Blizzard is set to make a big splash with Warcraft. Fans of the franchise should mark the date on their calendars.
For most Blizzard fans, it was likely a severe disappointment that 2024 will pass without a BlizzCon. However, the developers had already announced back then that there would be a replacement event that would particularly delight Warcraft fans. The “Warcraft Direct” in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Warcraft franchise (and the 20th anniversary of World of Warcraft) now finally has a date.
In WoW, they are already celebrating the 30th anniversary of the franchise:
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When does the Warcraft Direct start? The event will take place on November 13, 2024, starting at 7:00 PM.
Where can you watch the Warcraft Direct? The event can be streamed on the official Warcraft channels. The stream will be available on Twitch, YouTube, and TikTok.
What is “Warcraft Direct”? The name seems to have been somewhat inspired by the competition, as Nintendo regularly holds a “Nintendo Direct.” In the Warcraft variant of this stream, the 30 years of the Warcraft franchise will be celebrated again, and the developers will announce what they have planned for the respective games in the upcoming time.
What will be shown in the Warcraft Direct? What exactly will be revealed about the individual games is still unclear. However, Blizzard says that the “Direct stream has something for everyone,” regardless of whether one is a “fan of Hearthstone,” “Warcraft Rumble,” “Warcraft: Orcs & Humans,” or “World of Warcraft.” Therefore, there is likely to be some sort of announcement for all these games.
Some common theories are:
World of Warcraft will introduce Patch 11.1 and may even reveal details about the next expansion “Midnight.”
Hearthstone will certainly discuss upcoming expansions and potential new game modes.
Warcraft Rumble will introduce future seasons and new minis.
It is clear that following the announcements, there will be a broadcast of a concert titled “World of Warcraft: 20 Years of Music,” featuring what are likely the most famous musical pieces from 20 years of the game’s history.
The Austrian company behind the copy and cheat protection Denuvo has had enough of its bad image. After unsuccessful attempts to communicate with players via a Discord server, a representative of the company, Andreas Ullmann, now speaks in an interview about gamers’ prejudices, the alleged performance degradation of games, and the poor image of the company.
The project was designed for 2 months, but after just 2 days they had to switch the Discord server to “Read only”. There were simply too many insults coming in.
Now they are trying it differently: Product Manager Andreas Ullmann, who has been with Denuvo for more than 10 years, spoke on October 23 with Rock Paper Shotgun about Denuvo and why gamers hate the company so much.
He also had brilliant ideas:
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Pirates can’t play, have time to complain about Denuvo
Why do gamers hate Denuvo?
First: Our solution simply works. Pirates cannot play games that use our solution for an extended period, usually until the publisher decides to patch our solution.
So there is a huge community, a lot of people on this planet who are unable to play their favorite video games because they are not willing to pay for them, and therefore they have a lot of time to share their views in communities and try to hold Denuvo responsible for many things – they are trying to pressure game publishers not to use our solutions so they can go back to playing pirated games for free.
The second reason is that it is hard for players to understand why games need any copy protection or cheat protection at all. They don’t seem to provide any direct benefits for players. But Ullmann explains: Copy protection is essential for the success of a game. And the more successful a game is, the longer it will continue to be developed.
Denuvo no longer wants to leave the field to the haters
How does the hate manifest? Ullmann says:
You just have to look at the Steam forums, for example. A very toxic, very hostile environment. When a game announces it will use one of our products, all sorts of claims arise in the Steam forums. SSDs are destroyed by our solution. The usual performance issues, and we just don’t want to leave the floor to these people who post everything about us. We also want to be there for people who have never heard of us. We want to share our perspective, our opinion on these issues and act as a trustworthy source of information.
Why is this important to them at all? The interviewer asks Ullmann why he even cares about what players think. What matters is that companies believe in Denuvo and use the product.
Ullmann says: He has been with the company for so long and feels like it’s a family that it hurts him and others in the company to read so much hate, which is also simply wrong.
At the moment, there are two ways to protect your game from pirates:
Either not at all
Or you use protection through Denuvo
He believes developers might be hesitant to approach Denuvo because the reputation is so bad and they fear that they, too, will receive hate if they work with Denuvo.
Does Denuvo negatively affect performance? Ullmann says there are some valid cases where this is indeed the case. But these cases are far rarer than people claim. They protect about 60 to 70 games a year, and often the criticism then focuses on one game, like now with Tekken 7. But there are only, if any, a handful of games where Denuvo degrades performance: Controversial software company from Austria wants to talk to gamers for 2 months – lasts only 2 days
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To complete the quest Tyranny of the Reptilians in Throne and Liberty, you need good nerves and a team, otherwise it will be difficult. MeinMMO shows you how the quest works.
Tyranny of the Reptilians Quest: The quest has three parts. First, you need to find the page of the collection: Expedition Records – Island Saurodoma. This is relatively easy to reach if you go up the mountain by the fire altar. The second part becomes more challenging.
You definitely need two more people for this; otherwise, you can’t do the quest. The luminous corals are located in the open-world dungeon on the island. You must activate three of them simultaneously to summon the crystal tree for the third part of the quest. And you have to manage this entire undertaking three times in a row while many strong monsters surround you.
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How much Pay2Win is actually in Throne and Liberty:
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Tyranny of the Reptilians: Finding the Page
Where is the page of the collection: Expedition Records – Island Saurodoma? There are two ways to find the page quickly and easily. It’s best if you have already completed the side quest Ultimate Regeneration beforehand. Because then you will already know your way around the island a bit.
In that case, head to the fire altar of rebirth. From there, a hill is located to the west. In front of the hill, you will see a totem pole with a burning torch on top. You must climb this mountain.
The X roughly marks the location of the page and the circle shows you where to go up
When climbing the hill, always stay to the left edge of the slope, and you will head directly towards it.
Here lies the page. In the background is the fire altar
Alternatively, you can set a personalized pin on the location of the page and fly there from the waypoint of Island Saurodoma. The area is easily visible from above, and the page glows purple when you approach it.
The yellow pin shows you where to find the page
Tyranny of the Reptilians: Luminous Crystals
The second part will be significantly more strenuous. Not only because the monsters you will encounter are very strong, but also because you need to work together as a group. You will find the luminous crystals in the open-world dungeon of the island. You can find the entrance best from the fire altar of rebirth.
The red circle marks the direction you need to go
From there, the dungeon is located southeast on the map. Follow the water and keep to the right. Then you will stumble into the entrance of the lava cave. If you gave a star to the side quest, blue circles and stars will show you where the luminous crystals are located in the dungeon.
However, they are surrounded by strong enemies. And don’t forget that at night on the island of Saurodoma, there is PvP, and other players can also attack you. So it’s better to take strong companions with you for this task.
The three marked luminous crystals are standing in a circle
Three luminous crystals are standing there in a circle, and you need to activate them. You should interact with the luminous crystals a total of five times to complete the second part. However, it’s best if each person in the group stands by one of the luminous crystals to activate them simultaneously. This way, you will complete the third part of the quest right away. You don’t necessarily need to be in a voice chat on Discord for this; communication works surprisingly well with a countdown in the chat.
After all three luminous crystals have lit up simultaneously, they will disappear, and a very small green crystal tree will appear in their midst. You could almost miss it. You now need to attack and destroy it. The tree must be summoned and destroyed three times to complete the final part of the mission.
In the middle is the crystal tree that has been summoned
After that, you can choose a completion reward in the codex, thereby completing the entire quest.
Soon there will be a new supply for survival fans. A new game is coming to Steam that might be interesting for fans of the genre, especially for fans of Zelda and Animal Crossing.
In Towers of Aghasba, you explore a vast open world, the namesake island Aghasba. The goal is to rebuild the villages and towns and help the ecosystem to bloom anew.
And you won’t be doing this alone: Together with other players, you can explore the world, help each other, and gradually ensure that the once flourishing flora and fauna shines again.
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Towers of Aghasba shows its fantastic world in the trailer
When it comes to restoring the ecosystem along with dinosaurs and other creatures, the developers offer you several options. There are three types of the aforementioned ecosystems, as well as three types of cities that you can build.
Additionally, more than 40 creatures can be unlocked, and over 120 plants can be cultivated – a nod to Animal Crossing. There will also be smaller activities like fishing, as well as battles. You will encounter enemies, for example, in the ruins of the game world.
When will the game be released? Towers of Aghasba was announced in 2023 as part of a PlayStation showcase, and the title will be playable in November.
The developers have set the early access release for November 19. Interested players can purchase Towers of Aghasba for the price of €29.99. Over time, more features will be added.
How the game ultimately performs remains to be seen. The competition in the survival genre is certainly significant. If you can’t wait and are looking for a good recommendation, check out MeinMMO: The 28 best survival games of 2024 for PS5, Steam, and Xbox
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For EA FC 25 the new TOTW 6 (Team of the Week) is now live. At MeinMMO, you will find out which players are included.
Update, October 24th at 7:00 PM: The new TOTW 6 is now available in Ultimate Team. Here you can see the complete team:
Here you can continue with the original post and see how close the predictions were to the final team.
This is the Team of the Week: Every Wednesday, it is time for a new TOTW in EA FC 25 Ultimate Team. This team includes players who excelled in real matches in the past football week. These players receive upgraded Inform cards, which can be found in packs for a week and replace their Gold cards.
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These are TOTW Predictions: The TOTW Predictions are forecasts from the FUT community. They try to guess which players could land in the team of the week.
They provide a good overview of who could be in the TOTW. Potential Inform players can then be used to earn coins on the transfer market. How this works can be found out in the trading tips.
However, it is important to note that these are theoretical predictions and not guarantees. The TOTW 6 next Wednesday could look entirely different.
The prediction for Team of the Week 6 in Ultimate Team
Goalkeeper
The predictions for the next team of the week come from futbin.
Strong Bundesliga Candidates for TOTW 6 in EA FC 25
Harry Kane shone in the 4:0 against VfB Stuttgart and contributed a hat trick to the final score. A TOTW card should definitely be secured for the Englishman.
Willi Orban had a strong game against Mainz 05 and ensured that no goals were conceded. If he receives an Inform card, it will likely get a decent pace upgrade, so we could finally get a playable Orban card.
Mitchell Weiser scored a goal and provided an assist in the 4:2 against Wolfsburg. The chances for a place in TOTW 6 look good for the left-back.
The fans of Helldivers 2 are currently not quite satisfied with the state of the game. Therefore, a separate alliance has now been founded, aimed at all players.
What is the community doing? Helldivers 2 was only released at the beginning of February 2024, yet fans have already experienced ups and downs with the title. Despite the developers’ roadmap some players have doubts about the future of the game and now want to ensure that Helldivers 2 continues to be actively played.
The means to this end is a newly formed alliance of players that operates independently of the developers’ commands. It is about telling your own story. The best part: Anyone who plays Helldivers 2 can be part of it.
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To save the Democratic Space Station
What kind of alliance is this? The open group calls itself “Freedom Alliance.” It was established after lengthy debates about the game in the subreddit and on Discord. Fans and prominent representatives from the community decided that it would probably be best to do their own thing.
They came together and founded the alliance, which will organize major events in the future. This is to mobilize players for important missions.
Because there is no time to waste in the fight for freedom and democracy, the first mission is already underway. It is called “Operation Vanguard Horizon.” The goal is to break through the supply lines of the Automaton, as they threaten the construction of the Democratic Space Station (DSS).
In addition to the common goal, the alliance also provides a list of recommended equipment, as well as tactics in combat. Here you see the call to participate:
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On Reddit the available missions will be shared, which interested players can participate in. After they are completed, one of the following three tasks must be fulfilled:
Add a comment to this thread, describing your experiences completing the missions (no subreddit)
Can anyone be part of the alliance? Yes, there are no restrictions such as membership hurdles or anything like that. The Freedom Alliance is not a clan or a closed group, but an idea that anyone can join.
After the series on Fallout, Amazon Prime will offer viewers another video game adaptation in series form in 2024. This time, they are drawing from a Japanese franchise and bringing Yakuza into the living room.
What is Like a Dragon: Yakuza? The SEGA franchise started in 2005 on the PS2 and tells the story of Yakuza member Kazuma Kiryu. With over 20 main titles and spin-offs, the series has explored various themes, even diving into quirky settings. Next, there will even be pirates.
Now a series follows that primarily deals with the events from part 1. This is not the only adaptation of the material. In 2007, there was a film called Yakuza – Like a Dragon by Takeshi Miike.
Is there a trailer for Like A Dragon: Yakuza? An official trailer presents the main character Kazama Kiryu and provides a first glimpse of what to expect:
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Like a Dragon: Yakuza – The Official Trailer for the New Series on Amazon
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Like a Dragon: Yakuza – Everything about release and launch
When does Like a Dragon: Yakuza come out?
Like a Dragon: Yakuza premieres on October 24, 2024. However, the series will not be fully released on that day. The series will be released in 6 episodes. On October 24, 3 episodes will be available. The remaining 3 will be released on November 1.
Who is streaming Like a Dragon: Yakuza?
The series will be available exclusively on Amazon Prime Video and can be watched with a subscription. It is unlikely that the series will be released on other platforms. A DVD and Blu-Ray release is also unlikely.
Like a Dragon: Yakuza – Everything about the story and cast
What is the plot of Like a Dragon: Yakuza?
The Amazon series adapts the first game of the series. It follows Kazuma Kiryu, who is imprisoned in 1995 for the murder of his Yakuza boss. The series is told in two timelines.
1995 shows the relationship between Kiryu and Nishikiyama and how the two rookies fare within the Yakuza.
In 2005, Kiryu is released from prison and is now outside of the Yakuza. But his past catches up with him, and his former friends have also changed.
Who stars in Like a Dragon: Yakuza?
Like a Dragon: Yakuza is a Japanese series and has primarily Japanese actors in its cast. Among others, the following actors are featured:
Kazuma Kiryu is played by Ryouma Takeuchi (known from various Kamen Rider series)
Akira Nishikiyama is played by Kento Kaku (known from the series: House of the Ninjas)
Goro Majima is played by Munetaka Aoki (known from The Roundup: No Way Out or Godzilla: Minus One)
Dojima is played by Masaya Katô (known from Godzilla 1998 by Roland Emmerich)
Less well-known actors include Shôken Kunimoto, Toshiaki Karasawa, Shinichirô Matsuura, Yumi Kawai, Misato Morita.
Tom Holland has been seen as Spider-Man of the MCU in several movies. However, initially, his role was supposed to be much smaller – until Robert Downey Jr. stepped in and advocated for Holland.
Tom Holland made his first appearance as Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War. Since then, he has appeared in the Avengers movies, as well as three solo films. Aside from that, the actor has starred in other major films like Uncharted and Venom. There was also a sci-fi film that turned out to be a flop.
Although Holland had already been seen on screen before Civil War, the Marvel film certainly ensured that his career took off. Initially, Spider-Man was supposed to play a much smaller role in the film. It was only Robert Downey Jr. who advocated for Tom Holland.
During the casting, Tom Holland performed a scene that took up eight pages of the script. This convinced the filmmakers, and he got the job. When it came time to shoot the scene on set, however, Holland found out that his scene had become significantly shorter. From eight pages it had turned into two.
In the Rich Roll Podcast, Holland explained that it wasn’t just him who noticed this. Even Robert Downey Jr., who was seen as Iron Man, apparently furrowed his brows. He knew the full scene and said:
Where have all the boy’s lines gone? Let’s shoot the whole thing from the audition. You can still cut it down, but you’ll want it.
Since Downey Jr. holds some power in the Marvel cosmos and likely has some persuasion, he was able to sway the directors. The scene was implemented as originally intended and was used in the final cut. So Robert Downey Jr. was indeed right.
Why was the scene important? It was the first appearance of Peter Parker and laid the foundation for the further development of this character in the MCU.
In the shortened version, it would not have become clear who this character is in Tom Holland’s version. Whether the audience would have been able to establish a connection to Spider-Man is questionable. Likewise, whether a bland character could have led to further solo films.
When you think of film universes these days, you immediately think of the MCU. However, another film cosmos started almost 90 years ago. Universal wanted to revive this with a remake, but the endeavor failed, despite great star power.
Which film is it about? In 2017, The Mummy with Tom Cruise was released. This is essentially the second remake of The Mummy from 1932. The film with Tom Cruise was meant to not just revive one franchise, but to kick off a whole cinematic universe.
Tom Cruise was supposed to initiate the Dark Universe, which is based on many characters that were already brought together in a film universe in the 1930s. The Dark Universe was meant to have star power, but after The Mummy, there was no hoped-for film series. And this, even though the film didn’t perform badly at first glance.
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The Mummy – Trailer for the remake of the horror classic starring Tom Cruise
A Dark Film Universe: The Dark Universe
What is the Dark Universe? In the 30s, Universal had many iconic horror figures that not only had standalone films but also crossed paths in films. Similar to the MCU today. Among these were figures like Dracula, Frankenstein’s monster, Dr. Jekyll, the Invisible Man, and indeed the Mummy.
The remake of The Mummy was supposed to kick off the remake universe in 2017. There were even planned actors for the iconic characters, and they were impressive:
Russell Crowe as Dr. Jekyll
Javier Bardem as Frankenstein’s monster
Angelina Jolie as the Bride of Frankenstein
Johnny Depp as the Invisible Man
Dwayne Johnson as the Wolf Man
Channing Tatum as Van Helsing
This is quite a star power that Universal wanted to bring to their new universe. However, after the release of The Mummy, the grandly planned universe did not take off, especially since the numbers on paper did not look bad.
The Mummy Was Not the Hoped-for Start
How did The Mummy perform? Looking at the numbers on Box Office Mojo, it doesn’t look so bad at first glance. The film grossed over 400 million dollars against a fairly high budget of 120 million dollars. That’s a solid result.
But one must look a little closer. In the USA, the film actually flopped quite hard and only earned just under 80 million dollars. The result is made up of many other countries, especially China. There, the film grossed over 90 million dollars. It was similar with Pacific Rim 2.
Despite the solid box office numbers, audience and critic reception was much darker. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a catastrophic critic score of 15%, and the audience was also not thrilled. The user score stands at a value of 35%.
This is a rather bad sign for sequels, despite the good box office results.
Why did the Dark Universe not materialize? There are no official statements from Universal on this, but speculations can be made. The Mummy is the second remake of the classic from 1932, which was a clear representative of the still young horror genre. The first remake came out in 1999 with Brendan Fraser, leaning more towards a light-hearted adventure atmosphere.
The film with Tom Cruise is neither of those. It is an action film that mixes elements of fantasy and adventure. The horror of the original and the charming protagonist of the remake are lacking.
Another problem was probably the audience, which was slowly getting tired of the whole film universes. The MCU began 10 years earlier, and the Monsterverse is based on Godzilla, a clear trademark that is solidified in pop culture. The classics from the 30s are simply not as generally known as Batman or Spider-Man anymore.
What happened after The Mummy? While the many planned films for a Dark Universe are (for now) buried, fans did not have to say goodbye to the iconic figures, as some films did follow.
In 2020, The Invisible Man was released as a horror film
In 2023, The Last Voyage of the Demeter was released, an adaptation of a chapter from Bram Stoker’s Dracula
In 2025, a remake of Nosferatu, a horror milestone, is set to be released
Also in 2025, a remake of Wolf Man is set to be released
And a remake of Creature from the Black Lagoon is also in development
The 76-year-old Scot Cath Bowie has 20,000 followers on Twitch, where she primarily plays Fortnite. The grandmother loves her community, but she says that in the beginning, there was a lot of negativity directed at her.
What kind of streamer is she? The 76-year-old Scot Cath Bowie operates on YouTube and Twitch as GrumpyGran1948. On the streaming platform, she shows almost exclusively Fortnite; in September 2024, she had an average of about 80 viewers, and in August, up to 3,000 people tuned in simultaneously (via SullyGnome).
In an interview with Independent, Bowie talked about her passion and the downsides of Twitch.
GrumpyGran1948 is not the only sprightly retiree on Twitch:
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“I will never forget this day”
How did her love for Fortnite develop? Bowie was already a real gaming grandmother before Fortnite, playing popular games like Mario Kart, FIFA, and Minecraft with her grandchildren. However, when her grandson Lewis showed her the then brand-new Fortnite in 2017, it was love at first sight for the now 76-year-old:
I went into my grandson’s room, where he was playing on his PS4, and I saw Fortnite. Of course, I didn’t know what it was back then; he had to explain it to me, and people talk about love at first sight. Well, that was really it for me.
The Twitch streamer says she was completely fascinated by the game from the very first moment. When she is old, the 76-year-old says she will fondly remember her Fortnite game. It was a day she will never forget.
After that, Bowie took every opportunity to game on her grandson’s account until she bought herself a PS4 and set up her own account. Eventually, she started showcasing her gameplay on her Twitch channel, where she now has 20,000 followers.
Here you can see GrumpyGran1948 in action:
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Fortnite Grandma Loves Her Community, But Was Surprised by Toxicity on Twitch
What experiences did she have on Twitch? Bowie is proud of the community she has built on Twitch. They are constantly chatting and everyone is friendly to each other. “Aside from my husband, this is my life,” says the Fortnite grandma.
I have people who joined me who did not know each other, and now they play together after I finish my stream or before. They are fantastic; I just love my community.
What I really like is that some people have really bad days in their lives. Some people are not doing so well; they may have problems, and there is always someone there to support them.
But it hasn’t always been so loving. As Bowie reports, she was surprised by the “toxicity” she encountered in the beginning. However, she now has people who look out for her and moderate content to keep her community a pleasant place.
The latest stunt from GrumpyGran1948 is a partnership with Ikea for their gaming collection Brännboll. Now she has a room completely furnished with the gaming furniture of the Swedish furniture store. Her grandson will be green with envy when he sees all the cool stuff his grandma has at Christmas, she is sure of that.
In Throne and Liberty there are many PvP opportunities. One important one you may have overlooked is the arena. Especially the arena shop has very useful items that are worth a look.
What is in the arena shop? You can find the arena shop in Kastleton. There you can buy epic bracelets with arena coins. They differ little from each other. They all cost the same, and have the same property pool and the same status values except for one.
Each bracelet has a different PvP effect that should not be underestimated. These effects are mass control effects. They can significantly influence the outcome of a battle or duel in PvP. Additionally, the arena shop also has noble handbag for you.
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Guilds are particularly important when it comes to PvP in Throne and Liberty:
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That’s why the arena and the arena shop are worth it
If you go to the menu in Throne and Liberty, you will find a menu item called 'Arena', where you can sign up for regular or ranked single matches, team matches, and friendly matches. But beware, won friendly matches do not count towards later rewards.
Fight in the arena to earn arena coins
Weekly Missions
If you win three arena fights, you automatically fulfill the PvP task in the weekly missions in the menu. It’s worth completing at least three matches a week just for that, as you can receive epic loot in the weekly missions.
Complete weekly missions to get epic rewards
Arena Shop: Bracelets
But that's not all, you also earn arena coins for the arena shop:
3 victories: 3 coins
5 victories: 2 more coins
10 victories: 1 more coin
To exchange your arena coins for valuable loot, you need to head to Kastleton, where the NPC Arena General Merchant Nikolai is located at the arena castle gate. It is marked on the map with a purple symbol.
The NPC sells you pretty bracelets. You can earn six arena coins per week, however, one bracelet costs a total of nine coins. So you need more than a week to save for one bracelet.
The bracelets have different PvP stats that can hold or weaken the opponent:
Skilled suppression bracelet: Chance to ensnare
Skilled corrupt bracelet: Weakening chance
Skilled shock bracelet: Chance to stun
Skilled charge bracelet: Chance of collision
The arena trader with various bracelets
You can either use these precious bracelets for yourself or extract their properties and sell them for the real currency Luzent at the auction house. This way you can also acquire this currency as a Free2Play player.
However, the Arena General Merchant Nikolai also has noble handbag in his arena shop. You can purchase these for three arena coins.
If you are not interested in the real currency or PvP equipment, you can alternatively indulge in the handbags. If you open them, you have a chance to receive epic equipment. The bracelets are the better choice in this case, as the epic item is guaranteed to you.
If you need help with puzzles in Throne and Liberty or do not understand the mechanics of a specific boss, be sure to check out our overview, where we keep you updated with current guides and news: Throne and Liberty: All guides for starting the new MMORPG.
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A player can only play for 5 minutes with his PS5, as it has already overheated. When he opens his console, he finds the problem.Because the PS5 is rusted on the inside, it can no longer cool properly.
What is the problem? The player told on Reddit how he started playing Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and after a few minutes in the game a warning appeared on the screen stating that his console was too hot and needed to shut down.
The player suspected that something was wrong with his PS5. For this reason, he opened his PS5 and was surprised to find that the ventilation opening was completely rusted.
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Rust occurs at (too) high humidity in the room
Why does the PS5 rust? The problem is actually not the console, but the player’s living situation. In another post, he mentions that he lives in a tropical country and right on the coast.
Normally, high humidity can already cause metal to start rusting. In the user’s case, there is also salt present in the air from the sea. And salt promotes the electron exchange between metal and oxygen, accelerating rusting.
Rust forms when iron or steel comes into contact with oxygen in the presence of water. And this is the case in any room where the humidity is very high. Many manufacturers recommend that the relative humidity in the room should not exceed 60% because the risk of rust significantly increases.
What can you do about it? The community recommends that he buy a dehumidifier, so his hardware no longer develops rust. Otherwise, the high humidity will continue to affect his console.
Another option would be to apply a protective layer to the metal that prevents rust on the metal. Here, a distinction is made between active and passive corrosion protection.
And if you don’t live by the sea? In general, we also advise you to regularly check the humidity in your living space. High humidity can lead not only to rust but also to increased mold growth in the room. And that poses a long-term health risk.
Plans for Star Citizen have changed. When the game finally starts, whenever that may be, it is expected to launch without the feature “NPC Crews” – this will be delivered sometime after 1.0. Another feature is supposed to replace NPC crews.
What is this feature? In Star Citizen, players can acquire various spaceships. Only small ships can be operated by a single pilot, while most larger and also more expensive ships require multiple players – the most expensive spaceship package in Star Citizen costs over €53,000.
Anyone who wants to play Star Citizen alone but still fly a large ship should be able to hire “NPC Crews” to operate such a ship. Instead of having fellow players perform repairs or operate equipment, the solo player will have non-player characters that they can send around.
However, the developers are now moving away from this idea. NPC crews are no longer necessarily part of the launch patch 1.0 for Star Citizen.
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Star Citizen: Everything is better with your own hangar – Trailer presents features of patch 3.24
For solo players, AI Blades instead of NPC Crew
This is what Star Citizen says: Rich Tyrer is leading the development of Star Citizen and Squadron 42 alongside Chris Roberts. He is the Senior Game Director at CIG. Tyrer explained today, on October 23, 2024 (via spectrum):
So, first of all, I apologize for the slow response. It’s no surprise that I was very busy after Citcon with 4.0 and Q1 initiatives.
Secondly, I wanted to assure everyone that AI Blades are part of the 1.0 plan – they will not be as effective as other players and require additional energy to function. We will also offer a way to upgrade them through ranks, but even then, they will never be as good as a good player.
Since AI blades provide most of the functionality, the NPC crew is likely to come only after 1.0.
As I stated in the presentation, Star Citizen is a universe that appeals to all players – and that certainly includes solo players. As with all games, some things will be more suitable for solo players than for team players and vice versa.
What are AI Blades? AI Blades are automatically functioning components that you install in your ship to take over a function that would otherwise be performed by a player or a crew member: Instead of a gunner sitting at a turret, aiming and firing at enemies, the turret would fire by itself.
As Rich Tyrer states, the AI will not be as effective as other players and will also use energy.
Ultimately, however, Star Citizen has decided to prioritize this feature higher and bring in NPC crews later.
What is the discussion like? There is a lively discussion under the post:
A player says it is a “bitter disappointment” – the feature was promised at launch 12 years ago and is now being removed without discussion. That can’t be true.
Others disagree and say it’s not so bad. The AI Blades are more important for now – NPC crews have not been removed and will still come later.
Another player explains that NPCs are simply much harder to implement:
If you have played for longer than 60 seconds, you should already know that the NPC crew is still a long way off, lol. They can’t even get the NPCs to walk around without freezing in a T-pose or sitting on chairs/benches, and you think you’re going to get a working NPC crew, haha. Your NPC crew will get stuck somewhere on the ship or freeze in a T-pose in front of a fire until your ship is destroyed. I’m not saying that we won’t get it, but it’s obvious that it will take a long time.
Another adds: He can hear the cries of the solo whales in the wind.
Red Alert – Power fantasy of wealthy players endangered
What’s behind it: “NPC Crews” are a feature that is particularly important for people who spend a lot of money in the game: buying expensive, large ships and wanting to operate them alone. For them, having their own NPC crew, which they can then possibly command by voice, is an essential part of a power fantasy of a spaceship captain. Such a power fantasy was excellently described in the sci-fi series “Black Mirror” in the episode Season 4, Episode 1: “USS Callister”.
Thus, this “supposed triviality” that the feature will come later is now a big problem for some.
The MMORPG Ashes of Creation is for many fans of online role-playing games the most exciting new MMORPG in development: But the current alpha is actually under NDA – players were allowed to take a look, but could not talk about the game publicly. This ban has now been relaxed by the boss Steven Sharif.
What is the current status of Ashes of Creation? The MMORPG Ashes of Creation is currently in Alpha-1. The servers are open from time to time.
If you don’t invest in alpha access, you’ll have to rely on the announcements from the developers and their streams for information. However, this NDA has now been lifted for Alpha-1. Therefore, players are now speaking openly.
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Ashes of Creation shows the fight against a giant cyclops
Players praise the graphics of Ashes of Creation, but many criticize the combat
This is the general impression: In a reddit-thread, players from the alpha summarize their opinions:
Overall, the game is currently described as still very unfinished. The assessment is even: The non-disclosure agreement was lifted too early; they should have waited until some main areas had a decent content loop.
The areas are described as large, especially the Riverlands are said to be about as large as the continent Kalimdor in WoW. One player says,
he explored the outer boundaries of the Riverlands and took 89 minutes to do so.
for Kalimdor in WoW, it took him 112 minutes.
The combat in Ashes of Creation is heading in a good direction, but it is tab-target combat and not an action combat system:
If you like action combat (like I do, or hybrid), then the game will be disappointing in its current state. If you liked Guild Wars combat (hybrid), you will not like this game. That’s the feeling I personally have.
The graphics are generally praised and considered successful.
One player explains; you should not expect questing like in WoW. In Ashes of Creation, quests are hardly worth it; you just find a group and grind mobs.
Players praise the respectable performance but anticipate much criticism
Is the game progressing? Yes, but just at an alpha level. One player explains: The alpha has long suffered from a series of major technical problems: crashes, stability issues, and other annoyances. All these problems have been fixed in the last updates.
The graphics are also described as great – but many apparently are bothered by the fact that a game that looks so good does not use a modern combat system but relies on tab-targeting:
This means it is not yet a real game. There isn’t much to do except write bug reports. My cynical guess is that they will launch A2 just to fulfill Kickstarter promises. I think the server stress tests we conducted in A1 provided useful data. I can’t imagine that the workforce being put into the launch of A2 is worth it at this point.
In League of Legends, the arrival of a new champion is imminent and the face is not new. Ambessa Medarda is a champion who already made an appearance in Arcane Season 1. Riot has now presented her abilities, which are fully focused on mobility.
What can Ambessa Medarda do? Ambessa Medarda is a new bruiser champion primarily designed for the top lane. Fans of Arcane will already know her. Due to her mobility, she could also function in the jungle. Her abilities do not cost mana but energy. She relies heavily on mobility.
Passive Ability: When Ambessa makes an attack or movement while using an ability, she dashes a short distance after using the ability. After using an ability, she gains bonus range, damage, attack speed, and she regains energy.
Q Ability: In a sickle shape, she deals damage with her blades. If she hits an opponent, she can reactivate the ability to deal damage in a column-like area with the blades.
W Ability: Ambessa receives a shield and jumps a small distance forward. Upon landing, she deals damage. If she blocks damage during the jump that does not come from minions, she deals additional damage.
E Ability: Ambessa uses her blades to deal damage in a small area around her. If her passive is activated, she deals damage around her again after the dash.
R Ability: Ambessa charges at an opponent with a skill shot over a long distance. This opponent is knocked up and can do nothing during it. After being knocked up, the opponent is stunned and takes damage.
As seen with her abilities, Ambessa primarily relies on mobility and damage from her abilities. She is reminiscent of Renekton.
She is likely to appear again in Arcane Season 2:
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Arcane Season 2 Trailer – Nothing to Lose
A Nightmare for ADCs
How strong will Ambessa be? Since it is still unclear how much damage she deals, it is difficult to assess, but it can be said that her mobility will make her quite powerful. With her dashes, she can roam quickly, chase opponents, and trade well in lane.
Especially ADCs will have fun with Ambessa since they are usually quite immobile and Ambessa is perfectly suited to hunt them. She will likely go in a similar direction as Renekton or K’Sante.
In a reddit thread with almost 7,000 upvotes, it is noted that players are not particularly thrilled about her mobility. The creator of the thread states that after 14 years of LoL, the end of Mobility Creep has come. He means the development that newer champions are significantly more mobile than older champions, creating an imbalance. The community feels similarly and jokes:
III-Preparation6512: They could still release a character like Hwei, who has a dash for every ability + every secondary ability. It can always go higher.
BlobChain: I thought this post was exaggerated – then I read what Ambessa does.
Free-Birds: You are wrong. Her Q can trigger two dashes. It’s not just one dash per ability, there are multiple dashes, you silly goose.
In time for Halloween, the “macabre feast” in Diablo 4 is starting soon. During the Halloween event, you can secure free skins – and the Butcher wants to play a game with you. The community has already come up with the wildest ideas.
What kind of event is this? The “macabre feast” is commencing soon in Diablo 4 and offers you limited-time cosmetic rewards. In addition, there are shrines in dungeons that may have a surprise effect. Also, a deadly enemy that especially new players fear plays a role.
When does the Halloween event take place? The Halloween event starts on October 29, 2024, at 6:00 PM and runs until November 5, 2024, at 7:00 PM. Thus, you have one week to grab the skins and play the event.
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Diablo 4: Der Gameplay-Trailer zur 6. Season, der Saison des aufsteigenden Hasses
Halloween Event: All Rewards
How do I get the skins? On four days, you can collect skins in the Diablo 4 shop that visually match the “macabre feast.” Each day features a new skin. Until November 5 at 9:00 PM, you have the chance to collect all missed cosmetics.
The following skins will be available:
Mount “Legion of the Hermit” on October 29
Mount Trophy “Ichor Flame Torch” on October 30
Mount Trophy “Vial of the Hermit” on October 31
Mount Armor “Hermit’s Gear” on November 1
All skins of the Halloween event in Diablo 4. Source: Blizzard
Halloween Event: “Trick or Cleaver”
What role does the Butcher play? According to Blizzard, the Butcher wants to play “Trick or Cleaver” with you during the Halloween event. In dungeons, you will find shrines during the event period that grant you a surprise effect. They can reward you with wealth – or ensure that your dungeon run goes up in smoke.
What this specifically means, we do not yet know. However, the community has already come up with the wildest ideas, which they are currently expressing in a post on Reddit:
jcned: “Hopefully a cursed shrine with waves of Butchers, like 10-20 at once.”
Funslinger: “How about a bunch of mini-Butchers, with a chance that they drop a pet version?”
150116_9th “Trick or Cleaver = Either the Butcher spawns or a treasure goblin, that’s the ‘surprise’.”
Nutsnboldt “I really want a Butcher shrine with two possible outcomes: It spawns 3 Butchers. It transforms you into the Butcher for a few seconds, with a cool toolbar full of skills.”
Others write that you should just imagine that the Butcher spawns with a click on the shrine and kills the hardcore characters. JoviAMP also comments: “A thousand hardcore players just threw their controllers away at the same time.”
For some, the Butcher has become a joke at higher levels. However, alongside new players, especially hardcore players still apparently fear the deadly enemy and prefer to run away. Because: in hardcore mode, a death is permanent – and the Butcher is for many the final boss.
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Fortnite has sent a package to the streamer “Rejekun” to promote the upcoming season. Season: Remix or in the community “OG: 2” is supposed to take you back to the second chapter of the battle royale. What these packages provide in hints, we will show you.
What was in the package? Many different things revolving around the upcoming season of Fortnite. According to the teasers, the season is supposed to be called “Remix” and take you back to Chapter 2.
In addition to a golden cassette player, a tape with a soundtrack, and two tickets to Remix, there was also a golden pin set featuring well-known faces and objects that players should be familiar with from Chapter 2.
Especially the pin set could provide insight into which remix skins fans might expect in the upcoming battle pass.
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Fortnite: The Official Teaser for Fortnitemares 2024
Remix Skins show popular mixes
Which skins are to be expected? The pin set shows the following things:
The face of Rippley (Slurp skin)
The golden handprint of Midas
A boogie bomb
A shark
A version of Midas and TnTina (New skin?)
The boom box
The butterfly of the zero point
A new version of TnTina
A tower from Misty Meadows
Here again the X-post from Shiina and the pin set in detail:
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While the Rippley pin is a golden version of the normal pin, especially the Midas and TnTina pins are interesting. Both pins show versions of the skins that did not exist in Chapter 2 or later.
It could be that Midas will thus get a new look and then strut through Season: Remix as a cat with golden hands and a slight build. TnTina, on the other hand, had no braid with her first skin, but her hair is styled up in the pin. Since she and Jules both have freckles, this could be a mix of the two skins, but it can only be definitely deduced from the small image.
In Pokémon GO you can catch the new monster Morpeko. And you should better do it soon.
What’s going on in Pokémon GO? In the game Halloween, Part 1 has started. This brought different things to Pokémon GO – above all the debut of Morpeko.
Morpeko is a special monster, as it has the ability to change its form in battles against other players or Team Rocket. Then its attack even changes the type – an exciting ability when you want to surprise the opponent.
The thing is: You should definitely catch this Pokémon during the event, which lasts until October 28 at the latest. After that, it will be difficult to obtain.
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Pokémon GO: Morpeko can change form
How to catch Morpeko now/during the event in Pokémon GO
Currently, you can use the following ways to get Morpeko relatively easily.
It is hiding behind the field research “Win 2 Raids,” which you can collect.
A specimen is also available in the limited Kryppuk research that runs during the event. Complete the task “Catch 108 Ghost or Dark Pokémon” for this.
You can also encounter Morpeko currently in the Battle League. The chance is higher on the Premium path, but it is available at all ranks on the normal path.
The paid research “Morpeko Introduction” includes 5 specimens, but the research costs 5.99 euros.
Why do I need to hurry? As it stands, Morpeko can only be caught during the Halloween event through the above-mentioned ways.
After that, there will only be one way: The PvP Battle League. However, Morpeko will only be available there starting from Rank 16, then as a reward.
This means: From this point on, you will have to play many more Battle League matches and first rank up before you have a chance to get another Morpeko.
Therefore: Take this opportunity now and grab it during the event.
What else is coming up in Pokémon GO? A real major event is coming soon: The Nature Zone is set to become the big autumn event in Pokémon GO, following the GO Tour and the GO Fest. The Nature Zone will feature the debut of Riffex, its Gigantamax form and the return of the primal forms of Dialga and Palkia. In addition, a new ball will appear in Pokémon GO – more info here.
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In EA FC 25, the Weekend League caused numerous outbursts among several Twitch streamers over the past weekend (October 18 to 20, 2024). Even the most expensive cards could not save the content creators from defeats. Even former and current world champions are struggling.
Which streamers are we talking about? The Weekend League in FC 25 drove several streamers to the brink of insanity. The following well-known German streamers for EA FC achieved the following results in the 15 games of the Champions Finals:
Elias “EliasN97” Nerlich: 10 wins, 5 losses
Simon “GamerBrother” Schildgen: 9 wins, 6 losses
Niklas “WillyGamingHD” Wilson Sommer: 10 wins, 5 losses
All three streamers usually achieve better results, with GamerBrother and EliasN97 even managing 13 and 14 wins respectively this year, thus securing rank 2. The performers of the streamers fell short of their own expectations.
What is the Weekend League? The Champions Finals, commonly referred to as the Weekend League, is the most competitive mode in EA FC. As a player, you have 15 games available over the weekend after qualification to earn as many wins as possible for strong rewards.
What did the teams of the streamers look like? The streamers mostly played absolute top cards for Ultimate Team. Accordingly, the teams they used were quite expensive:
Team market value of EliasN97: approx. 25 million coins (top player: Icon Pele)
Team market value of GamerBrother: approx. 13 million coins (top player: Total Rush Mbappé)
Team market value of WillyGamingHD: approx. 16 million coins (top player: Gold Mbappé)
This was the reaction of the streamers to their records: All three streamers clearly showed their frustration in many matches. EliasN97 hit his table in anger several times during his stream, causing even his set lighting to fail temporarily. GamerBrother and WillyGamingHD both destroyed a controller each after throwing it angrily on the floor.
You can watch the scenes again via the following links on YouTube:
While GamerBrother primarily blamed his failure on his own inability, EliasN97 and WillyGamingHD especially looked for faults in the game and EA Sports. In particular, EliasN97 cited several reasons for what he believes is going wrong in FC 25.
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EA FC 25 trailer shows new features for Ultimate Team
EliasN97 criticizes the pace and defense
What problems does EliasN97 have with FC 25? He sees the biggest problem in the attacking game. He finds it much harder to create scoring opportunities than in previous FC/FIFA sections.
Even the fastest players in FC 25 lack the top speed, so they are repeatedly caught by slower defenders. This is especially noticeable after the secret sprint boost was removed from the game after the first major patch.
He also criticizes the sluggishness of the gameplay, especially the dribbling and mobility of the players. They simply do not move or turn quickly, making it difficult to create the necessary space to shoot.
At the same time, he claims that the AI of the defense is far too strong, making it very difficult to get past opposing defenders. Defenders always behave correctly automatically and close gaps in defense too quickly.
Most of the goals after the first patches thus only result from counter-attacks or (game) mistakes, which is very frustrating.
You can read all changes of the first patches here in more detail:
Gameplay poses difficult tasks even for world champions
That not only content creators have difficulties with the gameplay is also shown by the records of two eSports world champions.
Mohammed “MoAuba” Harkous, a former German FIFA world champion, was also only able to finish the Weekend League with a 14-1 record. However, he evaluates even more severely that the current world champion Anders Vejrgang was unable to reach 15 wins for the second week in a row.
On his X account, he wrote: “Anders has B2b (back-to-back) not achieved a 15-0 in the WL, otherwise he gets 15-0 against pros. If even he has problems scoring goals in this game, then we are also beyond help.” (via X.com)
Anders Vejrgang, who is contracted to the eSports team of Red Bull Leipzig and still holds the record for the most Weekend League matches won in a row, finished the weekend in FC 25 with a 14-1 record.
While this may seem like complaining on a high level given a single loss, it appears that players, especially those who want to play very offensive soccer, still have not quite adjusted to the conditions in FC 25.
It remains to be seen what changes one patch or another will bring or whether the professionals will have to get used to the current gameplay. After all, veteran superstar Cristiano Ronaldo fits the current meta better than he has in a long time. On MeinMMO we explain to you why this is the case: Cristiano Ronaldo now costs only 10,000 coins in EA FC 25: 5 reasons why you should play him now
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The Netflix-Series Arcane also features some well-known champions from League of Legends in its story.But which of the presented heroes and villains is the strongest? MeinMMO shows you in the power ranking.
Attention Spoiler: In the following ranking, we explain the lore and history of some characters from Arcane Season 1 and the trailers for Arcane Season 2. Information outside of Arcane comes from the official lore of League of Legends and could appear in one way or another as a plot point in Season 2.
How was this list created? Some champions from League of Legends appear in the series Arcane. We evaluate these champions based on their strength within the lore, which is also told outside of Arcane. In other words, we also assess Viktor or Jayce based on their older versions known only from the game.
Champions that we exclude: Teemo appears only as an Easter egg in a book, which is why we exclude him. We also initially leave out the runemage that many fans consider to be Ryze.
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With Arcane Season 2, the next chapter of the Netflix series is about to start:
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Arcane Season 2 Trailer – Nothing to Lose
10. Heimerdinger
Heimerdinger in Arcane Staffel 1
First appearance: 2009 in League of Legends
Heimerdinger is one of the smartest scientists in Runeterra, responsible for many important inventions in his career. He teaches as a professor in Piltover and is over 300 years old. Despite his research, he repeatedly emphasizes that one must be cautious with science. (via League of Legends)
Heimerdinger is indeed a clever fellow, but he is not useful in combat. While he uses his turrets in the game, without them, the scientist could hardly defend himself against physically stronger opponents. Fighting is not his focus either.
9. Singed
First appearance: 2009 in League of Legends
Singed is a brilliant scientist who would do anything to advance his research. His area of research is alchemy. Ethics and morals do not concern him. He experiments on animals and humans in immoral trials. (via League of Legends)
Little is known about his combat abilities in Arcane and the LoL lore. However, it is known that he is stronger than a normal human and has better endurance, as he has improved himself with alchemy. Like Heimerdinger, he is also not designed for combat.
Caitlyn is the daughter of a wealthy merchant family, but instead of resting on her wealth and leading the life of an elite, she learned the skills of a hunter. These include tracking trails and the precise shooting of a sharpshooter. (via League of Legends)
Caitlyn is a great detective with high intelligence and great determination, which she uses to protect Piltover. She is primarily trained in ranged combat. However, if she does not take down her opponents immediately or encounters them in close combat, her situation looks worse.
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