On Twitch, WoW Classic has been trending for some time: some of the biggest streamers are hanging out in the guild OnlyFangs and playing WoW Classic in hardcore mode on a new server. The catch: any mistake has serious consequences. Now, one of the most experienced WoW players, Sodapoppin, has failed miserably. The WoW newcomer Tyler1, known for League of Legends, sees his chance.
This was the tragic moment: Chance “Sodapoppin” Morris has been a WoW player since the beginning. When Blizzard announced WoW Classic back then, it was a great opportunity for the huge US streamer. He even slept in the game in 2019.
Sodapoppin is behind the OnlyFangs project and leads the streamer guild. As the most experienced player and alpha wolf, he calls the shots, often getting into situations with streamers who are big but have no idea about WoW – like the terrible xQc – or he has to put Pokimane in her place.
Sodapoppin is known for his dry humor and enjoys watching clips of inexperienced streamers dying in WoW Classic. But now, he has met his match; during a botched pull in the “Stratholme” instance, his level 60 character, Thetusk, died.
His hour has come:
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How the Worst Troll from Twitch Became the Face of League of Legends
Sodapoppin loses hardcore character due to a bad pull
What are the implications? The death of the key character of OnlyFangs has significant implications for the plans of the guild. The character was actually intended to be the tank for the upcoming raids.
Tyler1 immediately complained: “Now we have to wait until May to raid.”
Sodapoppin could hardly believe this stupid death and sat in front of the screen like a statue.
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LoL troll celebrates and mocks after his boss’s failure
Who is rejoicing? The LoL streamer Tyler1 laughed and had fun immediately: For him, it’s clear: The fool simply can’t do it. He calls his guild leader “Sodapussy” and takes on the role of the tank himself.
While other guild members speak sadly and reverently about Sodapoppin’s failure, Tyler1 brays euphorically into the camera. “The guy can’t play WoW, exactly what he’s known for, he can’t do it. The guy is crying, the guy is crying!”
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How does Sodapoppin react? He first has to gather himself and creates a new character. He says a lot of his life has just been washed away. It’s entirely his fault; he will now work hard to get back on track.
The planned outing has been canceled for now: he has to grind again.
Tyler1 shows his boss how to do the pull correctly
This is what Tyler1 says: He says Sodapoppin doesn’t need to rush. He will take over the tanking. He leisurely takes charge and shows “how it’s done right” and how to execute the pull “correctly.”
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Ultimately, Sodapoppin’s example shows that no matter how many years of experience you have in WoW, if you don’t take a pull seriously and have a little Leeroy Jenkins moment, you will pay for it. That’s the appeal of this hardcore server. Tyler1 is once again a terrible person in this clip, but that’s the role he plays. In reality, the man is more sensible than he shows here, at least somewhat. LoL: Twitch streamer describes his life as a lonely grind hell – wonders what everyone else has
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The developers of Space Marine 2 have presented a new champion. This one belongs to the most heroic legion of the human empire, but a decision is causing outrage among hardcore fans.
Who is the new champion? The new champion is a member of the Salamanders, the 18th legion of the human empire. In the very dark lore of Warhammer 40k, they stand out for their compassion and heroism.
The Salamander champion is a sniper who will be available in both PvE and PvP. The developers have not yet revealed when exactly he will appear. However, one detail is already provoking strong reactions.
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Space Marine 2 shows in the video what content is coming in the next few months
Class of the new champion causes discontent
What are people complaining about? Passionate Warhammer fans are outraged that the Salamander is a sniper. Many believe that this class does not fit the order at all, as stated in the associated community post on community.focus-entmt.com.
Acebaur: “Sniper is one of the worst decisions for Sallies. Destroyer or Tactical would be much better, it’s literally the order that loves melta weapons!”
CtC_Gaming: “[…] making the Sally a sniper… with a bolt sniper skin (not even the las fusil) just makes no sense. If this continues, we’ll get a tactical from the Blood Angels (because if the Raven Guard isn’t a sniper, she MUST be an attacker).”
KingBjorn: “A Salamander sniper? Very disappointing, unless you give the class a melta lol.”
The developers themselves admit that a champion of the Raven Guard as a sniper would be more fitting – but also reveal that they have other plans for this order. That leaves the Destroyer, for which there is already a champion, and the Tactical, which is also planned elsewhere. However, since they wanted to have a Salamander in the game, it became the sniper.
Were there any other announcements? In addition to the new champion, there should also be fresh content for PvP and PvE in 2025 as well as an expansion of the Battle Barge. Community events are also set to continue in 2025.
Are you bothered by the choice of class for the Salamander champion, or are you just excited to have him in the game? Feel free to let us know in the comments. You can find the right game to immerse yourself in the world of Warhammer here: The 7 best games to get into the world of Warhammer
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Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, and Netflix are the big players in the streaming field. Besides that, there are also other services that hide many gems and fantastic movies and series. One of them you can test for free on the first weekend of January.
Which streaming service is it? Apple TV+ has been on the market for a while, but next to Netflix, Prime, and Disney, the streaming service is still under the radar. Normally, a subscription costs €9.99 per month, but on 04.01.2025 and 05.01.2025, you can use the service completely free of charge.
Apple TV+ may not have the gigantic catalog of its competitors, but some movies and series are worth it. We present to you a few movies and series that are worthwhile and can also be watched over a weekend.
A great recommendation is also the series Silo:
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Darker trailer for the series ‘Silo’ by Apple TV+
Strong movies and series on Apple TV+
Which movies are worth watching? Apple TV+ has financed several movies that have also made a big splash at the box office. The most well-known movies are probably Killers of the Flower Moon or Napoleon. Napoleon is a biopic of the historical figure, directed by Ridley Scott. Killers of the Flower Moon is a crime film by Martin Scorsese, which features a large cast including Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro.
For gaming fans, Tetris could also be interesting. The film tells in an exaggerated way the story of the video game classic that was programmed by a Soviet developer.
If you prefer something a bit funnier, you should add To The Moon to your list. The romantic comedy tells the story of a marketing expert and a director who is responsible for the first moon landing of Apollo 11. Starring are Channing Tatum and Scarlett Johansson.
Which series are worth watching? The series on Apple TV+ get even more interesting. Crime and thriller fans can check out Aus Mangel An Beweisen. A prosecutor, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, is accused of a brutal murder. This leads to the revelation of many dark secrets.
The award-winning series Severance is a mix of science fiction and thriller. A procedure separates memories of leisure from work to ensure a better balance. But a dark secret is hidden.
If you prefer it much more humorously, you will find 2 series by Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence on the platform. In Ted Lasso, a US coach takes over a British football team. The problem is, he has no idea about football. The series has everything that Scrubs had too: great, charming characters and a heartwarming story with memorable moments.
In Shrinking, it’s about the daily lives of two therapists. Jimmy, played by Jason Segel, has to cope with the death of his wife and comes up with a new strategy: brutal honesty. Also starring is Paul, played by Harrison Ford, who can show his funny side after many rather grim roles.
Do you have a series on Apple TV+ that you absolutely want to watch, or can you recommend any movies or series? Let us know in the comments. Netflix also offered incredibly exciting series in 2024. Here are 5 of the best ones that no one should miss: 5 Netflix series from 2024 that no one should miss
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On December 13, 2024, Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen launched on Steam. The game has received good ratings with 80% positive reviews, and the player count continues to rise. Between the years, on December 29, it reached a new peak of players on Steam.
What kind of MMORPG is Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen? Readers of MeinMMO have known about Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen for 8 years. The first article about the indie MMORPG appeared in December 2016.
Pantheon is an MMORPG conceived by Brad McQuaid, the mind behind Vanguard. However, McQuaid passed away in 2019 at the age of only 51. Pantheon is said to be a spiritual successor to games like Everquest, focusing on challenging PvE where you need a group for every relevant activity.
The development of Pantheon took a long time and almost seemed to have failed. However, starting in 2023, the production team suddenly accelerated, focused on new graphics, a season model, and pushed for a release in Early Access.
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The Fantasy MMORPG Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen is coming to Early Access on Steam
Pantheon launches with 80% positive reviews on Steam
Here’s how it is on Steam now: The MMORPG has appeared in an “early state” on Steam: Anyone can purchase access for €39.
At its peak, the game had 4,200 players. This peak was reached on Steam on December 29, so these are current figures.
In the first days post-release, it struggled a bit, but the trend in player numbers is going upwards.
An MMORPG for those who prefer WoW Classic over WoW
What do people say in the reviews? The mood is clear (via Steam):
One should not expect a “modern WoW” from Pantheon – it is rather a game for those who prefer WoW Classic.
The MMORPG plays like a modern Everquest, but it is still in Early Access; it feels good. The qualification often is: “For an indie game in Early Access, it is quite good.”
Fans of the game emphasize how well Pantheon captures the feel of “Everquest around the year 2000” – a good group is essential. It is repeatedly noted that it is a “classic MMORPG.”
What are the criticisms? “Old MMORPG” also means that there are some punishment mechanics: One player says he is particularly annoyed that you lose your inventory upon death. The game invites you to explore but punishes you if you take the wrong turn by throwing a high-level mob at you.
Another user on Steam says the game is too grindy and that you spend a lot of time looking for a group.
Can Pantheon be recommended? You need to approach the game with the right expectations: This is a passion project of a small team that wants to create an “old-school MMORPG” aimed at a specific group of players.
Those expecting the next WoW will surely be disappointed. Those who have friends from the past and know what they are getting into, and are real “old school MMORPG fans,” might be able to recommend Pantheon with some caveats.
However, it must be noted that the entire project has certainly not developed as ideally over the last 10 years as the now-deceased founder once intended. The team has made the best of a difficult situation in recent years and months, and the results on Steam are now encouraging.
Games are becoming increasingly expensive, and this has a lot to do with the graphics, which need to be more detailed and better than ever. But is it even worth it? Gaming insiders have a critical view and explain what many players really want.
What is holding gaming back? Games are getting more expensive. This is partly due to developers wanting to use increasingly better and more detailed technology to elevate the graphics to the next level. For example, Insomniac Games’ Spider-Man 2 cost 300 million dollars (via Forbes). That’s on Hollywood blockbuster level.
High costs and a significant production effort lead to problems. A game with a high budget must also generate an incredible amount of revenue, and employees are needed to work on the gigantic games.
The high costs inevitably lead to significant failures, and this results in studio closures or massive layoffs. In a recent article, however, gaming insiders also explain: Graphics are not as important as one might think.
One of the biggest flops of 2024 was Concord:
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Good graphics do not necessarily mean good sales
What do the insiders say? In an article from the New York Times, several gaming insiders express their thoughts on the drive for better graphics. Right at the start, Jacob Navok, a former executive producer at Square Enix, is quoted. He mentions that graphics are more interesting to gamers in their 40s and 50s. Young gamers play Minecraft, Roblox, or Fortnite.
Joost van Dreunen, a market analyst, specifies that the younger generation plays to interact with others. In games like Roblox or Fortnite, the graphics are secondary.
This is also evident in other numbers. According to the New York Times, Luigi’s Mansion 3, a cartoon game on the relatively weak Switch, sold more units than the graphically impressive Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.
Rami Ismail, a game developer from the Netherlands, believes AAA games have maneuvered themselves into a difficult situation. Traditional games have become too expensive, while live service games are too risky.
This has been noticeable in several examples over the past few years. Star Wars: Outlaws sold even worse than Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (via TheGamer). Live service games like Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and Skull and Bones flopped hard.
Of course, there are still major AAA games that sell well. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, for example. However, that is shrinking. Live service games like Fortnite are self-sustaining and generate more income than elaborate AAA games. Another important factor is time. AAA games have a long development period.
At the end of the article, Ismail poses the question: How can we as an industry make shorter games with worse graphics, produced by people who are well-paid to work less?
How about you? Do you still regularly play the big AAA games, do you prefer to stick with tried and true games, or do you immerse yourself in small indies? Let us know in the comments. Even successful live service games do not last forever. Destiny did not do well in 2024: Destiny 2: Bungie loses even more employees, this time even the bosses
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The rivalry between Marvel and DC has been going on long before anyone thought about movies. However, there wasn’t an inherent aversion to every topic. Even Marvel legend Stan Lee had a favorite character from the DC universe, which probably few people know.
Note from the editorial team: We have added that according to current rumors, Lobo is supposed to appear in a Supergirl film.
Which character is it? Hardly any man is as closely associated with Marvel as Stan Lee. He also made regular cameo appearances in the Marvel films. Many popular heroes originated from his creativity. The arguably biggest is Spider-Man, even though he almost never came to be. The comic author passed away in 2018.
But even as an employee of Marvel, he was not averse to the DC universe. In a video (via YouTube), Lee was asked who his favorite hero in the DC universe was. He then replied with the less-than-heroic Lobo, who has never been seen on the big screen.
It’s just as unheroic in the DC series Peacemaker:
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Trailer for the series Peacemaker with John Cena
The cheeky bounty hunter Lobo
Who is Lobo actually? Lobo first debuted in 1983 in the comic Omega Man # 3. At that time, he was still a classic villain. As a concept, he was a parody of the tough comic heroes who were popular at that time, most notably Wolverine (via world-of-marvel-and-dc-comics.fandom.com).
Muscular with chest hair, a cigar, the look of a biker, and the accompanying space motorcycle characterize the alien. He was a satirical take on super-masculine heroes. Persistently angry, but extremely powerful. And of course, he has a foul mouth to boot.
He is an alien bounty hunter from the planet Czarnia and will do anything as long as the pay is right. He carries out his assignments brutally and without consideration. While he was initially presented as a clear villain, he evolved over time into more of an anti-hero, who only clashed with superheroes through contracts.
This is what Lobo looks like in Superman: The Animated Series (via YouTube)
Lobo is incredibly powerful
His similarities to Wolverine are also evident in his superpowers:
As a Czarnian, he can allegedly only be killed by others of his kind, all of whom he has killed himself
Like Wolverine, he also has a superhuman regenerative ability and cannot age
Superhuman endurance
Superhuman reflexes
Enhanced senses
Excellent marksman
In addition to that, Lobo, despite his rude demeanor, possesses an incredible intellect with which he can track and eliminate his victims. His hand-to-hand combat skills are also outstanding. However, his greatest weakness is his greed. He is neither a hero nor a villain; he does what his mission dictates.
Where has Lobo appeared outside of comics? So far, Lobo has not had a major cinematic appearance, but he has already appeared in animated projects from DC. He had appearances in Young Justice, Superman: The Animated Series, and the animated series Justice League.
He has also appeared in various video games, including Lego Batman 3 and Injustice.
There was even a live-action film planned by Guy Ritchie, but it was canceled. Due to James Gunn’s reorientation in the DC universe, there are currently no further planned projects with Lobo. Rumor has it that Jason Momoa is supposed to portray the bounty hunter in a new Supergirl film.
A player is hunting bots in WoW Classic. Although he received threats, he is now starting a new, large project.
For the 20th anniversary of World of Warcraft, the developers have opened a series of new Classic realms to allow for a “fresh” start. As unfortunately to be expected, there are also plenty of bots on these realms, ultimately ruining the economy and farming for the sale of gold for real money.
Fighting against bots often feels like battling windmills – but not so on the hardcore realms. Because every “eliminated” bot is guaranteed to be lost and must start over.
A YouTuber has now called for a hunt – along with a website that documents each bot kill.
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What is this site about? The website “Clean the Bots” is about eliminating bots in World of Warcraft Classic in hardcore mode. Since in hardcore all characters have only one life and are lost afterward, the death of a bot character is particularly painful for the operator. They lose the time invested in that character.
Who runs the site? The project is run by the YouTuber Madskillzzhc, who consistently documents how he identifies and effectively eliminates bots in his videos. He also has some videos explaining how big the bot business is and how much money is actually being made from it.
About two weeks ago, he published a video in which he announced that he would stop, as the bot operators had obtained his location data. The community has mixed feelings about the fact that Madskillzzhc soon released new videos afterward. Some believe it was merely a “PR stunt,” while others appreciate that he did not succumb to the pressure.
His latest project is now a website that keeps track of kills on hardcore servers.
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How is the site being received so far? Currently, there is relatively little activity on the site, and only a handful of players have actively participated in and documented the hunt for bots. However, new videos are regularly added that demonstrate how bots have been taken down.
What must a video contain? For a video to be displayed on the site, it must prove that one has a bot in front of them (which is quite easily recognizable by behavior) and that the bot has been successfully eliminated. Typically, this works by luring higher-level enemies to the respective bot and ensuring that the bot gets aggro.
The site then calculates based on the character level of the bot how “expensive” the death of the bot character was for the operator.
Anyone needing a bit of inspiration for their own bot hunt can get inspired from the numerous videos.
Even though it is certainly questionable how much influence this “movement” will really have, it is still nice to see the impact of such bot hunts evidenced in numbers and videos. Because if Blizzard cannot manage the bot problem, at least as a player community, one can hold a small “game within a game” to deal with the bots. However, one should not forget to report the respective characters. Even though Blizzard doesn’t manage to fight bots, they sometimes have silly ideas – one lasted only 3 days.
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The first player of Path of Exile 2 has reached the maximum level of 100. But he is not a streamer, and his class choice is also surprising.
What has been achieved? About three and a half weeks after the official launch of Path of Exile 2, the first gamer reached the maximum level 100. However, instead of a streamer or other content creators, it is an unknown monk named “heygyus”.
Who is behind the name and what makes him special, you can find out here.
An NPC in Path of Exile 2 is just as mysterious as it is useful:
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This NPC in Path of Exile 2 identifies your items
Unknown player with years of experience
Who is it about? The player “heygyus” has succeeded in being the first to reach the maximum level 100 in Path of Exile 2. The developers of Grinding Gear Games had previously announced that the path to level 100 in PoE2 would be more difficult and harder than in the predecessor.
How much time “heygyus” took for his achievement is just as unknown as the identity of the gamer. His profile on the developers’ website (via Pathofexile.com) is private. However, his badges indicate that he has been playing since at least 2018, as he has the badge of the “Delve Supporter Pack”, which was available at that time.
It is also known that “heygyus” speaks Russian. This is evident from his forum posts in the official forum from 2020.
Which class does he play? Unlike many other top players who choose the “Stormweaver”, “heygyus” opts for a less popular melee class. He chooses the monk-invoker and is thus the only player among the top 10 with this class. Seven of the ten best professionals opt for the “Stormweaver” (via Pathofexile.com).
A forum post gives some insight into the pro’s build. On December 19, 2024, he complained that Path of Exile 2 would crash when using the Storm Bell ability while simultaneously wearing the “Temporalis Silk Robe”.
Many invoker builds use the storm bell skill. This skill allows the melee fighter to place a large bell on which to strike and cast elements that are then passed around.
Even though there seems to be no video or screenshot of the moment when “heygyus” reached the maximum level, this achievement is nonetheless something special. Especially because no well-known content creator won the race, but a player who probably prefers to remain anonymous.
Hardly any game is as eagerly anticipated as GTA 6, the sequel to the action epic by Rockstar. According to forecasts, it is expected to be one of the biggest entertainment releases of all time and generate billions of US dollars.
Update 12:05 – We have added the box office results of the films.
This is how successful GTA 6 is expected to be: Rockstar’s title could bring in more than one billion US dollars in pre-orders alone upon its planned release in fall 2025 on PlayStation and Xbox. The revenue in the first 12 months after release is projected to be $3.2 billion, according to the analysis site DFC Intelligence.
That would be twice as much as the predecessor GTA5 earned in 2013 and would also overshadow major film releases from 2024 (via 3D Juegos). The highest-grossing films in 2024 were “Inside Out 2” (worldwide nearly $1.7 billion) and “Deadpool & Wolverine” ($1.3 billion).
Apart from this trailer, little is known about GTA 6 so far.
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Rockstar Games shows GTA 6 for the first time in the trailer
One of the biggest releases of all time?
Where do the numbers come from? The figures come from a forecast by DFC Intelligence, a market analysis site focused on digital media. They were published in the Financial Times, which also spoke with Strauss Zelnick, the head of GTA publisher Take-Two.
“I never declare victory before it has happened,” said the CEO. “Nonetheless, I believe that Rockstar Games will once again deliver something absolutely phenomenal. […] The anticipation is certainly high.”
“Anticipation” might even be an understatement, as gamers have been waiting for more than 10 years for a continuation of GTA 5. The first and so far only trailer for the sequel, which shows a gangster couple in the style of Bonnie and Clyde, has been viewed more than 230 million times on YouTube since its release on December 5, 2023.
Others also believe in the success of GTA 6. “We believe that it will be one of the biggest entertainment releases of all time, not just in the gaming sector, but for all types of media,” says Yoshio Osaki, CEO of IDG Consulting – a consulting firm with a gaming focus. “The pent-up demand is greater than anything we have seen so far.”
Good for the entire industry
The Financial Times also emphasizes that GTA 6 is an exceptional occurrence in the gaming industry, which has been marked by studio closures and layoffs in 2024.
Take-Two also announced significant cost-cutting measures in 2024, intending to lay off about 5% of its workforce, or around 600 employees, by the end of the year.
Zelnick admits to being surprised by the drop in demand. “All of us in the industry had to restructure something. […] We somewhat overestimated our growth expectations.”
However, he is optimistic about 2025: “It is much too early to believe that this [console] generation is mature or has peaked. […] Consumer demand is increasing across the board. And the [gaming] industry, led by us, has a fantastic release schedule for 2025 and beyond. […] When a company hits a success, the entire industry often benefits from it.”
Not everyone is so optimistic, as other analysts believe that consumer spending on video games will not rise the same way as the gaming industry’s spending to produce this content. Outliers like GTA 6 or the expected Switch 2 from Nintendo may not offset this.
Either way, it is becoming clear that 2025 will be a pivotal year for the gaming industry.
A creepy anime kept thousands of users occupied for years, even though it probably never existed. On MeinMMO, you can find out what Saki Sanobashi is all about.
Note: The title image is a stock image by Senad Palic on Unsplash, which has been appropriately cropped.
What kind of anime is this? Saki Sanobashi, also known as “Go for a Punch,” is an anime from the 1980s in which a group of girls is trapped in a restroom without doors. They discuss never being able to leave the room before gradually growing desperate and losing hope.
The anime ends with the girls taking their own lives. At least that’s how a user of the platform 4chan remembered it in a thread from 2015.
This sparked a wild search for the original video.
Here in the video, we present 3 amazing anime that you can actually watch:
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3 fantastic anime series that you can watch on Netflix
The anime that never existed – or did it?
This is what the search for the anime looked like: Some users responded to the original post, asking the poster for more details. Apparently, his description had piqued their curiosity. The anonymous poster remembered a few details:
There were a total of 9 girls, one of whom had very light, almost white hair.
The other girls looked very similar to each other and had bushy, brown hair.
He saw the video in 2011, but the quality felt like something from the 1980s.
The user recalled the name “Go for a Punch,” but suspected that the title of the video may not necessarily match the name of the anime.
Following that, some users set out to find this mysterious anime. In another thread, the name Saki Sanobashi was eventually brought up. Although the name was never confirmed and does not make sense in this form in Japanese, it persisted.
Time and again, people reported having seen the anime, even though details varied. In some versions, for example, there were only 3 girls instead of 9. However, there was a consensus that there was a blonde girl – she was said to be the titular “Saki.”
On Reddit, two communities emerged that deal with the search:
Despite all efforts to find the anime, it remains unclear to this day whether Saki Sanobashi ever existed. Although it is not impossible that there is some obscure video somewhere that fits the poster’s description, the trend seems to lean towards the idea that this anime never existed.
The poster might have either been a troll or mixed various actually existing anime in his memory.
However, that does not stop some users from stubbornly believing in the existence of Saki Sanobashi. Conversely, a user who claimed to be the original poster and said he had made the whole thing up was also exposed as fake (via Reddit).
The allure likely lies in how convincingly the original poster described the anime. After all, it takes quite a lot to upset hardened 4chan users like that. Moreover, the description certainly feels like something that could actually have existed.
After all, everyone has heard of truly bizarre anime or has stumbled upon really disturbing videos online while being way too young. Another mystery that occupied users for years was finally solved in 2024. Therefore, it is not out of the question that we will eventually learn the truth about Saki Sanobashi.
The uncertainty, however, did not stop some fans from simply creating their own Saki Sanobashi – in the form of a game from Steam.
So what kind of game is this? Go For A Punch! Saki Sanobashi is a visual novel that was released on September 14, 2023, on Steam. The story is based on the original post and follows 4 students who are trapped in the restroom of an abandoned school. However, the developers promise minor deviations and twists.
The game holds an overall rating of “Mostly Positive” and is currently priced at €1.39 on Steam, which is a 30% discount from the regular price of €1.99.
A 18-year-old from Germany earned over 1 million euros with Fortnite in 2024, but his main source of income is not Twitch or YouTube.
Who is it about? The German Twitch streamer, YouTuber, and Fortnite pro Lennard “Rezon ay” Sill answered various questions from his viewers and published it as a video on his YouTube channel.
Rezon has 1.1 million followers on Twitch and streams regularly for around 5,000 viewers (via SullGnome). On YouTube, his videos regularly reach over 100,000 views.
Rezon is currently a player for the e-sports team Exceed, previously he played for the team from Fokus Clan, which was founded by the Twitch streamer Elias Nerlich.
As a Fortnite pro, Rezon managed to reach the top 10 in various international Fortnite tournaments, winning a total of nearly €499,000 in prize money and is considered one of the best players in Germany – even though he just turned 18 in 2024 (via esportsearnings.com)
However, Rezon is not only successful as a content creator and pro player but also earns money with maps he publishes for Fortnite.
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How much has he earned? In the video on YouTube, Rezon does not want to give exact figures, but he reveals that he earned over a million euros in total in 2024: “It’s definitely in the seven-figure range, so I earned more than a million […] this year.”
The 18-year-old also says that the income fluctuated significantly throughout the year. By the end of 2024, it had been “much crazier” than at the beginning.
What does he say about his high income? Rezon emphasizes in the video that he doesn’t want to “flex”, or show off. Instead, he wants to show what can be achieved if you stick to your goals:
It should be motivation for you. I don’t need to flex or whatever, it wouldn’t even do anything for me if I did flex. This should be motivation for you. […] I really went from 0 to 100 in 2 years and that’s only because I put in the time, listened to no one else, and really grinded every day. And if you do that, you can achieve it too, so let that be motivation for you.
Social Media Strategist and Map Creator
How did he earn so much? In the latest video, Rezon did not reveal exact details about his earnings, but we already know that a large part of the money comes from Fortnite maps. Additional income comes from Twitch, YouTube, and TikTok.
About a year ago, in January 2024, Rezon was a guest on the podcast of content creator Amar. There he gave insight into his earnings at that time (via YouTube). The estimated amounts were:
TikTok: about €3,000 to €4,000 per month
YouTube: about €10,000 per month
Twitch: about €20,000 to €25,000 per month
Fortnite courses: about €10,000 to €12,000 per month
Rezon offers courses to help players improve in Fortnite
Sale of own keyboards: €25,000 to €35,000 depending on the drop
Salary from e-sports organization
Rezon could not disclose any contract secrets, but Amar estimated that he would be paid about €5,000 to €15,000 per month as an e-sports team. Rezon commented on this as a “good price range.”
Fortnite creator code: Rezon cannot mention a sum but indicated that he is supported monthly by about 20,000 players
Fortnite maps: For January 2024, Rezon expected around €100,000
Additionally, Rezon earned around €100,000 in prize money in 2024 (via esportsearnings.com)
If you sum up the various sources of income, you come to well over €100,000 per month – making a seven-figure annual income conceivable.
While Rezon mentioned in January that the map income was above average compared to previous months, since he revealed in the latest video that the end of 2024 performed better than the beginning, he likely did not experience significant losses.
Thus, Rezon not only has one major source of income that constitutes 90% of his money – although the Fortnite maps certainly account for a large share. Instead, he is active in several areas. He uses his channels (YouTube, Twitch, and TikTok) not only as additional sources of income but also as marketing platforms to raise awareness of himself and his products.
Not every movie will be a huge hit for the studio. Many movies flop, even if the studios may have high hopes for them. Here are 5 of the biggest flops of 2024 presented in this list.
What is a flop in the film industry? Usually, it is based on the rule of thumb that a movie must earn back twice its budget to be considered a success. This is not always easy to assess, as marketing costs, tax savings, or funds are not always transparent. However, if a film does not earn back almost double, it can be considered a flop, as marketing is extremely costly.
How was this list created? In this list, we not only look at the biggest losses of the year but the biggest flops, based on several factors:
How big is the brand behind the film?
How big are the actors or directors behind the film?
How high were the expectations based on predecessors?
Of course, we also try to investigate what caused the flop at each position. However, one can never say that with 100% certainty. Let us know in the comments which film disappointed you the most in 2024.
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1. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Director: George Miller | Budget: 169 million USD | Revenue: almost 174 million USD (via Box Office Mojo)
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German Trailer for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Mad Max: Fury Road is considered one of the best action films of the 2010s. The brutal vehicle battles, impressive effects, and good acting performances contributed to such a reputation. 9 years later, Miller wanted to repeat that with Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.
Although the film earned almost a proud 174 million USD, it is considered a flop because it barely recouped its budget. With The Fall Guy, that was not the only action flop in May 2024. And that despite the reviews being quite good.
Possible reasons for the flop:
Too expensive for a franchise that is not as big as others
Furiosa as a character is not interesting enough
Prequels often have a harder time than sequels
A week prior, an action film called Godzilla x Kong performed quite well at the box office
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In job interviews, the question “Why should we hire you?” is one of the most common and also tricky questions. Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and Tech icon, shared his approach to this question in an interview – with surprising insights.
What did Bill Gates say in the interview? In a simulated job interview with NBA player Stephen Curry in 2020, Gates explained how he would respond to the tricky question “Why should we hire you?” if he were applying as a software engineer. Gates stated that he would demonstrate his passion and competence through concrete examples of his work.
His long but clear answer was:
Look at the code I have written. I am a bit crazy and write software programs that go far beyond anything I have learned in courses, and I believe I have improved over time. Look at how ambitious I was. I believe I can work well with others, even though I sometimes criticize their code a bit harshly. Overall, I enjoy working in a team, like ambitious goals, and like to think about how we can shape the future. Software is cool, and I want to be involved.
How does this answer really work? Gates’ answer highlights three main points:
Demonstration of expertise: He highlights his practical experiences and continuous improvement, which shows his competence and willingness to learn.
Teamwork: While he admits to being somewhat critical of others’ work, he emphasizes his ability to collaborate and his pursuit of shared goals.
Vision and corporate alignment: Gates shows his enthusiasm for ambitious goals and his ability to think ahead, which demonstrates his alignment with a potential corporate vision.
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“We have created a monster” – A Spanish model earns up to 10,000 euros a month, yet she is not real
Authenticity is the key element
What further insights does Gates provide? The interview with Stephen Curry went beyond typical interview questions. For example, Gates also discussed how he would handle strengths and weaknesses, explaining:
I am not an expert in marketing or sales, but I am fascinated by defining and developing products. I read a lot about the history of the industry and the mistakes made to learn from them.
His response focuses on highlighting authenticity and honesty. It shows that according to Bill Gates, it is better to consciously highlight and contextualize one’s weaknesses than to hide them.
What can we learn from this? Gates’ approach offers valuable insights for applicants in any industry: It shows how important it is to focus on concrete results. Instead of mentioning abstract skills, Gates refers to measurable achievements and encourages in his example to look at the code he has written.
This approach illustrates that specific projects or successes can demonstrate one’s strengths much better than mere self-descriptions. At the same time, Gates demonstrates self-reflection. This openness signals authenticity and awareness of one’s weaknesses – traits that can often be viewed positively by HR managers.
The fans of GTA 6 have found a better version of the well-known trailer that reveals new details about the game.
What kind of trailer is this? Even though no new promotional material for GTA 6 was released on December 27, as some fans had suspected, there are now new details thanks to an improved video.
How @GameRollGTA discovered on X.com, the well-known video of GTA 6 was also uploaded on the Chinese platform Bilibili. Unlike YouTube, the platform compresses videos less severely. This allows fans to find some details that were previously hidden.
Here you can watch the GTA 6 trailer again:
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Rockstar Games shows GTA 6 for the first time in the trailer
Better trailer reveals details
What does the improved trailer show? Due to the higher bitrate that the video clip has on Bilibili, fans can perceive more details. Especially concerning the bodies of the game characters, it will be exciting. In the beach scene, there is an NPC with stretch marks (via X.com).
But there are also new insights about Lucia. In the prison scene, players could now see that she has hair on her arm (via X.com), and some of her skin details are clearer to detect. Here, for example, moles or beauty spots are much more visible than before.
A good comparison can be seen especially with the banknotes in the following photo.
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They are hardly visible in the screenshot from YouTube, while they become almost legible in the version from Bilibili.
The most relevant detail, however, can be found in the beach scene. Due to the better quality, fans could now see that the sand on the beach can stick to the characters’ feet. This was discovered by the user @StrikedVI on X.com.
How do fans react to the find? Players are likely still a bit disappointed that there was no new video for GTA 6 on December 27, 2024, accordingly @GHBSmith writes on X.com: ‘I count 28 stretch marks on this picture. She has 1 tattoo and 1 bracelet, there are two seats in this car, and 1 passenger. 28 – 1+1-2+1, trailer starting on January 28.’
Also, @abrahams1996 seems to be a bit disillusioned on X.com. He writes: ‘We got trailer 1 remastered before we got trailer 2.’ User @saezssez on X.com is also frustrated: ‘So this is the trailer we are getting in 2024?’
The fact that there was no new trailer for GTA 6 in 2024 disappoints fans, even though the hype for the open-world game continues unabated. The wait for new information drives gamers so far that even a fake image gets viewed over 34 million times: 34 million people see an alleged image of GTA 6 – What’s behind it?
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Warhammer is a huge world with an enormous lore. Whether it’s 40,000, Fantasy, or Age of Sigmar, the scope can quickly make a potential fan feel intimidated by the sheer amount of content. MeinMMO editor and Warhammer expert Benedict Grothaus helps out and presents 7 games that are particularly suitable for getting started in this world.
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For over 50 years, Warhammer has continuously evolved and now has so much lore that no one really has a clear view anymore. During this time, there have been repeated changes to the story (“Retcons”), new stories, and completely new content.
Finding an entry point can be correspondingly difficult. However, the fascination with Warhammer remains: recently Space Marine 2 has managed to draw in new fans into the world. And it’s worth taking a look; behind the facade of complicated worlds and rules lies a whole universe full of exciting content.
At the same time, the number of games available for Warhammer is enormously large. Therefore, here you will find a selection of games that, in my experience, are best suited for a first look. For the selection, the following were important:
how actively the games are still played and maintained
how well the lore or the rules of Warhammer are implemented
how well the games are generally received
For the final selection, I rely on personal experience. I have played all the games you find here – most of them for 200 hours or longer. On Steam, there are only a few Warhammer games that I don’t own and haven’t played.
The list aims to offer a selection of different genres in Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Fantasy and is not a ranking. It is therefore not a best-of list, but rather a collection of the best games.
Space Marine 2
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Der Launch-Trailer zu Space Marine 2, dem neuen Koop-Shooter in Warhammer 40k
For the very first entry into Warhammer 40,000, Space Marine 2 is one of the best options. You need almost no prior knowledge and can simply start. The gameplay is catchy, easy to learn, and later offers enough challenge for many hours of play.
At its core, Space Marine 2 is a horde sci-fi shooter where you play a completely overpowering super soldier fighting against a flood of bug aliens and other enemies. There is a campaign with a story, co-op missions, and a PvP mode.
In doing so, you also learn a lot about the lore. You play as an Ultramarine, an important order of the Space Marines, and meet notable figures from the lore. Space Marine 2 does not explain too much on its own, but if you’re interested in the world, you’ll find numerous starting points here.
Some lore articles about the game can be found here:
Space Marine 2 has over 15,000 players concurrently in November 2024, just on Steam (via steamcharts) and is also available for Xbox and PlayStation 5. So you will definitely find players to join you, unless you already bring friends with you.
Both with the press and players, Space Marine 2 is extremely well received and is praised especially for its gameplay and strong graphics. At the Game Awards 2024, Space Marine 2 is nominated as best action game.
Vermintide & Darktide
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Warhammer: Vermintide 2 – The Official Trailer for the Versus Mode
You can also jump into the action games Vermintide and Darktide with little prior knowledge. Both games are loosely based on the gameplay of Left 4 Dead: a team of 4 characters fights through linear levels, battles hordes of enemies, and searches for the exit.
Unlike Left 4 Dead, however, the games place significantly more emphasis on melee combat. You have various characters with abilities and talents available that you can level up and equip. Which of the games you choose is entirely up to you:
Vermintide takes place in the world of Warhammer Fantasy. Here you can choose one of five characters with “sub-classes,” fight against ratmen and beastmen, and often encounter magic. Vermintide 1 and 2 are both popular, but the second part is even more actively played.
In Darktide, you dive into the dystopian world of Warhammer 40,000 and play as a prisoner who is supposed to clean out the lower areas of massive macro-polis cities that have been infiltrated by Chaos cultists. Unlike in Vermintide, you have fewer classes, but more talents and also more opportunities to use firearms and explosives.
Vermintide 2 recently received a PvP mode and is often on sale on various platforms, sometimes even given away. If you’re looking for an affordable entry into Warhammer, you have the best chances here. The game is available for Steam, Xbox, and PS5.
Darktide is the newer offshoot from the same developer and receives more frequent and larger updates. Recently, the game was reworked with “Unlocked and Loaded” and now offers more options for customizing your characters. You can play Darktide on Steam or in the Game Pass for Xbox and PC. A PS5 version will be released on December 3.
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A collector received 3 of the rarest booster packs available in the Pokémon trading card game for Christmas. You can find out what makes them so valuable and where the catch lies on MeinMMO.
What kind of gift is this? Reddit user “Elven_goblin” shared a very special Christmas gift with the Pokémon community on December 27, 2024: A set of three from the first expansion of the Pokémon trading card game in the rare “Black Triangle” version.
The lucky one wrote on Reddit: “My father-in-law worked at Wizards [of the Coast, ed.], when these packs were released, so he got them for free. He decided to give them to me and my husband.”
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Pokémon Trading Card Game Scarlet and Violet – We exclusively show you 5 cards in the new design
Up to 15,000 Euros for all 3 boosters
How much are the boosters worth? How much the boosters are worth depends on their condition. On ebay, many offers for a single pack are around 1,000 US dollars, even without PSA rating or sealing.
A near-mint set with PSA 10 can quickly cost 6,500 $ (via ebay). One offer is even asking for 15,000 Euros for the set of three (via ebay). Elven_goblin could likely sell the booster packs for 3,000 dollars or more – and the price will likely increase over time.
What is PSA Grading?
PSA is one of the most common grading systems for trading cards and works on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 reserved for the best possible condition. Those who get their cards – or booster packs – graded in this way can usually sell them for a higher price. A globally recognized alternative is the BGS Beckett Grading Service.
At Investment Collector, you can learn more about the individual providers and their benefits.
What makes the boosters so valuable? Pokémon cards were originally translated and distributed by Wizards of the Coast, the company behind the well-known trading card game Magic: The Gathering.
In this particular base set, the company accidentally printed booster packs with a logo that it mistakenly labeled as first edition. However, WotC decided not to simply reprint the packs, but to print a black triangle over the logo instead.
These historic prints now make the boosters rare collector’s items. Additionally, this is a complete set, featuring all three starter evolutions from the 1st generation on the packaging. You can see the packs in Elven_goblin’s post:
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What’s the catch? To achieve these sums, the boosters must remain unopened. This means that one may never know which cards would have been in the packs. However, for a casual collector, the thrill of opening them is often what makes it appealing.
Financially, opening them is unlikely to pay off since even the coveted holographic Charizard from the base set can be found on ebay for a few hundred dollars, although there are certainly outliers upwards as well. Opened, the boosters bring in only about 50 Euros.
Accordingly, most users in the comments on Reddit also advise keeping the packs closed and submitting them for grading as soon as possible. However, there are also dissenting voices.
Juusie says: “The people who advise against opening the packs are boring, sad people who only care about the money […]” (via Reddit)
NintyGC is undecided: “I wish I had such luck! […] The curious me would open them, but the collector in me would keep them closed. Do whatever you want!!” (via Reddit)
“Maybe someday when I’m 85”
In a comment, Elven_goblin has already explained how the packs should proceed: “1. I know how rare they are, and I’ve always wanted to have one, now I have 3!!! 2. I won’t open them, maybe someday when I’m 85 or so. 3. I might sell 1 or 2 for the right price/buyer, but first, I’ll keep them for a while.” (via Reddit)
Asmongold was for a long time one of the biggest streamers and YouTubers for the MMORPG World of Warcraft. However, he hardly logs in anymore. In response to a viewer’s question, he explains why.
World of Warcraft and also Final Fantasy XIV have long been among Asmongold’s most played games, which is why he was the biggest MMORPG streamer on Twitch. However, he is now primarily active on his second channel and is known for his strong opinions on current gaming topics.
In response to the viewer’s question, the streamer once again became very vocal. At the timestamp 02:52:41 (via Twitch), the question is asked, and he replies: ‘Why don’t you play WoW?’ Because the game is damn boring. The game is boring and weird.
You can see more about Asmongold in the video:
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Career and life of Asmongold in 3 minutes – What makes him special?
I have done all of this before
What does Asmongold criticize? Specifically, the streamer currently lacks motivation, at least in his own words:
I don’t really play the game anymore because I don’t feel like there’s anything in the game that fulfills me. Maybe I’ll change my mind in the future and think differently about it. But at the moment, I see no real motivation for me to play WoW. I just don’t want to do it.
In direct response to his criticism of the game, he expresses that his opinion could naturally change again.
He also states that he was one of the most important people who produced content for World of Warcraft. Accordingly, it is understandable that many people want to know whether he plays the game or not.
Then he touches on the likely true reason why he no longer plays: But the real reason why I don’t have as much interest in playing anymore is simply because I feel like I’ve done all of this before.
Further, he is asked if he would play WoW Classic+ and says that he could imagine that. However, he isn’t currently playing WoW Classic Hardcore, although he is part of the well-known raid guild OnlyFangs.
In this regard, he says: With Hardcore WoW, the thing is that people only want to see that from me because of OnlyFangs, etc., etc… I don’t like playing games that I have to focus on. So, you might not know this, but most of the time, my mind is somewhere else entirely. I’m not really thinking about anything. I’m just sort of, like, floating through my thoughts.
The streamer Ludwig Ahgren is concerned about his image as a nice and reasonable YouTuber who pays attention to the products he promotes. But now he really messed up: With dismay, he realized that he had advertised the supposed savings app Honey and had done so enthusiastically.
Why is this so bitter for Ludwig? The streamer Ludwig Ahgren has always cared about his image: He is the nice, reasonable man on YouTube who doesn’t get into any trouble. He has his own company, provides bread and work for employees, and maintains an exemplary relationship with QTCinderella.
He has made several videos in which he made it clear: Company X offered him a lot of money to promote a product, but he turned down the money because he doesn’t believe in the product. For example, he distanced himself from the company “Air Up” because he finds it unnatural that people can no longer drink water without tricking their tastes.
But now he has messed up.
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Ludwig accepted a sponsorship deal for a savings app that has fallen into disrepute
This is what he did: As Ludwig notes in horror, he had accepted a sponsorship for the app Honey and even emphasized in the video that “he is the biggest Honey fan in the world.”
In a stream, he now watched his own commercial and shouted at his past self: “No, Ludwig! You are not the biggest Honey fan in the world, think about it!”
The app Honey is accused of swapping affiliate links and thereby depriving those influencers who promoted Honey of their money. Furthermore, users are said to have been disadvantaged as they were not always shown the optimal savings options.
Ironically, he praised his “past self” for saying that Honey does not make money from selling user data, which is true. Because with that, they really do not make money.
He rejects the idea of deleting that part of the video afterward. It would be even weirder, and no one really watches the old video anyway.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=To-I66VrEIU
That is not quite what he had hoped for from the clip, he concludes. He had hoped his former self would have been smarter and would have realized back then that something was wrong with the savings app. Even the big tech YouTuber Linus Tech Tips has had his issues with previous sponsorships to Honey: “I am the victim here” – The big tech YouTuber Linus is once again on the defensive
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Final Fantasy XIV will receive the new expansion Dawntrail in summer 2024. The endgame is well received, but the obligatory and once-celebrated story does not evoke cheers. Longtime Twitch streamer Zepla explains on her Youtube channel what has gone wrong in the MMORPG.
Who is Zepla? Zepla HQ is a longtime and mainly one of the larger streamers and Youtubers around Final Fantasy XIV. She switched from World of Warcraft to the Japanese MMORPG between 2015 and 2016 and says she was captivated by the game’s story through the Heavensward patch series starting from 3.2.
She started her Youtube channel eight years ago with tutorials, parodies, and satire. She is now one of the largest streamers around Final Fantasy XIV and even welcomed fellow streamer Asmongold when he tried the game in 2021 (via Youtube).
Like most other players of Final Fantasy XIV, Zepla dove into the new expansion Dawntrail in early July 2024. And like many other players, she is not impressed with the quality of the otherwise celebrated main story. In a nearly 74-minute long video (Youtube), she explains where she sees the problems.
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Final Fantasy XIV: Launch trailer for Dawntrail prepares for the adventure in Tural
Graphics? Great. Dungeons? Awesome!
Warning, Spoilers: Below are spoilers for the main story of Dawntrail.
What does she like about Dawntrail? At the beginning of the video, Zepla talks about what she appreciates in the new expansion:
Dungeon bosses were creative and challenging.
The single-player challenges within the main story were fun for her.
The boss fights were appropriately challenging.
The new areas are beautiful and benefit from the graphic update released with 7.0.
In addition, she praises individual characters encountered throughout the story. Among others, she values the knight Odys highly and enjoys the company of the collector Erenville.
What is Dawntrail about?
In the last expansion, the Warrior of Light, the player character, along with his friends from the Scions of the Seventh Dawn, saves the world and the universe from destruction by the Endsinger. Six in-game months later, the young Wuk Lamat asks the Warrior of Light for help with a less pressing matter:
She wishes to follow her father to the throne of her homeland Tural. The Warrior of Light is to help her pass the necessary trials and become a worthy successor. They are accompanied by a few old friends from the Scions of the Seventh Dawn, as well as Erenville, a collector from Sharlayan.
What does she criticize? For Zepla, there are two major issues in Dawntrail – the pacing of the story and shallow characters. Regarding the former, she says:
In Dawntrail, the good moments, as good as they were, were not frequent or consistent enough to outweigh the aspects I did not like. They were overwhelming and suffocating for me. Because those slow parts were often very, very long and often tedious and not enjoyable.
I would rate the MSQ at best a 4/10.
She compares many of the story beats to slamming on the brakes while driving. Whenever the story of Dawntrail hits the accelerator and she thought, now we are getting started, she is immediately halted with a full stop. For instance, one is supposed to help repair a train to enter a new zone. Unfortunately, the train is already overcrowded with waiting passengers, and one must turn to more boring tasks.
The NPCs are the second point of criticism: they are mostly poorly written.
Well-known characters feel like cardboard cutouts of themselves.
The story arc intended for the NPC Krile is far too short.
The companion Wuk Lamat is inconsistently written and in-game the player is often advised against supporting her.
And after it was originally said that Dawntrail would have a story with comparatively low stakes, at the end of the story, countless lives are once again at stake.
Shadowbringers had the perfect ending – is Square Enix now copying itself?
In conclusion, Zepla raises the question of whether Square Enix is trying to put together a kind of main story package. This would mean that the main story, like the dungeons, must follow a particular formula:
Dungeons in Final Fantasy XIV always have three bosses and a set number of smaller enemies in between. This fixed formula without variation has been criticized multiple times in the past.
Zepla references this dungeon package and compares the last story thirds of the expansions Shadowbringers, Endwalker, and Dawntrail: The themes and contents of the final zones are similar, if not even partially identical. The last dungeon now includes the memories of the antagonist for the third time and is being narrated by them.
In the last 3.5 minutes, Zepla summarizes:
In summary, I had no high hopes for the story of Dawntrail and tried to go into the game with an open mind. But I truly believe that the literary standard has fallen below what I would consider the absolute minimum for a story-based game – especially Final Fantasy XIV. It is not only boring but often also incoherent. […]
Logic makes a world believable, and simplified solutions undermine its credibility. Complex themes like war, slavery, and the burden of leadership have been treated with subtlety and nuance in the past in this game. We had entire expansions that dealt with these topics and with what can go wrong when idealism does not take into account the cold realities of the world. […]
For those who think I have been too critical of this story: I judge it only by the high bar set by [the game itself].
How do you feel? Are you enjoying Dawntrail’s story? Have you finished it or even quit? Are you looking forward to the further patches? Or do you just want to quickly celebrate the endgame? Let us know in the comments. MeinMMO editor Alexander Schürlein has also given a lot of thought to where he would place Dawntrail in his ranking: Final Fantasy XIV: All expansions in the power ranking – Which is the best?
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The urge to get new information about GTA 6 is increasing among many fans. The community is desperately trying to find out when the next trailer will be released. A new alleged image from the game is currently getting a lot of attention, but it is fake.
What is it about? Fans have been waiting for new information about GTA 6 for over a year; since the first trailer was released, there has been virtually no new content. However, the community is relatively impatient, which is why new theories are being developed. A car dealership in the USA has already noticed this.
Also, alleged leaks or images are making their way into the timelines of many players. A recent image on x.com has already reached almost 34 million clicks. But here too, fans must be disappointed: The image is fake, even though it looks quite realistic.
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The graphic comparison of GTA 6 and GTA 5 in the video
The new alleged image from GTA 6 is AI
What kind of image is this? The user @DarkChannel_ posted an image on x.com showing the apparent protagonist from the 1st trailer in a bikini. The image looks quite real, and the graphics look just like in the trailer. Although the hashtags do not reveal it, the image is most likely AI-generated.
This is also evident in the context of the image, and when looking more closely at the channel, it becomes clear. The channel regularly posts content about GTA 6, including some AI content like a video where Lucia from GTA 6 speaks (via x.com). There are also some pornographic contents related to GTA 6 found on his X profile.
As for the content, one can assume that they are either AI-generated or at least self-created, as they do not match previous games in the series.
How is the community reacting to the bikini image? Apart from a few comments describing the shown image as ugly or woke, most commentators seem satisfied with the image. Some actually seem to believe it is a screenshot from the game or an unreleased trailer.
Apart from comments reminiscing about pubescent teenagers, the graphics are also praised, looking quite similar to the trailer.
When can we expect new information? It’s hard to say, but it will probably take a few more months if the targeted release window remains in autumn 2025. GTA 6 is also a game that doesn’t necessarily need a big marketing campaign to attract players; the name alone is enough. The absurd theories of the fans also cause frustration when things don’t turn out as planned: GTA 6 fans develop absurd theories about the possible date of a trailer, are disappointed after a new post
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