Last week, many fans were able to try out the new MMO New World in the open beta. It displaced the reigning champion WoW from the top of the most-watched MMORPGs on Twitch. Now in the MeinMMO Podcast.
These are our topics: Just before the release on September 28, many eyes are on New World in the MMO space. Last week, Amazon launched an open beta that anyone interested could join. During this period, New World recorded more viewers on Twitch than the previous MMORPG champion WoW.
There were also changes on Twitch. Some major streamers have decided to switch permanently to YouTube. We presented you with the 5 biggest switches in a list.
LoL released a new skin for the champion Vex on the test server that negatively affects his performance. Some fans found it funny and dubbed the skin “Pay-to-lose.” And BBC noted that only 0.002% of the prize money distributed in DOTA 2 went to women.
Here’s a summary of our topics:
- New World: After the open beta, players doubt the release in September – (02:33)
- WoW loses the throne – After more than 5 years, Twitch has a new biggest MMORPG – (17:40)
- New LoL skin makes champion significantly weaker – Fans joke: “Is Pay-to-lose” – (29:30)
- The 5 most important gaming streamers who switched from Twitch to YouTube – (34:28)
- DOTA 2 has distributed $235 million in prize money – Only 0.002% went to women – (46:40)
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In attendance are:
- Alexander Leitsch (MMORPG editor)
- Gerd Schuhmann (editor-in-chief)
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