Final Fantasy XIV released a new promotional video for the upcoming expansion Shadowbringers yesterday. And they scored a hit.
What can you see in the video? In the new promotional video for FFXIV: Shadowbringers, you can see the actors Tom Holland wearing a Chocomog hoodie and Hannibal Buress. The two are preparing for the new expansion.
They have very different methodologies on how they want to become “Warriors of Darkness” from the expansion. You can watch the video here:
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What does the community say? Shortly after the video was released, social media and the FFXIV Reddit exploded with posts and shares. A large part of the community is excited about the collaboration with the two actors. Especially Tom Holland received positive feedback in his Chocomog hoodie.
The top comment with the most upvotes on Reddit is accordingly:
Holy crap, they made an ad with Tom Holland!?
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The video went viral on Twitter and has now been shared over 16,000 times and received over 30,000 likes. As is often the case with things the FFXIV community loves, the first memes and fanarts about the video followed immediately:
Tom Holland plays Dark Knight and dies. (Fanart by @ff_feeshtank on Twitter)
FFXIV monsters as the “Sinister Six” from the Spiderman universe (by @vauthry on Twitter)
Hannibal Buress as Monk (by @HildibrandXIV on Twitter)
Tom Holland as Warrior of Darkness from the FFXIV trailer (By @HildibrandXIV on Twitter)
The community speculates: However, some users expressed the suspicion that this promotional video might be a sign of a possible crossover of FFXIV with the Marvel universe.
After Square Enix and Disney teamed up to produce Marvel’s Avengers, this wouldn’t be so far-fetched, some fans argued. Producer Yoshida did not mention Marvel, however, when asked about his desired collaborations.
The casino in GTA Online will soon open. Players hope for a big DLC and content like cars, gambling, and heists. However, expectations are deliberately kept low.
What is the casino? The casino building has existed since 2013 in the online world of Grand Theft Auto V. However, it has been closed until now. While players could visit the property, drive through the parking lot, and see the advertisement, entering the building was impossible.
Official information is scarce. All we know is that the Vinewood Casino will be opened. When the date is and what other DLC content will accompany the opening is still completely unclear. Rockstar has kept this under wraps so far.
These are the players’ wishes for the casino DLC in GTA Online
What are those wishes? There should be a heist where you rob a casino. Certain vehicles are also requested. Here we present a selection of the fan wishes we found on Twitter, Reddit, and in the GTA forums.
Players wish for luxury vehicles to show off. In keeping with the casino, they want to flaunt their wealth and arrive in hot rides.
Additionally, they desire noble houses and mansions to reside in, which showcase how much money they possess.
Do you want to present your fleet in front of a mansion soon?
On Reddit, user st3b0 writes: “I really hope that villas and some high-end luxury vehicles will be included in the DLC.”
Player TK_42one adds that he would love to have a chauffeur. “What good is it to have a limo if I have to drive it myself like a poor person?” He notes that he is a powerful CEO in the online world after all.
In addition to the luxury vehicles, this desire for a classic Benz received a lot of positive feedback.
Players generally hope that Rockstar will bring many new contents to GTA Online with this update and not just activate a few gambling options.
Heists are an important topic. Heists bring a lot of money in GTA Online and a casino theme would be ideal for such a scenario. Players on Reddit immediately think of the movie Oceans 11, where three casinos in Las Vegas are supposed to be relieved of 150 million dollars.
Player SpreadableFruit writes on Reddit: “I mean, I’m keeping my fingers crossed for a heist. But with a bit of effort, they can ignite the hype that has been building for years. People have always talked about the opening of the casino in GTA Online. It’s worth it for Rockstar, even if many people would be disappointed by another supply/delivery business.”
A quiet round to meet people
In the community, the desire for a place in the casino to meet quietly away from the chaos of the outside world is well received.
Reddit user xAustin90x writes: “I hope that it is at least, if at all, an open lobby hub where people can really hang out. Meet new people to team up with, chat, and just have a good time. Apart from the third world war happening outside.”
Can nasty bikers bring weapons into the casino?
These are the players’ concerns about the casino DLC in GTA Online
There is fear about how Rockstar will implement the update. Microtransactions, overpriced prices, and unmet expectations are feared.
Player Weedmoney2 writes on Reddit: “Let’s really, really lower our expectations.”
Overpriced prices for content/microtransactions
That there are many incentives for microtransactions in GTA Online is no secret. New vehicles, aircraft, and properties can all be bought with in-game currency – GTA dollars. But new cars in GTA Online are expensive.
If players don’t feel like grinding a lot, they might buy the in-game currency through shark cards for real money.
Players fear that the casino DLC will come with many contents at overpriced prices to get people to buy shark cards.
Player FatherOMalley writes on Reddit: “I have the feeling this will be for high rollers who have millions. Sure, I’m bringing my 200,000 GTA dollars and seeing what I can buy. Probably a drink at the bar.”
Expectations that will not be met
Players expect a lot of new content from the casino. However, they fear that expectations are set too high.
Player Jewbaccah writes on Reddit: “I bet $100 it will be a disappointment and not even close to what an MMORPG casino could be (Yes, GTA Online is an MMORPG in the broadest sense).”
People have been hoping for the opening of the casino for many years now. For many fans, this has led to wishes that they direct at the opening of the casino. Can Rockstar meet these expectations?
What do you wish for?
Let us know in the comments what you wish for the casino update of GTA Online. What content must not be missing? Are you also in favor of heists, poker, and villas?
There is a new trailer about Fortnite. It introduces a new weapon that could soon arrive in the game.
What kind of trailer is this? This trailer was shown during the Pro-Am stream by Epic. This stream is a kind of tournament for Fortnite that was also showcased last year.
The trailer mainly focuses on a new weapon that is likely coming to Fortnite. No further details are available at this time.
Is a flare gun coming to Fortnite?
This is the trailer: We are embedding the trailer here. It lasts only 45 seconds:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0AjNvsyuLI
What do you see? You see a man on a deserted island, hoping for rescue. Above him, the Battle Bus from Fortnite flies by.
There the man sees a chance and fires a flare gun at the Battle Bus. The cartridge hits the bus, and it crashes. After that, the familiar “Victory Royale” from Fortnite appears.
What is there to know about the weapon? When watching the trailer, it appears that the gun works like any other flare gun. It shoots a large red flare into the sky.
The weapon is likely to come to the game soon if Epic is already showing it in a trailer. When exactly that will be is not known.
However, it may also be that this is more of a joke, and the weapon may not actually be coming. This remains to be seen.
Update June 18th: 10:06: It seems that the weapon is just a joke. This is indicated by a tweet from an Epic employee.
This box hides the flare gun
How are the players reacting? The fans are still a bit skeptical. There is still too little known about it to make hasty conclusions.
It is suspected that the weapon will only have one shot in the magazine, but that it should be quite powerful. Many players hope that the flare gun will not be too strong, as has been the case with other weapons.
What else was cool: Also at the Pro-Am, there was a little cartoon where 3 particularly cool skins mock a 4th one who is not as “bad ass” and “edgy” as they are.
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In Destiny 2, there seems to be a new super weapon in PvP: Lord of Wolves. Many players are pleading with Bungie for a nerf. They see the upcoming Iron Banner as at risk. However, the developers want to take a closer look at the issue first.
Lord of Wolves is an exotic shotgun that behaves more like a pulse rifle. Due to its intrinsic perk Shrapnel Launcher, the weapon fires a short-range salvo of solar damage.
By holding the reload button, Guardians can switch to a longer and more powerful salvo. This is activated through the perk Release the Wolves.
Lord of Wolves was actually one of the weapons that was supposed to be nerfed at the beginning of Season 7.
Why is the weapon so strong? On the Destiny subreddit, some players are desperately asking for a fix for the weapon. It seems that it is not the weapon itself that is problematic, but particularly the perk Release the Wolves that is being criticized. Players state that the normal fire mode of the shotgun is perfectly fine.
With Release the Wolves, Guardians would mow down everything that is not on the trees by three.
Previously, the perk was only triggered after a kill, but following the changes, it can now simply be activated by holding the reload button. Even though Lord of Wolves has been nerfed in parts, with Release the Wolves active, the shotgun currently wipes out every Guardian. Even for an active super, a maximum of 2 salvos are needed.
This is also evidenced by the video from Aztecross. He writes that he dealt with the weapon in the Crucible and experienced how “overpowered” or “broken” Lord of Wolves is.
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Just before the next Iron Banner, which begins today, June 18, players are facing apprehension and asking Bungie to make quick adjustments to Lord of Wolves.
What does Bungie say? Community Manager dmg has already spoken about the weapon in a post on Reddit. In response to the many requests for a nerf, he stated that the team is currently looking into Lord of Wolves and the current fine-tuning.
When Bungie has more information, they will let the players know. Until then, the Guardians should release the wolves. Players should not expect a quick fix.
In this Kyogre guide, we show you how to defeat the legendary raid boss in Pokémon GO.
With the disappearance of Cresselia, Kyogre returns to raids. You can best win the battle with strong Electric Pokémon. In our overview, we show you which ones are suitable.
Kyogre Overview – What can the Boss do?
The Water Pokémon Kyogre can be found as a legendary opponent in Level 5 raids. Its boss CP is 54411. You can find it as a raid boss until June 27 in the arenas of Pokémon GO.
Due to its Water type, Kyogre is vulnerable to strong Electric and Grass types. After catching, Kyogre has a maximum of 2351 CP (Level 20, perfect IVs) or 2939 CP (Level 25, rainy weather, perfect IV).
When facing Kyogre, it’s best to use a typical attacker count of at least 3-4 trainers (Level 38 and higher).
Kyogre’s Attacks
Its moveset can consist of the following attacks:
Attack
Type
Waterfall (Fast Attack)
Water
Hydro Pump (Charge Attack)
Water
Blizzard (Charge Attack)
Ice
Thunder (Charge Attack)
Electric
Kyogre Counters – These Monsters are Effective in Battle
To effectively battle Kyogre, Electric or Grass type monsters with appropriate attacks are particularly well-suited. Raikou is the strongest counter that can handle all of Kyogre’s movesets. Electivire or Zapdos also fit into this schema, but are generally a bit weaker than Raikou.
The shown Grass types are good if the Kyogre does not know Blizzard.
Pokémon
Moveset
Raikou
Thunder Shock and Voltage
Magnezone
Spark and Voltage
Electivire
Thunder Shock and Voltage
Mewtwo
Psycho Cut and Thunderbolt
Zapdos
Thunder Shock and Thunderbolt
Luxray
Spark and Voltage
Roserade
Razor Leaf and Grass Knot
Tangrowth
Vine Whip and Solar Beam
What other good counters? You can also take many other Electric or Grass type Pokémon against Kyogre. Here’s a selection:
Venusaur
Leafeon
Shaymin
Jolteon
Sceptile
Cherrim
The best attackers in Pokémon GO are these monsters:
Today, on June 18th, Title Update 4 for The Division 2 was released. The update comes with maintenance on the PS4, Xbox One, and PC. The servers will be offline for several hours. Here’s everything you need to know about the maintenance and the patch notes.
Until recently, PC players were able to test numerous changes of Title Update 4 on the test servers. The planned changes could lift the post Title Update 3 blues a bit. Today, on June 18th, Title Update 4 finally goes live for all platforms.
UPDATE: Although the maintenance took a bit longer than originally planned, the update is now live and the Division 2 servers are back online. If you have downloaded the nearly 6 GB patch, you can continue the fight for D.C.
This is how the maintenance will proceed today:
The maintenance is scheduled to begin at 9:30 AM our time.
There will be several hours of server downtime. During this time, you will not be able to log in.
The maintenance is expected to last three hours. If everything goes according to plan, you should be able to jump back into the fight for Washington by 12:30 PM at the latest.
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Surprise! The Fortnite servers will be temporarily shut down today across all platforms (PC/Mac, Xbox One, PS4, Switch, iOS, Android) for a new update to be installed. How long will you have to wait, and what new content is coming? MeinMMO has the answers!
What’s happening today in Fortnite? Usually, maintenance and server downtimes occur on Wednesdays or Thursdays. This week, Epic is making an exception and rolling out the new patch on Tuesday instead.
The reasons for this unusual timing are unclear. Are we in for a surprise? However, before we find out, you will have to take a mandatory break.
Fortnite servers are going down – when and for how long?
When does the server maintenance start? At least Epic remains consistent with the timing. You can join a new game for the last time at 09:30, before the servers go down at 10:00 German time. Fortnite will then be unavailable in any mode.
How long will the maintenance last? Based on past experiences, you should be able to log back in around lunchtime. If there are unexpected delays, you will be informed here.
What does update 9.30 bring: A lot is still unknown, but the announcement on Twitter and in-game show that there will be a new drink called “Chug Splash” that can likely heal your teammates.
https://youtu.be/m0AjNvsyuLI
Additionally, Epic has released a new trailer showcasing a presumably new weapon – the signal pistol. Whether this will be available in the game today remains to be seen.
The data miner Chrales has found quests for the GO Fest in Dortmund from Pokémon GO. The tasks also reveal some Shinys that might be catchable in Dortmund.
These are the quests: In line with the GO Fest, there is also a special research around Jirachi. There are some interesting quests that can be solved using the event Pokémon.
In Chicago, for example, one had to take pictures of Hippopotas or Seep. Similar tasks are now also available for Dortmund, but different Pokémon are important there.
Look forward to these tasks in Dortmund
These quests were leaked: The data miner Chrales found the following quests in an update of Pokémon GO. So far, it is just a leak and not confirmed by Pokémon GO.
Take a photo of Nidoran in the “Rocky Terrain”
Take a photo of Barschwa at the “Boat Lake”
Take a photo of Myrapla in the “Mysterious Woods”
Take a photo of Meditie in the “Mysterious Woods”
Take a photo of Magnetilo at the “Steel Factory”
Venuflibis will also be part of the GO Fest
We have intentionally not translated the names of the locations. It remains to be seen whether and how Niantic will name these locations in German.
What’s the deal with the locations? The GO Fest will have special habitats. In each habitat, different Pokémon will spawn. The Steel Factory will certainly bring many Steel-type Pokémon.
In Chicago, there were for example “Spooky Woods”. There, Ghost and Dark-type Pokémon appeared.
What Shinys are available at the GO Fest? If the leaked quests are correct, then the following Shinys should likely be confirmed and appear more frequently:
Barschwa
Meditie
Magnetilo
In addition, the release of Shiny Nidoran male is becoming increasingly likely. After all, it is, just like Seep in Chicago, found in the announcement image for Dortmund.
This is what the Shiny Nidoran family looks like
Furthermore, it has now been mentioned here, and an increased spawn rate without Shiny would be unlikely for a GO Fest.
Will there be more possible Shinys on site? The list of possible Shinys will still become significantly longer. In Chicago, there were over 70 different Pokémon. A large part of them was also available as Shiny.
For Dortmund, there will certainly be more Pokémon added.
Tomorrow starts an event as a reward for the work during the GO Fest in Chicago:
The Women’s World Cup 2019 has begun and we take a closer look at the German national team in FIFA 19. Here you will find out how strong the team around star player Dzsenifer Marozsán is.
This is the German team: The German national women’s team has traveled to France with many young talents and is considered the favorite for the World Cup title in football 2019.
So far, it looks pretty good, as the first two matches have already been won. Most recently with 1:0 against Spain.
Women’s Football in FIFA 19: The German team is fully playable in FIFA 19, either in friendly matches against other nations or in the new Women’s World Cup finale mode in FIFA 19.
This was provided in an update from EA.
However, you can only play the final match of the Women’s World Cup here. Unfortunately, there is no proper World Cup mode like in FIFA 18.
This is how strong the German women’s team is in FIFA 19
The lineup: As a basis for evaluating the FIFA team, we take the lineup from the 1:0 victory over Spain. Many young players were on the field.
With this lineup, the team won 1:0 against Spain
These are the key players of the German women in FIFA 19: In the team, the players with high ratings stand out, including:
the captain and striker Alexandra Popp (88)
midfielder Sara Däbritz (86)
and goalkeeper Almuth Schult (89).
Technical advantages: What stands out about the team is that the German players in FIFA 19 are technically very well positioned. Huth, Popp, and Däbritz have 5 stars for weak foot, which is a rare and highly sought-after value in FIFA 19.
This means these 3 players can score goals equally well with both feet, a huge advantage in the game.
But the skill stars are also well distributed in the German team, with several players having 4-star skill moves and can perform the most important special tricks.
These are the weaknesses: The defense of the German national team does not have the best ratings in FIFA 19. There are hardly any players with overall ratings above 80.
Also, the young players still have relatively low values in-game, but this could change as the tournament progresses. EA continuously adjusts the values, you just need to activate “live values” before the game.
This is the best player of the German team
Dzsenifer Marozsán in FIFA 19: The most well-known and probably best player of the German team is currently injured and might only be fit again in the quarter-finals.
In FIFA 19, however, you can still play with her, and it’s a lot of fun because her ratings are fantastic.
Dzsenifer Marozsán also the best in FIFA 19: In FIFA 19, the star player of the German team has the best ratings. Especially the 5-star special moves are really strong and allow Marozsán to perform the best tricks in the game.
Additionally, she has 4 stars for weak foot and really strong dribbling and shooting stats. This sets her apart from the other players.
In Fortnite there is a lot happening right now. The map is continuously changing and currently, players are encountering more and more destroyed houses. What is going on?
Now, a similarly destroyed building has also been found in Pleasant Park. Players are now speculating on what Epic is planning here.
This is the destroyed house in question. Source: Fortnite Insider
Destroyed Houses in Fortnite – Is the Monster on the Island?
This is the monster in question: A while ago players discovered a powerful creature under Polar Peak. After some time, it broke out and made its way into the water. In the process, the house in Snobby Shores was destroyed, at least players suspect that, as the monster was not seen at the time.
However, no one knows what the creature looks like.
A house was also destroyed here. The monster probably cleared its way to the water.
Did the monster return to the island? With the destroyed house in Pleasant Park, players are now faced with a mystery. Who destroyed the house if the monster is in the water? Or did the monster briefly come ashore?
Something could happen soon: There are now speculations about a live event with this monster. Perhaps it will also be clarified how the house in Pleasant Park was destroyed.
Epic is definitely sending you on a search for clues, as the current Fortbyte is exactly at the spot where the monster was last suspected: at the destroyed house in Snobby Shores.
Currently, Week 6 of Season 9 is running. The season is not lasting much longer. It might soon be time for Epic to unleash their huge monster.
What do you think? Who could have destroyed the house in Pleasant Park?
The survival MMO ARK: Survival Evolved receives a new map – created by the community. Valguero was developed as part of a competition, featuring new biomes, new dungeons, and a new dinosaur species.
What is Valguero? Originally, the new map Valguero was a mod for ARK: Survival Evolved, created by players Nekatus and Buttman. However, during a modding contest, it was declared the winner of this competition in November 2018, with a prize of $15,000.
At that time, Valguero was a “beautiful map with a high level of polish,” as stated in the official forum. It was only playable for PC players as a mod through the Steam Workshop.
Now Valguero will officially become a part of the game as the sixth map (seventh if you count the “Extinction” expansion among the maps). It will be available for PS4, Xbox One, and Steam on PC.
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63km² of new area to explore, divided into eight different biomes
The new species “Deinonychus”
An arena challenge with three bosses
A massive cave system
Ruins holding the secrets of its inhabitants
This is the new dinosaur and the new arena
What can the new dinosaur do? The Deinonychus is an aggressive carnivore that behaves in many ways like the well-known raptors. It even hunts prey that is significantly larger than itself.
The Deinonychus cannot be tamed, but players can hatch its eggs and later ride the dinosaur. Some players already see the Deinonychus as a good PvP dinosaur. Its appearance resembles that of a raptor with claws and talons.
What kind of arena is this? In the new arena, you will face three bosses in succession:
a Megapithecus
a Manticore
and finally a Dragon
The challenge is aimed at endgame players.
When can I play? Valguero will be played as part of the official maps with the patch on June 18, 2019.
From then on, players can access it without a mod. More information will be provided by the developers on the night of June 17-18 at midnight on their Twitch channel, which we have embedded here for you:
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Instead of level 120, the heroes would be at a lower level, such as level 80, 70, or 60 – whatever value Blizzard decides to set.
This has led to many discussions, not only on Reddit and in the official forums but also in our comments. We want to list the pros and cons here and address the concerns and wishes of players.
The pros of the level squish in WoW
A level squish could solve many problems in World of Warcraft and make the game potentially more accessible for newcomers.
The entry barrier is lower: When newcomers encounter World of Warcraft these days, it is quite a shock that they need to bring a character to level 120. This is a significant hurdle even compared to other long-standing MMORPGs and seems like an almost insurmountable challenge.
How quickly leveling actually progresses is not conveyed by the number “120” itself.
A three-digit level seems much more intimidating to latecomers and newcomers than a smaller, two-digit number.
More rewards per level: Currently, World of Warcraft is poor at pairing the actual level increase with rewards. Since a large part of the world scales with the level of the characters, the level-up doesn’t feel as significant “just like that” because the enemies also become stronger.
True rewards come from talent points and new abilities. However, these are few and far between. Talents are available only about every 15 levels, and new abilities have varying spans, ranging from 2 to 30 levels. In many cases, a level-up does not provide any noticeable rewards. With fewer levels, rewards could be better distributed, and each level-up could be marked by a small special feature.
Some of our users see it the same way. For example, Belpherus said:
I would be all for it. Right now, 80% of the levels feel empty.
Kendrick Young points out:
But the areas would also need to be adjusted. I think it’s always annoying when you skip many areas because you are already above the level.
The cons of the level squish in WoW
However, there are not only positive aspects that such a level squish would bring. Some players also fear negative impacts that could lead to short- or long-term problems.
Bugs could plague the game for a long time: As with the “stat squish” in the past, a level squish could lead to many errors in old content. It often happened that enemies dealt too much damage, even though you should actually be much more powerful. Some of these bugs still exist today and continue to cause complaints about certain enemy types.
Deprivation of accomplishment: Another point is that for many players, the achieved level holds a special emotional significance. It represents the long journey they may have experienced with their character over up to 15 years. Now being reduced from 120 to a lower level can evoke the feeling of losing something hard-earned, even if the relative strength of the character remains the same.
On Facebook, Frank Hallen notes that the longer time spent at individual levels could also have negative implications:
I don’t quite see the point in it. Whether it takes time to reach level 120 or the same time until possibly level 60. For example, I would find it disheartening to go three days without leveling up.
MeinMMO reader Scaver sees it very emotionally.
The fact is, if the squish happens, I’m out. I’ve been playing since TBC and have worked hard for my 120 levels and am NOT ready to give away even one level. Because the level indicates the experience, the wisdom that you have gathered and earned. And someone with level 60 simply doesn’t have a clue about the game compared to level 120! That’s today’s fact!
Conclusion: Is the level squish good or bad?
In summary, it can be said that a level squish could make sense and could make World of Warcraft clearer and feel more rewarding. At the same time, however, there are many potential issues and problems that Blizzard must address so that this does not turn into a disaster and players feel cheated out of their previous achievements.
However, the overwhelming majority of comments are open to such an adjustment if Blizzard implements it well. That is precisely the sticking point which brings the greatest fears: How can Blizzard implement this?
But now it’s over to you! What do you think of a “level squish” in World of Warcraft? Is it good that Blizzard wants to reduce the maximum levels, or do you view it critically?
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Recently, streamers flooded the platform Twitch.TV with a torrent of porn, terror videos, and other illegal content. The category for the abandoned game “Artifact” turned into the red-light district of the streaming platform. Twitch is now taking strict and legal action against the streamers.
Who were the trolls? At the end of May, trolls used the livestreaming platform Twitch.TV for their “jokes”. They lingered in the category of the game “Artifact”, but showed no gameplay, only
A selection of livestreams in the Artifact category on Twitch
Legal action against Mr. and Mrs. Unknown 1-100
This is how TwitchTV is suing: The company filed a lawsuit in California on June 14 against the anonymous streamers who were banned for their streams in this context. The lawsuit is titled “John and Jane Does 1 through 100”. John Doe and Jane Doe are English placeholder names used for unidentified persons.
The lawsuit concerns the following points
trademark infringement
breach of contract with TwitchTV
fraud
unlawful use of the company’s platform
The lawsuit comes after Twitch had already implemented measures like two-factor authentication against the trolls. Additionally, they prevented the streamers flooding the platform with illegal content by requiring new accounts to wait a few days before starting their first broadcast.
How were they trolling? Players trolled in the Artifact category on Twitch-TV because hardly anyone was playing the game:
In the weeks leading up to the invasion, this game category on TwitchTV averaged 20 – 30 viewers.
The trolls went live in the Artifact category with their streams, showing illegal content right from the start and were banned by Twitch about 5 minutes later. As reported by Dotesports, they quickly returned with new accounts and broadcasted the same illegal content.
Some users were even said to have made speedruns competing over who would get banned faster.
Recently, Twitch also banned the big DrDisrespect. He was live streaming from a public restroom and showed people urinating.
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To conclude the GO Fest in Chicago, Pokémon GO once again surprised everyone. They allowed raids to appear that were meant for all players on-site. It was a huge stress test that presumably went well.
This test is about: Niantic called all players from the GO Fest on Sunday to a big group photo. There, a Niantic employee took the microphone and asked if the players wanted to participate in a test.
Suddenly, numerous gyms appeared around the stage from which a raid hatched. Niantic wanted to test whether the servers could handle so many players simultaneously in a raid.
How did the test go? After a few minutes, a Meowth hatched at each gym. Players could enter the lobby with a free raid pass and defeat the Pokémon as usual.
In the end, very few players had real problems during the raid. Even though thousands of trainers participated, the servers held up, and the stress test went well.
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Here you can see the stress test again in the video
Why do this? An author from Pokémon GO Hub was present and asked the Niantic staff exactly that. They only confirmed that they wanted to see how thousands of players could complete raids in such a small space.
Now one can only speculate why they want to know this. It is also suspected that at the next GO Fests, raids will already be possible. In Chicago, this was not possible on the grounds. There were no gyms. They likely did not want to overload the servers too much.
Since the tests were successful, one can already hope that one can battle in raids in Dortmund. There, Niantic might come up with something special for the GO Fest.
What do you think about the stress test? What could be behind it?
The first MMORPGs appeared in the 1990s. But at that time, there was no fast internet and no flat rates. How did people play online back then?
MMORPGs and the early Internet: In 1991, Neverwinter Nights launched as one of the first online role-playing games. Back then, the game could only be played through the internet provider AOL with hourly charges ($6 per hour) – in addition to the costs of the internet connection. Later, the games became accessible to everyone. Meridian 59 (1996) and also Ultima Online (1997) could be played over any service and established the MMORPG genre.
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How did people play online at first? The internet is significantly older than MMORPGs. To surf the World Wide Web in the 1970s and 1980s, and still partly in the 1990s, an analog modem was needed. Acoustic telephone modems were particularly widespread. These devices used the regular phone line to transmit data. This meant that you could either make calls or surf the internet. Both didn’t work at the same time unless you had a second phone line.
Moreover, these modems were slow and loud. Initially, the phone receiver had to be placed on the modem, but later there were devices where this was no longer necessary. The screeching of the modem during data transmission was an unpleasant side effect of being able to use the internet.
How fast were the modems? Initially, 28.8k modems were widespread. They transmitted a maximum of 28.8kb/s. Later, these were replaced by 56k modems with a maximum data transmission of 56kb/s.
It’s hard to imagine such speeds today, where even gigabit connections are becoming established.
Imagine being in the countryside with your mobile phone and only having Edge connection. This transmits even 220kb/s. It means a 56k modem was almost four times slower than an Edge connection on a mobile phone!
Accordingly, surfing took a very long time. And of course, this time was billed. It cost around 20 pfennig per minute until a price drop occurred in the mid-90s.
In the mid-1990s, ISDN lines with 65kb/s also emerged, which had the advantage that you could make calls and surf at the same time.
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By the end of the 1990s and the beginning of the 2000s, DSL connections with 768kb/s or 1,000kb/s emerged. The speed increased continuously and very quickly from then on. At that time, the first flat rates were also introduced. However, they were still time-limited. For example, one could surf 100 hours a month for 100 D-Mark. Plus connection costs. Prices then fell rapidly as more and more private telecommunications companies flooded the market with increasingly cheaper offers.
How did people play then? Either one ran up the phone bill in the early days of MMORPGs or had to limit oneself significantly. Playing could be quite expensive. Because in addition to the costs for the telephone connection, the per-minute billing for using the line, and the purchase of the game, subscription fees also had to be paid at that time.
Due to the high costs, many online game fans preferred to play at the university. There, the computers could often be used for free for surfing, which, of course, prompted many to also play computer games online.
This is how the author experienced his first MMORPG: As a huge fan of the Ultima series, I purchased Ultima Online in the autumn of 1997. It was my first personal contact with the genre, although I had heard of Meridian 59 before.
At that time, I had already been using an ISDN line for about a year for internet. However, it was rather poor. Our system had the problem that whenever I was online and someone called, the connection was dropped.
With an older sister who was constantly on the phone, playing Ultima Online became quite challenging. We eventually agreed on times when I could play relatively undisturbed while she could talk on the phone. There were no mobile phones back then.
Ultima Online fascinated me so much that I often lost track of time. This became particularly intense after the first free month. My father stood in the doorway of my room with a red face, phone bill in hand. I still remember that it was an amount of almost 500 D-Mark that I had burned through, as flat rates did not exist at that time. The billing happened by the minute.
As a result, my internet time was severely limited in the following week. Fortunately, flat rates arrived and it became much more pleasant to play.
MMORPGs were a very expensive hobby in their early days, demanding a lot of patience. Today, one doesn’t have to worry about the issues mentioned above anymore.
In WoW Classic it is easy to find friends. You just have to play the right classes, then everyone will love you.
Finding friends in a new MMORPG is not easy for many players. Not everyone is a “show-off” or likes to chat animatedly in the various chat channels of the game. However, in WoW: Classic you can drastically increase your chances of finding many friends if you simply play the right classes with the right specializations. Then friends will come (almost) all by themselves.
The prerequisite is that you hang around a lot in the capitals and read the chat channels. There is always a request for the following three classes.
The Protection Warrior
If you play a protection warrior in World of Warcraft Classic and have a bit of skill, you will hardly be able to escape friend and guild offers. Warriors are the epitome of a tank in WoW Classic, as they can be relatively easily equipped and provide a good performance in terms of threat generation and tanking capabilities.
Druid tanks and paladins have a harder time and often struggle with issues, as there is little suitable gear for them or their tanking abilities are not as effective as those of the warrior in almost all respects.
The only major disadvantage is that protection warriors are generally expected to lead the group not only as a tank through the dungeon but also to know the dungeons and set the way – this has hardly changed compared to the current WoW.
Protection warriors are typically the “leaders” of a group and dictate the route. However, this should not be a problem for long, as once it has gotten around that your character is a tank, you will hardly be able to escape group invites. Learning the dungeons will then happen all by itself.
However, playing a protection warrior also comes with a number of disadvantages that should not be forgotten: “Solo leveling” is very difficult. A protection warrior deals little damage and has no self-healing. Completing quests takes a long time, and without a healer or DPS behind you, pulling some common enemies can quickly lead to death. It is best to level up together with other players – whether through quests or dungeons.
Lastly, there are increased repair costs. As a tank, you will traditionally be the first to die. As a plate-wearer, you have to pay more gold for repairs than a cloth-wearer. This can add up quickly.
The Holy Priest
If, for inexplicable reasons, there is no tank shortage in an MMORPG, then there is often a lack of healers instead. The stereotype image of a healer is probably a priestess in white robes who casts soothing light magic on her allies from the back rows. This “stereotype image” is also true in World of Warcraft, as holy priests have been and are for many the epitome of a solid healer.
The heals are strong and suitable for almost every situation. Whether group damage occurs or the tank needs a particularly powerful heal, holy priests have the right answer for every situation.
Even if the fight goes completely off the rails and the priest is immediately killed, that’s no problem. As a spirit of redemption, you continue to heal even after death and then hope that one of the group members is an engineer who has a goblin jumper cable handy. Otherwise, the rest of the group will gladly wait for you to find your way back to the dungeon as a spirit. They have no other choice anyway.
In contrast to novice assistant healers (like druids), you can also simply resurrect fallen group members and do not need to use an endlessly long cooldown for that. This saves time when one or two DPS in a dungeon have overdone it and wanted to have an aggro race.
However, priests share a “problem” with all other healers, and that is the management of multiple spell ranks. In Classic, players could still use lower ranks of spells to consume less mana and heal the missing HP accordingly. This requires practice and can sometimes be quite strenuous to have the same spell four times in the spell bar.
Moreover, you should prepare for long hours, days, or even weeks in which you want to teach your fellow players that they should “click on the fountain of light” when they want healing. That is a concept that damage dealers probably won’t have internalized even in the year 2100.
Lastly, leveling as a healer solo is a torture. Simply chain yourself to a protection warrior, because shared suffering is half the suffering.
The [Something] Mage
If you respond to the interview question “What are your greatest weaknesses?” with a smirk and the remark “That I have too many strengths” you should consider a mage.
Mages in WoW Classic are not only capable of dealing absurd amounts of damage that can literally “one-shot” opponents in PvP, but they also have plenty of abilities that make them the kings and queens of utility.
Polymorph (the sheep) is one of the most reliable crowd control spells in World of Warcraft, working on a variety of enemy types found in nearly all dungeons and can be renewed at any time. This dramatically reduces the burden of enemies that need to be fought simultaneously and thus increases the group’s chance of survival.
Personal teleportations and group portals ensure that one can travel quickly around the world. A great relief in a world where there are no flying mounts and traveling across the continent can take 15-20 minutes due to slow flight routes.
Its Frost Nova can temporarily freeze entire groups of enemies, giving the tank valuable seconds to regain aggro from escaped mobs or letting the panicking priest get to safety.
If you value fine-tuning, you can also distribute particularly cool buffs with “Magic Amplification” and “Magic Dampening” that reduce damage taken or healing received. Particularly strong “melee” opponents delight the healer, who can then squeeze out more healing.
A fire-spec mage can even increase the enemy’s susceptibility to fire damage – even warlocks will love the mage.
In summary, the mage is an asset to any group, and every player likely wants a mage on their friends list because it drastically makes almost all activities in World of Warcraft easier.
However, mages also have the reputation for being a bit hyperactive and love to engage in a DPS race with other (inferior!) classes, often leading to chaos that quickly punishes the mage for its low hit points. Usually, the rest of the group experiences that shortly after.
Or to quote the words of wise Uncle Barlow in closing: “Bread and water keep the downtimes caused by wipes he caused in check, the Int buff allows warriors to talk, and portals shorten the way to the nearest blacksmith.”
A recent Diablo 3 survey by MeinMMO found that nearly half of you have remained loyal to your starter class in Season 17. We show you the results.
What was this survey about? On June 12, we asked you whether you continue to play your starter class from Season 17 in Diablo 3 or if you have already switched to another class or even completely stopped playing Season 17.
Over 1500 people participated in the survey . Each of you had only one response option. We show you the percentage distributions.
Are you still loyal to your starter class in Season 17 of Diablo 3?
Yes, I am satisfied with it = 45 % (699 votes)
No, I prefer playing another class over my starter class = 16 % (245 votes)
No, I have another class for solo/group play = 3 % (62 votes)
I don’t have a main / I play multiple classes = 10 % (172 votes)
I no longer play Season 17 = 26 % (407 votes)
Total 1585 votes (Status: June 17, 14:10)
This is special: Apparently, many players chose the right class right at the start of the season. With this, they are still having fun now, a month after the start of Season 17.
There could be various reasons for this. Many players choose the same starter class season after season, which they are already familiar with. They know the abilities and sets well and may be testing new builds in a season, but remain loyal to the class.
About 29 % of you have already switched classes or have no main class at all. This may be due to having tried a new class at the start, which they had not started with before, and it did not appeal to them as much.
Others simply prefer the variety among different classes and their play styles. They have no main, so that Diablo 3 doesn’t become too monotonous.
Many have already completed Season 17: A large number of survey participants have already stopped playing Season 17. Over 400 people chose the option not to play this current season anymore.
Some users mentioned that they lost interest in the game after just a few days. A phenomenon often observed in Diablo 3. Because many innovations offered by a new season in Diablo 3 are only rarely substantial.
If you are no longer interested in Diablo 3, you can look forward to the next BlizzCon, as insider reports suggest that something great could await you there:
In Fortnite, Fortbyte #58 has appeared! You can find it in Snobby Shores while using the emote “Sad Trombone”. We will show you where to search.
This is the task: For this Fortbyte, you will be faced with the following riddle: “Accessible by using the emote “Sad Trombone” at the northern end of Snobby Shores.
In the far west of the map lies this time the Fortbyte
Fortbyte #58: Accessed with Sad Trombone at the northern end of Snobby Shores
Here is where the byte is hidden: Before you can collect the byte, you first need the emote “Sad Trombone”. You will get this at level 46 of the Season 9 Battle Pass. Choose it and start a round.
Then fly to the northern end of Snobby Shores. There, a house has been destroyed and exactly at that spot, you will find the Fortbyte. Use the emote beforehand and the byte will be accessible.
Here you will find the sought Fortbyte
Be observant: At the sought locations, campers also like to lurk, hoping for easy kills. So be careful about where you move.
The video will help you: Here we show you a video of the sought byte. This way you can’t miss it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwkQYI9Q1r4
What Fortbytes are about: These electronic puzzle pieces are hidden all over the Fortnite map. Every day, another piece is added.
If you find 90 of the 100 Fortbytes, a special skin is waiting for you, which is only available there.
Red Dead Redemption 2 has smaller side stories to offer in addition to the main story, where players can get to know different characters. One of them is Magnifico, who particularly excited a player. Because Magnifico is short-statured, just like the player herself.
What disability is it about? Recently, a player spoke out on the subreddit for Red Dead Redemption 2. happyquinn27 thanks Rockstar for how disabilities are portrayed in the game, especially her own disability.
Before buying Red Dead Redemption 2, the player watched playthrough videos on YouTube and came to a part where Arthur meets Marjorie and Bertram in the Van Horn Saloon and has to find Magnifico.
During the course of the quest, it is revealed that Magnifico is short-statured. A little shock for the player, who is also short-statured.
Magnifico complains about “the same jokes, the same tricks, just a size smaller”
Who is Magnifico? You encounter Magnifico in the side quest “The Smell of Theater Makeup.” Miss Marjorie wants Arthur to find Magnifico, who does not want to perform together with her and Bertram, who suffers from gigantism.
The trio travels through the land and performs in shows. As happyquinn27 writes, this was very common for short-statured individuals at that time. They were showcased in exhibitions or the so-called “freak shows”.
Magnifico with Bertram, who suffers from gigantism, and Marjorie
The player draws a comparison to the movie “The Greatest Showman,” in which Hugh Jackman plays P.T. Barnum, who really lived and introduced the trend of using short-statured individuals as entertainment in circus shows. Barnum also introduced the English term ‘Midget’, comparable to ‘Zwerg’ in German. The term is now considered derogatory and meant “little fly” or something that can be crushed back then.
Fortunately, Rockstar has refrained from using this term.
Why is this so important to her? The player further explains on Reddit that she is grateful that Rockstar portrayed short stature and her story semi-realistically. While degrading terms were avoided, everything else corresponds to the truth.
The character was even accurately represented. While other games might have simply scaled down Magnifico’s model, he was modeled realistically in Red Dead Redemption 2, with shorter limbs, a protruding nose, and forehead. happyquinn27 could even note similar features between herself and Magnifico, as they both have the same form of dwarfism, achondroplasia.
In conclusion, the player noted that she is glad that Rockstar incorporated the circus mission into the game. Although her stomach turns at the stories of how people like her were treated in the past, seeing her disability represented in a popular video game is very important to her.
