Most people in Warhammer 40,000 live a dystopian existence somewhere in the depths of surreal mega-polities. A few chosen ones, however, are allowed to navigate the stars – and enjoy almost complete freedom.
The Imperium of Man has quite strict rules regarding the handling of certain things and beings – for example, the Xenos, or “aliens.” The general rule is: Anything that is remotely non-human is forbidden.
These rules apply to the vast majority of humanity, and only a few make exceptions. Most of these individuals are Inquisitors, who have to deal with corrupted things for the protection of humanity.
However, there is a caste of individuals who can do more or less anything: Free Traders. These individuals are entrusted with so much power that they can even found their own empires. And the Imperium allows this, as long as it does not lead to significant conflicts of interest.
In the role-playing game Rogue Trader, you play as a Free Trader and learn how much power such a person can have:
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Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader – The release trailer for the role-playing game
A document that allows almost everything – even heresy
Free Traders possess a letter of marque, a document that elevates them to “the highest rank attainable by a servant.” They are on equal footing with Inquisitors, Governors, and Space Marines and can access their support if needed.
The task of a Free Trader is to expand the boundaries of the Imperium. To achieve this goal, they are allowed to use dangerous artifacts and trade with Xenos – something that is forbidden to “normal” humans under penalty of death. However, as long as they serve the interests of the Imperium, the authorities almost always turn a blind eye to Free Traders.
Pretty much anyone can become a Free Trader. Most of these individuals come from the Astra Militarum, the Administratum, or the Inquisition. Letters of marque are often awarded for special military or political achievements, but can also be used to send unwanted opponents into quasi-exile.
The first letters of marque are said to have been written with the blood of the Emperor himself and can be inherited. Accordingly, they serve to found entire dynasties and noble houses.
Letters of marque have so far been awarded by the High Senate on Terra, the highest power in the Imperium and the representatives of the Emperor. For some time now, Roboute Guilliman has been the new leader of the Imperium. Since then, this task has formally fallen to the Primarch.
Brave explorers or “nothing more than better pirates”
The Imperium is limited by the routes that can be reached through the Warp. Essentially, it is the task of a Free Trader to enlarge the Imperium. To do this, they venture with their flotilla to worlds beyond the imperial borders. What they do there is pretty much left up to them.
Some Free Traders colonize the worlds there and establish their own empires. Others trade with Xenos and increase their wealth that way. Yet others are simply pillagers who plunder and destroy planets and other ships.
There are even reports of Free Traders who have ventured into distant galaxies and possibly founded their own empires there. However, none of them have ever returned.
As long as the interests of the Free Trader do not conflict with those of the Imperium, they have free rein. However, if they cross a line, the letter of marque may be revoked – or open war may ensue.
The letter of marque grants many rights but does not make one untouchable
Due to the enormous freedom, it often happens that Free Traders become too accustomed to their position of power. They then fall into selfishness or megalomania, which in some cases leads to them turning away from the Imperium or even falling to Chaos.
As long as the Free Trader is outside the imperial borders and within their own realm, they theoretically hold the highest authority there. However, when they return to the Imperium, they are subject to the laws again.
This is often a point of contention, especially when the Free Trader has become accustomed to their power and to being obeyed – rather than the other way around. Many Free Traders have even been greeted directly by the Imperial Fleet upon their return and more than once with a firefight.
In EA FC 25, strong players do not always have to cost a lot of coins. At MeinMMO, we present to you 7 strong players that you can get for under 50,000 coins.
What makes strong players so special? We ensure that the players offer a good mix of strong stats, play styles, and player roles. It is important that the stats and play styles are tailored to the tasks for their respective positions.
In our selection, we made sure that none of the presented players costs more than 50,000 coins (as of March 19, 2025), so everyone should be able to afford the featured pros.
How did we make our selection? To cover as many areas of the pitch as possible, we present suitable players for various positions. Thus, everyone should find a pro, whether in search of a defender, midfielder, or forward.
In our list, we first introduce the pro and highlight their strengths. Additionally, we give you a tip on how to best incorporate the player into your team.
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Tips for a Perfect Start in EA FC 25 – Ultimate Team
Strong Defenders under 50,000 Coins
FUT Birthday Harry Maguire (CB) – Manchester United (England)
What makes Maguire so strong? The Englishman has received a strong upgrade from his gold card. His best stats are also the most important for his position. In defense and physicality, Maguire is among the best in FC 25.
With 85 pace, he brings strong speed despite his massive build and impressive height (1.94 m). 88 passing makes him a capable passer in your build-up play.
His golden play styles (Bulldozer, Aerial) make him nearly unbeatable in header duels and direct body-to-body challenges.
However, Maguire does have 2 disadvantages that also explain his low price: he lacks Anticipation and Interception as play styles. Therefore, he is missing the 2 most important defensive play styles that help you with defending and intercepting balls.
This is how you incorporate Maguire into your team: Maguire should be your tower in defense. So play him in his player role as Defensive Pro++. It is best to pair him with a more agile defender with Anticipation and/or Interception to mask his weaknesses.
Grassroot Greats Giovanni Di Lorenzo (RB, RM) – SSC Napoli (Italy)
What makes Di Lorenzo so strong? The Italian offers the perfect mix of defensive stability and offensive drive as a full-back. Aside from shooting, Di Lorenzo has only values above 80. He even reaches 90 in pace, and his defensive (87) and physical stats (88) are in a similarly strong range.
Especially his play styles stand out positively. With Bully and Interception on Gold, there are really no better play styles for a full-back. With the play styles Sprint, First Touch, and Technique, he can also make an offensive statement through speed and good ball control and feed your forwards with hard crosses.
This is how you incorporate Di Lorenzo into your team: Based on his versatility, you should play Di Lorenzo in his role as Wing-Defense Pro++. In this role, he will continuously tackle the flanks offensively and defensively. His play style Indomitable guarantees long endurance for this playing style.
Strong Midfielders under 50,000 Coins
Grassroot Greats Icon Roy Keane (CM) – Ireland
What makes Keane so strong? Keane brings strong stats in his position. The most important values for a central midfielder are above 85. In defense and physicality, he even possesses values over 90.
The Irishman has 3 passing play styles (Through Ball, Tiki-Taka, and Decisive Pass), making him a reliable ball distributor. With 3 defensive play styles, especially with Bully and Interception, he is capable of supporting your defense with good positioning and strong duels. Additionally, he has 2 play styles (First Touch and Calm Center), which enhance his ball control.
This is how you incorporate Keane into your team: Keane is strongest in his role as Shield++. Here he is most valuable to your team with his strengths in passing and defense.
As an Icon, Keane fits into any team, reaches full chemistry at the right position, and gives all your players a chemistry point for their league.
FUT Birthday Adrien Rabiot (CM, CDM) – Olympique Marseille (France)
What makes Rabiot so strong? The Frenchman is a strong strategist in your midfield with a large physical component. All stats for Rabiot are at least 85. This makes him a true all-rounder.
His strong physical attributes are supported by the play styles In the Air and Bully, giving him more power both on the ground and in the air. With 2 play styles each for passing (Through Ball and Tiki-Taka) and ball control (First Touch and Calm Center), you will find Rabiot to be a very secure and pressure-resistant playmaker.
This is how you incorporate Rabiot into your team: To fully utilize Rabiot’s all-round qualities, you should use him in the role of Box-to-Box++. In this role, he will be found everywhere between the penalty areas, supporting you offensively and defensively.
Fantasy FC Kika Nazareth (CAM, CM, ST) – FC Barcelona (Portugal)
What makes Kika Nazareth so strong? The Portuguese is the perfect embodiment of a playmaker in the Central Attacking Midfield. Her already strong values in pace, shooting, dribbling, and physicality, all around the 90 range, are further topped by her extraordinary passing value of 99.
These outstanding passing abilities are supported by 4 passing play styles:
Decisive Pass (Gold)
Tiki-Taka (Silver)
Through Ball (Silver)
Long Pass (Silver)
This ensures that Kika Nazareth will play all passes (ground/air, in the run/directly to the player) with the highest precision.
This is how you incorporate Kika Nazareth into your team: You should definitely play her directly behind your attacking line so she can assist your attackers with strong passes. Here, her player roles Classic 10++, Playmaker++, or even False 9++ (as ST) are suitable.
Technique as a second Golden play style can be used to create moments of surprise and dribble past a few opponents. The play styles Fast Step and Curled Shot are suitable for quickly penetrating the opponent’s penalty area and creating scoring chances with precise finishes.
Strong Offensive Players under 50,000 Coins
Fantasy FC Rinsola Babajide (LW, LM, RW, ST) – UD Tenerife (Nigeria)
What makes Babajide so strong? Babajide is a versatile offensive player that you can use both on the flank and in the center. She has strong stats for attack and possesses 4 stats around the 90 range.
The greatest strength of the Nigerian lies in her pace. With the golden play style Fast Step for a pace boost, she can implement this perfectly in-game. With 5 strong play styles for ball control, she is hard to catch on the flanks. Once she is in a promising position, she can always create scoring chances with her 3 shooting play styles.
This is how you incorporate Babajide into your team: To showcase her speed and dribbling strength, Babajide needs some space. She has the most of it when you place her on the flanks in her role as Wing++. Here you can variably cross the ball into the box or cut inside and seek the shot yourself.
The only disadvantage: Babajide is somewhat harder to link to achieve full chemistry. A few Icons or a suitable manager could help here.
FUT Birthday Icon Marinette Pichon (ST) – France
Important Note: We had to be a bit tricky with Pichon. The Frenchwoman costs just over 50,000 coins on the transfer market (as of March 19, 2025). But she is worth the small extra cost.
What makes Pichon so strong? Even her Ultimate Succession Icon was criminally underrated. FUT Birthday Pichon is an even more reliable goal guarantee. This is primarily proven by her shooting stats, which, except for her penalty shot, all break the 90-point mark.
With her goal play styles (Curled Shot and Low Driven Shot), as well as the Trivela play style, Pichon can score from any position. Her 5★-skill moves for her weak foot also help her.
This is how you incorporate Pichon into your team: Pichon can be played both as a lone striker and a pair striker. With her speed (Sprint play style in Gold) and strong dribbling (First Touch in Gold, Technique in Silver), she is able to create goal-scoring opportunities by herself. Due to her smaller stature (1.63 m), she is very agile and can turn quickly to get a shot off.
To make it harder for opponents to read her in attack, it is best to pair the Frenchwoman with a bulkier striker partner or winger who can assert themselves both on the ground and in the air.
With this, you should have a good foundation of affordable yet strong players for your Ultimate Team. Try out these pros to see which type of player suits you best. With the low price, you do not need to worry about a loss. If you are looking for more good players for little coins, you will surely find something in our 11 strong options for the current evolutions.
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Captain America is a moral authority in the films of Marvel. He stands for good, even when he has to confront former friends. The newest Captain America is Anthony Mackie. In an interview, the actor spoke about success, and he sounds nothing like his character.
What does Anthony Mackie say? In the interview on The Privot Podcast (via YouTube), Anthony Mackie spoke about his career and the path to Hollywood. The topic of success also came up, and that you don’t always get ahead just by hard work.
In the podcast, the actor even proposes the thesis: We lie to our children with the idea that one can achieve everything solely through their own efforts.
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Captain America: Brave New World – Trailer of the Movie
Anthony Mackie talks about his experiences
How does Anthony Mackie come to this conclusion? In the podcast, they talk about his role as Captain America and what weight it carries. Mackie discusses his experiences with people who have risen from a small position. However, he also reaches an unusual conclusion:
We lie to our children, and I believe that this is a big problem in our society […] We tell our children that if they do the right things […], they will be successful. If you work hard enough, your work will pay off, and that is not true. True success is given to you; you don’t have to earn it.
He explains how he did many acting programs before his career and was also on Broadway. Mackie makes it clear that no matter how good and brilliant you are, if no one picks you, it doesn’t matter. Additionally, they later talk about how as a nobody, one has to be twice as good at everything as others.
To get his role in the MCU, Anthony Mackie claims he fought quite hard. In 2023, he explained to Inverse that he wrote countless letters to Marvel to become Black Panther. Through his efforts, he secured a meeting with Joe and Anthony Russo, the directors of Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
The two wanted him for the role of Sam Wilson in the movie, and that changed his career.
What did Anthony Mackie do before Marvel? Long before his role as Sam Wilson, Anthony Mackie was active in the acting business. His first role was in the film 8 Mile in 2002, which tells the story of the rapper Eminem.
After it became public that Pokémon GO and other games from Niantic have changed ownership, many fans began to worry about the future of the game. Now a developer provides initial reassurance.
Should fans be worried? The Senior Product Director of Pokémon GO, Michael Steranka, commented on the future of the game following the takeover of the mobile hit in an interview. He specifically addresses the question of monetization. Previously, some fans had expressed concerns as the new owner has a history of strong monetization methods with titles like Monopoly Go (via Reddit).
According to Steranka, there is no need to worry about that. There should be “neither now nor ever” intrusive advertisements in the game or restricted playtimes, he claims. He states clearly: “We will not build intrusive advertising or anything like that into our games.”
Here you can learn more about the season “Mighty and Masterful”:
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Pokémon GO: What’s in the new Season Powerful and Masterful
First relief
What does the developer say about the new owners? While some players immediately think of strong monetization methods from games like Monopoly Go when they hear the name Scopely, Senior Product Director Michael Steranka has a different opinion about his new bosses.
In an interview with polygon.com, he says: “[…] Scopely has really recognized how unique this game is, and they have even told us that they would be foolish to try to change the recipe that has made this game such a big hit and success. […] I want to emphasize once again that Scopely operates as a company in a way that allows all of their teams to make the right decisions for their games. And that [editor’s note: intrusive advertising and playtime restrictions] is not something that we believe would be right for Pokémon Go.”
The monetization of Pokémon GO is therefore set to stay with the known methods, and you likely won’t have to watch ads for free Poké Balls in the future either.
What does the developer say about data security? After the acquisition of Pokémon GO by Scopely, some fans expressed concerns (via Reddit) that their data could now fall into the hands of other companies, especially since Scopely has belonged to the Saudi Arabian Savvy Games Group since 2023 (via www.gamersglobal.de). Here too, the developer provides reassurance:
We do not sell player data to third parties, period. We use location data only to operate the game, and we store all location data necessary for operating the game on servers in the USA, and we adhere to all incredibly strict regulatory best practices to protect that data as well as possible. So if you are concerned that this data may go to other places that you might not know or trust, I hope that what I am sharing with you today helps alleviate those concerns, because that is absolutely not something that is happening today and not something that will happen in the future.
Senior Product Director of Pokémon GO, Michael Steranka, via polygon.com
Even if the developer tries to reassure the players, the Pokémon GO community is concerned about the change of ownership. Especially with a sum of 3.5 billion US dollars, it is questionable how the mobile game will recoup that money without changing the monetization. Other companies are also trying to make profits with Pokémon: Company brings kitchenware in Pokémon style that is too nice to use
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MeinMMO author Schuhmann has spent over 1,400 hours on Crusader Kings 3 on Steam, but in the eyes of others, the game apparently only revolves around incest. That’s far too little for him.
What is the problem? Every time I talk about my majestic adventures in Crusader Kings 3 in the editorial team, people grin dirtyly. Even supposedly nice and understanding individuals yell that I should write about my incest simulator again.
Recently, when I talked about the lovely Zofia, whom I marry immediately in every game of Crusader Kings 3 because she is so clever and has good genetic traits, I was asked what my relationship to her is! Outrageous, I know.
When I shared a screenshot showing my king and his family naked because my character had spontaneously decided to forbid everyone at court from wearing clothes, the first question was whether that child woman in the picture was my daughter. An outrageousness.
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Crusader Kings III shows its new DLC: Khans of the Steppe
Incest in Crusader Kings 3 is only possible under certain conditions
Is incest even possible in Crusader Kings 3? No, not really. At least not right away. Because the normal religions actually prohibit marriage between close relatives. You have to make quite an effort to make incest the foundation of a state.
This involves conquering holy sites, studying theology, piloting to the most remote corners of the world, becoming a holy man, founding your own religion, and only then does everyone in your dynasty suddenly start marrying each other (via GameStar).
On the left is Zofia, the lovely one (not related or by marriage to me).
The community has reduced the game’s reputation to incest
Why is Crusader Kings 3 so reduced to incest? It’s the fault of the community itself and also that of the developers Paradox. Because the Swedish developers have elevated the marrying of close relatives, which actually doesn’t play a major role in the game, to an insider joke by adjusting the descriptions of characters.
Normally, the character’s relationship to the player is described, such as “courtiers”, “son”, “rival”, “wife”. But if multiple role descriptions apply to one person, it’s stated as such. So the people on reddit made a huge joke out of posting pictures of their “wife-daughter-sister-cousin”.
Here, a player proudly presents his “daughter-wife and niece” (in one person), right next to the “son, nephew, and brother-in-law.” (via reddit)”
Here we see the “sister-wife, who is also the player’s cousin and sister-in-law.”
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Are there disadvantages to incest? Yes, in fact, when incest goes so far that the child’s parents have very few different ancestors, the chance of inbreeding and a negative genetic outcome increases significantly.
Children are born with significant maluses. With slight expressions, the child may be a hemophiliac, lisp, or have a hunchback. “Inbred children,” where the negative trait is fully expressed, rarely reach adulthood and are almost infertile.
“Your family tree is a circle” is an achievement on Steam
Does Paradox advocate for incest? By now, “incest” has indeed become an acknowledged and solid part of the game from a side aspect.
One of the hardest achievements on Steam is “Perfect Circle,” which you receive for the “ultimate incest”: A character must have so few different people in their family tree that it approaches a circle.
The fact that only 1.1 % of players have this achievement shows that the game should not be reduced to incest as many do.
Admittedly, from a “gameplay aspect,” an incest program that extends across the entire dynasty offers some advantages. Because those who play Crusader Kings 3 with ambition and optimal results will begin to “breed” their dynasty and will try to find advantageous spouses to produce genetically better offspring.
Because those who marry a strong woman as a strong man will definitely get a super strong child, and if that child then marries a super strong woman, their descendants will inherit the 3rd degree of the genetic trait “strong” and be considered a Hercules or an Amazon: And these are potentially the strongest knights or champions in the game, offering real advantages in battle for land.
Because the own offspring will rapidly have the best genetic traits of all the characters available for marriage in the game after 50, 60, 70 years, usually live in geographical proximity, and have the appropriate culture and religion, the AI then decides that the own dynasty should best marry amongst themselves.
This playstyle has been supported in many ways in Crusader Kings 3:
There is a legacy line that strengthens genetic traits in the dynasty
If someone has bred the Overman with only positive and no negative traits once, they gain a powerful dynasty-wide bonus and the epithet “The Bloodfather”
The crown of creation is the rare genetic perk “Pure Blood” – it is inheritable and prevents all negative traits of incest, which is apparently a nod to the Targaryen from Game of Thrones, who took Jamie and Cersei Lannister (cover image) as their role model
With the longsword, you can unleash quick attacks in Monster Hunter Wilds, overwhelming your target with countless slashes. For a faster endgame combat, we will show you the best build with weapons, armors, and decorations that you need.
How is the build structured? We first provide a brief overview of the essential items like weapons and armors for the best longsword build. Following that, we will explain in detail the important information about crafting your equipment, 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 may be completely changed depending on updates to align with the current meta. So feel free to check back after each 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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Longsword Build: All About Weapons, Armors & Decorations
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Monster Hunter Wilds: Capcom shows the Longsword in action
What is the best build for the longsword? The longsword is a very agile and devastating weapon. To make it stronger, both attack and affinity need to be increased. Since elements are not as strong with the longsword as with other weapons, we focus on maximizing damage – for this reason, explosion is the fitting element. The goal is to land as many hits as possible to activate the perks and trigger explosion plague.
Weapon
Dimensius (Artian weapon) or alternatively Wyvernblade “Maple”
Armor
Gore Helm B Arkveld Armor B W.-Arkveld Arm Guard B Arkveld Waist Ring B Gore Leg Guards B
Amulet
Chaser Amulet
How to Build the Best Artian Weapon for the Longsword
What do I need to build Dimensius? For Dimensius, you should focus on selecting three attack infusions when building with your materials. The element doesn’t matter and can be chosen based on preference. We recommend focusing on explosion to maximize your damage.
If you don’t have good components yet or are unlucky with the enhancement bonuses for Dimensius, you can also opt for the Wyvernblade “Maple,” which you can build with parts from Rathalos.
As a secondary weapon, either a lightweight bowgun like the Rathling Phoenix or a great sword with the element of your choice is worthwhile.
Which enhancement bonus should I focus on? When enhancing your Artian weapon, the following bonuses are especially important in priority:
Attack
Affinity
Sharpness
Element
Which decorations are important? With decorations, you are more flexible and can choose from the following options:
Critical Jwl III 3
Critical Jwl II 2
Mastery Jwl 3
Longsword Build: Armors and Decorations
Which armors are important? When choosing armor, the following equipment and effects are prioritized:
Armors
Gore Helm B
Arkveld Armor B
W.-Arkveld Arm Guard B
Arkveld Waist Ring B
Gore Leg Guards B
This is what the armor for the longsword build looks like
Set Bonuses
Gore Magalas Tyranny
Black Darkness I: Triggers frenzy in battles against large monsters
Arkveld’s Hunger
Quick Recovery I: Regenerates some health as long as you continuously attack monsters. Recovery depends on the weapon
Which decorations should I use? For the armor, it is mainly about selecting decorations that increase your attack and affinity; additionally, due to frenzy, you need an effect that raises your infection recovery rate while also increasing your critical damage. Therefore, you should equip the following decorations:
Head
Challenger Jwl 3
Protection Jwl 1
Chest
Challenger Jwl 3
Dodge Jwl 2
Arms
Steadfast Jwl 1
Steadfast Jwl 1
Steadfast Jwl 1
Waist
Protection Jwl 1
Protection Jwl 1
Legs
Challenger Jwl 3
Reason Jwl 1
Reason Jwl 1
How Does the Strength of the Build Unfold?
Elements like paralysis are secondary here; what is important is mainly to land as many hits as possible to increase attack and affinity. Through frenzy, you also get a boost regarding your affinity and with the explosion plague, one for your damage.
Attacks from the great sword are already fast, but to become even faster, the steadfast Jwl should improve your movements. Ultimately, you are always in the center of the battle because you need to get close to the enemy. Therefore, to make yourself more survivable, the protection Jwl should minimize the damage taken while the dodge Jwl improves your dodging.
With the longsword, you are always close to the enemy. If you need distance or if the battle gets too wild, you should equip the Rathling Phoenix as your secondary weapon.
A player buys a new RTX 4090 and installs it in his gaming PC. But he is unable to connect it to his monitor. The community is quite astonished when they see the problem the owner is facing.
A player has built a PC and purchased an expensive RTX 4090 for it. This remains one of the fastest graphics cards you can buy.
However, he quickly faces the problem that he cannot connect his graphics card to his monitor at all. He reports this to a friend, who shares his image on Reddit. But it is not the fact that he cannot find the connection that causes astonishment, but the fact that he was able to install his graphics card at all.
He only noticed the whole issue when he realized that he had very few graphics settings available in games. When he then wanted to plug the HDMI cable from the monitor into the graphics card, he could not find the connection.
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Forgot the slot cover but still successfully installed the graphics card
What went wrong?When installing a graphics card in a new computer, you usually have to remove the slot cover. Slot covers shield openings in the case at the expansion card slots. The covers also protect your PC from dirt getting inside.
However, if you want to install an expansion card, such as a graphics card, Wi-Fi card, or sound card into a PCIe slot in your computer, you also need to remove the corresponding slot cover. Otherwise, you won’t be able to use the card’s connections, nor will the card be properly seated in the case.
And it is exactly this last point that causes disbelief in the community. Many are wondering: How did the player manage to install his graphics card without removing the cover?
I am rather impressed by the fact that the GPU clicks in like that, and even more if he actually screwed it in.
How did the situation turn out? The graphics card survived the strange action unscathed, and the user rushed to help his friend to free the computer from the annoying slot covers. In the worst case, the user could have bent his graphics card or even damaged the PCIe connection.
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:
[toc]
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:
[toc]
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:
[toc]
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?
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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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