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Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the disgrace, Blizzard makes a decision that has hurt them badly

Schuhmann 26. April 2022 Reading time 5 minutes

In November 2018, an image was created that haunted Blizzard for 4 years, until today. Developer Wyatt Cheng was asked at BlizzCon whether this new Diablo Immortal could also be played on PC. He replied by asking if the guys in the audience had no smartphones: This scene hurt Blizzard badly for years. Now Blizzard is reversing the decision, Diablo Immortal is indeed coming to PC. MeinMMO author Schuhmann takes a look at this.

This was the situation: To understand why the situation was so difficult, one must understand Diablo and BlizzCon:

Diablo is a pillar of Blizzard. It is one of the “original” PC games. It invented and defined a genre, the “Hack’n’Loot” genre – you kill mobs, collect items to kill tougher mobs and collect better items.

The ideas that the Blizzard visionaries came up with in the 90s formed the basis for RPGs and MMORPGs for the next 25 years, yes, even the sacred World of Warcraft.

The first Diablo was released in 1997, Diablo 2 in 2000 – this established Blizzard’s fame as a “multiplayer” forge, Diablo 3 came in 2012, but with this third part, Blizzard overplayed its hand, focusing on a real-money auction house, going overboard, and then had to prematurely discontinue its development. A real-money auction house? PC players of Diablo, traditionally purists, would not stand for that.

BlizzCon, on the other hand, is a high mass for these original PC players. Although Blizzard had brought its games to consoles over the years, even to the Switch, BlizzCon attracted the “loyalist of the loyal fans” – and those had always been PC players at Blizzard.

In 2018 at BlizzCon, the fans of Diablo were starving, the last major expansion for Diablo 3 was already 5 years ago, there had been dubious announcements about Diablo 4, which were picked up, exaggerated, and disseminated by fans. Before the BlizzCon 2018, Blizzard even tried to dispel the rumor that they would show Diablo 4. They claimed they were not ready yet. The fans needed to be patient. But nobody wanted to hear that.

So the hardcore fans of Blizzard sat in the hall in 2018, waiting for the big bombshell at the end of the convention, for a Diablo 4 for PC, but Blizzard showed them Diablo Immortal, a pure mobile game – a sacrilege.

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Everything you need to know about Diablo Immortal – in 3 minutes

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Extremely bad atmosphere during the presentation of Diablo Immortal

Was this the embarrassment? When Diablo Immortal was presented, the atmosphere in the hall was tense. In a Q&A session, the Blizzard bigwigs took questions from the audience:

“What about Druids? You already removed them in Diablo 3, now you’re leaving them out in Diablo Immortal – what’s going on?”
“How long has Diablo Immortal been in development, and how does it impact other Diablo projects?”

In the audience, people were tasting blood. It was already clear: Fans actually wanted to talk about the next Diablo for PC. The presenters on stage seemed to be becoming increasingly uncomfortable.

Then came the death blow. A young man who introduced himself as “Lord Fluffy” said the mechanics looked quite interesting. That’s why they had been begging for years for Diablo 3. He asked if there were plans to make Diablo Immortal playable on PC or if it was “strictly mobile – forever.”

Wyatt Cheng, who just wanted to present his mobile game, visibly stumbled and said: “So the current plan is to bring it to mobile platforms, for both, for Android and iOS. We currently have no plans to bring it to PC.”

When Cheng was booed, he asked the audience, “Do you guys not have phones?” – “Guys, don’t you have phones?”

The segment begins at 27:40 minutes:

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Moment became a symbol of Blizzard’s decline

What made the moment so harsh? This moment became a meme that was held against Blizzard for 4 years as evidence that they had lost touch with their “true” fans. They had become deaf to their actual audience and developed games that their fans did not want.

Blizzard was said to be “only developing for stock prices.”

When in the years following 2018 major new announcements were absent and the problems in the studio became increasingly clear, the mood towards Blizzard soured.

Many expressed their displeasure over the once-favorites with Diablo Immortal and “Do you guys not have phones?”.

There has been no doubt for years that Diablo Immortal is important for Blizzard and that they are putting many resources into the game:

Why Diablo Immortal is so important for the future of Activision Blizzard

In poor Wyatt Cheng, no villain was seen against whom the wrath was directed. Instead, he was ultimately just a symbol of a generally negative behavior that Blizzard displayed.

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This is how Blizzard captures this scene now: In a blog post from April 25, Blizzard has now announced that Diablo Immortal will come to PC. On June 2, 2022, it will start. A Free2Play Beta will also launch for PC.

Blizzard states that it was a “feedback they kept receiving.”

From the FAQ, it is clear that Blizzard is now doing exactly what they denied 4 years ago: Diablo Immortal will be playable on PC. It is not a “proper own” version of Diablo Immortal, but they will cater to PC players nonetheless.

Why will they do this? The team has published another blog post to explain the reasons.

They say they kept deciding for and against a PC port while developing Diablo Immortal.

Ultimately, the decisive factor was that they knew: Many of the “loyal Diablo fans” would play Immortal on PC, even if through an emulator. And so they could do it right themselves.

Blizzard asks for understanding: It is an experiment. They did not actually plan this, and the result will feel “somewhat different”, but they are already looking forward to it.

The famous meme is not mentioned at all.

Diablo Immortal Barbar seizes Crown Title 2 — Later Triumph: Diablo Immortal will indeed be playable on PC.

What’s behind this? The thing with the emulator is certainly true. People would have definitely played Diablo Immortal via emulators. But there are surely other influences at play:

The release of Diablo 4 is “further away” than expected in 2018 – so something is needed to feed the core audience of Diablo on PC
Lost Ark, a pure PC game, was a huge hit on Steam and opens a new target audience
The “meme” bothers, and Blizzard is currently on a “we’re making it right again” tour, where they are breaking some sacred rules

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Decision increases interest in Diablo Immortal

Does this help now? The decision doesn’t really create much enthusiasm, though. Too much bad has happened at Blizzard in recent months. A tweet from GameStar author Maurice Weber sums it up.

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Nevertheless, some players announced in the comments on MeinMMO that they are now interested in Diablo Immortal: Previously, they had completely ignored the mobile game:

For example, Hakuna Matatato writes: Wow, I have completely ignored this game so far, as I do not play on my smartphone (the only exception being PoGo, which I played longer).
Misterpanda says: I would have played it anyway, but is there anything better than a bridge until Diablo 4 than another Diablo on PC that even has crossplay / crosssave? It’s like Christmas.
Leyaa writes: Wow, they really announced a PC version. I really did not expect that. This makes Diablo Immortal rather relevant for me now.

But there are also skeptics:

For example, Muchtie writes: Well, somehow I have a bad feeling about the PC version. I will probably take a look, but with Lost Ark around, you are well catered to.

There has been no doubt for years that Diablo Immortal is important for Blizzard and that they are putting many resources into the game:

Why Diablo Immortal is so important for the future of Activision Blizzard

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Impressive statue of Final Fantasy costs nearly 11,000 € – Even the creator of the series finds that excessive

Dariusz Müller 26. April 2022 Reading time 4 minutes

Square Enix announced the price for a new statue of Final Fantasy VI. The statue is based on Terra Branford, the main character of the game, and will cost almost €11,000. Even FF creator Hironobu Sakaguchi finds the high price excessive.

What kind of statue is this? The new statue features Terra Branford, the first female main character in the FF series. The statue is based on the cover image of FFVI illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano. Amano is a Japanese artist who has illustrated most of the covers for Final Fantasy games and was long responsible for character design.

Square Enix states that the package of the statue includes:

the body of FF6 protagonist Terra Branford
the “magic armor body”
a replacement upper body part of Terra with different poses
a replacement main body part with varying modeling
a “Final Fantasy 6” logo plate.

Along with the “Terra Branford” statue itself, the package includes three types of Moogle bodies. Moogles are small, recurring creatures in the FF series. The statue is produced by the Japanese statue manufacturer Prime 1 Studio.

What are the details? The statue is in 1/6 scale and made from the material polystone. This is a mixture of the plastics PVC and ABS. The statue is produced using the pressure casting process.

Square Enix provides the following dimensions for the statue:

Height: 78 cm
Width: 58 cm
Depth: 66 cm
Weight: 34.2 kg

The pre-order period is limited in time. It started on April 25 and ends on June 24, 2022. Furthermore, the statue is limited globally to a total of 600 pieces. Once the planned quantity is reached, the registration will also be closed during the period.

All data about the statue can also be found on the official “Square Enix” shop page for the statue.

FF Creator: “Are you okay, Square Enix?”

This is what the creator says: Hironobu Sakaguchi is one of the founding fathers of the FF series and was involved in the creation of Kingdom Hearts, among other projects.

He left Square Enix in 2004 and founded his own company called Mistwalker. His current project is the game FANTASIAN, a role-playing game that was released in 2021 for iOS devices.

Sakaguchi compares the price of the statue in a tweet to the production of dioramas for his current project FANTASIAN and questions whether it’s not a bit too much money.

What is a diorama? A diorama is a display box in which scenes are depicted with model figures and model landscapes against a painted background, often semi-circular.

Dioramas often show animals in their natural habitat or historical scenes.

Fans: “This is truly heartbreaking”

What are the reactions? Besides Hironobu Sakaguchi, many community members also commented on the price of the statue:

@Mirtrione via Twitter: “I have been a die-hard Terra and FF6 fan for almost 30 years. I have a high disposable income. I thought I was your target customer. But £9,000? No. Not even I. I’m out.”
@finalfanjessi via Twitter: “This price is insane! I mean, it’s literally the price of a new car. I know quality will be expensive, but this is just crazy […].”
@Cobheran via Twitter: “I absolutely adore Terra and was totally planning to buy it, but I was expecting $3,000 to $4,000, not $12,000. This is truly heartbreaking, but I have to pass.”
@Akarisened via Twitter: “I was ready to pay $3,000 to $4,000 for this… But what you’re asking is absolutely crazy. […].”

The Twitch streamer Yunalescka also finds the price for the statue too high, as she states on Twitter. Yunalescka has one of the largest “Final Fantasy” collections in the world, boasting over 3,500 collectibles. But she will have to pass on the statue at that price.

Fans of games like to spend a lot of money on their favorite titles. It doesn’t matter whether we are talking about skins, DLCs, or merchandise. Often, players are willing to invest hundreds to thousands of euros in their hobby.

In addition to valuable collectible figures, especially cosmetic in-game content is bought for a lot of money nowadays. A CS:GO player recently showed how much he spent over the years on skins.

CS:GO player opens loot boxes for €200,000 – Here’s how low the chance of getting valuable items really is

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LoL demonstrates with perfect staging around Twitch streamers why they are years ahead of all e-sport games

Schuhmann 26. April 2022 Reading time 4 minutes

In League of Legends, the finals of the US League LCS took place in the USA. It is impressive how Riot Games stages such a competition as an esports event, says MeinMMO author Schuhmann. Especially that Riot makes a star out of Twitch streamer Tyler1, who is known as a recluse, impresses him.

Which event was staged? It was the finals series of the LCS Spring Playoffs 2022.

Two teams faced each other:

100 Thieves with the German Felix “Abbedagge” Braun. They had surprisingly become champions last year and fought their way back to the finals. No North American is in the team: Only foreign players, like the South Korean Ssumday or the somewhat loud-mouthed Turkish jungler Closer.
Evil Geniuses were the underdogs in the finals. They have significantly strengthened themselves in Europe and Asia: The Polish jungler Inspired was already very strong in Europe, the South Korean Impact has been playing a solid top lane in the USA for a long time. But the other three positions were indeed occupied by young North Americans, a rarity in LoL. In the audience, many signs were also visible: “Believe in North America,” bet on “homegrown talent.”

Even though the staging was epic and a “fantastic series over 5 games” was talked about, the actual series was not particularly exciting. The match was one-sided. Evil Geniuses were overwhelmingly dominant and won the series 3-0. A young US bot laner had the game of his life:

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1. Live Event Since March 2020 is Staged Gigantically

What was impressive? The great thing about the event was the staging.

The LoL finals were the first live event since March 2020 after 2 years with Covid: It took place at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas: This is a football stadium with a retractable roof, officially accommodating up to 80,000 people. However, during the event, there were Corona conditions.

Even before the actual show began, an opening ceremony was shown:

Here, Twitch streamer Tyler1 introduced the players of both teams individually. He staged himself as a classic boxing fight announcer like Michael Buffer, but with even more wrestling flair, and the players as global sports stars.

The German Felix Braun suddenly became “THE KARMA KING,” because Braun is known for preferring to play the champion “Karma”.
A rather uninspiring player like Victor “FBI” Huan became the “AD CARRY FROM DOWN UNDER,” making “kids” look like “amateurs”.

The South Korean veteran Impact played in a strong team alongside Faker in 2013 in Korea. He has since been living off the fame he once had in the USA for almost 10 years. He is called the “most successful top laner” in LCS history.
The Polish jungler Inspired is being elevated to a “GIANT”.

The actual show then began with a bombastic live appearance by Tyler1, who stepped onto the stage and shouted: “Houston, we have a bit of a problem,” before he sounded as if he wanted to challenge The Rock to a match at Wrestlemania.

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The players seem to enjoy it: While they look somewhat shy in the introductory video or adopt clear “power poses” with crossed arms that one does not really believe, they make gestures on stage live as they face off, as if they want to intimidate their “duel opponent” now.

Twitch Streamer Lives Isolated All Year, Becomes a Star on Stage

Who is the announcer? The presenter who masters it is Twitch streamer Tyler1. He seems to do nothing but stand on stage in front of ten thousand people every day, screaming, posing, and hyping up the event.

Tyler1 lives all year round in seclusion with his girlfriend in the countryside, rarely receives visitors, and rarely goes out. His main contact with reality is the camera when he plays LoL for hours every day and hypes himself up. Such a live appearance must actually be something completely different and unfamiliar for him.

But on stage, nothing suggests that.

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8:38 minutes of perfect staging

“Bad Boy” Image for Shy Teenagers

What is behind it? LoL is years ahead of all other titles in esports.

They stage teenagers and gamers in their 20s as superstars, establish a “bad boy” image, and keep them in power poses while fans celebrate them in chants and with banners.

It should be noted that in the 8 minutes of staging, almost no player speaks; the entire burden lies on Twitch streamer Tyler1.

The staging as “tough macho stars” sometimes seems inappropriate, as the players do not exactly have the stature of top athletes.

Especially the later star of the series, Danny, seemed rather like a shy teenager during the presentation, embarrassed by the chants, and less like a cold-blooded killer. He quickly bowed to his opponent and seemed happy to disappear again from the spotlight.

But the staging is extremely effective. Furthermore, it is repeatedly broken ironically: The players do not take themselves too seriously and know that they are playing roles that do not actually fit them (via twitter).

To the new “bad boy” image of LoL, it also fits that the number of “tough sayings” has increased lately.

After the victory against 100 Thieves, there was plenty of trash talk. Supporter Vulcan hit the jungler of 100 Thieves with a comment: For being so bad, he risks having too big a mouth. Someone had to shut him up.

This has also apparently been borrowed from wrestling: There has to be a villain who talks too much and ultimately regrets it.

Anyway, trash talk has increased lately:

LoL: German pro plays match of his life – says the forbidden word three times afterwards

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Now is the best time for you to start playing Lost Ark – 3 months after release

Mark Sellner 26. April 2022 Reading time 5 minutes

Lost Ark was released on February 8, but the perfect time to dive into the MMORPG is right now. We at MeinMMO explain to you why it’s worth taking a first or even a second look at the game.

What is happening in the game right now? On April 21, after some stumbling blocks, the big April update came to the MMORPG and brought many meaningful innovations. Not only was there new content for the endgame, but also a completely new class that fights with a glaive and a spear.

The update caused a rise in player numbers as well. The servers are currently pleasantly busy, and you can quickly find a group at any time; the launch waiting times are a thing of the past. Lost Ark can currently be played very well.

However, that alone is not the reason why it’s worth diving into the game now or returning. The main reasons are actually two events that are tied to fixed times.

The Express Event
The Feiton Power Pass

What are the events for? Both of these events are designed to help you catch up. The developers from Smilegate and Amazon want to get you into Tier 3 as quickly as possible, beyond the Gearscore of 1,302. Because the so-called Legion Raids are among the best content in the game but only come into play at a Gearscore of 1,415.

Since that is comparatively hard to achieve, and even active players are not necessarily that far yet, the developer decided to lend players a hand here. Both the Feiton Power Pass and the Express Event will remain in the game until June 30 and will help you quickly reach a high Gearscore.

It is therefore the perfect time to either start the game again or dive in completely fresh, because right now you can easily catch up to your friends, even if they have months of an advantage.

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The Express Event is the biggest springboard in the game

How does the event work? The Express Event can only be assigned to one of your characters. If you make this selection, you cannot undo it. A character that is already in Tier 3 cannot use this event.

It is specifically aimed at players who have just reached Level 50. The only requirement to start the event is simply having reached Level 50. From there, the Express Event helps you quickly reach a Gearscore of 1,000.

Once you start the event on the character of your choice, the event page will also open up for you. There, you will see a total of 5 levels, organized by Gearscore. Starting at Level 1, you will need to complete the listed tasks and will receive rewards for doing so.

These tasks are usually very easy or you will complete them anyway. Things like Chaos Dungeons, Guardian Raids, and daily quests will be required of you. For completing them, you will receive very generous rewards, usually in the form of upgrade materials.

How else does the event help you? It lives up to its name and literally puts the express gear when it comes to upgrading your equipment. Because you not only receive a ton of materials that you need for upgrading, but you also consume less.

The Express Pass provides the following benefits when upgrading equipment in Tier 1 and Tier 2:

Increased success rate when upgrading by 20%
Between +1 and +12, your equipment improves doubly with each attempt. You jump directly from 1 to 3, from 3 to 5, etc. At the same time, you don’t consume more materials than normal
The required shards for upgrading the equipment are reduced by 40%

If you already have a character in a higher tier and have completed the research on your island that allows the previous tier to upgrade more efficiently, you can achieve a 100% success rate for upgrades up to +10. However, even for brand new players, this is the perfect opportunity to catch up very quickly.

Some users on reddit even report that they have progressed further with their second character thanks to the event than with their main.

Additional rewards: The Express Event not only helps you with upgrades. If you complete all the tasks in a level, you will receive an additional reward box. These range from simple engraving instructions to real-money shop items.

Especially the rewards for completing Level 4, that is, Gearscore 1,000 and all tasks completed, are remarkable. Here, legendary card packs, legendary rapport chests, gold, and more await you. So the event is truly worthwhile and helps you catch up with your friends who have been playing since release in no time.

The Feiton Power Pass gives you the 2nd character

What are Power Passes? We explain in detail how the passes work in a separate article. In short, they are boosts for your second characters. Two of these passes are standard in the game.

You receive them when you have reached level 50 and completed the story of Vern. If you then use the pass on a new character, that character is also level 50 and has completed everything up to Vern. So you get an additional character for free, who is as far along as your current one.

What is the Feiton Power Pass? It does not differ in its functionality from the normal Power Passes that are always found in the game. However, it brings you more and is in combination with the Express Event a true gold mine.

Once you have reached a Gearscore of 1,000, you have roughly completed the story of the continent Feiton. Until June 30, you will then receive a Feiton Power Pass that takes another character behind the story of Feiton and gives them equipment with a Gearscore of 960.

So if you start playing Lost Ark now and can invest a few hours until the end of June, the game practically gives you two characters standing at the gates of Tier 3. That is where the real endgame begins.

How long will the pass be available? If you have already completed Feiton with any character or will do so by June 30, you will automatically receive the Power Pass for free. However, you must also have used it by the end of June 30, as it will simply disappear afterward.

Whether there will be such a great opportunity to catch up in the near future is unknown and questionable. The two events currently complement each other perfectly with the ongoing Battle Pass, which offers you even more rewards.

So if you ever wanted to check out Lost Ark again or if you want to start with the title, now is the perfect time to do so.

What do you think of the events? Are you using the Express Event and the Power Pass? Feel free to let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO.

If you want to start with the latest class directly, we explain in the guide to the LanceBearer how to play her properly and get the most out of her.

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WoW: Crazy Paladin takes down raid boss solo, is focused for 1 hour

Cortyn 26. April 2022 Reading time 2 minutes

Soloing current raid bosses should actually be impossible for anyone in World of Warcraft. But one paladin doesn’t care, he fights for almost an hour.

Raid bosses are among the toughest fights in World of Warcraft. They are actually meant for groups of 10 or more players and nearly impossible to kill solo. However, one player is undeterred and has taken down a current raid boss solo – even though the fight lasted almost a whole hour.

Who is Rextroy? The paladin Rextroy has repeatedly made headlines in recent years. In his videos, he is a true master at combining various mechanics and effects within World of Warcraft to achieve absurd results. Most of the time, these are immense damage numbers that shouldn’t be possible in either PvE or PvP, leaving other players in stunned amazement.

What did he do? This time he took on the fight against Dausegne. This is a boss from the current raid, Sepulcher of the First Ones.

While the boss is mechanically one of the easier fights, it is still not doable for a solo player. After all, the fight is still a DPS race to defeat the adds that spawn progressively.

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But Rextroy wants no part of that. He has experimented for a long time on how to simply avoid the deadliest effects in this fight. With a speed-based gear set, he has increased his own movement speed to such an extent that he can always keep the additional enemies at bay during the fight. While it is always extremely close, he manages just barely to never get hit.

Additionally, Dausegne does not have a conventional enrage effect that merely increases her damage. Instead, the enrage effect with Dausegne means she regenerates her mana much faster and fires her most powerful abilities at an increasingly rapid frequency, which would simply overwhelm most players – with the exception of a perfectly played paladin.

What makes this so impressive? The achievement of soloing a current raid boss is already something special. But with this video, Rextroy has once again proven what a persistent and attentive player he is. The entire boss fight lasts nearly an hour and allows for not a single second of inattention – a single mistake could lead to an immediate death. After all, there were countless dangers. The boss’s pushes, the damage from abilities, as well as the deadly adds that Rextroy would have certainly taken out with one hit had they gotten in range.

With his latest video, Rextroy not only demonstrated that he knows a lot of tricks and tips – but also that he is simply a damn good and enduring player.

What do you think of this achievement? Impressive? Or just a waste of time?

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Big German Twitch streamers and YouTubers reveal how much money they stash in their accounts

Sayumi (Lena) 26. April 2022 Reading time 2 minutes

Twitch streamer rejects deal worth 9.3 million € – his viewers are stunned, calling “Do it!”

It was also about a lot of money with Twitch streamer Mizkif:

Twitch streamer rejects deal worth 9.3 million € – his viewers are stunned, calling “Do it!”

The YouTuber Marc “Thats.Me.” Eggers interviewed various big influencers from the German scene during the big boxing event “The Great Fight Night”. He asked them how much money they currently have in their accounts – surprisingly honestly, some of the influencers responded.

Many fans often wonder how much their favorite influencers earn. A past Twitch leak revealed that well-known streamers like Knossi or MontanaBlack earned over 2 million euros within 2 years from Twitch alone.

Now, Marc Eggers has made it his task to question the content creators, and these were the results (via YouTube):

Name	Account balance in €	Social Media
Marcel “MontanaBlack” Eris	30,000	Twitch
Marc Gebauer	30,000	Instagram
Julien Bam	30,000	YouTube
Jens “Knossi” Knossalla	“A bit more” than 30,000	Twitch
Maximilian “Trymacs” Stemmler	300,000	Twitch
Sebastian “Rewinside” Meyer	440,000	YouTube
Aaron Troschke	-1.2 million	YouTube
Shaiden Rogue	250,000	Instagram
Amar “Amar” Al-Naimi	1,200	YouTube
Sphendi “Shpendiboy” Shulemaya	32,000	YouTube
Sascha “unsympathischTV” Hellinger	30,000 (Private account: -180)	YouTube
Stephan Gerick	10,000	YouTube
Marius “Marius Angeschrien” Jahn	8,000	YouTube

Other well-known personalities like Kelly “missesvlog” and Tanzverbot were also asked, but they did not reveal how their accounts currently look. In any case, both mention that the tax office has taken a lot from them.

The winner is probably the tax office

What do the influencers say about their account balances? Most of them report that the back payments to the tax office were painful. MontanaBlack had to pay around 970,000 euros to the tax office.

Other influencers like Julien Bam and Tanzverbot also said that they have too little money for their upcoming projects or reach.

Aaron Troschke is even 1.2 million euros in the red and showed Eggers his account balance because he could hardly believe it. The interviewer then asked: “Why are you in such a mess?” To which Troschke replied: “Oh, no, I’ve got real estate that are worth more than your life.”

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MontanaBlack struggles with tax payments. He is apparently heavily invested in crypto.

MontanaBlack also noted that he invests in other things since the money in his account is not increasing. Amar and Marius Angeschrien, meanwhile, are investing in their studios, productions, and videos, and that is probably why they do not have much money in their accounts anymore.

It was also about a lot of money with Twitch streamer Mizkif:

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MMORPG to Lord of the Rings is getting better for Free2Play players – Has highest number of players on Steam in 10 years

Alexander Leitsch 26. April 2022 Reading time 2 minutes

The MMORPG Lord of the Rings Online has made some changes to celebrate its 15th anniversary. Gifts have been given out and more content has been made available for free. This is paying off directly. The game has doubled its player numbers on Steam and is doing as well as it did last in January 2013.

What exactly has changed? With Update 33, which was launched for the 15th anniversary, all content that was released between the 2007 launch and the Helm’s Deep expansion in November 2013 has become free.

The content includes:

The classes Rune Keeper, Warden, and Beorning.
The race of High Elves.
Shadows of Angmar from the base game.
The expansions Mines of Moria, Rise of Isengard, Riders of Rohan, and Helm’s Deep.
All of them brought new quests, new areas, and a new max level, as well as some new instances and a raid.

Was there also new content? Yes, for veterans, the new region Yondershire, also known as “Far Auen”, was released.

Additionally, numerous gifts have been introduced through an event that you can earn until May 11 at 9:00 AM German time.

Player numbers on Steam double compared to the previous month

What impact does this have on player numbers? The free content and the gifts have led to a significant increase in player numbers, at least on Steam.

In March 2022, a peak of 1,585 players were online simultaneously, and this number rose to 3,760 players in April, marking the second-best value for the game ever. Only on June 16, 2012, shortly after the Steam release, did Lord of the Rings Online peak at 3,965 players all-time high (via SteamDB).

How many players are actively playing Lord of the Rings Online? It’s hard to say how high the overall player numbers are, but a large part of the community will be using the client outside of Steam, which has been available for download on the game’s website for 5 years longer.

Patch causes problems, gets a rollback

Did everything go smoothly with this big update? No, shortly after the release, players noticed serious bugs, including issues with legendary items. The developers reacted and implemented a rollback. Nearly 16 hours of progress were lost.

But aside from that, the update is being very well received. Especially the gifts are praised by the players:

The MMORPG Lord of the Rings is making many contents free starting today – exciting the players

Have you tried Lord of the Rings Online recently? What do you think of the MMORPG? Would you recommend it or advise against trying it?

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FIFA 22: 3 Tips for Icon Swaps 3 – How to Quickly Get All Tokens

Julian Schröder 26. April 2022 Reading time 3 minutes

In FIFA 22 Icon Swaps 3 is now live. But how can one get the coveted tokens the fastest? We will share with you 3 tips to effectively collect tokens.

What are Icon Swaps anyway? Icon Swaps is a way in FUT 22 to obtain Legend cards without having to exchange coins or cards. By completing a series of time-consuming tasks, it is possible to collect so-called Icon Swap Tokens and exchange them for various Icon rewards.

Now Icon Swaps is entering its third round, and you can once again choose between different Icon cards, Icon packs, Icon player picks, or regular packs. We have summarized more about the really strong rewards from Icon Swaps 3 here for you:

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3 Tips for Icon Swaps 3 – How to get tokens faster

The tasks in Icon Swaps 3: To earn the Icon Swap tokens, a lot of matches need to be played again, where a total of 9 tokens can be collected by May 23, 2022 (From May 23, 9 more tokens will be added to the game).

The tasks take place as always in Squad Battles, the Weekend League, as well as in FUT friendlies and require you to win a ton of games with cards of certain nationalities or leagues.

And since this can be quite time-consuming and exhausting, it’s worth having a good strategy ready.

1. Plan your Icon Swap 3 journey carefully

Take a close look at the rewards and it’s best to plan which cards and packs you want to earn. For example, if you are on the hunt for George Best for 9 tokens and an Icon Moments Pack (93+) for 8 tokens, you know that you need a total of 17 out of the 18 available tokens.

So you can leave a tough task aside and have fewer FUT matches ahead of you.

Additionally, it is helpful to consider the most sensible combinations. For example, the following options look exciting:

George Best + Icon Moments Pack (93+) for a total of 17 tokens
Samuel Eto’o + 85+-x20-Pack + 83+-x25-Pack for a total of 18 tokens

And if you want to collect packs for the upcoming TOTS, it makes sense to get these packs for 11 tokens and open them during the TOTS event:

1 Token: 82+-x25-Pack
2 Tokens: 83+-x25-Pack
3 Tokens: 84+-x25-Pack
5 Tokens: 85+-x20-Pack

2. Build a team to complete as many tasks at once as possible

Especially the Squad Battles tasks where you have to complete matches against the AI can quickly become monotonous work. Therefore, it is advisable to aim to complete multiple tasks at once, ideally unlocking 3 tokens with 6 matches.

Therefore, it makes sense to build a team (if possible) consisting of the following cards:

11 Silver cards,
that come from Brazil or England and
that you own as first owners.

Also, note that for these Squad Battles tasks it’s only about the starting formation. Once the game is underway, you can immediately substitute your top strikers to make the tasks a bit easier.

3. Use Golden Goals in friendlies

Last year, there was an exciting development among FUT players who completed their Icon Swaps tasks in friendlies. Many players, after conceding a goal, immediately left the game, thus giving the opponent the victory. This quickly spread, and friendlies could be completed much faster with this Golden Goal method.

This will be practiced again in this FUT year (via reddit) and players are helping each other with Golden Goals again to earn the friendlies tokens as quickly as possible. So it’s best to join in if you want to earn their tokens quickly. And don’t be too upset if not every player seems to know the “community rule”.

Everything you need to know about TOTS is explained here:

FIFA 22: When is TOTS coming? All important information about the event

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WoW Chief says: The Mythic Race was unhealthy, raids will be easier

Cortyn 26. April 2022 Reading time 2 minutes

Raids in Dragonflight will be easier – at least for the mythic raiders in World of Warcraft. They are expected to finish the raid in fewer days.

It was an exhausting race for the “World First Kill” of the Jailer in World of Warcraft. The best guilds in the world tried to defeat Zovaal first and spent millions of gold to gain every possible advantage. However, in the end, some ran out of steam. The raid was long, the race tiring, and some professional teams simply gave up.

With the next expansion Dragonflight, the races are expected to become a bit shorter.

What is the problem? Balancing raid bosses is a quite complex issue, especially in the mythic area. Differences of just a few percent can turn a “fairly challenging boss” into an “unsurmountable” or “much too easy” one. Moreover, professional guilds often come up with special strategies or class combinations that simply cannot all be tested in advance.

This leads to progress in the mythic “World First Race” not always going as Blizzard envisioned. Some bosses die off far too quickly, while others prove to be insurmountable obstacles.

To keep the event exciting for both raiders and spectators, Blizzard needs to hit the right point.

What has been said? In a interview with PCGamesN, the Game Director of WoW, Ion Hazzikostas, spoke about exactly this issue. He said:

[The race in the Mausoleum] took a bit longer than we would have liked. The ideal length is somewhere between 10 and 11 days. […] Hitting exactly that point, from the perspective of boss tuning, is difficult. Creating fights that are challenging enough to test the best guilds, but that don’t fall over too quickly and aren’t too hard, is more of an art than a science in many respects.

Regarding Dragonflight, plans are to ensure that the raids are “not in a length [range] that is unhealthy or frustrating, nor that diminishes the enjoyment of the participants and spectators.”

Why was the Mausoleum so hard? The special feature about the Mausoleum of the First was that the raid, with 11 bosses, was not only quite extensive but also had effectively 2 “final bosses”. Anduin Wrynn (boss 8) was equipped with so many mechanics that he felt like a real final boss. Accordingly, the fight against him turned out to be quite tough, which led Blizzard to numerous nerfs within a few days.

Additionally, some features, such as “Double Legendaries”, were only unlocked during the race, leading to a significant increase in character power. These were factors that contributed to the fights becoming significantly more manageable only after nearly 2 weeks for the professionals.

At least: With Dragonflight, the raids are expected to be a little easier to manage, providing mythic raiders with a somewhat more pleasant event. However, it should not be expected that the raids will be truly “easy”.

Do you think it’s good that Blizzard is keeping an eye on the World-First race? Or should they turn it into an official event?

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Anyone who says “Good Game” too often in FFXIV PvP will be banned

Irina Moritz 26. April 2022 Reading time 3 minutes

The PvP in Final Fantasy XIV is currently experiencing a surge in popularity, but there are also problems. The head of the MMORPG, Naoki Yoshida, warns players about malicious behavior and threatens with bans.

In short:

With Patch 6.1 at the beginning of April, major revisions of the PvP in FFXIV came, as well as the new competitive mode Crystalline Conflict.
This led to a significant increase in activity in the PvP hub of the game. The new mode has been praised for its quick fun and even attracted players who previously hesitated to engage in PvP.
However, the first problems quickly became apparent. Aside from questionable job balance such as Samurai or Warrior, there was a wave of griefing during the matches.
Players gave up and stood idly by or let themselves be killed. Others spammed incessantly normally friendly text commands like “Good game” or “Well done,” which were obviously meant sarcastically when the group was losing.

Now the head of the MMORPG, Naoki Yoshida, addresses the behavior and warns players to refrain from such actions.

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Bans for Griefing even outside of FFXIV

This is what Yoshida says: In a blog post, the head of the MMORPG addresses the community with a request to refrain from griefing behavior. Since the launch of the new patch, there has been a “never-before-seen amount” of reports of bad behavior in PvP, according to Yoshida. A warning is now being issued against this.

Players who behave “uncooperatively” in matches or deliberately lose matches must expect penalties. The same applies to players who continuously spam Quick Chat messages like “Well done,” “Good game,” or “Thank you” during matches.

The chat is disabled in the competitive mode Crystalline Conflict. Players can only communicate through such Quick Chat commands and markers. It has frequently happened that these commands were used in a sarcastic sense for griefing, especially when a team was losing.

https://twitter.com/Zuaniich/status/1515787018797604865

According to Yoshida, it is not just the spamming of sarcastic “Good game” commands, but any form of spam in PvP that is punishable. This also includes:

Setting off fireworks while standing over the corpse of an opponent
Generally spamming an emote over a corpse (similar to teabagging)
Direct verbal attacks on other players via chat outside of matches
Attacks on other players outside of the game, e.g., on social media

Yoshida adds that this list is by no means exhaustive and each reported case will be reviewed individually by the Game Masters.

These penalties will be imposed: When such a report is received by the team, the chat logs will first be checked to confirm the behavior. Depending on the maliciousness of the behavior, penalties will range from 3 to 20 days of suspension.

If repeated violations and reports occur, a permanent account ban is also possible.

Griefers are not the only PvP problem

Here are some additional problems: In addition to griefing, cheating is also emerging as a significant issue. Players reported matches in the first week where their opponents were immune to CC effects or used speed hacks.

Screenshots from Discords where such mods and hacks are being spread are also circulating on social media and YouTube, causing frustration among players.

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In addition to CC immunity and speed hacks, PvP mods also enable a lot of auto-play. This includes, for example:

Automatic execution of limit breaks against targets that can be killed immediately
Automatic execution of shields when becoming the focus target
Display of the range of other players
Display of players targeting you
Automatic interruption of other players’ limit breaks
Stealing kills from other players

The screenshot in the tweet only shows some adjustments of the already existing addons and mods, so it’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Yoshida has previously spoken against an anti-cheat for his MMORPG, as he considers them too intrusive and invasive. This includes, for example, the anti-cheat of Valorant, which players have actively protested against.

It remains to be seen how the dev team will handle the cheating situation in Crystalline Conflict. The previous competitive mode, FEAST, was notorious for cheating and win-trading for years.

The latest patch 6.11, which went live on April 26, brought various balance adjustments for PvP. The powerful classes Warrior, Samurai, and Red Mage received some nerfs, while others were buffed.

Additionally, an ultimate raid went live for the first time in over 2 years.

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2 Twitch millionaires argue over big money and the exaggerated hatred against casinos

Sayumi (Lena) 26. April 2022 Reading time 2 minutes

The Twitch streamer Felix “xQc” Lengyel was upset about how his streamer colleague Matthew “Mizkif” Rinaudo talked about a casino deal worth 9.3 million euros. He said that Mizkif’s behavior was “absolutely disgusting.”

This is the situation:

Mizkif talked in a past stream about receiving an offer from a casino website. They offered him 9.3 million euros (10 million USD) a year if he gambles for 15 hours a month in the casino and shows it live on Twitch.
However, he declined the offer, although he was tempted to accept it. The money could have completely changed his life, the lives of future generations, and those of his family. He could have donated to charity, Mizkif said.
The vast majority of Mizkif’s viewers encouraged him to accept the deal and called him stupid for not doing so.
xQc calls his behavior “absolutely disgusting,” as Mizkif, according to xQc, had previously taken a high moral ground and thrown everyone else under the bus when it came to casino streams.

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Twitch streamer xQc criticizes Mizkif

What else does xQc say? He finds it incredible that Mizkif is now the first one to talk again about casino streams and expresses himself so ambivalently. In the past, Mizkif spoke quite negatively about such deals and casino streams:

It’s almost like: The higher you go, the lower your moral values.
Mizkif (via dexerto.com)

He was referring to the amount of offers from casino websites and how far one goes as a streamer to promote them and accept such offers.

xQc states that Mizkif had spoken from a high horse, was always against such casino streams, and indirectly attacked him and his fellow streamer Trainwreck, who also accepted sponsored casino deals in the past.

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I’m pretty sure he threw everyone under the bus at the end of the whole casino drama – really everyone – and took the safe route. It looked like he was above everyone else and that we were a bunch of fools on the ground. He tried to point fingers at us and bring us down. Now he is the first one to backtrack. Damn, that’s absolutely disgusting.
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xQc also criticizes the viewers: He doesn’t understand why most viewers are now on Mizkif’s side. The vast majority are in favor of the streamer accepting the deal, but for xQc himself and for Trainwreck, sponsored casino streams were frowned upon.

Even if the two do not make sponsored casino streams these days and just play for fun, even issuing warnings, they receive massive criticism.

Some in the chat speculated whether Mizkif talked about the deal to prepare his community for future casino streams – xQc agreed with the speculation in the chat. According to him, there is no reason to even bring up this topic. He doesn’t understand why Mizkif talked about the deal.

xQc believes that one should stay on the high horse when one throws one’s fellow streamers under the bus and not suddenly capitulate; that’s just “absolutely disgusting behavior.”

Further news about xQc:

The biggest streamer on Twitch doesn’t want to be a role model: “I play video games, I’m not raising children”

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Pokémon GO: Spotlight Hour today with Kinoso (Sun form) and more XP

Max Handwerk 26. April 2022 Reading time 2 minutes

In Pokémon GO, today, April 26, the Spotlight Hour is featuring Kinoso in its Sunny Form. Here you can find all the information about the start and the bonuses of the event.

What kind of event is this? The Spotlight Hour takes place regularly on Tuesdays in Pokémon GO. For 60 minutes, the focus is on one Pokémon that appears significantly more often during this hour.

Today’s event revolves around the Grass Pokémon Kinoso in its Sunny Form. The evolution of the Cherry Pokémon Kikugi can be found at every corner of the wilderness. Additionally, there is an XP bonus during the hour.

Spotlight Hour on April 26 with Kinoso – Content

When does it start? As usual, the Spotlight Hour starts at 6:00 PM local time. It lasts exactly one hour and ends at 7:00 PM.

These bonuses are available: Basically, the spawn rate of Kinoso in its Sunny Form is increased. Also, you can typically attract the event Pokémon more effectively with the Incense item.

Most notably, the XP bonus is interesting: During the Spotlight Hour, you receive double XP for all Pokémon you catch. You can double this number again if you use a Lucky Egg during the Spotlight Hour.

However, Kinoso in its Sunny Form is not necessarily easy to catch and can defend itself well when you want to catch it. The bonus applies to all Pokémon.

Is there Shiny Kinoso? Generally, Shiny Kinoso has been available in the game since the shiny Kikugi was added during the “Environmental Week”. Thus, its evolution is also available as a shiny Pokémon. However, it is still uncertain whether Shiny Kinoso can be encountered in the wild and thus during the Spotlight Hour.

Pokémon-GO-Shiny-Kikugi-Kinoso-Wolke-Kinoso-Sonne — This is what the shiny family of Kikugi and Kinoso looks like

Is the Spotlight Hour worth it today?

How strong will it be: Kinoso does not play a significant role in Pokémon GO battles. You might still use it as an option in the Super League in PvP, but that’s about it. In raids, there are clearly better attackers in Pokémon GO.

Thus, the Spotlight Hour is primarily worth it if you still lack a Kinoso in its Sunny Form in your collection. This can definitely be the case since the Kikugi evolution randomly determines which form you get.

Otherwise, Kinoso is not particularly interesting. The XP bonus might be exciting for players looking to level up – but it should be noted that Kinoso is not easy to hold in the ball.

Additionally, a change to Mega Evolutions has been made in Pokémon GO. You can find out everything about the new Mega Evolutions here.

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Halo Infinite delays content to prevent team burnout – But players have 0 understanding

Marko Jevtic 26. April 2022 Reading time 3 minutes

In a comment, currently receiving an upvote plus of 780 votes, reddit user lehahex writes:

That’s depressingly pathetic. What a miserable time to be a Halo fan. To see such a colossal franchise fall so deep and be puppeted around like a corpse.
lehahex on reddit

Other users echo similar sentiments:

“This has become a running gag.”
“What the hell is going on over there? What are these setbacks and broken promises?”
“Most fans are unaware that the damaged ring represents the unfinished product of Halo Infinite.”
“There must only be 2 people working in their mom’s basement. I’m a solo developer and could produce more content in the same time.”

The turbulent times surrounding Halo Infinite seem to have no end in sight. It will be exciting to see if these fan reactions will change the content strategy at 343 Industries.

Because even a battle royale mode for Halo Infinite was rejected in the past. But insiders say that something is still coming.

Insiders Say: The Struggling Halo Infinite on Steam and Xbox Is Getting a Battle Royale After All – It’s Supposed to Be “Special”

Because even a battle royale mode for Halo Infinite was rejected in the past. But insiders say that something is still coming.

Insiders Say: The Struggling Halo Infinite on Steam and Xbox Is Getting a Battle Royale After All – It’s Supposed to Be “Special”

In a comment, currently receiving an upvote plus of 780 votes, reddit user lehahex writes:

That’s depressingly pathetic. What a miserable time to be a Halo fan. To see such a colossal franchise fall so deep and be puppeted around like a corpse.
lehahex on reddit

Other users echo similar sentiments:

“This has become a running gag.”
“What the hell is going on over there? What are these setbacks and broken promises?”
“Most fans are unaware that the damaged ring represents the unfinished product of Halo Infinite.”
“There must only be 2 people working in their mom’s basement. I’m a solo developer and could produce more content in the same time.”

The turbulent times surrounding Halo Infinite seem to have no end in sight. It will be exciting to see if these fan reactions will change the content strategy at 343 Industries.

Because even a battle royale mode for Halo Infinite was rejected in the past. But insiders say that something is still coming.

Insiders Say: The Struggling Halo Infinite on Steam and Xbox Is Getting a Battle Royale After All – It’s Supposed to Be “Special”

After a strong start, Halo Infinite has increasingly struggled with problems. The long-awaited roadmap for 2022 is not well received by players. The developers are postponing long-awaited features like co-op to prevent team burnout. However, fans are not satisfied with the explanation.

Halo Infinite is the flagship shooter for Microsoft and Xbox, but after a strong start, the game is losing more and more gamers. In particular, lack of content is often criticized as a major downside of the game.

After 6 months of Season 1, Season 2 of Halo Infinite will be released on May 3rd. It is called “Lone Wolves” and will bring new cosmetics, 2 new maps, and 4 new game modes.

You can see it live in action in this trailer:

Roadmap for 2022 Angers Fans

What else is to come? With the announcement of Season 2, developer 343 Industries also shared a roadmap for 2022. This lists several things that players are urgently asking for:

Season 2 with new modes and maps
Season 3 on November 8, also with new modes and maps
New items
New story developments
The Forge, allowing players to create their own maps and modes
The long-awaited campaign co-op

Here is the roadmap for 2022 in a picture.

Halo Infinite Season 2 Road Map — The 2022 roadmap for Halo Infinite (Image from halowaypoint.com)

What exactly annoys the fans? Although many important changes and innovations have been announced, fans have noticed something.

Not only is Season 2 again 6 months long, which even journalists like Paul Tassi see as a major problem (via Twitter). Players are particularly upset that the Forge and co-op have been postponed again, this time to an indefinite date.

Developers Want to “Stay Healthy”, Players Demand More Content

How do the developers explain the delay? The developers explain this delay in a blog post due to health concerns. In the gaming industry, “crunch” has been a significant and widespread problem for years.

Developers are indirectly or directly forced to work too many overtime hours, leading to severe burnout. Their health and personal relationships suffer greatly under these circumstances – it has even led to the death of developers.

To avoid crunch, 343 Industries wants to take things “slower now to stay healthy and be able to work faster later” (via halowaypoint.com). That’s why popular features like co-op and the Forge have been postponed once again and indefinitely.

How do players react? Even though some fans show understanding, this explanation does not convince all players. In a reddit post regarding the roadmap, many negative comments can be found, complaining about the developers and mourning the progression of the Halo franchise.

Because even a battle royale mode for Halo Infinite was rejected in the past. But insiders say that something is still coming.

Insiders Say: The Struggling Halo Infinite on Steam and Xbox Is Getting a Battle Royale After All – It’s Supposed to Be “Special”

Because even a battle royale mode for Halo Infinite was rejected in the past. But insiders say that something is still coming.

Insiders Say: The Struggling Halo Infinite on Steam and Xbox Is Getting a Battle Royale After All – It’s Supposed to Be “Special”

In a comment, currently receiving an upvote plus of 780 votes, reddit user lehahex writes:

That’s depressingly pathetic. What a miserable time to be a Halo fan. To see such a colossal franchise fall so deep and be puppeted around like a corpse.
lehahex on reddit

Other users echo similar sentiments:

“This has become a running gag.”
“What the hell is going on over there? What are these setbacks and broken promises?”
“Most fans are unaware that the damaged ring represents the unfinished product of Halo Infinite.”
“There must only be 2 people working in their mom’s basement. I’m a solo developer and could produce more content in the same time.”

The turbulent times surrounding Halo Infinite seem to have no end in sight. It will be exciting to see if these fan reactions will change the content strategy at 343 Industries.

Because even a battle royale mode for Halo Infinite was rejected in the past. But insiders say that something is still coming.

Insiders Say: The Struggling Halo Infinite on Steam and Xbox Is Getting a Battle Royale After All – It’s Supposed to Be “Special”

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New MMORPG permanently bans hackers in beta – players discuss: Is that allowed?

Alexander Leitsch 26. April 2022 Reading time 3 minutes

The new sandbox MMORPG Fractured has started its beta. In it, a guild has deliberately used hacks for the game and gained unfair advantages. Members of this guild have now been permanently banned, even for the finished MMORPG. This step is being discussed in the community.

What exactly happened?

On April 6, Fractured entered closed beta. The beta is intended to find bugs and make developers aware of exploits and issues.
A hardcore guild that has been very active in the MMORPG found a memory hack that allowed them to unlock over 200 talent points. The game actually only offers 60 per character.
Instead of reporting this bug, they exploited it to gain advantages in PvP during the beta. The head of Fractured responded and had the players permanently banned.
This action has now sparked discussions: Are beta testers who should discover bugs in the game allowed to be banned?

Errors must be reported and not exploited

What does the head say exactly? In a statement from Jacopo Pietro Gallelli, the head of Fractured, it is stated that the beta should be used to uncover bugs and hacks. This is an important part of the beta.

However, these bugs should then be reported to the developers and not used for personal gain. Those who do not do this may face bans of days or even permanent bans.

How are the players reacting? Differently. A majority in the MMORPG subreddit supports the decision of the developers. For instance, the user firey21 states:

I think the developers did the right thing. The purpose of the beta is to test and find problems to report them… not to exploit them. Why should we keep people in a beta who do not report problems when there are others waiting to uncover issues?

Others say that not every bug or exploit needs to be reported, but those who gain access to the memory of a game with external tools and do not report it would use such hacks even in the later release state of the game. Therefore, a ban is justified.

However, there are also opposing opinions. Some users in the subreddit see the developers as responsible for fixing the discovered issues. Just because a player does not report them, they should not be banned. If there is to be a ban, then for the beta, but not for the finished MMORPG.

It is currently unclear whether the guild actually reported the bug. According to their own statement, they claim this already happened in 2020 during an alpha, but the developers supposedly did not respond since then. This part has not yet been commented on by the head.

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Guild wishes for more PvP and complains about PvE players

What kind of guild is this? The hackers and exploiters are said to be quite well known in Fractured. They are upset about the direction the MMORPG is taking:

They are hardcore PvP players who would like to see more PvP in Fractured. PvE carebears are ruining the game.
However, the developers decided that in the current human world, players who have disabled PvP can be attacked but keep their gear. Those who attack PvE players without cause will receive a debuff and may end up in jail upon death, losing all their gear.

The guild is said to have already complained loudly about this in the official Discord and also in the in-game chat.

What do you think about the developers’ decision? Do you find the ban justifiable or are you more on the side of the players? And what do you think of Fractured in general? Does the MMORPG seem promising?

For those who have not yet delved deeply into Fractured, here is a list of all features and special characteristics:

New sandbox MMORPG Fractured offers a unique world for every type of player

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Because Netflix has big problems, LoL fans are worried about season 2 of Arcane – Now Riot responds

Mark Sellner 26. April 2022 Reading time 2 minutes

The streaming service Netflix is currently facing significant problems, which is why the service has announced that it will be canceling or not continuing some animated series. Fans of the LoL series Arcane are particularly concerned about this. However, Riot, the developer of League of Legends, has now commented on the situation.

What is the situation? Netflix recently released its financial report for the first quarter of 2022. This highlighted issues faced by the streaming service that it must respond to.

Netflix had planned an increase of 2.5 million subscribers for the first three months of 2022, but lost about 200,000 during this period.
April 20 is highlighted as the worst day in Netflix’s history, considering the stock values.
In response, Netflix decided to significantly cut the budget for animated series. This affects both ongoing series and planned titles.
Even the head of Netflix Animation and his team were fired, as reported by The Wrap (via thewrap.com).

All these factors led fans of the LoL series to fear they might never see the second season of Arcane. However, Riot has alleviated those fears.

Now the developer speaks out

What does Riot say? The “League of Legends” developer Riot Games has commented on this matter to the English website Dexerto and reassured fans. A spokesperson from Riot confirmed that the second season of Arcane is in full production and will continue to be.

This is primarily because Riot is producing the series independently, and Netflix is only responsible for providing the content on the platform. Therefore, Arcane remains unaffected by the changes, and Riot and the French studio Fortiche continue to work on season 2 of the successful series.

A release date or even a timeframe is still far off. Fans will therefore have to wait a while before they can once again see Jinx, Vi, Victor, and co. over their shoulders.

Arcane is a mega hit

How is the series doing? Recently, Arcane won big at the Annie Awards. These take place in Hollywood and are a type of Oscar for animated films and series. The show from Riot managed to scoop up 9 wins, including for best writing, best character design, and best animated series.

To not let this success stand alone, Riot is currently planning more movies and series beyond Arcane. However, more detailed information is not yet available. This fits into the studio’s plan to further expand the “League of Legends” universe. Several single-player games in this setting have already been released, and even a large MMORPG is planned.

One month after release, it’s clear: Arcane is one of the best series of all time

What do you think of the series? Have you seen Arcane or do you want to watch it? What do you think about Netflix making these cuts to animated series? Feel free to let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO.

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Destiny 2: Guardians want a 4-year-old feature back – “I would love it if they could implement such things more often”

Christos Tsogos 26. April 2022 Reading time 2 minutes

In Destiny 2, Guardians have earned, discovered, and unlocked many things. However, one thing has imprinted itself in the memory so vividly that Guardians cannot forget it. Do you remember the secret content from the Destiny universe?

What are secret missions? These secret missions are missions that are not immediately obvious. They must first be activated under certain circumstances, such as interacting with a specific mechanic or participating in an event.

In such content and missions, Guardians are thrown in without prior knowledge or objectives and must prove their skills. If the Guardians succeed in these secret contents, they are rewarded with amazing loot. This includes ships or an Exo weapon.

Players want to discover hidden content

The problem, however, is that Bungie has not released such content to the same extent since the separation from Activision as it did in the early years of Destiny 1 and 2. Many Guardians reminisce about the time when the tension on the Moon IO was at its peak.

A sudden portal to a mission appeared when one defeated a corrupted boss during a public event. Through this mission, one was sent on a parkour path with enemies, until finally facing three challenging bosses.

If you managed to complete everything in under 20 minutes, you received the exotic sniper “Whisper of the Worm“, which at the time was a must-have in the Guardians’ loadout.

Not only this mission, but also the Zero Hour activity on the Farm, which Mithrax assigned you to acquire the exotic pulse rifle “Perfected Outbreak“, was secret and eerie at the same time. Many Guardians still remember the maintenance bot “Trevor” in the Labyrinth.

What do players say about this? Guardians on reddit are reminiscing. They wish for more such content that gives them the feeling of not having explored everything already. Destiny 2 offers so much room for mysteries that can still be unveiled, yet everything seems to be superficially packaged at present.

Reddit user and Guardian CaptFrost states the following: “I know that Bungie has to build hype around content, but I would love it if they could occasionally sneak in such things. Something that simply appears out of nowhere and can be discovered organically by players.”

Places like the sand-buried Mars city “Freehold” or larger parts of Earth provide enough room to sneak in secret missions. It’s yet to be seen whether Bungie could change this in the future, but the possibilities are open; they just need to be seized.

What do you think about these secret contents? Do you miss such missions or secret features that players can discover on their own? Let us know in the comments what you think!

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FFXIV let its toughest raiders starve for 2 years, brings the next ultimate challenge

Irina Moritz 26. April 2022 Reading time 4 minutes

In Final Fantasy XIV, Patch 6.11 went live today with the new hardest raid ever, Dragon’s War (Fatal). The update marks the start of the World-First race for the kill and is accompanied by a large community event.

What are these raids? The fatal or “ultimate” raids are considered by FFXIV to be the hardest type of PvE content. According to estimates from the Japanese statistics blog LuckyBancho, about 5% of all players manage to master these raids.

The fights are structured as a kind of boss rush, where teams of 8 raiders must fight against multiple intermediate bosses in succession to ultimately defeat the main opponent.

In Bahamut Ultimate, these bosses are Twintania and Nael deus Darnus
In Ultima, players fight against the primals Garuda, Ifrit, and Titan beforehand

To ensure that these raids remain a challenge even years after their release, they are the only content that cannot be “over-leveled”. All fatal raids must be mastered at the level and item level they were designed for.

Dragon’s War as the first ultimate raid after over 2 years

This is Dragon’s War: The new fatal raid is derived from the first expansion of FFXIV, Heavensward. It revolves around the millennial war between the nation of Ishgard and the dragons.

Screenshots have already shown individual knights of King Thordan in an arena above the cathedral of Ishgard, as well as the two dragons Nidhogg and Hraesvelgr. In the trailer for Patch 6.1, we also saw King Thordan himself at the end, performing the limit break with his knights.

The raid was postponed to the great dismay of the hardcore community by over half a year. It was originally scheduled to release with Patch 5.5, at the end of Shadowbringers. However, according to director Yoshida, this was not possible without postponing the new expansion Endwalker and other important content.

Accordingly, hardcore raiders had to wait over two years for the new content. The last ultimate raid, Alexander, was released in November 2019.

To make the race for the World-First title fair, all FFXIV servers went online simultaneously after maintenance at 12:00 PM. The maintenance was also not ended early, as is often the case with MMORPGs, so that all raiders would have the same chances.

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What are the rewards? The ultimate raids differ from the “normal” raids that bring gear progression. As a reward for the kill, titles and stylish, shining weapons await, which are slightly stronger than the current strongest from the Savage raid with an additional materia slot.

However, they are mainly considered status symbols and signs that one has conquered the hardest content in the game. One does not farm the raids to get better gear, but to have nice glamours.

Data miners have already pulled the appearance of the new weapons from the update code. They are based on the weapons obtained from the extreme fight against King Thordan, but have many more visual effects:

You can check out the new ultimate weapons in an Imgur gallery here.

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Community organizes a streaming event

The World-First race is considered a major event in the community, followed by thousands on Twitch. With each raid release, FFXIV briefly ascended into the top 10 games on Twitch with the most viewers.

This is also the case for Thordan Ultimate, as the community around the MogTalk podcast organizes a streaming event again this time with casters and analysts who will accompany the race. Currently, on April 26 at 1:53 PM, FFXIV ranks 6th with 73,800 viewers, following GTA V and ahead of Dota 2, CoD Warzone, and Fortnite.

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As a special guest this time is streamer and YouTuber Preach, who recently commented on the race in WoW in February. Preach has been playing FFXIV intensively for several months and recently reached the endgame.

Who is participating in the race? Teams from around the world participate in the race. Since the servers go online simultaneously for everyone, everyone has the same chances of success.

The favorites of the race are the raid group “Thoughts per Second” from the Radiance guild on the Gilgamesh server. The group was the first to conquer Alexander Ultimate in the past and has since secured several World-First titles in the savage raids.

The EU group Entropy, which achieved the World First in Ultima and placed third in the race of Pandaemonium, is also a strong candidate for victory.

However, it could also be like Ultimate Bahamut, where a Japanese raiding group unexpectedly seized first place.

The eSports team Liquid does not seem to be participating this time. Liquid bought the WoW guild Limit in January 2022 to enter the world racing of WoW and FFXIV.

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Elden: Ring: Player sends an army of 20 Mimic Tears into battle, even pulverizing bosses

Tarek Zehrer 26. April 2022 Reading time 2 minutes

In Elden Ring modders are also very active and remove barriers and limits that the game would otherwise set. YouTuber Games from Mars now demonstrates a mod that removes the limit for using Spirit Ashes. He uses the popular Mimic Tear.

What is the Mimic Tear? With this Spirit Ash, you can summon a doppelgänger of yourself for a small HP cost.

This is an exact copy of you, including equipment, talismans and spells that you have equipped yourself. We have a guide for the Mimic Tear, including its location.

Normally, you can summon a maximum of one spirit. But YouTuber Games from Mars shows how a group of 20 almost-naked doppelgängers stomps through the game.

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Doppelgänger-Truppe overruns everything – first naked and with a club, then also with spells

How are the doppelgängers equipped? The player chose the beggar class, thus the character is at level 1.

No equipment items are used, apart from the starter weapon, a small club. He at least upgrades it to +25 during the run, as the monsters in the later stages of the game simply have too many hit points for an unupgraded weapon.
From NPCs like Varré to larger bosses, the doppelgänger crew completely stomps through the Lands Between. One almost feels pity for some enemies, as they often don’t even get the chance to attack.
However, the end boss ends this. The second phase is too much for the 20 beggars. But when the player equips them with armor, things look different again.

Even the end boss cannot withstand a group of 20 level-1 doppelgängers with medium armor with his massive hit point pool.

In another video, he takes it to the extreme and equips them with a hammer spell:

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This also pushes the game to its limits and the FPS just stumble when 20 doppelgängers continuously fire spells at the same time.

In the video, he tests various spells and summons, and the chaos is simply perfect.

Of course, this is primarily a fun action, as only a few players are likely to be interested in playing like this.

How the players react: In the comments under the videos, they celebrate the experiment. For instance, DarkNinja193 writes: “If FromSoftware ever made an MMO, the raid bosses would probably look like this.”

Alicia S thanks the YouTuber: “Thank you for sacrificing your PC for the memes.” Lamderem J is also concerned about the player’s PC: “Dude, your PC must be a monster device, but that is just abuse. PLEASE MORE OF IT!”

In addition to modders, there are also countless data miners in Elden Ring who uncover cut content. This can even include entire features: In Elden Ring, one could once extract NPCs’ darkest secrets with a drink.

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Twitch bans MMO streamer for hateful behavior against women – Takes ban back

Schuhmann 26. April 2022 Reading time 4 minutes

Twitch has given MMO streamer Quintin ‘Quin69’ Crawford a two-week ban. The reason is a statement that can be seen as ‘hateful towards women.’ Quin69 is arguably the most important streamer of Path of Exile on the streaming platform but has repeatedly had issues with the ban rules. However, after Quin69 described his situation, Twitch apologized and lifted the ban.

Who is Quin69?

Quin69 is the biggest streamer of ‘Path of Exile’ and indeed an MMO junkie. The New Zealander also maintains a unique relationship with his community, where they passionately love and hate each other. He once had a special idea on how his viewers could ‘torture’ him.
Recently, he primarily plays League of Legends: It’s affecting him mentally – like virtually everyone who plays LoL.
Despite Quin69’s success, he repeatedly faces problems with Twitch’s rules: In January 2022, he received a ban for saying that women ask to be sexually harassed with their clothing. Shortly after, another ban came for showing NSFW content during a Media Share stream.

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What was he banned for now? Quin69 was banned for ‘hateful behavior towards women for 14 days.’

He showed a clip on Twitter for which he was banned on Twitch. Although the clip has since been deleted, there are recordings of it. He says in the clip:

The problem with women is that ‘nobody hits them in the face.’

Quin69 apparently has also seen this comedy routine and quoted it, but it went horribly wrong for him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAwhhK_zmE4

‘I’m not a crazy woman-hater; I’m just proposing a two-part hypothesis!’

This is what Quin69 says: He feels misunderstood. He admits that the call to hit women looks really bad without context.

From the context, it should be clear how he meant it. He is not a crazy woman-hater but has proposed a two-part hypothesis on why women tend to turn into ‘demonic Karens,’ terrible human beings:

It wasn’t meant to be sexist. It was meant as a meme, but also somehow true. Hopefully, this clears things up: I don’t hate women!
Quin69

So he believes that seen from the ‘context,’ his statement is clearly to be understood as a joke.

Users say: Looks even worse with context

How do others see this? Overall, people shake their heads at Quin69’s behavior. One user on reddit says: Quin is one of the few streamers where things actually get worse when you know the context of his statements.

Another adds: Quin69 simply doesn’t understand Twitch. Whether with or without context, the statement is harmful to him.

Yet another user kindly says that Quin69 should please try not to get banned by Twitch constantly. He is looking for a streamer to follow daily.

Twitch unbans streamer 11 days earlier than expected

Update 26.4.: Twitch has ended the ban after only 3 days and 7 hours. Originally, the ban was set for 14 days. Quin69 is even surprised by the sudden pardon.

According to a letter that the streamer shares, Twitch apologized to Quin69 and acknowledged ‘own mistakes.’

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Twitch is trying to fight against a misogynistic image:

Twitch star MontanaBlack compares women to dogs – here’s how it happened

Quin69 says this is a reference to another scene of his. He had a dispute at a gas station between two men, commented with:

This is a classic case of ‘This guy hasn’t been hit in the face, OK. He needs a little negative reinforcement to learn from the experience.’
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What’s behind it: There is a standup routine by comedian ‘Bill Burr,’ in which he argues that women enjoy a certain immunity because it is socially forbidden to hit them. Therefore, they could scratch a man’s car and proudly stand beside their work because they know nothing will happen. While men who go too far must always expect to get hit in the face.

Burr explains that he has always learned lessons from the ‘beatings he took’ and adjusted his behavior. He urges women to hit each other once in a while to correct their behavior.

This is a controversial routine, where Burr often hints at how sensitive the topic is and relativizes his statements (via YouTube). Burr plays with the outraged reaction of his audience, which is one of his trademarks.

Quin69 apparently has also seen this comedy routine and quoted it, but it went horribly wrong for him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAwhhK_zmE4

‘I’m not a crazy woman-hater; I’m just proposing a two-part hypothesis!’

This is what Quin69 says: He feels misunderstood. He admits that the call to hit women looks really bad without context.

From the context, it should be clear how he meant it. He is not a crazy woman-hater but has proposed a two-part hypothesis on why women tend to turn into ‘demonic Karens,’ terrible human beings:

It wasn’t meant to be sexist. It was meant as a meme, but also somehow true. Hopefully, this clears things up: I don’t hate women!
Quin69

So he believes that seen from the ‘context,’ his statement is clearly to be understood as a joke.

Users say: Looks even worse with context

How do others see this? Overall, people shake their heads at Quin69’s behavior. One user on reddit says: Quin is one of the few streamers where things actually get worse when you know the context of his statements.

Another adds: Quin69 simply doesn’t understand Twitch. Whether with or without context, the statement is harmful to him.

Yet another user kindly says that Quin69 should please try not to get banned by Twitch constantly. He is looking for a streamer to follow daily.

Twitch unbans streamer 11 days earlier than expected

Update 26.4.: Twitch has ended the ban after only 3 days and 7 hours. Originally, the ban was set for 14 days. Quin69 is even surprised by the sudden pardon.

According to a letter that the streamer shares, Twitch apologized to Quin69 and acknowledged ‘own mistakes.’

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Twitch is trying to fight against a misogynistic image:

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Overwatch 2 relies on Valorant model, guarantees you beta access

Cortyn 26. April 2022 Reading time 2 minutes

The PvP beta of Overwatch 2 is beginning. You can definitely participate, all you need to do is watch some Twitch. Blizzard is adopting the model that Riot’s shooter Valorant made a huge hit before its release.

For many years, there was silence around Overwatch 2. Fans were angry that Blizzard left the original Overwatch practically untouched while working on the sequel in the background. Now the waiting time is finally over, as the PvP beta of Overwatch 2 is set to begin, at least on PC.

However, not everyone interested will get an immediate opportunity to participate in the beta – at least that was the thought. Because Blizzard is bringing a way to guarantee entry into the Overwatch 2 beta if you watch the game long enough on Twitch.

How do you guarantee entry into the beta? Through Twitch drops, it will be possible to earn access to the beta. You need to watch streamers playing Overwatch 2 for a total of 4 hours between April 27th at 7:00 PM and April 28th at 3:00 AM. The action therefore has a very limited time window to secure a beta key.

Please note that you must link your Twitch account with your Battle.net account and have Twitch drops enabled.

Some of the streamers you can watch for access include:

A complete list of all available streamers can be found on the official website of Overwatch 2.

Once you have accumulated the 4 hours, you will receive guaranteed access to the PvP beta of Overwatch 2 through the drops.

This model may seem familiar to some shooter fans, as Valorant – which many see as a competitor to Overwatch – distributed its beta access through Twitch drops back then.

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Why is Blizzard doing this? The benefits of this approach are obvious. Anyone who wants beta access to Overwatch 2 must consume Overwatch 2 content on Twitch. This, in turn, keeps Overwatch 2 climbing the Twitch rankings and attracts more players to the shooter, who may also become interested in the beta.

This generates relatively much attention for a comparatively low effort. At the same time, it is, of course, a nice thing to be able to secure guaranteed beta access.

On which platforms is the beta? For now, only on PC. Although there are plans for beta tests on consoles later, that is not currently planned. So those who want to try Overwatch 2 soon should get familiar with the PC version.

What is new in Overwatch 2? With Overwatch 2, Blizzard is implementing some significant changes regarding gameplay and format. The team sizes are shrinking from 6 players to 5 players, which made many professional tanks upset upon announcement. The role of each player in the team is becoming even more important than before.

Many heroes are also receiving fundamental revamps, switching roles or getting adjusted abilities.

Will you be watching the streams to get into the Overwatch 2 beta? Or will you wait for the finished game instead?

In general, Blizzard already has more plans for Twitch and is also distributing bonuses in other games.

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