Player from Crimson Desert Turns Beehive into Weapon, Defeats Bosses in One Hit

Crimson Desert rewards your creativity. For example, one player tried out a seemingly weak weapon and defeated bosses with just one hit.

What kind of weapon is this? The beehive club can be obtained as a by-product if you shoot beehives from trees, for example, because you are eager for honeycomb and honey. At first glance, the one-handed weapon seems unimpressive with its 18 attack.

However, the strength of the club is an effect that you learn more about when examining the weapon: “A stick with a beehive on the tip. The bees are asleep inside – if you hit an opponent, they awaken and swarm out. Every successful hit awakens sleeping bees that then attack a random target.”

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Sit back, the bees will handle it

How powerful is this effect? DPJ shows this in his video on YouTube. There he confronts his still weak Cliff with the heavily armored boss at the quarry Karin in the north of Hernand City.

In fact, DPJ only hits once with the beehive club. The damage to the boss is low. However, the bees swarm out of the hive and continuously harass the villain, causing it to lose more and more health until it lies defeated on the ground a few seconds later. In the meantime, DPJ just made sure that Cliff didn’t take any hits.

Unfortunately, the weapon also has a disadvantage. It has a durability of 30 and cannot be repaired. Therefore, if you want to use this trick repeatedly, you need to farm multiple beehive clubs.

Where can I farm beehive clubs? DPJ recommends a farming spot in the north of Hernand City in his video. We tried it out and indeed had the weapon in our inventory after just a few minutes.

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You can find the farming site at the “Three Saints’ Falls”. The nearest fast travel teleport is just west of the quarry Karin. Near the river, you will find a row of trees in whose tops you can find beehives.

If you see a beehive, destroy it with your ranged weapon. This will cause honey, comb, and – with a bit of luck – also beehive clubs to fall to the ground. Once all the trees have been checked, teleport back to the fast travel point and reset the beehives this way. Now you can take another round.

What is not efficient: Dismantling the trees with your offensive skills. While the contents of the beehives will also land on the ground, the trees will not reappear immediately if you try to force the respawn through the fast travel point. Here it’s about another great weapon: Crimson Desert: Powerful weapon right from the start – many of you probably overlooked this katana

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Twitch streamer talks about how she almost lost an important job because others created disgusting content about her

The Twitch streamer and YouTuber Jasmin Gnu almost didn’t get a contract because other people are making videos with her.

Who is it about? The Twitch streamer and YouTuber Jasmin Gnu is one of the most successful German content creators. She became known for gaming on her Twitch channel and her main YouTube channel, and she addresses social issues on one of her secondary YouTube channels, Jasmin Gnu.

Recently, she reported in a livestream on Twitch that content is being created about her that she never agreed to. People are making so-called deepfakes in an erotic context of her. This means that the face of the YouTuber is placed on women’s bodies in suggestive videos to imply that Jasmin Gnu is appearing in the video.

In the past, the Twitch streamer and YouTuber has dealt with the topic. She publicly denounced this behavior of people: Twitch streamer Gnu is disgusted by content about her on Reddit – “No boundaries are set”

Now the Twitch streamer shares how this deepfake material almost limited her professionally as well.

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I find it absurd that we are still discussing this

What has it led to? According to Jasmin Gnu, this material is now so present on the internet that it affects her work. According to her, it almost led her to lose this job at an event. The event was very important to her.

While researching about Jasmin Gnu, the organizers apparently found so much pornographic deepfake material that they thought the YouTuber was an erotic performer. As a result, they wanted to disinvite her. However, a colleague was eventually able to clarify the misunderstanding and vouch for the influencer.

In a separate short video, Jasmin Gnu elaborates further:

This also shows again that alongside the very, very serious physical, virtual abuse, there can also be such consequences. I find it so absurd that it has taken so many years, and we are still discussing the fact that when I, as a woman, decide not to undress, this decision is taken away from me. […]

Jasmin Gnu via YouTube

In this context, Jasmin Gnu demands stricter German laws that adequately punish the creation of such deepfake content without consent.

Important: We from MeinMMO are editors and not legal experts. Therefore, we can only convey statements from trusted sources.

What is the legal situation? However, ensuring the creation of such deepfakes in Germany is treated under current laws proves to be very difficult. There are no specific German laws that penalize the creation of deepfakes (source: bundestag.de).

The Tagesschau reflects the assessment of criminal law specialist Udo Vetter: He believes that the stalking paragraph (§ 238 StGB) could apply here. According to this, it is punishable to publish content about another person that belittles that person.

As Tagesschau also reports, public pressure on the current legal situation regarding digital violence has increased, leading to a legislative proposal. It remains to be seen how the legal situation will develop.

Not only does YouTuber Jasmin Gnu care about her own well-being, but also about that of a Twitch colleague. In a YouTube video, Jasmin Gnu denounced the behavior of German content creators: The German Twitch cheers a man who harasses a streamer – A YouTuber says: That’s enough

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In Crimson Desert there’s the Gold Goblin from Diablo, if you behave properly, he’ll make you rich

With a bit of luck, you might encounter a Gold Goblin in the world of Crimson Desert, reminiscent of Diablo. MeinMMO reveals what is known about this treasure carrier.

What is this Gold Goblin? The goblins in Crimson Desert are often small, green-skinned NPCs dedicated to acquiring wealth. Therefore, they are frequently encountered as part of the trading guild or thieves’ gangs.

If you are lucky, you might meet a special, very rare goblin on the peaceful streets of Pywel. The worker carries a large treasure chest on his back that actually contains gold. Unfortunately, there is currently no information about fixed routes or times of day. Content creator Gametime Tribe captured his encounter with the Gold Goblin on YouTube.

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Without Violence to the Treasure

How do I get the gold? Stand near the goblin and draw your weapon. The carrier will then drop his goods in fright. If you put your weapon away, the NPC will walk away, but without his treasure chest. You can now open it without witnesses and grab a gold bar.

A small nod to a great classic: When one hears Gold Goblin, one surely thinks of Diablo right away. There, the little thieves are welcome guests as they promise sparkling treasures if one can defeat them before they disappear through a portal.

However, the very first Gold Goblin appeared in the arcade classic Golden Axe from 1989. The little thieves appear there regularly without attacking the player. However, if you hit them with attacks, they leave behind not gold, but meat for healing and valuable potions.

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What to do with the gold bar? Absolutely do not sell it to any NPC trader for 190 silver. Instead, take the bar to the bank in Hernand City and receive 500 silver pieces there. You can also invest your wealth there to earn some more money passively, albeit with certain risks.

Where can I get more gold bars? Put on a mask and head to a place where many nobles are standing around. You can scan them with your lamp to see what they are carrying in their pockets. Bags or scrolls often shimmer through the fabric, but occasionally you will also see the shape of a gold bar.

In such a case, simply bump into the respective NPC, press the pickpocket button at the right moment, and then make your escape – out of the red radius of the crime scanner before time runs out. However, you can already secure another gold bar early in the game with much less risk: Find gold bars early – So you can be set with 500 silver initially

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WoW: New video awakens fans’ wishes – “We need this so badly as a series”

World of Warcraft finally as an animated series. A new video fuels fans’ hopes and brings tears.

Fans of World of Warcraft are quite satisfied with the current expansion Midnight, as the expectations for a redesign of Quel’Thalas have been met and the housing is quite convincing. However, there is a desire that has been growing in the community’s minds for a long time – for more than 10 years. An animated series is needed. A Warcraft series that runs on Netflix, Amazon Prime, or another streaming provider and is as convincing as “Arcane” was for League of Legends or Cyberpunk: Edgerunners for Cyberpunk 2077.

A new video on WoW’s YouTube channel now brings new hope. Because the music video uses a cartoon style and shows images that clearly illustrate: this is how fans envision it.

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What kind of video is this? The video “A Place to Call Home” is a music video from Blizzard in cooperation with singer Aurora. The video shows the journey of a night elf druid – from her first steps during the “Vanilla” time of World of Warcraft, to finding her first friends, and then a journey through various expansions up to Midnight and the housing system.

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An anime that follows a group – that would be perfect

Fans want a whole series: Especially the style of the video rekindles in fans the desire that World of Warcraft should indeed be made into a series. After all, there are plenty of stories that would be perfect for it, and the potential audience is also large. This wish is clearly reflected in the comments:

  • “Honestly, I am all for an animated series based on World of Warcraft.” – AmazingSpanoMan
  • “Seeing Illidan and the Lich King animated was something I didn’t know I needed. MORE PLEASE!” – Snakeskii
  • “An anime where you follow a small group traveling through the events of all expansions from a player’s perspective would be just crazy.” – deathwingincarnate6192

Even well-known streamers Taliesin and Evitel comment on this and try to manifest the series into existence:

  • “Oh yes, we are definitely getting a series, 100%, I can’t wait.”

Whether fans’ wishes will ever be heard and we will actually get a WoW series remains to be seen. However, Blizzard has recently more frequently released cinematics in a cartoon or anime style and many hope: they wanted to test how well it would be received. If that is the case, then a series is likely to become more and more probable.
Until then, you can at least watch the Race to World First – it might not be so beautifully animated, but it’s still gripping.

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“He forgot to pay for the rights” – A Western with Clint Eastwood is almost an exact copy of a Japanese classic, was sued for it

Clint Eastwood and Sergio Leone are mainly known for their legendary Westerns, but Leone was also inspired by other movies. However, since he did not have the rights for one film, a large sum in penalties had to be paid.

Which film is it? A Fistful of Dollars made Clint Eastwood a major film star in 1964. It was the start of the Dollar Trilogy by the legendary director Sergio Leone, who was an important pioneer of the Spaghetti Western genre.

However, A Fistful of Dollars has an inspiration source that was released in 1961: Yojimbo, by the Japanese directing legend Akira Kurosawa. You could even call A Fistful of Dollars a Western remake, but they actually did not have the rights for it.

This led to a lawsuit and a penalty, which was probably quite lucrative for Kurosawa.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is also considered a legendary film with Clint Eastwood:

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A Fistful of Dollars is actually a remake

How did the lawsuit come about? Although Yojimbo tells a samurai story, the narratives are very similar: both films have a nameless protagonist who acts in morally gray ways. Both end up in a town that is in chaos due to criminals. They meddle in affairs, but without a completely heroic intention. Some shots in the film are said to have been taken over.

Yojimbo had a significant influence, even internationally, and was also a source of inspiration for A Fistful of Dollars. According to film historian Stuart Galbraith IV. (via akirakurosawa.info), who wrote a biography of the two called The Emperor and the Wolf: The Lives and Films of Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune, Kurosawa sent Leone a letter stating:

Signor Leone, I just saw your film. It is a very good film, but it is my film. As Japan signed the Berne Convention on international copyright, you have to pay me a fee.

This led to the lawsuit. According to akirakurosawa.info, it is said that they ultimately reached an out-of-court settlement. Kurosawa and the studio behind Yojimbo, Tōhō, reportedly received 15% of the revenues from A Fistful of Dollars. Filmfoundation.org also reports that they additionally obtained distribution rights for Asian countries.

My producer was not exactly the brightest

How much money did Kurosawa ultimately receive? An exact monetary figure is not available, but sources like akirakurosawa.info assume that the lawsuit brought in more for the Japanese director than his own film Yojimbo.

In 1984, Sergio Leone commented on the matter in an interview with American Film (via Scraps from the Loft) and explained:

My producer [of A Fistful of Dollars] was not exactly the brightest. He forgot to pay Kurosawa for the rights, and Kurosawa would have certainly been satisfied with very little; thus, my producer had to make him rich later on and pay him millions in penalties.

Sergio Leone

Unfortunately, no official figures on the box office results of Yojimbo can be found, but if Leone’s statement is true, it is quite likely that the penalties were higher than the money Kurosawa earned from Yojimbo, especially since the film studio presumably received the majority of the film’s revenues.

If the creators behind A Fistful of Dollars had simply secured the rights, they could have spared themselves a few million dollars in penalties. Nevertheless, both films are considered legendary works. George Lucas is also said to have been inspired: George Lucas allegedly stole from a cult film for Star Wars, admitting that he was inspired by 2 characters

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A useless monster in Pokémon GO frustrates trainers, is rarer than legendary Shinys

The hunt for rare monsters can indeed be frustrating in Pokémon GO. One specimen stands out in particular.

If you want to catch Shinys in Pokémon GO, you usually need two things: patience and luck. Outside of special events, the chance of encountering the special variant of monsters is quite low.

There are some monsters that are not only rare as Shiny variants, but also have to meet another requirement for you to expand your Shiny Dex: gender. And precisely these monsters can cause quite a bit of frustration. Trainers discuss this on Reddit as well.

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“More Estrogen for Pokémon GO”

What kind of monster is this? The monster that trainers are frustrated about on Reddit is Wadribie. It’s not only one of the monsters where you get more stardust when catching, but it can also evolve into Honweisel for 50 candies.

Why is this monster so rare? If you encounter a Wadribie, you only have a 12.5% chance that the monster is female. And as if that weren’t enough, there is an additional peculiarity with the monster: Only female specimens can evolve and become Honweisel.

Consequently, it is quite difficult to obtain a regular Wadribie that you can evolve into Honweisel. It becomes even more challenging if you want to get a Shiny-Honweisel. While you only need luck to get the monster as Shiny with legendary monsters, you need to catch a Shiny-Wadribie and additionally have luck for it to be female for Honweisel.

If you also want it as a Shiny monster with 100% IV (Shundo), you would need extraordinary luck. Accordingly, the hunt for the monster can be very frustrating, as trainers on Reddit point out.

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How strong is Honweisel? From a combat perspective, Wadribie and Honweisel are not relevant. Neither in the battle leagues nor in raids are both monsters among the best attackers in Pokémon GO. So it is only relevant if you’re after rare monsters in your collection.

What does the community say? Besides some trainers sharing their successfully obtained Shiny-Honweisel, there are also other trainers sharing their frustration on the topic.

  • “More Estrogen for Pokémon GO,” writes EthanKnowsNothing in the title of the post
  • “I don’t even want to start with Molunk,” notes Conscious-Invite-223, as the issue with this monster is identical
  • “I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY hate Wadribie. I find it so hard to catch them – they always have a yellow or orange ring, even when their CP is very low. They often escape from Ultra Balls, even when I throw perfectly. They even escape from my Great Balls. I still try to catch them because they give extra stardust…”, comments La19909

Even though March is coming to an end, there are still some contents like events, raids, and Dynamax bosses waiting for you in the last days of the month. If you want to know what they are and when they are active, feel free to check out our overview with all events in March 2026 in Pokémon GO.

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Instead of working on Palworld, a developer prefers to play Crimson Desert: “Wants to stay at home and play for 12 hours straight”

Crimson Desert is currently captivating players just as Skyrim once did. Developers are among the gamers, and now Palworld may be suffering because of it.

What about Palworld? The monster collector is currently still in Early Access on Steam. A full release along with a major update is planned for 2026, which is supposed to deliver many of the promised elements.

While the lawsuit with Nintendo is still ongoing, the developers continue to work on their monster collector to finish it. But even the best developers need a break, and this time they find it in Crimson Desert.

Are you still riding your starter horse into battle?

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Here you will find the legendary horse “Rokade” in Crimson Desert

Break in Crimson Desert

Who is playing Crimson Desert? Palworld’s spokesperson Community Manager Bucky has probably spent his vacation in Pywel. Bucky writes on X.com: “I would actually prefer to stay home and play Crimson Desert for 12 hours again, but I think I’d rather go to work … there is still ‘Bizniz’ and Palworld to take care of.”

A statement many players can relate to, as after a rocky start, Crimson Desert is increasingly gaining the favor of players. In another post on X.com, Palworld’s Community Manager explains that he has already spent 26 hours in the open-world adventure in just 3 days.

What does he think of Crimson Desert? The Community Manager also clearly names the problems of the game in his posts on X.com. He mentions that the controls are clunky and Cliff as a character is somewhat bland, but at the same time, Crimson Desert is also a good game.

If you don’t like it, he advises on X.com not to play Crimson Desert. Even though Palworld has little in common with Crimson Desert, many developers are also gamers and do not want to miss out on innovations like the open-world adventure.

That Crimson Desert also impresses developers from a completely different genre is a great compliment. On Steam, the reviews are climbing higher and higher, reaching new highs: Crimson Desert is winning the players’ enthusiasm on Steam: “I just can’t get enough”

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Player refuses to spend even a cent on Pokémon GO, yet has over 10,000 coins

A particularly frugal trainer has managed to collect over 10,000 coins in Pokémon GO, and that without spending real money on the game. However, the community is amazed about something entirely different.

How did the player collect 10,000 coins? The trainer Mediocre_Station_835 proves to the Pokémon GO community with a screenshot on Reddit that he currently possesses exactly 10,052 coins in the game. The impressive part: He hasn’t spent a single cent on the app and earned all the coins himself. He calls it his “greatest free-to-play achievement.”

He earned the coins solely through gyms, and according to his own statement, also “only” in about 200 days. However, he has earned his 50 coins almost every day for the past 3 years.

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Earning 10,000 coins is not as impressive as another skill of the player

What is the community amazed about? While 10,000 coins is an impressive amount, which many players can only dream of based on the reactions on Reddit, they consider other things much more intense. Earning the coins is one thing. What is much harder is saving them.

In response to a player who can’t save coins because he needs more space for even more Pokémon, the collector writes that he has “only” space for 850 Pokémon in total. And with that, he still has 100 free slots. 

“Staying at 10,000 coins and only having space for 850 Pokémon is absolutely wild to me,” writes Botorfobor. However, the collector explains that from his perspective, he cannot understand keeping thousands of “unnecessary” Pokémon that cannot be used in gameplay. He justifies this attitude with “quality over quantity.”

What do the accounts of other players look like? The community recognizes from the player’s example that their own efforts to save coins are not as impressive as they initially thought:

  • “I saved up 600 and thought that was good,” writes Ok-Butterfly1512.
  • “Really? Here? Right in front of my 125 coins?” complains custodial_art.
  • “I already find 50 difficult and the guy just has 10,000,” says Large_Ad428.

A player explicitly asks for tips to quickly earn coins through gyms. In summary, the collector explains that one should focus only on the gyms that already belong to their own team to save time.

However, this only works because he drives a lot in his everyday life and thus gets around a lot. However, it could still be a good tip for players who live in cities or in areas where many gyms are present.

Another trick from the community confused a player. He came across a rather strange route in the game that is so winding that it resembles a Tangela: Trainer finds “Spaghetti Route” in Pokémon GO, turns out to be a proven strategy of the community

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Fortnite loses its face, dismisses the artist of the most famous character

Amid the massive wave of layoffs at Epic Games, an artist who created some of the most iconic faces in Fortnite was also affected. Neither he nor his industry colleagues can hardly believe it.

Which artist is being talked about? Character Artist Vitaliy Naymushin worked at Epic Games for over 11 years, where he worked on the foundational elements of Fortnite’s well-known art style since 2015 and was responsible for the character design of some of the most iconic characters. Naymushin was, for example, the artist who brought the classic “male soldier” model Jonesy to life, as he shows in his ArtStation portfolio.

However, Epic Games announced yesterday, on March 24, 2026, that it laid off over 1,000 employees, just under 2 weeks after Epic Games increased the prices of V-Bucks for Fortnite. The reason: Fortnite’s operating costs have risen significantly, as the €15.5 billion company reports on Fortnite.com.

Among these 1,000 layoffs was also the surprised artist, who is now looking for new work after 11 years at Epic Games and over 20 years of experience in the industry.

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“Fortnite only looks like Fortnite because of you”

What does the artist say about his layoff? The reaction shows that the artist, who was even employed as a Character Art Director, was completely surprised by this news. In a post on his LinkedIn account, he puts his feelings into words:

Well, this is weird. After 11 years, I find out that I am no longer working at Epic. It has been a wild journey, with many ups and downs. To see Fortnite from pre-launch to today and to have been a part of it has been a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

I see many similar posts and hope that all those affected by the layoffs get back on their feet soon.

Good luck to all who have stayed at Epic.

I am now open to new career opportunities.

How do other Epic developers react to this news? Many more employees at Epic express their regret about this situation. They know that Epic has given up a legend through this action and that he was a huge influence on the game’s appearance and appeal.

“Fortnite only looks like Fortnite because of you,” writes Ben Eoff, Art Director at Epic Games, “You are one of the best there ever was – and that won’t change with this.”

Another artist affected by the wave of layoffs, Lead Concept Artist T. J. Geisen, writes: “You are irreplaceable. It was shocking enough when I and other colleagues were laid off. But when I heard that you also had to go, it became very clear to me that some serious mistakes were made today. I’m here if you want to talk. It would be an honor and a pleasure to work with you again sometime.”

The 1,000 layoffs at Epic Games were not the first wave that the company has gone through. Already in September 2023, over 800 employees were fired, and the timing was almost as … unfortunate as it was in 2026: Steam rival Epic fires 830 employees, sells a money rain in Fortnite on the same day

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Amazon’s MMORPG is actually already done, but today there is still an important update

In Amazon’s MMORPG New World, the end has already been announced. Nevertheless, the game is now receiving a major update.

Which MMORPG is it? Amazon has already announced that it will shut down its MMORPG New World. On January 31, 2027, the developers plan to take the game offline.

While potential takeover talks with the creators of Rust are still ongoing in the background, players will receive a new update.

Here you can learn more about the sad story of New World:

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Update with many improvements

What kind of update is this? The developers of New World have released a new update today that addresses several issues and brings new possibilities. While there are no more content updates, players can look forward to some improvements.

According to X.com, the new update brings the ability to transfer your character to a new region. At the same time, all players can use all transmogifications without restriction. Those playing New World on Steam can rejoice over a fix for achievements. These were previously broken and should now work again.

Furthermore, the update is supposed to bring a variety of features that will enhance the quality of life and make the MMORPG more enjoyable to play.

What else has changed? Not only have many of you long since left New World, but player numbers in general are looking anything but rosy. The MMORPG is struggling to reach 1,000 players during peak times in the week. According to SteamDB, it hasn’t been enough lately.

To ensure that the MMORPG works for the remaining players, the developers have decreased the number of players required per activity. The game mode “Outpost Rush” now functions as 8-vs-8, and the game mode “Capture the Flag” as 5-vs-5. Additionally, there will be unlimited consumables in Outpost Rush.

In wars in New World, there are now lower limits for mercenaries who can join a fight.

Even as New World approaches its end, the remaining developers are trying to get the best for the players. Meanwhile, the situation for sister MMORPG Lost Ark is only a little better: After layoffs, fans are concerned about Amazon’s penultimate MMORPG, is Lost Ark facing the same fate as New World?

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  1. mmorpg.com

Crimson Desert: The best settings for the most FPS

MeinMMO explains the best settings for Crimson Desert. We show you what to pay attention to and how to get the most FPS.

You want to get a few more FPS out of the action-adventure and are looking for the best settings without having to compromise on graphics quality? We present the best options and explain where you can save the most performance.

We also generally recommend taking a look at the system requirements of Crimson Desert before dealing with the settings.

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General tips and notes:

  • Crimson Desert surprisingly requires little video memory. Even at high texture quality, we never exceeded 6.5 GB VRAM at WQHD. The test used a RX 9070 with 16 GB VRAM.
  • The game heavily loads the graphics card; the processor is not as critical in the game and is not fully utilized.
  • The biggest impacts on graphics quality come from ray tracing and lighting quality. While ray tracing has limited effects on FPS itself, performance drastically drops with ray generation / ray reconstruction.
  • FSR/DLSS does not significantly raise the framerate but stabilizes it. With FSR/DLSS, you get consistent and stable FPS; without upscaling, the FPS in the game fluctuate much more.
  • Shadow and lighting effects have a strong impact on performance. Reduce the setting here if you want to gain FPS.
  • Using FSR currently has issues with weather effects like rain, according to developers. This is expected to be fixed with a bug fix (as of: 25.03.2026).

Best settings: Video

  • Display mode: Full screen (exclusive)
    • Impact: Low
    • Why: Exclusive full screen mode gives the game priority over Windows background processes. This ensures the most stable frame times and usually prevents issues with overlays or other programs.
  • Display: Select main monitor
    • Impact: None
    • Why: Ensures that the game runs on the monitor with the highest refresh rate (Hz).
  • Resolution: Native to your monitor
    • Impact: High
    • Why: Resolution is the biggest factor for GPU load. Always choose the native resolution of the monitor and adjust performance via upscaling (DLSS/FSR) rather than lowering the resolution, as this would otherwise make the image blurry.
  • V-Sync: Off
    • Impact: Low
    • Why: V-Sync prevents screen tearing but adds noticeable input lag. If you have a monitor with G-Sync or FreeSync, you should disable V-Sync in the game because then the monitor takes over this task.
  • Upscaled mode: NVIDIA DLSS (NVIDIA) / FSR (AMD)
    • Impact: High
    • Why: The AI-based methods compute the image internally at a lower resolution and upscale it. Both provide a massive FPS boost.
  • Upscaled resolution: Quality
    • Impact: Medium
    • Why: The “Quality” mode offers the best balance. The image often looks calmer and sharper than the original while you achieve significantly more FPS. “Performance” should only be used on very weak hardware.
  • Frame generation: If needed
    • Impact: Massive FPS boost
    • Why: Creates artificial intermediate frames. The FPS indicator can improve significantly, but the gaming experience (latency) does not improve to the same extent. Ideal for story-driven games, less so for competitive shooters.
  • FSR Ray Generation/ DLSS Ray Reconstruction: Off
    • Impact: High
    • Why: This setting has massively reduced performance for us. It’s best to leave the setting disabled and forgo a few details.
  • HDR (High Dynamic Range): On (if the monitor supports HDR)
    • Impact: Minimal
    • Why: Significantly expands the color spectrum and brightness differences. It costs little performance but requires a good monitor (at least HDR 600), as otherwise the image may look “washed out”.
  • Contrast: Standard / 50
    • Performance impact: None
    • Why: This is purely a visual preference. Too high contrast can cause details to disappear in dark areas (“Black Crushing”).
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Best settings: Graphics

  • Preset: Custom
    • Impact: None
  • Model quality: High
    • Impact: Medium
    • Why: Determines the number of polygons for objects and characters. On “High”, silhouettes remain smooth and detailed even from a distance without overloading the CPU.
  • Texture quality: Depending on the VRAM of your graphics card
    • Impact: Low (As long as the graphics memory is sufficient)
    • Why: Textures use little computing power but consume video memory (VRAM). If the GPU has enough memory, you can safely increase the setting.
  • Shadow quality: Medium / High
    • Impact: High
    • Why: One of the biggest performance hogs. “Medium” often provides sharp shadows close by and saves massive computing power compared to “Ultra”, where shadows are calculated at extreme distances.
  • Ray tracing: Off / On (at least RX 6000 / RTX 2000)
    • Impact: High
    • Why: Calculates physically correct light rays. Looks great but reduces performance. However, the losses are smaller than in other games.
  • Lighting quality: High
    • Impact: Medium
    • Why: Regulates the complexity of light sources. “High” creates a believable atmosphere without putting as much strain on the graphics card as ray tracing.
  • Reflection quality: Medium
    • Impact: Medium to High
    • Why: Determines the detail level of the world reflected in puddles or windows. “Medium” usually uses screen space reflections (SSR), which looks good and saves FPS.
  • Enhanced weather effects: Medium
    • Impact: Medium
    • Why: Affects particles like rain or snow. Too high settings can temporarily reduce performance, especially in stormy scenes.
  • Water quality: Medium
    • Impact: Medium
    • Why: Regulates wave action and transparency. Since you are not permanently in the water, you can save performance here without affecting the look of the rest of the world.
  • Shade density: Medium / High
    • Impact: Medium to High
    • Why: Determines how much grass and shrubbery is rendered. In forested areas, “Ultra” can heavily tax the CPU. “Medium” often prevents the annoying “popping” of grass that occurs at lower quality.
  • Volumetric fog quality: Low / Medium
    • Impact: High
    • Why: Creates dense light beams and fog banks. Looks great but is technically extremely demanding. One step lower often provides a significant FPS gain.
  • Effect quality: Medium
    • Impact: Medium (noticeable during battles)
    • Why: Regulates explosions and spark flying. On “Medium”, the game remains stable even in heated battles, while “High” often leads to stutters.
  • Simulation quality: Medium
    • Impact: High (CPU load)
    • Why: Affects the physics of materials, debris, or AI behavior. This setting primarily places a load on the processor.
  • Post-processing effect quality: Medium
    • Impact: Low to Medium
    • Why: Consolidates effects like depth of field, motion blur, and bloom. A medium value provides a cinematic look without making the image look “washed out”.

In the following article, you will find all our guides, lists, and information we have about ARC Raiders at MeinMMO, in a compact overview. So if you are looking for something specific, you are in the right place: Crimson Desert: All guides, tips, and lists in overview

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Is Guild Wars 2 worth it in 2026? MeinMMO tells you in the video

Guild Wars 2 is one of the most extensive and popular MMORPGs of our time. But is it worth starting or returning in 2026, around 14 years after its release? MeinMMO shows you.

What is our new YouTube video about? After we already dealt with MeinMMO’s YouTube channel in another video, focusing on who The Elder Scrolls Online is worth it for in 2026, we now get to the question of who Guild Wars 2 is worth it for this year.

In our latest YouTube video, we take a look at Guild Wars 2 as it stands today and explore whether you can still find a home in the MMORPG as a newcomer or returnee.

You can find our video here:

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Guild Wars 2 in focus

Which topics will be covered? In the video, we first discuss what to expect in Guild Wars 2 and what makes the MMORPG so special. Here, there is a brief overview for everyone who has not yet delved deeply into the game.

The second part then covers everything that is planned for Guild Wars 2 in 2026 and what might be on the horizon. This way, especially returnees can assess whether a return is worth it for upcoming changes and whether previous stumbling blocks might be eliminated.

Part 3 focuses on strengths and weaknesses in case you are a newcomer, returnee, or veteran. Here, the individual points are outlined that speak either for or against Guild Wars 2 in 2026.

Finally, there is a conclusion that sums up all the points collected.

Besides Guild Wars 2, there are also other MMORPGs that we have highlighted for you. In another video, we looked at which games are particularly worth it for you this year. You can find the article and the video here: Which MMORPGs are really worth it in 2026? – MeinMMO reveals it to you in the video

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Game of Thrones: All Spin-offs and those in production

The universe of Game of Thrones is full of stories that did not make it into the main series. MeinMMO summarizes for you all the movies and series in the universe that are yet to come.

Between 2011 and 2019, Game of Thrones was a huge phenomenon that showed many viewers the world of Westeros. But the universe has much more to offer.

MeinMMO shows you what spin-offs exist and which are currently in development or have been mentioned or announced. If you want to jump to a specific section, simply use the table of contents:

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All spin-offs of Game of Thrones that have already been released

House of the Dragon

  • Release: Season 1: August 22, 2022 | Season 2: June 16, 2024 | Season 3: coming in June 2023

House of the Dragon is a prequel to Game of Thrones. It takes place between 170 and 200 years earlier and tells the story behind the Dance of the Dragons, a war among several Targaryen members fighting for the throne’s succession.

The series has not yet concluded and is set to receive a 3rd season in June 2026, continuing the story. All information about it can be found here: House of the Dragon Season 3: Start, Trailer, Cast – All information about the new season

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

  • Release: Season 1: January 18, 2026 | Season 2: expected in 2027

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms takes place between the events of House of the Dragon and Game of Thrones (about 90 years earlier). This time, however, the focus is not on the royal house and the throne, but on Duncan, who wants to become a honorable knight known in Westeros. He is accompanied by Egg, who hides a big secret.

Season 1 of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms started in 2026, and it will continue in 2027. You can find all information about Season 2 here: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Season 2: Start, Trailer and Cast – All information about the series on HBO Max

A trailer for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms can be found here:

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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms shows in the final trailer that one can expect more humor than in Game of Thrones

All spin-offs of Game of Thrones that are said to be currently in development

Aegon’s Conquest

Release: Unknown

Aegon’s Conquest is a prequel that is set to take place even before the events of House of the Dragon. Aegon’s conquest of Westeros is one of the most important events in the Game of Thrones world. It solidified the Targaryens as the royal family, significantly influencing world history.

It is still unclear whether Aegon’s Conquest will be a film or a series. However, it is known that the project is in pre-production, meaning it is in the concept phase and the writing of the script. More information about Aegon’s Conquest can be found here: Aegon’s Conquest: Release and Trailer – All information about the upcoming “Game of Thrones” spin-off

Nine Voyages

Release: Unknown

Since 2021, there have been reports that HBO wants to produce an animated series in Westeros. The project is supposed to focus on the Sea Snake, Corlys Velaryon, who is already known from House of the Dragon. He is played by Steve Toussaint there.

Not much is known about the series, and so far nothing concrete has been announced. According to a report from Deadline, it is rumored that Genndy Tartakovsky is working on the project. He worked on series like Samurai Jack and Primal.

Sequel to Jon and Arya

Release: Unknown

Although the Jon Snow spin-off did not develop satisfactorily, it is said to not be completely off the table. The Hollywood Reporter reported in January 2026 that, according to unnamed sources, a sequel to the story of Jon and Arya is in the works, which is said to have developed from the Jon Snow idea.

This spin-off is said to still be in a very early conceptual phase, and Quoc Dang Tran is said to be working as a writer on it. However, this has not been officially confirmed by HBO or Tran.

10,000 Ships

Release: Unknown

10,000 Ships has reportedly been in development for a while as a spin-off. It is supposed to be about Nymeria, who fled with her people from Rhoyne to Dorne about 1000 years before the events of Game of Thrones, after a conquest by Valyria.

There have been reports for a long time about the project, which is said to be live-action, and it was considered dead. However, in 2024, George R. R. Martin revived the rumors after congratulating the writer Eboni Booth in June 2024 on her pilot for the series on his blog (georgerrmartin.com). What has happened since then remains unknown.

The Golden Empire

Release: Unknown

Even more mysterious is the project “The Golden Empire,” which is also set to be an animated series. The series is supposed to take place in Yi Ti, a location in the east of Essos. It can be assumed that Yi Ti is heavily inspired by the Chinese empire.

Not only is Yi Ti within the universe mysterious, but there is also little information about the project. In his blog (georgerrmartin.com), George R. R. Martin last mentioned the project in 2022. There he confirmed that such a project exists and that they have a young author for it. However, there has been no further information since then.

All spin-offs of Game of Thrones that have been canceled

Snow

Release: No longer in production

As the name suggests, Snow was meant to continue the story of Jon Snow, which ended with Season 8 of Game of Thrones. It was supposed to tell his life beyond the Wall. However, Kit Harington himself confirmed in 2024 (Source: Screen Rant) that the project was paused due to not developing satisfactorily. However, this does not mean that Snow could not still be produced in the future.

But don’t celebrate too early. Most of the spin-offs mentioned here were never officially announced by HBO, but are or were in an early conceptual phase, so it is unclear whether they will ever be released. If you want to learn more about the world of Westeros, you can read it here: The Great Wall in Game of Thrones is supposed to protect the Seven Kingdoms from threats, but did you know who was said to have built it?

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Crimson Desert: Unlocking Pororin and Pet Armor

If you venture into Crimson Desert into the southeastern forests of Hernand, you will quickly get knocked out. How you can still get to the hidden village and what awaits you there, you will find out here.

What kind of village is this? If you travel into the forests in southeastern Hernand, you will quickly realize that you won’t get far. Because at some point, some Shai children will appear, knock you out, and drag you out of the forest.

But accessing their village called Pororin is definitely worthwhile, and it’s not hard to do once you know how. Therefore, we’ll show you how to get into the hidden village and why it’s worth pursuing.

In the vicinity of the region, you will also find the legendary horse Rokade:

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Here you will find the legendary horse “Rokade” in Crimson Desert

How to gain access to the village Pororin and the forests

How do you get in? Even though it sounds strange at first: To get the quest, you have to endure getting knocked out and dragged a few times. Eventually, a Shai girl named Arkin will appear, who gives you a quest – in return, she ensures that you can enter the forest and the village Pororin without hindrance.

For the quest, Arkin will take you to the Wind Forest Spirit Offin, who is wearing a relic on his head. Climb onto the running tree from behind and retrieve the relic for Arkin. She will thank you, and from then on you can enter the area in the forest and the village Pororin undisturbed.

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Pet Armor, Research Institute, and Recipe for Powerfist Herb Candies – Why the Quest is Worth It

Why is the village worthwhile? In the village, there are several things that make completing the quest worthwhile. Because in and around Pororin, you can find some useful merchants and facilities that you should not miss.

Research Institute & Recipe for Powerfist Herb Candies

Particularly worthwhile is the research lab in the southern area of the Pororin settlement. There you can unlock new recipes and upgrades. This includes the powerful recipe for Powerfist Herb Candies, which allow you to revive yourself on the spot of death.

To research the corresponding points, you need to gather knowledge about the Shai and the village Pororin by completing the side quests there. Once you have met the requirements, you can commission the corresponding research for the required resources.

Pet Armors

In the northeast of the village, you will find a merchant with a paw symbol. There you can buy cosmetic armors and outfits for your dogs and cats.

However, they have no stats or benefits and are purely cosmetic. However, you can only get them there, which is why the village is essential for fashion enthusiasts.

Crimson Desert is a game that doesn’t exactly hold your hand. Much is explained little or not at all. While this encourages experimentation and puzzling, it can also quickly lead to frustration. If you’re stuck or need help, check out our guide overview or leave us a comment if you can’t find what you’re looking for: Crimson Desert: All guides, tips, and lists at a glance

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Crimson Desert: Unlocking Dragons – How to unlock the flying mount “Blackstar”

In Crimson Desert there are some mounts, but one of the most coveted is the dragon. We will show you how to unlock this flying wyvern and why you can’t do it right at the beginning of your journey.

When can I unlock the dragon? This is the Blackstar Dragon. You can only unlock this gigantic dragon starting from Chapter 11 during a specific main quest – before that, you have no chance to get the mount.

Apart from the fact that the dragon looks cool and powerful, it also plays that way and can instill fear in your enemies. If you want to unlock it but don’t know how, feel free to follow our guide. We will now explain all the necessary steps for the unlocking.

Apart from mounts, there are also pets in Crimson Desert that you can use to your advantage:

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Crimson Desert: Pets are helpful loot collectors, here’s how you can tame them

Here’s how to unlock the dragon step by step 

You should have completed the following things:

  • Complete Chapters 1 – 10
  • Reach the quest “Foreboding Shadow: Truth and Reality”
  • Reach level 5 or higher in your stamina
    • This is necessary to even be able to ride the dragon

In total, you can expect a time investment of about 50 hours, and that if you focus only on the main quest – expect more if you tackle side quests and other distractions.

To unlock the dragon, you need to follow these steps:

  1. Continue through Chapter 11 until you activate the quest “Foreboding Shadow: Truth and Reality”
  2. Follow the quest until it takes you to the place “Nest of Valor,” a location you also visited in Chapter 9
  3. Defeat the boss at the end of the quest
    • When the boss’s health bar is empty, the dragon will appear in a cutscene to assist you in battle.
  4. Visit the place “Nest of Valor” again to call the dragon your own after another cutscene.

How do I summon the dragon? On PC, hold the “H” key, while on the controller, you need to hold down your D-Pad. This opens your mount window, and then select the dragon.

How should I best use the dragon? The dragon can be summoned at any time to assist you in battle. It is active for 15 minutes. After that, a cooldown period of 50 minutes will occur – both time indications refer to real-world minutes, not game world minutes.

The duration may sound like a significant drawback, but it has to be that way, as this is one of the most powerful mounts in the game. It can assist you in battle with various attacks like fireballs or its fire breath, heating things up for your enemies. Of course, you can also fly with it. So don’t use it for trivial quests and keep it ready when a tough battle is about to come.

That was all the important information about the dragon and how to unlock it. Besides the dragon, there is also a legendary mount that you should also indulge in. It is the horse Rokade. You can learn how to get that here: Crimson Desert: Legendary Mount – How to get Rokade early and ride on Black Beauty

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Crimson Desert: A powerful weapon right from the start – many of you have probably overlooked this katana

In the first city of Crimson Desert, you can obtain a powerful katana. MeinMMO will tell you where to find the Hwando two-handed sword.

What is the katana worth? The Hwando is a strong longsword that gives you 19 attack (a bit of bonus attack provides a socketed Abyss equipment) and some critical hit chance right from the start. Maxed out, it can do even 44 attack.

In addition, there is an exciting effect from another Abyss equipment: The weapon restores some stamina on attacks. Since the katana has two empty slots, you can fit a total of 5 Abyss equipment effects into the blade.

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Where can I find the katana? In the northwest of Hernand is the Lion’s Mane estate. However, you do not enter the main building, but the smaller side house with the blue roof. Since the doors are guarded by guards, approach from the side and enter the first floor through a window.

Attention: A guard with a spear strolls around the estate and could observe you during the climbing section.

Once you have opened the wooden window and entered the house, go through the door immediately to the right – you will need a key for this. In the room, you will find a sparkling chest from which you can obtain the Hwando and an Improved Powerfist Herb Paste.

Crimson Desert: Chest with katana
This chest contains the katana.

A small puzzle, like with other hidden items in the city, will not need to be solved. Enjoy your new weapon! Crimson Desert is full of secrets and rewards like this. What great items have you found in Hernand or other regions of the game world? Share in the comments! If you are looking for more tips and tricks, check out our guide overview for Crimson Desert!

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Crimson Desert: Best Build – Use our tips to dominate hordes of enemies and bosses

In Crimson Desert you can fully experience your power fantasy as an overpowered warrior, stomping giant hordes of enemies and tough bosses into the ground. How? We will reveal that in this guide.

How do I become overwhelmingly strong in Crimson Desert? It is important that you

  • avoid mistakes that harm your build rather than your enemies
  • make good use of the Abyss gear feature
  • acquire gear and weapons that allow you to socket enough Abyss gear
  • also consider the important little things

Let’s take a closer look at each point below – you can jump to the relevant topics via the table of contents.

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These mistakes harm your build

Error number 1: If you have attack power or other offensive values on your gloves or boots, they only apply to punches or kicks. This is great for unarmed builds. When fighting with a weapon in hand, these bonuses do not count toward your weapon damage.

So avoid putting Abyss gear in your glove or boot slots that increase attack power, critical hit rate, and similar values. Better to use Abyss gear that increases your movement speed or reduces incoming damage.

Error number 2: Just because you are fighting with a two-handed weapon or two one-handed weapons doesn’t mean you should swap Kliff’s shield for a tool, for example. Kliff benefits from the defense value of the shield even if he doesn’t hold it in hand, but has it equipped in the selection menu. Accordingly, use a shield that provides you with decent defense.

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Error number 3: Accessories such as necklaces, rings, and earrings may not seem like the big values at first. However, upgrading these at the blacksmith eventually grants exciting (and progressively increasing) bonuses like more attack power, critical hit rate, attack speed, spirit regeneration, and more. It’s worth upgrading accessories that fit your playstyle.

Error number 4: Do not overlook the special key items in your inventory that you receive as rewards from certain quests. These usable items grant you permanent bonuses to certain values, which become immediately noticeable – for example, increasing your spirit maximum by 20 points in one hit or your stamina maximum by 40 points.

How to get the most out of Abyss gear

How do I unlock Abyss gear? In order to use Abyss gear, you first need to unlock the feature through the witches. At the release, you had to play the main campaign up to Act 5 for that. However, by now you should have already received a notification from a white carrier pigeon guiding you to the first witch in the north of Hernand City.

Crimson Desert: Witch Hideout Hernand
Here you will find the first witch of Pywel.

Once the unlocking has occurred, you need the following:

How do I farm Abyss gear the best way? On one hand, you can farm the Abyss creatures in the game world. They are fully overgrown with grass on their backs and drop Abyss spheres (for crafting Abyss gear) and Abyss gear upon their death.

A good farming spot can be found in Hernand, west of your camp and northwest of the Witchwoods. Tip: With your power strike, you can take out the small versions of the creatures in one hit. Tip 2: If you let the last enemy defeat you, you will respawn nearby and can immediately launch back into a full respawn.

Extra Tip: You can use some of the collected Abyss spheres to transform them into Abyss seeds. The seeds can then be planted in the soil of your farmland in your camp. After some time, trees filled with Abyss spheres will grow there.
Farming Area Abyss Gear
At the northwestern end of the path through the Witchwoods, you will find a good farming spot for Abyss spheres and Abyss gear.

You can also obtain a lot of Abyss gear by keeping an eye out for hidden chests in the game world or in the Abyss. For example, there is a hidden cave behind almost every waterfall in Pywel that contains a chest with a piece of equipment. There is also such a chest concealed in every ruin you need to cleanse for the witches.

By defeating the many bosses of Crimson Desert, you can earn countless additional weapons and outfits with exciting Abyss gear. So it is worth facing the challenges.

While the Abyss creatures usually drop Abyss gear with simple value improvements, many of the hidden pieces of equipment and boss loot often provide Abyss gear with special effects and activatable abilities.

Since you can extract each Abyss gear from an item at a witch, you can also combine several actively usable skills of the small spheres into a single weapon. A two-handed sword that provides you with 5 activatable skills? That’s no problem!

Tip: Skills that you trigger with keys you frequently use in battle work best here. Through the quest line “Lunar Judgment” from House Elemore in Demeniss, you receive 3 spears with different Abyss gear that you can activate with simple strikes. With these effects in your weapons, you can deal lightning, fire, and frost damage at the push of a button, so you won’t have to worry about the resistances of enemies anymore.

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Can Abyss gear be upgraded? Almost. You can use synthesis to combine several versions of an Abyss gear to create a variant with a higher level. For example, two units that grant critical hit rate level 1 yield one unit that provides critical hit rate level 2. The higher the level of the Abyss gear in your items, the better.

Important: You can only upgrade Abyss gear through synthesis once you have purchased and learned the respective blueprint. Each witch sells different blueprints. It is worth visiting all the witches in the game world. An interactive map of Pywel can help you with that.

Tip: Through special synthesis, you can craft even better Abyss gear at witches, but the chance here is only 4 percent. Invest the resources only if you have more than enough of the normal Abyss gear units or if you don’t need them at all. Such a “Greater” variant truly provides more, such as critical hit rate at level 10 instead of level 3.

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The right gear is half the battle for overpowering builds.

How to choose the right gear for you

Which weapon to choose? In general, the weapon type should match your preferred playstyle. Whether a spear or a two-handed sword is better depends on other factors:

  • Does the weapon provide only attack power or a mix of values like attack power, critical hit rate, or attack speed?
  • How much Abyss gear can I socket into the weapon?

Weapons that focus only on attack have a higher attack value at maximum level than weapons with mixed values, but they lack critical damage and increased attack speed.

However, we recommend this value mix for weapons. The reason: Attack power can also be increased through other sources. Furthermore, values like critical damage and attack speed scale more efficiently with your increasingly better equipment and the extremely strong effects of Abyss gear.

By the way: The more Abyss gear you can socket into your weapon, the better. Two-handed weapons with 5 slots or two one-handed weapons with 3 slots each are an excellent choice.

Below you will find our previous guides for recommended gear:

How to prepare for strong bosses

The following steps will make every boss fight easier:

  • Increase your health, stamina, and spirit as high as possible through the talent tree. At a certain point, you must conduct the corresponding research to further raise the maximum of the 3 values. You will find the research at the Scholastein Institute (Health), in Pororin (Spirit), and at the Great Gate of Urdavah in Crimson Desert (Stamina).
  • Before a fight, visit a whetstone (for more attack power) and an anvil (for more defense). It’s worth it!
  • Keep equipment pieces that provide fire, lightning, or frost resistance in your collection so you can switch to them if needed. Enemies that focus on a particular element can often be easily tackled with corresponding resistance gear and suitable food. By the way, this article is about 2 armor sets that provide a lot of fire and frost resistance.
  • Before a fight, stock up not only on good healing items but also on resurrection pills. You can find the recipe for the normal pills with the witch north of Hernand City (you need water and herbs for crafting). The improved resurrection pills can be found in the caves behind the waterfalls, for example.
  • Anyone who has trouble reliably countering enemy attacks can use the focus talent Concentration – Insight to significantly slow down time, making countering much easier.
  • Another helpful talent is Storm Strike in the blue tree. By reflecting your weapon, you can also briefly interrupt many bosses. After learning Storm Strike, you go directly into the attack.

If you want to invest much more in your character’s strength, you can unlock the prerequisites for the elemental powers of the red talent tree in the Abyss through long chains of puzzles. It starts at the Abyss access in the Scholastein Institute. The further path is so elaborate that we will address this topic in another guide. By the way: You can find more help for Crimson Desert in our extensive guide overview.

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Gamer Grandpa plays through Resident Evil 9 at 91 years old, completely skips guides, shares important lesson

Gaming is no longer a nerdy niche hobby. This is also proven by a grandfather who completed Resident Evil 9 at the age of 91 and simply wrote his notes on pieces of paper instead of using guides.

Who is it about? A 91-year-old Chinese grandfather has managed to complete Resident Evil 9, becoming a sensation on the internet. In a video, the grandfather explains that he did not use any guides for the game, which creates even more amazement among his virtual grandchildren.

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Puzzles to Solve by Yourself

How did the grandfather solve the puzzles? Instead of watching tutorials and guides, the 91-year-old made his own notes on pieces of paper. Although Resident Evil 9 also offers many helpful tips in the game itself, the grandfather skillfully ignored them.

According to the video, the grandfather wants to solve all the puzzles and challenges of the game by himself and not take shortcuts. He learned from the game: “No matter how difficult things may be – as long as you have someone by your side, you will definitely succeed.”

What do his viewers say? The grandfather’s viewers come from China, just like him. There, the gamer grandpa has made quite a name for himself, as the much younger audience enjoys watching their virtual grandfather play.

For the grandfather, his new grandchildren are a blessing as well. He says: “When kids (in the comments) play with me, it definitely makes more fun than playing alone.”

The fact that he managed to play through the horror puzzle game all by himself with his notes touches many fans, especially because they know how challenging Resident Evil 9 can be.

The fact that the grandfather completed Resident Evil 9 completely without help is remarkable, as the title is certainly not easy for a 91-year-old. Not only in China, but also in Germany, a retired woman has captured fans by storm: She was the grandmother of the German Twitch: Fans remember the Marmeladenoma

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Players of Valve’s MOBA are shocked by the first sentence of the new update on Steam

The MOBA from Valve is one of the most played games on Steam. Like many other online games, Dota 2 receives regular updates to adjust heroes, items, and mechanics. Now the first sentence of the new patch has shocked the players.

What is the first sentence of the update? The new update 7.41 was released on March 24, 2026. Without any greeting, Valve gets straight to the point and writes in the first sentence: “Removed facets from the game” (Source: dota2.com).

What were facets? Facets were introduced in 2024 and were one of the largest mechanics in Dota 2. Almost every hero had 2 to 3 facets that slightly changed the playstyle. These were adjusted or re-balanced with most updates, but never completely removed.

Now Valve has shocked the players of Dota 2 and removed all facets from the game with this small sentence.

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The new hero in Dota 2 is a frog with a guitar

Players thought facets would stay forever

What are the players’ reactions to the change? The update was naturally also shared in the Dota 2 subreddit. Many players are shocked by the first sentence and write that they did not expect this change.

The Reddit user chiikawa00 additionally writes that he got stuck on the first line and could not read on at first.

Also, an employee of the wiki Liquidpedia has spoken out. He writes on Reddit that the implementation of the facets was painful. Now he is looking for more helpers to assist him in updating the website to remove all facets again. Additionally, all the other changes need to be included, as those are quite numerous.

The update turns Dota upside down again

What are the main changes? Since the patch notes are huge and would exceed the scope of an article, we will briefly summarize the most important general changes:

  • The facets have been removed.
  • The scaling of talents has been changed and now scales with the hero level.
  • Minions on the lane now meet closer to the offlaner’s tower. This allows this role to play a bit more safely.
  • There are 9 new items in the shop and 8 new items from jungle monsters. Additionally, jungle items can now be farmed from minute 0 instead of minute 5.
  • The terrain of the map has been adjusted.

In addition to these general changes, many items have been adjusted and some revised. Nearly every hero has received changes that are not only related to the missing facets.

The last update has brought a new hero to Dota. Largo is a frog with a guitar and is played as a support. Before the update was released, a Twitch streamer decided to chop onions for so long until Valve relieved him with the patch: Twitch streamer wants to chop 150 kg of onions for one of the biggest games on Steam, Valve frees him after 8 hours

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  2. reddit.com

WoW: Starting today, Azeroth sinks into darkness for everyone

World of Warcraft changes as you continue the campaign today. Midnight descends upon Azeroth.

With the end of today’s maintenance, the campaign of World of Warcraft Midnight continues. But a new feature is also available. The current raid, the Void’s Pinnacle, can now also be experienced by solo fans, seeing what drastic impacts the final battle will have on the world of Azeroth.

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WoW Midnight: Arator’s Light and the Firebrand

How can this be experienced without a raid group? As of today (25.03.2026), the story mode for the Void’s Pinnacle is also available. This means you can tackle the current raid final boss “Crown of the Cosmos” completely solo, accompanied by NPCs. This way you can advance the campaign and experience the dramatic impacts of the boss battle – for all of Azeroth will change afterwards.

To enter the story mode, simply talk to Turalyon near the raid entrance.

If you don’t want to play the story mode, you can also participate in the raid via the LFR mode – but you will have to wait another week for that. It is slightly more difficult, but should not pose a great challenge for most.

The impacts of the battle can be seen from very, very far away.

Midnight descends upon Azeroth

What happens to the game world? After completing the Void’s Pinnacle, Xal’atath’s plan comes to fruition. Midnight descends upon Azeroth and the Sunwell is completely corrupted by the Void. The effects of this can be seen in many parts of the world, especially in Silvermoon. Everything is shrouded in permanent darkness, and even the music changes in some places.

If you travel to the island of Quel’Danas, you will quickly notice that quite a bit has changed here as well. The defenders of the Army of Light have been overwhelmed, and the entire island is filled with creatures of the Void guarding the new, corrupted Sunwell. The overall atmosphere feels quite hopeless.

How does the campaign continue? After visiting the raid, you will set out with Arator to recruit various armies to reclaim the Sunwell. But you will experience that best in-game and prepare for the next raid – as “March on Quel’danas” begins next week, aiming to win back the Sunwell for the blood elves. Whether this will succeed and to what extent Xal’atath’s plans can still be thwarted remains to be seen …
If you want to escape the darkness, it might also be worth checking out the depths – leveling Valeera to level 60 there in no time, particularly fast this week.

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