ESO starts the New Year’s Festival 2022 with mega rewards

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In the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online, there are recurring events. From December 16, 2021, to January 4, 2023, the annual New Year’s festival awaits you. MeinMMO reveals all the details about this year’s event and how you can effectively earn your rewards.

When is the New Year’s festival? It starts on December 15 at 16:00 CET and runs until Tuesday, January 3, at 16:00 CET.

What is the New Year’s festival? This event marks the end of the old year and the beginning of the new year in ESO. It is one of the events that also offers a 100% experience bonus. So, if you have unfinished characters, you should take advantage of the XP bonus. The experience bonus can also be combined with potions and scrolls.

How does XP farming work? You can learn more about it in our guide on how to gain a lot of experience (XP) in a short time..

How to participate in the New Year’s festival

Travel to Eastmarch and visit the event tent of the New Year’s Herald Breda. There, you can either travel as usual via wayshrine or using a portal that you can find at each event tent of the Impresaria in several areas.

At Breda, you can pick up your daily quests. You can accept a total of nine quests from her each day. An additional quest can be found with Petronius Galenus, who you will also find in the event tent.

Alternatively, you can simply purchase the free starter quest “The New Year’s Festival” in the Crown Store, which conveniently guides you to the right location via quest markers. After completing this quest, you unlock the ten additional event quests.

Rewards available at the New Year’s festival

Look forward to the familiar rewards from the New Year’s festival gifts:

  • Chapter on the style of the shapeshifters
  • Recipes for the New Year’s festival
  • Collectibles for the New Year’s festival (can be exchanged and traded as rune boxes):
    • Blade of the Swordswallower (memento)
    • Knife of the Juggler (memento)
    • Torches of the Firebreather (memento)
    • Bag of Mud (memento)
    • Nordic Bath Towel (costume)
    • Colovian Filigree Hood (headgear)
    • Colovian Fur Hood (headgear)
    • Snowball Friend (companion)

Special rewards from the New Year’s festival at a glance

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The memento for fire-breathing always attracts attention.
RewardsSource
Event Tickets (3x)1. New Year’s quest per day
Experience Bonus (100%)Breda’s bottomless Mead Jug (collectible)
Rune boxes from previous years:
2016 Rune box for the New Year’s festival
2017 Rune box for the New Year’s festival
2017 Recipe for the New Year’s festival		New Year’s festival gift (chance)
Event Ticket Merchant (Impresaria)
New Year’s festival furnishing itemNew Year’s festival gift (chance)
Snowball Friend (companion)New Year’s festival gift (chance)
Powder White Rabbit (companion)New Year’s festival gift (chance)
Costume style pages:
Nord style (armor)		New Year’s festival gift (chance)
Costume style pages:
Style page for evergreen armor NEW
Deep Winter Charity WritNew Year’s festival gift (chance)
Imperial Charity Writ New Year’s festival gift (chance)
Crystal Frost AppearanceComplete 12 charity writs
Master Writ for the style of the ScalebreakerNew Year’s festival gift (chance)
Page for the crafting style of the shapeshiftersNew Year’s festival gift (chance)
Unstable Transformation Stone (companion):
Daedric Firestone
Runed Bludgeon
Glimmering Bloodgrass Ember		Event Ticket Merchant (Impresaria)
Soulfire Dragon Illusion (companion)
Sanctified Hourglass Basin
Illuminated Dragon Scroll
Kvatch Incense		Event Ticket Merchant (Impresaria)
All components for Akatosh’s ScalesEvent Ticket Merchant (Impresaria)
All components for Auriel’s HalfgriffEvent Ticket Merchant (Impresaria)
Dolchsturz PaladinEvent Ticket Merchant (Impresaria)
Fragments for Deadlands Firewalker (personality):
Vial with bubbling daedric brew
Vial with scalding hot daedric brew
Vial with boiling daedric brew		Event Ticket Merchant (Impresaria)
Fragments for the Sanctified Hourglass of Alkosh
(special furnishing item)
Glassblower’s tools with engraving
Sanctified White Gold Bar
Mysterious Sands of Time NEW		Event Ticket Merchant (Impresaria)
Feathers (growing Indrik)Nenulaure (Indrik merchant)
Indrik Berries:
Pure Snow
Purple		Nenulaure (Indrik merchant)
Frostlight Indrik (companion)Nenulaure (Indrik merchant)
Rose Thorn Indrik (companion)Nenulaure (Indrik merchant)

Additionally, you will receive smaller rewards from the normal loot skulls:

  • Recipes for the New Year’s festival
  • Various smaller collectibles
  • Chapters on the style of the shapeshifters
  • Style materials for shapeshifters

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How to get as many rewards as possible until the event ends

12 charity writs for the event appearance

For 12 completed charity writs, you can unlock the special Crystal Frost appearance.

ESO Crystal Frost Appearance

Complete as many daily quests from the New Year’s festival as possible

To maximize your rewards, you should ideally complete all daily quests at Breda and the additional quest at Petronius Galenus. Additionally, you can do the same quests with all other characters on the same day. However, do not expect much variety.

However, some quests are still worth doing a second time and can be completed quickly. Also, there are the corresponding achievements for the event that you can unlock. You may need to perform certain actions in other locations or make special preparations.

Complete the New Year’s quests with your friends

The quests are simply more fun in a group, and you naturally receive useful tips from other players or can test achievements together.

You can also share these daily quests within your group, thus completing them in the same order and together.

Trade items in your community or guild

Of course, you might also receive some rewards twice. But that’s no problem. You can simply trade with other players. Surely some others are in the same situation.

Search in the guild shops

If you really have no time to play before the event ends, then visit the guild shops. Currently, you will find many of the rewards at low prices.

10 daily quests await you at the New Year’s festival

A variety of different quests provides some change, and the extra achievements challenge you to think a bit more.

How is collecting going for you during the New Year’s festival? Have you dressed up in winter gear, with a winter hat or in the snug Nordic bath towel? Breda’s mead should make the temperatures possible even in the last outfit. The Nords are always quite particular.

To stay current in ESO next year, visit the ESO event ticker – This is how you can get your rewards by the end of 2022. Don’t worry, the year will change as soon as it is time.

This post will always be updated and keep you informed in the future, also in 2022.

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Destiny 2: Community Manager dmg04 leaves Bungie after being subjected to personal attacks in 2022

Britta ♤ BeAngel Britta ♤ BeAngel Reading time 4 minutes

After 8 years, Destiny 2 is losing one of its most communicative community managers. Dylan Gafner, better known as dmg04, is leaving Bungie at the end of 2022. His announcement spread like wildfire in the community, and Guardians from all over the world personally thank him for his strong and long-standing commitment.

Normally, the messages from Bungie’s community manager Dylan “dmg04” Gafner have always contained interesting or important details about the well-known loot shooter Destiny 2 for many years. They are therefore closely followed by many Guardians. But on December 15, everything was different.

The community manager shared: Instead of game news, dmg04 announced via Twitter that he will step down from his position as Senior Community Manager at Bungie at the end of the year, on December 30, 2022. Thus, Destiny 2, after DeeJ in 2020, is losing another well-known and beloved face, whose signature characteristics are a yellow cap, a friendly smile, and a golden heart.

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This is how dmg04 informed the Guardians that he is quitting.

As Dylan mentioned, he still does not know where his future will take him, but he is looking forward to ‘new opportunities and new challenges’.

I believe I could write a mega TWAB blog post about the amazing experiences I’ve had during my time here at Bungie. […] I can’t imagine another position where I would have the pleasure of working with so many great people and so many great teams.

writes dmg04 in the statement announcing his upcoming departure from the developer

It is the end of an era: Since May 2015, dmg04 has been a fixture in the community team and thus the first point of contact for Guardians. After that, he represented Bungie and Destiny 2 to the community for almost 8 years, which is not always an easy job.

However, he was not just a contact person, but also a dedicated Guardian. dmg04 was not simply in the middle of the community. He also always had an open ear for the players’ problems, especially when the news he had to announce was bad. His heart remained loyal to Destiny 2, even when he shouldn’t have been working. Before the launch of the DLC ‘Shadowkeep’, for example, dmg04 had to take a break due to a heart problem.

At that time, he posted, according to gamebizz:

Until I’m back in the office, feel free to tell me to put my phone down and stop working if you see that I’m commenting on mistakes or problems. But you can bet that I’ll still dip my toe into a few games in between, even if I’ll be seeing doctors and spending time with family.

dmg04 shared during his health break

Moreover, he was always concerned with Bungie’s social projects, which he continues to engage in.

2022 was the toughest year for dmg04 at Destiny 2

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Parts of the Destiny 2 community spread more hate than optimism in 2022.

Many Guardians have wondered what led dmg04 to this decision, as this could not be specifically extracted from his official farewell message. But after the turbulent community year of 2022 that lies behind the Senior Community Manager, many nonetheless have a strong suspicion.

Open threats from players may have influenced the decision: Since the beginning of 2022, there have been repeated open and sometimes frightening threats from Destiny 2 players – especially against the Senior Community Manager dmg04. He was actively threatened along with his family, ‘that someone was moving close to him – and it was no longer safe for him’.

This led Bungie to drastically reduce its communication with players for a while. The Senior Community Manager himself had to take a longer rehab leave and seek help from a doctor and therapist. At that time, he openly informed the fans that he had begun taking antidepressants.

Referring to this, a player commented via reddit:

[…] He is too kind to explicitly say it in his statement, but [these toxic players] are the reason he took a break from his mental health this year, and I wouldn’t be at all shocked if that is also the reason he decided to leave Bungie altogether.’

Guardians around the world say “Thank you”

This photo was shared by Cozmo (seen on the left), a long-time colleague of dmg04, via Twitter.

No matter what reasons dmg04 had, it is clear that he was a reliable point of contact for many players regarding Destiny 2. Therefore, it is not surprising that Guardians around the world reacted with messages and videos to his post after the announcement.

Just as his messages were always communicative and honest, the Guardians pay honor to his long-standing commitment. As do his colleagues at Bungie.

So far, his tweet has received 36,910 hearts and nearly 4,000 responses on Twitter from Guardians wanting to thank him. Cozmo, Global Community Lead at Bungie, also shared a photo with dmg04 on Twitter, writing:

We had a damn good ride together. Working together over the past seven years has been a great time. It was a privilege to watch you become one of the best community managers in our industry. I wish you all the best for your next adventures!

Cozmo, teammate of dmg04 and Global Community Lead at Bungie

Also in the “This Week at Bungie” blog, they said farewell with the words: “When you are great, you never really leave, so this is not a goodbye but a thank you. And so it is. Thank you, dmg04.”

A particularly successful farewell comes from Guardians in the British Destiny 2 community, from lore expert “My Name is Byf”. He shared this emotional video on dmg04 with the words “A bit chilly in Seattle, but feeling the warmth. Much love to all Guardians in the UK! Thank you all!”

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Who will step into his shoes? This question remains unanswered so far. Besides dmg04, the two most well-known names for community management are dmg04’s longtime ‘best buddy’ Chris “Cozmo” Shannon and newcomer Liana “Hippie” Ruppert.

She has already taken a prominent role in Bungie’s recent announcement previews for the upcoming Lightfall DLC and has been writing the “This Week at Bungie” blogs for quite some time, where she likes to hide secret messages.

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What do you think about dmg04’s departure? Was he a good contact person for you at Bungie for Destiny 2 or will you not miss him? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments.

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LoL revises the most unpopular champion – But completely wrong, say the players

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 3 minutes

In League of Legends is “Yuumi” quite hated. Especially the professionals can’t stand the cat, as she can connect with another champion and thus become untouchable. Riot Games has taken the feedback into account and announced a major overhaul. However, this misses the real problem, according to the players.

What is the problem with Yuumi? Yuumi is a supporter who can attach herself to other champions. Once she sits on a champion, she can no longer be targeted but can still use abilities. Thus, she heals and buffs her ally while also dealing damage. Her ultimate ability “Final Chapter” is particularly strong, allowing her to hold enemies in place.

At the Worlds 2022, Yuumi had the highest ban rate of all champions at 85%. The German Twitch streamer Frederik “NoWay” Hinteregger even called for a global ban on “this garbage”.

However, overall, Yuumi has rather weak stats. Looking at ranked matches from Iron to Challenger, she has just a win rate of 47.2% (via LeagueofGraphs). Especially the professionals fully exploit the potential of the champion, while she is often useless in the lower ranks.

What is Riot doing now? They want to completely overhaul Yuumi. Their goal: The champion should help newcomers to cope better with LoL while simultaneously becoming weaker for professionals.

However, the planned adjustments are not well-received.

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“How can you learn the basics when you are untouchable?”

What exactly will be changed? The exact details are not yet final, but the core mechanic of Yuumi – that she can sit on other champions and thus becomes invulnerable – will remain. However, she is supposed to deal less damage and rather focus on buffing allies.

Riot wants to adjust her abilities so that opponents can more easily avoid them. This was very difficult, especially when Yuumi sat on a highly mobile champion.

What are the players criticizing? At first, many players are surprised that Yuumi is supposed to be a beginner champion like Garen or Annie. After all, she costs 6,300 Blue Essences and thus already requires a few hours of play.

But even if beginners play her, her style is said to be rather counterproductive, says Reddit user Plainnoob:

How can you learn the basics when you are untouchable for the duration of a game? Yuumi is neither an Annie nor a Garen. Yes, you may need the lowest skill in the game for her. But she is also the most niche character in terms of mechanics. The skills are clearly not transferable. The permanent untouchability is a noob trap that will lead you to fail with any other champ.

Players further criticize that the adjustments by Riot Games will not change the hatred for Yuumi, as the core problem remains: She remains untouchable as long as she sits on a champion.

Some players predict that with the planned adjustments, Yuumi will become even weaker in the lower ranks, while remaining annoying for professionals.

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What are the players demanding? On Reddit, there are various solutions proposed for Yuumi. One player suggests that Yuumi simply takes on part of the damage when she sits on another champion. This way, the ally would take less damage, and Yuumi herself would have to watch out to jump off in time before she dies.

Another player suggests that Yuumi can only sit on a champion for a limited time. This would significantly increase the skill level, as it would require planning when to leave the ally, so as not to catch an even worse moment when it happens automatically.

In any case, almost all players on Reddit agree that the planned changes are going in the wrong direction. However, how they will turn out concretely will only become clear in 2023.

Balancing is a sensitive topic in LoL. For example, the lead balancer at Riot Games tried out a weak champion himself and was promptly banned for it:

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Twitch: Asmongold distances himself from the next WoW streamer after allegations of sexual assault – Kicks him out of the org

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In October 2020, 5 major MMO nerds gathered around WoW streamer Asmongold and formed the organization One True King (OTK). Now, serious allegations have been raised against Rich Campbell, one of the founding members – while the internal investigation against another founder is still ongoing.

Content Warning: This article deals with the topic of sexual assault. Although we consciously refrain from depicting graphic details, the subject may be distressing for some readers. The account of the events can be found behind a spoiler tab, so you can skip it.

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What’s happening at OTK? On December 15, Twitch streamer Azalia Lexi made serious allegations against OTK founder Rich Campbell. She elaborated on the allegations the following day in a TwitLonger post.

Rich Campbell is active as a Twitch streamer and caster for WoW. In 2020, he founded the organization One True King together with other MMO nerds Asmongold, Mizkif, and Tips Out. But that’s now over.

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What are the allegations? Azalia Lexi and Rich Campbell allegedly had a friendly and, starting in 2019, also a sexual on-off relationship for over 4 years. During this time, Campbell is said to have treated the streamer at times like a sex object or showered her with affection, according to Azalia Lexi.

After Azalia Lexi reportedly rejected several advances from Campbell, she agreed to meet him in January 2022 while she was in New York, where the content creator had an apartment. However, she had concerns about going to his apartment.

This is how Azalia Lexi describes the events of the evening

Campbell is said to have invited Azalia Lexi to meet him at a cinema that was part of his apartment complex – that was not his apartment. In the cinema, Campbell allegedly tried to get the streamer to lie down on him. She then told him she was not there to sleep with him.

Campbell reportedly then claimed they could not stay in the cinema any longer and had to go to his apartment. However, he promised Azalia Lexi to respect her boundaries, so she agreed.

In Campbell’s apartment, sexually aggressive behavior and subsequent rape allegedly occurred.

This is what Rich Campbell says about the allegations: The content creator responded to the allegations on the same day. Via Twitter, he stated that he had read the statement and wanted to share his side of the story. However, he needed time to organize his thoughts.

Are there consequences? In his Twitter post, Campbell also stated that OTK had asked him to step down from his position in the organization. He complied. Hours later, his appearance as a caster at the WoW event “Race to World First” was canceled.

Asmongold: “You are not fans. You are not on our side.”

What were the reactions? Although many Twitter users expressed their sympathy for Azalia Lexi, the allegations were also met with skepticism.

Especially fans of OTK or Rich Campbell did not seem to want to easily accept the allegations and demanded at least evidence. In a stream, Asmongold commented on the situation and also harshly addressed the supposed supporters.

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What does Asmongold say? The allegations against Campbell reportedly came to light during a stream by Asmongold. The WoW streamer was apparently overwhelmed by the situation at that moment and said it was damn uncomfortable to comment on it right now while playing a new game.

Shortly after, Asmongold ended the stream. The next day, the streamer took the time to extensively address the situation surrounding the allegations against Rich Campbell. In doing so, he distanced himself from Rich Campbell and supposed fans.

I have seen many people saying that it is not true, that she is making everything up. Please do not do that. You are not our fans, you are not on our side. We are on their [Plural] side. That’s why Rich is gone.

Asmongold also made it clear that he has no tolerance for hostility towards the victims of Campbell’s actions. He urged his viewers to refrain from sending messages to the victims:

If you send messages to these girls and try to […] sow doubt and make them feel bad for coming forward with their story, then you are not our fans. You are not my fans. You are not helping us, you are not helping anyone.

His viewers reacted positively to Asmongold’s clear stance and flooded the chat with hearts. Nonetheless, Asmongold ended the stream after a few hours, stating he could not think clearly.

The allegations against Rich Campbell are particularly striking for Asmongold, as an internal investigation against another OTK founding member is already underway: Matthew “Mizkif” Rinaudo is said to have covered up sexual assaults by a friend who is a Twitch streamer and attempted to intimidate victims.

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PS5: Sony’s Vice President fuels speculation about new hardware for the console

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In an interview with the Japanese magazine Famitsu, Sony’s Vice President Hideaki Nishino announced that there could be new PS5 hardware next year. Shortly before, an insider already explained that some developers have even possessed a successor model to the current PS5. So is the PS5 Pro possibly coming in 2023? You can find all the information in this article.

Although the PS5 was only released two years ago and the console was hardly available for a long time, there have been rumors about a Pro model for a while now. In fact, there have already been several revisions of the original console, of which the latest version allows you to save about 10% of power during gaming. It is clear: Sony is already working on improved hardware for their latest console.

In an interview with the online magazine Famitsu, Hideaki Nishino, Senior Vice President of Sony’s Platform Experience Division, has reignited the rumors of a new model of the PS5.

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What are these speculations? After Nishino was approached by the reporter about the fact that the PS4 Pro was released about three years after the launch of the original console, he said:

By the end of the fiscal year 2022, the cumulative sales of the PS5 will exceed 37 million units and we believe it will be a very important time for the platform. I will not be able to talk about specifics at the moment, but I hope you are looking forward to next year already.

Via Famitsu

Of course, this statement is not an official confirmation, but it still implies in the context of the previous question that we can indeed expect a hardware update for the PS5 starting April 2023 – the new fiscal year for Sony.

That Nishino refers to the PS VR2, which will also be released in the new year, is possible, but highly unlikely, as it was already announced a while ago and is now available for pre-order.

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Are there currently other rumors about a new PS5? Just recently, new speculations emerged again about an upcoming new model of the coveted console, after the well-known industry insider Tom Henderson claimed that such a version already exists in the hands of some developers and “works perfectly.” This new model reportedly features a removable drive that can be seamlessly attached to the console’s chassis.

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Such an innovative – and possibly significantly smaller – model could help Sony accelerate the manufacturing process of the coveted console in the future. Instead of the current two versions – the Disk and Digital Edition – there would only be one product.

This adjustment would also provide customers with more flexibility, as purchasing the drive allows one to upgrade to the Disk Version of the PS5 at any time.

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Although the situation regarding the availability of the PS5 has improved tremendously in recent weeks, Sony has set ambitious goals for 2023. Since the launch of the next-gen console was not optimal due to the pandemic and the many related difficulties, the Japanese company may seize this opportunity to more or less aim for a “re-launch” of the console.

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20-year-old wins $1,000,000 in Fortnite and the envy of the losers: “The rich get richer”

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The King of YouTube, Mr. Beast, hosted a tournament in Fortnite : the Extreme Challenge Fortnite Tournament. In the end, a 20-year-old Dane came out on top. However, not everyone agrees with Anas’s victory: “normal players” find it annoying that a professional won, who has already earned good money with Fortnite over the last two years.

What kind of tournament was it? On Saturday, December 17th, an unusual Fortnite tournament took place, hosted by Mr. Beast:

  • The winner received one million US dollars
  • For the top 100,000 in the tournament, there was at least an exclusive “Beast Brella Umbrella” included.

The developer of Fortnite, Epic Games, said: You can play as many matches as you can within the time: only the game with the highest score counts. The winner then wins one million US dollars.

In the tournament, players had to dodge “storms”, could collect coins, and had to score as many points as possible before the timer ran out.

It didn’t have much to do with the “normal Fortnite”, which is played as Battle Royale, but rather looked like Fall Guys in Fortnite clothing.

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Who won? In the end, the Danish Fortnite pro Anas emerged victorious. He plays for David Beckham’s clan “The Guild”.

He scored a total of 142,098 points, placing him well over 1,500 points ahead of a player from Holland and another from Canada.

He is said to have trained for the tournament throughout the week and was able to deliver his best performance when it counted.

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Some call for excluding pros from cash tournaments

How is this being discussed? The tournament is a bit strange because only the 1st place wins so much money and the rest go home empty-handed. The comments are therefore divided.

While many congratulate the winner, calling it a great achievement, there are also some voices that find it unfair that a pro won:

  • “Honestly, it’s unfair that a pro gamer won – I was also in the top percent, so I’m not super angry. But how about doing some cash tournaments and excluding pro players?”
  • “That’s just great … the winner is a sweaty, rich Fortnite pro. As always, the rich get richer – Mister Beast is a joke!”
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There were some tweets that found it unfair that a pro won.
  • “I personally believe that they should have excluded pros and creators from the tournament. The skill gap, equipment, and connection definitely play a role. The man literally won $400,000 in the last few years, but it was still a tough task. GG, it was fun.”
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The winner earned $430,000 with Fortnite in 2021 and 2020

What’s so bitter about it? Well, the 20-year-old Anas has already earned $430,000 in tournaments with Fortnite in the last two years before the win, consistently placing in the top 5 at the FNCS, the online esports tournament for Fortnite, earning between $125,000 and $25,000.

The additional one million US dollars is certainly nice, but some might have needed the money more. Therefore, one can understand the criticism, especially from amateur players: Anas, as a pro player, obviously has much better conditions to win such a competition than normal players.

Ultimately, however, this is a sports competition; one cannot really complain about Messi winning at the World Cup, who has already achieved so much in his life:

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FIFA has been correctly predicting the winner of the World Cup for 12 years, leaving fans speechless: “This is more than strange”

Julian Schröder Julian Schröder Reading time 2 minutes

EA has done it again. They simulated the FIFA World Cup with the help of FIFA 23 and indeed predicted the correct winner once more.

The FIFA World Cup is over and Lionel Messi was able to win the title with his Argentinians and raise the coveted trophy to the sky of Qatar yesterday Sunday. But this is no surprise for EA Sports.

The development studio confidently announced the winner even before the start of the desert World Cup. They predicted at that time that Argentina would prevail and have already correctly predicted the World Cup winner an incredible four times in a row.

For they were already right in 2010, 2014, and 2018 with their predictions.

What a simulation it was! The simulation by EA Sports includes much more than just the tournament winner. They even showed a complete tournament bracket with top scorers and other awards in an overview (via EA).

However, the predictions here were somewhat weaker. Instead of Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé was the player with the most World Cup goals. However, they were also correct with the winner of the golden glove, Emiliano Martínez, as well as the best player of the tournament, Lionel Messi.

But the final turned out quite differently than EA expected. Instead of playing against Brazil, Argentina played the final against France. The Brazilians were already eliminated in the quarter-finals.

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The community is amazed by the correct prediction

On reddit, EA’s fourth correct World Cup prediction is making big waves. The community is heatedly discussing the mysteriously good predictions of the development studio. We’ve picked out some exciting voices for you.

  • Hugott: “That is more than strange.”
  • TonyMartial786: “Damn, that’s crazy. Please predict England as the winner in 2026. Thank you.”
  • generik89: “I saw this prediction before the World Cup and bet some money on Argentina. Thanks, EA.”
  • realfan91: “That is very interesting. How can one have the information on who wins? You can’t tell me it’s luck.”

What do you think of the prediction? Feel free to tell us in the comments!

But not only EA predicted Argentina as world champion. A French gaming journalist also simulated the tournament using FIFA 23:

FIFA 23: Reporter lets the AI play the soccer World Cup 10 times – This is the result

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LoL: 30-year-old tech billionaire completely messes it up, that even his favorite game distances itself from him

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Until a few weeks ago, entrepreneur Samuel Bankman-Fried was the shining golden boy of crypto exchanges, with a fortune estimated at over 20 billion US dollars, and he had a big deal with Riot Games running, who distribute his favorite game League of Legends . But all of that changed in the last few weeks. In a filing to the court, it now sounds like Riot Games wishes Sam Bankman-Fried had never discovered LoL for himself.

How did the man become so rich?

  • Sam Bankman-Fried started as an intern in 2013 at a company that trades financial instruments and fully joined after graduating from MIT. In the following years, he made a fortune with stock trading.
  • In 2019, he founded the crypto exchange FTX, and his fortune grew to 26 billion US dollars during that time.
  • He was regarded as a visionary, someone who truly understood the big hype topic “crypto”.
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Company of crypto genius enters million-dollar deals with TSM and LCS

What does he have to do with League of Legends? Sam Bankman-Fried referred to LoL as his favorite hobby. He said he spent much more time on it than one would expect from someone who regularly prefers to work instead of sleep.

It was said that he closed huge deals and sold investors his visions while he was actually playing LoL. Although he wasn’t that good at LoL, still.

His enthusiasm for LoL also became part of his business when he made a big deal with the LoL team TSM in June 2021: Since then, TSM has appeared as “TSM FTX”.

In August 2022, he also closed a massive deal with Riot Games worth 96 million US dollars. His crypto exchange FTX became a sponsor of LoL’s US League LCS: Over 12.5 million $ were to flow into Riot Games’ coffers every year. However, only the first installment of 6.25 million $ was paid.

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Life and wealth of crypto genius collapses within days

What went wrong? In November 2022, the life and wealth of Sam Bankman-Fried collapsed. On a single day in November, on 8.11.2022, FTX got into serious trouble: As investor confidence in the crypto exchange faded, 94% of Sam Bankman-Fried’s wealth also disappeared into thin air.

In the weeks that followed, it became clear that the crypto exchange had been operating with unscrupulous business practices. FTX filed for bankruptcy.

 On December 12, 2022, Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested in the Bahamas.

“Monetary and non-monetary damage occurred”

This is how Riot Games reacts now: Riot Games has now detailed their view of things in a 22-page filing to the bankruptcy court in Delaware (via courtlistener).

They see themselves severely harmed by the fact that Sam Bankman-Fried was seen as so closely associated with his favorite game League of Legends and say that they have suffered “monetary and non-monetary damages”:

Before and during the media firestorm, Riot’s image and reputation with the customer base were inextricably linked to FTX through the former CEO Mr. Bankman-Fried. Media companies and Twitter commentators spread the image of Mr. Bankman-Fried playing League of Legends – the game from Riot Games – at the same time FTX was going under.

Mr. Bankman-Fried is famous for his dedication to the game. It is well known among investors that he played LoL during meetings.

Riot Games lists in detail the collapse of FTX and the mistakes of Sam Bankman-Fried over 22 pages.

Meanwhile, they emphasize their own high moral standards and mention a clause that allows Riot Games to terminate such contracts in case of moral wrongdoing.

These images created a public narrative that Mr. Bankman-Fried’s interest in League of Legends, once seen as human and relatable, was now irresponsible and juvenile. Articles that described the situation as a “hellscape” contributed to the public disgust for FTX.

Apparently, Riot is now also planning to quickly get out of the deal because they intend to close a deal with another crypto exchange, and FTX currently blocks that spot.

From the idea that FTX could stick to the lucrative deal, Riot Games has long given up. And apparently, they would have preferred to have had nothing to do with Sam Bankman-Fried in recent weeks.

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Buy Diablo 4 with WoW Gold – How long do I need for that?

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The new action RPG Diablo 4 is now available for pre-order. The first fans have already bought the game – some of them without paying directly for it. They simply used money from World of Warcraft for that. MeinMMO explains how this works and what you need to pay attention to.

How does the purchase work? For several years now, there has been the so-called “WoW Token” in World of Warcraft. This has two functions:

  • you can buy it for €20 and then sell it to other players for gold in the game
  • you can buy it in the game for gold and then redeem it for playtime or €13 credit in Battle.net
  • in the guide, we explain to you how to properly use the WoW Token

The current price of the token is determined by the supply and demand of players in a region and is not set by Blizzard. The credit can be used to purchase other games like Call of Duty or the upcoming Diablo 4.

We explain here what is included in the editions of Diablo 4 and for whom the collector’s box is intended and in the article here how long it takes to earn the editions in WoW.

If you pre-order Diablo 4, you will also be able to participate in the closed beta, which is supposed to take place before the release on June 6. You can already find the first impressions from various testers in the first reports on Diablo 4. You can see the latest trailer here:

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Diablo 4: The trailer for the release date

20 hours of WoW for the most expensive version of Diablo 4

This is how long you need for the purchase: You can earn gold in World of Warcraft from many different sources. You get a significant amount while leveling up, but most of it comes from targeted “farming” at maximum level.

Various guides, for example on YouTube, promise an average of 80,000-120,000 gold per hour. MeinMMO demon Cortyn has also found a way to earn 600,000 gold in 6 hours without much effort.

Your earnings always depend on what exactly you find and how much you can get for it in the auction house. A token currently costs 258,965 gold on EU servers (as of December 19). So you would need for the purchase of Diablo 4:

Each decimal place is rounded up here because you cannot buy half tokens, but always need a full one. The collector’s box without the game cannot be bought with tokens, as you can only buy it in the Blizzard Gear Store. However, you cannot pay with Battle.net credit there.

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Will it stay that way permanently? The token is currently at its lowest level in months (via wowtokenprices.com). This is partly because many players want to quickly accumulate gold with the release of Dragonflight and are buying tokens for that.

Traditionally, tokens become cheaper at a release and more expensive towards the end of an expansion. However, Dragonflight rewards you with quite large amounts of gold, which could mean that prices will not rise significantly for the time being.

At the moment, it is therefore difficult to say whether the token will soon rise significantly or even drop further.

Is it legal? Yes, Blizzard explicitly allows the use of Battle.net credit to purchase digital goods in the store. You should just not obtain gold from third-party sources, as this would violate the terms of use.

Diablo 4 will also have a battle pass with a paid path. You will probably be able to buy it with WoW gold as soon as it is released:

Diablo 4: Developers reveal details about the battle pass – Costs and duration

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Twitch streamer Trymacs reveals genius strategy against annoying comments – „Really dirty“

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The Hamburger Maximilian Stemmler (28) has, as Trymacs, a million audience on Twitch and YouTube. He says: Again and again there are people who want to benefit from his reach. In a stream, Trymacs revealed how he creatively punishes annoying commentators – and the affected have no idea.

What comments is it about? In a stream, Trymacs explained which comments annoy him the most. It’s mainly about people who try to provoke reactions on purpose:

  • Comments in the style of “Trymacs doesn’t read his comments,” that challenge him to prove otherwise by leaving a like for the writers
  • Comments with advertising for their own channel from people who want to benefit from Trymacs’ reach and pretend to be fans
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Trymacs gives people secret shadow bans

This is how Trymacs deals with the comments: Trymacs has come up with a special strategy to handle the annoying comments – and at the same time have fun. Because if he just banned them, according to the logic of the streamer, the commentators would get away too easily.

Instead, Trymacs distributes something he calls “Ghost Perma Bans”: The affected do not realize they are banned and can keep commenting — except for themselves, no one sees the comments. Consequently, they also get no reactions.

Thinking about the fact that people might have been writing the same thing under his videos for years and never receiving the desired attention, Trymacs feels mischievous:

Writing a comment under every video for 3 years hoping that you think someone sees it. And you’ve been doing it for 3 years and you get no response or like on any comment or anyone goes to your videos, that is the great punishment.

How many people has Trymacs banned this way? The streamer does not reveal an exact number, but it seems to be a larger number: “You don’t even know how many people I have permanently banned on YouTube.”

Some viewers are not so enthusiastic – one person finds the behavior “childish” but fears they might be banned for an honest answer.

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It’s unclear how many comments are under the video that no one sees – and how many commenters might have realized while watching why they never receive reactions.

In addition to his appearances on Twitch and YouTube, Trymacs will soon be seen again on Joyn:

Twitch streamer Trymacs invites to the big football event on Joyn – These 31 influencers are participating

This kind of ban is “really dirty,” Trymacs delights – and his fans celebrate it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUZapLtClAU

“One of the best ways to deal with trolls”

What are the reactions? Under the clip where Trymacs reveals his method, there are numerous positive reactions. That is one of the best ways to deal with trolls, writes a fan (via YouTube).

Other reactions range from “funny” to “diabolical” and “sadistic.” Trymacs’ own schadenfreude seems to be well received.

Some viewers are not so enthusiastic – one person finds the behavior “childish” but fears they might be banned for an honest answer.

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It’s unclear how many comments are under the video that no one sees – and how many commenters might have realized while watching why they never receive reactions.

In addition to his appearances on Twitch and YouTube, Trymacs will soon be seen again on Joyn:

Twitch streamer Trymacs invites to the big football event on Joyn – These 31 influencers are participating

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WoW wanted ‘less swimwear’, now brings sexy chain bikinis

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In World of Warcraft Dragonflight there will soon be sexy clothing. You can expect CCChain bikinisCC – and they look really good.

In World of Warcraft, there are many different contents, but one wish unites almost all players: The ability to continuously customize their character and give him or her a unique look. Therefore, WoW has been introducing more and more customization options in recent years.

This was discovered: The data miners from wowhead are actively analyzing patch 10.0.5 and are finding new interesting content almost daily. A small detail has now caught attention because it shows armor that has not existed in World of Warcraft before – or at least no items of this kind have been added to the game since CCvanillaC.

We are talking about one of the biggest “game cliches” that exist in fantasy games: chain bikinis.

WoW Chain Mail Bikini on Female Human
This is what the good piece looks like on women. Image source: wowhead

The bikinis come in 4 different colors: dark green, brown, black-red, and red-black (inverse colors).

WoW Chain Mail Bikini on Male Human
This is what it would look like on men. Image source: wowhead

How do you get the chain bikinis? It is still not entirely clear how to obtain these new chain bikinis. However, the most likely scenario seems to be that the chain bikinis will land in the trading post. This is a new feature that Blizzard has announced for patch 10.0.5. Players receive a special currency here monthly, which they can use to purchase new cosmetic rewards – among them mounts, toys, and also transmog items. A bikini like this could definitely be conceivable.

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Why didn’t WoW want bikinis anymore? At the time of CCCataclysmC, there was a significant discussion about the portrayal of women in World of Warcraft. At BlizzCon, Chris Metzen stated that he had watched the end video of Cataclysm with his daughter, who asked him: “Why are all the women wearing swimsuits?” He had no answer at the time. Since then, the portrayal of women in WoW has significantly changed, and “provocative” clothing has decreased in many cases.

What do you think of the bikinis? Cool that there will be something like that in World of Warcraft soon? Or does it not belong in Azeroth?

What else is in patch 10.0.5, we will tell you here.

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Most famous Genshin Impact leaker quits because the developers are trying to find him

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Leaks from UBatcha1 regularly revealed upcoming content from Genshin Impact. After the developers started searching for the identity of the person, they are now throwing in the towel.

Upcoming characters, events and new bosses – Thanks to UBatcha, fans of the action RPG Genshin Impact often knew which content the developers would bring to the game soon.

In contrast, Cognosphere, the publisher of Genshin Impact, now wants to take active measures. They initiated a subpoena against Discord – a legal process to find out the identity of leakers. This includes name, phone number, and address.

UBatcha deletes all content

The person has since removed all content that might violate copyright. The Discord server of UBatcha itself and the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor (WFP) server have stopped their postings. Everything is also gone from Twitter.

UBatcha released a statement in 5 tweets. In it, the person states that they were never contacted directly by HoYoverse.

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The procedure is not just about the leaker, but UBatcha is the person with the largest follower count. There are nearly 461,000 on Twitter.

They only received a warning through their own Discord server that the account should no longer disclose any information.

Discord did not explain exactly which content the subpoena refers to. Therefore, the person decided to delete all content directly.

“I should just use this account for random tweets, but I’ve never used social media for personal matters before. We will see,” is the last tweet made by UBatcha.

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What do you think about HoYoverse and Cognosphere now taking action against leakers and searching for their identity? Are you sad or rather happy that UBatcha1 will no longer post? What do you think about leaks in general – Are they annoying spoilers for you, or an exciting glimpse into the future of games? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments here on MeinMMO!

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2 new dungeons in WoW Dragonflight are currently causing frustration and hundreds of deaths: “This is brutal”

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Season 1 finally opened the mythical key stone dungeons for WoW Dragonflight. Many players are now trying to complete the highest keys possible. However, two of the dungeons are so tough that there are even comics about the agony they represent.

What are those dungeons? The Ruby Life Pools and the Algeth’ar Academy are 2 of the 8 dungeons that are in Season 1 of Dragonflight in the Mythic+ rotation. Besides these, only the Assault of the Nokhud and the Azure Vault from Dragonflight are new, while the other dungeons come from old expansions.

The Ruby Life Pools and the Algeth’ar Academy are currently causing a lot of memes and threads in the World of Warcraft subreddit. Players are complaining that the two dungeons are too hard.

Mythic+ requires you to complete dungeons within a specified time with additional difficulty. However, that seems simply impossible for most players at a certain level right now. Even the popular webcomic Dark Legacy Comics has published a new strip about this:

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How hard are the dungeons? For the Ruby Life Pools, 30 minutes is given. However, one player shows a picture, where he and his group finished only after 141 minutes. The group accumulated an impressive 192 deaths. Kudos at this point for perseverance.

It looks similar at the Academy. A user shows their completion after over 100 minutes with 123 deaths in the team. The timer requires 32 minutes for an upgrade of the key.

The two posts are not the only ones. Currently, the dungeons are one of the biggest topics in the subreddit, and more and more players are sharing their woeful results.

You can find all information about Dragonflight in our special here. In the trailer, you see the most important features at a glance:

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“Is it me, or are the M+-dungeons hell for casters?!”

What makes the dungeons so hard? The season is already a bit tougher at the beginning of the expansion because players simply lack the gear. Hardly anyone is wearing the sets from the raid or already has significant gear from the dungeons.

This is visible in the DPS ranking of the season, which still shows strong fluctuations and has much room for improvement. This will likely only change with the reset on December 21, when the Great Vault can be opened for the first time.

Especially in the two aforementioned dungeons, there are further factors that make them almost unplayable at the moment:

  • The affix “Sanguine” requires casters and healers to interrupt their spells often to avoid being incapacitated.
  • At the same time, there are enemies in both dungeons that can interrupt spells on their own. Hence, you often can’t get a spell off.
  • Additionally, all non-bosses (“trash”) fall into a rage at 30% health and deal more damage, which only a few classes can prevent. Enhanced trash also gets stronger.

Specific enemies like the dragons in the Ruby Life Pools are already borderline concerning regarding damage. Due to the combination of affixes and effects, they sometimes deal nearly unhealable damage or kill players outright.

You can vote for which dungeon you like best in Season 1 here:

In the Academy, many players complain about the “Tree Boss,” the Overgrown Urtum. He has quite nasty mechanics like a stackable poison DoT if the adds are not played correctly. Since the affix “Tyrannical” is coming up next week, which strengthens bosses, many players see a grim future for the dungeon.

Is it even possible to get through? Some players report that they explicitly say in their groups: “Take it slow, pull group by group. It’s enough if we play the key within the time, even if we have only one second left.” This way it can be manageable.

Blizzard has already announced nerfs for the dungeons. Additionally, there are strong buffs for 7 classes that may make the key stones a bit easier.

However, there are also general complaints from healers that they are having a pretty hard job right now. Healers were passively nerfed in Dragonflight and right now, at the start of the expansion, it is hard to keep up.

I can fully relate to this experience. As a Caller, I jump in as a healer quite often at the moment, whether in Mythic+ or even in the raid, because healing simply isn’t enough at times. Right now, healing is truly a struggle, but it is refreshingly different:

The first raid in WoW Dragonflight stresses our healers, but I have more fun than I have had in a long time

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New MMO shooter for PC, Xbox and PS5 aims to revolutionize the genre – and be better than Anthem

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Project LLL aims to revolutionize the MMO shooter genre. In a new QnA, the developers from NCSoft (Aion, Blade & Soul) shared insights into their plans.

What kind of game is this? Project LLL is set to be a new MMO shooter. The developers promise a vast, open world, realistic gunplay, and a lot of innovation. In the game world, humans fight against mutants, giant battle robots, and even demons in a single setting.

The game is set in a near future. You play in a post-apocalyptic Seoul of the 23rd century. However, the world has followed a slightly different path in the past, so you will see adapted elements in the game.

In a first trailer, you can check out the game and even gameplay:

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New MMO shooter for PC and consoles plays in a dark future – Shows heated battles against combat robots

New shooter promises unique aspects

What do the developers say about Project LLL? In a new video, various developers of the game respond to questions and comments from the community. It starts with comparisons to The Division and Anthem. They say:

Many say that LLL is similar to or falls short of these AAA titles [Anthem, The Division]. This gave us more energy and motivation. We take the comments to heart to make LLL an even better game than the aforementioned.

This is supposed to be achieved primarily through innovative new features. LLL is to be an MMO shooter with a completely open world. Through this, you can move on foot or with various vehicles both on the ground and in the air.

As in many other shooters, cover, the “high ground”, and knowledge of the terrain are expected to play a role. Players can collaborate but also sabotage each other. The game content is meant to dynamically change depending on various situations. However, no detailed explanation was provided in this regard.

You can scan areas to identify dangers, call in airstrikes, or activate energy shields to block incoming projectiles. Additionally, players can hop into robots and fight with them, reminiscent of Titanfall.

Players can choose from various characters, each having unique names and backstories. These characters take on different roles – Tank, DPS, or Support.

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What about weapons? The weapons in the game are supposed to feel very realistic. For this, motion capture was done with military members. The weapons should be very detailed, and the shooting animations are said to have required as much work as the entire remaining design of the weapons.

Additionally, many factors influence weapon handling, such as the weight of the inventory or the player’s movement.

What was revealed about the technology? NCSoft places particularly high value on precise gameplay and good performance. The implementation between pressing a button and the action on the screen is supposed to be shorter than ever before.

Also, great attention was paid to detail in graphics, sound, and physics.

You can watch the complete developer video with German subtitles on YouTube:

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When is the game supposed to be released? Project LLL is set to be released worldwide simultaneously in 2024. The release is planned for PC and current consoles. The shooter is being developed in Unreal Engine 5. Development started nearly three years ago.

What information is missing? So far, there are no statements about the payment model. They want to think about that later. It is also still unclear what the exact game content is. Do you primarily fight against other players or NPCs? Are there side quests or any other overarching storyline to follow? Many statements about this currently sound very vague.

What do you think about the shooter? Does the gameplay appeal to you? Or are there still too many details missing?

NCSoft is also working on an MMORPG alongside Project LLL. You can find all the details here:

Highly anticipated action MMORPG announces worldwide release for 2023 – Coming for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X

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Diablo 4 explains a new feature in detail – You get legendary effects almost for free

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In the latest stream, the developers of Diablo 4 talk about a new system in the upcoming action RPG: Crafting. Unlike before, you won’t just create items that soon become useless, but rather powerful items – at least within a certain range.

What kind of effects are these? In Diablo 4, there is a new feature, the Codex of Power. This works similarly to the Kanai’s Cube from Diablo 3 and stores certain legendary effects.

In simple terms: Effects that you normally find on legendary items can simply be found as “power” and stored in the Codex. You can then transfer the corresponding power to a new item, and you can do this as often as you like.

In a stream on December 15, the developers talked among other things about the battle pass in Diablo 4 and its costs, as well as the Codex and what powers you can obtain for it.

How do I get the effects? If you complete a dungeon in Diablo 4, you will receive a legendary “aspect” as a reward at the end. As the developers explain, there are over 120 dungeons that will provide you with the corresponding effects. Associate Game Director Joseph Piepiora says:

When [players] visit the dungeons and dive deep into them, they will find aspects for the Codex of Power there. These are essentially legendary effects. Each of these dungeons in the overworld houses a unique aspect. […] There are over 120 dungeons in the game.

Earlier, there was even talk of 150 dungeons, which I thought was nonsense at the time. Considering the legendary effects, however, it sounds more plausible that there will indeed be more or less unique dungeons playable.

However, there is a catch: legendary effects in the Codex of Power always come with the worst effect possible. This means that every number and every effect only brings the absolute minimum.

Moreover, you cannot obtain all legendary effects in this way, but you can get effects from every class. You will see in the Codex which dungeon you will get the corresponding aspect.

In early previews of the beta of Diablo 4, the dungeons were still rated as quite repetitive. Here, we have summarized the latest information about the game for you:

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Legendarys are still the best source of power

What do the effects bring me then? Nevertheless, the Codex of Power is useful, as it enables you to create certain builds. If you are missing just a specific effect to play your build, you can simply use it. Diablo Immortal has a similar system.

Synergies between effects are often more important in Diablo than the strength of an effect itself. So, you can first try whether the build suits you at all, before you set out to look for stronger effects. Aspects will be unlocked for all characters.

This also aligns with the philosophy of builds in general. Through skills on items, you should be able to test abilities and be able to reskill repeatedly with increasing gold costs. This is limited by a sum of gold that will eventually become immensely high, but still provides flexibility.

You will be busy leveling for a while anyway. In the meantime, you can try out a lot:

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Where do I get better effects? Diablo 4 relies on the principle of looting and leveling, like all its predecessors. You will only find the best items by chance, and legendary effects there are stronger in most cases. So, you will still have to grind quite a bit.

There is also a practical possibility here: legendary effects can be extracted from equipment as “aspect crystals.” These crystals are items that you can use once to transfer an effect to another item. This also applies to effects that do not drop in dungeons.

However, when transferring an essence, you always overwrite the existing effect on another item.

We now know that Diablo 4 will be released on June 6, 2023, with three different editions and a collector’s box without the game. Here we explain more about it:

Diablo 4: The collector’s box costs €110 and comes without the game – Who it is still worth it for

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The author of Harry Potter reacts sharply to the call to boycott the new game ‘Hogwarts Legacy’

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“Hogwarts Legacy” is a new game in the Harry Potter universe: It is set to be released on February 10, 2023, for PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X after several delays. In the run-up to the release, transgender individuals are calling for a boycott of the game. The reason for the boycott call is the stance of author J.K. Rowling on the topic of “transgender,” which some consider to be transphobic. The 57-year-old author has now sharply reacted to such a call.

What is the boycott call about?

  • The author of Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, is seen by parts of the transgender community as a so-called “TERF”: A radical feminist who discriminates against transgender individuals, particularly transgender women.
  • Rowling essentially says (via jkrowling.com): Some transgender individuals want to step out of the role of “woman” because they see that women are treated worse by society than men. Consequently, the number of gender transitions has increased sharply: Young girls confuse the natural search for identity with the idea of being transgender. Some men also pretend to be transgender women to invade women’s protected spaces.
  • As a result, a conflict has erupted between some transgender individuals and J.K. Rowling, with both sides accusing each other of hatred. In this context, a boycott of Harry Potter and especially the new game “Hogwarts Legacy” has also been called for.
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Buying Hogwarts Legacy is “harmful”

This was the boycott call: The most well-known representative of the boycott call is Jessie Earl. In March 2022, she published an article on Gamespot, in which she explained the harmful impact of J.K. Rowling’s discriminatory behavior and how the author’s transphobic comments have damaged the Harry Potter universe.

On December 17, Jessie Earl commented again and wrote: She does not struggle with people who own previous works by J.K. Rowling and seek refuge in them. She herself owns 9 movies and 7 books: But supporting “things” like Hogwarts Legacy is harmful.

Apparently, Earl wants to prevent Rowling from selling “new things” and thus taking in new money.

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Rowling says: “True believers” must burn everything of hers – even the local library

This is Rowling’s response: In a sarcastic comment, Rowling writes: She is very disappointed with Jessie Earl. It could surely be better.

If one holds the pure faith, then it is incompatible to own anything by J.K. Rowling. Those who are truly righteous must burn everything connected with her, so not only set fire to books and movies, but also burn the local library, set everything with an owl on fire, and burn their own dog.

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How is this being discussed? In the discussion, no positions are exchanged or arguments for one’s own stance are presented: The positions seem to have been cemented for a long time. The critical points are apparently irreconcilable:

  • Transgender individuals say transgender women are women with all rights.
  • J.K. Rowling views this skeptically and questions the motives behind some gender transitions.

It has now become a purely emotionally driven discussion that takes place in personal attacks. A nuanced exchange no longer occurs.

Time and again, people accuse J.K. Rowling of being “filled with hate against a marginalized group”:

  • Someone writes: “I am deeply disappointed that you have decided that your whole person revolves only around hating a marginalized group.”
  • Another person says: “So many opportunities to be a kinder version of yourself. I love the world you have created, but I am disappointed that it does not represent the values you sold to me as a child. Transgender women are women.”

This is what it’s about:

Jessie Earl’s stance seems to be: It is okay to have spent money on the works of J.K. Rowling. But new money should not be allowed to go to her by purchasing products from the “Harry Potter” universe, not even the new game.

On the other hand, J.K. Rowling apparently feels persecuted here and aligns herself with the tradition of authors whose works have been burned for ideological reasons.

We will probably only find out how many people who want to buy Hogwarts Legacy will ultimately be influenced by the discussion in their purchasing decision when the game actually releases.

We already dealt extensively with a boycott call for the new game on MeinMMO in March 2022:

A German Twitch streamer calls for a boycott against Hogwarts Legacy

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WoW: Head-to-Head Race in the “World First” Race – Team Liquid and Echo Make It Exciting

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The race for the “World First Kill” in World of Warcraft is nearing its end – two professional guilds are in a fierce competition.

In World of Warcraft, the so-called “World First” race has been running for almost a week now. The best guilds in the world are trying to defeat the current end boss Raszageth on mythic difficulty. In the meantime, two guilds have reached the Storm Eater and are in an exciting race. However, the road there has been rather lengthy.

This is the current status: The “World First” race is in full swing now, and the first guilds are already on the home stretch. Team Liquid (formerly known as “Limit”) and Echo have both arrived at “Raszageth, the Storm Eater” and are trying to blow out the virtual life lights of the last boss.

Currently, Team Liquid is in the lead, although that doesn’t mean much yet.

  • Team Liquid’s best pull was at 70.43% remaining health points.
  • Echo’s best attempt was 86.41% remaining health points.

It is important to mention that Team Liquid has already made 34 attempts on Raszageth, while Echo has only given it one try after 4 attempts.

Later, both guilds will continue when the professionals are well-rested and approach the challenge with fresh energy.

The current status of the “World First Race”. (19.12.2022, 11:40 AM. Source: wowprogress.com)

Liquid is leading, but the lead is thin: Basically, Team Liquid has the advantage so far and has claimed the most “First Kills” for themselves. Of the 7 bosses killed so far, Liquid was the first guild to achieve victory on 5 of them. Only Eranog and the Primal Council were credited to “Vesper”.

Even though Team Liquid currently has a significant lead, that could change quickly. Because Echo has been extremely good at catching up. For most bosses, Echo needed significantly fewer attempts than Team Liquid, even though they were later. For example, Bruthüterin Diurna (Boss 7) was down for Echo after 47 attempts, while Team Liquid needed a total of 85 attempts. Also, Kurog Grimmtotem (Boss 6) was completed by Echo after 20 attempts, while Team Liquid had to take 57 attempts to advance.

It remains exciting.

This video takes place after the victory over Raszageth – spoiler alert!

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What are other guilds doing? Even though it looks a bit lonely at the top with Echo and Liquid, other guilds are still involved in the race. Especially “BDGG” (Big Dumb Gaming Guild) is in 3rd place and has currently defeated 5 of 8 bosses. “Instant Dollars” has also managed to defeat 5 bosses already.

Further behind are the professionals from Method, who have currently only defeated “only” 4 of 8 bosses and are in 5th place. It seems unlikely that they will catch up here.

Criticism of the start of the race: However, many viewers and also the casters who accompany the “World First” race have raised some criticism regarding the conduct of the race. Because the first days of the race were essentially just preparations. Instead of diving directly into the mythic mode, almost all guilds chose to first visit normal and heroic modes to farm better equipment and thus improve the performance of their players.

For the viewers, this was relatively boring, as in normal and heroic mode “there is nothing at stake” – and watching the professionals spend hours on warm-up rounds against the easier versions of the bosses was only limitedly entertaining.

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That’s why the raid launch was unusual: With the Vault of the Incarnations, Blizzard tried something new. Normally, the mythic difficulty starts with a one-week delay.

However, Blizzard chose to launch the raid simultaneously to accommodate the professional guilds a bit. Because if the raid had started a week later – on December 21 – it would have been highly likely that the race would have stretched over the Christmas holidays. This would have put a lot of pressure on the professional players, who would rather spend time with their families during Christmas.

Whether Blizzard will aim for a simultaneous launch of all difficulties for the next raid is questionable.

What do you think of the “World First” race in World of Warcraft? Have you enjoyed the race so far? Do you see the simultaneous start of the difficulties as an advantage or a disadvantage?

If you want to follow the race, we have all streams overview here for you.

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Pokémon GO: Players are dissatisfied with the C-Day – Popular monsters were probably only available for 5 minutes

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The C-Day of Pokémon GO in December is over. Now some players express criticism because certain Pokémon were only available for 5 minutes.

Which Community Day is it about? On December 17 and 18, the most recent Community Day took place in Pokémon GO. In our guide to the C-Day in December, you could read all the information like the start, bonuses, and the boosted spawns.

Trainers were pleased to have monsters like Kapuno and Kaumalat, two of the best Pokémon you could secure during the C-Day in December 2022.

Why are the players dissatisfied? Information circulated on reddit during the C-Day that three Pokémon would only spawn at specific times and disappear after just 5 minutes.

The 3 Pokémon are the popular pocket monsters Bisasam, Hydropi, and Dratini, which can evolve into Bisaflor, Sumpex, and Dragoran.

According to player reports, the three only spawned in the last 5 minutes of a certain hour – Bisasam at 2:55 PM, Hydropi at 3:55 PM, and Dratini at 4:55 PM. Thus, trainers reportedly only had 5 minutes per day to secure the three Pokémon.

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Players criticize spawn timing of Bisasam, Hydropi, and Dratini

What are the players saying? On reddit, some trainers express a certain dissatisfaction regarding the C-Day in December, specifically regarding the spawn of the three Pokémon.

For example, falling0523 writes: “Does anyone else feel that Niantic has cheated us during this month’s Community Day event? The fact that Bisasam, Hydropi, and Dratini only appeared in the last 5 minutes of the hour was ridiculous” (via reddit).

Also, reddit user TehWildMan agreed: “The fact that their attacks were available was a pleasant surprise. But yes, incorporating the last 5 minutes of each hour as a surprise mechanic is just dumb” (via reddit).

Other trainers stated on reddit that the Community Day was “disappointing” and the Pokémon barely spawned even in the 5 minutes.

If you’re interested in more about Pokémon GO:

“The best C-Day of the last 2-3 years”

Was there also positive feedback about the C-Day? Yes, there were indeed trainers who rated the C-Day in December positively.

For example, Cyzerion writes: “We got 10 Pokémon with a 1/25 shiny rate for two days and some additional classic C-Day Pokémon as a bonus. […] It was a great C-Day weekend (via reddit).”

The trainer slowseason went even further on reddit and praised: “This might have been the best C-Day of the last 2-3 years.” The reddit user jakeb1616 agreed: “Yes, I didn’t play much and got more shinies than I wanted (via reddit).”

What else is currently happening in Pokémon GO: Even though the Community Day in December is over, the last month of 2022 still has a lot to offer trainers. Until December 23, the first part of the big winter holidays event is still ongoing.

Additionally, you can still challenge Mega-Firnontor in the raid until January 1, 2023. In the raid guide on MeinMMO, you can learn how to defeat the boss.

Pokémon GO: Mega Firnontor counter in the raid guide – 20 strongest attackers

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Gamer buys RTX 3080 cheaply on eBay, gets scared of the seller – Community explains why he is harmless

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A gamer bought an RTX 3080 on eBay, but the seller’s explanation makes him very worried. The community tells him why he doesn’t need to be afraid of the offer. Because not only gamers need a graphics card for their system.

Those who want to play demanding or resource-hungry games on their gaming PC need a fast graphics card. Because it takes on many tasks when you play.

But not only gamers need graphics cards for their tasks. This was something a user found out on reddit. Because he bought a GPU cheaply on eBay but had doubts about the offer.

Other users receive strange emails from Amazon when buying a graphics card:

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Not only gamers need graphics cards

What did the user do? A gamer bought an RTX 3080 for 570 US dollars (about 600 euros). But the seller’s note confused him. He writes:

The seller said that they upgrade GPUs for their marketing agency. What would a marketing agency use GPUs for?

I am clueless and don’t know whether to believe it or not lol. Is that code for “I have run the card to death”?

Did he end up buying a graphics card for about 600 euros that some miner might have already “used up”? With this question, he turns to the community. Because there are regularly fraudsters on eBay who try to scam you with absurd offers.

What is behind the statement? The community explains that not only gamers need powerful graphics cards.

Graphics cards are used by professionals for video editing, 3D rendering, or graphic design, for example. Many of these tasks do not work without a GPU with decent performance. For instance, user ReallyQuiteConfused states on reddit that his agency needs different graphics cards for different purposes:

I run a small marketing agency. We currently have a 3090ti, two 6900XT, an 3080, 1080ti and 1070 plus a few random others for 6k RAW video editing, motion graphics, 50mp photo editing, etc.

The seller’s offer and his statement are therefore completely legitimate. Because agencies also want to upgrade their hardware after some time to be prepared for new tasks.

There are regularly attempts at fraud with used graphics cards

Where does the user’s concern come from? Anyone who has ever bought a used graphics card knows that things can go wrong here. Because behind the seller could, in the worst case, be a fraudster who only wants your money. And in that case, you’ll never see the purchased goods.

A user just had such a story happen to him. He bought a graphics card for a few hundred euros. But he will likely never see the purchased GPU, as the community has to gently inform him:

User buys top GPU for 300 euros – community explains to him why he will never see the graphics card

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Twitch streamer bets $500,000 on the final of the World Cup: ‘The easiest victory of my life’

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The Twitch streamer Félix “xQc” Lengyel (27) was long addicted to gambling in online casinos. After Twitch banned the platform “Stake”, he has now put half a million US dollars on the final of the football World Cup. He was totally sure that the cool French would win. Argentina is a bunch of Noobs, Lionel Messi is just an “old Boomer”.

What’s going on with gambling on Twitch?

  • For about a year and a half, popular streamers earned an outrageous amount of money promoting the casino platform Stake. Streamers have gambled online for high sums in front of tens of thousands of viewers, often losing, but apparently received a lot of money from the casino – in one case, it is said to be 360 million $ over 16 months.
  • After protests from uninvolved Twitch streamers claiming that streamers would drive their viewers into addiction and ruin, Twitch has explicitly banned the casino Stake.
  • But now streamers are turning to “sports betting”: Even if they have frighteningly little knowledge of the respective sport, streamers are gambling huge amounts. They place their bets once again through their favorite platform: Stake.
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“M’Paypal” vs. “the old Boomer” Messi

This was xQc’s bet: The biggest streamer on Twitch, xQc, bet 500,000 $ on a victory for France in the World Cup final on 12/18/2022. He said it was the “EASIEST WIN OF MY LIFE” – xQc writes everything in All-Caps because everything he says is grounded and significant.

He wrote: His “man”, MPaypal, he apparently means Kylian Mbappé, will break the “Noobs” necks.

As a prize, 1.425 million US dollars were at stake.

xQc said he had an “internal main character crystal ball” that he rubbed, and he was sure of his victory.

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At 0-2, xQc panicked and hit the eject button

How did it go? Not so well for xQc. When Messi scored the 1-0 for Argentina, xQc had a small seizure and was upset about the “old Boomer” Messi. He can only score when the whole game is frozen.

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How did it end? When France was down 0:2, xQc apparently panicked and ended his bet early; he “cashed out”. Of the 500,000 $ he had bet, 495,000 $ were gone, and he left with 5,000 $.

Little was left of the boastful appearance; xQc whimpered a bit and mumbled: He didn’t know what to do; he would take the 5k. The 27-year-old repeatedly ran his hands through his hair and visibly struggled with his betting decision.

Probably xQc suffered excruciating agony after his decision when France came back to 2:2 and for a while it looked like France could win the game. However, the regular time ended in a draw; the bet would have been lost anyway, but after the 2:2 the cashout would have been more lucrative.

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How is this being discussed? The decision to “cash out” at 0-2 is viewed critically overall because the consolation prize was so small:

  • A user on Twitter says it must be the “worst cash-out” ever.
  • Another user says: “That’s why Americans shouldn’t watch soccer.”

But ultimately, the 500,000 $ that xQc lost here will probably be cushioned by some dubious deal. Because xQc also made the new sports bet through his partner: the casino “Stake”.

If you look at it from the outside, you can only conclude that the “celebrated” gambling ban from Twitch has only led to a shift in betting.

The biggest Twitch streamer in the world is addicted to gambling and unhappy about it

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