Twitch streamers are now showing gambling on Kick, but something seems to be off

Some of the biggest German casino streamers are now on the new Twitch competitor Kick – seemingly with great success. Something must be wrong, says Berlin opinion blogger and gambling critic Kilian “Tanzverbot” Heinrich.

What’s the deal with Kick? Kick is a relatively new platform that aims to compete with the established streaming giant Twitch. The platform attracts users with a 95 percent share of paid subscriptions and a relaxed set of rules.

Gambling on platforms that have been banned by Twitch is allowed on Kick. This is no surprise, as investigative YouTuber Coffeezilla exposed a connection between the streaming platform and the controversial online casino Stake.

Many streamers who had deals with Stake have moved to Kick, where they are still allowed to show the site.

However, such a move doesn’t happen overnight; streamers have to “pull their viewers over”: they continue to stream “permitted” content on Twitch and then show gambling on Kick, hoping that more and more fans will follow them to the new platform.

However, Tanzverbot, who has been critical of gambling streams for some time, finds the numbers on Kick suspicious. Because not even Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, the biggest streamer on Twitch, has managed such a feat.

You can see Ninja’s unique career in our video:

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Tanzverbot claims that cheating is happening on Kick

What does Tanzverbot say? He accuses the streaming platform Kick of manipulating viewer numbers to generate hype. Streamers would reach approximately the same number of viewers as they did previously on Twitch. His conclusion: There must be “view bots” in use that artificially inflate the viewer numbers.

He had previously shared his observations on Twitter. In a tweet from March 5, he suggested that streamers on Kick might not have as many viewers as on the much larger Twitch:

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He elaborated on this observation in a stream, noting that it simply doesn’t work that way. The Berliner explains that he was most shocked by how some people defended the gambling streamers under his post: Of course, they had as many viewers; they would be pulling their fans over.

Come on, do you have no idea about internet behavior? How can one think that if you have 50,000 followers on Twitch, you can just take 50,000 people over to a foreign platform? It doesn’t work that way, […] this has been proven everywhere in the past.

Not even the big Ninja managed that

Why doesn’t it work? Tanzverbot explains that switching to a new platform is not that easy. He experienced this himself with the streaming platform “Hitbox”. Not even Ninja, who was absolutely huge on Twitch at the time, was able to maintain his viewer numbers on the Microsoft platform Mixer:

I felt it firsthand that it doesn’t work: Hitbox, after the third stream only half as many viewers. Someone like Ninja, who at his peak had 150,000 viewers, 200,000 – 300,000 viewers, switched to Mixer, and only 5,000 people watched him.

In fact, the Fortnite ace Tyler “Ninja” Blevins reached over 617,000 viewers during his absolute peak. However, the hype around him has since died down.

You can also watch a recording of Tanzverbot’s stream on YouTube.

While Tanzverbot was discussing the suspicious numbers on Kick in the stream, Kevin “Orangemorange” Bongert, one of the largest German gambling streamers, joined as a viewer. He donated 100 € to Tanzverbot to be able to accuse him of drug abuse in the attached message.

Shortly thereafter, he published the address of the Berliner in his own stream:

Twitch: Tanzverbot says Orangemorange made his address public, accusing him of drug abuse

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Sims alternative wants to be better than the competition – “I hope this lights a fire under EA”

Life By You (PC) is a new life simulation that aims to compete with the dominant The Sims 4. It will be released in 2023 on Steam.

The game is being developed by the Swedish studio Paradox Interactive, known for Cities: Skylines, Europa Universalis, and Crusader Kings. With Life By You, they aim to take a completely different direction.

Competition for the genre giant “The Sims”?

When thinking of life simulations, the first thing that comes to mind is usually the Sims series. Paradox Interactive intends to change that with their new title and compete with EA.

The developer team includes a man named Rod Humble. He worked for EA and was heavily involved in the development of The Sims 2 and 3.

Here you can see the trailer for Life By You:

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Life by You – Announcement trailer for the new life simulation by Paradox Interactive

Like The Sims, but with real dialogues instead of fantasy language

What kind of game is this? In Life By You, you have everything in your hands. You create one or more characters, build them a house, and live your life – let your characters interact, learn skills, find a job, get married and have children. This is how the popular Sims games work.

In Life By You, however, you should be able to change people and the environment more than in “The Sims.” You should be able to destroy and change everything. With mod support for the game, you will have even more freedom, as players can add their own designs and add-ons.

Additionally, Life By You offers a completely open world without loading screens, as was the case in The Sims 3, but not in The Sims 4.

Another difference from the Sims series: The characters speak a real language, providing players with understandable stories. In The Sims, however, people speak the fantasy language Simlish and say things like “Sul Sul” or “Neeshga.”

This way, you step into the roles of your characters and can let them play out real stories.

Community cheers for the developers

Under the trailer on Youtube, users react quite positively in the comments to the announcement. Fans are excited about the return of Rod Humble and have high expectations for Life By You.

We summarize a few of the comments here for you:

  • Pixelade: ‘EA has held this monopoly for far too long. It is always nice to see some fresh competition in the genre.’
  • crashbandicoot5636: ‘Paradox shows EA how it should be done. First, they overrun SimCity with Cities: Skylines, now The Sims with Life By You. I can’t wait.’
  • Malkuno: ‘I hope this puts a fire under EA’s butt.’
  • YellowNinja: ‘As someone who has never stopped playing The Sims 3: This is the first game I’ve been really excited about in a long time.’

When will Life By You be released? The life simulation is set to be released in early access on September 12, 2023. You can already add the game to your wishlist on the Steam page.

What do you think about the game? Could Life By You become a real alternative to The Sims series? Are you fans of “The Sims”? Feel free to let us know in the comments here on MeinMMO!

Steam: Dark simulation impresses with deep gameplay mechanics, is 93% positive – Inspired by Dwarf Fortress

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Pets should help the most difficult role in LoL, they are now almost unplayable

For Season 13, the developers focused on the jungle role. Through the adjustments, they aimed to make the position more attractive for new players of League of Legends. However, some aspects were overlooked by the developers that made the role nearly unplayable for long-time players.

How has Riot tried to help the jungler? In the preseason, several innovations came to the Rift. Riot Games had reintroduced the Chemtech Dragon to the map and revamped the rest of the jungle. The biggest innovation was jungle pets.

What are jungle pets? Jungle players can select one of 3 companions when choosing their jungle item, each bringing unique abilities. The 3 different pets are called in English:

  • Mosstomper – Gives you a shield when you are out of combat. Additionally, you get increased resistances.
  • Scorchclaw – Deals additional damage and slows down the first opponent when you attack them.
  • Gustwalker – Increases your movement speed when you come from bushes or kill neutral monsters.
Here you can see the three jungle pets in their small and grown form.

The loyal companions are supposed to make your life in the Rift easier and have an influence on the game. They especially offer the possibility to adjust certain tactics and play styles. This was already utilized by Riot in their last patches.

In the forum, the topic has become loud that the loyal companions reveal your position. This led to a bigger discussion on how Riot Games could handle the pets.

Even after many years since the game exists, the developers still manage to excite their players:

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The pet is a little traitor

What is the problem with the pets? In the Reddit post, the user “UYouOrYew” described situations in which the seemingly loyal companion betrays you. This mostly happened in situations where champions became invisible or quickly disappeared somewhere.

When the champion Wukong hasn’t moved for a while, he might have used his W ability. Then he becomes invisible and can escape into the next bush or leap over a small wall. However, the pet seemed to hop along with a slight delay and thus revealed Wukong’s location.

The pet remains visible to everyone and reveals the position of the invisible player to enemies. This makes ganks on the lane by invisible characters like Shaco or Evelynn significantly harder without the enemies noticing.

What does the community think about it? In the community, the visibility of the pets is considered an “exploit” – a mechanic that enemies can exploit to gain an advantage. Due to the visual representation of the pet, it is apparently possible to accurately guess the location of the opposing jungler.

The user “HolmatKingOfStorms” therefore suggested that the pets should only be visible to the jungler and no other player can see the pet. Other users thought that the visibility of the pet could be extended to your own team so that everyone can enjoy watching the pet grow (via reddit).

Especially further tips or exploits are being shared under the post, which players should consider. For example, the pet is revealed by Rek’Sai and stops attacking in between, even though it might be needed.

How do you feel about the little pets of the Rift? Are you a jungle player and do you have a favorite? Let us know in the comments.

More about the changes in the Rift can be found here: LoL changes the balance with a new patch – but an expert complains immediately: “Only placebo buffs!”

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Who invested 1,000 € in the coolest gaming stock in summer now has 40 € – expert: “Terrible for esports”

The eSports clan FaZe has its roots on YouTube and in shooters like Call of Duty or Counter-Strike. However, since its founding in 2010, the US organization has grown into a global gaming brand. FaZe is the largest eSports clan on social media. But the idea of going public proves to be difficult. They wanted to position themselves as a cool media brand for Gen Z, but 8 months later, the stock has fallen by 96%. An expert in eSports says: This lack of success makes it harder for everyone in gaming to get money..

What is the FaZe Clan? It is an eSports organization from Los Angeles that must be described as controversial. On one hand, FaZe is incredibly successful on social media:

  • They have nearly 5.8 million followers on Twitter.
  • 11.6 million on Instagram.
  • 8.6 million on YouTube.

They are by far the largest e-sports team in the Western world.

On the other hand, FaZe has repeatedly been involved in controversies:

  • Their Fortnite star Tfue complained about being trapped in a “gag contract”.
  • One of the founders of FaZe was involved in controversial skin betting in CS:GO over the island of Antigua.
  • There has been ongoing disputes over dubious deals where members of the FaZe clan promoted products to their fans that were not acceptable, including a crypto scam.

FaZe is the “Bad Boy – Old School” brand among gaming organizations. They rely less on successful teams and more on YouTubers, entertainment, and personalities.

Legendary is the story of “FaZe Jarvis”, who was banned from Fortnite for using an aimbot, purely for fun, of course.

40 times more followers on YouTube than the largest sports brand in the USA

That was the idea behind the IPO: The company went public on NASDAQ in July 2022. They called for a valuation of $725 million. As Yahoo Finance reports, the company’s idea was:

  • FaZe is a “media company” that is close to “Gen Z” – 80% of fans are between 13 and 34 years old.
  • Through the company, businesses could reach a brand new target audience of customers that traditional sports could not reach.
  • The Dallas Cowboys, the largest sports brand in the USA, have only 281,000 followers on YouTube – FaZe has 8.6 million (via Yahoo).
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8 months of FaZe on the stock market: From $10 to $25 up to $0.40 down

How has it really gone? The stock has performed quite horrible for long-term investors since the IPO in July 2022:

  • Whoever invested $1,000 in the stock in July 2022 now has shares worth $40 left.
  • Because the value of the stock has collapsed from about $10 to $0.40 cents.

The stock briefly reached a peak value of almost $25 in August 2022. The investment could more than double its value. In August, FaZe presented strong growth figures, increasing its sales by 22% compared to the previous year.

But since September 26, there has been a steep decline in share prices that has now cost the stock almost 96% of its value.

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Lack of profit, self-inflicted problems, and the eSports winter push the stock down

What caused the stock price drop? The simple analysis is: The company is not profitable but is losing money every month, despite being able to increase revenue.

Therefore, investors fear that FaZe could come to the point of raising money through a new share issuance. When more shares of a company are issued (a so-called offering), the value of each share decreases, which is referred to as “dilution” – investors usually fear this.

Overall, the stock climate has been poor in recent months anyway. The war in Ukraine, rising interest rates, inflation, and the aftermath of COVID have affected investor sentiment. The stock market refers to a “bear market,” and some believe that a recession is inevitable.

Moreover, the eSports hype that existed a few years ago seems to be fading significantly. Around 2016, some believed “eSports would be the next poker,” a global hype. We have moved away from that now – also because prestige projects like the “Overwatch eSports League” or the Fortnite World Cup have not developed as well as believed a few years ago.

Furthermore, FaZe has self-inflicted problems: They originally wanted to hold a massive reality show in spring 2022, a sort of “Big Brother,” but COVID ruined the entire action.

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Everyone in gaming now has a harder time getting money

This is what an eSports expert says: eSports expert and “100 Thieves” head Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag (30) has commented on the crisis.

100 Thieves is taking a similar course to 100 Thieves. It doesn’t focus as much on sporting success, but rather on influencers and stylish clothing. As a direct competitor, one might think that Nadeshot is happy about the decline of FaZe’s stock, but the opposite is true.

He says this is a huge problem for the entire eSports industry:

Let me be clear and very clear: You can say that this is their fault, and they tricked us by jumping in, but their lack of success is a terrible thing for the entire industry.

Outside investors looking at the gaming business and wanting to get involved would want nothing to do with the gaming industry, given the massive loss at FaZe. They wouldn’t even want to touch it with a ten-foot pole.

While this is a specific situation for FaZe, the whole thing makes it harder for everyone in gaming to talk to investors about money, the long-time eSports veteran Nadeshot says.

Overall, the situation in eSports is currently critical. Some large established eSports companies are closing down, and one speaks of a “eSports winter”:

YouTuber buys his own team in Valorant during the eSports winter for 470,000 € – Sees how they go under

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Guardians from Destiny 2 show their own tribute ideas for Lance Reddick – Wondering what Bungie is planning

For the players in Destiny 2, it is natural to wonder what will happen to his character, Zavala, in the future, given the death of Lance Reddick. Especially since this character plays a significant role throughout the Destiny lore. But the biggest question of how Bungie will deal with the loss remains unanswered.

What does the future hold for the role of Zavala? There are silent moments in Destiny 2 that are currently passing by. After the death of Lance Reddick, the Destiny community has temporarily set aside all Lightfall issues. The proper tribute to a great person with a familiar voice that is now forever silenced weighs more.

However, alongside the tribute, there is also the silent question of what the future holds for Zavala after the loss of Lance Reddick. After all, Commander Zavala is one of the most important NPCs in the entire franchise.

Currently, the following options are conceivable:

  • Bungie could recast the voice of Zavala and just continue. However, many players currently feel that this option is inappropriate and not right.
  • The second option would be to honor the role of Commander Zavala by placing it in the background and focusing on the remaining Vanguard members, like Ikora.
  • However, the most dignified option for many Guardians would be the third option. Bungie could bid farewell to the character of Commander Zavala with an epic ending in Destiny 2, out of respect for Lance Reddick.
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Lance Reddick, the original voice of Commander Zavala, passed away on March 17

A technical and moral challenge: Although many players desire the last option in Destiny 2, the question remains whether it is technically feasible at all. One would probably have to rely on old recordings of Zavala if one does not want to say goodbye to him completely and without a word.

At this point, it is also unclear how much recording the deceased Lance Reddick already did for future Destiny content, such as the upcoming seasons in year 6 or the next DLC “The Final Shape” in 2024.

The last official information regarding the current status of the game came in mid-February from Joe Blackburn, who hinted that they are likely mostly finished by Season 23. This could thus also affect possible story content and voice lines that Lance Reddick was still involved with.

Respectful tribute proposals from the community

This is what the 3D-printable statue created by Artdeck looks like

These tributes would have made Lance Reddick proud: While Bungie remains silent on how they will deal with the loss, players have collected their own ideas. And some of them would have made Lance Reddick very proud.

  • As Destiny 2 has not yet created an emblem in honor of Lance Reddick, players selected an existing one from the Vanguard’s offerings and called for others to equip it.
    • It is the emblem “Keep Going” which you received from Commander Zavala in Season 1, and you can find it in the collection under “Strikes”.
The Zavala emblem “Keep Going”
  • The player Danny van Eck created an impressive 3D-printable statue of Zavala and makes this template available for free to all interested parties.
  • The final proposal with over 11K upvotes on Reddit comes from MrMaster_89. He suggested that Bungie should create a weapon in honor of Lance Reddick that corresponds to Commander Zavala’s first glaive. This should be named “Reddick’s Lance” and remember him in its lore.
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Guardians suggest this weapon to Bungie in honor of Lance Reddick

When could Bungie comment on a tribute? So far, Bungie has not stated how they will honor Lance Reddick and whether there will even be a tribute. However, no tribute will certainly not happen. After all, Lance Reddick was far too strong and important a person and character for Bungie.

It is respectful and customary for video game developers who were significantly involved in the creation of a work and have passed away to be honored in-game accordingly.

We assume that Bungie will share closer and then more detailed information this week in the weekly blog post about what they exactly plan. Perhaps a special action in the game will then also be revealed that is dedicated to the role of Lance Reddick as Commander Zavala in Destiny 2.

What would you consider a worthy tribute? And what option can you envision for the future of Commander Zavala? Feel free to share it with us directly in the comments.

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Researchers create living computer from mice – Sounds like it’s from a dark science fiction movie

American researchers have created a living computer. It is the size of a palm and can recognize certain patterns.

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Researchers at the University of Illinois have used tens of thousands of living brain cells from mice to build a computer that can recognize light and electrical patterns. The team presented its findings at the American Institute of Physics (via newscientist.com).

The computer showcased is about the size of a palm. Mice have been playing a significant role in technology for a while now:

A computer made from mouse cells is expected to be more energy-efficient in the future

How does the system work? The scientists grew the computer from 80,000 reprogrammed mouse stem cells and placed these cells between fiber optics on a grid of electrodes.

The cells were kept alive during the experiment in an incubator. The team trained the computer by repeatedly illuminating ten different patterns of electrical impulses for one hour, then recording and analyzing the signals sent by the neurons. In between, the system needed a 30-minute break.

How effective is the mouse computer? In the first tests, the system still struggled. The accuracy of the tests is measured by the F-score, which ranges from 0 to 1, with 1 being the best value. In the first test, the score was 0.6. Only with a mixture of chemicals and electrical impulses could the accuracy be increased to 0.98.

Why do something like this? The idea behind it is that the division of labor between the biological cells and electrical components is meant to reduce the time and energy required to train conventional neural networks.

Therefore, the researchers hope to develop more efficient devices using the cells. However, they are still at the very beginning of the research. The team explains that the living computer made from mouse cells cannot yet keep up with modern neural networks.

Non-researchers might think of dystopian films while watching, such as A.I. – Artificial Intelligence by Steven Spielberg. We are probably still far from such an android.

However, the aim is to get closer to the model of neural networks. Because all artificial neural networks have a biological template.

Everything you need to know about artificial intelligence

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The Day Before was the most wanted game on Steam, but a new video makes players angry

The Day Before, the formerly most-wanted game on Steam, has released a new gameplay video and players are not thrilled.

What happened with The Day Before? The survival game “The Day Before” has a tough standing among gamers, as the development studio Fntastic is struggling with accusations that their game is just a scam and doesn’t even exist.

After a first trailer for The Day Before in 2021 raised high expectations and many players hoped for a survival “The Division” with zombies, the title became the most-wanted game on Steam. Then, things took a sharp downturn.

Sauna Evening in the Zombie Apocalypse

What is this new video about? The Day Before has posted a new video on the game’s YouTube channel that shows gameplay of the game in a way – but no exciting battles against armed looters or bloodthirsty zombies.

In the new video, which lasts about a minute, the player character goes through a door and enters a sauna… in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. Now he sits down in a pool inside the sauna and relaxes. The end.

If you want to take a look at the sauna outing yourself, we embed the trailer here:

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The Day Before – Post-Apocalyptic Spa

“They are trolling everyone who still wants this ‘game'”

What are the reactions like? Rarely is the question of how the reactions to a gameplay video look so clear: not good.

With some thorough searching, one can find a positive comment on YouTube. For instance, the user Vxnguxrd writes: “I am still looking forward to this game, regardless of what others have to say.”

However, the overwhelming majority of gamers are either angry or sarcastic and condescending towards the game:

  • zmilchton: “Wow, captivating gameplay from a game that really exists.”
  • User16: “[…] That is the kind of video that attracts negative attention…”
  • Hey Mort: “This is ridiculous. They are trolling everyone who still wants this ‘game’.”

If you now want to check out a survival game from a German indie developer that even offered an early alpha test, we present to you Coreborn: Nations of the Ultracore:

Steam: Coreborn aims to be the WoW of survival MMOs – We played it

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Diablo 4 shows the German voice of Lilith, creates cozy shivers: “Break your chains”

The first weekend of the open beta of Diablo 4 is over. German players mainly missed one thing there: the complete localization. Now there is a new trailer that at least gives a preview of what to expect.

What was there to see in the beta?

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What was missing in the beta: Although the entire campaign and all side quests from Act 1 were in the beta, there were only German translated texts for quests and items. The voice acting for all characters was still completely in English.

Blizzard had already announced in advance that localization would be one of the things that were not yet finished. However, there are finally the German voices of at least 2 of the most important characters to be heard.

In a new trailer for the open beta, mother superior Prava and the demon Lilith, the main antagonist of Diablo 4 can be heard in German for the first time:

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Diablo 4: The German Trailer for the Open Beta

Is Diablo 4 coming out in German?

The developers have already confirmed that Diablo 4 will be released in 13 different languages, including German. The localization is supposed to include texts and voiceovers, which are not yet finalized.

Accordingly, you will probably be able to hear the voices of Inarius and other important characters only later, but no later than the release of Diablo 4 on June 6, 2023.

The next beta weekend, where you can play from March 24-27, is not expected to include German voiceover yet. However, since at least Lilith and Prava already have some lines, it might happen that you can at least hear these two.

How do you find the voice of Lilith, the mother of Sanctuary?

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Pokémon GO: How to catch Shiny Meltan with the Wonder Box – Use 5 chances during the event

In Pokémon GO you can currently encounter Shiny Meltan, but you need the Mystery Box for that. You can use it more often than usual right now.

What is currently happening in Pokémon GO? In Pokémon GO, the new “Let’s GO” event is currently running, which brings various content and bonuses. This also includes that you can encounter Shiny Meltan again. This shimmering Pokémon is only available during certain events – just like now.

To encounter Meltan, you need to use the Mystery Box. The special thing about the event: You can currently use the box every two days instead of every three days as usual.

Moreover, the box lasts a whole hour when you activate it and brings you numerous Meltan encounters. Here you have to hope for your luck that the Shiny is among them.

No mention of an increased Shiny chance can be found in the announcement from Niantic (via pokemongolive.com), apart from the fact that it is now available again. However, there is an increased probability for XXS and XXL Meltan.

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Meltan and Shiny Meltan

Use Mystery Box in the Let’s-GO-Event 2023 – Here’s how to encounter Meltan

How many chances do I have? The event runs from March 21 to March 29. So if you start with the first box at the event start, you get a total of 5 chances to activate the box and encounter Meltan.

To get the 5 chances, activate the box:

  • On March 21 after 10:00 AM.
  • On March 23.
  • On March 25.
  • On March 27.
  • On March 29 before 8:00 PM.

After the event, only the “normal” Meltan is expected to be available again. We summarize how the Mystery Box works here.

How to use the Mystery Box: To get the Mystery Box, you need to connect your Pokémon GO either with the Pokémon games “Let’s GO” for the Switch or with the app “Pokémon Home”. For the latter, you can also use your smartphone.

If you have both apps, you can connect Pokémon GO with Home in the settings. You can find the setting under “connected devices and services”.

After the connection, you receive the Mystery Box like this:

  • Choose “Transfer Pokémon” in the Home section of Pokémon GO
  • Proceed with the transporter screen. Note: You won’t get the monster back in Pokémon GO. And when the transporter’s energy is empty, you can’t transfer any more monsters. It gradually recharges.
  • Retrieve the monster in Pokémon Home.
  • In Pokémon GO, you will receive the Mystery Box or a new activation of the box in exchange.

Keep in mind: You can only unlock the box every two days during the event. The chances for Shiny Meltan are thus limited. You can also see the countdown when you click on the Mystery Box and cannot activate it.

Catching Meltan: When you activate the Mystery Box, it works like incense. Every minute, you will get Meltan spawns for an hour while the event is ongoing.

You can now click on each individual Meltan and catch it – and you have to hope that the Shiny is among them. However, a strong, normally looking Meltan is already worth it, as its evolution Melmetal is very useful in PvP.

Besides Meltan, the Pokémon Ditto is the focus of the event. You can find all information about Ditto in the Let’s-GO event of Pokémon GO here.

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Diablo 4 attracts over 1 million players to play because there is a much too sweet gift for it

The first beta test of Diablo 4 is over. According to Blizzard, this test was a great success because many players have already played up to level 20. However, there is a good reason for this, and a sweet companion could be to blame, as you will find out here.

This is how successful the first beta of Diablo 4 was: The first beta test was a strong success according to Blizzard, as more than 1 million players made it to level 20. It must be noted that only players who had pre-ordered Diablo 4 were able to play in this beta.

It is quite astonishing that so many players participated. Additionally, it is also interesting to see that so many fans leveled up their beta heroes to level 20. There is now a suspicion that a sweet gift encouraged players to play the beta so extensively.

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A sweet companion convinced you all to keep playing

Why is level 20 so unusual? Well, Blizzard advertised a gift before the beta if you level up your hero to level 20 in the beta. You will receive a sweet wolf on your back that you can carry with you at all times.

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The interesting thing about it is that you cannot just casually grab the gift, because after completing the first act, you will move between level 14 – 16 depending on the difficulty level.

So, you need to have actively explored the world, completed dungeons, finished side quests, or slay enemies to efficiently level up to 20 in the beta.

For this reason, it is very likely that many players wanted to secure their sweet bonus first. In total, more than 1 million players have reached level 20, according to Blizzard.

Do I still have a chance to get the gift? Even as a non-pre-order player, you still have the chance to get the wolf. During the weekend from Friday, March 24, 5:00 PM to Monday, March 27, 9:00 PM, Diablo 4 will open its doors for the open beta. Every platform can test the beta for free without restrictions.

If you want to treat yourself to the wolf because you want to buy Diablo 4 later, then you still have a chance with the open beta. You just need to reach level 20. You will receive the wolf when Diablo 4 is fully released.

Do you find it surprising that so many players have reached level 20? Did you also play until level 20 just to secure the wolf, or because you had so much fun? Let us know in the comments!

You can find everything about the open beta of Diablo 4 here in our overview.

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  1. gamesradar.com

Pokémon GO: Shiny Ditto is now hiding behind other Pokémon – All changes

You want to catch Ditto and Shiny Ditto in Pokémon GO? The Let’s GO event has introduced some exciting changes that you should know about.

What has changed? On March 21 at 10:00 AM, the “Let’s GO” event started in Pokémon GO. This focuses on Meltan and Ditto and will remain active until March 29 at 8:00 PM local time. For you, this means that Ditto and Shiny Ditto are hiding behind different Pokémon than before.

We show you in this brief overview what you need to know about the transforming Pokémon.

Catching Ditto during the “Let’s GO” Event 2023

Which Pokémon is Ditto hiding behind? Before the start of the event, Ditto could still be hiding behind Pokémon like Nebulak or Bidiza. However, since March 21 at 10:00 AM, the transformations have fundamentally changed.

Now the Pokémon is hiding behind disguises of Digda, Sleima, Snubbull, or Krebscorps, which all appear more frequently in the wild during the event. You can see the complete overview of all Ditto disguises here:

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How does Ditto make itself known? It’s best to catch the wild Pokémon that we list in our Ditto overview. You won’t be able to tell in the wild whether it is a Ditto or a “real” specimen of the found Pokémon.

If you see an “Oh?” on the screen after catching the Pokémon, once it is secured in the ball, it will transform into Ditto. The chance of encountering Ditto is increased during the Let’s GO event.

How to catch Shiny Ditto? Obtaining a shiny specimen of Ditto is left to chance. However, you don’t have to worry about losing a shiny specimen of another Pokémon through Ditto:

  • If you find a shiny Pokémon in the wild of a species that could transform into Ditto, it will not transform into Ditto. You keep the shiny.
  • If you find a normal Pokémon (not shiny) in the wild of a species that can transform into Ditto, there is a chance that a shiny Ditto or a normal Ditto is hiding behind it.

In their blog post, Niantic does not state that the chances of shiny Ditto have been increased. So expect the normal odds.

In April, Community Day brings a popular Pokémon with the types Fairy and Flying to you.

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WoW will flood you with loot at item level 402+ for the next 6 weeks

In World of Warcraft there is great loot waiting for 6 weeks. The task is very easy, you just have to run simple dungeons.

In World of Warcraft, there will be strong rewards in the upcoming weeks. You can snag up to 6 items between item level 402 and 411 per character. The reason for this is a special event that starts shortly after the launch of Patch 10.0.7.

What kind of event is this? The Timewalking is actually an event that takes place at regular intervals. Every two to three weeks, there is an event that invites players back to the old expansions. However, Blizzard has now announced that there will be a different Timewalking each week for 6 weeks, called “Turbulent Timeways”. The order is as follows:

DateExpansion of Timewalking
29.03.2023 to
04.04.2023
Cataclysm
05.04.2023 to
11.04.2023
Mists of Pandaria
12.04.2023 to
18.04.2023
Warlords of Draenor
19.04.2023 to
25.04.2023
Legion
26.04.2023 to
02.05.2023
The Burning Crusade
03.05.2023 to
09.05.2023
Wrath of the Lich King

According to Blizzard, “the bronze dragonflight has discovered growing turmoil in the timeways, some of which will soon cross paths with ours.” They are also trying to give the event a small story element.

Why is there such strong loot? Normally, completing the weekly Timewalking quest rewards you with an item of item level 389. This corresponds to loot from the Vault of Incarnations on normal difficulty.

However, during the “Turbulent Timeways,” this reward increases to 402 (up to 411), as the loot corresponds to a reward from the heroic Vault of Incarnations.

You can snag this reward a total of 6 times and only need to complete 5 Timewalking dungeons per week, which are usually very easy in difficulty.

Why is Blizzard doing this? Why Blizzard calls such an event so early in the life of an expansion is not entirely clear. However, it seems reasonable to assume that the developers want to highlight Patch 10.0.7 a little more with this. Newcomers and returnees thus have an additional opportunity to quickly and reliably obtain current gear and then join their friends who may have progressed significantly further.

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User buys used SSD as a cheap upgrade for PC and PS5, but the joy quickly fades

SSDs are cheaper than ever and make a worthwhile investment for a fast and affordable upgrade for PC and PS5. But a used SSD can cause a lot of trouble, as one user shows.

A user purchased a used SSD for his system. He chose the Samsung 980 Pro (2 TB), one of the most popular SSDs on the market, which you can now find between 150 and 170 euros in stores. We also consider the Samsung 980 Pro one of the best SSDs that you can buy for your PS5.

With around 120 euros, the user saved about 30 euros off the normal price. But the joy was short-lived. Unfortunately, the SSD he received was a really good counterfeit that many of you might not have recognized at first glance. This was reported by the news magazine Techradar.com.

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Many gamers may not be able to recognize the counterfeit SSD

Why was the counterfeit so convincing? At first glance, the SSD exhibited all the characteristics that would indicate a genuine Samsung SSD:

  • The official “Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB” sticker looked genuine.
  • The firmware booted normally and even managed to deceive Samsung’s official Magician software. With this free software, you can check your Samsung SSD’s health or performance on your PC.
  • The counterfeit SSDs are even delivered in an official Samsung package.

How can you recognize the counterfeit? Under the stickers, experienced users could quickly see that it was a counterfeit. The counterfeit uses a completely different storage controller than the original and has much slower flash memory installed. The flash memory is likely to have a significantly shorter lifespan as well, which is usually indicated in TBW (Total Bytes Written).

And this is also reflected in the tests conducted by the user (via tieba.baidu.com):

  • The counterfeit SSD achieves sequential read and write speeds of about 4.8 GB/s and 4.5 GB/s in CrystalDiskMark and up to 4.2 GB/s and 3.9 GB/s in a second benchmark.
  • In comparison: the official Samsung 980 Pro has official sequential read and write speeds of up to 7 GB/s and 5 GB/s, respectively.

Most users probably won’t even notice that they have fallen for a convincingly genuine counterfeit. The counterfeit is made so cleverly that you really need to know the details to distinguish it from the original.

Once installed, few people are likely to think about removing the SSD from their computer or PS5 – especially not if they have already installed several games on the new storage.

If you’ve fallen for a counterfeit, you don’t have to fear any legal consequences – unless you resell the product. This could lead to hefty fines and prison sentences. So you shouldn’t sell your counterfeit SSD to the next gamer.

Gamer builds first PC, buys an SSD on Amazon, but instead receives 10 pieces – Is the “lucky guy” allowed to keep everything?

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  1. techradar.com

Pokémon GO: Spotlight Hour today with Litten and Stardust Bonus

In Pokémon GO today, on March 21st, the Spotlight Hour starts featuring Flamiau. You will receive a bonus that gives you more Stardust. We will show you everything about Shinys, bonuses, and the timings of the event.

What kind of event is this? Every Tuesday evening, Pokémon GO runs the Spotlight Hour for an hour. During the event, you will find a Pokémon selected by Niantic significantly more often, and you can utilize a bonus. The combination of Pokémon and bonus differs from event to event.

Today you will encounter Flamiau from the seventh generation of games.

Spotlight Hour on March 21st – Start, Bonuses, Shiny

When does it start? The Spotlight Hour starts at the usual time of 6:00 PM. The event will run until 7:00 PM local time.

What bonuses are there? During the event, you will encounter Flamiau almost everywhere in the wild. If you want even more encounters with this species, you can additionally light incense to attract more Pokémon of this kind.

Additionally, you will receive double Stardust for catching Pokémon.

This is already the third Spotlight Hour in March. But another event is still waiting for you this month:

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Pokémon GO: All Spotlight Hours in March 2023 and their Bonuses
von Patrick Freese

Can you catch Shiny Flamiau? No, the shiny version of Flamiau is not currently active in Pokémon GO and cannot be caught during the Spotlight Hour today.

Is the Spotlight Hour worth it today? Flamiau can evolve into Miezunder and Fuegro. The final evolution can gain some points in PvP, as it performs in the lower midfield in the Great League and in the upper midfield in the Ultra League.

Especially, the event is worthwhile for filling your Stardust supplies. The bonus is very popular among many trainers.

Are you joining the Spotlight Hour today or do you find the event uninteresting without a Shiny? Share your opinion here on MeinMMO in the comments.

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A small detail in Diablo 4 can become a big problem because players have too much freedom

The first beta accessible to all players of Diablo 4 has ended. MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus has extensively tested it and is convinced that the action RPG will be a hit. But one thing raises skepticism.

What is this detail? Diablo 4 offers a ton of cosmetics that allow you to personalize and beautify your character. Some of the especially cool items are even available as a reward for the beta itself.

Other items can be obtained through gameplay itself. In the open beta of Diablo 4, some of these cosmetics were already available. Among them are titles that can be unlocked through achievements.

Titles are displayed directly under the hero’s name. This is not a problem in itself, but Diablo 4 handles titles like the MMORPG Lost Ark: you can assemble them from a prefix and a suffix. I love the shared world of Diablo 4, but this combination could prove to be a big mistake.

Diablo 4 offers more opportunities for personal expression than most predecessors. Even character creation is excellent and coherent:

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Diablo 4: This is what character creation looks like

A “lewd brat” doesn’t fit in Diablo 4

Here’s the problem: The idea of creating your own titles is not necessarily bad at first. I myself ran around most of the time as a “Sly Killer,” something that fits the dark tone of Diablo 4 well.

However, the selection options provide significantly more freedom than would be good for the game. For example, it is possible that you encounter a “lewd brat,” a “wicked bitch,” or a “potent bear.”

The community has also already engaged with the feature. One of the players’ favorite titles in English: “Potential Trash”:

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Why is this a problem? Diablo 4 wants to be dark and grim. The entire world and every cutscene emphasize that and make clear: I am not a colorful, fun game. It’s about death, decay, and hard survival.

The premise of Diablo 4 is that an angel has nearly exterminated all of humanity and the few survivors must now also fight against monsters and demons. How a “Blue Brewer” fits in, I don’t know.

Even before the beta, there were concerns that Diablo 4 was not dark enough, when a new video surfaced. The concerns were dispelled because it became clear over the weekend while playing that this had apparently been reworked.

Nevertheless, such shenanigans like the titles are not a good idea. If players can mess around with something, they will do it. Because we already know that at least some players couldn’t care less about how dark Diablo is supposed to be – and those players could disrupt the immersion with silly titles:

What all fans love about Diablo 4 is completely irrelevant to the biggest MMORPG streamer on Twitch

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Pokémon GO: Missed deal! New, celebrated box is quickly removed from the shop

In Pokémon GO there was a really strong, new box in the shop. The problem: Shortly after release, it was gone again.

What was that for a box? On Monday, March 20, two new “Boost boxes” landed in the Pokémon GO shop. Especially one of them represented an unusually good deal.

For 399 coins you got:

  • 5 Super Incubators
  • 5 Premium Raid Passes
  • An Item Bag Expansion
  • A Pokémon Storage Expansion

These were strong items worth 1900 coins at a significantly reduced price. No wonder, then, that trainers celebrated the box, because really good offers in the shop are rare, which in the past led to criticism of the boxes.

But not long after release, the joy was gone again – because the box was too.

New box available for only a few hours – Trainers missed out on cheap items

Box removed: Just under 7 hours after the release of the Boost box, the data miners from Pokeminers reported on Twitter: “The boxes were taken off the offer again.” And trainers who checked the shop afterwards found that the box was no longer available.

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Why the boxes were removed again is currently unclear, as there was also no announcement at the release whether it was a limited-time offer.

In the Pokémon GO subreddit, however, some trainers express frustration about the box. Because they would have liked to take advantage of the offer, but missed the chance due to the short time frame.

Some suspect that the original strong price might have been a mistake – especially because the second, weaker box had the same price:

  • “Oh man, I would have had the coins ready by Friday. It was very unlikely, but I hoped they would be available by then,” says one trainer (via reddit).
  • “I am very upset that they were removed. I definitely wanted one and would have spent Pokecoins for it, only to see that the box is no longer available” (via reddit).
  • “I thought this was too good to be true, so I spent the coins on it. That was the first time in a long time that I thought: ‘Wow, this is a very good box’,” says a user (via reddit): “I immediately thought it must be a mistake, so I bought it.”
  • “Interesting… It seems like people were right who thought this was too good to be true!” (via reddit).
  • “They must have run out of incubators,” jokes one (via reddit).

Overall, it is criticized that the box was removed so quickly – this creates a feeling of missing out if you are not quick enough, some comment.

What do you think about the box? Did you get it, or was it already gone? Or would you not have wanted it anyway? Tell us in the comments.

Apart from the shop, today a new “Let’s GO” event starts in Pokémon GO.

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WoW: The End of Sylvanas – The Forsaken Get a New Banner Without Their Symbol

New tabards have been found in the game data of World of Warcraft. The Forsaken seem to be finally breaking away from Sylvanas.

The betrayal of Sylvanas Windrunner by the Horde still leaves some WoW fans with a bitter taste. Especially the Forsaken – that is, the undead – had to cope with the loss of their beloved leader, who has watched over them in Undercity since the Vanilla times of World of Warcraft. However, with Patch 10.1 Fury of Neltharion, it seems that time is moving forward, as new tabards have appeared in the game data.

What has been discovered? In the game data of Patch 10.1, the dataminers from wowhead have discovered some new designs for tabards. The most striking one is named “inv_tabard_undercityforsaken_b_02” – it can therefore be associated with the Forsaken of Undercity.

WoW Forsaken New Tabbard
The new tabard, presumably as a sign of the Desolate Council. Image source: wowhead

The tabard features a skeleton skull with green eyes at the front and a circle from which five arrows lead away. The five arrows could symbolically represent the Desolate Council – the new leadership of the Forsaken that has crystallized at the end of “Shadowlands”.

The Forsaken thus seem to want to completely break away from Sylvanas and chart their own course in the future.

Was more found? Interestingly, in the same update, a higher resolution version of the old tabard from Undercity was also found. The original design of the tabard, with the broken mask and the three arrows, was also found in the game data.

WoW Forsaken New Tabard Sylvanas
The new tabard – with the Sylvanas mask. Image source: wowhead

A theory is that both tabards might be used in the future. There could still be loyal followers of Sylvanas or those who disagree with the Desolate Council and wear the tabard as a symbol of protest. However, this remains mere speculation for now.

Can players wear the tabards? So far, there are no items in the game data associated with this look. This could mean that the tabards will only be worn by NPCs for the time being and not by players.

How Blizzard implements the tabards and whether they will also be made available to Forsaken players remains to be seen. However, it is likely that this will not be the case in Patch 10.1.

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Source(s):
  1. wowhead.com

Pokémon GO: “Get out and GO” Special Research – All Rewards

In Pokémon GO is offering a new special research for the “Let’s GO” event themed “Let’s go out and GO”. We will show you what content awaits you and how long the research will last. 

What kind of research is this? The start of the Ditto and Meltan “Let’s GO” event brings you a new special research. You can complete it throughout the entire duration of the current season “Rising Heroes”. It runs from March 21 at 10:00 AM until June 1 at 10:00 AM. You will help Professor Willow and receive items and encounters with Pokémon in return. 

We present here an overview of all tasks and rewards of the special research. 

Let’s go out and GO! 1/6 

TaskReward
Catch 10 Pokémon 5 Poké Balls 
Land 10 curveball throws 5 Razz Berries 
Use 5 power-ups on Pokémon 1,000 stardust 

Stage reward: If you complete all three tasks and collect the respective rewards, you will additionally receive 1,500 experience points and an encounter with Mankey. 

Let’s go out and GO! 2/6 

TaskReward
Catch 15 Pokémon 10 Poké Balls 
Land 10 great throws 5 Nanab Berries 
Send 20 Pokémon 5 Ultra Balls 

Stage reward: If you complete all three tasks and collect the respective rewards, you will additionally receive 2,000 experience points and an encounter with Meditite. 

Let’s go out and GO! 3/6 

TaskReward
Use 10 power-ups on Pokémon 10 Ultra Balls 
Land 7 great throws 1 Incense 
Defeat a Team Rocket Grunt3 Revives 

Stage reward: If you complete all three tasks and collect the respective rewards, you will additionally receive 2,500 experience points and an encounter with Machoke.

Let’s go out and GO! 4/6

TaskReward
Catch a Pokémon500 experience points

Stage reward: Once you have successfully completed the task and claimed the reward, you will additionally receive 1,000 experience points and 1,000 stardust.

Let’s go out and GO! 5/6

TaskReward
Catch 25 Pokémon2,500 stardust
Defeat 3 Team Rocket Grunts3 Hyper Potions
Land 3 fabulous throwsEncounter with Galar-Porenta
Evolve 5 Pokémon2,500 stardust
Battle 3x in a Gym5x Revives

Stage reward: Once you have successfully completed the tasks and claimed the rewards, you will additionally receive a Master Ball, 1,000 experience points and 1,000 stardust. The Master Ball has just freshly arrived in Pokémon GO and is a very valuable item in your inventory.

Let’s go out and GO! 6/6

TaskReward
Already done!10 Hyper Balls
Already done!2 Silver Razz Berries
Already done!1 Star Piece

Stage reward: Once you have successfully completed the tasks and claimed the rewards, you will additionally receive 3,000 experience points and 3,000 stardust.

How do you like the new research? Do you prefer simple tasks like these to get the research done quickly, or would you rather have a higher difficulty and tasks that you need to spend more time on? 

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LoL: A fan of a team screams “Fraud” because Riot bans the champ with which they had so much success at the last minute

In League of Legends, there are 163 champions. But the jungler of the US team ‘100 Thieves’, Can ‘Closer’ Çelik, has chosen Viego as his favorite champion. He has had great success with him lately and has led his team ‘100 Thieves’ into the playoffs. However, this champion is now set to be banned from competition during the playoffs in the USA due to a bug. He is worried, a fan is already shouting ‘Rigged’.

What’s the deal with this champion?

  • The Turk Closer (24) is known for his gameplay with Viego. Recently, he selected this champion 3 times in the crucial phase of the season and won all 3 games with him. He had a KDA of 11.8 – that’s excellent.
  • For the team ‘100 Thieves’, this performance was enough to barely qualify for the LoL playoffs with a winning streak of 5 consecutive wins and save a previously troubled season. With a record of 10-8, they finished in 3rd place in the LCS, while major US teams like TSM and Team Liquid missed the playoffs with a record of 8-10.
  • But now there is bad news for 100 Thieves and Closer.
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The Life of Faker – Why He is a Living Legend

Riot spontaneously bans Viego due to ‘Game-Breaking Bug’

This was the news: As Closer writes on Twitter, an admin of the LCS announced that Viego will not be available for selection in the playoffs.

The reason is a ‘Game-Breaking’ bug that has just been identified in Viego.

For the time being, Viego will therefore be unplayable in professional matches.

Viego LoL

This is Closer’s reaction: He writes with a wink: Surely Riot Games can fix this before the important playoff match against FlyQuest.

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A fan shouts: Everything is rigged for money or ratings

How do the fans react? The fans of 100 Thieves are seriously worried about their chances of winning without Viego on reddit. Although Closer has also played strong with Wukong and Lee Sin, his gameplay with Viego was exceptional.

The fans are also upset that Riot Games simply bans the champion instead of fixing the bug – especially since this is not a widely known bug.

The absence of Viego now means that every team 100 Thieves faces gets an additional ‘free ban’ since they do not have to take Viego out of the pool of available champions in the jungle.

A fan on reddit even goes further: he says he has lost ‘all respect’. The game is rigged for money or ratings. He will not stay silent, he has seen it live.

But this doesn’t seem to make much sense since Closer plays for 100 Thieves, the team of star player Bjergsen. 100 Thieves is one of the most popular LoL teams out there with the Dane.

This is what’s behind it: This is indeed an interesting case because such bugs can be competitively distorting.

But ultimately, that is also the case with every balance patch.

LoL professionals are expected to be able to adapt to any situation. The fact that the champion, with whom they are having a phenomenal run, gets banned just hours before crucial matches could hardly be more unfortunate.

Bugs in LoL repeatedly cause problems in competition:

LoL: Severe bug determines an important professional match – Despite a 42-minute pause, Riot does nothing

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What all fans love about Diablo 4 is completely irrelevant to the biggest MMORPG streamer on Twitch

The Twitch streamer Asmongold spoke in a stream about Diablo 4. He said that an important aspect of the game doesn’t concern him at all.

Who is it about?

  • Asmongold is a major Twitch streamer with 3.4 million followers on his main channel and 1.1 million followers on his second channel.
  • He is known for streaming numerous MMORPGs and reaction content.
  • Asmongold is a member of the streaming group OTK, who are working on their own online RPG.

“I actually don’t care what the game looks like”

What do fans love and what does the streamer not care about? The visuals. Asmongold reacted in a stream to a YouTube review of Diablo 4. He interspersed his own thoughts and impressions about the beta of Diablo 4 throughout.

Shortly before the end of the video, he mentioned the look of the hack-and-slash title and made it clear how little he cares about it: “I actually don’t care what the game looks like. That’s really the truth.”

With this, Asmongold represents a view that probably contradicts that of many Diablo fans. The design of the game is an important topic in the community. They love the dark visuals of the franchise and are averse to bright colors. A gameplay video released shortly before the beta launch received a lot of criticism, as the fans did not like the visuals.

For Asmongold, none of this is important. These are all just different styles, and he also likes the look of other comparable titles like Last Epoch and Lost Ark:

“I like the way PoE looks. I like how Torchlight Infinite looks. I like the way Last Epoch looks. I like how Lost Ark looks. I don’t think one is so much better or worse than the other. It’s just a different style.”

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Everything you need to know about the Open Beta in Diablo 4

This is what fans say about the visuals: The first phase of the open beta started on March 17, and pre-order customers were able to form an initial opinion of Diablo 4.

On social media, despite initial doubts, the dark atmosphere was mainly praised. The gameplay also received positive mentions.

On the coming Friday, March 24, 2023, non-pre-order customers will also be able to take a look at the latest installment of the popular game series. You can find all important information about the upcoming beta phase here:

Diablo 4 Open Beta: Start, time, and preload

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