CoD MW3: Harmless gadget makes you overpowered in the right mode because it takes an important ability away from your opponents

Dariusz Müller Dariusz Müller Reading time 2 minutes

A non-lethal killstreak is unusually strong in a certain mode of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, as it takes away your opponents’ ability to recognize their friends.

In Call of Duty, there is a variety of different gadgets that you can add to your loadout – including various grenades and killstreaks. Some of these aim to eliminate your opponents and get you kills, while others are harmless to your enemies and provide information to counter your opponents’ equipment.

Which gadget is it about? With Season 1 of CoD MW3, two new killstreaks were added to the game: the Swarm and the EMP.

While the Swarm sends a variety of explosive drones at your opponents and is extremely deadly, the EMP killstreak does not damage your enemies. It disables and disrupts electronic devices.

As some players noted in the CoD MW3 subreddit, this can be a death sentence for your opponents in Hardcore mode, as it takes away one of their most important abilities.

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The new CoD MW3 presents itself with shooter action in the new multiplayer trailer

Pure chaos due to lack of friend-foe recognition

Which ability does the killstreak take away? The friend-foe recognition. Detailed information is often key to success. One of the most important pieces of information in CoD is who is a teammate and who is an opponent.

Especially in Hardcore mode of the shooter, friend-foe recognition plays an important role, as there is friendly fire. Anyone shooting at their teammates can eliminate them and cost their team valuable tickets.

As user “teallen96” writes on Reddit, the EMP killstreak disables all player names and other information in your HUD. Thus, your opponents lose the ability to distinguish friends from foes.

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Players shoot at their friends out of confusion

Why is this so powerful? When players can no longer distinguish their friends from enemies, it quickly leads to pure chaos. Anyone who has ever played Escape from Tarkov knows how quickly team shooting can occur.

Players often rely on the blue or green outline that teammates have in various games. If no blue outline is visible, shots are fired first, and questions are asked later.

Especially Escape from Tarkov clearly shows how important communication and calmness are in such situations – however, there is no time for that in the much faster CoD. Particularly in Hardcore mode, you can go down very quickly… Who would want to check with their team first whether the nearest player is a friend?

If you want to know how Escape from Tarkov plays in CoD-like arena modes, you can now take a look at the Closed Beta of Escape from Tarkov: Arena since Sunday.

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A 58-year-old science fiction franchise is currently experiencing a renaissance: Dune returns with new movies and series

Christoph Waldboth Christoph Waldboth Reading time 3 minutes

The first part of the new adaptation of “Dune” was a great success. Next year, the sequel awaits us. But it won’t stop there. More films and series have already been announced.

What has happened so far? The adaptation of Frank Herbert’s science fiction classic “Dune” was eagerly anticipated in 2021. Years earlier, director David Lynch had attempted to tackle the material. Lynch, who is known for his surreal and disturbing films, was unable to achieve success with the project in 1984. Only over the decades could the film develop a cult status among fans, and today it has a score of 65% on Rotten Tomatoes.

2021 was then the time ripe for a remake. The Canadian director Denis Villeneuve was known for “Arrival” and “Blade Runner 2049”. And lo and behold: with Timothée Chalamet in the role of Paul Atreides, Villeneuve achieved both artistic and commercial success. The film holds a critic rating of 83% on Rotten Tomatoes, with audiences rating the film even higher at 90%.

Here you can see the trailer for the second part of Dune:

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Dune: Part Two – German Trailer for the Continuation of the Sci-Fi Epic

Next year we will get new films and series

What’s next for Dune? Since the first part of the remake was a commercial success with worldwide earnings of 402 million USD (via boxofficemojo.com), the responsible studio Warner announced the sequel. It was originally scheduled to hit theaters in October 2023. However, due to the now-resolved actor strike, the film has been postponed to February 29, 2024.

Director Denis Villeneuve describes the second part as better in his view. While part 1 was more of an introduction to the world and characters, the story truly unfolds in the sequel. More action included.

For those who can’t wait for the second part, this anime tip on Netflix is highly recommended.

But that’s not all. As Villeneuve recently reported at a press conference, the third part of the series is already in the works. The script is almost finished, but it may take some time before the film is shot. Villeneuve states:

I dream of making this third film. I don’t know exactly when I will return to Arrakis. I might take a detour first to gain some distance from the sun. For my mental health, I could do something else in the meantime, but my dream is to return to the planet I love so much one last time.

via jeuxvideo.com

The third film will be titled “Messiah” and will deal with the story of the second book. The first two films only cover part 1. In total, there are six Dune novels in the main series by Frank Herbert, so there is no lack of material for further films.

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Series fans will also get their money’s worth: Not only in cinemas will Dune take a firm place in the coming years. In addition to an announced MMO in the Dune universe, the franchise also wants to venture into the series realm. “Dune: Prophecy” is the title of a new HBO series that will likely air on the Sky streaming service in Germany.

The series is set about 10,000 years before the films. The story centers on two sisters who must fight against evil forces. Dune newcomers will also learn more about the mysterious Bene Gesserit, an organization of powerful women to which Paul Atreides’ mother belongs.

Dune fans will have plenty to look forward to in the coming years. About 58 years after the publication of the first novel, the franchise is experiencing its well-deserved renaissance.

Have you seen the new adaptation? What is in the film has been summarized by Marco from the Nerdkultur channel in a separate video.

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Overwatch 2 has a Battle Pass in the Battle Pass so it doesn’t get too cheap

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 4 minutes

Overwatch 2 wants more money from players. MeinMMO demon Cortyn sees this critically – but even paying players feel cheated during the new event.

Anyone who has read my previous articles already knows my opinion on the mechanics of Battle Passes. To me, they sometimes border on “self-enslavement”, but I have gotten used to it. In games like Dead by Daylight or Overwatch 2, I find them basically okay – because I would play the games anyway. So I don’t mind 10 euros every 6-8 weeks.

In a game that entertains me continuously, I can live with that.

However, I become dissatisfied when I feel like I’m being tricked, for example, if another Battle Pass is activated during an ongoing Battle Pass just to squeeze out a few more euros. It becomes really frustrating when this Battle Pass isn’t enough to get all the available rewards, there’s time pressure, and you have to “cash in again” later if you really want everything.

Exactly this is the glorious idea behind the “Winter Wonderland 2024” in Overwatch 2.

A second Battle Pass – With time pressure and too few rewards

In addition to the current season’s ongoing Battle Pass, which already costs 10 €, you can now spend another 5 € for a second Battle Pass for the Christmas event.

The concept here is that you can earn “Winter Fair Tickets”. A new, temporary currency with which you can buy the rewards of the Christmas event.

Those who do not buy the second Battle Pass can earn 40 of the tickets each week – a total of 120. This takes anywhere from 18 to 36 matches per week – depending on whether you win or just lose, so between 54 and 108 matches for the entire event.

Overwatch Winter Wonderland Mini Season Pass

I find it almost more ridiculous that these tickets are limited weekly. Because after the first 40 tickets, that’s it; I can only unlock the next 40 starting December 26, and the last 40 only on January 2.

A time-limited event where progress is also limited weekly. Just wonderful during the Christmas season, when most people have to plan their time strictly anyway and divide it between stressful family gatherings, vacations, or New Year’s celebrations. “Oh, I should farm tickets this week, otherwise I have to play 108 matches in just a few days at the beginning of January” is just what I needed.

The next catch? The only really good Christmas skin, Reinhardt wrapped in Christmas presents, already costs 160 tickets. That’s more tickets than a Free2Play player can earn during that time.

Brilliant concept. It really gets you in the Christmas spirit, and you feel like the developers are gifting you with the Christmas event. Not.

Overwatch Winter Wonderland Reinhardt Skin
The Reinhardt skin costs more than Free2Play players can earn.

Anyone who buys the small Battle Pass quadruples the ticket earnings – then there are up to 160 per week, totaling 480.

This is still not enough to afford all the rewards.

So, it ensures that not only Free2Play players are disappointed because they cannot afford the prettiest skin, even if they buy nothing else – but paying players also feel cheated because they cannot obtain all the rewards.

The missing tickets can then be purchased through another package in the shop – for a whopping 3,000 Overwatch coins, equivalent to 30 euros. I have no words left on that.

Overwatch Ticket Pack 30 Euro

I really wonder every time how these ideas get approved at Blizzard without someone critically questioning whether this is really a good idea.

Free according to the motto: If everyone is dissatisfied, namely paying and F2P players, then the dissatisfaction is at least nicely balanced.

I could rant about this for a long time. For instance, that the expensive Reinhardt gift skin is just a “recolor” of the cardboard skin. Or that Overwatch now sells weapon skins that are almost as expensive as normal hero skins – but those were so buggy that they were immediately removed from the shop.

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I would really be happy if logging into Overwatch 2 didn’t become more and more an exciting “And what new money-making scheme have they found now?” but the fun and the entertaining events were in the foreground again.

Blizzard demonstrated they can still produce such things last year with the very cool “Prop Hunt” mode, even if it was almost 1:1 taken from other games.

And yes, I am aware that other games have already had and implemented such “mini Battle Pass” ideas. I still get upset about it because somewhere I still hope that Blizzard won’t jump on every stupid monetization idea.

It would really be nice if this hope could be fulfilled again. Maybe in 2024.

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In a new MMO on Steam, you must survive in a flooded world by collecting, smuggling, and trading junk

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In a new MMO on Steam you have to face the struggle for survival in a post-apocalyptic world. However, this world is almost completely flooded, making this struggle not exactly easier for you.

What kind of game is this? The new MMO “Age of Water” is set to launch on Steam in the first quarter of 2024 and lures players with a post-apocalyptic, open world and exciting survival battles.

After the world became almost completely flooded, the few survivors of humanity are trying to adapt to this new situation. Floating settlements have emerged on the water, individual people are trying to survive on ships, and pirates are making their lives harder.

This new world resembles a large junkyard, as the individual settlements, traders, and hermits have cobbled together their new homes from the scrap they were able to find.

The trailer for the Steam announcement already gives you a first impression of the gameplay:

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Age of Water Steam Announcement Trailer

In the summer of 2022, Age of Water entered beta, which we reported on for you.

What can you expect in Age of Water? The trailer already shows you some features that will define the gameplay of Age of Water without going into too much detail.

It becomes clear that you are in constant battle with other survivors. The trailer shows many fights and battles on the water or in some of the floating cities.

You should always keep your own ship battle-ready and equip it with enough weapons if you don’t want to end up being the plundered. Because in Age of Water, you can earn your money as a smuggler. However, someone else might have their eyes on exactly the goods you are supposed to smuggle.

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The trailer also shows that you need to trade with various merchants to stock up on your resources. These are not only found in the larger cities but also float with their own little shops on the water.

In addition to fighting, smuggling, and trading, you can salvage larger artifacts and crates from the ocean. As seen in the trailer, there are still some good treasures, like the Statue of Liberty, somewhere underwater.

You can also find your resources, such as scrap for your base, in this way.

What do you think of Age of Water? Have you heard of the game yet? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments.

Another game on Steam, on the other hand, lets you fight high in the air: Steam: New survival game makes you the captain of an airship, here’s how to participate in the pre-alpha

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Pokémon GO: Trainer receives 100 wins in the limited-time battle league research at once – What’s going on?

Paul Kutzner Paul Kutzner Reading time 2 minutes

A trainer received 100 wins in Pokémon GO due to a glitch in the battle league for the limited-time GO battle research. What it’s all about can be found out here.

What is the limited-time GO battle research? The limited-time GO battle research is a research task that you can pick up for free in the shop. This lasts as long as the current battle league season runs. It consists of 5 parts, where you must achieve 100 wins in the GO battle league for each part.

You will receive stardust for every 10 wins and also bonus items for completing each part. These include XL candies and, in the later parts, even elite TMs. By the way, you can also collect a lot of stardust in the current event Winter Wishes.

As a trainer reported on Reddit, he has now completed the 100 wins needed for each part of the research. He needed significantly fewer battles than one would initially suspect. In fact, just one single battle.

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Glitch leads to 100 wins in research with just a single battle

What did the trainer do? The trainer reports that he simply conducted the battle as usual. When he was about to charge the final charge attack that would earn him the victory, his opponent apparently closed the app. This caused the battle to freeze for the trainer.

He then reopened Pokémon GO after a minute and was surprised when he suddenly received many notifications about wins in the battle league. He found that this one battle was counted as 100 wins, allowing him to immediately complete one part of the battle league research successfully.

This allowed him to collect a lot of stardust in one go. As another trainer collected almost 30,000 stardust with a single throw, we summarized it for you.

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What does the community say about it? Several trainers report that this glitch has happened to them as well. Yes, this happened to me on the first day of the season, reports one trainer. Another writes, The same happened to me a few days ago, but the wins were at 50-60.

What does Niantic say about it? Niantic has not yet commented on this glitch. It remains to be seen whether and when this glitch will be fixed.

What about you? Have you experienced this glitch yourself? Are you even active in the battle league, or are you more interested in other areas of the game? Find out about the Pokémon GO events in December.

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WoW shows roadmap for 2024 – The War Within already in summer, secret patch 10.2.6 comes

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 3 minutes

Blizzard has released a roadmap for World of Warcraft. 6 major patches and an expansion await fans.

Even though everyone is preparing to quietly wind down the current year, the developers of World of Warcraft have revealed a whole load of information for the upcoming year 2024. The roadmap for 2024 is already set, indicating that the developers have a tight schedule.

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WoW: The War Within – All the major features of the new expansion

What comes to World of Warcraft and when in 2024?

Patch 10.2.5 – Seeds of Renewal: The next content patch is coming in Winter 2024, so between January and March. Blizzard lists January as the release date. In addition, the patch includes:

  • New quests to complete the story on the Dragon Isles (Epilogue)
  • Quest line for the reclamation of Gilneas
  • Dragonriding almost everywhere in the game world
  • Dungeons with NPC companions
  • Azerothian Archives (Story Feature)
  • Dragon races in the shattered world

Patch 10.2.6 – Pirates? The announcement of Patch 10.2.6 is new. The roadmap only shows a skull with crossed bones behind it. What exactly this means is still unclear. However, speculation suggests that there might be some pirate content. After all, Blizzard had already hinted at new stories in Patch 10.0.5. However, no details have been revealed yet.

WoW Roadmap 2024 The War Within

Season 4 as a conclusion: In Spring, between March and July, the 4th and thus final season of Dragonflight begins. All raids will become relevant again, and the Dragonflight dungeons will return to the “Mythic+” rotation. Other features include:

Patch 10.2.7 Dark Heart: The final patch of Dragonflight is titled “Dark Heart” – presumably a reference to the heart of Azeroth, as we will likely travel there during the next expansion. This patch includes these new contents:

  • Timerunning Pandemonium: Still unknown, some suspect the return of the “Challenge Mode” from Pandaria.
  • Harbinger Quests: A quest line that likely leads slowly to the next expansion “The War Within”. The “Harbinger” is Xal’atath, and she will likely begin to spread her chaos on Azeroth.
  • Trolls and Draenei will receive their legacy armor along with corresponding quests.
  • A new holiday event will be introduced.

Pre-Patch 11.0.1 in Summer: The major pre-patch for The War Within, which will bring several systems, such as new world events, the war squads, dynamic flying in the old world (with many old mounts), and updates to guild systems.

There is no exact date yet, but the timeline shows the entry at the beginning of Summer – so likely July or August.

The War Within: At the end of Summer or the beginning of Autumn, “The War Within” is expected to be officially released. This means four new areas, eight new dungeons, a new raid, and of course the major new features, such as hero talents, the “Depths” as endgame content for solo players, and the Earthen as an allied race.

Patch 11.0.5: Still in 2024, Blizzard plans to release the first small patch to expand the world of “The War Within”. So there will be new quests and more story that will likely lead to the first major patch 11.1, although this might not appear until 2025.

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When does the beta for The War Within start? Also visible on the timeline of the roadmap is the rough start date for the alpha and beta of The War Within. Please note that these are rough estimates and no fixed dates are known yet.

  • The alpha of The War Within is expected to start between Patch 10.2.6 and the beginning of Season 4 – so in late Winter 2024 or very early Spring.
  • The beta of The War Within will begin much later, only at the end of Spring or the beginning of Summer – so likely in May or June.

What are you looking forward to the most? And do you like the developers’ roadmap?

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New dungeon in Diablo 4 annoys players, provides too little loot – Blizzard promises improvement

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 2 minutes

Zir’s Abattoir, or: The Abattoir of Zir, is the latest major challenge in Diablo 4. The endgame dungeon is getting increasingly difficult and serves as a test for the best players. Only one thing is missing: a reason to really grind it. Blizzard sees this too and wants to deliver.

Which dungeon is it about?

  • Zir’s Abattoir is comparable to the Greater Rifts from Diablo 3. You must kill enough enemies within a limited time to reach the level. The Abattoir ranges from level 1-25 and is intended for players at level 100.
  • The challenge is so tough, that even experts at release said: no one should be able to do this. However, the difficulty has since been nerfed.
  • As a reward, you will receive a new glyph that you can only collect and level up in the Abattoir.

These are the complaints: The ratio between difficulty and loot has been bothering players since the Abattoir was introduced. They believe: for what you get there, it is not worth it at all.

The glyph is said to be quite good, but not worth the effort. Especially for casuals, it’s too much effort. Struggling through such a tough dungeon just for a little glyph XP is not worth it. So far, there are no other noteworthy rewards.

Blizzard has made improvements multiple times and has certainly ensured that Zir’s Abattoir is not criticized as much anymore. Players say: it’s better, but still not perfect. Improvements could be made in terms of the balance between the regular mobs and the “bosses”, as well as in terms of loot.

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Diablo 4: The German trailer for the Midwinter Pest

Blizzard responds to loot criticism: “We hear that often”

At least as far as the loot is concerned, Blizzard wants to improve. This was promised by Community Manager Adam Fletcher on X.

A user complained there that the hardest content no longer gives more than the relatively simple nightmare dungeons. Fletcher’s response:

We hear that often. There will be better rewards when we come out with the final iteration in the future.

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What exactly will be improved or when the changes will come is still open. The tweet is from December 16, and there has been no new concrete information about the plans so far.

On the same day, Blizzard already released a hotfix for the first seasonal event ever, the Midwinter Plague. There are new materials to farm, which are used for special rewards – and now there are more of them. This should please everyone who still wants to prepare for the Abattoir, because the Midwinter Plague is ideal for leveling.

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Developer raises price for popular game on Steam: ‘Pirate it, I don’t want your money’

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The developer David Szymanski has increased the price of his popular Steam game Iron Lung from €5 to €7.50. He responded to protests about the price increase with strong words.

What kind of game is this? Iron Lung is a “psychological horror” game. The player controls a submarine in a sea of blood.

The game has a fantastic review score of 93% positive reviews on Steam and is considered a “horror gem”.

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Unusual: Normally, game prices decrease over time. However, Iron Lung is actually becoming more expensive.

How much did the price increase?

  • The standard price of Iron Lung in Europe was €4.99. On November 2, it rose to €7.50. In Germany, the current price is €7.79.
  • In the United States, the price increased from $5.99 to $7.98.

The price increase of Iron Lung was announced in October and took effect in early November. The developer justifies the price hike by stating that additional content has been added over time, which increased the game’s value.

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Iron Lung Trailer: Horror Game with a Submarine on a Strange Moon

“Pirate the game if you don’t like the price – I don’t want your money”

This is the discussion about the price increase: In response to criticism of the price increase on social media, the developer said he raised the price of Iron Lung because he believes the game is worth $8.

He wants $8 because Iron Lung is worth the money and he wants to earn more money. If someone doesn’t like the price, he doesn’t want their money. They can pirate the game; he doesn’t care.

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As the developer says, he now hears the criticism: “He would only do it for the money.”

To that he says: “Yes, no kidding. I develop games to make a living. If I didn’t want to earn more money with them, I wouldn’t charge more for them. I like the business model of ‘I want to make more money, so I make something that is worth your money. You pay me the money and I give you the thing and we’re both happy. That’s how it works. There is nothing complicated or hidden about it.'”

The developer makes it clear: If players do not believe the price he is asking is fair, that’s okay with him.

“Don’t buy it or wait for a sale or do whatever you want to get it for free or do whatever you want to do, but please let me know so I can adjust the price for my next game.”

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How does the price increase affect sales numbers? As the site gamespot reports, sales numbers for Iron Lung have indeed fallen after the price increase. However, for Szymanski, this seems to be okay. He said he always expected that. Raising the price is a risk.

He believes that the release of the planned “Iron Lung” film will offset the negative development from the price increase. The YouTuber Markiplier is behind the film project. Markiplier became famous for being effectively scared while playing horror games. He is seen as someone particularly connected to Iron Lung.

We previously reported on Iron Lung on MeinMMO, albeit in a macabre context:

Sales of a horror game on Steam rise after the Titan submersible disaster: “Feels so wrong”

The cover image is from the developer’s Twitter channel.

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This film revolutionized CGI in movies, but did not receive an Oscar because computer effects were considered “cheating”

Niko Hernes Niko Hernes Reading time 2 minutes

CGI is hardly imaginable in modern cinema; many blockbusters are shot against the greenscreen so that effects can be easily inserted. A film from 1982 that revolutionized digital cinema was a huge flop and was even condemned by critics for its CGI.

In 1982, the science fiction film Tron by Disney was released. The programmer Kevin Flynn, played by Jeff Bridges, gets sucked into a computer program where Master Control reigns. There, he tries to defeat Master Control with Tron and escape from cyberspace, where both must play dangerous games.

The film was groundbreaking at the time in terms of its computer effects. 15 minutes of the film were animated solely by computer and represented a new technical advancement for that time. However, it was seen less as a revolution in cinema and more as a great danger to art. The film was not only a financial flop but also received poor reviews. The Academy disqualified the film from the Oscars despite its groundbreaking production.

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Tron – Trailer for the revolutionary science fiction movie by Disney

Revolutionary yet damned

In an interview at Comic Con in San Diego 2010, Vanity Fair spoke with Joseph Kosinski, the director of Tron: Legacy, about the original Tron being undervalued at the time. Regarding the disqualification from the Oscars, Kosinski says the following:

There is an interesting irony in the fact that the original Tron was disqualified from the Academy Awards in that year in the category of visual effects because the use of a computer was seen as cheating.

He states that the themes of the film, such as having avatars in an online world, were far ahead of their time. Tron was an unusual film that looked like nothing before it, and since then, nothing has really looked like Tron.

When watching the original Tron today, the effects appear outdated and almost ugly. However, using digital animation to create a video game world in 1982 and bring it to theaters was an innovative endeavor.

In the interview, he also compares Tron to Blade Runner from the same year, which was a financial flop but still became a cult film.

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Ultimately, Tron was only appreciated for its technology years later, even though the film had faded from the pop culture memory. It was only films like Terminator 2 that brought computer effects into the mainstream. Nowadays, CGI effects are indispensable, and films that largely forgo them are the exceptions.

These days, excessive CGI effects tend to provoke laughter, especially in the big Marvel universe:

Quantumania is supposed to look better than Oppenheimer? At least that’s what the Oscars 2023 say.

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Steam competitor Epic offers 17 free games for Christmas 2023 – We have a tip for the first 2

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This year, the Fortnite publisher Epic Games is hosting the Christmas Sale for the fifth time. This year, you can look forward to 17 free games. The specific titles are still a secret, but a well-known leaker has a concrete hint about what two of the games might be.

What kind of sale is this? The Christmas event in the Epic Games Store has been running since December 13th. Currently, you can still secure the Destiny 2: Legacy Collection for free until December 20th at 5:00 PM, which includes all three Destiny 2 DLCs. Since the base game is free, you can start the game without any costs.

Starting from December 20th at 5:01 PM, Epic will give away a total of 17 different games until January 4, 2024. While you can also grab some free games throughout the year, which isn’t financially beneficial for Epic, you never get so many games in such a short time.

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We have a good tip for the first 2 of the 17 free games at Epic

Where do the information come from? Epic Games itself is still silent about the exact games that await you. However, the well-known leaker billbil_kun has already made some initial guesses about what you can look forward to.

billbil_kun has a long history of correct leaks: Recently, for example, he was correct about the launch of the free Destiny 2: Legacy Collection. He reported on it before Epic announced it themselves. In May, he was correct with his predictions for the Mega Sale in the Epic Games Store and even corrected himself after gaining new insights.

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What games does the leaker guess? billbil_kun writes via X.com that you can likely look forward to two free games in a bundle on December 23rd: Quake and Quake 2, each in their remake version. The leaker points out that these are just personal speculations, but they would be based on real facts.

billbil_kun has since also corrected this prediction on X.com: Due to the release of the Quake + Quake 2 Enhanced Bundles on various platforms, the leaker sees his prediction weakened. Although the bundle is also available in the Epic Games Store, the chances that a newly released bundle will be free are low.

Quake and Quake 2 are first-person shooters developed by id Software, which has belonged to Microsoft since the acquisition of Bethesda. Quake 2 was on the index until August 2019, as the USK refused a rating. Meanwhile, both games are freely available, and the first part has even been ported to the Nintendo Switch. Recently, the series was reported because Elon Musk claimed to be one of the best Quake players ever.

Note from the editorial team: The original version of the text did not take into account the recent release of the Quake bundle. We have now included this and the leaker’s corrected prediction.
New products are very rarely considered in sales or even offered for free. However, it can still happen.
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Naive player is cheated in Diablo 2, loses his hero: takes revenge 8 months later

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A player of Diablo 2 Resurrected has now happily told how a revenge plan that he worked on for 8 months came to fruition.

This injustice was done to the player: The player KrimzontheRed was badly cheated in Diablo 2. He tells the story of his humiliation and revenge in the JSP forum (via jsp).

Krimzon was in a multiplayer game of Diablo 2 with his level 70 barbarian and told the chat that he was new here in “Hell” difficulty and could use some help. He was grateful for any tips.

Krinzon says: Until then, he had only had good experiences with the Diablo 2 community and may have felt too confident because of it.

Through his request for tips, a group of players apparently took notice of him, who were planning something evil. The player Don lured him into a teleport stating: “It’s safe,” but when Krimzon went through the portal, he was immediately killed by far too strong opponents and lost his barbarian forever.

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This is the chat when Krimzon lost his level 70 character.

The people in the game even made fun of his death. One said he would check the JSP forum to see if Krimzon would perhaps start a thread about his death.

Krimzon now realized that this was obviously a group of friends in the game who enjoyed specifically cheating and leading people like him to their death. One of the killers, the one who joked about the forum post, even gave him some starter items and pretended to be just an innocent bystander.

Krimzon told the people what he thought, they should improve, such behavior was disgraceful, but then went on his way. However, he “noted the names and Battletags of the players for later use.”

This took place in April 2023.

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Months later, the victim meets one of his killers again

This is how the player took his revenge: A few months later, in September 2023, Krimzon had recovered from the humiliation and was back in Diablo 2. Here he met the player Gwyneth, whom he identified as one of the killers from back then. That was the one who had asked him if he wanted to whine about his death in a forum and who had given him starter items. He also uploaded Don’s PK videos on his YouTube channel.

Krimzon writes:

“I wasn’t sure if Gwyneth was Don himself or just his accomplice. And I didn’t care either.”

Krimzon set a clear goal for Season 5: Revenge. Kill Gwyneth – but that had to be well thought out. He decided to play for the long term.

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Victim played for 4 months with one of the wrongdoers and gained his trust

For months, Krimzon sought the trust of Gwyneth, played with him, befriended him, not letting on at all that he considered him one of his former killers.

The two planned their entry into hardcore PvP for months. During this time, Krimzon even leveled his new barbarian up to level 99 – his first level 99. However, the people in the group laughed at him for his idea of entering PvP. If he had never done it before, he would surely be killed immediately, and then his character would be gone, they told him.

But Krimzon read up on Diablo 2 PvP, and after initial experiences in which he earned his first spurs as a player killer, on December 5, 2023, he was ready to hunt with Gwyneth.

“I joined Gwyneth’s game and said that I wanted to keep him company. […] I was shaking. My heart was racing. I shared my body with him – Gwyneth shared his.” I knew I had to stay calm in the first rounds. I had to eliminate all doubt.” […]

After 2 whirlwinds, the revenge was executed

In the end, however, his plan worked:

“I hesitated for a second, almost recoiling. But then I went through with it: I turned hostile. Two steps, two whirlwinds. Gwyneth (97 Assassin) was killed by KrimzonHC.”

Krimzon says: He felt conflicted after the kill. He had wrapped a guy in false security. He now felt cheated. He could understand that. Gwyneth had invested weeks, even months in the character that was deleted in a second. And a large part of Krimzon felt sorry for that.

But there is a valuable lesson to learn here: “Don’t be a jerk. Don’t lead innocent players down a path of revenge.”

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After the fight, the player then sent him a message that he wasn’t the one back then, Don was just a friend. He was the one behind it.

But Krimzon did not accept that. He should have just chosen better friends and not a friend who lures innocent players to their death. The MMORPG EVE Online is known for its major scams among good friends:

Victims and perpetrators describe the biggest scam in the MMORPG EVE Online – “He was my best friend in the game”

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Karlach has a new ending in Baldur’s Gate 3, moves fans to tears: “Hits me so hard”

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Weeks ago, Larian Studios gifted the players of Baldur’s Gate 3 with the new finale party: Those who have finished a run can meet their companions again and see what has become of them. However, one of the new endings for the strong Karlach brings fans to tears.

Which celebration is it about? Those who have completed Baldur’s Gate 3 can attend a very special party at the invitation of the creaky Lazarus. Six months later, you can reunite with all your companions there and drink to the adventures.

Depending on your decisions in the game and especially towards the end, Astarion, Gale, Shadowheart, and others have different stories to tell. To avoid spoiling you, we want to keep the details under wraps.

However, we will discuss a specific ending of the companion Karlach. If you want to avoid spoilers, you should proceed with caution.

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This ending for Karlach will make players cry

Which ending for Karlach is affected? From the moment you pick up Karlach until the end, she struggles with the infernal machine in her chest. The devil Zariel placed it there to make Karlach her obedient servant.

Karlach’s questline and her romance mainly revolve around grappling with the machine – if not getting rid of it entirely.

Unfortunately, you can only cool down and enhance the machine repeatedly. While this prolongs the inevitable, after the battle against the Absolute, Karlach’s time in Faerûn is ultimately up.

You can make various decisions, but one decision chain leads to Karlach’s machine overheating and she eventually dies.

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Why isn’t Karlach at the celebration? Karlach is dead in this special ending. But since Lazarus is not just any quirky old man, but the original god of death, that should not prevent her from coming. Yet Karlach doesn’t want to.

If you talk to Lazarus at the party, he will tell you that Karlach’s soul is in the so-called Fugue Plane. There, all souls who did not worship a specific god during their lifetimes gather. It is located in the middle of the Astral Sea.

Lazarus says in his conversation with you about Karlach:

On the Fugue Plane, her soul shines so brightly that it hurts the gods to look at her. Remember, everything changes, and everything comes together again. You will be reunited with her.

As with many dialogues at the celebration, Lazarus also gives the player a glimmer of hope here: Even if Karlach should be dead, we have not seen the last of her yet.

How are players feeling about this? Karlach is one of the friendliest and most beloved companions. Accordingly, players react sadly to this ending – it is more bitter than sweet after all.

In a thread on reddit, they express their feelings freely:

  • rupeeblue: Ohh, the line about her soul burning so bright is so damn good.
  • Aarnivalkeaa: Well, that’s damn sad. 😭 As if she doesn’t make me cry in every playthrough. 9/10 of the time it’s Avernus for her, at least there’s some hope and she doesn’t have to go alone.
  • nendz: Thank you for sharing this with us, I would have never found out because I refuse to ever let her die again. I only let her die in my first playthrough because I hadn’t done Wyll’s companion quest yet, so I couldn’t suggest they go together. I cried my eyes out and promised myself I’d never put either of us through that again.

In another comment, user SzyszkaFanatic laments on reddit that the patches and Karlach’s new ending have simplified her original dilemma.

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MeinMMO demon Cortyn described the original and unsatisfactory ending of Karlach in a separate post. There, there were exactly two options: Karlach goes back to Avernus alone and searches for a cure or she dies right after the battle against the Absolute.

At the end of August 2023, Larian Studios released a patch with a new ending that allows you or Wyll to go with Karlach to Avernus. There, there is the lasting hope that Karlach will eventually get rid of the hell machine in her chest.

What do you think about it: Are you proponents of Karlach’s original ending or are you hoping that she will find a solution in the new ending with you or Wyll? Does her fate after death affect you as much as the other players? Let us know in the comments.

The head of Larian Games recently announced that Baldur’s Gate 3 will never come to Xbox Game Pass, that is only fair.

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LEGO Fortnite: Is PVP planned?

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The LEGO mode in Fortnite is very popular among players. Many of them are now wondering if PVP is planned for this mode. You can learn more about it on MeinMMO.

Is there PVP in LEGO Fortnite? If you are generally fans of PVP modes in games, we must disappoint you, because: There is currently no PVP planned for LEGO Fortnite. Therefore, you cannot defeat random players on the map or your friends in the game.

For those who prefer to fight against other players and prove themselves in matches, the battle royale mode of Fortnite, which focuses on PVP, is still suitable.

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For players looking for a challenge outside of the BR mode, the survival mode in LEGO Fortnite could still be exciting, as there are numerous enemies and different biomes including weather conditions that make life difficult. Here, you’ll fight enemies not with conventional firearms, but with a sword or a crossbow.

However, it cannot be ruled out that Epic Games will still make adjustments to the LEGO mode, as the developers are open to feedback from the community and implement a lot of it in Fortnite.

With the latest update 28.01.01, among other things, the movement in battle royale has been adjusted and the saturation of food in LEGO Fortnite has been increased. Here you can see all the changes:

Fortnite: Update 28.01.01 – Patch Notes for Battle Royale, LEGO, Racing and Festival

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Fortnite: Update 28.01.01 – Patch Notes for Battle Royale, LEGO, Racing and Festival

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After the servers in Fortnite are back online, the patch notes are also available. We have summarized the most important information for you on Fortnite, LEGO, Racing, and Festival in German.

Today, on December 19th, the servers for update 28.01.01 went down. The download is now available to everyone after the maintenance and is around 1.673 GB. According to Epic Games, the next update is planned for 2024.

Below we list all the important information from the patch notes for update 28.01.01 in all Fortnite modes.

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All changes for Fortnite Battle Royale

What many players of Fortnite will probably be pleased about is the revised movement speed in Battle Royale. Additionally, Epic Games has adjusted several areas of the map at night, the damage of several weapons, and the visibility of the storm edge.

In the post from Fortnite on X, you will gain an insight into the revised movement:

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Patch notes for Fortnite Battle Royale:

Movement:

  • Movement speed while crouching and running has been increased
  • Camera movement has been reduced, visibility change while sprinting has been adjusted
  • Movement animations have been updated to better match the movement adjustments.
  • Settings for diagonal movements have been reset
    • If you made adjustments there, you will need to adapt them to the new movement again

Visibility of Medallions:

  • High Society medallion symbols stand out more on the map now and are easier to see
  • Visibility of the mini-map has been improved where several medallion zones are located next to each other – especially in later storm phases

Visibility at night:

  • Certain areas on the map that were a bit too dark at night have been brightened up

Visibility of the storm:

  • Visibility of the storm edge has been improved to make its proximity easier to recognize

Weapon symbols:

  • Weapon symbols of the automatic rage shotgun and the thunder salvo machine pistol have been adjusted, now visually differ more and are better legible

Balance adjustments in the past week:

  • Flowberries now grant more shields
  • Weapon damage increased from: Striker Assault Rifle, Ranger Pistol, Shield Breaker EMP Grenade, Ballistic Shield’s Pistol
  • Magazine size of the Snowball Launcher has been decreased
  • Magazine size of the thunder salvo machine pistol has been increased
  • Loot probability of the harvester sniper rifle has been decreased
  • The circle marking the owner of a high society medallion is now smaller
  • Shield regeneration of high society medallions now occurs slightly delayed, the regeneration values of the medallions have also been slightly reduced and no longer restore 100% of the shields (unless you have all five)
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All changes for LEGO Fortnite

Last week, Epic Games made some changes for LEGO Fortnite. Among other things, the durability of weapons and tools was increased, the damage from the poison area of monsters was reduced, the charges of the grappler were increased to 30, and spider occurrences under stones were reduced.

With update 28.01.01, the following changes were made today:

  • Snacks have been adjusted regarding their satiation
  • A bug that caused players to possibly lose their items after being eliminated during the transition between above-ground and underground worlds was fixed

All changes for Rocket Racing

  • Racers with a high rank had to endure long waiting times when searching for players – this will be monitored and adjusted if necessary
  • Collisions have been adjusted and are no longer as severe
  • Players with the rank Gold I now only need to finish a whole race to complete the mission and receive the outfit ‘Jackie’

All changes for Fortnite Festival

  • Players were shown an empty song library on the main stage after minimizing Fortnite or interrupting it in a similar way. The bug has been fixed.
  • Some players experienced pauses before the start of songs, this should be resolved now
  • Fall damage in the backstage area of the main stage has been disabled
  • The ‘Restart song’ function has been temporarily disabled while a bug is being fixed that caused the game to become unresponsive
  • Errors in the leaderboard have been fixed, this will continue to be monitored to ensure their accuracy
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These were all the important information regarding update 28.01.01 for all Fortnite modes. Which one do you currently enjoy playing the most? Are you satisfied with the adjustments? Let us know in the comments.
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Destiny 2: Weekly Reset on 19.12. – Brings the Exo Mission „Cursed“

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The Weekly Reset in Destiny 2 brings four things today. Firstly, from today you can play the exo mission “Cursed” and Eva and Mara Sov are still not on vacation. Secondly, the pinnacle strikes will be activated in the endgame.

This is happening this week: Even though Bungie is already taking a short winter break, Destiny 2 continues. Today players will experience the start of the new exo mission, the pinnacle dawn will be unlocked, the Dawning event continues, and of course there is also a new chapter of the Season of Wishes story.

  • In the exo mission called “Cursed”, the stars guide you through the Dreaming City. If you complete this mission, a powerful and unique weapon “Wish-Ender”, which is hidden in the Black Garden, awaits you. This weapon can be crafted and with each completion of the weekly mission you can earn more weapon traits.
    • You will receive the mission from Crow simply by playing the story of this week.
  • In the dawns, the difficulty “Pinnacle” will be unlocked. This promises a tough fight for everyone looking to earn or re-gold the Conqueror title for the first time.
  • This week you can also continue the story. Riven is still missing some eggs and only you can retrieve them with the help of Mara Sov and her technics.
  • Finally, Eva Levante continues to celebrate the Dawning with the players this week to honor the spirit of giving. So she wants to see cookies from you in exchange for Dawning weapons, a new ice-cold memento, and feathered Dawning armor.

If you want to know what exactly awaits you in the exo mission, then check out this video:

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The most important information about activities from December 19 to 26.

Dawn

  • “Sea of Shadows”, in the European Dead Zone
    • Your task is to free the water supply from the threat to secure clean water for the population. Furthermore, Bungie has spruced up this activity for Lightfall 2023 so you need to adjust your gameplay a bit.
Earn this week’s dawn weapon: “Under Current”, an Arc wave-form grenade launcher

Crucible – This is the rotating PvP activity

  • This week in PvP, the modes Checkmate Control, Domination, and Showdown are available.

Bonus this week

  • Earn more dawn rewards as well as more reputation rank with the Vanguard.

Endgame: Raid Challenges and Dungeon Rotation

Farmable Endgame on a weekly rotation: For all who enjoy challenges, the so-called Legacy rotations await in the endgame. They can be repeated and farmed.

What does “Farmable Endgame” mean in Destiny 2?

Since Season 21 all missions and raids rotate every week and are farmable. This means: the active rotation raid, the active rotation dungeon, and the exotic rotation missions can be farmed in the week. You can complete the individual encounters multiple times to obtain different items and complete your collection, including any exotics available in these contents.

  • The weekly legacy raid is “Vault of Glass” with the linear fusion rifle “Vex Mythoclast“.
  • Additionally, in the dungeon “The Shattered Throne” there is extra loot and the bow “Wish-Ender”.
  • The weekly exo mission is “Seraph’s Shield” with the exo pulse rifle “Revision Zero“.

Weekly Activities

These are the ritual activities:

  • The Circus: Cross the dangerous paths of the Dreaming City and uncover the secrets left by Riven.
  • Protect the Nest: Retrieve the missing eggs from Riven’s enclosure via the Ley Lines to fulfill your part of a dangerous agreement.
  • Storm the Bastion: Enter the ruin of the Warlock and banish the derision and the possessed from the wish magic.
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These are the seasonal activities for Season 23

Lightfall – Weekly Campaign Mission

  • “Backbreaking”
    • This mission reveals more information about the CloudArk, which the Guardians are meant to discover. Rohan therefore sends you to the reactor of the network – the infrastructure of Neomuna.

Ascendant Challenge – Dreaming City

  • Petra Venj can now be found in the Dreaming City near Rheasilvia – just as always during the 3rd curse week. At the same time, the 1st Ascendant Challenge is active.

All Sources for Top Loot in Season 23 of Destiny 2

More power level comes automatically: There will probably not be any grinding for power level in Season 23 either. The hard cap for power level in Destiny 2 has been unchanged at 1,810 for several seasons. Thus, no player is forced to achieve maximum performance every week but levels up the artifact level automatically in all activities.

However, if you are currently not at the hard cap of 1,810, we have listed here the best sources for top loot for you.

This top loot brings your power level up to 1,810:

  • Top Raid “Crota’s End“ (+2)
  • Top Dungeon “Warlords Ruin” (+2)
  • Legacy Raid Rotation this week: “Vault of Glass” (+2) – farmable
  • Legacy Dungeon Rotation “The Shattered Throne” (+2) – farmable
  • Legacy Exo Mission “Seraph’s Shield” (+2) – farmable
  • Reach 100,000 points in The Twist (+2)
  • Earn 200,000 points through the completion of dawns (+2)
  • “Trials of Eternity”: Achieve at least 250,000 points or more (+2)
  • Complete the Exo Mission //node.ovrd.AVALON// in the EDZ (+2)
  • Weekly Lightfall campaign mission on Legendary (+2)
  • Play “Subdivision Restart” on Neomuna
  • Complete ritual activities with the Vanguard, in Gambit, or the Crucible
  • Hawthorne’s Clan task: Give 5 Appreciation Cards to other Guardians (+2 and 7 Enhancement Cores)

Should there be any additional sources in Season 23, we will add them promptly.

Glint Dust Highlights in the Eververse

Currently, there are new Dawning armors in the Eververse. Players can obtain them for 6,000 Glint Dust. You can either use your saved Glint Dust or bake mountains of cookies for Eva and receive 10 Glint Dust per cookie. Her additional bounties can be farmed as long as you have enough Dawning Essence. Through the weekly Eva bounties, there is even more Glint Dust to be earned.

Each character set of Dawning armor costs you 6,000 Glint Dust.

And these items are also available in the Eververse this week:

  • Exotic Emote “Turbulent Weather”
  • Exotic Emote “Stealthy Thief”
  • Legendary Emote “Falling Flakes”
  • Exotic Sparrow “Super Cool Motorcycle”
  • Exotic Ghost Shell “Swan Shell”
  • Exotic Ship “Silver Wing Kestrel”
  • Exotic Ship “Delicate Rover”
  • Exotic Weapon Ornament Bringer of Joy for the submachine gun Risky
  • Ghost Projection “Baker Projection”
  • Shader:
    • “Sharkbite”
    • “Noble Ring”
    • “Dawning Brilliance”
    • “Dawning Hope”
    • “Awakening Joy”
  • Teleport Effects:
    • “Sweet Arrival”
    • “Gift Shower”
    • “Whistling Blizzard”
    • “Snowy Arrival”

That was all the information. We wish you much success in the new exo mission and feel free to comment on how you liked it. If you want to know what else awaits you in 2024, then feel free to check here: Destiny 2: Season of Wishes will last almost 7 months: This is planned to keep the shooter alive

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Twitch: Trymacs and Rumathra eat like nobles, are shocked by the bill

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The Twitch streamer Trymacs and Rumathra have taken a culinary break together at a restaurant in Brooklyn. However, the mood changes when they receive the bill and find out it amounts to over $700.

Who are Rumathra and Trymacs? Trymacs is one of the most prominent German Twitch streamers and content creators, especially known for his beginnings with Clash Royale. Recently, he appeared in the YouTube show “7 vs. Wild” by Fritz Meinecke.

Rumathra streams gaming content like Valorant, League of Legends, and Among Us. He also offers Just Chatting streams and publishes vlogs about his life. The Twitch streamer gained fame through collaborations with Trymacs and Rewinside in 2020/2021. Rumathra has been active on Twitch since 2016.

The Twitch streamers Maximilian “Trymacs” Stemmler and Wieland “Rumathra” Welte have maintained a close friendship for a long time and regularly appear as a team at various events. In the 3rd season of the survival show 7 vs. Wild, they once again proved their teamwork by competing as a duo.

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The glass of wine is more expensive than my suit

Why are they shocked by their bill? A video on TikTok shows Rumathra and Trymacs having a meal in Brooklyn. Originally, they planned to spend around $200 each. The surprise comes when the bill is presented, totaling over $700.

As they go through the items, they find that Rumathra’s glass of wine alone cost a hefty $55. Rumathra then jokes: This suit here from H&M is cheaper than the Chardonnay I drank.

Earlier, Rumathra explained that he hadn’t explicitly asked the waiter about the price. Instead, the waiter offered him two options for Chardonnay: a regular and a more exquisite one, which then came to $55 on the bill.

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These are the reactions from the community: the clip goes viral on TikTok and many fans also share their thoughts on the clip:

  • Serina writes: They should have looked at the prices beforehand and informed themselves more about tipping rules in other countries.
  • xXschwarzXx comments: Even if you have the money, it’s still a little shock.
  • Muggaxl notes: Tax, service, and tip… I’d rather cook myself.

Rumathra and Trymacs have recently demonstrated their joint participation in 7 vs. Wild. In this exciting season, the two were seen in various adventures. If you want to learn more about this year’s season, you can find detailed information and background here: The 3rd season of 7 vs. Wild is said to have cost at least 1 million euros, Fritz Meinecke reveals trouble with production

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Player starts Baldur’s Gate 3 for the 1st time, kills beloved companion, sparks huge discussion

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A user meets someone and gets them to play Baldur’s Gate 3. The new partner’s reaction: first kill and loot. Even the NPCs, who are supposed to be beloved companions. Their complaint about not being able to sell an item leads to hundreds of comments.

This was the player’s first playthrough:

  • After a shared co-op experience, the partner of Reddit user Dradiant ventured into their own run. Their first act after the tutorial: kill Shadowheart.
  • Shadowheart is one of the companions in Baldur’s Gate 3 and is considered an absolute fan favorite along with Astarion and Karlach. Especially her deep storyline captivates many.
  • After the treacherous murder, the partner then grabbed an artifact from Shadowheart’s pocket and wanted to cash it in. The complaint about why that doesn’t work leads to a huge debate.

Spoiler warning: We are going into parts of the story that you will uncover only at the end of Baldur’s Gate 3.

What is so special about the item? The “Strange Artifact,” which Shadowheart has, looks like a cube with spikes. Even in Act 1, it protects you with a strange power from harmful visions.

Only late in the game do you find out that this artifact is actually a small pocket dimension, where the Emperor lives and from where your ally plans the fight against the Absolute.

Ultimately, the artifact is your protection from being turned into a Mind Flayer by the larva in your head . Without this, the game would essentially be over right away – but you don’t know that at the beginning.

It’s understandable that the developers want to prevent you from making a fatal mistake. Not all users find that right, though. The corresponding thread has gathered over 974 comments within a few hours.

You can really do a lot in Baldur’s Gate 3. Having sex with bears is also part of it:

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“Make it tradable, just for the ‘build nonsense and find out’ moment”

Baldur’s Gate 3 allows enormous freedoms and creative solutions, many of which have surprisingly been considered by the developers. For example, there is a unique cutscene for the case where you destroy an item, without which the story cannot be concluded.

The players wish for foolishness or experiments, like selling the artifact, to be possible and to be punished. Possible consequences: you simply won’t be protected by the artifact, will be directly transformed into Mind Flayers, or – in the most extreme case – will only find out at the very end that you can’t win without the artifact.

That would be extremely frustrating, but it would also somehow fit the game that leaves so many possibilities open.

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However, the player’s behavior awakens unpleasant memories for many users. In Dungeons & Dragons, the underlying pen and paper, there are always such people: players who just kill because they can and thus destroy every great story.

This phenomenon “Murder Hobo” has been a meme in the D&D community for ages. Fans believe: Players should be allowed to make mistakes. But especially in Baldur’s Gate 3, they would then feel the consequences directly. Killing Shadowheart is, by the way, a stupid idea anyway, as you’d miss one of the best weapons in the game.

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Pokémon GO: Catching Flaniwal – how strong is it?

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In Pokémon GO you can currently catch many Flaniwal. We will show you what you can use this Pokémon and its evolution for.

How can I catch Flaniwal? Flaniwal is one of the Pokémon that you can catch more frequently in the current Winter Holidays event, which runs until December 25 at 8:00 PM. It can appear in the wild and in 1*-raids.

What kind of Pokémon is this? Flaniwal is a small whale of the Ice type. For 50 candies, you can evolve it into Kolowal. Although Kolowal is not a top attacker, it still has its strengths in a certain area.

By the way, as part of the current event, there is also a limited research called Winter Wishes, where you can choose between one of two bonuses. You can find out what they are and what they will bring you from us as well.

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Kolowal in Raids and in the Battle League

How strong is Kolowal in raids? In raids, Kolowal unfortunately does not perform well. It is not particularly strong, and there are much stronger options if you need ice attackers for your raids. You should rather rely on Pokémon like Mamutel, Snibunna, and Glaziola.

If you are looking for more Pokémon for your raid teams, check out the strongest attackers in Pokémon GO.

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How strong are Flaniwal and Kolowal in the Battle League? Neither Flaniwal nor Kolowal play a significant role in the Super League or the Hyper League. In these leagues, you should refrain from using the two Pokémon and choose a better alternative.

In the Master League, however, Kolowal plays a more significant role than in the other two leagues and in raids. It is a useful Pokémon for which the fast move Ice Shard and the charge moves Avalanche and Body Slam are recommended.

It is important that you should of course level your Kolowal to the maximum, as is customary for Pokémon in the Master League. Whether you want to use your XL candy here or strengthen another Pokémon instead is entirely up to you.

How about you? Are you planning to use Kolowal in the Master League, or are you not interested in this league at all? Be sure to check out the events of Pokémon GO in December.

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„I thank God for Harry Potter“ – Actor explains how 2 big film franchises saved his life

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Gary Oldman is probably best known to most for his roles in Harry Potter and Christopher Nolan’s Batman films. In a recent television appearance, the actor explained why he is very grateful for both films.

Who is it about? Gary Oldman is an actor who can fluidly switch between arthouse cinema and Hollywood blockbusters. He has been acting in various films since the early 80s, including “Bram Stoker’s Dracula,” “Leon – The Professional,” and “The Fifth Element.”

For his portrayal of Winston Churchill in the film “Darkest Hour,” he won the Oscar for Best Actor. However, Oldman is primarily remembered by a wide audience as Sirius Black in Harry Potter and Jim Gordon in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy.

It is primarily because of these two film series that the actor feels he owes much in his private life. He recently spoke about this in an American talk show.

By the way, Gary Oldman was also part of Christopher Nolan’s latest film:

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A lot of money for little work, but time with the kids

Why is Oldman thankful for these films? As a guest on the Drew Barrymore Show, the actor discussed the stressful routine of his profession. Part of that involves working abroad for long periods. Countries like Hungary, the Czech Republic, or Australia have become increasingly popular filming locations over the last twenty years. The reasons for this are tax advantages.

Those who have always wanted to be at the feast in the Great Hall of Hogwarts should rethink that.

In the early 2000s, Gary Oldman was a single father. Being away from his sons for extended periods hurt him. When the role of Sirius Black came up, Oldman saw it as an opportunity.

“I thank God for Harry Potter,” he expresses his thoughts in the talk show. He was able to be part of one of the world’s most popular franchises, and for relatively little time commitment, he was well compensated.

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Similarly, his role as Police Chief Jim Gordon in Christopher Nolan’s Batman films was also significant. Large parts of the first film, “Batman Begins,” were shot in London. However, the actor was living in Los Angeles at that time. If he had stayed in the UK for the entire shooting period, it would have made raising his own children impossible.

Christoph Nolan pursued a strict shooting schedule, which allowed Gary Oldman to fly back and forth between LA and London. The director has his own unique methods on set.

Gary Oldman told Drew Barrymore:

I flew home for three days. Then back for two days. Then home again for the weekend. After that, I returned to the set, and so on…

Source: The Drew Barrymore Show

All in all, he commuted 27 times between his home and the filming location. The only alternative would have been to let a nanny raise his sons. Oldman now greatly appreciates that it turned out differently.

Another Harry Potter actor has a promising career thanks to Netflix.

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Streamer is forced to break unwritten rule, has streamer banned from Twitch

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The Twitch streamer Pia “Shurjoka” Scholz (26) has been dealing with criticism, mockery, and malicious comments online for months. One of her critics, Tim “KuchenTV” Heldt, received a permanent ban from Twitch. Now Shurjoka has obtained another ban against a streamer.

Who was banned? “Nemesis316” is a streamer whose content was primarily focused on Dead by Daylight for a long time. However, he has now shifted to reaction streams as well as “political and socially critical” content, as he states in his description on Twitch.

He has also dealt with the subject regarding Pia “Shurjoka” and has released reaction streams and YouTube videos about the streamer. On December 18, 2023, his Twitch ban was announced via the automated account StreamerBans on X, formerly Twitter.

This is the first ban for the streamer. The duration of the suspension is unknown. The reason for the ban appears to be a copyright infringement. Nemesis316 allegedly showed a stream of Shurjoka on his own channel as part of a reaction.

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A DMCA Strike as a Last Resort

Which unwritten rule did Shurjoka violate? As Shurjoka wrote shortly after the ban became known on her own X account, she obtained the ban through a so-called DMCA strike. Apparently, she asserted her copyright to content that Nemesis316 had reacted to.

Sending copyright strikes to each other is considered frowned upon among content creators, as it is common to react to each other’s content.

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How does Shurjoka justify her actions? The streamer explains that she also reluctantly resorted to the means of a DMCA strike. She herself thinks it is “not cool to do that,” but apparently feels she has no other way to help herself. Shurjoka says she has been reporting abusive content against her for months, but Twitch does not respond appropriately.

“The rights to my video material [are] more important to Twitch than the integrity of its content creators,” writes Shurjoka. She accuses the streaming platform of not doing enough and demands that Twitch “enforce its own rules.”

She now announces that she will obtain DMCA strikes against streamers who not only show her streams in full on their own channels but also insult, defame, sexualize, or pathologize her, attributing illnesses or pathological behavior to her.

Streams that relate to the right of quotation are not affected, according to Shurjoka. She specifically refers to “hatefluencers” who would show their VoDs to tear her down. “Hatefluencer” refers to individuals who spread hate and incitement on social media.

What are the backgrounds? Shurjoka has been strongly attacked online for months. MeinMMO has reported several times on the situation:

Streamers See Themselves as Victims

What do others say? Both Nemesis316 and KuchenTV have commented on the ban. They see themselves as victims and write on their respective X accounts that Shurjoka is allowed to spread lies about them, but they are banned if they try to defend themselves.

Nemesis316 also states that he neither restreamed Shurjoka’s streams nor insulted, defamed, or sexualized her (via X). What exactly happened in his stream on December 18, 2023, cannot be reconstructed as the VoD is no longer accessible due to the suspension of his channel.

The streamer has already announced his return. It can therefore be assumed that this is not a permanent ban.

In the meantime, KuchenTV also received a ban from X: After Twitch, the next platform bans KuchenTV

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