In July, you will encounter the legendary bosses Heatran, Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Regieleki, and Regidrago in the Level-5 raids of Pokémon GO. Additionally, Mega Blastoise and Mega Tyranitar will appear in Mega Raids. Here we show you when you can find each boss and what the raid hours bring in July 2023.
What are these raids? Every month, Pokémon GO brings different legendary raid bosses into the game. They often come with themed events to the gyms.
We show you in our overview when you can find each boss in the Level-5 raids and Mega Raids. Also, an overview of the raid hours that take place every Wednesday evening.
Raid Hours and Raid Bosses in July 2023
The following raid hours are active in July 2023 at Pokémon GO from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM:
Articuno*, Zapdos*, and Moltres* in 5-person raids
July 6 to July 13
Mega Blastoise* in Mega Raids
July 13 to July 25
Regieleki in 5-person raids
July 13 to July 25
Mega Blaziken* in Mega Raids
July 25 to August 4
Regidrago in 5-person raids
July 25 to August 4
Mega Tyranitar* in Mega Raids
What’s special? One of the big highlights is the release of Mega Tyranitar. Trainers are very much looking forward to this strong attacker. With a moveset of Stone Edge and Bite, this Pokémon is already one of the best rock attackers in Pokémon GO. With an attack combination of Crunch and Foul Play, it is also one of the best dark attackers. With its mega evolution, this already strong attacker becomes even more powerful.
Trainers are also celebrating the return of Regieleki and Regidrago, as these Pokémon were previously only available in top raids.
With Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore, a new MMORPG aimed at hardcore players was released on May 1st. However, many issues occurred in the first few days, including a complete rollback. Now the developers want to make another attempt, but there is bad news.
What kind of game is this? The MMORPG is reminiscent of classic titles like Old School RuneScape – both in gameplay and content. There is an extensive skill system, all items are crafted by players, and generally, team play is supposed to be important. There are also many quests and dungeons. Visually, it strongly resembles a title from the early 2000s.
How did the release go? At launch, over 1,800 users played simultaneously (via SteamDB). This is not a bad value for a niche MMORPG with this graphics. However, few were impressed with the game concept:
There was criticism for slow quests, dozens of NPCs without dialogue functions, and drops that feel like placeholders.
There were numerous bugs and performance issues.
Some players experienced accidental double charges for the subscription.
The developers wanted to steer the course with an elaborate roadmap, but it is questionable whether this will succeed.
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Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore MMORPG Trailer
MMORPG becomes a “passion project” with the switch to Free2Play
What do the developers say? In a statement, it is mentioned that some changes are planned. It starts with adjustments to class balance, loot in the open world, and dungeons as well as the “enemy placement” in the game. There will also soon be a server merger so that all characters can interact at one location.
A major shift will be the transition to Free2Play without any restrictions. When exactly this change will take place is not known. Currently, the lead developer is away from work due to “tragic circumstances within the family.” His return is currently awaited.
Moreover, there is bad news surrounding the publisher.
The studio has sat down with this and discussed the future. It was agreed that ending the collaboration is the right step:
Although Freedom was an invaluable partner for us and helped us throughout the process, we were unable to deliver the expected level of quality that both Freedom and we wanted to achieve. Therefore, it makes no sense to continue the relationship with Freedom Games at this point.
The developers also announced that Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore will henceforth become a “passion project.” This sounds a bit like the developers are going to pursue other work in the future and will only run the MMORPG as a hobby.
What do you think about the course of Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore? Have you ever looked at the MMORPG or were the subscription, graphics, and hardcore approach too off-putting for you?
Fixed a bug where the player could not collect enough Animus to overcome the dungeon “Hallowed Bonehouse”.
Fixed a bug where the stone carving in the final dungeon
Patch Notes Update 1.1
New unique items and legendary aspects
New unique items and legendary aspects have been discovered in Sanctuary. Use them to improve your characters in the eternal or seasonal realm. You will find these unique items starting from World Tier IV. The legendary aspects can be found at every world tier.
6 Unique Items
General
Ahavarion, Staff of Lycander (super-unique staff – World Tier 4): After killing an elite enemy, you gain a random shrine effect for 10–20 seconds. Can only occur once every 30 seconds.
Developer Comment: Ahavarion, Staff of Lycander, will drop extremely rarely. We wish you good luck in taking it from the armies of the Burning Hells.
Barbarian
Blauzorn (unique sword): Lucky shot – your core skills have a chance of up to 20% to freeze enemies for 3 seconds and deal 0.75–1.5 cold damage.
Druid
Meat Grinder (unique one-handed mace): Weakening Roar and Blood Howl deal 0.5–1.0 damage to poisoned enemies nearby.
Necromancer
Blind Wall (unique shield): Lucky shot – if you have an active Bone Storm and hit an unaffected enemy, there’s a 5–25% chance that an additional Bone Storm will appear at their location. Each of your active victim bonuses increases this chance by 25% and the maximum number of additional Bone Storms by +1.
Hunter
Eagle Horn (unique bow): Penetrating Shot has a 30–80% chance to fire an arrow that ricochets off walls and the environment. If you hit enemies with Penetrating Shot from behind, they will be vulnerable for 3 seconds.
Wizard
The Oculus (unique wand): You gain the effect of the Teleportation enchantment for free. When you use Escape with the Teleportation enchantment, you arrive at a random location.
Developer Comment: The unique items Blauzorn and Meat Grinder have flat damage effects that scale with power. For example: With an item power of 820, Blauzorn deals 3359–6718 damage.
7 New Legendary Aspects
General
Fearlessness (versatile aspect): If at least 5 enemies are near you, you stun them for 2–4 seconds. This effect can only occur once every 20 seconds.
Cowardice (mobility aspect): You gain 20–40% more movement speed when moving away from slowed or frozen enemies.
Barbarian
Ancestor Storm (offensive aspect): Charge summons 4 ancestors that also use Charge with 50–100% of the normal damage.
Druid
Subterranean (offensive aspect): The active skill of Poison Vine also applies Landslide in a circle around you. Earth skills deal 10–20% more damage to poisoned enemies.
Necromancer
Blood Spikes (offensive aspect): Blood Spear consumes blood orbs which also summon spears. Each additional Blood Spear deals 20–50% of the normal damage and does not prioritize impaled enemies.
Hunter
Plague Tips (offensive aspect): Every third use of Stab has a poison infusion with 100–150% of the normal strength.
Wizard
Burning Shield (offensive aspect): After consuming 200–100 Mana, your next Firewall is free and destroys small projectiles.
Fixed Bugs
Accessibility
Diverse improvements made to accessibility, primarily fixes to the screenreader that could not read certain elements.
Challenges
Fixed bugs where certain challenges did not provide the correct rewards or could not be completed.
Fixed bugs where progress in certain challenges could not be made with unintended means.
Fixed bugs where players could progress in certain challenges through actions of other players nearby.
Fixed bugs where activities that should count towards some challenges were not counted.
Fixed a bug that prevented players from being notified when one of their friends completed a challenge.
Fixed a bug where deeds were not counted towards the completion of a challenge.
The deed Ultimate Butcher of the First Mother now requires you to solo kill the last boss at level 100. The challenge “Silence is Hell” remains unchanged.
Fixed a bug where the deeds “Among the First” and “First Experiences” did not display all titles they granted.
Co-op Mode
Fixed a bug where the camera did not function correctly when players were far apart in local co-op.
Fixed a bug where NPC dialogue boxes overlapped when multiple players spoke to the same NPC in local co-op.
Fixed a bug where the Inner Eye of the Hunter was only filled for one of the players in a co-op session.
Fixed a bug where the challenge “Dark Potential” was granted to both players regardless of the progress of the other player when one of the players completed it.
Fixed bugs where quest progress was not properly synchronized or could be blocked for local co-op players.
Fixed bugs that occurred during cutscenes for co-op players.
Dungeons
Fixed a bug where the player could not collect enough Animus to overcome the dungeon “Hallowed Bonehouse”.
Fixed a bug where the stone carving in the final dungeon
Season 1 of Diablo 4 starts on July 20, but the patch and the German patch notes are already online. Here are all the details about update 1.1.
However, the update with the changes and new items has already arrived today, on July 18, along with the extensive patch notes.
Diablo 4: Season 1 / Update 1.1 – Patch Notes
When will the update come? The Season 1 update is online. The season starts on July 20 at 7 PM.
How big is the update? On PlayStation 5 it is almost 11 GB, on PC slightly less than 9 GB.
What’s in the update? In the spoiler box, you will find the complete patch notes in English:
Patch Notes Update 1.1
New unique items and legendary aspects
New unique items and legendary aspects have been discovered in Sanctuary. Use them to improve your characters in the eternal or seasonal realm. You will find these unique items starting from World Tier IV. The legendary aspects can be found at every world tier.
6 Unique Items
General
Ahavarion, Staff of Lycander (super-unique staff – World Tier 4): After killing an elite enemy, you gain a random shrine effect for 10–20 seconds. Can only occur once every 30 seconds.
Developer Comment: Ahavarion, Staff of Lycander, will drop extremely rarely. We wish you good luck in taking it from the armies of the Burning Hells.
Barbarian
Blauzorn (unique sword): Lucky shot – your core skills have a chance of up to 20% to freeze enemies for 3 seconds and deal 0.75–1.5 cold damage.
Druid
Meat Grinder (unique one-handed mace): Weakening Roar and Blood Howl deal 0.5–1.0 damage to poisoned enemies nearby.
Necromancer
Blind Wall (unique shield): Lucky shot – if you have an active Bone Storm and hit an unaffected enemy, there’s a 5–25% chance that an additional Bone Storm will appear at their location. Each of your active victim bonuses increases this chance by 25% and the maximum number of additional Bone Storms by +1.
Hunter
Eagle Horn (unique bow): Penetrating Shot has a 30–80% chance to fire an arrow that ricochets off walls and the environment. If you hit enemies with Penetrating Shot from behind, they will be vulnerable for 3 seconds.
Wizard
The Oculus (unique wand): You gain the effect of the Teleportation enchantment for free. When you use Escape with the Teleportation enchantment, you arrive at a random location.
Developer Comment: The unique items Blauzorn and Meat Grinder have flat damage effects that scale with power. For example: With an item power of 820, Blauzorn deals 3359–6718 damage.
7 New Legendary Aspects
General
Fearlessness (versatile aspect): If at least 5 enemies are near you, you stun them for 2–4 seconds. This effect can only occur once every 20 seconds.
Cowardice (mobility aspect): You gain 20–40% more movement speed when moving away from slowed or frozen enemies.
Barbarian
Ancestor Storm (offensive aspect): Charge summons 4 ancestors that also use Charge with 50–100% of the normal damage.
Druid
Subterranean (offensive aspect): The active skill of Poison Vine also applies Landslide in a circle around you. Earth skills deal 10–20% more damage to poisoned enemies.
Necromancer
Blood Spikes (offensive aspect): Blood Spear consumes blood orbs which also summon spears. Each additional Blood Spear deals 20–50% of the normal damage and does not prioritize impaled enemies.
Hunter
Plague Tips (offensive aspect): Every third use of Stab has a poison infusion with 100–150% of the normal strength.
Wizard
Burning Shield (offensive aspect): After consuming 200–100 Mana, your next Firewall is free and destroys small projectiles.
Fixed Bugs
Accessibility
Diverse improvements made to accessibility, primarily fixes to the screenreader that could not read certain elements.
Challenges
Fixed bugs where certain challenges did not provide the correct rewards or could not be completed.
Fixed bugs where progress in certain challenges could not be made with unintended means.
Fixed bugs where players could progress in certain challenges through actions of other players nearby.
Fixed bugs where activities that should count towards some challenges were not counted.
Fixed a bug that prevented players from being notified when one of their friends completed a challenge.
Fixed a bug where deeds were not counted towards the completion of a challenge.
The deed Ultimate Butcher of the First Mother now requires you to solo kill the last boss at level 100. The challenge “Silence is Hell” remains unchanged.
Fixed a bug where the deeds “Among the First” and “First Experiences” did not display all titles they granted.
Co-op Mode
Fixed a bug where the camera did not function correctly when players were far apart in local co-op.
Fixed a bug where NPC dialogue boxes overlapped when multiple players spoke to the same NPC in local co-op.
Fixed a bug where the Inner Eye of the Hunter was only filled for one of the players in a co-op session.
Fixed a bug where the challenge “Dark Potential” was granted to both players regardless of the progress of the other player when one of the players completed it.
Fixed bugs where quest progress was not properly synchronized or could be blocked for local co-op players.
Fixed bugs that occurred during cutscenes for co-op players.
Dungeons
Fixed a bug where the player could not collect enough Animus to overcome the dungeon “Hallowed Bonehouse”.
Fixed a bug where the stone carving in the final dungeon
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
Twitch streamer Marcel “MontanaBlack Eris discovered the tactical shooter Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Steam) in February. However, the 35-year-old hasn’t been particularly tactical, as he primarily opens loot boxes. Now he shows how much money he has spent on this “hobby”.
What relationship does MontanaBlack have with CS:GO? The Twitch streamer has been caught up in the Counter-Strike fever since the end of February 2023. During this time, he has already spent almost 300 hours in Valve’s shooter. However, he hardly plays in the traditional sense.
In a recent stream, the 35-year-old showed how much money he has already invested in his new passion.
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Career and Life of MontanaBlack in 2 Minutes: What Makes Him Unique?
How much money has he spent? MontanaBlack asked his viewers to guess how much money he has already spent on CS:GO. At “over €20,000”, he could only smile tiredly: “Brother, you have no idea.”
He then revealed the actual sum: $104,177, which is more than €92,500. The extent of his spending seems to have caught the streamer off guard, as he quickly closes the window again.
We have embedded the clip here:
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How is that received? On YouTube, where the clip was posted on July 14, the reactions are mostly negative. Here are some of the top comments:
“Honestly, that’s just sad. With that money, you could have changed or saved someone’s life.”
“105k??? Sometimes the wrong people get too much money”
“[Imagine,] you even give your measly pocket money to them through donations.”
Nevertheless, an average of 20,000 people tune in when MontanaBlack plays CS:GO. For the 35-year-old, these streams seem to be quite profitable, even if not all fans are thrilled.
However, MontanaBlack does not lack opportunities to recoup the spent money. Besides the earnings from the CS:GO streams themselves, the streamer still has his new energy drink and the opportunity to gossip about other content creators while eating:
It is once again time for the weekly reset in Destiny 2. As we focus on the upcoming challenges, this Tuesday also marks the start of the free Solstice event with its “Campfire Party”. And it is said to be significantly harder in 2023, as Bungie revealed.
As always, you can expect cosmetics and the option to obtain strong stat values for your armor.
For example, there is luminous armor for every class and the first Strand rocket launcher
The Solstice event also offers 2 new buffs and changes to the difficulty level
However, some Guardians have also formed a Solstice boycott that is also set to start today. However, some Guardians view this call critically and do not wish to participate.
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Destiny 2 ignites the fires in the Solstice event 2023
The most important info on activities from July 18th to 25th.
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Strike: Twilight – The Fire Trial
“Fallen from Grace”, in the Cosmodrome
Navôta, the witch and successor of Omnigul, has taken down Shaw Han’s fireteam, Cas, and Maeve. Rob the Hive in the Cosmodrome of their leader once again and seek revenge – also in Shawn’s name.
Earn this week’s Nightfall weapon: The Arc machine gun “The Swarm”. You can obtain the master version of the weapon from the top rank.
Crucible – This is the rotating PvP activity
The two modes Rift and Team Scorched are running this week in PvP.
There is also a boost in the Crucible this Destiny week.
Endgame: Raid Challenges and Dungeon Rotation
Farmable endgame on a weekly rotation: Throughout the endgame, legacy rotations await. Both the rotating raid and the rotating dungeon are farmable. This means you can complete the individual encounters repeatedly to obtain various items and complete your collection, including any exotics available in these activities.
Already today, Blizzard is providing all upcoming changes and new features for Season 1 in Diablo 4. So that you don’t jump into the unknown, we show you in our overview what you need to know today.
What kind of update is this? This is the preload for the first season of Diablo 4. The Season of Malice starts on July 20, 2023, at 7 PM. The update is meant to be released in advance so that the game can benefit from the changes and new items can be tested in the eternal realm.
We will now show you more details about the update and update our article as soon as new information is released.
We have also summarized the patch notes for you, which you can find here in our update:
Are there immediate changes? Yes, players in the eternal realms can already benefit from the fixes, balance changes, and new items in advance. Blizzard has already announced in a stream before the release of Season 1 that non-seasonal heroes can benefit from the changes earlier.
Regarding the season journey and battle pass, we cannot say anything yet. It is unclear whether these can be inspected already or only be showcased when July 20 has arrived. So we have to be patient until the update is here.
Are you excited about the 1.1 update of Diablo 4? Feel free to let us know in the comments whether you are already prepared for Season 1.
Last week, the guardians were completely free from downtimes. But that ends today. Destiny 2 will be updated and the game will temporarily go offline. In this article, we look at the exact times and the expected changes.
7:00 PM: Bungie has just delivered the update on time. On PC, it is 505.6 MB in size. The patch notes are also available. We will link them below in the article.
5:15 PM: The servers of Destiny 2 are now offline for maintenance. However, there is already a new trailer for the Solstice 2023 for all waiting players.
Here’s what you need to know today: Sometimes the witness brings the knowledge, that you have long yearned for in Destiny 2. Sometimes you only catch carp. And sometimes you can’t play for a short time. Because Destiny 2 has announced update 7.1.0.5 and will take its servers offline for it.
Shortly before the start of the three-week Solstice event 2023, the servers will be unavailable, Bungie will fix some errors, and we will keep you updated on the status of the update.
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Destiny 2 ignites the fires in the Solstice event 2023
In-game system for support messages: Destiny 2 communicates its information about server downtimes and especially important support messages mainly via Twitter. But there have now been changes here, so that unregistered users can no longer see tweets on the platform and must create an account.
MeinMMO keeps you updated, of course. But players have also asked Bungie whether an in-game message and update system would not be a better solution. The developer replied that they are looking for solutions.
What you are asking for is not as simple as you think, especially due to character limits and multilingual support. But we are exploring alternative options to communicate with everyone.
Until then, all reports of server downtimes and announcements will continue to be shared via Twitter, just like today’s maintenance for update 7.1.0.5.
Maintenance on 07/18 – All times for the server downtime
These times are important today: Today’s update will be released for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC. According to current planning, the scheduled downtime is 1 hour and 45 minutes.
MeinMMO will accompany the server downtime and regularly update this article with the latest information from Bungie support if there are any changes to the times.
This is the exact schedule for today’s maintenance in Destiny 2:
At 4:00 PM German time, maintenance work will begin in the background on all platforms.
From 5:15 PM, the servers will go offline and players will be automatically kicked from all activities.
The update 7.1.0.5 will be deployed during this time and then rolled out gradually.
The expected login should then be possible around 7:00 PM, at the weekly reset.
The ongoing background maintenance will end at 8:00 PM if everything goes according to plan.
Important: As long as the background maintenance is running, there may be connection issues in the game. Additionally, there may be queues when logging in right after the update.
What the hotfixtoday brings: Bungie is still working on some known issues that have been reported. We provide an overview of the current status of the list.
The mod “Universal Kickstart” is currently disabled across the game due to a bug in PvP.
The aspect “Child of the Old Gods” does not provide the ability energy or health as expected.
Defeating unstoppable champions too quickly during the intro of the Nightfall “Psi-Ops Battleground: Moon” can result in players not having revival tokens and receiving a lower reward level than expected.
The memories at the Altar of Reflection are not displayed centered when called up.
Some players cannot receive new rewards for the “Trials of Osiris”.
The armor mods “Mighty Friends” and “Radiant Light” require at least one armor charge to be activated.
The resilience statistic determines the damage resistance of the previous tier when it is a multiple of 10. A resilience of 100 provides the intended benefit appropriately.
Player name changes are not infinitely customizable via bungie.net. Several “number guardians” are still waiting for the option to be able to change their player names again instead of receiving the message “You have no name changes available”.
What’s in the patch notes? Bungie releases the list of all changes for the maintenance 7.1.0.5 in the form of patch notes. However, these will only appear this evening and provide a complete overview of all fixed issues and improvements.
As soon as they are published, we will link them in this article, as there could still be changes afterwards.
With Baldur’s Gate 3 a huge role-playing game with a classic fantasy setting and turn-based combat is coming to Steam on August 3, 2023 (PS5: August 31). In terms of alternative endings and replayability, this could become a true monster.
What kind of game is Baldur’s Gate 3? Baldur’s Gate 3 is a tactical, turn-based role-playing game in isometric perspective. The series has been around since the 90s and is an official spin-off of the world-famous tabletop role-playing game “Dungeons and Dragons”.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is also defining itself shortly before release with indecent bears and its incredible size. How huge the title will be is suggested by the statements of a developer who has worked alone on the alternative endings for over 6 months.
For a glimpse of the game, start the trailer for Baldur’s Gate 3:
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The developers of Baldur’s Gate 3 show the legendary city
How big will Baldur’s Gate 3 be? We cannot provide you with an estimate, but we do have some hard numbers from an interview on the site “Fextralife” with the developers of Baldur’s Gate 3.
There they also spoke to Chrystal Ding. Ding mentions that she has worked alone on the different endings of the game for over 6 months and then talks about an incredible number:
Baldur’s Gate 3 is said to have 17,000 alternative endings
Fextralife pressed on and asked how many “real” endings there would be. Endings that differ significantly from each other. Ding could not give a specific number, she would have needed to think longer for that, which apparently was not possible at that time in the interview.
As another number that is supposed to illustrate the scope of the role-playing game, here is the length of the cutscenes:
Baldur’s Gate 3 is said to offer over 174 hours of cutscenes
Fextralife suspects, based on the current information, that you could easily complete up to eight playthroughs without too much repetition.
You can watch the complete English video with Fextralife’s interview report here:
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Baldur’s Gate 3 has been available in early access on Steam for some time. But even the developers now say: Play the game only at full release, it should be significantly better then.
The Danish team Sashi Esport is looking to make a fresh start in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Steam). To do this, they are relying on 2 controversial figures in the community. Both are confirmed cheaters and banned by Valve. The community views this critically.
Which two individuals is the team relying on?
The team is relying on Allan “Rejin” Petersen (35, Denmark): He joined on June 30 as the new Sports Director for Team Sashi. Rejin is permanently banned from participating in any Major tournament sponsored by Valve.
The new head coach will be Nicolai “HUNDEN” Petersen (32, Denmark). HUNDEN is not allowed to participate in any Major tournament until the PLG Copenhagen 2024 is concluded.
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Counter-Strike 2 heralds a new era – The most important changes in the video
Both involved in the CS:GO scandal, coach even banned twice for a long time
Through this bug, known as the “Spectator” bug, coaches could move the camera freely in CS:GO and thus gain unfair tactical advantages over their opponents.
At that time, 37 coaches were banned from CS:GO.
HUNDEN is particularly controversial in the community: He was banned for a second time in 2021 for 2 years because he was involved in another scandal. He was accused of betraying his old team to get a job with a new team:
Thus, he had handed over his team’s secret strategies to a competitor.
He had blocked access to the folder with the team’s strategies for his own team members.
For this, he received a 2-year exclusion from CS:GO. However, it appears that the Dane continues to be employed despite these scandals. When he found a new job in January 2023, HUNDEN’s new team was sharply criticized for hiring him.
Why is the team now hiring both? The team is convinced of the quality of both individuals and wants to entrust them with the rebuilding of the team before CS2 is released and CS:GO regains popularity.
Regarding the hiring of HUNDEN, Rejin stated:
They have known each other for years and have worked together before.
It is exciting that they were able to get him to represent Sashi.
It was the logical choice to hire him.
At the moment, the team only has one player under contract. HUNDEN and Rejin’s task will likely be to find new players.
“A cheater hires another one”
How is this being discussed? The fact that a cheater, the Sports Director, hires the other, the coach, and greets him warmly is being very sarcastically commented on in reddit .
The talk is about “a shame that this man is still being paid”.
Today marks the start of the free Solstice event 2023 in Destiny 2. Bungie has already revealed some initial details. Here you will find out what to expect in this summer highlight.
The essentials about the Solstice 2023 in brief:
Destiny 2 will launch the Solstice Event 2023 on July 18 at 7:00 PM
There will be glowing armor as well as the exclusive strand weapon ‘Crowning Conversation’
The Solstice event offers 2 new buffs and changes to difficulty level
Guardians can improve the stat values of their armor for free and make them glow
What kind of event is the Solstice? Every summer, it is customary to celebrate the limited-time ‘Solstice Event’ in the European air zone in Destiny 2. The organization of the event and the assignment of tasks to the Guardians is, of course, taken care of by Space-Omi Eva Levante.
Bungie adorns the Tower with colorful flowers and decorations; during the ‘Campfire Party,’ summer items and weapons can be earned, as well as silver branches.
The Solstice also offers three special features regarding armor and weapons.
On one hand, there are glowing armors that are popular among the Guardians.
On the other hand, through the Solstice event, you can improve your legendary armors and specifically focus on stat values like ‘Resilience’ or ‘Recovery.’
And of course, there will also be an exclusive weapon during the Solstice 2023 – the very first strand rocket launcher.
If you want to make the optimal fine-tuning for your build in Destiny 2, the Solstice is the right event for you. And you will look particularly stylish while at it.
Check out the trailer for the summer event 2023 here:
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Destiny 2 ignites the fires in the Solstice event 2023
What’s new in the Solstice event 2023? As Bungie has communicated, they simplified the armor improvement process for all classes last year. Perfect values with 100 Discipline for the best grenade builds or 100 Recovery to perform better in the Crucible are now easier and accessible to everyone thanks to the event.
In 2023, changes were made to the difficulty level of the event. Bungie worked on both enemy density and the overall difficulty of the ‘Campfire Party’ activity.
You will notice that you have to exert yourself a bit more to ignite the fire. In addition, we are introducing two new buffs to add even more variety.
Bungie writes about this in the TWiD blog (‘This Week at Destiny Blog’)
These buffs are only active during the Solstice 2023:
The buff ‘Firebound’ is only active in the ‘Campfire Party’ and increases recovery and super regeneration when you are near a fireteam member.
The buff ‘Flicker’ is only active in the ‘Campfire Party’ and the Vanguard Ops playlist, and activates waves of paracausal fire around you when you quickly defeat fighters, dealing damage to nearby enemies.
In 2022, there were also special armors that could glow
These are the rewards for the Solstice 2023
This is what the strand rocket launcher ‘Crowning Conversation’ can do: In appearance, the new strand rocket launcher resembles the Gambit rocket launcher ‘Bad Omen,’ but clearly with a precision frame.
And specifically, this could be disappointing for some players, as these variants deal 20% less damage than rocket launchers with adaptive or aggressive frames.
The very first strand rocket launcher that can be earned during the Solstice 2023
Furthermore, ‘Crowning Conversation’ will have the following perks:
First column: Shot Swap, Fisticuff, Demolisher, Prepared for Anything, Impulse Amplifier, Self-Loading Holster, and Ensemble
Second column: Chain Reaction, Malicious Assassin, One for All, Slippery, Brawler, Cluster Bomb, and Adrenaline Junkie
This is the origin trait of the weapon:
‘Dream Job’ – For each reload, assist, or kill assist, the weapon is refilled from reserves, potentially overflowing the magazine.
These are the new event armors: In addition to the unique feature that every Guardian can perfectly optimize the Solstice armors, players especially love the fact that they can earn a glowing armor.
The new Solstice armor set includes both free and paid glowing options, just like in previous years. And just like last year: When you fully upgrade a piece of armor with material, it will glow.
So you have the choice of whether you prefer to grind for the sets for free or buy them directly.
Additionally, there is another chance this year to earn the Solstice seal and the Flamekeeper title by completing the event challenges.
Dressed in gold, the Hunter then shimmers in green when they equip strand with this armorThe Titan with solar focus shines in orange-redThe Warlock in the Solstice armor 2023
How do I make my armor glow for free? To make your armor glow for free and focus it, you need to find and use silver branches, silver ash, and material.
Silver branches are earned by completing activities in Destiny 2.
Your earned silver branches must then be ‘burned’ in the event activity by completing the ‘Campfire Party’ activity to receive silver ash. With the silver ash, you can then redefine the armor values on the armor mod screen.
Material is earned by completing the challenges of the Solstice event. You can then spend it to improve the armor values. Each piece of armor can be improved three times.
Good to know: Each time you upgrade a piece of Solstice armor, it is permanent and applies to all Solstice pieces for that slot. And you can also complete the upgrade tasks after the event ends.
If you upgrade your helmet to level 3, all Solstice helmets in your inventory and all future helmets you receive for that class can access additional rolls of level 3.
What else is there to earn? Of course, there will also be various cosmetics again. Among them, a small ‘Bumper Boat’ that has a water effect. This was leaked by mislead via Twitter:
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Or you can get this ‘Lawnmower’ Sparrow during the Solstice, with which you can mow down the nasty green grass you touched in this Season 21. It’s still unknown whether these two cosmetics will also be available for in-game currency Glimmer.
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When does the Solstice take place? The event starts today on July 18, 2023, at the Weekly Reset at 7:00 PM. It will be active for 3 weeks as always, giving you until August 8, 2023, to maximize your armors and earn the god roll of the strand rocket launcher.
Who can participate in this event? The event is free, so any interested player can participate – regardless of additional content. New players only need to complete the introductory quest with Eva for this.
Is the Solstice event an option for you to optimize your armors or make your Guardian shine? Or do you already have the perfect triple-100 build so you don’t deal with this anymore?
This summer, by the way, this story from Destiny 2 also caused some shining:
The co-director of the adventure game Uncharted 2 noticed a striking similarity between his work and a scene in the new Mission: Impossible film.
The successful video game Uncharted 2: Among Thieves starts directly with a scene where Nathan Drake awakens on a train that is dangerously hanging over an abyss. To avoid falling, the main character clings to a seat.
A similar scene was recently discovered by a co-director of the game in the new action film Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, which premiered in theaters on July 13, 2023.
Here you can see a trailer for Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One:
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German trailer for Mission Impossible 7 – Dead Reckoning Part One
On Twitter, the co-director of Uncharted 2, Bruce Straley, posted on July 15, 2023, two screenshots from the new film and the video game side by side to show the similarity of the scenes.
He wrote: “the sincerest form of flattery.”
This implies that the creator of the game, film director Christopher McQuarrie, may have copied the scene from the game.
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As Twitter user thawhid_k posted in a screenshot, the director was reportedly already asked by users if he was inspired by the scene from Uncharted.
However, the director denied this according to the screenshot and then admitted that he knows very little about video games. The tweet on Twitter could not be found in the original at the time this article was written.
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A user on Twitter does not understand the discussion about the similarity of the scenes. In his opinion, neither the new action movie nor the game were the first to use the vehicle-above-abyss scene.
As an example, another user posted screenshots from the film The Lost World: Jurassic Park from 1997, in which the characters also hang on vehicle seats over an abyss.
Which films are actually based on games but have not been particularly successful can be seen in this list:
The Destiny 2 players are fed up and no longer want to be the puppets of a monetary system by Bungie that allegedly exploits them. The power should be returned to the Guardians, and the uprising against this is set to begin today, with the Solstice event 2023. MeinMMO tells you what the players are demanding.
What are the players of Destiny 2 criticizing? In the Destiny 2 community, dissatisfaction is growing over the microtransactions and pricing policy of Bungie.
Recently, well-known Destiny YouTubers like Aztecross, Datto, and even Asmongold have made it clear how much they think the game has drifted into a hell of microtransactions. Yet, despite these messages, many players still reach for new, cool cosmetics when they appear in the Eververse store of Destiny 2.
But that is supposed to change now, according to a combative proposal from the player redhoodedhood. He calls on all Guardians in the Destiny subreddit not to make any cosmetic purchases during the Solstice event 2023.
Especially the armor ornaments from this year’s event should be avoided.
And streamers are also affected, as if they participate in the event, you should no longer support them, as their “salary” also depends on the monetization of the content through Destiny.
This way, the Solstice event is meant to become a turning point where Guardians can decide whether to continue following the siren songs of the Eververse shop or to take the path of resistance.
However, not all players are convinced by this proposal, as some supporters do not know what real hells of microtransactions look like.
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Destiny 2: Teaser trailer for the DLC “The Final Form”
“Let your wallets speak!”
The list of community demands is long: During the Solstice event in Destiny 2, it is about coming together, celebrating achievements, and deciding what the future of civilization will be and how to achieve it. This is how Bungie formulated it in their latest TWiD blog.
And that is precisely what the community wants right now. The event should be a call for unity and a symbolic act of protest against the allegedly exploitative practices of Bungie.
The Solstice event is our opportunity to reclaim power. With this first small step. We want this game to be successful, but greed has noticeably worsened, so it’s time to let your wallets speak, as we are constantly told.
The player redhoodedhood adds that if you want to see a change to the ever-worsening Eververse shop and the increasing amount of microtransactions, then the Solstice event 2023 would be a good first opportunity.
He is fed up with “empty promises” and “insatiable greed” and wants to see change. For that, he is willing to fight.
Moreover, he notes that the bright event armor from 2023 will still be available next year, so you won’t miss anything by participating in his action.
The remaining demands from Bungie are also clearly and unambiguously defined. If everything goes well, it will be clear that Bungie has received the community’s message when any of the following changes is made to the game.
Earnable cosmetic armor for events
Silver in the season pass
Price reductions of about 50% on Eververse cosmetics
The elimination of paid event cards
The abolition or price reduction of separate dungeon keys
Better DLC packages so new players don’t have to spend unnecessary money
A way to funnel accumulated experience points into older season passes so Bungie doesn’t try to profit from FOMO (Fear of missing out)
As well as drop protection for duplicate cosmetics from bright engrams
He does add, however, that these “don’t all need to be done at once.” Some of this would be a start, as all of these are issues brought up by players. So, if Bungie were to implement even one of them, it would show that as a developer, they are not only focused on squeezing the last cent out of their fanbase while doing as little as possible.
“Destiny players do not know what a hell of microtransactions looks like”
Some players cannot resist the Eververse
This is what the community says about the call: The planned boycott of the Solstice event in Destiny 2 has sparked a heated debate within the Reddit community.
While a considerable number of Guardians support the action and the demands for changes to Bungie’s monetization policy, there are also critical voices who are skeptical about the boycott.
But it’s already clear that many a Guardian is no longer willing to be viewed as mere sources of financial gain and to participate in that.
Others, like Raptor188, feel that the boycott call is not radical enough.
Yes, money speaks louder than anything else. […] However, if you really want to change something as a player, stop playing Destiny. […] If your friend who buys everything has no one to play with, he will also lose interest in the game over time. An even bigger blow would be to completely avoid the next season for 2-3 weeks. No discussions about it, no content from streamers, complete silence.
Others argue, however, that such a boycott could ultimately undermine the game and the development of content or distract from more important issues.
The financial backing of players would be of great importance to Bungie in providing new content and updates. After all, dungeon content has noticeably improved.
Some also fear that the boycott would distract attention from other major issues, such as cheaters, missing content, or connection problems.
This “letting your wallet speak” sounds good, as the player CrackLawliet argues, but it is unlikely to be enough to bring about the desired changes.
He writes in the comments: “The Destiny subreddit, when it functions well, has maybe just 5% of Destiny players reached. It would probably take more than 200,000 upvotes for Bungie to actually take notice.”
He adds that the Destiny subreddit would probably have a collective nervous breakdown if it saw Valorant skin packs for 70–100 dollars or a Modern Warfare 2 operator skin priced at 30 dollars. That’s a whole year of Destiny 2 content just for cosmetics.
And thisisbyrdman sees no reason for a boycott at all, as for him the hell of microtransactions in Destiny simply does not exist.
“It’s incredibly easy to just buy nothing. I haven’t spent a cent on Destiny other than actual gameplay content. This ‘microtransaction hell’ does not exist.”
How the boycott will ultimately impact the Solstice event 2023 and the future of Destiny 2 remains to be seen. The differing opinions in the community, however, show how passionately Guardians continue to discuss the current controversies and the future of the game.
What is your opinion on the planned boycott of the Solstice event 2023 in Destiny 2? Do you believe that this step can be effective in bringing about the desired changes regarding Bungie’s monetization policy? And what do you think about the statement that the ‘microtransaction hell’ does not exist in Destiny 2? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments.
Destiny 2 seems to be having overall bad luck with shops:
EA Sports invited us to a playtest event for the FIFA 23 successor EA Sports FC 24 in Amsterdam. There, we learned a lot about the innovations in Ultimate Team and even spoke with the developers. Here, we reveal 5 exciting innovations in Ultimate Team in FC 24.
The popular Ultimate Team mode is also returning in FC 24. Although it is now abbreviated as UT instead of FUT (after all, FIFA is being dropped), it brings the same team-building approach that the community is likely to expect.
However, this time Ultimate Team comes with several changes, some of which are quite significant. We show you the most exciting ones here.
With “Evolution” permanently improve your cards
A concept that fans have had on their wish list for ages is the permanent improvement of their cards. Previously, one always had to buy better versions of their favorite players on the transfer market or unlock them through SBCs.
In Ultimate Team of FC 24, that should be different.
This is how “Evolution” works: You promote your selected cards into the “Evolution” system to grant them multiple permanent upgrades.
For example, you can turn a 69-rated silver card into a 77-rated gold card in the first step, and then even upgrade it to a strong 85.
The upgrade path is predetermined for each card.
But it’s not just the overall rating that can receive upgrades. In an interview, Senior Producer Garreth Reader tells us that the following attributes can also be improved through Evolution:
Skill Moves
Weak Foot
Work Rates
PlayStyles
Positions
What do you need to do for upgrades? To improve your selected card, you must complete special tasks: scoring, assisting, and so on. If you’ve mastered all the challenges within a certain timeframe, then the card will receive the previously determined upgrade. What the tasks will ultimately look like for the individual cards remains to be seen.
However, there shouldn’t be just two upgrades for a card. During a season change, new upgrade opportunities are also expected to be added. It is also likely that even inform cards can be refreshed in “Evolution” to gain new PlayStyles.
What PlayStyles are exactly, we will explain further down.
Changing positions through “Evolution”: If you decide to improve a player through the new “Evolution” system, it may also mean selecting a new position for your player. For example, a Virgil Van Dijk can become a defensive midfielder through “Evolution”.
However, there are still a few open questions: Is there a limit on cards that can be improved? What is the maximum rating? And will FC points or coins be required for certain upgrades?
We remain curious and hope these questions will be answered soon.
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EA Sports FC 24: The official gameplay trailer
Women make Ultimate Team even more diverse and extensive
As EA confirmed during the official reveal, men and women can enter the virtual pitch simultaneously and play together in FC 24 Ultimate Team. Women are fully integrated into UT, and it is possible to build mixed teams. Female icons and heroes are also included.
An addition that makes Ultimate Team even more diverse and exciting with an additional 1,600 female players.
This is how the chemistry of women in Ultimate Team works: Basically, the chemistry system operates just like before the introduction of female players. The only difference: when you field a female player and a male player from the same club, it brings an extra chemistry point.
This is how the ratings of women and men compare: In an interview, Senior Producer Garreth Reader explains how the ratings of female players compared to men work: “When we looked at men’s and women’s football, we decided to rate them according to the competitions they play in the real world and represent that in Ultimate Team.
We wanted to make sure that players like Sam Kerr or Liam Williamson feel just as they do in the kickoff mode in Ultimate Team.”
PlayStyles make the cards more unique
The probably biggest gameplay innovation of FC 24 compared to FIFA 23 is the new PlayStyles. These are 34 playing styles that are meant to make every player unique.
For example, there is the Power Header PlayStyle, which is designed to make the player even more dangerous with headers. If a player has the Power Header+ PlayStyle, their headers are true rockets.
So, in FC 24, there are three different types of cards in Ultimate Team:
Cards without PlayStyle
Cards with PlayStyle
Cards with PlayStyle+
This means a player can, for example, score a header goal in reality, land in the Team of the Week, and then receive an inform card with the Power Header+ PlayStyle.
A change that promises to finally make the somewhat boring TOTW cards special again.
The big change in the chemistry system last year went a bit clumsily and initially brought some problems. The community found it really frustrating that Icon cards no longer easily fit into teams, as they – unlike before – no longer provided extra chemistry to the team.
In FC 24, that will change. Icons will finally bring chemistry again – and for the leagues of the cards in the team. Similar to how it used to be, before FIFA 23.
Position modifiers are finally a thing of the past
To keep it short: position modifiers are finally gone in FC 24. So you no longer have to hunt for these annoying items just to change a player’s position.
In FC 24, you can simply place the cards in any position they can play. This also applies to Draft and SBCs (Squad Building Challenges), which should make completing some tasks much easier.
What do you think of the innovations in Ultimate Team? Are you planning to get into UT? Feel free to let us know in the comments!
If you want to know which players could be among the top 10 in FC 24, then take a look here:
On Reddit, a user writes on July 16 about his experiences with the wizard class in Diablo 4, which he has played for 330 hours, and concludes that he will not play the class for at least 2-3 seasons.
On July 20, Season 1 starts in Diablo 4. Here you can see the trailer:
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Diablo 4: The Official Announcement Trailer for Season 1
“The class is falling apart”
What are players complaining about? In the Diablo 4 subreddit, user HiTmAn4777 writes about the wizard class, which he has played for 330 hours. He notes that he has enormous difficulties managing nightmare dungeons over level 70 with his wizard (via Reddit).
As a wizard, he barely manages to trigger vulnerability on enemies, which is important for high damage. The Paragon boards are disappointing, there are hardly any legendary nodes that really benefit the class. Also, there are only a few unique items with which one can create a good build.
Other players thank him for his constructive contribution, many agree with him. Klingon_Bloodwine writes: “The class feels good during the campaign and in the early world tiers up to T3, but really starts to fall apart as soon as you reach T4.” (via Reddit).
On July 10, Ggthefiree2 posts a “wizard starter pack” in the Diablo 4 subreddit (via Reddit). It includes, among other things, the message about the death of the character, an empty mana display, a lack of variety in build options, and the endless waiting for patch notes:
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In another Reddit post, AdhesivenessSolid562 also writes that there are often mana issues, especially in the early game (via Reddit). He also has enormous problems starting at level 60 in nightmare dungeons, which other classes can easily handle at the same level.
DegenDreamer reacts to his post with “I’m low on precious mana,” which is a well-known quote among wizards in combat situations in Diablo 4. He receives 345 upvotes for the comment (via Reddit).
The comments on Reddit show that the once most popular class in Diablo 4 has disappointed many players. Whether the new patch will bring a useful buff for wizards remains to be seen – many players currently have doubts about it.
Season 1 in Diablo 4 starts on July 20. A preload for the patch is already possible:
You want to recruit Pierre as a mercenary in Jagged Alliance 3? We show you where to find him and how to get him on your team.
Who is Pierre Laurent? You will encounter the character Pierre multiple times in the game. You will have the chance to take him out or spare him. If you choose the peaceful way, you can recruit the mercenary for your team.
We will show you here in the guide how you can recruit Pierre.
Spare Pierre and recruit him
This is what you need to do: To get the option to recruit Pierre for your team, you must make a few important decisions in the game beforehand.
First, you will encounter Pierre at the start and must defeat him.
After defeating him, you have the choice to kill him or let him live.
Decide to spare Pierre to recruit him later.
This is a very important point! If you take Pierre out, you will no longer have a chance to recruit him to your team.
During the story, you slowly build a good reputation with Pierre by enjoying a good standing with Grand Chien.
If you help Ernie Village, you earn Pierre’s trust. Here, you should assist with a machine gun, train the military, and prevent the lynching of Pierre’s father.
The mission “Reforming Bastien” is also an important point to secure Pierre’s trust.
Once you have completed all this, you can speak to Pierre in the Yard (F19) and recruit him.
It is therefore important how you decide early in the game to hire Pierre. Unfortunately, during our first walkthrough, we chose the cold-blooded option and therefore lost our chance to recruit him as a merc.
Did you spare him at the beginning and could now recruit him for your team, or did you take him out quickly and no longer have the option?
In further guides here on MeinMMO, we will show you how to recruit Larry and Flay for your team. You will also have a lot of fun with them.
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The release of Mega Rayquaza in Pokémon GO is drawing closer. Now a find shows how strong the monster will likely be. Spoiler: Quite strong.
How powerful will Mega Rayquaza be? Given that Rayquaza is already one of the best attackers in Pokémon GO, it should come as no surprise that Mega Rayquaza will be extremely powerful.
A new find from the Pokeminers now shows how high its stats are expected to be – and the dataminers noticed an interesting detail. We embed the Pokeminers’ post on Twitter here:
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What makes it special? According to Pokémon GO expert Teban54 in the Pokémon GO subreddit, the stats confirm that Mega Rayquaza will receive a special calculation (via reddit).
When Pokémon are added to the game, a formula calculates their stats based on the values from the main games of that Pokémon. Some particularly powerful Pokémon are nerfed by another 9% compared to the main game.
This affects monsters that exceed 4,000 CP at perfect IVs and level 40, including most legendary Pokémon (via reddit).
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Mega Rayquaza appears in Pokémon GO
However, the Mega form of Rayquaza is currently only expected to receive a 3% nerf, making it even more powerful than anticipated. This is fitting since there has been another case where this calculation was applied: Proto-Kyogre and Proto-Groudon.
Both are among the best that can be encountered in Pokémon GO. And Mega Rayquaza will, with its stats, be the best Dragon and Flying attacker in the game. This is something to keep an eye on.
The only downside: So far, this is just datamining, and the data were reportedly removed shortly thereafter according to Pokeminers. Whether Mega Rayquaza will actually have these powerful stats in the end remains to be seen.
The monster will not only be very powerful itself but also boosts other monsters with attacks from the types Flying, Psychic, and Dragon. However, to obtain it, you will need to collect Mega Energy and the item “Meteorite.” The path to Mega Rayquaza will not be easy.
The Holy Paladin from World of Warcraft is facing a new weekly server maintenance. One of the most popular classes of the MMORPG is now dealing less damage and healing fewer hit points with the update. However, despite the class being nerfed in many areas, the players are excited.
In PvP, the Holy Paladin regenerates 55% less mana (previously 25% less)
Especially the ability “Tyr’s Deliverance” actually provides an immense boost in healing. It heals five injured group members instantly and continues to heal another player each second for 20 seconds. Additionally, players are given a buff that ensures that other healing abilities of the Holy Paladin deal more healing.
If the changes do not appeal to you, the following MMORPG might be a possible alternative for you:
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New MMORPG aims to compete with WoW, showcasing the first class with gameplay
What does the community say about the changes? Despite the downgrade, many players are happy that the Holy Paladin will become a weaker healer. The nerfs are seen as more than fair, and the class has been “out of control” because it has dealt too much healing (via reddit.com).
One user finds, for example, that the nerf of Tyr’s Deliverance is not high enough. The problem is not the amount of hit points healed, but the timing of the passive healing. A larger time frame should be used here.
Another player agrees, stating that with his Holy Paladin, he was constantly focusing on “full health bars”, so he had no need to heal at all. That was not enjoyable for him, and he felt too powerful, which is why he is happy about the change.
However, players still have another concern. Many want the other classes to be buffed. In their opinion, the other healing classes do not deal enough healing, and they fear that the community may lose interest in playing healing classes as a result.
This situation even led to healers being kicked from groups because they were no longer needed. There is also the problem with DPS players who blame healers for dying. This also leads to frustration among healing classes, causing them to switch to other classes.
Some players are opposed to the changes, as they actually enjoyed playing the strong Paladin. They are sad that now the only healing class is being nerfed, which has provided sufficient healing in their eyes.
So we ask you: Do you think the changes to the Holy Paladin are good? What would you wish for the other healing classes?
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Baldur’s Gate 3 has been playable in Early Access since October 6, 2020, but is experiencing another surge just before the release of the full version.
The bestseller positioning of Baldur’s Gate 3 is also reflected in the player numbers. While the role-playing game had an average of 2,107 players on Steam in June 2023, in the past 30 days, which still partially includes June, it has averaged 5,777 (as of July 18, 2023, via SteamCharts)
Additionally, the peak of simultaneous players rose from 4,271 in June to 21,799 players.
If you are still undecided about whether to buy Baldur’s Gate 3 at the full release, you can find a summary with the most important information such as the price and the playable races on MeinMMO:
The Twitch streamer Emily “ExtraEmily” Zhang (28) is trying her hand at the latest TikTok trend in which content creators behave like NPCs and cash in significantly.
What is this trend? A new trend is currently making the rounds on TikTok, where female streamers behave like NPCs. Through the platform’s live feature, viewers can send them various gifts, which they can then cash out for real money from TikTok.
Each gift corresponds to a specific action. The TikToker “pinkydoll” went viral when she made popcorn with a straightener and repeatedly exclaimed phrases like “ice cream so good” or licked the screen.
The constant tone and repetitive movements remind one of NPCs, like those found in many games. Female streamers can earn up to $4,000 with such a stream (via Dexerto).
The streamer Matthew “Mizkif” Riaudo is known for hopping on every trend. However, instead of trying out the new trend himself, he decided this time to have his colleague Emily “ExtraEmily” Zhang do it. She is known for being up for any fun:
How did it go for the streamer? In her first attempt, the 25-year-old holds up bravely, although she struggles visibly to keep up with the flood of gifts and to remain somewhat serious.
However, already after 3 minutes, she breaks character and exclaims, “Can we stop? Is that enough content?” After about 10 minutes, ExtraEmily throws in the towel and ends the stream.
She then has a discussion with Mizkif, who set her up for this and watched the spectacle live.
We have embedded a glimpse of the stream here:
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How much did she earn? In front of Mizkif, ExtraEmily summarizes her first NPC stream: She had 2,100 viewers and received 50,000 likes. She also received 14,500 diamonds.
One TikTok diamond is worth 5 cents. However, half of it goes to TikTok. For her 14,500 diamonds, the streamer can cash out about $360 – not bad for 10 minutes of work.
2LJ3 is unimpressed: “The only NPCs are the people donating there.”
Raa1n cannot believe it: “This shit is really disturbing.”
For Jaskaran158, the case is clear: “TikTok was a mistake.”
csprm977 thinks: “She is made for this trend.”
goatnxtinline sees it similarly: “It’s shocking how much she is made for this trend.”
Even though some users praise how well the streamer fits the trend, it seems there will be no further NPC stream from ExtraEmily. When Mizkif asked her if it was worth it, the streamer replied curtly: “No.”
The live feature on TikTok has been criticized for some time, especially the so-called “battles.” Critics mockingly call the feature a “begging” feature, as it drains money from viewers’ pockets. German streamer MontanaBlack once earned over 4,000 euros with it:
Brad Pitt has a small cameo in the superhero movie Deadpool 2. Instead of a salary, the actor only wanted a cup of coffee as payment.
The Deadpool films are known for not taking themselves too seriously and for providing numerous humorous moments. This includes the mini-appearance of the character Vanisher, played by Hollywood actor Brad Pitt.
In July 2018, main actor Ryan Reynolds and several cast members spoke to ET Online about the film and Vanisher’s special cameo.
Here you can see a trailer for Deadpool 2:
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English trailer for Deadpool 2 with Ryan Reynolds
Vanisher says nothing and is invisible
Brad Pitt plays Vanisher in Deadpool 2 as a member of the X-Force. His superhero power is to turn invisible.
Because the character is also a quiet type, his screen time is correspondingly short. As a viewer, you see and hear nothing from the Vanisher, with one exception.
In a brief death moment from an electric shock, the character becomes visible. Many must have been surprised when suddenly Hollywood star Brad Pitt appears for a moment.
Reynolds further explained why he was so excited about Brad Pitt’s agreement: ‘I just loved it because what could be more irresponsible than giving one of the biggest movie stars in the world a role that is completely wordless and invisible except for three moments?’ The actor added, ‘Yeah, that’s kind of great.’
Brad Pitt was originally supposed to take on the role of the antagonist Cable, which ultimately went to Josh Brolin. You can read more about that here from our colleagues at Filmstarts.
Probably a friendship was the reason for the Hollywood actor’s generosity. In an interview with BBC Radio 1, Brad Pitt explained that he and the director of Deadpool 2, David Leitch, are old friends. Leitch had been Pitt’s stunt double in Fight Club until 2004.
Laughing, Brad Pitt commented on his role as Vanisher: ‘That’s the easiest thing I’ve ever done.’ The opposite of a cup of coffee is what Dwayne Johnson is currently experiencing, as colleagues from Filmstarts report.
However, if you were not paid with just a cup of coffee for a scene but rather with a whopping 16 million dollars, you can read about it here:
