Navy CIS is one of the longest-running crime series in the world. It is so popular that there are now a total of six different spin-offs. Some of them have already concluded, while others are just starting. MeinMMO tells you whether they are worth watching.
How was this list created? Navy CIS has been running since 2003 on American television. Currently, the already 23rd season is airing overseas, which unfortunately has to wait a bit in Germany. In the over 20 years since its debut, the series has produced a total of six different spin-offs.
While most establish new teams at other locations and handle a criminal case per episode like the original, the top two placements are a direct continuation and a prequel. For the basic placements, we looked at user ratings on IMDb and included the series in the list accordingly.
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Mit NCIS: Sydney wagt sich das beliebte Krimi-Universum erstmals außerhalb der Grenzen der USA
Rank 6 – NCIS: Sydney
Starting off the list is NCIS: Sydney with an IMDb score of 6.2 out of 10 from 4,263 ratings. It began in 2021 and the third season will be aired starting in October 2025. In fact, NCIS: Sydney was the first NCIS series set outside the USA and is also produced with a local team.
The focus here is also on a team from NCIS that collaborates with the Australian Federal Police (AFP). In their cases, the team encounters wildlife smugglers and underwater drones. The series currently airs on Waipu.tv and can be completely streamed on Paramount+.
NCIS: L. A. was the first series spin-off to Navy CIS. It kicked off with a two-episode season finale of the main series’ sixth season. Afterwards, there were a total of 14 seasons revolving around the investigative team in Los Angeles between 2009 and 2023. On IMDb, the series has a score of 6.8 from 59,835 ratings.
The focus of NCIS: L. A. is also on a colorful team of investigators with more or less tragic backstories, just like in the original. Each episode revolves around its own criminal cases related to the American Navy, but of course, there is also drama surrounding the team members. The series is currently live on several streaming platforms; it can be streamed for free on Joyn.
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In Germany, there will soon be a house for World of Warcraft. And you can let a part of you move in there.
For many fans of World of Warcraft, the early access to housing fulfilled a long-held wish. Finally, one could own a home in the game, even let it fly and fill it with the favorite decorations. But then we all look out of our own, real window and ask ourselves: “Wouldn’t such a WoW house look great in real life?”
Okay, maybe you have never thought about that. But Blizzard has. And they want to build such a house in Germany.
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WoW: Early access to housing has started
What was announced? Through various social media platforms like Instagram, it was announced that there will soon be an exhibition in a special “WoW house.” However, this is not a digital plot in your MMORPG neighborhood but an actual house in Germany – yes, that terrible place called “real world.”
The interesting part is that you can immortalize yourself in it. Because the team from World of Warcraft is looking for real Warcraft artworks from the community that can be displayed in the WoW house.
What are they looking for? Blizzard describes the search as follows: “Do you have a self-painted painting of Xal’atath on the wall? Does your living room feature an epic sword from WoW that you built yourself? Or are you just crafting? Whatever it is, post your artworks with #HausofWarcraft and tag us for a chance to see them displayed in a real WoW house by January 12, 2026.”
If you are particularly creative and already have some unique pieces hanging in your home, you might want to take a photo of them to be considered. Please note that you must have created these objects yourself artistically or handcrafted – simply printing an existing artwork onto a canvas is not what is being sought.
When can the house be seen? When the WoW house will open its doors and in which German city it will be located (and for how long) has not yet been announced. This will likely be published at the earliest after all submissions have been reviewed on January 12, 2026.
For those who are not so artistically talented in the real world, they can at least let loose now in World of Warcraft, as housing meets all expectations. Before you dive into the feature, make sure to check out these 3 tips for housing.
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In Helldivers 2, the developers released a major update without prior notice. They added three very special planets.
What kind of update is this? Without any prior notice, the developers of Helldivers 2 have added three new planets to the game. On December 4, 2025, at 11:00 AM German time, the developers released a video about the update, giving players their new orders.
There, the Ministry of Truth explains that the faction of Automatons, the robots in the game, are sourcing their resources for building new troops from three worlds. These planets need to be conquered accordingly, but they’re not easy to handle.
The three new planets belong to the current expansion that leads deep beneath the surface of the planets:
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Helldivers 2 shows the new expansion “Into the Unjust” in the trailer and takes players deep underground
Hot, hotter, Helldivers 2
What kind of planets are these? On the new planets, the Helldiver faces the fires of hell itself. The three new planets “Fury,” “K,” and “Mox” are magma planets. It is extremely hot there, the opposite of winter in Germany right now.
However, the magma worlds have many valuable ores that should contribute to the Over-Earth account instead of the robots using the ores for producing new units. Yet, alongside the enemies, the Helldivers can also expect some environmental events that could end fatally on such an extreme planet.
What are the orders? The Helldivers are to bring all three planets under their control within the next 7 days. All three planets are now available in the game and can be accessed directly. The first brave warriors are already reporting from their missions.
How is the update being received by the players? As the update has only been live for a few hours at the time of writing, there are only first impressions from the players. Players are writing on Reddit:
Mltv416: “This planet is honestly great. The objectives feel intense as you not only have to avoid rivers of magma, but also the bots who are indifferent to it. The scenery is absolutely cinematic – lava is flowing everywhere, orbital strikes are raining down, and laser shots are flying around. With the new minigun, it’s even cooler to face the bots; thanks to its medium penetration power, it’s surprisingly effective on the front lines.”
tofu_bird: “I just finished a mission, it was glorious. The combination of a jetpack and a chainsaw on top of a Hulk was just amazing.”
@Navin_R: “Go to the Mustafar system. Eliminate the Automaton forces and their leaders. Once again, democracy will spread across the galaxy, and we will have peace.”
The difficulty level seems well chosen, and the obstacles with the lava that stand in the way of the Helldivers appear to suit the players well. The reference to the lava planet Mustafar from Star Wars is also recurring.
AI simplifies many aspects of daily life. However, as artificial intelligences are now being blamed for the decline in educational quality, a professor speaks out.
What did the professor say? The Texas history professor Steven Mintz stated according to Business Insider that today’s college and university teaching needs to change.
He notes that:
AI did not ruin university teaching; it merely highlighted how broken it already was.
Due to many similar essays from his students, he concludes that they would be using AI to write their papers. However, he does not blame them but says that research tasks such as homework and essays have become unnecessary.
Universities have become too “factory-like” and their standardized mass lectures poorly educate students. According to him, AI can do everything students can do, often even better. He sees the issue with the formulaic tasks and teaching methods that need to change. Another problem is the massive tuition fees, which are a prerequisite for studying in many countries and represent a significant burden for students.
How students can be both inventive and shameless can be seen in the following video:
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Students spy on passersby with hidden cameras and AI, find name and address in seconds
Professor’s Suggestions for Improving Education
What would the professor do differently? The professor also makes concrete suggestions for improving the “broken education system.” He wants to focus more on alternative educational concepts such as oral examinations and discussion rounds.
AI should not disappear but should primarily be used for basic facts, chronology, and context. Students should be trained for “research-based learning.” This means: asking questions, analyzing results, and engaging deeply with a subject (via Business Insider).
Universities Respond with Bans and Rules on AI
How do colleges and universities respond to AI? Universities are generally aware of AI’s capabilities and are already responding with bans, adjustments, and alternative teaching methods.
Many universities have already established uniform rules for writing homework and essays. For example, it is rarely allowed to have texts and sections generated by AI. This often leads to a falsification and failure of the respective examination (via thesify).
Additionally, some colleges, such as Wilhelm Büchner Hochschule in Darmstadt, have introduced their own AI models to help students learn how to handle AI (via wb-fernstudium.de).
The university’s AI model is supposed to always be available, answering subject-related questions and indicating from which study materials the information was taken. This is intended to ensure proper sourcing. Employees and professors should also use the AI system. However, this would not please a certain American student: A student demanded 7,000 Euros from her university because she caught her professor using AI
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A new housing quest in World of Warcraft is causing frustration. The solution is different for each player.
In World of Warcraft, housing has launched for all pre-order players of Midnight. Part of this new housing area is a daily quest in your neighborhood, offered by an Astral. The task named “Decor Treasure Hunt” offers a different piece of furniture or a stylish decoration for your house every day. However, completing the quest is a bit tricky.
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WoW: Early access to housing has started
Successfully complete the Decor Treasure Hunt in WoW
You can accept the quest “Decor Treasure Hunt” in the center of your respective neighborhood (Founder’s Peak for the Alliance, Blade’s Edge for the Horde) from the NPC “The Last Architect”. Every day, a reward in the form of a new decoration item waits there.
What is the problem with the quest? It is clear from the quest text that the Decor Treasure Hunt is a riddle quest. The entire area is marked as the “target” for the quest, so you don’t know exactly where you need to go.
You will only find the actual solution if you read the quest carefully. There is no universal solution for the quest.
Important: There are over 50 different quests with the name “Decor Treasure Hunt” and which one you are offered is individual. This means that you cannot ask for help in the chat in the game, as most other players will have a different quest today than you.
Possible solutions for the quest: The best way is to read the quest text carefully, as you will generally find all the clues you need there to decipher it.
Here are some examples we already had in the Alliance area:
If it mentions “salty, old wood”, it refers to the coastal region in the southeast, where you can find the smugglers.
If the quest talks about a “lone guardian on the mountains”, you need to travel to a tower in the east.
If it says you should find a “cart in the darkness” where “nature devours everything”, then it’s an old cart engulfed by plants in the dark forest.
At such a dirt mound, you need to dig to complete the quest.
The quest ends when you reach the corresponding location and click on an object that is visually highlighted. Most of the time, this is a dirt mound, as you can see in the screenshot above. Then a treasure chest appears at that location, where you can hand in the mission and claim your decoration.
A new quest awaits you the next day, again from the last architect. The quests repeat over time, so it’s not a big deal if you miss one or two. If you want more tips about housing, we have here 3 tips that you should keep in mind before starting.
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MeinMMO shows you how to master the two achievements Blues behind Bars and Life Sentence from Where Winds Meet in no time, even though you have to serve a 160-hour prison sentence for them.
What do you have to do for the achievements and what reward awaits? The two achievements belong to the category Gang, which bind:
Life Sentence: Serve a 40-hour prison sentence; the reward is the hairstyle Shaggy
Blues behind Bars: Serve a 160-hour prison sentence; the reward is the outfit Forgetting: Rags
The challenge behind the achievements: The heaviest prison sentence you can get is 8 hours. However, this only happens if you really misbehave. For the first achievement, you have to go to prison 5 times for 8 hours each. For the second achievement, even 20 times.
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From Hero to Criminal in 60 Seconds
How to get to prison quickly? The fastest method to catch yourself an 8-hour prison sentence has been discovered on the YouTube channel of Rie. Here are the steps you need to repeat 20 times:
Equip the Nameless Spear and any bad gear
Teleport to the waypoint Velvet Shadow in Kaifeng City in single-player mode
Directly in front of you, at the pier, are two siblings who are discussing whether to take a boat – attack them with full stamina using the channeling attack of the spear (R on PC)
Repeat this attack 2 times
Switch to online mode
Teleport once more to the waypoint Velvet Shadow in Kaifeng City
Attack the two siblings again with the channeling attack until the message appears that you have repeatedly violated laws and are expecting a prison sentence
Jump into the water and swim until your health points drop to zero
Through the respawn, you end up in prison. Pay the sum for a shorter sentence (just over 57,000 coins). Repeat the process until you have completed the desired achievements and collected the associated rewards. This shouldn’t take more than 30 minutes.
Alternatively, you can also invest a few more minutes at each prison visit to start a breakout for free with the help of other players. However, this noticeably increases the time investment for the achievements.
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The Twitch and YouTube streamer Ludwig Ahgren has been trying out “Minecraft Speedruns“ for the past few days and is even getting help from professionals. But that apparently didn’t really help, as he repeatedly failed at a new challenge, only to ultimately finish in last place.
What is Ludwig currently trying? The streamer Ludwig has set himself the goal of getting better at “Minecraft Speedruns” for weeks. Initially, he took on the challenge of completing Minecraft in Hardcore mode, which means he only had one life.
By now, Ludwig has managed to complete both “Minecraft Hardcore” and a speedrun in under an hour. However, he got help from Minecraft pro Feinberg, who showed him useful tricks and tips.
According to SullyGnome, Ludwig spent nearly 68 hours playing Minecraft over the last three weeks. If you subtract the 11 hours he played with his friends, that leaves about 57 hours he likely spent on the new challenge.
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Last Place After 4 Hours
Where did Ludwig end up in last place? He tried to use these tricks and tips in a new challenge: “Ranked Minecraft Speedruns.” This is a mode where two players compete against each other to see who can complete Minecraft faster.
Within this game mode, there are ranks that players can achieve. They are named after items from Minecraft.
Ludwig spent a total of 4 hours straight in this mode. In those 4 hours, he struggled immensely. Especially in his first attempt, the streamer repeatedly died carelessly or recklessly, enduring a lot of mockery from his chat.
Ultimately, Ludwig managed to claim a victory for himself and achieved a rank. However, it wasn’t as high as he might have hoped, as he ended up with Coal 1, the lowest rank.
Additionally, according to his own statement on X, he was in last place among the 10,000 players participating in this mode. By the way, within his rank Coal 1, there are only two other players.
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Not only did he have to endure the mockery from his viewers, but also from the operators of the Minecraft game mode on X themselves, who wrote under his post: “Hey! We’re currently considering introducing a BRAND NEW Dirt Rank just for you!”
Tony Cuccio has a billion-dollar empire today, starting with a chapter of 200 US dollars 24 years ago. His most successful product is gel nails, which he popularized.
Tony Cuccio, a 71-year-old entrepreneur from Brooklyn today, built a beauty empire with 200 US dollars in startup capital in 1981, which now has a billion-dollar value. Adjusted for inflation, the 200 US dollars today is approximately 710 US dollars (about 600 euros).
Together with his wife and brother, he sold makeup worth 500 to 600 US dollars at Venice Beach in Los Angeles. Today, that amounts to about 2,100 US dollars adjusted for inflation (approximately 1,800 euros).
The breakthrough finally came when customers asked about wholesale terms. Cuccio needed a company name to accept checks. From this idea, his company “Star Nail” was born.
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Achieving Financial Success with Gel Nails
What is the basis of his success? His financial success is based on gel nails: These are artificial nails created by applying liquid, UV-curing gel to the natural nail. Although Cuccio did not invent the chemistry behind it, he recognized the commercial potential that others had overlooked and popularized gel nails in this way.
He improved the basic formula for gel nails and refined the recipe. He emphasized this in a conversation with the podcast School of Hard Knocks on YouTube.com:
When I say that I invented them, I want to make it clear for all your viewers, because I’ve seen many people say a scientist invented them in 1950. Gel nails were not popular until 1981. We added calcium and fiberglass and made them more durable. I marketed them and earned hundreds of millions of dollars with gel nails.
Cuccio has avoided bank loans, venture capital, and IPOs to this day, reinvesting profits and financing sellers directly.
Today, however, he is not only active as a gel nail seller but also invests in municipal bonds and industrial real estate, which would pay off for him. He explained that he bought a property for 4 million US dollars 22 years ago: Today, the building is worth 40 million.
Successful Employees are Promoted, Poor Ones are Let Go Quickly
The 71-year-old is known for promoting good employees while quickly letting go of poor ones. He himself recounts:
If I know someone is not a good employee and doesn’t want to earn more money, I have to make the decision that this person does not fit with me, is not loyal, and is not willing to engage. The hardest part is to cut ties with them quickly. And I do this without thinking about it.
This “hire fast, fire fast” approach can put significant pressure on employees.
However, he also values loyalty and reliability: Over the decades, he has built a core group of employees who have worked in his business for at least 30 years, which is very valuable. Because without good people, you can’t achieve this alone. Or, as he says: “You can steer the ship. You can make the decisions. You can set the direction for growth, but someone has to run the company.”
Another important pillar in his life is his wife Roberta: they have been together for over 50 years and married for 48 years.
League of Legends has received a new control scheme after 16 years. Players feared it would be too powerful, but after the first tests, they are happy that the Attack-Damage-Carrys, or ADCs, are suffering from it.
What is the new control scheme of LoL? In the last Dev Update on YouTube of the year 2025, the developers of League of Legends discussed changes for the upcoming first season of 2026. Besides many new features in gameplay or a system where flexible players are well rewarded, they also talked about the control scheme using the classic keys W, A, S, and D.
To everyone’s surprise, the WASD control scheme was implemented on the official servers just one day later. For now, it is only in normal matchmaking, but it is expected to be integrated into ranked lobbies as well.
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The trailer of the new champion of League of Legends showcases his abilities in action
Why did players fear that the new control scheme would be overpowered? In League of Legends, players have moved their champs with a right-click of the mouse for 16 years. Now you can also press the WASD keys, which would lead to some advantages.
A major point, which is already known to the developers, is the so-called “kiting”. Kiting describes a method to keep the opponent at bay while repeatedly attacking. The attack is executed with the mouse by right-clicking or using the attack button. Afterward, the mouse must be moved to run in the right direction to keep the opponent at a distance.
With the WASD control scheme, the long mouse movement from issuing a movement command to an attack command is eliminated, allowing you to move easily with WASD and attack simultaneously, without having to move the mouse several meters to kite an opponent.
Player says the control scheme is really bad for ADCs, but there is a trick
Why is WASD supposed to be bad for ADCs? In a Reddit post, a player shared his thoughts on the new control scheme. According to him, there is no real advantage, except for keeping the perfect distance from the opponent while attacking from maximum range.
He mentions two problematic points and has concluded that the damage per second is significantly less when he uses the WASD control scheme. He further mentions that moving with the keys does not cancel the auto-attacks, in order to perform the next one faster.
However, another player pointed out a method to cancel the auto-attack (reddit.com). The X user BOTika_LoL discovered that there is a trick to attack faster.
What is the trick for the WASD control scheme? A Riot employee commented under the X post and assured the player that this trick is intentional. According to the employee, the movement key must be released briefly before the next attack fires. This way, the next attack is executed faster than without this trick. According to him, this trick is a kind of skill check.
Recently, the new expansion has launched for Destiny 2 and after initial skepticism, players find that the two universes fit better together than expected.
What kind of expansion is this? With “Renegades”, Destiny 2 has received a new expansion that is entirely in the spirit of Star Wars. With the Star Wars theme, the MMO aims to make a shift in direction in 2025, after the last expansion “At the Edge of Fate” flopped with players, garnering only 31% positive ratings on Steam, where it is “Mostly Negative”.
The popular Star Wars franchise is set to put an end to the negative trend and offer fans a change that performs in numbers well enough to secure the future of Destiny 2. Fans are expressing surprise.
Here you can watch the trailer for Renegades:
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Destiny 2: Renegades shows the new threat of the Guardians in its launch trailer
Destiny 2 and Star Wars? It works!
How are fans reacting to the collaboration? Although there were likely some skeptical voices beforehand regarding the collaboration between the two franchises, the new expansion Renegades is being received well.
On Steam, the player numbers for the new expansion are indeed as low as they have ever been at the launch of an add-on (via SteamDB), yet the reviews from fans are significantly more positive than for the last expansion “At the Edge of Fate”.
Whereas “At the Edge of Fate” launched with a peak of 98,211 players, it was received much worse than the new Renegades expansion, which launched with just 71,278 players according to SteamDB. Renegades currently has a balanced rating, while 61% of the roughly 500 reviews on Steam are positive.
What are the players saying? Players are not only positively inclined towards the new expansion in numbers, but also in their posts. Players write about what they like about Renegades in their posts on Steam:
amarouk_rex says on Steam: “Surprisingly, it fits together very well. […] It feels a bit overloaded to me and the number of enemies is somewhat exaggerated, but otherwise it really is fun again. It will only get annoying when it ends, then it’s time to grind your butt off!”
Mav writes on Steam: “It’s still Destiny 2, but this time with Star Wars. I like the story, the familiar sounds and visuals from SW, so I can live well with the underlying structure. From me, a positive recommendation with the caveat that one should like the setting […].”
Don DeViL finds on Steam: “Destiny 2: Renegades feels like a lost Star Wars chapter – epic, galactic, and full of atmosphere. […] Conclusion: A short but intense masterpiece that delivers Star Wars vibes without losing its Destiny identity.”
Chris says on Steam: “The new Renegades DLC is a lot of fun. The campaign is coherent, […] overall a clear recommendation and no comparison to EoF [At the Edge of Fate].”
However, there are also some critical reviews, such as from Steam user CroX:
Bungie has abandoned their story and simply ‘implemented’ Star Wars into the game. […] it is starting to feel like the game is turning into a version of Fortnite where they have to collaborate with something to keep the game alive. It’s okay to be mad at my perspective […] after playing for over 4,000 hours […]. By the way, remove the damn portal system, it is one of the worst things Destiny 2 has added.
Even though Destiny 2 with Renegades has not yet been able to record a significant player number success, the expansion is being received better than At the Edge of Fate. This is an important step for the MMO, also to bridge the waiting time for Destiny 3, which may still take a long time: Destiny 3 is likely in development, but the release is still far off
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In Where Winds Meet, social features and aspects play a significant role. Of course, relationships and romances cannot be missed. We explain how it all works.
How do romances work in Where Winds Meet? Where Winds Meet gives you the opportunity to have relationships and even to marry. While you can build bonds with NPCs and befriend them, you can only have real romances with other players. The gender of your characters does not matter. You can freely choose your partner.
To do this, you need to increase your familiarity, and once it reaches a certain point, you can also embark on marriage together. Since Where Winds Meet places great emphasis on social interactions, you have several ways to build bonds and find kindred spirits. You also receive various bonuses depending on the status and type of your connection.
We will summarize how relationships, romances, and weddings work in Where Winds Meet.
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Entering and building various relationships
In Where Winds Meet, you have 5 different ways to enter into relationships. These focus significantly on (social) role-playing but also provide you with some bonuses:
Friendships with NPCs through conversations, quests, and items
The higher your familiarity level, the better rewards you receive
You also receive better items if these NPCs are traders
Familiarity
Here you gain various familiarity levels through playing and certain tasks, building friendships in the process
Partnership
This consists of romances with other players – in principle, you can only enter into a partnership with one player at a time and marry them
The exception is the sect “Velvet Shadows“, if you are a member there, you can have multiple romances – however, joining the sect is not yet possible in the global version
Apprenticeship
As a master or apprentice, participate in groups and help each other understand the game while collecting bonuses and exclusive currency (masters must have reached level 50)
Blood Brothers
Blood Brothers are recurring groups of up to 10 players, particularly suitable for regular multiplayer content and provide bonuses
Under the menu item Social, you will find different types of relationships.
Marrying romances and other players
To enter into a partnership with another player and thus start a romance and ultimately get married, you must first reach the familiarity level “Companion”. This is the second familiarity level and is quickly reached, so you won’t need long if you already know with whom you want to enter into the partnership.
Once you have reached that, follow these steps:
Open the “Social” menu
Go to the “Partnership” option
Then select “Go to Partnership”
Select your desired partner and form a group
Go together to the Red Maple Forest and speak with NPC Shi Yimo
Form a partnership or enter into a fateful connection
With the partnership, you also start the wedding and can increase your partnership level for further bonuses and collect partnership points and Harmony Tokens, which you can exchange for rewards in the associated shop.
However, you can only have one partnership and thus only one romance at a time. The exception is a membership in the Velvet Shadows sect, which allows for multiple partners. This is not yet possible in the global version of Where Winds Meet for us in the West.
Finding the right partner – Explained Fateful Search
If you have no idea with whom you want to enter into a partnership or no one who plays the game with you, but still want to use this feature, Where Winds Meet has another option for you.
Through the Fateful Search, you can leave messages at the Wishing Band Tree in the Red Maple Forest near Shi Yimo, which other seekers can view and contact you. This way, you can form friendships and perhaps even find a suitable player for your partnership.
The Fateful Search allows you to find suitable partners.
Building and Increasing Familiarity with Other Players
If you want to form bonds with other players, you just need to play cooperatively or in multiplayer together and/or send each other gifts that increase your familiarity. You can find these items in your bag.
Your familiarity is divided into 10 levels, each granting you different bonuses. For example, depending on your level, you can perform actions in sync, lend each other outfits, or receive more adventure tokens when you play together. You can then exchange these in the designated shop for valuable items.
There are 10 familiarity levels with different bonuses.
Some familiarity levels can only be reached if you complete specific quests or goals, which will then be displayed to you. You can build familiarity with an unlimited number of players and connect with them.
Where Winds Meet is not exactly known for being self-explanatory, and with its mass of various, sometimes confusing menus and content, it can also be overwhelming. So if you encounter questions or problems, take a look at our guide overview, maybe we already have the answer for you: Where Winds Meet: All Guides, Tips, and Builds at a glance
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Do you want to make your house fly in World of Warcraft? It’s quite simple with a little trick. But who knows how long this will last…
Recently, housing in World of Warcraft was launched, and you can get creative with the design of your home. However, there is a little trick that can add more charm to your house from the outside. You can actually make your house lift off the ground and even make it fly. We’ll show you how it works.
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Flying House in World of Warcraft
How does it work? The trick is relatively simple but may take some time, as you’ll need to do a bit of “fiddling”.
Visit your plot and open the Advanced Mode (Hotkey: 2). Now select the Move Tool (Hotkey: Shift+1). Then, click on your house. You will now see the arrow tips to move your house forward and backward (X-axis) or left and right (Y-axis) – but not up and down (Z-axis), as the arrow for up and down is missing.
However, this arrow is only visually missing, meaning it simply isn’t displayed. But if you manage to click exactly the spot where the arrow should be, you can use it! Experiment a bit and click on a spot directly above the point where the other two axes intersect. Move around the house and try from different angles – eventually it will work, and the “up” arrow will appear.
Some players report that the “up” arrow appears more reliably when they first place some larger objects (like rocks) next to the house, though this has not been true for us.
The up arrow is missing from the house – but if you hit the arrow tip with your mouse, it appears!
What is possible with this? Making the house lift off allows for many different ideas for houses that may not have been conceivable initially. Here are a few examples we have already encountered in the neighborhoods:
Tree houses: Lift your house into the air and then place several trees so that the house is cleverly concealed by the foliage. With a few ivy vines and other greenery, you can spruce everything up. Wooden beams can serve as a ladder or staircase.
Create an artificial hill on your plot using stones and rocks, and place the house on top of it. Simple but effective.
Build your own floating island reminiscent of the surroundings of Nagrand. Construct a floating staircase with additional stones to reach the house.
You can also hide your house in a floating block, so the entrance is completely concealed – like in the screenshot below.
Of course, your creativity knows almost no bounds – just like in the entire housing system of World of Warcraft.
A flying house, completely hidden in stone. An entrance is provided by a void fountain that looks like a portal.
Is this intentional? That’s a question many players are asking. After all, Blizzard likely “deactivated” the arrow for raising and lowering the house intentionally – but probably made it invisible by accident. It is quite possible that this behavior is not desired at all. This is also supported by the fact that the house has no texture from below, meaning you can “see through the house”.
However, even now you can see many houses and creative ideas in various neighborhoods that can be realized with this.
It is certainly possible that Blizzard will permanently deactivate this feature in the future, but as it stands, that seems rather unlikely. Most people assume that the developers will prefer to make the upwards arrow more accessible and perhaps also release a ground texture for the house. If you need more tips on housing, we have 3 tips that you should consider before starting.
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Ruffy has reached the ultimate point of his powers in One Piece with his Gear 5 form. Some fans may struggle with the silly cartoon sounds and drawings. However, that doesn’t concern the creator Eiichiro Oda.
What are some fans upset about? With Gear 5, Ruffy not only extends his powers beyond physical limits but also gets a new look. He becomes completely white and is accompanied by comic effects, which are typically seen in old cartoons.
The anime and manga of One Piece do not always take themselves 100% seriously and often feature humorous situations. However, effects like summoning weapons or running in place have not been seen until now.
Many fans have celebrated the new effects. However, there are also advocates of the classic One Piece animations who have been visibly annoyed by the silly Gear 5. Discussions frequently arise on Reddit, where the different camps clash and debate.
Oda himself has a clear opinion on this: He loves these effects and if the fans do not like them, he doesn’t care.
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Oda defends Ruffy’s Gear 5 against haters
What did he say? In a 2022 interview with Gosho Aoyama, the mangaka of Detective Conan, the two discussed Ruffy’s Gear 5. He believes that one should have fun when drawing, as read on Reddit:
I drew it because I wanted to have fun, and I think it’s okay if people don’t like it. I just want to play around in the fights. Since I was an assistant, I’ve felt that such silly expressions, which were once characteristic of mangas, have been lost over time.
Oda has loved such symbolic expressions like the appearance of a light bulb when a character has an idea. However, they are disappearing more and more. No one draws them anymore.
Instead, mangas tend to stick to serious fights that meet the readers’ expectations. Oda hates that and doesn’t want One Piece to become such a serious work. He has simply decided to have fun.
What do fans say about it? His response appears again in a recent Reddit thread and makes the fans very happy. They appreciate that he stands by himself, his dreams, and his preferences. After all, One Piece is also a manga about freedom and dreams.
However, there are also representatives of the opposing opinion. User YoMikeeHey writes that he generally has no problem with it. But during serious fights, he simply doesn’t want Ruffy to suddenly start laughing.
EffectiveMagazine915 also believes that Oda cannot please every taste with so many readers. It is also not his case that Ruffy uses Gear 5, but he continues to read the manga anyway.
The last Dyna Raid Day of the year 2025 has been announced in Pokémon GO. A monster that you could already obtain is celebrating its return.
What kind of event is this? A Dyna Raid Day is an event that lasts only 3 hours. During this time, you can challenge the featured monster in a variety of power sources. Additionally, these renew more frequently and you will receive bonuses to acquire Dyna particles more easily.
On Sunday, December 14, 2025, the last Dyna Raid Day of the year will take place from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Instead of a new monster, there will be the return of a Gigantamax monster that you could obtain in the past.
What bonuses are there in the event? As usual, there are some bonuses during the Raid Day, which will be active during the event and partially also beforehand. During the event, you can look forward to the following bonuses:
The collection limit for Dyna particles is increased to 1,600 particles
Power sources renew more frequently
At all power sources, you will find Gigantamax battles with Snorlax
8 times the amount of Dyna particles from power sources
2 additional special trades
The remote raid limit is increased to 20 (from December 14, 2025 at 2:00 AM to December 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM)
Additionally, on December 14, 2025, from 12:00 AM to 5:00 PM, the following bonuses will be active:
Double the amount of Dyna particles while walking
1/4 of the usual walking distance for Dyna particles
More content of the event: On December 8, 2025, at 6:00 AM, you can also pick up a free, limited research task. Besides candies and Dyna particles, you can also receive a Dynamax Machop as a reward.
For $4.99 (approximately €5.49), you can also buy a ticket. If you complete the tasks of the corresponding research, you will receive a Dyna Mushroom and 25,000 experience points. Within the event, you will also get double the amount of XP for Dyna battles and an increased limit for Dyna particles of 5,600.
What does the community say? While reactions to the announcement vary within the community, there are some trainers who are looking forward less to the monster itself, but rather to the stardust that you can earn here.
A successful battle against a Gigantamax monster rewards you with 25,000 stardust regularly. If you use a stardust piece, you can even increase the amount to 37,500. However, keep in mind that Gigantamax battles are greater challenges that require many trainers with decent monsters.
Some comments from the community include:
“Good, I’m low on stardust,” writes 1baby2cats on Reddit
“Stardust!”, is the short comment from tab_111 on Reddit
“I already have the shiny version, so it’s time to collect some stardust,” comments DarkDuo on Reddit
“Useless Pokémon, but the stardust is really good,” says Neracca on Reddit
Not only the Dyna Raid Day is awaiting you in December. At the end of the year, there are again some events waiting for you with different content in the game. What they are and when they take place, you can find out in our overview with all events in December 2025 in Pokémon GO.
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In the series and the games of Fallout, the Vaults are important bunkers that are supposed to last for several years. However, in real life, such bunkers were actually not designed for this purpose, as a nuclear historian explains in a video.
The games and the series of Fallout usually start in a Vault. These are special bunkers that protected certain people from the atomic weapons fired during the Great War. There are Vaults where people spend several decades without even checking what it looks like on the surface.
In a video, the science historian Alex Wellerstein answered various questions about nuclear weapons and nuclear wars. He was also asked about Fallout Shelters, i.e., nuclear protection bunkers.
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The official trailer for Fallout Season 2 takes us back to the apocalypse
One should not linger there too long
What does he say about the bunkers? In a YouTube video from WIRED, Alex Wellerstein answered various questions about nuclear wars. He is a science historian who deals with nuclear technology. He has discussed the topic in 2 books and various papers.
In the video, he is asked how long one would stay in a nuclear shelter after a nuclear war. He first mentions that many people think of the bunkers they know from the series and games of Fallout (there they are called Vaults). So, that one would stay there for a long time, about 100 years. However, he directly refutes this: That is not what they were built for.
The time one would spend in such a bunker depends on the radioactive radiation. According to him, these bunkers in the real world were built to accommodate people for 2 weeks, perhaps even less. He even shows a sign that was used in the 1960s to mark suitable locations.
He also explains that nuclear bunkers were not built to protect people from the impact of a nuclear weapon, but from the radiation:
It is supposed to be a place that brings mass, ideally concrete or earth, between you and the outside world, so that when radioactive particles fall on you, something lies between you and [the particles] to reduce the amount of radiation.
He compares it to lead aprons that you receive during X-ray examinations. The American Red Cross also explains that it is about the distance and the layers between the radioactive particles and oneself. The greatest danger from radioactive radiation exists during the first 2 weeks and would decrease to about 1 percent of its original radiation level after that time.
You can watch the entire YouTube video from WIRED here:
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The bunkers in Fallout are not built for the benefit of humanity
Why are the bunkers in Fallout so special? The majority of the Vaults in the games and the series of Fallout were not built to protect humanity from annihilation. They were mostly part of insidious and crude experiments (the harmless Vaults were mostly just control groups).
Sometimes they were societal tests about the behavior of people with different backgrounds, but there were also inhumane experiments to test viruses. If you are interested in the stories of such Vaults, we have selected some for you:
A mount in Where Winds Meet has a special ability that makes it really strong, but it’s not free.
What kind of mount is this? In a new video by YouTuber Joshinbo, he presents a special mount from Where Winds Meet that is something special. It is the horse “Energetic Racer”, which not only has a cool appearance and various skills but also possesses a unique ability that only this horse has. No other mount in Where Winds Meet has the skill “Blossom Collection”, and it is quite powerful.
How our experts see Where Winds Meet, you can find out here:
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A skill that makes your grind much easier
What kind of skill is this? The Blossom Collection skill allows players to collect resources while riding on the back of the horse. Within a radius of about 10 meters around the player, all resources are simply looted without needing to do more than press a button.
The horse is incredibly strong in the endgame, where many of the upgrade materials need to be farmed in the open world to improve your character. Although the collection ability has a cooldown of 10 seconds, for the YouTuber, it’s still: “The best $20 you can spend.” Due to the adjusted exchange rate, the mount costs about €20 in Germany (1280 Echo Pearls).
How does Where Winds Meet finance itself? Even though the mount offers an advantage over the regular mounts in the game, it does not lock content behind a paywall. That’s not how it works in Where Winds Meet, which is why the game claims to be Pay2Win-free.
Where Winds Meet primarily finances itself through player purchases in the shop. There, players can buy individual outfits, a gacha system where they can receive exclusive skins, as well as new animations for abilities and skills.
Gameplay advantages, like with the “Energetic Racer”, are only available as convenience purchases that make certain functions in the game more pleasant. For example, for owners of the battle pass, there’s the possibility to access certain vendors in the game even when not on-site. This saves walking distance and some loading bars.
In Warhammer 40,000, a man nearly caused the downfall of the Imperium (and nearly the entire world): Horus Lupercal. A big fan of the franchise wants to build a statue for this traitor and is printing it in parts. The result will be huge.
Who is it about? Horus is perhaps one of the most well-known names in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. After all, the “Horus Heresy” is named after him, in which half of all Primarchs turned against the Emperor and joined the Chaos.
This is the statue: The user Doris, also known as “HammerDoris” or “The Imperial Saint”, considers herself a big fan of Warhammer 40,000. She also does cosplay on the topic and collects minis… and now probably also macros.
On Reddit and Instagram she shares her current project: a life-sized statue of Horus. The Primarch is among the tallest of the super soldiers and was supposed to be about 3.5 meters tall in armor. The statue reflects this:
The legs alone are said to be about 2.7 meters tall and consist of 594 individual parts.
The upper body is supposed to add another 226 parts.
All parts are printed on a 3D printer and then assembled.
Meanwhile, the statue is supposed to have a low weight; Doris writes: “The feet/boots can be moved easily. I can lift the thighs and place them on top.”
The current challenge is to connect the upper and lower body: “I need to find a secure way to put this part onto the lower half.” In addition, a few “skulls and that Roman skirt thing that he wears as front protection” are still missing.
In the trailer for the Horus Heresy, you can see approximately how big Horus really is:
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“I knew that Primarchs are bigger, but I didn’t realize how much”
On Reddit alone, the post received over 15,000 upvotes within two days with over 940 comments in the Warhammer40k subreddit, plus over 21,000 more likes on Instagram.
Apart from jokes about macroplastic and dry remarks that Doris is now probably painting giants instead of minis, size is the most popular topic. Some users wonder if the statue has the canonical size, and yes, it does – which amazes many:
There are some book covers from the Horus Heresy where regular people only reach the waist or just below next to a Primarch […] Obviously, one cannot exactly say whether an image on a book cover represents the canonical size or not, but it is officially published art from Games Workshop.
Regarding the size, many users wonder how to assemble this giant thing at all. Doris explains: outside. There’s no other way – which leads to amused comments that she will soon have a Horus standing in her front yard guarding the house.
Apart from memes and discussions about size, Horus himself is a big topic, since as a loyal citizen of the Imperium you cannot condone someone personally building the traitor.
After the launch of the expansion “The Kingdoms of Harad,” players noticed a bug that forced the servers of Lord of the Rings Online offline for hours. In the meantime, there’s a code that helps you.
What is this bug? Hardly had the new content of the expansion “The Kingdoms of Harad” been available, various players found that their legendary items were no longer displaying their intricate patterns and levels correctly.
The developers reacted quickly and took the servers offline to investigate the issue. Four hours later, there was the long-awaited update from the official forum of the MMORPG: The servers are coming back online.
However, a sustainable solution for the bug has not yet been provided. It is expected to come with a future update. Until then, the developers have thought up a workaround for all affected players: a code.
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18 years after the release, The Lord of the Rings Online announces its new expansion “The Kingdoms of Harad” in the teaser trailer
A Code to Fix a Legendary Bug
What is the coupon code? On lotro.com, the developers explain:
For players who have noticed an issue with one of their legendary items, or for players who plan to reforge or modify their legendary items, we have created a coupon code for three scrolls of intricate pattern recovery. Players should use a scroll of intricate pattern recovery on each legendary item they wish to modify before returning to normal next week.
Instructions for the scroll of intricate pattern recovery:
(Optional) Disable automatic collection for your essence and intricate pattern bags. If you have disabled automatic collection, it may be easier for you to find your desired intricate patterns.
Use the free scroll of intricate pattern recovery on your legendary item.
Reinsert the extracted intricate patterns back into your legendary item.
COUPON CODE: DECTRACERY
The coupon code can be used up to three times per account. Expires on February 27, 2026.
In the meantime, there was another bug on the Peregrin server, which led to extra maintenance. According to the developers in the official forum of HdRO, the server is also back online after some hours.
In Pokémon GO there are some monsters that only a few trainers possess. One of them you can now obtain much more easily than usual.
Collecting monsters is one of the main aspects of the Pokémon world. There are trainers who focus more on collecting strong monsters, and trainers who are more interested in rare Pokémon.
In the new season “Valuable Paths”, which started on December 2, 2025, and runs until March 3, 2026, you can obtain one of the rarest monsters much more easily than usual. However, you still need to plan some time for it.
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Fight for the Wrestler
What kind of Pokémon is this? The monster is a special variant of Pikachu: the Pikachu Libre. Only a few trainers are likely to possess this Pokémon, as you can only obtain it in the Pokémon GO battle league – and you have to work hard for it.
In other seasons, you needed to have reached rank 20 in the league and then go further to achieve the rank of Legend. This is the highest rank available in the battle league. Therefore, it is correspondingly difficult to obtain the monster.
What is different this season? In the current season, things are a bit different. According to Niantic, this season is an “interlude season”, basically a mid-season of the battle league. Thus, this time there is a limit after rank 20, and you cannot achieve higher ranks.
Accordingly, the rewards have also been adjusted. While you usually needed the Veteran rank to obtain the rare Pikachu, it is sufficient this season to reach rank 20. And that is much easier.
Why is it easier? For the ranks Ace, Veteran, Expert, and Legend, which come after rank 20, you must possess certain point totals in the battle league. If you are victorious in the league, you earn points. However, if you lose more often, your point total decreases.
This only applies after rank 20. Up to rank 20, your point total does not matter. What counts here is simply the number of battles fought (in the initial ranks of the league) and your number of victories.
This means: You can gradually earn the ranks of the league. If you lose more often, it may take longer, but over time and with the corresponding number of victories, you will automatically reach rank 20 – and thus can obtain the rare Pikachu.
Even if you are not a fan of the battle league, it is worth utilizing this season and playing until rank 20. It does not matter which league you are in. However, the costs of preparing monsters are the lowest in the Super League. Our tips for strong monsters in the Super League can help you with this.
What other monsters are there in the battle league? In addition to the Pikachu Libre at rank 20, there are the following fixed rewards for reaching certain ranks:
Rank 1: Galarian-Yamask*
Rank 6: Pancham*
Rank 17: Togetic*
Rank 18: Honedge
Rank 19: Dreepy
Rank 20: Pikachu Libre
Not only the battle league is worth it this current season in Pokémon GO. In the coming weeks, there will be plenty of events happening in the game that will provide you with various contents. You can find out what they are in our overview with all events in December 2025 in Pokémon GO.
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The Twitch streamer Papaplatte is soon hosting a WoW event. However, first, he needs to coach his team of fellow streamers.
What are they doing? The German Twitch community is currently preparing for a big WoW event in the style of the US content guild OnlyFangs. More than 200 streamers want to be there – including many who have little experience with World of Warcraft.
The Twitch streamer Papaplatte is one of the organizers and is currently trying to get his team of fellow streamers Rumathra and Reeze ready for the event. However, the training could be going better.
Is Papaplatte the best teacher?
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This is how challenges for Papaplatte became a livelihood
When two talk, the third dies
Here’s how it went: On December 1, 2025, the third training session took place. Before that, Papaplatte rallied his colleagues: Today, no one is allowed to die. The team aimed to reach level 14 to run the first dungeon. This plan would be ruined if anyone died in the game.
The event takes place in WoW’s Hardcore mode. Who dies there loses their character permanently and must restart the leveling phase. Previously, the streamers had died once, but that was at level 6, so it was still relatively easy to bear. So, what could go wrong?
To reach the last needed levels, they headed to Durotar to farm Lightning Lizards. The streamers got in the groove and familiarized themselves with their new abilities. Reeze learned to use a skill of his warrior to interrupt the lizard’s attack. So far, so good.
But after half an hour of concentrated grinding, tragedy struck: Reeze became careless, strayed too far from his companions, paid no attention to his health bar – and his warrior was lost. RIP Chongochango. You can check out the decisive moment here:
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As in sports, Coach Papaplatte goes through the sequence with his pupil afterwards: Why didn’t he say anything or use healing? The streamer explains: He was just focused on the timing of his attacks and didn’t expect to die against such an opponent – after all, he had been taking down the mobs relatively easily until then. He hadn’t even seen his health bar.
It turns out: While he and Rumathra were engaged in conversation, Reeze pulled the aggro of two Lightning Lizards onto himself. He could take down the first one, but he was then chancesless against the second. Or, as Papaplatte expertly points out: “You’ve fought badly back to back, I get it.”
At least the streamers agree: Better it happens now than in the final run. And so Reeze also learned the most important lesson in Hardcore WoW: The shame of a really dumb death.
