Apparently, there has been a wave of bans in Pokémon GO related to the “catch trick.” Niantic has already announced a solution.
What is happening in Pokémon GO? As reported by the portal “Pokémon GO Hub“, there has been a wave of bans in Pokémon GO.
According to the report, the temporary bans affected trainers who neither spoofed nor violated the terms of use or otherwise cheated in Pokémon GO. The stated reason for the bans was “Unusual activities on the account.”
There was quickly speculation that the bans were related to the “catch trick”. Some trainers like to use it to bypass the long catch animation.
And indeed, this seems to be the problem – although Niantic apparently did not intend it at all.
What does Niantic say about the issue?
“Pokémon GO Hub” reached out to Niantic and confirmed that using the catch trick could indeed trigger the bans. At the same time, it should be an unintended occurrence.
According to the report, Niantic plans to lift the erroneous bans shortly, and this is expected to happen on November 16. They are also reportedly working on a solution to the problem itself. However, it is probably wise to refrain from using the catch trick for safety reasons.
Meanwhile, there is still no official post from support on the topic. We will keep you updated as soon as further information becomes available.
What exactly is the catch trick? Normally, you throw a ball at a Pokémon, which then disappears into the ball, and you have to wait until it shakes three times. Once this happens, the Pokémon stays caught.
However, this animation takes a comparatively long time and annoys some trainers. Especially during big events or standard occasions like Community Days or Spotlight Hours, trainers want to catch many Pokémon in a row. They like to save time.
The catch animation can be skipped by using the “catch trick,” which has been in the game since 2018. A bit of finger acrobatics is required for this. We have described how the trick works here.
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If done correctly and the catch is successful, the Pokémon will appear in storage without you seeing the animation and catch screen. If the catch fails, the monster reappears on the map, and you have to repeat the procedure.
Currently, you should consider whether to forgo the trick to avoid risking a ban.
Do you use the catch trick in Pokémon GO? Or are you currently affected by one of the bans? Tell us in the comments!
Hunt: Showdown impresses in the latest trailer with a tough character and wonderful animations. Fans are now hoping for even more.
What to expect in the DLC: As monster hunters at the end of the 19th century, you are, in this PvPvE horror shooter on Steam, hunting boss monsters. In the process, you will fight through numerous NPC enemies, and the up to 10 other players will give you a hard time. They are pursuing the same goal – just not together with you.
We have embedded the trailer for the new DLC here for you:
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Hunt: Showdown DLC
The new DLC Law of Salvage delivers a legendary hunter in two variants, two legendary weapons, and a new consumable item:
Captain Laffite (Legendary Hunter)
Scuttled Glory (Legendary Winfield 1887 Terminus)
Knuckle Shunt (Legendary Scottfield Model 3 Brawler)
Hagfish Bronze (Legendary Choke Bomb)
Why the trailer excites: Just three weeks ago, Hunt: Showdown captivated with a trailer for another DLC. It has already been praised for its animations, as well as for its character and weapon designs.
The current, new trailer seems to please players just as much, as can be learned from the comments via YouTube.
There, the design of the new character is especially praised: Captain Laffite is a dark captain with a full beard, solid stature, and his body and clothes are overgrown with barnacles.
This gives the impression that he is an experienced and tough guy who has seen a lot. User Triads297 describes him in his comment as the toughest character in a long time.
In many comments, Laffite is compared to other well-known figures. Many mention “Uncle Sam” as an example in their comments. Actors William Dafoe and Jim Carrey’s character Count Olaf are also named as examples.
The latest trailers impress so much that fans want to see more
But not only the character design is praised in the comments. In this trailer too, many fans again mention the very good animations. These seem to really excite them, because, like marakushieda4039, many are calling in their comments for a live-action or animated series.
This at least shows that they not only want to see more of the lore but also find great pleasure in the way the team behind Hunt creates its cinematic trailers. The fact that they would indeed like to see a whole series or movie is probably a big compliment.
World of Warcraft is more popular than ever, at least on Twitch. We explain here why this ancient MMORPG is suddenly dominating.
World of Warcraft is dying – that has been said for many years. However, the fact that WoW is still quite alive in 2023 can sometimes be particularly seen on Twitch. Often Blizzard’s MMORPG plays only a minor role here, but anyone who watched the streaming site in recent hours could even see WoW temporarily at number 1.
The new Patch 10.2 Guardian of Dreams also plays a role:
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WoW: Guardians of the Dream – Launch Trailer
Why is WoW successful on Twitch? The reasons for WoW being temporarily the most popular game on Twitch yesterday with 230,000 viewers (50,000 ahead of the second place League of Legends) and currently still holding second place (as of: 16.11.2023, 11:30 AM) are manifold, as many factors are coming together (via gamesradar.).
WoW announced the next three expansions at BlizzCon, effectively revealing a rough timeline for the next six years. This ensures that old fans take another look.
WoW Classic Hardcore is still quite popular, and many take delight in watching streamers lose their beloved HC character to death. There are also many “Reaction” videos on compilations of the most beautiful (or silliest) permanent deaths in HC Classic. Some Classic deaths are simply too beautiful.
There is a special Twitch drop, a white riding camel – therefore, all active WoW fans have to watch a few hours of WoW content on Twitch to secure this goodie.
Will it stay this way? Probably not. Actions like the Twitch drops rather lead to a temporary viewership that primarily wants to grab the reward. Although the race for the “World First Kill” is likely to drive the viewership numbers up again in the coming days, as soon as the first professionals reach Fyrakk, afterwards it will likely quickly level off again.
The other Twitch attractions, like the announcements of BlizzCon or the Twitch drop for a new mount, are also expected to decrease again in the coming days.
Nevertheless, it is interesting to see that Blizzard, with a game over 19 years old, still manages to capture attention.
It seems unlikely that World of Warcraft will become a long-term hit again – as is the case with League of Legends – but the short, drastic spikes upwards are certainly remarkable.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
The creator of One Piece, Eiichiro Oda, hides many clues in his manga. For example, he hints at events in the future or introduces important characters before their first appearance. Did you know that one of the most popular characters was actually seen 11 years before his first appearance?
Attention, spoiler: We are talking in this article about an important “family member” of Luffy who is part of the Revolutionary Army. If you haven’t reached the Dressrosa arc yet, you might encounter spoilers here.
Who is it about? We are talking about Sabo. He is a “blood brother” of Luffy who tragically perished at sea during his childhood. Luffy assumed that his “brother” died in that incident, but he reappeared as one of the participants during the Coliseum battles.
Sabo’s first appearance was actually in chapter 583, which was released in 2010. However, the character was already seen in two chapters from 1999. Eiichiro Oda knew 11 years before Sabo’s actual appearance that he wanted to incorporate the character into the story in the future.
One Piece is now so successful that there is even a live-action series on Netflix:
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One Piece – German Trailer for the First Season of the Live-Action Series by Netflix
So subtly did Eiichiro Oda hint at Sabo’s existence
In the images, among the many people, there is one person with light hair, a black cylinder, and a black cloak. The clothing is Sabo’s trademark, as reddit user JasonNMP shows:
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It even makes sense that Sabo was in Logue Town at that time. We already know from the manga that Monkey D. Dragon was in the same city at that time and saved Luffy from Smoker. Since both hold high positions in the Revolutionary Army, it is likely that Sabo traveled with his leader.
Luffy is captured by Buggy in the chapters and is supposed to be executed on the gallows, just like Roger. At that time, however, Sabo had lost his memory. He could only remember Luffy again when he had to read the death notice of his other “blood brother”.
What do readers think?In the comments of the reddit thread, there are some fans who do not believe that Eiichiro Oda plans that far ahead. But upon closer inspection, they notice that Sabo indeed stands out from the crowd due to his clothing.
Perhaps Oda designed the character early but only later gave him his backstory. Fans hope that this topic will be addressed in a SBS. In that format, fans can ask Eiichiro Oda questions that he will answer.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is full of stories and intrigues that you can intentionally or even unintentionally get caught up in. A particularly nasty schemer tests players’ patience from Act 1, even though she is still a child.
Who is the girl?
Mol is a tiefling girl in the refugee camp in Act 1 of Baldur’s Gate 3. She is also the leader of the thieves’ gang, which consists only of children.
You first meet her in her hideout, and she is only friendly to you if you help the other children in the camp.
It is absolutely taboo to harm the children or even use them as a weapon. You have to let yourself be robbed if you don’t want to end up on Mol’s bad list.
That’s why she drives players to the brink: If you encounter Mol without having made a name for yourself first, she will rat you out to the adults. She simply claims that you harassed the children.
The consequence is that you will be approached by a guard and have two options: either you go willingly to jail, or you have to lie – with a difficulty level of a proud 20. For characters without charisma, this is nearly impossible at this level.
The problem is: if you end up in the cell, you will most likely face guards. The only way to get out is a breakout. But the guards don’t like that and will attack you.
What particularly annoys players is that Mol even “rats” you out to the guards if you refuse to let her accomplice above rob you. Anyone who has been in the camp will know who is being talked about.
Our tips make Baldur’s Gate 3 easier for you:
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5 helpful tips for Baldur’s Gate 3
“I love the game, but I’ve hated Mol ever since”
In a thread on Reddit, a player complains specifically about this situation. SirEnder2Me wanted to avoid being robbed and simply didn’t talk to the “merchant” who sold him fake rings.
As an honorable character, he would like to tell the guards the truth, namely that he was harassed by the children, not the other way around. A “Persuasion” roll would be appropriate, but not “Deception.”
The thread received over 2,300 upvotes and over 800 comments, where other players agree and sometimes get quite deep into it…
According to some players, Mol is the only reason why they chose an evil route. The girl is so annoying that they joyfully send goblins to the camp instead of laboriously holding back the attack.
Especially players from the “Dark Desire” see Mol’s lie as an invitation to massacre the entire refugee camp. Some necromancers have even made it their mission to pack up the whole camp into their chest to have a stock of corpses…
If Mol evokes similar thoughts in you, you should keep in mind that each of your actions has a consequence that may not show for a long time:
Diablo 4 has received a new hotfix. In this hotfix, the developers improve the drop rate of Living Steel, which you need to summon Uber Duriel. This means you can now farm the best items in the game more easily. Players are very pleased with this.
What’s included in the patch?
With hotfix 3, several bugs have been fixed and the amount of Living Steel in Hell Floods has been increased.
You now receive 2 units of Living Steel per chest in World Tier 3 (previously 1 Steel) and 5 Steel in World Tier 4 (previously 3 Steel). Each additional chest has a chance to grant 1 Steel in World Tier 4 as well.
Additionally, there is a chance to get another 1-2 Steel (World Tier 3) or up to 5 Steel (World Tier 4) – so up to 10 Steel per chest in total. This is more than could drop per entire Hell Flood before.
This change means: Players calculated before the hotfix that they would have to play about 2,400 Hell Floods to find a desired Unique in the worst case. However, this calculation assumed that a maximum of 6 Steel could be obtained per flood.
Now you are very likely to obtain this amount per chest. To summon Duriel, 10 Living Steel is needed, and it is the only material that is actually limited. Because the Hell Floods as the only source are only available at certain times.
With this change, you can get the necessary Steel from a Hell Flood, possibly even from a single chest. You will need only half as many floods to get a desired Uber Unique.
In discussions with the developers, the topic of Living Steel was also directly addressed:
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BlizzCon 2023: Diablo 4 leaders talk to us about the development and future of the game
“It should have been this way from the start”
In several threads on Reddit, players discuss the change, sometimes with astonished exclamations as the increased drops have become apparent to them. The patch has been well received overall, and one searches in vain for criticism.
The fans believe that the system should have worked this way since the release of Season 2. The introduction of the materials was supposed to address one of the release issues, as the developers revealed to me in an interview.
Community Manager Adam Fletcher has also commented on Reddit with a brief note and the patch notes. Players are thanking him directly for actually listening to their feedback.
Especially in Season 1, some fans felt that their criticism fell on deaf ears because certain issues, such as endgame progress, were not addressed. In discussions with the devs, I received exactly that answer:
Since the layoffs at the end of October, fans of Destiny 2 are unsure whether the upcoming expansion “The Final Shape” will be released as planned in February 2024. A recent press release has now once again confirmed the known date, which left many hopeful. However, Jason Schreier stands by his prediction and laughs at the guardians’ hope.
Note: We updated this article on November 16 with new information that Bungie has made another change.
However, Bungie has not confirmed this after 2 weeks, so it remains just a rumor and not official.
So far, the developer has not updated the release date of the DLC anywhere.
Even a press release published yesterday by Bungie sticks to the old release date of February 27, 2024.
Many players now hope that Bungie will stick to the original plan for the upcoming DLC. But Jason Schreier, who has the mentioned insider information and also made the alleged delay public, can only laugh about it.
In the news from Bungie, a small teaser for the upcoming Season 23 was also given, which will revolve around the greatest mystery from Forsaken.
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Destiny 2: Teaser trailer for the “Season of Wishes”
“Don’t get your hopes up”
Whom should one believe? Many players of Destiny 2 are currently asking themselves this. Should one believe the official press release from the developer or the statements of a well-known and extremely reliable insider named Jason Schreier?
How reliable is Jason Schreier?
Jason Schreier is considered an extremely reliable source in the field of video game reporting. He has worked for reputable media companies like Kotaku, currently for Bloomberg, and is known for his well-researched articles. Schreier has also published insider information and background stories in the past that later turned out to be correct.
Bungie contradicted Jason Schreier’s claim on November 14 in an official press release regarding the new Season 23, in which they repeated the known release date of “The Final Shape” again.
In the press release published via bungie.net, it states:
The Season of Wishes is the final season for Destiny 2 before the expansion “The Final Shape” with new episodes is released on February 27, 2024. “The Final Shape” is the monumental conclusion of the saga of Light and Darkness, in which the guardians encounter the Witness.
This contradicts the Bloomberg report by Jason Schreier, who claimed, after interviews with former Bungie employees who were laid off, that there would be a delay until June 2024.
Some guardians believe that this information about the upcoming DLC should not have been mentioned so explicitly in the announcement if a delay was indeed impending. They confronted Jason Schreier about this.
So the guardian TheLazzrich wrote to the Bloomberg reporter: “I think I will believe the company’s official press release, which did not have to include a release date for The Final Shape at all, rather than an anonymous insider source.”
Jason Schreier is still sure: The delay is coming, and one should not get too high hopes. He commented on the tweet from DestinyTracker with Bungie’s statement with the words:
I will rate this post with an L for “LoL”, it will be outdated quickly
Update from November 16: The Twitter account of DestinyBulletin published a screenshot showing a minimal change on Bungie’s website. This could therefore indicate that the developer may have already prepared the delay, but it is not yet official.
This is the guardians’ wish: One should keep in mind that no source is 100% error-free. Therefore, it is always advisable to check information from various external sources to obtain a more comprehensive picture.
The discussion within the Destiny 2 community clearly shows, however, that the guardians wish for clarity and reliability. Ideally from Bungie itself, and as soon as possible.
Many players now even advocate a delay of “The Final Shape” because they wish for Destiny 2 to be good. As the guardian Michael DiVentura says: “I would prefer to delay it because I don’t want it to be bad.”
What are your thoughts on the recent developments surrounding Destiny 2 and the uncertainty regarding the release date of “The Final Shape”? Do you want the DLC to be delayed due to possible issues, or are you optimistic that everything will proceed as planned?
With a little trick, World of Warcraft has deactivated many “cheat programs” – but this could lead to problems now.
When it comes to maximum efficiency, players in World of Warcraft are willing to push all boundaries. This is not only possible through particularly powerful addons in the game but also through external programs that overlay the game. This was especially a nasty advantage in the last raid, Aberrus. However, Blizzard has put a stop to this – and it could lead to other problems.
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WoW: Guardians of the Dream – Launch Trailer
What has changed? Blizzard has changed how the combat log works and thus how other programs can access the log. The combat log is actually saved live in an external file, which can then be read immediately.
Since Patch 10.2 Guardians of the Dream, however, there has been a change: the data of the combat log is not saved immediately, but only transferred to the file after the end of the fight. Some professionals notice this especially now that the raid Amirdrassil, Hope of the Dream is open.
What does this bring? As parts of the combat log can no longer be read live, not all data is available “live”. This, in turn, means that external programs can no longer read the log in real-time and therefore can no longer create overlays that give tips and hints directly in the game, such as how to position oneself or where certain effects are occurring.
Why is this a problem? A “problem” arises because the combat log is written to the corresponding file with some delay. Especially in long boss fights, this can create a fairly large file that is then written “spontaneously” more or less. This can lead to stuttering and short delays on some computers.
Another problem is that the entire combat log of the current fight is lost if the affected account disconnects during the ongoing fight. This can be frustrating if one wanted to evaluate phases of the fight and no data from other players is available.
What do you think of this change? A good step against overpowered software? Or an annoying change?
The developers of Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen announced a new spin-off in October. They wanted to earn additional money through an extraction survival game, which should flow into the development of the MMORPG. However, after angry complaints from fans, they are now backtracking.
The plan was to mix survival, MMO, and extraction to encourage people to invest money that could be used in the development of the MMORPG. Additionally, they wanted to reach a completely new target audience with the unique gameplay. The development of Pantheon was supposed to take a back seat but continue nonetheless.
What do the developers say now? In a statement, Creative Director Chris Perkins has now addressed the community and confirmed that the standalone game has been shelved:
The Pantheon community has made it clear that the test mode 247 is not the reason why they support us, and we need to listen to that.
Instead, they want to fully focus on the MMORPG again and even lift the verbal NDA.
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Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen shows the art update in the trailer
24/7 Tests and an invitation to all Alpha Testers
What’s next for Pantheon? The MMORPG will be available for testing around the clock for pre-alpha players. Previously, there were only selected testing periods. Alpha players will also be invited to new events in December:
Pantheon will abandon its 247 test mode and fully return to the PvE MMORPG. We will implement the transition immediately, and it will be available in the coming days, round the clock for participants with pre-alpha access.
Alpha access holders will be invited to 24-hour play sessions starting in December, which will continue into next year.
But there’s good news for all other fans as well. On December 1, the verbal non-disclosure agreement will be lifted. Every tester will then be allowed to report on their experiences. However, no screenshots or gameplay can still be shared.
There will be a climbing system that allows vertical exploration of the world.
Players are meant to gather in guilds as they did before, venture out together, and lead a kind of second life in the MMORPG.
Many players could immediately identify with the ideas and placed great hopes in the game. However, the development progressed slowly, and the death of Brad McQuaid in 2019 also set the project back. It wasn’t until January 2023 that a first pre-alpha phase started, in which only backers could participate who had already invested quite a bit of money into the MMORPG.
What do you think of the decision to refocus on Pantheon? Will it benefit the MMORPG or could it harm the title because they are simply running out of money?
Throne and Liberty, on the other hand, has recently announced surprisingly many PvE contents:
In the Anime One Piece, every pirate crew that takes itself seriously has a cool ship. For some crews, the ship seems just a simple means of transportation, but many pirate bands have crafted really cool watercraft. MeinMMO presents you with the coolest ships in a list.
Do you remember the time when Ruffy was sailing the seas with a small boat? The ship was affectionately called “Nutshell” and could withstand storms about as well as a nutshell. But by now, the Straw Hat crew has gotten themselves a proper ship that can compete with the ships of other crews.
Our requirements for inclusion in the list are:
The ship has already appeared in the anime or manga
It has a distinctive feature that sets it apart from other ships
Thus, ships are not considered which simply have a cool Jolly Roger of the respective captain. The ship must be extraordinary and grab attention with its appearance. Furthermore, we consider ships that have already been destroyed according to the current status of the manga.
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1. The Thousand Sunny (Straw Hat Pirates)
What would this list be without the Thousand Sunny? After the Flying Lamb basically fell apart, the Straw Hat Pirates had to get a new ship. Cyborg Franky designed and built the ship, which is why he knows it best among all the members of the Straw Hat crew.
At the bow of the ship is a lion’s head, on which Ruffy often takes a seat. At the highest point of the ship, the tip of the main mast, there is a training room for Zorro. But the other Straw Hat Pirates also have rooms that are tailored to their needs:
A women’s quarters
A men’s quarters
Kitchen and dining room
Treatment room
Aquarium bar
Library
Workshop
A deck for Nami’s orange trees and Usopp’s garden
The ship has a total of 16 cannons. A special cannon is the Coup de Burst, with which the Straw Hats can generate a huge burst of energy using cola. This catapults the ship forward and allows it to flee from attackers, for example.
At the edge of the ship, there are also gigantic plates with numbers on them. They contain several vehicles, such as a mini-Flying Lamb or a shark-submarine. Of all the ships, this one seems to be the most advanced of the Straw Hat Pirates.
2. Queen Mama Chanter (Big Mom Pirates)
If a ship is striking, then it’s probably Big Mom’s. The ship is much larger than the Thousand Sunny and can be seen from afar due to its pink color. This immense size is also necessary, as Big Mom’s pirate crew consists, among other things, of her family. The family alone consists of 85 children, each with their own subordinates.
Through the following video, you can almost smell how heavenly the ship smells:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCbhN_qsgvE
At the bow of the ship is a clown figure that can even sing the word “ship.” This has to do with Big Mom’s devil fruit power, through which she can imbue lifeless objects with a soul. But not only the clown face at the bow, the rest of the ship is also alive. In one scene, for example, it is seen that the door to Sanji’s quarters has been given a soul.
The ship looks externally like the realized dream of a candy fanatic. Big Mom has probably designed the ship according to her fondness for chocolate, pastries, and ice cream.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
The best counters against Kobabalium in Pokémon GO in the guide. We show you the best attackers and movesets. With these, you can defeat the boss in raids.
What is Kobabalium? Kobabalium is from the fifth generation of games and has the types Steel and Fighting. It belongs together with Terrakium, Viridium and Keldeo to the Knights of Integrity.
When does Kobabalium appear? You can find the boss starting from November 16 at 10:00 AM local time in Pokémon GO. It will remain in the game until November 23 at 10:00 AM local time. Here we show you the best counters against Kobabalium and against which types it is weak (type effectiveness).
Defeating Kobabalium in raids – With these counters
Proto-Groudon with Mud Shot and Abyss Slash
Mega-Lohgock with Counter and Flame Cannon
Mega-Glurak Y with Fire Swirl and Flame Cannon
Mega-Knakrack with Mud Shot and Earth Power
Crypto-Skelabra with Fire Swirl and Heat Wave
Crypto-Stalobor with Mud Shot and Fire Sand
Reshiram with Fire Fang and Cross Flame
Terrakium with Double Kick and Sanctity Blade
Crypto-Machomei with Counter and Rock Smash
Crypto-Lohgock with Counter and Flame Cannon
Crypto-Entei with Fire Fang and Heat Wave
Crypto-Knakrack with Mud Shot and Earth Power
Mega-Simsala with Counter and Focus Blast
Keldeo with Foot Kick and Sanctity Blade
Crypto-Ho-Oh with Incinerate and Purifying Fire+
Crypto-Lavados with Fire Swirl and Heat Wave
Mega-Glurak X with Fire Swirl and Flame Cannon
Mega-Galagladi with Foot Kick and Close Combat
Mega-Rayquaza with Air Slice and Zenith Striker
Crypto-Hariyama with Counter and Rock Smash
Weaknesses of Kobabalium: The Pokémon belongs to the types Steel and Fighting and is thus vulnerable to Fighting, Ground, and Fire. Therefore, focus on attacks and Pokémon of these types in raids to defeat Kobabalium.
Is there a Shiny Kobabalium? Yes, you can catch Shiny Kobabalium in Pokémon GO. We show you in the graphic how the shiny version looks:
Kobabalium and Shiny Kobabalium compared
How many trainers are needed? With the best counters at a high level, you can defeat the boss with two or three players. With lower levels but strong counters, you should rely on more trainers. To complete the raids quickly, groups with many participants are recommended.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
Two important vendors are missing in World of Warcraft! We will tell you how to redeem Storm Sigils and Twilight Trophies right now.
In World of Warcraft Dragonflight, there are numerous ways to obtain solid gear. If you’re not keen on group activities like raids or dungeons, you might choose to farm the sets from the Elemental Storms. They have solid stats and are quite strong for solo content.
However, since Patch 10.0.5, the NPC “Rethelshi” no longer sells the upgraded sets. This is not a bug but intentional. We will reveal how you can now obtain the sets.
Vendors for Storm Sigils in Patch 10.0.5
You can still purchase the “blue” set from Mythressa, who stands right next to Rethelshi. However, the upgraded set can no longer be bought from Rethelshi.
Instead, you now have to go to the black dragon Corxian. He is the NPC for item upgrades. Corxian is located in the “PvP Hall,” the “Sanctuary of Gladiators” in Valdrakken, where practice dummies are also present. The entrance to the hall is at the coordinates 41 / 45.
Corxian does not “sell” the sets like a vendor. Instead, you must place the blue set pieces into the upgrade interface, allowing you to convert the items into the epic sets. The corresponding currency – in this case, the Storm Sigils – is used as payment.
The black dragon Corxian stands in the rather dark PvP section of the city. He upgrades all kinds of items for you.
How to obtain Storm Sigils? You receive Storm Sigils for the weekly quest “Storm Surge,” which is still initiated by Rethelshi. Additional sigils per week can be obtained directly from the Elemental Storms as a rare drop.
The dark Dracthyr Malicia is also affected by the same change. She previously sold the upgraded open-world PvP set for “Twilight Tokens.” She has also closed her shop. Instead, you can now also request upgrades at the NPC Corxian and exchange your blue PvP set for the epic one if you have the necessary tokens.
How to obtain Twilight Tokens? You get Twilight Tokens from a weekly quest that you can only complete in War Mode. Each week, there is an NPC in the same room as Malicia who asks you to collect 100 Sparks from one of the four areas of Dragonflight. You receive Sparks in the respective area for completing world quests, opening treasures (Agitated Earth, Expedition Bags, Magical Treasure Chests), or for killing players.
Note that you can complete the quest without engaging in PvP. You can simply loot all the treasures and thus complete the mission.
Blizzard aims to streamline the upgrade system with this change, so you always have a fixed NPC as a target for upgrading items. Basically, this adjustment is a relief, even if it may feel unusual at first.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
A new feature is live in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight. You no longer have to rely on loot luck, but can build tier sets yourself.
The most sought-after items in World of Warcraft Dragonflight are the tier sets. They not only look really stylish, but also grant strong bonuses when you wear 2 or 4 items of the set at the same time. Groups in the most difficult gameplay content especially require these bonuses for joining.
However, obtaining tier sets is not that easy. You either have luck when visiting the raid “Amirdrassil, Hope of Dreams” or hope to pull one of the set pieces from the weekly chest.
Blizzard is providing a solution here. Immediately with the start of the new raid on November 16, 2023, you will have the opportunity to craft tier set items yourself!
We documented how well the dungeons of Dragonflight were received in our ranking:
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WoW Dragonflight: All Dungeons of Season 1 in the Ranking
How does the Revitalization Catalyst work? The short answer for those who already know the catalyst from Shadowlands: Basically, it works exactly like it did back then.
The slightly longer answer goes like this: Starting November 15, 2023, you can visit the Revitalization Catalyst in Thaldraszus. On the northern side of Tyrhold, you will find the console, right next to the NPC Antuka.
You can give items to this console – for example, a chest from “Mythic+” – and then transform it into the tier set chest of your class. The item level of the item is not changed during the transformation. If you throw a chest with item level 447 into the catalyst, then the tier set item will also have item level 447 afterwards.
The secondary attributes of the equipment can change because they align with the tier sets. If you have a “Mythic+” chest with haste and mastery, but your tier set has critical strike rating and haste, then the two values will be converted.
If your item has tertiary stats (life steal, avoidance, speed) or even a socket, these bonuses will remain intact during the transformation.
Soon you will be able to easily craft tier set items.
The upgrade level will also not be changed. Items from “Mythic+” can be enhanced using flight stones and dragon emblems. This remains possible even after transforming into a tier set piece, as long as the necessary requirements (such as a corresponding rating) are met.
Which items can be transformed into tier set pieces? In principle, you can transform almost all items from endgame activities at the Revitalization Catalyst. This includes:
Loot from mythic keystone dungeons
Loot from PvP
Loot from the raid “Amirdrassil, Hope of Dreams”
Epic gear (T2) from the War Mode
Loot from world bosses
Loot from the Great Vault
However, please note that only chest, hands, legs, head, and shoulders grant the set bonuses. The other items (waist, feet, wrists, back) are only visually part of the set.
How often can the Revitalization Catalyst be used? You start with one charge at the catalyst and receive another every 2 weeks. At the beginning, you should use the catalyst sparingly and only transform parts that you will likely wear for a long time.
Please note, however, that the maximum number of stored charges per character is 6. Since the tier set only requires 4 pieces to grant the maximum bonus, this should be more than enough charges.
If you have not yet had the opportunity to collect tier set pieces and are still missing set bonuses, that should soon come to an end.
What do you think of this feature? A good way to compensate for “bad luck” and still get tier sets? Or do the sets thus become too easily obtainable?
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Without addons, little happens in World of Warcraft. We will reveal to you what the most popular addons are and what they bring.
Interface addons are hardly thinkable in modern World of Warcraft. These modifications allow not only extensive adjustments to the interface but also enable filtering or clearer display of information that would otherwise be hidden. Whether you engage in PvE, PvP, role-playing, or trade in the auction house – addons are almost always mandatory.
Such addons are offered on many different sites, the best-known of which is “Curse”, now better known as “Curseforge”. We will show you the 5 most popular addons and explain why you need them.
1. Details! Damage Meter
Some curse it, others love it – but “Damage Meter” is now indispensable in modern World of Warcraft. The tool allows you to see at a glance which teammate is currently dealing how much damage or how many actions they are performing.
Contrary to many prejudices, Details! not only helps to show off one’s performance but primarily excels in analysis functions. Clear lists and graphs help to identify where difficulties arise in a fight, how and why players may have died, and when corresponding abilities or buffs were used.
Details is small and clear – yet powerful.
Those who take the time to delve into Details! can not only improve their character’s performance but also better assess group members and enhance overall game understanding.
While there are many other alternatives, such as Recount, Details! has become the standard that is most widely used in recent years.
For many PvE fans, DBM is seen as an absolute must-have tool, as it significantly facilitates the entry into boss fights through clear displays. Anyone who does not have DBM or a comparable addon (like BigWigs) is often not even taken into many groups.
Outsiders often criticize that addons like DBM “take over the game” – but this does not reflect reality. DBM is a tool that purely supports and simplifies the process of internalizing boss abilities and preparing for them.
DBM is primarily capable of displaying various timers that clearly indicate when a boss uses a specific ability. This is usually dependent on a fixed timer and can therefore be predicted accurately.
The second function is to communicate clear announcements to maintain oversight. If a player forgets what to do for a specific ability, DBM will always display a brief warning message. For example, “Watch the ground” when someone needs to dodge a negative effect or “Gather up” when one must run to the other group members.
Explaining what WeakAuras can do would likely fill several books. It is one of the most powerful addons in World of Warcraft.
In most cases, WeakAuras performs similar tasks to Boss mods, but allows for significantly more customization. You can display various cooldowns and timers. If you want more, you can visually highlight the acquisition of special buffs or create clear warning signals when, for example, an important buff is missing in the group.
Other functions are more complex; for example, during “Shadowlands”, it was common to have a WeakAura that assisted in navigating the maze in Tirna Scithe.
Very, very, very many settings.
In fact, there are now so many different “Weak Auras” (“WAs”) that there is an entire website dedicated to different WAs – the selection is practically endless on wago.io.
If you want to experiment with WeakAuras, you should plan a lot of time for it – as the addon is extremely extensive and complex, but allows for a level of customization that is hard to find in other interface extensions.
For many, a closed book, for others the “true” game in World of Warcraft – collecting gold, whether through farming or the auction house.
Auctionator allows you to scan the entire auction house and then adds a price to all items in the tooltip. This way, you can see at a glance what an item in your inventory would fetch in the auction house.
But the tool does even more. If you are a craftsman and want to build a piece of armor, Auctionator already calculates in the crafting window what all the materials would cost in gold.
More overview of your functions.
There are also more complex functions. You can create shopping lists that simplify navigation in the auction house or set preferences for when and how you want to sell items in the auction house.
5. Raider.IO Mythic Plus, Raid Progress, and Recruitment
Another addon that is quite controversial in the community and yet hardly dispensable in many areas. This interface addon is basically an extension of the Raider.IO website and transmits many of its functionalities into the game.
When you hover over other people in the group search or your guild list, you immediately get useful information about the progress of that character. This way, you can see at a glance how many raid bosses a character has already defeated, what their current rating is in the “Mythic+” area, and how many successful runs in high dungeons they have already accomplished.
Hated by some, loved by others: Raider.IO
The addon was so popular that Blizzard has since built some of its functionality directly into World of Warcraft.
Especially for those who often put together raids with players from the group search, Raider.IO is a first solid indicator to gain insights into a character’s suitability.
How to install addons? You can manually install addons by copying the corresponding files into the WoW folder in Interface/Addons. However, it’s much easier if you use an additional program for this, as it makes the regular updating of all addons significantly easier. One option for this is WoWUp, which we introduced to you here.
Do addons cost anything? In principle, interface addons and their use are free. However, since addons are usually developed by individuals in their spare time – often with great time investment – one might consider supporting the addon developers with a small donation after years of use. Relevant donation links can generally be found on the download pages of Curse.
What are your favorite addons? Which addons could you not play WoW without?
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In WoW: Dragonflight you need a lot of gold. We at MeinMMO reveal how you can farm gold well without resorting to complicated mechanisms.
Even though a lot has changed in World of Warcraft over the years, one detail rarely changes: gold is important and is needed by all players. Whether it’s to cover repair costs after dungeons and raids, to buy crafting materials, or stylish gear – gold is necessary.
But the days of gold rush in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight are over. Now there is so much competition, especially with the professions, that earning gold has become quite difficult.
Therefore, we present you with methods to reliably earn gold and achieve solid returns with minimal time investment.
Dragonriding World Quests
Although the dragonriding feature is controversial among some players, the associated world quests are a solid source of income for gold. Completing each dragonriding world quest grants you a “Dragonrider’s Coin Pouch”. This pouch contains an average of 530 gold coins.
For the reward, it does not matter which flight course you complete or how fast you are. You can simply choose the easiest variant and take your time if you’re not great at dragon flying.
You can earn a lot of gold while dragon riding – in just a few minutes.
Also note that this tip is scalable. The more characters you have at level 70, the more frequently you can complete the world quests and the more gold you earn.
Typically, there are 4 dragonriding world quests available after each world quest reset (Wednesdays and Saturdays), which means about 2,100 gold.
Those with limited time each week but wanting to cover general expenses in WoW will find dragonriding world quests to be a good option.
World Quests with Pure Gold Rewards
In addition to dragonriding quests, there are other world quests that directly offer gold as a reward. Which quests that applies to is however random.
The gold yield from these quests has recently been significantly increased. For each world quest, you receive between 300 and 800 gold, with elite quests being particularly generous and sometimes dropping up to 2,000 gold. These can usually be completed within seconds using the group finder.
A small tip: In war mode, the gold reward from these world quests is increased, so you receive another 10% to 30% more gold. So activate the war mode in Valdrakken before you tackle these world quests.
Keep an eye out for “Gold World Quests” – they offer a lot for little effort.
Weekly Reputation Quest
Each week you can accept a quest in Valdrakken in front of the large stairs to the seat of the aspects. The mission requires you to collect 3,000 reputation points and usually also requires you to complete another task – either participating in the cooking event, a wild hunt, or the siege of the citadel.
What many overlook, however, is that additional coin pouches may be present in the reward chest! A small (blue) pouch provides around 1,500 gold upon opening. But there is also an epic pouch, containing between 13,000 and 16,000 gold!
Since you usually complete the weekly quest “on the side,” you should accept it every Wednesday – otherwise you might regret it later.
Moved Earth and Tuskarr Bait Boxes
Disregarded by many, but with gray items you can earn a lot of gold in WoW: Dragonflight. Two sources are especially important for this:
Moved Earth: This earth is marked on your minimap as a small treasure chest. You can see it when you have reached at least Fame level 5 with the Dragonshard Expedition and have shovels in your inventory. You can buy them directly from the Dragonshard Expedition or a blacksmith.
A look at the minimap reveals countless treasures.
Tuskarr Bait Boxes: You unlock the Tuskarr Bait Boxes much later, specifically at Fame level 27 with the Tuskarr from Iskaara. You can find the bait boxes at all bodies of water; they are also shown as small treasure chests.
Both the bait boxes and the moved earth yield a lot of gray items and some less profitable resources. However, the gray items can be particularly rewarding, as the “junk items” often have a high resale value. Between 5 and 800 gold can be found in each of these small treasures.
The only downside is that these treasures quickly clutter your inventory. So make sure you have enough space before starting your farming session.
Herbalism and Mining
Even though this isn’t a new revelation, it is still true in Dragonflight. The two “big” gathering professions, Herbalism and Mining, continue to be solid sources of income for quickly earning some gold.
However, new in Dragonflight is the specialization in different areas. If you want to reliably earn gold, you should initially invest 40 knowledge points into the profession, so you can also gather herbs or ores while mounted. After that, you should focus on elemental specializations. This will increase your yield from “special” deposits of ores and herbs.
Herbalism is still a great way to generate a steady influx of money.
In Dragonflight, there are many herbs and ores that are infused with elemental energies. For example, there are hardened ore deposits or wind-swept plants. When you gather these resources, additional “raging” elements can be produced. These are needed for a variety of recipes and therefore command a solid price in the auction house.
Methods Can Be Combined
The most profitable approach is when you can combine several of the methods. If you have a character that has both herbalism and mining, enough shovels for the moved earth, and can already see the Tuskarr bait boxes, then you are optimally set up. You can then just fly from point to point on your minimap and open or collect something every few meters.
Simply listen to a good podcast or watch a series on the side, and time will fly. By the end of your farming session, you should have a lot of gold – part of it already through the direct sale of the gray items to the merchant, the rest later through the auctions of the resources.
Yes, of course. You can also farm old content and collect raw gold or transmog items, which you then sell in the auction house. Alternatively, you can try to manipulate the auction house and take over the market for certain resources or buy materials cheaply and sell them at a higher price.
These methods can yield significantly more profit than pure “farming” – but they are highly speculative or subject to a high degree of randomness. Therefore, we advise against these methods or only recommend them if you are well-versed in the subject. But let’s be honest – if you’re already an auction house mogul, then this guide probably hasn’t provided you with any new knowledge.
In World of Warcraft Dragonflight, there is plenty to do. Whether it’s dungeons, completing the seemingly endless questlines, or leveling your main professions. But one of the secondary professions has also received a lot of love in the latest expansion – fishing. In this guide, we want to explain the most important details about fishing and reveal what bonuses exist and why it’s worth engaging with this profession.
What is worthwhile about fishing in Dragonflight?
Fishing is boring and yields nothing? Not at all! Fishing offers more bonuses in Dragonflight than in all previous expansions. Here is a short list of all the useful benefits that fishing brings:
Fish are ingredients for many strong buff foods and are therefore essential for many types of content.
Fish can replace other profession materials, such as fish from lava lakes for probing or ice fish that can be allowed to rot to yield Raging Decay and Raging Frost.
Fishing can yield some recipes not available from other sources that are highly sought after.
Fishing can bring reputation items for the Tuskarr of Iskaara, allowing for quick achievement of high fame levels.
A special mount, Otto the otter, can only be obtained by passionate fishermen.
Fishers can summon special, rare enemies.
Learning fishing in Dragonflight
To increase your fishing skill in Dragonflight, you first need to learn the fishing ability for Dragonflight. Simply being able to fish traditionally is not enough; you need to specifically learn the fishing skill of the latest expansion.
There are many teachers for this, and you can find the first one directly on the coast of Awakening, at coordinates 81 / 31.
You will meet the fishing teacher right upon arrival at the dragon isles.
You can find more teachers in the capital Valdrakken or with the Tuskarr of Iskaara. Just ask a guard, and they will describe the way to you.
How to level up fishing in Dragonflight?
Leveling up your fishing skill works in Dragonflight exactly as it did in previous expansions: you simply need to fish. Cast your line, wait for the bobber to “wiggle,” and then click it to reel in your catch.
It doesn’t matter whether you are fishing in schools or just in open water. As long as you are fishing in waters on the dragon isles that can contain fish, your fishing skill will slowly increase.
However, be aware that leveling up your fishing skill can take quite a while. At the beginning, each catch gives you one skill point, but later you will need to catch 10, 20, or even more fish per skill point. There is no actual hurdle to this; you will inevitably slowly but surely reach a skill level of 100.
The skill affects the chance of how likely you are to catch fish rather than “junk” from waters and also increases the chance of special loot, such as coins or Ominous Shells.
What fishing gear is available?
Even though you don’t necessarily need equipment for fishing, investing in a better rod can be worthwhile. As soon as possible, you should place a “Khaz’goritanglerfriend” crafting order at an engineer and then equip that rod.
The Khaz’goriteanglerfriend not only increases your fishing skill by 15 points but also grants you up to 90 perception, giving you a chance to receive additional loot when fishing. Perception allows you to receive more than just a single item when finding special items – such as copper, silver, or gold coins.
Apart from a solid fishing rod, there is no other “mandatory gear”. However, over the years, there have been numerous items that can additionally influence your fishing skill. For instance, tailors can craft a hat that increases fishing ability, and at the fishing tournament in Stranglethorn Vale, you can earn shoes that also grant this bonus. Jewelers can also build small statues that increase the fishing skill of all nearby players for a few minutes.
However, keep in mind that fishing gear – apart from the rod itself – must be worn directly on the character and thus replaces your “real” gear. So if you are attacked while fishing, your combat ability is reduced. This can be fatal, especially in war mode.
However, all these enhancements are not really necessary. If you have a solid fishing rod, it is completely sufficient to get the maximum benefit from the fishing profession.
The Tuskarr of Iskaara
The Tuskarr of Iskaara are one of the main factions of Dragonflight and are closely associated with fishing. While you don’t necessarily have to fish to earn reputation here, many of their rewards provide bonuses for the fishing profession or unlock new activities.
You can impress the Tuskarr of Iskaara with fishing skills – and at the same time learn a lot from them.
Here is a brief overview of all the fishing unlocks available at different fame levels:
Fame Level 4: You can now see “fishing holes” that change weekly. Here you can find particularly many or special fish, as well as daily quests. Additionally, nets can be cast here later.
Fame Level 5: You can now cast nets at fishing holes and empty them after a few hours to receive fish without effort.
Fame Level 6: You unlock “Highland Fishing” and can now find new schools of fish in elevated areas. The fish can be ground by scribes to obtain pigment.
Fame Level 7: You unlock the construction of the harpoon needed to catch Oschis on land. These are particularly thick fish with special loot.
Fame Level 10: You unlock “Ice Fishing”. After crafting a special axe, you can break ice at marked spots in the Azure Mountains. There you can fish for certain fish that you can “let rot” to yield meat, Raging Frost, and Raging Decay.
Fame Level 13: You can upgrade your nets to receive more fish and shorten the waiting time for retrieving the nets.
Fame Level 15: You unlock “Lava Fishing”. In some lava areas on the coast of Awakening, you can now fish for special fish that can be probed by jewelers to yield gems.
Fame Level 18: You can improve your harpoon to pull Oschis on land faster and more efficiently.
Fame Level 27: You can now see and loot bait boxes of the Tuskarr at waters. They contain fish, recipes, sellable junk, ominous shells, and almost all other common items you can obtain through fishing.
Note that you will need various upgrade items for all upgrades to your harpoon and fish nets. Talk to Tavio in Iskaara (13 / 49) and hover the mouse over the items. In the item description, it will always state where you can find them.
Apart from the various fish with their culinary and crafting properties, there is also a variety of special rewards that you can earn while fishing in Dragonflight.
Ominous Shells and Oschis
While fishing, you will occasionally pull an “Ominous Shell” out of the water. When this happens, do not immediately cast your line again, but instead wait. Your character will “search” for Oschis – these are particularly thick fish. Once an Oschi appears, use your harpoon (requires Iskaara fame 7) to reel in the Oschi.
You can use a total of 5 Ominous Shells at once to summon special enemies at fishing holes. Often these are “just” elite Oschis, but there may also be special rare mobs that drop equipment or upgrade items.
Keep in mind that you can pull Oschis in together. The more players attack an Oschi with harpoons, the easier it is to pull it out of the water.
Coins of the Islands
Even rarer, you will find different coins while fishing – copper, silver, or even gold coins. These count as currency and can be exchanged at “The Great Flunk” in the Plains of Ohn’ahra (82 / 73). Here you will receive bags of varying quality depending on which coins you trade in.
The Great Flunk sells some bags for the coins you can fish.
The bags contain toys, but also resources like elements or Darkmoon cards. It’s worth exchanging coins only from silver quality onward and trading copper coins instead for silver coins.
For a gold coin, you receive a bag that guaranteed contains a cool pair of sunglasses as a toy. You will need the glasses for a puzzle mount.
We have 7 cool mounts from WoW: Shadowlands that you can earn quickly. Here’s how to get the best mounts.
Update 16.11.2023: Originally, this article featured only 5 mounts. We’ve expanded this article to 7.
While the new expansions “Dragonflight” and “The War Within” have been around for a while, a detour to Shadowlands can be worthwhile. Especially with mounts, Blizzard has been generous, as you can find one around every corner – if you know what you need to do. To help you grow your collection a bit, we show you 7 mounts that you can get with minimal effort.
In Korthia, a new area in the Maw from Patch 9.1, there are many new creatures, including several mounts. One particularly pretty and easy-to-earn mount is the Twilight Bladewing. The Bladewings are a normal mob in Korthia, but you can also get them quite simply as mounts.
All you need to do is: Farm.
To obtain the mount, you need a total of 10 “Lost Bladewing Eggs.” These eggs drop from various Devouring mobs in Korthia in the western gorge.
The blue “Devouring” enemies drop the eggs. Up to 2 per day.
Note that you can farm a maximum of 2 of these eggs per day; after that, they seem to stop dropping for the rest of the day. The first egg usually drops within a few minutes, while the second seems to take longer. You’ll need to do this over a span of 5 to 10 days.
Once you’ve collected a total of 10 “Lost Bladewing Eggs,” head to the coordinates 26 / 51 in Korthia. There you’ll find a nest that you can interact with.
Turn in all 10 eggs this way, and you’ll get the Twilight Bladewing!
The stylish Bladewing can be found in Korthia.
By the way, you don’t have to turn in the eggs all at once; you can also bring them to the nest individually over several days.
A Practical Hand Mount from the Maw
Also new in Patch 9.1 are the creepy “Hand” mounts. One of the easiest to obtain is the “Chain of Bahmetra.”
While other hands are hidden behind long puzzles, the Chain of Bahmetra can be obtained relatively easily, as it can be found in the “Chest of the Torturer.” This chest can be earned once per week by any character from the Torturer events that regularly start in the Maw.
At every odd hour (11:00 AM, 1:00 PM, 3:00 PM, etc.), a Torturer event starts in the Maw. This is marked on the map with a small symbol, two minutes before it activates. Then, a series of enemies need to be defeated before the actual boss of the event appears.
Usually, there are enough players around to take down the boss quite easily.
The stylish hand mount can be yours with little effort! Image source: wowhead
The Torturer’s chest is one of the rewards for the event, and you are guaranteed to receive it on your first kill per week. However, the Chain of Bahmetra is quite rare, so you may need to play the Torturer events for several weeks. Since this only takes around 5 minutes each week, it goes relatively quickly.
Also important: Each of your characters at level 60 can receive the Torturer’s chest. It may be worth doing the event with multiple characters to get the mount faster.
The mount not only looks quite interesting but also has a few tricks up its sleeve. When you press the spacebar while sitting, the hand will show either “Scissors,” “Rock,” or “Paper.”
The Dead Horse Greymane
Few mounts are as well-known as Greymane. No, this is not referring to the king of Gilneas, but rather a loyal mount from farms in Westfall. During the Cataclysm expansion, the faithful horse died and has now found its way into the Shadowlands. Apparently, it was an evil horse, because Greymane now “lives” in Revendreth. You can find the horse at the coordinates 63 / 43.
You need to care for the horse for 6 days, then you’ll receive it as a mount.
Day 1: Travel to Westfall to the Saldean’s farm at the coordinates 57 / 37. Collect 8x handfuls of oats.
Day 2: Get the grooming brush from Revendreth at coordinates 63 / 62 and talk to Whinny.
Day 3: Collect 4x robust horseshoes. You can find these on the roads in Revendreth that are traveled by carriages, especially in the south and east of the area.
Day 4: Get the “Empty Water Bucket” from Revendreth at coordinates 63 / 62. Fill it in Bastion or Ardenweald.
Day 5: Buy a “Comfortable Saddle Blanket” in Revendreth at coordinates 51 / 79 from Ta’tru.
Day 6: Buy 3x shower apples from Mims at coordinates 41 / 47 in Revendreth.
Once you’ve completed all of that, you’ll get Greymane as a mount – the cool, red-spectral version!
The Great Frog Slurb
In Ardenweald, you can encounter some pretty absurd frogs, some of which are fused with stone or bark. One of these frogs can be obtained as a mount – and it takes extremely little effort!
To do this, you only need to farm a “Unusually Large Mushroom” in Ardenweald. It is not even particularly rare and can be dropped by almost all enemies. When you complete world quests or simply fight through the zone a bit, you will sooner or later have such a mushroom in your inventory.
Who wouldn’t want this giant toad?
But beware: The mushroom has a shelf life of only 20 minutes, after which it disappears from your inventory. So once you have the mushroom, you’ll need to hurry.
Travel to the coordinates 32 / 30 and click on “Wet Clay” to plant the mushroom. The mushroom will then grow and shortly become the rare mob Ri’sich. The large mushroom has some health points, so it’s best to have 3 or more players. However, Ri’sich will guarantee the mount Slurb, which you can then hop around the game world on.
The Wildseed Cradle
In Ardenweald, a lot revolves around the story of the Wildseeds that must be saved before the Anima drought. In cradles, the Wildseeds are transported from place to place – and just such a cradle can easily be obtained as a permanent mount!
You only need to collect 5 items in Ardenweald.
Gardener’s basket at 40 / 53 at the edge of a well.
Gardener’s hammer at 40 / 54 in a cart.
Nightsworn’s Diary at 39 / 57 on an upper level on a table.
Gardener’s flute at 38 / 58 on the ground near the tree.
Gardener’s staff at 39 / 60 under the cart.
Then combine all 5 items and bring them to Glitzersternchen, a Fae in Tirna Vaal at coordinates 64 / 38. Speak to her to open the treasure “Chest of the Moon” behind her, which contains the Wildseed Cradle.
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Of course, there are also some mounts in Shadowlands that require simple farming to earn a new mount. One of them is the Bald Flayedwing. To get it, you need to find a Pestilence-Touched Egg – a white item, yet a rare drop.
You can find the egg with all Chimeras in Maldraxxus, but it has a pretty low drop rate of significantly under 1% – so you should plan a little time or use all your luck for the rest of the year. Chimeras can mostly be found in the middle of the map around the arena, as well as in the east of the area.
This is what the dead Chimera looks like. Image source: wowhead
By the way, the egg takes 5 days to hatch. This is real-time; the clock continues to tick while you are not in the game. After 5 days, you will receive the “Chewed Reins of the Bald Flayedwing” and can take the cadaverous Chimera into your stable.
The stylish, dark unicorn Darkhoof can be found in Ardenweald and can be obtained from the rare enemy Nightmare – it drops 100%. However, Nightmare cannot be attacked directly, as it hides in a dream plane.
To be able to attack Nightmare, you need a Dreamcatcher.
Get a Broken Soul Net. You can find it at coordinates 20 / 64, just above the inscription “Tirna Scithe.” Reaching the location can be a bit tricky, but a goblin glider can help. You can also collect fairy dust southeast of the Heart of the Forest, which will allow you to fly for 90 seconds. This way, you can easily reach the island.
Who wouldn’t be weak …
Speak to Elder Gwenna at the Glimmering Cascade Pool at 50 / 33. For 10 Undead Silk, she can repair the Soul Net. Note that you must have already completed the side quest “Tricked” that takes place in the same area.
Now travel to the Heart of the Forest and talk to Ysera, who will enchant your Soul Net and turn it into a Dreamcatcher. If you’re not a member of the Night Fae, you can speak to one of the guards and ask Ysera to leave the Night Fae Sanctum to speak with you.
Return to the Winter Sleep Pool and use the Dreamcatcher. You’ll receive a buff for 5 minutes that allows you to see Nightmare, should the creature not already be dead. Then you’ll need to wait, as Nightmare appears only every 60-90 minutes.
Defeat Nightmare, and you can say hello to “Swift Darkhoof” in your collection!
Do you know of any other mounts from Shadowlands that are easy to come by and shouldn’t be missed? Let us know in the comments!
Druids in World of Warcraft can get 8 new travel forms. We show you where to find the new forms for fast travel.
Patch 9.1.5 of World of Warcraft has brought a lot of small updates. Most of them are just improvements to gameplay or grind effort, there are a few highlights though. Night Fae can find numerous new forms for their soul shape and druids also have access to 8 new forms for their travel form.
We’ll tell you where to find all 8 new travel forms.
Note that for most of these forms, the profession of inscription is necessary if you want to craft the respective ability yourself.
The options for the travel form can be changed after unlocking at the barber – just like almost all cosmetic adjustments for your character.
Twilight Wings Raven
The new flying form “Twilight Wings Raven” hides in the old content of World of Warcraft: Legion. If you are an inscriptionist, you can buy the recipe in Val’sharah at the NPC Sylvia Hirschhorn. She is the quartermaster for the faction “The Dreamweavers” and is located at position 55 / 73. At least a friendly reputation is required.
If you do not master inscription yourself, you can also buy the unlock from the auction house or from friendly players.
Night Wings Raven
The darker variant of the raven can be unlocked in Stormwind. You must speak to the woman “Celestine Harvest” while she is in her human form. You can usually find her at the lake in the north of the city, by her little house. The coordinates are 58 / 25.
Just talk to her to unlock the new travel form. A corresponding dialog option is available for druids.
If you are a player on the Horde side, it is still not completely clear where to get the form. However, since the form is account-wide, you can also create an Alliance druid, learn the new form there, and then also have it on your Horde character.
The Night Wings Raven. Image source: wowhead
Dark Stalker Bat
Druids who want to transform into a bat can buy “Technique: Mark of the Dark Stalker Bat” from Ta’tru in Revendreth. He is one of the intermediaries in the south of the area. You can find him at coordinates 51 / 79.
Note that he does not want gold for the technique but instead wants specific types of meat or another crafting material from the current expansion. So check what he wants today and then get the meat.
Majestic Bat
The second bat form can drop in the form of the necessary technique. You can get it from the creatures “Screaming Evening Howler” and “Terrifying Evening Howler” north of Sinfall in the elite area. However, the drop chance is quite low, so you might have to farm for a while.
How a Venthyr vampire becomes a bat. Image source: wowhead
Sable Black Arden Moth
The dark moth visually resembles the creatures from the Ardenweald – and that’s exactly where you can unlock it. Once again, you need an inscriptionist who has a friendly reputation with the faction “Court of Night.” Then you can buy the technique from NPC Spindlewink (coordinates 60 / 53). However, it costs 1,000 Anima and 5 Grateful Gifts.
Shimmering Arden Moth
For the lighter moth form, you also need an inscriptionist who has to solve a small riddle.
Look for Dromanin Morningbloom (coordinates 38 / 37) in the Ardenweald and click through its dialog options.
Pick up the Faenetz.
Travel to Val’sharah and keep an eye out for a Valley Moth. These are small moths of which there are only very few. Possible coordinates are: 73 / 50, 52 / 45, and 50 / 74.
Use the Faenetz on a Valley Moth.
Now you have the buff “Glowing Moth” and 20 minutes to return to Dromanin Morningbloom in the Ardenweald.
Click through the dialog again and the Mark of the Shimmering Arden Moth will be added to your available recipes.
This technique is relatively easy to obtain. Your inscriptionist only needs a respectful reputation with the faction “The Wild Hunt” (Ardenweald) and can then be purchased from the respective quartermaster. Aithlyn (48/50) or Liawyn (47/77 in Oribos) sell the technique for just under 1,500 gold pieces.
The Rune Deer is chic – and now available for all druids. Image source: wowhead
Midnight Rune Deer
The darker variant of the Rune Deer can also be obtained in the Ardenweald if you are an inscriptionist. You only need to hunt Rune Deer and -stags in the Ardenweald, which roam almost everywhere in the area. They are mostly neutral wildlife that you can find at every corner.
All Rune Deer and their female counterparts have a chance to drop the recipe.
What do you think of the new travel forms? Do you like them?
The hype around OG Fortnite brings an unequal pair together in German Twitch: The streamers MontanaBlack and ELoTRiX poke fun at each other with delights. They were actually supposed to flee from wolves together in Canada, but instead, they insult each other in Fortnite.
What’s going on with the two?
MontanaBlack (35) and ELoTRiX (31) have known and liked each other for a long time. The two are close friends and have always supported each other in their careers: At the beginning, in the old CoD times, ELoTRiX was the bigger content creator, but for a long time now, it has been MontanaBlack, who is so much against the mainstream, that he can be found as a promoter in REWE stores.
Now, however, the two have found a common ground with “OG Fortnite” and have been seen repeatedly on Twitch in recent days, where they usually insult and troll each other. Much to the delight of their fans.
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MontanaBlack is one of the most well-known streamers in Germany – This was his very first video
“I kiss your nose, big ELoTRiX!”
How do the two get along? Not exactly gently. As is usual among gamers, the two poke fun at and flame each other all the time.
The roles are clearly defined, as everyone knows the other’s weaknesses:
MontanaBlack is the “gaming addict, eternally grumpy complaining goat.” ELoTRiX teases his friend, saying he is a multimillionaire but constantly complains about everything. Moreover, he plays Fortnite terribly unfocused and probably has some bets running on the side. One must keep him entertained, otherwise he would end the joint gaming session.
MontanaBlack, on the other hand, keeps poking fun at ELoTRiX about his nose (via TikTok) or his receding hairline. Various mothers are constantly insulted, and MontanaBlack has perfected a gag where he first asks his friend interestedly: “Who?” only to make it clear that the answer interests no one. Every time ELoTRiX falls for it, MontanaBlack can hardly contain his laughter.
This exchange usually takes place in an irritated but friendly tone. The two are horrified in one moment but laugh seconds later about each other’s jokes.
The segment starts around 4:09 minutes and runs for the rest of the video:
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But at one point, things got a bit more serious. When ELoTRiX accused his friend of complaining about everything, including taxes, MontanaBlack shot back: ELoTRiX is a tax evader. Because it went through the media,that he is planning to move to Madeira.
ELoTRiX then didn’t want to let that slide: MontanaBlack should take it back. Otherwise, people would repeat it.
Well, one wonders how long it would have taken until the two would have torn each other apart in Canada, had hunger, cold, and wolves added to their frustration over messed up Fortnite games.
By the way, it was only 2 years ago that MontanaBlack also toyed with the idea of leaving Germany due to taxes:
In League of Legends, one of the most prominent developers has now withdrawn: David “Phreak” Turley no longer wants to be active on social media. He has received death threats and the atmosphere has become extremely hostile. The little positive feedback on social media simply isn’t worth the burden of the death threats. The death threats apparently arose after changes to the “Ping” system in LoL.
Who is the developer?
David “Phreak” Turley (36) is a former caster who became a developer in 2022. He has been with Riot Games since 2009, so he has been around for a long time. Before his career at Riot Games, he was a Warcraft 3 player.
Phreak acts as the spokesperson for Riot Games and serves as a link between the development team and the community.
Developer plans to temporarily withdraw from social media
This is what he says now: In a YouTube video serving as a preview for patch 13.23, Phreak explains:
I will more or less withdraw from social media for the foreseeable future. The amount of toxic behavior has increased so much that it’s not worth sifting through the few useful comments among all the death threats. It is what it is.
Why is he getting so much hassle? According to players on reddit, it apparently has to do with changes to the “Ping” system in LoL that Phreak defended.
The “Smart Ping” menu is a wheel menu with 8 signals that players are supposed to use instead of typing. Through pings, signals like “retreat,” “help me,” or “enemy missing” can be communicated.
The idea is that players mute the normal chat, where there is often flaming, but can still communicate through pings. Riot Games can also revoke the chat rights of flamers, but still allow them to communicate through pings.
Opponents of the system want everyone to read the chat and insist that chat is incredibly important for coordinating in a team game.
At Riot, they believe that the pings are sufficient for exactly the coordination. It is enough just to ping that you now want to do Baron – there is no need to insult a teammate’s mother.
However, as Dotesports points out, the ping system is also used to harass teammates, which can degrade the player experience.
Phreak defended the system on YouTube: It is designed for when players are not together in voice channels. While communication is necessary, typing is often too cumbersome.
He was countered: In a team-based game, you should be able to communicate reasonably. The ping system oversimplifies that. Riot Games should strive to create a safe space for players and not limit their ability to communicate.
This discussion, which sounds quite reasonable as presented, was apparently misunderstood by some, leading to these death threats against the developer.
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How is it being discussed? On reddit, a difficult atmosphere can already be seen as people discuss Phreak’s decision to withdraw.
Some say he shouldn’t be so sensitive. Death threats are normal in video games. People receive them all the time.
Others say, however, that there is a difference between receiving death threats while being anonymous and being a “visible person” known to everyone and then receiving such threats.
This is what’s behind it: The ping system can be hotly debated, and both sides can be understood. But that’s not what this is about anymore; the factual discussion has been replaced by a discussion about how to treat each other.
Ultimately, players who act so toxically cut their own throats: For one, no one likes to listen to upset, yelling flamers, and on the other hand, no one wants to engage in conversation and stay calm while being yelled at and insulted.
Reasonable arguments are much more helpful than emotions like anger and rage. When it comes to threats, every limit has long been crossed.
The discussion in LoL strongly resembles that in Destiny. There, the community manager who spoke to the players received death threats and even resigned. Since then, Bungie has largely stopped communicating with the players, about which they are now outraged:
