YouTuber buys Gaming PC for 1400 dollars at China shop Aliexpress – He has so much stress with it

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 4 minutes

A YouTuber buys a gaming PC on Aliexpress for 1400 dollars. However, he has less joy with it than he had hoped. Because he is confronted with a whole lot of problems.

What it’s about: The YouTuber Dawid Does Tech Stuff regularly presents gaming PCs and especially pre-built PCs on his channel. He disassembles these PCs and tests them for their value.

In his current video, Dawid bought a pre-built PC for 1400 USD on Aliexpress. The PC is advertised with an i7-10700K and RTX 2060/2070 Super, which initially sounds like a good deal for the price.

Who is Aliexpress? Aliexpress is an online retail platform that allows small businesses in China and other countries to offer products to online buyers internationally. Some also refer to Aliexpress as the Chinese Ebay. Similar to Ebay, there are many merchants here, some more or less known.

He explains in the video description that the pre-built PC has been an “emotional rollercoaster” for him. What he experienced is presented in our article.

We have embedded the entire video from Dawid in this article. Here you can watch him with more or less enthusiasm take the PC apart:

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Pre-built PC for 1400 USD poses challenges for YouTuber

The package with the gaming PC arrives well packaged at the YouTuber’s place. Already at first glance, Dawid notices several problems.

These are the problems with the PC:

  • The water cooling is not securely screwed into the case. In hindsight, he realizes that the poor case is also responsible for this.
  • The computer has 2 stick RAM installed. However, they are in the wrong RAM slots of the PC.
  • The PC has a RTX 2060 installed. However, it has been used before, as the YouTuber points out.
  • The manufacturer has been very generous with thermal paste, as it is also spread on the case, the motherboard, and the RAM (seen at 5:19 and 7:20 in the video). There’s also way too much of it on the processor.
  • The motherboard and the power supply are both of good quality. However, the cable management is bizarre and more pragmatic than sensibly thought out.
  • When he starts the PC, he gets a Chinese version of Windows. After a reinstall, he struggles with blue screens. According to the YouTuber, the problem was a RAM stick that was likely defective.
This is what the gaming PC looks like after some adjustments that the YouTuber Dawid bought for 1400 dollars.

What performance does the PC have? The performance of the device is quite reasonable for its conditions. The YouTuber also demonstrates this with his benchmarks:

  • Far Cry 5 (1080p, Ultra) Avg: 105 Fps 1%: 70 Fps
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider (1080p, Highest) Avg: 114 Fps 1%: 87
  • Rainbow Six Siege (1080p, V. High) Avg: 230 Fps 1%: 153

The performance of the water cooling is also decent. The graphics card and processor stay around 60 degrees while gaming, which are good numbers. By the way, you can tell us in a survey what is important to you when buying a graphics card:

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This is his conclusion: At the end of the video, he explains again that the PC has been an “emotional rollercoaster.” At first, he approached the matter enthusiastically. However, the problems with the RAM and the incorrectly mounted water cooling cost him a lot of time and nerves. Overall, he is surprised that it hasn’t been as bad as he had feared.

His next project is supposed to be a 400-dollar PC that he also wants to order on Aliexpress. After having so much fun with the last build, he wants to find out what a buyer gets for 400 dollars.

The test with the 400-dollar PC has now been done by someone else: YouTuber Austin Evans purchased a gaming PC on Amazon for 450 dollars and tested what he gets for the money. Unsurprisingly, not everything that says gaming is actually gaming.

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These construction errors from the video should be avoided

You should pay attention to this when assembling: The errors that Dawid criticizes in his video on the computer should also be considered when building your own. Many of these errors will otherwise make your life difficult during assembly:

  • So you should pay attention to put the RAM sticks in the correct slots during assembly.
  • You should be very careful with thermal paste. Often, less is better than more. Because thermal paste should only compensate for the unevenness on the processor and not cover the entire system.
  • Screw all parts into the case firmly, so that nothing wobbles. It’s already helpful to look in advance at which parts you want to install before buying your case.
  • If you are looking for helpful tips, check out the detailed PC building guide at GameStar. Here you will be guided step by step.

More tips for building a PC yourself: We at MeinMMO also have a few tips for you if you want to assemble a PC yourself. These 7 tips before building a PC that you should consider. Here we explain to you, among other things, why you shouldn’t save money on the power supply and should pay a little extra. You should also take enough time when building your PC.

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Outriders: How long does the demo of the loot shooter last?

Tarek Zehrer Tarek Zehrer Reading time 2 minutes

Since the end of February, Outriders is playable in a demo. In the trial version, interested players can play the beginning of the main story. But how long will it be available?

Unlike most loot shooters of recent years, Outriders has not released a beta version. Instead, the developers at People Can Fly opted for a more old-school approach and released a demo version that has been available since February 25th.

What’s included in the demo: You can play the first story chapter of Outriders, including character creation, class selection, and side missions. During these, you can level up to level 7 and unlock 5 of a total of 15 world tiers.

The demo is completely free and can be downloaded on PC (Steam), Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS5, and PS4. But how long will it last?

What is the difference between a beta and a demo?
It varies from case to case. Beta versions usually do not correspond to the release version of a game and serve for stress testing certain mechanics, such as online features. Also, betas usually end after a short period.

Demo versions are typically a small part of a game that is considered finished and serves as a demonstration. They are less about testing features. Nevertheless, demos can be used to gather feedback and improve certain things.

How long will the demo last?

Will the demo remain after release? Yes. Currently, there are no known plans for the demo to become unplayable after the official release of Outriders. So if you’re still undecided, you can try Outriders anytime in the free demo and then still think about the release version.

This is especially interesting because progress from the demo will carry over to the main game. You can try out any of the four characters and find cool gear like legendary weapons right away.

All important information has been summarized for you here by MeinMMO: All information about the free demo of Outriders

When will Outriders be released? The loot shooter is set to be released on April 1, 2021. Then Outriders will come out for PC (Steam, Epic), PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and Google Stadia. Xbox players who own the Game Pass can be particularly happy. Outriders will be included in the Xbox Game Pass at launch.

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What is Outriders actually? The third-person shooter focuses on story, RPG mechanics, and looting gear. The story is set in a dark sci-fi setting where humanity lands on a new planet called Enoch. There, a variety of dangers await, both from other humans and from alien and supernatural threats.

Have you played Outriders yet? If so, will you give the game a chance at release? Or does the loot shooter leave you cold? Let us know in the comments.

If you’re interested in Outriders, we have here for you 5 things you should do in the demo before release.

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ESO will soon give you a first glimpse of the new expansion Blackwood – Here’s how you can participate

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

Do you want to learn more about the new expansion Blackwood of the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online (PC, PS4/PS5, Xbox Series One and Xbox Series X/S)? Then you should join the livestream from Zenimax Online on March 31st. We will explain to you how to participate.

What can you see in the livestream? The developers of the MMORPG ESO want to give you an early insight into the gameplay and features of Blackwood, the next major expansion. You can expect new information, and the team hinted that you will learn a bit more about the upcoming update of ESO for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.

When does the livestream start? It starts on March 31st at 9 PM. But you can tune in for the preshow from 6:30 PM.

You can follow the livestream here: You can watch on the Twitch channel of Bethesda.

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ESO fans should not miss the livestream for Blackwood

What do we already know about ESO Blackwood? The next major expansion of the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online represents the highlight of the major story “Gates of Oblivion”, which you will experience throughout the year. You will explore a new area with the Dark Forest and the realm of Oblivion plays a significant role, where you will encounter the Daedric Prince Mehrunes Dagon.

In addition to the new zone and a new story, you can also expect a major feature: NPC companions who will accompany you on your adventures. With these, even solo players should be able to conquer more challenging dungeons.

ESO Glutflammenpony Pet
If you follow the Blackwood livestream, there is a glowing flames pony as a Twitch drop.

That’s why you should tune in as well: Besides the information about Blackwood, you can grab some items. There will be Twitch drops during the show that include the following items:

  • Crown Ouroboros Box
  • Glowing Flames Pony as a pet

Make sure to link your ESO account with Twitch. To do this, log in on the MMORPG’s website and click here on “Linked Accounts”. Then select Twitch and click “Authorize”.

Do you want to know more about the new expansion? We talked to ESO experts and YouTubers Alex0s and MiezeMelli about ESO Blackwood.

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Player builds an entire village in Valheim just for himself – We asked him how it’s done

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 4 minutes

A Viking has built his own village in Valheim and impressed thousands of players. MeinMMO asked him how he did it all and how long it took him for this project.

What kind of village is this? Recently, we introduced you to the project by Nevaloud, who built a small village all by himself. His idea has inspired thousands of other players because it stands out from the norm.

In Valheim, many players showcase their builds, and they often consist of huge longhouses, castles, or monuments, such as the recreated harbor of Stormwind from World of Warcraft.

With the village, Nevaloud took a different approach and built many small buildings instead of one large one. His project fits well into the idyllic atmosphere of Valheim and looks like something that could actually exist in the world, quite planned.

Some MeinMMO readers spoke up and mentioned building similar villages. We have now spoken with the creator and asked him how one actually approaches such a project.

You can find his village in his post on reddit, which has now garnered over 8,200 upvotes:

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Married, 2 cats, and 250 hours in Valheim

MeinMMO: Hello and thank you for your time! First of all, a brief introduction: Who are you and how long have you been playing Valheim?

Nevaloud: My name is Nevaloud, I live in America, have been married for four years, and have two cats, Rico and Augie. I’m not quite sure when I started playing Valheim, but according to Steam, I have already played 250 hours.

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MeinMMO: What have you enjoyed most during your time in the game? Can you name three things that you liked more than anything else?

Nevaloud: The ability to build in such a creative way and create your own immersion would be the first reason. Secondly, the vastness of the maps and the villages and structures that are automatically generated add a bit of mystique to the game. Thirdly: the challenge of fights as a solo player pushed me to improve my equipment and preparation. I admit, however, I had help with the bosses.

MeinMMO: Your village has been celebrated by thousands of players on reddit. How long did it take to build the small town? Did you do it alone or work with friends?

Nevaloud: This is an ongoing project. I started without a specific design in mind. The houses outside the main building store wood for the protective wall, and there are workbenches and a masonry for the road. These houses started with just a floor and a partial roof so I could use the workbenches. But I liked how it looked, so I kept it, improved it, and now they are a part of the landscape.

The main house started quite small, but I eventually needed more space for my chests and all the crafting stations. So I tore down the old one and built a similar but larger one. I did all of this myself.

“Feels a bit like an ESO outpost”

MeinMMO: Where did you find the inspiration to build an entire village?

Nevaloud: I am an avid ESO player and have been playing it for a long time. Once the small houses were set, it started to feel a bit like an ESO outpost. I think that’s where the inspiration came from.

MeinMMO: What was the biggest challenge in building your village, and how did you solve it?

Nevaloud: Definitely the main house. I didn’t use a debug mode to create anything, so I had to build a scaffold to reach the roof and construct the walls. The whole build was a challenge. I’m not sure I would do it all over again without the ability to fly in debug mode.

MeinMMO: Did you use cheats or admin commands, or did you farm all the materials yourself?

Nevaloud: Now that I’ve completed the game for the time being (I hope for updates), I use spawn commands and some mods. But as tempting as they have been, I have played so far as it was intended.

“It doesn’t have to be finished in one day”

MeinMMO: If someone else wanted to build their own village, could you give three tips before they start?

Nevaloud: You don’t have to plan everything. It doesn’t have to be finished in one day; just let it come. Don’t think that you have to build something that others like. Build something that you like yourself. If it feels good, then it’s good, and if you think it needs improvements, then improve it.

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MeinMMO: Framerate is a heavily discussed topic in the community. Do you experience frame drops in your village? How do you prevent the situation where you drop to 2 FPS while building?

Nevaloud: Honestly, I don’t really notice those drops. The game stutters occasionally during an autosave, but otherwise, it runs smoothly.

MeinMMO: What features do you wish to see from the developers in the future, especially regarding building options?

Nevaloud: More details for building and immersion would be nice, such as decorations, textures, building materials, more options for the garden, interactive NPCs … here’s where the ESO part of me speaks. I know that berries are a coveted point. Take the foundation we’ve already been given and crank it up!

MeinMMO: Thank you for the answers and your time.

Building is a pastime that brings many players in Valheim much joy over time and keeps them entertained for many hundreds of hours. We asked one such frequent player and he revealed to us, how Valheim is still fun after 267 hours.

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A brand new strike comes to Destiny 2 today – But not yet for everyone

Sven Galitzki Sven Galitzki Reading time 2 minutes

Destiny 2 is getting a new strike today, which is also likely to advance the story of Season 12. However, not all players can start today.

What’s happening today in Destiny 2? A lot is going on in Destiny 2 today. First, there will be maintenance before the weekly reset, and Bungie’s action MMO will receive a new update – the Hotfix 3.1.1.1. The patch is supposed to fix some minor issues but will also make numerous changes to the Stasis classes.

Additionally, with the new Destiny week, the March Iron Banner begins, and a brand new strike is making its way into the game.

What are strikes?
Strikes essentially represent a kind of mini-dungeons in Destiny 2. They are somewhat longer missions designed for smaller fireteam sizes and are relatively easy to complete. The maximum number of players is limited to 3 Guardians.

There is also a more challenging strike mode: Nightfall – The Burning. With numerous modifiers, special enemies (Champions), and sometimes extremely difficult difficulty levels, these Nightfalls provide hard challenges – but also special loot.

What is special about the new strike? Some Guardians are looking forward to this strike. Not only is it completely new, but it also appears to be closely tied to the seasonal story surrounding the Cabal and is likely to advance the story further.

Currently, it seems that this could be the peak of the seasonal story. After a failed assassination attempt by the Cabal on Commander Zavala, the Guardians are to prove themselves as champions of humanity against the best warriors of the Cabal. This will determine whether the Cabal under Empress Caiatl will bow to the Guardians or if we will have to kneel before the space turtles and then lead the charge against the Hive. And it looks like this will be fought out in this new strike.

This is likely where the new strike will take place

Update – March 23, 18:05: Here you can watch the official trailer for the new strike:

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Why not for everyone? The new strike is coming today, March 23, into the game, but not all Guardians will be able to start right away. Initially, only buyers of the current season pass will gain access to the strike. They can start directly in the new content today. All other Guardians will have to wait a week until March 30. Only then will the strike be accessible to them. Starting March 30, it will also be available as a Nightfall strike.

Are you looking forward to this new content? What do you think about the seasonal story apparently being closely intertwined with this new strike?

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MMORPG was well received on Steam in 2019 – Is it now dying?

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 3 minutes

The mix of strategy game and MMORPG Kingdom Under Fire 2 (KuF 2) received its last update almost exactly a year ago. What has become of the game that was so strong on Steam in 2019?

What is the status of KuF 2? The last update for probably the most expensive MMORPG in Korea was released on March 24, 2020. Since then, it has been very quiet around Kingdom Under Fire 2. There have only been some maintenance works. In August 2020, the community manager also left the company.

Furthermore, Steamcharts shows that the number of players over the past 30 days was only 19.9 simultaneously active users. During this period, the peak was 43 players. The trend on Steamcharts is also steadily declining. Only in the last 30 days has there been a slight increase.

Meanwhile, the MMORPG launched strongly on Steam in November 2019 with over 1,200 simultaneous players, which even increased to almost 1,900 simultaneous players in February 2020. A success seemed to be on the way. But from March 2020 onwards, it went downhill.

The reviews of the MMORPG on Steam are not bad at 72%. With some fine-tuning and more content, KuF 2 still has the potential to be a hit. The trailer shows how it plays:

https://youtu.be/EaOjTfLALcQ

Players do not understand the situation surrounding Kingdom Under Fire 2

What do players say about the situation? The community likes Kingdom Under Fire 2 and does not understand why there are no new updates.

  • Bazookatooth explains on Steam: ‘It’s sad that the game is dead. Because it’s actually a really good game. I hope they develop a sequel.’
  • Reyzel writes (via Steam): ‘There hasn’t been any content for a year. I like the game, but there is just nothing to do once you reach the maximum level.’
  • Nastronomy pleads on Steam: ‘Players, please, please come back!’
  • .Chris had hoped for more (via Steam): ‘Unfortunately not alive anymore, even though it’s actually fantastic.’

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What did the publisher say in October about the status of the MMORPG? The community of KuF 2 has long been wondering what will happen to the game. Therefore, we spoke in October last year with the PR agency that takes care of the game and the publisher Gameforge.

At that time, it was said that the developers have internal problems and the development of KuF 2 is progressing slower than planned. The Corona pandemic was also mentioned as a reason. Kingdom Under Fire 2 has not benefited from the crisis, unlike other MMORPGs such as TERA. According to Gameforge, there are no plans to discontinue the game. However, for new content, they are currently focusing on other titles in the portfolio.

The situation has not changed to this day. There are still no updates for KuF 2, which continues to cause player numbers to decline. If nothing changes and no new updates are released that bring additional content, then the end of the MMORPG could soon be imminent. With fewer and fewer active players, it certainly does not make sense to maintain the servers for much longer.

What kind of game is it actually? Kingdom Under Fire 2 is an MMORPG that combines real-time strategy with role-playing elements. You improve your character like in an RPG through leveling up and new equipment, but you command entire armies in gigantic battles.

If you want to know more about the MMORPG, read the article by MeinMMO author Alexander Leitsch, who took a look at the game some time ago.

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The Future is Canceled – Ambitious New MMO Fails on Steam and PS4

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 3 minutes

The survival MMO Nostos (PC, PS4) was supposed to usher in the future of the MMO genre: It relied on virtual reality, an open world, and the technology of SpatialOS. But about a year after the Steam release and only 3 months after the release for PS4, it’s already over for Nostos. The project is being discontinued.

Why did people think Nostos was the future? On paper, Nostos had all the elements that signaled “We are going into the future, we are advancing the genre”:

Nostos was presented at Gamescom 2018. It was released in December 2019 for HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Windows Mixed Reality. It also came to Steam. In December 2020, the release for PS4 occurred – however without VR support, which seemed odd.

This is the news: NetEase is ending the development of the multiplayer survival title Nostos. The game can no longer be downloaded or purchased. On June 16, 2021, the servers will go offline, and no one can log in anymore. Those who purchased the game since the end of November will receive a refund.

NetEase apologizes for the inconvenience.

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Steam reviews harshly criticize the development of Nostos

What went wrong with the game? Nostos never truly managed to gain relevance after its release:

  • On Steam, it never had a significant number of players. In the last months, a maximum of 6 players were logged in at the same time.
  • On Twitch, the game was almost never shown. Only at the release in December 2019 did a few streamers broadcast it as a curiosity. After that, the game was either not shown at all, or a total of 5 people watched a lonely pioneer.

On Steam, the game received 891 reviews, of which 47% were balanced. Yet, the criticism of the game is diverse:

Nostos was accused of releasing too early and unfinished. The survival game apparently still had many technical issues at its release in December 2019. The Steam reviews criticize crashes, stating that Nostos was still very buggy and plagued by many minor issues. The performance is repeatedly criticized.

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The further development in the coming years is described as “almost non-existent.” A Steam user says that the game’s systems all still felt raw and like placeholders. Elements such as the building system, crafting, or combat system are described as “not mature” or “still in a larval stage.”

As can be inferred from the Steam reviews and responses to the shutdown, some users were excited about the game after the bombastic trailer and the beta. Some hoped that Nostos would still develop well once it overcame its “teething problems.” However, it seems that the further development of the game was completely unsuccessful.

It’s quite bitter when a game with such good conditions fails by a huge company, while a survival game by an indie studio with Vikings becomes the Steam hit of 2021.

We have often dealt with the future of MMOs on MeinMMO:

It’s time for a new MMORPG, but the era of WoW killers is over

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Boosting in World of Warcraft – Should it be banned?

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 3 minutes

Boosting is a controversial topic in World of Warcraft. Should it be allowed? Should it be strictly forbidden? We want your opinion.

In World of Warcraft, there are many topics where the community is divided. This is not surprising, as Blizzard’s MMORPG appeals to different types of players. While some enjoy PvE, others love role-playing, PvP, or simply collecting achievements. However, hardly anything in WoW is discussed as passionately as the topic of boosting.

What is boosting? Boosting can refer to several activities in MMORPGs, but in most cases, it involves an experienced player assisting a less experienced player, helping them to achieve rewards that they could not obtain without this help.

This could be a low-level character who is pulled through dungeons by an experienced player to quickly gain experience points.

It could also be an entire raid group offering to take a player along for a certain fee, so they are present when particularly lucrative bosses are defeated, thereby obtaining achievements, mounts, or other loot.

This also exists in PvP. Here, 2-4 teammates help to increase the PvP rating. This provides access to powerful weapons and solid gear that is also useful in PvE.

These services are usually offered for in-game gold and are thus legal and explicitly allowed. However, there is also illegal boosting, where real money is involved – if this is discovered, the participants usually receive a ban.

This survey aims to focus specifically on boosting in the endgame, that is, achieving a special success in PvE (such as a mythic kill) or PvP, often in connection with significant rewards.

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Blizz thinks it’s okay – as long as no real money is involved.

Boosting divides players: The player base of WoW is split on the issue of boosting. Just yesterday, we reported on a well-known streamer who openly admits to getting boosted in PvP to be able to play more effectively in PvE. She has faced harsh criticism for this and is still being confronted with it months later.

Boosting in WoW – Pro and Contra

What speaks for boosting? Users and providers of boosting services have a number of pro arguments that support boosting. These include:

  • Boosting as a source of income: Many players do not like to farm gold in traditional ways. With boosting, one can earn gold by helping other players with something they enjoy themselves. A win-win situation.
  • Benefit for gold: Wealthy players can buy things they really want with the gold and thereby find a use for their large hoard.

Moreover, WoW is a social game where you often rely on the help of other players. When asking an enchanter for an enchantment and paying for it, it wouldn’t be classified as boosting either. In both cases, the customer is purchasing skills from players that they do not possess themselves.

What speaks against boosting? Counterarguments against boosting are frequently heard. The most important ones include:

  • Pay2Win: For some, it is a direct form of “Pay2Win” since WoW gold can be bought with WoW tokens, which in turn can be used to pay the boosters.
  • Devaluation of prestige: Some achievements and items in WoW are rare and meant only for the best players. Purchasing these rewards devalues them.

Finally, advertising for boosting services is also a problem, especially in WoW. Many chat channels are only filled with this, and in numerous cases, the group finder is also misused for this purpose. However, this is not permitted in the case of the group finder, which is why such groups can also be reported.

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Boosting – Yes or No?

But now let’s get to you. We want to know what you think about boosting. Please select in the survey below which opinion best reflects yours.

If you want to elaborate on your response a bit, please leave a comment and explain how you feel about boosting and why. Your comment might then be used in a follow-up article when it comes to the survey’s evaluation.

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CoD Warzone: How to equip your armor faster and save important time

Maik Schneider Maik Schneider Reading time 3 minutes

In fast-paced shooters like Call of Duty: Warzone, fractions of a second often determine victory or defeat. Every little trick helps you to be better. We will show you here on MeinMMO how to secure an advantage when applying armor plates.

What is it about? Armor plates are among the most important items in Call of Duty: Warzone. You can increase your health from 100 to a maximum of 250, and you should play less aggressively when your armor is not complete. The plates count for your whole body and also protect you from headshots – unless a bullet from a large caliber lands between your eyes.

The right timing when putting them on is also essential. While you are fixing your armor, you cannot attack and are defenseless. But you need the extra health in combat to be competitive.

For a long time, it was believed that there was no perk that speeds up putting on the plates. However, Warzone expert “TheXclusiveAce” took a closer look at the mechanic and was able to confirm: The yellow perk “Eager” helps with putting on the plates. MeinMMO shows you the details of his analysis and other strengths of the “Eager” perk.

Warzone: Perk brings faster armor – But not always

What did Ace find out? The perk “Eager” does not reduce the plate insertion time, but the movements before and after. Thus, he was able to save more than 14% of the time or 1.09 seconds with one of the tested weapons, the sniper rifle Kar 98k. In a shooter like Warzone, this makes a significant difference – the time-to-kill of the battle royale is roughly 500 milliseconds at short to medium range.

However, the speed boost is strongly dependent on your weapons. This also applies to the plate application itself. XclusiveAce tested the time to put on 3 plates for 4 popular weapons from different weapon classes with and without “Eager”:

  • FFAR without Eager: 7.24 seconds
  • FFAR with Eager: 6.51 seconds
    • Time saved: 0.73 seconds / 10.08%
  • MAC-10 without Eager: 6.97 seconds
  • MAC-10 with Eager: 6.31 seconds
    • Time saved: 0.66 seconds / 9.47%
  • Kar98k without Eager: 7.46 seconds
  • Kar98k with Eager: 6.39 seconds
    • Time saved: 1.09 seconds / 14.34%
  • Stoner 63 without Eager: 7.17 seconds
  • Stoner 63 with Eager: 7.02 seconds
    • Time saved: 0.15 seconds / 2.09%
cod warzone speed plate application

What can be taken from this? For the expert, a few interesting facts have emerged from the analysis.

Ace expected that LMGs would have the highest time for applying plates. However, during the analysis, it was noted that you need more than 1.5 seconds with the Stoner to prepare the plates, but after putting them on, you are almost immediately ready again. Although “Eager” does shorten the preparation time, you need longer to have a free hand again after putting on. Therefore, the total time for the Stoner 63 is hardly reduced.

However, Ace believes it’s not worth switching weapons for applying plates. By changing weapons, you lose more time than you would save when putting them on. Overall, the savings between the different weapons vary greatly and no specific rule can be derived – except: Eager helps you a little when putting on armor plates.

It is also interesting that the plate application takes place in 3 different stages:

  • Taking out the plates
  • Applying the plates
  • Putting away the plates

You cannot speed up the application itself. Currently, there is no perk or attachment that helps with that. With “Eager” you can only shorten the steps of taking out and putting away the plates.

Otherwise, the analysis shows that the popular yellow perk “Eager” is rightly very common in loadouts. We embed the English YouTube video with the analysis by “TheXclusiveAce” here for you:

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Eager is the best yellow perk for gunfights

Why is Eager so strong? The bonus helps you in almost every combat situation and therefore is the most worthwhile among the yellow perks in Warzone. In general, one can say that the perk accelerates your hand movements and thus provides an advantage in many situations:

  • Throwing and using primary equipment
  • Using field upgrades
  • Switching weapons
  • Reloading rocket launchers
  • Putting on armor plates

While “Eager” provides a bonus in most firefights, other yellow perks can be very specialized:

  • Steady Aim: Field upgrade charging only strong in Plunder, reduction of cooldown by 25% is too low
  • Shrapnel: Regeneration delay for the opponent is hardly noticeable in combat
  • Battle Hardened: Tactical grenades are rarely used in Warzone
  • Tracker: Anti-equipment perk – needs at most one teammate in the team
  • Scavenger: Rarely brings a real advantage

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The bonuses of “Eager” are not overpowered or overwhelming, but they are very versatile, which makes the perk so strong. If you mostly focus on reviving your teammates or enjoy being your team’s anti-equipment specialist, you should also try the other perks. However, if your main focus is on combat and you want to get the most out of your loadout: Rely on “Eager”.

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Developers of Pokémon GO announce new AR game – Coming in 2021

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 2 minutes

The developers of Pokémon GO, Niantic, have announced a new collaboration with Nintendo. A new app centered around the world of Pikmin is expected to be released in 2021.

This has been announced: The collaboration between Niantic and Nintendo is set to produce several mobile apps. The first will be an app dedicated to the Pikmin franchise. The game is expected to release this year and will once again focus on AR features.

We will show you what is currently known about the new game and what features we might expect.

AR game for Pikmin announced – Here’s what to expect

What has already been revealed: There are not many details available yet about the Pikmin game. It is the first title being developed by Niantic in the Japanese studio, and it will also utilize AR features.

The gameplay is expected to encourage movement and make walking more rewarding. However, no further details have been provided yet, and no gameplay has been shown.

What is Pikmin? It is a strategy game series by Nintendo. The first Pikmin game was released in 2001, and there are now a total of 7 titles, including spin-offs, available on various Nintendo platforms.

Pikmin are little helpers that you can pull from the ground like carrots. You can give them commands to, for example, clear obstacles or fight enemies.

When is the app expected to be released? Niantic only said “later in the year.” The release is planned for 2021, but no specific date has been provided yet.

What could we expect there? These are currently just speculations, but the game mechanics of Pikmin harmonize well with Niantic’s AR aspect. For example, you could search for little Pikmin all around the world, which you would then need to use for tasks. The combat against enemies is something we already know from Pokémon GO and Wizards Unite, and it could also fit well with the Pikmin game.

We will find out by the release of the game how the gameplay will actually unfold.

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How you can get involved: If you are interested now, you can sign up for updates on the website of Niantic. There, you will need to provide your email address, date of birth, and region. After that, you will receive all new information about the Pikmin game via email.

If you are already looking for alternatives to Pokémon GO, check out our top list on this topic. There, we list some games that have a similar gameplay mechanic to Pokémon GO: Games like Pokémon GO – These are the 5 best alternatives in 2021

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Diablo 3: The start date of Season 23 is known – Here’s what’s included

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 4 minutes

Blizzard has announced when Season 23 of Diablo 3 will start. Additionally, the contents of the new patch  2.7.0 have been revealed.

When does Season 23 start? The new season begins on April 2 at 5 PM. This is Good Friday. The console versions for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch should launch on April 3 at 2:00 AM, according to previous seasons.

Update from April 2: Find here all info about Season 23 in Diablo 3 that you need to know for the start. We will provide you with a tier list, a level guide, and more articles about the new season.

Continuing with the original article:

We explain what to expect in the new season and patch 2.7.0. It features the biggest changes in years.

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The Season Theme

The new Season 23 of the hack and slay stands under the motto “The Disciples of Sanctuary.” A revision of the follower system accompanies this.

In the new season, it is possible to equip your followers with up to 14 different item slots. These include:

  • Follower Relic
  • Head
  • Shoulders
  • Body
  • Hands
  • Wrists
  • Waist
  • 2x Finger
  • Neck
  • Legs
  • Feet
  • Main Hand
  • Off-Hand

Also new is the feature of channeling for the followers. This allows you to benefit from the set bonuses of your followers.

Diablo 3 Follower Equipment
This is how you can equip your followers in Season 23 of Diablo 3.

These are the new cosmetic rewards

These are the new rewards: If you complete the journey in Season 23, you will receive two new cosmetic rewards. These are the “Companion Lacuni” and the “Portrait Frame Battle Block”. 

Diablo 3 Season 23 Cosmetic Rewards
The Lacuni will accompany you in Diablo 3.

These rewards are also included: As already known from Season 22 of the action RPG, you can also earn some rewards from previous seasons. These include items from Season 11:

  • Emerald Snake
  • Pants and Boots of the exclusive set of the Conqueror
  • Treasure Goblin Portrait Frame

Haedrig’s Gift – These are the starter sets

What is Haedrig’s Gift? By completing stages of the season journey, you can receive parts of a new class set by defeating certain boss enemies. It should be noted that you must open all gifts of each stage with the same hero to obtain a complete set.

These are the sets: Season 23 offers you the following sets:

Diablo 3 Season 23 Haedrig's Gift
These class sets await you with Haedrig’s Gift in Season 23 of Diablo 3.

Diablo 3: Patch 2.7 Patch Notes – What’s inside?

When will the patch be released? The update will be deployed on March 30. However, the bonuses for the new season will only be received upon its start. The patch finally makes Diablo 3 more attractive for solo players.

Item Changes

  • Teleportation – The animation speed of the skill has been adjusted.
  • Land of the Dead – The skill rune Empowerment now removes all resource costs.
  • Rathmas Shield – The passive skill now has a cooldown of 60 sec.

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Buffs and Nerfs: With patch 2.7.0, the following adjustments are made to the items of Diablo 3:

  • Rathmas Bones (2 pieces): Each time your permanent minions deal damage, the cooldown of ‘Army of the Dead’ is reduced by 0.5 seconds. Your skeleton warriors appear faster, and your reanimated minions have no limited lifespan.
  • Rathmas Bones (4 pieces): Your minions no longer take damage. For each hit your minions make, you gain a damage reduction of 1 % for 15 seconds. Stackable up to 75 times.
  • Rathmas Bones (6 pieces): Each active permanent minion increases the damage of ‘Army of the Dead’ and ‘Bone Spirit’ by 500 %, up to a maximum of 9000 %.
  • Defiler’s Greaves: For each second ‘Bone Spirit’ is active, the damage of the skill increases by 400–500 %. Additionally, enemies are frozen upon impact. Maximum 5 sec.
  • C’Lena’s Bonds: Increases the damage of ‘Army of the Dead’ by 75–100 %. This bonus is doubled against targets commanded by ‘Skeletons’.
  • Firebird’s Glory (2 pieces): ‘Disintegration’ ignites enemies, dealing 3000 % weapon damage per second until they die. If you die, a meteor falls from the sky, reviving you. This effect has a cooldown of 60 seconds.
  • Firebird’s Glory (4 pieces): Casting ‘Disintegration’ generates stacks of ‘Burning’. Each stack reduces the cooldown of ‘Teleportation’ by 2 %. Stackable up to 50 times. Reduces your damage taken by 80 % while stacks of ‘Burning’ are active.
  • Firebird’s Glory (6 pieces): You deal 2000 % more damage as long as a target is ignited. If you hit an ignited enemy with a non-channeling fire spell, they take burn damage multiplied by the stacks of ‘Burning’.
  • Terror’s Gears (6 pieces): Your primary skills deal 15,000 % more damage.
  • Ninth Quiver of Cirri: ‘Hungry Arrow’ guarantees to pierce targets and deals 450–600 % more damage, but only up to 4 times.
  • Gazing Demise: Increases the damage of ‘Spirit Barrage’ by 100–150 %. ‘Spirit Barrage’ receives the effect of the rune ‘Phantasma’, which lasts twice as long. Increases the attack speed of the phantoms from ‘Spirit Guardian’.
  • Blackthornes Jousting Mail: A minor property has been replaced with a random elemental damage affix.

Update for Class Set Portals

  • To accommodate the redesign of the Necromancer set Rathmas Bones, the objective of “Reanimate 100 Corpses” has been changed to “Awaken 100 Skeleton Mages.”

What do you think of the changes and new features of Season 22? Is there something you are particularly looking forward to?

An expert from Diablo 3 explains how your solo farming improves starting in Season 23.

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3 players kill the current boss from Castle Nathria, do not need a healer

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

While others die with a full raid group, three players triumph without a healer. They have defeated the first boss in the current raid of World of Warcraft.

Time and again, players in World of Warcraft achieve amazing feats that one would actually expect only much later. Now, a small group has managed to defeat a current raid boss – with only 30% of the players normally present. And they completely did without a healer.

What happened? Three players managed to defeat the first boss of Castle Nathria, the current raid of World of Warcraft, on normal difficulty. Normally, at least 10 people are required on this difficulty, of which 2-3 healers are quite common. However, the group manages to defeat the boss in just under 9 minutes.

What kind of players were they? The players are the Affliction Warlock Appleslop, the Fire Mage Feromerorn, and the Vengeance Demon Hunter Pidgeys. With an item level between 223 and 227, they are already quite close to the current optimum.

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What is so special about it? In WoW: Shadowlands, the first season is still active. This means that Castle Nathria still belongs to the current content, and the best possible gear is only slightly above the raid compared to later patches.

It is also noteworthy that the entire action took place without a healer, even though they could of course rely on health stones and a resurrection in combat.

However, the Demon Hunter tank is also very good at self-healing, so they can bridge several passages without a healer. That they managed to do this in a 9-minute fight is remarkable.

More news about WoW: Shadowlands can be found here:

Stats still weak, it’s going to get worse: In general, it must be noted that the attributes of the players are currently still quite weak. Most secondary attributes are still in the low double-digit range, which will change only with higher item levels. With the upcoming patches, it is likely that actions will again be possible where players can completely solo certain bosses. Shriekwing is a good candidate for this.

Nevertheless, Shriekwing is the easiest boss of Nathria and therefore offers the best opportunity for such a feat. Still, it is noteworthy that players are already going up against current raid bosses in groups of three.

In WoW Classic, players are doing something similar – two players defeated a raid boss meant for 40 people.

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NFT is the new trend in gaming, companies are worth billions of dollars – But why?

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In gaming, there is a new trend: blockchain and especially NFT (Non-Fungible Token). There are now several companies betting on NFTs, known as “Unicorns”: they have a market value of over one billion US dollars. Even major established publishers are flirting with NFTs. What is behind this?

What are NFTs actually? NFT is short for “Non-Fungible Token.” It is a protected digital object based on “blockchain” technology. Cryptocurrencies like Ethereum or Bitcoin are also based on the blockchain.

An NFT is like a limited digital collectible. It can be photos, videos, audio files, or any other type of digital data.

Essentially, you can think of an NFT as a piece of art that is “originally” signed by the artist:

  • Without a signature, a file is essentially worthless because it can be duplicated infinitely
  • With the signature, it becomes an “authentic” work that possesses the value attributed to it by others.

Just as a famous painting can be auctioned off, NFTs are also offered on auction sites: An NFT may be the image of a Pixel Ape, the clips of a Twitch streamer like Indiefoxx (thumbnail), or a video showing how a basketball star dunks spectacularly.

Like other collectibles, NFTs are also treated by some as an “investment”: they buy a piece of art assuming it will increase in value, allowing them to resell it later for more money—similar to stocks that can rise or fall in value.

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Investor pays almost 70 million $ for digital artwork as NFT

What is the most expensive NFT that has ever been sold? In 2021, the artwork “Everdays: The First 5000 Days” was auctioned at Christie’s. It reached a value of 69.3 million US dollars, and the artwork was paid for in Ether (via twitter).

A programmer and crypto investor from Singapore purchased the artwork, which represents a collage of 5000 digital images by artist Mike “Beeple” Winkelmann.

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Brought over 69 million US dollars in March 2021.

NFT is the new trend in gaming – It involves huge amounts

What does this have to do with gaming? “NFT” and “blockchain” are seen in 2021 as the next big development in gaming. There are several new companies in the US developing games based on blockchain technology.

As the business site Venturebeat reports, there are already 4 gaming companies that have achieved “unicorn” status. This term refers to a young company that is already valued at over one billion US dollars. The companies are Animoca Brands, Mythical Games, Dapper Labs, and Sky Mavis.

Only two years ago, the company “Forte” was founded. They aim to be a platform that allows other studios to develop blockchain games and provides them with the necessary technology. In a funding round, Forte was valued at 725 million US dollars.

That a young company can achieve such a high valuation in such a short time shows how immense amounts of money are currently being funneled into this business model and area of interest.

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The NFT game Revv Racing by Animoca Brands offers high cash prizes.

Owning items—rather than just renting them

Why is this model believed to be so lucrative? Essentially, it comes down to the fact that players can now create permanent value within a game through blockchain and NFT, and the players truly own:

  • Normally, a player can only invest money into a game by purchasing it, paying a subscription fee, or acquiring items in a cash shop. However, the items do not belong to the player: A particularly strong item in Diablo 2 Resurrected remains owned by Blizzard. Players are merely “renting” the items.
  • With NFT, however, it is supposed to be possible to actually own a digital item and potentially sell it to another player.

More exciting articles on NFT and cryptocurrencies:

“Play” to earn – Games to Earn and the Leisure Economy

The site Venturebeat speaks of a “Leisure Economy”: You can earn money with the game by creating or acquiring items that you sell to others.

Blockchain and NFT are seen as the “next step” in gaming. Gaming is also regarded as a lucrative market in the entertainment scene, even by investors outside the industry, because it is growing rapidly. Currently, the market value of gaming companies is further enhanced by technological trends and buzzwords like “metaverse.”

A company like Roblox was once valued more at the stock market than an established corporation like Activision Blizzard.

This is why investors are pouring a lot of money into the field of “NFT”—even established gaming studios are increasingly being offered the opportunity to become active in the “NFT” realm:

  • The CEO of EA, Andrew Wilson, described NFT and “play-to-earn” games as the “future of the industry” (via PCGamer)
  • The head of Ubisoft, Yves Guillemot, believes that blockchain and “play to earn” will help the industry grow (via vice).

At the same time, one can see how “the players” are being addressed: On YouTube, some videos are already showcasing current “NFT games.” The videos are not about whether these games are good or bad—it’s mainly about how to earn money in these games.

The companies are also actively promoting NFTs through advertising deals, reaching out to popular Twitch streamers and offering them significant sums of money.

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The big topic in NFT is not “Is the game good?” but “How do I earn money with the game?”

There is a lot of rejection against NFTs, especially for environmental reasons

What is the criticism of NFT? The criticism of NFTs is the same as that of blockchain technology:

It is generally criticized that a lot of real energy is expended to create virtual objects—this means that the technology directly impacts the environment.

An article from Wired reported in 2019, for example, that a Dutch artist who created and sold six NFTs consumed more electricity in the few moments of auction than his studio did in two years (via wired).

This shocked the environmentally-conscious artist:

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So much for the carbon footprint: His energy consumption skyrocketed in 10 seconds.

NFTs are also criticized because they have already been used for some “art scams” where investors were ultimately cheated out of their money.

The site Kotaku quotes among others, executives from gaming studios saying that NFT companies have no idea and no connection to gaming. It is a bubble backed by a lot of money that lives off buzzwords like “NFT” or “metaverse,” which very few investors truly understand.

The gaming studios that invest in NFTs quickly realize, “Oh God, I have no idea how to develop a game” and then contact experienced studios (via Kotaku).

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A former developer of Dead by Daylight is “strongly against the dissemination of NFTs.”

Among players, there is a strong aversion to NFT elements in many places. The common counterargument is that one is supposed to “pay a lot of money for a few pixels.” Players do not see why a digital item should suddenly cost several hundred or thousands of euros—they are used to the “normal prices” in cash shops.

There are also some horror stories from NFT investments that lost massive value within a short period.

As is often the case with speculations, opinions vary widely:

  • Some believe NFTs are the “new thing,” talking about exponential growth and huge increases in value. They believe that potential difficulties with high electricity consumption will be resolved when the industry switches entirely to “green energy.”
  • Others believe NFTs are a bubble that could burst at any time. And in light of the environmental damage NFTs are currently causing, they hope it will.

Currently, NFTs are like a red flag for some players:

Dead by Daylight sells controversial NFT killers—players find it “incredibly suspicious”

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Amazon Easter Offers 2021: The Best Logitech Products for MMOs and Shooters

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 6 minutes

The Easter deals 2021 have started on Amazon, including some offers from Logitech. MeinMMO presents you the best deals from the offer. This week, there are mainly discounts on various Logitech devices. Among them is the top mouse, the Logitech G502 Hero.

What are these Easter deals? The Easter deals are a special promotion from Amazon. You can expect new daily deals and special weekly offers from March 22 at 0:01 AM until March 31, 2021, at 11:59 PM. We will pick out special offers and present them separately. A general overview of Amazon’s Easter deals can also be found on MeinMMO.

What will you find here? In our article, we present you the best deals from Logitech. Besides opinions and tests, our own experiences have also been included in these recommendations.

You can also find all the featured mice from Logitech in our MeinMMO top list of the best gaming mice.

More offers: On MeinMMO, we present you the best offers. Here you can already find an overview of the best gaming headsets from the Easter deals on Amazon.

Logitech G502 Hero

This is what the G502 Hero offers: The G502 Hero from Logitech is the successor of the Proteus Core. The G502 Hero offers a better sensor. Tracking is excellent thanks to the Hero sensor. Overall, the mouse offers eleven programmable buttons, making it suitable for many applications.

The G502 Hero is available in both a wired and a wireless version, which uses Lightspeed technology. This means you should not lag behind a wired one in terms of latency.

This is our opinion: We at MeinMMO especially like the good tactile feedback and comfortable ergonomics. The adjustable free-spinning scroll wheel is unusual compared to other scroll wheels, such as the one from the Roccat Kone Aimo Remastered. However, the ergonomics may not suit all hand sizes. For instance, small-handed individuals had issues reaching the additional thumb buttons.

The G502 Hero is a strong all-rounder and is well-suited for almost all genres, thanks to its 11 programmable buttons.

Comparable mice would be Roccat’s Kone Aimo Remastered or Razer’s Basilisk. By the way, you can read here what cool things you can do with the G502. A user converted his G502 into a “bow mouse”.

Pro
  • great sensor
  • many features
  • 11 directly programmable buttons
  • Wireless version with reduced weight
  • Scroll wheel with an option without ratcheting
Contra
  • not the best build quality
  • no left-handed mouse
  • ergonomics vary depending on hand size

You can currently save: During the Easter deals, you currently pay 47.99 € (89.99 €), saving 47 %.

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Logitech G903 LIGHTSPEED

Logitech G903 Lightspeed

This is what the Logitech G903 Lightspeed offers: The total weight of the mouse can be adjusted individually. This makes you more flexible overall. Another interesting feature is that you can use an additional button to switch the scroll wheel: This allows you to switch between ratchet mode and free spin. The DPI can be directly controlled via two buttons on the mouse.

The G903 Lightspeed also features the Logitech Hero 16K sensor, which replaces the PixArt PMW 3366 from the predecessor. The Logitech Gaming Software is also worth mentioning. It is straightforward, intuitive, and offers all the functions you need to set up the mouse.

We count Logitech’s G903 among the best shooter mice currently available.

This is our opinion: We at MeinMMO appreciated the good tactile feedback and the large bundle that comes with the mouse. We also like the possibility of using the mouse ambidextrously. We found the additional weight somewhat excessive since the mouse is already quite heavy without it. We have not tested Logitech’s Powerplay.

Pro
  • Top sensor
  • Weight adjustable
  • Powerplay compatible
  • Ambidextrous thanks to interchangeable thumb buttons
  • intuitive software and internal profile storage
Contra
  • no rubber coating on the sides
  • Powerplay costs a lot

You can currently save: Currently on Amazon, the mouse costs 84.99 € (149.00 €), saving 43 % compared to the normal price.

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Logitech G Pro Wireless

This is what the mouse offers: The G Pro Wireless is almost the counterpart to the G903 Lightspeed, as the G Pro is very lightweight and thus ideal for esports or for people looking for a lightweight and fast mouse. Those who look at the settings of various esports organizations, for example, on prosettings.com (external link), will find that the G Pro Wireless from Logitech is popular among many esports teams.

The Logitech G Pro Wireless offers good battery life and 4 – 8 programmable buttons. The Hero sensor provides high precision, and the mouse is made of very lightweight material – perfect for esports.

This is our opinion: We at MeinMMO found no disadvantage compared to a wired mouse during use. The advantage of the wireless variant is especially noticeable when it comes to being able to move the mouse freely and quickly without obstacles at any time. This is further enhanced by its low weight, making it feel almost like a symbiosis between hand and mouse. This is useful not only in competitive areas but also more comfortable. However, this mouse is also significantly more expensive than its competitors.

A comparable mouse in terms of price and weight range would be Razer’s Viper Ultimate, which also focuses on low weight and uses Hyperspeed for a fast, near-latency-free wireless standard.

Pro
  • very lightweight mouse (81g)
  • Ambidextrous
  • extremely low latency
  • long battery life
Contra
  • high price

You can currently save: Currently the mouse costs 95.90 € (149.00 €), saving 36 % compared to the normal price.

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Logitech G815 Gaming Keyboard

Logitech G815 Lightspeed

This is what the model offers: The wired Logitech G815 in its slim version uses mechanical Kaihua GL linear switches in low-profile design.

These are rated for 70 million key presses and provide a smooth key press without resistance. Individuals looking for a clear pressure point may be less impressed here.

Included are a high-quality aluminum housing, customizable RGB backlighting, a volume control dial, nine multimedia keys (five programmable as macro keys), and a USB 2.0 hub for another device. This makes the keyboard very versatile and provides many options for gamers.

This is our opinion: We at MeinMMO especially liked the elegant design. Those coming from higher and more tactile keys, like those of a Roccat Vulcan 120, will have to adjust but should find it easy to get accustomed. Other keyboards, like the Fnatic Streak or the mentioned Roccat Vulcan 120, provide a much more pleasant lighting experience than Logitech’s representative.

Pro
  • elegant and flat case
  • build quality and aluminum housing
  • integrated USB connection
  • separate multimedia controls and volume dial
  • 5 special keys (G-Keys)
Contra
  • some special characters on the keys not illuminated / only printed
  • too high price (199 €)

You can currently save: Currently, you pay 119.99 € on Amazon for the keyboard (199.00 €), saving 40 % compared to the normal price.

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Logitech G533

This is what the device offers: The Logitech G533 is a wireless headset and offers controls directly on the headset. It promises up to 15 hours of battery life at a range of up to 15 meters. It also features 7.1 surround sound (DTS) and a boom microphone. For gaming, you get a good gaming headset with decent build quality. However, for pure music enjoyment, the sound overall seems too bass-heavy.

This is our opinion: We at MeinMMO liked the comfortable fit and the good microphone. Even after long rounds, the headset stayed comfortable, and the connection remained stable. The device can even be operated seamlessly under Linux thanks to the Logitech adapter, but we had to forgo the Logitech software.

If you are looking for a wired version from Logitech, you should check out the Logitech G Pro X. It is priced similarly but offers even better build quality. There is also a wireless version of the Logitech G Pro X, but it is significantly more expensive than the G533.

Pro
  • good build quality
  • good battery life (15 hours)
  • microphone
  • replaceable cushions
Contra
  • very bass-heavy sound

You can currently save: Currently, you can get the headset for 83.99 € (149,00 €), saving 44 % compared to the normal price.

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More gaming headsets: If the G533 doesn’t convince you and you are looking for another gaming headset instead? In our MeinMMO top list, you will find the best gaming headsets we currently recommend.

Which of the offers appeal to you particularly? Have you treated yourself to a new mouse, headset, or keyboard in the sale? Let us know in a comment.

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Valheim player builds a cute village instead of a huge fortress – Impresses thousands

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 3 minutes

Many players use the building system in Valheim to create particularly large or impressive structures. However, a Viking does not need all that. He has built his own quaint village with many small huts and houses – and the community loves it.

What kind of village is this? The player Nevaloud introduced his small village on reddit, where he lives in Valheim. It consists of five smaller huts, three larger houses, a village square, and a main house with an outdoor area featuring a windmill and beekeeping.

The entire village has beautiful, paved paths with plenty of green spaces in between and real wooden railings. Surrounding the village is a wooden palisade with sharpened wooden stakes for defense.

Overall, the village somewhat resembles the Gaul village from Asterix & Obelix. Many other players from the community have fallen in love with his idea. In just 14 hours, the post on reddit has received over 7,400 upvotes and several awards.

Particularly well-received seems to be the fact that this village is more immersive than the gigantic constructions of other players or enormous prestige projects like the Millennium Falcon. Such a village could really stand in Valheim and be from one of the Vikings living there:

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Not only does such a village look nice, but it also has some advantages – regardless of Nevaloud’s creation.

Individual houses offer advantages over a fortress

This is what the individual buildings are used for: If you want to build such a village yourself, you can assign functions to the individual houses in an orderly manner. One of the larger houses could be your forge, another your brewery for fermenting mead, and more.

In the smaller huts, you can set up storage if you play alone or guest houses for your friends. In our guide, we explain to you how to play Valheim together with friends and rent servers.

Building in survival games: A building and crafting system is present in many modern survival games. It serves to provide you with a base or outpost, so you have a retreat in the world.

Many players use this system to create really cool buildings and bases, sometimes even entire cities – also in Valheim. The community even has improvements for this, called modifications, with which even more is possible. Here you can find the best mods for Valheim and how to install them.

Why should I build it this way? Besides the fact that it’s a nice alternative to assigning a function to each building, you have much more overview. For the workbench, the forge, and the kitchen, for example, you can create individual storage and always know where everything is.

Especially when working with fire, this is a significant advantage. Campfires and fire pits require a smoke outlet in the house, so you don’t suffer from smoke inhalation. For all other buildings, you can then skip having a chimney.

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Here is the downside to this technique: The problem with such a village is that the workbench and the stonecutter only allow construction within a limited radius. You need several of these items if you want to build houses or walls.

This also means that these need to be built somewhere and that doesn’t always look nice. However, there is also a remedy for this: with a simple trick, you can simply hide your workbenches and important items in Valheim.

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Streamer becomes rich because the Twitch chat has held him hostage for 186 hours

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The Twitch streamer Ludwig came up with the idea to start a “Subathon”. He has been live for 186 hours and must continue for at least 55 more hours. The problem is: he cannot stop streaming as long as the money keeps coming in. And a lot of money is coming in. Currently, it is estimated that he will earn over $390,000 through the marathon Twitch stream.

This is Ludwig’s idea: Ludwig started a “Subathon” on Sunday, March 14th. The idea was:

  • For every paid subscription Ludwig receives, and for every donation, he stays on longer
  • A normal subscription (about €5) should add 20 seconds to the clock
  • A Tier-2 subscription should add 40 seconds
  • A coveted Tier-3 sub should extend the stream by one minute

As long as they pay, he must stream

This is how it went: The stream started more than a week ago with 30 minutes of “free time” on the clock at 2:23 PM US time on Sunday. Actually, the stream would have ended at 3:00 PM without donations.

But even while Ludwig was explaining the rules, the stream jumped to one hour: people had begun to donate before it officially started.

This is how it is now: The Twitch viewers have now donated so much money that Ludwig has been streaming for 186 hours and still has to be live for at least 54 more hours.

The fans seem to be having fun keeping him on air, even though he is visibly suffering. Ludwig has already lowered the amount by which a donation extends the stream, yet he still has over 50 hours to go and it seems to be increasing.

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Ludwig’s life has turned into the Truman Show. He sleeps, eats, and showers on Twitch while making sure not to violate the nudity rules.

A few days ago, the streamer said that when he’s not feeling well, he just takes a bath in his money vault. That refreshes him.

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When he sleeps, he wears a sleep mask while his viewers watch bizarre horror movies featuring giant spiders on his stream.

Almost $400,000 earned in 186 hours

How much money has Ludwig made so far? That is difficult to say because the subs are not officially counted, so they are not publicly available like follower counts, but are private numbers of the streamers. After 84 hours he had already earned over $100,000, as he shows himself – and there is still no end in sight.

The site “TwitchTracker” estimates that Ludwig currently has 100,550 active subs. That would at least account for $250,000 that he receives per month. More likely, it is significantly more because only Tier-1 subs are included in the calculations. Through additional donations and higher-tier subs, Ludwig is likely to reach a medium 6-figure amount for the campaign.

A fan-operated tracker of the stream calculates that Ludwig:

  • has been streaming for 186 hours
  • has slept for 51 hours
  • has received 67,393 subs
  • has earned exactly $392,871 with subs, bits, and ad placements

With so much money, it seems okay for Ludwig to spend $43,000 to hang out with shroud for an hour.

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In 2 years from vape manager to highest-paid streamer on Twitch

This is Ludwig: Ludwig “Ludwig” Anders Ahgren (25) became known as a professional player of Super Smash Bros. He started streaming in 2018, was fired from a job as a manager for a vape company in 2019, and then worked as a full-time streamer on Twitch

His career on Twitch really took off in 2020 when he discovered Among Us. The “talking-and-lying game” made him one of the big winners on Twitch during the pandemic in 2020. The “Among Us” hype brought a number of streamers to prominence, just as Fortnite made young shooter players stars overnight in 2018, making it possible for those who could talk well and interact with the chat to shine in Among Us. Streamers like Valkyrae or the mysterious Corpse Husband became stars. And so did Ludwig.

The viewers apparently craved seeing people talk, joke, and argue during the Corona lockdown. Ludwig proved to be articulate. He is known for being able to talk endlessly. In the survival game Rust, he took on the role of a live reporter.

What is the record for subs? The highest recorded streams were achieved by Ninja during the Fortnite craze in 2018. At that time, viewers received “Free Twitch Prime” subs through a Fortnite promotion. The then-popular streamer Ninja reportedly had around 270,000 subs.

Ludwig is still far from that, but he is slowly catching up.

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WoW streamer admits to getting boosted: “Everyone I know does it”

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The WoW streamer Naguura has received help from others in PvP and paid for it. As a result, she is receiving criticism – and responds sharply.

Boosting in World of Warcraft is a sensitive topic, with strong opinions on both sides. Some are bothered by boosting offers in the trade channel, while others believe that such things shouldn’t be used at all. The Twitch streamer Naguura openly admitted that she was boosted in PvP – and faced harsh criticism for it.

What is Boosting?
In WoW and other MMORPGs, boosting generally refers to helping players achieve a success or rating they could not reach on their own. Typically, experienced professional players offer this boosting to help another player for a corresponding gold amount. This can involve defeating a difficult boss in PvE or achieving a high rank in PvP.

Such services for gold are expressly permitted – at least in WoW.

Who is that? Caroline Forer is known to most by the name “Naguura.” Under this name she streams on Twitch and also publishes many videos on YouTube. On Twitch, Naguura has nearly 250,000 followers, with an average of around 2,700 viewers watching her streams (as of 22.03, last 30 days, via SullyGnome). Her videos on YouTube usually reach between 30,000 and 100,000 views.

Additionally, Naguura regularly casts at the MDI, the Mythic Dungeon International. There, the best groups in the world attempt to complete the toughest dungeons of WoW in record time.

What happened? A few weeks ago, Naguura released a video in which she openly admitted that she had been boosted by some teammates in the WoW arena. The two players helped her reach an arena rating of 2,400 so that she could buy the weapons with item level 233. Naguura wanted the weapons to better support her guild in mythic raiding and to perform better in PvE.

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She makes no secret of it, openly admitted to boosting, and even created a small highlight video with the funniest moments from this boosting session. In it, she also explained that she is not a PvP player at all and that it was simply about an improvement for the raid.

The gold for this boosting, by the way, she earned in Battle for Azeroth. There, she was part of a boosting group and sold boss kills, including N’Zoth in Ny’alotha.

Much criticism since the video: Since Naguura released the video, people come into her chat almost daily just to point out that she is “boosted.” Naguura reacts noticeably annoyed after weeks and explains that such comments do not contribute anything meaningful to the chat. After all, they are not uncovering anything secret – she shared her boosting publicly with everyone and streamed it.

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Some even argue that she should no longer be allowed to participate as a caster for the MDI, which Naguura calls “ridiculous.”

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Boosting is a big topic, many remain silent: Naguura continues, stating that she understands why most people do not talk publicly about being boosted. Based on the reactions of people toward her, who have made it public, one can already see why most players remain silent about it. However, boosting is quite normal among professional PvE players this season. Naguura states:

People do not talk about being boosted because of reactions like yours. I talked publicly about being boosted, streamed it, and so on. And look at all the backlash I have received for it. […]

And I can live with that. It’s okay for people to be like that. But you wonder why others don’t talk about their boosts? I tell you, and I’m not exaggerating, almost every single high-end PvE player gets boosted in PvP. Almost every single person I know [in WoW] has been boosted in PvP this season.

What do you think? Is boosting okay, especially when one goes public about it? Or is that a clear no-go and should it not be allowed at all?

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5 Things You Should Do Now Before the Release of Outriders in the Demo

Tarek Zehrer Tarek Zehrer Reading time 5 minutes

It won’t be long until the release of Outriders, the game is set to launch in less than two weeks. That’s why MeinMMO shows you 5 things you should do in the demo before the launch of the loot shooter.

What’s in the demo? You can play the first chapter of Outriders, including some side missions. This gives an insight into the story of the loot shooter and also allows you to get to know some of the mechanics.

Why should you even play it right before release? Any progress you make will carry over to the finished game. In principle, you have access to a small part of the game thanks to the demo.

Therefore, MeinMMO shows you 5 things you should do to prepare well for the release of the loot shooter.

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What is Outriders actually about? Outriders is developed by People Can Fly and is a story-based loot shooter with extensive RPG mechanics. The setting is on the planet Enoch and can be categorized as dark science fantasy. Players take on the role of an Outrider as part of an elite team.

This team is tasked with exploring new worlds for humanity, which has largely destroyed the planet Earth. On Enoch, alongside a mysterious signal, there awaits a dangerous anomaly that causes unforeseen events and grants the player incredible abilities. These abilities also define the four classes of Outriders.

Find out which class suits you

In the demo, you can not only play the first chapter, but you can also try all four classes of Outriders. A total of 6 characters can be created, and each of the four classes can be played up to level 7. In doing so, you unlock four out of eight abilities.

Why is it worth it? These classes differ greatly from one another and promote different play styles. Whether tank, supporter, or offensive, each class has its own possibilities. This way, you can find out which class suits you and which one you want to start with in the main game. You can also participate in our quiz beforehand: Which class should I play in Outriders? Our quiz helps you

These classes are available:

  • Devastator
  • Technomancer
  • Assassin
  • Pyromancer

The most important information about the classes has also been summarized for you on MeinMMO: Everything we currently know about the 4 character classes of Outriders

Which of the four classes will you play?

Legendary weapons will be useful for later

In the demo of Outriders, players can already obtain 10 legendary weapons. However, this requires a good deal of luck, as the chances of getting these guns are quite low. Whether it is worth it must be assessed by each player individually.

Why is it worth it? The time investment to acquire such weapons may be quite high. Nonetheless, it is worth it. The weapons not only look particularly cool but also have strong, unique properties. They achieve this through their legendary modifications, which enable particularly powerful builds.

If you want to farm legendary weapons, check out our demo guide: The 5 best farm spots for legendary weapons in the Outriders demo.

These modifications can be unlocked by dismantling the weapons for the crafting system, which does not exist in the demo yet. However, in the finished game, you can modify additional weapons and create powerful combinations. Which brings us to the next point: mods.

This shotgun increases your protection when you take down enemies.

There are already plenty of mods to unlock in the demo

Also, independent of the legendary weapons, there is already a slew of weapons and equipment to collect in the demo. Although they currently have a relatively low level, there are already items with mods available with rare (blue) equipment.

Why is it worth it: As mentioned above, you can unlock these mods by dismantling the equipment for your future workbench. Thus, you can unlock some useful weapon and armor mods now.

This gives you several options for improving your equipment directly upon release when creating builds. By dismantling equipment, you not only obtain modifications but also so-called shards. These influence other properties of your equipment.

With shards, for example, you can determine whether your assault rifle deals additional damage to your enemies’ armor or gives you extra health points. However, you will also need resources for crafting.

This symbol indicates whether you have already unlocked the respective modification.

Stock up your resources now

Even in the demo, there are resources you will need later in the game. You obtain these materials in the game world, by completing quests, and by dismantling equipment. The following materials can be found in the demo:

  • Scrap (the currency of the game)
  • Leather
  • Iron
  • Titan

Why is it worth it: Especially Titan, Iron, and Leather will be necessary for modifying your equipment. Just having the mods will not suffice for crafting.

So you can already fill up your scrap account and save a lot of materials to be able to start right away when the game launches. However, the maximum resources in the demo are limited, so you cannot accumulate infinite resources.

Accolades can be completed already

In Outriders, there are so-called accolades, which can also be referred to as in-game achievements or awards. These are multi-part tasks like “Eliminate X enemies with ability/weapon X,” collecting a certain number of items, and so on.

Why is it worth it: By completing these tasks, you will receive cosmetic items for your banners, various emotes, and other gimmicks. Part of this can already be completed in the demo.

For completionists and achievement hunters, such tasks are a real treat. If you intend to completely finish these accolades, you can already start working on them.

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When will Outriders be released? The official release is set for Thursday, April 1. Outriders will be available for PC (Epic, Steam), Google Stadia, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS5, and PS4.

Will you play Outriders? How will you prepare for the game with the demo? Discuss with us in the comments.

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Hey Fortnite, just say that you have hidden The Rock in the new skin

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

In Season 6 of Fortnite: Battle Royale everything points to actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson hiding behind a new character. We will show you the clear clues.

What’s going on in Fortnite? A few days ago, Season 6 of Chapter 2 started in Fortnite. Everything began with a big, epic event. In it, players were introduced to the story, where a mysterious, masked character helps the Fortnite hero “Jonesy”. This mysterious character is introduced as “The Foundation”.

In the cutscene, you see how The Foundation is trapped in the Zero Point. He wanted to prevent a major disaster. And it’s almost clear who is behind the character. But so far, Fortnite hasn’t officially revealed the name yet. The actor himself seems to have already done so.

The Rock and The Foundation – Is it the same person?

The similarities: What stands out immediately: Both characters are muscular. You can recognize them, even though The Foundation is wearing a suit. However, there are further hints that The Rock is behind the voice and the character The Foundation. Namely, an Instagram video from March 16.

In it, he talks about how March 16 is a very special day for a “certain world” and a “certain culture”. This also fits with the fact that on March 16, Season 6 of Chapter 2 in Fortnite officially started .

Who is The Rock?
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is a former wrestler who achieved great success in WWE. He is now one of the most famous actors. You know him from movies like Doom, Hercules, The Scorpion King, or Jumanji.

But it gets really exciting at the end of the video. The Rock talks about the “performance and strength” known as “The Foundation”. You can find the video here on the Instagram channel of The Rock.

But there are also more similarities. Players say: “The Rock” and “The Foundation”. Both represent something that holds firm. A foundation. Both names also include “The”. Additionally, there are visual similarities. On reddit, there is a direct comparison. It concerns patterns on The Foundation’s armor compared to The Rock’s tattoos.

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Another hint can be found with data miners. On the Twitter channel of HYPEX, the data miner announces that The Foundation’s voice in the game is stored in a folder abbreviated as “DJ”. This would fit with “Dwayne Johnson”.

So there are significant clues that The Rock is behind The Foundation in Fortnite. But Epic Games hasn’t made it official yet.

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What do you think, how and when will Fortnite finally reveal who is behind The Foundation? Are we expecting another major event on the map of Season 6 in the coming days? Please share your thoughts in the comments here on MeinMMO.

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Young influencer turns out to be a 50-year-old man: “No one wants to see the old uncle”

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 2 minutes

A seemingly youthful Japanese influencer has specialized in motorcycles and discussed them through social media channels like Twitter. But now it turns out: Behind the young woman is a 50-year-old man with a talent for editing photos.

Who is the influencer? On Twitter, a young-looking woman has been showing herself since 2019, posing with motorcycles in biker gear. The account azusagakuyuki now has 21,000 followers on Twitter.

There are photos of her with motorcycles, photos of landscapes, her food, pictures of her apparently holding an energy drink in front of the camera for money – a perfectly normal account of a Japanese influencer, one would think.

This was the suspicion: Some users noticed early on that something was off with the Twitter account, as the Daily Mail reports. Because in some reflections, the face of the influencer was not visible, but rather a completely different face.

50-year-old man with great hair transforms into young woman

This is what came out now: A Japanese TV crew tracked down the biker and found out: When the person on the motorcycle takes off the helmet, a man in his prime with long hair is revealed, not a young woman.

The Japanese man is named Zonggu, is 50 years old, and says he uses things like “FaceApp” to transform into a young, beautiful woman because no one wants to see “the old uncle.” He transformed into a woman to gain popularity and attract more reactions to his photos.

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Fans had suspected before that photo editing was at play, but thought it was just “normal photo-shopping,” as is common on social media: A young woman wanted to make herself look more attractive.

Once Zonggu started posting as an influencer on Twitter, he apparently couldn’t stop.

The man says he enjoyed getting so many likes and retweets for his Photoshop skills, which he took as a compliment for his work. He liked being suddenly an internet celebrity.

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This is how it is perceived: In fact, the account has grown since the true identity was revealed. Many are amazed at how well the man managed to appear as a young influencer.

Women are quoted saying: “This guy is prettier than me.”

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This is what it looks like when you have maxed out your Photoshop skills.

The story of the beautiful influencer can be related to much in the online world. Anyone who navigates in MMORPGs will quickly notice that behind some attractive elves is a man hidden, and behind some burly warriors is a woman:

  • Some men complain that women have it much easier to gain attention online because they already have an advantage due to their gender. For example, a streamer in Overwatch pretended to be a woman to prove that women receive more attention than men. This actually led to a long discussion in the community until Blizzard exposed him.
  • Some women, on the other hand, complain that they are not taken seriously as gamers. Even when they achieve outstanding performances, it is said that the gamer is only successful because she is a woman.
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