Pokémon GO Nature Zone: Here’s What Happens on Day 2

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Day 2 of the Nature Zone in Pokémon GO begins. What content does it bring and what is different from Day 1?

With Saturday, the first day of the GO Nature Zone has also come to an end: The last ball was thrown at 6:15 PM, now it’s Day 2’s turn.

When does Day 2 of the GO Nature Zone run? The second day of the Nature Zone starts just like Saturday at 10:00 AM. The end is again at 6:15 PM. So you have a little more than 8 hours to play the event tomorrow.

What happens to my Safari Balls from Day 1? The Safari Balls are only valid on the day you collected them until 6:15 PM. After 6:15 PM, all Safari Balls expire. So tomorrow, you will need to collect new Safari Balls.

Basically, tomorrow will run almost the same as the first day. The differences will be shown to you here.

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Pokémon GO Nature Zone: What is different on Day 2 compared to Day 1

This is the first difference: On Day 2, you will find different powerful Pokémon than on Day 1. The powerful Pokémon are particularly strong specimens that also have an increased chance of being XL or XXL. More info about the powerful Pokémon can be found here.

Tomorrow, on Sunday, you will encounter the following powerful Pokémon:

  • Bulbasaur*
  • Frogadier*
  • Dragonite*
  • Feraligatr*
  • Electivire*
  • Walrein*
  • Zapdos*
  • Dragapult*

This means there are some exciting Pokémon on the loose that are among the best attackers in the game. So you shouldn’t miss them. They can all also appear as Shiny if you’re lucky.

The second difference: There is a small rotation among the level-3 raid bosses. In the 3-star raids, you will encounter on Sunday:

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What else happens on Day 2? Aside from the differences mentioned above, the content will largely remain the same. You still have time to complete your research, defeat monsters in raids, or participate in Dynamax battles. Tomorrow, there will also be a lot of powerful Pokémon appearing in the last 15 minutes.

To give you an overview, here are our most important articles about the GO Nature Zone and its features:

Articles on the key features of the Pokémon GO Nature Zone
Pokémon GO Nature Zone 2024 is now running: 9 tips on how to take advantage of the event
Pokémon GO: Gigadynamax Riffex Counter – How to defeat the strong boss
Pokémon GO Nature Zone: Choose Poison or Electric – All rewards of the special research
Pokémon GO Nature Zone: With ticket or without? All differences
Pokémon GO: Riffex Counter – The 20 best attackers in the raid guide
Pokémon GO: Proto-Kyogre Counter – 20 best attackers in the raid guide
Pokémon GO: Proto-Groudon Counter – 20 best attackers in the raid guide

What happens after the GO Nature Zone? Basically, we are approaching the end of the current season called “Dyna-Maximum.” However, with the Nature Zone, it is not quite over yet – this task will fall to the Dyna-Maximum Finale Event. This event starts on November 27, 2024, and ends on December 1. Highlights include the debut of Galar-Corasonn and the Shiny variants of Regidrago and Regieleki. All information about the Dyna-Maximum Finale in Pokémon GO can be found here.

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Pokémon GO: Make the Most of the Last 15 Minutes of the Nature Zone – Even on Day 2

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The Nature Zone event in Pokémon GO is in full swing. Especially the last 15 minutes should be well utilized.

Pokémon GO this weekend is all about the Nature Zone. While the event brings some familiar content like the Proto Monsters and the two legendary Pokémon Dialga and Palkia in their primal forms, there are also some new contents waiting for you.

In addition to the debut of Riffex in normal raids as well as in Dynamax and Gigantamax battles and the Safari Ball, the so-called powerful Pokémon are also part of this. And you can get a good hold of these just before the event ends today.

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Take the chance!

What are powerful Pokémon? Powerful Pokémon are monsters that appear in evolved forms, rather than their base form. They also possess a much higher level than Pokémon that you can normally catch in the wild and guarantee strong IV values.

Additionally, powerful Pokémon that you catch in the wild have exclusive moves. These moves can otherwise only be obtained through the use of Elite TMs.

Moreover, these Pokémon have an increased chance of being XL or XXL Pokémon. However, powerful Pokémon are also significantly harder to catch, which is why it is advisable to use the Safari Ball for this.

When do powerful Pokémon appear? On Saturday and Sunday, different powerful Pokémon can appear in the wild.

If you’re aiming for these monsters, you should especially keep an eye on the game from 6:00 PM – 6:15 PM. In these last 15 minutes of the event, there is an increased spawn rate for these rare monsters. This applies to both event days.

If you haven’t received any of the monsters yet and intend to, you should definitely take the chance during this period. When and which Pokémon will appear in their powerful variants in the game after the event is still unknown.

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The Nature Zone has some interesting content in store for you. If you don’t yet know what exactly these are, we have put together a suitable overview with all the information about the event for you: GO Nature Zone worldwide – All info about the big event.

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Pokémon GO Nature Zone 2024: 9 Tips on How to Make the Most of the Event Today

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The Pokémon GO nature zone runs on the weekend. We have 9 tips for the event, what is particularly worth it, and how you can prepare for the event.

When does the event run? The GO nature zone starts on November 23 at 10:00 AM. The first event day ends at 6:15 PM. Day 2 runs on Sunday, at the same times.

So you have just over 8 hours on both days to fully enjoy the event.

What should I pay attention to in the nature zone? There are some highlights and various bonuses throughout the event that you can take advantage of. In this article, we will show you the most important points and provide tips for the event.

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Pokémon GO nature zone 2024: How to make the most of the event

In this list, you will find various tips on which Pokémon are worth it at the event, which ones you should pay special attention to, and how to defeat the strong opponents of the event.

Possible Shinies are marked with an asterisk*.

Catch the highlight Pokémon – here are the counters

The strongest Pokémon of the event are the monsters in the Proto Raids, in the level 5 raids, as well as Riffex* in the Dynamax and Gigantamax form. In the counter lists, you can see which monsters you should prepare.

Important: Both Ur-Palkia and Ur-Dialga only have a chance to know the adventure effect move, no guarantee.

Riffex in raids: You can catch Riffex* in both the high and low forms in raids. Here are the counters against Riffex.

Riffex in Dynamax and Gigantamax battles: To defeat Riffex as a Dynamax or Gigantamax monster, you need your own Dynamax Pokémon. The best counter you can bring here is Dynamax-Stalobor. This one has been catchable in recent weeks.

Be ready, as Gigantamax Riffex will be extremely difficult to beat. You will definitely need larger groups of trainers to secure a victory.

So, tip: Prepare Dynamax-Stalobor to have a strong counter against Riffex. More tips against Gigantamax Riffex can be found here.

Should I buy a ticket for the GO nature zone?

The ticket for the GO nature zone costs 14.99 euros in the in-game shop. This ticket brings some bonuses, including an increased shiny rate, a special research task for the event, and more. But: There are also many contents, such as the mentioned top Pokémon, that can be used without a ticket.

You should therefore consider carefully whether you need the ticket. An overview of all contents of the GO nature zone with and without a ticket can be found here.

Pay attention to the Dynamax particles

While the event raises the daily limit to 1,600 Dynamax particles (up to 3,200 with a ticket), you should still make sure that you don’t waste particles for Dynamax battles that you don’t necessarily need. If you want to focus on Riffex or Gigantamax Riffex, you should only use your particles there.

At the same time, you should collect particles at all power sources you pass, so that you don’t run out when you want to start a battle.

Use the current remote raid improvement

Currently, there is a test that allows you to simply join trainers via the friends list who are currently participating in a raid. Additionally, trainers who join via remote raids can also invite others via remote raids. This is possible throughout the entire nature zone. So if you are missing players nearby, this is a way to get to the raid monsters. There is no remote raid limit during the event.

Catch the powerful Pokémon

For the GO nature zone, there will be new so-called “powerful” Pokémon. These monsters appear in the wild, are particularly strong, and have an increased chance of being an XL or XXL Pokémon. Exact information about the powerful Pokémon can be found here.

Important: The monsters apparently have a very low catch rate and a high flee rate. The new GO Safari Ball should help catch them. So save it for the powerful Pokémon and use berries to make them easier to catch.

During the event, keep an eye out for the following Pokémon. They can appear as powerful Pokémon:

  • Powerful Pokémon on Saturday:
    • Pidgeot*
    • Golem*
    • Gyarados*
    • Luxray*
    • Cacturne*
    • Electross*
    • Monargoras*
    • Aggrostella*
  • Powerful Pokémon on Sunday:
    • Venusaur*
    • Quaquaval*
    • Dragonite*
    • Feraligatr*
    • Electivire*
    • Mamoswine*
    • Zapdos*
    • Houndoom*

Use your GO Safari Balls in time during the nature zone

The new GO Safari Ball can be unlocked during the event. You can have several of them in your inventory, but be careful: On both days at 6:15 PM, all unused Safari Balls you still have in your inventory will expire. So use them before it is too late.

Note: As of now, Pokémon you catch in the GO Safari Ball cannot be sent to Pokémon Home.

Try to get the Galar birds

At the local variant of the event in Fukuoka, Japan, trainers reported that the Safari Balls are also great for catching the rare Galar birds. So during the nature zone, you could try your luck and use the daily adventure incense to possibly get a chance at the birds.

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Prepare evolution Pokémon for special moves

During the event, there are several Pokémon that can learn special moves when caught or evolved. If you want them and already have suitable candidates in your collection, prepare them by marking them for example.

Exclusive moves during the weekend include the following:

  • Venusaur: Flora Statue
  • Pidgeot: Air Slash
  • Quaquaval: Counter
  • Gyarados: Water Tail
  • Feraligatr: Hydro Cannon
  • Luxray: Psycho Fang

Classic event preparation also applies in the nature zone

Finally, the same tips apply as for community days:

  • Sort your collection and make space for new Pokémon
  • Prepare enough Poké Balls
  • Evolve Mega Pokémon for the types where you want to stock up on candies
  • Make sure your egg incubator is empty and you have space for new event eggs
  • Use snapshot surprises on both days
  • Complete collector challenges in time

We wish you the best of luck in catching lots of rare Pokémon! Do you have any tips? Then share them with us in the comments!

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Pokémon GO: Riffex Konter – Die 20 besten Angreifer im Raid-Guide

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Do you want to challenge Riffex in Pokémon GO? We will show you the best counters to optimally battle the Pokémon in raids.

What kind of Pokémon is Riffex? Riffex is a Pokémon from the 8th generation. It has the types Electric and Poison and can appear in 2 forms: its High and Low forms. The types of Riffex are identical in both forms.

When will Riffex come? You can challenge Riffex in its two forms during the worldwide Nature Zone event on November 23 and 24, 2024, in 4*-raids.

We will show you which Pokémon are the best counters against Riffex and also explain which types the monster has weaknesses against (type effectiveness).

Defeating Riffex in Raid – With These Counters

  1. Proto-Groudon with Mud Shot and Abyss Blade
  2. Crypto-Groudon with Mud Shot and Abyss Blade
  3. Mega-Knakrack with Mud Shot and Earth Power
  4. Crypto-Knakrack with Mud Shot and Earth Power
  5. Demeteros (Therian Form) with Mud Shot and Desert Hurricane
  6. Crypto-Stalobor with Mud Slap and Fire Sand
  7. Crypto-Mamutel with Mud Slap and Horsepower
  8. Crypto-Rihornior with Mud Slap and Earthquake
  9. Groudon with Mud Shot and Abyss Blade
  10. Crypto-Golgantes with Mud Slap and Earth Power
  11. Mega-Sumpex with Mud Shot and Earthquake
  12. Crypto-Rizeros with Mud Slap and Earthquake
  13. Stalobor with Mud Slap and Fire Sand
  14. Knakrack with Mud Shot and Earth Power
  15. Crypto-Hippoterus with Sandstorm and Fire Sand
  16. Crypto-Donphan with Mud Slap and Earthquake
  17. Mamutel with Mud Slap and Horsepower
  18. Crypto-Geowaz with Mud Slap and Earthquake
  19. Rihornior with Mud Slap and Earthquake
  20. Crypto-Libelldra with Sandstorm and Earth Power

Weaknesses of Riffex: Riffex has the types Electric and Poison. As such, it has a double weakness against attacks from Ground type, which you should use in battle.

Additionally, it has a single weakness against attacks from Psychic type.

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Is Riffex available as Shiny? Yes. If you are lucky, you may encounter and catch the Shiny variant of Riffex after a successful battle. This applies to both its High and Low forms.

How many trainers are needed? If you have strong counter Pokémon that are also at a high level, you can successfully complete the battle with just 2 trainers. Otherwise, you should bring more trainers.

You can already prepare your team before the actual raid. This saves you time in the lobby for each individual raid and ensures that you enter the battle with your best setup that you’ve prepared. You can find out how to do this in the tips for organizing raid teams.

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Pokémon GO: Snorlax Counters – The 20 Best Attackers in the Raid Guide

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Do you want to challenge Relaxo in Pokémon GO? We will show you the best counters so you can prepare optimally to battle the Pokémon in raids.

What kind of Pokémon is Relaxo? Relaxo is a Pokémon from the 1st generation and has the Normal type. Since the 4th generation, it also has a pre-evolution with Mampfaxo.

When does Relaxo appear? You can challenge Relaxo with a spiked jacket at the global Nature Zone event on November 23 and 24, 2024, in 3*-raids.

We will show you which Pokémon you should take as counters against Relaxo and also explain which types the monster is weak against (type effectiveness).

Defeat Relaxo in a raid – With these counters

  1. Mega-Lucario with Focus Blast and Aura Sphere
  2. Mega-Scizor with Counter and Close Combat
  3. Lucario with Focus Blast and Aura Sphere
  4. Terrakion with Double Kick and Sacred Sword
  5. Mega-Blaziken with Counter and Focus Blast
  6. Mega-Rayquaza with Dragon Tail and Hurricane
  7. Shadow Machamp with Counter and DynamicPunch
  8. Keldeo with Low Kick and Sacred Sword
  9. Mega-Alakazam with Counter and Focus Blast
  10. Shadow Machoke with Counter and DynamicPunch
  11. Shadow Hariyama with Focus Blast and DynamicPunch
  12. Mega-Gardevoir with Low Kick and Close Combat
  13. Necrozma (Dusk Mane) with Psychic Blade and Steel Beam
  14. Shadow Mewtwo with Psychic Blade and Focus Blast
  15. Marshadow with Counter and Close Combat
  16. Machamp with Counter and DynamicPunch
  17. Shadow Gengar with Counter and Close Combat
  18. Mega-Lopunny with Double Kick and Focus Blast
  19. Shadow Blaziken with Counter and Focus Blast
  20. Shadow Regigigas with Hidden Power and Focus Blast

Weaknesses of Relaxo: Since Relaxo has the Normal type, it only has a weakness against Fighting type attacks. So you should focus on such attacks when challenging Relaxo.

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Is there a Shiny version of Relaxo? Yes. If you are lucky, you can also catch Relaxo in its Shiny form.

How many trainers are needed? If you have very good counters that are also at a correspondingly high level, you can defeat Relaxo even alone. Otherwise, you should plan for more trainers.

If you want to save some time right before the battles, you can also assemble your team in advance. This not only saves time in every raid lobby but also ensures that you can always enter with the same strong setup without having to reassemble the team for each battle: This way, you keep track of your raid teams and save a lot of time.

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Pokémon GO Nature Zone: Choose Poison or Electric – All Rewards of the Special Research

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In the Pokémon GO Nature Zone, there is a special research for ticket holders. We will show you what content you can expect on the respective paths.

Also in the global Nature Zone of Pokémon GO, there is another special research. Here you have to choose between the Electric or Poison paths. Depending on your choice, the rewards will also differ.

To receive the special research, you must have purchased the ticket for the Nature Zone. We have summarized what content awaits you in the research and what tasks you need to complete.

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An Accomplished Trainer (1/6)

TaskReward
Spin 10 PokéStops or Gyms2x Incense
Use one Incense20x Poké Balls
Catch 10 Pokémon1x Lucky Egg

Stage Reward: Once you have completed all tasks, you will also receive 2 Star Pieces, 1,000 experience points, and an encounter with a Dynamax Stalobor.

After completing the first step of this research, you can choose between the Electric path and the Poison path.

Amp It Up (2/6)

TaskReward
Catch 10 Electric-type Pokémon3x Himmih Berry
Explore 1 km1,000 Stardust
Catch 3 different types of Electric Pokémon10x Ultra Balls

Stage Reward: For this step, you can also expect a Star Piece, a Knursp, and a Lucky Egg as rewards.

Amp It Up (3/6)

TaskReward
Catch 4 Electric Pokémon with great throws3x Sanan Berry
Earn a candy with an Electric Pokémon as buddy10x Hyper Balls
Earn 3 hearts with an Electric Pokémon as buddy1x Fast TM

Stage Reward: Additionally, in this step, you will receive 1,000 Stardust, 3 special candies, and 3 Nanab Berries as rewards.

Amp It Up (4/6)

TaskReward
Catch 10 different types of Electric Pokémon1,000 experience points
Use 6 Power-Ups on Electric Pokémon1x Lure Module
Evolve 3 Electric Pokémon1x Charged TM

Stage Reward: Once you have completed all tasks in this step, you will also receive 2 Premium Battle Passes, an encounter with a Geowaz, and 25 Kleinstein candies.

Amp It Up (5/6)

TaskReward
Use 3 Power-Ups on Ground Pokémon3x Hyper Potion
Use 2 very effective Charged Attacks3x Max Revives
Battle in 2 Raids1,000 Stardust

Stage Reward: For successfully completing these tasks, you will additionally receive 2 Super Incubators, 1,000 experience points, and 3 Toxel candies.

Amp It Up (6/6)

TaskReward
Hatch 2 Eggs1,000 experience points
Spin 20 PokéStops or GymsRocker-Pikachu
Complete 5 Field Research tasks2x Lure Module

Stage Reward: Once you have completed these tasks, you will also receive 1,000 Stardust, an encounter with Riffex in its High form, and an Electric Medal.

Keep it Low Key (2/6)

TaskReward
Catch 10 Poison-type Pokémon3x Himmih Berry
Explore 1 km1,000 Stardust
Catch 3 different types of Poison Pokémon10x Ultra Balls

Stage Reward: Additionally, for this step, you will receive a Star Piece, a Knursp, and a Lucky Egg.

Keep it Low Key (3/6)

TaskReward
Catch 4 Poison Pokémon with great throws3x Sanan Berry
Earn a candy with a Poison Pokémon as buddy10x Hyper Balls
Earn 3 hearts with a Poison Pokémon as buddy1x Fast TM

Stage Reward: Once you have completed all tasks, you will additionally receive 1,000 Stardust, 3 special candies, and 3 Nanab Berries.

Keep it Low Key (4/6)

TaskReward
Catch 10 different types of Poison Pokémon1,000 experience points
Use 6 Power-Ups on Poison Pokémon1x Lure Module
Evolve 3 Poison Pokémon1x Charged TM

Stage Reward: In this stage, you will also receive 2 Premium Battle Passes, an encounter with Geowaz, and 25 Kleinstein candies.

Keep it Low Key (5/6)

TaskReward
Use 3 Power-Ups on Ground Pokémon3x Hyper Potion
Use 2 very effective Charged Attacks3x Max Revives
Battle in 2 Raids1,000 Stardust

Stage Reward: At the end of this step, you will also receive 2 Super Incubators, 1,000 experience points, and 3 Toxel candies.

Keep it Low Key (6/6)

TaskReward
Hatch 2 Eggs1,000 experience points
Spin 20 PokéStops or GymsStar-Pikachu
Complete 5 Field Research tasks2x Lure Module

Stage Reward: For completion, you will also receive 1,000 Stardust, an encounter with Riffex in its Low form, and a Poison Medal.

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A Truly Accomplished Trainer (1/1)

TaskReward
Already completed1x Charged TM
Already completed15x Toxel candies
Already completed2x Lure Module

Stage Reward: At the end of both paths, you can expect this step, which additionally brings you 3 XL special candies, 1,000 experience points, and 10 Toxel candies.

The Nature Zone brings you various new content to experience this weekend. A completely new feature is the Safari Ball, which you can use both days: Safari Ball in Pokémon GO – what can the new ball do and how do you get it?

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Pokémon GO Safari Ball: What can the new ball do and how can you get it?

Max Handwerk Max Handwerk Reading time 2 minutes

Trainers in Pokémon GO can also receive a new ball on Day 2 of the Nature Zone: the GO Safari Ball. What is it and what can it do?

When does the GO Safari Ball become available? The GO Safari Ball is part of the big “Nature Zone” event. It was first introduced at a local event in Japan and is now available worldwide.

How do I get the GO Safari Ball? You can earn it a few times during the event on November 23 and 24, 2024.

  • All trainers receive a limited research task that grants two Safari Balls
  • If you purchase the ticket for the GO Nature Zone, there will be a limited research task every hour with 10 Safari Balls included. You can find all contents of the Nature Zone with and without a ticket here.
  • They can appear by spinning PokéStops, but only with luck
  • If you have a ticket, the balls will also appear instead of Premier Balls in raids and Dynamax battles

Warning! At 6:15 PM, all unused GO Safari Balls in your item bag will expire. This applies on both event days.

But what makes this ball special? We will show you here.

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What can the Safari Ball do in Pokémon GO?

This is what makes the ball special: The ball offers an increased catch rate. It is stronger than regular Poké Balls, Super Balls, and Ultra Balls (but not as infallible as the Master Ball).

It is particularly designed for the so-called “Powerful Pokémon”. These will make their debut in the Nature Zone event. They are characterized by having a higher chance of strong IV values as well as XL or XXL variants. However, they are harder to catch, which makes the Safari Ball worthwhile.

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What you need to note: As of now, the Safari Ball will initially only be available at the Nature Zone event. You can only use it on the day you received the Safari Ball – at 6:15 PM, the item disappears from your item bag.

This is reminiscent of the Safari Zone in the main games. The Safari Balls could only be used for catching Pokémon within that zone. If you left, the balls would disappear.

Overall, the Safari Ball is just one of several features that are active at the Nature Zone. You can also look forward to the debut of Riffex and its Gigantamax form. Additionally, two of the best Pokémon in the game are set to return: the Origin Forms of Dialga and Palkia are expected to appear during the event.

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New MMORPGs of the future shine in first trailers, only the successor of Ragnarok Online seems outdated

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It’s time for our MeinMMO format “MMORPG News in Two Minutes”. We summarize the most important news about the best genre in the world. Look forward to a new update for Guild Wars 2, several fresh trailers, WoW plans, a new version of FFXIV, and much more.

This week’s highlights:

What else has happened? For Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds, the first major content update has been released this week: Godspawn. The patch includes three new story chapters that lead you to Mount Balrior. There, you can expect the first new raid in five years, which you can also experience as a convergence event. You can find out more at guildwars2.com. Here’s the trailer for the update:

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What happened with the major MMORPGs:

What happened with the smaller MMORPGs:

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What happened with the MMORPGs in development:

  • In the latest episode of the podcast “Word on the Street”, Greg Street talked about the development of Ghost (via YouTube). Behind the team are reportedly several successful playtests. The production of the MMORPG is progressing faster than expected.
  • On November 26, Corepunk will go into early access. Included: three fully voiced episodes of the first season story, 350 quests, 15 world bosses, six weapon specializations, and more (via mmorpg.com).
  • On December 13, 2024, Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen will start on Steam in Early Access. The project is clearly oriented towards classic MMORPGs. The content is designed to be tackled together with other players. Those who prefer to play solo and want to achieve quick successes will not be happy with Pantheon.
  • With Tales of Fearless, a 2D MMORPG will launch on Steam on December 7. You can expect 17 classes, a profession system, castle sieges, and much more.
  • With Architect: Land of Exiles, a new next-gen MMORPG was announced at G-Star 2024, which leaves an visually exciting impression in the first trailer (via YouTube).
  • The first trailer for Ragnarok 3 is not that impressive (via YouTube).
  • Project R is a new MMORPG that is scheduled for release in 2025 and uses Unreal Engine 5. The first longer trailer has now been released (via YouTube).
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With that, we have summarized the most important events that have recently occurred in the world of MMORPGs.

What did you enjoy this week? What frustrated you? Let us know in the comments. If you are looking for a fun yet informative overview on online role-playing games, be sure to check this out: Report, columns, talks, and the top list of the best MMORPGs of all time – that was the theme week of MeinMMO

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„I wouldn’t be surprised if they were just trolling us“ – Helldivers 2 hints at new enemies, but players are skeptical

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In Helldivers 2 you fight against the same foes since release: bugs, robots, robots, bugs. Players have been wishing for a new faction to join the galactic war for months. Now the developers have given such an obvious hint about potentially upcoming adversaries with a new update that players are skeptical if Arrowhead is just trolling.

What is this suggestion? Helldivers 2 received a small update on November 22 that suggests the possible arrival of the Illuminates – this was an enemy faction in Helldivers 1.

While there are no official patch notes regarding the contents of the update or actually playable new content, the update history of the game contains numerous files labeled “gameplay_illuminates”. This update history is accessible on the website SteamDB.

Here you can see a screenshot of the update history:

Helldivers 2 SteamDB Update-History illuminates Screenshot

In recent months there have already been various hints that many players interpreted as signs for the return of the Illuminates, including unexplained blue lasers.

The update history is so far the clearest hint about the arrival of the Illuminates – or the developers are just trolling, as some players suspect.

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What do the players say? A Helldivers player posted a screenshot of the update history on Reddit. Within a day, this post gathered over 300 comments, some of which are skeptical.

The poster himself writes in a comment: ‘I wouldn’t be surprised if they are just trolling us. Still, I found it worth sharing.’ Other players joke that the next patch notes might read something like ‘We updated the lighting engine. The terrain should now be lit much more realistically (engl.: illuminated).’

A user writes: ‘I would expect them to troll us. I would also expect that they accidentally leaked it. So 50/50?’

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What are the Illuminates? The Illuminates (englisch: Illuminates) are an alien civilization that appeared in Helldivers 1 and fought against Over-Earth. For months, players have suspected that this is the next, therefore third enemy faction of Helldivers 2.

There are different types of Illuminates that possess different characteristics on the battlefield. In Helldivers 1, for example, there were the Tripods, which are three-legged machines that attack using electricity. Another Illuminate unit was the Observer, which disguised itself as tadpole-like patrols roaming the terrain and sounding the alarm when they see a Helldiver. You can read more about the Illuminates here: In Helldivers 2, everyone is waiting for the Illuminates – This is what we know about the nasty aliens

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LoL: A champion has been dominating weak players for 3 patches, even though he is in the “wrong” position

Niko Hernes Niko Hernes Reading time 3 minutes

In League of Legends there are some champions that are hated by many parts of the community. Often, these are simple champions that lower-ranked players struggle to handle. Currently, a simple champion is dominating a lane where he doesn’t really belong.

Which champion is it? When a champion in LoL is hated by many players, it often has one of two reasons. He is too complex, so players need to understand his abilities correctly first, or the champion is so simple that players get frustrated when they die against him.

Garen is a champion that belongs to the second category. His kit is super simple and there isn’t much to understand. He also has some tools that help him survive in the laning phase. Even the professionals have discovered him this year. Currently, he seems to be quite successful with weaker players in the lower ranks. Even on a lane where he doesn’t really belong.

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A Hidden Gem for Low Ranks

How successful is Garen currently? Looking at the current statistics for Garen on U.GG, you can see that he is doing quite well in Bronze and Silver – especially on the mid lane, which is typically associated with mages and AP champions.

  • On the mid lane, he currently has a win rate of 54.7% in Bronze, and 54.08% in Silver
  • On his original lane, the top lane, he has a win rate of 50.88% in Bronze and 50.85% in Silver
  • Even in the 2 patches before (14.22/14.21), he had a win rate of between 53% and 54% on mid lane in Silver and Bronze

This is quite a high win rate, even though one must consider that he is played very little on mid lane. There he only has a pick rate of 0.6%. Nevertheless, he seems to be a pretty good champion on the lane, especially for weaker players who struggle against him. This is mainly due to his simple kit.

Garen also seems to be performing well in higher ranks, but only on the mid lane. At all ranks above Emerald, he has a win rate of 52.55%. However, Garen is quite poor on the top lane, with a win rate of only 48.8%.

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Easy to Understand, Hard to Counter

What makes Garen so successful on the mid lane? Garen’s kit is quite good for 1v1 on the lane. His passive allows him to heal when he hasn’t taken damage for a short period. This is good against mid lane champions who try to deal damage continuously with abilities.

  • His Q allows him to ignore slows and silence the opponent for a brief time. Mages rarely have ways to counter without their abilities.
  • With his W, Garen passively gains resistances. When activated, he receives a shield and, more importantly: tenacity. This reduces the duration of stuns for a short time.
  • With his ultimate combined with his aggressive item build featuring crit items, he can quickly eliminate many champions with low health like an assassin.

His overall kit is countered by many champions on the top lane, mid laners who don’t know the matchup have bigger problems. Especially since players often don’t perform well with their champions in the lower ranks. You don’t have to learn much for Garen. You can focus on the aspects of the lane.

The patch is still quite new, but looking at the recent patches, it seems that Garen’s success won’t change anytime soon. After all, he is not played as often as other champions.

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What do you think of Garen? Do you find him too dull or do you have no problems with him? Let us know in the comments. The opposite also happens in LoL. There are complex champions that are mainly played by professionals. A new champion from 2024 was changed for this reason: LoL: A new champion needs to be changed after not even 6 months because professionals are simply too good

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New shooter was a hit in the demo, now on Steam – players complain about a feature that protects you

Dariusz Müller Dariusz Müller Reading time 2 minutes

The new shooter Strinova has launched on Steam, but players are complaining about a feature intended to protect them from unfair battles.

Which shooter is it about? On November 22, the new tactical shooter “Strinova” launched on Steam. The game was produced by the Chinese developer studio “iDreamSky” and has been playable in China since August 2023. The game features an anime style.

Strinova is a tactical shooter like Valorant or Counter-Strike, in which two teams of 5 players each compete against each other. Unlike the aforementioned genre giants, however, Strinova is played in third-person perspective. Additionally, the game features a special mechanic that allows you to switch between three-dimensional and two-dimensional forms of your character.

In Europe, you could test Strinova in a demo during the Steam Next Fest. Around 15,000 players checked out the demo of the shooter, making it one of the most popular games at the Steam Next Fest.

Here you can watch a trailer for Strinova:

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Players complain about a feature that protects against unfair battles

What are the players complaining about? Strinova had a rather mixed launch on Steam. While the shooter peaked at up to 28,000 concurrently active players over the weekend (via SteamDB), only 60% of the nearly 2,500 reviews received are positive.

Many players are complaining in their Steam reviews that the game has now received a region lock. In the case of Strinova, this means that you can no longer switch to another region in-game and play on their servers. It is now only possible to play on the servers assigned to you.

Players who prefer playing on Chinese or Brazilian servers or want to play with friends from another region can no longer do so.

The feature is meant to protect you: Many players are angry that they can no longer change their server region, but the region lock is actually there to protect them and provide a better gaming experience.

On one hand, it is meant to prevent poor connections. If you play on a server that is far away, you will quickly notice that inputs and actions in the game are executed with a delay. Playing against a player with high ping is often not a pleasant experience either.

However, the most important reason is: Without the restriction, Chinese players could play on European servers. Since the game has been available in China for over a year longer, that would lead to very unfair matchups – after all, they had plenty of time to learn the game and improve.

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How is the game received outside of the feature? Also rather mediocre. The overall gameplay loop is praised and can indeed be fun – especially the unique mechanic of switching to a 2D form is well received. However, matchmaking is a point of criticism.

Additionally, players are complaining about the maps and the overall balancing of the heroes, which are also hidden behind a gacha system. Moreover, Chinese players are dissatisfied with some of the developers’ decisions. For example, in the western version of the game, some skins can be obtained for free, for which Chinese players had to pay real money.

If you’re not interested in Strinova after all the criticism and are still looking for a shooter to play over the next weeks and months, you might find an appealing game in our list on MeinMMO: The 25 best shooters of 2024 – These PvP and PvE games impress with their gameplay

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Netflix: Court reaches out to Discord to find the person behind the “worst leak in streaming history”

Niko Hernes Niko Hernes Reading time 2 minutes

In August 2024, there was a gigantic leak of Netflix productions. Among them were complete episodes of popular series like Dandadan or Arcane Season 2. To find the culprit, a court is now summoning Discord.

What happened? In August of this year, there was a major leak that affected many Netflix productions. This included not just information like images from Squid Game Season 2, but entire episodes of hit series. Episodes of series such as Arcane Season 2, Dandadan, or Terminator Zero were leaked in advance.

According to sources provided to Variety, the company Iyuno was affected by a security issue. The company handles translations and subtitles for Netflix productions. They also work for HBO, Amazon, or Disney.

Three months later, the culprit still hasn’t been found. To get closer to the goal, Discord is now being summoned by a court.

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Court Wants Personal Information About the Leaker

How does Netflix plan to find the leaker? According to a report by Polygon, a court in California has now summoned Discord for December 2, 2024. In the official document obtained by Polygon (via scribd.com), the court wants sufficient information to identify the individual users of the account @jacejohns4n who are responsible for the unauthorized publication of a copyrighted image on or around November 12, 2024.

The court intends to find out private information like names or addresses. The user identified by the court reportedly posted unpublished images of Squid Game Season 2 on Discord, according to Polygon.

Netflix did not respond to a request from Polygon on the topic.

The leaker also seems to be proudly commenting on their actions. In an interview (via telegra.ph), which the user @jacejohns4n allegedly posted on X, according to GamesRadar, the supposed leaker referred to it as the worst leak in streaming history.

In the meantime, the X account has been deleted. Whether the person in the interview is truly the perpetrator behind the major leak from September 2024 cannot be confirmed. According to GamesRadar, however, the interview was posted by an X account that shares the same name as the person sought by the court.

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In the interview, the alleged leaker also mentions Arcane Season 2, which he considers a downgrade compared to Season 1. However, he seems to belong to the minority, as Season 2 of Arcane is received quite well by fans and critics: The second season of Arcane on Netflix delights critics and fans – It is better received than The Boys and House of the Dragon

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Pokémon TCG Pocket: A Deck Wins 3 Tournaments in One Weekend, but There is a Strong Counter

Dariusz Müller Dariusz Müller Reading time 3 minutes

In Pokémon TCG Pocket you can not only collect over 200 cards of the popular pocket monsters but also fight against other players. The combat system of the mobile game is very well received by many players, which is why the community organizes its own tournaments – and one deck is particularly successful in these tournaments.

What kind of tournament is this? Last weekend, three tournaments took place, organized by fans of the game, with several hundred players participating (via Pokémon Zone):

  • Pocket Legends League #7 – 519 participants
  • Ursiiday’s Pocket Weekly #3 – 1,368 participants
  • Pikaverse Pocket Cup #2 – 663 participants

Each of these tournaments promised a small prize pool for the top players. For example, Ursiiday’s Pocket Weekly #3 had a prize pool of approximately 385 euros, of which the first place took home 144 €.

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Feared deck dominates community tournaments

What is the winning deck? In all three tournaments, a player using the feared “Mewtwo-ex” deck emerged as the winner, although there were slight variations in the cards surrounding Mewtwo-ex.

The winning deck from “Ursiiday’s Pocket Weekly #3” with just over 1,300 participants consisted of:

  • 2x Mewtwo-ex
  • 2x Trasla
  • 2x Kirlia
  • 2x Gardevoir
  • 2x Pokéball
  • 2x Potion
  • 2x X-Initiative
  • 2x Professor’s Research
  • 1x Giovanni
  • 2x Sabrina
  • 1x Red Card

The winner of the Pocket Legends League #7 opted for 1x Sabrina, but instead included a regular Mewtwo. This can, for example, buy some time and take damage while you try to gather the necessary energy for Mewtwo-ex or finish your Gardevoir.

Besides Mewtwo-ex, the deck around Pikachu-ex was also played a lot and successfully, frequently reaching the top 3 in the three tournaments. In “Ursiiday’s Pocket Weekly #3,” the electric mouse was in the top 3 twice (via limitlesstcg.com).

What makes the Mewtwo-ex deck so strong? Mewtwo-ex has a very strong attack called “Psycho Drive” that deals 150 damage, which very few Pokémon in TCGP can survive. However, the attack has the disadvantage of being very expensive and slow, as it requires 4 energies to attack. Additionally, 2 energy points are deducted when you use the attack.

To compensate for this weakness, players rely on Gardevoir, whose ability “Psychic Shadow” allows them to attach an additional energy to the active Pokémon each turn. This way, Mewtwo can use Psycho Drive every turn.

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A deck becomes an insider tip against Mewtwo-ex

Can you counter Mewtwo-ex? We spoke with “Skorme,” one of the admins of the “Pocket Legends League” (via Discord). He provided us with some insights into the data collected during the various tournament events.

He revealed to us that a deck built around Muk and Arbok actually won 70% of the matches against Mewtwo. This could be a sensible counter for the feared deck.

A possible team composition was showcased by the Brazilian trainer “Kuriank” at “Pocket Legends League #6,” where he placed 5th among 600 participants.

He used the following cards:

  • 2x Ekans
  • 2x Arbok
  • 2x Koffing
  • 2x Muk
  • 2x Pokéball
  • 2x Potion
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  • 2x Sabrina
  • 2x Koga

Since Muk and Ekans are of the “Dark” type in TCGP, they deal increased damage against Psychic Pokémon like Mewtwo. Additionally, Muk can poison the active Pokémon with its ability, causing continuous damage until the active Pokémon is switched out.

Koga also allows for Muk to be returned to the hand, fully healing the Pokémon. Furthermore, Arbok can defeat a Mewtwo with its attack “Pressure” in 2 turns and prevent it from switching – which can be particularly useful in case of poisoning.

If you’re still unsure which decks are good to play in Pokémon TCG Pocket, feel free to take a look at our tier list. But don’t be surprised if Mewtwo-ex is at the top: Pokémon TCG Pocket: Tier List of the best decks you can play

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Son Goku has a trait that is obvious to you, but in Dragon Ball, he is something special with it.

Jasmin Beverungen Jasmin Beverungen Reading time 2 minutes

In Dragon Ball, people are also going about their daily lives on Earth. There are numerous parallels between the characters and the real world – but one thing is missing from most people, which Son-Goku has.

Why is Son-Goku so special? Unlike most other characters in Dragon Ball, Son-Goku has a last name. In chapter 425 of the Dragon Ball manga, Videl reveals her colleague Son-Gohan as Saiyaman and speculates that Son-Goku is his father.

She comes to this conclusion because Son-Goku and Son-Gohan share the same family name. She mentions that nowadays, there aren’t many people who have a last name.

Therefore, it’s no coincidence that we don’t know the last names of Bulma, Vegeta, and the others. They simply don’t have a last name. Akira Toriyama, the mangaka of Dragon Ball, was only able to get creative with the first names.

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Last names are a rarity in Dragon Ball

Are there other people with last names? Son-Goku’s family is not the only one with last names that we encounter in Dragon Ball. Akira Toriyama revealed in the Super Exciting Guide: Character Volume (via Kazenshuu) that it is especially uncommon for families to have last names in the area surrounding Mr. Satan’s residence.

Therefore, there are other families that possess a last name. Some examples we know from the anime are:

  • The inhabitants of Pinguinhausen, as they come from the universe of Dr. Slump and other rules apply to them
  • The Money family from the 9th Dragon Ball movie. Presumably, the last name indicates their wealthy status.

In the community, there has been a rumor that Bulma’s family last name is Brief. However, that is just her father’s first name. Characters like Tao BaiBai and Tenshinhan also don’t have a last name. Their name is their entire first name. 

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So what is his last name? Son-Goku’s last name is Son. That’s why his children also have Son in their names. Only Chi-Chi seems to have decided against adopting Son-Goku’s last name upon marriage.

That is also why Piccolo, in Japanese, sometimes just calls Son-Goku “Son”. In Japan, it is indeed more polite to address others by their last names.

Also, Pan, Son-Goku’s granddaughter, almost received the same last name as the Son family. But for that, she would have had to be born a boy. Chi-Chi already had the fitting name for the newborn: Dragon Ball: Son-Goku’s granddaughter could have been named quite differently according to Chi-Chi

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Gabe Newell says 99% of gaming companies believed Steam would fail because they saw a big problem

Dariusz Müller Dariusz Müller Reading time 2 minutes

Steam has been THE distribution platform for PC games for years. If you want to buy a new game, in most cases, you will end up on Steam – no matter if it’s a small indie game or the latest AAA blockbuster with Game of the Year-potential. However, much of the gaming industry apparently did not think this was possible, reports Gabe Newell, the head of Valve.

What does Gabe Newell report? In a documentary celebrating the 20th anniversary of Half-Life 2, Gabe Newell also talks about the beginnings of Steam (via YouTube). At Valve, the idea came up at some point that entire games could be downloaded through Steam.

Subsequently, the company made the decision that Half-Life 2 would require Steam to play at its release in 2004 – even for buyers of the physical version.

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A year after the release of Half-Life 2, in 2005, Steam then offered games from third-party developers for the first time. However, a large part of the gaming industry apparently saw no potential in this, and many companies believed that Steam’s endeavor would fail, Newell reports:

It was a very strange time. I don’t think people understand how often we went to people and said: ‘No, you will be able to distribute software over the internet’ and people said: ‘No, that will never happen.’ I’m not talking about one or two people here. I mean, 99% of the companies we talked to said: ‘That will never happen.’

Companies believed players only wanted physical copies

Why did companies believe in a failure? Gabe Newell explains in the documentary that many companies believed that players simply did not want to buy their games through a platform like Steam.

The argument was that players wanted physical copies of the games they purchased. However, Newell replies: “Retail sales are not the goal, right. They are actually an obstacle, they are someone standing between you and the customer.”

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Ultimately, Gabe Newell was proven right, and game developers worldwide not only offer their works through Steam but also through numerous own launchers and stores. Be it Epic Games, Ubisoft, EA, or Activision-Blizzard, nearly every major developer or publisher has its own distribution platform.

Yet despite Steam’s massive success, Valve was once very close to bankruptcy, as Newell also reports in the Half-Life documentary. At that time, the company was battling a lawsuit over the rights to Counter-Strike: Gabe Newell shares that Valve was once close to bankruptcy

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Throne and Liberty: Player Reveals Trick to Easily Get Rare Loot, You Shouldn’t Listen to the Game for This

Cedric Holmeier Cedric Holmeier Reading time 2 minutes

In Throne and Liberty, there are many items that players have to grind for a long time to obtain. One player is not aware of this and shares a method to quickly obtain rare loot.

Which loot is being discussed? In Throne and Liberty, there is a lot of rare loot. Particularly rare items like the Shadow Gatherer Pants and the Bloodthirst Belt are still on many players’ wish lists. The reason is simple: the game offers everyone limited opportunities to acquire the loot.

If players are unlucky, they might have been farming the same field bosses for weeks without receiving the items. One player seems to be free from this problem; he already has all his gear assembled using a simple trick.

Here you can learn what a large and active guild in Throne and Liberty is for:

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The mistake is your guild

How does the player obtain more loot? To secure more loot, the player qualityposterKappa suggests on Reddit to simply do the opposite of what the game recommends.

In Throne and Liberty, the objective is actually to band together in as large guilds as possible to then fight against others. This is what the developers have been promoting repeatedly with events like the “Siege the Day” event, which first showcased the castle battle in the Western version.

However, the user did exactly the opposite. He teamed up only with his friends in a guild rather than joining a larger community. The advantage: the guild loot is shared among far fewer people, leaving more for everyone.

Every guild can tackle seven field bosses in the guild hall each week starting from a certain guild level. This means there are 7 times loot for the players. In a guild of a few friends, the loot is divided among far fewer players than in a large guild. Ideally, everyone plays different classes, further increasing the chances of getting some of the items.

With this method, the player and his friends were able to easily obtain the valuable items from the otherwise highly contested field bosses Junobote and Aridus. Specifically, they received the coveted Shadow Gatherer Pants three times and the Bloodthirst Belt three times in two weeks.

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What do players do with loot they don’t need? With so few players, the loot quickly becomes surplus. Instead of letting it go to waste, the small guild simply sells their items and divides the profits. With the earnings, they can then finance further items or traits.

The method works even better with a second character. The loot of your characters is account-wide, meaning you can defeat 14 bosses per week and invest the profits into your main character.

However, there is one disadvantage to the method: the player has almost no chance in the epic castle battle. MeinMMO author Cedric Holmeier prepared for the hour-long battle for almost two months. Whether it was worth sacrificing a lot of loot for this, you can find out here: I prepared for the big event in Throne and Liberty for 7 weeks and 350 hours – was it worth it?

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WoW: You know exactly what you want from housing – and it’s not Final Fantasy

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 3 minutes

Housing in World of Warcraft is important to many. We have found out which features you definitely want.

A few days ago, we launched a survey about the upcoming feature in World of Warcraft. We wanted to know from you what content you hope for from “Player Housing” and which options you absolutely do not consider. You actively participated in the survey and provided us with a clear picture of what is important to you – and what is not.

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How was the participation in the survey? In total, 1,333 people participated in the survey. While there were a few individuals who only selected one answer, over half made at least 5 selections, thus very concretely outlining what is expected from the housing system – and what is not.

No shop, no pressure, and definitely a lot of freedom – The most important features

  • 74% believe that the housing feature needs many different designs to satisfy all races. The teaser trailer only showed a human house, which unsettled some. However, Blizzard has already confirmed that there will be much more selection.
  • 69% find it important that there is “no obligation” for housing. The feature should be separate from other mechanics. Those interested in housing should engage with it. It should be as little intertwined with other game content, especially regarding character power, as possible.
  • 68% of you consider it particularly important that all features must be obtainable in-game – either through drops, crafting, or gold. Housing items in the shop for real money are strongly rejected.

The least important features

Three other potential features landed at the bottom of the survey, which do not find much favor. However, looking at the percentages, there is still a substantial part of the community interested in them.

  • Only 50% want the ability to create guild houses where the entire guild can reside and which can be used for large guild meetings, for example.
  • 46% would like their house to come with certain comfort features and services, such as access to the auction house, a bank, or portals to the most important places in the game world.
  • The option to establish a shared living situation with other players in the game world was least favored, with only 29% support. Most see no value in this option.

What the community thinks

Some of our readers justified their opinions or provided additional comments under the survey.

For instance, Vanzir finds it particularly important that housing is not limited or tied to regular costs, as in Final Fantasy:

Belief is primarily important to me, and I hope that Blizzard does not take inspiration from Final Fantasy, where houses cost rent and you are forced to be active, otherwise you can no longer afford it or lose your house.

Just as I hope for good phasing, so that everyone has the opportunity to have a house where they want it, and it is not determined by who comes first and is lucky – while the rest has bad luck.

Myuu79 finds one thing important that we had not considered:

Two things are missing here… Please instantiate housing so that everyone can get a house (…). And also nothing with paying rent like in New World.

However, there are also a number of people who do not understand housing so far and do not really know what the feature is supposed to be for. As “Dude” writes:

If I could think of what to do with it, absolutely nothing comes to mind that the inn doesn’t already offer. What I absolutely do not need are other players in the environment I created. Guild rooms, why? There is already guild chat for that. I simply see no added value in housing, sorry.

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However, several months will pass before the housing feature is released. Because it will not be released until late 2025 – if Blizzard can stick to the schedule. This gives Blizzard plenty of time to gather community feedback and address any requests.
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Pokémon GO: “Powerful Pokémon” – What is it and how do you catch them?

Max Handwerk Max Handwerk Reading time 2 minutes

The “powerful Pokémon” are an important feature of the GO Wild Area in Pokémon GO. Here is all the information.

What are powerful Pokémon? These are particularly strong Pokémon that appear in the course of the GO Wild Area. This event takes place worldwide on November 23 and 24, 2024. Among other things, you need to catch them for field research.

These Pokémon

  • have a higher likelihood of strong stats
  • and are more likely to be XL or XXL monsters.

How can I recognize powerful Pokémon? They display three exclamation marks instead of the WP when you encounter them.

What is the catch rate? They have a lower catch rate than regular Pokémon. A better chance of catching them is currently with the new GO Safari Ball.

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Powerful Pokémon in the Pokémon GO Wild Area globally

Thanks to the local event, there is now a clearer idea of what constitutes powerful Pokémon. The global event is expected to be implemented similarly.

Which powerful Pokémon will appear? That depends on the respective days.

  • Powerful Pokémon on Saturday:
    • Tauboss*
    • Geowaz*
    • Garados*
    • Luxtra*
    • Cerapendra*
    • Voltula*
    • Monargoras*
    • Aggrostella*
  • Powerful Pokémon on Sunday:
    • Bisaflor*
    • Quappo*
    • Dragoran*
    • Impergator*
    • Elevoltek*
    • Mamutel*
    • Zapplarang*
    • Tandrak*

Possible shinies are marked with an asterisk.

Increased appearance at the end: Between 6:00 PM and 6:15 PM, a particularly large number of powerful Pokémon will appear on both event days.

Details about powerful Pokémon known

What trainers discovered: In Japan, the local variant of the Wild Area event has already taken place. On Reddit and other social media like X.com, some trainers who participated in the local event last week shared their impressions of the powerful Pokémon.

Some report that the low catch rate with regular Poké Balls is very low, and that the monsters have a high flee rate if it doesn’t work – almost comparable to the legendary Galar birds in adventure smoke. On the other hand, Safari Balls seem to work well for catching them.

So use the new Safari Ball to catch powerful Pokémon!

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In addition, the powerful Pokémon seem to have very good stats. Pokémon GO Hub, for example, lists a distribution of 12/12/12 as the minimum value (via X.com). Thus, you would always get a 3-star Pokémon, and the chance of a 4-star Pokémon would also not be bad. They are also always in the level range of 40 to 50. So it’s worth catching them.

Some trainers even show WP values that would exceed this level, as here on reddit. Whether this is intended or possibly a bug is still unknown.

What else is happening in the GO Wild Area? During the event, you can collect not only the powerful Pokémon but also a lot of other monsters. This includes, for example, the various versions of Riffex, in raids, but also in Dynamax battles. Additionally, many exciting monsters appear in the wild. Want an overview? Then you can find our guide with tips for the Pokémon GO Wild Area 2024.

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Pokémon GO: GO Nature Zone Worldwide – All info about the big event

Paul Kutzner Paul Kutzner Reading time 4 minutes

With the GO Nature Zone, Pokémon GO gets its third major annual event. And it brings along many interesting contents.

What kind of event is it? The global part of the Nature Zone is a new event, which, alongside the GO Fest and the GO Tour, represents the third major event running over an entire weekend.

When is the GO Nature Zone taking place? The event will take place for the first time on November 23 and 24, 2024, each day from 10:00 AM to 6:15 PM.

What are the highlights? In addition to the return of 2 legendary Pokémon, there will be a new type of monsters: the powerful Pokémon. Also included are the new Safari Ball, the debut of Riffex along with its Dynax and Gigadynamax forms, as well as other interesting Pokémon and contents.

As with the other 2 major events, you will also have the opportunity to purchase a ticket in the Wild Area and thus receive even more contents. All differences with and without a ticket.

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All strong Pokémon of the GO Nature Zone

What kind of new Pokémon is there? The event will introduce so-called “powerful Pokémon.” These are monsters that have a higher chance of having good IV values and a higher chance of appearing as XL or XXL specimens. However, the capture chance for these monsters is lower.

Powerful Pokémon at the GO Nature Zone

The event will feature the following powerful Pokémon that can appear during the event period.

Powerful Pokémon on Saturday:

  • Tauboss*
  • Geowaz*
  • Garados*
  • Luxtra*
  • Cerapendra*
  • Voltula*
  • Monargoras*
  • Aggrostella*

Powerful Pokémon on Sunday:

  • Bisaflor*
  • Quappo*
  • Dragoran*
  • Impergator*
  • Elevoltek*
  • Mamutel*
  • Zapplarang*
  • Tandrak*

All Pokémon marked with a * can also appear as shiny.

Legendary Pokémon for the GO Nature Zone – Protos and Ancient Forms

Which legendary Pokémon are returning? If you missed the legendary Pokémon Dialga and Palkia in their ancient forms during the GO Tour 2024, you can rejoice about this event. Here you will have another opportunity to obtain the two Pokémon.

You can find the two monsters in 5*-Raids. With a bit of luck, you might also catch specimens that master the Adventure Effects Time Noise and Space Strike.

Additionally, two of the most powerful Pokémon in the entire game will return: Proto-Groudon and Proto-Kyogre. You will also encounter these Pokémon in raids.

Riffex as the star of the Dynamax feature for the GO Nature Zone

Which Pokémon are in Dyna battles? In the Dyna battles, you can encounter Riffex in its High and Low forms during the event. With a bit of luck, you can also find both variants of the Pokémon in their shiny form. You can already encounter Toxel in the “On to Adventure” event, the baby variant of Riffex.

Gigadynamax Riffex: The Gigadynamax form of Riffex will also be present at the event. This one is significantly stronger but will also be much harder to defeat and capture.

Other Pokémon in the event – Habitats and Spawns

Which Pokémon are there in the event? This event will also feature some raids and Pokémon in the wild that you can encounter. For the wild monsters, there will be 2 different habitats that change every hour.

Electric Habitat Hour:

  • Alolan Kleinstein*
  • Magnetilo*
  • Voltobal*
  • Hisui Voltobal*
  • Elektek*
  • Frizelbliz*
  • Sheinux*
  • Elezeba*
  • Wattzapf*
  • Zapplardin*
  • Flunschlik*
  • Eguana*

Poison Habitat Hour:

  • Bisaflor*
  • Knofensa*
  • Tentacha*
  • Webarak*
  • Paldea-Felino*
  • Baldorfish*
  • Hisui Baldorfish*
  • Pionskora*
  • Glibunkel*
  • Toxiped*
  • Algitt*
  • Garstella*

3*-Raids:

  • Luxtra* (Saturday)
  • Cerapendra* (Saturday)
  • Bisaflor* (Sunday)
  • Elevoltek* (Sunday)

4*-Raids:

  • Riffex (High form)*
  • Riffex (Low form)*

Riffex that you catch in 4*-Raids cannot be dynamaxed.

5*-Raids:

  • Dialga (Ancient form)*
  • Palkia (Ancient form)*

All Pokémon marked with a * can be caught as shiny with a bit of luck.

Additional contents of the event

What new Pokéball is there? During the event, you can look forward to a new Pokéball. This is known as the GO Safari Ball. It will have an increased capture chance.

GO Safari Balls that you do not use will disappear from your inventory at 6:15 PM on both event days.

What other bonuses are there in the event? For all trainers, the following bonuses will be available during the event:

  • Incense lasts for 2 hours
  • Field research corresponding to the habitats
  • Chance Pokémon from 4*- and 5*-Raids have a special background
  • One snapshot surprise encounter per day

Exclusive moves: If you catch or evolve the following Pokémon during the event in the wild, they will receive the respective exclusive moves.

  • Bisaflor: Flora-Statue
  • Tauboss: Windstoß
  • Quappo: Counter
  • Garados: Wet Tail
  • Impergator: Water Cannon
  • Luxtra: Psycho Bite

Avatar Items: Starting from November 15, 2024, you can get a t-shirt matching the event in the in-game shop.

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Contents for ticket holders

The following contents are only available for trainers who purchase the ticket for the event. You can buy it in the game for €14.99. Additionally, there is currently an option in the Pokémon GO webstore for €12.75 to purchase a Hyper Ticket Box with the ticket, an incubator, and a Dyna particle bag.

Special Research: Ticket holders will receive special research where they need to choose between electric or poison Pokémon.

Bonuses: Additionally, ticket holders will have the following extra bonuses:

  • Increased chance of shiny Pokémon
  • Collector challenges
  • Double candy when catching
  • Half distance for hatching eggs
  • Double stardust from hatching eggs
  • Double experience points from hatching
  • Double candy from hatching
  • Up to 5 raid passes per day from spinning photo discs and gyms
  • 5,000 additional experience points from raid battles
  • 1 additional XL candy after 4*- and 5*-raids
  • 6 special trades per day
  • Less stardust for trading
  • 3 snapshot surprises per day

Timed Research: If you purchase the ticket by October 22, you will receive a timed research. In this, you will get the Toxel mask for your avatar.

There are still a few days until the Wild Area event in November starts. But even outside of the Nature Zone, there are quite a few exciting dates in the calendar this month. You can find an overview here: All events in November 2024 in Pokémon GO.

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Players find one thing in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth too difficult, for which even the director apologizes

Alexander Mehrwald Alexander Mehrwald Reading time 2 minutes

The director of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Naoki Hamaguchi, was asked in an interview what he learned from the development of the role-playing game for PS5. He also addresses a criticism from the community and takes the blame for it. 

What was criticized? Many players see it as a special challenge to earn all the trophies and achievements in a game. This is also the case for many fans from the Final Fantasy VII community. The problem: Many players find it too difficult to obtain the platinum trophy. 

According to psnprofiles.com, only 2.2% of all players have succeeded in achieving it so far. There are several threads on Reddit discussing the platinum trophy. Among them, for example, is the thread by user senorbozz, who describes the platinum trophy of FF7 Rebirth as the “hardest trophy he’s ever obtained.” 

Senorbozz considers himself a trophy hunter and claims to have already collected all the platinum trophies from other installments of Final Fantasy. He states that the platinum trophies from Elden Ring, Bloodborne, and God of War 1 + 2 were not as difficult as the one from Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Many other users in the comments agree with him. 

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“It was a mistake on my part” 

What does the director say? In an interview with Daily Star, Naoki Hamaguchi stated that he generally believes that Final Fantasy VII Rebirth does not need major changes. While there has been criticism regarding the amount of mini-games, he sees this less as a problem. The more content offered, the greater the chance that players will like some things and not others. 

However, he agrees with the criticism regarding the difficulty of the platinum trophy and sincerely apologizes for it. It was a mistake on his part, and he promises that it will not happen again. In future games, efforts will be made to make the platinum trophies more accessible.

Why is the platinum trophy so hard to obtain? To achieve platinum status in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, as in many games, it is necessary to obtain all other trophies. The main criticism is that players need to invest a lot of time for many trophies, as individual attempts can consume quite a bit of time. If multiple attempts are needed, one can quickly “waste” several hours on a single trophy. 

This makes the hunt for the platinum trophy too much of a grind for many. However, there are also some in the community who support the approach and believe that other platinum trophies are too easy to obtain. Others believe that there is a difference between being difficult and being time-consuming, and they see the platinum trophy of FF7 Rebirth more as the latter. 

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