Destiny 2 has been on a good path for many years to deal with cheaters. Staff and an anti-cheat program were supposed to put a stop to the fraudsters, but since Bungie triggered a wave of layoffs, players see no good future for PvP.
With BattleEye and a team of developers, cheaters should be banned from the servers better and, above all, in a timely manner so that PvP players can play Destiny 2 relaxed. So far so good, but since Bungie decided to lay off many of its employees, including a large part of its security team, the situation in PvP is getting worse.
Here you can find the trailer for the new dungeon of Destiny 2:
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Streamers can only laugh in the Trials of Osiris
To demonstrate how ridiculous the situation in the Crucible is regarding cheaters, GernaderJake, a well-known PvP player of Destiny 2, published a video. In this, Jake is in the Trials of Osiris with his team.
It is 4 to 3 for him, and they are just waiting for the right moment to strike until the enemy appears over them and destroys Jake’s entire team with an SMG.
You can find the video in GernaderJake’s Twitter post:
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Jake himself said he played 8 matches that morning, of which 5 were against cheaters. He cannot understand how Bungie demands money from its community every few months and still allows such things to happen.
Insider reports also said that many employees from the security teams of Destiny 2 who worked against cheaters were let go. So it is conceivable that Bungie currently has little coverage against cheaters and that they can run free in PvP before they are even discovered and punished.
How have you experienced the current situation of PvP in Destiny 2? Do you find it unplayable or do the streamers exaggerate? Let us know in the comments!
The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria is a new survival game that will be released for PS5 and PC. The launch trailer shows what the world of J.R.R. Tolkien has in store for you as a dwarf.
What kind of game is this? In this new survival game, you take on the role of a dwarf in the world of “The Lord of the Rings”.
Alone or online with up to four players, you must survive in the infamous mines of the Misty Mountains, explore and develop them to reclaim your homeland Moria.
Where will the game be released? Since December 5, 2023, you can play the game on PS5. It has already been available for PC since October 24, 2023, and a release for Xbox Series X/S is still pending.
We have embedded the launch trailer for the PlayStation 5 here for you:
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The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria PS5 Launch Trailer
What to expect: As the trailer shows, you can expect several features in The Lord of the Rings that make a good survival game:
Character customization: You can customize your own dwarf in a very individual way. Throughout the game, you will also be able to further customize your dwarf with new equipment.
Resources: To survive, you will need to gather resources, hunt, and ration your food. In the mines, you can mine ores or explore deep passages for possible treasures.
Fights: There are also dangers lurking in the mines that you must face. Fight against dragons and orcs to make your homeland safe again.
Building and forging: Build new camps in the old ruins according to your ideas or use your dwarven craftsmanship to forge new items and equipment.
Exploration: In the deep mines, there are many places you can explore, including many old ruins and mine shafts. These procedurally generated areas promise a new gaming experience each time.
What are the reactions? The reactions to the trailer are quite varied in the comments (via YouTube).
Many are positive about the new survival game. For example, user CJ-ln5ov writes in his comment: “Nice to see that Middle-earth games still get a chance after the Gollum flop. This looks fun.”
In fact, few comments agree with this. At least it seems so, as you have to search a bit between the rather negative comments.
However, user Alsann2012 still expresses his joy that there is finally a The Lord of the Rings game with dwarves, and that this is a dream come true.
User jordanwilliams1447 writes among other things: “No idea why every The Lord of the Rings game has to have this cartoonish look now.” User x_Lucifena agrees that this would be quite disappointing.
“I love The Lord of the Rings,” writes user madmandan1000, “but it hurts to see what is happening to the franchise, with this and Gollum.”
What do you think of the trailer and the new survival game in the world of The Lord of the Rings? Is it disappointing to you after Gollum, like many other players? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments.
Hajime Tabata, director of Final Fantasy XV, has left Square Enix and founded his own studio. For many, this step was surprising at the time, but now he talks about why this decision had to happen.
Who is it about? Hajime Tabata became the director of Final Fantasy XV in 2013 but left Square Enix two years after the game’s release. At an event in Taiwan, he spoke about his decision to leave the studio and take the leap into self-employment.
After the episodes for Aranea, Lunafreye, and Noctis were canceled, Tabata shortly thereafter announced that his paths were parting from Square Enix. Instead, he announced that he would found his own studio.
Of the four planned DLCs, Square Enix only released one
Former Director of Square Enix did not want to continue working like this
Why did he leave Square Enix back then? In an interview with a Japanese news outlet, Tabata admitted that it had been difficult for him to talk about the reasons for a long time. Why he needed that time to speak about his separation from Square Enix is evident from his following words.
The essence is that I was pursuing a different policy than the then-president [Yosuke Matsuda] of Square Enix. But the company naturally had to follow the president’s policy, so we could not do what I deemed necessary.
In the interview, he mainly expresses his frustration about the end of Final Fantasy XV and the canceled DLCs:
“It was not my decision to cancel the DLC, but I could not prevent it, which made me even sadder at the time,” says Tabata. However, this frustration gave him the opportunity to produce better games.
“I felt that it would be impossible to continue working for many more years in this situation, so I decided for independence,” he says about his decision. By providing interesting games to all the players he had let down at the time, he wants to rehabilitate himself in the future.
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Tabata wants to rehabilitate himself with his own studio
What is Tabata doing today? After leaving Square Enix, Tabata founded his own Studio JP Games in January 2019. Several international game developers from Asia are supposed to work there, including many veterans of Final Fantasy XV.
“I explained to the first members of the team the direction that I believe future games will take and what we can do in the second half of our careers as game developers. I urged them to develop an RPG that is different from anything that has come before,” explains Tabata.
He believes that the RPG genre has great potential, and through his many experiences, he wants to create a good title that also advances and develops the genre.
“Now that my career is entering the second half, I have a strong desire to develop new games […] I would not have been able to realize this if I were still working at Square Enix,” says Tabata.
What is he working on? With his own studio JP Games, Tabata is currently working on two projects according to his own statements. An RPG for consoles, which is being developed in cooperation with another company, and a “MMO-like” game.
JP Games took its first step with the new development application “Pegasus World Kit”. This is a toolkit with many technologies that are necessary for RPG development. It is supposed to assist developers who want to create a role-playing game so that they do not have to start right from the beginning.
Among all killstreaks that can be achieved in the multiplayer of “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3” by defeating opponents, the Nuke, in English “Tactical Nuclear Bomb”, is probably the strongest. Accordingly, it is quite difficult to earn it. A reddit user now proves in a video that one can make life significantly easier through clever positioning.
Which killstreak is it? Widely known, the Nuke is familiar to all who regularly roam the digital battlefields of the “CoD” games. Since its first appearance in the original “Modern Warfare 2” from 2009, the killstreak has been equally feared and admired by players.
Whoever managed to collect the required 25 kills within a match without dying could call themselves the owner of a Nuke. Once activated, a countdown of ten seconds starts before the bomb detonates, killing all spawned players and ending the round.
Over the years, the parameters changed a bit, and in some installments of the series, the Nuke was completely absent. In the current MW3, it is back, this time requiring 30 kills without dying. Not an easy task.
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A reddit user achieves the Nuke in record time
On reddit, user “Chrisable” published a video showcasing a record-breaking killstreak. In it, he plays on the map “Shipment” and shoots through a narrow gap between two container walls with a light machine gun. The opponent spawning behind has hardly a chance to move away from that spot.
But see for yourselves:
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In just 26 seconds, the user achieves the Nuke. For his less than honorable approach, he receives both admiration and criticism in the reddit comments.
“gunzby2” writes: “I bet you were reported 26 times in 26 seconds, and that is the real record.”
“That is cool and uncool at the same time,” says “DisaronnoSwigs” indecisively.
“That might be the least impressive Nuke in Call of Duty history,” observes “VelvetCowboy19” for himself.
Why is such an approach even possible? Another reddit user named “TeaAndLifting” may have an explanation for why the perfidious spawn trapping system works so well. The system tries to spawn the recently killed player at a “safe” distance from the person who killed them, to quickly and easily take revenge. “In this case, their last killer had the safe spawn in sight,” concludes the user. It’s not the first time that in-game systems or weapons have been criticized by the community. A certain shield has recently been criticized for being unfair.
Whether the video truly shows a world record is questionable. Whether the method shown disqualifies itself for a widely recognized record is left to the eye of each player.
Star Wars The Old Republic, shows in the current patch notes what has changed with update 7.4. The update has been in the game since yesterday under the name “Chains in the Dark”.
What is it about? The MMORPG Star Wars The Old Republic, set in the popular Star Wars universe, received new story content, a new world boss, and various adjustments with update 7.4 “Chains in the Dark” on December 5, 2023.
In the patch notes for the update, you will find all the new features and changes that the update brings.
A few days ago, the update was introduced with a short trailer, which we have embedded here:
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SWTOR Update 7.4 Trailer
This is what update 7.4 brings: Chains in the Dark offers you some general improvements on the maps, characters, and gameplay, which you can at least read in English on the official site (via swtor.com).
What larger content you can now expect in the game, we have briefly summarized here for you:
Kessan’s Landing: The new area on Ord Mantell offers you, as a new daily area, repeatable missions for new achievements and reputation rewards.
Side missions: New side missions challenge you to assemble technology in various parts of the galaxy, which is very helpful in the new area.
Lane Vizlas: New missions surrounding the expert on droid history, Lane Vizlas, continue his story from update 7.2.
Video lighting: With update 7.4, all video sequences will use a new character lighting system. Highlights of this system are expected to include better and more detailed shadows.
Cartel market: The cartel market now promises you new items on a weekly basis, including a new armor set and Darth Null’s double-bladed lightsaber.
A fight against the new world boss should be worthwhile
In addition to the newly mentioned features, you can also expect a new world boss in Kessan’s Landing with update 7.4.
FR3-D0M, the new world boss in Kessan’s Landing
The droid FR3-D0M makes your life difficult in combat with burning plasma spots on the ground. However, the fight against him should definitely be worthwhile, as there is a possibility that FR3-D0M drops special loot.
After defeating him, you could receive the hover cannon of the Mantellian Separatists, which serves as a unique means of transportation.
Star director Zack Snyder has completed his work with the superhero universe DC. However, as he revealed in an interview, he would return for a certain superhero – but only under a specific condition.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, star director Zack Snyder talked about his upcoming sci-fi project Rebel Moon and reflected on his time with DC.
The 57-year-old stated that he has finished with the well-known superhero universe, but also admitted that he would return for a special project.
Here you can see a trailer for Zack Snyder’s latest film Rebel Moon:
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Zack Snyder would make an exception for Batman
Zack Snyder made it clear that his time with DC is over and he has finally turned his back on the studio to start a new chapter in his life.
It would be extremely difficult to persuade him to come back – but not entirely impossible.
For the film adaptation of Dark Knight Returns or Batman – The Return of the Dark Knight, he would make an exception. But only under the condition that it would be ‘a faithful adaptation of the graphic novel’.
What is Batman – The Return of the Dark Knight? The comic series comes from Frank Miller and is about an aged Batman who has already hung up the bat cape.
However, he returns once more as the bat-hero to save Gotham and fight one last time for justice and order in the dark city.
When will Snyder’s new film be released? On December 22, Zack Snyder’s sci-fi adventure Rebel Moon: Child of Fire will be released on Netflix. The second part titled Rebel Moon Part 2: The Scar Maker will follow on April 19, 2024.
In addition to a standard version, there will also be an extended version of both films that is supposed to be even more brutal:
Kaitlyn “Amouranth” Siragusa (30) became a multimillionaire with Twitch. The streamer is regarded as a tough businesswoman. With her latest investment, she aims to gradually surpass Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
However, the 30-year-old does not simply rest on the revenue generated, but invests it in various business fields: from stocks to her own gas station. There is more behind her latest investment than one might initially suspect (via MGG France).
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What kind of investment is this? As Amouranth announced on her personal account on X, formerly Twitter, on November 28, 2023, she has purchased nearly 9 square kilometers of land in Florida and the surrounding states.
This area consists of orchards where primarily Valencia oranges are grown, which are mainly processed into orange juice. The 30-year-old spent 17 million US dollars on this, roughly equivalent to 15.7 million euros.
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What does this have to do with Bill Gates? The billionaire is one of the richest people in the world (via Forbes). While he is primarily known for Microsoft, with around 275,000 acres of farmland in the USA, he is also a landowner. That equals 1,112 square kilometers.
With her investment, Amouranth aims to “slowly but surely” surpass Bill Gates, as she writes (via X). However, going from 9 to 1,112 square kilometers is still quite a distance. In Europe, Amouranth would already be considered a landowner (via Spektrum.de).
The comparison with Bill Gates should be taken with a wink anyway. This seems to be Amouranth’s usual approach: she combines a well-thought-out and profitable investment with a touch of humor.
So the streamer invested in Blizzard stocks, allegedly tobring half-naked women back to WoW – but primarily made profits out of it. Whether her latest investment will be as profitable remains to be seen.
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It won’t be long until Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 celebrates its first season. However, to give you an idea of what to expect, we will list the most important information about Season 1 and show you what to expect at release.
With CoD: MW3, Activision is bringing another shooter that is set to accompany you through many seasons. The community has been waiting for news regarding upcoming maps, weapons, and innovations that could also find a place in Warzone since the release.
So far, however, only information about upcoming maps in multiplayer and innovations in Warzone and Zombies has been released. With our directory, you can jump to the most important points:
The highlight of the new season is the new map “Urzikistan” – a new map for Warzone. However, the number of new maps to be released during Season 1 is not very exciting. There will be 3 new maps, and one of them will only be released with the Reloaded update.
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CoD Warzone shows the map Urzikistan in the overview trailer
CoD MW3 & Warzone: Release & Update
When does Season 1 start? On December 6 at 18:00 German time, it’s happening.
How large is the update? The announcements look extensive; a download of about 10 or 20 GB could be expected.
Is there a preload? That has been very irregular in recent seasons. Currently, do not expect a preload.
However, the map is not supposed to be accessible only on foot. Vehicles, ziplines, and even a train will assist you in navigating the map – without zombies, of course.
What changes can be expected? Warzone still has the outdated mechanics from MW2 in terms of movement. This is supposed to change with Season 1, as the developers are working to add implemented slide-cancelling, tac-stances, and more from MW3 to Warzone.
Additionally, the CoD HQ is supposed to be better structured so that you can jump between the various modes more easily.
CoD MW3 & Warzone: Modern Warfare 3
What does Season 1 bring? So far, MW3 only has four new maps and three game modes. You can expect the following:
Meat (6vs6 map)/ Season start
Greece (6vs6 map) / Season start
Rio (6vs6 map) / Season reloaded
Training Facility (2vs2) / Season start
Map for the mode “Gunfight”
In Season 1, you will be confronted with 3 new modes. The following are known:
Gunfight
All or Nothing
CODMAS and Ranked Play
What about new weapons? The Battle Pass will provide you with three new weapons. These include:
XRK Stalker (Sniper)
RAM-7 (Assault Rifle)
Stormender (Launcher)
Where is the Battle Pass? The Battle Pass has now been presented. At the start of Season 1, you can expect two new operators and many new skins.
What’s new in Zombies? The Zombies mode of MW3 is also getting some new features, including a new event, a new wonder weapon, and new blueprints.
Friend Zone, everyone is your friend!
A new event for the endgame: Players will eventually encounter portals on the map that they can enter to complete time-limited challenges. These portals are an endgame activity once you have completed the seasonal mission.
A new wonder weapon: With Season 1, players can also obtain a new wonder weapon – the Friend Zone. With this weapon, you can turn any enemy into your ally and make them fight for you.
New blueprints: A new category of blueprints can be earned in MWZ that will put you to the test.
That was all the information known so far about Season 1 of CoD MW3 and Warzone. As soon as the trailer goes online or more information becomes available, we will update the article. Tell us in the comments what you think about the announcements.
If a champion in League of Legends performs poorly for a certain amount of time and remains unpopular, they are often adjusted or changed to bring them back into the Rift. However, the champion Corki has been one of the worst and least popular champions in the game since 2022, butRiot changes nothing. A player on Reddit has now suggested an interesting proposal.
Corki has not been doing well for a long time. Currently, according to op.gg, he has a win rate of 47.23% and a pick rate of 0.64%. Both are very low. He is currently the least popular champion after Skarner, who will soon receive a rework, and Corki would likely have the lowest pick rate.
His almost disastrous win rate does not help either, preventing players from wanting to try him. The interesting thing is that he has not managed to achieve a positive win rate above 50% since April 2022.
Due to his lack of crowd control, he is currently not relevant in the mid lane meta. Although his damage potential is high, champions like Xerath, Sylas, or Kassadin are more reliable in that area.
On Reddit, a user has suggested a way to save Corki. They propose moving him to a different lane.
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Into the Jungle
In his Reddit post, the user Ok-Connection suggests that Corki should simply be adjusted for the jungle. He compares a potential Corki jungle update to champions like Brand or Zyra, who are also played there with slight adjustments to their damage against jungle minions.
Although Corki would have no CC and would thus be at a disadvantage when ganking, he could focus on farming and clearing the jungle like a Karthus. In team fights for objectives like the dragon, he could then showcase his strong damage potential.
The user believes that his package would also be interesting for ganking. As a player, you can hear when Corki collects his passive, so you would have to be more cautious, since Corki can then appear from anywhere.
In the professional scene, Ok-Connection sees the mid lane less as a problem since scaling mage junglers are rarely played. There, the focus is more on tanks.
The community has also proposed other ideas for changing him under the post. This also involves other lanes.
futurev5239: What if we bring him back to the bot lane instead?
FuujinSama: Honestly, just remove the silly rework and bring back his non-skillshot Q, True Damage passive Corki. The package and the weird scaling were a mistake.
Chinese_Squidward: The solution for Corki is to give him a passive ability that converts all armor penetration from items he buys into magic penetration.
Before his rework and his time as a mid laner, Corki was similar to Graves as an ADC. Many players seem to want that time back. Considering how strong Ziggs, Seraphine, and Swain are in the bot lane, Corki could also work with adjustments.
What is planned for Corki is currently unknown, so players can only speculate. Another inconspicuous champion seems to be strong again on the top lane:
A Pokémon GO trainer met Brandon Tan in Las Vegas and received a signed Pidgey from him. What’s the story behind it?
Who is Brandon Tan? Brandon Tan, known as BrandonTan91, is considered the best player in the world for Pokémon GO. He has set countless records in Pokémon GO, and for example, reached the maximum points of experience back in 2021, which has caused his game to become unplayable.
Tan is a content creator and is also known for participating in around 50 raids a day at times, reaching level caps in unbelievable times, and being the first player to exceed one billion experience points.
However, he is not without controversy. Brandon Tan was banned for a month for offering a catching service for real money. Players could pay to have Mewtwo caught for them.
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Trainer receives a signed Pidgey from Tan
What’s the deal with the Pidgey? A trainer from Las Vegas met Brandon Tan and completed a spotlight hour with him. The trainer reports that Tan is one of the coolest and smartest people he has ever met. In addition to the joint spotlight hour, Brandon Tan also traded a Pokémon with the trainer – a Pidgey.
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Why a Pidgey? When asked why he received a Pidgey, the trainer replied: We both practically have every Pokémon and almost every shiny. Pidgey is his favorite Pokémon because it was the main source of experience points at the start of the game. […] That’s why I chose it.
What does the community say about it? Parts of the community celebrate this Pidgey. They refer to it as a signed Pidgey since Brandon Tan’s name can be seen in the origin of the Pidgey. That’s so cool! I’m really happy for you, one comment reads.
However, there are also critical voices against Brandon Tan. These refer to Tan’s previous catching service. “I’m old enough to remember that the ‘best’ player in the world was banned for violating the terms of use,” reads one comment.
It takes just over half an hour to complete Baldur’s Gate 3. At least if you master some sneaky tricks and tactics.
With the last major patch, Baldur’s Gate 3 has fulfilled many wishes of the community. There is not only a new, longer ending but also a brand new difficulty – the “Honour Mode” that presents tough decisions. But professionals aren’t deterred by that. The first player even managed to complete the hardest difficulty in under an hour.
What is the Honour Mode? The Honour Mode is the highest difficulty level that Baldur’s Gate 3 has to offer. Not only are the battles significantly harder, but there is also a special restriction: You have only one save file, and if your party is wiped out, the game is over. So “cowardly” things like “reload and roll again” are not possible, you have to live with all consequences at all times.
What kind of record is that? YouTuber Chronos released a video showing his run in the “Honour Mode” of Baldur’s Gate 3 from start to finish. He takes exactly 38 minutes and 8 seconds to complete the game and finish Act 3.
By comparison: Most players will likely not even have finished the tutorial by this time.
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How is this possible? Basically, there are a lot of bugs and exploits in Baldur’s Gate 3 that can be exploited. Therefore, Chronos is able to completely skip most areas of the game and simply not play large parts of the story. By skillfully combining spells that increase jump power or by targeting key characters at the right moment, he can skip cutscenes or even completely bypass fights.
Even the battle against Ketheric Thorm at the end of Act 2 is won through an exploit. Because the character is technically “not in combat”, he can attack the boss with weak spells while in continuous fire without the boss reacting in any way.
He even completely bypasses the final battle against the army of the Nether Brain using invisibility, only igniting a lot of fireworks in the core of the brain, which means the boss’s death after just one round.
Whether this way of playing is fun, everyone has to answer for themselves. However, it is impressive how quickly one can rush through this gigantic RPG if one truly applies all means to do so.
With the Holiday Update, EA Sports is releasing the 6th Title Update for EA FC 24 in December. The patch notes show that extensive changes are coming for the players. The publisher has not only significantly adjusted the gameplay but also has something special planned for Ultimate Team.
When is the new Title Update coming out? Only one day after EA Sports announced the extensive Christmas update via a post on Twitter/X, it is already available for download today.
We have summarized the most important changes for you.
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The new patch mainly addresses some issues and disruptions regarding the current gameplay. The complete list has been published by the developer studio in the official tracker for FC 24 on trello.com. We will first focus on the new features in Ultimate Team before informing you about the changes in gameplay.
Changes for Ultimate Team:
In total, 94 new player items will find their way into the virtual trading card game with the 6th Title Update. Among them are also familiar faces like Sergio Ramos or Adama Traore, who will even receive an improved SBC card.
Bug fixes for Ultimate Team:
The “News User Interface” was not always displayed correctly.
The biographies of the Base Icons were incorrectly displayed as those of their Centurion version.
Teams with the manager item of Carlos Tevez were unable to start a match.
Changes for gameplay:
The speed of goalkeeper movement with the right stick has been reduced.
The top speed when using the Controlled Sprint feature (R1-Dribbling) has been slightly lowered.
The accuracy of headers executed by players with the Power Header or Power Header Plus playstyle has been significantly reduced.
The precision of finesse shots taken by players with the finesse shot or finesse shot plus playstyle has been slightly lowered.
Various aspects of AI pressing have been toned down. The defending team can now exert less pressure on players along the sidelines. Additionally, forwards and wingers will attempt to cover central strikers with less aggression, and full-backs in three- and five-man formations will return slower.
Bug fixes for gameplay:
After the kick-off, defending players sometimes did not adequately track the runs of attackers.
In certain situations, goalkeepers did not attempt to save penalties that were shot centrally at the goal.
Although a player was shown a red card, a cutscene with a yellow card was mistakenly played.
The logic of referees concerning advantage decisions after red cards or offside calls following deflected balls has been improved.
A defender’s leg could sometimes pass through the ball in certain situations, leading to a wrong foul decision.
Situations where the ball returned to the attacker after a successful tackle have been adjusted.
A former employee of Bungie is currently causing quite a stir in the Destiny 2 community. In one of his recent tweets, he openly expressed his opinion about some of the most well-known content creators of the loot shooter, including Paul Tassi, Saltagreppo, and Aztecross. He claims that their opinion about the game is unimportant to Bungie.
How did this statement come about? The statement regarding Bungie’s disregard for certain Destiny 2 content creators comes directly from Griffin Bennett, the former social media lead of Bungie. He was one of the employees who had to be let go at the end of October due to a poor revenue forecast at the developer.
Bennett reacted to a humorous remark from Paul Tassi, an editor at Forbes and long-time Destiny content creator, about Bungie possibly having a creator “DEFCON system”.
In this context, Paul Tassi rates himself at DEFCON 5 because he “complains about everything”.
Saltagreppo is rated as DEFCON 4 and Aztecross as DEFCON 3.
The former Destiny streamer Gothalion, who is active again after a break, is placed at DEFCON 2.
Datto, one of the most well-known content creators, is given only a DEFCON 1 status, which represents a comparatively lower frequency of complaints on Tassi’s list.
The ex-employee Griffin Bennett, however, clears up this list and replies to Tassi: “You, Saltagreppo, and Aztecross aren’t even registered on the scale.”
What does DEFCON mean? The term stands for “Defense Readiness Condition” and is a scale that indicates the defense status of the USA. It ranges from DEFCON 5 (lowest threat) to DEFCON 1 (highest threat). It should be noted that Paul Tassi has incorrectly ordered the threat levels in his tweet.
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“Bungie only worries when streamers are upset”
Bennett contradicts the community assumption: For a long time, the community has believed that the opinions of streamers and content creators in Destiny 2 are more important than those of the players themselves.
However, if the former employee’s assertion is true, it could provide insights into Bungie’s internal processes and show how the developer really views the Destiny 2 content creators.
Players have certainly noticed Bennett’s tweet. They promptly commented in a Reddit thread titled “We just witnessed a murder.”
Rbustf believes the former employee and writes: “[Griffin Bennett], Liana [Ruppert], and Dylan [Gaffner] [all former employees from social media and community] have all been very honest about such matters since the layoffs.”
The_Bygone_King commented: “[Bennett] is absolutely right. Tassi hardly says anything worth mentioning, Saltagreppo’s requests have not influenced the game so far, and Aztecross is an opportunist whose opinion can surely be ignored by now. The only person who has actually remained true to their stable position is Datto.”
AlexCora countered: “Telling some of the most prominent voices in the Destiny community that their opinions are literally meaningless does not exactly make me feel that Bungie is in touch in any way.”
This is how Bennett further clarified his statement: The former employee followed up his first tweet with a clarification after it quickly gained attention.
There he states that content creators naturally still get heard and their opinions are still valued. However, it is not a “DEFCON” classification because their voices are present everywhere.
To clarify: I mean that you complain so often that it is not registered on any DEFCON scale. Not that your opinion isn’t important.
wrote the former employee in another post via Twitter/X
Bitter changes often occurred after streamer complaints
The nerf of Divinity was long discussed after Saltagreppo’s input – and still came.
Nerfs that players did not want: The balance between considering the wishes of players and adhering to the creative vision of the game is a tightrope walk that is not always easy to handle. While content creators usually have a more professional perspective on a game because they spend a lot of time on it, one cannot say whether they were ultimately the reason for such changes.
What can be said is that they do not always go down well with most players. This was particularly evident in Destiny 2 in the case of the streamer and Worlds-First winner Saltagreppo. The opinion about him in the community is, to say the least, mixed.
Especially because he aims for good options that many players have appreciated for years, he receives a lot of criticism for it. Even if the suggestions make sense. Player Dizzy-Expression8868 says about Saltagreppo:
When looking at some of his comments or ideas objectively, they might sound reasonable and positive for the long-term health of the game, but the way he approaches them radiates an atmosphere of arrogance and egocentrism. […] If one would say “X makes the game or encounters too easy,” I think – who is “too easy” for? The skills of players are a spectrum or at least a scale, and highly skilled players like Saltagreppo, Esoterickk, etc. are at the top of a small percentage of players. The rest of us, the average mortals, range from moderately skilled to “can hold our own” and down to “which end do the bullets actually come out of?” With particularly sensitive topics, it matters how they are addressed, and Saltagreppo has the subtlety of an angry, bright red rhinoceros.
The Guardian Johnwavescar says regarding the whole discussion: “I will know we are in actual endgame when Esoterickk breaks his silence.” and receives over 1000 upvotes for this comment.
Who is this Esoterickk anyway?
Although hardly anyone knows his face, the YouTuber Esoterickk has long been known in the Destiny 2 community. He has made a name for himself for mastering even the hardest activities solo with ease. He has long been considered one of the best PvE players and repeatedly leaves us average guardians in awe. His leap to death at the end of every activity he completes in Destiny 2 symbolizes that the only thing that can kill him is himself. His opinion is greatly valued because he behaves relatively neutrally and has been playing the game diligently to this day.
What is your opinion on Griffin Bennett’s statement that the most well-known content creators in Destiny 2 are not being considered? Do you think he is right? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments.
In Counter-Strike 2 on Steam, numerous players are complaining that they have been banned despite having done nothing wrong. However, the ban is said to be a mistake, as Valve has now explained.
In the shooter Counter-Strike 2, numerous players have just received a VAC ban. This is the worst type of ban:
You cannot enter any game that supports VAC with a VAC ban.
Moreover, your Steam profile will be branded with the VAC ban.
Ban Affects Innocents, Developer Wants to Revoke the Ban
What kind of ban is this?On Reddit players are discussing the surprising ban in Counter-Strike 2. It seems to have caught numerous players using an Nvidia graphics card. Specifically, it seems to be due to a software update from Nvidia that has likely caused chaos.
The players are quite dissatisfied. Some complain that they have been banned while cheaters continue to roam freely in the game. One player writes:
That’s cool, but it would be nice if they would ban the real cheaters. I’ve never used a cheat or had a cheater in my group, and I woke up with a ban.
Others explain that Valve’s anti-cheat system must be working incredibly well if it is placing bans on so many innocent players.
How did Valve respond? The developers have already stated that it is a mistake. On Twitter they explained that they have now resolved the issue and want to revoke the VAC bans.
Valve has been struggling with false bans for several weeks
Has this happened before? Yes, a few weeks ago Counter-Strike 2 banned many players with AMD graphics cards. The ban was due to a new feature from AMD for graphics cards. However, this feature activated Valve’s VAC system. Again, the anti-cheat system imposed bans on innocent players.
In the current case, Nvidia owners have been affected. Some players are complaining that Valve has set the anti-cheat system in Counter-Strike 2 too sensitively and must urgently make some changes. It cannot be that innocent people receive a ban while real cheaters can continue playing.
In EA FC 24 Title Update 6 will be released soon. The announced Christmas update brings, among other things, a change that has been longed for by the FIFA community. We present the change and summarize the fans’ reactions for you.
What is the new feature? An important change will occur for AI-controlled pressing. According to the latest pitch notes, the opposing players should press less aggressively in the future. This affects both the wings and the center of the field.
More space in midfield and less pressure on the wings
What do the changes mean for gameplay? EA states in the pitch notes that they want to “ensure even greater tactical diversity” (via EA Sports). For example, new spaces and more passing options should open up in the center. This is expected to lead to more passing sequences in midfield.
There should be less pressure and more time for the wing players, as it has “previously been the case that too much pressure was put on this professional and the defending team positioned too high.” (via EA Sports). Now the professionals would have more space to turn and maneuver, allowing them to create new play and passing situations.
In light of these new circumstances, formations like the 4-1-2-1-2 (narrow diamond) or the 4-3-1-2 may become really interesting again. These are designed to combine with many passes through the center.
EA Sports is thus responding to the ongoing criticism of recent months and shows willingness to make adjustments to the automatic OP pressing of the AI. This new approach sounds not only promising but also pleases the community.
Fans are thrilled: “Finally I can play differently again.”
How does the community react? On Reddit, the Christmas patch has been warmly received by the majority of the community. Under the subreddit “EA Sports FC Holiday Update Patch Notes”, comments have already been flowing. Many comments celebrate the contents of the new patch.
The top comment aptly summarizes this enthusiasm: “I just saw someone kneel down in an Asda (English supermarket chain).” (via Reddit) This post is meant to express the fans’ relief that their demands have finally been heard by EA Sports.
Another comment with many likes looks optimistically towards the weekend in light of the reduced AI and is looking forward to the weekend league with its new rewards:
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He writes regarding the reduced pressure on the wing players: “Thank God. For a month, I can finally play differently in FUT Champions.” This means that the previous pressing meta allowed hardly any variability in ball play. According to the patch notes, this is expected to be loosened up.
But not everyone is convinced: Some also warn against being too enthusiastic. With the reduced AI, one must be able to rely on one’s own skill in manual defense again. In this context, a user puts a damper on the enthusiasm: “I think many people believe that the reduced pressing is good for them. But it’s not.” (via Reddit).
In the end, it remains to be seen what influence the changes will have on gameplay. The patch notes at least show many good approaches. You will likely be able to try out how exactly the adjustments will affect gameplay tomorrow, Thursday, December 7, 2023. We assume that the patch will be available for download in the morning.
If it really turns out that AI presses and defends less, you will have to rely more on your own defensive skills again. If you still need some tutoring, we recommend our 5 tips for conceding fewer goals in EA FC 24.
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On Steam, you can play the demo of the new soulslike Morbid: The Lords of Ire since yesterday. What awaits you in the game and its horror world, you can find out here on MeinMMO.
What kind of game is this? Morbid: The Lords of Ire is the successor to the isometric action role-playing game Morbid: The Seven Acolytes from 2020.
Next year, the new installment is set to lure you back into the dark and nightmarish world of Mornia. This time with new 3D graphics, instead of the grim pixel look. Like its predecessor, this new soulslike promises plenty of adventure in a horror world.
When will it be released? There is not yet an exact release date for Morbid: The Lords of Ire. So far, only a release in 2024 is mentioned.
However, on Steam you can play the demo since yesterday, December 5, 2023.
We have embedded the corresponding trailer for the demo here for you:
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Morbid Lords of Ire Demo Trailer
What to expect: As the trailer shows, you can expect many battles against strange and dark creatures in this game. Monsters that look like a huge mass of fused flesh, rotting corpses, insect-like creatures, or a giant bloody mammoth.
The trailer already delivers what the game’s description promises. It states that you must stand your ground against horrific creatures and nightmarish visions in the various areas.
In this soulslike, your mind determines how hard it will be for you
Additionally, Morbid: The Lords of Ire promises you several other features that are supposed to make your gameplay experiences unique:
Five Worlds of Rage: In five different worlds, you are to face the fight against evil. Among others, in snow-covered mountains, dark underworlds, and corrupted cities.
Playstyles: Try out new playstyles with many deadly weapons, gear, rounds, and blessings.
Madness or Reason: Whether you give in to madness or remain of sound mind greatly affects your environment and your perception of the world dynamically. In madness, you are stronger, but the risk is greater. You can also influence your rewards in this way.
What do you think of this new soulslike? Do you already know the predecessor? Feel free to write us in the comments.
Shortly before the release of the live-action adaptation of Yu Yu Hakusho, Netflix has released a brand new trailer. After an initial teaser trailer, we can now see in the new video even more clearly how good the CGI effects look in combat. The trailer raises hopes for a good anime adaptation.
What is Yu Yu Hakusho?
The manga of Yu Yu Hakusho comes from Yoshihiro Togashi, the husband of the creator of Sailor Moon.
The associated anime aired from 1992 to 1995, concurrently with Dragon Ball Z. However, the anime is rather unknown in Germany as there is no German dubbing.
From then on, he must be active as a spirit hunter and hunt the dangerous yokai that pose a threat to humanity.
Netflix will soon launch a live-action adaptation of the anime. The release date is December 14, 2023, worldwide. The first full-fledged trailer shows that the series is not just for fans of Asian martial arts.
You can watch the new trailer here:
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Trailer for Yu Yu Hakusho shows the action-packed battles
Trailer for Yu Yu Hakusho shows action-packed scenes
What can be seen in the trailer? The trailer is full of action. There are some scenes from Yusuke’s training that might especially please fans of Asian martial arts. In further fights, Yusuke then uses special powers that are animated with CGI effects.
Furthermore, some of the yokai appear in the trailer that are responsible for the destruction of entire cities. The creepy monsters have also been brought to life with special effects.
Below the video, there are a few comments on YouTube that look forward to the adaptation and find that the production team has done a good job. The scenes look cool and the Netflix series could be awesome.
However, there is concern among hardcore fans that the series could be too rushed. In the reddit forum, fans discuss that an important arc might be omitted and that the trailer makes it look like several arcs are being crammed into one season.
They write:
HarveyBirdmana: ‘Yu Yu Hakusho: Speedrun Edition. The characters and the action look mostly quite solid, but this trailer makes it seem like they are just sprinting through all the arcs.’
SSDuelist: ‘I am… slightly concerned about how compressed it all feels. […] I hope I am wrong because it looks incredible and I am more and more convinced by the cast and the actors the more I see, but it’s a very valid concern IMO.’
disablednerd: ‘I want to be optimistic, but it looks like they are rushing through the story.’
So far, it is still unknown how many episodes the first season will have. Therefore, it remains to be seen which arcs will appear in the series and which Netflix might reserve for further seasons.
The new NPC “Mateo” in Pokémon GO is expected to meet Trainers at the end of routes. However, Trainers report difficulties in encountering him. Now, some are trying tricks.
Who is Mateo? This is the new NPC in Pokémon GO with whom you can exchange gifts. He is an important part of the new event “Along the Routes”, where you can complete a special research with him.
Here’s the problem: Mateo can be found on routes in Pokémon GO, but only once a day and not guaranteed. This means: It’s possible to walk a route and simply not encounter the researcher.
This is inconvenient when you want to complete the special research with him. However, there was a similar problem before with the Zygarde cells, which did not reliably appear on the routes for all Trainers when they were searching for them.
And just like with the coveted cells, Trainers are now looking for tricks to encounter Mateo.
Mateo is part of the new season in Pokémon GO:
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Pokémon GO shows the new season “Timeless Travels” in the trailer
What tricks are Trainers testing to meet Mateo in Pokémon GO?
Currently, some Trainers are desperately searching for Mateo, as he simply does not appear for them. Thus, several Trainers in the Pokémon GO Reddit community report numerous route attempts without the researcher making an appearance.
In doing so, one should definitely keep in mind:
Mateo appears only once a day, so you don’t need to search for him multiple times a day
He is supposed to appear at the end of a route, so you need to walk it completely
And: Some Trainers report that he disappears after the route has been completed, even though he has already spawned. So be careful not to overlook him.
Trainer “Disgruntled Goat” shared in the subreddit “TheSilphRoad” that you should restart the game shortly before the end of a route if you don’t see him: “That just worked for me,” writes the Trainer (via reddit): “I reached the end of a route, no Mateo (or Zygarde cell). But after a restart, he appeared.” For him, it worked on a “loop route”, meaning a route with the same start and endpoint.
The Trainer has tried this once so far, and it worked immediately, so it is still unclear how reliable this is. In the comments and further posts in the community, players report both that it works for them, but also that it doesn’t work for others. We’ll have to wait and see how this trick develops.
Another variant was shared by Trainers in the comments as well: They refer to tapping on the arena at the end of the route, after which Mateo appeared. This is also something to try when you are nearing the end of the route. However, there are also voices here saying that it did not work for them.
What do I need Mateo for? Basically, Mateo can exchange gifts with you. The most interesting thing about this is that you can receive postcards from Trainers in completely different regions, as Mateo has them like a postman. This can help if you want to complete your Vivillon patterns.
Otherwise, you need him to complete the current special research that requires you to exchange actions with Mateo.
Do you already have a trick to meet Mateo? Do the tricks work for you? Let us know in the comments!
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The MMORPG Tarisland has published the beta statistics, and apparently you particularly have it out for a small harpy. An old tree is also the most frequently defeated boss.
Why has the harpy been hunted so often? The harpy was one of the first enemies in Tarisland and widely spread in the first area. In the beta of the MMORPG, many players took the time to try out different characters. So it is not surprising that the enemy who was defeated most often comes from the starting area. The harpy has been defeated a total of 827,777 times. In the published statistics, the developers ask why everyone is bullying the fallen harpy.
Here you can see the trailer for Tarisland.
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Tarisland: Chinese alternative to WoW shows beautiful areas and exciting battles in the new trailer
Why is the developer publishing the statistics? The statistics are certainly published for advertising purposes. With 142 years of playtime spread over all players, the two-week beta phase looks good. Impressive statistics in the beta include 1,200 defeated bosses per day and a total of 17,510 bosses in two weeks.
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Here is the official post from Tarisland, with all the developer’s statistics.
The most frequently defeated boss in Tarisland is an impressive old tree
Why has the boss been defeated the most? The so-called “Ancient Tree” is the raid boss of the level 40 raid in Tarisland. He was defeated so often because the old tree was the most appealing boss for max-level players. The raid was the most meaningful for level 40 players for nearly a week because it offered the best loot.
Are there player numbers as well? The Tarisland developers have not published direct player numbers, but they have provided information about the most played classes.
“Ranger” is the most played class, it is the counterpart to the hunter from World of Warcraft and has been played 27,104 times
“Phantom Necro” is the second most popular class and a kind of necromancer with damage and healing abilities. It has been played 26,790 times.
Slightly behind with only 19,480 characters is the “Shadow Swordsman”, who is most similar to a rogue.
The class with the fewest players was the “Warrior”. The warrior class has only been played 10,970 times.
If we project the average player numbers of these 4 classes across all 10 classes, we arrive at about 210,000 characters that visited Tarisland during the beta.
What about lifeskills and professions? If you have always wondered whether players in MMORPGs really fish, the developers now have a number for you: Almost 8,000 hours have been spent fishing in Tarisland. What sounds like a lot at first only accounts for about 0.64 % of the total playtime.
In Tarisland, over 2.5 million minerals have been collected and over 2.3 million potions have been crafted, although potions were also available for silver in the shop. The most popular professions were blacksmithing, alchemy, and crafting.
Whether one can earn enough money with the professions to compete with players who equip themselves with real money in the shop is questionable. Asmongold recently went on a quest regarding the Pay2Win accusation against Tarisland and found something.
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A new game on Steam brings fresh wind to the world of MMORPGs. On 12/04/2023, “The Wagadu Chronicles” launched in Early Access. The game promises interesting concepts in an unusual Afro-Fantasy setting. What exactly can you expect?
What is “The Wagadu Chronicles”?
The game is developed by “Twin Drums“, a small development studio from Berlin.
Originally, the game was funded through crowdfunding on Kickstarter, where it was able to raise over €160,000.
Additionally, the developers receive support from Riot Games, the developer of LoL. The company invests in various startups, primarily to empower underrepresented founders.
In the Early Access trailer, you can see the game for yourself:
The Wagadu Chronicles is a sandbox MMORPG where you gather resources, craft items, and found villages. Here you can see the main features at a glance:
1. Focus on Roleplaywith Pen&Paper elements
The Wagadu Chronicles places great emphasis on story and roleplay. On Kickstarter, the developer advertises that it is the first online game tailored 100% for roleplayers, from the lore to the mechanics.
With this RPG focus, the game is reminiscent of Baldur’s Gate 3, which recently demonstrated with its huge success how popular the genre currently is and what potential it holds. The game has already won an award as the “Ultimate Game of the Year.” Baldur’s Gate 3 is also a strong contender for Game of the Year at the 2023 Game Awards.
We can expect to see even more games that will be oriented around the concept of the RPG in the future.
Unlike in Baldur’s Gate 3, the roleplay in The Wagadu Chronicles is also meant to take place primarily through player interactions. For this, there is a special “Dialogue Mode” that can be opened when two or more players are chatting. Close-ups make animations and the characters’ facial expressions more visible.
To further motivate players, there are also rewards for groups that deliver particularly interesting and well-thought-out roleplay.
In the dialogue window, you can interact with your teammates.
The extensive lore of The Wagadu Chronicles is intended to be regularly expanded in the game. The developers also explain on their own website that a whole book will soon be released. This will be a “Pen & Paper” rulebook that allows adventures in Wagadu to be experienced analogously at the kitchen table.
Of course, the book also offers interesting backgrounds for pure video gamers who want to refine their online roleplay. A 300-page demo is already available for free.
Baldur’s Gate 3 takes place in the “Dungeons & Dragons” universe and is based on the fifth edition of the game.
A similar focus on worldbuilding is also supposed to be found in the new survival game “Coreborn: Nations of the Ultracore.” In an interview, we talk to the developers, including “Pen & Paper” legend Hauke Gerdes:
Although there is no direct PvP in The Wagadu Chronicles, interaction with other players is still important. In “communities,” you can team up to claim islands and build your own village. If multiple communities are interested in a building site, so-called “guardian spirits” must be convinced with gifts.
3. Player-driven economy
Players not only influence the world of The Wagadu Chronicles by building villages. The economy is also completely player-driven. Most items can only be crafted by players. The NPCs offer only the bare essentials.
Many items such as clothing or weapons can also be customized individually in an editor. With the right sense of fashion, you might even become a little designer and sell your creations.
4. Free class system
In the MMORPG, there are no fixed classes. You can freely develop the skills that are most important to you. This applies to combat skills as well as various professions like farmer or fisherman.
A special feature is that players automatically receive experience points every day. Thus, no grind is needed to progress. This way, players of peaceful professions such as traveling merchants or tailors can level up just as quickly as a warrior.
5. Turn-based combat system
Rather uncharacteristic of the genre, the game relies on a turn-based combat system. With its hexagon fields, it is reminiscent of strategy classics like Civilization.
The combat itself is divided into movement and action phases. Here, D&D players or fans of Baldur’s Gate 3 are likely to feel right at home.
In pure PvE combat, it is crucial to coordinate a good strategy with up to 11 friends.
The turn-based combat system requires strategic planning.
6. Afro-Fantasy setting
Last but not least, the game comes with a very special setting. The game world resembles the African savannah; the characters have dark skin and wear traditional garments. Combined with a touch of fantasy, this creates a unique setting in the genre.
The developers describe their approach as “What if Tolkien had been black?”.
Inspired by African mythologies and traditions, there are seven different fantastic races in the world of The Wagadu Chronicles. For example, the Asiman are powerful elemental mages and alchemists, inspired by African desert dwellers. The Ikaki, on the other hand, are fish people representing the inhabitants of Central Africa.
As a community, you establish your own village.
How the game is received
The game is praised mainly for its role-playing elements and fresh approaches.
“The focus is on expressing yourself and building a community,” writes a user on Steam. “The game encourages you to actually play a character instead of being a standard MMORPG,” another user adds.
“The vibe I get is a relaxed feeling. I can progress at my own pace and let myself fall into the world.”
The quests and crafting mechanics also seem to convince.
What’s not so good? Despite the already good ideas, the game is still very fresh in Early Access.
Players report that there are frequent bugs and glitches. Mechanics aren’t always intuitive, the options are still quite limited, and the game pace is a bit too slow.
One user summarizes: “You can tell that the game is in Early Access. Although it still has its rough edges, the game is definitely fun and the current problems can be fixed in the future.”
Another hope on the MMORPG horizon is the Oldschool-inspired “Ravendawn.” The game is set to be released in 2024, but you can already test it:
