The former Overwatch professional Félix “xQc” Lengyel was for a long time the number 1 on Twitch and is considered one of the greatest streamers in the world. Nevertheless, he was dissatisfied and envious of his colleagues, as he now admitted.
He now shares his streams between the two platforms, which makes his pure Twitch statistics not as impressive anymore. In a recent stream, xQc revealed that he had been annoyed for years about the deals of his colleagues.
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From Overwatch professional to number 1 on Twitch to 100 million $ – Who is xQc?
xQc thinks the others have stopped trying
What was xQc annoyed about? While xQc was trying to break the Minecraft record of his arch-rival Forsen, he revealed how unfair he felt about the deals of his Twitch colleagues. While he did receive his own “sweet deal,” he was “eternally mad” about it.
“I was angry for years because all my colleagues at the time were getting huge sums – […] they all had damn contracts with all guarantees and they didn’t have to do anything.” xQc specifically mentions Imane “Pokimane” Anys, the “Queen of Twitch.”
These colleagues had little or no performance to deliver, just “sat around and did nothing.” For that, they received “fat payouts,” xQc said.
The shooter streamer Nick “Nickmercs” Kolcheff had such a deal that xQc was apparently envious of: with fixed payouts, regardless of performance. However, he was not happy with it either. He says Twitch kept all the money from his subscriptions:
There is news from The Day Before, a zombie MMO that reminds many of The Division. The game is back on Steam, has resolved its naming issue, and sets its release as an early access title for December 7. The launch trailer looks much better than many feared. A version of The Day Before for PS5 and Xbox Series X is apparently planned.
These are the news:
The Day Before says (via twitter), they have won their naming dispute and will indeed be called “The Day Before”. The game is also back on Steam.
The planned release has been postponed from November 11 to December 7, 2023, and will also initially start as an early access title. The release had already been postponed; it was originally planned for March 2023. There is currently no mention of an announced beta.
The game is expected to cost $39 in early access, and the price is set to rise to $49 when the final release occurs. The official launch of The Day Before is set to happen once the game runs optimally, and they are sure they can offer the best possible version. Versions for “next-gen” consoles, presumably PS5 and Xbox Series X, are also expected to be released.
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The Day Before provides new impressions in the final trailer
Trailer shows housing and a lot of weapons
This can be seen in the release trailer: IGN uploaded 3 minutes of new gameplay. The style is strongly oriented towards games like The Division or Escape from Tarkov:
You are supposed to earn the currency “Woodbury Coins” through quests and be able to accept various missions.
Housing is also planned, in your own ranch, and you can see the “spa elements” that have caused trouble in advance, but also cars that you are supposed to be able to buy in The Day Before.
The developers also promise weapons with unique shooting and recoil behavior.
What is the general mood? The trailer looks good, but the mood towards the game is skeptical to hostile. In general, people seem to distrust it because too many “red flags” have been discovered in recent months, which have deterred many players.
The postponement of the release was not a big surprise anymore; hardly anyone expected “The Day Before” to actually be released on November 11 after a long silence. Some also suspect that the release was postponed to avoid the launch of Call of Duty on November 10.
The price of $39 in early access is, however, criticized by some as “too high”.
It is clear that many players are looking forward to a game like “The Division with zombies” and it will be interesting to see how The Day Before ultimately performs.
The games for PS Plus Essential in November 2023 for the PS5 and PS4 have been officially announced. We briefly introduce the games and show when they are available.
Which games are there in November 2023? Again in November 2023, there are three games that you can get with the PS Plus subscription.
Mafia 2: Definitive Edition (PS4)
Dragon Ball: The Breakers (PS4)
Aliens Fireteam Elite (PS4, PS5)
When will the games be available? The “PS Plus” games are always available on the first Tuesday of a month:
07. November 2023 / 12:00 PM: PS Plus – games available
What kind of game is this? Mafia 2: Definitive Edition is the remaster of the popular gangster epic “Mafia 2”, which was originally released in 2010 by 2K.
In the second part of the Mafia series, you take on the role of former soldier Vittorio “Vito” Scaletta, who carries out various tasks for a mafia boss to pay off his father’s debts.
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Mafia 2: Definitive Edition – See the remaster of the crime epic in the launch trailer
Dragon Ball: The Breakers
What kind of game is this? Dragon Ball: The Breakers is an asymmetric online game in the universe of Dragon Ball.
In the multiplayer title released in 2022, 7 players take on the role of survivors against a powerful opponent (Raider) and must try to escape using various power-ups and items.
As the Raider, who is also a well-known “Dragon Ball” character like Cell or Frieza, you must try to prevent the 7 survivors from escaping with your skills.
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What kind of game is this? Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a cooperative shooter from Cold Iron Studios set in the universe of the well-known Alien franchise from films and other media.
The gameplay of Aliens Fireteam Elite is quite simple: you fight your way through hordes of Xenomorphs in a campaign using various weapons and gadgets.
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Until when can you secure the games? You can secure the three games until December 4, 2023, and keep them as long as you have the PS Plus Essential subscription.
In addition, you have until November 07 to add the PS Plus games for October 2023 to your library, if you haven’t done so yet:
The US journalist Paul Tassi has been covering the online shooter Destiny 2 and Bungie for Forbes for years. Now he gives an insight into the current mood in the studio and what they think about the idea of developing a Destiny 3.
Where does the report come from? The insider report comes from Paul Tassi at Forbes. He says: The layoffs at Bungie were conducted so brutally and heartlessly that many employees are now willing to speak to the press. The atmosphere is extremely bad.
Layoffs in the style of an investment bank
What made the layoffs so harsh? Tassi writes:
The layoffs took place in the style of an investment bank: They locked employees out of their emails, accounts, and systems. People were fired and were told not to say anything, and in some cases, they were not even given the opportunity to say goodbye to colleagues and friends.
Especially because Bungie promotes a familial culture, the layoffs hit many particularly hard. When one out of ten friends suddenly disappears, it’s a heavy blow to morale.
Additionally, employees lost their shares in Bungie, which they received as part of the Sony acquisition, because, to secure those shares, they would have had to remain at Bungie longer. The dismissal leads to shares returning to the very company that expelled them.
Lightfall was supposed to be a low point for Destiny 2:
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Destiny 2: Lightfall – Launch Trailer
Bosses do not heed the developers’ requests
This is the mood in the studio: According to Tassi, many employees are dissatisfied with the management, who only now realize what the developers had been telling them for a long time: Destiny 2 has many problems that need to be urgently addressed.
Evidently, the 2023 expansion Lightfall was a negative turning point for Destiny 2: While the initial sales figures were strong, players were very dissatisfied with the expansion. The negative atmosphere persisted throughout 2023, and player engagement fell sharply.
Employees were repeatedly told that player satisfaction was at an all-time low – exactly what the employees had already explained to the bosses for a long time and requested to be allowed to make some changes that would bring players back. Many of the suggestions were rejected.
The situation is exacerbated by the strong gaming year 2023 with very strong games like Baldur’s Gate 3, which also consume a lot of gaming time.
People are being laid off while a new headquarters is being built
What particularly annoys employees? Many employees are dissatisfied with the decision that Bungie is establishing a new massive headquarters in Bellevue (via bungie), which is expected to cost several tens of millions of dollars while Bungie simultaneously promotes itself as a pioneer in “home-office” practices.
What are the future prospects? According to Tassi, the next Destiny expansion “The Final Shape” is considered “good, but not great.” Pre-orders are low. Therefore, they want to give the expansion four more months of development time. IGN and Bloomberg reported this, but Bungie itself has not confirmed it yet.
Marathon is also being postponed to 2025. It has to become a big hit for Bungie to have a new source of revenue alongside Destiny 2. However, the game currently looks “a bit rough”.
The future prospects for Destiny 2 look extremely negative to Tassi: If Bungie extends the current season 23 by 6-7 months out of necessity, it would only lower morale further, and it is already at an all-time low. According to Tassi, many fans would cancel their pre-orders for Final Shape – and the expansion is already considered by many as “The End of Destiny,” no matter what Bungie claims or still plans.
What is the situation with Destiny 3? Tassi writes that many in the industry believe that Bungie should now make a switch and start working on Destiny 3 instead of endlessly tinkering with Destiny 2.
However, there are absolutely no signs from Bungie that they are considering this.
According to Tassi, the situation at Bungie is currently terrible for all involved.
Currently, you can find Adebom in the raids of Pokémon GO. We show you the best counters and their movesets. This way you can defeat Adebom in the level-3 raids.
What kind of Pokémon is Adebom? Adebom first appeared in the ninth game generation, namely the games Scarlet and Violet. It made its debut in Pokémon GO in September 2023 and brings the type combination of Flying and Dark.
You can currently catch it in level-3 raids, it is part of the Pokémon of the “Día de Muertes”-event.
Can Adebom be shiny? Yes, with some luck you can also catch the shiny version of Adebom. However, the chance for that is low.
We show you here the best counters against Adebom that can defeat it quickly due to their type effectiveness.
Defeating Adebom in the raid – use these counters
Mega-Diancie with Stone Edge and Fairy Wind
Shadow-Rameidon with Catapult and Rock Slide
Shadow-Rihornior with Catapult and Rock Throw
Mega-Despotar with Catapult and Stone Edge
Mega-Guardevoir with Charm and Fairy Wind
Shadow-Raikou with Thunder Shock and Volt Switch
Mega-Rayquaza with Dragon Tail and Sky Attack
Mega-Voltenso with Thunder Fang and Volt Switch
Shadow-Elevoltek with Thunder Shock and Volt Switch
Voltriant with Thunder Shock and Charge Beam
Shadow-Magnezone with Volt Switch and Volt Switch
Mega-Aerodactyl with Stone Edge and Rock Slide
Shadow-Zapdos with Thunder Shock and Thunderbolt
Shadow-Mamutel with Powder Snow and Avalanche
Zekrom with Charge Beam and Fusion Bolt
Shadow-Despotar with Catapult and Stone Edge
Shadow-Luxtra with Spark and Volt Switch
Shadow-Alola-Geowaz with Wave and Volt Switch
Voltolos (Therian Form) with Volt Switch and Thunderbolt
Shadow-Snibunna with Ice Shard and Avalanche
Things to keep in mind: The shadow forms provide an attack boost compared to their “normal” variant. However, the standard versions of the mentioned monsters also make good counters if you don’t have the shadow versions available.
Weaknesses of Adebom: Adebom is particularly weak against Rock, Electric, Ice, and Fairy. So make sure to use attacks of these types against Adebom.
To gain another boost, you can also use team power with other players.
How many trainers do you need? Adebom can already be defeated solo as a level-3 boss. If you want to be extra sure, you can secure an advantage against the bird with a duo team.
The current star in League of Legends is 22-year-old midlaner Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon. He has achieved a performance at the LoL Worlds 2023 that no one before him managed, not even the legendary Faker. Chovy has qualified for the Worlds playoffs 5 times in a row. And he is only 22 years old.
Why is the record special? Before Chovy, no one managed to reach the Worlds playoffs 5 times in a row in LoL. This requires a high level of skill in the team and extreme consistency: one must prevail in their own region 5 times, go to the Worlds, and then be strong enough to get through the group stage:
This consistency was not even achieved by Faker – whose team T1 repeatedly failed to qualify for the Worlds in weaker years when younger teams surpassed T1. Thus, T1 completely missed the Worlds in 2018 and 2020 – among other reasons, because Chovy managed to qualify with his teams unexpectedly.
The closest to setting the record was the US-ADC Sneaky: He reached the playoffs in 2013 and 2014 and then from 2016 to 2019 – but he could not do it in 2015 and 2020 his career was already over.
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Played with 4 different teams, but each time successfully
What sets Chovy apart: Chovy’s record is also special because he achieved qualification with different teams: The first 3 times he made it with actual “underdog” teams, where he had to bear the main load: Griffin, DragonX, and Hanwha Life were rather outsiders from 2018 to 2020, but filled with great talents.
Qualification with his current team, Gen G., is not such a big surprise. They are considered one of the favorites to win the title.
This makes Chovy the new star in LoL: Chovy plays midlane, which is usually the most prestigious position in LoL, as aggressive champions are played here who can gather many kills.
In recent years, Chovy has built a remarkable reputation as “Our Lord and Savior Chovy” through his sheer skill and is once again in stunning form in 2023. At the Worlds, he achieved a KDA of 14.3 in just 3 games and was involved in 73% of his team’s kills.
Before the Worlds, he just set a record in South Korea and won gold at the Asian Games.
The Open Beta of The Finals is a complete success and makes the shooter the most desired game on Steam. But why is this F2P title so popular?
What kind of game is it? The Finals is a new PvP shooter that is set to be released as a free-to-play title for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S and is produced by the Swedish developer “Embark Studios.”
The Finals puts you in a virtual arena where you fight for victory in 3v3v3 matches in a game show. In the different modes, your goal is to collect more money than your opponents.
To maintain the upper hand in battle, you can use various weapons, abilities, and gadgets and customize your loadout accordingly.
The success of the Open Beta has even influenced the expectations of shooter fans: The Finals has jumped to number 1 on the list of the most desired games on Steam, now ahead of titles like Hades 2, ARK 2, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, and Nightingale.
If you see a building, you can probably destroy it too
What makes The Finals so good? Gameplay-wise, The Finals stands out primarily for 2 aspects: extreme destruction and vertical gameplay.
You can destroy almost everything in The Finals and tear down entire buildings. You have various explosive gadgets, a sledgehammer, or gas canisters at your disposal. In general, the destruction of the maps is meant to be a tactical element.
However, you can also choose to completely avoid destruction and sneak up on your opponents with a katana or a dagger and take them down from behind. How you play is entirely up to you.
The second major feature of The Finals is the vertical gameplay. You can reach almost any building with a zip line, jump from roof to roof, and bounce meters into the air with jump pads. Since there is no fall damage, you can really go overboard with this.
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In The Finals you can live out your destruction rage – Trailer for the Open Beta
The destruction of the map and the vertical gameplay, combined with fast movement that allows you to slide and bunny hop, make for a really fun movement shooter. Players on Reddit agree:
“It takes a bit to get used to the movement and gunplay, but once you’ve got it down, the mechanics are not only incredibly fun but also extremely flexible. The game is great, I’m having a lot of fun trying out different builds.” (via Reddit)
“The destruction is so much fun, and most of us don’t even use our full potential.” (via Reddit)
“I played it solo and absolutely hated it with randoms. Then I played with 2 other friends and it was the most fun we’ve had playing a shooter in a long time.” (via Reddit).
What does The Finals not do so well? It is an open beta, and you can still tell at the moment. There are occasional bugs, some balancing could still be adjusted in certain areas, and the servers likely ran at their limits during the surge of players.
On the weekends, there were repeatedly phases where inviting friends or accepting an invitation did not go as the players wanted. Additionally, the servers occasionally crashed, and players were kicked from ongoing matches.
Sometimes, you were the only team not kicked from the match. However, this was not automatically counted as a victory; instead, you either had to leave as well or continue playing without opponents.
If Embark Studios can fix the beta’s problems before release, shooter fans can finally expect a game with The Finals that is just fun to play.
Season 3 of 7 vs. Wild started on October 31 at 00:00
Another major difference from previous seasons is the broadcasting platform of the series. While in previous years, the premiere of a new episode was always on YouTube, this time the first broadcast will take place on Amazon’s streaming service “Freevee.”
On Freevee, you can still watch the episodes for free, but each episode has fixed advertising breaks. On YouTube, the first episode will be broadcast about a month later, on November 29.
Praise for the episode despite criticism of video quality
What do the fans say? On social media, some fans of the survival series report that there were technical issues shortly after the start of the broadcast. The image quality was reportedly very poor.
“Pixel power at its highest level. You can hardly watch it in this quality. Hope episode two is played out better (via Twitter).”
“Just as I wished! I’m super happy, aside from the video quality – but that will surely be good tomorrow (via Reddit).”
“Absolutely terrible quality. You can hardly see anything. 320p or what? Embarrassing (via Twitter).”
“Besides the video quality, a very cool episode (via Reddit).”
“Very nice cut. […] But the Amazon Freevee resolution was surprisingly low (via Reddit).”
Currently, however, it seems that the problems with the video quality have been resolved. At least we could not detect any resolution breakdowns while testing by skipping through the episode.
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Who is participating in 7 vs. Wild this time? Unlike in previous seasons, there will be seven teams consisting of two people each this time, who will be dropped in the wild for 14 days.
In season three, there are again many participants you might know from the German Twitch or YouTube scene. This includes well-known streamers like Trymacs, Rumathra, Papaplatte, and Rezze.
The complete list of participants can be seen here:
In addition, for the first time, some participants from previous seasons will also be back. For example, you can look forward to Knossi and Survival-Mattin again.
However, streamer MontanaBlack is not participating, even though he received an invitation from Fritz Meinecke early on. He was supposed to form a team with his buddy ELoTRiX, but he declined to participate:
In Starfield you can now build a space station as an outpostwhere you can even dock your spaceship.
In Bethesda’s space RPG, outposts are an integral part of the gameplay. You can build your own outpost and use it as a retreat on a beautiful planet or farm resources there.
However, even though players were able to build an entire city as an outpost, there was one thing missing until now: a space station as an outpost. That is about to change.
How can you build an outpost as a space station? The disappointing news for some players right off the bat: this is currently only possible using a mod, even though the necessary data is already contained in the game.
According to the description, with this mod, it is possible to transform your latest ship into a space station via a build menu of your outpost, which you can modify and where you can dock your spaceship.
The mod is called “Spacestations for Outposts” and is available on the Nexusmods site. As the mod developer states, the entire code of the mod is already in the game, but some things are a bit broken and not everything works. Additionally, some things may still be a bit buggy.
Moreover, all items in the mod are free because the developer did not want to assign a price to the hundreds of items and Bethesda hasn’t done so yet.
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What do outposts bring in Starfield? Outposts in Starfield are more than just a vacation resort on a tropical planet and serve more than just the purpose of role-playing.
You can farm a ton of resources with an outpost. Additionally, outposts are among the best ways to collect XP. What advantages and useful properties a space station has as an outpost, we cannot say at this time.
If you want to continue building your outpost on a solid celestial body but do not know where useful and valuable resources might be found, we have created a list of planets and moons that are very well suited for building an outpost:
The World Footballer Award with the famous Ballon d’Or is also interesting for many fans of EA FC 24 . This year, we noticed that some players in the top 10 have bad cards despite their seemingly strong performances.
Which players are we talking about? Among the women, the Spanish player Salma Paralluelo secured a strong third place behind Aitana Bonmati and Sam Kerr. Although she was among the best players last year, her FIFA rating does not reflect this at all.
The same applies to the Argentinian Julián Álvarez, who achieved a remarkable seventh place in the vote for Footballer of the Year. However, he is just as unplayable as his colleague’s Gold card.
And these two players are not the only ones in the top 10 of the Ballon d’Or, where EA apparently has a different standard than the jury of the French football competition. We will show you the discrepancy between the assessment of real performances and the ratings in Ultimate Team.
Paralluelo, Álvarez, and Co: Top on the pitch, flop in EA FC 24
What ratings do Paralluelo and Álvarez have? The third-placed woman has a rating of just 78 in EA FC 24. Only in speed does she fall into a world-class range, with a value of 93 according to EA Sports’ assessment. At least her playstyles can also be impressive. Among them are two playstyles that are among the best playstyles in EA FC 24.
World champion and treble winner Julián Álvarez from Manchester City has a rating of 80, and additionally enjoyed a special card with an upgrade to 87 during the Trailblazers promo in Ultimate Team. However, his Gold card struggles to impress in almost any rating. As a striker, he lacks speed and finishing quality. In the role of CAM, he can at least impress with a playstyle that significantly helps you to overcome the new OP pressing setting that many players utilize in the game.
Overall, both players with their Gold cards are not even among the best 500 players in Ultimate Team, even when ignoring Icons, Heroes, and other event cards. There is a clear gap between real performances and EA’s estimated ratings.
Even the sixth-placed Olga Camona is far from meeting expectations given her rating of 79, which arises from her position in the World Footballer Women’s election.
Even worse off is her teammate, who caused quite a stir in the Women’s World Cup with Colombia and inflicted a painful goal on the German national team. Read below to find out who it is.
Biggest storm talent doesn’t even get a rare Gold card
9th place among the best players is not enough for a rare Gold card: Linda Caicedo is considered one of the biggest promises for the future in women’s football. The just 18-year-old already plays for Real Madrid and is an absolute star in her homeland Colombia.
Apparently, her performances and popularity were not enough for EA Sports to give her a good rating. Not only that, but it was not even enough for a rare Gold card.
With a 76-rated Non-Rare Gold card and a price of 650 coins on the transfer market, the Colombian is likely to be one of the most underrated cards by EA this year.
One could argue in favor of the Canadian developer company that they generally assign younger players worse ratings, in order to provide them with better ratings in events or following years.
In Pokémon GO players keep struggling with the lack of routes. However, the number seems to be increasing significantly.
What is the problem with routes? The routes were introduced in summer 2023 and represent essentially established walks submitted by trainers. Once the routes are submitted, Niantic has to approve them. Once they are available, they lead from Pokéstop to Pokéstop and can be deviated by players.
By following these routes, players have the chance to get the coveted Zygarde cells, which are needed to develop the powerful Pokémon Zygarde.
However, trainers have repeatedly complained that there are too few routes and that the approval process simply takes too long. Players were frustrated that their submitted routes were not approved for days and weeks. This partly led to the problem that there were simply no routes nearby.
Now trainers are reporting that there seems to be a wave of approvals occurring.
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Suddenly more routes in Pokémon GO? “Many more in my area”
What is changing right now? As some trainers discuss in the subreddit “TheSilphRoad” about Pokémon GO, it seems that many routes are currently being approved. One trainer reports that she had several routes “stuck” in the approval process for a long time but are now suddenly published.
“There are suddenly many more routes in my area, and my waiting list has shrunk from six to three,” says Pendergirl4 in her post, which we include here:
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Those I submitted in August are still being reviewed in Australia. But you’re right, I can see seven in my local park that weren’t there before, comments one (via reddit)
I can confirm that indirectly. In my immediate area, the number of routes has increased from 13 to 18, including one that’s been in the waiting list since route creation was opened for level 48. However, my four in review are still there, says another (via reddit).
Six of mine have been confirmed, now I only have two left, adds another comment (via reddit)
In the editorial team, we also noticed an increase in available routes nearby, but for example, one route submitted at the beginning of September is still in the “Under review” status.
At the same time, some trainers report that no new routes from the waiting list have been approved for them.
How comprehensive the route approval currently is remains unclear. That’s why we want to hear your observations: What does it look like with new routes near you? Have new routes been activated for you, have your submitted routes been approved? Or is there no change for you?
Maximilian “Trymacs” Stemmler (29) is one of the most successful streamers on German Twitch and earns quite a bit from it. Now he gives some questionable investment tips in an interview.
In 2022, Trymacs stated that he had opened boosters worth a total of 120,000 Euros (via YouTube). It seems that the amount has increased even more since then. In an interview, the 29-year-old also reveals what is left of that money.
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Every loss is an investment
This is how much the cards are worth today: Trymacs says he has invested a total of 130,000 Euros in Pokémon cards. They are now worth only 25,000 Euros. Thus, the streamer would have made a loss of more than 100,000 Euros.
Trymacs, who is also criticized as a pay-to-win streamer, does not see it that way: He fundamentally describes such expenses as investments in his content. He earns quite a bit from it, as he openly shows.
In the interview, the 29-year-old also discusses further great investments: For example, the 60,000 Euros he allegedly invested in FIFA, just for the account to be worthless by the next release. He has also reportedly poured 60,000 Euros into his mobile games – though at least he still retains the villages.
What do the numbers indicate? The amounts should be taken with a grain of caution, as Trymacs apparently does not have them at hand and speaks only from memory. The actual amounts could deviate by some margin – at another point, he mentioned 80,000 Euros spent solely on FIFA.
Uncomfortable questions on an uncomfortable chair
How did the statements come about? Trymacs spoke in an interview with his colleague Florian “Varion” Kiesow about his dubious investments. The still unnamed format of the YouTuber already reminds some viewers of the US talk show “Between Two Ferns” with Zach Galifianakis.
Varion makes himself comfortable in an armchair, while Trymacs seats himself on a chair that looks somewhat too small and faces some tough questions. The twist: Neither the host nor the guest know the questions in advance and cannot prepare for them.
You can watch the entire pilot episode here, from 4:35 onwards, it’s all about money.
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How is the format received? The comments on YouTube have quite positive reactions. Viewers celebrate the markedly expressionless way in which Varion presents the uncomfortable questions and lets Trymacs flounder.
marcels-k2709: “This type of humor and ‘bringing us out of our reserve’ is great entertainment and refreshing. […]”
stumpi3377: “For the first episode, a lot was done right, but it would still be cool if you rode into more trouble and never fell out of character. But keep going!”
LloydWeyard: “Extremely cool format, I really enjoyed it! Especially how serious you remain in the interview, simply divine!”
Helmut_Kohl: “I was initially skeptical, but the format is great. Please do more of that.”
ichleckererkeks: “I find this type of interview really pleasant. Especially with Max, it’s nice.”
At the beginning of the interview, Varion had already indicated to Trymacs that his performance would help decide whether the series would continue. Given the positive feedback, it seems likely that further episodes will follow.
Also, Trymacs’ Twitch colleague LetsHugo has just recently participated in a talk format, answering questions. For those who haven’t felt particularly old today, they can read here about how the 23-year-old imagines the 20th century – complete with knights and black-and-white screens:
Bungie, the studio behind the loot shooter Destiny 2, has laid off approximately 100 employees this week, which corresponds to about 8% of its workforce. This decision was made after serious warnings from management, as the shooter has significantly lost popularity.
This is why so many Bungie employees were fired: In recent years, many players have loved Destiny 2, the FPS loot shooter from Bungie. However, there have been signs of a decline in the once vibrant hype for some time now. This led to the difficult decision by management to proceed with layoffs this week.
Two weeks ago, executives from the Sony-owned developer informed employees at a meeting that this year’s revenue was 45% below the expected results.
As a consequence, the release of the upcoming DLC “The Final Shape” is to be postponed from February to June 2024. The statement comes from sources who reported to Jason Schreier from Bloomberg. They wanted to remain anonymous.
According to these employees, it was also communicated to them at this meeting that the mood among Destiny 2 players has reached “a historic low“.
With the delay of the DLC release, Bungie employees receive more time for development, and thus the ability to improve the product Destiny 2.
CEO Pete Parsons is said to have remarked at the time: “To weather the storm, everyone must work together” and emphasized that the employees are also determined to do whatever is necessary to boost revenue again.
The Final Shape of Destiny 2, the last DLC of the Light and Darkness saga, almost prophetically stands for the “beginning of the end”. Even though Bungie does not want to let it come to that.
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Destiny 2: The Final Shape – The last DLC of the first saga
The layoffs came as a surprise: On Monday morning, the situation worsened when many Bungie employees were unexpectedly invited to 15-minute meetings with management. During these meetings, they were informed of their layoffs and the upcoming round of dismissals.
Bungie’s revenues were 45% below projections
This is the current state of the loot shooter: The expansion “Lightfall” received very poor reviews from players. Players were dissatisfied with the story and the game itself.
Many long-time guardians were no longer interested in pre-ordering the last DLC of the once popular video game. Although the latest expansion The Final Shape has been well received by players, the feedback is still not outstanding, as Bloomberg reports:
The decision for the layoffs was thus made after grim warnings from management about a substantial decline in the popularity of Destiny 2.
In total, 8% of the workforce was laid off to respond to the challenges of dwindling interest.
Some players had canceled their pre-orders and preferred to experience the ending on YouTube rather than playing themselves.
Layoffs are part of a larger savings initiative: The layoffs are according to the magazine IGN mainly due to the poor performance of Destiny 2 in the last year and the “lower than expected pre-orders“.
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In conversations with some current and former employees, it was also confirmed that Bungie has taken full responsibility for the layoffs instead of blaming the parent company Sony.
The developer has also taken further steps to mitigate the financial impact of the significant decline in popularity of Destiny 2.
Reports indicate that costs such as travel have been reduced, and salary as well as hiring freezes have been implemented.
The laid-off former employees also received severance pay for at least three months and COBRA health benefits (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act). However, other company benefits were terminated immediately.
The remaining employees of the developer were informed that the affected positions in the areas of communication, PR, support, and sound design, which had to be eliminated, would now be outsourced to external companies.
This is what happens next: Despite the difficulties, it should be noted that Bungie and Destiny 2 are not disappearing anytime soon.
CEO Pete Parsons has informed the remaining employees that the company has retained “the right people” to continue working on the space shooter in the future, as reported by IGN.
Bungie will continue to support Destiny 2 and develop new content to engage remaining players and perhaps attract new ones. The industry is highly competitive, and adaptability is vital for survival.
Industry analyst Doug Creutz from TD Cowen has also noted regarding the situation, “that these recent events [at Bungie] indicate signs of a restructuring at PlayStation.” The layoffs are likely part of Sony-PlayStation’s current cost-saving initiative.
How do you evaluate the decision to lay off employees due to the decline in popularity of Destiny 2? Positive or negative? Did you expect this development or not? And how do you feel about Destiny 2 now? Feel free to share your opinion with the community in the comments.
Industry analyst Doug Creutz from TD Cowen has also noted regarding the situation, “that these recent events [at Bungie] indicate signs of a restructuring at PlayStation.” The layoffs are likely part of Sony-PlayStation’s current cost-saving initiative.
How do you evaluate the decision to lay off employees due to the decline in popularity of Destiny 2? Positive or negative? Did you expect this development or not? And how do you feel about Destiny 2 now? Feel free to share your opinion with the community in the comments.
Since MeinMMO editor Lydia played the demo of The Ebbing – A Coastal Tale (Steam), she wants more. Because this detective RPG combines investigative work with Pen&Paper elements and comes with humor and a special twist.
In The Ebbing – A Coastal Tale, you will be taken to the North Sea town of Havstedt in 1870. You actually want to vacation there, but these plans are disturbed by a murder. To make matters worse, you are also the main suspect. It is therefore in your own interest to find the real culprit and prove your innocence.
During the investigations, you should be able to move freely through Havstedt in third-person. You collect clues by questioning locals and using your “detective sense” to discover hidden evidence.
Additionally, your character has various skills that you can level up to pass skill checks. There are also supposed to be crafting and stealth elements. You can get your own impression here in the trailer. A demo is also available on Steam. However, the release date is still unknown.
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The Ebbing – A Coastal Tale is a detective RPG with North German charm
Historical RPG with North German Charm
I had the opportunity to try out The Ebbing at Polaris, and the detective RPG was actually one of my highlights of the Hamburg gaming event. And that, even though the version available there was almost more of a “proof of concept” than a proper demo.
To understand why I am so excited about The Ebbing, one should probably know a few things about me: I love detective stories, in any form. Whether as a point-and-click game, Netflix series, or book, I always prefer to pick up crime stories.
Bonus points are also given for the setting in the 19th century, as I have a weakness for that too. As a survival newbie, I am really looking forward to checking out the upcoming Nightingale, because I really like the “gaslamp fantasy” inspired by Victorian England.
But instead of playing in 19th century London, which is often used as a setting, The Ebbing takes place in a German port town, and that is exactly the next aspect that I liked. Because the game is supposed to be fully voiced at release – and in the German voiceover in Low German.
With a background in linguistics and as a general language nerd, I think that’s just great. To return to an earlier point, crime stories in dialects have a special place in my heart.
I know it’s still too early to get excited about The Ebbing, and for some, it may not look like much in its current state. But the game has definitely piqued my interest with its first puzzles, atmosphere, and humor.
When I tried to kick down a door in the demo and the skill check failed, I wasn’t prepared for how badly it could go. Not only did I smash a broken door in the face of an unsuspecting child, but I also started a fire. But it was funny somehow.
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In addition, Active Fungus is a German studio, and since 2023 has not been a great year for local game studios (I’m looking at you, Daedalic and Mimimi), it’s nice to see that there are still creative minds here who are passionately involved.
As I learned in a conversation on-site, the demo version actually featured the family of one of the developers.
However, everything is supposed to be professionally voiced for the full version, as I was assured. That’s not so easy, as even at this stage of development, they have about 50 characters to voice. Finding that many voice actors who also speak Low German is quite a challenge.
For my part, I will certainly follow the project with great interest. However, since a release is probably still a long way off, I will have to make do with “A Bavarian Tale” for now. That, in turn, is supposed to get a performance upgrade and an upgrade to Unreal Engine 5.3 this October (via Steam).
Also, MeinMMO demon Cortyn checked out a game from German production. Together with three unsuspecting friends, he went into the horror game Demonic Episode, in which players take on the role of content creators and explore “lost places”. You can read how that went here:
In Pokémon GO, the “Day of the Dead” event starts today, on November 1, 2023. What bonuses does the event bring? All info.
When does Día de Muertos run? The event starts on Wednesday, November 1 at 10:00 AM and ends on Thursday, November 2 at 8:00 PM. Thus, you can utilize the bonuses for almost two days, but be mindful of the time, as it will end on Thursday after 8:00 PM.
What kind of event is this? Día de Muertos, in German “Day of the Dead,” is a Mexican holiday. However, it is not a sad occasion, but rather a colorful celebration to honor the deceased.
The festival is also incorporated into Pokémon GO as an event.
What bonuses does Día de Muertos bring?
You can take advantage of a total of four bonuses that are active until Thursday evening:
Perfectly costumed Pokémon appear
Lures last for 90 minutes
Smoke lasts for 90 minutes (does not apply to daily adventure smoke)
There are double catch candies
Additionally, players in Latin America and the Caribbean can receive extra candies for sending Pokémon.
As usual, you can expect corresponding stickers and avatar items in the shop for the event.
Moreover, showcases will take place. Here you can compete with Zwirrlicht. So check if you collect noticeably large Zwirrlicht to submit them at showcases.
MeinMMO demon Cortyn talks about the first MMORPG. In Silkroad Online, the world was still in order – or so to speak. Because the first guild wanted a lot and could do nothing.
The first great love of MMORPGs is something very special – even for me. Even if many memories have become a bit blurred by now, I still remember very well how I logged in every day back then to grind and cause mischief with my guild. Even though we never really “pulled anything off”, the feelings from back then are still there.
We’re talking about the first “Silkroad Online”.
So let me tell you about Silkroad. A more than classic MMORPG that today (rightly) hardly anyone knows. But it was my first excursion into the world of MMORPGs and therefore has a very special place in my memories forever.
It’s important to know that Silkroad still had all those annoying mechanics that (thankfully) did not appear in later MMORPGs. A few examples:
Quests wanted you to gather 30 cores from stone elementals. But these only drop from very special, rare elementals, which have a 1:5 chance of appearing. And then they have another 50% chance of actually dropping. On average, you had to defeat 300 elementals here.
Death had consequences. Anyone who died lost a large amount of experience points. A single death could completely undo 3 to 4 hours of grinding. Multiple deaths in a row could wipe out weeks of work.
I want to be honest with you, I didn’t have many memories of the gameplay of Silkroad Online. It was a blur of healing potion spamming and pressing the same 5 skills over and over. When I looked at screenshots from back then on the internet, I furrowed my brow in confusion and wondered: “Did I really play that?”
But then one clue led to another and the memories came back piece by piece.
Screenshots from another time – back then with CRT monitors. (Image source: donationcoder.com)
A simple profession system that was just cool
In addition to the typical Asia-game classes, there was also a “job” system that was probably the most important aspect of the game: There were three different “professions” you could commit to starting from level 20:
As a thief, it was your job to ambush merchants and take their goods to sell them for a big profit. Merchants (“Traders”) were mostly protected by hunters (“Hunters”), who in turn hunted thieves.
Theoretically, this was a cool mix of three different factions:
Traders try to transport goods from A to B to make a profit.
Hunters protect the traders from thieves and get paid for it.
Thieves ambush the traders and sell the loot themselves.
Because I was already as edgy as the horns on my head back then, there was of course only one role to choose: thief.
Back then, I played with a schoolmate and we agreed that we wanted to build the largest and most dangerous thief guild the server had ever seen.
Of course, the guild had to have a particularly “cool” name, so we chose “black plague” – because thieves always wore black clothing in the game. But since it was a multilingual server, the name had to be in English: Black Blight.
Theoretically, we had it all magnificently pictured. We would ambush some merchants, quickly run into the bushes to put on our thief clothes (only then do you really take part in this “profession war”) and then rob the merchant.
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The 3 largest MMORPGs in Germany in 2023, according to Google
My guild was “Team Rocket” for the very poor
Back then, we had no idea that even in the starter area, the merchants were already protected by max-level hunters. Because if a server had been active for a while, merchants always had high-level hunters with them. Trying to attack before reaching the maximum level as a thief was completely crazy – but we didn’t know that back then.
We planned many attacks. We strategized a lot. We waited for a world boss to spawn in an area because that usually attracts all players. We saw that as our opportunity to attack merchants who could not break off their journey and – hopefully – stood there without protection.
Spoiler: That was absolutely never the case.
In the roughly 3 months of gameplay, there was not a single successful attack from the Black Blight guild on any merchants.
But that didn’t bother us so much. In true “Team Rocket” fashion, we thought every time: “Maybe next time!” Somehow, I was also much more tolerant of frustration back then than I am today. Today, I lose interest after 3 lost Overwatch matches in a row.
Much more than the game itself, I remember the conversations in my guild.
Because often we just sat by the roadside, by the shore of a lake, and engaged in a bit of “pseudo-RP.” These were just a few figments of our imagination on how our next attack would go and that soon – very, very soon! – the server would tremble before Black Blight.
This is what the “thieves” looked like back then. Unfortunately, no picture from my guild.
Spontaneous hentai and the beginning of the end
Little by little we recruited more and more people who either played a thief or “thought the guild name was cool.” Yes, those were our selection criteria back then.
Since Silkroad only had international servers, we had to communicate in English – something I wasn’t particularly good at back then. I was constantly looking up vocabulary when we talked in the guild chat.
Anime was still a niche hobby back then, and the only legal and accessible consumption was through RTL2 – Pokemon, Sailor Moon, Inuyasha, and Dragon Ball. One of my guildmates got me hooked on the idea of watching “Bleach” – that was quite popular in Japan back then.
To make matters worse, we only had “DSL 1000” back then, because everything else, to quote my mother’s husband, was “money thrown away that you will never need.”
Downloading anime illegally over torrent platforms with the absolute cheap connection, only to find out after hours that someone had named the file “Bleach Episode 73” but then received an episode of “Bible Black” was then disturbing at a completely different level.
To summarize the guild: Yes, that was a bunch of nerds with an anime fetish who wanted to be particularly “edgy” and ambush defenseless traders as thieves. Not a single heist in the short history of the guild was successful. We lived the absolute cliché – and loved it.
Even if Silkroad was certainly not the best game, it set me on my path. It indirectly ensured that I learned the English language and also rekindled my love for anime, which persists to this day.
Eventually, another school friend led me away from Silkroad, claiming he had a “friend code” that would let me try out this “World of Warcraft”. That ultimately cemented my fate.
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All events in November 2023 Pokémon GO overview. We have summarized the dates and known details for you here on MeinMMO and show you which ones are particularly worth it.
Which dates are we talking about? In Pokémon GO, various themed events, spotlight hours, and raid hours are held every month. Just before the month changes, the developers have published the upcoming dates (via Twitter/X) and also already revealed some first details.
In the following overview, we show you all events that await you in the coming weeks. Afterwards, you’ll also learn which dates you shouldn’t miss in November.
All events in November 2023 overview
What events can you expect? In November, you can look forward to a whole range of events in Pokémon GO again. Besides different themed events as well as the spotlight and raid hours, various showcases will also await you, where you can compare your Pokémon with those of others.
These events are worth it: In November there is again a number of events that you should best not miss. We will show you which ones they are:
Community Day: On November 5, the next Community Day will take place in Pokémon GO, where you will encounter Felino and its Paldea version. If you evolve it into Suelord, it will learn the charged attack Vielender. Additionally, there will be double candies when catching, reduced trading costs, and an event ticket for €1.
Party Up!: From November 22 to 27, this event will run, which is likely to highlight the new group feature of Pokémon GO. It is speculated that a new Pokémon will be introduced to the game. Some on Reddit and Twitter expect Delfinator.
How do you like the prospects for the events in November 2023? Which one do you definitely not want to miss? Feel free to let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange with other trainers about it.
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Directly mounted installation notes on PC hardware are no longer uncommon. It is only annoying when this information, placed by the manufacturer, prevents one from assembling their system.
Sometimes this information is on a supplied disc or must be downloaded via a link from the manufacturer’s website. However, there are other ways to provide important information to the owners of new hardware. In this specific case with ASRock’s X670 motherboards, it does more harm than good.
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Well-meaning detail from the manufacturer proves to be an obstacle
What is it about?On Reddit, the user bluebeau7 reports difficulties that prevent him from assembling the new components of his gaming PC. The manufacturer ASRock has placed a sticker directly on the RAM slots of the X670 motherboard.
This “Memory Installation Guide” explains in which order to insert the RAM modules when there is only one or several modules available. Additionally, it informs that the very first start can take different lengths of time for technical reasons depending on the memory configuration. This information is definitely important and should ideally be taken into account before assembling the PC.
Why is the sticker a problem? In his attempt to completely remove the sticker from the slots, large parts remained stuck and continue to cover the RAM slots. Without removing these remains, the new motherboard remains unusable.
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The gamer said he initially considered returning the motherboard or claiming a replacement. However, as he stated he was impatient, he wanted to try to remove the glue residue himself. He is said to have succeeded using tweezers. The entire action reportedly took an hour. But there are also memory errors that are not so obvious.
Was his action successful? According to the user, yes. Bluebeau7 says he was able to free the RAM slots from the rest of the sticker this way. He could now insert the RAM and test the system.
He stated that he had tried out a few games for this. Nevertheless, he reportedly remained uncertain whether to keep the motherboard or to return it to the retailer for safety. Unfortunately, the gamer does not report on his final decision.
Other users also speak up, the manufacturer responds
Are there other users with the problem? Yes, the post by bluebeau7 is not an isolated case. There are further reports on Reddit and X (formerly Twitter) about difficulties with the sticker on ASRock’s X670 motherboards. Meanwhile, a statement from the manufacturer is also available. Under a Reddit post with the same problem, ASRock moderator CornFlakes1991 writes the following:
Future batches of AM5 motherboards will no longer have this sticker. One of the reasons for placing the sticker was to prepare users for the long initial start time associated with memory training. Ultimately, it could have certainly been handled better.
For the future, one will therefore be spared the tedious removal of glue residues. However, users with motherboards from the first batch are exchanging tips on the best method to remove the glue.
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How can affected users best remove the sticker from the motherboard? If the sticker is still completely on the RAM slots, it can be helpful to warm it before peeling it off. A regular hairdryer is sufficient for this.
If one has already tried to remove the sticker and residues are left, some users swear by alcohol-based substances. Caution is advised here to avoid completely soaking the RAM slots during cleaning and damaging surrounding components.
This user shows what can still be done with motherboards that no one has a use for anymore:
Jordan “Detune” DiSorbo has discovered a very special niche on Twitch: He visits haunted houses and other spooky places, allowing his viewers to participate live. How this works, we reveal to you on MeinMMO:
What type of streamer is he? Jordan “Detune” DiSorbo is a musician and streamer from the USA. He has been regularly streaming on Twitch since May 2018. Initially showing various games, particularly Overwatch, he quickly shifted to a specific genre: horror.
By now, Detune has played countless horror games on Twitch: from Dead by Daylight to lesser-known indie titles to cult classics like Doki Doki Literature Club! However, in 2022, the streamer came up with something special – he moved ghost hunting into real life.
A horror game like Lethal Company should be right up Detune’s alley:
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From Gamer to Ghost Hunter
What’s this ghost hunting about? In 2022, Detune began a series of IRL streams called Paranormal Detour. In these, he travels across the country and visits places where it is said to be haunted. Some of his most popular videos on YouTube include visits to a creepy mansion in New Jersey, a prison in Colorado, and a hospital in Pittsburgh.
Unlike similar series like the Netflix show 28 Days Haunted, viewers can join Detune live. As the streamer reveals in an interview with Polygon, he is in a relationship with someone who works in wedding photography. His partner has helped him with the equipment. He also produces videos for YouTube.
“It’s held together with duct tape, but it works”
This is how the streams work: Detune wanted the IRL spook to feel like gameplay streams from home: with a camera capturing the happenings around him, as well as a facecam capturing his reactions.
To stream, he uses a backpack that houses the technical equipment. From there, he transmits the material to a server and then to his PC at home. He controls all of this with his phone. “It’s held together with duct tape, but it works,” says Detune.
He has a total of four streams running simultaneously, between which he can switch. This creates particularly impressive moments, explains the streamer. When he reviews the footage later, he can precisely recall where each sound came from.
You can see what that looks like in this clip:
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For him, the streaming platform is just the right place to offer his content. Because on Twitch, it’s all about community, which is basically built-in, the streamer explains.
So if technical problems occur during his paranormal explorations that bring the whole stream to a standstill – the ultimate worst-case scenario for a live program – everyone in the chat would talk to each other and keep themselves occupied, according to Detune. He also values this kind of family atmosphere highly.
And somehow, sudden outages also contribute to the creepy atmosphere. After all, who knows what’s messing with the signal right now.
“That was a terrible idea”
This is how it goes down: With his paranormal content, Detune has built a community of more than 33,000 followers. On average, he reaches several hundred to over a thousand viewers (via sullygnome).
Since 2019, he has pursued streaming seriously as a career. Especially now, around Halloween, he is ramping up.
In just five or six days, he visited four different locations for his Paranormal Detours, including a “clown motel” – despite his fear of clowns – a prison, and a youth center from 1917.
What was the scariest place? Although the streamer claims to visit these places to debunk the supposed hauntings, he says he keeps experiencing phenomena that he cannot explain. Right at the youth center YMCA (the American version of CVJM), he had concerns in advance.
His fears allegedly came true: That was one of the very few places where he thought, “I’ll leave my equipment behind. I’ll come back tomorrow. And if it’s not there, I’ll write it off as a loss. We need to get out of here. That was a terrible idea.”
If you want to get really scared in time for Halloween and the gloomy season, we have 5 horror movies for you that have a high “WTF-factor”. From Gen-Z humor to disturbing rituals to two ominous holiday accommodations, there’s everything:
We all know that Harry Potter, who once lived under the stairs, actually possesses a considerable amount of money. But how rich is he really? A Reddit user tried to calculate this based on a movie scene.
What money do wizards use?
In the world of Harry Potter, in addition to the currencies we are familiar with, the “Muggle money”, there is “wizard money”. With it, anything magical can be purchased, from Butterbeer to wands.
Wizard money consists of 3 different coins: the bronze Knut, the silver Sickle, and the gold Galleon.
Hopefully, all wizards paid attention in their nonexistent math classes. Because the conversion is not as simple as it is for us:
29 Knuts = 1 Sickle
17 Sickles = 1 Galleon
493 Knuts are therefore one Galleon
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In the books, we often see that Harry is financially far from struggling. The reason for this is his inheritance from his parents. However, how much money he actually possesses is never mentioned.
The best indication we have is a scene from the first film “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”. When Harry goes shopping in Diagon Alley with Hagrid, the two also visit the wizard bank “Gringotts”.
In vault 687, Harry sees for the first time the fortune that his parents left him. Several piles of gold coins, hence Galleons, can be seen.
What does the calculation look like? In a Reddit post, the Harry Potter fan “NeokratosRed” attempted to calculate the number of these gold coins.
He roughly counted the height and depth of the largest pile of gold. For simplicity, considering the shape as a pyramid, it allows calculating the volume.
Calculation by NeokratosRed: https://imgur.com/fDjHKbW
However, since the image below is cropped, NeokratosRed estimates from another pile of gold in the background that at least 35 additional layers of coins need to be accounted for. However, since it is not clear what shape the pile of coins at the bottom has, he assumes the smallest possibility, a rectangular shape.
Calculation by NeokratosRed: https://imgur.com/G2qoh77
Other visible piles in the background are calculated according to the same principle.
In total, this calculation results in a sum of 50,625 Galleons.
Millionaire, or not?
Almost 50,000 may not sound like a lot at first. However, one must consider that a Galleon, when converted, is worth much more than a euro.
Author J.K. Rowling once explained that a Galleon is worth about 5.90 €, even though the exchange rate constantly changes. This also corresponds to the figures found in the later published books “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” as well as “Quidditch Through the Ages”.
According to this conversion, Harry thus possesses a fortune of 298,687.50 €.
Does that make sense? However, many fans criticize the logic behind these figures.
“I love Harry Potter, but JKR did a terrible job with the numbers. Everything from age/time to money or house points. I don’t think there’s a single part of the story where math makes sense,” writes a user on Reddit.
In another Reddit discussion, the user “aubieismyhomie” tries to find a reasonable conversion. To do this, he refers to the prices of some objects that we also know in the Muggle world, such as a bus ticket or a hot chocolate.
This brings him to a value of 23.57 € per Galleon. This would make Harry a millionaire. Because converted, he would then have 1,193,231.25 €.
You are rich, Harry
In conclusion, one must also consider that in addition to the wealth in the vault, Harry also owned other assets, especially the house at “12 Grimmauld Place” later on.
Moreover, NeokratosRed’s calculation is merely a rough estimate that assumes the absolute minimum. In the book, Harry’s vault is filled not only with gold coins but also with silver Sickles and bronze Knuts, which cannot be taken into account in the calculation, as they are not visible in the film.
Overall, it can probably be said that Harry is indeed quite rich, and can indulge in the load of sweets on the Hogwarts Express without hesitation.
Fortunately, Harry had his heart in the right place and didn’t use his money for crooked deeds.
It is much more criminal in GTA Online. But to buy nice things like houses or cars, you need a lot of money. How to get rich the fastest, you can find out here on MeinMMO:
