Knofensa. We have summarized the accompanying bonuses for you below.

When does the C-Day take place in April? The Community Day with Knofensa will run on April 20, 2024 from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM.

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All Bonuses for the Community Day with Knofensa

What bonuses are there? For the Community Day with Knofensa, you can look forward to numerous spawns of the plant and poison Pokémon, as well as a few bonuses. As you may know from other Community Days, most of these bonuses will be active again from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM. However, there will also be certain content that you can use beyond the event.

The following bonuses await you for the C-Day with Knofensa:

  • 3x Stardust when catching Pokémon
  • 2x Candies when catching Pokémon
  • double chance for XL Candies when catching Pokémon (from Trainer Level 31)
  • Incense and Lure Modules last 3 hours (except Adventure Incense)
  • up to 5 encounters with Knofensa through snapshots
  • Event Field Research
    • Rewards: Stardust, Ultra Balls, and encounters with Knofensa
  • Event stickers with Knofensa at PokéStops and from gifts
  • Showcases with Knofensa at selected PokéStops

These bonuses are active until 10:00 PM:

  • one additional special trade (up to 2 per day)
  • half Stardust costs when trading

Exclusive event move: In addition to various bonuses, you can give Ultrigaria, the first evolution of Knofensa, the exclusive event move Leaf Tornado during the Community Day. To do this, you must evolve Knofensa during the event or up to 5 hours afterwards. Ultrigaria will cause the following damage with this move:

  • 10 damage in Trainer battles
  • 16 damage in Gym and Raid battles

Is there Shiny Knofensa? Yes, Knofensa has been available as Shiny in Pokémon GO for some time. However, during the Community Day, the chance will be increased again. So it’s a good opportunity to secure a shiny specimen.

Pokémon GO Knofensa Shiny Family
Knofensa, Ultrigaria, and Sarzenia normal (left) and as Shiny (right)

More Bonuses for the Community Day

Contents in the shop: Those who want to get even more out of the Community Day can purchase additional content in the in-game shop or on the Pokémon GO webshop. The following can be found there:

  • Ticket for a special research task for the Community Day with Knofensa for about 1 Euro in the in-game shop
  • Community Day Hyper Box for about 5 Euros in the webshop
    • 10x Ultra Balls
    • 1x Charged TM
    • 1x Ticket for the special research
  • Event stickers with Knofensa in the in-game shop

Special Raids: If you are not yet done with the plant and poison Pokémon after the actual Community Day with Knofensa, you can participate in special Level 4 Raids against its first evolution Ultrigaria from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM.

If you defeat these, you will receive additional Knofensa spawns around the corresponding Gym for 30 minutes. The shiny chance will be the same as during the C-Day itself. Keep in mind that these Raids can only be played on-site. Participation via Remote Raid is not possible.

What do you think of the content for the Community Day with Knofensa? Will you take part in the event? Or did you hope for another monster for the C-Day in April? Feel free to let us know in the comments here on MeinMMO and discuss with other trainers about it.

In the coming weeks, there will be a lot happening in Pokémon GO. We will show you all events in April and which ones are worth it.

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Fortnite: Many players are angry because Epic Games has drastically changed the shop – now fearing price increases

In Fortnite there was a change that turns your locker and the shop upside down. Many players are annoyed about this.

What kind of change is this? In Fortnite, all skins were previously categorized into four different rarity levels. The respective rarity level was indicated by the background color of the skin. This has now changed with the new update.

From now on, there are no more rarity levels. This means that the background color of all skins is now uniformly blue, and the labels for the rarity levels have also been removed.

However, the different series like the Icons series or the Gaming Legends series will still exist.

How the shop in Fortnite now looks is shown by the account FNAssist on Xcom:

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Additionally, skins in the shop no longer switch worldwide at a general time. Now there is an update timer that is based on the player’s time zone.

How were skins categorized before? There were four different rarity levels that differed in background color and price:

  • Uncommon – these cost 800 V-Bucks, which is about 8 euros, and had a green background
  • Rare – these cost 1,200 V-Bucks, which is about 12 euros, and had a blue background
  • Epic – these cost 1,500 V-Bucks, which is about 15 euros, and had a purple background
  • Legendary – these cost 2,000 V-Bucks, which is about 20 euros, and had an orange background

In addition, there are series skins, which include skins of film characters, and their background differed from the four usual rarity levels. There are series skins, for example, for “Star Wars” characters like Kylo Ren or superheroes like Spider-Man and The Flash.

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What do players say about the change? A large part of the players feel that the change is bad and are angry. Some players suspect that Epic Games will now constantly offer new skins at inflated prices.

  • Its_Stug via X.com: “Dude, the rarity system is an essential part of Fortnite, they can’t remove it.”
  • kiritophantomhive via Reddit: “So Fortnite and Epic have lost their minds, they removed rarities to get away with overpriced cosmetics of lower tiers.”
  • Iron_Jake2 via X.com: “I feel like they did this so they can charge more for skins. The rarity system usually said a lot about the skin and its set.”

Other users also criticize on social networks that their locker has become even more confusing as a result and that it now takes them even longer to find specific skins within their collection.

  • Dweller via X.com: “It will now be harder to find my items in my locker. I used the rarity system to find what I need. Additionally, with this new system, you get the feeling that they can now get away with any price for a skin since we don’t know what rarity they should be.”

In general, the update has brought great dissatisfaction – even though some players were very excited about the new skins for “Avatar – The Last Airbender” that let you play as Zuko, Katara, or Toph.

Here you can find the patch notes for today’s update 29.20

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Battlefield 2042 removes a feature that regularly brought new content – will focus on the future

EA has spoken about the future of Battlefield 2042 in a blog post and announced that there will be no new seasons.

Battlefield 2042 is the latest installment in the popular shooter series and was released on November 19, 2021. However, upon release, the game faced significant criticism from fans, and thus Battlefield 2042 was torn apart by players on Steam.

Since then, EA DICE has been working on making amends and trying to turn the shooter into the game that fans of the series desired. To achieve this, the developers introduced new content, with the major seasons playing a key role.

Here you can see a trailer for the current Season 7:

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Battlefield 2042 reveals Season 7 in action-packed gameplay trailer

No new seasons for Battlefield 2042

What does the future hold for the shooter? Battlefield General Manager Byron Beede provided an update on the future of Battlefield 2042 in a blog post on the official Electronic Arts website.

The post states that it is now time to shift focus from the present to the future. This means, Byron adds, that Season 7 will be the final season of Battlefield 2042. Nevertheless, the shooter will continue to receive updates after Season 7, including new modes, events, and maintenance work.

While we have enjoyed and are proud of creating these seasons with additional content for Battlefield 2042, it is now necessary for us to look ahead to the future. This means that Season 7 will be the final season for Battlefield 2042. After the end of Season 7, we will continue to support the game with new challenges, events, modes, and of course ongoing maintenance, but we will not offer any official seasons anymore.

We know that this news may be disappointing. However, when we looked at what the future of the series requires, it became clear that it is time for us to shift our resources and focus to fully dedicate ourselves to what comes next.

Byron Beede via ea.com

Additionally, Beede announced that Motive Studio will now set up a team focused on working on Battlefield. Motive Studio has previously developed Star Wars: Squadrons and the remake of Dead Space.

Battlefield’s player numbers are better than a year ago

What is the current state of Battlefield 2042? Since the much-criticized release, there have been a number of updates that brought new content such as weapons, vehicles, and maps to the game, as well as some revisions to existing content – including the class system and maps like Hourglass.

With free weekends and discounts, new players were also attracted who did not want to pay the full price for the shooter. As a result, Battlefield 2042 briefly had 100,000 players on Steam.

Currently, Battlefield 2042 averages 15,525 players on Steam over the past 30 days. This is an average of 7,000 more players than in April 2023 (via SteamCharts).

The Season 7, which started on March 18, 2024, once again brought Battlefield 2042 a new map as well as new weapons, including the AK5C (assault rifle) and the SCZ-3 (submachine gun). Also included was the new rocket launcher Predator SRAW.

Here you can get an overview of Season 7: Battlefield 2042: Season 7 brings new maps and weapons – Everything you need to know

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Dragon’s Dogma 2: Only 1.6% of players on Steam have the rarest achievement – It’s actually quite easy

Among the achievements of Dragon’s Dogma 2, there are some that are very rare. One of them was even obtained by only 1.6% of all players. However, it is relatively easy to acquire.

Which achievement is it? Dragon’s Dogma 2 has a total of 54 achievements on Steam that players can unlock during their adventure. Some are difficult to obtain or require multiple playthroughs.

For example, multiple endings are waiting to be unlocked. Or you find 80 of the 240 Seeker Medallions for the corresponding achievement.

However, a special achievement is very rare. Only about 1.6% of all players on Steam (via steamcommunity.com) have unlocked it. One might think it involves an elaborate collection task, a difficult boss, or a tricky puzzle like that of the Sphinx.

In truth, the achievement “Plenty Arisen to Go Round” is very easy to obtain. You just need to know what to do.

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Are you a real charmer?

How do you obtain the achievement? In Dragon’s Dogma 2, there is the possibility to give NPCs gifts. This increases their affinity towards you.

To unlock the achievement, you need to win over two NPCs and have them fight each other. However, a prerequisite is that you own your own house. This is possible in the capital of Vermund, Vernworth, as well as in Bakbatthal, the capital of Batthal.

How do you get a house? To obtain a house in Vernworth, you must complete the quest “A Home Sweet Home.” For this, you need to live in Mildred’s house in the city for one week. Afterwards, you can purchase the property for a mere 20,000 gold.

In Bakbatthal, it is even more straightforward. Here, you will be approached by Adrea during your stroll through the city. She sells you a house for 30,000 gold.

What are the next steps? Once you proudly call yourself a homeowner, the gifting can begin. Choose two NPCs in either city and give them plenty of gifts. This will increase their affinity towards you. Particularly quickly done with wyvern crystals.

However, these are correspondingly rare and can only be obtained by killing dragons. Whether you want to sacrifice them for the favor of an NPC is up to you.

Once you have reached maximum affinity with both individuals, invite them both to your private house. You may need to carry one of them there manually.

Once in the house, the situation escalates. Instead of discussing possible threesomes, your new admirers choose the hard way. Without much thought, they start fighting each other for your affection. You can only stand by and watch the spectacle. That’s it; you unlock the achievement.

Since few people are likely to stumble upon this achievement by chance, it is not surprising that only 1.6% of all players have unlocked it. However, once you know how to do it, “Plenty Arisen to Go Round” is quite easy to obtain. You should also give gifts to your romances in the game – on MeinMMO, we show you how to find your love in the game.

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A new ‘Lord of the Rings’ game lets you play as Hobbits and could become like Stardew Valley

There are quite a few games set in the universe of “The Lord of the Rings”. Soon, another one will be added. However, in Tales of the Shire, you will not experience adventures but, in all likelihood, lead a peaceful life.

What kind of game is it? Tales of the Shire is a new game from the universe of “The Lord of the Rings”. It is being developed by Weta Workshop itself, the creative studio behind the Middle-earth license. The studio was significantly involved in Peter Jackson’s film adaptation.

Private Division is the publisher of Tales of the Shire. This publisher has released titles such as The Outer Worlds and Hades, and is also handling the upcoming No Rest for the Wicked.

Tales of the Shire was announced in autumn 2023 and is expected to be released later this year. However, those hoping for action-packed adventures in Middle-earth will likely be disappointed. It seems that the new game leans towards a significantly cozier experience.

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First trailer for the cozy Hobbit game ‘Tales of the Shire’

The Peaceful Life as a Hobbit

What is the game about? So far, there is only a teaser trailer, which you can see above. In it, a woman draws in a book and is then called out of her house.

According to the aesthetics, it appears to be a hobbit hole, and the woman seems to be a hobbit lady. Apparently, we will play as a resident of the Shire.

Private Division describes the game only with the following words (via publisher’s website): “Your cozy hobbit life awaits you in Tales of the Shire. The heartwarming ‘The Lord of the Rings’ game will be released in 2024 for console and PC.”

The keywords “cozy” and “heartwarming” suggest that swords, shields, and wands will stay at home this time. Yes, even the hobbits themselves seem to stay home instead of embarking on a dangerous adventure.

Tales of the Shire could therefore become a real cozy game and remind players of genre heavyweights like Stardew Valley or Animal Crossing. A game in which we indulge in the daily life of a hobbit with all its advantages. Plenty of food and the occasional pipe weed included.

The cozy game Palia is currently going in a similar direction, but is also facing some challenges.

What do the players think? Under the trailer on YouTube, many players have hope that the franchise could finally regain its former glory in the video game sector. The Lord of the Rings has produced some classics like “Battle for Middle-earth” but also led to one of the biggest flops last year with “Gollum”.

  • @LimocinSinFe writes on YouTube: “Please don’t be bad! It would be a great farming game with exploring the surroundings in 3D and beautiful graphics, making us feel like hobbits.”
  • @AaronHooley trusts the development studio: “Anyone who has watched the DVD extras of The Lord of the Rings knows that Weta Workshop doesn’t do half-measures!”
  • @dingusrevoler believes: “I’m saying this will be an Animal Crossing with hobbits.”
  • “Will this be better than Gollum?” wonders @vndragonslayer1.

Only when the developers show more of their game will we know more. Right now, players just hope that the license will also thrive as a video game again without producing further lemons. The latter should be left to the hobbits of Tales of the Shire. There will also be some news in 2024 for The Lord of the Rings Online.

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Cheeky action: Player bots in Diablo while visiting Blizzard

Bots in Diablo are not a rarity. But to be so “bold” as to bot with one’s own account while at Blizzard – that is quite peculiar.

Even though some players doubt that they really exist: There are repeatedly ban waves in the various Blizzard games. This punishes botters and cheaters and suspends their accounts temporarily or permanently from the game.

The fact that some botters are occasionally particularly brazen is illustrated by a story from former Blizzard employee Jason Hall. He recounts how audacious his clan leader was.

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Who is that? Jason Hall is now known on YouTube and Twitch as “Pirate Software”. He used to work for Blizzard and was responsible for security there – for example, for protective measures of accounts against hackers.

Today he is primarily active as a streamer, frequently sharing insider information and telling exciting stories that often seem quite absurd. Recently, he revealed how a gold seller in WoW delivered a clever hacking idea from his colleagues to keep the selling rate stable.

What has Hall said? In one of his clips, he talks about his friendship with a clan leader in Diablo. The two became good friends and often played together. However, his friend was once banned for botting in the past, as part of a ban wave, but that had slowly been forgotten.

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Later, Hall invited his friend for a tour of the Blizzard building. For many, it is quite an honor to get to see the “holy halls” where games like Diablo or Warcraft were developed.

However, during this tour, a humorous incident occurred. An department at Blizzard that Hall calls “Risk” is responsible for punishing botters and cheaters. When they arrived at this department and Hall asked if he could show his friend around, a colleague plainly said “No” and beckoned Hall over for a private conversation, during which he revealed:

“We just banned him. He is botting right at this moment.”

Hall was quite incredulous and subsequently asked his friend:

“Are you really botting right at the moment when you are getting a tour at Blizzard?”

The reaction was likely a disappointed “Oh man”.

But at least it led to this rather amusing story that the two will probably still be telling many years from now. Because who can claim that they had to ban their own clan leader multiple times – and once even while being guided around their own workplace.

Whether that was a rather bold or rather foolish botter, that is something everyone must decide for themselves.

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Pokémon GO: Events in April 2024 – All Dates and Bonuses

Here you will find all events in April 2024 in Pokémon GO. We will show you all known dates, first details, and which events are particularly worth attending.

What dates are involved? As always, in April 2024, there are many events taking place in Pokémon GO that you can participate in. Besides special theme events, events such as Community Day, raid hours, and spotlight hours also count.

We have also summarized in the following listing which events are coming up for you in April and when they will take place.

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All events in April 2024 at a glance

What events are happening in April? As in every month, there will again be a large number of events in April that you can look forward to. Alongside one-time theme events and special cups in the battle league, there are also recurring events like Community Day, raid days, and spotlight hours.

In this overview, we list all known dates and the corresponding details so far. The list will be updated regularly, making sure you are always well-informed.

DateEvent
April 1Event A Fabulous Opportunity
April 2Spotlight Hour with Zubat*
& double candy when sending
April 3Raid Hour with Kapu-Fala
April 3 to April 7Event 2024 Pokémon Europe International Championships Bonus
April 4 to April 9Event Appropriate Surprises
April 4 to April 125-star raids with Katagami* & Kaguron*
April 4 to April 13Mega Raids with Mega-Charizard X*
April 5 to April 12PvP: Ultra League & Jungle Cup (Great League)
April 6 to April 7Crypto Raids with Crypto-Entei*
April 7Community Day Classic with Kindwurm
April 9Spotlight Hour with Glibunkel*
& double XP when evolving
April 10Raid Hour with Katagami* & Kaguron*
April 12 to April 17Event Bug Craze
April 12 to April 19PvP: Master League & Jungle Cup (Great League)
with 4x Stardust for wins
April 12 to April 255-star raids with Kapu-Toro*
April 13Raid Day with Mega-Scizor*
April 13 to April 14Crypto Raids with Crypto-Entei*
April 13 to April 25Mega Raids with Mega-Scizor*
April 16Spotlight Hour with Raupy*, Hornliu*, and Waumpel*
as well as double Stardust when catching
April 17Raid Hour with Kapu-Toro*
April 19 to April 26PvP: Great League, Ultra League & Master League
with 4x Stardust for wins
April 20Community Day with Knofensa
April 20 to April 21Crypto Raids with Crypto-Entei*
April 22 to April 26Event Earth Week 2024
April 23Spotlight Hour with Unratütox*
& double XP when catching
April 24Raid Hour with Kapu-Toro*
April 25 to May 25-star raids with Registeel*
April 25 to May 2Mega Raids with Mega-Aggron*
April 26 to May 3PvP: Great League & Master Premier
April 27 to April 28Crypto Raids with Crypto-Entei*
April 28Hatching Day with Pokémon yet to be revealed
April 30Spotlight Hour with Piepi*
& double candy when catching
Pokémon marked with (*) may also be encountered as shiny with some luck

Which events are particularly worth attending in April 2024?

These events could be interesting: With the number of events in April, there should be something for everyone. Strong, legendary Pokémon will also be available in April. These stand out particularly:

  • Crypto Raids with Crypto-Entei: The Crypto Raids taking place on weekends in April feature Crypto-Entei. This Pokémon ranks among the strongest attackers in Pokémon GO and could thus be interesting for your fire teams.
  • Community Day Classic with Kindwurm: The Community Day Classic on April 7 features Kindwurm. Its final evolution, Brutalanda, is also a very strong attacker in Pokémon GO. At the event, you have the chance to obtain both good specimens and plenty of candy.

What do you think about the events in April? Are there events you are particularly looking forward to, and have you already marked their dates in your calendar? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments and exchange ideas with other trainers. By the way, there is also an event in March where Crypto-Mewtwo returns.

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EA FC 24: The currently best right-backs in April – RB talents with a lot of potential for the career

In this article, we present to you the best talents for the positions RB and RWB in EA FC 24, with which you will have a lot of fun in career mode. The fullbacks offer tremendous growth potential due to their young age and low prices, and can perfectly complement your team.

Update, April 10: The article has been updated with new talents from the current database of the manager mode.

This is what talents bring to the EA FC 24 career mode: Promising talents are essential for the success of a managerial career. That’s why we show you rising players who are equipped with plenty of potential and who can improve through training and strong performances, ideally growing into top stars.

RBs and RWB’s play an important role within the team structure as they should make an impact both offensively and defensively. They need to be particularly fast, on the one hand to compete with speedy wing players, and on the other hand, to initiate attacks themselves – whether through counterattacks from the sides or precise crosses into the opponent’s penalty area.

Therefore, it is important that their ball skills are at a high level and that they are strong in dribbling. However, right-backs who meet all these requirements are correspondingly expensive.

That’s why we present to you talents for RB and RWB here who come with great potential.

If you choose the right players, they can become crucial performers in the EA FC 24 career mode. However, make sure to consider the following points:

  • Potential is dynamic. It depends on training and performance on the pitch how well a player develops with you.
  • You can retrain players, i.e., teach them new positions. For example, full-backs can also become wingers if you deem them better suited for that role.
  • Market value and transfer fees can vary. So try to negotiate wisely to convince your counterpart of a cheaper transfer.
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Overview of all top talents in EA FC 24 for all positions
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Talents for ST, CF
Talents for LM, RM, LF, RF
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Best right-back talents with the greatest potential in EA FC 24 career

Selection criteria: In the list below, you will find young right-backs with the highest potential. They are a maximum of 23 years old and thus still have ample development time. Among the players, however, there are also established top stars like Reece James or Jeremie Frimpong, who correspondingly have high market values.

Real bargains will be shown further down in the article.

These are the best talents for the right flank, sorted by potential:

PlayerAgeOverall RatingPotentialPositionMarket Value
Alejandro Balde198189LB, RB, LM53 million.
Jeremie Frimpong228488RWB, RM57 million.
Rico Lewis187586RB, CDM11.5 million.
Archie Gray177286RB, CDM5.5 million.
Arnau Martinez208086RB, CB, RWB30.5 million.
Malo Gusto207786RB22 million.
Jurrien Timber227986CB, RB33 million.
Alex Jimenez186485RB, LB1.8 million.
Ivan Fresneda187285RWB, RB5 million.
Tino Livramento207785RB, LB22 million.
Yan Couto217885RM, RB, RWB28.5 million.
Pierre Kalulu237885CB, RB26 million.
Sacha Boey228085RB30 million.
Mohamed Simakan238085CB, RB29 million.
Pedro Porro238285RB, RWB38.5 million.
Reece James238385RB, RWB43.5 million.
Kyriani Sabbe186684RB, LB2.1 million.
Koni De Winter216984CB, RWB3.2 million.
Conor Bradley197484RB, RWB8.5 million.
Vanderson227784RWB, RM, RB20.5 million.
Rav van den Berg186784CB, RWB2.4 million.

Affordable right-back talents in EA FC 24 with a lot of potential

Selection criteria: The 10 players listed here are cheaper than 10 million and therefore not too expensive. They are again sorted by their potential.

Affordable right-back talents, sorted by potential:

PlayerAgeOverall RatingPotentialPositionMarket Value
Archie Gray177286CDM, RB, CM3.3 million.
Alex Jimenez186485RB, LB1.8 million.
Ivan Fresneda187285RWB, RB5 million.
Kyriani Sabbe186684RB, LB2.1 million.
Koni De Winter216984CB, RWB3.2 million.
Conor Bradley197484RB, RWB8.5 million.
Rav van den Berg186784CB, RWB2.4 million.
Santiago Mourino217083CB, RB3.7 million.
Filippo Terracciano207283RB, RM, LB4.9 million.
Tiago Santos207483RB9 million.
Agustin Giay197183RWB, RM, CM4.3 million.

What do you think of the talents? Which ones will you get for your team? Let us know in the comments!

If you are more active in Ultimate Team than in career mode, then we have an opportunity for you to possibly get one of the coveted talents or something even better from a pack.

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An MMO on Steam seems almost deserted, but then thousands of players return

The war MMO Foxhole recently fell into a sort of slumber and had only a few hundred players on Steam as of April 3rd. However, War 112 and an update that brought submarines caused player numbers to surge back into the thousands.

What kind of game is Foxhole?

  • Foxhole is a cooperative sandbox MMO that feels like a real-time strategy game. Players join factions of soldiers and participate in a never-ending war.
  • Foxhole was released in September 2022 on Steam, but has been playable in various pre-release versions since July 2017. It costs €25 and has “very positive reviews” on Steam – 82% of the 31,931 reviews are positive.
  • Recently, though, the game had gone quiet until the start of a new cycle changed that.
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Foxhole is a cyclical MMO on Steam

Here’s how player numbers developed recently: Foxhole has consistently fluctuating player numbers, peaking at the end of the year, particularly in October/November over the last 2 years, with up to 10,000 players online at the same time.

The game also experiences periods of slumber, dropping to about 1,500 average players.

In the first week of April, over Easter, however, the slumber was particularly deep and even at peak times of the day, there were only 500 simultaneous players online.

Player numbers rise by 600% within hours

This was the leap: On April 3rd, the number of concurrently active players in Foxhole jumped from about 700 to 5,300.

The number of viewing hours on Twitch also saw a sharp increase this week, quadrupling over the last 7 days compared to the previous week.

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What was going on? The war continued: “With War 112,” the next episode in the war of Foxhole started.

The wars in Foxhole sometimes last only 14 days, and sometimes nearly 2 months.

A new update, 56, was released, bringing new frigates and submarines to Foxhole.

The cycle of MMOs and its effects

This is what’s behind it: This is a similar phenomenon to Escape from Tarkov or Diablo: The start of a new war in Foxhole, an “item reset” in Escape from Tarkov, or a season start in Diablo creates a cyclical game where player numbers surge at the beginning of a new cycle, while they fall at the end of a cycle when there’s nothing more to do and everyone just waits for the start of the next cycle.

Escape from Tarkov is probably the most well-known game with this strong “cycle” effect:

Hardcore shooter without mercy leaves everything behind on Twitch – Where does the hype around Escape from Tarkov come from?

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Steam: A new MMORPG that can be played alone sounds like a ‘fantastic idea’

The game Erenshor is set to be released on Steam by the end of 2024 or 2025: It aims to be a simulated MMORPG that can be played solo. Every time the developer presents his idea, he hears what a brilliant idea it is.

What kind of game is this?

  • Erenshor is a single-player game that simulates an MMORPG, as it once was. The developer wants to bring back the fascination of MMORPGs from around 2000 – that’s likely the code for “A game like Everquest”.
  • The player experiences adventures in a fantasy world, completes quests, collects items, and plays with others. But everyone else in his MMORPG is controlled by AI.
  • The idea is: Experience an MMORPG without the annoying social obligations that a real MMORPG brings.

It should be an MMORPG that you can ignore for three weeks without the fear of losing touch with your friends – because they are waiting for you anyway.

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Erenshor promises 100 hours of gameplay and offers 4 classes

Noteworthy: The developer behind Erenshor regularly promotes his game with posts on reddit, and every time the feedback is fantastic. The game sounds better with each presentation.

Last Sunday, he presented his project again during Indie Sunday in the Games forum of reddit:

Erenshor will offer over 100 hours of gameplay at release, it was stated. Players can quest, explore, level up, craft, and fish.

It will offer 4 classes:

  • An Arcanist who delivers high DPS and provides crowd control
  • The Duelist – a melee DPS
  • The Paladin – a kind of tank who uses a two-handed sword or sword and shield, debuffs, and heals
  • The Druid – who focuses on damage over time spells, can summon a pet, and has some crowd control abilities

This time, the developer again received confirmation from the usually critical users on reddit that he is onto something hot:

  • “Exciting concept”
  • “Oh, I didn’t even know I wanted it until I read about it”
  • “I played the demo for several hours and had fun. I even found a golden ticket that apparently has no use anymore. I have nothing bad to say.”
  • “I really hope the game turns out well. This is a fantastic idea.”

When is it set to release? The plan is to release Erenshor on Steam in early access by the end of 2024 or early 2025.

Three quarters of the world are already playable.

People love one half of MMORPGs but find the other half difficult

What’s behind this: The project “Erenshor” shows that there are two streams that contradict each other:

On one hand, many core gamers, the classic target audience for MMORPGs, are still totally into looting and leveling, the “classic MMORPG gameplay”: They like the idea of achieving something in a game, building something up, and becoming stronger – even today, loot games are extremely popular.

At the same time, players are much less willing to make commitments and engage in bonding, as is necessary in MMORPGs: They don’t want to schedule “fixed appointments” or stay in a group until the dungeon is finished, even if they don’t feel like it after 20 minutes.

This may be because today’s society is much more individualistic than before – clubs are also complaining about dwindling membership. Or it could be because many former MMORPG players are 20 years older and have so many real social obligations with jobs and families that they do not need more in their free time.

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Many MMORPG developers have long recognized this trend and are trying to shorten their MMORPGs from multi-hour gaming sessions to lighter “snackable” content. Games like Fortnite or LoL have shown that it’s okay for many to commit for a round that lasts, say, 20 to 30 minutes.

The idea of developing Erenshor as an MMORPG that offers the advantages of the genre while forgoing social commitments excites many players at every presentation.

We also experience this repeatedly when we present the game on MeinMMO:

In a new MMORPG on Steam, you are guaranteed to be the best player: Because there are no others

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Destiny 2: Servers down for patch 7.3.6 – All patch notes and information

This week, the update 7.3.6 for the free event “Into the Light” will be released in Destiny 2. Here, you can find out how long the update will take, what the downtime looks like, and what you should know about the contents.

Update, 19:11: The Destiny 2 update is now available for download and is 3,609 GB on the PS5. Once you have downloaded the update, you can log in. We have linked the patch notes for you. Have fun!

Here’s what you need to know today: Destiny 2 will undergo maintenance on April 9, 2024. This means the servers will go offline, so you won’t be able to play for some time. This is a longer downtime that will kick off the free event “Into the Light”.

MeinMMO will keep you updated. We will tell you how long the downtime will last. We will also update this article as soon as there is new information.

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Maintenance on April 09 – All times for server downtime

These times are important today: Bungie informs its players via x.com (formerly Twitter) about the exact downtime. It is planned that the servers will be unreachable for 4:15 hours today.

This is the maintenance schedule:

  • At 14:00, background maintenance will start on all platforms.
  • At approximately 14:45, the servers will go offline. Players will be automatically kicked from the game.
  • At 19:00, the shooter is expected to be back online, and you can log in again.
  • The maintenance will continue in the background until 21:00.
Things to consider during downtimes: As long as the background maintenance is ongoing, you may experience connection issues in the game. Additionally, there may be login queues forming because Bungie will gradually allow access to the servers to avoid problems due to high server load. Therefore, you may have to wait longer to get back into the game.

Also, keep in mind that third-party applications and the official companion app may also be incorrectly accessible for a while, meaning you cannot use them.

What changes with the new update in Season 23

The following issues are known: Even in the Season of Wishes, there are many problems that players are reporting. Bungie has some of them on their radar, but it is not known which ones will be fixed (via bungie.net). However, the following bugs could be addressed:

  • Major changes regarding the sandbox for PvP are to be rolled out.
  • The fireteam finder lacks some options such as adding Bungie friends.
  • Some legendary emotes are sorted with exotic emotes.
  • Veist rifles can only be partially rotated when inspected.
  • The shotgun “Thoughttwister’s Aspiration” no longer glows when fired.
  • Some rocket launchers are no longer displayed when inspected.
  • Old artifacts are still displayed in players’ inventories.

Patch Notes for the April 09 Update in Destiny 2

What is in the patch notes? A complete overview of all fixed issues and improvements will only be available this evening or afternoon, after the update has gone live.

We will update our article and provide you with the link to the patch notes. It is possible that the patch notes will later be changed or corrected by Bungie.

Patch Notes for Update 7.3.6 (English) – Link does not appear to be activated yet

These are all the current details about today’s update. If there are any unforeseen changes, we will, of course, keep you informed. So feel free to check back here. Until then, we recommend this article about Destiny 2 on MeinMMO: Destiny 2 announces a tough raid mode for experienced players – brings challenging bosses with rare loot

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