The release and unexpected success of Palworld has surprised both developers and players alike. Amid the hype surrounding the new sandbox game with Pok- uh, Pals and guns, another game got somewhat overshadowed: Enshrouded. The survival adventure from Germany has to compete against a tough competitor – and is successful.
What kind of game is it?
In Enshrouded, a dark power dominates the land and cloaks it in “Miasma,” a deadly mist for humans and many other beings. You play as a “Flame-Touched” who can resist the Miasma and helps to reclaim the world.
At its core, Enshrouded is a sandbox game with survival and adventure elements akin to Valheim and Zelda. For a while, it was considered “Minecraft for adults,” but ultimately offers significantly more content in terms of combat, building, and exploration.
Enshrouded was released in Early Access on Steam on January 24. The game is developed by the German indie studio Keen Games based in Frankfurt am Main.
Here’s the current status of Enshrouded:According to steamcharts, Enshrouded has had an average of over 74,000 players since its release and even peaked at over 112,000. This peak was only reached recently, on the weekend of January 27.
The ratings are “very positive” at 84%. Great praise is especially given to the beauty of the world, exploration, as well as the building and voxel system. Almost everything in Enshrouded can be terraformed, you can mine at will and even build houses and bases in caves if you want.
Criticism mainly revolves around the optional multiplayer/co-op aspect. Enshrouded can be played with up to 16 players, but progress is tied to the server owner. Many players believe that playing alone offers more from the game.
Additionally, there are a few minor and mostly negligible bugs. Enshrouded is generally very well-received and seems to be exactly what over 100,000 players currently want. Only the timing of the release could have been better.
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Enshrouded: Dark Survival Game on Steam with Base Building and Action-Packed Battles
Enshrouded is a top game, but gets overshadowed by Palworld
On January 19, just before the release of Enshrouded, a competitor emerged with Palworld. The “Pokémon game with guns” has proven to be an extraordinarily successful sandbox game with many exploration, building, and complex breeding mechanics.
By now, Palworld has over 2 million players and is the most played game on Steam (via steamcharts). A good portion of these players would have also been interested in Enshrouded – but that interest came a bit later.
On Reddit and other social media, players report feeling torn. Both games are great, but they’ve already started with Palworld. Enshrouded will have to wait for later.
Others see Enshrouded as a perfect alternative to Palworld. Those who for some reason do not like the colorful world with quirky creatures and guns have the ideal place to switch to with Enshrouded.
From my own experience, I can say: Enshrouded offers an excellent fantasy world where one can easily get lost. I especially enjoy the combat, which allows for various play styles with skills, and the different weapons like the two-handed axe, sword and shield, or wand all feel good. With a bit more testing time, Enshrouded will surely soon appear on my list of the best survival games.
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MeinMMO-Demon Cortyn has fallen for a new series that has been waited for 7 years. Hazbin Hotel meets all expectations, but it is definitely not for children.
Those who follow my articles a little closely know that I can hardly appreciate series outside of Anime. I have to force myself to give other things a chance – with one big exception. The animated series “Helluva Boss” on YouTube greatly impressed me, and the pilot episode of “Hazbin Hotel” from the same author immediately captivated me.
Accordingly, my anticipation was immense when it was announced that Hazbin Hotel would finally get a full series on Amazon Prime after nearly a decade of waiting.
A few days ago, Hazbin Hotel was released on Amazon Prime, and to make it short: Hazbin Hotel is much better than I expected.
I always had the fear that the vulgar, dark charm of the pilot episode from 7 years ago would be lost and smoothed out by Amazon to appeal to a wider audience and not be so offensive. I am more than happy to say: This is absolutely not the case.
Hazbin Hotel knows no mercy, no taboos, and is just as dark, vulgar, and lovable as expected by the fans.
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Hazbin Hotel – German Trailer for Season 1
Hazbin Hotel: An Escape from Hell
The plot of Hazbin Hotel is quickly explained. In hell, overpopulation occurs regularly. To get a grip on it, heaven sends its exorcists down once a year to destroy as many demons and hell residents as possible.
Charlie Morningstar, the daughter of the supreme demon Lucifer, is not particularly thrilled about this. She wants the annual slaughter to end and give the residents of hell a chance to reform and ascend to heaven. Therefore, she establishes the “Happy Hotel,” where sinners are supposed to repent for their actions and become better souls.
While Charlie, along with her friend Vaggie, a powerful demonic ally Alastor, and the porn star Angel Dust, tries to get her hotel running, a much larger threat is unfolding in the background. The demons have managed to kill one of the attacking angels for the first time, making the idea of a war from heaven against hell realistic. At the same time, heaven decides to conduct the cleansing not just annually but every 6 months – and shows little cooperation with Charlie’s plans.
Charlie is definitely too cute for hell.
What Makes Hazbin Hotel So Great?
In the hope of not losing you with this sentence right away: Hazbin Hotel is more of a musical than an ordinary series.
Each episode features one or two longer musical numbers, which greatly contribute to the charm of the series. While Charlie is at heart something like a singing “Disney Princess,” her environment is anything but harmonious. Demons blowing each other’s brains out, sex and decay at every corner, and a barrage of curse words clearly show how out of place Charlie is in her job as the princess of hell.
Not everything Charlie sees in hell brings her joy.
Yet all these characters are multifaceted and mostly much deeper than they first seem. The porn demon Angel Dust, who tells pretty much everyone who hears (or doesn’t hear) him that he loves to “suck dicks” or, during physical abuse, lobs a cheeky “Harder, Daddy!” at you, turns out to be quite a broken soul, caught between drug use and the high of being desired by others, while he actually has to cry himself to sleep every day, overwhelmed by his own misery.
Even seemingly irrelevant side characters like the angel Adam or the hellish overlords shine in their musical performances, and really every single song is incredibly strong – at least in the English version:
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But the songs are not everything. Although the concept of heaven and hell is a few millennia old, Hazbin Hotel brings many fresh ideas that especially come to light through the characters. It has a profound backstory, and after each episode, you feel like you have only grasped the tip of the iceberg.
Whether it’s Alastor the “Radio Demon”, who even changes the art style of the entire series in particularly creepy moments or the clichéd “Vees” who want to subjugate the population with clever marketing and media control – they all have their own style and visible motivations that are not immediately obvious.
Hazbin Hotel often manages to switch astonishingly quickly between silliness and suddenly dramatic, emotional moments – this was already a strength of “Helluva Boss”, and it seems they have evidently retained it.
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Because I liked the series so much, I watched the episodes again in German afterward to form an opinion about the dubbing as well.
In most moments, I was positively surprised. The voices fit and hardly lag behind the English original. In some places, the German translation even does the series a lot of good, as some insults or conflicts appear a bit “harsher” in German.
However, the German translation is not perfect. The most noticeable issue is probably that the character Angel Dust is voiced by two actors – one during the dialogues (Hannes Maurer) and another during the songs (Laura Leyh). Both do their part well individually, but the difference between the voices briefly pulls you out of the series. You trip over these passages a bit, as the change in voice is clearly audible.
Angel Dust is one of the most versatile and dramatic characters – unfortunately, his song in German is not quite successful.
This is unfortunately seamlessly connected with the second problem – while many of the songs have really good German translations, the one sung by Angel Dust, “Poison” (YouTube), simply did not turn out well in the German version. The translations are clunky, the lyrics do not quite match the meaning of the English song, and at no other point is the gap between the English original and the German dub so evident.
Aside from this one song, the translation is fantastic – it is just as vulgar, merciless, and blunt as the original. In fact, I find that some sentences in German even hit harder than in English. But compare for yourselves:
English: “Can’t wait a whole year to slaughter those little cunts, I know it’s just been a week – but we’ll be back in six months!”
German: “Euch Fotzen zu schlachten, das ist so wunderbar. Darum vergeht bis wir kommen, jetzt nur noch ein halbes Jahr!”
This already made me think “Wow, they don’t hold back” – and it benefits the series. The world of Hazbin Hotel is after all hell full of unscrupulous sinners who don’t hold back, and that you even raise the ante in German fits perfectly. After all, curse words are a bit rarer in general German language use than in the American context, where “Fuck” has simply become a filler word.
The Radio Demon Alastor is creepy – but also damn cool.
In the end, Hazbin Hotel is much more than its vulgar language. Because although it revolves around lustful demons, a conflict between heaven and hell, and a lot of cruelty, behind all of that lie extremely detailed, multifaceted characters and often even educational moral views.
If you want to listen to just one of my “weird recommendations” this year – then watch Hazbin Hotel on Amazon Prime. The 7-year-old pilot episode is available for free on YouTube and the first episode of the Amazon season is also (in English) free, also on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/dOYEFe1FsCI?si=7YRLO_Jo4wxkWLWx
Oh – and if that hasn’t been completely obvious for some reason. Hazbin Hotel is of course nothing for children, even though it is an “animated series”. Themes like sexual abuse, genocide, sexism, violence, and drugs are the order of the day here – but what else would you expect from hell?
Despite these harsh scenes, Hazbin Hotel does not handle these themes lightly or brings them up just to deliver a shock moment – nonetheless, one should be prepared for what one is getting into.
If the two episodes do not convince you – then go to where the angels live.
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In Dead by Daylight, it could soon get spookier again. Because the developers have plans to make everything scarier.
Although Dead by Daylight is at its core a horror game, this very element has somewhat faded in recent years. Of course, after thousands of matches, players have simply gotten used to the maps and the killers. Many have even adjusted their screen settings to make the entire game appear brighter – the horror has somewhat dissipated.
However, the developers want to bring that back and announce the “Lights Out” modification.
What kind of modification is that? Even though there is only a first teaser so far, it is already quite clear what will happen with the “Lights Out” modification – the light sources will go out, and most maps will be in considerable darkness. This means it will only be possible to see a few meters ahead, as one might already know from the killer Dredge.
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It is still unclear whether the brightness on a map will be permanently reduced or triggered in intervals.
Will it be permanent? No. It is already clear that this is a time-limited modifier that will presumably only be active for a few days. They probably want to gather player feedback and get a general impression of how the gameplay and player experience changes when the maps are significantly darker.
Is this entirely new? In this form yes, but not fundamentally. Previously, there were offerings in Dead by Daylight that allowed players to manipulate the brightness on a map. For instance, it was possible to make the moon shine particularly bright or to completely delete it. This drastically altered the brightness conditions.
Back then, however, most maps in Dead by Daylight were purely outdoor areas, and these offerings were removed from the game when more maps were added where they simply did not work well. Therefore, it could happen that killers or survivors had to navigate in almost complete darkness and then simply gave up in frustration when survivors were no longer visible.
We will likely learn how the developers have managed to “enhance” this function on January 30. Because then more will be revealed about this feature.
What do you think of the idea of significantly darker maps in Dead by Daylight? A good idea to bring back the horror? Or rather annoying and disturbing?
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In Pokémon GO you can now complete the research “Timeless Travels.” We have summarized the now known steps 9 to 14 for you here.
What type of research is this? In December 2023, the Special Research “Timeless Travels” started to celebrate the namesake season in Pokémon GO.
However, you couldn’t complete all 14 steps right away. Instead, new steps were added over several events. Now the final step is available.
Since the start of the “Stolen Treasures” event, you can also complete the last sections. And they are important because they grant you a Super Rocket Radar that allows you to challenge the Rocket boss Giovanni.
As some players have already completed all steps due to time zone differences, the contents are now known. We summarize them here for you using the overview from LeekDuck.
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Pokémon GO: Finding Rocket Bosses – How to Collect the Rocket Radar and Track Them Down
Timeless Travels 9/14
Task
Reward
Catch 15 Pokémon
5 Nanab Berries
Spin 5 Gyms or PokéStops
10 Poké Balls
Defeat 3 Grunts from Team GO Rocket
2 Charged TMs
Stage Reward:
1,000 XP
1,000 Stardust
A meeting with Zurrokex
Timeless Travels 10/14
Task
Reward
Catch 15 Pokémon
5 Nanab Berries
Send 10 Pokémon
10 Ultra Balls
Defeat 6 Grunts from Team GO Rocket
3 Mysterious Components
Stage Reward:
1,500 XP
1,500 Stardust
1 Rocket Radar
Timeless Travels 11/14
Task
Reward
Defeat Rocket Leader Arlo
2,500 XP
Defeat Rocket Leader Cliff
2,500 XP
Defeat Rocket Leader Sierra
2,500 XP
Stage Reward:
2,500 XP
2,500 Stardust
1 Super Rocket Radar
Timeless Travels 12/14
Task
Reward
Find the boss of Team GO Rocket
10 Hyper Potions
Fight against the boss of Team GO Rocket
10 Ultra Balls
Defeat the boss of Team GO Rocket
6 Max Revives
Stage Reward:
3,000 XP
3,000 Stardust
Timeless Travels 13/14
Task
Reward
Catch 10 Pokémon
10 Max Potions
Spin 10 PokéStops or Gyms
1 Sinnoh Stone
Defeat 3 Grunts from Team GO Rocket
3 Charged TMs
Stage Reward:
4,000 XP
4,000 Stardust
Timeless Travels 14/14
Task
Reward
Already completed!
5 golden Razz Berries
Already completed!
5,000 XP
Already completed!
1 Lucky Egg
Stage Reward: Here you don’t need to complete any tasks anymore, just collect the rewards. The completion brings:
The special thing about this research is that there is no separate Team GO Rocket research as usual, but it has been integrated into the season research. Therefore, you should complete “Timeless Travels” to face Giovanni. Because: The boss of Team GO Rocket has a powerful Pokémon with him. You can now get Crypto-Kyogre from him – how powerful that is, we show you here.
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Just 4 days after the release of Season 3, Blizzard has released another patch with bug fixes for Diablo 4: Patch 1.3.0a. With these changes, the team mainly improves the trap mechanics and the vaults. Both were criticized by fans.
The highlights of the patch:
Traps are no longer as punishing in vaults. The loot has also been adjusted: In the last room of a vault, you now receive a treasure chest after the final fight.
The Echo of Malphas is now stronger, but it no longer needs to be summoned with Pearls. There is a new currency: “Igneous Cores.” Additionally, the drop rate of the unique tuning stones from the Echo has been increased.
It is now generally easier to level the governing and tuning stones from the Seneschal, making it feel more useful. In our guide, you can find more information on the Seneschal and the stones.
You can find the full patch notes in English on page 2. As soon as the German ones are available, we will add them. We have summarized the most important content for you here.
The new dungeon type “Vaults” doesn’t just have plenty of enemies but also traps. If you are hit too often, you receive less loot at the end of the dungeon. The final battle, which can quickly nullify any success, offered no rewards at all.
Blizzard had already promised to address the biggest criticisms. This has now happened. In the vaults, you now receive 10 stacks of Zoltun’s Warding for one Pearl instead of 3. Additionally, you have a grace period of 1.5 seconds when hit by traps, meaning you lose only one shield every 1.5 seconds (previously 1 second).
There is also generally more loot in the vaults. The new end chest guarantees a Legendary item starting at level 26 and has a chance for another. The same applies to the new additional boss Son of Malphas.
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Diablo 4: The Announcement Trailer for Season 3
Blizzard makes the best farm spots more enjoyable, improves the Seneschal
Traps in general are also being nerfed: The pillars in the Arcane Tremors no longer push you back, the speed of projectiles and the size of hit areas from traps have been reduced.
For the Seneschal, it is now easier to level the stones you use to strengthen the construct. For instance, crafting a crate with stones now always costs 200 Shattered Stones and 20 Iron Chunks at each level.
The experience needed to bring a stone to level 10 has been reduced. Blizzard does not specify by how much. If you find a stone that you already have at level 10, you instead receive 150-200 Shattered Stones. The Son of Malphas and Seneschal stone chests now drop more governing and tuning stones.
Additionally, Blizzard provides numerous bug fixes. For example, a pesky bug that prevented players on PlayStation from seeing the map will be resolved. Furthermore, the quest “Drums of the Vault” should now be finally fixed.
You can find the full patch notes on the next page. As soon as they are available in German, we will add them.
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This week, Tarisland presented the first concept design for the female Paladin. In contrast, WoW nerfed one of the strongest dungeons. MyMMO shows you the most important events that happened in the MMORPG world last week.
The highlights of the week:
Tarisland has introduced its first revised class, adding another gender option: the female Paladin. Each of the existing classes is set to get a second variant, allowing players to always choose between a female and male version.
Unfortunately, the development team has not provided new information about the release. Accordingly, the few images are already a significant highlight for the waiting fans.
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A new Mog Mog collection will take place in Final Fantasy 14 starting January 30, 2024. During this period, a special event without a set program will occur. There are many rewards, such as a Shiba Inu scarf and new mounts (via Final Fantasy XIV).
New World has released a new update. It includes several bug fixes and changes. It is even possible to participate in a transmog contest (via New World).
Guild Wars 2 is starting a new PvP Rush event. Players have until January 30 to talk to Zafirah and participate in the event (via Twitter).
This is what happened in the small MMORPGs:
The space MMORPG EVE Online is currently testing its FPS module EVE Vanguard. The test runs until January 29. The update brings players back to the surface of the planets that make up the universe of New Eden as Vanguard clones (via EVE Online).
In Sky: Children of the Light, the Day of Fortune event is being celebrated again. This celebrates the Year of the Dragon (via Sky).
The team behind Star Wars: The Old Republic has released a new patch that fixes several bugs, adds maps, and updates the HUD (via SWTOR).
The MMORPG Ravendawn has just launched. The development team has released a new roadmap and is enjoying impressive player numbers (via Ravendawn).
This is what happened in the MMORPGs in development:
The development team of Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen answered fans’ questions in a Q&A. There is an insight into the current status of the game and several aspects that are in development (via Pantheon).
Throne and Liberty has also announced new details about a developer diary. The focus was on siege wars and stat integration (via Throne and Liberty Online).
Thus, we have summarized everything important that happened this week in the world of MMORPGs.
What did you enjoy this week? What did you get upset about? Let us know in the comments at MyMMO. If you are looking for new MMORPGs in 2024, the following list may help you: The 10 best mobile MMORPGs 2024 for iOS and Android
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Recently, the latest season of Diablo 4 started, bringing several new features. However, shortly after the launch of Season 3, many players expressed criticism about the new mechanical companion, the Seneschall. Blizzard responds to the criticism.
What is included in Season 3 – a brief overview:
New mechanics and a fresh battle pass have been introduced.
The central season mechanic is a unique mechanical companion, the Seneschall, which players can customize with stones: for example, as a tank, healer, or damage dealer with different abilities.
There are also new dungeons, the so-called Vaults, where you not only have to fight enemies but also evade traps to obtain coveted loot.
With the new mechanic (Zoltun’s Protection), you can receive a lot of loot if you trigger few traps.
Many fans are complaining about the new features introduced by Blizzard. The community’s reaction is clear: Season 3 of Diablo 4 urgently needs improvements.
Criticism of Season 3 grows – Blizzard reacts to the complaints
This is the biggest criticism of Season 3: The reactions to Season 3 are mostly negative so far. Players on Reddit, X, and YouTube are expressing extensive criticism of the new content. Compared to the successful Season 2, there is a lack of good content here.
The Seneschall, perceived as nearly useless, is particularly criticized, as well as the Vaults, which are considered annoying and compared to more obstacles and less loot. Simply put, the new season is not as enjoyable as Season 2, and there isn’t enough to do in the endgame. A player on Reddit describes the Vaults as punishing in a way that merely aims to waste the player’s time.
How has Blizzard reacted? Blizzard has acknowledged player feedback regarding the third season of Diablo 4 and has signaled that they want to address the community’s concerns.
Joe Shely, Game Director of Diablo 4, emphasized on X that the team takes player feedback seriously and is already working on improvements.
He writes:
It’s great to see players diving into Diablo IV Season 3! We can’t wait to begin the Trials later in the season. We are carefully reviewing feedback, especially from people who have already played many hours, and we have agreed on a few things that can be improved. More details coming soon.
Overall, the start of Season 3 for Diablo 4 has been rocky, but the hope for future improvements remains. While players continue to await details about the planned changes, it remains to be seen how the season will develop and whether Blizzard will seriously consider the community’s criticism.
The whole Team of the Year (TOTY) in EA FC 24 is here. The TOTY is also complemented by the Twelfth Players and the Honorable Mentions. You will get all players and the most important information at a glanceserved.
What is the TOTY? The Team of the Year, or TOTY, is probably the biggest event in EA FC 24. Here you can celebrate the best players of the past year once again. The upgrades for the TOTYs are again so strong this year that they will remain among the best cards in the game for a very long time.
How was the TOTY chosen? Since Monday, January 8, you could vote for this year’s TOTY for a week. From a preliminary selection, you could settle on eleven starting players who you believe deserved to receive a strong TOTY upgrade.
Now the players are officially set, and they bring not only very strong stats but also two Playstyle+ with them, including according to professionals, the best playstyles in EA FC 24. They are truly unique and fit perfectly into the meta.
TOTY of Men and Women – Overview of All Players
Which TOTYs are currently in the packs? Starting now, you can pull all available TOTY players from the packs for a week, until Friday (February 2). If you want to increase your chances of getting a TOTY, you should check out this article: With a simple method, you can get limitless packs in EA FC 24
This is the TOTY of Men in EA FC 24:
Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain)
Haaland (Manchester City)
Messi (Inter Miami)
De Bruyne (Manchester City)
Rodri (Manchester City)
Bellingham (Real Madrid)
Theo Hernández (AC Milan)
Van Dijk (Liverpool FC)
Rúben Dias (Manchester City)
Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen)
Alisson (Liverpool FC)
This is the TOTY of Women in EA FC 24:
Kerr (Chelsea FC)
Smith (Portland Timbers)
Hansen (FC Barcelona)
Bonmati (FC Barcelona)
Putellas (FC Barcelona)
Oberdorf (VFL Wolfsburg)
Karchaoui (Paris Saint-Germain)
Bright (Chelsea FC)
Bernard (Olympique Lyon)
Battle (FC Barcelona)
Earps (Manchester United)
Top Scorers from Germany and Portugal are the 12th Player
What are the twelfth players? In a voting, you could choose between three other players who narrowly missed out on being nominated for the TOTY. The winners are set and have been added to the player pool.
These are the two winners of the fan voting for the twelfth players:
Twelfth Man: Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr)
Twelfth Woman: Alexandra Popp (VfL Wolfsburg)
These Honorable Mentions complete the TOTY
What are the Honorable Mentions? The Honorable Mentions are also part of this year’s event again. These are popular players who were in the running for the TOTY but did not receive enough votes to make it into the final team. They will also receive upgraded special cards, but the enhancements will be significantly more moderate than with a real TOTY card.
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How do you get the free mini-TOTYs? In the Objectives, you can unlock additional Honorable Mentions. We have listed all the free players that are promised in the ‘Live’ objectives with the corresponding task areas:
Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen) – Complete all tasks for 2023 Year Review I
McCabe (Arsenal FC) – Complete all tasks for 2023 Year Review II
Banini (Atlético Madrid) – Play 10 games in the TOTY Cup (friendly)
Kerolin Nicoli (NC Courage) – Win 8 games in the TOTY Cup
Jesús Navas (Sevilla FC) – Complete all tasks for the TOTY Cup
Leaks announce another mini-TOTY as SBC
Where do the leaks come from? FutSheriff had already published a list of all names before the release of the Honorable Mentions. The following player is still missing and will probably appear in the game as an SBC in the coming days.
Anyone who does not want to be spoiled should not open the following box:
This Honorable Mention will probably appear as an SBC
What are the TOTY Icons? The TOTY Icons, like the rest of the event cards, receive strong upgrades and have been given an additional Playstyle+. Team 2 includes two German world champions.
These players were in the second team of the TOTY Icons:
Xur, who offers players weekly exotic equipment and items in Destiny 2, is back. Visit him in the game world and get his exotic goods. MyMMO tells you where to find him.
What happened this week in Destiny? Bungie’s loot shooter has kicked off the extension of Season 23. Additionally, there were new news from the Destiny universe, providing further insights.
In the Iron Banner, players now have the proverbial control. The mode in the Iron Banner is now selectable. This is a welcome change and potentially reduces frustration over predetermined modes.
Yesterday, Thursday, Bungie surprised everyone by introducing the new weekly quest Riven’s Wishes. Guardians will soon be able to choose between three enticing reward categories.
All info on Xur on January 26, 2024 – PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S
When does Xur come? Xur regularly appears in the shady corners, ready to sell his exotic goods to those brave enough to find their way to him. He lands every Friday at 6:00 PM and his visit lasts until the following Tuesday at 6:00 PM.
Where is Xur? This is his location for the weekend
Xur’s position: Xur’s presence is invaluable, especially for new guardians. However, before one can benefit from it, they must first find him. After the reset at 6:00 PM, you can start your search. MyMMO will also reveal his location here.
Here is where Xur is located: Nessus, Guardian’s Tomb
Xur is on Nessus, in the Guardian’s Tomb
Xur’s inventory from January 26 to 30 – All Exotics at a glance
Xur’s inventory changes weekly and especially offers new players the chance to improve their skills by utilizing Exotics and prepare faster for the challenges in Destiny 2.
Here is Xur’s offer
Xur’s inventory from January 26 to 30.
Weapon: Lion’s Roar – Grenade Launcher for 29 Legendary Shards
Hunter: Enemy Finder – Helmet for 23 Legendary Shards
Mobility: +8
Resilience: +10
Recovery: +15
Discipline: +10
Intellect: +2
Strength: +20
Total: 65
Titan: Rift Ward – Chest Armor for 23 Legendary Shards
Mobility: +10
Resilience: +15
Recovery: +6
Discipline: +10
Intellect: +7
Strength: +15
Total: 63
Warlock: Lunafactor Boots – Leg Armor for 23 Legendary Shards
Mobility: +10
Resilience: +13
Recovery: +11
Discipline: +18
Intellect: +6
Strength: +6
Total: 64
Legendary Armor Set: “Anti-Demolition Armor Vest” Set (Hunter)
In addition to the regular offer, Xur sells unique rolls for Exotics from no longer available exotic missions from past DLCs. However, you can only purchase these weapons from Xur if you also own the appropriate expansion.
Currently, he has one weapon for sale:
The exotic hand cannon “Fallen Moon” (Beyond Light DLC) with Hip-Fire Grip.
The Iron Banner is now flexible
What was the problem in the Iron Banner? Since the introduction of various new game modes in the Iron Banner event, there have been regular massive discussions and discontent in the Destiny 2 community about the mode rotation set by Bungie. This often led to the Iron Banner mode being changed back to “Control” under pressure from guardians when it was set to “Tribute” or “Fortress.”
Otherwise, players can still earn armor and triumphs in this Iron Banner:
You have the opportunity in Season 23 to earn the trending Strand Auto Rifle “Deadly Abundance” with penetrating casing in the Iron Banner.
You can also earn a “Banana” emblem, an Iron Banner shader, and through engrams earn the “Iron Symmachy” armors from Destiny 1.
Real iron wolves can also crown themselves with a title gilding.
How many Iron Banners are there in Season 23? January 23 was basically the last date confirmed by Bungie in the “This Week in Destiny” blog for the Iron Banner. However, there has also been speculation about Week 13, from February 20 to 27, 2024, whether the event will take place again then.
Attention: This Iron Banner date is not yet confirmed. Therefore, you should not rely on it being secured that there will be another event, so you are not disappointed at the end for missing the title or rewards.
What did you have planned this week in Destiny 2? Or are you enjoying a little break with excursions into the rest of the gaming world? If so, let us know what is particularly captivating you right now. For example, our author Christos believes that Warframe has better monetization and more innovative content than Destiny 2: Why Warframe is the best alternative for anyone who has lost hope in Destiny 2
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The free multiplayer game Warhaven from the MMO giant Nexon aimed to be like Call of Duty with knights. But after 4 months on Steam, poor reviews, and even worse player numbers, Nexon gives up on the mission. The medieval game will permanently shut down its servers in April 2024.
What kind of game is Warhaven?
Warhaven takes place in a medieval setting with a fantasy twist. There are surprisingly many images of cats in knight armor for the game.
Up to 24 players compete against each other in PvP matches. The battles take place in modes familiar from shooters such as Capture the Flag, Domination, or Team Deathmatch.
The game was released as a Free2Play title on September 21, 2023, on Steam.
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Warhaven announces the release date with a new live-action trailer at gamescom 2023
Little hype and then the players disappeared
What were the player numbers like? It started poorly and quickly became disastrous:
At launch, Warhaven had a peak of 8,850 concurrent players
But by November 2023, nearly all were gone – the average was only 375. Far too few for a Free2Play game
What do the reviews say? With 58% positive reviews, one plays for the golden pineapple on Steam: Such a rating attracts no one.
In the reviews, a player with 168 hours primarily criticizes the balance of Warhaven: The hammer is far too strong as a weapon, while the spear is far too weak.
Others criticize that the game was better in beta than at release. The squad size has been reduced, and players can only appear as Immortal once per game, which was the fun part of the game.
In such a game, a death spiral occurs: When so few people play, the servers are empty, and you wait too long for a match to start. Exactly this is criticized by a user on January 25, shortly before Nexon announced the end of Warhaven.
How does it end now? Nexon has announced that they will close the game on April 5, 2024.
Witches have become a bit weaker in Diablo 4 with Season 3. However, a fairly new build has appeared at the top of the tier list: the Meteor build. MyMMO shows how to play this build and which skills & legendaries you need.
What kind of build is this? The Meteor build belongs to the top 3 builds for Sorcerers in Season 3. With this build, you blanket the entire battlefield with meteors that break into small fireballs, stunning, shattering, and burning enemies.
The build is made possible by a new unique from Season 3 that frees the Meteor skill from its mana costs. This makes the build competitive and even one of the strongest at the moment.
The build first appeared on maxroll.gg, and we’ve expanded it with our own experiences and tips for playing.
Pros
Great against large groups and for farming
Easy to play
Robust due to good defense
New fire build, after lightning and frost have recently dominated
Cons
Almost useless against bosses
Really useless against bosses, it’s not just talk
Heavily dependent on the right gear
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Diablo 4: The Announcement Trailer for Season 3
Sorcerer Build with Meteor – Skills and Tips
These are the skills you need:
Firebolt – 2/5
Powerful Defense (passive) – 3/3
Devastation (passive) – 1/3
Elemental Mastery (passive) – 3/3
Flame Shield – 1/5
Improved Flame Shield
Shimmering Flame Shield
Teleport – 5/5
Improved Teleport
Shimmering Teleport
Glass Cannon (passive) – 3/3
Harmony of Elements (passive) – 3/3
Ice Armor – 1/5
Ice Blades – 1/5
Improved Ice Blades
Summoned Ice Blades
Precision Magic (passive) – 3/3
Alignment of Elements (passive) – 3/3
Mana Shield (passive) – 3/3
Protection (passive) – 3/3
Meteor – 5/5
Improved Meteor
Sorcerer’s Meteor
Inner Flames (passive) – 3/3
Devouring Blaze (passive) – 3/3
Deep Freeze – 1/1
Supreme Deep Freeze
Superior Deep Freeze
Esus Wildness (central passive)
While you are still leveling, use:
Inferno instead of Deep Freeze
Frost Nova (mystical) and Fireball instead of some of the passive skills
These enchantments you need: As a Sorceress, you can place 2 of your skills in enchantment slots to gain passive bonuses. Here, you use Ice Blades and Teleportation to benefit from the vulnerabilities. Until you’ve found your uniques, you should use Fireball as an enchantment instead of the blades.
This is how to play the build: The gameplay is quite simple: With Teleport (and the Robe of the Infinite), you gather enemies at one point and cast meteors until the enemies are dead. The armors provide you with barriers and thus with damage multipliers. Through your cooldowns, you summon Ice Blades, which reset cooldowns in turn. Deep Freeze is your filler and resets all cooldowns at the push of a button.
Upgrade Adept to level 15 first, then Control, Flame Devourer, and Destruction. Finally, Elementalist and Enhanced. Torch serves as a placeholder.
Destruction and Control should then be prioritized to level 21, followed by Adept, Flame Devourer, Enhanced, and finally Elementalist.
Meteor Build in Season 3 – Legendary and Squire
These legendaries & uniques you need:
Head: Falling Star Diadem (unique; must be found)
Chest: Robe of the Infinite (unique; must be found)
Hands: Shattered Stars (must be found)
Legs: Disobedience (Kehjistan; Halls of Damnation)
Feet: Swift Connection (Arid Steppes; Condor Temple)
Amulet: Three Curses (Hawezar; Serpent’s Nest)
Ring 1: Rusty Seal Ring of X‘Fal (unique; must be found)
Ring 2: Tal Rasha’s Shimmering Band (unique; must be found)
Weapon: Vain (must be found)
Focus: Elemental (Arid Steppes; Pale Sink)
Until you find the necessary aspects and items, you can rely on some alternatives. In particular, the headpiece and the aspect of the shattered stars are only useful in combination. Until then, use:
Final Tips: The meteor build has great potential, but it is extremely tiring to level up. You will have little fun, especially before you have found at least the meteor unique. Especially against bosses, you can’t do much; the build is simply not designed for that. Single targets take forever. You will probably find it much easier to level and farm using the ball lightning build, even though you will have to farm longer. You can find all top builds in our tier list for Diablo 4 Season 3.
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Tomorrow a new Rocket Event starts in Pokémon GO. We will tell you which Pokémon are particularly worthwhile.
When is the event? The event Stolen Treasures starts on Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 00:00 and will end on Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 23:59. In the event, various Crypto Pokémon and rewards await you that are worth it. We have listed which Pokémon are particularly worthwhile for you.
Pokémon GO shows the new season “Timeless Travels” in the trailer
Take the opportunity to catch Crypto-Kyogre
How do I get Crypto-Kyogre? The best reward from the new event is Crypto-Kyogre. You can get this Pokémon if you complete the last part of the Special Research of the season Timeless Travels. This will be unlocked in the event. Here you can receive a Super Rocket Radar, defeat Giovanni, and add Crypto-Kyogre to your collection.
Why is Crypto-Kyogre worthwhile? This Pokémon is more than a strong Water Attacker. Only the Proto variant of Kyogre and a few Mega Evolutions are stronger Water Attackers than Crypto-Kyogre.
You can also rely on Crypto-Kyogre for the Battle League. In the Master League, the Pokémon can perform well and is a strong addition to your team.
As this is the debut of Crypto-Kyogre, you can also add a new Crypto Pokémon to your Pokédex if you catch it.
Will there be a Shiny version of Crypto-Kyogre? No, you will not be able to catch Crypto-Kyogre as Shiny.
How do I get Crypto-Ho-Oh? From January 27, 2024, at 6:00 AM to January 28, 2024, at 10:00 PM, you can encounter this Pokémon in Crypto-5*-Raids. If you defeat it, you have the chance to catch it.
Why is Crypto-Ho-Oh worthwhile? This Pokémon is among the top in the Master League and one of the best Pokémon you can currently use here.
As an attacker in raids, Crypto-Ho-Oh is also a very strong Pokémon. It is a very strong and resilient Pokémon in both the Fire Attacker and Flying Attacker categories.
Will there be a Shiny version of Crypto-Ho-Oh? Yes! You can encounter Crypto-Ho-Oh as Shiny as well.
More good Crypto Pokémon in the event
Which new Crypto Pokémon are worthwhile? There will be an additional 7 new Crypto Pokémon that will find their way into the game. These are:
Crypto-Chelast: In its final evolution, Crypto-Chelterrar, it is one of the best Plant Attackers in the game for raids.
Crypto-Panflam: Here as well, with the final evolution, Crypto-Panfermo, you get a strong attacker. This one is of Fire type.
Crypto-Plinfa: Crypto-Plinfa can evolve into Crypto-Impoleon, which is a solid Water Attacker for raids.
Crypto-Krebscorps: Features a development with Crypto-Krebutack, which is also a decent Water Attacker.
Crypto-Schneppke: Crypto-Schneppke has two potential evolutions, namely Crypto-Firnontor and Crypto-Frosdedje. The latter is acceptable in the Super League.
Crypto-Glibunkel: Can evolve into Crypto-Toxiquak, which is quite a good Pokémon in the Hyper League.
Crypto-Kastadur: Its evolution, Crypto-Tentantel, is an acceptable Pokémon for the Super and Hyper League.
Crypto-Lithomith: Contains an evolution with Crypto-Tentantel, which unfortunately is only good for the Pokédex.
What do you think about the new Crypto Pokémon? Are there any that you are particularly looking forward to and have wanted for a long time? Feel free to write us your opinion in the comments and exchange ideas with other trainers. You can also get an overview of the events in January 2024 in Pokémon GO with us.
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In Destiny 2, players can choose between three tempting reward categories for six weeks with the introduction of “Riven’s Wishes.” This is the first measure to fill the extended Season 23 with content and keep players engaged.
What has Bungie announced? With “Riven’s Wishes,” a weekly quest enters the game, asking you to take on various challenges in the Dreaming City.
Players can receive the quest each 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.
Upon completing the quest, you will receive a “Wish token” that allows you to secure your desired loot from three categories.
One of the most notable aspects is the freedom and the type of reward you receive through “Riven’s Wishes.” Not only can you decide what you want, but the offerings are also exceptionally good.
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Destiny 2: Season 23 sends the Guardians for a Last Wish to the Dragon’s Lair
6 Weeks of Special Rewards
Here are the rewards: With “Riven’s Wishes,” you have the freedom to choose your rewards based on your own needs and desires. And the rewards are undoubtedly enticing, as Bungie revealed in the weekly “This Week at Destiny” blog.
You can spend your wish token on these 3 categories:
How is the new quest offering being received? Quite well. For players who already possess all the blueprints for the “Last Wish” raid weapons and all Lightfall exotics, the mementos are particularly interesting. The latter was extremely difficult to obtain during the events, so this is seen as a welcome opportunity. Nevertheless, some players were a bit disappointed.
I didn’t have high expectations for these wishes. But as someone who has all the armor exotics and the blueprint weapons from “Last Wish,” I’m just not really interested at all. Sure, getting more resources is fine, and this totally black shader is cool. But is that all? I know I’m in the minority, but damn, I wish (hehehe) there was something else.
The Last Wish Weapons for which you receive a red-bordered weapon in exchange for a wish token.
Other players, like Neat_On_The_Rocks, are very excited about the opportunity to get blueprints for coveted raid weapons without having to play the raid.
I don’t raid enough to ever bother farming the [blueprints] for raid weapons. I’m so damn excited about this idea.
The offering of this quest line seems to be a great opportunity especially for casual players, while veterans and frequent players are somewhat disappointed.
These questions remain unanswered: There was also a discussion on Destiny Reddit about whether the quest will be available once per account or once per character. Bungie has not provided any further information on this.
Currently, however, we assume that these quests and their rewards are account-limited, meaning you can only earn the complete blueprint of a weapon – provided you have made no blueprint progress on the weapons yet. Along with it, you can also get an exotic or a memento.
If the quest were character-based instead of account-based, you would have the chance to obtain a red-bordered “Last Wish” raid weapon a total of 18 times. This would translate to three craftable weapons and some additional rewards.
It is also still unclear whether New Light players, who are playing for Free2Play and may not have the corresponding expansions, can obtain the weapon blueprints and Lightfall exotics in this way.
When will “Riven’s Wishes” be available? Starting January 30, new quests will be available for six weeks. However, you have until the release of “The Final Form” to complete them and earn the rewards. You will receive the quest itself and the wish tokens from Mara Sov in the H.E.L.M. (Hub for Logistics and Operations).
Alongside this new quest line, “Triumph Moments 2024” will also launch on January 30 with a total of 30 challenges. With this, you can still earn the MMXXIII title and some event rewards, such as the new “Laurel Shell” and the Sparrow “Gold-Plated Quadriga.”
EA FC 24 and Amazon Prime present the fourth “Prime Gaming Pack” of the season. We show you the contents and how you can claim the additional rewards.
What is behind the Prime Gaming Pack? Since FIFA 21, Prime members have been able to look forward to free packs for Ultimate Team every month, and this is also the case in EA FC 24. Recently, the fourth Prime Gaming drop has become available. This promises some interesting content again.
Let’s take a look at the contents of the new pack.
Fourth Prime Gaming Pack lends you one of the best strikers
What rewards are included in Prime Gaming Pack 4? The contents of the Prime Gaming Packs vary somewhat from month to month, but they usually include a very strong loan player, additional gold professionals, and player picks, as well as various consumables.
The highlight of the new drop is Kylian Mbappé. The French striker is considered one of the best and most expensive gold cards in the entire game and was recently honored with a Team of the Year card. You can now get his normal version as a loan player for 15 games.
Loan cards are perfect for helping you secure a win in close matches in the Weekend League. More victories mean better rewards from the new Champions Rewards in EA FC 24.
All contents of the fourth Prime Gaming Pack (via gaming.amazon.com):
1x Mbappé as a loan for 15 games (not tradeable)
6x rare consumables
1x player pick from 3 players with min. 81 overall rating (not tradeable)
4x rare gold players (not tradeable)
Until when is the fourth Prime Gaming Pack available? You can claim the fourth drop until February 19.
If requested, link your Prime account with your EA account.
Now press the “Get in-game content” button.
Now it’s time to switch to the game, the web app, or the companion app. You should receive a notification that the Prime Gaming Pack has been successfully redeemed. You can then find it in the shop under “My Packs”.
In some cases, there may also be delays of up to an hour before the pack appears in the game.
A new Prime Gaming drop is likely to appear on February 19 or 20. We will keep you updated.
In League of Legends, Teemo has received four consecutive nerfs, which is clearly reflected in his winrate. We will tell you what led to this.
After a decade of relative calm, the champion considered the most annoying (besides Yuumi) by many, Teemo, is experiencing a series of four consecutive nerfs affecting his abilities.
What was nerfed about Teemo with patch 14.2?
The damage from his E was reduced, and the cooldown of his ultimate (R) was increased.
His E: From 14/25/36/47/58 (+30 % ability power) magic hit damage to 14/25/36/47/58 (+25 % ability power)
His mushrooms now have a longer cooldown: from 30/25/20 seconds to 35/30/25 seconds
Note: Riot released a small hotfix on January 24th, which increased the damage of his E again – On-Hit Damage: 14-66 (+30 % ability power) magic damage.
Teemo was already adjusted in the previous patches, including changes to the scaling with ability power (AP) of his mushrooms (R), due to the good synergy with the new AP item Malice. Additionally, the damage from his Q was slightly reduced.
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7 Facts about LoL that only true veterans know
Players wish for nerfs on items instead of Teemo
What makes Malice so good with Teemo? The new AP item provides 80 ability power, 600 mana, and 20 ability haste. In addition, it grants 20 ability haste for the ultimate ability. This means that Teemo’s mushrooms are ready to use faster. Additionally, Malice also gives the effect Fog of Hate.
When you deal damage with his ultimate, the ground briefly burns beneath the target, causing magic damage and reducing the target’s MR (magic resistance). This happens every time you pass through a mushroom from Teemo, which can cause massive damage.
According to op.gg , Teemo shone before the latest patch with a global winrate of 52.76%. Now, after the nerfs, Teemo’s winrate has dropped to about 48%. His ban rate is around 21%.
This series of nerfs raises questions within the LoL community. Some players are discussing Teemo’s recent nerfs on the LoL Reddit. They wonder why a champion like Teemo, who has been considered fine for over a decade, is suddenly subjected to a series of nerfs that affect his entire gameplay.
How does the community react? Opinions within the community are divided, but a common theme runs like a thread through the discussions: Riot Games’ pattern of adjusting champions and items.
NeitherAlexNorAlice describes it as a meme that has become reality. In his opinion, Riot follows a simple pattern: A champion becomes strong through an item, Riot nerfs the champion, nerfs the champion again, and so on, until the champion becomes useless. Then Riot nerfs the item that made the champion strong – and the game continues.
This opinion is supported by other players who also see the problem in the items. Instead of addressing the root of the problem, champions are often nerfed while the excessively strong items remain untouched. Overall, there is too much burst damage in this season.
One player states that it feels as though Riot is systematically weakening Teemo, hoping that he will be played less.
Overall, a clear picture emerges: Players wish for more adjustments to items than to Teemo. Some items have already been nerfed, including the criticized AP item Stormstrike and the strong AD item Bloodsong, which is intended for supports. The hotfix for Teemo could again have a positive effect on him.
In the Casino Heist of GTA Online, you need to hack fingerprints on keypads. This is a mini-game. This guide shows you which images are correct.
What kind of hack is this? When you execute the Casino Heist in GTA Online, mini-games are awaiting you. Drilling into the vault is one of the easier tasks for many players. However, some heist groups may lose time on the fingerprint sensor.
The goal is to match certain cutouts of a fingerprint to a fingerprint. You need to find four correct cutouts. For some players, this is a big challenge that only slows them down unnecessarily.
How to easily solve the fingerprints in the Casino Heist
Here is the solution: On Reddit, user rock_toppom provides a graphic that shows the four fingerprints and their corresponding cutouts.
So, anyone who has trouble with this hack can pull up this graphic on their second monitor, phone, or tablet, and quickly compare it with what is displayed in the game. Hacking will take only a few seconds.
How does the scanner work? When hacking, a screen opens in GTA Online, which is divided into four parts.
The sought fingerprint
8 possible cutouts of it
Your confirmed cutouts
A countdown
Additionally, you will see on the side how many attempts you have left.
You choose the four out of the 8 possible cutouts that actually match the sought fingerprint. With the graphic above, this should hardly take any time.
If you open the smaller intermediate doors in the vault, you only need to decrypt a single sought fingerprint instead of four of them.
Tips for hacking: If you don’t feel like constantly looking at this graphic, follow these tips:
Practice! If you often perform the scans, you quickly get to know which cutouts correspond to which fingerprint.
First, examine the outer part of the fingerprint for noticeable features
Special triangles, arcs, etc. stand out easily. Usually, cutouts can be directly recognized when searching along the outside of the fingerprint.
In most cases, at least 2-3 of the cutouts are recognizable in the outer area of the fingerprints; the others can be found inside.
Inside, it is often the curved lines – keep an eye out for that.
Are you wondering how to participate in the tuning update of GTA Online? We will show you how to do it, where you pay $50,000, and what you get for it.
What’s new: The “Los Santos Tuners” update has been unlocked for GTA Online. You now have the opportunity to participate in new types of races, meet other tuners, unlock prize vehicles, and practice drifting on the test track.
We will show you here how to unlock the tuner content in GTA Online and what you get from it.
Buy membership at the LS Car Meet
It’s that easy: When you enter the online world of GTA 5 after the update, you will receive an email shortly after. It is from Mimi, inviting you to the LS Car Meet in Cypress Flats. There is a large warehouse where the tuning magic happens.
Navigate to the meeting point on the map, which is marked with an LS symbol.
Here you find the LS Car Meet – Drive directly south from the Casino – In front of the door, you can already hear the engine sounds
When you enter the warehouse for the first time, a cutscene will play for you. You will be introduced to Mimi, who is the boss of the LS Car Meet.
You can buy the membership from Mimi for 50,000 GTA dollars after the cutscene is over.
What does the membership bring?
Once you have purchased the membership, you will find the LS Car Meet option in your interaction menu with new options. At the same time, you also unlock the reputation level, which you can increase through missions and races.
This is what the Car Meet menu looks like in the interaction menu
This is what you unlock: If you purchase a membership for 50,000 GTA dollars, you will receive:
Reputation level that you can increase
Access to the test track
Here you can enter alone or with other players, view cars, and set new lap times
Access to test vehicles
The possibility to participate in pursuit and street races
The “Prize Vehicle Challenge,” where you can win a car
Which car it is changes regularly
Access to the merch shop, the tattoo studio, and the tuning workshop
This is what it looks like in the LS Car Meet. Admiring and being admired is probably the motto here
Is the purchase worth it? You really shouldn’t be asking yourself this question, as 50,000 GTA dollars can be earned quite quickly. If you win one of the many time trials found on the streets alone, you will already earn 100,000 GTA dollars for it.
If you’re short on cash and really have to watch the money, ask yourself before buying how important the full tuning experience is to you. Players who loved Need for Speed Underground a few years ago probably won’t be able to resist this purchase.
Have you already participated in the Car Meet and tried out the different options? Share your experiences with us here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange with other tuners about it. What do you like best and what is something you might not want to use at all?
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Microsoft laid off 1,900 employees yesterday, many of whom were at Blizzard, the developer behind WoW, Overwatch, and Hearthstone. A former electrical engineer recounts how such a layoff feels in a post on reddit detailing his career.
These layoffs were described as part of a strategic realignment following the merger. A sustainable cost structure is needed for the growing business.
The technician’s dream was to work on a game from Blizzard:
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World of Warcraft Cinematic Trailer
Gave up a well-paid job to start as a temp at Blizzard
This fate is described by an employee: A technician who worked for Blizzard for 13 years shares what such a layoff looks like in practice on reddit.
The man says he has loved Blizzard since 1995, when he discovered Warcraft 2 and dreamed of one day working for Blizzard in a gaming team.
In 2011, he was earning over $100,000 as an electrical engineer but gave up the job to start at Blizzard for $11.50 an hour, working as a regular employee in technical quality assurance.
He quickly realized that it was not a dream job. The tone used with him as a temp was harsh:
His boss told him, “I hate you,” after he made a joke about Apple.
The boss also mocked a colleague with diabetes.
Another manager was a real jerk; he cheated on his wife, had an affair with a Blizzard employee who became pregnant, and left her while she was 8 months along.
Nevertheless, he loved the company and persevered.
Great teams, great colleagues, and cool work
How did his career progress? The technician explains that over the years he made a name for himself at Blizzard and established himself. Supervisors noticed him, recognized his quality, and supported him as he spent weekends furthering his education.
Pay and jobs improved, although the pay was probably never that great, but the teams he got to work with became increasingly competent and cool. Eventually, he became the QA Lead.
However, he then climbed the career ladder too far up and ended up in the Blizzard Cloud Team, where he felt completely overwhelmed. Now he wanted to switch to the “Blizzard Classic Games” team, but that was not possible because there were too many gaps in the Cloud Team. Employees had resigned from Blizzard due to poor pay.
So he had to stay in the Cloud Team and deal with all the geniuses hanging around there and ultimately found new inspiration and motivation for his work in the competence of the employees there: he now wanted to catch up with the top people there.
In any case, the man has great respect for the technical competence of the employees at Blizzard: Many brilliant minds worked there, and he was always amazed at how their brains functioned.
When did the break come? Until 2023, the technician says he received good reviews, but then family tragedies hit. He switched to working from home due to Covid and other life circumstances and began spending more and more time caring for sick family members: His brother had a stroke, his father was dying, and his mother suffered from dementia.
He spent more and more time talking with doctors and finding a nursing home for his relatives. 2023 became a hell year for him.
As a result, his absenteeism increased, and he was caught in the layoffs. He says:
“I think I was away from work too often. I was called into a meeting this morning and told that I was being let go. I just cried in the room with my dogs. It’s so pathetic, I know, but I really wanted to work at Blizzard for my whole life. I never made it to a gaming team; I don’t know what to do with my life now. I find it hard to imagine working elsewhere. I feel like I’ve been wronged; I had the hardest year of my life and had just started to recover from it, and now I’m being laid off.”
This is the reaction: Many are touched by the story of the man who loves Blizzard so much.
Another Blizzard employee says: He was also laid off after 12 years. He doubts that the layoff had anything to do with the technician’s performance or his absenteeism. He has some friends who worked on the survival game Odyssey and who were absolutely amazing. Real pillars of the company. And they were also fired:
Today, on January 26, 2024, the big livestream for the new version 2.0 took place in Honkai: Star Rail . During this, 3 new promo codes were released, which you can use to secure rewards in the game.
These are the promo codes from the 2.0 livestream. It’s best to redeem them right away, as they are only valid for a short time, and get the following free rewards:
TT9S28LK4QHP
For this code, you will receive 100 Stellar Jade and 50,000 Credits.
EA8BKR4JL93T
For this code, you will receive 100 Stellar Jade and 5x Guide.
LTQA2Q5249KF
For this code, you will receive 100 Stellar Jade and 4x Refined Ether.
How long are the codes from the 2.0 livestream valid? You should redeem the codes as soon as possible since they are only valid for a short time. The codes are active until January 27, 2024, 11:59 PM (UTC +8). In German time, that corresponds to Saturday at 4:59 PM.
Here you can also see the trailer for the upcoming version 2.0 with the new world Penacony:
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Honkai: Star Rail – Version 2.0 Music Video — “WHITE NIGHT”
Get Free Rewards with Promo Codes
What are promo codes in Honkai: Star Rail? With the codes, you can easily get rewards in the game. New codes are released every month as well as for certain events, which are valid for a certain time.
How do you redeem promo codes in Honkai: Star Rail? You can redeem the codes in two ways:
On the one hand, you can go directly to the official website of Honkai: Star Rail and claim your gifts via the redeem code page. You can reach the redeem code page of Honkai: Star Rail through this link.
On the other hand, you can also get the rewards directly in the game by clicking on the three dots in your profile description through the menu. Then select “Gift Code” to enter the code.
You want to find Bushi in Palworld? We will show you the locations of the normal form and the Alpha form in an overview.
In Palworld, you can find and catch a variety of Pals. Some can only be found in specific locations. Others you encounter more frequently. The fiery Pal Bushi is one of the special finds. It has strong attacks and can be really helpful in your camps outside of battles.
We will show you here in the overview how to find and catch Bushi.
Locations of Bushi in Palworld
You can find Bushi, the Pal with the number 72, in the wilderness, in raids on your camp, and its Alpha form in dungeons. The Alphas are boss versions of the various Pals.
Here you can find Bushi: If you are looking for normal Bushi, check the volcanoes in the northeast or the southwest of the map. Especially in the southwest of the map at the beach, you can find it. Wild Bushi at level 33 or 34 can be encountered there. So you should be at least just below these levels if you want to travel there and catch Bushi.
Location of Bushi in Palworld
Here you can find Alpha Pal Bushi: If you are looking for the Alpha form of Bushi, you need to travel to the dungeon “Sealed Realm of the Swordmaster.” You can find that in the southwest. Follow the road at the Wind Swordsman Reign Teleport until you reach a shrine.
If you interact with the shrine, you can enter the dungeon and start the battle against Bushi there.
Here’s how it works: Since Bushi is of the fire type, water Pals are especially suitable as attackers. If you have a few of them with you, the battle should not be a problem. It’s best not to take plant-type Pals with you, as its fire attacks are very effective against plants.
The battle is quite difficult, and you need to make an effort to dodge Bushi’s attacks.
