Pedro Pascal fell asleep during the filming of a famous scene with “the Mountain” in Game of Thrones

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Pedro Pascal played Oberyn Martell in the series “Game of Thrones”, who is gruesomely killed in a fight. However, the actor found the shoot for it very relaxing.

In Season 4 of Game of Thrones, Oberyn Martell, played by Pedro Pascal, engages in a duel against Gregor “The Mountain” Clegane (played by Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson).

Martell dies in the bloodiest way: his eyes are gouged out by his opponent and his skull is crushed. A scene that is considered one of the most brutal in the series and shocked many viewers.

In an interview with First We Feast on March 9, 2023, Pedro Pascal spoke about shooting the scene and why he found it so pleasant.

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“The Best Part of the Day”

Although the scene with the brutal end of the character ultimately looks simply unpleasant, it was very relaxing for the actor to shoot. It was even “the best part of the day” for him.

When the scene was being filmed, it was quite hot, which is why Pascal was pleased with the small cooling effect of the fake blood:

He [Björnsson] is above me and pressing his thumbs into my eyes, and they have hoses through his body into his forearms to his thumbs, which pump this cool blood.

Pedro Pascal via YouTube

Pedro Pascal added that Björnsson is “the sweetest guy ever,” who was very careful not to apply any pressure to the eyes.

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To portray the effect of the crushed head, small pieces of meat were placed on Pedro Pascal’s face, which also had a cooling effect.

Additionally, fake blood was pumped onto the ground to simulate the growing pool of blood around the lifeless character.

Pedro Pascal stated that filming this was so relaxing that he simply fell asleep. This was partly due to the cooling elements on his face, and partly because the actor had to lie still on the ground.

That was the most relaxing thing ever. And also knowing that we had reached the end of this four-day fight that we were shooting out there.

It was very cathartic and I fell into the deepest sleep I’ve ever had.

Pedro Pascal via YouTube

The already brutal death scene of Oberyn Martell was supposed to be even more gruesome, as you can read here from our colleagues at Moviepilot.

Afterwards, Pedro Pascal joked that during the filming of Game of Thrones, he might have found a technique to help him sleep better in the future:

“I’m realizing right now that, because I can’t sleep particularly well, maybe I need to lie down with pieces of meat, gelatin, cool meat on my face and pools of blood, and maybe then I can finally sleep properly.”

However, the character’s on-screen death of Oberyn Martell also had unpleasant consequences for the actor. Fans wanted to recreate the death scene in photos, which led Pedro Pascal to develop an eye infection.

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There are Funko Pop! figures worth over 200,000 euros – Now raffled for 14 euros

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In 2022, a Funko Pop! collector acquired an exclusive figure pack, but in July 2023, he received an enticing offer from a mystery box lottery worth almost €200,000. Now, a lucky person can win these rare treasures by investing just 15 €.

What are Funko Pop! figures? Funko Pop! figures are collectible figures produced by the company Funko. They usually depict popular pop culture characters and are characterized by their large heads, small bodies, and distinctive details.

Originally, Mike Becker began producing bobblehead figures in 1998. In 2005, the concept was sold to Brian Maritotti, who then built a licensing business around it. This led to the vinyl figures that we know today.

From movie and TV characters to comic book figures and musicians to athletes, the range now includes over 8,500 different standard size figures. This makes many collectors’ hearts race.

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What kind of figures are these? A special highlight in the history of Funko Pop! figures are the “Golden Ticket Funko Pop 2-Packs.” They depict characters from the children’s book “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and its film adaptations.

Only 10 packs of these gold-plated figures of Willy Wonka and an Oompa Loompa were produced. Six were given away to Funko employees and friends, while the remaining four went to lucky fans in a lottery.

The lottery for the “Golden Ticket Funko Pop 2-Packs” was inspired by Roald Dahl’s book and the film that the figures are based on. Fans attending Comic-Con received chocolate bars, only four of which had a golden ticket hidden inside. These lucky winners received the exclusive 2-packs as a reward.

What value these packs would reach was still unclear at that time. In 2018, the resale value was estimated to be around €9,000.

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What happened to one of the packs? One of the enthusiastic “Pop collectors”, Frank “GrailMonster” Giaramita, was determined to acquire one of these rarest figures. He searched online for other collectors, but success eluded him initially.

Eventually, he found an owner of the coveted 2-pack and launched a marathon of persuasion to make a deal happen. Ultimately, he acquired the figures in May 2022 for approximately €91,000.

Who owns the rare figure now? Even though GrailMonster initially publicly declared that he would only stare at the figure for a long time and did not want to sell it at first, he decided otherwise in July 2023.

An offer from a mystery box lottery named “eVendHQ / Grail Game” presented him with a deal worth €200,000. This piqued his interest. After three weeks of consideration, he accepted the offer, fascinated by the thought that someone might discover this special collectible in an affordable mystery box.

GrailMonster himself calls it the greatest Funko Pop! sale of all time.

What Makes the Figures So Exclusive

Which figures are valuable? The Comic-Con has proven to be a source for some of the rarest and most expensive Funko Pop! figures. Exclusive variants, such as the holographic Darth Maul, Dumbo (with clown paint), the headless Ned Stark from Game of Thrones, and Planet Arlia Vegeta from Dragon Ball Z, attract the interest of collectors worldwide and make the annual event a paradise for Funko fans.

The fascination with collectible figures lies in their unique connection to pop culture and the opportunity to own rare and exclusive variants. The “Golden Ticket Funko Pop 2-Packs” of Willy Wonka and Oompa Loompa are an example of the exclusivity that makes these collectibles so desirable.

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New role-playing game on Steam lets you explore space before Starfield, is 84% positive

Dariusz Müller Dariusz Müller Reading time 3 minutes

In a new role-playing game that was released in 2023 on Steam, you can explore space with numerous planets.

What kind of game is this?

  • SpaceBourne 2 (PC) is a single-player role-playing game that entered Early Access on Steam on February 17, 2023, and costs €19.50 there.
  • In SpaceBourne 2, you embark on a journey through space and try to create a new empire in the galaxy.
  • The space adventure is developed by a single developer named “Burak Dabak” and is playable in English and Turkish.

What does the game offer? If you take a look at all the features that SpaceBourne 2 offers, you might forget that the game is designed by a single developer.

In the attempt to establish your own galactic empire, you can trade with NPCs or engage in space piracy. For the latter, shooter gameplay in third-person perspective and space combat with your spaceship is available. You have complete control over the spaceship and its weapon systems. Additionally, SpaceBourne 2 is said to have crafting and mining.

Of course, exploration of the universe is essential in a space RPG. SpaceBourne 2 boasts numerous different solar systems, each with unique structures and various procedurally generated planets.

Each of these planets is also said to have a vast surface with its own climate, gravity, as well as cities, villages, caves, outposts, and secrets.

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How is the game received? SpaceBourne 2 is doing quite well on Steam, with 84% of the 2,390 user reviews being positive (as of July 28, 2023). Players are particularly impressed by the wealth of content created by a single developer.

How does it play? Many Steam users note that there are some issues to criticize. SpaceBourne 2 has bugs, occasionally crashes, and has placeholder NPCs that are meant to give the cities a lively feel but are not actually lifelike.

The criticisms that can be made against SpaceBourne 2 are understandable for many players. After all, it is not an AAA title, but a massive game with many different contents designed by a single developer.

For example, there are voiced lines for quest-giving NPCs. This is atypical for indie games developed by small teams without a large budget. However, SpaceBourne 2 does not rely on expensive voice actors but on AI voice models. This does not always sound optimal in the game and can be criticized, but it is more than many comparable games offer.

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What do players specifically say about SpaceBourne 2? In almost every review on Steam, it becomes clear that it is a game with flaws that nonetheless manages to convince many players.

  • “For a game developed by only one developer, it is quite spectacular. There are some bugs here and there, a few typos, etc., but overall, it is a pretty great game.”
  • “There is still a lot to fix and improve, but for what is already in the game, it is very impressive.”
  • “I am incredibly impressed by the scope of this game, considering what it costs and how small the development team is. There are some quirks. […] But this game is shockingly good, and I can’t wait to see how it evolves.”
  • “Amazingly, one man built this. This is currently my favorite game. If you like open space games, you’ll love this.”
  • “The game has obvious bugs and some rough edges, but I find it entertaining. […] There is tons of room for improvement, as most people have already said. For $20 from a small team, it’s a great deal.”

If SpaceBourne 2 sounds interesting to you and you want to give it a try, you must be aware that you are buying a game that is far from perfect.

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Remnant 2: Unlock Summoner – Here’s how to unlock the secret archetype

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Remnant 2 offers many secrets – not only to obtain items but also to unlock classes that you haven’t seen in the game yet. We will show you how to unlock the Summoner and what it can do.

How do I unlock the Summoner in Remnant 2? The Summoner is one of the secret classes that you can unlock. To acquire its powers, you first need to obtain the item “Faded Grimoire” and then bring it to Wallace.

What can the Summoner do? The Summoner can summon minions of the Seed and make them fight for it. Additionally, you can launch them into the air to deal damage. A useful class when you play solo and want some company.

How to find the faded grimoire

Where can I find the faded grimoire? To find the faded grimoire, you need to head to Yaesha. Once there, there is a Blood Moon altar that can randomly spawn on the open area of the map. This offers not only armor and a weapon but also the material “Faded Grimoire”.

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You must acquire this, but to buy it, you need materials:

The Blood Moon Essence can only be obtained when there is a Blood Moon in Yaesha, and you shoot pink glowing wasps that are buzzing in the air.

You can obtain Lumenite Crystals from certain enemies or elite foes. You can also buy them from Cass if you have enough Scrap Metal left.

Scrap Metal can be found almost everywhere in Remnant 2. This is the currency with which you can shop at almost every vendor.

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Now take the Grimoire to the mystic Wallace, who can build the Engram “Bond of the Bringer” for you at further cost. Once you have built this Engram, you can now select the Summoner class and level it up.

How do you find the Summoner? Have you tested it yet or do you prefer to stick with your previous class? Let us know in the comments!

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A gamer really wants to buy a 1200-euro graphics card, but it is too expensive for him – 6 years later he gets the GPU of his dreams for 300 euros

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A user wanted to buy a special Titan graphics card from Nvidia. But back then he was broke and couldn’t afford the GPU. Now he took the chance and managed to get it for a particularly low price.

A gamer really wanted a Nvidia Titan Xp a few years ago. When the graphics card was released in 2017, it was quite expensive, as Nvidia charged 1,200 euros for it. However, that was too much for the user back then. Now, 6 years later, he got it for 300 euros, as he told on reddit.com.

But why is such a graphics card so desirable? It’s mainly due to its unique design. And you can briefly see the design in the official video from Nvidia:

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What kind of graphics card is it? The special thing about the graphics card is not the performance, but the design. Nvidia sold its graphics cards as special Collector’s Editions (via Gamestar.de):

  • Nvidia sold a Titan Xp as “Galactic Empire,” featuring the symbols of the Empire in a black showcase.
  • A second edition was sold as “Jedi Order” with the symbols of the Jedi Order in a white showcase.
  • Additionally, the graphics cards illuminated in the corresponding colors: The Empire card glowed red, the Jedi card green, and it looks really stylish in old pictures.

Besides the unique design, the graphics card didn’t offer any more performance or other advantages: Inside, it still had the same graphics chip as a Titan Xp, and other technical features, such as the video memory, remained the same.

How good was the graphics card? The Nvidia graphics card was one of the fastest graphics cards in 2017 and ranked at the top in many benchmarks.

Nonetheless, it wasn’t really recommended even at release. This was mainly due to the price: Because at the release of the Titan Xp, you could buy the Geforce GTX 1080 Ti for half the price of the xp, which offered about 5% less performance on average than the Xp.

Many gamers preferred the almost equally fast but cheaper GTX 1080 T and invested the remaining 600 euros in other hardware.

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Manufacturers regularly show limited graphics cards

Are such graphics cards unusual? Basically, many manufacturers like to use marketing tricks to convince gamers with special offers of their products. And this is also the case with graphics cards time and again.

For instance, ASUS has introduced a hardware series in Evangelion design (via asus.com). This is an anime series that is very popular in Asia.

Other developers also offer such collaborations with PC games, series or films. Such products often exist in very limited quantities to increase the players’ interest. In some cases, such graphics cards are also raffled and thus become unique collector’s items that later are worth a lot of money if they are not installed in computers.

One of these unique graphics cards was recently raffled by the developer CD Projekt Red for the “Cyberpunk 2077” release. But even here there was a catch for German users:

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WoW: New players are kicked from dungeons – “The hardest part of the game is getting past the community”

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World of Warcraft is quite rough with its newcomers. Time and again they get kicked out of dungeons – and that is a big problem.

With nearly 20 years under its belt, World of Warcraft is one of the longest-running MMORPGs of all time. Unfortunately, a number of unpleasant things have crept into the community that reduce the enjoyment of the game, especially for new players.

Especially the first visits to dungeons can be formative for the experience in a game. However, veterans often do not have the time or patience to train new heroes – and at the slightest mistake, they are immediately kicked. A big problem that only amplifies other issues in WoW.

What is the problem in dungeons? For a large part of the WoW community, dungeons in the leveling range are meant just for that: Quickly leveling characters. Anyone looking to bring a twink to maximum level usually wants to get it done as quickly as possible and has no desire to spend hours in the same dungeon.

However, this is a big problem when a completely new hero is in the group who is not familiar with the dungeon or the mechanics of the game. In such cases, veterans quickly lose patience and kick the player at the slightest provocation to find a replacement quickly.

In the WoW subreddit, MuscleFlex_Bear stands up against such behavior in the post “Stop Kicking People from Leveling Dungeons” and received a lot of support for it.

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What is the post about? MuscleFlex_Bear describes his experiences in leveling dungeons and they are quite rough:

I swear, in every leveling dungeon I have been in, I receive a request to kick player X from the group with justifications like “wtf”, “too slow” or “low DPS”. These dungeons are not difficult, they require very little skill or effort to complete. I vote NO every time. Stop acting like every person is only power-leveling and just play the game.

90% approval and more than 2,800 upvotes confirm his stance, and many add their own comments:

For example, eddicwl writes:

The biggest hurdle for new players is not learning the game, but getting past the community. I really don’t understand why so many players on one hand have a “go, go, go” meta-rush mentality for trivial content, but on the other hand complain about a lack of healers and tanks. If you scare away new and returning players like this, the problem will only get worse.

Hrekires agrees with this as well:

I feel the same, unless someone is afk or just on “follow” but literally doing nothing, I also don’t kick them in a leveling dungeon.

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This is what newcomers say about the kicks: Many new or formerly new players also report their experiences and explain that they have already been kicked from dungeons – and that after just a few seconds.

  • “I’m brand new to WoW and got kicked from my first dungeons. This almost made me uninstall the game and just stop. Some people are just unnecessarily mean.”
  • “The biggest reason I stopped wanting to learn to tank is the community. You make one mistake and even if it doesn’t wipe the group, they insult you endlessly.”
  • “I’ve been kicked for reading the quest text in a dungeon. Now I always check the texts later on wowhead because I don’t want to get kicked.”

Have you had such experiences in dungeons as well? Or are you one of those people who want to get through quickly and have no patience for “noobs”?

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Remnant 2: Finding Blood Moon Essence – How to farm the rare material

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In Remnant 2 there is the Blood Moon Essence, one of many rare materials you need to craft items. We show you how to effectively obtain this essence.

Where can I find the Blood Moon Essence? To find Blood Moon Essence, you need to go to the area of Yaesha. At random intervals, the moon in this area will turn red and form a Blood Moon. During this time, pink glowing wasps will spawn in the air that you need to shoot down. Once you shoot them, you automatically collect one Blood Moon Essence.

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How to effectively farm Blood Moon Essence

The Blood Moon is a random event in the world of Yaesha. It is not certain when you can encounter it. To effectively trigger this event, use the World Stone and teleport to Yaesha back and forth until this event occurs.

Either use a different location or the Station 13. This allows the world of Yaesha to refresh and eventually summon the Blood Moon.

Note that this tactic can be quick or time-consuming, depending on how lucky you are. One player even reports teleporting back and forth for 30 minutes until he finally encountered a Blood Moon in Yaesha. (via youtube.com)

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This is what the Blood Moon looks like
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This is what the wasps you need to shoot look like

If the Blood Moon has spawned, you now wander through the open forest area of Yaesha and look for pink glowing spheres in the air.

You need to shoot these, but be careful: if you attract too much attention and are not precise, you could scare off these wasps. So be sure with your rifle and make sure every shot counts.

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Where can I use the Blood Moon Essence? In Yaesha, there is a Blood Moon Altar that randomly spawns in an open area. Look for a blue symbol on your map.

This altar sells many items. However, all items there require the crucial Blood Moon Essence to be acquired. Items include armor, materials, an amulet, a ring, as well as a weapon and a mixture.

That was everything important about the Blood Moon Essence and how you can find it. Have you had luck with the event or are you still trying to find it? Let us know in the comments!

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New MMORPG on Steam focuses on shooter gameplay and reminds of Fallout – Beta starts in August

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Ashfall is an MMORPG shooter set to be released in 2024 on Steam and takes you into a post-apocalyptic future.

What kind of game is this? Ashfall (PC/Mobile) is an MMORPG with shooter gameplay developed by Legendary Star Studio and NetEase.

The game is set to be released in the third quarter of 2024 on Steam and for mobile devices. Originally, the release was planned for 2023.

What is Ashfall about? The setting of Ashfall strongly resembles Bethesda’s popular role-playing series Fallout. The MMORPG takes place in a post-apocalyptic future, where an artificial intelligence has ignited a nuclear war against humanity.

Soon, all that remains of humanity’s former structures are ruins, and the world is marked by a path of destruction. The planet continues to be destroyed.

You try to save the world and set out in search of the ‘Core of Creation’. Along the way, you encounter mutated creatures and human adversaries and traverse desolate deserts as well as abandoned cities. Additionally, each area in Ashfall is said to focus on a different theme with a ‘distinct cultural ambiance’.

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What does the gameplay look like? Like Fallout, Ashfall primarily focuses on shooter gameplay and fundamentally differs from many MMORPGs that rely on magic and the European Middle Ages.

However, even though Ashfall is labeled as an MMORPG, it is designed to be playable both with friends and solo. Furthermore, the Steam page lists a number of gameplay elements that Ashfall is set to feature:

  • Mounts that can be tamed for traversing the game world
  • Gadgets like drones, AI-controlled turrets, or a medical robot
  • Firearms and a fast combat system
  • Co-op and PvP
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When does the beta start? Ashfall will launch a closed beta on August 3, 2023, which is set to last for two weeks. To participate in the beta, you can sign up on the game’s official website at ashfall-game.com.

Originally, the closed beta for Ashfall was planned for July 2023, but it has been postponed by one month (via Twitter). The developers of the MMORPG state that the reason for the delay is that the game should be as free of bugs as possible for the test.

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“Just Call Him Goblin”: Fans criticize iconic opponent in Diablo 4, who is supposed to make you happy

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The treasure goblin is the weakest enemy in Diablo 4 because it cannot attack players. If it is killed before it can escape, it leaves behind the contents of its sack. However, many players are disappointed that the sack contains no treasures. They are now venting their anger on Reddit.

What are treasure goblins? The goblins appear randomly and run away with their fat loot. If it is killed before fleeing, it leaves behind some items and gold. The treasure goblin also appeared in Diablo 3 and dropped rare items there.

It is supposed to drop special loot just by its name. However, a user finds that the name in Diablo 4 leads to misunderstandings. It should rather just be called “goblin.” Others go a step further and would even call it “trash goblin” because it only carries trash. (via Reddit.com)

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What is the problem? The treasure goblin supposedly does not drop rare items according to him and other users, let alone uniques. They would chase the goblin every time, but they are never rewarded by the goblin.

A user mocks the situation and explains that the treasure goblin would do its best. However, the treasure goblin also suffers from inflation and can hardly pay its bills anymore. 

Another player says that the poor treasure goblin has been beaten up so often in the preseason that it now first has to stock up its supplies in season 1.

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Are all users of the same opinion? In the comments of the corresponding Reddit thread, there are many voices claiming the opposite. For some users, the treasure goblin not only drops legendary items but even uniques. 

These positive experiences so far have players made with the treasure goblin:

  • PresenceAvailable516: “I got two legendaries from the goblin yesterday. Are you sure they don’t drop these?”
  • akballow: “I recently got a legendary and a unique from one. So far my best drop.”
  • Alarchy: “I have received three uniques from goblins since the start of season 1. They sometimes drop rare items.”

Some users suspect that the world level may have something to do with the drop of legendaries. Only starting from world level 3 can unique items be found that are extremely important for many builds.

Why the treasure goblin is not as harmless as it seems is shown by a hardcore player at level 85. He lost all his progress due to a treasure goblin: Diablo 4: A bug turns the most harmless enemy into a deadly trap

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The actually best feature of Diablo 4 is increasingly becoming a nightmare

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 3 minutes

MyMMO editor Benedict Grothaus is excited about Diablo 4. Even after 2 months and in the criticized Season 1, he still enjoys it immensely. Only one of the features that should make the game special in the series is starting to get annoying: legendary aspects.

The idea sounded heavenly: No longer needing to find Legendaries, but simply building them myself. When Blizzard announced this feature, I was immediately thrilled. Finally, no longer having to hope for that one drop to complete the build! Or? … Or?

In the first weeks of the game, the aspect thing was quite cool too. It felt more flexible: I could swap items faster because I could take the legendary effect with me. Or even just use it from the Codex.

Then I reached the endgame with my sorceress. Of all things, my beloved and quite strong Blizzard build requires a specific aspect to function. This is where the first doubts arose.

By now, I also keep reading complaints in the community. Instead of reducing the required farming, you now have to grind twice as much. That wasn’t agreed upon…

I have been playing the Blizzard build for ages, and some players even claim that it is the best build in the game:

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Diablo 4: Blizzard build for the Sorceress in gameplay in the Lightwatch at World Tier 3

I deliberately remain weak, hoping to become stronger

The problem with the system is that it is no longer enough to find a good item. You need two – at a minimum. Whenever I find new, strong loot, I face a tough decision:

  • Is the item good enough to apply my strong aspect to, or will I soon find a better one?
  • Is it worth applying a weak aspect to a stronger item, or will I lose more damage in the end?

Such decisions lead to me storing good items and good aspects in the bank and continuing to grind. With significantly weaker gear and at lower levels than I could actually master.

I forgo becoming more powerful for fear of missing out. Because it is a rule of Diablo that you always find an improvement or a God Roll right when you think to yourself: “Ah, what the hell, I’ll just do it.”

You can even find the perfect item from vendors:

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Diablo 4: Merchants are more useful than you think

Season 1 makes the problem even bigger

Now Season 1 is here and there are new items that allow for really crazy builds. I’m playing a Necromancer, even though I never really liked the class. Nevertheless, I found with the Reaper build a playstyle that I really enjoy.

However, here again, there’s the problem that I need a very specific “heart” to be able to level up properly. At least with the build I have in mind. The hearts cannot be removed, just like legendary aspects.

The heart needs a specific socket on jewelry. If I don’t find that, I can’t equip even 100 levels of better jewelry. So I’m back in the same dilemma as with my sorceress, just almost 50 levels earlier.

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It’s not bad, but it could be better

Despite everything, the complaints are of a very high standard. Because in the end, I only “need” the better loot to master higher Nightmare Dungeons. And those actually bring me nothing, except for the right to show off.

And it is my decision to put myself through this, because I could also play another build. The Ice Shard Sorceress, for example, needs almost no found aspects.

Diablo 4 is still fun. The gameplay itself is what keeps me playing, and that’s why I come back. I will surely want to be stronger, and that might take a bit longer than I would like.

But since I need variety anyway, I’ll just play a new character. Or, as now for the season, a class that I actually don’t like. A great experience that I can only recommend to everyone.

Nevertheless, I would wish that Blizzard would revisit this. One idea would be to allow each aspect to be removed infinitely often, for increasing costs, for example. Like when re-rolling. Then a God Roll would be a God Roll again and not just half a one.

Additionally, it should become easier to try out new builds. But fortunately, Blizzard plans to improve this soon:

Diablo 4: “Such a thing will never happen again” – bosses apologize for Patch 1.1.0, explain what will improve now

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Amazon removes a feature in the new MMORPG Blue Protocol: acceptable in Japan, not for us

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The anime MMORPG Blue Protocol (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) is set to release in Europe and North America in 2024, but the local publisher Amazon Games will make some changes compared to the Japanese original version. Most notably, the character creation will be censored. Amazon Games is aiming for a T-Rating.

This is the situation:

  • MMORPGs that come from Asia to the West are often “culturally adapted”: In terms of gameplay, this usually means toning down the cash shop, as the shops in Asia are often “worse” than ours.
  • But there is also the sensitive topic of “censorship”: Especially “young, female characters” are often sexualized in the original versions in Asia, which is seen as a taboo here in the West.
  • Blue Protocol will also be toned down somewhat, as Amazon Games recently explained in an interview. The former head of Guild Wars 2, Mike Zadoronjny, has been working for Amazon Games since 2019 and is taking care of Blue Protocol. He gave an interview to a fan site (via blue-protocol-db).
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Blue Protocol: Dungeon Gameplay

“Wobble button” for female characters will be removed

This feature will be removed: The culturally induced changes will primarily affect character creation. In the Japanese version, there is a button called “Physics Shake” – which causes the characters to “jiggle”, emphasizing the chest and butt.

Amazon Games says:

A change for us in the West, especially in character creation: Female characters will no longer have the Physics Shake button. This is the type of change that is culturally accepted in Japan and that they make in their games. But, for us in the West, this can cause our players to feel uncomfortable, and that’s why we step in and say: Hey, can we make a small adjustment?

Body type “S” will be missing in the English version

Furthermore, Amazon will intervene with child-like characters to make their clothing less “revealing”. This has already been known – we dealt with these changes on MeinMMO.

The Twitter user says that Amazon did not mention the removal of body type S, but it is gone as well

https://twitter.com/zakogdo/status/1683963424370491392

The spokesperson for Amazon explained that while they want to maintain Shimooka-san’s vision for the game, they aim for a T-Rating. Animes are aimed at the teen market, so they need to intervene on some extremes.

As a user explained on Twitter, body type “S” (for “Small”) is completely missing in the English version. There are only M and L, which have been renamed Type 1 and 2.

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Steam: After 21 Years, a PS-exclusive Series is Finally on PC, but It Brings Some Annoying Issues Right Away

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 2 minutes

With Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, a PS5-exclusive game is now available on Steam for PC players. However, some players are experiencing issues with the title, which can be easily bypassed.

Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart has long been considered one of the flagship exclusive titles for the PS5, and Sony explained why such games are only suitable for the PS5. However, a few days ago, the title officially launched on Steam for PC players.

Colleagues from PCGamer now report that Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart currently has some performance issues with AMD graphics cards. This is mainly due to RayTracing. However, some owners of Nvidia graphics cards are also reporting crashes.

Most issues, however, can be solved more or less easily by skipping a few features.

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Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart PC Announcement Trailer

Owners of AMD graphics cards should disable ray tracing

What is the problem? If you are currently playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, you may experience a crash of the application or a timeout of the driver. However, this only happens if you have RayTracing or FSR enabled. With FSR, you automatically scale your resolution and thus save performance. Rift Apart supports NVIDIA DLSS, AMD FSR 2.1, and Intel XeSS.

In the current patch notes from AMD under “known issues”:

While playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, there may be a crash of the application or a timeout of the driver with ray tracing and dynamic resolution scaling enabled on some AMD graphics products, such as the Radeon™ RX 7900 XTX.

Other graphics cards are not mentioned, but it is quite likely that you will also experience problems with other GPUs.

AMD has already stated that they want to “fix some stability issues with ray tracing enabled.” If you are playing with an AMD graphics card, be sure to keep your graphics card software in check for a new update. Until then, just leave RayTracing disabled. The developers state, that ray tracing should still be disabled at release:

Ray tracing on AMD GPUs is disabled at launch. We are working closely with AMD to enable support as soon as possible.

Nvidia graphics cards also have problems

Crashes are not only affecting AMD’s graphics cards. On reddit and also on Steam, some complain about annoying crashes. Mentioned are primarily the RTX 2080 Super/Ti and a few models from the 3000 series (3070 Ti, 3060).

However, there is a trick to bypass the issues here as well. One user explains that you should disable Nvidia Reflex. After he disabled the mode, the game ran for hours without problems.

So far, however, the vast majority of players are satisfied. Currently (as of July 28, 2023), the game has around 1,000 reviews at 84% (very positive) and the majority can play the game without major issues. Other major titles have had different results:

New Star Wars game for 70 Euros starts catastrophically on Steam, players complain: “A RTX 3090 is not good enough for the game”

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FIFA 23: Trading Tips – How to Earn Coins on the Transfer Market

Max Handwerk Max Handwerk Reading time 3 minutes

To build a strong team in FIFA 23 Ultimate Team, you need coins. We show you tips on trading to earn coins on the transfer market.

This is the FIFA 23 transfer market: In Ultimate Team, players can buy and sell pretty much all types of items that you can get. You will get, among other things:

  • New players
  • Contracts
  • Chemistry Styles to boost your players
  • The new position modifier
  • Cosmetics for club and stadium – like jerseys, goal anthems, and more

Important for the transfer market is that only coins earned in the game can be used for trading. The real money currency “FIFA Points” cannot be used for purchases on the transfer market.

The goal of trading in FIFA 23 is to buy items cheaply, which you can then sell for profit. With smart trading, you can use the transfer market to acquire more coins there.

These can then be used to specifically enhance your team – without the use of real money.

Because this is something you should always keep in mind in Ultimate Team: Buying packs is usually not worth it. The chance to pull strong cards from packs in the shop is poor.

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What you need to keep in mind when trading: The transfer market in FIFA 23 is dynamic and constantly changing. A player that just cost 50,000 coins may suddenly be worth only half as much the next day – or double.

Prices can fluctuate extremely, and what works once might not work the next time.

You need to closely monitor the transfer market and decide if a trading method might currently work. Here are some tips and methods you can try.

Consider the “Transfer Fee” when trading

What is this fee? The transfer fee, which some players like to call the “EA fee”, deducts 5% from all selling prices you achieve on the transfer market. This is a fundamental rule of the transfer market.

Let’s say you sell a player for 10,000 coins. You will only receive 9,500 coins credited.

This is bad if you just bought the player 10 times for 9,700 coins and then sold it 10 times for 10,000. Instead of a profit of 3,000 coins, you now have a loss of 2,000 coins to report.

This means: Consider this 5% before deciding how much you buy for players you want to sell afterwards.

Use the right timing for meta players

What should be considered? FIFA 23 has just launched, and many player cards are steadily increasing.

This is partly because new players are only now getting the necessary coins to pay high prices on the transfer market. Therefore, meta players are currently on the rise, shortly after the FIFA 23 release.

FIFA-23-Antony
Players like Antony are popular and can increase

It is conceivable that many cards will continue to rise at least until the first Weekend League – because then good players want to build powerful teams. Investing in such players now can be worthwhile.

Outside of the “start phase”, Thursday morning has established itself as a time when you might find cheap cards. Because that’s when many players pick up their Division Rivals rewards. These are then sold quickly and cheaply – that’s when you can strike.

Later in the day, towards Friday, cards can again increase when players start tinkering with their Weekend League teams. If you have bought interesting cards here, you will have a chance for profit.

Don’t just focus on players – especially at the start of FIFA 23

Which items are worth it? When you want to generate coins on the transfer market, you first think of players that you can sell for many coins at once.

But you should also take a look at cosmetics, chemistry styles, managers, and things like the new position modifier. If you receive packs from the Division Rivals rewards, you can quickly sell such items as

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A feature from Baldur’s Gate 3 either makes you an über-hero or a complete loser

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 3 minutes

Baldur’s Gate 3 is relatively faithful to the rules of Dungeons & Dragons. This means that many of the features of the role-playing game are adopted, such as “multiclassing.” This allows you to build really strong heroes, but also really useless characters.

How do I become absurdly strong?

  • Baldur’s Gate 3 offers 12 classes that veterans among you will surely recognize from D&D or other role-playing games.
  • To customize your character, you can choose multiple classes directly. Essentially, there are hardly any limits here.
  • The class combinations, that is, “multiclassing” holds huge potential if done correctly.

What should I keep in mind? Unlike in Dungeons & Dragons, according to current information, you do not have to meet any prerequisites to choose a second class. When you level up, you can simply put a level into a different class than the one you are currently playing.

However, there are sensible and less sensible combinations, and you must have a pretty good understanding of what the classes can do. It may seem tempting to combine the monk as the strongest class in the game with a wizard. However, the necessary attributes conflict here. Combinations such as the following are advisable:

  • Fighter and Rogue
  • Fighter and Paladin
  • Monk and Rogue
  • Ranger, Fighter and Rogue
  • Paladin and Wizard
  • Cleric and Wizard

Note that you can only level up to level 12 in Baldur’s Gate 3. Especially for D&D veterans, this means that you cannot implement your OP builds from tabletop. As a beginner, you are well advised to stick to one class.

The advantage of multiclassing is that you can tap into the potential of two classes. However, if you combine 2 classes that do not harmonize at all, you will end up being almost useless.

If you choose the druid as a second class, you may have access to special scenes:

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Multiclassing in Baldur’s Gate 3: Here’s how to use it

Each class offers you various bonuses when you choose them. However, these can be different in strength at level 1 and later. For example, you receive more proficiency bonuses as a fighter or rogue at level 1, which makes them suitable as starting classes.

If you decide to combine multiple classes, you should ask yourself a few questions beforehand:

  • Does my character need to deal damage? Then fighters, barbarians, rangers, monks, and paladins are worthwhile because they receive a second attack at level 5.
  • Does my character need to cast spells? Then you should only combine spell classes because they can combine their possible spell slots.
  • Do I even need to be able to fight? If not, you can use classes with social skills and spells, such as bards or wizards.
  • Which subclass do I want to play? This choice can significantly influence which classes are compatible, especially for bards.
  • Am I willing to give up power to be more versatile? You only have a total of 12 levels to allocate. If you spread these across multiple classes, they are weaker in themselves, but you have more options.
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However, you do not have access to some of the strongest spells in the game, such as Power Word: Death or Wish. These require a level that you cannot currently reach. This can make it more attractive to put another 2-3 levels into another class.

In the end, the feature is quite power-gaming that you can do, but don’t have to. If you are not familiar with it, there is a high risk that you will spoil your enjoyment of the game. However, since you can respec anyway, you should not let the fear of experimentation hold you back.

Multiclassing is worth it if you pursue a specific character fantasy. As a bloodthirsty murderer, for example, you can be useful in three different ways as a rogue-assassin with the bloodlust of a barbarian, the precision of a ranger, or the charisma of a bard. And it seems that the developers particularly love such characters:

If you want to be the ultimate villain, the lead developer has given us a guide on how to do that in Baldur’s Gate 3

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WoW has virtually eliminated server separation – Free Trade for all

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

The barriers for trading in World of Warcraft have been torn down. Basically, all players are now on a “mega-server” – as trading is now possible across regions.

It was planned as one of the larger features for Patch 10.1.5, but had to be postponed again. After the maintenance on Thursday, the feature is now activated and seems to be functioning. This allows World of Warcraft, after nearly 20 years, to enable trading between different realms.

Why was the feature previously disabled? After Patch 10.1.5 started rifts in time, there were immediately massive server issues. In many realms, all areas of Kalimdor were simply no longer accessible, and the message “World server not found” appeared. Blizzard had to implement a lengthy emergency maintenance and ultimately limit trading between realms.

What is now possible? You can now trade any items that are not bound to your character or account with other players from different realms. Thus, items that are “bound on equip” can switch realms without a cumbersome server transfer being necessary.

What does not work? Currently, it is still not possible to send mail to other realms, and trading with the other faction in the open world is also not yet possible. However, it is not entirely clear whether that should even be possible.

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What are the consequences of this? Until now, each realm was, in a broad sense, self-contained and had a separate economy. This had already been softened in a previous patch when all major resources were available in the auction house region-wide.

In the future, the prices for equipment across different realms are likely to align. Until then, you can still benefit from the fact that items are sold cheaper on some realms and more expensive on others. Through friends on other realms, you can trade popular items back and forth and thereby make a decent profit – at least until the markets have all aligned.

Will you use this new feature? Or do you think it’s bad that cross-realm trading is now possible?

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Legendary player from Warcraft 3 tries his hand at Dota 2, reaches the second highest rank after just one year

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Manuel “Grubby” Schenkhuizen is considered a legend among Warcraft players. He has now achieved the second-highest rank in Dota 2 in less than a year. This brings his fans to cheer.

Dota 2 is a complex game, and it takes a lot to work your way to the top. Even professionals struggle with this game.

However, the former Warcraft III professional and legend Manuel “Grubby” Schenkhuizen has reached the Divine rank, which is currently the second-highest rank in Dota 2. Above “Divine” is only “Immortal.” Others have had major problems with the ranks due to a Dota update.

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Divine Rank in Dota 2 with strong support

How did he achieve the rank? On September 28, 2022, he started at “Herald,” the lowest rank in Dota 2, and fought his way up to “Divine 1” within 301 days. He still has 4 Divine levels to go if he wants to reach Immortal.

By the way, he didn’t achieve that all alone, as he received strong support. The two-time TI winner Sébastien Ceb Debs and analyst Brian BSJ Canavan were among the key figures who helped Grubby find his way in the world of Dota 2.

Nevertheless, it is an achievement to work one’s way up from the lowest rank to the second-highest rank within a year. He still had to play himself, despite valuable support.

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Grubby is considered a Warcraft legend

Who is Grubby, anyway? The Dutchman Manuel “Grubby” Schenkhuizen is considered a legend when it comes to Warcraft III. With his excellent understanding of the game, he regularly led the Orcs to victory in Warcraft. This also earned him his nickname “The king of orcs.”

For many, he is considered the most successful Orc player in the world, and for several years he has also been streaming Warcraft III again for his fans. With Dota 2, he wanted to try a new game. Therefore, it is not surprising that he received support from his fans for his great success.

Grubby also played Heroes of the Storm quite successfully.

More about Dota 2: Valve has recently introduced a major change for Dota 2, as they are eliminating the Battle Pass. And there is a good reason for it, as the developers revealed in an interview:

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Blizzard warns: If you make Diablo 4 too easy with a tool, you risk a ban

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 2 minutes

Some players use mods to make their Diablo 4 experience more enjoyable. They receive some quality features that they would actually wish for from the base game. However, Blizzard is now putting a stop to this and threatening with actions.

What tools are being discussed?

This is what the chief says: Fletcher explains that mods like TurboHUD4 violate Blizzard’s terms of use. Everyone agreed to these when playing Diablo 4, and they explicitly forbid “cheating, bots, hacks, and other unauthorized software.”

Anyone who uses such software risks their account, as Fletcher further explains:

[…] We want to clarify that TurboHUD4 as well as any other game-altering software for Diablo 4 is prohibited. Players who install such software put their accounts at risk for disciplinary actions that may include permanent bans.

The ban is therefore a measure to prevent cheating – which can be understandable given the history of Diablo. Nevertheless, the community seems rather confused.

You can legally improve Diablo 4 with 2 settings:

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Normal in WoW, forbidden in Diablo

The ban is not making much of a ripple on Reddit and in the forum. Apparently, mods like TurboHUD4 were rather little used. However, the users who did exist criticize the ban and say: if such features are already prohibited, Blizzard should at least implement them.

Specifically, it concerns items like event trackers and the map overlay. While it is understood that one should not give bots and co. an avenue, the already heavily restricted trading already causes enough restrictions.

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Especially the argument that Diablo 4 is always online annoys the players. They are demanding once again that there should be an offline mode. Such an option would prevent most problems, they claim.

Tools like these mods, on the other hand, are widespread in other online games. The most famous example is probably WoW, where add-ons run on almost every player’s game. Some content in the game can hardly be mastered without such mods:

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100 million viewers watch 18-year-old YouTuber dance for 12 seconds with a football god on TikTok

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The YouTuber iShowSpeed meets the football star Neymar Jr. A 12-second long TikTok clip about the two goes viral and quickly reaches 100 million views.

The YouTube streamer Darren “IShowSpeed” regularly meets with well-known celebrities to draw attention to himself and his videos. In his latest stunt, he met with the football god Neymar Jr. Not only a YouTube video was created, but also a TikTok clip.

And the clip on TikTok reached over 110 million views in no time.

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A short dance video is created in the lobby of a hotel

How did the video come about? The YouTube streamer was a guest at a match between PSG and Al-Nassr in Osaka. After the game, the streamer was invited to the team’s hotel, where he had the opportunity to briefly meet Brazilian star Neymar. And he didn’t miss this chance.

Together they filmed a short TikTok video showing their dance moves to the beats of the popular Brazilian song Parado no Bailão. The video has already been viewed over 110 million times on his TikTok account.

On TikTok, however, you will only see a very short excerpt, the entire video on YouTube is around 4 minutes long, but has only about 2.7 million views, significantly fewer than the TikTok clip. We have embedded the clip here for you:

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YouTuber grows rapidly, but is just as controversial

Who is he anyway? The 18-year-old IShowSpeed is a rapidly growing YouTuber who is passionate about gaming, football, and rap. With big stunts, like now with Neymar, he draws attention to himself.

IShowSpeed keeps standing out with impulsive, thoughtless actions. With him, you never know if it’s just bad luck or if he’s just acting up to provoke or create chaos:

Anyone who follows the controversial YouTuber knows that the next scandal is never far away. At some point during his career, he himself realized that he sometimes expresses himself strangely and makes nasty remarks. But he’s still young and feels he can get away with it:

IShowSpeed is huge on YouTube, stumbling from scandal to scandal, distancing himself from himself: ‘Dumb and immature’

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One of the best and nastiest cooperative games on Steam is currently almost free, but not on Steam

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 2 minutes

In August you can get the cooperative game PayDay 2 for free. The shooter is considered a very good cooperative game. If you don’t have it yet, you can give the game a chance now.

Amazon offers free games and bonuses for various games every month with Prime Gaming.

Starting from August 3rd, you can get the popular cooperative game PayDay 2 with the DLC “The Gage Mod Courier” for free on Prime Gaming. You will need a paid Prime membership, which currently costs you about 9 euros. You can then redeem the key in the Epic Game Store.

If you miss the offer, you don’t have to be sad. Because PayDay 2 is often offered for very little money and is also frequently given away.

Practical: Owners of the game on Epic and Steam can play PayDay 2 together. If all your friends have PayDay 2 on Steam, you can still carry out heists together.

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PayDay 2 is one of the most popular cooperative games on Steam

What game is it about? The offer includes the popular cooperative shooter Payday 2, which is playable on console as well as PC. The title was released in 2013. The developers are currently working on the sequel Payday 3, which is supposed to focus entirely on multiplayer. It is expected to be released in 2023.

In Payday 2, you play various scenarios in which you slip into the role of criminals. With up to four players, you rob banks or engage in other illegal activities and pursue the goal of getting the big money. It is up to you whether you proceed stealthily or prefer to use brute force. All paths can ultimately lead to a successful heist.

In principle, you can also enjoy the game as a solo player, but the shooter is best (and easiest) when you team up with 3 friends. This way, you can maximize your potential and win more heists.

The difficulty lies in the fact that PayDay 2 relies on a certain level of realism. Police, alarm systems, vigilant employees, and bad planning can cost you the heist or even your life.

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How successful is PayDay 2? PayDay 2 can still convince thousands of players even around 10 years after release. On average, around 38,000 players are online every day (via steamcharts.com). With over 400,000 ratings, the game has a 89% very positive rating on Steam.

When is the release of Payday 3? Payday 3 is expected to be released on September 21, 2023, for PC and consoles.

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Girlfriend jeopardizes e-sport career of a pro in Valorant with a tweet: He reacts completely wrong

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The Valorant pro Jake ‘jakee’ Anderson is currently trying to save his career after his girlfriend posted an angry tweet.

What was that post about? jakee is under criticism for a controversial tweet that his girlfriend posted after his team’s exit from the Valorant Champions Tour 2023. His girlfriend, who goes by the name julee online, wrote the tweet after the 3–2 defeat against the Argentine team Leviatán, which turned the Latin American community against her.

What did the girlfriend write? In the now-deleted post, julee expressed her frustration with Latin American esports fans who were disparaging North America. She questioned how they could even afford phones since they lived in a “third-world country” and urged them to get a job instead.

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Esports player distances himself from girlfriend’s post

How did the pro react? Jakee’s first impulse was probably to defend his girlfriend, as he followed up with his own tweet: People were getting upset on Twitter, despite not having a job, no relationship, and not even being good at the game. They should rather fill out an application at their local McDonald’s.

However, this response did not resonate well – just like the original post – and was quickly deleted. On July 26, jakee tried again. This time he wrote that the tweet did not reflect his character or his beliefs.

He is handling the matter privately and asks for understanding.

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How is the new post received? The reactions are rather mixed. While some advocate for separating the actions of the esports player from those of his girlfriend, others criticize the new post: It’s purely a PR response (via Twitter).

The Twitter account of Cloud9 has not commented on the situation so far. It remains to be seen how this will play out for jakee. After all, he wouldn’t be the first esports player to lose his job after a scandal:

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