HyperX has introduced the Pulsefire Haste Wireless, a lightweight wireless mouse. MeinMMO editor Benedikt Schlotmann has tested the mouse and explains why it is a hidden gem for him.
Gaming mice have had a tendency to become lighter and slimmer in recent years. The HyperX Pulsefire Haste Wireless is no exception. At 61 grams, it belongs to the particularly lightweight representatives of its kind.
But how does the gaming mouse perform in tests and in comparison to other mice? I was able to thoroughly test the mouse for you and will reveal why it has become a true hidden gem for me.
Who tested it?
I have a passion for gaming mice and currently own over 20 gaming mice personally. Since 2019, I have been testing hardware for MeinMMO for our readers. Mice are among my absolute favorites when it comes to peripherals for PC and console, along with gaming headsets and keyboards, and I know quite a lot about them.
The HyperX Pulsefire Haste Wireless was provided to me by the manufacturer for testing.
Benedikt Schlotmann Hardware Editor MeinMMO
Features and technical details:
Sensor
Pixart 3335
Resolution
Up to 16,000 DPI
Switches
TTC Golden Switch
Buttons
6 buttons
Design
Black or white mouse. RGB lighting on the mouse wheel, asymmetric right-handed mouse
Gliders
4
Cable
Detachable 2.0 m USB-C cable
Weight
61 grams
Price (RRP)
99.99 Euros
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Contents, design and construction
What does the package include? The Pulsefire Haste Wireless comes with a USB-C receiver, an adapter for the receiver, and a USB-C cable. Additionally, the box includes extra interchangeable mouse feet and a set of griptape. This allows you to customize the mouse yourself.
Package contents of the HyperX Pulsefire Haste Wireless
How is the mouse constructed? The model features either a black or white design:
On the top side of the mouse are the main buttons and the illuminated mouse wheel in between. There is a small switch on the top side to adjust the DPI.
On the left side, there are two additional buttons in the thumb area. There are no further buttons or a sniper button.
The model features a rugged surface. While there are no rubberized side surfaces, you can attach the included griptape.
HyperX takes a simple and understated design approach with its gaming mouse. Only the mouse wheel features subtle lighting.
The general construction of the mouse employs a honeycomb design. This reduces the weight of the device but has the downside that it can become quite dirty.
HyperX Pulsefire Haste Wireless front angled view.
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The Pulsefire Haste Wireless feels very high-quality. This is particularly due to its excellent haptics. Despite its lightweight, it feels stable and does not give me the impression at first touch that it was made of cheap plastic.
Another advantage is that the USB-C charging port is positioned so that I can use any standard cable to charge the mouse. I really appreciate that. Another advantage is that you can transport the receiver in the bottom of the mouse. And it sits there very securely.
Software
The software is user-friendly and all functions are hidden behind clearly labeled fields – if you can even get to the software at all.
Initially, I had difficulties connecting the mouse to the software. The software prompted me directly upon startup to update the mouse. However, the update took forever, and nothing happened. I then read on reddit the tip to download the standalone updater for the mouse.
The software “NGenuity” from HyperX poses significant issues initially.
I first updated the mouse using one program, and then subsequently installed the actual update through the “Ngenuity” software. You also have the same hassle with the wireless adapter. Without updating both the mouse and the adapter, you cannot use the software.
When the software works, it is good. However, the current path to get there is still cumbersome and rocky. This urgently needs improvement, as the software currently represents the biggest weak point of the otherwise good mouse.
When the software works, it is user-friendly.
On the next page, you will find my assessment of the weight, ergonomics, and battery life of the wireless gaming mouse. In the concluding section, I will also explain to you for whom the mouse is worthwhile and what might still speak against a purchase.
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New World is currently experiencing a small renaissance on Steam. Over 60,000 players were simultaneously online shortly after the release of the new update. But where does this influx come from? And is it finally worth returning to the MMORPG?
What is the current state of player numbers in New World? After a strong start in September and October 2021, player numbers steadily declined until August 2022, peaking at just under 16,000 simultaneous players. Many had already written off the MMORPG. However, there is a significant trend reversal happening.
On October 18, New World reached a peak of 65,064 simultaneous players, which is nearly three times higher than in August. On October 19 and 20, the 60,000 player mark was also surpassed (via SteamDB).
Who is speaking here? Alex is the MMORPG expert at MeinMMO and has tested nearly every game in the genre himself. He has spent over 800 hours in New World. He continuously tests the new features and actively participates in the game’s events.
New World is hardly comparable to the release version and plays much better
What were the major points of criticism? New World had several problems at release. The biggest were:
A boring leveling phase
Long travel times and high travel costs
Unclear item progression
Lack of endgame content in PvE
Lack of PvP content outside of wars
Missing “quality of life” aspects
Technical problems like bugs, gold duplication, and lags
Now, just over a year later, most of these problems have been addressed. Additionally, many new aspects have been introduced to the game.
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New World: This is what to expect in the largest update so far
Faster leveling and more variety in enemies
What has changed in the leveling process? The first major innovation is present right from the start of the game. You can now find weapons to try out everywhere in the starting area, so you don’t have to start with sword and shield, but can choose your preferred weapon.
Interesting for ranged fighters: You no longer need ammunition, although it gives a slight damage boost.
Additionally, the leveling process from levels 1 to 25 has been significantly revamped. There are fewer travel distances, more quests, and the enemies you encounter have become more diverse. Generally, all quests from level 10 onwards also provide 50% more experience points than at the time of release.
In the mid-levels, the required number of experience points has also been noticeably reduced to allow players to reach level 60 faster. This now happens almost automatically if you just follow the main quest and your faction quests.
The first new enemies were introduced as early as late 2021 – the Varangian Knights.
What about the long travel times? They still exist to some extent, but they are now less annoying. In February, the costs for fast travel were significantly reduced. Weight is also no longer a factor, and new fast travel points have been introduced, including at every dungeon in the game.
Furthermore, several conveniences have been added to the game: Storage is now cross-town, you run 10% faster on roads, and you can open your inventory while running.
Clear structures in the endgame – for both PvE and PvP
What has changed in the endgame? New World has a clear item progression. This relies on the value of expertise, which you can level up by obtaining good equipment drops or by using the gypsum system.
The gypsum system rewards you with upgrades for your equipment and is linked to the endgame through a type of daily quest list. Gypsum can be earned from dungeons, from portal events in the open world, through crafting, from faction missions, or from PvP. Each player type can therefore specifically improve their equipment.
Furthermore, New World has increased its gear score to 625. However, this new equipment is not dropped; you must upgrade it using shadow shards. Shadow shards, in turn, can also be obtained in the endgame or later through the gypsum system once you have leveled up.
Expertise and your armor value can be increased up to 625.
What new PvE content is available? New World has made significant improvements, especially in PvE:
What about PvP? The most important change for PvP players was resolving lags in wars. It is still not perfect at 100%, but the wars are currently playable. They are complemented by new 3v3 arenas and the PvP reward track that brings good gold and good equip.
Three new weapons for more variety
What else is new? Those who wished for more variety in weapons at release will not be disappointed. With the corrupting gauntlet (magic), the thunder pistol (firearm) and the greatsword, three new and very different weapons have been added to the game. Each of them feels well thought out and is a lot of fun.
New World shows in a magnificent trailer a new weapon that many have been waiting for a year
Developers receive praise for communication
Are the new features solely responsible for the turnaround? No. Because while many criticized Amazon for their poor communication at launch, the developer studio has greatly improved since then.
Every month there is a video where the developers report on the current state of the game and explain what changes they are making and why. They also discuss innovations that are still far off, such as mounts and raids, which are planned for the future. Furthermore, much is communicated in forums, and updates are tested on a test server several weeks in advance.
While there have still been some bugs after a new update recently, they have been far less severe. The latest update even came without a major scandal – aside from a taunt bug – even though the patch was quite large.
Streamers and YouTubers are also returning: The positive communication and the overall positive development of the game surprise many and therefore generate praise. On Twitch, on October 19, nearly 1,000 channels were online simultaneously showcasing the game. This was last seen in December 2021.
Among the streamers were bigger names like summit1g, KingGothalion (900,000 followers), and one of the biggest German MMO streamers AresLP.
The well-known YouTuber “TheLazyPeon” praised New World in September:
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Newcomers to New World have the best timing in November
Is now the perfect time to start? It depends. If you already have a character at a high level and want to continue playing, then yes. You can enjoy the many new advantages and soon start in the dungeons or PvP.
If you were to start completely new, you might want to wait a few weeks. Because on November 2, new “Fresh Start” servers will be released. There you can only start with new characters and in a completely fresh economy. You will essentially experience a second release of New World.
What do you think about the development of the MMORPG? Does New World appeal to you now, or do you remain skeptical?
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Since October 20, fans of futuristic science fiction can try out the new co-op loot shooter “The First Descendant” in open beta. The game has garnered significant attention due to its impressive graphics, as well as its similarity to well-known shooters like Destiny 2, Outriders, or Warframe. MeinMMO has tested the new free-to-play shooter and reveals how close it really is and what it has to offer.
What kind of game is “The First Descendant”? The new IP from developer Nexon Games “The First Descendant” is a free PvE loot shooter that combines unique RPG expertise with third-person shooter combat. The beta of the free game started this week on Steam, and you can experience the shooter in Unreal Engine 5.
After the somewhat lengthy introductory sequence and a few intros, players immediately take on the role of their first so-called “Descendants”. These characters possess various and unique abilities. In the beta, we initially had 3 Descendants to choose from – Viessa, Lepic, and Ajax.
All Descendants from The First Descendant at a glance.
The remaining 7 Descendants can be unlocked later through the research institute. Each of these 10 unlockable characters can be played and upgraded, allowing you to face the invaders.
Your first Descendant quest ends in Albion
After the first introductory mission, which you complete solo, you will initially be separated from your team and reach the social space Albion after the mission against a first, still simple colossus.
In addition to your humorous post office, various NPC contacts will assign you quests or tasks, as well as sell you items. A teleport system will take you from there to other locations where you will complete various missions.
What is “The First Descendant” about? The goal of “The First Descendant” is to face the invaders to protect the continent of Ingris and all the people living on it. Throughout this story, players must become stronger to be able to complete the increasingly challenging tasks. In the end, you will discover the secret of the Descendants’ origin.
Here you can watch the impressive gameplay trailer for “The First Descendant” again:
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The First Descendant – Official Trailer Reveal gamescom 2022
Co-op mode for optimal team builds: “The First Descendant” offers you the opportunity to team up. The RPG/shooter hybrid can be played not only solo but also in co-op mode with up to 4 players.
You can invite up to 3 friends to your group using your friends’ exact Steam nick plus the additional “The First Descendant” user number.
They will then be teleported to you, and you can tackle quest missions and boss battles together.
The cooperation makes sense because the different characters should encourage you to play with optimal ability combos in a team to always maximize damage. This is essentially a principle you already know from Outriders, only here without the cover shooter elements.
From Albion, players then continue to the Lost Village in Kingstone, where several smaller mission steps such as investigating faulty detectors and more await in a larger area.
Grand graphics and a “Sinister Dog” await you
The free shooter from Nexon offers you a lot of weapons to choose from.
The gameplay in third-person is active and very fast. The movement is fluid, and especially the grappling hook, which lets you swing to higher points, is fun. However, as previously mentioned, in “The First Descendant”, unlike in Outriders, you cannot take cover. You play openly and receive healing through enemy drops or abilities.
However, the variety of weapons is also in focus:
Your character can equip 3 firearms and switch between them in combat.
The overall selection is visually appealing and varied, both in terms of weapon types and names. Some visual weapon designs remind me again of Destiny 2.
The assault rifle “Sinister Dog” is for example one of the first weapons you can use in the game. Which slot you use it in is up to you – you have complete freedom.
You can further improve all weapons with runes to gain additional advantages that suit your playstyle, such as more HP regeneration, faster running, or immunities.
In the social hub, you can pick up more weapons or runes after missions at the event terminal.
Each Descendant plays differently: Your Descendant has four active individual abilities that you can use in combat. When used eagerly, only the respective cooldowns will slow you down. Your melee attack is also individually customizable – for those who prefer a dagger instead of a fist, for example.
To fulfill the game’s objective, you gradually level up your character through the so-called “Mastery Rank” and unlock additional rune slots for it. This will make increasingly difficult missions and boss opponents achievable for you.
You can get further runes from merchants to improve your Descendant.
How challenging are the enemies? The first missions in “The First Descendant” are achievable by everyone and are not very demanding.
It only becomes really impressive and challenging in the big boss fights. There, combined special abilities in battle are needed, and it is anything but easy.
The gigantic colossi in the game have various weak points that players should coordinate to attack in order to defeat them.
There are also mechanics through which bosses can heal themselves, which players must immediately interrupt.
Unfortunately, these special boss enemies can only be played through separate missions and only in a team. Solo, you can master the regular field missions, which sometimes feel boring – even in a group.
Who is the game interesting for? One should primarily be a fan of PvE shooters if one wants to play “The First Descendant”. The game has a fantastic open-world storyline that guides you through various missions and stories with increasing difficulty.
For our team, the game was particularly interesting because we have already spent thousands of hours in games like Destiny 2, The Division 2, Outriders, or Warframe.
Thanks to this experience, especially as a long-time Destiny 2 player, the visual similarities with Bungie’s loot shooter have definitely caught my eye.
The first three Descendants together look a bit like the three main classes in Destiny 2.
3 of the 10 Descendants: Lepic, Viessa, and Ajax
My first Descendant “Viessa”, a former member of a criminal gang, uses ice as her unique ability, which inevitably reminds me of Stasis from Destiny 2.
Ajax can even create a kind of barricade that protects allies and deflects enemy attacks, just like a Titan.
Many enemies look like familiar Destiny foes. Some are Cabal with shields, Vex Harpies, or thralls.
Even the emotes are heavily influenced by the style of Destiny 2.
One could even draw parallels to the new enemy generation of the upcoming Destiny 2 DLC “Lightfall”.
Certain similarities cannot be denied here.
Visually Destiny 2 with the gameplay of Outriders
The comparison with Destiny 2 works visually but not in terms of gameplay. At heart, “The First Descendant” is much closer to Warframe and Outriders, especially because of its specific gameplay with relatively defined character roles that you develop and the uncommon third-person perspective for a Destiny-style gunplay.
To me, it doesn’t feel like a truly creative and unique game design anymore. “The First Descendant” seems to have taken some cues from several successful gaming titles. In essence, it seems to be designed so that everyone finds something from their preferred shooter in this game.
However, if you look past that, the missions in “The First Descendant” are still engaging. It is fun to discover the locations during your first exploration. Meanwhile, you level up your abilities and use the countless new weapons.
I personally still miss that certain something that could excite players long-term for the new free shooter, even though there is supposed to be a live service aspect later on.
Those who were initially curious about every corner eventually realize that there seems to be nothing to discover in the surrounding world in the beta, neither chests nor secrets.
In the missions, you can only expect a varying amount of suddenly teleported enemies once you reach a certain point.
It is also unclear whether and how more content will be available in the future. However, the developer states that characters, equipment, and levels could all be earned completely through gameplay in the future, and although there will be paid products, this would align with other live service games in the genre. (via gamerant interview)
Despite microtransactions, the game is also not supposed to be pay-to-win.
Are there cosmetics in the Nexon shooter? It is somewhat unfortunate that players cannot further customize the Descendants. The appearance is predefined for each character.
In the final game, however, there is supposed to be the option to “decorate” your characters. But Nexon Games emphasized that they want to maintain the unique aspects and appearance of each Descendant. So, one should probably not expect large options for individuality of the virtual self.
Currently, it is mainly the futuristic science fiction story of “The First Descendant” that captivates me the most in the beta phase and that I want to experience to the end.
The first mission of the beta takes players to Kingstone.
Graphically, the game in the beta still has major issues: The scenario should ideally create visually unique experiences through the usage of Unreal Engine 5. The last 4k trailer made players curious about the supposedly high-quality in-game graphics.
In the beta of the game, however, this enthusiasm of the players has first turned into disillusionment. Because graphically, “The First Descendant” is anything but smooth.
In our play test, we tried the game in 2k and 4k resolution, and yes, it really looks good. However, the engine also makes the game incredibly graphics-intensive.
Many beta testers report that they are constantly facing stuttering and FPS drops.
They can only play with the recommended PC configuration on “Very Low” or “Low” settings. Even owners of high-end gaming systems complain about the few options available to optimize the graphics.
In addition, many find the enforced motion blur effect of the game extremely annoying. Although it can be disabled, it is still not completely gone.
You have hardly any customization options in the graphics settings to improve graphics effectively. There isn’t even an FPS setting.
In summary, the beta feels poorly optimized in terms of performance. Player Cidriel on Steam writes, “A real joke when the highest settings run well, but everything is a smeary mess on the screen.”
Players hope that Nexon Games will quickly address the feedback from the beta and work on these issues before the final release. If you are playing along in the beta test, you can support the developer on Steam.
Currently, maintenance sessions are also being repeatedly inserted into the beta test, where the developer is already integrating the first fixes.
Try it – Because the story promises enough excitement
The characters, such as Bunny, appear futuristic and modern.
For my part, I’ve come to the conclusion that “The First Descendant” is ultimately mostly an Outriders game of the next generation. While it lacks the classic cover gameplay of Outriders, it also doesn’t offer a better, Korean Destiny 2 or a more modern Warframe.
Will I still play it? Yes. The story promises me enough excitement and unique scenario missions in a team that it is definitely worth experiencing the free shooter, which my fireteam agrees with as well.
However, my main game Destiny 2 will not be able to be replaced by “The First Descendant” despite all the high-end graphics and similarities. Bungie has just spoiled me with its excellent gunplay and perfected character movement for most shooters.
So while looking beyond the horizon is always exciting for me, it currently doesn’t feel engaging enough, with the experiences from the ongoing beta, to call the Nexon shooter the upcoming Destiny or Outriders killer.
How you can participate in the beta test of the co-op shooter
Through Twitch drop events, you can still get access to the beta test.
How long will the beta run on Steam? Officially, developer Nexon Games has scheduled the Steam beta test for “The First Descendant” from Thursday, October 20, 2022, at 09:00 AM to Wednesday, October 27, 2022, at 08:59 AM.
Currently, no registrations for the beta are possible via Steam anymore. However, if you are still interested in participating in the beta test on Steam, you can secure access to the game test through other means.
Through the “The First Descendant” Twitch event, players can still receive beta keys by watching Twitch for 15 minutes.
To do this, link your Steam account with Twitch to watch The First Descendant in the live stream and receive the Steam beta key along with various rewards that allow you to explore your characters and improve runes.
For more information on Twitch drops and how to get them, visit www.nexon.com
A small drawback: All game data from the beta test on Steam will be deleted after the test. This means you will not be able to carry over your progress earned in the beta to the finished game.
Is there already an official release date? No, that is still open. However, it is rumored that it should be as early as 2023 for the official release.
What about you? What do you think of the free-to-play co-op shooter from Korea? Are you perhaps already part of the beta and have been able to test the shooter? If so, what did you like best, and what not? Feel free to share your first impressions with the community in the comments.
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A character from Overwatch 2 is currently better than all others. This leads to the best players in the world only playing this one heroine.
Overwatch 2 has now been released for just over 2 weeks, and slowly but surely it has become clear which heroes are currently particularly strong. This is especially reinforced by the fact that Torbjörn and Bastion are currently banned in the ranked mode and thus fall out as counters.
At least for tank players, this has ensured that one tank lady now outshines all others and has become the most popular hero among professionals: Zarya dominates the battlefield.
Where do the data come from? The reddit user “TheForrestFire” looked at the data of the top 30 players in each role on the NA servers and discovered quite remarkable things:
In 83% of cases, Zarya is the most played tank character among professionals. In even 100% of cases, Zarya is among the “Top 3” most played tank heroes of the professionals.
Which tanks are the “mains” of the 30 professionals and which are represented in the top 3. Image source: TheForrestFire on reddit
This naturally puts all other tanks in a pretty bad light.
Also prominently represented is D.Va – the mech pilot makes it into the top 3 of the most played tanks with 70% (that is, 21 of the top 30).
Why is Zarya so strong? This is mainly due to her rework. In the first Overwatch, Zarya had different cooldowns to protect herself or an ally with a barrier. In Overwatch 2, she has 2 charges that she can distribute freely. So, she can either protect herself twice or a teammate double – or share it, as she did back then.
This makes Zarya much more flexible and allows her to protect the team and herself in the best way suitable.
Zarya is currently lasering everything in front of her.
At the same time, this also ensures that Zarya constantly has a high energy level, which allows her weapon to deal significantly more damage.
At full energy, Zarya can mow through enemies and can deal a whopping 850 damage with a single magazine load within 5 seconds, if all ammunition hits.
Another advantage is that with Zarya you don’t have to try for headshots, as her energy weapon deals the same damage everywhere on the body. It is sufficient to simply aim for the much bulkier torso.
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All of this leads to Zarya currently not only being a solid tank but also taking on the role of a DPS and a support character who improves with absorbed damage.
After all: Blizzard is aware of the problem with Zarya and seems to recognize that she currently outperforms any other tank hopelessly. Therefore, there will likely be nerfs for Zarya in the coming week to bring her down to the level of the other tanks.
Do you also like playing Zarya? Or do you not particularly like her playstyle as a tank?
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Which MMORPG purchase made you really angry in the end? Tell us about your biggest regrettable purchases and duds.
Gaming is an expensive hobby, especially when it comes to MMORPGs. We often play these games over very long periods and accordingly accumulate quite a bit of money spent on them.
Some MMORPGs require active subscriptions to play, while others are free but offer tons of content in their cash shops. We as players then face the choice of what to spend our (hard-earned) money on, but unfortunately, one choice or another turns out to be a regrettable purchase.
It can really be anything:
The game itself or an expansion
Early Access and Founder’s Packs
The subscription or premium sub
Cosmetic items
Boosts and level skips, and more
The purchase may initially seem like a good investment, but turns out to be a disappointment. Unfortunately, no one is safe from this, no matter how careful they are while shopping and how well-informed they are.
Therefore, we want to know which of your MMORPG purchases you regret the most.
Where is the survey? Since there are as many possibilities for regrettable purchases as there are grains of sand in the sea, we are skipping a survey tool this time. Instead, you can freely write in the comments about which of your purchases made you really angry in the end.
So tell us: Was it just a specific MMORPG or a whole series? Was it a game or maybe a cosmetic item? How much money did you actually spend on it?
We look forward to your responses!
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The revelation of the streamer Amouranth that she has been married for years and her husband is blackmailing her has caused an uproar on the internet. Now, her former employee responds to allegations made against him by the streamer.
The well-known Twitch streamer Amouranth, who has been revealing herself on Twitch for years, stated that she is actually married and incredibly unhappy. She said her husband is blackmailing her, threatening to take everything away if she doesn’t do what he wants. Amouranth was rather known for provocative and sometimes strange content on Twitch.
However, she has since stated, that she is freed from her husband and her “duties” and is finally allowed to do what she wants. In this context, she also kicked her employee and cameraman out the door. She made serious allegations against this person.
Twitch streamer accuses employee of having spied on her
What exactly does the streamer accuse the employee of? Amouranth speaks in her stream of “doxxing”. The term “doxxing” is derived from “dropping docs” and means that someone publishes confidential information and data about a person.
She believed that the former cameraman had shared information about her health and had contacted other people, even though he wasn’t allowed to do so (via dexerto.com). Specifically, it also concerns a dispute at TwitchCon 2022, where the employee allegedly called security and the police after a dispute between the streamer and her husband escalated.
She also claimed that the cameraman had left her to go to the airport so he wouldn’t miss his flight since the argument took place shortly before departure, leaving her and her husband alone.
Additionally, there were suddenly people standing in front of her door whom she didn’t even know.
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Cameraman responds to the allegations – “Never shared address with anyone”
What exactly does the employee say? In a lengthy statement in a Google Doc (via docs.google), Marcial “Marz” Pimenteler, the former employee, addressed the accusations made by the Twitch streamer.
He explains regarding the accusations that he should have shared confidential information that this is not true.
He also stated that he called security after Amouranth’s husband locked her out of her hotel room and apparently could not hear the security knocking at the door.
I was in the hallway when he [her husband] grabbed Kait [Amouranth] at an open room door. When the argument began to escalate, I made the decision to call the authorities to ensure our safety.
In response to suggestions that he could have just taken his flight, he stated that Amouranth didn’t even address that her husband had threatened both of them.
He further explains that he is not sure why Amouranth is making such allegations against her former employee and suspects her husband may be behind it:
I am not sure where she got this information to make such a blatant, false claim. I am worried that her husband is misinforming her to deter people who want to help her.
Regarding the Twitch stream that brought these revelations to light and has dominated discussions on social media in recent days, we reported on this at MeinMMO:
The Mage Tower of World of Warcraft will be closed again. And this despite Blizzard claiming that the special challenges would remain permanent.
In World of Warcraft, there are numerous quests and challenges that take a lot of time. One of the most popular is the Mage Tower from Legion. Here, there are several different challenging fights for all classes. Success rewards these fights with special transmog.
The content was so popular that Blizzard brought it back with the Timewalking: Legion and later even activated it permanently due to high demand.
What will happen now? In the official WoW forum, Blizzard has now announced that the Mage Tower will soon be closed again. With the launch of the major Patch 10.0, the gates of the Mage Tower will close and the challenges will no longer be accessible.
Why is Blizzard doing this? According to Blizzard, they want to take time to “improve” the Mage Tower with a little extra work.
The Mage Tower will be locked again – unfortunately.
The reason for this is likely the new talent system, which only partially works with the Mage Tower. During the fights of the Mage Tower, Pact abilities were disabled because they would provide too great an advantage. However, with the pre-patch of the new expansion Dragonflight, it is now possible to obtain several of these Pact abilities through the talent system. This and other innovations are likely to mean that the challenges of the Mage Tower are no longer solvable as originally planned by Blizzard.
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Should one hurry? That’s probably a clear case of “It depends.” Blizzard wants to revise this content and most likely adapt it to the new talent system. It’s quite possible that the difficulty of the Mage Tower might change a bit. Some fights could become more challenging, while others may become easier. If you’re unsure, you should put in the effort to complete the fights now before the opportunity disappears in a few days.
When will the Mage Tower return? That is still uncertain. Blizzard talks about “sometime after the launch of Dragonflight,” so likely not until December. As soon as there is a concrete date, we will of course report on it.
Have you already completed the Mage Tower challenges? Or were you planning to tackle them with the new talents?
When the Tower is deactivated, you can shortly thereafter already play the pre-event of Dragonflight.
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What happens when you change the boot sequence of your Steam Deck? A user apparently wanted to try this and is now panicking for help. Because he can’t get out of his new video. The community is amused by the mistake.
However, all devices have one thing in common, and that is the boot sequence. This is a short video where you can normally see the manufacturer’s logo or symbols. Only after that you can start gaming.
A user apparently found this intro on his Steam Deck uninteresting and wanted to replace it with a new sequence. But that went quite wrong, and the community is having fun with the mistake.
Steam Deck shows green ogre – The community is amused
What exactly happened? The thread on reddit has the fitting name: “Help!!! I set my boot video to Shrek and now I can’t use my Steam Deck until it’s over!”
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In a comment on reddit, the user explains that he wanted to extend the boot sequence. He seemed to have looked for a guide, but his experiment had failed.
I followed a guide to extend the maximum duration of the boot video. I wanted to try Shrek, but I thought it wouldn’t work. Now I’m stuck on Shrek.
How does the community react? They are quite excited and are having fun with the user’s mistake. Many laugh at this foolishness and explain that it is not really a mistake if he can only see Shrek now. As one writes on reddit.com: “I don’t understand why this is a problem.”
Others ask why he chose Shrek and not a (much longer) video sequence from The Lord of the Rings.
Is there any help available? Yes, a few users are actually trying to help the klutz and give him some tips. He should, as soon as the video is running, switch to the command line and stop or change the video there. There is a simple key combination for that under Linux. Because the Steam Deck runs on Linux and not Windows.
What do you think of the failed experiment? Do you find it funny as well, or would you also make such a mistake? Let us know in the comments!
Alternatives to the Steam Deck: If you are looking for an alternative to the Steam Deck, you will find it on MeinMMO. Here we present a handful of exciting alternatives to the Steam Deck:
About a month ago, Wrath of the Lich King Classic launched, and it is already clear: There are more active players now than at any other time in WoW Classic or The Burning Crusade Classic during WotLK. Wrath of the Lich King is already extremely successful, even though the real highlights of the expansion are still months away.
What happened? Wrath of the Lich King Classic launched on September 27, 2022. For many players, this was apparently enough time to reach the maximum level 80. Some have already attended a raid. This is also evidenced by the figures released by the portal ironforge.pro. More than 540,000 unique characters have been active in one of the 3 current raids in the past week.
This number is far above the average value determined over the entire duration of WoW Classic. Only in April 2020 was a similarly high value recorded. At that time, the troll raid “Zul’Gurub” opened its gates, and nearly 480,000 players set out to defeat the blood god “Hakkar the Soulflayer.”
In the video, you can see how crowded the ships were that set sail for the icy north at midnight on release day.
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At the release of WotLK Classic, hundreds of players are squeezing onto a boat and I am right in the middle
Since Blizzard does not provide official information, the community must rely on its own tools
Are these numbers reliable? The portal ironforge.pro uses data from in-game addons and cross-references this with data from Warcraftlogs and PvP leaderboards. This way, the number of unique characters is determined, who have participated in ranked arena matches or raids within a specific period – usually within a week.
However, these numbers do not represent the total number of all players playing WoW Classic. But it can still be reasonably assumed that there is a direct correlation between the two values: the larger the number of players actively participating in raids or PvP, the greater the total number of all players playing WoW Classic is likely to be.
Active players over the course of WoW Classic until WotLK (via ironforge.pro) – The largest bar on the far right of the image shows the week from October 12 – October 18. A total of 540321 active players were registered.
That’s why the numbers are a good sign: At no point have more players attended a raid than at the start of WotLK. Currently, more people are playing than at the beginning of TBC Classic and during Classic. The hype for WotLK remains unbroken even nearly a month after release. However, the coming weeks will have to show whether this trend continues.
Unlike in Burning Crusade Classic, the achievement system may ensure that players in WotLK stay engaged longer and continue to attend raids, even after collecting all relevant items. Many achievements in WoW are quite tricky, and players with all achievements are more the exception than the rule.
What’s next for WotLK? It will be really exciting when the release of Ulduar or the Icecrown Citadel is around the corner. Ulduar is regarded by large parts of the community as one of the best raids ever created for World of Warcraft. The same goes for the Icecrown Citadel. There, we finally face Arthas, one of the greatest villains Warcraft has ever produced. For many fans, the fight against the Lich King is the absolute highlight of the expansion.
It is therefore quite possible that over the course of WotLK Classic, more and more players will find their way to Northrend. After all, WotLK is among the most popular expansions for WoW. The result of our poll was clear: 45 percent of you favor Wrath of the Lich King.
The DualSense for the PS5 is one of the most innovative controllers available. Many of the functions that are absolutely common today were not possible due to technical limitations in earlier PlayStation consoles. Therefore, many controller manufacturers tried to differentiate themselves from the crowd with special features and designs. In this article, we present a few of these curious and sometimes ugly controllers.
Modern controllers come with a variety of features that enhance immersion, comfort, or new gameplay possibilities. Undoubtedly, the DualSense controller for the PS5, with its innovative functions like HD Rumble, gyroscopes, and adaptive triggers, is at the forefront of this development.
Although these features were not possible in the past, there were indeed some gamepads in earlier PlayStation models that had interesting additional functions. However, design decisions were sometimes made for these that appear, at best, “questionable” from today’s perspective. We want to chronologically present a few of these interesting controllers in this article.
PlayStation 1
Even for Sony’s first console, there were already innovative gamepads that had additional features that the standard controller of the PlayStation did not. Particularly noteworthy in this context is a controller that could have come from a casino.
Ex Jinsei: The Game of Life Roulette Controller
The Game of Life Roulette Controller by Takara (Image source: Tumblr)
What kind of controller is this? Surely many of you remember the classic board game “The Game of Life.” This was released in Japan in 1997 as a PlayStation version. The manufacturer Takara also released a licensed and exclusive gamepad from Sony with a very interesting gimmick: a colorful roulette wheel in the center of the controller. Unfortunately, this seemed to be not accurate at all, as you can see in this video:
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Furthermore, it is doubtful whether the controller allows for real gaming enjoyment in other games or whether its flat, elongated shape and button layout might just be extremely annoying.
Can you still buy the controller? If you still want to buy the Game of Life controller, you can only try your luck on ebay. However, you should not expect too many chances, like in roulette.
You can read an article about the first console in the world here:
Now it gets really wild. Because those who suspected that the controller depicted in the title image is a montage are mistaken. This thing is actually real and part of the Freaks gamepad series from the well-known electronics manufacturer Philips, which was released for the PS2. What the company was thinking with that piece of ugliness is hard to understand.
PS2 Freaks Gamepad Series
The PS2 Freaks Ninja Gamepad by Philips (Image source: Crappy Games Wiki)The Freaks Fleshy Gamepad by Philips (Image source: Konsolenkost)
What kind of controllers are these? The controllers of the Freaks gamepad series have all the functions of the DualShock 2, but they are all ugly, repulsive, and moreover completely impractical and not ergonomic at all.
It is hard to imagine that real immersion occurs when you are constantly distracted by the many sharp edges of the Freaks Ninja gamepad, like the claws at the end of the grip – not to mention the omnipresent grimace in the middle of the controller that looks deep into your soul while gaming.
The YouTuber Rerez even called the Freaks Ninja gamepad “the worst controller ever made.”
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One should better not say anything about the Fleshy model of the series.
Can you buy the controller? If you decide to acquire one of these controllers for whatever reasons, you can take a look at ebay, but you should be aware that you will never have a peaceful night without nightmares with the controller on your shelf.
PlayStation 3
The particularly curious controller for the PlayStation 3 comes this time from Sony itself and thankfully is by far not as hideous as the previously mentioned gamepads. Furthermore, there is an interesting anecdote about this.
The Boomerang
The Boomerang for the PlayStation 3.
What kind of controller is this? The gamepad was first shown to the world in 2005 during Sony’s presentation of the PlayStation 3 at E3. The aerodynamically shaped controller was initially supposed to be the standard gamepad for the new console. Although the controller never received an official name, it quickly became known as the “Boomerang.”
Since the reception to the new gamepad was overwhelmingly negative, Sony decided to launch their new console with the SixAxis controller, which was much closer to the DualShock.
Particularly daring are the two “thumbsticks” of the Boomerang, which were almost identical to the analog stick of the PSP. While this may have been sufficient for mobile gaming on Sony’s handheld, it is questionable whether it would have been the case with a conventional controller that required more precision.
Can you buy the controller? Due to the negative feedback, the controller was never commercially sold.
If you want to see more crazy controllers for other consoles, you can find a selection in this article:
For the predecessor of the PlayStation 5, there were also quite a few extravagant controllers. We have selected two gamepads that stand out due to their design.
Hori Dragon Quest Slime Controller for PS4
What kind of controller is this? The Dragon Quest Slime Controller by Hori was released in 2017 in Japan as part of a promotional campaign for the PS4.
Even though it may not look like it: The Dragon Quest Slime Controller is actually a fully functional gamepad. The controller not only has all the buttons of a normal PlayStation controller, but also a working touchpad.
However, it also lacks some functions that you would expect from a regular DualShock 4. For instance, the gamepad does not have a headphone jack and lacks rumble motors for vibration.
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A video by YouTuber Kevin Kenson, where he takes a closer look at the Dragon Quest Slime Controller.
As funny and original as the device may be; due to its absolutely unwieldy shape, one can assume that the gaming enjoyment – especially during longer sessions – is rather limited.
Can you buy the controller? Unfortunately, the gamepad is currently unavailable in Germany. However, if you absolutely want to try the Dragon Quest Slime Controller and also own a Nintendo Switch, you can import the device for a steep price of €299.00 from Japan.
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Snakebyte GAMEPAD 4S
What kind of controller is this? The next PS4 controller is not necessarily particularly curious, but it is not exactly beautiful either. Tastes differ, and the Snakebyte S4 is by no means a Freaks PS2 gamepad, but its color scheme and bulky design are rather bold. Not for nothing did the colleagues from GamePro already call it in 2019 the ugliest PS4 controller ever.
Aside from that, the Snakebyte S4 offers all the standard functions that one expects from a normal PS4 controller and, at €29.99, is a really affordable alternative.
Can you buy the controller? If the design does not deter you and you are looking for a cheap gamepad for your PS4, you can buy the Snakebyte 4S here:
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PlayStation 5
For Sony’s latest console, there are still not many licensed gamepads that stand out through a special design. Instead, we have selected two more or less curious gimmicks for the DualSense that aim to enhance the controller with additional functions.
Mini Keyboard
Mini Keyboard for the DualSense Controller
What kind of gimmick is this? For those who find typing with the thumbsticks or the touchpad of the DualSense too cumbersome, the brand Amiles offers a useful accessory with this interesting-looking attachment for the PS5 controller. Obviously, the keyboard is meant to make writing and chatting easier for you.
Since selecting individual letters with the DualSense can indeed be somewhat tedious and, especially when you need to be quick, really annoying, the mini-keyboard definitely has its justification.
In addition to the keys, the controller attachment also features integrated speakers and a headphone jack. Thus, communication via voice chat remains possible. The additional headphone jack is also essential since you connect the keyboard via the headphone jack of the DualSense controller, which is thus occupied.
Can you buy the gimmick? The keyboard is currently available for a price of €25.99 on Amazon.
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GK-Pipes Shisha Hose Holder
GK-Pipes Shisha Hose Holder
What kind of gimmick is this? Compared to the DualSense keyboard, the next accessory seems a bit less “special” and is probably only intended for a very specific audience. If you are not only an avid gamer but also a passionate shisha smoker, this hose holder from the brand GK-Pipes might be worth considering.
The manufacturer promotes the attachment with an “elegant, cool design” and simple, flexible handling. The “featherweight” attachment is also reportedly compatible with all hoses according to GK-Pipes.
Can you buy the attachment? You can currently purchase the shisha hose holder for €15.95 on Amazon.
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Among them is the bat-monster eF-eM, which is one of the rarer Pokémon in the game. Its shiny version was also released for the event. But there is a problem.
In the wild, eF-eM spawns are not increased; instead, the focus is on the 7 km eggs that may contain eF-eM during the event. Additionally, the shiny chance is said to be increased there. However, one can still get other monsters from 7 km eggs as well as eF-eM.
This is what eF-eM and its evolution UHaFnir look like
Accordingly, the monster remains quite rare. However, Pokémon GO has now published an exciting teaser on Twitter, focusing on swarms of Pokémon – and eF-eM.
Pokémon GO shares mysterious teasers with eF-eM and Magikarp
What are these teasers? First, the official Pokémon GO account on Twitter shared a teaser titled “We are receiving reports of strange Pokémon behavior. Stay alert, Trainers.” We embed the teaser here:
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A Trainer appears to be out in a cornfield at night
On a notepad, there is a drawing with the time 05:34 P.M., which seems to represent a Trainer going into the cornfield with an eF-eM at that time.
Below that, the time 06:00 P.M. is shown with the message “???!!!”
In addition, 10 white Poké Balls and 25 Ultra Balls are displayed
Next, an eF-eM appears with a “Snacc”. This is a snack that can be given to a buddy Pokémon.
And then suddenly many eF-eM appear.
What does the teaser mean? There is no official information yet. However, players immediately began collecting theories about what the teaser might indicate.
In the subreddit “TheSilphRoad,” a user points out that the numbers on the Poké Balls, “10” and “25” could hint at the date “October 25th” (via reddit). There, the Spotlight Hour with Shuppet takes place at 6:00 P.M.
The interesting part: This Spotlight Hour received an addition from Niantic. “Take your buddy with you to experience something special at the beginning and end of this Spotlight Hour,” Niantic explained in the announcement. This statement would also fit with the Snacc at the beginning of the teaser.
Therefore, users suggest that a surprising eF-eM event could take place, such as an additional eF-eM Spotlight Hour (via. reddit).
“I bet there will be ‘Boost Minutes’ for eF-eM, similar to the Incognito at the GO Fest,” user jmledesma suggests (via. reddit).
“I think, based on the fact that the eF-eM starts with a Snacc and then several appear, it means that whoever your buddy is, this Pokémon will spawn around you in the wild,” suggests user “Dawnward118” (via. reddit).
However, another teaser that Pokémon GO released later that Friday evening would fit with the second theory. It is styled similarly but shows a horde of Magikarp:
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This teaser also features the number combination 10/25 in the lower right corner. Additionally, the time 6:55 is found in the upper left corner – which could hint at the end of a possible Spotlight Hour.
Thus, spawns at the beginning and end of the Spotlight Hour could be conceivable if the teasers indeed hint at this event – possibly with eF-eM and Magikarp, or related to the buddy.
Whether the teasers ultimately hint at the Spotlight Hour or if an event in another form will take place – that remains open at this point. However, Trainers would certainly appreciate a few additional eF-eM spawns.
Because not only is the shiny rare, its evolution also requires 400 candies – just like the evolution of Magikarp into Gyarados. And the candies must be collected first.
What do you think of the teasers? What do you think they could stand for? Tell us in the comments!
In FIFA 23 the Rulebreakers Team 2 is being released today. Following initial leaks, the Rulebreakers Team 2 is now available.
Update, 7:00 PM: The second Rulebreakers Team is now available in FIFA 23. You can see the complete team in the graphic. Especially the cards for Ribery, Ramos, and Thiago are impressive, but Havertz and Lacroix also look really good.
When does Rulebreakers Team 2 come to FIFA 23? The second Rulebreakers Team will be released on Friday, October 21, 2022, at 7:00 PM. This is confirmed by a new loading screen in FIFA 23.
What is Rulebreakers? The Rulebreakers event started last week with Rulebreakers Team 1. New player cards with improved stats came to Ultimate Team, allowing a different playstyle than the regular gold cards.
In addition, new weekly tasks and Squad Building Challenges are expected for the Rulebreakers Team 2.
But who could be in the new team?
Which cards will appear for Rulebreakers Team 2 in FIFA 23?
What is already known about Rulebreakers Team 2? There is no official information yet about which cards will appear in the event. However, the loading screen already gives some initial hints:
It is therefore certain that there will be a French player with 90 pace as well as a Liverpool midfielder. Additionally, there will be an 89 rated player with 89 defense, but no further hints.
Leaks about Rulebreakers Team 2
Some information from the leaker “Fut Sheriff” on Twitter also fits the hints. Fut Sheriff is known for his often accurate leaks – and some names have already been published on the Twitter account that could be included in the Rulebreakers Team 2 event.
According to Fut Sheriff, the following names are in the event (via Twitter):
Payet (CAM from France, could be the French card)
Sergio Ramos (Spanish CB, could be the 89 rated card)
Thiago (CM, could be the Liverpool player)
Avila (Striker from CA Osasuna)
Davinson Sanchez (CB, Tottenham)
Lacroix (CB from Wolfsburg)
Kai Havertz (CAM from Chelsea)
Luuk de Jong (Striker from Eindhoven, could be a task)
Sheraldo Becker (From Union Berlin, possibly as SBC)
Whether these players actually appear in the event remains to be seen – after all, they are leaks, not official information. Who is included will likely be revealed at the event start at 7:00 PM.
Xur has already refueled his flying stone and is on his way to the Guardians in Destiny 2. So if you are still interested in cheap goods from a distant galaxy, stay tuned and learn all about his offer.
What happened this week in Destiny 2? Bungie kicked off this week with creepy Headless Ones wandering through Haunted Sectors. During the Festival of the Lost, the free Halloween event, the Guardians can earn various rewards again.
Other than that, the Destiny week was rather stressful.
Some PvE players lost their soul in the Trials just to perhaps get one of the strongest Stasis weapons for endgame activities.
At least many Guardians took it easy. Bungie was quick to fix all the errors so that no one had to suffer too many disadvantages.
Bungie pulled out the Protonbeam cannons and chased the Halloween bugs away.
All info on Xur on October 21, 2022 – PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Google Stadia
When does Xur arrive? The exotic vendor visits Destiny 2 every Friday at 7 PM. Anyone who still has gaps in their Exotic collection awaits him, as he is the easiest way to get Exotics. It only costs you a one-way trip and some materials as payment.
Where is Xur? This is his camp for the weekend
Xur’s position: Each week, Xur can be found at a different location. So you never know exactly where to find him.
Xur is located in the European Dead Zone, Shattered Coast.
Xur is in the EDZ
Xur’s inventory from October 21 – 25 – All Exotics at a glance
What does Xur have to offer? As the chosen Exotic vendor of the “Nine”, a mysterious group in Destiny 2, Xur delivers new weapons and armor to players weekly on their behalf. All characters, including Warlocks, Hunters, and Titans, can shop from him. Whether you are new to the game or already experienced Guardians.
This week he is selling you the following items:
Xur’s offer from October 21 – 25.
Exotic weapon: Arbalest – Linear Fusion Rifle for 29 Legendary Shards
Titan: Ursa Furiosa – Void Gauntlets for 23 Legendary Shards
Mobility: +21
Resilience: +4
Recovery: +6
Discipline: +14
Intellect: +6
Strength: +11
Total: 62
Hunter: Fr0st-EE5 – Arc Leg Armor for 23 Legendary Shards
Mobility: +14
Resilience: +9
Recovery: +11
Discipline: +2
Intellect: +10
Strength: +21
Total: 67
Warlock: Karnstein Armlets – Void Gauntlets for 23 Legendary Shards
Mobility: +24
Resilience: +3
Recovery: +7
Discipline: +23
Intellect: +8
Strength: +2
Total: 67
Legendary Armor Set: Players can buy the “Righteous” set from Xur this week.
Our purchase recommendation: This weekend’s purchase recommendation comes from Esoterik. He recommends the Seventh Seraph SAW machine gun because it is identical and his favorite solo God Roll with Vorpal Weapon. High-caliber rounds stagger enemies, and the auto-loading from Self-Loading Holster is invaluable.
Nexxoss Gaming shows you Xur’s offer again in detail:
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Xur also sells Legendary items and offers unique rolls for Exotics from no longer available exotic missions from past DLCs each week. However, keep in mind: You can only buy the weapons if you also own the appropriate expansion.
You can only shop for the DLC Exotics if you own the expansion.
Currently, he has these two weapons on offer:
The exotic hand cannon “Pick of the Falcon” (Beyond Light) with the perk “Hip-Fire Grip”
The exotic scout rifle “Tale of a Dead Man” (Beyond Light) with the perk “Murderous Wind”
The cost of the weapons: For these two Exotics, the cost is 1 Ascendant Shard each, 1 Exotic Code, 125,000 Glimmer, and 200 Legendary Shards.
What Xur always has with him: You can always get an Exotic Engram for 97 Legendary Shards from Xur, as well as the weekly quest to receive an exotic code.
Trials of Osiris from October 21 – 25 – Map, Weapons and Info
Which map is it this week? The so-called PvP Trials always take place on a specified map.
This week you will play on the “Burnout” map and Freelance is active again.
The PvP map Burnout
If you’re interested in playing the Trials in a fixed team, MeinMMO recommends the Callout Maps via Warmind. This way you can effectively describe to your fireteam where the enemies are located on the map, which provides useful information for the whole team.
How to get your loot: The Trials of Osiris feature a reputation rank system. Your top loot reward from the PvP matches is currently for:
Seven wins
50 rounds
as well as the notorious flawless run, which leads you to the Lighthouse
This is the reward for a flawless run: Every week you can also expect a special weapon at the Lighthouse, which you receive as a Master version for your flawless run, that is, 7 wins. You can earn the weapon until the upcoming Tuesday, October 25, at 7 PM.
As a reward, you will receive the “Reeds Regret”, the Stasis Linear Fusion Rifle in the Adept version, if you make it to the Lighthouse.
All Trials weapons have a Trials origin trait: “Swiftness” – Improves reload speed, stability, aim assist, and range when you are the last surviving member of your fireteam or fighting solo.
You can focus your Trials Engrams on your desired weapon at the 14th Saint. Additionally, you can get enhancement prisms and Ascendant Shards. Remember that your reward increases even further once you have a complete pass – even if you lost one or two games.
When do the Trials officially start? The Trials of Osiris start today, October 21, at 7 PM and end with the weekly reset on October 25 at 7 PM.
Have you already ready your “Scary Tech” for Trials and are you planning to hunt down some other Guardians? Or do you prefer to focus on the event. Feel free to leave us your thoughts in the comments.
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The 30-year-old YouTuber Maximilian Knabe, known as “HandOfBlood”, is one of the most popular figures in German gaming. Since 2021, he has been the face of the LoL team Eintracht Spandau, where he serves as president: He plays an egotist, embodying the worst traits of managers like Uli Hoeneß. Now, 2 marketing campaigns surrounding League of Legends have won the prestigious Effie marketing award, which has nothing to do with gaming at all.
What is this LoL team all about? Eintracht Spandau is a phenomenon in e-sports. The team was founded in November 2021 with the promise to focus on storytelling and identity alongside success.
Everything you need to know about the LoL team Eintracht Spandau – in 4 minutes
President Knabe and Sparkassen-Hänno scoop up awards
What kind of award is this? The Effie is a renowned award for effective communication in the advertising industry. In Germany, it has been awarded annually since 1981 by the German Association of Communications Agencies (GWA) – as Effie Worldwide, the award has been around in the USA since the 1960s.
So it is a commendable accolade.
What exactly did he win? Two campaigns from the influencer agency INSTINCT3, co-founded by HandOfBlood, and the “Jung von Matt” agencies were awarded.
Silver in the category “Influencer Marketing” went to “Sparkassen-Hänno”. For the campaign commissioned by Sparkasse, HandOfBlood took on the role of an e-sports consultant, who was to save “silver cardboard fools from the ELO hell”. (via Sparkasse). It was created in collaboration with the agency Jung von Matt Sports, and Instinct3 took over the creative direction and production.
Bronze was awarded to the launch campaign of Eintracht Spandau under the motto “Here is Real”. This is a joint project of Instinct3 and Jung von Matt Nerd, a subsidiary of the “Jung von Matt” agencies. Here, Hänno appeared as President Knabe, acting as the driving force.
HandOfBlood as President Knabe
This is how the winner celebrates: HandOfBlood shared the good news with his fans on Twitter on October 20. He referred to the Effie as his biggest milestone so far – no other gaming or e-sports campaign has achieved this yet.
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Many of his colleagues celebrated with him and congratulated HandOfBlood and the team from Instinct3 for their achievement. His journey from YouTuber with rather humble beginnings to marketing genius seems to be particularly impressive.
Do you support Sparkassen-Hänno’s success or are you more on President Knabe’s side? Was HandOfBlood robbed here and should have really won gold – or do you see it all quite differently? Feel free to leave a comment with your opinion.
How to counter … ? This question arises for every player sooner or later in Overwatch 2. MeinMMO provides you with a handy list of which heroes are best against others.
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What do I find here? We show you the 4 best counter-heroes for all 35 heroes and briefly explain why they are effective counters. Keep in mind that we explain here “Hard Counters”, those that are specifically effective against the playstyle of individual heroes.
Also note that a particularly skilled player cannot necessarily be countered by just one other hero. Practice plays a significant role.
The list is alphabetically ordered and based on external information from sources like RockPaperShotgun, observations from professional games, and personal experiences. You can also find more useful guides and tips on MeinMMO:
Genji and Tracer are so agile that it is difficult for Ana to hit them. Both are flankers and can quickly maneuver around the enemy team to attack Ana. If your team does not react, she is quickly taken down.
Widowmaker usually wins sniper duels against Ana, as she can take the healer down with a headshot. D.Va can negate all of Ana’s abilities with her Defense Matrix and can even make her Ultimate nearly useless under certain circumstances.
Ashe Counters
Reinhardt
Widowmaker
Hanzo
Sombra
Hanzo and Widowmaker are the only heroes who can win a duel at Ashe’s preferred range or even beyond. A headshot alone can take the Outlaw down.
Reinhardt’s shield is a powerful tool against Ashe, as she cannot deal enough damage to break it. Sombra can quickly take out Ashe with a targeted hack before Ashe can react.
Baptiste Counters
Ana
Lúcio
Hanzo
Roadhog
Baptiste’s greatest strength is his Immortality Field. However, it does not prevent all damage but allows allies to drop to dangerous low health. Ana can prevent healing with her grenade, thereby paving the way for kills after the Immortality Field.
Hanzo applies so much pressure that Baptiste usually cannot withstand it. Particularly one Ultimate deals damage over time, causing opponents to die either after the Immortality Field or when trying to flee. Lúcio can easily push enemies out of the field and also knock them away from Baptiste’s Ultimate.
Since Baptiste has to get relatively close to the action to be effective, he can easily be hit by a Roadhog hook and killed with a combo.
Bastion Counters
Junkrat
Roadhog
Ana
Reaper
Since Bastion has a large body, he is an easy target for Junkrat and Reaper, who can kill him in seconds. The same goes for Roadhog when Bastion tries to attack him up close in his tank configuration.
Ana can easily put him to sleep in his configurations. Bastion loses even more of his already limited mobility when he changes his configuration.
Brigitte Counters
Bastion
Pharah
Zarya
Echo
All the heroes mentioned here have such enormous damage output that they can literally melt Brigitte along with her shield. They either stay far enough out of range or have too many hit points themselves, so Brigitte cannot use her self-healing or win the duel.
Cassidy Counters
Widowmaker
Hanzo
Baptiste
Winston
Cassidy is deadliest at short range, as his grenade deals significant damage. Widowmaker and Hanzo, possibly also Ashe, can attack from such great distances that Cassidy can hardly defend himself. It will be difficult for him to hit anything from this distance.
Winston can go on the offensive at any time with his jump. Baptiste prevents Cassidy’s Ultimate from getting a single kill.
D.Va Counters
Zarya
Roadhog
Brigitte
Kiriko
Against Zarya and Brigitte, D.Va’s Defense Matrix is useless. At the same time, both can endure long enough for the mech to be destroyed and the pilot to be taken out shortly afterward. With good movement, it is hard for D.Va to land enough hits in the duel.
Roadhog can hit D.Va with his hook even through the matrix and can pull her to uncomfortable positions with proper timing. Kiriko can prevent her teammates from dying from an exploding mech with a targeted throw of her ofuda, as the ofuda, unlike Baptiste’s field, fully protects for a second against damage.
Doomfist Counters
Reaper
Pharah
Echo
Roadhog
Doomfist’s greatest strength is his mobility. Both Pharah and Roadhog can prevent him from retreating after an attack. Doomfist is thus relatively vulnerable to damage.
Due to his bulky body, Doomfist is an easy target for the damage from Echo and Reaper, who can take him out even through his block. While Echo remains at a sufficient range, Reaper can excellently heal himself against Doomfist’s damage.
Echo Counters
Widowmaker
Soldier: 76
Ashe
Cassidy
Since Echo primarily gains strength through her flight ability, the so-called “hitscan heroes” are her strongest counters. Hitscan means: the shot hits exactly on the crosshair and does not lose height over distance.
If someone can aim well, they will hit the relatively immobile Echo in the air with every hitscan hero. Widowmaker has the additional advantage that her “stolen” Ultimate is relatively useless for Echo.
Genji Counters
Pharah
Zarya
Brigitte
Mei
Since Mei and Zarya use so-called “beam weapons”, Genji cannot reflect anything here. He even loses significant speed when Mei attacks him and thus loses his greatest strength while taking significant damage.
Similarly, Brigitte can block enough damage with combinations of her shield and flail, giving herself the opportunity to heal and kill Genji in the duel. Pharah generally stays out of Genji’s range and can even mess up his Ultimate with her knockback.
Hanzo Counters
Widowmaker
Genji
D.Va
Winston
D.Va, Winston, and Genji are among the famous “dive heroes,” whose strength lies in bursting into the enemy team. All three can apply pressure to Hanzo by closing the distance beyond what he is comfortable with. When they are right next to him, Hanzo has hardly any escape options.
Widowmaker is the only hero who can take on Hanzo at maximum range. However, since she uses a hitscan weapon while Hanzo uses projectiles that you, as a player, have to calculate, it is generally easier for Widowmaker to win the duel.
Junker Queen Counters
Bastion
Zenyatta
Lúcio
Ana
Junker Queen has virtually no defensive abilities. Bastion can easily destroy her in his tank configuration, especially in combination with Zenyatta. Junker Queen is powerless against his damage amplification.
Lúcio’s Ultimate is the only support ultimate that counters Junker Queen, as it does not heal directly, but grants a shield. Ana counters Junker Queen’s strongest survival ability, which is her ability to heal herself, with her own anti-healing.
Junkrat Counters
Pharah
Widowmaker
Kiriko
Lúcio
Pharah and Widowmaker can both stay out of Junkrat’s reach to take him out. If both target Junkrat, he cannot do much more than seek cover and avoid the fight.
Kiriko and Lúcio can both prevent Junkrat from wiping the team with a kamikaze tire using their abilities or ultimates.
Kiriko Counters
Roadhog
Sombra
Sojourn
Widowmaker
Kiriko can quickly teleport to an ally with her jump ability. Therefore, she needs to be taken out quickly with a burst of damage. Widowmaker and Sojourn are best suited for that.
Sombra can prevent a teleport or invulnerability with a targeted hack and then take out Kiriko. It works similarly with Roadhog’s hook, as Kiriko often needs to get close to her allies at the front.
Lúcio Counters
Moira
Lúcio
Torbjörn
Pharah
As strange as it sounds, Lúcio is one of the best counters for himself. Because of his wallride, the hero is a real nuisance. However, Lúcio’s own knockback can easily knock the skater off walls and make him vulnerable. The same goes for Pharah.
Torbjörn and Moira both have the advantage of not needing to aim accurately or only needing to aim roughly to hit Lúcio. Their attacks or Torbjörn’s turret negate his agility, leaving the healer with no choice but to flee if he doesn’t want to die.
Mei Counters
Pharah
Reaper
Kiriko
Zenyatta
Since Mei can only fire relatively slow icicles, Pharah generally has the advantage in a long-range duel. A skilled Reaper can also easily heal against her damage and quickly take her out due to her large hitbox.
Zenyatta easily counters Mei’s powerful Ultimate with his own and thus prevents team deaths. Kiriko can protect individual allies with her protective Suzu from being slowed, frozen, or killed.
Mercy Counters
Widowmaker
Roadhog
Reaper
Winston
Widowmaker and Roadhog can both kill Mercy with just one shot or combo, especially when the healer attempts to revive an ally dangerously. Moreover, Widowmaker can take her out with a targeted shot from the air if Mercy sticks close to Pharah or activates her Ultimate.
Winston and Reaper can both jump over the enemy team or teleport behind them to pick off the relatively defenseless Mercy from the backline. If allies are poorly positioned, Mercy has no chance to escape.
Moira Counters
Widowmaker
Ana
Sombra
Roadhog
Roadhog and Sombra can interrupt Moira’s powerful Coalescence with a hack or hook and even take her out shortly after with their tremendous damage. Usually, Moira doesn’t even have time to use her Fade to get to safety.
Widowmaker is a counter against many supports, as she can eliminate almost everything from a safe distance with a targeted headshot. Ana prevents Moira herself or her allies from being healed by the Ultimate with her grenade, briefly opening the opportunity for a counterattack for her team.
Orisa Counters
Reaper
Zenyatta
Reinhardt
Brigitte
Reaper is known as a tank killer, and Orisa, with her massive body, serves as a good target for his infernal shotguns. With Zenyatta’s amplification, she literally melts away, and the supporter himself is a considerable threat with his bullets.
Reinhardt can protect his whole team with his shield by simply blocking Orisa’s Ultimate. The same applies to Brigitte, but she only protects herself. However, in a 1v1, she can still pressure Orisa by dancing around her and healing from the damage taken.
Pharah Counters
Widowmaker
Ashe
Soldier: 76
Sojourn
Since Pharah wants to spend as much time in the air as possible but is relatively immobile there, hitscan heroes are strong counters to her – those heroes who hit exactly on the crosshair.
Soldier: 76 is particularly dangerous, as he can essentially guarantee a kill on Pharah with his “aimbot” Ultimate.
Reaper Counters
Ana
Zenyatta
Widowmaker
Pharah
Zenyatta can completely negate Reaper’s Death Blossom with his Transcendence. Ana can simply put a Reaper to sleep at the moment he activates his Ultimate. She just has to react quickly enough. This requires some practice in reading when a Reaper wants to trigger his Ultimate.
Because Reaper is strong only at close range, Widowmaker and Pharah can easily take him out. Particularly, since both have a better view of the battlefield from greater range, it is hard for Reaper to remain unnoticed.
Reinhardt Counters
Ana
Bastion
Junkrat
Reaper
Bastion and Junkrat have such a tremendous damage output that they can destroy Reinhardt’s shield in seconds. This renders his defense virtually useless, leaving his team unprotected against further attacks.
Reinhardt, being a massive tank, is also a good target for the tank killer Reaper. If he initiates a charge, Ana can simply put him to sleep with a sleep dart.
Roadhog Counters
Reaper
Ana
Zarya
Widowmaker
Reaper and Zarya are the only heroes who can take on Roadhog in close combat and only through their defensive abilities. They can deal more damage to the tank than he can to them.
Ana is extremely useful with her biotic grenade to nullify Roadhog’s strong self-healing. Widowmaker can easily land headshots on the cumbersome tank from a distance.
Sigma Counters
Orisa
Reaper
Zenyatta
Genji
Orisa can absorb much of Sigma’s damage and readily dismantle his barrier, thereby robbing him of his strong defense. Reaper, being a tank killer, is an excellent choice to take out Sigma himself.
Zenyatta specifically counters Sigma’s Ultimate, as he can prevent his own death and that of his allies. Genji is not a direct counter to Sigma but can outplay him by eliminating the team behind Sigma. Once his barrier is bypassed, Sigma can provide very little protection for his team.
Sojourn Counters
Zarya
Winston
Widowmaker
Lúcio
Zarya can use Sojourn’s consistent damage to empower herself, making her a threat to the enemy team. Winston’s bubble shield protects his entire team from Sojourn’s dangerous railgun, and he can even bring the fight to the soldier.
Widowmaker, due to her distance, is a strong counter that Sojourn can do little against, as her spread is too large. Lúcio is so agile that Sojourn must have near-perfect “track aim” to hit him in a duel. His Ultimate also protects his team from Sojourn’s Overclock.
Soldier: 76 Counters
Roadhog
Winston
Genji
Sigma
Roadhog and Winston both have too many hit points for Soldier to reliably kill them. At the same time, they can deal enough damage to the soldier that he almost always loses in a direct duel.
The same goes for Genji and his agility. Particularly when he manages to reflect the Helix Rocket, Soldier: 76 becomes history quickly. Sigma can block Soldier with his barrier or simply absorb his bullets.
Sombra Counters
Hanzo
Widowmaker
Junkrat
Roadhog
Hanzo and Widowmaker are equally susceptible to Sombra, but their abilities to reveal enemies and observe the battlefield make it more difficult for the hacker to carry out flanking attacks.
Junkrat can block side paths with his traps, so Sombra can either be stopped or at least forced to take long detours. Roadhog is too durable to be killed by Sombra instantly, and if she hacks someone else, it suffices for the colossus to turn to her to immediately eliminate her with a hook combo.
Symmetra Counters
Pharah
Winston
Tracer
Echo
Echo and Pharah can both eliminate Symmetra’s dangerous turrets and the heroine herself from a distance. Symmetra can hardly do anything against them. Tracer is too agile and small a target. If Symmetra does not hit a fully charged alternate fire in a duel, she will lose the encounter.
Winston can pressure Symmetra with his jumps and easily dismantle the turrets before they become too dangerous for him.
Torbjörn Counters
Pharah
Junkrat
Echo
Widowmaker
Pharah, Junkrat, and Echo can take out Torbjörn and his turret either from a distance or even around corners. The automatically targeting turret can do little, and Torbjörn cannot hit with his sluggish projectiles anyway.
Widowmaker is a general counter against heroes with little mobility and especially with a relatively large head, like Torbjörn has. Landing an instantly deadly headshot is easier for her here.
Tracer Counters
Roadhog
Brigitte
Junkrat
Winston
Roadhog and Brigitte can both take out Tracer with just one combo in less than a second. Even very skilled Tracer players have too little time to react here – unless they can predict exactly what will happen. And even then, it’s difficult.
Junkrat can litter the flanking routes used by Tracer with traps, forcing her to take detours, revealing herself through fire, or getting caught. Winston has the advantage that his beam weapon almost always hits the mobile Tracer when he just aims roughly.
Widowmaker Counters
Reinhardt
Winston
Genji
Wrecking Ball
Reinhardt and Winston are likely the strongest counters against Widowmaker, simply because of their shields. Even if Widowmaker can see her targets clearly, the shields prevent her kills. Winston can also get close to her with his jump attack, closer than she would like.
Genji and Wrecking Ball have similar advantages. Both usually reach Widowmaker before she can defend herself effectively, and nearby, she is nearly defenseless. Wrecking Ball’s great advantage is also his extremely small critical hit zone, which is non-existent when he moves quickly.
Winston Counters
Reaper
Roadhog
Ana
Junkrat
Reaper, Roadhog, and Junkrat all benefit from Winston’s enormous size, which makes him an easy target for their attacks. Roadhog and Reaper also have self-healing, Winston does not. They typically win in a duel.
Ana has the best tool with her sleep dart to make Winston’s Ultimate mostly useless – or simply put him to sleep while he is jumping.
Wrecking Ball Counters
Reaper
Roadhog
Bastion
Brigitte
Reaper, Roadhog, and Bastion have an easy time with Wrecking Ball due to their immense damage. He cannot do much but flee or take the damage, risking losing in a duel.
Brigitte and Roadhog also have the opportunity to either intercept the rolling hamster directly or prevent him from fleeing. His strong mobility is thus severely limited.
Zarya Counters
Bastion
Sombra
Zenyatta
Widowmaker
Bastion is the only hero in the game who can deal enough damage in a short period to kill Zarya despite her protective bubbles, without dying himself – provided you play well enough. Sombra can at least temporarily deactivate the shields, making her valuable.
Zenyatta provides strong damage output even as a healer and protects his team with his own Ultimate when caught in Zarya’s Graviton Surge. Widowmaker is only an indirect counter against Zarya, but since Zarya has little capacity to protect her team, the sniper has better access to all other opponents and easy kills.
Zenyatta Counters
D.Va
Junker Queen
Widowmaker
Genji
Since Zenyatta has a very compact model, D.Va can easily hit and take him out with her cannons. Furthermore, Zenyatta’s Ultimate is powerless against D.Va’s exploding mech, only the healer himself survives the explosion. His form and low health also make him an easy target for Widowmaker.
Junker Queen can completely prevent Zenyatta’s healing with her own Ultimate and also deals enough damage herself to kill the healer in case of doubt. Genji is simply too agile for Zenyatta to reliably win a duel.
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There are still stories in gaming that end well. YouTuber “ItsColourTV” loves Red Dead Redemption 2 and has spent 6,000 hours in the MMO version, Red Dead Online, of the masterful game. But the surprising end of Google Stadia could have cost him every progress. He simply couldn’t get away from the dying platform. But his call for help is finally being heard.
This was the story: On October 2nd, we reported on MeinMMO about the YouTuber “ItsColourTV”
At that time, he had spent 5,900 hours with Red Dead Redemption 2, made friends in the western epic, earned items, and had a lot of fun. For him, it had almost become a second world.
However, he played on Google Stadia: a platform that Google had announced and promoted heavily, only tosuddenly close Stadia: The gaming service is supposed to end on January 18, 2023.
There was no way for the YouTuber to transfer his progress from Google Stadia to another platform. He said: Not only would he soon lose everything he had earned – many others were also stuck on Stadia, who loved Red Dead Redemption 2 and now lost everything.
This is what happened next: The story about the YouTuber went around the world.
Many news sites picked up the stories. Every gamer could understand what a difficult situation it was. One knows how hard it is for players to say goodbye to their MMOs and “their stuff” they have earned.
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New shooter Evil West looks like the DLC that everyone wishes for Red Dead Redemption 2
Rockstar takes heart – Offers free transfers away from Stadia
So now Rockstar saves him: As the YouTuber reports on October 19, it ends well after all. Rockstar contacted him and explained:
All Stadia players who had played Red Dead Online 30 days before the announcement of Stadia’s end could transfer their money, gold bars, XP, role XP, and tokens to an existing account – on PC, Xbox One or PS4
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What does the player say? He thinks it was mainly due to the large amount of attention his story received from gaming journalists and content creators.
The reporting first drew attention to his case. He thanks that a whole community was saved.
This is an example that a campaign by fans, which received attention, really has made a difference. However, the attempt to “save” the entire game Red Dead Redemption 2 did not go so well:
For MeinMMO editor Maik Schneider, the graphics of video games are secondary. He has no eye for it. Gameplay comes first, then there’s a while where nothing comes next. However, even Maik was left speechless during the campaign of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
Functional graphics, expansive gameplay – from my perspective, all games can focus on this balance. Who cares how good a game looks if it plays damn well?
Unfortunately, I don’t like the answer to that. Because there are many players out there who have certain expectations regarding the appearance of their games. I don’t fall into that category and am therefore somewhat in the minority.
Modern Warfare 2 has shown me in its campaign why this is actually the case. The mission in Amsterdam is clearly designed to dazzle a bit with the graphics. But wow, does it look good. See for yourself:
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CoD Modern Warfare 2: Campaign – Amsterdam Mission
In our video, the visuals suffer a bit; currently, we only have videos available in 720p resolution. But even the detail richness, the reflective surfaces, the trees – almost like a real walk by the Amstel. I was completely amazed. The footage is from the PS5 version.
This gave me a small glimpse into the direction graphics will head towards in the future. The visuals of MW2 are far from photorealistic. Especially when looking at the pedestrians, it’s quickly clear that we are still in a video game.
But the environments are quite impressive. If CoD MW2 were a pedestrian zone simulator with only one visitor, I could hardly distinguish at many corners whether the pictures are real shots or video game graphics.
A real wall … or not?A view of the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam.
I was also surprised by the animations of the street band that one encounters during the mission. The three artists interact with each other, they are having fun and entertaining their listeners. And the woman at the keyboard actually uses her instrument quite realistically – it’s just that the keys don’t move.
However, there was a moment a little later in the campaign where I was somewhat disappointed by the graphics. Mirrors apparently still pose a certain problem:
Mirror, mirror … Nope!
All in all, the visuals genuinely impressed me. Good graphics rarely catch my eye, but this time it completely hit me.
Modern Warfare 2 has shown me where the journey can go. Although I have seen several demos of Unreal Engine 5 that were hardly distinguishable from the real world, it’s still something different to see something like that in a game.
And now I’m even curious how far games can push their graphics in the future.
Leave me a comment with your thoughts on the topic. Can you perhaps recommend a game that might surprise me similarly with its graphics?
On the last weekend of October, the Polaris fair takes place in Hamburg, where anime and gaming fans can let loose at the booths and stages.
What is Polaris? The first community convention in Hamburg offers visitors a wide-ranging program primarily focused on anime, manga, cosplay, and gaming culture. There will be 150 exhibitors and partners, along with a large number of well-known streamers, YouTubers, and cosplayers.
At the booths, you can expect plenty of indie games to try out from developers like Ubisoft and Daedalic. On the stages, there will be 360° entertainment with quiz and speedrunner shows, talks with personalities from streaming and YouTube, cooking duels, and an art and cosplay competition.
When and where does the fair take place? The Polaris opens its doors on Friday, October 28th, at 12:00 PM in Hamburg. It ends two days later, on Sunday. So, you have two days to enjoy the fair.
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Who will be there? On the last weekend of October, a lot of influencers and talented artists will gather in Hamburg, whom you will meet on the stages, at the booths, and on the floor.
Who else will be there? MeinMMO will also be represented at Polaris. I will stroll around the fair on Saturday, check out the booths, and probably spend way too much money on merchandise.
If you’re there and run into me, feel free to say hello. I’m looking forward to seeing you!
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Fortnite is in Chapter 3 and in the ongoing Season 4, a pressing atmosphere is spreading: Everything on the map is being consumed by Chrome and according to hints, the “Nothing” is on the way. Now, there are many signs that Chapter 3 could end as early as December 2022.
What is happening in Fortnite? Those who have been following the ongoing story in Fortnite closely will notice what terrible things are going to happen to you and the island.
It is she who plunges your map into Chrome and takes everything one by one. But this is just the beginning: Hints indicate that a greater threat is approaching. And this could end Chapter 3 sooner than expected.
The Nothing is coming and knows no mercy
What suggests an early end? Those who participated in Chapter 2 Season 8 and went through the cube invasion of Kevin should still remember the Cube Queen. The ruler and reality destroyer had several items in the Battle Pass that hinted at the end of Chapter 2, even before leakers and lore experts were aware of it.
The Nothing is coming.Ready for the final cut?The last light you will ever see.Item descriptions hint at possible disaster
The descriptions of the individual items from the Harbinger set read:
The Harbinger
The Nothing is coming.
Eulogy Blade
Ready for the final cut?
Glowing Ember Mantle
The last light you will ever see.
In short, the descriptions could hint at the arrival of the “Nothing.” A mysterious and formless power that will consume everything.
It is also interesting to see that in the cube invasion of Season 8, the map was also corrupted and attempted to be taken by Kevin. So there are again parallels indicating that an end in December is possible.
Live event allegedly already planned according to leakers: The leaker GMatrixGames (via. twitter) has been digging through Fortnite data and found out that in the last update 22.40 of Season 4 Chapter 3, a live event could be present.
What the scope of this event will be is still unknown. However, this fact could suggest that Epic Games has something big planned. It remains to be seen how irreparable the condition of the Chapter 3 map will be after the Harbinger’s corruption.
If further information is revealed, we will keep you updated on this post about the news. But what do you think of such an early end of a chapter? Do you find it plausible? Let us know in the comments!
But before the chapter ends, you might want to grab these free items:
In Pokémon GO, the first part of the Halloween event has begun. We take a look at the most exciting Pokémon that the event brings.
What kind of event is this?The Halloween event started on October 20 and brought a changed map, spooky music at night, and of course, a lot of monsters.
The spawns are largely themed around Halloween, many ghost and dark-type monsters are out and about.
But which ones should you go looking for during the event? We will take a look at some of the most interesting monsters.
Giratina (Altered Form)
Why is Giratina worth it? Giratina in the altered form is one of the top monsters in the Ultra League, making it a very good catch for fans of the PvP mode in Pokémon GO.
Additionally, it can also be caught as Shiny, making it an option for collectors. Between October 20 and November 1, you can get it with the move Shadow Force.
Where can you find Giratina during the event? Giratina is currently in 5-star raids. Here you can find the best counters for Giratina.
Why is Makabaja worth it? Both Makabaja and Galar-Makabaja are usually not easy to find in the wild, but they have appeared around Halloween in the past. This year, both are easy to catch, as they are part of the new special research for the event.
Both versions also have the chance of being Shiny, and Galar-Makabaja is available as a new shiny monster.
Why is Mega-Banette worth it? Mega-Banette is also newly introduced in the game with the Halloween event and can only be unlocked through Mega Evolution. To do this, you need Mega Energy, which you can get from raids with Mega-Banette.
The ghost Pokémon ranks among the best attackers for raids and can also boost other ghost-type monsters in your party. If you missed Mega-Gengar, this is a good alternative.
Why is eF-eM worth it? The little bat is not only a quite rare monster, but also a new shiny release for the event. You now have the chance to encounter a shiny eF-eM – although the chances are very low.
You can also find eF-eM during the event in 7-km eggs, which you can receive from friends. There, the shiny chance is said to be a bit higher. Generally, it is worth catching every eF-eM you see – as its evolution UHaFnir requires a total of 400 candies.
Where can you find eF-eM? In 7-km eggs and in the wild, although it is very rare there. However, there is hope that there could be more eF-eM spawns throughout the event – as Pokémon GO released a mysterious teaser via Twitter. However, there is currently no further information on this.
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What about Kryppuk? Kryppuk is also a Halloween classic that has been available in the past during Halloween. This year, however, it seems that the rare monster is only available as a reward in the 6-euro research from the shop. It is currently apparently not findable in field research or similar.
In general, you can find plenty of wild ghost Pokémon in the game, which you don’t see that often besides the monsters from the list. For example, monsters like Paragoni or Irrbis are currently spawning. The Pumpkin Monster is also special as it can come in different sizes.
Irrbis, however, will become particularly interesting in part 2 of the Halloween event, as you can catch it dressed up and in shiny form. Additionally, the second part of the event will bring more monsters. You can find all about Halloween in Pokémon GO – Part 2 here.
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