The superhero MMO Marvel’s Avengers also has the right villains for the Avengers heroes. You can find out what is known so far and what they can do here.
The following villains are known so far: In Marvel’s Avengers, appearances and hints of the following supervillains have emerged:
Taskmaster
Abomination
MODOK
But what lies behind these supervillains and what are their abilities and goals?
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Here you can already see 2 of the known 3 villains.
Taskmaster, Abomination, and MODOK – Who are they and what can they do?
The villains mentioned here are all assigned to a hero from the Avengers team as nemesis. They also seem to belong to the sinister organization A.I.M., which controls San Francisco after the disaster in the game’s tutorial and allegedly detains all individuals with superpowers for their protection.
You can get a glimpse of the endgame, where you face many opponents, here:
Who is he? Tony Masters is a villain who has received a similar super-soldier serum as Captain America. He was once a member of S.H.I.E.L.D. and wears a kind of skull mask. Taskmaster is actually an opponent of Captain America. He will appear in the upcoming Black Widow movie and is therefore likely to act as a counterpart to Black Widow in the game.
Taskmaster sets a trap for the Avengers.
What can the villain do? Taskmaster is a grim bruiser who has his strengths in close combat. He has “photographic muscle memory”, which means that he quickly copies his opponents’ fighting techniques. The longer you fight him, the better he can counter your moves and use them against you.
In the game, he has appeared so far in the first mission on A-Day, where he sets a trap for the Avengers and fights with Black Widow.
Abomination
Who is he? Before he became this monster, Emil Blonsky was a human in the comics who was after Bruce Banner’s gamma radiation technology. Since he was exposed to an even greater dose, he became a colossal monstrosity known as “Abomination”.
He is therefore a large, green monster that, unlike the Hulk, can no longer turn back into a human and remains a grotesque monstrosity forever.
Abomination is even bigger and greener than the Hulk.
What can the villain do? Abomination appears in the trailer for Marvel’s Avengers and wrestles with the Hulk there. Abomination is one of the few beings in the Marvel Universe that is equal in strength to the Hulk and sometimes even surpasses him.
Like the Hulk, Abomination can wield enormous strength and smash opponents with pure brute force.
MODOK
Who is he? The strangest villain in the game is clearly MODOK. He first appeared in the comics as an original enemy of Captain America and is the leader of A.I.M. In the comics, he is a scientist who underwent horrific experiments to create a living supercomputer.
The original design of MODOK is somewhat unusual…
As a result, his skull grew grotesquely, so MODOK can only survive with the help of a special chair and suit. Otherwise, his gigantic skull would crush his body!
In the game, MODOK appears in his own trailer, where he does not seem as grotesque as he does in the comics. He appears to be just a sickly looking human with an oversized skull. His goal seems to be to rid the world of superpowers to restore order.
This is the MODOK from the game.
What can the villain do? MODOK, which stands for “Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing”, can solve almost any mathematical problem almost instantly with his super brain. His mental powers are so immense that he can foresee things, which is akin to a form of precognition. In the game, it seems he can control machines with his thoughts.
He also has a special device attached to his skull that allows him to focus his thoughts into lethal psychic lasers, destroying his opponents.
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The 3 villains mentioned here are certainly not the only ones in the game. It is quite possible that more villains will appear, ideally typical villains that serve as opponents to the existing heroes. Therefore, characters like the Mandarin as an enemy of Iron Man or Loki as an enemy of Thor would be an option.
How does Marvel’s Avengers play? If you want to know if the superhero MMO is worth it and whether Marvel’s Avengers is fun, then read our preview article on Marvel’s Avengers from the beta by MeinMMO author Phillip Hansen. There he also took down various villains and especially enjoyed playing the new heroine Ms. Marvel.
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The MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) is extensive and colorful. This also includes NPCs, meaning those characters in the game world who are not players. MeinMMO author Larissa Then reveals to you which 5 NPCs she finds the funniest.
The Elder Scrolls Online is incredibly versatile and has a vast game world. There you encounter all kinds of colorful characters, and with each chapter or DLC, there are a few more. Among them are drunken cats, womanizers, and a man with a cooking pot as a hat.
It often happens that in new addons, you even meet old acquaintances again and can experience a whole new quest with them. I especially enjoy that with a few NPCs, meaning characters who are not players. I actually have 5 that I find incredibly funny and love to see regularly.
1. Razum-Dar
What kind of NPC is this? Razum-Dar, who is briefly called Raz, is a spy and known as the Eye of Queen Ayrenn. He is a Khajiit and a charming interrogation specialist. Allegedly, you don’t even notice that you are being questioned by him. Raz is not just skilled with people; he can also always slip away unnoticed.
Moreover, the Khajiit is a ladies’ man and doesn’t let any opportunity pass by. In one quest, which is one of my favorite quests in ESO, it even comes out that he still has several fiancées from the past – uncomfortable.
The spy Razum-Dar
What makes this NPC so funny? Just Razum-Dar’s entire presence brings a smile to my face. He always has funny sayings ready and is simply a controversial figure.
His family thinks he is a good-for-nothing who only travels from tavern to tavern. However, he is one of the most important confidants of the queen and a very talented agent. The conversations that arise between him and his family are hilarious. You can check out one of them in the video:
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The conversation between Raz and his family is at the beginning
When it comes to women, he often talks big and gets himself into trouble. Now you can even have Razum-Dar’s offspring as a pet, because he actually wants to get rid of it and hangs it on you.
2. Sheogorath
What kind of NPC is this? Sheogorath is the Daedric Prince of Madness in The Elder Scrolls. Due to some developments in his past, he has a split personality.
This makes Sheogorath both very dangerous and incredibly funny. He can help you or make your existence a hell, depending on his mood and what he thinks of you.
Sheogorath the Prince of Madness
What makes this NPC so funny? The funny thing about Sheogorath is his split nature and his associated sayings. He is really quite crazy, just my kind of humor. For example, during your first encounter in ESO, he offers you a book in exchange for a lung or a heart – tempting, isn’t it?
Later in Elsweyr, he reappears as a cat, and those who know him can see through the Alfiq quite quickly. Sheogorath plays a crazy game with you, particularly affecting the priests of the Two Moons, whom he manipulates.
You must prevent them, among other things, from sticking a fork in their eye. This is accompanied by dialogues filled with plenty of dark humor. You can check out the quest and the conversations in the video:
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The dialogues with the crazy Skooma cat make me laugh
3. Rigurt the Reckless
What kind of NPC is this? Rigurt the Reckless is a Nord diplomat. However, he doesn’t do this job very well. He is quite naive and clumsy, which often makes others feel it.
Although he means well, he keeps digging himself deeper by expressing himself wrongly or offering the wrong gifts. He is also very forgetful, especially when drinking, and he drinks every day.
The Nord diplomat Rigurt the Reckless
What makes this NPC so funny? And that’s the funny part. I never quite know whether to feel sorry for him or to be embarrassed.
It’s so surreal what happens to him, and it’s mostly self-inflicted. For example, he bakes bread so hard that it supposedly strengthens the teeth of guests, but that obviously does not work at all. Due to the horrified question of what is inside, he thinks one wants to know his recipe.
This is not the only blunder he makes. As a gift, Rigurt brings cat fur – and that to the cat-like Khajiit. And as if that weren’t macabre enough, they smell unbelievably of cabbage from the shipping. You can check out the conversation in the video:
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She is a very capable mage and is supposed to help you with the mission. Unfortunately, her alcoholism and constant drunkenness seriously interfere with this.
Sereyne during her favorite activity
What makes this NPC so funny? And that is exactly what makes Sereyne so funny. She is supposed to be a powerful mage and she really has quite a few skills.
Unfortunately, she tends to be extremely confused, which often causes teleporting to go wrong. And when one sets out on a mission as a mage, one often has to cast spells. You can check out how amusing the cat appears in the video:
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He is the oldest, if not the first, soul-snatched in Coldharbour and helps you escape from prison. Because he has been there for so long, he knows every corner of the realm by heart.
In his lifetime, he was an imperial knight until his head was cut off and he was soulless. The memory of his past has long faded, and he seems confused yet competent.
Sir Cadwell in his kitchen attire
What makes this NPC so funny? I laughed the first time I saw Cadwell in the tutorial. He wears a very unusual helmet, namely a cooking pot.
Later, he doesn’t just protect himself with the cooking pot, but has a complete suit of armor made of kitchen utensils, which you could also acquire in the game. The pretty helmet that Sir Cadwell wears can still be earned. In the guide, you can find out how to get Cadwell’s Helmet of Heroism.
And the dialogues with him are certainly not disappointing. He is a powerful knight and a very clever man. However, you notice little of that because he is so confused. This is also reflected in really funny dialogues.
When he later reappears in Elsweyr, he wonders, for example, how one can live in such a green world. He is simply too used to the surroundings in Coldharbour. You can check out how a conversation with Cadwell goes in the video:
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The Coral Castle is a building that came with Season 3 of Fortnite. It is now the reason why the developer Epic Games received a lawsuit for copyright infringement.
What is the Coral Castle in Fortnite? Coral Castle is a so-called “Point of Interest” in Fortnite Season 3. Previously, there was a whirlpool in the water at this location, which dissipated on August 1.
It revealed a kind of Atlantis of Fortnite. It is a sunken area in the water with colorful corals, where various buildings and temples stand.
This is what Coral Castle looks like in the game
What is the “real” Coral Castle? At the same time, Coral Castle is also a real place in Florida, USA. Built by a man named Ed Leedskalnin, it is now a museum where stone monuments made of more than 1,100 tons of coral rock stand.
Leedskalnin worked for 28 years on his Coral Castle, which features carvings, furniture, bathrooms, and a castle tower. With a few exceptions, most of the items were made from individual coral rocks. It is also called “Florida’s Stonehenge.” (To the Wikipedia article)
Now the owners of Coral Castle are suing the developer Epic Games.
Why is Epic being sued? The name Coral Castle, Inc. is trademarked, and the company that owns the rights to the name is unhappy about the new building in Fortnite.
Accordingly, they filed a lawsuit against Epic in the Miami court. However, the name is not the only similarity that they claim exists between the Coral Castle in the game and the museum. There are also:
“nautical and beach motifs
parts of the castle
stone objects
Furthermore, the lawsuit states that both the real and the virtual Coral Castle “evoke the feeling of an ancient and mysterious place.”
Thus, the building in Fortnite is, according to the plaintiff, a clear violation of copyright. Financial compensation is being demanded from Epic.
In Call of Duty: Warzone the big speculation about the upcoming CoD 2020 continues. After the website “Pawn takes Pawn” recently spat out coordinates with an old television, a batch of old documents with a kind of cipher has now been found. So, will the final hint to the Cold War CoD trailer come soon?
What was found? After the mysterious television on the website pawntakespawn.com/TV finally showed something – it was an old recording of John F. Kennedy from the Cold War – coordinates followed later.
These were recently transferred to the map Verdansk in Warzone and led to a shabby shed on a farm. There, brave players found a secret room containing mysterious old documents from the time of the Cold War.
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The documents show: The documents are all marked with “Venona”. The Venona Project was a collaborative project of Western intelligence services to intercept and decrypt Soviet messages.
The documents initially contain lists of chemicals, and later grids with ciphers and arrangements of so-called Nixie tubes. These are old glow tubes that can represent numbers from 0 to 9 and were used in electronic devices in the 60s and 70s to display numerical values. They were later replaced by LEDs.
Currently, fans are busy speculating about what all the information from the documents means. Some suspect that the grids lead to bunkers where access codes for even more mysterious content can be found. Besides hints about the new CoD 2020, they also hope for special in-game rewards like skins.
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What has happened so far: Officially, Activision has not announced anything about the new game yet. So far, there has only been an elaborate PR campaign, where selected influencers received a mysterious box with an old-fashioned slide projector. The puzzles from the slides then lead to the revelation of the PawnTakesPawn site and finally to the documents in the shed in Warzone.
Not all fans are happy about this: While some CoD fans discover their passion for speculation in the Cold War espionage style here, others players have no patience for such nonsense. Rather, some fans are loudly demanding, “Just show the damn trailer already!” Perhaps they will soon be heard, and the newest puzzles will ultimately lead to the revelation of the trailer and official title of CoD 2020. According to the developers, Warzone is supposed to remain a constant and connect further CoD offshoots.
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So far, subscribers on PS4 could not benefit from major sales when they could play the games via subscription. Technically, one owns the game and could not purchase it on sale. However, with the latest update from Sony for the PlayStation Network, this is now changing. This fulfills a long-standing player wish.
While everyone is currently waiting for the PS5, which could, by the way, be quieter than the PS4, Sony is also active with PlayStation 4. Especially for subscribers, there is now a noticeable improvement in the PlayStation Network (PSN).
This was previously: If you subscribed to PlayStation Plus or PS Now, you could not purchase the games included in the subscription.
The problem: With the subscription, you are only “borrowing” the games. As soon as you cancel the subscription, the games are no longer available to you. However, if you want to purchase a game from the subscription, it was not technically possible before.
Because technically, you are already in possession of the game and therefore cannot buy it in the shop, and Sony does not offer a gifting function. This is very frustrating when the game is available for a very low price.
If you want to know what PS Plus offers in August 2020, we have all the information for you here:
Also, PS Plus users can now benefit from the significant discounts in the shop on games they already own.
Subscribers can now also get PS4 games at a lower price
That’s why the update makes sense: With the update, you can now also purchase games that were previously available for free in the subscription. This way, you can buy these games and play them later, even if you no longer have a subscription. This is especially useful because you can take advantage of sales and special offers that happen to be available during your subscription.
For many subscribers, this is likely to be a noticeable improvement in the future, as they now benefit from the big sale offers just like regular PlayStation users.
In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (CoD), the big tournament of the CDL (Call of Duty League) is coming up and the pros are training hard. However, since top gamer Scump from the Chicago Huntsmen is also playing the fun party game Fall Guys on the side, he is heavily criticized by some fans.
What happened? Seth “Scump” Abner is a pro gamer in Call of Duty and plays for the top team of the Chicago Huntsmen. They are currently gearing up for the upcoming big tournament of the Call of Duty League (CDL). The tournament kicks off on August 21 for the Huntsmen, with a substantial prize pool of 4.6 million US dollars.
Should pros play other games before the tournament?
How concerned fans reacted: Since it involves a lot of money as well as fame and glory, some fans were worried when they heard about their pros’ Fall Guys escapades. According to some fans, it is unacceptable not to train to the maximum for such an important tournament.
“Just imagine if Tom Brady [a US football pro] were to play soccer a week before the Super Bowl?” said Phaedrus via Twitter.
Dev Shah stated, “I mean, the more hours you can invest before a 4 million tournament starts, the better. In the off-season, they can grind Fall Guys. Because if they find out they could have invested more work and fall short in the tournament, they will regret it. But it’s up to them what they do.”
Fan IndigoTheory even went so far as to make the team manager H3CZ aware of the situation: “Please make [the team] focus on preparing for the championship. I’m a concerned fan and I see a lot of Fall Guys and that makes me nervous. I want the guys to earn a ring this year.”
How the pros are reacting: Scump himself commented on the matter and defended his Fall Guys escapades. It would be outrageous for someone who has trained up to 5 hours of CoD daily for the past year to be forbidden to play a few hours of Fall Guys dressed as a hotdog with his buddies.
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Other top players also supported him. Teammate Arcitys sarcastically said: “No, you can’t go to the gym or do groceries either. Just CoD!”
Other pros chimed in, such as Chino from OpTic Gaming: “People seriously believe that you forget how to shoot when you play something else.”
Diversity is good: Indeed, teammate Arcity later noted that one can play a game too hard and then performance would decline. It is therefore quite right to blow off steam in a completely different game from time to time and relax. This also applies to professional athletes in physical sports. It is known that pro football players like to play a round of Fortnite to unwind.
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In Pokémon GO the Unova Week has started and brings numerous new features. In addition to Genesect raids, you will also find various Pokémon from Gen 5 and new Shinies in the game.
What’s new? On August 14 at 10:00 PM German time, the Unova Week started. Until August 21 at 10:00 PM, you can benefit from numerous bonuses related to Generation 5.
We will show you all the new features of the event and let you know what is particularly worth it.
All information about the Unova Week in Pokémon GO
What new quests are there? There are only two new tasks that you can complete this week. These include:
Win a raid
Reward: Encounter with a Klink (Can be Shiny)
Use 5 berries when catching Pokémon
Reward: Encounter with a Rockruff*, Duskull*, Mawile*, Rotom or Espurr (The Pokémon with the star can be Shiny)
Which Shinies are new? There are no surprises here. As previously announced, you can catch Genesect and Klink as Shiny. Genesect is usually only available in raids, but if you haven’t completed the special research “Champion of Nostalgia Challenge” or “Modular Investigation“, a Shiny Genesect might also be awaiting you there with some luck.
The Shiny family of Klink and Shiny Genesect
What are the event spawns? Primarily, the Pokémon from Generation 5 appear, which are already quite common. Rockruff, Mawile or Espurr are popular spawns at the event.
Klink is also more commonly found in the wild, but significantly rarer. The new Pokémon Strangely, Emolga, and Whimsicott also appear significantly less frequently.
New raid bosses for the Unova Week
What’s new in gyms: There is a complete switch of the raid Pokémon. You will now find primarily monsters from Generation 5 in raids.
All Pokémon with a star (*) can also be encountered as Shiny.
Which bosses are worth it? The bosses this week are pretty disappointing. Praktibalk and Flampion are the only monsters that have strong developments and then belong to the best attackers.
The new Shinies Genesect and Klink can also be secured. Genesect is not available in the wild, which makes the raids worthwhile.
With this event, August is far from over. In our overview, you will find all upcoming events for August 2020. There you can see what else awaits you.
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In the post-apocalyptic world of Fallout there are some dishes that people there would probably literally kill for. MeinMMO author Benedict Grothaus has recreated one of them and tasted it.
What kind of dish is it? The perfectly preserved cake is a rare and special delicacy in Fallout. It is a remnant from the time before the Great War – a piece of food from a time when everything was still fine and the entire world was not radiated.
In real life, the perfectly preserved cake is a variation of American cheesecake with a strawberry-cinnamon sauce and salted caramel buttercream.
Not exactly like in the game, but quite close.
Why are you even doing this? On the one hand, I am a big fan of Fallout and after Destiny 2 recently released a cookbook, I recently bought the official Fallout cookbook. On the other hand, before I turned to studying and working here at MeinMMO, I started a culinary apprenticeship (although I did not complete it).
Since I have a natural curiosity about good food and new recipes, I wanted to try cooking a few dishes from Fallout. The perfectly preserved cake, being possibly the most well-known item, immediately caught my eye.
Perfectly Preserved Cake – Recipe and Assessment
What does the cake taste like? The most important thing up front: The cake tastes really good, even if it is not a culinary revelation. Despite relatively high sugar content, it is not too sweet, and the strawberries and salted caramel complement the creamy cake with very interesting and subtle notes.
I served the cake to myself and four friends, all of whom were enthusiastic (and who otherwise have nothing to do with Fallout). Even a friend who does not like cheesecake praised the taste.
However, one piece is quite powerful due to the high fat content, even if it tastes rather “light”, similar to a cream cake. One piece is fine, I would not recommend more than two, as it is heavy on the stomach. Together, we only managed to eat it over the course of the day.
In Fallout 76, the perfectly preserved cake can only be found in hidden locations or in a port-a-diner. One of them is about at the legendary vendor.
Is it hard to make? Although the official book states the difficulty as “difficult”, no one should be deterred by this. You should not be a complete beginner, but the cake does not require overly complex processes or much experience. I would say: Anyone who would consider themselves “advanced” should have no problems with the recipe.
Why is the cake so sought after? Aside from the fact that the cake is really delicious, it is incredibly rare. The perfectly preserved cake cannot be made ad libitum in Fallout, but can only be found. And even if you find it, you cannot just get it like that.
Instead, there are port-a-diners in the world that you can use. These are automated robotic arms that dispense desserts. The only edible food in them is, however, the cake.
According to this, with a luck of 10, you only have a 50% chance of getting the cake after 26 attempts. To guarantee getting the cake, you need to use the machine over 140 times, depending on your luck.
You Need These Ingredients
The cake consists of three components: Cake, sauce, and buttercream. For clarity, I have listed everything separately, as you have to prepare them separately anyway. I will provide the official recipes from the book here. Further down in the article, you will find some tips and notes from my experience for a better overall result.
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For the cake itself, you need:
70 g sour cream
half a vanilla bean
500 g cream cheese (room temperature)
185 g sugar
3 eggs
120 g sour cream
a pinch of salt
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
This is what you need for the cake.
You also need:
a springform pan (about 24 cm)
aluminum foil
a hand mixer or a food processor
a flexible rubber or silicone spatula
a pastry bag with a star tip
While you gather and process the ingredients, you should already preheat the oven to 135° C (fan mode).
How to Prepare the Cake
Cut the vanilla bean open and scrape out the seeds. Put the seeds and the pod in a bowl with the sour cream and set aside.
Mix the cream cheese in a bowl until smooth. Gradually combine it with the sugar and then with the eggs. Be careful not to incorporate air into the mixture. You don’t want any air bubbles.
Remove the vanilla pod from the sour cream and add it together with the sour cream, salt, cornstarch, and vanilla extract into the mixture. Blend it and be careful again not to incorporate air.
You should avoid these bubbles. If they occur in the mixture, you can remove them by tapping or gently stirring by hand.
Wrap the springform pan with aluminum foil and line it with parchment paper. Then grease it. TIP: You can skip this step if you instead fill a baking tray with hot water and place it on the bottom rack of the oven. Then also ignore the next step. You can read more about this in the tips further down.
Pour the mixture into the pan and tap it firmly on the work surface several times to remove any trapped air pockets. Place the pan on a deep baking tray and fill it with hot water until it stands about halfway up the pan.
Bake the cake for about an hour. Be careful not to let it darken, it should remain pale. When the batter has set, turn off the oven and let the cake rest in there for another hour.
Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool. Then place it in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight.
My cake got a bit too dark and cracked, which is due to my old oven. Make sure the temperature is not too high and that the cake does not bake for too long.
How to Prepare the Sauce and Buttercream
You can already prepare the sauce while the cake is baking. It is best to make the buttercream right before serving, as it does not take long.
For the strawberry sauce, you need:
1 kg strawberries
1 cinnamon stick
185 g sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
a pinch of salt
2 tablespoons cornstarch
3 tablespoons water
Puree the strawberries thoroughly and strain them through a fine sieve to remove the seeds. Add the cinnamon stick and bring the puree to a boil over medium heat. Lower the temperature and add the sugar, vanilla extract, and salt. Let it simmer for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, mix cornstarch with water. After cooking, remove the cinnamon stick from the sauce and stir the starch mixture into the sauce. Remove the pot from the heat and let everything cool. Refrigerate the sauce with the cake for at least 2 hours or overnight.
This is what the finished sauce should look like.
For the buttercream, you need:
250 g unsalted butter (soft, at room temperature)
120 ml caramel sauce
1 teaspoon salt
half a tablespoon vanilla extract (not listed)
240-480 g powdered sugar
Beat the butter until smooth and lighter, then add vanilla, salt, and caramel. Mix everything thoroughly. Then gradually add powdered sugar until you reach the desired sweetness and consistency.
How to Serve the Cake
Once you have all the components together, cut the cake into eight pieces and place one on a plate. Drizzle it with strawberry sauce so that the front half is covered and some runs over.
Fill the buttercream into the pastry bag and pipe a rosette on the back, wider part of the cake – do not hesitate to be a bit generous. But remember, this is not cream, even if it looks like it.
All components of the cake.
A served piece of cake.
Tips and Tricks for Easier Success
The taste of the actual cake is somewhat monotonous despite the vanilla and only becomes really good with the sauce and cream. If you want to enhance this, mix in lemon or lime zest in the batter or refine it with rum flavor.
Instead of wrapping the springform in aluminum foil and placing it in a water bath, you can let water evaporate on a baking tray in the oven. Fill this directly onto the baking tray or in a large pan and place this under the cake in the oven. The important thing is that the mixture must cook in the steam and not in dry heat, otherwise, the cake will not stay moist.
For the sauce, you do not need a full kilogram of strawberries. For me, 500 g were sufficient, and there was still too much sauce left over. If you have fresh, ripe strawberries, you can also skip the sugar. If you have no strawberries, other fruits of your choice work as well, preferably berries (raspberries, blackberries, or blueberries).
The buttercream is also very generously measured. It’s best to estimate how much you really need yourself. For powdered sugar, I was satisfied with 200 g already. You probably do not need the full 480 g.
For the measurements in tablespoons and teaspoons, I used American measurements (“table” and “tea spoons”). These are specific units that you can buy in the form of spoons on a ring if you want. However, regular tea and tablespoons work just as well.
Craving Cake? Here’s More
If you want to impress your friends with more recipes, if the perfectly preserved cake is too powerful for you, or if you want to look around in other games, we have more ideas for you.
All these recipes are perfect for entertaining your friends, especially gamers who appreciate the closeness to their favorite games. If you’re looking for something unusual for the next party (after Corona), you have a wide selection here. The cakes and tortes are also great as an excuse, if you accidentally call the police on your neighbor.
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In Valorant a particular weapon has been dominating the meta for a long time. The sniper rifle Operator, which takes down enemies with a single shot. However, according to pro player TenZ, there is a solution for the dominance of the Operator.
What is the deal with the Operator? The Operator, affectionately called “OP,” is essentially the Valorant version of the AWP from Counter-Strike. A massive, superior sniper rifle with a large caliber. Anyone hit by the OP is almost always dead. Only a poorly aimed shot to the leg with full shields can survive.
The powerful Operator
Since the Operator is so powerful, it currently dominates the meta gameplay of Valorant. As soon as a team can afford the OP as a weapon, it becomes a serious threat to the entire opposing team, and thus the gameplay is currently designed to block the sniper with so-called “smokes,” or smoke bombs and other visibility obstructions.
Moreover, the OP dominates in the hands of agents like Reyna or Jett, as they can quickly change position and thus negate the weapon’s disadvantage of slowness. According to pro player TenZ, an OP is already hard enough, but once two players on a team have one, the entire round becomes a nightmare.
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All of this makes the weapon too strong in the eyes of Tyson “TenZ” Ngo from the well-known pro team Cloud9, and he has an idea on how to change that.
Pro Gamer wants to add Scope Sound to the Operator
This is what the pro says: According to TenZ, much would be improved if one knew as a soon-to-be victim of an Operator that a sniper was lurking. This would be solved with a sound that is heard every time someone activates the scope. This way, one could quickly take cover or use a defensive skill and would not be at the mercy of the sniper.
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How is the idea being received? Various followers of TenZ find the idea good, but there are also opposing voices. The European pro gamer Mixwel from Team G2 disagrees. For him, the OP is already less powerful in the offensive than the AWP in CS. With a sound, the weapon would be unnecessarily weakened.
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Additionally, he does not see the problem with the Operator. But rather that there are agents like the already mentioned Jett or Reyna. They can quickly change position with their movement skills and thus dominate with the OP. But that is a fundamental part of the game and belongs there.
It remains exciting whether and how the current Operator meta will change and whether the sniper weapon may get a nerf to disrupt the gameplay. If you want to see more top weapons in Valorant, then check out our weapon tier list. While the Operator is at the top, there are also alternatives.
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Strange things are happening in League of Legends. The South Korean Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (24) is a three-time world champion and is generally regarded as the best LoL player of all time. However, he has now been benched by his team, T1, and replaced by a rookie. The astonishing thing: T1 has only been winning since then.
Why is Faker considered the best player in the world? Faker’s career has been sensational from the very beginning. In 2013, in his first season as a professional player at just 17 years old, he joined SKT T1 and became their starting midlaner. The team dominated everything and won the LoL World Championship in 2013. This was followed by further titles in 2015 and 2016. During this time, the reputation of South Korea as a supernation in League of Legends was solidified.
Faker distinguished himself from the team with his excellent gameplay. He played the position that was in focus. Back then, LoL matches often depended on the midlane, where the “killers” of a team were played: assassins and mages with high burst damage who executed spectacular plays and turned matches around single-handedly.
Faker was often featured in highlight videos where he masterfully and mechanically perfectly handled even the most difficult situations.
Even though the roster and the name of his team have changed time and again since 2013, Faker has remained the star of the team and has always played in the midlane.
A legend formed around Faker. He became known as “The Unkillable Demon King,” a stoic gamer who always delivered and played strongly. There were no scandals surrounding Faker, no crazy stories, just his gameplays and interviews in which he emphasized that there was only LoL, his fans, and winning for him.
This is the current situation: Faker is still the face of his team T1 and has recently signed a lucrative contract, even becoming a co-owner of the team. However, he is no longer untouchable. Since 2016, he has not won another world title:
At 24 years old, Faker is already quite old for a LoL player. He is a living legend and a piece of LoL history. Fans love him; he is probably the most well-known and beloved LoL player of all time.
However, the team has brought in a new coach who is now turning everything upside down and apparently is not afraid of negative reactions from fans.
At the Worlds 2019, Faker suddenly seemed human:
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This is how the 2020 season went: For T1, the season in the LCK 2020 started quite well, but not outstanding. After the first 6 weeks of the 10-week league, the team was in a mediocre position with 7-4.
Some criticism was directed at Faker. The coach later said that Faker seemed “stressed” and not in top form. Additionally, there were too many people in the team wanting to make calls with Faker.
The coach ultimately decided to bench Faker. Instead, he gave the 17-year-old rookie Clozer the chance to shine in the starting five.
Since then, T1 has not lost a single game but won 5 games in a row, including the last one against direct competitors Afreeca Freecs. With a record of 12-4, T1 is now in excellent shape.
Clozer is by no means a weakness of the team that they are carrying along, but he consistently scores with excellent plays. His favorite champion in LoL is Zoe, with whom he has already shown strong plays.
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With Clozer, T1 now has a 100% win rate. Clozer ranks 2nd or 3rd in metrics for midlaners in the league, so he is right up there. It is difficult to find arguments to bring Faker back into the team.
What happens next? This is still not entirely clear. There are still 3 games left for T1 in the regular league. After that, the playoffs begin. The coach has announced that he is considering bringing Faker back into the team when facing “the best midlaners in Korea,” who will now await T1 in the playoffs. Because Clozer has yet to prove himself there.
But much suggests that a new era is just dawning in Korea. Clozer is now 17 years old, the same age Faker was when he started his world career in 2013.
The substitution of Faker is a major topic in Korea.
In South Korea, people see that T1 is winning without Faker, but that does not prevent fans from sticking by their idol and doing everything to get him back playing. They have sent some very negative hate messages to the coach, insisting that Faker must definitely play again. It became so bad that even the CEO intervened and threatened legal action:
In Destiny 2 today, on July 10th, the mysterious vendor Xur visits and brings his exotic goods. But where can you find him and what items does he sell? Here you will find everything about Xur’s location and inventory this weekend.
What is happening in Destiny 2 right now? This week, the summer event “Solstice of Heroes 2020” has started in Destiny, where you can earn new armor. How you can upgrade them quickly, we tell you here:
Unforgettable is also Xur. He is coming today, and we look at his offerings.
All Information about Xur on August 14, 2020 – PS4, PC, Xbox One, Google Stadia
This is Xur’s time: At 7:00 PM, Xur will appear on any planet today. There, the noodle-faced vendor will sell his exotics until he disappears with the weekly reset on August 18 at 7:00 PM.
On which planet has Xur ended up this time?
What does Xur have for sale? Does Xur have strong gear pieces this time? Or perhaps even a rare exotic weapon?
Let’s take a look at his inventory together and reveal what the mysterious vendor has to offer this weekend.
Where is Xur? This is his location this weekend
Xur’s position: You can find the noodle-faced vendor this weekend on Titan in the area “The Rig”.
Xur’s location on Titan
Xur’s Inventory from August 14 to August 18 – All Exotics Overview
Weapon: Graviton Lance – Pulse rifle for 29 Legendary Shards
Not much is known about Nvidia’s new RTX 3090 yet. Now, memory manufacturer Micron has revealed that the graphics card will use GDDR6X memory. This is the first time that this graphics memory has been mentioned.
Where is the information from? Micron is now explaining in a paper (via pcgamer.com) some new details about Nvidia’s new RTX 3090. So far, not much is known about the graphics card.
Micron is one of the most important manufacturers worldwide when it comes to memory products for PCs.
That’s why it’s mysterious: The manufacturer stated that Nvidia will use GDDR6X. The special thing about it is that this memory is mentioned by name for the first time and has not yet been used in any graphics card. Therefore, the memory is a complete novelty. Accordingly, one can be curious about what is coming for gamers.
What we already know: So far, we only know that the memory should provide up to 21 Gbit/s. The current state of the art, GDDR6, only offers a bandwidth of up to 16 Gbit/s.
What is GDDR? GDDR is used in graphics cards as graphics memory. Data can be transported particularly quickly here and processed by the GPU. More memory is usually better. The state of the art in 2020 is GDDR6.
Micron also stated that the RTX 3090 will be equipped with 12 GB and a 354-bit memory bus.
What is the performance needed for? 12 GB of extremely fast memory and a high-performance memory bus are good prerequisites for 4K gaming. A 4K-capable graphics card like the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti currently relies on 11 GB of GDDR6 memory and a 352-bit interface.
What is the difference? Already in the previous GDDR generation, the X-series offered a huge leap. For example, GDDR5X offered 10 – 14 Gbit/s – about twice as much as GDDR5 could provide. A good example here is the GeForce GTX 1080, which uses GDDR5X.
The current state of the art is GDDR5 and GDDR6
What does it look like currently? Modern graphics cards currently use GDDR6, the successor to GDDR5. Graphics cards like AMD’s Radeon RX 5000 series, for example, use GDDR6. However, older models still rely on the cheaper GDDR5. HBM 2 (High Bandwidth Memory), another type of memory, no longer plays a significant role. Games like Fortnite, however, is now excluding old graphics cards.
If Nvidia uses GDDR6X in the RTX 3000 series, it might well be possible that AMD also uses the still mysterious memory with “Big Navi.” So far, however, we still have to be patient:
Nvidia is expected to announce the new graphics cards at the GeForce Special Event on September 1, 2020, but this is not yet certain.
AMD is keeping a bit more reserved here. Insiders suspect that AMD will announce its graphics cards only in October.
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The developers of Rainbow Six Siege have promised major changes for the upcoming Season 3 of Year 5 and beyond. Some changes are already known, including fixing a bug that has annoyed players since the release of the game.
What is this bug? It concerns an issue with detecting bombs when you are out and about with the drone. Attackers have the opportunity at the beginning of a round to scout with their drones.
They should actually be able to discover and mark bombs simply by seeing them with the drone. However, there has been a problem since the release of Rainbow Six about 5 years ago: The drone does not recognize the bomb, even if it is right in front of it.
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When will it be fixed? The developers announced in a blog post on August 13 that the bug is set to be fixed with the upcoming Season 3 of Year 5. There is no release date for that yet.
However, since the current Season 2 of Rainbow Six Siege was released on June 16 and seasons usually last about three months, we expect a release of the patch and therefore the fix around mid-September.
Why has it taken so long? The bug does not prevent players from winning or is in any way “gamebreaking.” Thus, it likely had a relatively low priority and seems to be unexpectedly complex.
The developers state that the issue occurs when other operators switch into your drone and then into another one. It seems that they can “take” the ability to detect bombs with them.
However, the problem is particularly annoying for new players who do not know the maps very well yet. They may have seen the bomb but cannot assess where it is located since it is not displayed on the HUD.
What else will change? Ubisoft has distinguished itself in recent years by continuously supporting and improving their service games. Bug fixes like this show how well Rainbow Six actually ages.
However, not only bugs are being fixed, but the patch will also bring new content. This includes the new operator Sam “Zero” Fisher, the protagonist of the famous Splinter Cell games. He brings new possibilities into the game by shooting cameras into otherwise hard-to-reach corners.
Sam Fisher comes as a new operator in Rainbow Six Siege with Y5S3.
Which of the changes are specifically planned for Season 3 and which for Season 4 is not clear for all. However, the head of Rainbow Six has already spoken about what will come afterwards. The game will seem to change significantly, to the point where it could be confidently referred to as “Siege 2.0.” He says: You are not ready for what awaits you in Rainbow Six with Year.
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There are plenty of free mobile games on the market, but many of them are rumored to use pay-to-win mechanics. Therefore, we show you 5 smartphone games that can be played extensively and without real money.
This is what is shown here: Anyone who regularly plays online games on their smartphone knows the problem. It is really fun, but then a paywall appears, and you have to pay real money to progress.
This list shows you 5 mobile games where you won’t have this problem. Of course, you can also spend real money here, but you won’t gain significant gameplay advantages from it.
The list has been compiled by our editorial team and features games from various genres so that every type of player can find a game they like.
What is Hearthstone? It is a collectible card game from the world of World of Warcraft. You can build a deck from hundreds of cards and then defeat your opponents.
Additionally, heroes enter the game, representing characters from the Warcraft world and having their own abilities. With your deck and your hero, you must reduce your opponent’s life points to zero.
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How fair is Hearthstone? The card game is regarded as very fair. You can earn new cards by playing or buy them for real money, but there is nothing in the world of Hearthstone that gives you extreme gameplay advantages and is exclusively purchasable with money.
Fans of collectible card games, like Magic: The Gathering
Veterans of World of Warcraft, as they will find many characters and their quotes
Players who cannot always play for long – a match in Hearthstone lasts about 15 minutes and is ideal for a quick break
Where can I download Hearthstone? You can download the card game from the app stores of Apple and Android. Alternatively, you can also play it on your PC.
What is Pokémon GO? It is an augmented reality game, meaning it’s a game that you need to play in the real world. You walk through your city, and your location is transmitted via GPS signal. Wild Pokémon appear everywhere, which you need to catch or battle.
The goal of the game is to have a full PokéDex, meaning you must catch every available Pokémon. You can then strengthen and use your monsters in battles.
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How fair is Pokémon GO? You can earn everything in Pokémon GO for free, but you can also purchase some advantages in the in-game shop. For instance, there are lucky eggs for double EXP or incubators to hatch eggs faster.
All these items can also be bought with coins, which you can earn for free in the game. You simply have to complete tasks and defend gyms. If you save these coins, you can then buy any item in the in-game shop without spending real money.
Even without the items, Pokémon GO can be played easily. There is a free raid pass every day and an infinite incubator that costs no money.
Who is Pokémon GO suitable for?
Anyone who has always enjoyed playing the Pokémon games on Gameboy will find full enjoyment in Pokémon GO.
People who like to be active and seek an activity
All age groups, as Pokémon GO captivates both children and adults equally
Where can I download Pokémon GO? Pokémon GO is available on both Google Play Store for Android and App Store for Apple for free download.
In a tournament of Call of Duty: Warzone for a total of $100,000, the pro Nick “Nickmercs” Kolcheff did not play a usual Ghost loadout, but relied on the perk “Overkill” to always have his best Season 5 weapons with him. MeinMMO shows you his winning loadout.
Why are Overkill builds rather unusual? When starting a major tournament, one typically enters the game with the best gear they also use in their usual rounds. At least that’s what one might think.
Yet, despite the red perk “Ghost” currently being considered a “no-brainer” in Call of Duty: Warzone, the pro and CoD streamer “Nickmercs” entered the “Toronto Ultra Warzone Tournament” with an Overkill loadout. After all, there was a hefty check of $50,000 for the winning team.
Nevertheless, “Nick” leans more towards his current favorite weapons from Season 5 and acquired both guns right from the first equipment drop instead of relying on the stealth perk “Ghost.” BR-3s were played, and the “Nickmercs” team earned their well-deserved victory, despite a disturbing demon glitch during the tournament.
MeinMMO shows you his top weapons here, gives a brief insight into the tournament rules, and explains how his team managed to secure the victory.
Bruen Mk9 & MP5 Setup for Maximum Damage Power
What did his weapon setups look like? The choice of the perk “Overkill” is the only surprise in his loadout. The chosen firearms belong to the best weapons in Warzone and outperform many competitors – Bruen Mk9 for long distances and MP5 for close combat:
The rather mediocre ADS speed (aim down sights time) is the only major downside that you should definitely compensate for with the “Tactical Laser”. Barrel and suppressor enhance your handling and range, while the 60 Round Magazine transforms the Bruen into an assault rifle hybrid.
To succeed at even greater ranges and avoid the “Iron Sight” (iron sights), “Nickmercs” plays the meta weapon with a sight. He chooses the corps combat holosight, but you could also opt for the “VLK 3x” sight, which colleagues from GameStar consider a secret tip.
Nickmercs MP5 Setup
Muzzle: Suppressor (Monolith)
Stock: FTAC Foldable
Underbarrel: Merc Foregrip
Ammo: 45 Round Magazine
Perk: Sleight of Hand
Why this weapon? Although the MP5 requires no explanation for veterans, it can only be repeated: This SMG has been ruling since the beta about 11 months ago in Modern Warfare and carries its strength into Warzone. The piece offers everything you could wish for in a CoD SMG:
High rate of fire paired with good damage
Range sufficient for kills at medium distance
45 Round Magazine for multiple KOs in a row
Powerful attachments that make it shine in Modern Warfare and Warzone
The barrel and underbarrel enhance the handling of this constant performer. With the Merc Grip, there’s even a hidden speed buff that increases your movement speed. The folding stock brings your “time to aim” to a competitive level, but also makes it harder to hit distant targets.
If you find the weapon a bit wobbly, exchange “Sleight of Hand” for a grip that offers more “aim stability.” But in the current Nickmercs version, the piece already does excellent work for your close combat engagements. Or you can opt for the cool Kodachis swords right away.
What else does he pack in his loadout? Besides the two Warzone guns, he includes other strong tools in his loadout. Among these are
Both items are among the best gear in Warzone and offer an advantage in many situations – but they can be easily countered. You can disable the sensor with the “Ghost” perk and protect yourself from C4 with a Trophy System or the anti-grenade perk “KRD”.
However, it still happens that you can scout enemies on the heartbeat sensor first and then put pressure on them with C4. They remain a top pick in Warzone for the time being.
Nickmercs is known for his insane look and skills with the controller – Here is his PKM loadout.
Toronto Ultra Warzone Tournament goes to Team Nickmercs
What kind of tournament was this? The competition was organized by “Toronto Ultra.” This is an esports organization from Canada that also participates in the “Call of Duty League,” the official league of the current CoD installment. Total prize money amounted to $100,000.
Among the participants were some big names from the CoD streaming scene, and the skill level was correspondingly high. Among those present were:
Vikkstar123
TeePee
Spratt
Tfue
DrLupo
“Nickmercs” played in a team with “Swagg” and “Biffle.” A German team was also present, “Team Kayzahr,” who, after the first day, even led the leaderboard, but ended up with “only” 6th place and earned $3,000 for the team.
How did it go? Over the course of 2 days, all teams played a total of 6 hours in public matches of Warzone. During this time, the teams were supposed to complete as many games as possible. For the composition of the knockout round, the placements from the best 8 matches played over both days were counted.
In the knockout round, teams played against each other, but not in the same match. Each team had 2 games, and placements awarded a certain number of points. A victory provided extra points. Here is the video from “Nickmercs” with their edited games from “Day 2”:
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How could they win? “Nickmercs” team consisted of really strong Warzone players who knew exactly what they were doing. In most matches on “Day 2,” all three scored more than 20 kills and demonstrated their skillful handling of CoD weapons and Warzone tactics.
In such “public tournaments,” however, you must also have some luck. Only one hacker in the match can undo a lot of work, or a pesky glitch can ruin the round. All three go full throttle from the first moment of a match and leave no doubt about their motivation. Thus, they accumulate a large number of kills and even the prize money for the winning team of over $50,000. Here you can find a high-kill strategy if you want to take down over 20 people and more in a match.
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In Dead by Daylight, players on all platforms can now play together. If you don’t want that, you can turn it off right away. We will tell you how to do it.
Cross-Play has been a long-held wish of the community in many games. In the horror game Dead by Daylight, this dream has now come true. For several hours now, players on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch can gather in a match. The barriers have been lifted, and anyone can compete against or play together with anyone else. However, not everyone is happy about this. But don’t worry, you can deactivate it right away.
Here’s how to recognize players from other platforms: In the lobby, you can easily recognize players from other platforms. Next to their username, there is a small round symbol. If a player has such a symbol next to their name, they are playing from a different platform than you. However, you can’t tell exactly which device is being used this way. There are already a variety of memes about Crossplay:
However, Cross-Play is not only met with positive reactions. Some players do not want to compete against players from other platforms. Nurse killers on PC are quite feared as they can be very well controlled with mouse and keyboard. On consoles, Nurse players are often laughed at and struggle with the controls. Due to these differences, some are against mixing player groups.
Here’s how to deactivate Cross-Play: If you do not want Cross-Play with other platforms besides your own, you can deactivate it in the menu. The option is quite hidden towards the bottom. Scroll almost all the way down in the options menu and look for the setting “Online – Crossplay”. Just uncheck the small box, and Cross-Play will be deactivated for you. From now on, you will only meet players who are on the same platform as you and who have also deactivated this option.
You can of course reactivate the option at any time if you still feel like Cross-Play.
Cross-platform friends lists help: Those who choose to use Cross-Play can now also create cross-platform friends lists. This way, you can stay in touch with players on other platforms and invite them to matches. You can also always see when these players are online, so you theoretically have access to a larger pool of friends you can play with.
Will you play Dead by Daylight with Cross-Play? Or do you not want to deal with all the “console noobs” or “PC tryhards”?
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In Call of Duty: Warzone, some players have encountered an annoying new bug that can send you directly to the Gulag at the start of a match. This means that the match is over shortly after the drop.
Annoying bug in Season 5: Currently, the Season 5 is in full swing for CoD Modern Warfare and Warzone. However, in addition to numerous new content such as maps, operators, or weapons, unfortunately, some bugs have also crept into the game.
For example, demon weapons have been making life difficult for players. Now, some have encountered a new annoying bug that can ruin the match for you right at the start of a round.
What exactly does the bug do? The bug essentially sends players directly into a 1v1 fight in the Gulag right after landing. Normally, you enter there when you are eliminated for the first time in an ongoing match.
1v1 in the Gulag
Shortly after landing, you find yourself fist-fighting and suddenly, the screen goes black without any warning or enemy action. Seconds later, you are in the Gulag and must fight for your life. If you lose, the match is already over.
So far, there has been no explanation for the bug. You can’t specifically avoid it. But fate seems to be sealed ahead of time. Because even at the drop, you can see that, unlike normal circumstances, you are not equipped with armor plates. The sound also appears to be bugged.
This is what the bug looks like in the game:
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What about a fix? So far, this bug hasn’t even been recorded in the Trello board of developer Infinity Ward, where the most important issues from Warzone and CoD: MW are compiled – even though the bug is likely not an isolated case.
So, we will have to wait and see if or how quickly the developers respond. However, the case of the demon weapons proves that a fix can indeed happen quickly. This bug had been on Trello for a long time, but without priority. That has changed abruptly: After trouble with pros: CoD Warzone promises quick solution for demon weapons
Have you also fallen victim to this bug? What do you think of the current situation regarding bugs in Warzone? Has it gotten better or perhaps even worse compared to the launch of the battle royale?
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In Destiny 2 and Destiny 1, a multitude of bosses have faced off against players over the last 6 years. But few have made as lasting an impression as these 6 villains.
MeinMMO presents to you in this article 6 bosses from Destiny 1 and Destiny 2 that will likely forever remain in the memories of Guardians. On our top list, you’ll find raid bosses, but also enemies from strikes or other missions.
The final bosses have made a name for themselves
because they are incredibly difficult to fight.
because of their cool stories.
because they utilized insane mechanics.
Some have even danced their way into our hearts. Here, you will briefly receive a description of the enemy and where to find them, as well as an assessment of the difficulty of the boss fight. Afterwards, we analyze their cult factor.
1. Atheon – Memories of the Golden Age
This is who we’re talking about: Atheon, the Conflux of Time, is the final boss from the very first raid of Destiny: The Glass Vault (Vault of Glass).
This was Atheon, the 1st raid boss of Destiny.
This is how tough the boss fight is: To even damage Atheon, players must separate, lose more and more visibility, and a wipe mechanic punishes slow Guardians. Additionally, one player bears the responsibility for a relic shield, and waves of adds appear.
By today’s standards, the fight can be classified as medium-hard. However, at the end of 2014, no Guardian could imagine a harder experience in Destiny.
The Vex Mythoclast could be obtained from Atheon with a lot of luck and was so powerful that it completely wrecked PvP.
Why is Atheon cult? Atheon has been awarded the title of “the coolest boss of the past, present, and future” by most Guardians out there. Nostalgia plays a very important role in this.
Before this, shooter players had never seen anything comparable. A raid where 6 players work together, solve complex puzzles and mechanics, and in the end, this Vex Minotaur testing everything learned. Atheon is, even today, the epitome of exploration, the desire to be surprised, which Guardians chase after in Destiny.
Soon, newcomers will also be able to join the conversation, as Atheon and the Glass Vault are coming to Destiny:
This is who we’re talking about: Riven, the Thousand Voices, is a bona fide dragon lurking for players in the raid The Last Wish.
Thanks to Riven, Guardians can finally call themselves dragon slayers.
This is how tough the boss fight is: The Last Wish is the largest raid in Destiny’s history and does not skimp on challenging encounters. Riven caps this off as the final boss and can rightly be considered the toughest boss in the franchise.
Hardly any Guardian has completed the fight against the dragon through normal means. To bypass the multi-stage and incredibly difficult mechanics, players resort to Riven cheese – about which Bungie itself isn’t quite sure if it’s okay.
Why is Riven cult? When players enter Riven’s lair and the dragon reveals itself from the shadows for the first time, jaws drop – the monstrosity is the size of a skyscraper. For years, players heard tales of the dragon race. However, very few expected such a pompous encounter.
Most of the time, you only see Riven’s head and claws in the game. In (almost) full size, you can see the dragon here:
During the Forsaken revenge story and throughout the raid, Riven whispers to the player in altered voices. With the promise of fulfilling our deepest wishes, the dragon seeks to lure us. After all, Riven is the last Ahamkara, essentially Destiny’s version of a genie who also enchanted Uldren.
On the next page, we’ll continue with a loudmouth who sends shivers down players’ spines and a boss who has been humiliated more often than any other.
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Do you want all legendary effects in World of Warcraft Shadowlands? Then you will have to deal with PvP.
Legendary items are one of the important features of World of Warcraft Shadowlands. While players can only wear a single legendary item at the beginning of the expansion, many will quickly want to build a large collection to be prepared for all dangers. However, this also means that you will have to face content that you may not want to play – such as PvP battles.
What has been found? To craft legendary items in Shadowlands, players need several components. Some of these come from the Tower of Torghast, while others can be produced through crafting professions and sold to other players. The most important component, the legendary property, comes from different sources. And one of them will also be PvP. The items can then be purchased from the PvP vendor using a new honor currency.
These items are only available from the PvP vendor. According to the current status, there will be no other source for them.
Legendary components at the PvP vendor. Image source: wowhead
Is it really that bad? That probably depends on your perspective. Anyone who really wants to have all legendary items during Shadowlands may be dissatisfied with this situation. However, the legendary effects obtained through PvP are mostly “utility,” meaning pure usefulness. They have little impact on direct damage or healing. It is very unlikely that the effects will ever be a “best in slot” for PvE players. Most of these effects will likely be particularly interesting for PvP players anyway.
The legendary items will be an important aspect in Shadowlands.
What kind of legendary effects are we talking about? The legendary effects sold by the PvP vendor are in most cases also particularly useful in PvP. This includes the following effects, for example:
Warriors can get more charges for their Heroic Leap.
Death Knights can cast a second Death Grip within 3 seconds of the first.
Hunters gain 25 Focus when one of their traps is triggered.
The effects for the other classes lie in a similar range; you can check them in detail at wowhead.
Anyone wanting to have all Legendary items should therefore be prepared to also play PvP. But that’s usually how it is in WoW. If you want it all, you have to be willing to engage with every type of content.
What do you think about it? Will you be going for the PvP recipes? Or are you going to steer clear of them and ignore these effects?
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For some time now, a nasty glitch in Call of Duty: Warzone has been causing problems in the Battle Royale. Players are unable to aim correctly due to faulty graphics. Some professionals criticize this. Now the developers are responding.
What is wrong with the weapons? Since the start of Season 5 in Warzone, there have been problems with the weapon models. It often occurs that instead of a weapon, a huge cube of graphic errors appears in the hands of players.
In the lighter cases, you have a strange pile of parts in your hands, obstructing your view while aiming. In the worst cases, opponents move around like beings from hell, and you have no way to hit them properly.
Hence the nickname “Demon Gun Glitch” or “Alien Gun Bug” for the error. The professional Nick “Nickmercs” Kolcheff encountered such a glitch impressively in the Gulag:
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This is what the professionals say: Shortly after the launch, some professionals expressed their outrage about the glitch. It is impossible to play like this, and Nickmercs even lost an important tournament because he couldn’t hit his opponents.
Even the famous Twitch streamer Dr Disrespect poked fun at the current situation with a tweet. He uploaded a picture of himself with a completely glitched weapon without any comments, which garnered over 153,000 likes within a few hours:
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Will a fix come now? Even before the professionals complained, the developers had planned a fix for the weapon glitch. However, it was only on their to-do list without any specific details about priority or release of the fix.
In a new post on Twitter, it is now stated that Infinity Ward plans to address the glitch with higher priority. The bug fix is now on the “Fast Track” and should be coming “as soon as possible”. More information will be provided as soon as it is available.
The graphic bug is not the only issue currently troubling Warzone. The ongoing cheating problem has also resurfaced lately. The developers asked the relevant players not to cheat, but they just keep going.
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