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The successor to 7 vs. Wild starts in two weeks, Fritz Meinecke is also involved

New face of 7 vs. Wild wants to make the series better again: “The last seasons weren’t that great anymore”

That Fritz Meinecke has nothing to do with the new season at all and his ideas have likely not been included in the series makes many viewers find his reactions to the series even more exciting. Fans hope for insights behind the scenes and show solidarity with the outdoor influencer. However, he is no longer allowed to react to another format: ‘I make many enemies’ – Fritz Meinecke receives a ban for the money cheat on Twitch

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Trymacs bans his own friend on Twitch because he insulted his favorite game

Johanna 24. June 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

Twitch streamer Max “Trymacs” Stemmler banned one of his fellow streamers, Domenic “Chefstrobel” Strobel, in his chat on Twitch, and for good reason, as Trymacs thinks. Chefstrobel insulted one of his favorite games.

Who banned whom? The Twitch streamers Trymacs and Chefstrobel are friends and occasionally stream together on Twitch, working on projects together. They are currently in a trio soullink challenge in Pokémon FireRed with Wieland “Rumathra” Welte.

In the process, Chefstrobel pointed out that he is banned in Trymacs’ Twitch chat. However, it’s not because he didn’t follow specific chat rules, but because he insulted the game that Trymacs was playing.

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Vom Pizza-Lieferant zu einem der größten deutschen Twitch-Streamer – Leben und Karriere von Trymacs in 2 Minuten

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“You are banned forever and ever”

What kind of game is this? In a Twitch stream, Trymacs played the game Foundry, a factory game. In factory games, players build their own factories using conveyor belts, machines, and robots.

According to Trymacs, Chefstrobel watched the stream and wrote “Gammelgame” in the chat. Trymacs was so angry about it that he subsequently excluded his Twitch colleague from his chat.

Why is this bad for Trymacs? Factory games are not really mainstream, like RPGs, but enjoy their niche. Trymacs himself says that he usually has 20,000 viewers on a Twitch stream, but only 4,000 when playing a factory game. However, the fewer viewers enjoy the content very much, and so does he.

Chefstrobel asks if his ban can be lifted, but Trymacs remains stubborn:

“You remain banned. You made a huge mistake. Nobody insults factory games. I play the biggest niche games. This attacks my channel. (…) And then people like you come and want to destroy it just because you don’t like factory games. Foundry has 1,800 followers on Twitch. It’s a dead game. It’s in the trash, but it’s incredibly good. And then you write in there, as ‘n good friend of mine and as a verified Twitch partner: ‘Gammelgame’. You are banned forever and ever.” (Source: twitch.tv).

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Not just this funny moment occurred on Twitch during the current trio soullink challenge of Trymacs, Rumathra, and Chefstrobel. More about this can be read here on MeinMMO: German Twitch streamer got a Pokémon tattoo, is interrogated by his colleagues, knows hardly anything about it

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WoW: First Caller, now Demon Hunter – Blizzard hints at new specialization

Cortyn 24. June 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

Demons Hunters in World of Warcraft receive a new specialization – this indicates at least many pieces of information from the new patch.

With patch 11.2, we are heading to the devastated world of K’aresh. Here, not only was the World Soul devoured by a Void Lord, but the entire planet is also infused with the Void. But it is exactly there that we find a lot of clues that demons hunters in WoW will soon experience innovations. In the “worst” case, Void Elves will become new demons hunters; in the best case, there will be a completely new specialization.

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WoW mal so richtig ehrlich erklärt

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What was found? In Patch 11.2 Ghosts of K’aresh, there are several clues that something will change for demons hunters in the future. The clues are:

The optional boss fight in the raid Manaforges Omega is a triumvirate of demons hunters. One is clearly identified as Vengeance, the other as Havoc. However, the third seems to be in league with the Void, as he has a cosmic-blue exterior.

Data mining also revealed a new ability icon with the name “Demonhunter Metamorphosis Void” – so “Demon Hunter Void Metamorphosis.” While this could merely be the icon for the boss fight, it is also easy to infer that it will be accessible for characters of the demons hunter class.

In the story of K’aresh, there is also a demons hunter and a Void Elf who help each other. The demons hunter teaches the Void Elf the “ways of the Illidari” and is in return enhanced with the powers of the Void.

Why demons hunters specifically? So far, demons hunters as the only class in the game have only two specializations – namely Vengeance and Havoc, which are a tank and a DPS specialization. The only other class that briefly had only two options was the Evoker after its introduction in “Dragonflight.” However, during the course of the expansion, the “Enhancement” variant was added – and something similar could now also be introduced for demons hunters.

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What else could be hidden behind this? Another possibility is that behind these very clear hints lies merely the new option that demons hunters can also be played by Void Elves in the future. This interpretation is also possible.

This would also be relatively low-effort for Blizzard, as Void Elves have the same animations and models as Blood Elves, who can already be demons hunters. For all other races, it would mean much more effort, as animations and assets for the various models would have to be created.

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When could this happen? A likely date is patch 11.2.5. This could also be the time when we will see “Legion Remix”. Even though Remix is a somewhat wild mode, it was woven into the story of the expansion last time. If the same is true for Legion Remix, it would be the perfect time to explore what powers a “Void Demon Hunter” could have on a journey into the past.

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A German donated a pair of shoes to the Red Cross and tracked their journey – Now the organization must justify itself

Claudio Niggenkemper 24. June 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

An influencer has caused a stir on TikTok by tracking what happened to his donated shoes with an AirTag. The surprising journey of his old shoes is now putting the Red Cross in a tight spot.

How did the self-experiment unfold? For many, donating clothes is an act of charity. You throw your old but still wearable clothes into a container and hope to help someone in need. The TikToker @moe.haa put this system to the test – in a rather mundane but clever way.

He hid an Apple AirTag in a pair of shoes, specifically in the sole, and threw them into a container of the Bavarian Red Cross (BRK). What happened next was documented on TikTok: the shoes traveled across Europe, passing through Austria, Slovenia, and Croatia, until they eventually reappeared in a second-hand shop in Bosnia. There, they were displayed for sale – complete with a price tag.

The TikToker subsequently flew to Bosnia to find and buy them with his own eyes. He then confronted the store with his own research, but the staff denied that it was donated goods.

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Students spy on passersby with hidden cameras and AI, find name and address in seconds

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The Red Cross didn’t stay silent for long

What was the response? The video went viral, and the criticism didn’t take long to surface. Many users felt cheated: hadn’t they donated to help those in need in Germany? Why are donations sold – and where does the money go?

The Bavarian Red Cross responded promptly and published their own response video on TikTok.

Only a certain part of the donated clothes would actually be given to those in need for free. The majority is sorted, resold, or recycled – this is necessary to finance social projects, it is stated.

The proceeds from the sales flow into aid projects such as food banks, homeless assistance, or senior work. This is no secret – it is transparently documented on the DRK website. According to the website of the Red Cross, it states:

The DRK collects 70,000 to 80,000 tons of old clothes annually. Of this, only about half is still wearable clothing; the rest can only be used as raw material. 4,000 to 5,000 tons of clothing are given directly to those in need. Considering the still wearable clothing, that is about 10 percent. The rest is sold. Important: These numbers represent the federal average. There can be significant variations in recovery rates from one regional association to another.

The action by @moe.haa demonstrates what social media and superficially short TikToks can achieve today: In just a few seconds, complex processes are highlighted, outrage ignited – but also debates sparked. The original video can no longer be found on the platform. Instead, the content creator has spoken out with a second part and incorporated the context of the BRK (via TikTok).

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And while a TikTok video shows how surprisingly far a simple clothing donation can travel, a transparent insight is also causing a stir on Twitch: A streamer revealed how much money she really earns – and how little of it actually ends up with her:28-year-old cries tears, Twitch takes half her money – she works so much

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„This really pisses me off“: Expert explains why Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings should never have gotten an anime

Niko Hernes 24. June 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

Anime have become increasingly popular in recent years, and even classic franchises like Star Wars or The Lord of the Rings have now received them. Experts behind a well-known anime studio, however, are not too pleased about it.

Which experts are being referred to? Animes no longer focus solely on new stories or manga adaptations. Even big franchises are now getting animes. Major examples include The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim or the first season of Star Wars: Visions. In the case of Star Wars: Visions, there was even collaboration with well-known Japanese studios.

However, not everyone is happy about it. Recently, Noritaka Kawaguchi, the CEO of CoMix Wave Films, and Mie Onishi, a consultant of the company who deals with international business, also expressed their views on the matter.

CoMix Wave Films is the production company behind the anime hits of director Makoto Shinkai. These include the films Your Name, Weathering with You, and Suzume. The two are less positive when it comes to the topic of Hollywood and anime productions.

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The Lord of the Rings: The Battle of the Rohirrim – The next film in Middle-earth will be an anime

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Onishi believes Hollywood does it because it’s simply cheaper

What do the two say about the topic? In an interview on Anime Corner, both talked about franchises that are getting animes, mentioning Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings. Onishi, in particular, expresses her views quite negatively. She says it is not a good idea to animate everything. Anime is a method, not a genre.

What I hate nowadays is when I talk to people in Hollywood, and they ask me: ‘Can’t you make this as an anime?’ Behind that is something like: ‘It’s cheap if it’s an anime,’ and that really annoys me.
Mie Onishi on animes from Hollywood

The two further joke that companies approach them explaining that live-action is expensive, so why not just make an anime. Kawaguchi adds that people from Hollywood do indeed like directors such as Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell) or Makoto Shinkai.

For Onishi, these new anime films are just a cheap option to make money.

Does Hollywood really only make anime because it is cheaper? Star Wars: Visions was a short film series where many Japanese studios were allowed to experiment with the franchise. While this is cheaper than a large live-action series, it also naturally addresses a smaller audience.

For smaller stories, the format anime is also quite suitable, although one can assume that the commercial aspect is at the forefront. However, this is also the case for all major productions.

From a creative perspective, the anime format offers great potential. Series like Star Wars: Visions or even Cyberpunk: Edgerunners would not have been feasible as live-action productions.

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Series like Avatar: The Last Airbender have already drawn inspiration from elements of anime. But there is also the opposite. Animes that have been turned into live-action films. They still come out, but usually, they are not that good: Despite a budget of 55 million euros and big names, an anime adaptation flopped dramatically this year

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Beware whom you kiss in Baldur’s Gate 3: One of your romances has poison on the lips

Caroline Fuller 24. June 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

The romances in Baldur’s Gate 3 have their own quirks, which we, as players, learn to love. However, one possible romance defines the term “toxic relationship” more literally than one might think at first glance.

Which character is being referred to? It is Minthara, the Drow companion in Baldur’s Gate 3, who can be recruited for your party with the right approach. However, she is not only a potential team member, but can also become a romantic partner for the player character if she takes a liking to them.

A player and Minthara fan shared on Reddit that he experienced a strange situation in the game: “I kissed Minthara after a long rest when I woke up. After the kiss, I got the effect ‘poisoned’ and took 2 damage… Was her morning breath that bad?”

However, the community explains to him what Minthara would have said upon inquiry. The poison was not, in fact, a coincidence.

Here you can see the animated short film to Patch 8 of Baldur’s Gate 3:

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Der animierte Kurzfilm zu Patch 8, dem letzten Update für Baldur’s Gate 3

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Poison that is supposed to benefit you

Why is Minthara’s kiss poisonous? In fact, the poisoned state after Minthara’s kiss is a rare situation but does not occur without reason. Because if you explain to Minthara that you feel strange after the kiss, she is not surprised at all.

This is because she still had a bit of poison on her lips. She explains that she always takes a little bit of it with her meals to build her own immunity. Moreover, she thinks it would benefit the player character as well. So this is, at least according to Minthara’s mindset, a specific, somewhat strange form of care.

How do players react to the scene? Under the post of the confused player, it becomes clear how rare, yet sought-after, this interaction with the Drow is:

TheCrystalRose writes: “Congrats, you just received a very rare kiss. Apparently, there is only about a 1% chance that it gets triggered.”
Lonely_Misfortune replies: “The gods were right to chain Prometheus. I’ve been kissing Minty for 10 minutes just to get this 1%. Some knowledge should never be shared.”

Also, on TikTok, the player lexyytv reacts to the same interaction, which initially seems somewhat shocking but does not deter her from more kisses. No surprise, as Minthara is a very popular option for romance among players.

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Minthara is perfect for a “dark” campaign or as a companion in a “Dark Desires” playthrough due to her ambitions and goals. However, even if you play a good-aligned character, you don’t have to miss out on having the Drow as a team member. There are various methods for both play styles, but in both cases, you have to forgo different things. Here on MeinMMO, you can learn how to recruit Minthara and what the consequences for your gameplay are: Baldur’s Gate 3: Player creates overview of Minthara’s recruitment, showing everything you lose and gain

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In Pokémon GO you will soon be able to obtain a strong attacker as Shiny for the first time

Paul Kutzner 24. June 2025 Reading time 3 minutes

Pokémon GO celebrates its anniversary and brings along some Shinys and strong bonuses with a fitting event.

What kind of event is this? Pokémon GO was released in July 2016 and therefore celebrates its 9th anniversary in July 2025. There will be a “9th Anniversary Pokémon GO Party” event in the game from July 1, 2025, at 10:00 AM until Sunday, July 6, 2025, at 8:00 PM.

In addition to some new and familiar costumed monsters, some of which also have an increased Shiny chance, there will be a Shiny debut and many strong bonuses.

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Pokémon GO starts new season Pleasant Days – Trailer for the season

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9th Anniversary Pokémon GO Party – All Content

Which Pokémon is available for the first time as Shiny? During the event, you can obtain Gierspenst in its Shiny form for the first time. To obtain Gierspenst, you need to use the coin pouch, for which you must connect Pokémon GO with Scarlet or Violet. You can also receive the monster at golden PokéStops.

The evolution of Gierspenst, Monetigo, is among the best attackers in Pokémon GO of the Ghost type.

What new costumed monsters are there? A total of 3 Pokémon will be available in new, costumed variants during the event. These are Bisaknosp and Bisaflor with party hats and Gierspenst with the 9th anniversary coin. This variant of Gierspenst can also appear as Shiny.

What bonuses are there at the event? There are some active bonuses during the event:

PokéStops can become a golden PokéStop without using a Gold Lure Module
increased chance of encountering Pikachu with cake hat and Evoli with party hat as Shiny
Gierspenst with the 9th anniversary coin can receive a special background
increased chance to become lucky friends
increased chance of obtaining lucky Pokémon when trading
Friendship levels increase faster when opening gifts, trading Pokémon, and through joint battles in raids and gyms as well as trainer battles against each other
you can receive 9, 99, or in some cases even more Gierspenst coins when spinning golden PokéStops
Party hats on the map that trigger items or encounters with event Pokémon when tapped
halved hatch distance for eggs (from July 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM to July 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM)
double catch XP (from July 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM to July 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM)
double catch Stardust (from July 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM to July 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM)

Which Pokémon are available at the event? You can encounter costumed event Pokémon both in the wild and in raids during the event.

In the wild:

Bisasam with party hat*
Glumanda with party hat*
Schiggy with party hat*

In 1-star raids:

Pikachu with cake hat*
Evoli with cake hat*

All monsters marked with an * can also appear as Shiny.

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Free research and field research: All trainers will receive a free, limited-time research during the event. Rewards include Stardust, experience points, and encounters with Bisasam with party hat, Woingenau with party hat, and Gierspenst with the 9th anniversary coin.

Additionally, there will be field research that can also reward you with encounters with event Pokémon.

Masterwork research: For $4.99 (about €5), you can also obtain a new masterwork research called “Fulfilled Wish”. Here you will receive a Shiny Jirachi. If you purchase the research before the event, the following bonuses will also be active during the event:

double duration of incense and daily adventure incense
double duration of lucky eggs

More event content: For $1.99 (about €2), you can purchase an event ticket, which grants you 1 Super Incubator, 1 Dyna Mushroom, and an encounter with Gierspenst with the 9th anniversary coin.

Additionally, during the event, there will be a bracelet for each team in Pokémon GO for your avatar, as well as event stickers when spinning PokéStops and opening gifts.

Before July starts with the anniversary event, another event awaits you this weekend in Pokémon GO: the global part of the annual GO Fest. We have summarized what the biggest event of the year brings: Pokémon GO Fest 2025 comes with new Shinys and many contents – All Info.

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Chrono Odyssey has a lot of potential in the beta, but one thing the new MMORPG does really well

Karsten Scholz 24. June 2025 Reading time 5 minutes

MeinMMO editor Karsten Scholz extensively played the beta of Chrono Odyssey on Steam and sees primarily one thing that makes this MMORPG better than many other online role-playing games.

While you can find all the currently known information about the new MMORPG on our overview page for Chrono Odyssey, this should be about a personal first impression: what did I really enjoy during my countless hours with the beta version and where do I see potential stumbling blocks?

Unfortunately, there are more than enough construction sites. After the preliminary reports from various content creators, I had already gained the impression that Chrono Odyssey perhaps should not be aiming for a release in 2025. This assessment was reinforced by the beta.

If this wasn’t a several-month-old beta build that all players with an invite tested over the past days, a lot of work still awaits the developers. Chrono Odyssey urgently needs optimization and fine-tuning in graphics, animations, AI, and performance.

Who is writing here? Karsten Scholz is the MMORPG expert of MeinMMO. He has been dealing with the best genre in the world almost daily for 16 years. His private first contact was in 2005. Since then, he has accumulated several years of playtime in various online role-playing games and has played almost every relevant genre representative of the past two decades at least for a while.

The latest trailer from the Summer Game Fest 2025:

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Chrono Odyssey: Trailer from Summer Game Fest 2025 shows action-packed battles and a dark world

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Apply, polish, apply, polish …

What worries me particularly is that the challenges and activities on one hand are tough and demand quick reactions and precise movements from us players. On the other hand, the gameplay does not have enough polish to even allow that. As a result, Chrono Odyssey can be quite frustrating at times.

Be it because you get stuck on edges or the inputs for jumps, dodges, and blocking are not responsive enough. Be it because the stuttering animations of the enemies are sometimes hard to read, or because the frames per second drop at the wrong moment.

Here, it unfortunately becomes very clear that the game comes from a new studio that wants to launch an ambitious AAA MMORPG across multiple platforms with their very first project and is likely to be overreaching.

A touch of Betweenlands

But the truth is also that despite the numerous flaws, I had fun with Chrono Odyssey. The main reason for this: the game world and how motivating and rewarding it feels to gradually uncover it.

This starts with the setting, which mixes fantasy, science fiction, and cosmic horror. This mix is not only expressed through the story and the design of the creatures, but also through some impressive areas and structures that feel wonderfully alien and already have a strong pull from afar.

As a result, Chrono Odyssey does a great job of guiding me not just through symbols on the map or on the compass but also through the distinctive “Points of Interest” – similar to how its great model, Elden Ring, succeeded in the Betweenlands.

Chrono Odyssey: Points of Interest - Example 1

Chrono Odyssey: Points of Interest - Example 2

Exploration worth it

But it is not only important how players are guided through the world, but also that exploration feels rewarding. Chrono Odyssey can score points here as well. What I particularly like is that at every corner, you might stumble upon stronger adversaries that are tough but promise good rewards in return.

In a forest area, I encountered a giant spider that was currently engaging with some undead. I took advantage of the distraction to land a few hits on its back. However, not much happened to its health bar; I was still poorly equipped. However, I got caught by its poison cloud. Argh. Dead. Back to the next respawn point.

I marked the location and returned later to take revenge on the spider. With success, although it was a tedious fight. At the last percentage points, another player even helped me. The reward was a hefty armor upgrade. Cool! 10 out of 10. Would do it again.

And if it’s not a special opponent that you find while exploring, it might be a dynamic world event, an NPC that turns out to be a quest giver, the entrance to a trial, a time portal or a labyrinth, or a hidden treasure.

Read the dialogues and quest texts! The strong focus on exploring the world is also reflected in the design of many quests. Although there is a quest tracking via compass and world map, players are not always guided by the hand everywhere and at all times.

Sometimes you have to read dialogues and quest texts carefully to know exactly what you need to do and where. If you always skip conversations, you might quickly miss an NPC’s hint that there are dragon eggs on a nearby hill, for which you can earn a reward – an extra quest that can be tracked is not started through this info.

This mix of an unusual setting, exciting “Points of Interest,” and motivating exploration makes Chrono Odyssey much better than most other MMORPGs, where you often just work from quest hub to quest hub.

Concerned look at the launch in 2025

But that alone will not be enough for Chrono Odyssey to captivate a sufficiently large number of genre fans at the global launch. Therefore, I hope the developers take the time to address the uncovered construction sites and conduct further tests.

If this then leads to a release in 2026, it would be a shame (because a poor MMORPG year in 2025 would become even worse), but from my point of view, it would still be a step in the right direction. There have been enough mediocre online role-playing games over the past decades that quickly disappear into obscurity.

Another MMORPG hope is supposed to appear this year, at least in the Asian region, and also places a strong emphasis on PvE content. Fingers crossed that it doesn’t flop either: Aion 2 is considered a great hope for theme park MMORPGs, explaining now what’s all in it

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Players are afraid of losing their ornithopter due to a feature in Dune: Awakening, but in reality, this is not possible

Cedric Holmeier 24. June 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

In Dune: Awakening, players often used a feature for map switching, which might make one think there were also survival elements. A player has now risked their Ornithopter and found out: Everything is harmless.

What feature is it? Those who fly to the edge of the Harkonnen Basin in Dune: Awakening land in a kind of overworld mini-game for map switching. Here, you see your own aircraft on a map with important locations of Arrakis marked on it.

Using mouse control, you can fly your aircraft to regions like the Deep Desert, the cities of Harko City and Arakeen, and the Harkonnen Basin. Later, further locations are expected to be added with updates.

However, there are more places on the map to fly to, namely water and fuel stations. While moving on the map, your aircraft apparently consumes these two resources and must be regularly refilled. At least that’s what one might think.

Now a player has found out what actually happens when you let your tanks run empty.

This is what the future of Dune: Awakening looks like:

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Dune: Awakening – Das ist die Zukunft des MMOs

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Survival? Not really.

What happens when the tanks run empty? Many players’ first instinct is likely to be: If fuel runs out or the water gauge hits zero (so the character is dehydrated), then the hero loses their vehicle and dies. But that is not the case.

The YouTuber Vash Cowaii recently tested in a stream (via Reddit) what really happens when fuel and water run out in the mini-game. Instead of a lost Ornithopter or a dead character, almost nothing happens. The video shows that the aircraft with an empty tank simply flies slower. The Ornithopter does not crash, nor does it sustain any damage.

Vash Cowaii explains in the video that when the water tank hits zero, there is just a message indicating that this is the case. Otherwise, the gauge had no effect. More than slower flying and a message from the game asking to refill water is what players need to worry about.

But what if you then arrive on a map? According to a comment from the thread creator on Reddit, you retain the fuel and water levels you had when leaving the previous map after landing on another map. The mini-game itself has no influence on the “real” game world.

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Even if the mini-game mechanics will later be supplemented with more points through updates, their purpose at present seems to be more to make the journey between locations fitting for the story in the game.

The fact that real survival features of the mini-game are more of an illusion than a real threat is rather secondary for immersion. Whether the tank indicators will have more impact later is unclear. However, what is sure to change in the future can be found here: Dune: Awakening reveals plans for the near future, set to receive new story and PvE content every 3 to 4 months.

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5 Anime that will turn anime indifferent people into true fans

Cortyn 24. June 2025 Reading time 5 minutes

Do you want to take away the lifetime of friends, family, or even bitter enemies? Then lure them into Anime – with these 5 series, the entry is a success.

Every long-time fan knows that the world of anime can be vast, colorful, and quite confusing. Especially from the outside, anime can often seem like “just kids’ stuff” (Hello, Pokémon!) or “20 minutes of shouting at mountains” (Hello, Dragon Ball!). Yet the world of anime has so much more to offer.

However, sometimes it’s difficult to get others excited about this hobby. The right entry point is tough, and “veterans” in the field often can’t see the forest for the trees.

That’s why we’ve picked 5 anime series that are especially suitable for beginners. With them, you can entice previously reluctant people into your favorite pastime and gradually push them into the wonderfully terrifying abyss that will consume their entire lifetime.

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One-Punch Man

Alternative names: OPM, One Punch-Man
Genre: Action, Comedy
Episodes: 12
Stream available on: Crunchyroll

Saitama is an average guy with a quirky hobby – he likes to play superhero. But after years of training, he suddenly gains a power. In exchange for his hair, he has the gift of defeating everything and everyone with just one punch. A seemingly great ability that plunges his life into boredom, as he can no longer enjoy fights. Yet others want to learn under him; after all, he is the strongest superhero in the world – the One-Punch Man.

Why is One-Punch Man suitable? One-Punch Man is a good entry into the world of comedy anime without relying too heavily on well-known clichés from this genre. Since it involves superheroes and is a parody of them, it’s easy to draw connections to other movies or series.

Although One-Punch Man is rather shallow in terms of entertainment, it provides an adequately exciting story and thus a good entry point into the world of comedy anime.

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AI will completely displace humans with a “10 to 20 percent chance”, says the genius who must know

Claudio Niggenkemper 24. June 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

During a conversation on the “Diary of a CEO” podcast, Geoffrey Hinton, the so-called “Godfather of AI”, warns unequivocally of rapid changes in the labor market due to artificial intelligence, which could cost millions of jobs.

Who is Geoffrey Hinton? Geoffrey Hinton is one of the most significant figures in the history of artificial intelligence. As a co-developer of modern neural networks, he laid the groundwork for many of today’s AI technologies with the breakthrough of AlexNet in 2012.

For his research achievements, he received numerous awards, including the Turing Award – the most prestigious award in computer science – and the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2024. His work at the University of Toronto and at Google Brain made him one of the most important pioneers of AI research (via MIT).

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People can be displaced from sectors

What exactly did Hinton say on the podcast? In the 90-minute conversation with the “Diary of a CEO” podcast, Hinton expressed concern about the speed at which AI could replace human workers. According to him, particularly affected are jobs based on routine and simpler intellectual tasks. He literally speaks of a “10 to 20% chance that AI will completely displace humans” (via Diary of a CEO).

However, Hinton also notes that it depends on future developments. It is a conjecture that could be shaped with enough research and resources to cause less harm to humans.

Which jobs are considered relatively safe by Hinton? Despite the rather gloomy outlook, Hinton also sees areas where AI will increasingly play a supportive role. Especially in healthcare, artificial intelligence could improve the work of doctors rather than simply replace them. A key term here is efficiency.

AI could automate administrative tasks in healthcare or assist in diagnoses, while the human factor – empathy, decision-making ability, and understanding complex individual situations – remains intact.

We could get five times as much healthcare for the same price, and that would be great. There is almost no limit to how much healthcare people can accept.

Geoffrey Hinton

Additionally, professions requiring manual dexterity and physical presence, such as plumbers or caregivers, are considered relatively protected from automation, according to Hinton.

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What else does Geoffrey Hinton say about AI development?

What were the differences in development? In the podcast, Hinton not only talks about possible job losses, but also addresses fundamental differences in dealing with AI safety. His assessment of Google and OpenAI became particularly clear: while Google acts quite cautiously to protect its reputation, OpenAI has consciously taken risks to be faster. Especially regarding safety (via BusinessInsider).

Hinton praises Google’s internal development culture, which, according to its own statement, allows ethical debates, but expressed caution regarding the moral compass of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman – with a “We’ll see”.

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Millions of fans have been waiting for nearly 7 years for the Minecraft killer, but now he has taken care of himself

Christoph Waldboth 24. June 2025 Reading time 3 minutes

Hytale was a game that had great ambitions. It wanted to be a sandbox RPG and was heavily reminiscent of Minecraft. Numerous fans eagerly awaited it, but now the developers have some bitter news.

What kind of game is this? Hytale was announced in 2018. It was supposed to be a sandbox RPG set in a procedurally generated fantasy world. Visually, the comparison to Minecraft was obvious. The developers of Hypixel Studios were inspired by their own Minecraft server ‘Hypixel’ and wanted to create a standalone game.

Their ambitions to create a better Minecraft were high. Many players were excited by the trailer released on YouTube in 2018, which garnered over 61 million views. Hype was created. The release was scheduled for 2021, already under Riot Games, who had acquired Hypixel Studios a year earlier.

The release did not happen. In the developers’ updates from 2022, it was mentioned that the technical framework of Hytale would be rebuilt from the ground up. The developers did not provide a new release date. This situation already raised skepticism within the community.

The concerns have now been confirmed: The development of Hytale is being canceled and the studio behind it is closing down.

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The Reasons for the End

How did this happen? The CEO of Hypixel Studios, Aaron Donaghey, reached out on x.com in a long post to the community.

In it, he explained that work on Hytale will be halted. The studio will gradually shut down over the coming months.

The CEO also directly cited the reasons for this decision, which he says was anything but easy. According to him, the ambitions of the studio had increased significantly over time. The envisioned vision had changed and the game the developers had in mind became increasingly complex.

By the time of the engine switch, it became clear that Hytale would need much more time to meet the developers’ expectations. Although the developers tried to adjust the game’s size and timeline to make quick progress, this would have required compromises that would have turned Hytale into a different game. Furthermore, more investors were needed to financially support the project.

Hypixel Studios emphasizes how hard the decision was:

We still believe in Hytale. We believe in the team and are forever grateful to every member, past or present, who has poured their love into the game. We are also incredibly proud of the work we have done: the world we envisioned, the risks we took, and the heart we put into this project. None of that can be taken from us.
Aaron Donaghey on x.com

Riot Games extends its thanks to Donaghey as well. The company has supported the developers for years.

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How are the players reacting? Understandably, the news has sparked disappointment among waiting fans. However, there is also anger and confusion. Under the CEO’s post on x.com, users share their thoughts:

“You brought this on yourselves. It’s very sad to see how this game falls victim to excessive ambition and hype,” writes NOI2Z.
“I’m not sure how you can say: ‘We still believe in Hytale,’ but throw away 8+ years of work without showing or revealing anything,” finds Absolutely Alpha.
“I don’t get it… the tens of millions of views on the trailer, the overwhelming support for years (despite the lack of updates), backed by Riot Games, and not even an Early Access…?” writes Snipper.
“I don’t understand how a game of this magnitude, backed by so much money, cannot even produce a single playable demo or gameplay material,” comments Mura_VT.

The story of Hypixel Studio and their supposed Minecraft killer is unfortunate, but it is no longer an exception in the current gaming industry. Just recently, many Kickstarter backers of another project had to swallow a bitter pill: “This is unacceptable”: Users are angry because they gave a studio €300,000 for their game and now get nothing in return

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Fighting games have the latest ranked mode, even though I constantly lose

Niko Hernes 24. June 2025 Reading time 3 minutes

MeinMMO editor Nikolas Hernes has spent a lot of time with ranked modes in video games. In League of Legends or Overwatch, he invested thousands of hours fighting against others. Actually, he has sworn off it by now, but a completely different genre has brought him back.

What is the problem with ranked modes? I have spent about 6,000 hours in League of Legends since 2014, most of that time in ranked. At the release of Overwatch, I spent several hundred hours in the competitive area. But in recent years, I have become increasingly frustrated by it.

My biggest problem is team play. It’s not about having bad luck with bad teams that you can’t carry alone, but about the mindset when playing with such a team.

Ranked modes have a fundamentally high potential for frustration. Especially in LoL, a match can take 40 minutes. If you lose, you haven’t just wasted time, you also drop in rank. This creates pressure because you want to perform for the other team members as well. If you lose because you might be having a bad day, generally the whole team loses.

This pressure affects me. I don’t want to die, make mistakes; after all, I’m not only playing for myself. This is no longer fun for me, even if I win. Therefore, I decided not to play ranked modes anymore. I simply found relaxed online gaming better after such a long time.

But that changed when I started getting more into fighting games. Tekken, Guilty Gear, or Mortal Kombat brought back the competitive fun for me, but without the constant frustration.

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I can only be angry with myself

Why does the ranked mode work better in fighting games? The main argument for my thesis is the format. You play 1 against 1. The advantage is that if you make mistakes or lose, you can only be angry with yourself.

There is no team to blame, justified or unjustified. At the same time, the pressure is also missing. If you make a mistake, you get punished, but no one else does. You can’t write GG Bad Team or spam pings. Plus, there are no toxic teammates.

Both aspects create in me the effect that I enjoy learning more about the game – but without the frustration in the back of my mind. What moves should I use when, which match-ups are good for my character? These are questions you can also ask in LoL. But in fighting games, team composition and communication with others don’t matter.

Combos in fighting games have an almost endless potential for different strategies and your own creativity.

A thrilling dynamic arises, completely without chats or pings. I learn which moves the opponent is using, but he learns as well. Even though you fight against each other without communication, mind games also arise. I try to outplay the opponent not just in the game but also on a mental level.

As a result, I have an incredible amount of fun even with my many losses. Don’t get me wrong. It often takes a while for a fighting game to click. But the cliché get up and keep going works perfectly in this genre and is rewarding. This is also because a match only lasts a few minutes.

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The personal affinity makes me forget the weaknesses

Fighting games also have weaknesses in this area. Often, the ranking point distribution is opaque, and patches can ruin your favorite characters. But personally, I can overlook that because this genre has accompanied me my whole life.

Since I can remember, I have played fighting games. Be it with friends, family, or even with my grandma on the couch, or now currently online in ranked against others. Fighting games just have an impenetrable fascination for me.

This is not only due to the playable characters, which often range from silly, cool, or just incredibly absurd. But also due to the music, the stages, and the completely crazy lore that sometimes lies behind it. A bear that has learned karate? That sounds like the best game of all time.

Because of the personal connection, I can forgive the frustration factors more easily than in League of Legends or Overwatch. Another advantage is that new fighting games regularly come out. This makes it harder for me to lose interest, because they differentiate themselves despite being in the same genre.

A Tekken is fundamentally different from a Mortal Kombat or a Street Fighter. At the same time, you learn basic aspects in all games that you can use in other titles, even genres.

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This assessment is only personal. Many love to play in ranked with a fixed team, and I can understand that. Winning a tight match in the end with a 5-man squad of friends is an incredibly satisfying feeling.

But I prefer to dive into 1 against 1 matches to let myself get beaten up and then practice for hours in the virtual training room. As long as the characters look cool, I can imagine nothing better. Fighting game tournaments are also known for crazy stories: Masked player defeats a pro in an important Tekken tournament, is disqualified shortly after

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It has been found that AI does not make us more productive: Instead, it makes us cognitively bankrupt

Benedikt Schlotmann 24. June 2025 Reading time 3 minutes

A study by MIT examined individuals who use ChatGPT for certain tasks. Here, researchers found that these individuals exhibited lower brain activity than others and even became lazy after several months, preferring to rely on AI rather than getting things done themselves. However, the study has a catch: the data set is currently very small, consisting of only about 50 individuals. Nonetheless, the lead author of the study stated that they did not want to wait any longer to publish.

An MIT study (short for Massachusetts Institute of Technology) examined how AI like ChatGPT affects individuals and their ability to think.

Although the study is not very extensive and therefore only limited in its significance, the results are partly concerning. You can find the MIT study in PDF format.

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50 Individuals Required to Write Essays: ChatGPT Users Perform the Worst

What did MIT do? Specifically, they wanted to investigate the effects of using AI in school assignments as more and more students are utilizing AI. This has gone so far that universities are expelling students for using AI.

In the study, 54 participants aged 18 to 39 from the Boston area were divided into three groups and asked to write a total of 3 essays. This involved 20-minute essays on the topic of the ethics of philanthropy, which can provide very complex discussion opportunities.

The first group was to use ChatGPT.
The second group was to use Google as a search engine.
The third group was to use no aids for their essays.

The researchers used an electroencephalogram (EEG) during the test, which measures and graphically represents the electrical activity of the brain. Overall, the brain activity of the writers was recorded in 32 regions of the brain.

It was found that the ChatGPT users exhibited the lowest brain activity of the three groups and “consistently performed worse on neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels.” Over several months, the ChatGPT users became lazier with each subsequent essay and frequently resorted to copy-and-paste by the end of the study.

The study suggests that the use of so-called “Large Language Models” (short: LLM) could harm learning, especially for younger users. This is also why Nataliya Kosmyna, the lead author of the study, deemed it important to publish the study, despite the data set being so small (via time.com):

What really motivated me to release the study now, before I wait for a complete peer review, is that I fear that in 6-8 months, some political decision-maker will decide, ‘let’s set up a GPT kindergarten.’ I think that would be absolutely bad and harmful. Developing brains are the most at risk.

How did the AI participants perform? The group that wrote essays with ChatGPT produced all very similar essays, lacking original thoughts and relying on the same expressions and ideas. By the time of the third essay, the results were increasingly poor, and the participants let the AI do all the work. A similar result was also found by a teacher who had to review an exam essay by ChatGPT: The texts seem superficial and, according to the two English teachers who were supposed to review the essays, “soulless.”

How did the third group perform? The brains of the group that worked solely with their own thoughts showed the highest brain activity. The researchers also found that the third group was more engaged and curious, took more personal responsibility, and were more satisfied with their essays.

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Nasty people play GTA in Dune: Awakening, steal ornithopters and simply fly away

Benedict Grothaus 24. June 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

Eigentlich kommt Dune: Awakening gut an und zehntausende Spieler haben ihren Spaß mit dem neuen Survival-Spiel. Auf einigen Servern sind aber offenbar Griefer unterwegs, die nur ein Ziel haben: anderen den Tag vermiesen. Und das mit Erfolg, wie es aussieht. Ein Spieler beschwert sich über eine Gilde, die fleißig Libellen-Helikopter stiehlt, obwohl das eigentlich gar nicht gehen sollte.

Darüber beschwert sich der Spieler:

In Dune: Awakening besteht der größte Teil des Endgames daraus, Spice zu sammeln, die wichtige Ressource für so ziemlich alles.
Am meisten Spice findet ihr in der Tiefen Wüste, einem offenen PvP-Gebiet. Hier sind nicht nur Sandwürmer eine Gefahr, sondern auch alle anderen Spieler.
Ihr erreicht die Wüste nur mit einem Ornithopter, einem persönlichen Flugzeug, das ihr selbst bauen müsst. Genau hier gibt es nun aber Ärger: auf Reddit teilt ein Nutzer mit, dass es eine Gilde gibt, die andere Spieler am Rand der Wüste abfängt und ihnen das Flugzeug klaut. Die Beute lagern sie dann auf einem Schrottplatz, der den Ludolfs Konkurrenz machen würde:

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Wie ist sowas möglich? Es gibt nur begrenzt Eingänge zur Wüste, an denen ihr spawnen könnt, wenn ihr sie ansteuert. Das macht es den Griefern – oder „Hackern“, wie der Nutzer sie nennt – leicht, potenzielle Opfer abzufangen.

Der Nutzer erklärt: Die Griefer würden mit einem Exploit oder einem Hack die Zugangsrechte umgehen, sobald ihr Ziel ins Gebiet lädt. Sie steigen einfach ein und fliegen dann via Speedhack davon, um ihre Beute auf einem großen Haufen zu „lagern“ – schön mit Energieschild, damit man noch Blick auf sein gestohlenes Gut hat.

Andere Nutzer stimmen zu, dass das kein Einzelfall sei, zumindest auf dem genannten Server (Asia: Bifröst), aber ein großes Problem. Die entsprechende Gilde habe man schon gemeldet, aber passiert sei noch nichts.

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„Wir melden diese Typen seit einer Woche“

In den Kommentaren rät die Community, Screenshots und andere Beweise zu sammeln und die Griefer bei Funcom zu melden. Genau das sei schon passiert, aber noch gebe es keine Reaktion seitens der Entwickler.

Andere meinen: so etwas dauere. Erst müsse man das „Loch“ stopfen, also per Patch verhindern, dass solche Hacks oder Exploits weiter funktionieren. Danach käme dann die große Bannwelle.

Dass Funcom durchaus hinterher ist bei solchen Dingen, zeigt ein früheres Problem: dort haben Spieler mit unverwundbaren Ornithoptern das PvP zerstört.

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Trotz solcher unschönen Geschichten ist in Dune nicht alles schlimm. Es gibt sogar durchaus schöne Storys aus der Community, etwa von einem guten Samariter, der Neulinge mit Wasser und Ausrüstung versorgt – ähnlich, wie es Veteranen in Fallout 76 tun.

Das PvP als wichtige Endgame-Aktivität stört viele Spieler schon seit Release, und Funcom hat sogar schon konkret danach gefragt, was sich die Community so wünscht. Einen Plan für die Zukunft gibt es schon: Spieler beschweren sich, dass das Endgame in Dune: Awakening nur aus PvP besteht – Jetzt reagieren die Entwickler

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Dune: Awakening casts Conan Exiles into the shadows, never before has a game by Funcom been so successful

Karsten Scholz 24. June 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

The developers of Dune: Awakening have revealed exciting statistics about the enormously successful launch of the survival MMO. MeinMMO summarizes the most important points for you.

How successful is Dune: Awakening? According to the developers, around 1 million players have ventured to Arrakis so far. This is not only a pleasing result for Funcom considering the purchase price of at least 49.99 euros. Never before has a game from the Norwegian developers launched so successfully.

For comparison: The also successful Conan Exiles managed to reach this milestone only after a year. Neither The Secret World, Anarchy Online, nor Age of Conan achieved this.

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Almost as many sandworm victims as players

What else has Funcom revealed? The announcement about player numbers is accompanied by many other statistics. Here’s a selection:

The sandworms are the deadliest danger, having stripped more than 816,000 survivors to their underwear.
For comparison: The also dangerous sandstorms have only caught 66,883 characters.
The most popular class is the Bene Gesserit (31 percent). The Mentat is the least chosen (20 percent). Swordmaster and Trooper are almost tied – 25 versus 24 percent.
More than 517,000 ornithopters are flying over the sands of Arrakis.
There are 121,941 guilds in the game.
101,259 players have crafted a crys knife from a sandworm tooth.
There are players who are obtaining the blood of the adorable desert mouse Muad’Dib. 56,253 ml have been extracted so far.

All statistics can be found on duneawakening.com.

How does the community react to the numbers?

zoidburgh197 wants to know on Reddit: “Who are the monsters that suck blood from desert rats?!?!?”
FearlessFrank99 writes on Reddit: “Very interesting. I like such statistics; it’s fun to look at them. I would be curious how many of these 1 million players have actually built Thopters. Because the number of built Thopters is another metric. Personally, I have built 4 Thopters so far.”
Gorrir believes on Reddit that many of the sandworm deaths were intentional: “I believe most of them aren’t even accidents. I did it three times, first to see what happens, and then twice to keep eye contact.”

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New player asks where to get important crafting items for Diablo 4 – veterans advise: better not to try at all

Nicole Wakulczyk 24. June 2025 Reading time 3 minutes

In Diablo 4, you can craft the coveted Mythic Uniques with runes. A player now wants to know how to best farm the crafting mats, but the community advises him against it directly.

What’s the deal with the runes? With the Vessel of Hatred, runes and rune words have been introduced – a feature many fans have long desired. You socket the stones into your gear and receive strong bonuses. Some runes allow you to use skills from other classes. You can see all runes and their functions in our overview.

With the runes, you also have the opportunity to craft certain Mythic Uniques. However, you will need very specific, sometimes legendary runes that you have to gather painstakingly.

A player plans to create a Shroud of False Death. For the mythic chest piece, he needs not only two Pristine Sparks but also a whole bunch of runes – including six of the legendary Bac rune. When he asks the community for tips, he gets a pretty clear answer: He can forget about targeted farming.

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Players advise against targeted farming

In a thread on the subreddit for Diablo 4, the user Infex_plays asks for an efficient method to farm runes. He is still quite new to the game but has already completed some content. However, he is having trouble with the runes.

What does the community specifically say about the runes? The top comment with over 150 upvotes comes from dRaftom. He says: “You buy or trade them… Forget targeted farming.” And Jack_Harb adds: “The funny thing is: You don’t. There’s no way to farm targetedly.”

He then explains that you can use certain tributes in the undercity of Kurast to increase the rune drops during the run. World bosses are also worth it, because they drop tributes. But it’s not really effective.

Gaindolf mentions that dungeon bosses also drop runes. And drexsudo69 shares that he prefers this method – simply because runes feel more like a bonus there. Players farm many bosses anyway to get strong Uniques.

A few users recommend completing the season journey instead and farming the seasonal reputation – preferably with multiple characters. This way, you can secure a Pristine Spark each. With two of these sparks and 50 million gold, you can craft a random Mythic Unique at the blacksmith, completely without runes.

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Where can you find runes? Runes of every rarity drop from monsters throughout Sanctuary. You can also make them at the jeweler from other collected runes or trade runes with other players. There are also certain activities and locations where you are guaranteed to get them – such as from the chests of the Whispering Tree or from world and dungeon bosses. However, whether they will be exactly the runes you need is not guaranteed.

Treasure goblins in Diablo 4 can also have runes in their inventory – provided you catch them in time. A greedy goblin in Diablo 4 is said to be “the rarest enemy in video game history.” Players now claim: No one has probably ever seen him.

In the comment, drexsudo69 expands on his thoughts:

It’s pretty pointless to farm for specific runes. The chance of getting exactly the ones you need is really low, and the effort isn’t worth it if you’re just doing it for the runes. It’s best to just collect them along the way and then buy or trade for the ones you need.

A few users recommend completing the season journey instead and farming the seasonal reputation – preferably with multiple characters. This way, you can secure a Pristine Spark each. With two of these sparks and 50 million gold, you can craft a random Mythic Unique at the blacksmith, completely without runes.

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Where can you find runes? Runes of every rarity drop from monsters throughout Sanctuary. You can also make them at the jeweler from other collected runes or trade runes with other players. There are also certain activities and locations where you are guaranteed to get them – such as from the chests of the Whispering Tree or from world and dungeon bosses. However, whether they will be exactly the runes you need is not guaranteed.

Treasure goblins in Diablo 4 can also have runes in their inventory – provided you catch them in time. A greedy goblin in Diablo 4 is said to be “the rarest enemy in video game history.” Players now claim: No one has probably ever seen him.

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Companies want access to Gen Z’s money, but another generation is much wealthier

Benedikt Schlotmann 24. June 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

Many companies rely on Generation Z for their revenue. However, another generation is financially much more interesting: Boomers have larger financial reserves and account for more than half of the spending in Germany.

In the areas of economy and consumption, many companies focus on Generation Z. Yet, Boomers are much more important for the domestic economy but are often underestimated. While 90% of the advertising budget is used to attract trendy 25-year-olds, only 10% of the budget is utilized to persuade the more affluent Boomers.

Generation Z is a good option for the economy. Because Gen Z does not save but focuses on “Doomspending”: pushing credit cards to the limit and spending money recklessly. However, Boomers have significantly more financial resources, which the economy often fails to reach since it overly focuses on young people.

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Boomers spend more money but are underestimated by the economy

A study by PricewaterhouseCooper indicates that Boomers, on average, spend the most money in everyday life. People aged 55 to 75 mostly shop in physical stores, but 62% also shop online once or multiple times a month.

However, the purchasing power is much more important: Households with individuals aged 55 and older account for more than half (54 percent) of all private consumption expenditures. Generation Z, in comparison, spends significantly less.

Experts see the problem primarily in the fact that many companies and the advertising industry still prefer to target young customers. Nils Giese, the managing director of the Frankfurt communications agency Edelman, stated to the Tagesschau:

If we just look at the facts: Only five to ten percent of global marketing budgets are focused on the so-called baby boomers, even though this target group represents more than half of private consumption. This is, of course, a very large discrepancy.

However, the study by PwC emphasizes that Boomers do not simply spend money but are also considered a very frugal generation overall. Boomers value preserving and passing on their wealth, but are also willing to invest long-term.

At the same time, more and more Boomers are returning to the workforce because they have financial worries. Not everyone is equally wealthy and financially well-off.

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Generation Z and the so-called Boomer generation differ significantly from each other, particularly when it comes to the purchase and consumption of certain goods. This is evident in the direct comparison of the generations. We present to you items that are used or purchased daily by “Boomers,” which, however, hardly play a role for Generation Z: 6 items that Boomers spend money on every year that Generation Z would not do today

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The big villain from WoW is suddenly completely different in the next patch

Cortyn 24. June 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

The current antagonist in World of Warcraft is seen in a completely different light. Have we been mistaken about her?

Xal’atath is the current, major threat in World of Warcraft. One that is supposed to span the entire “World Soul” cycle. Even in Patch 11.2 Spirits of K’aresh, the strange Void creature in the body of a dead elf will play a role again. But probably a different one than the community expected.

Spoiler Warning: This is about the story content of Patch 11.2 Spirits of K’aresh.

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Who is Xal’atath? The exact origin of Xal’atath has long been a mystery. Initially, she was the artifact weapon of the shadow priests, but over the years, she has received much more background story. She is now the antagonist of the World Soul saga.

Because she has often carried the nickname “Herald of Dimensius” in the past, many assumed that her ultimate goal was to bring the Void Lord Dimensius to Azeroth to devour the World Soul.

But now it turns out: No, that is not the case at all.

What does Xal’atath do in Patch 11.2? She is our ally. The spacewalker, the mentor of Alleria, reaches an agreement with Xal’atath. She will help us understand the events on K’aresh and try to prevent the Void Lord Dimensius from being resurrected by the Shadow Keepers.

The Shadow Keepers are trying to manifest the Void Lord again. If they succeed, he would likely then set his sights on Azeroth – something that would mean death for all the inhabitants of the world.

But here comes the twist: Xal’atath doesn’t want that either! She apparently has completely different plans for the World Soul of Azeroth and did not intend for it to fall victim to Dimensius.

Therefore, she supports us in Patch 11.2 and bestows the artifact cloak, the “Rishii Wrap”, with her power. This allows us to enter the astral realm and ultimately gain access to the raid, and thus also to the oversized raid boss Dimensius.

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Is Xal’atath now “good”? No. She does not make a 180° turn and her actions are not forgotten. She has the blood of many beings of Azeroth on her hands, and especially the mages of the Kirin Tor are not likely to forget the destruction of the city and the killing of so many colleagues so quickly.

The events of Patch 11.2 seem to be a clear case of “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” It is, therefore, merely a temporary alliance for the purpose of a single goal – it is highly likely that Xal’atath will betray us soon and follow her own plans again. Whatever those may be.

At least shadow priests can be happy, as they can once again work side by side with their former “Knife Wife”. Although at this point, it is still unclear what plans Xal’atath is actually pursuing. We will probably learn that in Midnight, as the next expansion brings the Void over Azeroth – along with the long-awaited housing.

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A servant of Sauron from Lord of the Rings almost managed to kill Frodo – But earlier he was a human king

Christoph Waldboth 24. June 2025 Reading time 3 minutes

The books and movies about The Lord of the Rings are full of memorable characters. One villain particularly stands out – although he was once one of the good ones.

Who is meant? The Witch-king of Angmar plays an important role in the events of The Lord of the Rings. As a servant of Sauron, he is tasked with finding the One Ring. This means that the Fellowship around Frodo is hunted by the Witch-king and his Ringwraiths throughout Middle-earth.

The leader of the Nazgûl also makes a great impression because his appearance is quite eerie. However, the origins of the character are anything but that. Because in reality, the Witch-king was a man who was once a king.

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Who was the Witch-king? His true name is not known. We only know that he was a king of men. Presumably, he belonged to the Númenóreans, those men of the West, which also included Aragorn or Sauron’s Mouth.

When the Rings of Power were forged, followers of various peoples received one each. Among them were the Elves, the Dwarves, and the Men. In total, nine Rings went to the nine kings of men.

What the peaceful peoples of Middle-earth did not know: Sauron had secretly forged another, far more powerful Ring. I am of course talking about the One Ring. Thanks to its power, Sauron was able to dominate the other Rings.

The king of men, who would later become the leader of the Nazgûl, was corrupted and bound to Sauron. He and the other kings of men transformed into undead spirits.

In their new form, they began to serve Sauron faithfully.

The War Against Men

What happened next? As is well known, Sauron was defeated at the Battle of the Last Alliance. He lost his body and his power vanished. The Witch-king remained vigilant and did not retreat – unlike the other Nazgûl.

He moved to Angmar in the north of Middle-earth and built a fortress called Carn Dûm. Driven by the will to increase his own power, he created an army of Orcs, Trolls, and other beings. With this, he intended to destroy the Men of Númenor.

The Witch-king began a war against the kingdoms of Cardolan, Arthedain, and Rhudaur. The people of Cardolan and Rhudaur soon met their demise. Only Arthedain remained steadfast for a while before this realm also felt the might of Angmar.

Ultimately, Glorfindel, one of the most powerful Elves, managed to drive the Witch-king away and defeat Angmar.

Just a few years later, he succeeded in capturing the city of Minas Ithil in Gondor. He gave it a new name: Minas Morgul. There, a confrontation occurred between the king of Gondor, Ëarnur, and the Witch-king. Ëarnur wanted to face the Nazgûl in single combat because he had mocked him in the past. After the man had crossed the gates of Minas Morgul, he was never seen again.

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