Today version 3.8 started in Genshin Impact with new banners – all information in 2 minutes

Marie Friske Marie Friske Reading time 2 minutes

Today, on July 5, 2023, Version 3.8 of Genshin Impact “Summer! Paradise? Mirage!” started. Here you will find all the important information about the new version summarized.

When will Version 3.8 be released? From July 5, 2023, at 00:00, the update was live in the game. During this time, you could not play Genshin Impact. However, you will now receive a total of 600 Primogems as compensation.

Here you can see a trailer for the new Version 3.8:

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Genshin Impact “Secret Summer Paradise”: Trailer for Version 3.8 with a preview of Fontaine

These are the new contents of Version 3.8 in Genshin Impact

What new characters are there in Version 3.8? The update does not bring us any new playable characters. Instead, already known characters will receive their rerun banners.

What banners are there in Version 3.8? The banners will appear in two phases. The first phase will run from the start of the update on July 5, 2023, until July 25, 2023, 17:59, and will include the following banners:

  • “Hour of Waves” with Eula as a 5-star character; Razor, Thoma, and Mika as 4-star characters
  • “Flaming Steps” with Klee as a 5-star character; Razor, Thoma, and Mika as 4-star characters
  • “Divine Work” with “Claymore – Pine Sound” and “Catalyst – Prayers of the Four Winds”, several limited 4-star weapons
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In the second phase, there will be the two rerun banners of the 5-star characters Wanderer and Kokomi.

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What events are there in the first part of Version 3.8? More information is available about these events that will start soon in the new version of Genshin Impact:

  • Summer! Paradise? Mirage!: Event duration from July 7, 2023, 04:00 until the end of Version 3.8, with Layla, Kaeya’s new outfit, Crown of Wisdom, and Primogems as rewards
  • Adventurer’s Test – Chapter of Progress: Event duration from July 20, 2023, 10:00 until July 31, 2023, 03:59, with Primogems, Hero’s Wit, and Mora as rewards
  • Brilliant Summoning Event: Glut of the Blacksmith’s Realm: Event duration: During Version 3.8
  • Brilliant Summoning: Escalation Mode: The Best Travel Companion: Event duration from July 15, 2023, 10:00 until July 24, 2023, 03:59, with Luck Coins as rewards

What else is there in Version 3.8? With the start of the new version, these permanent contents are available:

  • New outfit “Pure Star Light” for Klee
  • New outfit “Shadow Fluttering Sails” for Kaeya (obtainable through event)

During the version, the limited-time area “Veluriyam-Mirage” will also be available to you.

Here you will also find an overview of all promo codes that you can currently redeem in Genshin Impact.

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Twitch streamer Asmongold says: WoW needs exactly what Final Fantasy XIV saved in 2011

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 2 minutes

Asmongold is one of the biggest streamers on Twitch, and even with his second account zackrawrr, he still makes it into the top 25. Recently, he expressed criticism about World of Warcraft. He wishes for a restart, a kind of “A Realm Reborn”.

What exactly does Asmongold demand? In a stream, he explained that WoW needs a complete restart. It has become too overloaded and too complex. New players have great trouble understanding the content. Even veterans now outsource many things to addons.

In this context, he showed two video clips comparing the buffs and debuffs of Dragonflight and WoW Classic. It is striking that in Classic there is only a single effect visible, while in retail WoW there are twelve debuffs alone. Figuring that out is not easy at all.

Asmongold then says: “I think they need to reset the game. Just reset the game completely. Realm Reborn’t the crap!”

He further demanded: “Delete the mounts from everyone, the pets, the transmogs, the toys – just delete everything. Get rid of the game that has been shaped by FOMO for 15 years and that people don’t want to jump into because they haven’t played for 15 years.”

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A Realm Reborn was the salvation for FFXIV, but does WoW really need that?

What does Asmongold mean by his statement? With “Realm Reborn’t the crap” the streamer refers to the major overhaul of Final Fantasy XIV. In 2011, the MMORPG was taken offline after heavy criticism and returned in 2013 with many revisions.

However, the game lacked many fundamentals at that time, including quest logs, side quests, dungeons, enemy level displays, or an option for a customized key mapping. It was a much bigger chaos than retail WoW.

Our editor Irina Moritz has written down her experiences with the original Final Fantasy here:

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Is Asmongold right with his demand? Partially, definitely. The sheer mass of content and the fact that you are at least 15 years too late scare some players away. One of them is our MMORPG author Mark Sellner, who has never played WoW himself.

Two weeks ago, we talked about this topic, and he brought up the same arguments as Asmongold: too much story, too much content, too complex, no real starting point to finally jump in.

A complete restart would surely attract some players to the world, just like WoW Classic attracted me back then.

However, whether the MMORPG needs such a radical step as Final Fantasy XIV is certainly debatable. After all, there have already been some drastic adjustments with Shadowlands, such as the leveling process and the max level. What do you think about it? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments.

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Who is Asmongold anyway? Asmongold is one of the biggest streamers on Twitch. In the last 7 days, he is in 23rd place among the most viewed streamers (via Sullygnome).

He became known as a WoW nerd, but in recent years he has played through numerous other MMORPGs, including Final Fantasy XIV, New World, Lost Ark, Tower of Fantasy, and Blue Protocol.

Recently, the streamer has not only complained about the complexity of WoW but also about monetization: Twitch streamer Asmongold criticizes new microtransactions in WoW: “Blizzard has thrown in the towel”.

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Pokémon GO: Player shows how big the new GO Plus+ is, which automatically catches monsters

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

The new Pokémon GO Plus+ is a catching gadget that automatically catches monsters for you. Unlike its predecessor, you can even choose the balls. First images comparing sizes have now surfaced.

What kind of device is this? In February 2023, the Pokémon team introduced the new catching gadget. Unlike the GO Plus, which catches Pokémon or spins stops at the push of a button, the new Plus+ is supposed to be able to act automatically. You can even choose the balls it uses to catch in Pokémon GO.

A user on Reddit has now shared new images of the Plus+ showing how large it is compared to the predecessor.

“It is quite large in comparison”

What is new now: On Reddit, user doomshtick shows 9 photos of the new GO Plus+. We are embedding the post with the photos here so you can take a look at them.

  • In the 1st image, you can see the front of the packaging
  • In the 2nd image, you can see the back of the packaging
  • Images 3 and 4 show what is inside the packaging
  • In images 5 and 6, you see the direct comparison to the predecessor, the GO Plus
  • Image 7 shows the GO Plus+ from behind
  • A look at the instructions is available in image 8
  • The battery status described in image 8 can be seen in image 9 on the device
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User doomshtick writes that he has not been able to connect the device with Pokémon GO yet. “It is quite large compared to the GO Plus, but thinner than I imagined. […] It has a USB-C port with a rechargeable battery and has a light at the top that indicates the battery level. It will be officially released on July 14” [Note: In America, the release is on July 14, in Europe on July 21, 2023]

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Details about the GO Plus+:

  • Automatic spinning of PokéStops
  • Automatic catching of Pokémon
  • Using Pokéballs, Great Balls, and Ultra Balls
  • Can monitor sleep in combination with Pokémon Sleep
  • Connecting a GO Plus+ with Pokémon GO allows you to complete a special research that grants you an encounter with Snorlax wearing a sleep cap
  • Size: Diameter: approx. 64.5 mm (without protrusions)
    Thickness: approx. 18.3 mm (without protrusions)
  • Weight: Approximately 50 grams
  • Battery: Lithium-ion battery that can be charged via USB Type-C
  • Charging time of the battery: Around 3 hours and 30 minutes
  • Supports sounds and vibrations
  • Here you can pre-order a Plus+
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How do you like the new catching gadget? Will you take the plunge and get one for your adventures in Pokémon GO or do you not need it? Share your opinion with us here on MeinMMO in the comments and discuss it with other users.

A overview of all events in July 2023 for Pokémon GO can be found here with us on MeinMMO.

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Healers in WoW despair: „I DO want to heal, but …“ – The DPS players are to blame

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Is healing in World of Warcraft becoming too stressful? Yes, many healers think so. But it’s actually the DPS players who are to blame.

DPS players are usually as common as sand on the beaches in MMORPGs. The situation is different for tanks and healers. Therefore, these players are particularly sought after but also have to bear a lot of responsibility – especially when the rest of the group makes mistakes. They are often blamed for the group’s failures.

Many healers enjoy being helpers and try to carry groups through dungeons, such as those in World of Warcraft. But sometimes it’s just not possible.

In the WoW subreddit, a healer has let loose – and hundreds agree with him.

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What did the healer write? The player Seananiganzz wrote a little post explaining:

I really WANT to heal, but damn, it’s just no fun. I meet people who flame me after I healed 16 dungeons with over 90k HPS because my dispel was on its 8-second cooldown and someone died a few times. Over-aggressive demon hunter tanks who jump in with nothing but their leather loincloth and expect me to keep them alive while standing in three puddles of “Bloody” and face-tanking half the dungeon to make the timer.

The amount of actions per minute required from healers is just ridiculous. I love my healing class, but lately, I’ve been preferring to play DPS because I’m afraid of getting an aneurysm when healing high-level keystones.

Does anyone else feel this way?

Indeed, Seananiganzz is not alone in his view. Although the post has received “only” 855 upvotes, the approval rate stands at 91%.

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How do other players react to this? Other healers are also speaking up, sharing their experiences, and explaining what makes the dungeons or groups so tough. Some take it lightly, while others give more serious advice.

For instance, vladastine wrote:

I say this as someone who regularly heals high keystones (20 and above): Lower keystones are harder. Most of it happens because DPS players at that level don’t use their toolkit properly. They don’t kick, don’t use CC effects, take devastating amounts of bonus damage, and I’m convinced most of them haven’t even bound their defensive cooldowns to a key.

In this season, DPS must know what they are doing, even with lower keystones. As a healer, you can’t carry the group like you used to. I started tanking because if I’m not playing with my regular group, it’s just stressful and exhausting to heal, and I’m tired of having to babysit the DPS.

Ironically, healing gets easier the higher the keystone. It’s still stressful because everything hurts, but mistakes are just one-shots, so you don’t have to fix the mess. The DPS either do it right or they just die immediately.

Others offer more pragmatic advice and simply recommend avoiding joining groups of unknown players this season. In a guild group with friends, progress is typically smoother, and many mistakes would be avoided naturally.

Do you also play healers, and how do you find the current season? Do you have issues with healing and can you relate to this view?

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One of the biggest streamers of German Twitch wants to remain anonymous, but a fan outsmarts him

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The Twitch streamer LetsHugo thought he was safe as he strolled through a well-attended anime convention wearing a mask. But a clever fan had other plans.

What kind of streamer is he? LetsHugo is currently the shooting star of German Twitch. No other German-speaking streamer has gained more new followers this year than the 20-year-old Luxembourger (via Sullygnome).

He first gained attention with his subathons and sellout streams, but it was his participation in major streamer events that finally gave LetsHugo his breakthrough in 2023. Suddenly, the 20-year-old seems to be everywhere:

Currently, LetsHugo has more than 622,000 followers on Twitch. During his visit to DoKomi, Germany’s largest anime and manga convention, the 20-year-old faced his new level of notoriety.

With subathons and sellout streams, like the ones LetsHugo did, streamers often promise to perform crazy actions when certain goals are reached. It can backfire, as this streamer had to find out:

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What was happening at DoKomi? Together with more than 150,000 other anime and manga fans, LetsHugo attended DoKomi last weekend. There, he also met some of his fans, who approached him or handed him a few euros as a “real-life donation”.

Such commotion can quickly become overwhelming when you’re not used to the attention, but fortunately, LetsHugo had an ace up his sleeve. He quickly put on a mask and joked that this would surely make him unrecognizable. That he couldn’t see much either was something he could cope with (via YouTube).

How did that go for the streamer? Apparently, despite his well-thought-out disguise, LetsHugo could not fool a particularly observant fan. The streamer denies the request for a photo, insisting he is not this Hugo.

The fan quickly responds and changes his tactic: “You look good, can I take a photo?” The 20-year-old cannot resist and gives in. You can find the whole interaction on LetsHugo’s YouTube channel.

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Twitch colleague Marcel “MontanaBlack” Eris is already a bit longer in the game and has significantly more followers than LetsHugo. However, he was also not prepared for the crowds that awaited him at gamescom in August 2022:

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Diablo 4: What is the highest item level and when is an upgrade worth it?

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A player has randomly received an item with the highest item level currently in Diablo 4 and got really lucky with the properties during an upgrade. Here you will find out when an upgrade is worth it for you as well.

If you find items with good properties but could still use a boost, your trusted jeweler and blacksmith can help you. Every upgrade you make there on your items increases the item power by 5 points.

On Reddit, an equipment item with the highest item level was reported on June 23, which has an item power of 870 after the upgrade.

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“Then this trophy emerged”

What kind of item is this? The item is the two-handed sword “Infernal Edge,” which has an item power of 845 and is presented by u/5altwaterCowboy in his post. He writes there that he had nothing better to do at level 100 and had farmed “Almunn.”

“Almunn” is a unique monster in Diablo 4 that drops a special item upon being killed. There are several of these in the open world, as we have listed here.

5altwaterCowboy writes on Reddit: “After about 150 kills, to my surprise, this little trophy emerged.” (via Reddit).

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The properties of the two-handed sword are also quite good. The sword has not only a high damage per second of 3.022 but also a double boost for critical hit damage (+52.5%, +63%), an increase of 93% for damage to injured opponents, and +72 to all stats.

MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus is more pleased with “yellow” items in the endgame than with legendaries.

How does he get the high item power? The item has an original item power of 845, which is already quite high. 5altwaterCowboy went to the blacksmith with his new two-handed sword and upgraded the sword 5 times.

Every upgrade increases the item power by 5 points as well as the base value, such as armor or damage per second. Thus, he reached an item power of 870.

According to Icy Veins, it is speculated that drops from special elite enemies can reach a value of up to 850. However, there have been no reports beyond this (via icy-veins.com).

When is an upgrade worth it?

Is an upgrade always worth it? Upgrading items is worth it if you have materials in abundance and want to take the boosts, as well as if you are sure that you want to keep the items. We recommend this when you are close to the endgame and from an item power of about 750.

If you find legendaries that do not have good properties but have good legendary aspects, you can extract these at the occultist. Note that you can only use the extracted aspects once.

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As for equipment that is not a weapon, not much changes from an item power of 725. This is related to the breakpoints.

You should keep an eye on the breakpoints when upgrading, alongside your materials and your gold, because: when you upgrade items, they should rather be close to the level borders to experience a noticeable boost.

The level borders are not directly apparent, but we have listed the values for you:

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World star Robin Williams was such a big fan of the game Zelda that he named his daughter: “You are lucky that you are not named Mario”

Marie Friske Marie Friske Reading time 3 minutes

In an old video clip, the actor Robin Williams, along with his daughter Zelda, told the story behind the special name of his child. This clip is currently going viral again on TikTok.

Robin Williams († August 2014) was one of the biggest stars in Hollywood, who captured the hearts of viewers with his roles in Dead Poets Society, Jumanji, and as the Genie in Aladdin.

Fans still celebrate him today as one of the most likable stars ever, who was cherished not only as an actor but also for his character.

In addition to his acting career, Robin Williams was also a passionate gamer in his free time, especially the Zelda series captivated him.

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Robin Williams sat captivated in front of the screen for hours

A vintage clip is currently circulating on TikTok. It originates from an advertisement for the game Zelda: Ocarina of Time, which was released in 2011 for the Nintendo 3DS.

Robin Williams and his daughter Zelda sat together on the couch, sharing the anecdote about why the actor named his child after the princess of the well-known game series.

At that time, Robin Williams bought one of the first Nintendo systems and a massive television.

Robin Williams in 1993 via Twitter

Marsha Williams then played the game Legend of Zelda repeatedly with her husband during the pregnancy.

The actor admits: “It was great because you just couldn’t get enough of it. I played it for hours and hours and hours and hours.”

The name of the princess appealed to the couple so much that they named their daughter after the character:

Here you can watch the full clip from TikTok:

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Zelda then shares that some children at school made fun of her special name. During that time, the girl told her mother that she would change her name once she turned 18.

But now Zelda likes her special name: “But then I loved it again,” she says. Her environment keeps telling her that it is the coolest name ever.

Her father jokingly remarks that she is lucky that Zelda was the couple’s favorite game: “You’re lucky you aren’t named Mario, Luigi, or Samus.”


However, father and daughter quickly agree on an absolute no-go name: Peach would not work in their view.

“Oh no, Peach would be a difficult name for a girl,” says Robin Williams. His daughter laughs and agrees: “I wouldn’t see the end of the torment with that [name].”

However, it’s still a better name than Ocarina or Epona, Zelda says. At the thought of naming their daughter after a horse, both grin.

Later, Robin Williams speaks once more about the name Zelda and concludes: “It is magical, just like she […].” While saying this, he points to his daughter, who sits next to him smiling.

A different well-known Hollywood actor, however, has a very different relationship with the game Zelda:

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Robin Williams passed away in 2014 due to the consequences of his depression, which he openly spoke about during his lifetime. If dark thoughts trouble you: You are not alone. Please seek help. For example, you can contact the telephone counseling service at 0800/111 0 111 or the online counseling service, where you can also use a chat. This is free and applies nationwide.

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Diablo 4: Player fills his entire inventory with gems, complains about space, receives helpful tips

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Gems are an important resource in Diablo 4 to further enhance equipment. However, when all slots are filled, the gems only waste unnecessary space and block potential legendary loot slots. A player is now complaining that his inventory is completely cluttered with gems and is asking for advice.

What is his problem? The player NeonMagic shows his chest on the Reddit forum and asks other users what the hell he is supposed to do with the gems. In his chest, there are gems of all kinds in varying strengths that he has found in treasure chests or received from monsters.

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What are the gems used for? The gems enhance the character depending on where they are used, in different areas. In weapons, they deal more damage, in armor they provide more defense, and in jewelry, they offer more resistance.

They can be upgraded at the jeweler and fused into stronger versions. The most valuable example is the Royal Gem.

Once used, they provide a certain bonus; in case of doubt, the gems can be removed and another type can be used. However, especially in the endgame, there are more gems than available slots in the equipment, so the stock can fill up quickly.

The following video reveals which items you should salvage and which you should sell:

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What do other users advise? The players mainly have one piece of advice: The affected player should ideally leave the gems on the ground. Since he has enough specimens of each kind, it makes no sense to collect even more gems.

An alternative to create as much space in the inventory as possible is to embed gems into inventory slots instead of throwing them away. When disassembling items, you get the jewels back for free and can use them again.

There are still some other creative ideas, some of which are probably not meant to be taken seriously, but we don’t want to withhold from you:

  • Jason-Griffin: “Go to World Level 1. Start in the town closest to the back of the PvP zone. Begin dropping them one by one in the style of Hansel and Gretel as you head to the PvP zone. Drop them at the beginning of the PvP zone and place a big prize at the end. Set a blood mark and wait for someone to pick up their prize. Kill them.”
  • vince0000: “Sell them for about 36 gold, now that you’ve picked them up – but don’t do that again.”
  • Panthergast: “Hang them on a Christmas tree.”
  • No_Food_208: “Make a necklace for Mother’s Day.”
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Even when sold, the gems bring in almost no money. It would only be worthwhile to collect Royal Gems.

Many players wish for a gem bag to still keep the excess gems. So far, Blizzard has not presented any plans to include such a bag. Instead, there will be a material tab in Season 2 where the gems will be listed.

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Pokémon GO: Zapdos Counter – The 20 best attackers in the raid guide

Franzi Korittke Franzi Korittke Reading time 2 minutes

In this guide, we show you the best counters against Zapdos in Pokémon GO. We from MeinMMO have compiled an overview of the strongest attackers and their respective movesets, so you can defeat the legendary Pokémon quickly.

When is Zapdos in raids? From July 6, 2023, at 10:00 AM to July 13, 2023, at 10:00 AM, you will find the boss in level 5 raids.

What kind of Pokémon is Zapdos? Zapdos is a legendary Pokémon from Generation 1 and belongs to the types Electric and Flying. It has no pre-evolutions or further evolutions. To defeat Zapdos as quickly as possible in the raid, we have summarized below the 20 best counters and their movesets.

Defeat Zapdos in raid – Use these counters

  1. Crypto-Mamutel with Powder Snow and Avalanche
  2. Mega-Despotar with Launch and Stone Edge
  3. Crypto-Despotar with Launch and Stone Edge
  4. Rihornior with Launch and Rock Throw
  5. Crypto-Mewtu with Psyshock and Ice Beam
  6. Rameidon with Launch and Rock Slide
  7. Mega-Aerodactyl with Rock Throw and Rock Slide
  8. Monargoras with Rock Throw and Meteor Beam
  9. Mega-Rayquaza with Dragon Tail and Ancient Power
  10. Mamutel with Powder Snow and Avalanche
  11. Crypto-Snibunna with Ice Shard and Avalanche
  12. Terrakium with Launch and Rock Slide
  13. Crypto-Stolloss with Launch and Meteor Beam
  14. Crypto-Geowaz with Rock Throw and Stone Edge
  15. Galar-Flampivian with Ice Fang and Avalanche
  16. Crypto-Alola-Geowaz with Rock Throw and Stone Edge
  17. Mega-Firnontor with Ice Age and Avalanche
  18. Mega-Rexblisar with Powder Snow and Meteorologist
  19. Brockoloss with Launch and Meteor Beam
  20. Despotar with Launch and Stone Edge

Weaknesses of Zapdos: Since Zapdos belongs to the Electric and Flying Pokémon, it has a weakness to the attacks of the types Rock and Ice. Therefore, you should also use these in the raid.

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Are there shiny Zapdos? Yes, with a bit of luck, you can also encounter a shiny Zapdos. However, you need to look closely, as you can mainly recognize it by its darker feet.

Pokémon GO Zapdos Shiny
Zapdos normal (left) and as Shiny (right)

How many trainers do you need? To defeat Zapdos, 3 trainers with the best counters and a high trainer level are already enough. However, we recommend bringing one or more players with you.

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In a shooter on Steam, you storm the apartment of a streamer with blue hair as a police unit

Dariusz Müller Dariusz Müller Reading time 2 minutes

In the shooter “Ready or Not,” there is now a new level where the nightmare of every streamer comes true.

Which game is it about? Ready or Not (PC) is both a hardcore shooter and a realistic police simulation. The game was released in December 2021 on Steam and aims to depict the operations of a police special forces unit.

Accordingly, you have to free buildings from different dangerous situations with your SWAT team in various PvE levels. Tactical approach and attention are always important, as not all people in the buildings are villains. If you are too quick on the trigger, you might hit a hostage or other civilians – and that results in point deductions.

Since the game relies on realistic approaches, you cannot run through rooms and shoot at everything that moves like in Call of Duty. You need to carefully open doors, scout rooms, and eliminate enemies selectively.

It is actually better to arrest a criminal alive, even if he is heavily armed. The game provides you with various gadgets like flashbangs that you can carry during mission planning.

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What is the deal with the blue-haired streamer? Ready or Not is known for wanting to be as realistic as possible in the design of its levels and creating situations that could also happen to real police officers. The shooter also takes paths that some players consider controversial.

At the end of June, the developer studio VOID Interactive introduced a new level where players storm the apartment of a blue-haired streamer named Michael “Milky Toes” Williams with their heavily armed police unit.

Michael lives with his mother and is live when suddenly the SWAT team breaks into his home. According to the level’s description, a viewer told the police on the phone that he was the streamer and wanted to kill his family and take hostages. However, instead of encountering an armed streamer, players with their SWAT unit find Michael’s illegal Bitcoin farm.

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Ready or Not shows its streamer level in the trailer

The Nightmare of a Streamer as a Level

What is the background of the level? The level involving the streamer alludes to the so-called “swatting,” a very malicious and dangerous prank suffered by many major streamers. For example, the American Ice Poseidon was swatted on a plane. Other streamers like Nickmercs reported being swatted 3 times a week.

What is swatting? Swatting describes a situation where viewers call the police and tell a serious lie to prompt them to show up heavily armed at the affected streamer’s location.

The police then deploy a special unit (S.W.A.T.) and expect to find a highly dangerous situation at the scene. This can involve alleged hostage situations, bomb threats, or similar claims.

In addition to the obvious danger posed by the armed police operation in combination with the lie of a highly dangerous situation, the dangerous prank can also have psychological consequences. For example, streamer Ice Poseidon has stated that he developed post-traumatic stress disorder due to the many police incidents.

Controversial Twitch streamer experienced life-threatening fear because his viewers terrorized him daily with the police

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Competitor of Twitch relies on gambling and bathtub, wants to filter exactly this content

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After Kick has snatched numerous large Twitch streamers, the streaming platform has now introduced a new filter for certain content. This is exactly the content that Kick has become known for.

In a tweet from July 4, Kick shows a graphic and writes: “Choose your adventure.” (via Twitter). The graphic indicates that you can hide the categories “Pools, Hot Tubs & Bikinis” and “Slots & Casino” on Kick.

In particular, the latter is exactly what probably comes to mind first when thinking of content on Kick. Because: There is a direct connection between the streaming platform and the controversial online casino Stake.

MontanaBlack also received an offer from Kick but rejected it. He does not want to be the scapegoat who switches to a platform built on casino money.

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“Come on, Twitch”

Why is Kick filtering the content? There has been no explanation so far from Kick. However, it is clear on social media that a large part of the users are happy about the feature. Perhaps Kick hopes for an increase in the number of streamers and viewers.

That Kick was blocked in a country in the EU could also be a reason for filtering content as needed. The streaming platform was temporarily blocked in Greece, even though the website itself does not directly offer gambling.

How does the community react? Several users are asking under Kick’s tweet if they can hide other categories or individual streamers. HelpLifeAIert writes: “Could ‘Hide Valorant’ be an option? I find it more offensive than breasts” (via Twitter).

simplychristv replies to the streaming platform’s tweet with a poll and refers to the two options on the graphic. For hiding “Pools, Hot Tubs & Bikinis” and “Slots & Casino”, 70.9% agree (via Twitter). So far, 4,447 users have voted in the poll (as of July 4).

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Many are making a comparison to Twitch. impendinggreatness writes: “Already implemented? Damn, come on, Twitch.” (via Reddit). For this, the user receives 2,500 upvotes. Others note that Kick makes changes incredibly quickly, unlike Twitch and YouTube.

This shows that the desire for a filtering option seems to be quite large. Whether Twitch will follow suit remains to be seen. Currently, there are serious issues on the streaming platform:

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The developers of one of the most popular games on Steam want to stop for years, but they just can’t manage it

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Patch 1.4.5 in the sandbox survival game Terraria (97% positive on Steam) is coming soon and could be one of the last major updates for the game. Or maybe not, as the developers have been saying for years.

What kind of game is this? Terraria is a 2D survival sandbox with a pixel look. On Steam, it has a 97% rating of “overwhelmingly positive” and continues to captivate thousands of players even 12 years after its release. With 56,600 concurrent players, it currently ranks 20th among the most played games on Steam (via Steam Charts). The game can sometimes be quite nasty.

The next major update is coming with Patch 1.4.5 – the developers actually intended to stop 8 years ago.

Journey’s End could have been the final update as well.

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Terraria: Journey’s End

There is a last time for everything

What is the deal with the “last update”? Ted “Loki” Murphy from Re-Logic, the developer and publisher of Terraria, revealed to PC Gamer that they actually planned to stop in 2015. It was intended that 1.3 would be the last update.

The update at that time brought numerous changes, including revamped NPCs, achievements, expert mode, and more than 800 new items. But Re-Logic was not done yet: “We had all these cool ideas – outstanding bills, so to speak.”

Five years later, the “Journey’s End” update could have signaled the end of the journey fittingly. Initially, it was meant to be just a small update, but somehow it turned into 40 pages of patch notes with new modes, bosses, the bestiary, and golf.

In 2022, Re-Logic added the “Labor of Love” update to thank fans for the eponymous Steam Award. Ironically, the award was given for the fact that the game still receives new content years after its release.

Murphy says the update was truly driven by the fans: “We received so many suggestions and inspirations from those very fans during the update. We do not take this award or the people behind it lightly.”

Re-Logic: “We never say never”

What’s in the upcoming update? With 1.4.5, Terraria is set to receive its very last update this year, really this time. Re-Logic is still not revealing much about the content, except that it mainly focuses on the crossover with the roguelite metroidvania Dead Cells.

In typical Terraria fashion, however, it seems to have grown into something much bigger. Murphy states that the “outstanding bills” have motivated the team to give it their all once again. However, he also acknowledges that “the game feels very complete at this point.”

Despite the ongoing success of Terraria and the active fan community, Murphy feels it will eventually feel right to start working on a second project. However, he has not disclosed what kind of project that will be, only that it could allow for the implementation of ideas that wouldn’t work in Terraria.

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When is the update coming? This is still unknown. In a State of the Game, Re-Logic revealed that they are hopefully in the final stage of development. The contents are reportedly almost finished, but they are currently still working on fixes and balancing.

How long this will take is still uncertain as it depends on how many issues they find and how difficult they are to fix.

Whether this will indeed be the very last major update for Terraria is also unclear. “We have been at this point before, so we never say never,” Murphy says.

By the way, Terraria is still 50% off in the current Steam Sale until July 13. There are also discounts on a nasty game that makes Twitch streamers despair.

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Destiny 2: Weekly Reset on 04.07. – Lucky Week for Unsuccessful Exo Anglers

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Destiny 2 has a heart for both successful and lackluster anglers. That’s why this week, as part of the Bungie Day celebrations, there is a new fishing perk: the Luck Week! And of course, the activities are rotating as well. MeinMMO provides a weekly overview as always.

This is happening this week: After the fishing activity quickly lost popularity, Bungie is now helping out a bit. That’s why this week there will be a bonus on Nessus, in the EDZ, and in the Throne World that doubles the catch rate for exotic fish.

With this, even the most unsuccessful or lackluster anglers should have the opportunity to quickly snag the three necessary blades required to complete the “Whetstone” encounter in diving missions of the Methane Sea. There is supposed to be an Exo-weapon called “Sullied Tool” hiding in the Veist Forge.

In addition to the increased fishing luck, there will also be bonus reputation ranks and rewards in all three playlists. And from this week, the gilding of the title “Top Performer” will finally be possible, as the Top Performer node will finally be unlocked.

We at MeinMMO have also already looked into the future beyond the current DLC and have summarized all important information about the upcoming showcase for the expansion “The Final Form”, which has already been teased in this mini-trailer:

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Destiny 2: Teaser trailer for the DLC “The Final Form”

The most important info on activities from July 4 to July 11.

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Vanguard: Twilight – The Fire Trial

  • The Devil’s Cave, in the Cosmodrome
    • There, the Fallen are rampaging again and bringing their Mega Mechs. Load your shotguns, pack your Gjallarhorn, and put an end to the Fallen God “Sepiks Prime”.
This week, earn the twilight weapon: Buzzard, a kinetic pistol with a fire rate of 300. In the twilight, you will also get it as a master version with improved stats.

Crucible – This is the rotating PvP activity

  • The two modes Momentum Control and Clash are running this week in PvP.

Endgame: Raid Challenges and Dungeon Rotation

Farmable endgame on a weekly rotation: In the further endgame, the Legacy Rotations await. In this, 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 possible exotics available in these contents.

  • The weekly Legacy raid is Riven in “Last Wish” with the Exo fusion rifle “1000 Voices”
  • Additionally, there is extra top loot at the dungeon “Duality” with the Exo sword “Heartshadow”

Bungie will further expand this activity rotation of contents starting from Season 22. Then players can not only play raids and dungeons as “Legacy”, but also old exotic missions. This way, the circle is continually closing until someday all Destiny contents are probably back in the game.

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Calus grants you the “Heartshadow” in Duality – but only if you are lucky

Weekly Activities

With the weekly reset, several activities and challenges have been updated again, offering players a variety of rewards and progress, making them better guardians through repetition.

  • In the new Season 21, guardians must dive to the ocean floor of Titan, as it is infested with Taken and the Hive. They search for something at the bottom of its methane ocean. This promises to unveil ancient secrets and further information about the origins of the Witness.

Lightfall – Weekly Campaign Mission

  • “No Time Left”
    • In this week’s Lightfall mission, you can drive tanks. You literally have no time left and must assist Rohan at the Radial Mast.

Ascendant Challenge – Dreaming City

If you still need triumphs from the Dreaming City, be aware: the corruption reveals new access points with a sip of “Queen’s Leaf Tincture”.

  • Petra Venj can now be found in the Dreaming City right at Rheasilvia – as always during the 3rd curse week. At the same time, the 1st Ascendant Challenge is active.

All sources for top loot in Season 21 of Destiny 2

Guardians do everything – but not give up.

This is the new max level: In the new season of Depth (Season 21), the power level does not increase further. The maximum power level of your gear remains at 1,810, so you can relax and enjoy the new seasonal content without stress, and fill up your resources significantly through the fishing activity.

  • In Lightfall, new guardians start at power level 1,600.
  • The soft cap is at 1,750.
  • The powerful cap is at 1,800.
  • With top loot, you can get to the hard cap of 1,810.

To know where you can effectively grab your top loot, we provide you with a quick activity overview each week. We list the currently known activities here that will quickly get you to the power level cap – as long as you haven’t reached it yet.

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This top loot brings your power level up to 1,810:

  • Top raid “Root of Nightmares” (+2)
  • Top dungeon “Depth’s Ghosts” (+2)
  • Legacy raid rotation this week: “Last Wish” (+2) – farmable
  • Legacy dungeon rotation “Duality” (+2) – farmable
  • Earn 200,000 points by completing Dares (+2)
  • “Trials of Eternity”: Achieve at least 250,000 points or more (+2)
  • Complete the Exo mission //node.ovrd.AVALON// in the EDZ (+2)
  • Weekly Lightfall campaign mission on Legendary (+2)
  • Hawthorne’s Clan Quest: Give 5 Appreciation Cards to other guardians (+1 + 7 upgrade cores)
  • Trials of Osiris (+2)

Glimmer Highlights in the Eververse

The queen of the so-called microtransaction hell, Tess Everis, has like every week fresh offers against the in-game currency “Glimmer”. So if you’ve farmed a bit, you can choose something nice from her without spending real money. How about the exotic gesture “Drawing Water”?

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The exotic gesture “Drawing Water” … quickly before the boat sinks!

Otherwise, she also has the following offers:

  • Exotic Ghost Shell “Steadfast Vigilance”
  • Exotic Sparrow “Atlas Runner”
  • Exotic Ship “Synth Owl”
  • Exotic Weapon Ornament “Archon Primus” for the Exo Pulse “Perfected Outbreak”
  • Legendary Weapon Ornament “Ozymandias” for the shotgun “Just One Left”
  • Legendary Emote “Rage Can”
  • Rare Emote “Mime”
  • Legendary Ghost Projection “Hourglass Projection”
  • Shader:
    • “Safety First”
    • “Flavedo Core”
    • “Coastal Suede”
    • “First Light”
    • “Wine of the Golden Age”
    • “Silver Teratorn”
  • Teleport Effects:
    • “Vex Incursion Arrival”
    • “Daito Capsule Arrival”
    • “Cocoon Appearance”
    • “Whirling Leaves Arrival”

If you have no Glimmer? Then take a quick look at this article. There we tell you how to quickly farm some.

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What do you think? Will the “Whetstone” encounter finally drop the long-awaited Exo? Or will guardians have to wait until Week 10? And will you gild the title Conqueror again? Or is the Psi-Ops Battleground too hard for you this season? Let us know before Telesto gets its Bug No. 43: The most famous fusion rifle from Destiny 2 is now presumably broken for the 42nd time

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A man earns more than 50,000 euros a year thanks to ChatGPT and because of a simple app

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Do you know annoying scam calls on the phone? A man has developed an app with ChatGPT that drives phishing callers insane.

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Every now and then, one receives calls from unknown people: They pose as police officers or bank employees, warning or threatening about some dangers. Such scam calls are disturbing and dangerous.

A man from California has developed a tool that is supposed to keep scammers on the line to waste their time. His app or service is based on ChatGPT.

Meanwhile, he has thousands of customers who pay him 25 euros each year for this service. On average, he earns more than 50,000 euros a year from it. He does not disclose how many customers he has exactly.

Man develops chatbot and now has thousands of customers

Roger Anderson runs a subscription service called Jolly Roger. The chatbot answers the call and then tries to stall for time. He explains how it works with an example given to the Wall Street Journal (behind the paywall):

  • A chatbot named ‘Whitey’ Whitebeard, which is based on ChatGPT, answers a call from a recorded female voice that issues a warning about an account at Bank of America.
  • When the chatbot responds, the telemarketer’s call is forwarded to an actual person who tries to talk to the chatbot about credit card consolidation.
  • Since the caller is apparently not working for Bank of America, he received only silly answers that prolonged the conversation.
  • The scammer eventually hung up out of frustration.

Why does this work? Anderson explained that his system is trained to make the chatbot sound like a real person on the phone. Therefore, scammers assume they are actually speaking with a real person.

Anderson told WSJ that his chatbots use a combination of preset expressions and topic-specific responses that are fed through a voice clone, so the caller thinks he or she is actually speaking with a real person.

For a scamming person, it is annoying and time-consuming; other people can certainly be protected by such a chatbot. Even today, enough people still fall for scam calls or people who rely on the gullibility of others. These people lose a lot of money, which they will never see again.

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Such nasty people exist everywhere: A woman has now gone too far. She has deceived a lot of people because she wanted to buy new Apple products. She relied on a very similar scheme as those scammers on the phone:

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Pokémon GO is trolling me and has been showing me a cool monster for weeks, but always at the wrong time

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In Pokémon GO, it is always a highlight when a new Pokémon suddenly appears in the vicinity. Then the collector’s instinct kicks in – it’s just a shame when you can’t leave.

In Pokémon GO, you can do all sorts of things. Fight against Rockets, catch legendary monsters in raids, walk your buddy, hatch eggs, and so on… and I think all of that has its charm, no question.

But my favorite aspect of the game has always been the simple act of walking around and seeing if there are any undiscovered monsters lurking somewhere.

When a small shadow at the bottom right of the Near tab reveals that something is hiding somewhere that I don’t know yet – I get fired up.

Over the years, however, this has become increasingly rare. Pokémon GO is now almost seven years old, and I’ve been playing since 2018. I’ve seen and caught a lot during that time. Moreover, large new waves of monsters are rare. Fresh Pokémon tend to appear sporadically in events, or they aren’t even released as wild spawns, but appear elsewhere in the game.

This means: The Undiscovered shadow appears less and less frequently for me. So I was even more pleased when, shortly after the start of the season Hidden Gems, something appeared that I didn’t know again.

Only: Until today, I had no opportunity to catch it. And slowly, I almost feel tricked by the game.

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Pokémon GO shows the new season ‘Hidden Gems’ in the trailer

A mysterious eel swims in front of my nose – But never when it suits me

This is my problem: A few weeks ago, I noticed that an eel-shaped monster appeared near my apartment. At first, I was really excited because I thought it was the Perlu evolution Saganabiss, and thus the last monster I was missing in the Hoenn Dex.

But since that one doesn’t spawn in the wild, it can’t be. However, I have figured out that it is likely the Zapplardin evolution Zapplalek. Not quite as unusual, but still rare enough that I don’t have it yet, let alone enough candies.

But the nasty thing about it: For some reason, the eel only appears near me around 09:00 or 10:00 in the morning. The rest of the day, it cheekily shines through its absence.

Unfortunately, that’s a time when I usually can’t just go for a Pokémon GO walk. After all, work needs to be done – and I fear the eel knows that. My hope that it would eventually appear at better times is being ignored by it.

The eel greets me regularly at work

Instead, the monster regularly grins at me from just enough distance in the morning that it does not spawn on the map. Eventually, it disappears again, and the opportunity is gone.

So all I can do is hope that it will someday miss the time and show up after work. Or I’ll have to go out during the day… Sorry boss!

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The game with the shadow: Do you know this situation too? When an unknown, perhaps even rare monster suddenly appears nearby, and you want to drop everything to catch it? What was it for you? Tell us in the comments!

Otherwise, there will soon be a classic Pokémon event in Pokémon GO: The Community Day Classic with Schiggy.

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5 Football Legends That Must Return as Icons in the FIFA Successor EA Sports FC

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Icon and Hero cards have always been among the best cards in the FIFA series in FIFA Ultimate Team for years. And we firmly expect similar cards for FIFA 23 successor EA Sports FC. But which players are eligible?

These are Icons and Hero cards in FIFA: For a long time, FUT only had Gold and Special cards alongside Icon cards that represented the best players in football history. These traditionally came in 3 different strengths, with the best versions being extremely popular. Particularly the cards of Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Zidane, or Gullit have always been highly sought after.

In FIFA 22, Hero cards were added, which also brought cards for former football players into the game. However, the Heroes are more about club legends than absolute superstars. Included are, among others, Ginola, Yaya Touré, Lars Ricken, or Rudi Völler.

We have looked around to find out which Icon or Hero cards the community wishes for the FIFA successor.

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Sergio Agüero

That’s why Agüero deserves an Icon card: Sergio Agüero is a true legend of the Premier League. The nimble striker with an outstanding goal instinct scored an incredible 184 goals in his 10-year tenure at Manchester City. In addition, the Argentine proudly represented his country 101 times, with a yield of 41 goals.

At the end of FIFA 21, Agüero received a really strong card, which could resemble a future Icon or Hero card. He definitely deserves it.

Agüero’s last card in FIFA 21.

Arjen Robben

That’s why Robben deserves an Icon card: Already in 2021, Robben, who was known for his dangerous dribbles and his incredibly fine left foot, ended his career. Time and again, the former Bayern star scored dream goals and was one of the best wingers in the world during his active time.

So it’s only logical that the Dutchman should urgently receive an Icon card in EA Sports FC.

Robben’s last card in FIFA 21.

Franck Ribéry

That’s why Ribéry deserves an Icon card: How grand would it be if Ribéry could also get a new Icon or Hero card in EA Sports FC, alongside Robben? One could finally reunite the legendary Bundesliga duo and go on a goal spree with the French dribbling legend.

Ribéry’s last card in FIFA 23.

Francesco Totti

That’s why Totti deserves an Icon card:  For a long time, fans have been wishing for an Icon card for the Italian striker. After all, Totti ended his glorious career in 2017 at AS Roma, to which he remained loyal throughout his entire active career.

Totti’s last card in FIFA 17.

In the Italian Serie A, he scored 250 goals, adding 140 more assists. Moreover, he was part of the Italian national team that won the World Cup in Germany in 2006.

Alfredo Di Stéfano

That’s why Di Stéfano deserves an Icon card: The name Alfredo Di Stéfano keeps appearing in votings for new icons. And rightly so, because the Argentine, who was active between the 1940s and the mid-60s, was among the best players in the world at that time. Among other things, he played for Real Madrid between 1953 and 1964, where he scored an astonishing 216 goals.

There he played alongside Ferenc Puskás, with whom he formed a legendary striker duo. Puskás joined the icons in FIFA 21 that players could use in Ultimate Team. Now it’s time for Di Stéfano to follow him.

What about Franz Beckenbauer and Oliver Kahn?

In the annual votings, these two German legends always appear at the top. However, both had exclusive contracts with Konami in recent years and were therefore only seen in PES or eFootball.

Whether that might change this year is unfortunately not known at this time.

What do you think of the list? Which icons or heroes would you like for EA Sports FC? Feel free to let us know in the comments!

If you want to know which players will no longer be in FIFA successor EA Sports FC, then check this out:

5 famous players from FIFA 23 who will no longer be in EA Sports FC

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New survival game also wants to be an MMORPG, fully focuses on PvE, finally shows new gameplay

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Pioner is a survival MMORPG that focuses on PvE and lets you fight for survival in a post-apocalyptic world.

What kind of game is this? Pioner is a survival MMORPG from the Russian indie developer GFA Games, played from a first-person perspective, focusing on PvE, and is set to be released on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation.

The main goal of Pioner is to survive on a Soviet island in a post-apocalyptic world. To do this, you can join various factions such as bandits and cultists and complete quests for them.

During the game, you will explore the island where you are trapped since it was cut off from the mainland by an anomaly and encounter abandoned settlements, secret research stations, and various beasts like giant spiders, mutated zombies, and bloodthirsty hellhounds.

In addition to PvE, which is the main focus of the game, there will also be specific areas where PvP is possible.

A release date for Pioner is currently not known.

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What does Pioner offer gameplay-wise? PvE players can look forward to over 50 quests, dungeons, and plenty of dangers that want to make survival difficult for you. In addition, the game allows you to learn more about the background of the previously experienced apocalypse in the main story.

As typical for survival games, crafting will also play a role. Additionally, there will be a range of different firearms that are visually based on real-life models and can be customized using weapon modifications.

PvP exists in Pioner in special areas like the Shadowlands, where you can face other players alone or in groups and, if successful, take their loot and equipment.

There is also to be a clan system where you can join other players for both PvE and PvP.

In a new trailer, you can catch a glimpse of the gameplay of the survival MMORPG:

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Pioner finally shows gameplay again in the new trailer

What does the new gameplay show? In the new trailer, Pioner gives us some brief insights into the world and various regions of the game. Additionally, the MMORPG shows us some battles with ranged and melee weapons against various creatures and human opponents.

In general, we get a good impression of the game world and the mysteries it holds.

If you want to discover more post-apocalyptic survival games, check out ‘Rooted’:

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New MMORPG Sends You to Relax in a Flying City, Aims to Mix Stardew Valley and World of Warcraft

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The new MMORPG Loftia (PC, Mac) focuses on a cozy atmosphere, a colorful world, and a bunch of side quests. At first glance, it resembles Palia, but Loftia brings its own unique spin. We at MeinMMO summarize.

What kind of game is this? Loftia will be an MMORPG that makes the side quests of other MMORPGs the main focus. It falls into the category of “Cozy Games,” including hits like Animal Crossing, Fae Farm, or Stardew Valley.

All these games aim to provide you with a good feeling and create “coziness.” They aim to remove stress from the gaming experience and focus solely on the positive. However, most manage this only in single-player or co-op.

Wrapping this concept into an MMORPG environment is not entirely new. Palia essentially tries to do something very similar and has already captivated hundreds of thousands of people. But just the origins of Loftia make it exciting.

The project’s founder herself tells on Reddit that she has spent a long time as a hardcore raider in various MMOs, has always played competitively, and loves games that focus on combat systems. But now she herself needs a break from that, so she developed Loftia out of her own need and hopes that more people share this sentiment.

She wants to mix Stardew Valley, Animal Crossing, World of Warcraft, and MapleStory. To do that, she relies on exciting features.

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Stardew Valley meets WoW – Official Trailer for the Cozy-MMO Loftia

What are Loftia’s features? The MMORPG wants to completely do without a combat system; however, there will be some form of “raids.” Here’s what it looks like and what else is coming:

  • The game takes place in Loftia City, a flying city in the air. There, you will work together to rebuild the city and lead it into a better future.
  • In gameplay, everything you do is aimed at constructing large community projects together, which will then change the game world for everyone.
  • Of course, there is also farming, because what would a cozy game be without a farm?
  • “Adventures” is the Loftia version of dungeons and raids. This is content for 3 to 10 players, where you must overcome instanced challenges. As examples, the developers mention It Takes Two, Fall Guys, and the shrines from the latest The Legend of Zelda.
  • Guilds will also play a significant role in Loftia; here, they are called “Clubs.”
  • Gathering and crafting are also important in Loftia and are a core element of the MMORPG.
  • Of course, there will also be a big focus on customizing your character and your housing.
  • The world is divided into areas where 150 players can fit in simultaneously.

First tests are not coming until 2024

Since when has Loftia been in development? The MMORPG has been in development for about a year; according to the developers’ blog, work on the game began in July 2022. Back then, there were fewer than 5 people involved, but now more than 20 are working on the project.

They also say that many employees on Loftia already have experience in game development and have contributed to both indie and AAA projects. However, since the developers’ website does not provide surnames, we could not verify this (via Loftia).

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When can you play? Loftia does not yet have a release date. The game is still in the early stages of development and will likely be some time away. Nevertheless, the developers are talking about starting the first alpha tests next year.

How to participate in these playtests is also already known. It’s quite simple; you just have to go to loftia.gg, scroll down once, and put your email on the “Mailing List.” Then you will be notified as soon as it starts.

Loftia will initially be released only on PC and Macs but is expected to come to the Switch and “other consoles” later. There are no further details on this yet.

What do you think of Loftia? Are you excited about an MMORPG in a cozy style? Do you think the game is distinct enough from Palia through the adventures and community projects? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments here on MeinMMO.

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Diablo 4 receives a lot of criticism after 1 month, but the developers are already working on solutions

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For a month now, you can play Diablo 4. MeinMMO reflects on the release, the criticism, and shows what Blizzard still has in store for the ARPG.

The 1st month in Diablo 4:

What was well received? Upon release, there was great praise for Diablo 4. Especially the gameplay and the different playstyles of the 5 classes brought much joy. Diablo 4 delighted the community with its mix of modern and classic features from the Diablo predecessors.

It seems that especially casual players are thrilled, who have taken their time for the game:

  • The story and campaign are considered excellent, especially by Diablo standards
  • those who don’t play 18 hours a day have enough to do as well
  • The difficulty level seems just right, harder than Diablo 3, but not as unfair as Diablo 1 or 2

The most interesting story around the release was how the MMO streamer Asmongold exaggerated and ended up in the hospital. Most players, however, are interested in tips and tricks for the game, especially builds for their classes. You will find our Tier List with the best builds in Diablo 4 on MeinMMO:

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What was poorly received? In particular, frequent players complained relatively early about a lack of endgame content. At first, this only affected players who wanted to optimize everything in just a few days.

By now, there is a somewhat more detailed critique that addresses several aspects of the game:

  • Players still feel that endgame content needs more variety. You can find an overview of endgame content in Diablo 4 from us.
  • Control effects from opponents are too strong and urgently need adjustment.
  • The class balancing is still not ideal, with build diversity in the high-end area very limited. This is also confirmed by our colleague André Baumgartner from GameStar, who already has 2 characters at level 100.

Additionally, there are smaller demands for quality improvements such as more space, especially for gems, or fixes for annoying bugs. The news that crossplay is enabled appears in chat about every few seconds.

In my conclusion after the test, little has changed. Diablo 4 plays excellently, even though I now agree with many ideas from the community:

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How good will Diablo 4 be? The expert’s conclusion after the test

Diablo 4: Many improvements, Season 1 and expansions in the future

What has been improved? Since the release, Blizzard has been diligently working on improvements and adjustments. Initially, there were mainly many nerfs. In a conversation, the developers explained, why nerfs are “for the best of the game”.

Overall, the dungeons have been adjusted to be relatively similar, so farming should be reasonably equal everywhere. Classes also have only a few differences in power outside of the high-end area.

A very large adjustment to the balance for all classes, as well as many quality improvements, were already introduced in the first major patch a few weeks after release. In addition to buffs and more pleasant nightmare dungeons, there were over 60 bug fixes:

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What comes next? We already know that Season 1 will start between mid and late July. A specific date and more information should be provided in the next dev update on July 6 at 8:00 PM German time. You will find all of that on MeinMMO.

What will specifically be included in Season 1 is still unknown. However, we do know what seasons are generally supposed to bring:

  • new legendary aspects
  • special mechanics for the season
  • new story quests that are standalone and not related to the main story
  • a battle pass

You don’t necessarily have to create a new character for a new season and old characters will not be deleted either. However, to play the Battle Pass, you will need a new seasonal character.

Seasons are expected to be released roughly every 3 months. Blizzard has also confirmed that expansions for Diablo 4 will be coming. These will continue the main story and are expected to include new classes. One of them is already very likely:

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Twitch streamer MontanaBlack reveals secret project that cost him two years and 1.5 million euros

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Marcel “MontanaBlack” Eris (35) is one of the biggest streamers on German Twitch. It has almost become normal to launch a product or two. Now, the streamer revealed his secret project, but the reactions are rather mixed.

What is behind the “passion project”? MontanaBlack has repeatedly talked about a secret project over the past few weeks. He has been working on it for over 2 years, investing all his savings, over 1.5 million euros.

The mysterious project was also one of the reasons the Twitch streamer stated for not being able to switch to the competing platform Kick. Viewers speculated what could be hidden behind the secrecy: Disposable e-cigarettes, which have been speculated about for a while, or even a streaming platform of his own?

In a video from July 2, 2023, MontanaBlack finally revealed what he has been working on for the past few years.

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What is behind “Gönrgy”

So what has it become? Under the name “Gönrgy”, the new energy drink from MontanaBlack will be available in stores starting July 20. There will be 3 varieties, supposedly sugar-free according to the video, with plant extracts and vitamins. “So that you can enjoy it with a clear conscience,” the streamer said.

How are the reactions? They are quite mixed. Among the comments on YouTube, there is much support for MontanaBlack: The trained retail salesman and “attic rascal” has come a long way. Several fans write that they wish him success.

From others, there is biting mockery, joking: Finally, an influencer is bringing a drink to market. Collaborations with major brands or even products from content creators are not exactly new:

MontanaBlack himself recently said that he would have liked to launch his own iced tea under the name “MonTea”, but then “every Tom, Dick, and Harry” launched their own iced tea, and he got tired of it (via YouTube).

Why it was specifically an energy drink, the streamer did not reveal. However, he did say that he would not just lend his name to the product, but that it was made with a lot of love – and money – and comes from the heart.

The video, including a flight in the “gönrgy” helicopter to the tasting in Frankfurt, you can watch here. It is currently in second place in the trends on German YouTube.

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Isn’t something missing?

What bothers people? On Twitter, the mockery continues. There, users are particularly puzzled about the name of the energy drink. The neologism from “gönnen” and “Energy” raises questions: Is there not a second “n” missing? Or is it pronounced like “Döner”?

We have summarized some reactions here for you, so you don’t have to use up your daily tweet limit (via GameStar):

  • “Despite such a long lead time, no one in the marketing team noticed that an ‘n’ is missing in the name to match the desired pronunciation.” (via Twitter)
  • “I also find the name terrible… Which person who doesn’t know Monte goes to the supermarket, sees a can with ‘GönRgy’ on it and thinks: ‘Oh great, I’ll buy that’?” (via Twitter)
  • “2.5 years passion project for the name Gönrgy.” (via Twitter)
  • “The name could come from a second grader” (via Twitter)
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