CS professional believes he could also dominate in other shooters: “I know my power”

Dariusz Müller Dariusz Müller Reading time 2 minutes

The esports player s1mple is one of the most successful players in the history of Counter-Strike, but he is also confident that he would do well in other shooters.

Who is he talking about?

  • Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyljev is considered one of the best Counter-Strike players of all time.
  • The 26-year-old Ukrainian has been active in his career for esports organizations such as HellRaisers, FlipSid3 Tactics, and Team Liquid.
  • s1mple reached his career peak at NaVi, for whom he played between 2016 and 2023.
  • With NaVi, s1mple was able to win several highly endowed tournaments – most notably the Intel Grand Slam in September 2021 and a few months later the PGL Major in Stockholm.
  • For his performances in various competitions, s1mple was awarded the best player of the years 2018, 2021, and 2022, and was also a title contender in 2019 and 2020.

In an interview with Counter-Strike caster Duncan “Thorin” Shields, s1mple said that he believes his skills could also be transferred to other shooters such as Call of Duty: Warzone.

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“I feel like I know more about this game”

What exactly does s1mple say? In an interview on YouTube, Thorin asked if “G2 Esports” pro Nikola “NiKo” Kovač could be the greatest player of all time in CS:GO. In response, s1mple talked about his own skills in shooters.

According to him, s1mple would be better than NiKo if the AWP were removed from Counter-Strike, says the Ukrainian. Because with fully automatic rifles, he plays better than his competitor.

In general, he has a better understanding of Counter-Strike, of all shooters, and can even deal damage in games like CoD: Warzone:

I know my power. I feel like I know more about this game, or any other FPS game. Even when I play Warzone now, I know I can deal a lot of damage.

s1mple via YouTube
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Currently, s1mple is taking a break from Counter-Strike. The 26-year-old announced in October 2023 that he would first take care of some people in his life and also needed to organize a few documents.

In CS:GO, s1mple has over 23,000 play hours – the time he spent traveling to tournaments or working with advertising partners is not included:

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20-year-old opens gifts from his fans live on Twitch and experiences a nasty surprise

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The Luxembourger “LetsHugo” (20) became one of the largest German-speaking streamers on Twitch in 2023. During a stream, he opened Christmas gifts from his fans, but not all viewers had good intentions: there was a nasty surprise hidden in one of the gifts.

What was that situation? On December 26, 2023, during a Christmas stream, LetsHugo opened gifts he had received from his viewers. In one of the gifts was a small wooden box.

When the streamer opened the box, a mechanism was triggered that made a fake spider jump out of the gift. LetsHugo screamed loudly, his eyes rolled back, and he seemed to lose consciousness for a moment.

After a few moments, the 20-year-old regained his senses, summarized the events with a “What the Fuck?” and checked his racing pulse.

We have already presented LetsHugo to you in more detail in a video:

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He dropped out of school because streaming was more important to him – The success of LetsHugo

Viewers discuss whether the streamer is just acting

What is being discussed? Many viewers are divided over whether LetsHugo’s fainting spell was genuine or just acted. One fan writes in the chat that the streamer deserves an Oscar, while others quickly inquire about his well-being or admit they were quite startled themselves.

Here you can see the decisive moment:

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Although LetsHugo is a German-speaking streamer, the clip made it to the international subreddit r/LivestreamFail, where it was also actively discussed:

  • MidBoss11: “He looks like the type of guy who would faint again if he opened it again.”
  • APointedResponse: “Looks pretty real, or he is a great actor.”
  • UnoriginallyChris: “Maybe it’s fake, but a spider jumping out of a mysterious box and tickling your hand with all those legs would probably scare me as well.”

Other users did not spend much time debating whether the faint was real and seemed rather amused. One comment stated that the streamer must have been “reset to factory settings.”

Some viewers expressed concern. LetsHugo is known to have health problems, and fans are wondering if the fainting could be a result of an underlying condition.

However, the Twitch streamer quickly recovered from the scare and continued his stream cheerfully for another 3 hours.

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Similar discussions arose when the Twitch streamer GingerBeardie collapsed mid-stream. As the streamer did not regain consciousness after several minutes, his viewers started to feel uneasy. You can read the whole story here: MMORPG streamer suffers heart attack live on Twitch, his chat keeps joking for minutes

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New game about Star Wars lets you experience the criminal underworld as a villain

Linda Knabe Linda Knabe Reading time 3 minutes

Star Wars Outlaws is set to be the first open-world game within the popular franchise. This time, however, you will not experience the universe from the perspective of the Jedi, the Empire, and the Sith, but rather get a glimpse into the criminal underbelly.

What is Star Wars Outlaws about? Star Wars Outlaws is the first game with an open world in the Star Wars universe. The game from Ubisoft’s developer studio Massive Entertainment (Far Cry 3, The Division 1&2) is set to be released in 2024 for Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PC.

This time, however, you do not take on the role of a Jedi or any other fighter on the “good side,” but rather dive into the criminal underworld.

You play as the young outlaw Kay Vess, an outlaw who is searching for work and must constantly fight for her survival in the universe. The fate of the universe does not seem to interest Kay much. After all, it is not more important than securing her next payment.

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Developers are looking forward to an original villain story: In an interview with Kotaku, director Navid Khavari discusses the upcoming game.

He emphasizes that the developers are excited to finally create an original villain story in this universe. “There is something exciting about viewing this universe from the perspective of a villain like Kay, who has no experience with the Empire, Jedi, rebels, or the Sith,” Khavari reveals.

In Star Wars Outlaws, players will truly experience what it means to survive in the underworld. Kay is said to be the perfect protagonist for this. “This is a character who is just trying to get by – stealing, outsmarting, and deceiving the people,” Khavari describes the young villain.

Since Kay must rely on other things and allies without Jedi powers, she tries to navigate a world she does not fully understand yet. The developers hope that players will be able to identify with her a little.

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The story about a villain in the underworld is expected to work well primarily because the developers decided on a specific time period in close consultation with Lucasfilm.

The year between “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi” is said to be full of intergalactic crime, as the Empire reigns with an iron fist over the galaxy at this time.

“The rebels are on the defensive, and while everyone is involved in civil unrest and distracted, there is a vacuum that gives the underworld the perfect opportunity to grow and gain power out of sight of the Empire,” explains Khavari.

What can you expect from the gameplay? Khavari talks about the gameplay of Star Wars Outlaws. Especially how this will look in the first open-world game of the franchise is what interests the players.

Khavari describes the gameplay in his interview as three different types of experiences:

  • You will venture into bustling cities and cantinas, full of crime and corrupt imperialists
  • You will experience adventures in a large, mysterious, and impressive open world
  • You can explore the galaxy on Kay’s ship

The developers particularly wanted to give players the freedom to travel through the galaxy according to their own ideas in order to convey the right feeling. “One of the core points of the villain fantasy is having your own ship, which is essentially home,” says Khavari. Typical of an outlaw, Kay is always on the move, and so you can simply travel between planets with your ship.

Khavari describes the possibilities you will have in the game: “If you stray from the prescribed path, your willingness to explore will also offer you some surprises. You might start a mission to steal an imperial shipment, but get distracted on your speeder and drift off into the Toshara desert to search for artifacts, and the game will reward you for your curiosity.”

An interesting question will also be how the criminal aspect affects gameplay. Khavari states that you can change Kay’s reputation with various quests. This will then influence the jobs offered and the course of the story.

You should encounter familiar faces, such as Jabba. With your decisions and actions, you determine your relationships with these characters.

A very popular game in the franchise is SWTOR: The MMORPG for Star Wars is still successful to this day – That’s why players love SWTOR even 12 years after release

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If the best Soulslike 2023 was too difficult for you, you might soon enjoy it in the cinema without having to play yourself

Cedric Holmeier Cedric Holmeier Reading time 2 minutes

Lies of P will likely land on most top 10 game lists this year. So it’s no wonder that the developers of the Steam game have already received some inquiries about bringing the game to theaters.

What kind of game is it? 

  • Lies of P is a souls-like game that was released in September 2023 on Steam, Game Pass, and consoles. 
  • Your character is a puppet created by the famous inventor Gepetto – obviously, you are playing as Pinocchio.
  • Originally, the puppets were meant to serve humans, but now the tables have turned, and many humans have been killed by the puppets.
  • To save the city, you must lie, which you are neither allowed nor able to do.
  • In classic souls style, you fight against bosses and enemies with various weapons and can level up and create your own builds.
  • As is common with souls-like games, the game is quite difficult.
  • The game has been nominated for multiple awards and has over 90% positive reviews on Steam, making it the highest-rated souls-like of 2023 there.

Here you can get an impression of the game.

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The developers have multiple offers for adaptations

Could the game come to theaters? Lies of P is considered by many to be one of the best games of 2023. Some filmmakers have apparently noticed this and found a liking for a more adult Pinocchio film.

The director of the game, Jiwon Choi, revealed in an interview with Gamerant, 

There are certainly stories that we couldn’t introduce in the game, and I think that makes players wonder if the studio Round8 is willing to tell these stories in other media forms. We have already received offers from various parties regarding this.

Jiwon Choi in an interview with Gamerrant

Choi didn’t want to specify what the offers are. However, since the curse of bad video game adaptations has apparently been broken in recent years, a cinematic adaptation of Lies of P seems likely. So you might be able to watch the game in theaters in the foreseeable future instead of struggling with the bosses.

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DLC and sequel are already planned

What’s next for Lies of P? The souls-like was so well received by fans in 2023 that the developers are already working on a sequel. However, first, a new DLC will expand the game. These two projects are at the top of the priority list, Choi revealed. What happens afterward is still uncertain:

It is too early to share a detailed plan on this. However, I believe we can say that the studio is considering options to positively continue the story of Lies of P.

Jiwon Choi

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E-Sport organization hosts tournament for $100,000 only for women in Apex Legends: Does not pay

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 2 minutes

In summer 2023, there was a major eSports tournament exclusively for women in the shooter Apex Legends for $100,000: This was supposed to be a historic milestone. Even half a year later, the players are still waiting for their prize money.

What kind of tournament was it?

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Even after 180 days, the money hasn’t arrived – Organizer ignores women’s inquiries

What is the problem? As reported by Dotesports, the organizer has never paid out the prize money. Worse still: they didn’t even collect the account details from the participants to transfer the prize money.

Contractually, payment was supposed to be made no later than 180 days after the end of the tournament, which was December 22, 2023, but still, no money has been transferred.

Now there are fears that the organizer might invoke a second clause stating that if participants do not provide their account details and relevant documents are missing, the prize money will not be paid out.

As Dotesports reports, there seems to be some trouble with the organizer, Galaxy Racer:

  • Almost all employees were reportedly laid off back in November
  • The company had to have received money from an investor round, but seems to be somehow deaf to “distributing tournament winnings”

It looked so promising:

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“Historic tournament” now feels like a scam

How do the participants feel?

The participants feel disrespected because their inquiries have been ignored for months.

The winning team was thrilled about the $40,000 won:

Dotesports quotes the participant “Woomy”, who says: The tournament was incredibly intense, as they played through rounds for weeks and invested hours just to reach the finals.

Now it feels like Galaxy Racer wants to save face while simultaneously cheating the participants. This is especially bitter because the tournament was marketed with the large prize money as “historic” and a “milestone for women in eSports”, but is now turning into a serious crisis. There had already been trouble regarding the tournament back in May: Apex Legends: Player says her team was excluded from a women’s tournament for $100,000 because one member is transgender

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Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D – Which AMD CPU should I buy?

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 3 minutes

With the Ryzen 7 7800X3D and Ryzen 7 5800X3D, there are two really fast processors primarily aimed at gamers. But which CPU is worth it the most and which one should you buy?

What kind of processors are they? The two AMD processors, Ryzen 7 7800X3D and Ryzen 7 5800X3D, are among the most popular processors among gamers. Because they are currently the fastest CPUs you can buy on their respective platforms.

However, the more important question is: Is it still worth buying a Ryzen 5800X3D with AM4, or should you go for the newer Ryzen 7 7800X3D? MeinMMO explains the differences and similarities.

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7800X3D vs. 5800X3D: The Similarities

Perhaps not surprisingly: Both processors come from AMD and are both from the Ryzen series. The Ryzen series is based on the Zen microarchitecture and was first introduced in 2017.

Much more interesting, however, is that both processors have a 64 MB “3D” V-Cache. That’s why both processors have “3D” in their name.

Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs. 5800X3D: The Differences

The biggest difference is the supported socket: The Ryzen 5800X3D still works with the old AM4 socket, while the Ryzen 7800X3D uses the AM5 socket.

But with the socket come additional differences as well. The Ryzen 7800X3D supports DDR5 memory and the new PCIe 5.0 generation.

Socket AM4 and AM5: The socket is the “place” on your motherboard where the CPU is inserted. AM5 is the current socket for AMD CPUs.

Ryzen 7 7800X3D – Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages: If you just want to game, then you can’t ignore the 7800X3D. Here you get the currently fastest and most efficient CPU in the gaming sector. In tests, it is between 15 and 20% ahead of the in-house Ryzen 7 5800X3D and can easily beat the Intel Core i9-13900K in gaming.

Disadvantages: AMD has clearly targeted its 7800X3D for gaming, and you can feel that in its multi-thread performance. Because it is limited to 8 cores. Another disadvantage is the high costs compared to the older 7 5800X3D.

Pro
  • Excellent performance
  • Modern CPU architecture
  • Support for PCI-E 5.0 and DDR5
  • Outstanding energy efficiency
Contra
  • Poor performance in general applications
  • High upgrade costs compared to AM4

Ryzen 7 5800X3D – Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages: The Ryzen 7 5800X3D was considered the pinnacle for the AM4 chipset at its release in 2022. For gaming, you can’t get more performance anywhere, except for the successor. When it comes to gaming, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D can still compete with many top processors (via gamestar.de). This is mainly due to the CPU’s 3D V-Cache.

Disadvantages: The Ryzen 7 5800X3D is not perfectly suited for general applications. You can get better options from Intel and AMD that can handle multithread tasks faster. Another disadvantage is that the AM4 socket is now outdated, and no new processors or features will be developed for this platform anymore.

Pro
  • Fastest gaming CPU for AM4 socket
  • Very good efficiency despite high performance
  • Sometimes faster than a Core i9 12900K
Contra
  • No all-rounder for many tasks
  • AM4 is now outdated

Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs. 5800X3D: Which is better?

Which is the fastest processor? The Ryzen 7 7800X3D is clearly the faster and more modern processor. This is also due to the better chipset: With AM5, you should also be future-proof for the coming years.

Is the Ryzen 7 5800X3D still worth it? The Ryzen 7 5800X3D remains the best processor you can get for the AM4 socket. If you want to stick with the AM4 socket or are wary of high upgrade costs, then the Ryzen 7 5800X3D is still worth recommending.

For whom are the CPUs worth it? If you mainly want to game with your computer, then you can buy without hesitation. However, if you are looking for a CPU for a workstation or a system for compute-intensive tasks (such as rendering), then there are other processors that are more recommendable.

An overview of all current Ryzen processors can be found in the following buying guide directly on MeinMMO:

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One of the best shooters of the year almost didn’t happen, because the developers thought the idea was ‘boring’

Dariusz Müller Dariusz Müller Reading time 2 minutes

With the new shooter The Finals (Steam, Console), Embark Studios hit a success in December 2023, presenting perhaps the best shooter of the year. The developers initially found the idea of making a shooter quite boring.

Which shooter is it about? Embark Studios surprisingly released the new shooter The Finals during the Game Awards 2023 on December 8, 2023.

  • The Finals is an arena shooter with various modes where you play for victory with up to four 3-member teams
  • In the modes, you need to collect as much money as possible and secure it in a cashout
  • There are three classes – light, medium, and heavy – each having different weapons and gadgets that can be used tactically

The great unique feature of The Finals is the enormous destruction you can wreak across the entire map. Accordingly, there is no fall damage and gadgets that enable a lot of vertical gameplay.

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Tilleby successfully pitches “boring” ideas

Why was there almost no The Finals? In an interview with Game Informer, The Finals Creative Director Gustav Tilleby reveals that Embark Studios initially did not want to make a shooter:

At the beginning, we did not want to make a shooter. I don’t think this was really expressed loudly, it was something everyone assumed, like “no, we shouldn’t do that” because we had done it before.

The Finals Creative Director Gustav Tilleby via YouTube

Many developers at Embark Studios have previously worked for EA DICE and contributed to the development of various Battlefield titles. Besides Tilleby himself, this also applies to Patrick Söderlund, Robert Runesson, and Stefan Strandberg. These are three of the founders of Embark Studios.

During the interview, Tilleby then shares that he pitched two ideas which he referred to as “boring idea 1” and “boring idea 2.” “I call them that because I didn’t think anyone would be interested in making them,” Tilleby adds.

Subsequently, the developers actually talked about the pitches and decided to give it a try. The starting point throughout the entire pitching process was to create something “unique” that “nobody else does.”

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Is The Finals really the best shooter of the year? After The Finals initially faced some criticism from players for its movement feeling worse and slower than in the open beta, the shooter managed to recover and gather up to 240,000 simultaneous active players on the release weekend.

Generally, The Finals has consistently ranked among the most popular shooters on Steam (via SteamCharts) since its release, leaving all other new shooters behind, including CoD MW3, except for Counter-Strike 2.

Whether it is the best shooter of the year must be decided individually by each player. Aside from a strong cheating problem, criticism of The Finals has since remained quite limited. This is different from other new releases like CS2, MW3, or EFT-Arena.

Meanwhile, Embark Studios is even responding to feedback regarding individual gadgets and is making specific changes to the balancing:

The Finals brings a major balancing patch, nerfing the strongest meta strategies

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The head of Diablo 4 says the game is best “when it feels like you’re cheating”

Cedric Holmeier Cedric Holmeier Reading time 2 minutes

The head of Diablo 4 has made interesting statements in an interview that are likely to please some players of the ARPG. Blizzard has changed its strategy regarding the balancing of builds in the season.

What leads to this statement? The head of Diablo 4, Rod Fergusson, has addressed various topics in an interview (via YouTube), including Diablo 4. In the interview, the Blizzard employee explains that the Diablo 4 team has changed its strategy regarding nerfs of OP builds.

In the past, overpowered builds were nerfed by Blizzard during the ongoing season. This led to frustration among many players because characters were nerfed to the point that the fun was lost.

Since this season, Blizzard wants to intentionally leave OP builds as they are to not rob players of their joy again. Instead, they want to delay nerfs of builds.

Here you can watch the German trailer for the Midwinter Plague.

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“Let them have fun, we’ll take care of it later”

What exactly does the head of Diablo 4 say? Rod Fergusson states that as developers they often find themselves in a dilemma. They want all builds to be fair and equally strong, but in doing so, they also destroy some of the fun.

The special thing about a Diablo game is that those overpowering moments, when it feels like you are cheating, or tricking the development team by exploiting a bug, can really, really be fun.

Rod Fergusson

This learning process takes some time for Blizzard’s developers. Currently, for example, the “Ball Lightning Sorc” build is at the top. Here on MeinMMO, this build also leads our tier list.

Rod Fergusson says about this build: “Let them have fun, we’ll take care of it later”.

Here you can see the full interview.

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What is the current state of fun in Diablo 4? Diablo 4 has changed since its release. The game has received updates alongside new content that make leveling and the game itself easier and more comfortable. Since December 12, the Christmas event “Midwinter Plague” is running, you can find more information about it here.

Rod Fergusson describes the experience in Diablo based on the “power curve” of the character. You start slightly weak, find an item, deal a lot of damage for several levels until you eventually fall back again, and then the game starts all over again. 

This cycle is the core of most ARPGs and should also be continuously fueled in Diablo. How much fun players can have with overpowering changes has also been recognized by the developers of Path of Exile:

Path of Exile 2 promises overpowering builds: “Everyone should feel like they are breaking the game”

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Twitch streamer wants to pay attention to his language after 7 vs. Wild: „Realtalk, sometimes unnecessary, no joke”

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The Twitch streamer Papaplatte participated in 7 vs. Wild and was criticized by some viewers there for his language. They say it is a nasty “Denglish” gibberish. The 26-year-old shows understanding, but he is struggling to adapt to the new language hygiene in practice.

What is Papaplatte being criticized for?

  • The streamer Papaplatte has already been pointed out by older colleagues like Knossi that he frequently incorporates English words and phrases into the German language – his fans know him only this way.
  • But during his participation in 7 vs. Wild, some other viewers also got to know the streamer and criticized him for his language.
  • Papaplatte can understand this criticism. He himself sometimes finds the English phrases in his German to be too much. However, making a significant change is difficult for him.

Critics of Papaplatte, like Scurrows, also call the streamer the “German xQc” – the Canadian, however, speaks even worse:

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“He got on my nerves with his language”

This was the post that criticized him: On reddit, a post titled “Back to Mother Tongue” appeared regarding 7 vs. Wild. The user stated: At the beginning of the season of 7 vs. Wild, he could not listen to Papaplatte at all. There was too much “Bro – Real Talk – No Joke”.

The user writes: That really got on my nerves.

However, as the season progressed, it got better, until he could listen to him well later on. Then, without any English interjections, Papaplatte even appeared serious and reasonable.

But now that he is back home and reacting to content on Twitch, it is again “Denglish gibberish at its finest.”

Translation Papaplatte – German

“Realtalk” – “Honestly speaking”
“No Joke” – “I mean it seriously”
“You know” – “You know”
“Bro” – all-purpose word, can mean anything depending on emphasis

This is how Papaplatte reacts to the criticism: The 26-year-old shows surprisingly understanding. When he is streaming, he does not notice it at all. But when he listens to recordings of himself, he often finds it too much. He wants to tone it down a bit right now. Often it’s just unnecessary.

But even in the video itself, it becomes clear how difficult it will be for him to pay attention to his language:

“I’m also trying to tone it down a bit. It sometimes annoys me a little bit.”

He watches English creators, you know. Sometimes it really is unnecessary to use so many English things, you know.

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In response to another user’s criticism that he makes fun of colleagues too often, Papaplatte also responded confidently and apologized to Rumathra: “Oh yeah, man. Realtalk, Wieland, I’m sorry.”

There seems to be a long way ahead of him, no joke.

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„I miscalculated“ Gamer buys a graphics card for 1,000 € and overlooks the most important detail

Cedric Holmeier Cedric Holmeier Reading time 2 minutes

A gamer wanted to upgrade his PC and therefore bought an RTX 4080, but it does not fit in the case. Now he has posted his mistake on Reddit and caused a lot of attention and unusual recommendations.

What was the mistake? As the affected person explains in a Reddit post, he wanted to upgrade his PC. For this, he bought the €1,000 expensive graphics card RTX 4080 for his PC. 

However, when installing the graphics card, the gamer noticed that it was much longer than his entire case. Despite the €1,000 he paid for the upgrade, he could not upgrade his PC. Now the gamer has to invest even more money in his gaming PC to be able to use the graphics card.

Here you can see the Reddit post where the gamer shows his PC and the new graphics card.

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The gamer becomes a laughing stock on Reddit

Why is the Reddit community upset? Most users sarcastically point out that manufacturers always provide the dimensions of the hardware parts on their sites and the user could have looked at them beforehand if he was already investing €1,000.

Others are bothered by the gamer’s dirty PC. The gamer’s computer is equipped with white parts, which are covered in dust. Reddit user Jeremoi says: “If you buy white components … please keep them clean. 😭”

Willard_swag agrees and writes: “The inside of your PC is disgusting, lol.”

What tips does the community have? The community continues to mock and says you don’t even need a new case for the PC. You can easily enlarge the case with simple means, for example with a hammer, a saw, or a grinder. Others join in on the tips and suggest tools like plastic knives, files, or simply taking a bold bite out of the case as options.

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Others do not understand the fuss, Existing_Gate2423 thinks this is “Just a $100–200 repair.”

The user named Apprehensive-Ant8292 takes it a bit further and suggests: “You can buy an extension cable – external GPU.”

The gamer is not the only one who has spent a lot of money out of ignorance, a grandmother bought a game a total of 26 times because she did not know how to delete the save file.

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PS Plus: Games in January 2024 – Sony gifts you an atmospheric adventure that will emotionally destroy you

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The games for PS Plus Essential in January 2024 for the PS5 and PS4 have been officially announced. We briefly introduce the games and show when they will be available.

Which games are there in January 2024? Again in January 2024, there are three games that you can get with the PS Plus subscription.

  • A Plague Tale: Requiem – PS5
  • Evil West – PS4, PS5
  • Nobody Saves the World – PS4, PS5

When will the games be available? The “PS Plus” games are always available from the first Tuesday of each month:

  • PS Plus games available: January 02, 2024, from 12:00 PM
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A Plague Tale: Requiem

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What is the game about? A Plague Tale: Requiem is the sequel to the acclaimed adventure game “A Plague Tale: Innocence”. In both titles, siblings Amicia and Hugo are at the center, who flee from their devastated home in France in the first part and have to fight for survival.

The reason for the siblings’ flight is Inquisition troops who murdered their father and have their sights set on Hugo, who possesses special powers and can control hordes of rats that bring death and destruction to the land.

In A Plague Tale: Requiem, the siblings now try to build a new life, but soon they are overtaken by the rat plague and forced to flee again.

The game is characterized, like its predecessor, by its oppressive and emotional atmosphere as well as the suffering of Amicia and Hugo. The PS5 version received a good rating of 82 on Metacritic.

Gameplay involves a lot of sneaking, combat occurs but is rather secondary. The focus is clearly on the emotional story, the characters, and the atmosphere. The narrative has even been described by some players on Reddit as “emotionally devastating”.

Evil West

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What is the game about? Evil West is a story-based action game in third-person perspective from the developer studio Flying Wild Hog, released in November 2022. It can be played either solo or cooperatively with friends.

In the crazy western game, you embody a vampire hunter who is supposed to free the Wild West from an ominous threat. In doing so, you fight your way through vampire hordes in “beat ’em up” style and free America from the nasty monsters.

Nobody Saves the World

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What is the game about? Nobody Saves the World is an action RPG from DrinkBox Studios that was released in 2022 and can be played both solo and cooperatively with friends.

You embody the character “Nobody,” who can transform into various forms such as a dragon, a snail, or a robot using a magic wand and tries to save the world.

Each form that Nobody transforms into has different abilities, stats, and attributes that help him tackle various dungeons. Throughout the game, you can also unlock additional abilities and combine the abilities of the individual forms.

Bonus: Warframe Syrinx Collection

In addition to the three monthly PS Plus games, you can also secure a collection for the popular loot shooter Warframe in January 2024.

The “Syrinx Collection” is an exclusive “PlayStation Plus” package and will also be available from January 02, 2024. The package includes:

  • Syrinx chest plate
  • Syrinx shoulder plates
  • Syrinx leg plates
  • Baza rifle
  • Cassowar polearm
  • Sturm color palette
  • Essential mod bundle base damage
  • Essential mod bundle critical damage
  • 2 Orokin catalysts
  • 170 platinum
  • 7-day affinity booster
  • 7-day credit booster

The latest update “Whispers in the Walls” was released for Warframe in December, which introduced a new Warframe to the game:

Warframe brings new suit and receives a feature that fans have been waiting for a long time

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LoL fans are furious at a Twitch streamer, accusing him of deliberately ruining matches

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In League of Legends, toxic behavior and trolling are recurring topics. The community is now criticizing the streamer lolmalice.

It’s sometimes a thing with League of Legends, or other games as well. There is always toxic behavior, and it will probably always exist.

Moreover, there are players who intentionally buy troll items, go AFK, intentionally feed the opponents, and/or show toxic behavior in the chat, for example. In such moments, the game can quickly become imbalanced.

A clip sparks discussions

The community is denouncing the LoL streamer lolmalice for allegedly deliberately destroying matches. The Twitch streamer is playing Soloqueue and is currently in Master with 535 LP (as of December 26, 2023, via op.gg). He frequently plays Udyr, Blitzcrank, and also Karthus. With the latter, he had a game that received strong criticism on Reddit from the community.

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Streamer buys troll items instead of fighting for the comeback

What exactly was he criticized for? In this clip, you can see that the game was not going very well for the Twitch streamer. With 5/19 and around 8,000 gold less, they are significantly weaker at minute 19 compared to the opponents. Overall, the situation looks bad: top laner Jax with 1/4/0, lolmalice as jungle Karthus 1/4/1, and the support Braum standing with 0/4/1 is not doing well either.

But instead of hoping for a possible turnaround, lolmalice seemingly escalated by selling all his AP items including boots on Karthus and instead acquiring so-called troll items for his champion by getting Mobi boots, Dead Man’s Plate, and Winged Moonplate.

The items do not bring him much on Karthus, which is why the term troll items is fitting. Because Karthus benefits from his AP damage, especially with his ultimate and his high single-target damage with his Q.

Additionally, when you buy items and then leave the base (Fountain/Spawn), you cannot recover the full price when you sell the items again. You only get the full price refunded if you buy items and then realize in the base that it was a bad purchase.

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LoL players criticize streamer, call him toxic

This is what the community says about the streamer: The reactions from the LoL community were quick to come and are found under the Reddit post. Many expressed critical opinions about the behavior.

We have summarized some comments for you:

  • The top comment from Norasack refers to lolmalice’s stream title: stream title “Soloq chilling” 💀.
  • rollin43v3r is of the opinion: This is not new. He is a man-child and toxic.
  • Itismejustadmitit agrees: He literally does this every 2-3 days for the past 3 years. Absolutely crazy that he hasn’t been banned considering how often he does this.

It remains to be seen whether Riot Games will respond. Currently, however, the dissatisfaction within the community seems obvious.

Did you know that LoL has one of the most famous memes? Here you can learn the story:

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A popular YouTuber for the MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV is being harassed so severely due to a video that he is withdrawing

Fabienne Kissel Fabienne Kissel Reading time 3 minutes

The well-known Final-Fantasy-XIV YouTuber JoCat has announced that he will take an indefinite break due to ongoing harassment and threats. MeinMMO reveals the details.

The popular YouTuber for the MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV, but also for Monster Hunter and D&D, announced that he is stepping back from the public spotlight after being subjected to harassment since 2021 – because of a video.

Who is JoCat?

  • JoCat’s real name is Joseph Catalanello
  • He gained a large fanbase with his A Crap Guide to Serie and other content, often parodies, on his YouTube channel
  • He currently has over 1 million subscribers on YouTube

Popular video becomes the YouTuber’s downfall after reaching the wrong audience

Which video is it about? According to JoCat, the harassment is due to a specific video of his. It’s a gender-specific parody of the song Boys by Lizzo titled I Like Girls.

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The video features various popular female gaming and series characters. JoCat describes in this video how he likes pretty much everything about women, every characteristic – whether big or small, curvy or muscular. The video currently has over 11 million views.

Although many fans celebrate the video and praise it as an expression of Body-Positivity, JoCat has gradually become a victim of harassment and threats, as he emphasizes.

He explains that the harassment has escalated from online threats to concerning packages being sent to his family’s home.

He says in his statement:

[..] It [the video] received overwhelmingly positive feedback from my audience, my colleagues, and my partner.

About a year later, it seemed to go beyond the target audience, and since then I have seen and received many assumptions about my character, my story, my beliefs, my relationships, and those of my partner, as well as threats of violence against me and my family, doxxing attempts, and mockery, even from people I respect and look up to. [..]

JoCat via jocat.net

He explains that a significant part of the harassment mainly took place on Twitter, where he could simply log off and ignore the haters. However, a considerable amount has also leaked into other areas of his daily life that are harder to ignore – private direct messages over Discord and Twitch, as well as suspicious packages sent to his family.

Although he is very grateful for what this job has done for him and his family, he simply does not feel strong enough to continue if it means having to accept this kind of burden. Maybe it makes him weak, but he rarely thinks of it differently.

At the end of his statement, he emphasizes that he never intended to upset anyone. His goal has always been to create things for which he feels passion and to have fun doing it.

You can find his full statement on his official website jocat.net.

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This is what the community says: Under his YouTube video I Like Girls, on X and on Reddit numerous comments from users are gathering. We have summarized some for you:

  • DHTheAlaskan writes: JoCat does not deserve the hate he gets. He is one of the very few positive influences on the internet.
  • meerakat5034 highlights: My smaller breasts sometimes give me the feeling of being less of a woman. […] When I stumbled upon this silly little video about a year ago, I really felt better. Going through the comments, I see that other women feel the same way. […] Thank you, JoCat. You deserve love, not hate, for what you have done here.
  • Enlog writes on Reddit: Damn. It is so damn awful to see someone as good and creative as JoCat being driven out of the platform he used to just make fun stuff, and for no good reason.[…]
  • nachtalb5255 writes (via YouTube): As a woman, I found your “I Like Girls” video very body-positive, cute, and sincere. It’s disappointing that a bunch of losers would harass you for a very cute video.

Currently, JoCat will continue his D&D project Heart of Elynthi and JOmega. With JOmega, he advocates for trans rights and education by raising money for the charity Gendered Intelligence through his stream while progressing through the Ultimate Raid TOP (The Omega Protocol) in the MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV.

And for every wipe, he himself donates an amount to the organization. The project has been running since March 2023. Once these two projects are completed, he will take a indefinite break from publishing content.

The developer of The Coffin of Andy and Leyley was also driven away:

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In a survival game on Steam, you get better recipes when you’re nice to the ghost living on your island

Dariusz Müller Dariusz Müller Reading time 3 minutes

With Voyagers of Nera (PC), Treehouse Games is developing a new survival game set in a magical ocean world, offering co-op for up to 16 players.

What kind of game is this? Voyagers of Nera is a new survival game on Steam, developed by former Riot employees and previously known under the working title “Project Islands”. The game is cooperative, playable with up to 16 players, and is set to be released on Steam in 2024.

Voyagers of Nera takes place in an “ocean world” filled with numerous islands that harbor magical creatures and ancient mysteries. With its comic-style graphics and a game world visually influenced by Polynesian culture, the survival game resembles the Disney film “Vaiana” (English: Moana).

Voyagers of Nera Boat
Voyagers of Nera Village
Voyagers of Nera Glider
Voyagers of Nera House Construction
Voyagers of Nera House Decoration and Creature

The game also offers familiar gameplay mechanics from the survival genre. You farm resources, explore the game world, and build structures and items. Combat against powerful leviathans is also included.

We present the official trailer for Voyagers of Nera here:

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Voyagers of Nera shows in the trailer what the gameplay of the survival game looks like

What makes Voyagers of Nera special? A unique aspect of Voyagers of Nera is the players’ connection to an island spirit. With this, you form a bond that you can continuously improve.

Island spirits are living islands and players, as so-called rune-born, have the power to awaken the island spirit of their island and together protect the islands from corruption and restore the balance of the unstable seas.

If you maintain a good relationship with your island spirit by, for example, farming the island, you unlock new recipes and crafting skills. This allows you to create better items or more beautiful buildings and make your village more livable.

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Who is behind Voyagers of Nera? Voyagers of Nera is developed by Treehouse Games. This is a relatively young development studio consisting of former developers from Riot Games and Microsoft.

Among the former Riot employees is Michael Chu, co-founder and CEO of Treehouse. He previously served as Product Lead at Riot Games for seven years and worked on League of Legends, among other projects.

If you want to discover more survival games in 2024, we introduce you to 8 different titles that you can look forward to next year on MeinMMO:

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Student discovers that he owns a 5-year-old skin in Fortnite that is now worth a lot of money

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During the Christmas season, many find the muse to rummage through their belongings and see what is still lying around: A Mexican student came across gold. He owns a rare code for Fortnite, which he accidentally obtained years ago, and it is now quite valuable. Currently, the skin is being offered on eBay for 1,942 euros.

The question was: A Mexican student reached out on the second Christmas holiday, December 26, with a question for the fans of Fortnite in their reddit:

  • He had come home from university for Christmas, went through his things, found something, and now he has a question.
  • Years ago, he bought a controller: The controller came with a code for a skin in Fortnite. Is the code valuable – he himself has never played Fortnite.
  • And indeed, he has stumbled upon gold here. Experts estimate that the skin is worth between $500 and $1,000. If you look on eBay, that could even be a conservative estimate: This bundle is currently being traded for 1,942 €.
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Code was part of a promotion for the Xbox One S in 2018

Why is the skin so valuable? The code is for the “The Eon Skin Bundle”, which included the “Eon Outfit” and 500 V Bucks.

This bundle was available in September 2018 as a limited promotional offer when purchasing an Xbox One S or a controller. We reported back then on MeinMMO about this.

The Xbox bundle, where you got the console, cost 180 € at that time; for that, you got the Xbox One S, Fortnite as a game, 2000 V Bucks, and the Fortnite The Eon Pack Bundle with skin, pickaxe, and glider.

Since this promotion was limited and exclusive to the Xbox One, there are not many of these skins in existence. Moreover, people who received a code at that time probably just redeemed it, so it was off the market.

However, since Fortnite is still played in 2023, perhaps even more than before, and there are people who want to own every skin in Fortnite or at least those rare ones, the value of the skin alone is now almost 10 times higher than in 2018 – and back then, you also got an Xbox:

  • In 2018 you bought an Xbox and got the skin basically for free
  • In 2023, the skin alone is worth as much as 10 units XBox One S back then
eon-bundle
At that time, the skins were included for free with an Xbox One S for 180 €.

Such limited promo codes, which can be logged into any account, tend to dramatically increase in value over time:

In general, it can be a good investment to secure such “promo codes” when they come out and then lock them away for a few years. Although this always carries a risk, as such a game must still be relevant after many years.

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New cooperative shooter on Steam does what CoD never dared: brings the zombie mode as a standalone game

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Some fans have probably always wished for the CoD zombie mode to be a standalone game. Activision never implemented it, but now another developer is doing it in the form of a 4-player cooperative shooter on Steam.

What kind of game is it? Hellbreach: Vegas is a cooperative shooter for up to 4 players where you, inspired by the CoD zombie mode, must face waves of demons. 

Along the lines of the original, you can buy new weapons, upgrade them, and acquire perks. You can also unlock new rooms and play the 6 different levels in 4 different modes. 

Here you can watch the trailer from the latest beta.

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Hellbreach: Vegas shows a co-op trailer for Gamescom 2023

More CoD Zombies than the Original?

Hellbreach: Vegas also wants to offer you enough variety when it comes to weapons. You can choose from 19 firearms and 3 melee weapons, including a flamethrower.

The game resembles the CoD zombie mode in all aspects and does not aim to be much more innovative than the original. The focus is on guaranteeing fun in cooperative mode for a few hours.

Why is the shooter competing with CoD? The shooter truly competes with the CoD zombie mode. The current zombie mode received mixed reviews from fans because it has little to do with the classic mode. Instead, you face zombies and bosses on an open map, similar to the Warzone map.

In the classic mode, there were always elaborately designed maps and Easter eggs that often took weeks to solve.

MeinMMO author Christos Tsogos has high hopes for the new mode in CoD: MW3.

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When is the game supposed to be released? The cooperative shooter is set to be released on Steam in the first quarter of 2024. Hellbreach: Vegas already held a playtest in autumn 2023, which only offered one of the 4 game modes that will be available for the full release.

In addition to the classic mode, there will be a kind of battle royale mode with a gradually shrinking map. There is also supposed to be a mode that focuses on weapon accuracy. In the mode “Captured,” you should survive on smaller versions of the maps, which is supposed to be even harder.

Whether Hellbreach: Vegas can really keep up with a giant like CoD remains to be seen. Cooperative and zombie mode players should find some hours of fun, and if the game is really enjoyable, it could still become a success, as another indie game has recently proven.

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Twitch: MontanaBlack shows his earnings for 2023, explains why YouTube is “easy money”

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At the end of the year, it has almost become a tradition for many content creators to disclose their earnings from YouTube and Twitch. Marcel “MontanaBlack” Eris (35) also showed what he has earned over the course of 2023.

What are these numbers? MontanaBlack revealed in a stream on December 24, 2023, how much he has earned this year from YouTube and Twitch. The streamer also disclosed how much money some of his YouTube channels have generated since their creation.

Over the years, MontanaBlack has earned several million euros just from recordings of his streams. The 35-year-old draws a similar conclusion as his colleague Rohat did shortly before: YouTube is a real “money cheat” and much more lucrative than Twitch.

When MontanaBlack released his very first video on YouTube, he probably never expected that he would one day become a millionaire.

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MontanaBlack shows why YouTube is more worthwhile than Twitch

How much did MontanaBlack earn in 2023? Distributed across his YouTube and Twitch channels, MontanaBlack made approximately 4.2 million euros in 2023 from his content alone. This does not include earnings from his shop and his own energy drink.

Additionally, the streamer showed how much his YouTube channels have generated since their inception. Just from the channels “DieCrew” and “Richtiger Kevin”, which mostly upload clips from his streams, a total of 6 million euros has been generated in 7 years, mainly from reactions.

  • Main channel “MontanaBlack”: about 47,650 euros in 2023, about 263,200 euros since creation
  • Second channel “SpontanaBlack”: about 547,600 euros in 2023, about 2.9 million euros since creation
  • Highlight channel “Die Crew”: about 798,450 euros in 2023, about 2.9 million euros since creation
  • Highlight channel “Richtiger Kevin”: about 842,600 euros in 2023, about 3 million euros since creation
  • Main channel Twitch: about 1 million euros in 2023 without donations
  • Loop channel Twitch: about 108,600 euros in 2023

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MontanaBlack, who has repeatedly expressed strong criticism of Twitch in 2023, emphasizes how much more rewarding YouTube is: there, one can still earn a lot of money with videos that are several years old. Such a thing is not possible on the streaming platform. YouTube is simply “easy money”.

However, these are not the amounts that actually end up in his pocket, as MontanaBlack points out. After all, a portion goes to YouTube and his management, and 50% taxes are deducted. Moreover, the streamer does not manage his channels himself, so the actual operators also receive a share.

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MontanaBlack did not disclose the earnings from his merchandise shop and his energy drink. As the Twitch streamer explained, he is currently in negotiations regarding Gönrgy, and therefore cannot disclose any figures. However, he wants to do so as soon as it is possible for him. Just recently, MontanaBlack hinted at how much money he really earns in a year.

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Pokémon GO: One of the coolest features that hardly anyone knows about

Paul Kutzner Paul Kutzner Reading time 2 minutes

In Pokémon GO, there seems to be a feature that has remained undiscovered until today. And this, despite data miners having found hints about it 6 years ago.

What feature is it? The feature that apparently remained undiscovered by the community for 6 years and uncommented on by Niantic is the so-called Schnäppchenfang, in English Critical Catch. This is a feature from the Pokémon games where the critical catch is random and significantly increases the catch chance. As early as 2017, data miners discovered hints about the critical catch in Pokémon GO.

In the case of Pokémon GO, the critical catch works somewhat differently. As the community reports on Reddit, the critical catch in Pokémon GO is not a random event but can be triggered intentionally. Additionally, the catch chance is not just slightly increased but rises to 100%.

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100 % Catch Chance using the Critical Catch

How does the critical catch work? To activate the critical catch in Pokémon GO, you must hit the Pokémon with the Pokéball at the right moment. You need to hit the circle, which gets smaller when catching a Pokémon, exactly when it is as small as possible. In other words, you hit the catch circle just at the last moment before it gets big again.

If you succeed, the critical catch is activated and the Pokémon is caught 100%. This is particularly significant regarding the hunt for the rare and difficult-to-catch Galar birds, as it is a very powerful feature that has not been known until now.

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What does the community say about it? After trainer Zombie_Alpaca_Lips reported about it on Reddit, it didn’t take long for other trainers to explore his theory – successfully. I was skeptical, but I think you are right. I made 3 critical catches in my last few throws to test this. I’m very impressed that you discovered this!, comments one trainer.

Instinctively, I didn’t believe this, but I had a bunch of Pokémon tasks to test. Even though I wasn’t very good at it, I had 4 excellent throws, which I was convinced were as small as I thought they could be, and it really worked every time, reports another trainer.

Does the critical catch work with all balls? The trainer who discovered the feature reports that he successfully tested it with Poké, Super, and Hyper Balls.

So it seems that Niantic has had this feature in the game for a long time without communicating it.

What do you think about it? Have you tried it yourself? Have you even noticed it yourself? Feel free to check out the rest of the events in December in Pokémon GO.

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LoL: Faker explains why he declined an offer of nearly 17 million euros

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The four-time League of Legends world champion Faker explains in an interview why he declined an offer of 17 million euros and shares more about his new goals. MeinMMO reveals the details.

Lee Faker Sang-hyeok, the “Unkillable Demon King”, recently won the League of Legends World Championship 2023 with his team T1, thus already securing his fourth world title.

On December 20th, he appeared as a guest on the South Korean show You Quiz On The Block and explained in an interview why he declined an offer from a Chinese team that wanted him as a player, which was nearly 24 billion KRW (approximately 17 million euros).

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The Life of Faker – Why He is a Living Legend

Faker’s focus is on new goals, no longer on money

What exactly does Faker say? In the interview with hosts Yoo Jae Suk and Jo Se Ho, Faker emphasized that his current goals are different from his previous pursuit of financial gains, which is one reason he declined the offer.

In the past, his main goal was to earn as much money as possible, especially at the beginning of his impressive career.

Faker explained that over the years he achieved his goal of making money. Thus, he constantly thought about what was important now and identified honor as the next essential goal.

He further elaborated:

[In the past] I thought I should show people how great I am by winning a lot. But as my career progressed, I thought about what other goals I should have. I thought I should set a goal that I could dedicate to others. […] My goal right now is to learn and grow more, instead of earning money and building fame. Also, the team [T1] treats me well, so I stayed. […]

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Faker’s rationale highlighted not only his personal development approach but also the influence of humility in his career.

He explained that humility is essential for a professional player.

I think humility is the most important thing. With a humble attitude, you can listen to what other people say, and in that way, you can learn more.

Faker via allkpop

This pursuit of constant improvement and the awareness of the value of humility seem to hold greater importance for Faker than the financial allure.

What else did he say? He emphasized that his preparation was not aimed at the results of the World Championship but rather aimed to give his best and enjoy the game, even in the case of a 0:3 loss. Faker said: That was my goal, our fans wanted the victory, so I was happy in that regard.

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The League of Legends-GOAT shows that true greatness is not only measured by victories but also by the ability to self-reflect and set new, more meaningful goals.

Faker’s commitment to humility, teamwork, and the pursuit of honor not only shapes his own journey but serves as an inspiring example.

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„Totally incompetent“ – Asmongold criticizes Blizzard for hackers in WoW Classic

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Twitch streamer Asmongold has reacted to a viral video in which a player flies through a dungeon in WoW Classic Season of Discovery to level up a group of players. He criticizes Blizzard sharply due to the hacking situation.

What kind of video is it? A video of the World of Warcraft creator N_Tys went viral on X (formerly Twitter). In this video, he shows a hacker in WoW Classic: Season of Discovery. The video features a mage apparently dragging a group of players through a dungeon to level them up.

However, the mage does not run but flies. We have already reported about hackers in Season of Discovery a week after the launch. Asmongold reacted to the viral video in his livestream and expressed his criticism of Blizzard.

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“This destroys the integrity of the game” – Asmongold criticizes Blizzard harshly

What does Asmongold say about the video? Asmongold is not happy about the video at all. In the past, Asmongold has frequently criticized Blizzard, most recently he was skeptical about the announcement of the Season of Discovery.

In his reaction to the viral video, Asmongold expresses his disbelief towards Blizzard, especially regarding the detection systems. 

He wonders how it is possible that players are not marked by the anti-cheat system when they fly through dungeons. As soon as they exceed a certain height that cannot be reached by normal means, the system should automatically mark them as cheaters, the WoW streamer believes.

According to Asmongold, buying gold is one thing, but modifying the game files and flying through the world is on another level. “This completely destroys the immersion and the integrity of the game more than anything else!”

Where does Asmongold see the problem? Asmongold sees the problem with Blizzard itself. The company’s anti-cheat department is said to be “completely incompetent and totally underfunded.”

The department is too small to combat the many cheaters, and the employees that Blizzard has deployed there are stupid, Asmongold asserts. He often criticizes Blizzard and usually quite harshly, so this choice of words is not unusual for Asmongold, as he has proven here.

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How does the community view the criticism? On YouTube, most viewers agree with Asmongold. The user BigBoyAdvance writes: “It’s funny how private servers have solved the hacker problem, but a billion-dollar company like Blizzard can’t.”

The user named TheUnknownOtaku jokes: “Actually, mages can fly. It’s a new ability, you just have to have a father who works at Blizzard.”

Even iframe1 cannot understand why Blizzard cannot solve the problem: “I really cannot understand how private servers can write a hacking/bot detection system while it looks like Blizzard isn’t even trying.”

For WoW players, hackers are not a new problem; it even goes so far that hackers form their own cartels and threaten players.

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