The MMORPG Legend of Ymir will launch in a few days in South Korea. Along with this, the 4 classes for the game’s launch have now been presented.
What kind of game is this? Legend of Ymir is an MMORPG being developed by the South Korean studio WeMade for PC and Mobile. The game aims to shine not only through its setting in Norse mythology but also through its graphics, utilizing Unreal Engine 5.
The release of the South Korean version is set for February 20, 2025. In line with this, the developer has now introduced the 4 classes with which the game will launch.
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Legend of Ymir 5 Minutes Gameplay Trailer
Typical classes of an MMORPG
What classes are there in the game? The first of the 4 classes that players can start with in the game is the Berserker. He is the classic tank, armed with sword and shield, and is primarily meant to absorb damage and hold aggro.
The second class, the Skald, is a typical support class. With the help of her harp, with which she plays songs and recites poems, she can perform healing and revivals as well as provide her group with buffs.
Völva is the third presented class. This is a mage who is meant to deal damage. She draws on elemental powers such as fire and ice.
The last presented class is the Warlord, who deals damage in close combat. He uses 2 spears, one in each hand. He is also supposed to have a few abilities that allow him to deal damage from a distance.
A video has been uploaded for each of the 4 classes, where you can see the classes in action briefly. You can find these on the developer’s YouTube channel.
Is the game only being released in South Korea? In addition to the South Korean version of the game, a global version has also been announced. Originally, the South Korean version was supposed to be released in 2024, and the global version in 2025.
When exactly the global version of the game will be released is not officially known yet.
While Legend of Ymir is set to be released in just a few days, there are also other MMORPGs that have been on the market for many years and still enjoy players today. Among the most well-known representatives of the genre, there is a mechanic that players do not accept as well anymore: Once celebrated in WoW, now the community considers it trash.
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The developers of Path of Exile 2 have introduced a new feature that will greatly ease the storage spaces for the community.
What kind of feature is this? Since the first players reached the endgame of Path of Exile 2 in week 1, their inventories have been filled with maps. The Waystones, as the maps are called in the ARPG, are an important part of the game, but they have also blocked players’ storage spaces and taken up a lot of room.
There was no way to simply sort the Waystones into a tab, as was still possible in the predecessor. With the new patch 0.1.1D, this has changed. From now on, there is also a storage tab for maps in Path of Exile 2, but it is not free.
Here you can see how the bosses in the ARPG are created:
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Such convenience doesn’t come free
Why is the storage tab so important? The map storage tab sorts your collected Waystones from the inventory directly into a tab of the respective tier with just one click. Additionally, each tier can have sub-tabs that you can set up and sort as you wish. With the new storage tab, you can store a total of 576 Waystones.
In an example video on X.com, the developers have created a tab where the rare maps are sorted and offered directly for sale. You can also sell directly from the new map storage.
How much does the new feature cost? Like all other special storage tabs in Path of Exile 2, the new map tab is not free. In the shop on PathofExile.com, the upgrade regularly costs 150 points, which corresponds to about 15 €. However, there is currently an offer where you can get the tab for about 12 €.
However, all gamers who purchased the unlock in the predecessor are lucky. The unlock applies to the entire account and both games, so the feature is free for many veterans.
Many players have wondered from the beginning why the developers did not include this feature at release. The fact that it is coming now in Season 1 has pleased players in the comments on X.com and Reddit.
However, there is also criticism regarding the lack of slots for the tablets that are used to enhance other maps in specific locations on the endgame map of PoE2. The developers have not commented on the absence of these slots. On the battlefield, another player is struggling with a space issue: Player summons 46 minions, which must make Path of Exile 2 look really bad
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Fans have been eagerly waiting since the first beta of Monster Hunter Wilds for a new way to play the highly anticipated new title once again in advance. Finally, a second open beta has been announced that you can join soon.
When does the beta take place? The second open beta will occur in two phases:
The first phase took place from February 7, 2025, 4:00 AM to February 10, 3:59 AM
The second phase starts on February 14, 4:00 AM and ends due to an extension on February 18, 3:59 AM
Due to a PSN server outage, players on PlayStation were unable to participate in the beta on February 8. Therefore, Capcom decided to extend the period by 24 hours (via x.com).
Thus, the second beta phase now ends on February 18 at 3:59 AM instead of February 17. The extension applies to all platforms.
Update from February 17, 2025: The article has been structurally adjusted and updated to the latest beta phase.
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All information about platforms, crossplay, and participation requirements
On which platforms does the beta take place? You can participate on all available platforms, including PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.
Do I need a PlayStation Plus or Game Pass subscription? Particularly this time, players without an existing PlayStation Plus or Game Pass subscription can also participate. However, this applies only to these two beta phases. If you want to continue playing online afterward, you will need to subscribe.
Is there a preload? Yes, the preload has been available since February 6, 2025, and is 23.66 GB in size (via x.com). You can download the beta in advance and start directly on February 7. If you have already downloaded the beta for the first phase, you can seamlessly use it for the next phase.
Can I play multiplayer with other players? Yes, in the beta you will also be able to play multiplayer.
Will there be crossplay? Crossplay will be possible, allowing you to play with friends on other platforms.
Can I create private lobbies? Yes, it will be possible to create private lobbies. You can invite up to 16 hunters by joining through a lobby ID search.
Can you play without a lobby? Yes, there will be a single-player mode. In this mode, you do not have to join a lobby and can pause the game. If you need help with a quest, you can still send out a distress signal.
These contents and bonuses await you in the beta
What can you play in the beta? The beta will include all the content that you already experienced in the first beta in November 2024. This content can also be seamlessly continued.
Are there new contents? Yes, in addition, you can face the monster Gypceros, known from previous titles, and the new flagship monster Arkveld.
A high-difficulty quest has been added for Arkveld, which will be available specifically for the beta. After completing the quest once, however, it will only appear very rarely. You can start it with Alma after you have completed the Doshaguma hunt.
Additionally, there will be a training area where you can test and practice various weapons in single-player mode. Also, the quantity of consumables in your possession will not decrease there. Note: The planned improvements and changes for the release are not part of the beta.
Which monsters can I hunt in the beta? You can face the following large monsters:
Can I also upgrade and forge my equipment in the beta? No, in the beta version you can only choose from some ready-made sets and assemble them. There is also only one version of each weapon type.
What participation bonuses are there? You can also secure the participation bonuses for the full game. These consist of a decorative in-game pendant with a cute Palico and a new item bonus package with the following contents:
Raw meat x10
Shock trap x3
Pitfall trap x3
Stun bomb x10
Large barrel bomb x3
Armor sphere x5
Lightning capsule x10
Large dung capsule x10
Note that you can only receive these bonuses once. So if you participate in both phases, you will receive the item bonus package only once. If you already participated in the first beta in November 2024, you can claim this item package in addition to the one you have already secured. Additionally, you must play the beta on the same platform you own the full version on.
Data transfer to the full version
Can I use my save file at release? Yes and no, you can only carry over your character creation data. This way, you can start directly with your finished hunter and Palico at release. Progress and items will not be transferred.
What could go wrong? There is a bug that occurred in the first beta. It made it impossible to load your character onto the server after revising it and closing the game without selecting the saved data.
It is also possible that some design elements in the finished game may not look 100% the same as in the beta version.
Can I revise my character again? Yes, you can revise your characters again. You should then make sure to start the game again with your “new” character so that it can be successfully transferred before closing the game.
Do I have to participate in the second beta if I have already transferred my data in the first? If you participated in the first beta and the mentioned bug occurred for you, you should participate in the second beta so that your character can be transferred smoothly.
The first beta was a huge success. However, you might have missed out on some things. We have compiled 10 hidden things for you to keep an eye out for in the upcoming beta: Monster Hunter Wilds: 10 hidden features that you might easily miss in the beta
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In the multiverse of Dungeons & Dragons, a variety of creatures can make life very hard for adventurers and heroes. MeinMMO has selected 10 of the strongest physical beings that you can incorporate into your next session.
How were the opponents ranked? For our ranking, we focused on those opponents that are literally the strongest. So this mainly concerns their strength score (STR) and their challenge rating (CR). Additionally, we made sure that there is something for different CR calibers.
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We referred to the 5th Edition rulebooks of Dungeons & Dragons, considering the new Monster Manual, which is set to be released on February 18, 2025. We limited ourselves to the following books:
Core Rulebook (2014)
Monster Manual (2014)
Monster Manual (2024)
What does the challenge rating (CR) mean? The CR value indicates what level a group of 4 well-equipped and rested characters should have to reasonably confront the respective creature without deaths. It is meant to provide a rough estimate of how difficult the challenge is for the group of players that a game master oversees.
In the movie Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, the heroes also face some strong opponents:
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10th place: Abominable Yeti
Abominable Yeti
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Strength score: 24
CR: 9
Alignment: Chaotic evil
Type: Huge monstrosity
English name: Abominable Yeti
Found in: Monster Manual (2014 & 2024)
The abominable yeti is a larger and more brutal version of the normal yeti. It is always hunting for prey to devour and is constantly indulging in its bloodlust. Abominable yetis live in icy ruins or in the abandoned caves of other monsters and can track their prey for days before finishing them off with heavy ice blocks.
While normal yetis have a strength score of 18, the abominable yeti has a score of 24, giving it a modifier of +7 on skill and saving throws that are based on this attribute.
With a CR of 9, it is a good option for many campaigns to provide a suitable challenge at mid-level and bring players into threatening situations with raw power.
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Heirlooms in World of Warcraft used to be all the rage. Now they are outdated and the whole system is no longer usable.
There are plenty of systems in World of Warcraft that have become a bit dusty over the years. One of them is definitely the heirloom system. It used to be popular, and the items were used regularly. Nowadays, the community agrees: it is not only unnecessarily complicated, but also a waste of time and gold.
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What kind of equipment is this? Heirloom equipment has a long tradition in World of Warcraft. These are items that you store in your collection and can then use with every new character. The interesting part: the items scale with the character’s level. So if you are leveling a twink, they will, in theory, always have appropriate gear and won’t need to change it until just before reaching the maximum level.
Back then, there were additional bonuses on the items, such as a hefty XP buff that accelerated leveling. This was replaced over the years by other bonuses that provide only a small advantage in combat or extend the rest bonus.
What is the problem with heirlooms? Heirlooms have not only lost most of their utility in recent years, but have also become increasingly expensive. Specifically, the changes are as follows:
Heirlooms no longer grant a bonus on received XP. This was removed when the leveling speed in the game was increased anyway.
Heirlooms needed to be upgraded after each expansion. They initially only scale up to level 30 – for every additional 10 levels, an upgrade is required, which can cost several thousand gold.
Heirlooms are now often significantly worse than gear from other sources – such as quests or dungeons.
Those who want a complete set of heirlooms have to pay several tens of thousands of gold and probably spend a long time dealing with the upgrade system to manually bring the items to the desired level piece by piece.
This is what the community thinks: The topic is actively discussed in the WoW Subreddit. Many mourn the heirlooms in their old form:
“Heirlooms were so great back then, now they are just useless.” – susejesus
“This is just a waste of gold now. Barely helps with leveling anymore.” – gaz8600
“Since the XP bonus was removed, they are useless.” – dahid
“I only use them so I can keep my transmog and don’t have to reapply it after every dungeon.” – undoingneptune94
How could this be fixed? There are a few ideas in the comments on how to make heirlooms more attractive again. Some of the summarized suggestions include:
The base price for heirlooms should be higher, but the upgrades should be removed. The heirlooms scale on their own up to the current expansion.
Heirlooms need to be equal in value to dungeon loot during leveling again.
Generally, there seems to be a consensus that heirlooms in their current state no longer serve a real purpose. They are an old system that is slowly being forgotten by many – which is a shame because many have spent hundreds of thousands of gold pieces on their collection. While heirlooms have become weaker, tanks have become more powerful – and soon even stronger!
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To survive safely in Dead by Daylight, we present to you the best perks for survivors. With these, you are equipped against any killer!
Those new to Dead by Daylight may be overwhelmed by the sheer variety of possible perks. To give you a good overview of which perks are particularly rewarding and helpful in many situations, we present our list of the top 10 perks in Dead by Daylight for survivors.
Update:This article was updated on February 17, 2025, and reflects the changes in Dead by Daylight 8.5.2.
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How to unlock perks: To unlock perks, you need to invest blood points into the blood web of a character and thereby unlock new levels in the web and consequently new perks. Keep in mind that every survivor has three “unique” perks. For these perks to appear for other survivors, you must first unlock them on the original owner. This is done through the prestige system.
At prestige levels 1, 2, and 3, you unlock all of the character’s perks for everyone else at levels 1, 2, and 3, respectively. You reach a prestige level once you have fully developed a character’s blood web up to level 50.
Check the Shrine of Secrets: Alternatively, it’s also worth regularly looking into the “Shrine of Secrets.” There, you can buy four randomly selected perks for blood shards each week. This skips the unlocking of the teachable perk (for instance, if you don’t own a survivor).
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The Top 10 Perks for Survivors in Dead by Daylight
We evaluate the following perks at their highest level (3). At lower levels, many perks significantly lose their value and should only be used out of lack of alternatives. The list is current as of Patch 7.6.2.
Windows of Opportunity is sometimes dismissed by certain players as a noob perk, but its usefulness is unquestionable. The effect is simple yet extremely valuable:
Within 32 meters, the player sees all breakable walls, pallets, windows, and other climbing opportunities displayed as an aura.
This gives you a perfect overview of where the next opportunity is to escape the killer for a little longer. A small but fine side effect is that the position of the killer can occasionally be determined. For instance, if a pallet disappears from the aura view, you can be sure that the killer just destroyed it.
However, keep in mind that the perk has a certain dark side. If you become too accustomed to using this perk, you will become blind to the normal positions of pallets that most players simply remember over time.
2. Kindred
Learnable by: Standard
Kindred was massively overhauled some time ago and now demonstrates its usefulness in more situations. Therefore, it is one of the top perks for information gathering for survivors.
Kindred ensures that all other survivors can see the aura of all survivors when your character is on the hook. Additionally, the killer’s aura is shown to all survivors when he is within 16 meters of the hook.
Since the overhaul, Kindred also functions for the user when another survivor has been hooked. In that case, only you see the aura of all other survivors and the killer (within 16 meters). This allows you to make smart decisions and quickly determine whether you should rescue the other survivors or whether someone else is already on their way.
3. Déjà Vu
Learnable by: Standard
The auras of the 3 generators that are closest to each other are permanently displayed to you. You repair 6% faster as long as you are working on one of the three revealed generators.
This perk is simple yet highly effective. Survivors frequently find themselves in a 3-gen situation where the killer finds it particularly easy to protect generators that are close to each other. With this perk, you can prevent that and always know which generators are particularly close together.
Especially cool: You always repair the last generator with the 6% bonus.
4. Lithe
Learnable by: Feng Min
Lithe ensures that after a hasty jump through a window or over a pallet, you enter a sprint for 3 seconds that increases your movement speed to 150%. After that, exhaustion is triggered for 40 seconds. As long as exhaustion is active, you cannot benefit from Lithe.
Windows and pallets are already a promising way to gain some distance from the killer. Together with Lithe, however, the distance gained is often so great that you can frequently escape completely from the killer’s line of sight before he is even capable of climbing through the window.
Note that Lithe causes exhaustion and can therefore conflict with other perks of this kind.
5. Resilience
Learnable by: Standard
Resilience increases your action speeds for various actions as long as you are injured. In that case, your speed for repairing, healing, sabotaging, unhooking, vaulting, blessing, and opening is increased by 9%.
The effect ends once you are fully healed and begins again when you suffer another injury.
Experienced players who don’t mind being injured can make perfect use of this perk to significantly repair faster and finish the match quickly.
6. Iron Will
Learnable by: Jake Park
Iron Will is simple and clear: When you are injured, you do not groan in pain and therefore do not draw attention to yourself.
Typically, it is much easier for a killer to track a survivor who is already injured. The groans of pain give a relatively precise indication of where the survivor is and make it easy to catch them.
Iron Will completely suppresses this. At least as long as you are not using a perk that causes exhaustion. Because as long as exhaustion is active, this perk is suppressed, even though it does not trigger exhaustion itself.
7. Bond
Learnable by: Dwight Fairfield
A simple but strong aura-reading ability. As long as other survivors are within a radius of 36 meters around you, you can see the aura of these survivors.
This is extremely useful, as you can not only see the locations of your allies but often also guess what they are currently doing. If someone is crouching by a generator, you know where that generator is and can help (or search for another generator). However, if someone is running around in a panic, they are probably being chased by the killer and should perhaps be avoided. And if someone is limping, they urgently need healing and you should come closer.
8. Flashbang
Learnable by: Leon S. Kennedy
This perk is especially suitable for experienced players who are also familiar with flashlights. After you have repaired a generator for several seconds, you can climb into a locker and create a flashbang (as long as you don’t have an item in hand). You can then detonate the grenade to throw it to the ground and create a bright flash of light that blinds all players in line of sight. Killers will drop survivors they are carrying, similar to being blinded by a flashlight.
9. Off the Record
Learnable by: Zarina
Whenever you are rescued from the hook (or free yourself), this perk activates for a whopping 80 seconds and causes several effects:
Your aura is suppressed and not shown to the killer.
Pain sounds caused by injuries are completely suppressed (they are 100% quieter).
You gain the “Condition” status and therefore do not go down on the next hit.
The effects of the perk end prematurely if the exit gates have already been powered – in that case, the match is pretty much over anyway, and the escape is as good as secured.
10. We’ll Make It
Learnable by: Standard
Every time you free another survivor from a meat hook, this perk activates for a solid 90 seconds and increases the speed at which you perform altruistic actions by 100%.
This means you can heal other survivors in half the time. This is particularly valuable when multiple allies are injured. That way, you need only a few moments to get the whole team back on their feet. Especially in a team setting, it is worth coordinating a bit about who should rescue others to maximize the benefits of this perk.
Many perks help you escape much longer.
Additional Useful Perks for Survivors
Even though the following perks do not belong to the top 10, they are still useful and can help in many situations. If you have not unlocked the previously mentioned perks yet, these can also serve you well:
Balanced Landing
Learnable by: Nea Karlson
When falling from a great height, this is often a moment when the killer catches up and is sure to hit. However, with the perk Balanced Landing, that’s not the case. You recover 75% faster from the landing and even enter a sprint for several seconds afterward. Even better: You do not make any noise while falling.
Note that every landing triggers exhaustion, and the sprint will not activate if you are already affected by exhaustion.
Resurgence
Learnable by: Jill Valentine
This perk is simple but will often save your life. Whenever you are rescued from the hook (or free yourself), you already receive 70% of the necessary healing. This allows your rescuer to complete the final healing within seconds, and you can make your escape before the killer even has the chance to get back near the hook.
This perk is of course useful only if you do get caught – but it serves as a solid life insurance.
Lightweight
Learnable by: Standard
If you’re already good at shaking off the killer, Lightweight makes it even easier. This perk ensures that the scratch marks visible only to the killer appear over a much larger radius. This makes it harder for the killer to accurately determine where you ran off to. As if that weren’t annoying enough, the perk also drastically reduces the duration for which your scratch marks are shown.
Deliverance
Learnable by: Adam Francis
Especially as a solo player, it can sometimes be difficult to rely on team members. It often happens that the potential rescuer is being chased by the killer, leaving you to rot on the hook. With Deliverance, you can avoid this and free yourself from the hook once. You will then suffer for 60 seconds from a condition that makes healing impossible – but that’s a good deal if you would have already reached the next victim phase instead.
Of course, there are many perks outside of those presented that are useful in various situations. There is no “one right” playstyle in Dead by Daylight. But at least with the perks mentioned above, you can hardly go wrong. They form a solid basic selection to evade most killers for at least a while.
Which perks do you always play as a survivor? Are you more of an “action” or “stealth” player? If you need more blood points, it might be worth checking out the codes to redeem in Dead by Daylight.
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The 20 best counters for Xerneas in Pokémon GO summarized with the best movesets. This will allow you to defeat the legendary boss. The counters are up to date as of August 2024.
When does Xerneas come back? From February 17, 2025, you will find Xerneas again in Pokémon GO. It will remain until September 24.
We will show you the best counters against Xerneas and what types it is weak to (type effectiveness).
Xerneas Counters in Raid – Use these attackers
The best counters: Xerneas itself is a Fairy type and is boosted in cloudy weather. This means for you that attackers with Steel or Poison attacks will be effective. In the following overview, we will show you the best counter Pokémon and the moves they should ideally have.
Necrozma – Dusk Mane with Metal Claw and Steel Beam
Shadow Metagross with Bullet Punch and Meteor Mash
Mega Gengar with Lick and Sludge Bomb
Metagross with Bullet Punch and Meteor Mash
Shadow Excadrill with Metal Claw and Iron Head
Mega Rayquaza with Air Slash and Hurricane
Necrozma – Dawn Wings with Metal Claw and Shadow Ball
Anego with Poison Jab and Sludge Bomb
Mega Beedrill with Poison Jab and Sludge Bomb
Shadow Gengar with Lick and Sludge Bomb
Dialga with Metal Claw and Iron Head
Dialga (Origin Form) with Metal Claw and Iron Head
Melmetal with Thunder Shock and Armor-Fist
Mega Aggron with Iron Tail and Heavy Slam
Mega Scizor with Bullet Punch and Iron Head
Genesect with Metal Claw and Magnet Bomb
Agoyon with Poison Jab and Sludge Bomb
Excadrill with Metal Claw and Iron Head
Shadow Ho-Oh with Steel Wing and Brave Bird
Jirachi with Charge Beam and Wish
What moves does Xerneas have? As a fast move, Xerneas can learn Tackle (Normal) or Zen Headbutt (Psychic). With an Elite TM, it can also learn Geokinesis.
As a charge move, it can learn Hyper Beam (Normal), Moonblast (Fairy), Bug Buzz (Bug), Close Combat (Fighting), or Thunder (Electric).
Can you catch Shiny Xerneas? Yes, you can catch the shiny version of Xerneas in Pokémon GO. In the following graphic, we will show you what it looks like:
How many trainers are needed? If you attack with a group of 3 trainers and your teams consist of the counters mentioned above, you should not have any problems in the fight against Xerneas. If you have the optimal counters and they are at a high level, you can even defeat the monster with just 2 trainers.
Before the battle, you should ensure that you are using your best Pokémon. To avoid having to do this preparation multiple times, you can preorganize your raid teams and also save time in each individual raid lobby.
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Keeping track in Fortnite can sometimes be damn difficult. But a very simple setting in the game’s audio options can give you an advantage.
Update, February 17, 2025: The article has been reviewed and is up to date.
You surely know this if you regularly play Fortnite or other battle royale titles: You are sneaking around a house and suddenly hear the sound of a chest hidden somewhere in the house. Or you are wandering through open terrain and suddenly notice a shot in the distance, approaching enemies or vehicles whizzing by on some nearby road.
But where exactly are they: One doesn’t always realize this just by listening.
In fact, there is a setting in Fortnite that can really help you. The “Sound Visualization” was introduced years ago, but if you haven’t looked closely at the game’s settings, it may well have gone unnoticed by you until now.
We will show you how to activate it and how it can help you.
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How to use audio visualization in Fortnite
Here’s where you can find the setting: Just go to the general settings menu of Fortnite and there into the “Sound” tab. Scroll down a bit in the “Sound” section until you find the option “Visualize Sound Effects”. Simply switch the toggle there – and you’re done.
This is what it looks like in the menu:
Things to keep in mind: If you use audio visualization, you will lose a lot of the spatial sound in Fortnite. You can still hear everything, but especially if you use a headset, you will notice a difference. If this bothers you a lot, visualization may not be for you.
What does the setting do? Once you have activated the function, various sound sources in the match will be displayed in a small circle around your character.
An example: If you are in a house and there is a chest nearby, you will see a small chest icon in the corresponding direction. This way, you quickly find out where the chest is hidden. The closer you get to the chest, the clearer the icon becomes.
Here are a few examples of what that might look like:
What sound sources are displayed? There are numerous different icons and representations for various sounds. Among others, you will see:
What is the advantage? Of course, you can also just use normal sound to get an impression of your surroundings. But audio visualization not only gives you the hint that something is nearby, but also a good indication of where it is located.
It also presents certain things faster than you would grasp them by just listening. Particularly, the restart bus is displayed over very long distances while a team tries to activate it.
Finally, it gives you a quick, simple overview of things that you might not notice easily otherwise. For example, when the “players healing nearby” symbol is displayed, you can use it to launch a quick ambush or take cover when you see someone approaching. This gives you an advantage, especially in the new Chapter 6, Season 2 in Fortnite.
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In its first trailer, Metal Eden looks like Doom Eternal, but with cyberpunk instead of demons. The shooter is set to be released in May for Steam and PS5.
What kind of game is this? The Polish developer Reikon Games describes Metal Eden as an adrenaline-fueled sci-fi style first-person shooter. The first trailer already shows what that means and is strongly reminiscent of id Software’s Doom Eternal.
You can watch the reveal trailer for Metal Eden here:
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What is the game about? Not much is known about the main story yet, but it seems to be a dark sci-fi tale with cyberpunk elements. You take on the role of Aska – a woman whose consciousness has been uploaded into a Hyper Unit.
These Hyper Units are combat androids powered by something called a Phantom Core. Your task is to save the cores of the citizens of Moebius – an orbital city that has become a death trap.
A machine as nimble and deadly as the Doom Slayer
Why the comparison to Doom? Hyper Units are not only efficient killing machines – they are also very agile. In the trailer for Metal Eden, the protagonist is similarly bloody but even more agile than the Doom Slayer was in Doom Eternal.
Aska can deftly dodge attacks and run along walls. She also has a grappling hook with which she can pull herself up on edges, and a jetpack. This allows her to master any parkour moves and quickly close the gap between herself and her enemies.
One ability allows Aska to rip the cores from robotic enemies. These can then be used as grenades, which gives you additional ammunition. This also resembles Doom Eternal, where enemies drop healing or ammunition depending on the finisher.
When is the game coming out? Metal Eden is set to be released on May 6, 2025, for PC on Steam as well as for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. With a release in early May, the game will launch just a few days before Doom: The Dark Ages, which is likely to be the biggest competition for the shooter.
In Monster Hunter Wilds, the proven weapon types are back. As with every new installment of the series, the question arises again whether there will ever be a new weapon type. Now the developers have commented on why this is not so easy.
What weapon types are there in Monster Hunter Wilds? In Monster Hunter Wilds, there are the tried-and-tested 14 weapon types that have accompanied the monster hunters for many years. This includes a wide range from brutal hammers to fast dual blades to bow guns, offering many types of players a suitable hunting tool. You can find a full overview of the weapons here: Monster Hunter Wilds: All 14 weapons at a glance
As with every new title in the series, the question again arises with the release of Monster Hunter Wilds whether there will ever be a new weapon type that takes a place alongside the 14 mainstays. However, there will also be no new weapon in this new installment. In an interview with PCGamesN, the developers explain why that is.
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Monster Hunter Wilds Shows What It Has to Offer in Launch Trailer
“It’s a very difficult thing”
What reasons do the developers have? In the interview with PCGamesN, Game Director Yuya Tokuda and Producer Ryozo Tsujimoto are asked whether there will ever be a 15th weapon to choose from. While there was once an attempt in the MMORPG Monster Hunter Frontier to introduce new weapons with tonfas and magnet spikes, they have not appeared in any subsequent game since then (via monsterhunter.fandom.com).
In response to the interviewer’s question of whether there is no new weapon because Capcom is satisfied with the lineup or because other areas of development took priority, Game Director Tokuda replied:
When we start developing games like World and recently Wilds, we always consider whether it’s time to add another weapon type. It’s not off the table for any reason; it’s just that we never really decided that we wanted to do that for the last titles.
It’s a very difficult thing. With each title, we adjust all weapon types and maybe introduce new concepts for them and their relationships with each other, so they feel fresh. Additionally, we bring new depth to the game with new combos and moves. The resources and time needed for that have been utilized better since the last weapon to improve the entire lineup rather than just adding a new weapon.
Game Director of Monster Hunter Wilds Yuya Tokuda (Source: PCGamesN)
He continues by stating that when developing a game, they always focus on the overall concept and, above all, on the gameplay feel of each individual weapon. Therefore, the focus is mainly on providing players with an enhanced gameplay feel, which is why it is not so easy to design a weapon that would fit with the existing ones in this installment.
Nevertheless, the plan for the future is not completely off the table. Tokuda confirms that it would indeed be conceivable to introduce a new weapon if it really fits.
In the time that other people are getting their doctorate, a Reddit user built his very own kingdom in Minecraft.
Who is this player? dancsa222, as he goes by on Reddit, presents in a post on r/gaming his Minecraft world: The Kingdom of Galekin. He started working on it on February 12, 2012, almost exactly 13 years ago.
Since then, he has continuously expanded the map with new details, complete areas, and cities. The community is celebrating his achievement.
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Fan-made Minecraft trailer excites the audience!
While he works on his map, others have gotten married twice
The community on Reddit is thrilled. ToyMasamune writes in recognition of this achievement: “It’s amazing! I will compensate for these 13 years of dedication now: Have my upvote.”
kulero_conor reminds that dancsa222 could have spent his time far worse: “In this time, one could get a doctorate, but this is cooler.” A discussion develops about whether this achievement could actually help him in job hunting.
Other Reddit users know of cases where people have used their experience in EVE Online or World of Warcraft to get a job.
Strange Bedfellows: “EVE has been used to get jobs, I have seen it mentioned on EPRs [another user explains that this might refer to Enlisted Performance Reports].”
Sevrdhed: “In an interview, someone used the improvement of his WoW DPS as an example of how he solved problems. He got the job and proved to be a fantastic colleague, and we are still friends today.”
While dancsa 222 worked on this project, much has changed in the life of another Reddit user.
polo1boss writes: “13 years? Bro, during this time I got married, got divorced, remarried, and learned how to fold a fitted sheet. But hey, your Minecraft kingdom looks dope!”
Do you want to see more of the world? dancsa222 also has a YouTube channel under the name Linard. There he shows his world in a video in even greater detail. He also makes it clear that he is far from done with this world.
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The housing market in Final Fantasy XIV has been one of the most controversial in all currently playable MMORPGs for years. MyMMO author Sophia Weiß is a proud owner of a home in one of the most desirable neighborhoods there. How did she acquire it? With intelligence and math!
Unfortunately, if you want to own a house in Final Fantasy XIV, you need much more than just enough in-game currency. On the one hand, most plots are already in firm hands. On the other hand, new residential land is only sparingly unlocked.
However, I have managed not only to secure one or even two, but a total of four houses for my Final Fantasy friends and me. And you can do that too. However, you need to understand how the system works.
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Final Fantasy XIV: Trailer for the big ‘Crossroads’ update
Bureaucracy comes before fun
To even qualify for a house purchase in Final Fantasy XIV, you must meet certain prerequisites in addition to possessing the required purchase price. Depending on whether you want a house for your free company aka guild or just for yourself, they differ.
For company houses, you need to meet the following points:
The guild must have over 4 members and at least guild rank 6
Your character must have the authorization to purchase a plot; however, you must not have a guild house that is to be kept
Your character must have been in the free company for at least 30 days
Private houses are primarily intended for decorating and also a bit for showing off. For this, you need to meet the following prerequisites:
Your character must be level 50 or higher
You must be at least a second storm lieutenant/snake priest/legion ensign in your state company
Your character must not own another plot that is to be kept
You can buy houses via a First Come, First Serve principle or via lottery. In the first case, it’s simply about being the first on site. In the second case, you need to proceed with a bit more system to have the best possible chances in the lottery.
You can read how the purchasing process works on the official guide page of Square Enix. How do you choose the right house and secure it? This is how I did it.
I organized the first house upon release of Shirogane, the Japanese-inspired district from the Stormblood expansion. Afterwards, I worked with my guild to devise a sprint for our dream house in one of the A-Realm-Reborn districts. For both houses, the rule back then was still that the first to come had the right to buy. So our timing was the big challenge.
The crowning achievement is the two houses standing side by side in the sky city, the residential area in my favorite city Ishgard. Players unlocked these with the last endgame content for crafters and gatherers, by the way.
These are the four little houses I’ve secured. You can enlarge the pictures by clicking:
Beloved homeNeighborhood with friendsA medium house for the companyA little house for the buddy
For the first two houses, there was a simple strategy:
Choose desired house
Find the fastest running route
Strategically place character before the server downtime
Log in right at the server go live after the patch
Run the selected route as quickly as possible
Buy the house
The current lottery system takes the stress out of having to be online during the patch go live. Unfortunately, this almost always falls on a Tuesday morning, which is not a regular gaming time for workers and students in Germany. You don’t have to sprint to the plot anymore, either.
However, the lottery system requires system and effort in other respects:
Armed with a large notepad and pencil, I walked through the districts in the new sky city just a few hours before the lottery deadline and noted how many people had registered in which instance for my desired plot.
Since two friends suggested securing a neighboring house, I looked for one for them as well.
After about two hours, we could identify three districts where no one had applied for our almost houses so far. We agreed on one and threw our hats into the respective rings. By this point, my head was already buzzing.
Only a few hours later, there was the result: We were happy owners of digital plots.
But why is the living space so limited and contested?
Intensified housing shortage where it shouldn’t be
You might think that there should be enough space in a video game for everyone to have their own home. If a game offers instanced housing, it is also quite simple. However, in Final Fantasy XIV, you don’t live alone, but in large neighborhoods. Everyone can decorate their own house with skins and decorate the garden.
However, this also means that during the loading of one of the many housing districts, not just one, but all houses must be loaded – including all decorations and individual changes. This creates increased server load.
The number of available houses per server is thus limited to avoid overloading the servers. Although Square Enix continues to implement new districts, it will probably never be enough for one house per player or even character. Thus, a persistent intensified housing shortage prevails in one of the largest MMORPGs in the world.
All current rules, such as the 45-day demolition timer, the limit of one house per character, and the lottery are measures to distribute living space among more, and above all, active players.
Those who want, get – special requests unfortunately have to wait
My strategy requires a lot of time from a player. Naturally, not everyone is keen on that. Moreover, it works best when new districts have just been released. Then demand spreads over several hundred plots rather than concentrating on a few that have become available.
Anyone who wants a house in Final Fantasy XIV can get one. However, the personal dream house in a certain size in a great location will likely only be possible with newly released districts.
Would it be better if houses were more readily available? Of course. At the same time, the beautiful neighborhoods are indispensable to me.
This should in no way downplay the housing shortage in the game. It would be a dream if every player could have their own house. The developers of WoW are probably currently trying hard not to repeat the mistakes of Final Fantasy XIV to avoid ending up in a similar situation.
However, there is hope that Square Enix will revamp the housing system again. With the relatively freely available apartments, the team has already made a step in the right direction years ago. Perhaps they are also observing what the Blizzard team is currently doing and are looking at what can be adapted for a potential Refurbished Housing System.
Fans of Witcher 3 can look forward not only to a sequel but also to a new game from a lead quest designer of the celebrated role-playing game. This time, however, you are a vampire in an open world. In an interview, the former lead explains that they want to take a step further than in Witcher 3.
He is not the only former employee of CD Projekt Red. His brother, Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz, was the lead quest designer for Witcher 3. In a recent interview, he talks about the freedoms they want to enable and promises to go even further in one aspect than the popular role-playing game.
You can find a trailer for the game here:
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The Blood of Dawnwalker: Cinematischer Trailer für das neue Action-RPG mit Vampiren
The game is supposed to be a narrative sandbox.
What does Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz say about Blood of Dawnwalker? In an interview with Games Radar, he spoke about the many possibilities they want to offer. He says they want to maximize the options for choices. This should not only focus on gameplay but also on storytelling. He says that this is their strength.
While there would be no endless possibilities because you play a fixed character, they want to develop a narrative sandbox that can lead quests in different directions and twists. As an example, he states that they allow players to kill many NPCs, including really important ones.
However, it is not clear whether this is limited to the story or if you can simply eliminate an important figure in the story at will.
Sometimes this can lead to alternative outcomes or even interrupt certain quest lines. And that is, of course, related to our other systems […] If you are a Dawnwalker, it means that during the night you have this blood hunger, which can cause these NPCs to die if you’re not careful.
Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz on Blood of Dawnwalker (Source: Games Radar)
Here he suggests that due to their nature as a vampire, you can also find yourself in difficult situations, and that you might do things that you regret after the night.
When is The Blood of Dawnwalker supposed to be released? So far, there is no known release date or timeframe. However, with the first trailer, they announced that the first gameplay reveal will take place in the summer of 2025. Fans will also have to wait a bit longer for The Witcher 4: Witcher 4 is proud of how it has redefined monsters – ‘A cunning bastard’
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Sony likes to release remasters of their prestige titles for the current console. They have done this with several titles already. Initially, it seems irrelevant how old a game really is. In the latest State of Play, a new remaster was announced, but players are criticizing it.
Which game is it about? On February 12, 2025, Sony presented several games during a State of Play that will be released this year for the PS5. In addition to new franchises like the action game Tides of Annihilation, a new remaster was also showcased. This time it’s the zombie game Days Gone, which originally came out in 2019.
In the past, such instances have drawn criticism, as some players feel that games just a few years old do not need a remaster. This criticism seems to be flaring up again with Days Gone, especially since some comments argue that no difference can be seen.
The Last of Us Part 1 was also released by Sony as a remaster:
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The Last of Us Part 1 Launch Trailer PS5
Players criticize that hardly any differences can be seen
What is being criticized? User Cycu1 has released a YouTube video comparing the first images of the remaster of Days Gone with the 2021 PC version. He shows various scenes and images for this.
In the comments, the differences are criticized, as many users say that hardly any can be seen:
@evgenyyurichev even finds the original better: Strange, I think the original looks much sharper.
@proxyon155 asks: Where are the differences?
@KalElKent821 is one of the few positive voices and is even looking forward to the remaster: Tbf Days Gone was already perfect. It’s hard to improve on that. Hopefully it’s now native 4K60. I’m glad to get haptics, even though I want to feel my bike!
Regarding the video, it must be noted that he is comparing it to the already upgraded version for PC and not the PS4 version released in 2019. Besides graphical changes like native 4K output and a 60 FPS mode, new content is also added:
Dualsense support
A new arcade survival mode
Permadeath mode
Speedrun mode
Additionally, players who own the original on PS4 only have to pay €10 for the new version, which comes out on April 25. However, if you have a physical disc and only the digital PS5, you cannot perform the upgrade.
Former Sony president believes remasters are reasonable
Sony remasters regularly face criticism. The remasters of The Last of Us 2, Until Dawn, and Horizon Forbidden West have also been criticized by some players. Often, players prefer new games over remasters. However, former Sony president Shūhei Yoshida has commented on this before.
He stated in January 2025 (via The Gamer) that he is sure that remasters are not developed instead of new games. He believes that nothing is sacrificed because other teams, in his view, are involved in these versions.
Monster Hunter Wilds is based on its successful predecessor Monster Hunter World in many aspects. The developers have utilized the best features and made some improvements. MeinMMO presents the 10 biggest differences between the two titles.
Why does Monster Hunter Wilds follow the concept of World?Since Monster Hunter World was very well received by many players, they wanted to build on this success with Wilds. World made the series accessible to a wider range of different player types than many previous installments.
However, there are notable differences that distinguish Monster Hunter Wilds from its giant predecessor. MeinMMO has compiled the 10 largest differences for you.
The biggest difference lies in the concept of the game world in Monster Hunter Wilds. In Monster Hunter World, there were two so-called hubs, places where you always returned. From them, you could accept and start quests or explorations, gather your group, prepare, and manage your room.
In Monster Hunter Wilds, there is no longer a single hub but several areas that you can freely and seamlessly explore and travel between. Each area has a base camp and several field camps that you can set up. You can also fast travel between these camps. If you are knocked out in battle, you will be returned to the base camp of the respective area.
The base camps essentially serve as your new hubs. There, you have a forge, a supply depot, your tent, and much more. The field camps act as your tent on the go, and they can be set up at designated locations. You can gather there, stock up on supplies, and possibly change your gear. You can also customize and personalize your field camps visually.
In Monster Hunter Wilds, you can freely explore the area
Dynamic Weather System
In Monster Hunter World, the areas had fixed weather conditions, which had little to no influence on the hunts. In Monster Hunter Wilds, a dynamic weather system is introduced for the first time.
Each area has 3 different weather conditions that ensure different monsters appear. The weather also affects the strengths and weaknesses of the monsters, so it is important to keep an eye on the current situation when going out into the wild.
While in Monster Hunter World you had to traverse the vast maps on foot, in Monster Hunter Wilds you have a loyal mount by your side: your Saikrii. This fast and agile monster not only makes your travels much more pleasant but also brings many other benefits.
Your companion offers a saddlebag that fills with useful supplies over time, which you can stock up on during hunts. Additionally, the Saikrii has a very keen nose and can detect the scents of various monsters and plants, allowing it to take you to your desired target on “autopilot”.
This way, you can sharpen your weapon, take potions, or use items at your leisure without having to focus on the path.
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The gaming industry is undergoing a crisis that is leading to many layoffs and studio closures. Game creator Raphael Colantonio uses this as an opportunity to point out that something urgently needs to change.
Who is Raphael Colantonio? Raphael Colantonio is a French video game designer, co-founder and president of Arkane Studios for 18 years. He served as the Creative Director for several Arkane titles and was a key co-creator of the successful role-playing games of Dishonored.
In a post on x.com, he expresses his frustration with the gaming industry and outlines what needs to change for games to be successful again and for the gaming industry to recover.
Here you can see the trailer for Dishonored 2, which is one of his creations:
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Dishonored 2 Launch Trailer for the immersive shooter in a steampunk world with magic
“For everyone wondering about the crash of the gaming industry”
What reasons does Colantonio give for the crisis? In his post, he mentions that, in recent years, an overwhelming number of games have flooded the market. This is also supported by figures when looking at the statistics from SteamDB.
For example: In 2024 alone, about 18,597 games were released on Steam. That is far more than were released in the entire decade from 2006 to 2016, during which around 11,319 games were launched.
Another reason is that too much budget is being invested in individual AAA games. This makes it necessary to ensure that the game must sell millions of copies to make that investment worthwhile. This has led companies to be tempted to publish more and more “safe bets” and more of the bland offerings that players, in his view, are clearly tired of.
“Players are tired of sequels, spin-offs, and Games as a Service”, he continues in his post. “The market is correcting, we need to adapt.” he demands further and cites oversaturation as a third factor that urgently needs to change: “Players have had enough of a soulless, company-mandated sequel after sequel and microtransaction money-making schemes.”
He calls for relying less on “tried and true” formulas and instead investing more passion in the games produced. Then the gaming industry would slowly but surely rise again out of its crisis. Innovation and closeness to the community are key here.
There are as many Orcs in World of Warcraft as … well, as Orcs in Durotar. We take a look at the most powerful Orcs that have ever lived in World of Warcraft.
In World of Warcraft, there are countless characters and over 30 years of history to look back on. Today, we want to take a special look at the Orcs. These inhabitants of Azeroth, originally from Draenor, have significantly influenced World of Warcraft – and the preceding Warcraft titles. Therefore, we take a look at the 5 most powerful Orcs that have ever existed in World of Warcraft.
A WoW expansion was entirely focused on the Orcs: Warlord of Draenor…
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WoW: The Cinematic Trailer for Warlords of Draenor
Ner’zhul, the Lich King
I have dreamed of you. I had visions of death and now you are here …
Ner’zhul may have been forgotten by many – or younger Warcraft fans might not know him at all, or at most as a boss in a dungeon in Warlords of Draenor.
But Ner’zhul was already significant for the history of Warcraft before that. He was the leader of the Shadowmoon Clan and survived the First War (the story of Warcraft I). He remained on Draenor and opened several portals to other worlds to escape the Legion.
However, he was soon captured by Kil’Jaeden, and his body was painfully destroyed. He was then encased in eternal ice and was to fulfill the task of subjugating Azeroth: As the Lich King.
You heard right: The first Lich King was the soul of an old Orc.
The “alternate” Ner’zhul. Not quite as cool as the Lich King. But still very cool.
Under Ner’zhul, the Scourge grew in Azeroth. He recruited antagonists like Kel’thuzad and ensured that Lordaeron was doomed by establishing the Cult of the Damned.
Later, he made Arthas his champion as a Death Knight before Arthas ultimately merged with Ner’zhul at the end of “The Frozen Throne” and became the Lich King himself. From then on, Ner’zhul fell a bit into the background, but was basically a “half” of the Lich King.
After the fall of the Lich King, the soul of Ner’zhul is drawn into the Maw of the Shadowlands and tortured by the Jailer. He ends up as a boss in the Sanctum of Domination – but not much of his old strength is recognizable there.
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In Diablo 4, there are many ways to create a build with six classes. A player is looking for a playstyle that allows him to just run around and mow down everything – without thinking too much. The community immediately has a good tip for him.
While some players are after absurd damage – like in Season 6 with the Spiritborn, which was nerfed in Season 7 – there are also those who prefer to play “lazily.” They just want to run around Sanktuario and smash monsters without having to worry about rotations or timing.
A player asks the community on Reddit for the “laziest class” to just run around and hack at monsters. He has already tried the Blood Wave Necromancer, which deals decent damage with the new unique “Kessimes Vermächtnis”, but constantly has to pick up blood orbs – and that’s exactly what he does not want to do. The community does not take long to respond and provides the perfect build for his lazy “hack & slash” mission.
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Gameplay trailer for Season 7 in Diablo 4, the Season of Witch Power
“Spin2Win” with thrown knives
What build do the players suggest? The top comment in the thread comes from QuietusRex, who recommends the “Dance of Knives” rogue (short: DoK). The build revolves around the eponymous skill and uses the Shadow Clone as the ultimate skill, which copies the player’s attacks and deals enormous damage.
Many users agree with the top comment. evonebo writes: “Lol, I loved it! I played [the build] this season and it was so much fun running around quickly and just holding down one button.”
A user has a little trick to make playing the build even more relaxed. K_Poppin explains: “In the settings, there is an option to set channeling skills to ‘toggle.’ Instead of holding the button down, you just have to tap it once. Game changer, haha!”
Additionally, some recommend using a “non-snapshot” variant. This way, you don’t have to worry about specific rotations to fully utilize damage, but can just hack away. You can find a detailed build guide for the “Dance of Knives” rogue for endgame at maxroll.gg – also with a non-snapshot option.
you dash through hordes of enemies with your dash and shadow step skills
you throw knives wildly in a circle with your main skill “Dance of Knives”
and your shadow clone, which you use as an ultimate skill, copies you, massively increasing your damage.
The “Dance of Knives” build is a strong playstyle for the rogue in Diablo 4. If you’re still looking for strong endgame builds, take a look at our tier list. There you will find the best builds in German for all classes in the endgame, including explanations and links to recreate them: Diablo 4 Season 7 Tier List: The best builds in endgame
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MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus owns – with a few exceptions – all games from Warhammer on Steam (and some other platforms). One of them has particularly captivated him lately: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters. Anyone looking for a power fantasy in the style of XCOM is well served here.
In a few free days, I set out to finally organize my Pile of Shame. And what could be better to start with than tackling the list of games from my favorite universe?
If I search for Warhammer on Steam, I only miss Bolt Gun, but old school shooters just aren’t my thing. What has hooked me now is Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters.
The game is from 2022 and has been waiting in my library to be played since the Humble Bundle from May 2023. Now I regret not having done this earlier.
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Der Release-Trailer zu Warhammer 40.000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters
Tactical turn-based strategy that should feel familiar to many
Chaos Gate: Daemonhunters is a turn-based, tactical strategy game. If you’re not familiar with the genre: the most famous representative is the renowned XCOM, and the game mechanics have inspired many games since.
The goal of the game is to complete (often recurring) missions, enhance your ship and your troops with the rewards, and ultimately stop a plague – a new super disease of the twisted Chaos God Nurgle.
From rage quitting to “cheating”
Daemonhunters is really freakishly hard. I admit I have little experience with XCOM, but I do have some background in turn-based strategy and tactics. So I wouldn’t consider myself a bad player.
Nevertheless, I regularly get my ass handed to me even on normal difficulty, and I mean it. Every great plan that seems to be working just fine fails two rounds later as new enemies appear out of nowhere.
This has driven me to rage quit several times or to “save scum” – that is, to reload when something goes wrong. To do this, I use some DLCs, at least one of which introduces a pretty unfair unit that starts at maximum level.
But sometimes there’s just no other way. Even on Reddit, many players admit to achieving certain missions only this way. But honestly: It’s a lot of fun. In the first 5 days, I’ve logged 35 hours, and it would be more if I had more time.
Feeling like a superhuman, just like in Space Marine 2
What makes Daemonhunters so good is the feeling it conveys. I don’t just have a few expendable soldiers that I throw at the demons en masse. No, there are bred and pumped-up superhumans whose weapons no ordinary person could even lift.
This is evident in every mission. With a powerful kick, meters-thick steel doors are kicked down, my psychic incinerates a demon in an execution animation back into the warp. I last felt as much like a Space Marine as I did in Space Marine 2.
If a Marine goes down, he gets back up 3 rounds later – albeit weakened, but ready to fight. That’s combat spirit!
By the way: The Astartes share equipment, although some weapons can only be equipped by certain classes, and others are learnable through talents. This results in various combinations of classes that you can or want to take, depending on your playstyle.
That I can also upgrade my ship on the side and have a cool Purificator, a fully augmented Tech Priestess, and an almost emotionless Inquisitor as advisors adds to the overall feeling of the game. This is truly Warhammer par excellence.
Admittedly, the game mechanics are a bit special, probably won’t appeal to everyone, and it really takes a while until you’re not constantly getting hit hard anymore. But even the learning process is fun and has fascinated me for hours and certainly longer. If you want to look elsewhere, you can find the 7 best games to get into the world of Warhammer here.
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A game on Steam awakens conflicting emotions in me: the more fun it is, the less I want to play it.
On January 14, 2025, Hyper Light Breaker entered Early Access. A game I fell in love with since I saw the first trailer. I immediately liked the style and the shown hack’n’slash combat system of the roguelite. Additionally, you can zip through the open world on a hoverboard or jump off cliffs with a glider – genius.
The goal of Hyper Light Breaker is quite simple: of course, you have to save the world – what else?
To do this, you take on the role of different Breakers. These are the characters you plunge into battle with. At first, only one Breaker named Vermillion is available. However, you unlock more as the game progresses.
What is a Roguelite? The term Roguelite describes a genre and is derived from the game “Rogue.” In the 1980 dungeon crawler, you need to explore a dungeon and find treasures. If you die, you have to start a new run – and death is a fixed and intended part of the game.
While a Roguelike must meet certain criteria such as permadeath and turn-based gameplay, Roguelites only need to include some components of the original. Many roguelites like Hades, Cult of the Lamb, or Dead Cells often offer the opportunity to achieve permanent progress in the form of levels, new weapons, or abilities.
Only a flawless fighter can save the world
In Hyper Light Breaker, the world – a planet called World of Light – is threatened by the powerful Abyss King. It is up to you to stop the dreaded ruler and his minions to save the land.
To overthrow the Abyss King, you must collect keys in a region overrun by nasty creatures to be able to face the so-called Crowns. These boss enemies, as minions of the king, are the first real hurdle you must confront. Each boss has its own fighting style. You must learn their attack patterns and adjust your build to defeat them. However, this may take several attempts, as these fights also challenge experienced roguelite players.
Overall, you need to take down three Crowns, with one of these enemies being stronger than the previous ones. If you fail four times against the Crowns – or elsewhere lose your life – the game resets you in the fight against the Abyss King. The game world as you know it is lost, and a new cycle begins. With each new cycle, you receive a new game world, and every Crown you have already defeated is back to full vitality. For the salvation of the world, you only have 4 attempts.
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The co-op adventure Hyper Light Breaker in the trailer – coming in 2024 to Steam
A roguelite that stands out from the rest of the genre
The principle of defeating each boss in a single run without defeat is known to genre fans from games like Hades or the new coop game Sworn. However, Hyper Light Breaker differentiates itself through the open world and gameplay loop.
You don’t simply progress from level to level or room to room in a run. Instead, you travel through a procedurally generated open world. The game also employs individual mechanics of an extraction shooter. So while you start each cycle with a standard loadout, you must find the really good weapons and armor in the open world. Alternatively, you can collect various resources and trade them at merchants in the social hub for valuable equipment.
However, the equipment has a kind of durability. For example, a sword can only be taken into a run 2-3 times before it loses durability when you fall in battle – regardless of the fact that a cycle ends after 4 defeats anyway. So you must take good care of your equipment because you don’t want to lose the extremely useful armor with fire resistance to an insignificant minion before you’ve defeated the boss who is complicating your life with fire attacks.
As a roguelite, Hyper Light Breaker also offers you ways to achieve permanent progress in the form of upgrades, even if you fail in a cycle. For example, you can unlock a medkit for regenerating health points or improve your Breaker’s attributes.
The major weakness of Hyper Light Breaker is its current state of development. It is in Early Access, and you can definitely tell. There are some missing contents that the game simply needs – foremost a proper tutorial, which, according to the latest roadmap, is set to come during the year. The missing tutorial made the first hours a bit of a puzzle game, figuring out what I needed which resources for, how to get the medkit, or how to unlock a new Breaker. Nevertheless, I enjoy the gameplay loop.
Hyper Light Breaker has actually been really fun for me so far. I played it in coop mode with MeinMMO editor Lydia, who has completed quite a few roguelites and carries me through the tricky boss fights – dodging and parrying are not my greatest strengths; I need proper firearms to make any difference.
What Lydia thinks of Hyper Light Breaker can be read here:
Lydia’s impression of Hyper Light Breaker
Roguelites in all shapes and colors are my great gaming love. I have defeated all bosses in Moonlighter with a broom, fought my way out of the underworld in Hades, slaughtered tens of thousands of enemies in Vampire Survivors, and already earned several gold stickers in Balatro. Consequently, I have a tolerance for frustration that I would consider above average: where others rage quit, the fun of the game only begins for me.
Nevertheless, I have yet to experience that “just one more round” effect in Hyper Light Breaker. Instead, I feel like I don’t even want to start a round if I haven’t slept at least 8 hours and done warm-up exercises so I can react lightning-fast to enemies jumping me from off-screen. While I dive into the fray again and again in other genre representatives to make just a tiny bit of progress each time, I catch myself hesitating here – after all, I don’t want to die due to a tiny lapse in concentration and lose my beloved dual blades.
I think the responsible factors are not only the durability system of the weapons but also the absence of any easily quantifiable progression that gives me the feeling: If I made it this far, I can go even further.
That’s a pity because zipping through the open world on the hoverboard, dismantling enemies, and picking up hidden loot around every corner is actually so much fun. I also find it exciting that the game demands trade-offs from me: Do I take the detour to pick up a new weapon? Or do I head straight to the extraction point to secure my current loot? And when I finally manage to evacuate and can admire my achievements, I do feel a satisfying sense that I have snatched some treasures from a merciless, hostile world – only to lose them again all too quickly when the next Crown expertly dismantles me.
In short: I would love Hyper Light Breaker if only it would let me.
In the meantime, Hyper Light Breaker has won me over as a fan, and I absolutely want to keep playing it despite the various weaknesses the game currently has. However, I always have the fear that I might lose my beloved gear – or even the entire game world along with my progress against the Crowns. This currently prevents me from playing it regularly.
When I’m very tired after a long day at work and feel that my reaction time is considerably affected, I think to myself: “Hm, I should probably play something else today. Don’t want to lose my gear.” The more fun I have with my current gear, the greater my fear of losing it. So, before me lies a game I want to play but don’t play.
Hyper Light Breaker wants you to start a cycle and fail. It wants you to lose your equipment and have to start anew. It wants you to take some defeats before you defeat the Crowns and the mighty Abyss King and save the world. However, I first have to get used to that.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
