Famous YouTuber spends 10,000 Euros on the best gaming setup in the world and finds that he cannot buy the most important thing

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 3 minutes

Linus Tech Tips has built the best gaming PC available right now. But does that make you a better player? Linus Sebastian quickly realizes that there is one thing you cannot buy when building a gaming PC.

Linus Tech Tips is one of the most well-known tech channels on YouTube. In a video, Linus Sebastian wanted to find out how far one can go with a high-end PC. There is always the discussion that better hardware makes you a better gamer.

The following components he uses (long list follows, click to expand):
  • Processor: Intel Core i9-13900F ($599.98)
  • Graphics Card: RTX 4090 ($2,599.97)
  • Case: Fractal Torrent ($189.99)
  • CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H170i ELITE Capellix Liquid CPU Cooler ($199.99)
  • GPU Cooling: Noctua NF-A14 iPPC-3000 PWM ($209.65 + $77)
  • CPU Contact Frame: Thermal Grizzly CPU Contact Frame ($36.86)
  • Power Supply: Seasonic Prime PX-1300 1,300 Watts ($438.00)
  • Motherboard: EVGA Z970 Dark Kingpin ($815.99)
  • RAM: 32 GB RAM (G.Skill Trident Z6 RGB 2×16 GB) ($289.99)
  • Internal Storage: 10 TB M.2.SSDs ($1,399.98)
  • Keyboard: Wooting 60H2 ($174.99)
  • Mouse: Zaunkoeing MK2 ($324.96)
  • Mouse Pad: From Glass ($129.00)
  • 1st Monitor: Acer Nitro 390 Hz Gaming Monitor (Full HD) ($376.70)
  • 2nd Monitor: ASUS ROG Swift 360 Hz PG27AQN ($1,049)
  • Accessories: Elgato Stream Deck Pedal ($96.65)
  • Microphone: Electro-Voice RE20 Broadcast Microphone ($199.99)
  • Microphone Cable: DM1 Dynamite Preamplified ($97.23)
  • Audio Interface: Audient EVO 8 Audio Interface
  • Headphones: Sennheiser HD 800S ($1,799.99)
  • Router: ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AXE16000 ($649.99)
  • Chair: Hermann Miller Embody Gaming Chair ($1,795)

What limitations are there? Since the video is no longer very new, there are now two faster processors available: the Intel Core i9-14900KS and the Ryzen 7 7800x3D. In terms of pricing, it’s about 100 euros more or less. According to Geizhals.de, the Core i9-14900KS currently costs 689.99 euros and the Ryzen 7 7800x3D is available for 429.99 euros as per Geizhals.de. The Intel Core i9-13900F he mentioned costs $599.98.

How are the costs broken down? It should be noted that he includes not only the gaming PC and accessories in the price, but also the chair and other accessories. If you only consider the gaming PC, monitor, and peripherals, it amounts to about 10,000 euros (minute 6:51 in the video).

However, the video lists many more components; this includes the chair but also items such as the “Stream Deck Pedal” from Elgato and a so-called “gaming router.” In total, he arrives at $13,396.24 at minute 7:18 in the video. This even translates to about 12,000 euros.

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Skill and Ability Can’t Be Bought

What is the problem? Linus then plays several games on the high-end machine and explains that having a gaming PC with high-end components does not make him a better player. Despite the great hardware, he loses to other players.

Because the most important thing needed for competitive gaming cannot be bought, and that is “skill.”

What does Linus recommend? Linus therefore recommends that one should consider whether they really want to invest thousands of euros in a beefy gaming PC or if they would rather spend it on training or coaching. Because the latter would ultimately make the difference in whether one can play well.

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He also adds: A good player can easily outplay a player with high-end equipment, as they can compensate for their weak hardware with their skill.

What are the benefits of such a high-end PC? Aside from superior graphics, a modern gaming PC offers significantly better latency. This means your inputs made with your mouse and keyboard register faster on the computer and thus in the game, and with a high Hertz rate of the monitor, you can react faster. However, an experienced player benefits more from these advantages than a player who only rarely engages in competitive play.

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Another popular tech YouTuber stated at the beginning of the year 2024 that he wants to create less content in the future. He cites his declining health as the main reason, which he finally wants to take care of: One of the most important tech YouTubers says he has serious health issues – Explains how his channel will proceed

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5-Year-Old Needs Help with a Video Game, But Instead of His Parents, He Calls the Police for Assistance

Cedric Holmeier Cedric Holmeier Reading time 2 minutes

Those in a difficult situation should call the police, as one learns in kindergarten. A 5-year-old has now applied his knowledge directly.

Who is it about? A 5-year-old from Rödental (District of Coburg) in Upper Franconia evidently listened attentively in kindergarten. There, he and the other children were taught to call the police when they need help in a difficult situation.

Knowing what the police are and how to reach them at such a young age is certainly very sensible, but one must also learn when the right time is to call the police.

The boy who was barked at by IShowSpeed was just a year older:

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Police respond due to a video game

Why did the boy call the police? The 5-year-old from Bavaria apparently got stuck in a video game on his mother’s phone. He therefore switched from the game to the phone function and simply called 110 on October 7.

At the emergency call center, he introduced himself with his first name, age, and place of residence, indicating that he needed help. With the help of the mobile number, the police were able to find out where the boy lived. Shortly after the call, there was indeed a knock at his parents’ door.

When the police inquired about the boy, he explained that he needed the officers’ help for a video game on his mom’s phone. He was stuck in the game and that’s why he called emergency services.

The police spokesperson said in an interview (via ardmediathek.de) with Bayerischer Rundfunk: “From his perspective, the little man did everything right, as he learned in kindergarten that if there’s an emergency, one must call the police […]”

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What are the consequences of the police operation? The 5-year-old and his family apparently have nothing to fear from the police. It is unknown whether the boy faced any punishment from his parents.

The police stated: “The surprised parents were made aware. The current game state is unknown.” The family will certainly consider imposing a phone ban on the 5-year-old.

Whether the boy ultimately progressed in his game remains open. For the parents, this situation was definitely not pleasant. A Swedish developer had to deal with his fellow humans at a young age, not with the police: As a child, he was teased as a “fat nerd”, today 3 million people play his game on Steam, PS5, and Xbox

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Randomly generated, yet designed by hand: The “blue zones” of the MMORPG “Ghost” are supposed to outshine the competition

Karsten Scholz Karsten Scholz Reading time 2 minutes

Greg “Ghostcrawler” Street talked once again about the design of his new MMORPG with the project name “Ghost” and revealed one thing that is supposed to make the game much better than the competition.

Who is Greg “Ghostcrawler” Street? The American developer was lead designer of World of Warcraft for several years, then he worked for Riot Games on the new MMORPG for League of Legends.

Last year, Greg Street founded the studio Fantastic Pixel Castle to work together with other veterans on a new online role-playing game with the project name “Ghost”. A special feature of the project: The community is involved in the creation process from the concept phase.

With this trailer, Greg Street introduced his new studio:

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Coincidental, but really good?!

How does this inclusion work? The communicative developer regularly communicates with a team on various channels to gather feedback from MMORPG fans on specific points. In his posts on X, “Ghostcrawler” often complains about the status quo of the genre and how “Ghost” wants to do it better than the competition in detail.

This includes, from the perspective of the lead developer, the uncompromising focus on multiplayer content, the increased value and significance of the leveling phase, the appreciation of the time of all players, or even a class system that resembles the unique champions from MOBAs like League of Legends.

What is the current discussion about? In a number of current posts on X, Greg Street explains that “Ghost” is supposed to do something better than the competition in the design of areas as well:

  • Like many other games, “Ghost” also relies on procedural generation of zones. Unlike the maps of the competition, however, the counterparts in the new MMORPG are supposed to always feel “hand-crafted”.
  • To make this work, there will not be an infinite number of areas, many of which you would never get to see.
  • Instead, the focus will be on a limited number of biomes, which are particularly well-developed and have a mature ecosystem.
  • By ecosystem, Street means the interplay of gameplay features, creatures, stories, factions, and NPCs, which should convey a sense of “everything fits together here”.
  • So when you leave one zone and enter an area with a different biome, the new area should feel and play completely differently.
  • The mob spawns in a zone should be simulated accordingly so that, for example, bandits and nobles react appropriately to each other in a region.
  • Across the different zones, an overarching story should guide you so that you are never just wandering around grinding mobs without any further objective.
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By the way, this discussion is only about the randomly generated blue zones of “Ghost”. In addition, there are red zones that are reminiscent of themed party MMORPGs and are supposed to offer predictable elements like world boss spawns, resources, or points of interest. You can find out how the system behind it works here: How the former boss of WoW wants to rethink MMORPGs now: “Blue Zones – Red Zones”

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One of the top German streamers hasn’t been on Twitch for 40 days: “I’m disappointed in myself”

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 3 minutes

The German streamer “ohnePixel” (26) is the second largest streamer worldwide for Counter-Strike 2 on Twitch. In recent years, his channel has grown rapidly and steadily on Twitch. When he streams, 20,000 people watch him. But since August 30, he has been missing. Now he is reaching out to his fans with a guilty conscience. He hasn’t fled from streaming, but from everything else.

This is the career of ohnePixel on Twitch: ohnePixel has had his channel on Twitch since 2013. But only since 2021 has he been streaming regularly, and since then he’s really taken off on Twitch. He mainly showcases the shooter Counter-Strike. He played Elden Ring in June for a break.

His growth is impressive: In 2021, he had an average of 630 viewers on Twitch, in 2022 there were 3,300, in 2023 he had 14,710 viewers, and in the last 365 days, there were even 20,323 (via sullygnome). His career is clearly on the rise.

At the end of 2023, ohnePixel launched his own marketplace for skins in Counter-Strike 2, but that evidently turned out to be too much stress for the German who streams in English in the long run.

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Streamer accidentally takes a 40-day break

Since when has he been gone? The last stream of ohnePixel was on August 30, then he intended to take a 7-day break, which is usual for him. But suddenly he was gone for 40 days.

Now he has reached out to his fans on Twitter.

The 26-year-old says: He actually wanted to be back streaming daily for a long time, but something always got in the way. He realized that his passport had expired, which he needed to renew for a trip to China. Additionally, there’s always more to do to keep his business relationships running.

He has so much on his plate. ohnePixel says: He is so disappointed in himself that he lost control and just disappeared. It would have simply been enough to say: “I’ll be gone for a while.”

He kept telling himself: “Just one more day, I’ll stream again tomorrow,” but more and more kept piling up. And ultimately, he was annoyed that he disappointed his community that he had built over 5 years. The community became increasingly dissatisfied with him and his long break, which caused the fear of returning to Twitch to grow.

The stress and fear kept increasing, and suddenly we are on day 40.

Is he coming back? Yes, he tells his fans not to worry. He still loves streaming. He did not run away from streaming, but from all the other stuff that felt overwhelming.

In any case, ohnePixel reassures his fans that he will be back soon.

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Fans apparently understand the break very well

What’s behind it: It sounds like ohnePixel has maneuvered himself into a situation with his own skin shop and everything that comes with it, where the business became overwhelming. When you are also on Twitch for 4-8 hours daily, the day doesn’t have enough hours. Such a planned 7-day vacation then feels so cozy and warm that it’s hard to return to the stressful everyday life.

One can certainly understand such a break after years of hard work.

In any case, the fans seem to understand. In one comment, it says: “Buddy, you owe nothing to the people. If you need time, take it for yourself. When you take care of yourself, you’re a good example for everyone.”

We reported on the most successful stream of ohnePixel on MeinMMO in July 2023. There, one can see the essential role that skins play in Counter-Strike and the enormous sums involved: 556,000 people watched as a German Twitch streamer pulls 120,000 € worthless items in CS:GO

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The Harry Potter films changed an important detail – Only to contradict themselves multiple times 

Christoph Waldboth Christoph Waldboth Reading time 2 minutes

The movies about Harry Potter took some liberties in adapting the books. However, there was one thing that the filmmakers were inconsistent about, breaking their own rule. This led to a logical error.

A really cool thing from the world of Harry Potter is the Polyjuice Potion. It allows a person to transform into someone else. All that is needed besides the recipe and the ingredients is a hair from the person you want to turn into – and a lot of time.

In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Hermione prepares this potion, with which Harry and Ron then transform into Draco Malfoy’s friends Crabbe and Goyle. In doing so, the filmmakers changed an important detail regarding the effect of the potion.

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The perfect disguise also requires the voice

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What detail is being referred to? In the books, the Polyjuice Potion changes the appearance and also the voice of the person who drinks it. However, this was changed for the films. Harry and Ron still have their own voice after drinking it. When they meet Malfoy, played by top-earner Tom Felton, in their transformed state, they have to make an effort to sound like his friends.

Now, this change wouldn’t be that bad and could simply be accepted. After all, it provides some funny moments in the film. However, the change is inverted just two movies later.

In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the character Barty Crouch Jr. consumes the potion for the entire time he spends at Hogwarts. With this, he obscures his true form and disguises himself as Professor Moody. Strangely, Crouch Jr. looks not only like Moody, but he also sounds just like him.

At this point, an exception was made, and it was decided that the Polyjuice Potion also changes the voice. The reason for this may have been that they wanted to save the twist of who is really behind Moody for the end.

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Was this rule maintained? No, it wasn’t. In The Deathly Hallows – Part 1, members of the Order of the Phoenix transform into Harry himself using this potion. It results in a funny scene where everyone speaks in their real voice but looks like Harry.

This shows that the filmmakers were not in agreement about which rule applies. In the end, this leads to some chaos from a logical perspective. Given that the potion plays a prominent role in some important scenes, perhaps an explanation was warranted. Another blockbuster is also struggling with a problem: Jurassic Park has a logical error that still frustrates scientists today

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LoL: Hated Champion Gets Buffs and Players are Angry – Claims They Don’t Need It

Niko Hernes Niko Hernes Reading time 2 minutes

A new patch has been released in League of Legends, and once again champions have been nerfed and buffed. Especially one buff is hotly debated by some players. Because the hated champion is not doing so badly – at least among the LoL elite.

Which champion is it? Not all champions are liked equally in the community. Many players have a collective hatred against some champions. One of them is Yone. The swordsman was among the 10 most banned champions in LoL in patch 14.19, alongside his brother Yasuo (via lolalytics.com). At least when looking at the statistics across all ranks.

Now, with patch 14.20, Yone is getting another buff. His Q is being buffed. According to Riot, this is because he was weakened by changes to crit items. Some players find the buffs unfair, claiming that Yone has been broken in the highest ranks for 6 patches.

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Players find: Yone is too good to be buffed

What is being criticized? The user Korderon criticized the buff in a large reddit post. He does not understand how Yone can be buffed when, statistically speaking, he is actually doing well. He refers mainly to the Challenger rank. This is the highest rank in LoL. There, he has been quite popular since patch 14.12.

Popularity does not always speak for the quality of the champion. However, it is different in the Challenger area. If he were not good, so many people wouldn’t play him.

The user does not understand how he can be buffed. He is a flexible champion, quite safe to pick, and he is flexible and just strong. This is also supported by the Challenger numbers. Looking at 14.19, Yone had a fantastic win rate of 57.5 % in the Challenger rank (via lolalytics.com).

The community on reddit mostly agrees with Korderon. They even find he has been a problem from the very beginning:

  • DCFDTL: This guy has been a big problem since his release.
  • Cube_: Ultimately, the problem is that champions with too high base damage or low cooldowns (Yone has both) inevitably go through a “Broken Bruiser” phase. Ekko did it, Fizz did it, and so on.
  • DeadAndBuried23: A win rate of 56 % in Challenger means that he has won over 50 % of a total of 146 games worldwide. And this based on a 30-day retrospective. The sample size in Challenger is not large enough to obtain valid data.
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It is not that simple: As DeadAndBuried23 has already written in his comment on reddit, it is not that simple to conclude the champion’s position only based on the Challenger data. Only a tiny percentage of players are at this rank.

To interpret buffs and nerfs, one must look at all ranks. This is quite complex, as a small buff or nerf for lower ranks can have a significant impact on the higher ranks and the professional scene. When looking at Yone’s statistics overall across all ranks, he only had a mediocre win rate of 48.52 %.

Pick rates must also be examined across all ranks. Events like the Worlds can cause an unnoticed champion to suddenly appear on many players’ screens. E-sport fans can currently be excited anyway, as it is quite thrilling right now – especially for Europe: The decisive phase of the LoL world championship starts in Berlin, European teams draw tough lots

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EA FC 25: Pre Season Rewards are here: All rewards at a glance

Thomas Dummer Thomas Dummer Reading time 2 minutes

Anyone who has been diligent in the last weeks of FC 24 can look forward to additional rewards in EA FC 25 starting October 10. In Ultimate Team, you can now pick up the Pre Season Rewards. We provide you with the most important information on MeinMMO.

What kind of rewards are these? The Pre Season Rewards could be secured during the last season of FC 24 Ultimate Team. Over a period of about a month, players had to complete various tasks in Ultimate Team.

If you have completed all or at least some tasks, the promised rewards await you on Thursday, October 10.

Update from 10.10.24 (7:05 PM): You can now pick up the Pre Season Rewards for FC 25 in Ultimate Team. Simply log in to your Ultimate Team account.

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When will the Pre Season Rewards be released exactly? Some users have speculated on social media whether the Pre Season Rewards will appear together with the Division Rivals Rewards (every Thursday at 10:00 AM). However, so far the rewards have not appeared in the game.

If they do not appear in the next few hours, we expect them to be added to Ultimate Team in the evening around 7:00 PM. New packs, Squad Building Challenges, tasks, and more are always released in Ultimate Team at 7:00 PM.

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Upgrade Packs and Loan Heroes: These are the Rewards

Below you can see the rewards for FC 25 and the tasks from FC 24 that you had to complete for them:

1. 10 × 80+-Pack and one Loan Hero (For the Club I)

  • Task: Win in 3 separate matches in Squad Battles or Champions/Rivals and include 4 players from the following leagues in your starting lineup:
  • Premier League
  • LaLiga EA Sports
  • Serie A
  • Bundesliga
  • Ligue 1

2. 10 × 82+-Pack and one Loan Hero (For the Club II)

  • Task: Win in 3 separate matches in Squad Battles or Champions/Rivals and include 4 players from the following nations in your starting lineup:
  • England
  • Spain
  • France
  • Netherlands
  • Germany

3. 5x 82+-Pack (Pre Season Crafting Upgrade)

  • Task: Complete the Pre Season Crafting Upgrade 100 times.

4. 7 × 81+-Pack (Road to FC 25 Evolution)

  • Task: Complete all 3 stages of the Road to FC 25 Evolution with a professional.

5. 5x-84+-Pack (Season Pass Level 30)

  • Task: Reach level 30 of the Pre Season Pass in FC 24.
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What else do you need to consider? You must request the Pre Season Rewards within a month after they are released. You do this by logging in with the account you used to earn the rewards in FC 25.

Players who have unlocked the rewards but do not log in within the required timeframe will miss out.

In closing, we ask you: Did you earn Pre Season Rewards for FC 25 in FC 24? And if so, which ones? Feel free to share your rewards or your best players from the Pre Season Rewards in the comments. For the first season in Ultimate Team for FC 25, you can easily grab some additional experience points in just a few minutes: EA FC 25 Season Pass: Earn over 1000 XP in just 10 minutes – Here’s how it works

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Asmongold criticizes Gacha game with provocative men – praises new update to Stellar Blade as ‘Quality Content’

Niko Hernes Niko Hernes Reading time 2 minutes

The Twitch streamer Asmongold likes to criticize things in his streams that he doesn’t agree with. In a recent clip, he reacts to a Gacha game full of revealing men. He criticizes the game for this, but praises a new update to Stellar Blade at another point, which improves the appearance of the protagonist.

What is it about? In a recent YouTube clip from October 09, 2024, titled Women have some explaining to do… (in German: Frauen haben etwas zu erklären …), he reacts to the Gacha game Love and Deepspace, which is available on mobile platforms.

He became aware of it through the Subreddit r/gachagaming, which concerns everything related to Gacha games. Users there post the revenues of these games in a ranking. In July, Love and Deepspace was in 2nd place and caught Asmongold’s attention.

Subsequently, he reacted to a trailer of the game.

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Asmongold is shocked

How does Asmongold react? Asmongold reacts to the trailer, in which several revealing men can be seen seemingly flirting with the player character. There are also physical touches involved. Almost speechless, he watches the trailer and comments in his clip: Oh my God, the game looks like softcore porn.

He mentions several times that the game was in 2nd place in the Gacha ranking for highest revenues that month (July 2024). His chat also mentions that you can only play as a female character.

The comments under the clip are quite misogynistic. The sexualization of men is used in a toxic manner to downplay criticism of the sexualization of women in video games.

Stellar Blade is also often mentioned in the comments. Recently, Asmongold reacted to the new update of Stellar Blade. In his reaction, he described the update as high-quality content. The update caused the physics of the protagonist’s breasts and clothing to be portrayed more realistically.

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However, Love and Deepspace seems to be doing well. The game even reached first place in revenue in the Gacha games subreddit in September. Asmongold regularly makes controversial statements. However, he is celebrated by his community for this. Recently, he also talked about his past: Asmongold finally explains why he is the way he is

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Rockstar Games finally fulfills the wish of many players, but fans of GTA 6 are worried

Christoph Waldboth Christoph Waldboth Reading time 2 minutes

Fans of GTA 6 are eagerly awaiting the continuation of the popular gangster series. However, an announcement from the developer is now dashing the hopes of some players.

What announcement are we talking about? Fans of the studio Rockstar Games probably didn’t expect this: A few days ago, a PC version of Red Dead Redemption 1 was announced. Players have been waiting for this for years. After all, the second part was released for PC.

The wait for the original, therefore, will soon come to an end: The PC version of the Western epic featuring John Marston will be released on October 29, 2024. Including the DLC Undead Nightmare. However, where there is currently joy, there are also concerns among the fans of Rockstar’s other major franchise.

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The wait could be prolonged

What are the players afraid of? It doesn’t happen every day that Rockstar makes such an announcement. The studio usually doesn’t spoil its fans with updates on their projects. Therefore, some fans of GTA are now concerned that a new trailer seems rather unlikely in the near future.

At least this month, they don’t expect it, think users like RamonRamos_ on Reddit. According to him, there won’t be any information aside from a proper trailer.

What is the source of this assessment? One reason could be that the release of a trailer could trigger a similar upheaval, as happened last December when GTA 6 was revealed. The release of Red Dead Redemption could thus overshadowed by the great gangster epic. Work is currently still being done on this, even though there are ongoing discussions about a postponement of the release date.

Many users have responded to RamonRamos’ comment on Reddit. Some agree with him and show understanding, while others, however, disagree.

  • “They have waited all these years to bring RDR to PC, and they do it when one of their biggest games has been announced,” writes DayDreamer1300.
  • “How do you come up with the idea that we would get a trailer this month? After all, Rockstar delayed the second trailer for GTA 5 or RDR 2 a year or more after the first trailer,” says Sharp-Effective-2030.
  • “December is probably the trailer month,” hopes WILTISAMAZING.
  • “Studios usually have several teams working on different projects at the same time, and I’m sure Rockstar is no different, so they can easily work on both,” Front_Carrot_1486 notes.

However, the latter would not change the fact that the general attention would likely be focused more on a new GTA trailer than on the PC port of a 14-year-old game – this is also believed by the user hallotest382.

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When will GTA 6 be released? There is currently no exact date for the release. This could also be announced in the course of a new trailer or update. What we know so far is that GTA 6 is expected to be released in the fall of 2025. You can find all further known information bundled on MeinMMO: GTA 6 – All information about release, platforms, and trailers

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Gen Z believes it has found the solution for higher productivity: working less

Gerald Wessel Gerald Wessel Reading time 2 minutes

Young people want to change the working world with new ideas. A recent survey shows how exactly.

What does “working less” mean exactly? In a recent survey by Generation Lab of 1,033 people aged between 18 and 34 in the USA, revealing facts about the perspectives of young workers on the job market emerged.

Due to the chosen age structure for the sample, a large majority of the respondents belong to the so-called Generation Z. However, the oldest among them are so-called Millennials.

What is Generation Z again? They were born between 1996 and 2012. Before them came the Millennials or Generation Y, who were born starting in 1980. The Baby Boomers started their lives in the post-war period. 1965 to 1979 is the birth period of Generation X. For those born since 2012, we speak of Generation Alpha.

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Generation Z with new ideas for the working world

What does Generation Z want? 81 percent of participants state that they prefer a 4-day work week. Furthermore, they are convinced that this contributes positively to overall productivity. But is that true?

The data situation is unclear, as the methodologies of the studies differ. Moreover, it is not easily implementable for all professional groups. But there are indeed confirming trends, as the Tagesschau reports. For example, a study has shown for the UK that the number of sick days significantly decreases with a practiced 4-day work week.

In general, only time and more research will show whether Generation Z and the youngest parts of the Millennials are right with their belief.

Where do young people work? The overwhelming majority of working respondents work in an office. About half as many are at least partially or even completely working from home. However, the picture shifts somewhat when we look at where they feel they work most effectively: Although 60 percent are convinced they perform at their best in the office, 40 percent see this in the case of working from home.

That is more than double the number of people in Germany, according to data from the Federal Statistical Office, who work employed from home. In this article, we present how CEOs of large companies view working from home – in short: conflicts with Generation Z are looming.

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A look at the above data gains depth when we consider another response from the survey. Only about one-third of respondents currently work full-time. Another group works in undefined part-time positions. The rest do not work at all or are in school. Therefore, only just over half have any work experience.

This could at least mildly suggest that the shift towards a 4-day work week and working from home will increase rather than decrease as more members of Generation Z enter the job market.

For the workers of a significant industrial nation, which has also achieved a lot for gaming and continues to do so, it runs quite differently. Here they could work less but categorically reject this: In one country, people work more than they have to, willingly forgoing the 4-day work week.

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The Big Bang Theory: Before the series started, an important character was supposed to be a robot

Niko Hernes Niko Hernes Reading time 2 minutes

In the series The Big Bang Theory, some absurd things have happened. The 4 nerds managed to surprise the audience with silly situations time and again. However, one of the first scripts had an idea that was even too absurd for the series.

What idea was it? Penny is one of the main characters of The Big Bang Theory. She is the stark contrast to the nerds, who are not always familiar with social norms. Thus, she is also a character with whom the theme of relationships and love is addressed in the series.

Before Penny became the way we know her, there were many ideas. Like another female main character, which was received negatively. One of the most absurd ideas, however, wanted Penny not to be human at all. She was supposed to become an android.

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The 4 scientists would have built an android

What was the plan? In the book The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series, the author explains that Chuck Lorre had an absurd idea with one of the first scripts. She was supposed to be a robot or android built by the guys. He probably said the following:

There was a moment when I thought the female character might be an android that the guys built. We wrote a test scene and had a few actors read the scene for us. And when they had gotten halfway through the scene, I said, “Forget it!”

Source: The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series (Source: Slash Film)

Lorre quickly realized that the idea was too absurd for the series. Ultimately, we got the Penny we all know.

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As 3DJuegos points out, the idea suspiciously resembles a comedy. The film Weird Science (in Germany: L.I.S.A – Der helle Wahnsinn) was released in 1985. There, two teenagers are the big losers of school. This leads them to create their own woman through the computer. The film has a score of 6.6 out of 10 on IMDb with nearly 99,000 ratings.

Whether Chuck Lorre was inspired by the film for his first idea, we will probably never know. Did you know the film, and do you think Penny as an android would have been better? Let us know in the comments. Another actor also had a big problem in the series, as he was supposed to be fired right before the start: The Big Bang Theory: One of the most important actors was fired without reason – But the creator brought him back

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Throne and Liberty: Moon Puzzle – How to Solve the Throne and Liberty Moon Quest

Nathalie Schnee Nathalie Schnee Reading time 3 minutes

The Throne and Liberty moon puzzle is part of the quest Throne and Liberty Moon and takes place in the “Hall of the Lycanthropes”. We have the solution for you, as it can be a bit confusing.

What is the solution to the moon puzzle? The puzzle has two different phases and is part of the main quest in the “Hall of the Lycanthropes”. This means you definitely cannot avoid it.

This puzzle is divided into two parts, but the principle remains the same. You have various yellow and blue moon phases and need to pair them sensibly so that they ultimately result in a full moon. In our guide, we show you the correct combinations.

Throne and Liberty has many exciting events, PvP, and tricky quests for you:

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Throne and Liberty Moon Puzzle Solution: First Part

This is how the first half works: Once you arrive in the “Hall of the Lycanthropes,” you first need to speak with the NPC Clay. Right after that, various blue and yellow moon symbols appear, flying to their respective pillars in a circle and then starting to rotate. There are a total of six symbols:

  • Blue waning crescent moon
  • Blue waning half moon
  • Blue waning three-quarter moon
  • Yellow waxing crescent moon
  • Yellow waxing half moon
  • Yellow waxing three-quarter moon
Connect the two half moons
Connect the two half moons

After the pillars have rotated in a circle, the moons become invisible. The easiest way is to remember where the two half moons are to connect them together. You can also take a screenshot of the pillars before the moon symbols disappear from them.

Now choose one of the half moons, it doesn’t matter whether you take the blue or the yellow one first. But be careful – after you have interacted with one of the half moon pillars, the pillars will rotate again. So keep the other half moon in sight and interact with its pillar when it stops again. After that, you have mastered the first part, but that’s not all.

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Throne and Liberty Moon Puzzle Solution: Second Part

This is how the puzzle continues: After the room for the puzzle has been set up, you can talk to Clay. Then you need to interact with the full moon in the middle, and the moons on the pillars will briefly light up. A moon will also form above your head.

When the moons on the pillars have disappeared, you can uncover them again by taking on your wolf form, which you get when sprinting. However, you won’t have much time for the next step. If the moon above your head disappears, you took too long and you must interact with the moon in the center of the room again.

The second part of the puzzle is about creating full moons. This means you need to pair the moon above your head with the appropriate moon on one of the pillars to create a full moon each time. For those who find this too complicated, here are the correct combinations:

  • Blue crescent moon + Yellow three-quarter moon
  • Blue half moon + Yellow half moon
  • Blue three-quarter moon + Yellow crescent moon
  • Yellow crescent moon + Blue three-quarter moon
  • Yellow half moon + Blue half moon
  • Yellow three-quarter moon + Blue crescent moon
Combine the moons above your head with the moons on the pillars correctly
Combine the moons above your head with the moons on the pillars correctly

In the end, you will have a full moon above your head and may speak with Clay to complete the Throne and Liberty moon puzzle in the “Hall of the Lycanthropes”.

A new MMORPG like Throne and Liberty can be quite overwhelming. If you need further assistance with Throne and Liberty, check out our comprehensive guide overview. There you will find all the useful information you need: Throne and Liberty: All Guides for the start of the new MMORPG.

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Diablo 4: The Staff of Kepeleke is one of the best items for Spiritborn – Here’s how to farm it

Nicole Wakulczyk Nicole Wakulczyk Reading time 2 minutes

The Staff of Kepeleke is a powerful Unique for the Spiritborn, the new class in Diablo 4. Here, you will learn how to farm the staff effectively and what makes it so strong here on MeinMMO.

What kind of item is this? The Unique “Staff of Kepeleke” belongs to the Uniques of the Spiritborn. The Spiritborn, or Geistgeborene, was introduced with the Vessel of Hatred expansion in Diablo 4. The staff is the weapon recommended for many strong builds. You can find a list of the best builds in the endgame of Diablo 4 in the Tier List for Season 6.

What can the Staff of Kepeleke do? The Staff of Kepeleke has the effect of turning all your core skills into basic skills and alters their mechanics:

  • Core skills can then be cast for free, but deal less damage depending on life force cost
  • At maximum life force, core skills consume all life force and deal full damage
  • They always hit critically, with the largest size that the skills can hit
  • For every life force point spent this way, they deal increased critical hit damage

Additionally, the staff increases your critical hit damage, your maximum resource, the chance for core skills to hit twice, and grants you ranks in speed.

Here you will find all the Uniques of the Spiritborn.

The Unique “Staff of Kepeleke” of the Spiritborn. Source: wowhead

For various strong builds of the Spiritborn, the staff is the best choice, such as for the “Touch of Death” build, which is based on the core skill of the same name. The Stachlesalve build of the Spiritborn also uses the Staff of Kepeleke. The build is a strong choice for the endgame and utilizes the Stachlesalve as the core skill. This allows you to shoot your enemies with feathers that act like a shotgun at close range.

Combined with skills, aspects, and affixes that refill your resource, the staff ensures that you can spam your core skills and deal massive damage.

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Target Farming the Staff of Kepeleke

Where can I find the Staff of Kepeleke? Uniques like the Staff of Kepeleke can drop from various activities in the endgame of Diablo 4. Targeted farming is possible with bosses Duriel and Andariel, for which you need to unlock the new Torment levels and gather boss mats.

Where to find the bosses and how to defeat them is covered in our guides:

Another good option since Season 6 in Diablo 4 is the Curiosities Merchant. You can get rid of your Obols with him and gamble for items by category. An expert shows how he spends 2,400 Obols and receives numerous Legendaries and Uniques from the merchant. This is currently working so well that he fears a nerf.

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Player Shows Completely Dirty Nvidia Graphics Card – There’s a Tragic Reason Behind It

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 2 minutes

A player shows a graphics card that is completely filthy. And according to him, the whole computer looks this way. The reason for this is somewhat tragic.

A player reports on reddit that he cleaned a gaming PC. He comments on it with a few pictures that he attaches to the post. The graphics card in the picture is covered in a brown-black substance and looks anything but good.

The fans of the GTX 1080Ti are completely clogged. In another post, the player explains that not only the graphics card but the entire computer looked this way. The player also reports that the graphics card had only been delivering 70% of its original performance in the end.

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The best friend is a heavy smoker, and the gaming PC is “smoking” along

What is the reason for the heavy pollution? The player explains in another now-deleted post on reddit that the computer belongs to a good friend who smokes heavily and a lot. For this reason, the computer becomes so heavily polluted.

The community is quite surprised and dismayed by this. One user states somewhat incredulously:

He just has to stop smoking. If something that has only been smoked second-hand looks like this, you can imagine how the insides of a person look.

Other users agree with the comment that the smoking person should take better care of their health.

Quit smoking: If you want to quit smoking, the Federal Center for Health Education offers an information portal. At Rauchfrei-Info.de, you will find all the important information on how to quit smoking and protect yourself and those around you in the future.

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Dirt can cause PCs to overheat and lead to other problems

Why do computers get dirty at all? There are always dust and dirt particles in the air, and almost everything releases tiny particles into the air: Your skin, carpets, other electronic devices, and animals all leave their traces in the air, which eventually settles as dust or dirt on your hardware.

In the case of this user, the fans of the PC also draw in cigarette smoke into the computer. And the dirt and smoke settle on the hardware.

Why should you regularly clean your computer? Dirt and dust clog access paths for air or your fans. This then means that some components or parts cannot dissipate heat properly and therefore become significantly overheating.

The processor and graphics card then throttle performance to cope with the heat or shut down in emergencies to protect components. Your PC will slow down as a result. This is also explained by the user who cleaned the PC: The graphics card could only deliver 70% of its original performance.

Moreover, dirty fans are significantly louder as they have to spin much faster to adequately cool components like the CPU or graphics card. Another player recently showed why you should regularly clean your gaming PC: Gamer opens his gaming PC for the first time in 6 years and shows why you should not make the same mistake

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Diablo 4: Simple herbs hinder players’ progress, hotfix brings important changes

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 2 minutes

In Diablo 4, you need a ton of resources for crafting and various recipes. With Season 6 and Vessel of Hatred, many players have started anew and noticed: some of the most essential resources are actually not that easy to obtain. Blizzard is responding.

What are these herbs?

  • Herb bundles have been the summary of all herbs since Season 4, which you previously had to gather individually, such as Galgenrebe, Lebenshut, and co.
  • Angel’s Breath is the only “rare” herb that still stands alone. You need both to upgrade healing potions or brew elixirs.
  • There are some methods to farm herbs quickly, but especially while leveling, where you urgently need them, that doesn’t necessarily work well.

This is the hotfix: On October 9, Blizzard rolled out a hotfix to the servers (via Blizzard Forum). This increases the amount of herb bundles and Angel’s Breath you simply receive while leveling and in the campaign:

  • Bosses in dungeons between levels 30 and 49 now drop 10 herb bundles and 2 Angel’s Breath.
  • Campaign bosses between levels 50 and 60 drop 30 herb bundles and 7 Angel’s Breath.
  • Elite enemies on Torment difficulties have a 10% chance to drop 4 herb bundles and a 2% chance to drop 4 Angel’s Breath.

Additionally, there are some bug fixes in the Citadel and the Undercity. However, the herbs are a crucial point that has been very well received by the community, as they previously caused horrible blockages.

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“I’m level 50 and still haven’t unlocked any potions for level 40”

Just a few hours before the hotfix, the community discussed in a large thread on Reddit that Angel’s Breath had suddenly become so rare. That hadn’t been the case in previous seasons.

Previously, players had been discussing. Some felt that a slightly scarcer resource would make the game more charming. However, the majority of fans found it annoying.

Players still get stuck with level 50 at the end of the campaign with weaker potions, as it is simply impossible to farm the resources properly. However, users are not sure if this is an intentional nerf or an unintentional bug.

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Accordingly, the hotfix is now well received (via Reddit). It would be nice if it were also easier to obtain leather and iron, observes one player. You need these resources to upgrade your equipment and they are already important while leveling.

We also noticed the scarcity while playing. However, all players need to complete the campaign of Vessel of Hatred first, which provides decent XP but only a little resources in the quests. In previous seasons, you could level up directly with Hellfloods and other activities, where significantly more loot is available. This season, there is a vendor: A vendor is now the best place for really good loot, an expert fears a nerf

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Counter-Strike 2 punishes players for cheating, but one escapes punishment

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 2 minutes

Recently, a major exploit has been circulating in Counter-Strike 2 (Steam) that arose after the Arsenal update. Anyone who has used this exploit is now facing a harsh penalty and will be banned from trading for 1 year. However, the YouTuber who made a video about the exploit, viewed by hundreds of thousands, seems to be getting away with it. His intention was merely to warn.

What is being punished here? We will not describe the exact exploit in detail here on MeinMMO, just this much:

On October 2, the largest update so far for Counter-Strike 2, “The Arsenal,” went live. You can find the patch notes here in German.

With this update, an exploit was introduced to abuse the XP system. Players opened special lobbies and threw grenades at each other in specific locations to make the matches as short as possible. This, however, ruined the matchmaking for normal players.

One of the biggest content creators for Counter-Strike 2, Anomaly, released a video on October 6: Valve needs to fix this quickly – (the biggest CS2 exploit).

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Valve bans cheaters from trading for a year

What is the penalty now? Those who exploited the exploit will be severely punished by Valve. Trading is restricted until October 1, 2025.

The message states that this is the penalty for exploiting “bugged XP lobbies” in Deathmatch.

The penalty is so bitter because trading with skins in CS:GO represents its own meta-game, which is considered lucrative and exciting.

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Who does this affect? As Dotesports reports, this penalty affects numerous regular players as well as many content creators like ArrowCS, Aquaismissing, or Duwag.

He has been caught:

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YouTuber with a major video on the exploit escapes unscathed

Why wasn’t he banned? However, it’s interesting that Anomaly, the largest content creator, was not punished, even though he demonstrated how the exploit works in his video. Anomaly’s video on YouTube has over 440,000 views.

On Steam and reddit there are discussions about why Anomaly was not punished:

  • Some demand that Anomaly should also be banned and call it “hypocrisy” if he gets away with it. He’s only spared because he’s such a big streamer.
  • Others suspect that Anomaly did not use the exploit with his main account or stayed below a certain threshold, at which point Valve would have intervened.
  • A third person says: Anomaly expressed himself so diplomatically and cautiously in his video (It looks like …), that he still appeared educational and not as if he was explaining exactly how the exploit works.

Whoever doesn’t listen must feel

This is how it’s being discussed: The largest reddit thread on the subject is titled, loosely translated: “Those who have been banned know exactly what they did and deserve the ban. I have no sympathy for streamers crying on Twitter because they have been banned.” Overall, people are glad that Valve has taken such a hard stance.

Another major motto is “Fuck around and find out,” which means “Whoever doesn’t listen must feel.”

Steam developer Valve is known for not tolerating such exploits. Although they also seem to enjoy punishing cheaters. At Christmas 2023, they treated themselves to a special gag: Twitch streamer opens a gift in DOTA 2 and gets banned immediately: “Are you serious?”

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Dragon Ball Sparking Zero: 6 Tips and Tricks Every Beginner Should Consider

Niko Hernes Niko Hernes Reading time 4 minutes

Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero is the highly anticipated game for all fans who have been looking forward to a new installment since Budokai Tenkaichi 3. To help you get started with the game and its combat system, we have put together 6 tips for you.

Who are these tips for? The tips are mainly aimed at beginners who are not familiar with 3D fighting games in the Dragon Ball universe and at players who haven’t fought virtually for a long time. Some tips may also be useful for professionals looking to get the most out of their game.

What kind of tips are these? The following tips not only relate to gameplay but also to mechanics outside of the combat system.

Editor’s note: In the section Do not buy too many characters with Zeni, it was added that you will get the Zeni back if you had unlocked a character but bought him instead.

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You can find a trailer for the game here:

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1. Do not buy too many characters with Zeni

When you start Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero, you initially see a pretty good roster of characters. Many fan favorites, like the movie villains or side characters, are still not unlocked. When you are in the shop, you can buy them with your Zeni. However, this is not recommended – at least if you want to play the single-player content.

While the focus is clearly on multiplayer, many players still want to play the episode or world tournament mode. It is worth it if you want to unlock characters. Most of them can be unlocked in these modes without spending Zeni. Some, however, can be unlocked in hidden side battles.

Some characters (and costumes) are available through the 3 Dragons, for which you need the Dragon Balls. You can also find them in the character episodes.

It should also be noted: You will get the Zeni back if you bought a character but would have unlocked him in the story.

2. Don’t be blinded by the characters’ values

The many characters in Sparking! Zero are divided into ZP. 1 is the weakest and 10 is the best. When building your team for the ranked mode, you should not just look at the ZP, as characters that only cost 5 ZP can also be powerful fighters.

On the one hand, this is due to the combos. If you are good defensively, you can hold down even the strongest fighters with mediocre characters and deal enormous damage. Also, good defense ensures that you are less likely to be hit by strong attacks.

Do not underestimate transformations either. Characters that initially only have a medium ZP value can transform during a fight without you having to worry about the high costs.

You can find the strongest individual characters here: The 10 best characters in Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero

3. Use the Sparking! mode wisely – It is one of the best tools

The best tool in the game is probably the Sparking! mode. You reach it when you charge your energy to the maximum. In this mode, you can use your ultimate attack. But more importantly, it gives you a new combat opportunity.

In the normal state, your combo throws your opponent away quite quickly. While you can perform a teleport attack a couple of times, this can easily be countered by a dodge teleport.

In Sparking! mode, you can land over 10 hits with your combo with the right timing and then also hit the ultimate attack. This allows you to deal enormous damage.

More tips can be found on page 2

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Throne and Liberty: Defeating Kowazan – The Best Tactics for Both Forms

Nathalie Schnee Nathalie Schnee Reading time 4 minutes

In Throne and Liberty, there is the boss Kowazan and Lycan Kowazan, as his form changes depending on the time of day. We have the best strategies for both cases to checkmate this strong opponent.

Where can you find Kowazan and what can he do? Kowazan is a fascinating boss as he has both a daytime and nighttime version. The nighttime version, also called “Lycan Kowazan,” differs not only visually but also in loot and attack patterns.

Both bosses rely heavily on AoE attacks, meaning area damage. While the normal Kowazan can poison you, the “Lycan Kowazan” surprises you with tricky moon puzzles.

Kowazan is a level 50 field boss and is located north of the waypoint “Graukrallen Wald” near the “Canina Village.” Depending on the time of day, you will encounter one of his two forms; you can read the time in the bottom right corner of the world map. Alternatively, it is also possible to challenge him starting from Guild Level 17 in the Guild Hall, which you can find in “Vienta.” We will tell you how to fight against both forms of the boss.

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With a guild, you can challenge many bosses in the guild hall:

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Kowazan by Day: Human Form

You can obtain the following loot from Kowazan’s normal form by day:

  • “Kowazan’s Twilight Daggers”
  • “Shock Commander Greaves”
  • “Collar of Decimation”
  • “Arcane Shadow Hat”
  • “Dead Reckoning Greatsword”
  • “Crossbows of Undead Piercing”

Kowazan has a chance for some epic armor pieces during the day. Additionally, you will receive a small chest with useful items as a guaranteed drop. Now let’s talk about his mechanics so you can defeat him and get the coveted items.

Basic Attack

This boss uses melee and ranged basic attacks. If a ranged attacker holds aggro, Kowazan will also use ranged attacks and charge at his target. This should be avoided. Ideally, you have a tank with you who maintains aggro for you.

Poison Knives and Rage Attack

Kowazan is quite unpredictable and often suddenly throws his AoE poison knives in a large radius twice in a row. If you are in his range, it is impossible to resist it. Therefore, you should rely on your healers in the team, who need to replenish your health bar. Or you support your teammates and occasionally use some potions.

Immediately after the poison knives, he will perform his rage attack, which you need to block now. For a perfect block, wait until the large purple circle gets smaller and touches the inner purple circle, then press the button to block. If you manage the perfect block, you can even attack with an extra ability on the same button afterwards.

Green Light Pillar

After he says, “Are you the leader?” Kowazan will make a player glow in a green pillar and then immediately throw some poisonous knives in a 180-degree AoE cone at them. This area attack immediately poisons all nearby players hit, so the healers must work hard again.

Make sure to get away from the glowing green person as quickly as possible to avoid the attack and support your healers.

Green Smoke

When Kowazan says, “Dirt … Good-for-nothing …! I will finish you all in no time!” he draws green smoke towards him. Now it gets particularly tricky. If you fail this mechanic, it’s the end for you.

After he has sucked in the smoke, he expels a green wave, and all players are put into a panic and automatically run away from the boss. Most players cannot move afterwards, except for a few who are surrounded by a green pillar and have a sword as a marker above their heads.

This is a debuff that needs to be distributed. The marked individuals should quickly run to other players to touch them. This way, the debuff will be shared. If they do not do this, those who are marked and have not passed on the debuff will be lifted into the air and finished off.

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Lycan Kowazan by Night: Werewolf Form

You can obtain the following loot from Kowazan’s alternate form at night:

  • “Kowazan’s Sunflare Crossbows”
  • “First Blood Longbow”
  • “Golem Sundering Wand”
  • “Duskblood Trousers”
  • “Guardian Torque”
  • “Fenrian Skoll”

Unfortunately, Lycan Kowazan only has a chance for a few epic armor pieces at night. However, he offers a new wolf transformation. Additionally, you will also receive a small chest with useful items as a guaranteed drop. Now let’s discuss his mechanics so you can defeat him and obtain the items.

Rage Attack

Lycan Kowazan also has a rage attack that you can simply block. For a perfect block, wait until the large purple circle gets smaller and touches the inner purple circle, then press the button to block. If you achieve the perfect block, you can subsequently even attack with an extra ability on the same button.

Blue Moon, Yellow Moon

When Lycan Kowazan pushes you back with a large area attack, six random players will be marked with a blue crescent moon above their heads. You need to quickly run to your team members who also have a crescent moon above their heads to connect with them. Then, a yellow full moon will appear.

Also, watch the floor of the arena because when two players connect and create a full moon from their crescent moons, a yellow circle will randomly appear under one of the pairs. This is a buff that increases your damage, so try to run into it.

Red Moon

If Kowazan sucks in all players in the arena, six to seven of them will be randomly marked with a red moon. Additionally, several other players will be marked with a red light. Those with the red moon over their heads must run to the boss to touch him.

And the lives of the other marked players depend on this. If you arrive late at the boss, he will start to randomly eliminate players marked with red light.

With our explanations, the boss should become a piece of cake. If you have further problems with other bosses or general questions about Throne and Liberty, check our overview. There we have listed all guides for the new MMORPG: Throne and Liberty: All guides for the start of the new MMORPG.

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Source(s):
  1. maxroll.gg
  2. www.studioloot.com

Pokémon GO: Halloween 2024 brings you a new Dyna-monster and shinies – All contents

Paul Kutzner Paul Kutzner Reading time 4 minutes

Soon the first part of the Halloween event 2024 in Pokémon GO will start. And it brings you a variety of content. MeinMMO has summarized what you can expect here.

What kind of event is this? This year, there will again be a Halloween event in Pokémon GO. The first part of the event starts on October 22, 2024, at 10:00 AM and runs until October 28, 2024, at 10:00 AM.

After the first hints about the event were recently released, we now have all the information about the first part of the event.

Included is a Pokémon with a new ability, a new Dynamax monster, two monsters with an increased shiny chance, as well as more exciting bonuses and content. We have summarized what to expect.

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Dynamax in Pokémon Go – How to participate in the gigantic battles

All Pokémon of the Event

Which Pokémon is making its debut? Morpeko, the Electric and Dark-type Pokémon from Generation 8, is making its debut in Pokémon GO. And it comes with a special ability that has not yet been available in Pokémon GO: It can change its form during battles.

You can obtain it in the Battle League. For more details on how to obtain it and how the form change works, check here: What you need to know about Morpeko in Pokémon GO.

What Dynamax monsters are there in the event? In the Halloween event, you can find, defeat, and catch Nebulak in Dynamax battles for the first time. Alongside this Pokémon, you will also encounter more monsters in Dyna battles.

Dyna Battles Level 1:

  • Nebulak*
  • Chimpep
  • Hopplo
  • Memmeon

Dyna Battles Level 3:

  • Legios*

All Pokémon marked with a * can also be found as shiny.

Which monsters have an increased shiny chance? If you defeat Nachtara in raids or encounter Zorua in the wild during the event, you will have an increased chance for them to appear as shiny in these encounters.

Which Pokémon are in the wild? There are several Pokémon lurking in the wild, waiting to be caught by you. These include the following:

  • Zubat*
  • Webarak*
  • Kramurx*
  • Traunfugil*
  • Shuppet*
  • Driftlon*
  • Felilou*
  • Quabbel (female)*
  • Zorua*
  • Lichtel*
  • Gruff
  • Zobiris* (rare)
  • Absol* (rare)

All Pokémon marked with a * can also be found in their shiny variants with some luck.

Which Pokémon are in raids? There are several raids during the event where you can defeat and catch the following Pokémon:

1-Star Raids:

  • Sniebel*
  • Zobiris*
  • Makabaja*
  • Galar-Makabaja*

3-Star Raids:

  • Hisui-Tornupto*
  • Nachtara*
  • Adebom*

Pokémon marked with a * can also appear as shiny after a successful raid.

Which Pokémon are in field research? By completing field research during the event, you can encounter various Pokémon.

  • Zobiris*
  • Zurrokex*
  • Golbit*
  • Sankabuh
  • Morpeko
  • Micrick
  • Gruff
  • Kryppuk* (rare)

Additionally, there will be field research where you can earn Mega Energy as a reward. You can earn Mega Energy for the following Pokémon:

  • Mega-Gengar
  • Mega-Hundemon
  • Mega-Zobiris
  • Mega-Banette
  • Mega-Absol

Pokémon marked with a * can also be encountered as shiny.

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Bonuses and additional content of the event

What bonuses are available during the event? The following bonuses are active during the event:

  • double the number of candies when catching Pokémon
  • higher chance for XL candies when catching Pokémon with nice, great, or excellent throws (starting from Trainer Level 31)
  • increased chance for shiny Nachtara in raids and shiny Zorua in the wild

Free limited research: You can also look forward to a free limited research during the event. This starts with the event and can be completed until November 3, 2024, at 8:00 PM.

The research is about the Pokémon Kryppuk and rewards you with this Pokémon as well as encounters with Morpeko.

Paid limited research: In this event, there are 2 paid limited researches that you can purchase. The first costs $5 (approximately €5), must be completed by November 3, 2024, at 8:00 PM, and includes the following content:

  • triple the amount of candies when catching Pokémon
  • encounters with event Pokémon such as Pikachu with Witch Hat, Kryppuk, and Morpeko
  • encounters with event Pokémon in the second part of the Halloween event such as Froxy with Witch Hat and Bauz with Halloween Top Hat
  • a Morpeko bodysuit as avatar item, depending on your chosen path

The second limited research that you can purchase costs $2 (approximately €2) and rewards you with various costumed Pokémon:

  • Pikachu with Witch Hat*
  • Vulpix with Halloween Costume*
  • Gengar with Halloween Costume*
  • Plinfa with Halloween Prank Costume*
  • Drifzepeli with Halloween Prank Costume*
  • Froxy with Witch Hat*
  • Irrbis with Halloween Costume*
  • Bauz with Halloween Top Hat*

This research must also be completed by you by November 3, 2024, at 8:00 PM to receive all rewards.

Pokémon marked with a * can also appear as shiny.

PokéStop Showcases: You can also participate in PokéStop Showcases during this event. You will need event-related Pokémon for this.

Decoration and Music: The backgrounds during Pokémon encounters as well as at PokéStops and Gyms will receive colorful Halloween decorations during the event.

Additionally, there will be music playing in the game that is reminiscent of the Lavender music from the main series games.

Packages in the web store: The web store of Pokémon GO will also be adjusted for the event. Starting from October 22, 2024, at 7:00 PM, you can purchase a bundle with various contents for $4.99, $39.99, or $99.99 (prices in € will be similar).

The first part of the Halloween event is already filled with plenty of content waiting for you at the start of the event. But besides this event, there will be further activities in the near future awaiting you in the game. We have summarized what they are: All events in October 2024 in Pokémon GO.

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Diablo 4: OP Build for the Spiritborn only needs one button, even works without active skills

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 2 minutes

Just a few days after the release of Vessel of Hatred, players and experts in Diablo 4 discover strange builds that effortlessly rush through the endgame. A particularly absurd build for the new Spiritborn class doesn’t even need skills; you just need to be able to evade.

What kind of build is this? With the Evade build for the Spiritborn, you evade constantly and throw feathers around you that completely shred the enemies – similar to the Spike Salvo build, currently the strongest build for Spiritborns.

Unlike the Spike Salvo build, however, you have to pay attention to fewer things. You simply race across the map and dismantle everything in sight. Currently, it seems that Spike Salvo is still slightly better at the highest levels, but not significantly.

This is what makes the build so strong: The build works by constantly resetting your evasion ability so you can use it permanently. This works by selecting the Eagle Spirit in your Spirit Hall.

This makes your opponents vulnerable and thus inherently increases your damage. Then you only need one item and one skill:

The combination ensures that every time you evade, you cast Thunder Spike with its third attack, which leads to a 5-second reduction in the cooldown of evasion. Since the cooldown is only 5 seconds, you can do this permanently.

The Spiritborn gameplay is quite fast-paced; here’s a Jaguar build while leveling:

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Diablo 4: This is what a Jaguar-Eagle build from the Spirit Born in Vessel of Hatred looks like

You can easily buy the most important item; you just need some luck

Sepazontec actually drops from Duriel or Andariel, the absolute endgame bosses. However, you don’t even have to fight the two to get the quarterstaff: The Curiosities Merchant is currently the best source for Uniques, you won’t find legendary items more easily anywhere else.

Alternatively, you can use the Aspect of Euphoria. However, this is associated with a luck hit chance and thus not as reliable. All other items only ensure that you deal even more damage:

  • The Aspect of Unyielding Hits increases your weapon damage by up to 30% of your armor when you use a gorilla ability.
  • Accordingly, you stack a lot of armor and take Gorilla Skin as a skill. This additionally provides enormous defense.
  • Aspects that interact with block add further multipliers, such as Redirected Power and the Vain Aspect.
  • The unique Rakanoth’s Watch also allows you to explode for damage when you use a skill with a cooldown.

For more mobility and defense, you can also take Sailing and Counterattack. You can find a complete build on maxroll.gg. The expert Raxxanterax shows the Evade build in action in his video:

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On Reddit, users are already fearing a nerf for the build. However, it’s rather unlikely that it will come as long as no interactions affect server or performance. A nerf could certainly come with the next Season 7.

Spiritborns are currently the class with the most strong builds, at least right after the release. Theorycrafting and trying out new builds are currently in full swing. You can find the current status in our tier list: Diablo 4 Season 6 Tier List – Best Classes & Builds at the start of Vessel of Hatred

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