WoW now has a new, super rare mount that you can get upset about every year

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

A short event is back in World of Warcraft and is enticing players with a new mount. However, it is quite rare – and your chances are limited.

Every year, the “Love is in the Air” event takes place in World of Warcraft – always around Valentine’s Day. This means not only a lot of romance but also a lot of frustration for mount collectors when the coveted Pink Love Rocket (“Heartbreaker X-45”) doesn’t drop once again. To make the frustration even worse, Blizzard has now thrown another mount into the mix.

Update: Only the first loot box per day and per account has any chance for the mount. The article has been adjusted accordingly.

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What kind of mount is this? New in 2025 is the “Love Witch’s Sweeper.” This is a curved, flying broom in purple-pink color. The design of the broom resembles the racing brooms used in Harry Potter during Quidditch – it has a seat and additional handles. To avoid being stopped by a city guard in Dornogal at night, there’s even a spotlight at the front.

Where does the mount drop? The Love Witch’s Sweeper drops, just like the Heartbreaker X-45, in Shadowfang Keep from the event boss. You can simply sign up in the dungeon finder and will be teleported to the boss as soon as a group is found.

The boss fight is extremely easy and usually completed in less than a minute.

Love Witch Sweeper Mount
The new mount – get to work!

From the boss, if your character has already reached the maximum level, you’ll receive a “Heart-shaped Box” that can contain all sorts of interesting rewards. However, the drop chance is quite low.

Note that only the first of these boxes per day has a chance for the mount. This is also stated in the box’s tooltip.

Can you farm this endlessly? No. Per day, you only have one single attempt, no matter how many characters you have. Only the first box per day and per account can contain the mount. Therefore, it’s not beneficial to farm the boss with multiple characters as was the case in previous years.

This will definitely save you time – however, your chances are also drastically limited.

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How much time do you have? If you want to snag one of the mounts (or even both), you should try your luck in the coming days. The “Love is in the Air” event is active for 2 weeks, until February 16, 2025. After that, your next chance will be in 2026 – and we might already be in the next expansion Midnight – together with housing.

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At a tournament in Pokémon TCG Pocket, a new deck made it to the Top 8 seven times

Johanna Johanna Reading time 2 minutes

Within the community of Pokémon TCG Pocket, personal tournaments are held regularly, sometimes with a bit of prize money at stake. At a recent tournament, it quickly became clear: the Darkrai ex deck is becoming the new meta deck.

What kind of tournament is this? On February 1, 2025, the YouTubers HooglandiaPocket and spragels Pocket hosted a tournament centered around the new expansion in Pokémon TCG Pocket: Collision of Space and Time.

Prizes totaling $1,500 could be won. After the tournament, the top 8 and their decks were showcased on reddit. Out of the top 8 players, 7 used Darkrai in their decks; of those, 6 were playing with Magnezone in their deck.

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New Deck Dominates the Meta

What kind of deck is this? It is a Darkrai-ex-Magnezone deck. The following cards can be used to play this deck:

  • 2x Darkrai ex
  • 2x Magnemite
  • 2x Magneton
  • 2x Magnezone
  • 1x Giant Cloak
  • 2x Shardrago
  • 2x Poké Ball
  • 1x Pokémon Communication
  • 1x Cyrus
  • 2x Professor’s Research
  • 2x Leaf
  • 1x Sabrina

What makes the deck so strong? At first, the combination of Darkrai and Magnezone may seem somewhat arbitrary. After all, they both have different energies (Darkness and Electric), but their synergy is of immense advantage.

Magneton can supply itself with Electric Energy using its ability Volt Charge. Once Magneton is charged with enough energy, it can evolve into Magnezone, dealing a powerful 110 damage with its attack Thunder Fang.

The Darkness Energy can be used for Darkrai ex. The ability Nightmare Aura of Darkrai ex adds 20 damage points to the opponent’s active Pokémon for each energy attached to Darkrai ex. Thus, once Darkrai has collected 3 energies, it reaches a total of 100 damage points per turn.

Since Darkrai ex and Magnezone take some time to be fully ready to attack, Shardrago can remain in the active position in the meantime. Although it cannot attack as it requires Fire and Water energy, it serves as a good tank. When attacked, it deals 20 damage to the opponent due to its ability Rough Skin.

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How would you play the Darkrai ex deck? Let us know in the comments! No effective counter has been found against the Darkrai ex and Magnezone deck so far. If you’re looking for more tips on what the best meta decks in Pokémon TCG Pocket are right now, we recommend this article on MeinMMO: Pokémon TCG Pocket: Best Meta Decks in the Tier List with Collision of Space and Time

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Pokémon GO: Spotlight Hour today brings Kanivanha and an XP bonus

Paul Kutzner Paul Kutzner Reading time 2 minutes

The first Spotlight Hour in February 2025 will take place in Pokémon GO. In addition to Kanivanha, you can also look forward to an XP bonus.

What kind of event is this? The Spotlight Hour is a 60-minute event that takes place every week on Tuesday. You can expect at least one Pokémon to be in focus, which appears almost everywhere on the map.

Additionally, there is a bonus that is active during the short event.

On February 4, 2025, you can look forward to Kanivanha in the Spotlight Hour. This Pokémon from Generation 3 has the types Dark and Water and evolves into Tohaido.

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Spotlight Hour on February 4 – Start and Bonuses

When does the Spotlight Hour start? The Spotlight Hour always starts at 6:00 PM and lasts for 60 minutes. This means it ends at 7:00 PM.

What bonuses are active? If you evolve Pokémon during the event, you will receive double the amount of experience points for this. The bonus applies to all Pokémon you evolve.

By using Lucky Eggs, you can further increase the bonus and potentially receive quadruple the amount.

Can you catch Shiny Kanivanha? Yes. If you’re lucky, you may find and catch Kanivanha in its Shiny form.

Is the Spotlight Hour worth it? If you plan to use Kanivanha and its evolution for raids or in the battle league, you might want to reconsider. Unfortunately, these Pokémon are not suitable for either area of use.

If you are missing this Shiny or are actively collecting experience points, then this event could be interesting for you in that regard. The chance of getting a Shiny is not increased, but due to the high number of spawns, you have better chances than usual.

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This week, there is also a legendary Pokémon that you can challenge for the first time in its Dynamax form: Lavados. Since the battle against this monster could be quite challenging, you should take a look at our 4 tips for battling Dyna-Lavados beforehand.

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Diablo 4 Patch Notes: Patch 2.1.1 is released today, makes headhunting in Season 7 much better

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 10 minutes

Blizzard plans the first major patch for Season 7 of Diablo 4. After some hotfixes, patch 2.1.1 is on the way, bringing more ravens, altars, and bounties into the season of witch power.

What feature is this about?

This is what Blizzard is changing: In the patch notes for patch 2.1.1, Blizzard writes that the spawn rate of forgotten altars will be increased (via Blizzard). However, the exact increase is not specified.

Additionally, a bug is being fixed that caused forgotten altars not to appear in certain scenarios where they should have been present. Once again, Blizzard is not being specific.

Even if you were able to find altars, it can still happen that you do not learn the related witch power. This bug is also being fixed. Patch 2.1.1 will be released on Tuesday, February 4, 2025. You can find the complete German patch notes on page 2.

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Gameplay trailer for Season 7 in Diablo 4, the Season of Witch Power

Blizzard is bringing more ravens and improving the armory

The new patch also improves some of the new features. Among other things, there will be more ravens in the headhunting zones. The ravens are considered one of the best features of Season 7 by players. In addition, there are two new bounties and the UI for tracking them will be improved.

Blizzard is also working on the armory, the new feature for everyone in Season 7. It should be more accessible in cities, will have a button for easily deleting loadouts, and the UI will receive some improvements.

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In the community, the promised changes are mostly well received (via Reddit) – especially since Blizzard is already speaking in a separate post about fixing further existing problems.

Only the potion sound when picking up a witch power flower is still annoying and should disappear. Additionally, some bugs involving popular builds could still use some tweaking.

However, the changes to the ravens are particularly well received. Players are now urgently wishing for a blacksmith in the headhunting zones to be able to get rid of their loot faster. Because there’s plenty of that in Season 7: “So you’ll never be happy” – Many are currently complaining about too much loot in Diablo 4, casual finds it just right.

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New Event in Diablo 4 Offers 100% Bonus XP and Cosmetics

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 3 minutes

In Diablo 4 there is a new event coming up. During the “Lunar Awakening,” there are plenty of bonuses that you should definitely take advantage of.

Season 7 was released on January 21, 2025, and exactly two weeks later, the first event in the hellish monster hunt is here – the Lunar Awakening. Inspired by typical “Chinese New Year events,” you will receive big bonuses and can earn some new rewards during the event.

Update, February 4, 2025: The article was originally published in January 2024. We have revised and updated it for the current event.

What kind of event is this? During the “Lunar Awakening” event, you will collect a new currency called “Favor of the Ancestors.” You can exchange this currency for different rewards at Ying-Yue, the head of the Lunar Night Market, in the north of Ked Bardu.

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Gameplay trailer for Season 7 in Diablo 4, the Season of Witch Power

Additionally, the shrines across Sanctuary will be replaced with Lunar Shrines during the event. You can identify them from afar because the shrines have a new look – in the form of a dragon. Activating the shrines and subsequently killing monsters will grant you the Favor of the Ancestors over time, which you can then spend on cosmetic rewards with NPC Ying-Yue.

In total, there are 10 prestige levels where you can secure rewards – including cosmetics and a “Magnificent Spark” for crafting Mythic Uniques. But it doesn’t stop there: Once you’ve reached all levels, you can earn even more rewards with the “Infinite Gifts of the Ancestors.” So it’s worth farming even after reaching the last level.

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In Ked Bardu, you can exchange your collected favor for rewards.
lunar awakening February 2025 Diablo 4 cosmetics
These rewards can be earned with “Favor of the Ancestors.”

What do the new shrines provide? When you activate the temporary Lunar Shrines, you not only receive a special shrine power as usual but also a random additional bonus. The bonuses include:

  • Artillery Shrine: Skills have a chance to summon a holy bomb.
  • Shockwave Shrine: Each explosion triggers a scattering bombardment.
  • Channeling Shrine: Attack speed is increased, and you have an increased chance to reset cooldowns.
  • Connection Shrine: Powerful, shocking strikes frequently leap from the character to nearby enemies.
  • Greed Shrine: There’s a chance to summon a treasure goblin. As long as the shrine is active, a treasure goblin will be summoned from slain enemies.
  • Deadly Shrine: There’s a chance to instantly kill affected monsters and instill fear in nearby enemies. This also applies to elite enemies, but not to bosses or other players.
  • Protection Shrine: You reflect all damage taken. The reflected damage scales with level and difficulty.

How do you get the bonus XP? In addition to the effects mentioned above, active shrines grant an XP bonus of 100% (multiplicative). To activate this, you just need to interact with a shrine as soon as you see it. With a click, all bonuses will be active for a period of 2 minutes.

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When does the event take place? The Lunar Awakening starts on February 4, 2025, at 7:00 PM and lasts until February 18, 2025, at 7:00 PM. Until then, all players in seasonal and eternal realms can benefit from the shrines and collect the various rewards for the Favor of the Ancestors.

Besides the mentioned bonuses and rewards, there will also be appropriate offers in the shop during the event if you want to style your character a bit more in the theme of the Lunar Awakening. And the XP bonus is great for leveling up your player characters to the maximum level. Tips for leveling quickly can be found here: Diablo 4: Leveling quickly in Season 7 – Leveling Guide up to Level 60

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Kingdom Come Deliverance 2: Farming reputation with Heinrich and all consequences

Johanna Johanna Reading time 4 minutes

In Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, the reputation that follows Heinrich has direct effects on the game. MeinMMO explains the system and provides useful tips on how to optimize your reputation farming.

What is the reputation system? Every region in medieval Bohemia that you can explore has its own opinion of you. All NPCs and quests located in that region influence your reputation. You should keep an eye on your reputation, as it directly affects how NPCs interact with Heinrich.

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How reputation works in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

The symbols mean the following: For each region and each group of people, you have a symbol that indicates the level of your reputation.

  • White: You haven’t been in this area yet, or this group of people doesn’t know you yet.
  • Prison: You have committed crimes and are being searched for in this region. If guards discover you, you will be arrested.

The smileys are divided into the following gradations:

  • Red (20-0)
  • Light Red (21-40)
  • Orange (41-60)
  • Light Orange (61-80)
  • Gold (81-100)
This is what the symbols for your reputation look like.
This is what the symbols for your reputation look like.

In the upper right corner, you can see a “reputation worsens” or “reputation improves” indicator with certain actions or selected dialog options. When this symbol flashes, your reputation will improve or worsen by five points.

You can check your reputation in the menu.
To find out what your reputation is with individual groups of people, you can check under the menu item “Player” and then “Reputation”.

Reputation with merchants: Each merchant has its own reputation with you. You positively influence this by conducting a successful trade. If you annoy the merchant, for example, by being impatient during bargaining with your offered prices, your reputation will drop.

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A good reputation

Advantages of a good reputation

If your reputation is in the higher ranks, meaning with a golden or light orange smiley, you can enjoy the following advantages:

  • With merchants, you get better prices, and during bargaining, they are willing to deviate more from the original price.
  • NPCs will be friendlier towards Heinrich.
  • Possible crimes will be forgiven more quickly by NPCs or guards. If you are caught committing a crime, you have the opportunity to persuade the NPC or guard not to impose a penalty on you.
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How to increase your reputation

  • Complete quests: Carry out tasks and quests diligently for NPCs.
  • Dialog options: If you have gathered enough persuasion skill, it is more likely that you will succeed with positive dialog options, such as Impress or Persuade.
  • Killing: As banal as it sounds, sometimes it helps to eliminate the NPC that is lowering your reputation.
  • Pilgrimages: You can initiate a pilgrimage with a priest. The cleric will send you to a chapel where he has to pray.
  • Indulgence shrines: At indulgence shrines, you can show remorse by paying groschen.

Important: Pilgrimages and indulgence shrines only increase your reputation but do not absolve you of penalties for crimes you have committed.

As a good Christian, Heinrich can pray away part of his sins.
As a good Christian, Heinrich can pray away part of his sins.

Sometimes you can also cheat your way into a good reputation. For example, by simply telling an NPC that you have completed something for him.

Skills for reputation enhancement: If you acquire these skills, you will receive benefits for your reputation:

  • Charming Man (Main Skill): Heinrich’s reputation will increase by 10 percent more with each reputation boost.
  • Memorable (Main Skill): Positive and negative changes in Heinrich’s reputation have a higher impact and can reach more groups of people.
  • Village Hero (Main Skill): If Heinrich achieves a reputation over 60 points in a region, he receives a bonus of 2 to strength, agility, vitality, and persuasion there.
  • Opportunist (Main Skill): If Heinrich’s reputation worsens, it will now drop by 10 percent less.
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A bad reputation

Disadvantages of a bad reputation

If your reputation is symbolized by red or dark orange smileys, you have the following disadvantages:

  • Merchants offer you worse prices or may not want to trade with you at all. If you recently annoyed one during bargaining, he will be reluctant to bargain again.
  • Sleep spots may be withdrawn from you or will not be offered to you in the future.
  • If you have a very bad reputation with important story NPCs, you may receive a game-over screen.
If your reputation is just a prison symbol, you must anticipate penalties based on your actions.
If your reputation is just a prison symbol, you must anticipate penalties based on your actions.

How to lower your reputation

  • Crimes: Committing crimes is never a good idea, at least if you get caught.
  • Quests: If you do not fulfill quests as the NPCs would like, or fail to complete a quest, for example, due to a time limit, your reputation will worsen.
  • Dialog options: If you choose mean dialog options, NPCs will be outraged. Moreover, it does not go over well if you lack enough persuasion skill for a dialog option. A failure automatically results in a reputation drop.

The reputation system is essential for surviving as Heinrich in medieval Bohemia. Fortunately, a small change has been made in the second part that makes the game significantly less frustrating: Kingdom Come Deliverance 2: A small improvement makes the RPG significantly less frustrating than its predecessor

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Path of Exile 2 punishes players too harshly, preventing them from taking more risks

Cedric Holmeier Cedric Holmeier Reading time 3 minutes

Path of Exile 2 wanted to provide players with a tougher experience, but gamers are not very enthusiastic about the current game mechanics.

How is death punished? In Path of Exile 2, the death of a character is not without consequences. Each time your character is killed in the endgame of Path of Exile 2, it loses 10% of the experience points of the current level. Depending on the character’s level, this can result in several hours of grinding.

Additionally, players also lose all items that were dropped but not picked up yet, as well as all items that could have potentially dropped. This is because after the character’s death, you are no longer allowed to enter the map, except for boss fights against the toughest boss in the game, Arbiter of Ash.

This system does not create excitement among players, as a new post in the community shows.

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Just Grinding

What bothers gamers? Players of Path of Exile 2 apparently just want to grind and are not interested in the challenging obstacles. This is shown in a new post on Reddit by user Dawgin420.

He criticizes the endgame of PoE2, which with its penalties for the death of your character prevents anyone from daring to face challenges. Instead, players would prefer to run risk-free maps where they can just slay monsters without the danger of getting killed.

This is further fueled by the fact that players can sell maps like Breachstones for good money, instead of risking being killed on the map and losing the content in the form of items and currency.

In practice, this means that adventurers often set aside content with higher difficulty and gamers just opt for mindless and safe grinding. Thus, the developers’ goal to make Path of Exile 2 more difficult seems to not be achieved, as players apparently do not like to play these contents.

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Is this just a single opinion? No, under the post on Reddit, many other players also share similar views. User lazypanda1 adds to the post on Reddit with his experience:

That’s true. The current system creates a conflict between challenge and risk/reward.
Regarding the challenge, it is most enjoyable when your build is just strong enough to take on the content. Not too weak that you get killed right away, but not too strong that you trivialize the content. […]

The loss of the reward almost always leads to a negative experience. The lower the risk, the more fun is expected, leading to a linear curve that progresses from negative to positive. […] This means that if you want to maximize the fun of the reward, you have to minimize the risk, which means you trivialize the content and thereby eliminate any semblance of challenge.

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User Flying_Mage also does not find this good on Reddit: “That is pretty much the main reason why the punishment for death is bad. It encourages you to create easy and diluted content instead of juicy and dangerous. And that is boring. And the absolutely last thing a developer wants to do is make their game boring. […]”

User BigSmols, however, sees it differently on Reddit: “I honestly feel like there isn’t much ‘challenging’ endgame content. I either get randomly one-shotted or nuke the enemies. Don’t get me wrong, this game is technically much more challenging than most other ARPGs, but the endgame and the campaign feel like two different games.”

In the campaign, there are fewer penalties for death because you can simply re-enter the map. Path of Exile 2 is still in Early Access, so the developers can adjust and improve the mechanics at this point. Another mechanic also needs to change according to the players: If a mechanic stays in Path of Exile 2, there will be a big problem at release, the community believes

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A Marvel hero is actually just the companion of a dangerous villain, yet it is one of Stan Lee’s favorite characters

Niko Hernes Niko Hernes Reading time 2 minutes

Stan Lee is still the face of Marvel for many fans. This is also due to his appearances in movies. One of his favorite heroes has only appeared once and is more of a sidekick to a powerful villain. However, he holds significant importance for Stan Lee.

Which character is being referred to? One of Stan Lee’s favorite characters is the Silver Surfer. He made his first appearance in December 1965 in Fantastic Four No. 48. He is the herald of Galactus, one of the most powerful villains in the Marvel Universe.

Originally, the Silver Surfer was a mortal named Norrin Radd from the utopian planet Zenn-La. When Galactus threatened to consume the planet, Norrin Radd sacrificed himself to save his family and his people. He offered to find planets for him to consume. Galactus agreed, bestowed cosmic power upon him, and thus created the Silver Surfer.

For over 100 years, he served Galactus until he came to Earth. There, he also regularly acted as a hero. The Silver Surfer is a tragic figure who means no harm. He is fascinated by other planets, ways of life, and people. This is also one of the aspects that Stan Lee appreciates about the character.

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German trailer for Fantastic Four (2005)

The character looked so heroic and so noble.

What does Stan Lee think of the Silver Surfer? In an older interview (via YouTube), Stan Lee explained how the Silver Surfer actually came into being. Jack Kirby, one of the most important artists in Marvel’s history, drew the herald of Galactus because he thought a large and powerful being like Galactus needed a companion to find planets for him.

Stan Lee liked the idea and loved the design. He said of the Silver Surfer: The character looked so heroic and so noble and so dramatic. Stan Lee recounts that he then named him and made him a philosophical observer of the world and the universe.

In the interview, he explains that he let him speak in Shakespearean and biblical language. For Stan Lee, the Silver Surfer became a voice for his feelings and views. Stan Lee wanted to use the character as a philosophical figure who grappled with questions like why humans fight when they live on such a wonderful planet.

He also says in the interview that children loved the character.

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Has the Silver Surfer appeared in any films? He has not appeared in the large MCU so far. In the Fox film Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer from 2007, he was one of the main characters. He also made appearances in various animated series and even had his own short series in 1998.

In the upcoming film The Fantastic Four: First Steps, a Silver Surfer is also expected to appear again, as Galactus is set to function as the villain once more. However, this is not the Silver Surfer you know. In this film, the Silver Surfer is the character Shalla-Bal, who also hails from the planet Zenn-La. The new Fantastic Four movie is expected to be released in the USA on July 25, 2025. Stan Lee also had a favorite in the DC universe: Marvel legend Stan Lee had a favorite character from DC that hardly anyone knows

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A ‘leak’ reveals the release date of GTA 6 – Here’s what it’s about

Dariusz Müller Dariusz Müller Reading time 2 minutes

A dealer has sparked some discussions in the GTA community, as he openly revealed a release date for the highly anticipated action game.

What was this “leak” about? Last week, the Uruguayan dealer “XUruguay” listed September 17 as the release date for GTA 6 on his website. Shortly after, there were various posts on social networks.

Some fans picked up the information and were convinced: the release date for GTA 6 was leaked (via X). Others doubted the accuracy and pointed out that developers Rockstar Games would not share such a secret piece of information with any online stores. Overall, there was excitement and discussions triggered by the mentioned release date.

In the meantime, the dealer has also commented on the discussion and apologized in a statement, explaining what the date actually is (via XUruguay).

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The “leak” was just a misunderstanding

What is behind the “leak”? As many GTA fans correctly pointed out on social networks, this is simply the release date of GTA V. As the dealer explains in the statement, the release date shown is not a leak. It was merely an internal joke that escalated.

A new employee had read the release date of GTA to the dealer’s team on Google – but that was the release date of GTA V and not GTA 6. Then, a team member jokingly responded that he should enter the date on the website.

However, the joke was apparently not taken as such, and so September 17 ended up as the release date of GTA 6 on the dealer’s website.

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What is known about the release of GTA 6? Currently not much. So far, the action game is supposed to release in 2025, but there is no exact date, and some industry experts suspect that the release will be pushed back to 2026.

It is also not known when we will receive a second trailer for GTA 6 that provides new information. The next major deadline could be February 6, as an important business meeting of Take-Two Interactive is taking place then. GTA developer Rockstar Games is a subsidiary of Take-Two. All currently known info regarding the release of GTA can be found on MeinMMO: GTA 6: Release, Trailer and Map – The key information about the action game

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There is a really nasty part in the world of LoL – These are its 5 strongest champions

Nico Scheibel Nico Scheibel Reading time 5 minutes

League of Legends offers countless background stories and interesting lore. The new Season 15 takes you to a region some may already know from the Netflix series Arcane. MyMMO presents 5 of the strongest champions.

The name of the season “Welcome to Noxus” already reveals where the theme is heading. It is the home of the characters Ambessa and the new mage Mel Medarda from Arcane. Noxus stands for power, war, and strength and has one of the most feared armies in the world.

Anyone with the necessary skills can take a position of power regardless of wealth and family. Diplomacy is often rejected, and the Noxians solve problems through conquest and war. Despite the performance-oriented ideals of Noxus, the great noble houses still hold considerable influence.

We present to you the 5 strongest champions from Noxus.

How was this list created? This list is based on the official lore and background stories of the various champions. Their strength in-game was not taken into account.

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5. Darius – The Hand of Noxus

Darius grew up as an orphan in a port city with his brother Draven. Both were recruited into the Noxian army by a commander and fought their way to a high status in various conquests and wars.

Darius earned great respect from the populace through his aggression, discipline, and steadfastness. He won wars against numerically superior opponents and thus gained command over his own unit. After a decisive victory, Darius was appointed the “Hand of Noxus” by Grand General Darkwill.

After a years-long campaign in the icy north and several assassination attempts on Darius, he returned to Noxus. Swain had overthrown and murdered Grand General Darkwill during Darius’s absence.

Darius was appointed as one of the three new council members to rule over Noxus. With his incredible physical strength, military skill, and iron will to lead Noxus into a new age of conquest, Darius enters history as one of the mightiest champions of Noxus.

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WoW Classic: Streamer narrowly escapes a deadly mechanic that is 20 years old

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

A streamer in WoW Classic narrowly escaped death because he was too curious and wanted to loot everything he saw.

In the Classic version of World of Warcraft, there are many traps and obstacles that can unexpectedly lead to the demise of a character. This is usually not a problem – except when playing in hardcore mode. Because in that case, every fatal mistake is guaranteed to be the last, and the journey starts anew.

Although all the dangers in World of Warcraft Classic are largely known, there are still incidents where some players are surprised by sudden enemies. This also happened to the streamer Quin69, who clicks on a strange object – and narrowly escapes death.

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What happened? The streamer Quin69 is part of the streamer guild “OnlyFangs” and has set out to reach level 60 in the hardcore version of Classic. Almost reaching his goal, he is exploring the Plaguelands – an end-game area of WoW Classic.

Here he spots something on the ground and follows his inner urge to loot it immediately, only to narrowly escape his own death.

The fateful item: Blood of Heroes.

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What kind of item is this? In the Classic version of World of Warcraft, everyone eventually stumbles upon the small, red puddles in the Plaguelands known as “Blood of Heroes.”

This is an item required for a few crafting recipes and quests, but is pretty useless for most classes.

What seems like a bit of bonus loot at first glance causes quite a shock moment when the item is opened:

2 elite enemies at level 60 appear, immediately launching an attack. Additionally, both of them use an ability that reduces movement speed by 60%. This makes escape nearly impossible. A few hits from these two enemies are enough to send a character to the digital afterlife. In the world of hardcore WoW, forever.

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As a rogue, Quin69 is able to survive the whole ordeal because he uses “Vanish” to leave the fight and simultaneously remove all slow effects from himself. He is even lucky that none of the enemies resist the Vanish – something that can indeed happen with opponents several levels above his character.
Sometimes duels also end in death – even when professionals face “noobs”.

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The 5 most dangerous characters from Game of Thrones in the power ranking

Linda Baumgartl Linda Baumgartl Reading time 4 minutes

In the dark world of Game of Thrones, death is never far away. It is no coincidence that the series is notorious for its brutality. But which character is actually the most dangerous and has the most victims on their conscience?

What kind of ranking is that? In Game of Thrones, there is an abundance of dangerous characters of all kinds. Some are skilled swordsmen, others are cunning assassins or political intrigues. They are all lethal.

In order to compare which character is the most dangerous, we look at the number of their victims. The Washington Post published a comprehensive statistic on all 6887 deaths in Game of Thrones in 2019.

A death was counted only if:

  • The death is explicitly shown in the series
  • The death is not directly shown but occurs very clearly after a certain scene
  • The death is not shown but is a very prominent part of the storyline

Of course, the numbers are not 100 percent accurate. In action-packed battle scenes, for example, it is more difficult to determine the exact death toll. It even gets more complicated with dragons that can literally burn entire groups of people with one breath.

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Rank 5: Jon Snow

GoT - Jon Snow

In the last place of this ranking is Jon Snow. Even though he knows little, he has 112 deaths on his conscience. The main reason for this is his skillful use of Longclaw, his sword made of Valyrian steel.

Since childhood, Jon has trained almost daily for battle. First with the sword master of the Starks, then with the training of the Night’s Watch. With his skills, he manages to survive even in the dangerous North beyond the Wall.

He has most of his kills fittingly in the episode Beyond the Wall (Season 7, Episode 6). Jon and his companions are on an expedition in the North to capture a wight. They are attacked by an army of wights, of which Jon can eliminate 42. Admittedly, wights were already dead. But they die again, which is why they were included in the statistics.

Rank 4: Cersei Lannister

Game of Thrones - Cersei Lannister

Cersei Lannister might not be suspected on this list at first glance. After all, she is not a classic fighter. She prefers to act in the background and spin political intrigues. Nevertheless, she has killed 199 people.

Almost all of these deaths come from a single scene: the explosion of the Great Sept of Baelor (Season 6, Episode 10). There was supposed to be a trial against Cersei there. But she does not appear. Instead, she uses the highly explosive wildfire that the mad king stored in the catacombs beneath King’s Landing and blows up the Sept. In doing so, she kills several of her rivals, including Margaery Tyrell and the High Sparrow.

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A character from Dragon Ball was forgotten by the creator, only a few fans could see them one last time

Jasmin Beverungen Jasmin Beverungen Reading time 2 minutes

Akira Toriyama has drawn so many characters throughout Dragon Ball that he couldn’t even remember all of them. One of these characters, unfortunately, made his last appearance not in the anime and manga, but in a special story.

Which character is it? Lunch is one of the characters that Akira Toriyama forgot. In the manga, she regularly disappeared during the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament. After that, she only had minor appearances in the Dragon Ball Z anime until she ultimately only appeared in flashbacks and during Son-Goku’s Genkidama in the Boo arc.

Akira Toriyama even retroactively gave her an ending, in which she fell in love with Tenshinhan and lived with him on a farm for a while. Unfortunately, there was no happy ending for the two, and their love story was never seen in the anime and manga.

There was another appearance where Lunch was last seen in Dragon Ball. Unfortunately, this scene does not appear in the regular anime and manga, which is why many fans may not have seen her last adventure.

The anime of Dragon Ball Super stopped in the middle of the story:

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Lunch had a last appearance in Dragon Ball

Where did Lunch appear last? Her last appearance in the manga was split between the 3rd and 4th issues of the Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, which were published in 1991. The story of “Put the Old Year Behind You! Jump Characters Face Off at Short GAG Land” takes place shortly after the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament, during the Freeza saga.

The story is about the holidays and how many characters from Dragon Ball spend them. Bulma is playing on the console and Mutenroshi is sweeping the veranda of his house. Some of the deceased characters are playing hide and seek on Master Kai’s planet.

Dragon Ball Lunch
Here Lunch has her last appearance, via Dragon Ball Official

On the other hand, Lunch is desperately searching for Tenshinhan. There is a picture of her in her “evil” form. She angrily wonders where Tenshinhan could have gone. With the ending that Toriyama later gave her, we know that she probably longs for him out of love.

Why have so few fans seen Lunch’s last appearance? The Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is only published in Japan. Since the scene was not included in the official manga and the World Wide Web was only made public in 1993, not many have been able to witness Lunch’s last appearance.

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Another character that the mangaka Akira Toriyama has forgotten over time is Yajirobi. He was probably the strongest human of all in Dragon Ball at the time but has fallen victim to the mangaka’s memory: The probably strongest human in Dragon Ball has apparently just been forgotten

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Player levels up to Level 60 in Diablo 4 in one minute, immediately has strong gear for endgame

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 2 minutes

The most action in Diablo 4 takes place in the endgame. Accordingly, players want to reach the maximum level 60 as quickly as possible. In Season 7, this can be done particularly quickly, namely in just a few seconds. However, it requires some preparation.

How does the fast leveling work?

  • Opening reward chests of the Whispering Tree grants you a big boost of experience every time. The XP lies around on the ground as golden orbs.
  • The method is already older; wudijo reached level 60 within 7 minutes in Season 6.
  • Now, in Season 7, it’s even faster. A user on Reddit shows a clip in which he goes from level 1 to 60 in just a few seconds. And the new season is perfect for this.

Is the method worth it? Definitely, but the shown minute is a bit misleading. First, all the chests need to be collected. This takes, according to users, about two and a half hours.

Nevertheless, the method is extremely worthwhile because you get gear with item level 750 or even 800 right away. Enough to – depending on the class – start immediately with Torment 4. And in Season 7, you’ll be farming the chests constantly anyway.

The Whispering Tree is the central element of the season and the new head hunts that are already well received provide you with plenty of Gruesome Gifts. The user explains that he was farming anyway to reach the last two levels of the Witch’s Call. But remember, increase your chances for Great Chests in the Battle Pass with Ash.

Starting from February 4th, you can even save more time. With patch 2.1.1, more ravens are coming to the head hunts, so you won’t have to travel far to hand in your Gruesome Gifts.

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“I haven’t attacked even once until level 60”

Whoever does not want to grind first with a character at maximum level can level up enormously fast at the moment even without the chests. In the thread on Reddit, players talk about taking about half an hour to reach max level.

The reason for this is the new witch powers from Season 7. They are account-bound, leveling for each character and not individually. Powers like the Aura of Drain at level 20 ensure that characters at low levels can simply run through masses of enemies and kill them without ever having to attack.

For both methods, you first need a character at level 60; they are only suitable for second characters. Here you can find tips for fast leveling in Season 7.

However, you also have to invest a lot of time here to even get to the leveled powers. Additionally, you miss out on the legendaries and, with luck, mythical items that can drop from the chests with this method.

For many players, fast leveling of second characters is a welcome feature in Season 7. Replaying a character once per season is enough for them. Being able to try out new characters and builds after that is advantageous. If you also want to test a bit: These are the currently best builds and classes in Season 7

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Player asks why one should play Monster Hunter Wilds multiple times – Fans do not understand the question

Alexander Mehrwald Alexander Mehrwald Reading time 2 minutes

With Monster Hunter Wilds, many newcomers are entering the series alongside experienced hunters. A player wonders how high the replay value of the title is.

Why is the player wondering this? User xedkox poses the question in his thread on Reddit, asking how likely it is that one would play Monster Hunter Wilds again. He has not played any Monster Hunter game before and cannot yet imagine how much time he will invest in the title.

He usually plays games like Elden Ring, Diablo 4, or Path of Exile, but finds the Monster Hunter system exciting. The community comes to his aid and explains what kind of scope he can expect.

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“That would mean you eventually stop”

The community talks less about classic replay value: Fans under his post clarify to him why, in their opinion, one can invest a lot of time into Monster Hunter Wilds. User STIN831 responds directly on Reddit: “There is no replay value in MH. Mainly because that would mean you eventually stop.”

In Monster Hunter games, the excitement does not come from playing it over and over from the beginning. Rather, over time a kind of cycle develops where you continually engage in grinding for rare materials to meet further challenges (via Reddit).

This is explained by ChloroquineEmu regarding a restart and game time via Reddit:

I wouldn’t call it “replay value” since you probably won’t restart the game. But if you want, you can immensely extend the playtime. There are so many things to do and so much to experiment with.

Even a base game of Monster Hunter, focusing on one weapon type, offers, according to the community’s statements, quickly over 300 hours of gameplay (via Reddit). If you want to focus on more weapon types, you could easily end up with 1000+ hours of playtime (via Reddit).

Additionally, there are regular events and usually a major DLC. All in all, you could quickly reach 2 – 4 years, during which the game provides you with new input and adds new content to the “grinding loop” (via Reddit). This ensures that there is no clear “end of the game” and players who enjoy the gameplay can basically keep playing almost endlessly.

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With Monster Hunter Wilds, many newcomers will enter the series for the first time. This title is especially well-suited for beginners. The developers have paid particular attention to making the game as accessible as possible. You can read some examples of how they have implemented this here: 5 reasons that make Monster Hunter Wilds the perfect entry for beginners

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WoW player defeats current raid boss solo – is fully concentrated for 6 hours

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

A solo kill in World of Warcraft lasts a whopping 6 hours. The trick behind it is cleverly thought out, but probably not recommended to replicate.

Raid bosses in World of Warcraft usually require the cooperation of an entire group – at least when it comes to current content. However, sometimes this requirement can be bypassed with good gear, clever manipulation of mechanics, and plenty of endurance.

Now a monk has defeated Princess Ky’veza of the Nexus – and did so without being in the boss room!

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What happened? The player Venn has made it his mission to solo defeat some bosses from the (still) current raid “Palace of the Nerub’ar.” This time he is taking on the Nexus Princess Ky’veza with his Brewmaster monk.

Normally, the boss requires several tanks who switch out repeatedly because there’s a stackable debuff that continuously increases the damage taken. However, as a monk, Venn is able to mitigate the damage accordingly to survive these attacks long enough until the phase transition occurs.

The real problem is that Ky’veza has an enrage timer. After going through her combat pattern 3 times, she falls into a “soft enrage” and casts the spell “Darkness” – a channeled spell that deals a lot of damage and eventually wipes out the entire raid group.

At least if one can’t find a way to avoid the ability – and that’s exactly what Venn manages to do.

How does it work? Venn placed his transcendence outside the boss fight, allowing him to teleport out of the room at the start of the enrage phase and avoid the damage.

However, doing so also breaks the line of sight and prevents Venn from dealing any damage – except for two trinkets! Because his two trinkets have passive effects that deal damage to an attacker, do not need line of sight, and have no range limitation.

For the next 6 hours, Venn stands close to the door repeatedly to briefly get hit by “Darkness.” This triggers the two trinkets that deal minimal damage before he steps back and heals himself.

This process repeats over and over – for a very, very long time.

The entire fight lasts a staggering 6 hours, resulting in the kill video being over 2 hours long, despite being played at triple speed:

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Why doesn’t the boss reset? There are several conditions that must be met for bosses in raids to reset. This varies by boss, but usually includes:

  • All characters are dead, or there are no valid targets left (such as through stealth or playing dead).
  • The boss is forced to leave its original room (for example, because it wants to reach characters outside the room).
  • Multiple abilities in succession hit no targets.

Is this an exploit? In the end: Yes, definitely. It shouldn’t technically be possible to defeat the princess while being outside of her room. The fact that her ability easily reaches outside of the room and that there’s a way to defeat her with trinkets that don’t require line of sight is an exploit. It will likely be fixed in an upcoming patch.

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However, the fact that this method exists to defeat Ky’veza and has been discovered is still a remarkable achievement – just as the circumstance of participating in a single fight for over 6 hours. While most players complain if a boss fight lasts longer than 10 minutes, this is quite an outstanding accomplishment.
Venn had previously soloed another boss in the raid.

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Pokémon GO: Defeating Lavados – 4 Tips Against the Dyna-Boss

Paul Kutzner Paul Kutzner Reading time 3 minutes

In Pokémon GO, Moltres appears for the first time in its Dynamax form. We will show you how to best prepare for the battle.

When will Dyna-Moltres be available? You can find and challenge Dyna-Moltres for the first time on Monday, February 3, 2025, in the game. You have from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM to find the Pokémon on Dyna-Monday in a large part of the power sources.

After Dyna-Monday, Moltres will remain available in Dynamax battles with 5-stars until Monday, February 10, 2025, at 9:00 PM.

Since Moltres is a legendary Dynamax Pokémon, you should be well-prepared for battle to defeat the Pokémon and add it to your collection.

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1. Bring your best counters against Dynamax-Moltres

What weaknesses does Moltres have? The Pokémon possesses the types Fire and Flying. Therefore, it has a double weakness against Rock and a single weakness against Water and Electric. You can see how type effectiveness works in our type chart for Pokémon GO.

What should I use to attack Moltres? Although Moltres has a double weakness to Rock, you can’t bring strong Rock attackers for the battle. The reason is that there are currently no Dynamax monsters of the Rock type, which has already caused criticism from the community.

For the types Water and Electric, you have some options to rely on for the battle. Remember to teach your Pokémon the correct Dynamax attack.

  • Gigantamax Blastoise with Water Gun
  • Gigantamax Kingler with Bubble
  • Gigantamax Rhyperior with Spark Jump
  • Dynamax Blastoise with Water Gun
  • Dynamax Rhyperior with Spark Jump
  • Dynamax Inteleon with Water Gun
  • Dynamax Kingler with Bubble
  • Dynamax Zapdos with Thunder Shock

What should I use to defend against Moltres? To absorb the strong damage from Moltres, there are currently not many options suitable for this purpose. Depending on what attacks Moltres has, you should choose between 2 to 4 options.

  • Gigantamax Blastoise with Water Gun
  • Dynamax Blastoise with Water Gun

If Moltres does not have Fire attacks but relies on Wing Attack and Ancient Power instead, you can also use the following Pokémon for defense:

  • Dynamax Metagross with Zen Headbutt
  • Dynamax Excadrill with Metal Claw

2. Switch your Pokémon in and out according to their roles

Dyna-Moltres is a legendary Pokémon and thus harder to defeat. You need to be a bit more strategic and not just go in with one Pokémon on constant attack.

Use your defensive Pokémon to absorb attacks from Moltres and charge your Dyna-meter. Once it’s full, switch to your attackers and deal significant damage. After your attacks, you should bring your defenders back into play.

Also, remember the Dyna-shield and Dyna-healing and assign trainers for these functions accordingly.

3. Don’t go into battle alone

Alone, you will not stand a chance against Dyna-Moltres. Therefore, you should take other trainers with you and ideally start the battle with a complete Dyna-group consisting of 4 trainers.

If you have a complete group where each trainer knows their role and has the appropriate Pokémon, then you increase your chances of a successful battle against the monster.

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4. Strengthen your monsters and attacks

To enable your Pokémon to deal and withstand more damage, you should upgrade them accordingly. Evolve your monsters to their highest evolutionary stages and level them up.

Using the right Dyna-attacks and levelling up Dyna-attacks is also crucial to successfully engaging in battle. If one of your Pokémon still lacks the correct Dyna-attack, you can change it using TMs.

Your Pokémon’s Dyna-attack is determined by the Instant Attack that your monster knows.

In addition to the debut of Dyna-Moltres, many other events and content will also start in the game in February. If you want an overview of when which special content will be available, feel free to take a look at our overview of all events in February 2025 in Pokémon GO.

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A 59-Year-Old Earns 1.27 Million Euros a Year with a Side Job and Works Only 1 Hour a Day

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 3 minutes

Steve Barsh can call himself a millionaire. However, this is just his side job, which he spends 1 hour a day on. He never intended to become a property manager. But he was so frustrated with his landlord that he took on the job himself. He says the secret is to take guests’ feedback seriously.

Steve Barsh was actually an IT engineer of his own software company. However, in 1999, he sold the company and, together with his wife, bought a condominium.

Subsequently, the couple rented out the apartment because they only wanted to vacation there. After two years, Barsh began managing short-term rentals out of frustration about having to send 40% of the rental income to a local property management company. This led to the creation of the company “Parker Chase Properties.”

How much does Steve Barsh earn today? In 2024, his company generated $1.4 million in revenue from bookings via VRBO, Airbnb, and the travel software platform Hospitable. Converted, that’s about €1.27 million. Barsh himself estimates that he earns 40 to 50% of his side business’s revenue as profit. These figures were disclosed to the English-language magazine CNBC.com.

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High investments to start: $1.4 million sounds like a lot, but it also involves significant investment: Barsh and his wife now own four apartments and spent about $6 million to buy three of them in 2019, each with a $100,000 down payment. The money mostly came from the sale of a business belonging to his wife.

Currently, the average rental price for Parker Chase in 2025 is $3,390 per night.

Barsh manages the properties together with a housekeeper and a backup manager who steps in when he is out of the country, he says.

How much work time does he need to dedicate to his job? He uses artificial intelligence tools to draft and schedule messages to guests, and programs lock codes to adjust automatically to the guests’ phone numbers. This allows him to work only one or two hours a day on Parker Chase. During the day, he is a startup investor for venture businesses; that is his actual job.

A “mathematical formula” and visitor feedback

A formula for success: Steve Barsh explained that behind the success lies a formula with which one can calculate success and profits. He explains this in an interview with CNBC.com:

We have learned that it is like a mathematical formula. The rule of thumb, based on the mortgage rates [in 2019], is: We want to achieve 10% of the property’s value in rental income in a year. If we buy a property worth $1 million, we must convince ourselves that we can achieve $100,000 in rental income. This results in a positive cash flow.

What else plays a big role in his success? The answer may be surprising, but Barsh explained that one must take the needs of customers seriously since there is a lot of competition out there:

More than half of startups fail because they do not solve a significant and urgent problem that matters to people. In both jobs, I ask exactly the same questions. First, people who want to offer short-term rentals must understand: Who is their customer? Is your target guest staying in a Hilton? Are they staying in a Motel 6? Are they staying in a Ritz-Carlton?

Then you need to develop your central differentiating feature – what makes you unique when you have a lot of competition. I recognized this early on: Our guests really like nice things. We have Cuisinart products, incredibly comfortable leather armchairs, and 85-inch flat-screen TVs.

For this reason, one would take the time to furnish the apartments nicely so that guests feel comfortable:

People look at what we do and ask: Why did you do that? They are tenants. I say: Because they are not tenants. They are guests, and they should be treated like guests.

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You have a great chance to get the rarest cards for free in Pokémon TCG Pocket

Jasmin Beverungen Jasmin Beverungen Reading time 2 minutes

The cards in Pokémon TCG Pocket appear in booster packs at different frequencies. With 3 free boosters, the development team gives you a chance to obtain the coveted cards.

What kind of chance is that? Soon there will be an event in Pokémon TCG Pocket where 3 boosters will be distributed. These are:

  • 1 Mewtwo Booster (Unbeatable Genes)
  • 1 Charizard Booster (Unbeatable Genes)
  • 1 Pikachu Booster (Unbeatable Genes)

The packs contain the same cards that you would normally find in the boosters. But there’s a little twist that makes them special: The 5th card of a pack is 100% a card that has at least a rarity of ♢♢♢♢.

With that, you’ll definitely get an ex-, Full-Art-, or an Immersive card in each of the packs. That makes a total of 3 rare free cards that you will receive through the packs.

The new expansion can be found in the following trailer:

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When are the boosters coming? The 3 free packs will be distributed starting February 27, 2025. You just need to log into the game to receive the cards. However, you only have a limited time to pick up the boosters: They will be available only until April 30, 2025. The 2 months should be enough for you to collect them.

Where can I find them? Once you log into the game, you will find the boosters in the gifts menu. You can access this by clicking on the gift box in the upper right corner.

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What do players say about it? In the Reddit forum, there are some players who wish for a change to the boosters. They want the 1-star cards to be excluded from the promotion. The 1-star cards cost fewer coins in the trade function than the cards with a rarity of ♢♢♢♢.

Other users, on the other hand, cannot understand why players are complaining. After all, the developers have taken the criticism about trading to heart and are working on it. One should not take out frustration on free cards.

Due to the new expansion, many players have probably already shifted their focus to the new cards. Therefore, they don’t even open the old boosters anymore. The new cards have really shaken up the current meta, as our tier list shows: Pokémon TCG Pocket: Best Meta Decks in the Tier List with Collision of Space and Time

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  1. Pokémon Zone

Path of Exile breaks promises, backtracks after loud protests, now plans a big update

Cedric Holmeier Cedric Holmeier Reading time 2 minutes

The developers of Path of Exile are indeed bringing a new league, and it’s supposed to be crazier than anything before.

What promise is being referred to? The developers of Path of Exile and its successor have repeatedly emphasized during development that both games would be programmed side by side. Path of Exile 1 should not suffer from the fact that they are working on PoE2.

Due to the increasing pressure from the release date, Game Director Jonathan Rogers ultimately decided to involve the experienced PoE1 developers after all. The tasks in PoE2 are so extensive that the former PoE1 developers are to continue working on the successor today and in the future.

As a result, Path of Exile 1 has not received any new content for about 7 months. Actually, there shouldn’t be any updates soon, but the protest from the community on social media (via Reddit.com), forums (via pathofexile.com), and on Steam is now causing a rethink among the developers.

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Crazy league coming to Path of Exile

What have the developers now announced? Due to the massive protest from the community, the developers are now deviating from their original plan and bringing a major content update for Path of Exile 1.

In an announcement on pathofexile.com, the developers show what they are planning. They are announcing a month-long event league that includes content they previously considered too “crazy” for the game.

As an example, the developers mention a major change that has never occurred before. There are supposed to be 19 new ascendants, i.e., subclasses, for the crazy event. “What does Path of Exile 1 look like if you can play a witch and ascend to Harbinger?” the developers ask in the post.

What else is known? The developers explain in their statement that they have now redistributed internal resources to Path of Exile 1 to enable the content update. However, it remains unknown whether they will stay there once the update is released.

As of now, it is also not known when the month-long event league is set to start. Since the work has likely just begun, players will probably have to be patient. The developers promise to release more details about the content update soon and look forward to the gamers’ reactions to their even crazier ideas.

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That the developers are listening to the community and are now at least trying to keep their promise to some extent pleases gamers in initial reactions under the post. Now it remains to be seen whether the mood will stay so positive when the event league is still a long time coming. Meanwhile, not all players are happy in the successor: A mechanic in Path of Exile 2 torments every solo player, blocking progress in the endgame

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  1. pathofexile.com
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