Players of Battlefield 6 complain so much about the size of the maps that the developers are now responding with a radical step

Cedric Holmeier Cedric Holmeier Reading time 2 minutes

After players of Battlefield 6 have been complaining about the size of the maps since launch, the developers have now made a significant change and are simultaneously reviewing all maps.

What bothers the fans? Fans of Battlefield 6 have consistently expressed criticism regarding the size of the maps since the release (via Reddit). Many fans see the issue primarily as the maps being too small, often resulting in stalemates. In these cases, there is often a prolonged standstill without any movement.

In fact, vehicles were supposed to help break that standstill and get the game back in motion, but fans complain that the vehicles are too weak for this task. Thus, on the small maps, it turns into a meat grinder where both sides make no progress but constantly eliminate each other.

While some fans view this as an overcorrection after the too-large maps from Battlefield 2042, the developers have now taken initial steps to combat the problem.

Here you can see the maps:

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Die große Stärke von Battlefield 6 sind die Maps!

Fewer players and all maps under review

What have the developers announced now? In a new community update on ea.com, the developers of Battlefield 6 addressed the maps. They stated that they take player feedback seriously and are reviewing the map design and size.

With the new maps, they want to offer additional variety and bring different play styles back into focus. They are looking not only at the current situation on the official servers but also at what players build in the Portal game mode.

The developers further explain regarding the balance of action and variety: “Maintaining this balance has always been a priority for us, and we are committed to offering a variety of map types in future seasons.” However, players do not have to wait that long.

What measures have the developers implemented immediately? The developers of Battlefield 6 took the first action shortly after the update. They reduced the maximum player count in Breakthrough mode on the maps: “Empire State”, “Manhattan Bridge”, “Liberation Peak”, “New Sobek City”, “Blackwell Fields”, and “Siege Of Cairo”.

Where previously 64 players faced off in 32vs.32 battles, now only 48 players fight in 24vs.24 battles. This results in fewer stalemates in the game and fewer kills are needed to advance. The maps Mirak Valley and Operation Firestorm have maintained their player size of 64 players.

This decision is controversial among fans. Under a post by @BFBulletin on X.com, many fans express their frustration with the change and state that player count was not the problem with the maps.

Finding the right balance is the top priority for the developers and it is also urgently needed, as players have been waiting far too long for changes. After all, Battlefield 6 does not have to forego content due to REDSEC: The developers of Battlefield explain why Battlefield 6 does not have to forego content due to REDSEC

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Source(s):
  1. EA.com
  2. X.com
  3. gamesradar.com

The WoW boss explains why the battle against addons had to happen right now

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 3 minutes

The end of many addons in World of Warcraft is approaching. Blizzard explains in detail why this must happen right now.

The beta of World of Warcraft Midnight has started and one of the biggest and most controversial changes ever in Azeroth is coming to the game. Blizzard has launched a campaign against addons and maintains a clear stance: all interface addons that provide a gameplay advantage will no longer be functional in the future. This primarily affects powerful addons like WeakAuras.

Parts of the WoW community are extremely skeptical and hope for a change of mind from the developers. However, the Game Director explains why such a revision must take place – and why now is the right time.

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What has the Game Director done? The design philosophy and plans behind the “fight against addons” have been disseminated over the past months through various interviews and videos. It has been difficult for the community to get a comprehensive picture of the topic. This led to many misunderstandings and confusion. The Game Director of WoW, Ion Hazzikostas, then explained in a lengthy post on the official WoW site exactly why this step is now being taken, what the plans are, and why waiting is not an option.

Why isn’t Blizzard waiting for good solutions?

Many in the community welcome the step, but would have preferred more time. Because Blizzard’s solutions, such as the “official” damage meter and some of the other new assistance options, are not yet functioning perfectly. The clear wish: Only when Blizzard’s offerings are nearly perfect should addons be disabled.

On the one hand, Blizzard is confident that they can offer most of the internal features at the launch of Midnight, but on the other hand, the Game Director sees another aspect: If this step is not taken now, the whole process would have to be postponed by years – likely at least until the next addon “The Last Titan.”

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Since the developers set the goal of implementing these changes by Midnight, they were also able to develop all the content of the expansion in accordance with these adjustments. All dungeons and raids with all their mechanics were developed with the knowledge that many addons would no longer exist. Therefore, some abilities have more time to evade or effects are clearly recognizable. The entire difficulty is adjusted so that there are no addons that can drastically simplify mechanics. Hazzikostas stated:

In the end, we had to decide whether we wanted to design our content around powerful addons for a few more years, which would make it impossible to satisfy our entire community, or whether we wanted to move forward now and find solutions within this new paradigm. That’s why the disarmament of addons comes with Midnight. The team is determined to support the community in every possible way, adjust the logic behind the restrictions, and provide new access points for addon developers to make this transition successful.

The problem with cosmetic addons

Another problem is that many providers of cosmetic addons, such as ElvUI, have already announced that they will not follow these steps according to the current status. This caused unrest in the community: why are cosmetic addons restricted if the goal is only to prevent addons that provide clear gameplay advantages?

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Many must part with addons.

Blizzard wants to allow as many visual customization options as before, but this may require extensive work from some addon developers. Because until now, addon creators had extreme freedom in how they structured their addons – including cosmetic ones. Some of these seemingly purely cosmetic addons rely on data that will no longer be available in the future, even if it is not immediately obvious:

The countless authors who have created addons for WoW over the years have each chosen countless different approaches to structuring their code. This means that two addons providing nearly identical functionality to players can be very differently built behind the scenes and thus very differently affected by the changes in Midnight. Some addons may and will function without issues in Midnight, but they have not yet been updated by their authors. The required work can be very simple or quite complex.

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Even though this summary was not able to address all criticisms and questions of the player base, we now have a significantly better overall picture of what the developers are trying to achieve and why Midnight is the perfect moment for it. Whether it works out as envisioned by the WoW team will likely be seen in a few months, as that is when the release of the new expansion is.

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Other Twitch streamers tackle huge constructions as groups in Craft Attack 13, one wants to do it alone

Johanna Johanna Reading time 2 minutes

In Craft Attack 13, about 100 Twitch streamers come together, who have taken on large construction projects in groups. Florian “Varion” Kiesow is participating for the first time and prefers to carry out his builds alone.

Who and what is it about? Currently, the Minecraft Twitch project Craft Attack is running, which is in its 13th season. German-speaking Twitch streamers come together on a Minecraft server and play together.

Groups form, each pursuing different goals or massive construction projects. For instance, the group around HandOfBlood calls themselves “The Pillars” and is building a huge underground city. Trymacs has also teamed up with other Twitch streamers and wants to build an oversized golem out of copper with them. Their name is fittingly “Golems”.

One streamer has actively decided against playing in a group: Twitch streamer and YouTuber Varion. He has found his own area on the Minecraft server to implement his construction project alone. He is not doing this due to bad blood, but simply because he prefers to play solo.

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Varion wants to build an entire city alone

What does Varion plan? Varion has made it his mission to recreate the harbor city of Khorinis from the game Gothic. The area he has chosen for this is vast, and the city itself is not too small in Gothic either. Varion does not want to recreate the city as a miniature but “life-sized”.

Varion Craft Attack 13 construction site
As a first step, Varion has marked out his construction site (Source: YouTube).

Besides active building, gathering materials is also very time-consuming. According to SullyGnome.com, he has already spent over 42 hours on the project in the last 30 days.

However, these are only the hours he has spent live on Twitch. A large part of the terraforming has been done offline by Varion, which further increases the actual hour count.

Varion Craft Attack 13 first building
After extensive terraforming, Varion has already completed his first building and compares it with the original (Source: YouTube).

While building, Varion is not completely alone all the time. Even though he does not have an affiliated group, he still talks with other players.

Building can appear monotonous for both himself and his Twitch viewers. Therefore, Varion frequently chats with his Twitch colleagues on stream, discussing various topics with them.

Viewers who want to follow the construction project but do not have 42 hours of free time can catch up on the progress in edited form on Varion’s second YouTube channel Varion Live.

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Craft Attack 13 and the game Minecraft itself offer players many opportunities to be creative. Trymacs also has his own way of playing the game. In addition to the construction project of a giant golem made of copper, he has specialized in another thing: While Twitch streamers build bases and have adventures, Trymacs pretends to play a different game in his Minecraft project

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A notorious story ruined Spider-Man’s life so much that the author of Game of Thrones still can’t forgive it even 18 years later

Niko Hernes Niko Hernes Reading time 3 minutes

Spider-Man is known for having to suffer greatly in his many stories. One infamous story is so poorly received that even George R.R. Martin, the author of Game of Thrones, commented on it.

What did George R.R. Martin say? In an interview with Popverse (via YouTube), George R. R. Martin spoke at the New York Comic Con 2025 about various topics, especially about comics. He himself is a big comic fan. However, what he does not like are retcons. This means that established stories or structures are changed retroactively.

I am frustrated about that as well. I must admit. I don’t like retcons. I don’t like reboots, you know. I have followed a character or a superhero or something for years, sometimes decades, and then they come and say: Oh no, none of that really happened. We are just starting over.

Referring to the retcons, he mentions the Batman sidekick Tim Drake, but also a specific situation that he seems to find quite frustrating: Peter married Mary Jane […] You can’t undo these things, but they do it nowadays.

This is a reference to the Spider-Man storyline One More Day, which seems to be unpopular not only with George R.R. Martin. Large parts of the community hate this story. If you search for Spider-Man One More Day on YouTube, there are several videos discussing how it has ruined Spider-Man. But why is that?

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Spider-Man just can’t catch a break

What kind of Spider-Man story is this? In 2007, the comic storyline One More Day was released, focusing on Spider-Man. After his identity was revealed following the events of Civil War, Peter Parker’s Aunt May is in the hospital. The Kingpin has put an assassin on Peter, who ends up shooting May.

He tries by all means to save May, who is dying. But no one in the universe seems to be able to help. Suddenly, Mephisto appears, one of the most powerful villains in Marvel. He offers the hero a deal. He must sacrifice his marriage to Mary Jane so that the demon can feed off her despair, even though the two won’t know that they were ever married.

Peter and Mary painfully accept the deal, and Mephisto nullifies the marriage, makes everyone forget who Spider-Man is, and saves May.

Why is this story so hated? Even the basic premise is a problem. Why did Mephisto want to end the two’s marriage so badly? It feels very contrived to reverse their relationship. Another point is Peter himself: Spider-Man stories often tend to make Peter’s life a living hell. No character development is allowed. This is also the case with the marriage.

The then editor-in-chief Joe Quesada said in an interview with cbr.com:

I have not made a secret of the fact that I believed that a married Peter Parker would not be the best for an ongoing Spider-Man universe. The problem was that we never had a reasonable way to get out of it. I always said that if we ever found a way to do it, I would pursue the avenues that led us there.

The user scummerss describes in a Reddit comment well the fans’ opinion: The most popular couple in Marvel comics was separated and their marriage was declared non-existent. A relationship that was built over years was simply ended in 2007 because they didn’t like the marriage.

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After their first Amazon hit, Critical Role brings the next series, delivering episode 1 directly for free for everyone in advance on YouTube

Caroline Fuller Caroline Fuller Reading time 2 minutes

Actually, the new series adaptation of Critical Role’s campaign “The Mighty Nein” was supposed to be released in about a week. But fans were surprised with the first episode before the official release, and it’s completely free and without a subscription on YouTube.

What is officially available now? The first episode of Critical Role’s “The Mighty Nein” has already been released before the official start on November 19, 2025. But not by a cheeky leaker – rather completely officially from the YouTube account of Prime Video.

You can now watch the first episode of the new adventurer group completely free and without a paid Prime subscription on YouTube, either with the original voices of the group in English, or dubbed in German. 

But Attention: It will only be available to you until Sunday, November 16, 2025! So if you want to see the episode in advance, you should take advantage of the weekend!

Here you can see the trailer for The Mighty Nein:

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The trailer for Critical Role’s The Mighty Nein on Amazon Prime shows the first conflicts that the “heroes” have to struggle with

What can already be seen from the first episode? What fans will first notice, especially those familiar with Critical Role’s first Amazon series “The Legend of Vox Machina”: The duration of the first episode of The Mighty Nein is almost twice as long as that of the first animated series, lasting a full 45 minutes.

The reason for the new episode length of the new series has already been explained by the group, stating that they learned from their previous mistakes with Vox Machina and therefore refined the pacing of the new project. They want to take their time with longer episodes to better develop the world and characters for which Critical Role is so popular.

Spoiler-free Preview

What will be shown in the first episode? We don’t want to give too much away – as the author of this article doesn’t want to be too spoiled either. Nevertheless, we present you as spoiler-free as possible what you can look forward to.

Travis Willingham explained in an interview with Polygon that the series starts with a kind of “Session Zero” where the backgrounds are clarified and the expectations of all participants are discussed in real Dungeons & Dragons. And upon first glance at episode 1, this statement seems to be true. At least for a handful of selected characters.

The series begins in a time before the actual campaign started, as seen back in the livestream. When it began, Beau, Fjord, and Jester were already adventuring together, as well as Caleb and Nott. The first episode of the animated series shows some events that led to the occurrences of the first streamed episode in the campaign.

If you want to watch the episode before it gets taken down, you should plan a three-quarters of an hour of your time this weekend.

If you want to see The Mighty Nein at the official start, you’ll have to wait a little longer, but even 5 days shouldn’t be a major challenge after all this waiting. If you want to learn more about the new series from Critical Role, you can do so here on MeinMMO: A new fantasy series on Amazon Prime relies on the probably most famous streamers for DnD, showing the characters in a first clip

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The new season of 7 vs. Wild interests fewer viewers than usual, while fans think it is particularly good

Cedric Holmeier Cedric Holmeier Reading time 3 minutes

A new discussion has broken out among fans of 7 vs. Wild. According to the latest data, it is currently receiving less favorable reactions than previous seasons, although many fans find it particularly good right now.

What is being discussed? Since the botched announcement of 7 vs. Wild Season 5, many fans have expressed significant concerns about the presentation of the series. YouTuber Klengan recently explained in a viral video what went wrong this year.

A fan has now utilized publicly available Google Trends data and compared it with previous seasons. The Google Trends data shows how many people are searching for a certain topic or search term.

In a screenshot on Reddit, the user has shown how the data from the latest season compares to previous ones. The Amazon season reaches only about a third of the search volume of earlier seasons.

The view counts on the YouTube videos are also lower than in previous seasons. While many viewers watch 7 vs. Wild on Amazon Prime Video, the hype around the series was bigger in previous years. Yet, fans actually like it particularly well this year.

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Actually a good season, but …

Why is the season good? 7 vs. Wild Amazon is factually a good season because it offers what fans have wanted to see for years: bushcrafting, alternating locations, diverse animals, weather changes from warm to cold, no conflict within the group, and a hard survival routine.

Although 7 vs. Wild Amazon is not the hardest survival experience, as the trailer promised, the new season demands a lot from the participants, and with the constant changes of location, simply sitting out is impossible.

This is also how many fans see it, who have praised the new season for weeks. Yet, the numbers on YouTube and Google Trends are against the new season, but fans have an explanation for that.

What is it about? According to fans on Reddit, since Fritz Meinecke’s departure, the production has poorly managed the promotional phase. This apparently began with posting the participants without prior announcement on Instagram, and continued with posting a trailer that turned out not to be one. Thus, viewers explain on Reddit:

  • Lexonyi: “I miss the prep episodes of the participants. It’s clear that they generated great attention.”
  • LittleRunaway868: “It’s undeniable that at least in the PR part, things have been done poorly in this season. Are there people denying this?”
  • Weedalf: “I think the marketing on Amazon is also to blame. I find 7vsWild was particularly captivating because it was relevant all over YouTube. Direct exchange about the episodes in the comments, reactions with additional value, where experts shared extra knowledge, the reactions of the participants, where you could dive back in, etc. Now, 7vsWild can’t really be repurposed. You watch the episode, and that’s it.”
  • Redhit-Kit: “I’m not a fan of influencers. Didn’t even know a Knossi. But it’s undeniable that the participants from previous seasons were simply much more entertaining, and they garnered more media attention. This season feels like two scouts with their Catholic kids in the woods.”

For fans, it’s clear that the preparation and promotional phase of 7 vs. Wild went anything but well in Season 5, and not enough attention and anticipation for the season was generated. Whether 7 vs. Wild really performed worse can’t be definitively determined, as the view counts from Prime Video are not publicly available.

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7 vs. Wild has become a sort of autumn and winter tradition for many fans. Although the season gets many things right, it seems that the production is not rewarded for it. It remains to be seen whether next year will be better or if another new season will even come. The major scandal of the season has at least been clarified: A contestant from 7 vs. Wild defends against allegations of theft, stating that they only borrowed the equipment

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If you read the manga of One Piece in German, you missed a touching detail about Luffy’s brother Ace

Jasmin Beverungen Jasmin Beverungen Reading time 2 minutes

In One Piece, most fathers do not play a significant role. However, a deceased father reveals another connection to his son.

Attention, spoiler: Here there are spoilers for Chapter 1165 of the One Piece manga, concerning Ace and his father.

What is this detail? In Chapter 1165 of the One Piece manga, Luffy’s grandfather, Monkey D. Garp, and the King of Pirates, Gol D. Roger, fight against Rocks D. Xebec in a flashback. The pirate was attacked by Imu and can no longer act of his own free will.

Garp uses his “Infinitum Explosion” attack, while Roger uses the attack “God of Fire: Ace,” at least in the English manga. The attack was named after his sword, which is also named Ace. Roger was known for being an exceptionally skilled swordsman.

And just by the name of the attack and the sword, it becomes clear where his son Ace got his name from. This is especially touching because Roger had already passed away when Luffy’s “brother” was born, and as a swordsman, his sword was probably very important to him. Luffy’s father rarely shows up either, but he is actually a great dad.

Ace at least has the certainty that his father chose his name. However, readers of the German manga miss this detail.

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Other translation in the German manga

Why is it missed in German? In the German version of the scene, it was decided to stay closer to the Japanese original. Roger’s attack is called “Hi-No-Kagutsuchi-Ace” in Germany. Literally translated, it means something like “The God of Fire: The Wise Scholar”.

In Japan, Ace is pronounced “Eisu.” There, readers also understand what the attack refers to. In the German manga, however, this meaning is lost, as the name is spelled and pronounced differently here. 

Moreover, readers need to understand Japanese to translate the “Hi-No-Kagutsuchi” before it. Therefore, anyone reading only in German misses the emotional detail connecting Roger and Ace.

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Where Winds Meet Launch and Season 1: You can grab these free rewards

Karsten Scholz Karsten Scholz Reading time 4 minutes

At the start of Where Winds Meet and the first season Blade Out, you can grab some free rewards. MeinMMO summarizes for you which items you can unlock where and how.

What is known about Season 1 of Where Winds Meet? The first season, titled Blade Out, begins simultaneously with the launch on November 14, 2025, and runs until February 5, 2026. It is currently unclear which content is exclusive to the first season and will not be available after February 6.

What free rewards are available? Around the global launch and the start of Season 1, you can currently secure the following in-game goodies for Where Winds Meet:

  • There is already a code that you can redeem in the game to secure 1 x Resonating Melody, 100 x Echo Jade: WWMGO1114 – You will find all current codes in the future in our overview of the codes for Where Winds Meet.
  • On wherewindsmeetgame.com, you can currently create a name card and create a team to earn in-game items. You can win up to 50 Echo Jade, 20,000 x Tong bao, up to 3 chance boxes with an Internal Art Note, 10 x Oscillating Jade, and 1 x Resonating Melody… however, your team must consist of 5 players for the maximum reward.
  • As part of an event, the community accumulated 10 million pre-registrations and thus achieved all milestones and unlocked the corresponding rewards (including 500 Echo Jade, gift boxes, and a lotus skin) – those who pre-registered can collect these at launch (probably via in-game mail).
  • The developers promised extensive launch rewards on the official PlayStation Blog and during the stream on YouTube, including three exclusive outfits and a variety of other cosmetic items – you will likely receive these through logging in, in-game mail, or an extra event.

Here are the launch rewards that were shown during the launch streaming event:

Where Winds Meet: Humble Hero
Where Winds Meet: First Step
Where Winds Meet: Launch Rewards
Where Winds Meet: Exclusive Outfits
Where Winds Meet: Gray Wolf

By the way: Those who participated in the beta or pre-ordered the game on PlayStation must log in to their respective account at launch to automatically receive the associated rewards. If you want to switch platforms, you must link the two accounts from PS5 and Steam to receive the rewards.

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Free2Play, with paid pre-order

What else is there? On PlayStation, you can pre-order Where Winds Meet for just under 18 euros despite the Free2Play model. In this case, you get 10,000 coins, 2 x Lingering Melody, a card background for your character, and a cosmetic chest where you can select a costume from 3 outfits.

Where Winds Meet: PS5 Pre-order
The pre-order bonuses for the PS5 version of Where Winds Meet.

Unfortunately: Those who did not participate in the beta on PS5 must definitely pay this price on the console to pre-download the large open-world RPG. Otherwise, you can only download the game for free with the official release on November 14 at 11:00 PM.

What is Where Winds Meet? Where Winds Meet (here is our gameplay report) is a new role-playing game from the Chinese Everstone Studio, published by NetEase Games. You can find our assessment in video form here:

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You can expect a very comprehensive and complex RPG that wants to excite several fan camps:

  • The story and world take place in China of the 10th century but are oriented towards the fictional Wuxia genre, which you may know from film classics like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon or Hero.
  • The open world at launch consists of two large regions, is vast, and offers secrets, puzzles, and content that will keep you busy for 100+ hours.
  • Your hero uses his martial arts skills to defend himself, whereby thanks to the Wuxia premise, he can utilize superhuman abilities and even fly.
  • The level progression is layered and allows you to enhance your skills and equipment slots. In addition, there are numerous ways to visually stand out from other players.
  • The entire story campaign and numerous quests are experienced alone, as in a typical single-player role-playing game. Optionally, you can invite up to 3 co-op friends into your world and play certain side stories, campaign content (not related to the main story quests), and leisure activities.
  • Alternatively, you can switch to an optional multiplayer mode where you can meet numerous other players.

You can expect a pretty extensive package despite the Free2Play model. The multiplayer and MMO content of Where Winds Meet is even so multifaceted that we have introduced it to you in a separate article: Where Winds Meet: How much MMORPG is in the new mega-hit from China?

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Where Winds Meet: The best settings on PC for more FPS

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 3 minutes

Where Winds Meet is a new action RPG for PC and PS5. MeinMMO explains what you should consider regarding the settings.

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With Where Winds Meet, a new action RPG from China launches in Europe. What you should consider at the start if you want to jump into the game with high FPS, you can find right here with us on MeinMMO. You can also read our technical outlook on how the game runs on PC in this article.

A positive note upfront: Even with the lowest settings, the game still looked very good in beta. Ultra stands out mainly due to more details, better resolution textures, and improved lighting. More details about that can be found in our article.

Notes: In our beta version, there were still a few inconsistencies: With one colleague, DLSS did not work as expected, and some changes in the graphics settings had no real effect on details in the game. Once, the game crashed after a change.

Where Winds Meet: The best settings on PC

Display

  • Visual style: Select as desired. Changes the color representation
  • Brightness: Adjust if necessary
  • Motion Sickness Reduction: Activate if necessary. The game will then change certain settings automatically
  • Display mode: Fullscreen
  • Resolution: Monitor resolution
  • Select monitor: Select active monitor
  • FPS limit: 120 FPS
  • V-Sync: If necessary
  • Motion blur: Disable

Super Sampling

Note: In the beta, we were able to test FSR and DLSS. Here, we faced the puzzle that the FPS significantly increased with FSR, while with DLSS it remained almost identical. Whether this is a bug or correct, we do not know.

The game ran smoothly for us even without upscaling methods. With DLSS, FSR, and Co., you can further increase the FPS if needed. However, it was not mandatory for us, as the game gives a good and smooth impression even without so-called “fake frames”.

  • Super resolution type: (XeSS, FSR, DLSS)
  • With DLSS: Balanced
  • With FSR: Resolution quality: 70
  • Antialiasing: Activate

Visual Details

  • Graphics quality: Custom
  • Ambient quality: High
  • Tessellation: Low
  • Vegetation quality: High; we found no impact on performance
  • Lighting quality: High
  • Draw distance: Low; can provide you with up to 20 FPS more depending on the setting if you forgo high settings
  • Effect quality: Medium
  • Reflection quality: High
  • Real-time sunlight: Activate; this makes the game look better and the setting consumes hardly any performance from us
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General Performance Check

Low vs. Ultra: For a test, we stood in the bustling city of Kaifeng in the game and tested performance. Switching from Low to Ultra causes FPS to rise significantly, with currently only slight losses in graphics quality.

Native vs. FSR: With FSR activated at 70% resolution quality, FPS significantly increase and exceed 200 FPS in Low with Frame Generation.

Native vs. DLSS: A colleague activated DLSS in her game but did not notice any improvements in FPS. This might also be a bug. Normally, the frame rate also significantly increases with DLSS activated. We will test at release if anything changes here.

Test system: Ryzen 7 7800x3D, Radeon RX 9070, 32 GB RAM, WQHD resolution | Test location: City center of Kaifeng | Installation type: Standard

LowUltra
FPS values (without DLSS/FSR)130 FPS80 to 90 FPS
FSR, without Frame Generation130 – 140 FPS100 FPS
FSR, with Frame Generation240 – 260 FPS180-190 FPS

What exactly the game is, is hard to summarize in short, as it combines extensive single-player content with MMO elements and is supposed to deliver a huge range of gameplay components. What you should know about the game, you can find out in the following article: Where Winds Meet: All info on release, start time, price, and gameplay

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5 Tips from the LoL God Faker personally to help you improve in the game

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Faker has now become the World Champion of League of Legends for the 6th time. We have gathered some tips from the LoL God himself so that you can improve your game.

Who is Faker? The South Korean Lee Sang-hyeok, better known as Faker, is the midlaner of T1, arguably the most successful team in the history of League of Legends. Many players refer to him as the Gamer Of All Time (GOAT) and he secured the title “The Immortal Demon King” after his first appearance at Worlds in 2013.

Faker has participated in a total of eight League of Legends World Championships and has won six of them. He also holds the record for the most titles in Korea’s regional league, the LCK, with a total of ten.

In addition to his numerous titles, he has also received several awards. He has been named “Best Esports Athlete” three times and even won the award for “Esports PC Player of the Decade” in 2025 (lol.fandom.com).

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What tips will you learn here? Faker has shared some gaming tips. Some of these tips relate to general preparation or how he deals with certain situations.

Faker has also revealed must-haves for LoL players, suggesting that every aspiring player and midlaner should play certain champions to learn specific mechanics of the MOBA.

The first tip is simple but very important for competitive environments like League of Legends.

5. Learn to relax

Faker relaxes by looking at his houseplants.

How does Faker relax? Matches in League of Legends or other competitive games can often be intense and stressful. Faker himself says he has gotten used to playing under pressure and has devised methods to calm himself.

He meditates before matches to clear his mind of everything happening around him so that he can fully focus on League of Legends. However, his ultimate comfort weapon is an item that most people could have at home: a simple green houseplant.

He places these plants in visible spots to remind him to water them. He further explains that the plants relax his eyes and free his mind. The color green also has a calming effect on Faker.

How does this tip help you? If you have already lost the previous round or it was very nerve-wracking, it is good to take a little break to clear your thoughts. Try meditating like Faker or find your own activity or item, like a green houseplant, that helps you detach your thoughts from negative LoL experiences, even if it’s just a short walk.

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Throne and Liberty has long been the unloved stepchild of NCsoft, now the creators reveal for the first time how much money the MMORPG has made

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Although Throne and Liberty is the latest MMORPG from NCsoft, the publisher has completely ignored the game in their quarterly reports since the launch. Only due to a question from an investor were there finally details about the success or failure.

What are these details? In the same financial call with investors where the release timeframe of Aion 2 in the West was discussed, NCsoft officials also briefly mentioned Throne and Liberty. The corresponding section was about the payment model of Aion 2, and the publisher explained:

As for the monetization model for AION 2, we have opted for a less aggressive and more user-friendly model. I believe that revenue is a combination of the gained user base and the payment rate. We are convinced that with a lighter business model we can acquire a larger user base.

You will probably know it within a week once we release our title. But for your information, I would like to mention the case of Throne and Liberty. We assume that revenue has been around 200 million dollars within a year and the payment rate and user base were quite high.

Byung-moo Park, the co-CEO of NCsoft, at the earnings call for Q3 2025

In March 2022, the development costs for Throne and Liberty were estimated at 75 million euros. Back then, no one suspected that the global release would only take place in 2024.

Unloved but surprisingly successful

Why is this special? Take a look at any financial report from NCsoft from the last quarters. Also the current report for Q3 2025. You can find these at corporate.nc.com. At least one slide of the document always talks about the revenues of the most important NCsoft games.

Always included each quarter: Lineage M, Lineage 2M, Lineage W, Blade & Soul 2, Lineage, Lineage 2, Aion, Blade & Soul and Guild Wars 2. Which game is missing every quarter despite having been globally released on October 1, 2024? Exactly, Throne and Liberty.

Concrete, officially confirmed figures from which the success or failure of Throne and Liberty can be inferred have been lacking. At least Amazon Games revealed after the launch that within the first launch week, 3 million players stormed the servers.

On Steam, the MMORPG reached an all-time high of 336,300 concurrent players at that time (source: steamdb.info). However, by December 2024, the number had already dropped to five digits. This year, there were two minor peaks that could briefly interrupt the constant negative trend in player numbers on Steam:

  • 50,789 concurrent players in March, thanks to the expansion “Wilds of Talandre”
  • 28,353 concurrent players in September, thanks to the extensive September update.

Currently, there are barely 20,000 players on the servers during prime time. Overall, NCsoft seems satisfied with Throne and Liberty. At least so satisfied that they want to use the payment model as a blueprint for upcoming prestige projects like Aion 2.

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Aion 2 is expected to be released here between July 1 and December 31, 2026 for PC and mobile, adopting a free-to-play model. In Korea, the hype train is full throttle towards hit city before the launch on November 19, 2025. During the character reservation phase, the turnout was so large that all slots on all servers were filled within 2 minutes.

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Where Winds Meet Build for Beginners: With these weapons and techniques you will rock the Wuxia role-playing game

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In Where Winds Meet, you have countless combinations of weapons and martial arts skills at your disposal. MeinMMO introduces you to the best build for getting started, with which you can rock any fight solo, in co-op, or multiplayer.

When you create a character in Where Winds Meet, you quickly receive your first weapons: the nameless sword and the nameless spear. However, your playstyle is by no means set in stone.

Throughout your adventure, you will find a variety of peacemakers with which you can assume the roles of tank, healer, melee fighter, or ranged fighter. Additionally, you will learn a variety of martial arts and find armor sets that provide you with different bonuses.

In this guide, we recommend a build (a composition of weapons, skills, and equipment) that allows every beginner to handle solo, co-op, or multiplayer effectively.

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The Best Weapons for Beginners

The nameless sword not only has the advantage of being available from the start, but it also comes with two useful skills that offer both high damage and mobility: Fearless Lunge (a charge) and Shadowstep (you evade with a movement, only to attack again).

Additionally, very early in the game, you can earn one of four alternative weapons from the curiosity dealer Qi Sheng in the starting area of the Green Wilderness – you can learn more about this in our beginner’s guide for Where Winds Meet. Here, we recommend the healing item Universal Fan.

The reason for this choice: the medicine you can use to heal yourself in combat is severely limited. Being able to switch to the fan at any time with the press of a button and give yourself a few heals can be a significant advantage in many fights.

Moreover, every co-op partner and the groups for dungeons or raids will appreciate having a Universal Fan in your inventory.

Where Winds Meet: Build Recommendations
Where Winds Meet also provides its own build recommendations that primarily focus on the various roles: tank, healer, and damage dealer.

Inner Arts and Mystical Arts

Your playstyle, or the skills of your weapons, can be refined with the passive enhancements of the inner arts, of which you can unlock many throughout your adventure and activate up to four.

We recommend these 4 Inner Arts for fighting with the Nameless Sword and the Universal Fan:

  • Sword Transformation for additional sword attacks with the Nameless Sword
  • Water Totem provides an upgrade to the fan skill Healing Cloudburst
  • Moral Song increases damage dealt and HP regeneration after attacks or heals
  • Entrapped Beast activates a useful protection for beginners when health falls below 30 percent

For bosses that you already know by heart, you can replace the last art with Battle Song, which increases the damage of charged abilities against bosses.

What about the mythical arts? These are active martial arts skills that you can take up to 8.

However, since only a maximum of 4 can be placed on the easily accessible shortcut selection, we recommend positioning arts there that can significantly facilitate fights. The more so because sometimes you only have a brief moment to activate the corresponding skill.

The following 4 mythical arts have proven effective in many fights, in our experience.

  • Tai Chi for fights against shielded opponents
  • Meridian Touch as a counter against certain boss skills
  • Cloud Steps to unhorse mounted opponents
  • Heavenly Grip to disarm opponents and beat them with their own blade

The Best Attributes, the Best Equipment

Focus on attributes that increase your damage. The faster your opponents die, the less frequently you need to switch to the fan and heal yourself. Thus, increase:

  • Minimum Physical Attack
  • Maximum Physical Attack
  • Affinity Rate

The Jadeware weapon and accessory set supports this prioritization. The same goes for the Formbend equipment set, which also provides you with an immunity shield when you wear 4 pieces of the set.

Which build have you had good experiences with? Share it in the comments! Where Winds Meet is so complex that you can miss a lot of things. If you want to make your life as a Wuxia hero as easy as possible, check out our starter guide: 15 tips to noticeably ease your entry into Where Winds Meet

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A mount in WoW Legion Remix is hidden – Here’s how to unlock it

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Not all mounts in WoW Legion Remix are available immediately at the vendor. One of them must be unlocked by solving a riddle.

In World of Warcraft Legion Remix, countless rewards can be purchased from various vendors. While some rewards are unlocked over time, others must be earned through effort. Because a mount is not simply sold by the vendor. You must solve a long, hidden riddle that has been around since the days of Legion.

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What secret mount is this about? The mount in question is the Fathom Dweller. You can buy this mount for 20,000 bronze from Hemet Nesingwary XVII in Legion Remix – but only if you have met the requirements. Otherwise, you won’t be able to see the mount at this vendor.

The Fathom Dweller is a large, dark blue jellyfish with golden decorations. It resembles the Faceless ones, the servants of the Old Gods. This fits well with the riddle that unlocks it.

Old riddle for an old mount

What do you have to do for the mount? In order to buy the mount directly, you must solve the riddle surrounding Kosumoth. For this, you need to speak with a special orc at the Broken Isles and then find 10 mysterious spheres that are hidden all over the Broken Isles.

We have the guide to the Kosumoth riddle with the spheres and the orc here.

If you followed the steps in the guide, you can buy the Fathom Dweller directly. It’s sufficient if any character on your account has completed these steps – it doesn’t have to be a Remix character.

The fancy jellyfish requires some work.

How do you actually get the mount? To unlock the mount in the regular version of WoW, you must solve the riddle and then defeat the boss Kosumoth, who appears on the island “Eye of Azshara.” The boss has a world quest associated with him each week – however, the mount is only the reward during a few weeks of the year; otherwise, you’ll only get “just” a pet.

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The riddle surrounding Kosumoth was one of the first in World of Warcraft and one of the easier ones in retrospect. It only takes a few hours of time, and all necessary steps can be completed relatively quickly in one go. The situation is different for many of the later riddles in WoW – we have introduced the biggest mysteries of WoW and their solutions here.

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Players with over 100 hours in ARC Raiders explain the best farming spots for the most important materials

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ARC Raiders has a lot of materials that you need for upgrades and building various weapons, but some of them seem to be unfindable. A player has therefore compiled a list after 100 hours so that you have all the locations ready.

What are these materials? There are many materials on the surface that can be found and disassembled, but some of them are essential for quests and upgrades. These are usually rare and tied to specific locations that are often overlooked. Primarily, it was about:

  • Rusty Gears
  • Humidifiers
  • Laboratory Reagents
  • Engines
  • Rusty Medical Emergency Equipment
  • Industrial Batteries
  • Burnt Motherboards
  • Survey Safes
  • Sentinel Fire Cores
  • Cooling Fans
  • Very Comfortable Cushions

The Reddit user Late-Tap-6284 recognized after 100 hours of playtime the difficulty of getting such items, and therefore he collected the best locations for all listed items for you, so you don’t have to search for long.

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Detailed Overviews of Each Location

Where can I find the overview? For each item, Late-Tap-6284 has created a new thread on Reddit where he visually represents locations and explains where and when you can get these items.

Not only is the location marked on the map, but it also indicates whether you need to break vehicles or cabinets for the item or search buildings. You can find the complete overview of all linked locations in his great overview at this Reddit link.

What do fans say about the overview? They are excited about it because with these locations they can finally fully upgrade their workbenches. Some even suggest adding more items to the list that are needed, such as light bulbs.

Many also report about their locations and observations while looting and thus try to expand the list to help other players.

However, there are also users who wished they had found such a substantiated list much earlier, as their grind is over and now they don’t need most of it anymore.

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Please check out Late-Tap-6284’s list if you still need any items for your workbench. This is continuously updated, so it’s worth checking back often. Besides mechanical parts, there are also fruits you need to look for your useful chicken. You can find more about this here: ARC Raiders: Finding Lemons and Apricots – Here’s how to catch the fruits

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ARC Raiders: Recycle Cheat Sheet – Now you know what to keep in your storage

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In ARC Raiders there are far too many materials to pack them all into storage. A recycling cheat sheet is needed to better weigh which items to keep and which to dismantle. We will show you such a sheet here.

Update, November 25, 2025: The list has been updated and equipped with the old view that provides information about the upgrades of your workbenches.

What is a recycling cheat sheet? A recycling cheat sheet displays all currently available materials from the world of ARC Raiders and categorizes them into certain groups.

Depending on the assigned group, you will know whether your item is something for future projects or whether you should decide to dismantle it. This will save you space and, above all, stress. For this reason, we present you with a current recycling cheat sheet that allows you to calmly clear out your storage.

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Never again a cluttered storage

How is the recycling cheat sheet divided? The Reddit user pRoDeeD has compiled a recycling cheat sheet for you, with the most current items that you can find on the surface right now. There are four areas in total where items are categorized:

  • Keep for quests
  • Keep for projects
  • Can be recycled
  • Workbench upgrades
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Everything you need for your workbenches
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A recycling cheat sheet by Reddit user pRoDeeD (Source: reddit.com)

The list also shows you the exact required amounts of the respective items regarding the upgrades of your workbenches or the completion of your quests. This way, you can stack the items and simply dismantle or sell excess materials.

Often, you find yourself in front of rare items, unsure whether to keep them or to free up space in your inventory for other materials. However, with this list, your decision will be made easier, and you can turn the surface upside down even more efficiently.

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If future updates include additional materials, quests, or upgrade levels for your workbenches, we will, of course, update our article with a more recent graphic. Have you completed everything in ARC Raiders, or is there one or another achievement missing? You can find more about the extraction shooter here: ARC Raiders locks the new map behind an event, but the developers need to step in because players are grinding way too hard

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Apple introduces an “elegant way to carry the iPhone”, wants to sell you a sock for 200 euros

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Apple has drawn inspiration from the concept “A Piece of Cloth” and taken it literally. They have now released a carrying sock for their mobile phones, at a hefty price.

What kind of sock is this? With the so-called “iPhone Pocket”, Apple aims to provide users of their iPhones with an “elegant way to carry and always have the iPhone with them” (via Apple). In collaboration with ISSEY MIYAKE, Apple has released a sock made of 3D knitted fabric, which will be available in selected Apple Stores starting November 14th – all for a mere 200 Euros (229.25 US Dollars).

Those who might worry that this price is perhaps a bit too high for their budget need not be concerned any further; Apple has also catered to these customers. In this case, another model with a shorter strap can be purchased, which costs “only” 129 Euros (149.95 US Dollars).

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The designer sock is making its rounds on social media

What makes the iPhone Pocket so special? Apple explains that in creating the iPhone Pocket, they were guided by the concept “a piece of cloth”. It is intended to serve as a simple accessory but can also hold other everyday items alongside the iPhone due to its stretchable material. 

According to Design Director Yoshiyuki Miyamae from MIYAKE DESIGN, the design reflects the “special connection between the iPhone and its user” while still being versatile enough for multiple uses without neglecting aesthetics.

However, judging by the feedback from the community, many people seem to place less value on this so-called connection between the iPhone and the user.

How are people reacting to Apple’s new product? On X, the phone sock has already caused a stir. Especially the price made people smile, or directly led them to despair:

“230 dollars for a cut-up sock. Apple fans pay any price for everything as long as it’s from Apple,” writes @bentlyhasfallen, and @alecsbutt also points out a significantly cheaper alternative to carry their iPhone in an “elegant way”: “The one friend who can knit can make that for you for 15 dollars, lol.”

Another user has found an alternative for the iPhone Pocket, which you can check out here on X.

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Twitch streamer is considered a pro in LoL, now had to learn an important rule in Minecraft

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The Twitch streamer Tyler “Tyler1” Steinkamp is a pro in the game League of Legends. Now he is attempting a difficult challenge in the game Minecraft and the community is celebrating it.

Who is it about? The Twitch streamer Tyler1 is mainly known for his skills in the game League of Legends. His outbursts often lead to viral clips from his streams. However, it seems that the content creator has become calmer and is now trying his hand at other games.

Currently, Tyler1 is trying out the game Minecraft. He has directly taken on the hardest challenge: Minecraft Hardcore. This means Tyler1 has only one attempt in the world. If he dies, he must start a new game and has no second chance.

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Tyler1 keeps finding new ways to die in Minecraft

What rule does Tyler1 need to learn in Minecraft? Minecraft offers players many opportunities to express their creativity in the world. There is a sort of “rule” that most experienced players follow: not to dig straight down.

If one continuously breaks the blocks they are standing on, it is almost inevitable to die. A cave can open up underneath at any time, causing one to fall.

Tyler1 painfully learned the importance of this rule when it happened to him:

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This is, however, not the only time and the only way Tyler1 dies in Minecraft. In another clip on Reddit, you can see, for example, how he drowns in a cave.

In another scenario, Tyler1 wants to hide from the many monsters in the Nether and builds himself in, only to dig a way out. However, lava comes out of the dug opening, killing him.

How does the community react? The community is thrilled by Tyler1’s adventures in Minecraft, as he steadily learns the game and finds new ways to die. In the subreddit r/LivestreamFails, viewers keep posting clips from the gameplay and discussing them.

CasuallyOrangeCat writes on Reddit: “I’m not a regular viewer of T1, but watching him play Minecraft at this rather ‘beginner’ level is quite relaxing and brings back many nice memories.”

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While Tyler1 is trying Minecraft for the first time, German-speaking Twitch streamers are also getting into Minecraft. They are playing together on a huge server where everyone can build whatever they want. You can read more about this here on MeinMMO: 100 German-speaking Twitch streamers are playing Minecraft together, but one will be banned before the start

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Players are convinced that they can expect a long-awaited announcement alongside the news about the Steam Machine: “Half-Life 3 before GTA 6?”

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Shortly after the newly announced Steam Machine, the potential alternative to the regular gaming PC, another project seems to be giving the community possible excitement. This is because they have been intensely searching for clues to a long-awaited game, which they have now found through the self-proclaimed “Gabe Cube”.

What does the community suspect? After the Steam Machine was announced, the gaming community is already overshadowing this news with a completely different topic. The new type of home console raises hopes for a completely different announcement that fans have been waiting for two decades.

It concerns a potential announcement of Half-Life 3, a long-awaited sequel to the first two Half-Life games, whose anticipation, even without solid evidence, captivates the entire community. However, solid evidence seems to no longer be necessary, if one is to believe some fan theories.

Here you can see the trailer for the second part of the Half-Life series:

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Half Life 2 – Trailer

The conspiracy theories keep hopeful fans cheerful

Why do fans believe that Half-Life 3 is imminent? On various social media platforms, fans are exchanging found clues that might more or less serve as evidence for the upcoming announcement of Half-Life 3.

Here, the Steam Machine itself is primarily used as evidence: “3 Valve hardware products have been announced … one week before the anniversary of Half-Life … every previous announcement of Valve hardware has preceded a game announcement,” writes ChiefLeef22, who received over 20,000 upvotes from excited fans with his post on Reddit.

In addition to the Steam Machine itself, an updated Steam Controller and a VR headset have been announced, which the user is right about, and the release of the first Half-Life took place on November 19, 1998 – but is that enough of an indication?

Also on X, @TheJeremy explains that he has found his own clues for an announcement: “I don’t want to give anyone false hope, but in the Steam hardware video, there is a ‘SOON™‘ and a sticker with an orange ‘H’ that is covered by a censorship bar. Later in the video, the Lambda logo appears on a keyboard.”

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What does the community say about these speculations? The decades-long thirst for a third Half-Life game seems to have become so strong based on reactions that fans are holding onto every small clue that exists right now. And who can blame them? Instead of becoming suspicious, they are carried away by this excitement:

  • “Under the sushi, there is also a sticker that says ‘Running in the 90s’. I googled it and found out that it is a song that was released in 1998 – just like Half Life!” (@VirtuosoCEO on X)
  • “If they announce Half Life 3 on November 18, I will sell my kidney, my current PC, and maybe a toe or so” (@FunkierTransfem on X)
  • “It would be absolutely wild if we got Half-Life 3 before GTA 6” (Sabetha1183 on Reddit)
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Due to the further delay of GTA 6, the announcement of Half-Life 3 would be significant news – especially, as many PC gamers expect the shooter even more than the long-awaited birth of Rockstar’s project.

If only one of the two games could exist, which one would you choose? 

Even if the theories and found clues do not yet constitute an official confirmation of Half-Life 3, we do not want to take away the current mood from the fans. Many expect that the possible announcement of Half-Life 3 would appear soon, and we will keep you updated accordingly. If you want to learn more about the Steam Machine that triggered all these theories, you can do so here on MeinMMO: The Steam Machine could be the best choice for many players and a real problem for AMD and Nvidia

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Dune: Awakening has been constantly losing players for months – Now the developers are addressing the biggest criticism

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Dune: Awakening has been struggling with significantly declining player numbers since release. To prevent players from completely losing touch after a break, the developers are now introducing a tool in the survival MMO that could alleviate much of the frustration.

What is the status of Dune: Awakening? Since the release, player numbers have been plummeting. Currently, according to SteamDB, only around 5,200 players are left on Arrakis. At launch on June 10, 2025, there were still about 142,000, and five days later, almost 190,000 simultaneously active players.

The community split early into PvP players who were keen on the endgame in the Deep Desert, and PvE players who just wanted to build, farm, and craft leisurely. Criticism of the endgame came from both camps.

However, the rule that bases decay if players do not log in regularly hit many players particularly hard. This is precisely where the developers are now focusing and delivering a tool that should facilitate the return.

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New tool should ease the return to Arrakis

This is how the developers address the biggest criticism: The biggest criticism is that players must log in approximately every two weeks in Dune: Awakening to refill the power in their bases and pay taxes. Those who want to take a break risk having their bases fall victim to storms or enemies, up to complete destruction.

With patch 1.2.20.0, which according to announcements on Steam is expected to appear next week, the developers are introducing the base reconstruction tool in Dune: Awakening.

The team specifically wrote:

We do not want you to have to log in to keep your base running and maintain your progress. Bases decay because it is not economically viable for unused bases to remain forever since they take up space and prevent other players from building in the respective location.

The base reconstruction tool should significantly ease your return to Arrakis and secure your progress.

How the base-saving tool works

How does the tool work? You create the base reconstruction tool in Dune: Awakening and click it on your base to save it. The base will then immediately disappear from the map.

Your entire base is saved, including:

  • Subloan console
  • all decorations
  • storage containers like water cisterns and blood cleaners along with their contents
  • workbenches

When you later return to Arrakis, you can place your base back using the tool. Where you can set it up depends on the extent and complexity of the base. For example, bases that you built on or in cliffs may not be able to be placed on flat ground.

With the new tool, you can place your saved base after a return to Dune: Awakening. Source: Steam

This will not be saved in the tool: Decorations that stand outside your base, such as lamps on nearby rocks, will not be saved. Before saving, the game will also inform you how many placeable objects will be lost.

Vehicles also cannot be secured with the base reconstruction tool. You still have to use vehicle replacement tools or dismantle your vehicles and store them in the bank vault of a capital city, which now has more slots and weight capacity.

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What else does the update bring to the game? In addition to the new base tool, there will be a new radio station and transport Ornithopters will be able to travel between maps with a vehicle. All test stations in the northern part of the Deep Desert will then be PvP areas, while test stations in the south will become PvE zones. After patch 1.2.20, the team will also introduce character server transfers so that you can move your player characters to a new world.

Another helpful change that the developers introduced in October 2025 in Dune: Awakening concerns your destroyed vehicles: Did you lose your vehicle in Dune: Awakening to a storm or sandworm? Finally, there is a comfortable rescue for that

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Fallout releases official trailer for season 2, showing how dangerous a powerful monster is

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The series based on Fallout has already celebrated a successful first season. Now the first official trailer for season 2 has been released, confirming once again that a popular monster will finally appear in the series.

What kind of monster is that? The Deathclaw is one of the most dangerous monsters in the Fallout universe. It looks like a giant lizard, has two horns, powerful claws – hence the name – and walks on two legs, similar to a raptor. They are not inherently evil, but they are still dangerous. If you encounter them in the games, you should be prepared for a fight – or look for a way to escape. In Fallout 76, you can visit the Deathclaw on its own island.

Already in the first season of the Fallout series, the existence of the monster was teased: In episode 8, a skull of a Deathclaw was shown briefly, which made viewers hope to see a live specimen in action in the second season.

With the official trailer for season 2, more of the Deathclaw is now shown. In the trailer, it throws itself into a fight with Maximus.

You can watch the official trailer directly here:

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The official trailer for Fallout Season 2 takes us back to the apocalypse

“How many epic scenes do you want? Producer: Yes.”

What else can be seen in the trailer? In the trailer, we also see familiar faces from the first season, such as protagonist Lucy MacLean, the ghoul, and Maximus. The conflicts from the first season seem to be reaching a new peak, as the Steel Brotherhood appears to be sliding into a civil war. We will also see more of the city “New Vegas”.

What does the community say? The community seems to be looking forward to the upcoming season. The comments under the YouTube video are filled with positive vibes and anecdotes:

  • @Rasim9898 says: “Director: How many epic scenes do you want? Producer: Yes.”
  • @batostudios can barely contain his excitement: “THIS IS A SUPER MUTANT! IT MUST BE A SUPER MUTANT!!!”
  • @Cadaverisfine is already looking forward to a third season: “When you watch the trailers for the second season, you almost wish for a third season.”
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Fans of the series will have to wait until December 17, 2025, because that is when the second season will premiere on Amazon Prime. The total of 8 episodes will be released weekly. If you want to learn more about the Deathclaw until then, we have the right information for you here: One of the strongest creatures in Fallout season 2 existed before the apocalypse and was supposed to replace human soldiers.

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Source(s):
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