With Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, the popular shooter franchise continues to the next round. As every year, there are various weapons or setups that perform particularly well. However, we are also keeping an eye out for tips that we can share with you. In this article, you will find an overview of all our tips, guides, tier lists, and weapon builds.
At MeinMMO, we publish many tips and tricks to help you succeed in your rounds in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. This article aims to provide you with an overview, so you don’t have to laboriously search for various guides, tips, tier lists, or weapon builds on your own.
We will, of course, regularly update the article when new guides or tips are published on MeinMMO.
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Not only the cinema is feeling the impact of streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime, or Disney Plus. It is also causing changes in our homes.
Which room is disappearing? According to trends indicated by older surveys from the National Association of Home Builders in the USA, traditional dining rooms or even clearly separated dining areas are becoming less popular. Once, almost every apartment had a space where people would eat together.
Nowadays, limited living space is preferred to be used differently, and streaming through services like Netflix, Disney+, or Amazon Prime supports this development. The Atlantic also reports on this, featuring Stephen Smith, the director of the Center for Building in North America:
It’s not that [they] don’t want dining rooms. It’s that they really want something else, and that takes space.
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The Sofa as the Centerpiece
What is increasingly taking up space in apartments and houses? Generally, according to surveys like those from the National Association of Home Builders, the desire for combined living/dining/kitchen areas is increasing. Instead of nested configurations of hallways and rooms, more and more people prefer large spaces that serve multiple purposes. Functional divisions use shelves or low walls.
More extensive sofa areas or even niche-divided entertainment zones are now often taking the place of former dining rooms. They serve as the social center of the apartment, where meals are sometimes even eaten. Streaming ensures optimal entertainment programming at any time of day and for any meal.
According to the Federal Statistical Office, the number of Netflix subscribers, for example, increased more than 5,000 times between 2001 and 2023. Last year, there were about 260 million.
What applies to houses affects apartments in multi-family buildings even more: According to data from the United States Census Bureau, the number of people living alone in the USA tripled between 1940 and 2020. And as housing becomes more expensive, dining rooms are increasingly simply being replaced by multifunctional spaces, as Stephen Smith explains to The Atlantic. He also points to US building codes that make a dining room impossible for many types of multi-family homes.
Note on Methodology: All the data compiled here represent logical correlations. The developments are not necessarily causative, but together they create a clear picture of changing habits and expectations regarding living.
Over the weekend, the final of the “PRM Cup 2024” of the German Prime League in League of Legends was played. The team of leading German Twitch streamers for LoL, NNO, faced off against the Unicorns of Love. A decision against the streamer team is now being sharply criticized.
What a match it was? The “PRM Cup 2024” is the last tournament in German LoL of the year. After that, the teams reorganize.
32 teams are participating in the event. The tournament began on September 30th – the final took place on October 25th.
In the final, NNO faced off against the Unicorns of Love – Sexy Edition.
Agurin is one of the owners of NNO:
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Team NNO is on the winning path, but the match is annulled after a pause
What was the crucial moment? The teams played the first two matches evenly at 1-1.
In match 3, NNO was ahead after 17 minutes with a substantial gold lead, and it looked like they could turn the match in their favor after a won teamfight.
But then a pause was ordered because apparently a game-changing bug had occurred to the disadvantage of the Unicorns of Love.
The game paused for an hour, and ultimately, it was decided that the match would not count and would be annulled. A “remake” was ordered.
This was the impact of the decision: NNO’s lead was gone, the new draft was significantly more advantageous for Unicorns of Love, and they could win game 3.
The players of NNO appeared annoyed after the pause and the decision and seemed to play unfocused.
As a result, NNO managed a comeback in game 4, but game 5 was again won by the Unicorns of Love, who secured the cup.
Prime League explains controversial decision in a statement
Why was this decision made? The Prime League explained in a statement (via x):
The bug that led to the annulment of match 3 was that Sion’s ultimate did not trigger an audible effect. Normally, a global sound is played to alert all players: Sion has activated his ultimate, is immune to crowd control, and is moving faster.
Normally, the Prime League states, a Chronobreak should have been ordered here, meaning rewinding the match to the point when the bug occurred. However, there was no one from Riot available who could perform such a Chronobreak; therefore, the entire match had to be replayed.
NNO filed an appeal against the decision, arguing that the bug had occurred earlier and must have been known to the Unicorns. However, no evidence was found that the Unicorns had noticed the Sion bug beforehand. Therefore, the appeal was rejected.
They took a lot of time for the decision, which can also be seen in the long pause in the game.
Twitch streamers were furious during the match
How did the streamers react during the match? Team NNO includes 5 of the leading German Twitch streamers. They were live on Twitch during the pause in the match and were furious.
They were upset about the decision to take away their clear advantage over such a triviality. They called it a scandalous ruling and an undignified end for their team, as the match was the last game for NNO Prime.
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Streamer calms down after the match: Excitement changes nothing
How did they react after the match? The largest German Twitch streamer for LoL, Frederick “NoWay” Hinteregger, has calmed down significantly by now. He is now trying to calm the heated passions and says he was also emotional, but he wants to ask the fans not to verbally attack either the Prime League or the Unicorns of Love now.
It wouldn’t change anything about the situation. The wave of hate is now unnecessary.
Overall, the mood among the comments is heated. Especially fans of NNO say that the Prime League has embarrassed itself here.
That a remake was ordered because the warranted Chronobreak was not technically possible is received very poorly.
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Streamers were live berating their opponents, Unicorns of Love: They should have noticed the bug with Sion much earlier and should have saved their “protest” for the case of losing a teamfight, only to express it then. That is just unsportsmanlike.
The Prime League is already having a hard time at the moment. Significant upheaval is apparently on the horizon for 2025, which will result in a significant decrease in players’ salaries and a drop in the competitive level. Teams are already adjusting to the changed situation: In LoL, HandOfBlood’s team is now replacing a key player with a Twitch streamer (33)
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After Star Wars: The Acolyte, of course, it’s not over, and the next series in the Star Wars universe will follow in 2024. MeinMMO reveals all the info about trailers, the release, the cast, and the timeline for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew.
What is Star Wars: Skeleton Crew? In Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, it is about four children who actually lead a fairly quiet suburban life on an unknown planet. One day, the group finds a mysterious cave that causes a dangerous adventure in space to begin.
On this journey, they meet Jod Na Nawood, who accompanies the group on their journey back home and encounters all sorts of dangers and allies with them.
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Star Wars: Skeleton Crew: Trailer and Release
When does Star Wars: Skeleton Crew premiere?
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew premieres on December 4, 2024, on stream. The series will have 8 episodes, with a new one released each week. On December 4, the series will start with a double episode. However, the average length of the episodes is not known.
Who is streaming Star Wars: Skeleton Crew?
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew will, like all other Star Wars projects, be exclusively available on Disney Plus.
What is the age rating for the series?
The series has a rating of 12 years.
Is there a trailer for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew?
Yes, a trailer for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew has now been released. It shows the overarching storylines of the series and the home world of the children. Additionally, at the end, the mysterious character Jod Na Nawood can be seen. You can watch the trailer here:
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Star Wars: Skeleton Crew -Trailer for the new series in the well-known sci-fi universe
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew: Cast
Which actors are in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew?
Among others, the following actors will appear in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew:
Jude Law plays Jod Na Nawood
Kerry Condon plays an unknown role
Ryan Kiera Armstrong plays Fern
Robert Timothy Smith plays Neel
Kyriana Kratter plays KB
Ravi Cabot-Conyers plays Wim
Tunde Adebimpe plays an unknown role
Which directors are involved in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew?
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew will hire some interesting directors for certain episodes:
Jon Watts (known as the director of Spider-Man: No Way Home)
David Lowery (known as the director of The Green Knight)
What time period does Star Wars: Skeleton Crew take place in?
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew is set after Episode 6: Return of the Jedi, but before Episode 7. Thus, the series falls into a similar timeframe as The Mandalorian.
Countless series and movies from various countries appear on Netflix every week. The Netflix charts are a good factor to see what is currently popular. However, quality does not always prevail there. A new fantasy movie starring Jean Reno seems to illustrate just that.
Which movie is it about? On October 23, 2024, the movie The Werewolves of Düsterwald was released on Netflix. The fantasy film strongly resembles Jumanji, as a French family plays a mysterious version of the game Werewolf.
The film was directed by François Uzan. You might know him best as the screenwriter of the Netflix series Lupin starring Omar Sy. The well-known actor Jean Reno also stars in the film. The film seems to be finding a larger audience, as it is currently in first place on the film charts in Germany.
Editor’s note: As of the current status, October 30, 2024, the film is no longer in first place but is now in second place in the German Netflix charts.
You can find a trailer for the film here:
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The werewolves of Dusserwald – Trailer for the fantasy movie on Netflix with Jean Reno
A party game turns into Jumanji
What is The Werewolves of Düsterwald about? A French family wants to play the well-known game Werewolf. The game is reminiscent of Among Us. A village must find out who the werewolf is that is snatching its victims at night. The focus of the game is on the discussions and the work to find the werewolf.
In the film itself, however, the family’s version of the werewolf game seems to be anything but normal, as in Jumanji, the family is suddenly transported to a medieval world. There, the unknown werewolf is a real threat, and the family must survive this circumstance.
The Werewolves of Düsterwald is a fantasy comedy, and one shouldn’t expect a real horror show from it.
What are the initial reactions to the film? Although the film is currently ranked number 1 in the Netflix charts in Germany, there are hardly any reviews and the opinions of regular users seem to be unhappy. On Rotten Tomatoes, there are too few reviews for both a critic and a user score. It seems especially the cinematic implementation of the game is problematic:
Jason W writes: After playing the original party game […] many times, I was looking forward to this adaptation. It’s a clever idea, but unfortunately, it was poorly executed.
Charlermat P also criticizes the implementation: Did not utilize the elements of the game well. The characters are annoying.
The few positive voices praise the film as a family film:
Ian H sees the problem more in the expectations of some viewers: I’m not sure what people expected from this film, but it’s a good, heartwarming family movie.
Marie B also praises the film as a family film: An absolutely great film. D&D meets Jumanji with Shrek-like humor. Good comedy and many laughs. […] Personally a great family film.
On IMDb, the ratings of the film do not look any better. With just over 2,400 reviews, the film has a score of 5.4 out of 10 stars.
MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus has been a huge fan of Dragon Age since Origins. He was able to get an early look at The Veilguard and has spent over 90 hours in the game. He likes it a lot, but as a fan of the series, he also has some criticisms.
It has now been 10 years since the third part, Inquisition, was released, during which I have been eagerly waiting for the sequel. For years, BioWare has dangled a new story in front of me. Now it’s finally here.
And I was already thrilled right at the start of The Veilguard.
Only during my journey through Thedas did a few points arise that I stumbled upon, which have caused quite a bit of discussion in our editorial offices. What I noticed is that especially I and other veterans were bothered by content such as character developments. Colleagues for whom The Veilguard is their first Dragon Age show significantly more enthusiasm.
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Dragon Age: The Veilguard Unleashes the Dragon in Official Launch Trailer
Accessible gameplay with depth but without a plethora of spells
Beforehand, BioWare has shown trailers for The Veilguard with very colorful graphics and action-packed gameplay. This has caused rather subdued joy among fans, and in some cases even skepticism. And yes, some fears are indeed confirmed with The Veilguard.
The gameplay is significantly different from before and more geared towards action. Even in the direct predecessor Inquisition, there were more options to act during tactical pauses. In earlier parts, for example, it was important:
to select and place the right spells and abilities
to trigger the corresponding combos with them
if necessary, to change positions to escape from dangerous areas
Also, each character was controlled individually. In the latest Dragon Age, it is primarily about using your own character and looking as cool as possible. Companions are generally immortal and, depending on the build, merely buff-bots or combo partners. The tactical pause is now just a tool for selecting a few abilities and the corresponding target.
This very action gameplay ensures, however, that new players have much quicker access without it being too easy. Just like the motto: Easy to learn, hard to master. Your own character Rook starts with one of three classes and a talent tree, at the end of which one of three additional specializations is possible.
Enormous advantage: The fighting gets better and better
As you level up, new abilities and mechanics gradually come into play, which interact with each other and provide depth but are not as complex as, for example, the vast spell pools from Origins. Mine worked out somewhat like this:
I started directly as a warrior because I find the Reaper specialization very cool.
While leveling, I gradually learned what my class can do exactly and what the deal is with light, heavy, agile, and charged attacks.
Later, skills get keywords like “projectile”, “duration”, or “area”, and from here it gets interesting.
Over time, more equipment comes in, and real builds become possible. Right now, I’m playing on “Necroses”, i.e., poison and life drain, while sacrificing my own health to become stronger.
My companions are pure buff machines for me, strengthening me and preparing combos. From what I have seen so far, builds are also possible where you become the support for your companions. Either way, even the highest difficulty is manageable for veterans.
For me, the gameplay is a huge plus point. The combat system combines components from all the old parts and is still something of its own. I’ve never had so much fun hitting enemies in Dragon Age.
The story is okay, but the characters are absolutely amazing
However, an action RPG also includes the second part: the role-playing aspect. Here, The Veilguard is somewhat weak in the most important aspect, the story. Contributing to this is the constant backtracking to the areas. Many side quests interrupt the narrative of the actual danger. The hated and beloved Solas still plays a large role but serves only as a supporting character.
Instead, a new conflict against the gods is in the foreground, especially the development of the “Veilguard”, i.e., the heroes you gather around you. And here The Veilguard does a masterful job.
From the trailers, we already know that two old elf gods have escaped from the Veil – a kind of intermediary world that protects Thedas from the “nothing” and thus from all sorts of evil things. Our task now is to prevent the gods from destroying our world. Along the way, everyone gets their personal journey.
The only game that has been able to convince in recent years with the development of its characters is Baldur’s Gate 3. In The Veilguard, while there are fewer conversations with the companions, they frequently have quests that further their development.
And suddenly, I am the romance…
Every companion is a potential romance, and although I wanted Harding as my partner from the start, I now find myself after 70 hours choosing from three people – including the old necromancer Emmrich.
The companions have developed so well over time that I have fallen for several of them. In one case, it seems that I am even the target of an NPC’s romance, which I have never experienced before. And, as much as I hate to admit it: He succeeded, we are now a couple.
Goddammit, Lucanis…
Nice detail: The “title” in the character descriptions changes depending on how well you get along with them.
I don’t want to spoil any content but can say: If you explore the sometimes tragic stories of the companions, you will often be amazed. Even the characters I initially found boring surprised me. Only two stand out from the crowd.
As a fan, I see a few things critically
One is the character Rook herself.
BioWare somehow failed to give me the opportunity to decide who I am. This is particularly noticeable in direct comparison to the role-playing hit Baldur’s Gate 3, where my character plays a real main role and can be as good or evil as I like.
My Rook often says things that I wouldn’t support for her role, especially since the dialogue choice implies something entirely different. Even small details, like that she wants chocolate in times of war, seem inappropriate for an assassin.
A real immersion-breaker for me, however, is one of the companions.
Where other companions have personal quests that deal with their origin or where you explore their abilities and defeat enemies, this companion merely defines themselves by the existence as a non-binary character.
The first companion “quests” are even just cutscenes where the companion repeatedly complains about how uncomfortable they feel and even gets insulting towards my female Rook. Especially in comparison to other companions, this one comes off as one-dimensional.
I would have wished for more complexity and depth here. Any other trait that the character brings and even significant experiences constantly recede into the background. The potential of a strong character feels wasted.
The elephant in the room
Let’s get to a point that has already been hotly discussed on the internet: The gendering. All texts are gendered. In English, this feels much more organic than in German.
Especially in German, Dragon Age: The Veilguard uses a new and unfamiliar form: neopronouns. Pronouns like “hen/hem” are still quite rare in everyday language. What particularly bothers me about this in the game is: There is no explanation for it and it feels like a linguistic foreign body in the world.
This is mainly due to the lack of description regarding what the pronouns stand for and the fact that all NPCs already know how other characters want to be addressed before the first encounter. This is particularly confusing at the beginning and pulls me right out of immersion every time.
The Veilguard is the first Dragon Age I have ever played in English because of this.
This is what a text with neopronouns looks like in the game.
We asked EA why they chose this method of gendering for The Veilguard. This is the response:
Since non-binary language is neither universally established nor officially recognized in grammar and dictionaries, we have collaborated with linguists to integrate grammatical elements and pronunciations that aim for a respectful representation of non-binary characters in our game.
Ideal for beginners, a matter of attitude for veterans
Decisions like the chosen graphic style as well as the implementation of the story and the combat system are especially a question of whether veterans can adapt to the changes and new elements or not.
As for the gendering, that is a purely personal attitude. I am bothered by the sometimes difficult-to-read texts in German. Other testers have told me that they hardly noticed it.
However, where everyone agrees and what is also my biggest plus point are the characters. The development of (most) companions is excellent, and I have enjoyed following (almost) every story.
Overall, The Veilguard is not like its predecessors.
Anyone expecting a second Origins, Dragon Age 2, or Inquisition will be disappointed. But every Dragon Age so far has always been significantly different from its predecessors. And that has always been part of Dragon Age.
You have to want to immerse yourself in the game and not expect to play an Origins 2. Accordingly, new players who approach the matter completely unprejudiced have a great advantage over old hands like me.
However, where I can reassure you is the matter of graphics. No, The Veilguard is not in tone a Fortnite – I also don’t know how one could come to that conclusion. The world is grim as ever, maybe with a bit more sunshine, but with the same amount of rough manners and crude jokes as always. After all, we are not hunting dinner with chicken here, but evil elf gods.
My colleagues, however, also have a few things to say about The Veilguard.
Short conclusion on The Veilguard: Pros and Cons
Pro
first-class characters
decisions have significant consequences
fun combat system, easy to learn and yet with depth
clear differences in playstyle of classes and specializations
good item and upgrade system that keeps favorite equipment current
Contra
few options to shape Rook’s personality
partly weak storytelling
controls occasionally a bit clunky
mediocre facial animations
Voices from the editorial team
In addition to me, three other MeinMMO editors have tried out The Veilguard:
Karsten Scholz, our MMORPG expert and the only one with experience in Dragon Age besides me
Sophia Weiss, huge fan of Baldur’s Gate 3 and Final Fantasy, but an absolute Dragon Age newbie
Editor-in-chief Leya Jankowski, who has also never touched a Dragon Age and is happy to go along with The Veilguard
Karsten is the counterexample to Benedict’s thesis
Let me introduce myself briefly: I am the perfect counterexample to Benedict’s thesis. I know the entire Dragon Age series and have played especially parts 1 and 3 with great enthusiasm. And yet, The Veilguard seems to be the ideal Dragon Age for me. At least in the approximately 20 hours I have spent so far, I have had a lot of fun with the role-playing game.
What I particularly like is the story focus of all quests. Generic busywork, like what was found in The Inquisition at Ubisoft-esque levels, is hardly present in the new part. Everything revolves around the main story, the companions, or the factions.
I also enjoy the action-packed battles, which flow smoothly but also require quick reflexes and smart use of skills on the higher difficulty levels.
Additional plus points for me are the stylish graphics and the largely dark atmosphere, some of the companions (Lucanis and skeleton assistant Manfred, for example), and the somewhat more compressed structure of the game world; exploration is worthwhile, but it doesn’t seem like there is a Hinterlands 2.0 this time.
Minor inconsistencies, like the use of unfamiliar gender terms, a cringeworthy dialogue here and there, or dialogues between companions repeating too quickly have not yet managed to torpedo my very positive first impression.
Sophia loves melee combat with her mage
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is my first Dragon Age. I play many open-world RPGs and have been spoiled with Baldur’s Gate 3. My entry into Veilguard was therefore somewhat unusual.
This was mainly due to the initially linear level design and the linear main story. The quests send you deliberately from A to B. I do not like it when games put me on fixed rails. I want to be able to make at least a little free decisions.
However, starting from level 5, more side quests come in, and new areas open up that make the levels worlds more exciting. By the way, everything looks absolutely beautiful.
But what I like best are the characters of the companions. It’s hard for me to settle for quests focusing on just two of them – I would like to have them all with me. Just for the funny group conversations.
I like that I can only partially control them in combat: This way, I can concentrate better and use the NPCs for combos and burst damage. The combat system is also completely successful – as a mage with a spellblade focus, I have an incredible amount of fun with the melee chaos.
If you like RPGs, you should definitely take a look at Dragon Age: The Veilguard from my perspective. Especially for newcomers, the game is a good entry point into the series. So if you feel like a really nice fantasy RPG? Then The Veilguard is just right for you.
Leya enjoys the popcorn cinema
If there were a term for popcorn cinema for games, I would give it to Dragon Age: The Veilguard. And I mean this in the most positive sense!
Here is why: Until now, I have never touched Dragon Age. Even with BioWare itself, I have had little contact. I only played their MMO loot shooter Anthem with full dedication.
However, I enjoy role-playing games and love to fall into fantastic worlds. And exactly that I can do in The Veilguard: let myself fall completely and be carried away by the story. If I want, I can switch off my brain a bit and just follow the quest markers in a linear system while listening to the dialogues. The game always holds my hand and only gradually unfolds its complexity, especially in the combat system.
If you are really into optimizing the smallest percentages in your build, you can do that. But you can also quite easily follow a path in the skill tree and still progress wonderfully.
As someone who is new to the franchise, I really like that. I can focus on the beautifully crafted world that offers much love for detail at every corner. This makes me extremely happy as a fan of a decent photomode – because The Veilguard has that. Here, however, I would have wished for a few more sliders!
I agree with Benedict that the companions initially seem quite boring, but they also unfold over the story, so it is worth taking on each companion quest to get to know my crew better.
The Veilguard is a perfect introduction to the world of Dragon Age. I would even go a step further and claim: The Veilguard is a great entry point into the world of role-playing games in general.
As you can see, we have all played The Veilguard in quite different ways – not just regarding our knowledge but also in terms of play style. Mages, rogues, and warriors are represented. And each of us had (and still has) fun with the game, despite a few quirks here and there. I particularly appreciate Karsten’s Rook because besides me, he is the only raven from Antiva – in my opinion, the best faction in the game, even if you think differently: The most popular factions in the new Dragon Age: The Veilguard ranked – From unpopular to popular
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For eight years, game developer Ben Irving worked for BioWare, where he was long responsible for the MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic. During the crucial phase of Anthem, he served as Lead Producer for combat, creatures, and gameplay on the sci-fi MMO. In 2019, he left Anthem and BioWare, and today he says he would love to try again.
This is the story of Anthem: The sci-fi MMO Anthem went through a rough development phase, as we now know. Although the game was released in February 2019, BioWare had exhausted itself on the path to release and was unable to provide additional content when the MMO launched. According to reports, the developers became entangled in their work on Anthem, ran into creative dead ends, and faced a series of burnout situations.
After the release of Anthem, it became clear that normal updates, which were supposed to come for the game, would not be sufficient to address the problems within the loot and progression systems, leading to plans for a major overhaul of Anthem by the BioWare team working on Star Wars: The Old Republic.
However, EA ultimately decided against this overhaul in February 2021 and halted the development of Anthem.
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Anthem shows the four different combat suits in the launch trailer
“Anthem has all the potential in the world”
This is the situation now: Although Anthem has not been in development since February 2021, the shooter still enjoys great popularity in 2024 due to its excellent gameplay loop and unique game concept.
Time and again, social media posts appear where players rave about how much they enjoy Anthem.
On one of these posts, Ben Irving, the former Lead Producer of Anthem, recently responded:
“I would love to remaster Anthem one day.”
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He explains that it’s amazing that people are still so enthusiastic about Anthem years later. Irving states meaningfully that the game still has so much potential …
However, when fans ask about a PS5 version with a higher frame rate, he waves it off: he has not been with EA for years and cannot do anything about it.
Irving was a scapegoat for the mistakes of Anthem
Why did he leave back then? Irving was someone who was already controversial among fans because of his decisions with SWTOR and had to take the blame for the way the development of Anthem went at its release.
Looking back, it seems that this was a systemic issue at BioWare: Anthem was only completed through a violent effort by its release, and after the release, suddenly many leadership figures disappeared and sought escape.
Every season brings Destiny 2 a new weapon meta to light. With Episode: Revenant, Bungie has packed an old weapon set into the Enclave, allowing you to build it. One of these weapons is currently among the best shotguns in PvP.
Which weapon is meant? Prophet of Doom or Prophet of Destruction is an Arc shotgun of legendary rarity. The weapon has a precision casing and fires shot.
The pump was considered rather mediocre, but with Episode: Revenant it has been brought back and can even be built this time. The perks that the Prophet possesses are particularly a strong option for PvP. We show you on MeinMMO where you can get the weapon and which perks you should focus on.
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Destiny 2: The launch trailer for the new episode ‘Returners’
A strong option for all PvP players
How do I get the weapon? You can obtain the weapon from the second encounter of the raid “Garden of Salvation”. Many do not like the raid and if someone has tried it, it was only to participate in the Exo-quest of Divinity.
Despite that, the encounter is easy to complete and can be finished with a coordinated team in just a few minutes. Make sure that the raid is active in the weekly rotation. Then you can farm the encounter with a checkpoint comfortably.
With a bit of luck, you might even snag a blueprint of the weapon. Bungie has added the shotgun to the Catalog of the Enclave and if you dismantle 5 copies with Depth Resonance or have extracted their essence, you can build it.
Which rolls should I focus on? The current god roll in PvP looks like this:
Why is the weapon so good? The pump has strong perk combinations that allow you to eliminate enemies even at a distance. Impact and handling are also in a good position and with the perk “Danger Recognized, Danger Eliminated” it allows you to quickly draw and fire the weapon in critical situations.
There are now many shotguns in the loot shooter, but with a bit of grind, you can acquire a strong option that you can shape according to your wishes. You can find more about the current loot situation in Destiny 2 here: Bungie finally admits that something is wrong with the loot in Destiny 2
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After the restart and layoffs at Riot in 2024, some fans of the MMORPG genre might wonder how the ambitious MMO project for League of Legends is doing. Now there has been a sign of life!
What kind of sign of life is this? On the career portal of Riot Games, two new jobs linked to the MMO project for League of Legends have recently appeared (via riotgames.com). On one hand, a Principal UX Designer is being sought, and on the other, a Staff Software Engineer for Unreal Tools.
From the two job descriptions, a few additional info nuggets can be gleaned:
The Principal UX Designer is expected to develop innovative and player-centered UI designs that “excite millions of players around the world”.
Both positions should be filled by veterans with six or seven years of experience in the industry, who have made a significant contribution to the development of at least one released game.
The ideal candidate for the Principal UX Designer should have built a user interface for an MMO and be familiar with the universe of League of Legends.
No longer responsible for the LoL MMO is Greg “Ghostcrawler” Street, who is now working on the MMORPG “Ghost” with his own studio.
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Ghostcrawler presents his new development studio in the video
Layoffs apparently have no impact on the LoL MMO
Why were there question marks over the LoL MMO? After several years of development, Marc Merrill, the head of Riot Games, announced in March 2024 that they had to call for a restart for the MMO for League of Legends.
These setbacks this current gaming year were accompanied by two waves of layoffs. In early 2024, a substantial 530 employees had to leave. By mid-October, there were further layoffs affecting a total of 32 Riot employees (via eurogamer.net). It is reported that 27 of the 32 employees were working in the League of Legends team.
It seems that these two waves of layoffs have had no direct impact on the MMO project. The job postings underscore that work on the game continues. Due to the restart, it is unfortunately unclear what of all the information that Ghostcrawler had shared over the past years is still valid. If you would like to get an impression of what the LoL MMO was originally intended to be, take a look here: Everything we knew about the new MMORPG for LoL by March 2024
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In Diablo 4 you can make your items really strong with the crafting systems. You can learn how the two mechanics “Tempering” and “Masterworking” work here on MeinMMO.
Update October 28: The article was originally published in May 2024. We have updated it for Season 6.
Since Season 4, there are overall fewer affixes, and the number of affixes on items themselves has been reduced. As for crafting, two new mechanics have been introduced:
With “Tempering”, you add new affixes to items.
With “Masterworking”, you upgrade the values of your affixes.
With the two crafting mechanics, you create really strong items and improve them even further. We explain how the systems work and when you can use them.
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Diablo 4 shows the new level system and difficulty levels in the video
Tempering: How to add affixes to your items
How do I unlock Tempering? You can use Tempering starting from level 15 and as soon as you have collected enough materials. These include “Dim Crystals” and Raw Leather. It’s worth it quite early in the game, as you can make your gear stronger – which also makes you and your skills stronger.
What do I do with Tempering? In the world of Sanctuary, you find Tempering instructions as drops from most activities. Once you learn them, you can use them at a blacksmith to increase the quality of your legendary gear and customize it to your builds. Uniques are excluded.
The Tempering adds two of the available affixes to an item. This way, you can build really strong items without having to rely on good loot drops forever.
For Tempering, you need a few materials that you already know, in addition to the instructions. Learned crafting instructions can be used as often as you want. Each instruction contains a small number of affixes that correspond to six different categories:
Weapons
Attack
Defense
Mobility
Versatility
Resource
Below you see some screenshots illustrating the “Tempering” system from the Blizzard website and from the livestream:
The recipes always come with a group of affixes. Source: BlizzardBefore and after “Tempering”. Source: Blizzard LivestreamAt the bottom, you can see how often you can temper an item. Source: Blizzard
Can I undo Tempering? With the Restoration Scroll, you can restore all Tempering charges on an item. The scrolls can be used only once per item.
Masterworking: How to improve affixes on items
How do I unlock Masterworking? You can masterwork your items at the blacksmith if you have suitable loot in inventory and Obduzit collected in the endgame. You can get Obduzit, among other places, in Nightmare Dungeons and in the Pit. Legendary and unique equipment that you have already tempered twice is eligible.
What do I do with Masterworking? With Masterworking, you upgrade your items at the blacksmith, which increases the value of all affixes. There are a total of 12 upgrade levels for ancestral items, and 8 for all others. At every 4th level, one of the equipped affixes is “critically” improved. This can allow you to get really high rolls – even beyond the original “Max Roll”.
The affix receiving the bonus turns blue. If you upgrade the same affix again, it turns yellow, and if you improve it a third time, it turns orange. Since Season 6, you only need Obduzit for Masterworking.
For “Masterworking” you need special materials. Source: Blizzard“Masterworking” can lead to really high rolls. Source: Blizzard Livestream
Can I undo Masterworking? You can undo Masterworking by clicking “Reset Ranks”. On PC, you’ll find the button to the right of the item field, and on consoles, a button will be displayed at the bottom that you need to press.
With Masterworking, you can reset the ranks on items as often as you want. However, you will lose all previous upgrades, even those that might already be quite strong. Moreover, the process costs a lot of gold and materials.
Has World of Warcraft gone too far this time? 80 € for a mount is an expensive affair – or does the community think it’s good?
In World of Warcraft, in the last days, the 20th anniversary of the game is being celebrated, but a discussion casts a shadow over much of it. Because the developers have released a new mount in the shop that costs a whopping 78 euros – the Gilded Trader Brutosaurus. This is not only the most expensive (directly purchasable) mount in the game so far but also a way to always have an auction house and a mailbox.
There are discussions everywhere about whether the price is reasonable and good or a rip-off and a disgrace. We would like to hear your view on this.
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What is against the price? The biggest argument has not fundamentally changed for years. WoW is a game that requires full price for an expansion every few years and also needs a subscription. Many find it inappropriate to be additionally asked to pay in such a game.
Moreover, the price of 78 € is a new dimension. Previous mounts cost between 10 € and 25 € – that now more than three times is demanded here is incomprehensible to some.
What speaks for the price? A mount with similar features – especially an auctioneer – was already available in the game during “Battle for Azeroth”. Back then, you had to buy the mount for a large amount of gold. By now, this original mount is only available in the black market auction house, costing “Goldcap” each time – that is, 9,999,999 gold pieces.
Since gold can be assigned a direct value in euros due to the WoW token, buyers of the original mount would likely feel greatly cheated if the new Brutosaurus were offered for only 20 €. After all, the old Brutosaurus would currently cost 30 WoW tokens based on the current WoW token price – nearly 390 €.
From this perspective, 78 € for the Brutosaurus is a pretty good deal, with apparently very many players jumping on it, as the capital cities of the game were already filled with Brutosauruses within a few minutes.
The Brutosaurus for 78 € – A rip-off or a good deal?
But now let’s get to you! We want to know what you think of this offer and what you think of the Brutosaurus mount for the proud price. We have prepared a small survey here. Please note that you only have one vote – choose the answer that best corresponds to your opinion.
If you want to elaborate your answer a bit, feel free to do so in the comments and explain why the Brutosaurus with this price is a good thing – or why this is not acceptable from Blizzard. Please keep it factual and friendly with each other. If you have no interest in shop mounts, there is also a nice phoenix to earn as a birthday mount.
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After the chemist and physicist Marie Curie discovered radioactivity, radioactive elements were incorporated into numerous everyday objects. This cost a professional athlete his life after he consumed 1,400 energy drinks that could have appeared in Fallout 76.
What kind of energy drink was it? In the 1920s and 30s, radioactive everyday items and food became a new fad.
There was toothpaste with radium and thorium, whose radiation was supposed to massage the gums to keep them healthy.
In a watch factory, female workers painted wristwatches with luminescent paint containing radium. Since they moistened the brush with their tongues multiple times a day, they came into contact with the radioactive substance.
In Burkbraun-Radium chocolate, the deadly radium was also used. In its own advertising statements, it was claimed that radium had a rejuvenating effect and promoted health.
Among the foods that were enriched with radium was the energy drink Radithor. It contained distilled water as well as radium isotopes 226 and 228. The drink was described as a cure for living dead and as eternal sunshine that would cure many diseases.
The golfer Eben Byers became the brand ambassador for this energy drink. But what happened to him over the years, the doctors of that time could not have guessed.
Radioactivity also plays a significant role in Fallout. Check out the trailer for Fallout 76 here:
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Golf athlete died from radioactive energy drink
What happened to Eben Byers? The man consulted a doctor after breaking his arm. There, he was recommended the radioactive Radithor. Byers then consumed about 1,400 bottles over the course of two years.
This led him to ingest three times the lethal dose for a human. The consequences were brutal:
The radium accumulated in his bones, making them porous.
Byers initially lost weight and suffered from headaches.
His teeth gradually fell out, and eventually, he lost a significant part of his lower jaw. Over time, more holes even formed in his skull.
Due to the immense cellular damage, Byers developed cancer and died at the age of 52.
Even Byers’ corpse emitted so much radioactivity that his body was buried in a lead coffin. Lead is a material that shields radioactive radiation and is still used in nuclear medicine today (via Röhr+Stolberg).
Fortunately, today it is inconceivable for radioactive materials to be used in food or everyday items. Instead, we still have video games like Fallout, which deal thematically with radioactivity and give us a glimpse of how sick the deadly radiation can make us.
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In the campaign of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, you can find and open a safe in every mission. We have found all the safes for you and will show you where they are hidden in the missions.
What are the safes in Black Ops 6? Throughout the campaign, you will encounter safes that you can crack open. To do this, you first need to find a radio and tune its frequency to the displayed one in order to get the code for the safe.
What is in the safes? The safes contain 1,000 dollars that you can use to upgrade your abilities in the safehouse.
Important to know: The numbers are randomly generated. Therefore, we cannot give you the code for the safes; you will have to figure it out with the radios yourself.
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We have packed all the important information about Black Ops 6 into our video:
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Safe Code in Blood Feud
In the second section of the mission, after the assassination, you will arrive at a hotel. When you stand in front of the building, you can go left into an alley.
You need to go into this alley.
In the back section, you will find a white delivery van that you can climb onto. Go up on the ledge and remove the grille from the ventilation shaft.
Crawl inside, and you will come out at an opening from where you can shoot the enemies in the room below you. In this room, you will find the radio and the safe.
The radio is located on a table next to the gray shelves.
Safe Code in Most Wanted
Once you arrive at the event, head right over to the bar. Behind the bar, there is a restricted area that you need to enter. There are two guards nearby who must not see you.
In the red-marked area are the radio and the safe.
Go through one of the right curtains and continue until you find the next curtain. Behind it is a small restricted area where the radio and the safe are hidden.
In this tiny restricted area are the safe and the radio.
Safe Code in Hunt Season
In this mission, the area where you need to search for the safe and radio is a bit larger. Once your team has established the base, you will have access to the map and can also search optional camps. In a southwestern camp, you will find the radio and the safe.
In the red-marked area, you will find the camp.
Once you arrive at the camp, you should first clear out all the enemies for a smooth operation. In the large three-story building are the radio and the safe.
The safe is next to a dresser.
Safe Code in The Cradle
In this mission, you will come to a palace. Before that, you will stand in front of an entrance building with a statue. Go through the left entrance and up the stairs.
In this building, you must take the left entrance.
Stay to the left and you will see the safe in the wall and the radio nearby on a table.
The safe and radio are next to each other.
Safe Code in Emergence
After defeating the first boss, you will have the freedom to move around the area. In the red area, located in the bottom right corner, the radio and the safe are in the left annex.
The map from the mission “Emergence”.
In the changing room, the radio and safe are slightly hidden in the back area.
The radio is hidden on the shelf with the towels…
…and the safe is hidden in the back area of the changing room.
Safe Code in High Roller
In this mission, you will alternate between different characters. When you are as Sevati Dumas in the lower area of the casino, you will see a large safe as you progress. Head towards it and then turn left.
You need to go in this direction.
To the left of the lift that you should call the team to, you will find the radio, and to the right of the elevator is the safe.
Here, the safe and radio are almost right next to each other.
Safe Code in Ground Control
Upon arriving at the airport, you should first eliminate all enemies to search for the compartment at the flight desk for the radio in peace.
Here, the radio is hidden…
You will find the safe if you go through the door next to it and then look left. It is built into the wall.
…and the safe is hidden in the wall behind this door.
Safe Code in Under the Radar
In the western part of the map, there is a building with a radar dish on top.
In this building, you will find the safe and radio.
Go to the first floor, and you will notice the signal from the radio. After memorizing the code, unlock the grille door, and you will access the safe.
We recommend unlocking the safe only when you pass by the building later as Case. Otherwise, there are too many guards who can catch you while cracking the lock.
A new first-person shooter called “Straftat” was released in October on Steam, which can convince a large part of its players.
What kind of game is this? Straftat is a new first-person shooter on Steam that was released on October 24 – just one day before the release of CoD Black Ops 6.
There are 70 maps and many different weapons, but only a single mode: 1v1. In Straftat, unlike in Call of Duty, you can only play 1v1 duels. So you have no chance to blame your teammates for a loss.
A match consists of several rounds that end when you have eliminated your opponent. Every few rounds, the map also changes. Each map features a different selection of weapons that you can find and use in your duel.
Visually, the PvP shooter looks very outdated and resembles a 20-year-old Counter-Strike. However, Straftat is only 4 GB in size and free to play – provided you are at least 18 years old.
Here you can watch a trailer for Straftat:
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In the trailer you get a taste of the 1v1 duels in the new shooter ‘Crime’
How is the game received? On Steam, Straftat has impressive ratings. A strong 98% of nearly 600 reviews are positive. In total, only 8 people have written a negative review (as of October 28, 2024).
Many of the Steam reviews are simply convinced that the shooter is fun and the gameplay feels good. Some are reminded of classic shooters like Quake and Unreal Tournament. Some players find the 1v1 format unique. It invites you to download Straftat for a few quick 1v1s against friends.
The few negative reviews complain, for example, that you cannot edit and customize the crosshair and that there is “no innovation in gunplay”.
Straftat is certainly not one of the best shooters you can play on Steam. But it is a small, fun game that delivers exactly what it promises: You can quickly download it and play against your friends.
In GTA cities were bustling with cars more than 20 years ago. For the time, a technical challenge that could only be solved with a trick.
Why are cars a problem? Even in the early GTA installments, the game thrived on a vibrant world with many cars that players could acquire.
However, a whole city full of cars was technically difficult to implement. The technical limitations of the PCs and consoles of that time did not allow for hundreds or even thousands of moving cars to be permanently driven through the city.
To make the city feel alive and full of cars nonetheless, former GTA developer Obbe Vermeij employed a trick.
This is what the first trailer for GTA V looked like:
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Rockstar Games reveals the first trailer for GTA V
Speedrunners love this trick too
What kind of trick is that? As former GTA developer Obbe Vermeij reports on X.com, Rockstar Games used its code to make cars appear in front of and around the player in GTA. In GTA 3, GTA Vice City, and GTA San Andreas, cars were simply spawned 70 meters in front of the player when they looked in that direction.
In the direction the player was not looking, cars were only spawned 15 meters away. As soon as the player moved 90 meters away from the cars in sight or 25 meters from the cars out of sight, they were despawned.
According to the developer, speedrunners use this trick in GTA 3 and GTA Vice City to clear the streets. They just look backwards, which makes the cars in front of them disappear. However, this became more difficult in GTA San Andreas. Here, the player must look away for at least 2 seconds, the developer states.
In his post, there is also a diagram that illustrates the trick well:
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What other tricks were used? To prevent cars from simply appearing anywhere, there were so-called “road nodes” where cars were spawned. Because sometimes no points were available, extreme events occurred, such as heavily trafficked streets or completely empty streets.
Another trick revolves around the physics of the cars. According to the developer, physics only really took effect when the player came within 20 meters. If the player was further away, cars could not crash and could even drive through walls. However, as soon as the player was close enough, the full laws of physics applied, even if the car moved far enough away from the player again.
What about pedestrians? The same trick was also applied to pedestrians. In the case of pedestrians, however, the distances were much closer to the player than with cars, as the developer mentions in a lengthy post on X.com.
According to him, the same algorithm was used in GTA 4, but the distances were increased there. However, he does not reveal whether this mechanic will be used in GTA 5 or even GTA 6.
Obbe Vermeij worked at Rockstar from 1995 to 2009 and contributed to GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas, and GTA 4. He has a good insight behind the scenes at Rockstar Games and has spoken on various topics related to GTA. For example, he explained where the leaks about GTA 6 really came from: Developer comments on the leaks regarding GTA 6 and clarifies where they come from
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It is still a long way until the release of Monster Hunter Wilds, but fans do not have to wait long for their hunt. An open beta is said to be planned, and the preload is already in place, but not for all platforms.
Which platform gets to go first?Capcom has planned two open beta tests, but the PlayStation gets the first shot. The first test runs from October 29, 2024, to October 31, 2024, and is exclusively reserved for Sony fans. Other platforms are allowed to play as well, but their testing period is shifted to November 1, 2024, to November 4, 2024.
The developers communicated on x.com that Xbox and PC do not need to fear. They will also have a preload date. This has been set for October 30, 2024, at 4:00 PM German time.
If you own a PS5 and would like to test Monster Hunter Wilds, we will show you how to initiate the download and what you need to know about the beta.
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Monster Hunter Wilds in the atmospheric 5th trailer
Monster Hunter Wilds: How to download the open beta
What do I need to do? To participate in the open beta, you only need a PS Plus subscription and a PS5. You do not need to have pre-ordered the game. Follow these steps now to start the download:
Open the PlayStation Store on your PS5
Search for “Monster Hunter Wilds” in the search bar
Select any edition
On the product page of Monster Hunter Wilds, now press the three dots to the right of the “Wishlist” button
Now press on the item “Monster Hunter Wilds Beta test”
Now you can add the beta test to your library and start the download
The download size on the PS5 is up to 16,608 GB
Once you have completed the download, you only have to wait for the start. We will now show you what to expect in the beta.
What can I expect? In the test, you will discover two missions from the story and additionally be able to customize your character and Polico. Fans can participate in the first mission, which is the Chatacabra hunt, serving as a tutorial. In the second mission, hunters will be taken to the enormous area of Saikrii. There, they will have the task of participating in the Doshaguma hunt – you need to defeat the alpha of the pack.
Crossplay will be active, and in both quests, you can fire a distress signal to call for help. You can then rely on NPC hunters or let real players join you. Up to three additional players, whether real or NPC, can join your hunting party. More about Monster Hunter Wilds can be found here: Monster Hunter Wilds shows a new area and 3 massive monsters, exciting fans
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The Emperor in Baldur’s Gate 3 is a particularly important character. But you can really get on his nerves.
The story of Baldur’s Gate 3 is shaped by numerous decisions that players make throughout the narrative. You can make plenty of NPCs your enemies – or at least drive them to the point of frustration. This also applies to someone who should always be by your side, at least out of self-interest: The Emperor.
Even though the Emperor is constantly by your side, you can make him quite hate you.
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Who is the Emperor? The Emperor is a character who essentially accompanies you from the beginning of the game. He is within the artifact of Shadowheart and tries to protect you from the influence of the Cult of the Absolute – while simultaneously trying to get you to fulfill his goals. Most of the time, it’s not quite clear whether he acts out of altruism or pure self-interest. However, one thing is certain: he is one of the key figures of the game, significantly shaping the story.
How can you make the Emperor hate you? You have several opportunities for this. Once he reveals himself, you can always give him unfriendly responses. After a while, he will no longer try to entice you to certain actions – instead, he’ll respond quite snappily.
This is how the community discusses it: In the Baldur’s Gate 3 Subreddit, many players are currently discovering that they can really annoy the Emperor, like lostandfoundreject, who seems to have succeeded in making the Emperor lose his patience:
He didn’t even try to seduce Tav, instead, he just complains and whines that my Tav is just messing things up. One line really made me laugh when I told him I didn’t choose to cling to him all the time and he simply replied: “I could say the same thing.” We are both 100% done with each other, I love it!
Nearly 4,000 upvotes show how well these experiences resonate with the community. Many share what they have experienced with the Emperor:
“Oh yes, I annoyed him so much that he eventually told me I was nothing more than a puppet.” – Rare_Intention2383
“I played as a Gith, so I completely distrusted him the whole time. I even killed him when I first met him and got an immediate game over, lol.” – SurlyCricket
“The Emperor may be a manipulative piece of dirt (probably comes from being an Illithid), but aside from that, he is quite straightforward and reflects your behavior. If you’re nice to him, he is nice to you. If you act stupidly towards him, he does the same with you.” – Xarxyc
The German Twitch streamer Kevin “Papaplatte” Teller (27) was a guest on the show “Duell um die Welt” by Joko and Klaas on Pro7. He appeared in episode 2 of season 7, which aired on Saturday night, October 26, 2024. An interpreter was hired for the streamer to ensure that Papaplatte understood the instructions for the stunts that were demanded of him.
That was the idea of the show: In the show, the Twitch streamer Papaplatte was sent to Austria to “make physics cool again.” Although Papaplatte dropped out of his electrical engineering studies, he was deemed by Klaas to be the right person with his “youthful spirit” to make the dusty science appealing to young people.
To ensure that Papaplatte could communicate with the TV team, he was provided with a “bare-midriff bro” who acted as an interpreter for smooth communication.
Papaplatte felt slightly ridiculed, and that was apparently the intent. Because the “physical experiments” were essentially a pretext to torture and humiliate Papaplatte.
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Papaplatte increasingly felt mocked by the interpreter and Pro7
How was the translation done? The interpreter, noticeably older than Papaplatte, first greeted him with “Yo Bro, no worries, I’ll take care of the talking” and then asked if Papaplatte had understood the instructions: “Fabi is a bit lost. We’re going to do a quick vibe check to see if you got the real talks from Klaas.”
How did Papaplatte react? He felt, quite rightly, pretty ridiculed. In one segment, he later said into the camera: Klaas probably thinks he only speaks in English slang, while those guys are at most 5 years older than him.
Of course, he could understand the instructions well.
What else happened in the video? Papaplatte was trolled in some experiments, for instance, they let a cake fall on his head to “prove gravity” (“Gravity exists, Bro”) and instructed him to touch an electric fence with wet shoes.
In addition, Papaplatte was put into a pretty silly outfit with physics references and a jab at how streamers heavily market themselves. At that moment, he was already quite annoyed with the translator: “He just repeated what I said and added ‘Bro’ at the end.”
By the end of the experiment, Papaplatte was dangling from a highway bridge, but the translator had already said goodbye: “No front, homie. I’m outta here, you’ll manage the talking with the retired team just fine.”
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What was a highlight of the video? In a video instruction for Papaplatte, the video was split in two. In the upper half of the smartphone, Klaas explained the next challenge, while in the lower half, cucumbers were chopped up randomly – like on TikTok.
Klaas explained that this was additional stimulation so that Papaplatte wouldn’t “swipe away.”
However, the cucumbers distracted the Twitch streamer so much that he barely caught the important instructions.
How are the comments? Many comments under the viral video of the show revolve around the interpreter. Fans fully embrace the gag:
“Unfortunately, I didn’t understand anything when the interpreter left.”
“Would it be possible to generate subtitles for the last minutes of what Papaplatte said (after the interpreter left)?”
“Great praise to the interpreter, not many can understand and translate this babble.”
Papaplatte apparently believes that he speaks quite normally. And that the constant references to his allegedly awful language are completely exaggerated. He repeatedly says, when someone teases him: He doesn’t speak like that at all. Only once did he realize that he was overdoing it with the Denglish, when he saw and heard himself in the show “7 vs. Wild” and recognized that he had indeed gone a bit overboard with the Denglish: Twitch streamer wants to pay attention to his language after 7 vs. Wild: “Real talk, sometimes unnecessary, no joke”
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The Worlds 2024 in League of Legends are coming to an end. The final is set for November 2, 2024, and the finalists have finally been determined. Once again, T1 is in, having shown in the semifinals against their Korean rivals that they can indeed win.
In the past, Gen.G managed to win many matches against T1. They won the Spring Playoffs in 2024 and 2023 against T1. In the Summer Playoffs 2023, they even defeated T1 3 to 0. Also in this year’s Summer Playoffs, Gen.G finished second over T1.
Thus, it is the most-watched game of this year’s Worlds.
However, in the semifinals of Worlds 2024, everything happened a little differently. T1 presented themselves at their best, not only countering the opponents’ champions but also their entire playstyle.
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T1 plays best when they are cheeky and aggressive
How did the matches go? In the first match, things started well for Gen.G. They showcased their methodical playstyle, focusing entirely on maximum efficiency. The first match was quite close, and Gen.G managed to gain a slight gold advantage late in the game.
However, at minute 23, T1 started a Baron, which turned into a team fight that Gen.G could have won, but the focus in the fight wasn’t right. After the fight, Gen.G lost control, and T1 was able to win.
In the second match, however, Gen.G was able to show how good their playstyle is. They played methodically, calmly, and structured. T1 could not break through this playstyle, and Gen.G secured the second game.
In the next two matches, T1 showed a cheeky and aggressive side. They broke through the methodology and calm playstyle. Faker performed well with Akali, and Keria visibly enjoyed playing beautifully with a Pyke and a Renata.
T1 won the Best of 5 with 3 to 1. It was evident that T1 always tried to break Gen.G’s calmness, and Gen.G could hardly return to their methodology.
What’s next? T1 will now face the Chinese team BLG in the final of Worlds 2024. The final will take place on Saturday, November 2, 2024, at 3 p.m. While T1 struggled before the Worlds, BLG had their problems during the Swiss stage. But above all, T1 has shown since the quarterfinals that they simply play differently during the Worlds: LoL: Faker and T1 crush a world-class team in the quarterfinals of the championship
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On October 25, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is released. If you can hardly wait for the release, we have listed 7 quick shooters for you to play in the meantime.
What kind of list is this? Shooters can be distinguished by the mobility of your characters. While you may be somewhat slow and cumbersome in some games, in others you can quickly run, jump, and slide across the map – just like in the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
That’s why we have listed 7 PvP shooters that focus on fast and flexible movement. However, we didn’t want to limit the list to classic arena shooters, but rather expand the selection and introduce you to generally fast shooters. You can then choose a subgenre that you like.
What defines fast movement?
There is no scale or fixed value indicating how fast the movement in a game is. Therefore, we looked at the various shooters on the market and compared their movement based on different criteria. Our points of criticism included:
How fast does the character run compared to other shooters?
Are there movement techniques like jumping, sliding, dropshotting, or diving?
Are there gadgets like grappling hooks that enhance movement?
How fluid is the movement? Can I transition directly from a sprint into a slide, for example?
Titanfall 2
What kind of game is this?
The core of Titanfall consists of the so-called Titans. These are large, heavily armed combat machines that, for example, are equipped with huge shotguns or even miniguns.
The Titans are controlled by human pilots inside. As players, you take control of the pilots and thus also the Titans in certain situations.
Outside the Titans, Titanfall 2 is mainly known for the fast movement of the pilots.
In addition to the PvP mode, Titanfall 2 also has a campaign of about 10 hours long.
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Titanfall 2 shows in the multiplayer trailer how fast the gameplay of the shooter is
Even though the enumeration is not a ranking, Titanfall 2 must of course be at the top of a list of movement shooters.
What makes the movement special? The movements of the individual pilots are generally fast and are made even more flexible by grappling hooks and wallruns. To this day, the movement of Titanfall 2 is considered one of the best of all time.
The Finals
What kind of game is this?
The Finals is an arena shooter that allows you to collect money in a virtual gameshow. The team that collects the most money wins.
There are three classes: light, medium, and heavy, which differ not only in stature and movement speed but also in their choice of weapons, abilities, and gadgets.
An important aspect of The Finals is the enormous destructibility of the maps. You can almost completely tear down a variety of buildings.
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In The Finals you can live out your destruction rage – Trailer for the Open Beta
What makes the movement special? The Finals has the basics of a movement shooter like jumping and sliding, but also has abilities and gadgets that enhance movement.
The light class can equip a grappling hook or a dash, for instance. The medium class has a zipline or a jump pad available. The heavy class can lift gravity in a certain area or simply charge through walls with a powerful rush.
Apex Legends is a battle royale that takes place in the same universe as Titanfall.
Although there are no Titans, you control various legends, each with different abilities.
You fight against up to 60 players for victory in the battle royale. All use the various abilities of the playable legends to their strategic advantage.
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Apex Legends Gameplay Trailer
What makes the movement special? The movement in Apex Legends is very reminiscent of its cousin Titanfall 2. Although there are no wall runs, switching between sprinting, sliding, and jumping just feels extremely good.
In addition, some of the playable legends have abilities that directly influence movement. For example, Pathfinder has a grappling hook and a zipline, Octane has a jump pad, and Valkyrie has a jetpack.
