Season 1 of Diablo 4 introduces a new boss: Echo of Varshan. To defeat him, you first need to find him. On MeinMMO, you will learn where he is hiding and what you need to do beforehand.
On July 20, Season 1 started in Diablo 4, and it has not only brought us 32 new gems but also a new boss. To find “Echo of Varshan,” you need to perform a few steps first, because: You need a very specific Invoker.
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Diablo 4: The Official Announcement Trailer for Season 1
The door to Echo of Varshan
What do I need to do to find Varshan? To find Varshan, you must first complete the new questline in Season 1. There, you will receive the Invoker of Varshan from Cormond, as well as a recipe to craft it.
How do I use the Invoker of Varshan? With the new Invoker, you will go to World Tier 1 or 2 into a dungeon of Malevolence and complete it. In some dungeons, you will find a locked door to a secret room where you can summon Varshan.
Behind this door, in the secret room, there is a growth similar to the pustules that you already know from the dungeons. If you have the Invoker of Varshan in your inventory and interact with the pustule in the secret room, Echo of Varshan will appear.
If you defeat Varshan, you will receive an angry heart that fits into any socket and a recipe for another Invoker.
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Varshan accompanies you into the endgame
What is this other Invoker? Varshan is also a topic in the endgame if you have defeated him at World Tier 1 or 2, because: If you defeat him, you will receive a recipe for a new Invoker. If you defeat him at World Tier 3, you will again receive a recipe for World Tier 4.
What recipes will I receive? The recipe that Varshan drops at World Tier 1 or 2 is for the “Foul Invoker of Varshan.” You can then craft it at Cormond’s workbench.
With the Foul Invoker of Varshan, you can summon Echo of Varshan again at World Tier 3 in a dungeon of Malevolence. If you defeat Varshan at World Tier 3, he drops another recipe. This time for a “Tormented Invoker of Varshan,” which you can craft and use at World Tier 4.
Do I need to be level 100 for Varshan? No. According to the developers, Echo of Varshan is level 60 at World Tier 3 and level 80 at World Tier 4 (via Twitter).
Echo of Varshan at World Tier 2: Level 50, drops recipe for “Foul Invoker of Varshan”
Echo of Varshan at World Tier 3: Level 60, drops recipe for “Tormented Invoker of Varshan”
Echo of Varshan at World Tier 4: Level 80, drops materials and hearts
Full pockets have kept the players of Diablo 4 busy for weeks. Blizzard recently promised a solution, and now one of the heads has explained why this didn’t come sooner. This has led to misunderstanding.
In total, besides the inventory, you have 4 tabs in your loot chest, each with 50 slots available.
Players have speculated: this is because Blizzard wants to sell chest slots in the shop in later seasons. However, there seems to be something else behind it.
Associate Game Director Joe Piepiora responded on Twitter to this question. He said, this is because the system is very extensive and had to explain that further:
If you see another player in the game, you load their entire loot chest with all items. The teams are working diligently to ensure that we can have more [space] as soon as possible. Essentially, this is not a storage problem, but a performance problem.
The explanation caused a lot of head shaking from the community and confusion about how such an interaction can occur at all.
A trick helps to save space in the inventory:
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Diablo 4: With this trick, you save inventory slots
“That’s exactly why we need a solo mode”
In the reactions on Twitter, users wonder why one would even have to load the entire loot chest of another player just by seeing them. Trade can hardly be the reason, as the trade of items is highly restricted.
And even if: it would have been sufficient to simply implement a “lazy loading” system that only takes effect when initiating a trade. Other games like WoW manage to meet players without having to load their entire bank.
For many users, this feels like an overlooked problem that has been carried over from Diablo 3 and could have been avoided with some thought or outsourcing. External developers would have noticed something like this immediately.
Others use the opportunity to point out that this is exactly why a solo mode is needed. At least for the eternal realm, which has been less populated since the seasons. However, even a solo mode would only solve this problem for solo players.
Diablo 4 and especially Season 1 are currently facing strong criticism. In the process, the game apparently turns friends into enemies:
The Enhancement Caller in World of Warcraft is an oddball. But Blizzard has to keep nerfing him – even though people are kicking him.
With Patch 10.1.5 Rifts in Time, Blizzard has done something unique in World of Warcraft. During an ongoing expansion, the developers added a new specialization to a class, the Enhancement Caller. This one doesn’t deal much damage but enhances all other characters in the group. This has led in the past to teammates kicking the Caller from dungeons because they didn’t understand its role at all.
Following the first nerfs, more are coming – the class and many others are being adjusted. For the Caller, personal damage will be increased while group buffs will be slightly reduced.
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WoW Cinematic: Nozdormu sees the rise of the Eternals in a vision
All WoW Buffs and Nerfs for July 26, 2023
Death Knight
Blood
The damage of all abilities has been increased by 10%.
Druid
Guardian
Ursoc’s Fury now only provides a shield equal to 50% of the damage dealt (previously 60%).
Caller
Enhancement
Inseparable Siblings ensures that Dark Power and Breath of the Eons are 20% more effective (previously 40%), as long as you are not in a raid.
A bug has been fixed where Inseparable Siblings did not increase the Caller’s damage through Dark Power in periodic effects like Fire Breath.
Dark Power increases the Caller’s damage by 20% (previously 10%).
Eruption deals 40% more damage.
Fate Mirror has a 15% chance to trigger (previously 20%).
Favor of the Aspects enhances Black Resonance to 7% / 10% of maximum health (previously 10% / 16%).
Hunter
Beast Mastery
Spiked Arrow deals 15% more damage.
Cobra Shot deals 15% more damage.
Deadly Shot deals 15% more damage.
Sharpshooting
Skillful Shots, Aimed Shot, and Rapid Fire deal 65% of their normal damage to other targets (previously 55%).
Survival
Mongoose Bite deals 5% more damage.
Raptor Strike deals 5% more damage.
Flanking Strike deals 10% more damage.
Barrel! deals 10% more damage.
Monk
Brewmaster
The damage of Whirling Crane Kick has been reduced by 20%.
The damage of Keg Smash has been reduced by 5%.
Windwalker
Rising Sun Kick deals 10% more damage.
Fist of Fury deals 10% more damage. Does not apply in PvP.
Blackout Kick deals 10% more damage.
Tiger Palm deals 15% more damage.
Paladin
Protection
The damage of all abilities has been increased by 8%.
Shadow Priests are getting their AoE nerfed. Again.
Priest
Discipline
Luminous Barrier absorbs 30% more damage.
Shadow
Psychic Link causes direct damage spells to transfer 15% of their damage to all targets affected by Vampiric Touch (previously 25%).
Void Spike (Minion of Yogg-Saron) deals 30% less damage to targets within 10 meters.
Devouring Plague deals 12% more damage. Does not apply in PvP.
Void Bolt deals 12% more damage. Does not apply in PvP.
Mind Spike deals 12% more damage. Does not apply in PvP.
Mind Spike: Insanity deals 12% more damage. Does not apply in PvP.
Mind Flay deals 12% more damage. Does not apply in PvP.
Mind Flay: Insanity deals 12% more damage. Does not apply in PvP.
Shadow Word: Death deals 12% more damage. Does not apply in PvP.
Prayer of Mending now costs 10% of base mana (previously 4%).
Power Word: Life now costs 10% of base mana (previously 4%).
Renew now costs 8% of base mana (previously 4%).
Shaman
Restoration
All healing is increased by 5%.
The range of Restorative Mist from the Water Ascendant is now 40 meters (previously 20 meters). The initial healing boost from the Ascendant still has a range of 20 meters.
When are the changes going live? The adjustments mentioned above will go live next Wednesday, July 26, 2023. So prepare for a few changes to your class and specialization during your next dungeon visit.
What do you think about these adjustments? Absolutely necessary or way too excessive?
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In Season 1, it’s all about the corruption, wicked monsters, and their wicked hearts, which represent the new gems in Diablo 4. On MeinMMO, you will learn how to obtain the wicked hearts and what each heart can do.
You can socket the hearts like gems into color-matching sockets in amulets and rings, instead of the gems you would otherwise use.
There are 32 different hearts in 4 colors. The respective color of the heart can only be used in the corresponding color socket and only in jewelry.
The new quest line in Season 1 introduces the new wicked hearts for your builds into the game. Here you will learn how to access the quest and the hearts in Diablo 4 and what they bring you.
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Diablo 4: The Official Announcement Trailer for Season 1
How to get the wicked hearts
How do I start the quest? To start the new quest line in Season 1, you need to have completed the campaign. In Kyovashad, you will meet Cormond, where you will start the quest. He will accompany you on your journey against the latest threat.
How do I obtain the wicked hearts? Throughout your journey, you will encounter new wicked elite enemies. When you defeat them, they drop a wicked heart. By clicking on the heart, the special opponents are reborn, and you must fight them again. As a reward, they will then drop the “caged heart” that you can pick up and use.
Mostly, the corrupted, wicked monsters can be found in the new tunnels of wickedness. On the map, these tunnels look like a dungeon but are marked with a small green leaf.
In one tunnel, you can farm 4–5 hearts. One of the wicked monsters can be summoned by using a so-called caller in the tunnel, which you obtain during the quest line.
There are 32 different wicked hearts in 4 categories
What types of wicked hearts are there? There are 32 different wicked hearts (via blizzard.com) in four different colors. Each provides bonuses for your build and represents four categories:
Orange: wicked heart – attack strength
Blue: brutal heart – defense strength
Pink: cunning heart – versatility
Black: wrathful heart – super strength
the respective color of the heart only fits into the same color socket in jewelry
the black hearts are very rare and fit into any socket
All effects that hearts can have
General
Arc lightning (Wicked, Attack): Critical hits charge the opponent for 0.75-2.50 seconds electrically, causing lightning to jump to all other charged enemies, dealing 68-136 lightning damage.
Dark dance (Wicked, Attack, World Tier III): At over 60% health, base skills cost 68-51 health every 5 seconds instead of your primary resource. Skills that consume health deal 10-20% more damage.
Enticing fate (Wicked, Attack, World Tier III): You gain 40-60% critical hit damage, but your non-critical hits deal 20-15% less damage.
Lionheart (Brutal, Defense): You gain 10% barrier generation. With an active barrier, you heal 3-7 health per second.
Revenge (Brutal, Defense, World Tier III): 10-20% of the damage taken is suppressed instead. When you use a defensive, deceptive, or macabre skill, all suppressed damage is amplified by 250% and explodes, dealing up to 1360-2040 fire damage to nearby enemies.
Calm heart (Brutal, Defense, World Tier III): You become immune for 2.0-4.0 seconds when you lose more than 20% health after a single hit. This effect can occur only every 110 seconds.
Persistence (Cunning, Versatility): Resource deprivation effects are 40-50% less effective. Additionally, you gain a bonus of 3.0-8.0% to resource generation.
Retribution (Cunning, Versatility, World Tier III): Each time a control loss effect affecting you is removed, you deal 510-680 fire damage to nearby enemies.
Calculation (Cunning, Versatility, World Tier III): After consuming 150-200 of your primary resource, your next attack stuns hit enemies for 2 seconds.
Wicked pact (Wrathful, Super): After every 20 enemies killed, you receive another wicked bonus:
Wicked: You gain 20% attack speed.
Cunning: Core and base skills have a 15% chance to fully restore your primary resource.
Brutal: You gain a barrier every 21 seconds that absorbs 85-102 damage.
Stealthy death (Wrathful, Super): Your damage-over-time effects are 30-40% stronger for each different control loss effect on the target. Unstoppable monsters and staggering bosses automatically suffer 110-130% bonus damage from your damage-over-time effects instead.
Barber (Wrathful, Super, World Tier III): Critical hits and all subsequent damage within 2.0-4.0 seconds are absorbed by your target. The absorbed damage then discharges onto nearby enemies. The stored damage increases by 10% per second.
Barbarian
Focused rage (Wicked, Attack): If you consume 60-100 rage within 2 seconds, the critical hit chance of your next skill that is not a base skill is increased by 20-30%.
Recurring life (Brutal, Defense): At less than 40-60% health, you receive 50-60% more healing from all sources.
Punishing speed (Cunning, Versatility): Your skills have a 20-30% chance to knock down all enemies for 1.25 seconds if the attack speed of the respective skill is higher than 20-35%.
Suppress pain (Wrathful, Super, World Tier IV): There is a 5-15% chance that incoming damage is ignored, and you are instead healed for 17-68.
Druid
Moon wrath (Wicked, Attack): When you kill enemies, there is a 5% chance that a wolf companion will be summoned to assist you for 20-30 seconds. Additionally, you gain +3 for wolves.
Angered winds (Brutal, Defense): If 8-13 enemies are near you, you automatically cast cyclone armor. This effect can occur only once every 10-20 seconds.
Unavoidable power (Cunning, Versatility): While you have an active ultimate skill, up to 30-50 distant enemies are drawn to you.
Unbound beast (Wrathful, Super, World Tier IV): If you are hit by a stun, freeze, or knockdown effect, there is a 40-60% chance that grizzly wrath will automatically activate for 3 seconds.
Necromancer
Sacrilege (Wicked, Attack): When you get close to a corpse, a equipped corpse skill is automatically activated every second but deals 30-40% less damage.
Aging aura (Brutal, Defense): When there are at least 5 enemies near you, you gain an aura that automatically curses nearby enemies with aging for 5-15 seconds.
Frost terror (Cunning, Versatility): Lucky strikes: There is a 10-20% chance that you scare enemies for 2.5 seconds. Enemies seized by fear freeze for 20% per second.
Great feast (Wrathful, Super, World Tier IV): Each servant siphons 1.0-2.0 essence per second but deals 50-75% bonus damage. Without servants, you benefit from this bonus yourself and siphon 5 essence per second.
Hunter
Scattershot (Wicked, Attack): Lucky strikes: You have a chance of up to 20% to fire 3 flashbang grenades that deal 26-32 physical damage and stun enemies for 0.5 seconds.
Misleading (Brutal, Defense): When you use a deception skill, you leave behind an unstable shadow bait trap that lures enemies. The shadow bait trap explodes after 6.0 seconds, dealing 680-1020 shadow damage. This effect can occur only once every 5 seconds.
Striking (Cunning, Versatility): Lucky strikes: There is a chance of up to 20-40% that your assassination skills slow targets by 40% for 3 seconds and your precision skills push back enemies.
Abhorrent apothecary (Wrathful, Super, World Tier IV): Your attacks have a 5-15% chance to apply all infusion effects with 40-50% of their normal strength.
Sorcerer
Tal’Rasha (Wicked, Attack): For each unique element you damage with, you deal 7-12% more damage for 3-10 seconds.
Breaking the ban (Brutal, Defense): After taking elemental damage, you gain 20-40% resistance to the corresponding element for 5 seconds.
Malediction (Cunning, Versatility): If you are affected by a control loss effect from an enemy, there is a 20-40% chance that that enemy and all nearby enemies will be affected by the same effect for 3 seconds.
Omnipotence (Wrathful, Super, World Tier IV): Core skills that fire a projectile consume all your mana. For every 35-45 additional mana consumed, you fire an additional projectile and the damage increases by 3.0-5.0%.
Developer’s comment: Caged hearts can be traded among players because we want hearts to feel like success for defeating the challenging wicked monsters. However, jewelry with wicked sockets can be traded to ensure that there are multiple sources for jewelry with wicked sockets that match the caged hearts players have earned.
Unfortunately, the wicked hearts cannot be stacked, making them quickly fill your chest and inventory. However, there are a few things you can do to continue collecting important loot without everything being clogged up with the new gems.
Breaking down, exchanging & crafting hearts
Can I break down hearts? You can break down wicked hearts at Cormond’s workbench and receive wicked secret. You can initially find Cormond’s workbench in Kyovashad, marked on the map with a table symbol and a small green leaf.
Since hearts cannot be stacked and you will get many hearts with the same properties, breaking them down makes sense.
From the wicked secret, you can craft new hearts and callers:
Do I get the wicked hearts back when breaking down jewelry? No. If you break down amulets and rings with wicked hearts in the sockets, you will not get them back. This is now different from the previous gems.
You also cannot unsocket them. When you find a new, better heart, you can socket it in your jewelry, but you “overwrite” the old heart. Alternatively, you can hope for better jewelry if you also want to keep the old heart.
Once you reach the endgame, you may not switch your build as often, so you don’t have to worry about a lack of hearts. In addition, you get quite a few hearts in the tunnels, only the black ones are rare.
Along with the new gems, Season 1 also introduced the battle pass in Diablo 4. Here’s more about the new content:
All spotlight hours in July 2023 at Pokémon GO in overview. We show you all Pokémon, bonuses, and times, and explain which shinies you can find and whether the events are worth it.
What kind of events are these? Every Tuesday there is a spotlight hour in Pokémon GO from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Before each new month, Niantic determines which Pokémon, along with which bonus, will be active on the respective Tuesdays.
In our overview, we show you all Pokémon and bonuses for the spotlight hours in July 2023.
Pokémon marked with a star (*) can be found and caught as shiny
Spotlight hour on July 4
Which Pokémon? In the first spotlight hour in July, you will encounter the Pokémon Geronimatz from the fifth generation. It can evolve into Washakwil. Both belong to the Normal and Flying types.
What bonuses are active? For catching Pokémon, you will receive double the amount of stardust.
Who is this worthwhile for? Neither Geronimatz nor Washakwil are particularly strong attackers. Washakwil can still reach the lower middle of the Super and Hyper leagues in PvP. But there are many stronger alternatives.
Therefore, the event is mainly worth it for the stardust bonus.
Can you catch shiny Geronimatz? Yes, the shiny form of Geronimatz is already available in Pokémon GO. With a bit of luck, you can find and catch it.
Spotlight hour on July 11
Which Pokémon? During the second spotlight hour in July, you will encounter the Pokémon Wailmer from the third generation. Its evolution is Wailord. Both belong to the Water type.
What bonuses are active? For catching Pokémon, you will receive double the amount of experience points.
Who is this worthwhile for? Neither Wailmer nor Wailord are strong attackers in Pokémon GO. You can ignore both for battles. However, Wailmer has a relatively large catch circle when capturing, making it easier to land great throws. Use the spotlight hour to farm a lot of XP.
Can you catch shiny Wailmer? Yes, the shiny version of Wailmer is already active in Pokémon GO and can be caught by you.
Which Pokémon? In the third spotlight hour in July, you will encounter the Pokémon Rihorn, which belongs to the first generation. It can evolve into Rizeros and Rihornior. All three belong to the Rock and Ground types.
What bonuses are active? For catching Pokémon, you will receive double the amount of candies.
Who is this worthwhile for? This spotlight hour is likely to become a must-attend event since Rihornior is a powerful Pokémon. As a Ground attacker, it is among the top with a combination of Mud Shot and Earthquake. With a combination of Rock Throw and Rock Wrecker, it is one of the strongest Rock attackers. In our overview of the best attackers in Pokémon GO, you can see for yourself.
Additionally, you will receive many candies for evolving and leveling up because of the bonus.
Can you catch shiny Rihorn? Yes, the shiny version of Rihorn is already available in Pokémon GO. With a bit of luck, you can catch it during the spotlight hour.
Spotlight hour on July 25
Which Pokémon? In the last spotlight hour in July 2023, you will encounter the Pokémon Mangunior. It comes from the seventh generation and can evolve into Manguspektor. Both belong to the Normal type.
What bonuses are active? For transferring Pokémon, you will receive double the amount of candies.
Who is this worthwhile for? Neither Mangunior nor Manguspektor are strong attackers. They are not important for your battles. Use the spotlight hour to clean up your collection and earn many candies for transferring.
Can you catch shiny Mangunior? Yes, the shiny form of Mangunior is already active in Pokémon GO and can be caught by you with a bit of luck. However, keep in mind that the shiny chances are not increased during spotlight hours.
In the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online, completing endeavors is a popular task and a reason for many players to log in daily. Now, something is supposed to change in the system, and players express that this is a reason to stop playing the game.
Update July 24: The information regarding the seals was misinterpreted by us. On the test server, there is a lower number of seals because the purchase prices have also been greatly reduced. This allows players to reach the rewards faster and try them out in-game.
The German community manager Kai Schober confirmed this again in a livestream (via Twitch).
A major criticism from players also referred to the difficulty of the new tasks, as well as the fact that they have become more specific. Instead of “complete a dungeon,” you now have to complete a specific dungeon.
The developers clarified in the forum that not all new missions will be that difficult, but there should be a balance between easier and harder tasks. Currently, only all new! tasks are being tested on the test server, which is why the old ones are not visible there.
Currently, changes are being made to the endeavors, which are a very popular activity for players of The Elder Scrolls Online.
In the PTS (Public Test Server) forum, screenshots were posted showing the new weekly and daily tasks (endeavors) in The Elder Scrolls Online. Players note that these endeavors are now more complex to complete and yield fewer seals.
Here you can watch the latest gameplay trailer for Necrom, the new The Elder Scrolls DLC:
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The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom gameplay trailer
Instead of 45 seals, only 3 per day
What kind of tasks are these? Endeavors are weekly and daily tasks that players can complete in The Elder Scrolls Online to collect seals. The seals can be exchanged for items in the shop. There, players can acquire mounts that cost about 8,000 seals.
What does the image show? In a post in the subreddit of The Elder Scrolls Online, there is a list of daily endeavors. Among other tasks, there are quests to defeat a dragon, master a specific dungeon instead of any, or team up with a guild member in the battlegrounds (via Reddit).
For these challenging endeavors, players now only receive 1 seal each, totaling a meager 3 per day, instead of 45. For the weekly endeavors, players now receive only 2 seals for one possible task per week instead of 210 (via PTS Forum).
Here is an overview of the endeavors on the test server:
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How are players reacting? A large portion of players notes that collecting seals is now much more difficult and therefore also exchanging them for items in the shop. For many, daily logging in is no longer worth it.
You can read a few opinions here:
Cerbinol: “It’s impossible that they look at this and think it’s better, definitely not.” (via Reddit)
TempestM responds: “It’s better… for their crown shop.” (via Reddit)
KatarinaLuv: “Another reason for me to quit and end my subscription.” (via Reddit)
Telle74: “Are they intentionally trying to make people quit the game?” (via Reddit)
tomofhyrule: “We don’t need specific dungeons. […] We don’t need specific world events.” (via PTS Forum)
Caligamy_ESO: “I can say for sure that I will not log in when I see THIS list of endeavors.” (via PTS Forum)
In the forum, it is also noted that some dungeons in the endeavors require content from certain DLCs and are therefore not achievable for everyone. Additionally, the system limits the choice of already complex tasks because you cannot just complete any dungeon to fulfill the task.
It is also difficult for players who prefer to play solo to complete the endeavors, especially if they are not members of a guild. It is almost easier to buy the items in the shop with in-game currency or real money.
If you are looking for an alternative to The Elder Scrolls, luckily 2023 has a lot to offer:
A magician was traveling and the airline misplaced his luggage. He quickly found his belongings thanks to a small gadget that you can get on Amazon for 30 euros.
The magician Danny Orleans was on a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Newark for his next fair. However, on the way, he realized that the airline had lost his belongings.
Thanks to an Airtag, a gadget that you can get for about 30 euros on Amazon, he quickly found his belongings again. Our colleagues at wccftech.com report this.
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AirTag shows him where his lost luggage is.
What kind of gadget is this? The owner had hidden a so-called “AirTag” in his luggage. This is a gadget that is about the size of a coin. These devices can be activated with an iPhone and located using the “Find My” app. You can attach the AirTags to keys, bags, or other belongings, so you quickly know where you misplaced your things.
Where were his belongings? The magician took this opportunity and checked with the “Find My” app on his iPhone where his luggage was. He found out that his bag was lying on the runway. Thanks to the AirTag, he was able to determine its location. He therefore returned to the airport to retrieve his equipment.
In the next step, he informed the ground staff. However, the airline stated that his luggage would be delivered to his hotel within five business days. The annoying thing about it: his stay in Newark was only three days long, so his belongings would have missed him. Moreover, the magician needed his bag for the fair. Therefore, he had to come up with something else.
How did he get his belongings? Eventually, he went to the tarmac and informed a nearby United employee and asked if this person could retrieve his bag for him. The employee explained that he had never experienced such a thing at the airport before. He simply picked up the bag and placed it in the correct channel so that it would arrive at baggage claim.
The whole action took him 4 hours, but in the end, he got his bag back.
Other exciting gadgets: Other gadgets are a bit stranger but are also supposed to serve a useful purpose. A company has now presented a device designed to take care of your hands. How useful this is, you can read in the following article on MeinMMO:
Call of Duty has reached a new milestone. In the current Mid-Season 4, players can play as cats or even rats that fire deadly laser beams from their eyes.
Included is an operator skin that makes you look like a large, mutated rat. Absolute nightmare material.
We almost overlooked the release of another animal skin bundle about a week before the Amazon offer. The “Whiskers Tango Bundle” featuring Sgt. Pspsps and Sgt. Sprinkles:
The two skins come with quite realistic cat heads. Okay, the heads do seem a bit too large for the body. The upright posture of the operator with cute factor causes some confusion in the brain.
Additionally, another crossover in Mid-Season 4 brings new features and crazy actions. The brutal superhero series “The Boys” collaborates with the shooter and brought among other things the eye laser beam from the spoiled Homelander into the game:
In Warzone, you can find a killstreak that gives you eye lasers
The lasers can also be purchased and set as an execution
As a result, there are now nasty Homelander cats in the game:
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To keep up with Fortnite, quite a bit still needs to happen. After all, dozens of franchises in Epic’s shooter are already firing their most powerful weapons at each other. At times, you can hardly call Fortnite a shooter.
However, there is a trend to recognize at CoD.
For Call of Duty 2023, you won’t have to wait for the first colorful, crazy skins to appear two months after release. You can actually take your skins and bundles into the new game, so you can directly collect your first levels with Sgt. Sprinkles.
We have collected poorly translated movie titles in a list. You will find a total of 11 different movies here, which received completely new and bizarre names in the German version.
What are these movie titles? The selection of titles was made by the editorial team. We have gathered some of our personal favorites of poorly translated movie titles.
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1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
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German trailer for the spaghetti Western ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’
The three characters from the original title Il Buono, il brutto, il cattivo and the English translation The Good, the Bad and the Ugly were apparently one too many for the German version, which only refers to “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
The film is a spaghetti western in which three characters team up to find a money chest worth 200,000 dollars. However, each of them wants to get the entire money for themselves.
2. Baymax – Big Hero 6 (2015)
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Englischer Trailer zum Disney-Film „Baymax – Riesiges Robowabohu“
From the simple Big Hero 6, a title with a special wordplay is created in German: Baymax – Big Hero 6.
The film is about the friendship between the boy Hiro Hamada and the inflatable robot Baymax, whose task it is to help its owner when he is not feeling well. Together with Hiro’s friends, they must form a group of heroes to save their hometown.
In 2016, lawyer Nick Pearce gave up his career as a lawyer to develop his popular Skyrim mod “The Forgotten City” into a standalone game. Today, the game has nearly 7,000 positive reviews on Steam.
What kind of game is this? The Forgotten City is a narrative adventure that sends players back to ancient Rome to uncover the mystery of the title city. To do this, the player must talk to numerous characters and utilize the game’s time travel mechanic.
The Forgotten City was released in July 2021 for PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch. However, the story of the game began nine years earlier, with a completely different game. Originally, The Forgotten City was a mod for the RPG Skyrim, and its creator Nick Pearce sacrificed a career as a lawyer to turn it into a standalone game.
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The Forgotten City Launch Trailer
Fallout mod turned out to be a “revelation”
In 2011, Nick Pearce worked as a lawyer for a large tech company in Melbourne, Australia. In his spare time, he wrote a novel and played video games, including Fallout: New Vegas. There, he stumbled upon the mod “New Vegas Bounties” by someguy2000, which left a deep impression:
“It was a revelation that a mod can be as good or even better than an official DLC – and a way to tell a top-notch story,” Pearce said.
The idea of developing his own mod was born, and when Bethesda released the Creation Kit for Skyrim in 2012, he taught himself how to mod through tutorials.
From a dwarf tunnel, the ruins of an entire underground city eventually emerged. But Pearce was not satisfied with “another empty, decaying place.” He wanted to give players the opportunity to travel back in time to interact with the former inhabitants.
The rest then just fell into place.
Colleague advised him to give up the “nonsense”
For the next three years, Pearce worked on The Forgotten City alongside his demanding job as a lawyer. It evolved into a time travel crime story with a 35,000-word non-linear script, voice acting, and musical accompaniment.
In 2015, Pearce released his mod and was overwhelmed by its success: The Forgotten City was awarded a prize from the Australian Writer’s Guild as the first mod. By 2021, the mod had also been downloaded over 3 million times.
However, after the site Kotaku referred to The Forgotten City in an article from 2016 as “ambitious enough to be its own game,” a new idea took root in Pearce’s mind. He received encouragement from the Australian developer team League of Geeks, who are behind the board game-like strategy game Armello, and, of course, from the fans of the mod.
However, it became increasingly difficult to reconcile his passion for developing with his work. Pearce recalls how a colleague approached him after learning about his modding hobby:
He told me that every waking minute of my life should be dedicated to my career. That was his way of telling me that I should stop this game dev nonsense; it wouldn’t lead anywhere.
Pearce decided to take a bold step: he gave up his career as a lawyer to make a full-fledged game out of The Forgotten City. This was a significant risk, as he explained that it is very difficult to return to the profession after taking a long break. No one would hire him again, as the skills and experiences he had accumulated would no longer be useful.
So a lot was at stake for Pearce.
From mod to standalone game
Pearce not only gave up his profession but also dipped into his personal savings to hire a developer who had the experience he lacked. Additionally, artist John Eyre, who had worked on the dungeon crawler Hand of Fate 2, came on board.
Transforming the mod into a standalone game brought with it several challenges. The setting changed from the fantasy world of Skyrim to the more historical setting of ancient Rome. This makes sense in the context of the plot but also meant that Pearce reached the limits of his personal historical knowledge.
He worked with Dr. Philip Matyszak from Cambridge University – a passionate Guild Wars player – and Pompeii expert Dr. Sophie Hay to create the “forgotten city” as authentically as possible – including the dubious hygiene of public toilets.
The characters also had to be revised to fit into the new setting of a Roman society. Pearce incorporated the sense of justice and the treatment of disabilities by ancient Romans.
Each character received their own background story and motivation, which impacts the decisions the player must make. Additionally, the original plot was significantly expanded and altered.
Existing possible endings were expanded, and new ones were added. The script grew from 35,000 words to more than 80,000.
Pearce worked 80 hours a week for years
Another challenge was the animations. After all, even Bethesda, the AAA studio behind the Skyrim template, is criticized for the facial animations of its NPCs. The Forgotten City focuses on interacting with exactly these figures.
Going down the path of other indie games and avoiding dialogues with NPCs was therefore not an option. Thus, it was all the more important that they looked good. However, Pearce and his team lacked the budget for a professional animator.
Everything was taken into account, from lip movements to blinking frequency to subtle head movements while speaking. A task that was “stunningly difficult,” according to Pearce: “I think it’s a miracle that the game’s animations look as good as they do.”
To manage all this, Pearce worked for 4.5 years at 80 hours a week. The consequences if the project failed would have been fatal; after all, he sacrificed his career for it.
However, he emphasizes that this way of working is neither healthy nor sustainable and that he would not recommend it to anyone, not even his employees. Pearce took on these many hours to protect his team from the notorious crunch.
Developer was prepared for disappointment
When The Forgotten City finally released in 2021, Pearce braced himself for disappointment: “I thought maybe we would get scores in the 60s or 70s, and I prepared myself to be satisfied with that.”
Instead, The Forgotten City received numerous ratings in the 80 to 90 point range. IGN rated the mystery game 9 out of 10, and The Guardian awarded it 4 out of 5 stars. On Steam, the title has a 97% positive rating, marked as “overwhelmingly positive.”
Additionally, The Forgotten City was awarded an Australian Game Developers Award for its storytelling and was nominated for Best Indie Debut at the Game Awards.
Pearce’s bold decision paid off. However, since the success of The Forgotten City, it has become somewhat quiet around his studio Modern Storyteller. On Twitter, Pearce wrote in May 2022 that they were working on the next adventure. However, he did not reveal what it would be about this time.
Bethesda itself is about to release its next major RPG with Starfield. The sci-fi epic is the studio’s first new franchise in 25 years, making fans especially curious. However, only one person is allowed to leak new information:
Season 1 of Diablo 4 has been running since July 20. MeinMMO asked you which classes you are approaching the season with, and the results show clear favorites.
Which classes are at the top? With Season 1 of Diablo 4, some changes were also introduced to the game. Particularly, the Sorceress has received several nerfs, and the new unique item was also received poorly. Our last place is already secured: Sorceresses received the fewest votes.
At the very top is now a class that was considered “weak” during the beta and after the release of Diablo 4. However, Druids have now fought their way to the top. Right behind is the Necromancer.
If you still do not know which class or build to play, you can find suitable information further down. More about the current Season 1 of Diablo 4 can be found in the trailer:
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Diablo 4: The Official Announcement Trailer for Season 1
Which class did you choose? Are you even playing Season 1 or is Diablo 4 already over for you? Leave a comment on the topic and also let us know what you generally think of the season system of the latest Diablo installment.
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A CoD team kicks out its player before the championship. But he gets revenge and defeats his former team from a McDonald’s.
Mago is a professional gamer and mainly plays Call of Duty: Mobile. However, his team kicks him out just before the world championships.
He himself explained on Twitter that his team has kicked him out. It’s not entirely clear why this decision was made. However, he stated that he wants to return to his team at all costs.
But now the CoD player has achieved a special coup. He defeated his old team from a McDonald’s with minimal equipment, but very successfully.
From McDonald’s against his former CoD team
From a nondisclosed McDonald’s, he successfully defeated his old team.
Journalist Jake Lucky posted a video showing him gaming in the restaurant. The tweet has now received more than 1.8 million views, with over 1 million people watching him defeat his former team:
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In the background of his video, you can see his streaming equipment on the table. It speaks volumes for McDonald’s that they can provide such a stable internet connection.
In Germany, a colleague at least tried to game from the Deutsche Bahn:
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Team repeatedly fought for high prize money
The North American team ARP Gaming has repeatedly fought for high prize money in the past. In 2021, they reached 1st place in the North American CoD: Mobile championships and won $15,000. In the Western championships, they competed for $180,000 and finished in second place.
While teams fight for high prize money every day, there are discussions on the other side about the decline of esports in the USA. No one currently knows how it will continue there.
Nevertheless, professionals continue to show that they can win from the most bizarre situations. For example, an injured esports player participated in an important tournament from a hospital because the opponents did not want to postpone the match:
You want to spend an anime evening, but don’t feel like watching entire series? We have some top movies for you that will satisfy your anime hunger.
Anime is a great medium – and sometimes very time-consuming. Not everyone has the time or desire to get into 12, 24, 48 or even more episodes. Sometimes you just want a condensed experience that you can watch in one evening – a good movie.
There are many gems in the anime realm as well, of which we want to introduce you to a handful.
Your Name.
Alternative titles: Kimi no Na wa Genres: Drama, Supernatural Stream available on: Crunchyroll
While the girl Mitsuha dreams of a wonderful life in the big city, Taki longs for a quieter life in the countryside. The dream comes true when the two seem to swap bodies in their dreams, even if the memory of it quickly fades. Through diary entries, they manage to save some memories – until their dreams suddenly end. Taki sets out to find Mitsuha… but that proves to be difficult.
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What to expect from Your Name.: Your Name. starts as a funny “body swap story” that you’ve seen countless times. But this cliché quickly dissolves and develops into an exciting story in which Taki and Mitsuha must solve many more problems to finally meet each other. The less you know about this film in advance, the better it is.
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A Silent Voice
Alternative titles: The Shape of Voice, Koe no Katachi Genres: Drama Stream available on:Currently no streaming provider known, only available for purchase.
In school, Shouya Ishida has a perfect way to pass the boredom: he bullies the deaf Shouko for fun. The rest of the class gets in on it. But when Shouko’s mother contacts the school, the class turns against Shouya and blames him as the only culprit. From then on, he becomes the next victim of bullying and is ostracized.
Many years later, in college, Shouya randomly meets Shouko again – and sees it as his chance to make amends for past mistakes.
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What to expect from A Silent Voice: A Silent Voice is not just a story about physical limitations, but also about bullying – and what it does to victims and perpetrators. How quickly someone who was once a perpetrator becomes a victim themselves, and how rapidly group dynamics can turn against a new target, are also part of the plot along with some harder themes.
A Silent Voice is worth it for anyone who can even remotely relate to the style of anime. And some will surely discover parallels to their own school days…
More exciting anime films are on the next page.
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Whether The Division 2, Anno 1800, or Rainbow Six Siege – Ubisoft’s portfolio includes a few titles that can consume countless hours of gameplay. But beware if you don’t check your account for too long: Ubisoft will delete everything.
Update, July 25: We have a statement from Ubisoft regarding the deletion of inactive accounts:
For many years, we have implemented our account deletion process in accordance with the requirements of the GDPR (Article 5.1.e regarding the obligation to limit the data retention period). Our policies are aligned with legal requirements and industry standards.
This measure also protects our players from fraud. Account deletion occurs after a very strict process. Therefore, we consider the following four criteria before deleting an account:
The account’s gaming activity since its creation
The account’s libraries: Accounts containing purchased PC games cannot be deleted
The duration of the account’s inactivity, i.e., the last login to our ecosystem (including Ubisoft games on Steam and other platforms)
In practice, we have never deleted accounts that were inactive for less than 4 years
The presence of an active subscription linked to the account.
Before deletion becomes permanent, players will receive three emails requesting to restore their accounts over a period of 30 days. If the user also attempts to log in during the 30-day window, they will automatically receive a warning and a link to reactivate their account.
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Currently, Ubisoft is receiving criticism for its common practice of completely deleting player accounts, including all purchased games. The discussions were triggered by a tweet from a player and the response from support underneath (via twitter.com).
The Twitter account AntiDRM@PC_enjoyer posted a picture of an email from Ubisoft. It states:
We have noticed that you are not using your Ubisoft account […]. We have temporarily deactivated the account, and we will permanently delete it in 30 days in accordance with our terms of service. If you want to keep your account, you can prevent deletion by clicking the “Cancel Button” below […].
This practice by Ubisoft was evidently not known to many users. The tweet was viewed over 1.6 million times. However, the response from support was seen even more frequently and widely quoted:
Hey there. We just wanted to chime in that you can avoid the account closure by logging into your account within the 30 days (since receiving the email pictured) and selecting the Cancel Account Closure link contained in the email. We certainly do not want you to lose access to…
Support simply reiterates the note. Many users are not in agreement with the account deletions, and the posts reflect that when looking at the quotes from the Ubisoft tweet:
Here's the original thread with Ubisoft's response. This is absolutely unacceptable & I really hope people let them hear it.
If not? Better not miss the above e-mail & 30 day warning that your account will forever be closed lmao https://t.co/VFSW5vCVXo
When will the account be deleted? There is no clear policy on this. A support employee allegedly informed a user that Ubisoft does not delete previously active accounts if they have been online within the last 4 years (via pcworld.com) – however, this information is nearly 2 years old.
Even then, it was criticized that the email warning is not sufficient to inform about the deletion. Such messages often end up in the spam folder.
New accounts with no visible activity can already be deleted after 6 months. Restoration is not possible.
It is not the first time Ubisoft has faced criticism for this business practice. Other gaming launchers/publishers do not act so harshly, allowing accounts to run for many years without intervention.
This week, a bizarre bug occurred in Old School RuneScape that could crash the client with just one word. In addition, there were numerous news about WoW and a detailed presentation of Palia, the social MMO.
Blue Protocol received a new dungeon in Japan where players must finish as quickly as possible. In total, there are over 100 rewards, including titles and cosmetics. Additionally, the odds in the gacha mechanics have been increased (via MassivelyOP).
A new sandbox MMORPG called Severed Lands was announced, which aims to combine PvE and PvP and does without classes (via MassivelyOP).
The sandbox MMORPG Fractured is currently testing the server wars in PvP (via Fractured).
These are the MMORPG news of the week at a glance. What was your personal highlight? Did you experience anything interesting this week that you would like to share? Or did we perhaps forget something important? Feel free to let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO.
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No matter how good you are at League of Legends, you have to follow the rules of the game. One of the best players in the world was permanently banned at the age of 18, and his great career would have almost never started. But he received a second chance from Riot and made the most of it.
Who is Jensen? Nicolaj Jensen is a veteran of the League of Legends professional scene. But before his career could really start, the then 18-year-old was banned for life in 2013. This meant that every other account of his would be deleted if Riot noticed.
A tough punishment for him at the time, considering he had dropped out of school to focus on a career in the rising eSports of the game. Due to the ban, he was also not allowed to participate in tournaments.
The probably most famous eSports player in League of Legends is Faker:
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Even pros have to follow rules
What did Jensen do? Such a ban does not come without reason. Back then, Jensen went by Veigodx, and besides insults, negative attitude, and abusive behavior, he was primarily accused of participating in DDOS attacks on other players.
The latter justified what was probably Riot’s harshest penalty in League of Legends at the time.
This was a hard blow for a player with a potentially bright future. Instead of giving up, however, he took advantage of a loophole in the tournament rules at the time. In 2014 he joined SK Gaming as a coach. Back then, coaches were not an official part of the league, so he was allowed to participate backstage.
The team qualified for the Worlds that same year, and many saw Jensen’s influence on the whole thing. After the 2014 Worlds, Riot announced that they would recognize coaches as an official part of the league. For Jensen, this posed a problem, as Riot subsequently prohibited banned players from participating as coaches.
This meant he left SK Gaming as a coach due to the regulation later that year. But a glimmer of hope came in the form of a Riot announcement at the end of 2014. Riot changed certain guidelines and wanted to re-examine and review permanent bans.
What happened after his coaching stint? At the end of 2014, Riot stated they were reviewing the situation surrounding Jensen. While they confirmed the penalty again due to the alleged involvement in a DDOS attack, they also praised Jensen for his exemplary behavior as a coach for SK Gaming.
On April 1, 2015, he was finally unbanned after Riot’s review and joined Cloud 9 under his coach name Incarnati0n a month later. Due to the timing, he was able to register for the LCS Summer Season and also managed to participate in the Worlds that same year. By the end of that year, he renamed himself to Jensen. The name most know him by today.
His career took off from there:
He participated in the World Championship a total of 8 times between 2015 and 2022
Thus, he played at the Worlds in every one of his seasons
3 times he won the NA Regional Finals with his team
As of now, he plays for Team Dignitas in the main roster. Whether he and his team can qualify for the Worlds this year is still uncertain.
Currently, many EU pros are strongly dissatisfied with a change:
The new season in Diablo 4 divides the opinion of many players. A Diablo 4 streamer explained why the season is good. Until he lost his hardcore character.
Since July 20, you can play the new season in Diablo 4. This brings not only the Battle Pass but also new mechanics and aspects. You can find all the information in our overview of Season 1 of Diablo 4.
The new season divides the player base. Many complain, while some enjoy the new season. The content creator “Dark Microtransaction” (DM) also enjoys the season and is excited about new aspects and possibilities for builds. Until he loses his hardcore character.
You can watch an official trailer for Season 1 of Diablo 4 here:
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Diablo 4: The Official Announcement Trailer for Season 1
The dangers of being an interactive streamer
What happened? The streamer Dark Microtransaction explained his opinion on the first season in Diablo 4 in a YouTube video. He plays a Necromancer as a hardcore character and explains how much fun he is having and how he finds many innovations regarding his build.
However, at the end of the video when he explains his build, there is an explosion and his Necromancer suddenly dies. Because it is a hardcore character, he is lost forever. DM reacts this way:
I lost my hardcore character while trying to explain it to you. I changed my mind, I hate this season.
You can find the corresponding clip here:
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How does Reddit react to the clip? Most comments under the Reddit post humorously empathize with the streamer.
North_Kaleidoscope_3: Patch fix: emotional damage increased by 200 %
Hot-Fan6416: The video convinced me to play the season lol. Blizzard owes you compensation.
MidLaneNoPrio: The dangers of being an active streamer.
TantrikV: Hey, that’s how I lost my very first HC character.
Almost everyone finds the situation funny. Especially the timing and reaction of Dark Microtransaction were perfect. As you can see, you don’t have to take everything around Diablo 4 too seriously.
On the other hand, the heads of Diablo 4 react to the criticism of the new season:
Bethesda’s upcoming SciFi role-playing game Starfield is full of details. We present you the 10 that you might not know yet on MeinMMO.
With Starfield, Bethesda is releasing a role-playing game in September that aims to set high standards and offers 1,000 explorable planets. In various showcases like the Gameplay Deep Dive in June 2023, the developers have already shown us what to expect in the SciFi epic.
Among the many published pieces of information, there are also details that some may have missed. Therefore, we summarize here 10 details that you might not know about Starfield:
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Todd Howard revealed that Starfield will be something like a “modder paradise”
According to Howard, it is important for developers to not only allow modding in Starfield but to make it easier. Fans particularly appreciate The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim for its mod community that added countless contents and expanded the gaming experience.
However, the fan is not a novelty in Bethesda games. The NPC was already included in The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion and can also become part of your crew in Starfield.
Those who take in the annoying fan can expect exuberant compliments, gifts, and creepy comments.
You send 2% of your income to your parents every week
In Starfield, you have the option to add various background information to your character’s life path. One of them is that your parents are alive, and you can visit them at their home.
In the Gameplay Deep Dive from June 2023, it is additionally shown that you automatically send 2$ of your credits home to your parents. (via YouTube; Timestamp: 14:58)
First story DLC named “Shattered Space” announced
A not particularly secret detail that still not everyone is aware of: Starfield has already announced the first story DLC. This will be called “Shattered Space” and is part of the digital premium edition.
Individual planets can have different biomes
In the Starfield gameplay that Bethesda has already shown us, we also saw the use of a scanner. With this scanner, we could, for example, get information about living beings that live on a planet.
One of the creatures shown in the showcase named “Mothwing Grazer” is, according to the scanner, a peaceful being and occurs in various biomes such as mountains, swamps, and savannah (via YouTube; Timestamp: 35:11).
If we assume that the same extraterrestrial beings do not live on a multitude of diverse planets, then some of the planets in Starfield must possess multiple biomes.
Listing of various “planets” that we know
In the various showcases, we have already seen several planets and other astronomical objects as well as their names.
Among the usual suspects known from our solar system like Earth, Mars, and the Earth’s moon, the planet Jemison from the “Alpha Centauri” star system particularly stands out as a kind of “new Earth”.
On Jemison is also New Atlantis, the capital of the United Colonies, which according to Bethesda is the largest city they have ever designed.
Numerous names of planets, dwarf planets, and moons that will appear in Starfield are also already known. We will provide you with a listing of already named planets here in the spoiler box (via starfielddb.com)
Named known planets in Starfield
Akila Al-Battani V Alchiba IV Alchiba VII Alchiba X Algorab III Alpha Andraste II Alpha Andraste III Altair II Anselon Aranae I Arcturus III Bardeen III Beta Ternion III Burran Cassiopeia I Cassiopeia IV Charybdis III Charybdis IV Charybdis V Earth Enlil V Freya IX Gagarin Groombridge VIII Jemison Jupiter Kumasi III Magreth Mars Mercury Molich I Nemeria IV Neptune Niira Nirvana II Olivas Piazzi IV Piazzi VII Pluto Porrima I Porrima III Porrima IV Porrima V Procyon III Saturn Syrma Tau Ceti II Tau Ceti VIII Tidacha I Uranus Vectera Venus Verne II Volii Alpha Washakie
The space cowboy of our crew has famous ancestors
Sam Coe, the space cowboy of your crew, could be a descendant of the founder of Akila City, Solomon Coe.
In line with this, the player’s character in the Starfield showcase walks past a sign in Akila City that indicates the way to “Coe Plaza” (via YouTube; Timestamp: 10:38).
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Starfield – Official Gameplay Trailer
Earth is likely uninhabitable
In the various showcases for Starfield, there are some phrasing that suggests that Earth is uninhabitable and that some kind of catastrophe occurred. For example, a quest line is hinted at where you are supposed to collect old artifacts originating from Earth.
Additionally, we see two images suggesting that Earth is now a kind of desert planet. At the beginning of the showcase, a huge steel arch is shown that, according to Reddit user Gokamo – the author of the 1,000-page Starfield document – resembles the Gateway Arch in Saint Louis.
However, instead of a lively metropolis, green plants, and buildings, we see only vast amounts of sand. The arch itself is also damaged.
We will probably find out more details as the game progresses, since both on Mars and Earth, quest symbols can be seen. It is quite possible that we can visit Earth.
Jemison is likely based on a real astronaut
The name of the planet Jemison is likely based on the American astronaut Dr. Mae Carol Jemison. Jemison flew into space with the Endeavour space shuttle in 1992 and was the first black woman in space.
Other aspects in Starfield are also based on well-known personalities by name. Another example is the star system Al-Battani, which is expected to be based on the Arab astronomer Mohammed ibn Jābir al-Battānī.
You can “hide” your spacesuit in settlements and wear normal clothes
In the first five minutes of the Gameplay Deep Dive in June, a small detail regarding your character’s appearance was visible. Therefore, in the inventory of Starfield, it is possible by pressing a button to “hide” your spacesuit in settlements (via YouTube, Timestamp: 4:22).
So, if you don’t feel like wearing your astronaut outfit in a populated area, you can somewhat remove it and instead strut around in normal clothing. This was also seen some time later in the showcase when the player character walked through Akila City in a cowboy outfit.
Another interesting detail hides behind the price of a sandwich:
In Counter-Strike, players can draw weapons and skins from loot boxes. Some of them are very valuable, but the search can take forever. The streamer Dr. Disrespect has now found one of the most valuable knives in his stream.
What are these loot boxes? In CS:GO, many players trade cosmetic weapon skins on digital marketplaces that can be obtained through so-called cases. Some items are so highly sought after that they are sold for extremely high amounts.
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Dr. Disrespect finds knife worth $16,000
What exactly did the streamer find? The M9 Bayonet Doppler “Sapphire” can be sold on the market for up to $16,000. And this really rare knife is the very first one that Dr. Disrespect has opened.
He enthusiastically posts his “luck” on Twitter:
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The streamer can hardly believe his luck, as just a few days ago it didn’t look so good. While his colleagues happily draw valuable items, Dr. Disrespect seemed to be slowly despairing. When his fellow streamers teased him about his bad luck, he just complained back.
What happens next? It is still unclear whether he wants to sell it or keep it as an item in the game, but Dr. Disrespect has received an item that very few players will ever own.
Many become addicted to such boxes, often lose a lot of money
Why are loot boxes dangerous? Loot boxes and the hidden gambling behind them have long led to heated debates. Because a lot of money is involved. For popular items, players sometimes have to invest thousands of euros. Other games, such as Genshin Impact, also rely on gacha elements to encourage players to spend a lot of money in their games. Some countries like Belgium are therefore discussing a ban on loot boxes.
The “success” of Dr. Disrespect thus also has a sour aftertaste. This is also evident when looking at the recent discussions and conflicts surrounding loot boxes:
For these reasons, a few months ago the largest Twitch streamers joined forces and called for a ban on gambling. Twitch then significantly restricted gambling, but the problem has only shifted: now many gambling streamers are on the competing platform “Kick”. A platform that is highly controversial due to its sponsor, an online casino.
A notable example of the incredible amounts that are sometimes paid in the shooter is the sale of an AK-47 skin last year. The skin sold for the equivalent of €124,000.
That includes, if you ask me, the “World Series of Warzone Rat Pack”. Even though it may be a reference to the Twitch streamer Ethan “FifaKill” Pink, who won the 3-person World Series last year: My goodness, this thing is ugly and ridiculous.
If you see it differently, then get the bundle now at no extra cost through Amazon Prime, a guide can be found here on MeinMMO. More about the Rat Challenge by FifaKill can be found in the video:
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Largest Twitch streamer of CoD Warzone wants to win with every weapon – plays shotgun in rat costume
How do you get the bundle? You need an active subscription to Amazon Prime and must link your Twitch account with Call of Duty:
I think the rat is so bad, I can hardly look away. At least the setups for the weapons in the bundle are quite decent – a weapon named “Spicy Meatballs” is something I can’t actually resist; it fits the target audience again.
If you have Amazon Prime, get the bundle now for free. The Rat Pack used to cost over 20 Euros and was still part of the rewards for the World Series of Warzone games in May 2023. Now you can get it at no extra cost.
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