There is much concern in the MMORPG industry following the demise of New World and the shift away from the MMORPG genre. Now, the LoL-MMORPG could become the savior of jobs.
What is the status of New World? Following the announcement that Amazon would be laying off 14,000 employees in office jobs, it became clear that Amazon Games is primarily affected in the MMORPG and multiplayer sector.
Shortly thereafter, New World announced that the celebrated Season 10 will be the last content update for the MMORPG and that they plan to continue operating it until at least December 31, 2026. This means layoffs for the developers and a need to find new jobs within 90 days. Ironically, the Riot MMORPG might now help.
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Riot’s CEO wants to save jobs
What does the Riot MMORPG have to do with this? Marc Merrill, co-founder and co-CEO of Riot, commented on X.com after the bad news broke at Amazon Games Studios. He responded to another user asking whether the talented developers could be recruited for the LoL-MMORPG, of which he is essentially the boss of the boss.
Merrill responded in a separate post. He explained that Riot Games is always looking for “S-tier talents” and is eager to hire employees. Therefore, he posed the open question of who the “star developers” of the teams are.
These would be needed to solve the “toughest challenges and problems” faced by the most dedicated players. Whether the LoL-MMORPG will indeed hire developers from New World and might even benefit from the demise of the MMORPG remains unclear.
How is the industry reacting? Other industry leaders have also commented on the demise of New World and the layoffs. Former WoW chief Greg Street, who is currently struggling for funding for his MMORPG, expressed his sympathy for the employees who kept the dream of an MMO alive (via X.com).
Similarly, Steven Sharif, the CEO of Ashes of Creation, took time to post about the layoffs on X.com. He also expresses his condolences to the employees of Amazon Games but takes the opportunity to analyze the industry.
He explains, among other things, that it is very difficult to create an MMORPG while players criticize quickly and harshly. However, MMORPGs are only made possible by people who believe in a project and want to make it successful.
For him, the MMORPG industry is currently in a bad state. Besides Amazon, Zenimax and Netease have also halted their MMORPG developments, which is particularly straining the western market.
For the industry, the developments in 2025, which culminate in the demise of New World, are not good signs. For the employees, there is only hope that the remaining giants will create at least some jobs. And who knows, maybe the LoL-MMORPG will suddenly bring the best lumberjack mechanics since New World. Amazon wanted to be a big player in games – The end of New World completes a sad story of failure
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A patent application by Nintendo was rejected in Japan, which could have a direct impact on the legal dispute with Palworld.
What is this patent application? The Japanese Patent Office rejected a patent application from Pokémon and Nintendo, as reported by the online magazine gamesfray.
The patent concerns the process in video games of how creatures can be captured or released. It describes a system as known from games like Pokémon and Palworld, where an object/item is thrown to catch or release a creature. The released creature can then engage in battles for the player.
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Why was the patent rejected? The Japanese Patent Office allegedly rejected Nintendo’s application because it does not contain an innovative idea, but only obvious combinations of already known concepts from various games.
As examples, the authority cited games like Capcom’s Monster Hunter 4 and the survival game ARK: Survival Evolved, which existed before the cutoff date in December 2021.
In ARK: Survival Evolved, there are the so-called Cryopods, in which players can store and transport their creatures like dinosaurs. For example, you might have a T-Rex in your inventory in a Cryopod that you can release when you are attacked by wild Raptors.
What does the patent have to do with Palworld? On September 18, 2024, Nintendo filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Pocketpair, the developer of Palworld. It states that the game infringes multiple patent rights of Nintendo. These patents are supposed to protect certain gameplay mechanics found in Pokémon games.
The rejected patent is a key component of Nintendo’s patenting strategy and involves patents whose infringement is being claimed against Palworld. These include capturing creatures by throwing objects (similar to a Pokéball), riding on creatures, and the seamless transition between different riding objects as well as mechanics for managing collected creatures.
The decision of the patent office could thus impact Nintendo’s actions against Palworld, as the rejection of the patent might also influence the validity of the patents pertaining to Palworld.
The announcement about the end of Amazon’s MMORPG New World surely came as a surprise to many players. Now the game is completely sinking into chaos on Steam.
This caused outrage in the community. Chaotic effects of the announcement are now evident on Steam.
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Pictures in, pictures out
What can be seen on Steam? If you open the game page on Steam, you will notice that you no longer have the option to buy the game. This option has been completely removed.
The gallery on Steam at the top of the page, where you can view videos and images of a game, was temporarily affected as well. At times, all videos and images were removed and there was only one image left, which indicated the closure of the game.
Without a purchase option and game material, all signs of life from the MMORPG had disappeared.
This is what the Steam page of New World looked like at times (Source: web.archive.org)
In the meantime, the deletion of the gallery has been reversed, so you can again view game material on the Steam page of New World.
Also, Josh Strife Hayes, one of the biggest content creators in the MMORPG sphere with 978,000 subscribers on YouTube and over 200,000 followers on Twitch, has noticed the changed Steam page and directed harsh words towards Amazon. On X, he writes:
“New World is no longer available on Steam. The only image is this maintenance notification. The developers worked extremely hard to create a great game, yet the company’s greed and their obsession with soulless AI, placed over human art, have once again triumphed. Suits don’t care about games. Developers do.”
How does the community react? The community is punishing the game, unsurprisingly, quite severely. The number of negative reviews in recent days far exceeds the positive ratings. While on October 28, 2025, there were 143 positive and 483 negative reviews, on October 29, 2025, there were 236 positives but also a staggering 864 negative reviews.
Also, in the comments on Steam, there are correspondingly enraged players. Some of the recently written comments include:
“Amazon are scammers….. Releasing a new addon and using lots of advertising to entice new players to buy a game that they intend to shut down shortly after is a deceptive tactic. Steam should seriously consider taking action against Amazon in the interest of their community,” writes Pfiffkobra9
“You can’t actually tell anyone, exactly at the moment when New World was having a resurgence, with player numbers more than tenfold, Amazon ends all support, cuts their entire Amazon Games division, and lets the game just die,” comments Omni
“I bought the game 5 days ago and spent 12 hours ‘playing’ it, including waiting times for logging in. Now it has been announced that the game is basically no longer supported and the servers will be shut down soon. My refund was denied. That is fraud!”, complains Lenny Guerro
With a bit of bad luck, you may soon have to activate controversial features in League of Legends, which have already cost players of other games their nerves in the recent past.
What is this feature? Matthew Paoletti, Anti-Cheat Manager at Riot Games, explained on October 29, 2025 on X that the development studio is implementing additional security requirements for League of Legends.
To this end, Paoletti shared a screenshot of a message titled “VAN: Restriction.” The message informs the affected player that their account does not meet the necessary requirements to play and that they must activate UEFI Secure Boot, HVCI, and TPM 2.0.
These features, and the activation of these features, have been quite controversial among gamers recently.
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In what way is Riot Games keeping an eye on you? The features are security functions that protect you from harmful software such as malware (for example, rootkits) and ensure that only safe software is loaded when starting your PC.
In games, these settings are supposed to support cheat prevention, for example by preventing unauthorized software from starting when booting the PC. Paoletti explains on X that they only require suspicious players to activate these security functions. According to Paoletti, this should only affect a small circle of players.
On the Riot Games website, the developers explain in a post from September 8 that it could affect PCs that are “too cheat-capable” because they may have outdated Windows.
Why are these features controversial? If you want to activate Secure Boot, HVCI, and TPM 2.0, you have to go into the BIOS. This is essentially the firmware of your motherboard and the first software that runs when you turn on your PC. Only after the BIOS has started will the operating system (Windows) load.
To enter the BIOS, you need to restart your computer and watch the screen. During startup, you should see which key you need to press to enter the BIOS. Depending on your motherboard manufacturer, this is often Del, F2, F10, F12, or ESC.
The BIOS is powerful software that can have significant effects on your PC, potentially making your system unstable if you make incorrect settings. It is generally advised that users without IT experience do not enter the BIOS unless absolutely necessary and only make minor changes with guidance.
For many gamers who lack IT experience, working in the BIOS is associated with headaches. There was already criticism from players during the beta tests of Battlefield 6 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 because they had to deal with the hassle of activation to play. This was particularly bitter because, even during the beta, the first cheaters managed to get into the game: A setting costs players of Battlefield 6 nerves, cheaters still manage to get into the game in less than 24 hours
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A demo of Dinoblade has been released on Steam. Here you fight in quite an unconventional way with a dinosaur against its kind.
What kind of game is this? Dinoblade is an action RPG developed solely by Jean Nguyen. Nguyen is a Senior Animator at Sucker Punch Productions and has worked on several notable games in the past, such as Vampire: The Masquerade 2 and Call of Duty: Vanguard.
Several years ago, he released some animations showing a dino fighting with swords. These were so well received by players that he decided to develop a game from it on his own: Dinoblade.
Now you can see for yourself, as the first demo of the game has been released on Steam.
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Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs, and More Dinosaurs
What kind of game is this? In Dinoblade, you take on the role of a Spinosaurus that fights with a giant sword in its mouth. You move through a prehistoric world that was altered by an unspecified catastrophic event.
In the world of the action RPG, you fight against hostile dinos, some of which are equipped with weapons themselves. By defeating your enemies, you gain souls and skill points that you can invest in new abilities.
What’s included in the demo? In the demo, which you can try for free on Steam, you play the game’s intro. You will encounter several mini-bosses as well as a final boss that you need to defeat. After defeating the final boss, the demo ends. The developer estimates the playtime to be approximately one hour.
When will Dinoblade be released? The exact release date of the full version is not yet known. Currently, only the year 2026 is indicated as the release date.
What are the players saying? Since the demo was released on Steam on October 28, 2025, there has not been much player feedback yet. However, the current rating is quite impressive. With 219 reviews (as of October 29, 2025, 17:38), the game has 97% positive ratings.
Players of Battlefield 6 are angry and rating REDSEC poorly because EA neglects them and forces them to play the Battle Royale.
What is the current status of REDSEC? Battlefield REDSEC, the new free Battle Royale from EA, launched on October 28, 2025. Meanwhile, the first player reviews on Steam have come in, and many are dissatisfied.
About 24 hours after release, REDSEC has 2,988 user reviews, of which 39%, or over 1,600 reviews, are negative. Steam illustrates this poor player rating with a red “mostly negative” label.
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Players of the base game feel betrayed and neglected
Why is REDSEC rated so poorly? Looking at the negative reviews, it stands out: a large portion of players do not criticize the game and its gameplay. Here, there are mostly players who like Battlefield 6 and want to play it and have no interest in Battle Royale.
The players of Battlefield 6 feel betrayed, neglected, and forced to play the Battle Royale. One user writes on Steam:
“I wouldn’t hate it so much if I weren’t forced to play it for challenges in the main game [Battlefield 6]. But I am. So I do it. I didn’t buy Battlefield 6 for this.”
The player is referring to the various weekly challenges that you can currently complete in Battlefield 6 to earn Battle Pass tokens. For example, you are required to complete a certain number of matches or missions in the Battle Royale. Since there is only a limited number of weekly missions, you are practically forced to play the Battle Royale to make as much progress on the Battle Pass as possible.
Other players criticize that Fort Lyndon – the map of the Battle Royale – fulfills wishes that many Battlefield players have expressed for the conquest maps of Battlefield 6 for weeks. In a review on Steam, it is read:
“The base multiplayer of BF6 [Battlefield 6] gets small maps with limited destruction. The BF BR [Battlefield Battle Royale] gets a huge map with entirely collapsing buildings and watercraft. I wish they had invested more time to make Conquest a true BF experience.”
For weeks, it has been repeatedly noted on social media that many players in Battlefield 6 would like to see really large maps and hope that naval battles and the use of boats will return. This is the case in REDSEC. A look at the reviews clearly shows that the player community of the base game feels neglected for this reason.
Is there also criticism of REDSEC itself? Yes, but it is noticeably more manageable. A repeatedly mentioned point of criticism is the lack of a solo mode. The Battle Royale can only be played in duo or in 4-player squads.
The PS Plus Essential for November 2025 for the PS5 and PS4 have been officially announced. We will briefly introduce the games and show you when they are available.
Which PS Plus games are there in November 2025? In November 2025, there are again three games that you can get with the PS Plus Essential subscription.
EA Sports WRC 24 | PS5
Stray | PS4, PS5
Totally Accurate Battle Simulator | PS4, PS5
When are the games available? The games are always available from the first Tuesday of a month:
PS Plus games available: November 4, 2025, around 12:00 PM
All important information about the games from PS Plus Essential in November 2025
Here we briefly introduce the three games:
EA Sports WRC 24: In WRC you take the wheel of the WRC, WRC2, and Junior WRC cars from the 2024 season and choose drivers, teams, and liveries. With various options, you then design your rally car and compete in countless races.
Stray: Stray is a third-person cat adventure set in the detailed, neon-lit alleys of a decaying cybercity and the grim environments of its seedy underbelly. As a stray, you wander through the city, meet its inhabitants, and solve exciting puzzles.
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Stray: The launch trailer for the game
Totally Accurate Battle Simulator: This game is a simulation where you can send wobblers into battle and watch them. With its funny physics system, the game does not take itself too seriously. If you want to compete against friends, you can lead your troops into battle in online multiplayer.
What else should I keep in mind? If you haven’t claimed the games from last month for PS Plus yet, you should hurry. As soon as the new games are available, the old ones will be turned off. If you want to get the games, you need the paid PS Plus subscription for your PS4 or PS5.
In Pokémon Legends Z-A, there is a resource called Mega Shards that you can exchange for valuable items. Where you can exchange them and what for you will find out here.
What are Mega Shards? Mega Shards are a resource in Pokémon Legends Z-A that you can obtain by attacking the pink crystals within the city with a Pokémon or by completing quests. The resulting shards then end up in your inventory and can be exchanged for powerful items.
Where can you exchange the shards? At the Quazar Corporation Tower. You will find it west of Wild Zone 3. However, to enter the tower, you must have reached a certain point in the story.
How do you unlock the exchange? To be able to exchange Mega Shards at the tower, you must first reach Rank F in the Z-A Royale within the story and defeat Vincent, the secretary of the Quazar Corporation. His Pokémon are Level 30, so your Pokémon should roughly be at that level as well.
Is there a limit? According to our community, there is a maximum of 999 Mega Shards in your inventory. Therefore, you should always use them promptly when you have accumulated a certain amount. Anything beyond that will not be added to your inventory, and you will collect it in vain.
What do you get for the Mega Shards? Once accessible, you can exchange the shards for important Mega Stones at the tower, which you need to trigger the Mega Evolution of certain Pokémon. The stones must fit the respective Pokémon and be given to them to carry. In addition to Mega Stones, you can also receive XP Candies for the shards, making them worthwhile even if you already have all the Mega Stones.
Which Mega Stones you can get at the tower will be covered in the next section.
Update from October 30, 2025: We have added a note regarding the maximum number of shards.
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All Mega Stones that you get for Mega Shards
The following Mega Stones can be exchanged for Mega Shards at the Quazar Corporation:
For over a month, the gates to the new EA FC 26 have been open. However, according to the community, the football hit has already taken a significant step back after the current patch. Or is it perhaps the community that is the problem?
What kind of step back is this? At the heart of the recently released patch 1.1.0 is the focus on improving the defense – a misguided approach for some, at least according to FTP_Cucuy on Reddit: “Congratulations to everyone who complained! We have FC25 again.”
The starting point for this is EA’s reaction to the feedback from many players who have complained for days about the nearly impossible defending against highly skilled dribblers. Some even completely gave up their defense in the meantime.
Even the developers felt this response and explicitly mentioned it in the patch notes on ea.com: “We received your feedback that experienced dribblers in attack are too strong, and we want to offer you an improved defensive option for dealing with them,” said EA.
However, since this reaction to criticism does not sit well with many in the fanbase, players in another Reddit thread posed the fundamental question: Is EA FC’s true problem not the developer, but perhaps the community itself?
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“You will never be happy and will always have something to complain about.”
Is the community really the problem? User orisadagoat summarizes the entire above topic in one question on Reddit: “You asked for the defense to be improved, and now that people are using their improved defense, you complain about it?”
A ping-pong game between developers and their community. Fans complain, Electronic Arts tries to improve it, but does not hit the perfect point, and everything starts all over again.
The Reddit user adds: “You will never be happy and will always have something to complain about.” A thought shared by another, but the developers are not entirely seen as innocent lambs:
I agree 99 percent with what you said, except for the part where you absolved EA of responsibility. What you said about the community is true, but ultimately the responsibility lies with EA. They are shortsighted. The game is full of bugs, and I’m convinced that every single update makes the game more and more a mix of the previous FC edition and less of itself.
In the end, the question remains whether EA can ever find the right middle ground – between what is technically possible, gameplay-balanced, and satisfactory for the community.
Who is now the problem of EA FC 26? Whether EA or the community is the bigger problem is hard to answer. What is certain is: As long as both sides hold on to different ideas, there will hardly be a patch in the future that makes everyone happy. However, the fact that the community of EA FC 26 is not complaining for the first time about supposedly game-changing content can also be read here: A new map in EA FC is currently annoying everyone, and the community is asking: “Why does this happen every year?”.
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With the recent layoffs and the end of New World, Amazon admits that the project of becoming a “big player in the gaming industry” has failed. MeinMMO editor Karsten Scholz sheds light on the failures.
And things are not looking good for the ambitious MMORPG for the Lord of the Rings, which was to be created under contract with Embracer at Amazon Games (and on which the hopes of many fans rested). Although an official confirmation of the cancellation of the development is still pending, the studios in Irvine and San Diego have lost substantial resources due to the recent wave of layoffs at Amazon.
Additionally, there are statements from affected developers indicating that the Lord of the Rings project may have been canceled. Ashleigh Amrine (Senior Gameplay Engineer and Tech Lead at Amazon Games) posted on linkedin.com:
This morning, along with my incredibly talented colleagues from New World and our still young Lord of the Rings game, I was part of the wave of layoffs at Amazon Games. It is always hard to see such a strong team go through something like this—I was lucky to work with some of the most capable, creative, and kindest developers I have ever met.
When comparing this current statement to an older screenshot on Reddit, it is noticeable that a part has been removed, specifically after the still young Lord of the Rings game: “You all would have loved it.” A clear indication that it is no longer coming.
Perhaps Ashleigh Amrine had to adjust that part because there is still no official confirmation for the end of the Lord of the Rings MMORPG—publicly traded companies can see such announcements quickly have a noticeable impact on the stock prices of affected parties. Maybe the project is not completely off the table. We will only know once Amazon Games comments on it.
Nighthaven will be the last update for New World; here is the trailer:
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Der Launch-Trailer zu Nighthaven zeigt die neue schaurige Zone von New World
New World had a strong launch but struggled due to troubled development from the outset with many problems. Player numbers dropped quickly. Various issues remained in the game for years. The new studio had simply bitten off more than it could chew in the challenging MMORPG genre.
Since 2016, Amazon Games has hardly been able to publish anything tangible besides New World: a game adaptation for the series “The Grand Tour Game” and a Twitch extension for Dragon’s Lair.
However, the list of canceled projects is long. Besides Breakaway and Crucible, Nova, Intensity, and the Lord of the Rings MMORPG that was to be developed in collaboration with the Chinese partner Leyou Technologies are also on it. And now, of course, also New World and possibly the second Lord of the Rings game.
With the publishing sector, they were able to build a second pillar and publish and support well-known MMORPGs like Lost Ark and Throne and Liberty in the West.
But even there, Amazon Games received a lot of criticism from the community. Partly due to the peculiarities of Asian online role-playing games, which, despite extensive adjustments for the Western market, could not be completely eradicated. Partly, they made avoidable mistakes; here are a few examples:
During a Gamescom presentation of New World in 2021 on Twitch, they received a timeout when “Lost Ark” was typed in the chat. Apparently, someone wanted everyone to focus on New World.
Announcements for New World accidentally ended up on the Lost Ark channels, and vice versa.
For a while, proper patch notes for the updates of Lost Ark were missing.
There was trouble surrounding a withheld roadmap that had already gone live in Russia.
All of this impressively shows that even a mega-corporation cannot simply buy success in a desired field. With the recent adjustments for New World and a strong brand like the Lord of the Rings behind it, Amazon Games seemed to be on the right path. Now … how wrong one can be.
Another MMORPG is still doing really well, thanks to a new expansion:
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Numerous reactions on various platforms clearly show how hard the sudden end of New World affects a large part of the community. The comments of many MeinMMO readers under our article about the end of the MMORPG by Amazon Games reflect that this news is moving.
KenSasaki writes: “Absolutely fatal, what’s happening right now. I have never played New World, I have to say directly, but when you look at the situation as a whole, it’s all terrifying. That’s exactly why so many players are afraid to jump into completely new/current MMOs; everyone wants to be able to enjoy something long-term with an MMO and not have to fear that ‘after a few years, it’s all gone.’”
EsmaraldV explains: “Wow … this is really a bad news … New World is currently so much fun and is on such a good path … the current DLC and NW in general are among the best content I have played in MMORPGs … and just now, at its peak, it’s being shut down? This is just a kick in the gut! If they had shut it down before the DLC, I wouldn’t have cared much, but now that it’s finally fun?! I don’t understand…”
Nyxaro feels the same way: “Finally, New World is fun again and then this. Unbelievable … then I guess I have to go look for a good game … too bad. Definitely nothing more from Amazon. I’ll cancel Prime too.”
skp adds, looking at an official statement regarding the Lord of the Rings MMORPG: “MMORPGs need patience, vision, and persistence—all things that Amazon apparently cannot deliver. Therefore, I honestly don’t care what they announce—trust is gone for now.”
Some may not accept the premature end of New World. Shortly after the announcement, a petition for the rescue of the MMORPG was launched on change.org, which is now hoping for numerous signatures.
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What remains of Amazon Games?
Unfortunately, not much. With the immensely successful launch of New World, a historical mark was set on Steam that will likely remain in the top 15 for a long time. However, that cannot be bought today.
The online role-playing game has so much potential (especially with the current realignment) that in a few years, we will surely look back on New World, as is currently the case with comparable fan favorites like Wildstar or Warhammer Online. Just like the saying goes: Too soon dead to truly tap into the potential that was there.
If the premature end of the MMO for Lord of the Rings turns out to be true, it will be Amazon Games’ likely last chance to develop a sustainable hit on its own.
Then there are only the successes as a publisher left, with the immensely successful launch of Lost Ark on Steam, which may still be complemented by—projects like the new Tomb Raider from Crystal Dynamics that have not yet been canceled.
It leaves, after about 10 years, a sad balance. All the more so when considering the possibilities Amazon brings on paper, particularly regarding Twitch synergies, capital, and server technologies. How difficult it is to achieve sustainable success despite such conditions is shown by the example of Xbox: Microsoft’s billions are finally paying off, the Xbox Game Pass is more valuable than ever
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In a Twitch stream by content creator Tyler “Tyler1” Steinkamp, not only did he play League of Legends, but allegedly his daughter did too. She is only 1.5 years old.
Who is it about? The Twitch streamer and professional League of Legends player Tyler1 plays most LoL and World of Warcraft when he goes live for his over 5.4 million followers (source: sullygnome.com).
Tyler1 has been active on Twitch since around 2014, but he only gained greater popularity in 2016. At that time, he was also banned in LoL due to his previously toxic behavior towards other players, which was too much for Riot Games. However, he was able to return at the beginning of 2018.
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“You need coaching”
How does Tyler1’s daughter play? In a livestream, Tyler1’s wife entered the streaming room with their two daughters. The approximately 1.5-year-old Saiyler crawled onto Tyler1’s lap, and he immediately set out to introduce her to LoL.
He allegedly lets her have the mouse and keyboard so she can finish the game. However, it doesn’t work; the game is lost, and Tyler1 comments on his daughter’s performance: “Honestly, you need coaching. Honestly, you are terrible.” However, the Twitch streamer says all of this in a loving tone.
It should be clear that it is not really his daughter, but Tyler1 himself playing. Both the viewers and the comments under the clip on Reddit played along and pretended she was using the mouse and keyboard.
Viewers are excited about Tyler1’s daughter: Although allegedly Tyler1’s daughter loses the game, the community is still happy. There are many positive comments under the Reddit clip:
Rawka_Skywaka believes Tyler1’s daughter is even better than he is (source: Reddit): “I haven’t played League in 6 years. She is probably better than me.”
Accomplished-Bit7003 also finds (source: Reddit): “That is adorable.”
Other voices are particularly excited about the direction Tyler1 has developed. Where he would have been so angry about a lost game in previous years that it led to a meltdown, he now seems unaffected by it. Especially in light of the fact that he was completely banned from LoL for 2 years.
The user misecant writes, for example, that he is positively shocked that it is precisely Tyler1 who has turned out to be one of the most balanced and honest people and leads a fulfilling married life (source: Reddit): “Just … hats off, my friend.”
In ARC Raiders, players do not have unlimited time to loot and disappear. A round timer indicates when you need to go underground again. But what happens if you don’t leave in time? MyMMO reveals the solution.
What happens if you stay? As the round timer in ARC Raiders runs low, players need to hurry to one of the last remaining evacuation points. These decrease during the rounds until usually only one remains at the end.
However, if you forget about the time, you will not simply be greeted by a black screen. The developers have come up with something for this. If you exceed the round timer, you will see a meteor fall on the world. This will wipe out all life. But there is a trick to survive nonetheless.
Here are some important tips for ARC Raiders:
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Wichtige Tipps für ARC Raiders, um die ersten Runden zu überleben
A trick extends the time
What is this trick? With a trick, you can survive the meteor strike. The developers have indeed built in a grace period that is triggered when an elevator is called. As long as this is happening and the elevator is on its way, players can still live, even if the meteor has already struck the ground.
So if you call the elevator with one second remaining, all players, whether at the elevator or not, have time until it leaves. Then the developers’ grace period ends. A Reddit user has shown what this looks like in his video:
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Is it worth it? Staying until the end is highly risky and does not have any real advantages compared to leaving the game early. Especially when there is only one elevator left and little time remaining, it can also become extremely dangerous in the last minute.
If you cannot call the elevator in time due to a fight, all characters involved will die. Camping until the last moment is therefore not advisable.
That the developers have come up with a creative solution for the end of the rounds is a nice little feature that probably only a few players will experience. Most players flee back underground early to secure their loot. You can find more things you should know before purchasing here: 7 things you need to know before buying ARC Raiders
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Amazon is cutting a total of 14,000 jobs, and Twitch is affected as well. A former Twitch chief expresses harsh criticism of the plans.
Who is this former Twitch chief? It is Marcus Graham. He worked at Twitch from 2011 to 2022. During this time, he served as Director of Creator Development, among other roles. Under the name “djWheat,” he still streams on the platform today.
Graham commented on the massive wave of layoffs currently taking place at Amazon:
The layoffs affect several business units of the company, including Amazon Web Services, Prime Video, and Twitch.
A total of 14,000 administrative positions are to be eliminated, which is 4% of the entire workforce in this area.
According to an exclusive report from Reuters, this number could rise to as many as 30,000.
The reason for these layoffs is the new course set by Amazon CEO Andy Jassy. He claims to want to reduce bureaucracy and automate certain processes. For this, they intend to increasingly rely on Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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Employees are being replaced by “robots” or people that “don’t give a f**k”
What does Graham say about these layoffs? In a post on X (formerly Twitter), he sharply criticizes Amazon for replacing loyal and experienced employees with AI.
“For everyone who says: ‘Well, the T&S at Twitch was bad anyway, so this is good’ … here is the reality.” T&S likely refers to Twitch’s Trust & Safety team.
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Graham refers to another post on X, which discusses an employee who was let go during the layoffs at Twitch. This employee had worked at Twitch for 11 years and established the fraud program that protects Twitch users from fraud.
I was the one who made sure that bad actors – who steal and abuse revenue on Twitch – were kept off the platform. Apparently, I did my job too well, because they fired me.
“Tarfu gave a damn,” writes Graham in his post. “For 11 years he fought on behalf of Twitch creators, viewers, and mods. That’s gone. Now it is gonna be a robot or someone who doesn’t give a fuck… and that is bad for all”
Twitch is currently facing heavy criticism from many sides. For example, there was an incident involving streamer Emiru at TwitchCon 2025 in the USA. She felt particularly “hurt and upset” regarding how Twitch and the organizers handled the situation.
Currently, there is an event in Pokémon GO with various monsters and bonuses. One of them is really strong if you have unlocked it.
What kind of event is this? On Monday, October 27, 2025, at 10:00 AM, the second part of the Halloween event 2025 in Pokémon GO started. It runs until Sunday, November 2, 2025, at 8:00 PM.
In addition to various Pokémon, some of which are also available in costumed variants, the event also brings a special GO Pass. And it has a bonus that you shouldn’t underestimate.
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Send monsters, receive candy
What is this bonus? If you reach level 25 on the pass, you will receive a bonus on candies for monsters that you send to the professor. In the free version, you get double the amount of sending candies as well as double the chance for XL candies when sending.
In the paid Deluxe version, it’s three times the amount of candies and three times the chance for XL candies when sending.
A trainer on Reddit created a table where you can see exactly how high the chance of receiving XL candies when transferring is. This also depends on the level of the monster you are sending.
What does the table mean? If you have monsters that are at least level 26, then with the bonus of the GO Pass you have a 100% chance of receiving XL candies when sending to the professor. According to the trainer’s table, you will always receive 2 XL candies.
If you possess the Deluxe Pass, then only a monster level of 23 is enough to guarantee receiving XL candies. Here, you receive 3 instead of 2 XL candies.
If you have reached rank 40 on the pass, you should take the opportunity to send monsters for which you need XL candies. This can be especially worthwhile for legendary monsters that you haven’t sent yet.
How can I tell the level of a monster? In the game, you do not have a direct way to see the level of a monster. However, you can look at how much stardust it costs to level up and then tell what level your Pokémon is on.
A level-up in Pokémon GO always increases the level of a monster by 0.5 levels. The cost to raise a monster from level 26 to 26.5 is 4,000 stardust and 4 candies. Prior to that, the candy costs are 3 or, depending on the level, even lower.
If you have a monster and see that the candy costs of a level-up are 4 or more, then you know that the monster is already at least level 26 and can benefit from the bonus.
If you own the Deluxe version of the Pass, pay attention to the stardust costs. These start at level 23 with 3,500. If leveling up costs you at least 3,500 stardust, then you know that you are benefiting from the bonus.
As October ends in a few days, the new month of November is also waiting with some events, raids, spotlight hours, and other content. What exactly they are and when they take place, you can find out in our overview with all events in November 2025 in Pokémon GO.
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A player proves that something else in Dungeons & Dragons can be more important than a clear character sheet and creates a keepsake that looks like it belongs in a museum.
What does the player show? The player caironio shows the D&D community on Reddit a sheet of paper that would probably give goosebumps to a very organized player who values clarity.
With an attached proof photo, he shows the character sheet of his assassin rogue, for which he has used the same paper for 3 years from level 3 to level 20.
3 years and 17 level-ups mean a lot of changes that come with many new notes and just as much erasing, which all long-time players will be aware of. Yet the paper actually held up until the end.
This keepsake received almost 6,000 upvotes from enthusiastic players in the community, all showing a similar reaction: “The memories that this sheet of paper must hold are priceless” (MammothDesperate on Reddit).
Here you can see the trailer for the series adaptation of the D&D campaign “The Mighty Nein” by Critical Role, which also lasted 3 years:
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Nothing else can be expected from a chaotic neutral rogue
What can be taken from the character sheet? Deciphering the character sheet is (besides the Italian language) easier said than done. After all, some aspects such as the attribute values and the equipment, but even more frequently the fluctuating gold balance and the hit points (oh, the poor, erased spot of the hit points) have been readjusted repeatedly.
Despite the mentioned eraser holes and a few torn spots, the paper held up and provides a few clues about the player’s rogue:
It is an assassin named “Mieze Franke,” who at level 20 had a dexterity of 20 and an even more impressive strength of 29, whose HP should break any rules. Yet, as mrmirscommunication points out on Reddit, that fits perfectly with a character with such a character sheet: “You wouldn’t expect anything else from a chaotic neutral elf rogue with a strength of 29, over 500 HP, and 4000 temporary HP. My God.”
How does the community react to the player’s paper? The community is really excited about the character sheet and all that it means for the player.
“Frame it and hang it up in the room where you play, it deserves its peace” is Maverick2664’s comment, and also lebiro believes that caironio has really created a wonderful keepsake with this decision: “The same paper throughout the entire campaign! That’s crazy. But what a cool souvenir from this whole time.”
Some players realize that such a memento is what they miss in digital gaming: “I definitely miss this since I switched to digital: the battle-scarred character sheet that you have at the end of a campaign” (BigriskLowrolls on Reddit).
But the duration of the campaign also shows some players what that could mean for their own campaigns: “I love how this person leveled from 3 to 20 in three years, while we’ve only reached level 5 since level 1 and haven’t even managed to finish the campaign” (Misses_Ding on Reddit).
With Visions of Eternity, the sixth expansion to the MMORPG Guild Wars 2 is now live. Accordingly, player numbers on Steam have reached a new high. The community is using this as an opportunity to especially target a group of players.
What peak did Guild Wars 2 reach on Steam? Yesterday, on October 28, 2025, at 5:00 PM CET, Visions of Eternity was released and has since attracted many players to the shores of Castora. As a result, the MMORPG reached a new all-time high of 9,536 concurrent players on Steam (via SteamDB, as of October 29, 2025, 10:40 AM CET).
The peak is only slightly above the player high in August with 9,512, but it’s important to consider that in August the beta for the new elite specializations was playable, which have now been introduced with the expansion. Since the announcement of the expansion in July 2025, the MMORPG has already been able to double its player numbers on Steam.
Since only a part of the total player base of Guild Wars 2 plays the game via Steam, this demonstrates the interest that Visions of Eternity has sparked in players. The player peak through the official launcher is likely to be significantly higher, although there are no official figures available.
The community is using this attention to address a group of players who unfortunately are not doing so well at the moment.
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“I welcome all New World refugees with open arms”
Which players is the community addressing? In a thread on Reddit, players are discussing the new milestone. Most celebrate the significant player increase due to the expansion, but this joy is somewhat dampened by another piece of news.
The Guild Wars 2 community is thus calling on disappointed players from New World to join them in their favorite MMORPG. New World and Guild Wars 2 have several things in common that could appeal to players.
For example, both New World and Guild Wars 2 do not rely on a clear-cut holy trinity of tank, healer, and attacker. Both MMORPGs also offer great freedom in terms of playstyle and many combination possibilities to experiment with builds using weapons and abilities. Exploration plays a significant role in both games. Additionally, the focus on a more action-oriented combat system is similar.
User Sidnature therefore writes on Reddit: “I have the feeling that the value will rise even higher in the next days or weeks, especially since Amazon just discontinued New World. Many New World players will be looking for a new home…”.
Sandvichh also agrees on Reddit: “New content has also been released for GW2. I welcome all New World refugees from the new world with open arms. It’s a shame what has happened.”.
In Elder Scrolls Online, the developers have now released the final major update for 2025. However, when you will be able to play it depends on your fellow players.
What kind of update is this? Elder Scrolls Online released the new update “Seasons of the Worm Cult – Part 2” on October 27, 2025. With this major update, the Content Pass 2025 comes to an end, which has provided the MMORPG with new content this year.
In the new area, the Eastern Sun’s Wane, you can expect new dangers such as new dungeons and bosses. There are also new quests that can be completed independently of the main storyline in the game. The only requirement is that you have completed the main quests of Seasons of the Worm Cult – Part 1 as well as the quest “The Crossing of the Wall.”
In addition to the new adventure, the developers have also made many improvements to the actual game and worked on balancing. But before you can start the new expansion, you must first work.
Here you can watch a trailer for the expansion:
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The Elder Scrolls Online: Seasons of the Worm Cult – Part 1 – Release Trailer
It can only begin together
Why can’t you start directly? To access the new area of the Eastern Sun’s Wane, an event must first be completed on each server. In three phases, you must work together with other players on your server to achieve goals to break through the wall that separates the area.
Only after the wall has been breached after phase 3 will the new area open up, and you can begin with the expansion. You can view your server’s progress on a page created specifically for the event at ElderScrollsOnline.com.
What needs to be done? In the first phase, which is still running on some servers, you need to gather supplies, complete quests, and defeat cultists and Daedra. The goal is to organize the defense against the Worm Cult.
In the second phase, you will directly confront the Worm Cult. You will need to complete daily quests as well as defend the siege posts. There are also bosses in the open world to defeat.
In the third and final phase, you must storm the wall that separates the Eastern Sun’s Wane. Here, there is a new limited-time instance that opens exclusively for this event. If you succeed, you will unlock the new area after the phase.
How is the progress? Currently, all servers are either at the end of phase 1 or at the very beginning of phase 2. How long it will take until you can truly dive into the new story is unclear and depends on the players themselves.
A crypto scam on YouTube has more viewers than the official Nvidia stream. Unfortunately, such fraudulent attempts are not uncommon in 2025.
Nvidia GTC is a global conference for developers in the field of artificial intelligence, held annually. Officially, the event was shared on YouTube on October 28, 2025.
However, a simultaneous crypto scam had significantly more viewers than the official stream. This is reported by the English-language magazine TomsHardware.
A fake channel has more viewers than the official Nvidia channel on YouTube
What kind of scam is it? Those searching for Nvidia GTC DC on YouTube often ended up with a YouTube video from a channel posing as Nvidia. However, this was not an actual channel.
The channel promoted by YouTube was a crypto scam stream, where a fake Jensen Huang took the stage to promote a crypto scam. Viewers were asked to send supported cryptocurrencies via a QR code.
Especially crazy: The fake stream had significantly more viewers than the official stream: While approximately 12,000 people watched the official stream, the fake stream averaged 95,000 viewers. It is not known how many people fell for the scam.
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Fraud attempts with AI-generated fake videos have rapidly increased in recent years
What is behind it? The number of fraud attempts with AI-generated fake videos has rapidly increased in recent years – with partially exponential growth in 2024 and 2025. Modern deepfake technologies enable convincingly realistic imitations of voices, images, and videos, which criminals use to deliberately mislead victims.
Fake videos or audios in which celebrities or CEOs promote investments or authorize payments have particularly increased, as reported by ELC Security in its blog.
According to recent reports, the volume of AI-assisted fraud attempts has increased by 456 percent between May 2024 and April 2025. This is reported by the magazine Ad Hoc News.
And the line between human, machine, and AI is increasingly blurring on the Internet. AI has long been accused of amplifying spam and fraud, such as through image alterations or voice imitation to simulate a kidnapping.
An inventive user used AI to scam the company McDonald’s: A Brit explained in a podcast on YouTube how he was able to eat at McDonald’s for free for a year. To do this, he had fake negative reviews written, through which he tricked his way into vouchers. After a year, he was finally caught. You can read the whole story directly on MeinMMO: A user used ChatGPT to eat at McDonald’s for almost a year for free – His trick was a simple request
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On October 17, an unpleasant and potentially dangerous incident occurred at TwitchCon in San Diego involving the streamer Emily “Emiru” Schunk. Twitch CEO Dan Clancy issued an initial statement, for which he later apologized in a second statement.
In a stream after the incident, Emiru criticized Twitch itself, as they had not provided enough security at the expo. According to Emiru, after the incident, no one from the Twitch team took care of her, which left her hurt and upset.
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Twitch CEO speaks about the incident involving Twitch streamer
What did Dan Clancy say about the assault? While the official Twitch account posted a statement on X, expressing sympathy and promising to enhance security measures, Twitch CEO Dan Clancy spoke separately.
In an on-site interview, tech journalist Taylor Lorenz asked the Twitch CEO about the events of TwitchCon.
Dan Clancy stated that Twitch streamers control their community in a way, for example, by banning certain viewers. This way, people can be excluded who the Twitch streamers do not want in their community.
Specifically regarding the incident with Emiru, the Twitch CEO mentioned that it was something “that deeply matters” and “would be investigated thoroughly” (Source: YouTube from minute 07:12). Dan Clancy then expressed his concern for Emiru, whom he sees as a friend.
When asked why the man seemed to easily bypass Emiru without being stopped by Twitch staff, Dan Clancy said that despite the efforts for safety, there would always be mistakes. Some challenges can only be identified afterward.
The statement was not well received by the Twitch community. Although it is merely part of the interview, most comments focus primarily on the remarks about Emiru. Viewers express dissatisfaction with the Twitch CEO’s comments, which some perceive as placing blame on the Twitch streamer.
You can watch the interview on YouTube here:
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What is the issue? The community’s criticism did not come suddenly, as there had been concerns expressed prior to TwitchCon.
Weeks before TwitchCon, Dexerto reported that Twitch streamers like QTCinderella, Valkyrae, and Pokimane were too afraid to attend the expo and thus completely opted out. They feared not receiving enough protection from Twitch.
Dan Clancy tried to reassure the Twitch streamers, stating that Twitch would not tolerate harassment and he would ensure that the event would be as safe as possible (Source: Dexerto). The incident involving Emiru has now cast the Twitch CEO’s comments in a different light.
Editor Christianna Silva criticized the security measures at TwitchCon in her article on Mashable.com, claiming they are too lax compared to other conventions such as PAX or Comic-Con. The event is said to lack a clear, consistent system for protecting creators.
This is particularly serious in the case of Twitch, as the nature of the platform can promote parasocial relationships through direct interaction with fans. However, these relationships are one-sided and can develop in a dangerous direction for Twitch streamers.
The safety of women on Twitch is repeatedly discussed by content creators and the community alike. The prior commitments to safety appear to many fans as empty promises in light of the events. They now feel confirmed that Twitch does not take the concerns seriously.
Dan Clancy speaks a second time
What did the Twitch CEO say afterward? On October 24, 2025, Dan Clancy issued an official statement on the X Account of Twitch.
Dan Clancy takes full responsibility for the incident involving Emiru. He acknowledges that Twitch failed in terms of participant safety and communication afterward. He also apologizes to Emiru.
An extensive analysis of the incident will be conducted to determine what went wrong.
Future measures are planned to ensure the safety of participants at TwitchCon, such as general security checks of the entire event.
Furthermore, the rules for IRL streaming at TwitchCon may be adjusted.
Lastly, the accessibility of the event is to be improved.
Whether and how Twitch will improve its safety measures remains to be seen. Listening to the community, it is bitterly necessary.
WoW demon Cortyn needs to vent frustration. Because a look into the alpha of Midnight shows: The Shadow Priest will have a hard time again.
Every year, the developers of World of Warcraft announce that there will be significant changes to the gameplay. Healing is set to change drastically, but all other classes will also receive major adjustments. Blizzard aims to achieve several goals:
The classes should become more accessible.
Each class should need to press a few less buttons.
Abilities should not be influenced by too many talents at the same time.
At its core, this is a good thought. Most classes in World of Warcraft are so complex that many players simply say: Then I’ll just use the 1-button rotation.
With high expectations, I looked at the Shadow Priest in the alpha and already after a few minutes had the impression: Something is not right. It doesn’t play smoothly, and somehow everything feels sluggish and more strenuous.
After reading a few more opinions and guides about it, like on icyveins, wowhead or even the Priest Discord, I’m quite sure: Blizzard is failing miserably at its own goals.
So excuse me if this Whiny Wednesday dives a bit deep into the details of Shadow Priests – but I just have to get it off my chest.
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Shadow Word: Pain – the well-known spell disappears
When you think of a classic Shadow Priest, which spells come to mind? Probably Mind Spike and Shadow Word: Pain. These are iconic spells that priests have had since Vanilla. Well, that is changing. Because Shadow Priests will forcibly lose the spell Shadow Word: Pain. The effect will remain, but the talent “Despair” will be changed. Instead of Vampiric Touch now “only” also casting Shadow Word: Pain on the target, Shadow Word: Pain will be completely removed from the spellbook through the talent.
What seems like a good decision at first glance, removing an unnecessary spell, will indeed cause a frown for any priest who has played this specialization for more than 10 minutes. Because Shadow Word: Pain is one of the few spells that can be cast while moving, as it is an instant cast. When you have to move in a boss fight to dodge abilities or cover long distances, Shadow Word: Pain is one of the few spells you can still press.
Even farming in the open world is super annoying. Because instead of pulling a few mobs while “on the run”, you’ll often have to stand still.
The already extremely immobile Shadow Priest specialization will only slow down further – at the cost of one of the most iconic spells there has ever been.
No Tentacle Strike is helping – the changes are a big mess.
The end of Voidform, the end of area damage
One thing that is completely unclear to me is the “rework” of Void Eruption. The spell temporarily puts the Shadow Priest into a Voidform, where he has temporary access to the spell “Void Bolt”. Void Bolt, in turn, has a clear purpose: It extends the duration of DoTs on the target and all targets in the immediate vicinity.
In other words: As long as you can cast Void Bolt, you do not have to refresh the DoTs and can use spells that deal direct damage.
The duration for which Voidform remains active – i.e., how long you can use Void Bolt – depended on how much Insanity you spend, as that would increase the duration of Voidform further.
The gameplay was clear: You had to try to stay in Voidform as long as possible to benefit from Void Bolt for as long as possible, which extended the duration of DoTs. This was core gameplay that was loved in Legion and then slowly returned to the game over many years until we had something similar at the end of The War Within.
This is the absolute core gameplay of Voidform: The fight against the timer that wants to end the spell. To not just cut this short, but to completely change it and take away the only advantage – the extension of the DoTs – feels so ill-considered and wrong that I almost want to pull the “Do they even play their own game” card. But I won’t. I have some dignity.
The new version of Voidform no longer has Void Bolt. Instead, you can use Void Torrent every few seconds – a spell that deals a little damage but provides no further interaction.
In plain terms: DoTs on multiple targets can no longer be maintained long-term. This in turn means: The Shadow Priest can no longer maintain DoTs on more than 6 targets simultaneously. A complete disaster for visiting “Mythic+” dungeons. Because who wants to take a class that is already overwhelmed when pulling 2 mob groups?
Shadow Priests have already been forced due to their poor AoE capabilities to play exactly one specific spec in endgame if they wanted to be taken into dungeons. How they are supposed to be taken into dungeons now – and still have fun – completely eludes me.
Fragility without compensation
The Shadow Priest is one of the most fragile classes in the game. Of course, after all, you are a cloth wearer, but you also have relatively few abilities to mitigate incoming damage. Why Shadow Priests can still survive for quite a while is due to their built-in life-drain mechanics. Not only can they summon Vampiric Touch if necessary to provide a little healing to the whole group, but they also heal themselves permanently through “Devouring Plague”.
Devouring Plague is the strongest DoT of the Shadow Priest, which not only deals high damage but also heals the priest for 50% of the damage dealt. While this is not world-shattering, it often makes the difference between life and death in raid fights as well as during questing.
Devouring Plague disappears in Midnight. Instead, there is Shadow Word: Madness. This is basically exactly the same spell, just without the self-healing. And I have no clue why anyone thought this was a good idea.
How much laughter will Shadow Priests still have in Midnight? Who knows …
Just an Alpha – But one with bad signs
Of course: Ultimately, the Shadow Priest in its condition in the Alpha of Midnight is exactly that – the condition during the Alpha. Until the release in less than half a year, a lot can still change.
But I am skeptical. Very skeptical. Because the current alpha version of the Shadow Priest, for which (hopefully) someone has put some serious thought into, does not meet the goals set by Blizzard itself and, what I find worse, is not fun at all. There are good approaches in it, like the Tentacle Strike. But who cares about a nice dining table in the living room when the house walls are being blown away?
It is unfortunately a tradition at World of Warcraft that annoys me tremendously. At the beginning of each expansion, the Shadow Priest is so drastically revamped that it simply isn’t enough for fine-tuning, and then for the first 6 months of an addon you play a class that simply doesn’t feel right. The fact that it is already clear that this will be the case with Midnight makes me roll my eyes in annoyance: Then let the Shadow Priest remain as he currently is. This is not perfect, but clearly better than what we are currently seeing in the Alpha.
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