The Haukke Manor Dungeon (Hard) in Final Fantasy XIV is already 9.5 years old. However, if players are not careful, they can still wipe there damn fast.
Actually, most dungeons in FFXIV are very easy, especially those from the early “A Realm Reborn” days. The old mechanics and simple fights will only elicit a tired smile from most players. But there is a level 50 dungeon whose final boss can still take down careless players even today.
This is the Haukke Manor (hard): The dungeon is a continuation of the normal Haukke Manor, which players can enter during the main story quests starting at level 28.
It is an old estate that has been overrun by demons, and you must defeat their leader Halicarnassus. It is precisely this demoness that can dismantle newcomers as well as veterans even after more than 9 years, as a post on reddit demonstrates.
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Here’s how the mechanic works: Halicarnassus summons several trash monsters during the fight. They actually need to be beaten down by the players before they turn their attention back to the boss.
In such an old dungeon as Haukke Manor (hard), the mechanics are often ignored by the players. After all, they want to get through quickly, and the most direct way to do that is usually to just destroy the boss. Although players are reduced from level 90 to level 50 upon entering, they are still extremely fast thanks to gear and balance adjustments.
The boss Halicarnassus is a non-embassy who ate the soul of the owner of Haukke Manor.
That’s why Halicarnassus is often just zerged down, as you can see in the video. The problem with this is that the trash mobs do not simply disappear. As soon as the boss reaches certain percentage of HP, she eats the mobs and uses an attack whose strength is based on the amount of remaining HP.
If the trash mobs have full HP at that moment, it leads immediately to a wipe. In the video, that would have also happened if the tank hadn’t reacted quickly and triggered a defensive Limit Break for the entire group. He was able to mitigate the damage just enough to prevent it from becoming a group-wide one-shot.
But even players who know about the mechanics must be careful not to deal too much damage. Thanks to the high gear level and balance adjustments, it can happen extremely quickly that the boss unintentionally falls below the HP threshold, leading to a wipe for the group.
What’s behind it: Such HP-based mechanics were often present during the early days of FFXIV in fights. Bosses like Ifrit, King Mogul Mog, and Leviathan had minimum HP thresholds that could only be exceeded after correctly executing certain mechanics.
Most of the time, wipes are not serious. You lose nothing except for a few minutes of time. However, they can still be annoying if, for example, a group member doesn’t listen and just keeps hitting the boss.
In some FFXIV player circles, there is therefore the insider joke “Respect the mechanics”. This refers to old mechanics that must still be executed and cannot be ignored, or else it would lead to a wipe.
This kind of mechanics has become increasingly rare over time, and some bosses have even been revised so that this mechanic was removed from the fights. The developers have resorted to other methods to wipe the floor with players. Many of these can be found in the ultimate raids:
Currently, the demand for loot boxes and skins in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive seems to be huge. The trade in digital items is booming, but where does the high interest come from?
What’s the deal with CS:GO cases? In CS:GO, many players trade cosmetic weapon skins on digital marketplaces that can be obtained through so-called cases, i.e., loot boxes. Some items are so highly sought after that they are sold for extremely high sums.
The market surrounding CS:GO cases is currently booming. According to several analysis websites, the demand for loot boxes seems to be exploding right now.
Here you can see a trailer for the game CS:GO:
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Counter Strike: Global Offensive Trailer
The interest in skins in CS:GO seems to be huge right now
According to the analysis website CS:GO Case Tracker, around 39.5 million loot boxes were opened in March 2023. This is more than in any month since the site has existed (January 2022).
Especially compared to February 2023, when there were “only” 27.7 million opened cases, the number in the following month increased by more than 10 million units.
Screenshot of opened CS:GO cases in overview, via csgotracker.com
Dotesport.com reports over 100 million $ USD that players are said to have put into opening loot boxes within these 30 days. However, we have not yet been able to confirm this figure with the analysis websites.
Also, the marketplaces where players trade skins and cases are currently receiving a lot of visits. When looking at analyses of the CS:GO marketplace on Steam at CSGO-Skins.gg, an increasing interest can also be recognized.
But not only the markets surrounding CS:GO are currently very much in demand. The game itself recently broke its own player record.
The graphic on SteamDB shows the highest peak of players in CS:GO on March 16, 2023, with 1,519,457 people (as of April 17, 2023).
How did the rush for CS:GO loot boxes come about? The hype around CS:GO and the skins was probably fueled by the big upcoming update of Counter-Strike 2.
Especially since Valve has already announced on the official Counter-Strike 2 website that the players’ inventories will remain and all items from CS:GO will also be transferred to the update.
Because currently, the number of players in CS:GO is the highest it has ever been, this naturally also affects the skin trade. A larger player base means potentially more people opening loot boxes and trading skins.
Odablock, a Twitch streamer and YouTuber, primarily creates content about the MMORPG Old School RuneScape. However, he was recently banned there – unjustly, as he believes. In a video, he explains the situation from his perspective and confronts an employee of Jagex.
What exactly happened? On April 13, Odablock uploaded a video on YouTube in which he reports that two of his accounts in Old School RuneScape were permanently banned. He speculated that a certain employee from the developer Jagex might be the reason.
Two days later, the streamer released another video titled “The Disgusting Corruption Within Jagex”. In it, he describes in more detail what he believes is the reason for the ban and where he sees corruption within the company.
He claims that the employee Mod Trident, an anti-cheating specialist at the company, is responsible for the ban. This employee has a relationship with a RuneScape streamer who wants certain people banned, even though she allegedly has a shady past herself.
Here you can watch the video, but we summarize the key information in the article:
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What do the developers say about the accusations? There is no official statement from the developers regarding the allegations. As of now, on April 17 at 2:00 PM, Odablock is still banned.
Odablock is upset about Stella, suspects that her boyfriend is the one who banned him
What does the streamer say? Odablock emphasizes right at the beginning that his criticism is directed at one person in particular and that most employees at Jagex are respectful. He then reads the message regarding his ban. It states, among other things:
The anti-cheating team contacted us after they conducted a routine check and informed us that two of your accounts were banned – Bald and Omar.
The reason for the bans is the significant hours of paid account service on both accounts. The team was extremely thorough in its investigation to ensure the information was accurate.
Translation: the player supposedly paid others to play his account. This is against the terms of service. Although Odablock is allowed to ask questions, the decision regarding the bans is final.
The streamer expresses his irritation over these statements:
His account Omar has never paid for a service.
However, he shares the account with two good friends, which is not prohibited, as the developers themselves emphasized in a livestream.
He did pay someone two years ago to play the account Bald from level 90 to 94, but why would that show up now during a routine check? And even if it did, the paid time would not justify a permanent ban when comparing his bans to those of others.
Odablock also has other accounts where he bought gold for real money, and even one where he openly stated in a livestream that he had purchased services. However, those accounts were not banned.
He suspects that the Jagex employee Mod Trident and his girlfriend, the Twitch streamer Stella, have specifically targeted him. The two have confirmed that they are a couple.
How did he come to this conclusion? The ban came shortly after the streamer had gathered a large amount of in-game currency. He acquired this from his community as a “entry fee” for clan events. For safety, he confirmed this with Mod Trident to avoid accidentally getting banned.
He received the green light from the developer. The conversation can be seen in the video.
However, Odablock suspects that with his event he has now become a significant competition for the streamer Stella, as she is doing the same with her community. This resulted in his ban.
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What is the problem with Stella? Odablock has obviously little regard for Stella. In his video, he emphasizes that some players in Old School RuneScape have cheated in gaining in-game currency and owe debts equivalent to $50,000 to other players.
She is also said to have sold in-game currency for real money multiple times. In the past, she was even banned for this.
Mod Trident is said to have previously banned people for Stella as well. Odablock cites an example of a player who supposedly cheated in Stella’s deathmatch events. Since these deathmatches are not an actual game mode but merely a community event, the banned player did not violate any official rules but was still punished.
Furthermore, it is noticeable that after Odablock’s ban, all recordings on Twitch from Stella were deleted.
What’s next? It is also noticeable that many friends and acquaintances of Odablock have been banned for various reasons. In-game, there were also protests from his community demanding his unban.
The streamer has now made it his mission to take revenge and “expose everything”. He also urges his viewers to report the actions of Jagex.
To learn more about the game RuneScape in general, check here:
The developers of Pokémon GO have made several changes to the game in recent months that have upset the trainers. We at MeinMMO would like to know from you whether you still play the game at all.
What changes are we talking about? Various changes have been made to Pokémon GO in recent months that have deteriorated the gameplay from the perspective of many players. In particular, the home bonuses introduced during the Corona pandemic have been removed or at least worsened.
Instead, players are supposed to go outside more, meet other trainers, and explore the area together, according to Niantic. However, a large part of the community is still not fully on board with this. Especially the recent adjustments to the remote raids have angered many players and have led to strong criticism.
That is why we want to know how you currently view the game and whether you still play it despite the numerous changes.
Large protest wave due to the remote raid changes
There is currently a lot of dissatisfaction in the community, as shown by the meme shared by Twitter user JreSeawolf from the Reddit community.
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In recent months, Niantic has made some changes that many trainers find incomprehensible. After initially reducing the effectiveness of smoke during standstill, shortening community days to 3 hours, and removing the weekly 1 coin box, trainers had to accept restrictions on the popular remote raids just a few weeks ago.
In early April, the developers decided to limit daily remote raids to 5 and significantly increase the costs for passes. As a result, it has become even more difficult for players in rural areas to obtain legendary Pokémon. This has led to a large wave of criticism, leading to the creation of a petition.
Content creators and some players have also written an open letter to the developers that outlines the disadvantages of the change and calls for a different solution, such as bonuses for playing on-site. However, there has been no response from Niantic so far.
After the remote raids were adjusted, we wanted to know in another survey whether you still buy remote raid passes despite the high prices, with a clear result. Accordingly, 2,428 readers no longer want to invest money in the passes.
However, this is apparently not enough for some players. They are now so annoyed by the many negative changes in the game that they are even threatening to boycott Pokémon GO and stop playing on social networks.
That is why we want to know from you how you currently feel about this. Are you one of the trainers who are currently not playing anymore, or has it not affected your gameplay? Please feel free to vote anonymously in the following survey:
However, it remains to be seen whether Niantic will take the current protest action seriously and reconsider their changes. Should there be any statement from the developers, you will find out from us at MeinMMO.
What is your opinion on the numerous changes? What bothers you the most about them? Or do you not find it all that bad? Please feel free to tell us in the comments.
Achievement points in World of Warcraft are actually worthless – and yet some collect them diligently. One player has 40,000 of them and reports on his hunt.
Achievements or also known as successes have been a controversial topic in World of Warcraft since their introduction with the pre-patch of Wrath of the Lich King. Some find the hunt for achievement points pointless, while others find their main motivation to play in it. Nate642, a Reddit user, probably belongs to the latter group, who boasts about his achievement.
What has Nate accomplished? In the World of Warcraft subreddit, he posted a screenshot where he proudly presents his accumulation of a total of 40,000 achievement points. He also asks: ‘What does this ‘outside’ actually mean?’ sarcastically implying that he basically never leaves his apartment and instead farms achievements.
Out of a total of 4,676 achievements, he has completed 4,503 – that’s just over 96% of all achievements available.
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Nate still has the biggest gaps in PvP and exploration. The achievements for a high rating in arenas or rated battlegrounds pose some difficulties. However, some friendly community players have already offered to help him get the achievements ‘quickly before the start of Season 2.’
Which achievement is the most annoying? Nate642 is particularly annoyed by one achievement that was introduced with patch 10.0.5 and the Trading Post and has become unreachable for a whole year. To achieve the ‘Trading Post Enthusiast’ achievement, it is necessary to accumulate the maximum amount of traveling points over a total of 12 months. However, this is only possible at the earliest in January 2024. Until then, it will not be possible for anyone to complete all current achievements in WoW.
But Nate also found some other achievements particularly ‘painful’. Especially achievements that simply take a lot of time without any interesting mechanics or accomplishments, he finds exhausting. Completing 10,000 pet battles proved to be a true test of patience – but the various achievements surrounding archaeology in ‘Warlords of Draenor’ were also tiring and consumed many hours.
Does Nate have tips for collectors? If you want to gather as many achievements in World of Warcraft as possible, Nate642 recommends always taking a look at the comments on wowhead for the individual achievements. There, you often get tips and tricks from other players who have found a much more pleasant way to achieve certain achievements, saving you a lot of time.
How many achievement points have you achieved in World of Warcraft so far?
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A YouTuber receives a graphics card. It’s broken because it wasn’t mounted properly. And this mistake, he explains, is made regularly.
The YouTuber KrisFix is an electronics and repair technician. In his latest video, he received an RTX 4090. The graphics card showed severe artifacts and intermittently a black screen.
In the video, he explains that the cause of the problems lies in the way it was installed in the PC. Because the GPU wasn’t properly secured and was “hanging through.” This means the graphics card is tilted in the system and over time stresses the connection.
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New graphics cards are (too) big and heavy
What is the problem? Graphics cards are connected to the motherboard in gaming systems via the PCIe port. For small graphics cards, this is usually completely sufficient to stabilize the graphics card.
However, the problem is that graphics cards have been getting bigger and heavier for some years now. With increasing performance, manufacturers come up with new and sophisticated cooling systems to transport the heat away from the chip. As a result, graphics cards are becoming quite monstrous. Just recently, a user messed up his system because he bought a huge GPU and wanted to fit it into his system at all costs. The result looks quite terrible.
What should gamers keep in mind? When you mount the graphics card, the size and especially the weight put stress on the PCIe port. It is important that the GPU is additionally connected to the case or secured with a bracket.
Some manufacturers already include a bracket in the package that is intended to prevent the graphics card from bending. If there isn’t one included with the GPU, you can get a bracket for under 10 euros on Amazon:
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Can such errors be corrected? In principle, it is possible, but the path there is tedious. YouTuber KrisFix shows in his video that the problem can be solved by remelting and resoldering the VRAM chips onto the board. But for that, you need the right tools and sufficient experience. KrisFix is already a professional technician; most of you probably are not.
His tip: Secure your graphics card properly and you will benefit from your valuable technology for many years. Those who do not take care of their hardware should not be surprised by damaged or broken components.
Cleaning your gaming PC thoroughly once in a while can also be worth it:
An upsetting story comes from the USA. In a convenience store in the 20,000-person town of Mill Creek, there was an attack. Two boys shouted at an adult man, calling him an “NPC”: the man pursued the boys into a store and stabbed an 11-year-old boy with a knife. The boy is in serious condition.
What is known about the incident: The police report that the attack occurred on Wednesday evening, March 22 (via heraldnet).
It involves two boys, one 13 years old and the other 11 years old, and a 29-year-old man. The trouble began outside a “Dollar Tree” store.
The boys reportedly referred to the man as an “NPC.” Consequently, the man followed the children into the store and stabbed the 11-year-old with a knife. The blade he was allegedly using is reported to be between 13 and 15 centimeters long, according to the police. He also attempted to stab the 13-year-old.
“NPC” as a battle word to defame liberal thinkers
What does NPC mean? “NPC” originally means “non-player character” in video games. Since 2016, there has been a meme around the term. Here, “NPC” describes a person who cannot think independently. People with right-wing views use the term to attack liberal thinkers.
The term saw a renaissance in 2022 among people around controversial influencers like Andrew Tate on TikTok (via tiktok). It is claimed that people are arguing for a currently trending topic without truly engaging with it and making a conscious choice. Like NPCs, these people are said to have no independent free will. In Germany, similarly minded people use terms like “sheep” or “sleeping sheep” in a similar manner.
This is what the police found: According to the report, the injured boy was found in the back of the store, with an employee beside him.
The man sat in front of the store and was arrested without resistance. He is now facing two counts of first-degree assault. He had never been previously criminally active. The police found a blue knife sheath in one of his pockets.
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How does the boy explain it? The 13-year-old speaks with a website. Apparently, the boys shouted “NPC” out of sheer exuberance when they saw the man, not expecting him to react that way and pursue them. Even when he was following them, they didn’t take it seriously.
They thought that if they could make it into the store, they would be safe:
When I saw that he pulled out a knife, I understood that it was no joke.
Boy in serious condition at trauma center, mother raises money
What happens to the man? The court has set bail at $500,000. He is currently in jail.
What about the boy? The boy was initially hospitalized and later transferred to a trauma center.
His mother is raising money for an operation via GoFundMe and says the boy has injuries to his lung and liver. He spent three days in intensive care. So far, $6,250 has been raised to cover the cost of the operation.
The woman says her name is Shanai and that she is a single mother of three children. She is swallowing her pride and asking the community for help because her family needs assistance now. The mother hopes to turn the tragedy into a story of triumph.
Both mothers of the boys say: they moved to Mill Creek because they thought it was safe there. But after the incident, they no longer feel safe even in the small town. There are junkies, homeless people; nowhere feels safe anymore. Both say they want to be more vigilant with their children and also with the surroundings.
There are repeatedly alarming cases of violence that we report on MeinMMO:
In League of Legends a new exploit has emerged in recent days, since Saturday. The supporter Tahm Kench, a big fish, can teleport all over the map and even kill opponents at their fountain.
His ability “W – Dive into the Abyss” allows him to dive and resurface at his target. He then deals damage to the target and knocks it up.
Normally the W works at a maximum range of 1,200 – but since a new patch, the king of the river teleports all over the map.
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What is known about the exploit? Reports about the exploit emerged over the weekend, starting Saturday, on reddit.
The YouTuber “Vandiril” also released a video on Saturday showing the exploit, which has already received 330,000 views.
The video shows that Tahm Kench can repeatedly teleport to the outer edges of the map, appearing in unexpected places and getting kills: it is a very strong exploit: at one point he teleports to the enemy fountain and kills a wounded player in the actual safe zone.
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LoL players hope for a quick fix for the exploit with Tahm Kench
How players are reacting: On reddit one user says:
“To be honest, seeing that in a normal game is quite funny. But others do it in ranked to ruin the mood of players. I hope they fix it quickly in a patch.”
LoL has so many champions and has been around for so many years that after new patches there are always exploits that can reach spectacular proportions:
In Pokémon GO, you can quickly sort your monsters using filters and tags. We at MeinMMO will show you how to use both functions and what you should consider.
What functions are we talking about? With daily catches, the Pokémon storage fills up relatively quickly. To separate the wheat from the chaff, you have the option in Pokémon GO to sort your monsters using various filters or assign them tags.
We have summarized below how this works and what you should consider.
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All filters in Pokémon GO and how you can use them
What are these filters? In Pokémon GO, you can not only sort the caught specimens according to various criteria, such as name or last catch. You can also use the search function to get a specific selection of monsters.
We have summarized all the filters you can currently use in Pokémon GO for you and explained what they show you. For better clarity, we have divided the numerous filters into the following 5 categories:
The following search criteria include the general information of the monsters, such as their name, nickname, Pokédex number, or their region:
Filter
What is being searched?
Pikachu
If you enter the name of a Pokémon, such as Pikachu, all monsters with this name will be displayed.
+Pikachu
If you add a ‘+’ before the name of the Pokémon, all monsters with that name and its evolutionary stages will be shown. In the case of Pikachu, this will also display Pichu and Raichu.
MeinMMO
If you have given a monster a nickname, for example, ‘MeinMMO’, you can specifically search for that Pokémon by entering the name.
150
By entering a number, you can search for the respective entry behind this Pokédex number. Thus, with the number ‘150’, all Mewtwo in your collection will be shown.
1-151
By adding a hyphen, you can search for all monsters in a certain Pokédex range. In the example, this would be all monsters of the first generation.
Kanto
If you enter the name of a region (Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Galar, Alola, Kalos) in the search, only monsters that first appeared in this region will be displayed.
XXS
This filter shows all Pokémon of size XXS.
XXL
With this, you can see all Pokémon that are of size XXL.
Search by types and attacks
To be well prepared for the next battle, you can filter your monsters by types and attacks. You can also see which Mega evolutions you can perform, which monsters are weather boosted, and where you have special attacks.
Filter
What is being searched?
Plant
By entering your desired type, such as ‘Plant’, you will see all monsters from your collection that possess this type.
Plant&Poison
By adding an ‘&’ between two types, Pokémon will be displayed that possess both types.
@Plant
If you enter ‘@’ in combination with a type, you will filter for all Pokémon that have attacks of this type.
@Charm
If you enter an ‘@’ in the search and add a specific attack, for example, ‘Charm’, then all your monsters with this attack will be shown.
@Counter&@Body Slam
If you want to get all monsters with a specific moveset, you need to combine the respective attacks with an ‘&’. In the example, this would be all Pokémon with the moveset “Counter and Body Slam”.
@3Ghost
If you add the level of the attack between the ‘@’ and the type, all fast and charge attacks of this type will be displayed. In the example, you would filter for all monsters with fast ghost charge attacks.
@special
By entering ‘@special’, you will see all monsters that have an exclusive attack, such as Flora Statue for Venusaur.
@Weather
With this, you will see which monsters in your collection have their attacks currently boosted due to the weather.
Mega evolution
By entering this, all Pokémon will be shown that you can currently Mega evolve.
mega1
If you search for ‘mega’ in combination with the numbers 1 to 3, all monsters that have the respective mega level will be shown. In the example, those would be all with the base level in Mega evolutions.
Strength of Pokémon
To find out how strong your monsters are or to conduct targeted searches for WP and HP values, you can use the following filters:
Filter
What is being searched?
0*
Each monster can receive a rating of 0-4 stars based on its values. Here, 0 is the worst and 4 is the perfect Pokémon. By entering the respective number in combination with a ‘*’, all monsters with this rating will be displayed.
3Attack-value
If you enter the desired rating (0-4) in combination with the respective attribute (Attack-value, Defense value, HP), all monsters will be displayed that have the respective rating in this area.
WP500
With this filter, all Pokémon with a WP of your specified number will be shown, in the example 500 WP.
WP400-500
If you set an upper and lower limit, combined with a hyphen, all your monsters that have a WP between these values will be shown, for example from 400 to 500 WP.
WP500-
If you only add a hyphen, without setting an upper limit, all monsters with the entered WP or more will be shown, e.g., 500 and more.
WP-500
If you write the hyphen instead between ‘WP’ and your number, all monsters with this WP or less will be shown, in the example 500 or less.
HP100
With this entry, all monsters with this HP value will be shown, e.g., 100 HP.
HP100-200
As with the filter for WP, you can also search for upper and lower limits for HP if you combine them with a hyphen.
HP100-
With this entry, all Pokémon with the specified HP will be shown or higher. In the example, that would be 100 HP or more.
HP-100
With this, all Pokémon that have your desired HP value or less will be shown. In the example, this would be all monsters with 100 HP or less.
Attention: Pokémon that are currently injured and therefore have no HP are not considered in the search for HP. Also, be careful when searching for the attribute to ensure you put a hyphen between ‘Attack’ and ‘Value’.
Search by age, distance, or evolution
Especially when trading, it can be useful to choose monsters that were caught far apart or have a certain age. To filter these, you should use the following search terms:
Filter
What is being searched?
Age0
This filter allows you to search for Pokémon that you caught during a certain time. With ‘Age0’, all monsters from the last 24 hours will be shown. With ‘Age1’, all Pokémon caught from 24 hours to 48 hours ago.
Year2016
By entering ‘Year’ and any year, all Pokémon that you caught in that searched year will be shown, e.g., 2016.
Distance500
By entering ‘Distance’ and any number, all monsters caught within the corresponding radius of your current location will be displayed, e.g., 500 km.
Distance500-
If you add the entry with a hyphen, all monsters are filtered that were caught in a radius of the specified number or further from your current location. In the example, that would be 500 km or more.
Distance500-1000
By setting a lower and upper limit, you can restrict the radius accordingly. In the example, all Pokémon caught at a distance of 500 km to 1,000 km from your current location will be shown.
evolve
All monsters that you can currently evolve will be shown through this filter.
new evolution
With this, all monsters will be shown through which you can generate a new Pokédex entry. However, note that you may not be able to perform these directly, as you may be missing candies or the corresponding requirements.
evolve&new evolution
With this combined search, all monsters will be shown that you can evolve immediately and at the same time generate a new Pokédex entry.
Monsters that can only evolve using items can be found by entering ‘item’.
Filter for specific types of Pokémon and tags
If you are looking for specific monsters that you have hatched or to which you have assigned a tag, you can use the following filters:
Filter
What is being searched?
hatched
With this, all Pokémon that you have received from eggs will be shown.
onlyhatchlings
With this filter, all your baby Pokémon that can only hatch from eggs will be displayed.
legendary
This filter will find all legendary Pokémon in your collection.
mysterious
This will show you all mysterious monsters that you have in your storage.
Ultra beasts
By entering ‘Ultra beasts’, all your Ultra beasts will be shown.
Crypto
To have your Crypto Pokémon at a glance, you can search for them with this filter.
Redeemed
This will show you all redeemed Pokémon.
costumed
With this filter, all costumed monsters that you could catch at special events will be displayed, e.g., Pikachu with flower crown.
shiny
If you want to review your shiny collection, all monsters can be found with this filter.
traded
With this search function, you can find all monsters that you have received in a trade from a friend.
Lucky
If you conducted a lucky trade with a friend, you can display your collection of lucky Pokémon by entering ‘Lucky’.
Defender
By entering ‘Defender’, all Pokémon that are currently defending a gym for you will be shown.
Favorite
This filter shows all monsters that you have marked as favorites.
Buddy0
This will show you which monsters you have not yet had as buddies.
Buddy1
If you search for the word ‘Buddy’ in combination with the numbers 1 to 5, all monsters that you have had as your buddy in the game and that have the corresponding buddy level will be shown. 1 stands for the monsters with which you have not yet earned a heart. For the numbers 2-5, you orient yourself based on the levels Good Buddy, Super Buddy, Hyper Buddy, and Best Buddy.
#powerup
If you want to search for your tags, enter a ‘#’ with the respective name of your tag in the search box. In our example, this would be the tag ‘powerup’. All monsters that you have assigned this tag will now be shown.
How to easily search in Pokémon GO
How can you search in Pokémon GO? To filter the monsters by the mentioned criteria, you need to do the following:
First, open your Pokémon storage.
Now click the “Search” field at the top.
You can now enter your corresponding search filters here or select one of the suggested criteria, if this fits you.
Through “Show more”, you can see further suggestions.
How to use filters
What should be considered? When filtering your monsters, you should always pay attention to correct spelling; otherwise, the search query will not work correctly.
By entering “&”, you can combine requests and thus filter several criteria. Thus, the input ‘costumed&Pikachu’ will show you all costumed Pikachu. With a comma, you can expand the search to several parameters. The input “costumed&Pikachu,Eevee” will thus show you all costumed Pikachu and Eevee.
What are tags? As an addition to the filter function in Pokémon GO, you can create so-called tags. These are a type of categories that you choose yourself and assign to your monsters. They help you structure your Pokémon storage better.
This is especially useful when you want to sort out certain monsters and are waiting for a timely event where you can benefit from a sending bonus. But tags are also a good idea for selecting monsters you want to trade or level up.
How can you use the tags? To be able to use the tags, you first need to create them. Proceed as follows:
Open your Pokémon storage.
Click on the “Tags” tab in the upper left corner.
Now you can assign a new tag with the “+” symbol at the bottom left.
Give it a name, choose a desired background color, and confirm your entry with “Done”.
How to create tags
Now your tag is saved, and you can add your desired monsters. You can do this either within the tag itself by opening the tag and clicking the Pikachu icon at the bottom left. However, assigning tags is easier via the normal view of the Pokémon storage:
Search for your desired monsters, e.g., using the filter function.
Select the corresponding monsters by holding them down.
Now select the “Tag” button.
A list with all the tags you own will now appear. Click on the desired one and confirm with “Done”.
If you haven’t created a tag yet, you can do this in the list by clicking on “Add new tag”.
Alternatively, you can also add a Pokémon to the tag as follows:
Click the monster.
Open the menu bar via the 3 lines at the bottom right.
Click on “Tag”.
Select the tag accordingly.
You can tell if a monster has a tag by the small label icon next to its name in the general overview.
How do you like the filter and tag function in Pokémon GO? Have you tried it yourself? Feel free to let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with other trainers about it.
More than 2,400 Steam users rewarded a review under the game Warlander with a thumbs up. However, the comment was banned and all those Steam users also received a penalty. In the meantime, however, the Steam support responded and lifted the restrictions.
When considering buying a game on Steam, one’s gaze often drifts to user comments. There, other players provide more or less helpful reviews or tips, which can also be rated.
With the buttons “Yes” (thumbs up), “No” (thumbs down), “Funny” or “Price” one can express their gratitude toward the author.
However, the voting function became a downfall for some players because they gave a thumbs up to a review of the Steam game Warlander.
Here you can see a trailer for the game for which the review was written:
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Warlander: Announcement Trailer
The Steam review was classified as “potentially dangerous”
Which comment was it? The Steam user FREEDOMS117 posted a negative review of Warlander. In it, he criticized the anti-cheat software of the game, calling it “suspicious.”
He stated, “It runs even when the game is closed, including the tray icons” and “it seems to be sending some data packets to Japanese IPs while the game is already closed.” Then, FREEDOMS117 explains how to completely uninstall Sentry Anti-Cheat. The comment was considered one of the “most helpful” user voices with 2,439 upvotes and several hundred ratings, as PCGamer reported. Also, in a community discussion on Steam, there is mention of almost 2,500 votes.
In mid-April, the comment was banned. The reason: “The review was banned by a Steam moderator for violating the Steam terms of service […].” (via steamcommunity). The author’s account was restricted for 30 days, and FREEDOMS117 could no longer use community features.
But even the Steam users who rated his review positively were punished: Their accounts were also restricted: They were unable to cast community votes for reviews for 30 days.
How does Steam respond? In the meantime, the restrictions on all affected accounts have been lifted early. FREEDOMS117 posted in the community discussion the response from Steam support:
They explained that a moderator mistakenly interpreted the review as a guideline on how to bypass anti-cheat software:
“Our moderators watch for content that describes how to cheat or how to manipulate anti-cheat systems. That violates our rules, and it seems that our moderation team mistakenly identified this in this case, which led to the banning of the post.” However, FREEDOMS117’s review technically does not fall into this category.
Due to the moderator categorizing the comment as “potentially dangerous” for others since some of the steps require changes to the registry, both the author and the voters’ accounts were restricted.
They plan to unlock the comment as well, but suggest explaining the complex issue in detail in a Steam guide and “with a note that the steps are taken ‘at your own risk’.” Additionally, they would also review the developer’s behavior that was criticized in the reviews.
With Mad World, a new MMORPG is released, focusing on a creepy story full of choices, bizarre graphics, and hardcore gameplay. The release will take place on April 26, and owners of Founders Packs will even get to play this week.
What exactly is Mad World? The Free2Play MMORPG takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where humans try to survive against demons. In particular, the crazy graphic style and the 2D look stand out, reminiscent of H.P. Lovecraft’s dark settings.
On Steam, the developers describe their game as a “Hardcore MMORPG full of despair with an open world.”
There are no classes; instead, the six different weapons determine your playstyle. Each weapon has a very large and complex talent tree with many choices.
You control your character either with mouse clicks or WASD.
Fights are action-packed. You must actively dodge, and for boss opponents, you will need to develop special strategies.
In PvE, you can expect dungeons, raids, and boss fights requiring a minimum of 24 players.
PvP takes place in special areas.
You can organize into tribes and wage wars against other tribes.
Mad World will be available on Steam, in a standalone client, and as a browser game. It targets PC gamers, but it could theoretically also be played on mobile devices. However, there will be no support for the Steam Deck at launch.
When exactly will Mad World be released? The official release will take place on April 26 at 3:00 PM German time. There are also pre-order packages with early access. Depending on the package, you can start as early as April 23 or even April 21, each at 3:00 PM.
Here you can watch gameplay for the PvE endgame:
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Mad World – Trailer for PvE
Story full of moral choices and betrayal
What are the highlights of Mad World? A core element of the game is the story. It is not only extremely dark but also forces you to make decisions constantly – but with consequences.
For example, you could be thrown out of a safe refuge if you do not fulfill every wish of the local mayor. You can execute traitors or show mercy. Moreover, it often happens that you are betrayed by supposed friends.
In beta tests, the story received much praise, although it was criticized that some translations are a bit clumsy. Mad World is developed by Jandisoft, a new Korean studio, some developers of which previously worked on the MMORPG classic Metin 2.
The second feature is the very tight and complex gameplay. According to the developers, you will fail at bosses and must first learn their abilities and routines before you have any chance.
Additionally, there are complex talent trees, an example of which you can see in the gallery above. These offer 758 different perks.
How is the game financed? Mad World is basically free but offers pre-order packages ranging from $10 to $100. These include early access to the game, currency for the real-money shop, and special titles and skins.
The real-money shop offers level boosters, costumes, and additional inventory space. In addition, there will be a battle pass with both free and paid versions.
Who is it interesting for? Mad World is aimed at players looking for a complex MMORPG in the style of Path of Exile, but with a unique graphic style and guild battles in the endgame. However, it will likely fill more of a niche and is not for the general audience.
What do you think about Mad World? Does this MMORPG appeal to you?
A gamer has built a powerful system. However, despite the fastest graphics card, he only gets extremely low FPS in Microsoft Flight Simulator. The solution to the problem is quite simple.
The user reached out on reddit to the community and explained that he would like to play the Flight Simulator. However, as soon as he enters big cities, the frame rate collapses. Meanwhile, YouTubers with the same system can play much better. He writes:
Please help me, my performance in the MS Flight Simulator makes no sense, my setup is almost as high-end as it can get, 4090+5800X3D+32GB RAM. And I still get a slideshow in all major cities. I’ve tried everything: YouTube videos show my exact hardware and settings and achieve 100+ FPS in New York!
A solution is indeed in sight, but it might not please everyone.
Turn off setting or reinstall Windows
What is the solution to the problem? As some users explain, the issues for the Flight Simulator are not unusual. Many players have the problem of suddenly getting abysmally low frame rates in large cities on their systems. In fact, there are two approaches to solving this:
Either you can turn off certain telemetry data for accuracy (geography). The map in the game then becomes less accurate, but the frame rate recovers.
Or you can reinstall Windows to eliminate the problem.
The second idea is not liked by most players, as reinstalling Windows is not exactly a task of a few minutes.
For the user with his RTX 4090 who is complaining, reinstalling Windows actually solved the problem.
What can you do if the FPS is very low? Basically, you should first check the game’s requirements. If your hardware is too weak, then the game “stutters.”
If your hardware is officially fast enough, then it’s already worth turning off or reducing some settings in the game to narrow down the problem.
An update of your graphics card software can also work wonders, as manufacturers often integrate small performance fixes into their software. Especially if you want to play brand new games, it’s often worth taking a look at the patch notes from AMD and Nvidia.
However, it’s best to have your old GPU software as a backup in the background, in case the problems unexpectedly become larger. Because in this case, you can reinstall your old software suite.
Another option would be to thoroughly clean your gaming PC. Because dust and dirt block fans, and your hardware can overheat. In this case, your hardware throttles down to cope with the heat.
How bad a PC can look after several years if you don’t clean it was recently shown by a gamer:
A developer who works at Naughty Dog (Last of Us) talks about Star Wars Battlefront 3 and its cancellation about 14 years ago. He says players were robbed. The game was incredibly good back then and almost finished.
Which game are we talking about?
It is about the “original series” of Star Wars Battlefront, released in 2004 and 2005. At that time, it was available for PC, the original Xbox, and PlayStation 2. The two shooters were developed by Pandemic Studios for Lucas Arts.
The PS2 version of Battlefront 2 had an 84% on Metacritic – the user score is even at 9.0. It was a “commercial success” that also received good reviews.
In 2014 and 2017, two other games were also named Star Wars Battlefront 1 and 2. Again, there was never a third part. The games were developed by DICE for EA.
A trailer for the “new” Battlefront edition:
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Battlefront 2: Gameplay Trailer
It was a crime that Star Wars Battlefront 3 was canceled back then
This is what the developer says: In a tweet from April 16, Michael Barclay says:
I feel it has been long enough to come forward now and say: Star Wars Battlefront III would have been really fantastic. And that it was canceled just before the finish line is an absolute crime.
Players have no idea what they were robbed of.
He doesn’t reveal any further details, but he seems confident that players were deprived of a gaming masterpiece about 15 years ago,
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Who is speaking? According to his profile on Linkedin Barclay is currently the Lead Designer at Naughty Dog, but from 2007 to 2008 he worked for “Free Radical Design” for 16 months on “Star Wars Battlefront 3” and took care of the level design for single player and multiplayer.
The second Star Wars Battlefront 3 was also never released
What about the “new Star Wars Battlefront 3?” Star Wars Battlefront 2 (2017) turned out to be a PR nightmare for EA. When it was released, there was a huge controversy that EA supposedly wanted to take money from the youth and pervert the innocent love for Star Wars.
EA then had to remove the loot boxes. The team worked for years, until 2020, to make the game a really good shooter. But apparently, even then, there was no air left for a third part.
However, a Star Wars Battlefront 3 was never announced. Since January 2022, it has been known that EA had no interest in a third part and would develop the Star Wars license in a different direction.
Unfortunately, a strong third part of Battlefront would have certainly done well for the gaming market in 2009 and 2019:
In Final Fantasy XIV there are seasonal events that return every year at about the same time, and special events such as collaborations with other games. This ticker will collect the announced events and present them along with their rewards.
Here’s what these events are about: It has become common in MMORPGs for developers to hold annual events that take place around Easter or New Year. FFXIV is no exception and also brings a number of its own “home-made” events to the table.
Most of these seasonal events bring new short quest lines and mini-games that you can complete for rewards. In this ticker, we reveal to you which events are still coming up in the near future.
As of April 17, 2023: Information about the Mog event has been added.
Mog Mog Collection – April 24 to Release of Patch 6.4 at the End of May
This is the event: The Mog Mog Collection is a recurring event where you can collect unusual Allagan stones over several months. You can then exchange these stones in the three main cities of Eorzea for stylish cosmetic items.
Included are:
Mounts
Companions
Hairstyles
Equipment
Furniture
Sheets of music and more
You can exchange the stones with traveling Moguls that you can find at the following locations:
Here you can find the Moguls
Here’s how you get the stones: The unusual Allagan stones of deception that you need for the rewards come from a variety of raids, dungeons, trials, and PvP content. These include:
The Tower, Paradigm Breaker, and Castrum Meridianum – Praetorium ⇨ 7 stones each
The Puppet Fortress ⇨ 6 stones
The Copied Factory ⇨ 5 stones
PvP: Hidden Gorge, Onsal Hakair, Field of Honor, Seal Rock, Outer Ruins ⇨ 5 or 3 stones each
Shipwreck Island, Tam-Tara’s Deep Grave (hard), Castrum Meridianum – Outer area ⇨ 4 stones each
Porta Decumana, The Fortress of Szemael, Chainsaw Cry, Sunken Temple of Qarn ⇨ 3 stones each
Every fight in the Alexander raid, Diamond Blitz, Samargdstorm, Ruby Fire (Unleashing Mode) ⇨ 2 stones each
What rewards are available? At every “Mog Mog Collection” event, there is an item that is exclusive to the respective event and cannot be obtained anywhere else. It is always a cosmetic equipment item that has no status values but can be interesting for collectors among you.
In this collection, it is a Quiexie earring that can be exchanged for 100 stones at the Mogul. Other cosmetic items include mounts like the Magitek Predator or Ixion, which cannot be purchased at the market board.
From left to right: Quiexie Earring, Megalotragus Mount, Abanischer Braid.
Many players also use the event to earn additional Gil. Items like the hairstyle “Abanischer Braid” or the mount Megalotragus can sell on the open market for over a million Gil. Although the price will surely drop with the start of the event, you can stockpile the items and wait for a good opportunity to sell.
There are also the yellowed Mythril cards. They guarantee when used that a portal to the treasure dungeons appears, where you can make good money with some luck. Therefore, it’s worth covering yourself with the cards and then gradually checking them with friends over the months.
These events are also coming: After the Easter event, the Gold Saucer event continues at the end of spring. In June, summer events such as the Fire Moon Festival or at the end of summer the anniversary celebration of FFXIV are already ahead.
As soon as the start times for these events are known, we will update them in this ticker.
Warcraft could soon receive a series or even another movie. Where do the rumors come from? Blizzard is fueling them itself.
Warcraft fans have had to endure, with gritted teeth, that more and more successful video game franchises have been given their own TV adaptations in recent years. Dragon Age, Witcher, League of Legends, Dota, and several others have received their own series, and most of them have done surprisingly well. But now some hints have rekindled hope – as Warcraft or other Blizzard universes could receive new adaptations.
Where does the hope come from? Even though it requires a bit of wishful thinking, the ambiguous statements come from Blizzard. On Twitter, the user “DNAngel” stated that we “need a sequel for the Warcraft movie” and tagged Blizzard as well as Mike Ybarra. He responded:
For a movie, I’m not sure, but there are certainly some stories we want to tell.
It is particularly noticeable that Ybarra tagged Chris Metzen in his tweet. Because his current position at Blizzard is somewhat uncertain and not clearly defined. He was indeed hired a few months ago as a “Creative Advisor” and was supposed to help the World of Warcraft team with the story for the future, but he is to “work on other projects in the growing franchise” thereafter.
These could be games – but a movie or series is also possible.
Why now? In recent years, adaptations of video games that have been equipped with a corresponding large budget have been extremely successful. Whether one looks at Arcane, Witcher, or Cyberpunk: Edgerunner, all have been well received by fans. The year 2023 is no different. “The Last of Us” is the most successful series of the year, and the Mario movie is currently the most successful theater film of the year.
The “curse” that long hung over video game adaptations seems to be broken. It would therefore only be logical for Blizzard to consider bringing Warcraft back to the big screen or to TV sets.
How likely is that? It is hard to say at this current time. Of course, the statements from Metzen and Ybarra on Twitter could simply be considerations that mean nothing yet. However, it is also conceivable that Activision Blizzard wants to try again after the great success of video game series and films in recent years.
As soon as there are more reliable information about it, we will, of course, report on it.
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Since 2020, it has been known that Riot Games is working on an MMORPG set in the world of League of Legends . But in 2023, bad news is piling up for the LoL MMORPG. After the head, Ghostcrawler, a second key person is also leaving: Principal Game Designer Justin Hanson.
What is the bad news?
Justin Hanson is leaving the project. On April 14, he announced: That was his last day at Riot Games (via twitter).
Hanson was one of the key people for the game alongside Game Director Ghostcrawler.
Since March 2021, he has been working as the “Principal Game Designer” on the MMO; previously, he was the “Design Lead” on the Monetization Team of LoL. As Principal Game Designer, Hanson worked on the vision of the new MMO and laid the foundations of development: he was therefore a crucial figure in the creation of a game.
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A spectacular video about League of Legends has now 138 million views – Shows how huge LoL is
Why is he leaving? Hanson speaks of a “new adventure that excites him” – he is apparently moving to a new company and a new project.
He says, however, that the MMO team is “absolute world-class.” It has been an honor to be part of it.
Such key employees are essential for a game, especially because only relatively few people work on such a project in the early phase to lay the groundwork before the team is expanded in the years leading up to release.
Now would be the time for a statement from Riot Games on how they plan to compensate for the departure and move forward.
The Corona pandemic leads to rethinking among gaming developers – Home Office attracts
What’s behind it: It is unclear which project Hanson is moving to – it seems likely that he will join Ghostcrawler at his project.
Greg ‘Ghostcrawler’ Street had announced plans to start a gaming studio that works “entirely from home” so that people can be with their families. This seems to be a major trend in the USA since the Corona pandemic, also at Riot Games.
Many gaming developers have reassessed their lives during the Corona pandemic and decided to either leave the industry entirely or switch to small, family-run companies that are more personal and give them more freedom, especially regarding ‘remote work’.
Riot Games has already stated that they have been affected by this trend, leading to significant problems with LoL: Many left the team, and the quality of the PC version of LoL declined in 2022 and 2023, while they want to recruit new employees and reorganize the teams.
It is quite possible that after Ghostcrawler, Hanson also decided against working in a large studio with mandatory office presence and for working from home:
In Destiny 2, there was a major leak regarding Season 21. The leak supposedly occurred because a Twitch streamer divulged confidential information from a private meeting. Screenshots were posted on a Discord server that were under a strict NDA. The streamer and YouTuber Ekuegan was permanently banned from Destiny 2. He claims he is innocent, suggesting someone set him up.
This was the leak:
Bungie invited “creators and other members of the community” to a confidential meeting to discuss the future of Destiny.
However, from this confidential context, secret information leaked to the public. It concerns Season 21 – for instance, new weapons from Season 21 are surfacing online.
A presentation with photos and information was spread over Discord.
We will not elaborate on or link the leaks on MeinMMO.
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Who is involved? As revealed by Forbes, the “suspect” is Twitch streamer and YouTuber Ekuegan, who is known for completing 6,000 Grandmaster Nightfall runs.
He is regarded as an exceptionally strong player in PvE.
Bungie bans streamer and halts all collaborations
How does the streamer respond: He claims he was invited to the meeting as a “high-skill PvE player”. However, he is not the leaker.
Nonetheless, he is now banned from Destiny 2 and Bungie will no longer collaborate with him. However, Bungie will not sue him for breaching the confidentiality agreement, considering the matter “closed”.
The streamer says:
I have signed so many non-disclosure agreements. Why would I break any? It’s part of my job. I have played for 14,000 hours, spending so many hours getting people to Grandmaster.
Desktop icons purportedly revealed the streamer – he denies everything
How was he caught? The streamer tells Forbes that Bungie informed him that they identified him based on the icons on his desktop.
The streamer suspects someone could have intentionally set this up to frame him and present him as a scapegoat. He does not know the Discord user from whom the leaks originated. He swears he never took any pictures.
Bungie with a friendly threat, Mafia-style
How does Bungie respond? Bungie has spoken of a breach of trust in their statements. They express disappointment and threaten to restrict such events in the future.
The community manager refers to a “breach of trust that hurts.” They do not want to punish people, but feel they have no other choice.
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At one point, their statement almost sounds like a mafia threat: Community manager Liana Ruppert says she sees so many creators “losing their brands” because of a single decision. Confidentiality agreements must be respected.
They advise against showing confidential information to anyone, no friends, no one, no matter how much you trust them. Yet Bungie wants content creators to succeed.
It sounds a bit like: “You have such a nice career – it would be a shame if it were ruined.”
What’s behind this: In fact, there is a complete lack of motive. The YouTuber gains absolutely nothing from leaking confidential information on a Discord server anonymously – this gives him no advantage. He does not gain views, money, nothing, but carries the risk of making himself impossible as a partner for all gaming companies, not just Bungie.
Such a breach of trust is an absolute career killer. In 2022, we reported on a YouTuber who repeatedly broke NDAs, and his career is effectively over.
There is a significant case of a streamer from Destiny 2 who was banned. This triggered a series of “MeToo” cases in gaming in 2020:
The Japanese gaming company Nintendo is known for being rough with anything that disturbs them in any way. The anger of Nintendo is currently directed at YouTuber Eric “PointCrow” Morino. He pleads with Nintendo to leave him alone. However, they apparently have him in their sights since he commissioned and showcased a multiplayer mod for “Zelda: Breath of the Wild.”
Who is this?
PointCrow is one of the most important YouTubers for “Zelda: Breath of the Wild,” which is the open-world Zelda from 2017, with which Nintendo established the Switch. Our chief editor Leya affectionately called the Switch “her Zelda machine.”
PointCrow still makes videos for the 6-year-old game and often reaches more than a million views per video.
However, 10 days ago, he attracted the wrath of Nintendo USA and they are taking tough action against him.
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YouTuber commissions multiplayer mod, shows it on YouTube
What did he do to upset Nintendo? The trouble began on April 6, when PointCrow uploaded material from a “multiplayer mod” of Breath of the Wild that he had commissioned himself.
Although the YouTuber had never had issues with Nintendo before, it seems that he has become a target of Nintendo with the “mod.” Nintendo is known for being tough with people who create content for their games.
They issued copyright strikes against his videos. He subsequently sought contact with Nintendo on Twitter on April 7. He stated that he was “very disappointed” about the blocking of his Breath of the Wild videos.
PointCrow said he loves the game and the community and hopes that Nintendo reconsiders their decision. After all, this love and innovation would keep the game alive and bring new people to the Zelda series.
The screenshot on Twitter already shows 4 banned videos with over 6.5 million views and thousands of comments. The videos are no longer displayed and do not generate any revenue:
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After he seeks dialogue on Twitter, it only gets worse
How is Nintendo proceeding against him? According to the streamer, after his request to retract the copyright strikes, Nintendo did the opposite and issued even more copyright strikes against videos that are partially 4 years old and have nothing to do with modding.
In total, he now has 28 videos that are blocked and generate neither views nor revenue. At the time of their blocking, the videos had collectively, roughly estimated, gathered 55 million views:
“The takedown started with modded content, but it has evolved into something completely different,” he says in a video (via youtube).
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This is what the YouTuber says: He feels unjustly targeted. He never promoted piracy. The mods he commissioned are not sold; the code is “custom” and does not contain any assets from Nintendo.
He is particularly concerned that he is now being targeted right before the release of “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom”: This makes it difficult for all content creators to post creative content without fearing Nintendo’s “revenge.”
Initially, he wanted to contest the copyright strikes but decided against it to avoid endangering his channel with 1.6 million subscribers.
“Copyright strikes” are a proven means for game developers to specifically target individual content creators:
A reddit user asked the AI ChatGPT to explain that slaughtering demons is a positive thing. Because he wants to convince his wife that he can play Diablo 4 at release. The answer is quite good, yet the community addresses a completely different aspect.
Diablo 4 has its major release on June 6, 2023. On that day, numerous fans will rush to their computers or consoles and not leave for many hours.
That seems to be the plan of a reddit user who wants to convince his wife that he is allowed to play Diablo 4 at release.
For this, he uses ChatGPT. The AI should describe to him that “killing hordes of demons is actually a positive and healthy thing.”.
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“Diablo 4 can be a positive and healthy way to relax”
With the headline “For the married folks”, the user u/Critical_Plenty_5642 posted a screenshot on April 16, 2023. In it, you can see the question to ChatGPT and the answer the AI provides him.
What does the AI say? The AI answers that Diablo 4 is a game that delivers a “fun and engaging” experience and also brings numerous positive health aspects.
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By taking on the role of a strong hero fighting against hordes of demons, one can escape everyday life and relieve stress.
But it doesn’t stop there. According to the AI, Diablo 4 can help improve the following aspects:
Hand-eye coordination
Problem-solving skills
Cognitive abilities
ChatGPT also mentions social benefits, such as socializing with others and connecting with friends. Overall, the AI concludes: “Diablo 4 can be a positive and healthy way to relax and have fun and is therefore a worthwhile and enjoyable activity.”.
How does the community react? Although the response from Chat-CPT is strong, a completely different aspect comes to the forefront:
Many write that no partner should determine for the other and therefore no “request for permission” should be necessary. The top comment comes from Acceptable-Ad-1355: “‘Because I’m allowed to have hobbies’ – that works too. If not, I’m sorry that you married the wrong person.”.
Some also give tips on how to reconcile gaming with family. Utopia137 says: “I’m married and have a child, and the trick to play for a few hours a night is to make sure your priorities and the housework for the day are done and that the kids are in bed. Then you can relax and play while your wife pursues her hobbies.”.
HenryKringle6000 suggests as a solution: “The key is to get your wife to play with you.” Some also write that they are looking forward to the release together with their partner and practicing their hobbies together or at least supporting each other.
In the new Super Mario Bros. movie, Jack Black sings as Bowser the song “Peaches”. Many celebrate the song, but some express fierce criticism.
The new Super Mario adaptation is currently taking over cinemas. Since April 5, 2023, the remake of the video game classic is running with Jack Black in the role of the villain Bowser.
However, a song that is being celebrated by many fans is receiving sharp criticism from some people: It is said to promote toxic behavior, which is being normalized.
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“Peaches” normalizes sexist behavior, some say
The song that is currently causing discussions is “Peaches”. It is sung by Jack Black aka Bowser in the movie. In it, the villain raves about Peach and expresses his love for the princess in the ballad.
The song is very popular among fans and could even be submitted for Best Original Song at the Oscars, as Universal confirmed to the gaming website Variety.
Here you can see the official music video for “Peaches”:
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As the Spanish media site 3Djuegos reports, there are some Spanish posts on social networks criticizing the song as sexist.
What is the problem? The criticism arises from Bowser’s obsessive attempt to marry Peach, not accepting a “no” from her.
Instead, he wants to continue to impose his will and, in the end, “make her his,” as the song says.
This normalizes toxic macho behavior that does not accept a woman’s rejection and disinterest. Some therefore cannot understand how one could sympathize with the character Bowser at that moment while he does not respect the woman’s boundaries.
Peaches is only kidnapped and worshiped – cannot speak up
Looking generally at the relationship between Bowser and Peach, both in the games and now in the remake, there has always been an obsession of the villain towards the princess. The song in the new film expresses these feelings of Bowser that have always been present in the Super Mario universe.
Through Bowser’s obsession with Peach, the main conflict of the Super Mario games was created: Princess Peach is kidnapped by Bowser, and the player has to free her as the main character Mario. It is hardly debatable that this is toxic behavior.
The song presents this obsession from Bowser’s perspective as “true love”; the object of desire, Princess Peach, is only kidnapped and worshiped, playing no active role.
