Lockpicking is part of Starfield if you want to discover hidden loot and interesting places. A helpful skill simplifies the system significantly.
In Starfield, it can be advantageous to pick locks to gain access to loot in safes and chests or to enter areas behind locked doors. Moreover, the ability to hack locks and computers can also occasionally be useful for quests.
The whole process takes place in the form of a mini-game, which can be a challenge for some players – especially at higher levels of locks.
Fortunately, there is a very helpful skill that simplifies lockpicking.
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Starfield: 5 useful skills that you should definitely unlock at the start
Pay attention to the blue rings
What kind of skill is that?On X, formerly Twitter, the user “Miss Atomic” pointed out on September 10 that the rings give you a very important hint when picking locks. The rings of the lock light up blue when the selected key fits.
However, to unlock this help for picking locks, you need to level the skill “Security” in Starfield to rank 2. With this skill, not only do you see the blue rings – you can also pick more difficult locks depending on your rank.
How can I level the skill? To bring the skill “Security” to rank 2, you need 2 skill points. You receive one skill point with each level in Starfield. Once you unlock rank 1 of the skill, you must first pick 5 locks to unlock rank 2.
With rank 4 of the skill, even keys that do not fit any ring and are therefore unnecessary can be eliminated.
Some doors in Starfield cannot be picked despite sufficient skills and digital picks and seem insurmountable. But the first “weapon” you receive in the game is the solution:
If you want to mine ores like iron and aluminum twice as fast in Starfield, a simple trick can save you time.
Already in the first seconds of Starfield, the game gives you the “Cutter,” a mining laser, and wants you to mine resources. The various ores that you can farm with the laser will be needed again and again – for example, when building an outpost or crafting certain objects.
Those exploring the planets in Starfield will sooner or later find themselves in front of some ores with the laser and will mine them. You can save time by following a simple trick.
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Starfield: 5 useful skills that you should definitely unlock at the start
A single button saves you time while farming
How can you mine ores twice as fast? You can mine ores much faster with a charged laser beam than when using the normal firing mode.
Once you have equipped the mining laser, do not shoot immediately, but first press the right mouse button (Mouse 2) or LT on your Xbox controller – the button you use to aim with firearms.
By pressing the aim button, the three outer bars of the crosshair move inward and close the gaps. Once the bars are as far in the middle as possible, your laser beam is charged and has increased power.
While the laser beam is red in normal firing mode, it turns yellow-orange when charged and fired. It then appears significantly more powerful and energetic, allowing you to farm resources in seconds – a small but simple trick that saves time and is easy to overlook.
Overall, it is particularly worthwhile to mine aluminum and iron at the beginning of the game, as you will need both metals for building various structures.
If you are not interested in working as an honest miner, we will show you on MeinMMO how you can sell your contraband:
The players of WoW are usually considered heartless and cold. But WoW Hardcore seems to awaken a new side: players show something like “compassion” and help each other, even someone who actually deserves to die because they were so careless.
This is the situation:
In WoW Classic Hardcore, each player has only one life. If you die, you are dead and must create a new character.
This mechanism suddenly makes legendary foes from the past exciting again.
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WoW Classic: The Hardcore Servers Are Here!
Player goes AFK in a “safe” city – Major mistake
This was a player’s problem: A player named Loogie went AFK in WoW Hardcore in the middle of a village, Darkshire. He felt safe there.
What he did not know or had already forgotten: In WoW, there is a mob called “Little” (Stitches). The monster spawns when players complete a certain quest and runs towards Darkshire to kill anyone in its way.
Because Little is a level 35 elite mob, it can cause a lot of damage in the region. It tramples the guards of Darkshire like Godzilla in Tokyo.
Normally, Little is taken down by a higher-level player before it appears in Darkshire, but in WoW Hardcore, there are very few such players, so Stitches set out to devastate the city of Darkshire.
The player Loogie would most likely have died in the middle of Darkshire and lost his character.
Little (Stitches) is a famous mob in Blizzard’s games: He also exists as a playable hero in Heroes of the Storm, as a card in Hearthstone, and even as “Pudge” in Valve’s DOTA 2. He is an abomination and was represented as such in Warcraft 3 – many know his cousin, “Patchwork,” from Naxxramas.
What happened instead? As a player recounts on reddit, strangers discovered Loogie and preempted his impending doom. They banded together and risked their own lives to kill Little and save Loogie.
They told Loogie about their heroic feat in a letter. It is said that even higher-level players were summoned to save the AFK player.
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Why is this so special? Normally, WoW players only care about their own friends and guild members. Any other, “so-called randoms,” are actually irrelevant and hardly worthy of attention. They are seen as rivals in the fight for loot and mobs.
That in WoW Hardcore now people help a stranger, even someone who apparently messed up, is a rarity and earns much praise in the reddit forum:
One says: “We did everything for Loogie, and he survived. He logged out one or two minutes later.”
Another says: “I was there. He resisted all my spells, but damn it, I fought for Loogie and risked my only life.”
A third user says: “Hardcore WoW has slowly begun to restore my faith in humanity.”
Another Reddit user simply sighs: “That’s so sweet.”
This player was less fortunate. He had friends, but also misfortune:
Baldur’s Gate 3 is full of diverse and great spells – you can easily lose track. We show you 7 spells that every group should have.
In Baldur’s Gate 3, there is a variety of different spells. Whether for combat against individual enemies, entire hordes of opponents, or simply social interactions like conversations. There are many spells, and some of them are more useful than others. Some can be used almost every minute, while others have very limited uses.
We have compiled a list for you of the 7 most important spells from Baldur’s Gate 3 that cannot be missing from any group.
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Baldur’s Gate 3 is coming to PS5 – Trailer prepares for console release
1. Divine Guidance
Available for: Cleric, Druid, Warlock
Divine Guidance is a spell that you will probably encounter fairly early via Shadowheart.
Divine Guidance grants you a bonus of 1d4 on ability checks for every roll. Whether you want to charm your conversational partner, pick the lock of a chest, or appear particularly intimidating. Divine Guidance is the all-in-one solution among spells – and it even counts as a cantrip. You can use the ability an unlimited number of times per day without consuming any resources.
Especially important: Make sure that Shadowheart – or your character who knows this spell – is always nearby when you start a conversation. Because only then can the character use Divine Guidance as a reaction in the conversation.
2. Eldritch Blast
Available for: Warlock
Eldritch Blast is also a cantrip that is typically only accessible to Warlocks.
What’s useful is that Eldritch Blast deals “Force Damage,” which bypasses some resistances from enemies and can also be used to destroy objects like doors or chests, facilitating progress.
Warlocks can upgrade the cantrip starting at level 2, adding extra damage or knocking impacted enemies back a few meters, making them fall off into an abyss with some luck.
Like most cantrips, Eldritch Blast gets better as you level up, allowing you to fire up to 3 beams per round at the same or different targets.
Wyll likes to shoot Terrifying Beams.
3. Counterspell
Available for: Wizard, Warlock, Sorcerer
Stronger than any spell of your own is an enemy spell that does not get triggered – that’s exactly what Counterspell allows. Whenever an enemy nearby wants to cast a spell, you are asked if you want to negate that spell with Counterspell. This way, many spell bosses lose their power and become harmless melee fighters.
However, keep in mind that to use Counterspell, you not only need to have a spell slot available but also your reaction in that round. So if you have a spell caster with Counterspell, you should disable their automatic opportunity attacks, as they might otherwise waste your reaction.
4. Spirit Guardians
Available for: Cleric
Spirit Guardians is one of the most powerful cleric spells ever. After casting, there is an aura around the cleric that either deals radiant or necrotic damage – to all enemies who touch this aura. Even on a successful saving throw, the victim still takes half damage.
The aura is perfect for taking out a number of small enemies that would otherwise require individual attacks. Your cleric can simply “walk through enemies” with the activated aura and deal a lot of damage – just make sure that you don’t provoke an opportunity attack while doing so.
The right spell for every situation.
5. Bless
Available for: Cleric, Paladin
One of the underrated spells in Baldur’s Gate 3 is Bless. The spell grants 3 targets (and more when upgraded) a +1d4 bonus on their attack rolls and a +1d4 bonus on their saving throws – and this lasts for 10 rounds or until concentration is broken.
In simple terms, the spell increases your hit chance with both melee and ranged attacks by 5% to 20% and makes you more resilient against many effects.
This spell is particularly strong when you retrieve the staff from the cellar of the Mage Tower in the Underdark. Because then “Bless” provides double values – so +2d4 on attack and saving throws and an additional 2d4 on spell attacks. But even without the staff, Bless is wonderful.
Bless can single-handedly decide a fight – because with the blessing, you can easily survive many fights that would otherwise have been really tough.
Hunger of Hadar is the perfect spell to delay the entrance of multiple enemies into the fight while also imposing major disadvantages on them as they approach.
Creatures that start their turn in the spell area take 2d6 cold damage.
Creatures that end their turn in the spell area take 2d6 acid damage.
Additionally, all creatures within the very large spell area are blinded, and the spell area counts as difficult terrain – meaning they only move at half speed.
Ultimately, this combination results in a large portion of enemy troops being incapacitated for 1-3 turns by this spell and only slowly able to pass through it. This offers several advantages. Oftentimes, enemies die from the spell’s damage – and if not, at least they are not actively participating in the fight, as they are strongly blinded.
With the right spell, every fight is a breeze.
7. Wall of Fire
Available for: Druid, Wizard, Sorcerer, Cleric, Warlock
One of the most powerful AoE spells in the game, when it comes to pure damage, is the Wall of Fire. The spell can be placed relatively freely as long as you have a line of sight to the entire area of the desired wall.
Everything within the area of the Wall of Fire immediately takes 5d8 fire damage and is set on fire.
Moreover, the Wall of Fire is extremely versatile. You can cast it over a very long distance and cover a large area with it. It could be a long corridor or an entire row of enemies.
Well-positioned, a Wall of Fire can force enemies to take damage over several rounds just to reach you. But make sure that the concentration on the Wall of Fire doesn’t break – the creator should quickly find safety behind a wall.
Of course, many other spells in Baldur’s Gate 3 are really strong and useful for many situations. Which spells do you swear by?
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The new anime Solo Leveling is based on a popular webtoon and could also be a really great tip for true MMORPG fans. You can expect dungeons, heroism, and at first glance a rather classic story of the loser who gets a second chance.
The latest trailer for the upcoming anime was presented during Anime Expo 2023 and gives you the best insight into the series so far, which is set to be released next winter on Crunchyroll.
The anime is produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Shunsuke Nakashige, who has also worked on Sword Art Online: Alicization. Musically, the team behind the anime is supported by Hiroyuki Sawano, who was also responsible for the epic score of the successful anime Attack on Titan.
We have, of course, embedded the trailer for you here:
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Solo Leveling Trailer
What does the trailer show? The trailer gives you a deeper insight into the story and introduces several characters. You will meet the protagonist Song Jin Woo, as well as the characters Yoo Jin Ho, Baek Yoon Ho, and Cha Hae In.
Finally, the trailer reveals who the Japanese voice actors behind the characters will be. They include:
Song Jin Woo voiced by Taito Ban (Ferdinand von Aegir from Fire Emblem)
Baek Yoon Ho voiced by Hiroki Tōchi (Chris Redfield from Resident Evil)
Cha Hae In voiced by Reina Ueda (Ganyu from Genshin Impact)
The trailer especially excites anime fans and makes you want to see more. Fans of the original webtoon and manga express in the comments (via Youtube) mainly that this trailer gives hope for a good adaptation.
What is Solo Leveling about? The real world is connected to another dimension through the Gates. They suddenly appeared in the world over a decade ago, and since then, people with supernatural abilities have awoken. These people are called Hunters.
The Hunters earn their living by conquering the dungeons within the gates. Protagonist Jin Woo is also one of these hunters, but he is considered the weakest hunter of all humanity. In his attempt to conquer a high-ranking dungeon, he is mortally wounded and is on the brink of death when a mysterious quest window appears before him.
The quest requires him to level up and fight to the top of the hunters. Jin Woo decides to accept this quest, and thus begins his second chance to prove himself as a hunter.
But now it is the turn of the ratings from the Spanish leagues. We show you the top 24 of the LaLiga as well as the Liga F, just before the release of FC 24.
EA FC 24 Ratings: The best players of the Spanish LaLiga
These are the new ratings: In the new ratings of the LaLiga, there are some winners and some losers. Particularly surprising is that two German players received downgrades, despite strong performances:
Toni Kroos falls from a strong 88 down to an 86 with a speed of 51.
Antonio Rüdiger also drops by 2 points to an 85 rating, but still has a stable center-back card.
On the other hand, Griezmann’s rating has jumped, increasing from an 83 to an 88 rating. Vinicius Jr. (+3) also looks very dangerous and should become a popular card in FC 24’s Ultimate Team. Other strong upgrades are available for:
Valverde: 84 -> 88
Bellingham: 84 -> 86
Rodrygo: 81 -> 85
This is the top 24 of the LaLiga:
GK: Courtois (90) – previously 90
ST: Lewandowski (90) – previously 91
LF: Vini Jr. (89) – previously 86
GK: Ter Stegen (89) – previously 88
ST: Griezmann (88) – previously 83
GK: Oblak (88) – previously 89
CM: Valverde (88) – previously 84
CM: de Jong (87) – previously 87
CM: Modric (87) – previously 88
CB: Araujo (86) – previously 83
CM: Bellingham (86) – previously 84
LB: Joao Cancelo (86) – previously 88
CB: Eder Militao (86) – previously 84
CM: Pedri (86) – previously 85
CM: Gündogan (86) – previously 85
CM: Kroos (86) – previously 88
CM Parejo (86) – previously 86
LB: Acuna (85) – previously 85
CB: Alaba (85) – previously 86
ST: Iago Aspas (85) – previously 85
CB: Koundé (85) – previously 84
CB: Rüdiger (85) – previously 87
RF: Rodrygo (85) – previously 81
CM: Mikel Merino (84) – previously 83
The downgrades for Kroos and Rüdiger can be seen in this overview:
EA FC 24 Ratings: Women of the Liga F with impressive ratings
These are the women’s ratings: In the ratings for women, it stands out that they are particularly outstanding at the top. The new card of Alexia Putellas should become an absolute top card in Ultimate Team, not for nothing does she share the overall rating with Mbappé, Haaland, and Kevin de Bruyne (all 91).
Also, the cards of Bonmati (90), Hansen (90), and Guijarro (88) are impressive and should play well.
In Starfield there are many ships that you can buy, steal, or find. The search for the perfect ship can be long, but one player has now found a strong alternative that you can use. We show you the strong ship.
Note: You may not find the same ship on the moon. Since the spawn is random, you should set a save point before landing and load it if you don’t like the landed ship.
What kind of ship is this? The YouTuber and streamer “Blue Thunder Gaming” has introduced a safe method on how you can find a solid battleship for your interstellar travels without glitches or bugs.
The ship is a relatively large specimen with deadly weapons that can inflict enormous damage on hostile ships. Additionally, you will find many weapon crates on the ship where you can find strong weapons and also deposit your own. We will now show you how you can get the ship, which costs 150,000 credits, for free.
In the video, you can see how to modify your ship in Starfield:
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The Shipbuilding of Starfield – Segment from the Deep Dive
How to find the expensive ship for free
According to Blue Thunder Gaming, the ship is worth 150,000 credits. It’s definitely worth looking for, even if you only want to sell it. To find the ship, proceed as follows:
Search for the Cheyenne System
Find the planet Montara and its moon Wellish
On Wellish, there is a waypoint of an abandoned bionic lab
Land near the lab and wait for a ship to want to land in the distance
Now follow the direction of the first ship until you see a second ship wanting to land in the distance
The second ship is your desired target
Now you need to sneak into the ship unnoticed
Save before entering the ship so you have multiple chances if you mess it up
What do I need to consider? Depending on how heavy the resistance is and how much luck you have, it may be that enemies will hit you hard during your maneuver. Blue Thunder Gaming itself states that the enemies are of a high level and well-equipped, so you should proceed carefully and advance slowly.
Additionally, you should approach the ship slowly. If the crew catches wind of your action, the ship will take off without you, and you’ll miss your chance.
This was the little tip on how to get a strong ship. Have you already found useful vehicles, and if so, where exactly? Feel free to exchange ideas with other players and fans in the comments!
In Pokémon GO, you can expect a lot of raids in September 2023, where you can encounter legendary bosses like Katagami, Kaguron, Genesect, and the legendary beasts Raikou, Entei, and Suicune. We at MeinMMO will show you all the upcoming raid hours and raid bosses at a glance.
What are these raids? Every month, the legendary bosses and mega bosses that you can find in raids in Pokémon GO change. Usually, the bosses are related to the themed events that are active in the game. You can experience many exciting encounters in the coming weeks as well.
We summarize which bosses you will find in the level 5 raids and mega raids in September 2023 here. Additionally, an overview of all raid hours.
Raid Hours and Raid Bosses in September 2023
When do the raid hours take place? Every Wednesday, there is a fixed time from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM local time. At many gyms, you will find the special level 5 raids during this time.
All Raid Boss Changes and Mega Raids in September 2023
Aside from the raid hours, you can find the displayed bosses for a longer period in the game at various gyms. The times of the changes are at the specified dates at 10:00 AM local time. You will find the raid bosses on the following dates:
Date
Raid Boss
September 1 to September 8
5-star raids with Katagami (Northern Hemisphere) and Kaguron (Southern Hemisphere)
September 1 to September 16
Mega Raids with Mega-Voltenso*
September 8 to September 16
5-star raids with Katagami (Southern Hemisphere) and Kaguron (Northern Hemisphere)
September 16 to September 23
5-star raids with Genesect and Flame Module*
September 16 to October 6
Mega Raids with Mega-Guardevoir*
September 23 to October 6
5-star raids with Raikou* Entei and Suicune*
Pokémon marked with an asterisk (*) can be encountered as Shiny
What to watch out for? Katagami and Kaguron will exchange their regions after a week. If you do not have both specimens in your collection yet but want to have them, you should pay attention to the dates. Alternatively, you can secure them through remote raids with friends from around the world.
This includes Mega-Guardevoir and Mega-Voltenso among the best attackers that you can obtain in Pokémon GO. If you have them in your collection, you are well prepared for raids.
A player of Diablo 4 made it his mission to find out at which tier level Nightmare Dungeons should be approached in order to have the best chances of getting good loot. Over the course of 18 days, he completed 400 dungeons between tier levels 21 and 100 and collected more than 8,000 items. His conclusion: Instead of level 100, one should aim for level 65.
What kind of experiment was this?
The player fpsthirsty was tired of grinding at level 100 and set himself a task that was varied for him and useful for the community.
He gradually completed the Nightmare Dungeons of levels 21–100: There he always finished 5 dungeons per tier level and noted what Ancestral Items came out.
He played from August 17 to September 3 and took about 18 days.
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Tier level 40 is the 1st important threshold for dungeons
What did he find out? You can read the exact evaluation and the results of his self-study here.
The summarized insights are:
Those looking for the strongest items, with a power level of more than 785, can suffice with playing tier 20. Even there, items with high power level can be found.
An important value is tier level 40. From tier level 20 to 39, the average item value is significantly lower than from 40 onwards. From this level, the average value of items is around 775.
Above tier level 40, the average strength of found items only increases slightly, but the probability of finding Ancestral Items increases significantly: A tier 100 dungeon has a 60% higher drop probability than a dungeon at 40.
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Tier level 65 should be a good goal for many players in Diablo 4
What does this mean in short? You should farm a nightmare dungeon of tier level 40 or higher as long as you can comfortably progress through a dungeon at this level.
However, it’s not very useful to significantly increase the tier level if it takes much longer to do so.
As PC Gamer writes, this is initially “counterintuitive” because one assumes that tier level 100 would be particularly rewarding. However, the statistics say otherwise.
At higher tier levels, you do get more items, but not necessarily better ones. In contrast, it takes significantly longer to complete a tier 100 dungeon compared to a tier 40. For most players, it would pay off to stay somewhere around tier level 65.
Massive Monster, the studio behind the indie hit Cult of the Lamb, has announced that they will remove the game from Steam despite its success. The reason for this is planned changes in Unity’s pricing policy.
Which game is it? In Cult of the Lamb, you play as a possessed lamb that rebels against the old gods and builds its own cult. The game combines elements of roguelites with base building: you fight through various dungeons, expand your sect with the resources you obtain, and take care of the needs of your cute followers.
Cult of the Lamb was released on August 11, 2022, and became a cult hit. It reached a peak of almost 62,000 simultaneous players on Steam and achieved a total of 94% positive ratings – in the last 30 days, it was even 96% (via SteamDB).
Just in April, Cult of the Lamb received a free update “Relics of the Old Faith” full of new content (via GameStar). In August, a collaboration with indie favorite Don’t Starve added a new game mode.
But if you still have the Steam hit on your wish list, you should hurry: As the developers announced via X/Twitter, they plan to delete their game on January 1, 2024.
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Cult of the Lamb meets Don’t Starve: The official trailer for the big indie crossover
Developers urge to buy their game quickly
Why do the developers want to delete their game? The announcement follows the planned change in the payment system of the Unity engine. This is used by many developers to build their games. Starting in 2024, Unity plans to charge a fee for each installation of their games.
For indie developers like Massive Monster, this poses a significant challenge. In a further post, they state:
Our team specializes in Unity games. So what are the impacts on us? Well, we have future projects in the pipeline that were originally intended to be developed in Unity. This change would lead to significant delays since our team would need to learn a completely new skill set.
Massive Monster further states that it is their mission to support and promote new and emerging indie games. For aspiring developers, the introduction of these fees could pose a tremendous obstacle.
Whether the developers genuinely intend to follow through with their plan or are merely expressing their dissatisfaction is unclear. They are urging players to buy their game now and are also directing a demand at Unity: “Stop being stinky.”
23-year-old Antonia “Reved” Staab is the biggest streamer on German Twitch. However, in recent years, she has struggled with health issues. In a new video, she talks about her health, work, and how things will move forward.
What is going on with Reved? In August 2023, the streamer announced that she would take a break from Twitch. She explained that she has been suffering from constant headaches for some time and finally wants to take the time to get to the bottom of it.
In a video published on her YouTube channel on September 12, 2023, she discusses the background of her decision and reveals how things will continue.
A few days before her break, Reved had one last big streaming marathon:
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Twitch streamer RevedTV loses control under hypnosis
Painkillers for breakfast
How is the streamer’s health? In her video, Reved explains that she has suffered from headaches since childhood, but the exact cause remains unclear. However, in the last two years, the situation has worsened to the point where she needs to draw a “line.”
During this time, she has had to take painkillers almost daily just to get through the day. For her morning coffee, she takes 2 paracetamol, according to Reved.
At the same time, she has physically deteriorated to the point where climbing stairs or showering while standing has become difficult. Additionally, she feels every day as if she is getting sick. “That at 23 I feel like a 70-year-old in terms of health wasn’t the plan,” says the streamer.
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The 23-year-old explains that she can also make a doctor’s appointment alongside streaming. However, she has already tried a lot in this regard without really making progress. Consequently, every doctor’s visit is “stressful and disappointing.”
At one point, she felt so unwell that she lacked the strength to go to the doctor. Only in the last six months has she reached a sufficient mental state to address the issue. Just this year, she has already spent €25,000 on medical services not covered by health insurance.
So far, she has prioritized work over her health: If there was a possible doctor’s appointment only during her streaming time, she did not take it. That is supposed to change now.
What’s next? Reved explains that her streaming break is indefinite: Neither she nor anyone else knows when it will start again. Her first priority is simply to get healthy. She describes the thought as “fucking scary.”
After all, streaming is not only her main source of income, but also “totally [her] thing.” The 23-year-old doesn’t really want to do something else, like shift her focus to YouTube or TikTok. That is why she is also firmly determined to return to Twitch someday.
Until then, there will be pre-produced content on YouTube.
On September 13, the new Set 9.5 was released in Teamfight Tactics. Although the basic principle from the old Set 9 has remained, some new champions, items, and attributes have been introduced. In this guide, we present three combos that will help you easily win the first rounds.
What characterizes the featured comps? In this guide, we will present the combos:
Void
Noxus
Bilgewater
All three combos are super easy to learn because you can work towards the finished board from the very beginning. Void, Noxus, and Bilgewater champions can be collected right from Level 1.
Also strong right now are the Bastion Targons and Rogues comps, but these two builds are harder to play and therefore are not covered in this guide.
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TFT – Champion Moments Golden Spatula Cup
8 Voids
When should I play the combo? For this combo, it is essential to have a Void emblem. The best way to get this is through the Region Portals right at the start of the game. However, you may also get lucky and obtain a Void emblem through augmentations.
Which champions does it include?
Malzahar
Cho’Gath
Kassadin
Rek’Sai
Vel’Koz
Kai’Sa
Fiora
Bel’Veth
What attributes are activated?
8 Void
2 Bruiser
2 Sorcerer
2 Challenger
1 Empress
What items do I need? Your two carries in the game are Kai’Sa and Bel’Veth.
Kai’Sa absolutely needs Jeweled Gauntlet and Spear of Shojin. As a third item, Guardbreaker is the strongest, but Guinsoo’s Rageblade is also a possibility.
Bel’Veth, on the other hand, loves Bloodthirster and Titan’s Resolve. A third item can be the Rapid Firecannon, but also something defensive.
Fiora logically gets the Void emblem. Remaining tank items can be placed on Rek’Sai or Kassadin.
What is the general playstyle? You start in the early game directly with 3 Void characters, usually Malzahar, Cho’Gath, and Kassadin. You definitely want to get Rek’Sai to have two bruisers in the frontline. Useful additions are also Swain for the Sorcerer buff or Taric for Sorcerer and Bastion.
You want to get to Level 8 with the combo as quickly as possible. So, you save up to 50 gold and then try to level up. This method is also called “Fast 8”. You try to have a win or a lose streak to maximize your gold. The goal is to reach Level 7 around 3-6. Level 8 should be possible by Stage 4-3.
At Level 8, you will first roll all of your gold to find the most important champions for your combo, preferably also directly Bel’Veth.
When should I play the combo? You can actually play this combo at any time. Logically, you switch to this combo when you find early Noxus champions like Cassiopeia, Samira, and Swain.
Which champions does it include?
Cassiopeia
Samira
Swain
Darius
Katarina
Mordekaiser
Sion
Aatrox
What attributes are activated?
7 Noxus
2 Slayer
2 Juggernaut
1 Darkin
What items do I need? Your main damage comes from the champion Mordekaiser and your tank is Swain. He primarily relies on Redemption and Warmog’s Armor. As a third item, both Sunfire Cape and Ionic Spark work.
You feed Mordekaiser with Guinsoo’s Rageblade, Nashor’s Tooth, and Rapidfire Cannons. The bows are thus an important component of the combo.
Further offensive items can optionally be placed on Darius or later in the game on Aatrox, while defensive items go to Sion.
What is the general playstyle? In the Noxus combo, you play quite boringly. You quickly gather 50 gold, always buy the right units, and aim to reach Level 6 around Stage 3-2. Besides the classic units of the combo, Warwick fits well in the team because he brings the attributes Challenger for Samira and Juggernaut for Darius.
If you have lost too much health by Level 6, you first try to gather the 5 Noxus + Warwick for the combo. If you are doing well in the game, you can simply continue leveling up to Level 7.
Since you usually won’t find a Sion immediately at Level 8, Jarvan IV and Heimerdinger are also good units to bridge the search. Until you find Aatrox, you should also place another Slayer so that Mordekaiser can reach his full potential.
When should I play the combo? Bilgewater is one of the new combos from Set 9.5. Similar to Noxus, it applies that you can switch to this origin at any time. Especially when you have Illaoi and Graves at the start, it makes sense to continue building in this direction.
Which champions does it include?
Illaoi
Graves
Twisted Fate
Darius
Nautilus
Miss Fortune
Nilah
Gangplank
What attributes are activated?
7 Bilgewater
2 Gunner
2 Juggernaut
2 Vanquisher
1 Reaver King
What items do I need? Your carry in this build is Miss Fortune, while Nautilus takes on the role of tank.
Miss Fortune definitely needs Giant Slayer and Jeweled Gauntlet to deal maximum damage. Adaptive Helm or Blue Buff are good additions.
Nautilus, on the other hand, likes Warmog’s Armor, Redemption, and optionally Sunfire Cape or Dragon’s Claw.
Further damage items go to Nilah, while Illaoi takes the other tank items.
What is the general playstyle? The basic flow is very similar to Void. You build an early combo of 3 Noxus and later on 5 Noxus + Warwick.
You want to reach Level 8 with the combo as quickly as possible. So you save up to 50 gold and then try to level up. This method is also called “Fast 8”. You try to have a win or a lose streak to maximize your gold. The goal is to reach Level 7 around 3-6. Level 8 should be possible by Stage 4-3.
At Level 8, you will first roll all your gold to find the most important champions for your combo, preferably also Sion and Aatrox.
If you’re interested in the development story of TFT, there is an article about it here:
The German development studio Keen Games announced that they will participate with their survival adventure Enshrouded in this year’s Steam Next Fest in October. This includes a demo of the first hours of the game. You can find all the information about the demo and the appropriate trailer in this article.
When can you play the demo? As part of this year’s Steam Next Fest, you will have the opportunity to play the cooperative survival adventure on Steam from October 9 to 16 in a demo version. It is the first open opportunity to experience the RPG from the Frankfurt studio before it enters early access.
In the new gameplay teaser (via Youtube), you can expect an impression of the content of the demo. We have embedded the trailer here for you:
What can you expect from the demo? The demo will allow you to experience the first hours of the game and provide you with a lot of gameplay options and content.
You start your journey through the demo by awakening as a Flameborn and starting in the devastated expanses of Embervale. Your first task will be to build a Flame altar. This will help you discover the riches and ruins that are surrounded by a mysterious fog.
You can move in a predefined demo area and engage in terraforming, as well as build and demolish. The demo version will also allow you to fight and level up.
Or you can befriend the first legendary craftsman – the blacksmith – during the demo. You will also be able to experience all of this in cooperative mode. However, surviving the demo alone will also be an option.
The perfect introduction even for survival newcomers
The developers hope to encourage newcomers to step into the survival genre with the demo. They say that the demo of Enshrouded can be suitable for this, as it maintains a relaxed approach to the survival elements.
You don’t have to worry about dying due to lack of preparation. With buffs that you receive through food, you can ensure your survival. You can use shelters or find NPC companions in the surrounding villages and loot your enemies.
For all brave players who want more, the demo offers you the opportunity to explore the mysterious fog. However you choose to approach it, the demo promises you a lot to give you an insight into Enshrouded and its world.
If you are among the players who have been waiting for the release of the game for some time, the demo could be perfect to sweeten your remaining waiting time a bit. If you haven’t heard anything about Enshrouded so far or are still undecided, you can use this demo to form a better opinion.
What do you think? Will you use the demo version or would you rather wait for early access?
The German content creator Unge has undergone a surprising transformation. After a longer break on YouTube, he announced his decision in May 2023 to perform as “Raik”on Twitch. MeinMMO tells you what he is doing now and how he feels about it.
Who is Unge? Unge, whose red curly hair and infectious laugh have made him unmistakable, is considered one of the pioneers of the German YouTube scene.
Since 2012 he has published Let’s Plays and later also vlogs and other content on his channel. His videos are characterized by his unique playing style and authentic personality.
Even though his channels have been inactive for months, he has 3.73 million subscribers on YouTube and 1.5 million followers on Twitch. You can find an article about his career here.
Here you can learn more about Unge:
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Minecraft, longboards and vegan food made him famous – The career of Unge
Instead of showing his face on camera, he now displays an anime avatar that reflects his facial expressions and gestures. This change was not only a surprise due to the choice of language, but also concerning the reasons that Unge provided for this decision.
Unge speaks openly about mental illnesses
Why did he want to make this switch? Unge spoke in one of his YouTube videos about his social phobia and depression, for which he is seeking professional help. The pressure of showing his face to thousands of viewers became unbearable for him.
In his honest statement, Unge emphasized that it represents an immense effort for him every time to stand in front of the camera and expose himself to the feeling of being judged, condemned, and evaluated by thousands of viewers.
In an attempt to combat his social phobia, the streamer undertook a remarkable 55-day streaming marathon, which even allowed viewers to watch him while he slept.
In addition to the mental health issues, Unge has struggled with stalking in the past, which led him to often feel like being in a “glass house” after years in the public eye.
In an effort to regain his privacy, he has now decided to take this important step.
How does Raik feel about this decision? The streamer repeatedly emphasizes how happy he is with his new identity, even if this comes with financial losses. He feels more comfortable and energetic.
In an update video on YouTube, he also explains that he had to choose between money or freedom. He chose freedom because he is happy with what he has. He himself says: “Why more money when I would have to give up freedoms for it?”.
In his streams and social media, he regularly shares insights into his life without showing his face. Thus, he occasionally takes his viewers on Instagram when he works out in his home gym.
He is also very active on Twitch under his new name. According to Twitchtracker, he is on the air 6 out of 7 days a week, averaging a proud 10.5 hours per stream.
Notably, his streams usually start at 11:00 PM German time – a fact that fits his internationally oriented audience. Raik is notable not only for his gaming skills but also for his willingness to interact with English-speaking players and thus improve his language skills.
Having spent over 1000 hours on his new Twitch channel alone in World of Warcraft, he often faces new challenges together with international players. This language switch has also attracted many international viewers.
Although he does not have the four-digit viewer numbers like the famous Unge channel, Raik can already boast a respectable average of 377 viewers – and that in a comparatively short time.
“I had facial surgeries,” jokes the streamer
Will he show his face again? Recently, a TikTok video was released in which a new viewer asks Raik about a “face reveal“. The streamer explains that he has shown his face in the past and that this is no secret.
Nevertheless, he does not plan to reveal it again, as he wants to protect his privacy. He makes jokes about alleged facial surgeries. He humorously states that he now has a “Thaddeus nose”, to confuse the curious.
In the comments on this TikTok video, there is a variety of reactions, ranging from surprise to support to nostalgic melancholy. Despite these reactions, Raik is determined to continue his new path as an English-speaking Vtuber and to maintain his privacy.
In Destiny 2 there is excitement about new items in the game’s cash shop, the Eververse. Bungie has brought back cosmetic items from past seasons into the store, selling them individually. However, the prices have significantly increased. At Bungie, this is referred to as a “nostalgia flashback,” and the promotion is limited to 3 weeks.
How can you spend money on Destiny?
Destiny 2 is free to play. However, the current expansion costs €60: At the moment, it is Lightfall.
If you purchase a yearly pass with the expansion, it adds another €40, bringing the total to €100. Those who pay €100 can play Destiny 2 for a year with all available activities. This €100 needs to be reinvested every year. The yearly pass includes the respective “season passes,” which allow you to unlock cosmetic items as long as you play Destiny 2 actively during the season.
Additionally, there is a cash shop in Destiny 2, the “Eververse,” that offers cosmetic items that can be purchased with real money currency called Silver.
This is now the cause for anger: A user on Reddit explains: Everything that was to be earned in cosmetic rewards in previous €10 season passes is now in the cash shop Eververse, but costs €60 there. Even €80 if you want to buy all 3 sets.
The player mocks: “Inflation is really hitting hard. I would have liked to pay $10 or $15 to buy things from earlier seasons that I missed, but the price is ridiculous now.”
The thread has over 1,600 upvotes and 500 comments (via reddit).
What is this one action? Bungie sells the history as a feature. On Twitter, it was stated on September 12: For 3 weeks, a “nostalgic look back” will be brought into the store.
Players should feel free to comment on which items they would still like to have back from earlier times.
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Discussion is divided – Many find the prices too high
What is the discussion about? People are discussing in the Bungie-friendly Reddit with little excitement. Bungie is simply demanding the “standard prices” for items, which are indeed very high.
Some on Reddit criticize Bungie, however: They seem to want to make a lot of money with minimal effort. Players complain that this is “double pricing”: the studio is selling the same thing twice.
What is also unfair? The entire set with all cosmetic contents for each class, including Sparrow, Ghost, Emote, weapon ornament, and finishers costs 8,900 Silver. This is an extremely inconvenient number:
For €70, you get exactly 8,300 Silver with bonuses.
However, if you spend €80, you are then at 9,400 Silver.
This already seems as if the 8,300 Silver was not chosen randomly, as players criticize.
What would be an alternative? A suggestion on Twitter receives a lot of support: The prices are simply too high. Bungie could sell the items for the earnable currency “Bright Dust” instead of asking for money.
Bungie should make old materials from the seasons earnable in the game and not purchasable.
“I love the idea – but not the prices”
This is what it’s all about: A user on Twitter clearly states: “I love the idea, but not the prices.”
In itself, it’s cool of Bungie to bring back cosmetic items that players missed. However, selling them through the cash shop is probably the most player-unfriendly solution available.
The action now feels like a step backward compared to the open words from a month ago:
In Pokémon GO there are buddies with which you only need to walk one kilometer to get candies. Which ones are worth it?
Why do I need 1-km buddies? These buddies are useful when you want to complete certain special research tasks where you need to earn candies with your buddy. For instance, you currently need to earn 40 buddy candies in the research Paldea Adventure.
The shorter the required distance, the faster you can get the candy. If you want to complete such tasks quickly, it’s worth taking a 1-km Magikarp as your buddy instead of a Rayquaza, which only earns a candy after 20 kilometers.
Are certain 1-km buddies worth it? If you only care about the candy, it doesn’t matter which 1-km buddies you use. You will be equally fast with all of them. However, some monsters are particularly useful, rare, or simply require a lot of candies to evolve.
For those, it’s worth using them for such tasks to also earn candies for evolving or improving.
Examples of worthwile 1-km buddies include:
Magikarp/ Gyarados: Requires 400 candies to evolve, so collecting them is worth it. Furthermore, Gyarados is a strong attacker with Mega Evolution.
Purmel/ Puponcho/ Vivillon: Purmel can only be obtained through postcards, and Vivillon has many patterns to collect. Therefore, it needs to be evolved frequently. Hence, every candy collected is helpful.
Wailmer/ Wailord: Also requires 400 candies.
Wablu/ Altaria: Also requires 400 candies, and Altaria is strong in PvP.
However, there are still plenty of other monsters that only require one kilometer for a candy.
Overview of 1-km buddies in Pokémon GO
Here you’ll find an overview of Pokémon that collect candies after one kilometer. This usually applies to the entire evolution line, exceptions are rare. One example of an exception: Zigzagoon and Linoone get a candy after one kilometer, while Barraskewda needs 3 kilometers.
If you want candies in one kilometer, use the following Pokémon:
These Pokémon are primarily worth it if you want to quickly acquire fresh candies. As more Pokémon are added, this overview will be updated. Recently, the first Paldea Pokémon were introduced, with Micrick being a candidate for 1-km walking.
A boy suffered from severe chronic pain for years. Only with the help of the chatbot ChatGPT was it possible to find the cause of his illness.
The online magazine Today.com reports that a boy suffered from a chronic condition for years. It was only with the support of the chatbot ChatGPT that a reason for his pain, a rare spinal cord disease, could be found.
You can find out the role that AI played here on MeinMMO.
ChatGPT connects data from various specialists to identify illnesses
How was the illness discovered? A boy suffered from severe chronic pain and various symptoms for years. His mother visited a total of 17 doctors with him over 3 years and underwent various treatments. But all without success.
Finally, the mother desperately asked ChatGPT, gave the AI the symptoms, and input the boy’s MRI records. The AI explained to her that the boy might be suffering from a rare spinal cord disease:
We saw so many doctors. Eventually, we ended up in the emergency room. I kept pushing. I literally spent the whole night on (the computer) … going through all these things.
(…)
I went through everything line by line that was in his (MRI records) and input it into ChatGPT. I noted that he didn’t want to sit with crossed legs. For me, that was an important indication that something structural might be wrong.
With Tethered Cord, which means “tethered spinal cord,” the spinal cord is attached to the spine. This can lead to problems with growth.
With these results, she then went to a real doctor. A neurosurgeon examined the boy and confirmed the diagnosis of the artificial intelligence. The boy was subsequently operated on and was able to recover from his illness.
Andrew Beam, Ph.D., assistant professor of epidemiology at Harvard, who studies machine learning models and medicine, explained to his colleagues at Today.com that AI can be a great help in medicine:
I believe that ChatGPT can be a good partner in this diagnostic odyssey. It literally has read the entire internet. It may not have the same blind spots as a human doctor.
Artificial Intelligence is Being Used in Many Areas
AI is now being used more and more frequently. However, the use of artificial support is not always uncontroversial. There are many fields of activity for such projects and software.
On the one hand, chatbots or programs are seen as a great help in everyday life, solving annoying tasks or problems or, as here, helping a boy with his illness. There are also jobs that require experience with AI and pay accordingly well. Others pay their employees ChatGPT to save many hours of time.
But there is also a downside. On the other hand, many fear that artificial intelligence could also take over jobs and thus make many people unemployed. AI-generated images win competitions and unsettle thousands of freelance artists who already see the “death of art.”
And such reports keep coming up, where people suddenly find themselves out of work because an AI has replaced them. We recently reported on one of them on MeinMMO:
Who doesn’t know the NPCs that either don’t react at all or respond completely inappropriately to player actions? In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, this is supposed to change, according to the narrative game designer.
NPCs often create funny or annoying situations in games. When you aim a shotgun at them, it often goes unmentioned. If you deliberately shoot them, a “Watch your targets!” follows. While sneaking, they sometimes shout “Reload!” into the room.
In an interview with The Guardian, the developers provided insight into how NPCs will behave in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 during combat. The narrative game designer Shelby Carleton says: “Characters should always react as themselves.”
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 World Premiere First Level Trailer – Opening Night Live 2023
Companions should appropriately respond to the various situations in the game
This is how NPCs are supposed to behave: Players should be able to choose their own playstyle in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – from tactical to full weapon use. The players will be accompanied and supported by NPCs, who are supposed to comment on the approach appropriately.
The narrative game designer Shelby Carleton says to The Guardian:
We had to adjust the narrative so that all these different situations make sense, and the characters should always react as themselves. So, if you play as Price and [teammate] Ghost is with you, he will be able to support you, whether you proceed loudly or in stealth mode, and he will say and do things tailored to those situations.
What are the open combat missions? In the open combat missions in Modern Warfare 3, you should be able to decide how you want to proceed. Although gamescom 2023 showed a trailer with 8 minutes of gameplay from the campaign, the open combat missions were left out.
In doing so, one could have made the most of the Open Night Live and the large audience for a real highlight, thinks MeinMMO editor Maik:
The player Alan234 only plays one champion in League of Legends: Teemo. With a strong win rate of 73%, he reached the Grandmaster rank this season and is thus among the top 0.58% in Europe. In a Reddit thread, he explains how he achieved this.
What is so special about the success? Teemo is a rather unpopular champion. Many find him annoying because of his mushrooms and sounds, especially when playing against him. At the same time, he is considered rather weak when one wants to use him oneself.
On average, he achieves a victory in less than 50% of the matches
Teemo doesn’t rank in the S or A tier on any of the major tier lists
This makes Alan234’s performance so impressive.
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Almost always the same runes and items
How did he achieve success? The player is a so-called one-trick pony and has been using almost always Teemo in the same lane for years. This has allowed him to master the champion. He even created a two-hour-long video discussing the mistakes of the top laner ADD, who played Teemo at the World Championship in 2022.
In 90% of his matches, he uses the items Liandry’s Anguish, Zhonya’s Hourglass, Rylai’s Crystal Scepter, and Ball of Ruin. Only in 10% does he adapt flexibly to his opponents.
He always levels E first, then W, and then Q. He also uses the summoner spells Flash and Ignite.
He essentially never changes the runes. You can see them in this image:
Why does this work? Alan234 is confident that he can win in any matchup with Teemo. This is also because he can almost continuously maintain blindness on his opponent, which makes him very strong in 1v1s.
The most annoying matchups are against mages in the top lane, but they are easier to gank when the jungler comes by.
Additionally, the player believes that Teemo is among the best when it comes to scaling in the endgame. In the endgame itself, he mainly focuses on pushing, creating vision on opponents, and zoning in team fights.
What does Alan himself think of his champion? In Reddit, the player was asked when Teemo will finally no longer be the most hated champ in the game. He replied: “That has already happened, it’s just a meme now.”
He sees the change in Teemo’s image at the point when Yuumi became the big thing. Because Yuumi is much more annoying.
Also high on the list of the most annoying champions is Master Yi. But there are also OTPs who just can’t stop playing him:
The team behind the Netflix series One Piece has still not confirmed that there will be a continuation. However, the success of the series and the many stories that still need to be told suggest otherwise. Additionally, another detail indicates that Season 2 is on the way.
Why should a continuation be likely? In a video, the Netflix team shows which props and locations were built for the series. The video features locations such as the Baratie, Kokos village, and Miss Kaya’s villa.
The actors are pleased that they were actually able to enter these locations and that they were not simply added later with CGI effects. It’s no wonder that an episode from Season 1 is said to have incurred production costs of around 15 to 20 million USD (via forbes.com).
Even the Flying Lamb, the ship of the Straw Hat crew, has been fully reconstructed. For cost reasons, Netflix could have decided to only recreate parts of the ship. However, the Flying Lamb can be fully accessed, as shown in the following video from Netflix:
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By fully constructing the ship, Netflix could reuse it for upcoming seasons. This would save the team a significant amount of production costs, as they wouldn’t have to reconstruct new sections of the ship over time as parts.
Perhaps the creators anticipated the series’ success in advance, which is why they went to the trouble of building the Flying Lamb in its entirety and invested so much money in each individual episode.
All arcs that could appear in Season 2
Which arcs could be shown in Season 2? In Season 1, 96 chapters of the manga were adapted. Since the Baroque Works were hinted at in the season, Season 2 is likely to include the complete Alabasta arc featuring Princess Vivi.
This means that six different arcs could appear in Season 2:
Loguetown
Reverse Mountain
Whiskey Peak
Little Garden
Drum Island
Alabasta
The second season would kick off with Loguetown. At the end of the last episode of Season 1, we caught a brief glimpse of Captain Smoker welcoming the Straw Hats in Logue Town. A thrilling battle between Luffy and Sir Crocodile awaits at the end.
In the next season, 121 chapters could possibly be shown this time. If Netflix is unable to fit the arcs into eight episodes again, we might expect even more episodes with the second season.
However, if the pacing of the story is as fast as in Season 1, Netflix should have no problem accommodating all these stories in one season.
You can watch the trailer for Season 1 here:
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One Piece – German Trailer for the First Season of the Live-Action Series by Netflix
What we already know about Season 2
So far, Netflix has not revealed whether and when a second season will come. The producers have merely stated in an interview with Variety that the script for Season 2 is already completed.
How long do we have to wait? Despite the finished script, shooting and editing work still need to be done. According to Marty Adelstein, CEO of Tomorrow Studios, it would take about 12-18 months for a second season to be completed. Therefore, Season 2 could already be on Netflix by the end of 2024.
