A Twitch streamer meets his school friend after 10 years in Marathon, wants to shoot him first

Dariusz Müller Dariusz Müller Reading time 3 minutes

A Twitch streamer shoots at an enemy player in Marathon and then realizes that he knows his opponent but lost contact 10 years ago.

Who is Crayator? Nathan “Crayator” Ryan (33) is an Australian YouTuber and Twitch streamer known for his energetic and humorous personality.

  • In Australia, Crayator is mainly known for his involvement in the content creator groups “Click” and “Wanted.”
  • While his own YouTube channel has nearly 30,000 subscribers, “Click” had over 2.5 million subscribers and numerous videos with several million views.
  • The spiritual successor “Wanted” has 749,000 subscribers on YouTube and also several million views per video.

In his personal streams, Crayator showcases various games. He had his peak on Twitch during the Fortnite hype. He is also known for roleplay in GTA Online. Recently, he has been playing a lot of ARC Raiders and Marathon. He regularly attracts over 300 viewers.

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Bungie presents Marathon in the launch trailer

Streamer randomly finds a school friend in Marathon

How did he meet his school friend? Crayator was playing Bungie’s new extraction shooter Marathon during a livestream. He was exploring the “Borderlands” map in solo mode when he noticed during a conversation with his chat that another player was in the same building as him.

Crayator moved toward the source of the sounds and found an enemy assassin. He opened fire and broke his opponent’s shield. However, the opponent then escaped in a smoke cloud. The streamer then changed his position and called out in the game’s ambient chat: “Are you still there?”

Then came the surprise that he didn’t expect.

From the voice chat of the shooter came a questioning “Nathan?”, to which the streamer replied: “Never call me Nathan in your life.” As Crayator later explained, he thought at the time that the other player was a viewer and a stream sniper, but to his surprise, he should know the other player very well. The player responded: “It’s James here.”

Crayator reacted with surprise and asked: “You mean James from high school?” The other player confirmed this with a laugh in his voice.

As it turned out, Crayator and “James” were best friends in school but lost touch. It has been about 10 years since they last spoke. When James then heard the streamer’s voice in the game’s voice chat and saw the name, he recognized him immediately.

After the random encounter, they talked for a few minutes about the past and how they have been doing since then. James is now a nurse. They then extracted together, sent each other friend requests, and played a few more rounds together.

Crayator posted a montage of the situation as a video on TikTok. Here you can see the clip:

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Why is this special? The streamer plays Marathon solo. When you start a raid solo, you end up in matches with other solo players who spawn all over the map.

As a player, you don’t know the names of the players in the round or exactly where they are before a raid, and you cannot specifically invite other people into a solo lobby. There are also no custom matches.

The probability of encountering someone you personally know in a raid in Marathon is therefore very low.

Moreover, Marathon is not one of those games where questions are asked first and then shots are fired. In Marathon, the shooting starts when you make visual contact. James himself said it was the first time that someone had spoken to him in that shooter.

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Is a meeting like this really realistic? Some users accuse the streamer of staging the scene, but even in that case, it must be said: It is anything but easy to specifically get into the same lobby as another person and initiate a “random meeting” without the chat noticing. That is virtually impossible.

Of course, one can never rule out whether such a scene was artificially initiated, but managing to do so would be extremely difficult.

Many players miss the opportunity to meet friendly runners in Marathon – as they know it from ARC Raiders. In Bungie’s shooter, PvP is at the forefront. However, the community shows that there are also exceptions: Gamers miss what makes ARC Raiders special in Marathon – But the community shows that both sides are possible

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A new role-playing game invites you to a free test on Steam, focusing on crazy sci-fi with alien romances instead of wild fantasy and bear love

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 2 minutes

With Starfinder: Afterlight, an ambitious RPG will soon bring a crazy role-playing system to PC and to Steam. You will soon be able to get a first glimpse for yourself.

What kind of game is this?

  • You play in Starfinder: Afterlight a wildly mixed group of outsiders who must prevent the end of the world – of which no one really knows anything. In addition to your own character, you have six companions available.
  • The gameplay follows the classic cRPG system with turn-based combat, isometric perspective, and plenty of story along with decisions you can make. The basis is Starfinder, the sci-fi version of Pathfinder and one of the best alternatives to D&D.
  • The focus of the game is on the narrative and particularly on your companions, whose fate and relationship to you is influenced by your actions.

When is the test? Starting March 19, 2026, you can participate in the first public beta playtest. To do this, you only need to register on the Steam page of Starfinder: Afterlight for the playtest. You do not have to pre-order the game.

The test includes about 45-60 minutes from the start of the game and offers you three different, pre-made characters. You will meet the first companions and explore the fate of your captain, a cheeky space pirate as well as a part of the city you land in.

Players who have supported the game on Kickstarter may already know the content. Starfinder: Afterlight is set to launch in early access later in 2026, and a public demo is expected to be available this summer. The final release is still pending.

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Experienced developers with a clear plan

The developers behind Starfinder, Epictellers Entertainment, are veterans from the gaming industry who have previously worked at Crytek on Crysis and Ryse: Son of Rome. However, the role-playing game is their first work as an indie studio and a huge challenge, as they themselves say.

Starfinder aims to learn from the giants of the genre, particularly Baldur’s Gate 3 and Larian in general, as well as from Owlcat, who are currently working on the new Warhammer RPG Dark Heresy.

Particularly, Baldur’s Gate 3 is likely to have a lot of influence, not only because the focus of the game is on character development and companions, but also because the voice of Astarion, Neil Newbon, is actually participating and is directing the voice acting.

If that wasn’t convincing enough: the narrator is Roger Clark, the voice of Arthur Morgan from Red Dead Redemption. However, there will not be a German voiceover available at this current stage.

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With the companions, not only their own stories are in focus, but also your relationships with them. For example, it may happen that your actions may upset a companion, or bring you closer to them, because yes: there will also be romances. While there won’t be any bear scenes like in Baldur’s Gate 3, at least you can flirt with the strange bug-snail alien if you want to.

Two of the companions from Starfinder: Afterlight were actually introduced exclusively by us.

Larian as a major role model for Epictellers Entertainment is currently in the process of creating their largest role-playing game to date: Divinity. Considering how large Baldur’s Gate 3 already was, development is likely to take quite a while. All information available so far can be found here: Divinity: Release, trailer, and gameplay – What we know about the new game from the creators of Baldur’s Gate 3

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New competitor of Genshin Impact does it like Pokémon, lets you collect monsters and fight for you

Cedric Holmeier Cedric Holmeier Reading time 2 minutes

With Mongil: Star Dive, a new action RPG in the style of Genshin Impact comes in April, where you can collect creatures just like in Pokémon.

What kind of game is this? Mongil: Star Dive is an action RPG, or also a character-switch RPG like Genshin Impact or Arknights: Endfield, which also incorporates elements from creature collectors like Pokémon.

The action RPG starts on April 15 on Epic Games, its own launcher, and also mobile on Android and iOS.

Here you can watch the trailer for the game:

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Mogil: Star Dive shows in the gameplay trailer how Pokémon and Genshin Impact fit into a game

Fight like in Genshin Impact

How does Mogil: Star Dive play? Just like in the model Genshin Impact, you control a team of characters with different combat styles and elements, which you have to constantly switch between to execute combo attacks.

The characters are divided into three factions: the Elendor, the Varhine, and the Serenia. So far, 8 characters are known that belong to the first two factions. Nothing is known yet about the faction of the Serenia and its characters.

As is customary in the genre, it is about creating a good team of characters that complement each other to take on various boss enemies in combat. This could already be seen in the gameplay trailer and looks quite nice according to the genre.

How does creature collecting fit in? Collecting creatures is an important feature in Mongil: Star Dive. If you defeat monsters in the game, they drop what is called a “Monsterling.” This can be possessed by you and represents something like the spirit of the monsters.

Whenever you want, you can summon the collected Monsterlings, which then take on their original form again and fight by your side.

First screenshots of the game already show that each character can select 3 Monsterlings, which not only represent different monsters but also each have useful abilities or buffs that benefit the player.

The monster collecting feature thus provides even deeper and more complex team building in Mongil: Star Dive than in other games of this kind. Therefore, you must align not only your characters but also your monsters to become as good as possible.

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Mongil: Star Dive is not the first competitor to challenge Genshin Impact this year. Arknights: Endfield was already a great success upon release, not least due to its similarity to the popular Satisfactory: New anime game mixes Genshin and Satisfactory and over 35 million players want to play the game

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Fights in Crimson Desert are easy to learn, hard to master – This is how the sword-wielding wrestler controls

Karsten Scholz Karsten Scholz Reading time 4 minutes

The fights in Crimson Desert are a major focus. MeinMMO has gathered as much information as possible from the preview event to explain in detail how the action-packed brawl works and which buttons on the controller you need to press.

Why are the fights important? There is a strong focus on the combat conflicts in Crimson Desert. The good news: The developers of Black Desert are behind the action-adventure. The MMORPG is among the genre representatives with the best action combat systems.

This experience seems to transfer onto Crimson Desert. Already in the trailers, the battles appear powerful and multifaceted. This positive first impression was confirmed at various playtesting events. However, one of the biggest weaknesses of Crimson Desert undermines the enjoyment in battles: the complex and unintuitive controls.

MeinMMO has collected as much information as possible from the preview event to explain in detail how the action-packed brawl works and which buttons on the controller you need to press. Hopefully, you can decide in advance of the release whether you might enjoy the fights or whether the controls will drive you to despair.

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Crimson Desert shows more of the fights and progression in the action RPG in the new gameplay video

Easy to learn …

How do I fight in Crimson Desert? At first glance, the combat system of Crimson Desert resembles the fights from the Batman Arkham series or the recent Spider-Man games from Sony. Already with the repeated use of your weak attack (RB, front right shoulder button), you initiate well-staged attack combinations.

For example, Kliff strikes repeatedly with his sword at an opponent, breaks through their defense, sweeps their feet out from under them, and then slams the victim down with a throw. One button, a lot of impact. Thus, every beginner achieves their first successes early on.

You then gradually expand this simple standard:

  • with RT (back right shoulder button) you trigger a strong attack
  • with the action button B you roll out of the danger zone, press B twice to dodge
  • with X you can jump
  • with Y you trigger unarmed attacks despite having a weapon, holding Y results in a powerful kick
  • with LT (back left shoulder button) you aim with your ranged weapon and also trigger the shot (just release the button)
  • with LB (front left shoulder button) you lift Kliff’s shield and block attacks or align yourself with an opponent – if you press LB at the right moment, you even parry enemy attacks and open up strong opportunities for counterattacks
  • if you want to lock onto a targeted opponent, press down on the left D-pad
  • with the right D-pad you heal yourself with food (if available)

You can already see that the control scheme of Crimson Desert deviates from the genre standard in some places, such as targeting enemies (which is often done by pressing L3, i.e., pressing the left analog stick) or firing ranged weapons (normally often done via a second shoulder button). Nevertheless, this basic set of maneuvers can be learned fairly quickly.

The official control scheme from the game for controller and keyboard can be seen here on Reddit:

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… hard to master

You will expand your basic attacks over time through new skills that you trigger with a combination of buttons. Here is a selection of skills that have already been utilized during the preview event:

  • With LB and RB you reflect light with your blade, which can blind nearby enemies in combat or reveal hidden weak points.
  • With LB and RT you trigger a shield strike. RB and RT is a spinning strike that can throw enemies away.
  • With the right talent, holding Y can lead to a spectacular dropkick.
  • If you want to use cool wrestling throws in combat, you can trigger various maneuvers with X and A or Y and B – Street Fighter vibes.
  • With RB and Y you trigger a thrust attack forward that causes bleeding. For RB and A you can learn a whirlwind strike.
  • With RB and X, a talent lets you jump over a charging opponent.
  • With L3 you trigger the Zelda-like hookshot, which is initially not helpful in combat. However, through talents, you can improve it so that you can grab and pull enemies to you or jump to a distant foe.
  • Combinations of RT and A, B, Y or X can unleash learned elemental attacks.
  • With R3 you trigger the so-called Power Fist, an energy attack that decreases the target’s defense.

Many of these maneuvers and talents can be further improved or expanded through the talent tree. Ranged fighters receive certain skills that can be triggered when aiming, i.e., in combination with LT. Or you can follow up a thrust attack with another attack and a grab.

Here you see one of the bosses from Crimson Desert:

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Crimson Desert: Boss fight against the Reed Devil in the gamescom trailer

And then there are also the …

… enemies! In Crimson Desert, you will often face hordes of foes that attack you up close or fire at you from a distance. Your skills are powerful enough to handle it, but during hectic skirmishes, you will likely have little time to think about how that one attack combination went again.

The bosses are probably a completely different caliber. Even in the first hours, preview players encountered various foes with special abilities that reward specific strategies. For example, it may help to target a weak point with a certain type of damage.

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How hard is Crimson Desert?

It’s hard to say before the final test. It’s clear that there is only one difficulty level. In combination with the complex controls, this could lead to frustration here and there. If you want to see the credits at the end, you have to at least push through the story challenges.

However, due to the open world structure, the developers claim you will have various options to make some battles significantly easier – for instance, through more healing food, useful buffs, new equipment, better skills, or the upgrade of existing gear. Besides the fights, there are 3 other core features that will determine whether you can be excited about Crimson Desert: Crimson Desert has what feels like 5,000 features, but these 4 determine whether you will have fun

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Everyone is waiting for the 5th season of The Boys, while the truly best superhero series from Amazon continues next week

Niko Hernes Niko Hernes Reading time 3 minutes

Many fans are eagerly waiting for Season 5 of The Boys, which starts in March. But the much better superhero series from Amazon continues next week and MeinMMO editor Niko can hardly wait.

Which series is it about? Amazon has been able to celebrate great successes in recent years with two superhero series. On one hand, there is The Boys. The satirical action series starts on April 8 with Season 5. This will also be the finale.

A few weeks earlier, however, it will continue on March 18, 2026, with Invincible. And even though The Boys is a damn good series, I’m actually looking forward to Invincible even more.

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Two completely different series

What is Invincible about? Invincible is based on a comic series by Robert Kirkman. He is known for the comic series The Walking Dead, which was also adapted into a series.

Invincible focuses on Mark Greyson. His father is the legendary Omni-Man, the strongest superhero on Earth. He has been waiting for years to get his powers, and when the time comes, he only wants to follow in his father’s footsteps.

However, his father hides a dark secret, and Mark’s journey as a superhero becomes ever greater, with the threats to Earth and the people he loves becoming increasingly dangerous.

Mark is one of the best superhero protagonists of all time (Image source: Prime Video on YouTube)

What does MeinMMO editor Niko like so much about Invincible? Invincible is not just a completely different series than The Boys as an animated series. While The Boys, as a satire, deals primarily with social criticism and dark humor, Invincible is a deeply personal story.

Mark is not just a superhero; his growth as a person is the main highlight. It’s about his relationships, his trauma, and indeed his responsibility. 

Invincible is more of a classic superhero series, just in cartoon form for adults who have grown up with animated series. Not only the battles are aimed at an adult audience, but also the themes and dialogues.

The characters have more depth than in The Boys and are also much more likable. Even without powers, one sometimes finds oneself in Mark’s problems, and that’s exactly what makes the series so memorable.

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The ratings also speak for Invincible

How is Invincible rated compared to The Boys? If you look at the critic score on Rotten Tomatoes, Invincible as an entire series has a 99%. This includes Seasons 1 to 3:

  • Season 1 has a rating of 98% with 86 reviews
  • Season 2 has a rating of 100% with 42 reviews
  • Season 3 has a rating of 100% with 27 reviews

Also The Boys has a lower but still excellent overall rating of 93% on Rotten Tomatoes:

  • Season 1 has a rating of 85% with 106 reviews
  • Season 2 has a rating of 97% with 104 reviews
  • Season 3 has a rating of 98% with 153 reviews
  • Season 4 has a rating of 92% with 142 reviews

When does Invincible continue? Season 4 of Invincible starts next week on March 18, directly with 3 episodes. So if you are waiting for Season 5 of The Boys, Invincible is the perfect bridge, as both series are quite good in their own ways. You can find out more about Invincible Season 4 here: Invincible Season 4: Release, trailer, time, and more – All important information at a glance

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WoW Midnight rocks, but an event causes frustration: “Annoying and boring”

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 3 minutes

An endgame event in World of Warcraft Midnight causes a lot of frustration, as it feels unfinished. It is either chaotic or just boring.

Although the proper endgame of World of Warcraft Midnight with Dungeons (Mythic+) and Raids has not yet started, there are a number of things to do. Especially the four different world events serve as weekly tasks that lure with solid rewards and a lot of reputation. However, one of these 4 events, the “Abundance” event, feels unfinished and quite boring. It seems that there was a lack of development time.

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What kind of event is this? The Abundance event takes place at several locations in Midnight. There, you can pay homage to the Loa of Abundance and must gather as many resources as possible within 3 minutes – by killing enemies, mining ores, gathering plants, and so on. The more resources you gather, the higher your score will be.

Abundance is not well thought out, needs more development time

Why does the event seem unfinished? This is mainly due to the strange scaling of the event and the lack of information. When one starts Abundance, it is not visible how many other characters are also participating. This typically leads to one of two states:

  • Either you are completely alone in the Abundance cave.
  • In the cave, there are 15 or more characters.

Depending on how it looks, you have a completely different experience:

  • If you are alone, then the Abundance event is a boring mob grind. Within 3 minutes, you try to kill as much as possible. The big bonus events are hardly triggered since you cannot achieve the necessary score alone.
  • If you are there with many people, the bonus events are triggered continuously, even every few seconds. So much stuff spawns that the server lags, and some graphics cards overheat. Here, you don’t even need to move, as you typically gather items faster than you can turn them in at an altar.

Basically, there are only these two extremes. Either you struggle just to reach a minimum amount of rewards, or you just stand around and get overwhelmed with a high score.

WoW Abundance Vendor
For some of the rewards, you have to farm for quite a while – often several weeks.

Community wonders about the feature: Even in the WoW subreddit, questions about the event are piling up. Many are confused whether they simply don’t understand the event or if it really is as simple as needing many people to succeed:

  • “Abundance somehow manages to be both too easy and too confusing at the same time. It feels more like a mobile game. But at least the Loa has a great voice.” – Kohlhaas
  • “I don’t want to lie, but I’ve already spent 9 Dundun shards, and as far as I can tell, it’s just an endless grind for enough currency to buy stuff from the vendor?
    I feel like there should be more to it, but I just don’t see it. It feels like someone had an idea 5 minutes before the release and just shoved it in there.”     – EternalNewCarSmell
  • “Abundance should have been a feature for patch 12.x.1/5/7 and needed a little more development time. It is simply underdeveloped and didn’t need to be this way.” – TheBiggestNose

Cortyn says: Honestly, the Abundance event is the one thing about the weekly activities that makes me raise my eyebrows in confusion, as it doesn’t make sense from my perspective. Unlike the well-thought-out loot system, at least solid defending in the Voidstorm, or the Harandar relic research, the Abundance event simply feels unfinished and poorly thought out.

In its first version, the event was essentially a waste of time solo. Because alone, you couldn’t achieve a high score at all since there was no scaling with the number of current participants. However, if you were active there with 10 people at the same time, then the event became completely absurd – you could achieve scores of several million points and rack up achievements that Blizzard surely planned for several months.

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The Abundance event is, in my opinion, something that needed a few more weeks or months of work to become really good and meaningful. In its current state, it is merely an annoying weekly chore that is neither fun nor challenging. It feels poorly thought out both gameplay-wise and design-wise. It is an element that I could easily do without – but I have to “play” it if I want to have strong profession gear.

Maybe the developers can manage to revise and improve the event by the next major patch. Because the current state does not match the quality that one would expect from new features. Very different is the Prey system, which is really good – and can even be completed in just a few minutes with some tricks.

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Diablo 4 has taken a cool feature from Diablo 3, but it is so intrusive that players prefer to play without sound

Nicole Wakulczyk Nicole Wakulczyk Reading time 2 minutes

With Season 12, the Killstreak feature came to Diablo 4, allowing you to level up even faster. However, many players find this feature so annoying that they would prefer to disable parts of it.

What is this feature?

  • Blizzard introduced a so-called Killstreak system in Season 12, which veterans might recognize from Diablo 3 .
  • If you kill many monsters within a short time frame, a Killstreak counter starts. As long as the timer is running, you earn points with each additional kill.
  • In the end, you receive experience points and seasonal reputation (“Brutality”).
  • Killstreaks are categorized into five levels based on the total score: Killstreak, Slaughter, Devastation, Bloodbath, and Massacre.

The more monsters you take down in that time, the more XP you gather – and the level you reach gives you bonus XP. However, the feature brings not only positives, as many players are currently quite annoyed by it.

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Why does this feature annoy players? Many players are currently expressing their frustrations about the Killstreak feature in the Diablo 4 subreddit. The following aspects irritate the community the most:

  • The commentator loudly yells “Killstreak!!!” with each starting series, which many players find extremely repetitive and intrusive.
  • This announcement is apparently classified as “dialogue”. This causes the game to automatically lower music and sound effects with each announcement, which disrupts the flow for many players.
  • There is no separate slider for the commentary. Anyone wanting to get rid of the screams must mute all NPC dialogues.
  • The counter for the Killstreaks is right in the field of view and close to the character, which can obscure important ground effects from enemies or loot.
  • Especially in areas and activities with high enemy density, such as Hell Hordes and Hell Flood, the messages and announcements pop up almost every second.
As if there wasn’t enough going on already on the screen.

This has caused players to already feel annoyed by the season that just started last night. Some explain that they are playing Diablo 4 without sound because of this. Others have muted all dialogues, which feels “not right”, writes domiran in his Reddit post.

Even in the Diablo 4 forum, the new feature is being criticized. Apeira writes in a post that the Killstreak screams do not fit the atmosphere of the game at all. He would ideally like to disable the whole system, but at least the announcements.

Will it remain this way? It is still unclear. There was already criticism of the intrusive appearance of the Killstreak feature on the test server (PTR), but Blizzard made no changes upon the season’s release. Currently, your only option is to reduce the dialogue volume in the menu under “Options > Volume” – with the disadvantage that you won’t hear any dialogues at all.

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Borderlands 4 brings the first story DLC in just 2 weeks, delivers a new Vault Hunter and legendary loot

Ody Ody Reading time 2 minutes

In just a few weeks, Borderlands 4 will receive its first story DLC, which features a new Vault Hunter and legendary loot.

What is this DLC? Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned is the name of this first story DLC for Borderlands 4. The rough content was already known, and now there is a fixed release date – March 26, 2026.

In this DLC, you will join the mechanic Ellie, who fans may already know from Borderlands 2. The goal is to destroy an alien monolith and penetrate the titular Vault of the Damned. Meanwhile, a cosmic entity threatens Kairos – the planet on which Borderlands 4 takes place.

In the reveal trailer, you will get a first look at the DLC:

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New Zone, Vault Hunter, and Plenty of Loot

What’s included in the DLC? It sends you to a new zone – the arctic ice desert of the Whispering Glacier. There are new story and side missions, as well as activities and collectibles. Some familiar faces also make an appearance. In addition to the aforementioned Ellie, Mancubus Bloodtooth, Pickle, and Crazy Earl have been announced.

A new Vault Hunter is also included. He goes by the name C4SH and was first introduced at the Tokyo Games Show 2025. The developers plan to reveal more about how he will play next week. It is already known that the Robo-Cowboy uses special cards in combat.

Fresh loot is also ensured: The first story pack contains three new pearlescent weapons and 11 new legendary gear items – including two grenades, two heavy weapons, two shields, and five class mods. 

Additionally, there are 28 new cosmetic items:

  • Two Vault Hunter heads (usable for all Vault Hunters) 
  • Four Vault Hunter skins (usable for all Vault Hunters) 
  • Eight Vault Hunter heads specifically for C4SH 
  • One alternative Vault Hunter body specifically for C4SH 
  • Four weapon skins 
  • Four vehicle skins 
  • Three ECHO-4 drone skins & attachments 
  • One ECHO-4 frame

Overall, the DLC also features two large boss fights and 16 minibosses. A new world boss mechanic will also allow you to interact with monstrous trees that grow in the game world. These will teleport you to a nightmarish dimension, where a random boss awaits you. 

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What do I need to play the DLC? The Vault Hunter Pack and the Deluxe and Super Deluxe editions of Borderlands 4 already include the story pack. However, you can also purchase it separately. There is no price available yet.

To play the new DLC, you should also have a Vault Hunter at least level 13. However, you can also create a new one at level 13 to dive right into the DLC. As this tells a standalone story, no prior knowledge is necessary.

Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned is intended to be just the first story DLC for Borderlands 4. After all, the loot shooter has already presented a comprehensive roadmap with many new contents. You can find an overview here with us on MeinMMO: Borderlands 4: Roadmap – All Upcoming DLCs

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New role-playing game is perfect for evenings when your DnD group has canceled on you

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A new role-playing game has been released that should be interesting for anyone craving more Dungeons & Dragons (but who doesn’t always have time for a session with friends). In the first hours after the Early Access release on Steam, it already had over 4,000 concurrent players.

Which game is being talked about? This refers to Solasta 2, the sequel to the May 2021 released Solasta: Crown of the Magister. The cRPG in the style of Baldur’s Gate 3 launched today, March 12, 2026, in Early Access on Steam. Versions for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S are expected to follow at the final launch.

Within the first hours that the game has been available on Steam, more than 4,000 players have dived in simultaneously (according to steamdb.info). So, there is already interest in the game.

Here you can see Solasta 2 in the launch trailer:

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The new cRPG Solasta 2 enters Early Access on Steam, shows its first roadmap in the launch trailer

What kind of game ist it? Like Baldur’s Gate 3, Solasta 2 is a turn-based party RPG in which you travel through a fantasy world with a group of heroes. Both games are also based on the 5th Edition of the popular Dungeons & Dragons ruleset.

Solasta 2 implements the ruleset in some places even more faithfully than BG3, making it feel even more like the tabletop game. A free demo in 2025 also generated anticipation: For MeinMMO editor Benedikt Schlotmann, an old school RPG gamer, Solasta 2 offered the best demo in a long time.

First reviews complain, but fans have a lot of hope

What’s the status of the Early Access? The colleagues at GameStar advise a bit of patience in their review. It may take a while until Solasta 2 truly becomes a strong alternative to Baldur’s Gate 3, says tester Fabiano Uslenghi.

In terms of quality, you should not expect an adventure that matches BG3 directly. That would also be difficult to expect from the 30 developers working on the game at studio Tactical Adventures.

The first reviews on Steam (as of March 12, 2026, 18:06) are balanced, but there are still too few to create a comprehensive picture. In the negative reviews, the character editor is a major topic.

Other players are optimistic that Solasta 2 will grow into something larger during its Early Access. The team has already proven with Solasta: Crown of the Magister that they can do it. On Steam, the predecessor currently boasts 87% positive ratings.

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The predecessor of Solasta 2 is still one of the best games for D&D fans. And for that, you don’t need a group of friends who share the hobby with you. You can find more recommendations in the following article: 10 Games for Dungeons & Dragons Fans Who Have No One to Play With [MeinMMO Classic]

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RAM is incredibly expensive right now, market researchers are sure: it will stay that way for a while

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 2 minutes

Those looking to buy a gaming PC or upgrade their old machine have to dig deep into their pockets. Especially RAM, which used to be one of the cheapest components, is absurdly expensive at the moment. And experts believe it will remain that way for a while.

Over the past six months, the price of RAM has seen a massive jump. A sample based on the 32-GB DDR5 RAM kit from Corsair shows: from around 125 euros back then, the price has now risen to 450 euros (according to Geizhals.de).

The reason is the growing apparent hunger for RAM from companies that want to train artificial intelligences. Manufacturers cannot meet the demand with their supply or choose to produce only for large buyers. As a result, prices for consumers are rising.

The shortage and high prices have even led to questionable methods to obtain RAM and even brazen theft directly from PCs in stores. A few companies are already taking action, but experts believe it will still take time for the effect to be felt.

You can track current prices for RAM live in our RAM price ticker.

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No improvement is expected before the end of 2027

Market researchers from Counterpoint (paywall) have analyzed how the price of RAM has developed in recent months. Compared to the last quarter of 2025, RAM has increased in price by between 130% and 180%, even older models (via The Korea Herald, translated with Google).

Companies like Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Micron, and others are already working to increase DRAM production over the course of the year. However, this alone is not enough to offset the shortage.

According to Counterpoint, RAM will remain scarce at least until the second half of 2027. Therefore, no significant price relief is expected before then.

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The high prices cause dissatisfaction and frustration, especially among gamers, some of whom are venting their frustrations. Some are even calling for a boycott of RAM, even though this is unlikely to make a significant impact given the size of the AI companies.

Even relying on old RAM will not help much in most cases, as prices have risen even there. What can help is luck; sometimes you can get more RAM easily and cheaply, but the probability is near zero: User spontaneously buys 25 kilos of junk for 80 euros from Amazon, gets lucky, and receives 40 pieces of RAM

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You can now play the 40 Euro Paladin in Diablo 4 for free – This is his currently strongest build

Nicole Wakulczyk Nicole Wakulczyk Reading time 3 minutes

You currently have the chance to try out the Paladin in Diablo 4 for free. With the right build, the new class deals significant damage – and it plays quite relaxing.

How can I play the Paladin for free? Through a “Free Trial”, you have the opportunity to check out the Paladin in Diablo 4 for free. The trial period runs from March 11 to March 18, 2026 (6 PM German time) and started simultaneously with Season 12. The trial phase is available on PC via Battle.net as well as on Xbox and PlayStation.

Anyone who plays the Paladin during the trial up to level 25 and pre-orders the expansion “Lord of Hatred” can transfer their progress and character directly. Once you own the DLC, you can continue playing the Paladin without time limitations.

For leveling your Paladin, you can find a suitable build here that will guide you through the initial levels. For those who want to jump right in and keep playing after the Free Trial, we have a strong endgame build ready below.

Relaxed build that melts all monsters

What kind of build is this? It is the “Auradin” build of the Paladin. With this, you eliminate monsters in quick succession while simply existing. If you are looking for a relaxed build where you hardly have to press buttons or keep complex skill rotations in mind, the “Auradin” build is exactly what you need. The name is derived from Paladin and the Auras on which the build is based.

The experts from maxroll.gg refer to the build as “Walking Simulator” because you move quickly across the map as enemies simply evaporate in your Fire Aura.

The key points of the build:

  • Falling Star: Your most important mobility skill, allowing you to move quickly between groups of enemies.
  • Aura of Fanaticism: Weakens enemies, grants you increased attack speed and critical hit chance.
  • Aura of Defiance: Heals you and grants bonuses to maximum health and armor. Activating the skill makes you unstoppable.
  • Consecration: Heals you while dealing damage per second.
  • Lord of Justice: Your ultimate, where you plunge onto the battlefield as the Lord and deal massive damage.
  • The Disciple’s Oath enhances your Disciple skills like Falling Star and Lord of Justice. In the area form, these skills deal 50% [x] more damage.

You need the unique gloves “Duskfire” for the build, which drop among others from Varshan. This makes Holy Light continuously deal fire damage around you, which is your main source of damage.

For the Auradin build, you use the Disciple’s Oath. More information about the Paladin and its oaths can be found in the official trailer:

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Diablo 4 shows the Paladin and his oaths in the gameplay trailer

This is how the Auradin plays:

  • You switch between the skills “Lord of Justice” and “Falling Star” to remain in your area form as much as possible.
  • You regularly activate your aura skills to consistently deal damage while benefiting from bonuses to armor, resistances, critical hit chance and attack speed.
  • “Consecration” is used mainly in more challenging fights.
  • The unique gloves “Duskfire” ultimately ensure that your Paladin automatically melts enemies with fire damage.

A detailed build guide including skill tree and Paragon board can be found from the experts and theorycrafters at maxroll.gg.

Two alternative Paladin builds for the endgame

More strong builds for the Paladin: If you are looking for another playstyle for the Paladin in the endgame, there are more strong builds to choose from. The Wing Strike build is also a really strong playstyle. With this, you rely on an automatic skill that remains active as long as you are in the area form. The build is made possible by the “Oath of the Disciple”. A detailed guide can be found at maxroll.gg.

Another strong alternative is the “Shield of Vengeance” Paladin. This build emphasizes thorn damage and Moloch skills. You throw a shield at your enemies and destroy them in the process, making it a strong build at medium range. A variant of this build is also referred to as the “Captain America” build, which deals 5 billion damage per tick and is nearly unstoppable.

An overview of the strongest builds in the endgame of Diablo 4 can be found in our tier list for Season 12.

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ARC Raiders: Locked Gate – Time and where to find the keys

Christos Tsogos Christos Tsogos Reading time 3 minutes

In ARC Raiders there is the event “Blocked Gate” on the map “The Blue Gate”. Here players have to find keys, crack a gate, and then collect a lot of loot. How to do this can be found out here.

At what time is the event active? There are several assumptions about this:

  • Some believe that the event would be active every 12 hours
  • Sites like OP.gg report that you can check back every 3 hours

We also kept an eye on the timer and observed that the event can even be active every 2 hours. So check the map selection every hour to ensure you don’t miss the event.

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Locations of all keys

Important information about the event: If you are wondering why you do not find a code at the respective locations of the keys, it could be because the players have extracted from the map with them. This creates a softlock on the entire map. As a result, no one can open the gate, and you need to look for a new lobby. Those who have the key can open the gate faster on the new maps to be the first to grab the loot. (Source: reddit.com)

Reinforced Reception

Go to the reception building and try to open and search all containers and canisters. The box containing the code is random, so take your time and explore every free corner in the radius of the POI.

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The Reinforced Reception near the village

Ancient Fortress

In the Ancient Fortress, you have three points where you can search for the key:

  • The Tower
  • The Storage Room
  • The Cellar
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The Ancient Fortress is located at the edge of the map

Raider Refuge

The Raider Refuge is the church. Here you also have two points where the code can hide. These include the cellar and the ground floor in the church.

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The Raider Refuge is in the forest

Pilgrim Summit

The Pilgrim Summit is a gigantic place that can be searched. For this, you should explore the individual server rooms and the tower. Especially the lockers or electronic modules are great hiding places for the code.

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The Pilgrim Summit is near the mountain

Once you have all the codes or at least one, head to the gate control room. Once there, you need to enter all the codes to then open the gigantic gate near the security checkpoint. The known other entrances to the tunnel remain closed. You can only access the tunnel through the main entrance.

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Why should I play the event? Blocked Gate and the event about the hurricane are the only events in which you can obtain the Bobcat blueprint. This is a powerful endgame weapon that should not be missing in any loadout. So stop by, and if searching for the codes seems too complex, you can also just stand at the gate and wait for other Raiders to open it. This way, you can be sure that you can definitely snag some loot.

That was all the important information about the event “Blocked Gate”. If you want to prepare properly for it, you should check out our list of the best weapons. There are plenty of options to ensure you can defend yourself in a confrontation: ARC Raiders: The best weapons for any situation

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User has to watch as his graphics card spontaneously catches fire, losing €3,000 in 30 seconds

jan hartmayer jan hartmayer Reading time 3 minutes

A new computer with a 5090 is usually a reason to celebrate. However, a Chinese gamer had an unpleasant experience. In seconds, his gaming rig turned into a fire hazard. 

What happened? UNIKO’s hardware reports in an X post dated 11.02.2026, that the Chinese user allegedly filmed his PC catching fire. The original video was uploaded to the Chinese video platform Bilibili, but it has since been removed and is no longer available. 

According to UNIKO, the user completed his new PC build with an RTX MSI 5090 Gaming Trio and wanted to record the first startup via video. When pressing the power button, several flames reportedly ignited on the graphics card and additional smoke was produced. 

Surprisingly, it was said that the notorious 12vhpwr power connector of the graphics card was not responsible for the incident, as many gamers are already worried that the connector will cause their gaming rig to catch fire. The X post speculates that the unusual fire was triggered by memory chips on the GPU itself. 

User had access to an unacquirable GPU

Why can’t the PC builder exchange the card? China is subject to an import restriction from the USA, and Chinese gamers cannot legally acquire an RTX 5090 domestically (via Slashgear). 

Here, the same model is available for about 3,359 euros as of 12.03.2026 (via Geizhals). 

How the gamer obtained the graphics card is unknown. However, due to the import ban, he has no way to send the GPU back to the manufacturer and claim a warranty. (via Guru3D). 

His only option is repair shops, which can quickly become expensive. There have already been cases where another user had to pay more for the repair of his GPU than it originally cost.   

To comply with the import ban restrictions, NVIDIA released the RTX 5090D for the Chinese market, which is primarily reduced in its AI performance. The gaming performance of this GPU variant is nearly identical. (via Trendforce). 

By mid-last year, all shipments of the new 5090D variant to China were also halted, and all outstanding orders were canceled. (via TechPowerUp). Thus, it will be very difficult for the user to find a comparable replacement.

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Small fires can quickly become dangerous

What can I do if my electrical device catches fire? Even a minor fire can quickly become dangerous, and there are some tips on how to proceed in case of a computer fire (via ergo.de):

  • Immediately remove the power plug if possible, so the fire does not spread further with the flowing electricity. If you cannot reach the plug without putting yourself in danger, turn off the fuse to interrupt the power supply. 
  • Do not extinguish the fire immediately with water, as there is a risk of receiving a life-threatening electric shock. It is best to use a C-class fire extinguisher, which discharges a powder suitable for such fires. If the power is turned off, a class A fire extinguisher that uses water or foam can also be used.
  • Remove all combustible materials from the vicinity of the fire to prevent it from spreading more easily, and alert emergency services by dialing 112.
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Additionally, it is advisable to always keep an eye on your computer and to clean it occasionally to prevent dust buildup. These can easily catch fire and, in the worst case, lead to a house fire. A gamer in the Philippines had to experience a fire once: Gamer lets his fan run for 5 days straight, burns down his gaming room – Hopes that his gaming PC survived

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Filler in One Piece: All episodes in the list – You can skip these arcs in the anime

Esmeralda Eickemeyer Esmeralda Eickemeyer Reading time 2 minutes

One Piece is one of the longest and most popular anime series ever, with over 1000 episodes. However, not all episodes are crucial to the storyline. In our overview, we show you which arcs or episodes you can easily skip if you only want to focus on the main story.

Update on March 12th: We have added the complete Egghead Island arc.

What are fillers in One Piece? Like many shonen anime, there are also so-called filler episodes in One Piece. These episodes or even entire storylines were produced exclusively for the anime and are not part of the official manga source by Eiichiro Oda. They are usually meant to buy time while the manga continues to progress.

In One Piece, in addition to classic filler episodes, there are also so-called “mixed episodes,” in which only parts of the episode contain filler content. There are also “anime canon episodes.” These are episodes that do not directly come from the manga but are accepted by the creator Eiichiro Oda or the production team as part of the official storyline.

In our list, we only list pure filler episodes to maintain clarity. We intentionally exclude mixed episodes or anime canon episodes, as they contribute to the storyline at least in part.

Since One Piece is not yet complete, our list ends with the Wano arc – the last fully completed storyline section of the series so far.

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One Piece: List of all episodes and fillers

Arc/SagaEpisodes from/to (Total number)Episodes from/to (Filler episode)
East Blue Saga1–6154-60
Alabasta Saga62–13598-99, 102, 131-135
Sky Island Saga136-206136-143, 196-206
Water 7 Saga207-325220-226, 279-283, 291-292, 303, 317-319
Thriller Bark Saga326-384326-336, 382-384
Summit War Saga385-516406-407, 426-429, 457-458, 492
Fishman Island Saga517-578542, 575-578
Dressrosa Saga579-750590, 626-627, 747-750
Whole Cake Island Saga751-889780-782, 895-896
Wano Country Saga890-1085907, 1029-1030
Egghead Island Saga1085-1155–
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Recommendation: G-8 Arc – A filler you shouldn’t miss

There is one filler arc in One Piece that is truly worth it. The G-8 Arc (Episodes 196-206) is very popular among fans, and for good reason: The story is surprisingly well-written, and the characters are well portrayed. Right after the Skypia arc, the Straw Hats accidentally end up in a well-protected Marine base and have to escape. So if you usually skip fillers, you might want to make an exception here.

If you now know which episodes you can safely skip, you will have more time for the highlights of the story. One of the most fascinating characters that deserves particular attention is the musician of the Straw Hat crew: Brook from One Piece is one of 6 immortal characters, but only under one condition

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Trymacs needs to work properly on YouTube, can be rewarded with Pokémon booster packs

Johanna Johanna Reading time 2 minutes

The YouTuber Varion is starting a new format on his channel. His first guest is the Twitch streamer Trymacs, who had to face manual tasks. As a reward, there were Pokémon booster packs.

Where does Trymacs have to work properly? Trymacs was a guest in one of Varion’s videos. Varion is usually known for his sketch videos on YouTube. A few years ago, that was his recipe for success, to reach a million subscribers in a year.

Now he is starting a new video series where German content creators will be invited to complete manual tasks. This is fitting, since Varion is a trained metal worker and therefore knows about craftsmanship.

For the first video, the Twitch streamer Trymacs was a guest. Varion had a very special technique to keep him entertained.

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Hanging up pictures for Pokémon cards

What did Trymacs have to do? Trymacs’ first task was to hang up a picture. In their joint podcast “Offline + Ehrlich,” the two already talked about how Trymacs had never done that before.

The Twitch streamer would prefer to get someone to do it for him rather than learn it himself. He completed the task with flying colors, even though it was his first time using a hammer drill.

As a reward, Varion had prepared a bowl – though more like a strainer – that contained Pokémon booster packs. For each completed task, Trymacs could take one and open it right away. Unfortunately, he didn’t pull any particularly rare card.

Overall, Trymacs did very well despite lacking solid prior knowledge. The only real difficulties seemed to be in the quiz when he had to name 5 German surnames that are also manual professions.

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In the future, Varion wants to invite more German content creators to his format and put them to the manual test. Trymacs joked that Varion could make other people renovate his entire apartment this way.

In the past, Varion and Trymacs have collaborated outside their podcast. Likewise at a Pokémon LAN, where they played a special Pokémon challenge against each other in opposing teams: Twitch streamers lock themselves in for 3 days for Pokémon challenge, do not complete the game

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We did not think it was possible, but Crimson Desert has really shown even more features in the new trailer

Cedric Holmeier Cedric Holmeier Reading time 2 minutes

One week before the release of Crimson Desert on March 19, the developers released a new trailer. As if the open-world game didn’t have enough features, the trailer shows even more than was previously known.

What kind of trailer is it? In a week, Crimson Desert launches on PC and console, and to further fuel the hype around the open-world game, the developers have now released a release trailer. In it, they showcase some new features that have flown under the radar so far. One thing in particular brings joy to the fans.

Here you can see the new release trailer:

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Crimson Desert: Launch trailer shows new bosses, dragon action and the storming of a moving train

Jetpack excites the fans

What kind of feature is it? New in the trailer is prominently the “Jetpack,” which lets the protagonist Kliff fly around. In the scene in the trailer, he uses it to fly between the towers of a fortress.

For the fans, this is a great feature, as they are extremely excited in the comments about the innovation that the game delivers here. For many, it is incredible that the trailer already shows further new features that have remained undiscovered so far, even though so much has already been presented.

What features are still “new”? As many content creators, journalists, and the official videos have extensively showcased Crimson Desert in recent weeks, some players may already be familiar with some of the following features. However, new in the trailer were:

  • Several bosses revolving around the story of Kliff and the Graymanes
  • Combat from a horse with a musket
  • New combat abilities like a stomper that creates a shockwave and knocks enemies away
  • The fan as a weapon that can be used in combat
  • A moving train on the map
  • The jetpack
  • Flight puzzles
  • Insight into the dungeons with many traps

I’m sure there are even more features hidden in a detailed analysis of the trailer aside from the obvious ones.

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WoW Guide: How to complete loot hunts in 5 minutes

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 4 minutes

Do you want to finish the prey hunts in World of Warcraft Midnight quickly? With these tricks, you will be done in just a few minutes.

One of the new endgame features of World of Warcraft Midnight is the prey system, which you can start after completing the campaign. Here, not only are there stylish rewards, but also a built-in new difficulty for the open world. However, such a prey hunt can take time – if you do not know all the tricks.

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What are prey hunts? The prey system is a new feature of Midnight that aims to reward and challenge players in the open world. You will be ambushed by strong NPCs whom you must defeat in a final confrontation to successfully complete the prey hunt.

These hunts begin at the NPC Astalor in Silvermoon, whom you can recognize on the map by his red marker. In his cellar, he gives you new quests and sends you off to find the corresponding targets.

Depending on the difficulty, these prey hunts may take a little longer or shorter and provide different rewards.

WoW Astalor Silvermoon
At Astalor in his spooky cellar, the prey hunts begin.

Complete Prey Quickly – in Under 10 Minutes

A prey hunt ends when you have gathered enough progress to determine the location of your target and defeat it in a final confrontation. Accordingly, it is important to gain a lot of progress quickly to reach this final confrontation soon. The following actions provide progress while staying in the corresponding area of your prey:

  • Looting treasures.
  • Completing world quests.
  • Interacting with Anguish Remnants.
  • Looting Anguish after an ambush.
  • Executing a counterattack after an ambush.
  • Disarming traps.

While all options here are solid ways to complete your hunt “on the side”, there is one option that is much faster and more efficient than all others: disarming traps.

WoW Prey Traps
Disarming traps is the fastest way to complete a prey hunt.

Where to find traps? Traps are usually scattered throughout the area where the prey hunt is active. However, you can find them bundled at specific locations – namely where a current “prey world quest” is active. As soon as you accept a prey hunt, a world quest starts in the corresponding area intended to lead you on the trail.

The trick: Do not complete this world quest. Instead, stay near this world quest and disarm the traps you find there. This has a number of pleasant side effects that can occur.

What happens when disarming a trap? When you disarm a trap, several things can happen in addition to progress in the prey hunt:

  • You disarm the trap without any further effect.
  • The trap triggers and you must avoid an area effect.
  • An ambush begins – your prey target attacks you.
  • An Anguish Elemental appears and needs to be fought (which can also trigger an ambush).
  • You receive the disarmed trap.

The disarmed traps are particularly valuable. Because as soon as you are caught in an ambush, meaning your target directly attacks you, you can simply throw the disarmed trap at the target to force it to flee immediately.

WoW Red Mist
The counterattack in the red mist provides additional progress.

Ambush and Counterattack – Make the Most of It

In principle, an ambush is the biggest boost to your progress. However, after you have repelled an ambush, do not just move on but look around carefully:

Loot the Anguish Remnant. This is located where you repelled the ambush. The resource is important for rewards and grants progress.

Look around carefully right after an ambush. The moment you defeat your target, a red orb moves rapidly in a random direction. There you will find a thin, reddish mist. Once you reach this mist, you can find your prey target recovering. Interact with the target in the red mist to execute another counterattack – this provides further progress.

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If you keep these tips in mind, you can maximize your prey progress within 3-5 minutes and will be informed by Astalor that you can now eliminate the target. Then you just have to travel to the location of the final confrontation, win the battle, and turn in the hunt.

If you keep all of this in mind, you can finish the hunts within 5-10 minutes and farm quickly. This can be worthwhile, especially on higher difficulty, as hunts reward solid gear (also for twinks) and decent currency, such as Voidlight Mergel, which is also needed in large amounts for housing.

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Crimson Desert secretly adds hated feature and players are afraid for performance

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 2 minutes

Crimson Desert has added a notice on Steam that they will be using Denuvo. Denuvo is extremely unpopular among players.

What has Crimson Desert done? Crimson Desert has secretly added a notice on their shop page on Steam that the new action-adventure will use the Denuvo copy protection. The clear notice can now also be found on the German shop page of Steam.

There was no official announcement, and developer Pearl Abyss has only updated the shop page of its game so far. This means at least that it is now known that Crimson Desert will use Denuvo.

Crimson Desert Steam Denuvo
This is what the notice about Denuvo on the shop page of Crimson Desert looks like.

Players are far from thrilled about this: Denuvo is considered a performance hog in PC games and is therefore particularly unpopular.

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Many players consider Denuvo to be a performance killer for PC games

What is Denuvo anyway? Denuvo is a widely used, controversial anti-piracy and anti-tamper software (DRM) that encrypts game files and makes access to them difficult. Many developers use Denuvo as an additional protection measure alongside Steam or Epic Games. In many cases, it only protects the release and a few weeks later the protection is removed again.

Why is Denuvo so unpopular? Players have long criticized Denuvo for impairing the performance of games. On Reddit, users are already criticizing the decision and fearing that the copy protection may affect the performance of Crimson Desert. Some are at least hoping that Pearl Abyss will remove the copy protection sooner or later.

As early as 2019, for example, Techpowerup magazine tested the performance losses due to Denuvo and found no real impact at that time: The performance loss was said to be somewhere between 3 and 4%, far from what players officially accuse the copy protection provider. However, there are also opposing reports. For example, in Hogwarts Legacy, performance without Denuvo is said to have increased significantly.

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“Is there a game for this?” – Miniature fans fill display cases with figures from Warhammer without ever having played it

Caroline Fuller Caroline Fuller Reading time 3 minutes

The miniature community that paints small figures for tabletop role-playing games has already filled entire display cases after years in the hobby. However, it turns out that the game that actually belongs to the soldiers, heroes, and monsters often not only fades into the background for many but becomes irrelevant.

What do even veterans admit? The miniature painter RecentEarth shared with the hobby community a picture of a well-stocked display case full of miniatures he painted himself. “I have painted armies/kill teams of Slaves to Darkness, Age of Sigmar Orks, Stormcast Eternals, Thousand Sons, Tzeentch demons, Khorne demons, and Death Guard,” he writes about his picture on Reddit. However, he also admits:  

“I still don’t know how to play the game …”

With this statement, he strikes a chord in the community and receives almost 1,000 upvotes from those who can relate to his situation. Despite a full display case showing a lot of work, he has not yet had any experience with the actual tabletop game. And he is not the only one.

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The hobby works even without a game

What does the community say to the confession? Based on the number of upvotes and reactions on Reddit, it seems that the hobby is no longer (just) part of Warhammer, but independently captivates many fans. 

“I feel the same way,” writes redrock963, “I have no interest in Warhammer tabletop. I just like painting monsters.” Nussknackerknacker also writes: “There’s a game?”

Those in the thread who actually play Warhammer still have a similar perspective as the pure painters.

“For me, Warhammer is 90% painting and 10% playing,” writes Robo_Patton. ChiBurbNerd adds: “Painting is much more fun than playing.”

However, before a general negative wave towards the actual game aspect of the tabletop can occur, rodgeramjit interjects:

“I was the same way for about ten years, but then I finally tried a game (Kill Team) and it changed everything. It’s SO great to see your beautifully painted game figures moving around in the game, even if they get destroyed. It’s a charming excuse to look at your miniatures up close and share them with a buddy. I love the game now.”

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MeinMMO editor Caro has also discovered the hobby for herself and finds: I have not painted any Warhammer miniatures yet. Instead, I refer more to characters and creatures that my group and I can use for our campaign in Dungeons & Dragons. At least that was a sort of personal excuse to get started. Ultimately, my miniatures don’t need to have a direct purpose in the game for me to want to paint them.

What started as a kind of “means to an end” has become a hobby that not only bridges the gap until the next campaign but has also become one of my favorite activities on its own. Even if some finished miniatures will never see use in the game, it doesn’t stop me from painting them because of their cool design.

Accordingly, I can imagine giving Warhammer miniatures a chance. Especially the Tyranids have caught my eye on several occasions…

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A new kind of players in ARC Raiders is even worse than the rats camping at the exit

Dariusz Müller Dariusz Müller Reading time 2 minutes

Two strangers are intentionally ruining a player’s raid in ARC Raiders. The community is furious and demands strict penalties.

What kind of player is this? On Reddit, the user “Irock_101” shares an experience he had in ARC Raiders. As he shows in an attached video, his two random teammates threw incendiary grenades at him in the extraction shooter, set him on fire, and did not revive him to steal his loot and gear.

In the comments of the post, several players report that they experienced something similar recently. One user writes that two guys called him a “loot sack” and tried to set him on fire. Fortunately, he managed to escape because the two were “really bad players.”

Just a few days ago, there was a similar post on Reddit. Here, random teammates also threw incendiary grenades at a raider and blocked the exit of the room where the post creator was located with their characters.

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Even worse game spoilers than extract campers

This is how the community reacts: Players in the ARC Raiders subreddit agree that the game spoilers are even worse than the “rats” waiting for you at the exit. One user comments: “That’s mean, worse than rats. Compared to that, extract campers are still friendly.”

Many players also emphasize that the Reddit user must report the two players in ARC Raiders and that Embark must ban them.

Such behavior is simply griefing and has nothing to do with how the game is supposed to be played. After all, these are the player’s teammates and not possible PvP opponents encountered randomly on the map.

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Behavior that is considered “harmful” and “harassing” is regarded as a violation of the terms of use, and it is at Nexon’s discretion how they assess the behavior and take action accordingly.

Using cheats is also a violation of the terms of use. Just in February, the developers promised to take a stricter approach against such cheaters after renewed criticism from streamers like Shroud. You can read more about this here: Shroud curses on Twitch, calling ARC Raiders “crap” – Just a few days later, the developers show how the player experience should improve

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