Shortly before the release of Baldur’s Gate 3 on August 3rd (PC / Steam), the developers released a video in which the lead systems designer gives a brief insight into all classes and sub-classes.
What kind of video is this? In the English video on YouTube, interviewer Todd Kenreck talks with the lead systems designer Nick Pechenin from the developer Larian Studios.
Pechenin speaks for a few minutes about each class with sub-class from Baldur’s Gate 3, always with a view on the original rules from Pen & Paper Dungeons & Dragons.
You can watch the English video here:
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Baldur’s Gate 3: Developers give 30 minutes of tips on all classes
Here are the timestamps for each class:
0:29 Barbarian
2:26 Fighter
4:01 Rogue
6:05 Bard
9:52 Warlock
12:21 Cleric
14:14 Druid
16:38 Ranger
18:20 Wizard
22:01 Monk
25:31 Paladin
28:59 Mage
The choice of the first class for one’s character is likely to be the most important decision for many players after release. However, keep in mind that during the game you will meet many companions who will join your group and thereby also give you access to certain classes.
Here you will find a few articles that could help you get started with Baldur’s Gate:
If you are not sure which class to choose at the start, we have also prepared a quiz that can help you in your choice:
Baldur’s Gate 3 will be released on August 3rd at 5 PM on Steam for PC and will also be available on PlayStation 5 on September 6th. The role-playing game has been in Early Access since 2020, with the first act being playable for a longer period.
On August 3rd, the release of Baldur’s Gate 3 will take place. We at MeinMMO will provide you with the exact information regarding the time and the topics of download and preload.
What time does it start?
Baldur’s Gate 3 will be released at 5:00 PM German time on Thursday, August 3rd.
For which platforms will Baldur’s Gate 3 be released?
For now, only for PC. You can buy it on Steam or GOG. The release on PlayStation 5 will take place on September 6th.
Is there an early access?
Not for PC. There was an early access that lets you explore a first part of the role-playing game.
For PS5, however, it is a bit different. Here you can buy the Digital Deluxe Edition. This allows you to play three days earlier, on September 3rd.
The base game costs 59.99 euros on Steam. There was a collector’s edition for 259.99 euros that is now sold out.
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Baldur’s Gate 3: Larian Guide to All Classes
12 classes, 11 races, and many freedoms
What makes Baldur’s Gate 3 so interesting? The current interest in the role-playing game is enormous. This is not least due to the many freedoms the game offers. You can choose your character from one of 12 classes that can be divided into a total of 46 subclasses.
In addition, there are various races with minor bonuses and the possibility to combine multiple classes. Basically, there are no limits for you, except for the limiting number of 12 levels and the fact that some combinations simply do not work well.
Additionally, Baldur’s Gate offers you up to 17,000 alternate endings. This is an impressive number and attracts many interested parties solely for that reason. Additionally, there is a deep, turn-based combat system, a lot of lore for fans of the role-playing series, relationships with NPCs, and also some quirky moments.
What do you think about Baldur’s Gate 3? Are you looking forward to the release?
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Eternal Tombs was formerly known as War of Dragnorox and is an MMORPG with a very special twist. The developers will regularly intervene in the game world, ensuring that no two days feel the same. A gameplay trailer has now been released that showcased the new combat system, which is supposed to be much more action-packed than in 2021.
What kind of game is that? Eternal Tombs describes itself as an “Old School Sandbox MMORPG” for PC, with a clear focus on PvE. At launch, there will be an open world with 30 areas, dangerous monsters, and up to 19 different raids. Strong endgame content is important to the developers.
There are 6 different classes – Warrior, Ranger, Bombardier, Manipulator, Chloromancer, and Bonestitcher. The last two can take on a healer role.
The equipment system is modeled after EverQuest. There will be no general Gearscore; rather, the various attributes and bonuses on the equipment will play a big role. This is supposed to keep every drop from raids or bosses interesting.
There will be a detailed mount system.
The Dungeon Master can activate special events, quests, or boss monsters. There are also hidden passages that they can open and close, and the resources can be altered by them. This is supposed to bring a lot of dynamism to the game world.
It is being developed in Unreal Engine 5.
The entire development of the game is funded, and there will be no crowdfunding. How exactly Eternal Tombs will be financed has not yet been revealed, but there shouldn’t be a cash shop. All skins and cosmetics will only be obtainable in-game.
You can check out how the combat system and the game in general look in this new trailer:
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Eternal Tombs – Official Reveal Trailer
Many revisions, but a difficult trailer
How is the trailer received? Somewhat mixed. Praise is given for the idea with the Dungeon Master, the overall structure of the MMORPG, and partially for the shift to the action combat system. However, in the battles, some expected more.
The YouTube user Orlyy writes: “I love the concept and hope you will succeed. But the animations and the game flow need the most work; it feels like a bunch of assets were thrown against the wall and a trailer was made. I will keep an eye out, but I am not euphoric.“
Criticism also comes from the user Kensterrr, who particularly disliked the sound effects and the loud music during the combat presentation. A commentator therefore suggests reworking the trailer and moving the presentation from the end to the beginning. The core contents of the game are good.
What’s next for Eternal Tombs? The MMORPG was originally supposed to be released in 2023. This date has since been discarded by the developers, who no longer provide any timeframe.
In the FAQ, they state that they want to develop strong endgame content first before it comes to a release.
It is currently unclear when an alpha or beta test will take place. The next video on the game is set to be released on September 7. The story will be the focus there.
What do you think of Eternal Tombs? Do you find the MMORPG appealing, or does the new trailer put you off a bit? And what do you think of the system regarding the Dungeon Master?
The Twitch streamer lvmylv has virtually no viewers, but shows nerves of steel in the Steam hit Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. A clip of hers delights CS:GO fans on reddit because she masters a situation that many fail at: In the last seconds of a close match, the phone rings.
Who is the streamer?
Lvmylv has been on Twitch since March 2020 and streams in English, but apparently from Russia.
Although the streamer has been visible on Twitch for 284 hours in the last six months, she has virtually no viewers. On average, only about 5 people watch her. She also has no notable presence on social media.
Nevertheless, she is now making headlines.
CS:GO is one of the most popular games in the world and the constant number 1 on Steam:
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Counter Strike: Global Offensive Trailer
In the last seconds of a close match, the phone rings
This is her clip: The streamer posts a 41-second clip on reddit showing how she eliminates an opponent at the end of a match as the last survivor of her team, defuses the bomb at 0:00:08, all while answering a call from her mother.
The streamer says: in the video, it doesn’t come across that way, but the phone was extremely loud and right next to her ear. Nevertheless, she was able to maintain her focus.
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What is so impressive about it? Even the hardcore CS:GO players on reddit pay their respect and recognition to the young woman. They joke that the mother is the real star, who urged her daughter to defuse the bomb in time.
This “getting called in the heat of the moment” is a situation that players have poorly handled in the past. Hardly anyone has stayed as calm as the streamer.
“Mama calls during the heat of the moment for food” definitely has meme potential:
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Time and again, there have been situations when the phone rang at the most inconvenient moment, and the player reacted poorly, losing concentration and failing.
A legendary scene is when a streamer freaked out during a call (warning, loud):
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Endlight has just landed on Steam and is one of the craziest games we have ever seen. The title can only be played once a year – if you’re out of luck, you might never play it again. MeinMMO reveals what this crazy title is all about.
What is Endlight about? In Endlight, we fly through a crazy world as a vaguely defined object, resembling an abstract art painting. The bizarre 3D landscapes constantly change and can be destroyed by us by flying against them.
The game offers 100 levels. In each level, the goal is to collect the ten golden rings by flying through them. Every month there are supposed to be 25 additional free levels until the game has a total of 500 levels.
The trailer gives a good impression of what a quirky game Endlight is:
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New on Steam: Endlight presents itself in the trailer
Why can it only be played once a year? Each level can only be played once. Once you finish it, there is no way to reactivate the levels.
However, once a year there is a chance to reactivate the levels for another playthrough. On December 9, 2023, there will be a special challenge that players – you guessed it – can only play once.
If they succeed in the challenge, they receive a coupon, allowing them to play each of the 100+ levels again. The coupon is valid for one year. However, if they fail the challenge, the chance is lost, and players have to wait another year for the challenge.
The developer Jim McGinley believes that many players will hate him for this. But he hopes that there are some who share his humor and see the coupon as a special reward that is not available in any other game (via pcgamer.com).
McGinley has ensured that you can’t cheat: Changing the time on your PC or manipulating data in any other way won’t help you regain access to the levels.
So Endlight may not be for every one of you, as it requires a very quirky sense of humor.
Where can you buy the game? If you still like the title, you can buy Endlight on Steam with a 20% release discount. Thanks to the discount, the game costs only €12.63 instead of €15.79.
As of August 4, 2023, you will have to pay the normal price on Steam again.
In Pokémon GO, there is now an important update for your storage space after a long time. We at MeinMMO show you how much space you now have and how the trainers are reacting to it.
What storage space is being referred to? Anyone who wants to catch a lot of monsters in Pokémon GO and does not want to constantly send them away should have enough storage space in their PokéBag. The same applies to collecting different items.
However, some players have already reached the maximum, and they have to diligently send away monsters and delete items. But this might now ease a bit, as the developers will significantly increase this space.
Niantic now lets you collect significantly more monsters & items
How much storage space do you have now? As Niantic announced through their Twitter account for Pokémon GO, you can now look forward to more storage space. In fact, you can enjoy a whopping 500 more slots each – these, however, cost PokéCoins.
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After systematically adjusting the previous maximum of 6,300 slots for your Pokémon and 5,300 slots for your items in small steps over the past months, you can now expand this to up to 6,800 and 5,800 slots respectively.
How do you get the space? Anyone who wants to expand their storage for Pokémon or items can do so through the in-game shop. Scroll down far in this shop. Below the lure modules, you can find the expansions. 50 slots cost 200 PokéCoins each.
What do the trainers say about it? The trainers in the community are thrilled. Many had already reached the current maximum in recent months, especially with Pokémon. With the update, they can now expand and collect diligently again.
This is particularly interesting for the trainers who are, for example, collecting a Living Dex. They need a lot of space. In addition, there are various special Pokémon like Shinies, costumed Pokémon, or monsters of different sizes.
It is not surprising that under the tweet you can read numerous comments like the one from user j4m13c0 (via twitter.com): Thank you! I’ve been waiting for this!
Trainers wish for further expansions: But the expansion of the Pokémon and item bags is not the only thing that trainers have wished for. Especially in view of the upcoming GO Fest and the associated live events, some would also like to see an increase in the friend limit.
SecretLeague1 writes (via twitter.com): What if the friend limit could be increased from 400 to 500? I would gladly pay extra for additional friend space, especially since GO Fest is just around the corner.
Whether trainers can soon look forward to such an expansion remains to be seen for now. If there are any updates on this, you will find out here at MeinMMO.
What do you think of the expansion of storage space? Have you also had to tidy up constantly in the past weeks because your space was exhausted? Or do you still have plenty of space free? Let us know here at MeinMMO in the comments.
A crazy glitch allows players to use their old characters in the new season realm of Diablo 4. However, you should probably not try that.
The action RPG Diablo 4 regularly brings new seasons with fresh mechanics that are meant to be approached with a similarly fresh character. When starting in the season realm, you have neither gold nor equipment. However, you can level up the battle pass and experience the new story.
The old characters remain in the so-called eternal realm. At least, that’s how it should be.
A glitch now allows players to use their characters from the eternal realm in the season realm as well. However, this is not advisable.
Diablo 4: The Official Announcement Trailer for Season 1
The trick with the internet cable
How does it work? We will refrain from a detailed description of the glitch here. Just this much: You can join a friend in the season realm with an old character, and if you unplug the internet cable at the right moment, the old character appears in the new season.
You can even transfer equipment to the season character, as the characters share one of the chest segments. Yes, just one segment – why that is, remains unclear.
Why shouldn’t you do that? It is a nasty glitch that outsmarts the system infrastructure and provides advantages for season characters and in the battle pass.
There have been no reports of bans so far, but the error appears so nasty that developer Blizzard could ban players who benefit from it.
By the way, items can also be pulled from the season realm to the eternal realm. However, the season mechanic, meaning the malevolent hearts, does not work here.
The new TITANS expansion in Hearthstone is live. We show you all the new cards that will give you a hard time from now on – and how powerful the Titans are.
A new expansion was launched in Hearthstone on 01.08.2023, and it bears the significant name “TITANS” for Warcraft. The all-powerful, supposed creators of Azeroth possess quite powerful effects and will surely shake up the game. They are undoubtedly among the most powerful cards that have ever existed in Hearthstone.
What’s new in TITANS? The expansion brings two new keywords that you will now find in the game.
Titan: Minions with this keyword are Titans or comparably powerful beings. They cannot attack at the start but have three different abilities, one of which can be used per turn – but each only once. After all three abilities have been used, the minion can attack normally.
Forging: Cards with the Forging keyword can be “drawn to the deck” for 2 mana. They then receive an upgrade and remain in your hand.
As usual, we have sorted the new cards for you – both by class and by card type and mana cost.
In 2021, League of Legends introduced a new class of items: “Mythic Items”. But three years later, it’s clear: they were a failure. Players have been complaining about this for years, and now Riot Games acknowledges it too.
Players can only purchase and equip one Mythic Item per game.
The items then have special effects: They enhance every other legendary item the player has equipped with a special effect, such that a player might have exceptionally high armor penetration or increased movement speed.
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What is the problem with these items? As Dotesports reports, with the numerous meta changes to LoL, many, perhaps even all, Mythic Items have become irrelevant and no longer assist players. On the contrary, they are now perceived as an obstacle.
The player states: The items have been in the game for two and a half years now and it feels like they bring nothing but limit options because you are forced to buy them.
Mythic items also cause too many balancing issues.
What does Riot Games think? The balance lead for LoL has already hinted in an interview that Mythic Items do not work as intended (via youtube):
The goal was for players to be able to choose between different Mythic options.
For some heroes like Viktor, this worked well; he had the option between some strong options – about 40% of the champs worked well in this regard.
However, other champs had only the choice between 3 bad options for Mythic Items – 60% either only had a single item with no choice – or only poor options. Especially tanks like Singed were particularly badly off.
The balance lead states that they wanted Mythic Items to be the central item of a build, but quickly realized: for that you simply need more; that is just not possible. They would have needed about 30 more Mythic Items for that. But since you can only use one Mythic Item, they would have had to increase the item selection from 150 to 180. That would have made the game even more complex.
It is said that internally they are dissatisfied with the current state of items and are considering changes.
Phroxzon even hints that they are willing to “move away” from Mythic Items.
The balance lead of Riot, Phroxzon.
However, no concrete plans are known yet regarding how, when, and if Riot Games will address the problem.
Items that change everything work better in WoW or Diablo 4 than in LoL
Phroxzon talks a lot about the difficulty of the items: In PvE games like WoW or Diablo, it is cool to have a powerful item that changes the entire player experience: In a PvP game like LoL, however, it is not nearly as cool because you have to consider the gaming experience of fellow players and ensure they don’t feel treated unfairly.
Moreover, LoL with its 5vs5 format is simply incredibly complex.
Riot Games has constant difficulties balancing LoL correctly. There are also some false myths circulating:
Matt Damon turned down 250 million dollars because he couldn’t let his friends down – and because he preferred to be a secret agent instead of a blue alien.
Matt Damon was supposed to receive a hefty fee for his role in Avatar. However, the offer put him in a conflict, as he was in the middle of shooting another film at the time. He declined the offer from director James Cameron.
Why did he turn down the offer? Matt Damon told in an interview with Chris Wallace (CNN) that he was in the middle of shooting a Bourne film and didn’t want to let the team down:
[…] I had a contract… I was in the midst of shooting the Bourne film, and I knew we had a lot of work ahead of us, and I would have to see it through to the end. And I would have had to leave the film a little early and let them down a bit, and I didn’t want to do that.
Chris Wallace commented that the Bourne series could possibly have been postponed if Matt Damon had known that “Avatar was the highest-grossing film of all time” and moreover, he would receive 10% of the revenue (via Mediaite). That amounted to according to Moviepilot ultimately around 250 million dollars.
However, Matt Damon didn’t want to let his friends down. He recalled his favorite reaction. This came from his acting colleague John Krasinski (A Quiet Place):
We wrote this little film called “Promised Land” a long time ago, and we were in my kitchen on a Saturday morning and had a break.
I’m telling him about Avatar and he jumps out of his chair, starts pacing in the kitchen, and says: “Okay, okay, okay. Okay, okay. Nothing in your life would be different today if you had made that film, except that you and I would be having this conversation in space.”
After that, Matt Damon noted that even with the role in Avatar he would still be the “same guy”, only he would have had a space station.
The director of Avatar, James Cameron, advised Matt Damon to get over it. He even contemplated giving Damon a cameo in the upcoming Avatar films. You can find more about this here from our colleagues at Moviepilot.
Will Smith also turned down a role. Keanu Reeves made his international breakthrough as the protagonist Neo in The Matrix. However, he was not the first choice for the main role; that was Will Smith.
However, he turned down the role as Neo because of the quirky concept and instead participated in another sci-fi film – which flopped massively:
Mythic+ in World of Warcraft is in a poor state. At least the pros are angry – because 5 specializations dominate all others hopelessly.
That there is a “meta” for the best of the best in World of Warcraft is not a new thing. The best players have always tended to play the currently strongest classes and specializations. But with the introduction of the Enhancement Shaman, the problem has completely gone out of control. Virtually all pros play the same specializations – and others cannot keep up.
Which classes are overpowered? Currently, there are exactly 5 specializations that stand out particularly and are basically found in almost all “Mythic+” groups at the highest level. These are:
Guardian Druid (Tank)
Holy Paladin (Healer)
Shadow Priest (DPS)
Fire Mage (DPS)
Enhancement Shaman (DPS)
Professional groups with these specializations usually manage to complete dungeons even two or three levels higher than groups with other compositions. Accordingly, this graph shows the distribution of specializations in the top 2,000 “Mythic+” runs from each week:
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Weeks 28, 29, and 30 are all since the introduction of the Enhancement Shaman, which incites the other specializations in the group to soar.
This is what pros say about the combo: The streamer Critcake is quite disappointed with the current state. He aimed with his group to be among the top 0.5% in order to earn a special title at the end of the season. However, based on the current state, that will not be possible for him. Therefore, Critcake and his group already felt forced to switch classes just to have a chance:
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Critcake has put his warrior on hold and has been playing a Fire Mage since then. He says after just under a week of practice:
Fire Mages deal crazy damage. No one can compare to their area damage. They seemingly have endless defensive abilities, mobility, and general utility. It’s just insane how good their whole kit is for Mythic+. […]
I have been playing this mage for 4 days now. Yesterday, [my item level] was 437. I’m still not really sure how to play this class. And already this mage has reached the level of my 447 warrior in DPS in Mythic+. I don’t understand how this is even possible in the game. I have so much experience on the warrior, unlike basically a noob-mage that I’m playing.
He has similar views about almost all the other meta specializations – and the professional community largely agrees with him. The statistics speak for themselves.
Is Blizzard doing anything about it? In recent weeks, Blizzard has made some tweaks to the balance, significantly cutting the area damage of Shadow Priests. Nevertheless, nothing has changed in the meta.
The great hope of the pros, who would like to see some other specializations in the high-end area, rests on Patch 10.1.7, which is expected to be released in a few weeks. However, the balance changes being made there are minimal.
It is also important to mention that this problem primarily affects the pros who play at the top level. In Keystone levels up to 20 (and even a few levels above), any specialization can succeed, and the composition of the group is not as one-sided as the approach of the pros suggests.
How do you feel about “Mythic+” this season? Do you enjoy it? Or can you hardly relate to it?
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Pokémon GO has a simple game principle: the mobile game aims to combine catching virtual pocket monsters with physical activity in real life. However, not everyone plays Pokémon GO as Niantic intended. Some mostly stay seated in their cars. One trainer has now, for the first time in 7 years, left the car while playing.
In Pokémon GO you should move around while gaming, get some fresh air, and meet other players on the go. However, Reddit user RQCKQN has avoided just that for years.
In a post on Reddit, the trainer explains that he played Pokémon GO for 7 years only in the car, together with his wife. One of them drove, while the other caught Pokémon, hatched eggs, and spun at PokéStops or gyms on both phones.
The trainer emphasizes that he and his wife do not burden the environment unnecessarily for playing the mobile game. The couple works together, and their commute is 30 km long. Moreover, they drive about 10 km of that in heavy traffic, bumper to bumper with other cars. During the sluggish drive, the passenger is then catching pocket monsters.
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However, RQCKQN and his wife had to leave the car now to experience a new feature of the game.
New feature drives trainers to run
Why did the trainer leave the car? As the trainer explains on Reddit, he and his wife wanted to play the new route feature of Pokémon GO.
RQCKQN explains that the couple found a route that does not follow any roads. Moreover, it is the only route they have seen so far. They therefore had to stop the car, get out, and actually take a walk. He wrote: ‘Well done PoGo [Pokémon GO], you did it. You got us to run.’
These routes are paths recorded by other trainers. By completing these routes, you receive various rewards such as experience points or special badges. Additionally, you can collect the so-called Zygarde cells along the routes.
How does the community respond? The trainer’s Reddit post received over 2,300 upvotes and 258 comments. Some trainers describe how Pokémon GO helped them to be more active.
One user indicates that he regularly goes running (via Reddit). Another trainer wrote on Reddit that he rides his bike much more with his son to complete the kilometers for the weekly rewards faster.
However, it is not necessary for every trainer to go cycling or running to receive the weekly rewards. One player easily fulfills the kilometer requirements at work:
MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus is super excited as a hardcore D&D fan about Baldur’s Gate 3. Only in one thing he completely disagrees with the developers: the best class is definitely not the monk!
Editor-in-chief Leya Jankowski was live on-site at that time and since then I’ve been talking with her more often about butts and genitals than we could ever credibly explain to the HR department. Thanks for that, Larian.
However, there was a completely different scene in the stream that shocked me:
The lead writer, Adam Smith, claims that monks are the best class in Baldur’s Gate 3. And in fact, I know from my over 10 years of experience in D&D that monks are really crazy:
they can run up walls
when you shoot arrows at them, they just throw them back
monks are immune to … everything, or so
they have about 17 attacks per round
(Details correspond to memory and may differ from reality)
Still, I was extremely outraged by the statement. Everyone knows that the best class cannot possibly be the monk, but one that appears in even fewer games: the bard!
We bards even got our own trailer!
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Baldur’s Gate 3: The trailer for the best class in the game, the bard
Bards are real all-rounders – They even have a talent for it
To make it clear: Bards are not boring minstrels who stand in the back and sing songs while everyone else fights. They are tough, can pack a punch, master powerful spells, and look better than anyone else.
What makes bards so special are their mechanics. The bard’s role in the party is primarily to support their fellow players. The famous “Bardic Inspiration” provides group members with bonuses, and bards help with better regeneration during a rest.
However, this is an outdated image of bards. The name is somewhat misleading, because with all the supplementary books that Dungeons & Dragons now has, the class encompasses even more archetypes, such as:
combat skalds
manipulative schemers
scholarly historians
esoteric researchers
agile dancers
Their high charisma score and the enormous bonuses that bards receive on corresponding rolls also make them ideal leaders. Additionally, bards have “jack of all trades” built in as a talent.
With this, they can apply part of their bonus values to all talents they have. If you need someone in your group who not only haggles the tavern room price down, but also identifies magical artifacts and picks locks, bring a bard.
Even in combat, bards are especially powerful at later levels. Instead of reinforcing fellow players, they can focus more on becoming better themselves. The schools or “colleges” can be chosen. In Baldur’s Gate 3, there are 3 of them:
School of Knowledge: You learn spells from other classes and can access spells that bards do not actually master. This makes you a strong healer or even an offensive spellcaster.
School of Valor: You use your expertise in history to encourage allies and grant them stronger bonuses in combat. Only clerics can buff better.
School of Swords: Instead of inspiring others, you have studied martial arts and have become a formidable duelist yourself. You compete with any rogue and fighter in close combat.
Also, outside of combat, you can shine with your ability to solve situations better than all other classes. The charisma score and the bonuses from your specializations ensure that you can hardly fail when trying to entertain, persuade, or intimidate people.
Unfortunately, you can only level up to level 12 in Baldur’s Gate, which locks away a good deal of power. Still, the class is the best when it comes to playing a true “jack of all trades.” You’re not just someone who can do a bit of everything, but you’re really good at everything.
Rumor has it that bards can even seduce dragons with their charm. In Baldur’s Gate 3, this is at least possible with bears, in a way:
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Bards are the leaders – Just unfortunately not the heroes
The biggest problem with bards in video games like Baldur’s Gate 3 is that they often play as a player character very boringly. Especially since such tactical RPGs often rely on interesting combat, your power fantasy tends to take a backseat.
I played a bard in Pathfinder: Kingmaker and in the end was just the buff bot for the group’s warlock who shredded everything. While I could convince everyone in conversations, often other checks like strength or attention were important. Things I wasn’t specialized in.
If you want to be a real hero, the fighter class is better suited, especially for beginners. Fighters are similarly versatile, just without magic, but show more presence through their actions in combat. Others, like boss Leya, swear by druids:
Especially in co-op, I cannot imagine a better class than a bard. I absolutely want to tell my friends how I enabled their victory and how they can only be so successful thanks to me. And of course, it’s MY achievement when the whole town lies at our feet. All of this, of course, accompanied by my lute and with songs of praise about the most important group member: ME!
But if you’d rather check out a class of the commoners, you can find the overview here:
Starfield will be released on September 6 for PC and Xbox, and has already shown much of the game, which piques curiosity. Included were details about building your own ships, which allow conclusions about the maximum size.
One thing up front: We cannot yet say with complete certainty how large you can build your ships in Starfield. However, during the Starfield Direct, there were some hints about what the feature looks like in detail, which also allows conclusions about the possible sizes of your ships.
And there is a lot possible, as can already be seen with the “Transformer” replica that took off during the Starfield Direct (see title image).
How large the ships can currently be and why there are still larger ships in the game, we will show you on MeinMMO.
You can watch the trailer for the SciFi epic here:
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Starfield – Official Gameplay Trailer
Building feature gives hint about the size
How large can ships be in Starfield? Ships could be up to 160 meters long and wide. This corresponds to approximately the length of 1.5 football fields.
Whether the 160 meters also apply to the height is unclear. The tallest ship during the Starfield Direct was the replica Transformer, which was built a total of 9 modules high.
Where does the number come from? The 160 meters were derived from the markings that were visible during the Starfield Direct in the shipbuilding mode.
Based on the ships shown, viewers have calculated that the markings are 4 meters apart. Each quadrant is 20 markings long, totaling 40 x 40 markings. This yields a theoretical maximum length and width of 160 meters.
How certain is this? There are still some questions open:
Can you even build to the edge of the hangar?
Are there hangars that are even larger?
Is the size of your own ship determined by skills?
Are there other restrictions that are not yet known?
Can you capture large combat ships, maybe even build them?
Especially because of the large combat ships, it may be that you can own even larger ships. However, it remains unclear whether or how you can get your hands on the parts.
The Starfield Direct has, however, raised many hopes that the shipbuilding feature can meet the expectations set. And if ships can indeed be built that are as large as 1.5 football fields, then that is already a highlight.
How does the evolution of Wurmple actually work in Pokémon GO? We show you how to evolve Wurmple, and whether you can influence that with names.
What kind of Pokémon is this? Wurmple belongs to the third generation of games and is a Bug type. In Pokémon GO, you can catch it in the wild. It can evolve into Silcoon and Cascoon.
But the evolution of Wurmple is often discussed because there is a question mark on the evolve button. Here we show you everything we know about the topic.
Influencing Wurmple’s evolution to Silcoon or Cascoon – Is that possible?
How does Wurmple evolve? There are two possible evolutionary paths:
Wurmple evolves into Silcoon and that evolves into Beautifly
Wurmple evolves into Cascoon and that evolves into Dustox
To evolve Wurmple into Silcoon or Cascoon, you need to use 12 candies. For the evolution into Beautifly or Dustox, you then need 50 candies.
In the original Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire games, where Wurmple first appeared, its evolution depended on a binary number in the game. Trainers had no influence on that and basically left chance to decide whether Wurmple becomes a Silcoon or a Cascoon. This is rather unusual for Pokémon evolutions.
All theories so far have been disproven by the trainer community.
Except for the one: It is pure chance. And with this suspicion that Wurmple’s evolution to Silcoon or Cascoon happens randomly, the community is slowly coming to terms.
Some diligent trainers are still on the hunt for a hidden requirement that influences the evolution of the worm. There has to be one, right?
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In an interview, a developer speaks about what Diablo 4 has taught him in Path of Exile 2. Path of Exile 2 relies less on cooldowns, more on action, and a touch of hardcore – Elden Ring is a role model here.
In Path of Exile 2, they want to focus more on action and less on cooldowns. According to developer Jonathan Rogers, the main focus is that players never lose control of their character.
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Path of Exile 2 finally shows hardcore action in the detailed ExileCon trailer
The developers focus on an extensive beta and challenging bosses
What have they learned from Diablo 4? The approach of Diablo 4 has been great, Jonathan Rogers states in an interview with IGN. However, that is not “his thing.” He prefers more action and fewer cooldowns. Players should decide which ability is best and never lose control over their characters (via ign.com).
Rogers feels bad when thinking about the harsh criticism that the developers of Diablo 4 have received. He is sure, “that they mean well, but yes, it’s a tough lesson to learn.” The developers of Path of Exile 2 focus on an extensive beta:
I think that you have to get the balance right at launch, because once you have something a certain way, players are very resistant to change, especially in a negative direction. That’s why we really need to ensure that we have a good beta that tells us everything we need to know about it.
The beta is supposed to cover the entire game, not just the first act, and it should run for months. “Because it actually takes a while for people to realize what the most efficient things are and what they should do,” Rogers says. The closed beta will start according to the website on June 7, 2024.
Why Elden Ring is a role model: Path of Exile 2 is supposed to be more action-packed but also have hardcore elements and “go more toward Elden Ring.” The game focuses on “excellent bosses.” Players are supposed to fight against a few rare monsters at once, which are both more challenging and rewarding (via ign.com).
According to Jonathan Rogers, Path of Exile 2 is more complex in many ways. He adds: “But I think that’s something a lot of players are looking for, and you can do an enormous amount of experimentation with character classes and builds in our game. It will keep you engaged for a long time.”
The weapon switching will also be revamped. The player can equip 2 weapons, both of which will be shown on the character. Each ability can be assigned a weapon. When a skill is used, it will automatically switch to the corresponding weapon. This excites even the critical Twitch streamer Asmongold:
The collectors behind the “consolevariations” page have been searching for the rarest variation of the Nintendo Switch for years. Now they managed to acquire it.
What kind of Switch is this? It is a Super Special Limited Edition, which was only distributed to the winners of Nintendo Labo’s “Creator Contest.” Labo is this crazy Switch game with cardboard.
A total of 10 consoles in Labo design were produced, and if you look at the results from the contest, all participants truly deserved it. More on that below.
This special Switch brings the complete cardboard look and at first glance, it really does seem like the thing is entirely made of cardboard.
How did the collectors find the Switch? On Twitter, the people behind “consolevariations” reacted a bit to comments and revealed some small details. They did not find the winner of the Switch themselves; he came to the consolevariations Discord.
consolevariations reveals nothing about the price. Just this much:
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Tweet translation: “5 years searched, 1 year negotiated. Finally, we managed to acquire the rarest Switch console in the world. The Nintendo Switch LABO console! We got it directly from the winner back then!”
What did you have to do to get the Switch? With Nintendo Labo, you can use the mobile parts of the Switch for various games and with a bit of creativity, also create your own games.
In the “Creator Contest,” you had to submit your own creations, which were then evaluated by Nintendo. Among others, (via nintendo.co.uk):
The cardboard game Labo was a quirky idea that fits perfectly into Nintendo’s concept. It had some fans, and to this day you can buy crazy constructions from Nintendo, even a VR headset for the Switch with cardboard elements.
In Destiny 2 the end of a gaming week is approaching and the beginning of a new one. This is where the “Weekly Reset” comes into play – a weekly event that gives every Guardian the opportunity to face new challenges with fresh loot.
This week: The Weekly Reset in Destiny 2 is a moment that brings fresh challenges into the game. Whether you play alone or with a team, after the reset all weekly challenges are active again and can be completed. Additionally, other activities are rotated and offer variety.
During the Solstice, the free summer event, things are going into the last round, as it ends on August 8th. However, this week you can finally take your Sparrows.
Bungie will bring back the long-missed option and allow you to pull your Sparrows in the European air zone. The developer commented on this with the words: You all wanted it, so have fun.
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Destiny 2: Guardian tells how a gaming friendship changed his life
The important information about activities from August 1st to August 8th.
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Fallen S.A.B.E.R., in the Cosmodrome
You must prevent the devils from taking control of Rasputin’s war satellites again this week. If that happens, artillery from the Golden Age would be aimed at the Tower and the Last City within minutes.
Earn this week this Nightfall weapon: In the Lightblade you can earn the fusion rifle “Fangfrage” this week. You can get the master version of the weapon from the leaderboard.
Crucible – This is the rotating PvP activity
The two modes “Mayhem” and “Control” are running this week in PvP.
Bonus this week
Until August 8th, Guardians receive double rewards in Nightfalls and a bonus in the Vanguard.
Endgame: Raid Challenges and Dungeon Rotation
Farmable Endgame on a weekly rotation: In the further course of the endgame, the Legacy Rotations await. Both the rotating raid and the rotating dungeon are farmable. This means you can complete the individual encounters again and again to receive various items and complete your collection. Including any exotics that are available in these contents.
The weekly Legacy Raid is “The Oryx’s Call” with the Exotic Peer Pressure
Additionally, in the Dungeon “Prophecy” there is extra top loot but unfortunately no exotic.
Activity rotations of content will be further expanded by Bungie starting in Season 22. Then players will not only be able to play Raids and Dungeons as “Legacy”, but also old Exotic Missions.
In Season 22, the Exo-mission “Signs” returns to Destiny 2
Weekly Activities
With the weekly reset, several activities and challenges have been updated again, providing players with a variety of rewards and progress, making better Guardians out of them through repetition.
In Season 21, Guardians need to dive to the ocean floor of Titan, as it is infested with Taken and the Hive. They search on the bottom of its methane ocean for something. This promises the solution to ancient mysteries and more information about the Origins of the Witness.
Lightfall – Weekly campaign mission
“Breathtaking”
This mission reveals more information about the CloudArk, which Guardians are supposed to discover. Rohan therefore sends you to the reactor of the network – the infrastructure of Neomuna.
Ascendant Challenge – Dreaming City
If you still need triumphs from the Dreaming City, then pay attention: The Corruption reveals new access points with a sip of “Queen’s Leaf Tincture”.
Petra Venj is up at the pavilion in the area “The Shore” in the Dreaming City. The Curse Cycle starts anew and Curse Week 1 is active. The 5th Ascendant Challenge is also active.
All sources for top loot in Season 21 of Destiny 2
To know where you can effectively grab your top loot, we provide you with a quick overview of activities every week. Here we list the currently known activities that will quickly take you to the power level cap – as long as you haven’t reached it yet.
In Lightfall, new Guardians start at power level 1,600
The soft cap is at 1,750
The powerful cap at 1,800
With top loot, you can bring yourself to the hard cap of 1,810
This top loot brings your power level up to 1,810:
Weekly Lightfall campaign mission on Legendary (+2)
Hawthorne’s clan task: Award 5 appreciation cards to other Guardians (+2 and 7 upgrade cores)
Trials of Osiris (+2)
Glint Dust Highlights in the Eververse
Almost every emote, ornament, or exo-vehicle ends up sooner or later in the Glint Dust offer. Therefore, it is always worth for Guardians to regularly grind this in-game currency to gradually complete their collection. Also this week there is something new in the summer look to buy.
The scythe in the emote “Protective Scythe” adapts to your class color
This is what you can still expect in the cosmetic shop for Glint Dust:
Exotic emote “Double Dutch”
Exotic emote “Particle Juggler”
Exotic Sparrow “Get off the grass”
Exotic ship “Noble Journey”
Exotic ghost shell “Buoy Trap”
Exotic ghost shell “Festive Nest Shell”
Exotic weapon ornament “Raging Lepus” for “Jade Rabbit”
Legendary emote “Protective Scythe”
Ghost projection “Buried Treasure Projection”
Shader:
“Royal Courage”
“Wine of the Golden Age”
“Oiled Algae”
“Amethyst Bloom”
Teleport effects:
“Sandcastle Effects”
“Beachball Effects”
“Shocking Entrance”
“Cabal Shieldbreaker”
You can find more offers at Ada-1 in the Tower’s annex. It’s also worth a visit here if you still have gaps in your collection.
Which activities and bounties are you particularly focused on this week? Or would you rather wait until Season 22 before jumping back into Destiny 2? Let us know.
Destiny 2 has announced that a new server update is planned for today, August 1st. For this, the servers will need to go offline so that improvements and some necessary bug fixes can be implemented in the game.We will keep you updated as always.
You need to know this today: Just before today’s weekly reset, Bungie will release update 7.1.5.2 to optimize the gaming experience in Destiny 2. So be prepared that starting this afternoon at 5:15 PM, you won’t be able to access the Bungie servers for a while. You can find the exact times set by Bungie further down in the article.
7:30 PM: The patch notes are now available. We will link them for you further down in the article. And as a heads up: All disabled mods are back in the game.
7:00 PM: Bungie just announced that the update is being rolled out. Players should receive a download for Destiny 2 in the coming minutes.
5:15 PM: Destiny 2 is now going offline due to the planned maintenance.
We will keep you updated during the server downtime with a live ticker in this box. So watch for updates to this article.
Just before the start of the third event week of the Solstice, Bungie will also bring back a much-missed option and comments on this with the words: “You all wanted it, so have fun.”
This means Guardians will log in after the update and can use their Sparrow freely again in the Fireteam party of the Solstice event.
What else is supposed to change has been summarized for you in this article.
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Destiny 2 ignites the fires in the Solstice event 2023
Maintenance on August 1st – All times for the server downtime
These times are important today: Today’s update will, as always, be released for all platforms, including PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC. According to the current plan, the scheduled downtime is expected to be 1 hour and 45 minutes.
MeinMMO will monitor the server downtime and update this article regularly with the latest information from Bungie Support, especially if anything changes regarding the times.
Here’s the current schedule for today’s maintenance in Destiny 2:
4:00 PM: Background maintenance starts on all platforms.
5:15 PM: Bungie will take the servers offline. Players will be automatically kicked from the game.
During the downtime, update 7.1.5.2 will be implemented and then gradually rolled out.
7:00 PM: The expected login should be possible again in time for the weekly reset.
However, maintenance will continue to run in the background until 8:00 PM, which means you may still experience slight lags during this time.
Important: As long as background maintenance is running, there may be connection issues in the game. Additionally, immediately after the update, there may be longer queues when logging in.
This is what the update bringstoday: Bungie is continually working to identify and fix known issues and bugs in Destiny 2. Therefore, the update will address some of these issues again. The focus is also on a problem that was discovered during the Solstice quest after the release of update 7.1.5.1, which causes a popup window to block quest progress when a character’s entire armor is reignited.
Otherwise, these things are still on Bungie’s update list:
Certain honored Centurions in the Lost Sector
Several Solstice items are missing in collections.
Bungie temporarily had to disable a performance optimization that caused visual flickering with some transparent objects on NVIDIA graphics cards from the 3000/4000 series.
The Solstice challenge “On the Catapult” does not receive progress from any Neomuna activities. Guardians can still complete this objective by finishing the Lost Sectors or the Strike Hyper-Net Flow.
Certain honored Centurions in the Lost Sector
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Quidditch Champions was announced back in April 2023, but the public was supposed to see very little of the game until now. However, the second gameplay leak is now online and shows a complete match.
Quidditch is a fast-paced broom sport in the fantasy universe of Harry Potter. Players chase different balls on flying brooms – always with the goal of throwing the large Quaffle into the goals or finding the small, golden Snitch, which ends the match immediately.
For several years, the rights holders at Warner Brothers have been working on a game to replace the Harry Potter football. However, there is still no release date. But there have been several tests and play sessions that were evidently conducted under a confidentiality agreement.
Now, the gameplay of a whole match has been leaked. Here you will find the links to the videos as well as explanations of what can be seen.
The “Harry Potter” universe already had a hit in 2023 with Hogwarts Legacy. Quidditch was a theme there but was not played:
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Hogwarts Legacy: Official Launch Trailer
Where can you watch the videos? Currently, the videos can be seen on the leak site “InsiderGaming”:
However, keep in mind: These are leaks. Things change during development, and the gameplay in the videos of Quidditch Champions was not meant for the public. The game may look very different in the end.
Colleagues from GameStar reported about the last leak (via gamestar.de).
What do the videos show? They show:
A flyaround of the stadium
The customization options for your character
Team / role selection screen
Short warm-up
A complete match
Teammate catches the Snitch
Victory screen
When selecting your character, you can also take a look at the possible player roles. Here are the known roles:
Chaser
Keeper
Beaters
Seeker
At the start of the game, it becomes clear that Quidditch Champions does differ from the original rules of the fantasy series: Only 5 players start in a match, while it is actually 7. Many known elements are visible during the match, albeit somewhat simplified.
This way, you take the ball from opponents when you bump into them. There are also dodging options. A boost bar provides extra speed. It can be recharged by catching a pass or by following displayed routes.
The match ends either when time runs out or when a player catches the golden Snitch. However, it apparently does not guarantee victory directly, but only gives 30 points, instead of the usual 150 that would suffice for victory.
What else is there to know? On the website of Quidditch Champions, there is already an FAQ about important questions, which is still quite incomplete (via quidditchchampions.com).
There is neither a release date, nor is it clear on which platforms the game will be released. The PC has been confirmed, consoles may follow – or may not. Additionally, it is a multiplayer game.
