The best counters against Regirock in Pokémon GO in the guide. We show you the best attackers and movesets. With these, you can defeat Regirock in 5-star raids.
What kind of Pokémon is Regirock? Regirock comes from the third generation of Pokémon and is of the Rock type. Together with Regice and Registeel, it belongs to the legendary giants. You will regularly encounter it in 5-star raids.
When does Regirock appear? You can find the boss in its shadowy form on weekends in May in Pokémon GO. Here, we show you the best counters against Regirock and which types it is weak against (type effectiveness).
We updated this article on May 2, 2025, with the best new counters for you.
Defeating Regirock in Raids – With these counters
Mega Lucario with Aura Sphere and Power-Up Punch
Necrozma (Dusk Mane) with Metal Claw and Photon Geyser
Primal Groudon with Mud Shot and Rift Blade
Primal Kyogre with Waterfall and Origin Pulse
Mega Sceptile with Leaf Blade and Flora Statue
Shadow Groudon with Mud Shot and Rift Blade
Shadow Metagross with Bullet Punch and Meteor Mash
Mega Garchomp with Mud Shot and Earth Power
Mega Swampert with Water Gun and Hydro Cannon
Shadow Kyogre with Waterfall and Origin Pulse
Zacian with Metal Claw and Iron Head
Mega Scizor with Counter and Close Combat
Terrakion with Double Kick and Sacred Sword
Mega Blastoise with Water Gun and Hydro Cannon
Shadow Excadrill with Metal Claw and Sand Tomb
Shadow Breloom with Counter and Dynamic Punch
Landorus (Therian Form) with Mud Shot and Desert Wind
Is there a Shiny Regirock? You can find and catch Regirock in Pokémon GO. With a bit of luck, you might find the Shiny right after a raid.
Regirock in its normal and Shiny form – the shiny Pokémon is shown on the right
How many trainers are needed? If you have the top counter Pokémon and have reached a decent level (40+) in Pokémon GO, you can fight Regirock with three players. At lower levels, but with strong counters, you should aim for more trainers.
If you organize your raid teams in advance, you can save time in each individual raid lobby and have the assurance that you always start with your best team: Tips for organizing your raid teams in Pokémon GO.
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If you want to quickly defeat the Rocket Boss Arlo in Pokémon GO, you need the right counters. We at MeinMMO have looked at which monsters you should best use against Arlo’s team in April 2025 and what rewards await you.
Who is Arlo? Arlo is one of the Team GO Rocket bosses in Pokémon GO. You can battle him, as well as Sierra and Cliff, with the help of a full Rocket Radar. In this guide, we will cover the following points:
Update from May 2, 2025: We have updated this article for you. Arlo’s team has remained unchanged since January 2025.
Rocket Boss Arlo – Current Teams in May 2025
Which monsters does Arlo use? To successfully battle Arlo, you should familiarize yourself with his monsters beforehand. In battle, the Rocket Boss has the option to use three Pokémon. He has access to a selection of 7 different monsters.
By clicking on our link in the previous table, you will be directly shown the best counters against Arlo’s deployed monsters.
The best counters to defeat Arlo
Once you have found Arlo, you can start your battle against his team. However, you should think carefully about which Pokémon you want to use beforehand. Below, we have summarized the best counters against the respective monsters using the overview from Pokébattler and Pokémon GO HUB.
Defeating Alolan Grimer – Best Counters Against the 1st Pokémon
In the first round, Arlo has only one Pokémon available: Alolan Grimer. This Poison and Dark-type Pokémon has only one weakness against Ground-type attacks.
Pokémon
Moveset
(Shadow-)Groudon
Mud Shot and Precipice Blades
(Shadow-)Excadrill
Mud Slap and Fire Fang
(Shadow-)Garchomp
Mud Shot and Earth Power
Landorus (Therian Form)
Mud Shot and Desert Hurricane
(Shadow-)Mamoswine
Mud Slap and Body Slam
Alternatively, use the following Mega Evolutions:
Proto-Groudon with Mud Shot and Precipice Blades
Mega-Garchomp with Mud Shot and Earth Power
Defeating Lanturn, Gyarados, and Diglett – Best Counters Against the 2nd Pokémon
How to defeat Lanturn: The Psychic and Water Pokémon Lanturn is weak to Bug-, Dark-, Electric-, Ghost-, and Grass-type attacks, so you should use these in battle.
Pokémon
Moveset
Necrozma (Dawn Wings)
Dark Claw and Shadow Ball
(Shadow-)Tyranitar
Bite and Dragon Tail
Katagami
Leaf Blade and Grass Knot
(Shadow-)Raikou
Thunder Shock and Zap Cannon
(Shadow-)Electivire
Thunder Shock and Zap Cannon
Also suitable as Mega Evolutions:
Mega-Tyranitar with Bite and Dragon Tail
Mega-Sceptile with Leaf Blade and Flora Statue
Mega-Gengar with Lick and Shadow Ball
How to defeat Gyarados: The Water-Flying Pokémon is the evolution of Magikarp. Due to its type, it is particularly weak against Electric-type attacks, as it has a double weakness to such attacks. It also has a single weakness to Rock-type attacks. Since Gyarados can use Water attacks and has a double weakness, you should use Electric monsters instead.
Pokémon
Moveset
(Shadow-)Raikou
Thunder Shock and Zap Cannon
(Shadow-)Magnezone
Volt Switch and Zap Cannon
(Shadow-)Electivire
Thunder Shock and Zap Cannon
(Shadow-)Zapdos
Thunder Shock and Thunderbolt
Zekrom
Charge Beam and Fusion Flare
Alternatively, use the following Mega Evolutions against Gyarados:
Mega-Volcarona with Thunder Fang and Zap Cannon
Mega-Ampharos with Volt Switch and Thunder Cannon
How to defeat Diglett: Diglett is a Ground-type Pokémon. It is weak against Water-, Ice-, and Grass-type attacks.
Pokémon
Moveset
(Shadow-)Kyogre
Waterfall and Origin Pulse
Katagami
Leaf Blade and Grass Knot
(Shadow-)Snover
Ice Shard and Avalanche
(Shadow-)Venusaur
Vine Whip and Flora Statue
(Shadow-)Swampert
Water Gun and Hydro Cannon
Additionally, you can also use the following Mega Evolutions:
Proto-Kyogre with Waterfall and Origin Pulse
Mega-Swampert with Water Gun and Hydro Cannon
Mega-Sceptile with Leaf Blade and Flora Statue
Defeating Alolan Muk, Scizor, and Metagross – Best Counters Against the 3rd Pokémon
In the last Pokémon, Arlo can again choose from three different monsters: Alolan Muk, Scizor, and Metagross. Again, it’s random which Pokémon you will face.
How to defeat Alolan Muk: This Pokémon has the types Poison and Dark. Therefore, it has only one weakness against Ground-type attacks.
Pokémon
Moveset
(Shadow-)Groudon
Mud Shot and Precipice Blades
(Shadow-)Excadrill
Mud Slap and Fire Fang
(Shadow-)Garchomp
Mud Shot and Earth Power
Landorus (Therian Form)
Mud Shot and Desert Hurricane
(Shadow-)Mamoswine
Mud Slap and Body Slam
Also, use the following Mega Evolutions against Alolan Muk:
Proto-Groudon with Mud Shot and Precipice Blades
Mega-Garchomp with Mud Shot and Earth Power
How to defeat Scizor: The Bug and Steel Pokémon Scizor is the evolution of Scyther and originates from the 2nd generation. It has a double weakness to Fire-type attacks.
Scizor
Pokémon
Moveset
(Shadow-)Heatran
Fire Spin and Lava Plume
(Shadow-)Gengar
Fire Spin and Overheat
(Shadow-)Blaziken
Fire Spin and Blast Burn
Reshiram
Fire Fang and Fusion Flare
(Shadow-)Moltres
Fire Spin and Overheat
Also, use the following Mega Evolutions against Scizor:
Mega-Blaziken with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
Mega-Charizard Y with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
Mega-Charizard X with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
How to defeat Metagross: The Steel-Psychic Pokémon is weak against Fire, Ground, Ghost, and Dark-type attacks.
Pokémon
Moveset
Necrozma (Dawn Wings)
Dark Claw and Shadow Ball
(Shadow-)Tyranitar
Bite and Dragon Tail
(Shadow-)Heatran
Fire Spin and Lava Plume
Reshiram
Fire Fang and Fusion Flare
(Shadow-)Gengar
Fire Spin and Overheat
In addition to Metagross, you can also use the following Mega Evolutions:
Proto-Groudon with Mud Shot and Precipice Blades
Mega-Garchomp with Mud Shot and Earth Power
Mega-Charizard X or Y with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
How to find Arlo
To battle Arlo, you first need a complete Rocket Radar. This consists of the 6 mysterious parts you receive when battling the individual Rocket Grunts. Once you have collected all 6 parts, you can assemble and activate the radar. It helps you find Arlo.
Once activated, the Rocket Radar will be displayed at the right edge of the game screen. You can recognize it by the red R. If you click on the radar, a map will open. There you can see your surroundings and at which stops a Rocket Boss is located. These are also marked with a red R.
Rocket Radar
If there is currently no Rocket Boss near you, you can also wait for a balloon. The bosses spawn similarly to the Team GO Rocket Grunts up to 4 times a day in a black balloon. A prerequisite for this is that you have activated your Rocket Radar.
How you can find Arlo and the other Rocket bosses is shown in the following video:
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Pokémon GO: Finding Rocket Bosses – How to Collect the Rocket Radar and Track Them Down
Can you specifically find Arlo? No, it is unfortunately not possible to specifically search for Arlo. The radar only indicates which stops a Rocket Boss is located at, but not which boss it is.
However, once you have found Arlo, he will stay at this stop all day. It is also random which boss you get in the balloons.
Is the fight against Arlo worth it?
Why you should fight against Arlo: At regular intervals, you will receive certain special research tasks in Pokémon GO, with which you can encounter the great Team GO Rocket Boss Giovanni. To complete the task, you must have battled and defeated these three Rocket bosses: Arlo, Sierra, and Cliff.
As a reward, you will receive a black Super Rocket Radar, which you can use to locate Giovanni. However, even if you do not currently have a corresponding task, it is still worthwhile to battle Arlo. You can do this by using a complete Rocket Radar, which you can assemble from the mysterious parts from the grunts.
With this, you can battle one of the three Rocket bosses Arlo, Sierra, and Cliff and look forward to some cool rewards. However, Giovanni cannot be tracked with this radar.
Which Shadow Pokémon does Arlo have? The current Pokémon is Alolan Grimer in its Shadow variant. You will receive this as a reward after defeating Arlo and have the opportunity to catch it. If you’re lucky, you might even encounter a shiny one. It is absolutely worth capturing this monster, as it evolves into a powerful Shadow Metagross.
Other rewards: However, the encounter with the Shadow Pokémon is not the only reward after a battle with Arlo. You will receive various items, just like in other Rocket battles. Additionally, you should ensure there is a free slot in your egg storage before the battle, as you can receive a 12 km egg as a reward from Rocket bosses.
These eggs are exclusively obtained through Arlo, Sierra, Cliff, and Giovanni. They often contain interesting and rare monsters. For this reason, it is worth hatching them. Which monsters can currently be found in 12 km eggs have been summarized here for you.
Which counters do you prefer to use against Arlo? Feel free to share your opinions in the comments here on MeinMMO and discuss this topic with other trainers.
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To defeat Sierra in Pokémon GO, you should rely on the right counters in April 2025. We at MeinMMO have looked into which Pokémon Sierra will use in battle and show you the best monsters against this Rocket Boss.
Who is Sierra? Sierra is one of the Team GO Rocket bosses, alongside Arlo and Cliff. You can challenge these bosses with a Rocket Radar. We have summarized the following topics about Sierra in this guide:
Update from May 2, 2025: We have updated this article for you. Sierra’s team has remained unchanged since January 2025.
Rocket Boss Sierra – Current Team in May 2025
Which Pokémon does Sierra use? Before you face Sierra, you should familiarize yourself with the Pokémon she might use against you in battle. In total, the Rocket Boss can rely on 7 different Pokémon.
By clicking on our link in the previous table, you will directly see the best counters against the Pokémon set by Sierra.
The best counters to defeat Sierra
Once you have found Sierra, you can start the battle. But which Pokémon should you use against this Rocket Boss? With the help of the overview from Pokebattler and Pokémon GO HUB, we have summarized the best counters for you below.
Defeating Pionskora – Best counters against the 1st Pokémon
This is how you can defeat Pionskora: First, you will encounter the Poison and Bug-type Pokémon Pionskora in the battle against Sierra. You should rely on Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock attacks, as it has weaknesses against them.
Pokémon
Moveset
(Crypto-)Mewtwo
Confusion and Psystrike
(Crypto-)Garchomp
Fire Fang and Fly
(Crypto-)Heatran
Fire Spin and Lava Plume
(Crypto-)Rayquaza
Air Slash and Sky Attack
Reshiram
Fire Fang and Cross Flame
(Crypto-)Staraptor
Air Slash and Fly
If you want to use a Mega Evolution against Trasla, the following are suitable:
Mega-Rayquaza with Air Slash and Hurricane
Mega-Charizard Y with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
Mega-Alakazam with Confusion and Psychic
Mega-Kyurem with Confusion and Psychic
Defeating Vulnona, Tentantel, and Milotic – Best counters against the 2nd Pokémon
This is how you can defeat Vulnona: The Fire-type Pokémon is particularly weak against attacks from the types Rock, Ground, and Water.
Pokémon
Moveset
(Crypto-)Kyogre
Waterfall and Hydro Pump
(Crypto-)Groudon
Mud Shot and Precipice Blades
(Crypto-)Rhydon
Rock Smash and Rock Slide
(Crypto-)Garchomp
Mud Shot and Earth Power
Landorus (Therian Form)
Mud Shot and Sandstorm
Alternatively, you can also rely on the following Mega Evolutions:
Mega-Kyogre with Waterfall and Hydro Pump
Mega-Groudon with Mud Shot and Precipice Blades
Mega-Garchomp with Mud Shot and Earth Power
Mega-Samurott with Water Gun and Waterfall
This is how you can defeat Tentantel: The Grass and Steel-type Pokémon has a simple weakness against Fighting attacks and a double weakness against Fire attacks. So, you should rely on Fire attacks to defeat Tentantel.
For Mega Evolutions, you can rely on the following counters:
Mega-Blaziken with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
Mega-Charizard Y with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
Mega-Charizard X with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
This is how you can defeat Milotic: Milotic is a Water-type monster. For this reason, it is weak against Grass and Electric.
Pokémon
Moveset
Katagami
Leaf Blade and Grass Knot
(Crypto-)Raikou
Thunder Shock and Thunderbolt
(Crypto-)Magnezone
Spark and Thunderbolt
(Crypto-)Electivire
Thunder Shock and Thunderbolt
(Crypto-)Tangrowth
Vine Whip and Leaf Tornado
As Mega Evolutions, the following monsters are suitable against Milotic:
Mega-Sceptile with Bullet Seed and Leaf Blade
Mega-Venusaur with Vine Whip and Flora Statue
Mega-Voltress with Thunder Fang and Thunderbolt
Mega-Ampharos with Volt Switch and Thunder Cannon
Defeating Hundemon, Nidoqueen, and Piondragi – Best counters against the 3rd Pokémon
As the third and final Pokémon, Sierra will rely on Hundemon, Nidoqueen, or Piondragi. Again, it is random which of the monsters you will encounter.
This is how you can defeat Hundemon: The Dark and Fire-type Pokémon is the evolution of Hunduster. In battle, you should definitely rely on attackers of the types Fighting, Rock, Water, or Ground.
Pokémon
Moveset
Terrakion
Double Kick and Sacred Sword
(Crypto-)Tyranitar
Rock Slide and Stone Edge
(Crypto-)Groudon
Mud Shot and Precipice Blades
(Crypto-)Kyogre
Waterfall and Hydro Pump
(Crypto-)Swampert
Mud Shot and Water Cannon
(Crypto-)Rhydon
Rock Smash and Rock Throw
If you want to use a Mega Pokémon against Hundemon, you should rely on the following counters:
Proto-Groudon with Mud Shot and Precipice Blades
Proto-Kyogre with Waterfall and Hydro Pump
Mega-Swampert with Water Gun and Water Cannon
Mega-Garchomp with Mud Shot and Earth Power
This is how you can defeat Nidoqueen: The Poison and Ground-type Pokémon is part of Sierra’s team and may encounter you in 3rd position. In battle, you should rely on Ground, Ice, Psychic, and Water attacks.
Pokémon
Moveset
(Crypto-)Mewtwo
Psychic Blade and Psystrike
(Crypto-)Metagross
Psycho Cut and Psychic
(Crypto-)Garchomp
Mud Shot and Earth Power
(Crypto-)Groudon
Mud Shot and Precipice Blades
(Crypto-)Kyogre
Waterfall and Hydro Pump
Against Nidoqueen, you can also use the following Mega Evolutions:
Proto-Kyogre with Waterfall and Hydro Pump
Proto-Groudon with Mud Shot and Precipice Blades
Mega-Swampert with Water Gun and Water Cannon
Mega-Alakazam with Psychic Blade and Psychic
Mega-Garchomp with Mud Shot and Earth Power
This is how you can defeat Piondragi: Piondragi is a Poison and Dark-type Pokémon from the third generation of games. Due to its type combination, it has only one weakness against Ground-type attacks.
Pokémon
Moveset
(Crypto-)Groudon
Mud Shot and Precipice Blades
(Crypto-)Excadrill
Mud-Slap and Sand Tomb
(Crypto-)Garchomp
Mud Shot and Earth Power
Landorus (Therian Form)
Mud Shot and Sandstorm
(Crypto-)Mamoswine
Mud-Slap and Body Slam
Additionally, you can also rely on the following Mega Evolutions against Piondragi:
Proto-Groudon with Mud Shot and Precipice Blades
Mega-Garchomp with Mud Shot and Earth Power
How to find Sierra
To face Sierra, you first need to find her. The Rocket Radar will help you with this. It consists of the 6 mysterious parts that you can obtain by defeating Team GO Rocket Grunts.
Once you have collected all parts, you can assemble them into a Rocket Radar and activate it. Afterwards, a symbol with an “R” will appear on your right game screen. Clicking on it will open a map of your surroundings showing all currently available Rocket bosses. You can then begin your search for Sierra.
Rocket Radar
Alternatively, Rocket bosses like Sierra spawn in a black Team GO Rocket balloon when a Rocket Radar is activated. You can find them up to 4 times a day in these balloons, similar to the Grunts.
You can see how to find Sierra and the other bosses in the following video:
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Pokémon GO: Finding Rocket Bosses – How to Collect the Rocket Radar and Track Them Down
Can you specifically find Sierra? When searching for Sierra at PokéStops, there is no way to see in advance where she is located. You can only see who is waiting for you at a particular stop when you arrive there. Once you have found Sierra, she will stay at that stop all day. Which boss is in the balloon is also random.
Is fighting Sierra worth it?
Why should you fight Sierra? To be able to fight against the great Team GO Rocket Boss Giovanni, you will receive special research tasks periodically. You need to complete these tasks to obtain a black Super Rocket Radar.
For this, you need to fight against the Rocket bosses Sierra, Arlo, and Cliff. If you defeat them, you will receive the special Rocket Radar and can track Giovanni. However, even without these tasks, you have the opportunity to battle against the Rocket bosses Sierra, Arlo, and Cliff with every completed Rocket Radar. It’s especially worth it because of the rewards. Unfortunately, you cannot fight Giovanni with them.
These are the rewards after a fight against Sierra
Which Crypto Pokémon does Sierra have? Crypto-Pionskora is the current Pokémon that you receive as a reward after defeating Sierra.
Other rewards: Additionally, you will receive some items as a reward. However, one thing is different from the normal Grunts. If you have an empty slot in your Pokémon bag for egg storage, you will also receive a 12 km egg.
Do you regularly fight against Sierra and the other Rocket bosses? Which counters do you use most often? Or is Team GO Rocket not really your thing? Feel free to share your opinion here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with other trainers.
In Oblivion Remastered, there is an Easter egg that existed in the original 19 years ago. You can find a room with an NPC whose voice may sound familiar to Bethesda fans.
Which NPC is it? Whether in the original Oblivion or in the recently released Remastered version, there are quite a few quirky NPCs in the game. Just think of the Adoring Fan, who is also in Starfield. Less known is a man named Alban Corinis.
You will find him in a secret room in the game and can interact with him. You will witness different emotions of the NPC. The special thing: The character is voiced in the English version by none other than Todd Howard, head of Bethesda and lead developer of Oblivion.
If you select the right options in his dialogue, you will hear some funny lines and may even get insulted. However, you must first find the secret room.
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The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered – Official Trailer for the Role-Playing Game
How to find the Easter egg and annoy the NPC
Where is the room located? The room with the NPC is secret mainly because it cannot be found in the actual game. Instead, you have to open the console on the PC by pressing ~. Here, you can enter one of the many cheats from Oblivion or activate the room in question.
Enter the following command: coc toddtest
Even the command gives a hint that you are about to deal with Todd Howard. After confirming it with Enter, you will land in a small house where you will find the NPC Alban Corinis.
Talk to him and select one of several emotions from the menu, such as Neutral, Happy, Sad, or Angry. You will then hear Todd Howard’s voice say one or more sentences in the respective emotion.
In the following video by the YouTuber KnightRaven, you will get a sense of Todd Howard’s talents as a voice actor:
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If you repeat an emotion, the NPC’s attitude towards you changes. If you select the Angry option, he initially says: “What? That really annoys me!”
If you repeat this often, your popularity will decrease. Then, if you switch to the Neutral option, the NPC insults you with “You’re really a bastard.” It seems that Alban Corinis does not like it when you play carelessly with his emotions.
The tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump are causing huge waves. It has now come to light that Amazon wanted to clearly display the impact of the tariffs on consumer prices at Amazon Haul. The US government referred to this as a hostile act. Donald Trump intervened personally and called Jeff Bezos, as recent reports show.
This was the situation: As reported by the BBC, Amazon considered specifically showing how US tariffs affect product prices on a page with affordable products, Amazon Haul. This was revealed on Tuesday through a report by Punchbowl News.
However, Amazon has since reversed its position and stated that it had halted these plans and never intended to display the impact of the tariffs on prices on Amazon’s main page.
The White House publicly reprimanded Amazon for such plans, labeling it a hostile act.
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Government calls Amazon’s plan political and hostile
This was the action from the White House: When discussing the first 100 days of the Trump presidency, the press secretary said she discussed the reports about Amazon’s plan to show the impact of tariffs on prices with Donald Trump.
It was a “hostile and political action by Amazon”.
The press secretary asked why Amazon hadn’t done this when inflation hit its highest level in 40 years under President Biden.
The US Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, condemned Amazon’s plan and said it was nonsense. A 10% tariff would have virtually no impact on prices. Amazon wanted to make it seem as if tariffs were responsible for price changes.
Amazon claims that the decision not to portray the impact of tariffs on prices had nothing to do with the comments from the White House.
An angry Trump reportedly resolved the issue with Bezos personally
What reportedly happened next? According to a report from CNN, Trump called Amazon founder Jeff Bezos directly to complain that Amazon intended to display the impact of US tariffs on some prices. This was confirmed to CNN by two senior officials.
This call “resolved the issues.”
Trump is quoted as saying:
Jeff Bezos was very nice. He was great. He resolved the issue very quickly. He did the right thing. He is a good man.
According to anonymous reports, Trump was “pissed off” when he was informed about Amazon’s plan.
The new shooter Borderlands 4 (PC; PS5, Xbox Series X, Switch) showed 20 minutes of new gameplay yesterday, on April 30th, in a deep dive for the PS5, making an important promise. Gearbox has taken the feedback on Borderlands 3 to heart and has revised the loot. A release of the loot shooter is planned for September 12, 2025.
This is what Gearbox says: The presentation in the deep dive lasted more than 20 minutes. The crucial scene came about a quarter of an hour in (via YouTube):
We have taken your feedback to heart and revised the drop rates and loot throughout the game. We have worked hard to ensure that the equipment feels better than ever. At the same time, rarity plays a larger role again. This will provide the most satisfying loot hunting experience of all time.
Apparently, Gearbox has learned from the problems of the third installment.
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In Borderlands 4 könnt ihr überall hinreisen, was ihr im Spiel sehen könnt – sogar zum Mond?
Borderlands 4 aims to offer the best loot hunting experience of all time
Why is this so important? Gameplay is essential in loot shooters. It must be fun to move and shoot, but the main motivation comes from the “loot” that equips and improves your character.
This fantasy of power, of finding better and better items that change gameplay and feel powerful, is the central drive of loot games. This is how players can shape and customize their character.
In Borderlands 3, Gearbox overdid the loot and distributed even high-quality gear so generously that the loot no longer felt fulfilling and rewarding.
Now Gearbox clearly signals: We have understood your criticism. We know exactly what you want, and we will deliver it to you.
Gearbox wants to make legendary items rarer again and bring back the magic
How do they plan to achieve this? Gearbox states: The legendary items, which have abilities that lie outside the normal rules, are central. However, in Borderlands 3 there were too many of them. This devalued all items.
Path of Exile 2 has faced many problems since the release of version 0.2.0 and has received a lot of negative criticism. Builds have been nerfed, and the loot drops have been terrible. The latter should now be fixed with version 0.2.0g.
What is the problem with the loot drops? They are bad, so bad that fans have to farm for hours to get trading currencies. This frustrates the community and causes fans to prefer switching to competitors like Last Epoch – at least there, there is a commendable crafting system, and the invested time is rewarded with better loot.
Path of Exile 2 presents gameplay trailer with the new Hunter class
More loot and everywhere!
What will change? Before the release of the patch notes, especially the wasps from the new league mechanics and bosses from the campaign were supposed to drop more loot. Fans expressed their concerns, as this would not address the underlying problem with loot in the endgame. Now, on May 1, the patch notes tell a different story. You can expect the following changes:
Normal items should no longer drop from unique bosses (except occasionally at the beginning of the campaign).
The chance to obtain rare gold drops has been reduced. This is intended to increase the drop rate of rare items such as equipment and currencies.
Gold, magical and upgrade materials, flasks, talismans, and runes have a reduced drop chance.
These three changes should ensure that you have a 20-30% increased chance to obtain rare currencies (Exalt, Alch, Regal, etc.).
Rare items from tier 2 now have a 4 times increased drop chance. Items from tiers 3 – 5 have a 30% increased drop rate.
Magical items from tier 2 have a 5 times increased drop chance.
Except for some bosses at the beginning of act 1, all unique bosses should drop at least one rare item.
Rare monsters affected by the wasps always drop a rare item.
Chests should now finally drop at least one magical or rare item depending on their rarity.
More about the patch notes for patch 0.2.0g can be found on the official page of pathofexile.com.
Anyone who believes that the studios of Valve, the company behind Steam, are strictly secret is mistaken. Just a while ago, you could easily book a tour there – as long as you knew where to ask.
Were visits to Valve possible? It may sound unrealistic, but yes: there was a way to visit the studios of Valve. You didn’t have to be a developer or a celebrity; it was enough to show interest and write a simple email.
This way, over the years, many fans were able to get a glimpse behind the scenes. Unfortunately, that came to an end some time ago. COVID-19 was to blame.
Valve was also responsible for the zombie classic Left 4 Dead 2 – here you can see the trailer:
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The official trailer for Left 4 Dead 2 by Valve
Visiting a legendary studio
How did one gain access to Valve? It was an open secret that you simply had to send an email to [email protected] expressing your interest in a visit.
In this way, some fans were able to enter the studio and look around. One user, MasterOfThePoems, provides a report on Imgur. He not only shares his impressions but also posts photos with the community.
The photos show the hallways of the studio, as well as cabinets full of weapon replicas and a turret. However, it was forbidden to take pictures of computer screens.
Is that still possible? Since the COVID-19 pandemic, it has no longer been possible to visit the studio. At the beginning of the pandemic, the reasons were clear: they wanted to protect employees from a COVID infection.
Now that the pandemic has come to an end, many are wondering whether visits will resume. In response to a user’s inquiry on Reddit, the company replied that they have not yet started allowing visits again.
A guest at Valve today is a true celebrity in gaming: Geoff Keighley, known as the organizer of gaming events like the Game Awards, visited Valve as a fan when he was still a student. This was at a time when Half-Life 1 was just being completed. In a video on YouTube, he raves about his impressions.
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He was able to spend a lot of time with Gabe Newell and was even invited by the Valve boss to dinner. They had sushi, which posed challenges for Geoff Keighley because he was not good at eating with chopsticks.
Whether Valve will allow studio visits again in the near future is unknown. However, it is said on Reddit that you can still try to send an email. Maybe someone will get lucky after all. Fans of Valve and Steam may have already wondered about Gabe Newell’s gaming preferences: What does the most important man at Steam play?
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In Season 8, new uniques will be introduced for the six classes in Diablo 4. You can find out what they are and what the unique items can do here on MeinMMO.
Three more bosses are coming into play: Belial, Urivar, and the Herald of Hatred. Belial is the new “Pinnacle Boss” and thus one of the toughest opponents in the game alongside Lilith.
Additionally, the system for summoning bosses has been revised. You no longer need mats for this – but you can use them to open chests to collect more loot after the boss fight.
Moreover, new uniques are being added to the game. The items mentioned in the patch notes for Season 8 are listed below along with their effects. There are 6 new uniques mentioned – one for each class. Apparently, new mythics are not being added.
Update, May 1, 2025: We have updated and adjusted the article.
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Diablo 4: Der Gameplay-Trailer zu Season 8 mit Belial
All Uniques from Season 8 at a glance
What new uniques are being added? Below you will find the new uniques that are being introduced for the individual classes in Season 8. Additionally, we will discuss their affixes and aspects. As soon as their exact locations are known, you will find them in the list of all bosses and their drops in Diablo 4.
Barbarian: Curse of Ahjad-Den (Gloves)
+4-6 ranks for Mighty Throw
+114-150 % critical strike damage
+7-10 rage per second
+8-12.5 % cooldown reduction
Aspect: Every 12 seconds, the pulses of your next Mighty Throw explode instantly as fire damage, dealing 400-600 % increased damage.
Druid: Gathlen’s Birthright (Helm)
Standard: Forest’s Anima grants 15 % attack speed
+10.5-15 % willpower
+224-296 armor
+2-3 ranks for Humanity
+17.5-23 % movement speed in human form
Aspect: If you critically hit 400-200 opponents with nature magic in human form, you will receive Forest’s Anima for 10 seconds. As long as you are filled with Forest’s Anima, you will gain the central passive skills Perfect Storm and Earthly Power.
Necromancer: Sanguivor, Zirs Blade (2H Sword)
Standard: +60 % damage from skeletal mages and golems
+32-50 % chance for Army of the Dead to deal double damage
+160-188 intelligence
+1,060-1,142 maximum life
+ 2 ranks for Skeleton Warrior Mastery, Skeletal Mage Mastery, and Golem Mastery
Aspect: The damage dealt by your summons curses opponents with Vampiric Curse. Consuming a corpse also grants a soul for Vampiric Curse, which can now stack up to 20 souls. Army of the Dead can now unleash the souls of Vampiric Curse, causing both Army of the Dead and the souls to deal 5-10 % increased damage for each unleashed soul.
Rogue: Band of the Ichorous Rose (Gloves)
Standard: +4 maximum poison traps
+10.5-15 % attack speed
+3-5 % maximum poison resistance
+41.5-55 % poison resistance
18.5-27.5 % chance for poison trap to trigger twice
Aspect: Poison trap always deals full damage over 3 seconds and benefits from all upgrades, which are increased by 50-100 % [x]. Also applies to poison trap:
Benefits from combo points
Has no cooldown during Inner Eye
Cooldown is reduced by Preparation
Sorceress: Greet of Verglas (Helm)
Standard 1: 7.5 % maximum cold resistance
Standard 2: 50 % cold resistance
+10.5-15 % intelligence
+13-17.5 % maximum life
+10.5-15 % attack speed
+4-6 ranks for Ice Shards
Aspect: Ice Shards now spread with 2 additional shards. You deal increased damage of 1-1.5 % [x] every time Ice Shards deal damage to an enemy for 5 seconds, up to 50-75 % [x].
Spiritborn: Gorget of the Sunbird (Amulet)
Standard: +30 % resistance to all elements
+16-25 % movement speed
+2-3 ranks for Mighty
+2-3 ranks for Forge
+2-3 ranks for Acceleration
Aspect: Picking up a Storm Feather creates a firestorm around you for 8 seconds, dealing 150-300 % fire damage every 0.5 seconds. Every 5th additional Storm Feather you pick up strengthens the firestorm and increases its damage by 100 % [x], but the duration is not renewed. The firestorm is treated as an Eagle, Jaguar, and Storm Feather skill.
These were all the unique items that will be added in Season 8 for the six classes. Uniques can have a huge impact on builds and change the way you play. Which classes and which strong builds will be at the top in the new season will be revealed in the coming weeks. You can find the currently strongest builds here: Diablo 4 Season 8 Tier List: The best builds in the endgame
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The role-playing game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is one of the highest-rated games of all time. However, for some, the excitement takes on strange forms.
Which character is it about? The sword fighter Maelle is one of the characters in the current role-playing hit Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Scrolling through social media, one finds numerous fan arts or cosplays of her and other characters – but this sometimes takes on strange forms.
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – JRPG with French Flair has Release Date
“Stay normal. Don’t be creepy.”
What is the problem? Maelle is only 16 years old in the game, making her significantly younger than the other expedition members. But only players who have checked the official website or done the math know this.
Although Maelle’s age is directly mentioned in the game, some users seem to have missed that. Elsewhere, a character remarks that the young woman has only 9 years left to live. Anyone deriving that Maelle is 24 years old because people in Clair Obscur die at 33 overlooks the fact that the number the painter paints gets lower every year.
A simple thinking error can thus lead to some players unknowingly idolizing a 16-year-old.
This takes on a particularly unpleasant connotation because Maelle is specifically used by some players to highlight the successful character design of the role-playing game and to contrast it with the supposedly unattractive characters of other current productions.
This post was seen by more than 3.5 million people on X
A post on X, in which Maelle is compared to Kay Vass, the protagonist from Star Wars Outlaws, was viewed by more than 3.5 million people and hotly debated. Many understand the post to suggest that the smaller studio has created a more attractive heroine and thus a better game.
They mean that a comparison could simply have used one of the other – adult – female characters like Lune. The fact that a minor character was chosen is considered inappropriate.
In another post, a user writes: “Friendly reminder: Maelle is 16. Don’t come at me with the old ‘but she looks mature’ excuse […]. Stay normal. Don’t be creepy.” (via X)
Hard times have struck the gaming industry, even with hit games like Apex Legends. The author Heather Woodward worked for over a year on a new character for Apex Legends and introduced the character with enthusiasm. One day later, she was fired and received an email from Electronic Arts, which rated her as objectively funny.
What the developer says: Developer Heather Woodward worked as a writer at Respawn on Apex Legends since April 2022. On Bluesky, she says that she worked on her “baby”, the new heroine Sparrow, a prodigy, for much longer than a year.
On April 29, it finally happened. Sparrow saw the light of the world, or at least the light of the internet:
My firstborn is finally here. I worked for well over a year on this sweet ragazzо. Writing a music video-style trailer was a challenging but rewarding task, and I can hardly believe I get to see my work animated by the incredible team at Sun Creature.
The trailer was well received, getting 561,000 views and almost 17,000 likes. There was just a bit of joking in the comments that the trailer was already known due to a leak:
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Apex Legends – Trailer for the new character Sparrow
That was her first reaction: One could tell that the tension lifted off the author. She exuberantly commented on the first reactions on Bluesky with a flock of emojis, thrilled about fan art.
It was evidently a great day in Heather Woodward’s life.
Author gets fired by EA after her first baby was released
This is how she felt the next day: Just one day later, Heather Woodward realized that she was among the 300 people at Respawn who were fired by Electronic Arts after it was suddenly decided at the end of the month that the company would focus on Apex Legends and new projects would be canceled. This made several hundred employees redundant.
Woodward writes that it is quite strange that she got fired just the next day after she had showcased her heroine. But well, such things happen, and her time at Apex Legends was great.
Author receives advertisement email for her own character as she is freshly fired
This topped it all off: The whole thing had an ugly aftermath.
EA sent Heather Woodward an advertisement message: Her character, which she designed for Apex Legends, is now live in the game.
The author says: It is objectively funny to receive an email for her character on the day she got fired. And Woodward must know what she is talking about. Before her time at Apex Legends, she was a comedy writer for Netflix Is A Joke and NBC.
Rockstar has long followed a specific approach regarding the release of its games: consoles like PS5 and Xbox first. PC gamers usually go empty-handed at release and have to wait months, if not years. A former developer of the studio now thinks that could change for GTA 6.
Which developer is speaking here? This is the former developer at Rockstar North, Obbe Vermeij. He took on the role of Technical Director for GTA 3 and was mainly responsible for level design and the programming of the weather.
For the 17th anniversary of GTA 4, he gave a small retrospective of that time on X. Obbe Vermeij talked about his experiences back then during the development, made some speculations regarding GTA 6, and also explained a frustrating approach by Rockstar: the delayed release of the PC version compared to PS5 and Xbox.
However, according to the developer, this delay in release could change in the future.
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Selbst die größten Publisher fürchten den Release von GTA 6: „Ein riesiger Meteor“
PC gamers are no longer a minority
What could change? The user “@hard8_times” asked Obbe Vermeij on x.com whether he knows why the PC is always the last platform when it comes to releases at Rockstar.
According to the developer, this has to do with the fact that GTA is a console game and that GTA has the most players on consoles.
However, Obbe believes that this may have changed:
“In the past, much more money went into the console versions. Now that this has changed, the PC version will hopefully be closer to release.”
When asked further if he can confirm that it has changed, Obbe says: “I think you are right. PC gaming has increased significantly, but for GTA 6, the majority of sales will probably still occur on consoles.”
It is clear that PC gaming has increased significantly in recent years, and although console platforms still have a dominant presence, PC gamers are no longer a minority that can be ignored. It remains to be seen when GTA 6 will be released, as the developers are still keeping quiet. More about GTA 6 can be found here: GTA 6 is so ambitious that Rockstar reportedly built an entire building just for the game.
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Reddit is a massive internet platform where people discuss various topics. The University of Zurich has now used Reddit for a study to find out whether an AI can change people’s opinions.
What was the study about? Reddit consists of different subreddits: these are smaller groups where people meet to discuss a wide range of topics. One of these groups was r/ChangeMyView. In this subreddit, users can share their views, even if those views are controversial, to discuss with other users and possibly understand different perspectives.
According to the moderators of the subreddit and the news site NewScientist, the University of Zurich utilized this and secretly set up an online lab. The actors of the study generated over 1,700 comments using AI and spread these AI-generated comments without users’ knowledge to see how people would react. The study ran from November 2024 to March 2025.
These comments included some that impersonated rape victims or posed as trauma counselors specializing in abuse. The outcome could now be alarming, as the AIs were convincing.
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AI is more convincing than humans and is not recognized as AI
What conclusion did the study reach? NewScientist reports on a preliminary version of the study’s results. It shows that the AI comments were “three to six times more convincing in changing people’s views than human users, measured by the portion of comments marked as opinion change by other users.”
Furthermore, the report states: “During our intervention, users in r/ChangeMyView never expressed concerns that the comments posted from our accounts might have been generated by an AI. This indicates the potential effectiveness of AI-driven botnets that could seamlessly integrate into online communities.”
Reddit moderators respond angrily
Were there any consequences for the study? After the study was published, the moderators of the subreddit complained to the University of Zurich. They questioned how such an experiment could be approved by the ethics committee.
The actors exploited the users’ ignorance, collected data without the consent of those involved, and tried to determine how convincing an AI could be.
This reckless behavior is sharply criticized by other universities. There were no consequences.
In response to the moderators’ inquiry (via reddit.com) that the University of Zurich does not publish the study’s results because it was conducted without the consent of the subjects, the university stated: “This project provides important insights, and the risks (e.g., trauma, etc.) are minimal. This means that suppressing publication is not proportional to the significance of the insights that the study provides.”
A new fantasy MMO on Steam lets you become gods in months-long wars. However, the path there will not always be fair, say the developers.
Which game is being talked about? It is We Will Be Gods – a free-to-play MMO from the developer Cult of the North. It mixes the base building of an RTS, the battles of a MOBA, and the resource management of a 4X game into matches that are expected to last for months.
On May 17, 2025, the developers will launch a free alpha test. Registration for this can be done on their website wewillbegods.com.
You can see a trailer for the game here:
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We Will Be Gods: Gameplay trailer for the pre-alpha of the new MMO on Steam
What is the game about? We Will Be Gods throws you into the fantasy world of Hamarvast. You are a mortal champion and have set out to become a god. But before that can happen, there is a war to win.
We Will Be Gods is part of a new wave of MMOs, along with Warborne Above Ashes and Havenhold, that strike a similar chord as Foxhole. They offer:
a combination of grand strategy and real-time battles, in which each fighter is a player
large multiplayer battles with up to hundreds of players
matches that can last for weeks – if not months
We Will Be Gods does not want to be fair to you
How does the game plan to stand out? Perhaps by specifically disregarding one thing: fairness. The game, according to the developers, is explicitly not designed to be fair. But what does that mean? “[We Will Be Gods] puts something in front of you, and you work with it,” said Marcus Jacobs – one of the two studio founders alongside Adam Schaub – in a phone call with PC Gamer.
Therefore, there are no matches, no instances, no fairness. There can be 140 people on one side and 70 on the other, and that’s just how it is.
The plan is to play campaigns lasting weeks to months, in which players build 10 or more kingdoms, forge alliances, and tear down their enemies’ bases. Each kingdom is supposed to consist of up to 100 players.
A match only ends when the players of a kingdom have achieved god status. What that means – for instance, whether you start the next cycle with any bonuses – has not been clearly stated by the developers. What is certain is that you start over again afterward.
The head of WoW has announced that Blizzard will effectively ban various add-ons for the MMORPG. The MMORPG will be designed in such a way that popular add-ons will simply no longer function. They will not be able to read combat events or auras. This has caused an uproar in the community, as add-ons are part of the daily life of players in the MMORPG. Especially one announcement is explosive: the “one-button” control.
This is the current situation: Those who play WoW at a higher level join organized groups and engage in content that is challenging and requires players to fulfill specific mechanics. Players need to reach certain points at a given time, move out of zones, or perform actions.
Normally, players would need to recognize through effects in the MMORPG itself what they need to do and “learn” the challenges. If they fail, their raid group fails as well, leading to a wipe and requiring the fight to be restarted.
However, for years there have been add-ons made by others that signal to the player with extremely clear messages in the game what they need to do. One add-on literally yells at the player: “You have the bomb! Run!”
Famous add-ons that take over this function are “WeakAuras” or “Northern Sky”.
To outsiders like the LoL player Tyler1, this seemed absurd: From their perspective, a game played this way requires no skill because you no longer have to think independently. Players become externally controlled sheep, and that’s actually ridiculous. Blizzard seems to see it similarly now.
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WoW Patch 11.1: Gallywix’s Control over the Cartels
Blizzard wants to end the arms race with add-ons in WoW
This is what Blizzard says now: The head of WoW, Ion Hazzikostas, stated in a presentation on April 30 (via youtube.com):
Because the developers know that players use these add-ons, the game developers have to make the fights increasingly complex so that the battles remain challenging.
This leads to an arms race between Blizzard and the developers of the add-ons.
This arms race, in turn, leads to players using more and more mods and battles being unnecessarily bloated with mechanics.
The various mechanics in fights are listed in the dungeon diaries. Players can read them there. But Hazzikostas says:
If you look at the dungeon diary, you scroll and scroll and scroll, and maybe half of it is not even important because the add-ons take care of that for you. That’s not a good place for things.
Blizzard wants to give players the necessary information themselves
This is Blizzard’s goal: The declared goal of Blizzard now is to provide players with the information they need themselves.
Blizzard itself will offer damage meters and various UI enhancements.
Once that is achieved, they want to deprive add-ons of the possibility to continue functioning by removing their access to combat logs and events.
When will this happen? Blizzard has not yet specified a date for this. But initial UI improvements will come with the current patches.
When mods will be banned is still unclear.
Hazzikostas says:
We need to take it slow. The team will implement the new features, listen to the players, and when the developers are confident that what remains largely consists of unwanted automation or the functionalities they want to return to players – problem solving, combat, communication – then they will turn off access to the combat log/aura for everything else.
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WoW will be playable with just one button, but you will be worse
Which add-ons does Blizzard want to provide itself? There have been a number of information on that. Blizzard will provide tools that take over tasks like:
A damage meter and also a heal meter
There will be a kind of cooldown manager
A function that helps players with their rotation by always highlighting the optimal next skill
Blizzard also wants to allow mods to continue functioning that do not affect fights, such as quest helpers, roleplay tools, and others.
The rotation helper is supposed to make it clear: Press button 3 now.
This is the most controversial change: As part of the help with the rotation, Blizzard wants to introduce a “one-button rotation”.
When you press this button, it will always trigger the most meaningful next ability:
Currently, you need 4 or more keys for a rotation to trigger different abilities that harmonize with each other. It then involves maintaining certain effects on a target or having one ability enhance another: You press something like 3-2-1-4-2-1-3-2-1-3.
If you then only pressed one button, it would trigger a different ability depending on the situation: 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.
However, it is said that this function carries a “small penalty” and does not utilize the global cooldown perfectly. It is not meant to lead to raid leaders telling people: Stop pressing manually and use the one-button feature.
The “single-button” assistant is there for players who want to try a new class and are not interested in mastering their abilities, but simply want to experience the story.
When is this coming? The rotation helper and the “one-button” feature are expected to come with patch 11.1.7 for WoW. The patch is expected in June 2025.
How will this affect battles? Hazzikostas hints that if add-ons no longer function, Blizzard would streamline some fights and perhaps remove some mechanics.
They do not want to make the fights easier, but less complex.
How is this being discussed? The information is very fresh. It came out last night. In discussions, players appear skeptical. The “one-button rotation” is especially seen as a new April Fool’s joke.
Path of Exile 2 is currently going through a dry spell in terms of loot and especially fun gameplay. GGG wants to change that and promised a new patch, but it has now been postponed; fans are hoping for more effective changes.
Update, May 1, 09:53 AM: Update 0.2.0g was rolled out last night but has been rolled back due to a bug. The developers are aware of the source of the bug and will release the update again later today.
The update now brings much larger changes to loot than expected. You can read more about it in the official patch notes at: store.steampowered.com.
Where is Patch 2.0.2g? This is a question some players have been asking on Reddit. According to the developers of Path of Exile 2, the new patch 0.2.0g was supposed to be released at the beginning of the week of April 28, but so far there is no sign of the patch.
To address the uncertainty, GGG has now spoken out on X regarding Patch 0.2.0g. According to them, the developers are still working on the update. Fans can expect a release by the end of the current week, so either on May 1 or 2. They did not specify an exact date.
Due to the holidays (Easter and a national holiday in New Zealand), plans may have been pushed back, and although GGG has already communicated upcoming changes, fans are hoping for further adjustments, especially regarding a specific topic.
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Path of Exile 2 presents gameplay trailer with the new Hunter class
Now that the developers have taken more time, players hope for additional changes that have not yet been communicated. The following can be heard on Reddit:
“I hope it is more than what they reported about the bosses before.” – BeastMode09-00
“It has to be. The game is so dry at the moment. I am so tired of running rituals 300x a day and postponing omen for 10 maps from 17k-4k” – stamvegas15
But that’s not all. Players like Lichtenthal (via reddit.com) wish for adjustments to the Atlas Tree, as it does not offer any significant buffs that create major changes in endgame grinding.
Another player hopes for general adjustments for builds (via reddit.com), to make the gameplay feel fun again. There are many talents that are far too weak, especially in the endgame. This greatly limits the options for builds.
A player had a gaming system assembled by a friend in 2020. However, due to the RGB lighting being bothersome, he made a mistake and did not insert a RAM stick carefully. The mistake only became apparent to the player when he checked his specifications.
A player had a gaming PC built by a friend, and the new PC was fully equipped with RGB lighting. But that was too much for the player. He explained on Reddit that he found the lighting very distracting over time and wanted to get rid of it. To do this, he opened his gaming PC to get to the bottom of the lighting:
At some point I became impatient and opened the case to see if there was an obvious way to unplug the lights, as I didn’t know exactly how they were set up and was too ignorant to guess. I pulled out a stick with RGB RAM and looked at it. Of course, the LED was integrated, of course I would probably just have to manage it via software. Well then. A manageable annoyance. I carefully reinstalled it.
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RAM was not seated properly in the slot on the motherboard
What was the problem? He explained himself that currently, 5 years later, he is planning an upgrade for his old gaming PC. And he noticed that he only has 8 GB of RAM installed. When he finally opens his computer, he discovers that he made a mistake:
It turned out that one of the RAM clips was not properly locked in place. Possibly for five years.
The player may have actually gotten lucky. Because a computer where the RAM is not properly seated cannot start at all. Computers are very sensitive to damaged or improperly seated RAM. If the RAM is damaged or broken, your PC may not start at all. However, if your SSD or your graphics card is damaged, your computer usually still starts.
In principle, you will notice quite quickly when your RAM is damaged:
If it is a software problem, for example, with an XMP profile, resetting the motherboard via the CMOS battery is usually sufficient. In the case of a technical defect, however, you will need to replace the RAM, as otherwise it can also cause damage to the motherboard.
A trainer from Pokémon GO reports how he unintentionally annoyed other players. The blame lies with a small mechanic that does not exist in the game.
In a game as large as Pokémon GO, it is not unusual for players to share their experiences and come across interesting or curious stories.
A player on Reddit reports how he inadvertently disturbed other players in the game. A small mechanic that does not exist in Pokémon GO to this day could have easily prevented the entire situation.
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Pokémon GO: What’s in the new Season Powerful and Masterful
No private group = Joinable for everyone
What did the trainer do? As the trainer writes in his post on Reddit, he does not have anyone in his circle of friends who plays Pokémon GO. Therefore, he likes to join lobbies for raids that he sees around him in order to obtain the Pokémon. He recently did this during a Dynamax raid.
He saw a lobby with players for Dynamax Entei and successfully joined them. The Dyna-Raid was completed, and the trainer managed to get a Dynamax Entei. According to his own statement, he neither met the group directly nor exchanged a word with them.
In another lobby, the trainer saw the group again and joined the raid. But this time the raid was not started – instead, the group members left the raid.
When the lobby started again, the trainer joined the lobby once more, only to see that all the other players left the raid again. This process repeated itself until the trainer decided to leave the place.
What was the problem? A Dynamax group in Pokémon GO can consist of a maximum of 4 players. Currently, there is no way to start a private group for a Dynamax battle, where only certain trainers can join. If a trainer is nearby, he can join any lobby that is not yet fully filled.
This is what allowed the trainer from the Reddit post to join the lobby without any problems. However, this seemingly made it impossible for one player from the actual group to join, thus missing the Dynamax raid.
Why the group still started the first raid is unknown. However, this will likely be the reason why every further raid lobby was left.
The trainer makes it clear in his post that he was unaware of this mechanic and also apologizes. Perhaps the post will even reach the affected group.
In addition to Dynamax raids, there are many other activities and events in Pokémon GO that regularly await you. May is also packed with fresh content for you. What exactly these are, you can find out in our overview of all events in May 2025 in Pokémon GO.
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The shooter is one of the oldest genres in video games. Therefore, there are countless games that deserve a place on a top list. Our colleagues from GameStar are now giving 150 shooters this chance.
GameStar ranks the 150 best shooters of all time – yes, you heard that right! So that you don’t get served this chunk all at once, our colleagues from GameStar are cutting it into bite-sized pieces for you.
Where is the ranking taking place? You can find it on the GameStar website. This list is updated daily, so you won’t have to look for new entries every time.
From when to when is this ranking taking place? GameStar started on April 29, 2025, with the lower rankings. The grand finale will be on May 12, showcasing the number 1 of the 150 best shooters.
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TOP 10 Shooters in 2024 – for Veterans and Newcomers
GameStar crowns the 150 best shooters in an epic ranking
The games will be presented to you by our GameStar colleagues. Among them, of course, shooter experts like Dimitry Halley and Phil Elsner, but also many other colleagues. Along with personal stories, there will also be a few exciting trivia facts about each title.
When establishing the rankings, two points were important to the colleagues:
How important was a shooter for the shooter genre?
How well does it play today? Ideally, you might discover a new gem there – or rekindle your desire to return to a shooter from your past.
Disclaimer: GameStar and MeinMMO are independent editorial teams, but both belong to Webedia Gaming.
A developer from Riot Games has shared special information about the development of Teamfight Tactics in streams and videos, but that is ending now.
Who is it about? Stephen “Mortdog” Mortimer is a developer at Riot Games. He is responsible as a Gameplay Director for the “League of Legends” spin-off “Teamfight Tactics,” which was released for mobile devices in 2019. Previously, he worked at Nintendo for over 11 years, overseeing the design of games like Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars.
Outside his role as Gameplay Director of TFT, Mortdog was also known as a kind of content creator for the game. In livestreams and videos, the developer spoke about various aspects of the game and provided deep insights into the decisions made by the development team – especially regarding balancing changes.
Within much of the TFT community, Mortdog is highly regarded for his transparent communication, his openness, and the information he has shared. However, some TFT players behaved so poorly on social media that the developer is now temporarily stepping back from streaming.
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The haters have won
Why is Mortdog stepping back? On April 28, Mortdog released an hour-long video on YouTube, where he talked about the balancing of Teamfight Tactics. At the end of the video, the developer stated that streams and other bonus insights he had provided to the community would now come to a halt.
Mortdog says:
“I’m stepping back from the extra stuff for a while. The last weeks and months have been really tough, as I’ve been in the spotlight and the target of a lot of frustrations surrounding TFT. You only have to click one of my recent Twitter posts and read the responses… I’ve taken a lot recently, to the point where I’m pretty burned out.”
The developer further explains that the constant complaints and hatred from many players have really affected him lately. This has negatively impacted his communication because he has become more susceptible to responding to snarky comments in a snarky way himself.
Now he wants to take a break from the additional content he has created and offered voluntarily, without any obligation from Riot Games. He summarizes:
I don’t know how to put it other than to say ‘the haters win.’ They have really affected me, which I reluctantly admit after six years. But I will take a break because I can’t handle it much longer. It affects me a lot. So no more X posts from me for a while […], no more patch rundowns. They were always an optional thing, they weren’t something sponsored by Riot, I don’t have to do them, so I won’t for a while. I probably won’t stream at all for a while.
However, he did not specify how long Mortdog would refrain from offering this additional content. It certainly sounds like it’s initially “just” a break and could return in the future. Nevertheless, fans must now say goodbye to the special insights of the developer for the time being.
After Mortdog’s announcement to take a break from creating additional content, there was again a lot of criticism – but this time for the community that pushed him to this step. Many players emphasize that TFT with Mortdog and his transparent communication really has something special, and anyone who vented their frustration on him should feel bad. This has harmed the entire community.
