In October, the MMORPG New World is planning a major update. Now it is seeing higher player numbers. However, some players are hesitant about their return.
According to Steamdb, New World is currently experiencing a rise in player numbers on Steam. The 24h peak is currently just under 33,000, while in previous weeks it was 8,000 players less. At the moment, there are even queues when logging in.
Nevertheless, Amazon was not able to solve all problems with the update, which is why some players are still unsure whether they want to return to the MMORPG.
Players do not want to return despite improvements
There will also be changes to the economy. The developers are gradually repairing the broken economy and ensuring that money is distributed more fairly in New World. So far, the economy has been heavily influenced by bots.
In the video, you can see the current update:
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New World: This is what to expect in the largest update so far
Under a post on reddit, it becomes clear that many players would like to return, but see the imbalanced economy as too big of a problem. Some see it as a disaster, while others consider it already repaired. Again, others wish for new servers for a fresh start.
Many players like New World but do not play it for various reasons. Nevertheless, they wish the game success and praise the new update.
This is what the community says:
toljar: ‘Give me a freshly started server and I’ll come back.’
Glover1007: ‘Even though I don’t play anymore, I wish the game success; the new update looks great.’
kindafunnylookin: ‘I would be very happy if New World manages to be successful despite all its problems.’
securitywyrm: ‘A broken economy is a red flag for me because it’s never just the economy that is broken.’
criosist: ‘It’s getting better, but it still has bad problems that probably won’t be solved anytime soon.’
What do you think about the topic? Are you currently playing New World, or have you played it before? Would you return if the developers fix all the problems? What do you think about the idea of new servers? Feel free to let us know in the comments here on MeinMMO!
In Pokémon GO the big Psychic Spectacle is currently running where you can encounter numerous Pokémon. We from MeinMMO have looked at what monsters they are and will tell you which ones you should definitely catch.
Which Pokémon is it about? Currently, Pokémon GO is hosting this year’s Psychic Spectacle, which brings you a range of thematically appropriate Pokémon in the wild, in eggs, and in raids. You can also find some specimens in the rewards of the event quests and limited research.
However, not all monsters you can encounter during the event are worth it. We have looked at the spawns in more detail and listed for you 10 Pokémon that you should secure for the Psychic Spectacle.
We start our ranking with the best Pokémon for raids and the GO Battle League, which you can find on the first page, and on page 2 we will show you all the monsters that are particularly worth collecting the Shiny variants.
When does the event take place? The Psychic Spectacle runs from September 6, 2022, at 10:00 local time until September 12, 2022, at 20:00 local time.
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1. Mega-Alakazam
Mega-Alakazam normal (left) and Shiny (right)
What kind of Pokémon is this? Mega-Alakazam is the temporary evolution of the Psychic Pokémon Alakazam from the first game generation. The monster is making its debut in the game during the Psychic Spectacle. To evolve, you need 200 Mega Energy.
Why is Mega-Alakazam worth it? A glance at Alakazam’s stats shows that the Pokémon can benefit from an enormous attack value. Its Mega evolution is significantly stronger and has, behind Deoxys (Attack Form), the currently highest value.
If you catch an Alakazam after the Mega raid, it will also learn the charge move Psychic during the event. This move charges relatively quickly and deals significant damage to the opponent. Therefore, you should definitely secure this Pokémon for your raid battles.
Where can you find it during the event? Mega-Alakazam will be available during the Psychic Spectacle in Mega raids. There you can secure the necessary Mega Energy and then evolve a strong Alakazam yourself. With a bit of luck, you might even encounter a Shiny Alakazam after the raid.
What kind of Pokémon is this? With Abra, we stay within the family of Alakazam, as this Psychic Pokémon from the first generation can evolve into Alakazam and eventually into Mega-Alakazam via Kadabra.
Why is Abra worth it? If you are looking for a strong Psychic Pokémon but do not want to spend passes on the corresponding Mega raids, you should keep an eye out for Abra. This monster is not particularly strong on its own, but through its evolution Alakazam, it can perform well in the raids.
Alakazam benefits from high attack, solid stamina, and defense values. Although it does not quite match its competitors, like Mewtwo and Hoopa, it secures a spot among the top 10 Psychic attackers in the game with a moveset of Confusion and Psychic.
In addition, your Alakazam automatically learns Psychic as an event move during the Psychic Spectacle when you evolve Kadabra accordingly.
Where can you find it during the event? Abra spawns in the wild throughout the event. There you might even encounter a Shiny version with a bit of luck. Additionally, you can occasionally find Abra’s evolution Kadabra in the wild. However, this cannot be caught in its Shiny form.
3. Ralts
Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir and Gallade normal (left) and Shiny (right)
What kind of Pokémon is this? Ralts is a Psychic and Fairy Pokémon from the 3rd generation. It evolves into Kirlia and then into Gardevoir and Gallade.
Why is Ralts worth it? Ralts is generally one of the weaker monsters in the game. However, that cannot be said about its two evolutions Gardevoir and Gallade. They impress with high attack values and solid defense and stamina.
Like Alakazam, they rely on a moveset of Confusion and Psychic in battle and also rank among the top Psychic attackers in the game.
Additionally, Gardevoir can impress with a moveset of Charm and Dazzling Gleam as a strong Fairy attacker and is therefore also one of the best attackers in Pokémon GO.
Where can you find it during the event? Ralts can be found in the wild throughout the event, possibly even as a Shiny version with a bit of luck. Also, Kirlia, Ralts’ first evolution, will occasionally appear here.
However, it is similar to Abra and Kadabra, only Ralts can be caught as a Shiny version. To obtain Shiny Kirlia, you can only evolve Shiny Ralts.
4. Woobat
Woobat normal (left) and Shiny (right)
What kind of Pokémon is this? A somewhat inconspicuous Pokémon in this list is Woobat. The Psychic Pokémon from the 2nd generation only has the pre-evolution Woobat. The monster has no evolution.
Why is Woobat worth it? Although Woobat does not seem particularly special at first glance and can only score with high stamina, it could still be interesting for some players.
Woobat manages to secure 27th place in the PvPoke ranking of the Super League with a moveset of Counter, Return, and Mirror Coat. So if you’re still looking for a strong Psychic Pokémon for the GO Battle League, Woobat might be an option. Furthermore, you can also catch the monster in its Shiny form.
Where can you find it during the event? Woobat will be available in Level 3 raids throughout the entire Psychic Spectacle.
5. Deoxys
Deoxys in its various forms normal (top) and Shiny (bottom)
What kind of Pokémon is this? Deoxys is a legendary Psychic Pokémon from the 3rd generation. The monster has four different forms: Normal form, Attack form, Defense form, and Speed form. It has no pre-evolution or evolution.
Why is Deoxys worth it? Generally, Deoxys is primarily appealing to Shiny hunters, as all its forms can be caught shiny with a bit of luck. Additionally, looking more closely at the individual variants of the Psychic Pokémon reveals that they have significantly different stats.
With the Attack form, for instance, Deoxys has the highest attack value in the game. However, its stamina and especially its defense are quite poor, which means the Pokémon does not last long in battle, thus it does not belong among the best attackers.
In its Defense form, the stats are somewhat more balanced overall. This monster boasts an enormous defense value, while its stamina and attack are average. Thus, it is a solid candidate in the Super League and secures 42nd place with a moveset of Counter, Psyshock, and Thunderbolt.
Where can you find it during the event? You can find Deoxys in its various forms in Level 5 raids during the entire event. With a bit of luck, it can also be caught as a Shiny.
Here you can find the best counters against the various forms of Deoxys:
However, during the Psychic Spectacle, not only strong Pokémon will be interesting for raids or PvP battles, but especially Shiny specimens are very popular with many players. On the next page, we will show you 5 monsters for which you should definitely secure the Shiny during the event.
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The Twitch streamer Clara “Keffals” Sorrenti (28) advocates for the rights of transgender people. For this, she is regularly targeted. About a month ago, she was swatted in her home in Canada and arrested. She then launched a campaign to take down the forum “Kiwi Farms”. Now she celebrates the victory.
This is Keffals:
The Twitch streamer Keffals is repeatedly the target of online attacks as an activist for the rights of transgender people.
The 28-year-old is outspoken and confronts such attacks head-on. Her popularity and influence are growing: in 2021, Keffals averaged 100 viewers on Twitch, but over the last 30 days, she averaged 1,500. On Twitter, Keffals now has 146,000 followers.
Twitch advocates for diversity, a topic that has potential for conflict:
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What happened when Twitch appointed a woman to the security council who behaved like a deer
Streamer interrogated at home by police due to fake email
This is the latest conflict:
About a month ago, the Twitch streamer became the target of a hate campaign. The site Polygon reported that Keffals was “swatted” and arrested at her home in London, Ontario, on August 5 (via polygon). Keffals says she woke up and saw the barrel of a gun.
Someone had sent a false email and threatened people in Keffals’ name. The email said that Keffals had killed her mother and planned to go to the town hall with an illegal firearm to injure people.
It is believed that this campaign originated in the notorious “Kiwi Farms” forum: Kiwi Farms is considered a “hate forum”.
What is swatting? In a swatting incident, the police are alerted under false pretenses (such as a hostage situation) and sent to the address of the swatting victim. The idea is that the police surprise the victim to thwart a crime. Swatting is by no means a prank call; it is a very serious matter. People have died as a result of swatting, and perpetrators have gone to prison for it.
This is how the Twitch streamer took revenge: Keffals was able to put so much pressure on her community that the service provider CloudFlare withdrew its support for the forum (via cloudflare), and it now looks like the forum must shut down and remain permanently offline.
Keffals is celebrating this success with her community on Twitter.
Germany praised for “tough approach” against cyberbullying
This is interesting from a German perspective: On September 6, Keffals shared 4 messages from a German woman whom she identified as one of the users of “Kiwi Farms” (via twitter).
The woman shares an alleged official letter from the public prosecutor’s office in Nuremberg-Fürth. According to the document dated August 21, 2022, an investigative procedure was initiated against her.
The allegations are:
Cyberbullying
Cyberstalking
Hacking
Threat
Hate speech
Persecution of minorities
Keffals also shares chat logs: The woman was asked if she was being prosecuted for cyberbullying in the case of the German YouTuber “Drachenlord”. However, she replied “No, for Keffals.”
Berlin law professor considers document to be fake
What is the problem with this post? The post shared by Keffals is seen by Twitter users as evidence of the strictness of the German justice system and that Germany is taking a tough stance against cyberbullying – in contrast to the lax laws elsewhere.
However, this seems to be an interpretation from a German perspective that is difficult for us to understand. Because from Germany, there have repeatedly been cases where action was not taken against cyberbullying:
It has been widely discussed that Green politician Renate Künast had to endure severe insults online because even these insults still fell under freedom of expression. Künast had to fight for her rights in the Federal Constitutional Court.
A major investigation by ZDF Magazin Royale in May 2022 revealed that the German police had failed in many cases in pursuing crimes on the internet (via youtube).
This is how law professor Dr. Kirstin Drenkhahn from Berlin also exposes the letter as likely fake: The wording did not match, and the formalities were also incorrect.
In any case, a tough decision seems to be coming for the 5 Twitch streamers of NNO:
Because their streaming conflicts with being a “serious competitive LoL player”.
Riot Games’ rules collide with their Twitch streams and their ad deals, but also – as with Tolkin – with their employment relationships.
Other team members have also noted that their current work on Twitch and in the LoL scene will soon no longer be compatible with Riot Games’ regulations:
Bot laner Broeki is currently linked to the “Prime League” team Eintracht Spandau.
Other team members have ad deals that would no longer work.
NoWay is one of the biggest Twitch streamers in Germany. He finds it hard to restrict himself.
The Twitch streamers hope that Riot Games will reconsider and take their special situation into account.
What impact the German LoL scene is developing was demonstrated by YouTuber HandOfBlood at gamescom 2022:
In any case, a tough decision seems to be coming for the 5 Twitch streamers of NNO:
Because their streaming conflicts with being a “serious competitive LoL player”.
Riot Games’ rules collide with their Twitch streams and their ad deals, but also – as with Tolkin – with their employment relationships.
Other team members have also noted that their current work on Twitch and in the LoL scene will soon no longer be compatible with Riot Games’ regulations:
Bot laner Broeki is currently linked to the “Prime League” team Eintracht Spandau.
Other team members have ad deals that would no longer work.
NoWay is one of the biggest Twitch streamers in Germany. He finds it hard to restrict himself.
The Twitch streamers hope that Riot Games will reconsider and take their special situation into account.
What impact the German LoL scene is developing was demonstrated by YouTuber HandOfBlood at gamescom 2022:
In any case, a tough decision seems to be coming for the 5 Twitch streamers of NNO:
Because their streaming conflicts with being a “serious competitive LoL player”.
Riot Games’ rules collide with their Twitch streams and their ad deals, but also – as with Tolkin – with their employment relationships.
Other team members have also noted that their current work on Twitch and in the LoL scene will soon no longer be compatible with Riot Games’ regulations:
Bot laner Broeki is currently linked to the “Prime League” team Eintracht Spandau.
Other team members have ad deals that would no longer work.
NoWay is one of the biggest Twitch streamers in Germany. He finds it hard to restrict himself.
The Twitch streamers hope that Riot Games will reconsider and take their special situation into account.
What impact the German LoL scene is developing was demonstrated by YouTuber HandOfBlood at gamescom 2022:
In any case, a tough decision seems to be coming for the 5 Twitch streamers of NNO:
Because their streaming conflicts with being a “serious competitive LoL player”.
Riot Games’ rules collide with their Twitch streams and their ad deals, but also – as with Tolkin – with their employment relationships.
Other team members have also noted that their current work on Twitch and in the LoL scene will soon no longer be compatible with Riot Games’ regulations:
Bot laner Broeki is currently linked to the “Prime League” team Eintracht Spandau.
Other team members have ad deals that would no longer work.
NoWay is one of the biggest Twitch streamers in Germany. He finds it hard to restrict himself.
The Twitch streamers hope that Riot Games will reconsider and take their special situation into account.
What impact the German LoL scene is developing was demonstrated by YouTuber HandOfBlood at gamescom 2022:
In any case, a tough decision seems to be coming for the 5 Twitch streamers of NNO:
Because their streaming conflicts with being a “serious competitive LoL player”.
Riot Games’ rules collide with their Twitch streams and their ad deals, but also – as with Tolkin – with their employment relationships.
Other team members have also noted that their current work on Twitch and in the LoL scene will soon no longer be compatible with Riot Games’ regulations:
Bot laner Broeki is currently linked to the “Prime League” team Eintracht Spandau.
Other team members have ad deals that would no longer work.
NoWay is one of the biggest Twitch streamers in Germany. He finds it hard to restrict himself.
The Twitch streamers hope that Riot Games will reconsider and take their special situation into account.
What impact the German LoL scene is developing was demonstrated by YouTuber HandOfBlood at gamescom 2022:
In any case, a tough decision seems to be coming for the 5 Twitch streamers of NNO:
Because their streaming conflicts with being a “serious competitive LoL player”.
Riot Games’ rules collide with their Twitch streams and their ad deals, but also – as with Tolkin – with their employment relationships.
Other team members have also noted that their current work on Twitch and in the LoL scene will soon no longer be compatible with Riot Games’ regulations:
Bot laner Broeki is currently linked to the “Prime League” team Eintracht Spandau.
Other team members have ad deals that would no longer work.
NoWay is one of the biggest Twitch streamers in Germany. He finds it hard to restrict himself.
The Twitch streamers hope that Riot Games will reconsider and take their special situation into account.
What impact the German LoL scene is developing was demonstrated by YouTuber HandOfBlood at gamescom 2022:
In any case, a tough decision seems to be coming for the 5 Twitch streamers of NNO:
Because their streaming conflicts with being a “serious competitive LoL player”.
Riot Games’ rules collide with their Twitch streams and their ad deals, but also – as with Tolkin – with their employment relationships.
Other team members have also noted that their current work on Twitch and in the LoL scene will soon no longer be compatible with Riot Games’ regulations:
Bot laner Broeki is currently linked to the “Prime League” team Eintracht Spandau.
Other team members have ad deals that would no longer work.
NoWay is one of the biggest Twitch streamers in Germany. He finds it hard to restrict himself.
The Twitch streamers hope that Riot Games will reconsider and take their special situation into account.
What impact the German LoL scene is developing was demonstrated by YouTuber HandOfBlood at gamescom 2022:
In December 2020, the German top laner Niklot “Tolkin” Stüber ended his professional career in League of Legends. The 24-year-old had played in 8 LoL teams since 2016 but never made it to the LEC. Tolkin took a job at the Berlin company “Freaks4U” as a caster and talent, and started gaining traction on Twitch. He had to resign from that job in September 2022. By accident, he is trying to get back into the Prime League in LoL with a hobby team.
How did Tolkin’s career go?
The player Tolkin is considered one of the best German top laners. He roamed through 8 different teams from 2016 to 2020 and made a name for himself during that time. He calls himself the “record champion of the Prime League” but says he is “hard stuck”, meaning he is trapped in the German league.
Throughout his career, Tolkin never made it to the big league, the LEC. While other German players like BrokenBlade, PowerofEvil, Upset or Amazing succeeded in jumping to the “big teams”, played in the USA, or even flew to the Worlds, Tolkin never managed that leap. However, he seems to have long accepted this and has fun considering himself the “CEO of the Playoffs”.
In December 2020, he ended his professional career after 2 years with “mousesports”. The YouTube video of his farewell is the most successful of his career (via youtube).
How is it with the jump to the LEC? The problem for someone like Tolkin, who plays successfully in lower leagues, is the extremely young average age of professional players in LoL: Players typically enter the professional leagues at 18, 19, or 20. For those who haven’t made the jump by then, the window is essentially closed. Especially since many players start considering retirement from the professional scene at 24 or 25. Faker, who still plays at 26, is already considered an exception.
Many young LoL players dream of a great career. Faker has already had his:
Tolkin starts as a caster and Twitch streamer
This is what he did afterwards: Tolkin remained connected to LoL: He began working at the German company “Freaks 4U Gaming”. The Berlin agency specializes in LoL and collaborates with Riot Games to organize the German Prime League. On December 22, 2022, Tolkin announced that he would start there as a “Content Creator/Influencer” (via twitter).
Tolkin was apparently ready to start a new chapter in his life and switch from player to caster. As a “color commentator”, he commented on games in the Prime League First Division in 2022.
Tolkin plays LoL on the side in a kind of pub team
This is the strange twist of fate: Although Tolkin closed the chapter of “professional LoL” for himself, he joined a team of German Twitch streamers in January 2021 to form a kind of hobby LoL team:
The team is called “No Need Orga”. Originally, the team was founded in 2013, lay dormant for a long time, until it was revived in September 2020.
The team consists of 5 of the most successful German Twitch streamers who also play “competitive LoL” in the 2nd division on the side.
They have no coach and very few structures – almost like a pub team.
Tolkin did not expect the success:
This team, which actually played without great ambition, succeeded in 2022 against all odds in winning the 2nd division in Germany and is now playing, in September 2022, for promotion to the 1st division.
This shows a successful backdoor play; NNO is now known for this way of playing LoL:
Tolkin’s team is so popular with fans in 2022 that the final of the 2nd division reached many more viewers than the final of the 1st division.
Tolkin has to resign because he made it to the relegation
This is the consequence for Tolkin: Tolkin had to leave his job at Freaks 4U on September 1, 2022. Riot’s rules do not allow him to be an employee of a company that works with Riot Games and play in Division 1 at the same time.
What impact the German LoL scene is developing was demonstrated by YouTuber HandOfBlood at gamescom 2022:
In any case, a tough decision seems to be coming for the 5 Twitch streamers of NNO:
Because their streaming conflicts with being a “serious competitive LoL player”.
Riot Games’ rules collide with their Twitch streams and their ad deals, but also – as with Tolkin – with their employment relationships.
Other team members have also noted that their current work on Twitch and in the LoL scene will soon no longer be compatible with Riot Games’ regulations:
Bot laner Broeki is currently linked to the “Prime League” team Eintracht Spandau.
Other team members have ad deals that would no longer work.
NoWay is one of the biggest Twitch streamers in Germany. He finds it hard to restrict himself.
The Twitch streamers hope that Riot Games will reconsider and take their special situation into account.
What impact the German LoL scene is developing was demonstrated by YouTuber HandOfBlood at gamescom 2022:
The influx for WoW: WotLK Classic is huge. So big that there are long queues and hardly anyone can play.
The pre-patch for Wrath of the Lich King Classic has been live for several days now and finally allows the creation and leveling of Death Knights before moving to Northrend with the launch at the end of the month. However, not everyone who wants to play can do so – the demand is gigantic and there are queues that last almost half a day.
What’s going on with WoW Classic? In WoW Classic, the pre-patch 3.0 is currently live, leading up to the expansion “Wrath of the Lich King”. WotLK is considered the most popular expansion of World of Warcraft and accordingly attracts many players.
However, a problem has developed in WoW Classic, as the community tends to want to play only on a fraction of the available realms. In each region, almost everyone is gathered on the largest realms or has migrated to the “Fresh Start” servers, where everyone starts from scratch.
This currently leads to queues of up to 10 hours in the afternoon and evening – depending on the realm. So if someone wants to play WoW for an hour after work, they probably have to start their PC and log in before work or school.
Wait times like this are often the norm right now.
On other realms, the problems are less severe, with queues of 10-30 minutes to be expected.
So can you not play at all? Yes, it is possible. However, in many cases, WoW fans will have to choose a realm that is less populated, which likely cannot be a long-term solution. After all, hardly anyone wants to give up their characters or switch to a realm where the faction balance is completely out of whack.
Another concern is that you might switch to a realm that will be “dead” after a few weeks. After all, both Burning Crusade and Vanilla Classic have shown that the player base consolidates on a few realms and underpopulated realms tend to die out rather than become healthier after some time.
The real strain is yet to come: Even though the influx is already massive, the real problem seems to be just around the corner. The launch at the end of September is likely to be a big incentive for many old hands and newcomers to give WoW Classic a try.
It is to be expected that the queues on launch day will be even larger – and there does not seem to be an immediate solution to the problem.
Are you also annoyed by the long queues? What do you think Blizzard could do to solve the issue?
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The WoW streamer Zack, better known as “Asmongold”, is the largest streamer in the MMORPG sector and co-founder of the organization “OTK” (One True King). Now, the Twitch star demonstrates how one should definitely not unpack their expensive gaming PC.
This is behind the action: At the beginning of August, OTK announced that they wanted to launch the “best PCs in the universe” together with the friendly streamer Charlie “Cr1TiKaL” White. However, the project named “Starforge Systems” received a lot of criticism beforehand.
Now Asmongold has received his PC from Starforge Systems and opened it live on stream on September 1. However, the unboxing was so chaotic that many viewers’ hearts raced.
The most terrifying PC unboxing ever
This is how chaotic the unboxing went: First, Asmongold cut the sealing tape on the box with scissors, while viewers criticized him for his technique. The streamer assured, however, that he had never cut himself.
Then he tried to gently let the PC slide out of the packaging – by simply tipping the box over on his gaming chair. Concerned viewers advised him to put the box on the floor and cut it open instead.
Asmongold took the advice of his viewers but chose a huge machete to cut it open and began hacking at the sides of the box. In the process, he not only almost cut his desk chair, fans had also somewhat justified worries about his hands:
this part made me heartbeat sooo fast you don’t even know 😳 where not to put your hands while unboxing with a machete lol….asmongold be safe!! pic.twitter.com/ZPeewadcSG
A viewer described the action as the “most terrifying PC unboxing” they had ever seen. At the same time, others added that it was also the most entertaining one.
If you are up for some thrills, you can check out the probably most chaotic unboxing of all time here. If you don’t want to look at that at all, you can rest assured: Asmongold somehow manages to free the PC from its box without bloodshed or wreckage.
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Here you can see the video of the unboxing. Already at minute 02:30 the machete action begins.
Reactions somewhere between admiration and mockery
This is how the action was received: The unboxing was not only shared on Asmongold’s YouTube channel, but also Starforge Systems shared a clip on Twitter, with the explicit warning not to try this at home.
While some viewers mainly talked about how nervous they were while watching, others admired the dedication with which Asmongold plays his role:
I have never seen anyone in my life so intentionally silly yet clever. This guy knows exactly what he’s doing and loves to cater to his audience’s expectations. I love you damn much, Zack.
Others mocked that they had never seen so much physical activity from Asmongold and called for him to be sent more packages. His technique was also criticized: one would expect a better handling of a blade from an MMORPG player.
On Twitter, a user demanded that the crazy action be offered as a service: when purchasing the most expensive Starforge PC, Asmongold should personally come by to unpack it with the most impractical and dangerous tool in the house.
Asmongold himself has now realized that a machete is not the appropriate tool for opening a new PC – next time he wants to use a chainsaw (via Twitter).
Asmongold is regarded by many as the WoW streamer par excellence and embodies the stereotype of the typical gaming nerd: long hair, messy room, questionable hygiene, and terrible nutrition. Many of his viewers can probably identify with that. A girlfriend doesn’t really fit into the picture. Therefore, a photo of Asmongold wearing a shirt from his ex recently caused excitement.
In Destiny 2, players can pre-order the upcoming DLC “Lightfall” for 100 € and benefit from the new Exo weapon “Silverstorm”. However, players compare it to one of the most broken weapons in the history of the loot shooter,as it causes issues.
Broken and locked again: The Silverstorm is a new exotic auto rifle from Season 18 with cool features. It can fire a homing mini-rocket if you land enough hits on your enemies. Additionally, the weapon generates up to three grenade launcher shots, which you can fire in a separate mode to deal high damage.
Basically, this is a one-man army weapon for 100 €, as you can currently only obtain the weapon if you pre-order the Deluxe Edition of Lightfall. However, this is currently causing a lot of annoyance. Many Guardians want to peacefully test their new guns, but Silverstorm has been deactivated again – and this is the second time in a season.
100 € Exo follows in the footsteps of an icon
Why is the weapon broken? Guardians in Destiny 2 always test each new weapon thoroughly. They have accidentally noticed that the new auto rifle has more advantages than initially assumed. These include:
Grenade launcher mode made you invulnerable
You could switch to first-person mode on the Sparrow
You could also transfer the grenade launcher mode to other auto rifles
Invulnerability, exploiting raid mechanics, or obliterating Guardians or bosses are already part of Telesto’s history. If you compare both weapons and their bugs now, you will find that they are not far from each other.
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Guardians are joking on Reddit that the loot shooter will soon have a new perpetrator for chaos and bugs. This will annoy not only you but also the developers who will have to deal with it.
Special weapons bring special problems: Comparing both weapons that cause trouble, one thing becomes clear: They stand out from the standard guns.
They either fire special projectiles, have different firing modes, or complicated mechanics. All of this combined creates a delicate mix that tends to break systems. In Destiny 1, Exo weapons were already considered special if only one striking feature was present. Now, as the loot shooter hosts many exotics in its list, it becomes difficult to develop Exos that stand out from the already known examples.
Bungie will still bring more Exos to the market, and they are likely to be even crazier than their predecessors. Hopefully with fewer issues.
What do you think about the renewed ban of the weapon? Do you feel sorry for the players who paid 100 €? Or are you amused by the spectacle that the new gun will still provide? Let us know in the comments!
We also introduced you to a special weapon that can obliterate any boss in a fair way:
The controversial YouTuber DrDisrespect has been working with a developer studio for a while on his own game – Deadrop. The shooter is supposed to include NFT elements, including characters and skins. One of these characters seems to have taken inspiration from Call of Duty: Warzone, and after weeks of silence, the Doc finally speaks up and is truly not pleased.
The figure is based on Guy Beahm, a former developer at Call of Duty, who was responsible for map designs.
Currently, DrDisrespect is developing a shooter with NFT elements – Deadrop – together with the studio Midnight Society. The streamer is also one of the founders of the studio.
DrDisrespect complains about CoD developers – “I don’t like them”
Which skin is it about? It is about a character that is part of the “Founder-Packs” of Deadrop. The character is highly limited in the game, already making it one of the rarest items. A user posted a comparison of the two skins on Twitter:
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The creator of the character in Deadrop is considered to be Robert Bowling, the Studio Head of Midnight Society. Like Guy Beahm, Bowling also previously worked at Call of Duty and was a creative employee at the CoD studio Infinity Ward.
Tweet translation: “They could have at least named it after me.”
What does DrDisrespect say about the topic? He was suspiciously quiet and did not comment on the matter for a long time. However, during a recent stream, he finally spoke out.
He played a few rounds of Warzone with TimTheTatman and landed shortly after the match started in the Gulag. DrDisrespect then began one of his typical rants about Warzone. A game that still fascinates him, but also brings out the worst in him.
It starts with him criticizing the appearance of Warzone again: “Look at how disgusting the game looks”. Then he suddenly addressed the supposedly stolen contents:
They stole the idea from one of our concept arts. Just like they stole the idea behind one of our characters. […] A bunch of slimy guys over there. […] I don’t like them.
If you want to see the recordings yourself, you can find a fitting video on the highlight channel “CHAMPIONS CLUB” (via youtube.com). The corresponding scenes can be seen in the first few minutes of the video.
The discussion is viewed critically by many users. The design of the character from Deadrop seems somewhat generic, and some users argue that similar designs have been seen many times under the comparison tweet @ModenasHD (via twitter.com).
Share your opinion on the topic with us in the comments.
The streaming service Twitch has issued a temporary ban on the Canadian streamer Dave Prezoh (24). The young man got drunk live on stream on Saturday, September 3, and fell naked into bed. But the camera was still on when he woke up.
This is the streamer in question:
Dave Prezoh is a Canadian streamer. He has an average of 370 viewers. When he plays, he plays games like Mario Kart 8 or Super Mario 64.
Prezoh has been streaming since 2014 and has been a Twitch partner since 2021. Only as a partner can one earn significant money through Twitch.
As the site Sportsskeeda reports, he is also working as an editor for the podcast “The Cold Ones” and is a friend and collaborator of the big streamer Ludwig and HasanAbi.
You can also become a star on Twitch while sleeping:
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Twitch: This is the quirky story behind the most popular clip of all time
Streamer gets drunk and completely forgets that the camera is still rolling
How was he banned? According to reports, the last stream got out of hand:
The streamer got drunk live in front of the camera.
Then he felt sick and vomited.
He stripped naked and went to sleep.
When he shortly after woke up, he stumbled naked and half-asleep to the computer, then realized that the streaming program OBS was still running. The moment he realized he was naked on the internet, he ended the stream.
This is how Prezoh comments on the ban himself: He mocks himself in many posts. He writes.
“Bro, I wake up naked in bed and OBS tells me I’m still streaming. That was a crazy moment”
Regarding the ban he writes: “My fault, I’ll never show my penis again. I swear.”
He asks fans: “Did you all really see my thing?”
How is this being commented on? The action is generally taken with a smile:
On reddit, a user says: “That’s disgusting. Where can I take a closer look at the footage for scientific purposes?”
One user is upset because he missed the best part: “Damn, I saw the stream and he got drunker and drunker, but I turned off before the private show started.”
An image of the incident has already gathered over 63,000 likes and many remarks (via twitter).
With the 3-day ban for “unintentional nudity”, Twitch is within bounds. In 2020, there was an incident when a Twitch streamer thought she was giving a private show for OnlyFans, but was still live on Twitch.
That caused much more outrage back then than the ban on Dave Prezoh now, but even then there was only a 3-day ban:
In this type of game, you spawn with your ideally fully equipped character on a map, collect heaps of loot, and head to a point where you exit the map. If you die before that, your collected loot, including the gear you carried, is gone.
If you want to see gameplay of Escape from Tarkov to get a better understanding of the gameplay mechanics, we include “the Battle for Concordia” here:
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Escape from Tarkov Gameplay – Battle for Concordia
Why do Tarkov players hunt their teammates?
Players in Escape from Tarkov have unwritten rules that they expect players to adhere to.
When a rule is broken, some players choose the drastic measure of shooting their teammates.
Reddit user PrimeErebus explains in the Tarkov subreddit that he has been playing frequently with strangers he found on a Tarkov Discord server in player searches.
However, those players did not adhere to one of the unwritten rules, which is why PrimeErebus calls them “loot goblins” on reddit and claims to have “executed” them in-game (via reddit).
What does the unwritten rule state? As reddit user ass1434 formulated and received nearly 800 upvotes for, the unwritten rule that led to the death of teammates is:
“What you kill, you keep.”
In practice, this rule means that the player who gets a kill on an opponent gets to loot the enemy first and keep the loot afterward. This rule is considered the “base rule” and is essentially the highest law in the streets of Tarkov.
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What are loot goblins? Tarkov players on reddit have their own term for players who loot an opponent first, even though they did not get the kill: loot goblin.
How do players hunt the loot goblins? Reddit user PrimeErebus says he positions himself calmly and shoots them 2-3 times in the head (via reddit). Another player states that he blows up loot goblins with grenades while they are in the process of looting (via reddit).
More unwritten rules in Tarkov
Are there more unwritten rules? Another user specifies the base rule a bit more on reddit and adds a list of unwritten rules in Escape from Tarkov with three more:
“The person who takes the risk and gets the kill gets the loot first. Everyone else gets what is left.”
Note: If it is uncertain who got the kill, the dog tag of the killed player decides who gets the kill and therefore the loot.
“The person who unlocks a door/a safe with a key gets the loot inside first. Everyone else gets what is left.”
“If you accidentally kill a teammate, you are obliged to deposit their gear in a bush or somewhere else so they can get it back.”
Explanation: If another player finds and picks up the gear, the player does not get it back. However, if it is not found, he can retrieve it.
If you run ahead and get killed by a player with no support, the other teammates are not obliged to push or attack if they don’t want to.
What do you think about the story? Can you understand that players shoot or blow up loot goblins, or do you think that whoever gets to the loot first can keep it regardless of the kill? Are you loot goblins yourselves? Feel free to tell us here on MeinMMO in the comments!
In WoW Classic, there was a massive ban wave. However, it seems to have mainly affected innocent players, who are now loudly complaining.
In World of Warcraft Classic, the pre-patch for “Wrath of the Lich King Classic” has been live for a few days now. Many players are using this opportunity to quickly level a character to 70, so that they can finally return to Northrend in a few days and relive the old adventures. However, for some heroes, the journey ended after just the first PvP matches – as they were banned for inactivity. The outcry was loud, prompting Blizzard to backtrack.
Why were people banned? In recent days, there has been a collective outcry in the forums and the WoW Classic subreddit. Hundreds reported that they were banned from WotLK Classic for a hefty duration of 30 days. The reason is almost always “PvP non-participation”. This refers to when a character signs up for PvP but does not participate in the battle at all, instead standing AFK somewhere to collect honor and experience points without engaging in the game.
A message that many have seen in recent days.
What do the affected players say? The affected players report that they were primarily playing normally in Alterac Valley to gain experience through PvP battlegrounds and level their characters. Many state that they acted more defensively, for example, protecting towers from capture. This, in turn, seems to lead the system to classify these characters as AFK. After all, you deal little damage and provide little healing when you stoically defend a bunker throughout the battle, and even the presence alone might prevent a rogue or druid from attacking.
Many are outraged by this decision and believe that Blizzard’s automatic detection has simply failed here. The disappointment is great, as it means they would miss the launch of WotLK Classic.
At least some take it with humor and comment:
“This is one way to reduce queues: simply ban a large part of the player base.”
More about WoW Classic can be found here on MeinMMO:
This is Blizzard’s response: It has now become clear that the many affected players were clearly telling the truth, and many of them were banned unjustly. More and more are reporting that the developers have since sent an apology and have unlocked affected accounts. Therefore, only a few will probably have to serve the full 30 days.
If you have been affected by the ban wave, check your emails. The ban may have already been lifted.
Were you also affected by the ban and have now been unbanned? Do you know someone who has been affected?
A YouTuber duo has built a unique gaming PC. Because it looks like a small city. The fascinating model took more than 600 hours of work.
Gaming PCs don’t always have to be gray, white, or black. This is shown regularly by gamers who invest a lot of time in their PC and the accompanying case. Often, this leads to extravagant cases, such as a shark-shaped gaming PC.
A unique case has now been developed by Martina and Hansi, the duo behind the YouTube channel Nerdforge. Because it looks like a dystopian city and is reminiscent of the well-known game Cyberpunk 2077.
YouTubers invest 600 hours of work into the gaming system
The YouTuber duo designed the entire model by hand. In their official video, we can watch Martina and Hansi as they prepare the individual components. They cut, painted, and then prepared each component for assembly themselves. And with each completed construction section, the official case gradually disappears, where later the hardware will be stored.
What is so special about it? The case relies on a lot of details. So there are
tiny manhole covers on the street at the edge of the case
street lighting and colorful neon signs
realistically looking shops
vending machines in the wall niches
The entire 20-minute video from Nerdforge is available for you to watch directly on YouTube. And it is definitely worth it:
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Behind the impressive backdrop, there is actually a real case, in which the hardware such as processor, graphics card, and so on is located. The YouTubers chose the Corsair 7000D Airflow for their PC.
Manufacturers also rely on futuristic cases
What other cases are there? Manufacturers are also now selling cases that look futuristic. For example, at CES 2022, the manufacturer CyberPowerPC presented a special case. It is called the “Kinetic Series Chassis”: The front consists of 18 movable flaps that automatically open when the PC needs more air because it gets too hot. You don’t have to intervene yourself, and try tips if your PC gets too hot.
The case as an important part of your PC: Do you want to assemble a new PC? Then you should not forget the PC case. Because it is a more important component than some users might think. You can also find our comprehensive advice on MeinMMO:
Starting today, September 6th, the Psychic Spectacular is underway in Pokémon GO with limited research and 4 new quests. We at MeinMMO have looked at what tasks and rewards lie behind it and show you if the content is worth it.
What tasks are involved? Starting today, September 6th, 2022, the Psychic Spectacular is taking place in Pokémon GO. In this context, a corresponding limited research and new field research must not be missing.
We have summarized for you below what tasks you can expect, what rewards are available, and how long you have to complete them.
When does the Psychic Spectacular run? The Psychic Spectacular starts on September 6th, 2022 at 10:00 AM local time and ends on September 12th, 2022 at 8:00 PM local time.
The limited research on the Psychic Spectacular
What kind of research is this? Just in time for the start of this year’s Psychic Spectacular, you will find a new limited research in the “Today” view of your game. This includes a table with 8 different tasks.
How long is it active? You have time for this until the end of the event, which is September 12th at 8:00 PM local time. Don’t forget to collect your rewards by then, as they will otherwise expire after the research ends.
We have summarized all tasks and rewards of the limited research below with the help of LeekDuck’s overview:
Task
Reward
Land 5 Curveball throws
Encounter with Pygraulon*
Land 10 Curveball throws
Encounter with Pygraulon*
Land 15 Curveball throws
Encounter with Pygraulon*
Land 20 Curveball throws
Encounter with Pygraulon*
Land 25 Curveball throws
Encounter with Pygraulon*
Land 30 Curveball throws
Encounter with Pygraulon*
Land 35 Curveball throws
Encounter with Pygraulon*
Land 42 Curveball throws
Encounter with Pygraulon*
Pokémon marked with a (*) can also be caught in their shiny form with some luck.
Stage reward: If you have completed all the tasks on this table and collected your rewards, you will also receive 30 Pokéballs, 10 Ultra Balls, and another encounter with Pygraulon*.
All new quests for the Psychic Spectacular
What are these quests? In addition to limited research, you can also secure four different event field researches at the PokéStops during the Psychic Spectacular.
How do you get the tasks? As with the September field research, you will receive these by spinning the photo disc at your PokéStops. You can find the tasks in the “Field” view of the game, which you can open by clicking on the binoculars.
Using the note “Event” below each task, you can distinguish the quests from the regular research. You have unlimited time to complete them as usual.
The following four new field researches can be found at the PokéStops in the coming days (via leekduck.com):
Task
Reward
Land 5 Curveball throws
Encounter with Pygraulon*
Land 5 Curveball throws in a row
Encounter with Palimpalim*
Spin 5 PokéStops or Gyms
Encounter with Puppance*
Spin 15 PokéStops or Gyms
Encounter with Hypno
Pokémon marked with a (*) can also be caught in their shiny form with some luck.
Are the researches for the Psychic Event worth it?
Pygraulon: As can be easily seen from the rewards, Niantic has particularly focused on the Psychic Pokémon Pygraulon in the limited research. The monster from the 5th generation can evolve into Megalon.
However, the two Pokémon are not particularly strong, which is why they do not play a major role in raids or the GO Battle League. However, this monster is of interest to all shiny hunters. For the first time, shiny Pygraulon will be available to catch in-game.
So, those who want to secure a specimen will have additional chances through the limited research and the corresponding event quests. You can recognize shiny Pygraulon mainly by its pink eyes. Its rest of the body is also somewhat darker than usual.
Pygraulon and Megalon normal (left) and as shiny (right)
Palimpalim: With a slightly more challenging task than with Pygraulon, you can secure the Psychic Pokémon Palimpalim by throwing 5 Curveballs in a row. This Pokémon has no evolution. Just like Pygraulon, Palimpalim is not particularly strong and thus rather uninteresting for raids and PvP battles.
Thus, the shiny variant is particularly noteworthy for this monster. Unlike Pygraulon, it has been available in the game for a bit longer. If you still lack a shiny, you can try your luck through the quests. Otherwise, this Pokémon is not a “must-have” in the game.
Puppance: You can secure the ground and psychic Pokémon Puppance from the 3rd generation with what feels like the easiest task of these event quests. You only have to spin a photo disc 5 times. By the way, it can also be the same one, so this quest is easy to complete even in areas with few PokéStops.
With 50 candies, you can evolve Puppance into Lepumentas. These two monsters are also not particularly strong, but Puppance can also be found in its shiny form in the game.
This makes the Pokémon especially interesting for shiny hunters. Since the task is quick and easy to complete, you should definitely try your luck if you want to secure a shiny specimen.
Hypno: Hypno is the evolution of Traumato. However, this monster can only be found in its pre-evolution as shiny, so you will not have a chance to encounter shiny Hypno. If you are still missing this Pokémon, you should rather look for Traumato in the wild during the Psychic Spectacular.
The psychic Pokémon from the first generation also does not impress with its stats in attack, stamina, and defense. Therefore, it is not interesting for use in raids and the GO Battle League. Here, you should rather rely on the best attackers in Pokémon GO.
A selection of the strongest Pokémon can be found in the following video:
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Pokémon GO: The strongest attackers of all types in the video
How do you like the tasks and rewards of the limited research as well as the new quests? Will you try to secure shiny Pygraulon? Or do you have your sights set on another Pokémon during the event? Let us know in the comments here on MeinMMO and exchange ideas with other trainers on this topic.
The Twitch streamer Danyell “TheDanDangler” (22) is known for Call of Duty and so-called “Hot Tub” streams. The latter apparently caused trouble, as the streamer was banned by Twitch. This is already her 6th ban, and she does not understand why.
Who is she?
TheDanDangler has been on Twitch since late 2019, received the “Twitch Partner” status in 2020, and has over 400,000 followers on the streaming platform
However, she has also accumulated 6 bans from Twitch during this time
These bans were mainly due to inappropriate clothing, but there was also a copyright violation among them
Now Danyell has been banned again, but she does not understand what she supposedly did wrong
Danyell did not shy away from criticizing Twitch in the past. In January, she made headlines when she demanded paid sick days from the streaming giant:
The blame is on a bikini, but it was never a problem before
This is about the ban: On September 2, Danyell posted a short video titled “Banned” on Twitter. In the video, the streamer explained that she had been banned by Twitch. The reason given by Twitch was “inappropriate clothing”.
Why can’t she understand the ban? Danyell explained that she had worn the bikini that is supposedly responsible for the ban “a million times”. She is not sure what she did wrong this time. Here you can view her corresponding tweet (via twitter.com).
What lies behind the “Hot Tub” streams: Twitch is known to be quite strict about nudity and sexuality – even if only hinted at. However, there is a crucial exception: clothing that fits the respective activity is allowed.
Practically, this means that tight swimwear is allowed as long as one is in or near water. This can be a public beach or a swimming pool – or a kiddie pool in one’s own home.
This places the streamers in a gray area. But if one is not careful, they will quickly find themselves banned from the platform.
This is how the ban was received: Some Twitter users sided with Danyell. There is nothing inappropriate about a bikini. Others were more critical: Such outfits have no place on a gaming platform, and Danyell should stick to Call of Duty (via Twitter).
The length of the ban also caused some discontent. Danyell indicated that the ban was limited to one day. And indeed, the ban ended on September 3, after exactly one day, six minutes, and 14 seconds (via Twitter).
Apparently too soon in the eyes of some Twitter users. Also, given the number of bans that Danyell has already received, they are calling for the ban to be made permanent instead. One user remarked: “I don’t know who she is, I don’t know why she was banned, but the hashtag ‘sixth ban’? How many chances does one get these days?” (via Twitter).
Twitch is increasingly criticized for its ban policy, as the reasons for a ban are not always comprehensible.
Since the streaming platform reserves the right to ban channels at its discretion without further specifying what the violation was, it is sometimes difficult to avoid future violations.
A popular feature from Shadowlands will not return in the next WoW expansion. The “Mythic+” Timewalking will be removed.
In recent times, the developers behind World of Warcraft have been trying out a few experiments to test new (or old) things. One of these experiments was the “Timewalking: Legion,” where “Mythic+” dungeons also returned.
This was well received by many, but it also led to problems. The bottom line is: With Dragonflight, meaning Patch 10.0, there will be no more “Mythic+” dungeons tied to Timewalking.
Why won’t they return? The short version is: They were too successful. Because they confirmed, at their core, exactly what Season 4 has allowed: Old dungeons fit well into the current “Mythic+” content and this will likely remain a persistent theme. So explained Game Director Ion Hazzikostas a while ago in an interview with MrGM (via wowhead) when asked if the “M+” Timewalking would return:
No, it will not, when the Legion Timewalking begins in Patch 10.0. The “Mythic+” part [of Timewalking] was an experiment that helped us confirm this on a larger scale. You know, returning to old dungeons and using them for the modern M+ system can feel compelling and fun, but when these two systems coexist, especially when some Legion dungeons are already in the rotation, it feels strange.
Ultimately, we concluded that we want “Legacy Mythic+” to be something available more frequently than once a week every few months.
Another issue, however, is that items from Timewalking dungeons would then compete with those from the current content. For example, if it gets around that a certain piece of jewelry from “Neltharion’s Lair” is better than anything from the current dungeon rotation, that would be a problem. Because that would mean that players only have a chance at these items every few months and sometimes have to wait a very long time for a new opportunity.
Basically, the plan for Dragonflight and the foreseeable future seems to be to mix new dungeons with old dungeons in a season – just as it is already the case in the current Season 4. However, in Dragonflight, there will be no ratio of 2 current and 6 old dungeons, but instead 4 new and 4 old.
What do you think about it? Do you think it’s good that the Mythic Timewalking dungeons won’t return? Or did you always find it particularly cool that they were part of the Timewalking event?
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In Pokémon GO the Spotlight Hour with Somniam starts today, September 6th. There is also a bonus for more Stardust. We show you everything about the start, Shinies, and the bonuses.
What is this event? Every Tuesday evening, the Spotlight Hour runs in Pokémon GO. At the start of a month, the developers already announce which Pokémon will appear on the respective dates in the following weeks. The event lasts 60 minutes and brings plenty of spawns of the event Pokémon. A bonus makes the appointment even more worthwhile.
Today, September 6th, the Pokémon Somniam from the fifth generation is in focus. It is a Psychic-type Pokémon and can evolve into Somnivora.
Spotlight Hour on September 6th – Start, Bonuses, Shiny
When does it start? As you already know, the Spotlight Hour today runs again from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM local time.
What bonuses are there? For catching Pokémon, you will receive double Stardust. If you additionally light a Incense and move, you will attract even more Pokémon and can further increase your Stardust yield. A Star Piece would further increase your received dust.
You will encounter Somniam nearly everywhere in the wild and through the Incense. This is also a good opportunity to tackle the special research “A Cosmic Companion”. For the research, you should catch many Psychic-type Pokémon. The Spotlight Hour with Somniam as well as the Psychic Spectacle is ideal for that.
Is there a Shiny Somniam? Yes, you can catch shiny Somniam in Pokémon GO. In the following graphic, you can see what shiny Somniam and Somnivora look like:
Who is the Spotlight Hour worth it for? Neither Somniam nor Somnivora are important attackers in raids or PvP. The hour is particularly worthwhile because of the Stardust bonus, which can significantly replenish your supplies if you play effectively.
With a bit of luck, you might secure a Shiny. However, the chances are not increased.
In Pokémon GO kicks off the big Psychic Spectacle on September 6. The event brings you numerous spawns and Shinies as well as a bonus or two. We from MeinMMO will show you what content to expect and which new monsters to look forward to.
Which event is this about? Just like last year, you can look forward to a big Psychic Spectacle event in Pokémon GO again in 2022. This time, Psychic Pokémon will play a central role.
In addition to numerous spawns and a few bonuses, you can expect the following highlights at this year’s event:
Mega-Alakazam makes its debut in the game
Shiny-Pygaron will be found for the first time
The Psychic Cup in the GO Battle League starts
A Raid Day featuring Deoxys
When does the Psychic Spectacle take place? The Psychic event starts on September 6, 2022, at 10:00 AM local time and runs for about a week. It ends on September 12, 2022, at 8:00 PM local time.
All spawns and Shinies for the Psychic Spectacle
As you are used to from other events in Pokémon GO, thematically suitable Pokémon will spawn for the Psychic Spectacle. We have summarized where you can find which monster below.
Pokémon that can also be found in their shiny form are marked with an (*) for you.
All wild event spawns
Especially in the wild, you can encounter numerous Psychic Pokémon. During the event, keep an eye out for the following specimens:
Abra*
Slowpoke*
Remoraid*
Natu*
Alolan Exeggcute*
Spoink*
Solgaleo*
Fleknoil*
Dratini
Monozyto
Pygaron*
A few rarer monsters can be found:
Kadabra
Kirlia
All monsters from 7-km eggs
In addition to the wild Pokémon, the content of the 7-km eggs will also change during the event. You can hatch the following baby Pokémon:
Wigglytuff*
Snowy*
Klingplim
These monsters are the pre-evolutions of Rossana, Woingenau, and Palimpalim. The baby Pokémon can only occasionally be found in eggs outside of this event, making hatching worthwhile for anyone missing these little monsters in their Pokédex or wanting to secure a corresponding Shiny.
All raid bosses at the Psychic Spectacle
And you can also find thematically suitable opponents in the raids. The various forms of Deoxys and the raids against Mega-Alakazam will be particularly interesting.
These are the new Pokémon for the Psychic Spectacle
As already last year, two Pokémon are celebrating a very special debut in the game this year: Mega-Alakazam and Pygaron.
Mega-Alakazam: The Psychic Pokémon from the first generation will be found for the first time in its Mega evolution in the game. So take on the yellow monster in Mega raids and collect corresponding Mega Energy. This way, you can temporarily evolve your own strong Alakazam.
The new Mega Pokémon
By catching Alakazam after the raid, the Pokémon can also learn the event charge move Psychic, which is relatively fast and deals significant damage to the opponent. With a bit of luck, you may even encounter a Shiny-Alakazam.
Pygaron: Pygaron is a Psychic Pokémon from the 5th generation, which will celebrate its Shiny debut at the event. Its shiny form is slightly darker than the normal variant and can be distinguished mainly by its pink eyes. With the help of 50 candies, you can also evolve it into Megalon.
Pygaron and Megalon normal (left) and as Shiny (right)
All bonuses for the Psychic Spectacle
The debuts of Mega-Alakazam and Shiny-Pygaron, as well as the other spawns and Shinies during the Psychic event, are not the only content to look forward to. Niantic has more surprises and bonuses in store for you during the event:
Psychic as an exclusive move when you evolve Kadabra into Alakazam during the event or catch an Alakazam after a Mega raid
Timed research for curveball throws
Reward: Several encounters with Pygaron*
Event research
Reward: Encounters with Puppance*, Palimpalim*, Pygaron* or Hypno
Psychic Cup in the GO Battle League (September 8, 2022 to September 15, 2022)
Participation only for Psychic Pokémon with a maximum CP of 1,500
Attention! Mew is excluded from participation
Raid Day featuring Deoxys
Additionally, the Fairy Pokémon Jigglypuff will crash the Psychic Spectacle briefly on Saturday, September 10, 2022, and host a three-hour Jigglypuff Party.
By the way: What tasks and rewards await you in the new quests and timed research, and whether the content is worth it, we have summarized in the following article:
What is the Raid Day? The Raid Day is a mini-event during the Psychic Spectacle. Similar to the weekly raid hour, you will find level-5 raids at nearly all gyms for a total of 3 hours.
There you can battle the Psychic Pokémon Deoxys in its various forms (Normal form, Attack form, Defense form, and Speed form).
When does the Raid Day take place? The Raid Day runs on Sunday, September 11, 2022, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
Does the Raid Day provide special bonuses? Yes, during the mini-event, you will receive the following bonuses:
up to 5 free raid passes by spinning the photo discs at gyms
increased Shiny chance with Deoxys
Deoxys in its various forms
The Jigglypuff Party
What is the Jigglypuff Party? Although mainly Psychic Pokémon are in the spotlight during the Psychic Spectacle, an exception is made for the so-called Harvest Moon, and a mini-event revolving around the Fairy Pokémon Jigglypuff will be inserted.
This will appear abundantly in the wild for three hours to celebrate the full moon and can, with some luck, also be caught in its shiny form.
When does the Jigglypuff Party take place? The Jigglypuff mini-event runs on Saturday, September 10, 2022, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM local time.
Does Jigglypuff offer additional bonuses? No, no additional bonuses for this mini-event are known so far. Should there be any new information, you will find it here on MeinMMO.
What do you think about the content of the Psychic Spectacle? Which monster are you looking forward to the most? And were you hoping for additional bonuses? Feel free to share your opinion with us here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with other trainers.
In Germany, the discussion rages on whether “Winnetou” by Karl May is still acceptable today. The venerable fantasy role-playing game “Dungeons & Dragons” is experiencing a similar debate. The team revived a setting from the 1980s in August 2022, but some Twitter users today view the “flying monkey-men” as racist. The developers apologize for their mistake and respond.
This is what the content is about:
In August 2022, Wizards of the Coast relaunched the “Dungeons & Dragons” campaign “Spelljammer: Adventures in Space.” This is a kind of science fiction excursion: Dungeons & Dragons treats space in this campaign the way it commonly treats the Middle Ages, as a source of inspiration for telling adventures.
Wizards travel through space in a kind of spaceship or flying giant spider and discover new worlds.
The campaign originally appeared in 1989 and continued until 1993 without ever achieving significant success—now it returns in August 2022 with new rules.
What is so problematic about the setting? A discussion about the people “Hadozee” began on Twitter on August 30:
The Hadozee were tame creatures, roughly the size of house cats, lived in trees, and could glide from tree to tree thanks to wing-like structures on their arms.
But then a wizard came to the world, caught Hadozee, experimented on them, enlarged them, and transformed them into bipeds.
He wanted to make the Hadozee a warrior people to sell them into slavery. However, his apprentices freed the Hadozee, and ultimately the wizard was killed.
In further content, the Hadozee people are described:
They are said to be curious and optimistic. They would make loud noises or show their fangs.
The Hadozee are not very interested in philosophy. They just want to joyfully and contentedly do their work. Hadozee also enjoy the simplest tasks.
The people have a “great love for elves”—which is not returned.
It is said that the Hadozee serve “cheerfully” on the ships of the elves—every homeland they might have had has long been forgotten. In their cultural memory, they have always been on the go.
Individual excerpts from the lore of the Hadozee outraged users on Twitter, who see racist parallels.
Critics see parallels between fantasy people and slaves
This is the criticism of it: A user on Twitter explains the problem:
He sees great parallels between the Hadozee and enslaved Africans.
Is it okay if I now call the dragon game racist?
He says: They were earlier “monkey slaves who were not a people” until the elves decided they should be a people, and thus the former monkey slaves decided to work joyfully for them.
Another user on Twitter says: “A wizard creates an intelligent race, sells them into slavery, and then a good wizard frees them from their chains. They work for elves, but they are not respected.”
A third user states: “The Hadozee could be such a fun, well-written people. But instead, they are made into monkey-like slaves who love being slaves and who love their oppressors.”
From the critics’ perspective, a racist story is being told in a fantasy universe about a people who are saved by “whites” and then happily accept menial duties for their rescuers and are satisfied with it. This seems to reflect a hierarchical order within the peoples.
The parallels of enslaved and transported Africans sting the critics painfully.
Anyone who wants to play Dungeons & Dragons as an MMORPG can find an implementation with Neverwinter:
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Wizard of the Coast apologizes for failure, removes content
How do the developers respond? Wizards of the Coast announced in June 2020 that they would move away from racial stereotypes and have now issued a statement:
It states that they acknowledge and take responsibility for having content in “Spelljammer: Adventures in Space” that is considered offensive. They have failed in this regard, and the team is sorry.
The campaign includes a people called Hadozee, which first appeared in 1982—not all content was properly reviewed before being released.
Over the 50 years in the history of Dungeons & Dragons, some of our characters have been portrayed as evil and monstrous by using descriptions that painfully remind us of how groups have been demeaned and continue to be demeaned in the real world. We understand the urgency to change how we work to create a more inclusive game.
Wizards of the Coast states that they have immediately removed the offensive content about the Hadozee from the digital version, and this content will not be included in future editions of the books. Furthermore, they are conducting an internal review of how this could go live and aim to prevent this from happening in the future.
Dungeons & Dragons may play a larger role in the mainstream in the coming years. A big movie is on the way:
In League of Legends, the Worlds 2022 are coming up and the team T1 is making a significant decision: Despite a strong season, they are changing the coach: Choi “Polt” Seong-hun is promoted to General Manager, and Bae “Bengi” Seong-woong (28) takes his place. The former world-class jungler had won 3 World Championships alongside mid-laner Faker.
Why is the situation with the coach at T1 so difficult?
T1 had a fixed coach for years: the now 36-year-old kkoma. He was with T1 from 2012 to 2019, won 3 World Championships, and was considered an absolute fan favorite. Even today, T1 CEO Joe Marsh refers to him as “the greatest coach in League of Legends of all time”.
However, in 2019, things didn’t go well for T1. At the Worlds, they lost to a team from Europe: Apparently a disgrace for the proud South Korean. kkoma stated that individually his players were much better than those of G2. kkoma left T1 after the Worlds in 2019. Today, he is with DWG KIA.
Since kkoma left, T1 has repeatedly experimented with extremely successful LoL coaches, but soon became dissatisfied with them and let them go again.
Recently, they apparently found their old strength again under the actual manager Polt as coach, but he is now being let go as well. And that just before the Worlds 2022.
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How did Polt become the coach? After T1 missed the Worlds in 2020, the team hired two “World Champion coaches” again.
But Polt fired the actual “super coaches” in the summer of 2021 due to failure:
Although things went so well for Polt on paper, fans were constantly unhappy with the coaching team: In August, a truck was even rented that protested against the coaches with illuminated messages (via inven).
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It was said the coaching team was “incompetent” and “too inexperienced” to lead the current team. The selection of coaches during drafts was repeatedly criticized.
The head of T1 countered: They had previously hired “experienced, successful coaches”, but they had failed.
34-year-old Polt was labeled as being more of a manager than a coach and had no considerable experience as a LoL professional or coach before T1. Fans were already against him when in November 2020, it was being considered to promote him to coach. Instead, they preferred to hire two World Champion coaches, who then failed at T1.
Three-time World Champion as a player is set to fix things now
This is now the decision: Polt will be promoted back to “General Manager” and is to manage all teams of T1.
Bengi will be appointed as the head coach of the professionals.
Who is Bengi? The now 28-year-old Bengi is a club legend for T1. He played there from 2013 to 2016 and won the team’s 3 World Championships alongside Faker:
He ended his career as a professional in 2017 and had to do his military service.
He returned to the team in 2020 and started as a coach of the second team.
Now he is set to train the professionals at the Worlds.
From T1, it is said that Bengi learned under the “greatest LoL coach” of all time. And he has the full support of T1.
The decisive factor for the change seems to be the lost LCK final against Gen G.:
The manufacturer LG is known for its TVs for PS5 and Xbox. Now they have introduced an NFT collection for their own televisions. NFTs are small digital images that you can buy. What could be better than having your own collection shine on your monitor?
Nintendos on the TV: LG Art Lab is available only in the USA for now
Where can you use it? The new platform “LG Art Lab” is now available in the USA on the company’s TVs with webOS 5.0 or higher. You can access it directly from the home screen and buy, sell, or just view digital artworks. In the future, the system is expected to be available in more countries.
Also integrated is the feature “LG Art Lab Drops.” This will notify you when your favorite artist releases a new artwork that you definitely want to buy. There is a timer that informs you when the NFT offer expires.
Why is LG equipping its TVs with this? LG explains in its press release that LG TVs are perfectly suited for displaying NFTs on a large screen (via lgnewsroom.com). LG explains:
The state-of-the-art LG televisions that deliver excellent picture quality and offer several large screens are the perfect medium for showcasing your own NFT collection.
At the launch of the new program, they have collaborated with the sculptor Barry X Ball. You can purchase the first NFT works directly through the new store on an LG TV. In the future, more artists are expected to follow.
What is the problem with NFTs? Among gamers, such digital artworks are highly controversial. Many consider these small images to be dangerous speculation, where millions of euros can be lost. There are often enough games that sell NFTs as game content but then have to shut down suddenly. Back then, players invested in a racing game and bought NFT cars. But the project was shut down and users lost a lot of money or had to settle for substitute NFTs.
What do you think about the new feature and the initiative? Do you think it is exaggerated or is it an important step to integrate NFTs into mainstream society?
More news about NFTs: Many multiplayer games are also relying on NFTs today. For example, one game involves land, which you can purchase as an NFT. The game idea is by none other than the renowned game developer Peter Molyneux, whom you may know from several major games:
