If you have already fought enough creatures as a hunter in Monster Hunter Wilds and want a more challenging test, then you take on the tempered monsters. MeinMMO explains everything you need to know about it.
What are tempered monsters? Every monster in the game also has a tempered variant. These are tougher versions of the monsters that can also provide you with new loot. You can recognize them by the scars and a purple frame around their symbols.
How do I unlock tempered monsters? You just have to follow the main story until you reach chapter 4-3. There, the quest From Sparks and Thorns appears, where you need to take down your first tempered Lala Barina.
Once you have completed the quest, you unlock tempered monsters. You will then see them on the map and can even see what kind of reward you will receive for taking down the monster.
This is what it looks like when you open the map. It displays the current monsters, and which rewards are guaranteed.
However, you do not directly unlock all monsters as tempered versions. The 6-star monsters are unlocked after the mission Ice Cold Vortex in chapter 5-1.
The 7- and 8-star quests become available after the last main quest What Lies Ahead in chapter 6-1.
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Monster Hunter Wilds: What to Expect After the Main Story
Monster Hunter Wilds: Rewards for tempered monsters
What rewards can I expect from tempered monsters? For tempered monsters of the 5-star level, you can obtain, in addition to decorations and monster materials, Artian weapon parts of rarity 6 and the hunter symbol 1.
This includes the following tempered monsters:
Chatacabra
Quematrice
Lala Barina
Congalala
Balahara
Rompopolo
Nerscylla
Hirabami
Yian Kut-Ku
Gypceros
Rathian
For tempered monsters of the 6-star level, you can obtain, in addition to decorations and monster materials, Artian weapon parts of rarity 7 and the hunter symbol 2. This includes the following tempered monsters:
Doshaguma
Guardian-Doshaguma
Ajarakan
Rathalos
Guardian-Rathalos
Guardian-Volcano-Odogaron
Xu Wu
Guardian-Fulgur-Anjanath
Gravios
Blangonga
For tempered monsters of the 7- and 8-star level, you can obtain, in addition to decorations and monster materials, Artian weapon parts of rarity 8 and the hunter symbol 3. This includes the following tempered monsters:
If you want to build the best builds for your weapons, you cannot miss the Artian weapons and the tempered monsters. If you don’t know which weapon to play and craft, our tier list will help you: Monster Hunter Wilds: Tier List of the Best Weapons
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ARK: Survival Evolved is celebrating its birthday with a new expansion, but fans are furious and ranting about the trailer.
What kind of expansion is this? ARK: Survival Evolved will turn 10 years old in June, and for the anniversary, the popular survival game is getting a new expansion called ARK: Aquatica. The new DLC is set to be released in June 2025 and will be 95% underwater.
However, ARK: Aquatica is not being developed by ARK’s developer Wildcard but by the publisher SnailGames. They released a trailer for the DLC on March 18, but it has not been well received by the game’s community.
You can watch the trailer here, but be warned: if you like ARK, the trailer might upset you.
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ARK: Survival Evolved showcases the new underwater expansion in the trailer
No information, no gameplay, but a lot of AI
Why are fans so angry? The trailer for ARK: Aquatica looks as if it was almost entirely generated by artificial intelligence and shows neither the gameplay of the expansion nor the map that the DLC will bring.
Overall, the trailer gives fans the impression that the publisher has not understood at all why ARK is so popular among them. Instead, an underwater world is portrayed, of which every ARK player knows that the footage shown definitely did not originate from the game.
The trailer gathered only 475 “likes” on YouTube within a day, despite having over 160,000 views.
What exactly are fans saying? We have gathered a few comments on YouTube that reflect the mood of the community.
Syntac: “This is disgusting, and you should be ashamed.”
Fire-Ice-GG: “Please sell the Ark franchise to someone else.”
Astromaniac: “How do I delete someone else’s video from the internet?”
valkymeow: “There’s a bit of ARK in your AI”
TheAxeManLP: “This is disgusting. You have no connection to your audience.”
However, there are many more posts and comments like this – no matter where you look, whether on YouTube, X, or Reddit.
On Reddit, there is a post with over 2,200 upvotes that says: “Please do not buy ARK: Aquatica for the sake of the game.” Another post on Reddit recommends that instead of being “exploited” by ARK: Aquatica, ARK players should support fan-made mods like ARK: Sunken World on Steam.
A user in the comments on YouTube also shows understanding for Wildcard, that they distanced themselves from ARK: Aquatica before the trailer was released: “Well, that explains the tweet from Wildcard that they are not involved.” Wildcard clarified in a tweet on March 18 that SnailGames is responsible for the expansion and that they are instead working on ARK: Survival Ascended and ARK 2: After 2 years of silence, the developers speak about ARK 2, but it is not what fans want to hear
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With the Heavy Bowgun, you can deal high damage in Monster Hunter Wilds while staying at a safe distance. For a faster endgame fight, we show you the best build with the weapons, armor, and decorations you need.
How is the build structured? First, we provide a brief overview of the essential items such as weapons and armor for the best Heavy Bowgun build. Then, we explain in detail the most important information about crafting your equipment, as well as selecting the right decorations for your armor. Finally, we reveal the build’s strengths.
This build will be continuously updated and completely modified depending on updates to ensure it corresponds to the current meta. Feel free to check back after each update to see what has changed.
With our directory, you can quickly jump to the individual points of the build:
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Heavy Bowgun Build: Everything about Weapons, Armor & Decorations
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Monster Hunter Wilds: Capcom presents the heavy bowgun
What is the best build for the Heavy Bowgun? To get the most out of the Heavy Bowgun, you should focus on landing many hits from a great distance. With the right perks, both damage and affinity are increased.
Due to its unique playstyle, most players stay at a safe distance and can even take on the role of a supporter, dominating the monster’s fight with the right elemental choice. We offer you a build that allows you to deal significant damage as a sniper while not being confined to stationary play.
Weapon
Griffin (Artian Weapon) or alternatively Death Trigger
Armor
Dahaad Helm A Arkveld Armor B Dahaad Arm Guard B Arkveld Waist Band B Dahaad Leg Guard B
Talisman
Chain Talisman
How to build the best Artian Weapon for the Heavy Bowgun
What do I need for building the Griffin? For the Griffin, when building, you should select two attack and one affinity infusion from your materials. The element should be Paralysis to gain better control over the monster in battle.
If you don’t have good components or luck with the enhancement bonuses for the Griffin, you can also opt for the Death Trigger, which you can craft from the parts of the Gore Magala.
As a secondary weapon, either the Artian Great Sword “Varianza” with a Sleep status effect or the Light Bowgun “Rathling Phoenix” is worth considering, as the gun perfectly harmonizes with the decorations of the build.
Which enhancement bonus should I focus on? When enhancing your Artian weapon, the following bonuses are especially important:
Attack
Affinity
Capacity Bonus
What decorations are important? You can be more flexible with the decorations and choose from the following options:
Shot-Jwl 3 or Penetration-Jwl 3
Opener/Wall-Jwl 3
Precise Jwl III 3
Heavy Bowgun Build: Armors and Decorations
What armors are important? In selecting armor, the following equipment and effects are prioritized:
Armors
Dahaad Helm A
Arkveld Armor B
Dahaad Arm Guard B
Arkveld Waist Band B
Dahaad Leg Guard B
This is what the armor for the Heavy Bowgun build looks like
Set Bonuses
Jin-Dahaad’s Uprising
Bind Counter I: Temporarily increases attack after recovering from being trapped, frost plague, power struggle, or standing up
Arkveld’s Hunger
Quick Recovery I: Regenerates some health as long as you continually attack monsters. Recovery depends on the weapon
What decorations should I use? For the armor, it is mainly about selecting decorations that increase your attack and affinity. Since you land many shots with the penetration ammunition, you benefit particularly from the perk “Instigator,” which further increases your attack and affinity.
Since dodging is an important aspect with the Heavy Bowgun, we have also focused on reducing stamina consumption. You should choose the following decorations:
Head
Figure-Jwl 1
Chest
Challenger-Jwl 3
Powerful Jwl 2
Arms
Softening-Jwl 3
Waist
Figure-Jwl 1
Figure-Jwl 1
Legs
Powerful Jwl 2
How does the strength of the build unfold?
The build is straightforward: you try to move as little as possible, benefit from maximum power with more affinity if your stamina remains full, and aim to land as many hits as possible with your penetration shots to increase your attack.
With the Corrupted Mantle, you can further increase your affinity and, due to the safe distance you can maintain as a shooter, ignore health loss. It’s essential to stay in firing mode at all times to maintain the bonuses.
With the “Paralysis” element, you are also strong in team play, as you make the monster immobile. Versatility is not lacking, as you can change your strategy situation-based with different ammo types and switch from attacker to supporter.
You can easily break wounds, but especially use the following special ammunition under the menu option “Bowgun Remodeling”:
Wyvern Thorn Ignition
Wyvern Explosion Ignition
With them, you can score even more hits and deal considerable damage to weak points in close combat.
Finally, it’s advisable to carry either a Light Bowgun as a secondary weapon or choose a Great Sword with the “Sleep” element. That way, you are well-equipped should the Heavy Bowgun not be very effective in a battle or if you are looking for variety.
Fallout 76 now lets you become a Ghoul yourself. This decision affects not only your appearance but also the gameplay in the survival MMO. The update is available for PC (Steam), Xbox Series X/S, and PS5.
What are Ghouls anyway? If you didn’t manage to escape the nuclear disaster in the world of Fallout, you don’t necessarily have to die. Some creatures exposed to radioactive radiation mutate into Ghouls.
Ghouls can be easily recognized by their appearance: With their ragged skin and missing nose, they resemble a half-decayed corpse. However, Ghouls are perfectly adapted to the inhospitable environment of the wasteland.
Until now, Ghouls were only represented as NPCs in Fallout. With the “Ghoul Within” update for Fallout 76, players have been able to become Ghouls themselves since March 18, 2025. The update is available on all platforms where you can play Fallout 76, which are:
PC (Steam)
PS4, PS5
Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
Game Pass (PC and Xbox)
You can watch the launch trailer for the update here:
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Fallout 76: In the Survival MMO on PS5, you can let your inner Ghoul out
Hardcore Survivors with a Touch of Madness
What changes for the player as a Ghoul? If you choose a life as a Ghoul, you can expect some special advantages: Ghouls have access to exclusive skill cards, and neither disease nor radiation can harm them. Radiation even makes you literally glow.
However, there are also disadvantages: Due to your repulsive appearance, certain areas are off-limits to you, and some otherwise peaceful NPCs may even attack you. The right disguise helps avoid confrontations.
Ghouls also constantly fight against their own madness. Certain medications (referred to as “Chems” in Fallout) help you keep madness at bay. However, you might also want to use this wildness – more or less deliberately – in combat.
In Pokémon GO, you currently have the chance to catch one of the best defenders for Dynamax battles. You only have a few days left to do so.
Since the Dynamax feature in Pokémon GO was introduced, new monsters for this mode are regularly added to the game. In this mode, your monsters transform into gigantic variants and can attack with special moves. The mode operates somewhat differently than regular battles in the game.
The selection of Pokémon that you can find and catch in Dynamax battles rotates regularly. Currently, there is a monster in the rotation that you should definitely catch if you participate frequently in Dynamax and Gigantamax battles.
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Pokémon GO: What’s in the new Season Powerful and Masterful
A brilliant tank for Dynamax
Which Pokémon is it? You have the opportunity to catch Chansey in its Dynamax form in the game until March 31, 2025. You can find this Pokémon in 3-star Dynamax battles.
What makes this Pokémon so good? Chansey, and especially its evolution Blissey, possesses an enormous amount of hit points as well as a high defense value. Both monsters have even the highest combination of hit points and defense available in Pokémon GO.
This means that they are optimal tanks to absorb a lot of damage from opposing Dynamax monsters. You can use them in Dynamax and Gigantamax battles to fill your Dyna meter and then switch to your attackers.
Therefore, you should definitely get Chansey and Blissey if you regularly participate in Dynamax or Gigantamax battles.
How do I defeat the Pokémon? If you want to defeat it, you should primarily rely on fighting-type Pokémon, as Chansey is a Normal type and thus has a weakness to attacks of that type. Currently, Machamp is particularly suitable for this.
Chansey can take quite a bit of damage, so you should also bring 1 or 2 Pokémon as defenders. You will use these to fill your Dyna meter. Then switch in Machamp to execute the strong Dyna attacks.
After that, switch back to your defender and repeat the process until you have defeated Chansey. With a reasonably good team, you can defeat Chansey without needing additional trainers.
Pokémon like Blissey are ideally suited as a tank to absorb a lot of damage from strong Dynamax and Gigantamax opponents. And you need such tanks. Especially if you want to challenge the new Gigantamax Pokémon in Pokémon GO soon – because that will be a really tough battle.
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With the Insect Glaive, you can execute quick combos in Monster Hunter Wilds, fly into the air, and tear your enemy apart. For a faster endgame fight, we will show you the best build with weapons, armor, and decorations you need.
How is the build structured? We will first give you a brief overview of the essential items like weapons and armor for the best Insect Glaive build. Next, we’ll explain in detail the most important information about crafting your gear, as well as selecting the right decorations for your armor. Finally, we will reveal the strength of the build.
This build will be continuously updated and completely modified according to updates, so it matches the current meta. Feel free to come back after each update to see what has changed.
With our directory, you can quickly jump to the individual points of the build:
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Insect Glaive Build: Everything about Weapons, Armor & Decorations
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Monster Hunter Wilds: Capcom shows first gameplay with the Insect Glaive
What is the best build for the Insect Glaive? With the Insect Glaive, you are agile, and to make that worthwhile, it makes sense to focus primarily on attack and affinity.
The element is secondary here – what’s more important is the focus on stamina management and regenerating health when you are in a combo or in the air. This build is mainly about an aggressive playstyle.
Weapon
Diprielcha (Artian weapon) or alternatively Gravordius
Armor
Gore Helm B Arkveld Armor B W.-Arkveld Armguard B Arkveld Waistband B Gore Leggings B
Talisman
Chaser Talisman
How to build the best Artian weapon for the Insect Glaive
What do I need to build the Diprielcha? For Diprielcha, you should focus on selecting three attack infusions when crafting your materials. The element doesn’t matter and can be decided based on preference. We recommend choosing paralyze or explosion.
If you do not have good components or are unlucky with the enhancement bonuses for the Diprielcha, you can also opt for Gravordius, which you can craft from the individual parts of Gravios.
As a secondary weapon, it is worth using the Heavy Bowgun for buffs and healing or carrying a Greatsword to deal more damage when targeting weak points.
Which enhancement bonus should I focus on? When enhancing your Artian weapon, the following bonuses are especially important:
Attack
Affinity
Sharpness
Element
Which decorations are important? When it comes to decorations, you can be more flexible and choose the following options:
Critical Jwl III 3
Critical Jwl II 2
Mastery Jwl 3
Insect Glaive Build: Armors and Decorations
Which armors are important? The armor choice focuses on the following equipment and effects:
Armors
Gore Helm B
Arkveld Armor B
W.-Arkveld Armguard B
Arkveld Waistband B
Gore Leggings B
This is what the armor for the Insect Glaive build looks like
Set Bonuses
Gore Magalas Tyranny
Black Darkness I: Triggers fury in battle against large monsters
Arkveld’s Hunger
Fast Recovery I: Regenerates some health as long as you continuously attack monsters. Recovery depends on the weapon
Which decorations should I use? When it comes to armor, the main focus is on selecting decorations that increase your attack and affinity; in addition, due to fury, you need an effect that increases your infection recovery rate while simultaneously boosting your critical damage.
Since the Insect Glaive consumes a lot of stamina, especially with air combos, care has been taken to minimize your stamina loss. Therefore, you should equip the following decorations:
Head
Challenger Jwl 3
Adjustment Jwl 1
Chest
Challenger Jwl 3
Phoenix Jwl 2
Arms
Figure Jwl 1
Figure Jwl 1
Figure Jwl 1
Waist
Figure Jwl 1
Figure Jwl 1
Legs
Challenger Jwl 3
Reason Jwl 1
Reason Jwl 1
How does the strength of the build unfold?
The Insect Glaive is one of the more complex weapons, and with its high stamina consumption and long combos, mastering it is no easy task. However, with this build, that hardly matters. Your attack and the affinity of your weapon are increased the more aggressively you play, and stamina consumption is reduced. Additionally, with Arkveld’s Hunger, you regain health the more often you hit your monster – this can be especially useful during longer combos.
Finally, this build also utilizes the fury mechanic to boost affinity. If you get lucky with the enhancement bonuses of your weapon, you can even achieve up to 100% affinity.
To top it all off, you can play either a Heavy Bowgun for buffs and healing as a secondary weapon or take a Greatsword to further maximize your damage.
Thanks to the enormous success in Asia, the MMORPG ODIN: Valhalla Rising will definitely come to us in the West. Now, the developers have revealed further details about the release in a FAQ.
What does the FAQ reveal? In a post on Facebook, the officials from Kakao Games addressed various questions regarding the global launch of ODIN: Valhalla Rising. Here are the key updates:
ODIN: Valhalla Rising is expected to be released in almost all countries during the global launch. Exceptions include: Taiwan, South Korea, Macau, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Myanmar, Brunei, Vietnam, Belgium, and Cambodia.
ODIN: Valhalla Rising is set to be available for PC and Mobile (Google Play, App Store). However, Steam and Epic Games Store do not seem to be supported.
Currently, there are no plans for a German translation of the game. ODIN is expected to support English, Spanish, Japanese, Thai, and Chinese as of now.
ODIN: Valhalla Rising presents first teaser trailer for the global release of the successful MMORPG from Asia
MMORPG with humans, giants, dwarves, and gods
What kind of MMORPG is ODIN? The new game from developer Lionheart Studioand publisher Kakao Games takes you into a world inspired by Norse mythology. You will visit places like Midgard, Jotunheim, Nidavellir, and Alfheim. You will encounter elves, giants, dwarves, and mythological beasts. In the lore, well-known figures like Odin and Loki play an important role.
The confirmed classes so far include rogue, priest, wizard, and warrior. Due to its mobile roots, ODIN will likely offer an autoplay function. However, it is expected to be ineffective in certain activities, such as fighting strong bosses, whose area attacks you must manually dodge.
With the Morph Axe, you can deal high damage in Monster Hunter Wilds, perform heavy combos, and even grapple monsters. For a faster fight in the endgame, we will show you the best build with weapons, armor, and decorations you need.
How is the build structured? We will first give you a brief overview of the essential items such as weapons and armor for the best Morph Axe build. Following that, we will explain in detail the most important information about crafting your equipment, as well as selecting the right decorations for your armor. Finally, we will reveal the strengths of the build.
This build will be continuously updated and changed completely depending on updates, to match the current meta. So feel free to check back after every update to see what has changed.
With our directory, you can also quickly jump to the individual points of the build:
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Morph Build: Everything about Weapons, Armor & Decorations
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Monster Hunter Wilds: Here is the trailer for the Morph Axe
What is the best build for the Morph Axe? The Morph Axe has two options for its builds:
High affinity and paralysis
High affinity and explosion
The Morph Axe has two modes that you can switch between to deal massive damage. Since this switch often takes a long time, our proposed build focuses on speeding this up, increasing affinity and attack, and paralyzing the monster. However, you can also go for explosion as a status effect if you want more damage instead of control in combat.
Weapon
Mundus Altus (Artian weapon) or alternatively Iron Spirit
Armor
W.-Fulgur Helm B Blangonga Armor B W.-Fulgur Armguards B Gore Waistguard B Gore Legguards B
Talisman
Counter Talisman
How to Craft the Best Artian Weapon for the Morph Axe
What do I need to craft the Mundus Altus? For Mundus Altus, you should make sure to select an affinity and two attack infusions when crafting your materials. The element should be paralysis to incapacitate the monster during status buildup. It is important that you need the Power Phial to deal more damage in Morph state.
If you do not have good parts yet or have bad luck with the enhancement bonuses for the Mundus Altus, you can also rely on the Iron Spirit, which you can build from the parts of Gore Magala.
As a secondary weapon, sword & shield or the heavy bowgun are worthwhile options. Both offer a fresh playstyle, as well as new options to play more aggressively or to distribute buffs.
What enhancement bonuses should I focus on? When enhancing your Artian weapon, the following bonuses are particularly important in priority:
Affinity
Attack
Sharpness
Element
Which decorations are important? For the decorations, you can be more flexible and choose from the following options:
Morph/Crafting Jewel 3
Enhancer/Crafting Jewel 3
Critical Jewel III 3
Morph Axe Build: Armors and Decorations
Which armors are important? For our armor choice, we focus on the following equipment and effects:
Armors
W.-Fulgur Helm B
Blangonga Armor B
W.-Fulgur Armguards B
Gore Waistguard B
Gore Legguards B
This is what the armor for the Morph Axe build looks like
Set Bonuses
Gore Magala’s Tyranny
Black Darkness I: Triggers Frenzy in fights against large monsters
Fulgur Anjanath’s Will
Ascent I: Grants a second stamina bar
What decorations should I use? With the armor, it is mainly about choosing decorations that increase your attack and affinity; additionally, due to Frenzy, you need an effect that increases your infection recovery rate while also increasing your critical damage. Lastly, it also makes sense to increase your dodging distance. Therefore, you should equip the following decorations:
Head
Power Jewel 2
Chest
Power Jewel 2
Arms
Jump Jewel 2
Jump Jewel 2
Waist
Challenger Jewel 3
Jump Jewel 2
Legs
Chain Jewel 3
Reason Jewel 1
Reason Jewel 1
How does the strength of the build unfold?
The Morph Axe has two deficiencies that this build aims to minimize:
The slow switch between great sword and axe
The short dodging distance
With the Jump and Morph Jewels, both are reduced to a certain degree. After that, the focus is on maximizing damage output, which can be done with affinity and frenzy. The build is specifically designed so that you can stay in Morph mode much longer to maximize your DPS.
Additionally, your talisman provides a boost to your attack when you are thrown back, and those who know the Morph Axe know that this happens often. It is a simple yet effective build where you just have to attack, maximize your Morph gauge, execute combos, and get thrown back to then paralyze and fillet the monster in sword mode.
The upcoming life simulation inZOI has released a lot of information about the early access in a showcase on Steam. It also highlighted one of the most important features for many players: death as a central feature.
What ways are there? Those who prefer to spend their time in life simulations with the death of their characters can do so without any problems in inZOI. As the developers presented in their presentation (via YouTube), there are 16 different ways to kick the bucket in inZOI.
Game Director Hyungjun “Kjun” Kim presented various ways in which death could occur in the life simulation during the presentation:
In inZOI, you can go to the bathroom, and if you slip, you might die. Or if you eat old food, you might have to go to the bathroom and die again. And if you repair broken electronics, you could get an electric shock, so you need to be careful. I set the risk very low, but actually, electronics can break very often. We have 16 different types of deaths.
Later, the Game Director also mentioned that there will be car accidents. While ZOIs can automatically drive themselves when early access on Steam starts, there is apparently an option to control this manually as well. As a pedestrian, you are always exposed to the dangers of road traffic.
Here you can watch the trailer for inZOI:
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Trailer for inZOI provides insight into gameplay
Whoever does evil will befall evil
Does the karma system play a role? In inZOI, all actions of your ZOIs are evaluated by the game to determine whether your character is good or evil. Although Hyungjun “Kjun” Kim did not elaborate on how the system relates to the death of your characters, he gives an example that could also happen to you in the game:
But one thing I can say, which only exists in inZOI, […] is dying from the need for recognition. In the modern world, there are many people who feel fulfilled by being recognized by others, and this death reflects that. In inZOI, for example, I might have argued with someone, and the rumor would have spread and come back to me. I might receive a text about it, or a friend might tell me about the rumor, and if the rumor is negative, my need for recognition can decrease. And if that decreases too drastically, then you can die from it.
Furthermore, it has been shown in earlier presentations that characters can interact strongly with their smartphones, which distinguishes the game from other life simulations, such as Sims 4, as the negative aspects of social media are also addressed.
So far, it is still unclear whether inZOI delivers on its promises. The developers have presented many features, but it is still unclear if and when they will be integrated into the game. Our colleagues from GameStar have also addressed the question: Is inZOI just a graphics blender? We will only know how good inZOI is when the tests for the game are available.
What do you do with players who have clearly used unauthorized cheats in an MMORPG like World of Warcraft to gain an advantage? Of course, you revoke the fraudulent achievements and impose penalties. However, the Chinese publisher of WoW goes even further.
With such a large community, it is inevitable that some black sheep wander into Azeroth, violating the MMORPG’s terms of service. Similar to Blizzard in the West, NetEase regularly wields the banhammer in China. However, the Chinese publisher goes a step further.
There are achievements that should simply be honored with a WoW title:
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Player from WoW achieves something that many have set as a goal – “There should be a title for that”
The modern pillory made in China
What has NetEase done? Firstly, the Chinese publisher has revoked the Mythic-Plus title Hardened Hero from Season 1 of The War Within from 8,992 identified cheaters. Secondly, 3,000 more players have received penalties for cheating in ranked PvP of the season.
In some cases, the penalties only involve the revocation of the fraudulent titles and achievements. However, particularly egregious cases are said to have resulted in bans as well. So far, so normal.
What is remarkable is the third measure: With the announcement of penalties on wow.blizzard.cn, a very long list of punished characters (with their corresponding server names) was also published online. Since not only permanent bans were issued and many of the cheaters are still allowed to be online, this is indeed exciting information for all potential allies and opponents on the affected servers.
The DARK PROJECT ALU Midnight is a gaming keyboard for 70 euros. MeinMMO editor Benedikt Schlotmann thinks: A real insider tip if you can overlook the weak software. Because the device not only offers good switches but is also quite quiet for a mechanical keyboard.
Recently, I stumbled upon the Dark Project Midnight by chance. It is a gaming keyboard in TKL format for around 70 euros.
In my opinion, the gaming keyboard from Dark Project is a true insider tip. It is not only very quiet but also offers many premium features that you wouldn’t expect in this price category.
I am a Tech Editor at MeinMMO and have a penchant for peripherals, testing mice, keyboards, and gaming headsets. I have been testing hardware for our readers since 2019. Gaming mice, in particular, are among my absolute favorites. Besides the PS5, I also play on my Steam Deck.
I ordered the model myself via Amazon.
Benedikt Schlotmann Hardware Editor MeinMMO
Technical Details
Here you can find the technical details as a table (click to expand):
Design/Interface
Wired; TKL design
Key Type
mechanical, linear switches (g3ms zircon) in German layout; ABS keycaps in double shot process
Programmable Keys
Yes
Lighting
Yes
Compatibility
PC
Scope of Delivery
Keyboard, USB cable, manual, 3 additional keycaps, 4 additional switches, tool for removing keys
Special Features
TKL design
Price (RRP)
69.99 Euros
Scope of Delivery, Design, and Construction
What does the scope of delivery look like? In the box, in addition to the keyboard, there are extra keycaps, 4 additional switches, a tool for removing the keys, and a USB cable for the keyboard. Overall, you really can’t complain about the scope of delivery.
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The entire accessories consist of four switches, a tool, and several alternative keys for other languages. However, for a German keyboard, most keys are only partially usable.
How is the keyboard constructed? The keyboard offers you an official TKL design. The keyboard is a bit shorter, and the number pad is missing on the right side. This makes the keyboard look a bit slimmer and is particularly more ergonomic.
What does the keyboard look like? The keyboard is available in various color and key variations. For my purchased model, I chose the color “Midnight”: The keys vary between gray and black, with slight color accents on the spacebar.
The keycaps themselves are translucent, allowing you to see the labeling of the keycaps even in the dark. The design is otherwise very restrained and not overly playful. The RGB lighting is nice and elegant, but not a real surprise.
The Dark Project Midnight uses a TKL design without a number pad. The keys and switches can be exchanged.
Processing
The keyboard features a surprisingly heavy, solid aluminum chassis. This makes the keyboard feel really high-quality and robust. Even in higher-priced models, such as those from SteelSeries, Razer, or Corsair, plastic is often used instead.
Otherwise, the keyboard only earns plus points: pre-lubed switches, good stabilizers under the keys, and especially a spacebar reinforced with rubber so that you don’t hear it rattling in everyday use. And that is a real relief for my ears! Additionally, the manufacturer has also thought to install soundproofing inside the keyboard.
However, there is a downside: the manufacturer relies on ABS keycaps. These feel okay, but they are no comparison to good PBT keycaps. But at least they are double shot caps. What else you should know about keycaps and gaming keyboards can be read elsewhere directly on MeinMMO.
The Dark Project Midnight with RGB lighting: understated but stylish. The keycaps are also translucent.
Software
Dark Project takes a completely different approach with its keyboard, as instead of installable software, it relies on a web application: You access this via software.darkproject.eu and make both software updates and additional settings here. This only works as long as the website is available, of course.
And that’s the big catch: If Dark Project ever shuts down the website, you can no longer make settings and updates. Interestingly, the web app does not work everywhere: it fails in Firefox, but works flawlessly in Edge.
The official web app from Dark Project: confusing, inappropriate fonts, and only available online.
The web app itself can only partially excite me. The settings work smoothly, but Dark Project definitely does not win a design and beauty award for its application. The web app appears too clunky and confusing. The text also slips out of the text windows for me, but that may be due to my UWQHD monitor.
Also unfortunate: QMK/VIA is not supported either and would have been a good alternative to the weak web app.
Ergonomics
The keyboard is more ergonomic than large full-size keyboards due to its TKL design. Because you can position the mouse arm closer to your body. Additionally, the heavy aluminum chassis ensures that the keyboard sits securely on the table.
However, I find the bottom side to be ergonomically poorly thought out: While other keyboards have adjustable feet on the underside, the feet on the “Dark Project” keyboard are permanently mounted and cannot be adjusted. With a height of 1.6 mm, the keyboard isn’t particularly high either.
The stand feet are permanently mounted. They can neither be adjusted nor removed. At least they are very robust.
The Keys
Under the keycaps of my keyboard are “g3ms Zircon” switches. Behind the cryptic name is the manufacturer Blackrock, who sells his switches mainly in budget brands like Dark Project, Ozone Gaming, or Micromedia.
The Zircon switches are officially linear switches. With an activation point of 55 CN, they are rather on the level of brown switches. In comparison, this is even lower for “real” linear switches (red) (45 CN). With an activation distance of 1.5 mm, a very short pathway has been chosen.
How does that feel in everyday life? Surprisingly good, and I don’t feel like I’m typing on a model for significantly under 100 euros in my day-to-day use. Typing feels light and nimble, which is also due to the soft actuation of the switches. Typing and gaming on the significantly more expensive Razer Blackwidow V4 Pro 75% (to the test) feels much harder, which is not only due to the natural resistance of the orange switches.
How loud is the keyboard? I really didn’t expect this for around 70 euros, but the keyboard is almost silent. Yes, you hear the tap of the fingertips on the plastic caps, but you don’t hear the loud rattling of a spacebar or the clicking of the switches.
Gray-black with color accents: The Dark Project Midnight looks stylish and is very quiet.
Conclusion: A strong insider tip for under 70 euros
Is the keyboard worth it? With a RRP of 69.99 euros, the keyboard is an excellent offer if you are looking for a well-constructed keyboard with many premium features. Aside from the strange software (web app), you get a very good product for surprisingly little money.
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What alternatives are there?
With the Corsair K65 Plus Wireless you get an excellent keyboard that is also very quiet. The RRP is 160 euros, but it is often available for 110 euros. Minor issues tarnish the overall picture.
The Epomaker TH80 Pro is also a tip if you don’t want to spend more than 100 euros. Unfortunately, the battery life is not that great.
More Gaming Keyboards: Are you looking for more recommendations in the peripheral area? Then check out the following buying guide on MeinMMO. Here we explain which keyboards are currently worth it the most: The best gaming keyboards you can currently buy
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In Monster Hunter Wilds, it is possible to set up useful camps at various locations. However, these camps can also be destroyed. One player was quite annoyed by this, and his creative solution is celebrated by the community.
Why is the player annoyed? In the new Monster Hunter, it is for the first time possible to set up so-called camps at designated locations on the map. You can then use these as fast travel points and equipment storage to reestablish yourself in between.
Depending on the location of the camp, there are various danger levels ranging from “safe” to “dangerous.” This level indicates how likely it is for your established camp to be discovered and destroyed by monsters.
A player recently shared on Reddit that he was tired of monsters constantly laying waste to his camp. In response, he set a trap for them.
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Monster Hunter Wilds: Listen to the Field Expert Alma
What trap does the player set for the monsters? After his camp had been destroyed several times by wandering monsters, user animblo apparently decided to take revenge. Having already weakened the monsters, he followed one back to its camp.
In his video, you can see the already injured Quematrice looking around before rushing toward the camp to destroy it again. However, it underestimated the barrel bombs that the user had previously set up.
As it had to happen, the monster blindly runs into the trap. To make matters worse, the explosion also knocks it down, making the revenge truly perfect.
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If you look closely, you’ll notice that beside the fallen Quematrice, there is already another slain monster lying there, which probably met its end in a similar way.
“This is the best hunter I’ve ever seen”
How does the community react to this? In the comments, there are several players who can empathize with the feeling. They celebrate his idea and even create memes about it:
Beautiful_Travel_346 writes: “LMAO, the fact that another monster corpse is rotting at almost exactly the same spot.”
kaishinoske1 notes: “The OP has obviously dealt with this before. If you could just build a tent from their skins and bones, that would be a damn good trophy, lol.”
Xynthexyz comments: “The fact that it looks around before attacking the camp was the icing on the cake.”
Tiamat-86 jokes: “So instead of Monster Hunter, it’s now Monster Camper. ‘I don’t hunt. I just set up the grill and let them throw their own meat on the grill.'”
MacReadyGames shares a fitting meme from Pirates of the Caribbean with “This is the best hunter I’ve ever seen.”
Snoo-39991 suggests: “If we keep doing this enough, we might get the monsters in the next game to leave our camps out of sheer fear of accidentally detonating a tactical nuclear bomb.”
Many other fans respond with fitting and agreeing gifs. Whether this tactic will stand the test of time remains to be seen. However, it is clear that animblo’s story has brightened the day for some hunters and sown ideas.
But this is by far not the only entertaining situation that the community has created with barrel bombs. There are many other creative ways to use them against monsters and often also against oneself and other hunters. Some of them are more sensible than others: Players of Monster Hunter Wilds don’t stop blowing themselves up.
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After the trouble surrounding the release of the latest seasons in Path of Exile 2 and Last Epoch, the smaller ARPG has drawn the short straw, but this could ultimately have a positive outcome.
What led to the release postponement? Already at the end of February, Last Epoch announced its new Season 2 for April 2, 2025. This is intended to restore the game to its former glory and bring back as many of the previously over 260,000 players (via SteamDB) as possible. In recent weeks, only about 1% of them logged in.
Good two weeks after Last Epoch, Path of Exile 2 set its own Season 2 for April 4, just 2 days after Last Epoch’s launch. A terrible timing for the general player base of the genre, many of whom would like to play both games.
Also Diablo 4 is bringing its new Season 8 live during this period. It starts on April 29, 2025, more than a month after the original release dates of PoE2 and LE.
As the smallest ARPG in the group, the developers of Last Epoch recently chose to postpone their season to April 17, 2025. They made it clear that they were doing this to avoid splitting the player base between themselves and Path of Exile 2. However, this action has also won them some fans.
Here you can see what to expect in the next season of Last Epoch:
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Last Epoch: Trailer for Season 2 of the Diablo Competitor
They do not want to play the new season of Path of Exile 2 in favor of Last Epoch and find the action unacceptable. Reddit user Maesterbotten writes: “Maybe a bit childish of me, but this makes me really less interested in the PoE2 content. The original plan was 2–3 weeks of LE and then PoE 2. But now I feel like I’ll just wait until the 17th instead[…]”.
Also on Reddit, user PM_ME_CUTE_HOOTERS writes: “I respect that they just said it instead of claiming the season needs more polishing. Just this step has changed me from ‘I’ll play when I have time’ to ‘I will make time for this’.”
In the Reddit community, there is generally a lot of praise and positive words directed at the developers of Last Epoch. Overall, the postponement is considered the right decision, even though many players who did not plan to play PoE2 show sadness:
Phixionion via Reddit: “That’s unfortunate, but a smart decision. […]”
Rex8472 via Reddit: “Yes, it’s sad, but probably the best for the health of the game.”
Lichii via Reddit: “Completely understandable. Personally, I don’t play PoE, so I wasn’t affected by the release dates being so close together, but I understand that a large part of the community was affected. […]”
However, there are also other players in the community who believe that a release two weeks after Path of Exile 2 will not be sufficient because a large part of the players will not have finished the new season yet. Two weeks after Last Epoch, Diablo 4 will also launch, presenting another problem for Last Epoch.
Whether the developers will achieve the desired figures with the new release date and the gained players remains to be seen. However, the trouble regarding the release of the seasons seems to be settled for now due to the postponement. If you still want to check out Path of Exile 2, we’ll reveal here what you can expect from the new season: Path of Exile 2 Patch 0.2.0: All information about Dawn of the Hunt, release, and new weapon
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The new update of Warframe is live and not only brings several new features but also lets you compete against a boy band with contagious beats for cool weapons.
What update is this? As of today, March 19, 2025, the new major update of Warframe named “Techrot Encore” is live. Along with the stylish new rocker Warframe Temple, who heats up enemies with his guitar Lizzie, new Protoframes have also been introduced, with which you can chat via the new KIM messaging system – however, they are not romantically inclined.
Additionally, the Exalted weapons have been revised, and a ruthless variant of Deep Archimede named “Temporale Archimede” has been introduced, where you can alter the mission with stickers.
But perhaps the biggest innovation is the new adversary system, which directly ensures that you must face an infected boy band with contagious beats to obtain cool new weapons.
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New Update of Warframe Brings Rock Setting in Höllvania and a Catchy Boyband
Contagious Terror with the Technocyte Coda
Who are the Technocyte Coda? The Technocyte Coda is an infected form of the boy band On-lyne, which even has its own “fan page” and a own song. It consists of 5 members, each bringing their unique style to the group. In the new area Höllvania, you can face the new adversary system.
How does the new adversary system work? To face the Technocyte Coda, you must not be on the radar of a Kuva Lich or a sister of Parvos. The system is also only available within the update content of Warframe: 1999.
The system takes place in 6 steps. You start the hunt for your adversary by defeating Techrot enemies. These can drop a special item upon a kill, which you must then take to an infested system. If you manage to launch the file on the item, your feud against the boy band begins.
All further steps can be read in the Deep Dive via warframe.com.
What weapons can I obtain from the new adversaries? The boy band drops tokens upon a kill, which you can trade with Eleanor in the Höllvania shopping center for one of the following 10 weapons. There are 3 primary and secondary weapons as well as 4 melee weapons available. In the future, 3 more Technocyte Coda weapons are set to be released.
In Pokémon GO, you will soon be able to obtain the next Gigantamax monster. And it will likely be a challenging challenge.
Since the Dynamax feature made its way to Pokémon GO, more and more Dynamax and Gigantamax monsters are appearing in the game.
From the start of Gigantamax battles, it was said that these would be the most difficult challenges in Pokémon GO. The next Gigantamax monster, which has now been announced, lives up to this statement.
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Pokémon GO: What’s in the new Season Powerful and Masterful
Dyna Battle Day on April 19, 2025 – All Info
Which Pokémon is involved? The Pokémon at the center of the Dyna Battle Day is Snorlax. You will encounter this monster for the first time in its Gigantamax form in the game.
On April 19, you will have the opportunity to challenge the monster from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Since Gigantamax fights demand a lot from you, you should only attempt to defeat Snorlax with enough trainers and strong Pokémon.
The Pokémon can also take a lot of hits, as it has high defense and HP values. So, be prepared for a long and intense battle.
If you are still missing suitable attackers, you will get the chance beforehand to obtain a good counter Pokémon. On April 16 at 6:00 PM, you will receive a limited research task, where you can obtain Dynamax Machop as a reward.
Since Snorlax is a Normal type and thus has a weakness to fighting attacks, Machamp, the evolution of Machop, is currently one of the best options to deal maximum damage to Snorlax.
What bonuses are there in the event? In addition, there are some bonuses you can look forward to within the event:
you will find Gigantamax Snorlax at all power sources
collecting limit for Dyna particles will be increased to 1,600
power sources will refresh more frequently
8 times the amount of Dyna particles from power sources
2 additional special trades
The following 2 bonuses are already activated from 00:00 until the end of the event at 5:00 PM:
double amount of Dyna particles while walking (from 00:00 to 5:00 PM)
required walking distance for Dyna particles is quartered
Event Ticket: For $5 (or about €5), you can also purchase an event ticket. This includes 1 Dyna Mushroom, 25,000 experience points as well as double the amount of experience points in Dyna battles and an increased capacity for Dyna particles of 5,600.
The Dyna Battle Day will take place in April. However, there are still several events waiting for you in the game this month. We have summarized which events, when they take place, and what content you can expect in a clear manner: All Events in March 2025 in Pokémon GO.
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Have you ever thought about why there hasn’t been any gameplay of Pokémon Legends: Z-A set at night? As a reliable leaker now reveals, there is a good reason for this.
What did the leaker reveal? On the X account of Centro Leaks, the team released a short clip that takes a closer look at the minimap. It shows a number appearing while it is dusk in the background.
The leakers reveal that the city where Pokémon Legends: Z-A takes place is not the same at night. They support this with an icon of the tower over which a Pokéball hovers. They also post the map of the professional wrestler Mask Royale.
Mask Royale is the secret identity of Professor Kukui from Pokémon Sun and Moon. He participates in battle royale fights where four trainers battle against each other simultaneously.
Unfortunately, the leaker only provides cryptic information otherwise. Many players are now speculating about what the hints could mean.
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Pokémon Legends Z-A: First Trailer for the Gameplay of the Switch Game
The city in Pokémon Legends: Z-A could become a fight club at night
What could this mean? In the comments, many users suspect that it will be more dangerous at night and that one might encounter shady figures. This will likely have an impact on the fights, which could even take place on the rooftops of the city. The number on the minimap might also represent the Alpha Pokémon that were present in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
With the tower and the professional wrestler, many also speculate that there could be battle royale again. User solrocknroll thinks that we will prepare for the battles during the day and participate in the battle royale at night, whose league is designed like in wrestling. Another X user is reminded of the fight club from the movie of the same name.
Another user has the Terror Time from the games of rival Yo-kai Watch in mind. In this, players must flee from an Oni at night. The user recalls that one of the staff members comes from Level-5, and it would make sense if he had integrated this mechanic.
Is the source reliable? Centro Leaks is generally considered reliable. Many of their previous predictions have turned out to be true. The team can accurately assess which rumors or data miners are trustworthy and then publish these leaks on their own account.
There have also been instances where Centro Leaks was wrong. However, in those cases, the team did not have images and excerpts from the game to support their theses. That something definitely happens at night is evident from the mini-clip they posted.
The Hulk is one of the most well-known heroes from the Marvel Universe. The big giant differs from other heroes not only through his abilities but also through his design. His trademark is the color green, but originally he was supposed to look different.
How did the Hulk come to be? The first solo adventure of Hulk appeared in 1962 in Incredible Hulk No. 1. This story was already about Bruce Banner, who became the well-known monster due to an accident. He was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
According to Stan Lee (via YouTube), major inspirations for the character were Frankenstein and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. He explained that Frankenstein’s monster was never the villain of the films. Stan Lee wanted to create a monster that was one of the good ones, but no one knew it.
The fact that Banner can transform back is taken from the story Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Since the Hulk was presented differently than other heroes, Stan Lee needed to rethink. Originally, the Hulk even had a different color than green, but that had to change.
All image rights of Hulk belong to Disney and Marvel
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The Incredible Hulk – Trailer for the Forgotten MCU Movie from 2008
The Hulk was not green at the beginning
How was the appearance of the Hulk created? Basically, heroes at that time had costumes because children, the target audience, responded to that. However, Stan Lee couldn’t think of a logical reason for the Hulk to wear a costume. To stand out, Stan Lee gave the Hulk a different skin color.
In the first issue, Stan Lee made the Hulk gray, not green at all. According to him, gray would make the Hulk look scary. But directly in the first issue, Stan Lee noticed a problem: the printers had an issue with the gray tones.
The first issue of Incredible Hulk from 1962 by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee (Source: Marvel.com)
The gray of the Hulk varied from page to page. Sometimes the gray was too dark, sometimes too light. To solve the problem, they simply changed the Hulk’s skin color to green.
With the color green, the printer had no more problems, and he could give the Hulk new subtitles like the green Goliath or Jolly-Green-Giant.
How is Hulk’s color explained in the universe? Bruce Banner transformed into the Hulk after being exposed to a large amount of gamma radiation. Gamma rays are usually depicted as green in the comics.
The Hulk mythos later experimented with many colors. While green remained the trademark, also used by She-Hulk, gray returned throughout the comics. With Joe Fixit, another persona of Bruce Banner emerged, who was gray. Joe Fixit is a gangster who is smarter than the regular Hulk but works for nasty organizations.
Horror movies are not well-known for giving their characters a happy ending, yet there are some protagonists who make it out of the horror alive. But is it worth it? In this list, we show you the worst fates in horror films from 1980 to 2024.
Spoiler alert! This list reveals the endings of the mentioned movies. You are officially warned.
How was the selection made? This list mentions only films that are legally allowed in Germany. The selection focuses less on particularly intense or gruesome scenes and more on the fates of individual characters, often associated with hope and helplessness, which makes them all the more horrifying.
The list includes psychological, paranormal, and body horror.
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Marco from Nerdkultur talks about the horror hit The Substance
The Shining (1985)
Jack from The Shining
Image rights for The Shining belong to Warner Bros.
A family moves into a remote hotel for the winter, where a sinister presence drives the father, Jack, to violence. He succumbs to the same murderous impulse that has plagued the hotel for generations.
It is suggested in several instances that Jack is the perfect candidate for manipulation by the evil hotel. As seen in the many disturbing visions that the characters experience throughout the film, the hotel has absorbed the souls of countless victims and kept them as permanent residents of the hotel, which will now be his fate despite his death in the snow.
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Over the past decades, various MMORPGs have launched that managed to build up enormous hype before their release, only to disappoint bitterly afterward. MeinMMO recalls some of these online role-playing games.
Especially from 2005 to 2014, various genre representatives tried their luck, banking on a renowned license and thus generating enormous hype within the MMORPG community. The recurring question was whether a potential WoW-killer might soon appear, ready to take the genre to a new level.
However, the anticipation was often followed by disappointment. Even with a large team and an even larger budget, it is almost impossible to launch a comprehensive, complex MMORPG with sufficient polish and the optimal server capacity that has enough content for most players, is enjoyable, and for which the first updates are almost ready upon launch.
The result was various disappointing MMORPG launches, which quickly stifled the respective hype, or games that, despite their existing qualities, failed to attract a sufficient number of genre enthusiasts to their servers for the long term, leading to their offline status after just a few years. MeinMMO recalls some of these cases in this list.
If you want to jump directly to a specific game in the list, you can do so via the table of contents.
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WildStar
Setting: Science Fiction | Developer: Carbine Studios | Release Date: June 3, 2014 | Discontinued: November 28, 2018 | Payment Model: Initially Pay2Play, then Free2Play from 2015
When 17 former Blizzard developers set out in 2005 to create a new MMORPG for NCsoft under the banner of Carbine Studios, they didn’t have a renowned license for the project, but they did have World of Warcraft on their resumes.
One of the trailers for WildStar:
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Trailer for the canceled MMORPG WildStar
When WildStar went live 9 years later, it quickly became clear that fans weren’t expecting a revolution in the genre. Instead, it was more of a best-of compilation of what theme park MMORPGs had excelled at over the past decade – challenging raids for large groups, countless quests, and housing, for instance.
Coupled with eccentric humor, colorful graphics, and an action-oriented combat system, where it was crucial to avoid enemy telegraphs and heavy attacks.
WildStar landed a solid 13th place in the community vote for the best MMORPGs of all time:
What were the problems? WildStar came out at the end of the golden era of MMORPGs due to its long development time, and its hardcore approach, focus on large groups, and subscription model no longer fit the spirit of 2014.
Ten years after WoW, there simply weren’t enough players interested in scheduling multi-hour gatherings several times a week with many like-minded people to achieve first kills in raids after numerous wipes. The trend was moving more towards small groups, solo content, and maximum flexibility.
Unlike with Zenimax, Bethesda, and Elder Scrolls Online, which also came out in 2014 with various problems, there apparently wasn’t anyone at the responsible publisher NCsoft who had a say and was willing to put the necessary effort into WildStar to turn the fundamentally good foundation into an MMORPG that could establish itself among the giants for years. What a shame.
MeinMMO demon Cortyn is known to be a big fan of the game. Here you can once again say your personal farewell, full of nostalgic memories of an MMORPG that, despite its existing qualities, could never meet high expectations: Farewell, Wildstar – A tribute to a great MMORPG
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For 20 years, World of Warcraft has failed to give a legendary weapon a quest. This is now being rectified.
Throughout the history of World of Warcraft, there have been many weapons that held a special place in the hearts of the game’s community. The first weapon that was surrounded by legends and myths was the Ashbringer. Although the weapon originally came from Vanilla, there were rumors and theories about how to obtain the improved version of this weapon even up to the “Wrath of the Lich King” expansion.
This dream seems to finally be coming true – with Phase 8 of the Season of Discovery.
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WoW Classic: The Devs on the Season of Discovery in Interview
What has been announced? The “Season of Discovery” is a heavily modified version of WoW Classic. Here there are new mechanics, new secrets, and new quests. In different phases, there are raids, new abilities for all classes, and other interesting innovations.
On April 8, 2025, Phase 8 will begin, taking us to the Plaguelands – towards New Avalon and the Scarlet Crusade (via worldofwarcraft.com). It seems that an “old” legendary weapon is becoming important again: The Ashbringer.
Why is the Ashbringer legendary? The Ashbringer was originally introduced in its corrupted form with Naxxramas and could be obtained during Vanilla WoW. What made this weapon special was that it occasionally whispered small phrases to its wielder. At the same time, the weapon allowed for a unique sequence to be triggered in the Scarlet Monastery.
The originally hostile followers of the Crusade suddenly became allies, and there were hints that a new quest line would emerge here to cleanse the Ashbringer.
The community was creative even back then, and especially a forum post from the early days of WoW became legendary – a player described the supposed “quest line” that would ultimately lead to obtaining the weapon.
In reality, this was entirely made up, and the quest line was never implemented in World of Warcraft.
Later, the Ashbringer was also available as an artifact weapon for paladins in “Legion” and even had some references to the old rumors – but it did not evoke the same flair.
It seems that Blizzard wants to rectify this oversight, and with the next phase of the Season of Discovery, they are making the Ashbringer a legendary weapon.
Is this guaranteed to be the Ashbringer? No, it is not 100% certain yet. However, the hints suggest so. Because in Phase 8 of the Season of Discovery, it revolves around the Scarlet Crusade and New Avalon. There will also be a “legendary weapon quest line for warriors, hunters, and paladins” – so all classes that can wield two-handed swords. This dramatically narrows down the possible legendary weapons and clearly points to the Ashbringer. It is therefore not surprising that the Ashbringer is also among the 7 most powerful weapons of Azeroth.
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