Gotham Knights (PC, Steam, PS5, Xbox) lets you fight crime with the four successors of Batman. However, initial tests of the game have been rather mixed.
What is Gotham Knights? Gotham City is threatened to be taken over by the secret organization “Court of Owls”. You want to prevent this in the role of the Bat-family – because Batman is dead.
You have four roles available:
Batgirl
Robin
Nightwing
Red Hood
You control these four characters in a third-person perspective through the open world of Gotham City and try to contain crime.
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Action RPG Gotham Knights shows Batgirl – Stylishly and rapidly beats up enemies in the trailer
Gotham Knights is an action role-playing game that releases on October 21 for PC, Steam, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. The story can be played solo, but also in multiplayer. You can team up in co-op as a duo to clean up Gotham’s underworld together.
Additionally, the “Heroic Assault” mode is scheduled to be added on November 29 – a standalone mode for four players.
The game was developed by WB Games Montréal, the studio also responsible for the Arkham prequel “Batman: Arkham Origins”. However, it’s important to note that Gotham Knights is not a sequel to the Arkham series, but a standalone game.
Already on October 20, the first tests of the game were published. How is the new Gotham adventure received?
What the first tests say about Gotham Knights
On the website Metacritic, reviews from various media are compiled and summarized into an average score – the “Metascore”.
As of now, there is only the “Critic Score” for Gotham Knights on Metacritic. A user rating is still pending.
Currently, Gotham Knights stands on Metacritic as follows:
It achieves a Metascore of 69/100 from 51 reviews on the PS5. Of those, 26 are positive, 23 in the middle range, and 2 negative.
On the Xbox Series X, Gotham Knights gets a Metascore of 68/100 from 22 reviews, with 12 positive, 8 in the middle range, and 2 negative.
On PC, it scores 67/100 from 11 reviews, with 5 positive, 5 in the middle range, and 1 negative.
What is being criticized? Overall, Gotham Knights is described as a somewhat entertaining superhero game that has weaknesses in various areas. This includes the technology – it was criticized beforehand that Gotham Knights would only offer a 30 FPS mode.
Some opinions:
“Gotham Knights did not excite me with its overly familiar goals, battles, and activities, but it also did not disappoint me,” writes GameInformer.
“Gotham Knights is a dense and mostly gripping action RPG with a compelling (though predictable) story and the best Gotham City seen in any video game,” states IGN (Italia): “From a technical perspective, there are some annoying performance issues, and it doesn’t seem like the game was really made for next-gen, but the gameplay is solid and playing in co-op with a friend is definitely worth the experience.”
“If you want to jump around and beat people up, there are hundreds of other games. If you really want to play a DC action game that takes a modern and admittedly bold step away from the big black bat, then Gotham Knights is good enough. It’s just that it doesn’t impress in the shadow of earlier Batman titles, in the shadow of Batman himself, and it disappoints,” finds VG247.
The colleagues from GameStar and GamePro have also taken a closer look at the game. GamePro rates Gotham Knights with a 65: “Gotham Knights evidently suffers from its troubled development, burying a fun core under many issues,” it states.
Praise is given for the beautiful game world and presentation, as well as fun abilities and the story, which is ultimately predictable. Criticisms include the loot system, the “at best moderately enjoyable movement,” and the XP grind. You can find the complete review here at GamePro.
GameStar also describes the game as quite entertaining but repetitive. Additionally, there are criticisms regarding tough boss fights. At the same time, however, according to the review, there are also a “lot of good approaches”, especially in co-op. You can find the GameStar review with rating here.
Also, you can find the review video from GameStar here:
What do you think of the new Gotham game? Is the “Batman game without Batman” something for you? Or would you rather skip it? What are your expectations for the game? Tell us in the comments!
While Gotham Knights will soon be released anew on Steam, another game has suddenly disappeared from the platform – and quite suddenly:
Basically, the Closed Beta of Diablo 4 is under a strict NDA, which is a confidentiality agreement. However, it seems that this is currently being broken in droves.
Now, some alleged players are taking advantage of the situation to share their impressions ahead of time with others – some more extensively than others. Because actually, no one is allowed to talk about it or share their impressions yet.
Diablo 4: Druid, Sorceress and Barbarian in Gameplay Trailer
Fans are collecting over 5 hours of leaked gameplay from the Beta
This is what the fans say: Since no one is allowed to talk about the Beta, a general gathering of opinions is difficult. Threads keep popping up on social media like reddit where alleged testers praise Diablo 4. Some even jokingly remark that they break the NDA just to say they think the game is great.
Twitter, reddit, and YouTube are actively working to quickly shut down gameplay leaks, and in the subreddit of Diablo 4, the moderators have even imposed an official ban on Beta information under NDA.
Nonetheless, there are some threads where players are collecting leaked gameplay. Videos totaling over 5 hours can be seen there. However, most of it is in Chinese or other languages that we cannot translate.
At first glance, there seems to be little information in the videos that hasn’t already emerged from the major 43-minute leak from the Alpha of Diablo 4. It appears that skill systems and characters of various classes can be seen.
According to some voices, Diablo 4 feels like a real Diablo, reports MeinMMO reader Ninenek. Whether this is good or bad, everyone has to decide for themselves.
There are even some streamers who stream Diablo 4 on Twitch – sometimes without gameplay in an attempt to circumvent an NDA breach. However, these streams often disappear as quickly as corresponding videos on YouTube and Co.
Can I test it myself? In principle, yes, but the registration deadline for the current beta has already passed. If you registered for it, check your email inbox or your Battle.net client to see if you have been invited and can download the beta.
Since Endgame content is being tested, primarily experienced players with many hours of gameplay in Diablo 3, Diablo 2 Resurrected, or Diablo Immortal are supposed to be invited. If this is the case for you, check whether you have already been accepted.
However, be careful with emails regarding potential scams and do not click on unknown links. Usually, the email only points you to the access you would otherwise simply find in the client.
By the way, we strongly advise against breaking the NDA. Blizzard can usually easily trace who does not comply with the rules and take consequences:
Pokimane is one of the biggest streamers on Twitch: The 26-year-old even threatened to boycott Twitch if they don’t promptly do something against gambling.
Has a problem with gambling – so she is an enemy of Trainwreck.
Streamer gives away 100,000 dollars to MontanaBlack – Just like that
How do German viewers know Trainwreck? About a year ago, the German Twitch streamer MontanaBlack was a guest on Trainwreck’s stream.
Already after MontanaBlack’s confirmation to stop by, Trainwreck transferred 100,000 dollars to his crypto account (via tiktok) – and that despite MontanaBlack not being exactly broke.
As Trainwreck says, he has already given away about 75 million US dollars of the 360 million US dollars in the stream and otherwise.
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Pokimane is one of the biggest streamers on Twitch: The 26-year-old even threatened to boycott Twitch if they don’t promptly do something against gambling.
Has a problem with gambling – so she is an enemy of Trainwreck.
Streamer gives away 100,000 dollars to MontanaBlack – Just like that
How do German viewers know Trainwreck? About a year ago, the German Twitch streamer MontanaBlack was a guest on Trainwreck’s stream.
Already after MontanaBlack’s confirmation to stop by, Trainwreck transferred 100,000 dollars to his crypto account (via tiktok) – and that despite MontanaBlack not being exactly broke.
As Trainwreck says, he has already given away about 75 million US dollars of the 360 million US dollars in the stream and otherwise.
Trainwreck is known for throwing around money: He frequently gives away large sums via crypto exchanges.
As is known today, these seem to be peanuts for Trainwreck, given such gigantic daily earnings:
It was known that Twitch streamers entered lucrative deals with crypto casinos like Stake. But we are only now learning how lucrative these deals are, after Twitch banned the casinos. The biggest slot streamer on Twitch, Tyler “Trainwreckstv” Niknam (31), says in a stream: He earned 360 million US dollars with his deal in 16 months. That’s 750,000 dollars a day. Trainwreck insults his opponents like Ludwig, Pokimane or HasanAbi – but generously gifts his friends, like the German streamer MontanaBlack.
This is Trainwreck’s statement: In a stream of his friend Pokelaws in Overwatch 2, Trainwreck says:
Listen up, you idiots. Want some news you can get upset about? I’m revealing what I got paid since the start of my contract: I was paid 360 million US dollars for 16 months of gambling. […] This is out now: 360 million, you bastards. I could buy, sell and buy back Ludwig, Pokimane and Hasan again, you fucking pussies.
Trainwreck was viewed 17 times more than the biggest German casino streamer Scurrows
How exactly did he earn so much money? Trainwreck is known for showing casino streams on Twitch. He plays at the crypto casino “Stake” and has made a deal with the casino. That was known – but the details of the deal are new now.
In the last 365 days …
Trainwreck showed 2,471 hours of slots – that’s almost 7 hours daily
Trainwreck had an average of 29,692 viewers
Trainwreck is the most successful casino streamer worldwide with 76.6 million watched hours, while ROSHSTEIN – the biggest German casino streamer, Scurrows, is about 17 times smaller
Does he continue with this? No, that’s apparently over now. Because under the new rules, those kinds of casinos like “Stake” have been banned on Twitch since October 18 (via twitter):
Trainwreck repeatedly warns against gambling – But gets paid handsomely for it
Does he advertise gambling in his streams? From what he says: No. From what he does: Yes, of course.
With words, Trainwreck constantly warns against gambling. He said you always lose there. He has already lost a lot of money. It’s all terrible. Viewers must absolutely keep in mind that he can afford it – but they cannot.
At the same time, he shows slots almost continuously. And clips of his huge wins go viral, occasionally appearing. Those then attract hundreds of thousands of viewers and convey the feeling of becoming rich with a spin.
Ultimately, he seems to advertise the casino a lot, because the casino wouldn’t pay him so much money otherwise.
Also, the casino must be making a lot of money through him if they pay Trainwreck 750,000 dollars a day – the money must somehow flow back into the casino from his viewers.
Despite this, Trainwreck also always warns against gambling, thus seems to be completely at peace with himself morally.
Those who criticize gambling are enemies for Trainwreck
What does he think of the streamers he mentions? Pokimane, Ludwig and Hasan are all streamers who have openly spoken out against gambling and whom Trainwreck apparently has on his “blacklist”:
As is known today, these seem to be peanuts for Trainwreck, given such gigantic daily earnings:
Pokimane is one of the biggest streamers on Twitch: The 26-year-old even threatened to boycott Twitch if they don’t promptly do something against gambling.
Has a problem with gambling – so she is an enemy of Trainwreck.
Streamer gives away 100,000 dollars to MontanaBlack – Just like that
How do German viewers know Trainwreck? About a year ago, the German Twitch streamer MontanaBlack was a guest on Trainwreck’s stream.
Already after MontanaBlack’s confirmation to stop by, Trainwreck transferred 100,000 dollars to his crypto account (via tiktok) – and that despite MontanaBlack not being exactly broke.
As Trainwreck says, he has already given away about 75 million US dollars of the 360 million US dollars in the stream and otherwise.
Trainwreck is known for throwing around money: He frequently gives away large sums via crypto exchanges.
As is known today, these seem to be peanuts for Trainwreck, given such gigantic daily earnings:
The ‘Lengthy’ running style is currently considered by many players in FIFA 23 to be the best option for their teams. Is the feature too strong?
What is ‘Lengthy’ in FIFA 23? In FIFA 23, there are currently three different running styles that players can have. It is also possible to convert some players to different running styles through Chemistry Styles, as the style depends on the players’ attributes.
Controlled: A balanced acceleration. Most players have this type in FIFA 23.
Explosive: These are primarily small, agile players who accelerate very quickly over short distances but slow down afterward.
Lengthy: This type can be primarily obtained by larger, heavier players. They don’t start as quickly but become faster over longer distances.
The “Lengthy” running style has emerged as the favorite for many players over time. However, there is also criticism.
YouTuber NepentheZ criticizes ‘Lengthy’ with a clear example
Who is speaking? NepentheZ is one of the most well-known YouTubers regarding FIFA 23, with almost 2 million followers on the platform. He has been making videos about FIFA for years.
He recently shared a clip on Twitter titled “This Lengthy meta is getting out of control”:
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In the scene, a sudden offensive chance arises from a block where two attackers are extremely well positioned and could simply run free to the goal – if they would receive the ball.
But the two are simply overtaken: Araujo, a Lengthy defender from FC Barcelona, who actually has only 77 pace, easily passes both of them. A situation that likely would not have occurred in real football.
Martinelli, the attacker, actually has the better speed rating – but also “only” has the Explosive running style. And that is apparently significantly at a disadvantage here in combination with Araujo’s dueling behavior.
“What did I just see? Martinelli, I know you are not Lengthy, but you still have damn legs,” the YouTuber exclaims in despair. However, Araujo casually plays the ball back to the keeper and the situation is defused.
How strong is Lengthy really? The situation shows an extreme example, but there is also criticism that Lengthy could be too strong – or that “Explosive” is comparatively weak.
In the FIFA subreddits, there are repeatedly posts demanding a nerf for Lengthy (via reddit) or at least suggesting to enhance “Explosive” players (via reddit). Because old top favorites, like Ousmane Dembélé, can only score with pace on the flanks now to a limited extent.
However, some players also state that such players would need to be used differently: “Don’t expect to make long runs with explosive players, but they are great for dribbling and tight passes,” finds a user, for example (via reddit): “I like to have one or two in my attack to add some variety to the game and connect the play.”
At the same time, some players praise that through Lengthy cards, players who were not so strong in the past years are now better usable. Examples include Haaland or Dzeko from the new Rulebreakers event.
Nevertheless, there is criticism that the running style sometimes leads to players being unrealistically easy to catch up to – as also illustrated in the example above by NepentheZ.
What do you think about the topic? What experiences have you had with ‘Lengthy’? Tell us in the comments!
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The German-speaking Twitch streamer Anissa “Anni The Duck” Baddour has teamed up with the delivery service Uber Eats. In a pizzeria in Munich, she prepared pizza for her viewers – and triggered a fire department response.
Who is she? Anni is one of the biggest female streamers in the German-speaking Twitch community and is also active on YouTube. She is known for her cosplays, enjoys playing Dungeons & Dragons, and is very creative. When she games, she likes to play Animal Crossing, New World, or Raft.
Privately, Anni has been in a relationship since 2021 with the also successful streamer Antonia “Reved” Staab. The two spend their time in their shared house in Madeira and in Anni’s apartment in Berlin. Now she was in Munich for a special stream.
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Anni The Duck becomes Anni the Pizza Baker
What was this stream about? On October 19, Anni hosted a stream at the Munich pizzeria La Fantasia. This was a collaboration with the delivery service Uber Eats. Fans could order pizza from the streamer, which she then prepared live on Twitch.
For Anni, whose parents are Italian and Moroccan, working in the Italian-Moroccan restaurant was practically a home game. One of the pizza bakers Anni worked with did not speak German – no problem for Anni, who simply communicated with him in Italian.
How did it go? Overall, the stream went great: Anni seemed to have a lot of fun with it, her viewers were impressed by her pizza baking skills and her Italian language abilities. The owner of the pizzeria also praised Anni in the highest terms – the streamer even joked about a new career as a pizza baker.
It can happen quickly: The 2 pizzas in the clip unfortunately did not make it to the customers. You can watch the whole stream here.
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Did anything go wrong? Aside from the 2 pizzas forgotten in the oven that later resembled charcoal briquettes, everything went smoothly. However, there was a downside:
The pizzas could be ordered both for home delivery and enjoyed on-site. For this, Anni provided the name and address of the restaurant. If someone becomes alert at an internet-accessible address, unfortunately, they are right:
A viewer apparently made it a joke to notify various emergency services during the stream. As Anni announced via Twitter on October 20, someone had informed the fire department, police, city security, and the ADAC. The reason cited was an alleged gas leak.
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Not only did Anni criticize the action, but her fans could also not believe “how hateful some people are.” Especially the fact that such “jokes” reduce the capacity available for real emergencies caused annoyance (via Twitter).
However, in the stream, there was little indication of the commotion in the background. Other than a brief mention of the fire department, the stream was able to proceed largely undisturbed.
What’s next on the menu? The next gastronomy stream is already planned for Friday, October 21. This time, there will be burgers in Berlin (via Twitter).
What do you think of Anni The Duck’s action? What food would you like to have prepared by your favorite streamers? Feel free to leave us a comment with your orders.
IRL streams where streamers move around in public, like here, are unfortunately not without risk:
When thinking about bugs and errors in Destiny 2, one immediately thinks of the weapon “Telesto”. This crazy gun has caused many problems, but this time it is a different culprit. Lord of Wolves is its name, and it has now caused the most insane bug ever.
What happened in Destiny 2? With patch 6.2.5, Bungie wanted not only to fix some bugs but also to polish many weapon classes and individual guns. Among the various weapons that benefited, there was an exotic shotgun that was also supposed to be optimized, namely the “Lord of Wolves”.
This monster is worse than the Telesto
The exotic shotgun was supposed to experience a range of improvements to make it competitive in PvE and ensure that the weapon was used more balanced in PvP.
To achieve this, Bungie not only improved your precision during the active perk “Release the Wolves”, but also granted you a 40% PvE damage bonus. When the patch 6.2.5 rolled out and the adjustments were active, Lord of Wolves was quickly disabled by the team, and luckily so.
This weapon had such a crazy bug that made you overpowered. We will show you the details.
In plain English, the weapon not only received a 40% damage buff itself. Every Guardian equipped with it also had their grenades, melee attacks, and even supers boosted (via. YouTube). In the right hands, grenade and super builds turned into true first-class killing machines.
Youtuber and PvP player CammyCakes immediately shared the curious bug on Twitter, asking: “Uhhhh Lord of Wolves, are you okay??!?”
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Guardians in Destiny 2 are used to a lot, but the fact that a weapon even shares its damage buff with players is completely new. This propels the Lord of Wolves into the rankings of the most uncontrollable weapons in Destiny 2.
When will the weapon be accessible again? According to Bungie, the fix for the exotic shotgun will take place in the upcoming patch next week. Whether the development team can fix the error is uncertain. However, it is a fact that bugs often sneak in when developers try to solve an existing problem. So stay tuned, as new bugs may find their way into the game.
What do you think of the Lord of Wolves’ bug? Do you also find it absurd how the exotic managed to grant you a damage buff? Let us know in the comments!
It’s not just the Lord of Wolves causing problems, but also the Halloween event 2022:
In Tower of Fantasy there are viewpoints scattered all over the map that players can discover. They are very important and it’s worth visiting them to enjoy the view. Therefore, we show you the exact location of all viewpoints on Aesperia and explain what they bring you.
What are viewpoints? On Aesperia, the main map of Tower of Fantasy, you have the opportunity to discover viewpoints. It is important not to ignore them, as they reward you with valuable resources after discovery and provide you with important exploration points.
Since these special viewpoints, also called “Scenic Points”, are not shown on your in-game map, we have generated a small map that you can use for your exploration.
If you have issues climbing, we have the perfect solution for you:
What do I get for discovering? If you decide to visit all viewpoints, you will receive 20 dark crystals and 20 exploration points for each exploration. Additionally, the location will be marked as discovered in your travel journal.
These were all currently known viewpoints with names and locations. How do you feel about ToF rewarding you so much for exploring the map? Do you think it’s cool or is the reward too little for you? Let us know in the comments!
If you are hungry after the explorations, feel free to check out our recipe guide for ToF:
The official release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is on October 28. However, those who pre-order a digital version can already start the campaign and experience the new adventure surrounding Taskforce 141. We’ll show you the important info about the download, the story, and the missions in a quick overview.
The campaigns of Call of Duty are often a fireworks of action and pump a lot of adrenaline into the veins of players. Fans of the multiplayer mode often skip the story – at release, the focus is initially on the shared shooting with friends.
What you need to know about the campaign regarding download and content, we will show you on MeinMMO in the overview. We will embed the trailer for the story here:
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CoD MW2: Campaign – Download and Early Access
When can I play the campaign of MW2? The campaign is online.
Who has early access to the campaign of MW2? You definitely need a digital pre-order. However, “Early Access” is otherwise available on all supported platforms: PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Steam, and Battle.net launcher. Here you can find all about pre-ordering and the versions.
What is the size of the download? This depends on your platform. If you are only playing the campaign, you need relatively little space compared to previous CoD data chunks:
What is the story about? The campaign takes place 3 years after the end of the campaign of CoD MW 2019. The “new” Taskforce 141 has already completed some missions, but their greatest challenge is still ahead of them.
As usual, a web of opaque actions from the villains unfolds throughout the story, and nothing is as it seems.
The terrorist organization Al-Qatala is back, but seems to serve only as a kind of distraction. The story revolves around drugs, a lot of money, and an unknown threat that endangers the prosperity of the world.
Whether the alternative story with the beloved templates of the old “Modern Warfare” games can keep up remains to be seen. However, all the ingredients are present to tell exciting, new stories while still reconnecting to old stories.
Destiny 2 is currently celebrating its Halloween Event 2022. However, instead of fresh gameplay, the free event only brought a long list of bizarre bugs into the game. This ruined the experience for many Guardians and also hindered their progress. The only thing that worked perfectly was the event monetization.
It could have been a grand Halloween Event for everyone in Destiny 2. After a period of calm in Season 18 among the Guardians, the spooky and free event was supposed to bring fresh air and new tasks into the game.
Instead, the list of errors grew longer and the faces of the Guardians also became disheartened due to the weak event highlights.
Bungie somewhat recycled the Haunted Sectors in 2022. Only a new sector was minimally integrated in the European Dead Zone.
There is a new weapon; however, it is handed to you on a silver platter immediately after completing the quest with a great perk combo for PvP. Thus, the hunt for many Guardians for a good roll was essentially over from the start.
Fresh air in 2022 is actually only found in the event pass which one has to purchase additionally to obtain the new cosmetic items.
Many Guardians felt that the trailer was the coolest thing about the event so far:
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Destiny 2: Season of the Plunderer – “Festival of the Lost” Trailer
Guardians who still dove into the event to have at least some fun were immediately thwarted in their efforts by some nasty bugs.
The Spectral Pages earned for the Halloween event and progress simply disappeared from the Guardians’ inventory. They were irretrievably lost – conversion into Manifested Spectral Pages was no longer possible.
The bosses in the Haunted Sectors have their own agenda in 2022. They make Guardians wait up to a minute before appearing. This unnecessarily prolongs the activity.
Anyone who thought, due to the initial difficulties, “Okay, then I’ll just farm Shards!” was also out of luck. Another bug meant that players currently only receive 100 instead of 200 Shards for the weekly bounties from Eva.
Moreover, there were problems with Update 6.2.5: In addition to the event content, Bungie also launched a new, comprehensive update with hotfix 6.2.5 on Tuesday. Not everything went smoothly here either.
The removal of the 20% bonus on aim assist falloff for the perk “Mess seeker” was not imported into Update 6.2.5 and had to be removed from the patch notes. The change will be added in a future update.
The exotic shotgun “Lord of Wolves” had to be disabled after Update 6.2.5 due to a problem because it could deal more damage than intended.
Many Guardians immediately recalled the dominant times of the Exo weapon from 2019 with the new bug of “Lord of Wolves” because they could once again wipe everything out in 2022 that was not hidden.
The “Bug Festival of the Lost” 2022 is scarier than ever
Bungie is working hard on solutions: That same evening, the Bungie Support Twitter account was busy. The developer quickly announced fixes. For instance, they fixed the bug with the Spectral Pages within hours and also announced reimbursements for the Shard bug.
By that time, however, the damage was already done.
Instead of fresh air, familiar lethargy prevails: In Destiny 2, there always comes a point in a season when you have accomplished everything and especially completed the story. So it is cool when events still bring some variety into the game during these times and the Guardians come together again.
However, the few new voice lines from the Season 18 relevant NPCs Eido and the Drifter are too few for the Halloween event to feel fresh. Also, the “Pirate Stories” of the lore compendium “Tales of the Forgotten – Volume 2” have thus far remained quite meager in content.
Additionally, for many, the disappointing fact is that the normal and familiar playlist activities as well as public events for progress and obtaining the Spectral Pages at the Festival of the Lost are once again more rewarding than the Haunted Sectors.
As a result, the Guardians hardly break out of their usual routine in Destiny 2 and wished for the once frightening Forest to return. There, it was at least still a challenge to continuously beat your own time. So the player jazzinyourfacepsn writes on reddit: “I wish the Scary Forest would return.”
What do you think of the event? What is your personal impression? Do you find the event worthwhile or have you already written it off? Feel free to leave your opinion in the comments and connect with Guardians from the German Destiny 2 community.
By the way, the event pass with its focus on monetization also drew a lot of criticism towards Bungie:
The title “The Hallowed” in World of Warcraft is much sought after. We will tell you how to obtain it during the Hollow’s End in WoW.
In World of Warcraft, the Hollow’s End event is currently taking place again. This is an annual event where you can earn some achievements and rewards. At the end of this event lies the title “The Hallowed.” We will tell you how to get the title and what you need to do for the required achievement “Hallowed be thy Name.”
To obtain the coveted title, you must complete a total of 11 smaller achievements. This might take some time, so you should start as early as possible.
Trick or Treat!
What is the task? For this achievement, you need to collect candies from a candy bucket in an inn.
How to complete it: This achievement is probably the easiest. Simply visit one of the many inns. There, you will see the candy buckets marked with a yellow exclamation mark as a quest. Complete the quest, open the small reward bag, and the achievement is done.
Bring me the Head of… oh, wait a minute
What is the task? Defeat the Headless Horseman. He is the event boss of the Hollow’s End.
How to complete it: Simply sign up for the fight against the Headless Horseman via the “Dungeon Finder.” The fight is quite simple, and the hardest part is probably the waiting time until you enter the dungeon. We’ll tell you why a daily visit to this boss is worth it in our guide to the Headless Horseman’s mount.
The Shining Smile
What is the task? You need to use a toothpick to clean your teeth.
How to complete it: You will likely complete this achievement “on the side.” The necessary toothpicks are sometimes contained in the candy bucket bags that you have to open anyway. Simply use one of these toothpicks, and the achievement will be credited to you and this step will be checked off.
G.N.E.R.D. Rage
What is the task? Collect 10 honorable victories while under the influence of “G.N.E.R.D.S.”.
How to complete it: You can occasionally obtain the candy “G.N.E.R.D.S.” from the candy buckets. If you eat the candy, you will gain the corresponding buff for a few minutes. Now you need to collect a total of 10 honorable victories. This works best by simply participating in a battleground and playing a bit more defensively so that you survive for a while. Alternatively, you can also ask friends if they can switch to a character of the opposing faction and let you kill them 10 times.
You can let your “Nerd Rage” run free during this achievement.
The Masquerade
What is the task? Transform into all 7 forms using wands: Bat, Ghost, Leprechaun, Ninja, Pirate, Skeleton, and Wisp.
How to complete it: During the Hollow’s End, you can obtain the “Wand of Transformation”; there are quite a few of them now. You get these from the reward bags in inns, just like many other things. However, they are quite rare.
It is important that you must be transformed into all 7 forms yourself to complete this achievement. So, you need other players to transform you.
The easiest way to do this is to look for like-minded players in the group search or ask a few friends for help. A search in the trade chat can also be successful if you are only missing a few transformations.
Trick or Treat in Azeroth
What is the task? Find all the candy buckets in the Eastern Kingdoms, Kalimdor, and Outland.
How to complete it: This achievement will take some time because you need to visit a number of inns across the three major continents. Each area has at least one necessary inn.
We recommend using the addon “Candy Buckets” (Link to Curseforge.com). The addon detects whether the Hollow’s End is currently ongoing and marks all candy buckets on your world map, allowing you to visit them in order.
By the way, collecting also gives you some experience points, so you could do this with an alt character and level them up a bit while at it. Just make sure that you visit all the inns with the same character to ensure the achievement is counted.
From these containers, you will receive a variety of rewards.
Get it Out
What is the task? Eat so much “Candy Corn” that you have to vomit.
How to complete it: This task is also relatively simple. You only need to eat 3 – 10 “Candy Corn” in a row until your character vomits. “Candy Corn” is also the currency for the Hollow’s End, but you will receive it in large quantities. Just make sure you have enough “Candy Corn” in your inventory when you want to go for the achievement – because if you don’t have enough, you will have to start over later. More details about this can be found in our “Get it Out” guide.
Hero of the Hollow’s End
What is the task? Rescue a village from the Headless Horseman and complete the associated quest.
How to complete it: The various villages in the starting areas – like Goldshire in Elwynn – are regularly attacked by the Headless Horseman. He hurls fireballs at the various houses. You need to pick up buckets of water and throw them on the flames to contain the fire.
If you extinguish all the flames, the Headless Horseman will come down and can be fought. After his death, he drops a pumpkin head that starts a quest. You just have to turn this in, and the achievement is yours!
However, be aware that it is not possible to extinguish the fire alone – it spreads too quickly. You need at least 2 or 3 other players to extinguish the fire together.
The world must be saved from the Headless Horseman – and often.
Decayed Trickery
What is the task? Complete the 4 Hollow’s End quests that deal with the tricks of the other faction:
Release the Stinkbombs!
A Time for Winning / A Time for Building
Cleaning Up in Stormwind / Cleaning Up in Undercity
A Time for Losing / A Time for Vandalism
How to complete it: You will receive the tasks for this achievement in front of Stormwind (Alliance) or in the courtyard of Undercity (Horde). These are daily quests that come with some Candy Corn as a reward. The quests are simple and self-explanatory, so you can complete them quickly.
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What is the task? Throw weighted pumpkin lanterns at members of the following races:
Blood Elf
Draenei
Dwarf
Goblin
Human
Night Elf
Orc
Tauren
Troll
Undead
Worgen
How to complete it: The easiest way to complete this achievement is in the neutral city of Oribos, as you usually find representatives of all races here. However, if you can’t find a race, you can also ask in the various chat channels or ask a friend to create a character of that race.
The weighted pumpkin lanterns drop from the Headless Horseman and can drop multiple times per day. You can farm the pumpkin lanterns first and then go hunting for the different races.
Dark Calling
What is the task? Collect a Creepy Pumpkin pet and a Creepy Helmet.
How to complete it: You can obtain both the Creepy Pumpkin pet and the Creepy Helmet from several sources. Both can be in the daily reward bag from the Headless Horseman or in the boxes you receive from inns. Alternatively, you can also spend your “Candy Corn” at the event vendor to collect the rewards.
It is likely that you will achieve this achievement simply “on the side” while collecting the others.
Once you have mastered all these tasks, you will finally receive the final achievement “Hallowed be thy Name” and the associated title “The Hallowed!”
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On October 19, 2022, the League of LegendsPatch 12.20 was released on the live servers. Riot Games, in this patch, not only made champion adjustments but also updated their speech recognition systems. After the outcry over toxic players has grown recently, they addressed the issue.
What exactly was changed in LoL? Riot Games regularly brings updates for their game. In a subsection, Riot Games explained in the latest patch notes that they have revised their behavioral systems. This includes in-game chat messages. From now on, “unacceptable language” should be recognized during active gameplay.
This leads to players who send abusive messages in chat being “muted” by the system. The messages are then filtered out, and the affected player cannot send any further messages in the chat during that game.
Excerpt from Patch Notes 12.20
At the same time, teammates are notified that the player has used unacceptable language and is thus violating the terms of service and community guidelines. They can then only communicate with this player via pings.
Not long until the new champion is released. Here you can find the trailer for K’Sante:
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League of Legends: K’Sante Cinematic Trailer
LoL finally takes action against toxic teammates
What is meant by toxic teammates? Some players in League of Legends intentionally seek to get banned. For example, the streamer “Lionl9”, who has been permanently banned 708 times. While other players simply display toxic chat behavior. This involves abusive messages in chat.
More often than not, this leads to games being decided even before they begin. Or it makes players focus more on chat than playing beautiful League of Legends. Players insult each other in team chat, which often even spills over into the general game chat.
Until now, the only option was to report such players after the round. This then led to a chat ban for a certain number of games after an examination. With the change in speech recognition, toxic teammates are directly recognized in the game and banned from chat there.
What does the community say about this? The community is pleased with this adjustment. For example, @zzepic111 writes that this is the only feature that would make him start playing LoL again (via Twitter).
User @KingofEloHell states that he has only had good experiences with the system. A player who had insulted his teammates was banned from chat by the system. After that, he managed to focus on the game, and the team was able to turn the game around. From a 0/2/0 statistic, it became a 6/4/7 statistic, and they won the game. (via Twitter).
Other Twitter users talk about a restriction of their freedom of speech. However, they are directly reminded that these are community guidelines if “unacceptable language” is used.
People are also already busily trying to circumvent the system. On Twitter, first tips and tricks are being shared. Some terms like “fat” or “fuck” are not banned individually. However, the combination does provoke a ban (via Twitter).
Current news on the 2022 Worlds of LoL can be found here:
The speech recognition system is still not fully developed and is to be further adjusted and revised. However, it is considered a first step to reduce toxicity in League of Legends and is accordingly received positively.
What do you think about this adjustment? Do you often have teammates who display toxic behavior and throw games? Let us know in the comments.
Toxic behavior can occur not only in chat; sometimes it is enough to choose a champion:
Warhammer 40,000: Regicide is a strategy game by Hammerfall Publishing that launched in 2015. However, the servers are now offline and the game is no longer available on Steam. Players are surprised by the sudden shutdown. An announcement from the developers of Warhammer 40,000: Regicide provides a hint as to why the title was closed.
What is Warhammer 40,000: Regicide? Warhammer 40,000: Regicide is a strategy game by Hammerfall. It combines traditional chess with the well-known Warhammer franchise.
Surprisingly, the game was removed from the Steam platform on October 18, 2022, and online support was discontinued.
On the official website of Warhammer 40,000: Regicide and on Steam, the developers published a “final announcement”:
In the message, Hammerfall Publishing thanks the players and announces the immediate server shutdown. Not only on Steam but also in the Google Play Store and iOS App Store, Warhammer 40,000: Regicide has been removed.
Here you can see the trailer for Warhammer: Vermintide 2, an action game from the same franchise:
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Warhammer: Vermintide 2 Gameplay Trailer
“Hammerfall will take on new and exciting projects in the future”
Why is Warhammer 40,000: Regicide closing? An explicit reason for the closure is not provided. However, the game is already somewhat older at seven years.
Perhaps the game studio wants to focus on new projects. The final announcement at least suggests this: “Hammerfall will take on new and exciting projects in the future” (via warhammer40kregicide.com), it says in the last paragraph.
Can you still play Warhammer 40,000: Regicide? Although the game has been removed from Steam, owners of Warhammer 40,000: Regicide can still play the game – but only in offline mode.
What does the community say?On Steam, players are surprised by the sudden closure of Warhammer 40,000: Regicide and some express sadness about it. One user says: “This is very unfortunate and comes quite suddenly, to be honest.”
What do you think about the server closure of Warhammer 40,000: Regicide? Did you know about the chess game from Hammerfall? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
Since October 16, the discussion about Twitch streamer Kaitlyn “Amouranth” Siragusa has dominated social media. After the serious allegations against her husband, there was no word from her for a while, then she returned with a long stream. Now she wants to take a break.
Why is the case causing so much stir? Amouranth is the largest and highest-earning streamer on Twitch. Her business model so far has consisted of appearing with risqué content on free sites like Twitch and generating interest in adult content on paid sites.
But behind the scenes, it apparently looked very different: In an emotional stream on October 16, Amouranth explained that she is married and is stuck in a toxic relationship. Her husband has control over her finances and content, insults her, and threatens her pets if she does not obey, according to Amouranth.
After that, there was no word from Amouranth for 2 days; many were very worried about the streamer and even sent the police to check on her. On October 18, Amouranth returned, expressing optimism and talked about her new freedoms.
When and if she would return to her usual schedule is still unknown to Amouranth. Her fans must have been positively surprised when Amouranth started a 15-hour stream later that same day.
However, she now wants to take a break for an indefinite period.
Amouranth seems to be having quite a bit of fun with Overwatch 2; she spent a third of her 15-hour stream with the shooter (via twitchtracker)
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Overwatch 2: Der animierte Kurzfilm zur Fuchs-Heldin Kiriko
Great support for Amouranth
What is the current status? On October 19, Amouranth announced via Twitter that she wanted to take a break. When she will return, she does not yet know. Also on the paid platforms like OnlyFans, Amouranth is said to have announced a break for an indefinite period.
Under the tweet, Amouranth received many good wishes, especially from influencer colleagues.
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Amouranth has certainly earned a break and should take good care of herself, so the general consensus. YouTuber Rachell “Valkyrae” Hofstetter wrote that Amouranth should take as much time as she needs. Ironmouse, a popular VTuber, added: “Stay safe and only come back if you want to!”
A reddit user even goes so far as to say that he hopes Amouranth never returns – instead, she should enjoy her newfound freedom and just live her life (via reddit).
Others assure Amouranth that her loyal fans will wait for her if she ever wants to return. Until then, the “absolute legend” should enjoy her life (via Twitter).
With so much support, there really shouldn’t be anything negative – or should there? On reddit, where the post is discussed in the LivestreamFail subreddit, concerned voices are being raised.
Why are fans concerned? For some, the image accompanying Amouranth’s tweet does not match her statements from the past days. The streamer had previously explained that she was looking forward to finally wearing clothes without a neckline – apparently, her husband had dictated her outfits.
The concern: Amouranth might stay with her husband and he would continue to control her. After all, it is not clear who actually wrote the tweet, according to some comments.
How Amouranth’s private life will continue, whether and with what content she will return remains to be seen. One thing is clear: She has many supporters who eagerly await her return.
Much has been reported about Amouranth’s story in the last few days, and her revelations are being hotly debated on numerous sites. It is clear that there are completely different perspectives: Some are heartbroken, while others feel deceived:
In Pokémon GO the Halloween event 2022 has started. It is split into two parts. We show you in the overview what part 2 brings starting from October 27. The details were announced by Niantic.
What is happening? Part 1 of the Halloween event ends on October 27 and then directly transitions into part 2 of the event.
Here we show you which spawns, raids, costumed Pokémon, and bonuses to expect in the second part.
Halloween 2022 Part 2 – What’s in it?
When does it run? Part 2 of the spooky event starts on October 27 at 10:00 AM and ends on November 1 at 10:00 AM.
New Pokémon: To celebrate the event, five new costumed Pokémon will appear that you have never been able to catch in Pokémon GO before. Vulpix with Halloween costume*, Ninetales with Halloween costume, Gengar with Halloween costume*, Pumpkaboo with Halloween costume*, Pumpkaboo with Halloween costume.
The Pokémon marked with stars can even be encountered as Shiny.
The costumed Pokémon for part 2 of the Halloween event
Limited Research and Special Research: The three research tasks that started in the first part of the event are still active. You can find out what they offer you here on MeinMMO:
Pikachu with Halloween Mischief Costume* Vulpix with Halloween costume* Shuppet* Piplup with Halloween Mischief Costume* Drifloon* Makuhita* Galarian Makuhita, Groomy
Additional content and bonuses: The music and the map changes that have been active since part 1 of the Halloween event will also be present in part 2. Just like the candy bonuses:
Double catch candy
Double transfer candy
Double hatch candy
Trainers from level 31 receive one guaranteed XL candy when walking with their buddy
Giratina in altered form learns the move Shadow Force after being caught until November 1 at 10:00 AM.
How do you like the prospect of the second part of the Halloween event? Are you excited for new Pokémon to collect?
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In social media surrounding the Twitch network, one topic dominates the discussion: The revelation by the streamer Amouranth that she has been married for years and her husband is blackmailing her. This sparks intense debates. While many, especially women, express their sympathy and regret for Amouranth’s difficult situation, others, particularly men, feel betrayed by the streamer.
This was the revelation:
On Sunday, October 16, the world learned that streamer Amouranth, who has been presenting herself provocatively on Twitch for years, is actually married and deeply unhappy. She stated that her husband is blackmailing her, threatening to take all her money and kill her dogs if she does not comply with his demands.
In the meantime, Amouranth has spoken out again, saying: She is feeling better now. She is regaining control over her life.
However, the revelation has been a topic of concern for many over the last days since Sunday. And the situation is being discussed very differently.
Viewer wants his money back, feels betrayed by Amouranth
This is the negative viewpoint: Many streamers have addressed the topic since Sunday and their viewers are also actively discussing it.
A viewer of the MMORPG streamer Asmongold wrote in his chat that he had donated $3,000 to Amouranth. He was told that she was single. The user does not think this is okay; he wants his money back.
However, Asmongold harshly reprimands him for this: This is a pathetic statement:
I think you’re an idiot for giving her $3,000. That’s not okay. You should be really embarrassed.
He should just see the money as tuition. He was not deceived:
None of these women have ever said: If you donate me money, you have a better chance that I will notice you and – Yes, I’m single. I think it’s good that these people are exploited. I think such people are just pathetic and deserve to be used like this.
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Men have been donating money to Amouranth for years, without knowing that the money goes to her husband.
The husband is clearly abusing her: But Amouranth has deceived so many men online for years when she said she was single. Twitch streamers don’t care about their viewers – they only exploit people with low IQ to fill their wallets.
Amouranth has been praised for years, for being a business genius. But according to the new information, it is her husband who has made all the business decisions.
For this perspective, Keemstar is being harshly criticized. He has since deleted the thread and feels intentionally misunderstood.
Daniel “Keemstar” Keem is considered an “internet warlord.”
Many female streamers show solidarity with Amouranth
These streamers stand by Amouranth: Besides those who see Amouranth as someone who has lied to her viewers, there are many female streamers who express their sympathy for Amouranth.
They see Amouranth as a victim of a man who has forced her into an impossible situation and turned her into a “money-making machine”:
Those who attribute Amouranth’s intelligence to her abusive husband need to get a reality check. I know an intelligent woman scares you. Every time I talked business with Amouranth, she responded with the smartest answers. She is smart and kind.
He has exploited her and turned her into a machine to make money while completely ignoring her feelings. It breaks my heart how she has been abused both on and off-screen.
Other prominent streamers such as Jessica Nigri, LilyPichu, and Valkyrae also show solidarity with the streamer.
Valkyrae says it is disgusting how the internet continues to dismiss and dehumanize the victims of abuse. The trap that Amouranth is in has been very serious, especially with shared accounts, marriage, and threats.
Valkyrae’s tweet received over 210,000 likes.
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Valyrae is one of the most successful women in gaming.
Amouranth on air for another 17 hours
How does Amouranth see it herself? Amouranth says that in recent days, she has been told mainly that she should have kept her problems “private”.
However, she says: She has tried to keep it private all these years, but it has not gotten any better. At some point, it simply became impossible; she did not know how else to help herself but to address the problems publicly. However, she tried for as long as possible to keep the issues to herself and solve them.
She could not expect any help from the police. She would have had to be physically harmed. Only being screamed at by her partner is unfortunately not a reason for the police to intervene. Amouranth noted this somewhat resignedly.
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Fortnite offers a platform full of cool games in its Creative mode, which can be tackled not only alone but also with friends. Therefore, we show you 5 cool maps that you can play with friends and that provide a lot of fun.
What kind of maps are these? In such Creative maps, you can not only engage in battles with your friends but also solve puzzles or even fight against hordes of zombies and complete quests.
Creative Mode Maps in Fortnite – Where to Enter Map Code?
With the twelve-digit codes, you can participate in various maps. First, find out how this works.
How do you enter a code for Creative mode in Fortnite?
Enter Creative mode
Walk to a portal with a terminal device
Hold down your interact key, now you can enter the code
No Build – Map Codes
How did we choose the maps? We have selected 5 maps here where you can engage in varied matches with your friends, in which no building is allowed. The selection is based on player feedback and the author’s preferences.
What kind of map is this? If you don’t feel like the real Fall Guys and instead want to play fun mini-games with your Fortnite skins, this map might be for you. In this detailed copy, you can play some of the best “Fall Guys” mini-games available. So bring your friends along and try to reach first place.
Hordenite (Zombie City) – Map Code 9757-2182-9827
Hordenite (Zombie City)
What kind of map is this? In Hordenite, you start on a nameless beach and have to fight your way through the tutorial to the zombie fortress. Once there, you will find a crafting system with 30 weapons, many quests, a leveling system, and many vicious zombies that must be defeated. To survive better, it is worth bringing friends along, as it is truly safer in a team than alone. Are you ready to face the horde together?
What kind of map is this? Escape Room is a map designed for two players. You find yourselves trapped in cells with your friend and must escape from a creepy clown. During your escape, you must solve puzzles and be careful not to get caught by the clown. If you enjoy challenges, Escape Room would be the perfect game for you.
Smash Nite – Map Code 1047-5477-3885
Smash Nite
What kind of map is this? Anyone who knows Super Smash Bros will love Smash Nite. In this 2 vs. 2, you and your friend face off against two opponents in melee combat. The team that manages to throw their opponent off the floating map wins. A grappling hook helps you get to safety if you are about to be thrown off. So grab your swords and hammers and show your enemies how to fight.
Terminal MW2 Remake Gun Game – Map Code 4340-5772-0250
Terminal MW2 Remake Gun Game
What kind of map is this? Gun Games are cool modes where you can compete against friends to test your weapon skills. In this former map from Modern Warfare 2 from CoD, you need to achieve a total of 30 kills. For each kill, you receive a different weapon. So bring your friends along and show them who is truly the best player among you.
Good to know: In Creative mode, you will not only be entertained with cool modes but can also level up your Battle Pass. After a certain amount of gameplay in a mode of your choice, you will receive a lot of XP that will be credited to you. So it is worth trying out Creative mode to also work on your missing “Battle Pass” progress.
What do you think of the maps we presented to you? Do you find them cool or do you have other favorites in your library? Feel free to let us know in the comments!
If you want to know which skins Fortnite has already released, here is our skin list:
Games primarily rely on impressions from seeing and hearing. However, a research team has presented how smell could be brought into gaming. But do you really want to smell your games in the future?
Anyone playing games on a PC or console today primarily perceives the impressions that can be seen and heard. The technology is constantly improving and becoming more extensive.
Graphics are becoming more realistic, and with ray tracing, light and shadow are becoming more natural.
With sound, you can now hear details like the rustling of individual leaves or the footsteps of your enemies.
VR takes it a step further and tries to place the player even more in the center of the game. With this technology, you only see the game and no longer your room or your desk where you are sitting.
A small gadget makes it possible for you to smell games in VR
What is this device? The Universities of Stockholm and Malmö have developed a scent machine that can be controlled via a PC. This was reported by the online magazine analyticsinsight.net.
How does it work? The system consists of 4 separate valves, each connected to a channel. A fan in the middle sucks air into a pipe while it rotates. The four channels can be opened with varying strength and supplied with different scent mixtures by the player via the computer.
In their game, the player embarks on an exploration journey in a virtual wine cellar: Here, one can take wine glasses with different wines in hand. As soon as the player lifts the glass and holds it to their nose, the scent machine emits a fragrance that the user can then smell.
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Game and source code are publicly accessible for everyone
Can you try this out? In principle, the source code and all instructions for the machine are freely available online. Theoretically, you can rebuild and try out the system yourself.
The Sensory Cognitive Interaction Laboratory, a research team in the Department of Psychology at Stockholm University, hopes that scented computer games can also be beneficial in other contexts.
What’s the benefit? The team behind the machine hopes that the possibilities of the scent machine will be recognized by more people. That’s why they have made the research results publicly available.
According to Jonas Olofsson, the head of the study team, “the new technology could offer those who, for example, have lost their sense of smell due to a Corona infection or other reasons, the opportunity to restore their sense of smell through a game-based training.”
What do you think? Do you believe that smell should also be incorporated into more games in the future, or are you quite happy if you don’t have to smell things like zombies or catacombs?
More news around VR in gaming: Meanwhile, more new gadgets for gaming are being introduced. However, one device has now become somewhat more expensive. As a result, the previously cheapest entry into VR gaming is no longer as affordable as it used to be:
In the community of WoW Classic, there seem to be some black sheep. A player recounts his experience where a group kicked him from a dungeon in Wrath of the Lich King, apparently to secure the loot for themselves. However, that didn’t work out.
This is the story: The reddit user HawksNStuff shares that he was searching for a group for heroic dungeons with his fresh level 80 rogue. He eventually landed in the clearing of Stratholme (“HdZ 4”), one of the new dungeons of WotLK.
As he explains, the tank and two of the DPS players were in the same guild. Only HawksNStuff himself and the healer were outsiders. The goal was the coveted dragon that can be obtained in the dungeon if completed quickly enough.
The rush for WotLK Classic was enormous. Many veterans and new players wanted to go to Northrend. It looked so crazy on the first ship to the new continent:
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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
However, several wipes occurred, during which, according to HawksNStuff, the other DPS players as well as the tank made mistakes and eventually died. Through some tricks, the run was still successful. Nevertheless, the tank repeatedly insulted his teammates.
At the end of the dungeon, he and the healer were removed from the group with the words: “F*** you, losers,” before they could open the chest waiting there. The other 3 players apparently wanted to exclude them from the loot.
How did the players get the loot? The game itself calculates during a fight who is eligible to receive loot and who is not. Since the players were still in the dungeon, they were allowed to roll on the items contained.
HawksNStuff and the healer coordinated to roll need on every item. They received everything that was there – including a shield, which is among the best items for tanks well into the expansion and considered one of the most beautiful in the game: the King’s Seal of Lordaeron. The rogue then simply sold the shield to a vendor for a few gold pieces while the tank raged.
“I’m glad these guys didn’t get anything. Well done”
The community on reddit reacts extremely positively. Within a few hours, the thread received over 5,400 upvotes and hundreds of comments. The users openly show schadenfreude as they condemn such behavior like that of the tank and his friends.
Others can’t understand why someone would behave like that – especially in such a situation:
Imagine making such a fuss over a mount that everyone gets along the way simply by running through the dungeon. Jesus, people are strange!
A few even accuse the thread creator of being the villain in the story. He responds: “How? They knew from the start that they were going to cheat us. Not just for the loot, but also for the heroic item for the daily.”
While he cannot prove anything more because he did not take screenshots, the story still generates a great discussion. Especially elitist players, who forgive their teammates no mistakes, have been a thorn in the community’s side for weeks:
Those who hoped to snag new titles from Call of Duty, such as Modern Warfare 2, for free on PC and Xbox will likely have to wait several years. As it has now come to light, there has been a commitment from Microsoft to Sony since January 2022 that Call of Duty will not come to Game Pass for years. The reason is an existing agreement between Activision Blizzard and Sony. Microsoft intends to adhere to this.
What was the hope?
Microsoft has offered $69 billion to acquire Activision Blizzard. The deal is not finalized yet and requires approval from regulators.
Strategically, it would be a huge advantage for Xbox over Sony if they could include the “Call of Duty” franchise in the Xbox Game Pass: The Game Pass is a subscription service for gamers. Players pay a monthly fee and can then play numerous games without additional costs on Xbox and PC.
The hope was: Fans of Call of Duty would soon be able to skip buying a new installment of the shooter series. It would be enough to subscribe to the Xbox Game Pass. Then they could get every new Call of Duty for free.
Microsoft’s footnote mentions “Existing Agreement with Sony”
This is the new revelation: In a submission to the regulators in the UK, Microsoft states in a footnote now (via twitter):
An agreement between Activision Blizzard and Sony includes the restriction that Activision Blizzard cannot put the titles of the “Call of Duty” series in the Game Pass for a number of years.
Activision further states that a tweet from Phil Spencer in January 2022 assured that he would “consider all existing agreements, even after the acquisition of Activision Blizzard”:
At that time, it was thought that the tweet mainly meant that Call of Duty would continue to be released on PS4 and PS5 as long as the existing agreements were in place.
Now we know: It also means that Call of Duty will not come to Game Pass as long as the deals are still in place.
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How long would this be the case? That is unknown. Because we do not know the duration of the “existing agreement” between Activision Blizzard and Sony.
The footnote only mentions “a number of years” – that could also mean just two years. Then Call of Duty could come to Game Pass as early as 2024.
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How is this being discussed? On reddit, there is a belief that there could be a kind of middle ground: Perhaps only “new CoD titles” are excluded from the Game Pass, and older ones could be added to the Pass.
That would also align with Spencer’s assertion that Microsoft wants to bring the “beloved game series Call of Duty” to the Game Pass. This does not necessarily mean that they must be brand new games.
This is the exciting point: It is interesting that Xbox communicates differently depending on whom they are speaking to:
to their own fans, Microsoft says: They plan to bring Call of Duty to Game Pass – but do not specify when exactly, nor to what extent. They cannot do so yet because the acquisition of Activision Blizzard is still pending. They need regulatory approval.
to the regulators who decide on the deal, they say: They are not allowed to add Call of Duty to Game Pass for “a number of years” – as they have already assured Sony.
You can take another look at Phil Spencer’s statements from September here:
The new interface of World of Warcraft is not well received by all players. And there are still some issues that are likely to remain at release.
One of the few major features of the next expansion of World of Warcraft is the overhaul of the interface. After all, it has become quite outdated, and the rather “quieter” expansion Dragonflight seems like the perfect opportunity to modernize the dusty UI.
This is exactly what the developers have tried to do, repeatedly introducing innovations and improvements in the beta of Dragonflight. However, next week the pre-patch will be released, and with it, the new interface will go live – but there are still a lot of problems.
What problems are still present? In the Subreddit of World of Warcraft, posts discussing issues with the new interface are currently piling up. One of the latest threads is from “TheRealTetro”, who lists a whole range of shortcomings. Some of the main criticisms of individual elements are:
Some checkmarks are missing from various elements:
Display for experience / reputation / honor
Inventory buttons
Menu buttons
Pop-ups for various achievements (successes, new recipe learned)
Group looting and bonus loot
For some elements, there is no standalone control, including: main companion frame, target-of-target frame, target’s spell bar
The size of the mini-map cannot be adjusted
The display bar for secondary resources (insanity, holy power, etc.) is detached from the player portrait and has visible spacing
The level display on the target frame causes many more names to be abbreviated than before
The buff and debuff bars are not exactly parallel to each other
With only a few days left and the patch already marked as a “release candidate”, it seems unlikely that Blizzard will address the discussed problems.
The level display shortens the names of the mobs.
Do we still need addons? That probably depends. Those who have managed without addons or only with very few interface addons until now will see the new interface as an enhancement and improvement. However, those who had hoped to customize many details and really adapt all elements of the UI to their liking may be disappointed with the interface revamp.
Addons certainly haven’t become obsolete with the overhaul of the interface and will continue to be used with Dragonflight.
It’s just a pity that it’s also needed for things that WoW could have integrated “on the side”.
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Community largely expresses disappointment: The existence of numerous such small, yet relevant problems leads to clear discontent. Not only is it frequently emphasized that the new interface somehow lacks the “Warcraft flair”, but also that it could have been so much more than what it is now. Some voices from the community on this:
“I agree. The new UI has some great options, but ultimately I still need [addons] to display some basic information. That’s annoying.”
“I’m sticking with ElvUI. The new interface is better than before, but still feels half-hearted.”
“Hopefully someone will create an addon that allows me to continue using the old UI. I would even pay for that.”
What do you think of the new interface? Do you find it good and cannot understand the criticism? Or do you also feel that the implementation is rather half-hearted?
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
