An artist has tried his hand at a sketch of Frieren. She is the protagonist of the currently best anime. This has sparked a trend that has even reached the English voice actress.
What is this image about? On Reddit, user SpaceDev1 shared an image of Frieren showing her face from a low perspective. He mentions that he is currently practicing drawing faces from different angles. However, the user admits that this sketch looks somewhat strange.
In the Reddit post, you can see that the face looks a bit too small and the chin is very dominant:
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At the current time, the post has gathered over 24,000 likes and 600 comments. In the comments, there are some users who simply find the drawing ugly. They do not understand how an image could receive so much attention and express that they find this world sad.
However, the majority of users encourage the artist, give tips for improvement, and appreciate the unusual perspective. After all, it is a difficult angle to draw. The image has become so well-known among Frieren fans that it has turned into a meme and sparked a wave of imitators.
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Ugly image becomes a meme
What imitators are there? The forum for Frieren is full of artists who have dared to attempt this perspective. Among them are artists who depict Frieren on Reddit in their own style quite well and receive much praise from others. Others, on the other hand, incorporate some comedy and depict Frieren in an abstract manner, for example, with a beard (visible on Reddit).
There is even a craftsman who has immortalized the sketch on a leather jacket (see Reddit). For several days now, new images from artists who have drawn the elf mage in their own style have been accumulating. You should definitely check out the subforum for Frieren to see the many sketches and images.
What does the voice actress have to do with it? The meme has made such waves that it has even reached the official English voice actress of Frieren, Mallorie Rodak. She found the image so good that she even chose it as her profile picture on X.
What is Frieren? Frieren is an anime, which currently ranks number 1 among the best series from Japan. It tells the story of an ancient elf mage who wishes to learn how to build connections with humans during a journey. She chooses the same route she traveled years ago with friends.
Job seekers and companies rely on AI while simultaneously despairing over the current situation. Trust is lower than ever, says the head of an agency that supports thousands of applicants and companies.
Both companies and job seekers are already using chatbots like ChatGPT or other AI tools in their daily lives. However, this does not come without drawbacks: The head of a recruitment company reports that the trust between companies and applicants is lower than ever.
Overall, both sides are dissatisfied with the current situation. Daniel Chait, CEO of the hiring platform Greenhouse, reports this to the magazine Fortune.com:
“This is the first time both sides are dissatisfied,” he told Fortune. “Employers are essentially saying: ‘It’s really hard to hire someone because we are overwhelmed with masses of applicants and don’t really know which ones to focus on.’ And job seekers are saying: ‘It’s easier than ever to apply for jobs, but it’s getting harder to get a job.’
Trust among applicants in job interviews and companies is said to have declined sharply, yet the applications relying on AI tools are at an all-time high. Applicants are increasingly trying to bypass AI filters and other systems from companies that are already attempting to filter applications.
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Both companies and job seekers are despairing over the current situation, yet cannot escape the “AI doom loop”
Paddy Lambros, CEO of Dex, a company specializing in AI career agent technology, explained in a conversation that many applicants no longer feel taken seriously. AI bots do not give one the feeling that their application has even been read:
“If you feel like every application you send is somehow pointless because no one will read it anyway, why not use AI to send them more or less as spam?”
At the same time, companies explain that they are inundated with thousands of applications because AI makes it easier than ever.
Daniel Chait refers to this entire situation as the “AI doom loop,” where both sides are trapped and currently unable to escape. Both sides are ramping up their efforts, but in the end, neither can win. Only trust is being squandered.
Some battles in Pokémon GO can become quite costly. MeinMMO author Paul Kutzner has experienced this.
Recently, I accompanied my girlfriend to an appointment. Since I couldn’t participate in the appointment itself, I thought I would pass the waiting time outside with a round of Pokémon GO.
After visiting the first PokéStops and catching the first monsters, I saw a Dynamax raid with a monster that interested me and had not yet found a place in my collection. So I decided to engage in the battle. And it was going to be quite expensive.
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Many resources, few attackers, one victory
What kind of Dynamax raid was it? The monster I wanted to defeat was a Riffex in its high form. This is a 4-star Dynamax raid. Since I really like this monster and had not had the chance to catch it before, I started the battle.
How did the battle go? First, I assembled my team consisting of Zamazenta (King of the Shield), Metagross, and Gengar. At that time, I had not leveled up a ground-type monster to Dynamax, which would have been a better attacker for the battle, so I started with this team.
All monsters were leveled up to the point that further level-ups would require XL candies. Metagross and Gengar had their Dynamax attack at the maximum level.
It was a tough battle, but at one point I realized that I would not win. However, as I saw the chance that the battle might end successfully if I adjusted my team a bit, I opened my Pokémon bag after the first unsuccessful battle.
As Metagross had served me well as a tank, I decided to level up a second Metagross. So I took a Dyna-Tanhel that I had on reserve, evolved it into Metagross, brought it to level 40, and upgraded the Dyna attack to level 3.
Then I picked up a Rotomurf, which had also been sitting unused in the bag. This monster was also evolved, brought to level 40, and the Dyna attack was raised to level 3.
Then I started the battle again. Since Riffex frequently used Acid Spray as an attack, my two Metagross could tank the attacks very well. After a few minutes and Dyna phases, I was able to come out of the battle victorious this time.
The object of desire – in my Pokémon bag
How much did the endeavor cost? This spontaneous battle, which thankfully ended successfully, was an expensive undertaking. In total, the spontaneous decision to prepare new monsters for the fight cost me the following resources:
408 Rotomurf candies
45 XL Rotomurf candies
493 Tanhel candies
50 XL Tanhel candies
471,400 Stardust
2,400 Dyna particles
some TMs
Since I usually hoard quite a lot of resources in Pokémon GO, I could follow the spontaneous idea without any problems. Fortunately, I even had Dyna particle bags, without which it wouldn’t have worked.
Was the battle expensive? Yes. Did it hurt to use so many resources spontaneously? Yes. Was it worth it to obtain a monster that I like and to rejoice over the victory? Yes, yes, and yes again.
Have you also made such spontaneous and costly decisions in Pokémon GO? Feel free to share your experiences in the comments. If you want to know what events are upcoming, then check our overview with all events in November 2025 in Pokémon GO.
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The creator behind Breaking Bad has released a new sci-fi-series that is also receiving quite good reviews. However, the premise is quite similar to an episode of Rick and Morty that the creator wasn’t aware of beforehand.
Warning Spoilers: The following article contains spoilers about the premise of the series Pluribus.
What series is it about? Vince Gilligan is mainly known as a screenwriter, producer, and director of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. Since November 7th, his new sci-fi series Pluribus has been streaming on Apple TV, and the three episodes released so far have been well received. On Rotten Tomatoes, the series currently holds a critic score of 99% based on 99 reviews.
However, the premise is quite similar to an episode of Rick and Morty. In an interview with Marco Risch from the YouTube channel Nerdkultur, the author comments on this.
Both the YouTube channel (Nerdkultur) and the podcast (Nerd & Kultur) are part of the Webedia network, which also includes MeinMMO.
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Fortunately, I apparently hadn’t seen this episode yet
What are the similarities between Rick and Morty and Pluribus?Pluribus features a post-apocalyptic setting, but different from what you know. An unknown entity causes the majority of people to become a hive mind (everyone belongs to a higher self) that consists only of joy, optimism, and peace. Individualism is gone, but a utopia is created.
In episode 3 of season 2 of Rick and Morty (Auto Erotic Assimilation), Rick, Summer, and Morty travel to a planet controlled by a hive mind with which Rick has a quite personal and intimate relationship. Here, themes like peace without individualism are also touched upon.
Regarding the similarity of the two premises, Vince Gilligan mentioned in the interview with Marco from Nerdkultur (via YouTube) in response to the question if he has seen Rick and Morty, said the following:
It’s an excellent series, very funny and very clever […] You’re right, there is an episode of Rick and Morty, and we were already on the way to making Pluribus when I saw it one evening and said: Oh! Oh, damn. Oh no […] Fortunately, I apparently hadn’t seen this episode yet. […] And had I seen it when I had the idea, I probably would have done something different.
In this context, he also explains that there probably aren’t that many ideas in the world. He had a similar incident with his hit series Breaking Bad, as another series resembled that premise as well.
You can watch the entire video by Marco on Pluribus here:
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With Breaking Bad, Gilligan had a similar incident
What happened with Breaking Bad? In the interview, Marco points out to Gilligan that the author had no idea about the series Weeds during the pitch for Breaking Bad, which came out 3 years before Breaking Bad. In the dramedy series, a widow starts selling marijuana to support her family, and over the course of the 8 seasons, which can currently be streamed on Netflix, she falls into an illegal spiral.
As huffpost.com reported in 2012, Gilligan was unaware of it before the pitch for Breaking Bad and probably would never have pitched the series if he had known about Weeds: If I had known weeks or even days before this meeting about Weeds, I wouldn’t have had the will to go on. I would have told myself (and I’ve said this many times): ‘Damn! All good ideas are already taken!’
When he asked his co-producers about Weeds, they supposedly just said: Great show. But your thing is something completely different. She deals with grass, your guy with crystal meth. Apples and oranges.
Breaking Bad is known as one of the most famous and beloved series of all time, loved by critics and viewers alike. Whether Pluribus can maintain its initial reviews will be seen in the coming weeks. A new episode is supposed to be released every Friday. Did you know there is an alternate ending to Breaking Bad? In the better ending of Breaking Bad, Walter White wakes up in a legendary sitcom
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For the Twitch streamer Thomas “Sodapoppin” Morris, a moderator in the past allegedly stole from the content creator in a nasty way. Sodapoppin shared the story during the stream.
Who is it about? It is about the streamer Sodapoppin, who is one of the biggest streamers in the international Twitch bubble with over 9 million followers on the platform. He founded the hardcore WoW guild OnlyFangs, which gained significant popularity.
Several years ago, Sodapoppin had a moderator named Matthew, whom he helped. Matthew supposedly needed a place to sleep because his parents had thrown him out. Sodapoppin says he took Matthew in.
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What happened next? The Twitch streamer continues, stating that he not only paid for Matthew’s flight and taxi to his house, but also gave him an older computer to work on. In total, Matthew supposedly lived with Sodapoppin for a month. During this time, he also started streaming, according to Sodapoppin.
One day, Matthew allegedly received a donation of $30,000 in his Twitch stream. A very high amount for a donation via Twitch, especially since Matthew was said to have around 50 viewers.
Matthew supposedly wanted to celebrate the donation with Sodapoppin and his colleagues, which is why he invited everyone out to eat.
How was Sodapoppin stolen from? However, Sodapoppin’s brother supposedly found discrepancies in the PayPal expenditures. In online shops for skins from Counter-Strike, Sodapoppin allegedly spent several thousand dollars through his PayPal.
Sodapoppin himself, however, never made these expenditures. Further puzzling: on such websites, users need to provide an identification document to purchase skins. It doesn’t work without it.
Sodapoppin believes Matthew had the login data of Sodapoppin’s PayPal since it was said to have been stored on the older computer Matthew worked on. An identification document is said to have been stolen by Matthew from Sodapoppin’s room. Thus, the former mod was able to buy skins.
Matthew then resold the skins and “donated” the money to himself through the Twitch stream.
The new Aion 2 has launched in Korea and Taiwan. Now players are sharing their first impressions of the MMORPG and explaining its strengths and weaknesses.
What kind of MMORPG is this? The game aims to be a true theme park as a successor to Aion from 2008, concentrating more on PvE content compared to NCSoft’s last MMORPG, Throne and Liberty.
Now that the MMORPG has launched in Korea and Taiwan, it aims to captivate players before the developers release it globally in 2026. Whether it succeeds is what players explain after their first hours in the game.
Here you can watch the trailer for Aion 2:
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A lot of positives for Aion 2
How is the MMORPG received? After the first 5-10 hours of gameplay, many players are sharing their first impressions of the new MMORPG on Reddit and in YouTube videos. The combat system is particularly praised, which, while not as creative as the current RPG hit Where Winds Meet, recalls classic MMORPGs.
The combat can be played in both action combat and tab-targeting modes and shines with an interesting mechanic. Skills can trigger multiple “procs” that enhance regular abilities, dealing more damage and effects, making rotations less monotonous.
This is demonstrated by Jay Oddity in his first impression on YouTube. The YouTuber exclusively focuses on MMORPGs on his channel and pays particular attention to games from Korea. You can find his first impression here:
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How beautiful is the world: Regarding the game world, the release of Where Winds Meet slightly hurts Aion 2, claims YouTuber Aragon: “The world itself visually leaves something to be desired compared to the game ‘Where Winds Meet’ I’ve just played.” He has recently played the open-world RPG a lot but primarily focuses on MMORPGs and class builds on his channel.
Conversely, YouTuber Jay Oddity states that while the MMORPG looks good, it still retains the typical flair of Unreal Engine 5 that some players are simply tired of seeing. Both YouTubers, however, praise the verticality and the ability to fly early in the game, providing a different perception of the world.
How does it perform technically? According to YouTuber Jay Oddity, there were no issues at launch with performance. The game ran smoothly, with no performance drops or other issues aside from lag caused by poor connections to the Asian servers.
Overall, Aion 2 is very well received by fans; the release seems successful for now, although no one has reached the endgame yet, and topics like raids and PvP remain untested. However, there is one thing players are unhappy about.
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How is the monetization working? Aion 2 also implements strong monetization in Korea. The game is free-to-play but has several optional monthly costs. Two subscriptions are offered to players:
Wind Breeze Membership (430 TWD approx. 12 €):
Access to the warehouse from anywhere
Trading with other players allowed
Own premium trader
Access to the auction house
Ability to exchange premium currency for in-game currency
Tsenka Membership (645 TWD approx. 18 €):
Double loot per dungeon run
50% faster energy recharge
More reward chances in leisure game modes
Double time in PvP area
Special Shugo Membership (980 TWD approx. 27 €):
Combines the two previous subscriptions for a cheaper price
So, to fully experience Aion 2, for example with access to trading or more loot from dungeons, players hardly escape the two subscriptions. The subscriptions always last for 28 days, or 4 weeks, which means that the fee is paid 13 times a year instead of 12.
However, these are not the only optional costs players will face. In addition to the subscriptions, there are also two battle passes that each run for 62 days, or two months. Here too, in the premium track (which can only be unlocked with real money), there are items that have a direct impact on character strength.
When combining the monthly costs of the combined subscription and the battle passes, the total optional services cost 1,643.5 Taiwanese dollars per month, which amounts to about 45.50 €.
Is that all? No. Aion 2 has an energy system that limits how often players can loot in the dungeon. This concept is well-known from other Asian games. In Aion 2, this energy does recharge slowly for free, but players who pay money can loot more, and they also receive crystals from the battle passes to recharge their energy. Thus, players can enter the dungeon infinitely, but loot is only available to players with energy.
Criticism not only from the West
The entire monetization system annoys many players in the community, who are already condemning Aion 2 and criticizing the developers of NCSoft on Reddit. Players from Korea and Taiwan have also strongly criticized the game. Consequently, NCSoft’s stock fell nearly 15% after the release.
Stock of developer and publisher NCSoft on Google Finance
The developers held an emergency livestream on YouTube shortly after launch, announcing initial improvements to the pay-to-win system and plans to mitigate some of the mechanics mentioned above. They also intend to adjust gameplay elements such as balance.
Similarly, NCSoft has shown with Throne and Liberty that many of the pay-to-win elements from Korea were not carried over to the western version. The Asian market and players there usually have fewer issues with pay-to-win elements than cultures in the West.
It was thus expected that western players would experience a form of culture shock. Even after adjustments to the monetization of the game, it is likely that the Asian version will remain more pay-to-win than the version we receive in the West.
The first impression of Aion 2 is quite positive in terms of gameplay. The game seems to be doing many things right, and the negative feedback is currently focused almost exclusively on the pay-to-win aspect, which the developers are already working on. When the release in the West will take place, the publisher recently revealed to its investors: MMORPG Aion 2 announced release window in the West, but one sentence may hurt fans
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The homogenization of the peoples in World of Warcraft is clearly noticeable. This really annoys MeinMMO demon Cortyn.
World of Warcraft has changed significantly and has long outgrown the roots of Warcraft III. Sure, the major peoples of the strategy game still exist, but they have lost much of their uniqueness in recent years. With the existence of the Alliance and the Horde, the peoples have grown closer together. However, this has led to something that is often called homogenization in the community – many peoples have become somewhat similar and only differ visually.
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Those who created a Night Elf in the early days of World of Warcraft and quested from the Leafshade Valley through Teldrassil, then the Darkshore and Ashenvale, ended up with a pretty good impression of who the Night Elves are, what their culture is like, their military structure, their belief in the goddess, their connection to nature, and their skepticism towards the younger peoples.
These cultures basically ran throughout the entire Vanilla world. Back then, there was no major overarching plot, and the developers were simply expanding the world that was established with Warcraft III. The clear goal was to make the peoples multifaceted and detailed. Therefore, several areas are dedicated to each people. I don’t mean to say that Classic was necessarily better in terms of story (because from my perspective it wasn’t), but it was simply able to provide much more room to give the peoples a strong, individual character.
At times, a lot of culture was shown – especially Night Elves took longer to develop.
From this starting position, WoW has continued to evolve. New peoples like Blood Elves, Draenei, or Worgen were added, and at least through the starting areas their stories were well explained, and the peculiarities of their peoples were internalized.
But that is becoming more and more the exception. The latest patches and expansions are characterized by a reduction in conflicts between the peoples.
I am not fundamentally against peace or the rapprochement of the individual peoples. “Politics” has always been a part of World of Warcraft to a certain extent.
The peoples are losing their uniqueness
But what bothers me the most is the fact that the peoples are losing their distinctiveness. In the WoW subreddit, there is a meme that basically all the peoples are just “humans with different ears or skin colors” – and unfortunately, that is true.
Now and then, you see a brief flash of the peculiarities of the peoples, when a group of Void Elves summons a bunch of Void Portals or Moon Priests call upon the blessing of the goddess. Or when there is an event specially tailored to a people, such as the major questline about Bel’ameth and the new home of the Night Elves.
But in many respects, the cultures and peculiarities have increasingly blended and then been aligned to humans.
I miss Night Elves that seem mystical, martial, and exotic to other peoples. The beings that are thousands of years old, with whom shorter-lived peoples could never be sure what such ancient creatures think and know.
And yes, I also miss the racism. Because as abominable as it is in the real world, it is essential for an exciting fantasy universe that is based on the diversity of various peoples, cultures, and species. Especially the tensions and differences between the peoples, formed over more than 10,000 years, are a major appeal of Warcraft for me.
I want to see how the conflict between Trolls and Blood Elves flares up again and again.
I want to see how Orcs never really make peace with Night Elves and one act of revenge leads to another.
I want to feel what it means to belong to a dying people as a Night Elf, once ruled over the whole world and now had to cede almost all territories to “artificially created aliens” – because nothing else are the creatures created by the Titans.
In recent years, there has been less and less of that. That doesn’t mean that the current story of WoW is bad – it’s not. I love the theme of the Void, liked the character development of Anduin, and find Xal’atath as an antagonist great.
But I would like it even more if the peoples were to differentiate themselves more strongly from each other again. Not just on paper, but also in actions and consequences in quests and the major events in Azeroth.
The Void Elves are hardly questioned by other peoples.
The Alliance suffers more than the Horde
I find that these problems are significantly greater in the Alliance than in the Horde. This may be due to the fact that we recently had a patch that focused entirely on the Goblins, but largely also because there have always been internal conflicts in the Horde. Mutual distrust, especially through Sylvanas, and many missions where the cultures have to meet and find a consensus.
In the Alliance, this happens much less frequently – and that’s a shame. I still find it extremely ridiculous that there have basically been no (or very, very few) quests in which the different Alliance peoples react dismissively towards the Void Elves or are more skeptical of the Lightforged with their fanaticism.
I believe that Blizzard is increasingly receiving this feedback over the years and must know that a “cuddle-wuddle world”, where everyone is constantly coming closer together and becoming more alike and completely rationally comes to the conclusion that they should cooperate, eventually loses its appeal. This can be seen in the drastic reactions to Lady Liadrin in Midnight, but also already in the Arathi patch, when from an Orc-hating operator of internment camps, who even named himself “Trollbane”, suddenly becomes an understanding man who wants no war.
What bothers me the most is the fact that this seems to work like a cycle. A new people is introduced, which seems foreign, complex, and simply “different” for precisely one expansion, and at the latest in the following addon, it is so integrated into the Horde or Alliance that the culture or peculiarities no longer play a significant role. This was the case with the Voidborn, it was the case with the Vulpera, and it threatens to be the case with the so promising Haranir again.
It doesn’t help that more and more peoples and allied races are joining the two factions. Because with now 26 peoples, only a very small percentage of attention remains that developers can give to an individual people at all. Perhaps it would be good to draw a line here and first not introduce any new peoples, but to breathe a little more life and individuality back into the existing ones.
This really annoys me. I want to see peoples that clearly and noticeably differ from each other. Where cultural differences lead to conflicts that openly and covertly express hostilities and often do not come to a consensus. Or how do you see it?
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Today marks the start of the new animated series “The Mighty Nein” on Amazon Prime, based on the second D&D campaign by Critical Role. The new group of “heroes” consists of 7 different characters with varied talents, backgrounds, and personalities, which we want to introduce to you in this list.
Attention! This list is designed to be as spoiler-free as possible and roughly discusses the backgrounds of the characters, as long as it does not give away spoilers or heavy plot twists. It is thus suitable for newcomers who want to get to know and place the characters of the Mighty Nein better. We ask you, if you want to comment, please do not spoil anyone.
After the first episode of the new series adaptation of Critical Role’s “The Mighty Nein” was briefly available on YouTube, it officially starts on November 19, 2025, on Amazon Prime. Initially, the first three 45-minute episodes will be available, to which another episode will be added week by week.
In the first episode, you could meet three members of the new adventurer group, focusing on magic, who have big shoes to fill after the heroes from Critical Role’s first Amazon hit “The Legend of Vox Machina”. Despite the success, Critical Role is even more ambitious with their second series adaptation than with their first, as they want to reach many newcomers alongside loyal fans, but also understand that the characters from The Mighty Nein are quite different from the virtuous personalities from Vox Machina.
“They have a lot of inner demons,” says Sam Riegel, co-producer of the series and member of Critical Role on YouTube, “They are complex characters. They are not just heroes looking to perform heroic deeds. They have real problems they need to deal with.”
And these complex candidates, plagued by problems and inner demons, we want to introduce to you in this list in line with the release of the animated series.
Here you can see the animated trailer for “The Mighty Nein”, the new animated series featuring the original voices from Critical Role:
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In this list, we introduce you to the 7 “heroes” from “The Mighty Nein”, who – contrary to what one might mistakenly assume from the name – do not consist of 9, but of 7 members. This also led to a joke in the trailer where the group initially consists of only 6 adventurers.
The name originated from the circumstances of the streamed campaign, where the mix of Caleb’s Zemnic/German accent and many rolled Nines contributed to the “Nein”. How the group in the animated series comes up with the name remains intriguing.
Caleb Widogast (Liam O’Brien)
Race: Human
Class: Wizard
Caleb is – without wanting to insult him and according to the description of his speaker Liam O’Brien (on Instagram) – a “dirty, shabby” wizard who apparently carries a lot of emotional baggage with him.
He is rather reserved and tries not to stand out too much. This makes him a rather quiet and unassuming member of the Mighty Nein, who only comes alive at the mention of spells and the history surrounding magic. His reserved nature often leads others to underestimate him, yet he is still considered one of the most powerful members of the group.
Showrunner Tasha Huo explained regarding the diverse magic that will be seen in The Mighty Nein that the series reflects the backgrounds and individuality of the individual characters through their magic: “Caleb, for example – a meticulous and strict young wizard – rarely needs rare materials that must be precisely measured and used to cast his spells. His magic fundamentally differs from that of the other characters.” (Source: Collider)
Due to his past, he harbors a unhealthy self-contempt that none of the other “Nein” can easily take from him, yet he still possesses a strong drive to achieve his goals.
In the original English version of “The Mighty Nein”, in the campaign as well as in the animated Amazon series, Caleb speaks with a “Zemnic” accent and uses “Zemnic” words, which Liam drew from the German language.
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AMD has announced that it plans to present a major upgrade for its graphics cards in December: FSR Redstone. New graphics cards will particularly benefit from this, while older AMD models will not.
What has AMD presented? AMD will hold its first event focused on FSR Redstone on December 10, 2025. This is reported by the magazine Tomshardware.com.
Redstone is expected to be AMD’s alternative to Nvidia’s DLSS 4.0 and aims to compete with it. FSR and DLSS are so-called upscalers that compute the image at a low resolution and then upscale it. This is intended to save performance in everyday use.
Redstone is expected to bring many benefits, but only new graphics cards will benefit
What disadvantage is there? FSR Redstone is expected to be exclusive to AMD’s RX-9000 series. Currently, this includes the RX 9070 (XT) and the RX 9060 (XT). This means that many older graphics cards would not benefit from the upgrade.
So far, it is also not known which games will be officially supported and what will happen to the previous version, FSR 4.0.
What does the feature look like currently? AMD’s current FSR version is number 4 and offers significant improvements compared to older models. However, there is a catch:
FSR 4.0 is also currently exclusive to RX-9000 series models, but can be used on older AMD models with tricks. This is partly due to the fact that 4.0 relies on machine learning (ML) with AI, which older graphics cards lack.
At least there has been ongoing consideration at AMD about whether to bring FSR 4.0, at least in a streamlined version, to older models.
If you want to get more out of your gaming PC, you might consider buying a new graphics card. But does it really matter in the end whether I choose AMD or Nvidia? MeinMMO presents the similarities and differences between AMD and Nvidia and explains what you should consider before your next graphics card purchase: How important is it whether I buy AMD or Nvidia for a graphics card?
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Fortnite will be down today, Wednesday, November 19, 2025, for a patch. What you should know about version 38.11 can be found at MeinMMO.
Wednesday, 11/19/2025
09:29 AM
Good morning and welcome to our live ticker. The server downtime starts at 10:00 AM German time – matchmaking will be disabled 30 minutes prior. We will accompany the downtime during this time and provide you with all important information regarding server status and leaks related to the update. So stay tuned!
What happens during the server downtime? The servers will be shut down. During this time, you won’t be able to play Fortnite.
When does theserver downtime in Fortnite start? The servers will be shut down on November 19, 2025, at 10:00 AM. A short time before (about half an hour), matchmaking will be disabled (source: x.com).
When can I play Fortnite again? That depends on the size of the update and the duration of the downtime. This is a smaller update, so expect at least an hour.
When will patch notes be available? Epic Games only sporadically posts patch notes for updates online, usually only after the downtime. As soon as they are available, you can read them with us.
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Fortnite zeigt in seinem neuesten Trailer das bunte Crossover der Simpsons
Fortnite: Patch 38.11 – What do leakers say?
What can I expect from the upcoming update? The reliable leaker Shiina on X has already shared some details regarding the upcoming content of the update. You can expect the following:
A live event countdown is expected to be added
Players will soon be able to participate in a stress test for the live event without spoilers
The Winter Rush event will bring you a free skin
You can unlock this skin from tomorrow according to leaks
There may also be more surprises waiting for you in the data of the new update, but so far these are all the leaks that Shiina has outlined. It remains to be seen what Epic Games has prepared for The Simpsons before the end of the season, as this season is much shorter than normal seasons.
We will follow the server downtime live and provide you with the most important information and leaks. Have you just started playing Fortnite and are still a complete beginner? Then we have 6 tips for you that will improve your skills in the game: 6 quick tips in Fortnite that will make you better immediately
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Trymacs is one of the most successful German Twitch streamers. In a stream, he mentioned that he might have had a good chance to become a professional football player if he had been better.
How could Trymacs have become a professional football player? During the game, Trymacs told his viewers that he would “probably never be a professional football player”. He further explained that he was “the opposite of a What If“. It’s a kind of thought experiment about what could have been if one had chosen differently.
Trymacs claims to have played for a total of 11 years as a youth in a football club and never got injured. He also participated in a trial training session with the club FC St. Pauli.
The club would have taken him on as a reserve player at most. For Trymacs to be able to play, eight players would have needed to get injured, says the Twitch streamer. Overall, this doesn’t indicate such bad chances if one wants to pursue the path of a professional football player.
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Vom Pizza-Lieferant zu einem der größten deutschen Twitch-Streamer – Leben und Karriere von Trymacs in 2 Minuten
“I had all the chances”
What else speaks for Trymacs? During a game in the Kingsleague, Trymacs not only supported his football team, but he also had to go onto the field himself. When Trymacs gave his best on the field and even scored a goal, the moderator asked the present Bastian Schweinsteiger how he found the Twitch streamer’s performance in the game.
Bastian Schweinsteiger is a former football player who also played for the national team and won the World Cup title in 2014. So, if anyone knows what they’re talking about, he should be one of them.
He had positive words for Trymacs, stating that Trymacs’ ball control was “excellent” and that “there are rarely center forwards who handle a ball as elegantly” (Source: YouTube from minute 00:07).
What did it fail on? Although Trymacs had good conditions and always played as well as he could, it apparently wasn’t enough to become a successful professional football player. The reason: He simply wasn’t good enough at playing football.
Trymacs continues, saying he was too bad for the youth team and was therefore placed in the third men’s team of a club at the age of 15.
The third men’s team typically consists of hobby or recreational players. The level in this team is much lower, for example, in comparison to a youth performance team.
In the third men’s team, Trymacs’ team lost consistently, and afterward, he stopped playing football. “I’m not a What If. I had all the chances,” Trymacs concludes (Source: YouTube from minute 00:47).
What else does Trymacs share? Finally, Trymacs shares a little anecdote. For the trial training at FC St. Pauli, he brought his own football: a real Jabulani ball. That was the official match ball of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
However, Trymacs was not allowed to take this ball to training and left it in the changing room, where it was promptly said to have been stolen.
The nominations for the Game Awards are just out, and the first developer of a game on Steam claims that he is nominated in the wrong category. He requests to be excluded from the awards – and receives an immediate response from Geoff Keighley.
Megabonk would actually have fit into the category, as the developer vedinad has not published any other games so far. Moreover, the game is very successful and had over 117,000 simultaneous players on Steam at peak (see SteamDB). However, on X, the developer admits that this is not true:
He writes that it is an honor for him to be nominated. However, he is not suitable for the category since he has previously published games under other studio names. Megabonk is not his first game. If that is true, he does not belong in the “Best Debut Indie” category.
There are also other indie titles where developers have previously worked on other games. AdHoc Studios, the developer of Dispatch, was founded by veterans from Telltale. Even Clair Obscur was developed by former employees of Ubisoft.
Who could be behind it? Rumors suggest that DaniDev is involved, a successful developer on YouTube (see Reddit). He has developed games like Crab Game, Muck, and Jelly Drift. However, the incidents did not confirm the rumors.
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The launch trailer of Megabonk on Steam shows not only fast action but also a lot of “Bonk”
Game Awards moderator responds to the request
What does Geoff Keighley say about this? Keighley is the organizer of the Game Awards and has since responded to the request on X. He recounts the case again and thanks the honesty of the solo developer. He then makes his decision:
We are grateful for his honesty. As a result, MegaBonk will be removed from the category.
This means that all votes cast for the game so far are no longer valid. So please vote again for another title in the category if you had previously voted for Megabonk.
Keighley adds that the developer of Megabonk will share more when he is ready. The moderator of the Game Awards respects that vedinad does not want to take recognition away from other indie teams, even if the game itself is outstanding.
In ARC Raiders there is a trap for players who are particularly curious. But with some skill, you can survive the developers’ trick.
What kind of trap is it? In ARC Raiders, there are various loot areas. On the map “Dam-Battlefields,” one of these areas is the so-called Control Tower. There you will find items of the classes “Industry” and “Security.”
Inside the Control Tower, you can find an elevator shaft that brings you up to the roof of the building using a zipline and subsequent stair steps. However, there awaits the developers’ trap.
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ARC Raiders soll laut der Community die chilligsten Lobbys haben
On the west side of the building, there is a ladder that seemingly allows you to reach a lower floor – and there could be loot waiting. But the ladder ends abruptly, with no ground underfoot. Curious Raiders simply fall to their death, as demonstrated by Twitch streamer Timmy2Cans in a TikTok clip.
Ladder becomes a skill check with loot as a reward
Not just trolling by the developers: The ladder actually has another purpose besides sending curious Raiders to their death.
If you descend the ladder almost to the bottom and bravely take the leap, you can grab onto a ledge and pull yourself up, which actually leads to another floor. If you walk along the outside of the building on the newly reached level, you will come to an open window that leads into the building.
Is the risk of the jump worth it? Yes, definitely. Through the open window, you enter a room in the tower that is usually locked, where there is often valuable loot – provided you have the right key with you.
The required key is of epic rarity and thus not so easy to obtain. If you dare the jump from the ladder and successfully complete the mini-skill check, you can enter the room even without the key – especially useful in raids with a free loadout.
In Where Winds Meet there are a lot of menus, currencies, and rewards that players can collect along the way. For one player, a pop-up became a curse, and that happened right at the end of a boss fight.
This is what the difficulty level is about: Where Winds Meet is a new action RPG with MMORPG elements, where you can freely choose the difficulty level. The currently hardest mode is “Legend,” which can only be set at the start. Although you can usually change the difficulty outside of battles, this is not the case here. And once you lower it because an enemy hits too hard, you cannot return to “Legend.”
A player fought a boss on “Legend” and was almost winning the fight. The strong enemy had only a few hit points left, just like the player character. However, the game had other plans and lured with a reward in a pop-up window right in the middle of the fight.
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Schnelle Gründe, warum ihr Where Winds Meet zocken solltet
What was that pop-up? A player shows in a clip on Reddit how he fights against the boss “The Void King” in Where Winds Meet. The boss is almost defeated, but the player character is also taking a lot of damage. After about 15 seconds, a large reward window suddenly opens across the entire screen. Although the player closes it, the boss continues to attack him, as the game does not pause in the meantime. There is no time to react, and the character meets their demise.
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The player commented on his clip: “Pay to Win???!?! More like Pay-to-Lose with this damn Battle Pass.” Whether Where Winds Meet actually has Pay-to-Win elements is still unclear. Many shop contents are cosmetic, but individual items could otherwise be farmed in the game.
In this case, the feature definitely did not help in winning, on the contrary.
“That would have made me rage-quit”
This is what the community says about it: The menus and the UI are already criticized by many. In the comments, several players complain about the annoying notifications. User Legitimate_Log_1356 is reminded of annoying YouTube advertisements. And others write that they would have closed the game immediately after such an action.
In another Reddit post, Kain-rpg writes about the menus: “My only real problem is the ungodly amount of time you spend in menus just to ‘collect rewards.’ Just give them to me automatically, damn it! […] I want to experience Wuxia adventures, not spend 40% of my playtime hanging around in menus.” You can learn more about the Wuxia genre here on MeinMMO.
And CloudNimbus agrees: “I’ve been playing for 4 days and still don’t know where to find x, y, or z in the menus. I just click on random things and hope for the best.”
Where Winds Meet offers not only tough boss fights but also an incredible number of features, systems, mechanics, and even genre mixtures. If you are new to this open-world RPG and feel overwhelmed by the scope, we have helpful tips that we wish we had known a few weeks ago: Where Winds Meet: 15 tips that will significantly ease your entry
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Once again, you need to get motivated to farm in Legion Remix, as new rewards are waiting for you. With the end of today’s maintenance (11/19/2025), many new contents have been unlocked that you should also play to secure all the cool bonuses.
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WoW Legion Remix: This insane time travel works
What new content is available? The following content is now playable in Legion Remix:
The planet Argus with 3 areas and an extensive campaign. Illidan fights here against the leaders of the Legion. He investigates the mystery of the immortality of demons and their rapid rebirth.
The dungeon “Seat of the Triumvirate”. There you will experience how Alleria became the elf you get to know in The War Within and Midnight.
The raid “Antorus, the Burning Throne” across 4 difficulty levels (LFR, normal, heroic, mythic). Here are the most powerful servants of the Legion, and at the end even the corrupted World Soul of Argus.
Aside from that, you should also pay a new visit to all the vendors on the island in Dalaran, as many new rewards are now available. Among them are both stylish tier sets and some mounts and toys. The perfect opportunity to complete your collection.
More Eternal Power through more Knowledge
If you have not yet obtained the maximum of Eternal Knowledge, you will find some new opportunities in the latest update. You should complete both the dungeon and the raid to gain a bit more Eternal Knowledge. Eternal Knowledge increases the amount of Eternal Power you receive from all sources – and that in turn rewards you with more versatility so that eventually you will reach the maximum of 999 versatility.
What content is still missing? Even though Argus was basically the last major patch of the Legion expansion, there are still a few new content pieces that are set to come. There are said to be some “Remix Only” things created specifically for this game mode. According to Blizzard, these will also include catch-up mechanics that allow for a late entry into the event.
Furthermore, a new vendor will be added later on December 2nd, selling the coveted housing items. It is advisable to farm a lot of bronze until then, so you can directly stock up on all the desired furniture and decorations. But also, starting today, one of the best cinematics of all time is on.
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The release of one’s indie game is a big moment for developers. It’s unfortunate when something goes wrong. In one case on Steam, Valve wanted to make amends for a mistake, but everything just got worse.
Which game is it about? Planet Centauri is an indie game from the developer Permadeath and first launched in Early Access in 2016. The title is a mix of Terraria and Pokémon and managed to gather quite a few fans with this concept.
Before the full version release in December 2024, the game had already sold 103,400 times and landed on 138,675 wishlists on Steam. Then the game was released in its final version, marking the end of a 10-year development period.
Developers had high expectations given the numbers on Steam, but as they revealed in a post on Reddit, the game sold only 581 times in the first five days. Thus, it was far from making it onto the list of best-selling games on Steam.
The developers were simultaneously puzzled and shocked. The long years of hard work seemed ruined. A question lingered in the air the whole time: How could this happen?
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Planet Centauri mischt Terraria mit Pokémon
Valve rushed to the rescue
What do the developers say? Just two months ago, the developers received a message from Valve. According to them, there had been a technical issue. Users who had added Planet Centauri to their wishlists did not receive an email notification at release, contrary to expectations.
It was a bug, and Valve wanted to make the situation right. The company offered the developer to feature Planet Centauri prominently on the Steam store on a selected day, so it would still receive the necessary attention.
This way, the game could also be seen by users who did not have it on their wishlist. A great opportunity for an indie studio, one would think. Valve even offered the developers to choose the specific day themselves.
The decision was made for November 12, 2025. A big mistake, as it turned out.
And understandably, all of this was prominently visible on the front page of the store. Daily deals on games were overshadowed as a result, including Planet Centauri. Once again, the game fell victim to adverse circumstances – this time not due to a bug, but due to extremely poor timing.
Laurent Lechat from the Planet Centauri team reacted to the incident in a statement to Polygon: “The day was more or less chosen randomly by us. It’s simply bad luck, and we have to accept it.”
Despite everything, the placement in the store had a small impact: The game sold more than 5,000 times on that day. Compared to the high numbers before the release, this seems low, but Lechat emphasizes: “What may seem like a small amount will help us greatly, as it is enough to survive for at least a year and complete our second game, which is currently under development.”
So it is a silver lining, and fans of the studio can look forward to the upcoming title, which will be a 2D roguelike. We can only hope that the release of this game will bring fewer problems and that both Steam’s technology and the timing will play in the developers’ favor. You can read more about it on MeinMMO: What happened to the developer who worked 10 years on a game on Steam and even sold his car?
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The co-op shooter Warhammer 40,000 Darktide offers many contents for fans of the dark and brutal universe. Soon, Darktide will receive a new class that is even considered scum in the Underhives.
What is this new class? In Warhammer 40,000 Darktide, you must team up cooperatively in the Underhives to embark on missions to destroy the Chaos corruption. The lawless area in this first-person shooter is a comparably vile place even in the Warhammer universe, where really no one would want to have a job. There is toxic rain, no daylight, no air, and no food.
In line with this, a new DLC class for the game will be released on December 2, 2025. The Hive Scums represent the criminal scum of the Underhives: They are aggressive, wild fighters who rely on chemicals, and for the first time in the game, they will enable the use of weapons in both hands.
A trailer for the class can be found here:
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Warhammer 40,000 Darktide shows a new class in the trailer that relies on chemicals and a crowbar
Multiple play styles are supposed to be possible
What is this class? The class is supposed to not only rely on an aggressive play style but also allow you multiple approaches. You should be able to play as a hyper-aggressive fighter as well as from a distance with explosions and toxins. If you prefer a bulkier style, you should also be able to play the Hive Scums as a kind of bruiser. Several tools will be available to you:
You should be able to use various toxins and chemicals against your opponents, but also as bonuses for yourself.
The Hive Scums are the first class in Darktide that can use weapons with both hands. You can carry 2 pistols or knives and fight your way through enemies with them.
Fans of Half-Life can look forward to using a crowbar as a melee weapon.
Thanks to flashbangs and rocket launchers, you should also have good options for crowd control.
Overall, the class seems to have many tools to take down large groups of enemies.
If you like to personalize your character, there should also be several tattoos, hairstyles, and face paint options.
With the Hive Scums, you are the visual representation of the Underhive: a ruthless and aggressive class that relies on all the tools you can find in this dreadful place.
You should be able to play the class starting from December 2nd on all platforms. The DLC is expected to cost €11.99.
The Game Awards will once again honor the best games of the past year on December 11, 2025. Twitch streamer shroud is already dissatisfied with the nominations, particularly due to one category.
What is shroud criticizing? In a stream on Twitch, shroud expressed his views on this year’s Game Awards. During this award ceremony, hosted by Geoff Keighley, games are nominated in various categories and then awarded.
Just a few days ago, the nominations for the year 2025 were announced. Particularly noteworthy was the record of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – the game received a whopping 12 nominations, which also sparked criticism. Shroud is primarily dissatisfied with the candidates in the “Game of the Year” category, the main award of the event.
He notably misses the extraction shooter ARC Raiders in the selection of six games and criticizes that the title was overlooked. Nominated alongside Clair Obscur are Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Donkey Kong Bananza, Hades 2, Hollow Knight: Silksong, and Kingdom Come Deliverance 2.
He vented his frustration about the non-nomination of ARC Raiders on Twitch.
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Trailer for the community event “Breaking New Ground” in ARC Raiders
A Controversial Topic
What exactly does the streamer say? Shroud believes he knows the reason why ARC Raiders does not appear in the most important category of the Game Awards. The game has made headlines partly because the developers admitted on Steam that AI was used in its development.
This supposedly supported the development with “procedural and AI-based tools,” but the end result is still the result of the creative work of the team. A message that nowadays invites critical voices. According to shroud, AI is an eyesore for the Game Awards and this has led to the multiplayer title ARC Raiders not being considered for the main prize.
The world is simply not ready for AI in video games yet. They are just not ready. But hey, at least they nominated it [ARC Raiders, Editor’s note] for something. I really thought they wouldn’t nominate it for anything because they were afraid of negative reactions. But at least they nominated it for something, which is good.
shroud
The Game Awards did not completely ignore the game. It appears in the “Best Multiplayer” category. This at least makes shroud somewhat satisfied. However, he concludes: “Once again, another year, another manipulated year. This is crazy.”
By the way, shroud has a special opinion about one nominated game on the list. The fact that Donkey Kong Bananza is in the running for the Game of the Year award causes the streamer to shake his head:
Imagine Donkey Kong… If Donkey Kong were to win, this award ceremony would be over. Who the hell plays Donkey Kong Bananza? No one plays Donkey Kong Bananza. No one. This is crazy.
shroud
The streamer then makes his prediction and names Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 as the likely winner of the Game Awards. He himself would award the prize to Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. Battlefield 6, according to shroud, will win “Best Action Game,” and ARC Raiders will at least win the multiplayer category.
The topic of AI, however, continues to spark discussions. The use of the technology in the creative field is controversial. What is your opinion on this? Does it bother you when AI is used in games? And what do you think about the nominees of the Game Awards? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments. Another game also uses AI, but seems to do it right: While everyone is discussing AI in games, a new RPG hit is thrilling: ‘What I wished for my first MMORPG’
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For 13 years, Guild Wars 2 has been a staple in the MMORPG landscape. Now, a major update has been announced for the first part to modernize the classic on Steam. The entry will also be made easier with a new bundle.
What is happening with Guild Wars? The ArenaNet team announced Guild Wars Reforged on November 18, 2025. As the name suggests, it is a new version of the MMORPG Guild Wars, which originally released in 2005.
The new version of the game is set to be released on December 3, 2025, making the overall experience more accessible and modern for new players. However, Guild Wars Reforged is also designed to benefit veterans, as it is said to be more than just a one-time update.
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Guild Wars Reforged shows the features of the major update in the announcement trailer
Updates on visuals, technology, and pricing
What is behind Guild Wars Reforged? In an announcement on the official website, the developers revealed what can be expected from the new Reforged version. The major update is led by the team 2weeks, which consists of former ArenaNet employees. They have disclosed the first innovations in the announcement:
There will be a new bundle for €19.99, which is supposed to include the expansions Prophecies, Factions, and Nightfall. If you have already purchased one of the expansions, all will be unlocked with Reforged.
There will still be no subscription.
The new version is verified for the Steam Deck, and Reforged is also expected to be playable with modern controllers.
Additionally, a revamped UI and new visual updates with new effects, better lighting, and improved textures will be included.
Furthermore, simpler navigation through quest tracking systems and a guide for controls will be possible.
Reforged is an update for the existing game; apart from the DLCs, the innovations are free. In the announcement, the developers also mention that it will not just be a one-time update, and they aim to continue improving the game with the help of 2weeks. However, the details about the future are not clear from the announcement.
In 2025, Guild Wars received minor updates in the form of bug fixes. Reforged seems to be a major overhaul of the 20-year-old game, aimed at attracting newcomers and bringing veterans back.
Cloudflare is experiencing issues. Important services like X.com and ChatGPT are unavailable. MeinMMO will keep you updated on how things progress.
What kind of ticker is this? Cloudflare is currently causing massive disruptions for many services and websites. This includes several German websites that also rely on the Cloudflare service. MeinMMO will keep you updated on the current situation and when the services will be operational again.
MeinMMO also affected: If you want to log in to MeinMMO, it is currently not possible, as we also use Cloudflare for reCaptcha. Logins on our sister sites GameStar and GamePro are also currently not functioning.
Who is affected? Several services like X.com, PayPal, partially WhatsApp, and ChatGPT are affected by the outage. On many websites, only the logins are affected if they use Cloudflare as a protective measure via Captcha.
TUESDAY, 11.18.2025
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This is the current situation: At this point in time, almost all important services are working again without any major problems. ChatGPT, PayPal, and other sites can be accessed again without any issues.
According to its own statement, Cloudflare is still fixing a few minor problems, but otherwise the outage seems to have been resolved (see post at 4:45 p.m.). Otherwise, that should be the end of the problems.
Tips: If you continue to experience difficulties, log in again or reload the relevant page, for example by pressing CTRL + F5. This will clear your browser’s cache.
TUESDAY, 11.18.2025
04:45 PM
There are still some issues, but they should be resolved soon. There is another update from Cloudflare:
The team is continuing to focus on restoring service post-fix. We are mitigating several issues that remain post-deployment.
04:25 PM
A new update from Cloudflare. All problems have now been resolved, but we will continue to monitor the situation:
We are continuing to monitor for any further issues.
TUESDAY, 11.18.2025
04:10 PM
According to Cloudflare, the problem persists. However, most websites and services are working again.
If you are experiencing problems, please log in again or reload the website. Ctrl + F5 will help on a PC.
We will keep you updated.
04:00 PM
Okay, it seems that not all problems have been solved yet. Cloudflare has issued another status update. There are still login problems and some pages are still unavailable. However, they say they are working on it:
Some customers may be still experiencing issues logging into or using the Cloudflare dashboard. We are working on a fix to resolve this, and continuing to monitor for any further issues.
03:54 PM
Current status: Most services should now be working again. At least for us, most websites and services are accessible again.
If you are still experiencing problems, please reload the website or service, for example by pressing CTRL + F5 in your browser on your desktop PC.
We will keep you informed if there are any further changes or problems.
TUESDAY, 11.18.2025
03:44 PM
Another status update from Cloudflare. The provider states that it believes the problem has now been resolved and all services are working again. However, it is continuing to monitor the situation and will intervene if necessary:
A fix has been implemented and we believe the incident is now resolved. We are continuing to monitor for errors to ensure all services are back to normal.
03:40 PM
However, the problems have not yet been completely resolved. In an update at around 3:30 p.m., Cloudflare stated that much of the service was back up and running, but that they were still working to restore services:
We’ve deployed a change which has restored dashboard services. We are still working to remediate broad application services impact
03:35 PM
Things are starting to move, or Cloudflare’s fix seems to be working:
Many websites appear to be up and running again, at least. Caseking is now accessible again. Epic Games is also available again and is not throwing up any Cloudflare errors. Threads also seems to be working again.
We will keep you updated on how things progress.
03:32 PM
Current status: Many websites are still affected, and several services such as X.com, PayPal, and WhatsApp are not working or are causing problems.
ChatGPT continues to cause problems and is not working for us. Perplexity.AI, an alternative to ChatGPT, is working again for us and is responding well to our questions.
TUESDAY, 11.18.2025
03:29 PM
The popular hardware supplier Caseking is also currently unavailable. There, you will also receive an error message from the Cloudflare service. Other suppliers such as Alternate and Mindfactory, on the other hand, are still available.
03:25 PM
The last update from Cloudflare was at around 3 p.m. Here, the service provider explained that it was still working on the problem: “We are continuing working on restoring service for application services customers.”
03:15 PM
Many services are still not functioning at the moment. A login with PayPal, X.com, and Epic Games is not possible with us. ChatGPT and Perplexity.AI are also unreachable.
However, Cloudflare is working in the background on a fix. We will keep you updated.
03:05 PM
According to Cloudflare, there are still issues. Many websites remain inaccessible. Services like ChatGPT are also not functioning.
03:00 PM
Perplexity.AI, the alternative to ChatGPT, is also down. If you want to use the service, you will also see an error message from Cloudflare.
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When will it continue? Cloudflare stated in a status update around 1 PM that they have identified the issue and are working on implementing the fix. It said: “The issue has been identified and a solution is currently being implemented.”
Officially, the issue is still considered unresolved. We will continue to keep you updated.
02:48 PM
Who has been affected? Due to Cloudflare, login is currently not possible on many websites, including ours and our sister sites GameStar and GamePro. However, you can continue to read the pages without any issues. Only login and commenting are not working.
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Who has been affected? Many websites, including ours and our sister sites GameStar and GamePro, are currently unable to log in due to Cloudflare. However, you can still read the pages without any issues. Only login and commenting are not working.
Services like ChatGPT, Paypal, and X.com are also affected. Even Gronkh.TV has been hit.
02:38 PM
Epic Games is also affected. At least if you are not automatically logged in and just want to visit the website. Because then the Recaptcha query messes up your plans.
2:30 PM
Current status: Many websites and services like ChatGPT and X.com are unavailable or displaying error messages.
Cloudflare has already stated that they are working on the issues and aim to resolve the problem as soon as possible.
ChatGPT is constantly busy or are you looking for a free alternative? MeinMMO presents a whole range of alternatives in this article that you can use for free. We explain what the other models offer and what you can do with them. We also present the pros and cons: ChatGPT: 6 free alternatives to the successful chatbot from OpenAI
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