In Sons of the Forest you can find a golden armor and a katana to make your journey through the island easier. We will show you how and where to get them.
Where are the items located? Since the latest update, the location of the golden armor has changed. It is now found in a separate cave in the western part of the map. However, to obtain the armor, you will need diving equipment.
Update, 19.02.2024: We have updated the new location of the golden armor with a map.
The armor will be located on a skeleton, which is situated on a golden monument.
Location of the cave for the armorLocation of the bunker for the katana – Map source: mapgenie.io
However, the katana is still located in a bunker east of the map.
The bunker, however, is locked and requires a maintenance keycard to open. Note that this bunker belongs to the heavier calibers, and you should bring a proper weapon and armor. After fighting through mutants, go down the stairs to the 2nd floor.
Now search all the offices located on the right side. In one of them, the katana is placed on a holder near the sofa.
If you have obtained the katana, don’t forget to pick up the golden mask. It is very useful for intimidating cannibals.
The cave with the maintenance keycard – Map source: mapgenie.io
If you have dug in the right places and gained access, you only need to investigate the underground base. The keycard will be located in a living area on a desk.
What can the items do? The katana is one of the strongest melee weapons in the game. It is quickly deadly and has a nostalgic touch. However, the golden armor is not armor per se, but a piece of clothing that removes any armor worn. It reduces damage taken by 70% from demons and cannot break. This means you can take more hits before you bite the dust.
That was all the important information regarding the golden armor and the katana. Have you found the items, and if so, do you actively use them or have just collected them? Let us know in the comments!
Helldivers 2 is currently a big hit on Steam. The game is not a full-price title and also does not aim to become a pay-to-win game. Johan Pilestedt, the head of Helldivers 2, has commented on his monetization philosophy.
Helldivers 2 is far from the full-price segment at €40. There is the Super Citizen Edition, which offers additional content such as various skins and a weapon. The Premium Battle Pass and the associated weapons can be earned with in-game currency. The free Battle Pass even offers more content than the premium version.
On x.com, the head of Helldivers 2 commented on their monetization philosophy.
In response, Arrowhead’s CEO, Johan Pilestedt, stated that the team has worked hard not to make the game a pay-to-win title, even though the various items are different.
In addition, he replied to another user regarding monetization:
One must earn the right to monetize – I truly believe that. If people want to support this title, they have the opportunity to do so, but we will not force anyone to do it.
Under these posts, the Helldivers 2 team is praised for this opinion. @Not_Fanch, for instance, writes that the non-monetization of balancing aspects should have been the gold standard for the last 10 years. Other users also praise this monetization strategy, especially because it is a multiplayer game.
Helldivers 2 has a good path ahead with current feedback and active support to become even more popular. Especially the monetization strategy is an important factor for many players today; if one feels worse off without spending money, then the game is doing something wrong. An MMORPG had to pay a large penalty for its poor monetization: MMORPG deceives players for 10 years shamelessly with loot boxes – must now pay a record fine
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The new PS5 game Stellar Blade has used the body scan of a South Korean model as a template for its heroine. The company behind the game is known for placing special emphasis on the buttocks of its characters. In an interview, the head of the game, Hyung-Tae Kim, explains why.
This was the controversy surrounding Stellar Blade:
We reported on MeinMMO on January 2 that Stellar Blade uses the body scan of a South Korean model as a template for the heroine Eve.
This was highlighted positively by some Western users on Twitter, claiming: In the West, they made the protagonist Eve deliberately “ugly”.
The action-adventure Stellar Blade shows the story trailer for PS5
“Players look at the rear most of the time”
This is what the developers say: In a conversation with Gamesradar , the game director is directly addressed on these points. At Gamesradar, they know: The company behind Stellar Blade, Shift Up, is known for the gacha game Goddess of Victory: Nikke, and the game is known for its wiggling buttocks.
The developer makes no secret of what he focuses on, stating: “When it comes to design, we place special emphasis on the rear part of the character because players always look at it when they play. They see it the most, so it is important for us.”
“I want to see someone who looks more attractive than I do”
What does he think of beautiful characters? The game director says: “Honestly, when I play a game, I want to see someone who looks more attractive than I do. That’s what I want. I don’t want to see anything normal; I want to see something ideal. […] After all, it’s entertainment aimed at adults.”
This is what he says about his heroine: Regarding his heroine Eve, he mentions that she doesn’t start in a great situation, but as the story progresses, she takes on more and more responsibility and makes important decisions. This changes her throughout the storyline.
Less looking at the butt, more moving out of the fire
How is this being discussed? On reddit, the statements of the game director are being discussed and commented on:
There is hope that the developers do not only orient themselves visually to Nier: Automata but also maintain the quality of the game.
There is agreement with the thesis that it does matter how a character looks from behind. This also applies to characters like Spiderman.
One person cynically remarks: Maybe people in MMORPG raids would not constantly stand in fire if they stopped looking at the butts of their heroes.
Stellar Blade will be released on April 26, 2024, for PlayStation 5.
A gamer wants to dispose of an old graphics card. But then he must be surprised to find that the graphics card is still theoretically worth a lot of money.The reason behind this is also that many companies and even some states still use outdated hardware and are continuously looking for replacements.
A gamer reports that he wanted to throw away his old graphics card. His Nvidia GeForce 4 is at least 20 years old and can no longer really be used in modern systems, and modern games can no longer be played with it anyway.
But when he searches for his graphics card on eBay, he is surprised to find offers for his model ranging from $350 to around $1,000 (via reddit.com). We also find offers on eBay between 800 and 900 euros, but only in the USA and not in Germany (via ebay.de). The user expresses some confusion himself:
Is this card really worth that much? I can understand a slightly higher value because it is no longer produced, but the demand for this card cannot be that high, can it?
Why is the card so valuable? The special thing about this graphics card is the connections, as it is a Mac model with ADC connectors. Someone explains that it is very expensive to repair ADC Mac computers:
The cables are like gold these days and hardly available new. Standard PC versions are not expensive. Anyone asking for more than scrap value will not sell. Only the fancy Apple versions are something special.
Why are people willing to pay so much money for old hardware? On one side, there are of course collectors who want to pay a lot for certain products or devices to display them in a showcase. For them, the old hardware is a piece of history that they may have even experienced.
On the other hand, there are also companies that rely on ancient computer systems or where the machine is only compatible with an older system. If a component breaks down here, it is accordingly difficult to obtain a replacement because the partly 20-year-old hardware is no longer manufactured. Someone explains on reddit under the post that his company had to pay $8,000 to replace a 4-GB hard drive in an old server.
And there are some use cases where companies or even states still use or have long used old hardware:
For example, there is a legal norm in Japan that prescribes the use of physical data carriers such as floppy disks. This is reported by colleagues from Heise.
The Deutsche Bahn used floppy disks for reservation data for years. However, the Deutsche Bahn has now introduced a new digital system.
Just recently, a job advertisement from Deutsche Bahn caused a stir as it sought employees who could work with Windows 3.11. The DB has since retracted the advertisement.
Many such machines are designed for 40 or 50 years and therefore rely on hardware that is considered outdated today.
There are also exceptions for somewhat modern systems: For example, Microsoft extended support for Windows 7 for corporate licenses and is said to have charged handsomely for it (via stadt-bremerhaven.de). For instance, the German government paid around two million euros in 2020 for extended support for Windows 7 beyond its end date.
Therefore, if you still have old “treasures” lying around in your basement, it might be worth checking whether those items are still worth something before they end up in the junkyard.
Continuing to use old hardware: A man from South Dakota reported that he built a PC. He used 5 parts that he fished out of a dumpster from a PC store. Only two parts of the PC are not from the dumpster; he still had them at home.
Today, on February 13, 2024, a spotlight hour featuring Somniam starts in Pokémon GO. Here you will find everything about times, shinies, and bonuses for the event.
What kind of event is this? The spotlight hour usually takes place every Tuesday. During this time, you will encounter a specific Pokémon for 60 minutes, which changes week by week. Additionally, there is always a bonus.
Which Pokémon and bonuses it will be is determined by Niantic at the beginning of each month. Today, you will encounter Somniam, a Psychic-type Pokémon from the fifth generation. It can evolve into Somnivora.
Spotlight Hour on February 13 – Start, Shiny, Bonuses
When does it start? As usual, the spotlight hour starts at 6:00 PM local time. During this time, the content is active for you, before the current event spawns from the new event “Carnival of Love” appear at 7:00 PM.
What bonuses are active? The main bonus is significantly increased Somniam spawns, which you will find all over the game. If you want to attract even more Somniam, you can use a smoke item.
Additionally, you will receive double the amount of candies for each Pokémon caught. This applies to all Pokémon during this time, including Raid bosses that you challenge between 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM.
You can find the other spotlight dates of the month here:
Can you catch Shiny Somniam? Yes, the shiny version of Somniam is available in the game. However, you need luck, as the shiny rate is not increased during the spotlight hour.
Is the spotlight hour worth it today? Overall, Somniam is not a particularly useful Pokémon. It is neither suitable for the battle league nor for fights in raids or gyms and will not strengthen your team.
However, if you want to try your luck in catching a striking shiny, you might want to go on a collecting tour today, as Somniam’s shiny form differs significantly from its standard variant. But be prepared for a low chance to get the shiny. Otherwise, you can try to earn some extra candies with the candy bonus.
In Sons of the Forest you can find radios in various locations. We’ll show you where to find radios and how to make Kelvin the DJ.
In the survival game Sons of the Forest, you can find a radio in specific locations and listen to music when you can no longer stand the silence of the forest – and Kelvin carries it for you.
Where can you find the radio? The radio can be found at various points on the map in Sons of the Forest. For example, there is a radio in the northwest of the island, in an abandoned camp.
Another radio is located in the west on a beach. The radio is there by a corpse and plenty of loot. A visit is definitely worth it.
Here you can see the various locations on the map (via mapgenie.io) where you can find radios, as well as the location of the radio on the beach:
Sons of the Forest: Radio Map LocationsSons of the Forest: Radio Location on the Beach
How do you use the radio? In Sons of the Forest, there are two ways to listen to the radio. The first is the obvious one: you stand next to a radio you found and listen to the music. Of course, you can also change the station while doing so.
However, you can also instruct Kelvin to fetch the radio.
How does Kelvin become the DJ? For this, you take the note that you use to send the NPC to collect wood or catch fish and select the “Fetch” option when you are near a radio.
If Kelvin is close enough to the radio, you can select “Fetch the radio”. Your helpful companion will then run off, grab the radio, and carry it on his shoulder. If you also give the command “and follow me”, Kelvin will follow you with the radio on his shoulder.
Sons of the Forest Note “Kelvin fetch Radio”Sons of the Forest Kelvin carries a radio
If you are additionally accompanied by Virginia, you will also discover the musical side of the three-legged NPC lady, who starts to dance when the radio is playing.
Currently, however, it is still the case that you cannot keep the radio permanently. If you move too far away from the place where you found the radio, it will despawn.
If you happen to lose Kelvin next to the radio, players have found a trick to make the NPC respawn:
You can find a crossbow in Sons of the Forest, which is very helpful in combat against the pesky neighbors. Here you will find all info and tips to track down the weapon and crossbow bolts.
Where can I find the crossbow? For the weapon, you need to have made some progress in the game. The cave with the crossbow can be accessed from the beginning, but you need the Maintenance Keycard to enter the right room.
You will find two maps here: one with the location of the crossbow cave and one with the keycard location. Here is the map for the crossbow:
The cave with the crossbow – Map source: mapgenie.io
Where can I find the maintenance keycard? The location is shown on your GPS device as a blinking green dot:
The cave with the maintenance keycard – Map source: mapgenie.io
Examine the ground at this location. You will find spots to dig and discover a bunker. Explore the underground complex, and in a living area, you will find the keycard on the desk. Keep looking around; there is plenty to loot down here – including the fire axe.
Where can I find crossbow bolts? Currently, you can only acquire ammunition for the crossbow by looting; you cannot craft the bolts. So be conservative with the powerful weapon, even though it is difficult.
Sons of the Forest is in Early Access, and the developers state that more recipes and items will be added to the game over time. This may include bolts as well.
Dead by Daylight has proven that it can still be creative. For just a few more hours, you can play arguably the best game mode that has ever existed.
The asymmetrical horror game Dead by Daylight has been available on Steam since June 2016 – so almost 8 years. Over time, the game has changed drastically. The objectives have been adjusted, new killers with new abilities have been added, and the survivors have become increasingly versatile with new and better perks.
However, where there was once fear and horror at the beginning, over the years, familiarity and thereby some disillusionment crept in.
Sure: The heartbeat of the “Terror Radius” loses a bit of its shock power after a few years, and you eventually get used to even the creepiest killer.
What is this mode? In the “Light’s Out” variant, some special rules apply that should reduce the game to its core mechanics and bring back the horror factor. The changes were:
Every map is in deep darkness, you can only see a few meters ahead.
There is no loadout, neither for killers nor survivors. This means:
No perks
No offerings
No items
No addons
Scratch marks from survivors are not displayed.
All killers have no terror radius.
In summary, you can consider this a kind of “Dead by Daylight Hardcore”.
The game is really dark – for both sides.
Horror is back in Dead by Daylight
After a bit of a longer break, I have been playing Dead by Daylight more extensively in the past few days and must say that “Light’s Out” is the best thing that could happen to the game. The mode reminded me of why I actually like the game so much and proved that Dead by Daylight works wonderfully even without “all the junk” like perks, addons, and items.
Some finer adjustments would still benefit the mode, as on some maps, killers are so hard to see that you run into objects constantly – but aside from that, it was pure, unadulterated fun and something I hadn’t known from Dead by Daylight in a long time: horror and scares.
It’s been a long time since I was genuinely startled when the Trapper or the Clown appears from the darkness and is not already announced from 36 meters away.
However, this mode also reveals a potential weakness of the game. Because if the core game can work completely without perks and addons, and balancing those details has been a major criticism from the community for years – why should one still engage with the “normal” game?
I hope that the developers will learn the right lessons from the new mode. Because I haven’t had this much fun in Dead by Daylight in a long time.
If you want to try the “Light’s Out” mode yourself, you should do so in the next few hours. Because on Wednesday, February 14, this modification will be temporarily disabled again. However, as the community’s feedback has been extremely overwhelming so far, it is likely just a matter of time before the developers bring this mode back – and hopefully as a permanent version.
Have you tried the mode? How do you like this special variant?
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In GTA Online you need to find film props for the film manager Solomon Richards. We will show you where the props are located on the map and where you need to search in order to unlock the reward.
What kind of mission is this?The Summer Update 2020 brought a well-known film manager named Solomon Richards to the city, but he was robbed. Now you need to help him find the film props again.
In total, you need to find and deliver 10 props. Once you have found them all, there will be a reward for you.
Locations of the film props and vehicles on the map:
In the marked areas, you will find the film props and possible spawn locations for the vehicles, which also contain a prop
All Film Props – Locations
Before you start looking for the items, you first need to go to Solomon Richards’ office to start the mission. You will find the office in a building at Rockford Hills that is marked “Richards Majestic”.
How many items do you need to search for? In total, you need to search for 10 items. 7 of them should be film props, and 3 vehicles that spawn at different locations. Here you need to search:
Right at Rockford Hills when you leave Solomon’s office
At an old cabin next to Route 68
At Chiliad Mountain State Wilderness (behind the camp on a rock)
At Fort Zanduco (in the military base)
In Strawberry at the strip club
Near Sandy Shores by the alien attraction
In the casino in the men’s restroom
You will find the items at these locations. However, there are vehicles you need to find, and they do not always spawn in the same place.
The YouTuber Desmadre57 shows in his video where all the items are located exactly and explains where the vehicles can spawn:
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At some locations, you either have no access or should remain hidden. Use Lester’s help to stay undetected or to keep the police off your back.
Once you have found all 10 items, you need to return to Solomon Richards’ office. There you will find a box in which you can collect your reward. Open it, and you will automatically receive the two “gifts”.
This is not the only new mission that the summer update brought. You can now start various missions from your yacht. We have summarized for you in a guide how you can complete yacht missions to earn money.
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The Golden Mask is one of the powerful late-game items in Sons of the Forest and very helpful. How to get this item and what it brings you can find out here.
Where can you find the Golden Mask? If you are looking for the Golden Mask, you will soon have explored all the available secrets on the nasty Forest Island. Therefore, you also need one of the keycards to be able to reach the mask at all:
Maintenance Keycard
Location further down in the article
Here you will find the bunker with the Golden Mask on the map. The location will be shown to you on your GPS device as a green dot:
The bunker is difficult to traverse, full of enemies, and the story continues as well. Only enter the bunker with strong equipment. Open the spoiler box if you want to know what other items you can find here:
Items in the Bunker
Flashlight attachment
Golf club
Katana
Golden Mask
“Email – Safe in Cube”
“Email – Classified Scientific Data”
“Email – Golf Balls”
“Stock Price Chart”
Update: Previously, the Golden Armor was also found here, but it is now located elsewhere.
Pass through Floor 1 and Floor 2 for the Golden Mask. You will now be in a stairwell and can go down several floors. Search Floor 5 and you will find the mask.
A spoiler-free video showing the way in the bunker, without enemies, can be viewed here:
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The location will be displayed on your GPS device as a blinking green dot:
The cave with the maintenance keycard – Map source: mapgenie.io
Examine the ground at this location. You will find spots to dig and discover a bunker. Explore the underground complex, and in a living area, you will find the keycard on the desk. Keep looking around; there is a lot to loot down here.
What does the Golden Mask do? Similar to the Red Mask that you can create in a 3D printer, you hold the equipped mask in front of your face. Cannibals are deterred by this. They think you are one of the bosses and leave you alone.
If you are not already in combat with the intrusive neighbors, it can prevent aggressiveness towards you.
In EA FC 24 we accidentally stumbled upon a curious gameplay bug. The trigger for the issue is a coach from the Bundesliga, who also attracted attention in real life due to his unruly behavior and subsequent punishment.
Who is it about? Nenad Bjelica has been the coach of Union Berlin since late 2023. The capital club is still in a difficult situation and must prove itself in the relegation battle of the 1. Bundesliga. Additionally, Coach Bjelica made a serious misstep a few weeks ago during a game when he grabbed Bayern player Sané’s face twice during a verbal altercation on the sidelines.
Following his faux pas, he received a hefty fine and a suspension of three games, meaning he could only watch the last three matches of his team from the stands. Curiously, it seems that something is also off with Coach Bjelica’s manager card in EA FC 24.
N. Bjelica not recognized as a manager: Game entry not possible
What is the problem? As shown in the picture, there are complications with the Croatian’s manager card. When adding Bjelica as a coach to the active squad in Ultimate Team and then trying to start a game, the message appears: “You must assign a manager in the lower right corner of the screen.”
It seems the game does not recognize the Union coach’s card. The problem occurs in all modes of Ultimate Team, both online and offline. We are not aware of any solution to the problem. To play Ultimate Team in EA FC 24, it seems you will have to temporarily forgo Bjelica as a coach until the error is fixed.
Is there a connection between the problem and his suspension? The coincidence is indeed curious. Still, we cannot imagine that EA intended to punish Bjelica in the game as well. In the past, in cases of misconduct or trouble due to unsportsmanlike behavior by players or officials, EA typically removed any troublesome cards from the game.
Therefore, we think it might be more of a simple gameplay error. By the way: Bjelica is returning to the coaching bench this weekend. If he can be seamlessly used again in EA FC 24 against our expectations, we will let you know.
In their podcast “Edeltalk”, the German Twitch streamers Papaplatte and Reeze interview the musician Mark Forster, with surprising revelations about the artist’s name providing ample discussion material.
What is Edeltalk? The podcast “Edeltalk”, co-hosted by Papaplatte and Reeze, enjoys a large fanbase. With 143,000 subscribers on YouTube and a rating of 4.9 out of 5 stars on Spotify, the show’s popularity is evident.
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Who was in the latest episode? Mark Forster’s participation in one of the latest episodes of “Edeltalk” caused particular excitement, and a specific clip from it ended up on TikTok, appearing on many users’ For-You page. In the approximately one-and-a-half-hour-long episode, not only entertaining anecdotes were shared, but more serious topics were also addressed.
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What is Mark Forster’s real name? A particularly interesting anecdote that came up during the interview revolved around the naming of Mark Forster. At the beginning of the conversation, Papaplatte asked why Mark was referred to as “Marek” behind the scenes.
Mark then revealed that his mother is of Polish origin and wanted to name him Marek. However, his German father was opposed to it, as the name sounded too Polish. They eventually settled on the name Mark, but his mother continued to insist on calling him Marek.
Papaplatte then asked if Mark theoretically grew up with two first names. The singer laughed and said that was not all.
Mark also revealed that his last name is not “Forster”, but “Ćwiertnia”. This unexpected revelation left Papaplatte and Reeze speechless. Reeze simply commented, “Now my life is falling apart.”
This fact raised the question of where the name “Forster” then comes from.
How did he come to the name “Forster”? Mark further explained how he came to the name “Forster”. He was in a studio on Forster Street. Seeed was located on the same floor and had sent someone from a record label to him, who then offered him a contract.
Since his actual last name was too complicated, they opted for the easier-to-pronounce name “Forster”, which was tied to the name of the street. So the person from the record label saved him in their phone as “Marek Forster”.
The surprising revelations about Mark’s name not only caused confusion for Papaplatte and Reeze but also for the community. In the comments of the episode, numerous listeners expressed their astonishment and shared their thoughts on this unexpected twist. Some of the comments included:
rewekarriere wrote: “He pulled us all in hahaha”
emmaliveabroad wrote: “Just a street as an artist name haha”
Milde Schorle wrote: “And then SEEED is in the game and handled the record contract. What a fever dream.”
Anne wrote: “I love that his mother ignores the name and still calls him Marek.”
justinrichter262 wrote: “No one can tell me that we don’t live in a simulation.”
Papaplatte shares how he got his name
Mark also asked Papaplatte about the origin of his name. Papaplatte revealed that his name comes from a “World of Warcraft” story.
On a server, he met a player named Papaleone, from which the “Papa” in his name originated. When he created a warrior with plate armor, his character name was born.
He himself says: “Ultra the cringe story and now we are here. It really doesn’t get any uncooler.”
The latest episode of “Edeltalk” with Mark Forster promises not only humorous and interesting entertainment but also offers a fascinating insight into the backgrounds of the names of those involved.
In the new survival game Sons of the Forest (Steam), you have to fight for your survival and be able to fend off enemies. One weapon is particularly useful, as you get it early on and it is extremely effective.
What kind of weapon is it? The “Crafted Club” is one of the weapons in Sons of the Forest. The club consists of a human skull, which you attach to a stick.
Unlike most weapons that you can find early in the game, the club has two significant advantages:
with the club, you can block enemy attacks; it has a high defense value
you block with a right-click
a charged strike can knock enemies down instantly and render them helpless for a short time
you perform charged strikes by holding down the left mouse button
With the club, we have even been able to reliably defeat more dangerous opponents in caves. And it is quick and easy to obtain.
Remember that Sons of the Forest has friendly fire. You can play the survival game with up to 8 players in co-op, but all your attacks will hit other players and NPC companions. Be careful when swinging the club.
These materials are needed for crafting.
This is how you craft the club: To build the club, you need just a stick, a rope, and a skull. Place the items by right-clicking in your inventory (key “I”) and then combine them.
You can easily find sticks on the ground, but you can also have Kelvin fetch them for you. You should find at least one rope at the crash site; otherwise, look for abandoned camps with tents on the island.
Skulls are the hardest to find. They are also scattered across the island, sometimes at campsites, but most often in caves, if you dare to enter them. Alternatively, you can burn heads at the campfire – though we advise against that for now. You can craft the weapon anywhere, allowing you to make it even temporarily in a cave.
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Even though the club helps you survive, you should remember not to attack enemies if possible. Most creatures in Sons of the Forest are initially non-aggressive but rather curious. As long as you are not attacked, you have no reason to kill. You can find more survival tips here:
Aurelion Sol has an interesting standing in League of Legends. He is not really popular among players, yet he has been quite successful with the few who play him. Riot buffed him in patch 14.3, but these buffs were quickly reverted.
Aurelion Sol is an unusual champion in LoL. When he was released in 2016, his core mechanic was stars that orbited around him and dealt damage. Keeping track of these and using them effectively was difficult for many, making the gameplay a bit clunky. He was never a popular champion, but his win rate was often solid, making his balancing quite challenging.
To attract more players, he was reworked in 2023. His stars were removed and almost every one of his abilities changed. However, the large playerbase was still not interested. Looking at his pick rate on U.GG, he is not the least popular midlaner with 2.0%, but the majority still seems uninterested in him.
In patch 14.3, he was buffed. However, shortly after, he was nerfed again because he was apparently too strong. Two Riot developers commented on this.
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We made him way too strong
In the latest patch 14.3, a lot was adjusted for Aurelion Sol. His Q ability now stacks 3 instead of 1, and the mana costs were reduced. The costs and cooldown of his W ability were also lowered. While the stacking of the W was made weaker, the buff to the Q compensates for this quite well.
Apparently, the buffs were too strong, as a mid-patch update addressing Aurelion Sol was released on the same day as the patch. The Q now only collects 2 stacks per champion burst, the W has a significantly higher cooldown again, and the bonus damage of the Q through the W was significantly weakened.
On x.com, RiotPhroxzon commented, saying:
Our mistake in this case. We clearly overshot the mark, and we are responsible for that (we underestimated how much the W buff would impact).
Despite the nerf, RiotPhroxzon believes that Aurelion Sol should be better than before patch 14.3.
RiotPhreak also commented in a YouTube video, stating that they clearly messed up the Aurelion Sol buff and turned him into too strong of an early-game laner. He takes responsibility for this, as he is responsible for the content of the patch.
In his X post, RiotPhroxzon explains that they are observing whether Aurelion Sol players are playing more actively or passively. The original patch was intended to reward proactive Aurelion players on the lane. However, they overshot the mark.
In Pokémon GO, the Carnival of Love begins. What does the event bring? Here you will find all the information.
When does the event take place? The “Carnival of Love” starts on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at 10:00 AM. It will run until Thursday, February 15, at 8:00 PM.
Part of the event revolves around the various versions of the Pokémon “Choreogel”. This bird has several variants that you can collect depending on the region. During the event, you will be able to encounter its Shiny form for the first time. Flabébé will also be in the spotlight as a Pokémon with regional forms during the event.
You can read more about the spawns below.
Bonuses during the event:
On Wednesday, February 14, the top raids will feature Cupidos. You can find the schedule below.
You can change the form of Coiffwaff to the “Heart Cut”.
There is an increased chance of XL candies while walking with your buddy.
You will receive two guaranteed XL candies when evolving.
In showcases, you can have your buddy Pokémon compete.
A collector challenge revolves around Roserade, XP, and Stardust.
In the shop, you will find an optional limited research for one dollar (comparable to euros).
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Shiny Choreogel in the wild, Cupidos in the top raid
Which Pokémon can you encounter? We show you the Pokémon in the event here. Possible Shinys are marked with an asterisk*.
Choreogel* (form varies by region, see above)
Flamenco-style Choreogel: Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Cheerleading-style Choreogel: America
Hula-style Choreogel: African, Asian, Pacific, and Caribbean islands
On February 14, Valentine’s Day, Pokémon GO will have its “Pokémon of Love” . However, it will only appear in difficult top raids that you must defeat on-site. Additionally, you will need to adhere to specific time windows. It will appear:
Between 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM
Between 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM
Between 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM
Between 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM
You should check early when exactly the eggs will appear over your gyms to plan your battle.
If you defeat Cupidos, you will also receive flying and fairy spawns around the gym for 30 minutes. These include:
In an interview, Cillian Murphy, the main actor of the gangster series “Peaky Blinders – Gangs of Birmingham”, spoke about whether he would play the role of Thomas Shelby again after the series ended.
In an interview with Desert Island Discs, a radio program from the BBC, the actor discussed whether he would return to Peaky Blinders for the upcoming film after the series concluded.
Filming for the new project is set to start in mid-2024. However, no official information has been given about the cast of the Peaky Blinders film yet.
Here you can see a trailer for the first season of Peaky Blinders – Gangs of Birmingham:
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English trailer for the first season of the gangster series ‘Peaky Blinders’
Cillian Murphy would be open to a return
As the actor explained in the interview, he is certainly willing to reprise his role as Thomas Shelby, the head of the titular gangster gang.
However, only on the condition that Stephen Knight writes a script that piques his interest and tells a new story. Nevertheless, he is optimistic and has great trust in the screenwriter:
If there is more to tell and if Stephen Knight delivers a script that I know he can, because he is such a phenomenal writer, then I will be there. I mean, if we want to see the 50-year-old Tommy Shelby, let’s do it.
All six seasons of Peaky Blinders can currently be found on Netflix. However, if you’re not sure whether the series is right for you, you can first watch the first two seasons completely for free on Freevee, as long as you don’t mind ad interruptions.
A buggy build creates chaos in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. It is said to be far too powerful and removes the challenge from the endgame, according to developer Rocksteady. Therefore, the leaderboards are being reset.
Which build is it about? The leaderboards in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League are meant to encourage players to experiment with new, creative builds repeatedly, breaking the meta.
However, one build is reportedly buggy and therefore far too powerful, according to developer Rocksteady. This refers to the burn build, whose burning effect apparently scales incorrectly. In a video by YouTuber Haderaxe, you can get an impression of it.
In the official Discord channel, lead developer Axel Rydby provides more details on the issue. It primarily becomes evident in the mastery levels of the endgame. The burning effect causes damage over time. The problem: the fire became stronger with each new mastery level and scaled uncontrollably, making each mastery level essentially equally difficult. This was not intended.
Players who used the build were able to progress quickly – but without a real challenge. The problem had given developers quite a headache, but they have now come to a decision.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League – Gameplay Trailer
The leaderboards are being reset and the build is being nerfed
What consequences are there now? According to Axel Rydby from Rocksteady, the studio emphasizes that players should continue to create new and powerful builds. He stated in Discord:
We want you to surprise us with the powerful builds you find and create. We want you to find a new meta repeatedly and then break it by finding a better one. There is no doubt that the burn build is a really powerful and enjoyable build – it should be! – (But) we didn’t want it to be the only viable endgame build at launch and beyond.
Accordingly, the burning effect will now be weakened so that it functions as originally intended by the developers. Too many overpowered players had completely disrupted the leaderboards. Hence, the rankings will also be reset and restarted. The change in balancing would be “quite fundamental for the leaderboards and your further progress,” said the lead developer.
Is the progress of some players completely lost? No. The actual progress in the game, meaning all unlocked mastery levels or equipment, will not be reset. Players merely have to say goodbye to their leaderboard position.
Those who have risen far in the leaderboards due to the overpowering build since release can still see their achievements in a separate list. It does not count towards the active leaderboard but serves as a kind of time capsule. This is meant to honor the players’ achievements and the fact that they managed to plunge the endgame into chaos.
In The Elder Scrolls Online , there is a debate about two items for €13 each from the cash shop. Currently, they only count for one character, but players say they should be applicable for the entire account.
What items are we talking about? There are 2 upgrade items from the cash shop of the game:
The Armory Slot unlocks an additional Armory Slot for a single hero
The Outfit Slot unlocks an additional Outfit Slot for a character
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The Elder Scrolls Online – Gold Road in the announcement trailer
Players wish for 2 comfort items to count account-wide
What change do they want? These two items should not only apply to one character but should be available account-wide, as stated on Reddit.
That the items do not count account-wide is “criminal”.
“Purchase is so hard to justify”
That is the discussion: The topic of these two items has been the biggest thread on Reddit in the past 30 days. The approval for the proposal is high.
Players say:
They understand that Zenimax wants to make money, but damn – They only want to buy these items if they can use them for multiple characters
“The funny thing is, if they actually made some of these changes, they could probably make more money because it’s much more practical”
“Right now, this is just a purchase that most people can’t justify […] I really wonder if the few whales who actually buy such an item for every slot of each of their heroes are scaring off the parts of the players who are put off by the price tag.”
How much do the items cost? The items cost 1,500 crowns. That’s about €13.
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What’s behind it: The players’ desire is understandable. Such item slots are purely “comfort” improvements. They do not provide a real advantage, but only save the cumbersome manual switching of item sets, which can be annoying.
If one could at least buy such advantages account-wide, it would be easy to justify spending €13 because then one can say: I have this forever and on every twink.
However, if you buy several of these slots and then switch to the main character or play more twinks, the money would be “wasted,” which no MMORPG player can stand.
Such “counts only for one character” purchases go against the inner reason of MMORPG players.
Twitch has banned the streamer QTCinderella (29). This has caused a lot of excitement in the community, as the 29-year-old is currently embroiled in a controversy: To earn advertising money for an awards show, she asks viewers to watch a stream without looking. This sparked a heated discussion. However, she says her ban has nothing to do with this.
How QTCinderella is tricking Twitch:
The streamer QTCinderella hosts an annual major awards show, the “Streamer Awards.” This year, the show takes place on February 17th. Since streamers love awards, it is a major event that is widely discussed every year.
To finance this show, the streamer has set up her own Twitch channel called “QTEvents” and asked viewers to turn on the Twitch channel, mute it, and let it run so she can gather ad revenue.
This sparked a discussion about whether the “good cause,” the Streamer Awards, justifies such methods.
Among streamers, there is fierce competition over who wins such awards and who is currently trending.
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Heated discussion on Twitter about whether this is fraud or not
This was the discussion: Like all heated discussions, this one also took place on Twitter. A user named jstlk commented on QTCinderella’s action:
“How on earth can this idiot openly try to trick Twitch with such a channel description? She is already rich, what advantage does this bring?”
Many large streamers and some Twitter users subsequently insulted jstlk:
This doesn’t harm anyone, at most Jeff Bezos.
She is financing a major and good event with this.
The criticism is misogynistic; if QTCinderella were a man, no one would say anything.
Who is he anyway, maybe the advertising police.
He is defending a multimillion-dollar corporation, that’s just silly.
This can’t be fraud at all; QTCinderella is totally transparent about it.
Twitch streamer Asmongold, as a prominent voice, said: There is some truth to the criticism.
It is clear that there is cheating going on here, and ultimately, if this becomes a trend, all creators will earn less ad money because advertisers pay for their ads to be seen, not for ads to run on a muted channel that no one sees.
Asmongold wondered why so much venom was being spilled in the comments.
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And what about the ban? Streamer QTCinderella has indeed been banned by Twitch, which reignited the discussion. Because, of course, it was assumed that the ban was directly related to her action and that Twitch was now taking a stand:
QTCinderella’s opponents saw this as confirmation of their position.
QTCinderella’s supporters were quick to protest: You can’t ban her; then the Streamer Awards would also be in jeopardy, as banned streamers are not allowed to appear on Twitch.
Ultimately, however, it turned out that the ban had nothing to do with the action. As QTCinderella states: “Before you come with ‘I told you so’ – it was a penis.”
Her boyfriend Ludwig explains: She was banned because of an Omegle clip, which is prohibited on Twitch.
Ultimately, the ban only lasted a short time, and QTCinderella is now free again.
Omegle is a website that connects two random users in a chat. The service is now shut down but is prohibited on Twitch.
What’s behind it: How Twitch and advertisers view the establishment of a channel, with the clear idea of collecting ad revenue without viewers, remains open. Apparently, this is one of the many loopholes in Twitch’s rules that can be exploited – similar to how Fextralife became the largest channel in Baldur’s Gate 3 or Elden Ring.
These 24/7 offline channels, operated by major Twitch streamers like Gronkh or MontanaBlack, which run recordings, are controversial, as they go against the fundamental idea of Twitch, which is for streamers to interact with viewers.
But apparently, they work and generate “passive income” for the ever-hungry cash registers.
Building a base is one of the central elements of Palworld. A player wanted to expand their base but accidentally deleted it instead because they had equipped the wrong item.
On Reddit, the user “BlingCringus” shows his base in Palworld in a video on February 11. There you can see him trying to place a “Hot Spring” in his building. However, he tears it down before construction – and then deletes his entire base with a click.
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“I thought I was still in the building menu”
How did he delete his base? In the 15-second clip on Reddit, you can see the character in the building mode of Palworld trying to place a “Hot Spring” in his base. Equipped with a rocket launcher, he tears it down again before construction.
The character jumps down from the floor – and suddenly his entire base blows up around him. In the title of his Reddit post he writes: “Don’t build your base with a rocket launcher in hand…”
And in the comment he explains: “I’m playing on Xbox, it was just a slip of the hand. I thought I was still in the building menu.” Thus, he accidentally fired the rocket launcher and blew up his entire base.
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What does the community say about it? Some users joke about the situation, while others “mourn” his loss. The user “Rinomaru” comments: “Okay, so the 3 little pigs and the wolf only needed a rocket launcher!” One user advises to close Palworld with ALT+F4 and revert to the last save point.
The user “TifaRizaLuffy” notes: “I recently gave my wife her first rocket launcher. During the first raid, she blew up half the base with one shot.” Another user comments: “That’s why I only equip the rocket launcher when I really need it; 14,000 damage is not a toy, lol.”
The creator of the post writes in the comments that it was for the best, as he had not been able to find out how to get this base to work anyway. Luckily, it was only his coal base.
In the open world of Palworld, you can set up to three pal boxes at the same time and thus have three bases to provide good protection or effectively utilize access to resources.
If you are still looking for good locations for your bases, we have described five recommendations for every need. With these suggestions, you should be able to protect your first bases well and later quickly access important resource deposits: Palworld: Best Base Locations – The best places for your base
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
