Blizzard promised permanent improvements for Diablo 4, but players are currently missing one

Nicole Wakulczyk Nicole Wakulczyk Reading time 2 minutes

In the past season, there were practical innovations for the Whispers and the Whispering Tree in Diablo 4. Some of these adjustments made it permanently into the game – but the one feature that simplified the whole process is now missing for the players.

What did Blizzard promise? On the 2025 roadmap, Blizzard announced not only seasonal features but also permanent additions for Diablo 4. In Season 7, which ran until the end of April, “gameplay updates for Whispers” were permanently added to the game. This included, for example:

  • A redesigned layout around the Whispering Tree, so you can reach it faster from the waypoint to exchange your gifts for loot boxes.
  • Rearranged vendors along with additions like Alchemist, Armory, Curiosities Merchant, and Healer.
  • After the update, there were also “bequeathed” loot boxes – meaning boxes with ancestral items.

Another feature that was added in Season 7 in Diablo 4 was the Ravens of the Tree. The Ravens then spawned in the “Witchtides” and saved you the annoying backtrack to the tree as soon as you had collected 10 gifts. The feature quickly became a fan favorite – and now players miss the Ravens because they were removed with Season 8.

In Season 7, everything revolved around witch powers – in Season 8, however, you will grab the skills of the bosses and use them:

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Diablo 4 Shows Updates for Bosses and the New Boss Powers in Season 8

Players miss the Ravens of the Tree

Why do players miss the Ravens? The Ravens saved you a lot of time and clicks when turning in gifts. As soon as you had 10 points from the Whisper tasks, you could pick up your reward right there at the Raven – without the detour back to the Whispering Tree.

Now, however, you have to travel back to the tree every time your points are full – because as long as you haven’t turned them in, you can’t collect any more. And that means you have to interrupt farming for the area change temporarily – including loading screens.

In a Reddit post, the community discusses which permanent “Quality of Life” improvements the Whispers have actually remained in the game. Many agree: the Ravens were one of the best features. The user bza4207 writes that there is absolutely no reason why they shouldn’t be permanently in the game.

MatthewHughes9 also agrees – especially because the constant back and forth without the Ravens is simply annoying. And DrCrustyKillz even thinks the best part about Season 7 for him was the entire Witchtides mechanic. It was significantly more enjoyable than what was introduced as the new mechanic in Season 8.

Overall, the mood in the Diablo 4 community is rather subdued: the new mechanic in Season 8 is boring or even frustrating for many. Some players say: No one wants to play this game like this.

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However, now that some players have reached the endgame, there are also positive voices. Especially due to the permanent changes, particularly to the Hideout bosses, progress in the game suddenly feels rewarding again. You can read more about this here: The new season of Diablo 4 gets a lot of criticism, but players still find something good

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Everyone knows Godzilla, but very few know what he really is

Niko Hernes Niko Hernes Reading time 3 minutes

Almost everyone has heard the memorable roar of Godzilla. In its now 70-year history, the giant monster has had countless movies. However, it is much more than just a simple giant lizard.

Godzilla is one of the most important monsters in film history. It made its first appearance in 1954 in the film Godzilla directed by Ishirō Honda, who also wrote the screenplay. To this day, there are 38 films and several series, games, and other works.

By the way, Godzilla is called Gojira in Japanese, and it consists of the words gorira (gorilla) and kujira (whale).

Over 70 years, Godzilla has received several variations, which is why there are also different origin stories. In this article, we mainly focus on the origins of Godzilla, but we also include the films Godzilla Minus One and Shin Godzilla.

In the latest Godzilla film, the monster fights alongside Kong:

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Godzilla the Dinosaur

What is Godzilla anyway? In the first film, which also launched the Showa era (1954 to 1989), Godzilla was originally a type of dinosaur that likely lived both in the sea and on land. But there were nuclear weapon tests by the USA on the Bikini Atoll.

The tests caused Godzilla to mutate and become the giant lizard that later destroyed Japan. In the film itself, the character Dr. Yamane assumes that the bomb also destroyed Godzilla’s habitat, which is why it then came ashore.

Similar events can be seen in the film Godzilla Minus One (2023). At the beginning of the film, Japanese soldiers are fighting a dinosaur on an island against which they cannot do anything. However, this dinosaur is only as big as a truck. Later, this creature also becomes the colossal Godzilla.

Due to the mutation, Godzilla also gained its destructive Atomic Breath. This is its radioactive laser beam, capable of destroying entire cities like a weapon of mass destruction. Its mere existence poses a threat in many variations because it emits radioactive radiation.

At the end of the first film, Godzilla is also killed by another human weapon. However, in the 2nd film, another Godzilla appears, which also became the protagonist of many further sequels.

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Godzilla is more than just a big monster; he is a symbol

What does Godzilla symbolize? As seen in the first film, Godzilla is not fundamentally an evil monster that consciously wants to destroy humanity. Godzilla is also just a victim of nuclear weapons and a symbol of the disasters in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, after atomic bombs were first used in history.

This trauma processing becomes even clearer at the end of the film. There, Dr. Yamana says: But if we continue to conduct atomic tests, it is possible that somewhere in the world another Godzilla will appear (via inkstickmedia.com).

Although many films featuring Godzilla became sillier and more action-packed, the series has repeatedly returned to these themes. As Billy Bernfeld writes for The Crescent Magazine, the film Shin Godzilla from 2016 is a metaphor for the Fukushima disaster.

In 2011, a tsunami caused by an earthquake damaged the Fukushima nuclear power plant. As a result, radioactive substances escaped and contaminated parts of the country.

Shin Godzilla deals not only with the monster, which in this film has an even more terrifying design, but also criticizes the Japanese bureaucracy.

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Although the very first Godzilla was just a guy in a costume, much more was hidden in the monster that can destroy entire cities. This is likely the reason why the fascination continues even after 70 years. You can find another big monster here: Everyone knows the sandworms from Dune, but very few know what they really are

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Here are 5 facts about Ruffy from One Piece that you probably haven’t heard before

Esmeralda Eickemeyer Esmeralda Eickemeyer Reading time 4 minutes

One Piece is packed with details, Easter eggs, and clever allusions. Yet even with the main character Monkey D. Luffy, there is still much to discover that is easily overlooked. Here are 5 lesser-known but all the more exciting facts about Luffy.

What are these facts? The following facts do not revolve around what happens directly in the plot of One Piece but rather about the background of Luffy’s character: his cultural origins, creative decisions of the author, or little details that one only picks up by watching interviews with Eiichiro Oda or being interested in the creation story. 

Many fans simply enjoy the anime or manga without delving into such aspects – which is perfectly legitimate. But exactly for that reason, such insights often bring about “Aha!” moments that make Luffy appear in a new light.

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Luffy’s birthday is May 5th – Japan’s “Children’s Day.”

May 5th is known as “Kodomo no Hi” in Japan – the “Children’s Day.” On this national holiday, the welfare and future of children are celebrated. Colorful koi flags (Koinobori) hang everywhere in the country, symbolizing strength, courage, and success. That Luffy was born on this very day is therefore no coincidence. 

This year, Luffy’s birthday on May 5th was officially celebrated. One of the official One Piece accounts on X released a brand-new poster for this occasion (via X). It features Luffy in his Onigashima outfit – with yellow pants, a purple loincloth, and of course his wide grin as he devours two giant pieces of meat.

We continue on page 2 with Luffy’s first name “Monkey” and what it represents.

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A grotesque item in Baldur’s Gate 3 is better than any healing potion, but you need a strong stomach

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 2 minutes

Baldur’s Gate 3 is full of secrets and details. Some of them you will only learn if you commit to the dark side of the game and endure that it can get … pretty rough. However, it can definitely be worth it to not always be one of the good guys.

Spoiler Warning: This is about the Dark Urge and some of the special interactions the Origin has with the world of Baldur’s Gate 3.

What kind of item is this?

  • In the goblin camp in Act 1, you will find various body parts of dwarves that have been expertly roasted.
  • For most characters, these pieces of meat are useless and count as “junk” – not so for the Dark Urge.
  • If you are playing as Dark Urge, you can eat the dwarf meat and it has several benefits that a regular healing potion does not offer.

That’s why roasted dwarf is so strong: For each body part, you get 4d4 healing, which is between 4 and 16 hit points. This roughly corresponds to a potion of greater healing (which provides 4d4+4). Swallowing a potion costs a bonus action. Eating dwarf meat is a free action, which doesn’t actually exist in the rules of D&D.

Practically speaking, this means: You can eat as much roasted dwarf per round as you want and still act afterwards – similar to the dozens of cheese wheels in Skyrim and The Witcher. Another bonus: You gain an inspiration from the first dwarf snack.

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This makes dwarf meat extremely valuable because you heal without having to give up actions that you could use for attacks or spells. Disadvantage: You can throw healing potions and heal multiple people, but that doesn’t work with the meat.

If you are not playing the Dark Urge or don’t want to eat dwarves, you can also eat raspberries. They have the same effect but heal less. However, you can easily overlook raspberries because they count as storage supplies.

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The Dark Urge has several great advantages in Baldur’s Gate 3

Another advantage of dwarf meat and any other healing item is that you can more easily do without a healer in the group. Veterans know, that healing just isn’t worth it in Baldur’s Gate 3, more damage is usually more useful.

If you play the Dark Urge, by the way, you also have several other advantages that other origins or the tavern do not get, including:

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You don’t necessarily have to be evil for the dwarf meat and many of the interactions. A “Resist Durge” run is based on denying your origin and resisting the urge to kill everything and everyone. For that, you also receive a special ending. In our overview, you will find all the important details about the origin: What is the Dark Urge in Baldur’s Gate 3 and why should I play it?

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WoW player finds ancient guild again, but what he sees is sad

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

Finding the beloved guild in World of Warcraft after 20 years. It’s actually a nice thing, if it didn’t seem like a relic of the past.

Guilds in World of Warcraft have a very different significance for all players. For some, it’s just a loose group of rather unimportant online acquaintances, while others have a large circle of friends in the guild that has built up over years and sometimes decades. And some still remember the first guild they ever joined and wonder what has become of it.

When you finally get the answer, it’s not always nice – because many guilds are just ghosts of the past.

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What was shown? In a post on Reddit, Ravun88 shares a screenshot of his guild – or rather the attendance list of the members. You can see when the characters last logged in. For some, it has been 18 or even 20 years – so between 2005 and 2007, shortly after the launch of WoW.

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Why do the characters have such strange names? If you look at the names, you will recognize quite bizarre characters. Names like “Kaity9AF389” or “AndaraA0136A” are not indications of bots or something similar, but due to another circumstance.

If accounts do not log in for several years, Blizzard releases the corresponding character names. If someone doesn’t play with the character “Kaity” for several years, that character gets an addition of random characters and others can call themselves “Kaity.” If the original Kaity happens to return, she can give her character a new name or call herself Kaity again if it hasn’t been reassigned yet.

The image shows the sad reality that many members of this guild have not logged in for about two decades. A genuine “ghost guild” and probably one of the oldest in World of Warcraft.

The fact that the characters have such low levels is mainly because the maximum level in World of Warcraft has already been reduced once, effectively “halving” the levels of most.

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This is how the community reacts: In the WoW subreddit, there are a lot of upvotes for the post, which essentially represents a glimpse into the past, albeit a slightly sad one. Many comments recount their own stories with their long-standing “ghost guilds.”

Rockyfist wishes he could still log into one of the first guilds:

Man, you are so lucky that you can still log into your old guild. One of my guild mates kicked everyone out and then sold the guild name.

AccurateInsect8814 also has such a guild, where he occasionally checks in.

I feel the same way, we had a guild for alt characters. From time to time, I log in there and see if anyone has come back. No one has ever returned.

What about your WoW guilds? Are they communities that have existed for many years? Are your members in the guild still active? Or do you also have some “ghost guilds” among your characters?
If you want to take another look at WoW, it could be very easy – because soon you will need just one key to play.

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The sandworms from Dune: Awakening hunt beta players – The developers are excited: “Blessed be the schadenfreude Hulud”

Karsten Scholz Karsten Scholz Reading time 3 minutes

Even in the beta of Dune: Awakening, it is clear that the sandworms are one of the highlights of the survival MMO by Funcom. Anyone who encounters such an impressive “Shai-Hulud” will surely not forget it.

What kind of beta is this? The current testing phase of Dune: Awakening has been running on Steam since May 9, 2025, and runs until May 12, 2025 (at 23:59 CEST). To get an invitation, one could request access through Valve’s platform or catch the official Twitch event from Funcom on May 10. Additionally, all pre-order customers of the survival MMO are allowed to play.

During the beta weekend, you can expect about 20 to 25 hours of gameplay, during which you can experience the first act of the story and explore three regions of the game. You will fight for your survival, build shelter and gadgets, and confront the local enemies.

The story trailer for Dune Awakening:

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The encounter with the Shai-Hulud

What about the sandworms? You will encounter them very early in the game, which should make it clear to everyone that it is unwise to take a walk on open desert plains without necessity. However, sometimes you will have to take the risk – for example, if a quest sends you to a remote mountain region.

Then you should either move really quickly (through skills or a bike) or move very cautiously – with the latter option, however, heat and thirst will eventually become a problem for you.

If you move too loudly over the sand, you will draw the attention of a sandworm, which the interface will accompany with a corresponding warning signal. The attacks of the creatures come in two parts: first, they burst vertically out of the ground upwards, then they race with their mouths open towards their victim.

What is it like to encounter a sandworm? Since they are really large and incredibly fast, it is not easy to escape a worm. This is demonstrated, for example, by a recording of Sekhen on Reddit, who can barely dodge the charging Shai-Hulud while it gets another player.

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PikeUK, on the other hand, was so unfortunate to be hit by a sandworm bursting from the ground that he ended up spinning like a top, and that on his head (via Reddit).

What happens if you get caught? MyMMO editor Benedict Grothaus has already been able to play Dune: Awakening live with the developers in Oslo and was also eaten by a worm at the end of his session. His result: the entire inventory as well as the equipment are gone.

According to MMO YouTuber Entenburg (via YouTube), in that case, you end up with a special NPC who can at least once bring you back with a sand bike, allowing you to return to base relatively safely to re-equip. However, the penalty here is still harsher than in a normal death, where you can recover the lost equipment.

How does the community react to sandworm encounters?

  • balltongueee writes on Reddit: “To be honest, this worm is so huge. It is terrifying to traverse the desert or just to be on it.”
  • Developer Funcom_Ignasis jokes on Reddit: “Praise be Schadenfreude Hulud.”
  • Crimsonyx has also been caught, via Reddit: “Has anyone else been chased by one and then eaten by another? I had my camera pointing behind me to check, and then my buddy and I ran straight into another worm!”
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One of the big highlights in the Dune universe are the giant sandworms that roam the planet Arrakis. But they are more than just gigantic animals, even if that is not evident in the films. They are essential for the infrastructure of the universe. You can learn more about this here: Everyone knows the sandworms from Dune, but few know what they really are

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Player spends 147 € on Path of Exile 2, gets disappointed twice

Cedric Holmeier Cedric Holmeier Reading time 2 minutes

In Path of Exile 2, a player paid €147 for an expensive edition. However, the rewards caused trouble not just once but twice.

What did the player buy? The user WorkLurkerThrowaway expressed his disappointment on Reddit. There, the long-time fan of Path of Exile shares his experience. Before the launch of Path of Exile 2, he purchased the “Vaal Supporter Thaumaturge” pack. It includes cosmetic items like skins and 1,600 points that can be used in the shop of Path of Exile 2.

The €147.85 pack also provides fans with a T-shirt as a physical item. The shirt featuring the Path of Exile 2 logo was supposed to be sent to buyers after the release. But when the fan received his shirt, he couldn’t believe his eyes.

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Double Disappointment

Why was the player disappointed? When he unpacked the package with the T-shirt, he noticed that the logo on the shirt was printed crooked and not centered. The T-shirt did not meet the expected quality, and the long-time fan was dissatisfied.

User WorkLurkerThrowaway contacted support and finally received a response after several months of waiting. Customer support sent a second T-shirt, which the fan also received.

However, the quality of the second T-shirt was only slightly better, not perfect. The logo on the second shirt was still crooked and not centered. A disappointment for the fan:

I don’t even know if I’m interested enough to open another ticket. That’s quite annoying. As for me, this is the last time I’ve spent money on another supporter pack, and I probably won’t do it for a while.

Here you can see the T-shirt:

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How does the community react to the post? The community agrees with the user that the quality is unacceptable. User ryo3000 asks in his comment on Reddit: “Oh, wow, those are terrible… Is this an officially recommended product?” Additionally, he found a shirt with the same logo from a vendor that sells it for €26, but it’s not an official product.

User Xilarch also shares about his shirt on Reddit: “I just checked my shirt because I hadn’t unpacked it yet. The logo is maybe half a cm to the right and about 2 degrees tilted, so definitely not noticeable unless you’re looking for it, and the print feels solid. Maybe they have several printing companies depending on the region? That seems like a high variance for a single printing company.”

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For the long-time fan of Path of Exile, this experience is disappointing. Even though support wanted to assist with a follow-up shipment, the second shirt also fails to satisfy the user. Why the user had to wait so long for support can be found here: After 545,000 support requests, the developers of Path of Exile 2 issue an apology

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Fans want the big plot twist of GTA 6 to be deciphered right now

Cedric Holmeier Cedric Holmeier Reading time 2 minutes

Since the release of the second trailer for GTA 6 on May 6, 2025, fans have spent many hours analyzing the trailer. In the process, a new fan theory has received more hints.

What is this fan theory? A currently popular fan theory suggests that the male main character of the game is actually working undercover for the police or collaborating with them. The plot twist of the game could be that Jason betrays Lucia in the end and exposes the entire crime ring surrounding his employer, Brian.

Although Rockstar Games has not revealed anything in this direction yet, fans have found hints that are supposed to support their theory.

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From Criminal to Undercover Cop

What hints have the fans found? To support their theory, fans gather information with each new trailer that may fit their suspicion. In the new trailer, the first scene that stands out is in the prison. Here, Jason picks up Lucia and is recognized by a guard. Jason reacts evasively, which the supporters of the theory interpret as a clue to his undercover role.

Later in the second trailer, Jason meets some gangsters. They immediately accuse him of being a “FED”. Feds are the federal officers or organizations like the FBI and DEA.

Another hint comes from a scene in the first trailer and a screenshot from the official website rockstargames.com. In the first trailer, there is a scene where a police SWAT team storms a house. One of the police officers has a similar build to Jason. In the screenshot, Jason is wearing a very similar outfit, which leads fans to conclude that Jason was the character in the operation.

Here you can see the comparison of Trailer 1 and the screenshot:

Two split images. On the left, a police officer; on the right, Jason. Both wear similar outfits that could even be identical.
Left: Screenshots from Trailer 1 – Right: Screenshot from Rockstar Games

In the second trailer, there is also a scene where a police officer says, “Cops need to protect each other,” which is suspicious because the story in GTA is always told based on the characters, and it seems neither Lucia nor Jason are present. Fans suspect that Rockstar Games did not want to reveal too much here, which is why the image was chosen in such a way that Jason is not visible.

What is Jason’s motive? Jason was previously in the army. Many ex-soldiers in the USA become police officers. It is possible that Jason did the same. Others believe Jason switched sides and made a deal with the state to free Lucia from prison earlier.

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The fan theory picks its evidence from the existing material and is not really watertight. Whether the fans have really deciphered the big plot twist of GTA 6 remains to be seen. How much the fans analyze the trailer can be seen here: Someone has uploaded all 5,002 images from the new GTA 6 trailer – attentive fans are already collecting details that you may have missed

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Elden Ring Nightreign: Is there Crossplay?

Christos Tsogos Christos Tsogos Reading time < 1 minutes

Elden Ring: Nightreign is supposed to be a game with a multiplayer focus, where players meet in a trio squad to take down bosses and loot items. Many are wondering if the game will have crossplay at launch and we provide you with an answer.

Will there be crossplay? No, there will be no crossplay at launch. What there will be, however, is cross-generation. Platforms like PS4 and PS5 and Xbox One as well as Xbox Series S/X can play together. PC players will be left on their own.

Is Elden Ring: Nightreign an exception? No, even older titles from FromSoftware do not have crossplay, including Elden Ring, Dark Souls, as well as Armored Core and Bloodborne. Although crossplay has become standard for many new multiplayer games, FromSoftware opts out of it.

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Why is there no crossplay in FromSoftware games? There is no official statement from the developers regarding this. Nevertheless, we can speculate on what it could be due to:

  • High costs regarding the servers that would need to be provided for the entire player base to play
  • Too little development time, in which crossplay did not find a place anymore
  • Restrictions and no uniform agreements among the various platforms
  • It might not be worth it, as Nightreign is a spin-off and will not be funded further in the future
  • Anti-cheat could pose a hurdle

Keep in mind that these are just speculations. FromSoftware is known to refrain from crossplay, so it is not surprising that Nightreign will not benefit from it either. Besides crossplay, fans are also interested in the upcoming classes, the so-called Nightfarers. You can find out more in our overview: Elden Ring Nightreign: All 8 classes in overview

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In 28 years, the origin story of a villain in Dragon Ball has been changed 3 times

Niko Hernes Niko Hernes Reading time 2 minutes

Dragon Ball has many iconic villains that are still loved by fans today. Among them is Majin Boo. In the original series, it was explained how he actually came into being, but in the latest series, that has changed.

Editor’s note: In the original version of the article, it stated that Majin Boo was created by Babidi, but it was actually his father Bibidi. The relevant part has been corrected.

Majin Boo was the last great villain in Dragon Ball Z, before the final episode of the series aired on January 31, 1996, in Japan. Fans didn’t have to wait long, as Dragon Ball GT started in February 1996 with new transformations.

Years later, Dragon Ball Super came along and in 2024 Dragon Ball Daima. Over such a long time, more backgrounds on old characters are revealed. In the case of Majin Boo, however, this resulted in 3 different origin stories.

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3 Origin Stories, All from Toriyama

What is Majin Buu anyway? Majin Boo, also known in the community as Kid Boo, is the pure, evil form of the demon Boo. He first appears in the Boo arc and is depicted as an uncontrollable being that cannot speak.

In the original manga and anime, it is explained that the wizard Bibidi created the demon, who became increasingly powerful and evil during his orgies of destruction.

In Dragon Ball Daima, however, this story is changed. The series tells that the witch Marba created the demon on behalf of Bibidi. In the series, more is learned about the demon realm and the 2 new demons, Majin Kuu and Majin Duu, who were created from parts of Boo’s essence and plant man seeds.

Interestingly, Toriyama changed the origin story back in 2014 in an interview (via kanzenshuu.com). There, the mangaka explains that although the Kaioshin said that Boo was created by Bibidi, that is not true. Boo existed long before the beginning of time.

Even more absurd is the ending of evil Boo. After Goku defeated him, he was reincarnated as a good-hearted person named Oob.

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The Boo situation shows how some story snippets can change over time, especially when a series like Daima plays between two others. The changes likely didn’t harm the story itself. By the way, Majin Boo was so powerful that even Freezer was warned: 10 years ago, a villain in Dragon Ball was warned about 2 powerful warriors, but they were neither Goku nor Vegeta

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One of the most popular strategy games on Steam is currently facing serious trouble and the developers should have anticipated this

Cedric Holmeier Cedric Holmeier Reading time 2 minutes

The celebrated strategy game Stellaris on Steam has received a major new update and a DLC for its birthday. However, fans are disappointed by the many issues. Now the boss has apologized.

Why is there a shitstorm? The 4X strategy game Stellaris is actually one of the long-standing favorites on Steam in the genre. For 9 years, it has been receiving continuous free updates and paid DLCs. However, the new version update to version 4 of the strategy game is causing problems.

What was meant to be a birthday gift ended in a shitstorm. The new version of the game suffers from bugs, performance issues, and crashes. Even the first hotfixes have not yet satisfied the community.

While the new features are generally well-received, the overall impression of players suffers due to the problems. Now the boss is speaking in an interview and apologizing to the fans but also explains that they should have known better.

Here you can watch the trailer for the new update of Stellaris:

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Stellaris shows the major version update for the ninth birthday in the trailer

“We released it in a rough state”

What does the boss explain in the interview? In an interview with PCGamesN, Game Director Stephen ‘Eladrin’ Muray explains that the developers knew in what kind of state they were releasing the new update and the DLC.

We released it in a rough state […] I felt that we were showing this a bit by having a big list of known issues in the patch notes, [but] I should have been clearer about the state we had it in. [Players] need to know what is happening and how it will get better.

Murray later apologizes in the interview for disappointing the fans. He further explains that he still stands by his decision not to delay the update:

If we had delayed it by two weeks, I don’t think we would have recognized as many of the issues – it would have been in a better state, but we still would have been intensely patching for a week, [although] not as intensively as at the moment. It’s difficult because there are so many moving parts.

How will it get better in the future? Stellaris always releases a DLC together with a free update. Both versions work hand in hand. While the free update brings new features, the DLC provides additional features for a fee. The team is now considering ending the simultaneous release of the updates. Instead, they might release them at different times.

“This is something we are discussing internally for the future when we make changes of this magnitude again,” says Murray. The endeavor would be very difficult, “but I think it could be worthwhile in the future. This way we could receive more information about the base game without the DLC,” says the Game Director.

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Stellaris is part of the portfolio of strategy games from publisher Paradox Interactive. The strategy geniuses from Sweden are also currently working on the continuation of another title, but the fans are afraid of what is to come: The next game from the Swedish strategy geniuses shows a new trailer and fans are immediately afraid that they will need a doctorate

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Elden Ring Nightreign: All 8 classes in overview

Christos Tsogos Christos Tsogos Reading time 5 minutes

In Elden Ring: Nightreign will have 8 classes, known as Nightfarer, at release. You can choose one of them and control it during your journeys. You will learn which ones are known, what they look like, and what they can do in this overview.

What are Nightfarers? In Elden Ring: Nightreign, you cannot model your hero as usual in FromSoftware titles. Instead, you must choose one of the 8 Nightfarers. The Nightfarers serve as so-called “classes”.

They come with a predetermined appearance and distinctive skills that only they can activate. It might be wise to rely on different Nightfarers in a trio to fight diversely and surprise opponents.

To know which Nightfarers exist and what they are capable of, we show you all of them in our overview. With our directory, you can also jump to the classes that interest you:

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Wylder

The Wylder

What can the Wylder do? The Wylder is the classic Sword & Shield fighter. His passive skill allows him to escape death once, which can be advantageous for beginners.

Additionally, the Wylder has a grappling hook with which he can latch onto enemies to quickly close the distance or pull enemies towards him.

His ultimate transforms his grappling hook into an explosive bolt that he can charge. When fully charged, you can unleash a devastating blow on your enemies, dealing massive damage.

Guardian

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The Guardian

What can the Guardian do? The Guardian is a massive paladin who takes on the role of a tank. His passive skill supports him by preparing his shield for more powerful blocking.

Since the Guardian is a brown eagle and has wings, he can utilize them to unleash a storm with his character talent and direct it at his enemies.

Despite being a tank, he is not sluggish on his claws. With his ultimate, he can ascend into the air, target an area, and clear it of enemies with a dive. Thus, you are well served as a tank and clearer with the Guardian.

Countess

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What can the Countess do? With the Countess, you have chosen a nimble melee fighter, which is evident on the battlefield. Her passive ability allows her to dodge often and quickly.

With her character talent, you can also repeat recently executed attacks to maximize damage on enemies and bosses.

Finally, with her ultimate, you can make yourself and your allies invisible. This can be especially useful if you want to explore places or lure enemies into an ambush. The Countess can be very powerful in experienced hands, but she is not recommended for beginners.

Hermit

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Elden Ring: Nightreign shows the class of the Recluse in battle

What can the Hermit do? The Hermit represents the classic mage class. Powerful attacks, moderate health, and a focus on ranged combat. To cast her spell, you need FP, and her passive skill allows you to regenerate it through affinity traces.

With her character talent, she can combine her collected affinity traces into a powerful spell and then launch it at enemies with high damage.

As a supporter, the Hermit can also prove valuable, as her ultimate creates a blood seal that marks nearby enemies and bosses. When these marked enemies are then attacked, health and FP are regenerated.

Iron Eye

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What can Iron Eye do? Iron Eye is a hybrid of a DPS/support class. With him, you maximize your damage against enemies due to his passive skill, as the drop chance of loot is increased.

The support is achieved through weakening the enemy. Iron Eye can mark an enemy and create a weakness, making your enemy more susceptible to damage.

His ultimate takes on the DPS role. Iron Eye draws a large bow and fires an arrow at supersonic speed at his enemies. This arrow ignores any defense of the enemy and thus inflicts maximum damage.

Raider

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Elden Ring: Nightreign shows the Raider class in combat

What can the Raider do? The Raider represents the more aggressive tank, unlike the Guardian, which is also evident in battle. Through his passive skill, he cannot be knocked down during a successful retaliation.

With retaliation, you take a firm stance and execute a devastating blow against your enemies. This blow is so strong that it can knock back bosses. Coupled with the passive ability, your enemies stand no chance.

Although the Raider likes to dive into the fray, he can use his ultimate to stamp a massive gravestone from the ground. This creates distance for himself and his allies from the opponent and provides a place to catch their breath. Especially in combination with Iron Eye and his bow, this is a strong tactic.

Executor

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The Executor

What can the Executor do? Not much is known about the Executor, except for a small combat segment in the latest trailer for Elden Ring: Nightreign.

In this, the swordswoman can use her katana to parry a series of attacks, then execute a devastating counter that can knock back your opponent. Since the counter executes a large horizontal strike, it is quite possible that enemies in the vicinity of your target could also be victims of the attack.

Revenant

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The Revenant

What can the Revenant do? Also, nothing is known about the Revenant except for her appearance. She carries a harp, and her clothing closely resembles that of Ranni from Elden Ring. It is possible that she assumes the role of a summoner and can summon spirit ashes or the souls of fallen enemies on the battlefield, but we can only speculate until she is officially introduced.

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Will I be able to play all classes immediately at release? This is still not entirely clear. According to the previous product description of Elden Ring: Nightreign on Steam, a DLC was supposed to offer new bosses and classes – this part has now been removed.

Whether FromSoftware will stick to the idea and hide some of the presented classes behind a paywall cannot be ruled out or confirmed. However, it is a fact that the four known classes from the network test will be available at release.

These were all the important details about the known classes from Elden Ring: Nightreign. Should new information and trailers about the two last classes be published, this overview will be updated. You can find out more about the spin-off of Elden Ring here: Elden Ring: Nightreign – All information about the release, gameplay, and price

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Players curse an important NPC in Baldur’s Gate 3 because he keeps dying, which can easily be avoided

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 3 minutes

The characters in Baldur’s Gate 3 are considered excellently written by many players, even the NPCs with whom you have little interaction. Only one regularly drives fans to despair: Isobel. She behaves so incredibly stupidly that she has caused countless reloads and even the end of Honour Runs.

Spoiler Warning: This is about an important NPC and their development in Act 2 of Baldur’s Gate 3.

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That’s why it’s so hard to keep Isobel alive: As soon as you talk to Isobel, you trigger a cutscene and an ambush. Servants of the Absolute want to kidnap her, and a battle scene starts.

Here Isobel behaves as stupidly as possible. She starts next to enemies and in a room full of foes. The first thing she does in most cases: run past everyone and incur opportunity attacks.

Since Isobel doesn’t have many hit points, she usually dies right in the first round, taking the whole inn with her, because the protective spell is missing. Even if you try to save her, you need luck.

Spells like Sanctuary make Isobel invulnerable, and an invisibility potion would protect her from attacks, but the young woman tends to ignore that. She simply attacks directly, breaking her protection and then running straight into the next enemy and dying.

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There are secret rooms in Baldur’s Gate 3 that only a few of you will ever see

“PSA: Just don’t talk to her”

Isobel has cost many players a lot of nerves with her behavior, especially since she is quite important:

All of this makes it even more frustrating when one forgets again that with an intelligence of 10 she is not really that stupid and lets herself be torn apart by enemies. However, players have found an easy way out: Just ignore her (via Reddit).

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If you simply don’t talk to Isobel at all, the ambush is also not triggered and she remains safe in the upper floor of the inn the entire time. After you find the Night Song and decide to help Lady Aylin, you return to the inn, where Isobel greets you with a pleasant surprise for the first time.

The only thing you miss out on is Isobel’s protection, which you don’t need anyway if you first free the pixie from the lantern. Everything else can be accomplished without ever having spoken to her. Especially the achievement “From the Bottom of My Heart” becomes significantly easier because Isobel’s stupidity doesn’t kill all the Tieflings.

The Tieflings are especially special in Baldur’s Gate 3. For a particularly rare achievement, you have to protect them – but for other achievements, most of them will not survive. However, you do need to have a dark soul: You can easily miss an entire story in Baldur’s Gate 3 if you just stick to the “good” path

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Pokémon GO: Is the Spotlight Hour today with Fiffyen worth it?

Max Handwerk Max Handwerk Reading time 2 minutes

The Spotlight Hour on May 20th in Pokémon GO features Fiffyen for you. And what else? We summarize that here for you.

What is the Spotlight Hour? This hour always takes place on Tuesday evenings. The third Spotlight Hour in May will run on May 20, 2025.

During this hour, you will encounter a specific Pokémon that is in focus, everywhere in the wild. Additionally, there is always a bonus.

When does the Spotlight Hour start? It starts at 6:00 PM, lasts for 60 minutes, and ends at 7:00 PM.

What is the Pokémon on May 20th? It is Fiffyen, which comes from the games Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald. It can evolve into Magnayen.

What is the bonus? The bonus grants you double XP when evolving during the Spotlight Hour.

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How to use the Spotlight Hour with Fiffyen and XP

Is Fiffyen strong? No, it is not. And its evolution, Magnayen, is also not among the best attackers in Pokémon GO. This applies both in raids and in the battle league. In short: If you’re looking for a strong fighter, Fiffyen is not the right monster for you.

Can Fiffyen be shiny? Yes, you can catch the shiny version. However, you need luck, as the shiny rate is not increased during the Spotlight Hour. Nevertheless, one can take advantage of the sheer number of Fiffyen spawns to try their luck.

Pokémon GO Fiffyen Magnayen Shiny
Fiffyen and Magnayen along with their shiny forms

An hour to gather XP: The most exciting part of the hour is probably the XP bonus for evolutions. It’s best to use the filter function of your Pokémon collection, where you can set it so that only the Pokémon that can evolve are displayed. You can also already conduct a corresponding search before the hour and tag all monsters you want to evolve.

Then you’ll quickly have everything together on Tuesday evening and just need to carry out the evolutions. That way, you can gain a lot of XP if you’re still on your way to level 50. Optionally, use a lucky egg to further increase the XP yield.

What’s next in Pokémon GO? With many more dates, because May has quite a bit to offer. Gigantamax Machomei celebrates its debut in the game before the month is over. Additionally, events like the Community Day Classic with Machollo or “Battle Week: Critical Hit” are upcoming. Want an overview? Then check here: All events in May 2025 in Pokémon GO.

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„Thank you for the best survival game I have ever played“ – the new game based on Dune is already impressing in beta

Karsten Scholz Karsten Scholz Reading time 3 minutes

The beta of Dune: Awakening lasted only a few days, but that was enough to provide many interested players with a comprehensive first impression. Many participants in the test express themselves very positively about the new survival MMO from Funcom.

What could one play in the beta? From May 9 to May 12, 2025, players could experience the first act of the story of Dune: Awakening and explore 3 of a total of 12 regions. A travel feature guides all visitors of the desert planet and names the next goals, about which one learns new recipes and tools or tries out functions.

Those who followed this journey built an initial base, weapons, armor, and a sand bike. Players could explore research stations and camps while dealing with sandworms, patrolling ships in the sky, as well as thirst and heat. The developers themselves state that the beta offered about 20 to 25 hours of gameplay.

By the way, this is exactly the part of the game that MeinMMO editor Benedikt Grothaus was able to play in January 2025 – his conclusion back then: I have played thousands of hours of survival games, but Dune: Awakening is different from any of them.

The story trailer for Dune Awakening:

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Dune: Awakening fuels the hype with a new story trailer

Lots of praise, some complaints

How does the community like the game? According to steamcharts.com, tens of thousands used their access on the weekend to explore the beta servers. At peak times, 37,725 players were simultaneously online in Dune: Awakening.

In the past few hours, new reports have been emerging on various community platforms where beta players express their experiences – and very often these reports read extremely positively.

  • InfiniteTrade7073 writes on Reddit after 33 hours: “Thank you for the best survival game I have ever played. I have never felt so scared and relaxed in a game at the same time. The survival aspects are so much fun.”
  • MadMacronex praises on Reddit after 32 hours and at level 42: “At this point, I am so ready to keep progressing and just want to unlock more fun features. I stop playing because I just want more and know that I can’t have it. June 5 can’t come soon enough!”
  • Thormodor summarizes his impressions on Reddit as follows: “I think the game is promising and I will buy the Ultimate Edition. Not because of the early access (a practice in games that I really hate), but because of the building set. Had fun exploring, fighting, and building. I’m worried about the PvP, as there are no PvE servers or private servers.”
  • jpg14 was indecisive, but is now excited about the game, via Reddit: “All in all, wow, I could continue playing, but I think I am satisfied. I will let this game rest until release and will enjoy the rest when I can play at my own pace. A shoutout to Funcom; I am excited.”

Anyone who has already experienced one or more Funcom launches knows that the games from the Norwegians have historically gone live with many issues. In this regard, the beta version of Dune: Awakening turned out to be surprisingly solid. Players did experience some bugs, crashes, or performance issues – but these were within reasonable limits.

What has been criticized? Aside from the technical issues mentioned, criticism from some beta testers mainly revolves around areas such as character control, the feeling of combat, and PvP.

  • SaintAlunes criticizes on Reddit: “Since endgame consists mainly of PvP, the PvP combat is unacceptable, and I don’t believe it can be fixed in the coming months. Terrible animations, terrible melee mechanics, a lot of lag, getting stuck on terrain, stunlocking, etc.”
  • Fallen10111 complains on Reddit: “Movement/mobility is trash. I have never played Conan Exiles, but I have played ARK, and I would say that much of the running around, the non-smooth transitions in animations, and the overall movement look like many of the Conan videos I’ve seen, and remind me strongly of ARK – and not in a really good way.”
  • Regarding combat, Fallen10111 writes in the same post: “Pretty mediocre and sometimes a bit frustrating. The AI and its pathfinding are… unpredictable, but under the right circumstances also predictable. It is very easy to take out people with headshots with a pistol. I didn’t like melee combat much, but that’s probably more of a personal preference.”
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In addition, many players wish for refinement and improvements for the handling of the numerous tools, for the quite limited inventory, or the user interface. Overall, however, Dune: Awakening is currently very well received by many players. Have you perhaps also played it? What is your first impression? You can find more about the game in our overview: Everything about release, prices, editions, and content of Dune: Awakening.

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A player of No Man’s Sky is in such a bad situation that even the head of the studio pays him the last respects

Paul Kutzner Paul Kutzner Reading time 2 minutes

A player must painfully say goodbye to their permadeath character in No Man’s Sky. Even the head of the developer pays their last respects.

Permadeath characters pose a high hurdle for players in many video games. In this mode, a single death causes the character and the associated save file to be deleted and can never be played again. A small mistake can therefore lead to losing many hours of progress.

In No Man’s Sky, you can also face this challenge. A player on Reddit reports how they lost their character in this mode. This generates not only a lot of reactions from the community but also from the game’s developer.

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No fuel, no oxygen, no chance

What is the problem? The player has landed their character on a planet they did not want to land on. This planet consists only of a small rock column on which their spaceship sits.

As far as the eye can see, there is only ocean around them. The planet is also full of toxic storms that create massive waves.

Since the player has no launch fuel left and no ferrite dust, they have no choice but to “sit in my ship, watch the storms, and wait for my oxygen to run out,” as the player writes.

You can see what this looks like in their post on Reddit, which we are embedding here:

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What is the developer’s reaction? In addition to more than 12,000 upvotes on Reddit and nearly 500 comments, Sean Murray has also reacted to the player’s post. He is none other than the managing director of Hello Games, the developer of No Man’s Sky.

On X, he shared the player’s post and added a saluting emoji. Thus, the story surrounding the condemned character was also acknowledged in the highest circles of the game and honored in this way.

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You can also face this special challenge in other games and play with permadeath activated. Players have already experienced in the hardcore mode of WoW that not only personal failure can lead to the loss of a character: Hundreds experience in WoW the nightmare of every MMORPG player: Thousands of hours just gone.

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Pokémon GO: 3 of the rarest Pokémon you can catch quite easily right now – Here’s how it works

Max Handwerk Max Handwerk Reading time 3 minutes

In Pokémon GO, you can now more easily obtain Selfe, Vesprit, and Tobutz. But how? We summarize it here.

What kind of Pokémon are these? Selfe, Vesprit, and Tobutz are known as the “Lake Trio”. They are three legendary Pokémon from the Sinnoh region.

The special thing about the three: They are among the very rare legendary Pokémon that you can theoretically encounter while walking in the wild of Pokémon GO. However, they are really extremely rare, and even encountering just one of them is highly unlikely.

Additionally, the three are regional Pokémon. So, they exist in different places around the world.

  • Tobutz in North and South America as well as Greenland
  • Selfe in the Asia-Pacific region
  • Vesprit in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India

In Germany, you usually only encounter Vesprit, and exceptions are rare. One of those was the GO Fest 2024 – where you had a good chance to get them all, and with some luck also as Shiny. However, since then it has become significantly more difficult again.

But: Right now, you have a better opportunity to get the three. Because they appear in raids.

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How to get Selfe, Tobutz, and Vesprit in Pokémon GO

From May 12 to May 21, the three Pokémon are available in 5-star raids. This way, you can obtain them without having to hope for great luck in the wild. The problem, however, is: They all only appear in raids in their respective regions.

This means that you can easily obtain Vesprit in Germany. Just look for a corresponding 5-star raid and try to complete it.

Selfe, Vesprit, and Tobutz in their Shiny forms

Catching Vesprit: In the raid, you should primarily focus on Pokémon of the Bug, Ghost, and Dark types, as a Psychic Pokémon Vesprit has a type weakness here. The battle isn’t too difficult; with the right counters, you can defeat it even with just two players. Use team play to hit it with particularly high damage.

You can find the best counters against Vesprit here.

How to catch Selfe and Tobutz? If you’re not randomly in the corresponding regions of either Pokémon, you can’t easily obtain them. However, you do have an opportunity: By using Remote Raid Passes.

With a Remote Raid Pass, you can challenge raids that are located elsewhere in the world. The important thing is that you need to be invited to do so. This way, you now have several options.

  • You get invited by friends in the respective regions
  • Or you use an app like Pokégenie, Campfire, or similar to get invited to such a raid

How exactly remote raiding works through such apps has been summarized here.

Are the Pokémon worth it? They are not particularly strong fighters; there are better alternatives. But you need them, of course, to complete the Pokédex – and if you don’t have the three yet, you can grab them much more easily than usual. There’s also the chance of a Shiny, but you need particularly good luck for that.

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Player defeats toughest opponent in Monster Hunter Wilds by almost self-destructing – This is his build

Alexander Mehrwald Alexander Mehrwald Reading time 2 minutes

The battle-hardened Rey Dau presents particularly tough challenges for hunters in Monster Hunter Wilds. One player managed to take him down with his build in under 4 minutes. We will show you how.

What battle is it about? The battle-hardened Rey Dau was introduced on April 30, 2025, as a limited-time event quest in Monster Hunter Wilds, making him the first battle-hardened beast you can fight. Since May 7, you can also complete him as a Free Challenge Quest and earn a rank on the world leaderboard depending on the time taken.

To face him, you must be at least Hunter Rank 50. The battle-hardened Rey Dau is considered the toughest monster to date and poses many hunters challenging obstacles.

Speedrunners have since been trying out various combinations to defeat him as quickly as possible in the Free Challenge Quest. One player managed to do this with his dual blades and special build in 3:42:58 minutes, earning him an A-rank rating.

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Quick victory with dual blades and Rey Dau γ armor – but not without risk

What build does the player use? YouTuber and speedrunner Vitrast shares a video on his channel on YouTube, where he showcases his speedrun. He uses the following build, based on the new Rey Dau armor and focusing on dual blades, but also turns into a glass cannon:

  • Weapon: The Artian weapon Tilt circles with ice element (3 x attack infusion +5 / 1 x element infusion +20)
    • Weapon decorations: 1 x Crit-Jwl 3 / 1 x Sharpness-Jwl 3 / 1x Spiritual-Eye-Jwl 3
  • Secondary weapon: Hunting horn Resonating Galahad
    • Weapon decorations: No decorations
  • Headgear: Rey Headgear Gamma
  • Chest armor: Holy Armor Beta
  • Arm armor: Rey Arm Guard Gamma
  • Waist armor: Rey Waist Ring Gamma
  • Leg armor: Rey Leg Guard Beta
  • Talismans: Challenger Talisman II
  • Cloak: Corrupted Cloak
    • Armor decorations: 1 x Challenger-Jwl 3 / 2 x Throttle-Jwl 3 / 1 x Chain-Jwl 3 / 1 x Counter-attack-Jwl 3 / 2 x Enduring-Jwl 1

You can see his run here:

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How does the hunter play? At the beginning, the player buffs himself with berries and a meal before drawing his hunting horn and buffing his attack power with the right melody. Then he blasts himself into the air with a barrel bomb to trigger the appropriate buffs.

Then he switches to his dual blades and gets started. For his tactic, it’s necessary to perfect evading beforehand, as he conducts the entire fight with barely any health points and without healing. Additionally, by perfectly evading, you enter a short mode where you deal damage with further evading.

You should also know exactly where you can, for example, trigger Blade Dance or Demon Mode without taking damage.

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A similar tactic was also used by user HALMAN in his speedrun against the hardened Mizutsune, which is also considered one of the hardest monsters to defeat in the game. For his run, he similarly became a glass cannon like Vitrast and struck it down with good timing and his dual blades: Player takes down one of the strongest creatures in Monster Hunter Wilds in under 3 minutes, turns into a glass cannon for it

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Two countries in Europe have a national border that runs through the houses of the residents

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 2 minutes

The Netherlands and Belgium share a common state border that partly runs through the homes of the residents. The reason for this is rooted in history. Today, the uniqueness of the state border is a tourist attraction.

Which countries are involved? The Netherlands and Belgium, both German neighbors, share a common border that runs for over 478 kilometers. This border has been more or less established since October 4, 1830, when Belgium declared its independence.

However, a peculiarity of the state border is the border between the municipalities of Baarle-Nassau (Netherlands) and Baarle-Hertog (Belgium). Here, the borders partially run through homes and businesses. This is primarily due to historical reasons.

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The border line originates from historical times and was established in 1843

Why is the border so chaotic? The partially very chaotic border line originates from historical times. The lords of Nassau (now Breda) and the dukes of Brabant entered into numerous contracts and agreements during the Middle Ages regarding land exchanges and the sale of parcels. This resulted in a colorful mix of territories.

After Belgium’s independence, some areas suddenly belonged to Belgium while others belonged to the Netherlands. The final division was ratified as part of the border regulations in the Treaty of Maastricht in 1843. Since then, the borders have more or less remained firm.

For this reason, the Belgian Baarle-Hertog is an enclave in the Netherlands, and several smaller areas also belong to Belgium today.

How can you see the border line? To show the borders, measures have been taken in Baarle-Nassau and Baarle-Hertog:

  • The border lines are marked with border stones, which can be seen in the paving of the streets. In some cases, these run through homes and businesses.
  • The style of house numbers differs in both countries. Often, the Dutch or Belgian flag next to the house number indicates which country it belongs to.

Today, the borders that run through homes and businesses are primarily a tourist attraction, causing amazement and amusement among tourists and locals alike. For instance, someone commented on Reddit:

So if you’re arguing with your spouse, you can yell: ‘That’s it, I’m moving to Belgium!’

And another user commented on the strange borders:

Do your homework or I will send you abroad!

Are there such areas in Germany as well? Yes, the best-known example of such an enclave is Büsingen am Hochrhein. Büsingen is a German municipality on the right bank of the Rhine and is completely surrounded by Swiss territory.

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Young woman from Gen Z explains why her generation doesn’t change light bulbs – it’s not about laziness

Paul Kutzner Paul Kutzner Reading time 2 minutes

A large part of Gen Z does not change light bulbs themselves. However, the reason apparently lies not in the incompetence of young people.

In a study published a few months ago, Gen Z (people born between 1995 and 2010) was asked about various household tasks. It was found that around a quarter do not change a light bulb on their own.

A reporter who is also part of Gen Z views such studies a bit differently. She believes there is a simple and fundamental reason why Gen Z does not take action on such tasks. And it is neither laziness nor incompetence.

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“She failed to address the possible reasons”

What reason does she mention? Ellie Muir, the author of the article and also part of Gen Z, believes that such studies do not address the real reasons that lead to the results of such studies. She writes:

“Whatever you think about the accuracy of the study, it failed to address the possible reasons why Gen Z might be afraid of doing DIY tasks.”

As a primary reason, she mentions the fact that fewer and fewer young people can afford a home and are renting. This means that “residents are in a constant dilemma with landlords.” Additionally, more young people are living longer with their parents, where they also do not have to perform DIY tasks.

Doing DIY tasks oneself can ultimately lead to the forfeiture of the claim to the deposit paid when renting an apartment. This makes young people more cautious and, when in doubt, prefer to contact the landlord or property manager.

The prices for homes in their hometown London have risen drastically compared to the prices that millennials had to pay. While millennials paid around £51,800 for their mortgage in the first 5 years, today it is £104,400.

According to a study by rental company Hampton, in 2023 about 36% of renters were part of Gen Z. 10 years earlier, the figure was only 1% – which is not surprising considering that members of Gen Z would have had to be between 3 and 18 years old in 2013.

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