In Baldur’s Gate 3 there are numerous classes and subclasses. A player thought that a special feature of his class would be a lot of fun – but he died instead at the first roll.
A player reports on Reddit that he wanted to test a special wizard subclass in Baldur’s Gate 3 during his new run. He decided on a wizard of “wild magic”. The subclass grants wizards a connection to chaotic magic, leading to unpredictable events and effects.
This means that when casting a spell, an additional effect may occur – this can be useful, harmful, or a mix of both, depending on the effect and context in which it occurs (via Baldur’s Gate Wiki). An unforeseen moment led to the death of the player character “WunWunSituation” – and that right at the beginning.
Here you can see how you can cast two spells at once:
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Baldur’s Gate 3: Cast two spells in one go
“Wild magic is fun, right?”
What a moment that was!On Reddit “WunWunSituation” describes on January 14 in his post an unforeseen situation that meant an early end for his player character:
I just started a new run and wanted to try a “wild magic” wizard because wild magic is fun, right? So I climb out of the capsule and thought it would be best if I equipped myself with “Mage Armor” first.
Well, “wild magic” was triggered and a Mephit spawned. A few unfortunate rolls later I was dead, without having left the first room. Let’s do that again!
The Mephit triggered by the “wild magic” apparently surprised the player already in the Nautiloid – the first area you explore in Baldur’s Gate 3. By the way, you can secure a strong weapon from Commander Zhalk there.
What do other players say about it? The Reddit post recorded over 6,900 upvotes and more than 270 comments. One of the top comments comes from “BigZach1”. The user suggests it would be even better if this was the first attempt of an Honor run. And “trengilly” replies: “Ha! Yes, ‘wild magic’ wizard is the ultimate difficulty mode for the Honor run!”
“tincanicarus” writes in the comment to the post that this should be an achievement. Another user writes: “I lost count of how many times a big battle went wrong because all my characters spontaneously turned into cats.” And “Earis” writes: “I love this game and all the nonsense you can get yourself into.”
The Honor mode is a special challenge in Baldur’s Gate 3. Here you only have a single save file, and “Save Scumming”, that is, excessive reloading to always get the perfect result, is not possible.
In Palworld, a specific Pal can continuously supply you with Pal Spheres and arrows – without using your resources.
Which Pal are we talking about? The Pal Fixy drops blue Pal Spheres and arrows when you use it as a worker in your storage and have built a livestock farm.
Fixy simply walks around there and drops the items on the ground around the livestock farm. You can then pick up the items from the ground without consuming any resources. Likewise, you don’t need to initiate a task for Fixy to distribute the items – it happens completely automatically and passively.
If you have a box right next to the livestock farm and a Pal that can carry, you don’t need to pick up the arrows and spheres yourself, but just take them from the box.
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Palworld: How you can level up quickly
Fixy can also drop bones when you defeat it in battle or catch it using a Pal Sphere. Where you can catch a Fixy, we will show you below.
Catching Fixy – Here you can find the Pal
Where can you catch Fixy? You can catch Fixy at a low level in the central area of the starting biome. For example, if you are east of the Syndicate Tower where you fight Zoe and Grizzbolt, you have moved too far from the center.
Where you can find Fixy is graphically represented here on the Palworld map.
The full-size map of Palworld with a highlighted area marking the catch area of the Pal Fix.The map of Palworld focused on the first biome with a highlighted area marking the catch area of the Pal Fix.
To catch Fixy, you don’t need any special ball or strategy. The Pal is small, relatively weak, and can easily be caught in blue Pal Spheres due to its low level.
The next patch for World of Warcraft is still a big mystery. However, there is one clue that many have overlooked so far. A villain lives on.
Even though the story of World of Warcraft: Dragonflight felt a bit short to many, it ultimately was a rounded tale with an intro, a middle, and even a rather fulfilling epilogue where all characters made an appearance once again. Thus, the storyline of the expansion is essentially complete.
But one patch is yet to come – patch 10.2.6. Blizzard has kept the content a secret so far, but fans have a theory. Because there is one villain from Dragonflight that we have not defeated.
What kind of patch is this? Even though patch 10.2.5, Seeds of Renewal, already brought the epilogue and thus the end of Dragonflight, there is still another patch coming. On the roadmap presented a few weeks ago, there was a small “mini-patch” with the version number 10.2.6.
Instead of a list of features, the preview for the patch simply shows a dark flag with a skull.
The roadmap for WoW – Next up is patch 10.2.6.
The first thought of many fans: pirates. Surely, the story surrounding the night elf pirate “Nightsquall” is about to begin, which might eventually lead to the continent of Avaloren in the future.
But there is another, much more plausible theory about whom the skull could represent. Most have forgotten an enemy that has yet to be defeated.
Which enemy is it? We are talking about the Putrid Archdruid Zornauge. She is the final boss of the Brackenfell Cave and a rather interesting character. Not only is she a clearly female gnoll, but she also possesses an intelligence that surpasses that of other gnolls. She speaks in full sentences and seems to have more than just “flesh” in her head.
The most important fact, however, is that Zornauge does not die at the end of the fight. As soon as her hit points drop close to 0, the fight ends and she disappears with a spell while screaming:
No! I will not lose any more! The rot will claim you! And I… I will claim your decaying bones for myself… your home… Everything!
Thus, the fight ends – and this is also the unresolved plot. Because the Archdruid has not appeared since. There have been no further gnolls, and the rot, covering a large part of the Azure Mountains, has never played a role again.
What is the goal of the Archdruid? Anyone who has been in the Brackenfell Cave or has played through the various gnoll quests in the Azure Mountains knows that gnolls deal with the element of decay or rot. The Archdruid has been so consumed by this element that she wishes to fulfill its will. She tried to spread the rot across the whole Dragon Isles, even using the root networks of the trees to assist in the spreading.
But now there is a new, massive tree on the Dragon Isles – Amirdrassil. The perfect target to once again attempt to spread the rot.
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It is likely that such an attack is ultimately doomed to fail, as Amirdrassil and the city of Bel’ameth are likely to become a hub and home for the long term. But the Archdruid could at least try to attack here, bringing along some questlines where players must defend the new home of the night elves.
Some even hope for a small mini-raid, perhaps with one or two bosses. Whether this will actually happen remains to be seen.
Patch 10.2.6 is already present in the Battle.net system, but it is still encrypted and hence only available internally for the developers. However, in the coming days, we should learn more when the update is finally made available for testing to everyone.
What do you hope will happen in patch 10.2.6? Are you looking forward to pirates? Or do you hope that the Archdruid will make another appearance?
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Palworld offers many Pals in the world that you can catch. Depending on your level, it is almost impossible to catch many monsters right from the start. A player tried their luck with a strong Pal and is celebrated for it.
In Palworld, you can catch any Pal you see. Whether it’s a boss or a simple mob, you can throw your Palsphere at any time. While you aim for the throw, a percentage will be displayed that corresponds to your catching chance.
With large bosses, the catching chance is significantly lower, especially when they still have full health. However, a player wanted to try their luck and threw a sphere at a level 45 Jormuntide. The player even succeeded and is celebrated by the community for it.
If you want to level up quickly, check out this video:
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Palworld: How you can level up quickly
Don’t go to a casino anytime soon, lmao
The user SnekGT posts on Reddit a video of his attempt. He was level 16 while the Jormuntide was level 45. For the catch, he used a Mega Sphere, which is the sphere with the second weakest efficiency that unlocks at level 14.
The chance of a catch was 0.03%. But for this almost impossible catching chance, the player only needed 2 attempts – on the second attempt, he caught the Jormuntide. Although the Jormuntide is scaled down to his level, having such a strong Pal so early in the game is still very useful.
On Reddit, he is celebrated for his lucky catch:
Wrathfulways: Bruh… you did it with fewer throws than some of my 90%+ chances
Trainer_NoName: You’ve used up all your luck for this year, don’t go to a casino anytime soon lmao
FurubayashiSEA: Bro has to stay home for a whole year now because lightning is waiting for you outside.
With the displayed percentage chances, success experiences when catching can be better celebrated and shared with others. Have you made happy catches and what was your chance? Feel free to write it in the comments. If anyone could use more efficiency in their base, this trick might help: Palworld: Player discovers trick to forbid tasks for your Pals
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Originally, star director James Cameron wanted the singer Sting in his sci-fi hit Terminator. But he declined.
As Michael Biehn, the actor of Kyle Reese in Terminator revealed in the podcast Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum on January 16, 2024, someone else was originally intended for his role.
Instead of him, James Cameron actually wanted the singer Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner aka Sting, the front man of the band The Police, for his sci-fi film.
Here you can see a trailer for Terminator:
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Terminator 1 Trailer
Michael Biehn mentioned that the director probably wanted to see the singer because of his “otherworldly quality” in this role.
Furthermore, the actor playing Kyle Reese said that the director had personally met with the singer but received a rejection.
Michael Biehn in Terminator
The reason for this was supposedly his previous film Piranha 2 – Flying Killers, a project that was such a major flop for James Cameron that he would like to erase it from his memory.
“I believe he met with Sting, and I think Sting basically said, ‘Yeah, I just saw Piranha 2. I think I’ll pass on this one.’ Something like that.”
The director was apparently already counting on the singer in advance and did not see anyone else in the role:
“I’m not sure how serious Jim [James Cameron] was about him. I have never heard another name associated with Kyle Reese.”
After James Cameron could not win the singer for his film project, the role went directly to Biehn, who ultimately became internationally known for his role in Terminator.
Palworld tests your skillsin 5 boss battles against strong Pals. We will show you which bosses await you, where to find them, and how to defeat them.
In Palworld, you can challenge a total of five bosses with their powerful Pals in towers. At the end of the tutorial, you will encounter Zoe and her electric Pal Grizzbolt. After that, the trainers Lily, Alex, Marcus, and Victor will be waiting for you.
We will show you which bosses there are, where to find them, and how to prepare for the battle so that you can defeat them as easily as possible.
Palworld – All bosses at a glance
Which bosses are there in Palworld? In Palworld, you can challenge 5 bosses with their Pals to battles:
Zoe & Grizzbolt (Level 10)
Grizzbolt is of the electric element
Location: Rayne Syndicate’s Tower
Lily & Lyleen (Level 25)
Lyleen is of the grass element
Location: Free Pal Alliance Tower
Alex & Orserk (Level 40)
Orserk is of the dragon and electric elements
Location: Brothers of the Eternal Pyre Tower
Marcus & Faleris (Level 45)
Faleris is of the fire element
Location: Tower of the PIDF
Victor & Shadowbeak (Level 50)
Shadowbeak is of the shadow element
Location: PAL Genetic Research Unit Tower
Each boss duo has its own tower. We have marked where you can find each of the boss duos on the map:
The Palworld map including the boss locations via mapgenie.io
Defeating Zoe & Grizzbolt – Here’s how
Here’s how to defeat Zoe and Grizzbolt: To successfully emerge from the fight against Zoe and Grizzbolt, you need to deal 30,000 damage to Grizzbolt.
Since Grizzbolt is an electric Pal, you should ideally have Pals with the ground element, as these are particularly strong against electric. Pals like Rushoar, Fuddler, and Dumud are suitable here.
You should avoid water Pals in the fight.
Defeating Lily & Lyleen – Here’s how
Here’s how to defeat Lily & Lyleen: In the Free Pal Alliance Tower, trainer Lily awaits you with her grass Pal Lyleen, to whom you must deal 69,000 damage.
Grass Pals are strong against the ground element, which is why you should avoid your Pals from the fight against Zoe and Grizzbolt.
In return, grass Pals are very susceptible to the fire element. Therefore, Pals like Foxparks, Rooby, Incineram, Arsox, and Vanwyrm would be appropriate for your fight.
You can also use fire arrows and shoot them with a bow or crossbow to support your Pal in the fight.
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Palworld: How you can level up quickly
Defeating Alex & Orserk – Here’s how
Here’s how to defeat Alex & Orserk: To defeat the dragon and electric Pal Orserk, you need to deal a total of 130,000 damage in the boss fight. You can do this best with ground or ice type Pals.
Due to the electric element, Orserk is susceptible to ground attacks and strong against water Pals.
Due to the dragon element, it is strong against shadow Pals but takes increased damage from ice attacks.
You should thus bring ice Pals like Chillet and Frostallion or ground Pals like Anubis and Dumud. Ice Reptyro and Mammorest Cryst are also very good choices.
In the fight, however, you also need to be careful to avoid Orserk’s wide-ranging electric attacks or to resist them as best as you can.
Here’s how to defeat Marcus & Faleris: In the fight against Marcus and Faleris, you should rely on water Pals, as the flying Pal is of the fire type. Therefore, you should definitely bring armor that resists heat.
When selecting your water Pals, make sure they do not have ice as a second element since fire is strong against ice. This is the case with Penking, for example. Of course, you should completely avoid grass Pals.
Good water Pals that you could take for the fight are Surfent and Suzaku Aqua. Relaxaurus is also a good choice.
Victor & Shadowbeak – Here’s how
Here’s how to defeat Victor & Shadowbeak: Shadowbeak is a Pal of the shadow element and is therefore vulnerable to attacks from the dragon element. You should avoid Pals of the neutral element during the fight, as they are at a disadvantage against shadow Pals.
To deal the 200,000 life points of damage required to defeat Shadowbeak, you should rely on the comparatively hard-to-obtain Jormuntide or Jetdragon. Orserk and Astegon are also good alternatives.
However, there are also listings that should be approached with great caution. If it’s clear that an offered item has a defect, one should reconsider the purchase more than once.
A player was unsure whether to bid on an RTX 4080 with a small defect and was additionally warned by other users in the community.
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Manufacturer shows sleek case, gamers are thrilled: “Great design! Goes directly onto my wishlist”
Small defect with possible consequential damage
What kind of offer is this? A player discovered a listing for an RTX 4080 on eBay. The seller wants the equivalent of 760 euros for the graphics card. At first glance, this seems to be a good price. However, the hardware has a small defect that doesn’t appear to be problematic at first.
A small piece of the board has broken off at the hardware interface for the connection with the motherboard. At the break point, the circuit board is also minimally torn. The actual contacts next to it seem undamaged. Still, the player is unsure whether to buy the graphics card and turns to the Reddit community.
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What do others advise him? Users warn the player not to buy the RTX 4080. At first glance, only a piece of the board is missing, which merely serves to give the graphics card a more secure hold in the motherboard slot. But by the time of sale, there may already be invisible components that are damaged.
Games_sans_frontiers summarizes the problem very well by saying the following on Reddit:
‘I don’t know if it works, since I haven’t tried it’ translates to eBay language as: ‘I know it definitely doesn’t work, but I want to pass this bad luck on to someone else while also covering my back for chargebacks.’
Because in addition to the many components and connections on the top and bottom of the graphics card, there are also circuit traces in the board that are not visible to the naked eye. At the latest during the hardware installation and further use, this defect can lead to possible consequential damage and render the hardware unusable.
Is such a repair worth it? Such a repair is associated with significant effort and is usually not financially worthwhile. Without specialized equipment and the required knowledge, such repairs can only be carried out by professionals.
However, there are companies that offer such a service. The experts from KrisFix-Germany demonstrate their approach in a video on YouTube.
What does the seller say about the defect? No additional details about the ASUS RTX 4080 offer are known. While the seller openly points to the defect, he otherwise reacts less trustfully. When the player asks him if he can test the graphics card beforehand, he declines.
He justifies this by citing possible damage to other components in his system. At this point, the player became suspicious and asked for advice on Reddit. He himself suspects that the RTX 4080 may no longer work and that the owner wants to absolve himself of responsibility with his statements and behavior after a successful sale.
What warning signs should one pay attention to? In general, there is always the risk of receiving completely unusable hardware when it is clear from the outset that there is a defect. It hardly matters where the damage is located. If there were, for example, a small scratch on the cover of the cooling structure on the graphics card, this would probably be unproblematic.
However, if a specific electronic component or the board itself is affected, such offers should be approached with caution. The risk of being left with defective hardware is too great if the seller has clearly expressed himself in this situation and is not aware of any wrongdoing. The residual risk then lies with oneself.
In general, it is always advisable to have the complete functionality of an item demonstrated to you or at least to have proof of it. If problems arise later, you can argue better based on the previously tested condition.
But also the manner in which a seller communicates in a listing and responds to targeted questions about the offered hardware can be an indication that something is wrong with the hardware. If someone evades your questions or is uncooperative, you should rather stay away from the offer, no matter how tempting it may seem.
A new survival game on Steam promises a tough survival battle and already attracts players with an extensive demo. In the trailer, Soulmask showcases its dangerous game world full of action-packed battles in advance.
What kind of game is it? Soulmask is an upcoming survival game that promises an “authentic survival experience.” Players will have to face the challenges of nature and not only fight against their own hunger and thirst but also against the dangerous creatures that populate the world.
In typical survival fashion, players start with nothing and gradually craft weapons, build shelters, and even establish their own tribe.
Soulmask is set to release on Steam in 2024. However, the game can already be tested as a demo version has been added to the Steam page for the upcoming Steam Next Fest. With about 40 hours of content, the demo is larger than many complete games.
You can get a first impression here in the trailer:
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Soulmask grants first impressions in action-packed teaser
The community already supports each other before release
What is the mood like? Even before the release, potential players showed interest on YouTube in the first images of the game. Under the announcement trailer for the demo, one user writes: “If you catch me in the first 15 seconds of a trailer, I’m in.” Another agrees: “I wondered what on earth this person was talking about. 5 seconds later I see it exactly the same way.” (via YouTube)
The first players seem to be quite positive so far. There is a lively exchange on the official Discord server, and players are helping each other with advice and support. The fact that some features, like PvP servers, are not included in the demo version is to be expected and does not pose a serious annoyance.
Is there any criticism? There are negative voices as well. Some users criticize the use of artificial intelligence for the voiceover in the trailer. Under another version of the trailer with more than 275,000 views, players note that the game seems to still lack polish and worry about a long early access period.
However, the developers are likely to work hard on these points before the release.
In Soulmask, the fight is not only against creatures, rival tribes, and looters but also against other players. However, PvP is supposed to be completely optional in the game. In contrast, there is to be no PvP at all in the new survival hit from Germany – yet that doesn’t necessarily protect you from other players:
The controversial opinion blogger Tim “KuchenTV” Heldt will soon be allowed to stream on Twitch again. This was decided by the regional court of Braunschweig on January 30, 2024, as the streamer proudly announced.
What was the reason for the ban? In December 2023, the German opinion blogger KuchenTV was banned from Twitch indefinitely. The ban followed a few days after a reaction stream in which he discussed Pia “Shurjoka” Scholz again.
Twitch stated as the reason for the ban that he “harassed others due to a personal trauma.”
Shortly before his ban, KuchenTV claimed that Twitch support was not interested in the complaints of streamer Shurjoka.
Immediately after the news of the ban was made public, the opinion blogger announced that he would take legal action. Prior to this, his friend, streamer “Scurrows,” had successfully appealed on Twitch. On January 30, 2024, the responsible regional court of Braunschweig decided in favor of KuchenTV – who lives in Braunschweig.
A Twitch ban often means the loss of an important source of income for streamers:
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Prime Gaming, the secret behind Twitch’s success
KuchenTV thanks his lawyer and plans his comeback
What did KuchenTV do? After his ban, the opinion blogger filed a lawsuit and requested a written hearing. This would have the advantage of being time-saving. Apparently, the 28-year-old wanted to resolve the matter as quickly as possible.
After being denied a written hearing, KuchenTV tried to achieve a quicker decision from the court.
What is the current status? On January 30, 2024, KuchenTV reported on X, formerly Twitter, that Twitch could not specify a particular reason for his ban in court. Shortly thereafter, he announced with the word “Won.”
In a series of further posts, the opinion blogger thanked his lawyer and celebrated his victory. Although his Twitch channel is currently still unavailable, KuchenTV is already gathering ideas for his “comeback stream” (via X).
The opinion blogger had stated multiple times in videos regarding his case that he was confident he would win in court, as Twitch’s ban had not met certain requirements. He claimed he should have been warned in advance and that the precise reason for the ban should have been stated. Neither occurred.
Supplement January 31, 2024: Excerpts from the ruling reveal that the streaming platform can no longer ban his channel without beforehand informing him and substantiating the ban with a concrete statement. Additionally, Twitch must provide him the opportunity for a counter-statement. Otherwise, fines of up to €250,000 threaten (via X).
KuchenTV had previously stated that lifting the ban was important to him because it “was financially better on Twitch than on YouTube.”
For the contentious influencer, the return of his Twitch channel is likely important not only because he can now appear in the streams of his colleagues again and attend influencer events that are streamed on Twitch. Due to the ban, his benefactor MontanaBlack was unable to react to the opinion blogger’s videos in his Twitch stream. However, he is supposed to refrain from doing so in the future anyway, at least according to HandOfBlood:
Season 23 in Destiny 2 is now live in the extension. We have to bridge the time until the next DLC The Final Shape and for that, there is a new questline this week. MeinMMO has all the details for you and tells you what else will be reset.
This is happening this week: In the extension of Season 23, Bungie will first bring the weekly quest “Riven’s Wishes” to its guardians. It challenges you to take on various challenges in the Dreaming City and should make the wait for the DLC more bearable.
Players can obtain the quest every week from Mara Sov in the H.E.L.M.
For the quest, challenging objectives in the Dreaming City, such as the dungeon or Legendary Lost Sectors, must be completed.
After completing the quest, you will receive a “Wish Token” that you can use to secure your enticing wish loot from three categories.
In addition, Triumph Moments 2024 are also returning, and of course, the other weekly activities are rotating again. MeinMMO has the complete overview for you as always.
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The key information on activities from 30.01. to 06.02.
Nightfall
“Sea of Shadows”, in the European Dead Zone
Your task is to free the water supply from the threat to secure clean water for the population. Additionally, Bungie has spiced up this activity for Lightfall 2023, so you will need to adjust your gameplay a bit.
Earn the Nightfall weapon this week: Undercurrent, Arc Waveform Grenade Launcher
Crucible – This is the rotating PvP activity
This week you can play the modes Momentum, Showdown, and Dynamic Control in Destiny 2 PvP.
Bonus this week
Lord Shaxx grants you double Crucible rewards.
Endgame: Raid Challenges and Dungeon Rotation
Farmable endgame on a weekly rotation: For those who love the challenge and perfected loot, the so-called Legacy Rotations await in the endgame. These can be repeated and farmed.
What does “Farmable Endgame” mean in Destiny 2?
Since Season 21, older missions and raids rotate every week as Legacy activities and are farmable. This means: the active rotation raid, the active rotation dungeon, and the exotic rotation missions can be farmed in the week. Therefore, you can complete the individual encounters multiple times to receive different items and complete your collection. Including any exotics available in these activities.
The weekly legacy raid is “Deep Stone Crypt” with the exotic rocket launcher Eyes of Tomorrow
Additionally, you can farm the dungeon “Pit of Heresy”. In these depths, you can find the exotic machine gun Xenophage.
The weekly exotic mission is “Operation Seraph’s Shield” with the pulse rifle “Revision Zero”.
Weekly Activities
For those who have not yet completed the story and their triumphs for Season 23, this can still be done. Even after the end of the story, these contents remain available.
New weekly quest: Riven’s Wishes. You can find out more about it in this article:
The Circus: Cross the dangerous paths of the Dreaming City every week and uncover the secrets left by Riven.
Protect the Nest: Retrieve the lost eggs from Riven’s enclosure over the ley lines every week to fulfill your part of a dangerous bargain.
Storm the Watchtower: Enter the dungeon Warlord’s Ruin and banish the derision and the possessed from the wish magic.
The weekly legacy raid is “Deep Stone Crypt” with the exotic rocket launcher Eyes of Tomorrow.
Additionally, you can farm the dungeon “Pit of Heresy”. In these depths, you can find the exotic machine gun Xenophage.
The weekly exotic mission is “Operation: Seraph’s Shield” with the exotic pulse rifle Revision Zero.
In this exotic mission, you will go high: Operation Seraph’s Shield
Weekly Activities
For those who have not yet completed the story and their triumphs for Season 23, this can still be done. Even after the end of the story, these contents remain available.
New weekly quest: Riven’s Wishes. You can find out what awaits you there in this article:
The Circus: Cross the dangerous paths of the Dreaming City every week and uncover the secrets left by Riven.
Protect the Nest: Retrieve the lost eggs from Riven’s enclosure over the ley lines every week to fulfill your part of a dangerous bargain.
Storm the Watchtower: Enter the dungeon Warlord’s Ruin and banish the derision and the possessed from the wish magic.
Lightfall – Weekly Campaign Mission
“No Time Left”
In the weekly Lightfall mission, you can ride a tank this week. You have no time left and need to help Rohan at the Radial Mast.
Ascendant Challenge – Dreaming City
Petra Venj can now be found in the Dreaming City right at Rheasilvia – as always during the 3rd curse week. At the same time, the 1st Ascendant Challenge is active.
All Sources for Top Loot in Season 23 of Destiny 2
More power level comes automatically: Bungie has already eased the power level grind in Destiny 2 for a long time. The hard power cap has remained unchanged at 1,810 for several seasons. Thus, no player is forced to deliver top performance every week, but levels up the artifact level automatically in all activities. However, there are still a few activities in the game where you can benefit from an artifact level up to +20.
If you are currently not yet at the hard cap of 1,810, we have listed the best sources for top loot for you here.
This top loot brings your power level up to 1,810:
Complete the area in Neomuna while holding a polysymorphic shell code.
Weekly Lightfall campaign mission on Legendary (+2)
Play “Area Restart” on Neomuna
Complete ritual activities in the Vanguard, Gambit, or Crucible
Hawthorne’s clan task: Give 5 appreciation cards to other guardians (+2 and 7 enhancement cores)
Trials of Osiris (+2)
If more sources emerge until the end of Season 23, we will update this immediately.
Glitter Dust Highlights in Eververse
For those who long for a touch of individuality and style and have earned enough glitter dust, Tess has fresh goods ready again. If you’re still missing glitter dust, use our glitter dust guide and farm yourself a bit more of the sparkling cosmetic dust in 2024.
Exotic weapon ornament “Westfront” for the exotic auto rifle “Monte Carlo”
These are also available in Eververse:
Exotic emote “PitschPatsch”
Exotic emote “Cozy Campfire”
Legendary emote “VR Exploration”
Exotic sparrow “Cosmos Star”
Exotic ship “Wanderer Wing”
Exotic ghost shell “Firetrail Shell”
Exotic ghost shell “”
Exotic weapon ornament “Westfront” for the exotic auto rifle “Monte Carlo”
Exotic weapon ornament “Chronos Exegesis” for the exotic pulse rifle “No Time to Explain”
In Diablo 4, with Season 3, the Steward was introduced, a mechanical companion for all classes. A player is now showcasing a combination of stones that significantly increases damage for all builds.
The Steward is a mechanical companion, which you can enhance and customize with various rune stones. He accompanies you throughout Sanctuary and cannot die, only be staggered. At release, the Steward seemed quite weak. Now that many players have found and leveled up more stones, that has apparently changed.
A player has now presented the best combination for the Steward on YouTube, making each class considerably stronger and increasing damage for all builds. However, one of the rarest stones is required for this.
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Diablo 4: The gameplay trailer for Season 3
Massive damage boost and cooldown reduction
What is this combination? In the YouTube video, “RageGamingVideos” demonstrates on January 29 a powerful combination of stones for the Steward that can greatly increase your damage. The following stones are necessary:
Lead Stone: Adrenaline Rush – Provides a quick adrenaline boost, multiplicatively increasing the player’s character’s damage (by 20% at Rank 10)
Coordination Stone: Continuous Support – Increases the duration of supported skills (by 4 seconds at Rank 10)
Coordination Stone: Tactical Support – Reduces the cooldown of the supported skill (by 40% at Rank 10)
Coordination Stone: Genesis – Increases the effectiveness of the supported skill by 150%.
You can only receive the unique Coordination Stone “Genesis” from the Echo of Malphas.
Because the Genesis Stone increases the skill’s effectiveness by 150%, and “Adrenaline Rush” multiplicatively increases the player’s character’s damage by 20%, according to “RageGamingVideos”, you should ultimately achieve a multiplicative bonus of a substantial 50% as well as a few additional bonuses.
Where can I get “Genesis”? Genesis is one of two unique Coordination Stones and drops exclusively from the Echo of Malphas – the new Uber boss in Season 3 of Diablo 4. Additionally, the Echo of Malphas drops legendaries at a high chance and has a chance for 925-item drops, which are the best in the game.
How you can summon and fight the boss can be found here:
Is there an alternative? You can also play the combination for the time being without “Genesis”, as it is still worthwhile. Another useful Lead Stone is “Hurricane”. It deals an electric charge to an enemy, causing damage to itself and another enemy. At Rank 10, “Hurricane” deals about 10,500 damage every second over 5 seconds.
You can combine “Hurricane” with various Coordination Stones, depending on class and build. If you use builds that depend on resources, “Resource Support” is a good choice, as you receive primary resource when the supported skill deals damage for the first time.
“Break Support” ensures that enemy barriers are destroyed. There is also a chance to make enemies vulnerable for 2 seconds – at Rank 10, the chance is 100%. “Safety Support” grants you damage reduction, and with “Efficiency Support” your critical hit chance for struck targets increases.
On this Tuesday, Destiny 2 is receiving an update again. For players, this means a short break from gaming. MeinMMO will tell you when you can log in again.
What you need to know today: Like almost every Tuesday, there is a new update for Destiny today. This requires the servers to go offline, which means you won’t be able to play for some time.
However, MeinMMO will keep you updated. We will let you know how long the downtime will last. Additionally, we will update this article as soon as new information becomes available.
Update history:
6:05 PM: The update is here. On PC, the file is 684.0 MB in size. Once you have downloaded it, you can log back into the game.
3:19 PM: The servers have just gone offline. You can find the further schedule of the update below in the article.
2:00 PM: Background maintenance has started. Therefore, there may already be minor issues in the form of error codes. Please keep this in mind if you are still in the game just before the server downtime.
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Destiny 2: Crota’s End, Legacy Raid of Season 22
Maintenance on 30.01 – All times for server downtime
These times are important today: Bungie informs its players via x.com (formerly Twitter) about the exact outage times. It is planned that the servers will be inaccessible today for 2 hours and 45 minutes.
This is the maintenance schedule:
At 2:00 PM, background maintenance will start on all platforms.
At around 3:15 PM, the servers will go offline. Players will be automatically kicked from the game.
During the downtime, Bungie will gradually roll out update 7.3.4 so that players across all platforms can download and install it.
At 6:00 PM, the shooter is expected to be back online, and you can log in again.
The maintenance will continue in the background until 8:00 PM.
Things to consider during downtimes: As long as the background maintenance is running, there may be recurring connection issues in the game. Additionally, there may be login queues forming, as Bungie will gradually grant access to the servers to avoid issues caused by overly high server load. Therefore, you may have to wait longer until you are back in the game.
This will be fixed today: At the end of last year, Bungie began making some improvements to the language filtering in text chat. However, there are still issues. For example, players may see less or more language content than before. Bungie aims to reduce these effects in its updates.
For season 23, it was also announced that the seasonal challenge “A Fulfilled Wish” currently requires 66 weekly challenges. Bungie will also correct this today to the intended number of 63 required challenges.
Otherwise, here are the latest issues that players have reported to the developer in the help forum and which could also be addressed.
The totems in the dungeon “Spire of the Warlord” sometimes do not spawn correctly.
In the description of the perk for the exotic gauntlets “Winter’s Call”, the term “ensnared” appears instead of “frozen”.
Reworked “Dreaming City” weapons do not count towards the Cursebreaker title.
Guardians do not receive the correct triumphs after acquiring ritual ornaments for the sword “Gallant Fire”.
Seasonal bonuses cannot partially be completed by guardians. Only 9 instead of 10 are displayed, even if you have completed everything.
Player name changes cannot be adjusted indefinitely via bungie.net. Many players are still waiting for the return of the option to change their player name, instead of receiving the message “You have no name changes available”.
What’s in the patch notes? A complete overview of all fixed issues and improvements will only be available later today after the update has gone live.
We will update our article and provide you the link to the patch notes. Because it is possible that the patch notes may be changed or corrected by Bungie afterwards.
Streamer Amouranth has received her 8th ban on Twitch. She explains the reason, but it seems hardly believable. Fans suspect that the ban could be a deliberate action by the streamer.
This was the ban:
Amouranth was banned by Twitch on January 27.
It was a temporary ban that lasted only 1 day.
Even the 7 previous bans of Amouranth lasted only briefly, usually just a few days.
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Amouranth hints: Accidental nudity caused the ban
This is what she says about the ban:Amouranth posted on Twitter: “Man that slip was crazy. My bad.”
There was also an “Oh God, I don’t want to look, but I will anyway” smiley.
That means something like: “Oh, what slipped out was really crazy. My fault.”
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With “slip” she refers to having accidentally shown a body part that according to the rules of Twitch should not be visible in the stream. For this, she received a ban.
What’s the problem? There is no indication that this really happened. In a clear “slip” ban, videos usually circulate within a few hours showing what really happened and what the reason for the ban is.
There is nothing of the sort with Amouranth.
A ban for “unauthorized nudity” from Twitch would typically have resulted, if it was really as serious as Amouranth claims, in a 72-hour penalty, not a 24-hour ban.
There is no indication that anyone knows why Amouranth was really banned.
Her suggestion that nudity was involved fits her image but not the facts at hand.
As Twitch does not publicly disclose why a streamer is banned, it is up to Amouranth to interpret her ban, and she takes advantage of that.
Critics suspect: Ban could have been deliberately provoked
This is the discussion: Amouranth speaks very clearly about her self-presentation on Twitch as a “shameless e-girl.” The 30-year-old has previously said that bans on Twitch benefit her more than harm her, as the bans attract attention and people watch her even more when she is back.
It is now suspected (via reddit) that Amouranth deliberately caused this Twitch ban to lure viewers to other platforms where Amouranth can monetize them better than on Twitch.
In any case, this could be a risky game for Amouranth, the master of PR-effective Twitch bans. One of her competitors, Indiefoxx, received 6 bans from Twitch in a year while trying to keep up with Amouranth. She was then permanently banned from Twitch:
Last week, Riot Games laid off 530 employees. In the announcement, it was stated that the focus would be more on the 4 major games. However, some employees responsible for new and upcoming content in League of Legends were also let go.
As Riot announced last week, the company will lay off 530 employees. As part of this, smaller projects like Riot Forge will also be shut down. In the statement from Riot, it was said that the focus would be on the 4 major games. These include Wild Rift, Valorant, TFT, and LoL.
However, as can be inferred from X.com and laid-off employees, LoL will also suffer under the layoffs. As Riot Lexical, who is responsible for Product Management for LoL Champions, informs on their X account, there is uncertainty regarding the planning of future content and the timelines.
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League of Legends opens the 2024 season with an emotional trailer
I only regret that I couldn’t do more.
In her tweet, she confirms that, at least for now, the release of the new champion Smolder and the rework of Skarner will not be affected by the current situation. Nevertheless, it can be assumed that there will be some changes to the release structure and also to announced updates. There is no new roadmap for the year and beyond yet.
Stephen Auker, known as Riot Raptorr, is among the laid-off employees. He worked on Smolder and was responsible for the visual update of Shyvanna. He confirmed his layoff on X.com.
Despite the announcement that Smolder and Skarner will be released as normal, Riot Llama was also laid off. He was responsible for K’Sante, as well as for Smolder and the new Skarner. On X.com, he posted: I only regret that I couldn’t do more.
There is currently no official statement from Riot on how the layoffs will influence the future of LoL.
It is still unclear how the layoffs will specifically affect the release timelines and new content for LoL. However, seeing that important designers for new champions have been laid off, it can be assumed that there will be some changes to the rhythm of new champions and reworks. Although Legends of Runterra has not been canceled, the future of the card game still seems uncertain: The future of a spin-off to LoL looks grim: “We love the game, but …”
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In the popular MOBA and LoL rival DOTA 2 (Steam) a front of professionals and players is strongly opposing the third-party app Overplus. This would cause trouble both in the professional realm and among regular players.
Who is calling for this ban?
The former pro Joanatha ‘Loda’ Berg took a stance against the app ‘Overplus’ on January 29 (via twitter). Generally, there has been growing discontent in the DOTA 2 community against the app for several weeks now. Two weeks ago, the question was asked: When will Valve finally ban people using the ‘Russian cheating app’ Overplus? (via reddit)
The app would reveal a lot of data about the opposing team before the match even starts. This is bad for DOTA 2, Loda writes. Valve should take action against the app and ban it.
He noticed that suddenly many champs with the highest winrate are being banned from his own team before a match starts – even when these heroes are not ‘meta’, meaning they are not the typical bans. These are apparently targeted bans that result from the fact that opponents have accurate information about the players’ preferences.
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App provides such a strong information advantage that it feels like cheating
This is the problem: As the US site Dotesports reports, the app Overplus offers many functions for DOTA 2 players, where players could even use cosmetic skins they do not own.
However, the point of contention is the function ‘Pick Stage Analyzer’, where the tool sifts through the database and gives the user an advantage in the draft phase before each game.
Parts of the community already see this as ‘cheating’: because the app reveals which skills and items the opponent prefers for the heroes – allowing one to anticipate and prepare counters.
Even streamers on DOTA 2 are joining in, saying the advantages are simply unfair.
Furthermore, the app, as Dotesports writes, is even said to be able to access data even when one tries to prevent it.
Some are now calling for the ban of Overplus to preserve the integrity of DOTA 2. Valve has yet to comment on the matter.
This is what it’s about: This is a case of an app that offers such advantages that one practically has to use it to keep up, even if one does not want to.
While one can argue that ‘pro teams’ also pay people to observe and analyze opposing teams to gain the advantages that Overplus simply offers – this level of effort is hardly justifiable in regular play and provides real advantages that are akin to cheating.
The game developer Stephen “Mortdog” Mortimer has 19 years of experience at Nintendo and Riot Games. He is currently the head of Teamfight Tactics. He now explains how he sees Palworld as a game developer and the potential impacts on gaming. He also takes a jab at the Twitch streamer Asmongold.
Who is that?
Stephen Mortimer, known as “Riot Mortdog,” is one of the smartest minds at Riot Games (known for League of Legends and Valorant). On his own YouTube channel “Mortdog – TFT,” he frequently addresses players.
Mortdog spent 11 years at Nintendo, working on games like Mario vs. Donkey Kong and Mini Mario & Friends.
He has been at Riot Games since 2016 and is the leading mind behind Teamfight Tactics here.
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Palworld: Here you will find a super fast ground mount
Games build on existing ones – that is fundamentally good and important
What he says about Palworld: In a video from January 28, Mortdog elaborates on how he sees Palworld and game design.
Games consist of a variety of layers that individual employees or teams work on:
The menu
The game progress
The system design
The AI that controls opponents
The behavior
Characters
Level design
Level graphics
The engine
Now, it has always been the case that successful games have taken existing parts from their own games or from others. So, further Zelda installments from Nintendo have continuously borrowed functional elements from older Zelda titles and only partially and sporadically changed certain elements.
Other gaming companies had already been copying trend games like Street Fighter 2 in the 90s. And the “good clones” became strong brands in their own right, like Mortal Kombat.
This is completely normal and healthy. Game development is hard. The goal is to create good games. Anything that serves that purpose and represents a shortcut is fundamentally good.
This is how Mortdog sees Palworld: Much borrowed, but what they have done themselves is very good.
The success of Palworld could establish a dangerous trend
This is how he sees Palworld: Regarding Palworld, Mortdog says it’s a really good game, but it has taken a significant portion, about 70%, from existing games and then just added a bit on top.
The problem is: Palworld is so extremely successful that it could now serve as a template for further copies of this working method.
Studios will always move where the money is. And because a game that uses mostly existing parts is so successful, it could become a norm for games to take functioning concepts from other games and just add a part on top.
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Reskins with existing source code as a difference to clones
This scares him: Mortdog makes a clear distinction between copying a game and starting with the product from scratch, or having existing code and modifying it.
Thus, the entry of Palworld seems suspiciously similar to the entry of the last game by Palworld’s developers, Craftopia.
If you do the work “from the ground up yourself,” it is challenging and real work, even if it represents a copy:
“But if you have the source code and just put a new skin over it, it’s damn easy. And what I’m saying is: That looked pretty damn easy now. That’s a bit disgusting. If you simply say: Thanks Nintendo, for this, it’s mine now and I’m adding something on top – that’s a bit weird.”
However, Mortdog admits that what Palworld has added on top is “really, really good.” Palworld is fun and is a good game.
The worst aspect of this development is seen in “reskins”: Studios might take 90% of existing games and only change 10% (the characters), in hopes of achieving success. On Fiverr, you can commission a reskin of a Unity game for $55.
No good games can come out of that if you’re only investing $55.
This widespread appropriation of other systems he calls “a bit disgusting” and strange. If Palworld establishes a trend here, it scares him.
Palworld could establish a trend similar to cosmetic items back then
What he says about Asmongold:Asmongold tweeted on January 24, that all the criticism of Palworld is irrelevant. The artist’s opinion doesn’t matter. What’s important is just a good game.
Mortdog talks about the statement of a certain “bald streamer” and says: You have to be cautious. Asmongold warned about the first microtransactions in gaming many years ago, the horse armor in Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion. This established a very negative trend in gaming: microtransactions.
Here too, the industry followed the money.
Mortdog fears that even though Palworld is a good, fun game, it could also establish a negative trend in gaming that scares him.
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What does Asmongold say about it? Asmongold has made a pretty big mistake with a rant against people who are upset about Palworld. He said that such complaints, like copyright or artist opinion, don’t matter; it’s all about a good game.
However, Mortdog’s criticism seems to particularly hit him because the developer still has a full head of hair at 40, while he himself is described as “bald.” That’s just unfair.
Asmongold struggles with Mortdog’s criticism of the game. He doesn’t really know. The criticism is already very good and fair. Ultimately, the customer is always right. If people buy a game, there will certainly be copies of the concepts in the future.
In EA FC 24, you can draw twice as many Team-of-the-Year cards (TOTY) this year; your chances have theoretically never been higher. However, perhaps you have also noticed how hard it is to get a TOTY this year. Many fans confirm that the success rate seems to be extremely low this year.
What is it about? Since last Friday, January 26, all TOTY cards have been in the packs. This year, the women’s team has released 24 really strong cards all at once. Given the number of players, the chance of getting one of these coveted cards has never been higher.
However, reality looks quite different. TOTYs are a real rarity; even the “Honorable Mentions,” which can be referred to as mini-TOTYs, seem to be scarce. And this is despite the fact that EA Sports has made a plethora of upgrade packs available. This raises questions within the community.
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Fans react to the miserable pack weight for the TOTY
An entry on reddit.com addresses the issue of the TOTY event. Under the question “What does EA gain from this pack weight?” the disappointed community is actively discussing. In the EAFC community, “pack weight” refers to the amount of strong, rare, valuable cards that are in a pack. If many of these cards are in a pack, it counts as “good” pack weight. On the other hand, with poor pack weight, worthless and common cards dominate the packs.
What are the community’s reactions? Many of the posts have a simple answer to the question from the subreddit. They see the poor pack weight as a simple strategy to get people to buy more and more packs.
The top comment with the most likes, regarding what EA Sports gains from the poor pack weight, gives a simple and clear answer: “Money, a lot of it.” (via reddit.com)
But even those who do not invest money in shop packs are on the brink of despair. This is evidenced by another comment in the subreddit.
User makes more than 1700 upgrade packs, does not get a single TOTY
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“This must be the worst pack weight we have ever had,” begins the post by the user ‘rockethot’. He has taken the effort to list all the upgrade packs he has crafted and opened since the release of the entire TOTY+TOTY Icons+Honorable Mentions+Twelfth Man. He comes to the incredible total of 1736 packs.
We calculated how many rare gold players the unlucky guy drew without pulling a single TOTY card. A staggering 5,710 rare gold players without a TOTY had to endure by the user. We can only guess how many hours and nerves it must have cost to craft and recraft the upgrade SBCs. In the end, however, he stands there without a single TOTY.
A similar fate befell user ‘sushquad’, who also opened a huge number of upgrade packs without getting TOTY cards. (via reddit.com)
Despite 17 TOTYs: German YouTube star with mediocre return
A prominent content creator on YouTube also demonstrated how difficult it is to obtain TOTY cards.
Who is it about? Content creator Simon Schildgen, better known as GamerBrother, has celebrated 17 TOTYs. This initially sounds like a good yield. However, two things must be noted:
The YouTuber claims to invest 70,000 FC Points for a pack opening. For 12,000 FC Points, you pay almost €90 in the EA FC shop. In other words, for an hour of pack opening, the streamer easily spends €500, and often even more. He therefore urges his community to watch him rather than buy packs themselves.
Despite having twice the chance of getting a TOTY in EA FC 24, his yield is nearly identical to last year. In FIFA 23, he pulled fourteen TOTY cards (via YouTube.com), but this year he has only gotten 3 more cards, totaling 17 (via YouTube.com).
Additionally, the strongest and most expensive TOTYs, such as Haaland or Mbappé, were not part of his yield. On the contrary: he often pulled the cheaper TOTYs multiple times. It shows that the chance of obtaining TOTY cards from packs is very low, even if you invest an extreme amount of money.
The dispute over the authenticity of Palworld and its similarities to Pokémon designs has reignited because a data miner found a Pal that resembles the Pokémon Mewtwo.
Since the release, there has been an ongoing dispute between Palworld and Pokémon fans regarding the authenticity of the Pals in Palworld. Many of them are inspired by Pokémon, some are even copies of the designs from the video game classic. A recent find has sparked discussions.
A player has already created a Pokémon mod for Palworld, you can see more about it in the video.
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Palworld is in Early Access and there is already a Pokémon mod
Data miner finds unreleased Pal in the code
What new Pal was discovered? A data miner found an unreleased Pal in the code of Palworld that closely resembles the Pokémon Mewtwo. This Pal is not yet implemented in the game, but it already has attributes, abilities, a name, and its appearance is complete.
In the post by Pokémon YouTuber Lewtwo on X (formerly Twitter), you can see the unreleased Pal compared to Mewtwo.
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What does the community say about it? The Pokémon YouTuber Lewtwo, who points out the similarity between the two monsters in a post on X (formerly Twitter), has rekindled the debate over the similarities in the designs.
Under his tweet, the familiar division between two camps is evident: those defending Palworld and those siding with Pokémon.
In the original tweet, Lewtwo himself writes: “Hahahaha, holy shit, look at this Palworld design they left in the data, you can’t be serious man.”
FizzaAgain writes: “‘Left in the dataset’ so it’s not in the game. Got it.”
mydearnari_ writes: “Still, it’s more fun to play.”
MaxwellCra17122 writes: “They aren’t even trying.”
tenzspeed1 writes: “I don’t care, let me enjoy the game.”
The legendary Pokémon Cupidos will soon appear in Pokémon GO. And even though the Valentine’s Day timing fits the release, the date has sparked criticism.
What kind of Pokémon is this? Cupidos belongs to the group of Pokémon known as “forces of nature.” This group includes the legendary Pokémon Boreos, Voltolos, and Demeteros alongside Cupidos. It made its debut in the game Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
While the other three have been in Pokémon GO for a long time, Cupidos has been missing so far. As it looks, you can see the official post about the debut of Pokémon GO here (via X.com).
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Like the other three monsters, there are two forms of Cupidos: the Incarnation form and the Animal Spirit form. In Pokémon GO, the Incarnation form will appear on February 14, which is Valentine’s Day. This is quite fitting, as Cupidos is known as a symbol of love and spring in the Hisui region.
However, the timing and the type of release has sparked criticism.
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Trainers criticize top raids with Cupidos on Valentine’s Day
What is the problem? The fact that the release aligns with Valentine’s Day is seen as an obvious idea by some trainers, but there is a difficulty: Cupidos will not appear in normal raids, but in the so-called top raids.
These top raids have a few peculiarities:
They only occur during specific time slots. In this case, on February 14, the times will be as follows:
12:00 to 13:00
13:00 to 14:00
17:00 to 18:00
18:00 to 19:00
The top raids are generally very difficult and require numerous trainers to defeat.
And they can only be completed on-site, meaning not as a remote raid.
However, Valentine’s Day in 2024 falls on a Wednesday, right in the middle of the week on a regular working day. Therefore, the combination of the mentioned time slots and the need to be on-site is leading to criticism from some trainers.
Here are a few example voices from the reddit community “TheSilphRoad” regarding Pokémon GO:
“It feels weird to have a top raid day on a weekday,” says user DevilMaster7 (via reddit).
“Well, I won’t be able to get one. My wife won’t be very happy if I give her the cold shoulder,” writes user Wicked_Odie (via reddit).
“Having this specifically during work/mealtime on Valentine’s Day (in the middle of the week!) is really a decision,” criticizes user JRE47 (via reddit).
“If this can be beaten in a duo, that’s medium-good news. If it can’t, that’s terrible news,” thinks user OdgeHam (via reddit).
Some note that for them the timing collides with work, while for others it clashes with Valentine’s Day planning. The other question is whether there will actually be enough trainers available at these times to defeat them, since top raids are specifically designed to be harder to beat.
What do you think about the raid with Cupidos? Does the raid fit into your plans, are you perhaps going to catch the new monster together? Or does it not fit in with your plans either? Let us know in the comments! And if you want to know what’s happening in the game: Here you can find all events in February 2024 in Pokémon GO.
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A developer has created a brilliant app for cleaning the house. It’s almost the perfect excuse to justify buying an expensive VR headset.
Most VR devices are not exactly cheap. For Meta’s Quest 3, you pay around 600 euros, while Apple’s VR system, the Apple Vision Pro, costs almost 4,000 euros. A developer has now introduced a brilliant app that allows you to visualize house cleaning.
Cleaning is easier with an app
What kind of app is it? As reported by the colleagues at Dexerto, a developer has created a fantastic app for cleaning tasks. To use it, you need either an Apple device or Meta’s Quest 3. Then, you must scan the play area with the device. That is, the area you want to clean.
The app automatically tracks where you have already vacuumed, and the light green overlay disappears from any spot that has already been cleaned. You can watch a short video showing how it works on reddit:
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To check how far the vacuum has cleaned, the developer attached the Quest 3 controller to his vacuum cleaner. You can see this at the very beginning of his video.
What are the reactions? The reactions are mostly positive. One person explains that with the right gamification, it would even get his son to clean the hallway every day. Another adds that it needs just such apps and ideas to make VR interesting for the mass market. He explains:
Honestly, this is one of the first things I have seen that I believe are necessary for VR to truly hit the mainstream. (…) This is hands-free and practical, I hope we see more of such stuff.
More about VR systems: PlayStation VR 2, or PSVR 2, is the new VR device exclusively for the PS5. Along with extensive hardware, the system also comes with some new, exclusive titles designed to entice purchases. But what do the first tests say, and who is this system really worth it for?PSVR 2 for PS5 in test overview – Who is this device worth it for?
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