Sombra is likely to land on the ‘hit list’ of Overwatch 2 soon – an exploit is so nasty that the opposing team can hardly win.
The release of Overwatch 2 is now several weeks old, but Blizzard’s shooter is still plagued by a lot of problems. Once again, a nasty exploit has appeared that can be exploited to ruin the game for everyone involved. This time, the culprit is Sombra.
What kind of exploit is this? The exploit occurs on the map Paraiso and consists of a Sombra being able to “exploit into the payload” – that is, with her translocator. This keeps her protected by the payload while she is still in the “contested” range, making it difficult for the opposing faction to push the payload. A victory is therefore only hard to achieve.
Why this error occurs is quite questionable. On all other maps, the payloads are capable of destroying created objects of the players. For example, turrets from Torbjörn and Symmetra are destroyed when the payload rolls over them. This should also be the case with Sombra’s translocator – but apparently not on this map.
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What can be done against the exploit? First of all, you can report the player who exploits this error. Because causing the error “accidentally” is practically impossible; it is always cheating or exploiting. Additionally, you can try shooting “under” the payload. This can often hit Sombra because her hitbox slightly protrudes under the payload, even if you cannot see her.
In recent weeks, Blizzard has repeatedly banned characters. For instance, Bastion and Torbjörn had to be removed from the game for a while, and currently Mei is also missing, as she was able to help heroes get “out of the map” to gain unfair advantages.
The concern of many players now is that Sombra will meet the same fate and will be temporarily removed from the game. Alternatively, Blizzard could also take the map “Paraiso” out of the rotation for now.
Why do bug fixes take so long? Many wonder why Blizzard takes so long to fix such errors. It has always taken several weeks for an exploit to be fixed and the banned characters to be accessible again. However, this is not because Blizzard takes so long for bug fixing, but due to another circumstance: patches for the Xbox and PlayStation versions of games must first be approved and authorized by Microsoft and Sony. This process can take several weeks.
Since Overwatch 2 relies on crossplay, all versions of the game must function uniformly – therefore, it is also not an option to simply release the PC patch “immediately”. The only solution left is to disable a hero or a map server-side until the next patch.
Do you also diligently report such exploiters? Have you already seen other problems of this kind?
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In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, a pesky bug is currently causing trouble. The error “No supported DXGI adapter found” usually occurs at startup and prevents you from joining a match. But don’t worry, you can quickly fix the error. MeinMMO explains how.
Where does the error occur? Console players can breathe a sigh of relief for now, as this nasty bug only affects PC players.
But we can reassure you as well. Although the game displays the error message “No supported DXGI adapter,” it is not a hardware problem.
CoD MW2: “No DXGI Adapter” – Error Fix
The graphics driver is the issue: Check your graphics card driver, it is most likely outdated. Usually, a newer version is available for download.
While many games can be opened with older driver versions, if you haven’t updated your drivers in a while, problems can arise more frequently. So keep your drivers as up-to-date as possible.
CoD: Warzone 2.0 will be bigger and better – But there’s one thing you have to give up
How can I update my graphics card driver? It’s quite simple. Gone are the days when you had to manually compare version numbers to find the right driver. Nowadays, graphics card manufacturers offer management software that handles the downloads for you.
Depending on which manufacturer your graphics card comes from, there are differences:
If the program doesn’t automatically prompt you to update your graphics driver, check under the “Drivers” tab. You can start the installation from there.
Even if you have a brand new graphics card, it can be worth checking your drivers regularly. Especially for new hardware, new software is released at fairly short intervals.
What experiences have you had with the launch of CoD: MW2? Have you encountered this or other bugs? Feel free to let us know in the comments!
For the new Hearthstone expansion “March of the Lich King”, we present to you a card – or rather three. So powerful is “Astalor Blood Oath”.
The release of the next expansion “March of the Lich King” in Hearthstone is coming soon. The addon brings 145 fresh cards and introduces the new class, the Death Knight. All cards will be announced and revealed piece by piece in advance – and we at MeinMMO get to present a card as well.
Although that isn’t exactly true. Because Astalor Blood Oath is actually 3 cards in one!
Astalor Blood Oath – A legendary minion for all occasions
Astalor Blood Oath is a neutral, legendary minion with a mana cost of 2 and stats of 2 / 2 – so at first glance a bit below average. But its true strength comes from the Battlecry, as you get “Protector Astalor” into your hand. Since Astalor is a Blood Elf, it also has a Mana Thirst effect. If you have at least 4 mana, Astalor also deals 2 damage to any target when played.
Also Protector Astalor has rather standard stats. For 5 mana, it brings 5 / 5 onto the battlefield. Again, it is its Battlecry that makes it really strong. Because that gives you “Flamebringer Astalor” into your hand. Again, this is paired with a Mana Thirst effect: If the player has at least 7 mana, they receive an additional 5 armor as a bonus.
What is Mana Thirst? “Mana Thirst” is a new keyword in “March of the Lich King” and is mainly found on Blood Elf cards. Mana Thirst cards have an additional effect when played while the player possesses the specified amount of mana. Note: They do not have to pay an additional amount of mana, but merely their current, maximum mana must meet the Mana Thirst requirement.
Flamebringer Astalor is then the final form of the card and brings significantly more weight to the battlefield. For 8 mana, it has stats of 8 / 8 and its Battlecry also deals 8 damage, randomly split among all enemies. Thanks to Mana Thirst, this damage can be doubled again – as if you have 10 mana when played, a total of 16 damage is dealt.
This makes Flamebringer Astalor an extremely powerful card that is not only very versatile but will also fit into many decks.
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Hearthstone: March of the Lich King – Astalor Phase 1 and 2
What combinations are conceivable? Astalor will likely fit into many decks “just like that”, as its Mana Thirst effects are always useful. However, he could be particularly strong in Rogue decks, which can pull Astalor back to hand multiple times using Shadowstep. This would allow for multiple instances of dealing 16 damage, leaving very little left on the opponent’s field.
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Hearthstone: March of the Lich King – Flamebringer Astalor
Who is Astalor Blood Oath? Anyone who is familiar with the story of Warcraft may already recognize the name. Astalor Blood Oath was the first person on Azeroth to come into contact with a Naaru. He ensured that the Naaru M’uru was brought to Silvermoon and later from its powers, the first Blood Knight Lady Liadrin was created.
In WoW: Warlords of Draenor, he appeared again – as the author of a letter and is directly responsible for the story of one of the saddest NPC fates. There he rejected a young elf as an apprentice, who then fell into madness and had to be killed by the heroes.
Can you already imagine some strong combos with which Astalor can truly shine?
A hacker is on the loose and is emptying the accounts of various streamers for FIFA 23. Now there are more victims, one of whom even managed to creatively defend against the attack.
This means that the Fokus Clan is apparently a target for the unknown hacker, who has already hacked 3 members of the E-Sports team founded by eliasn97 in 2018.
Fokus Koray displayed the extent of the attack on Twitter with a graphic showing that the hacker simply destroyed his team worth 19 million coins. Quite similar to what had already happened to eliasn97.
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Another victim is FUT Donkey, a very well-known trader in Ultimate Team. He also lost his entire team due to a hacker attack and was even banned by FUT. He shared the attack via Twitter and claims that employees of the “PSN Live Chat” leaked his data to the hacker.
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But while FUT Donkey and Fokus Koray have to cope with the painful loss of their entire teams, MoAuba creatively defended himself to protect his expensive cards.
MoAuba uses smart tactics and the hacker can’t do anything
This is how MoAuba defended himself against the hacker: After MoAuba got wind of the hacker attack, he seemed to still have access to FUT and was able to protect his team. He put all his expensive Icon and Hero cards on the transfer market for 3 days at the maximum price.
This way he wanted to ensure that the cards could not be sold quickly and that no one would buy them on the transfer market, as the maximum price was simply too unappealing.
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With this strategy, MoAuba even succeeded, as he reveals on Twitter. The only cards that the hacker could sell were the gold cards of Theo Hernandez (85) and Maignan (87), worth a comparatively cheap 85,000 coins.
What do you think about the hacker attacks? Are you worried about your account? Please let us know in the comments!
Black Friday, Amazon’s Cyber Week and co. are just around the corner and many want to acquire a graphics card. But if you want to buy a graphics card, you might find good deals especially at AMD.
If you want to play current games, you need a graphics card with decent performance. The GPU takes on important tasks such as rendering graphics while you are gaming.
If you are currently considering buying a new graphics card for Black Friday or Cyber Week, you might find what you’re looking for especially at AMD. MeinMMO explains why you should keep a special eye on “Team Red.”
This is especially true for gamers who want to buy a graphics card this year and do not want to wait any longer for RX 7000 or RTX 4000.
AMD is considered a real price-performance tip with RX 6000 graphics cards
What does the current situation look like? By now, both AMD and Nvidia have presented their latest graphics cards. However, these cards are either so expensive that players are up in arms, or they are not yet officially available in stores. And the majority of our users are not willing to pay more than 800 euros for a graphics card in 2022.
Currently, you should focus on the available graphics cards, and there is a powerful selection with the RTX 3000 series and the RX 6000 series. AMD has also lowered the prices for the RX 6000 series to make room for the next generation.
Which graphics cards are particularly worth it right now? Especially in the mid-range and lower high-end sectors, you can save a lot of money with AMD graphics cards. In other words: If you mainly want to play in Full HD (1080p) or are interested in WQHD (1440p), you will currently find the better price-performance ratio with AMD (via geizhals.de):
If you want to buy a graphics card for Full HD, you pay about 330 euros for the RX 6600 XT. For the comparable RTX 3060, you will incur over 400 euros.
If you are looking for a WQHD graphics card, you currently pay around 500 euros for the RX 6700 XT. For the comparable GeForce RTX 3070, you pay at least 100 euros more, depending on the model and availability.
In 4K, similar price differences apply: You currently pay around 750 euros for an RX 6900 XT, while you will pay at least 850 euros for the similar RTX 3080.
A similar picture arises if you want to pay attention to efficiency with the current energy prices: AMD’s 6900 XT is more efficient than the RTX 3090, while Nvidia’s GPUs perform slightly better in the mid-range. In the budget area (RX 6500 XT), AMD offers the more efficient cards. Nvidia slightly outperforms AMD in terms of performance per watt, but AMD wins in terms of performance per euro.
Nvidia offers features that AMD (still) lacks
Where does Nvidia still have the advantage? You should be aware that Nvidia continues to have the upper hand in certain areas when it comes to graphics cards:
The ray tracing performance of Nvidia graphics cards is better than that of AMD GPUs, even though the Radeon models are slowly but surely narrowing the gap.
Certain software suites, such as Blender, currently require an Nvidia graphics card (via blender.org).
You should keep these differences in mind. If you are not interested in either ray tracing or DLSS and do not need your graphics card for professional rendering, then AMD is currently often the better offer when comparing RTX 3000 and RX 6000 if you want to upgrade.
For further details and differences between AMD and Nvidia, we explain in the following article:
Call of Duty had a linear system with the introduction of the Battle Pass. You leveled up and could earn items at each level. Now, with Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2, the system will change and it strongly resembles Fortnite.
What will change? Anyone who has been playing since Modern Warfare (2019) and Warzone knows that the Battle Pass was unlocked linearly. Players could fight through 100 levels consecutively and had to invest time until they could get their desired item. There were no shortcuts, and levels could not be skipped without real money.
With Season 1 in MW2 and Warzone 2, players are now supposed to get more control over what is unlocked in the Battle Pass. If you particularly like an item, you don’t have to wait until you reach a certain level. You can decide for yourself when you unlock something, and we will show you how this works.
You can decide what you want to unlock
Where does the system come from? The system has existed in Fortnite since June 8, 2021, in Season 7 Chapter 2. Players can now unlock their desired items early in the form of Battle Pass stars. The same system is now to be implemented in MW2 and Warzone 2.
How does the new system work? The new system for the CoD Battle Pass is supposed to work almost identically to that of Fortnite. Here’s how it will be structured:
Your BP overview is no longer a linear line, but a map with different sectors
Each map will have 20 sectors
Each sector has a total of 5 items that can be unlocked
Basically a collection of many items that will be grouped.
Sectors can be unlocked by earning so-called “Battle Token Tier Skips”
These will likely be earned by leveling up.
Battle Token Tier Skips are then used to unlock neighboring sectors or to purchase items in already unlocked sectors.
This new system is supposed to give players a better chance to unlock the items they really want. More freedom and less pressure for the grind.
Is there a catch? The BP system in Fortnite is not as unrestricted as Epic Games has presented it. Players can unlock the things they want in Fortnite, but only to a certain degree. In Fortnite, the sectors, as they are called for MW2, are divided into pages.
If you want a skin on page 6 now, you can’t get it, even if you have the necessary Battle Pass stars. You must first have unlocked a certain number of items before you can unlock other pages and items. Basically, the system offers more freedom, yes, but to earn the level 100 skin in Fortnite, you also have to reach level 100 in the end.
Basically, this freedom is entangled in smaller restrictions, and we believe that CoD will adopt this as well to keep you engaged longer.
Do you believe that the new Battle Pass system is better and finally what CoD needed? Feel free to leave us a comment!
Find out more about Warzone 2.0 and everything you should know about it here:
Diablo 4 (PlayStation, Xbox, PC) will, unlike all its predecessors, no longer use color coding for enemies. This feature has accompanied the Diablo franchise since the first installment in 1996. In an interview, the executives explain that this is intended to create more immersion.
What is this feature? Since Diablo 1 (1996), especially strong enemies have certain colors to differentiate them better. In Diablo 3, for example, Champions glow blue, Elite enemies yellow and have special names.
Especially in endgame content like portals from Diablo 3, this code was useful for players to determine which enemies drop better loot or grant more progress. In some playstyles, all other enemies were even practically completely ignored and killed only as collateral damage.
Why do enemies lose their color? As Fergusson explains in the conversation, enemies are meant to feel more “grounded,” making the gameplay feel “more realistic.” Glowing enemies do not fit in with that.
As the colleagues from GameStar have already observed, special enemies can still be distinguished by certain affixes. It will only be apparently more difficult to recognize elite enemies in Diablo 4.
Diablo 4: Druid, Sorceress and Barbarian in Gameplay Trailer
“Less High Fantasy, more realistic”
Diablo 4 aims to be darker than its predecessors, especially compared to Diablo 3. The colorful comic style has upset many hardcore fans, and the latest Diablo installment apparently wants to return to its roots, to a dark Gothic setting. Fergusson says about this:
I think it feels different in the way that it is more grounded. Even regarding visual effects. They feel less like High Fantasy, more realistic.
Elements such as the required time to kill an enemy also play a role. If it is too high, enemies feel just like “meat bags with too many health points.” If it is too short, it feels like everything is made of paper.
The feeling of power is an important point in the game design, which Fergusson already explained in a previous interview:
However, some players doubt whether this will really be a hurdle. MyMMO reader Furby for instance predicts: “It’s probably harder to unlock a door drunk than to take down a ‘World Boss’ in Diablo 4.”
How difficult Diablo 4 will ultimately be, you can experience for yourself in 2023. The game is set to be released, rumored in April. A concrete date is still missing, but an insider claims to at least know when pre-orders will start:
The 21-year-old streamer Imani has been continuously streaming on Twitch under the name “iimany_” since Monday, November 7. With this, she has set a new record, but she is not done yet. She would like to hold out for a whole week.
What kind of stream is this? Imani intends to set a new record for the longest uninterrupted stream. For this, she has been on air continuously since Monday, November 7 at 00:30 without sleep.
This record was previously held by an American veteran who streamed for 103 hours straight under the name “Cryptowrench”. He aimed to raise awareness about sleep disorders, which he suffers from due to PTSD:
We at MeinMMO are an editorial team specialized in gaming and do not have the medical expertise to assess the effects of prolonged sleep deprivation from a medical standpoint.
However, the “Techniker” health insurance company explicitly warns against the consequences, which become more extreme depending on the duration of sleep deprivation and can even lead to hallucinations (via Die Techniker).
If you are suffering from health problems and insomnia, please consult your trusted doctor. Extensive health tips can be found at the Federal Ministry of Health (via bundesgesundheitsministerium.de) or by having a conversation with your personal physician.
Why do this? However, there are no known illnesses affecting Imani, she only wanted to break the record. She succeeded today, on November 11, 2022. But that is not enough for the 21-year-old.
How long is the stream supposed to go? Currently, she is still live, and the stream has been running for over 105 hours (as of 11:30). When asked how long she wants to keep streaming, Imani replied that her goal is a whole week. Then she would be online until Sunday night.
However, she also admitted that this plan would likely get her into trouble with her viewers and her own mother. Because depriving one’s body of sleep for so long is a heavy physical burden.
Therefore, she initially aims to stream just until this evening and wants to “chill” with her viewers. With that, Imani has already lasted longer than her cam. She has already turned it off since it has now been running for a consecutive four and a half days.
In Imani’s chat, comments are already appearing that it should be enough now. The record has been broken, and the streamer should go to sleep. However, she claims not to be tired yet.
What does she do all the time? In her continuous stream, Imani mostly plays GTA V Online. In between, she chats with her viewers or ventures into the party game Pummel-Party and the shooter Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.
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How does this stream affect Imani’s channel? The streamer has gained 204 new followers through her continuous stream so far. On average, 133 people watched her, with a peak of 298. Additionally, there were 6 subs, that is, paid subscriptions.
Whether for a good cause, attention, or just for fun, Twitch streamers have set all sorts of records. The record for the most concurrent viewers is currently held by the Spaniard Ibai Llanos Garatea. Previously, it was held by the Fortnite streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, who also holds the title for the most followers.
Transmog should be much better in WoW: Dragonflight. But Blizzard forgot something – or did they?
In less than a week, the Dracthyr will debut as a new race in World of Warcraft, and two weeks later, the latest expansion, Dragonflight, will finally launch. With the new talent system, less “borrowed power” and the implementation of many community requests, Blizzard seems to be on the right track.
However, a promised feature is missing and collectors are now raising the alarm: The transmog changes for white and gray items are still not here – neither in the live game nor in the beta.
Which feature is missing? The transmog system of WoW has been expanded increasingly over the past years. Restrictions have been removed step by step, artifact weapons have been added, and numerous items can now be used as transmog templates that previously could not.
However, one category of items is still excluded. We’re talking about “non-magical” items – that is, white and gray items that have no stats but are mostly left as “junk” by enemies.
In an interview, Game Director Ion Hazzikostas promised that the feature would be available “before or by Dragonflight.”
So far, there is no sign of these transmog changes. Neither in the live version of patch 10.0 nor in the beta for Dragonflight is the feature available.
Stylish transmog is important to some players. And it doesn’t always have to be as “fancy” as in this picture.
Why do players even want this? Especially because white and gray items resemble ordinary clothing and in some cases even have looks that are not found on any other items, many players yearn for these transmog templates.
Especially roleplayers are always pleased when they have more options available, but all others also benefit from more choices in customizing their characters.
One hope of the fans is that Hazzikostas’ words were taken too literally and that the feature will instead be received “during” Dragonflight and not just “by” Dragonflight. After all, the new WoW expansion is supposed to receive many smaller patches, in which such a feature could easily fit.
In the WoW Subreddit, many players report that they have hoarded countless white and gray items since the announcement, in order to soon feed them into the transmog system. For some, even inventory space is becoming rare, forcing them to store the items on bank alts.
We can only hope that Blizzard does not quietly let this feature fall by the wayside – because at least the transmog fans will keep pointing it out. They now fear that this promise will become the “new dance studio”, that is, a promised feature that simply fades into oblivion.
Have you also hoarded a lot of white and gray stuff to later use for transmog collections? Or is this “problem” completely unimportant to you?
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 launched with great success. However, the release state is not well received by many players. The shooter is partly referred to as “Beta” because many standard features are missing that have always been included in recent years.
What a release: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 shatters the old player record for the launch of a CoD premium title. 40% more players were attracted at launch than ever before.
What is the problem? The success had its consequences: Especially during the first weekend after release, the servers were shaky and crashes were the order of the day. Things are functioning better now, and the focus is shifting to the content at release.
There are many experienced players who are dissatisfied with the state of CoD MW2 in the current pre-season. Features that should be part of every CoD title’s standard repertoire are missing, whether at release or at the end of the life cycle.
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CoD Modern Warfare 2: Important changes explained quickly – With gameplay
CoD MW2 at launch – players call it “Beta”
Looking at the big battle royale Warzone 2.0, which comes as a free-to-play expansion for CoD MW2, some even go so far as to label Modern Warfare 2 after release as a beta for Warzone:
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“The game I bought for $70 turns out to be a beta for a free-to-play BR” – titled Reddit user “r4bb1th0l3z”, hitting a nerve. After just 11 hours, the post has around 2,800 upvotes and over 450 comments (as of 11.11.22 – 11:15 AM).
Just a few days earlier, “thecloudbruh” discussed features that are missing in CoD MW2 after release – although they are usually included right from the start (via reddit.com):
Hardcore mode
Barracks
Challenges
Emblems
Leaderboards
Customizable reticle
The disappointment is palpable in the thread creator thecloudbruh. He titles: “I love the gameplay. But the state of the game is unacceptable.” He even says he is addicted to CoD – he needs it as an “escape” in his life.
This thread also gathered more than 400 comments – and many agree that the current state in pre-season deserves their criticism.
Will all of this still come to the game? Yes, with the launch of Season 1, things should ease up a bit. Hardcore mode will be added to the game, statistics will soon be viewable, and countless unlockable items beyond weapon skins are also in planning through the new prestige system.
What do you think about this topic? Season 1 starts on November 16 and the pre-season will last approximately 3 weeks. Is it acceptable for familiar core features to be missing at launch, in favor of focusing on performance? Leave a comment on the topic.
In Pokémon GO, the post of a reddit user is currently causing nostalgic feelings in the community, which is why they are now mourning a 4-year-old April Fools’ prank. We at MeinMMO show you what prank this is about.
Pokémon GO hosts a fun April Fools’ prank every year to lead its trainers astray and thus send them into April. This year, you were able to find Professor Willow with Ditto eyes and the shape-shifting Pokémon played a central role that day.
Now, however, trainers are longing for an April Fools’ prank from 2018, where the appearance of the monsters in the Pokémon storage was changed. We have summarized how the prank looked and what the trainers wish for below.
That was the April Fools’ prank of 2018
Why is the community talking about an old April Fools’ prank? Some players are currently reminiscing nostalgically in Pokémon GO. The trigger for this was the user Tomantini with his reddit post. He showed a picture of a Pokémon storage that was completely pixelated in the old Nintendo style.
Additionally, he wrote (via reddit.com): “How do you get your Pokemon storage to look like this? I found this here and want to get the nostalgic pixels too.”
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What is the deal with the appearance? While such graphics cannot usually be found in Pokémon GO, this view is not unusual for trainers who have been active in the game for more than 4 years. This is due to an April Fools’ prank from 2018. For a few days, Niantic had switched the appearance back to the nostalgic style to prank the trainers.
What trainers wish from Niantic
It is certain for some trainers that this was one of the best pranks from Niantic, which is why they are still mourning it over 4 years later. Players who missed it are frustrated that they couldn’t experience it, and that this appearance no longer exists in the game.
This is primarily because the pixelated Pokémon remind trainers of the beginnings of the main Pokémon games for the Nintendo Game Boy. Therefore, it is not surprising that many want this graphic back for nostalgic reasons. You can read the following in the comments (via reddit.com)
DouchNukem: “The worst April Fools’ prank was taking that away from us!”
TheRealMrRogers: “I’m so angry that I missed that.”
DAZW_Doc: “I don’t know why this feature is not adjustable.”
Amonster101: “It would be cool if it was adjustable. But then Niantic would have to create some of the sprites, and do we really want that after what they did with Blanche?”
LorenzoLBaldo: “The best update of all time, and it was a prank.”
Could the graphics come back someday? Although trainers wish for a feature that allows them to adjust the game’s appearance to get a nostalgic gameplay graphic, some players believe that this is not feasible.
The reason for this could be the newer game generations, such as Hisui. These games no longer have a pixelated appearance in the main games, which means that Niantic would have to develop this separately for Pokémon GO. Whether Niantic will do this for the sake of the players remains to be seen.
What is your opinion on the nostalgic appearance from the April Fools’ prank of 2018? Do you wish for the graphics to come back? Let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments.
In the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, players are currently debating a bug in the “Search and Destroy” mode. Enemies can see when a bomb is being defused. This makes it incredibly difficult for the affected team to win. Some users believe this is intentional.
Which mode are we talking about? The “Search and Destroy” mode is a classic PvP mode, as you already know from Counter-Strike: One team must plant and protect a bomb, while the other must defuse it.
This mode is quite popular and is considered one of the greater challenges of the game by many fans. However, a mistake is making the mode disproportionately harder – almost unplayable.
What kind of bug is this? When someone tries to defuse the bomb, the enemy may see a bomb icon on the minimap. This means: They know that the bomb is being defused. This bug also existed in Modern Warfare (2019).
For a defending team, meaning those who need to defuse, it becomes almost impossible to win. Because the attackers have to pay less attention to the bomb site after planting. They can see if someone is tampering with it.
Especially when you, as the last defender, try to turn the round with a hidden defuse, it becomes nearly impossible. Former CoD pro Tommey shows in a short clip what the bug looks like:
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This is how players react: Some users on Twitter are angry that Tommey shared this bug instead of quietly reporting it to the developers. Now everyone knows it’s a problem, and only because of that, it becomes a “game-breaking bug”.
Here you can find the most important changes to Modern Warfare 2 briefly explained:
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CoD Modern Warfare 2: Important changes explained quickly – With gameplay
However, most fans agree with Tommey and hope that the developers will react as quickly as possible and fix the problem.
Is it a bug or a feature? In fact, despite the opinions of some users, this problem is likely a bug. Because the icon appears only under certain circumstances and not when someone is defusing a bomb from start to finish.
Since the bug has now been shared on many social channels, the developers should have become aware by now. However, we cannot currently say when a bug fix will come.
However, the first season of Modern Warfare 2 is about to start. The developers are bringing a lot of new content. This would be a good time to deliver important bug fixes:
Fishing in World of Warcraft is now much more enjoyable than before. Because a small option makes the side job the perfect relaxation.
Fishing in World of Warcraft is pure relaxation – at least for some players. While it can be quite time-consuming, it can also be meditative and consume an hour or two. Often, it’s also the perfect way to get a bit of something “on the side” done and collect some resources for the guild.
For the last 18 years, Blizzard has hardly changed anything about the profession of fishing. But Patch 10.0 has changed that. From now on, fishing is even more relaxing, and you just need to make a small adjustment.
What is the problem with fishing? To fish, one primarily needs one thing: patience. Because usually, you wait 10 – 15 seconds for a fish to bite, then click on the bobber to reel in the catch. Therefore, fishing is perfect for doing something else at the same time, like binge-watching a series.
But as Murphy’s law would have it, you obviously look away at the moment the bobber starts to twitch. Panicking, you try to aim the mouse back at the bobber and click – but too late. The short time frame of 2-3 seconds is already over, and the fish escapes.
It was mentioned by the YouTuber “Kraken Latte” in one of her latest videos:
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How can you avoid this? A new feature in Patch 10.0 is the “Interact” key. You can assign this in the settings and must check it off beforehand. You can find the setting under Options → Controls → “Enable interaction key.” One entry below, you can then set a key for “Interact with target” where this function should be placed.
This key ensures that you interact with people and objects when they are directly in front of your character.
Here you will find the corresponding option.
And – you might have guessed it – this also works with the bobber when fishing!
From now on, you just need to listen for the distinctive sound of splashing water when a fish bites and press the previously assigned key. The catch will go directly into your inventory.
The days of hastily clicking to catch a fish at the last moment are over.
Is that intended? Pretty sure, yes. Blizzard has been trying to eliminate more and more barriers in recent years to make World of Warcraft accessible to all sorts of player groups. Since there are players who cannot or can only hardly use a mouse – for example, due to physical disabilities – such an interaction function is the perfect solution.
While some are concerned that fishing bots could be fueled by this – they have lost importance in recent years anyway. This is mainly because fish typically lose value quite quickly, and a connected market through the cross-region auction house will likely keep the prices of fish relatively low in the long term.
What do you think of this change? Perfect for all fishing enthusiasts and those who want to become one? Or yet again a “too strong simplification”?
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In action-packed games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2, high frame rates are especially important for smooth gameplay. If you want to check your frame rate, there are various methods to display your FPS.
Basically, you can display the FPS in several ways. However, not every method is suitable for every player. For example, there are differences between console and PC or between Battle.net and Steam.
The easiest way is to display the FPS directly through the game.
Open the menu in the game
Go to “Settings” then “Interface”
There you will find the tab “Telemetry”
Activate the “FPS counter”
Steam
If you want to display the FPS not just in Call of Duty, but in all your Steam games, the Steam overlay is recommended.
Start Steam
At the top left, you will find “Steam” and “Settings”
Then select “In-Game”
Now you can choose where you want the FPS counter to be displayed and what color it will be
Windows
You can also display the FPS, as well as a few other useful information about your CPU, GPU, or RAM usage through Windows. This feature is available from Windows 10 and is called the Windows Game Bar.
Press the “Windows key” and “G” on your keyboard at the same time
Then a handful of tiles will pop up, for example for sound settings
Navigate to the “Performance” tile and click on the pin to fix the tile
If you want to make further adjustments, you need to click the button left of the pin.
A lot has changed in the gameplay of Modern Warfare 2. You can find all the info in the video:
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CoD Modern Warfare 2: Important changes explained quickly – With gameplay
Are there other ways to display the FPS?
In addition to the methods listed above, there are many other ways you can display the frame rate. For example, through your graphics card or software. Just try out several options until you find a solution you like.
Console players should also check their hardware. Many modern TVs and monitors offer the ability to display the FPS through the device. However, this varies from model to model. So it’s best to check the user manual.
The release of Battlefield 2042 was marred by crises and it has now been almost a year. The developers have now presented plans for the future and announced testing opportunities.
Battlefield 2042 was released on November 19, 2021, but it had a rough start: It was met with criticism – for errors, bugs, and new features that didn’t work. This launch is now nearly a year old.
The developers have now reached out with a development update: Season 2, which received cautiously positive feedback, is coming to an end and Season 3 is set to bring further changes.
The exact start date is still unknown, but Season 3 is expected to be fully presented in November. It is already clear that Battlefield 2042 wants to try once again to attract players for the occasion.
So Battlefield 2042 will come to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate with the start of Season 3 and will also be available for EA Play members. Players with the appropriate memberships will be able to jump into the game.
Additionally, there will be free periods for Battlefield 2042 for all players who want to check it out:
On Xbox consoles from December 1 to December 4, 2022
On Steam from December 1 to December 5
And on PlayStation from December 16 to December 23
Furthermore, the developers have already hinted at the upcoming content.
What will Battlefield 2042 bring in the upcoming season?
What’s coming: As early as summer 2022, the developers announced that the game would return to the old, more popular class system. This will be implemented in Season 3.
The specialists will be categorized into the classes “Assault”, “Support”, “Engineer”, and “Recon”. Each class will receive class-specific equipment and gadgets, as well as certain weapon proficiencies. This way, each class will have its gameplay advantages. Recons, for example, will be able to steady their aim better with sniper rifles than other classes.
You can find out more in the dev update video:
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Furthermore, Season 3 will bring more vault weapons back, such as the XM8 from Bad Company 2 and the A91 from Battlefield 3. More will come during Season 3 and Season 4 – as it has also been announced that more content for Battlefield 2042 is in the works, with pre-production for 2023 already started.
Work is also being done on the maps. Enhanced versions of the launch maps Kaleidoscope, Renewal, and Orbital are expected, as well as reworks of “Manifest” and “Breakaway”.
For example, in Manifest, flags are expected to be brought closer together to allow quicker access to battle. Moreover, there will be better cover, and lighting and visibility will also be improved. Breakaway has been extensively adjusted and some POIs on the map have changed.
In Season 3, Battlefield 2042 will also introduce a new specialist, a new battle pass, and a smaller, tight map for infantry, featuring a new location.
More detailed information about Season 3 is expected to arrive in November.
What do you think of the new changes? Are the testing phases something for you? Will you jump back into Battlefield 2042? Let us know in the comments! And you can find strong shooter alternatives here.
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29-year-old Abe Chung and 31-year-old Wendy Luo got married on November 8. This wouldn’t be unusual if the two weren’t active on “BaboAbe” and “Natsumiii” on Twitch and had live-streamed the wedding to thousands of viewers.
Who are the two? Natsumiii and Abe both belong to the environment of the influencer group OfflineTV, which also includes well-known content creators like Pokimane, LilyPichu, and DisguisedToast.
Natsumiii originally gained fame with her content on LoL, but now she mostly streams Valorant, Lost Ark, and Minecraft for her nearly 525,000 followers. Her husband Abe has nearly 284,000 followers, and he is also primarily active in Valorant and Minecraft.
This clip also shows that Twitch doesn’t always have to be about scandals and drama:
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Twitch: One of the most popular clips shows a super sweet scare moment
Natsumiii and Abe get married, all fans are invited
What kind of wedding was it? After Natsumiii and Abe kept the exact date of their wedding a secret at first, the bride-to-be surprised her followers on November 7 with an announcement on Twitter: The wedding would take place the next day, and everyone was invited to watch live on Twitch (via Twitter).
How did the stream go? The wedding itself took place in a festive hall with the couple’s close family and friends. However, thousands of viewers followed the ceremony virtually through Natsumiii’s Twitch account.
Twitch itself – in the form of the official Twitter account of the platform – also couldn’t help but congratulate Natsumiii and Abe: “Thank you for sharing this special moment with us,” it says.
What a lovely couple 💜@Natsumiii, thank you for sharing such a special moment with us and thousands of our closest friends. pic.twitter.com/nASm3hPuav
For the subsequent wedding celebration, however, the cameras were turned off.
This is how the wedding was received: More than 60,000 people watched as Natsumiii and Abe exchanged their vows. While the two exchanged their wedding vows at the altar, the chat on Twitch was flooded with heartwarming emotes and good wishes for the newlyweds.
For Natsumiii and Abe, who usually have an average of 2,250 and 650 viewers, respectively, this was likely not just a very special day, but also a huge success (via sullygnome).
A clip of the wedding on the LivestreamFail subreddit received more than 5,300 upvotes, and the clip itself has over 241,600 views (as of 11/10/2022). In the comments, in addition to numerous congratulations, there are discussions about whether weddings on Twitch could become a new trend.
“Wedding meta on Twitch is a meta that I could support,” writes a Reddit user (via reddit).
In another thread it says, “60,000 viewers for streamers who usually reach around 1,500 viewers. Yup, all streamers will now live stream their weddings.” (via reddit)
Other users point out, however, that not all streamers have such a illustrious circle of friends with millions of followers. Therefore, a wedding alone is not a guaranteed success without the right guest list.
Two streamers invite to the wedding and the prominence of Twitch and YouTube shows up
Who was present? When two popular streamers get married, the inner circle of friends includes well-known personalities with millions of followers. Thus, the guest list of the couple reads like a who’s who of the big names of YouTube and Twitch.
The role of the cameraman was taken by none other than Jeremy “DisguisedToast” Wang, another popular member of OfflineTV.
Among the guests were also other prominent personalities from Twitch and YouTube. The YouTubers Rachell “Valkyrae” Hofstetter and Leslie “Fuslie” Fu were present as bridesmaids. Guests included Imane “Pokimane” Anys and Ludwig Ahgren.
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Natsumiii’s maid of honor was the influencer and voice actress Lily Ki, better known as LilyPichu, who announced in July 2022 that she would be leaving Twitch and streaming exclusively on YouTube. If we believe the tradition of bouquet tossing, a wedding on YouTube might be coming soon.
When normal people watch a series on Netflix, like the League of Legends series Arcane , it usually sounds pretty lame: chips, couch, crumbs. But with actor Henry Cavill (The Witcher, Superman), it somehow sounds like a fantastic experience, says MeinMMO author Schuhmann.
This is how Henry Cavill was 10 years ago: Henry Cavill is on a roll. Back then, it was hard for people like me to even remember his face. Moreover, he proved to have a pretty bad choice of roles.
Cavill is a 1.85 m tall British actor. For years, he seemed colorless, with his rugged chin and perfect posture. As if someone had ordered a “male lead for action movies” from a catalog. He resembled other actors like Matt Bomer (White Collar) or the, in my opinion, much cooler Timothy Olyphant (Justified), making it hard for Cavill at the beginning of his acting career to stand out from the crowd.
He had a first breakthrough in 2007 with a role in the series: “The Tudors”. However, Cavill then repeatedly faced bad luck, losing roles in major productions to Robert “Sparkles in the Dark” Pattinson in his twenties: both in Twilight and in Harry Potter, Pattinson outshone him.
Ultimately, Cavill was cast as an “action hero” when he was about 30, but he remained somewhat colorless and unlucky:
In 2012, he got the leading role in the thriller “The Cold Light of Day” – the film has a 4% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and even though Bruce Willis is in it and I have seen it multiple times, I can’t remember Cavill.
Cavill played the mythical hero Theseus in “Immortals” (2012), which was like an assembly line – the real heroes in the film were the monsters and their special effects.
Not even in Superman: Man of Steel (2013) did Cavill stand out much, with his flawless chin. Even though it was certainly an important career step for him.
Since the nerds love Cavill, his career is also on the rise
This is how it’s been for him since then: But that changed gradually over the past few years, especially in the last 5 years he has been on a roll.
For Cavill has proven in interviews to be someone who is unashamedly into science fiction and fantasy, who loves painting miniatures in his free time, tinkering on his PC, and can discuss the great fantasy epics for hours. Fantasy and science fiction fans worldwide immediately embraced him.
Somehow it has become cool to like Cavill.
His career has been on the rise. He played Superman more frequently (and better), landed the lead role in the Netflix series „The Witcher“ (2019 – 81 % Rotten Tomatoes), and got to beat up Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible (2018 – 97 % Rotten Tomatoes).
As a seemingly flawless figure with something dark, Cavill works significantly better than as a shining hero. Just like that role, Anthony Starr is rising to the top tier as Homelander (The Boys).
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Arcane: Season 2 in the teaser
BBC Reporter recommends Arcane on Netflix – Cavill falls in love immediately
This is what he says about Arcane now: In an interview with the BBC regarding his new film “Enola Holmes 2”, Cavill was asked by interviewer Ali Plumb if he had seen Arcane yet. Because Plumb had recommended the series to him, thinking he would surely like it.
Plumb asks: “Did you enjoy Arcane as much as I told you you would.”
Yes, I really enjoyed it. I’m so glad you recommended it to me. When you told me about Arcane, I got home and told Natalie: A guy from work told me that I have to watch Arcane. And she said: Oh, I’ve heard a lot of good things about it. So we started with Arcane and couldn’t stop. It got really late, and Natalia said: We should go to bed now. And I said: No, no, no, we should definitely keep watching. And she said: Alright, you’re right. It was fantastic.”
Normally, one would assume that a Hollywood star like Cavill spends time in the gym or at events, networking, or preparing for new roles.
But apparently, he has the luck to just sit in front of the television for 6 hours, and he has a woman by his side who shares his hobby and watches with him.
In Guild Wars 2, a new collection has been released, through which you can earn a special item. The reward is called “Lion’s Pride” and is a pass that teleports you to old Lion’s Arch from anywhere. The item is highly popular. We will reveal how you can obtain it.
What must be done for success? You need to collect a total of six items:
Pyro Gear
Aetherblade Signet Ring
Pavilion Champion’s Medal
Withered Nightmare Thorn
Breakbringer Drive Circuit
Trail of Memories
You receive five of these items as a reward when you complete the meta achievement of the respective episode of Living World Season 1. The last item – the Trail of Memories – can be found in the final story mission “Meeting with the Zephyrites”. There, you need to talk to the Mist Stranger.
In the following, we explain to you how to complete the individual achievements. More about the return of the old Lion’s Arch:
How do I get the Pyro Gear? For this, you need to complete the 12 achievements from the category: Mastery: Flame and Frost:
You already receive five achievements just for completing the story instances.
Two additional achievements are there for completing the respective fractals of Flame and Frost.
Two achievements are related to events in the Diessa Plateau.
The only complicated achievements are “A Heart for Ore”, “Fiery Monument”, and “Research Study 1”. For these three achievements, you need to find hidden items. Accordingly, we have provided you with a map of the instance “Fiery Forge” from the episode.
The red markers are the ores from “A Heart for Ore”. There you will find all 16.
From “Fiery Monument”, you will find only the mementos 1, 3, and 5 (yellow marker) in the instance. The 2 is located in the Black Citadel at the waypoint Ruins of Rin, the 4 is in Hoelkbrak at the waypoint of the Wolf, and the 6 in Lion’s Arch at the waypoint Eastern District.
From “Research Study 1”, you will find the stories 5, 6, 7, and 8 out of 8 in the instance. The first three notes can be found in the instance “New Friends, New Enemies”, directly on the table in the command room. Note 4 is at the end of the instance “The Battle for Clifftop”.
If you want to see the exact points, you will find a guide video for these three achievements from the colleagues at Guildnews:
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Aetherblade Signet Ring and the Sky Pirates Mastery
How do I get the Aetherblade Signet Ring? For this item, you need to complete 15 achievements related to the Sky Pirates, the second episode of Living World 2:
The first six achievements you complete automatically with the story.
Two more achievements are obtained for completing the fractals “Captain Mai Trin” and “Aetherblade Refuge”.
Two achievements are related to defeating an enemy within a time limit and completing a mission without dying.
Two achievements are again related to events in the open world.
Somewhat tricky are the achievements “Research Study 2”, “Tassi Master”, and “Salvaging Valuables”, for which you need to find hidden items.
For Research Study 2, you need to find a total of 6 notes. Notes 3, 4, and 5 can be found in the story instance to Aetherblade Refuge (blue marker on the map). Notes 1 and 2 can be found in the dead-end bar in the instance “Cool-Headed”. Note 6 can be found in the dead-end bar in the instance “If Completed”.
For the achievement “Salvaging Valuables”, you need to find five chests in Aetherblade Refuge. We have marked them with red markers.
For the achievement “Tassi Master”, there is a good video here from Ayinmaiden:
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Withered Nightmare Thorn and the Mastery Tower of Nightmares
How do I get the Withered Nightmare Thorn? For this item, you must complete 15 achievements in the episode Tower of Nightmares of Living World Season 1:
You automatically complete six of these achievements with the story.
For one achievement you need to complete the fractal “Thaumanova Reactor”.
Breakbringer Drive Circuit and the Mastery Battle for Lion’s Arch
How do I get the Breakbringer Drive Circuit? For this item, you need to complete 18 achievements related to the episode “Battle for Lion’s Arch” from Living World Season 1:
You complete the first eight achievements just by playing the story.
One achievement is about completing the new attack mission “Storm Knights Prototypes”.
Two achievements revolve around completing events during the battle for Lion’s Arch.
Complicated are especially the achievements “Research Study 5”, “Research Record 3”, “Hunter of Lost Parts II”, “Please Exit Here” and “No Betting Here”. For all these achievements, you need to find hidden items.
This map shows you the NPCs that you need to find in the instance “Escape from Lion’s Arch” for the two achievements “Please Exit Here” (red) and “No Betting Here” (blue). Important: For the first achievement, you also need to find any moa from the blue markers. However, you can complete both achievements at the same time.
For the achievement “Research Study 5”, there is a good video from ArenaNet partner AyinMaiden:
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This part of the guide is still a work in progress as the episode was only released on November 8.
Trail of Memories
How do I get the Trail of Memories? For this item, you must enter the last instance of the chapter “Battle for Lion’s Arch”. It is named “Meeting with the Zephyrites”. There, you need to talk to the Mist Stranger, who is waiting for you at the end of the instance.
Once you have completed all these tasks, you can visit the old Lion’s Arch again.
What do you think of these new achievements and the return of Living World Season 1 in general? Feel free to share in the comments.
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Netflix has released a 2-minute trailer for the new series Dragon Age: Absolution. In the series, you will hear many well-known actors and voices that you already know from other video games, movies, and series. MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus is over the moon.
What game is it about? The Dragon Age series is a popular RPG series by BioWare (Anthem) and is considered their flagship in terms of game franchises alongside Mass Effect. The first installment, Origins, was released in November 2009.
In the meantime, however, Netflix is planning a series based on the game that will even premiere on December 9, 2022.
Watch the full first trailer here:
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The first trailer for Dragon Age: Absolution
What kind of series is this? Dragon Age: Absolution follows the story of the young elf Miriam, who grew up as a slave in the mage state of Tevinter. Together with a group of mismatched adventurers, she is tasked with stealing a valuable artifact.
I love Dragon Age. Origins is still among my top 3 of the best games of all time, and I have also happily devoted many dozens of hours to Inquisition. The fantasy world is well-crafted, a perfect mix of dark, “gritty” world and bright fantasy.
Accordingly, I was already looking forward to Absolution when the first teaser was released in June. I am now even more excited after seeing the first real trailer.
With Dragon Age, BioWare has managed to create a world where magic and dragons are something almost everyday yet still special. Particularly, Tevinter has always been that fantastic place that I would love to explore in more detail. A land full of mages with quite archaic structures sounds… wild.
Unlike Arcane, Dragon Age: Absolution will only have 6 episodes.
In the comments on YouTube, some users have already criticized that the style of Absolution resembles those that already exist on Netflix a bit too closely. Arcane particularly excelled with its strong animations. Nevertheless, I am already very much looking forward to the new series.
Although I have probably played more hours of LoL than Dragon Age, I would argue that no other game has shaped me as much as Dragon Age: Origins – except perhaps Gothic. Therefore, Absolution is even more important to me than Arcane. It’s like I’m about to see a piece of my childhood and youth that I haven’t known yet.
However, whether Dragon Age: Absolution will start as strongly as Arcane seems unlikely to me, given the accomplishments of the LoL series:
She only learned afterward that other participants had also been injured, Chechik stated.
How was I supposed to know that I would be the one to break my back after watching a group of people do the same thing? Not knowing that two people had been injured the day before? So don’t blame me, because I’m the victim here. Right? I was at an event, and the last thing I would think is: “Hey, this pit is not set up properly.” No! I said: “Hey, I’m ready to look for my friend and throw her off this platform.” That’s all I thought. I didn’t think beyond that.
Twitch colleague Asmongold advises to sue
What does Asmongold say? Chechik receives support not only from her fans but also from some other influencers. The well-known MMORPG streamer Asmongold had already reacted to the revelation of her pregnancy a few days ago.
His first reaction was a shocked exclamation: “That’s just damn awful.” The streamer believes it is unfair to hold Chechik responsible for the situation:
I don’t think it’s fair to criticize someone for something they did or didn’t do… she wouldn’t have been injured if it hadn’t been grossly negligent… of course, people can be particularly careful, but is it really her fault that she wasn’t particularly careful? It’s their fault [the organizers] because they didn’t follow the safety protocol.
Asmongold also has a suspicion as to why people are trying to blame Chechik for her accident: These people probably dislike her because of her past as an adult film actress, according to the streamer.
For Asmongold, the case is evidently clear: “As I said, I think she should sue Twitch.” This advice can also be found in numerous comments on the topic.
It remains unclear whether the responsibility lies more with Twitch, the organizer of the convention, or with Lenovo, the organizer of the event. Both parties have not yet commented on the situation.
What legal steps Adriana Chechik will take or has already taken is not yet known.
She only learned afterward that other participants had also been injured, Chechik stated.
How was I supposed to know that I would be the one to break my back after watching a group of people do the same thing? Not knowing that two people had been injured the day before? So don’t blame me, because I’m the victim here. Right? I was at an event, and the last thing I would think is: “Hey, this pit is not set up properly.” No! I said: “Hey, I’m ready to look for my friend and throw her off this platform.” That’s all I thought. I didn’t think beyond that.
Twitch colleague Asmongold advises to sue
What does Asmongold say? Chechik receives support not only from her fans but also from some other influencers. The well-known MMORPG streamer Asmongold had already reacted to the revelation of her pregnancy a few days ago.
His first reaction was a shocked exclamation: “That’s just damn awful.” The streamer believes it is unfair to hold Chechik responsible for the situation:
I don’t think it’s fair to criticize someone for something they did or didn’t do… she wouldn’t have been injured if it hadn’t been grossly negligent… of course, people can be particularly careful, but is it really her fault that she wasn’t particularly careful? It’s their fault [the organizers] because they didn’t follow the safety protocol.
Asmongold also has a suspicion as to why people are trying to blame Chechik for her accident: These people probably dislike her because of her past as an adult film actress, according to the streamer.
For Asmongold, the case is evidently clear: “As I said, I think she should sue Twitch.” This advice can also be found in numerous comments on the topic.
It remains unclear whether the responsibility lies more with Twitch, the organizer of the convention, or with Lenovo, the organizer of the event. Both parties have not yet commented on the situation.
What legal steps Adriana Chechik will take or has already taken is not yet known.
She only learned afterward that other participants had also been injured, Chechik stated.
How was I supposed to know that I would be the one to break my back after watching a group of people do the same thing? Not knowing that two people had been injured the day before? So don’t blame me, because I’m the victim here. Right? I was at an event, and the last thing I would think is: “Hey, this pit is not set up properly.” No! I said: “Hey, I’m ready to look for my friend and throw her off this platform.” That’s all I thought. I didn’t think beyond that.
Twitch colleague Asmongold advises to sue
What does Asmongold say? Chechik receives support not only from her fans but also from some other influencers. The well-known MMORPG streamer Asmongold had already reacted to the revelation of her pregnancy a few days ago.
His first reaction was a shocked exclamation: “That’s just damn awful.” The streamer believes it is unfair to hold Chechik responsible for the situation:
I don’t think it’s fair to criticize someone for something they did or didn’t do… she wouldn’t have been injured if it hadn’t been grossly negligent… of course, people can be particularly careful, but is it really her fault that she wasn’t particularly careful? It’s their fault [the organizers] because they didn’t follow the safety protocol.
Asmongold also has a suspicion as to why people are trying to blame Chechik for her accident: These people probably dislike her because of her past as an adult film actress, according to the streamer.
For Asmongold, the case is evidently clear: “As I said, I think she should sue Twitch.” This advice can also be found in numerous comments on the topic.
It remains unclear whether the responsibility lies more with Twitch, the organizer of the convention, or with Lenovo, the organizer of the event. Both parties have not yet commented on the situation.
What legal steps Adriana Chechik will take or has already taken is not yet known.
The streamer Adriana Chechik (30) broke her back in two places at TwitchCon in San Diego on 10/09 when she jumped from a PR attraction of Lenovo Legion into a foam pit. Since the end of October, she has been back on Twitch, and now she gave her viewers an update on her health condition.
What kind of accident happened at TwitchCon?
Lenovo Legion hosted an event at TwitchCon where Twitch streamers were supposed to push each other into a foam pit.
It went horribly wrong when Adriana Chechik won her match and joyfully jumped into the foam-filled pit: She broke her back in two places.
In the hospital, Adriana Chechik additionally learned that she had been pregnant at the time of the accident. In a comeback stream on October 29 she explained that she could not keep the child due to the surgeries following the accident.
Since her return to Twitch, Chechik has been hosting more frequent, typically shorter streams. Now she brought her viewers up to date, defended herself against accusations – and showed her physical therapy in the stream.
“I’m already tired from this”
What is the current status? In a stream on November 7, Chechik updated her viewers on her current condition. She showed the harsh reality after a serious injury: Chechik appeared in her orthopedic corset and jogging pants, took a short break to do some physical therapy.
While Chechik was leaning against the wall with one hand, she turned to her viewers and explained: “I’m tired from this. It’s just that, I’m already tired from this.”
How is Chechik doing? After about 15 minutes in the stream, Chechik revealed that she had a numbness in her right leg. Apparently, she will still have to undergo further surgeries, an appointment with her neurosurgeon in LA is supposed to take place later this week.
How is Chechik’s streaming comeback being received? Many viewers are impressed by Chechik’s bravery and wish her a speedy recovery. Journalist Jake Lucky also shared clips from her stream and wrote that one must admire the “grind.”
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But not all reactions are so positive: On Twitter, there are also derogatory comments that do not want to recognize it as an achievement to “sit in your chair,” accusing Chechik of exploiting her accident for attention.
Some viewers of the streamer also seem to think that she bears at least some responsibility for her accident. When asked why she did not notice that the pit was not sufficiently secured, Chechik responded with an analogy:
Let me be honest with you: when you get into a car, you don’t think that something in the car could be broken. When you get on a plane, you don’t think that something could be broken.
People do something every day. They go to trampoline parks, they go to climbing parks. And you’re at an event where you’re watching other people. I stood in line for 40 minutes and watched other people. I filmed them, and everyone came out fine.
Asmongold also has a suspicion as to why people are trying to blame Chechik for her accident: These people probably dislike her because of her past as an adult film actress, according to the streamer.
For Asmongold, the case is evidently clear: “As I said, I think she should sue Twitch.” This advice can also be found in numerous comments on the topic.
It remains unclear whether the responsibility lies more with Twitch, the organizer of the convention, or with Lenovo, the organizer of the event. Both parties have not yet commented on the situation.
What legal steps Adriana Chechik will take or has already taken is not yet known.
She only learned afterward that other participants had also been injured, Chechik stated.
How was I supposed to know that I would be the one to break my back after watching a group of people do the same thing? Not knowing that two people had been injured the day before? So don’t blame me, because I’m the victim here. Right? I was at an event, and the last thing I would think is: “Hey, this pit is not set up properly.” No! I said: “Hey, I’m ready to look for my friend and throw her off this platform.” That’s all I thought. I didn’t think beyond that.
Twitch colleague Asmongold advises to sue
What does Asmongold say? Chechik receives support not only from her fans but also from some other influencers. The well-known MMORPG streamer Asmongold had already reacted to the revelation of her pregnancy a few days ago.
His first reaction was a shocked exclamation: “That’s just damn awful.” The streamer believes it is unfair to hold Chechik responsible for the situation:
I don’t think it’s fair to criticize someone for something they did or didn’t do… she wouldn’t have been injured if it hadn’t been grossly negligent… of course, people can be particularly careful, but is it really her fault that she wasn’t particularly careful? It’s their fault [the organizers] because they didn’t follow the safety protocol.
Asmongold also has a suspicion as to why people are trying to blame Chechik for her accident: These people probably dislike her because of her past as an adult film actress, according to the streamer.
For Asmongold, the case is evidently clear: “As I said, I think she should sue Twitch.” This advice can also be found in numerous comments on the topic.
It remains unclear whether the responsibility lies more with Twitch, the organizer of the convention, or with Lenovo, the organizer of the event. Both parties have not yet commented on the situation.
What legal steps Adriana Chechik will take or has already taken is not yet known.
She only learned afterward that other participants had also been injured, Chechik stated.
How was I supposed to know that I would be the one to break my back after watching a group of people do the same thing? Not knowing that two people had been injured the day before? So don’t blame me, because I’m the victim here. Right? I was at an event, and the last thing I would think is: “Hey, this pit is not set up properly.” No! I said: “Hey, I’m ready to look for my friend and throw her off this platform.” That’s all I thought. I didn’t think beyond that.
Twitch colleague Asmongold advises to sue
What does Asmongold say? Chechik receives support not only from her fans but also from some other influencers. The well-known MMORPG streamer Asmongold had already reacted to the revelation of her pregnancy a few days ago.
His first reaction was a shocked exclamation: “That’s just damn awful.” The streamer believes it is unfair to hold Chechik responsible for the situation:
I don’t think it’s fair to criticize someone for something they did or didn’t do… she wouldn’t have been injured if it hadn’t been grossly negligent… of course, people can be particularly careful, but is it really her fault that she wasn’t particularly careful? It’s their fault [the organizers] because they didn’t follow the safety protocol.
Asmongold also has a suspicion as to why people are trying to blame Chechik for her accident: These people probably dislike her because of her past as an adult film actress, according to the streamer.
For Asmongold, the case is evidently clear: “As I said, I think she should sue Twitch.” This advice can also be found in numerous comments on the topic.
It remains unclear whether the responsibility lies more with Twitch, the organizer of the convention, or with Lenovo, the organizer of the event. Both parties have not yet commented on the situation.
What legal steps Adriana Chechik will take or has already taken is not yet known.
