In Fortnite there could soon be major changes to vehicles. A leak suggests that mods are coming to the game that will allow for customization.
A leaker revealed this: On Twitter, HYPEX, a well-known Fortnite leaker, mentioned mods. These mods are supposed to be attachments for your vehicles that will allow for weapon installation as well as other customizations.
This could throw Fortnite’s meta into disarray. We show you the leak and reveal what might be behind it.
Attachments for Vehicles – Is this possible?
This is the leak: HYPEX writes on Twitter that there will not only be weapon mods for vehicles but also other attachments for cars. He mentioned that these would behave differently on various surfaces. Roads, mud, and grass were named by the leaker as surfaces that could influence the cars.
Weapons that you can equip on the car are said to be particularly interesting. So you could soon be driving vehicles that shoot while you steer.
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The new leak takes a step further and claims that not only weapons are coming, but also further customization options. Fortnite is apparently working on improvements for vehicles, but we do not yet know the exact scope of this.
However, one must also consider that these are just leaks. Fortnite has not officially released any data on this yet.
This could change in the game: Armed vehicles have been a problem in Fortnite in the past. There was already the X-4 Stormwing aircraft, which could attack opponents from above. The aircraft had unlimited ammunition and was considered overpowered.
An armed vehicle could be similarly strong. This means you are fast and somewhat protected. Opponents could hardly do anything against a powerful turret on the vehicle. It remains to be seen how strong the weapons on the vehicles will actually be.
It will also be just as exciting with a mysterious skin that Fortnite is teasing:
The Johto Event in Pokémon GO has started, and it offers a variety of tasks and even a surprise for trainers. We show you Shinies, quests, and raid bosses.
How long does the event run? The Johto Event runs from today, January 24, at 10:00 AM, until Sunday, January 31, at 8:00 PM. You have only a few days to secure the bonuses and Pokémon.
During the event, everything revolves around the 2nd generation of Pokémon. Some details were announced in advance, but there were also surprises.
Special Research on Ho-Oh, Quests, and Shinies
What is surprising about the event? While many Pokémon and quests were announced beforehand, there was a surprising special research on Ho-Oh.
This runs from today at 10:00 AM until February 7 at 8:00 PM. Through this special research, which deals with Team GO Rocket, you can catch a Ho-Oh with the move Earthquake.
Johto Celebration Event (1/2)
Catch 15 Dark-type Pokémon – 5 Super Balls
Catch 15 Shadow Pokémon – 5 Revives
Defeat a Team GO Rocket leader 3 times – Encounter with Larvitar
These are the quests: In addition to Ho-Oh, there are 4 new field research tasks in the game. We show you the rewards:
Use 2 berries while catching Pokémon
Encounter with Chikorita, Cyndaquil, or Totodile
Take a snapshot with your buddy
Encounter with Hoppip or Electrike
Catch 5 Grass-type Pokémon
Encounter with Sudowoodo
Use 7 berries while catching Pokémon
Encounter with Miltank or Stardust
Additionally, there is again a Johto Collector Challenge. For this, you need to catch the following Pokémon: Chikorita, Cyndaquil, Totodile, Sudowoodo, Sunkern, Murkrow, Delibird, Miltank, and Larvitar.
The reward is 15 Poké Balls, 10 Ultra Balls, and 1 Incense.
Are there new Shinies? Yes, a new Shiny was announced with Miltank, which is blue instead of pink. According to reddit, however, the chance for it is not increased, unlike with Stunfisk in the Hoenn event.
Miltank in the normal and Shiny version.
All Raid Bosses for the Johto Event
These are the new bosses: There are again new raid bosses in Pokémon GO. Most of them come from the 2nd generation. The Pokémon with one star can be encountered as Shiny:
The head of the gaming platform Steam, Gabe Newell, gave an interview on the topic of “brain-computer interfaces” (BCI). There, he talked about what they are supposed to accomplish – and it sounds suspiciously similar to known science fiction scenarios like Shadowrun.
Gabe Newell speaks in the interview with the New Zealand news site 1 NEWS about the gaming technologies of the future, specifically about brain-computer interfaces.
In the new interview, Newell explains what exactly such a thing could look like. He talks about how the experiences with these BCIs, the brain-computer interfaces, will be much better than what players can currently perceive through their “meat peripherals”.
Gabe Newell is convinced of BCIs that might even enable something like Sword Art Online.
“The real world will appear flat, colorless, and blurry”
This is what Newell says: According to Newell, the games of the future can directly engage the senses, ensuring a better experience. He even claims that the real world will fade in comparison:
You are used to perceiving the world through your eyes. But eyes were created by this miser who doesn’t care about failure rates and reproduction rights. When something is broken, there is no way to effectively repair it. This makes total sense from an evolutionary standpoint, but it does not reflect any consumer interests.
For the visual experience, the visual accuracy that we can create, the real world will no longer be the benchmark by which we measure for the best possible outcome. The real world will look flat, colorless, and blurry compared to the experiences that can be generated directly in people’s brains.
How is it supposed to work? The technology is supposed to be able to read how the player feels. If they are excited, surprised, sad, bored, or distracted, the game could react directly to that.
If the game registers boredom in the player’s brain, it could increase the difficulty level.
“Indistinguishable from science fiction”
It continues like this: According to Newell, many discussions on the topic are indistinguishable from science fiction. And reading emotions seems to be just the beginning: “Where it gets strange is when a BCI becomes editable, who you are.”
In the distant future, it should be possible to influence feelings and the brain, perhaps via an app.
One of the early applications I expect is improved sleep. Sleep will be an app that you use and say: ‘Oh, I need this much sleep. I need this much REM.’
Even pain outside of one’s physical body could be felt. Newell says, “You could make people think that something hurts them by hurting their tool, which is itself a complicated issue.”
What does this have to do with Shadowrun? In the world of Shadowrun, people have the “book in their head,” a brain-computer interface.
Shadowrun takes place in a dystopian future where humans and technology have merged significantly. There are SimSense chips and “BTLs” (short for “Better Than Life”) there.
These are simulations that allow for more intense experiences than would be possible with a human body alone.
For such an experience, the user must, for example, connect through a socket in their head with a “deck” that can play the corresponding chips. With the BTLS that are illegally modified and enhanced, the intensity of the experience can even lead to death.
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Newell’s vision of BCIs is not quite as dystopian as in Shadowrun. Valve is currently focusing on “non-invasive” technology such as headsets that read brainwaves without needing to drill for damage.
However, it will still take some time until there are user devices, and even then, everyone will have to decide for themselves whether they want to use something like that.
Valve is currently working on open-source software for BCIs, which developers should start using to read brain signals correctly. According to Newell, every developer should start working with BCIs by 2022.
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A new MMORPG has launched on Steam called Milkcraft that looks and plays like Minecraft.
What exactly is Milkcraft? Milkcraft is a sandbox MMORPG in which you explore a vast world based on Norse mythology. You will visit places like Midgard, Alfheim, and an area called Nibelungen. Additionally, you will visit the Tree of Life, Yggdrasil, around which, according to Norse legends, all worlds exist.
As it is a sandbox game, you are free in what you can do in the game. It is possible to mine resources to create items. You build houses and, together with other players, complete settlements.
Moreover, it is also possible to explore the world. Many dangers await you, including monsters. You will explore ancient ruins, dungeons, enchanted temples, and more. There are even boss monsters.
Visually, the MMORPG is heavily inspired by Minecraft. Even the interface looks like it came from Mojang’s game. Therefore, it could be a total conversion of Minecraft.
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What does the game cost? You can download it for free since January 22, 2021, as a free-to-play game and get started right away. The game is financed through microtransactions. You can get it directly from Steam.
How is Milkcraft received? The reviews on Steam are somewhat mixed. The reviews stand at “Mixed” with 51%. Here we summarize a few voices for you:
星海天邪 writes (via Steam): “The game is not a copy of Minecraft. Rather, it is a kind of Warcraft in Minecraft style.”
Motivate Doku states (via Steam): “I see a lot of potential in the game. The mechanics are easy to learn, though a bit confusing, and there are still some issues here and there. However, I enjoyed the entire gaming experience.”
Terranin explains (via Steam): “It’s quite good so far. I hope it develops in a good direction in the future.”
BreakrVoid disagrees (via Steam): “The game is really terrible. All NPCs look bad. I played it for 30 minutes and there wasn’t even a tutorial.”
Kyle Makore is also not impressed (via Steam): “The combat is trash. The starting area is strange. After trying out the combat, I had enough and uninstalled it.”
Opinions are strongly divided. Since Milkcraft is free, you can also make up your own mind at any time.
What do you think of Milkcraft? Is this a game that interests you?
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins has been streaming on Twitch again for a few months. Although he still has the most followers there, his viewer numbers are no longer as high as they used to be. He is also still teased about Mixer and has to deal with trolls. He spoke about this with the New York Times.
Currently, Ninja mainly streams Valorant and occasionally Fortnite and LoL. In the last 14 days, he had an average of 16,030 viewers. This puts him exactly at 100th place among the most-watched channels on Twitch (via Sullygnomes).
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is the boy with blue hair that many got to know through Fortnite.
Ninja is still teased about the Mixer deal, regrets nothing
What did Ninja say? In the interview, Ninja mentioned that it takes a thick skin to survive as a streamer. After his transition from Mixer back to Twitch, he was no longer number 1. And that’s exactly what he was teased about:
When we came back from Mixer, I knew I would no longer be the biggest streamer in terms of viewer numbers. You don’t become the No. 1 streamer, leave, come back, and suddenly be number 1 again.
People come into my chat and say: “You are falling off. LOL. Good Mixer move, man.” The Mixer move was smart. I regret nothing of what I’ve done.
Even during his time at Mixer, there were always people criticizing him for the switch. Ninja is considered very ambitious and stated that he was afraid the hype surrounding Fortnite would fade and his career would evaporate.
On Mixer, he had a secured income in the millions and felt much more relaxed because he didn’t have to stream every day.
As early as summer 2020, he reacted annoyed to such statements. In a video (from minute 0:31), Ninja said that he reached millions outside of Mixer on platforms like YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok and that he is doing financially exceptionally well:
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What is currently bothering Ninja the most? Ninja is particularly annoyed by being teased by people with silly names who actually enjoy being criticized in the stream:
When you respond to them, they say: “He said my name!” Their name is then PeepSniffer69, and they read their name, and their next comment after I’ve roasted them is that they giggle like a little schoolgirl and say: “You noticed me!”
That’s the worst.
This isn’t just a problem on Twitch, but of general internet culture. He wishes this anonymity didn’t exist and that people were held accountable.
The law should be able to trace which person is behind the insults and then call the parents of little “Jimmy”. In general, he advises parents to listen to their children when they play alone in their rooms. They would learn a lot about their child’s character that way.
Ninja generally sounds annoyed
What else was discussed? During the interview, the Twitch streamer spoke about trolls as well as streaming with women. Here, too, Ninja showed annoyance, as such streams often lead to rumors:
I thought I would do everything in my power to ensure that no one could spread rumors or make YouTube clickbait videos: ‘Ninja is playing a lot with this person lately. They are flirting. Here is a clip.’
Do you know how to prevent that? By not allowing it! That’s what was going through my mind. I still stand by the fact that as a married man, you shouldn’t really spend much time alone with a woman. I mean, she could be your best friend, that’s totally cool.
But if I happen to start playing with a woman that no one knows, then people will start talking. So if I play with female gamers, I do that in a big group so there isn’t this one-on-one interaction.
Ninja with his wife Jessica Blevins, who is also his manager.
His career is a success: Ninja seems somewhat frustrated, although he has done many things right in his career. Because now he is also present outside of streaming platforms and has further expanded his brand:
The Call of Duty: League season of CoD: Black Ops Cold War starts without sniper rifles. The reason is the state of the game, as an important counter-item to the big guns is broken.
What’s going on? The “Call of Duty: League” (CDL) is an E-sports league created by Call of Duty itself that has been played since 2020 and Modern Warfare. All teams are assigned to an American or European city and compete over several months for the best spots in the “Champions Weekend,” where the world championship title is at stake.
The CoD professionals play with different rules than in normal matches. For instance, most weapon classes are locked and certain equipment is prohibited. LMGs, shotguns, and tactical rifles are excluded, as is the popular Stim Shot for healing.
In addition to the official rule set, the matches are also subject to so-called “Gentleman Agreements” (GAs). If the professionals identify equipment that they consider incompatible with the competitive standards of the league, the players coordinate with each other and can thus ban additional weapons, equipment, or even play styles.
This has now also happened with sniper rifles. The large weapons are temporarily part of the GA and thus banned in official matches. The reason is a broken item in Cold War.
Snipers like the Pellington won’t be present in CDL matches for now.
Equipment is so broken that snipers are dropped
Which item isn’t working properly? It’s about the smoke grenade. This item creates a large smoke wall after being thrown, providing protection from visibility and possible gunfire. Since thermal sights (which players can use to detect through smoke) are also banned in the CDL due to the GAs, the smoke grenade essentially always creates a relatively safe area and is therefore the best tactical item to counter sniper rifles.
However, the item is broken – it sometimes doesn’t work properly and introduces an unknown variable into the game. After several weeks of scrim matches (practice games), the professionals decided to add the smoke grenades to their GA list. Shortly thereafter, the sniper rifles followed, as without the smoke they are simply too strong.
Will snipers return to the CDL? That currently depends solely on the state of Cold War. As long as the “smokes” are broken, the snipers will remain shelved. According to the US news site Dexerto, the professionals have already tried quite a bit to find a compromise for the sniper.
Among other things, they wanted to allow the weapons without attachments or only in a game mode (Search & Destroy). But nothing helped – without smoke, the sniper rifles are too strong and had to be dropped.
What are the current rules in the CDL? To give you insight into how the league is played, here are some excerpts from the current rulebook. However, things may change during the season.
Game modes & Maps
Hardpoint on Checkmate, Crossroads, Garrison, Moscow, and Raid
Search & Destroy on Checkmate, Garrison, Miami, and Raid
Control on Checkmate, Garrison, and Raid
Prohibited Equipment
Primary Weapons: LMGs & Tactical Rifles
Secondary Weapons: Shotguns, Rocket Launchers, and the M79 Grenade Launcher
Attachments: SWAT-5mw Laser Sight, Yellow Dot, and Akimbo Attachments
Tactical Equipment: Stun and Smoke Grenade
Primary Equipment: C4 and Tomahawk
Field Upgrades: Proximity Mine, Field Microphone, and Gas Mine
The list shows the most important restrictions when it comes to equipment choices and indicates under what restrictions the professionals must play. Notably, the ban on the AK-47. The professionals say the weapon is too powerful for the CDL. Whether the removal of the sniper rifles from the CDL matches will prove equally interesting remains to be seen.
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A British company has posted an unusual job vacancy: For a salary of £30,000, an employee will only play games for an entire year. This appears to be a promotional stunt to raise awareness for a hardware provider.
What kind of company is this? The company OPSYS (roughly: Overpowered Systems) is a British hardware seller based in Stockport: A company where you can assemble your own PC.
The company presents itself offensively and edgy with a “in-your-face” attitude. They want to make it clear: Our PCs blow regular PCs away and fry their circuits with their incredible superiority. When you play on our PC, you are automatically a legitimate gamer. We speak your language, and it is IMBA.
Job Offer: €33,000 to play games for a year
This is the job offer: The logic behind the job posting is: “Before we pay €33,000 to a marketing agency, we’d rather give it directly to you.”
The job consists of gaming on OP Systems’ computers. The applicant needs no prior experience. It is even stated that anyone who has done anything else in life besides gaming needs a good explanation for it.
It becomes clear that they are looking for a gamer who has a problem with their normative, bourgeois parents. They would have ruined the potential applicant’s life with a terrible name. They are seeking people who have been rejected by their parents because they are addicted to games and constantly play. Parents hate that, as we know.
They want the ultimate gamer for the job: One who doesn’t need to read about games because he already knows everything. He should practically have fallen into a cauldron of gamer potion as a child.
How to get the job? To apply for the job, you must post a 60-second video on Twitter, YouTube, or Instagram explaining why you are the right person for the job and want to become a professional gamer. You must tag “OPSYS_gaming” on Twitter or Instagram and use the hashtag #OPSYSDreamJob with the video.
The application period lasts until April 9th. The job starts on August 1st, 2021, and allegedly comes with a contract for £30,000 over 12 months.
Dream job doesn’t sound serious – Applications are still lacking
What to consider: Some companies that configure PCs are often accused of being too expensive. Experienced PC builders frequently complain: If you assemble the PC yourself, it becomes much cheaper. Therefore, companies try to attract attention through special promotions.
This all doesn’t sound very serious. At the moment, it seems that no one has applied for the job: The hashtags on the platforms are still empty.
How serious the job is, is difficult to assess. It appears to be a young company trying to gain attention with an aggressive PR stunt. The British PC Gamer raises its eyebrows skeptically and complains about the “outdated concept” of what a gamer is. The Brits find it too loud and flashy. And they likely also disapprove of how poorly the parents are portrayed in the application.
For those extremely good at gaming and wanting to earn money with it, a traditional path is open: they can become eSports players. The games where you can make real money have been listed in this article:
Destiny 2 has surprised everyone with the new Omen mission. What makes it so good and why was no one expecting it?
This was surprising: In Destiny 2, the current season 12, the Season of the Hunt, is coming to an end. On February 9, the new season 13 is supposed to bring fresh air to the MMO shooter. Until then, the Guardians have already prepared for content drought.
That something should still come before the season change, Destiny 2 hinted at this in various ways. But when the Omen activity actually went live, the Guardians were surprised. Because the mission is
more extensive than expected
harder than expected
more rewarding than expected
Many are now comparing Omen with the two heavyweights among hidden missions: Zero Hour and the Whisper mission. MeinMMO examines whether the latest surprise in Destiny 2 can actually compete, what makes Omen so good, and where there is criticism.
Omen has (almost) everything Guardians love
How well orchestrated Omen is: At the start of the mission, you find yourself in narrow corridors and oppressive hallways. Everything is dark and with the sporadically flickering lights somehow creepier than it should be. At the end of a hidden tunnel, it becomes bright. Sudden cut: You stand in front of a picturesque and very open ruins backdrop with a huge dam in the background. But what then?
Does the dam belong to the mission or is it just a nice background?
It turns out that the dam is not part of the background, but is accessible through a well-hidden log and a daring jump into the depths.
Many Guardians probably pondered for a long time during their first visit. Because only a seemingly randomly placed enemy indicates that the path is walkable – clever placement, Bungie.
Inside the dam, it continues through long-ago rusted pump rooms. Since annoyingly the radar is disabled, you move from enemy to enemy until you have beaten down 3 mini-bosses in the maze-like tunnel labyrinth full of branches.
Once you find the exit, a multi-stage battle against annoying champions and even more annoying snipers (who are significantly more dangerous due to another hidden modifier) follows. After the battle, a treasure chest appears. This could have been the end of the mission – but that was just the beginning.
Next comes a trip past a mysterious ship and then a long, long jumping passage. The area is known; during our first visit, we blindly followed the golden falcon. Now we have to find and finally take down the actual boss of the activity without bird aids.
This is why multiple visits are worth it
Beautiful and challenging missions are always welcome, but a Guardian is primarily after loot. Here too, the activity delivers and even has replay value.
Golden feathers are hidden everywhere in the Omen mission. Collecting 100 of them unlocks a mysterious exotic ship for you.
At the end of the mission, you receive the Fallen Moon Exotic with random rolls. For a long time, Guardians puzzled over how to farm the first Exotic without fixed perks. Now they know.
Additionally, upon first completion, the exotic masterwork catalyst for Fallen Moon is available as loot. The fact that it is even in the game is likely to have surprised and pleased many.
Through dark tunnels, you hunt the Possessed and Fallen Moon
Some go overboard in the mission: Some Guardians even go overboard with the Omen mission. They delete their characters just to immediately run the farmable mission again each week. This way, they get additional copies of Fallen Moon with random rolls. Wouldn’t a week of waiting be more sensible?
How does Omen compare to the heavyweights?
We summarize: Similar to previous secret missions, Omen surprised the players.
The Whisper mission virtually saved the botched year 1 of Destiny 2.
In the mentioned activities, there were puzzles and additional loot that encouraged exploration and a catalyst for a fresh Exotic that one already knew from Destiny 1.
Both missions were, however, even harder than Omen – especially because of the relentless timer.
A memorable enemy like Trevor is missing in Omen
And once the initial hype around Omen has settled, this new activity is probably not able to hold its own alongside the Whisper and Outbreak missions. The often-quoted “certain something” is somewhat lacking.
As beautiful as the mission’s start is, with its claustrophobic tunnels and the impressive dam, the middle part with the rather monochromatic sewage channels is rather dull. Additionally, the Guardians could have farmed the Exotic Fallen Moon beforehand, associating only the random rolls with the mission, not the Exotic itself. In the other two missions, everything felt a bit fresher, unknown, and the puzzles were more extensive.
But one thing is certain: the Season of the Hunt saved the biggest shot right until the end – until everyone thought that all the powder had already been shot.
Particularly pleasing is that the best content of Season 12 will also remain after the current season ends:
“Destiny 2, why are you excluding solo Guardians?”
This is being criticized: A major point of criticism on reddit regarding the Omen mission is that the activity does not offer matchmaking. Either you experience the adventure alone or with a pre-made fire team.
This causes frustration, as the mission is quite difficult and the additional firepower of other players is a great help – also because “Matchmaker” is active. This means you have to bring almost all damage elements (except Stasis) to break enemy shields – we highly recommend Void weapons.
Other users counter that there was no player search active in the praised missions for Whisper and Outbreak either. According to them, such difficult tasks cannot be mastered with “Blueberries” (Blueberries is derogatory for random players, as they appear blue on the radar, instead of green).
MeinMMO advises the solo Guardians out there who are struggling with Omen to use the official companion app. Currently, interest is high and even without a microphone, a fire team can be filled within seconds.
In general, many players have long wished for almost all activities in Destiny 2 to automatically connect with other players.
What do you think about the Omen mission? Are you running it for as long as it takes to get your Fallen Moon god roll and gather all the feathers? Or can you find nothing interesting in the difficult activity? Let us know in the comments.
Today, Zenimax Online is opening the gates of Oblivion – at least a small crack. You will get a first glimpse of the new addon of the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online (PC, PS4/PS5, and Xbox One as well as Xbox Series X/S).
When does it start? Today, January 26 at 11 PM, the livestream starts on Twitch.
What will be shown? ZeniMax Online Studios Director Matt Firor and Bethesda Softworks Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications Pete Hines will present to you the next major chapter in the story of the MMORPG ESO for the year 2021. Also joining them will be Creative Director Rich Lambert, Art Director CJ Grebb, and Loremaster Leamon Tuttle.
During the show, the new adventures and characters will be presented to you. Zenimax will reveal more about the new gameplay systems that await you with “Gates of Oblivion.”
Jessica Folsom and Gina Bruno from the community team will highlight some of the major innovations and adventures from the first half of 2021 in detail. Because it’s not just about the new addon but the entire story that you will experience in ESO in 2021.
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The story of ESO in 2021 revolves around Oblivion.
Why it’s worth watching the ESO stream live
Why should you join? Not only will you find out what the “Gates of Oblivion” entail, what the story is about, and what new features you can expect for the MMORPG; there are also giveaways where you can get digital and new physical goodies and merchandise.
Additionally, you can grab Twitch Drops that contain items for ESO. This includes a crown Ouroboros box and the new greenish dragon frog as a companion.
If you watch the livestream of “Gates of Oblivion,” you can get the dragon frog as a pet.
What could be shown? Presumably, the overarching story that spans the entire year will be presented to us. We might learn which DLCs await us and when the first one will be released.
Moreover, we will certainly learn more about the big addon, which probably does not carry the title “Gates of Oblivion,” as this is the name of the entire story. So, we should see a trailer of the expansion.
The story will likely take us to places we already know from The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion. This means we will most likely traverse some of the dimensional realms of Oblivion, where unique laws prevail. The livestream should give us an insight into where the journey leads and what we can expect.
When will we learn more? Do you want to learn more about the “Gates of Oblivion”? Then keep Thursday, January 28 free. Starting at 7 PM, Senior Community Manager Kai Schober and members of the ESO stream team will also give you a first glimpse of Update 29 on the public test server via Twitch. Also joining the stream are Creative Director Rich Lambert and Lead Encounter Designer Mike Finnigan.
What do we already know about the new story? Not much is known yet. “Gates of Oblivion” is designed as a new year-long adventure, consisting again of several DLCs and a substantial addon. The story is expected to deal with the potential destruction of Tamriel, and in the first teaser, the dark Daedric Prince Mehrunes Dagon was shown.
We will learn more tonight at 11 PM during the livestream.
Publisher Take-Two is thus continuing its fight against cheaters. From a $150,000 fine to a police raid, Take-Two has never shied away from a decisive approach. This is also true in this new case. This time, it has affected the cheat seller Luna Cheats.
About Luna Cheats: According to Polygon.com, it is one of the largest portals for cheat providers for GTA Online. Some of you may have encountered cheaters who equipped themselves there. Whether immortal, invisible, or oversized/small players, nearly everything could be found there.
However, there were even more serious cheats that could crash other users’ games. Luna Cheats offered a complete mod menu that allowed manipulation of many areas of the game. Now, Take-Two has intervened.
Take-Two constantly takes legal action against cheaters.
Major cheat seller must close after “discussions” with the publisher
What happened? The website of Luna Cheats has recently been emptied. Where a plethora of cheats were previously offered, there is now only a blank page with a statement:
After discussions with Take-Two Interactive, we are immediately ceasing operations, development, and sales of our cheat menu services.
In addition to the closure, Luna Cheats also announces that it intends to “donate all revenues to a charity event organized by Take-Two.”
The revenues must be returned by the cheat sellers.
Additionally, they apologize for the issues and inconveniences caused within the GTA Online community. Whether this was truly only discussions or rather threats of legal action remains unclear.
However, it can be assumed: In a similar case, Take-Two went against cheat developer Force Hax in 2017 and also forced them to donate. The overall process was exactly the same. The website was empty, except for a statement announcing the cessation, agreeing to donate, and apologizing to the community.
Thus, another step has been taken in the fight against cheats in GTA Online. What do you think? Should we take even harsher action against cheaters?
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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.
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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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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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.
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:
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).
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.
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.
More news about WoW: Shadowlands can be found here:
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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).
More news about Shadowlands can be found in these articles:
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?
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.
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.
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:
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:
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.
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:
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?
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 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.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOGH1Yu0EJw
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.
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.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xGFAfPy2Gs
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:
