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These 5 mounts from Final Fantasy XIV are so absurd that you must have them

von Sophia Weiss

FFXIV is soon bringing a new class and finally lures me back to Eorzea after a long break

A legendary pro is honored for his performance in LoL, receives a 430€ skin, but not for his main

Aion 2 is set to be released in South Korea later this year and will then come to the West in 2026. The developers are reportedly taking cues from Throne and Liberty and want to improve the MMORPG in Asia first before making it available in the West. More on the high expectations for Aion 2 can be found here: A new MMORPG is coming to us in 2026, expected to be bigger than Throne and Liberty, but with less Pay2Win

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Pro player improves the online mode of Super Smash Bros., gets an immediate penalty, but not from Nintendo

Niko Hernes 30. May 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

Super Smash Bros. is one of the most popular fighting game series, and the latest installment also has an eSports scene. One of the best players in the world was actually at his peak, but because he used a mod, he was penalized.

Which player is it? Hurt is a Japanese professional player in Smash Bros. Ultimate. He is a Solid Snake main and has been doing quite well. Although he was eliminated quickly in the tournament Battle of BC 7, he finished in 1st place in the 3 tournaments before that (via liquipedia.net).

However, his run has now been curtailed as he has not played in any competitive tournaments for 2 months. Hurt made this decision as a penalty after being caught using a mod that actually just improves Nintendo’s online mode.

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Trailer

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Smash pro and organization apologize

What kind of mod was it? On March 6, Hurt was reportedly streaming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, but in the character selection screen, the text above said: Input Latency as tru4smash explained on TikTok. That text only appears when using a delay mod. This mod is supposed to improve the input delay of the online mode.

In the regular online mode, there is automatically a high input delay, which is why Nintendo’s online connectivity has been heavily criticized. An input delay means it takes longer for an action to be executed when a button is pressed. This creates a frustrating online experience but also offers worse training opportunities for tournaments that are mostly offline, meaning practically without noticeable input delay.

As true4smash explains, many top players apparently use such a mod. After Hurt’s use became public, his eSports organization, Enter Force.36, also commented on the incident on March 29, 2025 (via x.com). They apologized for the player’s behavior and the violation of Nintendo’s terms of service.

According to esportsinsider.com, Hurt also apologized for his behavior. He refrained from participating in Smash tournaments in April and May. These included important tournaments like the LVL UP Expo 2025 or KOWLOON #16.

Additionally, he has reportedly been banned from participating in online matches and from Smashmate, a Japanese website where players can organize matches and climb in rankings.

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The community shows division

How is the community reacting? Under the x post from Enter Force.36, various comments defending Hurt are gathering, but there are also opposing voices:

@Shima__HD (via x.com) complains because he allegedly only wanted to improve: You ban him because he uses a mod that enhances his gaming experience by eliminating delay so he can play properly? He is going to miss the biggest Smash tournament because of this?
@mucho-rinn (via x.com) sees it very differently: Abroad it seems one can do whatever one wants, but in Japan, it is so strict and harsh… Thank you for your hard work…
@kankanPOPOPO (via x.com) views the whole situation soberly and states: Nintendo has a rule that states: “You are not allowed to modify the Switch.” Since he violated this rule, it is only natural that he is punished accordingly.

In this case, Nintendo did not intervene, but Hurt should also know the general rule regarding mods. One can criticize Nintendo’s poor online mode, but if you are part of an eSports organization, you must also follow the rules. Even if Japan seems to be much stricter in this regard than other regions. A fighting game on Steam has a completely different problem: A fighting game on Steam loses over 40,000 players after 16 months and wants to fundamentally change something

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The names of the opponents in Expedition 33 are the silliest thing the developer came up with

Cortyn 30. May 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

The most powerful enemies in Clair Obscur Expedition 33 have silly names. This is due to how the developers approached it.

The developers of Clair Obscur Expedition 33 are currently giving many interviews and discuss pretty much every detail of the development. Although the interview with Alex Moukala featuring composer Lorien Testard and game director Guillaume Broche on YouTube was actually about the fantastic music of the game, there were also other topics. They discussed the names of the enemies in Expedition 33. Because they seem very silly when you pay attention.

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How did the developers choose the names? In the interview, Guillaume Broche reveals how they came up with the names of the enemies in Expedition 33. There was no long, extensive process of consideration behind it. Instead, he confessed:

It’s a silly story, but I can tell it. How we named the enemies in the game. It’s the most random bullshit way to name things in the game. We looked at the respective concept drawing [of the enemy], just for 2 seconds. And then we just say the first French word that inspires us.

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The creator of Bleach fears for his anime the same problem for which a legendary mangaka already had to apologize

Jasmin Beverungen 30. May 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

The Anime of Bleach finally finds its well-deserved ending after more than 20 years. The story of the manga source material is soon fully adapted, but it is precisely the grand finale that concerns Bleach’s creator, Tite Kubo.

What are those concerns? On his own page, which is hidden behind a paywall (via X), Tite Kubo expresses worries about the last episodes of the anime. But not because he believes the episodes will be poorly executed.

Rather, his thoughts are with the animators. He has already seen some concept art and knows that some episodes will be incredibly difficult to animate:

Recently, I have been looking at many storyboards for Bleach’s Cour 4, and there are some episodes where you can already see in the storyboard stage that the animation will be incredibly difficult (although, to be fair, every episode looks like that). I can’t help but be concerned about the animators.

Without giving too much away: In the grand finale, there are numerous battles that come with particularly elaborate special effects. These include space and time distortions as well as fluid fight animations. The mangaka reportedly rushed the ending, yet there is still a lot to animate. So the animators have quite a lot ahead of them that they must bring to life.

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Famous mangaka had the same problem as Bleach

Which mangaka had to apologize? A similar case occurred a few years ago. Hajime Isayama is the creator of Attack on Titan and even apologized to the animation team for a particularly complex scene (via shingeki.tv).

This will be tough for MAPPA. MAPPA is probably thinking, ‘Please stop.’ I’m sorry, MAPPA, I’m very sorry.

Isayama himself had problems drawing the scene in the manga. Animating it significantly increases the challenge, which is likely why he felt guilty. He supported the animation team at his own request and even drew a small part of the rough draft himself.

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Generation Z is becoming the target of criminals who lure young people with a hobby that boomers don’t have

Cedric Holmeier 30. May 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

Generation Z is also repeatedly targeted by scammers. They adapt their tactics to the audience, as a software provider for antivirus programs reveals.

Generation Z is interested in different topics than other generations. Scammers have probably noticed this too, as they have now been able to tailor their schemes specifically to young adults. Instead of the Nigerian prince promising wealth or the locked bank account, criminals are now luring with Animes, Netflix and deleted scenes from series that do not interest Boomers.

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Animes and Netflix as Scamming Tactics

How do the scammers operate? As the antivirus software provider Kaspersky reports, there were over 250,000 registered cyber attacks on Gen Z between the second quarter of 2024 and the first quarter of 2025.

The scammers primarily relied on popular Animes such as Naruto, One Piece, Demon Slayer, Attack on Titan, and Jujutsu Kaisen. Young adults are often lured to fake registration pages with “exclusive episodes,” “premium access,” or “deleted scenes” (via Kaspersky).

These phishing websites appear to be like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Crunchyroll, etc., but without users being logged in. If users then enter their login data on the fake page, it goes directly to the scammers, who can take over their accounts.

Why are Animes such good bait? Young adults have a deep connection with their favorite series or favorite anime. Since many of the animated series come from abroad and often have exclusive scenes and commercials, offers that show these sound plausible to users.

Many viewers would like to see every scene of their favorite character, even if it is just a commercial for a product that doesn’t even exist in their country. This is also evident from the advertisement for the instant noodles from the manufacturer Nissin, which was filmed with characters from One Piece. It has over 2.1 million views on YouTube.

Old Tactics in New Outfits

How does the site reach the victim? Scammers no longer have to carry out their attacks via email. They can send their bait offers through Discord or forums to anime fans. There, they reach their victims with old patterns.

The “deleted scenes” would only be available for a short time and one would have to act quickly – the exclusive offer for “free Netflix” is only valid today, or an innocent “have you seen the new scene?” are methods of the attackers to deceive unsuspecting fans.

How can you protect yourself? The best thing to do is never to click on links from strangers on the internet. There is always a risk that it is a phishing link. If you do click on a link, you should then carefully check the address bar in your browser. It could be a URL that is only similar to the actual service (via bsi.bund.de).

Two-factor authentication (2FA) should also be turned on everywhere possible. This is especially important where payment information is stored. Also, a long password with many special characters, numbers, and uppercase and lowercase letters, that is only used for one service, is sensible.

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When it comes to secret scenes, interesting offers, and good deals, one should trust well-known sites. We at MeinMMO always bring you the latest news on anime and entertainment. If you want to know which animes are coming to cinemas soon, you can find out here: Anime in cinemas: All movies coming to Germany in 2025

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„People are losing their jobs“ – developers of Clair Obscur are convinced that many AAA developers make a certain mistake

Caroline Fuller 30. May 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

The surprise hit Clair Obscure: Expedition 33 has been able to convince many players since its release, despite a fairly small developer team. The creators of the game recently commented in an interview on the state of the gaming industry. In this, they also express their own opinion on the practices of many AAA studios that they consciously want to avoid.

What are the creators of the game talking about? In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, COO of Sandfall and producer of Clair Obscur, François Meurisse, as well as Matthew Handrahan from the publisher Kepler discuss the success of Expedition 33 and what the studio’s plans for the future are.

In the interview, they talk about their team, which they consciously keep small. They also want to refrain from drastically increasing the number of employees in the future just to release the next games even faster. There are more sustainable ways for that.

For this reason, they view the practices of many AAA studios in the current state of the gaming industry rather critically.

Here you can see the trailer for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 from Studio Sandfall:

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“A lot of irresponsible practices” in the gaming industry

What do the developers criticize? The team behind Clair Obscur consciously decides against adopting the (partially overly ambitious) approach of AAA studios and expanding dramatically. Especially in light of the current state of game development, where ever-increasing budgets and team sizes shape the industry.

I believe that there are many irresponsible practices in the industry. Some games can make it. Grand Theft Auto 6 will make it, we can all say that with great confidence. But there are many games that are developed with very large teams and for a lot of money that are not successful, and that comes at a price. People lose their jobs. God knows how many layoffs there have been in the industry in recent years.
Matthew Handrahan, Portfolio Director at Kepler Interactive (via GamesIndustry.biz)

What is their own approach? Regarding the future of the studio and the publisher, the developers have their own approach to bring future projects to success.

“We want to maintain the organization that made us successful,” says Meurisse, whose opinion is supported by Handrahan: “I think keeping a core team that develops the vision and the game, and then expanding as needed through things like outsourcing, is a very smart and sustainable way to manage game development.”

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That their approach has paid off is evident from the success of the game. Because Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has become one of the biggest surprises of 2025 despite the small team. Just recently, the team was able to celebrate a special milestone that even surprised the developers: “You can’t make this stuff up” – Expedition 33 celebrates a special anniversary that even the developers can hardly believe

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Woman drags her husband through Diablo 4, he gets a fancy item, his wife ends up empty-handed: “Think about divorce”

Nicole Wakulczyk 30. May 2025 Reading time 3 minutes

In Diablo 4 there are some couples who roam through Sanctuary together. A woman has given her husband several boss mats and supported him in tough battles. As a result, he received a really fancy item – and she came away empty-handed. Jokingly, she now says: This game has me thinking about divorce.

In a post on Reddit, McStaken shares that she and her husband recently returned to Diablo 4. Together, they are playing through the campaign, trying out new content – the fun is great. Until the moment when her husband scores a fancy item after a boss fight that she has never seen before.

What item did he get? According to McStaken, her husband got “The Diadem of the Ancients.” The diadem is a cosmetic headgear that you can obtain as a drop from the boss Lord Zir. You can activate cosmetics simply with a click and add them to your wardrobe. After that, you can spruce up your equipment with cosmetics. You can see what the diadem looks like further down.

In the current Season 8, you not only get loot from the hideout bosses, but also take over their skills:

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“My luck stat is simply broken”

Why is the woman jealous? In her Reddit post titled “This game has me thinking about divorce,” McStaken reports that she is “a grinder” and basically the “human embodiment of RNGesus.” This means: When something really good can drop somewhere, it happens with her. Now, however, her luck stat seems to be broken.

She has farmed boss mats, rebuilt her huntress into a deadly trap, and is now playing on torment level 3. Her husband has found that he is too “squishy” (fragile, easily vulnerable) for torment level 2.

So she thought: No problem! She generously let him use her hard-earned boss mats so that he can also open the loot chests after the boss fights. Together, they then dove into the boss fights – and when it got tough, she could also take down the boss by herself.

Lord Zir is one of the couple’s favorite bosses. And in addition to certain uniques, there is also a chance for the cosmetic “The Diadem of the Ancients” with Zir. And exactly that is what her husband “just casually” got. She herself had never seen it – and was then “furiously angry”.

The player emphasizes that the title of the post is of course not to be taken seriously. At the end of the post, she adds that she was lucky after all and received the fancy diadem later as a drop.

This is how the community reacts: The comments under the post show that McStaken is far from alone with her story. Many also play in a duo – and the imbalance in loot regularly provides fodder for conversation.

The user sicarius254 reports: “[My husband] grinds, plans his build in detail. I play a bit after work until I get bored, and then log out. I just pick skills that I enjoy. And yet I’ve already gotten 5 mythical items this season – he only 1.”

For panda136987 it looks similar – but there it’s going much worse for the husband. She herself has already snagged three mythics, while he is still waiting for his first.

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For McStaken, the tide has at least turned, and the desired cosmetic has made its way into her collection. Other players have less luck. One has completed all achievements in Diablo 4, but came away empty-handed. While there is a reward for milestones like Paragon level 300, you wait here in vain for a reward.

For panda136987 it looks similar – but there it’s going much worse for the husband. She herself has already snagged three mythics, while he is still waiting for his first.

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For McStaken, the tide has at least turned, and the desired cosmetic has made its way into her collection. Other players have less luck. One has completed all achievements in Diablo 4, but came away empty-handed. While there is a reward for milestones like Paragon level 300, you wait here in vain for a reward.

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5 important places from Dungeons & Dragons that you should know besides Baldur’s Gate

Alexander Mehrwald 30. May 2025 Reading time 5 minutes

Due to the game of the same name, Baldur’s Gate and Dungeons & Dragons have come back into focus for players. There are a few places in Faerûn and especially along the Sword Coast that are at least equally important.

How were the places selected for the list? Baldur’s Gate has especially come into focus for many players due to the game Baldur’s Gate 3. Along the Sword Coast, where the game also offers several locations, there are many other places that are at least as important for the continent of Faerûn.

For this list, we have selected 5 places along the Sword Coast that not only play a significant role within the setting of the Forgotten Realms of Dungeons & Dragons but are also the backdrop for many campaigns and modules, making them perfect for your next session along the Sword Coast.

The following 5 places should not be missed if you are traveling along the Sword Coast. You can view a detailed map of Faerûn at DnD Beyond.

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Neverwinter

Neverwinter, also known as the “Jewel of the North,” is one of the most famous cities on the Sword Coast in Faerûn. Despite numerous disasters – including a devastating volcanic eruption and political unrest – the city has continually recovered and is seen as an emerging center for trade, craftsmanship, and adventure.

In the well-known video games of the Neverwinter Nights series as well as in various campaign modules of Dungeons & Dragons, the city plays a role, such as in Storm King’s Thunder or Phandelver and Below: Shattered Obelisk.

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Additionally, the movie Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves takes place in part in Neverwinter. Characteristic of Neverwinter is the river of the same name, which does not freeze even in the deepest winter, and its proximity to the dangerous wilderness of the Neverwinter Wood, which holds many secrets.

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Pokémon GO: Gigantamax Gortrom Counter – How to defeat the strong boss

Paul Kutzner 30. May 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

On the weekend, you can challenge Gortrom in its Gigantamax form in Pokémon GO for the first time. We will show you which counters you should take into battle.

Gortrom is one of the 3 monsters that will debut in Gigantamax form in 3 events in June. The monster is the final evolution of Chimpep, one of the starter Pokémon from the 8th generation.

You can challenge Gigantamax Gortrom from Saturday, May 31, 2025, at 6:00 AM until Sunday, June 1, 2025, at 9:00 PM. To ensure you succeed, we have compiled the best counters for the monster.

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Gigantamax Gortrom – Counters and Tips

Which attackers are the best? Since Gortrom is a Grass type, you should rely on Dyna- and Gigantamax monsters with Fire and Flying types for attacking. Attackers with Bug, Ice, and Poison types would also have a type advantage. However, there are currently no options for Dynamax among these types.

You can rely on the following Pokémon:

Pokémon	Fast Attack
Gigantamax Charizard	Fire Spin (Giga-Fire Blast)
Dynamax Charizard	Fire Spin
Dynamax Flampivian	Fire Fang
Dynamax Moltres	Fire Spin / Wing Attack
Dynamax Cinderace	Fire Spin
Dynamax Entei	Fire Fang / Fire Spin
Dynamax Fasasnob	Aerial Ace

If you have a Gigantamax Charizard, you should definitely use it as an attacker. It is your best choice in the battle against Gortrom. Alternatively, you can rely on one of the monsters from the table.

Which defenders are the best? The best defenders against Gortrom are Corviknight, Charizard, and Venusaur. All 3 monsters have a double resistance against attacks of the Grass type. Alternatively, you can also rely on Zapdos or Gortrom.

Tips for the battle: Since Gigantamax battles require a lot from you, you should have accordingly many trainers with you. A team in a Gigantamax battle consists of 4 trainers.

Coordinate within your team who takes on which task. You should have trainers who deal damage as well as activate shields and perform healing. Only with good distribution can your group survive for a long time and deal a lot of damage.

Also, make sure that you take damage with your defending Pokémon until your Dyna meter is charged. Then switch to your monster that you want to do damage/healing/shields with. Once the Dyna phase is over, switch back to your defender.

Additionally, all your monsters and Dyna Attacks should be leveled as high as possible before starting the battle against Gortrom.

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New Zombie Game looks like the survival game that everyone hoped for from The Day Before – and it’s by well-known developers

Ody 30. May 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

A new zombie game from South Korea could finally fulfill the promise that The Day Before made to its players – only to break it spectacularly at release. The hope is not completely unfounded, as a major developer is behind the project.

Which game is being talked about? It refers to Nakwon: Last Paradise on Steam. At first glance, it looks like the game that The Day Before wanted to be – a survival MMO with an open-world gameplay that makes you feel like you are truly living in a zombie-ravaged world.

You can see the first gameplay material from the game here:

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Nakwon: Last Paradise – Nexon shows first alpha gameplay from its zombie MMO

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What is the game about? In Nakwon: Last Paradise, you traverse a large city in South Korea. Since the outbreak of a mysterious illness, zombies and other people like you are trying to survive at all costs.

The gameplay is PvPvE: The zombies are controlled by the computer, while humans are controlled by other players.
During the day, you build and reinforce your shelter, while at night you venture into the streets of the city. There, you search for food and other survival-critical resources.
In battles, you are allowed to use even ordinary objects as weapons, but these are always risky: The smallest wound can be fatal if not treated properly.

Not every encounter with other players has to end in combat. You can just as well cooperate with other humans or sneak past them. This way, you avoid pointless confrontations and minimize the risk of your nighttime forays.

Does Nakwon fulfill the wish of disappointed “The Day Before” fans?

The Day Before built a considerable hype with a very similar promise and was for a long time the most wished-for game on Steam – and that, even though many players were still not sure until the release whether it was even real.

With the release came disappointment: The Day Before was not the game that developer Fntastic had boldly promised. Instead of a survival MMO with an open world, players were met with a technically clunky extraction shooter. Only five days after release, Fntastic discontinued The Day Before.

What are the chances for Nakwon: Last Paradise? A well-known developer and publisher from South Korea, Nexon, is working on the project. As a publisher, they recently scored a hit with The First Berserker: Khazan on Steam – MeinMMO tested The First Berserker: Khazan for you.

Nakwon: Last Paradise at least has better starting conditions to deliver what it promises. However, the developers have not yet revealed when the game is supposed to be released.

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Have you heard about Nakwon: Last Paradise and are curious, or are you cautious about the project? Feel free to let us know in the comments. Shortly after Fntastic sabotaged The Day Before, they announced their next project: “Everyone deserves a 2nd chance” – The developers of The Day Before are back, want to do better and are asking for money

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‘I will probably never play it again’ – shroud is frustrated and deletes Battlefront 2 because an unsolvable problem ruins the game

Dariusz Müller 30. May 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

The Twitch streamer shroud played Star Wars Battlefront 2, but had to uninstall the game in frustration after a short time.

What is currently going on with Battlefront 2? With the start of the second season of the “Star Wars” series “Andor” at the end of April and the franchise celebrations on May 4th, Star Wars Battlefront 2 has gained new momentum. The number of players in the shooter increased significantly.

With the hype came the demand for a successor, Star Wars Battlefront 3. Although the chances for a third part of the series are currently slim, fans are not discouraged from hoping for a sequel.

Now the well-known Twitch streamer shroud has also jumped on the hype of Battlefront 2 but had little fun doing so.

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Battlefront 2: Gameplay Trailer

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Nasty players ruin the fun, making it impossible to play

Why didn’t shroud have fun? shroud, along with some other streamers, played the PvP area of Battlefront 2, but he encountered the toxic side of the community there.

Again and again, one or more players crashed the respective server on which the streamers were playing. At times, they couldn’t even get past the loading screen at the beginning of a match.

A member of the chat informed one of the streamers that there was an exploit in Battlefront 2 that allowed joining other players if you knew the target’s name. Once they knew the server on which the squad was playing, they would crash it with prohibited third-party software.

This is what shroud says about the situation: At some point, the streamers had enough and realized that there was no solution to the problem. They are hunted in every single round and the servers are crashed – so they uninstalled the game. shroud summarized the situation for his viewers as follows:

“If you’re wondering how Battlefront 2 went: We could only play coop because the moment we played PvP, we were taken down by someone [Note from the editor: meaning the servers were crashed]. So I uninstalled the game and probably won’t play it again.” (via X)

He then elaborates: “I didn’t realize that this community was so toxic, I didn’t realize it was being manipulated and controlled by whoever is doing this, which is unfortunate.”

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For the streamers, playing on unofficial, custom servers was also out of the question. That is not a solution; the developers need to ensure that such problems are fixed:

“Resorting to a third-party solution because the main game is almost infected doesn’t feel right. I would prefer it to be fixed, which is difficult because development has been halted for five years, so it’s probably never going to be fixed, so… You might have a good time. It’s just that I’m streaming, so I’m a target, so I can’t have a good time, but you can play. It was fun.”

Even the YouTuber Aysoka experienced how toxic the community of Battlefront 2 can be. He challenged a player to a 1v1, who then demanded money for the showdown. The two agreed that the winner would get the money, but the player broke the rules, lost anyway, and kept the cash: Gamer believes he is so good at Battlefront 2 that he demands $100 for a duel – Loses in front of 2 million viewers

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Twitch streamer calls WoW a baby game: “If you play this, you will get worse at every other game”

Cortyn 30. May 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

First, the streamer Tyler1 was revived for World of Warcraft HC, now he is really upset. The game is for babies and playing it makes you dumber.

Many fans know Tyler1 from World of Warcraft mainly because of the drama surrounding the guild OnlyFangs, which was perceived by many almost like a soap opera.

The exclusive streamer guild published a lot of content over months, but in the end, they slowly let the project fade away, even though there are still some active players. For a while, Tyler1 was even the leader of the guild – now he is harshly criticizing World of Warcraft.

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What was said? During one of his last streams on Twitch, Tyler1 got a bit riled up. He harshly criticized World of Warcraft and was led to this little “rant”:

This is what happens when you play a children’s game like World of Warcraft. World of Warcraft, by the way, is the most talentless game. I swear to God, you play this game and your IQ decreases, your reflexes drop, your skill level in every game declines. This is the biggest baby crap in the world.

It’s a bit ironic when you consider that Tyler1 had to be revived for an event because he had previously lost his character in a raid – and after that, he didn’t reach level 60 with any other character without dying.

But maybe it is also the good mood and positive, life-affirming joy that comes with playing League of Legends that speaks from Tyler1.

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How the community reacts: On Reddit, Tyler1’s words are received with humor, and he is smiled at a bit. Because from the perspective of many, he achieved hardly anything himself in the HC-guild OnlyFangs and was heavily reliant on being “carried” by others. Some of the voices:

“Tyler1 was really bad at playing WoW, but that was what made it 95% entertaining as a viewer.” – Prestidious-Ad-2876
“He never played any challenging content, so yes, he is right: if you play nothing difficult, then it is really easy.” – IanBac
“Interesting view from a guy who was hard carried through the easiest content WoW has ever offered and still managed to look incompetent.” – xanderoptik
“He should lead a mythic raid. He would change his view at the first boss. As someone who has defeated almost all mythic bosses with some of the best players in the world: it’s a grueling process and anything but easy. Every part of Classic WoW has been revealed and done a million times. New raids require a lot of learning and cooldown preparation just to reach the next phase.” – flashtone

Whether Tyler1 takes his statement completely seriously or made it only in a small, angry moment is, of course, not easy to say. Still, it would surely be amusing to see how he performs in the endgame content of modern WoW and whether he would still make such a statement.
After all, everyone was a beginner at one point and asked very harmless questions at the start.

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Elden Ring: Nightreign – How to Play as a Solo Player Best

Christos Tsogos 30. May 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

Elden Ring: Nightreign was designed with the intention of defeating bosses and other enemies in a trio team and surviving. But can you also manage solo and have fun with the game? Our video producer gives you the answer.

What kind of game is Elden Ring: Nightreign? Elden Ring: Nightreign is a spin-off of the namesake title by FromSoftware. However, the focus here is not on exploring the world solo, but on taking down tough bosses as a team to advance the story.

You choose one of 8 classes and then fight through the map of Limveldt as a team to challenge the Night Lord. The bosses are tough even in a team, but some players still want to dive into the adventure solo.

It is possible, but is it also fun? Our video producer Lynn England has had a chance to play and reveals in her video whether it is worth it and what you should pay attention to.

Tips for what you should pay attention to as a solo player

As a solo player, you should first familiarize yourself with the basics:

What classes are there?
What can the classes do?
How do you best fight with the classes?

You can comfortably practice and test all of this in the training area next to the round table. There, you will also find a chest with all the weapons from the loot pool as well as various dummies on which you can deal damage and execute combos.

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Elden Ring: Nightreign has already received the first reviews from critics, and these are currently rather mixed. The game is fun, but it’s not for everyone. Either you love it or you hate it. You can find details here: Reviews of Elden Ring: Nightreign are here – This is what the reviews on Metacritic say

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NASA sounds the alarm: A growing anomaly deep beneath the Earth’s crust threatens space travel

Cedric Holmeier 29. May 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

The latest research by NASA on the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) shows an expanding area of decreasing magnetic intensity that threatens all satellites and even the International Space Station.

What is this anomaly? Over South America and the South Atlantic, there is a large area with a weak magnetic field known as the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA). This weakened magnetic field acts like a hole in the Earth’s natural shield and allows highly energetic solar particles to come dangerously close to Earth (via nasa.gov).

This weak field thus causes significant problems in space travel, which are now also concerning NASA.

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The danger to space travel

Why is the field dangerous? Because the high-energy particles from space come closer to Earth above this area than in other places, they collide with satellites and even the ISS in Earth’s orbit. When satellites pass through the SAA, it can lead to malfunctions, data loss, or even permanent damage (via nasa.gov).

Even though astronauts on the ISS do not notice the particles due to good insulation, external equipment on the station’s hull can also be affected by disturbances and suffer data loss. During spacewalks, astronauts must pay attention to the SAA (via nasa.gov).

To prevent damage, satellite operators do not turn off critical systems when passing through the area to avoid damage.

Where does the anomaly come from? According to researchers, the anomaly occurs because complex movements of molten iron and nickel happen deep inside the Earth’s core. However, these movements in the core are only one factor; the tilt of the Earth’s axis and a massive rock formation deep beneath Africa also play a significant role.

The anomaly is growing

How is the anomaly changing? Since 2020, the anomaly has split into two separate areas, further increasing the problems for space travel. Additionally, the entire South Atlantic Anomaly is slowly moving northwest and is getting larger.

Meanwhile, NASA is trying to track the development of the magnetic field using satellite data and simulations of the Earth’s core. This is intended to protect space missions and satellites from accidentally entering one of the fields (via nasa.gov).

Although the South Atlantic Anomaly has developed into a focal point of scientific attention and concern and is also among NASA’s greatest worries, the space agency already rules out the worst:

According to scientists, such anomalies have occurred frequently in Earth’s history and are not a sign that a reversal of the Earth’s magnetic field is imminent (via sustainability-times.com). For them, the South Atlantic Anomaly is a fascinating phenomenon that poses challenges for space travel, but does not determine the fate of the Earth.

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Although the field threatens Earth’s space travel, NASA has been steadily working to prevent damage. Significant problems could arise if the anomaly grows and becomes stronger.

As a result, all satellites over a country could simultaneously be disrupted. It is conceivable that systems like GPS could fail for an entire country. A 60-year-old hypothesis also discusses energy fields surrounding our Earth: NASA has confirmed a 60-year-old hypothesis that could completely change our perception of Earth

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Call of Duty Black Ops 6: Patch Notes for Season 4 in English

Christos Tsogos 29. May 2025 Reading time 100 minutes

With Season 4 comes new content like maps, weapons, and also important adjustments in the game’s balance in Call of Duty Black Ops 6. Activision has published the patch notes for the upcoming season and we present them to you in English.

What are the main changes? In addition to significant adjustments in the game’s balance, there are upcoming contents that fans can look forward to. The main changes and new features are summarized here:

Three new maps
- Shutdown (6v6)
- Fugitive (6v6)
- Blitz (6v6)
New mode for multiplayer
- Team Elimination
Three new weapons
- LC10 – Submachine gun
- FFAR 1 – Assault rifle
- Essex Model 07 – Repeater rifle
Three new attachments
- G-Grip for SMGs and assault rifles
- Stryder .22 Burst attachment
- SVD-full-auto mod
- TR2 CQB – Modifies your TR2 rifle so you can fire ammunition from your sidearms
New killstreak
- Widowmaker
Warzone removes Solos and replaces the mode with Casual Solos
Grief is set to return for Zombies
- A mode where 2 teams of 4 players face off against each other

The patch notes currently look very clear, and besides the new content, adjustments and bug fixes aim to improve the game, which have plagued players for some time. You can find more details about the patch notes here on the official callofduty.com.

As the patch notes are in English, we have collected all the patch notes and translated them. You will find the German list of all changes for Season 4 on page 2.

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When does Season 4 start? Black Ops 6 Season 4 is set to start on May 29, 2025, which is today. At 6:00 PM you can then start and enjoy the new content with your friends in multiplayer or in Warzone. You can also find a more detailed overview of the key changes in the Season overview for Season 4.

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WoW: The Season of Discoveries Ends – What Happens to Your Characters

Cortyn 29. May 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

A game mode in World of Warcraft will no longer be developed. But what happens to the beloved characters?

The development of the Season of Discovery (“SoD”) for World of Warcraft Classic is being halted. Blizzard is satisfied with the results and the long journey they have taken. However, this raises some questions for the community: What happens to the servers? What happens to the characters? We will provide you with the answers.

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What was the Season of Discovery? The Season of Discovery was a reimagining of classic World of Warcraft. A “what if” story that was fundamentally a “Classic+” that many fans had wished for. Players experienced the original World of Warcraft, but with new quests, new game systems, special abilities, and mysteries. The developers even wove in stories that represented small puzzle pieces for what is happening in modern WoW – such as a backstory to Xal’atath.

The Season of Discovery is now considered over. There will be no new content.

What happens to the Realms? The servers of the Season of Discovery are planned to remain online, and Blizzard currently has no plans to shut them down. So you will be able to check in on the Season of Discovery in the coming years.

What happens to the characters? Since the Realms will remain online, you will be able to continue playing your characters. Although the Realms were supposed to be “seasonal,” it has now been decided to let them continue along with the characters.

So you will also be able to log in to your extremely powerful SoD characters now and then in the coming months and years and see what else there is hidden in the world.

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Why are there no server transfers? This is due to technical difficulties. The Season of Discovery differs drastically from regular WoW Classic. Senior Game Producer Josh Greenfield explained this on Bluesky:

Honestly, it’s unlikely that we will offer transfers between the Season of Discovery and other versions of WoW. We have created thousands of new items, spells, and other game data that do not exist in other versions, and transferring that would be at best very chaotic and at worst game-destroying. Never say never, but we currently have no plans for that.

To make the conclusion of SoD a little less sad, there is a small incentive: If you manage to defeat the Dreadlord Balnazzar in the Scarlet Enclave in SoD, you will receive a character boost to level 85 in Mists of Pandaria Classic. This allows you to start directly with a monk if you wish.

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Call of Duty: Warzone enrages the community with a single sentence about Season 4 and especially worse players have to suffer

Dariusz Müller 29. May 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

In Call of Duty: Warzone, Season 4 starts this week, but a change in the game modes is not well received by the community.

What kind of sentence is that? On May 28, 2025, the patch notes for Season 4 of Call of Duty: Warzone and Black Ops 6 were released. In these patch notes, under the section “Playlist,” the following sentence can be read:

“Given its popularity and our continuous efforts to keep the playlist options focused and manageable, we will tentatively replace Battle Royale Solos with Battle Royale Casual Solos.“

This means that in the upcoming season of Warzone, you will no longer be able to play the regular “Battle Royale” mode solo. Instead, there will only be the Casual Solo mode.

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What distinguishes regular Battle Royale from Casual mode? Battle Royale Casual is an intermediate step between normal Battle Royale, which focuses on PvP, and the bot mode (Warzone Bootcamp), where players are meant to learn the game mechanics.

The mode follows the usual “Battle Royale” gameplay, but you will encounter not only other players but also bots. Battle Royale Casual aims to introduce players to combat against other players in this way without immediately throwing them into the unforgiving PvP waters of the normal Battle Royale.

The Casual mode is therefore the place where you can experience the typical Warzone gameplay, including PvP, in a simplified environment without being sent to the Gulag by a sweaty player within the first seconds of a match.

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What does the community say about the change? Many players criticize the change. Good players do not want to play the Casual mode because they want to compete against real players, not bots.

“Abolishing solos is crazy, that’s 90% of my CoD gameplay. I guess I won’t be playing much next season.” – via Reddit
“Is it really that hard to keep BR Solos while adding BR Casual Solos?” – via Reddit
“My two favorite modes (Solos and Trios) are tied to bot lobbies and cheater/sweaty-ridden ranked lobbies. I would uninstall it immediately if my friends played something else.” – via Reddit
“Translation: F**** you Solo players.” – via Reddit

Even for lesser players, the change is not good, as they now have to expect to encounter tryhards in the Casual Solo mode, since these players can no longer play the regular Solo mode.

Already in the past season, it became a problem that more and more skilled players were giving their best in the Casual mode, thereby taking the fun away from new players who wanted to learn the game. At that time, Activision indicated that they would intervene if necessary: A mode in CoD: Warzone is supposed to protect casual players from sweats – If necessary, Activision will step in

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Head of Borderlands 4 explains in 557 words why you all misunderstood him when he said true fans would pay 80 € for his game

Caroline Fuller 29. May 2025 Reading time 3 minutes

A statement from the head of Borderlands 4 earned the CEO a lot of criticism from fans of the series. Due to the many angry reactions, he responded again with another statement – which did not improve the situation.

What is the CEO apologizing for? The CEO of the developer studio of Borderlands 4, Randy Pitchford, received a severe backlash after he responded to a X post from a fan. The fan expressed his concerns about charging 80 dollars for Borderlands 4, to which Pitchford had a clear response (via X): “A) Not my decision. B) If you are a true fan, you will find a way to make it happen. […]”

This mindset did not go down well with the community. The fans were angry, felt belittled, and voiced their opinions loudly: “This is one of the worst responses a CEO has given recently.” (@zvis_ceral via X)

Now the head has come forward with another statement. However, this had the opposite effect from what he intended.

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“A very detached, arrogant, and elitist perspective.”

What does the statement say? In a long, detailed post on X (which would completely exceed the length of this article if written out in full), Pitchford explains that the whole situation and the critical response were a misunderstanding:

I apologize for the misunderstanding. […] The actual context was that a guy replied to a post about Borderlands 4 on the Nintendo Switch 2 and warned me that the game would fail if the price ended up being 80 dollars. I tried to explain that it wasn’t my decision, but that it was okay if the price goes up by 10 dollars (because that’s obviously the direction the industry is heading), and that Borderlands 4 is fine because it’s a great game and there are many fans who recognize its value and want it.
Randy Pitchford via X

However, he seems to have particularly displeased the community with one statement.

I think my attempt to condense that with the phrase “true fans” upset some people, and I saw it being inflated as if I were making a grand statement (which I wasn’t – I was just trying to help someone I thought sincerely cared about us and was concerned about us), and I could see it was pressed into the idea that I took the audience for granted (which is a super shitty view, but it was not my intention at all and does not reflect how I feel).
Randy Pitchford via X

What is the community’s reaction? The players are not satisfied with this apology, quite the opposite. They feel that Pitchford is trying to shift the blame onto the community for misunderstanding his opinion:

“It was perceived as a very detached, arrogant, and elitist attitude. I felt that there was little to no respect for the audience. Snobbish and haughty,” writes @DrDude1985.
“The problem was not the thing with the ‘true fan’, the problem was that you tied a condition to being a fan. That’s why AAA loses, and that’s why EVERYONE is happy about it,” writes @HokoKoko74979
“Gaslighting and pretending as if players misunderstood what you said is also unacceptable. That’s not an apology. That’s a refusal to take responsibility. […] You have yet to issue a formal statement to the tens of thousands of players you angered with your comments. The best you seem able to do is publish a toxic apology that shifts the blame back onto the players by pretending they misunderstood your remarks,” writes @_AnthonyMirage.

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