On Twitter, an AMD manager warned against fake giveaways allegedly offering hardware in Starfield design. Unauthorized companies are promoting a raffle for the bundle of graphics card and processor. As a result, these questionable providers are collecting your personal data.
The new role-playing game from Bethesda is on everyone’s lips. Since September 1, 2023, Starfield can be played in early access, and the advertising machinery for it is also running at full speed.
Alongside streamers and gaming magazines, Bethesda and AMD as technical partners themselves are generating significant attention for Starfield. At this year’s Quakecon in early August, an exclusive bundle of Ryzen 7 7800X3D processor and Radeon 7900 XTX graphics card in Starfield design was presented. Especially the graphics card would be a real eye-catcher in a case with glass side panels.
How can you get this stylish set? This components bundle, limited to 500 units, was created in cooperation between the two companies and is not available in retail. To get one of these coveted packages, interested fans have the opportunity to participate in various promotional activities.
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Unreliable giveaways come at a price – Your data
Bethesda and AMD, as well as authorized partners, are hosting giveaways and promotional activities around Starfield. They are raffling off the exclusive hardware to lucky winners.
What is the problem? However, individuals with fraudulent intent are taking advantage of this and jumping on the hype train for the space role-playing game. Interested gamers can participate by entering their data in online forms or on Twitter, Instagram, and other platforms.
Now, AMD manager Bill Murphy has warned about such schemes on Twitter. He posted his message directly under the advertisement of the unreliable organizer “Indie Kings”:
Hello folks, be careful with fake giveaways for the custom #Starfield GPU. Just a note: We currently don’t believe that this is a partner of AMD or Bethesda. Please be cautious.
Murphy appeals to common sense. Potential participants should pay attention to whether a provider is truly giving something away or just trying to harvest your data. Since “Indie Kings” is not an AMD or Bethesda partner, he questions the authenticity of the action.
What should you pay attention to when participating? For giveaways of this kind, it is better to rely on the official and trustworthy social media channels of AMD, Bethesda, and their partners. There, you will also have to enter your data when participating. But here, the use of your information by the providers of the actions is more clearly defined.
Even when it comes to the possibility of bidding on the object of your desire, you should look twice and question the seller’s intentions:
World of Warcraft turns back time. Many items from the past will soon be back in the game – and transmog fans are crying tears of joy.
The World of Warcraft is in constant change. When a new addon is released, the game world changes. This does not only mean new content, but often also the loss of old content. This was most evident with the release of WoW: Cataclysm in 2010. The overhaul of the old world brought many improvements – but also the removal of numerous unique rewards.
With the Patch 10.1.7 Incarnation of Wrath, the developers are turning back time and bringing back hundreds of items that were considered lost forever.
What has Blizzard done? Blizzard has already published the patch notes for Patch 10.1.7 Incarnation of Wrath. There is a small, somewhat inconspicuous entry that can easily be overlooked. It reads:
“Hundreds of items from zone loot and rare enemies lost through the Cataclysm have been faithfully (or at least almost) restored. Good luck hunting for transmogs!”
Which items are affected? A precise list of the returnable items is not yet available and it will likely take weeks, if not months, until all returned items have truly been found. However, if you are leveling a new character soon and doing so in the “old areas” of Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms, keep an eye out for rare enemies or new finds – you might discover nice items for your collection.
It is clear, however, that transmog collectors will have quite a large “To Do” list starting next Wednesday. Because the transmog collection needs to be filled …
Which item would you definitely want to see again?
Destiny 2 puts an end to constant bad luck with raid exotics for 48 hours today. But only if you are brave enough to face the challenge of the “Crota’s End” legacy raid in competitive mode. If that’s not a problem for you, you will definitely get the raid auto rifle “Necrochasm”. MeinMMO tells you how tough this will be and how it works.
For 48 hours, bad luck ends: A raid exotic is considered a trophy in Destiny 2 that only the luckiest players can snag in no time. Except for the “Garden of Salvation” raid for the support exotic “Divinity”, all exotic weapons in the endgame are random drops and heavily depend on luck.
This has caused quite a bit of frustration among guardians. Because for many, it seemed after hundreds of runs in a raid for an exotic, bad luck was guaranteed.
However, today a raid weapon returns to Destiny 2 that once had to be “crafted” in Destiny 1.
Back then, players received a white version of the raid weapon along with a quest.
There were partly random drops, and if you had all of them, you could “complete” the weapon and eventually turn it into its exotic form through several intermediate steps.
This complex principle has not been adopted by Bungie in 2023. Instead, they dangle a finished Necrochasm carrot in front of the guardians and announce: There is a guaranteed reward (the raid exotic and more) for all who are brave enough.
This is what the raid “Crota’s End” looks like graphically revamped in 2023 in Destiny 2:
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Destiny 2: Crota’s End, Legacy Raid of Season 22
Destiny 2 guarantees rewards for Day-One players with raid exotic
This could really make you sweat: With the introduction of the competitive mode in “Crota’s End,” all guardians who want to take on the challenge have the chance to snag the returned raid exotic “Necrochasm.”
This also means: You need to defeat the nightmarish version of “Crota’s End” and prove yourselves on Day One. Everything you need to know can be found here:
Now some may think that this raid, which has been branded as a strike, will surely be no problem. However, Bungie seems to have adjusted some parameters. As the Game Director of Destiny 2 recently stated:
We are using the competitive mode of “Crota’s End” to conduct some experiments on how hard a World’s First raid race should be.
All enemies in the raid will be more aggressive than in previous competitive modes.
Some enemies will have elemental shields, so Void, Solar, Arc, Strand, or Stasis.
But at least: The damage you deal remains unchanged.
The armors in the Crota raid are a returner wish of the players and glow green
Here’s how to guarantee you get “Necrochasm”: If you are not deterred by anything in the pursuit of a guaranteed raid exotic, here are all the details you need to know to ensure you get the exotic.
For the guaranteed drop, the raid must be completed in competitive mode. So from September 1st at 7:00 PM until September 3rd at 7:00 PM.
Once you have defeated the final boss, you can purchase the quest “Bottomless Pit” from the raid vendor. No currencies are required for this.
Once you have purchased the quest, it will be automatically marked as completed, and you will receive your rewards directly into your inventory.
The rewards include “Shroud of the Pit,” Eidolon Ally (as a complete masterpiece), and the raid exotic “Necrochasm.”.
That will no longer just be a bland badge that you can show off in the game. Rather, you will have directly in your hands what everyone wants from their first raid completion: the Exotic.
Is there a catch? Yes, indeed. Even if Bungie guarantees you the raid exotic within these 48 hours, you still do not have the catalyst for the weapon.
The effect of the catalyst is supposed to give the weapon aupgraded “Desperado” perk.
If you want this as well, you will need to play the raid again to collect more “Essences of the Overseoul.” Because during the period of the competitive mode, you cannot progress this objective. The progress of the goal will be statically displayed at 20/35 collected Essence of the Overseoul, regardless of whether you collect additional essences.
Other essences can only be obtained by completing raid encounters and triumphs after the end of the competitive mode.
What do you think of this option? Is this a better incentive for you to play and complete the raid directly on Day One in competitive mode? Or do you find that totally unfair? Feel free to write us in the comments how you feel about it.
If you want to enter the competition, you will have to forgo the following:
The MMORPG Star Citizen has now exceeded the mark of $600 million raised through crowdfunding. However, a post from a former employee caused unrest. He hinted that there had been mass layoffs at CIG. Star Citizen is denying this now.
What rumors were there?
We reported on MeinMMO on August 30 that a person on reddit said he had worked for CIG for 7 years before he was laid off.
He then explains that the project is in a financial predicament, has invested a lot of money in the Manchester location, where expensive artworks are also displayed. This has led to a financial bottleneck, which is why some people, including himself, would now have to be laid off. He and his friends are “fantastic” at their jobs.
The mod team on reddit approved the post after “sufficient evidence” was provided that there is some truth to the post: the user actually worked at Star Citizen.
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Employee talks about “layoffs currently taking place”
Why has this topic become so big? In addition to this Reddit thread, there was a post on LinkedIn by Theodore Hirschfeld. He said he is affected by the “layoffs” currently taking place at CIG. Hirschfeld had worked as a “Senior Live QA” and Game Designer in Austin, Texas.
Additionally, there was another post in a Discord that suggested (via pcgamer) that there could actually be problems at CIG: A Discord user said there that the PU team had been significantly reduced. A lot of “stuff” was happening while the team prioritized Squadron 42.
So there were 3 pieces of news, more or less confirmed, suggesting that Star Citizen might be reducing staff.
Star Citizen says: No layoffs, 9 positions have been relocated
This is now the response from Star Citizen: In a statement to PC Gamer , Star Citizen states that reports of “large layoffs at CIG are false.”
They have grown from 900 to 1,100 employees in 2023. During a restructuring, they decided to relocate 9 positions to other sites. This is completely normal for a company.
According to PC Gamer, there have been no other official reports of layoffs apart from Hirschfeld’s LinkedIn post, and even Hirschfeld has since reported that he found another job at Star Citizen.
So there seems to be nothing to the claims of mass layoffs.
Doubts about Star Citizen persist. Even big fans of the game admit that some statements from the team now seem rather implausible:
Every week there is a free game in the Epic Games Store that users can claim for free. This time it’s a real treasure for retro fans: Cave Story+.
When is the free game available? The free game is available for one week in the Epic Games Store. The current title, Cave Story+., is available until September 7, 2023, at 5:00 PM.
How can I claim it? You simply need to have an account with the Epic Games Store. Then you can easily claim the game in the Free section of the epicgamesstore.
What’s next? The next free game is already known. The game Spelldrifter will replace Cave Story+ next week. But we don’t want to get ahead of ourselves, as Cave Story+ is definitely worth a look.
Here you can see the game in the trailer:
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Cave Story+: This is what the popular retro gem looks like
Already in the trailer, it becomes clear: This is a game for fans who want a bit of retro feeling. It’s a classic that originally released in 2004 for PC and has been ported multiple times in the following years, ultimately optimized as Cave Story+. This version was then released in 2011 on Steam.
And there, the game has enjoyed great popularity among its players for years. Looking at the current numbers, we find:
92% positive reviews on Steam with 4,217 reviews since the release in 2011 (via Steam)
93% positive reviews in the last 30 days (with only 15 reviews)
On the Metacritic platform, the PC version of the game scores an 83 from critics, and an 8.3 for the user score (via Metacritic).
Overall, there is positive feedback for the indie jewel. In reviews, the gameplay with challenging jumping passages and numerous weapons, reminiscent of classic games like Metroid, is particularly praised.
But the story, characters, and music also receive positive feedback. At the same time, the game exudes a nostalgic flair that fans of the good old pixel games appreciate.
However, one should definitely be prepared for a certain challenge, as the game can be quite tough. If you enjoy such a retro experience, you should check out the game. However, if you are not fond of pixel graphics and skill-demanding jumping passages, you might want to look for other games instead.
After several successful years, with multiple titles on the gaming market, a horror franchise now wants to join the big screen. For this, Five Nights at Freddy’s has enlisted the producer who has been responsible for hit movies like M3GAN and Insidious in recent years.
Do you already know Foxy, Bonnie, Chicka and Freddy?
In the current trailer for the film, you get a good insight into the story that awaits you.
Mike Schmidt, played by Josh Hutcherson, is offered a new job as a night guard at the abandoned “Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria.” He is assured that it’s child’s play. To keep custody of his little sister, Mike takes the job and quickly realizes that it might not be as easy as it seems.
On his first day, he meets the mascots of the theme restaurant: Foxy, Bonnie, Chicka, and Freddy. Four animatronics in the form of a fox, rabbit, chick, and bear, who may have looked cute in their good years, but now appear more like they have emerged from a nightmare.
The nights at Freddy’s lead Mike to unexplained encounters with the supernatural as the figures come to life and wander through the restaurant in search of a victim for their games.
As you learn in the trailer, several years ago, children mysteriously disappeared in the area around Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria. Whether the spirits of these children are now trapped in the animatronics and how to stop them, you will find out in the film.
Whether the film can keep up with the popular horror games remains to be seen.
If you are already looking for horror before Halloween, this series might be just right for you:
How does the planet exploration work? Starfield makes it clear during the exploration of the planets that it is not a space simulation like No Man’s Sky, Elite: Dangerous, or Star Citizen. In Starfield, there are limits that restrict your exploratory desires.
If you want to explore a celestial body, you select a landing point on the planet from your spaceship and then receive a short cutscene in which you land. Afterwards, you find yourself in a limited area of the planet where you can move around. Within this area, you can scan plants and animals, for example.
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Starfield – Official Gameplay Trailer
You cannot simply leave an area on foot. If you walk straight in one direction, sooner or later you will hit an invisible wall where you cannot go any further. Moreover, a message appears telling you “Boundary reached”.
In addition, the game suggests you explore another region of the planet via the map or return to your ship. For the latter, a fast travel option is offered.
If you want to explore another area of a planet and see if it is a new biome, this is only possible via the ship. The journey involves another cutscene.
You cannot fly close to the ground to another landing point and control your ship, as is possible in No Man’s Sky.
Do the boundaries come unexpectedly? No. While Starfield showed in the gameplay showcase of June 2023 with the exploration of the planets, it was never mentioned that a planet could be crossed without limits or with the ship. Here, the speculation of the fans and the high expectations played a major role, leading to hopes for something that was never announced.
Starfield is primarily a role-playing game and not a space simulation, thus bringing entirely different gameplay elements than a No Man’s Sky. Even in the “Mass Effect” games, we cannot explore the entire planet or fly over its entire surface.
If you want to know how Starfield is received by the first players of the early access, we at MeinMMO have summarized some reactions from the community:
Twitch streamer HoneyPuu recently surprised her fans with a moving TikTok video in which she shared her personal experience with scoliosis. What she talks about and what it means for her is explained by MeinMMO.
Who is HoneyPuu?
Isabell “HoneyPuu” Schneider, or simply “Isa”, has made a name for herself in the world of live streaming (via Twitch).
In addition to “Just Chatting” and various gaming formats, she captivates primarily with her warm and open personality.
Here you can learn more about HoneyPuu:
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How did HoneyPuu end up talking about her condition? On August 30, HoneyPuu released a TikTok video based on a snippet from one of her streams in the past days.
In this stream, she reported on an incident where she received a 30 kg heavy package. Due to her condition scoliosis, she asked the delivery person for help carrying it up because she lived on the first floor. However, he refused. She then decided to return the package. This led to numerous questions from her viewers regarding her condition.
What is scoliosis? Isa then explained that she suffers from scoliosis. This is a condition in which the spine is curved sideways.
To give her viewers a better insight into her condition, HoneyPuu presented a comparison image of a spine that is said to be very similar to her own. She explained that a curvature of the spine and a pelvic tilting are clearly visible in the picture.
Doctors have confirmed to her that without this condition she would probably be 2 centimeters taller. She joked that it might even be 3 centimeters. The scoliosis developed in her at the age of 13 and is not congenital.
In the comments on her TikTok video, she also mentioned that due to her condition, she had to wear a corset in the past to support her spine.
How does HoneyPuu deal with it? HoneyPuu showed her viewers how she actually stands when she wouldn’t correct herself to stand straight. She joked: ‘This is the Leaning Tower of Pisa – no, Isa, sorry.’
HoneyPuu’s openness and courage to share her personal experience with scoliosis has gained great acclaim in the Twitch community. Many viewers praise her honesty. HoneyPuu once again proves that she is not only a talented streamer but also an inspiring personality for her fans.
In a podcast with comedian Joe Rogan, wrestling legend Hulk Hogan talks about filming with actor Sylvester Stallone. Stallone had a crazy idea that Hogan didn’t think much of. He modified the idea a bit, but Stallone still sustained some injuries.
What was the idea? Stallone took many hits from Hogan until he came up with the idea that Hogan should hit him as hard as possible. Hogan recounted how Stallone absorbed all those hits earlier and that they were just in the ring when the crazy idea came up.
Hogan didn’t want to do that and explained that while there were body spots where he could hit harder, he couldn’t do it with full force. Stallone wouldn’t back down and insisted that Hogan hit him with full force.
You can watch the excerpt from the podcast episode in a YouTube video by Rogan’s Elite Extracts:
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Even when Stallone backed down to 50% of his strength, Hogan thought the action was a bad idea. As a compromise, he offered to grab Stallone and hit him between the shoulders.
When he then hit with 50% of his strength, Stallone ended up at his feet. His lips were bleeding, but he got back up and was happy that the hit was perfect:
He was excited because I hit him.
Podcaster Rogan shortly responded to what a psycho Stallone is. Because that’s not even the worst injury the actor sustained.
At that time, Hogan himself was dealing with an injury: He had broken his nose during his stay in Japan. He wasn’t quite sure if it was for the second or third time.
He suggested back then that Stallone could punch him on the nose so that it explodes and all the blood splatters. ‘I was that crazy back then,’ Hogan explains.
The two faced each other in the film Rocky III. Sylvester Stallone played Rocky Balboa, Hulk Hogan took on the role of Thunderlips.
The action star had been struggling with financial problems, which is why he sold his dog:
Meanwhile, the first performance checks of Starfield are in, and they give the all-clear, after experts were already allowed to report on the graphics of Starfield. In fact, the new sci-fi game runs excellently on Steam and Xbox, although there are still a few issues. MeinMMO explains what works well and where there are still difficulties.
Very good performance on PC and Xbox Series X
How good is the performance? Both colleagues from IGN and colleagues from Digital Foundry explain that the performance of Starfield is really excellent. And this applies to both the PC version and the console version.
Digital Foundry explains in its official YouTube video (from 11:06): “Starfield is probably the most polished game that Bethesda has ever delivered, an almost bug-free experience that continues with largely flawless performance and looks great.”
IGN adds in its YouTube video (from 7:11): “We see [in Starfield] the most stable performance of all Bethesda titles at launch in many years.”
How is the performance on PC? On PC, the game runs with Ryzen 5 5600X and Radeon RX 6800 at a resolution of WQHD with stable 45 FPS, without stutters or frame drops. Depending on the situation, however, the hardware is utilized differently.
On general planets, the GPU is challenged, while large cities with many NPCs put significantly more strain on the CPU and quickly become the bottleneck. Therefore, it is not enough to just have a strong graphics card in your computer. According to testers, an SSD is also essential, as otherwise the loading times would be unbearably long.
How does Starfield perform on Xbox Series X and S? On both Xbox consoles (Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S), the game runs steadily at 30 FPS without major fluctuations. On the weaker Xbox Series S, the game does not look as beautiful; compared to the Series X, the depth of field is lower and there are fewer details. Overall, the performance remains consistently stable. Thus, you can also enjoy the game on the Series S without any issues.
What problems exist? Aside from the good performance, there are mainly minor flaws and issues: The game’s physics can be a bit odd, as dead enemies tend to fly around strangely, ignoring normal physics.
The AI of enemies and your own companions is also said to be regularly catastrophic. Enemies sometimes just stand around and ignore fire. Allies also tend to just stand around and occasionally fail to follow commands.
Tip for Starfield: If you want to play Starfield, we recommend making one setting after starting, before you dive into the world of the new Bethesda game. This can further improve your performance:
Loot greed in WoW Classic led to a duel to the death. A dramatic spectacle where a character met their permanent end.
A few days ago, the realms of “WoW Classic Hardcore” launched. There, fans can once again experience the original World of Warcraft, but with a tough twist: every character has only one single life. If you die, you remain dead – and that forever.
This leads to small arguments becoming dramatic moments where the life of a character is at stake. And the most likely reason is, how could it be otherwise in WoW, the loot.
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WoW Classic: The Hardcore Servers Are Here!
Hunter has need on cloth item
What happened? In WoW Classic Hardcore, dungeons are particularly dangerous. Numerous elite enemies await in the dungeon and thus many opportunities to die quickly. Those who venture into the instances hope for good loot that makes this risk worthwhile. So it was for the mage Mcwiggles, who was happy in the end because the coveted “Belt of Arugal” dropped. This is a cloth belt that gives a big bonus to intelligence and smaller bonuses to willpower and agility.
Basically a very good item for cloth classes, but especially in WoW Classic, other classes also like to roll on all items. Hunters are notorious for this – after all, everything is a “hunter item” because hunters can use almost everything, whether it gives them a big bonus or not.
What had to happen, happened: It was not Mcwiggles who won the belt, but the hunter Butternutz. And that was the trigger for a duel to the death.
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Crowds gather before the capital to watch the duel
What kind of duel is this? In WoW Classic Hardcore, players can challenge others to a “Mak’gora”. This is basically a normal duel, but it doesn’t end at one health point. Instead, the fight continues until one player dies and the character is considered lost.
The loot dispute escalated to the point that both were ready for this deadly duel and wanted to meet before the gates of Orgrimmar.
This “loot drama” spread relatively quickly, so more players gathered and wanted to witness the duel.
As in a proper Mak’gora, the two were blessed by others beforehand – so there were many buffs for the mage, but also for the hunter and his pet.
How did the duel end? Even though the mage Mcwiggles had challenged the duel, the fight was relatively clear. After Mcwiggles had first turned the hunter’s pet into a sheep and then freed it immediately, it didn’t take long for Butternutz to triumph. He simply used the sight lines of the city gates of Orgrimmar too well and was able to claim victory.
The moral of the story? Hunters are still sneaky ninja looters even after 20 years, but once they have something, they won’t give it up.
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The preparations for the next free Destiny 2-legacy raid have started. This time, the Guardians will face ‘Crota’s End’. Whether you are newcomers in this sci-fi world of the loot shooter or veteran Guardians yearning for nostalgia, there are some essential pieces of information you should know before diving into the raid race for Worlds First.
We have updated this article on September 1 with more information about the Day-One raid and reveal how you can guarantee the raid exotic “Necrochasm”.
This is what to expect: Since 2021, Bungie has continued the tradition of bringing popular raids from the original Destiny into Destiny 2. Every DLC year, a new raid and a classic raid are released. The current game is not only becoming more extensive, but it also increasingly combines content from both Destiny worlds.
In Season 22, the legacy raid “Crota’s End” is returning.
It was the first Shard that the Guardians ever faced in Destiny.
Legendary loot, new challenges, and fresh rewards await.
Whether you enter the raid for the first time or refresh old memories – you will definitely be tested in competitive mode.
This revamped raid “Crota’s End” promises an equally intense experience full of thrills and rewards for those who take on the challenge. Even if you already know the individual encounters from Destiny 1. Bungie has also made some changes to the competitive mode for the revival of “Crota’s End”.
This article contains all the details you need to prepare for diving into the depths of the Hellmouth this coming weekend.
There is also a video preview of what to expect in “Crota’s End”:
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Destiny 2: Crota’s End, Legacy Raid of Season 22
Everything about the Day-One and Worlds First of “Crota’s End”
What is the Worlds First competitive mode? In the first hours after the raid launches, there will be a competitive mode that challenges you as always.
The contest mode or competitive mode is a mode that Bungie only activates for 48 hours at the launch of each new or legacy raid.
Players must not only complete the raid itself during the race, but also overcome additional challenge triumphs.
Bosses and enemies hit you with deadlier and significantly more accurate shots.
Unfair and broken exotics or abilities are usually disabled for the race.
Basically, it is a nightmarish version of the affected raid, where Guardians can spend hours grinding.
When can you play the raid? The raid “Crota’s End” starts in Destiny 2 on Friday, September 1, 2023, at 7:00 PM. The competitive mode remains active for 48 hours. After the 48 hours have elapsed, players who prefer a less stressful experience can explore the raid.
What power level is required? You must reach 1790 power to meet the cap for all encounters in the raid.
A gloomy raid from Destiny 1 with connections to Eris Morn returns here
What are the rules for the World First race? The rules are similar to those in the race for Worlds First for the legacy raid “The Glass Chamber” and “King’s Fall”.
In the first run of “Crota’s End”, the Guardians must complete the raid once in competitive mode. Once that is done, access to additional triumph challenges will be activated.
This selected list of triumph challenges must now also be completed in competitive mode to accomplish the triumphs. However, if you fail to meet the challenge in an encounter, your fireteam is removed.
To keep the challenge high due to the lack of level requirements, Bungie has made some changes to the competitive mode in Season 22. These changes are designed to maintain the challenge for the achievements relative to the constantly growing abilities of the players.
Your damage dealt to enemies will be reduced.
The damage you take, however, remains unchanged.
Some enemies will have elemental shields, i.e., Void, Solar, Arc, Strand, or Stasis.
All enemies in the raid will be more aggressive than in previous competitive modes.
So prepare for the “Super Bowl” of Destiny.
We use Crota’s End contest mode to conduct some experiments on how hard a World’s First raid race should be.
said Joe Blackburn, Bungie’s Game Director, about the raid race at Crota
How many encounters does the raid “Crota’s End” have? The raid has a total of 4 encounters that you should master.
1. Encounter: The Path Through Darkness
2. Encounter: The Bridge
3. Encounter: The Deathsinger
4. Encounter: Final Boss – Crota’s End
What do the rewards look like? The first team that successfully accomplishes both objectives will receive the title “Worlds First”, and each member will be rewarded with a unique physical winner’s belt with their name on it.
This belt awaits the winners of the Day-One/ Worlds First
All other teams that finish the race in the first 48 hours will be rewarded with a unique badge for their impressive performance.
These rewards await in the raid
Earn new armor and a raid exotic: Bungie is bringing back the legendary weapons and glowing armors of Crota from Year 3 with the raid. They were popular items in Destiny 1 and will soon adorn the Guardians in Destiny 2.
Earn the glowing green armors again in Season 22
This is how to guarantee your raid exotic on Day-One: The raid will also see the return of the raid exotic “Necrochasm”. An exotic, fast-firing assault rifle. It is quite unique and has the potential to become one of the best primary ammo weapons in Destiny 2.
To celebrate the return of a fan-favorite weapon, Bungie has a guaranteed reward for those bold enough to take on Crota’s End in competitive mode.
Players who purchase the quest “The Abyss of the Abyss” during the 48-hour contest mode in Crota’s End from the raid vendor will have the quest automatically marked as completed, and all rewards will be immediately placed in their inventory.
Rewards include “Envelopment of the Abyss”, “Eidolon Ally” (as a complete masterpiece), and the raid exotic “Necrochasm”.
Those who receive the quest “Bottomless Abyss” after the 48-hour competition mode must complete the quest from the beginning to receive the rewards for the quest.
The Necrochasm in 2023
In the original Destiny, “Necrochasm” had the following perks:
Cursedbringer: Kills trigger a “Cursed Thrall” explosion – in Year 1, precision kills were also required for this
Cascade: Close-combat kills automatically reload a part of the weapon’s magazine – about 11 rounds per close-combat kill
Zen Moment: Damage dealt increases stability
However, keep in mind that these details of the weapon from Destiny 1 may have changed somewhat.
This is how to get the catalyst for Necrochasm: There will also be a catalyst for the weapon. Its effect is supposed to give the weapon an upgraded “Lawless” perk. Guardians can earn it in the raid by collecting the essence of the Oversoul.
As Bungie stated, the essence of the Oversoul will be obtained by completing raid encounters and triumphs.
This is required to complete the quest “Bottomless Abyss” as well as to fulfill the goal for the weapon catalyst for Necrochasm.
Twitch Drop for a raid badge
This is how to get the badge: If you’re not playing but following the raid race on Twitch, you can snag a special Engram while participating teams from around the world compete for the belt.
From September 1 at 7:00 PM to September 3 at 7:00 PM, you can earn the new badge “Every End” through Twitch Drops by watching the Twitch Rivals channel or one of the approved participating streamers for two hours.
A complete list of participating streamers can be found at twitchrivals.com.
Or you can just check out the German-speaking Destiny 2 streamers Nexxoss-Gaming, x T1duS x, or Ilias Gaming and follow their raid races for the badge.
This is how to get the TwitchRivals badge: To be eligible, make sure your Twitch account is linked to your Destiny 2 account.
To do this, go to bungie.net and log in there with your credentials. Click on the icon in the upper right corner and select the platform you play Destiny 2 on and enter your credentials.
After logging in, you can click into your profile settings. You can access these via the player icon in the upper right. Go to settings so that you can access the account settings.
Under “Account Linking”, you will now see all available platforms that you can link to your Bungie account. So Xbox, PlayStation, Epic, Steam, and Twitch.
Click on Twitch, and if you aren’t using a popup blocker, you’ll get a prompt to link it.
Then you just have to log in to your Twitch account and click “Authorize”.
Secure this emblem through TwitchRivals
What is the raid “Crota’s End” about? “Crota’s End” (engl. Crota’s End) is a raid from Destiny that was introduced with the expansion “Darkness Lurks”.
After Oryx, the raid boss from “King’s Fall” was betrayed by his sisters Savathûn and Xivu Arath, he decided he needed children to continue his lineage and ensure that his flow of tribute was always greater than that of his siblings. Thus, Crota, the Hive Prince, was born.
After his father Oryx’s realm collapsed, Crota sought revenge and planned to conquer the moon, where the Pyramid of Nezarek had been buried since the attack of the Traveler. His brood hollowed out the moon, also known as the “Hellmouth”, to launch invasions on Earth from there.
He wielded a notorious sword with which he ruthlessly killed countless Guardians. For over a century, this war raged on the moon, and the people of Earth called it “The Great Catastrophe”.
Eriana-3 was also there with a fireteam of five Guardians to kill Crota directly in his throne world and thwart his plans. But they too were no match for the hordes of the Hive in the Hellmouth.
Only one Guardian survived this mission: Eris Morn. This “survival” changed her as we know her in the game today.
Despite this significant victory for the Hive, Crota’s plans for further conquest of humanity were put on hold due to a series of unforeseen circumstances. He was weakened and had to bind his soul to an ascendant crystal.
Here, Eris saw a chance, as she was obsessed with revenge for her fireteam and the death of Crota. As Crota’s resurrection drew nearer and she foresaw it, she led more Guardians to the moon to use Crota’s own sword logic against him and thereby kill him permanently.
This is what players can expect in Season 22 in the raid “Crota’s End”.
Who can play the raid? Anyone who feels like it. Crota’s End will fall into the “Legends” category in Destiny 2. So it will be a so-called legacy raid. This means the raid will be available to all players for free and no ownership of an expansion is required. Just like with the other returning raids “The Glass Chamber” and “King’s Fall”.
Will you participate in the raid race? And how nostalgic do you find the raid “Crota’s End”? Was it the right choice as it fits well with Season 22? Let us know in the comments.
Bungie may deactivate overly powerful exotics or abilities for the raid, especially if they are as powerful as this:
The limited study Master Ball runs in Pokémon GO for the season Plenty of Adventure. We at MeinMMO show you all the tasks and rewards of the new research series here.
What kind of research is this? In Pokémon GO, a new season started on September 1, 2023, at 10:00 AM under the name Plenty of Adventure. In this season, you can expect a lot of spawns and bonuses, as well as a new research series: Limited Studies.
As you may know from other limited researches in Pokémon GO, this one will also be time-limited, but it is slightly more extensive and also harder to solve. It is also different in that it rewards you with rare in-game content.
This way, you can secure a second Master Ball, which is one of the most valuable items in the game. We have summarized the tasks and rewards you can expect below.
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Pokémon GO brings the first Paldea Pokémon
Limited Study: Master Ball 1/1
For the limited study, you can expect 10 different and challenging tasks. Unlike other limited tasks before, you will need some time to solve these, but you will be rewarded with plenty of XP and a Master Ball. With the help of the overview from LeekDuck, we have summarized the content of the research below.
Task
Reward
Catch 1,000 Pokémon
8,000 XP
Win 60 Raids
8,000 XP
Hatch 30 Eggs
8,000 XP
Catch 100 different species of Pokémon
8,000 XP
Land 120 excellent throws
8,000 XP
Complete 150 field research tasks
8,000 XP
Explore 50 km
8,000 XP
Spin 300 PokéStops
8,000 XP
Earn 100,000 XP
8,000 XP
Earn 100,000 Stardust
8,000 XP
Stage reward: If you have completed all the tasks, you will also receive a Master Ball, 3,000 Stardust, and 20,000 XP.
How long do you have to solve it? If you want to secure the rewards from the limited study, you must complete the tasks by November 21, 2023, at 8:00 PM local time at the latest. Also, don’t forget to claim your rewards in time so they don’t expire.
If you cannot make it by this time, you will also have the option to purchase the research and secure the content later.
How to best utilize the content: To solve the tasks in time, you should start as early as possible. It’s best to combine content together. For example, never run without eggs in the incubators.
Instead of collecting the rewards after each completed task, you should better save them. This way, you can use a lucky egg at the end and secure a total of 200,000 XP from this research. It’s also best to combine this with friend level-ups, as you can also benefit from additional XP there. This way, you will quickly get closer to your goal of reaching Level 50.
How do you like the content of the limited study? Do you find the tasks too difficult? Or are they just right? Feel free to let us know here at MeinMMO in the comments.
Today marks the start of a new season in Pokémon GO, bringing you various spawns and bonuses. However, one bonus has caused a stir in recent days and has now been changed. What this is and what you can expect in the coming weeks, we have summarized for you here on MeinMMO.
Which season is it about? Today, on September 1, 2023, there is once again a season change in Pokémon GO. Starting at 10:00 AM local time, the season Plenty of Adventures will begin, focusing primarily on the monsters from the Paldea region.
And some bonuses will once again be active and accompany you in the game over the next 3 months. This time, these are about interactions with your friends. However, one of these bonuses has caused quite a stir in the community in recent days and has ultimately been changed. We will explain what this is about below.
You can see the first insight into the new season in the following video:
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Pokémon GO brings the first Paldea Pokémon
Bonus apparently allowed you to send fewer gifts
Which bonus is it about? At first glance, the bonuses for the coming months didn’t seem so bad, as you will receive more XP upon leveling up friendship, deal more damage in raids with friends, and can open more gifts daily.
However, one bonus left trainers puzzled in recent days, as it provided no advantage. Besides the mentioned contents, you should only be able to send 40 gifts. That would have been quite a downgrade, as the current limit is 100 gifts per day.
Announcement of the bonuses (as of: August 31, 2023, 03:45 PM)
Niantic adjusts bonus just before the season starts
New bonus activated for the season: It’s clear that this bonus was a mistake that the Pokémon GO developers have since become aware of. The bonus has been adjusted just before the start of the new season.
The limit for sending gifts has been removed, and a new bonus has been added to the season overview in the Pokémon GO blog. As some trainers had already suspected on social media, the limit for gifts you can hold in your item bag has now been increased.
This limit is now 40 gifts throughout the entire season. So that’s 20 more than before.
New bonuses (as of: September 1, 2023 at 09:25 AM)
Trainers are happy about the change: The incorrect bonus had previously caused quite a stir in the community. While some were upset about the severe limitation, many could hardly believe that Niantic would actually limit gift sending so severely and therefore suspected a mistake behind it. You could read the following in the comments on Reddit:
MerdidorX: It’s probably a mistake. Do they mean that you can hold 40 gifts in the item bag? Currently, we can send 100 gifts daily.
lmaondshruwkqn: I believe this is a misunderstanding. I assume they mean that you can hold 40 gifts at once because currently, one can send more than 40 gifts daily.
Meanwhile, trainers can finally breathe easy again, as their assumption has obviously been confirmed. The new bonus is indeed a relief for many in the game (via reddit.com):
annetea: Okay, now that I know the bonus, I am very satisfied. I send a lot of gifts in one day, and in the morning, when I do most of the sending, it’s nice to be able to store more of them.
yourfavoriteweeb: Honestly, I’m very happy about it. I just recently started again, so it was difficult to progress towards best friends with 100+ local friends since the limit is 20 gifts held/30 gifts opened.
How are the other bonuses received? Especially the increased XP upon leveling up friendship is exciting for players. It is worth collecting these level-ups and then performing several at once, combined with a lucky egg, at a fixed time. This way, you can gather a lot of XP on the way to level 50.
In addition, some trainers are also sad that they no longer receive guaranteed XL candies when trading. They would have liked this bonus in the new season as well.
How do you like the bonuses of the new season? Are you glad that there is no limit on sending gifts after all? Or do you use this feature less? Feel free to let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments and discuss it with other trainers.
But what is the first impression from players? A few hours after the launch, we listened to the community and report the first reactions.
Can the game Starfield live up to its cool live-action trailer?
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Gamescom ONL 2023 Trailer Starfield
Starfield: The shitstorm is absent, but criticism is everywhere
What is the first impression? In researching different social media platforms, it was noticeable that the mood around Starfield is positive. Most major points of criticism were already known due to gameplay leaks and these continue to be criticized:
Spaceship gameplay is unsatisfying
Game speed is too slow
Newly added are some technical flaws, but nowhere near as bad as with some other Bethesda titles. Bugs and glitches are to be expected. The bigger issue currently is the absence of a “Field of View” setting and that there is no map in cities.
Aside from that, the first player reactions seem hopeful. There are many comments where you can read the shining eyes, people are just excited.
Especially the performance on PC and Xbox Series is often praised, Starfield runs smoothly. But the feeling of freedom, which is so typical for Bethesda games, makes fans of the studio smile.
According to the first reactions, your expectations probably determine what you will think of Starfield.
Because the RPG doesn’t reinvent the Bethesda wheel, but wraps it in a fresh setting. If you expected a great revolution of the tried-and-true Fallout and Elder Scrolls formula, then you will be disappointed.
What do players say about Starfield? The range is wide, as is often the case with such mega-releases. There are players who are fascinated by the first hours, bragging about their goosebumps and spreading good vibes after the early access launch:
David on MeinMMO: ‘At 2 the game was running, I played for about an hour and was thrilled’
Comparisons with previous Bethesda titles often refer to Fallout 4. A similar judgment can also be found in the review by the colleagues at GameStar.
However, the critics are not silent either. Yet there is no major outcry about how bad Starfield is. Here and there, some players accuse the developers of having made too many promises, and this is provably true. However, criticism is often targeted and concerns specific areas of the game:
@iamalitayyeb on Twitter: ‘Starfield is full of load screens and that is a huge immersion breaker.’
scottwwe11 on Reddit: ‘The game itself has a great concept, but the implementation was not the best.’
Conclusion: According to the first reactions, Starfield can meet the expectations of many players, but it seems to have oversold itself a bit beforehand. Those who do not expect a revolution and are looking for a “Skyrim in space” will apparently get their money’s worth.
However, keep in mind that this is an assessment of the first hours in the game. Whether the tide will turn one way or another remains to be seen in the coming days.
Starfield has been eagerly anticipated and is now finally in Early Access. Have you already checked out the game or watched some videos? What is your first impression? Write a comment on the topic.
You should definitely change a small setting in Starfield before you really start playing. Because with that, you can significantly improve your performance.
Starfield was released on September 1, 2023. However, there are still some bugs in the game. Some users and YouTubers report that FSR is currently bugged and the frames per second (FPS) drop significantly when using the technology.
But there is a trick to significantly improve your performance again. Because with it, you can bypass an annoying bug that costs you performance.
Players report that FSR currently has some bugs
What is the problem? Players are now reporting that FSR is achieving the opposite. Instead of increasing your FPS, they are dropping instead. Sometimes even quite significantly. But with a trick, you can bypass the bug. We have embedded a YouTube video that explains the step again:
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How to increase your performance: First, deactivate FSR and then switch to the low preset graphics settings. When switching to the low settings, the game automatically re-enables FSR. Now, however, you can benefit from a significant performance boost through FSR, which you couldn’t utilize without this workaround. If you enable FSR immediately, the bug still currently prevents a performance boost.
If you notice that your FPS are not significantly increasing with FSR, then switch the settings as described. The trick works with both AMD and Nvidia graphics cards.
What is FSR?FSR is an upscaling technique: Your game is rendered in a low resolution and then upscaled to your correct resolution. The missing pixels are then calculated and supplemented by your graphics card. The advantage of FSR is that the technique also works with graphics cards from Intel and Nvidia.
Nvidia’s alternative is DLSS, which works even better, but is limited to Nvidia graphics cards. DLSS has not yet been integrated into Starfield. Whether that will happen depends on the developers.
What does Starfield require for a PC? You can read in the following article on MeinMMO whether your gaming PC can handle Starfield at all. Here, we explain the system requirements of Starfield in detail:
Whoever reaches max level 50 in Pokémon GO unlocks a special research. We will show you the challenging tasks and rewards.
What kind of research is this? For many trainers, the main goal in Pokémon GO is to reach the maximum level. Since the big Beyond update, the highest level in the game is now 50. Previously, it was level 40.
The path to the maximum level is arduous and involves a lot of experience points and tasks. A few trainers reached level 50 in February 2021 and show how it continues. By reaching this milestone, a new special research is unlocked.
Special research for level 50
These are the tasks: Once you reach level 50 in Pokémon GO, you will receive a message from Professor Willow. He has come up with a few tasks for you to complete for him. As a reward, you will receive stardust, items, and encounters with Pokémon.
We will show you these in the following tables.
Level 50: Special research 1/4:
Task
Reward
Land 500 great curveball throws
5,000 stardust
Visit PokéStops for 15 consecutive days
10x star piece
Land 5 fantastic throws in a row
5,000 stardust
Level reward: If you complete all tasks, you will receive 10,000 stardust and an encounter with Icognito upon completion.
Level 50: Special research 2/4:
Task
Reward
Hatch 50 eggs
5,000 stardust
Win 15 trainer battles in the GO Battle League
10 candy
Catch 5,000 Pokémon
5,000 stardust
Level reward: If you complete all tasks, you will receive 10,000 stardust and 10 premium raid passes upon completion.
Level 50: Special research 3/4:
Task
Reward
Earn 50 candies by walking with your buddy
5,000 stardust
Evolve 50 Pokémon
10x incense
Win 50 raids
5,000 stardust
Level reward: If you complete all tasks and claim the corresponding rewards, you will additionally receive 10,000 stardust and 10 super incubators.
Level 50: Special research 4/4:
Task
Reward
Already completed
50,000 stardust
Already completed
Encounter with eF-eM
Already completed
50,000 stardust
Level reward: If you complete all tasks and claim the corresponding rewards, you will additionally receive 10 XL candy, an avatar pose, and an encounter with Mewtwo.
How to reach level 50?
This is new: Trainers in Pokémon GO now have to complete tasks to receive a level-up. Before the big Beyond update, you only had to collect experience points. The tasks for this are now new.
We have summarized all tasks from level 41 to 50 in Pokémon GO for you. This way, you quickly find out what you need to do for the next level-up. The linked article also includes tips to help you level up.
How far are you on your journey to level 50? Are you playing focused and want to reach it quickly, or are you taking your time? Let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments and share your experiences and the hurdles of leveling up with other trainers.
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MeinMMO author Dariusz Müller enjoys Baldur’s Gate 3 because the role-playing game has really good controller support.
Larian Studios has made a really strong release with Baldur’s Gate 3. The player numbers on Steam skyrocketed, the reviews overflowed with praise, and players celebrated a game that finally focuses on quality instead of a greedy in-game shop.
Little surprising, I also wanted to jump on the hype train and experience what the gaming world is celebrating. But already in the first second when I could control my character myself, I was annoyed. “Oh come on,” I thought, “Seriously?”.
I hadn’t gone into detail about Baldur’s Gate 3 and its controls before and was horrified to find out that I control my character with the mouse – not with WASD.
Some of you might be rolling your eyes now, but I find this really terrible. This is a control scheme that I find awful across all genres in really any game. It doesn’t matter whether RPG, strategy game, MOBA, or “hack ’n’ slash” titles like Diablo 4 – I need WASD or a controller.
At first, I had doubts whether the controller support could really be well implemented. After all, Baldur’s Gate 3 has many functions that cannot possibly fit all on the controller. How often have developers simply tried to cram the “mouse and keyboard” controls onto the limited buttons of a gamepad and failed miserably?
Luckily, Larian Studios chose a different path and actually created a completely unique control scheme. Much is resolved via selection wheels – I press a button, a wheel opens, and I select what I’m looking for.
And the best part is: with the controller, I truly control my character and feel like I am in a role-playing game from BioWare. The two sticks are used traditionally for moving the character and the camera, allowing me to experience Baldur’s Gate 3 much more immersively than if I were just clicking around with the mouse in the far zoomed-out isometric perspective.
Another big plus is the convenience that comes with the controller support. Here, I must wholeheartedly agree with GameStar video editor Christian Fritz Schneider (via YouTube).
I like to experience an RPG on the couch or – if I’m at my desk – then in a comfortable position. I can already torture my back while working or when trying hard in tactical shooters like Valorant.
Since the controller support in Baldur’s Gate 3 is really fun, it’s worth experiencing the role-playing game on the TV and relaxing on the sofa. This should please console players in particular.
Moreover, this also means that Baldur’s Gate 3 feels good on the Steam Deck since we cannot rely on mouse and keyboard here either. An extensive report on BG3 on the Steam Deck has been written for you by MeinMMO editor Benedikt Schlotmann:
Rachell “Valkyrae” Hofstetter was previously successful on Twitch before she exclusively switched to YouTube. There, the 31-year-old is one of the most successful female streamers, but her competitors have something that she does not.
What are Vtubers? Vtubers are content creators who appear as digital avatars. Characters in anime style are particularly popular. The gestures and facial expressions of the real person are transferred to the character.
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Whether on Madeira or at the mixing console – These are 5 of the biggest German Twitch streamers
“It’s too late for me”
What does Valkyrae say about it? The 31-year-old explained in a recent stream that she stumbled upon this statistic. She is somewhere in the middle; the others are all Vtubers. Valkyrae seemed quite surprised by this development and asked: “Where are the non-Vtubers on YouTube?”
The streamer does not envy the Vtubers their success; rather, she regrets having missed this opportunity: “If I had had a brain 8 years ago, I think [being a Vtuber] would have been a fun way. It would just be nice to be faceless.”
The 31-year-old seems to be thinking along similar lines as her streaming colleague Asmongold, who once called virtual streaming a “cheat” for women: Because they don’t have to get ready and can show up in a messy look without makeup.
However, for her, it is now too late; Valkyrae says she could never be a Vtuber.
Some viewers point out to Valkyrae that YouTube is not primarily a streaming platform. The 31-year-old agrees; actually, it is a platform for “video on demand”. Indeed, Vtubing does not yet seem to have the same dominance on the pure streaming platform Twitch:
In the trading post of World of Warcraft, some really fat loot is waiting. A mount that no one should miss – because the alternative takes months.
The trading post in World of Warcraft is a quite popular feature and brings new rewards every month. Now September has started, and with it, there are new goods and tasks to fill your travel journal and collect new trader currencies.
However, the true highlight of this month is not the class sets or the cool weapons, but a pretty fancy mount that rewards the completion of the travel journal.
What kind of mount is this? The mount “Crusty Creeper” is a riding crab with a large treasure chest on which you seat yourself. Unlike other mounts, you ride the crab sideways – mainly because a crab moves sideways.
The new crab mount – everyone surely wants this.
If you want a mount with the same model, you would have to farm several months in the old area “Vash’jir” from Battle for Azeroth. Because the original orange crab is only available for the meta achievement of Vash’jir – and for that, you have to complete not only extremely many quests but also level up companions daily and hope that some particularly rare world quests are active.
Those who do not check here every day can easily miss their chance and will have to wait weeks again to really complete everything.
How do you get the mount? To obtain the crab, you need to collect a total of 1,000 points in the travel journal. You earn points by completing various tasks, which you can look up in the journal. There are significantly more tasks than necessary, so every player finds ample opportunities to gather the points in a timely manner.
As usual, you have until the end of the month, that is, until September 30th, to unlock the final reward.
What else is there? Aside from the crab, there are also several items to buy at the trading post. Especially the first three class sets, namely for Priest, Paladin, and Rogue, are worth a look. However, if you want to buy a set along with the corresponding weapons, you need to pay 950 trader currencies – that’s almost the entire amount you can earn in a month.
Which of the rewards will you get this month?
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