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Sodapoppin also has trouble at home

What is really bad for him? Following the humiliating defeat against Tyler1, Sodapoppin had to hear from his girlfriend Veibae that he was a wimp who loved being pushed around by “bigger guys.”

His ego had crumbled and he had let Tyler1 mess with him in his head and treat him like a little puppy.

Sodapoppin denied this: Tyler1 was just the Warchief and made the rules, but Veibae was relentless. Sodapoppin just liked being treated like dirt by men.

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Tyler1 had complained extensively that Sodapoppin had expelled the ex-Blizzard developer Pirate Software from the guild. He should have discussed this with him, the Warchief, beforehand: No. 1 on Twitch expels former Blizzard developer from his cool guild in WoW because he panicked

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“I worked 70-hour weeks for 40 years”: The CEO of a tech company defends a 10-hour workday

Benedikt Schlotmann 17. January 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

The boss of a tech company says: He has worked 70 hours a week for 40 years and considers it meaningful. However, not many may share that opinion. In many countries, there is even consideration of reducing working hours.

In many countries, including Germany, there is a debate about whether a 5-day week with 40 working hours is still up-to-date. In some cases, it has already occurred that employees have already secretly introduced a 4-day week.

However, currently 5 days with 40 hours remain the norm in Germany. According to the boss of an IT company from India, people should work more – he has done it himself for many years.

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40 years, 70 hours a week, and sometimes even 90 hours

Who says that? Narayana Murthy is the boss and founder of the Indian IT company InfoSys. It provides digital services and consulting worldwide and is also publicly traded. Murthy himself is married and has two children. He is referred to by some as the “father of the Indian IT sector.”

The founder stated that his ideal is not a shortened 35-hour week, but a 70-hour week. Because that’s how he worked for many years. By the way, another boss shares a similar opinion, as the boss demands an 80-hour week from his employees.

These are his arguments: Murthy defends his idea by claiming that he has worked so much for years. Hard work is crucial for the economic growth of a nation. In a conversation with the Indian daily newspaper Economic Times, he explains in December 2023 that he learned these values from his parents (via jeuxvideo.com):

I was in the office at 6:20 AM and left at 8:30 PM and worked six days a week. I know that all nations that have achieved prosperity have done so through hard work.

My parents taught me early in life that we can only hope to escape poverty by working very, very hard – of course, on the assumption that one achieves the highest productivity from every hour of work. Over my more than 40 years of working life, I have worked 70 hours a week.

He further states that he has even worked “90 hours a week” for years. This is not comparable to today’s working hours.

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The boss of another company did not want to extend working hours but rather significantly shorten them: Therefore, he wanted to find out where his employees spend their time so he could optimize it. However, this resulted in a female employee being discovered who was not only working for one company: A company wants to introduce the 4-day week – meanwhile, an employee is discovered who has been doing two jobs the whole time.

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Streamer on EA FC 25 takes a wager with a pro, risking the worst penalty for a football fan

Thomas Dummer 17. January 2025 Reading time 3 minutes

In EA FC 25 a well-known streamer and supporter of FC Schalke 04 is risking his fan identity with a bet against a professional. He risks receiving the ultimate punishment for any football fan.

Which streamer is it about? Content creator Simon “GamerBrother” Schildgen is one of the most watched streamers in Germany and internationally for EA FC 25 (via SullyGnome).

Due to his reach and popularity, he has managed to build a friendly relationship with some real professionals, especially current players of his beloved club FC Schalke 04. His friendship with former Schalke professional Tom Krauß, who is a regular viewer and a decent gamer himself, recently led to a bet.

What kind of bet is it? After GamerBrother started the Weekend League in FC 25 with an impressive record of 6 wins in 6 games, the streamer was tempted to make a bet with his buddy Krauß. The former Bundesliga player agreed to the content creator’s proposal that if he reaches his 12th victory, meaning 6 more wins out of the 9 remaining games, he would distribute 150 gifted Twitch subs worth around 1500 euros (according to prices from Twitch) to GamerBrother.

What would the punishment be? However, if he fails to reach the 12 wins mark, the streamer would have to change his profile pictures on all social media channels to the club logo of arch-rival Borussia Dortmund immediately after the Weekend League is finished and during the first week of Team of the Year in FC 25.

Since GamerBrother, like Krauß, is a big Schalke fan, this punishment is particularly explosive, as no rivalry in German football polarizes as much as that between Schalke and Dortmund.

After a brief hesitation, GamerBrother agreed anyway.

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How did the bet go? The start to the bet went incredibly poorly. Right in the first game, he suffered his first defeat. After initially 2 more wins, he faced his second defeat. Thus, GamerBrother was under pressure with a record of 8 wins and 2 losses with 5 remaining matches.

After an easy win in the 11th game, he suffered his third defeat in the 12th match. It was clear that he could not afford to lose another game to reach 12 wins. In 2 close games, GamerBrother managed to win each time and fought for a decisive match for the 12th victory.

Against his supposed final opponent, he delivered an exciting match. After his opponent managed to take the lead in the second half, the opponent’s internet connection was interrupted, allowing him to temporarily fend off the impending 4th defeat. The game was not counted.

Here’s how the decisive match for the betting win went: After the streamer was narrowly defeated in the previous game, it became clear early in the very last match that there would be nothing for the streamer to win in this match. In the end, GamerBrother was almost hopelessly defeated by his opponent with a clear 0:4.

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After the initial disappointment subsided, GamerBrother promptly changed his profile picture on his X account to a Borussia Dortmund logo and soon expressed this with the tweet: “I’m a loser”. Meanwhile, the emblem of the arch-rival also adorns his Instagram and YouTube channels.

How does the community react? The fans are visibly enjoying the sudden image shift of the streamer.

On X, one can find numerous Dortmund memes in the comments section of his post “I’m a loser”. A Photoshop showing GamerBrother allegedly in action on a football pitch in the BVB training outfit from a few years ago can also be found in the comments.

Meanwhile, the content creator even lost his blue checkmark as a sign of authenticity status on X, as the platform likely suspected a possible hacker attack (via X). Meanwhile, GamerBrother has regained his verification, despite his sudden change of heart along with the Dortmund logo.

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Also, for the next Weekend League, buddy Tom Krauß has already come up with a new bet for the streamer. GamerBrother shared this with his community in a story on Instagram. However, the professional did not want to reveal what the content of the bet would be this time. However, we already tell you on MeinMMO how you can already get your own TOTY star for Team of the Year in FC 25 for free.

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10 Things from GTA V that GTA 6 must absolutely avoid

Dariusz Müller 17. January 2025 Reading time 5 minutes

GTA 5 entertained many gamers for years, but not everything about the action game was a good idea. Some features should GTA 6 avoid.

Missions that only extend game time

In GTA V, especially in online mode, there are missions whose structure is neither challenging nor particularly fun. Often, you are also sent to the other end of the map. It is particularly annoying during the money grind to have to go to Paleto Bay or Sandy Shores only to drive back to the city after a 20-second fight with a truck. The driving isn’t bad, but it becomes boring when you drive straight for over 5 km on a highway with no real fast travel option. GTA 6 should therefore avoid such missions that only stretch game time through long distances or trivial tasks and prolong the grind.

Who is writing here? Dariusz is a fan of the GTA series and has played almost every part. He also spent a lot of time in GTA 5. He completed the story multiple times before spending about 1,800 hours in online mode on PS4 and PC.

Vehicles that ruin the big city vibe

Flying cars and motorcycles with rocket steering, fighter jets, tanks… None of this relates to life in a big city like Los Angeles or Miami. GTA 6 does not have to completely forgo it, after all, there have been jetpacks, tanks, and armed helicopters in GTA for 20 years. However, it needs to be better integrated. The open lobbies have been pure war zones for many years now, having no resemblance to real Los Angeles. And that is what defines GTA: the parody of real places and personalities.

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Inciting players

Speaking of fighter jets, tanks, and noob bikes… um, excuse me, flying motorcycles: GTA 6 will be much better than its predecessor if it avoids inciting players against each other so aggressively in online mode.

Don’t get me wrong, PvP is fine and can be fun in GTA Online. What bothers me is the incitement of players, this “Destroy the delivery” without getting worthwhile money or XP for it. The “reward” is neither enough for a level-up nor to change the left rim of a VW Golf. Here, the only aim is to incite players against each other.

This leads to there being no shared community. When grinding, nearly everyone tries to avoid open lobbies and unknown players. Strangers are potential enemies. Helping each other only happens among friends. Joint and peaceful social events only exist in private lobbies. This is very unfortunate for an MMO, because GTA offers countless opportunities for cool activities with the possibilities of a big city – as many successful roleplay servers show.

Calls and spam messages from NPCs

Every GTA player knows the countless calls and spam messages from NPCs trying to sell you some property. And I am extremely sure that nobody has ever bought a business because it sounded so interesting during one of those calls.

This is not just a pure GTA Online problem. Of course, Brucie doesn’t need to call me every 20 minutes in the story just because he wants to hang out and consume copious amounts of drugs. I can already see myself sitting in front of the screen, shouting “MAN, STOP IT!”

Cutscenes that cannot be skipped

Almost as bad as spam calls are cutscenes or phone calls that we can’t skip – whether online, offline, or even in completely different games. It is always a torment. A torment that actually occurs multiple times in GTA V. This is especially annoying when we consider that GTA 6 – like its predecessor GTA 5 – will probably be played for another 10 years. Some cutscenes we have simply already seen. Is it really necessary for me to watch them again?

This is particularly bad when buying new properties in GTA Online. These cutscenes are usually neither entertaining nor helpful nor relevant in any other way. While I enjoy watching every cutscene in the campaign, I just want to finish the relatively love-less chatter in online mode as quickly as possible.

Mechanics that make the game too easy

I do not expect GTA 6 to become a Soulslike or offer a permadeath mode. The game does not have to be difficult; it just needs to avoid mechanics that make the actual playing almost banal. In the story of GTA V, these are, for example, the abilities of Michael, Trevor, and Franklin. Particularly, slow-motion driving and shooting are actually unnecessary and certain situations become too easy to manage because of it.

In online mode, the classic example is probably the armored Kuruma— a car in which you are almost completely protected from enemy fire, but can still shoot out. The actual mission design becomes completely unnecessary once the player arrives with a Kuruma. Another example is the Oppressor, which robs many quests of their actual gameplay.

Of course, each player is free to use such features if they are available. But let’s be honest: If they are available and we as players may have spent millions of GTA dollars on them, then we will use them too.

Places that exist in the game but we cannot visit

GTA V has places that we see briefly throughout the story or in online mode but can never return to during normal gameplay – such as North Yankton or Caio Perico. We can only visit these places when we play the respective missions. Just getting into a plane in the open world and flying to these places is not possible.

It is quite possible that GTA 6 could also have places that we only see briefly in the story. I hope that we can visit these special locations at any time. This would be a particularly interesting addition for the roleplay community – even if these places do not offer much and are very small.

Snow – at least if it remains this bad

The snow in GTA is just annoying. Cars slide more, NPCs drive even worse than usual, and everyone is running around in summer clothes. It’s cool at the beginning of the Christmas season for 30 minutes, but after that, the snow has lost its magic and is just a nuisance.

If GTA 6 wants to offer snow or other special events of this kind again, it needs to be much better. The weather should act dynamically, still waters should freeze, and NPCs should adjust their clothing and behavior to the changed conditions.

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Prices/ Value Ratios

The price/value system in GTA Online is just absurd. Rockstar Games needs to find a better solution. A high-tech fighter jet with stealth mode costs between 3.3 to 4.5 million dollars. A police car based on an 80s Chevrolet Impala costs between 3.6 to 4.8 million GTA dollars.

Of course, it seems exaggerated when a standard road car costs several million dollars. Much worse is that a military helicopter, which costs over 50 million US dollars in reality, is at most twice as expensive as a vehicle that can be purchased in reality for under 250,000 euros.

Magical police

The police in GTA V/ Online is basically anything but a threat to the player and yet extremely annoying – because they spawn in the most illogical places. You have shaken off your pursuers with skillful maneuvers, are in the middle of nowhere under a bridge in a creek or hundreds of meters from a road on a mountain, and suddenly a non-off-road police car drives up and sees you three seconds before you would escape.

I really hope that GTA 6 tweaks some aspects of GTA 5 and that Rockstar makes some decisions that improve the experience for us players – after all, my journey as a gamer started with the GTA series and turned me into the shooter player I am today: I spent 1,800 hours in GTA V – and it made me a sweaty shooter tryhard

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Pokémon GO gets a kind of Battle Pass for the GO Tour 2025 – What’s inside?

Max Handwerk 17. January 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

Pokémon GO is bringing a reward pass for the next major event, similar to what games like Fortnite have. There is a free version and a paid version. We will show you the information that is currently known.

Pokémon GO has introduced the new “Tour Pass” as well as the “Tour Pass Deluxe.” It will be released in conjunction with the big GO Tour 2025 event, but will offer rewards beforehand.

When does the Tour Pass run? With the Tour Pass or the Tour Pass Deluxe, you can collect rewards from February 24 at 10:00 AM until March 2, 2025, by making progress in the game.

What does the Tour Pass cost? There are two versions.

The normal Tour Pass is free
The Tour Pass Deluxe costs 14.99 US dollars (in euros presumably similar)

We are gathering information on how it works and the content that is currently known in this article.

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What do the Pokémon GO Tour Pass and Tour Pass Deluxe offer?

How does the Tour Pass work? You are supposed to earn tour points in the game, which will unlock further reward levels in the pass. Points can be earned for catching monsters, raids, and hatching eggs. Larger amounts of points can be obtained through “Pass tasks” that are supposed to appear during the event. New tasks are expected to be available every day. During the actual global tour weekend, there will be hourly new tasks as well.

The free version will be automatically awarded to all trainers on Monday, February 24 at 10:00 AM. All rewards will expire on March 9 at 6:00 PM if not collected beforehand.

What kind of rewards are there? According to the announcement, these include things like Pokémon encounters, candies, Poké Balls, as well as stickers, avatar items, and a special Pokémon encounter at certain milestones. You will encounter Zorua with a special background. Furthermore, the catch XP bonus increases with significant milestones. You can first unlock the 1.5 times, then the double, and finally the triple catch XP bonus. This applies to both versions.

Special features of the Tour Pass Deluxe: The paid pass promises faster, better rewards and also has two special features that are not available in the normal pass at all.

The Lucky Charm: This is the final reward of the pass. This item gives you one chance to turn one of your friends into a Lucky Friend. This means that during your next trade, you will receive a lucky Pokémon. But be careful, the Lucky Charm will also expire on March 9 at 6:00 PM – even if you have collected it. Therefore, it must be used by then.
Victini: The Deluxe Pass also includes an encounter with the mysterious Pokémon Victini. It could last be caught in a special research from 2020.

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Overall, the Tour Pass resembles the classic battle pass system that many games employ these days. Pokémon GO has not had this format before – now it will be introduced for the first time in a limited period for an event. What do you think about it? Let us know in the comments. And what else is happening in Pokémon GO? Team GO Rocket is currently very active in Pokémon GO.

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A weapon in Star Wars is worse than death, even though it makes enemies immortal

Niko Hernes 17. January 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

In the world of Star Wars, there are many weapons and inventions that have been built solely for destruction and war. This can also be seen in the films. But some individuals are not interested in that; they only want to cause suffering. One such individual is a Sith Lord who has built a terrible weapon.

Which Sith Lord are we talking about? Darth Momin lived over a thousand years before the events of Episode 4. Unlike other Sith Lords like Darth Bane, he was indifferent to limitless power and control over the universe. Even as a child, he was interested in horrific art.

From corpses or animals, he created terrible sculptures from a young age, using the Force to do so. He was imprisoned for this until he was freed by the Sith Darth Shaa. She taught him the Sith teachings. In a duel, he killed his master and began constructing a superweapon.

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A weapon that does not wish to kill

What weapon are we talking about? After the death of his master, Momin wanted to create an ultimate work of art that would impress even the dark side of the Force itself. To achieve this, he spent a long time researching ancient Holocrons and old Sith locations. The Force itself aided him in this.

He built a engine that could influence an entire city. He wanted to infuse his own power to slow down time for the inhabitants of the city drastically and expose them to the dark side of the Force. They would then be forever trapped in a state of fear and enduring pain. In the process, the city would also be incapacitated, but through endless torture.

Before he could test the weapon, he was stopped by the Jedi and died. However, his spirit remained in his remaining mask, which was made from old lightsabers.

Later, he would be summoned again by Darth Vader to build his fortress on Mustafar. This also led to a duel between the two Sith, which Vader was able to win.

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Another Sith weapon functioned similarly. Ancient Sith developed the Fermata Cage, as Screen Rant reports. It was a kind of prison designed to incarcerate dangerous enemies that could not necessarily be killed. Among others, there was an AI imprisoned there that threatened the entire universe.

Where can I read about the story of Darth Momin? He had minor mentions in various comic issues, but most of his story can be found in the Darth Vader comic series from 2017 in issues 21 to 25. These can also be found in the collected edition Star Wars: Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith Vol. 4. This includes issues 19 to 25 of the 2017 comic series.

Apart from the films and series, Star Wars offers an incredible number of (alternative) stories that have been told in books, games, or comics. Often, powerful foes appear who could even take on the Emperor. One of them is Abeloth: A malevolent being in Star Wars is more powerful and dangerous than the Emperor – never appeared in films and series

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Diablo 4: Paragon Board Guide – Everything about the Boards, Points, and How to Plan Correctly

Benedict Grothaus 17. January 2025 Reading time 4 minutes

Paragon Boards are a system in Diablo 4 that allows you to enhance your builds. MeinMMO explains how to obtain new boards, level up Paragon for more points, and what the Glyphs are all about.

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What are Paragon Boards? Once you reach level 60, you no longer receive skill points in Diablo 4. Instead, you accumulate experience for your Paragon. You can collect a total of 300 Paragon points to invest in Paragon boards and further improve your character.

Each Paragon Board contains different “nodes” that have various effects:

normal (white): increase dexterity, strength, intelligence, or willpower
magical (blue): specifically improve properties such as damage against frozen enemies, etc.
rare (yellow): enhance specific properties further and have additional effects when prerequisites are met (for example, 250 dexterity/intelligence, etc.)
legendary (orange; not on the starting board): unique effects that can significantly define your build
Glyph socket (red): here you can place Glyphs; more about this in the Glyph section

Unlike the Paragon system in Diablo 3, you do not level up endlessly and become stronger. Instead, you need to carefully choose how to allocate the points and what you want to skill on a board.

This article first appeared in June 2023 and was updated in October 2024.

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Expanding and Using Paragon

How many Paragon boards are there? Each class starts with the same “starting board” and receives 8 additional boards to choose from, specifically designed for the class. You may use a total of 5 boards. The class boards come with legendary nodes. Each of these belongs to the possible effects and elements of your class, such as frost for the Sorceress or blood for the Necromancer.

How do I unlock new Paragon boards? Once you have laid out a path on a Paragon board to the point that you reach a “gate,” you can choose a new board. You can preview new boards via “Preview.”

You can then rotate the boards and attach them to your existing board as they seem appropriate to you.

Which Paragon boards do I need? Which boards you should use and how you skill the paths entirely depends on your build and how you want to play. On MeinMMO you can find the tier list with the best builds for Diablo 4 to get an overview.

Additionally, d4builds.gg offers a way to view and plan builds and Paragon boards for every class. This lets you think ahead about what you want to skill.

Most builds, however, focus on socketing and activating as many Glyphs as possible. This means you will use many boards that may not necessarily fit the build at first glance. More on this in the Glyph section.

Resetting Paragon – Here’s How

If you want to reset your Paragon, you can either do it point by point or by clicking Refund All under the Paragon board. Both options cost gold.

If you reset points individually, you must start at one end. If other Paragon nodes are still connected, you cannot reset a point. If you want to swap out entire boards, every skill point must be reset back to the node first.

Leveling Paragon – Here’s How to Quickly Gain Points

How do I get Paragon points? From level 60 onwards, you receive one Paragon point for each additional level. You can also gain more through specific milestones. This way, you can reach a total of 300 Paragon points:

by leveling up
24 Paragon points through maximum reputation in all areas
4 Paragon points through Statues of Lilith

Where is the best place to level up? Essentially, nothing changes after level 60 regarding how to level up best. Since Season 4, the best method to quickly unlock Paragon points is the hell floods. Here you receive massive amounts of XP and loot.

You can find tips on this in our leveling guide for fast leveling in Diablo 4.

But also the Pit is good for leveling. There, you also upgrade your Glyphs. Starting with Season 6, this can only be done in this content and constitutes a large part of your strength.

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Using and Leveling Glyphs in the Paragon Board

What are Glyphs? Each Paragon board has a socket for a Glyph. You get Glyphs through various activities in Diablo 4, as long as you are at least at torment level 1. Since Season 6, Blizzard has removed the often-criticized world levels.

Glyphs significantly define your builds. They have special effects that improve skills and properties. To be truly strong, however, you need to “activate” them.

With each Glyph, you will find a basic effect and a prerequisite for an additional effect. For example, you must have researched enough strength, dexterity, willpower, or intelligence in the “radius” of the Glyph.

You achieve this by selecting the corresponding normal nodes on the Paragon board. Glyphs can be leveled up to reinforce them. At level 46 of the Glyph, the radius expands, allowing you to access other paths on the board and/or gain more bonuses from the Glyph. The maximum level for Glyphs is 100.

How do I upgrade Glyphs? You upgrade your Glyphs in the Pit based on attempts. The Pit is an endgame activity in Diablo 4. The chance to successfully upgrade a Glyph is based on the level of the Glyph and the Pit level you complete. You can find everything about the Pit here: Diablo 4: The Pit – Materials, entrance, and rewards of the endgame activity

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Pokémon TCG Pocket: One of the best combos destroys opponents from Round 1

Max Handwerk 17. January 2025 Reading time 3 minutes

In Pokémon TCG Pocket there are some strong combinations with Misty. One of the best for your Water deck is presented to you today.

In the pocket version of the Pokémon trading card game, you can currently collect a lot of cool cards. Some of them are better than others – and the best can quickly lead to a lot of victories. Especially in the currently ongoing PvP event, it’s essential to be able to counter your opponents with strong cards.

One of the current top cards in the game isn’t even a monster but a trainer card: Misty makes players tremble right now.

What makes Misty so good? The trainer card of Misty has a powerful effect:

“Choose 1 of your Water Pokémon and then flip 1 coin until it shows heads. Attach 1 Water energy from your energy pile to that Pokémon for each heads you flip.”

This means: You can charge your Water Pokémon extremely quickly with a lot of energy. Theoretically, this is even possible in the first round, where no energy is generated that you could attach. Misty simply makes your Pokémon dangerous anyway – and depending on what monsters you have played out and how much energy you get, this can already be game-changing before your opponent can even really start playing.

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Intense combination of Misty and Articuno-ex is almost unbeatable at best

This is the combo: The combination of Articuno-ex and Misty causes problems when it works. Articuno-ex is a basic Pokémon that you can play immediately without needing to evolve anything. It also comes with 140 HP, which is not easy to bring down to 0.

Additionally, Articuno has a powerful attack called Blizzard: It deals 80 damage to your opponent’s active Pokémon and additionally inflicts 10 damage to each opposing Pokémon that your opponent has on the bench.

If you play Articuno-ex in the first turn and also have luck with the Misty coin flip, it may happen that you can activate this strong attack right at the beginning of the game. And then it will be difficult for your opponent to really get into the game.

Other powerful monsters are also an option: In Water decks, you can also play other cards that benefit greatly from Misty. These include, for example, Starmie-ex or Lapras-ex, which you can draw from the current PvE event.

Another strong card that you can power up with Misty is Gyarados. Its Hyper Beam requires 4 energies but also does 100 damage and removes an energy from your opponent’s Pokémon. Since Gyarados also has 150 HP, it is extremely hard to defeat. However, you first need to evolve a Magikarp for Gyarados, which makes it a bit more difficult to play. Additionally, it has no alternative attack if you can’t gather the energies.

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Is Misty OP in Pokémon TCG Pocket? Sort of. It is undisputed that she is extremely strong when her effect works well and provides you with a massive amount of energy at once. At the same time, it is also true that Misty can simply have no effect if the first coin flip goes wrong. For example, to get the four energies for Gyarados in one go, a lot has to go very well.

In addition to Misty and her Water Pokémon, there are also some other combinations in Pokémon TCG Pocket that are worth trying. We’ve put together some of the best options for you here: The best decks in Pokémon TCG Pocket in the tier list. There you can check which strong decks you can play with the cards you already have.

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Pokémon TCG Pocket: Mewtwo ex Deck – How to Build It

Paul Kutzner 17. January 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

The Mewtwo ex deck in Pokémon TCG Pocket is one of the strongest decks you can currently assemble. We’ll show you what it looks like.

Update on January 17 at 1:10 PM: We have updated the deck with the cards from Mysterious Island.

In Pokémon TCG Pocket, there are some strong cards that you can pull from booster packs. Once you have drawn enough cards, you can focus on building a strong deck.

One of the currently strongest decks is the Mewtwo ex deck. We have looked into how you can build it, what cards you need, and how you should play it.

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Mewtwo ex Deck in Pokémon TCG Pocket – Here’s what it looks like

What cards do I need for the deck? If you want to recreate the Mewtwo ex deck and use it in battles, you need the following cards:

2x Mewtwo-ex (♢♢♢♢)
2x Trasla (♢)
2x Kirlia (♢♢)
2x Gardevoir (♢♢♢)
1x Rossana (♢)
2x Mythical Table (♢♢)
2x Pokéball
1x X-Initiative
2x Professor’s Research
1x Giovanni (♢♢)
1x Sabrina (♢♢)
1x Leaf (♢♢)
1x Red Card

Sometimes the “Red Card” is also replaced by a regular Mewtwo. A player recently won a tournament in Pokémon TCG Pocket with this slightly modified version of the deck .

Where can I get the cards? You get the Sabrina card in the Charizard booster, Giovanni and all 5 Pokémon in the Mewtwo boosters. Leaf is part of the new Mysterious Island booster and can be drawn there, just like the Mythical Table. You can purchase all remaining Trainer cards in the shop.

How to play the deck

The idea behind this deck is to use Mewtwo ex as your active Pokémon and quickly equip it with the necessary energies. Its attack “Psycho Drive” requires 4 psychic energies, of which 2 must be discarded when using the attack.

To facilitate energy management for Mewtwo ex, you rely on Gardevoir on your bench. This Pokémon has the ability “Psychic Shadow”, allowing you to attach an additional energy to your active Mewtwo ex in each round.

Since Mewtwo ex’s Psycho Drive deals a whopping 150 damage, most opposing Pokémon are already knocked out with a single attack. Even those with higher HP cannot survive this attack a second time.

If you don’t have the necessary cards at the beginning of the game or struggle to evolve Gardevoir, Trainer cards like Pokéball and Professor’s Research will help you get to those cards faster.

With the other Trainer cards, you gain some flexibility to better respond to your opponent’s actions.

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This deck’s weakness

Mewtwo is a Psychic type, making it weak against Dark type monsters.

A possible counter deck that could give your Mewtwo ex deck a lot of trouble relies on Arbok and Weezing, who are not only Dark type but can also poison your Mewtwo and prevent it from retreating.

Besides the Mewtwo ex deck, there are also several others that you can currently build in the game to compete against opponents. On MeinMMO, we’ve created the appropriate overview with all the decks you can currently rely on: Tier List of the best decks you can play.

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The Superman of LoL, Faker, encounters his Kryptonite in the first real match of 2025

Schuhmann 16. January 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

In South Korea, League of Legends has restarted. But after Faker and T1 won the World Championship 2024, 2025 starts off with a setback. The newly formed T1 team loses 1-2 against DAMWON Gaming. The old rivals from 2020 have restructured in 2025 and brought back BeryL, T1’s nemesis.

What was played? The 2025 season in South Korea begins with the LCK Cup.

10 teams compete against each other. A Fearless Draft is being played: Each champion can be played only once during a series.

In the first round, each team plays five Best-of-Three matches. Out of 10 teams, 6 advance to the playoffs.

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The Life of Faker – Why He is a Living Legend

World Champion T1 meets the nemesis from 2020

This was the 1st game for T1: World Champion T1 plays with the old lineup, only Doran is new on the top lane, after they lost Zeus during the off-season.

Dplus KIA, the former DAMWON Gaming, have restructured as well. Only “Showmaker” is still among the familiar faces. Furthermore, they have brought back T1’s nemesis Keria, BeryL as support. BeryL is somewhat like the kryptonite for T1, against the self-proclaimed Gacha fan, T1 just can’t win.

Dplus KIA clearly won the 1st match 14-2 in just 23 minutes. In match 2, Faker made a comeback and played strongly as Viktor with 3-1-8. T1 managed to take down DK with 17-8.

However, a hard-fought match 3 went again to Dplus KIA with 18-9.

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Are we back in 2020?

This is being discussed: On reddit, the focus is actually not on T1, but on DK. Their midlaner Showmaker was considered a big hope for LoL a few years ago and the team became world champions in 2020, but then gradually fell apart as first BeryL and then the brilliant jungler Canyon left.

In 2025, everyone is happy that Showmaker seems to be really happy again. Especially the new top laner Siwoo, who joined the team together with BeryL, seems to be a real ray of hope.

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In the comments, people are happy that “Showmaker” is having fun again and BeryL is back where he belongs:

DK wins against T1? Showmaker is back in form and BeryL is back at DK? What year am I living in right now? Is it 2020 again?! The return of our Lord and Savior BeryL is real and it’s time for the GOAT to win the 3rd title.

At T1, Doran is already getting a taste of what he will hear for the next year with every T1 loss: He is to blame: LoL: T1 signs well-known pro to replace their top laner – Who is Doran?

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Diablo 4 brings back one of the most popular classes from Diablo 3, but not as you think

Nicole Wakulczyk 16. January 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

In Diablo 4, Season 7 is just around the corner and brings back a beloved hero from Diablo 3. You can’t choose him as a class, but you can still utilize some of his abilities.

Which class is it about? It’s about the Witch Doctor. The Witch Doctor was one of the player favorites in Diablo 3, and many of you have wished for this class in Diablo 4.

Instead of bringing back the favored classes from the Diablo series in Vessel of Hatred, Blizzard opted for something new. Thus, the Spiritborn class was introduced with the expansion.

In Season 7, while you still won’t have the option to play the Witch Doctor, there will be various skills that remind you of the beloved class. Overall, the upcoming season revolves around the new witch powers. You can find the complete patch notes for Season 7 here.

How does the Witch Doctor return? Not as an individual class, but in the form of separate skills. In Season 7 of Diablo 4, there are witch powers that you can equip. They represent the new mechanic in the upcoming season. Two of them were presented by Blizzard in the “Campfire Chat” livestream on January 16, 2025 on YouTube.

The developers themselves say that these new powers are inspired by the skills of the Witch Doctor – and at least two of them are very similar:

The Poison Frog Minion that you summon to attack enemies and poison them. Upon its death, the frog explodes. From rank 5 onwards, it also pulls enemies to itself and taunts them.
The Fire Bats Minion that attacks enemies in a deadly swarm and deals fire damage. At higher ranks, the bats stun the enemies.

Overall, there are supposed to be 25 witch powers. What they are and how they work can be found in our overview: Diablo 4 Witch Powers: This is how the mechanic works in Season 7

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Season 7 is all about the witches

What else is new in Season 7? Season 7 revolves around the witch powers and brings new “Occult Gems” into the game, alongside the special skills. The occult gems are seasonal, socketable items that you can get from the “Whispering Tree”. For that, you need, among other things, the heads of the “Head Rotters” and gem fragments.

Additionally, Blizzard is overhauling the layout of the area at the “Whispering Tree”. Vendors will be added, and the waypoint will be moved, so players can access the tree faster. There will also be “Ravens of the Tree” on the map where you can drop off your offerings.

On top of that, Blizzard is introducing a feature in Season 7 that players have wished for since the release: the armor chamber. It allows for a quick switch between different builds. This is especially practical in the endgame when utilizing various builds for bosses and the pit. You can find all the information about Season 7 in our overview: Diablo 4 Season 7 starts on Tuesday: Everything about the release, PTR, and the contents

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Trymacs is looking forward to being insulted by ApoRed – then disappointed by the result

Johanna 16. January 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

The Twitch streamer Max “Trymacs” Stemmler had a falling out with YouTuber ApoRed, so much so that the streamer has now received a diss track against himself. He was looking forward to it, but was disappointed with the result.

This is the backstory: ApoRed is a controversial YouTuber who allegedly has committed several offenses. He was convicted of probation for a “bomb prank” in 2016.

Since he apparently did not adhere to his probation conditions, he is now facing a prison sentence. He is avoiding this by seemingly bouncing between Dubai and Istanbul.

In one of his previous videos, ApoRed targeted some content creators. He fired shots at lawyer Christian Solmecke, claiming he couldn’t possibly be a real lawyer, and also at Twitch streamer Trymacs.

Afterward, lawyer Christian Solmecke uploaded a video about ApoRed, in which he gave his legal assessment of the YouTuber’s situation.

Especially Trymacs’ mockery of ApoRed’s situation incited the YouTuber. He promised him: A diss track against him would come.

In our video, we introduce the career of Trymacs:

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Trymacs disappointed with diss track

What is the diss track about? The song by ApoRed (via YouTube) is called “Schweinefresse” and not only ApoRed himself, but also the YouTuber Empiio raps. They both rap about how Trymacs is “fat and stupid” and a “super-German”.

Additionally, they intentionally mispronounce the name of the Twitch streamer: Not Trymacs, but “Trimax”. The whole thing is accompanied by a music video featuring clips of Trymacs and ApoRed cut together.

How does Trymacs react? Initially, Trymacs thought that it was just empty threats from ApoRed. In his reaction to the diss track, he was still full of anticipation: “I’m really looking forward to it. (…) I’m very curious.”

Then he can hardly stop laughing: “Just constant fat-shaming? Is that supposed to be the attack surface?” And regarding the feature with Empiio, Trymacs only wonders what that YouTuber has to do with him.

When the diss track is over, the Twitch streamer is in disbelief: “Oh, shit. Is that it?”

Overall, he had hoped for much more from a diss track about himself; instead, the Twitch streamer was just made fun of for his weight. An attack surface that doesn’t really seem to exist, as Trymacs previously weighed 126 kilos but lost 20 kilos as part of a fitness challenge and has still maintained that weight.

Here you can watch Trymacs’ reaction on YouTube:

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Streamer abandons his group in WoW Hardcore, kicked out of the cool Twitch guild – This is his statement

Benedict Grothaus 16. January 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

In the Hardcore mode of WoW Classic, there is currently a big drama surrounding the streamer guild OnlyFangs and the content creator Jason Thor “PirateSoftware” Hall. After an unpleasant situation in a dungeon, the YouTuber faces hatred. Now, he speaks about it.

This is the whole drama:

Jason Thor Hall, better known as PirateSoftware, is a former Blizzard developer who quickly became huge with YouTube Shorts.
In recent weeks, he has mainly been playing WoW Hardcore Classic. In this mode, death is permanent. Hall fled during a dungeon run, and two group members died in the process.
The situation escalated so much that the guild leader Sodapoppin eventually kicked Hall out of the guild. However, the trouble is significantly greater for PirateSoftware.

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This is what Hall says now: In a new post on X, the streamer explains the situation from his perspective. He says: People are going too far regarding this whole matter. He made a mistake – but the entire situation is not solely his fault.

As a result of the situation in the dungeon, he received tens of thousands of messages, in-game, on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, Reddit, even via voice. Hall says he received death threats and shows examples on X.

There are messages visible from players who whisper to him and promise to “stab him” at the next BlizzCon. Others threaten his family, saying they would serve him his father’s head on a silver platter.

Hall and his team have started to report these people. As a former Blizzard developer, he still has contacts within the company and can directly file such reports – threats like these are simply not to be taken lightly.

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“The whole thing is annoying”

Hall also explains in his post that the whole situation with OnlyFangs annoys him. OnlyFangs is a hardcore guild of streamers and content creators that mainly want to create material that entertains viewers. With that, the guild is quite successful, OnlyFangs makes WoW one of the biggest games on Twitch.

The streamer criticizes that this idea has long been taken to absurdity. When he was in a group with another streamer after the situation, that streamer reacted extremely aggressively and wanted to argue with Hall in voice chat “for the content.” Hall writes:

This [OnlyFangs] posed as a “content guild,” which meant that we created stories and narratives around our characters and achievements. Not content at all costs – which it has clearly become now.
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In the comments, the drama polarizes enormously. Many users support Hall and say they only watched the guild because of him. They predict the downfall of OnlyFangs. Others criticize that Hall still has not publicly apologized for his mistake.

Things are quite chaotic within the streamer guild itself. The former guild leader Sodapoppin has dueled with Twitch bully Tyler1 – and bitterly lost. A lot was at stake: Twitch streamer loses his guild, then his dignity in a duel in WoW, and 430,000 are watching

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Blizzard brings a dungeon to WoW Classic that players have been trying to enter for 20 years

Benedict Grothaus 16. January 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

With the Season of Discovery, Blizzard has created a playground where developers can explore new concepts for WoW Classic – or introduce entirely new content. Such new content will appear in January and is likely to please veterans.

What kind of dungeon is this?

The Karazhan Crypts are a new dungeon for 5 players at level 60 and will reset every 24 hours.
The Crypts are one of the secret places in WoW that you probably have never visited, where countless spooky scenes await you.
If you want to enter the dungeon, you must play the Season of Discovery. You will not find the Crypts in regular WoW Classic. Blizzard plans to open them in Phase 7 on January 29, 2025.

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What makes the dungeon so special: Karazhan is actually a raid from The Burning Crusade, regarded by many players as the best raid of all time. The Deadwind Pass has been in the game since Classic.

The tower itself is the home of Medivh and later Khadgar, two of the most famous mages in the history of Warcraft. The catacombs below them have remained a mystery for over 20 years that players have tried to uncover.

Originally a thick metal grate blocked the entrance to the catacombs. However, some curious players naturally glitched through, only to find… nothing. Back then, there simply wasn’t much to see there, except for a few strange and creepy scenes.

Today, the catacombs are at least necessary to obtain the mounts Lucid Nightmare and Incognitro. Starting at the end of January, you can also visit them as a real dungeon with friends.

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The Karazhan Crypts are set to introduce a new “darkness mechanic” where players “must cluster together and stay in the light,” according to the official blog post. The dungeon is expected to be a challenge for well-equipped heroes.

Also starting on January 29 is the Scourge invasion. Here it is said that, unlike before, there should be “no end in sight.” What exactly this means is not revealed by the developers.

A week later, on February 6, Naxxramas will open. The raid can be entered with 20 to 40 players. You will find new mechanics and the “empowerment” difficulty level here. New secrets are expected from the end bosses Sapphiron and Kel’thuzad.

WoW Classic is currently enjoying great popularity in all its versions. However, it is the hardcore mode that is particularly drawing attention, especially thanks to the celebrity guild OnlyFangs – and currently thanks to a major drama: No. 1 on Twitch kicks a former Blizzard developer out of his cool guild in WoW because he failed in panic.

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Player apparently uses cheating hardware in Marvel Rivals – The ban lasts longer than most lives

Johanna 16. January 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

Marvel Rivals has quickly become a favorite shooter for many players and a competitor to Overwatch. The developer studio NetEase is now taking action against cheaters in the game. A player has now been hit with a severe ban.

What kind of cheating hardware is this? The player likely played on a console, but instead of using a controller, used a mouse and keyboard. For this, he used a “converter” to make the game believe he had a controller connected.

This gives him a huge advantage over other console players, which is called “Ximming.”

With a mouse and keyboard, aiming is much faster and more precise than with a controller. Generally, console players are at a disadvantage compared to PC players, though this is supposed to be balanced out with aim assist.

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Player receives a 100-year ban

The penalty lasts that long: In a post on X, you can see a screenshot of the banned player’s screen:

The screenshot states that cheating has been detected and the account is banned until December 19, 2124 – exactly 100 years until the player can play again. He likely cheated on December 19, 2024, so his punishment takes effect from that point.

Whether the player will still be alive then is another matter. Theoretically, his grandchildren could still enjoy the hero shooter – in practice, some companies may have something against it.

Since the ban was only just addressed and punished by Marvel Rivals, it seems that the developer studio is currently dealing with cheaters and applying appropriate penalties to accounts.

How does the community react? In the comments under the post, there is a lot of support for how Marvel Rivals handles cheaters. Users write among other things:

Baldee_X (via X): “You just have to love it”
Slots LV (via X): “Completely deserved!”
Stoobiedooda (via X): “Lmao, that’s funny”

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Marvel’s future handling of cheaters seems to be strict. Given that the game enjoys enormous popularity, it’s clear that they want to maintain that. How exactly, the developer studio explained: Marvel Rivals has hundreds of thousands of players on Steam daily – now explains how it intends to maintain that

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Pokémon TCG Pocket: Gengar ex Deck – Is it worth it?

Max Handwerk 16. January 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

You pulled Gengar ex in Pokémon TCG Pocket and want to build a deck with it? Then you will find all the information about the Gengar ex Deck here and whether it is worth it.

What kind of card is Gengar ex? Gengar ex is a Stage-2 Pokémon that evolves from Ghastly and Haunter.

It has 170 HP and uses Psychic-type energies. Its special ability is “Shadow Bind”. Thanks to this ability, your opponent cannot play any supporter cards from their hand as long as Gengar ex is in the active position.

Furthermore, Gengar ex has the attack Spook Shot, which deals 100 damage. However, you must have three Psychic energies on your Gengar ex to use it.

As a ghost classic from the first generation, Gengar is a popular Pokémon. But how do you build a deck around Gengar ex and is it worth it? We’ll take a closer look here.

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Gengar ex Deck in Pokémon TCG Pocket – What does it have?

Which cards are essential for the deck? Since you want to evolve Gengar ex, you definitely need:

2x Ghastly
2x Haunter
2x Gengar ex

Which cards should go into the deck? A number of typical supporter and item cards should be included in the deck. So:

2x Poké Ball
2x Professor’s Research
2x Sabrina
2x X Initiative

Which cards can go into the deck? With the cards mentioned above, you have already used up 14 slots. Now there are several options:

Potion (maybe 2 times)
Giovanni (maybe 2 times)
Leaf (maybe 2 times)
Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot (maybe 2 times each)
Smoggie & Smogul (maybe 2 times each)
Koga (Only if you use Smoggie & Smogul)
Traumato & Hypno (maybe 2 times each)
Fossil card

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What do you want to achieve with the deck? The great strength of a Gengar ex deck is controlling the opponent. You prevent the use of cards like Pyro, Koga, the strong Misty, Giovanni, or Sabrina with Gengar ex. Even the Professor’s Research no longer works. This way, you can simply shut down many strong combos as long as Gengar ex is in the active position.

Cards like the Pidgeot line, Hypno, or Smogul fit well with this. They inflict effects on your opponents like sleep (Hypno), poison (Smogul) or alter which Pokémon your opponent can have in the active position. The fossil card can also be used to buy you time until you have Gengar in play.

Once Gengar is in play, it will be hard for the opponent. With 170 HP, it is tough to beat, and its attack causes significant trouble with 100 damage.

The major weakness of the Gengar ex deck: You must get Gengar into play first, which is not so easy due to its Stage-2 evolution. So you’re playing for time while you evolve your Gengar and feed it energy.

This also means that you might not be able to stop some of your opponent’s supporter cards if they are activated early in the game. Especially Misty and Professor’s Research are candidates that are more likely to be played early.

Overall, Gengar ex decks do not perform very well in comparison either. It remains to be seen how this will look when more cards come into play. Even now, the deck can score if the strategy goes well. After all, opponents probably expect the least a Gengar deck. If you are looking for some other options anyway: Here you can find the current tier list of the best decks in Pokémon TCG Pocket.

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„It was clear that it would happen“: Rockstar takes action against a mod for GTA 5 that fans of part 4 have been waiting for

Christoph Waldboth 16. January 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

A mod for GTA 5 was released just a few weeks ago and has already been banned by Rockstar Games. This not only shatters the hopes of many fans but also nullifies years of work.

What kind of mod is it? It is called “Liberty City Preservation Project” and comes from a team of GTA fans who have been working on it for several years. Specifically, the work on the mod began in 2018 – about six years ago.

This is an extensive mod that, as the name suggests, integrates Liberty City into GTA 5. The city from the fourth installment differs in some ways from Los Santos in GTA 5.

While the latter is inspired by sunny Los Angeles, Rockstar clearly based Liberty City on New York. Consequently, everything is a bit grayer and less optimistic. Those who wanted this slightly different atmosphere in GTA 5 could achieve it with the new mod.

It offered the entire map of Liberty City, including pedestrians, traffic, and various weather scenarios. Moreover, there were some improvements in lighting mood and textures.

However, the fun is over, as the mod has been officially banned by Rockstar. And this is despite the fact that much more is supposed to happen regarding mod support in the sequel GTA 6.

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A Bitter Refusal

What does the modding team say? On Discord, the mod developer nkjellman spoke up. He announced the end of the project and explained it as follows:

Due to the unexpected attention that our project has received, and after consultation with Rockstar Games, we have decided to discontinue the Liberty City Preservation project. We thank everyone for all the support the project has received and look forward to continuing to pursue our passion for modding the Grand Theft Auto series.
nkjellman via discord.com

It sounds as if the end of the mod was mutually agreed upon in the discussion. However, as fans of the project on Discord and reddit are skeptical about this and believe that Rockstar simply took the mod offline ruthlessly, nkjellman emphasized:

This is not a DMCA (copyright infringement) but a friendly takedown that was mutually agreed upon by all parties involved. There is no negativity between us and Rockstar Games / Take-Two Interactive.
nkjellman via discord.com

From now on, it is prohibited to share active download links to the mod on the Discord server. Furthermore, the modder advises against using unofficial links to still play the mod.

What does the community say? Some players on reddit are not surprised by the action. After all, it has happened in the past.

“Yes, it was clear that this would happen… Lesson? Stop using mods that heavily rely on copyrighted intellectual property. Work on them, release them on the internet when they’re done, and then disappear,” suggests Lef4DayZGone.
oOkukukachuOo agrees: “The moral of the story: Stop giving these projects so much media attention. It’s not good for them. Keep it underground where it belongs until it comes out.”
“Or even better, stop sacrificing your time for a product that a company has abandoned, because it will never appreciate your effort,” writes Envy661.

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