In WoW Classic there is now collective mass death on some realms. But what is behind it? The reason is, as so often: greed.
In World of Warcraft Classic, everything is a bit more serious – especially in the “Hardcore” variant of the game, where each character has only one life. However, in various streams or simply with some luck on different realms, curious things can be experienced.
Apparently, many characters consciously jump to their deaths, ruining their character – this raises questions. However, this is not, as often assumed, a protest action – but a particularly deadly game.
What is happening on Classic realms? From the outside, it is a bizarre sight. Hundreds of players gather at the foot of a mountain, looking expectantly up while several characters gather at the top and enter the elevator. One by one, they then jump into the abyss – and many of them die. The characters are permanently defeated; there is no second life.
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Why are the players doing this? The reason for these jumps is usually a competition. A large gathering at an elevator, for example, at the lift to the area “Thousand Needles”. There, onlookers and participants gather. A player usually has a gold amount raffled off that others then play for.
The goal of the game: jump off the elevator in time, so that you hit the ground with as few hit points as possible, but do not die. Whoever lands with the fewest hit points then receives the gold amount.
Interestingly, there are always some characters participating in such events that have already reached level 60. They are going “all in” and risk that their character is permanently done – because death is permanent.
What do you think of this action? A fun thing or is it crazy to expose a high-level character to such a risk?
There was a lot of excitement on X over the weekend regarding one of the biggest German streamers on Twitch: Marcel “MontanaBlack” Eris (35) is said to have made fun of a smaller streamer, Marius “drecksuser,” and insulted him during the stream.
What is this dispute about? On October 28, 2023, Marius alias “drecksuser” shared a clip of MontanaBlack on X, formerly Twitter. The 23-year-old has nearly 68,000 followers there. Many users may have seen his profile picture, Kermit as Sith Lord, in a viral post.
However, he is also active on Twitch, where he has 14,600 followers. In the clip, MontanaBlack – apparently unprovoked – shows two posts from drecksuser:
One from 2021, in which he sets the goal to drive a Mercedes AMG within 2 years
A post from 2023, in which he asks for financial support for a football ticket
MontanaBlack reads the second post in a distorted voice and bursts out laughing.
When a viewer asks if the streamer has done anything to him, he replies: He just finds him unsympathetic, and he should be allowed to say that.
drecksuser wrote on X about the clip that the whole action was embarrassing from MontanaBlack. That the well-known streamer keeps a screenshot to expose him is “so disgusting.” The 35-year-old has no idea what influence he has with his reach.
Yes, even “Uncle Monte” started small:
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MontanaBlack is said to have used the notorious copyright strike
This is how the situation developed: A discussion quickly arose on X about who among the two streamers is in the right.
drecksuser emphasized that he did not want to sugarcoat his actions, they were not okay. However, MontanaBlack is in his mid-30s; he should have better things to do than “laugh at some guy on the internet with 20,000 people,” said the 23-year-old (via twitter.com).
MontanaBlack did not comment on the situation on X, but he apparently reacted differently. Instead of the clip, only the message that the video was removed after a report by the copyright owner is now visible.
Apparently, he has initiated what is known as a DMCA or copyright strike. This is frowned upon among streamers, as everyone knows how frustrating it is when content is removed. Repeated strikes can also lead to account suspensions, causing content creators to lose important sources of income.
decksuser also shared a screenshot of the email notifying him of the removal on X. This was signed by Sebastian Kluge, who is also listed in the imprint of MontanaBlack’s highlight channel on YouTube.
It seems likely that the strike at least came from the “Team MontanaBlack”; however, it remains unclear to what extent the streamer himself was involved.
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How is this being discussed? While many fans of MontanaBlack support “their” streamer, some X users view the behavior critically. One such user pointed out that MontanaBlack would likely not have been able to amass such a fortune without the subscriptions and donations on Twitch (via twitter.com). In fact, MontanaBlack had already been criticized for his participation in so-called “begging streams” on TikTok.
A user points to the difficult past of the 35-year-old and writes: “The guy has forgotten where he came from.”
MontanaBlack openly addresses his involvement in property crime during his youth and even stealing from his grandparents. He later referred to this as his perhaps greatest mistake.
Actually, MontanaBlack should be able to relate well to drecksuser’s position, as he currently feels unfairly treated as well. The streamer feels that he is portrayed poorly in clip compilations and believes it is something personal.
In League of Legends the European team G2 was once regarded as a bunch of master trolls who took nothing seriously, and who often threw away easy games in LoL out of sheer arrogance. But 2023 was supposed to be different: for a year, they were in “Tryhard” mode, the manager writes. G2 was determined to become world champions. In the end, it was in vain.
Why does G2 have such a reputation as trolls?
The most successful lineup of G2 consisted of 5 players who played together for two years from 2019 to 2020: the leader Perkz, the WoW junkie Wunder, the hyper-talented Caps, along with the supporter Mikyx and the cynical jungler Jankos.
G2 was known as a “Living Meme Machine” that was willing to lose a match just for a good quip. Wunder, according to the image, was always in a bad mood and only wanted to play WoW – Caps had days when he shined or completely messed up; then it was said, his twin brother was playing: Craps. Perkz flamed on Twitter about everything and everyone: their voice calls shared after matches were legendary.
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G2 embarrassingly eliminated against supposedly weak opponent
This is what happened this year: At the Worlds 2023, G2 was actually seen as the best team in the West, and even managed to beat a team from South Korea and looked relatively good after the first 3 matches.
Before the match, all experts considered the game a sure win for G2, but then everything went wrong.
In an interview, ADC Hans Sama said they just exploded, didn’t play precisely enough, and the opponent was full of confidence (via youtube).
Game 5 was also lost, and thus G2 was eliminated with 2:3 already after the group stage: the worst result for G2 and for the entire region of Europe in years.
What is different this year? Now one could say: typical G2. Underestimated yet again a weaker opponent, failed because of their own arrogance and got eliminated. But the opposite is supposed to be true.
As General Manager Romain Bigeard explains, G2 has been in “Tryhard mode” for 50 weeks, doing everything to win the Worlds.
They have played 900 practice matches, studied videos, trained daily 1vs1 situations, constantly tried to get players out of their comfort zone, and discussed every detail.
For 50 weeks, the game and the team lived only LoL, vowed to give their all to win the Worlds.
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Now they don’t even know why they were eliminated and what happened.
To lose is part of the process. After the Spring Split and after the MSI tournament, we came back stronger and more disciplined. We won the LEC. But when we had the chance to show what we could do when it mattered most… we failed. Hard. So ridiculous. After almost 50 weeks of grind, it’s over, we’re out.
For 2024, G2 wants to work on their methods, refine them, and try again.
How is this being discussed? It’s a bit disillusioning. No one on reddit wants anything bad for G2, they are generally appreciated. Only a few Americans mock – but that’s to be expected.
Nevertheless, it is noted that G2 simply had a really bad day against NRG and such a bad day is something you have to be able to afford if you are a top team. The true top teams are characterized by being able to remain stable and win their matches even on bad days.
G2 has the problem of being able to reach a very high level on good days, but on bad days they drop so low that they get eliminated: It is said. G2 has a high ceiling but a too deep basement.
A top team is characterized by being good enough to beat weaker teams even in the worst case.
That is probably the cold logic of such tournaments: You can give everything for 50 weeks, but if you lose at the decisive moment, you are out. The 900 practice matches don’t count.
Caps and Mikyx are the two players from G2 who were also part of their run to the finals in 2019. But even the people who are no longer with G2 have little to laugh about:
Uber bosses are considered the ultimate challenge for all players in Diablo 4 who want to test their skills and build. Many only show how easily they can handle such a fight. This apparently leads to a false impression, at least one fan thinks, and gets support.
Unlike campaign and dungeon bosses, Uber bosses have abilities like an MMO boss and sometimes several phases. You need to prepare well if you want to defeat them.
Such posts appear almost daily and with almost every class: Necromancers, Barbarians, Druids, and even the previously considered weak Wizards seemingly plow through the Uber bosses, one might think. In season 2, everyone is OP and the fans love it.
It seems that such a build requires either a lot of grind or a lot of practice. One user writes on Reddit: “This community lied to me. Every thread about Uber Duriel is flooded with comments about how easy he is. […] Is this all an elaborate community-wide troll or is everyone just lying to boost their ego?”
He attempted Uber Duriel at level 80 and burned through all his hard-earned materials. In the end, it wasn’t enough: the poison damage was too high, even with potions he couldn’t endure.
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“I killed Uber Lilith and hate everything about it”
Similar reports exist about Uber Lilith, who is still considered a kind of benchmark for builds. Here, a user writes that he supposedly struggled with the boss for 12 hours, over 1,000 attempts (via Reddit).
The problem is mainly the oneshot mechanics, i.e., abilities that can instantly kill you. They are not only too frequent but also hard to see. This absolutely needs to be fixed.
The only way was to simply ignore all mechanics, equip the gear with the most damage, and blast Lilith before she could do anything. Another user sees it similarly and says: this is poor design (via Reddit).
Many users from the community agree. Most posts on Reddit and similar platforms are about builds that easily melt bosses. Mechanics are ignored. If you want to play them, you need extremely high resistances and a good ping, otherwise, you will get hit.
Others argue: if you attempt an Uber boss at level 80, you are to blame. They are meant for characters at level 100 and ideally for a group. Most agree, however, that the majority of players simply copy expert builds and crush the bosses. All others are simply struggling.
However, with season 2, significantly more builds are playable than was the case before. Some classes have even become so powerful that players are calling for nerfs:
A survey by UCLA shows that many young people want to see less romance and sex scenes in movies and series. Instead, they desire more friendships and platonic relationships in stories.
What kind of survey is this? The survey comes from the University of California (short: UCLA). The Center for Scholars & Storytellers (short: CSS) published the results of their annual Teens & Screens Report in October 2023.
It revealed that teenagers and young adults, who are considered a primary target group for many advertisers, want to see less of a specific thing in movies and series: We’re talking about romance and sex.
Game of Thrones also has many sex scenes, which is likely not well-received by young adults:
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Less Romance, More Platonic
What do the results say? The study showed that the majority (51.5%) of teenagers and young adults aged 13-24 want to see more content about friendships and platonic relationships. Only 15.3% disagreed with the statement, while 33.3% are neutral on the topic.
Moreover, almost half (47.5%) of the respondents stated that most series and movies do not need sexual content for the plot. Additionally, 44.3% of those aged 13 to 24 believe that romance is overrepresented in the media.
Instead of traditional heterosexual relationships between men and women, many young people are also demanding more diversity in the media. For example, about 39% of respondents want to see more aromantic and asexual characters in movies and series.
People who identify as part of the asexual spectrum experience little or no sexual attraction to others.
Aromantic individuals, on the other hand, feel little or no romantic attraction to others.
Individuals who identify as both aromantic and asexual are also referred to as AroAce.
What else does the study show? Additionally, these key findings were obtained in the survey regarding the film and television preferences of teenagers and young adults (via newsroom.ucla.edu):
56% of 10- to 24-year-olds prefer original content over franchises and remakes.
Twice as many teenagers prefer “Binge Releases“ over weekly drops.
Teenagers want to see a life on screen that resembles their own.
How do you feel about the depiction of romance and sex in movies and series? Would you like to see more platonic relationships, or do you enjoy the strong focus on romance in films and series? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
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For Pokémon GO, players need to venture outside and catch Pokémon while walking, hatch eggs, and conquer gyms. However, for 60 players from Canada, this led to a dangerous situation that makes it clear that attention should also be on traffic.
What was that dangerous situation?In the reddit forum, a player reports that he and 59 others formed a group to catch Crypto-Lugia in a raid. They crossed a street where there was no crosswalk and no traffic light to regulate traffic.
As the group wanted to cross the street, a car zoomed by. The driver yelled that the group should get out of the way, as she was driving on the road.
When some players wanted to let her pass, one player stood in the street and acted as a “crosswalk” – he waved the group safely across and held up traffic. We spare you the subsequent insults exchanged between the driver and the player.
In another situation, a car turned right and overlooked a red light. The player gave the car a tap on the rear to signal that it was not okay. Whether other members of the group were endangered during this incident, the user omitted in his story.
Fortunately, no one was injured in the incidents, but the situations remind us that your eyes while playing Pokémon GO should not just be glued to the screen.
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What do other players say about this? In the comments, many users believe that the player acted incorrectly. The group should have simply let the driver pass to de-escalate the situation. It would have taken little time to stop briefly and let her by.
Some users sound far from enthusiastic about the story (via reddit.com):
Wigberht_Eadweard: ‘I understand that you are legally in the right, but it’s not uncommon to let a single car pass when there’s a pretty constant stream of pedestrians.’
Runescaper4good: ‘That doesn’t make you sound as cool as you think… people have stopped to wait 5 seconds to let the woman pass, and you went out and escalated the situation.’
skullsquid1999: ‘Sounds like you were quite the fool.’
The situation is reminiscent of the closed bridge in Düsseldorf. Upon the release of Pokémon GO, a popular bridge was closed to vehicular traffic so that players could safely venture onto the street. Several portable toilets and trash cans were even set up to ensure players were well-equipped.
Such actions protect careless players from straying onto the road and, in the worst case, getting hit by a car. So keep your eyes open when playing Pokémon GO or any other AR game in traffic.
One of the toughest battles in Baldur’s Gate 3 becomes quite easy if you don’t play the way the developers intended.
In Baldur’s Gate 3, there are numerous battles. Some are quite simple, while others require a bit of brainpower, a good strategy, or just overpowered equipment. Particularly in the first act, most battles are still relatively easy – with a few exceptions.
One of these exceptions is the optional battle against Grym in the Grymforge. You can defeat this metal colossus quite easily – even more so if you don’t apply the intended tactic at all.
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What do you actually do in the battle? The fight in the Grymforge is necessary to unlock the forge and to be able to craft up to two very powerful equipment items in the forge. The fight actually involves soaking the boss in lava first, then pulling him to the forge hammer and letting the hammer drop on him. This causes him to take high damage. Normally, you do this two or three times, and then the battle is over.
This is the obvious approach that the developers presumably consider “normal”.
Can you do it differently? In the Baldur’s Gate 3 subreddit, a player shares that he simply didn’t understand the boss and just started hitting him at the beginning until he added up the various clues in his head and came to the “real” solution.
Others, however, commented that the “wrong” method of playing the boss is actually much more efficient. Because if you simply beat Grym with blunt weapons (and have corresponding melee fighters) and also speed up your characters with haste, you can defeat the boss within 1-3 rounds without needing the hammer at all. For example, Signal-Woodpecker691 says:
I decided to use Lae’zel and Karlach against him and used Oils of Accuracy. Karlach threw things at the beginning before running up, and Lae’zel just beat him in close combat. He didn’t even lose his initial “Superheated” status – they just destroyed him in 2 rounds.
In fact, the developers always intended for players to be able to defeat this boss without the big forge hammer – because there is even an achievement if you beat Grym without this help.
How did you defeat Grym the first time? Did you use the standard strategy with the hammer? Or did you trick the boss in a different way?
The MMORPG Dark Age of Camelot was released in 2002 in Europe and is still considered by many veterans to be the online role-playing game with the best PvP. MeinMMO author Schuhmann reflects in October 2023 on his time in DAOC and explains what today’s MMORPGs can learn from DAOC.
DAOC was released in the early days of the internet in Germany, when many people didn’t even have a flat-rate internet connection. There were indeed online games at that time, but they were often shooters like Team Fortress or perhaps something like Age of Empires.
Only a few who played Dark Age of Camelot at that time had experience from MMORPGs like Everquest or Ultima Online – those were the veterans who had a bit of knowledge, and they were the ones we looked up to.
But for many who started playing Dark Age of Camelot in Germany, it was the first MMORPG. For me, it certainly was: My only experience with online games before was with Diablo 2, which had been released shortly before. I quickly found myself in a guild of people who had been playing DAOC on the US server for a while but primarily knew each other from Team Fortress.
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The one guy in our guild who knew what he was doing, a ranger named Lorin, had experience in Everquest and knew things that were completely foreign to the rest of us back then: For example, that it’s best to play an archer in a new MMORPG full of noobs because they can level and engage in PvP alone.
PvP was anyway the great unifying element in Dark Age of Camelot: Because the 3 realms of the MMORPG shared common borderlands with castles that could be conquered or defended. A ranger who knew what he was doing could hold a castle against 40, 60, or 80 clueless newcomers who for some reason decided to attempt to conquer such a castle.
I have many fond memories of the early days in the MMORPG. DAOC had some features that are no longer known today: Each realm had different versions of archetypes:
The hunter of the realm Albion had a shield,
the one from Midgard had its own pet and could use a spear,
the hunter in my realm Hibernia wielded two blades and since we were still in the midst of the “Lord of the Rings” hype in 2002, I probably saw more misspelled versions of “Legolas” than was good for me.
“Don’t sit down – Garf is around”
In realm-wide chats, you could read back then when a scout of the enemy, a guy named Sam, was lurking around the borders of our realm again, killing low-level players who wanted to farm mobs in the borderlands unsuspectingly.
The realm of dwarves, trolls, and foul-smelling vikings, Midgard, had the coolest classes: Their rogue variant was called “Shadowblade” and could use two-handed weapons. A player from Midgard, a northerner named Garf, quickly gained a reputation as a deadly assassin, sneaking through the ranks of enemies and killing sitting mages from the shadows.
Mages, affectionately called “fluffies” back then, died from a single hit from his two-handed weapon: With “one-hits”, assassins remained invisible, quickly spreading panic among players to make sure not to sit down and regenerate mana, because surely “Garf” was somewhere – and whoever sat down was always critically hit by a strike. And with such a two-handed weapon, really high values could come out.
Players would then run through the enemies, spamming area spells just to try and hit Garf – usually in vain. Later, a small Lurikeen from our realm made a name for himself because he could reliably track down and eliminate the nasty Garf.
Through forums and mIRC, one learned what was happening in the other realms
Normally, you only learned in DAOC what was happening in your own realm: Because the defense of the realm against invading hordes was so important, you quickly had an eye on who the “strong guilds” were that you could call upon in times of need for defense: It was clear which guild leader you had to get on well with and which guild had the reputation of being unreliable because they did their own thing and did not coordinate with others.
It quickly became clear that you better not message this one guild leader after 8:00 PM, as he usually had a drink in him and reacted moodily.
Yet, even though you quickly knew the drinking habits of a stranger in your own realm down to the smallest detail, you knew almost nothing about the opponents: You could only read the name if a player killed another. Since many were still completely clueless in the beginning, the few veterans with experience from other MMORPGs stood out, having learned how to level and play properly.
Thus, there was a group of players who seemed overwhelmingly powerful simply because they didn’t play individually but teamed up in threes: There was a Thane, a kind of “magical warrior” who, unfairly, had a private healer with him and a dwarf with an oversized axe.
Against them, as a lonely wolf, you simply had no chance, because the fighters protected the healer and the healer kept restoring the warriors’ health. Much later, I learned that the three were privately friends: a couple and a friend of the man – they had gone through several MMORPGs together.
In any case, you quickly got to know your opponents through forums and common chats. In mIRC, a kind of Discord for cavemen, people chatted, teased each other, and shared complaints about the balance, as one realm was always too strong.
Particularly bad became it when later expansions came and developers Mythic sold the expansions by making the new classes so strong that they were ridiculed as the “flavor of the month” class, easily overwhelming opponents.
Whether Mythic was really that calculating and every new class was fundamentally overpowered, I can no longer swear today. After years as a gaming journalist, I am skeptical when I read such theories from players. But back then, I found it outrageous from Mythic, alarming, and a general scandal – and I felt good about seeing it that way.
Players who switched from their realm to another were called “winning team joiners” – it was almost as frowned upon as people who played “flavor of the month” classes.
Stories were heard of wealthy blacksmiths and powerful leaders
Stories were heard about a player in a realm who led a “zerg”: Everyone knew that you could follow this player in PvP to safely march through the mass from gate to gate and overwhelm enemies.
Or you heard the story of a player who had become the most powerful blacksmith of his realm and was forging such good swords that everyone wanted one from him, for the name of the blacksmith adorned the blades in DAOC.
The gold you paid him for a sword, so it was rumored, could also be bought from him for real money.
In our realm, a bard who was a police officer in real life made a name for himself by being the first to kill the dragon worldwide – even though he was not a particularly good player: He simply designated the dragon hunt as the “event”, marched through the zone with two hundred people, and “zerged” the dragon to death in huge lag. This was due to a game mechanic in DAOC where enemies were easier to hit the more players were attacking them.
Later, a class that could summon mushrooms came, which also counted as attackers: And a handful of mushroom types could kill those monsters for which you needed half a village back then.
When I once tried to become the raid leader, primarily to get a specific glowing sword that I desperately wanted, it went horribly wrong: Although the “zerging” through the raid Darkness Falls went smoothly: Before you could do the PvE in the raid, you first swept away the enemies of the opposing realm from the raid. That was not a problem, and the boss “Legion” died as planned.
Even the coveted sword dropped, but then a guy just pocketed it and refused to return it, even though according to the custom of the time an item was due to the raid leader if he announced it beforehand.
He said he wasn’t an idiot, that the sword would bring in a lot of money on eBay, which caused quite a stir in the forum at the time, as “ninja looting” was considered frowned upon.
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The difference to modern MMORPGs was mainly that DAOC was a limited experience: One realm was limited to a few thousand players. We did not know anything like mega-servers. Due to the common threat from foreign realms or common goals like the death of the dragon, community was important.
There was no anonymous raid finder, no reasonable mechanics to distribute loot fairly, there were no battlegrounds or arenas where structured PvP was possible, ultimately DAOC was an MMORPG where much had to be resolved personally and where contacts and the reputation of a player were important.
What really made DAOC better than online role-playing games today was the feeling it gave players of being someone in this world. What today Influencers like Asmongold are in a large way, were many players in a small way back then: Of course, on the neighboring server, no one knew who Garf was, the nasty Shadowblade, causing everyone to not sit down – but on our server for a time, he was someone.
That was nice.
For many years now, a spiritual successor to DAOC called “Camelot Unchained” has been in the works, but a lot isn’t going as planned:
Maximilian “Trymacs” Stemmler is one of the largest streamers on the German Twitch. When he hosts an event, everyone loves to join – but one of his closest friends has had enough. Wieland “Rumathra” Welte left the streamer’s LAN party early.
Who is it about? The Twitch streamers Maximilian “Trymacs” Stemmler and Wieland “Rumathra” Welte have been good friends for years and are often seen as a team at events. They also participated as a duo in the 3rd season of the survival show 7 vs. Wild.
However, there are now doubts about whether Trymacs and Rumathra could have endured two weeks together: Because Rumathra left his friend’s event early after almost 2 days.
Actually, the event was supposed to revolve around Minecraft.
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Trymacs is said to have imposed strict rules on event participants
What kind of event is this? Trymacs has been hosting a LAN party for the Minecraft event Craft Attack since October 28, 2023. It is supposed to be an eight-day streaming marathon, but on Sunday, October 29, Rumathra unexpectedly left the event.
A clip shows how Rumathra leaves the streamer party: He said he was not having fun, felt mistreated. He experienced the same thing at the last event, but wanted to give it another try. As nothing had changed, he is leaving now.
Trymacs claims that the dispute is about a recipe for cheese spaetzle, but the streamer denies this and calls the accusation “completely insane”. We have embedded the video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS8crY_95kk
In a separate statement, Rumathra explained that Trymacs “really pissed him off”. The streamer reports on how things went at the event: He had to be very quiet, did not sleep well. Additionally, there were many rules. For instance, one was not allowed to put onions in the trash without taking it out immediately.
Moreover, he was constantly criticized, according to Rumathra. He made it clear that he did not like it, but Trymacs kept going. Apparently, Trymacs behaves very differently when they are just the two of them. But in a group, he quickly turns against Rumathra.
However, the streamer also says: He is not angry with Trymacs. After all, he knew before how he was and that he could not change him. However, he does not want to participate in such events anymore (via YouTube).
How is this received? In fact, many fans seem to be on Rumathra’s side. In the comments on YouTube, they praise him for standing up for himself and pulling the emergency brake.
Trymacs, on the other hand, is not receiving much positive feedback: He has become quite arrogant, has behaved disrespectfully. Also, the fact that he immediately replaced Rumathra is not going over well. On Reddit, there are several larger threads addressing the issue.
In a thread in the 7 vs. Wild subreddit, users are also discussing whether the two could really have survived two weeks in the wilderness together if they can hardly manage two days now.
Many viewers draw a parallel to Chefstrobel. The Twitch streamer is also considered a friend of Trymacs. However, Trymacs often made fun of his friend in clips, and it also seemed to be “in” to dislike the streamer in the comments under compilations.
Whether you prefer to maintain order in Gotham City, wreak havoc with an orc army in Mordor, or engage in tough duels with your friends: In the current deal for €14.25 on Humble Bundle, fans of action-packed games get their money’s worth and can save significantly compared to prices on Steam.
What is Humble Bundle?
Humble Bundle is a website where you can purchase games, books, or software digitally.
In constantly changing collections (“bundles”), multiple products can be purchased together.
The price of the bundles can be chosen by the buyer. By paying less, you receive fewer titles. By voluntarily paying more, you support charities, publishers, or the Humble Bundle staff themselves. The distribution of the donation can be individually adjusted.
With Mortal Kombat 11, the penultimate installment of the fighting game series is included in the bundle. You can see more about the current Mortal Kombat 1 here:
Which bundle is it? For €14.25, you can get 11 titles suitable for the 100th anniversary of Warner Bros in a current deal on Humble Bundle. This offer ends on 18.10.2023.
If you were to purchase all games at the current time (including discounts) on Steam, you would have to pay €82.39. With the bundle, you save €68.14.
Batman fans can rejoice
When you hear the name “Warner Bros”, you probably first think of well-known films, for example from the DC universe. Some of the most popular games based on this large franchise are also included in the current bundle.
All included DC games with their current ratings on Metacritic:
Injustice 2 Legendary Edition (87)
Gotham Knights (67)
Batman: Arkham Knight Premium Edition (87)
Batman: Arkham Origins (74)
Batman: Arkham City GOTY Edition (85)
Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY Edition (92)
Off to Mordor
Also included are two games from the Lord of the Rings universe. Although the games take some liberties with their source material, that’s what makes them so entertaining, as epic stories can be told without having to adhere strictly to the canon.
“Lord of the Rings” games with their Metacritic ratings:
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor GOTY Edition (84)
Middle-earth: Shadow of War Definitive Edition (80)
Of zombies, the apocalypse, and tough duels
The last three titles of the bundle are also action-packed. In the cooperative first-person shooter “Back 4 Blood”, you face hordes of the undead. Less cooperative is Morta Kombat. In the eleventh installment of the popular “beat ’em up” game series, you can challenge your friends among others.
In “Mad Max”, you fight for your survival after the apocalypse and explore on foot or in a vehicle in the open world.
More games with their Metacritic ratings:
Back 4 Blood (77)
Mortal Kombat 11: Ultimate Edition (88)
Mad Max (69)
What is the cheapest deal? If you want to save your wallet, you also have the option to purchase only a part of the bundle. The cheapest deal contains four titles for €4.75. For that, you get “Batman: Arkham City GOTY Edition”, “Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY Edition”, “Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor GOTY Edition”, and “Mad Max”.
For so many games, you obviously need ample storage on your PC. It is all the more annoying when games secretly take up more storage space.
That can happen to you, for example, with the recently released “Mortal Kombat 1”. Why every crash consumes up to 1 GB of storage, you can find out here on MeinMMO:
In 2024, the new MMORPG Throne and Liberty is set to be released in Europe. Amazon plans to bring it from South Korea to Europe and America. Now, unexpectedly good news has arrived: The online role-playing game plans to forgo the “Gacha mechanics” that are hated in the West, it is said. Here in Germany, the system is known as “Loot Boxes.”
What mechanics do they intend to forgo?
A Korean site reports that Throne and Liberty intends to avoid probability mechanics for items. Essentially, this refers to loot boxes: non-visible boxes from which a desired item can be obtained with a certain probability or only a disappointment.
What do they plan instead? Instead of loot boxes with probabilities, as is common in Asian gacha MMORPGs, NCSoft is apparently orienting itself towards western live-service games and plans to implement a Battle Pass.
Those who reach certain milestones in this subscription-based season pass are promised items: This is not luck-dependent but calculable.
As a fan site reports about Throne and Liberty, players already got a taste of the season pass with cosmetic items during the last closed beta.
The reputation of loot boxes as a cash grab is getting worse
Why is NCSoft doing this? According to the Korean news site mt.com, loot boxes have fallen out of favor in recent years; high prices have led to controversies. Because they also want to reach the West with Throne and Liberty, NCSoft is therefore orienting itself towards a calculable model.
Because, with a loot box system, success is not guaranteed even if a lot of money is spent.
NCSoft seems to be redirecting after negative experiences
Here’s what’s behind it: NCSoft launched the game “Blade & Soul 2” in South Korea in 2021, and it was extremely successful at the beginning. However, they overdid it with monetization, leading players to voice strong criticism, and Blade & Soul is now considered a burned license.
How the system will look in practice, we will probably find out soon. A showcase for the Korean version of Throne and Liberty is scheduled for November 2, which is set to be released in South Korea in December.
The combat system of Throne and Liberty has also been significantly revised:
The Destiny 2 community is receiving more and more hints about an upcoming change to automatic rifles. However, the mysterious hints have not yet met with great favor, as they could mean a change for all those who like to shoot around without paying attention to their ammunition.
For example, the raid exotic “Vex Mythoclast” will deal 200% more damage and the exotic pulse rifle “Revision Zero” will deal 100% more damage against champions starting in Season 23.
The toxic exotic hand cannon “Dorn” will receive a wild catalyst in Season 23, which not only overloads the magazine to 40 shots but also adds +20 range and +10 stability and provides additional range, handling, and mobility when picking up remnants.
Additionally, there will be another buff for automatic rifles, increasing damage against weaker combatants with red health bars by another 10%.
In particular, automatic rifles were used in this developer blog as an example of the overall weapon balance in PvE. Here, Bungie made a cryptic hint that immediately attracted considerable attention.
The latest DLC will also mark the end of the first saga of Light and Darkness:
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Destiny 2: The Final Shape – The last DLC of the first saga
“Bad news for people who can’t aim”
Bungie hints with a wink: Particularly, the winking smiley in the official announcement immediately drew the guardians’ attention as it could indicate a fundamental change in the gameplay mechanics in Destiny 2 with automatic rifles.
Automatic rifles use (for now 😉) primary ammunition
wrote Bungie in the developer insight on bungie.net
What could this change mean? The type of ammunition in Destiny 2 not only determines effectiveness but also the amount of damage a weapon can inflict.
After Bungie’s announcement, this could mean that automatic rifles might soon use only special or heavy ammunition instead of primary ammunition.
Some players are therefore concerned that their automatic rifles may soon not have infinite ammunition anymore and that they would once again face the challenge of aiming more carefully and thinking better about their shots.
The new DLC “The Final Form” will be released on February 27, 2024
This might really be behind it: On August 22, 2023, Bungie announced various weapon changes in the grand “The Final Form” showcase for the next DLC.
One of them is a new pistol archetype that aims to combine the best of rocket launchers and hand cannons.
The second is a new legendary automatic rifle archetype that can switch from slow-firing shots to healing bullets.
Therefore, most players are also sure that this announcement is merely about this new automatic rifle archetype, which could then come as a special ammunition weapon or perhaps even as a special/primary ammunition hybrid.
The player xCr0ssh4ir commented: “I bet 100% that an automatic rifle is coming that uses special ammunition like “Eriana’s Vow” or has an alternate mode that uses [this ammunition].“
This idea is also followed by Dark Rabbit who says: “I think it’s the new automatic rifle from “The Final Form” which can also heal when you hit teammates. Otherwise, it would be embarrassing to revert to the time when we had limited ammunition with this primary weapon type.“
When is the change coming? The possible change of ammunition type for automatic rifles currently raises many questions. It is also unclear when exactly it will be implemented in the game.
There is still one season planned until the next DLC. Therefore, if the players’ assumption holds true that it’s the new weapon archetype of “The Final Form,” it is unlikely that the change will go live in the upcoming Season 23 on November 28.
February 27, 2024, the release of the DLC “The Final Form,” seems more likely to many players.
What do you think of this possible change to automatic rifles in Destiny 2? Do you welcome the idea of a change in ammunition or are you concerned about the possible impacts on gameplay?
Just like in Skyrim and Fallout, you should also be careful how you deal with many seemingly insignificant enemies in Starfield . A user on reddit is now warning the community not to shoot at level-1 birds.
On reddit, the user Allgirlsarethesame explains in his post titled DO NOT SHOOT THE BIRDS ON RUTHERFORD III that you should not shoot at the birds. He himself explains that he shot at a level-1 bird and suddenly the battle music started.
According to the player, new birds appeared after the shot at level 60 and higher, which suddenly attacked him.
Although he was able to scare off the birds after a few kills, he never wants to make that mistake again: They poisoned me, made me bleed internally. Never again.
If you are just starting Starfield, then MeinMMO author Dariusz Müller has a few tips for you:
Starfield: 5 useful skills that you should definitely unlock at the start
Hitchcock was right
The sudden appearance of the birds amuses many users in the comments, and many feel reminded of other games and stories. It especially reminds people of the chickens in various The Legend of Zelda games. If you attack or kill chickens there, you immediately have to deal with a feathered horde.
Many also feel reminded of the Cliff Racers from Morrowind, which can also cause problems for the player as a large swarm of birds. Otherwise, the whole situation also reminds the user GamebyNumbers of a film classic, leading him to conclude: Hitchcock was right
For those thinking of using the birds as a farm spot for experience considering their leveling, it should be noted that according to the comments, it is not an efficient farming method. As user SykoManiax explains, farming the birds is not worth it because you would kill them too slowly, and thus the XP would not pay off.
Have you had experiences with nasty birds? Or do you have other warnings to protect players from surprising masses of enemies? Then write it in the comments.
If you still haven’t lost your desire for Starfield, you can replay it to discover new things:
A famous action scene from the movie “Heat” is made so realistically that it has been used as a model in the training of US Marines.
Heat is a heist crime and action film from 1995. It is directed by the renowned director Michael Mann and revolves around the cat-and-mouse game of the notorious criminal Neil McCauley, who plans a major heist, and his adversary, the relentless police officer Vincent Hanna.
The movie remains one of the greatest and most influential films of the genre, influencing other films like The Dark Knight and games like GTA 5. However, a specific scene from the film also played an important role in the US military.
Here you can see a trailer for Heat:
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“If you can’t reload as fast as this actor, get out of my army!”
Which scene are we talking about? In the film, McCauley and his crew have just robbed a bank and are now on the run. But they are intercepted by Hanna and the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). The situation escalates on the open street: Both sides engage in a spectacular shootout.
The scene is one of the most iconic in the film, known especially for its high degree of realism.
How was the scene used by the military? In the training program of the US Marines, the scene was shown as an example of behavior under fire to the trainees and served as a model for weapon handling.
Val Kilmer, the actor who plays the character Chris Shiherlis, spoke about it in a behind-the-scenes feature for the film.
He heard that at the moment his character reloads in the film, the Marine instructors would say to their recruits: “If you can’t reload as fast as this actor, get out of my army!” (via screenrant.com)
Heat is getting a sequel after all these years. Director Michael Mann has already confirmed Heat 2 as his next project, as you can read here from our colleagues at Filmstarts.
How did the director achieve such a high degree of realism? Mann had high expectations for the actors’ abilities and wanted them to be so well-prepared for their roles that they felt they could actually do what their characters do in the film.
Therefore, the director enlisted the help of former Special Air Service Sergeant Andy McNab and ex-Special Forces member Mick Gould. Together, they created a three-month plan for the actors and trained with them. They developed different curricula for the bank robbers and the police officers and allowed the latter to practice with real cops at shooting ranges.
Moreover, the actors first played the scene with real bullets at the shooting range before starting the filming with blank cartridges in downtown L.A.
Voice actress Jennifer English is currently heard as Shadowheart in Baldur’s Gate 3. Her partner Aliona Baranova originally also auditioned for the role but lost it to English. On X.com, she has now written about her initial animosities toward English and their slowly unfolding romance.
Who are Aliona Baranova and Jennifer English? Aliona Baranova and Jennifer English are both voice actresses. They auditioned for the role of Shadowheart at Larian Studios. English ultimately got the role.
Jennifer English voices supporting roles in the English localizations of Elden Ring and the Larian game Divinity: Original Sin II. Additionally, she can be heard in roles in the short film Don’t Mention the B Word and the series The Killer Beside Me.
Aliona Baranova later joined the development of Baldur’s Gate 3 as well. She took on the role of Performance Director for the motion capture recordings for the game’s cutscenes. Baranova is mainly active as a voice actress like English. However, her focus is more on short films.
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Middle finger to the AAA industry: Baldur’s Gate 3 was no coincidence
How did the two meet? Aliona Baranova and Jennifer English did not meet during the casting process for Shadowheart, but only later at the beginning of the motion capture recordings.
Baranova joined the crew about six months after the work on Baldur’s Gate 3 began. During the recordings, she got to know English.
Shadowheart is one of, if not the most popular companion. As a cleric, she is a quick and early healer who can still fight well.
What does Aliona Baranova write on X.com? Baranova writes on her X.com account (formerly Twitter) about how much she actually hated English. English was hired for the role of Shadowheart, which Baranova took quite badly since she had also auditioned for the role.
Initially, Baranova did not want to like English at all, but concealed her inner “hate”. Only when she finally saw Jennifer English perform in her role did she change her mind:
I quickly realized that Jen was perfect for the role and that I could learn from her. There’s a reason why Shadowheart is so popular: Jen understood her like no one else, she saw right through her and connected with every facet of her. […] ANYWAY TED Talk aside, back to my story: a lot of exposition in the middle, 1.5 years of collaboration, and then BOOM enemies to lovers. (Except that Jen had no idea we were enemies or that I auditioned for her role or that I wanted to hate her when we first met).
Aliona Baranova, X.com, 24.10.2023
In her post, Baranova expresses her great admiration for English’s performance. In particular, she found it impressive how English could represent the various facets of the character in the respective fateful decisions she could take.
What exactly does Aliona Baranova mean by the different facets? [Spoiler]
Depending on how you decide in Baldur’s Gate 3, your companions evolve. In Act 2, Shadowheart faces the choice of whether to kill or spare the so-called Night Song. Depending on how you influence her with your words (or not), she either stands against her goddess or becomes her most powerful fighter. This in turn influences whether you can for example romance her and how her story progresses in Act 3. However, Shadowheart is also a completely different character depending on the decision, with different personality traits.
Aliona Baranova and Jennifer English became a couple about 1.5 years after they started working together. English herself probably had no idea of Baranova’s initial animosities. However, her partner later told her about it and refers to their joint journey as “enemies to lovers” after a popular romance story genre.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 not only launched with its story mode but also with its highly anticipated multiplayer mode.Therefore, we show you the 4 best weapons after the Season 6 update in Modern Warfare 2 with setups.
How do we come to our assessment? Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has been on the market for some time now and is currently in its 6th season.
To save you the time of experimenting, we have ventured into various matches, had to die many times, and that’s where we arrived at our findings.
Update, October 30, 2023: We have updated the article and replaced one weapon from the list.
Additionally, we refine our selection with our years of CoD expertise and also look at player trends. Furthermore, we also examine the playability of the weapons and whether they can be handled easily.
Meta in CoD: MW2 – The best weapons with setup
Is there currently an overpowered weapon in MW2? The Cronen Squall looks like a very deadly contender. It is accurate and can pulverize opponents with very few shots.
Which are the best MW2 weapons? Assault rifles with low recoil are still the best choice for soldiers even in Modern Warfare 2.
With the right attachments, you can not only cover long distances but also shoot down opponents excellently in close combat. This makes these rifles the top choice for players.
Paired with a submachine gun or a rocket launcher for taking out drones, no one can stop you anymore, ensuring that your team remains invisible.
What makes the Cronen strong? The Cronen Squall is usable at all distances and forces opponents to their knees with few shots. With the right attachments, you create a deadly companion.
CoD MW2: Best Assault Rifle – TAQ-56
CoD MW2: TAQ-56 – Setup
Grip: Demo Cleanshot Grip
Stock: TV Cardinal Stock
Muzzle: Echoless-80
Underbarrel: Commando Foregrip
Magazine: 60 Round Mag
Attachments in English
CoD MW2: TAQ-56 – Setup
Rear Grip: Demo Cleanshot Grip
Stock: TV Cardinal Stock
Muzzle: Echoless-80
Underbarrel: Commando Foregrip
Magazine: 60 Round Mag
What makes the TAQ strong? The TAQ can score not only with solid stats. You receive the rifle as one of the first assault rifles for your collection. It has a slower fire rate than the M4 but can score with better mobility and handling.
Alternative to the TAQ: If you want to use another solid assault rifle, go with the Kastov 762. The rifle has seemingly worse stats at first glance but can deal more damage and has manageable recoil.
With the right attachments, the Russian rifle can perform even better on the battlefield but requires a bit more finesse in recoil control.
CoD MW2: The best Submachine Gun – Vaznev-9K
CoD MW2: Vaznev-9K – Setup
Muzzle: Lockshot KT85
Laser: Schlager Peq Box IV
Stock: Markeev R7 Stock
Grip: True-Tac Grip
Magazine: 45 Round Mag
Attachments in English
CoD MW2: Vaznev-9K – Setup
Muzzle: Lockshot KT85
Laser: Schlager PEG Box IV
Stock: Markeev R7 Stock
Rear Grip:True-Tac Grip
Magazine:45 Round Mag
What makes the Vaznev strong? Vaznev is a strong SMG that stands out with high accuracy and minimal recoil. It can score at short and medium distances but doesn’t shy away from long-distance fights. With the right mods, you create a real monster.
What defines these weapons? Rocket launchers are explosive killing machines for vehicles and opponents. When used correctly, you can flatten vehicles or greet your opponents with them.
What makes the PILA strong? The PILA is your first rocket launcher that you can unlock through the weapon forge. With the launcher, you can not only manually target and fire at opponents but also remotely blow up vehicles.
This makes the PILA especially the top choice in the fight against pesky drones since you can pack it into your loadout immediately.
Alternative to the PILA: If you need more penetration power against vehicles, we recommend the Strela-P. If you prefer a launcher for manual battles against enemies, then take the RPG-7 instead.
The weapon meta is a wild topic: We have currently listed the best weapons for you, but with each coming season and associated nerfs and buffs, our list could change. So bookmark our overview, as we continuously update our list and even expand it with future alternatives.
What do you think of our list? Do you have any advice or setups that you would recommend to other soldiers? Let us know in the comments!
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
In Baldur’s Gate 3 the Mindflayer powers are considered powerful actions that you can use, but did you know that a permanent buff can convert these actions into bonus actions? We will show you how.
Players have now found that they can convert their Illithid powers into bonus actions if they find a specific buff, and that is the “Awakened” buff. Don’t know the buff? Then we will show you how to obtain it.
In our video, we show you how you can cast even two spells at once:
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Baldur’s Gate 3: Cast two spells in one go
How to get the “Awakened” buff
How do I get the buff? To obtain the buff, you must first reach Act 2. You will come across the Zaith’isk device during your travels. This device, created by Githyanki, “cleanses” your Mindflayer parasite and gives you, if applied correctly, the permanent buff of “Awakened”. You will find the Zaith’isk if you go over the mountain path and visit the Githyanki cradle. It is located beneath the temple of Lathander.
It is important that you successfully complete your saving throws when using the machine. These have high values, so it is advisable to save before the throws so that you do not end up as a loser in the event of a failed attempt.
If you have passed all three saving throws, you will receive the permanent buff “Awakened” which ensures that your Illithid powers become bonus actions. Unfortunately, in this process, the machine is destroyed. If you botch a throw, you will not get the buff, so be warned.
I had the buff but now it’s gone, why? Some players report that they lost the permanent buff later in their journey (via steamcommunity.com). So far, the developers have not commented on the issue, but many players assume it is a bug that accidentally removes the buff from your character.
A German YouTuber takes Blizzard to task. How Blizzard went from being the best to one of the most hated gaming companies is clearly illustrated.
Blizzard Entertainment. The name is likely to evoke quite different feelings among players around the world. While some old fans nostalgically remember classics like ‘Warcraft III’, those who have only known the company for a few years likely have mainly the scandals in mind. Whether it’s the sexism scandal, the disastrous launch of ‘Warcraft III: Reforged’ or the burying of the PvE mode in Overwatch 2 – there’s plenty that comes to mind from recent history.
A German YouTube video now deals extensively with the history of the company that once started with ‘The Lost Vikings’ and for many is just a shadow of its former glory.
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What kind of channel is this? The YouTuber ‘Jules’ has been revisiting topics that have made significant waves on the internet in recent months, presenting them in an engaging way (complete with plenty of memes). In addition to the rise and fall of Blizzard, he had previously covered topics such as the ‘9-Euro-Ticket’ and the associated rush to Sylt. The videos are elaborate, and many in the comments describe him as ‘one of the best that YouTube Germany has to offer’.
What does the video show? The video begins with the origin story of Blizzard, back when it was ‘Silicon & Synapse’ in a garage – then it breaks down the entire development of the company, including all major successes. However, inch by inch, this success begins to shift, which many attribute today to the merger with Activision and also to the (still current) CEO Bobby Kotick.
Jules showcases all scandals, successes, and major internet phenomena. Among them are some past ‘gems’, such as Blizzard’s attempt to implement a real-name policy in the forums. Something that was discarded in under 24 hours.
The video is a perfect mix of nostalgia and hard reality, showing all the highs and lows of Blizzard and its games.
It is therefore hardly surprising that the video has already received over 1,000,000 views in just 2 days.
Those who look closely can also spot one or two articles from colleague Schuhmann in the video as source material (I had to mention this; it was very important to him).
Even though the video, at 84 minutes, is extremely long and might strain the attention span of ‘Generation TikTok’, for everyone who has played Blizzard games in recent years, it is well-invested and entertaining time.
Total War: Warhammer 3 combines a famous strategy game series with a popular fantasy universe. At release, the game received very positive feedback on Steam, despite some technical issues. Then came a shock for fans: the prices for DLCs soared so high that people even called for a boycott. Now the developers are reacting, but incorrectly, according to the community.
With the major “Immortal Empires” update, the maps and peoples from all three Warhammer parts of Total War have been combined. Over 280 factions play against each other on the map here.
At release, the game achieved a rating of 85% on Steam, despite some technical problems. Now, Total War: Warhammer 3 is rated “mostly negative” in the recent reviews on Steam.
This is the dispute: The Warhammer games by Total War have always evolved with new DLCs since part 1. These have different price categories depending on the content they offer:
purely cosmetic DLCs cost only a few euros
Packs with additional commanders cost around 5€ per commander
“Race Packs” are the most expensive and introduce new playable peoples
The reason: it actually only contains 3 new commanders, yet the pack was marketed for 25€. The players called for a boycott to counteract the rising pricing policy. The developers said at the time: the costs are justified. The latest statement causes even more anger.
Total War: Warhammer 3 – The Trailer for the DLC Shadows of Change
Creative Assembly moderates forums more strictly, fans are angry
The developers explained in a new forum post that from now on, exchanges on Steam will be moderated more strictly. Calls for boycotts, questions about a new Total War, and general conversations that do not contribute to the purpose of the discussion will be deleted.
This is intended to lead to more constructive criticism. It is useless to just complain; something must come of it. Nonetheless, it is okay to be upset sometimes, but one should remain respectful.
On Reddit, this decision is not well received. There, one user cynically says: “This will bring the community back.” Others say mockingly: “You criticize us? Off to the cooler,” or they compare the post to the Streisand effect.
The whole situation is miserable. Fans accuse the developers of being arrogant. They raise prices and then prohibit discussing that it is unfair. All of this turns into a battle against the community instead of working towards a solution.
Other developers have already fought a nearly identical battle before they had to back down:
Strange Brigade on Steam is actually a rather inconspicuous co-op shooter that has disappeared into obscurity. But currently, the player numbers are soaring, and that’s because the game is available for not even 3 €.
What kind of game is Strange Brigade?
The setting is in Egypt in the 1930s
You try to stop the witch queen Seteki, who has risen from a tomb
In addition to hordes of mystical and undead enemies, there are also traps and puzzles to watch out for
The playable characters have different abilities, and there are unusual weapons with which you must defend yourself.
All of this sounds like a classic co-op horde shooter in the spirit of Left 4 Dead. Alone, it might be a bit monotonous, but in co-op with friends, it’s a lot of fun. The incredibly good offer of 2.50 € has also influenced the player numbers.
Remnant 2 also offers you a lot of fun as a co-op shooter:
Strange Brigade – Trailer for the co-op shooter for fans of Indiana Jones
Definitely a great team shooter
How does the community react to the game? Looking at the numbers of the game on SteamDB , the big discount has had a huge impact on the player numbers. Just before the offer, the player numbers didn’t even reach 20. Shortly after, the game shot up to over 20,000 in recent days.
Parcival: Definitely worth it. It’s incredibly fun in co-op.
I_come_in_peace: It’s mindless fun in co-op. A no-brainer for the current price.
Lonex[GER]: Super cool co-op shooter with puzzles, upgrades for many weapons and humor. […] If you don’t buy the deluxe edition with a 95% discount, you’ll miss out on a lot of fun.
The mindless but fun gameplay in co-op currently convinces players who are hooked by the very low entry price.
How much does Strange Brigade currently cost? Until November 1, 2023, you can get the game for 95% off at a price of 2.50 €. If you have more pocket money, you can also purchase the deluxe edition, which offers you even more characters, campaign content, as well as weapons and additional content.
Have you already played the game? Then let us know your opinion in the comments.
