A player has been searching in Path of Exile for a special weapon for 6 weeks, but a statement from the developers is enough to ruin everything.
What kind of weapon is this? The player’s object of desire is a unique sword called Oni-Goroshi. The ornate saber is special in many ways:
In terms of gameplay, Oni-Goroshi counts as a one-handed weapon, but you cannot combine it with a shield or another one-handed weapon.
The sword not only grants you a special buff, but it even speaks to you and comments on events in the game.
There are only two ways to obtain the weapon: as a guaranteed drop from an extremely rare monster or in exchange for special divination cards (according to www.poewiki.net).
A player wants Oni-Goroshi so badly that even Grinding Gear Games – the developers of Path of Exile 1 and 2 – have noticed. According to a post from the developers on X.com, this player has been farming the sword for 6 weeks now, but one statement destroys all efforts.
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“It doesn’t drop in Ruthless”
This one sentence reads: “To the exile who has been farming for Oni-Goroshi for the last 6 weeks… It doesn’t drop in Ruthless.”
“Ruthless” is a particularly difficult game mode that you can select when creating a new character. The mode makes it harder to find powerful loot, which makes the overall gaming experience much more unforgiving.
As the developers reveal in their post, the player is searching in vain for the sword. Oni-Goroshi does not drop in Ruthless mode at all. So he can grind for the sword for as long as he wants – his persistence will never be rewarded.
The community shares this pain. Farming for 6 weeks for something that literally cannot drop is the epitome of “gaming dedication meets developer cruelty,” writes evilcassieroll (on X.com).
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Others think the player should be rewarded by the developers for his efforts. For example, TihsonTV (on X.com) says: “6 weeks? That person deserves to have a permanent Oni bound to their account that their characters get as their starting weapon.”
The idea goes even further. The developers should remove all voice lines from this version of the weapon except for one: “Oni-Goroshi doesn’t drop in Ruthless mode.”
A few others argue that the player is too busy farming to even read this post. The team should send him a message directly in the game, suggests user Big_Ducks (on X.com).
A new team has only recently been formed in League of Legends around the Twitch streamer Nemesis. However, this does not stop the players from participating in the next EM.
Who is Nemesis? The midlaner from Slovenia, Nemesis, has been active in the professional scene of League of Legends since 2014. With Fnatic, he was able to achieve 5th to 8th place in the World Championship in 2020. There he played together with the toplaner Bwipo and ADC Rekkles.
What is the name of the new team? On March 4, 2026, at 21:00, Nemesis publicly revealed the new team in his Livestream on Twitch. Around the same time, a X post was made, introducing the team Witchcraft.
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The new team is allowed to participate directly in the EM
Why is Witchcraft allowed to participate in the EM? It is quite unusual for a new team to be invited directly to major tournaments. However, Witchcraft consists of well-known players who have almost all played for Los Ratones.
A Reddit user writes that Witchcraft got the spot from Los Ratones (LR) and is allowed to participate in the EM because they played their last tournament, the LEC Versus, during the qualifiers.
Also, on the page liquidpedia.net, Witchcraft is listed as one of the two teams that received a direct invitation. The other team is Karmine Corp Blue, which also participated in the LEC Versus.
In Crimson Desert contains unusually much Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. MeinMMO editor Karsten Scholz thinks that’s great and is now especially hoping for fun physics play.
Where is Zelda in Crimson Desert? The new open-world adventure from Pearl Abyss reminds in several points of the open-world hits Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom by Nintendo:
You can climb up or onto almost anything and are only limited by your stamina.
You learn a gliding skill quite early, with which you can glide through the air from a higher altitude and safely reach lower areas.
Thanks to the enormous visibility, you constantly see exciting points of interest on the horizon that encourage you to explore the open world off the main paths.
You have access to a grappling hook, with which you can grab objects and move them through the air or interact with them. You need this skill, for example, to solve puzzles.
Many of the objects in the world are interactive, and you can take advantage of the physical laws of the game world.
Crimson Desert shows more of the fights and progression in the action RPG in the new gameplay video
How do these physics play out in practice? A concrete example can be seen in the new preview video from the colleagues at GameStar on YouTube: the main character Kliff draws his bow and approaches a nearby fire bowl with the arrow drawn, causing the tip to catch fire.
With the arrow, Kliff then aims at a wall of brush that blocks access to a tower. The dense greenery then bursts into flames, thus clearing the way into the masonry.
A very different example is provided by a video clip from Leon_Dante_Raiden_ on Reddit. In this, you can see how Kliff uses his grappling hook to grab the tip of a tree and pull it back to build up tension. A moment later, the tree, repurposed as a slingshot, hurls the hero wildly through the air.
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This mix of exciting open world, believable physics, and absurdly funny sandbox moments not only reminds me of Zelda, but also of Dragon’s Dogma 2 from 2024, which I had a lot of fun with. There, surprising situations also constantly happened to me because the pawns and the inhabitants of the world have a certain life of their own.
Who is writing here? Karsten Scholz is actually the MMORPG expert at MeinMMO, but he has also felt comfortable in many other genres, such as role-playing games of all kinds and action-adventures, for almost 40 years. He has been following Crimson Desert since its announcement, after all, the game comes from the makers of Black Desert. From March 18, 2026, you can read on MeinMMO how Karsten’s final assessment of Crimson Desert turns out.
Moreover, I just love it when at some point the idea comes to me: “Wait, it should work if I …”, and then it actually works when experimenting – like with the arrow, the fire bowl, and the flammable wall.
Or when the world is so interactive that you can throw objects lying around at enemies, throw enemies off cliffs, or gain unusual advantages in other ways. I am already incredibly excited to see what absurd ideas the community will successfully implement at launch and what the sandbox will have to offer in the later regions of the world.
At the most recent preview event, you could only spend a few hours in the first zone and then make a short detour into a later part of the game. That was just enough to scratch the surface. And to confirm that one of the greatest weaknesses from the gamescom version will unfortunately also make it into the release version for reasons: Everyone complains about the biggest weakness of Crimson Desert, but the developers say: It has to be like this
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In WoW Midnight you are sent on the quest “The Path of the Sunwalker” to travel through a portal to Hammerfall. However, many users are currently reporting a bug where the portal does not appear. Here we will show you how to work around the bug.
How can I bypass the bug? For the quest “The Path of the Sunwalker”, Faol must open a portal to Hammerfall for you, but he is not willing to do so – the quest seems to be bugged. However, there is a workaround to possibly bypass the problem. On Reddit, CreativeDisarrayInc mentions the following as a solution:
Go to Dornogal
Take the Arathi portal next to Faerin (located near the flight master)
If the portal is not active, you need to accept his quest
Fly to the approximate coordinates of 67.07 / 40.39 and land
The location will then be renamed from Hammerfall to Arathi Highlands
Now run the path towards Hammerfall to continue the quest
With this trick, the quest should still be able to continue, even if the bug still exists. After all, the player with the problem, triforce711, reports that he was able to continue the story.
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What should I do? The problem seems to still exist. In this case, you should report the bug using the reporting function in World of Warcraft so that Blizzard can fix the problem quickly. Some other players have tried the classic workarounds like:
A computer mouse is currently shocking the community. Because the mouse is hardly recognizable as such, having been used for only a few months.
Mouse and keyboard are an essential part of daily life for most people who play or work on a PC. Therefore, they are typically devices that wear out and deteriorate quickly.
A user has now presented his father’s mouse after 5 months of use, surprising the community.
“Is your father a mud devil?”
What does the mouse look like? As you can see in the title image and the official post, the mouse is heavily soiled and worn. The Logitech logo on the top can barely be read with a lot of effort. When the user is asked why his father doesn’t clean the mouse regularly, he explains that the mouse will just get dirty again:
I asked him why he doesn’t just clean it for heaven’s sake, and he always says, why clean it when it will just get dirty again.
A user questions on Reddit visibly irritated: “Is your father a mud devil?” and others want to know if he never washes his hands, given how dirty the mouse looks. However, the user does not reveal what profession the father has in his responses.
That’s why you should clean your mouse and keyboard: In general, you should regularly clean your peripherals, especially your mouse and keyboard. These devices attract bacteria: Several studies report that you can find more germs on your keyboard than on an average toilet seat.
A few years ago, British consumer protectors tested dozens of keyboards in an office for health risks and also warned about high germ levels (Source: srf.ch).
A player decided before the second expedition in ARC Raiders to pass on his collected belongings to another raider before the items would disappear into nothingness. After his wipe, however, he found that the game returned his items to him, allowing for the perfect “restart”.
Why did the player give away his belongings? The player doodicalisaacs shared in a post in the ARC Raiders subreddit along with a clip that he “donated” all his items before the second expedition in the game, as they would simply disappear. The expedition is a kind of voluntary wipe where players’ progress, weapons, levels, and resources are reset, but they also receive rewards for it.
Doodicalisaacs explained that he wanted to leave his collected treasures to someone else before the expedition. When he spawned in a round, he was taken out about 45 seconds later. At least his items quickly found a new owner.
However, he was surprised after the actual expedition with a message from the game informing him that he would receive his “lost” items back, as the wrong player had taken his loot.
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How did this happy coincidence happen? ARC Raiders recognized in the handing over of the items a cheater who was pleased about the player’s well-intentioned action. Even though doodicalisaacs did not report him, the game wanted to ensure that he receives his lost items back due to “unfair gaming practices”.
Even better is the timing of the item return. It only happened after the player had embarked on the expedition and actually given up all his resources. Thus, despite the wipe, his items found their way back to their owner, who sounds visibly confused but not averse based on the clip:
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How does the community react to this coincidence? What one might call random luck is quickly seen by the community as good karma.
“Oh my God, karma is working in your favor, lol,” writes Crazy_Pop_9601, “the universe said: ‘No, not today.’”
Also, Dazed_and_Confused44 writes: “You honestly deserve to be rewarded for giving back.”
Wieewtflol and the lucky player also shared the same thought that right after this action would be the right time to buy a lottery ticket, which doodicalisaacs has already done.
If you want to delve deep into World of Warcraft Midnight, you need to equip and set Valeera correctly. We will reveal how to do it.
In World of Warcraft Midnight, there are many new depths, and they are again a pillar of the endgame – especially for solo fans. However, this time, you don’t have the dwarf Brann Bronzebeard by your side, but the lovely blood elf Valeera Sanguinar. Although Valeera is technically an assassin, she can fulfill all roles (Tank, Healer, DPS).
To ensure that she is strong and you benefit the most from her, you must level her up and equip her correctly. We will reveal which items best equip Valeera and what role you should assign to the assassin.
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Valeera’s Power – How to Make the Assassin Stronger
Basically, there are 3 ways Valeera gains strength and gets better. These are:
Your Item Level: Valeera scales directly with the strength of your equipment. The better your equipment, the more impact Valeera’s attacks will have.
Valeera’s Level: When you complete depths, Valeera gains experience points. With each level-up, she becomes stronger or learns new abilities. It can be worth farming a few depths to grant her more power.
The Relics: In the depths, you collect relics (or Curiosities), which grant Valeera and you new abilities or add new effects. This way, you can further customize Valeera.
It is important to know: Valeera’s progress is account-wide. This means you can level and equip her with multiple characters and benefit from it across all characters.
However, note that you must set her relics and role during the first visit to a depth with each character – this is not account-wide but bound to the respective character.
What role should you assign to Valeera? Whether you use Valeera as a Tank, Healer, or DPS is ultimately up to you. Generally, we have had very good experiences having her act permanently as a DPS character. This significantly speeds up most fights.
In the higher depths, and especially with (yet) poor equipment, it may make sense to use Valeera as a Tank or Healer. Fights will take longer, but are usually less stressful.
Curiosities for Valeera
Which relics should you give Valeera? At first, you will have few relics, as these can only drop after multiple visits to the depths. However, once you have the full selection, we recommend these relics:
Porcelain Blade Tip: Valeera’s abilities have a chance to weaken the enemy and apply a debuff that increases the chance to critically hit that enemy by 25%.
Mandate of Sacred Death: When Valeera uses tools (i.e., gathering resources), she grants the player-character a holy mandate, giving them a chance to deal percentage damage to the enemy’s total HP. Additionally, there is a small chance to instantly execute non-bosses.
These two curiosities are relevant for all roles of Valeera (Healer, DPS, Tank). They are extremely useful in all 3 specializations.
At the entrance of each depth, you can set Valeera and customize her to your liking.
Where do you get the relics? The relics, sometimes also called curiosities, come from the reward chests at the end of the depths. The higher the depth you visit, the higher the chance of getting a high-level relic. Each relic exists in 4 different versions. At the start, you will only find the ordinary (white) relics, but over time you can upgrade them all the way up to epic maximum – then they are significantly stronger.
Valeera as Tank and Healer – How Her Mechanics Work
If you decide not to take Valeera in the DPS role, you will need to engage a bit with her mechanics. As a healer, she does not simply grant her healing, and as a tank, she cannot take infinite damage. You need to actively interact with her mechanics for her to succeed in these roles.
Valeera as Healer: As a healer, Valeera leaves behind reddish orbs whenever she attacks enemies. You can collect these orbs to receive a powerful HoT (“Heal over Time”). Important: You should not collect all the orbs at once, but rather spaced out.
Pay attention to your heal buff in the buff bar and collect the next orb just before the previous one expires. The effect is stackable and will then become stronger. If you continuously collect the orbs with the right timing, you can maintain the effect nearly indefinitely and should rarely die.
You can check Valeera’s abilities anytime in Silvermoon at your leisure.
Valeera as Tank: Even though Valeera generates good aggro and can take quite a bit of damage, she still needs your help. You can either heal her as a healer yourself – or as a DPS character with a new mechanic.
When Valeera takes damage, a manifestation of her suffering occasionally appears. This is an enemy that you can attack. Each time the manifestation suffers 25% of its total HP in damage, Valeera will be healed significantly. Thus, you can heal Valeera simply by continuing to deal damage!
Have you made friends with Valeera Sanguinar and ventured into the depths? Or are you still mourning Brann Bronzebeard, who is taking a little break in this expansion? If you still don’t know how to get started with Midnight, we have 7 tips for the perfect introduction to WoW with Midnight.
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Currently, you can catch a Mewtwo in Pokémon GO. Thanks to new tasks, this has become significantly easier.
Where can I find Mewtwo? On Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at 10:00 AM, the event for the 30th anniversary of Pokémon GO started. In the event, you can also find a GO Pass, where you can encounter a Mewtwo at level 80.
To reach this level, you’ll need to put in some effort and collect points for the pass. To make this a bit easier, there are now new tasks that can help you greatly.
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Complete tasks, collect points, receive Mewtwo
What kind of tasks are these? While you can currently earn 500 points every day through raids (100 points each), hatching eggs (40 points each), and catching monsters (5 points each) during the event, there is also a daily bonus task that brings you an additional 500 points. You always need 100 points to reach a new level.
On Thursday, March 5, 2026, at 10:00 AM, additional bonus tasks were unlocked that can also provide you with a substantial amount of additional points if you complete them. These are:
Evolve 10 Pokémon (500 points)
Catch 50 Pokémon (500 points)
Catch 100 Pokémon (1,000 points)
Catch 151 Pokémon (1,500 points)
Through the new tasks, you can earn a total of 3,500 bonus points, allowing you to climb 35 levels in the GO Pass.
How do I receive the tasks? To receive the new tasks, you just need to start the game. You will receive them automatically and find them in the “Events” tab, where you can also see the progress of the GO Pass.
How can I earn even more points? While you can currently only collect 500 points per day through raids, eggs, and catching, this limit will be lifted at the end of the event. Specifically, from Saturday, March 7, 2026, at 12:00 AM to Monday, March 9, 2026, at 7:59 PM.
If you’re aiming for Mewtwo and are still short on levels in the GO Pass, you can use this time to gather a good amount of points and secure the legendary monster.
The new season of Pokémon GO once again brings a special research task. MeinMMO shows you what tasks and rewards await you here.
What kind of research is this?The new season Memories in Motion started on March 3, 2026, at 10:00 AM in Pokémon GO. As usual, the season lasts about 3 months and ends on June 2, 2026, at 10:00 AM.
If you log into the game during the season, you will receive a new special research task titled Rising Pressure. Here you can receive the mysterious monster Volcanion if you haven’t received it yet. If you already have the monster, you will instead receive candies.
Why do I not have the research? If you do not receive it upon logging in to the game, it is because you have not yet completed the special research “Glitz and Glam” with Diancie, which you could have received in 2024. If you see this in your special researches, first complete it to receive the new research.
We show you what tasks you need to complete for the special research and what rewards await you.
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Special Research “Pressure Rising” (1/6)
Task
Reward
Spin 12 PokéStops or Gyms
1 Incense
Use an Incense
20 Poké Balls
Catch 12 Pokémon
1 Lucky Egg
Stage reward: Once you have completed this step, you will additionally receive 1 Star Piece, 2,025 Stardust, and 2,025 experience points.
Special Research “Pressure Rising” (2/6)
Task
Reward
Make 10 nice Throws
10 Pinap Berries
Explore 2 km
Encounter with Magneton
Complete 6 Field Research tasks
20 Great Balls
Stage reward: Additionally, at this stage, you will receive 20 Ultra Balls, 2,025 Stardust, and 2,025 experience points.
Special Research “Pressure Rising” (3/6)
Task
Reward
Catch 30 different species of Pokémon
Encounter with Popplio
Use 20 Power-Ups on Water-type Pokémon
25 Popplio Candies
Evolve 5 Water-type Pokémon
3 Popplio XL Candies
Stage reward: Once all tasks are completed, you will also receive 2,025 experience points and Stardust as well as 1 Lure Module.
Special Research “Pressure Rising” (4/6)
Task
Reward
Catch 30 different species of Pokémon
Encounter with Fuecoco
Use 20 Power-Ups on Fire-type Pokémon
25 Fuecoco Candies
Evolve 5 Fire-type Pokémon
3 Fuecoco XL Candies
Stage reward: Additionally, if you have completed all tasks, you will receive 1 Poffin as well as 2,025 Stardust and experience points.
Special Research “Pressure Rising” (5/6)
Task
Reward
Earn 10 hearts with your buddy Pokémon
Encounter with Carbink
Hatch 3 Eggs
1 Incense
Evolve 6 Pokémon
3 Golden Razz Berries
Stage reward: As a reward for this step, you will receive 5 Volcanion stickers, 25 Volcanion candies. If you do not have Volcanion yet, you will also receive an encounter with the monster here. If you already have it, you will receive 25 additional Volcanion candies.
Special Research “Pressure Rising” (6/6)
Task
Reward
Catch a Pokémon on 7 different days
2,025 experience points
Earn 2 candies with Volcanion as buddy Pokémon
2,025 Stardust
Send a gift to a friend
2,025 experience points
Stage reward: Once you have completed the last step of the special research, there will also be 1 XL Rare Candy, 5 Volcanion candies, and 2,025 experience points waiting for you.
Not only is the special research part of the new season. This brings, as usual, various content such as bonuses and monsters as well as some changes. If you want to be perfectly prepared for the new season, feel free to take a look at our 5 tips for the new season in Pokémon GO.
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Who Crimson Desert has already been able to play complains about the controls. The complex key assignment is said to be unintuitive and deviates from known standards. However, behind this weakness lies a clear design philosophy.
What is the problem with the controls of Crimson Desert? Even at the play events at gamescom, colleagues complained about how complex and unintuitive the controls of Crimson Desert are. The action-adventure deviates from established genre standards and overwhelms players with countless functions, for which one has to press several buttons on the controller at the same time.
The key mapping in battles even resembles fighting games like Street Fighter with its many combos, throws, and weapon attacks. But even outside of combat, you have to press unusual key combinations to interact with NPCs or objects in the game world.
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The latest preview event shows that while the developers made adjustments in detail after the criticism, they remain true to their fundamental design philosophy. On the other hand, it is now clear that players were not only overwhelmed because they were allowed to play a relatively advanced character at the time – the overwhelm sets in immediately at the start of the game.
GameStar colleague Michael Obermeier, who was allowed to play Crimson Desert for about 6 hours, explains on YouTube:
This control is quite overwhelming at the beginning. I would say it takes a lot of acclimatization, and I kept thinking while I was playing: God, I’m such an idiot. I can’t handle this at all. How embarrassing is that?
But then I talked to the other people who were there […], and everyone I spoke to said that the controls are pretty tricky. It requires quite a bit of adjustment.
This was obviously not just the case for Michael and his conversation partners; every other preview report from March 4, 2026, discusses the controls of Crimson Desert as one of the biggest, if not the biggest weakness.
On the YouTube channel of GameStar-Talk, a chat about the preview event with Michael Obermeier has already been released – take a look:
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Why are the controls the way they are? In various interviews, the developers have already commented on the criticism of the controls and explained their design philosophy behind the complex key mapping.
They want to give players maximum freedom and access to a variety of maneuvers in combat (Source: gamereactor.eu). The resulting complexity is not a problem but a feature – skill should be rewarded.
Both in combat and outside of battles, you can interact with an unusually large number of objects in the game world in different ways. This would not be feasible with a simple 1-button mapping (Source: insider-gaming.com).
Players will learn the countless functions and moves gradually, allowing them to familiarize themselves with the complex controls step by step (Source: YouTube interview with marketing lead Will Powers).
After 6 hours with Crimson Desert, colleague Michael also has an idea of why the controls must be as they are:
Maybe this is a problem that resolves itself after 20, 30 hours because you simply get used to it, and after this time it becomes clear to you why things are “strangely” mapped, because when you have all the abilities or all the features at the same time, then it might all make sense. […]
Among these features is the ability to grab objects with a Zelda-like grappling hook and navigate them through the air, which is needed for puzzles or physics tricks in the world.
In combat, you also use melee and ranged weapons, unlock new active skills through the talent tree, select equipment and consumables from radial menus, and you can sneak, jump, and climb, and so on.
Whether Crimson Desert will be easier to control with mouse and keyboard on PC seems unlikely – as the developers recommend a controller at every opportunity. And since the developers stand by their design philosophy despite the criticism, not much will change in the basic controls by the time of release. What other observations players of the preview version made, you can find here: Previews of Crimson Desert are here – What the first reviews say about the action game with MMO scope
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The embargo for the preview event of the upcoming action-adventure Crimson Desert has been lifted. We will show you what the previous testers are celebrating and where there are significant issues.
What was this event about? In a final hands-on event before the release, some media representatives were able to play the full version on PC for a few hours in advance and gain a first, more extensive impression. They were able to dive into the beginning of the game for up to 6 hours and freely explore the open world.
Today, on March 4, 2026, at 3:00 PM, the embargo for reporting has been lifted, and the testers were able to share their opinions with you. Our colleagues from GameStar were also on site and report on their experience in their preview article as well as the associated video.
You can find out how the game is being received so far and what positive and negative aspects have been noticed in our article.
Update from March 13, 2026: We have refreshed the article in light of the upcoming release so that you can get a first impression before the embargo falls and the upcoming reviews.
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An exhilarating spectacle that is difficult to put into descriptive words
What did testers like about Crimson Desert? In one aspect, almost everyone agrees: Crimson Desert is a gaming experience that is truly difficult to describe briefly and concisely. This is not least due to the sheer scope that the game offers – whether it’s the vast open world, numerous mini-games, extensive abilities and mechanics, or the countless secrets and details that can be found in the game.
The graphics and the accompanying presentation, which is often described as a true firework, are also praised. Many testers were similarly overwhelmed and impressed and felt that after the hours in the preview, they had only scratched the surface.
Frequent comparisons are made with games like The Witcher, Dragon’s Dogma, Zelda, or Monster Hunter. The title is also sometimes compared with Ghost of Tsushima or Red Dead Redemption. Fans of the MMORPG Black Desert are also expected to enjoy it and encounter numerous references. The flow in combat as well as the many options for movement are also praised.
According to preview reports, a major strength of the game lies especially in its exploration drive that it awakens in players, as there is something new to discover at every corner and the map can be freely explored from the very beginning. However, there were also some aspects that did not sit well with the testers.
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Amid menu chaos, control issues, and absolute overload
What negative aspects stood out? The biggest criticism that is most frequently mentioned relates to the control of the game. Whether with a controller or mouse and keyboard, it is not only clunky but also filled with numerous double assignments and countless combinations that are hard to internalize. This often resulted in testers doing things they did not actually intend to do.
The menu navigation is also said to be similarly overwhelming and obscuredly overloaded. While one usually finds what they need after some searching, it is not easy at all. Some testers also felt that while the game offers a lot of content, it does not all come together into a cohesive whole, even though the individual parts are genuinely fun.
Another point of criticism also applies to the story and the characters. Where the visual presentation truly shines, the story, at least during the preview hours, clearly falls behind and appears pale, boring, and convoluted.
The overall complexity of the game with its abilities, features, and combat system is also praised, but seen as a potential hurdle, as it would require some patience to learn and internalize everything. However, if one can engage with it, the game would certainly offer numerous hours of fun.
Until the release on March 19, 2026, it is still some time, and the reviews of the complete game will also take until March 18 to be published. So, if you want to think more about whether the game might be something for you – or perhaps not – you can check out the article by MeinMMO editor Karsten Scholz, as he finds that Crimson Desert reminds him of a game that surprised us last year: Crimson Desert is a solo experience with MMO scope and could be as successful as the big RPG surprise of 2025
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Season 2 of the live-action adaptation of One Piece will soon premiere on Netflix. In Season 2, a new member joins the Straw Hat crew. However, shortly before, there is another member seen, who will meet the Straw Hats many years later.
Warning, Spoiler: We reveal a member of the Straw Hat crew and the possible number of additional members for the pirate crew.
Who is seen? Just a few days ago, rumors circulated that actor Martial T. Batchamen plays Brook in the One Piece series. Only now is there confirmation from several insiders and a picture from the set showing Brook on a ship.
This is a member who will only join the Straw Hats many years later. After the current 5 members, Brook joins only after 3 more pirates. He is a musician and will later bring a cheerful atmosphere to the ship.
However, it makes sense that the pirate is seen now in Season 2. His fate is linked to the whale that lives at Reverse Mountain. He will only be seen briefly in a flashback.
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Netflix shows in the new trailer for One Piece the many new villains of Season 2
Brook appears many years earlier
When will he fully appear? If the pace of the seasons continues like this, we wouldn’t see Brook before 2035. It may be that the pace of storytelling changes repeatedly during filming. In fact, Brook only appears much later in the story.
Is the picture real? The shown image has raised some doubts about its authenticity among users on X. After all, some containers can be seen in the lower right corner. A fan wonders why they would leave the containers standing there in the lower right for a poster.
Others clarify that the containers are part of the set and that the image is not an official poster. Rather, it is simply a picture from the set that would be styled like a poster with text and logo.
Since the info has now been confirmed by several well-known One Piece insiders, we can assume that the picture is most likely a real image from the set. But remember, we still have to wait for the official announcement or the release of the series for full certainty.
You won’t have to wait much longer for Season 2 of One Piece to premiere on Netflix. All information on when it will happen and when which episodes will be released can be found in our overview here on MeinMMO: One Piece Season 2: Trailer, Release and Cast for the Netflix series
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Reactions sind ein einfacher Weg, um auf Twitch, aber vor allem auf YouTube Geld zu verdienen. Das Reagieren auf fremde Inhalte ist simpel und finanziell lukrativ. Ein YouTuber fordert nun seinen Anteil an den Einnahmen, doch nur ein Twitch-Streamer ist bereit zu teilen.
Auch andere verdienen an seinen Videos: Twitch-Streamer, die in ihren Streams auf die Videos reagieren und diese Reaction anschließend auf ihrem eigenen YouTube-Kanal hochladen. Damit verdienen sie Geld mit fremden Inhalten, ohne einen besonders hohen Aufwand zu haben. Und vor allem ohne dem originalen Ersteller etwas von dem Geld abzugeben.
Im Dezember 2025 kündigte Jules an, es würden in dem Monat Videos von ihm kommen, bei denen er, sollte darauf reagiert werden, gerne einen Teil der Einnahmen haben wollte. Dafür schrieb sein Management die Twitch-Streamer, die in der Vergangenheit auf seine Videos reagiert hatten, an und fragte nach dem Geld.
Die Ergebnisse dieser Forderungen machte Jules nun öffentlich und anscheinend ging nur ein Twitch-Streamer darauf ein.
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These are the 5 most relevant German streamers on Twitch in 2024, according to Google
Twitch-Streamer (Singular) geht auf Split-Forderung ein
Wer ist auf Jules’ Forderungen eingegangen? Jules erzählt in seinem Post auf X von seinen Ergebnissen der Reaction-Forderungen. Nur Trymacs habe sich an seine Ankündigung, die Einnahmen teilen zu wollen, auch tatsächlich gehalten.
Laut Jules habe Trymacs ihm eine vierstellige Summe überwiesen und die Hälfte seiner Gesamteinahmen aus den Reaction-Videos zu Jules hergegeben. Jules lobte Trymacs und bedankte sich bei ihm, dass er die Arbeit des YouTubers auf diese Art unterstützen würde.
Andere Twitch-Streamer hatten laut Jules nur zwei Antworten: Entweder sie reagierten einfach nicht auf die Videos oder sie lehnten das Angebot ab, die Einnahmen zu teilen, weil es zu viel Aufwand sei.
Weiter meint Jules, einige Content Creator hätten sich sogar nicht an die Reaction-Regeln gehalten, die er aufgestellt hat. Jules erlaubt die Reactions auf seine Videos nur, wenn sie 48 Stunden nach seinem Video-Upload geschehen und sein Sponsoren-Segment nicht übersprungen oder rausgeschnitten wird. So beschützt er wenigstens einen Teil seines Einkommens der Videos.
Abschließend meint Jules, dass er natürlich niemanden dazu zwingen könne, ihm die Einnahmen zu geben, bis YouTube nicht eine offizielle Lösung liefere.
Warum sind Reactions ein Problem? Sich fremde Inhalte in einem Twitch-Stream anzuschauen und danach diese Reaction auf einem YouTube-Kanal hochzuladen, ist vergleichsweise wenig Aufwand für vergleichsweise viel Geld, das dabei am Ende herausspringen kann. Dabei geht allerdings kein Geld an den Ersteller der Inhalte, zumindest nicht in automatisierter Form.
Seit Jahren fordern betroffene YouTuber eine Lösung für das Problem. Der YouTuber RobBubble lieferte eine Idee für ein eingebautes Tool bei YouTube. Mit dem sollte es möglich sein, den originalen Ersteller des Videos einzubinden, sodass die Einnahmen des Reaction-Videos noch bei YouTube gerecht aufgeteilt werden.
The 2nd season of the anime Jujutsu Kaisen suffered from a tight schedule. Only now is the finished version available, which was originally intended for release.
What version is this now? Crunchyroll has swapped its version of season 2 of JJK. Originally, the version that aired on Japanese television was shown. From now on, fans can watch the version that is also available on Blu-ray.
In the previous version, a lot was done with dimmers. This is a common practice where strong light effects are reduced. It was introduced after the episode of Pokémon, that caused epilepsy in numerous children.
Additionally, the animation quality has improved. There are new animations as well as corrected character designs that were not present in the original broadcast. This includes, for example, Toji Fushiguro’s corrected face from Episode 15.
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Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 – Trailer for the upcoming Arc “The Culling Game”
Season 2 of Jujutsu Kaisen was a nightmare for animators
Why wasn’t this available earlier? In the past, there have been numerous reports about the catastrophic working conditions at MAPPA, the animation studio behind Jujutsu Kaisen. Numerous animators have spoken out on social media and shared their own experiences.
Mushiyo reportedly worked hard every day until dawn correcting animations. The management reportedly did not care about the health of the employees and paid them poorly (to read on Otakomu).
The animation team had so little time that they were unable to finish the episodes. According to NobiliRoccia, Episode 17 of Season 2 was only 30% complete (Reddit).
Even the director of Episode 16, Itsuki Tsuchigami, spoke out. He expressed gratitude for the hard work of the animators. They produced an incredible achievement under these circumstances. It would not have been possible during normal working hours (to read on Animehunch).
Due to stress and a lack of resources, the episodes probably were not completed. Mappa has presumably caught up now and fans can now watch the version that was intended for the anime from the beginning.
MeinMMO-Demon Cortyn has experienced the zenith of all anime. Because last week aired the best episode – ever. At least that’s what Cortyn claims.
I have basically been watching anime forever. I started, like many, with Sailor Moon in the afternoon program, then devoured Pokémon, Monster Rancher, and other series, and watched Son-Goku scream at rocks for hours in the evenings.
I love anime and I really watch a lot of it. It’s one of my biggest and most passionate hobbies. I watch good series, but sometimes I also struggle through bad ones. Therefore, I believe I know a fairly broad range of anime.
But I have never seen an anime episode as good as the one last week.
Spoiler alert: If you haven’t seen the episode yet or want to see it, you shouldn’t read on, as we go into detail about the episode.
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Oshi no Ko – the trailer for the 3rd season of the dark revenge anime
The episode that cements fate
Of course, the episode does not stand alone – it builds on the previous story. Simply watching the mentioned episode will only result in confusion and won’t feel nearly as intense.
I can hardly help but describe my feelings during this episode. From the first to the last minute, it was thrilling and full of revelations. There were both beautiful and disturbing moments.
The episode begins with the idol group B-Komachi facing the release of a upcoming article. Their member Kana was photographed disappearing with a director into his private apartment – the perfect, spicy story, even if nothing happens.
Aqua wants to help Kana avoid this disgrace. But before that, he asks his sister Ruby if she could “handle suffering a little herself to avert suffering from Kana” – and she agrees.
Ruby’s trauma is triggered again when she sees her dead mother on television.
Aqua has a plan to prevent the article: He sells the magazine a much better story, namely his own origin. He is the secret twin of the murdered superstar Ai. The story explodes and overshadows all other stories while simultaneously plunging Ruby into traumatic experiences.
Akane (Aqua’s girlfriend) has meanwhile long figured out who Aqua’s father and thus Ai’s murderer is. She plans to confront him herself.
Akane’s surprise is accordingly great when she suddenly becomes the potential victim.
I can hardly describe what this scene triggered in me. Just seeing that Akane has a white bouquet in her hand, the melancholic music starts, and you hear her thoughts creates an oppressive feeling. In series, it is usually a big “red flag” when a character talks about what they would like to experience and do in the future. This is usually done before immediate death to give it more weight.
And so it seems to happen – Akane is shoved down a staircase, and the whole staging skillfully suggests that she has just become a victim and is dying … until Aqua catches her.
The slightly insane look of a potential murderer.
But instead of a heroic rescue, the scene becomes even more emotional. Because Aqua reveals how he knew where Akane was – he has been bugging and listening to her for months. He has tracked her every step and thus knows who the murderer is. The couple separates. Although Akane has every reason to end the relationship, it is rather Aqua who makes the decision in order to fully engage in his revenge plan.
All cards are thus on the table. The fate and path of all characters are sealed.
Aqua’s eyes give a hint of where the journey will lead.
The best thing I’ve seen in 25 years of anime
Maybe you think while reading this: This doesn’t sound that great. But believe me: It was. It was by far the best single anime episode I have seen in well over 25 years. No other episode has had such perfect pacing, such a wealth of revelations, and emotional moments that harmonize so perfectly with the music. I clenched my fists multiple times during the episode, held back tears, and then had to smile mischievously when the light madness of the characters came to the fore.
That I seem to not be completely wrong with this opinion can also be seen in the ratings on the internet. On the review platform IMDb, the episode has a rating of 9.6 / 10 points – with over 1,000 ratings. That’s quite telling and puts most other anime episodes of all other series to shame. Just to quote a few reviews:
What else is there to say about this masterpiece of a medium? Every scene is unbelievably impressive and every second of this episode is a flawless example of what modern anime should be.-Connor-656
Episode 7 of Season 3 is an absolute masterpiece that not only delivers breathtaking animations, powerful emotions, and brilliant character development. Every scene feels significant, with perfect pacing and beautiful images that elevate this story. The tension and depth are incredible. A flawless 10/10 experience that exceeds all expectations. – L3-199
If you haven’t given Oshi no Ko a chance for any reason yet – catch up. What at first glance seems like an absurd idol show with reincarnation turns out to be a highly dramatic series with a lot of tension and characters you really root for and empathize with. No other series in recent years has made me feel so emotional.
I just can’t get enough of it. And I’m already dreading the moment when Oshi no Ko will come to an end. Because for me, it is one of the great series that we will look back on in a few years and think: “Man, that was a groundbreaking great story.”
In WoW Midnight there is a shady vendor in a dungeon who sells you an absurdly expensive item. But with a trick, you can get it for almost free.
What item are we talking about? The item in question is the painting “Perspective of the Shu’halo.” You can purchase it from the shady art dealer Cravitz Lorent in the dungeon “Murder Alley” for a mere 9,999,999 gold, 99 silver, and 99 copper. A bargain, if you’re constantly filling your coin purse to the limit and don’t know what to do with all that money.
For all other inhabitants of Azeroth, however, it might be worth using a trick to lower the price to 999 gold, 99 silver, and 99 copper. You just have to convince Cravitz Lorent that you are an absolute unlucky person. This was discovered by a player from the Secret Finding Discord.
The best part: You can team up with friends to reach your goal faster. We will explain how to do this.
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WoW Midnight: Arator’s Light and the Firebrand
How to get the painting “Perspective of the Shu’halo” cheaper
What do you need to do to convince Cravitz Lorent? You will find Cravitz Lorent directly to the left behind the first boss in the dungeon “Murder Alley,” where he offers you the painting at the extortionate price. It doesn’t matter what difficulty level you are running the dungeon on or whether you are doing it with players or NPCs.
However, to convince him that you are cursed, you need a total of 13 bad fortunes from fortune teller Sargle. You can either simply buy them in the auction house or farm them yourself.
To do this, you need to run the Murder Alley a total of 13 times and get a fortune each time. To receive them, you must find fortune teller Sargle, who you can find directly at the stairs to the first boss.
Once you have all 13 bad fortunes in your inventory, go back to Cravitz Lorent and he will offer you the absurdly expensive painting for significantly less gold.
The great advantage is: The fortunes are not consumed in the process – you can pass the items on to friends of your choice, and they can also benefit from the lower price without having to farm themselves.
But if you’re ambitious and absolutely want to buy the painting – no one will stop you – at the full price, as befits an art connoisseur, you will unfortunately have to find a way to get the necessary coins. Fortunately, MeinMMO demon Cortyn has put together some efficient ways for you to rake in plenty of gold: Farming gold in WoW Midnight – Here’s how to make good cash
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A well-known leaker regularly shared predictions and impressions about Call of Duty, but that is now over. The developers are forcing him to stop his work and explain that even false leaks harm – especially to the fans.
He has now been forced to decide to stop spreading confidential information about Call of Duty.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 shows its huge map for Zombies in the trailer
Leaks confuse player expectations
How is Activision taking the leaker out of the race? In a post on X, the leaker “TheGhostOfHope” explains that he has been legally required by Activision to stop leaking and spreading confidential information. He is now complying with this request.
However, he still wants to discuss official information. According to his own statements in a comment on X, he loves this franchise and wants to continue to “chat” about it.
The forced exit is causing a stir in the community. The content creator TDAWG raises the question of whether the legal actions are proof that the leaker has always hit the mark with his information.
In a comment from the official “Call of Duty” account on X, the developers respond:
No. Even if leaks are false, they still harm the people working on the game and confuse player expectations.
Activision is apparently cracking down now to regain control over announcements regarding Call of Duty. They presumably want to prevent false hopes from arising among fans due to leaks, whether true or false, before the content is officially presented.
With the “Shrouded Sky” update, new map conditions were introduced in ARC Raiders. While these bring high-quality loot, they have already forced the developers to make adjustments as players were too good at collecting it.
The “Shrouded Sky” update not only brought a new project to ARC Raiders, but also new map conditions where weather plays a significant role. Hurricanes can appear as a new situation on the maps.
They gradually destroy your shields and make you shine like Thor in the storm when hit by flying debris. To remain undetected, many players now completely avoid wearing shields in these areas.
What’s up with the loot? The storms also reveal numerous Raider caches. These boxes can contain high-level materials as well as powerful blueprints. However, since the community has cleaned them out significantly, Embark had to adjust the drop rate of the contents from the caches within the hurricanes on March 3, 2026.
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ARC Raiders shows new Hurricane condition and hints at a new enemy
Players were “damn good” at looting
This is what the developers say about the blueprints: In the official patch notes for patch 1.18.0, Embark explains that they have slightly lowered the drop rate for rare blueprints. This is primarily because the Raider caches contained an extremely high number of blueprints, and players were “damn good” at finding and looting them.
As compensation, the developers have increased the drop rate for high-tier materials in the caches. You will now receive fewer blueprints from the boxes, but more rare resources. The caches are still supposed to be a reliable source for blueprints, but no longer guarantee that you leave every round with a huge stack of them.
What else did the update bring to the game? Patch 1.18.0 also delivered important bug fixes. For instance, it was fixed that the snaphook could simply be put into the safety pocket while in use. A bug in the quest “Worth Your Salt” was also fixed.
The detailed English patch notes can be found here to expand:
Patch Notes for Patch 1.18.0
Exploit Fix: A bug was fixed that allowed players to store weapons without the “Safekeeper Augment” in their safety pocket (Safe Pocket).
Snaphook Fix: An issue was fixed where the Snaphook could be stored in the safety pocket while in use.
Loot Adjustment: The drop rate for rare blueprints (Blueprints) has been slightly lowered, while the drop rate for high-tier materials in the “First Wave Caches” (when active hurricane map condition) has been increased.
Developer Note: The main reason for this change is that the “First Wave Caches” had extremely high amounts of blueprints – especially since players are damn good at tracking them down and looting them. To balance this out, we are increasing the drop rate for high-tier materials in the caches. You will generally see slightly fewer blueprints, but will get better materials as compensation. The caches will remain a solid source for blueprints, but no longer to the extent that you can reliably leave every round with 3-5 pieces.
Hotfix: A very urgent fix for the “Dam Controlled Access Zone” has been added.
Performance: An issue was fixed where certain ARCs occasionally caused performance drops.
Quest Fix: A bug in the quest “Worth Your Salt” was fixed, where the last level could not be completed if someone else had already done so in the same raid.
Crash Fix: A rare crash was fixed that occurred when navigating to the “Player Proximity” menu.
In World of Warcraft: Midnight many heroes are currently searching for a very rare material: Petrified Roots. This resource is not easy to find, but if you are lucky enough to find one, it can quickly fill your pockets with gold.
Where is the best place to farm Petrified Roots? Anyone looking to farm Petrified Roots has plenty of options to obtain them. However, the best places to find them are the following:
The Depths: If you want to actively and securely obtain Petrified Roots, you should resort to the Delves. You will find them at the end in the reward chests – the harder the Depth, the higher the likelihood.
The Loot Hunts: Not certain, but worth a try are the loot hunts. Some players have reported that they found the plant there as a reward.
Heroic Dungeons, at the end of the activity. (Only with some luck and not officially confirmed.)
Of course, you can also rely on the auction house and buy the material with some gold, but we advise against it. The current prices are currently at exorbitant heights, and until the market settles down, you might as well search for the roots yourself.
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WoW Midnight: Arator’s Light and the Firebrand
What do you need Petrified Roots for? This rare material is primarily needed in endgame crafting to further enhance your equipment. Additionally, the item is also part of various recipes. These include areas such as Jewelcrafting, Enchanting, Inscription, and Cooking.
At the beginning, heroes need the precious resource less, but as the release of endgame content such as raids and Mythic Dungeons approaches, they become essential in further upgrading your equipment. Therefore, many heroes are already diligently collecting the material to build up a supply.
Should you sell the resource? It depends on your need for gold and whether you like to dive into the fray with your guild on Day One of the raid. If you are not interested in that and really need the gold, you can sell the root for over 10,000 gold.
Keep in mind that, as mentioned, prices will continue to fluctuate the longer players have time to gather the resource. So if you want to resell the item profitably, you should do it in the next few days before the prices drop significantly.
What will you do with the roots? Are you after the big profit, or do you want to polish your equipment for the upcoming endgame? Feel free to let us know in the comments. You can find more about WoW here: Farming gold in WoW Midnight – This is how you make good cash
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Critical Role and Amazon Prime have announced the release date of the fourth season of The Legend of Vox Machina. MeinMMO editor Caro is actually looking forward to the continuation of the animated series, but the second series project of the D&D group is causing her to worry about the actually strong series.
When will the fourth season be released? After the end of the third season of The Legend of Vox Machina in October 2024, the animated campaign will finally continue on June 3, 2026 with the start of the fourth season. The story takes place one year after the battle with the Chroma Conclave: Vox Machina has gone their separate ways, searching for love, family, or their own destiny.
In the finale of the third season, a teaser for the upcoming threat was already shown. This will turn out to be an epic and particularly dangerous enemy, forcing the group back into a shared adventure. This threat is presented by Critical Role along with the release announcement in a short clip on YouTube.
As a Critter and animation fan, I am also very much looking forward to the continuation of Vox Machina. However, this anticipation feels a bit different than with the previous seasons. In 2025, Critical Role managed to impress me with their animated series of The Mighty Nein, even fully captivating me. And that is why I am so worried about the continuation of their first series success.
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The Mighty Nein – First Sneak Peek of the New Fantasy Series on Amazon Prime
Critical Role learned from their weaknesses
When The Mighty Nein was announced, the Critical Role team already admitted that they are aware of their own weaknesses from Vox Machina. They were especially not satisfied with the pacing, which they wanted to improve with certain changes in The Mighty Nein.
Don’t get me wrong: The Legend of Vox Machina is an excellent and damn entertaining series. Not only do I think so, but many fans who gave the series full 5 stars on Amazon Prime and an 8.4/10 on IMDb also think so. However, the group stated in a conversation with Polygon that the pacing of the series has suffered a bit in some places.
The pacing issues that arise in transforming a streamed D&D campaign with hundreds of hours-long episodes into an animated series are understandably challenging. However, in The Mighty Nein, they are still addressing this by giving more space to important moments and character development, as well as including a Session Zero for even more depth and background.
The switch from The Mighty Nein to the format of Vox Machina makes me nervous, but not pessimistic
I was so convinced by the changes from Vox Machina to The Mighty Nein that I now worry about the opposite switch. The longer episodes of The Mighty Nein allowed for stronger moments and simply more room for the narrative to breathe. Now reverting back to shorter episodes gives me concern that the upcoming actions could be rushed again.
However, the transparent self-reflection from Critical Role shows that they are aware of this weakness. The already known series ending after the fifth season gives them a fixed framework in which they can better plan and conclude the story of the campaign.
A luxury they didn’t have in the first two seasons. Back then, it was still unclear whether there would even be more seasons. That makes planning correspondingly more difficult.
Whether they can now take their time due to the clear framework will ultimately be revealed on June 3 and in the following weeks. Then we will see if certain moments have been given the right and important weight.
Until the start of the fourth season of The Legend of Vox Machina, fans and the curious will have to wait a few more months. Many Critters may already know which threat the group will face in the fourth season. At this point, of course, we don’t want to spoil anything. If you want to learn more about the villains from Critical Role, we have listed the most powerful in our ranking on MeinMMO: 6 powerful villains from the campaigns of the most well-known Dungeons & Dragons group ranked
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