The vampire-MMORPG Shadow’s Kiss can finally be played by everyone in December, just not on Steam. At least not in Germany, as the game, focusing on BDSM and Gore, is not available on Steam here. We at MeinMMO summarize.
What kind of game is this? Shadow’s Kiss is said to be an MMORPG for adults, and this is reflected throughout the game. There are strong depictions of violence, as well as playable sex between the different creatures in the game.
However, the MMO mechanics are not neglected, as in the classless character system you can continue to specialize and improve in one direction. In line with the setting, you can enhance your art of seduction, but melee combat and necromancy are also part of your talents.
Aside from levels and attributes, progress in Shadow’s Kiss mainly occurs through finding better items. So there is a bit of grind in the MMORPG. While the developers say that the game can also be played well solo, most areas offer group content as well.
What features does it offer? The MMORPG is said to offer much more than just blood and sex for adults. You can look forward to the following features:
A large character editor where you can define not only your appearance but also your story and sexuality.
No holy trinity between healer, tank, and DPS. Instead, a classless character system in which you can further specialize.
The ability to further develop and specialize your vampire. Here you can become, among other things, a necromancer or a lustful succubus.
When can you play Shadow’s Kiss? So far, there have only been individual beta dates that you could participate in with luck, or not. But in December, the game is finally supposed to open and start a permanent beta. However, a specific date for this is not yet set.
There, all supporters of the title on Patreon and Kickstarter, and those who purchase access directly on the game’s website, can participate. The developers announced this via Facebook (via Facebook).
Steam yes, but not in Germany: Although the early access is still supposed to run on Steam, the product page for Shadow’s Kiss is no longer available in Germany. There is no exact explanation for this, but it is likely that the game contains explicit and sexual, uncensored content.
Since the end of 2020, Steam has been blocking such adult games for German users. This is likely a consequence of a complaint from the media authority Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein. The problem is likely not the games themselves, but the screenshots on the game store pages, as reported by our colleagues at GameStar.
Whether this is the exact reason for the ban of Shadow’s Kiss in Germany, we cannot say, but it is conceivable. Also, since when the game has not been available on German Steam is unclear. Following our theory, it should have been the case since May, when the screenshots on the Steam page were changed (via SteamDB).
If you want to join, you can still do so via Patreon, Kickstarter, and the website itself, as the MMORPG works through its own launcher.
What do the players say? Many people are a bit put off by the graphical quality of Shadow’s Kiss. For a game in 2022, the visualization and the animations seem very outdated and not as smooth as they expected.
Furthermore, some users are skeptical about the funding of the game. Originally, Shadow’s Kiss started on Kickstarter and reached its goal there within just 36 hours, but also set an extremely low budget target of $25,000 for an MMORPG.
Other fans are convinced that the game does not need particularly strong graphics to be good. The approach of Shadow’s Kiss seems to appeal to enough people to quickly fill a Kickstarter goal, say the fans (via reddit).
What do you think? Will you give Shadow’s Kiss a chance? What do you think about the fact that the title does not appear on Steam for us? Feel free to let us know in the comments here on MeinMMO.
Kaitlyn Siragusa (28) is one of the most successful personalities on Twitch as Amouranth. On Sunday, October 16, she revealed that she is married – while also making serious allegations against her husband. After that, nothing was heard from her. Many viewers were concerned about the influencer after her stream. Now there is a sign of life from Amouranth.
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What was going on with Amouranth? On the morning of October 16, 2022, German time, there were several revelations in a livestream from Amouranth:
As indicated by Amouranth, she is stuck in a toxic marriage. The streamer explained that her husband controls and blackmails her. He threatened to kill her dogs, waste her money, and also forced her to stream excessively.
After the revelations, nothing was heard from Amouranth. Concerned colleagues and fans inquired about her safety, and the streamer Natalia “Alinity” Mogollon even involved the police.
On October 17, there was a first sign of life from Amouranth. She started a stream on Twitch but ended it immediately before she could say anything. Only a message appeared on her screen: “The police are here, I will get back to you later.”
A member of her team, her content lead “Marz”, posted an update via Twitter: The police had been to Amouranth multiple times but could not take action as long as she said she was okay.
However, the team was able to communicate with Amouranth, according to Marz.
On the morning of October 18, German time, the long-awaited update came from Amouranth herself.
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How is she doing now? Amouranth seemed still quite shaken by the events. She stated that she can’t decide between having a drink and water. Still, she remained optimistic:
I look forward to the future with a positive outlook. I am glad to be free. I am relieved that the dogs are doing well. […] As long as the animals are okay, I am fine.
Amouranth
You can watch the full Twitch stream on Amouranth’s channel, journalist Jake Lucky has published some important excerpts:
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Streamer Looks Forward to Streaming with Animals, Wearing More Clothes Again
What’s next? Amouranth stated that her partner is not at home, he is seeking help. Due to the recordings, her husband has become aware of his misconduct for the first time, according to the streamer.
Amouranth mentioned that she also wants to seek legal and emotional support. Additionally, she has regained access to her finances and her accounts. Furthermore, Amouranth thanked everyone who reached out to her for support, saying she truly appreciates it.
When she will return to her normal streaming schedule, Amouranth could not yet say. She wants to take it slowly at first and give herself time to process everything. However, the streamer has already announced some changes:
In the future, she plans to stream much more with her animals, and she is also looking forward to wearing more clothes in her streams again. Amouranth hopes that people will still watch her, even if she doesn’t present herself as revealing anymore.
It was really that bad: Amouranth hinted at the extent of the control her husband had over her. Among the freedoms she can now enjoy again are watching television, wearing clothes without cleavage, and sleeping 8 hours a night – previously, she was only allowed 3-5 hours (via Twitter).
Moreover, she can finally create the kind of content she wants, without being yelled at. Meeting with friends or participating in events is possible again, as she no longer has to stay at home and earn even more money.
It seems that Amouranth is seeking to separate from her husband. She no longer wants to date, but instead wants to fully devote herself to her animals.
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What is Amouranth accusing him of? While Amouranth thanked her friends and viewers for their support, one did not come off well: her content lead and cameraman Marz.
He had known her longer than all her other employees. He was also said to have known about her situation for a long time. She finds it odd that he now accuses others of being “enablers”.
Amouranth hinted at further misconduct from the content lead: His behavior is not okay, especially in light of what happened at TwitchCon. He escalated the situation against her will and sent people to her home – meanwhile, she had always been concerned about protecting her privacy.
In the Twitter biography of Marz, it now states “(Ex) Content Lead of Amouranth”. We will keep you updated if there is further information.
We have reported on the Twitch stream that brought the revelations to light and dominated discussions on social media in recent days on MeinMMO:
As electricity prices have risen dramatically recently, some gamers might be wondering whether they should spend less time on their favorite hobby to save money. Therefore, this article will answer how much power the two consoles of the “Xbox Series” range consume and what they typically cost you.
Due to the energy crisis, electricity prices are still rising sharply. Does this mean that passionate gamers need to reduce their screen time? To answer this question, we will calculate the power consumption of the Xbox Series X and S in this article.
A similar article was recently published about the power consumption of the PS5 and PS4 Pro. You can read it here:
In a recent survey by MeinMMO, about 50% of our readers stated that they play for about 20 hours a week. Therefore, we will use this number as a benchmark for the following calculation.
This is the power consumption of the Xbox Series X and S
How much power does your console consume? Clearly, the hardware of the Xbox Series X and S enables significantly better performance than older Microsoft consoles. Unfortunately, due to the increased power, they also have a quite considerable energy consumption.
At least the manufacturer managed to make their new consoles significantly more energy-efficient than they were with the Xbox One, for example.
However, how much power your Xbox Series X or Series S consumes greatly depends on what you are doing with the console.
Status
Ø Series X
Ø Series S
Off
0.3-2 watts
0.3-1.5 watts
Idle
6-10 watts
6-10 watts
Menu
40-50 watts
29 watts
Stream
50-70 watts
40 watts
Game
max 200 watts
max 88 watts
Direct comparison of power consumption between the XSX and the XSS during different activities.
Interestingly, the consoles also consume a little power even when they are turned off but still plugged in. For the Series X, the values here are between 0.3 and up to 2 watts. For the smaller model, the consumption in the off state is slightly lower and is between 0.3 – 1.5 watts.
In standby mode, the new Xboxes consume an average of about 6 watts. However, if you have activated the console’s quick start feature, the consumption can jump up to 10 watts. Thus, the power consumption in standby is higher than that of the PS5.
If you are in the menu of the Series X, you consume about 40 to 50 watts, and during streaming, the consumption is between 50 and 70 watts. Here too, the values for the Series S are lower due to the weaker hardware: about 29 watts on the dashboard; an average of 40 watts while streaming.
However, the console has the highest power consumption for what it is mainly used: gaming. Depending on which game you play, the consumption varies.
For graphically demanding and newer games, the peak values for the XSX are around 200 watts, which is slightly lower than that of the PS5. The maximum power requirement during gaming on the Series S is significantly lower: here, a maximum of around 88 watts is reached.
In principle: the higher the resolution of a game, the higher the energy consumption. So if you want to save on electricity, you should play your games in performance mode rather than 4k mode.
Additionally, you should definitely always turn off the console or at least put it in standby mode when you are not using it actively.
Electricity Cost Calculation: Xbox Series X and Series S
How expensive is electricity currently? In principle, this depends on several factors, such as your location and provider. According to the comparison portal Verifox, the current electricity price is on average about 54 cents per kilowatt-hour. This is higher than ever before in Germany (via verifox.de).
Year
Electricity price per kWh
2022
39.92 ct/kWh
2021
30.73 ct/kWh
2020
29.36 ct/kWh
2019
29.51 ct/kWh
2018
27.82 ct/kWh
The electricity prices of the last five years on average (Source: Verivox).
So if we assume a “worst-case scenario” and take the maximum measured consumption of a “next-gen” title of 200 watts or 88 watts and calculate it with our readers’ average gaming time of 20 hours a week, this results in a power consumption of:
Console
Time
kWh
€
Series X
Day
0.57
0.31
Week
3.99
2.15
Month
15.96
8.62
Year
207.48
112.04
Series S
Day
0.25
0.14
Week
1.76
0.95
Month
7.02
3.79
Year
91.29
49.30
The electricity costs of the Xbox Series X and Series X.
Compared to the PS5, both consoles of the “Xbox Series” range are currently well available. The Xbox Series S is even currently 12% off on Amazon:
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Conclusion
The good news first: Playing with your Xbox console will not drive you into financial ruin in the future. However, it is also quite clear how much the hardware built into the console influences power consumption.
If you want to save money in double measure, you should get an Xbox Series S. But even the Xbox Series X has marginally lower power costs than, for example, the PS5, where you can expect values from our calculation of about 117 € in the year.
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Steven Sharif, the founder and head of Ashes of Creation, shared many new details about his MMORPG in an Ask me anything. We at MeinMMO summarize the most important points for you if you don’t want to watch the full 63 minutes.
What major innovations did Sharif share?
The classes in Ashes of Creation consist of two different archetypes. Overall, there are 8 archetypes and thus 64 class combinations. Each archetype is expected to have around 35 to 40 skills. However, the number of skill points will prevent you from unlocking all skills at once.
Healing is said to be very skill-based and you will need to aim with your abilities. This sounds a bit like the system from Wildstar back in the day.
Professions will be divided into three types – Gathering, Processing, and Crafting. This strongly resembles New World.
Questing and grinding are said to be the best methods to level up a character. However, there will also be XP for PvP and Crafting.
What does he say about future tests? Alpha 2 is supposed to start when the core mechanics of Alpha 1 have been expanded and new content for Alpha 2 has been created. Core mechanics include character progression, skill trees, server technologies, leveling the nodes, and a combat log.
Based on this, new content can be developed, such as new quests, the missing classes, and the naval system. Development is currently focused on these contents as well as on bugs and issues that should not be present in a public version.
However, Sharif did not reveal when the next Alpha will start. You can watch the complete video here:
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Ashes of Creation is far beyond the planned release – and gets criticism for it
What else did Sharif talk about? The AMA also covered topics such as the differences between staves and spellbooks, the field of vision at sea, possible server mergers after release, and the display of names in the game. However, these questions were either very specific or were only vaguely answered.
How is the development of Ashes progressing? Rather sluggish. Although there are regular updates from Steven Sharif and his team, including a monthly livestream, they are far behind the original schedule.
Ashes of Creation was originally supposed to be released in 2019, but by the end of 2022, it couldn’t even manage to have a permanent Alpha active. Nevertheless, Ashes of Creation is considered a major Western MMORPG hope – especially due to Sharif’s visions.
If you want to learn more about the content and the development of the game, we have summarized everything important for you here on MeinMMO:
The RTX 4090 from Nvidia is currently the fastest graphics card. It is so powerful that you can even crack passwords with it. An expert shows how and uses not just one, but almost a dozen of them.
After the presentation of the RTX 4080 and RTX 4090, there are now also the first independent tests of the RTX 4090. And they show how fast this new GPU from Nvidia is. At the current time (10/18/22), you cannot get a graphics card with more performance.
An expert has now shown another way to use the performance of the RTX 4090. He has tested with a handful of graphics cards how quickly passwords can be cracked. And the result is impressive.
The well-known password cracking tool Hashcat in version 6.2.6 was used. This allows targeted attacks on hashes. The program is mainly used by security researchers, and Sam Crole was one of the developers behind this tool.
In the test, 8 “GeForce RTX 4090” graphics cards were able to crack a hashed password in 48 minutes, which is quite impressive. The RTX 4090 is therefore twice as fast as the RTX 3090, which until now was said to be the leader.
Theoretically, anyone who has enough money for an RTX 4090 could crack fairly secure access codes in a few days. However, many users spend little time on their passwords or use very simple codes. Here, an RTX 4090 would likely be even faster.
However, there is a disadvantage for the “hacker”: The user needs access to the hashed password.
Tips for strong passwords: Are you looking for tips and tricks for passwords and want to know how to better protect your data or access? Then take a look at our tips. Here we explain how you can make your access codes stronger and more secure:
Have the well-known gaming steering wheels been too expensive for you so far? With the T128 from Thrustmaster, a new device has hit the market, enticing with a competitive price. We show you here what this device can do.
What was presented? The new T128 Force Feedback racing wheel from Thrustmaster has been unveiled. It was specifically designed for entry into the world of racing simulators.
In the overview, we show you the details of the technology used, first press photos, and how this device differs from other competitors.
T128 – Images, Price, Availability, Features
How much does the T128 cost? The gaming steering wheel is available in an Xbox version and also in a PlayStation version. Both models are compatible with PC.
Xbox/PC version at a suggested retail price of €199.99 from October 17 in Europe
Compatible with PC, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One
PlayStation/PC version at a suggested retail price of €199.99 from October 27 in Europe (pre-orders available from October 17)
Compatible with PC, PS5, and PS4
Images: The following gallery gives you an insight into the steering wheel-pedal combo, the Thrustmaster T128.
Xbox:
PlayStation:
What technology is inside? The T128 is like the little brother of the T248 steering wheel. This is evident in the fact that a similar technology is used. The new model also utilizes hybrid drive technology: it combines a belt and gear mechanism. The force feedback is said to be 20% stronger than in the previous T150 and TMX steering wheels from Thrustmaster.
The force feedback is expected to be even more realistic, providing a more intense perception of bumps, impacts, and loss of control while driving
A four-color LED display on the steering wheel symbolizes the RPM and blinks when you should shift
Magnetic shift paddles that are quieter than those of the T248
Magnetic pedals for precise braking and accelerating
You can already find the new T128 on Amazon:
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This is included: If you purchase the Xbox/PC version of the T128, you will also receive one month free of the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. This includes racing games like Dirt 5, Forza Horizon 4 and 5, Grid Legends, and Wreckfest, which provide a lot of fun with a steering wheel.
With a price of €200, it targets beginners in racing simulators. Especially if you’re unsure whether racing sims are right for you, a lower price can be important. The popular Logitech G29 is available for about €240, the Logitech G923 for about €275, and the Thrustmaster T248 for about €295 (as of October 18, 11:55 AM).
In Fortnite the servers will be down today, on October 18th, across all platforms (PC, Mac, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, Android). The maintenance work will be used to upload the new update 22.20 to the servers. Preliminary patch notes for the update are available here.
What is happening today in Fortnite? This time a patch is expected. For this, the servers will be taken offline for maintenance and the new patch 22.20.
This patch finally brings the long-awaited “Fortnitemares”, the Halloween update to Fortnite. So if you have been waiting for the spooky things of the colorful battle royale, now is the time.
Update 12:00 PM: The update can be downloaded on all platforms and is 3.725 GB on the PS5. The servers are also up and you can log in now. We have listed all the patch notes for you.
Patch Notes for Patch 22.20 on October 18
Fortnitemares has started: Like every year, a Halloween event starts in Fortnite. This time, Fortnitemares 2022 is also starting and you can test free items, monsters, and many spooky and new modes until November 2.
Here is the trailer for the launched event in Fortnite:
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New weapon: In Fortnite, you will be able to find a new weapon called the “Howler Claws”. This melee weapon has many cool effects that you can use in combat.
By howling with the claws, you can spot enemies in the vicinity and even see through walls. In combat, you can then execute a four-claw combo that makes you a deadly beast.
To acquire the weapon, you must perform a ritual at an altar of your choice on the map. These altars are scattered all over the map.
The claws in action
Additionally, you will also find candies on the ground and the famous pumpkin rocket launcher during your matches.
New Horde mode without building: In Fortnite, you will have the opportunity to participate in a new mode called the Zero Build Horde mode. This mode lets you fight against many monsters, earn points, and have fun with friends. If you complete the quests for this mode, you will receive a secret reward.
Free items in Fortnitemares: You also get the chance to earn cool free items again. These include a chrome glider, a pickaxe, and a back bling.
You have until November 1st to earn these items before Fortnite takes the opportunity away from you. So don’t miss your quests.
These items you can earn for free
New skins: And with every new update, there are also new skins that players can purchase in the shop. The following examples were recorded by Shiina in his video.
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With the exception of map changes, the Fortnitemares changes are not included in competitive playlists.
Bug fixes:
Revive cards no longer sink if the player was eliminated in water.
Players can once again track the progress of their EvoChrome weapon upgrades in competitive playlists.
Moving the right stick on the controller will no longer unintentionally navigate through menus.
A problem on mobile devices was fixed where water appeared to be floating above the ground.
Fortnite: Server Down – When and how long is it offline?
This is the downtime in the morning: The servers are expected to be shut down by Epic Games at 10:00 AM German time to install update 22.20. Matchmaking will be disabled 30 minutes prior, so you won’t be able to search for new matches from 9:30 AM.
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When can you play again? The servers are usually offline for several hours during such maintenance work, and playing is then not possible. Downtime is expected to last between 30 minutes and 2 hours. This has been shown by the updates from previous weeks.
During such maintenance, there can also always be technical problems, bugs, and delays. If such complications occur, we will report on it here immediately.
When will the patch notes come? Epic Games usually releases a short list of patch notes on their site after the update. If that happens, we will list them here briefly and clearly.
What new content does update 22.20 bring?
What’s new for the Battle Royale mode? We still don’t know anything concrete yet, but leakers have often proven to be reliable sources with their predictions. According to Hypex, you can expect:
Fortnitemares 2022 with free items
Pumpkin Shockwave Cannon
POI changes
Halloween boss and mythic weapons
Diagonal movement on PC
Zero Build Horde Rush release/info
What do you think about today’s update? Are you excited about what Epic Games is bringing to the game with Fortnitemares? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments!
In the meantime, there is a crazy weapon in Fortnite that could be nerfed soon:
A Twitch streamer averaging 45 viewers is likely the worst player you can have on your team in League of Legends. The streamer has resolved to ruin every LoL match he is assigned to.
The streamer aims to die as often as possible in a match, driving his teammates crazy in the process. While doing this, he wears a mask on Twitch and dances quite absurdly.
If teammates explain to him how terrible he is, he links his Twitch account in the chat.
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What does the player do that drives people insane? The streamer plays things like “Disco Nunu”: that’s what it’s called when you play the hero Nunu but do absolutely nothing with him, just standing in the mid lane and dancing.
When he pretends to play seriously, he takes completely irresponsible risks, claiming “I’m soloing the tower now,” only to get taken down in two hits.
To support his goal of feeding as often as possible with gameplay decisions, he uses abilities like Ghost and Teleport. This way, he gets to the enemies faster, who kill him.
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Apparently, the streamer has set out to ruin his teammates’ ranked matches in LoL: When he plays like this, his own team lacks a player, effectively playing 4v5, and the opponent becomes stronger, as every death gives the opposing team experience points and gold.
The streamer shows proof of his audacity in a tweet that on October 2nd, he set the rank 1 for most deaths in a game with Rammus – having 200 deaths (via twitter).
However, this is still far from the insane record set by another Nunu:
Has he succeeded with this? The streamer is not really successful with his tactics on Twitch: he averaged 45 viewers over the last 365 days. Even when he became popular for a short time through a reddit thread, the viewer numbers only rose briefly – his style of play apparently offers not much entertainment value.
Player allegedly wants to provoke a permanent IP ban
What happens to him? As reported by Dotesports , the player has now been permanently banned by Riot with 708 different accounts. The toxic behavior known as “griefing” is penalized in LoL by an automated ban system.
But this seems to not bother him, as people on reddit say, he simply buys new accounts for little money to jump back into ranked immediately.
It is said that he wants to demonstrate a flaw in League of Legends’ ban system, which apparently consists of the fact that he cannot truly be banned from the game, but only his current account. Dotesports states that he wants Riot to permanently ban his IP.
Players demand Twitch ban for streamer
How is this being discussed? On reddit, people do not find his behavior funny at all. They criticize Twitch, stating that such behavior should also be punished with a permanent ban from the streaming platform. They cannot understand how someone like this could become an affiliate at Twitch.
Users on reddit also ask what drives someone to carry out this hollow behavior, giving some ugly speculations about the mental state of the streamer.
Doug “Censor” Martin was a successful professional player in the Call of Duty: League. After his playing career, he is now focusing on a career as a content creator and recently made headlines with an action. However, this has consequences: He claims to have been excluded from a major tournament in CoD: Warzone – due to harassment.
This is what has happened so far:
Nadia Amine streams as “Nadia” on Twitch and is the most successful female streamer of Call of Duty: Warzone. In terms of “Watch Time,” she currently ranks 2nd among all Warzone streamers (via sullygnome.com).
The streamer has been facing a modern-day witch hunt for some time. Other content creators accuse her of cheating, and many users on Twitter support the theory that she could be cheating. She says herself: ‘Accept that a woman is better’.
The former CoD pro Doug “Censor” Martin then announced a video to reveal the “truth about Nadia.” Many users thought it was about the cheating allegations against Nadia. However, the video featured, among other things, a marriage proposal to Nadia.
MeinMMO shows you how the story continues and what Censor says about the entire action. This all happens just before the release of the new Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0. We include a trailer for you here:
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Censor is disliked by many users, now also by CoD
What happened after the marriage proposal? The video about the “truth about Nadia” attracted a lot of attention around Censor.
Especially for users who agree with the hacking allegations against prominent Twitch streamers like Nadia, Censor became a sort of hero – the ex-pro who is cleaning up in the scene. After the video, the tide turned accordingly. In this part of the community, he attracted a lot of hate.
But even in other parts of the community, his action did not find much favor. Censor has always been seen as a poser. With the Nadia video including the marriage proposal, he may have gone too far and made it clear that it was only about clicks, about attention.
The people responsible at CoD publisher Activision seem to be taking it a step further. Censor stated on Twitter that he was not allowed to participate in a $100,000 tournament due to harassment. The tweet was deleted but saved:
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Tweet translation: “Activision has excluded me from the $100,000 tournament on Fortune’s Keep because Nadia is playing too. They said I would ‘harass’ her. I found that a bit hysterical, to be honest.”
How does Censor explain himself? In a podcast, he explained the background of his action (via youtube.com). For him, it is all entertainment, as is for Nadia.
Censor says: “Nadia’s gimmick right now is that people want to see her get caught cheating. That makes her unique at the moment. Plus, she is pretty and really good at Call of Duty. When you combine all that, it makes sense that she is growing so much [as a streamer] right now.”
She is great and smart to profit from this situation. Censor saw it as an opportunity and wanted to use the attention around Nadia for himself.
I love the attention and the clout yes. But I delivered in what I said I was going to deliver, internet played themselves.
Censor: “She trolls the internet every day,” plays with the accusations and does not let herself be beaten. He finds that fantastic and wanted to join in a little. He had already explained before the “truth about Nadia” video that he could not expose Nadia, even if she was cheating.
The ex-pro says that the internet made it look like he was proving that Nadia cheats with his dangerous half-knowledge. For him, it was nothing more than a PR stunt, where people on the internet twisted the facts so that he looked like a liar.
He has always clearly communicated that he could only expose cheaters in ranked mode of CoD Vanguard – not in Warzone.
Censor says he knew all the time what he was doing and he doesn’t care what people say about him now. Nadia gained many Twitter followers from the action, and his channel has also grown. They depend on each other in the scene to grow.
Censor saw the opportunity to grow and seized it.
Leave your opinion on the topic. Do you find the ban justified? What do you think of Censor? Is he overdoing it with his craving for attention? Leave a comment.
Final Fantasy XIV releases Patch 6.25 today with its new content. How to unlock the new quests and dungeons can be found here.
This is the situation: Today, on October 18th, the new update 6.25 goes live in FFXIV. It brings a whole range of new content, which is why there will be a 4-hour long maintenance of the servers beforehand.
Meanwhile, the patch has already been deployed, and you can download it to start right after the maintenance ends.
How long does the maintenance last? The server maintenance ended as scheduled at 12:00 PM. The servers are online, but you can expect queues of about 500 players.
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Return of Hildibrand
The meeting of the legendary smiths.
This is one of the prerequisite quests for the new “Relic Weapons,” which are called “Manderville Weapons” this time. Unlocking them is tied to the entire Hildibrand questline.
How to unlock the quest:
Name of the starting quest: Attack of the Außerætheric
Quest NPC: Nashu Mhakaracca
Location: Radz-at-Han (X:11.8 Y:11.2)
Requirements: A combat or mage job at level 90. Completion of the previous Hildibrand quests “A man who awakens desire with honor”
Manderville Weapons
This traditional type of weapons is unlocked through a quest and is upgraded and improved continuously over an expansion. By the end of the expansion, they thus become temporarily the strongest weapons in the game.
How to unlock the quest:
Name of the starting quest: Make a piece out of Manderville
Quest NPC: Servants of the Mandervilles
Location: Radz-at-Han (X: 11.8 / Y: 11.2)
Requirements: A combat or mage job at level 90. Completion of the previous Hildibrand quests “Copy of an Unreplicable”.
The Omikron Tribe
The new hub of the Omikron tribe.
The tribe features new dailies, of which you can complete 3 daily (6, if you manage to do the first batch before the reset today at 5 PM). For the Omikron, you complete the daily quests with your gathering classes. They provide a lot of EXP for your gatherers, in case they are not yet at level 90.
How to unlock the quest:
Name of the starting quest: The Seed of Peace
Quest NPC: Jammingway
Location: Ultima Thule (X:25.4 Y:26.3)
Requirements: A gatherer at level 80. Completion of the quest to the dungeon “Stigma Holometrics”.
Unstable Vault: The Undercity of Sil’dih
One of the enemies of the Undercity.
The new dungeon is designed for 1 to 4 players and offers variety compared to the usual dungeons in FFXIV. You access the content through the new “Vault visits” in your main menu, under game content.
How to unlock the quest:
Name of the starting quest: A Key to the Past
Quest NPC: Shallow Marsh
Location: Old Sharlayan (X:12.0 Y:13.3)
Item Level: 575
Requirements: A combat or mage job at level 90. Completion of the quest “Under Protective Wings”. Then speak with Osmon in Old Sharlayan (X:11.9 Y:13.3).
The dungeon seems to be a mix of the Deep Vault and contents like Bozja and Eureka. On one hand, there are no restrictions for group composition here. You can enter with 4 tanks or 3 healers and one DPS.
On the other hand, there are special commands that are exclusive to the dungeon. They are called “unstable commands” and have effects that are usually reserved for other jobs. These include healing and reviving teammates. You can set up two different sets with up to 5 commands.
The Curious Undercity of Sil’dih
The Curious Undercity is a harder version of the unstable vault. It is designed for 4 players, who must form a group consisting of 1 Tank, 1 Healer, and 2 DPS. Depending on the group composition and commands, players receive a bonus to their damage.
How to unlock the quest:
Quest NPC: Osmon
Location: Old Sharlayan (X:11.9 Y:13.3)
Item Level: 610
Requirements: A combat or mage job at level 90. Completion of the quest “A Key to the Past”.
Loot Exchange: Trisassant in Old Sharlayan (X:11.9 Y:13.3)
The revival in the content is limited. Each participant receives access to the command “Revive II,” which can only be used once and then can only be activated again after a certain time. All other revival effects are ineffective.
The Curious Undercity of Sil’dih (Epic)
Players looking for a special challenge can find it in the epic version of the Undercity. It can only be entered by an existing group of players, and here too the Tank-Healer-DPS rules apply.
How to unlock the quest:
Quest NPC: Osmon
Location: Old Sharlayan (X:11.9 Y:13.3)
Item Level: 610
Requirements: A combat or mage job at level 90. Completion of the Curious Undercity of Sil’dih.
Loot Exchange: Trisassant in Old Sharlayan (X:11.9 Y:13.3)
Basically, the same rules apply here as in the normal version, but with the difference that unstable commands cannot be used here. Also, death is punished more harshly here.
There is no revival
Dead characters cannot return to the start of the dungeon and stand up
In the case of a group wipe, the dungeon resets
If a character disconnects or loses connection during the content, it is also considered death.
If the group cannot complete the dungeon within a certain time, the enemies in it receive a boost. Their dealt damage increases significantly, and the damage received decreases.
New furniture from the design competition has been added.
A new emote has been added.
A new outfit has been added.
New mounts have been added.
New companions have been added.
New fashion accessories have been added.
The power of transcending in “Pandæmonium – Asphodelos (epic)” has been increased to 15%.
For players who are the target of the Paladin PvP command “Guardian,” the effect “If the target interacts with an object, the command has no effect” does not apply when they interact with an object they possess.
New crafting recipes have been added.
New gathering points have been added, and new items can be found at old gathering points.
New fishing spots have been added, and new fish can be caught at old fishing spots.
The name of the fishing spot Elegeia has been changed to Domicile of the Ea.
The fishing spots “Fount of Remorse” and “Domicile of the Ea” in Ultima Thule have been lowered from level 90 to 84. The yellowed Ophiotauros leather treasure map can no longer be found there.
New achievements and titles have been added.
The Adventurer Pass and portrait have been enhanced with new decorations.
If after a world transfer or data center journey the home world has not been visited for a long time, a recommendation to return to the home world will be shown.
New trophies have been added. (Only in the PlayStation®5 version)
New background music and sound effects have been added.
What do you think of the patch? Will you start right after the maintenance ends, or is it “Never play on Patch Day” for you? Let us know in the comments.
What does Shavka use the speed for? Basically, to show off a little playfully, to amaze roleplayers, and simply to get around the world faster. However, this set is also good for quickly farming dungeons or old raids to collect mounts, toys, or achievements. Because often, in the old content, the long running times are the problem, and any speed increase ensures that you can farm the content faster and thus more efficiently.
How fast can a character in World of Warcraft get? The answer: Very. Even epic mounts look old in comparison.
If you want to get around quickly in World of Warcraft, you buy a mount, preferably a fast one. However, many players might be surprised when the Reddit user “CASMTHD” runs past them in Azeroth.
Because even on foot, he is faster than others on a mount – and that continuously. He published a video showing his rogue Shavka – with insane speed.
What can be seen? The video shows only the rogue and her gear in the first few seconds, allowing everyone to get an impression of how these massive bonuses come about.
Shortly afterwards, Shavka starts moving with a speed that would likely catch the attention of many onlookers in Stormwind. He dashes through the city in a constant sprint, causing many to look around confusedly for the rogue.
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Since she is in a capital city, Shavka can also permanently activate the Night Fae soul shape and use the soulbind bonus “Somnambulist.” The appearance of the soul shape is disabled using some toys, allowing the character to maintain her original appearance.
This allows Shavka to continuously race through the streets and alleys of Stormwind at an impressive 314% of her original movement speed.
By the way: Don’t let the “32%” in the character screen confuse you. There, World of Warcraft does not summarize all speed increases, but only those from the tertiary stat.
How is this possible? The rogue combines a large number of different effects for these insane speeds. This primarily includes the tertiary stat “Movement Speed” (“Speed”), but also other bonuses, such as still active Azerite bonuses from “Battle for Azeroth.” Together, Shavka achieves 207.45% movement speed – all from passive effects that work continuously.
If he adds more bonuses that have only a short duration, he briefly reaches up to 374% – just barely behind the speed of fast flying mounts.
What does Shavka use the speed for? Basically, to show off a little playfully, to amaze roleplayers, and simply to get around the world faster. However, this set is also good for quickly farming dungeons or old raids to collect mounts, toys, or achievements. Because often, in the old content, the long running times are the problem, and any speed increase ensures that you can farm the content faster and thus more efficiently.
Riot Games, the developer behind League of Legends and Valorant, has acquired the studio Wargaming Sydney. This studio was responsible for the technology and code behind games such as World of Tanks and World of Warships. Now, it will help Riot to release new MMOs and console versions faster.
Who exactly has Riot Games acquired? BigWorld was founded in 2002 in Sydney and was acquired by Wargaming for $45 million in 2012. It is one of the largest development studios in Australia.
They could all benefit from the experience of Wargaming Sydney.
What will change in the company? According to the official press release, not much. All developers are expected to be integrated into Riot’s team and continue to work in Sydney. Only the publishing team will remain with Wargaming to continue operating the games there. Wargaming also retains the rights to “Bigworld Technology” and continues to operate its games with it.
Head of Riot Sydney will be Molly Mason-Boule, who was employed at EA from 2004 until May 2022. Naresh Hirani, the Head of Development at Riot Sydney, commented on the acquisition:
We were really impressed by the alignment of the work culture we noticed in dealing with the people at Riot, and we can’t wait to bring our expertise in global development into the relevant teams. I’m sure I speak for the entire team when I say we are all very much looking forward to being a part of Riot and helping provide players with incredible experiences.
Additionally, the press release states that the studio in Australia will continue to expand and be supplemented with talented personnel.
Support in the technical department is something Riot Games could use in the view of some players. Recently, the well-known streamer Tyler1 expressed dissatisfaction with the LoL client:
Today, on October 18, the Spotlight Hour with Trevenant starts in Pokémon GO. We show you everything about the bonuses, Shiny Trevenant, and whether this event is worth it for you.
What kind of event is this? Every Tuesday, a Spotlight Hour starts in Pokémon GO. In the evening, the event runs for an hour and makes a selected Pokémon significantly more common in the wild. At the beginning of each month, the developers decide which Pokémon will be in the spotlight on Tuesdays.
Several bonuses are provided to enhance the event. Today, you will encounter Trevenant during the Spotlight Hour, and there is a bonus for double candy. We show you all the details here.
Spotlight Hour on October 18 – Start, Bonuses, Shiny
When does it start? The Spotlight Hour begins at the usual time of 6:00 PM. The event will end again at 7:00 PM.
What bonuses are there? During the event, you will encounter Trevenant nearly everywhere in the wild. If you light a lure, it will also attract the event Pokémon more frequently.
You will receive double the amount of candy for catching Pokémon. A good bonus if you are still on the way from level 41 to 50.
Is there a Shiny Trevenant? Yes, you can catch Shiny Trevenant in Pokémon GO. In the following graphic, we show you Shiny Trevenant and Shiny Trevenant in comparison.
Is the Spotlight Hour today worth it? Unfortunately, neither Trevenant nor its evolution Trevenant are interesting in trainer battles or raids. The two attackers cannot keep up with other ghost-type Pokémon. The event is especially worthwhile for collecting experience points.
Will you participate in the Spotlight Hour with Trevenant today, or do you not want to play the event this time? Share your thoughts in the comments here on MeinMMO.
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If you have a Nintendo Switch and, like me, are not really satisfied with the included Joy-Cons, fortunately there are now many good and affordable alternatives. The previous favorite controller of MeinMMO editor Maximilian Dettenthaler now has a successor with the Split Pad Compact. In this review, you’ll find out if the device is worth it for you.
On one hand, I am a big fan of innovative gamepads and on the other hand, I play a lot with my Switch in handheld mode. However, since I find Nintendo’s standard Joy-Cons really uncomfortable over time, I absolutely needed another controller.
With the Split Pad Compact, it now officially has a successor since October 14, which the manufacturer promises will provide a Pro-Controller-like experience in handheld mode (via Hori).
To check if that’s really the case, I had to get a copy immediately, which I tested for you based on the following criteria:
6.3 cm (Length) x 10.4 cm (Height) x 4.2 cm (Width)
Weight
Left and right controller each approx. 70 g
Price
54.99 Euro (RRP)
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Appearance and Size
The Split Pad Compact comes with a recommended retail price of 54.99 € and in two designs – Apricot Red and Light Gray-Yellow, of which I tried the latter. In the future, there should also be more designs. For example, you can already pre-order a controller with a Gengar design on Amazon. According to Amazon, the version is supposed to be released on November 4, 2022.
The Split Pad Compact by Hori.
Aesthetically, I immediately notice that the Split Pad Compact has slimmed down significantly compared to its larger brother, the Split Pad Pro.
Since I have played with the predecessor for a long time, I personally find the Split Pad Compact a bit too small so far. However, this may also just be a matter of getting used to.
Fortunately, the grips of the controller are still larger than those of the standard Joy-Cons, which I really appreciate. Because after longer sessions, my hands occasionally hurt with the normal Switch controllers due to the cramped and uncomfortable position.
The gamepad is definitely suitable not only for children’s hands but also for adult hands.
Size comparison – Standard Joy-Cons (top), Split Pad Compact (middle), Split Pad Pro (bottom)
Build Quality and Ergonomics
Besides the appearance, I really like how high-quality the device feels – especially for the price. It is stable and well-made, as one would expect from other Hori controllers.
With the many rounded edges, the new Split Pad feels noticeably more ergonomic to me. This is an immense improvement compared to Nintendo’s Joy-Cons, which are completely straight and therefore not ergonomic at all.
The image shows how rounded and ergonomic the gamepad is compared to a standard Joy-Con.
While the top of the Split Pad Compact is smooth, the bottom is somewhat rougher for better grip. Therefore, the grips fit well in the hand and feel really comfortable and compact. So the controller lives up to its name.
The Split Pad Compact fits well in the hand. The rear trigger buttons are also easy to reach.
Functionality
Unlike the Joy-Cons included with the console, the Split Pad Compact has a real D-Pad on the left grip that feels fantastic.
The normal Joy-Cons are obviously multifunctional and designed to be attached to the included controller adapter to form a “real controller”. They can also be used in tabletop mode. In this mode, the Switch stands on a surface while the Joy-Cons are disconnected and can be held in the hands by one or more players.
However, since the Split Pad Compact does not have its own battery like the standard Joy-Cons, it draws power directly from the console itself. Nevertheless, I don’t notice a significant increase in my Switch’s power consumption.
This, however, also means that the Split Pad Compact is purely a handheld mode controller, with which you cannot play in docked or tabletop mode. Personally, this is not a problem for me, as I own a Switch Pro Controller for playing on the TV and do not use the Joy-Cons.
The buttons are not mostly made of rubber like the predecessor, but are all made of plastic. And especially with these, the Split Pad Compact stands out for me personally.
The buttons have a good height and a great resistance.
Because I have not played with any Joy-Con replacement for the Switch that felt as good as the buttons on the Split Pad Compact. From the important buttons on the right grip to the screenshot and home buttons to even the small plus and minus buttons – each individual button has perfect resistance and optimal height. To be honest, I even find them a good bit more comfortable than my previous favorite controller.
And also with the shoulder buttons, Hori has made significant progress. In the predecessor, the Split Pad Pro, they are somewhat larger, but in my opinion also a lot softer. The responsiveness of the shoulder triggers is therefore much better on the Split Pad Compact.
The shoulder buttons of the Split Pad Compact.
In my opinion, the biggest improvement is clearly the analog sticks of the Split Pad Compact. The textured rubber on the concave thumbsticks prevents slipping compared to the smooth surface of the predecessor and the regular Joy-Cons (which are convex, by the way).
Convex thumbsticks have a surface that curves upward. Concave thumbsticks are indented downward. This is designed to reduce slipping on these control sticks.
But not only that, both analog sticks of the Split Pad Compact feel very precise and have a significantly larger range of motion than the standard Joy-Cons of the Switch. By the way, I found the sticks on those to be far too stiff, while the ones on the Split Pad Pro were almost too soft. So full marks for the Split Pad Compact here as well.
In addition to all these features, the Split Pad Compact also has three additional buttons on both sides of the controller that are not available on the standard Joy-Cons.
For both grips, there is a button with a turbo function. This can be assigned to any button, as well as the D-Pad. This effectively tells the controller that you are pressing the selected button in a high-frequency tempo or even holding it down continuously. The frequency of this turbo can be individually adjusted to your needs on both grips.
Additionally, both grips have another trigger button at the back of the controller that can also be manually assigned to a button using the assign button on the front. Many Pro controllers on other consoles now have this feature, and I find it incredibly practical.
The buttons with which you program the additional functions of the Split Pad Compact, like the rear trigger.
Missing Features
Unfortunately, the Split Pad Compact is also missing a few features of the normal Joy-Cons. For example, it does not have gyrosensors and thus no motion control. Since this is not used in many games anyway, I find this generally acceptable.
However, I find the complete absence of vibration much more unfortunate. Especially from playing with the PS5, I am now used to HD rumble features and wouldn’t want to miss it – except for competitive shooters. I simply find that good vibration can make the gaming experience feel much more immersive.
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If you are looking for a good alternative to the normal Joy-Cons of the Switch for handheld mode, I can highly recommend the Split Pad Compact. With its good build quality, ergonomics, precision, and great additional features, Hori has really developed an outstanding gamepad that clearly puts the standard Joy-Cons in the shade for me personally. Purchasing the controller also makes sense from a financial perspective.
The only small downsides for me are the missing gyrosensors, the lack of vibration, and the size, which may not fit everyone. But even so, in my opinion, it is an almost perfect Joy-Con replacement that gives my previous favorite controller solid competition.
Pros
Build quality
Practical additional features
Good height and resistance of buttons
Precise, concave thumbsticks
Good ergonomic grip
Weight
Compatible with Nintendo Switch OLED
Good value for money
Cons
Missing gyrosensors and thus no motion control
No vibration
The size may not be suitable for everyone
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FIFA 23 offers you another way to get free packs: FGS Exchange / FGS Swaps. If you watch certain streaming events on Twitch or YouTube, you will earn FGS Tokens. These can be exchanged for packs. How it works is explained by MeinMMO.
What rewards are there? FIFA 23 offers, like its predecessor, “FGS Swaps“: You watch specific FIFA streams on Twitch and YouTube and receive FGS Tokens in return, which can be exchanged for packs in the game:
You must link your EA accounts with Twitch and/or YouTube and watch specific event streams. In return, you will receive tokens that you can use in FIFA 23 for special SBCs. These FGS SBCs can be repeated as often as you like.
All details on participation are shown here. If you want to pick up some tips on the power shot, check out the video:
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FIFA 23: FGS Exchange – Participation, Streams, Tokens
How can I participate? You need to link your FIFA/EA account with the streaming platforms. We will provide the German instructions for this:
What do I need to watch? Once you have linked your accounts, you need to search for specific channels on Twitch that have “drops available”. For this, select the “Browse” tab and then “Live Channels”. Filter by “FIFA” and check the icons under the streams.
You can ensure you’re in the right place by regularly checking the official Twitch channel of EA Sports FIFA: FIFA Channel via twitch.com.
Currently, there is no list of specific streamers who will definitely provide you with drops. Streams are expected to be part of the “EA SPORTS Cup”, where the best FIFA players compete against each other.
The days on which the streams will run can already be listed:
Twitch Dates FGS Tokens
October 17
October 24
October 31
November 7
November 14
November 21
November 28
December 5
January 16
January 18
January 21
More dates and the events on YouTube will be announced during the season. In total, there should be 25 FGS events, and thus theoretically 50 tokens could be earned. In practice, however, this number is hard to achieve.
What do I need to know about the tokens? To receive a token, you must watch the selected streams for at least an hour with a linked account.
You can collect one token per event on each platform – that is, 2 per event. However, you can only have one token of an event in your FUT clubs inventory at a time.
If you obtained the Twitch token from October 17, you must spend it before you can receive the YouTube token from October 17. You can then keep that. If you only get one token, you can save it until the end of the event (expected in January).
However, EA states that it can take up to 24 hours for the token to appear in your FIFA account. How well the “2 tokens per event” system works will have to be seen.
Which killer is the best? The developers of Dead by Daylight have now revealed this – and it surprises quite a few.
Within the Dead by Daylight community, there are always lively discussions about which killer is currently too strong or too weak. Typically, this information is mainly based on the feelings of the players – and hence it might be somewhat inaccurate. Because the developers have published the “kill rates” for the various killers.
This clearly shows which killer is currently ahead – regardless of all MMR levels or just among the top 5%.
What kind of information is this? In Dead by Daylight, the “kill rates” are always a topic of discussion. These rates indicate how successful killers are in their matches, measured by the deaths of survivors.
A kill rate of 50% would mean that a specific killer on average kills half of all survivors (thus 2). A higher rate means more kills, a lower rate corresponds to fewer successful kills.
The developers have published the datasets for two different groups. Once regarding all MMRs (skill rating) and once only regarding the top 5% of players.
All MMRs in Dead by Daylight
What do the data say? Interestingly, the data differs significantly depending on whether one includes “all players” or just the top 5%. Especially the killers that force additional objectives for the survivors – namely the Zenobit, Onryo, Mastermind, Nightmare, Pig, and Plague – lead the list.
This can probably be explained by the fact that newcomers are often overwhelmed by additional tasks. Of course, anyone who has to fulfill additional objectives alongside “surviving” and “repairing generators”, like disarming traps, solving a puzzle box, or waking up from the nightmare, is likely to make more mistakes.
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In the “top 5%”, the latest killer “The Mastermind” dominates with 65%, closely followed by the Plague (63%) and the Dredge (62%). Not surprisingly, the Trapper, who is essentially the flagship of Dead by Daylight, ends up in a disappointing last place.
His traps are simply too ineffective against experienced players, and he takes far too much time just to set the traps in position.
What does that indicate? Generally, the data provides good indicators of where various killers currently stand, but it also shows some amusing peculiarities.
It is noteworthy that the Nurse scores the lowest in terms of her overall rating by far. Across all MMR boundaries, she is the least successful killer, with a kill rate of “only” 52%. And this is despite the fact that the Nurse is generally considered the best killer.
However, she is also particularly difficult to master, but once you do master her, she can impale survivors in seconds.
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So who is now “the best” killer? Overall, it is undoubtedly the Mastermind (“Wesker”) who leads the rankings across all evaluations and also among the top 5%, with a kill rate of 63% and 65%.
However, many players still debate whether the Nurse should actually be at the top of this table. Because in the hands of a highly skilled killer, the Nurse remains very dominant and deserves a better ranking.
What do you think of this statistic? Does it correspond to your perception in Dead by Daylight? Or have you had entirely different personal experiences with the efficacy of the killers?
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The Community Day in November 2022 at Pokémon GO has been revealed. The Pokémon Teddiursa will appear more frequently. In addition, there are bonuses for Stardust, Candy, and a “Full Moon phenomenon.” We show you the details on start time, bonuses, and Shiny Teddiursa.
What’s new: The team from Niantic announced how the Community Day in November will run. We now know that the Ground-type Pokémon Ursaluna will be available in the game for the first time during the event.
We provide you here with an overview of all the details known about the event.
Community Day with Teddiursa – All Details
When does it start and end? The Community Day with Teddiursa runs from November 12 at 14:00 to 17:00.
How to catch Ursaluna? From Saturday, November 12 at 14:00 until Sunday, November 13 at 06:00, the full moon shines in Pokémon GO. If you can see it, you can evolve Ursaring into Ursaluna.
After that, you can only evolve Ursaring into Ursaluna during a full moon. The evolution costs 100 Teddiursa Candies.
This is what Ursaluna looks like
Event Attack: As you may know from previous Community Days, the event brings a special move into the game. If you evolve your Ursaring into Ursaluna during the event, it will learn the Charged Move Play Rough. The attack deals 100 damage in Trainer battles and 110 damage in Gym battles and Raids.
The bonuses: The following bonuses are active during the event:
Triple Stardust for catching Pokémon
Double Candies for catching Pokémon
Double chance of XL Candies when catching Pokémon (For Trainers level 31 and above)
If you activate incense, it lasts for three hours
If you activate lure modules, they last for 3 hours
Surprises in Snapshots
An additional special trade (max. 2 per day) between 14:00 and 22:00
Trading costs half the Stardust from 14:00 to 22:00
You can encounter Shiny Teddiursa
You can find a Shiny Teddiursa in Pokémon GO for quite a while
Special Research for €1: As with other Community Days, you can buy a ticket for the Community Day with Teddiursa for about €1. This unlocks a special research task that brings you items and encounters with Teddiursa. The research is called “A Sweet Snack.” Here on MeinMMO, we will show the tasks and rewards of the ticket on the morning of the Community Day, so you can more easily decide if the purchase is worth it.
Bonus Raids: From 17:00 to 22:00 on November 12, following the Community Day, a three-hour Raid event will take place. In Level 4 Raids, you will encounter Ursaring. If you succeed in the Raid, Teddiursa will appear in the vicinity of the Gym for 30 minutes after the battle. You cannot participate in these Raids with Remote Raid Passes.
What do you think of the prospect of the Community Day with Teddiursa in November? Do you think it’s good that Niantic is bringing this special full moon evolution?
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All events in October for Pokémon GO summarized with dates and details. We show you all known bonuses and which events are particularly worthwhile.
What does the overview show? Niantic gave a first glimpse of the upcoming events in October 2022. We summarize the overview here with themed events, raid bosses, spotlight hours, community day, and research breakthrough.
Update on October 18: We have added new information and links to the upcoming events in October to the article. This includes the Halloween event.
All events in October 2022 overview
In October, you can expect several events revolving around the “spooky” theme since Halloween is approaching. Accordingly, you can expect Pokémon like Gengar, Giratina, Ninjatom, and Shuppet. In the overview, we list all events and highlight the dates that could be worthwhile.
Which events are particularly worthwhile in October 2022?
They can be worthwhile: So far, details for some events are missing, but from the announcements, you can already see which dates could be good.
Spotlight hour with Gengar: The evolution of Gengar, Gengar, is a strong glass cannon and a popular attacker. Thanks to Gengar itself and the Stardust bonus, you can significantly fill your dust reserves and secure strong Pokémon during this time.
Raids with Giratina: Raids with the popular Pokémon have been long-awaited since 2020. Thus, the joy of finding the strong attacker in raids again and securing some strong specimens during raid hours is huge. Especially the Origin Form should interest you here.
Halloween event: During spotlight hours, you will see the bonus on evolution XP twice and none with candies. This suggests that the Halloween event will once again offer a generous candy bonus this year. It’s worth it to catch Pokémon during this time and also tidy up your collection. Additionally, Halloween events in Pokémon GO always bring spooky Pokémon into focus. The first part of the Halloween event has already been revealed.
As soon as there are more details about the upcoming events, it will be easier to assess which ones are truly worthwhile and which should not be prioritized too highly.
Do you already have favorites in the overview and dates that you are marking in your calendar? Let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments.
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Maximilian “Trymacs” Stemmler has achieved great success with his Pay2Win content on Twitch and YouTube. Now comes the surprising change of heart: He no longer wants to support gambling in games and intends to boycott FIFA – apparently, his brother talked him into it.
Who is Trymacs? Trymacs is one of the biggest German Twitch streamers. He is known for spending a lot of money on games, yet he always warned his fans against it. It’s all a scam; he, on the other hand, would do it for content and get the money back that way.
Nevertheless, he has already received a lot of criticism for promoting loot boxes in his streams – both from his own viewers and from Jan Böhmermann from the ZDF Magazin Royale.
Trymacs also immediately dove into the current FIFA 23 – and has already invested €21,000 in the “best team in the world”. However, during the weekend of October 14, he seemed to lose interest in the game after being targeted by stream snipers.
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What led to this change of heart? On October 16, Trymacs reacted to a YouTube video by his younger brother Nicolas. He publishes psychology videos under the name “How To Be Human” and examined how players are manipulated into spending money.
In the video, Trymacs’ brother discusses various psychological aspects that are supposed to encourage people to spend money on games – especially in the form of so-called loot boxes. He also highlights how this is comparable to gambling.
According to him, the games FIFA and Madden fulfill the definition of gambling; they only differ in one point: There is no way to get your money back or cash out real money – that is exactly what is important for the legal interpretation of the term “gambling”. Loot boxes and similar do not count as gambling in Germany.
To further substantiate his arguments, Nicolas cites various studies showing the influence of gambling, especially on children and adolescents, who would be negatively affected in the long run.
You can watch the complete video including Trymacs’ reaction here:
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All this seems to have made Trymacs think quite a bit. While he has always distinguished himself from other streamers with his disclaimers, he now asked himself: How many people has he actually prevented from spending money on FIFA and how many has he encouraged to do so?
Trymacs asked his viewers directly and seemed shocked that 25% of his fans were more motivated to spend money on FIFA.
Additionally, Trymacs points out that viewers would simply switch to other streamers should he stop playing FIFA. And there, they would not even be warned about the negative consequences because he is the only one who would criticize EA so openly.
Finally, Trymacs allowed his chat to vote. The result: 77% of his viewers urged him to take the first step. Still in the stream, he uninstalled the game and stated that he intended to boycott it in the future. Next year he also wants to convince other streamers to join the boycott.
How is the action being received? His viewers are celebrating Trymacs for the boycott and are impressed by Trymacs’ brother. His fans appreciate the insight and find it good that he acknowledges past mistakes and does not want to repeat them (via YouTube).
Some comments note that the decision would have been better before the release of FIFA 23. But most are satisfied that Trymacs is now drawing a line.
For Clash of Clans, in whose latest update Trymacs has just invested €2,000, the boycott does not apply, by the way. That’s something completely different because you know what you get, according to the streamer.
What do you think about this? Strong action from Trymacs, or is the timing suspicious? Which games do you think should also be on his gambling boycott list? Feel free to leave a comment with your opinion.
That viewers complain about ads on platforms like Twitch and YouTube is nothing new. However, streamers are not pleased either and sharply criticize Twitch’s incentive program – led by the probably biggest MMORPG streamer Zack “Asmongold”.
What kind of program is this? The “Ad Incentive” program for Twitch partners has the somewhat cumbersome name “Incentive Program for Ads” in German and aims to provide streamers with incentives to run more ads.
The program started in June 2022 and was introduced in September as a compensation for losses due to a lower share in subscription revenues.
How does the program work? Streamers receive monthly personalized offers (“incentives”) from Twitch. There are 3 factors:
How many minutes of ads per hour should be played
How many hours per month should be streamed
How much money is paid for this
Streamers can then choose between 3 offers, with significantly more money promised for running more ads. The amount of the offers is said to depend on viewer numbers, location, and streaming hours.
This example image explains the program (via Twitch)
For ads that are run beyond the agreed duration, streamers receive Twitch’s usual share.
Ads make up only part of streamers’ revenues, another important factor is paid subscriptions (“subs”).
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Streamers are dissatisfied with October offers
What is causing criticism now? On October 15, some streamers shared the offers they had received for this month – and how they compared to previous months. The problem: Twitch suddenly seems to demand significantly more ads and pays hardly more or even less for it.
Streamer Sweet Anita compared her offer with her usual ad revenues and found: “Twitch is offering me less than usual for MORE ads.” That doesn’t make sense, Anita said.
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The Souls speedrunner Distortion2, with over half a million followers on Twitch, compared the offers for the current month. He had the choice between 1 and 3 minutes of ads per hour. But for the option with much more ads, Twitch was only willing to pay 10 US dollars more – for the whole month.
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Others criticize not the amount of rewards, but the amount of advertising requested. The offers from Minecraft streamer Dylan “BoomerNA” started with a minimum of 5 minutes of ads per hour – that used to be the maximum.
Boomer did censor the offered rewards but added that Twitch had also offered him less money than in previous months. Now he would prefer to run no ads at all.
What consequences could this have? Very negative ones, fears Twitch star Asmongold. Because while some streamers complain about low rewards, Twitch on the other side sometimes lures with high sums that not every streamer can easily refuse.
Asmongold speaks of “life-changing sums” for almost everyone and of dire consequences for the platform. By creating incentives for 8 minutes or more of ads per hour, Twitch would pay streamers to destroy their channels – and ultimately the site itself.
The streamer predicts that this amount of advertising could soon become the new norm due to the incentive program.
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And indeed, streamers report in the comments of offers that would secure their everyday purchases for the month – for smaller streamers it is hard to refuse.
The Vtuber Mooni “meowmoonified” also talks about how hard it is for her to refuse the higher offers. Many of her viewers encouraged her to accept the incentives.
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So there are 2 factions: The streamers who feel they are offered too little money for ads and those who are tempted with incentives. But no one seems truly happy with the incentive program.
What do you think about this? Would you encourage your favorite streamers to run more ads to support them? Do you think Twitch is ruining itself with the advertising program? Feel free to leave a comment with your opinion.
Asmongold himself streams after a personal crisis in July only on his secondary account “zackrawrr”. There he is no longer a Twitch partner, but his viewership numbers are similar. He estimates that this costs the platform $150,000 a month.
