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.
You want to learn every skill in Starfield, but you don’t want to farm thousands of hours for XP honestly? Then we have the right guide for you to quickly and effectively collect XP. How to do that and how much XP you need per level is explained here.
What do I need XP for? Depending on what you do in Starfield, you earn XP for your actions. This fills your XP bar, which, when full, grants you a skill point. These skill points are important for unlocking new skills or leveling up old ones.
The higher your level, the more XP you need to collect to achieve a level-up. Therefore, we show you a relaxed way to get XP and Credits without much effort.
Are you looking for a strong ship? Then we have the right specimen for you in the video:
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Mining resources and crafting items is the key
What do I need to do? The YouTuber Maka91Productions presents a quick method in his video on how you can reach level 100 in 5 hours without cheats. You need to build a farm to mine iron and aluminum.
You can find all the details summarized again in the video:
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However, you should not approach this method too early, as you need some skills for the construction of outposts. With these skills, you learn blueprints to build machines for power generation and resource extraction.
Last but not least, visit the Narion system. There is the planet “Sumati” with the moon “Andraphon”. Now go to this moon and scan the surface until you find an area where iron and aluminum deposits are close together.
Land and try to place an outpost that has both deposits within its radius. This will take some time, but if you succeed, you can start building your base.
Construct aluminum and iron extractors on the deposits and connect them to storage rooms. Additionally, you need to equip the machines with solar panels to supply them with energy. Now build an industrial workbench and a bed next to the workbench.
Sleep for a day and then collect all the resources you gathered. Use these resources to build more storage rooms and connect them again to the extractors. Sleep for another day and now collect the resources to build adaptive frames on your workbench.
You will repeat this process until you reach your desired levels. Adaptive frames that you no longer need can be loaded onto your ship and sold to various merchants.
How much XP do I need per level? It’s not that easy to say. Each additional level you gain increases the amount of XP you need to level up again.
The Reddit user The Enarki has dealt with the subject and calculated that you need a total of 479,365 XP to reach level 100. A sporting amount that can be achieved with the new mining method in just 5 hours.
Have you already reached level 100? And if so, how did you manage that? Feel free to let us know in the comments!
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New search function for games in your library/collection.
You can also install larger SSDs in your PS5 starting today. This means you have more space for your games.
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Sony brings an update for your SSD, you can now install more games
What is changing? Starting today, you can install m.2 SSDs with up to 8 TB in your PS5. Previously, only m.2 SSDs with up to 4 TB were possible. Theoretically, you can now install double the number of games on your console.
However, the prices for such SSDs are rather daunting:
For a Sabrent M.2 SSD with 8 TB, you currently pay around 1,200 Euros on Amazon.
For a Corsair MP600 PRO with 8 TB, you pay around 910 Euros, but prices may also exceed the 1,000 Euro mark.
So if you really want to maximize the storage space from your console, you currently have to spend a lot of money for such models. It is clear that games are getting larger and very few players are prepared for it, but 8 TB is definitely not yet the norm in gaming.
If you have a “2-TB” model installed in your PS5, it should still be completely sufficient.
More tips on the PS5: Are you looking for more recommendations and tips for your PS5? Then check out the following article on MeinMMO. Here we present 6 exciting tips that you definitely should try on your PS5:
A leak has caused a stir: World of Warcraft Voidstorm. Much of it sounds good – but can this really be the next WoW expansion?
There are only a few weeks left until Blizzard is likely to announce the next expansion of World of Warcraft. However, as is customary, the “leak season” has already begun. Alleged insiders are popping up everywhere revealing supposed details about the next expansion.
Even though these leaks often turn out to be nonsense in retrospect, there is often a kernel of truth in them – and besides, it’s simply amusing to engage in some “what if?” scenarios.
Therefore, today we take a look at the biggest (alleged) leak so far: World of Warcraft Voidstorm.
Where does the leak come from? Like many leaks of the past, the “Voidstorm” idea appeared in the mmo-champion forum – that’s almost become a bit of a tradition. The original author of the post has since been banned from the site, a practice that has also become common.
World of Warcraft: Voidstorm – What it is supposed to include
But let’s first talk about what the expansion is purportedly supposed to be about. It states:
Adventurers will travel to the South Sea to seek ways to end Queen Azshara’s Voidstorm. In the center of the storm, Iridikron flies with the wrath of Galakrond. Wherever he goes, darkness follows him. The planet is torn apart and slowly destroyed by the immense forces of the assault.
Meanwhile, the soul of Azeroth stirs under a terrible nightmare. The Herald is nearly successful in awakening it and turning it into a terrible manifestation of shadow that will end all life.
The World Shaman, Thrall, returns to save Azeroth from destruction. Alongside the Earthen Ring, he leads the heroes of Azeroth into the elemental planes, before ultimately advancing to the core of the world to eradicate the corruption.
This is the last expansion before Azeroth is reshaped and before we discover the other side of the world.
At least story-wise, this seems plausible. Both Azshara and Iridikron have allied themselves with the powers of the Void. This is evident not only in cinematics in the game, but also from some texts that can be found in the game world.
That Azshara is returning is almost certain.
Additionally, the appearance of Thrall is likely. After all, Thrall can already be seen on the “Key Art” for BlizzCon 2023. It seems very likely that he will play a significant role in the next addon, especially since it has now been confirmed that Chris Metzen (the original story writer and the voice of Thrall) has again assumed an important role in the WoW team.
Features of “Voidstorm”
The leak mentions the following features:
Dragon riding returns, but your mounts will work in the air and underwater. You must unlock this piece by piece.
Explore as many islands as you want with your own ship.
Two new playable races. An underwater race at launch (name unknown) and the Ethereals as soon as we arrive at K’aresh. Both are neutral.
Most content is now account-wide.
No new classes or specializations, but now that most classes are available for all races, there are many new glyphs that change the appearance of spells. This looks great. One of them transforms the golden light of your Paladin spells into silver.
The campaign with Thrall spans the entire expansion and takes place all over the world. This is not just a collection of quests, but also a really good story, with significant cutscenes and cinematics, unique rewards, and a lot of voice acting by Chris Metzen. You will meet the elemental lords, dragons, wild gods, and some ancient creatures you haven’t heard of before. At the end of it, you will see Azeroth in a whole new light.
Once again, it must be said that some of the features sound enticing and likely. Dragon riding is set to be a staple – this has already been confirmed by Blizzard. The quest line with Thrall also sounds logical, especially since Thrall is already featured on the cover of BlizzCon 2023.
Thrall adorns the Key Art of BlizzCon 2023 – does it mean something?
Other things sound nice, but not necessarily likely. A glyph that changes the signature light of Paladins to silver would be inappropriate even for Paladins of the Silver Hand.
Overall, with the features, it’s all a “could be true” – and that’s what often makes the leaks credible and distinguishes a good fake from a bad one.
New Areas in “Voidstorm”
According to the leak, there should be a total of 6 new areas.
The Undermine: A large underground zone primarily inhabited by goblins with a good sense for profit.
Tel’Abim: A tropical island with beaches and lush primeval forests. While it looks idyllic, the island hides some dark secrets. And bananas.
Hiji: The fortress of the Bloodsail Buccaneers, sometimes known as “Plunder Isle”. All pirates from Azeroth gather here to embark on a new mission under the captain “Nightsquall”. The island was once tinged with Pandaren flare, but has now become the fortress of pirates – although some ruins still tell of its origins.
Unnamed underwater zone: An unnamed area that was destroyed during the Cataclysm. It was once the home of the Darkspear, but now it is largely submerged in the sea. Naga have settled here, and the Titan facility “Ulgaz” is said to be here as well.
K’aresh: The ruined remnants of the world where the Ethereals once lived. This area will only be available in a later patch.
Unnamed islands: There are many smaller islands in the sea. These are sometimes procedurally generated and are part of an endgame system.
Most of the areas sound plausible. Only the “procedurally generated islands” seem a bit out of place here. Blizzard has already tried something like that with the Island Expeditions, and randomly generated rooms were also used in Torghast or recently in the Vault of Zskera.
Whether Blizzard can expand this into a “core feature” after the possibilities have so far been quite limited remains to be doubted.
How likely is this leak? To be honest, probably not very likely. On one hand, the leak promises quite a few concepts that seem unlikely. Especially the “procedurally generated islands” are likely something Blizzard will distance itself from after the failure of the Island Expeditions.
On the other hand, WoW has proven with Dragonflight that it makes room for small details and finally responds to long-standing wishes of fans. Even if this “leak” turns out to be completely fabricated, it is certainly possible that we will still see some of these features.
Exact information will probably only be available at BlizzCon 2023 – that is, in early November.
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The viewer numbers of Diablo 4 on Twitch have dropped so hard that it’s hardly findable in the overview. Expert Maurice Weber looks into what problems the game currently has and which areas it should work on.
With the question “Is Diablo 4 completely crashing right now?” the Diablo expert Maurice Weber from GameStar analyzes the state of the game. Because alone on Twitch, the game has plummeted. But the criticism surrounding Season 1 and the game’s endgame is harsh as well.
We show you how Maurice assesses the situation.
Diablo 4 has problems with core content
The Twitch numbers: When Diablo 4 was released in June of this year, there were an average of over 240,000 viewers. The peak on release day was 589,269 average viewers. By the end of August, there were just over 2,000 average viewers.
The graph from Sullygnome clearly shows the decline:
What are the problems with Diablo 4? Maurice explains that many players feel that in Season 1 the excitement has worn off quite quickly. And this, although they wanted to polish and improve upon the partly strong Seasons from Diablo 3. But instead, players are now primarily criticizing the endgame. “At some point between level 70 and 80, the game just drops off a cliff. From then on, you have the feeling ‘My character hardly changes anymore'”, explains the expert.
Time pressure could be a possible cause of the problems, which the developers faced before the release day to be ready in time for launch.
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While with Season 2 of Diablo 4 exciting changes are on the way that go in the right direction. However, season changes alone probably won’t be enough, because the game “suffers from the basic things we do in an action RPG”: Looting and running dungeons.
With loot, there is the problem that there are too many affixes, which makes searching the loot for something interesting a chore
Affixes are partly “nonsense” like “More cold damage”, “More damage with frost spells”, “More damage against chilled enemies”, “More damage against frozen enemies”, etc.
What can Diablo 4 do better? Maurice would wish for an endless horde mode or an endless dungeon or just both. Where you can “slaughter without interruption”. Because in dungeons where you have to keep running back to loot things like keys, it takes the momentum out of the gameplay.
He says that the game is not fundamentally bad.
The feeling of combat is powerful and fun
The atmosphere is dark and really well done
The campaign had many great moments
But it’s not where it should be yet. An addon could help with the fundamental problems and finally elevate Diablo 4 to the level it should be on.
In Starfield, oxygen behaves like stamina in other games – it decreases with too much strain. A player tested what happens when you push it to the limit.
As soon as you embark on an exploration tour in Starfield and collect loot, for instance, to gather it in your spaceship, you will notice two things: The inventory fills up quickly, and overloading leads to oxygen loss. If you run and jump for too long, you will first lose oxygen, then the CO₂ content of the air in your suit rises, and after that, you lose health.
If you are overloaded, it happens much faster. A player pushed the limits and tested what actually happens when you continue sprinting while the CO₂ level in the air in the suit increases. Spoiler: actually nothing tragic.
With skills, you can increase your oxygen level. Here are 5 useful skills you should definitely unlock:
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Starfield: 5 useful skills that you should definitely unlock at the start
What the player found: On YouTube, user Joshua Wolens showed on September 12 in a 54-second video what happens in Starfield when he continues to sprint despite maximum CO₂ levels in the suit.
In the video, it is evident how the health gauge continuously decreases while he sprints. At the same time, the vision blurs as if the character is quite dizzy. The heart beats audibly at intervals.
But no matter how long the player sprints: he does not die. Health does not drop below (in his case) 74 out of 740, meaning 10%.
Of course, we also had to try this and found the following:
when overloaded, a message appears in the game warning that you will lose oxygen if you walk with too much load.
once the oxygen is depleted, the CO₂ content rises.
if you continue to sprint, the character’s health decreases – but never drops below 10%.
the vision blurs, and sprinting is frequently interrupted.
if you have unlocked the “Fitness” skill, you can complete the associated challenge of completely depleting oxygen.
when the CO₂ content of your suit rises, the vision blurswith “Fitness” you increase your oxygen
To increase your oxygen, you can consume certain foods alongside the “Fitness” skill, which give you a buff for a few minutes. In addition, there are selectable traits at the start of Starfield that provide you with more oxygen right from the start.
Can I sprint infinitely? Not really. In principle, you can sprint continuously without dying. However, the blurred vision might become quite annoying over time, especially if you get into fights. At the same time, the sprinting action is frequently interrupted, requiring you to press the sprint button every few seconds.
At least you don’t have to worry about dying in Starfield because of it. That doesn’t happen – at this current time.
The warning that repeatedly pops up in the top right corner can become annoying at some point. Especially at the beginning, when the inventory in Starfield is still quite small and feels constantly full.
“Overload management” is perhaps one of the most important topics that players deal with in Starfield. On MeinMMO you will find tips against full backpacks:
In Season 29 of Diablo 3, the developers are bringing player requests such as a solo mode and a limitation on Paragon points. We will show you all the content from patch 2.7.6 in the patch notes.
What do we know about Season 29? The team from Blizzard recently released the patch notes for patch 2.7.6 in Diablo 3. This version will mark the start of Season 29, which will be the last to run with new content. In the following chapters starting from 30 only old content will be rehashed. However, in the end, the developers will once again address your wishes and bring a special theme for the “Visions of Enmity” season.
We will show you the highlights and patch notes in this overview.
Highlights from Season 29 with season theme
Changes based on requests from the community
Season 29 of Diablo 3 at a glance
When does Season 29 start? That is still unknown. The testing phase on the PTR will start on August 15 and is expected to last for two weeks. If there are issues or adjustments, the PTR time could also be extended.
Solo Mode “Solo Self Found”
What kind of mode is this? In Solo Self Found, you fight entirely on your own. There is no group option to support you. Blizzard explains that players have been asking for an officially supported solo mode for Diablo 3 for years. Here, you forego the group XP bonus as well as the help of other players. However, there will also be special leaderboards.
Anyone who wants to participate must activate the corresponding option during character creation. If you wish, you can even play it as a hardcore version.
Season theme of Season 29: Visions of Enmity
What does the theme bring? Starting from level 1, you have the chance to encounter demonic rifts in the open world. You get the chance to do this by killing demons. If you’re lucky, such a rift will open and send you into the Visions of Enmity. These instances are packed with powerful rewards. It can even happen that by killing monsters in a vision, you open another rift.
A look at an official screenshot shows that the encounters may be quite challenging:
New Affixes for Monsters
What new affixes are there? Three new affixes will be introduced by Blizzard to its monster packs in Diablo 3. They are:
Enervating: An effect is created around the opponent that reduces your movement speed by 65% and increases your cooldowns by 50%.
Necrotic: Your healing is reduced by 65%. The enemies have a dot effect that deals 180% of your max health over 30 seconds. The effect is removed if you heal above 95%.
Resource Leech: If you are hit by an opponent with this affix, you lose 65% of your maximum resource.
What does the new limit look like? In Season 29, you can only allocate a maximum of 800 Paragon points. Previously, apart from the main stats, you could only spend 50 points on individual attributes. Now you can spend up to 200 points per attribute.
However, it is limited to 200 points per category.
The developers explain that the movement speed was adjusted to 0.125% per point because players would have become too fast due to the new limits. Additionally, area damage is said to perform about the same, if not slightly better.
Community Changes
We quote the patch notes from Blizzard:
Oreks Dream
Dark Berserker (Monster Set 1) and Poison Cloak (Monster Set 8) have been removed. In their place, Hellspawn (Monster Set 19), Unholy Swarm (Monster Set 23), and Wild Beast (Monster Set 33) have been added.
Monk
A power icon has been added for triggering the legendary item Flying Dragon.
If the mouse is moved under the character while Thunderfront is being cast, Windward stacks are no longer randomly removed.
Necromancer
Haunted Visions have only removed Skeleton Mages from the Simulacra when the player had Death Scythe in the action bar. Now it removes Skeleton Mages in any case.
The Requiem Armor calculated an incorrect amount of essence and added way too much excess essence per tick. This has been fixed.
Miscellaneous
Masterful has been removed from the champion part of the season journey. This means you no longer have to master a set portal. Instead, it has been replaced by mastering the trials, for which you must complete a Hall of Nightmare.
Due to the unique death animation of Hameln, there were many issues with how it assigned the kill. Hameln now assigns the kill to the player character closest to the time of death.
Corrupted Angels and all their variants sometimes used an attack that dealt double damage without indicating that it was a unique attack. This has been changed so that it now deals the same damage as normal attacks.
Battlefields and Bonefields in Greater Nephalem Rifts have been added with map save points.
The maps Corvus, Ice Caves, and Spider Caves can no longer appear in Greater Nephalem Rifts.
The monster density in the versions of the Pitiful Sands and the Veiled Marsh from Oreks Dream has been reduced.
In Starfield, nothing is free. Whether you visit a merchant, upgrade your gear, or get a facelift – you need money, called credits, for everything. We show you 4 options on how to quickly and easily earn money.
What are credits? In Starfield, there is an official currency – credits. With this payment method, you can shop at various stores and merchants. At the beginning of your journey, you start as a poor space traveler and need to build your fortune yourself. Many prefer to use exploits or cheats to instantly start with a lot of cash.
However, if you want to build a fortune through honest work, we now show you 4 ways on how to do that.
What do I need to do? The YouTuber “The Starfield Merchant” points out a practical method to quickly make over 154,000 credits per hour by establishing a plutonium farm on the moon “Porrima IV-d” in the Porrima system.
The Starfield Merchant shows you in his video exactly what you need to do and build:
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For now, however, you should visit the city “Neon” in the Volii system on Volii-Alpha. There you will find a store that sells many useful materials for your base construction. Buy these, build your farm, and then sell your plutonium to the same merchant.
2. Steal and sell ships
What do I need to do? While you are traveling through the dark universe, you might be attacked by pirates or other hostile factions. In this case, you can disable the engines of the enemy ships, dock to the ship, eliminate the remaining crew, and claim the ship as your own.
Now you can land at a spaceport and register your ship. Afterwards, find a ship technician and you can sell one of your fairly earned ships to him.
For your journeys, you should also own a strong ship. We show you where you can find one at the beginning:
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Starfield: How to get one of the best spaceships early!
3. Sell smuggled goods
What do I need to do? Did you find strange items with a yellow symbol? Then you’re in luck, as your find consists of precious smuggled goods. You can randomly find these items during your travels in various locations in Starfield. As valuable as they may be, they are still illegal and can be confiscated by many authorities from different systems.
So if you get a hold of smuggled goods, make sure to sell them to the nearest interested merchant. You will notice how valuable they are.
4. Complete missions for factions
What do I need to do? Once you reach a place where certain factions are more dominant, you can accept and complete missions from them. Depending on how much effort these missions require, you will be rewarded with more or less credits. Either way, these missions are worth it, as you can complete them alongside your travels.
How to earn credits dishonestly: While Xbox players must rely on exploits to get a lot of credits at once, PC players have it easier. Console commands are the key, as anyone who is making their way through Starfield on PC can simply input a command to get any amount of credits they desire.
Press the (~) key. Your game will pause and a window will open. You will be warned that using cheats will disable achievements. Dismiss the warning and enter the following code:
player.additem 0000000f [#]
In the [#] brackets, enter your desired amount of credits
Confirm your command and enjoy your enormous sum of credits.
What ways have you found to quickly obtain credits? Feel free to let us know in the comments and exchange ideas with other readers.
Starting in 2024, the manufacturer Unity will require developers to pay for game installations. They are shocked, taking to the barricades and do not want to participate.
Most developers who cannot or do not want to develop their own engine for their game rely on software like Unity or Unreal Engine. Here, important tools are provided as a complete package.
But now Unity is changing its pricing model and will charge developers for installations. Developers are accordingly angry and believe that in the end this will cost them more than they can earn with the games.
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Developers have to pay when users install their games
What kind of change is this? On January 1, 2024, Unity will start charging developers a new Unity Runtime Fee. This fee applies every time a game is installed after it has exceeded the minimum revenue and installation thresholds.
For the popular paid version Unity Plus, these values are set at $200,000 in the last 12 months and 200,000 lifetime installations – after exceeding these figures, developers will have to pay 20 cents per installation to Unity.
Why are developers affected?On reddit this news is being actively discussed. And the problem with the situation is quite clear:
Games like Among Us have been installed millions of times, but most owners have long stopped playing the game. Users who have installed the game on their mobile phones are not counted.
Some developers took advantage of large key seller offers, such as Humble Bundle, to quickly get their game to many people.
If Unity now demands 20 cents per installation, this will inevitably lead to a huge burden for developers: either the budget for the next project is gone or the developer is bankrupt.
Especially for developers who use Unity for cost reasons, this could have devastating consequences.
Another problem: It does not matter where you “acquire” the game. The rule applies to both games purchased on Steam and those obtained as a pirated copy from somewhere on the internet. In the end, every single installation counts. Even if you play the game for free through Game Pass or install a free ad-supported version from the Google Play Store.
Update from September 13 at 4:30 PM: Unity has issued a statement and explained a few details. If a game is installed via a subscription (for example, via Game Pass), then the operators of the subscription should pay the fees. This means: If you install a game via Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft would have to bear the costs, not the developer.
At least, developers should not be held responsible if players install a game multiple times. Unity confirmed this to the news magazine Axios (via axios.com):
After initially explaining to Axios that a player who installs a game, deletes it, and then reinstalls it would have to pay multiple fees, Unity’s Whitten later clarified to Axios that the company actually only charges fees for the first installation.
However, there is a restriction: If someone installs a game on both PC and Steam Deck, both installations would be counted. This is also one of the biggest criticisms, namely that Unity is charging fees for pure installations instead of licenses.
Moreover, games that are offered for free should not be affected. Because these should still remain below the revenue of $200,000.
Developers consider switching their engine or completely deleting their game
What’s next? The reactions from developers are pretty clear. No one is happy about the changes and many fear a sudden explosion of costs starting next year. Some developers, such as Innersloth, the team behind Among Us, have already stated that they do not want to participate. On Twitter, they said: “Stop it!” and made an emotional post on Twitter, which other developers followed:
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Another team explains it in an image, which we embed here:
Many see the problem primarily in the fact that Unity is charging for installations and not for sold licenses. Especially developers who offer their games for free and finance them through a skin shop (like Among Us) will be hit hard. Because not every user buys a skin, even if they may install the game once to try it out.
Some players suggest that in the future, for every game that uses Unity, the connection be blocked that Unity uses to log installations.
Other developers have their own reasons for removing their game from Steam. And here it is not due to a potential explosion of costs from Unity:
Sometimes players in Baldur’s Gate 3 unleash their creativity to the fullest. Someone presumably collected every single barrel in Act 1 and set them up in the Goblin camp just to blow them up. MeinMMO reveals what the story is about.
Baldur’s Gate 3 opens up numerous ways to solve challenges and encourages players to fully express their creativity.
The player morganaevelyn found a special method to solve a problem. She decided to collect 500 barrels and chose to use them in a unique way – just to blow up the Goblin camp completely.
Here you can find 5 helpful tips for your Baldur’s Gate 3 playthrough:
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5 helpful tips for Baldur’s Gate 3
Goblin Camp vs. 500 Explosive Barrels
This is the explosion: The creative player staged a breathtaking spectacle in Baldur’s Gate 3. The incredible 500 barrels she set up around the Goblin camp, some of them stacked into impressive towers.
Using the domino effect, her goal was to reduce the entire camp to rubble.
She aimed with Shadowheart at one of the barrels and shot a fire arrow at it. This small spark triggered a domino effect that spread through the barrels like a wildfire. Suddenly, an explosion arose that rapidly expanded across the entire camp. The event was so epic that the game nearly crashed due to too many effects occurring at once.
What do the reactions look like? Some players commented under the TikTok video, including:
sans_culottes_92 brought a certain cinematic touch into play and compared the gigantic explosion to a current blockbuster: Oppenheimer in Baldur’s Gate 3.
mjd1331 could hardly believe what he saw and wondered: Where did you get all these explosive barrels? He suspects that a modification was used here.
Viking king humorously compared the explosion to the spell Fireball, which often causes deaths: When you hear someone shouting Fireball in the distance.
In Pokémon GO there seems to be a major issue in the Battle League: An exploit is said to disseminate information about what team the opponent is using. This would be a significant advantage for cheaters.
What is the Battle League? The Battle League represents PvP in Pokémon GO. Players use a team of three monsters to defeat the opponent.
An important factor is the composition of the team and the reaction to the opponent’s monsters. Since you do not know what the opponent is using, you have to react quickly.
However, it seems that cheaters have found a way to obtain information during battles that can give them a decisive advantage.
Discord bot is said to reveal team information in the Battle League
What is the problem? Content creator PokeAK reports in a video that he received a tip from an as-yet unnamed source in the community that highlights the issue. Apparently, there is a Discord bot that allows cheaters to see the entire team and the moves of the opposing trainer as soon as the match starts.
In a private match, PokeAK demonstrates what it looks like. It shows that the information comes directly via Discord as soon as the match begins.
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So far, there is no further evidence videos or an official response from Niantic regarding the issue, and it remains to be seen what exactly lies behind it.
However, the video is making waves, and now other community members, such as YouTuber ZyoniK, the site Pokémon GO Hub, or PvP expert JRESeawolf (via Twitter), have also addressed the issue.
ZyoniK emphasizes that he wants to spread the message to raise awareness about the problem and hopes for a solution. You can find his assessment here:
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The advantage is huge: Once the match has started, you can no longer adjust your own team. Therefore, you cannot bring in perfect counters once you know what the opponent is sending into battle.
The exploit helps significantly: If you know what monsters the opponent has, what moves they use, how much energy it costs, how much damage can be dealt – then it is possible, through skillful swapping of Pokémon in battle, to gain a massive advantage. You can almost predict what the opponent will do next or what you need to react to.
With this unfair knowledge advantage, you can outplay the opponent and more easily rack up victories in the PvP League.
So far, there has been no official response from Niantic on the matter. As soon as there is more information on the topic, we will keep you updated here.
Apart from the PvP League, Pokémon GO has just started its new season and has introduced some new Pokémon and events. The next event has also been announced: In a week, monsters like Shiny-Monozyto, Mega-Guardevoir, and also Icognito will be in focus as the Psychic Spectacle in Pokémon GO begins.
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A new quest in World of Warcraft finally allows you to make your Draenei really evil. MeinMMO shows you how to do it.
It was announced as one of the small highlights of Patch 10.1.7 Incarnation of Wrath, and now it is finally here. In World of Warcraft, players can now give their Draenei some special customizations that make them look significantly more sinister. We will tell you how to unlock the customizations for the ‘Man’ari-Eredar’ today (09/13/2023).
How to unlock Man’ari-Eredar customizations? You just need to complete a short quest chain. By the way, it is sufficient for the quest chain if you have reached level 70 – it does not matter whether you play a Draenei character or any other race. Once you have reached level 70, you can accept the quest ‘Prophecy Stirs’. This typically starts automatically. If not, you can start it in front of the palace in Stormwind (Alliance) or the Valley of Honor in Orgrimmar (Horde).
The quest starts right in front of the castle in Stormwind.
After that, you must travel to the Vindikaar at the Exodar and can follow the story from there.
The short quest chain is then very linear and easy to follow. If you are interested in the story, you should talk to the NPCs in between to learn more about their perspectives and views.
What are these customizations? The new customizations allow Draenei characters to take on some new skin colors. These include a darker shade of blue, as well as two shades of red that are already known from Eredar in the rest of the game.
Especially RP fans should be pleased, as the ability to embody a Man’ari has been long desired. But everyone else will probably have fun as well, as the new customizations also fit wonderfully with the new Draenei warlocks.
You will learn a lot about the characters’ views in the quests.
What are Man’ari-Eredar? The Man’ari are the Eredar who stayed behind on Argus and joined the Burning Legion under Sargeras, Archimonde, and Kil’Jaeden. They accepted the ‘gift’ of demonic magic (Fel) and thus gained very potent magic, but also became corrupted, often resulting in a changed skin color and other visual characteristics.
How is this explained in the lore? Historically, only a very small part of the former Legion servants join the Draenei. The vast majority of Man’ari-Eredar still belong to the Legion and are trying to make contact with Sargeras in various cults or seize power for themselves.
So, even if you will soon see many ‘red Draenei’ as players – the vast majority of Man’ari-Eredar have not joined the Alliance.
Is there more after unlocking? Yes. You also receive a toy that transforms you into a ‘real’ Man’ari for an hour – with the cool fel-fire scars. After completing the quest, you should speak to the blacksmith Gaal at the Krokul.
This one sells you new transmog items that are all based on Draenei culture – including a new toy, Path of the Naaru, which you can use as a hearthstone.
What do you think of the unlocks for the Man’ari-Eredar and how did you like the quest?
Nvidia has released new software for its graphics card. Included are a whole range of detail improvements for Starfield. Also included is a feature that is now activated automatically: the BAR profile.
Starfield has now been released, but the players are arguing about the performance of Starfield. Now Nvidia has put a new software update online that you can install. The update brings important changes and a performance boost when you play Starfield.
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Starfield – Official Gameplay Trailer
New software brings more performance and activates feature in the game
What is this update about? Nvidia itself explains that in a test scenario “an average performance increase of 5%” was achieved.
Additionally, Nvidia now supports the “optimal settings” for Starfield in its software. This is a feature of “GeForce Experience,” which optimizes the game’s graphics settings based on your hardware. However, you can easily disable the feature if you prefer to set the best settings and configurations for Starfield yourself.
Who benefits from the performance boost? According to Nvidia, both RTX-3000 and RTX-4000 graphics cards should benefit from the boost. This applies to both desktop and laptop graphics chips. With older graphics cards, you will benefit only to a limited extent.
How do I install the update? The “Resizable BAR update” for Starfield is automatically provided through the software. You do not have to do anything for it. If you have the latest version of the software or the prior version (537.17) installed, Resizable BAR will automatically be applied to your game.
What is BAR? BAR stands for “Base Address Register” and is intended to improve the game’s access to the graphics card’s memory. This way, performance can be improved.
Where do I download the update? Ideally, you activate automatic updates in “GeForce Experience,” and everything happens automatically. Alternatively, you can also trigger the update yourself: Simply switch to the “Drivers” tab within the software and click on the “Check for updates” button. If there is new software for your graphics card, it will be automatically downloaded.
If you manually download the update for your Nvidia graphics card, make sure you do not download any malware. During a ransomware attack on Nvidia, criminals stole important data and are using it to offer fake Nvidia software:
Frederik “NoWay” Hinteregger (31) is the biggest streamer in Germany for League of Legends on Twitch. He was in Montpellier for Riot Games to comment on an important match in LoL. After the event, when he went out, he was robbed at gunpoint. The next day, the 31-year-old talks about how he views the robbery in hindsight. He regrets not having given up immediately.
NoWay recounts: After the finals, he freshened up briefly at the hotel and wanted to go eat something nearby. On the way back to the hotel, “two young gentlemen” jogged past them.
The Germans didn’t think anything of it. But the men had apparently waited for him afterward because they recognized his Rolex on his wrist. According to earlier reports, the Rolex was the “only valuable” thing the down-to-earth streamer had ever bought. It was said to have cost about €8,000.
“The adrenaline kicked in”
This was the robbery with the gun: The men approached him, held a gun to his head, and said they wanted the watch. The adrenaline kicked in for NoWay, and he tried to get away from the men. He received a blow to the head with the gun – the gun broke, and NoWay realized it was just a plastic toy.
But from then on, it only got worse: The men threw NoWay to the ground and struck his head. NoWay says he managed to break free:
Then they went to recruit. Their weapon was gone. They went a little to the right, up some stairs, and then they realized: Unfortunately, they still had a real weapon. And that was a large kitchen knife.
At the moment he saw the kitchen knife, NoWay gave up. He knew he had no chance. He is sure: “He would have stabbed me too.”
The man had already “poked” him, meaning he had indicated an attack in his direction. NoWay then took off the watch, held it for a moment, but when the next “poke” came, he let go of the luxury watch.
How does he see the robbery in hindsight? NoWay says he took a few blows to the head and had a bit of a headache, but he is doing well so far.
Ultimately, he says:
I lost the watch. But that’s it. That’s the story. That’s what happened. It was extremely stupid of me not to just give them the watch. I could have saved myself a lot of damage. And if the weapon had been real, it could have been even worse.
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Throne and Liberty is currently undergoing a major transformation – and not just in the West. In a developer letter from NCSoft itself, it was confirmed that autoplay is being removed and even instanced dungeons for groups are set to arrive. Additionally, a short video showcasing the new combat system has been released.
What is happening with the game? Throne and Liberty received criticism after the beta test in May for several reasons. The combat system was too static, character progression was too slow, and autoplay wasn’t well-received in the West.
However, the latest changes all sound really good:
The combat system will be much more dynamic. More abilities can be used while moving, and new ones are being introduced that require active aiming. Additionally, new abilities will be unlocked faster.
Collision between characters will be disabled in the open world to allow for more freedom of movement. In conflict zones, such as larger PvP battles, the collision will be reactivated as a tactical aspect.
The stats are being overhauled so that a specific attribute is not required for a specific weapon. This is intended to allow for more combinations when switching weapons.
The character development will be massively accelerated.
Instanced dungeons for groups will come. These will likely be pure PvE content.
In line with this, the developers have released a short video that gives you a glimpse of the new combat system:
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Throne and Liberty – Preview of the new combat system
33% less time to level 30 and more options for leveling
How exactly is the character development changing? With the removal of autoplay, the developers are forced to overhaul the entire leveling phase.
Events and exploration in the game world will now grant significantly more experience than in the beta. Additionally, new “non-hunting” missions and new goals for exploration are to be introduced to provide more variety. Group dungeons are also expected to assist with leveling.
At the same time, the required number of experience points for level-ups is set to be reduced. Compared to the beta, players should reach level 30 33% faster and the max level 50 overall 10% faster.
To reduce the grind required for gear, the number of materials in the game will be increased.
What about PvP? Even in the last beta of Throne and Liberty, PvP in the open world was restricted. There will now only be three scenarios in which you can be involved in PvP:
During special events. However, these are surrounded by a ring, so you know exactly at what point PvP will be activated.
In conflict zones. Every 2-3 days, each area will become a conflict zone, where battles for area control will take place. However, this only happens in one zone at a time, so you can easily avoid it.
In most dungeons in the open world. However, those who are not interested in that can go to the new instanced content.
Overall, Throne and Liberty is still meant to be a PvP game, as seen from the conflict zones and especially the large battle for the castle.
What criticisms still remain? The monetization. However, Amazon stated that there should be no pay-to-win in the western shop of Throne and Liberty.
What has TL done well from the start? The new MMORPG features really nice graphics, offers 9 diverse weapons and forgoes the need for gear to break or lose a level upon upgrade. Additionally, there is a strong weather system that affects the environment and the battles, as well as a cool system with shapeshifting.
What do you think about the development of Throne and Liberty? Does the new concept appeal to you? And how do you like the new combat system?
In Starfield there is a feature for your character that allows you to wonderfully troll NPCs and drive them into despair.
What are features in Starfield?
At the beginning of Starfield, you can choose three features during character creation. These are character traits or background information that will characterize your character going forward-
Some of the features are interesting extras like your own dream house or an intact relationship with your parents, others are among the best features in Starfield and are especially worthwhile to start the game.
One feature has proven to be particularly useful for trolling NPCs and confusing them.
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Starfield: 5 useful skills that you should definitely unlock at the start
Which feature is it? The feature ‘Extroverted’ turns your character into a person who enjoys being around other people and loves company. It also improves your oxygen consumption when traveling with other people and worsens it when you are alone.
As the Reddit user “EarlGrey_Picard” recently showed in a clip, an extroverted character also receives their own dialogue lines that are perfect for trolling NPCs.
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In the clip, you can see how the player encounters an armed guard who is looking for a suspicious person and matches the description of the player character. The ensuing dialogue offers various options such as attacking or convincing the guard that they have the wrong person.
Additionally, there is a dialogue option marked with the feature ‘extroverted’ that responds to the guard: ‘I don’t fit the description. You fit the description.’
Following this, there is a witty exchange where both sides repeatedly say ‘No, you fit the description,’ after which the player character concludes: If they both fit the description, they must be twins.
By the end of the conversation, the NPC is so confused that they no longer know what the two were actually talking about. They then simply let the player go.
The action game Dying Light 2 has lost favor with fans as the developers added a controversial feature.
With Dying Light 2, the Polish developer Techland aimed to build on the success of its predecessor. The game relies on familiar mechanics such as slicing zombies with powerful melee attacks and the well-known parkour gameplay that lets players chase over the rooftops of the city of Villedor.
Almost 1.5 years after the release, the title still occasionally receives updates that bring new skin bundles and events to the game. The summer update released on September 07 was not well received by players.
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Dying Light 2: The trailer for the DLC “Bloody Ties”
Many angry reactions to the new update for Dying Light 2
What are players criticizing? With the summer update, Techland introduced the so-called “Dying Light Points.” This is a new in-game currency for the game that can only be purchased with real money, and fans of the action game are not thrilled about it.
The developers announced the Dying Light Points (DL Points) with the promise that skin bundles can now be purchased “faster and more conveniently.” Players no longer need to buy skins in the store where they own the game – such as Steam – but can shop directly in the game. Additionally, Techland gave away 500 DL Points to every player.
On the release day of the update, negative reviews for Dying Light 2 flooded in on Steam, and it did not improve in the following days. Only 22% of the 1,654 reviews submitted between September 07 and September 12 are positive (as of September 12).
Dying Light 2 reviews on Steam, September 12, 2023
What exactly bothers players about the DL Points? Players’ criticism targets various aspects of the DL Points. Many are already bothered by the mere existence of microtransactions in a full-price single-player game (via Steam). Others describe the points as “greasy and predatory” (via Steam).”
A Steam user also explains that the smallest package of the currency includes 500 DL Points, but many bundles would cost 550 points – for these bundles, it is thus not enough to buy the smallest package, which forces players to spend more than they should and always have leftover points (via Steam).
How do the developers respond to the criticism? In a statement on Twitter, Techland responds that they know the “frustration” stems from the “pricing of the packages and the resulting leftover DL Points.”
Techland is now examining whether it will be possible to purchase individual items from existing packages in the future. However, they state that this will take time.
Furthermore, Techland “reminded” in the statement about some bundles that can be purchased in the shop for less than 500 DL Points.
A user who also seems to be no fan of the new currency responds to the statement on Twitter:
The only good solution is to remove them [the DL Points] from the game and simply put the bundles in the shop where people bought the game. No one asked for Dying Light Points. This is consumer-unfriendly and a step back in every respect.
Over 550 users expressed their agreement with the Twitter user’s comment with a “like.”
Another game is currently under criticism by players because it relies on microtransactions while simultaneously offering no improvements compared to its predecessor:
Once a year, the big Psychic Spectacle starts in Pokémon GO. For about five days, specific content will be activated that you can use. We show you an overview of what to expect this time.
When does the event take place? The Psychic Spectacle 2023 starts on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at 10:00 AM. You will then have a few days to take advantage of the content. The event ends again on Sunday, September 24, 2023, at 8:00 PM local time.
The content includes changed spawns, raids, and also research tasks. A new shiny will also be released.
Event Bonus: During the event, you will receive more XP for catching Pokémon with curveball throws. How much “more” XP means has not been specified by Niantic in the announcement.
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Pokémon GO brings the first Paldea Pokémon
New Shiny: For the first time, you can encounter Shiny Monozyto in Pokémon GO. A time-limited research focused on curveballs is also running. For completing the individual tasks, you will receive Monozyto encounters.
Pokémon in the wild: In line with the Psychic event, Psychic Pokémon are roaming the wild in the game. These are:
Abra*
Flegmon*
Traumato*
Owei*
Girafarig*
Trasla*
Meditie*
Spoink*
Mollimorba
Monozyto*
Pygraulon*
Also rare: Galar-Ponita*, Galar-Flegmon* and Bronzel*
Pokémon marked with a star (*) can be encountered as shiny
Raids: In raids, you’ll find the following Pokémon:
Raid Level
Bosses
1
Icognito P Icognito S Icognito I Psiau*
3
Alola-Raichu* Galar-Pantimos* Hisui-Washakwil*
5
Genesect with Flame Module* (Until September 23 at 10:00 AM) Raikou* Entei* Suicune*
Mega
Mega-Gardevoir
Raikou, Entei, and Suicune will appear from September 23 at 10:00 AM
Eggs: In the 7 km eggs you receive during the event, Kussilla*, Isso*, Klingplim, and Monozyto* can be found. If you hatch a Monozyto, the chance of it being shiny is higher than if you encounter one in the wild.
Field Research: For completing event field research, you will encounter Kadabra, Galar-Flegmon*, Woingenau*, Metang, Monozyto* and Iscalar*. You will also receive mega energies for Mega-Simsala, Mega-Lahmus, Mega-Gardevoir, and Mega-Meditalis.
Collector Challenge: In line with the event, several collector challenges are taking place. Stardust, XP, and mega energies are the rewards you will receive from them.
You should not miss a special side quest in Starfield, as it allows you to fight in zero gravity.
What kind of quest is this? In Starfield, you can receive a side quest titled “Sure Bet” very early in the game on the planet Gagarin in the “Alpha Centauri” system. To do this, talk to the bartender Lizzy and tell her you are looking for a job.
Lizzy then tells you about a huge, abandoned spaceship called “Deimos Armored Transport” that has an impressive amount of alcohol on board. She wants you to enter the abandoned ship, find the best swill on board, and bring it back to her.
As a reward for the quest, you will receive a few thousand credits. Additionally, aside from the luxury alcohol, you can keep everything you find on the freighter.
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Starfield: How to get an extremely strong weapon right from the start
Zero gravity through the cargo
What makes the quest so great? “Sure Bet” is not defined by the theft of expensive alcohol or conversations with Lizzy. The quest is so great because the artificial gravity regularly turns off during your stay on the freighter.
So as you fight against space pirates, you will be floating in zero gravity through the corridors of the ship.
As if zero gravity wasn’t fun enough, firing various weapons adds an extra flavor to it. For example, the shot from a powerful shotgun can cause you to float backward.
Overall, Starfield impresses mainly with the details that players can discover in small tasks or side quests.
Just recently, we reported on MeinMMO about a player who felt guilty after showing no mercy during a bounty hunt and then found the notes of the “criminals”:
A player in Baldur’s Gate 3 raves about the spell Knock and explains what makes it so special. MeinMMO reveals to you what it’s all about.
In the world of Baldur’s Gate 3, there are plenty of spells available to players to help them tackle their adventures.
However, while many players focus on powerful attack spells or buffs, there is one spell that is often overlooked but can truly be a best friend to any adventurer: We are talking about the spell Knock. A player explains to you why the spell is so good.
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3 Tips to Reduce Your Carrying Weight in Baldur’s Gate 3
The Versatility of Knock
What can the spell do? In Act 2, you can expect tricky trials that will challenge your skills. Usually, you need to defeat strong opponents or solve complex puzzles to progress in Baldur’s Gate 3. However, some things can probably also be solved with the spell Knock.
The player shitfacedgoblin shared his amazing experiences on Reddit regarding the spell:
Instead of racking his brains over how to master these puzzles in Act 2, he made an unconventional decision: he simply decided to use the spell Knock at the last door of the trials. The result was absolutely astonishing, as he skipped most of the trials in Act 2 as if it were a walk in the park.
What makes Knock so strong?Knock may seem like the most boring party trick in the world at first glance, but don’t be fooled.
What makes Knock so great is its versatility. This level 2 spell can open doors, chests, and even secret paths without requiring a character with high dexterity.
In fact, Knock can easily open a locked chest with a check of 30. With this spell, they are opened in no time. If you come across a place where you seemingly can’t get further, Knock could be your salvation.
The magic of Knock is that it offers an elegant solution to seemingly unsolvable problems. It saves time, resources, and nerves that would otherwise be spent on laborious fights or complicated puzzles.
What do you think of his opinion? What spells do you find particularly useful? Feel free to let us know in the comments!
