The new €30 DLC for my favorite game on Steam turns a powerful Viking into a weakling

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 5 minutes

On paper, it sounded great: Crusader Kings 3 (Steam) gets landless adventurers in the new DLC ‘Road to Power’. MeinMMO strategy expert Schuhmann was thrilled, especially when he saw new heroes from the TV series Vikings like Rollo or Ubbe. If only the gameplay were as exciting as the power fantasy behind the idea. Even the mighty Rollo from the series ‘Vikings’ turns into a weakling in Crusader Kings 3.

Here were my expectations: I am a big fan of Crusader Kings 3 and have spent 1,380 hours playing the game on Steam: My expectations for the new DLC ‘Road to Power’ were huge. The DLC releases today and costs €30. In a bundle with Chapter 3, it is available for €44. I was able to play the DLC about 2 weeks in advance.

The new DLC introduces the possibility to play as landless adventurers. Imagine something like Robin Hood or William Wallace from Braveheart: You recruit a group of specialists to take on tasks in your camp, assemble an army, complete quests, experience adventures, and travel around. You can become a great explorer, a scholar, or a conqueror.

The system was introduced in long blog posts and it looked fantastic.

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Finally, you can play the forgotten heroes of Vikings

This is how it was in practice: At the start, there are only a handful of pre-made adventures to choose from at the 3 different starting points:

In the ‘old start’, the most exciting one is probably ‘Rollo’, the brother of Ragnar Lothbrok from the series Vikings, but also Ragnar’s son, Ubbe. They had already been in the game, but only as non-playable side characters.

The ‘most important characters’ with their own storyline are available in the middle game start: Here you can play as the Spanish folk hero El Cid or the mystical founder of the Assassin Order, Hasan Sabbah.

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These are the 6 adventurers that Crusader Kings 3 promises us unique story content for.

In the late game start, there are no heroes that caught my eye. The selection is focused on Byzantium, the thematic focus of the DLC.

There is also the option to create your own hero and start with that.

A whole new game in Crusader Kings 3

These are the good sides of the DLC: The landless adventurers bring a lot of content, and you can tell that Paradox put a lot of work into this part of the game:

  • There are unique skill trees designed for adventurers.
  • There are many new roles in the camps and also special interactions for the camp participants.
  • There is an extremely expandable construction system for the camp – you have to decide which paths you take and which bonuses you opt for.
  • There are new activities in cities and castles to recruit people there and interact with the inhabitants.
  • There are numerous new playstyles in the camp and goals to achieve.

Paradox has developed a whole new game within this game system since you have little access to what otherwise characterizes the game: the development of the land and contact with other princes.

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These are the pre-made workers in the late game start. The focus is on Byzantium.

The gameplay as an adventurer quickly becomes boring and not adventurous at all

These are the disadvantages of the system: Compared to the normal game, life as an adventurer is simply much more boring. You are largely cut off from the main content of Crusader Kings 3, which has been developed for 4 years.

While there are many new quests and tasks, everything quickly repeats itself. The missions follow the same pattern: you travel somewhere, automatically assign your followers to tasks, and then wait motionless for several cycles until the action progresses enough for you to execute it:

  • If it succeeds, there is something like 80 to 300 gold, and you can build the next level in your camp with that.
  • Then you go back to the city and see if you can get new useful followers.
  • Then you take the next mission, see the same 2 to 4 random events on your journey to the mission objective, and then the waiting starts again on site.

Even traveling in Crusader Kings 3 is a similar situation: It’s exciting for the first few hours, then you get to know the events and things that happen on the journey from A to B, and it starts to become tedious.

Even the “exciting events” like the Caspar Hauser boy, who was raised by wolves or lynxes, loses its charm when you find him for the 18th time. Even the super hot wild woman you meet while hunting eventually becomes boring.

Playing with normal adventures without a special campaign is then very similar, even if there are different paths.

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Rollo is a beast in Vikings – In Crusader Kings 3, he is a weakling

The hope lies in the pre-made stories of the great heroes. Unfortunately, it plays in a time period and area that are not among my preferred scenarios in the game.

I would have preferred to wander around with Rollo and swing an axe, but in the game, he has no special story and with “14 combat power” and no genetic “strength” advantages, he also seems quite toothless.

Fairly: This portrayal of Rollo likely comes closer to the “real” Rollo, a Danish Viking, than the fantasy in Vikings. But in the series, he was a brawler and womanizer who married a hot French woman, became the Duke of Normandy, and was somewhat civilized. In Crusader Kings 3, he is a talented commander who doesn’t do much else, and with “14 in combat power” is downright laughably average.

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Crusader Kings 3 even manages to make a legendary assassin somewhat boring

I tried to play El Cid, the folk hero of the Spaniards, but it was incredibly boring because it was somehow only about pleasing his king.

So I ventured into Arabia with the mystic who is said to have later founded the Assassins, and spent 20 years with Hasan-i Sabbāh wandering the landscape, the “Old Man of the Mountain”, but his story never really picked up speed. “You feel drawn to Alexandria,” it says, but not much happens there either.

Important feature for the future of Crusader Kings 3, but currently it is not fun

I don’t want to do the DLC an injustice: A lot of work and love has gone into the feature. And with the Byzantine Empire and the estates you can build there, fans of this play style in Crusader Kings 3 have received even more content.

But the ‘landless adventurers’ do not currently suit my taste. It is an important feature for the future of the game, and if more substance is added, this feature could become significant in the future. Currently, however, the gameplay feels repetitive and boring to me. It was significantly more exciting in the presentation than it turned out to be while playing. Instead of 100 hours like with the last DLC, the new one has only engaged me for 14 hours. Too bad: I have already spent 100 hours with the new DLC for Crusader Kings 3 on Steam in 2 weeks

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The new trailer for 7 vs. Wild is here and the contestants are really fighting for survival this time

Cedric Holmeier Cedric Holmeier Reading time 2 minutes

The new season of 7 vs. Wild finally has a trailer, and it shows that this season will be extremely tough. It will be freezing cold, and even Fritz Meinecke seems to be worried about the contestants.

What does the new trailer show? In the new trailer of 7 vs. Wild, you first see scenes of the new season in New Zealand. The contestants are competing as a group this time to survive together for two weeks in the wilderness.

The trailer finally shows why the participants are not alone this year because it seems that it is really about survival this time.

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Freezing cold, snowstorm, and extremely tough

What will the new season be like? The trailer for the new season already reveals that it has not only snowed once but that the contestants will have to deal with freezing temperatures throughout the entire time of their exposure. In the trailer, you see that the contestants are using the broken parts of the airplane to build shelter.

Next to their shelter, where all contestants likely sleep together to share body heat, there is also a big fire burning. In one scene in the trailer, you can see that the fire spreads to parts of the airplane and sets them on fire. However, the participants seem to have noticed this in time.

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How is it for the participants? In the trailer, you can hear Joey Kelly, who is participating in 7 vs. Wild for the second time, recording an assessment. He says: “We are in New Zealand, on the South Island. It is late autumn, almost winter here. It is cold. It is very cold, and we have very, very little. The toughest 7 vs. Wild”.

Survival expert Joe Vogel is also worried about the group. In the trailer, he says: “To be completely honest, we have a super, super bad setting. Unless some gimmicks are hidden somewhere, I see at least half of the participants dropping out tonight.”

The participants on site are likely realizing quickly why this year there was a group exposure and not an individual one. Alone, beginners would probably have dropped out within a few days in these adverse conditions.

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Will we also see more of Fritz Meinecke in the trailer? Yes, Fritz Meinecke also appears in the trailer. He briefly introduces the scenario at the beginning of the trailer, but he also reappears later.

In a later scene, you see him at night, while it is snowing, walking through the snowy landscape. He seems to climb a small hill and then observes the participants with his binoculars. He says, “[…] you can see the fire burning again.”

This scene could indicate that the temperatures became so cold or the snowstorm so severe that the organization and Fritz Meinecke himself had concerns for the participants. He is not actually fond of interrupting the simulation of 7 vs. Wild.

Whether the situation really became so dangerous that the 7 vs. Wild season had to be interrupted or even canceled is still unclear. However, you can find all the information about the new season in our article: 7 vs. Wild Season 4: Participants, Start and Location – All Information on the New Season

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EA FC 25: Best talents for goalkeepers – Strong goalkeepers in career mode with potential

Max Handwerk Max Handwerk Reading time 2 minutes

Are you looking for new goalkeepers for your career mode in EA FC 25? Then you should focus on young talents that are affordable and come with a lot of potential.

Why should I use TH talents? Talents are cheaper than established world stars and come with a lot of potential to become even better.

  • Either they become so strong that you can use them as regular players.
  • Or they become so good that other clubs pay a lot of money for them.

A strong goalkeeper is extremely important for your team to concede as few goals as possible. In this article, you’ll find:

  • The TH talents with the highest potential
  • Affordable TH talents under 10 million market value

Keep in mind that the potential of players is dynamic. Whether they reach it, exceed it, or fall short of expectations depends on their training, playing time, and performance.

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Best TH talents in FC 25 with the highest potential

What kind of players are these? Here you will find the goalkeepers who currently have the highest potential regarding their rating. They can become real world stars – if they are not already. Note: These players can also be more expensive if they are already rated very strongly at a young age. Additionally, they often do not make such big leaps once they already have a high rating. However, they can help you immediately.

PlayerAgeRatingPotentialPositionMarket Value
G. Restes197888GK26 million
G. Mamardashvili238588GK57.5 million
F. Jörgensen227786GK20.5 million
L. Chevalier228086GK27.5 million
A. Trubin227886GK27.5 million
Agirrezabala237785GK20 million
D. Seimen186384GK1.4 million
J. Urbig207384GK6 million
J. Trafford217384GK6 million
Luiz Júnior237684GK14.5 million
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Cheap TH talents under 10 million market value

What kind of players are these? Here are goalkeeper talents that are still affordable, but also have a lot of development potential. Note: Some of them may be weaker than the candidates from the list above. However, they are particularly helpful for smaller clubs with limited budgets.

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D. Seimen186384GK1.4 million
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J. Trafford217384GK6 million
E. Caprile227484GK8 million
R. Owusu-Oduro196983GK2.9 million
M. Penders186583GK1.6 million
S. Turati227483GK8 million
D. Ramaj227383GK6 million
Fran González196282GK1 million
C. Mandas227282GK4.6 million

What you should also consider: In the new EA FC 25, not only the overall ratings and individual values of players are important, but also their tactical understanding plays a significant role. This is mainly due to the new FC IQ feature that allows your players to act smarter on the pitch. Particularly important are the player roles in EA Sports FC 25 – you can read more about this here.

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What should you do if you accidentally clicked on a phishing link?

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 3 minutes

Fraudsters are trying to get your data. But what should you do if you clicked on a fraudulent link?

What is a phishing link? A phishing website looks very similar to well-known sites like Amazon, Google, and others. However, there is a fraudster behind it who collects sensitive information like passwords and credit card details from you to use it themselves or sell it. A phishing link sends you to such a fraudulent lookalike page.

MeinMMO explains how you can protect yourself against it.

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Do not click on any links or enter data

Why is this important? Clicking on a fraudulent link is already annoying enough. It becomes dangerous when you click on further links or even enter your data:

  • Ideally, do not interact with the fraudulent website in any way.
  • Do not click on any links.
  • Do not accept cookies.
  • Do not enter any data anywhere on the website.

Leave the malicious website immediately to avoid further harm.

Disconnect from the Internet

Why is this important? This step is almost as important as leaving the website. When you turn off your device, you interrupt all connections that the fraudsters may have already established with you:

  • A download of malware is ideally interrupted before it is completed.
  • Fraudsters can no longer collect sensitive data from you.

It is best to disconnect the Wi-Fi and Internet connection on your device and switch to airplane mode. You can also do this on your computer. To do this, select “Airplane mode” from the Windows menu, after which all connections will be closed.

On the computer, you can also unplug the LAN cable from your computer if you do not completely trust the software solution of airplane mode. The LAN cable is usually plugged into the back of your computer.

Scan system for malware

Why is this important? You should check your system for malware. You can run security programs on both your PC and your mobile phone for monitoring.

Usually, the already installed Windows Defender is sufficient for the average user. In the independent test by the IT institute AV-Test, the Windows Defender performs very well; other test results also indicate that the Windows tool is capable of effectively detecting and eliminating most threats. However, you can also use any other antivirus software you trust.

Paid alternative: If you do not trust your installed software or fear it may be compromised by a virus, you can also access external services. A recommended option is Desinfec’t from Heise/c’t. The current version costs 19.90 EUR. This price includes 12 months of virus signature updates.

With Desinfec’t, you can scan a Windows system for existing viruses, trojans, rootkits, and other computer pests, and then clean the system.

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Secure your data

Why is this important? Definitely secure your data. Malicious software can damage, encrypt, or even delete your data, so you should definitely create a backup. Ideally, do it regularly to protect yourself from such risks.

However, ensure that you back up your data only after you have removed the malware. Otherwise, you will back up the malware as well and won’t be able to get rid of it.

In general, we would recommend creating a backup of important data on an external device. This way, damage from disturbances or viruses is limited.

Clean your browser and delete browser history

Clean your browser with which you accessed the website. Because you can never be sure whether the website has installed malicious code or something else in your browser and is reading your data that you enter in your browser while paying or logging in.

Alternatively, you can uninstall your browser and then reinstall it. This way you can be sure that all data is really gone.

Change passwords

Why is this important? If you have been affected by a phishing attack, you definitely need to change your passwords. Because you can never be sure whether the fraudsters have already copied passwords from your system.

Make sure to change the passwords from another device if you want to be completely sure. You can find tips and recommendations for a strong password on MeinMMO.

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Report phishing link

Why is this important? To protect yourself and others in the future, it is advisable to report fraudulent and malicious websites. There are several ways to do this:

  • You can report phishing or fraudulent pages directly to Google. Here you can provide the URL and additional information about the website.
  • If the fraudulent link or website comes from an email, you can report it as spam and thus improve your spam filter. This function is usually integrated into your email program or by your provider into the inbox.

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MontanaBlack and Knossi reveal on Twitch how much money they really earn monthly

Lydia Lydia Reading time 2 minutes

Marcel “MontanaBlack” Eris and Jens “Knossi” Knossalla are two of the biggest streamers on German Twitch. Now, the two reveal what their monthly salaries look like.

What income is being discussed here? As successful influencers with their own brands and products, MontanaBlack and Knossi run their own businesses, from which they can then draw a monthly salary.

So it’s not about how much the streamers make overall from Twitch, YouTube, and energy drinks, but the actual money that is available to them each month. They talked about this during a joint “Camper Tour” from September 20 to 22, 2024, on Twitch.

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MontanaBlack needs 4 times as much money as Knossi

This is what Knossi’s salary looks like: The entertainer receives a monthly salary of 10,000 euros from his GmbH. However, at least half of that would immediately go to expenses, around 5,000 to 6,000 euros, according to Knossi.

So, he actually has 4,000 euros, explains the Twitch streamer. In most months, though, he doesn’t need that much: “It’s not like I always think I need to buy something.”

He explains: The amount has been set that way because that’s supposedly the best tax rate, but he doesn’t really know how that works. Because: income tax still has to be paid on the salary.

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And what about MontanaBlack? The Twitch streamer doesn’t seem quite sure how much he actually pays himself each month. He looks at his colleague Knossi somewhat questioningly. He estimates that it is around 40,000 euros a month.

He says he has significantly higher costs than Knossi. However, Knossi counters: But also a significantly higher income.

Beyond their salaries, both have a credit card through their respective companies. Additionally, influencers of their stature often receive many things for free, such as MontanaBlack’s entire setup of his new “gaming center”.

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WoW professionals defeat difficult boss after 300 attempts, but it was far from the final boss

Cedric Holmeier Cedric Holmeier Reading time 2 minutes

In World of Warcraft, the best guilds are currently competing against each other in a race. The goal is to defeat the new raid Nerub-ar Palace first at the Mythic difficulty level.

What are the professionals doing there? The best guilds from World of Warcraft are currently in a competition. The goal for all guilds is to complete the new raid “Nerub-ar Palace” first at the Mythic difficulty level.

The raid is particularly difficult and currently demands a lot even from the greatest professionals. One guild has now achieved an initial milestone.

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A Princess that Hurts

In the race for the first clear of the raid, the first 4 bosses fell to the guilds on the first day. Boss number 5 out of 8 was also defeated within a day.

Which boss took the professionals 300 hours to defeat? However, things became difficult for the guilds with the “Nexus-Princess Ky’veza”. The princess proved to be extraordinarily tough, and the guilds attempted to defeat her for two days and hundreds of attempts – without success.

While many guilds had caught up to the Liquid guild, the attempts to defeat the princess increasingly approached success. The Liquid guild had previously become the first to clear bosses number 3, 4, and 5.

By attempt number 304, it was time: The Liquid guild succeeded in a good attempt to also defeat the princess. The joy of the professionals was hardly to be overheard; their cheers and the attempt can be watched on YouTube:

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Have other guilds also defeated the boss? In the meantime, the European guild Echo and the guild Method have also been able to defeat the princess. Although the two guilds needed fewer attempts, they were able to observe the strategy from Team Liquid. All other guilds continue to try and have not yet defeated the princess. However, they keep trying.

For Team Liquid, it went straight to the next boss, the “Silken Court,” with some test attempts. The boss duo has now also been defeated by the Liquid guild after more than 170 attempts. The guilds Echo and Method still have to catch up here.

Currently, Team Liquid has a lead and is the only one allowed to face the final boss Queen Ansurek. The spider is the final boss of the raid and will likely present another significant challenge for the teams.

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Researchers develop the data storage of the future – The information lasts millions of times longer than USB sticks

Gerald Wessel Gerald Wessel Reading time 2 minutes

CDs, DVDs, magnetic storage, SSDs – none of that lasts forever. However, researchers are on the trail of the quasi-indestructible data storage of the future.

What kind of data storage is that supposed to be? Researchers at the University of Southampton, UK claim to have packed the complete genome of humanity onto a single data crystal. The amount of data is hardly impressive; it is only about 1.4 GB (via Spektrum).

The key is the 5D process, which makes the storage out of transparent glass (that is, a crystal) nearly indestructible and eternal from our understanding of time – thus the complete opposite of all digital storage methods known to us so far.

Data or storage crystals have long been a cliché in Star Wars: In the lore, there are numerous entries in the fan wiki on this. They would certainly also be a welcome tool in the new Star Wars Outlaws, as anyone operating in the underworld could surely use tiny, extremely durable storage units.

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A Storage for Eternity

What are these 5D data crystals? The technology was included in the Guinness World Records book in 2014 (official page about the record). The glass discs, measuring a maximum of about 12 centimeters in diameter, can hold 360 terabytes (360,000 gigabytes) and keep data intact for billions of years. This surpasses all conventional media like flash storage in USB sticks by far (more on that below).

According to the researchers from England, the crystal is also impervious to extreme circumstances, such as:

  • Extreme sub-zero temperatures or heat up to 1,000 degrees Celsius, including direct contact with fire.
  • Weight stresses of 10,000 times the Earth’s atmosphere at sea level. This is multiple times the pressure at the deepest point of the world’s oceans, the Mariana Trench.
  • Cosmic radiation.

The mini crystal shown above could, therefore, potentially bring about a resurrection of humanity aboard a probe far away in the future. If the crystal fell into the hands of aliens who are far more versed in genetics than we are today, they might be able to grow new humans based on the genome. However, on Earth, such storage represents an opportunity to safely preserve the knowledge of our species over long periods of time.

What does “5D” stand for? The five Ds describe the states through which data is stored in the structure of the crystal. Simply put, there are five values that can describe the data: height, length, width, orientation, and their position in the crystal. The latter two are achieved through various adjusted lasers that utilize light refraction in the material on a nanometer level (via 5dmemorycrystal.com)

Current storage media like SSDs, Blu-rays, or traditional hard drives are so-called 3D storage. They store data in several horizontally stacked layers. A CD is a 2D storage, with only one layer, thus only length and width.

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CDs, DVDs and SSDs do not last forever? No, all data on storage media widely used today has a limited lifespan. As summarized vividly by Forschungsdaten.info, even in 2020, pressed Blu-rays will hardly be usable in 2120.

The data from stored HDDs or SSDs from a home PC will be lost much sooner. The reason is always the same: The pressed, laser-burned, or otherwise formed structures literally dissolve. You can find more about a conventional USB stick, whose still intact but mysterious content caused a guessing game, in the following article: A Reddit user finds a USB stick on the train, dares to open it, but the contents disappoint

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A new content update for New World might be THE reason why veterans are having so much fun with Aeternum on PC

Nathalie Schnee Nathalie Schnee Reading time 3 minutes

The people responsible for New World will release a new version of their game called New World Aeternum on October 15, 2024. While most changes are targeted at new players, one feature could potentially also provide long-term enjoyment for veterans.

Which feature could excite the veterans? The developers want to bring fresh air to New World again, and therefore are releasing a significantly expanded version of the MMORPG with Aeternum on October 15, 2024. The title will also be released for PS5 and Xbox for the first time and particularly aims at new players who should experience an improved gaming experience from the very beginning.

However, the new version should also be appealing for veterans. Because despite the “Action-RPG” label from Amazon, New World Aeternum remains an MMORPG. Several journalists have now had the opportunity to test the new PvP zone at an official event and share what awaits you there.

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Can the new version convince?

Where is the new PvP zone? Last week, some selected individuals had the chance to thoroughly test the endgame content of New World Aeternum. The new content of the PvP zone could also excite long-time PC players and bring them back, according to the prevailing sentiment of the experience report on mmorpg.com.

The already known region “Cutlass Keys” has been adjusted and declared the new PvP zone. Additionally, the island has been significantly enlarged. During an interview at the event, Creative Director David Verfaillie revealed:

It is worth mentioning that we have added a large area here. […] I mean, you can overlay the current map with the old one and you will see that we have added a lot of area.

The PvP area is therefore quite large and oriented from east to west. And as you can see, two things happen when you go further west: on the one hand, the content becomes a little more difficult, and on the other hand, you are farther away from the exit. It becomes increasingly risky.

New World Aeternum’s Creative Director David Verfaillie via mmorpg.com

How does the PvP zone bring back old veterans? During the event, journalists were dropped at various locations in “Cutlass Keys”. The first thing that the editor from mmorpg.com noticed was that he could still mark for PvE. Large parts of the island are still open to PvP skeptics. Existing elements, like the fort, have been retained.

It only becomes dangerous when you dive into the cursed fog. Once you have entered the fog, the factions no longer matter, and you will be marked for PvP, even if you do not want to be.

There, a wonderfully chaotic PvP experience broke out among the participating journalists and developers, catapulting all players from one dangerous situation to the next. But danger does not only come from opponents. In a new area called Blitzfelder, lightning constantly struck the fighters, disrupting them from the random strikes.

By the way, you cannot form groups in the new zone. Nevertheless, during the event, there were repeatedly brief alliances between players, which could just as quickly be broken. This uncertainty keeps the adrenaline high.

Defeated characters drop loot in the zone. Thus, even players who are not interested in PvP could be lured into the PvP zone just to dive into the area to collect the additional rewards.

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The final conclusion of the editor from mmorpg.com: A PvP skeptic surprisingly had a lot of fun in the chaotic PvP battles on the island. Perhaps other experienced Aeternum heroes will also take a liking to the new PvP zone and be lured back to the servers for the long term.

In addition to the new PvP zone, a fresh 10-player raid and new single challenges are also expanding the endgame. If you want to know more about New World: Aeternum, check here: Don’t worry, New World Aeternum is still an MMORPG, and a good one, even on PS5 and Xbox.

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The role-playing game for Warhammer 40k on Steam gives me as a fan exactly what I miss in Space Marine 2

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 5 minutes

Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is getting its first DLC titled “Void Shadow”. MeinMMO editor and Warhammer nerd Benedict Grothaus got to play the DLC in advance on Steam and is totally thrilled – primarily because the game offers much more in many details than the current co-op hit Space Marine 2.

As a Warhammer fan, I feel great right now. In terms of gaming, 2024 might be the best year in ages:

And then there’s Rogue Trader, the role-playing game in the style of Baldur’s Gate 3, set in the dark world of Warhammer 40k. I fell in love with the game already at release, and today, on September 24, the DLC Void Shadow is being released.

Despite the many strong games Rogue Trader was already my highlight at gamescom 2024. However, I could only see the battle against the new DLC final boss and even play it myself.

Now, the developer Owlcat has already given me early access to the entire DLC. Even though I have invested almost 20 hours during this time, I have not progressed beyond Act 1. The new content is just too good.

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Warhammer 40.000: Rogue Trader – Der Release-Trailer zum DLC Void Shadows

Act 1 has become so much bigger

Void Shadow is the first story DLC, containing new content for the game itself. The DLC offers:

  • a new companion, Kibellah, who is also an option for a new romance
  • two new classes: Blade Dancer and Executioner
  • new missions that seamlessly integrate into the story and belong to Kibellah’s narrative

Kibellah herself, as well as the entire new story arc she brings, begins right in Act 1. Shortly after the prologue, I already have so much to do that I hardly have time to deal with the supposedly important things.

Just the fact that I can now take a bath and converse with my companions while at it is a top-notch detail. Backgrounds now lead to special comments and even buffs and debuffs, making them significantly more relevant. But the story is the highlight.

I’m trying not to spoil too much, but: Kibellah is part of a secret cult that operates through various currents throughout the Imperium. On my ship, I have an entire unit of this cult.

They are fighting alongside new NPCs against a threat from within. Something is brewing on my cruiser and trying to kill me. Even though I’m still in Act 1, I’ve already seen all the new missions through the dev’s save games and can say: the story has turned out really well.

What excites me personally even more, right from the first minutes of the DLC, are the details that have come with the new areas.

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So this is what an astropathic choir looks like!

The very first thing that caught my attention after the first meeting with Kibellah is: I can now see my entire ship! Well, almost the entire ship, but with Void Shadows, there is at least the possibility to explore some areas of the Free Trader ship:

  • the astropathic chapel
  • the lower decks or the cargo hold
  • and the shrine of the spaceship

For the first time, I see what an imperial ship actually looks like from the inside and how important things like the choir function. Although this is occasionally mentioned and described in other games and books, seeing it is a novelty for me.

For all the uninitiated: The astropathic choir consists of hundreds or even thousands of people connected to the warp, through which communication over long distances is made possible. Essentially, it’s long-range radio communication. The choir is extremely susceptible to the corruption of chaos and thus needs strong leadership.

As a Warhammer nerd, I would have wished exactly for this in Space Marine 2, as you not only have a cruiser but also a battleship at your disposal – but only see a few meters of metal corridors and a hangar. Rogue Trader fulfills a great desire for me here.

Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader voidship map
I can now explore my ship!
Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader Reliquiar
This is what a chapel on a void ship looks like.
Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader Unterdecks 1
The lower decks.
Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader Unterdecks 2
Inhabitants of the lower decks trying to make their miserable lives more bearable.
Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader Unterdecks 3
There is an actual train on my ship and it’s even on time!
Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader Chor 3
The choir master of the astropathic choir.
Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader Chor 4
Important singers in the astropathic choir.
Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader Chor 2
An astropath on his “throne”.
Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader TOdeskult
The Death Cult makes its appearance.

250 hours in the game and it will easily be 100 more

After my first playthroughs, I have already spent 250 hours in Rogue Trader. According to the developers, the new DLC is supposed to deliver around 15-20 hours of additional content, but I already know that the playtime will be significantly more.

Instead of just checking out the new content, I’m starting a fresh run. After all, Owlcat has made substantial improvements, fixed bugs, and closed smaller content gaps in recent months.

So far, I only know the “good” ending of Rogue Trader and it was really bad – exactly what one would expect from Warhammer. I still need to complete a heretic and an imperial run, and I am currently working on that.

Rogue Trader offers plenty of opportunities to customize and shape your character. For all the nerds: Right now, I’m playing a former commissar of the Astra Militarum and am accordingly rigorous when it comes to heresy, mutations, and such. By the way, this is one of the reasons why I love the game so much: If you love Baldur’s Gate 3, I have a role-playing game here that does 4 things even better.

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Diablo 4: “Come back with Season 6” – Player sees the highest difficulty for the first time, is directly annoyed by top builds

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 2 minutes

World Tier 4 is currently the highest difficulty level at which you can play Diablo 4. A player who has been playing since launch sees it for the first time – and wants to leave right away. The whole S-Tier builds there suck the joy out of him, he says.

What is the deal with the difficulties?

  • In Diablo 4 there are World Tiers 1-4, which determine how hard the content is and what you can actually play. You unlock them through special dungeons.
  • Some content and rewards are only available at higher levels. The best items, for example, are only available starting from World Tier 4.
  • Accordingly, the grind for the best items in the open world only takes place at World Tier 4. One player finds that too much.
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This is the player’s problem: User FallenShadeslayer complains on Reddit that World Tier 4 is not fun. However, this is not because it is too difficult there. It is due to the other players.

FallenShadeslayer says he has been playing since release but has only played in World Tier 3 so far – then he always got bored. Now he was for the first time in World Tier 4 and the experience was terrible:

The builds just destroy everything in sight. It looks like every player I encounter is playing the exact same build or a variation of it. There is no challenge for me anymore because they kill everything within a nanosecond after spawning.

In World Tier 3 he still had fun, although nothing offered him a challenge. He could go back there, but would like to continue doing World Tier 4 content: “That’s frustrating because I lost all joy right after absolute joy.”

The community gives the user hundreds of responses and explains that such a thing is logical: Especially the Blood Brides in the Hell Floods are full of people,because you can farm and level particularly well here. Players advise him to wait until Season 6, as everything will look completely different then.

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Season 6 changes how difficulties work

A user advises FallenShadeslayer to put the game down until Season 6 starts. Because then the difficulties will be completely overhauled. Instead of World Tiers 1 to 4, there will be difficulty levels from Normal to Torment 4.

Since especially Torment 1-4 can only be unlocked through a certain level in the Pit, it is likely that the whole S-Tier builds will not play with the “casuals” at the same difficulty.

Others caution: If the thread creator continues to play, he might become “part of the problem” himself if he becomes similarly strong. However, it may help to disable cross-platform play. This generally reduces the number of players in the area. Otherwise, he should focus more on solo content like dungeons, hordes, and the pit.

Season 6 starts along with the first expansion Vessel of Hatred on October 8 and also brings a rework of the level system along with the overhaul of the difficulty levels. You can find all information about the new season in our overview: Diablo 4 Season 6: Start, changes, and new skills

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The number 1 on Twitch plays through a game for 46 hours and says afterwards that he will stop streaming

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 2 minutes

Kai Cenat is the biggest streamer on Twitch in the last 365 days: He has accumulated 128 million viewer hours and gained 6.2 million followers. That is all supposed to come to an end now.

This is Kai Cenat: Kai Cenat has been the most successful streamer on Twitch in recent years. He has only been streaming since January 2021. His recipe for success is to plan streams like events and to do marathon streams to play games in one go, such as Elden Ring.

These streams have a huge impact. A fan event triggered a riot in 2023. Kai Cenat streams “relatively little” compared to other big streamers. With 1,678 hours, he was online almost 600 hours less than the largest German streamers like Papaplatte or EliasN97, who are ranked 11th and 12th in the world.

Kai Cenat has achieved 128 million viewer hours in the last 365 days; nobody else has even come close. Furthermore, he has gained 6.2 million followers, which is also an absolute record. Cenat and Jynxi are the only English-speaking streamers in the top 5 on Twitch; otherwise, they speak Spanish, Portuguese, and Japanese there.

Kai Cenat and IShowSpeed are the rising stars on YouTube and Twitch in recent years. IShowSpeed is significantly more controversial:

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Kai Cenat says he’s quitting Twitch to become a professional basketball player

That was his last stream: Kai Cenat played through “Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice” in a new marathon stream and took 46 hours to do so. During the stream, an average of 40,290 people watched.

At the end of the stream, fans were actually expecting him to present the next project, but instead, he said:

The thing with gaming and streaming is cool. But it’s time for me to step it up a gear. Chat, I will stop streaming for the time being.

He will try to become a professional basketball player.

To the fans who thought this was a joke, Cenat said: He will be drafted into a league in 3 days. Which one exactly, he does not reveal.

A “draft” is a US concept in which teams select new players for a league. It works like when you assemble a team in school sports or on the playground. Team representatives select a player from a pool of players that they want, and then it’s the others’ turn.
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Fans react confused and amused

This is the reaction: No one seems to be taking this very seriously at the moment. The idea that someone would step away from such success to do something where they have little chance is considered absurd by most.

Kai Cenat is also only about 1.70 m tall. That does not seem to predispose him for a professional career in basketball. Furthermore, he repeatedly says in the statement “for the time being,” which does not sound like a final farewell but rather as if he is just preparing a new event. Perhaps he wants to promote a new basketball game this way.

Update 30.9, 1:09 PM: It is now known what lies behind Kai Cenat’s statement and how it ended: The number one on Twitch says he is quitting streaming to become a professional basketball player – It is not going well

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LoL: For 2 years, Tyler1 has despised the nicest guy on YouTube, but he really wants them to be best friends

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 2 minutes

At an event in League of Legends hosted by MrBeast, two different poles clashed in July 2022: the LoL rage monster Tyler1 and the favorite of all mothers-in-law, Ludwig Ahgren. Since that event in 2022, Tyler1 has considered the YouTube star the worst player in LoL history. But Ludwig just wants them to be friends. The 29-year-old sneaks into a meet & greet with Tyler1 at TwitchCon 2024, of course in disguise.

What happened between Ludwig and Tyler1?

Tyler1 and Ludwig were on the same team in July 2022 at a charity event by MrBeast. LoL professionals were invited, but also some streamers who only play LoL as a hobby – and Ludwig, who considers himself a huge gamer but has no clue about LoL.

In the match, Ludwig played poorly and it seemed like he didn’t care much. He hadn’t prepared, had trouble following instructions, and generally appeared to have fun while completely failing. For Tyler1, this is an unforgivable character flaw: if you’re going to lose in LoL, you should at least suffer.

Ludwig, on the other hand, says he had two mega players on his team, Tyler1 and Doublelift, who should have won it by themselves. It can’t be that it’s all on him because he plays worse than Mizkif or Emiru. He apparently didn’t take the event seriously.

After the last match, which Tyler1 won, he publicly embarrassed Ludwig and said that Ludwig was an “absolute weakness.” He doesn’t pay attention, doesn’t follow instructions, and almost ruined the match on his own (via x).

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Ludwig seeks closeness to Tyler1, but he just berates him

This is the saga so far: Although the event has long since passed and was no big deal for Ludwig, Tyler1 has since held a deep grudge against Ludwig and repeatedly insults him whenever anyone mentions Ludwig. For Tyler1, Ludwig is a “bastard”, “dog shit”, “disgusting”, and “the worst person in everything.”

For Ludwig, it is hardly bearable that someone he admires as much as Tyler1 keeps talking in streams out of nowhere about what a terrible and vile person Ludwig is.

Tyler1 criticizes everything about him, even the head movement that Ludwig makes when he dies in LoL:

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In the past, Ludwig has repeatedly sought closeness to Tyler1 and even donated money to him in a stream to invite Tyler1 to an event. But the LoL rage monster has constantly blocked it.

As soon as he learns that a donation comes from Ludwig, he insults him fiercely.

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Ludwig sneaks into a meet & greet with Tyler1 disguised at TwitchCon

This is Ludwig’s latest trick: At TwitchCon 2024, Ludwig sneaked near Tyler1 wearing a COVID mask and took a nice photo at a meet & greet.

But as soon as Tyler1 recognized Ludwig’s face, he yelled at him and insulted him again. He is simply “dog shit.”

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Ludwig cannot understand all of this. He was just bad at LoL once. Play poorly as Fiddlesticks once and be flamed for a lifetime.

But for Tyler1, that’s simply unforgivable.

Is this to be taken seriously? Both streamers partly play theatrical figures and flirt with their image: Tyler1 as a mini-version of the Hulk, Ludwig as a clumsy theater kid and nerd who always puts on an insecure grin whenever he hears insults. From what we know, Tyler1 is not constantly angry and at 180 outside of the stream, but he is his own unique type: LoL: Twitch streamer describes his life as a lonely grind hell – Wonders what everyone is talking about

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Marvel creates its own ‘Suicide Squad’ with supervillains – New trailer for Thunderbolts is really fun

Ody Ody Reading time 2 minutes

With Thunderbolts, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) takes on its own version of the “Suicide Squad”. According to the trailer, the film is likely to be different from many of the recent Marvel projects.

Who are the Thunderbolts? Similar to DC’s Suicide Squad, they are a team of (former) supervillains. In the film, the colorful crew consists of:

  • Winter Soldier
  • Yelena Belova
  • Red Guardian
  • John Walker
  • Taskmaster
  • Ghost
  • Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
  • Bob?

You can watch the trailer for Marvel’s Thunderbolts here:

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In the trailer for Thunderbolts, Marvel showcases its own ‘Suicide Squad’

What does the trailer show? Quite a lot, considering that Marvel’s English-language YouTube channel refers to it as a “teaser.” Yelena feels empty, aimless, and without a purpose – a sensation she tries to drown in work. However, something goes wrong.

In a strangely resembling warehouse, a fight breaks out between Yelena, John Walker, Taskmaster, and Ghost – and Bob is there too. The different characters still have no idea that they will soon be on the same side. Someone wants to get rid of them for good.

Two big question marks after the trailer are the affiliation of Bucky Barnes, the infamous Winter Soldier, and Bob’s role. Bucky isn’t always on good terms with the other Thunderbolts, and Bob seems to be hiding his true self.

Fans appreciate the new direction, love a little detail

How are fans reacting to the trailer? Thunderbolts is currently receiving very positive feedback, at least if you look at the comments on YouTube. Fans are excited that Marvel isn’t presenting the next big cosmic threat. The film feels more grounded, and the humor is subtler.

One scene that you might have missed at first glance is receiving special attention from fans. In it, the Winter Soldier is briefly seen taking his high-tech arm prosthesis out of a dishwasher. Whatever the reason may be, fans love the uncommented absurdity of this scene:

  • Bajanprince67: “This guy really had his arm in the dishwasher. I’m not even mad at him.”
  • hoof31: “Wakanda: We made you a damn arm that costs 2 billion dollars, and you’re putting it in the dishwasher. > Bucky: I set it to gentle”
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When is Marvel’s Thunderbolts coming out? The film is set to be released in May 2025; the trailer does not provide a more specific date. The film’s rating is still pending, but Thunderbolts also doesn’t look like it will be a 16+ film.

The new direction of the film presented in the trailer also aligns with what one of the actors revealed in a Q&A session regarding Thunderbolts. You can read more about it in this article: After the MCU’s downfall: Marvel’s version of “Suicide Squad” aims to do everything differently

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Harry Potter: The 10 most powerful Slytherins of all time in the power ranking 

Linda Baumgartl Linda Baumgartl Reading time 7 minutes

Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin – these are the four Hogwarts houses in Harry Potter. As different as they are, all produced great witches and wizards. In this list, we dedicate ourselves to the house of Slytherin and embark on a search for the most powerful witches and wizards of this house.

What does Slytherin stand for? Witches and wizards from the house of Slytherin usually possess traits such as ambition, resourcefulness, cunning, determination, and pride. More info in the profile:

  • House colors: Silver and Green
  • Animal: Snake
  • House ghost: The Bloody Baron
  • Common room: In the dungeons

Slytherin is also known for having produced particularly many dark wizards. But of course, not all Slytherins are automatically evil, as we will see later in the list. In the song of the Sorting Hat, it says:

In Slytherin, the skill of cunning is well combined,

but here you will also find true friends.

The Sorting Hat (from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Chapter 7)

Attention Spoiler: To explain the ranking, various events from “Harry Potter” and “Fantastic Beasts” will be spoiled.

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Rank 10: Phineas Nigellus Black

Phineas Nigellus Black was the headmaster of Hogwarts from 1847 to 1925. Especially players of Hogwarts Legacy are likely to know him, as he is currently in office there. In the books, he appears as a talking portrait that accompanies Harry, Ron, and Hermione in the last part and provides them with important information.

However, he did not perform his job at Hogwarts very well. In fact, the arrogant and condescending Phineas Nigellus Black could not stand youth at all. Thus, he goes down in history as the most unpopular headmaster of all time.

Nevertheless, he somehow managed to get the honorable position of headmaster. Thus, he just makes it into this ranking – even if only as the last place, which he surely would not like.

Rank 9: Regulus Arcturus Black

Harry Potter - Horcrux

Sirius’s younger brother, Regulus, is already the second member of the venerable Black family on this list. The Blacks were known primarily for their obsession with their “pure-blood status”.

Regulus upheld his family’s reputation and immediately joined Lord Voldemort after his schooling. He served as a Death Eater for nearly a year. But then he realized Voldemort’s plan to attain immortality through Horcruxes.

Disturbed by this discovery, he set out to destroy the Horcrux locket. While he did not survive this mission, his knowledge of dark magic and his courage to resist Voldemort is remarkable. Even though not much else is known about Regulus, he earns a place on this list at number nine.

 Rank 8: Horace Slughorn

Harry Potter - Horace Slughorn

The potions teacher Horace Slughorn is not only a master of his field – he was also the head of Slytherin House twice. He also has the gift of flattery and built a network of successful and famous wizards.

Even though he deeply abhors the dark arts, he is well-versed in this area. He was the one who educated Tom Riddle (later Voldemort) about Horcruxes.

Even though Slughorn initially seems inconspicuous, he is a wizard one should not take lightly. This secures him the eighth place in this ranking.

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Rank 7: Leta Lestrange

Fantastic Beasts - Leta Lestrange

The Lestranges are also an old, “pure-blood” family. Many might initially think of someone else when they hear the name. But in the prequel series “Fantastic Beasts”, we get to know Leta Lestrange a bit better.

During her time at Hogwarts, she had very few friends apart from Newt. However, what she had in abundance was magical talent. Albus Dumbledore himself described her as “one of the cleverest students he ever had”.

In the fight against Gellert Grindelwald, she was also a powerful ally. She managed to help Newt and his allies escape, even at the cost of her own life.

Leta was not only talented, but also brave and has thus rightfully earned the seventh place.

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New Destiny Game Sounds Like Diablo Immortal According to Known Insider, But as a Hero Shooter

Dariusz Müller Dariusz Müller Reading time 2 minutes

According to various insiders, a new game based on Destiny is in development, but it differs significantly from your beloved loot shooter.

What kind of game is it? We reported on MeinMMO about a new game based on Destiny that Bungie received a lot of money for in 2018. In recent days, reports have emerged from insiders sharing further information about the game.

The game is said to be called Destiny Rising and is a prequel to Destiny 1. In addition, Destiny Rising is expected to be released for mobile and is likely being developed primarily by the Chinese developer NetEase.

TheGamePost writes that Bungie was heavily involved in development at the beginning but later significantly reduced its role. Bungie was responsible for supporting NetEase with the narrative as well as providing assets and character models.

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Destiny becomes a hero shooter with a touch of Diablo Immortal

Where does the comparison to Diablo Immortal come from? Destiny expert Paul Tassi reports on Forbes that he has heard that Diablo Immortal is “the most obvious parallel” to Destiny Rising.

Furthermore, Tassi states that the target audience for the game is primarily the Asian market. They are not targeting Western players of Destiny 2, and the game is “100% aimed at the Asian market.” Tassi even questions whether existing Destiny players are the target audience at all.

Diablo Immortal is also from NetEase and has repeatedly faced ongoing P2W accusations and criticism of its monetization system here in Germany. However, how Destiny Rising will be monetized is currently unknown.

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What is supposed to characterize Destiny Rising? Various sources report that Destiny Rising will be a hero shooter where players embody predefined heroes. These heroes include characters we already know from the lore – but also new figures that will be introduced into the Destiny universe.

Additionally, TheGamePost states that Destiny Rising will be a third-person shooter. This contradicts a report from 2022, which stated that Destiny and NetEase were making a first-person shooter for mobile (via TheGamePost).

Gameplay-wise, however, Destiny players should still be able to discover some familiar elements despite the third-person perspective and playable heroes, including Strikes and story missions. The gunplay is also expected to resemble Destiny 2.

Perhaps in Destiny Rising, alongside familiar characters, there will also be weapons that we already know from Destiny 1 and 2 – like the iconic rocket launcher Gjallarhorn. You can also currently grab it in Destiny 2: You can now get an iconic weapon in Destiny 2 that you would actually have to buy a DLC for 25 euros.

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A Scotsman Becomes a Millionaire by Selling a Fictional Country Twice

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 3 minutes

A Scotsman raves about a South American country and becomes rich. What no one knows: The country does not exist on any map. But eventually, the scam is exposed and he ends up in prison in both France and England.

Who is it about? The Scotsman Gregor MacGregor is born in 1786 in Edinburgh as the son of a former captain of the East India Company. In 1803, he joins the British Navy, and in 1810, he follows Simón Bolívar to South America.

There, he fought with varying degrees of success for various liberation movements and was awarded multiple times for his services.

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Poyais, a mythical land that doesn’t even exist

The fraudster “bought” land: And then the great fraud begins, which MacGregor devises. He lands on the so-called Mosquito Coast, a historical enclave mostly located in the east of Nicaragua and partly in Honduras.

There, he persuades a landowner to give him a deserted land in exchange for a few goods. As the self-proclaimed Prince of Poyais, he returns to Britain.

The fraudster “sells” his land: Back in London, he tells everyone that he is the Prince of Poyais. In a short time, he rises rapidly within British high society. However, his stories about Poyais are so fantastical that many Brits fall for them.

And to lend credibility to his tale, he employs numerous tricks, teaming up with others:

  • MacGregor describes Poyais as a dreamlike land with many resources like gold, rare fruits, and clean water. This resonates well with the audience.
  • The Scotsman opens several offices for the Poyaisian embassy and sells shares of the land.
  • He prints Poyaisian money and exchanges it for real money from interested parties.
  • Under the pseudonym Captain Thomas Strangeways, he publishes a book that was supposed to describe the legendary land of Poyais.

Hundreds of people believe the story and invest in the unknown land. MacGregor became, in record time, what we would today call a multimillionaire.

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British settlers travel to “Poyais” and find an empty, desolate land

When was the scam exposed? In 1822, around 240 people, including many elderly people, set out on two ships to Poyais. When they arrived, they did not find the described paradise. Instead, they encountered a land that was empty, inhospitable, and full of insects.

50 people survived and returned to London, the scam was exposed. However, MacGregor had already fled to France.

The second sale in France: In France, he tried the scam again and sold Poyais to his audience once more. And again so successfully that in the autumn of 1825, Frenchmen set sail to discover the promised land. Only to find the same empty and inhospitable land that the English had encountered a few years earlier.

The French authorities, however, caught wind of the fraud, became suspicious, and MacGregor ended up in prison, first in France and later in England. However, in both countries, he did not have to serve long sentences.

The scammer returns to South America and receives a pension

How does the story end? After his sentences, he disappears from the radar. He is said to have gone underground somewhere in Europe in the 1830s. In the end, he returned to South America, became a citizen of Venezuela, and received a pension for his years of service as a general in the Venezuelan War of Independence.

Modern fraudsters: Even in modern times, there are fraudsters whose tricks work surprisingly well, causing dozens of people to fall for them: A scammer uses a well-known streamer to make viewers destroy their hardware. This works because it fits the image of the controversial streamer: A scammer is currently getting young people to smash their PS5 and TVs

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Superfan of Warhammer 40,000 plays Space Marine 2 and, thanks to the Emperor, he loves it: “It’s awesome”

Sophia Weiss Sophia Weiss Reading time 2 minutes

An actor you know from the recent Superman movies and the Witcher series is an absolute superfan of Warhammer 40,000. He is currently playing Space Marine 2 and loves it.

Who is the superfan? The superfan in question is none other than the former Superman and Witcher actor Henry Cavill. He loves Warhammer 40,000 so much that he has even teamed up with Amazon and is currently working on a film and series adaptation of the universe.

On YouTube, there are various clips where Cavill talks about Warhammer: In an interview with Still Watching Netflix on YouTube, he states that Warhammer is his greatest passion. In the Graham Norton Show, he also talks extensively about it (YouTube).

In his post about Space Marine 2, his enthusiasm shines through. Next to his monitor, you can even see one of the Warhammer books in the picture.

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Der Launch-Trailer zu Space Marine 2, dem neuen Koop-Shooter in Warhammer 40k

Even the superfan says: This game is awesome

What does Henry Cavill say? Actor Henry Cavill is a superfan of Warhammer 40,000, and he is really taken with Space Marine 2. In a post on Instagram and Facebook, he writes just that: This game is awesome…

He is particularly taken with the fact that he could not complete the campaign on the difficulty level Angel of Death alone. Cavill also enjoys the PvP. Ultimately, he also writes that he is looking forward to how the game will develop.

At the same time, he reflects that the ideas and dreams he has as a non-game designer are probably difficult to implement. Here you can see the full post on Instagram:

What is the current status of the film universe? At the moment, Henry Cavill is actively working with Amazon and the licensors behind Warhammer 40,000 on film and series adaptations. Until the end of 2024, the parties have time to agree on creative guidelines for the adaptations. You can read more about the current process at GameStar.

If all parties agree on the necessary framework conditions before the deadline, the universe will take the next production step.

So it will probably take three to four months until we have news here. In the meantime, you can also pass the time with Space Marine 2 – maybe you will meet Henry Cavill while looking for players. The AI companions in the game are, after all, worlds worse than other gamers: The bots in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 are intentionally bad so that you feel better

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88-year-old bids farewell to a million fans on YouTube and the role-playing game Skyrim: “Tired and bored”

Lydia Lydia Reading time 2 minutes

For over 9 years, 88-year-old Shirley Curry entertained more than 1.3 million subscribers on YouTube with over 2,000 videos about the RPG Skyrim. That’s it now.

Who is it about? The now 88-year-old Shirley Curry became known for her content on the RPG hit Skyrim. For over 9 years, she entertained her fans with her adventures in Tamriel. In the process, she gathered 1.3 million subscribers.

The “Skyrim Grandma” even caught the attention of Bethesda, who promised to make her an NPC in the next installment of The Elder Scrolls. Our colleagues from Webedia reported this on GamePro.

After so many years and over 2,300 videos, it is supposed to be over starting now.

In German Twitch, we have the “MarmeladenOma“.

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Twitch: 92-Year-Old Plays Substitue Grandma for You, Reads Fairy Tales and Tells Stories

No more fun with gaming videos

Why is the Skyrim Grandma stopping? In a video from September 22, 2023, the 88-year-old reports that creating content has become “excruciatingly boring.” She feels like she’s spending most of her time on the computer.

Sometimes she catches herself entering her gaming room and thinking: “You have to make a video!” But she simply has no desire for it. So she would turn around and leave the room again.

The 88-year-old says: She does it all just for fun. And it’s just not fun anymore. She is tired and bored.

You can watch the whole video here in the English original:

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Quilting instead of Skyrim

On September 23, Curry also had to undergo eye surgery, from which she will probably need to recover for a few weeks. As soon as she can, the YouTuber wants to reconnect with her fans, but not with gaming.

Instead, the 88-year-old finally wants to work on a quilt that she has been planning for a long time. She could share progress on the project with her subscribers. Other hobbies, like reading, could also become the subject of future vlogs.

In addition, the Skyrim Grandma reports that she is considering writing more of her own stories. However, she can never stay interested long enough to put the plan into action. Should that happen, she would read the stories to her fans chapter by chapter.

In the comments, many followers express their gratitude to Curry for the many beautiful years and wish her all the best for the future:

  • “When it’s no longer fun, no one wants you to force yourself to carry on. The reason it was so enjoyable to watch you was that you enjoyed it so much and had such an interesting perspective on everything. […]” – Guynhistruck
  • “End of an era. Thank you for taking us on your Skyrim journey all these years!” –akhawi4108
  • “I’ve been watching your gaming videos on Skyrim since I was 16, and now I am 23 years old. Thank you for all the years of joy. […]” – heartbeatqc
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Once Bethesda promised to immortalize the “Skyrim Grandma” in the upcoming RPG The Elder Scrolls 6. But the developers are taking their time, and since the announcement in 2018, there have been hardly any significant updates. Gamer Grandma is not interested in Starfield: “I’m mad at Bethesda”

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WoW: Pro risks everything to be number 1 in the DPS meter of his raid guild – Shows the cheating even live on Twitch

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 2 minutes

In World of Warcraft, the Race to World First (“RWF”) is currently underway in the first raid of The War Within, the Palace of Nerub’ar. The two guilds Liquid and Echo are once again battling it out for the top spot. And one of the players has gone a bit too far.

Who is the professional?

  • Imfiredup, or Fireup, is one of the mages of the US guild Liquid, one of the best raid guilds in the world.
  • Liquid is currently racing against other guilds for the World First kill on the current final boss Queen Ansurek.
  • At the moment, Liquid is in the lead and is even already in front of the final boss. The competition from Europe, Echo and Method, is still stuck on the penultimate boss.
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WoW: The War Within – Forces Within

This is what Imfiredup did: During the battle against Nexus Princess Ky’veza, Imfiredup exploited a nasty exploit. Mages have the ability to build a special buff through their heroic talents: Embedded Shards.

Once a certain number is reached, the buff on the opponent triggers the effect Shardstorm for a bit of damage. The possibility is limited because the spell triggers at 8 stacks.

However, Imfiredup cheated here: By selecting himself as the target instead of the boss, he was able to stack the buff almost endlessly. With over 200 stacks, he finally unleashed the spell.

In the DPS meter details, you can see him dealing several million damage points all at once and significantly increasing his DPS (via YouTube). The total damage isn’t supposed to have been that much, PCGamer mentions a 4% increase. However, it can no longer be verified fully.

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Blizzard takes action – But what about a ban?

Imfiredup showed the exploit live on stream on Twitch, but tried to hide it. Instead of the normal “raid interface” like his colleagues, he displayed a focus target in the place where the actual target should normally be visible.

However, he was constantly targeting himself and casting via macros. Several observers and experts noticed this and pointed it out on Reddit, Twitter and others. Blizzard quickly fixed the exploit, but Liquid is still in the lead.

As of now, Imfiredup is still in the race and was even present for the kill of the penultimate boss. According to a leak, he is said to have already been banned, but the source cannot be verified (via wowvendor).

The lack of information causes displeasure in the community and especially among the competition. After all, such an exploit should ideally lead to exclusion, at least for a few days. Even with small advantages, it is still about fairness. And the US guilds have a significant time advantage anyway: the US guild Limit has already defeated 4 bosses before Echo and Method are allowed to participate.

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Pokémon GO reveals 4 new Dynamax Pokémon – Are they worth it?

Max Handwerk Max Handwerk Reading time 2 minutes

In Pokémon GO, four new Dynamax Pokémon are being added to the game. Here we briefly introduce them to you.

Which new Dyna Pokémon are coming? The next four Dynamax Pokémon will be the Galar starters and one Pokémon that has just had its own Raid Day.

  • Scorbunny
  • Grookey
  • Inteleon
  • Legios*

Legios is the only one of the four that can also appear as a Shiny.

When will the Pokémon appear? They will appear on October 1, 2024, in the game. You will encounter them at the power sources found all over the map. Whether they will completely replace Charmander, Squirtle, and Bulbasaur, or if these will remain available, is still unclear.

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

Are the Dyna versions of Grookey, Inteleon, Scorbunny, and Legios worth it?

How strong are the four? Here you will find a brief assessment of the four Pokémon.

  • Grookey can evolve into Rillaboom, which has a lot of potential as a Grass attacker. However, it currently lacks a really strong attack like Flora Statue, which it will likely learn at some point during a Community Day.
  • Scorbunny will ultimately evolve into Cinderace, which currently also has to take a backseat to other Fire attackers and likely won’t surpass them.
  • Inteleon will evolve into its final form, which has the potential to become one of the best Water attackers if it has Hydro Pump. But here too, players will probably have to wait for a Community Day.
  • Legios is largely considered a rather weak attacker, as there are better alternatives in the game.
  • All four are also considered rather useless in the PvP Combat League.

In short: Based solely on Gym, Raid, and PvP battles, the Pokémon are not incredibly helpful, at least based on the current state. As a Shiny, only Legios can be obtained, so there’s no need to hope for the others.

However: The three starters are particularly interesting because they have a Gigantamax form in the main games. So far, there are no Gigantamax forms in Pokémon GO, but the term has already been mentioned in various places in the game. At least visually, they are expected to come – so keep an eye out.

Additionally, we generally have very few Dynamax Pokémon that can be used in Dyna battles. All trainers will be able to use new reinforcement – and with Legios, we get a Fighting-type monster that might prove important in future Dyna Raids. So this should be grabbed.

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What you need to keep in mind during the battle: The three starters should be easy to defeat, as they appear as a level 1 boss in the game. However, Legios comes as a level 3 boss, and based on the battles against Dyna-Tanhel, this won’t be so easy. Here too, Dyna Charizard could again be a good choice – if you can give it a Flying-type attack instead of a Fire-type attack. Then you should have a decent counter that can take on Legios.

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