Frankfurt gaming studio hides the house of Drachenlord in the Steam hit Enshrouded

The survival action RPG Enshrouded is currently a surprising success on Steam. The game comes from the developer studio Keen Games based in Frankfurt. As it has now been revealed, a controversial Easter egg is hidden in the game: The former home of influencer Rainer “Drachenlord” Winkler, the “Drachenlaire,” is meticulously recreated in the game. Some find that funny; others dismiss it as bullying.

What kind of game is it?

  • The survival game Enshrouded was released on January 24, 2024, in early access for PC. Versions for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X are set to follow. The studio “Keen Games” is known for games like Portal Knights and Sacred 3.
  • On Steam, the game peaked at an impressive 160,405 simultaneous players. With 85% positive reviews, it is also well-rated.
  • Enshrouded is currently regarded alongside Palworld as “the survival game” of the moment that you really should check out. We have referred to it on MeinMMO as “Minecraft for adults” on several occasions.
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Enshrouded: The Early Access trailer for the new survival hit on Steam

House of the Drachenlord, the “Drachenlaire,” in the Steam hit

This has now been noticed by some users: In one part of the game world of Enshrouded, the former house of influencer Rainer Winkler is clearly and meticulously recreated.

This was also not built there by a player; rather, it is an integral part of the world of Enshrouded, created by the developers themselves.

Why is this problematic? The influencer Rainer Winkler is considered a prime example of a form of online controversy that has now lost all sense and measure and has turned into a case of bullying and a witch hunt.

A group of people on the internet, dubbed “Drachenhaider,” find it amusing or cultish to observe the influencer, visit him, and comment on his actions ironically, sarcastically, or offensively.

The “Drachen Game” involved going to Winkler’s then house (“the Drachenlaire”), whose address had long been known, harassing him, and finding amusement when Winkler would lose his temper and scream.

In doing so, the “haters” feel morally justified because Winkler is said to be a bad person who has committed many wrongdoings. They mock some of his statements, his speech impediments, or his dialect extensively.

Journalists specializing in the internet, such as Sascha Lobo (via Spiegel), have dealt intensively with Rainer Winkler. Lobo wrote in 2021 that Winkler has been tormented, threatened, and harassed by a mob for years.

When Winkler defended himself and became violent, a court found him guilty. Lobo described the treatment of him as a catastrophic failure of the judiciary, media, and society.

An employee of MeinMMO, together with a friend, took these screenshots of the house in Enshrouded and its location on an in-game map for us:

What is the reaction to the house in Enshrouded? The “hater” community finds the house in Enshrouded incredibly funny and shares videos where they comment on the depiction of the house, describe individual rooms, and speculate on what sound effects might be overlaying the images. They detail what words Winkler might use to rudely kick someone off the property in this or that room.

They take pleasure in the fact that even in the Frankfurt studio Keen Games, there are obvious “haters.”

However, there are also isolated voices that view this critically. In a negative review of “Enshrouded” on Steam, it is stated that this Easter egg would fuel the unbearable bullying against Drachenlord. While Winkler must also be held accountable for some of his actions, that should happen through the rule of law, not by a mob of bullies. “No one deserves to be bullied. Absolutely no one.”

The review was found helpful by 17 people and funny by 55 people, highlighting the issue of the entire complicated situation.

MeinMMO has asked the developers of Enshrouded for a statement. We will provide it as soon as we receive it.

Developers will remove the house of the Drachenlord

Update 1.2.2024, 8:30 AM: We have received the following statement from the developers:

We have been made aware that there is a building in the game that resembles a real building connected to real events. It was not intended to have this building in the game. We are currently working on removing this building from the game. Our team will require a few hours until the update is available for everyone. We will take appropriate measures to ensure that this does not happen again. We apologize for this incident and expressly distance ourselves from it.

Jan Jöckel, CEO, Keen Games

You can read our assessment of Enshrouded here: A new survival game from Germany could be the next Steam hit, but it has one major problem

Update 1.2.2024: In an earlier version of the article, we linked the Steam review we quote in the article and shared a screenshot. The author of the Steam review has asked us to remove both. He claims to have been doxxed and received threatening emails. He asked us to remove screenshots and the link from the article. He has deleted his Steam review.

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LoL: TSM was considered the most expensive team in the world, but now there are only 8 employees left

Team SoloMid, once one of the most famous “League of Legends” teams in the world, has experienced a dramatic decline. From an estimated value of over 500 million dollars in 2022, the organization has now shrunk to only eight employees, raising questions about its future and the reasons for its downfall.

This is TSM: Team SoloMid (short: TSM) was once one of the most renowned professional “League of Legends” teams worldwide and has a remarkable history.

This history ranges from participating in the first seven World Championships of the game to being rated as the most valuable esports organization in the world in 2022 by Forbes. However, today the organization is facing a drastic decline and consists of only eight employees.

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Employees dismissed without notice on their fifth anniversary

What was the recent development at TSM? Recently, there was an unexpected dismissal at TSM when long-time employee Dunc had to leave the esports organization exactly on his fifth anniversary as an employee.

Dunc then expressed on X his disbelief that he would not receive any compensation from TSM, given that he had worked for the company as a freelancer for the past five years.

Here you see Dunc’s post on X.com:

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There have also been increasing layoffs at TSM in the past, and the organization was even investigated and penalized by Riot Games in 2022 for poor treatment of its employees.

Last year, TSM also closed almost all of its esports departments, including Valorant and League of Legends, and additionally sold its slot in the LCS. Nonetheless, TSM continues to participate in some games like Rocket League and Apex Legends, albeit with a smaller audience.

Deal led to financial problems

How did it all go downhill for TSM? The current situation of TSM is a result of a 210 million dollar deal with the FTX exchange that TSM entered into in 2021, but was not executed due to the arrest and conviction of the website’s founder. This led to significant financial problems for the organization.

In 2022, there was also a scandal involving LoL coach Peter Zhang, who allegedly redirected about $250,000 in salary payments from two former TSM players to himself and others, and subsequently had to leave TSM.

Furthermore, the poor sporting performance of the organization between 2018 and 2022, during which they could only qualify for the World Championship once, as well as the general crisis of Western esports last year, contributed to the difficulties.

What’s next for TSM? The future of Team SoloMid remains uncertain as the brand has significantly lost value due to a series of unpredictable decisions.

Although the founders’ goal in the past was to make the LCS a stronger league again, it currently even seems unlikely that they can secure a spot in major competitions in games like Rocket League. In LoL, they have already sold their spot and are no longer competing in Valorant championships.

Not only at TSM are employees struggling with layoffs; LoL developer Riot Games recently announced that it is letting go of 530 employees: LoL developer Riot is laying off 530 employees, aiming to focus on the 4 largest games – These are the implications.

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The indie games from Riot have shown me how good the world of LoL actually is – But now I have to say goodbye to it

Last week, Riot announced it would be laying off 530 employees. As a result, smaller projects will be discontinued. This includes Riot Forge. For MeinMMO author Nikolas Hernes, this is a significant loss, as the smaller games have shown the potential that lies within the world of League of Legends.

Riot Forge was a label led by Riot Games that published games from indie developers who were allowed to play around with the LoL license. In total, it brought out 5 different titles, each catering to a different genre. All with the subtitle A League of Legends Story.

The scenarios and the champions depicted also differed from one another. With Ruined King, there was a JRPG-inspired role-playing game. Song of Nunu gave us a narrative 3D adventure, while Convergence and Mageseeker explored the typical indie genres of Metroidvania and Action-RPG.

Now, all of that is history, and the title Bandle Tale will soon be the last game from this label. This makes me sad because, aside from Arcane, there are hardly any opportunities left to explore the LoL world better.

One of the indie games was Convergence:

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A Lore That Simply Isn’t Utilized

The League of Legends lore is vast. There are different realms, factions, and within the locations, there are smaller stories as well. But all of this is told relatively dryly.

While champion descriptions and interactions in League of Legends are quite cool, the stories are not told fresh and excitingly. Reading a simple text is just not as thrilling as discovering a story for yourself.

The games from Riot Forge offered much more. In Ruined King, I could explore the pirate city of Bilgewater with its inhabitants. Through dialogues and small side quests, I could form a picture of the criminal place. The interactions between the various party members gave the champions I knew much more character and, above all, lore.

In Song of Nunu, the biggest highlight for me was also the exploration and the interaction between the heroes.

The card game from Riot Legends of Runeterra is also significantly affected by the layoffs. The game had the opportunity to add small characters to the lore through many new cards, without having to design comprehensive champions. You can see soldiers from the various factions or simply the little son of the champion Malphite.

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In Ruined King, it was about the pirate city of Bilgewater and the story of the fallen King Viego

The Dream of Other Genres

Through Riot Forge, many ideas have grown for me and my friends that one can fill with the Riot universe. A classic strategy game with different factions. A character action game like Devil May Cry or Hi-Fi Rush. Or simply a shooter. These wishes are becoming distant due to the closure of the label.

When I look at how many different games are released in the Warhammer universe, I’m envious that Riot isn’t trying the same. Sure, not all the best games come out of it, but a certain willingness to experiment can also expand the player base and attract people who don’t usually play MOBAs.

Arcane has managed to reach many people and raise awareness of the LoL world among viewers. Characters like Jinx or Vi are simply much more present, and that is thanks to the series. A last glimmer of hope to explore the world of Runeterra better is the MMORPG. But this was not mentioned in the last statement, and the latest news has not been very positive:

Riot’s head says about the new LoL MMORPG: ‘If I were a game developer, I wouldn’t stake my career on this project’

The greater focus on the 4 core games could, of course, lead to significant improvements, but creativity and the potential of Runeterra suffer enormously due to the closure. We can only hope that Arcane Season 2 will satisfactorily expand the Runeterra world and that we will still get other projects in the LoL universe.

What do you think of Riot Forge? And what genres or games would you like to see in the LoL universe? Let us know in the comments. More information about the current layoffs at Riot can be found here:

LoL developer Riot lays off 530 employees, wants to focus on the 4 biggest games – Here are the impacts

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Steam: In the survival game Enshrouded you can fly better with a bed than with a glider

In Enshrouded there are a handful of ways to get from A to B. The bed is actually not one of them. But a player has now found a way to make it possible in the Steam game.

What did the player discover? The Reddit user RoboticUnicorn has caused a stir with a post on Reddit. The player found a new glitch where a bed allows you to fly through the world. This is actually not intended in the Steam game.

The best part is that the trick to fly is also quite simple and can be easily repeated. Now, everyone can reach all locations on the map without any problems.

Here you can watch the Early Access trailer for the new survival hit on Steam.

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Enshrouded: The Early Access trailer for the new survival hit on Steam

Two buttons and a bed, and off you go

How does the trick work? The player initially suspected that the trick had to do with the grappling hook, as he had it equipped when he first triggered the glitch. However, after multiple tests, he discovered that all you need is a bed. 

To fly through the air, you just need to jump over your bed and press the E key to lie down at the highest point of the jump. Your character should then assume the sleeping position and take off at the same time. If everything worked out, your character will now fly through the area at a constant speed. 

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To end the flight, you can simply take out your glider and glide to the ground. However, be mindful of your stamina, as when it runs out, you will fall like a stone.

Why should you fly with the bed? Flying with the bed is actually the fastest way to travel in Enshrouded. Players can otherwise move with a variety of means. Whether by glider or by grappling hook. Additionally, there are many fast travel points at ancient towers, in your base, and at all flame altars placed by you. 

While Enshrouded does not offer any PvP at all like Palworld, there are still players who want to harm you. Thieves are now traveling on servers without password protection and emptying the chests. The inventory can simply be kept. In our article, we have told you more about it.

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Report explains why The Day Before generated such hype on Steam and then flopped

The survival game “The Day Before was once the most anticipated game on Steam and was seen as a “The Division with zombies”. The result was a game that disappointed more and more as its release approached. In the end, The Day Before did come to Steam after delays, but it was so disappointing that it closed after four days, dragging the studio down with it.

What kind of insider report is this? The magazine GameStar and the team from GameTwo teamed up, spoke with about 20 involved people at the developer and the publisher, and then shared their findings:

You can read the entire GameStar Plus report in detail here.

The team interrupted their work for the great trailers

Why did The Day Before look so good? What one wonders when observing “The Day Before”: Why did the game look so damn good in the first trailer?

Because only then could the hype arise in 2021, which gave The Day Before the height from which it ultimately crashed down.

GameStar states: The team placed a special focus on the trailers. They quote a developer:

“To produce the trailers, the work of all departments was interrupted. It was common to create a feature for a trailer and then forget about it for several months.”

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The Day Before was much smaller, beefed up for trailers to be an MMO

Why was The Day Before so ambitious? Actually, The Day Before was planned as a much simpler project, reminiscent of Fortnite in graphics, with simple cities and a reduced design idea.

Originally, they oriented themselves to their own game “The Wild Eight” and wanted to further develop this rather simple game.

However, after about a year, they abandoned this modest but realistic idea for a survival game and wanted to bring “the revolution of the survival genre” instead.

For trailers, they beefed up the game with skyscrapers and super-detailed “The Division” levels. Suddenly, the studio from the coldest province in Russia wanted to take on the big fish:

A small snowy landscape for a handful of players became a massive MMO in a metropolis.

Employees thought they were really creating a masterpiece

Was The Day Before a scam? No, at least not planned or intended. According to the GameStar report, the studio and its bosses genuinely wanted to implement this extremely ambitious vision but totally miscalculated and overextended themselves.

What they promised future players in the trailers was by no means achievable with the team. There was a complete lack of knowledge and competence:

  • For many employees, working on The Day Before was their first job ever
  • The bosses apparently had no clue what they were doing, ruled with an iron fist, imposed fines, and created terrible working conditions, as reported by people
  • Many young people threw themselves into the project because there were hardly any opportunities to work in the gaming industry in Russia – hence, they had an extreme number of highly motivated developers, but little experience or competence in the team

Many employees were so young and inexperienced that they did not even realize how hopeless their situation was in tackling such an extremely ambitious project.

GameStar quotes a developer:

“I believed I was working on a project that would be a great success.”

The closer the release gets, the worse the working conditions become

How did it turn out? During development, the mood towards the project in the public eye steadily worsened. Release dates fell through, and suddenly there were issues regarding the name.

The bosses became increasingly erratic in their decisions: They played the new Spider-Man and then ordered their level designers to rework the nearly complete city so that it looked more like Peter Parker’s hometown.

According to GameStar, the team worked themselves to death with countless hours, but when the day of truth came and The Day Before released on Steam, it totally flopped.

Ultimately, with the approaching release date, everything was done in such a hurry that to keep the release, they had to slim down the game and minimize quality assurance. MMO was no longer on the agenda.

Only 4 days after release came the end

Ultimately, the team was even still working on a patch, before the bosses suddenly announced the end of the studio Fntastic and the game The Day Before – just 4 days after release.

The publisher is having a vote on whether to continue the game themselves, but almost all employees are against it.

Dangerous mix of expectation and reality

The impression remains: The accusations that “The Day Before” is a scam are half correct. Everything that critics have said is true:

  • “The employees are overextending themselves completely”
  • “They will never make it”
  • “How is such a studio supposed to make such a game?”

All these questions were, according to the report, absolutely justified and appropriate.

But apparently, there was no malicious intent behind it, just a mix of “Hooray, we can do it!”, extravagant self-overestimation, and the willingness to exploit themselves.

This was evident in messages wherethe developers compared themselves to action heroes, in whom no one believes, but who would prove it to everyone.

Based on the insider report, one can conclude:

Ultimately, The Day Before had a dangerous mix. They were ambitious and competent enough to release great trailers that excited many people about the game. But the company was not disciplined, experienced, and capable enough to keep the promises made to players by the trailers.

More on the topic:

Steam: The creators of The Day Before say it was a good game – If only those Twitch streamers hadn’t been around

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Palworld: Finding, breeding and mating Mossanda

Mossanda is a Pal from Palworld with very special combat abilities. It is worth having this Pal on your team. We explain where to find Mossanda, how to breed it, and with which other Pals it can be paired.

Which Pal are we talking about? Mossanda is a Grass-type Pal. It comes with a variety of practical abilities, like its grenade launcher. Capturing the Pal, however, requires a certain strategy.

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Where can you find Mossanda? Mossanda resides in the forest of the same name. There are many resources there, and you can also find the Pal.

On the map, we have marked the entire area for you.

Map via mapgenie.io

How is Mossanda fought? Since it is a Grass-type Pal, you should ideally bring Fire-type Pals. Mossanda is sensitive to that. This increases your chances, as the Pal is robust and defends itself well.

If you capture Mossanda, the Pal belongs to you. However, you can also obtain it without a fight. For example, by finding a large green egg from which the Pal can hatch. These eggs are scattered across the map. A Reddit user recently discovered a particularly curious egg.

Or you can breed your own Mossanda. We will explain how that works in the next section.

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How to breed and pair Mossanda

How do you breed the Pal? There are several combinations with which you can breed your own Mossanda. Here are your options:

  • Mossanda and Mossanda
  • Nitewing and Sibelyx
  • Penking and Warsect
  • Penking and Quivern
  • Cinnamoth and Ragnahawk
  • Grintale and Pyrin
  • Sweepa and Sibelyx

Do you need tips for breeding your Pals? You can find them on MeinMMO.

With which Pals can Mossanda be paired? Of course, Mossanda can also be paired with other Pals. This will give you new Pals. Some possible combinations are:

  • Penking and Mossanda: Wumpo Botan
  • Rushoar and Mossanda: Petallia
  • Celaray and Mossanda: Vanwyrm
  • Mossanda and Cinnamoth: Wumpo
  • Direhowl and Mossanda: Tombat
  • Mossanda and Woolipop: Dinossom
  • Mossanda and Rayhound: Grizzbolt

Have you already included Mossanda in your collection and are you looking for more specimens? For tips and guides on Palworld, feel free to check out MeinMMO. Do you need a Penking for your team? We will tell you how to get it.

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Palworld: A Pal never stops growing – Players wonder: Bug or is it meant to be like this?

A big game like Palworld also harbors quite a few bugs. Some players rightfully wonder: Is this really a mistake, or is it supposed to be this way? Like in the case of a Reddit user who has been dealing with a steadily growing Pal.

What is the situation? Palworld has not been on the market for long. The release on January 19 was just two weeks ago. Furthermore, the game is currently in Early Access. Given that the game is still new and not fully developed, it is not surprising that new bugs continue to be discovered.

Recently, a player found an absurdly large egg in the game world. He wondered which Pal would hatch from it and whether the size of the egg was indeed intentional by the developers.

A similar question was raised by another player. In the case of the Reddit user kaityl3, there was also something that turned out to be a bit too big.

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A bug that is causing many laughs on Reddit

What bug are we talking about? In his Reddit post, the user kaityl3 writes: “Every time I return to my base, my lucky Vixy gets bigger.”

And indeed, the accompanying image shows an almost gigantic Pal lying headfirst towards the ground in the player’s base. The Vixy is far larger than normal and would overshadow the nearby trees if it stood on two legs.

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The Pal is already absurdly large and isn’t stopping to grow.

The user also writes that the bug disappears for a short time when he removes the Pal from the base and puts it in the Palbox. When he puts it back in the base, the Vixy starts to grow again.

It would now be so large that the player could see it from afar (via imgur.com). Theoretically, he can interact with the Pal normally. Theoretically. Practically speaking, there are some difficulties. Because when the player tries to pick up the Pal, the camera glitches inside the body. The rapid growth does not seem to be intended by the game.

Thanks to another bug, a player was able to view the map of Palworld from above.

What does the community think about the bug? Under the Reddit post, many amused users have left comments. Some of them jokingly wonder if this is really a bug or more of a unique feature.

“You say bug, I say feature,” notes user aluchan91. The bug is so absurd that it mainly causes laughter.

  • “If it hasn’t shrunk after 5 hours, please consult your doctor,” writes Nob354.
  • “Keep us posted, soon it will block the sun,” says WoodmanMedia.
  • “What the hell are you feeding it?” asks Neunix rightfully.

It seems hardly anyone is bothered by the bug. On the contrary, user Smoothsharkskin voices the sentiments of many players when he says, “This is the kind of bug that should never be fixed.”

As long as the actual game isn’t affected, bugs are simply a fun affair. They can sweeten our gaming day and bring a smile to our faces. But not all bugs are welcome: The developers of Palworld warn of a bug that has “No Return”.

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New MMORPG celebrates surprising success and full servers: “We will be here for years”

With Ravendawn (PC), a new open-world sandbox MMORPG has launched in January 2024, which is now running significantly more successfully than one could have anticipated. The developers are pleased with the strong start and the influx of players and look confidently to the future.

What is Ravendawn?

  • Ravendawn is an open-world sandbox MMORPG from Tavernlight Games. It is Free2Play and was released on January 16 for PC.
  • The game is somewhat under the radar, not available on any major gaming platform like Steam.
  • However, it seems to be successfully developing through good word-of-mouth.
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How can we see that the MMORPG is successful? As the site mmorpg.com reports, the game’s Discord server currently has 70,000 users and both game servers are full of players.

“We are a special game”

This is what the developers say: They are quite confident. They say: It’s been less than 2 weeks since release and we are still in the early stages of Ravendawn and what the MMORPG has to offer.

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People should not panic and enjoy the journey, even if it is not yet top efficient. Everyone on the team is a power gamer and completely understands that one wants to play MMORPGs with top efficiency.

But players need to understand: This is a marathon, not a sprint:

“The world of Ravendawn will not disappear; unlike most MMORPG launches, we are consistently growing in players. Ravendawn is a special game and we will be here for years/decades.”

What’s behind it: Well, let’s see if everything develops as well as the developers are saying now.

There seems to be a lot of enthusiasm for the sandbox MMORPG, as can be seen on reddit, where people say they love the game.

However, there are also initial concerns on reddit (via reddit) about whether the game will still be good in the endgame, especially if one could not obtain their own house. There is a fear that, like in other sandbox MMORPGs, the endgame could be dominated by a small group of powerful players who keep others down. But even the player expressing these concerns states he currently loves Ravendawn.

In this article, we covered Ravendawn:

New free MMORPG mixes the best of Stardew Valley and your favorite fantasy role-playing games

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Diablo 4: The ‘weak’ companion from Season 3 has already defeated powerful bosses – Soon he will be even stronger

At the start of Season 3 in Diablo 4, the Steward had to endure a lot of criticism from the community. Now, the third season is in full swing, and the construct is praised for its power: It even takes down powerful bosses on its own. And Blizzard will make your Companion even stronger in the next patch.

What is the Steward? The Steward, aka the construct, is the highlight of the third season in Diablo 4. Season 1 brought buffs in the form of Boshafte Hearts, while your character in Season 2 was impressive through Vampiric Powers.

You enhance the construct with rune stones that make it more powerful: You can equip your Steward with up to 2 so-called guiding stones that determine your companion’s behavior. Additionally, you can use up to 6 tuning stones. You have 12 guiding stones and 27 tuning stones to choose from.

Everything about the function of the Steward can be read here: Diablo 4 Season 3: How the new mechanism Steward works – All stones and their powers

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The Steward is getting even stronger with Patch 1.3.1

How is Blizzard buffing the construct? The new Patch 1.3.1 for Diablo 4 goes live on February 1, 2024. Most of the patch focuses on the Steward, specifically buffs for your companion spider:

  • Circling: Damage increased by 30%.
  • Thrashing: Damage increased by 30%.
  • Ambushing: Damage increased by 20%.
  • Impaling: Damage increased by 30%.
  • Focused Fire: Damage increased by 20%.
  • Lightning Strike: Damage increased by 20%.
  • Fireflies: Damage increased by 10%.
  • Hurricane: Damage increased by 10%.
  • Reconstruction: Healing increased from 22% to 32% of maximum life at level 1. At level 10, healing is increased from 40% to 50% of maximum life.
  • Cold Support: Damage increased from 50% to 60% of the supported skill’s damage.
  • Bleeding Support: Damage increased from 50% to 60% of the supported skill’s damage.
  • Electric Support: Damage increased from 50% to 60% of the supported skill’s damage.
  • Poisons Support: Damage increased from 50% to 60% of the supported skill’s damage.
  • Dusk Support: Damage increased from 50% to 60% of the supported skill’s damage.
  • Burning Support: Damage increased from 50% to 60% of the supported skill’s damage.
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As you can see, the Steward is getting a lot of buffs. Combined with the recently discovered usefulness of the companion, it makes it an absolute powerhouse. With the patch, the Steward might become your new best friend in Diablo 4.

How has it gone with the Steward so far? The Steward is quite useless, especially at low levels. This led players to be very frustrated about the gimmick at the start of the third season. That was the status on January 25.

However, already on January 28, we could report about an exciting development: At higher levels, the Steward suddenly becomes extremely popular.

After an emergency patch for the season, guiding and tuning stones now drop twice as often as before. This, combined with faster possible build testing, led to a significant uptick in the popularity of the pet: It is now even wiping out bosses like Uber Duriel effortlessly.

Have you had fun with the little companion yet? Or do you still find the Steward useless even with the guides, high level, and the buffs? Let us know in the comments.

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Palworld: Healing Depressed Pals – How to Make Your Pals Happy and Healthy

In Palworld, it can happen that your Pals become sick and, for example, become depressed. In this guide, we explain how you can cheer up and heal your Pals.

This is how you recognize that your Pal is depressed: As soon as you enter your camp, a camp info appears on the right side of the screen. This shows you how many Pals are currently in your camp, how many beds you have, and how your Pals are doing. If your Pal is affected by an illness, you will find this information as a colored box directly under your Pal.

In our screenshot, for example, you can see that one of the Pals is overfed. If your Pal were now depressed, it would say “depressed” there instead of “overfed.”

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Palworld: Here you will find a super fast ground mount

Pals can have different illnesses

What illnesses can Pals have? Besides depression, Pals can have a number of illnesses. Some of these illnesses can be resolved by giving the Pals something to eat. The following are:

  • Hungry
  • Starving

You still have enough food for your Pals, but they are still hungry? Currently, it can still happen that your Pals get bugged in one spot and are unable to reach the food. You can easily solve this by briefly taking your Pals out of the camp and putting them back in.

However, there are also some illnesses that require healing or can be resolved more easily through healing. These illnesses are as follows:

  • Depressed
  • Exhausted
  • Overfed
  • Slightly injured
  • Severely injured
  • Broken bone

This is how you heal your Pals in Palworld: If one of your Pals is sick, it needs medicine. There are three levels of medicine:

  • Weak medicine
  • Medicine
  • Strong medicine

You can give medicine to your Pal most easily by briefly taking it out of your camp and putting it into your team, then accessing your inventory. With a right-click, you can then select the required medicine and give it to your affected Pal.

Important: Medicine does not increase your Pal’s HP. For this, it needs to rest and be an inactive member of your team.


However, if your Pal is not only injured but also incapacitated, the medicine will not help you at first. To revive your Pal, you need to put it in your storage box, where it takes 10 minutes to regenerate. A faster option is when you put your Pal in your camp. The other Pals will then revive it.

How to get medicine in Palworld: To craft medicine, you need a medieval pharmacy workstation. Although you can also find medicine in the open world, you should definitely craft a medieval pharmacy workstation in the long run. You unlock this at level 12 in the technology tree. To build this, you need:

  • 30x wood
  • 5x nails
  • 10x Paldium fragments

At your pharmacy workstation, you can now craft weak medicine, medicine, and strong medicine. Additionally, you can also craft two potions: the Dubious Juice, which improves your Pal’s mood and increases its work speed for a certain amount of time, but also significantly lowers your GEI. The Strange Juice has the same effect but in a stronger form.

At your pharmacy workstation, you can now craft different types of medicine:

TypeIngredients
Weak medicine5x red berries, 2x horn
Medicine3x metal bars, 3x horn, 1x bone
Strong medicine5x metal bars, 5x horn, 2x bones

This is how you can prevent illnesses: You can also prevent illnesses of your Pals. While these cannot be completely avoided, it does save you from a camp collapse. It is important that there are always enough beds available for your Pals. If you are able to improve your beds, you should do so. The same applies to building a hot spring.

Additionally, it is advisable to keep an eye on your Pals’ GEI bar. Set up berry gardens and automate them if possible so that your Pals always have access to food.

Which Pal you should definitely get for your camp to receive free Pal spheres, you can read about in this article:

Palworld: A Pal gives you free Pal spheres and arrows if you have it in your camp

Note from the editorial team: Due to helpful feedback in the comments, we have added to the article afterwards.
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Palworld: Finding, Breeding, and Pairing Katress

Are you in Palworld looking for Katress? We have all the information about location, breeding options, and pairing with other Pals.

Which Pal are we talking about? Katress is a Dark-type Pal. The special thing about this Pal is its partner skill, where enemy Pals provide additional drops upon death. For this reason, Katress is a useful addition to your team.

Where can you find Katress? Katress is a Pal that can only be found at night. However, you can encounter it at the Moonless Coast and the Green Brook.

Katress can also be found as an Alpha Boss at level 23. Specifically, in the dungeon “Sealed Realm of the Unconquerable.” In this form, you can find it both at night and during the day.

The map shows you which areas are meant:

The red-marked area shows you where to find Katress. The Alpha Boss is located within the red circle. (via palworld.gg)

How to fight Katress? As the Pal is of Dark type, Dragon-type Pals are particularly suitable for the battle. However, Katress is particularly strong against the Neutral type. Therefore, it is worthwhile to bring a certain number of Dragon Pals into the fight. For example, Vanwyrm, Relaxurus, or Chillet.

You can also find Katress in an egg, of which many are scattered around the game world. In the case of Katress, you should look out for a large, dark egg. These eggs are interactive objects that you can simply pick up.

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

Buy or breed Katress

What other options are available? Another way to get a Katress into your team is through the shop of the black market dealer. It is generally worth checking the dealer’s offerings regularly. Some Pals are only available in stock from time to time. Prices also vary depending on the rarity and level of the Pals.

How to breed Katress? Of course, the Pal can also be simply bred. The following combinations will yield a Katress:

  • Penking and Celaray
  • Mozzarina and Cinnamoth
  • Direhowl and Elizabee
  • Cinnamoth and Dumud
  • Penking and Reindrix
  • Melpaca and Grintale
  • Incineram and Chillet

Do you need tips on breeding your Pals? You can find them on MeinMMO.

Which Pals can Katress be paired with? To use Katress itself for pairing with other Pals, the following combinations are particularly suitable:

  • Pyrin and Katress: Pyrin Noct
  • Mossanda and Katress: Anubis
  • Nitewing and Katress: Surfent
  • Foxparks and Katress: Vaelet
  • Celaray and Katress: Arsox
  • Sweepa and Katress: Surfent
  • Penking and Katress: Incineram

Do you already own Katress and want to have more copies of it? Or are you looking for an Anubis? In this case, we have all the information about it on MeinMMO.

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Diablo 4: Halls of the Damned – Here you get the best defensive aspect for all classes

In Diablo 4, there are numerous aspects you can enhance your builds with. The “Aspect of Disobedience” is one of the best defensive aspects. Where to get it and how to equip it can be found at MeinMMO.

Where do I get the “Aspect of Disobedience”? You get the aspect in the Halls of the Damned, a dungeon in Kehjistan. The dungeon is located east of the waypoint “Tarsarak”. In Season 3, which started on January 23rd, you can also reach the dungeon via the new waypoint “The Gateway”.

Just run out of the Gateway and south to the entrance of the Halls of the Damned. In the area, you will primarily encounter scorpions.

In the dungeon, you will mainly encounter ghosts and skeletons. To obtain the aspect, you must complete a quest, defeat the boss, and successfully finish the dungeon.

How to obtain the “Aspect of Disobedience”

What do I need to do to get the aspect? Once you enter the Halls of the Damned, the quest “Destroy the Idol of the Overseer and the Sea Goddess” appears on the right. You must navigate through the dungeon, go through 2 portals into smaller areas, and destroy 2 idols there.

After that, the door to the boss of the dungeon, the Grave Lord, opens. Once you defeat the boss, the dungeon is considered complete, and you have unlocked the Aspect of Disobedience, which you will find in your Codex.

To maximize XP from the fights, you should activate potions. If you tend to forget them regularly, here is a trick:

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Diablo 4: Do you forget to use your elixirs? This trick helps you.

Increased armor through damage makes the aspect strong

What makes the “Aspect of Disobedience” so strong? The aspect is one of the strongest defensive aspects because it increases your armor for 4 seconds as soon as you deal any kind of damage. Depending on how the aspect is “rolled”, it grants you an increase in armor of 0.6% – 1.1% and is stackable from 36% to 66%.

This means that the damage you inflict on enemies in those 4 seconds is stacked and increases your armor. You can see this in your inventory during combat as your armor value occasionally drops and rises.

Here you see the effect of the “Aspect of Disobedience” in comparison as we killed a few mobs in the area – the armor value before the fights (6,214) and during a fight (8,924):

How do I equip the “Aspect of Disobedience”? Once you have unlocked the aspect, you can equip it at the Occultist under “Inscribe Aspect” from your Codex of Power. You can use the following items for that:

  • Headgear
  • Chest armor
  • Leg armor
  • Shield
  • Amulet

You can also randomly obtain the aspect through legendary gear from chests and as drops from enemies. The aspect can then be extracted at the Occultist and also applied to items. A good source for lots of loot are the new “Vaults”, which are part of the content in Season 3 of Diablo 4.

There, different things are required than just particularly strong meta-builds, but you will be rewarded with really good loot at the end: Diablo 4: For particularly good loot in Season 3, even oneshot builds won’t help you anymore.

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In Genshin Impact you will soon receive a free character – Here’s how to get him

As part of the lantern ritual, Genshin Impact grants you a free 4-star character. You can read here how to obtain it, which characters are available to you, and how long the event will last.

How do you get the free character? Starting today, January 31, 2024, the new version 4.4 is available in Genshin Impact.

It will soon bring us the annual lantern ritual, a major event in the game. As part of this, you can snag a free 4-star figure from Liyue.

How to do this, which characters you can choose from, and how long the event is available will be explained to you here.

Here you can see the trailer for the current version 4.4:

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Genshin Impact: Version 4.4 “Vibrant Harriers Aloft in Spring Breeze” Trailer

How to secure the 4-star figure

How do you get the free character? As part of the event “Dragon Majesty in the Spring Breeze,” you can earn the event currency “Festivity.”

You will receive it upon completing the following mini-games of the event. These will be unlocked in succession:

  • “Paper Figures Ingredient Hunt”: You guide Guoba and Yuegui in the setting of a “Shadow Puppet Theater” to collect ingredients for specific dishes; starts on February 5, 2024, at 10 AM
  • “Joyous Beasts and Their Signs”: A mini-game for the Wushou Dance, where you must complete certain tasks and try to achieve the highest score in cooperation; February 5, 2024, at 10 AM
  • “Glittering Cloud Surfing”: Here you fly through the air and try to collect as many “Jade Lotus Lanterns” as possible; starts on February 7, 2024, at 4:00 AM

Once you’ve gathered enough Festivity, you can use it to invite a 4-star figure of your choice.

Note: You can also obtain Xingqiu’s new outfit “Bamboo Rain” for free in this version using Festivity.

After version 4.4 ends, it will be available at the merchant for a price of 1,680 Creation Crystals.

All 4-star characters from Liyue are available to you – including Gaming

Which characters can you choose from? You have 10 different figures to choose from. You can select one from all the 4-star characters from Liyue. Think carefully about whom you want, as you only receive one figure at the event.

These figures are available to you, source: Version 4.4 Special Program
  • Gaming: Pyro and Claymore (the new 4-star character of version 4.4!)
  • Yaoyao: Dendro and Polearm
  • Xiangling: Pyro and Polearm
  • Beidou: Electro and Claymore
  • Xingqiu: Hydro and Sword
  • Ningguan: Geo and Catalyst
  • Chongyun: Cryo and Claymore
  • Xinyan: Pyro and Claymore
  • Yun Jin: Geo and Polearm
  • Yanfei: Pyro and Catalyst

How long is the event available in Genshin Impact? The “Dragon Majesty in the Spring Breeze” campaign runs from February 5, 2024, at 10 AM until February 26, 2024, at 3:59 AM.

What are the requirements for the event? To participate in the event, you must have reached at least Adventure Rank 20 and completed the Archon Quest Prologue – Act 3 “The Song of the Dragon and Freedom.”

You can find all info about the new characters and banners in version 4.4 here: Genshin Impact 4.4: These are the new banners and characters

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Blizzard fires its ‘esports face’ – A few days after the announcement of new plans

The layoffs at Blizzard have also affected more well-known individuals. The “face of eSports” at Overwatch must also leave – the lively Soe Gschwind.

In recent days, there have been massive layoffs at Activision Blizzard and other Microsoft companies. 1,900 employees were let go, many of whom were at Blizzard. This has not only led to the cancellation of the survival game but has also affected numerous employees in the eSports sector.

Among them: Soe Gschwind, who was the face of eSports in Overwatch for many fans.

Who is Soe Gschwind? Most people are likely familiar with 35-year-old Salome “Soe” Gschwind-Repp from the streams surrounding Overwatch and Overwatch 2 – especially in the eSports field. She has worked for Blizzard since 2017 and has accompanied the matches as an analyst and host, led various events, and conducted interviews with players and developers.

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On X (formerly Twitter), Soe Gschwind shared a picture of herself in the kitchen holding a glass of champagne – of course, in an Overwatch glass. She wrote:

After 7 years of service, I have now been laid off by Blizzard. Working there was a dream come true, and I am saddened that my time was cut short.

(Yes, I was ready with champagne for this call … one has to celebrate the good times and the opportunities I had!)

What’s next? I am available again!

Particularly bitter about this incident is that Soe Gschwind was laid off shortly after presenting the new eSports plans to all Overwatch fans in a video. After the discontinuation of the official Overwatch League, the game is now switching to a more traditional system that relies less heavily on sponsors and aims to provide greater accessibility.

There should have been no changes to the eSports plans at Blizzard – even with these layoffs.

This is how the community reacts: Many fans are quite disappointed with this decision. Soe Gschwind was always considered “the face” of eSports in Overwatch, who was always passionate and enthusiastic.

A moving speech by Gschwind, which she gave at the end of the league in October 2023, particularly stands out in memory for many. In the Overwatch subreddit, her layoff is commented on as follows:

  • “I haven’t followed this for a few years, but watching Soe was always a pleasure. She loved what she did with passion. I know she will easily find something elsewhere.” – AJMax104
  • “They used her one last time to announce the new Overwatch eSports and then tossed her aside. Insane.” – BodegaBandit69
  • “Soe brought so much personality to the Overwatch League, and given the way [Blizzard] treated the league, they did not deserve Soe at all. I hope she finds a place where her talents are recognized (just like the other employees who were fired).” – 0zzy82

It is clear that this decision did not sit well with fans. For many, Soe has been one of the faces of eSports in Overwatch. However, some also note that her layoff makes sense. With a significantly smaller eSports concept for Overwatch 2, her role in the team has likely become redundant.

Many, however, had hoped that Blizzard would find another position for her.

Other employees are using their layoffs to quickly snag 10 years of free WoW.

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New MMORPG on Steam sounds too good to be true – Will prove that it is real

At the latest after The Day Before, players are extra cautious when it comes to games that sound too good to be true. One such case is the new MMORPG The Quinfall, which is supposed to be released on Steam.

Why does the MMORPG sound too good to be true? The Quinfall is being developed by a Turkish indie studio and promises a variety of features. The features can be summarized as follows:

In the past, the developers have garnered negative attention for several points, leading some players to suspect that this could be a scam. 

The developers are said to be using both AI and purchased assets for the game. The team programming the MMORPG is reportedly just nine people, and stock photos were supposedly used for the presentation of the developer studio. Recently, we reported in detail about the allegations.

Here you can see the first trailer for The Quinfall again.

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The Quinfall – Alpha-Trailer

This is how The Quinfall wants to convince you that it is real

With a beta test that started on January 30, players from the community are now allowed to test the game for the first time. However, the test is secret. All participants must sign a non-disclosure agreement before they can start playing. 

On The Quinfall’s Discord, a screenshot from the beta is occasionally posted, only to be deleted shortly after. So the beta seems to be real. However, you currently cannot test The Quinfall anymore, as registration for the beta is already closed.

Is there anything else to see about the game? Yes, in fact, the developers published an interview at the beta launch, where a developer is interviewed about the new gameplay of the game. He also touches on interesting content.

You can watch the entire interview in Turkish here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4v-QH64WYY

What is shown in the video? The video provides us with a good amount of gameplay. The game does not seem to be a scam. The video is long, showing various elements of the game such as fishing, fighting, and PvP, and appears real. The massive map, which is said to be 2016 km² in size, is also shown in the video.

The developer also states that The Quinfall only needs to be purchased once, and there will be no subscription, in addition to more betas to follow that will allow more players insight into the game without having to purchase it. 

We have provided you with some images from the gameplay here, so you can get an impression.

Whether the game is a scam or if just about a dozen people can create an MMORPG using purchased assets remains to be seen. If a new beta is announced that you can test, we will notify you at MeinMMO. In the meantime, you can take a look at one of the oldest MMORPGs, as there is a big anniversary and many new contents this year.

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Pokémon GO brings 5 strong new Pokémon for the first time in February – Don’t miss them

February brings some new Pokémon to Pokémon GO. We summarize the most important debuts here.

What is this list about? In this list, you will learn which new Pokémon you can catch in February 2024. We will show you when they appear in the game and what they are all about. The list is ordered by release date.

The debuts are usually tied to specific events. You can find more information about the respective events in the links.

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February still belongs to the “Timeless Journeys” season, which ends in March:

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Pokémon GO shows the new season “Timeless Travels” in the trailer

Sen-Long

When does Sen-Long appear? The Dragon Pokémon appears at the “Lunar New Year: Unleashed Dragons” event. It starts on February 5, 2024, and ends on February 11.

Pokemon GO Willow Pikachu Sen Long
This is what Sen-Long looks like

Sen-Long comes from the 7th generation of the game and provides a type combination of “Normal” and “Dragon”. A cool bonus: Its shiny version will appear right alongside it in the game.

You will encounter Sen-Long in 3-star raids and in field research. In terms of strength: As a raid attacker, it is likely to be surpassed by the other top attackers in Pokémon GO. However, in PvP, it could become a good option for the Great League and Ultra League.

Hisui-Silvarro

Pokemon GO Hisui Silvarro
Hisui-Silvarro in action

When does Hisui-Silvarro appear? The Pokémon makes its debut on February 11, 2024, during its own raid day. You can encounter it in stage-3 raids. 

Hisui-Silvarro also brings its shiny form directly with it, which you can encounter with luck. The Pokémon is expected to have its strength mainly in the battle league, less so in raids. 

It is especially worth catching it for the Pokédex entry and the chance to get a shiny for your own collection.

Cupidos

The Cupidos debut was shared via the official channel of Pokémon GO Germany (via X.com). There you can also see a picture of it:

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When does Cupidos appear? Cupidos will appear on February 14 in the form of top raids. There are four time windows: 

  • 12:00 to 1:00 PM
  • 1:00 to 2:00 PM
  • 5:00 to 6:00 PM
  • 6:00 to 7:00 PM

The release time upset some trainers, but the Pokémon itself could be exciting. Its moves are not known yet, but the combination of fairy and flying in the legendary Pokémon has the potential to make it interesting in raids and PvP. However, it remains to be seen what moves it ultimately gets.

Ur-Dialga

This is what Ur-Dialga looks like in “Pokémon Legends: Arceus”

When does Ur-Dialga appear? You can get it in raids when the global Sinnoh tour takes place on February 24 and 25. A week earlier, it will debut at the local Sinnoh tour in Los Angeles, but you need a ticket and have to be on-site.

The primal form of Dialga represents a more powerful version of the legendary Pokémon, which made its debut in the game “Pokémon Legends: Arceus”. Dialga is known in Pokémon history as the ruler of time and will bring the move “Roar of Time”. 

Ur-Dialga will not only certainly be a powerful attacker, but it also brings a special effect: Roar of Time can be used outside of battles for 5,000 Stardust and 5 Dialga candy to pause the item timer of some items for six minutes. These include:

  • Incense 
  • Daily adventure incense
  • Lucky Eggs
  • Star Pieces

The effect can be stacked up to 24 hours, but will then require many resources.

Nonetheless: An interesting feature that makes Ur-Dialga unique in the game.

Ur-Palkia

Ur-Palkia
Ur-Palkia in Legends: Arceus

When does Ur-Palkia appear? It appears alongside Ur-Dialga during the global Sinnoh tour on February 24 and 25. There is also an early debut at the local Sinnoh tour in Los Angeles on February 17 and 18, but with the same restrictions.

Ur-Palkia also first appeared in “Pokémon Legends: Arceus” as a more powerful, original form of the legendary Pokémon Palkia. Here, you also get a powerful attacker that comes with a special attack: the “Spatial Rend”.

Outside of battles, you can use “Spatial Rend” for 5,000 Stardust and five Palkia candies to increase your encounter radius with Pokémon for ten minutes. Here, too, you can stack the effect.

Bonus: Which Pokémon will be exciting?

Apart from the Pokémon debuts, there are other monsters in February that may be of interest to you.

Chansey, for example, has its own community day on February 4, 2024. This is particularly useful as an arena defender. It may be worth catching a few specimens during the community day.

Another exciting date is the “The Road to Sinnoh” event. Because you can encounter several legendary Pokémon that change from day to day:

  • Darkrai
  • Cresselia
  • Mesprit, Uxie, and Azelf (differ by region, Mesprit in Europe)
  • Heatran
  • Giratina in its primal form

The monsters except Mesprit, Uxie, and Azelf will also have their own raid hours, during which they will have their special attacks. Additionally, you can try to get Uxie and Azelf through remote raids.

To have the complete overview of dates and timings, you can find the list of all events in Pokémon GO in February 2024.

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Destiny 2: Co-op with Mass Effect starts in a few weeks, but you’ll have to pay for the best stuff

Destiny 2 has announced a collaboration with the legendary Mass Effect series. This is an exciting crossover experience for fans of both franchises. However, there is a catch – some of the best content will not be free.

What kind of cooperation is this? For several seasons, Bungie has been collaborating with other developers of successful games. Usually, it is about crossovers with cosmetic items or specific content for Destiny 2.

  • For Fortnite by Epic Games, a detailed recreation of the PvP mode “Control” was created in its creative mode. Players are also allowed to wreak havoc on the iconic Destiny map “Javelin-4” during the Fortnite battles.
  • Then they teamed up with Ubisoft and Assassin’s Creed. In Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, players could purchase a Destiny 2 character pack, including armor sets, swords, and skins. For the Guardians, there was a matching cosmetic set.
  • In the ongoing season 23, Bungie collaborated with CD Projekt Red and brought a knightly armor ornament set inspired by Geralt from “The Witcher” to Destiny 2.

You can watch how the Witcher set looks in this video:

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Become Geralt of Rivia in the Season of the Wish of Destiny 2

Players found the sets too expensive: However, with the crossovers, Bungie has increasingly come under criticism. As beautiful as the visual Witcher look is – it is not cheap. The Witcher set cost about as much as the games Witcher 1, 2, and 3 combined. Something that has been harshly criticized by the Guardians, who commented with the words “Bungie didn’t understand anything.”

In season 23, another crossover set in cooperation with BioWare and the popular game “Mass Effect” will follow. Bungie has taken note of player criticism. However, not in the way some players might have hoped.

Mass Effect set is only partially free

These sets are expected by the players: Destiny 2 will bring the new crossover cosmetic set into the game already on February 13. It is inspired by characters and designs from the Mass Effect universe, such as Commander Shepard, Garrus Vakarian, Liara T’Soni, and other members of the Systems Alliance.

This is how the Mass Effect cosmetics will look in Destiny 2

However, unlike before, Bungie has announced this time that part of this set will be free for all players. This seems to be a reaction to past complaints from players.

  • There will be a free “Alliance Equipment Pack” for all players.
    • It includes the “Enhanced Defense” ghost shell, the Alliance scout frigate ship, and the Alliance drop ship Sparrow.
  • The “Normandy Crew Pack” will only be available for silver in the Eververse store.
    • It offers the N7 armor set for Titans inspired by Commander Shepard, the Vakarian set for Hunters inspired by Garrus, and the Shadow Broker set for Warlocks inspired by Liara.
  • You can also only purchase the Omni-Strike finisher and the Flux dance gesture with silver.
This is what the Mass Effect set will offer – partially free, partially for silver

How much will the sets cost? The price of the new armor sets has not yet been announced. However, the previous crossover outfit ornaments cost 2,000 silver per set, which is about 19.99 euros each. Whether Bungie will maintain this price and whether there will be a combo pack will probably only become clear on February 13 when the items are available in the shop.

Only then can you decide if you want to defeat the enemies of humanity in the Mass Effect look and if the price is justified.

What are players saying? They are torn in the comments of the Destiny Reddit. For some, the armors are the best thing about the upcoming Mass Effect set. But those are not included in the free “Alliance Equipment Pack”.

  • Orion-Gore says: “Of course not the armor, they don’t want us to look good with new stuff.”
  • MafiaGT comments: “Is it probably the most lore-accurate crossover set so far? And of course it looks fantastic. As a long-time Arc anti-silver player… this set makes me sweat. I absolutely want it.”
  • Orgalorg_BoW complains and says: “[…] God damn, can we PLEASE just get free armor that we can earn? […]

What do you think about this? Do you think it is right to offer part of the set for free? Or would you also prefer to have the opportunity to earn such sets completely through gameplay without having to spend money? Share your opinion in the comments. Additionally, an important employee will soon be leaving Destiny 2: Destiny 2 loses its most important employee, the Game Director

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Amazon broke an important rule of Reacher, obtained permission from the author of the story for it

In the 2nd season of the Amazon series Reacher, the showrunners deviated from the book source material and broke a rule about Reacher. As the creator of the series revealed in an interview, they had previously contacted the authors of the novels behind Reacher to ask if the change fit within the concept of the character.

Warning! There are minor spoilers for the 2nd season of Reacher. If you haven’t seen it yet and don’t want to spoil anything, you should not continue reading.

In the 2nd season, there is a reunion with an important supporting character from season 1. This does not actually occur in the book source on which the Amazon series is based.

As series creator Nick Santora told TVLine in an interview on January 19, 2024, he specifically clarified the change with the author of the books, Lee Child, to ensure that it fits within the character concept of the protagonist.

Here you see a German trailer for the 2nd season of the Amazon series Reacher:

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German trailer for season 2 of Reacher

Reunion with Finlay as a deviation from the original

Nick Santora emphasized that he was well aware that Jack Reacher is a loner and does not ask others for help:

“The rules state that Reacher does not travel with a crew. The 110 is his crew. That is his family. Those are his military colleagues, but he wanders the world alone. So we know that we cannot have Reacher with a group of people traveling from town to town. That is not in the book.”

However, the production team wanted to move the plot out of New York and provide some variety by relocating the series to Boston. So they considered which character would be in Boston.

That’s when Oscar Finlay came to mind, an important supporting character from season 1 of Reacher, with whom they had established that he would head back to Boston.

Therefore, Nick Santora contacted the book author Lee Child to clarify the deviation from the source material:

“I reached out to Lee Child because he is ‘the godfather,’ he created this world. I asked: ‘If Reacher were in the same city as someone he had an adventure with, someone like Finlay, and he needed help to stop bad people from doing bad things, would he reach out?'”

Lee Child agreed. However, he also made it clear that Reacher would not say: “Come join my band of merry men.”

Instead, the character would only subtly and briefly ask for help.

As our colleagues from Moviepilot reported, there was a significant point of criticism regarding the 2nd season of Reacher: The fact that Jack Reacher was traveling with a team and as the main character, he felt a bit overshadowed.

However, author Lee Child has already promised that the character will return to being a loner in the 3rd season, and the story will focus more on Jack Reacher, who is traveling alone.

More about Jack Reacher on MeinMMO can be found here: The star of Reacher only had his breakthrough at 39: Takes testosterone, wants to stay a muscle titan for 15 years

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Dragon Ball is one of my absolute favorites and a detail in the trailer for the new anime immediately captivated me

In a new trailer for Dragon Ball DAIMA, the young Goku shows his best side, not only making many fans reminisce but also giving hope for a good anime.

What kind of anime is this going to be? The Japanese company announced a new anime in the Dragon Ball universe some time ago. The anime is titled Dragon Ball DAIMA and is being directed by Aya Komika (Assistant Director of One Piece Film: Red) and Yoshitaka Yahima (Animation Director of Dragon Ball Super).

In the new anime, Son Goku and some other characters are supposed to be young again. We don’t have much more information yet. The release is planned for Fall 2024.

Now a new trailer focuses on young Son Goku, showing longtime fans what they have missed:

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Dragon Ball DAIMA is nostalgic in the new trailer

What detail excites in the trailer? In short, one detail in the trailer particularly caught my eye. Young Goku uses the monk staff in battle. And that is definitely something I missed at some point in the course of the story.

Even though Goku naturally grew stronger, developed other fighting styles, and hardly used any aids anymore, it was still quite nice to see that the creators of the anime remembered to give young Goku back his staff.

This staff gives hope that perhaps the story will return a bit to its origins, bringing back the charm and humor of the original.

Dragon Ball accompanies many anime fans throughout their lives

Dragon Ball has accompanied me, like many other anime fans, for what feels like my whole life. I connect the manga and anime with memories of a vacation where I read through the entire first series or afternoons where I flew over the yard on imaginary “Jindujuns” (small, magical clouds) with friends.

The trailer for the new anime excites me primarily because it has brought back the Son Goku of my childhood. Seeing him back in action, taking down some nasty characters with a grin on his face while shoveling in heaps of food, brought me a lot of joy. Just this aspect has ensured that I will keep an eye on Dragon Ball DAIMA in the near future.

What else excites the fans? In fact, you can find many fans in the comments under the trailer (via YouTube) who are happy about the return of the monk staff. In general, some users like “liviekumori” mention that they appreciate that the anime seems to be focusing more on the original martial arts again.

Just this makes many feel nostalgic and gives hope for a good new anime in the Dragon Ball universe.

Similar to “DR3G0N”, who writes that he is glad to see Dragon Ball in such a fantastic style again, many fans praise the new animation style in their comments, which some also say reminds them of Dragon Quest.

Dragon Ball Daima: The creator is drawing his own version of Super Saiyan 4 and driving fans crazy

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EA FC 24: Some players received a card worth 9 million coins almost for free – others are really angry that they missed the chance

In EA FC 24, there was one of the biggest blunders in the history of FIFA/EA FC last night (January 30). For a period of around twenty minutes, the probability of drawing a really strong Team-of-the-Year card (TOTY) was incredibly high. Some beneficiaries were fortunate. Those who missed this unique opportunity are now brutally upset in the fan forums and demand compensation.

What happened? EA Sports released a new Squad Building Challenge (SBC) last night (January 30) at 7:00 PM called 86+-TOTY-Leagues-SBC. In exchange for a team with specific requirements, players received a pack with a triple player selection. The three players came from a randomly chosen TOTY league and had a minimum rating of 86.

What are TOTYs? TOTYs are the strongest cards in the game and remain so for a long time due to their strong upgrades. The regular chance of drawing such a player is extremely low. Many TOTYs are therefore very sought after and expensive.

The Player-Pick-SBC was supposed to offer an increased probability of getting a TOTY since all other rare Gold players under 86 were excluded. However, it was by no means a guarantee for a TOTY, as most leagues have many players with a minimum rating of 86. This is at least true for most leagues, but not for all.

Only a few minutes after the release, all social media forums were flooded with images showing TOTY Messi as one of the 3 players from the player picks. Here is such a post from Donktrading:

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Player-Pick-Fail gives players almost free TOTY Messi

Where was the mistake? If you were assigned the American Major Soccer League (MLS) as the league in one of the 3 designated slots, the probability of drawing a TOTY Messi was 100 %. In the MLS, there simply is no other player with a rating above 86.

The only hurdle was ultimately that one of the three available slots had to be occupied by the American men’s league. Based on the many posts featuring TOTY Messi, it is reasonable to assume that the probability of having an MLS slot must have been disproportionately high.

How valuable is TOTY Messi? The Argentine’s card has a rating of 97 and can play nearly any position in attack. It features two very strong playstyles: Technique-Playstyle+ and Decisive-Pass-Playstyle+. A professional recently ranked all playstyles for EA FC 24.

The card also has extremely strong values in Pace (91), Shot (96), Pass (97), and Dribbling (98). Due to his strong stats and playstyles, TOTY Messi has a price of around 9 million coins on the transfer market. Due to the flooding of the market, his value is currently falling a bit but should stabilize around 8.9 million coins.

EA Sports retracts 86+-TOTY-Leagues-SBC

How did EA Sports react? The lucky ones who benefited from the blunder had only a short window of time. About 20 minutes after the release of the player picks, EA removed the pack from the game. In a statement, EA responded:

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The statement reads: “We identified a problem with the 86+-TOTY-Leagues-SBC; as a result, we removed the SBC.”

By that time, however, some players had already completed the SBC and drawn TOTY Messi. A large part of the fans who were unable to complete it in time now feel disadvantaged and are demanding compensation from EA.

Fans express anger and disappointment, demanding TOTY Messi for all

How does the community react? The ‘Messi glitch’ dominates the scene in the internet forums regarding EA FC 24. On reddit.com, there are numerous subreddits on this topic.

Most fans are primarily disappointed and angry that EA could make such outrageous mistakes. Subreddits like “I think I’m really done with this game” (via reddit.com) or “How is this even possible?” (via reddit.com) express this frustration.

Others feel cheated out of the chance to exploit the mistake for their own benefit. One subreddit revolves around the disadvantage of the Australian and New Zealand community (via reddit.com). At the time of the fail, it was only 5 AM in their time zone.

How could EA Sports make amends? A large part of the community is also speculating about EA’s response. In one of the most discussed posts, “The magnitude of this mistake is insane” (via reddit.com), various scenarios are discussed about how EA could handle this blunder. The conclusion about how EA is likely to respond is rather sobering.

For the top comment from user ‘MiamiGates’, there is no solution in sight. He writes with a certain irony: “Nothing will happen. A free TOTY Earps for everyone (referring to the cheapest TOTY card in EA FC 24, note from the editor) won’t solve the problem.” (via reddit.com)

Fan proposes TOTY Messi loan card for 99 matches

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This could be a solution: Another subreddit is showing itself to be significantly more constructive in finding solutions and proposes that “EA should give everyone a loan card of TOTY Messi for 99 matches.”

This could at least temporarily fix the mistake. However, this would in turn lead to us only encountering teams that all have a TOTY Messi in their ranks. Whether the problem would be satisfactorily resolved must be determined by each individual.

How and if EA reacts at all remains open for now. As soon as there are updates on this topic, we will inform you.

Finally, we are interested in your opinion: What do you think EA could do to make amends for their mistake? Feel free to let us know in the comments.

Anyone who has not drawn a TOTY yet can try their luck with our method for infinite packs in EA FC 24.

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