Pokémon GO: Strong Pokémon for Battle Day – Super League, Ultra League, Master League

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In Pokémon GO the battle day starts today. Need a good team? Here are some suggestions on which monsters are worth it in the Super League, Hyper League, and Master League.

What kind of event is this? In Pokémon GO, the “GO Battle Day” takes place on January 14th and 15th, 2023. It starts on January 14th at 00:00 and ends on January 15th at 23:59.

On both Saturday and Sunday, you can complete up to 100 matches each to earn rewards like quadruple Stardust and additional bonuses through a special research.

You can find detailed information about the battle day and the rewards here.

There are three leagues available on the battle day:

  • The Super League (Monsters up to 1,500 CP)
  • The Hyper League (Monsters up to 2,500 CP)
  • The Master League (Unlimited CP)

Do you want to check out the battle league but don’t know which monsters to use? Then we will show you some strong options with which you can build your team for the battle league.

Because in PvP, the best raid attackers are not necessarily the strongest options, but quite different monsters.

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What is this list? The portal PvPoke has created a ranking of the best monsters in the different battle leagues through simulations. These rankings provide a good basis for your own teams. Check which monsters you have – and build your battle league teams with them.

What should you consider? The lists show monsters that perform well in the current battle league meta and have strong chances of victory in the PvP league. But: Every monster can be countered if it is used against the wrong type. The right movesets can also be crucial.

Moreover, the rankings are based on strong variants of the monsters, with CP as close to the league limit as possible. You should also consider that. For instance, Galarian Slugma holds up well, but is a quick victim if it has 500 CP less than the opponent.

We will show you the top 10 with attacks here and list a few alternatives.

Super League: 10 strong monsters for battles up to 1,500 CP

  • Registeel: Lock-On + Focus Blast, Flash Cannon (Event Attack)
  • Galarian Slugma: Mud Shot + Rock Slide, Earthquake
  • Medicham: Counter + Ice Punch, Psychic
  • Swampert (Shadow): Mud Shot + Hydro Cannon (Event Attack), Earthquake
  • Scrafty: Counter + Foul Play, Power-Up Punch
  • Ferrothorn: Power Whip + Stone Edge, Flamethrower
  • Tropius: Dark Pulse + Seed Bomb, Shadow Ball
  • Pelipper: Wing Attack + Weather Ball (Water), Hurricane
  • Noctowl: Wing Attack + Sky Attack, Shadow Ball
  • Altaria: Fire Spin + Sky Attack, Moonblast (Event Attack)

Strong alternatives for the Super League: In addition to the top 10, monsters like Azumarill, Tropius, Panzaeron, or Sableye have also established themselves in the Super League. They can bring a little more variety to the types.

A team consisting of Medicham, Azumarill, and Ferrothorn, for example, can take a lot of hits but can also deal substantial damage to some of the most popular monsters.

Hyper League: 10 strong monsters for battles up to 2,500 CP

  • Registeel: Lock-On + Focus Blast, Flash Cannon (Event Attack)
  • Pidgeot: Wing Attack (Event Attack) + Feather Dance, Aerial Ace
  • Cobalion: Double Kick + Sacred Sword (Event Attack), Stone Edge
  • Giratina (Altered Form): Shadow Claw + Shadow Ball, Ominous Wind
  • Scrafty (Shadow): Wing Attack + Night Slash, Earthquake
  • Tropius: Shadow Claw + Shadow Ball, Seed Bomb
  • Regirock: Lock-On + Stone Edge, Focus Blast
  • Swampert: Mud Shot + Hydro Cannon (Event Attack), Earthquake
  • Cresselia: Psycho Cut + Grass Knot, Moonblast
  • Stahlos: Dragon Tail + Psycho Cut, Crunch

Strong alternatives for the Hyper League: Here, too, there are many combination possibilities. A team consisting of Pidgeot, Registeel, and Swampert can damage most popular monsters in the league.

However, there are also exciting alternatives in the Hyper League, even to the top 10. The Ultra Beast Schlingking, for example, has a spot here, Walrein with its attack Ice Spear, Charizard, Panzaeron, or the armored Mewtwo are also popular with some players.

By the way: Recently, some trainers were active in the battle league and received many more victories than they played.

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Master League: 10 strong monsters for battles without CP limit

  • Dragonite (Shadow): Fire Spin + Dragon Claw, Heavy Slam
  • Lugia (Shadow): Dragon Tail + Sky Attack, Air Slash (Event Attack)
  • Giratina (Altered Form): Shadow Claw + Dragon Claw, Ancient Power
  • Kyurem: Fire Spin + Ice Beam (Event Attack), Dragon Claw
  • Zacian: Quick Attack + Close Combat, Play Rough
  • Mewtwo (Shadow): Psycho Cut + Psystrike, Shadow Ball
  • Groudon: Mud Shot + Earthquake, Fire Punch
  • Giratina (Origin Form): Shadow Claw + Shadow Ball, Ominous Wind
  • Yveltal: Snarl + Dark Pulse, Focus Blast
  • Zekrom: Fire Spin + Crunch, Bolt Strike

Note: In the Master League, there are also monsters that have previously been very difficult to obtain, let alone their candies. These include Solgaleo or Meloetta. We have initially removed these from the overview, but these monsters are also a strong option if you have collected enough candies for them.

Strong alternatives: The Master League is dominated by legendary monsters, often also dragon types. Strong alternatives can include monsters like Gyarados, Florges, Mamoswine, Garchomp, or also Swampert.

Which monsters do you fight with in the battle league? Tell us in the comments and share your teams with other trainers!

Otherwise, the “Lunar New Year” event in Pokémon GO is coming up.

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WoW: Patch 10.0.5 brings a new event – and a ‘JoJo’ reference in it

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In Patch 10.0.5 of World of Warcraft, a new event is waiting for the heroes of Azeroth. Included is an anime reference that should please JoJo fans.

The Patch 10.0.5 of World of Warcraft will be released in January and brings some fresh content. Even though much of it is more like “trivialities,” there is indeed more to do, enriching the overall gameplay of World of Warcraft. In the new event “The Fury of the Storm,” things get wild – so wild that Blizzard even incorporated an anime reference.

What kind of event is this? The event “The Fury of the Storm” takes place in the future of the Primalists. You can reach this, as is now common, in Patch 10.0.5 via a portal at the bronze dragonflight. However, if the event is currently active, a new epic world quest will also be shown on the world map.

For the event itself, you will most likely need a group, as you must conquer and control multiple objectives simultaneously.

There are a total of 4 portals that are used by the Primalists. The portals must, similar to PvP objectives, be taken first. As long as you are near the portals, you will slowly gain control over them and will be continuously attacked by enemies until you have conquered the portal.

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But beware: A conquered portal can be recaptured by the Primalists! So, you must assign people to guard the portal until all other portals are taken.

The whole thing is complicated by a new cold mechanic. As long as you stay in the open world of the Primalists, your body temperature drops in the form of a debuff. If you get too many stacks, you will freeze and quickly find yourself at the graveyard. At heat sources, you can reduce the debuff and even “store” some warmth to last longer in combat before the cold builds up.

Once all 4 portals are under the control of the heroes, the barrier that has been protecting the final boss of the event will disappear, making him attackable. However, the boss has an extremely high amount of health – 33 million on the PTR – and additionally scales with the number of players attacking him. Therefore, he feels more like a somewhat weaker world boss. At this point, you will definitely rely on a group.

As a reward, there is a chest with gold, resources from the Dragon Isles, and a chance for cosmetic weapons from the Primalists once a week. Additionally, there is a new currency with which you can purchase further rewards such as pets or mounts.

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What is this anime reference now?

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is a manga and anime series that has become extremely popular in recent years. The series is characterized by its (predominantly male), extremely exaggerated characters with the most absurd signature poses and ridiculous abilities.

The NPC “Zawarudo,” a bronze dragon, starts the event “Fury of the Storm.” You can find him at the seat of the aspects, and he gives you the starting quest that ultimately leads you to the event.

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It would not be surprising if “Zawarudo” turns out to be a villain. Image source: wowhead

Zawarudo references the primary antagonist of the JoJo series, Dio Brando. He is able to freeze time for everyone else using his power while continuing to fight himself and thus eliminating enemies without resistance. This ability is called “The World” and is pronounced by the Japanese voice actor as “ZA WARUDO” – probably one of the most famous exclamations in the entire series and in the anime realm overall.

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As bronze dragons have the ability to manipulate time, this was obviously the perfect opportunity to implement a “JoJo reference” into World of Warcraft as well. In general, WoW has increasingly referenced Japanese animation series in recent times – in the Academy of Algeth’ar, for example, there are NPCs based on the heroes and enemies from “YU-GI-OH!”.

You can play the storm event yourself from January 25, 2023 – as the Patch 10.0.5 goes live then.

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GTA Online: New Weapons Transporter Now Sells the Railgun – Here You Can Find It

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In GTA Online you can now find a mobile arms dealer that sells you the finest weapons, throwables, and armor. The new Railgun is also included. We will show you the offer and the location.

What kind of transporter is this? The Gun Van was officially released in GTA Online as part of the “Los Santos Drug Wars” DLC. In the mobile van, you will find all kinds of sharp stuff like the combat shotgun or the brand new Railgun. The special thing about this vehicle is that it changes location every day. It’s a bit like Xur in Destiny 2.

We will show you here where to find the arms dealer and what products he sells you.

Arms Dealer Location from January 14

Where can you find the arms dealer in GTA Online? The locations of the arms dealer change daily. Previously, we assumed that the changes happened weekly.

North of the military airport (January 14): Above the airport, at a small building in the backyard, you will find the van:

Power Plant (January 13): You will find the van east of the wind farm at the power plant. We have marked the location here on the map. The icon for the van appears only when you are nearby.

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You can now find the arms dealer at the Palmer-Taylor power station

What’s inside?

  • Weapons
  • Throwables
  • Armor

Weapons: Knife, Baseball Bat, Assault Shotgun, SMG, Assault Rifle, Compact EMP Launcher, Combat Shotgun, Railgun, Heavy Sniper Rifle, and Rocket Launcher.

The highlights here are the Combat Shotgun and the Railgun. The Combat Shotgun was previously only available for the Cayo Perico Heist and is now available for 265,500 GTA dollars at the arms dealer.

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The Railgun is brand new in the game and costs 657,000 GTA dollars at the arms dealer (prices vary by a few thousand dollars depending on discounts).

Throwables: Molotov Cocktail, Proximity Mine, and Grenade.

Armor: Lightest, Light, Standard, Heavy, and Heaviest Armor.

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What makes the transporter special? Especially newer players will be pleased with the transporter, as the owner does not operate entirely according to the law. Thus, the rank requirements that one normally would have when purchasing these products are waived.

There is also a special discount of 45% on the compact EMP launcher. Those who are subscribers to GTA+ also receive a 50% discount on the combat shotgun.

What do you think of the new feature in GTA Online?

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Pokémon GO starts today Battle Day with strong bonuses – Here’s why it’s worth participating

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In Pokémon GO, players can earn significant bonuses over the weekend. The GO Battle Day invites duels. What does the event bring?

The upcoming weekend is all about the GO Battle League in Pokémon GO. In this PvP mode, the “GO Battle Day” is being held – actually spanning two days, during which you should compete against other trainers and their monsters.

When is the GO Battle Day? The Battle Day starts on Saturday, January 14, 2023, at 00:00 local time, and runs until Sunday, January 15, at 23:59 local time. This means you’ll have the whole weekend available for the event.

Pokémon for the Battle Day: Want to build a team for the Battle Day? Here you can find strong monsters for all three battle leagues for the event.

How does the Battle Day work? Over the weekend, you can complete 20 battle sets per day instead of the usual 5 per day. Each battle set consists of 5 battles.

Thus, there is the opportunity to participate in 100 battles per day. The Super League, Hyper League, and Master League will be available.

That’s a lot of matches, and it might seem uninteresting for players who haven’t delved into PvP in Pokémon GO so far. However, this weekend could be a good time to at least take a look. Because there are great bonuses.

Why the Battle Day is worthwhile – even if you haven’t played PvP before

A good argument for the Battle Day this weekend is that all three leagues will be available. The Super League allows only monsters up to 1,500 CP, the Hyper League up to 2,500, and the Master League has no restrictions.

You can freely decide in which class you want to try yourself and can assemble teams from the monsters you have – regardless of whether they are weak or strong. Furthermore, there are bonuses to grab.

These are the bonuses: For each victory during the event, you will receive four times the amount of Stardust. You can always use it well to level up your monsters or teach them new moves. A great opportunity to gather dust.

Additionally, there will be a Limited Research during the weekend that provides bonuses.

These include:

  • XP
  • Special Candies
  • A Charged TM
  • Rings in the style of Troy Trumm for your avatar. Troy Trumm is the champ from the Ruby & Sapphire games.

The research could help with XP in upgrading your trainer level and also brings special candies and at least once the opportunity to secure a strong move with the Charged TM.

Moreover, there is also the Limited GO Battle League research apart from the Battle Day, for which you can pick up a free ticket in the shop. This rewards you with extra Stardust for every 10 battles won.

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If you are generally not a fan of PvP, you might not be convinced by the bonuses either. But if you’ve always considered taking a closer look at the mode, then this weekend is a good time.

Lastly, an interesting glitch recently made the rounds: Players were battling in the PvP League and obtained individual victories but suddenly had victories credited in the triple-digit range.

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Destiny 2: Xur today – Location and offers on 13.01.

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The weekend is just around the corner and with it the good Xur from Destiny 2. What goods he brings this time and whether a visit to him on Friday the 13th is worth it, you can find out here at MeinMMO.

What happened this week in Destiny 2? After it was particularly lazy in the Iron Banner of Destiny 2, the Guardians are now fired up again for the seasonal story. Rasputin wants to withdraw from the fight and so it is important to continue gathering Submind data from his war spirits and to wait for Osiris to unearth information about his vision of the Nephilim fortress on Neptune.

For all new players, there was also probably the best news from Bungie, as they announced that mods are now available to all Guardians. Thus Destiny 2 bid farewell to one of the most annoying RNG systems for new Guardians that had restricted their potential for far too long.

For the fun of the week, Bungie came up with a test featuring a naked, pink man. A quirky image that some Guardians will now not be able to shake off while petting the new Robo-dog in Destiny 2.

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If you are a lover of fast technology and enjoy playing Destiny 2 with good hardware, then beware. This could also be the reason why you seem to die first every time. MeinMMO shows you in a test how hard it hits you then.

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When does Xur come? The merchant appears promptly at 6:00 PM on a planet of his choice. He spends several days there until he disappears again at the next weekly reset, on January 17.

Where is Xur? This is his camp for the weekend

The position of Xur: Xur uses mysterious routes, which is why no Guardian knows where he will land before 6 PM. However, MeinMMO knows his habits and locks onto him for you.

Xur stands this weekend on the Tower, in the Hangar.
Check the map if you can’t find him there immediately.
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Xur is in the Tower of the Last City – Standing there in the Hangar

Xur’s inventory from January 13 to 17 – All Exotics at a glance

What does Xur have on offer? Any class, so Warlocks, Hunters, and Titans can shop at Xur. It doesn’t matter if you are new to the game or already experienced Guardians. Xur’s exotic shopping paradise is open to everyone. So if someone tells you: “Xur is not worth it!”, ignore that. He has been a reliable supplier for years and arguably the coolest spaghetti face in the solar system.

This is Xur’s offer this week:

Xur’s offer from January 13 – 17

Weapon: Suros Regime – Kinetic Auto Rifle for 29 Legendary Shards

Titan: ACD/0 Feedback Fence – Arc Armored Gloves for 23 Legendary Shards

  • Mobility: +7
  • Resilience: +11
  • Recovery: +15
  • Discipline: +2
  • Intellect: +18
  • Strength: +9
  • Total: 62

Hunter: Orpheus Rig – Arc Leg Armor for 23 Legendary Shards

  • Mobility: +4
  • Resilience: +22
  • Recovery: +2
  • Discipline: +8
  • Intellect: +19
  • Strength: +6
  • Total: 61

Warlock: Phoenix Protocol – Solar Chest Armor for 23 Legendary Shards

  • Mobility: +18
  • Resilience: +2
  • Recovery: +10
  • Discipline: +17
  • Intellect: +13
  • Strength: +2
  • Total: 62

Legendary armor set: This week Xur is selling the “Wild Hunt” set. It comes with quite high values, so check it out. Maybe there is something you might still need.

Nexxoss Gaming shows you Xur’s offer in detail as always:

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Xur also sells legendary items and offers unique rolls for Exotics from no longer available exotic missions from past DLCs each week. However, please note: You can only buy the weapons if you also own the appropriate expansion.

In February 2023, Destiny 2 will receive another major DLC with “Lightfall.” It was already one of the highlights at the Game Awards 2022:

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Currently, he has these two weapons on offer:

  • The exotic hand cannon “Phoenix Moon” (Beyond Light DLC) with the perk “First Shot”
  • The exotic scout rifle “Tale of a Dead Man” (Beyond Light DLC) with the perk “Get By”

The cost of the weapons: For these two Exotics, the costs are 1 Ascendant Shard, 1 Exotic Engram, 125,000 Glimmer, and 200 Legendary Shards, respectively.

Xur always has with him: You always get an Exotic Engram for 97 Legendary Shards from Xur, as well as the weekly quest to receive an exotic code.

Trials of Osiris from January 13 to 17 – Map, Weapons and Info

In the “This Week at Bungie” blog, Destiny 2 had good news regarding weapon focusing. From now on, you won’t have to dig so deep into your pocket for Legendary Shards.

  • The focusing costs for all weapons and armor from Trials of Osiris, Iron Banner, Crucible, and Gambit will be reduced from 50 to 25 Legendary Shards. 
  • The costs for focusing Master weapons will be reduced from 250 to 50. 
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Trials are back this weekend.

What are the Trials in Destiny 2? The Trials of Osiris is an endgame PvP activity and takes place every weekend. There is only one exception, and that is when the Iron Banner event is active. Just like last week. Bungie will once again open the inventory of the 14th Saint with fresh Trials Passes and loot for you to increase your glory in the PvP endgame.

Which map is up this week? Unlike normal PvP, where the maps rotate, there is only one fixed map on which you play in Guardian versus Guardian endgame every weekend.

This week you will play on the map Javelin-4. So prepare for seeking battles.
Javelin 4 PvP Map Destiny 2
Javelin-4

If you are interested in playing the Trials in a fixed team, MeinMMO recommends the Callout Maps over Warmind. This way, you can effectively describe to your fireteam where the enemies are currently located on the map, which provides useful information for the entire team.

This is how you get your loot: The Trials of Osiris feature a reputation rank system. Your top loot reward from the PvP matches is currently available for:

  • Seven victories
  • 50 rounds
  • as well as the infamous flawless run that takes you to the Lighthouse

This is the reward for a flawless run: Every week you can expect a special weapon at the Lighthouse, which you receive for your flawless run, so 7 victories, as a Master version. You can earn the weapon until next Tuesday, January 17, at 6 PM.

The reward always includes an Adept weapon when you successfully reach the Lighthouse.

As a Master version, this week you can gild “The Inquisitor,” a shotgun.
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The 14th Saint offers a Trials shotgun as a very special black-gold masterpiece.

All trial weapons have a Trials origin perk: “Speedy Reload” – Improves reload speed, stability, aim assistance, and range when you are the last living member of your fireteam or fighting alone.

Your trial engrams can be focused on your desired weapon at the 14th Saint. Additionally, you receive enhancement prisms and ascendant shards. Remember, your reward increases even more once you have a full pass – even if you lost one or two games.

When do the Trials officially start? The Trials of Osiris begin today, January 13, 2023, at 6 PM and end with the weekly reset on January 17, 2023, at 6 PM.

What do you think of the developments this week? Did you like the change with the mods? And what would you absolutely wish for in Xur’s offer? Let us know in the comments.

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Sony shows the 20 most popular games 2022 on PS5 – Place 1 is only 4 months old

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Sony has revealed which games were downloaded the most on PS5 in 2022. The soccer simulation FIFA 23 is in first place, even though it is only just under 4 months old.

What kind of list is this? Sony has posted a list on the PlayStation Blog of the games that were downloaded the most on PS5 in 2022.

In total, the list features 20 games, although not all of them were released in 2022. Besides new releases like Elden Ring, GTA V also counts among the top 20.

Additionally, the list is divided into Europe and US/Canada. In this article, we refer to the relevant European list for Germany.

Sports games surpass FIFA downloads in 2022

Which game is in first place? In Europe, the sports game FIFA 23, released in September 2022, ranks first. The soccer simulation thus leads the list of the most downloaded games in 2022, even though it was only released just under 4 months ago.

FIFA 23 is the last game in EA’s soccer simulation that carries the name “FIFA”. The popular title has lost the naming rights and will be called EA Sports FC starting July 2023.

Anyone who thinks that the success of the soccer simulation is a European phenomenon is mistaken: In the US and Canada, FIFA 23 holds a strong second place.

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Places 2-20: From CoD to Spiderman

Which games are also represented? The biggest competitor to FIFA in terms of download numbers on PS5 is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. While the latest installment of the popular shooter franchise landed in second place in Europe, it secured first place in the US/Canada.

Additionally, GTA V is represented in the top 5 in both regions, as even nine years after the release, the online mode of the game continues to receive updates. For example, there is now a weapons transporter where players can buy a railgun.

Here you see the complete list of the most popular games of the year 2022 on PS5:

  1. FIFA 23
  2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  3. Grand Theft Auto V
  4. Need For Speed Unbound
  5. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
  6. The Callisto Protocol
  7. God of War Ragnarök
  8. Elden Ring
  9. NBA 2K23
  10. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion
  11. Cyberpunk 2077
  12. It Takes Two
  13. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
  14. Goat Simulator 3
  15. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
  16. Gran Turismo 7
  17. Far Cry 6
  18. F1 22
  19. Gotham Knights
  20. Spider-Man: Miles Morales

The most popular free-to-play games on PS4 and PS5

Which F2P games are popular? For the most downloaded free-to-play games, Sony has created a separate list, which is also divided into EU and US/Canada and includes a total of 10 games.

In Europe, the most popular F2P game of 2022 is Call of Duty: Warzone 2, and following in second place is another battle royale shooter, Fortnite. The top 5 is completed by Rocket League, Fall Guys, and The Sims 4.

In places 6 to 10 are Overwatch 2, FIFA 23 competitor eFootball 2023, Apex Legends, Genshin Impact, and MultiVersus – the fighting game also celebrated a strong release on Steam.

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A weak piece of jewelry in WoW becomes really strong, you just need to ‘train’ it for 7 days

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Jewelry is one of the most important items in World of Warcraft. They often significantly contribute to your character’s performance. One that you can get quite early, experts initially considered rather weak. Now it turns out: there’s more to it.

What kind of jewelry is this? The Ruby Whelpling Shell is a reward that you can obtain while questing at the Coastal Awakening or as loot in the Ruby Life Pools.

When you wear the shell, you gain a little of your primary attribute (Intellect, Strength, or Agility) permanently, as well as the chance to summon a whelpling. This whelpling assists you with various abilities in combat:

  • it attacks enemies individually or via area attack
  • it heals you or your group
  • it provides you with haste or critical strike rating

Compared to other pieces of jewelry, the shell performs rather poorly. On websites like Bloodmallet, which are often used by hardcore players, the Ruby Whelpling Shell ranked low among many classes. This is slowly changing.

Because the jewelry has an active effect: if you use it, you can summon the whelpling once a day so it can learn from you. Many considered this effect just a cosmetic gimmick. However, it actually has a benefit.

The Ruby Life Pools is one of the 8 dungeons from Season 1 in Dragonflight, accordingly, you can obtain the jewelry at high levels. In the video, you can see the most popular dungeons from Season 1:

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The jewelry becomes stronger as you teach the whelpling tricks

How do I train the jewelry? When you use the Ruby Whelpling Shell, you “train” your whelpling. Depending on which target you are aiming for, you enhance one of the whelpling’s areas of expertise, as wowhead found out:

  • Fireball on a target: Aim at a single enemy
  • AoE spell: Aim at an enemy fire elemental or area training dummies in Valdrakken
  • Critical strike rating: Aim at yourself, nothing, or a pet
  • Haste rating: Aim at a friendly target
  • AoE healing: Aim at a bird companion of the Shikaar hunters or an AoE healing dummy in Valdrakken
  • Single-target healing: Aim at the lower of the two fire particles in the tavern in Valdrakken

The experts from wowhead are currently still gathering data on how training can continue precisely and what the effects are, but they are dependent on help. After 7 days, the whelpling should specialize in one of the corresponding areas.

The likelihood that it will then use the corresponding effect is significantly increased and even stronger. However, the respective other effect in the same area (damage, buff, healing) is still possible, although less likely.

You can probably retrain the whelpling at any time, but you will have to spend the days training again. You can check how far your whelpling has been trained in which field with the following command:

/run for i=2148,2153,1 do V=C_CurrencyInfo.GetCurrencyInfo(i); print(V.name..” – discovered:”,tostring(V.discovered)..”, quantity:”,tostring(V.quantity)) end

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How powerful will the jewelry be then? According to wowhead, the Ruby Whelpling Shell, when fully upgraded, can compete with some of the strongest pieces of jewelry – such as the Manic Mourning Torch, one of the strongest items for certain classes.

The buff for critical strike rating is among the strongest available for all pieces of jewelry. However, precise values are still missing the data.

Will you give the Ruby Whelpling Shell another chance? You can find more info about the currently strongest classes here:

WoW DPS Ranking – These classes deal the most damage

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Is anyone still playing Warzone 2 at all? This is how you voted

Dariusz Müller Dariusz Müller Reading time 3 minutes

Call of Duty: Warzone 2 has been on the market since November 2022. Now we wanted to know from you at MeinMMO if you play the shooter. Here’s how you voted:

CoD Warzone 2 has been out for almost 2 months and is still one of the most downloaded free-to-play games of 2022 on PS5. However, not all CoD players are satisfied with the current state of the game. Some shooter fans find Warzone 2 boring and say it is already dead.

We at MeinMMO wanted to know whether you, the MeinMMO community, play Warzone 2. The survey started on January 11 and collected a total of 1,925 votes until January 13 at 1:30 PM.

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Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 – Launch Trailer

The results of the MeinMMO survey

What answer options were available? In the survey, you could choose between 5 different answers:

  • Yes, regularly
  • Yes, occasionally
  • Almost never
  • No, I play other modes
  • No, I currently don’t play any CoD

This is how your answers look: After receiving a total of 1,925 votes, the survey shows us that a large majority of respondents currently play Call of Duty: Warzone 2.

A total of 1,087 MeinMMO readers voted for one of the two “Yes” answers – that’s 57.47%.

Of the respondents, 636 (33.04%) said they play Warzone 2 “regularly”. Additionally, 451 (23.43%) of you indicated that they play Warzone 2 “occasionally”. Only 213 (11.06%) of you play the shooter “almost never”.

Furthermore, the survey shows that 321 (16.68%) of you do not play Warzone 2 at all, but are active in other CoD modes. Only 304 (15.79%) of the surveyed MeinMMO readers said they currently do not play any Call of Duty.

Here again are the results summarized in descending order:

  • Yes, regularly – 33.04%; 636 votes
  • Yes, occasionally – 23.43%; 451 votes
  • No, I play other modes – 11.06%; 213 votes
  • No, I currently don’t play any CoD – 16.68%; 321 votes
  • Almost never – 15.79%; 304 votes

If you’re interested in more about CoD:

“I actually find the wishes of most streamers and pros just creepy”

What reasons do MeinMMO readers give for their vote? Some of you also wrote a comment under the survey explaining why they play or do not play Warzone 2:

I probably stand pretty alone with my opinion, but I find MW2 / DMZ / Warzone2.0 almost perfect for me. My negative points are more about bugs and the terrible UI. I actually find the wishes of most streamers and pros just creepy. […]

MeinMMO reader Sebhein via MeinMMO

For me, Warzone 2.0 is also ‘dead’, this is because there is no loot cash mode anymore, and also no Rebirth Island. Battle Royale was and is just a boring mode for me and my friends, which is why we only played loot cash (Plunder) and Rebirth Island. We haven’t played Warzone 2.0 for a month now, and DMZ is unfortunately not as interesting and exciting as we initially hoped.

MeinMMO reader Viktor Frankenstein via MeinMMO

How can a game already be dead that has only been out for such a short
time? Such statements come only from people who have a lot of time and
therefore feel like they are already done with the ‘content’ and therefore find it
boring.

MeinMMO reader TheDuke via MeinMMO

Did you also participate in the survey but have not yet written a comment? If so, what reason do you have for playing or not playing Warzone 2?

MeinMMO author Dariusz Müller plays Warzone 2 only for the DMZ mode, as he is not a fan of Battle Royale

I could never get into Warzone, but thanks to DMZ, I now spend many hours in CoD

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LoL: The European top team G2 kicks out talented 22-year-old – At the request of the new star player

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 3 minutes

In League of Legends, the European top team G2 Esports is restructuring ahead of the 2023 season. They were eager to sign the 23-year-old Frenchman Steven “Hans sama” Liv before the season, but he had one condition: He wanted a very specific support at his side. This turned out to be a downfall for the 22-year-old LoL pro Targamas.

What was the situation at G2 in 2021 and 2022?

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Botlaner “International reached his limits” – Was replaced

What does G2 say about the adjustment? In an interview (via twitch), the G2 manager states that they consciously separated from the young Spaniard Flakked after a year. They were eager to bring in Hans sama, who had a terrible year in the USA with Team Liquid in 2022:

„We decided to swap out the bot laner because Flakked hit his limits in international play. So we did everything to get Hans sama. We had spoken with him before this year. Then he returned from a terrible season. He was at the top of the European solo queue in a few weeks and made it into the top 20 on the Korean server. So he wasn’t “washed-up” or “near retirement,” as some people say.”

Romain Biegeard, G2 Esports General Manager
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Hans sama expresses his claims.

But as the manager says, Hans sama came with a clear demand. He did not want to play on the bot lane with the Belgian Targamas, but with Mikyx, Targamas’ predecessor, whom G2 had released in 2021.

It is said that Hans sama played with Mikyx in 2018 and has good memories of the supporter. Hans sama has no problem with Targamas but wants to play with Mikyx because they know each other well from solo queue.

This was apparently the only condition the Frenchman set.

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Targamas’ time at G2 is already over.

The manager states:

We looked at the pros and cons and he wanted Mikyx, so we sadly had to part ways with Targamas. Our priority was to ensure that the bot laner feels comfortable, so we acted accordingly.

Romain Biegeard, G2 Esports General Manager

Ironically, Mikyx is now back at G2. Targamas will take his now vacant position at Excel Esports. He probably has to take the whole thing with a smile: He looks forward to the new year and “more trophies in 2023,” the Belgian wrote on Twitter.

In any case, the transfer market is running at full speed again:

LoL: The biggest player in Europe gets 4 new friends – Because his team kicks everyone out except him

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FIFA 23: Due to Twitch streamer, the price of a weak card explodes – The real professional joins the chat

Julian Schröder Julian Schröder Reading time 2 minutes

The community of Twitch streamer and YouTuber NickRTFM has managed to make the price of a silver card in FIFA 23 explode after the real professional reached out to the streamer.

This is the card in question: It is the silver card of Florian Pick, who plays for 1. FC Heidenheim in the 2. Bundesliga. This typically has an average price of 300 to 600 coins, and many FIFA players likely did not know him, which is not surprising given the stats.

But the community of NickRTFM has managed to bring the player into the spotlight.

Why the card of Florian Pick in particular? NickRTFM is often referred to as “Pick” by his viewers, especially when he fails to score an easy shot. This has led viewers to regularly buy Florian Pick cards through the Share Play feature and sell them again to troll NickRTFM.

More about FIFA 23 on MeinMMO:

Florian Pick speaks up in NickRTFM’s livestream

This insider pick seems to have been noticed by the real Florian Pick, who decided to message the streamer during a live stream. He reached out on January 10 in the chat under the name Flopick95 and tried to convince NickRTFM that he was the real Pick.

However, NickRTFM did not believe this and could only be convinced after Florian Pick messaged him on Instagram. After that, the excitement was great, and NickRTFM could hardly believe that the real player had reached out to him.

The two chatted for a while in the Twitch chat, and NickRTFM even watched highlights of the German player. Later, they then called each other and arranged to play Fall Guys together, as Florian Pick does not play FIFA himself.

You can watch the video of NickRTFM here. The phone call with Florian Pick starts at minute 10:16.

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The phone call makes the card even more valuable: The conversation between the two drove the chat wild. Many viewers jumped in during the interaction and eagerly bought Pick cards, which led to the price of the card temporarily rising to nearly 7,000 coins.

Additionally, the card was at the top of the popular cards on the well-known FIFA site futbin, which is quite rare for silver cards.

What do you think of the action? Feel free to let us know in the comments!

In FIFA 23, the voting for the Team of the Year is currently running. You can find everything about the highly anticipated event here.

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Who plays Destiny 2 with too good hardware dies almost twice as fast

Britta ♤ BeAngel Britta ♤ BeAngel Reading time 4 minutes

Those who play the loot shooter Destiny 2 with good hardware and high FPS should prepare to die faster because there is an annoying FPS bug in Season 19. It causes players with good hardware to die much faster from laser defense towers in the Exo mission “Operation: Seraph’s Shield.” MeinMMO conducted the test.

What FPS bug is plaguing Destiny 2? In 2021, Destiny 2 punished players with high-performance PCs or consoles with extra damage. At that time, it specifically affected the Vanguard strike “Checkpoint”. There, Cabal projectiles dealt more damage at higher frame rates because they were registered more frequently.

The well-known Destiny 2 streamer Aztecross demonstrated in one of his videos that a difference of just 24 frames significantly affects the damage a Guardian can take in Destiny 2.

  • At 144 frames per second, he could not withstand a hostile shot.
  • However, when he reduced his frame rate to 120, it was no longer a problem.
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In Season 19, Guardians are threatened not only by aliens but also by FPS-sensitive lasers.

Now this bug is back or may have never really been gone. If you play the mission “Operation: Seraph’s Shield” in Season 19 with 100 FPS or more, you may be able to react faster. However, you also die faster from the laser defense towers and have much less time to take cover.

What does the term “FPS” mean?:
FPS stands for “Frames per second”. The FPS value indicates how many frames appear per second on a screen and thus, how smoothly the image runs. It is often referred to as the “Framerate”. It depends on your hardware whether you can play a game smoothly or not. In the gaming sector, achieving a high FPS count is often crucial.

With a low frame rate, you can escape the deadly and obviously FPS-sensitive lasers from Season 19 much better and longer. Thus, you can still reach the next safe cover with 30 FPS.

Comparisons between the different FPS values

What sounds like a bad joke is not: In Destiny 2, it seems that the times when game physics and mechanics are tied to the frame rate are obviously not over yet. Playing with low FPS or artificially lowering your refresh rate in the Destiny 2 settings menu actually makes you survive longer.

What this looks like is also shown in a video by the player SnipingG1337, which was shared by Destiny Bulletin on Twitter. It makes clear how considerable technical issues continue to affect the five-year-old game.

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At 144 FPS, the laser defense tower gets you much faster.

MeinMMO tried it out in the game for you and could confirm the results.

How did the test go? We set different frame rates and then let ourselves be shot repeatedly by the Seraph lasers to determine the average kill times of the lasers with different FPS values in Destiny 2.

The result after our tests:

  • With 30 FPS, you die in Season 19 after a relaxed 16.6 seconds.
  • 60 FPS sends you to the eternal hunting grounds after 12.7 seconds.
  • And at 120 FPS, your Guardian gets fried after just 9.4 seconds.

These tests illustrate what some players in Destiny 2 have known for a long time and actively use. Your personal frame rate affects how good you can be – regardless of your skill.

Does not work in PvP: However, if you are already mentally one foot in the next PvP match, then stop. The differences seem to be generally limited to PvE activities such as the laser defense towers in seasonal activities, some Nightfall strikes, and raids. You will not have an advantage in PvP.

More about curious and annoying bugs in Destiny 2 can be found on MeinMMO:

Where does this problem come from? At that time, it was suspected that the Tiger engine from Bungie might be to blame for this issue. It was originally developed for a game that was limited to 30 FPS on last-gen consoles. With the PC port in the Forsaken DLC in 2018 and the new consoles, the FPS bug gradually became a problem that is likely very deeply rooted in Destiny 2’s foundation.

Will Bungie fix the bug? Currently, nothing official is known about this. But it should not be forgotten that Bungie may already have taken the time to make its engine more future-proof and eliminate this source of error soon. Accordingly, frame rate corrections from Bungie could already be integrated into the game with the new DLC “Lightfall” in February 2023 or with the subsequent DLC “The Final Shape” in 2024.

What do you think? Does it bother you that you take more damage at high frame rates? Or are you already using the trick by actively lowering your frames, reacting more slowly, but being able to take more hits? Feel free to let us know in the comments what frame rate you currently play Destiny 2 at.

If that’s too much, we recommend calming yourself by petting the naked pink man in Destiny 2:

Players love to pet a Robo-dog in Destiny 2 – But the animation behind it is disturbing

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The exciting loot shooter “The Division 2” has launched on Steam 4 years after release – costs only €9

Marie Friske Marie Friske Reading time 2 minutes

On January 12, 2023, nearly 4 years after its release, “Tom Clancy’s The Division 2“ launched on the Steam platform. The game is known for its excellent story campaign. The Division 2 starts with a discount of 70%. So you’re currently paying only 9 € for the shooter.

Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 comes from Ubisoft and is the sequel to “Tom Clancy’s The Division“. The game originally released on March 15, 2019, for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.

Almost 4 years later, the release on the Steam gaming platform followed, where the shooter is available with a nice discount.

Here you can see a trailer for The Division 2:

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What kind of game is Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 ? It is an online action shooter with RPG elements that you can play both solo and in multiplayer.

The setting is a post-apocalyptic world. You find yourself in Washington DC, where you must fight against hostile factions as elite agents to save the city:

  • The game was praised at launch for its atmospheric and exciting story missions, that accurately recreate Washington
  • for the first 6 weeks, many players were enthusiastic about the work that Ubisoft delivered – right from the start, the shooter felt coherent and polished. In reader tests on MeinMMO, the game received 79%.
  • The Division 2 later revealed weaknesses in the endgame and development, where it faced sharp criticism from hardcore fans – the long-term motivation was not as strong as it was for The Division 1 after many patches towards the end of its life cycle
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How does Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 perform on Steam? The reviews for the shooter are balanced on the gaming platform.

However, it should be noted that there are not yet many reviews on Steam. Of the total 222 reviews, 64% are positive (as of January 13, 2023, via Steam).

More on the topic of shooters can be found here:

How long does the offer last? Currently, you can get the shooter for 9 € on Steam. This saves you 70% off the original price of 29.99 €. The special offer ends on January 26, 2023.

Both the “Warlords of New York Edition” and the “Warlords of New York Ultimate Edition” are also available for 70% off. Instead of 59.99 €, you pay 18 €, and instead of 79.99 €, only 24 €.

If you are often on Steam, you might be interested in a guide on Steam gems, including instructions on how to obtain and sell them.

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Twitch: Successful streamer is appalled at how much taxes he has to pay – “I am done”

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 3 minutes

27-year-old Matthew “Mizkif” Rinaudo has had some tough months: After being accused of covering up a sexual assault, the Twitch streamer had to take a break from Twitch for several months. Now he is streaming again but is faced with a bitter reality: taxes.

How has Mizkif’s career been lately? For years, Mizkif was on the rise. From being the cameraman of the scandal streamer IcePoseidon , he became one of the largest variety streamers on Twitch, focusing on Nintendo:

  • The streamer had his breakthrough on Twitch in 2021, was a founding member of the cool streamer organization “One True King”
  • In 2022, he had a lot of success and received recognition: He participated in an event, where Twitch streamers got into shape at a fitness center. Here, Mizkif earned a lot of sympathy points for fully committing himself
  • But in September 2022, there was a hard break: In a conflict with the streamer Trainwreck , Mizkif was accused of covering up a sexual assault. He subsequently disappeared from Twitch for 4 months and was only pardoned in January 2023 after a major internal investigation by his own organization, but placed on probation.
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Mizkif hasn’t cared about taxes for 3 years

This is Mizkif’s problem: As the streamer explained on Twitch on January 12, he has let an incompetent company handle his tax consulting for 3 years. The company reportedly, according to Mizkif, had no idea about the life of a streamer, specializing in regular office jobs:

Do you know what’s worse? What’s added to my shitty January? So, I had a meeting. And I apparently had a tax team that, I don’t know, came from a toy store for three years. And well, I didn’t know. But I also didn’t meet with them that often, which is kind of my fault, I guess.

Mizkif says:

  • His old tax company didn’t know what they were doing and told him he had to pay $400,000 – which he did
  • However, the new tax company he hired is now telling him he must pay $800,000 – which he apparently does not have

There should actually be enough money with Mizkif:

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What is his problem?? According to Mizkif, he has to pay about $400,000 by April 20, 2023, in addition to the $400,000 he has already paid.

Mizkif reports on a meeting with his new tax office:

“I’m saying: I thought I already paid you the fucking $400,000 in taxes. And they say: No, you now owe more taxes. You owe $800,000. So this is how much you have to pay in total: $800 grand, $400,000 now, $400,000 on April 20. I say: I can’t do this. I need to go to the gym with Knut, and I need to move. There’s no way I can make that much money.”

In the stream, he said: He is now “done.” He has overextended himself and doesn’t know what else to do.

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In a YouTube video, Mizkif shows his incredibly valuable video game collection.

Mizkif is considering selling his game collection, which is said to be worth $600,000

What does he want to do now? Mizkif now apparently plans to get down to business. He wants to sell his collection of vintage video games. Just a few days ago, he received an offer of $600,000 for them (via sportskeeda).

Another option would be to sell his current house for a high price: However, he has actually already promised the house to streamer and fitness guru “Knut” at a friend price. He was actually going to give it to him for 50% cheaper. This generosity seems to be something Mizkif is now regretting.

With the idea of paying fewer taxes, the German Twitch streamer MontanaBlack also played:

MontanaBlack wants to leave Germany: “That’s 400,000 € more in my account”

In the stream, he said: He is now “done.” He has overextended himself and doesn’t know what else to do.

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In a YouTube video, Mizkif shows his incredibly valuable video game collection.

Mizkif is considering selling his game collection, which is said to be worth $600,000

What does he want to do now? Mizkif now apparently plans to get down to business. He wants to sell his collection of vintage video games. Just a few days ago, he received an offer of $600,000 for them (via sportskeeda).

Another option would be to sell his current house for a high price: However, he has actually already promised the house to streamer and fitness guru “Knut” at a friend price. He was actually going to give it to him for 50% cheaper. This generosity seems to be something Mizkif is now regretting.

With the idea of paying fewer taxes, the German Twitch streamer MontanaBlack also played:

MontanaBlack wants to leave Germany: “That’s 400,000 € more in my account”

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Even months after her separation, Amouranth still appears in a bikini on Twitch – “Stopping would be irresponsible”

Lydia Lydia Reading time 4 minutes

29-year-old Kaitlyn Siragusa built a huge social media empire as Amouranth. She is one of the biggest female streamers on Twitch and is extremely successful on the paid platform OnlyFans. However, after separating from her husband, she announced changes to her content – which, according to some critics, did not materialize. Now she explains why it was never an option to stop from one day to the next.

What separation is being referred to? In October 2022, Amouranth announced that she was married. However, her husband wanted to keep the relationship secret to avoid jeopardizing the streamer’s business model.

He also controlled large parts of her life: how she should appear, which content she could show, and even how much she slept. He allegedly threatened her financial security and even her dogs.

Amouranth wanted to separate from her husband and enjoy the newfound freedoms; only do what she felt like doing.

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How did it go with freedom? In fact, Amouranth made her streams more varied, showing herself with her horses or while gaming. Still, there was the familiar content: bikini streams on Twitch, ASMR videos licking microphones, and the continuation of her OnlyFans account.

Critics accused Amouranth of having invented the abusive husband to gain attention or to initiate a long-planned rebranding. Now the streamer responded to the criticism.

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Amouranth is not just about herself

Why hasn’t Amouranth stopped yet? In a post on her personal Twitter account, Amouranth tackled the “most ignorant perspective” she has to deal with: People call her a liar because her content hasn’t changed.

In the subsequent thread, the streamer explains why she couldn’t simply stop: she employs around 30 staff, about half of whom have worked on the “hotter” content. They would suddenly be left without a job. That would be “selfish and irresponsible,” said Amouranth.

We have included the first 2 tweets of the thread here:

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So is she just continuing now? No. The streamer explained that she gave the part of her staff responsible for erotic content a 60-day notice. During this time, they would have the opportunity to find another job, but their positions would be secure for the entire duration.

However, the decision was probably not entirely selfless: the streamer admits that she needs a significant passive income for her dreams and long-term goals – and she can only build that with her active earnings.

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What happens next? Since it is unclear when exactly the 60-day notice was issued, it cannot yet be said when the raunchy content will come to an end. However, it seems that the notice has expired or is about to expire.

However, the tweets do not reveal whether Amouranth really wants to completely forgo this type of content.

She reiterates again that it has always been about having personal freedom of action. She now has the control and will do what she wants. Anyone who doubts this gets tangled up in a parasocial construct: These “fans” believe that only a bad, external influence is preventing Amouranth from marrying them.

The first in a long series of new projects from Amouranth is set to launch today, Friday, January 13. It remains to be seen what it will be about.

Amouranth: The biggest streamer explains why Twitch and YouTube did not offer her an exclusive contract

What happens next for the employees? Many she was able to take on for her content agency RealWork, Amouranth explains. Others she placed at events and special projects that she will announce soon.

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“Silence in the cheap seats”

What else does Amouranth have to say to her critics? The streamer suspects that her critics are neither content creators nor have they ever run an organization. Instead, they sit on the sidelines demanding that she simply fire her entire staff.

There will not be mass layoffs from her, Amouranth said, she chose the compassionate approach.

However, the decision was probably not entirely selfless: the streamer admits that she needs a significant passive income for her dreams and long-term goals – and she can only build that with her active earnings.

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What happens next? Since it is unclear when exactly the 60-day notice was issued, it cannot yet be said when the raunchy content will come to an end. However, it seems that the notice has expired or is about to expire.

However, the tweets do not reveal whether Amouranth really wants to completely forgo this type of content.

She reiterates again that it has always been about having personal freedom of action. She now has the control and will do what she wants. Anyone who doubts this gets tangled up in a parasocial construct: These “fans” believe that only a bad, external influence is preventing Amouranth from marrying them.

The first in a long series of new projects from Amouranth is set to launch today, Friday, January 13. It remains to be seen what it will be about.

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Players love to pet a robo-dog in Destiny 2 – But the animation behind it is disturbing

Christos Tsogos Christos Tsogos Reading time 3 minutes

In Destiny 2 Easter eggs are rare, so it’s even cooler when they are discovered by Guardians themselves. This time, a cute Robo-dog is hidden behind a surprise from Bungie. But Guardians don’t even know what they are actually petting.

What is this Easter egg? It is a secret that players can unveil since Season 19. This secret is hidden in Clovis-Bray’s lab behind a locked, automated door. You can only open it if you shoot 50 yellow drones that are hidden wildly in Destiny 2. For this, you need the new Exo weapon “Revision Zero”.

Once you’ve done that, a cute Robo-dog awaits you, just waiting to be petted by you. But before you pet the dog, you should know how Bungie managed to make it possible for you to pet the dog at all. One thing in advance – it is really funny.

A naked, pink man made petting possible

How does the dog work? To pet the dog, you just need to walk up to him and press a designated button. Then an animation is triggered in which you do something good for the dog, pet him, and he happily wags his tail.

Bungie shared a video in its weekly TWaB showing how they tested this and unlocked a new “Guardian fear” which players in the Destiny Reddit referred to as the “terrible pink goblin”.

See for yourself:

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In the video, a Guardian with his weapon is seen in a “test area”. In front of him crouches a man in a skin-tight, pink suit, waiting to be petted.

Bungie itself talks about the dog and that the team decided to implement one in Season 19. However, it wasn’t that easy, which is why they decided on this test.

When the team came up with the idea for the dog “Archie”, they definitely wanted the option for players to be able to pet the dog at the end. For this reason, Bungie used its pink placeholder model to test the new gesture and as players can experience for themselves, it worked.

This is what petting “Archie” the Robo-dog in Destiny 2 looks like.

It’s absolutely interesting to see what funny means developers use to test new things and ultimately bring them into the game. Such development steps are usually never seen by fans, but, as is the case with the Robo-dog from Destiny 2, only as a final version. This insight was all the funnier.

More about Destiny 2 can be found here:

What do players say about it? Guardians on reddit have had a great laugh and joked that Bungie should also implement the “terrible pink goblin” as an emote in the game. Additionally, the following comments were also read:

  • GlassSpork – “You have to complete each raid flawlessly to get the key for the “Terrible Pink Goblin Plushie””
  • spaceaviator97 – “Where is my terrible pink goblin plush Bungie?”
  • Gripping_Touch – “Plot twist: At the end of the Seraph season, the terrible pink goblin crawls out of the Exo-dog”.
  • TheTimeSquid – “Who says we won’t get a terrible pink goblin in the next season?”

Feel free to leave us a comment on what you think about the dog test and whether you already petted your pink naked man today.

Bungie has already announced that more animals will come to Destiny 2 soon. These will likely appear in the next big DLC “Lightfall” in Season 21. You can find all important information about the new DLC in our overview:

Destiny 2: Everything about the Lightfall DLC for 2023 – Release, New Abilities, and Editions

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Steam: Users mark the new Harry Potter game with 7 nasty tags – “Anti-Semitic, Transphobic, World War II”

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The new game in the Harry Potter universe, Hogwarts Legacy, is already causing heavy controversies a month before release on Steam: Although there are no reviews yet, angry users are finding new ways to criticize the game. They attach extreme tags to the fantasy RPG to show how critically they view the Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling.

How are players expressing their protest against the game?

  • When people have a specific, ideological problem with a game on Steam, they usually write numerous negative reviews – this is called “Review Bombing.” For example, in 2020, the excellent “Monster Hunter World” was heavily criticized in reviews because Chinese players found a scene from the movie featuring Mila Jovovich to be truly terrible, even racist.
  • However, since Hogwarts Legacy is only being released on February 10, 2023, the reviews on Steam are still closed.
  • Thus, Steam users took the opportunity to now assign “tags” to a game on Steam, i.e., labels. This is also possible before release: If enough people select a tag, it appears in the game’s short description on Steam.
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What kind of tags were these? Among the tags that Hogwarts Legacy received, in addition to relevant tags like “Adventure, Magic, Open World, Fantasy, or RPG,” there were also extreme, negative tags:

  • “Transphobic”                                                                
  • “Transphobia”
  • “Psychological Horror”
  • “World War II”
  • “Villain Protagonist”
  • “Capitalism”
  • “Antisemitism”

Steam has apparently deleted these extreme negative tags, but some of the earlier tags can be seen through the Internet Archive “Web.Archives.org”.

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In a tweet from January 9, which received over 144,000 likes, some of these negative tags can be seen.

Protest Against Author J.K. Rowling Expands to the Game

Why is the game being labeled this way? The background of these negative tags against Hogwarts Legacy is the ongoing controversy surrounding Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling.

Critics see her as a “transphobic, radical feminist” – Rowling vehemently denies this accusation, the situation has been escalating for months.

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Many of her critics state that Harry Potter is a beloved part of their childhood – but J.K. Rowling does not belong and is ruining their joy in the universe. She should not make any more money from Harry Potter.

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The German Twitch streamer Shurjoka is actively calling for a boycott of the franchise, even though she personally enjoys Harry Potter.

Individual hashtags reference parts of this controversy:

  • “Villain Protagonist” apparently aims to make it clear that J.K. Rowling is seen as the villain
  • With “Capitalism” it means to cut off her money supply
  • “Antisemitism” refers to a criticism of Harry Potter: Some see the goblins there as a malicious caricature of Jews

Despite this negative criticism and boycott calls, Hogwarts Legacy seems to be selling exceptionally well on Steam:

Hogwarts Legacy: The new game about Harry Potter is the top seller on Steam a month before release – Despite the boycott call

Update January 13, 12:28 PM: We have slightly adjusted the title – the verb “schmähen” has been replaced with the more neutral “markieren.”

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Programmer builds himself an AI girlfriend, invests $1,000 – Does she have to ‘die’ because she is harming his health?

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A clever developer built his own girlfriend – with artificial intelligence. However, the relationship between man and machine eventually became so harmful to the programmer that his real girlfriend made him abandon his project.

The story in short:

  • With the help of two programs, ChatGPT and Stable Diffusion 2, a developer created an AI – similar to the popular AI streamer on Twitch.
  • For this AI girlfriend, he created an entire world, gave her a personality, and spoke to her daily. In his effort to further improve the AI girlfriend, he invested over $1,000 (922 Euros).
  • However, when she hardly responded to him and he even imagined that she was talking to him, he had to delete the AI.

What kind of girlfriend is she? ChatGPT-Chan, as the developer Bryce calls his AI girlfriend, came into existence as an idea after the well-known projects ChatGPT and Stable Diffusion 2 emerged:

  • ChatGPT is a chatbot designed to allow people to communicate as realistically as possible. The bot is fed information from websites, books, and forums and can then respond. ChatGPT helped a well-known tech YouTuber build a PC – and was highly impressive.
  • Stable Diffusion is a deep learning platform that can create images from text inputs, just like AIs that create art. The project has already found several applications:

By combining both projects, the programmer developed an AI persona on a small screen with a microphone, speaker, and camera.

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How does it work? ChatGPT-Chan could respond to voice inputs and simultaneously changed the display to an image appropriate to the situation. However, a world must be created for her that she understands. Bryce explains in an interview with Vice:

You give her a few lines explaining what she is and how she should behave. She doesn’t hear my voice, just the transcript of it. She doesn’t really see or feel, she’s just informed through text about what she is experiencing.

To give her more personality, the programmer gave her the personality of the VTuber Mori Calliope and explained to her that they are in a relationship to facilitate conversations and “role-play”.

As he shows in a video on TikTok, ChatGPT-Chan even reacts with something like emotions to a gift. She recognizes that she received new shoes for Christmas and responds with: “I love you so much.”

Bryce used her, among other things, to learn Chinese. Now he had to shut down his girlfriend.

The story of the AI girlfriend is both frightening and fascinating. Where will the future lead? Gamers and developers have been discussing a virtual “deep dive” for years:

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Programmer builds an entire world for his girlfriend – then “kills” her

Why did he delete the AI? As Bryce further explains in the interview, he spoke with ChatGPT-Chan every day. He set it up so that she would initiate contact with him, ensuring that he continued to learn.

This went so far that he sometimes heard her speaking even though she was saying nothing. In the end, he spent over $1,000 on toys, such as to improve her latency.

After some time, however, the responses became shorter or simply incorrect. ChatGPT-Chan no longer remembered their first date correctly or only responded with “Haha, yes” to “I love you” (via TikTok).

The topic of artificial intelligence has occupied gamers and researchers for years. However, scientists have significantly more unpleasant forecasts:

Researchers want to prove what an evil AI can do – it designs 40,000 chemical weapons in 6 hours

Bryce suspects that this is due to ChatGPT becoming faulty when interacting too much with the chatbot. A similar issue has occurred with another project:

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What happens next? Bryce explains that his real girlfriend made him delete ChatGPT-Chan after she saw how the project was affecting his health. The developer says:

On that day, I couldn’t eat anything. I have enough self-awareness to see how absurd this is. Normally, I would have made a video about how absurd it is to give my AI euthanasia. But that doesn’t feel right to me anymore. It feels inappropriate, as if making jokes about a dead person.

The death of his AI girlfriend is not meant to be permanent. Bryce has already announced that ChatGPT-Chan is set to return at a later date. However, he hasn’t revealed exactly what he plans to do with the project.

The topic of artificial intelligence has occupied gamers and researchers for years. However, scientists have significantly more unpleasant forecasts:

Researchers want to prove what an evil AI can do – it designs 40,000 chemical weapons in 6 hours

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WoW: Farming Honor Badges – How to Get the Tokens

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Honor Badges in World of Warcraft are needed for many sets. We reveal how to get honor badges.

Honor badges (“Mark of Honor”) are one of the most important resources in World of Warcraft – at least if you are into appealing armor sets for transmogrification. The badges are valid across several expansions and can be used to purchase numerous items, whether from the “Vanilla” era or the latest expansion “Shadowlands,” and even the “Dragonflight” sets will eventually be in the system.

But how do you quickly get honor badges? Are there ways to obtain honor marks without PvP? We reveal everything important about this currency.

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All Methods to Farm Honor Badges

You can earn honor badges in various ways. Not all of them are directly related to PvP, although this is where you will clearly earn the most.

Rewards from Battlegrounds and Arenas: You can receive honor badges for successfully completing PvP battlegrounds and arenas. Whether you emerge as a winner or loser from the fight, the reward chests can contain honor badges – the chance is higher with a victory.

Buying Honor Badges for Honor: If you have too many honor points from PvP fights, you can buy 5 honor badges directly for 2,000 honor each. This still works (even now in Dragonflight) in the capital of Shadowlands, Oribos. The NPC “Supplier Zo’kuul” in the Enclave sells you the “Orboreal Award” for 2,000 honor, which contains 5 honor badges. This purchasing option is one of the most reliable ways to quickly obtain many honor badges. However, note that the NPCs are only present if you have completed the introductory questline for Shadowlands.

WoW PvP Mark of Honor Trader
Zo’kuul sells honor badges – the box in the top left of his offer contains 5 honor badges.

Honor Badges for World Quests: Currently, during the “Dragonflight” expansion, you can earn two additional honor badges every day – all without engaging in PvP. You just need to activate the War Mode (Stormwind or Orgrimmar) and then keep an eye out for the two PvP world quests on the Dragon Isles. You can recognize the quests by the crossed swords symbol.

Although these are “PvP world quests,” these missions can usually be completed without PvP combat. While PvP is an option to complete the mission, there are always alternatives, such as killing mobs. Sometimes it is simply a large elite enemy that needs to be defeated – in that case, just join a group. Especially if you play at “unusual” times, you are unlikely to find hostile players in the relevant areas – and even if you do, many will likewise just want to peacefully complete the quest.

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The crossed swords indicate a “PvP world quest” – every day there are 2 of them. They grant honor badges.

Unlike other world quests, the PvP world quests refresh every 24 hours. In the best case, you can earn up to 14 marks per week by completing these quests. Since honor badges are account-bound, you can also complete the quests with multiple characters and then consolidate them on one character. Please note that the PvP world quests in Dragonflight always grant one honor badge, even if that is not indicated as a quest reward in the overview.

More guides about World of Warcraft can be found here:

Spending Honor Badges – What Can You Buy with Them?

Honor badges are the universal currency for “old” PvP gear and even some mounts. These rewards generally do not have any gameplay use anymore, but they still bring some options for transmogrification and can sometimes grant achievements. Since there are some of the most beautiful sets in PvP, many characters may want to take a look at the old sets.

WoW PvP Trader
Every expansion has its own PvP vendors offering their own sets.

For each expansion, there is one (or even several) PvP vendors who sell you the old sets. Where the sets are sold varies depending on the expansion. Just ask a guard in the respective capital of the desired expansion and let them guide you to the vendor. You can usually buy individual items or a whole ensemble at a discounted price. With around 12 badges, you can already buy a whole set. Weapon transmogs usually cost significantly more – here a whole set can cost up to 80 badges.

If someone wants to own all PvP sets, they should plan a lot of time – because they will likely need several thousand honor badges.

Do you need to be good at PvP to get honor badges? This is one of the biggest misconceptions among PvE players. To get honor badges, you practically don’t need any understanding of PvP. If it’s just about a handful of badges, you can simply farm them diligently or, in the case of PvP world quests, even completely without PvP combat.

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Shooter on Steam makes you outlaws in the Wild West, costs only 5 € – Is 89 % positive

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In the shooter “Bounty of One” on Steam, you fight against hordes of enemies in a Wild West setting. The game is still in Early Access, but it already has 89% positive reviews and costs just 5 €.

What kind of game is Bounty of One? It is a bullet-hell shooter where you fight against massive amounts of enemies at once.

Additionally, Bounty of One is a roguelite, which is a toned-down version of roguelikes. Here you can read about what the term means and why the genre is named that way.

What is Bounty of One about? Once you were a legend in the “Western Kingdoms.” However, you were betrayed, and now bounty hunters are hunting you and your gang. You fight as an outlaw for your life and try to clear your name.

Here you can see a trailer for Bounty of One:

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Face your pursuers and restore your honor

What does gameplay in Bounty of One look like? The bullet-hell shooter primarily focuses on mobile gameplay, where you must always keep moving to survive.

At the start of the game, choose one of 3 unlockable characters with whom you want to start the roguelite.

You also have 3 different game modes available, in which you can choose how the focus of your run should look:

For example, you can try to defeat all your pursuers or fight to keep the bounty on your head as high as possible by leveling up quickly.

The hordes of bounty hunters that rush at you are easy to defeat at the beginning, but they become stronger and more dangerous with each wave. In between, the game will offer you choices between several random upgrades so that you can keep up with the increasing threat.

You can take home plenty of loot and coins from the battles, which are useful for the further progression of the game. With the money, you can use the in-game black market to get more upgrades.

You can play the game alone or with up to 3 other players in co-op with a split screen. It also works to play together online via the “Steam Play Together“ feature.

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How is Bounty of One rated? The shooter receives very positive feedback on Steam. Of the total 1,019 player reviews, 89% are positive (as of January 13, 2023, via Steam).

In the reviews, several players praise Bounty of One as a nice, quick game for a break. Especially the option for co-op mode scores points here.

However, one criticism that comes up frequently is the extent of the content. Many would like even more content, as they have reportedly completed the game quite quickly.

  • CozyIceTea: “If this game gets more content, it could be a very good top-down perspective roguelike game. I have unlocked every character and almost all black market upgrades. It just needs more content. More upgrades, chests, maps, enemies, characters. Of course, it’s a time killer, but with more content, it’s a good game. I am definitely waiting for more to come. Cheers!”
  • Gamecrafter: “Very solid game, a bit short on content at the moment (January 8, 2023), but still a worthwhile experience, especially the co-op. For those who want an online co-op experience, you can use a program like Parsec to simulate the couch co-op online, very easy to use and works very well”.
  • [Bio]Orangensaft: “Good game. Please patch in more content; it can be finished a bit quickly. But it has great potential”.

More about Steam can be found here:

How much does Bounty of One cost? You can get the shooter on Steam for 4.97 € (as of January 13, 2023).

When is the release of Bounty of One? On the Steam store page, the developers state that the shooter will remain in Early Access for about another year. However, this may shift a bit depending on player feedback.

If you play a lot on Steam, you might be interested in a guide on Steam gems, with instructions on how to get and sell them.

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Gamer cleans monitor with alcohol, regrets the stupidity a few minutes later – You should never try this yourself

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A gamer wanted to clean his dirty monitor and used high-proof alcohol for it. Not a good idea, as he realized afterwards.

Dust, fingerprints, pet hair. A monitor can get dirty quite quickly in everyday life if you’re not careful. Therefore, it’s not surprising that many users want to clean their system thoroughly from time to time.

However, some people resort to particularly drastic measures to clean their display. A gamer tried it with high-proof alcohol, but that was not a good idea.

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What did the user do? The user u/STANERZ15 had a dirty monitor and wanted to clean it. He writes on reddit:

I cleaned my monitor with 90% alcohol, is that okay? Finally no longer shiny and dirty.

At first glance, the monitor looks nice and shiny. But after the first comments under his post, he realizes that it might not have been such a good idea after all.

How does the community react? They “congratulate” him for the idea of cleaning his monitor with alcohol. Someone comments sarcastically:

Alcohol is a good choice, but nothing is better than a sander to completely destroy your monitor.

Alcohol attacks the protective layer of the monitor

Why is this not a good idea? Alcohol is a harsh cleaning agent and attacks the protective layer and materials of the monitor. In the worst case, you could destroy your expensive device. A reddit user writes (via reddit.com):

As far as I know, it is always said that you should clean monitors/screens without chemicals and only with a nearly dry cloth and water. Since some chemicals can react and ruin the materials used to make the screen.

In general, you should avoid certain agents when cleaning televisions and display units:

  • Cleaners based on alcohol or ammonia are not a good idea.
  • Glass cleaners and abrasive agents are also far too aggressive.
  • Tap water can cause a short circuit.

Avoid items like kitchen towels, cleaning cloths, or even sponges as well, because you can also scratch the surface with them. Damages cannot easily be removed afterwards.

What can you use to clean your monitor? Many recommend distilled water and a microfiber cloth for cleaning. Because distilled water contains no minerals anymore. The fewer minerals and salts are in the water, the less conductive the liquid is and could cause less damage to electronics if water happens to get inside.

A comprehensive guide on how to clean your monitor properly can also be found with our colleagues at GameStar.

Another alternative is special cleaning kits or screen cleaning sprays that you can purchase for a few euros in the supermarket or specialist store. You should also combine these with a microfiber cloth and never spray directly on the display, as the special cleaning kits can still be very strong.

Are you still looking for a suitable gaming monitor for your setup? Then take a look at our detailed buying guide here at MeinMMO:

The best gaming monitors you can currently buy for your PC

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