Twitch streamer becomes an annoying character in Baldur’s Gate 3: “You can kill him, but he doesn’t stop talking”

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 2 minutes

Ben “CohhCarnage” Cassell is a well-known Twitch streamer who presents many different games. Now he has been given a great honor because he was able to voice a character in Baldur’s Gate 3. However, this character is supposed to be very annoying and keep talking even when you kill him.

What kind of character is this? The streamer voices the character Naaber and shared on Twitter how happy and proud he is of this character. However, the blonde man could really annoy players, as the developers revealed in a short video clip.

Chrystal Ding, Writing Lead at Baldur’s Gate 3, explains:

There is a character that is intentionally written to be incredibly annoying. And people who have played the original games will surely recognize the lines he comes from. As soon as you meet him, he starts to follow you. He constantly annoys you and you can try to tell him to shut up, but he just won’t!

Ding continues: While players can shove Naaber into a river – just like they could with CohhCarnage in the real world – even then, he keeps coming back to you. Even after his death, his corpse can still keep talking. This could make him the most annoying character of all time.

You can listen to the developers’ statements and the first quotes from Naaber in this tweet:

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Who is CohhCarnage? Ben Cassell is 39 years old and has been a streamer since 2013. He made headlines for being online for 2,000 consecutive days. However, he took a short break. Still, he is almost online daily. He has about 1.5 million followers, which puts him at 250th place in the Twitch ranking. On average, around 9,000 people watch him at the same time (via Sullygnome).

“Oh God, he’s like the admirer from Oblivion”

How are fans and other streamers reacting to this? Naaber is causing many funny reactions on the internet. The character immediately reminds many of the admirer from The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion. This was also the first reaction from DansGaming, another Twitch streamer.

But actually, the developers of Larian Studios are just following their own inspirations. Already in Baldur’s Gate 1, there was the NPC Noober, who constantly annoyed you with his chatter. In the second part, there was Neeber, who kept talking about how annoying others find him.

In both parts, there were rewards for listening to the characters long enough. Perhaps something like that will be in Baldur’s Gate 3 again!

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Is the character received well everywhere? No, some users on Twitter believe that such characters don’t really fit into the game. They only disturb the game world and immersion.

However, Naaber is generally receiving more support. In the comments at our colleagues from GameStar, Chabneruk writes: “Can a role-playing game truly be a real role-playing game if the developers don’t intentionally annoy you somewhere? Oblivion, Gothic, Baldur’s Gate… that’s practically a quality seal.”

What do you think of intentionally annoying characters? Is it really necessary, or should developers refrain from such things?

In Baldur’s Gate 3, you will also have quite a lot to do if you want to experience every ending: 17,000 alternative endings: The new role-playing epic on Steam apparently wants to redefine ‘replayability’

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Guardian discovers curious “function” in Destiny 2, jumps higher than allowed, can stay endlessly in the air

Britta ♤ BeAngel Britta ♤ BeAngel Reading time 4 minutes

In the world of Destiny 2 two Warlocks have now made a fascinating discovery. While one Guardian plays at breathtaking heights and seems to hover endlessly in the air, his teammate is unable to reproduce this despite the same settings. MeinMMO explains why the price for this “flyer” advantage is high in two ways is.

What curious discovery did the two players make? The Guardian Riskruner and his teammate noticed strange differences while playing Destiny 2. Both played as the Warlock class and found that they had completely different jump behaviors.

  • One player was able to hover almost weightlessly in the air after a double jump and seemingly float endlessly without losing height.
  • The other player was not even close to achieving this with his Warlock and sank back to the ground after a brief upward thrust.

Curious, they examined the difference. At first, they assumed it was a problem with the general jump timing. However, they quickly realized that it was due to their different FPS settings, i.e., the frame rate.

In this video on YouTube the two Warlocks encounter the FPS realization and reveal the fascinating difference in jumping:

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This is how the frame rate difference affects play: The crucial commonality for this new “feature” in Destiny 2 seems to be the frame rate.

  • Players who play Destiny 2 with higher FPS between 240 and 140 can benefit from this advantage, while players with lower 30 FPS are disadvantaged and obviously cannot achieve the same flying abilities.
What does the term “FPS” mean?

FPS stands for “Frames per seconds” or ‘frames per second’. The FPS value indicates how many frames per second appear on a screen and thus how smooth the image runs. It is often referred to as the “frame rate”. Therefore, it depends on your hardware whether you can play a game smoothly or not. In gaming, it is often crucial to achieve a high FPS count.

We also tested it and could confirm the results: The higher the frame rate, the better the Warlock can be controlled with the gliding maneuver. It feels almost like a completely different class when it comes to moving quickly and offers many more mobility options.

With a little practice, even a triple jump is possible if one manages to force the end of the glide with another jump.

And even the “scroll-skating” in Destiny 2 benefits from it. An option that players have long utilized with the Warlock or Titan to get from A to B particularly quickly, for example in PvP.

However, if the FPS falls below 60, this movement becomes nearly impossible. Even the Warlock-exclusive ability “heat wave” no longer helps, which is supposed to allow any Guardian to stay in the air after “feeding” their grenade.

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Players find the FPS advantage unfair – Is it “Pay-to-Win”?

Having more FPS in Destiny 2 advantages: This new discovery has reignited the FPS discussion about Destiny 2 in the community. After watching the video, many players questioned the game balance and fairness. Because it has already been shown multiple times in the past that the frame rate can affect gameplay in Destiny 2.

The discovered advantage is therefore declared “pay-to-win” by Riskruner, because it has a high price:

[…] When you buy a computer that is capable of consistently achieving much higher frame rates, you have the ability to stay in the air throughout the entire flight. […] In PvP this could mean that you have a sniper’s advantage, which means you are paying for a slight advantage that some cannot access because they are limited by a high price, for example a powerful computer and a 144-240Hz monitor. […]

he commented under his post on Reddit

Yes, especially the mobility option gives players an advantage in PvP because you can attack enemies from above and are simultaneously harder to hit. However, whether this leads to a pay-to-win option for Destiny 2 is questionable.

These are the disadvantages of high FPS settings: It should also be mentioned that more FPS not only brings advantages in Destiny 2. Because depending on the situation, there can also be serious damage disadvantages if the hardware is too good.

While higher FPS are indeed better in PvP, in PvE they can mean that you die right away in some cases in Destiny 2 and do not always know why.

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Players who play on console are apparently more powerful with the PS4 version at 30 FPS than with the PS5 version, which can reach up to 120 FPS.

However, it should be noted that these are only tests by players and there are no official statements from Bungie on this. So far, only one FPS bug in Destiny 2 has been confirmed and fixed, namely the issue with the cabal cannons on Neomuna that swept players away with one shot.

Nonetheless, the player IneptlySocial amusingly comments:

On the other hand, your buddy [with 30 FPS] is literally a tank in PvE, while your armor [with 240 FPS] is made of papier-mâché.

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The future of this unexpected “feature” in Destiny 2 therefore remains uncertain. After all, the ability to gain air superiority has its pros and cons. Nevertheless, it is worth adjusting your FPS depending on the situation, whether to take less damage or to take out your opponents in PvP with impressive flying skills from the air.

What do you think of “purchasable movement advantages” for Warlocks in Destiny 2? Do you think fair competition is affected by this? Or are you already taking advantage of this knowledge about FPS in Destiny 2 yourself? Then feel free to leave us a comment. You can also tell us how many FPS you usually play Bungie’s loot shooter.

Problems with the frame rate in games are not uncommon. Games like Fallout 76 have already successfully resolved their frame rate issues.

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Steam: Dr Disrespect claims someone offered an absurd amount for his knife in CS:GO, receives mockery

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The streamer Dr Disrespect recently pulled a knife and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Now he is facing ridicule on social media for claiming someone offered him $100,000 for the knife.

What kind of knife is it? The American streamer Dr. Disrespect pulled a knife in CS:GO after opening hundreds of loot boxes, specifically an “M9 Bayonet Doppler Sapphire”. For skin enthusiasts and collectors, this knife is worth a five-figure sum.

The streamer was particularly pleased with his lucky find and boasted loudly: “It will always be my favorite game! I love Counter-Strike! Yes! (via Twitter)”

What’s the offer about? A few days after Dr Disrespect pulled the knife, he addressed his community with a new post and wrote that he had received an offer of $100,000 for the knife.

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Additionally, the streamer added the challenge: “You can do better”, which implies “there’s more to come”.

The tweet was viewed nearly 6.7 million times within 2 days (as of July 25, 2023).

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Streamer faces ridicule

How does the streamer’s community react? They ridicule the streamer and mock the supposed amount of the offer. Many users questioned who would spend so much money on digital content or an item in a video game (via Twitter).

Other users posted similar memes and jokes that can also be found in NFT discussions. For example, there are some comments sharing a screenshot of the knife, stating that they have it now too (via Twitter).

The skin enthusiast “zipeL” even topped the topic and questioned the authenticity of the offer, as the knife is said to be worth much less. The last time he checked the price for such a knife, it was not $100,000, but “only” around $14,500 (via Twitter).

However, there was the counter-argument that it was an offer, and people can pay prices above the actual market value (via Twitter). Thus, it could matter for fans of the streamer that it is the first knife that Dr Disrespect has ever pulled.

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What’s the deal with skins and knives in CS:GO? Some skins and knives have high value in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Many players spend concerning amounts to open boxes in the tactical shooter and, with a lot of luck, pull a valuable item.

German streamers like MontanaBlack also invest a lot of money in CS:GO boxes.

Why is this concerning? Opening loot boxes in CS:GO is viewed critically, as it involves aspects of gambling. Players receive the skins and knives randomly and hope to get a valuable item when opening a box, ideally bringing them a (high) profit.

Streamers who rigorously open boxes for a lot of money are repeatedly criticized. In July 2023, the American Tyler “Ninja” Blevins made headlines for opening CS:GO loot boxes at a wedding.

How low the chance of a worthwhile win is when opening loot boxes was also illustrated in early July 2023 by the German streamer and skin collector ohnePixel when he opened CS:GO boxes for around 180,000 euros, but only walked away with just under 4,000 euros from the case-opening.

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Diablo 4: “Incompetent Idiots” players deliberately let NPCs die who plead for help to more easily access loot

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Not every player of Diablo 4 can escape the demonic influences and over time adapt to the rough habits of Sanctuary. For some, it goes as far as leaving NPCs to their fate, who call for help. But for the loot, you still stop by.

Some quests in the action RPG Diablo 4 can also be seen as character tests. This includes a small event that one often encounters in basements or dungeons.

Three people find themselves helpless amid monsters and demons. We, the glorious heroes, are supposed to help them survive an attack.

However, some players are so frustrated by the event that they leave the helpless NPC trio to their fate. But the loot at the end is good enough to pick it up later.

Currently, Season 1 in Diablo 4 is running. A trailer for it can be found here:

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NPCs fall over if you just look at them

What is the problem with the event? Many players have trouble keeping the three NPCs alive during the monster attack.

For the “mastery,” at least one NPC must stay alive at the end. Each surviving NPC then drops another handful of loot, which means a nice pile of gear at the event with three NPCs and a loot chest.

However, the event is not optimally balanced, and may even be faulty.

Players report that the three NPCs are already on the ground after one hit. Moreover, the NPCs do not behave as if they want to save their own lives – they run into ground effects of the enemies, take unnecessary damage, and get hit from all directions.

The values of the NPCs seem to vary, as we have also noticed at MeinMMO. While colleague Benedict Grothaus has been complaining about NPCs always dying right away since release, I have almost never had problems completing the event.

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“Teleport to sell, come back to the chest”

What do players say about it? On Reddit, the event is currently being discussed under the title: “This ‘keep the incompetent idiots alive’ minigame needs to be revised” (via reddit.com).

Here it becomes clear that some players have a problem with the event. The top comment clarifies: “I have only managed the ‘mastery’ once. It felt like winning the lottery.”

But the depths of the issues only show deeper in the thread.

User “xXxmilkdrinkerxXxx” shares his tactic: “I like to activate the event, let them call for help, and then run away.” This is one of the comments with the most upvotes in the thread.

“-SparksLinerHigh-” even goes a bit further: “I activate the event and use the time for a teleport [to the city] to sell and then come back to the chest.” After the event time ends, you still have to deal with a bunch of creatures and then receive a loot chest as a reward.

Three users are immediately excited about the reckless idea and want to use it themselves. Only user “b_i_g__g_u_y” counters with a “You monster.” Maybe there is still hope for Sanctuary.

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How do you deal with the event? Do you also have problems or do the three NPCs survive regularly? Do you consider this to be a flaw in the game? Leave a comment on the topic.

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Players accuse Diablo 4 of “dark schemes” with the Battle Pass, Blizzard reacts promptly, fixes annoying bug

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Players with a Deluxe or Ultimate Edition of Diablo 4 have received a Battle Pass for the game. However, due to a default setting, it was easy to accidentally redeem it too early. Blizzard has now fixed this.

What was the problem?

This is the change: Until recently, it was mainly on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S that your cursor would be on the button for Premium activation as soon as you accessed the Battle Pass. Without further confirmation, you could directly redeem the pass with a single button.

This caused a lot of anger on Twitter against Blizzard, especially since the pass also has to be accessed to check the progress of the journey. Community head Adam Fletcher responded promptly and promised a hotfix.

As of July 25, it seems that the cursor is now by default on the journey, rather than on the activation of the Premium Battle Pass.

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“A simple confirmation would fix this”

On Twitter, many users criticized the previous variant and even labeled it a scam. The Diablo expert Rhykker referred to it as a “dark pattern,” a design that intentionally misleads users into something.

Rhykker also suggested that it would suffice to simply add a confirmation pop-up. Instead of directly activating the pass with the button, you would need to press “Yes” again to complete the action.

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The current solution is apparently only a temporary fix, as Fletcher indicates in his reply. Several hotfixes and patches are scheduled in the coming days to address primarily problems. There are not yet any detailed infos available.

The Battle Pass itself has been criticized for quite some time. Although it was already stated beforehand that you would receive only a small amount of premium currency back, the platinum rewards seem to bother some:

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A YouTuber wants to create a life-sized clone of himself, failing miserably twice

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A YouTuber wanted to create a life-sized model of himself with a 3D printer. But he failed multiple times.

The YouTuber Ivan Miranda took his huge 3D printer and decided to make a life-sized model of himself. He had to build an appropriately large 3D printer for this purpose.

Overall, he needed 108 printing hours and experienced two rather dramatic failures. He himself speaks of two “catastrophic” failures. You can watch the roughly 20-minute long (English) video on YouTube:

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Huge 3D Printer Poses Several Challenges

Anyone who has ever worked with a 3D printer knows that you need to make some preparations. And a small 3D printer, like the ones you can buy on Amazon, wasn’t sufficient for this purpose.

The YouTuber therefore developed a 3D printer himself with a massive printing frame and a print bed. The heat from the print bed helps to glue the materials together during the printing process. He solved this problem by using commercial floor heating cables.

The entire action lasted 108 hours, which accounts for problems, interruptions, and failures. The last and finally successful print took 76 hours.

His final result is a large red figure made of red PLA (Polylactide). PLA is one of the most commonly used materials in the 3D printing sector. The YouTuber worked in the FDM process. This is a layering process where dozens of plastic layers are “stacked” on top of each other.

The plastic clone ultimately consists of 4,375 layers.

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Can this be replicated? Yes, if you have a strong desire for your own clone, you can buy the YouTuber’s design files for about $30 (25 euros). However, keep in mind that you would also need to build such a large 3D printer, which is not exactly cheap.

Interestingly, 3D printers can also be used to create more meaningful things that can improve a user’s life. For example, a team developed a special hand for a 15-year-old, which is a huge improvement for him:

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Steam: New role-playing game is full of secrets – player wants to solve puzzle by intense waiting: “Was afraid to leave”

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Today, on July 25, Remnant 2 is released on Steam. A player solved a puzzle in the role-playing game by patiently waiting and was rewarded with the special weapon ‘Meridian’. However, it was actually a waste of time.

On July 24, a player showed on Reddit how he was able to obtain the special weapon ‘Meridian’. He waited for 90 minutes in a room, but it turns out it wasn’t necessary at all.

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“This is such a waste of time.”

What was the player waiting for? On July 24, the user “Deiser” wrote on Reddit that he obtained the ‘Meridian’ after waiting an hour and a half for a room to fill with water. This allowed him to walk on wooden planks on the water’s surface and reach a platform.

On the platform, he found a corpse and the weapon ‘Meridian’ – a grenade launcher that can be converted into a rocket launcher with a mod (via Reddit).

How do other players react to this? The user Oghier writes: “It continues to fill, even when you die or explore other areas in Lonsomm. I wandered around for at least two hours […]. When I returned, the room was filled with water and I was able to collect the grenade launcher.” (via Reddit).

The user feelin_fine_ writes: “Holy sh… This is such a waste of time.” (via Reddit). Deiser replies: “I was too afraid to leave the area and waste my time.”

How did he come up with the idea? In one location in Remnant 2, Deiser discovered a hostile slime that was blocking a pipe. The player shot this, causing water to flow from the pipe and gradually fill the room. Two wooden planks floated on the water.

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His idea was that the slime surely wasn’t just placed there randomly. Also, it wasn’t part of a quest in Remnant 2. As the water flowed from the pipe, Deiser stopped the timer and ultimately waited for 90 minutes.

Instead, he could have explored the world, defeated bosses, tackled dungeons, or, as MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus mistakenly did, wiped out an entire species:

I played a new coop game on Steam before release and spent my entire free day on it

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“Close your eyes” – Stranger attempts to kiss Twitch streamer while she is live streaming Pokémon GO

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The Twitch streamer “j0beats” is primarily out in the real world with Pokémon GO. Recently, she had an unpleasant encounter with a stranger.

What was the situation? j0beats was out with her viewers playing Pokémon GO when she encountered two older gentlemen who appeared to be somewhat tipsy. The men initially approached her about her camera and then appeared on the screen themselves.

What started as harmless small talk quickly took an uncomfortable turn.

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How did the conversation go? j0beats spoke with the men, who introduced themselves as Glen and Barry from Sheffield, and tried to explain Pokémon to them. After introducing herself as Jo, one of them commented that his wife would also have that name.

His companion seemed to already sense the direction the conversation was headed and tried to urge him along with a “Let it go, Glen.” However, Glen appeared unfazed and began to comment on the Twitch streamer’s false eyelashes.

When j0beats complied with his request to close her eyes so he could get a closer look at her eyelashes, he attempted to kiss her. The Twitch streamer barely managed to dodge and quickly moved away from the men.

She commented on the incident to her viewers: “A sexual assault live on stream, okay, I didn’t like that. Damn, that was close.” We have embedded the associated clip for you here:

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However, j0beats was not intimidated by the encounter and continues to regularly go out with her viewers to catch Pokémon.

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The special thing about streams of Pokémon GO is that unlike most other games, they are not played in dimly lit streaming rooms, but outside, in “real life”.

The unpredictable encounters with strangers often make the appeal of these IRL streams, but they also lead to uncomfortable situations:

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Margot Robbie has been trying for years to bring the romance between Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy to the big screen

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The actress Margot Robbie, who portrays Harley Quinn in several live-action adaptations, once said in an interview which DC romance she has long been advocating for.

Margot Robbie first took on the role of the supervillain Harley Quinn in the film Suicide Squad (2016). With Birds of Prey: The Emancipation of Harley Quinn (2020), the character got her own film, in which she teams up with other female superheroes. In The Suicide Squad (2021), Margot Robbie last stepped into her iconic DC role.

In the films, only the relationship between her and the villain Joker has been addressed so far. Meanwhile, the actress has been trying for years to bring another DC couple to the big screen.

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“I have been advocating for it for years”

So Margot Robbie said in an interview with comicbook.com on December 5, 2022, that she has long been pushing for the romance between Harley Quinn and the supervillain Poison Ivy to be finally integrated into a live-action adaptation:

I have been advocating for it for years. I can’t even tell you how hard I’ve been pushing for it. I want it too.

Margot Robbie via comicbook.com

When asked who she envisions in the role of Poison Ivy, she replied: “To be honest, I always picture Poison Ivy from the comics. I don’t envision a specific actress doing it, but yes, that would be so good.”

While the focus in the live-action adaptations so far has only been on the relationship between Joker and Harley Quinn, the two villains have been a couple in several DC comics. Margot Robbie also talked about this in an interview on November 28, 2018:

Yes. If you read the comics, you know that Poison Ivy and Harley have an intimate relationship. In some comics, it is portrayed as a friendship, while in others, you can see that they actually become sexual as a couple.

I have tried to integrate Poison Ivy into the universe because the relationship between Harley and Poison Ivy is one of my favorite aspects of the comics, so I want to explore that on screen.

Margot Robbie via pridesource.com

If you’re wondering what happens next with Harley Quinn in the DC film universe after The Suicide Squad, check out here with our colleagues from Moviepilot.

Not only in the comics but also in the animated series Harley Quinn from HBO Max, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy become a couple, and their relationship and life together are the focus in the following seasons.

In the future, a new live-action adaptation titled Gotham City Sirens is also set to premiere, once again featuring Margot Robbie in the role, where Harley Quinn teams up with Poison Ivy and Catwoman.

Perhaps the long-standing wish of the actress will finally come true, and the relationship between the two characters will be shown on the big screen.

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Zelda Tears of the Kingdom: 3 months remained an undiscovered secret – Now it reveals itself through Nintendo

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Thanks to Link’s synthesis ability, it is possible to combine numerous objects in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Due to the many possibilities, some useful combinations are often overlooked. Therefore, Nintendo has now helped with a tweet to bring a rare crafting guide for a weapon to light.

The title has been available for Nintendo Switch since May 12, 2023, and players have still not been able to unveil all the secrets. As players are still in the dark about some things, Nintendo has now stepped in and published assistance on Twitter.

What kind of weapon is it? It is possible to craft a whip in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. All that is needed is the tail of an Echsalfos and a weapon.

A still image of the whip in action can be seen on the Japanese-language Twitter account of Zelda:

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When attacking, the extension of the sword acts like a whip: The tail can fully extend and hit enemies from a distance. This gives Link a melee weapon that can hit over long distances.

How the ability might come into play is shown in the trailer for Tears of the Kingdom:

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How does Link’s synthesis ability work? With the ability, Link can combine different weapons, shields, and items, resulting in new functions. A fruit on the weapon can, for example, trigger elemental attacks, while logs provide greater reach.

However, the synthesis ability is not to be confused with the ultra-hand, which can generally combine two different objects. This allows for example the recreation of penises.

The following items can be attached to weapons and shields through synthesis:

  • other weapons and shields in all possible combinations (yes, even a shield on a shield!)
  • Sonau parts (e.g., rocket on a shield)
  • all materials (e.g., mushrooms on a shield)
  • wooden items (e.g., posts, logs, and boxes)
  • stone items (e.g., rocks)

This results in countless possibilities for combining the various items. It’s no wonder that many combinations have not yet been discovered by the majority of players. Similarly, some secrets like naked Link are unknown to many players.

Where do I get the materials? You can get the whip by defeating a monster that carries its own weapon. Make sure that the weapon hasn’t already been combined with another item. Then simply take the weapon from the opponent, and you have the basic framework for your whip.

The Echsalfos tail is a bit harder to find, as it is only dropped by one type of enemy. So go look for an Echsalfos and defeat it to obtain its tail.

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With the material, you can not only craft a whip but also other useful things:

  • As an ingredient for medicine
  • For strengthening equipment
  • For dyeing clothes (green)

It makes sense to collect several Echsalfos tails. So keep your eyes peeled during your adventures to craft your own whip. Many players didn’t know that the Echsalfos tail can be used as a weapon. In the comments, many users are surprised by its effectiveness. 

To ensure you don’t miss anything important, we have put together six tips to make your life in Hyrule easier:

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Player loses his gaming PC in a fire, the insurance for 360 euros refuses to pay – The manufacturer simply replaces the PC for free

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A player loses all his belongings in a fire. Thanks to insurance, he gets a few items reimbursed, but in the end, there isn’t enough money left to buy a new computer. That’s when the manufacturer steps in for him.

A gamer lost all his possessions and pets in a fire and was lucky to come away with his life. After the fire, he had to replace many things despite having insurance, but it wasn’t enough for a new gaming PC.

So, he reached out to the PC manufacturer where he purchased his last device and was positively surprised by their support. The company replaced his gaming PC at no additional cost.

Gaming PC not insured against fire, manufacturer still helps

The gamer explained himself that he bought the PC at the end of 2022 and also purchased an expensive warranty for $400. However, the problem was that the warranty does not cover fire. But he had luck in misfortune. He explains (via reddit.com):

I bought the PC at the end of 2022 and added the $400 warranty. Unfortunately, the warranty does not cover fire. In a last attempt, I contacted SkyTech Gaming to see if there was any support for something like this. The representative was very friendly, and within a few weeks, my PC was delivered!!! A big thank you to Skytech Gaming, as I was not able to purchase the device anytime soon.

The gamer explained in another post that he still had to prove the fire to the manufacturer, but that went quite quickly: On the one hand, he was able to show proof photos, and on the other hand, there were newspaper articles about the fire, and the shipping address matched the address of the fire.

How does the community react? They are glad that the PC company supported him so strongly. Many are also upset about the loss of his pets and wish him all the best. He himself explains that this loss weighs the heaviest, more than the loss of his apartment and computer.

Some say that there are still a few “good guys” out there who care about gamers (and customers). This is in the spirit of Skytech Gaming.

What was the problem with the insurance? Others ask why one would have to pay $400 (around 360 euros) for insurance that doesn’t even cover fire. After all, the insurance would cost almost as much as half a computer.

However, the injured party explains that the insurance would only cover damage to components, but not water or fire damage. If the graphics card or his processor had broken, the warranty would have covered the damage.

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In Germany, your household insurance typically covers damages caused by fire or storm. General terms and conditions often contain clauses stating that in cases of force majeure, the affected contracting party may be relieved from the obligation to perform. This is referenced, for example, by GEV insurance. However, this refers to wars or other extreme disasters.

Definitely consult an insurance expert or a lawyer if you are uncertain about what you are currently insured for.

More about graphics cards: Whether your graphics card in your gaming PC is about to die or is already broken, you can find this out through several signs in everyday life. You can find more about this directly on MeinMMO, where we list problems for you:

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LoL: The 2 best German players join Perkz’s super team, fail – “Doesn’t feel real”

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The Croatian Luka “Perkz” Perković (24) is nominally the strongest European player in League of Legends. He and his team Vitality have brought in an excellent German bot lane with Upset and Kaiser. But this summer, once again, things are going wrong: The team has lost 7 games in a row, and nothing is coming together during the 2023 summer season in the LEC.

What’s going on with Perkz?

  • Perkz was the dominant force in European LoL from 2015 to 2020. He was considered an absolute “winner-type”.
  • With G2, he was able to dominate the league, winning 8 championship titles, leading the team to the finals of the 2019 World Championship, and then allegedly moving to the USA for 5 million $ and even able to elevate a mediocre US team significantly.
  • However, since December 2021, he has been with Team Vitality in France, wanting to start a European mega-team with substantial financial backing that could become champions. But for the last 2 years, nothing has gone as planned, nothing is coming together. For years, the team has been failing to meet its own expectations and is becoming weaker from season to season.
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How is the team set up this year? On paper, Team Vitality actually looks fantastic:

Kaiser joined Team Vitality in December 2022, and Upset joined in March 2023 after losing his starting position at Fnatic to the Swede Rekkles.

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Perkz and the 2 Germans finish last in the LEC – Season ends early

But how is it going? Despite this top lineup, things are going terribly for Team Vitality: Out of 8 games in the short regular season, the team could only win one. That was the first match. Since then, they have lost 7 games in a row.

With a record of 1-7, they are at the bottom of the LEC in summer 2023. They have long been out of the running for the championship title.

This is what the comments say: On Reddit, people don’t have anything nice to say about Team Vitality.

After a defeat (19-4) against Fnatic, the people there comment:

  • “Vitality is an interesting name for a team that shows no spark of life”
  • Perkz is being called “washed”, past his prime, scorned
  • Team Vitality is following the example of their mascot, the bee, which is also on the verge of extinction
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The German Upset surely envisioned his career differently than the last sad months.

Perkz speaks of downward spiral and negative momentum

What does Perkz say? He is typically cynical on Twitter:

On July 2, he wrote: “We tried. A downward spiral and momentum do exist. I don’t feel comfortable with my picks and gameplay – I should be playing better.”

Then he wrote: “To be honest, it doesn’t even feel real. Writing this feels like a bad dream to me. We are really not as bad as it looks right now.”

Even the usually successful Upset writes only: “I have no words. I’m so sorry.”

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Why do they seem so disappointed? For Perkz and the two Germans, the LoL season has been over since early January.

8 out of 10 teams qualified for the group stage, but Team Vitality couldn’t even achieve that. Alongside the chronically weak Astralis, the actual “super-team” was already eliminated from the competition.

The highest stakes.

Fnatic rebounds – MAD Lions disappoint in the group stage

Is there a positive surprise in summer 2023? Besides G2 Esports, Fnatic has bounced back. They had a terrible time in LoL but since Rekkles was replaced by a South Korean and also Wunder left the team, things seem to be improving.

G2 Esports, Perkz’s former team, also seems to have handled the rebuild well. Caps has now finally matured into the franchise player that Perkz used to be.

Both teams concluded the season decisively with 8-1 (G2 Esports) and 7-2 (Fnatic) and are in 1st and 2nd place respectively. Both teams have now made it through the group phase and will face off against Excel and Team Heretis in the playoffs to determine who will ultimately be the champion.

For the otherwise successful team MAD Lions, a troubling time has also begun. They finished the regular season negatively with a 4-5 record and had lost 5 games in a row.

In the group stage, they were eliminated from the championship race without a victory.

What’s behind it: It is puzzling why a team in LoL performs well or not. In South Korea, the super team T1 around Faker is currently crumbling because the star mid laner is unavailable, and without him, they apparently cannot win a single game. They actually have world-class players in the roster who should be able to manage it alone.

On paper, Team Vitality should actually dominate the league or at least contest the title with G2, but evidently, momentum and team chemistry play such a significant role that they cannot fend off a downward trend.

Fnatic, on the other hand, who have had years of turmoil, must have only had to tweak 1 or 2 screws, and then the old success was back.

It all started so promisingly for Perkz in France in 2022:

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Mother reports: “My daughters owe their existence to WoW” – and a rogue in the trade channel

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

How some families were formed is simply entertaining. Above all, a WoW player has now created the perfect ‘gamer family’.

In a thread from the subreddit about Diablo IV, it was actually about some players just stopping with season 1 because it seems like the air has gone out of the game. However, a mother reports on her experiences in Diablo IV and ultimately tells how her family came to be. She even attributes the birth of her daughters to World of Warcraft – without the game, she probably would never have met her husband.

In the corresponding thread on Reddit, players share their experiences in Diablo and later also in gaming in general. Aggravating_Secret_7, who claims to be a mother of two daughters, reports how she enjoys playing with her entire family.

Many seem to find it hard to understand, as games were frowned upon or are frowned upon in their parents’ house.

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She explains:

My daughters owe their existence to World of Warcraft. I met my husband in the game, so it would be pretty hypocritical of me to stand in their way now while they are playing.

They have watched us both play all the games we could safely play in front of them. For me, that’s the entire “Dragon Age” series, Witcher 3, Assassins Creed Origins, Odyssey, and Valhalla, as well as Diablo III and IV.

I was told by my parents back then [that video games are not good] and that was nonsense. Now, as a mother, I can make something educational out of these games, and I have done that with the “Assassins Creed” parts – or they can just be fun. I don’t want to preach too much here, but as parents, it’s very easy to miss out on the fun stuff you can do with your kids.

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The spam rogue in the trade channel became her husband

When asked, she then shares some details that could still give some WoW nerds hope for a “storybook life with child and wife.” Because she met her husband because he was writing nonsense in the trade channel:

It’s funny, I normally – never – speak to people in the game, unless I know them in real life. I have played with people from work and college. One day I saw this rogue writing nonsense in the trade channel and that’s how it all started.

14 years later, we have had 2 combat deployments (he was active in the military), 8 moves, more tattoos and piercings than I can count, a “before you go” baby and a “welcome back” baby behind us and we live in a house in a suburb.

In any case, the two daughters probably have a nice “origin story.” Because according to their mother, they only exist because their father wrote nonsense in the trade channel.

That at least makes the cliché questions like “So, how did you two meet?” a bit more entertaining.

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Diablo 4: Player calculates why 666 Platinum in the Battle Pass is the worst amount

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 2 minutes

With Season 1 also came the first Battle Pass for Diablo 4. This comes in 2 variants: free and paid. However, those who buy it receive less back than they invest. And in Season 3 it will get even worse, fans calculate.

What about the Battle Pass?

  • The Battle Pass is linked to the seasons of Diablo 4. You need a seasonal character to level it up.
  • Every player receives a free Battle Pass with some cosmetic items and “Ash” for buffs. Those who pay 1,000 Platinum (around €10) receive the Premium Pass with more cosmetics.
  • However, here is the crux: unlike in Fortnite, in the Premium Pass you do not receive enough Platinum to buy the next Battle Pass again, but only 666. This number looks like a meme, but it greatly annoys players.
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This is what players say: Even beforehand, Blizzard shared this information, and it was received mixed in the community. While most were disappointed or outraged, the best reactions were neutral, as players would not buy the pass anyway.

However, a user on Reddit has caused a stir with a new calculation. He calculates that the 666 Platinum is not just a reference to the number of the devil, but is intentionally just too little. He calculates:

  • For 2 Battle Passes, you pay 1,000 Platinum each and get back 666. This results in 1,332 Platinum after 2 Battle Passes.
  • You could use this to buy the third one and would have 332 Platinum left.
  • If you also complete the third Battle Pass, you would end up with 332 + 666 = 998 Platinum, exactly 2 too few to buy a fourth.

The player accuses Blizzard of calculation and criticizes that such things are not addressed in the Campfire Chats. With over 8,700 upvotes and 1,200 comments in just a few hours, the thread is one of the largest in the subreddit.

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“Easy Fix: Don’t buy a Battle Pass”

The reactions of other users are surprisingly cool. Many seem not to be really concerned at all. They say: that’s exactly why one simply does not buy a Battle Pass, then it’s not a problem at all.

Others say they do not see the point of the system at all. Cosmetics are unimportant to them, even more so in an action RPG, where one sees them too little and is usually playing alone anyway.

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Even druids are involved, saying that it does not matter to them anyway. Who constantly runs around as a bear or wolf does not see their armor. No reason to spend money on fancy clothes.

In some comments, there is also plain cynicism and sarcasm. Users predict cylinders for bears, compare the lady in the shop to the ultimate evil, and throw out other remarks. However, hardly anyone is happy with the system in this form.

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Diablo 4: Pro aims for unique success, loses his character just before the goal, without dying at all

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The German streamer Wudijo is a true professional in Diablo 4. However, in the race to be the first hardcore player to reach level 100 in Season 1, the expert has now faced a severe setback.

Who is the professional? Max Radz, better known as “Wudijo”, is a German streamer and expert in various action RPGs like Diablo 4 and Path of Exile. In Season 1, the professional is once again active in Diablo 4, attempting to be the first player to reach level 100 in hardcore mode.

Already in Season 0, shortly after the release of Diablo 4, Wudijo was the first solo player to reach level 100 in hardcore, but in the current race, the expert has faced a serious setback: Wudijo lost his character at level 93, even though he did not die.

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Connectivity issues affect 93-level character

How did he lose his character? Due to a disconnect. Wudijo reported a temporary power outage that caused the stream to briefly drop.

Although the streamer was back online within seconds, it was already too late. Wudijo lost his hardcore character at level 93, even though he did not die in a fight.

Wudijo invested a total of 48 hours and 46 minutes of playtime into his Rogue, who fell during the disconnect. The expert had no chance to intervene.

The last tragic seconds of Wudijo‘s 93-level character can be seen in this Twitch clip:

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Why is this so tragic? In hardcore mode of Diablo 4, characters suffer a permanent death if they fall in the lands of Sanctuary.

A deceased character cannot be resurrected – they are gone, along with their level and collected equipment. A new character must be created, starting from scratch.

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What does Wudijo say about the loss of his character? The expert could not comprehend right after the incident how his character had died. He had already completed the event he was previously participating in.

Wudijo pondered what had killed him, as only a few small bats had been nearby. He checked the game and read: “Slain by Revenant.” Subsequently, Wudijo drew the sobering conclusion: “There must have been someone else who killed me.”

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From Iron Man to Spider-Man: Far From Home – Which is the best movie in the MCU Phase 1-3?

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We want to know from you which movie is the best in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase 1-3. You can choose from 23 superhero titles.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe, or MCU, is a superhero franchise consisting of a series of movies produced by Marvel Studios.

The characters in the films are based on the Marvel Comics by well-known artists such as Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, or Steve Ditko.

The various films are also interconnected, taking place in the same universe. Storylines are continued, after-credit scenes reference other titles, or characters also appear alongside their superhero colleagues.

The various titles of the MCU are divided into several phases. In this survey, we are referring to the first three phases:

  • Phase 1: Begins with Iron Man (2008) and ends with The Avengers (2012); this phase introduces the individual heroes of the Avengers group and brings them together at the end.
  • Phase 2: Begins with Iron Man 3 (2013) and ends with Ant-Man (2015); in this phase, well-known heroes get sequels and new characters are introduced.
  • Phase 3: Begins with Captain America: Civil War (2016) and ends with Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019); new heroes are added and the story surrounding the Avengers concludes with Endgame.

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To narrow down the huge selection of MCU movies, we are limiting this survey to the films from Phase One, starting with Iron Man, and ending with Phase Three, which concludes with Spider-Man: Far From Home.

This gives you the choice of 23 films released between 2008 and 2019.

Here’s how you can vote: Tell us in the survey which movie from MCU Phase 1-3 you think is the best.

Everyone has only one vote and you cannot change your choice afterward. Therefore, select your absolute favorite in the superhero universe.

Feel free to let us know in the comments why you chose that superhero movie.

Also, write if, for example, the characters, the story, or a specific scene you think was particularly well done in that film made it the best Marvel movie of Phase 1-3 for you.

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WoW: Another developer is gone – and even a weapon was named after him

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Another veteran of Blizzard is packing up. After 23 years, it’s over for Monte Krol. Many WoW fans surely had him ‘in hand’.

At the team of World of Warcraft and Blizzard in general, more and more long-time employees have disappeared in recent years and it seems there is no end in sight. Now another veteran has been hit, who worked for Blizzard for nearly 23 years: Monte Krol.

Who was Monte Krol? Monte Krol worked for Blizzard since 2000 – back in the days of Warcraft III. He thought he would be working on StarCraft II and didn’t even know what project his work was being used for at first.

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Over the years, he has worked on pretty much every major Blizzard game. As a ‘Technical Director’, he was responsible for many tools that developers used for the actual game creation, such as ‘WoWEdit’ – with this program, developers place the environment and textures or position NPCs and all objects in the game world.

Krol has thus developed some of the fundamental tools – and without his work, World of Warcraft as we know it might not exist.

The Krol blade was loved by rogues back then – and warriors too.

Where do we know Monte Krol from? WoW veterans might find the name suspiciously familiar, even if they have never heard of the developer. Monte Krol has also lent his name to several things in the game. The most well-known of these is the so-called ‘Krol Blade’. This was extremely popular among rogues during Vanilla times and some may still remember it due to its iconic appearance.

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In recent months and years, more and more veterans have left Blizzard and turned to new projects. What Monte Krol will do in the future is still unclear – but we will surely hear from him again sooner or later.

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Pokémon GO: Spotlight Hour today with Mangunior and Candy Bonus

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In Pokémon GO the Spotlight Hour with Mangunior starts today, July 25th. We show you everything about the bonus, shiny, and the start of the event in summary.

What kind of event is this? Every Tuesday evening, a Spotlight Hour takes place in Pokémon GO. For the duration of 60 minutes, a Pokémon is in focus, appearing significantly more frequently in the wild. At the same time, a bonus is active that can give you more candies, stardust, or experience points. Niantic determines the combination of Pokémon and bonus active at the beginning of each month.

Today, you will encounter the Pokémon Mangunior from the seventh generation during the Spotlight Hour.

Spotlight Hour on July 25th – Start, Shiny, Bonuses

When does it start? The event starts as always at 6:00 PM local time and is active for one hour. At 7:00 PM, the spawns in the wild should normalize again.

What bonuses are there? During the event period, you will encounter Mangunior much more frequently. If you want more encounters, you can help with smoke.

Additionally, you will receive double candy for sending Pokémon. This event is already the last Spotlight Hour in July. In the overview, we show you the past events:

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Can you catch Shiny Mangunior? Yes, you can catch the shiny version of Mangunior in Pokémon GO. However, be aware that the chances are not increased during the Spotlight Hour. You will need a lot of luck to find a shiny.

In the following graphic, we show you the shiny comparison:

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What do you think about the event today? Will you participate?

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34-Year-Old Invests 500 Hours in a Role-Playing Game out of ‘Hatred and Contempt’

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Final Fantasy 7 has now been given a remake. But the original PS1 version occupied a player for the last two years, as he wanted to reach Level 99 in the first area. He needed a total of 500 gaming hours for this.

How did he do it? The player is YouTuber David “CirclMaster” Curry, a 34-year-old cashier from California. He spent the time only in the first reactor, so even before encountering the first boss. 

However, for the success, he didn’t even use the entire area, instead running monotonously back and forth at one spot to encounter low-level enemies in random battles. 

He partially streamed his progress on his Twitch channel. Towards the end, he even suffered from severe pain as he had to undergo arm surgery shortly before.

On the video platform, he shows the last hour he needed to level up the two characters Cloud and Barret to Level 99. 

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The special thing about the challenge was that he managed it on a PS1 console. This means he couldn’t skip sequences and also couldn’t save whenever he wanted.

Why does he do something like this? CirclMaster started the challenge in 2015 because he was frustrated. He was registered in a private forum where another user named Dick Tree claimed he would reach Level 99 in the first reactor of Final Fantasy 7.

He started his undertaking in 2012. But one day, the user stopped posting his progress. So CirclMaster decided to take matters into his own hands, as he explains himself (via kotaku.com):

I got tired of waiting and, based on my track record of pointless accomplishments, decided that I could get this done before he could even bother to finish.

In a post, he explains that he developed hatred and contempt for Dick Tree, and that’s why he took on the challenge. He did this challenge for all the comrades who followed Dick Tree only to be disappointed (via theverge.com).

Meanwhile, Final Fantasy 7 has a remake that our MeinMMO author Irina Moritz can recommend for both newcomers and veterans:

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CirclMaster revealed that this is by no means the end of the line. He wants to focus on Final Fantasy 6 next and attempt to get the main character Terra to Level 99 before encountering the first boss.

We can be curious to see how long the YouTuber will take for this success. The player in the following article has also invested many hours in a title: Player plays game on Steam more than others in their entire life – “The first 20,000 hours were okay”

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Doctor criticizes Twitch streamer for her career choice: “I almost cried”

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Twitch-streamer Fibi “xFibii” Pfeiffer (17) ends up in the emergency room with a broken collarbone and is confronted by the doctor about not having completed any training. How this situation arose is explained to you by MeinMMO.

Who is xFibii? The 17-year-old Fibi Pfeiffer is known as xFibii on Twitch. At such a young age, she already has an impressive following of nearly 600,000 followers on Twitch and is one of the most-watched German streamers. In August 2022, she was even among the top 10 most-watched female streamers worldwide.

Fibii owes her breakthrough in May 2021 to the support of the e-sports and lifestyle organization Wave Esports, where she is contracted as a content creator.

Fibii captivates her audience with gaming content, mainly in Valorant. There she has achieved the “Ascendant” rank, making her mathematically one of the top 5% of players of the shooter. In addition to gaming streams, she also hosts IRL and cooking streams and enjoys interacting with her viewers in the “Just Chatting” format.

Here you can learn more about the streamer:

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xFibii breaks her collarbone and ends up in the emergency room

The popular streamer Fibii recently had to cope with a serious setback. While playing sports, she suffered a broken collarbone, which brought her to the hospital for the first time in her life. Without her mother’s usual support, she was alone with anxieties and worries in this challenging situation.

What did the doctor say? As Fibii prepared for the examination, she could barely hide her growing nervousness. However, the attending doctor seemed to show little empathy, which only worsened the situation.

Her treating doctor began the conversation with some questions that unsettled and hurt Fibii. Instead of focusing on medical care, he first inquired whether she was still attending school, followed by a question about her occupation.

When Fibii replied that she worked as an influencer on the internet, the doctor displayed his disbelief and criticized her decision not to have completed any training beforehand. “Oh, you must have something under your feet! That’s not safe at all! Always these young people!” her doctor complained.

A video in which the streamer talks about her experience is embedded here:

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How did Fibii feel about it? The doctor’s reaction hit Fibii particularly hard. The combination of physical pain, fear of the impending surgery, and the feeling of being judged nearly brought her to tears:

I nearly cried. I was in pain, everything, I was scared of the surgery. The only thing he does first, instead of warming up to me, he confronts me because I don’t have any training and have this shit as a job. Dude, I really held back my tears!

Pictures of the surgical scar spark discussions

How is Fibii doing now? In the meantime, Fibii has undergone the surgery and shows pictures of her scar on Twitter. But even after the procedure, she is plagued by uncertainty about whether everything was stitched correctly. The comments are divided under the post. Some users report that the behavior of the scar is completely normal, while others urge her to consult a doctor again.

Also, streamer colleague LetsHugo comments: “What’s that, is that a cable tie,” which could further unsettle Fibii. He himself broke his collarbone this year at a dodgeball event that was also held on Twitch.

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Despite the unpleasant experience, Fibii does not get discouraged. She wants to share her recovery with her community. In conclusion, we hope that Fibii will be back on her feet soon and will not be discouraged by this incident.

Similarly unfortunate was Twitch streamer Esfand. He actually wanted to have fun on vacation with his friends, but soon after they found themselves on the way to the emergency room:

Twitch streamer plans a big trip through South Korea, ends up in the hospital on the first day

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