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Face of Amazon’s MMORPG leaves the company, could mean the final exit

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The developers of Throne and Liberty could counter the problem by introducing a penalty for leaving the queue. However, this might lead players to avoid using the random search, resulting in incomplete groups once again.

One alternative solution would be that the dungeon is not displayed in the random search beforehand, so players wouldn’t know which dungeon is upcoming. This would prevent intentional queue breaks without penalties. However, there is a risk that players might leave the dungeon once they are inside and find out which one it is.

Whether the developers will adjust the system remains open, as there is currently no official information on this.

If you don’t want to miss anything about Throne and Liberty, check out our overview where we keep you updated: Throne and Liberty: All guides for getting started in the new MMORPG.

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Experience a magical moment in video game history with goosebumps guaranteed for the first time on Steam

Karsten Scholz 30. October 2024 Reading time 3 minutes

With Red Dead Redemption, one of the best games of all time was released for the PC for the first time on October 29, 2024, available on Steam and the Epic Games Store. MyMMO editor Karsten Scholz still gets goosebumps from a scene in the open-world western.

What is this scene about? Similar to the sequel, Red Dead Redemption 2, the first western epic from Rockstar Games also features a scene where you ride through the vastness of the Wild West with your main character (here: John Marston), while the events of the last hours hang over you and at the same time the endless expanses of the prairie give a feeling of freedom.

As Marston approaches the border of Mexico on his horse, a singing piece suddenly plays from the speakers – for the first time ever up to this point. “Far Away” by José González. The song fits John like a fist fits Edgar Ross. The lines evoke wanderlust and connection, the melody touches, the song captures the cowboy in each of us.

What sounds a bit cheesy has emotionally blown away countless players over the years. This is evidenced by the countless comments under various videos on YouTube showing the crossing of the Mexican border, accompanied by “Far Away.” Here you can see the scene, including the dialogue that took place just before:

Pure Goosebumps

What does the community say about the scene?

UNITDW writes on YouTube: “I arrived in Mexico during a sunset with a bright orange sky, and I have never had a better gaming experience.”
lankybassbro remembers on YouTube: “Everyone says they had this moment during a sunset, which sounds fantastic, but for me, it happened at night in the pouring rain, and I felt it was absolutely perfect.”
EdoloChannel also knows the iconic song from part 2 (via YouTube): “To be clear: Unshaken from RDR2 was pure magic, but that? You can’t top that. This moment is gaming history.”
darthkahn45 bows to this class on YouTube: “- Good luck, John. You are an angry and damn ugly man … but not a bad one. – John rides off to this song. The best level intro of all time.”
drawingthemoon will never forget this scene (via YouTube): “I played this scene three hours after we kids learned that my father had been diagnosed with stadium 4, and it was night and raining both in the game and outside. I finished the scene, put down the controller, and cried. My father lived for a year after his diagnosis and passed away on Father’s Day. I will never forget this scene.”

Here is the catchy launch trailer for the PC version of RDR:

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Red Dead Redemption and Undead Nightmare: Launch Trailer Shows the New Version for Steam

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What about the comparable scene from the sequel? In Red Dead Redemption 2, there is a scene counterpart where you have to take a long ride back to Shady Belle with Arthur Morgan – while D’Angelo performs his song “Unshaken.” Given all the things that have happened by then, it’s an emotional journey that leaves no one cold.

What do I need to know about the PC port of RDR? Since October 29, 2024, you can purchase the Game-of-the-Year edition of Red Dead Redemption (including the Undead Nightmare expansion) for the first time on Steam and via the Epic Games Store. The PC port offers the following technical features:

NVIDIA DLSS Frame Generation
Natural 4k resolution
Support for Ultrawide and Super Ultrawide
HDR10 support, full keyboard and mouse functions
Support for NVIDIA DLSS 3.7 and AMD FSR 3.0

The price is just under 50 euros.

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Is Red Dead Redemption still fun today? RDR is a typical Rockstar game, with all the narrative and gameplay qualities you can also find in the sequel, in the GTA series, or in Max Payne.

It was the Switch porting last year that proved the game can keep up with modern open-world adventures. Even the technical aspects are perfectly fine thanks to the remastered version. Only the constant aliasing and the quite high price were annoying on Nintendo’s handheld console hybrid, and RDR isn’t cheap on PC either. More about this: One of the best games of all time finally comes to PC

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Final Fantasy XIV Director Shocked by Personal Attacks After Dawntrail Launch

Karsten Scholz 30. October 2024 Reading time 2 minutes

In an interview, Naoki Yoshida, who is the Director and Producer of Final Fantasy XIV, spoke about the community’s feedback on the current expansion Dawntrail. The criticism of a voice actress hit him hard.

What criticism is Naoki Yoshida referring to? After the launch of Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail, MeinMMO reported that the English voice of the female Hrothgar Wuk Lamat was sharply criticized by parts of the community.

The Producer of Final Fantasy XIV explained in an interview on checkpointgaming.net that the reactions from some players affected him deeply.

There were comments about us accepting diversity too much – some people seem to disapprove of that. I fear that one of our staff received very negative comments, and it felt like a personal attack, which breaks my heart because she has really worked hard and this criticism was not constructive at all.

“Not constructive at all” means that Sena Bryer, the English voice actress of Wuk Lamat, received transphobic abuse and death threats. Such feedback, according to Naoki Yoshida, will never lead to a better gaming experience and also targets the completely wrong person.

It leads to nothing but the employees losing motivation, and that could ultimately affect the quality of our game and distract from what makes this game so interesting.

If there is any kind of criticism, bring it to me, because I am the one who approves this material. I want to reiterate that we should distance ourselves from personal attacks against our staff.

The launch trailer for Final Fantasy XIV – Dawntrail:

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Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail – The Final Trailer

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Patch 7.1 benefits from the criticism of Dawntrail

What else does Naoki Yoshida say? With the upcoming Patch 7.1, they want to apply some of the lessons learned from player feedback on Dawntrail, according to the chief developer of the MMORPG.

The authors want the next story chapters to better highlight what makes the character of Wuk Lamat so great. Additionally, you can expect the full range of features you are accustomed to with a major content patch for Final Fantasy XIV.

The developers are delivering, for example, the first part of the alliance raid Echoes from Vana’diel, the dungeon Research Station Yuweyawata, the trial Gok Tajaal – Eternal Queen, Fatal Raids (A Second Future), the Cloud of Darkness in the chaotic alliance raid version, a new dream trial, and much more.

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The first content pack for the current expansion Dawntrail is called Crossroads and is expected to land on the live servers in mid-November 2024. A complete overview of the contents of Update 7.1 of the Square MMORPG can be found here: The first content patch of Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail will be huge, and it’s coming soon

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DrDisrespect wants to earn money on YouTube again after his scandal – the responses

Schuhmann 30. October 2024 Reading time 2 minutes

The streamer Guy “DrDisrespect” Beahm streams on YouTube, has 4.6 million subscribers there, and regularly reaches hundreds of thousands of viewers with streams, but since June 2024, he has not been making money on the platform through ad clips. YouTube has de-monetized the streamer because of a 7-year-old message on Twitch. Now he has begged for mercy.

What is DrDisrespect’s financial status? The streamer DrDisrespect was one of the top earners on Twitch during his time there. He signed a multi-year, lucrative exclusive deal with Twitch in March 2020 and was in a strong financial position.

However, with the Twitch ban in the summer of 2020, the golden times for the streamer came to an end. He successfully continued his streaming on YouTube. But after the ban, YouTube did not want to give him an exclusive contract; instead, he was allowed only “normal conditions.” As DrDisrespect lamented, he earned on YouTube only about a quarter of what he was making on Twitch until the summer of 2020.

Especially painful: On Twitch, he said, he was just about to cash in big time. Allegedly, deals with Nike and Oakley were in the works, which he lost due to his ban.

But after his latest scandal, YouTube also turned off the last source of income for him. In light of the public outrage over the inappropriate messages that DrDisrespect exchanged with a 17-year-old in 2017, YouTube announced that DrDisrespect’s current channel and all future ones are de-monetized.

This is a penalty that is rarely imposed, such as against SSSniperwolf.

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DrDisrespect was a celebrity on Twitch – His ban remains a big mystery to this day

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Despite 4.5 million subscribers, no ad money is coming in from YouTube

What does this mean for DrDisrespect? A de-monetization means that YouTubers no longer earn money from ads running on their channel.

While YouTubers could theoretically continue to make money from YouTube videos, for example through other income sources such as merchandise sales or sponsorships, the main source of income, the monetization of reach through ad displays, remains blocked for them.

DrDisrespect appeals but fails

This was the new decision: At the end of September, DrDisrespect applied for a review at YouTube to have his channel monetized again.

But YouTube waited the full 30 days and told him at the last moment that they had decided against monetizing his channel. In 60 days, DrDisrespect can apply again.

DrDisrespect hints at a switch to Rumble

How does DrDisrespect react: He appears somewhat miffed in the stream. He hints that he may want to apply again in 60 days. But he mutters into his powerful mustache that perhaps “much, much bigger things are planned” – much bigger opportunities for the Two-Time.

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Companies hire specialists out of fear of embarrassing themselves in front of Generation Z

Gerald Wessel 30. October 2024 Reading time 2 minutes

Companies are struggling at times with Gen Z as customers or employees. But there is help: consulting to properly address young people.

Are there specialists to understand Gen Z? Yes, especially consulting firms have now set up their own departments. Among them is one of the largest representatives, Edelman, with a revenue of more than one billion US dollars in 2023, as reported by The Guardian. In addition, there are a number of smaller companies that often assist the top 500 companies in the world in terms of Gen Z.

Who exactly is Gen Z again? The people also referred to as Zoomers were born no earlier than 1996 and no later than 2012. After them follows the currently only theoretically describable Gen Alpha; most are still too young for real insights. The Millennials came before Gen Z.

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Students spy on passersby with hidden cameras and AI, find name and address in seconds

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The main question: What makes Gen Z tick?

Of course, the teams of the above departments consist exclusively of young people between 20 and 30 years old. The ZEO, or the head of the consulting group founded at Edelman named Gen Z Lab, is Harris Reed. The title ZEO is derived from the American classic: Chief Executive Officer or simply CEO. The 26-year-old claims to regularly deal with multinational corporations trying to adapt to Gen Z.

What do these “Gen Z consultants” advise on? On the one hand, it involves breaking down prejudices. Campaigns are often created that are simply based on stereotypes, as Reed represents. Often without consulting, a real understanding of the values that guide large parts of Gen Z according to him is lost.

He always tries to shake the decision-makers awake:

Don't create a strange, outdated campaign! You have to pay attention, otherwise you won’t succeed. I don’t want to be rude, but if your older customers die out, who will buy your product?

Corporations must keep up with the times and exert a positive influence on society, the environment, and also the climate crisis. Whether this happens purely out of profit motive or from genuine inner conviction is, according to Reed and most of his colleagues at Edelman and beyond, irrelevant as the ZEO of Edelman explains.

Why is Gen Z so important to companies? Gen Z is the future and is becoming increasingly interesting as customers. The older they get, the more purchasing power stands behind the convictions of this generation. Moreover, surveys that Edelman itself conducts show that it matters greatly to members of Gen Z what a brand stands for. Gen Z wants their money to go to companies that advocate for a sustainable and socially just future.

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Generation Z also has a special relationship with the office, which fundamentally differs from that of previous age groups. Many of them started their professional lives during the pandemic or just before and thus did not get to know the normal work routine. Now they celebrate it: Generation Z now finds a new reason to go from home office to the office

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Helldivers 2 releases the worst weapon of all time, but the players celebrate it anyway

Cedric Holmeier 30. October 2024 Reading time 2 minutes

In Helldivers 2 there is now the worst weapon of all time. Players are still very excited about the new weapon. The reason for this is a long-awaited feature.

What kind of weapon is that? In Helldivers 2, new weapons are constantly being added for the players. Due to patches and balancing changes, the best weapons in the game keep changing, and each mission has its own requirements along with the perfect equipment.

Now the Helldivers have received an ancient weapon. In reference to the M1903 Springfield from World War I, the R2124 Constitution is now in the players’ armory.

The weapon is just as old as it is bad: a magazine holds only 5 rounds, and the damage of 180 is not very high either. The bolt-action rifle doesn’t pull much, and you will hardly run out of ammunition in combat; however, the rate of fire at 60 is extremely low.

The R2124 Constitution is not a good weapon, but players still like it. The reason for this is a feature.

The bolt-action rifle was available for the “Freedom Day”. What it’s all about, you can find out here:

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Ein Entwickler von Helldivers 2 erklärt den „Tag der Freiheit“

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Thanks to the bayonet, a favorite among players

What kind of feature is that? The R2124 Constitution has a bayonet mounted on the barrel of the weapon, just like its predecessor. This allows for melee attacks that deal even more damage.

While the R2124 Constitution is not a good weapon in itself, it is simultaneously the first melee weapon in the game. For players, a long-awaited wish is coming true. They have been longing for melee weapons in their arsenal since the launch of the game.

Is the weapon useful? Although the weapon is terrible for ranged combat and with one magazine, you often can’t even defeat one opponent, you can make the weapon usable.

By focusing entirely on melee combat, you can actually make the weapon usable. For this, you need to equip the PH-202 TWIGSNAPPER armor.

This heavy armor increases melee damage by 50%. The damage is further enhanced by the bayonet. This allows you to effectively combat small and medium enemies in close combat. The armor also provides enough defensive stats to survive longer in close combat.

However, against large enemies or many robots, you have hardly any chance. Here, melee combat won’t be effective, and you won’t have much success.

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Is the weapon just a meme? Yes and no. The R2124 Constitution was already present in the first part of Helldivers and was already the worst weapon back then. Players mainly use it for challenges and to make their lives a little harder.

That it now serves as a sort of melee weapon in Helldivers 2 is probably also a wink from the developers, who answer the players’ calls for melee weapons with this very weapon. Some players therefore consider the weapon a meme (via Reddit).

Not only is the bolt-action rifle new in the game, but a new armor also arrived in the same patch for the “Liberty Day” in Helldivers 2. What the day is about and what the patch has brought, you can find out here: Helldivers 2 celebrates its first holiday today – brings iconic armor and weapon back for nostalgic players

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Sony imposes the highest penalty, closing the studio that developed one of the biggest flops for PS5

Karsten Scholz 29. October 2024 Reading time 2 minutes

After just twelve days, Sony took offline its big shooter hope with Concord for PS5 and Steam, thus sealing the final nail in the coffin of one of the biggest flops in video game history. Now the fate of the responsible studio has been determined.

What about the studio? In an official letter from Hermen Hulst, the CEO of PlayStation Studios Business Group, employees were informed that the Firewalk Studios as well as Neon Koi (a mobile game studio) will be closed (via sonyinteractive.com).

The letter states: “We have spent a lot of time in recent months reviewing all our options. After careful consideration, we have concluded that the best course of action is to permanently discontinue the game and close the studio. I want to thank all the employees of Firewalk for their craftsmanship, creative spirit, and dedication.”

The exact number of employees affected by the layoffs is currently unclear.

One of the gameplay trailers for Concord:

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Historical Flop

What do I need to know about Concord? The multiplayer shooter was supposed to become one of Sony’s new pillars to expand its currently struggling games-as-a-service foundation. For that, Firewalk Studios was even acquired in April 2023. But things turned out quite differently than hoped:

Concord flopped brutally at launch and, for example, only registered a peak of 697 concurrent players on Steam.
Sony acted quickly. Only 12 days after the launch, the shooter was taken offline. The few buyers are to receive their money back.
According to various reports, Sony is said to have invested a triple-digit million amount into the project. An insider even speaks of 400 million US dollars (excluding the acquisition sum for the studio).

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In the meantime, the game director of Concord, Ryan Ellis, has stepped down from his position to switch to a supportive role. Thus, a familiar face bids farewell to long-time players, as Ellis was the creative head of the best DLC for Destiny, and now he is the face of Sony’s flop on PS5 and Steam.

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Diablo 4: Players complain about cowardly horses that flee from every enemy – Blizzard reacts

Nicole Wakulczyk 29. October 2024 Reading time 9 minutes

In Diablo 4, you can explore the world not only on foot but also mounted on your steed. However, you will also encounter numerous monsters – and when they attack you, your horse will throw you off and flee. The upcoming Patch 2.0.4 is supposed to change that.

With Season 6 and Vessel of Hatred, the developers have significantly revamped Diablo 4. Apparently, some changes ensure that now even single enemy hits can throw you off your mount – especially at higher difficulty levels.

The annoying part: If you get thrown off, you have to wait 10 seconds before you can get back on your mount and must continue on foot. This is particularly annoying when you’re in a hurry – for example, because a world boss is about to spawn in the next few minutes or certain timed tasks are running out.

The cowardly steeds were also a topic on X. There, a user asks Blizzard in the comments to fix the mounts. At torture level 4, a single hit is enough to be thrown off. This makes it pointless to use the mounts at all. Community Director Adam Fletcher responded on October 22, stating: “A solution is coming soon.”

The new torment levels replace the old, often criticized world levels. More about the new difficulty levels can be found in the video:

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Diablo 4 shows the new level system and difficulty levels in the video

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Patch 2.0.4 makes your mounts more resilient

When is the solution coming? With the upcoming patch, Blizzard is reworking the damage required for a player character to be thrown off their mount. Patch 2.0.4 will arrive on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, in Diablo 4.

In the patch notes on the Blizzard website, it states: “The amount of damage required to force a dismount has been increased to make forced dismounts rarer in the endgame.“

Furthermore, the patch brings several bug fixes and a few adjustments to seasonal content. You can find the complete German patch notes on Page 2 of the article.

What else does the patch bring? Patch 2.0.4 revises content related to the “Vessel of Hatred” expansion. For example, Varyana’s health is reduced in her quest, and new loading screens fitting the new area of Nahantu are introduced.

Additionally, Blizzard increases the maximum number of gem fragments, allowing you to pick up more of them. The bug with the boss “The Beast in the Ice” will also be fixed. There was an issue where the boss could not spawn if players summoned him again at the altar in the Glacier’s Crevice.

The seasonal mechanic, the Realmshaper, will also be revised again. Players criticized at the beginning of Season 6 that the event was simply too boring and the Realmshaper itself was too slow. Blizzard has already made changes. Patch 2.0.4 ensures that the health of the Realmshaper is doubled and a further wave of monsters can spawn.

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Patch 2.0.4 arrives on Tuesday, October 29, in Diablo 4. That day also marks the start of the Halloween event, where you can secure free skins for your mount. Additionally, there are shrines in dungeons that may have a surprise effect. And the Butcher also wants to play a game with you.

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Creators of emotional WoW documentary worked for three years before asking Blizzard for permission

Johanna 29. October 2024 Reading time 2 minutes

The quality of the animation of the documentary ‘The Fantastic Life of Ibelin’, which reflects the life of a terminally ill World of Warcraft player, is so high that it requires cooperation from Blizzard. Or does it? Well, in fact, the developer studio was only informed about the upcoming documentary much later.

What kind of documentary is this? On October 25, 2024, ‘The Fantastic Life of Ibelin’ was released on the streaming platform Netflix. Due to his illness, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the Norwegian boy Mats Steen was physically limited in participating in life like other boys his age. He passed away at the age of 25 as a result of his illness.

The MMORPG World of Warcraft helped the boy participate in social life. The documentary tells his story and is mostly based on animations of the WoW characters.

The documentary touched the hearts of many WoW players, and they pilgrimaged in the game to a memorial of Mats Steen.

You can get a first impression of the emotional documentary with the trailer:

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The Fantastic Life of Ibelin – Trailer for the Emotional Documentary about a Story from the WoW Community

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High-quality animations even without Blizzard’s collaboration

The magazine Polygon investigated the background of the Netflix documentary. Director Benjamin Ree and animator Rasmus Tukia told the author that they initially waited three years until they informed Blizzard about the documentary.

Shortly before the completion of the film, the two approached the game studio: ‘We just took the rights and tried to ask for forgiveness afterward.’

Blizzard wanted to see the film, and the filmmakers were excited whether the WoW developers would grant them the rights to the material. But after the screening, Blizzard gave the filmmakers the green light. Apparently, the executives were very touched by the film.

How are such high-quality animations possible without Blizzard? Animator Rasmus Tukia started playing World of Warcraft at the age of 12 and used the characters to create simple animation videos for YouTube. In 2015, he began working with software developed by the community to transfer characters from the game into other animation programs.

The quality of his work increased rapidly, and he was able to create higher-quality animations. Director Benjamin Ree discovered Rasmus Tukia’s YouTube channel and found in him the perfect candidate to realize his idea of a documentary about Mats Steen.

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Netflix has various contents related to different video games on their site. One of the most popular Netflix and also video game series is Arcane. It tells the story of various characters from League of Legends and a second season is eagerly awaited: Arcane: New trailer for Season 2 hints at what many have suspected after the end of Season 1

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Destiny 2: Servers Down for Patch 8.1.0.3 – All Patch Notes and Info

Christos Tsogos 29. October 2024 Reading time 2 minutes

Destiny 2 will shut down its servers today, on October 29th, for a minor maintenance. The servers will be unavailable for a few hours because of this. You can find out when the maintenance starts and what is mentioned in the patch notes on our site.

Update, 6:24 PM: You can now download the update and the patch notes have also been released by Bungie. Here you can find the patch notes for patch 8.1.0.3. Once you have completed the download, you can log back in. Enjoy!

Here’s what you need to know today: The servers will be taken offline today. The reason for this is the upcoming Halloween event “Festival of the Lost”. A bit late, but soon to be here, you will be able to fight Headless Ones to secure rewards. We will show you how long the downtime will last.

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Destiny 2: The launch trailer for the new episode ‘Returners’

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Maintenance on October 29 – All Times for Server Down

These times are important today: Bungie informs its players about the exact downtime on x.com The servers are planned to be unavailable for 2:00 hours today.

This is the maintenance schedule:

At 3:00 PM, background maintenance will start on all platforms.
At around 4:00 PM, the servers will go offline. Players will be automatically kicked out of the game.
At 6:00 PM, the shooter should be back online and you can log in again.
The maintenance will continue in the background until 8:00 PM.

This is to be considered during downtimes: As long as the background maintenance is ongoing, there may be connectivity issues in the game. Additionally, there might be queues upon login, as Bungie gradually opens access to the servers to avoid problems caused by high server load. Therefore, you may have to wait longer until you are back in the game.

Also, keep in mind that third-party applications as well as the official companion app may also be inaccessible for a while, preventing you from using them.

What changes with the new update in Revenant

The following issues are known: Even in The Final Shape, there are many issues reported by players. Bungie has noted some of them, but it is unclear which of these will be addressed (via bungie.net). However, the following bugs might be addressed:

Gunpowder Gambling prevents the activation of the healing effect “Facet of Healing” for the Hunter-Prism Focus.
Gunpowder Gambling prevents the activation of the weapon perk “Adrenaline Junkie” for the Hunter-Prism Focus.
The IX Shell can glow extremely bright with certain shaders.
The Anomalous Action gun shows a range stat of 0.
The exotic rocket launcher Double-Tailed Fox does not receive elemental weapon surge armor mods.

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Patch Notes for the Update on October 29 in Destiny 2

What is in the patch notes? A complete overview of all fixed issues and improvements will not be available until later today or this evening, after the update has gone live.

We will update our article and provide you with the link to the patch notes. It is possible that the patch notes may change or be corrected by Bungie afterward.

Patch Notes for Patch 8.1.0.3

These are currently all the information about today’s update. If there are unforeseen changes, we will of course keep you updated. So feel free to check back. In the meantime, we recommend this article about Destiny 2 on MeinMMO: An old shotgun is one of the best weapons in Destiny 2’s PvP, and you can even craft it.

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The studio of The Day Before is asking for freely created content for their new game, offering no payment

Johanna 29. October 2024 Reading time 2 minutes

The development studio Fntastic was actually closed after the disaster surrounding the game The Day Before. However, a month ago, the team came back and is asking fans for freely created maps for the new project. There is no talk of payment; the creators are only to receive a free copy of the video game.

Why have the developers returned? Three quarters of a year after the closure of the studio Fntastic, the developers are back and believe: “Everyone deserves a second chance.” The developers promise improvement and want to incorporate more honesty, transparency, and professionalism into their future work.

They had their new game Escape Factory funded by their fans on Kickstarter; but they immediately sensed another cheap scam. Shortly thereafter, the developers took their Kickstarter campaign down from the site and announced their next attempt: ITEMS, a multiplayer prop hunt game.

In the video by Géraldine Hohmann from GameStar, you will get all the important information about the The-Day-Before debacle summarized, plus a legal assessment of the whole situation:

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The Day Before: Between Fraud and Incompetence

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No payment, just a free copy

What do the developers want? On their Discord server, the developers are now holding a competition to see who can design the most beautiful map for their new game. The map that receives the most heart reactions from the other Discord members wins (via thegamer.com).

The studio states: “This competition is an opportunity for you to unleash your creativity.”

What does the winner get? The winner of the competition will be able to find their map in the game ITEMS and will have their name immortalized on the map. Additionally, the winner will receive a free Steam key for the video game.

In principle, the studio is encouraging its fans to work for them for free. Although they hide it behind a “competition,” the effort required to create a map is certainly not insignificant.

Additionally, there have already been reports during The Day Before of voluntary workers who were lured with rewards such as participation certificates and had sometimes worked for years on the project (more about this at pcgamesn.com), without being able to show anything substantial in the end.

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What are the reactions? As thegamer.com reports, the members of the Discord server are outraged. One writes: “Instead of paying concept artists, they are relying on volunteers in the form of competitions.” Another: “I thought they would hire people to make the game? What’s with the competition?”

The game The Day Before and the associated controversy has shaken the gaming world. Potential players were lured with stunning trailers that made promises the actual game could never fulfill. This game also looks too good to be true: New action RPG looks too good to be true – Players believe this is the next “The Day Before”

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Billionaire explains how he would become rich as a young person nowadays – it’s simple and only requires a PC or phone

Gerald Wessel 29. October 2024 Reading time 2 minutes

Billionaire Mark Cuban has a piece of advice for anyone looking for a side job or even a career: ask the right questions.

Note: We updated the article on October 30, 2024, and added an explanation about AI prompting.

Who is giving the advice? Mark Cuban is a U.S. billionaire who distinguished himself with his entrepreneurial spirit from a young age. In a video from CNBC, he mentally transports himself back to his youth. What would he do today as a 16-year-old to achieve a career and wealth? His answer is short, and ultimately, young people need to learn just one thing: to ask questions to an AI.

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Students spy on passersby with hidden cameras and AI, find name and address in seconds

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The Perfect Questions for ChatGPT

Mark Cuban is primarily known in the U.S. as the former majority owner of the NBA team Dallas Mavericks. He has amassed his wealth through investments and worked as a solo entrepreneur in various industries since he was a teenager. Nowadays, however, he would focus on language models like ChatGPT as a 16-year-old.

What does Mark Cuban advise regarding AI? According to him, anyone can just type something into chat windows. But it is an art to ask specific questions in order to leverage AI’s potential. Especially small and medium-sized businesses lack experience and capacity in this area. Therefore, tech-savvy youth should practice asking AI the perfect questions.

According to Cuban, it is possible for anyone to enter this young industry. A degree is not needed; just practice.

What is the point? Asking the right questions to AI is a relatively new profession that has emerged with the rapid developments in recent years. As a so-called “Prompt Engineer,” one takes advantage of the AI’s ability to quickly match large amounts of data. The more sophisticated the task, the more satisfactory the AI’s response is, whether in the form of text or an image.

With such a job, it is said that one can earn 50,000 euros a year (via jobvector). However, the billionaire does not advise settling for a simple job. Rather, one should acquire this special skill and then approach companies to teach them how to use AI.

Cuban, meanwhile, does not go into detail on how exactly this should work. He also leaves it open whether he masters this art.

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A group of students from the U.S. probably hardly needs this advice; they have been using Artificial Intelligence regularly, as an instructor at a college had to find out. Even a very simple task was enough reason to trigger the AI: Professor assigns students a simple task – but they still use a brazen aid

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After 10 years, over 500,000 players are playing the survival shooter DayZ daily – New DLC is well received on Steam

Sophia Weiss 29. October 2024 Reading time 2 minutes

The survival shooter DayZ has now been around for 10 years. With the release of the new DLC, the game is experiencing a new player peak of over 500,000 players and is also performing well on Steam.

What is DayZ Frostline? Frostline is the first and currently only DLC for the survival shooter DayZ. The former Arma 2 mod has now been live for over 10 years and brings new content with the expansion. Here is a selection:

New map located in the Far East
Winter landscape Sakhal, where players must pay attention to heat for the first time
New animals
New gameplay mechanics such as boats

Following the launch on October 15, 2024, a significant number of new and returning players likely dove into the game. Through their publisher Level Infinite, developer Bohemia Interactive announced that a new player record of over 500,000 daily players was reached by October 20.

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DayZ Frostline: Release trailer for the new expansion of the survival shooter on Steam

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Over 500,000 players in the 10-year-old survival shooter

Where do the players come from? In their post on the Level Infinite homepage, the developer states that on October 20, they had a total of 501,222 logins. Here’s the breakdown:

235,618 Steam players; peak at 79,000 concurrent players (78,937 according to Steam DB)
113,897 PlayStation players, peak at 33,000 concurrent players
152,037 Xbox players; peak at 36,000 concurrent players

Whether the peaks for PlayStation and Xbox players are accurate unfortunately cannot be verified because these numbers are not officially disclosed.

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What does the community think of the DLC? In fact, Frostline is rated mostly positive on Steam. Players praise the map, the gameplay, and the scope of the DLC.

At the same time, they criticize existing bugs, including one that hinders many mods for the game. There is also still a lot of clipping.

The PlayStation community rates the expansion with 4.33 out of a maximum of five stars. 77% of the reviews give five stars, while only 13% have given a maximum of one star.

In the Xbox store, the DLC has received only 30 ratings so far. Overall, Frostline has only three out of five possible stars here.

If you want to get your own impression of the DLC, you can buy it at a 10% discount via Steam at the release of this news. However, note that you need the base game DayZ in order to play.

As usual, there are currently a lot of games and expansions on sale on Steam. We have compiled a list of nine games that you can currently purchase for under 5 euros: If you buy these 9 games with up to 90% discount on Steam, you’ll have one game under 5 euros every week until Christmas

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Expert explains: Twitch is heading towards disaster and must ban controversial content

Schuhmann 29. October 2024 Reading time 4 minutes

The streaming expert and businessman Devin Nash explains why the streaming service Twitch is heading towards a catastrophic situation. The platform is becoming increasingly unattractive to advertisers since Twitch is no longer a primary gaming platform but provides a stage for political activists, including extremists. Nash demands that Twitch must ban all extremists and political content, not just those from one side, like Asmongold recently.

This is Devin Nash’s analysis: Nash states (via X), Twitch is in a “nightmare situation” regarding advertising: Advertisers are leaving the platform and not coming back.

YouTube faced a similar situation in 2017 when advertisers realized that their advertisements were being shown before extremist content. YouTube then worked for two years to improve its advertising system. Nowadays, YouTube has the most sophisticated system in the world for how ads are displayed. Twitch has failed to work on its systems and is now paying a high price for it.

For Nash, it is clear: There is only one brutal, simple, and effective solution: Twitch must ban all political, controversial, and extremist content from the platform and return to its roots to focus on gaming again.

Asmongold is a streamer who used to show only gaming content and now mostly stands out with controversial content, most recently he was banned by Twitch:

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Career and life of Asmongold in 3 minutes – What makes him special?

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Twitch has wasted millions of US dollars

These were Twitch’s mistakes: Nash explains that Twitch has made many wrong decisions and wasted money. In his view, it would have been right to find a reasonable system to display ads well. Instead, Twitch focused on content and lost millions of US dollars here:

Twitch invested 90 million dollars in the Overwatch League
Paid a lot of money to Riot Games to acquire the rights for LoL
Gave huge contracts to streamers like Ninja or Shroud

Nash analyzes: None of this has brought much benefit.

In the meantime, the advertising system with which Twitch primarily wants to make money has stagnated. If you want to buy ads on Twitch, you must pay a high minimum amount (e.g., $100,000 and more) and speak with someone on-site. The ads are only limited or not targeted at all. The ads are placed everywhere on the website, often for irrelevant or controversial streamers. Since ads are placed everywhere, Twitch is only as good as its worst streamer.

Advertising on Twitch is not targeted

This is how he sees it as a consequence: Nash says that major advertisers would tell Twitch that its advertising system is not okay.

That is indeed the case: The advertising system ensures that viewers are shown up to 8 ad clips when they join a stream. This causes viewers to leave:

Twitch has always acted out of fear. They feared that other websites would cannibalize their audience (Mixer), so they bought streamers. They thought YouTube would take away their viewers, so they bought broadcasting rights (LCS, OWL). They feared the music industry would sue them, so they spent millions to build libraries and license rights. In the meantime, YouTube built systems to solve these problems long-term and was willing to fail for years because they knew that a better future was possible.

Nash demands: Twitch must ban politics, go back to gaming

This solution is what Nash demands: Nash says that Twitch was in a much better situation when they focused on gaming. As a “platform for everything,” Twitch cannot function without good systems. In any case, that train has left; YouTube and TikTok have an insurmountable lead here.

Twitch must do without all controversial content and return to gaming, music, and crafts. Only then could they bring back advertisers and viewers.

Only with extreme measures can extreme problems of the platform be solved.

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This is what it’s about: In the USA, the discussion about the conflict in Gaza is politically even more heated than here in Germany. Twitch banned Asmongold for allegedly expressing himself in a dehumanizing way about the conflict. Asmongold is publicly seen as someone who has taken a pro-Israel stance.

There is just as much uproar in the USA over statements made by other Twitch streamers like Frogan or HasanAbi, who have also taken clear positions. They are accused of making dehumanizing and antisemitic remarks.

Twitch is therefore also criticized for its banning policy, having punished Asmongold while other streamers for similarly extreme statements, which many Americans see as unpatriotic, were not penalized. However, Frogan has also since received a ban.

Nash apparently believes that advertisers have no interest in placing ads next to such statements and in such an environment.

Twitch streamer HasanAbi raising his hands — HasanAbi.

Can we trust the analysis? Devin Nash has long been regarded as someone who analyzes and identifies problems in streaming coolly and precisely. As a former CEO of a large e-sports organization, he also has insights into the business side of gaming. When he posts such an analysis, it certainly carries weight.

Overall, the streaming platform is currently having a rough time. Even a competitor of Twitch, the CEO of the platform Rumble, has predicted an imminent end for Twitch: Will the streaming millionaires soon lose their income? Rumble CEO predicts the end of Twitch

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CoD Black Ops 6 Zombies: Safe Code & Loot Keys – How to open the vault in Liberty Falls

Dariusz Müller 29. October 2024 Reading time 3 minutes

The zombie mode of Black Ops 6 has some secrets to offer that you can discover. In addition to numerous Easter eggs, there is also a safe from which you can take loot. We’ll show you how to open the safe.

Where is the safe? The safe is located in a bank in the center of the city (quadrants F4&5). You can reach the bank by running north from the starting area, crossing the comic book store, and following the stairs behind the store up to the street. On the street, you then head south and find the back entrance of the bank on the eastern side of the street.

Opposite the back entrance is a vending machine with Speedo-Cola. Inside the bank, you will also find the Juggernog vending machine.

Bonus Tip: On the roof of the bank, you can find the Wonderfizz vending machine starting from round 25, where you can buy all Perk-a-Colas. You can reach it via various gondolas that you must buy access to first.

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In CoD: Black Ops 6, there is a mission that gives players chills

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Find the safe code and open the safe

How do you open the safe? To open the safe in Liberty Falls, you need to find a code that you enter into the combination lock. This code consists of 3 numbers that you find at various locations and that you must enter in the correct order.

Where can you find the safe code? Each number is written on a small note that also shows the position of the number within the code. Check which line the number is on. For example, if the number is on the left line, it comes first in the code.

Bank – The first number is on the counter inside the bank directly in front of the entrance to the safe
Comic Book Store – The second number is in the comic book store on the inside of the square counter in the middle of the room. Jump to the middle of the counter and look in the shelf under the countertop when facing the counter.
Bowling Alley – The third number is on the counter in the bowling alley. The note has a small bucket of drinks that covers the number.

Since the code is randomly generated each run, we cannot simply list the final number combination for you. You have to find the numbers each time yourself.

Here you can see the locations of the individual numbers again:

The locations on the map have been marked as follows:

Bank: Green
Comic Book Store: Pink
Bowling Alley: Yellow

Find the loot key and grab the loot

Inside the safe, you will find a row of lockers that contain loot. However, you will need a loot key to open these.

Where do you get a loot key? Loot keys can be dropped by Manglers starting from round 10. Manglers are the slightly stronger enemies who have a cannon on their right arm that they can use to shoot shockwaves.

Simply pick up a dropped loot key, enter the safe, and open one of the lockers. However, keep in mind that you need a new loot key for each locker.

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If you weren’t actually looking for the code for the safe in the zombie mode in Liberty Falls, but instead want to open the safes in the campaign, you can find the necessary information here: Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 – Safe Codes and Locations of All Safes in the Campaign

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Players believe: Star Citizen weakens old ships they have purchased for real money to sell new ships

Schuhmann 29. October 2024 Reading time 3 minutes

There is currently unrest regarding Star Citizen. Players believe that CIG is now retroactively nerfing 3 ships that players have already purchased to incentivize players to buy new ships. It concerns three variants of the ship Starlancer, which was presented at CitizenCon 2024.

This is the criticism: In the Star Citizen forum, Spectrum, there is criticism that CIG has nerfed 3 popular old ships while simultaneously offering new alternatives. To stir demand for the new alternatives, they have weakened the existing offerings:

The Corsair has been nerfed because it was a “too strong solo ship”; now it is a “very bad multi-crew” ship. However, STARLANCER MAX (249.01 €) is available as an alternative.

The Redeemer was nerfed because it was stronger than appropriate for its ship class – the STARLANCER TAC would pack a punch for the same price.

The ship “Galaxy” has lost its build module for bases. But “Starlancer BLD” allows one to build anything.

Although the new ship variants Starlancer TAC and Starlancer MAX can be purchased, they cannot yet be flown.

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Defenders of Star Citizen believe strong new ships are just marketing

Is there any dissenting voice? Some players of Star Citizen say this shouldn’t be taken too seriously. It’s just marketing.

A new ship destroys the old meta ship in new trailers. The marketing portrays new ships as stronger than they are. Surely the new Starlancer ships have weaknesses as well.

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What do the developers say? The developers commented on the frustration with the ship “Galaxy” – it is indeed not suitable for building bases. The ship needed for that is the Starlancer BLD.

However, this statement caused such frustration that developer John Crewe backtracked and said: When the feature to build bases comes into the game, the Galaxy will not be able to build bases immediately, but that will be “rapidly” addressed.

Players announce they have lost trust – Want to be more economical

What is the reaction? Some players seem upset and insecure that ships they have purchased have now been retroactively weakened or altered.

In forum threads it now says: “I don’t see the point in buying ships with my money before the release version 1.0 is here.” They have lost trust in Star Citizen that ships will remain as they were purchased.

Thus, the Corsair has now only a slight advantage compared to other ships. The player claims: His wallet remains closed now.

In another forum thread, transparency is demanded.

It is difficult to adjust the balance of things for which players have paid extra

This is what it’s about: Balance patches are common, especially in game development. It’s quite normal in games like LoL or WoW that what champion or class is the meta changes with every patch, often it’s just a minimal change of a few percentage points whether a class is S-tier, or the strongest, or B-tier, just average.

But it’s something different when what gets weakened was explicitly purchased by the player for real money. What the buyer previously thought would give him the ultimate advantage, the few percentage points of lead, is suddenly just average and there’s a new, better solution for the position.

Especially when the impression arises that Star Citizen wants to attract new customers with new products while not respecting “old customers” and their money, discontent arises in the community. The problem is exacerbated by rumors that the funding of Star Citizen has plateaued and they need to find new customers to offset the significant cash burn of the project.

The allergic reaction to balance changes and nerfs is a problem that comes with monetizing content that has an impact on gameplay.

Recently, Star Citizen caused excitement when it removed a feature from the future release version that could be crucial for wealthy solo players: The favorite feature of rich players will not be in Star Citizen at launch, although it was promised.

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Terminally ill fan asks if he can play Borderlands 4 before release, is overwhelmed by the developers’ reaction

Jasmin Beverungen 29. October 2024 Reading time 2 minutes

37-year-old Caleb McAlpine is so seriously ill that he may not live to see the release of Borderlands 4. He asked if it would be possible to see the game before its release. After an initial response from the CEO, he is now presenting the concrete plan that Gearbox has for him.

What has McAlpine done? The man who claims to be a big fan of Borderlands reached out to the Borderlands community. He had a big wish:

McAlpine has terminal cancer. According to his medical team, he has only 7-12 months to live. If the chemotherapy works, he may have nearly 2 more years.
He fears that he will not live to see the release of Borderlands 4. The game is scheduled for 2025, and it could still be that the release is pushed back further.
Therefore, McAlpine turned to the Reddit forum and asked if anyone had contact with Gearbox, the developer of Borderlands 4. He would be delighted if there were a way to see the game before its release.

Initially, the sick fan received a response from Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford. He wrote that the two were in email contact and that Gearbox would do everything possible to make something happen. Now McAlpine is back and presenting Gearbox’s concrete plans.

So far, there has only been a small teaser for Borderlands 4:

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Teaser trailer announces Borderlands 4

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McAlpine and the chance of a lifetime with Borderlands 4

What does Gearbox’s plan look like? McAlpine replied to his own Reddit thread. He thanks the community for the kind words and writes that Gearbox has something planned for him. The Borderlands fan is set to be flown to Gearbox’s office in mid to late November, just a few weeks away.

There, he has the opportunity to see the current state of Borderlands 4. Whether he will be able to take the keyboard and mouse in hand himself is unfortunately not revealed in the post. However, McAlpine is already expressing how overwhelmed he is by this opportunity and that it feels like a dream for him.

Since Borderlands 4 has been announced for 2025, the title will still need some development time. Accordingly, the shooter will not be in a state that could be released right now. Nevertheless, it is a great opportunity for McAlpine to get a glimpse of Borderlands 4 before anyone else.

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Is this an exception? Gearbox has previously launched several initiatives for fans. A similar case occurred with Borderlands 3. According to his own statements, McAlpine was not even aware that Gearbox had already helped other sick fans.

It touched his heart when he read what a great company Gearbox is. The developer studio has helped fans even though they didn’t have to.

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Homer causes many accidents at the nuclear power plant in the TV show The Simpsons, is not fired because there is a deal with Mr. Burns

Jasmin Beverungen 29. October 2024 Reading time 2 minutes

In the TV series The Simpsons, there are several unbreakable rules. One of them is that family head Homer Simpson has a lifetime job at the Springfield nuclear power plant, even though he repeatedly causes accidents. The 36th season of the animated series finally reveals why Homer still has his job.

Why is Homer Simpson a danger at his job? Homer Simpson works as a safety inspector at a nuclear power plant. By name, he should actually ensure that the nuclear power plant becomes even safer or at least maintains its status.

However, there are repeated accidents caused by Homer:

In the infamous intro, Homer Simpson drops a rod containing radioactive substances into his neck when the break or closing bell rings.
In the 5th episode of the 3rd season, “The Emergency”, Homer sprays some donut liquid on the core temperature regulators of the reactor core. He provokes a meltdown but is able to avert it in time.
One episode in which Homer was actually fired for a short time is the 3rd episode of the 1st season. Homer crashes into a pipe, releasing toxic gas. He is fired but protests and gets his job back as a safety inspector.

Although Homer has caused 742 accidents according to Mr. Burns, which could have been fatal, his job is a lifetime guarantee. The new episode from season 36 of The Simpsons finally explains why Homer never loses his job.

You can see the trailer for the TV premiere of the previous 35th season of The Simpsons here:

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The Simpsons – The Trailer for the TV Premiere of Season 35

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Mr. Burns made a deal with Homer’s father

Why is Homer never fired? In the 4th episode of season 36, “Shoddy Heat”, it is finally clarified why Homer always keeps his job. The episode reveals that Homer’s father, Abe Simpson, worked as a detective in the 1980s.

His partner, Billy O’Donnell, disappeared while investigating a case involving Mr. Burns. When Abe follows the trail and confronts Mr. Burns, he says that Billy has gone to paradise.

Mr. Burns offers Abe a deal: he should forget about the issue with his partner and end the search, in return Mr. Burns would give his son, Homer, a lifetime job at the nuclear power plant. Abe realized that Homer desperately needed this help and agreed.

Where can I watch the episode? The 36th season has just premiered on the American TV network FOX. Accordingly, it is not yet possible to watch the new episodes in Germany.

So far, Disney+ offers the opportunity to watch the 35th season. It will probably take a few more months until the 36th season comes to Germany.

The Simpsons have been around for 35 years. The 36 seasons include numerous references to other franchises. In season 30, there is even an episode where a MOBA like League of Legends is the topic: The Simpsons collaborated with the LoL developers on an e-sports episode

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WoW: Developers Listen and Nerf the Biggest Problem in Dungeons

Cortyn 29. October 2024 Reading time 2 minutes

An affix is driving characters in World of Warcraft to their last nerve. Blizzard intervenes – but does this really solve the biggest problem?

A while ago, we reported on the current season in World of Warcraft, which is mainly characterized by the affix “Challenger’s Trick”. The restriction means that deaths in dungeons are significantly more punishing and can lead to “M+” instances being barely completed in time after just a few mistakes. Blizzard wants to solve the problem – and has a solution that will help coordinated groups more.

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What is the problem with the affix? The affix currently causes many random groups to break apart early. After just one wipe, you currently lose 75 seconds, in addition to the repeat of the fight and the travel time. In some tightly timed dungeons, this can already mean that the time limit can hardly be met. If individual characters occasionally die, it becomes nearly impossible.

The affix has caused many PUGs to have little joy, to accuse each other quickly, and even small mistakes can lead to major discussions. As a result, “Challenger’s Trick” is seen by most as the affix that most restricts the fun of the current season.

What is World of Warcraft doing about it? Blizzard is releasing a small hotfix this Wednesday, October 30, 2024, which changes the affix. While the penalty of 15 seconds remains in place, the affix will also bring an additional bonus: 90 seconds of additional time to complete the dungeon.

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The intention behind this is clear: the affix should also have a positive component that somewhat balances out the disadvantages. Up to 6 deaths will therefore be considered “nullified” by the 90 seconds and only reduce the remaining time to the standard of the dungeon. Those who do not have any deaths can take their time and proceed more slowly.

Whether this change is enough to increase the affix’s favor in the community remains to be seen. At least it is a first step in the right direction to make the affix a bit more bearable for the rest of the season. However, it is unlikely to become truly popular again. The changes to the birthday event are being received much better – it is now much more rewarding.

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Black Ops 6 is the best Call of Duty in years because it does many things right despite problems

Dariusz Müller 29. October 2024 Reading time 3 minutes

MeinMMO author Dariusz is having a lot of fun with Black Ops 6 – significantly more than with the installments of Call of Duty that have been released in recent years. He explains why this is the case here.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is not well received by all players. There is much praise but also justified criticism – especially regarding the technical implementation of the game. Many players complain about performance issues and especially numerous crashes.

I have to issue a small warning right away: I’m really lucky and haven’t had a single crash. I haven’t experienced FPS drops, disconnects, or major bugs so far. Strangely, this luck was also the case for me in 2020 with Cyberpunk 2077 and in 2021 with the loot shooter Outriders.

So my gaming experience was not marred by technical issues again – except for the well-known packet loss. This is important because when you don’t have constant crashes, you can appreciate the gameplay much better.

It has never been so much fun to simply run around the map

In Black Ops 6, there is the so-called Omni-Movement, which allows you to sprint, jump, and slide in all directions. Jumping includes not only the classic bunny hopping but also diving jumps. I love that.

I’m far from being a movement expert. But I utilize what I can do with my gaming skills. Sliding, jumping, sliding, a dive around the corner to surprise the annoying camper – all of this is really fun in Black Ops 6 because the transitions between the various actions are super smooth.

In recent years, the movement in Call of Duty has been relatively slow, clunky, and sluggish. Black Ops 6 feels fresh and fast. It’s fun to just run around the map and fully enjoy the movement.

By the way, here’s a small setting that you should activate to make the movement really fun:

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Not as good as before, but much better than recently

Black Ops 6 finally has a round-based zombie mode again, with gum, perk machines, and Easter eggs. I know many of you complain on social media that the mode isn’t as good as it used to be. But you know what? I don’t care.

The mode is fun when you give it a chance. I can simply fight zombies with friends in the evening and enjoy the cool movement of Black Ops 6 without having to play against the biggest sweat players in multiplayer. Meanwhile, I’m also relaxing and leveling up my weapons.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 shows the zombie mode in the trailer

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The zombie mode of Modern Warfare 3 (2023) was, on the other hand, nothing half and nothing whole. It was actually just the extraction mode DMZ with zombies and without PvP. It wasn’t a round-based mode as the CoD veterans had wished for. The zombie mode of Black Ops 6 is much better.

The Multiplayer – Old problems in a new guise

The multiplayer suffers from the old problems that every Call of Duty player knows: SBMM, bad maps, and even worse spawns. The spawns are really a disaster, but it was also anything but good in Modern Warfare 2 and 3. That’s why BO6 doesn’t stand out negatively for me in this aspect.

Most maps I actually like better than in MW2 and MW3. I subscribe to the theory that the spawns are the problem and hope that Treyarch improves it with a patch.

I cannot refute the criticism of SBMM. The system comes straight from hell. However, I understand that there are players who like it because it prevents them from facing much better players.

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