Hints of Darkness in the Dreaming City – Is Destiny 2 going to continue there soon?

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In Destiny 2 there are hints that Darkness might soon reach the Dreaming City from Forsaken. Is the fight against the Arch-Enemy going to the next round there?

What is happening right now in Destiny 2? Currently, some Guardians are still spending their time with the content of the new “Beyond Light” expansion. Additionally, Season 12 is underway, the season of the hunt.

In the expansion, Guardians are active on the moon Europa and have acquired a power of Darkness in the form of Stasis, which they now use to defend the Light. As part of the season, the Guardians encounter an old enemy who has now become an ally and attempt to prevent the formation of a corrupted Hive army.

However, overall, the Guardians face the Darkness, our main enemy. It is drawing nearer and has even absorbed some locations in the game. They have disappeared from the game and have rotated into the so-called Destiny Content Vault.

Now there are some indications that Darkness might soon reach the Dreaming City, an area from the still paid Forsaken expansion, and we could fight our Arch-Enemy there next.

Fight against the Arch-Enemy soon in the Dreaming City?

What hints have been found? On one hand, a kind of miasma was found a while ago in an Ascendant Realm in the Dreaming City that was not accessible through regular means.

Is this Darkness? (Source: Jarv)

Some players believe this mysterious formation is Darkness or rather a possible new enemy race of Darkness. And indeed, there is considerable evidence supporting this, including earlier concept art or lore entries from the game itself.

This concept art shows the Darkness – including the Pyramid ships, the humanoid figure from Shadowkeep, and the mysterious, veiled formation

Some consider it possible and quite likely that this find could soon play an active role.

The Destiny YouTuber Jarv goes into detail about this find:

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On the other hand, there is another hint pointing to the imminent arrival of Darkness in the Dreaming City.

Currently, Darkness can only be found directly on Europa, but in a cutscene for Season 12, a Crux of Darkness can clearly be seen in the home of the Awoken – namely, the Dreaming City. These monoliths were previously only found in locations reached by the fleet of Darkness with their Pyramid ships. They were visible during Season 11 in special contact events on Io or Titan.

The Crux of Darkness in the Dreaming City (Source: Jarv)

Currently, these formations are nowhere to be found in the Dreaming City. However, since they were discovered in the footage for Season 12, some believe that we might encounter them in the final weeks of Season 12, and that this development will serve as a transition to the new Season 13.

Additionally, unused dialogue lines of our Ghost have been discovered in the data of Destiny 2, which suggest some further events during Season 12. These also revolve around the surprising find of a Crux of Darkness outside of Europa and mention that Darkness is spreading beyond Europa.

Jarv has also made a detailed video about it, which you can watch here:

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To sum up: Many are now convinced that Darkness will indeed reach the Dreaming City by the end of Season 12 and that our fight against Darkness will soon focus there.

This is also supported by the fact that Bungie will soon make some weapons and armor pieces from the arsenal of the Dreaming City relevant again and bring them to the current power level. There are many indications that this location will gain more significance in the near future.

Could the Dreaming City soon disappear? All locations that Darkness has previously reached with its ships were “swallowed” some time later, rotating out of the game into the content vault. Since the new Europa from Beyond Light has just been introduced into the game, we can expect that this location will remain with us for a while.

But what about the Dreaming City? After all, this area is already over 2 years old.

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The Dreaming City from Forsaken

Currently, there are no signs that the Dreaming City could land in the content vault. On the contrary: Bungie plans to soon update parts of the associated equipment to the latest standards, and Destiny head Luke Smith stated in an interview some time ago that DLC locations must be free for a year before they can disappear into the vault. Therefore, there is no need to worry about the Dreaming City, which is part of the paid Forsaken DLC.

What do you think? Will Destiny 2 soon continue at one of its coolest locations? Would that make you happy?

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Pokémon GO: First Trainer Worldwide Reaches Level 50 – Here’s How He Did It

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The first trainer in the world has reached Level 50 in Pokémon GO. We show you the player’s stats and reveal how he achieved it so quickly.

Which player achieved this? The first trainer to reach Level 50 is FleeceKing from Australia. He achieved the new maximum level in Pokémon GO yesterday evening around 5:00 PM German time.

Shortly after, the Australian Laurenlolly also reached Level 50.

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Here, FleeceKing celebrates his success.

1st Player at Level 50 – How is it done so quickly?

These advantages the trainer had: FleeceKing had two advantages that brought him this success:

Especially this bug gave Australians the opportunity to reach the goal particularly quickly and ahead of the rest of the world. While players from America and Europe were still stuck on the tasks for Level 49, the affected Australians could level up directly for Level 50.

Who is FleeceKing anyway? The player is from Sydney and has already caught nearly 800,000 Pokémon. He has accumulated nearly 700 million XP and is no stranger in the scene.

He is among the best players from the Asia-Pacific region, even if he hasn’t been at the very top yet. Nevertheless, he has now secured the title of the first player at Level 50.

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How are the German players doing? They are still stuck at Level 49. To reach it, one must send a total of 500 gifts. However, one can only send 100 gifts per day. So they will need a few more days to reach Level 49. The tasks for Level 50 should then be completed within a few hours.

One of the best trainers from Germany spoke with us from MeinMMO just a few weeks ago:

Pokémon GO: 1st German trainer with 1 billion XP – We asked: “How is this done?”

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WoW: With this addon, you will become a better player

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An interesting addon can help you master bosses in the current WoW raid more easily – as you can practice them beforehand.

Raids in World of Warcraft can be daunting. If you have never raided extensively, you might be a bit worried about failing at the tougher mechanics of the game and wiping the entire group. While you can get a taste of raiding in LFR, the difficulty there is virtually nonexistent. Fortunately, there are addons that help you learn these mechanics. One of them has been gaining popularity recently, and we would like to briefly introduce it to you here.

What does the addon do? X Practice currently offers only a handful of features, but they are exceptionally good. The addon allows you to play some mechanics from bosses in the current raid Castle Nathria in advance. So far, you can choose between the intermission of Shriekwing (Echo Sonar) and the permanent mechanic of Lady Inerva (Sins and Suffering).

I just found this insane addon! It lets you practice a few raid mechanics inside WoW! It’s called X Practice from r/wow

The addon creates a kind of “picture-in-picture” and generates a virtual space where you can see and control a small copy of your character. All the mechanics play out as they would in a boss fight. You can practice dodging the sonar waves or positioning the beams to ensure all orbs are hit by them.

If you want, you can even raise the difficulty a bit to make it a bit tougher than in the actual raid – making the real raid feel much easier.

Here you can find the addon: If you want to try X Practice yourself, you can download X Practice from Curseforge.

Why is this so helpful? Both the mechanic of the intermission of Shriekwing and “Sins and Suffering” from Inerva are unique mechanics that have never existed in this form before. However, there are no opportunities to practice these mechanics before the raid. While this is not an issue for Shriekwing, it is different for Inerva. If even one of the chosen players fails here, it can lead to an immediate wipe.

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X Practice offers a great way to try out the mechanics before the raid to see exactly how the orbs and beams actually work. Having done it once yourself is definitely better than just knowing it from watching or hearing about it.

Do you have any other addon recommendations that can help players improve and practice things in advance? What do you use to prepare for particularly tough or unknown mechanics?

We have more good and useful addons in the best WoW addons for 2021.

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A new MMORPG is launching where you can build your own city

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With Profane , a sandbox MMORPG is currently being developed that offers some unique features, including the ability to build your own cities. Initial tests are planned for March.

What is Profane? Profane immerses you in an open world full of dangers. These dangers come not only from monsters but also from other players. Because Profane features open PvP with full loot. This means that if another player defeats you, they can take all your equipment.

Additionally, it is possible to conduct conquest wars and sieges like in New World. Player killing is an option, but the developers explain that such players will have a hard time in Profane. For example, they cannot enter cities in the usual way, as they will be attacked by the city guards. Player killers will have to find other ways to engage in certain activities.

Moreover, equipment plays a lesser role – with one exception: the artifacts. While conventional items provide a bonus, they are not essential (which would be unfair if they could be taken from you through the full loot system), artifacts are particularly powerful items.

Artifacts are naturally sought after by other players, which makes the owner a target. Furthermore, the items have a life of their own, and you must fulfill their wishes or they will leave you.

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This is what the MMORPG Profane looks like in Alpha.

Profane is an MMORPG without classes and levels

What is special about the game? In the MMORPG, there are neither classes nor levels. Your character is defined by the skills. By equipping a weapon and training and fighting with it, you will get better over time. This principle applies to all skills. Mine resources, and you will improve the corresponding skill, craft items, and your crafting will get better.

Additionally, you will learn so-called ‘elemental skills’. You can obtain these skills through specific activities. It is possible to collect several of these special skills, but you can only activate a limited number. Therefore, you need to think carefully about which ones you want to use.

Furthermore, the construction of cities is at the core, which you will build from a simple hut to a small village and finally to a fortified metropolis. You must defend these cities against attacks from enemy player groups.

Profane City
In Profane, you build cities according to your vision.

When will the tests start? A roadmap indicates that the first tests are planned for March. However, these will initially focus only on character customization and testing movement and controls. From then on, a new test will take place each month, bringing additional features such as combat, skills, equipment, and more.

What about monetization? For alpha access, you will have to pay by purchasing a Founder’s Pack. What the cost of that will be and when you can buy it is currently still unknown.

Once the beta starts, the developers will switch to a free-to-play model, allowing as many players as possible to test it. The game will then be financed through the sale of cosmetic items.

When will Profane be released? The developers have not announced a release date yet. It is unlikely that the MMORPG will launch before 2022.

Are you a fan of PvP in MMORPGs? Then check out the MeinMMO list ‘ The 10 MMORPGs with the best PvP of all time‘.

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Pokémon GO starts Research Day with Sniebel – Could bring many Shinys

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On Pokémon GO, a new research day starts this Saturday. This time Sneasel takes center stage, and you could catch numerous Shinies.

When exactly does the event take place? It starts on January 30 at 8:00 AM and lasts all day until 10:00 PM local time. You have 14 hours to take advantage of the bonuses.

What is a research day? This event focuses on special field research tasks. You will receive a long list of quests that you can complete. The event Pokémon can be found as rewards everywhere. Similar events were recently held with Nidoran and Snubbull.

Limited Research with Sneasel – Is it worth it?

This is how Sneasel Day will run: Starting at 8:00 AM, you will encounter limited research in your quests. There are 3 tasks you need to solve to unlock another level.

The tasks have been quick to complete in the past. You could even do them from your sofa without having to go outside. For each quest, there should be an encounter with Sneasel as a reward. Additionally, there will be items to collect.

Are there Shiny Sneasel? Yes, you can catch the shiny form of Sneasel, which has been available for quite some time. The shiny form will also be available during the limited research.

In the past, the shiny rate for Pokémon during such events was increased. So you had a great chance to catch one of the Shinies. Additionally, the shiny rate for Sneasel is already increased. So you could have a good chance of getting the shiny or even multiple Shinies.

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Is the event worth it? Sneasel is generally a useful Pokémon. Its evolution, Weavile, is among the best attackers of the Dark and Ice types. So you could strengthen both types with a strong Weavile.

If you already have enough Weavile, you should hope for the XL candies. During the event, you could at least collect some XL candies and push a Weavile a bit towards level 50.

Before Sneasel Day, make sure to check out the Johto event. Here’s an overview: Today the big Johto event starts in Pokémon GO – Here’s what you need to know

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WoW: Mega-Nerf – Blizzard weakens 4 dungeons from Shadowlands

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There are significant nerfs for the Necrotic Wake in WoW: Shadowlands. However, three other dungeons will also become noticeably easier for you.

With the maintenance this week (Wednesday, 27.01), there is a small patch for World of Warcraft. However, it is quite impactful and should be especially interesting for dungeon players. Four of the currently eight dungeons in WoW: Shadowlands are being adjusted and receiving some nerfs. Most notably, the Necrotic Wake will be significantly easier on all difficulty levels.

Dungeon nerfs from 27.01 – All changes

What changes in the four dungeons, we have listed for you here:

Plaguefall

  • Baroness Stradama
    • Plagued Acolytes have 40% less health and deal 40% less damage.
    • Infectious Rain will be cast less frequently in the final phase of the fight.
    • The timing of Plague Crash has been slightly modified, allowing for a bit more time to move.
The dungeon in Maldraxxus receives just one nerf – but it should help.

Theater of Pain

  • A bug has been fixed where flying room guards did not count towards the percentages of a Mythic key stone.
  • Kryxis the Voracious
    • Severing Smash now deals 20% less damage on all difficulties.
    • Essence Absorption deals 20% less damage on Mythic difficulty.
  • Executor Torvold
    • The health points of the Fleeing Manifestation have been reduced by 20%.

Spires of Ascension

  • Lakesis, Klotos, and Astronos are no longer affected by key stone affixes that trigger upon death (such as: Blood).
  • Lakesis, Klotos, and Astronos increase incoming damage from Suppression by only 1% per stack (previously 2% per stack).
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The Necrotic Wake

  • If Bloodied Javelin and Unleashed Anima hit more than 8 targets, the damage is evenly distributed among all opponents.
  • The weapons of the Kyrians (Bloodied Javelin, Discarded Shield, Unleashed Anima, and Forgotten Smith’s Hammer) now remain after death.
  • The damage from Withered Bone Crossbowmen has been reduced by 20%.
  • A bug has been fixed where Withered Bone Crossbowmen ignored the armor of the target.
  • The damage from Withered Bone Warriors has been reduced by 20%.
  • Frostbolt Salvo from the Withered Bone Mage now deals 20% less damage and the casting time has been increased from 2.5 seconds to 3.5 seconds.
  • Frostbolt from the Withered Bone Mage deals 36% less damage and the casting time has been increased from 2.0 seconds to 2.5 seconds.
  • The health points of Corpse Splitters have been reduced by 29%.
  • The health points of Corpse Collectors have been reduced by 29%.
  • The health points of the Stitched Vanguard have been reduced by 14%.
  • The health points of Nar’zudah have been reduced by 20%.
  • The health points of Skeleton Bastion have been reduced by 20% and the melee damage dealt has been reduced by 25%.
  • The health points of the Kyrian Stitchwerk have been reduced by 25% and the melee damage dealt has been reduced by 17%.
  • Pestilence Bones
    • Carrion Worms now require 5 stacks of Blood Consumed to use Carrion Explosion (previously 3).
  • Amarth
    • The range in which skeletons appear when casting Land of the Dead has been reduced.
    • The bonus to attack speed from Unholy Frenzy has been reduced by 20%.
    • The damage dealt by Reanimated Warrior has been reduced by 20%.
    • The damage dealt by Reanimated Crossbowman has been reduced by 20%.
    • The damage dealt by Frostbolt of the Reanimated Mage has been reduced by 20%.
    • The damage dealt by Frostbolt Salvo of the Reanimated Mage has been reduced by 36% and the casting time has been increased to 2.5 seconds (previously 2 seconds).
  • Surgeon Fleshcraft
    • The duration of Embalming Secret has been reduced to 1 minute (previously 6 minutes).

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What do the changes mean? Especially the changes to the Necrotic Wake have been long desired. Here, nearly every group of trash mobs felt like a mini-boss. In general, many abilities – especially in Mythic+ – were considered “overtuned.” That a change is now coming should ensure that further records will fall in the following weeks.

Do you find the adjustments good? Or were all the nerfs unnecessary?

How well you can catch up Twinks in Shadowlands, we have explained here.

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One of the biggest streamers deletes popular emotes for fear of a Twitch ban

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 2 minutes

The streamer Sebastian “forsen” Fors has deleted some emotes on Twitch. Normally, these emotes are a significant part of his community, but the streamer fears a ban.

This is what happened: forsen announced in a stream that he has to remove 4 emotes. These include ForsenTake, forsenA, forsenBreak, and forsenDED. He cited the new regulations on Twitch as the reason and did not seem particularly happy about it.

The removal is a significant blow, as forsen’s viewers are known for being a strong community that has established several emotes worldwide.

Twitch bans emote chains – forsen must react

Why do the emotes need to be removed? The reason is regulations on Twitch that took effect on January 22. These regulations ban certain emote chains, meaning multiple different emotes in a single message.

This aims to prevent these emotes from being used maliciously. While individual emotes may not be problematic, chaining them together could result in a malicious message.

One such emote chain is also used by forsen in his streams. 4 emotes together create the message “Stop Streaming” and an icon that shows 0 viewers. This could particularly be used maliciously against smaller streamers as a call to stop streaming because they are not successful.

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How does forsen react to this? He seems to not fully understand the regulations. He says: “I have to remove 4 or 5 emotes that can be used to harass other streamers” and drags it out in a way that makes it sound as if he finds it somewhat ridiculous.

However, forsen has had some missteps in the past. Most recently, he was banned at the end of November 2020 when he accidentally opened an image that showed sodomy. Twitch responded with a permanent ban, which they lifted only a month later. Further violations of Twitch’s regulations could have more serious consequences for forsen.

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Why is this a blow to his community? forsen’s community is considered particularly active. Although the streamer has “only” 1.5 million followers (ranked 123 worldwide) and is significantly smaller than the big names on Twitch, his community is all the more active.

They regularly come up with new memes and emotes that they then establish worldwide. forsen mentioned that his community invented the memes pepega, omegalul, and Peplaugh. These are now actively used worldwide. The meme forsenE was the most used emote on Twitch worldwide in 2018 – it also comes from his community.

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The meme “forsenE” was the most used emote on Twitch worldwide in early 2018.

Now, a few emotes from forsen are being removed because Twitch bans them in combination. They are indeed popular emotes, which is why it’s a blow to the community.

forsen himself used a WoW comparison to describe himself and his emotes. In doing so, he explained how important he is for Twitch:

Streamer uses WoW comparison to explain how important he is for Twitch

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Pokémon GO: Today the big Johto event starts – What you need to know

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 2 minutes

Today, on January 26, the big Johto event starts in Pokémon GO. We will show you Shinys, bonuses, and more information about the event.

When does it start? The Johto event starts on January 26 at 10:00 AM local time. It runs until January 31 at 8:00 PM local time.

The event revolves around Generation 2. It is one of the last events in preparation for the Kanto Tour, which is set to take place at the end of February.

All information about the Johto event in Pokémon GO

These are the bonuses: In line with the event, the bonuses focus on the second generation. Here’s the overview:

  • The following Pokémon will appear in the wild: Chikorita, Cyndaquil, Totodile, Mareep, Hoothoot, Pidgey, Sunflora, Yanma, Murkrow, Scizor, Snubbull, Shuckle, and Miltank.
  • Pokémon from Generation 2 will appear in quests, raids, and 5 km eggs.
  • Shiny Miltank will make its debut in Pokémon GO.
  • There will be a new collection challenge.
  • 4 exclusive moves will be available during the Johto event.
  • Entei, Raikou, and Suicune will appear sequentially in Level 5 raids until February 9.

What about new Shinys? A fresh Shiny, Miltank, is being announced. This Pokémon has not been available as Shiny before. You will notice the difference clearly, as the Shiny is blue:

Pokémon GO Shiny Miltank

Additionally, you will have more chances for Shinys during the event. The 3 starters, Mareep, Pidgey, Sunflora, Yanma, Murkrow, Scizor, and Snubbull can all appear as Shinys. So you can go chasing the shiny Pokémon.

What exclusive moves are there? Here, 4 moves from Community Days are making a comeback. They will be available throughout the entire event duration. Here’s what you can get:

  • Meganium can learn Flora-Statue when you evolve Chikorita.
  • Typhlosion can learn Lava Plume when you evolve Cyndaquil.
  • Ampharos can learn Dragon Pulse when you evolve Flaaffy.
  • Tyranitar can learn Smack Down when you evolve Larvitar.

The move for Tyranitar is particularly strong. This will make it one of the best Rock attackers in the game. You should secure this move by evolving. It cannot be taught via regular TMs.

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What comes next? So far, there is no information available. The events for each generation have been completed – now, only an event for the Kanto region is missing, which will be held at the end of February during the Kanto Tour.

So, we will have to wait and see what events are still in store for trainers in February. Whether the purchase of the ticket for the Kanto Tour is worth it, you can find out here:

Pokémon GO wants 12 euros for the Kanto Tour – Is the ticket purchase worth it?

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We want to know: When is an MMO dead for you?

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 2 minutes

Currently, there are hundreds of MMOs, MMORPGs, and other online games that you can play. However, many are said to be dead and not worth playing. But when is an MMO actually considered dead?

With the spread of the internet, MMOs and online games became popular. There are still old titles from the 90s that you can play today, including 8 ancient MMORPGs.

Almost as old as these games is the discussion about when a game is considered “dead.” For instance, World of Warcraft has been called dead dozens of times, yet it still remains the strongest MMORPG ever.

Other games that have a much smaller number of players than World of Warcraft are considered very much alive, without much discussion about it. There are even games that have received little to no updates for years, yet their loyal players cling to them, such as with Guild Wars 1, Allods Online, or RIFT.

Officially, these games are still running. Are they therefore still considered alive or already dead? Does death begin only with the shutdown of the game, or when the community decides it?

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When is an MMO dead? You are asked

This is how you vote: Now it is up to you to give us your opinion on the topic. At what point do you consider an MMO to be dead? In the following polling tool, you will find 5 response options.

The voting runs until Thursday, January 28 at 12:00 PM. It will then be evaluated here at MeinMMO. Feel free to additionally share your opinion in the comments to contribute to the article.

By the way, there are some dead MMORPGs that our community would love to play again: 5 dead MMORPGs you wish for the most. Among them is the popular WildStar.

If you are looking for MMOs that are still actively developed and are still very popular today, then you are in the right place in this article:

The 15 currently best MMOs and MMORPGs 2021

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WoW veteran banned from Twitch after 10 years: “I feel like a criminal”

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The streamer Mohamed “Ziqo” Beshir is an experienced streamer who has showcased the MMORPG “World of Warcraft” on Twitch for 10 years. He has achieved a lot in WoW over the 10 years and has never done anything wrong. Now he has been banned by Twitch for a week. He says he doesn’t know why. But the ban has serious consequences for his channel and career.

Who is he? The streamer Ziqo has roots in Egypt but lives in Sweden. He has been a prominent figure in the WoW community for many years. He has played an excellent Mage over the years and has been successful in the arena. He is primarily a PvP streamer, but he has also embarked on adventures in WoW Classic or attempted to uncover the secrets of the Black Market Auction House.

Ziqo was with the guild Method from 2017 to 2020 but left during the scandal like many others. He is now a professional content creator for Cloud 9, has worked with Blizzard, and was a shoutcaster at BlizzCon. He has been a solid and established WoW streamer on Twitch for many years. Ziqo has 208,000 followers, and when he streams, he averages 1,280 viewers.

He says: He has been with Twitch from the beginning. He was one of the first partners, one of the first to receive a sub button, and throughout all this time, he has never done anything wrong.

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7 days ban ruins streamer important opportunities on Twitch

This is the ban: As Ziqo explains in a video, he recently received a ban from Twitch for “hate speech”. His channel is banned for a week.

The streamer says this ban has extremely negative effects on his career:

  • He is losing his momentum. His channel was doing well after WoW Shadowlands and gained many new followers, but he sees this momentum in danger with the ban.
  • Furthermore, he was actually scheduled to present at the Twitch Awards. This was an opportunity for him to introduce himself to more people. That opportunity has now burst. If he is banned, he cannot be on the first page of Twitch.
  • Additionally, his channel is no longer in “Good Standing” with Twitch, so he cannot participate in Twitch bounty programs. This is a valuable income opportunity that is now blocked for him.

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Streamer gets banned – Has no idea why

This is his problem: Ziqo says he has no clue what he was banned for. He insists he did not use hate speech. He is not aware of any wrongdoing. Inquiries at Twitch have not helped him; none of his contacts could provide assistance. Only the general reason for his ban is mentioned, but not the exact incident.

Ziqo bitterly jokes: Maybe he stretched himself in his chair so that Twitch interpreted it as a Nazi symbol. He rather believes that he might have had the trade chat in WoW open and that there were terrible words exchanged there.

The situation is weighing on him. He says: He would like to learn from mistakes. But he does not know what he could have done wrong.

He says: “I feel like a criminal. I have nightmares about it.”

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This is what it’s about: It is indeed a problem for streamers that Twitch does not specify the exact reasons for a ban. Apparently, they do this for legal reasons. Twitch becomes vulnerable if the exact incident is made public.

The streamer DrDisrespect and his community still wonder why he was banned from Twitch a year ago. In many cases, however, streamers know exactly when they have broken a rule and expect a ban. But if something was indeed witnessed in the trade chat that Ziqo did not notice, such a ban out of the blue is bitter.

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Streamer gets unbanned – after public outrage

Update 26.1. 10:00 AM: Here’s how it ended: The story had a good ending: In the night from January 25 to January 26, Twitch lifted the ban on streamer Ziqo. The ban was issued “incorrectly”, it is said.

Apparently, the case caused such an uproar in the community that Twitch reviewed it again and decided that the ban was a mistake.

However, Ziqo still lacks a detailed explanation as to why he was banned.

The streamer now believes: The ban may have been due to a misunderstanding at Twitch. In one stream, Ziqo said: “Fuck it” – he suspects that at Twitch they may have misheard him as “Faggot,” a derogatory term for homosexuals in English. This is a typical word for which you get banned on Twitch.

DrDisrespect explained how negatively a permanent Twitch ban can affect a streamer’s mental state in a video in October 2020:

Dr Disrespect is struggling with the Twitch ban, has real problems

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WoW: World Quests with Too Many Phases – Does It Have to Be This Way?

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The world quests in WoW: Shadowlands can be frustrating. They are sometimes long, unclear, and not very rewarding. Does it have to be this way?

One of the simplest endgame activities in World of Warcraft are world quests. They rarely require other players, lure with anima, reputation, or gold, and can be found quickly.

However, world quests in Shadowlands often have one commonality that makes many players roll their eyes in annoyance: hidden phases and steps that are revealed only afterwards.

Additional phases can be annoying: Not always is the quest objective shown on the world map truly the final goal. It may happen that a quest initially only requires a handful of enemies to be killed. That sounds like a lucrative deal and a clear cut – maybe 3-5 minutes of effort, depending on equipment.

WoW World Quest Phalynx Map
Some world quests only show one objective – but then there’s much, much more.

Hardly is the objective completed, the quest switches to the next phase. Instead of directly receiving the reward, step 2 of the quest now follows. Here, for example, a number of cages must be opened to free prisoners. The cages are of course scattered all around the area where the enemies were just fought, which by now have all respawned.

But the quest does not end there either. Once all cages are open, another step appears: The boss of the respective area must still be defeated. And he is waiting – oh wonder – at the other end of the quest area, so you have to slice through the enemies a third time.

More updates on WoW: Shadowlands can be found here:

World quests are not necessary: However, one should not forget that world quests are not a necessity in Shadowlands. The rewards are primarily interesting for new characters who still need gear and have not yet ventured into dungeons.

Moreover, only reputation and anima are interesting, which serves mainly as a resource for cosmetic rewards. It is therefore easy to simply skip world quests and “leave them be” if one is not interested – the player misses out on very little.

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Some are annoyed – others like it.

World quests – Are they good as they are?

Now it’s your turn: What do you think of the current world quests in WoW: Shadowlands? Are they fun and feel rewarding or just “good”? Or are they exhausting, unclear, and in need of revision?

If you want to justify your vote a bit more, feel free to leave a comment under the article.

Cortyn says: Basically, I don’t find this quest design bad. It feels like you are actually completing a full task that consists of several steps. However, what is frustrating is the spontaneous popping up of new objectives. If the objectives (and additional phases) were announced in advance, it wouldn’t be a problem. If you know what to expect in advance from a world quest, it’s not such a hassle.

In the meantime, I have switched to doing almost only the profession quests, pet battles, and “unusual” quests where you have to win a race or fall through circles in the sky as precisely as possible. Not only does that go faster, but these quests usually only have that one phase and then they are done.

World quests don’t necessarily have to be faster or shorter – just the objectives should be clear to reduce frustration.

Those who don’t want to do world quests can try Mythic+ – you can find the best classes for that here.

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How difficult the tasks for Level 50, the final stage in Pokémon GO

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In Pokémon GO, there is a surprising development on the way to level 50. Some players were affected by a bug, causing them to automatically land at level 49.

This is what happened: Just last night, on January 24th, some trainers reached level 48 in Pokémon GO. In the middle of the night, there was then a glitch in the game. The progress of several hours was suddenly reset. The tasks already completed for level 49 were deleted.

However, the problem only affected a few regions of the world, as the Adventure Sync rewards, which were essential for ascending to level 48, were already available there.

Affected players can now be pleased. Some players confirmed that they were automatically set to level 49, even though they had not yet completed the tasks for level 48.

Now, we know what is needed for level 50. It is the first look at the requirements for the final level in Pokémon GO.

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This Australian trainer is already at level 49.

All tasks for level 50 in Pokémon GO

These tasks you must complete: In total, there are again 4 tasks that you need to solve. Once you have accomplished this and also collected 30 million XP, you will reach level 50. The tasks are:

  • Land 999 excellent throws
  • Catch 5 legendary Pokémon within 5 legendary raids
  • Defeat a Team GO Rocket boss 3 times using only Pokémon with 2500 CP or less
  • Reach rank 10 in the GO Battle League

However, there are still some inconsistencies with the last task. There is a screenshot that speaks of rank 10 in the PvP League. Another image claims that rank 20 is needed.

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This now means for level 50: Some trainers are close and could reach level 50 very soon. If one puts in the effort, the first trainer should be at level 50 by tonight.

However, only a few players from Australia are affected. Players in Europe who have already reached level 48 did not receive the free step to level 49.

An overview of all levels from 41 to 50 can be found here:

Pokémon GO: Overview for levels 41 to 50 – XP and tasks

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Twitch bans accounts of underage users, but not those of the big streamers

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A Twitch streamer was banned because his account was created when he was younger than 13 years old, violating the ToS. He is disappointed, as some big streamers were also too young, yet they were allowed to keep their accounts.

What exactly happened? The streamer AverageHarry, who raised 5,000 euros for a good cause in August 2019, applied for Twitch partnership. But after 72 days of waiting, he was denied.

The official reason was that while he stated he was 15 years old in his application, this did not match his Twitch account. He created the account when he was 12 years old, which again violates Twitch’s Terms of Service.

Cheating on his age came to light through the partnership application.

On January 23, his account was even permanently banned. Although AverageHarry is allowed to create a new account and work towards partnership again, his nearly 90,000 followers and the goals achieved for the partnership are gone for now.

https://twitter.com/HarryButAverage/status/1352787180796727296

What is the problem with that? There was a big outcry on reddit. AverageHarry is by no means the only young streamer who created their account before turning 13.

But unlike AverageHarry, others were allowed to keep their accounts.

Famous streamers like Benjyfishy and TommyInnit were also too young

Which streamers were also too young? The user NIXOOO10 compiled a list of major streamers who did not reach the necessary age at the time of creating their accounts. And they are all still online:

  • Bugha (3.8 million followers) – 12 years old at account creation
  • Benjyfishy (2.8 million followers) – 10 years old at account creation and a professional in Fortnite. He recently claimed that e-sports in Fortnite is dying
  • Mongraal (3.8 million followers) – 12 years old at account creation
  • Fresh (3.9 million followers) – 10 years old at account creation
  • Symfuhny (2.8 million followers) – 12 years old at account creation
  • TommyInnit (3.3 million followers) – 11 years old at account creation and currently particularly successful with Minecraft

Not all streamers started live streaming directly at that age, but at least they created their accounts. And that is already forbidden according to the ToS.

Reddit users suspect that they are allowed to keep their accounts because they are much bigger and more relevant than AverageHarry. In their eyes, the ban is just hypocrisy.

No clear line in bans: It has long been criticized that Twitch does not have a clear line when it comes to bans. A negative example for many is the streamer Natalia “Alinity” Mogollon. She has repeatedly been in negative situations:

She is still active on Twitch today.

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Alinity is still active on Twitch despite numerous violations.

On the other hand, there are always streamers who have received harsher penalties for lesser offenses:

The CEO of Twitch admitted mistakes, but stated that they always consider the context of the situation when it comes to bans. Nevertheless, many see no clear line in the bans and accuse Twitch of protecting their “favorites”.

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Popular MOBA Paragon died when Fortnite became a hit – fan project aims to revive it

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In 2018, Epic Games shut down its MOBA Paragon because it could not engage enough players long term. Now it might return in the form of the project “Overprime.” You currently cannot play the project.

What Paragon was: The arena shooter Paragon was released in 2016 for the PS4 and PC, but was only meant to stay online for two years. Already in April 2018, the game was shut down by Epic Games. The explanation back then: While the game was well received by many, in the end only a fraction remained. So there was, in the end, a enthusiastic but small fanbase for Paragon.

Then Fortnite became a massive success, and resources from Paragon were diverted for the development of the Battle Royale. Content updates for Paragon became less and less, until the plug was finally pulled.

However, the story of Paragon did not end with its shutdown. A petition called for – ultimately in vain – the rescue of the popular game. However, Epic Games released the game’s assets in the Unreal Engine asset store, where anyone could use them who wanted to work with the engine.

This led to the creation of the fan project “Overprime”, which is now taking the next step.

Update: 01/25/2021: Note added.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTyUQ7TsnTo
The Overprime preview shows what the “new Paragon” is supposed to look like

Overprime developers join a larger studio

This is Overprime: Overprime looks like a mix between Paragon and Overwatch. It has been developed for some time by the South Korean team “SoulEVE.” They state that they want to recreate the good gameplay experience from Paragon in this project and are also taking feedback from players who loved Paragon.

Currently, there are 21 playable characters and one map with the possibility of playing 5 vs 5 matches. The developers want to focus on fast, action-packed team fights. Currently, it is only available for testing on PC, but the developers also aim for consoles and crossplay later.

Note: While you can download the game, currently neither can you create an account nor play the game. This should only be officially possible once the game is released on the Steam platform.

So far, SoulEVE has reportedly developed the game almost as a part-time job, but this is now going to change. The Korean studio Netmarble, known primarily for mobile games, has purchased Team SoulEVE according to a report by the Korean site Inven. The developers are now expected to join the Netmarble F&C division and continue working on Overprime (via Inven).

https://twitter.com/OverPrime_/status/1344154170081882118?s=20

Already in December 2020, it was announced via Twitter that further developers had been brought on board and that they would switch to full-time work on the game. The developers stated back then that they wanted to further improve Paragon – and were aiming for a release on Steam followed by the PS5.

There are currently no clear dates for Overprime yet, but it looks like the game is now going to take the next development steps.

Are you looking for new shooter games? Then perhaps Scavengers is something for you – it is supposed to be a new kind of shooter.

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New Free2Play MMORPG releases on Steam – Reviews tear it apart immediately

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On Steam, the new free-to-play MMORPG DreamScapes Dimensions has now entered Early Access. The online role-playing game is not well received by players: they tear it apart in Steam reviews.

What kind of MMORPG is this? DreamScapes Dimensions has been in Early Access on Steam since January 22. Behind the title is the indie developer AHDS. It is a free-to-play MMORPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Players navigate through a game world divided into hubs from a first-person perspective.

Here’s what the description says about DreamScapes Dimensions:

  • A comprehensive character editor
  • Various races such as humans, elves, dwarves, orcs
  • Character attributes like strength, agility
  • Crafting
  • Magic
  • Housing elements that allow building your own homes, castles, and temples

The game world is procedurally generated and offers random adventures in various areas such as forests and caves.

Here you can find a video from the developers about Dreamscapes Dimensions:

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DreamScapes Dimensions “barely works”

How is Dimensions received? Initial testers are mostly dissatisfied. The most common criticisms revolve around the technical state of the game, which is said to be very poor even for an Early Access title. The most frequently mentioned points include:

  • Way too long loading times
  • Outdated graphics
  • Frequent frame rate drops
  • Poor tutorials
  • Various “gamebreaking” glitches

Some players apparently do not even get to test the actual gameplay. For example, Psychopatton writes: “An hour to get into the game (45 minutes waiting for the download [(Note from the Editor) of the game world] and 15 minutes for character creation), 4 crashes in the first 15 minutes of actual gameplay, all while walking through doors […]. Not for me, but it’s free to try.” 

via Steam

The loading times are the most frequently mentioned point of criticism, other players like iBeObscure describe Dimensions as “unplayable”. 

Are you following the development on Steam? These were the 12 top games of 2020.

This is what DreamScapes Dimension looks like in Early Access. Source: Steam

Are there positive voices as well? Some reviewers, like user torca, have shown more patience and can indeed report positives. The loading times would only be that long the first time, afterwards it runs better. And if you overlook the bugs and glitches, you have a raw old-school MMO.

“It’s an old-school MMO, but one with potential that I hope will be continued. […] It’s not for everyone, but I personally enjoy identifying bugs, interacting with the developer, and watching a game grow. That’s the purpose of the Early Access system for me.”

via Steam

Remnant also writes that the game is “more for people who miss RPGs from the 90s.” – via Steam 

However, other positive reviews seem to be more sarcastic in nature. For instance, user Terranin writes that the game is next-gen and the combat system is better than in The Elder Scrolls Online. (via Steam)

Also interesting: With Runescape, another old-school MMORPG has scored 93% positive reviews on Steam.

Is DreamScapes Dimension worth it? At the moment, the game is really only for those who are frustration-resistant and have an affinity for old-school RPGs from the 90s. The multitude of bugs and eternal loading times seem to spoil the fun for most testers. Since it is a free-to-play MMO, it depends only on your time and motivation.

Will you try DreamScapes Dimensions, or have you perhaps already taken a look? What do you think?

DreamScapes Dimensions is not the first free-to-play game that has been rated very negatively on Steam. Another one was Rebirth Online, which was released in August 2020.

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Fortnite teases mysterious skin – then deletes everything to cover its tracks

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Fortnite posted some teasers on Twitter that told a story of Drift, an evil force, and an unknown character. But then they deleted everything. We will show you what happened.

Update 17:10: The suspicion has been confirmed. The mysterious character will actually be the next skin in the Crew Pack. Fortnite announced this on Twitter. It is “Vi”, a female character in fox style.

Vi will be the next skin in the Crew Pack and will be available in February

What happened? On Sunday, January 24, Fortnite published several posts on Twitter and changed their profile picture. They mentioned a fox clan that is said to be in danger. The posts were directed at Drift, known from Season 5 – Chapter 1.

But since an “evil force” is said to be after the clan, the tweets were deleted to cover their tracks. Will we soon see a new character coming to the Fortnite map?

“The Fox Clan is in Trouble”

What was seen in the tweets? As mentioned, all tweets and teasers have now been deleted by Fortnite. However, Forbes was able to secure screenshots of the tweets.

It started when Fortnite changed their profile picture on Twitter to show a logo of a fox. Then the first tweets addressing Drift appeared:

The connection was established and someone spoke to Drift. This mysterious character seems eager to have a conversation with Drift, as the fox clan is in dire need of help.

The character continues to say they are being hunted by something “evil and old” and he is the only one who could escape.

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According to the character, Drift is also in danger, because “whoever gave you that mask has made you a target.” He seems to be referring to the fox mask that Drift wears in a style variant as a skin.

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Drift wears a fox mask that apparently makes him a target of evil

The mysterious character warns Drift that if they do not work together and form a team, the evil ones will soon be after him.

The connection had to be cut off as the evil ones approached. The mysterious character said he had to cover his tracks and that they would hopefully see each other again soon.

This was the last tweet before Fortnite deleted all posts related to it again and changed the profile picture back. It now looks like this conversation never took place on their Twitter profile. This is probably also the goal, so that this mysterious character is not discovered by this evil force.

Will this be a new Crew Skin?

What could these teasers mean? The story itself is already mysterious enough, but what could it all possibly mean? Here is what we know so far:

  • The character from the tweets seems to still be unknown
  • The teaser image shows a skin that does not exist yet
  • The next Crew Skin has also been teased with a fox

So, looking at all the hints together, it seems very likely that this mysterious character could become the new skin from the Fortnite Crew Subscription.

One of the teasers that Fortnite showed yesterday. Left in the image – a new mysterious skin?
Source: Twitter _Kari_uwu

It is also exciting that apparently the story of Drift seems to be repeating itself. He was the main character back when Season 5 – Chapter 1 ran. Now he seems to be returning in Season 5 – Chapter 2.

This repetition of the story also leads to another theory that players have: “The seasons repeat themselves in Chapter 2, but with a twist.” The theory that “Kevin” the cube will return in Season 6 and cause chaos on the map would also be a possibility to consider.

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16-Year-Old Rules Twitch Today – Was Once an Embarrassing Stream-Sniper

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The Twitch streamer and YouTuber Tommyinnit is currently dominating the streaming platform Twitch with Minecraft. A few years ago, however, the 16-year-old was still a huge fanboy of shooter legend shroud and pursued the stream sniper in PUBG, as he now recounts.

This is Tommyinnit: Currently, hardly any streamer is convincing on Twitch as much as 16-year-old Thomas “Tommyinnit” Simons:

  • Currently, his channel is growing on Twitch faster than any other
  • Tommyinnit had peaked at 650,000 viewers in the last 7 days – as much as no other channel (via sullygnome)
  • The special thing is that he only streams “briefly”: His Minecraft streams last only between one or two hours. Many of the big streamers are on air for 10 to 12 hours straight. However, Tommyinnit has an extremely high number of viewers in the short time he streams and is therefore currently one of the top 5 most-watched streamers in the world.

The British streamer has committed some youthful sins that he is now confessing. In 2018, he was a fanboy of streamer shroud. In a new video on YouTube, Tommyinnit explains his story with shroud.

Tommyinnit was a fanboy of shroud – played the protector

This is what Tommyinnit said: In a video from January 19, Tommyinnit tells the story of him and shroud. Because back then, Tommyinnit did everything to get into the same PUBG matches as shroud. This behavior is called “Stream Sniping” – it is actually frowned upon. Because streamers want to play “authentically” and not be bothered by fans vying for their attention during their streams.

His career as a stream sniper began on August 9, 2018. That was when sommyinnit was killed by shroud for the first time. But more importantly: shroud mentioned the name of the boy.

Tommyinnit now tells in the video that it was a fantastic feeling and that they became “best friends” because shroud apparently knew him.

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In this video, Tommyinnit talks about the virtual meetings with shroud.

After that, the story continued, and Tommyinnit regularly tried to get into shroud’s PUBG rounds and talk to him.

  • So they met on a map, and Tommyinnit ran to an opponent who was just attacking shroud – he wanted to save his idol from elimination
  • In a later round, the two streamers met again. There, they even talked longer, and Tommyinnit introduced shroud to his buddy, who was staying over at his place

In general, Tommyinnit reports that there were many great moments when he met shroud. He regularly made it his mission to get into games where shroud was playing.

However, Tommyinnit also talks about the difficulties of stream sniping. He says: “I had to stay awake until 11:00 PM, which is really quite late for a 14-year-old!”

This is how the viewers reacted: Many of Tommyinnit’s viewers, who are still teenagers themselves, identify with his statements. The feeling of being the best friend of the streamer just because he reads the name seems to be known. In the comments, there are many ironic statements, but understanding for Tommyinnit’s actions is given.

Wolfy C1-37 writes in the comments: “Oh shit, they are really best friends, shroud knows who he [Tommyinnit] is!”

Particularly well received is apparently that Tommyinnit can laugh about his behavior today and often alludes to how incredibly embarrassing it all was, how terrible he sounds in the videos and how crazy excited he was to just be near shroud.

His honest and authentic way of dealing with his behavior, which is generally frowned upon, makes the streamer likable.

This is interesting: Stream sniping is generally frowned upon, and Twitch does not like it either. Nevertheless, Tommyinnit’s statements come across so sympathetically that there is hardly any criticism. The video has already received 296,000 thumbs up and only 1,900 thumbs down (as of January 25 at 12:30 PM).

The viewers understand the action, as Tommyinnit was not toxic to shroud but even wanted to help him. He used PUBG to be close to his streamer idol.

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This is the current status of shroud and Tommyinnit: A few days ago, the two streamers met again. This time in Minecraft, the game through which Tommyinnit became truly successful.

The two met again on the OfflineTV server. However, shroud did not seem very pleased with the reunion. Tommyinnit then mentions that shroud left the server shortly after. Nevertheless, even three years after their first meeting, Tommyinnit does not want to stop stream sniping. His next attempt will be on the OfflineTV Rust server. shroud is also regularly seen there.

Amid all the stream sniping, Tommyinnit emphasizes that he only wants to help shroud and does not want to eliminate him at all. Other streamers have already acted quite differently. For example, xQc was temporarily banned for eliminating a colleague through stream sniping:

Big streamers demand Twitch ban for xQc for cheating live in the tournament

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The creepiest Minecraft legend finally comes to an end

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The origin of the creepy “Herobrine” legend has been found. The probably most eerie character from Minecraft that never existed.

In a game with the age of Minecraft, there are many legends and rumors. One of these urban legends is about the strange character Herobrine, whom several players are said to have encountered in the game world. Now the origin of this rumor has been found – the world in which Herobrine supposedly first appeared.

Who is Herobrine? Herobrine is an old Minecraft legend. This is a character who uses the default player skin but has creepy white eyes. In an early video, Herobrine suddenly appeared in the house of a player who had just returned.

Herobrine is said, according to internet legend, to have been a tribute to the deceased brother of Minecraft developer Notch, who immortalized him in the game.

Unfortunately, the original video of one of the first sightings no longer exists in acceptable quality, but you can see a (fairly faithful) remake here:

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What else did Herobrine do? Quickly, more and more stories were built around Herobrine. Allegedly, one could sometimes see the character in the distance and observe strange behavior. He is said to have dug small 2×2 tunnels or removed leaves from trees.

However, Herobrine soon became a dark creature that would sneak up on players, scare them, and push them to their deaths. He lurks behind dark corners or at the ends of very long corridors, visible only for a few moments before disappearing again. He often lures players into his 2×2 tunnels, then closes them off and symbolically buries the player alive.

What has been found now? It concerns the Minecraft world in which Herobrine was supposedly discovered for the first time. This world, like all worlds in Minecraft, has a specific seed that has now been found by the “Minecraft@Home” team. Those who want to see the game world need a “Historical Version” of Minecraft, specifically version a1.0.16. Then you need to select the seed code “478868574082066804” and go to the coordinates X= 5, Y=71 and Z= -298. That is exactly the place where the Herobrine myth developed.

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Developer further fueled the Herobrine legend: The former Minecraft developer Notch further fueled the legend of Herobrine. After Herobrine gained attention as an internet phenomenon, Notch added the note “Removed Herobrine” at the end of almost all patch notes for Minecraft, indicating that Herobrine had been removed from the game. This didn’t happen just once, but at almost every patch, leading many players to further spin the story of Herobrine.

For apparently, the “evil code” of Herobrine was so powerful that it survived in the game files even when the developer deleted it. A typical creepypasta story.

Minecraft@Home has found more seeds – such as the most famous patch seeds!

Is there any truth to Herobrine? Nothing. Herobrine never existed in the game and all videos of him are fake. They are either edited images or just other players in multiplayer using a Herobrine skin. Herobrine never existed in the game code, and Notch never had a brother he wanted to immortalize in the game. This is a classic example of a modern internet legend that has taken on a life of its own.

The streamer Copeland, who created the first video about Herobrine, admitted a while later that it was a fake. He had simply changed the texture of an image so that it looked like Herobrine.

But maybe Herobrine just wants us to think that way… just like Creepers sometimes disguise themselves as friends.

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CoD Warzone: Grau 5.56 is again one of the best weapons – Here’s how to play it right

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The Grau 5.56 was for a time the benchmark in Call of Duty: Warzone. After a nerf, many players lost sight of the weapon, but now it’s back and MeinMMO shows you how it is one of the best weapons in the Battle Royale.

Update January 3, 2022: We have checked the setup option in the article and can still recommend the attachment combination.

What makes the Grau special? Players of Call of Duty: Warzone who were active in the Battle Royale during the summer of 2020 will remember this firearm well. At that time, the weapon was practically “unmissable” and almost every killcam showed a kill with the Grau 5.56.

This was mainly due to two of its special characteristics:

  • Very good iron sight
  • Extremely high stability for accurate hits

After a small nerf, the weapon was suddenly out and the LMG Bruen Mk9 took over. After the weakening of the overpowering DMR 14 and a range nerf of the Kilo 141, the Grau is back on the radar, and some players even suspect that it has been buffed a bit.

Although there are no indications of a buff, the Grau 5.56 is now back among the best weapons in Warzone. Its accuracy provides a good feeling when firing, giving you security and confidence. MeinMMO shows you how to get the best out of the assault rifle.

CoD Warzone – Grau setup for a secure feeling

How do I build a strong setup? The Grau essentially needs a classic setup for “Modern Warfare” assault rifles in Warzone. Mono suppressor, longest barrel, larger magazine and a under-barrel attachment for better aiming. However, you should do without a large sight.

Iron sights are so “clean” and open that you should try the weapon without a sight – even if you usually don’t like it. The Warzone expert “JGOD” calls the sight in his latest English YouTube video about the Grau the best iron sight ever in a CoD.

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Warzone Grau 5.56 Build

  • Muzzle: Suppressor (Monolithic)
  • Barrel: Tempus 26.4″ Archangel
  • Laser: Tactical Laser
  • Under-barrel: Commando Foregrip
  • Ammo: 60 Round Mag

The barrel and muzzle increase the range of your first damage zone to nearly 48 meters. Up to this distance, you need 9 hits to knock out an opponent with full armor (658 milliseconds). After that, you need 12 shots (904 milliseconds). Additionally, with the suppressor, you are not visible on the map when firing and have the strong iron sight and increased recoil control from the long barrel.

The Commando Foregrip brings the already low horizontal recoil to a hardly noticeable level, making the Grau a real laser. In terms of recoil control, only the M13 can keep up with automatic weapons, which sacrifices a bit more damage. A larger magazine is also set to exert more pressure when multiple enemies are in the line of fire.

The attachments mentioned so far can be seen as “base attachments”. They bring the Grau to a level where it performs decently at almost any distance. The last attachment is a matter of taste – we recommend the tactical laser here, which significantly lowers your “time to aim”.

However, you can also choose a stock, grip, or sight if you prefer that. The perk “Fully Loaded” can also help you if you prefer a weapon with full ammunition.

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How should I use the Grau? The weapon is an all-round rifle focused on range. You can land secure hits even at long distances and even annoy snipers when you see their sight glare, if you see their scope reflection. Try to get headshots at medium range. The Grau is so stable that you can aim for hard headshots here.

As a secondary weapon, you should equip a submachine gun, like the MAC-10 or one of the two MP5s. In 1v1 duels, you will quickly find yourself at a disadvantage in close combat otherwise. If you also have the tactical laser, enemies can spot you if you are in their sights.

How does it compare to other strong weapons? The Grau 5.56 profiles itself entirely through its strong iron sight and high stability. You can hit your targets much easier and more reliably than with the stronger competition. Since you’re saving a sight, you also have an attachment slot free that allows for other bonus selections. However, in the time-to-kill comparison, it ranks poorly:

cod warzone weapons grau comparison amax m13 FFAR
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If you celebrated the Grau at its last peak, it might be worth pulling it back out of the weapons cabinet now. Even if you are just looking for a stable weapon right now, you should try the rifle.

If you want to know which weapons in the “Modern Warfare” arsenal are among the most stable, check out our ranking of the 10 most stable weapons.

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This is how PUBG will ensure that its toxic players behave nicely

Florian Franck Florian Franck Reading time 3 minutes

In PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) you can earn points for good behavior in the future. The Battle Royale will receive a reputation system with update 10.2, allowing you to evaluate your teammates. Will toxic players become better people because of this?

What is the reputation system? The reputation system shows other players whether you behave decently or if you are a toxic flamer ruining the fun for everyone. The reputation level ranges from 0 to 5.

Your reputation is displayed to other players directly next to your username. It is also shown in team searches and the list of teammates.

The reputation system outwardly shows how you treat your teammates. This gives others an impression of what kind of teammate you are, as well as who you are playing with.

This is how the reputation system works in PUBG

At the start, everyone begins with a reputation level of 2. If you get reported for negative behavior, it can lead to a loss of reputation. Negative behavior is defined in the PUBG blog post about the new update as follows: 

  • Hindering teammates through your own gameplay
  • Verbal outbursts in voice chat
  • Team kills
  • Repeatedly leaving matches without returning
Every PUBG player starts at level 2 in the new reputation system.

If a player violates PUBG’s terms of service, this can also lead to a downgrade in reputation level. In the future, cheaters may lose their entire in-game reputation in addition to a temporary ban. A report on suspected cheating has no impact on the reputation level.

Those who behave positively will be rewarded: Your reputation level increases with normal gameplay in both regular matches and ranked mode. As of now, positive ratings from teammates are not possible.

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Will toxic gamers become better people now?

Hatred, cyberbullying, and sexual harassment are major problems on the internet and social networks, as well as in video games.

Behind the supposed anonymity, many tend to extreme reactions. Particularly when teammates have been randomly selected by the game and things aren’t going the way the player would like it to.

It doesn’t matter if you’re playing PUBG, Rocket League, Minecraft, or any other game with strangers. Many developers have already responded by integrating reporting systems into their games, trying to combat hate on the internet.

The player receives no feedback on whether a report has had any effect. So it is unclear whether and when a player will receive punishment for their behavior. 

Players who behave well in PUBG gain more reputation.

This is how the new reputation system works: The visual display allows for an initial assessment of whether the teammate has shown positive behavior in the past or has behaved toxically towards others. With the system, a piece of anonymity fades, and other players may think twice about playing with someone who has a low level in the reputation system.

The incentive to behave positively and rank up may also lead many players to reconsider their own behavior. 

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Will this work? Anyone who is faced with a mirror and called “toxic” by the game may reconsider their attitude towards teammates.

Statements like: “How did you get to this low rank? You are actually nice?” could be common among friends. Through the visual branding as a toxic player, they will find it difficult to find suitable teammates in the future. 

Whether PUBG will use the reputation system in the future with random teams is unknown. This scenario is conceivable, allowing nice and toxic players to be separated in the future.

Are there comparable systems in other games? In League of Legends, toxic players are already punished. Those who behave badly in LoL and insult others in chat are sometimes automatically banned. If someone wishes another to die (“kys” – Kill yourself), they will be banned for 14 days on first offense. If they continue to do so, they risk a permanent ban. Although there is no reputation system in the MOBA from Riot Games, the consistent action by developers against hate does have an effect, and at least in the in-game chat, players think twice before insulting a teammate.

PUBG will not be able to convert all toxic players into better people. But the step taken now is a right and important one to banish hate from the internet. 

We at MeinMMO, GameStar, and GamePro stand against hate and discrimination.

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