WoW player levels up to level 80 in under 3 hours – Faster than ever before

Leveling in World of Warcraft takes too long? That used to be the case. In just 3 hours, you can level from level 1 to 80 if you do it wisely.

In World of Warcraft, records are constantly being broken. While it could take several weeks to reach maximum level in the Vanilla days, it can now be done incredibly quickly. You don’t even need a whole evening if you put in the effort. The YouTuber Harldan has recently leveled a character solo on the live servers in under 3 hours. He is now the current record holder.

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How did he do it? Even the first few minutes of the video make it clear that Harldan has invested many hours into planning. Because upon logging in, several letters await the character, equipping him not only with bags but also with various gear, potions, crafting materials, and seemingly endless utility items.

Among these are XP potions, but also quest items for the Darkmoon Faire or special, temporary mounts that can be used starting from level 1.

The value of all these items alone is likely to be in the range of several hundred thousand gold pieces.

After that, Harldan works through the quests at a breathtaking speed, visits the Darkmoon Faire, and crafts items in between to gain the XP from it. His old record of just under 4 hours is easily broken – he even makes it to the raid on time.

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Can you just copy this? While all steps can essentially be replicated exactly, a lot of preparation goes into such a speed-level run. Not only do you need to farm some particularly rare items in advance, but you also depend on the monk class, which receives an additional bonus to experience points.

Additionally, you need to have some achievements, because those who have multiple characters at maximum level receive a bonus of +5% XP for each character at level 80, up to a maximum of 25%.

It’s also important to mention that there is currently an event where leveling is 20% faster anyway. Mobs drop additional XP potions and other goodies that provide an advantage in combat.

Have you ever been able to level faster? Under normal circumstances, it has not been possible to reach maximum level this quickly. An exception was the special game mode “Mists of Pandaria Remix.” There, one could level up to maximum level in 30 minutes by cleverly exploiting quests, raids, and rewards. However, this has not been possible in a “normal” game environment before. Therefore, 3 hours is an impressive time that probably won’t be beaten for a while.
Currently, you can not only level very quickly in WoW, but you can also rapidly improve your gear, as there are virtually no limits. Whatever you do in the game, everything enhances your gear.

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The failed MMORPG Blue Protocol is coming to Germany in 2025, now shows first trailer

In fact, Blue Protocol was considered a failed MMORPG that was never supposed to reach us in the West. But now the game has been revived and is set to be released here later this year.

Why is the MMORPG coming to Germany now? Many fans patiently waited for the anime MMORPG Blue Protocol until news broke in August 2024 that the global launch would never take place and the game would be shut down in Japan.

The game launched with issues and never managed to recover. The shutdown was supposed to signify the end for the ambitious project. However, the gaming giant Tencent took over the game from the former publisher and developer Bandai Namco.

Now, the developer has announced the re-release of the anime MMORPG as a spin-off for 2025 with a new trailer, showcasing exactly what it is about.

Here you can watch the trailer:

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Blue Protocol: Star Resonance shows the revised version of the MMORPG with a new trailer

Revised Version and Mobile Variant

What has changed? Blue Protocol is now operating under the subtitle “Star Resonance,” indicating that the game has evolved from its original version. The name hides the revised version of the MMORPG.

Blue Protocol: Star Resonance is said to be a spin-off with its own revised story that takes place in the same universe as the main MMORPG. The new title is described as an action-focused version, which is evident in the battles in the trailer.

The new version is expected to deliver a vast open world full of dungeons and raids, designed as group experiences similar to those in Final Fantasy 14.

It remains unclear whether and what changes have been made to the old classes of the MMORPG. However, players should be able to choose from the classes “Heavy Guardian,” “Stormblade,” “Wind Knight,” “Marksman,” “Frost Mage,” “Verdant Oracle,” and “Shield Knight.” How they relate to the old classes is still unclear. On the website playbpsr.com, you can already see what the classes can do.

The improved version also aims to focus more on community; there will be more trading, guilds, and special events to bring players closer together. The MMORPG is expected to be released in 2025 for PC, on Steam and Epic Games, as well as on mobile for Android and iOS.

The fact that Blue Protocol is now coming to us will likely please many fans. Players have been waiting for an anime MMORPG for years. The new MMORPG Dragon Sword also aimed to fill this gap: New MMORPG reminiscent of Genshin Impact could fill the void left by Blue Protocol

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Player sends his device to Steam support, asks for an update a few weeks later, receives RPG hit for free

The support from Steam has a good reputation among many players. This is due to the many positive experiences that have been shared online. A player is now showing how he was rewarded by Valve for his waiting time.

What was the player waiting for? In a Reddit thread, the user _Reyne shared screenshots and a brief text about how he recently had quite a positive experience with Steam support. The user apparently had problems with his Steam Deck and contacted support. For a week, they tried together to solve the problem, but it didn’t work.

The user then sent his Steam Deck to support, but despite a certain amount of time passing, they did not respond. So he wrote to support. They replied and explained that they are currently experiencing delays with repair partners and that it is taking longer than planned.

To thank the user for his patience, they gave him a gift. He was allowed to choose a game on Steam. The user requested the new RPG hit Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and received it as well. Steam support is being celebrated on Reddit.

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The Steam Support has always been great

How is the community reacting? The thread by _Reyne is being received quite positively. Currently, it has over 11,800 upvotes and over 370 comments. Users praise Steam support and share their own stories as well.

salad_tongs_1 (via Reddit) shares that support replaced devices outside of warranty, even though he admitted he had destroyed them himself: The Steam support has always been great

For Senpaiwakoko (via Reddit), this comes as quite a surprise: I would have expected them to give you a discount on something, but you really got a brand new game. That’s pretty crazy. Under his comment, someone adds that it is excellent customer service because a satisfied user is more valuable than a free game.

in_hell_out_soon (via Reddit) praises Steam support in such cases but criticizes the moderation in the Steam forums.

Although the users’ stories cannot be verified, the response to this support story indicates that Steam support has quite a good reputation. And if even support is not enough, one has to contact Gabe Newell: Player waits days for Steam support, writes directly to Gabe Newell, receives prompt help

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Soldiers from Super Earth fear that the developers of Helldivers 2 are leaving, now the boss gives a clear answer

In Helldivers 2, fans have recently voiced concerns that the developers might reduce support for the 3rd-person shooter and focus instead on their new game. Now, the CEO gives a clear answer about the future of the game.

Who is it about? Shams Jorjani has been the new CEO of Arrowhead Game Studios since May 2024. He succeeded the current Creative Director Johan Pilestedt who degraded himself last year to work more on the game.

Jorjani is also a hands-on CEO, frequently chatting with the Helldivers on the in-house Discord and answering questions about the game. Recently, some fans seemed worried that Helldivers 2 could soon lose some developers in favor of the new project “Game 6.” The CEO has a clear answer regarding this.

Here you can see again the trailer for Helldivers 2, which started it all:

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The Future Looks Bright

How is Helldivers 2 doing? On Discord, user @Under Cover asked the new CEO how long he thinks they can provide Helldivers 2 with new content. The CEO explained: “As long as you keep playing and purchasing Super Credits, we can keep it going.”

He further explains that the developers faced major problems last summer, but the support from the players helped turn things around. “You support us really well, so things look good.”

How are fans reacting to the news? The Helldivers are considered loyal fans and want to spend even more money on their favorite game after this news. Instead of farming the premium currency in the game, players decide to buy the DLCs with real money.

An example of this is the comment from GoatShapedDestroyer on Reddit, which has over 3,100 upvotes:

I know that farming SCs is super popular, but I have no problem giving AH $10 every month or so for a Warbond. They are not a perfect studio and I don’t always agree with all their decisions, but the value of this game is just incredible for the price. Plus, they don’t engage in many of the business practices that are considered exploitative in the gaming community, even though they absolutely could, like almost every other live service game does.

User Xspud_316 also agrees on Reddit: “I buy the Warbonds with money and use the farmed Super Credits in the Super Store. Seems only fair, honestly.”

No Worries About Game 6

What is “Game 6” all about? The new project “Game 6” is supposed to be the next title from the Helldivers 2 creators at Arrowhead Game Studios. In the background, the conceptual phase is currently starting (via gamerant.com).

With the new project, the developers have also learned from past mistakes and want to develop this time without help from Sony, with 100% equity, so fully financed by themselves.

Helldivers 2 was one of the big surprise successes of last year. The developers and their fans have gone through ups and downs together. Now the creators have thanked with a surprise event: The new update in Helldivers 2 brings back the greatest threat to humanity.

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After 15 years, you can finally craft a useful item in Minecraft yourself

The world of Minecraft has added countless items and creatures since its release. However, not all of them can be crafted in the survival game itself. For a useful utensil, that’s changing after 15 years, and you will soon be able to craft it yourself.

Which item are we talking about? Saddles have been a useful item in Minecraft since June 25, 2010. Initially, you could only ride pigs, but over the years, the selection of rideable animals expanded. To ride many of these animals, you needed a saddle.

For a long time, saddles could only be found through trading with villagers, as item drops, by fishing, or as random items in various chests. With a new update (via Minecraft.net), you will finally be able to craft saddles yourself. The Summer Drop 2025 is expected to be released in June.

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After 15 years, the random factor is over

How will you be able to craft the saddle? With the new Summer Drop 2025, versions JE 1.21.6 & BE 1.21.90, it will be possible to craft a saddle using 3 leather and one iron ingot. To do this, place one iron ingot in the center. Additionally, place one leather each to the left, right, and above the ingot.

This means you no longer have to hope to find a saddle early in the game or trade for one with a villager. You can also simply remove the saddle from one animal and put it on another.

Saddles are useful because they allow you to move more easily through the world on animals, especially at the beginning, as your hunger bar does not suffer from riding. With the new craftable saddles, you can also equip multiple animals without having to search for multiple saddles.

With this, you will be able to ride horses, donkeys, mules, camels, skeleton horses, and zombie horses in the latest version. If you want to control a pig, you will need a carrot on a stick.

Minecraft is still one of the most popular games of all time despite its age, still played by countless players today. However, a YouTuber has a problem. Although he bought the game, he cannot play it: “I don’t understand how this is legal” – YouTuber cannot play Minecraft anymore, even though he bought it 15 years ago

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Expedition 33 – All Locations of the Lost Gestral Kids and what you get for it

In Clair Obscur there are a total of 8 Lost Gestrals that you can search for. We will show you where to find them and what you will get for it.

What are the Lost Gestrals? The Lost Gestrals are Gestral Kids that you can find on the continent’s map. For this, the Gestral Sastro gives you special rewards in a clearing at your camp.

The creatures you are looking for are relatively small and are often overlooked on the somewhat confusing map. In total, you can find 9 Lost Gestrals. Where you can find them and what rewards you get for it, you will find out here.

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All Locations of the Lost Gestrals

You can find a total of 9 small Gestrals on the continent’s map. In closed areas or dungeons, you will never find them. You can usually recognize them by their striking color.

To search for them, you should be able to swim with Esquie, or better yet, fly. Otherwise, you won’t be able to reach certain areas. How to unlock all of Esquie’s abilities can be read here: Expedition 33: Unlock all abilities of Esquie

Location Gestral 1

You can find the first Gestral right in front of Esquie’s nest. You can hardly miss it unless you walk past it on purpose.

Location Gestral 2

You can find the second one in a small dead end when you walk towards the Stone Wave Cliffs. Keep to the right, and you should be able to find it quickly.

Location Gestral 3

You can find the third one on the same island where the “White Tree” area is located. It is on the southwestern side of the island.

Location Gestral 4

Creature number 4 can be easily found between two conspicuous green trees between Monocos Station and the Forgotten Battlefield.

Location Gestral 5

You can find this little one on an island northwest of Alt-Lumière.

Location Gestral 6

The sixth Lost one can be found on the beach north of the coastal cave.

Location Gestral 7

You can find number 7 in the red forest in the eastern part of the map. There it stands in the clearing between two groups of trees.

Location Gestral 8

In the northwest of the map, you will find an elevated area with gnarled trees. There you will find the eighth Gestral. It is also near Gestral number 5.

Location Gestral 9

For this Gestral, you must be able to fly with Esquie, as you cannot reach it otherwise. It is located at the Endless Tower on a platform.

All Rewards of the Lost Gestrals

The following rewards can be picked up from the Gestral Sastro in your camp if you have found the corresponding kids:

Number of GestralsReward
1Gestral hairstyle for Maelle
2Gestral hairstyle for Lune
3Gestral hairstyle for Sciel
4Ability to destroy Color Thorns
(roots with blue spots)
5Gestral hairstyle for Verso
63 colors of Lumina
73 colors of Lumina
85 colors of Lumina
9Pictos “Holy Retreat”, with which you can flee from battles immediately

If you find all the Lost Gestrals, you will also unlock an achievement or trophy.

If you are already at the end of your run, you can also start a second run in New Game+. In this mode, you can carry over parts of your progress to your new playthrough and face new challenges. What you can carry over and what is different in New Game+, you can read here: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – All Information About New Game Plus

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A group of villains and antiheroes are the dark Avengers, they fight against the mother of demons

In the universe of Marvel, the Avengers are seen as the great hero team that protects the world from all threats, but there are also mystical dangers against which conventional methods fail. For these, there is another team.

Which team is it? Fans of the MCU primarily think of the Avengers when it comes to heroic teams. The great hero team not only deals with villains with superpowers but also with extraterrestrial and divine threats like Thanos and Loki.

But there are even more dangers for the Earth. Demons and devils also try to harm humans and various heroes. To confront them, there are the Midnight Sons, who operate from the shadows.

You can also experience the Midnight Sons in a playful form:

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Lilith and the Danger from the Demon Realm

Who are the Midnight Sons? The great arch-nemesis of the Midnight Sons is the mother of all demons, Lilith. She has existed since the dawn of humanity and has been trying to exert influence ever since. 20,000 years ago, the Order of the Midnight Sons stood in her way. Lilith was defeated and imprisoned, but her influence over the Earth remained.

Many of her children, also called Lillin, and allies ruled over separate kingdoms or cults and endangered the world of humans. Their most frequent goal: to free Lilith and ensure her reign. To prevent this, the Midnight Sons are also fighting against Lilith in the present day. But other demonic and mystical dangers such as vampires or zombies must also be defeated.

However, the Midnight Sons are not a fundamentally fixed team like the Avengers. They usually consist of (anti-)heroes who form an alliance in response to the situation; even villains work in this team. Two of the most important members are the Ghost Rider Danny Ketch and Johnathon Blaze.

As spirits of vengeance, they are closely tied to the demon realm, and even 20,000 years ago, other bearers of the spirit fought against Lilith or demons like Zarathos. But other members are also important parts of the group.

A Group Full of Eccentric Characters

Which characters are members of the Midnight Sons? Over time, many heroes and sometimes even villains have worked together as Midnight Sons. Here are some of them:

  • As the supreme sorcerer, Dr. Strange has a lot of contact with mystical entities and demons. In some stories, he ensures that the Midnight Sons form, including in the game from 2023.
  • His partner Wong has also supported the Midnight Sons on several occasions.
  • The vampire Morbius is most known as a Spider-Man villain, but he supported the team in fighting vampires or demons. When the Earth was threatened by hunger-virus zombies, he assembled his own Midnight Sons team.
  • When it comes to vampires, Blade cannot be missed. The half-human, half-vampire is well-versed in supernatural beings and is a skilled hunter.
  • Elsa Bloodstone is also skilled in the hunt. With her superpowers, she regularly fights against vampires, werewolves, and other monsters.
  • Moon Knight is familiar to many from the Disney Plus series. He is endowed with the powers of the Egyptian god Khonshu.

Who are the Midnight Suns? In 2022, the game Marvel’s Midnight Suns, developed by Firaxis Games, was released. They changed the Sons to Suns. Here you fight against Lilith and her armies with a team that you can assemble from the following heroes:

  • Captain Marvel
  • Doctor Strange
  • Nico Minoru
  • Robbie Reyes as Ghost Rider
  • Magik
  • Iron Man
  • Storm
  • Morbius
  • Venom
  • Deadpool
  • Hulk
  • Spider-Man
  • Captain America
  • Blade
  • Scarlet Witch
  • Wolverine
  • The Hunter (the player’s character)

With productions like Werewolf by Night, the MCU has already tried to bring the supernatural world with demons and monsters to the public, but a larger project is still missing. The probably biggest upcoming project is the new Avengers movie: Avengers: Doomsday – All about the cast, trailer, and release – Everything about the upcoming Marvel film

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Twitch streamer makes the new Doom much faster and harder, ends in a special ‘speedrun’

In the new Doom, you can customize your gameplay completely. A streamer has taken this to the extreme and raced through the demons at astonishing speed.

Who is the streamer? MOONMOON is an American streamer named Jesse Rathburn (35), who showcases a variety of different games on Twitch and regularly has over 11,000 viewers.

  • In 2024, MOONMOON became embroiled in controversy over GTA roleplay: former esports player John Paul Lopez, also known as “KingCaffeine” publicly stated that his wife cheated on him with MOONMOON after they supposedly ran the NoPixel ERP server together.
  • In the past 90 days, MOONMOON has streamed games like Terraria, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, and most recently Doom: The Dark Ages.

During a stream, MOONMOON tested the settings of the latest Doom and experienced how the game plays at a significantly increased speed.

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The Raging Doom Slayer

What did he test? The streamer adjusted several sliders in the settings of Doom: The Dark Ages to create a very special gaming experience. After selecting the “Nightmare” difficulty, he set:

  • the time window for parries to be as low as possible
  • increased the damage the player receives to 500%
  • maximized the projectile speed of enemy shots
  • reduced the value of resources like ammunition and healing – meaning, picked-up ammunition refills the ammo reserves less
  • increased the game speed to 150%

How did the test go? The first attempt ended in a “speedrun” of a special kind: Just about 40 seconds after the streamer started a new game save with the settings, his Doom Slayer died for the first time in battle with the demons even during the tutorial (via Twitch).

After that, things were supposed to go better for the streamer, and he progressed well in the game’s narrative without dying every few seconds.

Streamer had to change settings after failed run

Why did he set the settings this way? MOONMOON started his first game on the “Pandemonium” difficulty, which is supposed to be as difficult as “Nightmare,” but includes the possibility of permanent death. If you run out of the so-called “Life Sigils,” the campaign run is lost. The developers therefore advise against playing the first run on this difficulty.

Thus, after several hours in the stream, MOONMOON started a new run after dying for the eighth time in The Dark Ages and reduced the difficulty to Nightmare. To still have a slightly harder challenge, he adjusted some sliders.

He maximized the speed of the game to get back to the point where he failed in his last run faster. During the stream, he also said that he would probably reduce the speed again once he reaches that point.

How do the sliders for setting the difficulty work? To allow you to experience the game in the way that is most enjoyable for you, Doom: The Dark Ages offers new difficulty settings.

The new difficulty settings appear in the form of the aforementioned sliders, which allow you to adjust the difficulty individually – for example, to extend or shorten the time window for parries or to lower or increase the aggression of the enemies. Overall, now you should feel more like a tank than a fighter jet: In Doom Eternal, your Slayer was fast and nimble like a fighter jet – In the new Doom, you are hefty like a tank

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Spice in Dune: Awakening – Everything that is known about the spice in the survival MMO

What role does Spice play in Dune: Awakening? And more importantly: How do you harvest the valuable spice in Funcom’s new survival MMO? MeinMMO summarizes what is known.

What is Spice? The raw material found only on the desert planet Arrakis is produced by the larvae of the iconic sandworms and is needed for space travel as well as for currency. Whoever controls the spice enjoys a powerful position within the empire.

Moreover, the Bene Gesserit need the spice to access the memories of their ancestors. All this is possible because the spice not only has life-extending properties but can also significantly enhance a person’s cognitive and mental abilities. This allows navigators to safely steer a spaceship through space.

The most efficient way to harvest is to take advantage of the spice fields created by a spice blow extensively. However, this makes a lot of noise, which in turn attracts the giant sandworms that will devour a spice harvester for breakfast. Therefore, spice harvesting is quite dangerous. Transport ornithopters must always remain nearby to pick up the harvesters in case of danger.

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The Spice in Dune: Awakening

What role does the spice play in the game? In Dune: Awakening, the valuable resource is, of course, present. You need spice for crafting, maintaining equipment, and the economy. Furthermore, inhaling spice can affect abilities, though it is still unclear how this will look in detail.

How do you get spice in Dune: Awakening? The aforementioned spice blows will also occur in the survival MMO, as world events in the deep desert – a high-level, very large endgame zone where you can encounter more players than the maximum of 40 players that can be online at the same time on the normal servers.

Apparently, smaller spice blows can also randomly occur anywhere there are sufficiently large sand areas.

In an interview with YouTuber Pirate Software, Creative Director Joel Bylos explained: “Harvesting a large spice field in Dune: Awakening is akin to conducting a raid – you need a coordinated team” – via YouTube.

A player must fly a transport ornithopter that brings the spice harvesters to the field and picks them up again. One or two scouts are needed to look for signs of worms. Another driver should distribute “Thumpers” with their sandbike when necessary to keep sandworms away from the actual field. And then, of course, people need to harvest the spice.

A threat system is used to determine how quickly a sandworm reaches a spice field being harvested. The noise of the harvesting contends with the aggro produced by the “Thumpers”. If the latter cease to be effective, the collectors must be picked up as quickly as possible, as the sandworm will soon devour the entire field – with all players and vehicles.

A player has created an unofficial infographic on spice harvesting on Reddit:

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Can I also harvest spice alone? You can also approach a spice field, interact with it, and receive one unit of spice sand per interaction. This takes quite a while but greatly reduces the risk of a sandworm attack, and you don’t need a group of players.

Additionally, there is a tool called “Static Compactor” that you can use to more efficiently harvest a spice field. This way, you can obtain many units of spice sand at once, but it also increases the chance of a sandworm attack – use it only with an escape plan in mind!

How can you recognize a spice field? These are the typical signs after a spice blow:

  • A purple dust cloud in the distance indicates that a spice vein has erupted.
  • Purple sand lies on the ground at the eruption site.

What do I do with the spice? Through a spice refinery, the spice sand can be processed into spice melange. The melange can then be used in crafting weapons, armor, or tools. Similarly, you can produce special buff food with melange, complete spice quests, or trade it with other players.

Dune: Awakening will be released on June 10, 2025, with a Buy2Play model. There is no prior early access phase, but you buy the finished full version. The survival MMO will be subscription-free and aims to provide new updates and content for free. What else is important, you can find out here: Everything about the release, prices, features, and editions of Dune: Awakening

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Expedition 33 is so good, converts MMORPG experts, who normally wouldn’t touch story games and turn-based battles with a ten-foot pole

The MMORPG expert and YouTuber TheLazyPeon played Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, although he usually does not like games with a strong story focus. His conclusion emphasizes how great the role-playing game is.

Who is TheLazyPeon? With 685 videos and 758,000 subscribers, TheLazyPeon is one of the largest YouTubers in the MMORPG genre. For many years, he has been providing gameplay reports, genre analyses, and personal insights into his life in Thailand.

However, the “lazy worker” rarely talks about single-player role-playing games, partly because he doesn’t actually like games with a strong story focus. For instance, he set aside the remake of Elder Scrolls: Oblivion after a few hours – the pure gameplay experience just isn’t good enough in his opinion (via YouTube).

On the other hand, he found many gameplay aspects of Kingdom Come 2 so great that he even questioned the direction of his channel. For his latest video, the MMO expert has now taken a look at Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, which scores especially with its emotionally gripping story and strong presentation.

The release trailer for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sets the stage perfectly for the role-playing game:

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“I want more games like this”

What is the conclusion after 60 hours? On YouTube, the MMO enthusiast explains that he has now mastered 100 percent of the content of Clair Obscur, despite the fact that it has been a long time since he enjoyed playing a game with a turn-based combat system (Final Fantasy X from 2001). Additionally, TheLazyPeon repeatedly emphasizes in his videos how unimportant he finds the story of a game.

Games with turn-based combat and/or a strong story focus? The player can ignore them without a second thought – at least that has been his approach in recent years. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 now forces him to rethink that.

You can watch TheLazyPeon’s video here:

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“I was really interested in the story in this game” – and that from the prologue on, the YouTuber says in his video. Clair Obscur builds an exciting scenario around a hopeless expedition and manages to portray the characters so vividly through dialogues and presentation early on that you get completely drawn into the plot.

I can’t believe such a small team made a game that is this big. […] I damn well pray that they make another game in this genre.

TheLazyPeon via YouTube

And TheLazyPeon had a lot of fun with the turn-based combat too. The reason: When it’s the enemies’ turn, you don’t just passively watch what happens, but you still have to be active and parry attacks to launch counterattacks that are particularly effective: “This is the most engaging turn-based game I have ever played,” the YouTuber sums up.

Furthermore, the MMO player praises the music of the game, which he believes is “S-tier” and perfectly underscores moments, often bringing him to tears. The latter is also due to the fact that the game does not shy away from addressing very serious, dark themes, which can unfold their effect because the characters are so well-written and acted.

You can already tell: TheLazyPeon, the MMO dude who does not like stories and turn-based combat, can hardly stop raving about it.

Expedition 33 has the best cutscenes I have ever seen in a game. It has the best soundtrack. The best turn-based combat system. The best story. The best intro […]. Tons of content. Gorgeous graphics. Some of the best characters I have ever seen in an RPG. I want more games like this. […] My game of the year.

TheLazyPeon via YouTube

In fact, he has no criticisms of Clair Obscur in the slightly over 11-minute video.

How does his community react to the video? They celebrate the conclusion with over 395 comments and 2,363 thumbs up in less than a day.

  • Davivd2 is happy: “The smile on your face was all I needed to see. THAT is how you make video games. THAT should be the goal for developers.”
  • MGC-XIII also found the story amazing: “As a spacebar player, I didn’t skip the dialogue scenes in this game.”
  • AlexDGreat913 is also excited: “This is probably the best review/discussion of a game I’ve seen in my 34 years. Everything you said is 100% correct and aligns with my feelings about the game.”

Many people in the comments feel similarly, as they simply loved Clair Obscur. Have you played it already? What is your conclusion? Let us know in the comments! If you still have questions after finishing the story, we can help: Story explained – All info on the plot of the RPG Clair Obscur Expedition 33.

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There are many more races in Warhammer 40,000 than just the ‘great’ ones, but most of them you will never see

The world of Warhammer 40,000 is known for its extreme racism – or more accurately: speciesism – that is inherent in almost every race in the universe. Anyone who is different is killed. One faction is particularly good at annihilating all “others”: the Imperium.

Humans, Orks, Tyranids and Co. – all the major races from Warhammer 40,000 are likely known to most fans, even if they are new to the lore. These are all the factions fighting for supremacy in the galaxy.

However, new races are continually being discovered. Just recently, a few “Viking-space-dwarves”, the conglomerates of Votann, have expanded the universe, even though they have existed for a long time. They have just been “rediscovered.”

A user now asks on Reddit whether there are actually many more species, or if the Imperium of Man with its strict doctrine simply destroys everything it finds.

The answer is, as is often the case with Warhammer, multifaceted, and veterans’ comments explain that both are true.

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The makers explain what Warhammer actually is

Survival of the Fittest in the 41st Millennium

Fundamentally, it is true that the Imperium destroys everything in its path that is not human, at least if the Xenos cannot hide or defend themselves quickly enough. The corresponding world does not even have to be valuable.

The imperial doctrine now requires that everything foreign be destroyed. Originally, this was a kind of protective mechanism, especially against the dangerous Chaos: What one does not know precisely could well be a trick of the chaos gods, and in many cases, this is true. One is thus only safe when directly removing all that is different.

By the way, this also applies, especially to mutants – unless they are particularly important or useful.

Thus, the Imperium destroys everything it encounters and that happens to be unlucky enough to exist on secure warp routes. But: The Imperium only controls a tiny fraction of the galaxy. Most of it is still unexplored.

The probability that there are still species here that no one knows about is high. Some users even suggest that it would be quite entertaining if there were just more major players the size of the Imperium that simply have not been discovered yet.

What happens if Xenos are not eliminated quickly enough?

A good example of what can happen if a Xenos population is not exterminated upon first contact is the star empire of the T’au. They were fortunate enough to be cut off from contact with the Imperium for several thousand years due to a warp storm.

During that time, they developed from the Stone Age to the space age and have become such a powerful force that they can no longer be easily annihilated. Currently, the T’au do not pose a significant threat, but their technological development is rapidly progressing.

The T’au are now even influential enough to win humans over to their side and their beliefs. They appear friendly, but are just as indoctrinated internally as the Imperium: Anyone who does not follow the Greater Good will be annihilated.

Not Every Alien Race is Doomed to Perish

The xenophobic attitude is not only present in the Imperium, although it has the sharpest expression among humans. Other species sometimes simply pursue different interests:

However, this does not mean that every foreign Xenos culture is immediately exterminated or enslaved if it cannot defend itself. The imperial doctrine does prescribe this, but there are a few humans who are explicitly allowed to oppose it: Free Traders.

Free Traders are supposed to expand the borders of the Imperium and have full command outside these borders. In some cases, this leads to Free Traders engaging in trade with aliens, sometimes even coexisting – at least temporarily.

As long as a Free Trader is outside imperial borders, they will not be penalized for such trade, especially if they can present it as necessary. These nobles can even go further and deal with things that would cause others to have the Inquisition on their backs: A handful of humans are allowed in Warhammer 40,000 to do what would be heresy for anyone else.

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In Call of Duty: Warzone players complain about technical issues – Now they believe a weapon is to blame

Call of Duty brought back a legendary weapon with Season 3, but it seems to be causing issues in Warzone.

What is the problem in Warzone? In Call of Duty: Warzone, there has been increasing criticism from players for several days, stating that the FPS (frames per second) drop randomly (via Reddit).

This affects the gameplay flow and the quality of matches played by affected players. Significant drops also cause the game to stutter momentarily. Generally, every shooter player wants to avoid low FPS, because as we all know: frames win games.

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Players are convinced that a meta weapon is causing FPS drops

What does the weapon have to do with the problems? Some players noticed that the issues could be related to a specific weapon: the Grau 5.56. The rifle seems to cause FPS drops when firing, particularly when you equip it with the Monolithic Suppressor.

A player mentioned on Reddit that his FPS would drop by about 31%. Instead of 200 FPS, he only had 138 FPS when shooting with the Grau.

The problem, however, is that this combination is currently a fixed part of the meta of CoD: Warzone and is being used by many players. It is currently considered one of the strongest weapons in the game.

The Grau returned with the start of Season 3 to Warzone, as a rebuild kit for the SWAT 5.56. The rebuild turns the previously semi-automatic DMR into a fully automatic assault rifle with low recoil. Initially, the CR-56 AMAX was supposed to dominate the meta, but since the rifle has been nerfed, the Grau is perhaps the most popular assault rifle in the game.

How can you protect yourselves from FPS drops? There are two ways to protect yourselves from FPS drops caused by the Grau:

  1. Play another weapon, such as the KRIG-C, the CR-56 AMAX, or the Kilo 141
  2. Equip a different muzzle:

The problems currently occur only in combination with the Monolithic Suppressor. If you instead equip the Compensator, you should not experience FPS drops.

If you would now prefer to completely avoid the Grau 5.56, you could switch to the KRIG-C. The weapons and loadouts that are currently part of the Warzone meta have been summarized for you on MeinMMO: CoD Warzone: Meta – The best weapons with loadouts at a glance

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A clip on Twitch has been ridiculed by Trymacs for at least 4 years, now he finally explains himself

The Twitch streamer Maximilian “Trymacs” Stemmler has a clip that still haunts him today. Now he clarifies the background behind it.

What kind of clip is it? Trymacs visited the Twitch streamer MontanaBlack four years ago. MontanaBlack offered him a drink, to which Trymacs said he would like a Coke Zero.

However, MontanaBlack didn’t have that. Trymacs then pointed to the drink that MontanaBlack was currently drinking and asked what that was. It was a regular Coke, which surprised Trymacs. His reaction made this clip the legendary Coke clip from Trymacs.

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What makes the clip so special? The exaggerated reaction, the elongation of the word “Cola” has become a meme within the Twitch community and is regularly repeated. There is always laughter about it.

Thus, some of the comments under the scene question the sanity of the Twitch streamer:

  • @G3tFxk3dbyMo writes (on YouTube): “So the guy is so lost, dude”
  • @DanielMeier86 says (on YouTube): “Just stuck!!!”
  • @KetathunbergTV finds (on YouTube): “He is completely on something, that looks like MDMA.”

When Trymacs recently visited MontanaBlack again, he said: “People still shout that to me on the street today. It’s crazy. (…) That happened, then (…) it chilled for two or three years and somehow it totally took off again through TikTok.” (via TikTok).

Now Trymacs clarified the background behind why he was so surprised about the bottle of Coke.

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“I was shocked”

What is behind the Coke clip? At the time the clip was created, Coca Cola had changed the design of their bottles. This led to the designs of the regular Coke variety and Coke Zero looking almost identical.

Trymacs says with a dry tone: “I was shocked. All of a sudden, Coke looks like Coke Zero” (via YouTube).

How does the community react? The community doesn’t seem to care so much about why Trymacs reacted the way he did. The clip apparently retains its legendary status nonetheless:

  • @mahoxxone (on YouTube): “The clip is still legendary”
  • @bjornlarsson6536 (on YouTube): “Okay, the explanation is great. You still can’t get out of this number. Sorry, Max”
  • @FlorianWagner-i9b (on YouTube): “I have to say it’s still one of the best clips there has ever been”
  • @wassup-y1v (on YouTube): “Doesn’t matter, as long as it’s good”

The Twitch streamer Trymacs is one of the streamers who have their very own peculiarities. For example, he is also known for playing the mobile game Clash of Clans for years. He also has his peculiarities in playing: “Kick me out, I messed it up” – Trymacs was kicked out of his own clan in Clash of Clans, finds it fair

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New prodigy in LoL shows the 16-time LEC champion why he will be the next Faker

The E-Sports scene of League of Legends is huge and has already made legends like Faker famous on an international level. Since 2025, a new player from Europe has made his mark in the pro league, showing the 16-time LEC champion why he is a prodigy.

Who is Europe’s new star player? The young ADC calls himself Caliste and has been a fixed part of Karmine Corp since December 2024. Already in the first split of LEC 2025, Caliste proved himself in the pro scene. After a public apology to the fans for his performance, Caliste surprised the E-Sports world of League of Legends by winning the first LEC title with his team.

What did Caliste do? In the seventh week of the spring LEC split, Caliste showed with his champion Ezreal that he can already compete with the top pros or is even better. The clip on Reddit shows his skills in League of Legends and how he outplays his opponents.

On his champion Ezreal, he was unstoppable and made the game of the opposing ADC hell with pinpoint inputs. After a failed gank on Caliste, he turned the tables and took down the jungler first and then the ADC of G2 Esports with the help of his teammates. The round ended with a perfect score of 7/0 for Caliste and his team was able to reach first place in the group stage.

The extremely precise and fast execution of several abilities and movement commands within milliseconds, like those from Caliste in the Reddit clip, showcase the high skill of the young player who is reaching levels comparable to top pros like Faker.

In the video, you can see the trailer for the new season 2 of 2025 in League of Legends:

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The launch trailer for the new Season 2 2025 in League of Legends

G2 Esports wanted to have the prodigy themselves

What is the backstory of Caliste and G2 Esports? In October 2024, there were rumors of an offer from G2 Esports to Karmine Corp. Caliste was supposed to go to the 16-time LEC champions G2 Esports for an exorbitantly high transfer fee. Along with a monetary amount, the two former players Yike and Mikyx, as well as the current ADC Hans Sama from G2 were also part of the deal. Karmine Corp rejected the offer and decided to keep Europe’s new star player. 

What does the community say about Caliste? Already after the first LEC split in winter, it became clear that the young Frenchman Caliste is a special ADC. The community wrote the following about his Ezreal clip on Reddit:

  • The user WillDifferent125 hopes that Caliste and his team make it to the “Mid-Season Invitational” and writes on Reddit: “This is exactly the damn talent this region needs. Please God, Karmine Corp, make it to MSI!”

Caliste is surely well-placed in his team Karmine Corp and has a bright future ahead in the E-Sports scene of League of Legends. In addition to the successes of the pro, there is also a reason to celebrate for the women’s team of G2 Esports. After a tough year, they fought their way up to the 2nd division of Spain: Women’s team in LoL relegates 2 times in a year, fights its way into the 2nd division for the first time in 2025

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A player finds a 20-year-old computer in the closet, can install almost 700 games after an upgrade

A player finds an ancient PC in his closet and decides to upgrade the system. His most important upgrade is a hard drive with 1 TB of storage. And that’s enough to install all the games of that time.

A player reports on Reddit that he has dug out a very old PC and decided to give it a new life: I took it out of storage and decided to give it a new life.

The PC is from the year 2000, and correspondingly outdated the technology seems in today’s time.

What hardware is used in the system? The owner has restored the system to reflect the technology of that time and has remained faithful to the hardware from back then, apart from the large hard drive:

  • Case: Lian Li PC-60
  • RAM: Samsung 256 MB PC-133 (512 MB total)
  • Mainboard: Intel D815EFV/D815EPFV
  • CPU: Intel Pentium III, 1 GHz
  • Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce 6200 AGP, 512 MB
  • Power Supply: EVGA 650 Watt PSU
  • Storage: WD 1 TB HDD

And the hard drive is more than enough to install all the games of that time. Because while in 2025 games are getting larger and often consume 100 GB or more on your system, games in 2000 were significantly smaller and only a fraction of that size.

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In 2000, between 400 and 800 games were released, all of which were hardly larger than 2 GB

How many games were released in 2000? For the year 2000, there are no absolute numbers on how many games were actually released for Windows PCs. Estimates range from 400 to 800 games, depending on which games are counted and whether shareware is excluded (via IMDB.com).

What were the bestsellers back then? According to HP, which has compiled a list of bestsellers over the years, the best-selling PC game of 2000 was the simulation “The Sims” with 11 million copies sold. Other successful games included:

  • Diablo II
  • Counter-Strike
  • Deus Ex
  • Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn
  • The Operative: No One Lives Forever

How large were games in 2000? Around the year 2000, games were rarely much larger than 2 GB. The bestseller “The Sims” was about 1 GB in size, while Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn was at 2 GB already the upper limit at that time. Most games were rather between 500 MB and 1.5 GB.

Many games were released on CD back then, and a lot of data remained on the disks and was played from there. Some installers also offered the option to copy all data to the game directory for shorter loading times. Otherwise, you had to switch the disk in the drive for certain games. Baldur’s Gate II was released on 4 CDs at that time, and with the expansion Throne of Bhaal an additional CD was included.

A player wants to build her first gaming PC, but a friend strongly advises against it. A pre-built PC is the better choice. The player fears that pre-built PCs are significantly more expensive. What is the current state of the market? Player wants to build a gaming PC with her savings, but a friend says: It’s better to buy a pre-built PC

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OP build in Diablo 4 deals several trillion damage, works with every class – Blizzard responds

Most players in Diablo 4 are always looking for a build that simply deletes everything. One build achieved this in Season 8, and all you needed were 3 things that any class could use. And although everything worked as planned, the nerf is now here.

What kind of build is this?

  • A combination of the legendary aspect “cursed touch” caused immense damage when combined with two of the new boss powers from Season 8: disturbance of the flesh cutter and Varshan’s life steal.
  • The damage landed somewhere in the double-digit billion range for single targets, in the triple-digit range for multiple targets, and even reached into the trillions, as the expert Macrobioboi explains (via YouTube). That’s a 1 followed by twelve zeros.
  • In the community, the combo was simply known as the “Varshan Build.” However, this specific build no longer works.

This is why the build was so strong: The combo is based on several interactions. The special aspect of the build was that these interactions condition and strengthen each other and could be used by any class.

The central role in the build is played by vulnerability, one of the most important mechanics for increased damage in Diablo 4:

  • Vulnerability alone increases the damage taken by the opponent.
  • The boss power disturbance of the flesh cutter consumes vulnerability and…
  • Every time disturbance of the flesh cutter is activated, Varshan’s boss power also activates and applies a damage-over-time effect (“DoT”) to enemies in a radius.
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The escalation of the build was due to the cursed touch aspect. This has the chance to curse opponents, making them vulnerable as a secondary effect. While the vulnerability is consumed, the curse remains – and applies vulnerability again.

In the end, it was all about dealing as much damage as quickly as possible and strengthening “damage-over-time” effects. This increases the chance of transferring the damage from Varshan’s life steal to opponents; multipliers then further enhance the damage. The more enemies you have around you, the greater the damage, because every enemy activates an area effect upon activation.

Blizzard nerfs the Varshan power, “deletes” strong builds

Already before Season 8, Blizzard announced that they would act more quickly against overly strong builds, primarily when the performance of the game is affected. It seems this has happened here.

As expert wudijo shows in the video, the Varshan build caused FPS drops because every enemy received multiple dozens – according to wudijo even hundreds – of damage instances per second.

With the patch from May 14, 2025, the flesh cutter power was nerfed. The activation now has an internal cooldown and can no longer occur constantly. The expert explains that Varshan builds have effectively been deleted and no class is good with it anymore.

As compensation, Blizzard has made all classes stronger, something that barbarians had criticized until recently. Many skills were improved; however, the overpower mechanic seems to remain the king. You can read the details here: Blizzard aims to nerf overly strong builds in Diablo 4 as quickly as possible instead of waiting weeks again – brings a ton of buffs

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An important change in Pokémon GO is now active, especially helping lonely trainers in Crypto-Raids

In Pokémon GO there are Crypto Raids that are not exactly easy. However, the current Rocket Event brings help.

What has changed? A week ago, several changes for the remote raid passes in Pokémon GO were announced. The first of these are now active.

  • The daily remote raid limit has been increased from 5 to 10. This means more remote raids are now possible in a day.
  • And since the start of the Rocket takeover, another change is active: You can now join Crypto Raids using a remote raid pass.

Previously, participation in the difficult Rocket Raids was only possible if you were on site. Now you can join from anywhere if you receive an appropriate invitation to such a raid.

This is to consider: Remote raid passes are not free, and you have to spend coins in the shop to obtain them. You still receive the regular raid pass per day, but it only allows for on-site raids.

However, if you have not been able to participate in Crypto Raids so far because you lacked players, this is an opportunity to find more players now.

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The problem with Crypto Raids

Crypto Raids are generally a bit more difficult than normal raids, which is why you often need more trainers to complete the raid together. However, since participation was previously only possible directly at the gym, you had to either organize into groups or simply hope that someone else would happen to join.

Especially in places where not many trainers are around, this is challenging.

With the change, you can now also participate in raids from afar, where more players are available. For this, you can get invited by friends or use an app for remote raid invitations – we will show you how to do this here.

What’s next for remote raid passes?

In fact, another change is coming, as you will soon be able to participate in Dynamax battles from afar. These have similar hurdles to the Crypto Raids, especially in the higher difficulty levels. Participation in Dynamax battles via remote pass is set to be introduced on May 19.

This way, you will also be able to participate in the difficult Dyna battles in the near future when you lack players nearby. For example, the upcoming debut of Gigantamax Machamp is likely to be interesting for some, as these battles are particularly difficult. Read more about the battle day with Gigantamax Machamp here.

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Almost Never: WoW is Currently Bursting You with Loot Upgrades

No matter which content you want to play in World of Warcraft right now – everything contributes to improving your character. The Turbo Boost makes it possible.

In World of Warcraft, the Turbo Boost has just started and it allows you to collect better gear extremely quickly. The advantage is that you can now farm an unlimited amount of emblems and exchange them infinitely for more powerful emblems. This means there is practically no limit to improving your character anymore.

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What is new now? With the start of the Turbo Boost on May 14, 2025, a lot has changed in WoW. Besides increasing the maximum item level of the best items, the lifting of the weekly cap on different emblems is particularly significant. Without this cap, it means:

You can farm as much as you want and collect infinite upgrades.

How does it work? The emblems of the various levels can all be exchanged to upgrade them. This can be done in Dornogal with the Dracthyr Vaskarn.

You can exchange 45 emblems of one level for 15 emblems of the next higher level. This results in the following table with the costs for the respective emblems:

Emblem TypeCost in Weathered Lorenthall EmblemCost in Carved Lorenthall EmblemCost in Rune-Embellished Lorenthall Emblem
15x Carved Lorenthall Emblem45//
15x Rune-Embellished Lorenthall Emblem13545/
15x Gilded Lorenthall Emblem40513545

It doesn’t matter what content you are playing for this. Whether low dungeons, world events like the Flame’s Radiance, LFR raids, Depths, or even harder content. Almost everything rewards emblems that you can use for upgrades. Any surplus emblems can be exchanged once you have unlocked the next level.

How do you get powerful items? Basically, there are two methods to obtain extremely powerful items without having to play hard content.

The first method is crafting. With crafting, you can create a handful of items at a very high level – item level 681 is now possible. Since you mainly need emblems for this, you can farm at your own pace.

The second method is the tokens that you receive from a new quest you can accept at the bank of Dornogal.

Even if you only play very light endgame content, like the LFR raid, you can still grab a few Hero items. Through the tokens, you can buy 3 items of your choice from the vendor and upgrade them to an item level of 671 – which is significantly stronger than anything else you can get with little effort.

It has never been easier to obtain really strong gear in World of Warcraft that can be earned just by investing time – even if you don’t play any really challenging content. A pleasant boost for everyone, no matter what skill level they are at.
Not much longer, and there will also be a completely new way to play WoW – because Legion Remix is on the way!

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Expedition 33 best Verso build – optimal skills and Lumina

If you want to get the best out of Clair Obscur Expedition 33 from Verso, check out these two builds to deal with all enemies quickly.

Verso only joins the group at the beginning of Act 2 and shakes things up quite a bit. He has access to the same weapons as Gustave, but his playstyle differs significantly from him.

We reveal how to get the most out of Verso – both right after he joins the group and in the hardcore endgame of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. With our two builds, you should be prepared at all times.

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Update from March 26, 2026: The article has been reviewed and is up to date.
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Verso joins the group late, but wants to take down the painter as well.

Verso in the Early Game

Verso joins the group late, so the term “Early Game” doesn’t quite fit here. We refer to the time of his joining the group, which is at the beginning of Act 2. The build shown here should serve you well until the Monolith.

Attributes

Since the best weapon for the build in the early game scales heavily with agility, you should invest most of your points into it. The rest should go into luck to further increase his critical hit chance.

The high agility helps Verso to act multiple times, quickly increasing his perfection rating.

Skills

  • Quick Strike
  • Light Holder
  • Assault Zero
  • Paradigm Shift
  • Defiant Strike
  • Perfect Recovery

Weapon: Gaulteram

Gaulteram is a good choice for starting with Verso. The weapon helps him rapidly increase his perfection rating while losing very little perfection. The level 4 bonus ensures that upon a hit, you only lose one point of perfection instead of a whole rank.

Lumina

The following pictos and lumina are just a recommendation. Verso can work well with other lumina, but these are wonderful for starting out.

  • Sweet Kill: When you kill an enemy, you regenerate 50% of your maximum HP.
  • First Strike: You always play first.
  • Critical Burn: Your critical hit chance is increased by 25% against burning targets.
  • Dead Energy II: When you kill an enemy, you gain +3 AP.
  • Breaker: Your breaking damage is increased by 25%.
  • Healing Parry: Parrying restores 3% of your maximum health points.

Combat Guide

Verso benefits from you leveling him up through the ranks as quickly as possible so he can reach S-rank and gain maximum damage bonus. So start with Quick Strike, which should instantly promote you to Rank B. Following that, Assault Zero should help you push up to Rank A, and using Light Holder will ultimately get you to S-rank.

You can vary here, depending on what you need at the moment. For maximum damage, use Defiant Strike, and when you’re running low on AP or HP, weave in Paradigm Shift or Perfect Recovery.

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Verso in the Endgame – Endless Markings with Sustained Fire

In the endgame, there are significantly more lumina points and better weapons available. With this build, Verso becomes a real “power house” that can quickly turn even the toughest enemies into shish kebabs.

Attributes

Due to weapon scaling, you should invest 99 points each in agility and vitality. If you have points left, invest the rest in strength to squeeze out a bit more damage from Verso.

Skills

  • Overload
  • Follow Up
  • Radiant Slash

Weapon: Simoso

Simoso is the weapon you get from one of the hardest bosses in the game – Simon. The weapon is hard to ignore, as it has an exceptionally good scaling and powerful passive bonuses.

Using abilities with Simoso adds additional light damage, applying 20% burning to enemies on a hit with light damage. Additionally, Verso cannot die if his perfection is at least “A”.

Lumina

The following pictos and Lumina are almost all necessary. Basically, you want to equip all lumina that increase damage and benefit from marking or can renew a mark.

  • Painted Power: You can deal more than 9,999 damage.
  • Cheater: You always play 2x in a row.
  • Fueling Break: When you break a target, you double the burn stacks on the enemy.
  • Stay Marked: 50% chance to trigger a new mark on a marked target when attacked.
  • Marking Shots: Your shots have a 20% chance to mark the target.
  • At Death’s Door: You deal 50% more damage as long as you have less than 10% health.
  • Augmented Aim: Shots deal 50% more damage.
  • Burning Shots: Shots have a 20% chance to cause burning on the target.
  • Burning Mark: Causes burning on the target when you hit a marked target.
  • Glass Canon: Deals 25% more damage but also takes 25% more damage.
  • Roulette: You have a 50% chance to deal either 50% or 200% damage.
  • Immaculate: You deal 30% more damage until you take a hit.
  • Energising Burn: +1 AP when you cause burning. Once per turn.
  • Energy Master: When you gain AP, you additionally gain +1 AP.

Combat Guide: How to Optimally Play the Marking Build

The battles are relatively simple. In Verso’s first turn, you use some shots until you drop to 6 AP. Then use the Overload ability to reduce Verso’s health to 1 and refill his AP for the next turn.

Thanks to Cheater, you play again immediately and can now unleash your massively amplified shots on the enemies. Once you reach S-rank with Verso and still have 2 AP left, you can use Follow Up to deal extremely high damage – depending on how many times you have shot in that turn.

Other Group Members

Additionally, you should use Maelle and have her use the Offensive Switch ability to apply more defenselessness to the target and further increase the damage taken by the target. This works best when Maelle gets to attack before Verso.

As the last member, you use Sciel with the ability Fate’s Fury. This increases the damage that Verso deals in his next turn by 100% – leading to absurd damage numbers. With Intervention, you can then force Verso directly into the next turn.

Verso benefits greatly when other group members support his attacks and buff him or debuff enemies. Other characters in Expedition 33 also have extremely strong synergies and can execute absurdly high combos – like Sciel when played with the right build.

You can vary here, depending on what you need at the moment. For maximum damage, use Defiant Strike, and when you’re running low on AP or HP, weave in Paradigm Shift or Perfect Recovery.

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Verso in the Endgame – Endless Markings with Sustained Fire

In the endgame, there are significantly more lumina points and better weapons available. With this build, Verso becomes a real “power house” that can quickly turn even the toughest enemies into shish kebabs.

Attributes

Due to weapon scaling, you should invest 99 points each in agility and vitality. If you have points left, invest the rest in strength to squeeze out a bit more damage from Verso.

Skills

  • Overload
  • Follow Up
  • Radiant Slash

Weapon: Simoso

Simoso is the weapon you get from one of the hardest bosses in the game – Simon. The weapon is hard to ignore, as it has an exceptionally good scaling and powerful passive bonuses.

Using abilities with Simoso adds additional light damage, applying 20% burning to enemies on a hit with light damage. Additionally, Verso cannot die if his perfection is at least “A”.

Lumina

The following pictos and Lumina are almost all necessary. Basically, you want to equip all lumina that increase damage and benefit from marking or can renew a mark.

  • Painted Power: You can deal more than 9,999 damage.
  • Cheater: You always play 2x in a row.
  • Fueling Break: When you break a target, you double the burn stacks on the enemy.
  • Stay Marked: 50% chance to trigger a new mark on a marked target when attacked.
  • Marking Shots: Your shots have a 20% chance to mark the target.
  • At Death’s Door: You deal 50% more damage as long as you have less than 10% health.
  • Augmented Aim: Shots deal 50% more damage.
  • Burning Shots: Shots have a 20% chance to cause burning on the target.
  • Burning Mark: Causes burning on the target when you hit a marked target.
  • Glass Canon: Deals 25% more damage but also takes 25% more damage.
  • Roulette: You have a 50% chance to deal either 50% or 200% damage.
  • Immaculate: You deal 30% more damage until you take a hit.
  • Energising Burn: +1 AP when you cause burning. Once per turn.
  • Energy Master: When you gain AP, you additionally gain +1 AP.

Combat Guide: How to Optimally Play the Marking Build

The battles are relatively simple. In Verso’s first turn, you use some shots until you drop to 6 AP. Then use the Overload ability to reduce Verso’s health to 1 and refill his AP for the next turn.

Thanks to Cheater, you play again immediately and can now unleash your massively amplified shots on the enemies. Once you reach S-rank with Verso and still have 2 AP left, you can use Follow Up to deal extremely high damage – depending on how many times you have shot in that turn.

Other Group Members

Additionally, you should use Maelle and have her use the Offensive Switch ability to apply more defenselessness to the target and further increase the damage taken by the target. This works best when Maelle gets to attack before Verso.

As the last member, you use Sciel with the ability Fate’s Fury. This increases the damage that Verso deals in his next turn by 100% – leading to absurd damage numbers. With Intervention, you can then force Verso directly into the next turn.

Verso benefits greatly when other group members support his attacks and buff him or debuff enemies. Other characters in Expedition 33 also have extremely strong synergies and can execute absurdly high combos – like Sciel when played with the right build.

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Twitch star MontanaBlack invites his friend Tanzverbot, who fails at what causes problems for the entire Gen Z

The Twitch streamer Kilian “Tanzverbot” Heinrich returned to the public after a long break and is currently going through a tough time. Even the simple things are difficult for him.

MontanaBlack invites Tanzverbot: In a Twitch stream (highlights via YouTube), Tanzverbot shares that his Twitch colleague MontanaBlack invited him to dinner since he happened to be in Berlin. However, Tanzverbot declined this offer. According to his own words, he wouldn’t be able to manage anything right now.

We introduce you to Tanzverbot’s difficult past in our video:

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Twitch streamer Tanzverbot talks about his difficult past, still regrets his lack of education

“I can’t even manage that”

What does Tanzverbot struggle with? Twitch streamer Tanzverbot returned to YouTube and Twitch after a long break. However, with a sad message: A toxic relationship has robbed him of his will to live, as he says, and he is currently in a tough phase. One reason for this is, among other things, high tax debts.

The consequence of this state is that Tanzverbot no longer really dares to go outside. He says: “I feel incredibly uncomfortable outside” (via YouTube), and regarding MontanaBlack’s invitation he said: “I can’t even manage that” (via YouTube).

Tanzverbot further states that he would always find an excuse, like saying he would be streaming. However, he wasn’t actually live on Twitch anymore.

Going outside is something that not only Tanzverbot struggles with, but also Gen Z regularly faces difficulties. The generation is struggling with fear of the general public and groups of people, as reported by harmonyhit.com. The consequence: Gen Z prefers to order their groceries home because they favor anonymous shopping with their smartphones.

Tanzverbot describes a similar behaviour when he says in his Twitch stream: “I just really don’t go outside” (via YouTube).

A viewer also asked Tanzverbot about a possible camper tour with MontanaBlack. However, Tanzverbot immediately declined. For him, living in a camper would be something he would prefer to do alone. He would only consider it with two people if it were a very large vehicle.

Regularly streaming on Twitch would be a start for Tanzverbot to slowly get out of his tax debts. To create an incentive for Tanzverbot to follow through, MontanaBlack promised him 1,000 euros if he would be live on Twitch 14 times in September 2024. Tanzverbot achieved that: MontanaBlack explains why Twitch streamer Tanzverbot is still waiting for the 1,000 € from the bet, which he urgently needs.

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