The best manga of all time meets one of the most successful MMORPGs of our time

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It’s time for our MeinMMO format “MMORPG News in Two Minutes.” We summarize the most important news about the best genre in the world. Look forward to new content for WoW, a MeinMMO giveaway, a remarkable crossover, and much more.

The highlights of the week:

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What else happened? Since this week, you can unlock the new allied race of the Earthen and the associated traditional armor in WoW: The War Within. Some players are using an actually underwhelming racial bonus to level the Earthen. Alternatively, you can also simply send your parents on a gold and XP hunt – like this WoW player.

WoW – The War Within currently has several MeinMMO editors on the edge of their seats. Whether it’s worth starting with WoW in 2024, you can find out in this article. Here’s one of the trailers for the new expansion:

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Former MMORPG by Richard Garriott isn’t making enough money, introduces two new subscription tiers

This happened with the major MMORPGs:

This happened with the smaller MMORPGs:

  • In September and October, elections for the 19th “Council of Stellar” management will be taking place in EVE Online. More information can be found on eveonline.com.
  • Since September 4, 2024, you can register for the PvP tournament “Silver City Cup” in Tarisland – all information can be found on tarisglobal.com.
  • For Aion Classic, the update 2.8.5 titled “The Wall of Sorrow” has been released. You can find all the information on the new features at gameforge.com.
  • The developers of Shroud of the Avatar have added two more optional subscription tiers, for $18 and $27 per month (via shroudoftheavatar.com). The reason: The current revenue from the free-to-play MMORPG is not sufficient to continue the game’s development in the medium term.
  • Old School RuneScape celebrated strong player numbers this week, with 160,352 fans online at the same time in the MMORPG classic (via Reddit). Various websites report that this is a record. However, ten months ago, the game already had 185,123 concurrently active characters (via Reddit).
  • On September 3, 2024, a new update for Fractured Online was released, optimizing the engine and bringing quality-of-life improvements. Additionally, you can play the MMORPG for free until September 9, 2024 (via fracturedmmo.com).
  • On September 10, 2024, the MMORPG classic Tibia will stop supporting older Windows operating systems and will adjust the minimum and recommended system requirements (via tibia.com).
  • MY.GAMES will no longer act as the publisher for Skyforge. Innova is expected to take on this role in the future. As part of this change, all players of the MMORPG will have to go through an account transfer. All the information can be found at sf.my.games.
  • With Deepest World, a new MMORPG launched on Steam on September 2, 2024, allowing you to write the characters’ AI via JavaScript. However, the eleven reviews so far are not exactly enthusiastic.

This happened with MMORPGs in development:

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With this, we have summarized the most important recent events in the world of MMORPGs.

What did you enjoy this week? What annoyed you? Let us know in the comments. If you’re looking for a lighthearted but informative roundup on the topic of online role-playing games, be sure to check out here: Report, columns, talks, and the top list of the best MMORPGs of all time – that was MeinMMO’s themed week

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Baldur’s Gate 3 is actually ‘finished’ with Patch 7 – A chief now says: There is more to come

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With Patch 7, Baldur’s Gate 3 was considered finished, and the studio wanted to slowly focus on other projects. But now the head of Baldur’s Gate 3 says: The game is not finished yet.

Who is speaking? The person speaking here is Michael Cromwelp Douse. He is the Publishing Director at Larian Studios. As the Publishing Director, he is responsible for the release and distribution of the game and oversees the adherence to the quality standards and expectations of the studio. So, he is very close to the game and knows what is happening at Larian Studios.

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What does he say? On Twitter/X, the English magazine PCGamer published an article about Patch 7 for Baldur’s Gate 3 and referred to the update as final major update. Douse then comments with the words: “Good news, folks, it’s not the last update.”

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Did he say what new content is coming? No, he did not want to talk about that to protect his colleagues. In another post, he wrote that more content will come, but he would not reveal any of it. He writes on Twitter/X:

We will not talk about what is coming for the game because that puts too much pressure on the developers, but there are things we have said are still coming, and the cooks need to cook.

However, it is already known from the post about Patch 7 that a photo mode and crossplay will come. What else is planned has not yet been revealed by Larian.

Players eagerly awaited Patch 7 for Baldur’s Gate 3

Why should Patch 7 be the last update? Swen Vincke, head of Larian Studios, explained in an interview that they want to bring one last major update with Patch 7. In doing so, they want to focus on fan requests and take care of a few bug fixes. In particular, the official mod support for Baldur’s Gate 3 is considered an important core theme.

But after this update, Vincke says they want to significantly reduce work on Baldur’s Gate 3: The main priority will then be fixing bugs, as the team wants to focus on working on new projects.

All around Patch 7: With Patch 7, Baldur’s Gate 3 is more or less “complete.” The patch brings a ton of new content and, most importantly: official mod support that thousands of fans have been eagerly waiting for. All the content that comes with the update can be found on MeinMMO: Baldur’s Gate 3 releases the long-awaited Patch 7 – It’s so big that the developers advise: “Reinstall the whole game”

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The new Harry Potter game on Steam is being played completely wrong because players know the movies

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Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions brings the beloved magical sport into a standalone game. Players can take on different roles, but the rules modified compared to the films lead to discussions within the community.

What kind of game is this? In Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions, you can prove your skills in the popular sports game from the Harry Potter universe and see if you have what it takes to become a world champion.

You can control various Quidditch teams and characters from the series, including Seekers, Chasers, and Beaters. As in the films, you can also catch the Golden Snitch. This point, however, has caused some discussion among players.

You can watch the trailer for the game here:

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Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions – The official gameplay trailer just before launch

Quidditch Champions is supposed to be played like in the film

Why is the game being played incorrectly? Many players are playing Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions incorrectly because they have the rules from the films and books in mind. In the original Quidditch rules from the Harry Potter series, catching the Golden Snitch brings 150 points and ends the game immediately, which often makes the efforts of other players seem unimportant, as the goals are only worth 10 points.

However, in Quidditch Champions, this system has been revised. The Snitch now only brings 30 points, and the game ends only when a team reaches 100 points. Nevertheless, many players expect the Snitch to remain as crucial as in the films and are frustrated when their teammates, especially the Beaters, do not do enough to stop the opposing Seeker.

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What are the opinions within the community? In the community of Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions, there are already lively discussions after just two days, especially among the players taking on the role of Beater. Many users on Reddit are frustrated that some Beaters do not take their role seriously and fail to prevent the opposing Seeker from catching the Golden Snitch.

The user trainerfly_1 therefore pleads on Reddit: If you play Beater… please, for heaven’s sake, aim for the Seeker as soon as the Snitch appears. Another user complains on Reddit: Nothing is more frustrating than a Seeker whose team is doing well while my team is not. I fly over the field while the other Seeker simply leisurely chases the Snitch.

Especially in the discussions about the game on Steam, you can also find completely opposite opinions. Some players there describe that many hold too tightly to the films and do not see the behavior of the Beaters as problematic, but rather criticize the players who cling too strongly to the original template.

If you haven’t had the game on your radar yet and want to find out if it’s something for you, you can read here why it could be Game of the Year for our colleague Linda Knabe: The next game related to Harry Potter is pure nostalgia for me and maybe already my game of the year

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WoW buffs 6 specs for the first raid, nerfs the tier sets in return

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The Nerub’ar Palace will be the first raid in World of Warcraft: The War Within. Just before the release, Blizzard announced a patch in which several classes will receive a significant buff. Even the bosses will be changed again, it seems.

When does the raid start?

  • The maintenance for the raid will take place for 4 hours during the night from Tuesday, September 10th to Wednesday, September 11th.
  • From Wednesday, you can then access the normal and heroic modes as well as the 1st wing in LFT. Mythic raids will follow a week later. Here you can find the roadmap for the contents of The War Within.
  • Blizzard has now announced a patch for the maintenance that changes several classes and bosses.

These are the buffs and nerfs: In a post in the official forum, community manager Kaivax explains that several class sets had to be nerfed because they were otherwise too strong in comparison. In return, the corresponding classes will receive a buff:

  • Unholy and Blood Death Knights deal 5% more damage with all abilities
  • Destruction Demon Hunters deal 4% more damage with all abilities
  • Vengeance Demon Hunters and Destruction Warlocks receive a 3% increase to total damage
  • Enhancement Shaman receive a buff of 2% to their damage
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Once the raid is active, you will find our DPS ranking with the strongest classes here. Until then, you can learn in our tier list for The War Within which classes are currently performing the best.

In the tier sets, the bonuses for 4 pieces usually receive a nerf, and sometimes also those for 2 pieces, such as with the Destruction Demon Hunter, the Warlock and the Shaman. You can find the nerfs in detail in the patch notes.

Blizzard has already announced that during the heroic week (September 11-18), there will be evaluations on what needs to be adjusted for the start of Mythic+, PvP, and the Mythic raids.

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Adjustments for the bosses in the Nerub’ar Palace before the raid is even here

The data miners from wowhead have found, in addition to the already confirmed nerfs and buffs for the classes, some adjustments for the bosses in the new raid. Although probably very few of you have been part of the tests and seen the raid from the inside, the changes are likely to be important for you.

Out of the 8 bosses in the raid, 6 are receiving a significant buff, including in the normal and heroic modes. Only Sikran will be nerfed. With the other bosses, especially shields and healing absorptions are now stronger.

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Even with the final boss, Queen Ansurek, healers now have more to do. You can also just fight them solo in case of emergency, if you’re only interested in the story. Since this is about data mining, however, the changes are not confirmed.

That healers are precisely suffering at the release of the first raid is somewhat logical in a way. There is a buff that increases every week and boosts healing within the raid. This results in an automatic strengthening: The first raid in The War Within nerfs itself every week.

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You can now secure one of the best loot shooters of all time for free

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One of the best loot shooters of all time is currently free, and you can keep it forever. We will show you how to secure it.

Which game is it? Borderlands 2 is currently available through Prime Gaming. It is a first-person perspective loot shooter from Gearbox Software.

The Borderlands series is quite popular among fans of loot shooters. However, the second part has a particularly special status. To this day, Borderlands 2 is considered one of the best loot shooters of all time.

Since its release in 2012, the game has sold over 20 million copies.

How do you secure Borderlands? Simply go to the Prime Gaming website and log in with your Amazon account. Important: You must have an active Prime subscription and link your Prime account to an “Epic Games Store” account.

Then click on “Get Game” at Prime Gaming.

Meanwhile, Borderlands 4 was announced at the ONL of gamescom:

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Borderlands 2 leaves the competition behind

How good is Borderlands 2? Borderlands 2 has really good ratings. On metacritic, the loot shooter has a score of 89 for the PC version, significantly surpassing the first (81) and third (81) parts of the series.

Other loot shooters also fall short compared to Borderlands 2:

  • Destiny 2 PC version – 83
  • The Division PC version – 80
  • The Division 2 PC version – 82
  • Warframe PC version – 69

Of course, the individual games, especially Destiny 2 and Warframe, have evolved significantly since their release. Additionally, it is always subjective which loot shooter you prefer. Nevertheless, it can be stated that Borderlands 2 is still regarded as one of the best games in the genre.

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What makes Borderlands 2 so good? Borderlands 2 is particularly loved by many players for its humor and the various characters.

With Handsome Jack, Borderlands 2 also has not only an extremely entertaining but also a fan-favorite antagonist. Generally, the story of the loot shooter is very well received.

Another highly praised point is the variety of playable builds for each character, as well as the quite large selection of weapons that significantly affect the gameplay experience.

In addition to Borderlands 2, you can also secure “Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel” through Prime Gaming and redeem it in the Epic Games Store. On MeinMMO you can see where “The Pre-Sequel” ranks in our Borderlands games ranking and whether it can compete with Borderlands 2: 6 games related to Borderlands in the ranking

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Diablo 4 brings a ton of cool features with Vessel of Hatred, but fans celebrate new hair

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Blizzard is currently testing many of the changes and new content that Diablo 4 is getting with Season 6 and Vessel of Hatred. Players are noticing more and more details – such as new cosmetic options. And these are being hotly debated.

What’s new with Vessel of Hatred?

  • Vessel of Hatred expands Diablo 4 with the new region Nahantu and the Spiritborn as a new class. You can find all content and information about Vessel of Hatred.
  • The PTR for Season 6 is currently running, on which many of the new content can already be tested, such as: the new leveling and Paragon system, the group finder, and rune words.
  • Apart from the “big” features, there are other changes that stand out to players and cause significant discussions, even though they are absolutely unimportant for gameplay.

This is what players are currently excited about: Right after the start of the PTR, there was already a major topic, the absence of the campfire in character selection. Players on Reddit have hardly discussed any topic more, because without the fire, a piece of nostalgia is missing.

Now the new big topic is… hair. Literally: With Vessel of Hatred, there seem to be new hairstyles for your characters. With over 1,400 upvotes and 400 comments, the thread is currently the largest in the Diablo 4 subreddit.

The new looks seem to be particularly well received for female characters, who previously had only a handful of hairstyles for long hair to choose from. With Vessel of Hatred or Season 6, there seems to be more now. There are also supposed to be new colors for clothing.

Players are noticeably concerned about the appearance of their own character. The comments are indeed focused on that, but hardly on the hairstyles anymore.

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“That’s why I don’t play a Druid”

Reddit users are complaining that Druids still only have one body type: rather stocky. There was already this discussion about appearance before release, that Druids are too fat and too weak.

Over the months, the controversy has completely faded, presumably because it simply wasn’t important enough for the majority of players. Now at least Reddit users are digging up the old annoyance again.

Many are simply demanding from Blizzard the ability to define their own body shape. User Crescent_Dusk states: “They could just give us 4 body types to choose from for each class. There are already skinny Druids in the game, so there are no excuses.”

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Another user says: That’s why we are now getting the Spiritborn. This is also a class that is nature-oriented and characterized by versatility – but with muscular build and very revealing clothing.

welfedad remarks: “I’m already fat in real life. Being fat in the game does not help me feel included.” Other players find the depiction in the game quite helpful. Other users say: It’s not that bad at all. Being a bulky Maoi or a literal bear makes the Druid fantasy pretty cool.

The controversy is at least as old as the game itself, but it faded pretty quickly back then. Whether Blizzard will ever introduce a slider or different body forms is still uncertain. However, we at least have an answer about the decision: Blizzard explains to us why Druids in Diablo 4 are ‘fat’ and Necromancers so slim.

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DrDisrespect is streaming again, has a huge influx of viewers – Claims his innocence regarding the Twitch ban

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The streamer DrDisrespect will return today on 06.09.2024 as a content creator, presumably on YouTube. He announced this in a video clip on X (formerly Twitter). The 42-year-old gaming streamer had taken a break from gaming after it became known that he exchanged inappropriate messages with a 17-year-old in 2017 and was subsequently banned from Twitch.

This is DrDisrespect’s announcement:

DrDisrespect uploaded a video yesterday on X, which stylizes him in a motorboat racing to an island with suspenseful music. This is a new version of his usual appearance, where he drives through the streets of a fictional city in a Lambo.

Ultimately, he arrives in the “Arena” in the video, where his “Champion’s Club” is waiting for him. These are all components of the myth he has built around himself.

The final message: “We’ve just started” – “Tomorrow” it should continue. It is expected that he will be back today on 06.09. as a content creator in gaming. Presumably on YouTube, where his channels have been demonetized since 28.06. It would also be possible, although surprising, that he streams on Kick.

That was our position on DrDisrespect’s Twitch ban for many years:

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Award-winning editor leaves DrDisrespect after 6 years

Which employee did he lose? On September 3, DrDisrespect’s longtime video editor announced (via X) that he is quitting after 6 years of working for the influencer. The young man, known on X as “HobbertEdits”, was responsible for DrDisrespect’s video presence and has won awards in the role.

Particularly, DrDisrespect’s YouTube videos are considered extremely well-produced and have been repeatedly praised for their high quality. It seems that DrDisrespect is losing an important employee.

The editor does not give reasons for the separation, only stating that it is time to move on and how proud he was of his work.

One might suspect that a video editor who hasn’t had any videos to edit for more than two months might look for something else. And perhaps DrDisrespect can no longer afford the services of the evidently highly talented man – he already complained in 2023 that his income on YouTube was only a fraction of his earlier earnings on Twitch.

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DrDisrespect returns 74 days after his fall

How long was DrDisrespect away from YouTube? DrDisrespect learned on June 24 that his gaming studio Midnight Society was ending their collaboration with him. Immediately afterward, he announced his streaming break and went “on vacation.”

If he returns today, he would have been “on vacation” for 74 days.

Why was DrDisrespect away for so long? For five years, there has been a mystery surrounding why he was banned from Twitch in 2019. But the “resolution” of this mystery did not go as DrDisrespect had envisioned. For all these years, he gave the impression that he had been banned from Twitch without reason – due to a business dispute over a high exclusivity contract.

As the actual circumstances of his ban gradually came to light starting June 22, it had serious consequences for the streamer. It became known that DrDisrespect exchanged inappropriate messages with a 17-year-old back in 2017 via Twitch’s whisper function: DrDisrespect explains what messages led to his Twitch ban

DrDisrespect is live with 141,000 viewers

Update 6.9. 12:20 PM: DrDisrespect is indeed back live. As expected, he is streaming on YouTube and already has over 141,000 viewers by 21:20. His channel with 4.6 million subscribers has only been demonetized on YouTube, not banned.

He is playing the beta of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 but seems dejected as he talks about being out of his gaming studio. That was his big goal.

DrDisrespect says: He did nothing wrong, and he was framed

In a statement, he says he did nothing illegal on the platform. He had stress with an employee there, a partner manager, who supposedly “framed” him for the scandal. The chat messages that led to his ban were harmless and just “banter”.

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We have meanwhile processed and contextualized DrDisrespect’s stream and statement in an article: DrDisrespect says: Behind the ban is a conspiracy at Twitch – Rants about a “rat” who revealed the secret

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Postcard arrives after 120 years and represents exemplary fulfillment of duty by the post

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Apparently, it was a very long journey for a small postcard. But the story behind it is simply: pure reliability.

Was the postcard really on its way for 120 years? The story behind the postcard that arrived in the mailbox of a house in Wales, United Kingdom, in early August 2024, began about 120 years ago.

As detailed here on smithsonianmag.com, in 1903, someone named Ewart, who lived in the community of Fishguard on the Welsh west coast, sent a postcard to Lydia Davies. She lived in a house on Cradock Street, number 11, in Swansea.

The locality is about 50 kilometers away on the south coast of Wales. Today, however, no one lives there; it is the headquarters of a construction company.

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How do we know the date it was mailed? Strictly speaking, we don’t know that, but based on the postage stamp and postmark, we know when the postcard first had contact with a post office: it was stamped “AU23 03.” Henry Darby, an employee of the company now located at the address in Swansea, infers from that and the design of the stamp that:

August 23, 1903, and depicted on it is King Edward VII, who reigned from 1901 to 1910. He is the great-great-grandfather of the current King Charles III. Tracy Coleman, a specialist from the Royal Philatelic Society London, agrees with this classification. The postcard has fine handwriting that reads:

Dear L. I couldn’t, it was impossible to get the pair off. I am so sorry, but I hope you are well at home. I now have about ten [shillings] pocket money, not counting the train ticket, so I am fine. Please greet Miss Gilbert and also John from me, with love to all, Ewart.

What this is all about remains unknown.

The front of the postcard is also pleasing. The printed painting was created by the British painter Edwin Henry Landseer in the 19th century. Image source: Henry Darby

Who was Lydia Davies? 121 years ago, the area in Swansea where the postcard arrived was a residential area. Now, thanks to collected information from registration data and responses under a post from the company on Facebook, at least a rough picture has emerged:

Once, a certain John F. Davies, occupation tailor, lived at the address with his wife, Maria A Davies, and six children. Lydia was the oldest child of the two and probably 16 years old when the postcard was written. Ewart Davies was likely 13 in 1903. He might have been a cousin of Lydia. His father worked as a tailor according to data from the 1901 census. It could have been a family tradition that both brothers followed.

Whether Lydia Davies ever received the postcard from Ewart, we do not know. But perhaps the postcard will (again) find its way back to her family. Because under the Facebook post, a supposed great-niece of Lydia has reported. Whether that is true remains uncertain as of September 5, 2024. Henry Darby from the construction company in Swansea is, however, looking into finding a home for the card.

How did the postcard get to Swansea in 2024? By post, as it should be. Because this process, according to experts from the British royal mail, is nothing unusual.

Because real postcards from the past like this one could be purchased as mementos, souvenirs, or as historical documents in many shops in the United Kingdom.

Someone probably had the fun of seeing what happens when they buy an old card in an antique shop and drop it in a mailbox. From there, everything followed the correct procedure:

When a shipment is in our system, we are obliged to deliver it to the correct address.

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The second largest game on Steam is currently giving away a graphics card from Nvidia and thousands want to have it

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Black Myth Wukong is the second largest game on Steam. Together with Nvidia, they are now giving away a graphics card designed after the game. This attracts thousands of fortune seekers who want the GPU. However, the chances are likely to be extremely low for you.

What kind of game is it? Black Myth Wukong launched on Steam on August 20, 2024, and is still one of the biggest games on Steam: At the current moment (as of 06.09.2024, 15:45), the title is currently being played by nearly a million players, surpassed only by Counterstrike 2 (via steampowered.com).

Now Nvidia and Black Myth Wukong have introduced a contest. And thousands of people are interested in the graphics card and are tweeting eagerly.

Perhaps not the flashy GPU from Black Myth Wukong, but still a unique graphics card from Nvidia:

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What kind of contest is it? On Twitter/X, the official Nvidia GeForce channel posted a short video about a graphics card and added: Post a tweet about why you think Black Myth Wukong is so great.

And that is exactly what thousands of players around the world are doing, who would like to have this graphics card. In Germany, #BlackMythRTX is currently trending at number 6 among the largest tweets (as of: 06.09.24, 15:45). In China, where the game is much bigger than in the West, there are likely to be even more tweets.

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Black Myth: Wukong is still one of the most played games on Steam (as of: 06.09, 16:00)

What are the chances of getting the graphics card? Extremely low. The odds of winning are so low, that a player who won even thought it was all a scam. Additionally, you don’t have to post much text and it’s unclear how many people will dig up their third and fourth accounts to get the graphics card. Moreover, some may only participate to sell the GPU later for many thousands of euros.

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Currently the second fastest Nvidia graphics card in the design of Black Myth Wukong

What kind of graphics card is it? Nvidia is giving away a unique RTX 4080 Super in the design of the game. On the left side of the graphics card, the Monkey King can be seen. The Super version is the second fastest graphics card from Nvidia after the RTX 4090 and is just slightly ahead of the old RTX 4080 without Super. The RTX 4080 Super is about 10% below the RTX 4090, but it also costs only half.

A graphics card like the RTX 4080 Super should easily deliver performance for numerous games in the coming years before you need to upgrade your graphics card again.

Upgrading the graphics card: If you are currently wondering whether your graphics card is still sufficient for future top titles on Steam, then take a look at the following article. Here we explain how often you should upgrade your graphics card if you want to play all the top titles: How often should you upgrade your graphics card if you want to play all top titles on Steam?

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MontanaBlack will hire someone to punish content thieves – In doing so, he will become wealthy from others’ content

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The Twitch streamer MontanaBlack has announced that he will take action against people who steal his content. However, he himself uses other people’s content to make money. But he is concerned about videos on TikTok, as here, plagiarisms prevent him from earning money himself.

This is the announcement from MontanaBlack:

MontanaBlack announced in a stream on Twitch at the end of August 2024 that he would hire his own employee to have channels on TikTok deleted that use MontanaBlack’s content. The 36-year-old says:

I’m going to hire someone again who does nothing all day but have TikTok accounts deleted that upload my content. Unfortunately, I have to crush everything again. Because in the end: Business comes first.

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MontanaBlack is part of the ‘Reaction Meta’

Why does this seem ironic? At first glance, this seems strange because MontanaBlack himself is part of the ‘Reaction Meta’ on Twitch and YouTube. He reacts to the video content of others during his Twitch streams, uploads his reactions to YouTube, and earns a lot of money from it. According to his own statements, he earned 4.2 million euros in 2023.

A substantial part of the revenue came from the YouTube channels “Die Crew” and “Richtiger Kevin,” which frequently upload reaction videos of MontanaBlack to other content creators’ videos. In July 2023, he boasted that he had already earned $10,000 by reacting to videos about the controversial streamer Shurjoka.

“Clips” are excerpts from videos. Here, some cut out the highlights from longer streams or videos of content creators to make money.
In “Reactions”, the videos of others are played, but the person inserts themselves into the image with a face camera and interrupts the video to react to and comment on it.
Especially when “Reactions” add little value to the original videos, they are criticized — like clips — for “stealing” the contents of other content creators and making money with their content without involving them.

Because he himself frequently reacts to others’ videos, one could accuse MontanaBlack of “stealing content” as well. In a recent stream on Twitch, he watched only videos from others for the first few hours and ate something in the process.

It therefore seems hypocritical at first glance for him to accuse others of “making money off my content,” when he does the same.

However, MontanaBlack has good reasons for his decision.

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Instead of 4,000 €, MontanaBlack only earns 200 € with a viral clip

Why is he doing this? MontanaBlack explains: Because his content is copied by other TikTok channels without his consent, even his own original videos are considered copies and thus monetized significantly worse.

On Tuesday, August 27, he uploaded a clip to TikTok that shows him during a police check:

  • The TikTok video received 5 million views and should have actually earned several thousand euros, maybe 3,000 or 4,000 €.
  • However, since the clip was recognized as a copy despite TikTok’s verification tick, he only earned about 200 € for the video. That is why he is deciding on such a drastic approach, hiring someone to take down the channels of such content thieves.
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That he is losing real money here angers the streamer so much that he now wants to hire his own employee.

MontanaBlack was able to solve the same problem elegantly years ago – not this time

What’s behind this: MontanaBlack faced the same problem years ago on YouTube, where people “stole” his content and earned money while he received nothing. At that time, teenagers frequently cut clips from his multi-hour Twitch streams and uploaded them to YouTube as standalone, easily consumable videos.

MontanaBlack solved the problem by writing to the teenagers and offering that they could do it officially if they involved him 50:50 in the revenue. It was clear: If they did not agree to the deal, he would have the videos taken down.

This agreement led to the reaction channels “Richtiger Kevin” and “Die Crew” on YouTube, as he explained in December 2019. But such a win-win solution apparently is not possible on TikTok.

The difference is the platform. Making money with the content of others, which “works” on Twitch and YouTube and makes a lot of money, does not seem to work on TikTok. There are apparently measures in place that penalize the copying of content, and not just for the copier themselves, but also for the one who is being copied.

MontanaBlack has shown in the past that he prioritizes business above all else. Because when the YouTube channels of the teenagers were doing so well that their revenues kept increasing, he cut down their percentages: MontanaBlack earns so much money on YouTube that he no longer wants to share 50:50: ‘It hasn’t gone down well at first’

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Bill Gates explains why he thinks misinformation spread by an AI like ChatGPT is not so bad

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Bill Gates talks in an interview about AI and climate change. When asked how bad misinformation is, he explains that people are not much better.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now being used in many areas. However, AI can also spread incorrect information. The well-known English magazine “The Verge” recently wanted to know from Microsoft founder Bill Gates how he feels about misinformation from AI. And he has a simple answer to this.

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“People don’t need AI to type crazy things”

What was he asked? In a conversation with the English magazine “The Verge”, Gates was asked how he feels about generative AI misinformation and the climate. This also included the collaboration between Microsoft and OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, which Microsoft has already invested a lot of money in.

The question specifically was how Gates would feel “if generative AI tools that Microsoft has worked on had a significant impact on misinformation, on issues like climate change and global health?”

This is what Bill Gates replied: The Microsoft founder explained:

I believe that AI is, on the whole, very beneficial for work in the climate sector. People can input misinformation into a word processing program. They don’t need AI to type crazy things. So I’m not sure whether AI, aside from creating fakes, really changes the balance.

I would even say that the role of AI in reducing misinformation can be a positive one when it comes to seeing what’s happening in a super-efficient way.

While AI would indeed make mistakes and spread false information, people could do that just as well. Moreover, AI is much more efficient at catching and reducing errors than people ever could. Bill Gates adds:

Misinformation is the point where I believe the younger generation needs to find the balance between free speech and people’s misinformation.

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The strong use of AI remains controversial

In both the private and working worlds, the use of AI is considered controversial. It is not uncommon for companies to replace their employees with AI. A good AI can take on a lot of work and replace individuals, which is likely the point that Bill Gates is indirectly addressing here: AI makes the same mistakes as people, but it can also find errors faster.

Companies then like to refer to “cost optimization” when it comes to layoffs. Time and again, people report that they are losing their jobs to an AI or are receiving fewer and fewer orders because artificial intelligence takes over these tasks.

The significance and support of AI have been intensely debated for some time now. In one case, researchers from an institute wanted to prove how bad AI can really get. The researchers let the AI develop new weapons, and it surprisingly succeeded remarkably well: Researchers want to prove what an evil AI can do – It designs 40,000 chemical weapons in 6 hours

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Someone is already showing the new endings in Baldur’s Gate 3 – But they are hard to bear

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Larian has expanded Baldur’s Gate 3 one last time with Patch 7, adding a lot of content. You will now find new scenes when you complete an evil run. However, some of the cutscenes are quite intense even for evil players.

Spoiler Warning: This is about the different endings of Baldur’s Gate 3. If you want to discover them for yourself, you should not continue reading. Instead, you can find some cutscenes that didn’t make it into the game here.

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What are these new endings?

This is new in the game: The YouTuber Ferzen has already discovered many of the new endings in the beta. You can find several videos on his YouTube channel, including one that shows the “generic” endings that are possible for every character.

You reach all endings only if you conquer the elder brain and accept its power to rule yourself. What happens next depends on your choices:

  • If you fail a constitution saving throw, you will become an illithid and begin to implement the “Grand Design”. You turn all the inhabitants of Baldur’s Gate into mind flayers.
  • If you succeed in the throw, you remain yourself. The difficulty of the throw depends on how many larvae you have eaten throughout the game.
  • You can then decide whether to call the people to arms and war, have them build a huge hero monument for you, or simply execute them – including all illithids.

To emphasize the psycho-horror, your character even lies smiling among the corpses in the last option. Those who are into total chaos can force people to slaughter each other in a massive bloodbath. You can find the endings here in the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h9wYUNLPZ8

A new evil ending for every character

Additionally, each origin character has a selection unique to them. We do not know all of them yet, but at least a few of the new endings have already appeared on YouTube – and they are really not for the faint of heart.

Astarion, for example, declares himself the “Sun King” and rules the people as an absolute vampire. His vampire spawn live in the shadows of the city, and although he rules, Astarion occasionally feeds on the citizens.

Karlach’s ending is shown by YouTuber Iggy, and it’s quite… disturbing. The nice tiefling barbarian decides to take revenge on the city that has cast her out. She opens the gates of hell and summons devils to tear the people apart. There are weeping children to be seen while Karlach laughs just before she tears her own burning heart from her chest.

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Especially intense is the ending of the Dark Urge, which already has questionable scenes in the game. As a child of Bhaal, you naturally want to kill as much as possible – and you do that, starting with the person you love.

You coldly stab your romance during a kissing scene, then force all companions to leap to their deaths and subsequently murder all the inhabitants of Baldur’s Gate by making blades sprout from them.

Patch 7 fortunately not only brings absolutely evil endings but finally also official mod support and numerous bug fixes as well as minor improvements to story and scripting. Something that “good” players will surely appreciate is that you now also have a new faction to help you at the end: A faction that helps you in the final battle of Baldur’s Gate 3 can already be obtained in Act 1 – if you become a god

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Shurjoka lets a streamer be banned on Twitch, is compared to Hitler

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The opinion blogger AlphaKevin was banned by Twitch while reacting to a video about the streamer Shurjoka. He feels unfairly treated. The streamer says: Influencers make money at her expense.

Who was banned? The Twitch channel of opinion blogger “AlphaKevin” was banned on the evening of September 5, 2024. The 24-year-old streamer was live at the time and reacting to a video from another opinion blogger.

The content of the video that AlphaKevin reacted to was the Twitch streamer Shurjoka, of whose streams excerpts were repeatedly shown.

For this, AlphaKevin received a copyright strike and his channel was temporarily suspended on Twitch.

Most recently, AlphaKevin was banned by the gambling streamer Scurrows in September 2022. In the long run, however, the content creator benefited from the conflict, which gave his channel a significant “push.” Meanwhile, AlphaKevin has over 111,000 followers on Twitch (via SullyGnome).

Content creators are mostly self-employed, and a ban often results in a significant loss of income.

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AlphaKevin believes he only reported neutrally

What does AlphaKevin himself say about his ban? In a YouTube video that he released shortly after his ban, the content creator explains that he was banned by a DMCA strike from Askaron, a moderator of the Twitch streamer Shurjoka. He claims that the mod acted on behalf of Shurjoka.

He does not yet know how long the ban is supposed to last, says AlphaKevin. However, he wants to contest the suspension and has already submitted a counter-statement to Twitch.

The content creator apparently feels unfairly treated by the ban. He states that he never really had a problem with Shurjoka. Although he has also made a few videos about her, he also agreed with her when she made a good point.

Now it has become a dilemma for him to have addressed the topic at all.

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The last 4 videos that appeared on the opinion blogger AlphaKevin’s channel.

Violence and Nazi comparisons in the comments

How is this being discussed? In the comments on YouTube and X, the ban and its background are being heatedly debated. Viewers seem mostly unable to understand the ban. Some users argue: If Shurjoka targets “neutral” influencers who report “fairly,” she shouldn’t be surprised if no one stands on her “side” anymore.

However, there are also more drastic comments. In one post, a user on X writes that Shurjoka and her mod will soon receive a “visit” from baseball bats and masks (via X). In other comments, the Twitch streamer is even compared to Hitler. She is accused of using methods from the time of National Socialism (via X).

Shurjoka says: Influencers have been making money at her expense for 15 months

What does Shurjoka say about the ban? For the streamer, the DMCA strike is a consequence of content creators making money with content about her for over a year.

She writes: For over 15 months, more than 40 influencers have stolen her content and monetized it for themselves.

The influencers are supposedly building their livelihoods on this content against Shurjoka and even bragging about how much money they are making with it. Influencers like the Twitch streamer MontanaBlack, who showed how much money he earned with reactions while eating, are likely meant here.

She describes the behavior of these content creators as “silly” and “unlawful.” She would now draw the same consequences as all other major content creators (via X).

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Why is this a difficult topic? DMCA strikes are frowned upon among influencers. It is an unwritten rule that one does not prohibit each other from reacting to content – after all, every content creator knows how annoying it is when content is removed or even accounts are suspended.

By commenting on other videos, all influencers can benefit from the strong “reaction meta” that has been prevalent in recent years, and no one has to fear for their account. A copyright strike against other creators with whom one is in a dispute is, therefore, often perceived as “unsportsmanlike.”

However, in the ongoing conflict between Shurjoka and several influencers, several of these strikes have already occurred. The Twitch streamer says the YouTuber Tobias Huch “hit her with a DMCA strike on Twitch” because she showed a video with incorrect attribution in which she was insulted. Therefore, she now wants to proceed in the same way (via X).

It can be speculated that a recent video from AlphaKevin titled “Gronkh is MISOGYNISTIC according to Shurjoka” has now led Shurjoka to see him as part of the influencers who want to make money with their content and name.

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As early as December 2023, Shurjoka had resorted to copyright complaints. She stated that she did not feel comfortable initiating a DMCA strike. In this context, she also criticized the streaming platform, as it places more value on copyright than on the well-being of female streamers. Streamer feels forced to violate unwritten rules, leading to streamer bans on Twitch

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Pokémon GO: How Power Sources and Dyna-Particles Work

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In Pokémon GO, you can now find power sources and are supposed to collect Dyna particles. You can find all the information about it here.

Where do power sources and Dyna particles come from? Both are part of the new Dynamax feature that has just landed in Pokémon GO. It was introduced with the new season “Dyna-Maximum”.

The Dynamax feature brings huge Pokémon into the game.

Even in the trailer, the gigantic Pokémon take a central role. Power sources and Dyna particles are essential for working with the giant monsters. We will show you everything you need to know about it.

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Everything about power sources in Pokémon GO

What are power sources? These are new points on your map that appear in addition to PokéStops and gyms in the game.

Where are power sources? If you click on the “Nearby” menu, you can see the power sources in your vicinity. Then you can go to them. However, the sources are only available for a limited time and can disappear quickly. They are not always in the same location.

What is in the power source? Here, you can encounter and challenge Dynamax Pokémon. You need to bring your own Dynamax Pokémon; you will receive your first one in the special research “Dynasty!”.

Attention: As of now, no Dynamax battles are available; the power sources are therefore empty.

Leaving Pokémon at the power source: After a Dynamax battle, you will be able to leave your Pokémon at the power sources. Then there will be bonuses for players participating in battles there, as well as rewards for you. Additionally, more Pokémon will appear in the wild around the source.

You will also find the important Dyna particles in the power sources.

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Dyna particles from power sources in Pokémon GO

Where do I find Dyna particles? You can find them at the power sources. By collecting them, you can solve certain researches, but you also need the particles for other things.

What are Dyna particles useful for? With them, you can:

  • Participate in Dynamax battles
  • Enhance and learn Dyna attacks
  • The attacks can reach level 3 each

This article will be continuously updated as more details about the features become known. It shouldn’t be long before the first Dynamax battles are available. Accordingly, we’ll keep you updated as soon as there are changes. By the way: there are more new features with the new season in Pokémon GO. For example, the new Pokémon Grolldra.

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Pokémon GO: Everything about the rare Grolldra – Catching, evolving, best attacks

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Grolldra is one of the new Pokémon in Pokémon GO. We present the monster to you.

What kind of Pokémon is Grolldra? Grolldra comes from the eighth generation of games and features the rare type combination of Dragon and Ghost. It first appeared in the “GO aufs Ganze” event and has been found in Pokémon GO since then.

Can Grolldra evolve? Yes, it can. It first evolves into Phandra and then into Katapuldra.

Pokemon GO Grolldra Phandra Katapuldra
Grolldra, Phandra, and Katapuldra

This is special: Katapuldra belongs to the “pseudo-legendary” Pokémon. This term refers to monsters that are fundamentally as strong as legendary Pokémon based solely on their stats but do not belong to this group themselves. Thus, it stands alongside:

  • Dragonite
  • Tyranitar
  • Salamence
  • Metagross
  • Garchomp
  • Hydreigon
  • Gastrodon
  • Dragapult
  • Espathra

Noteworthy: All these Pokémon are now available in Pokémon GO, and at their release, they were all very rare and difficult to catch. The same goes for Grolldra.

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How to get Grolldra and its evolutions in Pokémon GO?

Catching Grolldra: Currently, there are the following ways to obtain Grolldra.

  • Wild: Grolldra can be caught in the wild, but you need luck to encounter it. If you see it as a shadow on your “Nearby” screen, don’t hesitate to catch it.
  • Eggs: Grolldra can be hatched from 10km eggs. It is currently in the second rarest tier, the only one rarer is the extremely rare Ignivor.
  • Trade: If you don’t have Grolldra but your friends do, you can trade for it.

Evolving Grolldra: To evolve Grolldra, you need candy. So use Razz Berries or Silver Razz Berries when you encounter it in the wild, or use Grolldra as a buddy to collect candy.

  • With 25 candies, you can evolve Grolldra into Phandra
  • For 100 candies, Phandra evolves into Katapuldra

Best moves for Katapuldra: Since Grolldra itself isn’t very useful, we will show you the best moves for its final evolution. Once you evolve into Katapuldra, you can use it for battles. Use the following moves for PvP:

  • Surprise Attack
  • Wide Attack
  • Shadow Ball

PvPoke currently ranks the monster at number 200 in the Great League, number 83 in the Ultra League, and number 46 in the Master League.

For raids, Katapuldra is currently also suitable, although for both of its types you can find better monsters among the best attackers in Pokémon GO. Nevertheless:

  • As a Ghost Attacker, these moves are effective: Surprise Attack and Shadow Ball
  • As a Dragon Attacker, these moves are effective: Dragon Tail and Outrage
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Even more new content: Currently, a lot is happening in Pokémon GO, as the new season has brought many new features. These include fresh Galar Pokémon, as well as the Dynamax feature, which allows you to catch enormous Pokémon. This should be really exciting in the coming weeks. Everything that is known so far can be found here: Pokémon GO – Everything about Dynamax.

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Take-Two disables game for 2 euros that stole the worst mission in GTA history, forgets the Switch

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A few days ago, a new game called “HeliCity Demolition Man” was released for PlayStation and Nintendo Switch. The price: 2 euros. The content: A brazen copy of one of the worst missions in GTA history.

What is behind “HeliCity Demolition Man”? The game from publisher Erik Games has been released in the past few days for PlayStation and Nintendo Switch. For 1.99 euros, you can expect in HeliCity the “thrill of precision and strategy” – at least that is the promise from the developers.

However, a closer look reveals that this is essentially a quasi-remake of one of the worst missions from GTA: Vice City. In other words: You have to destroy buildings with an RC helicopter – which, due to the clunky controls, amounts to a hellish trip. At least the devs promise a comparatively quick Platinum trophy.

The problem is: Publisher Erik Games clearly does not possess the rights to develop or sell such a brazen copy of a GTA mission. Consequently, the company behind the Grand Theft Auto franchise responded quickly.

Since the trailer for “HeliCity Demolition Man” is no longer available, here’s something for the eyes:

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Take-Two reacts quickly, but …

How is the publisher behind GTA responding? Those wishing to access the trailer for HeliCity Demolition Man on YouTube are now greeted with the message: “This video is no longer available due to a copyright complaint from Take-Two Interactive.” The lawyers at Take-Two have acted very quickly against the game.

Also, the two PlayStation product pages for “HeliCity Demolition Man” are now offline or lead to an error (via story.playstation.com). Meanwhile, “HeliCity Demolition Man” is still available in the Nintendo eShop for the Nintendo Switch (via nintendo.com). There it still states: “Get ready for an explosive experience where every decision counts!”

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It is unclear whether Sony simply reacted faster to the lawyers’ complaint than Nintendo or whether the publisher has simply overlooked the Nintendo Switch version so far. The billion-dollar company behind GTA has shown that it likes to take strong action, as shown in May: Publisher of GTA 6 shuts down studios behind OlliOlli, Rollerdrome, and Kerbal Space Program

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One of the most popular MMORPGs finally gets updates that parts of the community have been waiting for years

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With the announcement of the current expansion Janthir Wilds, the developers of Guild Wars 2 promised to design a new PvP mode with the community. Now there are finally details about it.

What is planned for Guild Wars 2? In the context of the announcement of Janthir Wilds, the developers at ArenaNet had already hinted that there would be a new PvP mode. Now the official presentation has followed!

In “Incursion”, you can expect battles between two 5-player teams, where you must transport an item to the enemy base while simultaneously preventing the opponent from reaching your base.

Starting on September 10, 2024 (from 9:00 PM), interested players can test the prototype of the map and provide feedback to influence further development. The test is scheduled to run until September 23 at 2:00 AM. On September 6, the developers will introduce the new PvP mode for the first time on Twitch, starting at 9:00 PM.

With “Incursion”, ArenaNet aims to provide an accessible and as entertaining as possible PvP experience, where newcomers and casual players can also have fun (“casual alternative”). The goal is to make PvP in Guild Wars 2 appealing to players so that they will also try out other content.

What else was announced? On September 21, 2024 (9:00 PM), the next round of the Legends Tournament will start, which will now take place every six months.

Here is the launch trailer for Guild Wars 2 – Janthir Wilds:

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Finally new content for PvP fans

What is the current status of Guild Wars 2? Actually, there is a good mood in Tyria right now.

So is everything good in Tyria? Well, almost. Because “Incursion” is indeed the most exciting new feature for PvP fans in years.

Guild Wars 2 PvP
PvP fans from Guild Wars 2 look back on tough times.

Why is there a need for action? While PvE enthusiasts have been able to regularly enjoy new content and challenges since the launch, fans of player-versus-player encounters have repeatedly had to exercise patience for long periods.

A good example of this is the World vs. World area. In February 2018, the developers announced a major overhaul of the game mode. Today, more than six years later, it is still in beta status.

Things are hardly better with other PvP content. While there are new seasons, rewards, and regular balancing adjustments as well as hotfixes, there has long been a lack of fresh content and modes. Accordingly, it is very important and correct that ArenaNet is now providing new content with “Incursion”.

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People thought they had found an ‘Endless Money Cheat’ for real life – But it was just a scam

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Resourceful TikTok users apparently believed they had found a “cheat” for unlimited money in real life. However, it was just an ancient crime: check fraud.

What type of fraud is this? Over the weekend, several videos went viral on TikTok in which users issued uncovered checks for large amounts and quickly withdrew the money before the check could bounce. This was reported by, among others, CNN and the Guardian.

The press reports in astonishment:

  • In one video, a user threw dollar bills into the air.
  • In another video, a man disappointedly showed his account balance, which was suddenly several tens of thousands of dollars overdrawn.

The “IRL cheat” was apparently made possible due to a glitch in the system of the U.S. Chase Bank. The bank responded promptly and fixed the problem. A spokesperson for Chase stated: “It’s fraud, plain and simple.”

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TikTok users rediscover a 100-year-old fraud

How did the scheme work exactly? The “trick” involved issuing oneself a check for an absurdly high amount – with money one didn’t even have. Through the bank’s system, one could at least access part of the amount immediately before the check was verified.

Then one simply had to withdraw as much money as possible before the check could bounce – at least in theory. A video showing people lining up in front of the bank to exploit the error received over 20 million views on X, formerly Twitter.

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What was behind this? As some users quickly realized on social media, the supposed glitch was simply check fraud – a type of fraud that, as an expert explains, has existed as long as checks themselves.

More specifically, many see it as a sort of modern form of what is known as “kiting.” This form of fraud has been documented since the 1920s and can incur fines of up to $1 million and sentences of up to 30 years in prison in the U.S.

Consequently, users on social media have little sympathy for those who now supposedly owe Chase tens of thousands of dollars. One user quips on Reddit: “Banks hate this trick!”

Another speculates: These may even be multiple crimes. Yet another summarizes resignedly: “The fact that adult people in the digital age thought this would work is … frustrating.”

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It is currently unknown how many users actually tried the hack, and whether investigations are being conducted against them. In fact, platforms like TikTok repeatedly give rise to dubious trends, ranging from “stupid” to “illegal” to “dangerous.” 18-year-old hosts “trespassing challenge” on TikTok

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CoD Black Ops 6 nerfs the best weapon, but players already know what they will play instead in the open beta

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CoD Black Ops 6 has nerfed the strongest weapon so far for the 2nd beta weekend, but players already know what the new meta could be.

Which weapon is it about? The Jackal PDW is a submachine gun that dominated the lobbies during the first beta weekend.

The Jackal PDW had an outstanding TTK at medium range, which distinguished it particularly from other SMGs and made it reminiscent of an assault rifle due to its low recoil. At close range, it was also far superior to any assault rifle due to its mobility.

The problem was that the weapon performed so strongly that players had hardly any chance in direct comparison with other weapons. This made it senseless for many players to use any other weapon than the Jackal PDW.

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How was the Jackal PDW nerfed? Treyarch Studios shared a post on X stating that the Jackal PDW was nerfed for the Open Beta of BO6.

However, it is still not known how exactly the developers have nerfed the strong SMG, as no patch notes have been released yet. In another message on X, Treyarch mentioned that the patch notes will be released for the 2nd beta weekend.

This was changed:

  • max damage reduced – from 29 to 26
  • Distance for max damage reduced – from 15.24 m to 14.61 m
  • Damage at close and medium range reduced – from 23 to 22
  • Range for damage at close and medium range reduced from 29.21 m to 26.04 m
  • Minimum damage reduced from 19 to 15
  • Strength of the optical kick increased
  • CHF barrel: Headshot multiplier improved from 1.2 to 1.4

Which weapon will be played instead? Treyarch itself recommends a new weapon that will be playable with the Open Beta: the Tanto .22. This is also a fully automatic submachine gun.

Most players are already looking forward to trying the Tanto and are convinced that it will be just as strong a weapon and an alternative to the Jackal PDW.

  • “New OP weapon, okay.” – via X.com
  • “All this [the nerf] just so that the Tanto takes its place” – via X.com
  • “Nerfing one just to introduce another broken weapon” – via X.com

The Tanto was already playable at the “COD Next” event for the attending content creators and was used by many. It seemed really strong in the various streams. Other players believe that the C9 – also a submachine gun – could now shine as well (via X.com)

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The new shooter Concord has ruthlessly flopped – What does that mean for Bungie’s Marathon?

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Concord should have been Sony’s new shooter that impresses everyone, but two weeks after release, it was shut down – a catastrophic flop. However, Sony still has an ace up its sleeve when it comes to shooters, with Bungie and Marathon. But even for them, things might not look good.

Why did Concord flop? There are many reasons why the hero shooter Concord failed to excite. Fans are hitting the “go woke, go broke” narrative and claim that diversity and overweight characters brought about its downfall. However, experts see a completely different problem: the well-known titles that have already established themselves in this genre and built their communities.

Overwatch and Valorant can shine with years of experience and offer their own universe. In contrast, Concord did not provide new players with an innovative reason to prefer the game over other brand giants. The result: The matchmaking ceased to function because far too few fans were playing.

Sony announced it would take Concord offline and refund the fans’ money. Although Concord and Marathon from Bungie cover two different genres, parallels can now be drawn that might point to a disaster.

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A game for a community that wouldn’t touch Marathon like this

Why is Marathon in danger? Bungie is reviving its old brand “Marathon” as an extraction shooter. Initially, everything seemed good for the studio’s project, but further developments at Bungie and shifts in direction are now painting a different picture.

Marathon was first supposed to be an extraction shooter where players could create their own characters. However, this idea was discarded. After Joe Ziegler, the former game director of Valorant, joined Bungie, he took on the role of game director for Marathon.

His idea led to Marathon now being designed as a hero extraction shooter. You will choose selected heroes for your missions and cannot create your own. For many Bungie and Destiny fans, this is unacceptable.

Additionally, selected players have been allowed to play a few rounds of Marathon, as their experience in extraction shooters like Escape from Tarkov could provide informed opinions and feedback. The result: very few were impressed by Marathon.

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Furthermore, considering the plan Bungie is pursuing, the release of Marathon could end in catastrophe. Extraction shooters are a niche genre in the gaming scene. Such games are tough, punish you when you lose, and require high skills.

Looking at the current target audience of Destiny, it is evident that Bungie addresses a broad mass of casuals and professionals who enjoy shooters – with Marathon, the majority of casual gamers are likely to drop out because they find such games far too hard.

Finally, there is also the immense competition against Marathon, which has shaped the genre with its titles. Marathon would be competing against Escape from Tarkov and Hunt: Showdown, and it would be like Outriders competing against Destiny 2.

Even if Marathon brings its heroes into the game, it will be hard to compete against established brands in the genre. It remains to be seen what Bungie has come up with, but if it’s not something that blows the fans away, the extraction shooter might meet the same fate as Concord. More on Destiny can be found here: A new game for Destiny is said to be in the works, but you’re not going to like it

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