With the current ID swap in World of Warcraft, Blizzard is implementing a change that means you will no longer be able to unlock powerful gear pieces for the weekly chest in a short amount of time.
To do this, you simply need to visit the now noticeably weakened Depths endboss Zekvir eight times, which should take about three to five minutes per run. With its “?” difficulty, it meets the requirements to unlock item level 616 loot in the vault.
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What change is Blizzard delivering? With the hotfixes for the upcoming ID swap on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, the WoW developers are implementing among other changes the following (via forums.blizzard.com):
Visiting Zekvir’s cave will no longer count towards the progress for the Great Vault.
A problem is also being fixed that allowed special world quests (Special Assignment World Quests) to contribute additional progress for the Great Vault.
The developers aim to remove the incentive to farm Zekvir for vault rewards. The second change also fixes a bug that could unintentionally contribute to additional vault progress.
How is the community reacting to the change? On Reddit, the hotfix is already being hotly debated.
Odd-Stranger3671 writes (via Reddit): “I have never used Zekvir as a farm. Call me a beginner, but this is too difficult, not content for a normal casual player.”
Cakalacky complains (via Reddit): “I don’t do raids, I have only mastered Normal, but I really enjoy the 616 item level gear from the vault, I am currently at item level 611. Aside from achievements, leveling up Brann, and this arbitrary season 1 progress that seems meaningless, I have no motivation to actually go into the Depths.”
Crepuscertine says on Reddit: “I figured it would happen eventually. Nice while it lasted, I guess. The compromise for Zekvir runs was that you couldn’t get the increased rewards from normal depths or Bountifuls, but with the advantage of fast runs to get your vault slots.”
The 2nd Prime Day in the year 2024 has started. However, some deals look better than they actually are. MeinMMO explains which offers you should not buy.Because there are a few things to consider.
The 2nd Prime Day has started and runs on October 8 and 9, 2024. And Amazon is overwhelming you with seemingly interesting offers.
But not every deal is really worth it. MeinMMO presents you with a number of products that you should not buy on Prime Day. Because either there will be a better offer in the coming weeks, or it is generally not worth waiting for an offer.
Gift cards and vouchers
Gift cards and credits are rarely on sale, and this is also the case on Prime Day. Therefore, if you are hoping for a discounted gift card, we must unfortunately disappoint you. Even at a later time, you will have little chance here.
Be careful also with offers that include credit or a voucher. Because usually the vouchers are subject to conditions.
Books
Books are generally not on sale because there is a fixed book price in Germany, and books are usually not discounted. Publishers may lift the price binding at the earliest after 18 months. Exceptions are so-called remainder copies. By the way, the fixed book price also applies to e-books (via e-recht24.de).
For imported books, such as English-language books from England or the USA, the fixed book price does not apply. Here you can, if you are lucky, save a few euros. However, this is rather rare.
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Toys
The best offers in the toy category are actually not on Prime Day but rather on and after Black Friday. Because Black Friday officially starts the pre-Christmas shopping season. Many toy manufacturers offer their products at significantly lower prices to persuade interested customers to make a purchase. The English magazine cnbc.com points this out.
During the pre-Christmas period, it is worth going to the store of your choice locally. Because especially in the time just before Christmas, many toys are reduced because parents, grandparents, or relatives are looking for gifts. The “Last Minute” options are also popular for those who decide late.
Game Consoles and Accessories
You can already get a PS5 or a new controller a little cheaper on Prime Day. But if you really need a new console or accessories, you should wait until Amazon’s Cyber Week or Black Friday. Because here, many electronic devices are usually a little cheaper again.
You should also note: If you want to buy a PS5, the pre-order for the PS5 Pro starts at Amazon and other providers in a few days. It may be worth it for you to go straight for the Pro model instead of buying the standard model first. By the way, we find it unlikely that you will get the PS5 Pro on sale during Cyber Week.
Family is visiting at Christmas, and you urgently need new dishes or a few new pots? Then wait with the purchase until the pre-Christmas season. Because here dishes are usually cheaper.
The deals on Prime Day are usually decent, but you can save a few more euros before Christmas. However, if you need dishes right now because your last plate has broken, then nothing stops you from buying right away.
We have created a checklist for Throne and Liberty with all daily, weekly, and monthly tasks that need to be completed in the MMORPG, which you should not miss.
What shouldn’t I miss? In Throne and Liberty, there are many tasks that should be done regularly. Especially starting from level 50, there are many daily, weekly, and monthly missions to complete, which provide very important and rare epic gear.
Additionally, you must not forget that some NPCs have items in their shops that come with daily and weekly limits. If you miss these, you lose out on important rewards and thus also progress. Therefore, we have created a comprehensive checklist for you so that you won’t miss anything in the future.
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Daily Tasks
Contracts: In Throne and Liberty, you can pick up daily missions from the “Contract Manager.” However, you should only tackle these starting from level 50, as there are better rewards then. It’s most worthwhile if you always buy just one daily task and then roll for new tasks until you get an “Noble Segentasche.”
Dungeons: Starting from level 50, make sure to use your “Abrundcontract tokens” in the open-world dungeons. These often offer the best rewards in the game. You spend the tokens as soon as you receive an item by defeating monsters.
Co-op dungeons are also very important. You receive 900 “Dimension contract tokens” each day. After defeating the boss of the dungeon, a chest appears. Opening it costs you a hefty 300 “Dimension contract tokens” in dungeons starting from level 50. Thus, you can open three chests per day.
World Bosses: Events occur every hour on the open map, which you can view by opening the map. There you will also see a “schedule.” The red symbols signify the world bosses. When you fight them, you have the chance to receive valuable epic gear. It’s best to form a group; the more damage your group inflicts, the more likely it is that you’ll receive a drop. You should take this opportunity as often as possible.
NPCs: Some NPCs have items in their shops that come with a daily limit. You can buy these, for example, only three times a day. And you should definitely do this because you won’t be able to obtain them at all times. Therefore, you should visit the “Contract Coin Dealer” and “Guild Dealer” every day.
Amitoi House: The somewhat hidden Amitoi House offers you several advantages. Your Amitoi can be sent on missions to collect various items for you. Among them is a rarity in the game, namely salt. This is super important for cooking food, which can provide you with extremely useful buffs. Additionally, you can sell great cooking successes in the auction house for real money currency Luzent.
Weekly Missions: Starting from level 50, you’ll unlock the “weekly missions” in the menu. These have four categories: World, Guild, Co-op Dungeons, and PvP. You’ll need to complete various tasks to choose a reward at the end of the week. These include epic gear and very useful materials. Don’t overlook these weekly tasks!
Guild Dungeons: Depending on your guild level, you can complete several guild dungeons per week. Here too, there are very powerful epic gear pieces to be gained, which are absolutely worth it. So, join a guild and participate in the dungeons.
NPCs: Some NPCs have not only items that come with a daily limit but also a weekly limit, like the “Contract Coin Dealer” and the “Guild Dealer.” Particularly important here is the “General Goods Dealer.” He sells you “Contract Sheets of the Allies.” These are additional tasks that you can complete during the week and which give you a chance for epic items.
Monthly Tasks
Store: In the shop where you can also buy items for real money, you can find things that can be purchased with “Jewelry Coins.” These are completely available for Free2Play and are often sent as compensation for server maintenance via in-game messages. Particularly the materials for leveling your armor and the “Noble Segentasche” should not be missed, as they are important items in the game.
On Prime Day, Amazon throws deals at you left and right. With a trick, you can find out how good the deal really is.
Thanks to Prime Day, many products on Amazon will soon be significantly cheaper. But which deals are actually worth it? To find out which offers are really good or just look good, you can use a simple tool that you can access directly through your browser.
In the best case, you only need two clicks and you’ll see immediately whether the offer on Amazon is really good or if it used to be cheaper.
Note: For the second Prime Day on October 8 and 9, 2024, we have re-published and updated the article as it remains current.
Tool is handy if you want to check offers on Amazon
What kind of tool is it? With the tool Camelcamelcamel, you can check all products on Amazon and see how good the current deal is. This also lets you see if Amazon raised prices shortly before Prime Day to make the discounts on the actual Prime Day look cheaper.
An alternative to the mentioned tool would be the website Keepa.com, which offers a whole range of similar functions but looks a bit less modern in terms of website design.
On CamelCamelCamel, you either enter the ASIN of the product or the URL from Amazon. You will then see the price history of the product on Amazon. This usually works best when items are sold and shipped directly by Amazon.
What else is possible? If you want to monitor a product in the long term, you can also set a price alert to be sent to an email address. This works similarly to Geizhals.de, where you can also set a price alert.
Both mentioned websites also offer an addon for the browser, allowing you to see the price comparison directly while browsing on Amazon and know immediately how good the offer really is.
Geizhals and Idealo are more useful for comparing with other providers
What are the limits of the tool? CamelCamelCamel only checks products on Amazon and associated third-party vendors. Websites like Geizhals or Idealo also check dozens of other shops and providers where a product is offered.
If you usually only shop on Amazon, then CamelCamelCamel is a very good option for checking prices. If you often visit other sites or simply want to always get the best deal, then Geizhals or Idealo is more comprehensive and offers more comparison options.
The company behind Steam, Valve, is known for hardly communicating openly with fans. But one does: An engineer, Fletcher Dunn, says of himself that he is the only one dumb enough to post on Twitter. Valve fans are bombarding him with questions about Counter-Strike 2 or Deadlock.
This is the situation at Valve: The company behind Steam, Valve, is notoriously tight-lipped about its own games. “When is Half-Life 3 finally coming out?” is probably the most famous meme in gaming.
In the new MOBA shooter Deadlock, they took the secrecy so far that they didn’t even talk about the game, even though practically an Open Beta was already running, but one had to be invited by someone who was already playing it.
Everyone is silent at Valve, except for engineer Fletcher Dunn. The unsung hero of Valve has now been the subject of a dedicated article by PCGamer.
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How is he being pressured? When Dunn shows his head on Twitter, questions and insults rain down on him, as PC Gamer knows.
On October 2, Dunn tweeted, “I have new network stuff that will go live in Counter-Strike soon.” The modest tweet was viewed 343,627 times and received over 195 comments:
“COME ON! Finally, someone speaks who works on or with Counter-Strike 2. Great to see that!”
“Buddy, thank you! We just want someone to talk to us. I’m happy to hear you’re working on something.”
“Thanks to you, Fletcher, for at least giving us some info. Can’t Valve hire some PR type?”
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What does the man do at Valve? Fletcher Dunn appears to be working equally on Counter-Strike 2 and on Deadlock and seems to have his fingers in various technical aspects of the projects.
On the side, he also seems to be the frontman of the company on Twitter now.
In response to fan suggestions that he is surely the most valuable man in the company, he replies, “No, I’m just the only one dumb enough to use Twitter.”
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October is a celebration for fans of Dragon Ball. Not only is the new series launching, but a new game in the popular Budokai Tenkaichi series is also being released. MyMMO editor Nikolas Hernes was able to play Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero and can recommend it (almost) to every Dragon Ball fan.
What kind of game is Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero? When Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero was announced, many fans were filled with joy. Finally, there was a continuation of the beloved Budokai Tenkaichi series. In this game, you fight with a wide range of characters in 3D arenas, using fists and energy attacks.
Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero will be released on October 11, 2024 (Early Access for more expensive editions on October 8, 2024)
The Standard Edition costs €69.99 on Steam and €79.99 on consoles
The Deluxe Edition with a season pass and early access costs €99.99 on Steam and €109.99 on consoles
The Ultimate Edition with even more extras costs €109.99 on Steam and €119.99 on consoles
Sparking! Zero is a faithful continuation with slicker visuals and a lot of new characters, which have unfortunately replaced some old fan favorites. Thus, Sparking! Zero promises to be the perfect game for fans, as long as one is interested in multiplayer.
You can find a trailer for the game here:
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DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO in the trailer
Many characters, lots of fan service, and a fun combat system
Fans of all series will be happy. The most important aspect of the game is the large selection of characters. Without DLCs, there are 182 fighters to choose from. All series are represented: Dragon Ball Classic, Z, Super, and GT. There are also villains from the movies available to play. Most of the characters come from Z and Super.
Unlike fighting games like Tekken or Street Fighter, it’s not about balancing. Basically, Beerus and Jiren should be significantly stronger than Videl or Muten Roshi. I think that’s good too; if you want a balanced brawler, you go for Dragon Ball FighterZ. Part of the experience is also conveying the lore in the battles. That’s the intended fan service.
This is also evident in the fights themselves, as characters are divided into points in the ranking mode, from which you can form a team of 15 points. The strong characters with better stats cost up to 10 points, while the very weak ones cost only 1 to 3. This at least ensures a simple form of balancing.
The fighting itself is enjoyable, although beginners will first have to deal with the overloaded controls. Once you’ve learned them, you’re pretty much prepared for any fighter.
There aren’t various strategies with different characters like in Street Fighter. This is pleasant for players who don’t want to spend thousands of hours in training just to learn a single character.
Sparking! Zero doesn’t offer much in singleplayer. Besides the online modes, there is the episodic mode for singleplayer. In this mode, you play through the stories of several characters. The selection is pretty cool, as even villains get their spotlights. Unfortunately, the mode itself is disappointing.
You play through several battles from the series. Apart from still images and simple cutscenes, it is not well staged. There are also several what-if scenarios that open up cool premises, but these are mostly more concepts than real stories. At least an alternate story will amaze many fans.
Even one of the predecessors, Budokai Tenkaichi 2, got a lot more out of the story, with an open world, side quests, and a rudimentary RPG system. The RPG system is also here but is in a different menu than the episodes and is not needed to complete the game.
The world tournament mode also returns, but it is quickly finished and, in my opinion, too easy even on the hardest difficulty. Once you have figured out a good combo and combined it with the ultimate attacks, you can easily and quickly end any fight against bots.
A silver lining, however, are the bonus fights, which can also be created by players. You can even build dialogues and little cutscenes from pre-made patterns. Over time, you will certainly be able to play cool and interesting fights from the community that increase the difficulty.
As unfortunate as the wasted opportunity for a better singleplayer is, it’s also quite irrelevant. Sparking! Zero is great when it comes to the fights. The effects and colorful graphics gave me goosebumps as well. When the heroes unleash a Kamehameha with their Japanese original voices, a Dragon Ball fan simply feels happy.
Trying out the various characters in multiplayer and playing your own what-if battles with friends is the greatest joy you can have with the game. And finally, it goes online, with a leaderboard system.
The fan service with little dialogues before the battles and Easter eggs like Goten, who says KameKAmeha instead of Kamehameha because he is just a kid, puts a smile on my face. Also impressive are the many animations that represent each character individually despite the similar gameplay strategy.
As a player for the high full price, one must know if the focus on multiplayer and fan service is worth €70 (Steam) or €80 (PS5, Xbox). If you are not a huge fan and only want to occasionally spar with friends, you might as well wait for a sale.
If you want to play a well-crafted story, then you should grab Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. One of the best anime games on PS4 and PS5.
Dragon Ball has been with me since I was 6 years old. I love the universe, the characters, and even the new series, despite many weaknesses, I really enjoy watching them. And Sparking! Zero also has weaknesses. Yet I enjoyed every second of it.
As much as I love complex, strategic fighting games, the 6-year-old in me still wants to fight virtually with friends to find out whether Gogeta or Vegito is stronger. And no game does that as well as Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero.
Anime games have a rather mediocre reputation, mainly because most of them are quite bad. But I still love them and play almost every release of series that I know. Why anime games, despite their weaknesses, are so good, you can find out here: I love anime games on the PS5, even though most of them are quite bad
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In Throne and Liberty, the rarest equipment items from the dungeons have a low drop chance. A user has now calculated how you can easiest obtain the items.
Which loot is it about? If you have your character at level 50 in Throne and Liberty, you gain access to the endgame co-op dungeons. In these, you can fight monsters and a final boss with your friends or random allies.
If you succeed, you will have the opportunity to open a chest containing valuable loot. However, the chance of receiving the correct item is very low. The chest contains various equipment items and weapons, each with a chance between 5% and 10%. However, a user now shows how to easily obtain the desired item.
Here you can learn why a large and active guild in Throne and Liberty is so important:
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Throne and Liberty: Deshalb ist eine große und aktive Gilde so wichtig
Wrong dungeons for the right item
How can you easiest obtain the item? To easiest get your desired item, you need to run other dungeons, those where your item cannot drop at all. We will explain it to you:
In Throne and Liberty, upon completing each dungeon, when you open the loot chest, you also receive so-called Dimensional Soul Shards. Each dungeon has its own soul shard. If you collect 10 of each type, you can craft a Dimensional Essence: Redemption.
With 2 of these essences, that is, 20 soul shards of each type, you can craft a weapon of your choice at the level 3 weapon craftsman which is available in the dungeons. You will find the craftsman in the Castle Rock Watch. For you to craft the weapon, you also need some resources, which you probably have already obtained.
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What did the user calculate? To obtain 20 soul shards of each type, you need to run each dungeon 5 times. This totals 30 dungeon runs. The Reddit user achentuate compares 30 dungeon runs in the same dungeon.
He concludes that using the crafting method provides a 22% chance of simply getting the item, and if that does not work, after 30 dungeons, you will definitely have your desired item.
However, if you run the same dungeon 30 times, you only have a chance of about 78.5% of obtaining the desired item.
Which method does the player propose? The player suggests that you first run the dungeons where you can obtain your desired item. Once you have the 20 soul shards from there, you switch to the next dungeon. The order will be determined by the need for items from the dungeon. Lastly, you will run the dungeons from which you actually do not want to obtain an item.
The first expansion to Diablo 4, Vessel of Hatred, was scheduled to go live on the night of October 8. At least that was the plan before delays occurred. Some players took the time to get to know their families.
What’s going on with Diablo 4? The release of Vessel of Hatred was planned for October 8 at 01:00 our time. However, there were delays, and the first expansion for Diablo 4 was postponed. In our live ticker, we kept you updated.
A new, specific time was not mentioned. Players were waiting in the Blizzard forum or on X for news – for example, from Community Director Adam Fletcher, who summarized the situation around 01:25 on X with “No one can log in right now.”.
One player took advantage of the Diablo 4 downtime and wrote a humorous post on Reddit. He jokingly mentioned that he finally got to know his family. He found out they are actually pretty cool.
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“She seems to be a good person”
How did he meet his family? On October 8, Left_Experience_9857 wrote in the Diablo 4 subreddit that he emerged from his gaming dungeon due to the delay of Vessel of Hatred. He stumbled over months-old McDonald’s bags.
Along the way, he encountered his children, who approached him – leading to a lightning-fast reaction: turning his head so quickly that he almost broke his neck. His offspring just wanted to know if he needed some new Gfuel.
In the kitchen, he then encountered his wife – she reacted with surprise and gasped audibly. Left_Experience_9857 murmured with tears in his eyes that Diablo was down. To avoid missing any spawns of the Blood Maiden, he moved his meals to his computer. Consequently, his kitchen chair is practically brand new. However, since Diablo is down, he notes that there was no reason not to sit there now.
There, he actually had a conversation with his wife. He realized: She seems to be a good person. He plans to have conversations with her monthly, maybe even annually. That depends on the drop rates of Mythic Uniques.
What do other players say about it? In the comments under the post, users write that they find the post amusing. At the current time (October 8, 04:00), it has already gathered over 1,000 upvotes. Rathma86 notes: “You reminded me that I have a family. Thank you.” And CatMum_ writes: “This made the wait better.”
What’s next for Diablo 4? Around 05:30, Community Director Adam Fletcher wrote in the Blizzard forum: “The new update is almost ready and is currently being uploaded to our servers. […] We are almost there!” By 6 o’clock, it was finally here, and the patch of nearly 38 GB was available in the Battle.net launcher.
Since the Corona pandemic, home office has become a normal part of work life in many companies. Most bosses want this to change soon.
Where do the 80 percent come from? The auditing and consulting firm KPMG surveyed 1,300 CEOs of large companies on how they plan to tackle the challenges of the present. The survey also sought opinions on the subject of home office. The results available on KPMG’s company homepage predict an end to the trend of recent years.
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Is the home office coming to an end?
8 out of 10 surveyed CEOs want roles that used to be performed on-site in the office to return there. At the beginning of the year, only about a third wanted the end of home office for the majority of employees.
Enthusiasm for hybrid models has also declined: A few months ago, about half supported splitting work time between home and the office, now only one in five.
How do bosses plan to get employees back to the office? To incentivize this, they propose salary increases, promotions, or granted privileges. 90 percent of respondents indicate this.
However, looking at the downside, this reward could quickly be perceived as a threat. After all, better pay and a promotion should ideally be the norm for employees who stay and perform well.
Withholding these privileges because someone remains in the home office could therefore be understood as a means of pressure.
Whether these statements from CEOs will translate into reality and ultimately really lead to the end of home office on a larger scale remains to be seen. Data for 2023 from the Federal Statistical Office shows a significant share of home office in Germany since Corona.
About 20 percent of all employees work from their home desk at least sometimes, with about one in ten doing so regularly. This represents roughly a doubling compared to pre-Corona. However, the share is slowly declining again.
In Throne and Liberty, you can expect some challenges that are best approached as part of a raid. Cornelius is one of the raid bosses in the open world. In the guide from MeinMMO, you will learn everything important about the boss fight.
What are the requirements for participating in the raid? Cornelius is one of the open world bosses of Throne and Liberty that you can challenge daily at specific times. Cornelius appears in the third floor (E3) of the Abyss dungeon Abyss of Syleus and possesses monster level 50.
When the event starts, a dimensional passage opens that brings you directly to the boss. This passage lasts for five minutes. Five minutes after the event starts, the boss appears, and the fight begins. Alternatively, guilds that have reached level 16 can also challenge the boss through their guild hall.
You can also challenge Cornelius with your guild from Throne and Liberty.
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Throne and Liberty: Deshalb ist eine große und aktive Gilde so wichtig
Loot from Cornelius
What rewards await? If your contribution in the fight is high enough, you have a chance to receive one of the following loot items:
Regenerating Blade of Cornelius: Epic sword plus shield
Gauntlets of the Whirling Essence: Epic cloth gloves
Attire of the Divine Judge: Epic cloth chest armor
Amulet of Abyssal Grace: Epic bracelet with a chance for bindings and increased mana cost efficiency
Additionally, there are some rare (blue) loot items and the Amitoi Obsidian Knight Bone III. However, you will not need any luck for the guaranteed chest with prizes for participating in the fight. It contains high-quality recovery crystals, noble polished crystals, rare Marinder ores, a special medal of resistance, and a bundle with 1,000 Stellarit.
Fight against Cornelius
How do you defeat Cornelius? In the fight against Cornelius, several mechanics await you that you need to pay attention to.
The combat area is surrounded by a blue barrier that does not allow you to leave. However, if you perish, you can hover over the barrier from the high resurrection point to re-enter the fight.
Cornelius uses a Fury attack that causes area damage. You can avoid the damage with a well-timed block.
From time to time, Cornelius marks random players with a blue sword symbol. Blue circles appear shortly afterward beneath them, growing larger and then exploding. All marked players must immediately switch to their beast form and execute the mechanic from the raid.
Regularly, Cornelius also marks many random players with a red crown symbol. They cause damage around them and must therefore spread out across the area to ensure that no one dies.
Finally, Cornelius executes a multi-strike as a ranged attack that radiates out in five directions. Position yourself between the five lines to avoid the multi-strikes.
What else do I need to know about Throne and Liberty? Throne and Liberty was released on October 1, 2024, for PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5. There is crossplay between platforms. The MMORPG aims to finance itself through an in-game shop, battle pass, and real money currencies. You can find everything else in our comprehensive overview: Everything Important about Classes, Release, Crossplay, Gameplay, Payment Model, Early Access, Platforms of Throne and Liberty.
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The first expansion for Diablo 4 is coming: Vessel of Hatred. Here, the game’s story continues, you will get a new class and new items. MeinMMO briefly summarizes the content and information about the release.
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
06:30 AM
Our update is complete, Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred is live with a delay of about five and a half hours!
We are keeping our fingers crossed that your patch loads quickly and wish you lots of fun in Nahantu. We will check back regarding the live ticker.
The first thing you see when you start Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred.
06:15 AM
On X, community manager Adam Fletcher writes that there is no download available for either PlayStation or Xbox. They are just waiting for verification:
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Good morning! We’re checking back briefly. The update is available in the Battle.net launcher, you need to download an additional approximately 38 GB. If the update is not showing up for you, it’s best to restart your launcher.
It’s currently crawling at a snail’s pace for us:
04:30 AM
Three and a half hours after the planned release of Vessel of Hatred, we still do not know exactly when it will actually start. At the moment, I do not expect that you will be able to play before 6 AM.
From my side, this was the last update in the live ticker for now, fatigue is slowly taking over and my bed is starting to feel more and more like a Mythic Unique.
The MeinMMO team will check back tomorrow… today? So on Tuesday with new information and stories about Diablo 4 and – hopefully – finally fresh information about the new content from Vessel of Hatred.
04:00 AM
There is still no new information regarding the upcoming patch or a more specific time frame for the start of Vessel of Hatred.
I will check back again at 4:30 AM.
03:40 AM
Finally, there is news: According to Adam Fletcher, it will be over 2 hours until Vessel of Hatred goes live (via Blizzard forums). That would mean the earliest in Germany at 5:30 AM.
Additionally, Battle.net users will need to download another patch that will be of considerable size, as they say. There is no more detailed information about the update yet.
I will check back again at 4 AM.
03:15 AM
Two hours after the planned release, there is still no new information about the start of Vessel of Hatred. The unexpected server downtime is ensuring that some gamers have to leave their caves and get to know their families for the first time (via Reddit).
In search of information, I also came across a rather strange promotional video from Japan…
There is now a notification in the Battle.net app stating that emergency maintenance is being performed on Diablo 4. However, there is still no specific time for when Vessel of Hatred will start.
The reason for the delay is that Blizzard wants to ensure that all platforms worldwide can go live simultaneously. However, the lack of preload on Steam is not the reason.
I will check back at 3:15 AM at the latest.
02:15 AM
Unfortunately, there are still no new updates regarding the release. The first full hour since the planned start has now passed. The latest tweet from Adam Fletcher summarizes the situation (unfortunately) well:
I will check back with an update by 2:45 AM at the latest.
01:45 AM
There is an update: Steam players can now download patch 2.0.2 (Vessel of Hatred/Season 6). This was not possible for preload so far.
Fletcher also informs that there will be a login error during login. This is expected and will no longer occur once Vessel of Hatred starts.
There is still no information on the release time. I will check back at 2:15 AM at the latest.
01:11 AM
From now on, the login servers for Diablo 4 are offline. You will not be able to log in until Vessel of Hatred starts. Anyone still online will soon be kicked out of the game.
Currently, there is still no new information on when Vessel of Hatred will start. I will check back by 1:45 AM at the latest.
00:42 AM
More bad news: There are apparently issues with some items. Adam Fletcher writes in the official Blizzard forum that some items will not be available at launch. These include some uniques:
Shroud of False Death (Mythic Chest)
Blue Wrath (Unique Sword)
Frostbrand (Unique Gloves)
Aspect of the Agile Wolf (Druid)
Monday, October 7, 2024
11:50 PM
A good evening to everyone who is enough of a Diablo fan to celebrate the release of Vessel of Hatred right in the middle of the night. Since I count myself among these crazies… I’m just going to stream the launch.
Unfortunately, I’ve got bad news right away: Adam Fletcher, the Diablo community lead, tweeted on X that the release of Vessel of Hatred has been delayed. He cannot specify an exact duration yet, but hopes for only a few hours.
I will update as soon as there is new information, but at the latest again at 1 AM.
At what time does Vessel of Hatred launch? Vessel of Hatred goes live in the night from October 7 to 8 at 1:00 AM German time. At least that was the plan; there is now a delay without a concrete new time.
How much does the expansion cost? Depending on the version, you will pay between €39.99 and €89.99. Here you can find all contents of the different editions of Vessel of Hatred. For €69.99, you get Diablo 4 including Vessel of Hatred.
What is the size of the download? For the pure update, you should calculate roughly between 25 and 50 GB. If you also download the base game, it will amount to about 120 GB. You can already start the preload now.
What is included in Vessel of Hatred? You can find a detailed overview of all the contents of Vessel of Hatred in our summary. Here is a brief summary:
More story with another act that contains about 20 hours of gameplay
Nahantu as a new region in the south including Glory Path, dungeons, and strongholds
A new class, the Spiritborn
New endgame content: the co-op dungeon “Dark Citadel” and the “Undercity of Kurast” as a race against time
What can the new class do? The Spiritborn is a kind of mix between monk, witch doctor, and amazon. The class is characterized mainly by its hybrid playstyle: You choose spirits to follow and thus mix various skills and effects. Spiritborn use the new weapon types glaive and quarterstaff as well as polearms. More information:
Here you can see the gameplay trailer for Vessel of Hatred:
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Diablo IV reveals the expansion Vessel of Hatred in new gameplay trailer
Season 6 starts together with Vessel of Hatred
Simultaneously with Vessel of Hatred, all players who own Diablo 4 will gain access to Season 6. Blizzard shared a lot of new information about Season 6 in a three-hour stream just before the release.
The most important change will probably be that the entire leveling and paragon system is being revised. You will only level up to level 60, after which you will move into the paragon system, which applies across all characters from Season 6 on the realm. This also means: You have 10 additional levels for skill points and each class will receive new skills and passives.
The “Season of Rising Hatred” brings new activities called Realmwalkers that you can fight in the open world to then enter a small dungeon with special loot. Other changes in Season 6 include:
A new Spotlight Hour is approaching in Pokémon GO. In addition to Galar Slowpoke, you can also look forward to an experience points bonus.
What kind of event is this? Spotlight Hours are events that take place every Tuesday. During these events, there is at least one Pokémon that is the focus of the event and appears in large numbers.
Additionally, there is always a bonus that is active during the event.
In the next Spotlight Hour, taking place on October 8, 2024, you will encounter Galar Slowpoke. While the normal version of Slowpoke has been available since Generation 1, the Galar variant was introduced in Generation 8.
The Galar version of Slowpoke has the Psychic type and can evolve into Galar Galarian Lilligant and Galarian Lickilicky.
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Pokémon GO shows the new season ‘Dyna-Maximum’ in the trailer
Spotlight Hour on October 8 – Start and Bonuses
When does the Spotlight Hour start? As usual, the Spotlight Hour begins at 6:00 PM. It will end again 60 minutes later, at 7:00 PM.
What bonuses are active? If you evolve Pokémon during the event, you will receive double the amount of experience points. If you use a Lucky Egg, you can further increase the amount received.
The bonus applies to all Pokémon that you evolve.
Can you catch Shiny Galar Slowpoke? Yes, if you’re lucky, you might also encounter the Shiny variant of Galar Slowpoke.
Is the Spotlight Hour worth it? If you’re looking for strong attackers, you won’t find any in this event. Neither Galar Slowpoke nor its evolutions are among the strongest attackers in Pokémon GO.
In the battle leagues, the Pokémon do not perform particularly well and should generally not be used.
If you have many Pokémon accumulated that you want to evolve, you can make good use of the event to collect additional experience points.
In addition to the Spotlight Hour, there are of course many other events coming up in the next weeks. If you want to get an overview, we have put together the appropriate overview for you: All events in October 2024 in Pokémon GO.
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Lucent is the in-game currency in Throne and Liberty, which can be purchased with real money and used in the auction house. However, you can also acquire it without having to put your credit card on the table. We have the best way for pure free-to-play players.
In Throne and Liberty, Lucent is the real money currency that you can spend in the auction house. This is unlocked at level 40. As a real money currency, you can buy Lucent for euros.
However, there are also two ways to earn money through gameplay:
You can read how exactly this works in this guide.
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Play together with your friends in guilds:
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Lucent – This is the in-game currency
What is Lucent? In Throne and Liberty, there is a gold currency that you can earn through various activities, known in this MMORPG as Sollant. Additionally, you have the opportunity to earn the in-game currency called Lucent. You acquire Lucent the fastest by spending money on it.
If you don’t want to do that, there are also two ways to earn Lucent.
What can you use Lucent for?
For the auction house to buy materials for enhancement or even whole items
To buy cosmetic adjustments
To pay for the growth pass or the currently active battle pass
Important: Your Lucent is shared among all your created characters. This means you can create a second character to earn Lucent, which you can then use on your main character.
Collecting items
Who is this method for? Basically, this method is interesting for two player types – PvE and casual PvP players. You can read more about this in the drop-down boxes:
PvE players
A PvE player can easily sell armor items they do not want to wear. This is because PvE players do not actually need item “properties” (in English: Traits) on their armor at the beginning of the game. Many “properties” are designed for defense, and even the “properties” that enhance attack are not necessarily needed for PvE players initially.
You should be able to conquer the dungeons with difficulty level one as well, and if necessary, there is a search feature that helps you find teammates. This gives you the freedom to wear the best equipment and sell the other “properties.” Prices will be quite favorable, especially at the start.
“Properties” are the different bonuses of items. For example, “melee evasion.” These bonuses can be removed from armor items through “property extraction.”
To do this, click on the armor item, and a window will open where the fourth point on the side is “property extraction.” After that, the item will break, but you can then sell the “property” at the auction house for Lucent.
Casual PvP players
Casual PvP players also benefit from selling their green and blue or perhaps even purple items that they do not want to wear. In PvP, they may fall behind for a few weeks, but their pockets will fill with Lucent. If you don’t mind not being able to keep up in PvP, then this method might be for you.
PvP players who want to dive right into battle are rather advised against this method, as they urgently need armor items with many strong “properties” to emerge victorious in epic battles. Since you will need the “properties” more to enhance your own armor, the second method may be your path.
Weekly and daily tasks
You can visit the NPC “General Store Merchant” every week, who has a few weekly tasks available called “Resistance Forces”. You will find him in every city. You should pick these up every week starting at level 50. You do not have to complete them right away, as they accumulate in your inventory. The tasks are quests where you have to destroy monsters in dungeons, for example.
The General Store Merchant in Throne and Liberty sells you your tasks.
You can also buy contracts or daily tasks from the “Contract Manager.” You receive 10 “contract rights” per day. You can keep them up to 60. One task costs one “contract right.” You can choose which tasks you want to buy. Pay attention to missions with the following rewards:
Noble bag
Lithography (blueprints for crafting weapons and armor)
From level 50, you will receive better rewards, such as the “Noble bag.” You can open this and have a chance to receive random armor items whose “properties” you can sell for Lucent after extraction. It is also possible to draw additional weekly tasks from it.
Additionally, you will receive the currency “Abyss Contract Mark Points.” With these marks, you can go to the NPC “Accessory Crafting” to treat yourself to a “Noble Epic Selection Chest.” From these chests, you can even choose an item that you might need or whose “property” you want to sell after extraction.
Our assessment: Completing these tasks should be child’s play. Daily and weekly tasks are not a new concept. Many MMOs offer this element so players can quickly earn some rewards, and therefore the tasks usually do not present real challenges. So every player is likely to be able to fulfill these orders to acquire Lucent.
The Abyss
You can complete daily dungeons. This is particularly lucrative from level 50, when you should visit Tier-1 dungeons as often as possible. As a reward, you will receive quite a lot of blue and epic armor items. Moreover, you will receive “Dimensional Soul Shards,” which you can use to craft items that usually drop in the respective dungeon.
The items from the dungeons cannot be directly sold in the auction house, but you can extract the “property” and resell it for Lucent.
Our assessment: Continually running through the same dungeons may strain your patience and endurance. It can get boring quickly if you are completing monotonous tasks. But if you enjoy steady farming, this is the right way for you. It’s best to take friends along to make it easier and more enjoyable.
How much pay-to-win is there in Throne and Liberty?
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Is the new MMORPG Throne and Liberty Pay2Win?
Crafting items
Another way to obtain items is through crafting them. For this, you can visit the NPC “Blacksmith.” It is worthwhile to craft green equipment early in the game. You need “High-quality Lithography,” which you receive from any NPC named “Contract Coin Merchant,” who can be found in all towns.
You must buy “High-quality Lithography” with the currency “Contract Coins.” You earn this through your weekly and daily tasks.
Additionally, a special NPC named “Special Equipment Manufacturer” roams in the northwest and around the city of “Vienta,” who can craft blue weapons. To do this, you need blue “Lithography.”
A special NPC that wanders through the city and crafts special items.
Our assessment: Whether manufacturing green equipment will be worthwhile shows at the beginning of Throne and Liberty. It entirely depends on how players set the price in the market. The advantage of green items is that they are very easy to craft. Definitely keep an eye on the prices. At least, crafting will not be a problem for you, and it can be a promising source of Lucent if the market cooperates.
Additional tip: When crafting items, you always have a twenty percent chance for the item to become a “Great Success.” If you succeed, you can sell the item directly in the auction house. If not, you will have to carry out a “property extraction” again.
Selling and buying items
There are various items you can purchase to obtain items whose “properties” you can then extract and sell in the auction house for Lucent.
With “Contract Coins,” you can purchase the following at the “Contract Coin Merchant”:
“Noble Epic Selection Chest: Weapon” for 1,500 “Contract Coins”
“Noble Bag” for 200 “Contract Coins”
“High-quality Lithography” for 50 “Contract Coins”
With “Guild Coins,” you can purchase the following at the “Guild Merchant”:
“Selection Chest: Rare Special Weapon” for 280 “Guild Coins”
You can earn “Guild Coins” if you are part of a guild. It is possible to donate all sorts of items or Sollant to earn “Guild Coins.”
Our assessment: The currency “Contract Coins” is earned from daily and weekly tasks, and is therefore quickly accessible. Thus, it should be easy to acquire items with it. The situation is different with “Guild Coins.” Without a guild, you cannot access them. This requires that you network with other players in some way. If you are a lone wolf, this may become difficult and present a hurdle.
You can also collect items in the open world. Open-world dungeons are particularly suitable for this. You need “Abyss Contract Mark” from daily tasks, which you can see as the last symbol above your minimap. These will be consumed when you defeat monsters in the dungeons. As long as you have the marks, you can go collecting and receive good rewards. These items are particularly worthwhile:
Armor items
Growth stones like Rubrix, Marind, Emeret, Stalon
Our assessment: Dungeons can seem intimidating. If you don’t feel comfortable going alone, take friends or guild members with you on your exploration tour. If you happen to loot some useful items along the way, you can simply sell them for Lucent.
Additional tip: Pay attention to the dove symbol in the open-world dungeons, as this indicates a peaceful zone. PvP is activated in the dungeons at night. You can read the time in the upper left corner of the minimap.
Lithography book
If you have armor items in your bag, you can add them to the lithography book. When you complete an entire set, that is, all displayed armor items of a series, you receive the reward that is shown next to it. This can also be new armor items.
This is what it looks like when you complete a series in the lithography book and collect it.
Additional tip: If you have two items of one type and want to keep one of them and sacrifice the other for the book, you can use a lock icon in your bag to prevent the item you want to keep from being sacrificed. Many armor items that you need for this can be easily purchased from the “Equipment Merchant.”
Our assessment: The lithography book is a simple method for exchanging old items for new ones that may have good “properties” for selling.
Who is this method for? This method is particularly well-suited for PvP players, those who do not want to collect a lot of items to sell their “properties.” You prefer to improve your own armor and jump into battle. Then you are in luck because we also have a way for you to acquire Lucent as a free-to-play player.
The siege is a massive PvP event that can only be contested with a well-organized guild. It takes place at “Castle Rock Watch.” The castle can be taken over by different guilds. If it is under your siege, your guild’s banners will adorn the walls and pillars of the castle.
The advantage of capturing said castle is that you receive 40 percent of the contents of the treasury as a reward for the won battle. This contains Sollant and Lucent, with the total amount changing depending on how much Sollant and Lucent were plundered during the fight for the castle.
But that’s not all; even if you should not win the siege, rewards await you. There are four looting points on the map. If you capture one or more, you can steal Sollant and Lucent from the castle vault as well. To take such a point, you must defend and hold it for five minutes after the battle starts.
Here, guilds engage in relentless battle for Castle Rock Watch.
Tax transport event
Linked to the castle siege is the tax transport event. In this, you bring the accumulated taxes from the estate to the castle and defend it against enemy guilds that try to steal your wealth. Here, participants can also grab some Lucent, according to Amazon Games.
Our assessment: Nevertheless, participating in a castle siege or the tax transport event will certainly be no walk in the park. To succeed, you need to be part of an ambitious guild and preferably communicate through Discord or other communication means. It takes good strategy and overview for the entire endeavor.
Now you know all the methods for free-to-play players to acquire a lot of Lucent. If you want to learn more about Throne and Liberty, we have a list of all our Throne-and-Liberty guides for you here: Throne and Liberty: All guides for the start of the new MMORPG
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The final release of Throne and Liberty is approaching. As soon as the launch servers go online, many new adventurers will flock to Solisium. If you belong to this group, you will find all kinds of information and recommendations here that we wish we had known before the launch.
When exactly is the final release? According to Amazon Games (via X), the launch servers are set to go online on October 1, 2024, at 7:00 PM our time. Please note that everyone starting without an early access package will be placed on new servers. There will be no early access characters there that already have several days of head start.
Various editors and authors from MeinMMO have already spent many hours with Throne and Liberty and have gathered a number of large and small info nuggets that they wish they had known before the launch. To help you avoid potential mistakes or lengthy searches, we summarize our recommendations below.
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Don’t wait too long to find a guild!
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Throne and Liberty: Deshalb ist eine große und aktive Gilde so wichtig
Upgrading equipment correctly
We already revealed how you can save a lot of Luzent when upgrading equipment. Here’s a reminder that you should definitely not blindly exchange a green piece of equipment for a blue one, or a blue for an epic one, just to upgrade it from level 1. This way, you waste valuable upgrade materials.
It is much more efficient to patiently work your way up from green to blue to purple: First, bring a green piece of your choice to level 6, then transfer it to your desired blue upgrade (which will then be at level 3). After that, bring the blue equipment piece to its maximum level of 9, just to then transfer those upgrades to the epic counterpart (which will then have level 6).
Watch out for items with expiration dates
Some items from Throne and Liberty will come with an expiration date in your inventory. Training Tau, which increases your mastery of the equipped weapon, will disappear after 24 hours if you do not use the item. So make sure to activate these rewards before they vanish.
World Tree Leaves and Stellarit
In Throne and Liberty, there are consumable items that you need in large quantities. On the one hand, World Tree Leaves, which you use to pay for the healing of your Amitoi companion, and on the other hand, Stellarit, which is automatically used in combat to increase your weapon damage.
The latter may just be a nice bonus especially in the leveling phase. However, the lack of World Tree Leaves can cost you your virtual life. So keep an eye on the counter in the skill bar and buy supplies early!
To let your Amitoi heal you, it needs World Tree Leaves.
Alternatively, open the map with the shortcut “M” and go to the fourth tab on the left: “Schedule”. There, you will find an overview of upcoming events and the option to set an alarm for exciting content that you absolutely do not want to miss.
Timing is also important with merchants, many of whom sell many of their goods only in limited quantities per day. Especially when it comes to important consumables or materials, it can be worth checking in daily with the merchant – so you have what you need when you need items in large quantities (and are not held back by the limited merchant offers).
We also recommend regularly buying Mystical Keys (note the expiration date of seven days!) from contract coin merchants, or the highly limited fishing bait chests for ambitious anglers.
With contract managers, you can stock up on contracts – these are quite simple quests that promise different rewards such as XP, Sollant, Training Tau, jewels, Abyss Contract Marks points, and much more.
You can take on five contracts at a time. Each accepted contract consumes one contract right. Important:
you gain ten contract rights every day
you can stack up to 69 contract rights (59 accumulated plus the ten new rights of the new day)
It may be worth tackling individual contracts during the leveling phase to fill the gap until the next campaign quest or to prevent yourself from hitting the maximum of contract rights and thus wasting further contract rights.
At the same time, you should hold back as many contracts as possible for the end of the leveling phase or the level 50 time. On the one hand, you will likely encounter a significant XP gap before level 50 until the next story task. On the other hand, high-level contracts provide the best possible rewards.
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Diablo 4 has finally been released. The launch was extraordinarily smooth. Only one bug is causing difficulties. Some players are struggling with an annoying bug. Fortunately, the solution is very easy, although somewhat strange.
Update from October 8, 2024: At the launch of Vessel of Hatred, the bug apparently occurs again. Unlike the release of Diablo 4 back then, this is not due to a server issue, but because the launch is delayed by a few hours.
The login servers are already down. Those still in the game will soon be kicked out. We are covering the launch of Vessel of Hatred live and will keep you informed there about when the expansion will be playable.
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Diablo IV reveals the expansion Vessel of Hatred in new gameplay trailer
Original text – What kind of bug is this? When you start Diablo 4, you are greeted with the error: “No valid license found” and are not allowed to log in. While there are no queues at launch, this error is currently locking out many fans.
A restart should already help. However, that is not always sufficient, especially on PS5 and Xbox.
However, some users on Reddit and in our comments on MeinMMO have figured out how to work around the problem. It quickly became clear: buying platinum helps, which is the premium currency for real money.
This initially caused displeasure. Some users accuse Blizzard of it being intentional. Even before, the expensive prices in the shop have caused outrage. The error apparently lies with Sony itself, as you don’t actually have to pay real money.
This is the solution: As of now, there are several solutions that are working for people. Try several of them if one doesn’t work, or restart your console in between:
“buy” a free game in the PS Store
download any game, such as from PS Plus or a smaller game – free games work too
download a DLC for any game
restore your license via Settings → Users and Accounts → Other → Restore License
buy platinum for Diablo 4
Note: The bug seems to be affecting some users on Xbox as well. You can try the relevant steps for your platform too.
This is how we solved the problem: Our author Christos Tsogos could not play through the night and was left with license issues. Things he tried were: – restart console – completely turn off the console and wait – restore licenses – log out of account and log back in Suddenly he was able to log in after waiting for 20 minutes. So patience is required.
Blizzard has been working on an official solution since the release at 01:57 AM (via Twitter). However, it is still open.
“The cleanest launch ever for Blizzard on PC”
Apart from the license error, there are virtually no complaints about the launch. Some users even praise the release as the cleanest in Blizzard’s history, at least on PC. No bugs, no login queues, no overloaded servers. MeinMMO reader Higi praises: “No queues, awesome, smooth start! That’s how you should binge. “
The only criticism is directed at the online requirement of Diablo 4, as some users associate the error on PS5 with this. Most players have probably already been roaming around in Sanctuary and hunting Lilith.
For all those who can already play, we strongly recommend the quest “Relentless Flesh” in the first area. The quest only takes 5 minutes but is already one of the best in the game.
Have you solved the problems with the PlayStation and can log in? Then we wish you lots of fun in Diablo 4! If you want to quickly reach level 100 or dive into the endgame, you can find tips for leveling fast here:
Update July 21, 2023, 10:15 PM: As numerous users report on reddit, the problem “No valid license found” also appears on July 21 around 10 PM, directly following the Fire Chat from Blizzard, in which the developers addressed the complaints that arose after the patch for Season 1.
Some suspect the renewed difficulties are due to a DDoS attack.
Users report receiving error codes such as:
Diablo 4 315306
No valid license (unable to find valid license)
We will keep you updated on MeinMMO.
Update 10:30 PM: The problems apparently seem to be easing already.
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An important character from the seriesThe Rings of Power dies in season 2. As a farewell, the actor of the character received a macabre gift.
Attention Spoiler: We reveal in the article the death of an important character from the series. If you haven’t seen season 2 yet, you should come back here only after watching. You have been warned.
Which character is it? Celebrimbor is an extremely important figure in the world of Middle-earth. He forged the titular Rings of Power, which were subsequently passed on to the Elves, Dwarves, and Men. Sauron himself had given him this task in a concealed form, and in the end, he forged the One Ring himself.
Celebrimbor dies during the second season of The Rings of Power. Thus, an important character from the series bids farewell, whose actions essentially led to the events of The Lord of the Rings.
For the actor of the character, Charles Edwards, the journey thus comes to an end. However, as a farewell, he received a gift that he did not expect.
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The Rings of Power Season 2 – SDCC Trailer for the Latest Season of the Amazon Series
Not for the faint of heart
What was given as a farewell? Often, actors are allowed to take a prop or even a costume home as a keepsake after filming. In the case of Charles Edwards, however, the production had a different idea.
The actor received a small miniature model showing his character Celebrimbor being impaled on a tree. It is a replica of a scene that appears similarly in the series. In a vision from Galadriel, Celebrimbor already meets a gruesome end – which is not unlike his actual demise from Sauron’s arrow attack. Galadriel herself is one of two characters that were changed for the series.
As Edwards told GamesRadar+, the model was a small version of the scene created during the conception phase of the series. Although the actor would have preferred to take home a different prop, the macabre model still satisfies him.
With Vessel of Hatred, Diablo 4 receives its first expansion and a new area full of content. MeinMMO provides you with the perfect interactive map, so you don’t miss any important location.
This is the map: Our Polish colleagues from gamepressure have already prepared the complete map of Nahantu for you. You can easily filter for all important points, such as:
Filtering for dungeons helps you improve your build for the Spiritborn without having to leaf through the codex painstakingly. Some of the best builds in Season 6 require just a few aspects from dungeons to work.
Vessel of Hatred will be released on October 8. Everyone who hasn’t bought the expansion can still check out Nahantu with the interactive map and find all the important information for their character in the old world.
You do not have to play through the old campaign, but can directly skip everything up to Vessel of Hatred. This applies to everyone who has played Diablo 4 before as well as to those who are just starting now.
With the launch of Vessel of Hatred, Season 6 starts as free content for everyone. With the new season, all classes receive new abilities, and the entire leveling system will be overhauled. In our overview, you can find the content and new features in detail: All info about Season 6 – Start, changes, and new skills
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A group of people defrauded Apple of 2.3 million euros. Apple did not realize for years that they were receiving counterfeit iPhones.Now, two main suspects in the case have been convicted.
The group surrounding the two convicted individuals submitted more than 6,000 counterfeit devices to Apple, causing a loss of more than 2.5 million dollars (approximately 2.3 million euros).
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What does the N symbol on your phone mean?
Counterfeit devices were connected to real iPhones
How did the fraud work? The fraudsters convinced Apple to accept counterfeit iPhones upon return by falsifying serial numbers or IMEI numbers. At first glance, the devices appeared genuine because the counterfeit data was linked to real devices. Therefore, the return seemed authentic to Apple as they could trace it back to real individuals.
What is the IMEI? IMEI stands for “International Mobile Station Equipment Identity” and is an important number in your phone: Because the IMEI allows each mobile phone with a SIM card to be uniquely identified.
However, a tip led to the unraveling of the fraudsters: The U.S. law enforcement agency intercepted packages and confirmed that thousands of counterfeit phones had been shipped from China and then either submitted for repair via mail or in person at Apple. These counterfeit models were either out of warranty or contained fake parts.
However, Apple mistakenly believed that these must be genuine iPhones with real warranties and replaced thousands of counterfeit devices. Although Apple has implemented measures against such fraud, the fraudsters bypassed them by using aliases and opening new mailboxes.
Almost 5 years in prison and high fines for the fraudsters
How did the case end? The first person was sentenced to 57 months in prison and must pay more than 1 million US dollars in restitution to Apple. The second person was sentenced to 54 months in prison and must pay around 400,000 US dollars in fines. Additionally, both men have to spend three years under supervision.
In Diablo 4, the way to obtain the coveted Mythic Uniques is changing. However, those who want to get the right items more easily need the new expansion Vessel of Hatred.
Which items are we talking about? In Diablo 4, the system surrounding the rare and sought-after Mythic Uniques is changing with the new expansion. These items are special in the game because their properties can drastically change the character.
For example, the item “Staff of Lycander” ensures that after defeating an elite enemy, you receive a random shrine effect. Even the less crazy items provide interesting variety.
As the developers explained in their new livestream (via wowhead.com), players should now find it easier to obtain the items.
Here you can watch a Jaguar-Eagle build from the Spiritborn in Vessel of Hatred:
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Diablo 4: This is what a Jaguar-Eagle build from the Spirit Born in Vessel of Hatred looks like
Only those who have the expansion can choose items
What feature do buyers receive? The way Mythic Uniques can be crafted is changing with the launch of the expansion. In the future, you will only need 2 Resplendent Sparks to craft a random Mythic Unique at the blacksmith. The alchemist will no longer be able to do that from then on.
However, those who do not want to rely on luck for the right Mythic Uniques will need the new expansion Vessel of Hatred. There, you can obtain runes from your enemies. With a handful of those and 2 Resplendent Sparks, a specific Mythic Unique can then be crafted at the blacksmith.
This way, owners of the new expansion can get the desired Mythic Uniques much faster than players who want to forgo the new expansion.
How do players feel about the announcement? Players are hardly surprised that such a good system is only available with the new expansion and not accessible to everyone.
On Reddit, LeftSyrup3409 writes: “Oh, they want to sell the DLC? Wow, I’m so surprised!” The user menage_a_mallard points out on Reddit: “Specifically selected, right. But if you don’t buy the DLC, you can still ‘play’ and hope.”
Also, Hagg3r finds it not tragic on Reddit: “If you are serious enough to grind for Mythic Uniques with Sparks, you will own the expansion anyway. It doesn’t matter at all.”
Anyone who wants to test their castle defense against ever larger hordes of enemies will likely find great joy with Diplomacy is Not an Option on Steam. The strategy game has recently left Early Access.
Which game is it about? In Diplomacy is Not an Option, you are the governor of a powerful king. However, you have to deal with his poor decisions, such as heavy tax increases: rebels storm your castle, and you must prevent them from looting your treasury.
To defend yourself, you not only need to recruit catapults and knights, but you also require an active economy to repair your walls, to ensure that soldiers on the battlefield do not starve, and for resources to construct new buildings.
However, the enemy is also prepared to fight back, sending you waves of enemy hordes mercilessly.
Here you can watch the trailer for the release of Diplomacy is Not an Option:
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The strategy game Diplomacy is Not an Option shows in the new trailer that a good ruler can also handle many enemies
More and more enemies until the map is full
How does the game proceed? While you have laid the first foundations of your economy and defense, the opponent already tests you with a small group of enemies that you need to fend off. The longer you play, the more enemies there will be.
The developers state on Steam that later there will be over 25,000 enemies opposing you. For your castle and your beloved ruler to survive, you need not only high stone walls but also magic.
After a while, there are so many enemies that almost the entire map is filled with foes. The waves of enemy hordes come so quickly that you are not even finished with the last wave before the next one rolls in. From then on, it becomes really critical.
Thanks to mages, you can eliminate a multitude of enemies with powerful spells, for example, with meteors or a laser from space. You have the monopoly on magic, so you don’t have to worry about the rabble suddenly threatening your throne with fireballs.
How long does a round last? Diplomacy is Not an Option has recently left Early Access on Steam and is currently on sale. With the full release of the game, the campaign is now complete, where you can fight through various scenarios.
