Elias “EliasN97” Nerlich is the number 1 of the German Twitch. To keep it that way, he regularly comes up with special events. After competing in a win challenge against his friends, he now faces tricky challenges alone.
What was on the agenda? In his latest win challenge, EliasN97 faced again tricky challenges in games like Fall Guys, Elden Ring, and Valorant from June 20 to June 21, 2023. Additionally, he struggled with his own technology.
EliasN97 took the lead from MontanaBlack at the top of the German Twitch.
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Career and Life of MontanaBlack in 2 Minutes: What Makes Him Unique?
How did the streamer perform? Contrary to what the name might suggest, the viewers of a win challenge are not just about winning, but also about seeing their streamer fail repeatedly.
That would at least explain why EliasN97 attracted up to 52,000 viewers when he tried to conquer the tricky map of his colleague Repaz in Fall Guys for 14 hours.
About the same number of viewers tuned in again when the streamer attempted a speedrun in the current Twitch hit Only Up! In this case, the streamer found some challenges like FIFA or Valorant significantly easier but attracted fewer viewers.
His persistence paid off: EliasN97 ended his marathon stream after nearly 35 hours with over 3 million views, including almost 600,000 unique viewers. Meanwhile, the streamer also racked up 4,645 new followers and 5,844 new subs.
Overall, it was a big success for the streamer, who took a break after his achievement to start again today, June 22.
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Such and similar marathon streams are popular on Twitch, and indeed sleep is often a topic. Some viewers are disturbed, for example, that streamers sleep during a subathon while the stream timer continues to run.
This is probably the most significant cutscene in 9 years of Destiny 2 history – but it comes a bit late. Because only now, in Season 21, have the Guardians from Bungie received answers about the Witness, the Veil, and the Final Form that Lightfall desperately needed to become a success. MeinMMO shows you what has been revealed and explains the new information.
How a cutscene enhances the experience of Lightfall: After the story campaign of the last Lightfall DLC, the Guardians had more questions than answers.
The Witness, enemy of the Traveler and user of Darkness, simply disappeared at the end of the Lightfall story. No one knew exactly what he had done with the Traveler, what exactly a “Veil” is, and how all this is connected to the “Final Form”.
It was a huge cliffhanger that greatly angered players and caused Bungie’s “beginning of the end” to be flooded with negative feedback about the open story in the form of bad reviews on Steam.
Only now, in week 5 of Season 21, has the seasonal story revealed a grand cutscene that has the potential to fundamentally change the plot of Destiny 2 and answer many of the questions that Lightfall left open.
On the one hand, the Guardians could finally understand better how the events of Lightfall interconnect and what role the Witness, the Veil, and the Final Form play in it.
On the other hand, the video shows what is at stake and opens new possibilities for the final expansion of Destiny 2, because only a video makes the story suddenly great again.
However, the most important thing is that after nearly nine years of guessing in Destiny, it finally reveals information about what the Traveler, the great unknown entity in the sky above the Last City, really is.
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Destiny 2: Lightfall – Gather all Guardians trailer
This one cutscene would have made Lightfall more epic
Mega-story as seasonal snack: For almost nine years, Bungie has been immersing its Guardians in the conflict between Light and Darkness through DLCs and Seasons. And for just as long, there has been speculation about who or what these two powers might be and what their relationship is.
And now, a small cutscene in Season 21 of Destiny 2 reveals the foundation for understanding the entire conflict between Light and Darkness and even brings clarity to the points of the story where Lightfall has failed.
For some players, this revelation from Bungie’s storytelling team comes too late. After the cliffhanger in the Lightfall campaign, the Guardians were not very motivated to complete the DLC year because the story felt superficial and thin.
But the now revealed cutscene has that certain something again and the potential to turn the entire plot of Destiny 2 on its head and put the Guardians in a new story euphoria.
Warning spoiler alert! From here on, the article contains massive spoilers and also shows the latest story video of Season 21. Additionally, we will discuss the story content presented and explain the new insights.
If you don’t like spoilers, please do not read any further and first complete the Lightfall campaign and the current mission of week 5 in Season 21.
Every fan of Destiny must have seen this
We are linking you the latest cutscene to watch again. In it, Ahsa, “the long noodle” who once rejected the Witness’s offer, speaks through Sloane and explains in just over three and a half minutes the origins of the Light and Darkness saga.
So, what Guardians have always wanted to know and what new players have been asking since Lightfall.
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[Spoiler] Destiny 2: This cutscene from Season 21 reveals what the Traveler and the Darkness are
Answers to some of the biggest questions in Destiny: As already suspected during the first presentation of the Witness, the being of Darkness consists of many individual creatures of an extraterrestrial race. Not unlike humans and their history.
It is also the first race that the Traveler has ever blessed, and they were the ones who freed him from a dire situation. Because, as we now know, the Traveler was helplessly buried on their home planet the whole time.
As a thank you for his liberation, he brought the people who freed him the first “Golden Age” and used his terraforming powers, which is why they named their new benefactor “Gardener”.
This piece of information is strong, because it confirms that the Traveler and the Gardener, which have been discussed in Destiny lore for 9 years, are not two, but one and the same being of Light.
The race of the Witness also built the massive pyramid ships and successfully evolved with the help of the Traveler over aeons.
Light and Darkness are one: But then one became increasingly tired of the “silent god”. They expected guidance, communication, meaning from him. But he did not offer that. He only stood silently in the sky, as the Guardians know him. So this people researched and learned more and more about Light.
Light is not only life. It also means chaos and decay. Principles of life and death or as Ahsa put it: “Two halves of a whole”.
And they discovered that there seemed to be another being in the stars that was connected to the Traveler: the so-called “Veil”.
The people of the Witness realize that Light is not a source of wealth but unleashed chaos
The people of the Witness realized that this “chaos” needed to be controlled. And Darkness offered them what the Traveler did not have: communication, thoughts, and consciousness.
So they set out to eliminate the chaos of existence and try to shape it into a form. A Final Form that better matches their ideas.
They wanted even more and therefore brought the Veil to the Traveler in the hope that this would further strengthen the connection between both entities. But the Traveler did not allow that anymore. He left their world. Or rather: he fled.
However, he could not stop the race of the Witness. On the contrary. Since they had already recognized the truth in Darkness, they now used this power for the fusion into a single being that now stands as an enemy before the Guardians: the Witness. He witnesses “the truth in Darkness” and consists of many who speak with one voice.
The being of many beings knows onlyone goal: to create the “perfect universe” and bring it into its “Final Form”. Of course, in a form that is supposed to replicate the entire reality in the way they desire. Whether that is good or bad, we do not know.
Can humanity now use the knowledge of Ahsa to their advantage against the Witness?
For the Traveler, however, this seems to mean nothing good. He is on the run and has also never been safe for long. Because he and the Veil are central elements that the Witness needs for this task.
He has come up with various possibilities and has repeatedly manipulated students so that he can reconnect the Veil with the Traveler.
The radial mast on Neomuna was one of them. Presumably, before he found out that the ghosts of our Guardians can also make this connection.
And maybe it’s already too late.
Currently, the Witness is closer to his final goal than ever before. The connection with the Veil has indeed already been established, and humanity has no way to stop him. We also do not know what will happen to us if the Witness brings the universe into the Final Form he desires. The end of everything? Or something new?
However, there is a glimmer of hope: At least the revelation in the video made it clear that the Witness only has powerful ships that have emerged from Light. Or that he has understood what the power of Darkness can do and how he uses it for his purposes. Because these two things are all that he is and can.
The Witness might be more powerful than anything we have encountered so far, but now we know: he is not an indestructible deity that cannot be harmed.
When we think about the story, two questions arise:
If the civilization of the Witness could connect with Darkness, could all Guardians also unite their power through Light?
And then there is the question of the Nine. Are they perhaps renegades from the civilization of the Witness who did not merge with him and instead, through the support of Light, make his life difficult?
So it can continue: With this information, it is fun again to think about the options. Overall, the insights from these few minutes have opened up many possibilities and allow some players to look a bit more positively at the Final Form expansion of Destiny 2 in 2024.
However, one should also be aware that Bungie will probably continue not to tell the story in the original story of a DLC.
As we have seen, Lightfall does not simply end with the campaign, and one is finished. It ends when “The Final Form”, the last DLC of the saga of Light and Darkness, begins. So in Seasons 22, 23, and later this year. It’s like a book; one does not learn the entire plot in the first chapters. And the reveal of the greatest insight into the Lightfall story was probably just the beginning. Ahsa and Sloane may still provide further information on how we can follow the Witness in or through the most likely dead Traveler.
But at least many are optimistic about the quality of the narrative from this cutscene for what is yet to come. And Cayde-6 is still waiting in the last DLC, which pleases fans of the character very much.
By the way, you won’t have to wait until next year. Bungie will present a showcase for the new DLC “The Final Form” in August. There should also be first information on how the future of the Destiny universe looks after the last DLC of the Light and Darkness saga.
What do you think of the reveal in the cutscene from week 5, and how does it affect your view of the story of Destiny 2? Do you think the division into seasons was a good decision? Or should Bungie drop such things in the first season of a DLC in the future?
And how do you feel about the fact that this could make the content in the following seasons less exciting? Feel free to share your opinions and speculations in the comments.
Or are you no longer riding the big wave and have been demotivated by the current difficulties of the loot shooter?
Actress Linda Hamilton first took on the role of Sarah Connor in the action movie Terminator in 1984. Years later, she said that she initially did not want to work with Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The first Terminator film was released in the USA in 1984. During the filming, the two actors, Linda Hamilton, who played Sarah Connor, and Terminator Arnold Schwarzenegger, got to know each other.
However, the actress mentioned that at the beginning, she had doubts about both the project and the lead actor.
Here you can see a trailer for the film:
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Terminator 1 Trailer
“It was really just another job”
For the first time, the actress revealed her initial doubts about participating in Terminator on an American talk show. It was also the first time that Arnold Schwarzenegger heard about his colleague’s concerns:
Here you can see the YouTube clip about it:
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In the new Netflix documentary Arnold, which revolves around the life of the Terminator actor, the actress went into more detail about what was going through her mind regarding the project. The Terminator did not really convince her:
It was really just another job. I didn’t think it was particularly more than other scripts that I had read. I mean, really clueless. It was a very low budget, and we were all quite new to it. I definitely had my doubts.
She also stamped the lead actor at the beginning: “According to our snobby definition, Arnold was a show-off. A bodybuilder pretending to be an actor.”
However, she changed her mind when she watched Arnold Schwarzenegger on set: “But because I was curious, I went to the sidelines and watched Arnold, and I bought it from him. The physicality and the stiffness and all the things he executed.” After that, she thought that the whole project might actually work. And it did.
In the end, Terminator became an absolute success. The estimated budget of the film is around 6.4 million dollars. As a worldwide gross, the action film managed to earn more than 78 million dollars (via imdb). Several sequels to the saga followed over the years.
In 2019, the latest installment of the action film series titled “Terminator: Dark Fate” (2019) was released. Hamilton and Schwarzenegger once again took on their cult roles as Sarah Connor and Terminator.
Another colleague also couldn’t stand Arnold Schwarzenegger for a long time. However, Sylvester Stallone and the Terminator are now friends. This was also noticeable at the tribute to Bruce Willis:
Another colleague also couldn’t stand Arnold Schwarzenegger for a long time. However, Sylvester Stallone and the Terminator are now friends. This was also noticeable at the tribute to Bruce Willis:
Final Fantasy 16 has pre-order bonuses that can only be obtained by players who pre-ordered digitally or physically before the release. We will show you how to redeem these bonuses and what you will receive for it.
What do I get as a pre-order bonus? If you pre-ordered Final Fantasy 16, you can look forward to a total of three digital items that you can collect in the game from a certain point. Here are the items you can expect:
We will now show you how to redeem the items and then obtain them in the game.
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Final Fantasy XVI Ascension Trailer
FF16: Redeem and collect pre-order bonus – Here’s how
How do I activate the physical pre-order bonus? If you pre-ordered FF16 physically at a retailer, you will receive a code. You will either get this via email or in the box that contains your disc. You then take this code and enter it as follows:
Switch your tab to the “PlayStation Store”
Now go to the three dots next to the shopping cart symbol
Now activate the dots and select “Redeem Code”
Now enter your code from the email or box
Now confirm your action and activate the code for your account.
How do I activate the digital pre-order bonus? If you purchased the digital version in the PlayStation Store, you don’t need to do anything. The system recognizes that this is a pre-order and credits you the bonuses for free.
How do I collect my pre-order bonus? To be able to collect the items, you need to reach the mission “A Chance Encounter.” That takes about two hours of gameplay. If you have reached the right point in the story, a window will appear indicating that you can now collect your items.
To do this, go to the menu and switch the tab to “System.” A smaller menu will open that you can navigate with R1 or L1. Then switch this tab to the treasure chest icon. Now you can see all your bonuses and collect them.
That’s it for collecting the items. How do you find FF16 so far? Is it as dark and exciting as you imagined, or do you not like it at all? Let us know in the comments!
Tastes are known to be different. That’s why thousands of players are arguing on Reddit about which multiplayer map is the best in history. Of course, MeinMMO editor Maik is not satisfied with the choice at all – an old map from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.
In the last few days, a huge thread has emerged in the gaming subreddit, the third-largest subreddit overall. A user named _Mr_Cheeks came up with the idea to start a thread titled: “The arguably best multiplayer map of all time…” Below was just an image:
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My lower right eyelid started twitching immediately. What is supposed to be the best map? Crash from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare? And did almost 30,000 users upvote the thread? This lame map with one of the worst sniper spots ever?
I had to take a closer look at the thread, and indeed it was one of the most interesting topics I’ve ever read on Reddit. The comment with the most upvotes calmed my eyelid: “That’s not even the best map in the game”.
Many players are sharing their experiences and favorite maps, arguing with each other in a friendly manner, and in between there’s always that typical Reddit humor.
Someone threw “Carentan” into the room and suddenly the fans of the US series “The Office” woke up – “You are sniping on Carentan!?!?” (via youtube.com).
Then the Halo faction rises up and about 200 comments revolve around the best maps of the great CoD competitor from back in the day. User DestGades writes: “That’s not Blood Gulch.” 3,700 upvotes for this comment show that at least the Xbox shooter tried.
It doesn’t take long before the first “M M M M M M M MONSTER KILL killl kill kill……” can be read, as the old “Unreal Tournament” players of “Crash” also have a twitch in their eye. And also “Dust II” cannot be missing – even CS:GO players have discovered the thread.
Which map did you think of while reading? Leave a comment.
By the way, the open beta of XDefiant, Ubisoft’s CoD competitor, runs until June 23, 2023. Here’s a trailer:
“Estate” has a large estate for exciting close combat, wide areas with elevation changes and many covers, allowing for many tactics and something for every playstyle. Back then I was terrible at Call of Duty, yet I almost always enjoyed the matches on “Estate”.
I also had a strong and nice team.
Unfortunately, over the last few years hardly any new multiplayer maps have come that really remain memorable. Maybe “Verdansk” from Warzone, if we include battle royale. But I also feel like that could be lockdown nostalgia.
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The first Diablo with open world and a mount is also included. However, PC gamers benefit much more from the loyal companion in Diablo 4, with a trick they are significantly faster than players on PlayStation and Xbox.
Can PC players ride faster? Yes, indeed, you can ride faster on PC. However, this is not directly due to the PC, but to the input devices. One should rather say that players with mouse and keyboard can ride faster than controller players.
Since you cannot use mouse & keyboard on PlayStation and Xbox, only PC players can benefit from the boost.
How does it work? The riding speed on PC apparently depends in part on the position of the mouse cursor. The further away the cursor is from the character, the faster you progress on the horse.
However, the advantage lies with the boost on the horse. The speed increases on PC when you use the boost repeatedly in succession. On consoles, the speed remains the same. If you ride side by side without a boost, there is no difference in speed.
The trick has been circulating in the community for some time. However, a thread on Reddit has revisited the topic, and it shows: Many players are unaware of it. The thread creator initially received many downvotes because he did not provide evidence for his “tip” on an older thread.
Now Competitive-Trade-16 has provided a video and shows the stark difference in speeds:
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Colleague Benedict plays on PC, I play on PS5. We tested this directly and started a small race.
Due to the high speed at the beginning, I had no chance. There was a cliff on the track where we had to dismount briefly. After that, Benedict had full boost again and could ride ahead further.
If you want to ride slower on PC, the trick works as well. If you bring the cursor closer to your character, you can trot leisurely through the area. Another trick for Diablo 4 is available in the short video:
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Diablo 4: That’s why you should check every cellar
Whether this is a bug and which input device works correctly is currently unclear. However, PC players can currently overcome shorter distances faster, especially. This is very likely not to remain the case.
The Motion Blur feature regularly causes discussions within the community. Many gamers find the feature terrible and turn it off immediately. However, some can appreciate motion blur.
Many games like Destiny 2, Hogwarts Legacy or Fortnite have one thing in common: They all offer the feature “Motion Blur”. This function exists in almost every AAA title and also in many smaller games on Steam.
But the feature, which is called “Motion Blur” in English, is controversial among many gamers. Many don’t like it or turn it off right away. Someone writes on reddit:
I think we can all agree that the vast majority of gamers HATE motion blur, and for good reason.
Only the racers among the players enable the effect
What is Motion Blur anyway? When you chase a car through the street canyons of New York, the car remains sharp while the buildings blur: Things around you blur while your character, the car, or whatever you use to move remains sharp. If you jump around wildly in an RPG in third person, the environment becomes blurry while your character remains clearly visible.
Why do many players turn it off? Especially in hectic games, such as shooters or fast action games, motion blur is quickly perceived as disturbing. Important things blur or opponents can no longer be clearly targeted. For example, a gamer writes on reddit that it mainly depends on the game:
Motion blur is a matter of content; a racing game without motion blur has no sense of speed, a shooter with motion blur – no thanks.
Another adds:
Motion blur looks good in racing games, especially in games before 2010, but in FPS and RPG games, it gives me headaches.
Especially competitive gamers, who play Call of Duty or other shooters, quickly turn off features like motion blur, as it creates distractions in accuracy.
A good example of what motion blur looks like in games can be seen in the following video on YouTube:
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Who even likes the feature? Primarily players who play racing games remain loyal to motion blur and use it. Because while the car remains sharp, everything around it blurs. This makes it feel faster and more intense than without.
Are there any other effects? No, as motion blur usually has little impact on overall performance. If you turn off motion blur, it initially has little effect on your FPS, unless the function is poorly implemented. Then turning it off could indeed lead to FPS spikes.
Why do many developers integrate the feature? Motion blur and other similar effects convey a greater sense of speed. This is used more frequently in games because it should make games appear more realistic and “cinematic”. Many large studios implement this feature in their games.
Furthermore, as explained by the online magazine PCGamer, such effects help “smooth the appearance of a game, especially in games rendered at 30 frames per second or less.” This was important especially at a time when consoles couldn’t render more than 30 FPS.
With motion blur enabled, you then get the feeling that the game runs smoothly in games under 30 FPS. Because instead of stuttering jumps, you see streaks. For gamers who are using weaker hardware, this feature can therefore also be a blessing while others complain about it.
High refresh rates of 120 Hz or more often make motion blur effects unnecessary. Because 120 FPS always looks smoother than artificial motion blur created with software.
Whether a fast 120 Hz panel truly makes you a better player has been tested by a YouTuber together with the “shooter god” Shroud. Whether it really makes you better can be read on MeinMMO:
A submarine on its way to the Titanic has disappeared without a trace. Now some details are coming to light, such as the technology that was supposedly used to control the submarine. And it is said to have been a commercial gaming controller from Logitech.
A submarine with several tourists on board, who wanted to explore the wreck of the Titanic, has disappeared without a trace. According to media such as ABC, there were two millionaires on board, a millionaire’s son, a pilot, and a researcher.
So far, neither the submarine nor the crew has been found. However, it has now been discovered that the submarine was supposedly controlled with a gaming controller from Logitech. At this time, this assumption has neither been confirmed nor denied.
Logitech gaming controller costs 40 euros on Amazon
In the course of these investigations, some users have noticed interesting details about the submarine, such as the retrofit of an old Logitech controller from 2005 that is used to control the vessel. A video showing the controller has been shared by Dexerto on Twitter. Here you can see a member holding the controller:
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The device is a wireless Logitech F710 with a symmetrical button layout, like those known from Xbox controllers. The two thumbsticks are located at the front and the remaining buttons are arranged in the back half.
You can currently get the Logitech controller on Amazon for around 40 euros. The wired version is now available for around 25 euros:
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The person who is said to have controlled the submarine has slightly modified the controller. To control the submarine with it, the joysticks were replaced with two modified joysticks that are somewhat larger. Therefore, a modified version of the controller is used.
The popularity of such old controllers is also demonstrated by a manufacturer that has now introduced a “new” product. This is an ancient Xbox 360 controller that is still very popular today. A design that many manufacturers still copy and sell:
The controversial streaming platform Kick has just snatched two of the biggest English-speaking streamers from Twitch: the Canadian Félix “xQc” Lengyel and the American Kaitlyn “Amouranth” Siragusa. They have also made an offer to one of the largest German streamers, Marcel “MontanaBlack” Eris, but he has to behave.
Why is he talking about a switch? The streaming platform Kick, announced in December as an alternative to the supposedly unrealistic Twitch, has been attracting numerous streamers for months.
Many criticize the proximity to the controversial online casino Stake and thus to gambling, but admit that a bit of competition could do Twitch good. Streamers would benefit in the long run.
Twitch, on the other hand, has become unpopular with changes to the sub-split and advertisement guidelines. MontanaBlack is already dissatisfied with his streaming home, since they threatened to ban him from the platform. So he is ready to switch and is making no secret of it, but until now there simply hasn’t been a real alternative for him.
Currently, Kick is also not an option for the 35-year-old, and there is a reason for that: He does not want to jeopardize his good reputation that he has worked so hard to earn.
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Career and Life of MontanaBlack in 2 Minutes: What Makes Him Unique?
MontanaBlack does not want to be the ‘scapegoat’
What does MontanaBlack think of Kick? The streamer revealed in May that he received an offer from Kick for a ‘double-digit million amount’. However, he also stated that it would have to be at least double that to throw away his ‘good standing’.
Moreover, the deal would have to include enough to give something back to his business partners. Although he has not accepted the offer, MontanaBlack thinks the platform is good. In a stream, he recently talked again about why he still cannot switch.
What is the problem with Kick? As MontanaBlack says, he has remained ‘clean’ in the last two – well, one and a half – years. He has had no headaches, no major shitstorms. With that, he has built a ‘brand-safeness’ that would be gone if he made the switch.
If he were to switch, the 35-year-old said, it would be said everywhere that ‘Uncle Monte’ is going to a casino platform:
I don’t want to be the scapegoat and get talked down to again by all of these […], that I’m switching to a platform that is supported and built by casino money. Then I’m the idiot again.
You can find the entire video here. In it, MontanaBlack also talks about hypocrisy in society and why smaller streamers sometimes prefer to say what people allegedly want to hear. From around 5:50, it’s about Kick.
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What could motivate him to switch? Additionally, MontanaBlack says he is working on some larger projects, partly for already 2 years. These projects are supposed to come this year, but he would need the support of other people and companies.
If he were to switch to Kick, he would risk that none of these projects would materialize. The streamer subtly points out several times that the platform would have to significantly increase its offer to compensate for the damage to his image and any loss of advertising partners.
However, MontanaBlack does not explicitly rule out at some point switching to a platform like Kick. But it doesn’t necessarily have to be called Kick, because with Rumble, there is another live streaming provider that wants a piece of the Twitch cake.
In addition, rumors persist that the online TV station Joyn, which already collaborated with MontanaBlack and other big German streamers, could launch its own streaming platform. It remains to be seen how the German streaming landscape will develop.
What motivates streamers to switch at all? There are indeed several reasons for a switch to Kick. Not all of them have to do with gambling, even if some casino streamers have fled there after Twitch’s new guidelines have harmed them significantly.
Additionally, Kick attracts with a sub-split of 95/5 and a slightly looser interpretation of the rules. However, not everything is allowed, as xQc experienced when he started streaming entire movies on the platform immediately after his switch.
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In Pokémon GO the popular GO Fest is taking place again this year. New content has now been announced that will make the event even better. We at MeinMMO will show you what that is.
What event is this about? On August 26 and 27, 2023, the big GO Fest 2023 is taking place in Pokémon GO. At this global event, you can look forward to plenty of wild spawns, strong raid bosses, and cool bonuses.
After the first information about the habitats and spawns was recently announced, Niantic has now provided additional updates.
So you can look forward to really strong raids, a long-awaited Pokémon, and new event attacks.
What exactly to expect is summarized below.
All raid bosses overview for the GO Fest
This year’s raid battles will be interesting for most players in multiple ways, as they offer a good mix of strong attackers and cool, often long-awaited costume Pokémon. Especially shiny hunters will get their money’s worth.
On Sunday, Mega-Rayquaza will also make its debut in the game. Trainers have been waiting for this for months.
In the following overview, we show you all the raid bosses from both days and which ones you can catch as Shiny (*) with a bit of luck:
Raids
Raid Bosses
Level-1 Raids (Saturday and Sunday)
Pikachu with Quartz Crown* Pikachu with Pyrite Crown* Pikachu with Malachite Crown* Pikachu with Aquamarine Crown* Viscora*
Level-2 Raids (Saturday and Sunday)
Rocara
Level-3 Raids (Saturday and Sunday)
Snorlax with Cowboy Hat*
Proto Raids (Saturday and Sunday from 10 AM to 11 AM)
Proto-Kyogre* Proto-Groudon*
Mega Raids (Sunday only)
Mega-Rayquaza*
You have to keep this in mind: As Niantic further informs, the costumed Pikachu will alternate on the first day of the event according to their habitats in the game. Proto-Kyogre and Proto-Groudon will only be available in raids on Sunday from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
If you want to secure a strong specimen or are looking to collect Proto energy, you should plan for this already on Saturday.
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Mega Rayquaza appears in Pokémon GO
Why are the raids so strong?
Proto-Kyogre and Proto-Groudon: Especially these two proto Pokémon will be very popular among trainers during the GO Fest. This is mainly because Proto-Kyogre and Proto-Groudon are among the strongest attackers of their type. The GO Fest thus offers you the opportunity to collect a lot of Proto energy and catch a strong specimen. With a bit of luck, even as Shiny.
Mega-Rayquaza: And Mega-Rayquaza is also one of the highlights of the event, as players have been waiting for the monster’s debut for months. During the global GO Fest, Mega-Rayquaza will thus be available in the game for the first time worldwide. Those who have a ticket to one of the live events can secure it there already.
It has an enormous attack value, which, with a suitable moveset, will make it one of the best dragon and flying attackers in the game.
And you should take the opportunity to secure a strong specimen and a lot of Mega energy.
Whether it will remain in the Mega Raids afterwards or will disappear again is still unclear at this time.
What you should still know about Mega-Rayquaza and what it has to do with a new evolution item, we will show you in the following article:
Snorlax with Cowboy Hat: Last year, trainers who participated in the live events for the GO Fest were able to encounter Snorlax with a cowboy hat. The disappointment was all the greater when it was not available during the global finale event .
Now every player finally has the opportunity to secure the costumed Pokémon, which is why the raids are sure to be well attended. Especially shiny hunters could take their chance here. Snorlax is also suitable as a strong gym defender.
Exclusive event attacks for 8 monsters
In addition to the strong raids, 8 monsters can also look forward to exclusive event attacks again. In this case, Roserade can even benefit from a fast and charged attack.
How to get the attack? To secure the attacks, you must evolve the respective monsters during the event accordingly and they will automatically be assigned these. Alternatively, you can also teach them these attacks later with the help of a charged TM.
What attacks are available? The following monsters can learn such an exclusive event attack when evolving:
Metapod to Butterfree: Bug Bite (fast attack)
Sandshrew to Sandslash: Night Slash (charged attack)
Clefairy to Clefable: Pound (fast attack)
Trapinch to Flygon: Earth Power (charged attack)
Shuppet to Banette: Hex (charged attack)
Metang to Metagross: Meteor Mash (charged attack)
Roselia to Roserade: Bullet Seed (fast attack) and Weather Ball (charged attack)
Additionally, there are expected to be even more wild spawns during the GO Fest. The following additional Pokémon and Shinys have been announced in addition to the previously known Pokémon in their respective habitats:
How do you like the contents of the global GO Fest? Which of the monsters are you aiming for? And were you hoping for more monsters? Let us know here at MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with others.
In 2013, DOTA 2 introduced the Battle Pass as the first game. In 2018, Fortnite made it famous. Since then, it has been included in almost every free-to-play game. But now DOTA 2 is also the first game to consciously refrain from this monetization method. Valve says: The Battle Pass has become so large that it consumes all resources. We no longer want that.
What is a Battle Pass?
A Battle Pass is a relatively inexpensive item that you can buy in a game’s shop: It’s like a “treasure chest, whose doors only gradually open.”
The player must actively play a game and earn experience points or complete matches to progress further in the Battle Pass and unlock new rewards, which are usually cosmetic in nature.
The item serves as an alternative to subscriptions or loot boxes and is intended to help finance the development of a live-service game. Meanwhile, the Battle Pass has become so popular and is considered such a “golden goose” for games, that it also simply migrates into full-price titles, like in Diablo 4.
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Dota 2 – The New Frontiers Update
Fortnite earned $5 million in a day with Battle Pass – Since then, everyone does it
This is the story of the Battle Pass: The Battle Pass was introduced in 2013 by DOTA 2. It was launched on the occasion of the big tournament “The International 2013”: 25% of the revenue went into the prize pool of the tournament.
The concept of the “Battle Pass” truly became popular only in 2018 with Fortnite. It was estimated that Epic sold about 5 million Battle Passes during the free-to-play game in a single day, generating $50 million.
The breakthrough of the “Battle Pass” as the preferred means of monetization was fueled by increasingly strong complaints and reservations against loot boxes, as users do not know what reward they will receive. With a Battle Pass, this is predictable in advance.
What does Valve say now? In a new blog post, Valve announced (via DOTA 2) that after a decade of DOTA 2 and Battle Pass, they learned that the Battle Pass has become too large and causes problems.
According to the developers, the Battle Pass has become a massive thing that consumes almost all the time, ideas, and resources of the team working on DOTA 2.
Therefore, they have no ideas or time left for anything else:
When we realized this, we consciously decided at the beginning of the year to try a small experiment: We allocated part of the resources that are normally dedicated to developing Battle Pass content to updates, of which we did not know how they would be received by the community, including new features and content that do not fit into a Battle Pass. While work on future updates is still ongoing, the first of these has already been released: The gameplay update “New Horizons” or 7.33 would not have been possible if we had only focused on developing Battle Pass content.
Thus, the new update “New Frontier” and 7.33 only came about because they focused on it instead of on the Battle Pass.
The drawback of a Battle Pass is also that most players would never have bought it.
Now, the response to the new patch is so positive that they have decided to create fewer cosmetic items for the Battle Pass and invest more into updates.
DOTA 2 is the biggest game on Steam after CS:GO. The patch that the developers are talking about was indeed massive:
Oscar winner Oliver Stone criticizes the disconnect from reality in modern action films. They are more like video games than real movies.
In an interview with Variety, Oliver Stone criticizes the current film landscape. The 76-year-old has a hard time with some modern films, as they are more like video games.
He mentions a specific franchise: He saw John Wick 4 on the airplane, and the film was simply “incredibly disgusting.”
The director himself is known mainly for his political films. However, his own works have also come under criticism: The gangster film Scarface (1983), for which he wrote the screenplay, as well as Natural Born Killers, which he directed, have been accused of glorifying violence.
Despite this, Stone doesn’t care for the popular “John Wick” franchise:
Maybe I saw G.I. Joe when I was a child. But [Keanu Reeves] kills three-, four hundred people in this damn movie. And as a war veteran, I must say that not a single one of them is believable. I understand that it’s a movie, but it has become more of a video game than a movie.
The Oscar winner criticizes the disconnect from reality in films. The audience might enjoy it, but he finds it boring.
However, Oliver Stone emphasizes that his problem has nothing to do with the franchise specifically, but rather with the film industry as a whole. Even Marvel’s superheroes and the turbo-action of Fast & Furious come under fire:
How many cars can crash? How many stunts can you perform? What is the difference between Fast & Furious and any other movie? It’s just one thing after another. Whether it’s a superhuman Marvel character or a human being like John Wick, it makes no difference.
It’s not believable.
The filmmaker accuses the decision-makers in Hollywood of being “idiots” who only go along with the trend. He wishes for more courage to take risks with films (via 3D Juegos).
Oliver Stone is not the only one who criticizes the lack of realism in some films. The space agency NASA once published a list of sci-fi films that are the farthest from reality.
In Pokémon GO, a particularly exciting Pokémon is about to be released: Mega Rayquaza will soon appear in the game. We summarize all the info.
This is Mega Rayquaza: Since the introduction of Mega Evolutions in Pokémon GO, trainers have been eagerly waiting to see when Mega Rayquaza will appear. The Mega evolution of the legendary dragon Pokémon has the potential to become one of the most powerful monsters in the game.
When will Mega Rayquaza appear? There are four dates when Mega Rayquaza will appear this summer.
The local GO Fest in London
The GO Fest in Osaka
An additional GO Fest in New York City
And the most exciting release: The global Pokémon GO Fest. Mega Rayquaza is scheduled to appear on Sunday, August 27, 2023.
For visitors of the three live events, Rayquaza will appear in the host cities. However, Mega Energy and the evolution item “Meteorite” are only available if you’ve purchased a ticket for the respective GO Fest on-site.
If you don’t have a ticket for these events, the global GO Fest is the moment when you can obtain Mega Rayquaza.
How Mega Rayquaza works in Pokémon GO
This is how you evolve Mega Rayquaza: To trigger the Mega evolution of Rayquaza, you need to teach it the charge move “Zenith Storm”, which is based on the main games.
However, this can’t be done just like that, you need a new evolution item: a “Meteorite”. You’ll receive this by completing field research tasks at GO Fest 2023.
This is what makes Mega Rayquaza so powerful: Rayquaza is already among the best attackers in Pokémon GO. With the Mega evolution, its stats are significantly boosted, dealing much more damage.
But that’s not all: Similar to Proto-Groudon and -Kyogre, Mega Rayquaza provides strong bonuses in raid battles. Your teammates generally deal more damage when Mega Rayquaza is in play. Additionally, attacks of the following types are further boosted:
Flying
Psychic
Dragon
This will make some of the best raid attackers even more dangerous, especially when considering Mewtwo or powerful dragon Pokémon. Additionally, you’ll earn extra candies, XL candies, and XP when catching monsters of these types while having Mega Rayquaza active.
The head of XDefiant is a passionate shooter player and shares with you his favorite weapon setups from the open beta.
XDefiant is a new first-person shooter being developed by Ubisoft and is set to be released in summer 2023. Various PvP modes are played such as domination and payload, where you play with different factions from Ubisoft titles.
After a closed test of XDefiant took place in April 2023, the shooter currently invites you to an open beta. This has been playable since June 21 and offers the opportunity to try out the various weapons and their setups before the release of the shooter.
Who is it about? Mark Rubin is the executive producer at Ubisoft and the head of XDefiant. On Twitter, the developer is very communicative and passionate about XDefiant.
But Rubin does not only talk about identified bugs, updates, or future plans, he also actively plays the shooter himself. For the open beta, he has now shared two weapon setups that he is currently having a lot of fun with.
a P90 setup
a vector setup
We have translated and recreated Mark Rubin’s setups for you in German, so you can test them in the limited-time beta.
What are weapon setups? In XDefiant, there are 24 weapons with 44 different attachments. You can decide for yourself what components your weapons consist of. Your choice then affects various factors such as firing rate, damage at medium or short range, or ADS time.
Overall, you can change five out of seven components per weapon. The available options are: the muzzle, the barrel, the front grip, the sight, the magazine, the rear grip, and the stock.
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XDefiant Game Overview Deep Dive Trailer
XDefiant head shows off his favorite weapon setups
Mark Rubin’s P90:
Mark Rubin’s P90 setup relies on the “fast fire” barrel for an increased firing rate and combines it with a magazine that reduces reload time. Additionally, a muzzle is installed that increases damage at short and medium ranges. The “super light” front grip further increases your character’s movement speed.
Muzzle: barrel extension
Barrel: fast fire
Front grip: super light
Sight: reflex
Magazine: rapid magazine
Rear grip: /
Stock: /
Rubin refers to the P90 setup on Twitter as his personal go-to loadout, as the submachine gun has received a buff with the open beta and now has a higher headshot multiplier (Patch notes via Ubisoft.com).
Mark Rubin’s Vector .45 ACP
With his vector setup, Mark Rubin focuses on high movement speed and fast movement. He achieves this through the “folding stock”, light barrel, and the “super light” front grip. Rubin forgoes a sight in favor of the barrel extension and the extended magazine.
Muzzle: barrel extension
Barrel: light
Front grip: super light
Sight: /
Magazine: extended magazine
Rear grip: /
Stock: folding stock
According to Rubin, the vector setup offers one of the fastest barrel speeds in the game and “shreds” opponents, especially at close range (via Twitter). However, as it is said to be weak at long distances, you must try to get as close to your opponents as possible.
Bonus: M60 machine gun setup from the closed beta
During the closed beta in April 2023, Rubin occasionally showed weapon setups that convinced him. One of them is for the M60 machine gun and is said by Rubin to “melt” the health bars of your opponents (via Twitter).
The core aspect of the M60 setup is primarily the increased firing rate in combination with an increased reload speed.
Muzzle: muzzle brake
Barrel: fast fire
Front grip: vertical
Sight: reflex
Magazine: rapid magazine
Rear grip: /
Stock: /
XDefiant is just one of a total of 7 online shooters set to be released in 2023. We have summarized in a list on MeinMMO which exciting titles are also scheduled to be released:
In an upcoming game on Steam, you can befriend various dinos and run a farm together.
What kind of game is this? Paleo Pines is a farming game like Harvest Moon or Animal Crossing, set to be released on September 26, 2023, for PC via Steam as well as for Nintendo Switch, PS4/PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.
Paleo Pines is set on the island of the same name, where dinosaurs live peacefully alongside humans. This sets the farming game apart from titles like ARK: Survival Evolved, where many dinos are out to get you.
If ARK was too complicated or difficult for you, in Paleo Pines, you can spend your days relaxing with various dinos.
What is Paleo Pines about? One of the dinos in Paleo Pines is “Lucky,” a Parasaurolophus you have known since it hatched from an egg.
Actually, there are other Parasaurolophus living in Paleo Pines, but they have disappeared. Together with Lucky, you embark on a quest to find their companions and encounter various dino species that you can also befriend.
With your new dino friends, you can then build a farm and fully dedicate yourself to agriculture. The dinos themselves help with the daily tasks of a farmer, handling the plowing and planting of fields or watering the plants.
If you want to take a look at the gameplay of Paleo Pines, we’ve included a gameplay trailer here:
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Paleo Pines shows in the gameplay trailer how you run a farm with your dino friends
What does the trailer show? The gameplay trailer shows us a small town with NPCs living in it, as well as various dinosaurs roaming the wilderness of the island. We also see the character editor of the game.
Shortly after, the trailer showcases the actual gameplay of Paleo Pines and presents how a player uses different dinos to establish a farm, prepare food, and feed wild dinos to befriend them.
Additionally, the trailer gives us a glimpse of the NPC merchants and quests that Paleo Pines has to offer.
All in all, Paleo Pines aims to be a cozy game where you can relax and engage in gardening without danger – a game concept that dino fans rarely experience. In games like ARK: Survival Evolved or Exoprimal, the prehistoric creatures often want to put you in danger.
Diablo 4 gives you the opportunity to communicate with other players through emotes. There is a wheel available that already has various functions preset. With a few small adjustments, however, this inconspicuous feature can become a powerful tool.
This is what you are doing wrong: If you call up the emote wheel using the “E” key (PC) or the “up direction button” (PS5, Xbox), you will find functions there by default to greet other players or to quickly leave a dungeon.
To the left and right of the standard wheel, there are two more wheels that are likely largely empty for you. What many do not know: you can completely freely assign many different functions to all wheels.
This is how to use the emote wheel correctly: By using the “Customize” button or the corresponding button on your gamepad, you can customize the emote wheel. This way, you can reassign all slots and even overwrite presets.
However, you not only have emotes available, but a ton of other options:
Scrolls that are especially useful for Hardcore mode and PvP
Additionally, you can also assign every slot in the wheel to social interactions, such as a group invitation, an enemy marking for PvP, or an invitation to a group or trade. You can find more about this in our guide to trading in Diablo 4.
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Diablo 4: Do you forget to use your elixirs? This trick helps you.
Assign emote slots to hotkeys – Here’s how
To have even faster access to your items and functions, you can also assign each individual slot in the emote wheel to its own hotkey. To do this, navigate to the game menu:
Options
Controls
Wheel
Here you can specifically assign keys and activate the corresponding slot in the wheel by pressing them. This helps you escape particularly critical situations and even prevents embarrassing mistakes that could cost you your character:
Blizzard has announced the release date for patch 10.1.5 in World of Warcraft. This will bring not only a new mega-dungeon and many revisions, but also a series of daily quests that are viewed very controversially.
When will patch 10.1.5 be released? The new update entitled “Rifts in Time” will be released on July 12.
What’s included? The highlights are:
The new mega-dungeon “Twilight of Eternity” with 8 bosses
Time rifts will appear as new events in the open world
Temporarily, there will be the Kalimdor Cup where you can dragon ride in the old world
However, the daily quests in collaboration with the Bronze Dragonflight are causing the greatest discussion with this update. They are partly criticized for their difficulty, and one quest was even completely removed before release.
WoW: Patch 10.1 Ember of Neltharion is live – Here is what to expect starting now
The horse of Arthas and the death of Amber Kearnen
Which quests are viewed critically? Part of the new update revolves around “Unraveling the Threads of Time” in the Threshold of Aeons. Every day there is a new quest in the inn in Thaldraszus where you have to complete various tasks that occurred in the past.
You need to ensure that the event really occurs. However, this is difficult with some tasks.
An example is the quest about Amber Kearnen, an agent from SI:7. She appeared in several expansions but was murdered in Legion, found with a knife in her back. We have to restore this sequence and even become the assassin who commits the act.
There is criticism that theoretically we could secure the continuity of the timeline even without killing Amber, as the message she carried with her would have still been delivered.
In another quest, we have to bring frozen stones to Lordaeron to ensure that Invincible, Arthas’s horse, falls and he has to redeem it. This was a defining event for the young prince and had an impact on his further development into the Lich King.
However, one of these daily quests went too far and received so much backlash that Blizzard has since removed it from the game. It revolved around Alexstrasza and her captivity by the Dragonmaw clan.
How is the patch received? Even though the daily quests received some criticism, the patch is seen very positively overall. It has an acceptable scope and certain breadth, so that everyone has something to do – especially through the dungeon and dragon riding.
On Twitter and Reddit, several small details are also praised, including:
New elements that will be configurable in the UI
Quests related to the dungeons can now be found directly in the dungeons
Players who have already defeated Garrosh in the Siege of Orgrimmar can now skip the event with additional characters
The general release rhythm is also positively highlighted. Only 10 weeks will have passed between the last major update 10.1 and the upcoming patch. The next update is expected in autumn, before patch 10.2 comes later in winter.
What do you think about this new “interim patch”? Are the changes appealing to you?
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Sometimes gamertags just fit like a glove. With the Twitch streamer “bushcampdad”, the name is the game, as he reached the highest rank in the ranked mode of Fortnite while camping. He rarely gets kills.
Who is the streamer? “bushcampdad” writes in his Twitch info that he is 50 years old, has 2 sons, and is not good at Fortnite. He camps in the game while working on his laptop. On Twitch, he has 582 followers.
He seems to live for camping in games, as he uses the keywords camping, bushcamping, bushcamper, and treecamper to describe his livestream, in addition to his name.
With his play strategy, he has success. He reached the highest rank in the ranked mode – and that without much effort.
Here you see the trailer for Chapter 4 Season 3 in Fortnite:
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Fortnite: The Official Gameplay Trailer for Chapter 4 Season 3
What is his strategy? In a stream from June 15th, you can see from 44:30 how bushcampdad lands in a treetop and waits for a few minutes. As the storm approaches, he sets off for the new zone.
He crouches behind a box to apparently keep camping, but is then killed by a shot from a sniper from another player. He finishes in 5th place in the match and reaches the “Unreal” rank in Fortnite’s ranked mode.
You can see his reaction in the clip:
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In the next match, bushcampdad sits for several minutes in the water at the edge of the zone – actually a completely open target for all opponents. Only when he eventually takes some shots does he seem to “wake up”, say “Oh”, and swim off.
If you click through the stream videos and clips of bushcampdad, you see time and again how he is either standing or crouching and waiting. Sometimes in bushes, sometimes in treetops, sometimes behind boxes, sometimes in open water.
“The ranking system is miserable”
How does he react to the rank? bushcampdad says, “And now? I am at position 28,960, I guess?” Shortly after, he wonders in the stream if he can still climb higher on the ranked ladder.
The ascent was noted by Twitter user AussieAntics. On June 16th, he posted a screenshot with the Unreal rank of bushcampdad and commented on it:
The 50-year-old Twitch streamer “BushCampDad” just reached the “Unreal” rank by camping in every game without getting a single kill.
What are the reactions? The tweet received hundreds of comments. The user LegitRyanBlake writes: “The buddy found a way to invest zero effort and climb faster.”
In the comments, there is discussion about ranking up in the ranked mode. “Gowdiablo” notes that it must have to do with the general statistics. He hardly climbs, even though he got a win with 3 kills. It is “strange how you rank up.”
trey12_forever writes: “It depends on when you get the kills.” Gowdiablo replies that the point is that he is working to climb and “this guy gets 0 kills and top 3 and reaches Unreal? That makes no sense.”
The user censuall notes: “This shows that the ranking system in this game is miserable.”
Twitter user haruoce reacts with “Apex Moment” to the tweet, referring to the ranked system of Apex Legends, which has upset many players. One expressed his displeasure in a particularly creative way.
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You find Fallout 76 great, but the FPS give you headaches just like me? Then I can reassure you, because those times are over for the next-gen consoles. So fire up your consoles and from now on wander through the wasteland with splendid 60 FPS.
Fallout 76 has been through a lot since its release in 2018. Bugs, low FPS, and stuttering, broken and forbidden items that divided the community. A lot of time has passed since then and many problems have also disappeared from the forests of West Virginia.
The only thing that bothered me and some other players was the performance of the game. The delivered 30 FPS were not only ugly but often disturbed the experience in Fallout 76. Because of this, I could neither enjoy the game nor play without complaints, because after just 2-3 hours of grind, I always got headaches.
I had hoped since my beginnings two years ago that Bethesda would finally show mercy and conduct a next-gen patch or upgrade to at least polish up the new consoles – in vain – until today.
Bethesda is always up for a surprise, as the developers released their latest update “When the Stars Align” on June 20. The update not only brought new bosses, weapons, and events, but also some “Quality of Life” improvements.
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Fallout 76: Trailer for the new update – “When the stars are in favor”
A big update like the previous ones that always ushered in a new season, but this time it was different. So I downloaded the 23 GB on my PS5 and wanted to revisit Fallout 76. However, when I examined the menu and the new game board, I noticed that the images were displayed more fluidly.
I didn’t want to voice my suspicion to avoid being disappointed in the end, so I loaded a public world and logged in. Upon arriving in West Tek, I moved my player and right at the first moment I threw my controller on the sofa. I couldn’t realize that I was seeing Fallout 76 – in 60 FPS.
A secret change that certainly no one expected, because the developers mentioned nothing of it in their patch notes (via fallout.bethesda.net). I read these three times and found nothing about it. An error or intentional? Well, both cannot be ruled out, and without a confirmation from the developers, we can only speculate.
However, I believe that this is intentional. Bethesda had already announced in advance (via fallout.bethesda.net) that they would let Fallout 4 shine in a new light. Players should be able to play the fourth installment of the series in 4k and with 60 FPS in 2023 when the next-gen update is released.
So far, it is still unknown when the next-gen update for Fallout 4 will be released, but I believe that the improved performance in Fallout 76 should be a first sign in that direction. A gift and a test to see whether the plans behind the polishing of Fallout 4 bear fruit – and they do.
Moreover, this secret change shows me that the developers have not forgotten their online game and their community. They are constantly working to further develop the game, and for me as a passionate fan of the wasteland, I can only welcome such a step.
If you have put down Fallout 76 because of the graphics, I can understand you. But with this change, you should perhaps give the game another chance. Personally, I have gotten back into Fallout 76 and this time I could even put down my controller without headaches.
Were you as positively surprised by this change as I was, or did you expect that Bethesda was already working on a polished version for the next-gen? Let me know in the comments!
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MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus has been playing Diablo 4 regularly since its release. Probably more than most casuals, yet less than all the pros. His insight: after a certain level, the actually boring, “rare” items suddenly become much more interesting than their legendary counterparts. This has its pros and cons.
However, since about level 70, I have noticed: I pay much more attention to the “yellow” items than to legendaries. How comes?
That’s why I’m excited about yellow items: Diablo 4 has an interesting system with legendary aspects. This allows me to remove powers from legendaries and transfer them to other items.
This makes rare, i.e., “yellow” items suddenly much more valuable than at the high levels of Diablo 3 or in Diablo Immortal. Because it is much more likely to find a strong yellow item than a legendary that directly represents an upgrade.
When farming, this means that I always take a close look at which of my found items is better than what I am currently wearing before selling or breaking them down. This takes a bit longer, but is part of the player experience for me: I have to decide much more carefully what is worth it for me.
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When should I break down or sell items in Diablo 4?
Legendaries are still important, but now I’m more flexible
I play my own Blizzard build for the Sorceress, which I have been refining since around level 40, seeing how I can get better. Accordingly, values like frost damage or skill points in certain skills are important for me.
Legendaries remain a fundamental part of loot. Whenever one drops, I check whether the effect helps me and is better than what I already carry. Then the item is taken to the occultist, and I keep the aspect on hand until I find a yellow item that I can upgrade with it.
Through the system, the joy of finding a legendary is somewhat dampened, but yellow items are no longer just junk. And when one of the particularly rare “uniques” appears, it directly results in even more dopamine.
You can find the best builds in our tier list for Diablo 4. You can see some older gameplay from my build here.
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Diablo 4: Blizzard build for the Sorceress in gameplay in the Lightwatch at World Tier 3
Where do I get the best items? At the moment, I farm for maybe 1-2 hours a day, and I invest more playtime in secondary characters to check out all classes before season 1. To avoid getting bored, I vary my farm:
2-3 nightmare dungeons, with which I can also upgrade glyphs
However, the very best items are only available under certain conditions and only from special enemies, at least according to the current state. Here you need enormous luck for a really good roll:
