The Holdovers is nominated for some Oscars alongside major films like Oppenheimer or Poor Things. Still, the film is not discussed as much as others. MeinMMO author Nikolas Hernes finds this unfortunate because the film is really good and deserves every nomination.
The Holdovers is the new film by Alexander Payne. He has already been nominated for the Oscars 7 times and won twice for his screenplay for Sideways and The Descendants. His new film The Holdovers is currently nominated for 5 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Original Screenplay, and I think the film can stand up to Oppenheimer and Poor Things.
The history teacher Paul Hunham, played by Paul Giamatti, is not really popular but is forced to look after the boarding school students who can’t go anywhere else during the winter holidays of 1970. Due to unfortunate events, he ends up alone with his student Angus Tully, played by Dominic Sessa, and the cook Mary Lamb, played by DáVine Joy Randolph, over the holidays at the boarding school.
Here you can get a first impression of the film:
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The Holdovers – Trailer for the Oscar nominee about a teacher who has to spend the holidays with his student
The Holdovers is vulgar, funny, and emotional
The story of The Holdovers is simple. A teacher must spend the holidays with his student. But Angus is not an easy student. He has already been kicked out of several schools, is vulgar, rebellious, and constantly tries to cause trouble. But he is also smart and sensitive and suffers from his mother’s new relationship.
And Paul Hunham is not an innocent lamb either. He is mean, grades incredibly harshly, and is at odds with his principal. That all sounds shallow and simple at first, but therein lies the strength of the story, as the chemistry between the characters is fantastic. When Angus and Paul argue, it feels genuine, quite often really funny, and refreshingly explicit. Insults fly, and they cheekily mock each other.
The entire cinema and I laughed out loud at many points, more than at typical comedies. These arguments make the emotional scenes even more effective. The sadness, loneliness, and anger are conveyed organically and vividly by each of the actors. Paul Giamatti’s nomination for Best Actor is 100% deserved.
The cook Mary is also wonderfully played by DáVine Joy Randolph and serves as a third party and peacemaker. She is just as vulgar as the other two but ensures that everyone sticks together through her personal story.
The wonderful and refreshing aspect of all these scenes and moments is the film’s finesse. The film achieves this primarily through its editing.
Teacher Paul Hunham is shocked at the nonsense Angus is up to
Simple, but effective and skillful editing
The Holdovers is nominated for Best Editing for a reason. The film manages to let all its scenes stand on their own; the moment and the actors’ performances are in the foreground. No wild cutting rampages or camera sweeps, it often works with zooms that recall old films. Also, there are wide camera perspectives, like long shots, between different scenes.
There you focus in on the characters interacting with each other. This gives the characters in the film a vibrant personality without needing to be actively described with words.
The sound is fantastic as well. Music is mostly used only within the film. The soundtrack does not blast in my ears in the cinema to indicate how I should feel. The dialogues, the characters, and the actors stand on their own and convince me that what is happening is real.
This cinema experience was incredibly refreshing for me, even though a lot is oriented toward old films. I was glad that I could decide for myself what I felt in each scene and that I wasn’t constantly being told how to feel.
I have rarely felt so comfortable in a cinema as I did with this film. Although many of the events are bitter and sad, the film has a positive note and allows me to feel my own emotions without much fuss.
Avatar: The Last Airbender is getting a Netflix adaptation. However, even before its release, the series is being dissected – including by Asmongold. One character does not behave as in the original.
After Netflix had quite a hit a few months ago with the live-action adaptation of “One Piece,” the Avatar series is next on the agenda. But a change to one of the most important characters is not sitting well with fans. Streamer Asmongold also does not hold back with his opinion. He is angry and calls the story writers of the new series “damn losers.”
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Trailer for the Netflix adaptation Avatar – The Last Airbender
What change is it about? In the original Avatar series, there is the character Sokka. The young man doesn’t think much of women and appears quite sexist at the beginning of the series. Women are constantly treated with disdain, and he doesn’t take them seriously as fighters at all. He cannot believe that he was defeated by “girls” and dismissively refers to their training sessions as “dance classes.”
This is what Asmongold says: As often, Asmongold does not hold back with his opinion. He thinks the decision is wrong and puts it this way:
The character was originally sexist, who ultimately reconsiders this view and ultimately recognizes women as fighters. […]
I just love seeing the work of an artist that is liked by dozens of millions of people in the world and then gets changed for modern audiences. I thank God that we have these damn losers who change a story for people who don’t even care about it.
This is how the community reacts: Asmongold then scrolls through some comments on X (formerly Twitter), which apparently share his opinion:
“Damn, now the studios are even afraid of character development.” –
“Sokka should be a character with bad traits who grows throughout the series. I would say they offend the audience if they assume we don’t understand the concept of bad character traits, but THEY seem not to understand what that is themselves.” –
“The fact that these scenes were meant to show children that sexist behavior is wrong, but these ‘adults’ don’t understand it, says it all.” –
For many who were looking forward to the Avatar series, the change to Sokka is quite a problem.
What do you think about this change? Is it okay to significantly change characters for a live adaptation? Or should one stick as closely to the original as possible?
Skull and Bones is Ubisoft’s pirate game and MMO and has been constantly postponed for years. In a few days, the open beta will start on PC, PS5, and Xbox. Then you can take a look at the game yourself.
What is Skull and Bones? Skull and Bones is a pirate MMO announced years ago by Ubisoft. “Skull and Bones” was first announced in 2016. The promise: A standalone version of the naval battles from Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag. Since then, Skull and Bones has been postponed constantly.
However, the game is supposed to finally be released in February 2024. After years of delays. Before that, there will be an open beta for all players and potential doubters.
Open Beta with Crossplay and Progress Transfer to the Full Game
When and who can play? Ubisoft explains in its own store that an open beta will start from February 8 to 11. A closed beta ran a few months ago. The open beta will …
be available on PC (UBISOFT CONNECT and EPIC GAME STORE)
on PS5 (no PS+ subscription required)
and on XBOX SERIES X|S (no Xbox Live required)
Crossplay between platforms is supposed to be possible without any issues.
Is it worth it at all? First of all, the open beta is free, so you won’t pay a cent and only need to start the large download. Additionally, Ubisoft promises that you will be able to carry over your progress to the full game afterwards. The entire game world should already be available to you in the open beta.
If you don’t trust the game after so many delays or want to buy the game anyway, you should definitely take a look at the open beta. You won’t get a better chance to convince yourself of the game or to gather some progress.
More about Ubisoft: A report from Insider Gaming provides insights into the state of the gaming developer and publisher Ubisoft. On one hand, there are concerns about a major wave of layoffs, on the other hand, the big game based on Avatar has reportedly flopped:
The curious yet most useful vendor in the universe visits the Guardians again on Friday to equip them with his goods. Xur is his name, and where you can find this grotesque being in Destiny 2 and what he has to offer this time, you can find out here on MeinMMO.
What happened this week in Destiny?
The probably most tragic event of this week has to do with Bungie. Game Director Joe Blackburn is leaving the studio and thus the development of Destiny 2. You can read more about it in our report.
Bungie has also planned a collaboration with the “Mass Effect” brand, but as with all previous ones, it is not free. Which items the developers have ported to the loot shooter and what they look like, you can find out here.
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Destiny 2: The Most Epic Moments of the Light and Darkness Saga
All information about Xur on February 2, 2024 – PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S
When does Xur come? In the shady corners, Xur regularly appears, ready to sell his exotic goods to those brave enough to find their way to him. He appears every Friday at 6:00 PM and remains until the following Tuesday at 6:00 PM.
Where is Xur? This is his hideout for the weekend
The location of Xur: Xur’s presence is especially invaluable for new Guardians. But before one can benefit from it, one must first find him. After the reset at 6:00 PM, you can start your search. MeinMMO will reveal his whereabouts to you.
Here is where Xur is located: In the Hangar, on the Tower.
Xur’s Inventory from February 2 to February 6 – All Exotics at a glance
Xur’s inventory changes weekly and particularly offers new players the opportunity to improve their skills by using Exotics and prepare more quickly for the challenges in Destiny 2.
This is Xur’s offering
Weapon: Prometheus Lens – Fusion rifle for 29 Legendary Shards
Hunter: Raiden Flux – Chest armor for 23 Legendary Shards
Mobility: +8
Resilience: +25
Recovery: +2
Discipline: +2
Intellect: +17
Strength: +12
Total: 66
Titan: Hearts of Inmost Light – Chest armor for 23 Legendary Shards
Mobility: +9
Resilience: +19
Recovery: +7
Discipline: +15
Intellect: +2
Strength: +16
Total: 68
Warlock: Felwinter’s Helm – Helmet for 23 Legendary Shards
Mobility: +10
Resilience: +6
Recovery: +15
Discipline: +12
Intellect: +18
Strength: +2
Total: 63
Legendary Armor Set: “Gensym” Set
Aside from the regular offerings, Xur sells unique rolls for Exotics from no longer available exotic missions from past DLCs. However, you can only buy these weapons from Xur if you also own the corresponding expansion.
Currently, he has one weapon on offer:
The exotic hand cannon “Fatebringer” with “Snapshot Sights”.
Trials of Osiris from February 2 to 6, 2024
The way to the Lighthouse for over 7 victories in the Trials of Osiris
This weekend, the Trials of Osiris will start again for all the grinders and part-time pros who want to secure the golden ticket to the Lighthouse in intense matches.
Which map is on rotation this week? In the Trials, the Guardians must focus on a special map. It does not change and remains active until the weekly reset on February 6 at 6:00 PM.
This map is active: Meltdown, on Mars.
This is the reward for a flawless run: Every week, a very special weapon awaits you at the Lighthouse, which you receive in its Master version for your flawless run, meaning 7 victories. You can earn the weapon until the upcoming Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at 6:00 PM.
As a reward, there is always an Adept weapon when you safely made it to the Lighthouse with your ticket.
This week’s Master Trials weapon is: The Messenger, a kinetic pulse rifle.
When do the Trials officially start? The Trials of Osiris will begin today, February 2, 2024, at 6:00 PM. They end with the weekly reset on February 6, 2024, at 6:00 PM.
Focus on the loot you want: You can focus your Trial engrams on your desired weapon at the 14th Saint. Your reward increases further once you receive a complete pass – even if you have lost one or two Trials matches.
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The success of Palworld also attracted the attention of mobile app developers, but now the developers of the Steam hit are warning against scammers and the security of your personal information.
What is the deal with mobile scammers? Palworld is a massive hit on Steam and is breaking records of various AAA titles. Since its release, the survival game has already attracted 19 million players, including 12 million on Steam alone.
Of course, the success also draws in some mobile developers who want their piece of the pie – even if it’s not their pie.
For this reason, mobile apps for Palworld are appearing sporadically, claiming to assist you in some way while playing, but it is these very apps that the developers of the Steam hit are now warning against.
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Palworld: How you can level up quickly
What do the Palworld developers say? In a post on X.com, the developers state that there is no Palworld app. Any application that bears the name Palworld is not affiliated with Pocketpair, the developer studio behind Palworld.
Furthermore, the developers warn against downloading these apps, as they claim it can lead to fraud or the sharing of your personal data stored on your smartphone.
There is no Palworld application for smartphones. Apps with names and product images like “パルワールド” and “Palworld” appear in the App Store and Google Play, but they are in no way associated with our company.
We have reported this issue to Apple, the operator of the App Store, and Google, the operator of Google Play.
Please note that downloading these apps can lead to the sharing of personal data stored on your smartphone or to fraud.
Both in the App Store and on Google Play, third-party apps for Palworld are available for German users. However, Pocketpair has already contacted Google and Apple, as stated in the X.com post.
Palworld is currently only playable on Steam and Xbox. There is no mobile version of the survival game, nor are there any official companion apps from Pocketpair.
The error devil has struck again at EA Sports and has practically overnight changed the values of a forward inFC 24 Ultimate Team. While the offensive player had previously counted among the less interesting cards, he can now even compete with the TOTY cards at best.
This is the situation:
On Friday, February 2nd, at 7 PM, immediately following the Team-of-the-Year promo, the next event will start, where new special cards will be released in FC 24 Ultimate Team.
The so-called Road-to-the-Final promo includes live cards of players whose clubs are still participating in international competitions. Among the selected players for the event is the Leverkusen player Nathan Tella.
Due to a bug, the forward was implemented in the game too early, causing his current silver card in UT players’ clubs to be transformed into the new special version. Additionally, he is already available in packs.
You should definitely search your club. With a bit of luck, you pulled the player from Bayer in the past and can now enjoy a reinforcement for your team.
EA Sports’ error makes Nathan Tella from Bayer Leverkusen one of the strongest cards in FC 24 – but not everyone is lucky
This makes the error even crazier: In fact, not all players who had the young talent lying around in their club benefit from the same card, as there are already two different versions of the 24-year-old in the virtual trading card game – one with English and one with Nigerian nationality.
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EA Sports FC 24: Update teaser for the UEFA Euro 2024
Since the forward of the Bundesliga club has dual citizenship, EA Sports released a new version after his call-up to the Nigerian national team. Since this is the more recent version, the unexpected upgrade only affects all silver cards with the Nigerian flag.
But it goes even further. Those who had already upgraded the Nigerian version of Nathan Tella using an evolution in FC 24 have received a significantly improved version compared to the standard RTTF card, which even competes with the recently released TOTYs with its stats.
The improved version of the right winger has a 98 rating and can even be used in attack due to his additional positions. With 99 pace, 96 shooting, 98 passing, and 98 dribbling, Tella suddenly ranks among the best cards in all of Ultimate Team.
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It remains to be seen whether the publisher will correct the mistake in this case and retract the unintentional upgrades, or if the lucky players will be allowed to keep the card.
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The SF-MMO Warframe, known as “Ninjas in Space”, has been experiencing a strong phase on Steam since August 2023: Player numbers are steadily increasing. As of October 2023, it has surpassed the struggling Destiny 2.
What’s the deal with Destiny 2 and Warframe? Both games are frequently compared and players often reject the comparison. While both are sci-fi games with an action focus and MMO elements, there are differences:
Destiny was released in 2014 as a full-price AAA title from a glorious company. It focused on first-person shooter action with an emphasis on gameplay and elements of a games-as-a-service model. Even today, the gunplay remains unmatched.
Warframe was released in 2013 as a free-to-play title from a company that was almost not worth mentioning and was on the verge of bankruptcy. It focuses on third-person action and started as a relatively “small game” that grew over time and even gained open-world elements.
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Warframe shows a first trailer for the upcoming update Whispers in the Walls
Warframe gains 25,000 average players on Steam in 6 months
How has it gone on Steam for Warframe? Warframe has been on a rise since August 2023, consistently increasing player numbers:
From an average of 39,713 in August 2023
Currently, it stands at 64,601 over the past 30 days
This is the highest number since July 2018.
Destiny 2 loses 97,000 average players on Steam in 10 months
How is it going for Destiny 2 on Steam? Destiny 2, on the other hand, is faring rather poorly:
In March 2023, with the release of Lightfall, it had an impressive average of 135,000 players
However, Lightfall disappointed many, and currently it has about 38,000 users on Steam, significantly fewer than Warframe, which surpassed Destiny 2 on Steam by October 2023.
In November 2023, Destiny 2 reached its lowest player count on Steam ever – currently, it has only slightly recovered from that.
Service games are struggling, but Warframe is doing well
Why is this noteworthy? Warframe is one of the few “games as a service” games (similar to games with MMO elements) that is going against the current trend of the industry, as service games are generally not doing well.
After great disappointments from hyped games like Anthem or the ongoing flops at Ubisoft, the industry has distanced itself more and more from the dream that everyone could have successful games-as-a-service titles in their portfolio that regularly and reliably rake in enormous amounts of money.
Recently, there have been waves of layoffs at Activision Blizzard, Bungie, Riot Games, and Epic Games. Blizzard has even canceled its new survival game.
The trend is moving towards single-player games after Baldur’s Gate 3. The creators of Warframe are planning to develop a new live-service game called Soulsframe.
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The dark fantasy experience Soulframe in the trailer
Warframe is doing well but is not a substitute for Destiny
Warframe has always been an example of a successful service game that has evolved well and saved a struggling studio.
However, it will also always be the game that disappointed Destiny 2 players will be recommended as “try this out”. It is suitable for this purpose – but like The Division back then – only to a limited extent. Due to the different perspective, it is simply a distinctly different gaming experience. Additionally, the entry is considered quite difficult.
But if someone still wants to give Warframe a try as an alternative to Destiny 2, perhaps they can be inspired by my colleague Christos:
A new trailer for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet focuses on the starters from the old generations, which actually makes MeinMMO author Linda eager for the DLC of the game.
What does the trailer show? A new trailer for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet showcases some of the new Pokémon that have been added to the game through the DLC “The Treasure of Area Zero.” Or in this case, to be more precise, some of the old Pokémon.
The DLC, which consists of two parts, has been available for digital download since February 27, 2023. As announced on the official website in September 2023, you can now also buy the main game with DLC directly as a bundle.
A new trailer for the bundle might just convince you of the DLC, as it focuses on the starter Pokémon from the old generations:
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Pokémon Scarlet & Violet brings back the most popular starters to the game
A DLC that could lead you back to the game
Opinions about Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, as you know, are quite divided.
I also gave the game a chance back then. After all, Pokémon has been a part of my life since childhood when I started the first game on the Gameboy. Unfortunately, Pokémon Scarlet just couldn’t engage me, which is why I eventually left it behind.
And that’s not even necessarily because of the story, the not-so-successful graphics of the open world, or the sometimes irritating characters. The evolution of the Pokémon themselves has disappointed me for quite some time.
Many designs seem barely thought through, the color schemes are sometimes questionable, and generally, it seems that some Pokémon were just quickly thrown together to fill the Pokédex. Therefore, my desire to catch and evolve many Pokémon quickly faded, and I just limited myself to those I already knew from previous games.
Finally, I can explore the open world with Charmander
And it is precisely at this point that the new trailer for the DLC caught my attention and awakened the desire to start playing again.
The DLC brings us back the Pokémon that have become dear to us over several generations. For example, we get to see Bulbasaur, Chimchar, Turtwig, Croagunk, or Froakie.
I especially like the idea of walking through the open world with Charmander by my side. Imagining evolving it further and pausing with a sleeping Charizard in camp already sounds much better to me than anything that Scarlet has offered me so far.
Because that is ultimately what every trainer likely imagines: exploring an open world with their favorite companion and having a great time.
Which Pokémon are you still expecting? The trailer not only shows the starters mentioned above. From each generation, at least the starters and their evolutions will find their way into the game.
In addition, the DLC also delivers plenty of other old Pokémon, such as Ninetales or Sealeo. The trailer shows that you can also enhance these in battle with Terastalization. Thus, despite the familiar Pokémon, the DLC also offers some new possibilities for them.
Which starter do you want to travel through Paldea with? Feel free to write to us in the comments.
The freshly baked Twitch streamer Maximilian “HandOfBlood” Knabe (31) was a guest at the World Wide Wohnzimmer. There he talked, among other things, about how it has affected his content that the salaries of others depend on his performance.
What was that about founding a company? HandOfBlood was contracted with the Berlin agency Freaks4u Gaming until 2018. Then he became self-employed and founded his own company. In the podcast “Saunaclub Susanne,” he talks about what it meant for him.
With such videos, HandOfBlood became one of the most well-known German gaming YouTubers:
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Lord of the Rings: Gollum received poorly – HandOfBlood plays it anyway, puts in a lot of effort, even plays in cosplay
“It’s really work then”
What changed? As HandOfBlood explains, founding the company was “the craziest or most groundbreaking step” of his life. For him personally, this mainly changed the way he has to “perform”.
Because: Suddenly, there was a company involved, with salaries that needed to be paid. “That has really changed a lot for me,” says HandOfBlood.
Before, says the content creator, he could just do what he felt like. Since then, however, much has been more of a compromise, explains the 31-year-old. A good balance is important to not become too commercial and to not lose oneself.
HandOfBlood says it is then “real work” when you sit down to shoot a video that you don’t really feel like doing. Nevertheless, he emphasizes that he is very grateful to be able to do this job.
You can watch the whole episode here:
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Aligning with the algorithms on YouTube and constantly analyzing statistics, the content creator describes in the podcast as “creatively distracting”.
Moreover, his videos may have been partly “over-conceptualized” – for instance, inviting a cool TikToker to appeal to a younger audience. However, he himself felt he had “too little room to breathe”; people probably would have preferred to experience him “in his pure form”.
On his own YouTube channel, HandOfBlood briefly summarized his switch from YouTube to Twitch. As the content creator reports, the switch was the right step for him, and he feels very comfortable with it. After the announcement, a great burden was lifted from him; he even “cried a lot”.
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For Palworld, the big Survival hit on Steam, a major patch was released on February 1, 2024, which aimed to fix a number of fairly serious issues. Players are excited and celebrate the developers for their quick response.
What kind of patch is this? On February 1, 2024, patch 0.1.4.0 for Palworld was released. Developer Pocketpair fixed 25 issues, some of which were quite serious. Cheaters are no longer able to steal your beloved Pals.
Furthermore, long-awaited features were added to the game, such as the ability to also assign the side buttons of a gaming mouse. Other fixes bring a smile, as now you should be able to hoard more than 7,000 Pals without corrupting your save file and no longer have to fear raids from an overpowering Relaxaurus. You can find an overview of all the fixes here.
How is the patch being received? To put it mildly, quite well. On X, formerly Twitter, many users are celebrating the quick fixes from the developers. They refer to the patch as a “massive W,” or a big “victory” for Pocketpair. One user even writes: “These guys show AAA studios how it’s done.” (via X)
Another player agrees: the developers of Diablo IV could still learn something from the studio behind Palworld (via X).
Overall, though, the mood appears to be positive – evidenced by the continuously high player counts (via SteamDB).
Of course, you can’t please everyone. Other players report in the comments of ongoing or even new problems that have allegedly arisen from the patch (via X). Now, it remains to be seen whether Pocketpair can appease these players with the next patch.
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Middle finger to the AAA industry: Baldur’s Gate 3 was no coincidence
In League of Legends, players thought they had clearly recognized that two Chinese professional players cheated in a match of the Polish LoL league. However, on January 31, Riot Games decided that the evidence was insufficient for a punishment. This decision has few supporters and has drawn much criticism.
What decision did Riot Games make?
In a match of the Polish Ultraliga between Iron Wolves and ESCA Gaming, 2 Chinese professionals from Iron Wolves began to play very poorly starting from the 15th minute. They allowed themselves to be “caught,” only gave token hits in fights, and played poorly.
On reddit, they were accused of deliberately sabotaging the game so that their team would still lose, even though they were far ahead at the time: This is called “win-trading.” Many examples of blatant “poor play” were highlighted.
The league subsequently suspended the professionals for 2 games – the maximum penalty it could impose without Riot’s investigation.
However, Riot Games decided on January 31 (via twitter): There was not enough evidence. The players walk away without any further punishment.
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LoL Get Jinxed
“Threatens the Integrity of E-Sports”
This is the discussion: People on Twitter are truly outraged by Riot Games’ decision.
Because everyone has seen the clips showing how the two Chinese players acted. Especially the clip of mid laner Odin on Jayce half-heartedly fighting the inhibitor (via YouTube) is seen by many players as clear evidence that something was not right.
It is then said in the comments:
Riot must be blind. What else could “win-trading” be? Is only Disco-Nunu recognized as clear win-trading? In “Disco Nunu”, you select the champ Nunu in LoL and consistently run to death with some effects.
Others say: There were 50 minutes of sufficient evidence.
A third concludes: This also explains why “win-trading” is so widespread in high Elo areas. Riot simply does nothing.
One user writes bitterly: With this decision, the integrity is lost.
What was behind the strange appearance?
Are there also opposing voices? That the two played extremely poorly is generally accepted. In a thread on reddit, users express the possibility that the players might have had other reasons for playing so badly:
Maybe after 15 minutes they were so far ahead that they started trolling
Or they were angry at team mates and wanted to get back at them somehow
But here too, some speculate that the players could have deliberately manipulated the match to win a sports bet in some form.
The strategy game Dwarf Fortress and the SF game Deep Rock Galactic are considered two outstanding, good games about dwarves. The developers requested a “dwarf” tag from Steam. But Valve said no. Now the dwarves are planning a “very serious” uprising.
What is the demand?
In January 2024, the developers of the games demanded a dedicated tag for “dwarves” from Steam. Just like the tags “Strategy” or “Action” are used, “Dwarves” should also become a tag.
This started on Twitter as a somewhat joking gag between two friendly studios after the Steam awards, where Red Dead Redemption 2, abandoned by Rockstar, won the price for “Labor of Love” instead of any dwarf game.
But Steam responded: “Dwarves are not a tag,” just like elves, centaurs, or wizards are not a tag.
The developers of Dwarf Fortress said: That may be true, but dwarves are just cooler and have much tougher fans than other mystical beings, so they will now just stress Steam until they realize how seriously the dwarves take this.
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Dwarf Fortress on Steam Announcement Teaser
Dwarves mean it “very seriously” – Requesting help from players
This is now the situation: The developers of the dwarf games are now saying: The answer from Steam was perhaps “No,” but they heard “We will only do this if players start using dwarves as a tag.”
Because the logic is: There are tags for “magical creatures” like vampires and werewolves on Steam, but that did not come from Steam, rather from players tagging the games this way.
And it would be ridiculous if such a lousy werewolf gets better treatment than a proud dwarf.
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“The next time you see a dwarf game on Steam, go ahead and add the tag manually. In time, Steam will see that we are very serious about the value of the dwarf tag. Remember, dwarves who stand together are a bit bigger than when they stand alone.”
In EA FC 24, on Tuesday, January 30, one of the biggest blunders in the history of FIFA/EA FC occurred. EA has now responded to the ongoing criticism from the community. Many fans were shocked when they saw the apology from the developer.
What happened? On Tuesday, January 30, a new Squad Building Challenge (SBC) was introduced, in which players could choose between three players with a minimum rating of 86+. All three player slots were filled by a randomly selected Team-of-the-Year league (TOTY league).
However, a problem arose. If the random choice fell on the American men’s league, namely the Major Soccer League (MLS), a TOTY Messi, one of the strongest and most expensive cards in the game, was automatically assigned. The probability was calculated to be excessively high at 25%.
This glitch could be exploited by some players for half an hour before EA caught wind of the massive blunder. After the SBC was removed, large parts of the community felt disadvantaged and expressed their displeasure on all forums. EA has now responded to this.
After examining “multiple scenarios” – No compensation
How does EA respond to the incident? In a statement on the EA Sports website they addressed the significant blunder and initially outlined the process and its effects.
EA summarized the events from Tuesday evening as follows:
On Tuesday, January 30, an SBC was released, which was supposed to include a guaranteed 86+ player from one of the thirteen TOTY leagues.
Two of the leagues each had only one player that could have an overall rating of 86 or higher, namely ‘Rest of the World’ and the MLS.
The SBC was available for 24 minutes until the design problems were recognized and the SBC was removed.
0.7% of Ultimate Team players estimated that they drew a TOTY Messi during this time frame.
How does EA respond to the criticism from fans? They admit their own mistakes, apologize to the community, and show understanding for the frustration.
So far, so good. After conciliatory words to the fans, EA further explains that they have “examined multiple scenarios.” To be “fair and to ensure the long-term health of the game,” they draw the following conclusions:
Players who completed the SBC while it was active will keep their rewards
The SBC will not reappear in its original design
In a final sentence, EA admits, “that this is not the perfect solution,” and that they “will continue to work to minimize such errors in the future.”
This comes as a double blow to many fans after the initial disadvantage of not having completed the SBC.
One of the most liked comments from user ‘Maelstrommmmm’ mixes his shock with a healthy dose of irony and sarcasm: “Their solution is actually to do nothing. I’m dying laughing. I’m curious how many ‘sycophants‘ will defend this in the comments.” (via reddit.com)
He gets an immediate response from another seemingly dissatisfied user named ‘RaRaRaaputitin’. This user feels that the only people who would approve of this solution proposal are those who drew a TOTY Messi and are afraid of losing that card. (via reddit.com)
Many other comments lean towards the same opinion.
Community speculates about the number of TOTY Messi
Another hotly debated topic is EA’s statement that 0.7 percent of all UT players supposedly drew a TOTY Messi (see statement above). One user expresses surprise at how many of these strong cards are now actually in players’ clubs: (…) “There are much more Messis than I expected.” (via reddit.com)
A Twitter thread even attempted to calculate the percentage in absolute numbers:
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The post indicates that there is an estimated number of approximately 11 million players worldwide. At 0.7%, according to EA’s estimates, nearly 77,000 people would own a TOTY Messi due to the blunder.
These approximately 77,000 lucky players who were able to take advantage of EA’s error certainly will not be participating in the criticism from the community. For many other fans who came away empty-handed, the frustration continues to linger.
The interesting new MMORPG launching soon in Europe is Throne and Liberty. The MMORPG has been live in South Korea since December 2023 and is set to be released in Europe in 2024 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series thanks to Amazon. In South Korea, there are plans to introduce 5 new dungeons for 6 players and a dungeon finder in March 2024.
This is the situation around Throne and Liberty:
The MMORPG from NCSoft launched in South Korea in December 2023. It was a long-awaited release; the first images of the game were shown back in 2011, when it was still called Lineage Eternal.
Amazon plans to bring the online role-playing game to the West, initially targeting the first half of 2024 for the release.
Throne and Liberty – NCSoft presents the launch trailer
Throne and Liberty plans 5 new dungeons and a dungeon finder
This is the latest from South Korea: In South Korea, Throne and Liberty is planning a PvE offensive. They aim to release 5 new “6-player co-op dungeons” in March along with a “dungeon finder tool.”
The PvE experience is now said to be the top priority for the game, according to the producer. They want to bring more players into the open PvE experience, both in solo play and in groups. Until now, the PvE experience has primarily been something for players in guilds.
They also want to grant players more freedom and not force them into activities they are not interested in.
There seemed to be issues in South Korea with the “Resistance Event,” where players felt compelled to participate to obtain new skills. The developers wanted to counter this feeling by making the event extra easy, but ultimately had to admit that it didn’t work well and had to abort it.
They no longer want to create something like this “forced event.”
The skills that players earned during the event are now granted automatically at level 50.
A player showcases a project on how he wants to passively cool his GeForce RTX 3080 with a huge copper block. However, some users point out that the project will not work, or that he might not be satisfied with the cooling performance.
What is the player’s plan? The player’s idea is to cool the RTX 3080 with a large copper block that he intends to mount on the graphics card. He wants to use several passive coolers to dissipate the heat from the metal block. The metal block should completely cover components such as the VRAM and graphics chip and cool them in this way.
His goal is to passively cool an RTX 3080 Founder’s Edition and a Ryzen 7600x. He primarily wants to focus on the GPU. You can see this with the huge metal block sitting above the graphics card.
Community fears that the copper block for cooling is way too large
What are the concerns? Some users speculate that the copper block the player wants to use is far too large, meaning that the block will only get hot without properly dissipating the heat. Then the cooling performance would only be average, and he could revert to normal active air cooling.
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Another explains that the entire action would surely work, “but considering thermodynamics, materials, ambient temperature, etc., you will likely have at best mediocre passive cooling with heat spikes.”
Another user advises him to create an entirely custom system. He would need to design copper pipes or similar to efficiently conduct the heat away. “Using a massive block,” he adds, “will in this case be a heat radiator and not a cooler.”
Mineral oil cooling as an alternative, but it is costly and complicated
What alternatives exist? One user recommends that he opt for cooling with mineral oil: here, you submerge the entire gaming PC in a basin of oil and use that as cooling.
With its high thermal conductivity, reduced noise levels, and aesthetic appearance, this cooling method is often used by enthusiasts or experts.
However, it not only has advantages but also comes with some pitfalls:
The maintenance effort is significantly higher compared to other cooling types. The effort may not be worthwhile for most gamers.
Those wishing to replace or maintain components will find that oil-based cooling involves much more effort than water or air cooling.
If something goes wrong, oil is sticky and difficult to clean properly. This also applies if you want to resell components. Freeing a graphics card from oil is not an easy task.
More about Gaming: A new gaming PC is likely a small highlight for anyone. Because new hardware typically means a noticeable performance increase. However, a father has recently bought a gaming PC at the request of his son. But he likely won’t enjoy the gaming PC much.
In recent days, reports have surfaced that Larian Studios, the creators of Baldur’s Gate 3, are in negotiations with Hasbro to purchase the huge fantasy license “Dungeons & Dragons,” on which their hit role-playing game is based. The Chinese giant Tencent (LoL) was said to be involved in the deal. Now the head of Larian and Wizards of the Coast are speaking out.
Here’s what the rumor said: A Chinese site reported on January 30th (via speed-daily):
Hasbro plans to sell its “Dungeons and Dragons” license to Tencent because they are in a financial crisis.
It was unclear whether Tencent was to buy the entire “Dungeons and Dragons” license or just the right to develop video games in the Dungeons & Dragons universe.
What the head of Baldur’s Gate 3 says: The boss of Larian, Swen Vincke says (via twitter):
“It’s silly that I would write a tweet about not buying something that’s not for sale, so I won’t. But just in case you’re wondering: We aren’t doing it. Hope that clarifies it.”
Apparently, this means: No, they will not be buying the license.
Wizards of the Coast (Hasbro) say: We are not selling
What the Wizards of the Coast say: The Wizards of the Coast are part of the Hasbro group and are responsible for Dungeons and Dragons. They say [Statement available to MeinMMO]:
“We regularly speak with Tencent and maintain several partnerships with them regarding a number of our IPs. Normally, we do not comment on rumors from the internet, but to be clear: We do not plan to sell our D&D IP. We will continue to work with partners on how to create the best digital experiences for our fans. We will not be providing further comments on speculation or rumors regarding potential M&A or licensing deals.”
This is clearly a strong denial.
Here is our article about the difficult situation of Tencent, in which we picked up the rumor:
Do you want to start fresh with Palworld, or are you already an experienced Pal Hunter looking for some tips? In both cases, MeinMMO author Linda B. has put together a list of small but fine tips and facts for you that she wishes she had known earlier.
Who is speaking here? As a big fan of good open-world and survival games, Linda B. is especially fond of games like Conan Exiles, Valheim, or V Rising. Unfortunately, Pokémon passed her by completely in her childhood. However, she is now even more excited about Palworld.
What kind of list is this? Here you will receive a full load of quick tips that will hopefully ease your everyday life in Palworld a little.
I tried to remember all the situations where I thought: “Oh, I wish I had known that earlier…”.
For better clarity, I have roughly divided the list into three sections. Just jump to the point that interests you:
If you want to start new in Palworld, or are still at the very beginning, the following tips are perfect for you.
1. There are multiple starting areas
I actually spent my first hours in Palworld exclusively around the spawn point. In fact, I could have gone on an adventure much earlier. There are several starting areas!
All regions that are revealed on your map at the beginning are suitable for low levels. This way, you can start exploring right from the get-go if you want!
2. Choose a spawn point
In fact, you don’t have to start at the spawn point where the game drops you by default.
Press Escape, and then select Respawn.
This will cause your character to die, and you can choose from many spawn points, all located in a starting area.
In the options, you can select Respawn.There are eight spawn points to choose from.
Warning: Only do this if you don’t have any items in your inventory yet. In normal settings, you will lose them otherwise.
Bonus tip: Near almost every spawn point, there is also a fast travel point that you can activate. At the beginning of the game, you can theoretically respawn as often as you like until you have unlocked a teleporter on every island.
This will greatly facilitate your exploration of the starting areas, but it is also a bit “cheaty”.
3. Place Palbox
A Palbox creates a radius around it in which you can then build your base. So don’t make the same mistake I did by placing the Palbox next to water or a cliff.
Place it nicely in the middle to have maximum space and avoid having to move the box later.
4. You can have 3 bases
At the beginning, the game unfortunately does not inform you how many bases you can actually build with the Palbox. The answer is 3.
To place the second and third Palbox, you only need to increase the level of your Palbox.
From the start: 1st base
Palbox Level 10: 2nd base
Palbox Level 15: 3rd base
5. Each base is a teleporter
To connect your base well, you do not need to build next to a teleporter, as I initially thought. Because each base is its own fast travel point. Just stand in front of the Palbox and press c.
If you want to plan perfectly, place the Palboxes as far away from normal teleporters as possible. This way, you can provide a previously less accessible area with a fast travel point.
6. Pals in the team can help in the base
Pals in your team can also help you with tasks in the base. Summon the desired Pal simply with E and it will assist as long as you stay in the base yourself. We won’t say no to free labor!
7. Don’t prioritize attack leveling
When leveling your attributes, do not prioritize attack. At first, I thought it would be good to increase this value. However, since you only increase your attack value by 2 per level, it’s simply not worth the level point.
Since you can only change your attributes again at level 43, make sure to distribute the points well from the beginning.
When I want a moment of peace in other games, for example, to grab a small snack, I usually stand in the base. After all, you’re well protected there.
However, in Palworld, this is not a good idea. The raids that will regularly attack your bases only appear when someone is present in the base.
So, it’s better to step outside a little to a quiet spot. This also applies, for example, if you are waiting for your Pals to perform a certain task. If you simply wait next to the base, you avoid unwanted raids.
9. Incapacitated Pals
If a Pal in your team loses all hit points, fortunately, it does not disappear permanently. Instead, it becomes incapacitated.
To revive the Pal, you can place it in a Palbox for 10 minutes.
At night, you can alternatively go to sleep. This will immediately make the Pals in your team ready for action again!
Even if you have already spent several hours in Palworld, you might still learn something here. For example, did you know the following? In Palworld, you actually have a…
1. Higher catch chance from behind
If you throw a sphere at the back of a Pal, your catch chance increases!
You can see whether you would get the bonus or not directly above the percentage when you hold the button to throw the sphere.
In English, this is called the “Back Bonus.” In German, it was misleadingly translated as “Escape Bonus.” While you also get the bonus if a Pal flees from you, you get it at all other times as well when you aim at the back.
Bonus tip: Since Pals do not move while sleeping, they can be hit from behind very well here. This way, even weaker Pals can often be caught without starting a battle at all.
From the front, I have a catch chance of 27% with this Lamball.With the back bonus, the catch chance increases to 49%.
2. Enemies have weaknesses
The enemies in Palworld have specific weaknesses – usually the face. If you hit these weaknesses, you deal more damage.
This is noticeable by the red damage number that appears next to the hit enemy. With normal attacks, the number is always white.
You can hit the weaknesses particularly well with ranged weapons. However, critical hits are also possible in close combat.
3. Use ranged weapons while flying
If you have a ranged weapon equipped, you can shoot immediately “from the hip” with a left click. However, if you are mounted on a creature, a left click will perform an attack with your Pal.
Nevertheless, you can also use your ranged weapons while flying! Just aim with the right mouse button, and you can shoot as usual.
4. Give commands to Pals
You can control how Pals in your team behave to a certain extent. There are three possible levels:
Passive: does not attack
Neutral: attacks the same target as the player
Aggressive: attacks everything in the vicinity
Change the behavior as follows:
PC: 4
Controller: press the right stick
The interesting part: This setting also applies to Pals that fly around you permanently when you have them in your team. This includes, for example, Daydreams. This way, you avoid the annoying scenario that such a Daydream kills a Pal you actually wanted to catch.
5. Important items cannot be dropped
Besides the normal inventory, every player has a collection of Important Items. This includes, for example, the saddles for your riding Pals.
Once you pick up such an Important Item, you cannot drop it again. This also applies if you accidentally pick up the item a second time, for example, because you intended to craft it for a fellow player!
The item is then gone – wasting the resources for it. This is especially annoying if you have used rather valuable materials like Ancient Parts.
6. How food spoils
As you have probably already discovered, food in Palworld spoils after a certain time. Each perishable item is equipped with a small timer. When this runs out, exactly one item from that item stack disappears.
It’s always better to store food in large stacks.
For example, if you store 5 berries in 5 item slots, all will disappear after 10 minutes. If you instead store the 5 berries stacked, only one will spoil after 10 minutes.
What happens if I combine items with different timers? In such a case, it depends on which of the items you moved. The expiration time of the item that was not moved is always retained.
Therefore, always pull the item stack with the lower timer onto the one with the higher.
Above, I am pulling new food onto old. Below, I am pulling old food onto new.The timer of the non-moved item will be retained.
In practice, this will generally not be particularly important. Whether you lose a berry 2 minutes earlier or later is not so relevant. Of course, the Pals will always place fresh items on older ones. However, if you are manually handling laboriously cooked food, this information can be quite useful.
7. Manage food properly
Perhaps you know the problem: you build a cooler to keep your valuable food for longer. But your Pals just put everything in their feeding trough.
The prioritization of where Pals bring collected food is as follows:
1. Feeding trough
2. Cooler
3. Other storage containers
If you want your Pals to automatically place food items in the cooler, all feeding places must be full!
The easiest way is to place a honey in each of the five right slots of the feeding trough. This will never spoil. The food for your Pals will then come in a large stack in the left slot. Pals will conveniently always eat the food that is furthest to the left in the feeding trough first.
The right slots can be filled with honey that never spoils.
Now, all other food items will be placed in the cooler as desired by your Pals.
8. Split item stacks
If you want to move items without moving the entire stack, you have three options:
Shift + left mouse button: halves the stack. If you click again, the stack halves again. You can do this as many times as you like until you are satisfied with the selected amount.
Hold Shift and drag the item stack to another field: halves the stack once.
Ctrl + left mouse button: takes one item. You can click here as many times as you like to add one more item each time.
Currently, there is no field or slider to directly select the desired number of items.
More glitch than feature?
In an early-access title like Palworld, it is of course understandable that not everything works smoothly yet. Sometimes, small glitches can also benefit players.
Attention: If you do not want to exploit any potential bugs in the game, it’s best to skip the following three points.
1. Fly on water permanently
Your flying Pals consume stamina while you are in the air. To regenerate stamina, the Pal must land. Interestingly, this is also possible on water!
So, you don’t necessarily have to embark on long journeys over water with a swimming Pal. You can simply use your favorite flying creature.
I’m actually not sure if this is intended by the developers. However, it makes swimming Pals almost completely useless, so I can well imagine that it is a glitch.
2. No crime in the nature reserve
If you have already explored one of the three nature reserves, you probably know that you are far from welcome there. When you enter such an area, a message immediately appears that you are committing a crime.
To avoid this, you need another flying Pal. As long as you are on such a Pal in a nature reserve, it is no longer considered a crime!
You can catch other Pals at will, collect resources, and land to restore the stamina of the flying Pal. As long as you don’t dismount, everything is fine!
3. Respawning bosses in dungeons
All over Palworld, you will find dungeons that can be entered for a certain period. At the end of these dungeons, a large alpha version of a Pal awaits you as a dungeon boss.
Which boss it is depends initially on the dungeon level. Each dungeon level has a pool of Pals that you can get as a boss. Which one you encounter is random.
And here comes the “cheaty” part. If you are not satisfied with the boss, you can simply “reroll” him.
1. Peek into the room with the boss and see if you like it.
2. If not, turn back and cross the entire room before the boss room. Usually, this is a long room with a path of rocks. You are now back two rooms before the boss.
3. Walk back to the boss room. The Alpha Pal should now be different.
1. You can already see the dungeon boss from here.2. Back through the room with the rock path again.3. From here, you can turn back again.
Note: I have not yet tried this trick at all level stages. It should definitely work with dungeons at level 13 or 29.
I hope I was able to help you with one or the other tip. Was there a point that particularly surprised you? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
In Palworld, there’s of course much more to discover. If you are looking for more information and guides, you will surely find what you need in this overview: All tips, tricks, and Pals in overview
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Blizzard advises you to keep your unused Uber Uniques in Diablo 4 and not to sell them, as the team is planning an update that could make the rare items useful soon.
Uber Uniques are known in Diablo 4 as rare items that can make your build even more powerful. However, not every Uber Unique is useful for the respective playstyle/build. Uber Uniques used to be extremely rare, but with farmable bosses like Duriel, the grind for the rarest items has been made somewhat easier.
Adam Fletcher, the Community Director of Diablo 4, has now advised players to keep their unused Uber Uniques for future updates. Because these items could soon have much greater significance in the game.
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Diablo 4: The gameplay trailer for Season 3
Keep your unused Uber Uniques, as they may soon be useful
What is planned? Adam Fletcher explained in a post on the official forums of the game that the Diablo 4 development team has upcoming plans for players who may own a variety of Uber Uniques that they are currently not using.
He also advises players:
Here’s just a friendly reminder from the #Diablo4 team. Keep unused Uber Uniques. The team has some plans for a future patch that we will announce soon, but we thought this warning was warranted for those who might have some Uber Uniques they are not using.
It is currently unclear what specific plans Blizzard has for the Uber Uniques of Diablo 4. However, they deemed it important to inform players early about this. More information on the team’s plans is expected to be announced soon.
MeinMMO Demon Cortyn wants to recommend an anime series that will win over any doubter. Because with Kaguya-sama, everyone is guaranteed to smile.
The world of anime is colorful. Whether it’s screaming students, young ladies in kitschy colorful costumes, incredibly strong superheroes, or excessively dramatic romances – in the anime segment, you can find absolutely everything you can imagine and usually even things you can’t imagine.
But like many other media, anime is most enjoyable when watched together with others.
But how do you introduce someone to the medium who usually doesn’t have much to do with anime? What series covers many tastes, is engaging enough to hold attention, but not too weird to scare viewers away?
For exactly this case, I want to recommend a series to you: Kaguya-sama: Love is War.
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The premise of the anime is relatively simple. The story revolves around Kaguya Shinomiya and Miyuki Shirogane. Both are students at the prestigious Shuchiin Academy and members of the student council.
Miyuki is the chairman of the council. He comes from relatively humble beginnings, is known for his somewhat cold gaze – but is especially appreciated for his commitment to performance. He is the most talented student at the school with the best test results and is considered eager to learn and diligent: the perfect model student.
Kaguya, on the other hand, comes from a wealthy family, as her father owns a whole business empire. She has her own maids, enjoys an elite education, and is regarded as a genius – she never has to study much to get good grades. For that, she has been a bit too sheltered, but that only makes her seem more mysterious in the eyes of many.
When Shirogane thinks he has Kaguya cornered, that usually changes quickly.
Miyuki and Kaguya share not only their work on the student council but also one circumstance: they are both in love with each other. At the same time, they are both too proud to admit it to each other. For neither of them would it be acceptable to expose themselves to the embarrassment of confessing their feelings and risk placing themselves in a subordinate position.
Thus, both separately harbor the plan: to make the other confess love without having to take the first step themselves.
The series repeatedly gives insight into the plans and thoughts of both, who often think two or three steps ahead to trap the other. While Kaguya often uses money and her maid to manipulate the entire environment, Shirogane utilizes Kaguya’s inexperience to lure her into a trap as much as possible.
Kaguya’s plans are often thwarted – mostly by the other members of the student council.
The two are frequently torpedoed in their efforts by the other two members of the student council.
Fujiwara Chika is lively and a bit simple-minded but often brings chaos to their plans with her energy and unexpected contributions, while the withdrawn outsider Ishigami Yuu occasionally heats up the mood with cynical or careless remarks, casting well-laid plans in a whole different light.
What at first seems like a concept that would become stale after the 3rd episode surprises positively here.
Nevertheless, Love is War does not make the mistakes that so many romantically tinged series make: the plot remains stagnant for ages, or it simply doesn’t progress. That is absolutely not the case here. The story moves forward relentlessly, and the relationships between the characters evolve. This is also necessary, as the shared school time is coming to an end, and the remaining weeks are continually recalled.
I promise you: Once you’ve watched the first three episodes of Kaguya-sama, you won’t be able to stop. It’s rare for me to actually laugh out loud at an anime – but with Love is War, that happens regularly. Because every time you think “Ah, now they’re bringing in this anime cliché,” you can be sure that in the end, it will turn out quite differently.
If you want a little preview of it, here’s a 10-minute “trailer,” which is actually a whole chapter from the manga – summarizing the madness quite well:
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While Kaguya-Sama: Love is War kicks off strongly with the first season, the later seasons are even better. The 3rd season is currently rated myanimelist with a score of 9.02 / 10 – ranking it 12th among the best anime of all time.
If you want to entice someone into anime – use Kaguya-sama: Love is War. I did this with our author Marie Friske, and now she is being forced to watch more anime during every lunch break until she becomes a weeb and is shunned by conventional society. Whether that is successful, you’d best hear from her:
Marie says: Kaguya-Sama was a lot of fun for me. Especially due to the narrator who accompanies the plot, and the two main characters, who could hardly be more clumsy with each other, the anime provides many humorous moments.
Additionally, there’s the wonderfully exaggerated way in which even the smallest, most insignificant moments are portrayed: I have never seen anyone write a school test as epic as the protagonist in Kaguya-Sama.
Furthermore, the characters have interesting personality traits that lead to relationships that are immensely entertaining.
Whether it be the two main characters Kaguya Shinomiya and Miyuki Shirogane, who continually try to maneuver each other into checkmate in the most absurd ways so that the other can finally confess his love, or the interactions between Yuu Ishigami and the protagonist, in which the computer nerd fears for his life – the anime continually brings surprising, sometimes heartwarming moments.
So if you’re still looking for a humorous, light anime with many lovable characters for a lunch break with a demon, I can highly recommend Kaguya-Sama.
If you’re interested, you can watch all the currently available episodes on the streaming service Crunchyroll.
By the way, Kaguya-sama is one of the few series where it makes a big difference whether you watch the Japanese, English, or German dubbing. Because the narrator has a completely different personality in each of these versions – from the distant butler in the original to the hyperactive fanboy in the English version. This means that the series has a different charm each time without losing the appeal and complexity of the main characters.
Have you seen Kaguya-Sama: Love is War? What do you think of this series?
In Pokémon GO is currently testing another feature that makes the game more convenient. We will explain what exactly is made easier by this.
What feature is it?As seen on Reddit, the feature is a button to quickly feed your Pokémon buddy. This button can be found below the button that allows you to switch to AR mode with your Pokémon buddy.
User “InvisibleSoul8” in the subreddit “TheSilphRoad” showed what the new feature looks like:
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How is the new feature being tested in Pokémon GO? The feature is usually tested first with a part of the players in Pokémon GO rather than being immediately released to all trainers. If the test is successfully completed, the feature could be activated worldwide.
So don’t be surprised if you can’t see it yet. When it will be available to everyone is still unclear.
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Pokémon GO shows the new season “Timeless Travels” in the trailer
Feed Buddy without AR mode
What advantage does this feature bring? If the new feature is activated worldwide, you will enjoy an easier process when feeding your buddy. With the new feature, you no longer need to switch to AR mode, place your Pokémon, and then feed it; instead, you can do this directly with the press of a button without using the AR mode.
This way, you can save time when feeding your buddy and won’t have any problems if you are at a location where placing the buddy is difficult.
What other features are currently being tested? In addition to the feeding button for the buddy, Pokémon GO is currently testing 3 other features. These are all related to raids or preparing for raids.
The first of the 3 features is a button to shorten the wait time during solo raids. Additionally, for Pokémon you select for a raid, it shows whether the respective moves are effective against the current raid boss or not. The last of the 3 features is a button to revive and heal all your Pokémon at once. Here you can find more information about the 3 practical new features in Pokémon GO.
What do you think about the new feature? Do you think it’s useful and will save you time? Do you even use the buddy feature of the game, or are you not interested in it at all? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments. If you want to know what events await you in February 2024 in Pokémon GO, you will find it with us.
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