With Patch 7 of Baldur’s Gate 3, Larian finally fixes an oversight that has existed since the beginning of the game: starting with this patch in Act 1, you can unlock the first faction for the final battle. All you need to do is become a god – And now it’s finally happening.
What kind of faction is that? In the first act of Baldur’s Gate 3, you can encounter the Kuo-toa in the Underdark. This fishfolk are former slaves of the Mindflayers who can manifest their own god through their faith. They are fundamentally malevolent and sadistic.
When you meet them, they worship the god BOOOAL, who is actually a gnoll. If you choose the right conversation points and make a few dice rolls, you can replace BOOOAL as the god of the Kuo-Toa. One option now available to you is to instruct the fishfolk to assemble an army for you.
So far, that had no consequences – your army simply never showed up. But from the release of Patch 7, this army will now support you in the final battle in Act 3, provided you haven’t killed all the Kuo-Toa.
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Becoming a god made easy – How to get the loyal fishfolk
Where do you find the Kuo-Toa? The fishfolk live hidden in a cave deep in the Underdark in Act 1. The exact coordinates are X 79 and Y -239. The nearest fast travel points are the Selûniten Outpost below the Goblin Camp and the beach in the Underdark.
Upon reaching the right location, you will initially stand before an abyss: jump to the other side and climb down. Alternatively, you can use a spell like Feather Fall or Fly to descend gently and safely.
You have reached your destination.
How do you become their god? As you continue, you will encounter the Kuo-Toa. Upon your first visit, they are still worshiping the god BOOOAL – a nasty gnoll who is quite a vicious boss enemy. To get the fishfolk for Act 3 and the final battle, you must choose a very specific sequence of dialogue options:
Carefully undermine the image that the Kuo-Toa have of their god. Start with the dialogue that says your god is not real.
Next, a skill check follows that you need to pass – save beforehand for maximum success.
If you choose the dialogue next with I will just kill you and take them for myself, a battle against BOOOAL himself begins.
This is important because you definitely want to keep the Kuo-Toa alive.
Defeat BOOOAL.
If the false god falls in battle, the Kuo-Toa will ask for your guidance.
Let the fishfolk worship your character as the new god.
Now you should have the dialogue option available to ask the Kuo-Toa for an army for your fight. If you choose this, they will indeed support you in the final battle of Act 3 starting from Patch 7.
What else is in the patch? Patch 7 will be the last major content patch for Baldur’s Gate 3. It includes a whole range of new evil endings for companions, both as party members and player characters. Additionally, there will be official mod support.
New, compelling villains are a problem – even in World of Warcraft. The Game Director admits that they have struggled with this.
In MMORPGs like World of Warcraft, there are constantly new contents. Not just new loot and better abilities – but also enemies that need to be defeated. While you can quickly pull the tenth Gnoll or the fifth Necromancer out of thin air, it takes much more time to build up big, compelling villains. This has not always been achieved in World of Warcraft, as Blizzard also admits.
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WoW Cinematic: Threads of Destiny
What was said? In an interview at gamescom, World of Warcraft’s Game Director, Ion Hazzikostas, spoke with GamesRadar magazine. It was about how they were able to rely early on strong characters from Warcraft III, but that was a very short-sighted approach.
We could just say: “You will fight against Illidan” and many players would respond: “That’s amazing! I can’t wait to fight against Illidan.”
You never interact with Illidan. You learn nothing about him in World of Warcraft. But that wasn’t important because he had already been built up beforehand.
Looking back, this seems to be true. Especially in “The Burning Crusade,” great, well-known characters were burned out in rapid succession. Just consider that Kael’thas Sunstrider, Lady Vashj, and Illidan Stormrage were all defeated in the same expansion. These were major, playable characters in Warcraft III. In World of Warcraft, they were simply raid bosses, with which, in most cases, you didn’t interact outside the respective raid.
Burning through the characters early in the lifespan of World of Warcraft seemed to backfire on the game.
In later expansions, I believe we had some incidents where we struggled to present a believable, compelling villain who would ultimately be defeated by the players 18 months later.
Which characters are considered failures? The most prominent example of this failure is the Jailer from the Shadowlands expansion. The idea behind the villain was that he is a major, central threat responsible for many events in the history of World of Warcraft. However, Blizzard clearly overdid it in the eyes of fans.
Because old, beloved stories were now recontextualized. This caused major characters like Arthas, Kel’Thuzad, and Sylvanas to lose significance, as they were all merely pawns in the Jailer’s plan.
The Jailer is considered a failure – he was extremely unpopular.
Additionally, the Jailer himself was weakly developed in his own expansion. His true motivations were hardly comprehensible – also because he had so few lines of dialogue that players had no connection to him at all.
Previously, there were indeed enemies that were planned and developed much longer. A positive example of this is Garrosh. Even though he wasn’t the greatest strategist, his character was shaped over several expansions and he evolved understandably into the tyrant that significantly shaped the expansions “Mists of Pandaria” and “Warlords of Draenor.”
This is how Blizzard does it now: That Blizzard has learned from the major misstep with the Jailer is evident at the latest with The War Within, even though hints of this were already visible in Dragonflight. The new antagonist Xal’atath has been gradually built up over 8 years.
She first appeared in the “Legion” expansion, and the powers she serves were already mentioned in The Burning Crusade. Xal’atath has appeared here and there in the last expansions, until she finally implements her plan with the World Soul saga.
Whether Blizzard has finally hit the nail on the head again when it comes to creating villains remains to be seen. At least at present, they seem to have hit the right nerve with the community with Xal’atath. If you are not quite familiar with the mysterious elf yet, we have Xal’atath’s entire story explained here.
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The Twitch streamer and football professional of 1. FC Nürnberg, Niklas-Wilson “Willy” Sommer (26), posted a photo of himself in the jersey of Bayern Munich on Instagram. This triggered a brutal counter-reaction from some fans of the “Club”.
This was the reaction to the photo: 1. FC Nürnberg played against 1. FC Magdeburg on Saturday and lost 0:4. The posters read: “Niklas Wilson, you are shit, just like the FCB” and “Wilson, fuck off, you Bayern pig.”
But that wasn’t enough, according to a report from 1. FC Nürnberg, Wilson was attacked on the street in Nürnberg and required medical attention.
As the club stated, he was “ambushed in front of his own door”. People in Nürnberg believe that the attack was a direct reaction to the photo (via fcn).
The photo from Instagram apparently caused trouble (Source: Instagram, via Bild).
Did anything happen to him? The 26-year-old apparently needed medical attention but seems not severely injured.
Niklas Wilson was trained in Nürnberg from 2007 and went through the youth teams until 2019, the U17 and U19. After stints in Stuttgart, Streda and Mannheim, he has been back with Nürnberg’s second team since September 27, 2023. Wilson plays in the Regionalliga Bayern and has played 5 games this year. He plays as a right-back.
The Club says: We do not accept this
This is what the club says: Nürnberg states that the individuals who attacked the player have “crossed all boundaries”.
The photo was reportedly “deleted shortly after publication, and the player publicly asked for forgiveness.”
It is not accepted when players are attacked. The club condemns this behavior in the strongest terms.
The police began the investigation that night.
In the comments to the tweet, many fans distance themselves from the violence. Although the action by Niklas-Wilson was not “cool”, that does not justify such a sick thing, it is said there, for instance.
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Ironically, you wouldn’t notice anything about the incident if you follow the streamer on YouTube, as normal, apparently prepared content was posted there. He comments on Let’s Hugo at 7 vs. Wild or strange dating formats.
This is what it’s about: There is a group around the big German Twitch streamer EliasN97, which is strongly connected with football and the football simulation of EA FIFA/EA FC. They also start joint projects and products. The former football professional Sidney Friede, like the actively playing professional Niklas-Wilson Sommer, belongs to this group.
This double role as an influencer and football professional is viewed critically by hardcore fans.
For ultra football fans, Twitch is evil commerce, has nothing to do with football, and players like Niklas-Wilson are particularly in the spotlight.
In Pokémon GO, the new season has just been announced. Correspondingly, there is also the first event of the new season.
When is the event? The event, which is titled “Going All In”, will start on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at 10:00 AM and will run until Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at 10:00 AM. It is the first event that takes place in the new season Dyna-Maximum.
This event will feature Pokémon from the Galar region for the first time. Until now, there have only been Galar forms of Pokémon from other regions. Additionally, there are 2 new Shinies that you can encounter during the event.
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Pokémon GO shows the new season ‘Dyna-Maximum’ in the trailer
All Content of “Going All In”
Which new Pokémon are in the event? The following monsters will debut in the event:
Chimpep (can be evolved into Chimstix with 25 candies)
Chimstix (can be evolved into Gortrom with 100 candies)
Gortrom
Hopplo (can be evolved into Kickerlo with 25 candies)
Kickerlo (can be evolved into Liberlo with 100 candies)
Liberlo
Memmeon (can be evolved into Phlegleon with 25 candies)
Phlegleon (can be evolved into Intelleon with 100 candies)
Intelleon
Grolldra (can be evolved into Phandra with 25 candies)
Phandra (can be evolved into Katapuldra with 100 candies)
Katapuldra
Which new Shinies are in the event? The Pokémon Raffel and Wolly will make their shiny debut during the event. While Raffel can evolve into Schlaraffel, Wolly can become Zwollock.
Which Pokémon can be found in the wild? During the event, you can encounter the following Pokémon in the wild:
Chimpep
Hopplo
Memmeon
Raffel*
Wolly*
Grolldra (rare)
Pokémon marked with * can appear as shiny.
Which Pokémon are available in eggs? There are also altered Pokémon that you can hatch from eggs during the event.
5-km eggs:
Chimpep
Hopplo
Memmeon
Other, not yet announced Pokémon
7-km eggs:
Galar-Meowth*
Galar-Ponyta*
Galar-Slowpoke*
Galar-Butterfree*
Galar-Zigzagoon*
Galar-Flampy*
Galar-Makuhita*
Galar-Flunschlik*
10-km eggs:
Grolldra
Other, not yet announced Pokémon
All Pokémon marked with a * can also appear in their shiny form.
What bonuses are available in the event? If you are interested in collecting experience points, you might be pleased with the bonuses of the event. These are the following bonuses:
Field Research: During the event, there will also be field research tasks where you can earn event Pokémon as rewards.
Chimpep
Hopplo
Memmeon
Raffel*
Wolly*
Pokémon with a * can also be encountered as shiny variants.
What other content is in the event? There will be a collector’s challenge where you have to collect monsters from the event. If you complete it, you can encounter stardust, experience points, and additional Wolly.
Additionally, there will also be PokéStop showcases where you can participate with Pokémon from the event.
What do you think about the event? Are you excited about the new Galar Pokémon? Or are the Shinies more interesting to you? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments. The new season will also bring a completely new feature to the game: Dynamax revealed – Here’s how to use the new feature.
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Baldur’s Gate 3 has now been officially released for over a year. During Pax West 2024, Larian CEO Swen Vincke spoke about the sudden social media success of the game due to the important bear sex scene and that they had an even more intense alternative.
Why did the game go viral on social media? Baldur’s Gate 3 was in Early Access for about three years. However, most players only became aware of the game through a very special live stream – because during this, the official channel of developer Larian Studios was banned on TikTok.
In the stream, the developers showed a scene where origin character Astarion seems to be having a hot night with a bear. The bear in question is the druid Halsin, who can be unlocked as a companion through the right choices in Act 1 and 2.
At Pax West, Swen Vincke, the founder of Larian Studios, said they almost showed an even more intimate sex scene.
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Creators of Baldur’s Gate 3 show intimate love scene with a bear and get banned instantly
The alternative would have gotten them banned not just on TikTok
Why did they show the bear scene? During the panel Baldur’s Gate 3: A Retrospective the team talks about the sex scene with Halsin in bear form. Among other things, they discuss the backstory behind it, as well as how they came to show this particular scene.
Swen Vincke explains: There was actually a debate [about showing the bear scene before release], because we wanted the audience to choose, so we didn’t know what they would pick, and we actually felt uncomfortable about [the other scene].
Lead writer Adam Smith makes a joke that the non-bear scene wouldn’t just have gotten us banned on TikTok. This leaves the question open as to how intense that other scene must have been.
Ultimately, however, Vincke becomes serious and explains that they chose the scene primarily because it represents the game well: the scene and the game are funny, sometimes risqué, and most importantly adult. You can watch the entire panel on YouTube.
More intense than the bear? At least more explicit
What would the alternative have been? In Baldur’s Gate 3, there are quite a few sex scenes that could have been shown in the stream. Every companion you can romance has their own – sometimes even several or at least different variants.
The scene with Halsin, for example, can be experienced like in the stream with the bear form of the druid. However, you can also ask him to stay human. This version of the scene is actually one of the most explicit in the game. Presumably, it would have been the alternative to the bear scene.
Unfortunately, the developers do not get specific. It remains a hint that the other scene was even more explicit.
In Diablo 4 you can ride a horse for the first time. However, you must first complete the quest “Donan’s Favor”. MeinMMO explains how to get your mount and what the horse brings you.
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When will I get my mount? Mounts are unlocked through the quest “Donan’s Favor”. You can only receive this quest after completing Acts 1 to 3.
In terms of time investment, this corresponds to about 5-10 hours, depending on your play style. You will meet Donan earlier, but the quest only becomes available after several story missions.
Update from 27.05.2025: The article has been checked for relevance and structurally slightly adjusted.
You can also watch the guide to getting the mount in the video:
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Diablo 4: How to unlock your first mount
Diablo 4: Unlocking the horse and getting new mounts
How to complete the quest
After you have completed Act 3, you should go to Donan in Kyovashad for another task. He will talk to you briefly and then send you away again. You need to be careful here.
If you quickly follow the next main quest, you will miss the quest “Donan’s Favor”. Donan will still talk for a while about the stable master and then give you a new task. This will be displayed on the map as a gray cross.
Donan then advises you to visit the stable master in Kyovashad and speak with him. Follow his advice, and you will receive your first mount as well as the ability to get on. Completely free of charge.
Once you have unlocked the mount and finished the campaign, you can ride on level 1 with every subsequent character.
Tip: You can call your mount using the Y key on the keyboard or the right D-pad with the controller (default settings). If you spur the horse, you will be faster for a short time. If you want to dismount, use the same key or, better yet, directly execute a special attack when dismounting.
Partially, the prices for mounts and the like in the shop can be quite hefty. Prices usually fluctuate between 10 and 20 euros, with more expensive bundles available that cost even more – but also contain additional content such as platinum and more.
The new season “Max Out” for Pokémon GO starts today, September 3rd. We’ll show you all the new features and content.
This is the season: The new season is called “Max Out.” In German, it will be called “Dyna-Maximum”.
The major feature of the season: The title hints at it already: The Dynamax phenomenon is the major feature of the new season. Here, Pokémon transform into gigantic versions of themselves – and you can challenge them.
When does the season run? The season starts on September 3, 2024, at 10:00 AM. It ends on December 3 at 10:00 AM.
Trailer for the season: The season trailer also showcases the Dynamax phenomenon, but that’s not all. The trailer also features the long-awaited debut of the Galar monsters.
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Pokémon GO shows the new season ‘Dyna-Maximum’ in the trailer
First Galar monsters: They will appear on September 3rd, with the event “GO big or go home.” We will encounter the starters, their evolutions, and the Grolldra line:
Chimpep
Chimstix
Gortrom
Hopplo
Kickerlo
Liberlo
Memmeon
Phlegleon
Intelleon
Grolldra
Phandra
Katapuldra
Raffel (Shiny debut)
Wolly (Shiny debut)
Additionally, Humanolith will debut in the United Kingdom.
A special research will start, in which you must choose your partner Pokémon. This will likely be Chimpep, Hopplo, or Memmeon. The research will feature different branches.
Bonuses of the new season
You will receive several bonuses throughout the season.
More XP for 7-day PokéStop series
More XP and Stardust in 7-day catch series
More XP at new friendship levels
One more trade candy
One guaranteed XL candy when trading (from Trainer level 31)
Other monsters: You will encounter different monsters in the wild, in eggs, and elsewhere as well. You can find the full list on the Pokémon GO blog (via pokemongolive.com).
Events: We start with the Community Day featuring Ponita on September 14. Other Community Days will take place on October 5 and November 10.
Research breakthrough: You will encounter Galar-Smogmog, Galar-Pantimos, Stalobor, Zurrokec, Coiffwaff, or Miniras.
What do you think of the new season? Are you looking forward to the debut of the Galar monsters and the Dynamax feature? Or would you have wished for something else? Let us know in the comments! Recently, the Pokémon World Championships also took place. Champions were sought in all major Pokémon games – including Pokémon GO. And which monsters the pros preferred to use can be seen here.
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In Pokémon GO, the next Spotlight Hour is waiting for you. Alongside Wolly, you will also find a bonus on experience points.
What kind of event is this? The Spotlight Hour is an event that takes place every Tuesday. You can expect a Pokémon that is in the spotlight of the event and appears in very high numbers.
Additionally, there is a bonus that is active during the event.
In the next Spotlight Hour, which runs on September 3, 2024, Wolly will be the star of the hour. The Pokémon from the 8th generation is of Normal type and can evolve into Zwollock.
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Pokémon GO shows the new season ‘Dyna-Maximum’ in the trailer
Spotlight Hour on September 3 – Start and Bonuses
When does the Spotlight Hour start? As every Tuesday, the Spotlight Hour starts at 6:00 PM and runs until 7:00 PM.
What bonuses are active? If you evolve Pokémon while the Spotlight Hour is active, you will receive double the amount of experience points. It doesn’t matter which Pokémon you evolve.
Can you catch Shiny Wolly? Yes. The Shiny variant of Wolly is making its debut in the current event “GO for Broke” and is thus also found in today’s Spotlight Hour.
Is the Spotlight Hour worth it? If you want to use Wolly and its evolution Zwollock in raids, you will be disappointed. Both Pokémon are not among the best attackers in Pokémon GO.
In the battle leagues, at least Zwollock can position itself reasonably. It takes a place in the lower midfield of the top attackers in both the Super and Hyper leagues and finds itself in both leagues at position 73 of the ranking on pvpoke.com.
If you have Pokémon that have been waiting for a long time to be evolved, you can make good use of the event for that. With double the amount of experience points when evolving Pokémon, you can grab a small bonus.
What do you think about this Spotlight Hour? Are you interested in Wolly and the bonus? Or will you not participate? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments. If you want to know what else is coming up this month, take a look at our overview of the events in September 2024 in Pokémon GO.
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The restored coffer keys from World of Warcraft should not be spent yet. We will reveal what the keys are all about.
In The War Within, the new expansion of World of Warcraft, there are a whole lot of new items. Some are important currencies that you can also spend “on the side” without realizing what you are actually doing.
One of these new currencies is the “Restored Coffer Key”. You should hold on to these for a while.
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WoW: The War Within – Forces Within
What are these keys? With the “Restored Coffer Key,” you can open an additional reward chest at the end of the respective depth in “Bountiful Delves.” You can identify which depths are currently generous on the map by the opened, golden gate of the respective depth.
You get the keys from the various weekly chests that you can obtain through quests or “special assignments” in the different areas. You can get up to 4 keys per week from the chests. More are possible if you complete world quests that can also grant key fragments as rewards.
Why should you save the keys? The reason is that the depths of The War Within currently have a cap of level 3. However, the loot you receive from the coffer key chests scales with the difficulty of the completed depth.
This means: If you use a key in a level 3 depth, you will receive a significantly worse item than if you use the key in a level 8 depth.
The recommendation is therefore: Keep all keys until Season 1 has started and only then open chests at higher depth levels – preferably the most challenging ones you can master. At level 8, there are rewards with an item level of 603 – therefore significantly higher than anything you can currently get from the depths.
Is it bad if you’ve already spent the keys? No, it’s really not “bad”, at least if you don’t place a high value on absolute min-maxing. Even though the keys can only be farmed in limited numbers, the disadvantage is relatively low if you’ve already spent a few. However, if you want to maximize your yield from the depths as soon as the season starts, you should hold on to the keys for a few more days. If you have already spent the keys, that is no reason to cry – unlike Anduin, who regularly does this and it annoys some people a lot.
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World of Warcraft has allowed many parents and their children to experience the world of Azeroth together for almost 20 years. And yes, sometimes it involves someone farming gold and experience for the other.
Who farms for whom? If you play WoW and have kids, you surely know the tongue-in-cheek joke: “Let your kids farm gold, experience points, honor, or something else for you!” It may be a cliché, but it has certainly existed here and there in 20 years of World of Warcraft.
With the launch of the current expansion The War Within, we stumbled upon a lovely story from the community where this very cliché was turned upside down: The daughter repays a childhood memory and lets her mom farm for her.
The new WoW expansion The War Within is drawing many players back to Azeroth – here’s a trailer:
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WoW: The War Within – Forces Within
Together at the Spirit Healer
Who is it about? On X, “ryn ♡” shared a picture of her mom playing WoW. Above the snapshot, it says:
“My mom was the one who taught me how to play WoW when I was 4, and now she wanted to play again, so I made her quest for me in The War Within🫡. This is the opposite of parents using their kids to farm mounts for them, lol, but I love her so much 🥹❤️🩹. She was so happy to be playing WoW again.”
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However, the happiness was to be marred by some virtual deaths. In a second post on X, “ryn ♡” explains:
“I explained to her what the abilities do, but she kept dying. So I tried, and I died, and I realized we were fighting elite foes. So I apologized with “I’m SO sorry, it’s not that you’re bad, they’re just too powerful,” and she said, “See, I’m not bad.” Now I know where I got this gamer mentality from, LOL.”
Ian comments on X: “I’m jealous! None of my parents were into games, I came to it on my own. That’s probably why I have a completely different experience than many of today’s players.”
sweets also tried (via X): “My dad raised me on Blizzard games since I was a toddler. I tried to convince him to play WoW again, but he just doesn’t have time for MMOs, lol. That’s so sweet.”
How was it for MeinMMO editor Karsten? My parents never had much to do with games. I could only lure my dad to a console with Sim City for the SNES. Of course, it’s a whole different story with me and my kids now. The little one had his first successful rounds in Mario Kart 8 over the weekend. The older one is currently very into Minecraft and Goat Simulator 3.
In a new simulator on Steam, you will save people’s lives and be on the move quickly. You’ll encounter various missions, from the smallest cut to a major disaster.
What kind of game is this? In the game Ambulance Life: A Paramedic Simulator, you play as a paramedic going about your duties. Accompanied by an NPC partner, you rush to emergencies and stabilize patients on-site.
The game is only a complete simulation in some aspects. With your ambulance, you also like to drift through the streets like in Fast & Furious, and some tasks you are expected to perform are more suited to the fire department in real life.
Here you can watch the trailer for the game:
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Ambulance Life: A Paramedic Simulator lets you drift with an ambulance to save lives
As a speedy paramedic on a mission
How does the gameplay work? As a paramedic, you receive a radio call about an injured person. You immediately jump into your ambulance and race to the scene. You can drift around corners with your vehicle. You have a large speedometer displayed on the dashboard. The goal is to reach the patient as quickly as possible, even though it resembles something out of Fast & Furious in the game.
Upon arriving at the scene, you will encounter various people depending on the case that you need to save. From simple cuts to a disaster like a collapsed bridge, the game presents you with many different scenarios.
The game offers you 17 different medical instruments to examine your patients. You will always see possible diagnoses and their probabilities based on the examinations on your tablet.
Not always is the most likely diagnosis the correct one, and the game requires you to make your own decisions.
How accurate is the simulator? The game offers two different modes:
The “classic mode,” which is intended to provide an introduction to being a paramedic
The “simulation mode,” which is aimed at professionals and experienced players
In Ambulance Life: A Paramedic Simulator, however, you don’t just play as a paramedic in a fast ambulance; the game also gives players some missions that you would more likely see associated with firefighting. For example, in one mission, you must rescue people from a burning building.
Spider-Man, the Avengers, the X-Men, Deadpool, and countless others – the list of Marvel heroes is long. But who was actually the first Marvel superhero?
“The First Avenger” – under this title, the first MCU film featuring Captain America was released, and yes, Steve Rogers is also one of the oldest heroes in the Marvel universe.
In 1941, the first title featuring the hero was published, created by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, who would become an icon over the coming years.
However: Captain America was not the first comic hero from Marvel. In fact, there are other heroes who can claim this title – but who exactly it is remains debatable. What is particularly exciting is what has become of these heroes.
We introduce them to you here.
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Deutscher Trailer zu „Marvel’s The Avengers“
The first Marvel heroes – Who were they, who are they today?
Who was the first real Marvel hero? To answer this question, we need to travel back to 1939. In October of that year, Marvel Comics #1 was published – and a well-known hero is featured on its cover. Or is he?
The cover of Marvel Comics #1 (Image source: Marvel.com)
The “Human Torch” is, so to speak, the headliner of this comic book and is also seen on the cover. Nevertheless, hardly anyone knows this hero today.
Because: This is not Johnny Storm from the Fantastic 4, brother of Sue Storm and brother-in-law of Mr. Fantastic, but Jim Hammond. Hammond was actually an android, so in essence hardly a “human” torch, but rather a robot. However, like Johnny Storm, Hammond could ignite himself and fight criminals and villains – at least after he was initially perceived as a danger and thus very critically by the public. Later, he took a position as a police commissioner and became a hero.
In later years, the Human Torch became increasingly irrelevant in the comics – at least in this form. Johnny Storm, on the other hand, became a true mainstream superhero as part of the Fantastic 4, who was portrayed like Captain America by Chris Evans in the cinema.
Accordingly, the torch still exists today. Just hardly anyone thinks of the Jim Hammond version when they hear the name.
In addition to the Human Torch, there are other candidates who could be called the first Marvel hero.
Namor, the Sub-Mariner: The King of Atlantis, who becomes a threat to Wakanda in the second Black Panther movie, is indeed one of the oldest characters in the Marvel universe. He is often an antagonist to Jim Hammond’s Human Torch.
Namor in the game Marvel Snap.
Just like Hammond, Namor appeared in the first issue of Marvel Comics – but even before that. The Sub-Mariner was actually introduced in the first issue of “Motion Picture Funnies Weekly,” which was released several months before Marvel Comics #1.
However, Namor was less of a hero and more of an anti-hero. Therefore, he cannot truly be called the first hero of the Marvel Comics.
Ka-Zar: Ka-Zar is another candidate for the title of the first Marvel hero. Ka-Zar is also featured in the first Marvel Comics issue, and the cover reads: “Featuring Ka-Zar The Great, 12 Pages of Jungle Adventures.”
Ka-Zar resembles Tarzan and is a jungle hero named David Rand – at least in the early comics. However, Ka-Zar made his debut even earlier, in 1936, in his own comic run that lasted only three issues, after which his story was adapted for Marvel Comics #1.
Later, a new version of Ka-Zar was published in the X-Men comics, this time under the name “Kevin Plunder.” In the Marvel card game “Marvel Snap”, you frequently encounter the hero:
Ka-Zar in the game Marvel Snap.
Today, Ka-Zar is no longer among the most popular heroes, and you also rarely encounter Jim Hammond. In contrast, Namor made his big cinematic appearance in Black Panther 2, albeit as a villain, and continues to play a role in the comics.
But of course, other names are today significantly more popular, such as Captain America, Spider-Man, and other MCU heroes. Meanwhile, the most beloved Marvel hero to this day is Spider-Man, who first appeared in 1962. And the crazy part: Spider-Man was once rejected and almost never appeared before he was supposed to make his debut in a comic.
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You want to cast spells in Baldur’s Gate 3 but find it too complicated and overwhelming? Then the Warlock is the perfect class. We will tell you why that is.
The choice of class in Baldur’s Gate 3 is important. Especially due to the limited resources of spellcasters, the game is a real challenge when starting as a spellcaster. However, the sheer variety of spells and the associated talents and subclasses can be overwhelming.
However, there is one class that has condensed the chaos of magic into fewer choices: the Warlock.
When I play with a friend and use my Wizard, I feel like that confused guy at McDonald’s who takes forever at the counter figuring out what to order. In every situation, I can choose from countless different spells that all interact somehow and can be further customized through things like Metamagic.
Wizards and Sorcerers in Baldur’s Gate 3 are great – but they take a lot of time. Sorcerers and Wizards simply have such a large repertoire of skills, the possibilities of which increase almost exponentially with each level-up. You have to invest a lot of time into planning both during the actual battles and at level-up.
Time that you might prefer to spend on quests or just cooperative play.
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The Warlock is the corrupted, but also noticeably streamlined version of that. He has significantly fewer spells to choose from, but those he has are quite powerful. In direct comparison with spells from other classes, Warlock spells are often somewhat more effective and have attractive bonus effects – but are often not as customizable.
What a Warlock definitely needs in Baldur’s Gate 3
Basically, you can’t go wrong with the Warlock. But if you want to play it safe, you should already decide on “The Great Old One” as your subclass at Level 1.
This brings mainly two important bonuses:
Horrifying Beam: This level 0 spell (“Cantrip”) can be used infinitely and does solid damage. It can be further improved.
Passive Ability “Mortal Reminder”: If you score a critical hit, the target and all nearby enemies must make a saving throw or freeze in fear.
At Level 2, you can then choose two more bonuses. Here you should take the enhancements for the Horrifying Beam. These are “Agonizing Blast” and “Repelling Blast”. These two effects ensure that your Horrifying Beam does 3-5 more damage (depending on your Charisma) and that you can push enemies up to 4.5 meters away when they are hit by the beam.
This combination can make the Horrifying Beam deal between 10 and 15 damage – extremely high for a “free” spell so early in the game. Since you can also push enemies with it, you can send many opponents off a cliff or into an abyss, causing them to die immediately or take fall damage and possibly lie defenseless on the ground. Then the rest of your party can easily deal with strong enemies.
Wyll is a Warlock – and you can be one too.
At Level 3, the benefits of the Warlock become even more powerful. There you can choose a Pact Bonus, and each of them is powerful:
Do you want a flying Wisp as a strong melee fighter who can become invisible and poison enemies?
Do you prefer to summon a magical weapon for yourself that you can definitely wield and that hits hard?
Do you want a Thorn Whip that pulls enemies closer to you, or to your allies – or even into an abyss?
After that, it almost doesn’t matter what you choose – you will only become more powerful. As a Warlock, it is very hard to “screw up” your build or become overwhelmed by too many choices.
You have fewer abilities than other spell classes – but every single one of them is so damn cool and powerful that you won’t miss that variety at all.
Especially cool: Warlocks regain their spell slots after a short rest. So you don’t have to, like Wizards or Sorcerers, run directly to camp for a rest after each major fight. Instead, just a quick breather is enough, and you’re almost fully ready for action again.
So if you want to play a strong Caster in Baldur’s Gate who can handle just about any situation well – choose the Warlock. The mix of few, but strong spells and solid stamina makes him a perfect all-rounder.
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The Western epicRed Dead Redemption 2 is considered a flawless milestone in gaming. But it is not quite that perfect. This is revealed by actor Roger Clarke. He is upset because he had to do something wrong that, being a native Irishman, he actually shouldn’t be able to get wrong: mispronouncing an Irish first name.
What is the actor upset about?
Roger Clarke (46) is the actor behind the charismatic main character of Red Dead Redemption 2, Arthur Morgan. Clarke is an Irish-American actor; although he was born in the USA, his mother is Irish, and his father is Irish-American.
But Rockstar forced him to deliberately mispronounce the Irish first name “Colm” to show that Arthur Morgan is an ignorant cowboy who doesn’t care about how to pronounce Irish names correctly. Because the first name “Colm” is pronounced like “Colom” (via forvo), but Arthur Morgan doesn’t care.
This still upsets the actor, as he states in an interview (via youtube). He pointed out to Rockstar that the name is pronounced incorrectly, but they simply didn’t care.
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Red Dead Redemption 2: Official Trailer
Rockstar made me say it wrong
This is what the actor says: In an interview with Gamology, Clark states that Rockstar wanted him to mispronounce the name “Colm O’Driscoll”:
The only thing I regret is that I mispronounced Colm O’Driscoll. Rockstar made me mispronounce it. I told them it was wrong, but they didn’t care. It’s pronounced ‘Colom’, not Colm.
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Why does he have to do that? Obviously, Rockstar wanted to portray that Arthur Morgan simply doesn’t care how the name of the “human rat”, Colm O’Driscoll, is pronounced. Apparently, even Colm O’Driscoll himself doesn’t care; he prefers the “wrong pronunciation” of his name.
In the game itself, side characters address this very mispronunciation: The character Sean reproaches Kieran for also mispronouncing Colm: “We in Ireland say Colom,” he says.
In response to the remark that O’Driscoll himself prefers “Colm”, he replies: “And you prefer to keep breathing, right? So say Colom properly now, please.”
But when Arthur Morgan shows up, no one confronts him about his mispronunciation.
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You can use an opponent as a human shield in Black Ops 6 and exchange favors with your opponent while doing so.
How can you yell at your opponents? In Black Ops 6, you can use an opponent as a human shield who absorbs the bullets from your adversaries, thus unintentionally saving your life. Now, Treyarch has revealed just before the start of the Black Ops 6 Beta that you can communicate with your opponents while using this feature.
When a player uses another player as a living shield, it activates voice chat between the victim and the perpetrator. It doesn’t matter whether you are the hostage taker or the hostage. In both cases, you can talk to your opponent.
You can see how this interaction might look in the multiplayer trailer for Black Ops 6:
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 shows its new multiplayer in the trailer
The open voice chat between hostage taker and hostage could lead to some funny moments, but it also has the potential for inappropriate and toxic behavior. Therefore, the developers write in their post on X.com: “Be nice.”
The community senses cool content and toxicity
What do the players say? Many players really like the idea and hope that it will lead to entertaining content:
“This is the best thing I’ve read in my life. That’s why Treyarch are the GOATs [the greatest of all time].” – X.com
“This will be a content goldmine and I am absolutely ready for it.” – via X.com
“This will produce some of the greatest clips of all time.” – via X.com
“Imagine grabbing an opponent in a round of SnD [Search and Destroy] and whispering sweet nothings in their ear while mowing down their teammates.” – via X.com
However, other players are also concerned that this feature could lead to a lot of insults and toxic behavior:
“I can’t wait to be taken as a hostage while being insulted with the ‘F’ word a thousand times.” – via X.com
“This is going to get extremely toxic, I can’t wait to see the clips” – via X.com
Some players are simply negative towards Call of Duty and condemn users who find the feature cool or are looking forward to Black Ops 6.
Treyarch really has a lot planned with Black Ops 6 and seems to be making the right adjustments to spark excitement in the community for the game. Whether the shooter can truly live up to the expectations set will perhaps be shown to us during the beta.
YouTuber Dave “DAVE” Heinrichs has released his YouTube show The Race this year. Now there is supposed to be a second season, and the filming is likely to take place later this year.
What is The Race about? The YouTube show follows five participants on their journey from one country back to Germany. It passes through many other countries, and the participants have nothing but their passport, some food, a bottle, and camping equipment.
Additionally, there are important rules, such as that only one border may be crossed with a means of transportation, not multiple, and help can only be accepted from strangers, not from friends or family. These and other rules make the format a great entertainment that millions loved.
In his latest YouTube video, Dave announced some information about the upcoming second season.
On YouTube, there are also primarily gaming contents. One of the largest gaming YouTubers is Max “HandofBlood” Knabe. We introduce him in the video:
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HandOfBlood: The most important thing about the YouTuber and Twitch streamer in under a minute
The current information about the second season of The Race
What is the biggest change in the second season? For this season, in addition to the regular participants, according to Dave (via YouTube), there will also be a wildcard candidate. This means that anyone can apply for the format, and one person will be selected from the applications.
Be able to take between ten and fourteen days off later this year
Especially with the last statement, Dave revealed information that he also immediately confirmed in the YouTube video: “Filming will even start this year.”
How else will the second season look? Further information about the location or names of the other participants are not yet known. It is suspected that the other candidates will also be “unknown” as in the first season, meaning they will not have a large following. This was at least positively highlighted by many viewers in the first season.
Even before Dave’s call for applications, the desire of viewers to be part of the format was great. According to him, many have already contacted him via direct message to request participation.
We are giving away a total of two Collector’s Editions of WoW: The War Within among all participants.
Update: The giveaway has ended and the winners have been drawn.
The war inside Azeroth has begun and the heroes of the planet are journeying into the depths of their world. Since August 27, you can dive into the latest WoW expansion! In line with this, we are giving awaytwo more Collector’s Editions worth 200 euros each together with Blizzard.
How to participate in the giveaway
Participation is very simple: just fill out the form below and you’ll be entered into the drawing!
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Please note: Participation is only possible from 18 years old. Participants from Switzerland are informed that in the event of winning, customs fees may apply. If the winner is from Switzerland, they will be notified in advance and have the option to accept the prize despite potential customs fees. Should the winner decline, a new winner will be drawn.
The giveaway ends on September 10, 2024, at 10:00 AM. The winners will be drawn shortly after this deadline and will be notified of their prize via email.
The winner has 7 days to respond to the email and accept the prize. If there is no response by the deadline, a new winner will be drawn.
What’s included in the Collector’s Edition
Game key for the Epic Edition of World of Warcraft: The War Within
The War Within Hardcover Artbook
Griffon Rider Figurine
Commemorative Pin featuring Anduin, Alleria, and Thrall.
Character Boost to Level 70
30 Days Game Time
Mount: Algars Stormrider
Transmogrification Set: Robe of the Stormrider
Effect of the Earthen Hearthstone of the Deep Dweller
Pet: Pusti, the Storm Child
Toy: Sandbox Storm Gryphon
1,000 Trader’s Tokens
Info for everyone with limited space: The Collector’s Edition box measures approximately 27.2 cm x 30.6 cm x 7.4 cm. Additionally, the statue box measures approximately 27.2 cm x 30.6 cm x 35 cm.
Just a reminder: The giveaway ends on September 10, 2024, at 10:00 AM. The winners will be drawn shortly after this deadline and will be notified of their prize via email.
If you haven’t participated yet, you can do so via the form above.
We wish you the best of luck and see you in Azeroth!
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League of Legends has several modes that can be played. If you want to try your hand at tournaments as an ordinary player, you can play Clash regularly. However, this wasn’t possible for some players over the weekend, as they were locked in matches for hours.
What is Clash? Clash is a tournament mode in LoL that returns every few weeks.
There are two versions, one for the normal Summoner’s Rift and one for ARAM.
When a Clash takes place, you can participate with your own team on both Saturday and Sunday.
Three matches are played.
You must have a Clash ticket to participate. The regular version costs blue essence, while the premium version costs RP, which is real money.
At the end, there is a special orb that contains different prizes depending on the number of victories and placement.
Possible rewards include skins, emotes, or wards.
Last weekend (August 31st and September 1st), there was another ARAM Clash, but for some players, it was not an enjoyable tournament as they were locked in for hours due to a bug. Therefore, the tournament had to be canceled in several regions on Saturday.
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Swarm – Trailer for the new LoL PvE mode
Trapped in ARAM
What happened? Even the great MOBA League of Legends has bugs sometimes. Often it’s champions and items, but it can also affect various modes. In the last ARAM Clash, a bug caused players to be locked in the first match of the tournament for hours.
They could do nothing except attack each other. It was impossible to target towers and objectives. This meant that neither team could progress, no matter how many times they killed each other. Some players were even locked in for up to 5 hours, as shown by @Joel_0437 on x.com:
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In a later tweet, the user showed that the game froze after 7 hours. The problem with a never-ending game is that even if you quit the game, the match continues, and players cannot start a new match in the meantime.
Only if a team forfeits can a match be concluded, and since some have spent real money on Clash tickets, it can happen that no team is willing to give up.
What was the consequence? As a Riot employee responded in a reddit thread, the entire Clash tournament had to be canceled on Saturday in several regions. Affected regions included Australia, Korea, and Japan. However, it was reported that some regions were fixed on Saturday itself. Some MOBA players want to intentionally hold their players in long matches. This happened in DOTA 2: DOTA 2: Player holds 9 others hostage for 3 hours because he is hungry
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The 40th anniversary of Dragon Ball will be celebrated with a new anime series. The series will run under the title Dragon Ball Daima and is set to premiere in autumn 2024. Thanks to the Japanese TV station Fuji TV, we know exactly when the anime will start.
When does Dragon Ball Daima start? The first episode of the anime will air on October 11, 2024, on Fuji TV. The first episode is expected to be 10 minutes longer than the subsequent episodes. Accordingly, the anime will begin with a 40-minute episode. All other episodes, which will average around 30 minutes, are reported to be completed by now.
The anime will premiere in Japan at 11:40 PM local time. The previous animes, Dragon Ball Kai and Dragon Ball Super, aired on Sunday mornings, but there was an issue with some regions not having simultaneous access. The late time slot is intended to allow all of Japan to watch at the same time.
It is even possible to watch the first episode before its premiere. Fans can experience the launch of the new anime at the Daimatsuri event in Tokyo. The event will take place on October 6 and revolves around the popular anime. To participate, you need to register for the festival.
Here you can watch one of the trailers for Dragon Ball Daima:
Where can I watch Dragon Ball Daima in Germany? If you do not have access to Japanese television and cannot experience the premiere in Tokyo, you will need to be patient.
So far, it is not known when the series will air in Germany. If it goes like Dragon Ball Super, then the TV series will eventually be available on ProSieben MAXX. Additionally, the streaming service ADN offers all episodes via subscription.
ADN is just one of many streaming services in Germany. MeinMMO has created an overview of the largest anime providers and reveals what you have to pay for each service and which are the most important animes in their programs: Anime streaming in Germany: Which provider is right for me?
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The MMORPG Guild Wars 2 received a new expansion in 2024, bringing cool innovations like home instances and the war claw mount for the open world. But is it worth starting Guild Wars 2 in 2024? MeinMMO clarifies this for you.
Where does Guild Wars 2 stand in June 2024? Since the release of the MMORPG in August 2012, a lot has happened, with high points like the expansions Heart of Thorns and Path of Fire, but also low points such as the mass layoffs in early 2019.
However, 2024 looks really good for Guild Wars 2 again:
Note: The article was originally published in March 2020 and was last updated on September 2, 2024 – shortly after the launch of the new expansion Janthir Wilds.
Is now a good time to jump in? In our view, now is an excellent time to start Guild Wars 2. Especially for newcomers, there is a huge world to explore that has been constantly expanded over more than ten years.
You have content, quests, and stories that will keep you engaged for hundreds of hours. And you are getting the new story content for free right now. Below, MeinMMO explains what makes Guild Wars 2 worth starting, what you need to know about the game, and what makes the MMORPG special.
About the Author: Alexander Leitsch wrote the original version of the article. He played the predecessor of Guild Wars 2 very intensively and, since August 2012, has amassed over 8,500 play hours in GW2. He has played through every story, seen every raid, collected over 36,000 achievement points, and was briefly a shoutcaster in PvP. At MeinMMO, he was responsible for many other MMORPGs for a long time.
A huge world where the endgame begins with the start
How is Guild Wars 2 structured? The MMORPG from American developer ArenaNet is Free2Play, but this only applies to the base game, the “vanilla world.” You will need to spend money for the expansions Heart of Thorns, Path of Fire, End of Dragons, Secrets of the Obscure, and Janthir Wilds. You have two options for this:
You can buy the first three expansions as well as Living World for 49.99 euros.
The last expansion “Secrets of the Obscure” is currently only available as a standalone edition for 24.99 euros. The current expansion “Janthir Wilds” costs the same.
Gameplay-wise, Guild Wars 2 foregoes a traditional Holy Trinity. Instead, each class can dodge, heal itself, and usually has additional defensive skills. This makes it especially easy to explore the world as a solo player.
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Guild Wars 2 teases a new expansion in 30 seconds
During character creation, you have the choice of:
Some character-related questions that will influence your personal story on the journey to max level 80
In the open world, you don’t encounter quests that you have to accept from NPCs; instead, you explore the environment. Along the way, you will encounter “Hearts,” a substitute for quests. A heart must be filled by completing tasks. However, you usually have different options to complete the heart – for instance, collecting items, killing monsters, or healing NPCs.
Tequatl, one of the world bosses from Guild Wars 2.
Moreover, events pop up throughout the world. Some have a timer, while others respond to actions within the map. Certain world events are so large that they affect the entire area. This was especially utilized in the Heart of Thorns expansion.
Additionally, you earn many experience points just for uncovering the map, discovering special locations, and viewing panoramas, which are often hidden behind jumping puzzles.
What does the MMORPG offer? In Guild Wars 2, you can look forward to the following content:
Over 65 open PvE areas.
Well over 250 story missions.
Countless bosses and world events that are regularly completed by players.
Eight dungeons with four to five different paths each.
23 different fractals (5-player instances) with a total of 100 difficulty levels.
Seven raid wings.
Several instanced boss fights for 10-player groups, some of which even have challenge modes.
Various PvP arenas, seasons, and game modes.
Automated 5v5 tournaments and events like the Tournament of Legends.
World vs. World, where three servers compete for control of fortresses and towers.
Additionally, with the last expansion, a kind of battle pass with cool rewards was introduced. However, it does not have an option to spend money:
What makes Guild Wars 2 special? What fascinates us most about the MMORPG is the combat system. It is very dynamic and ranks among the best you can find right now.
The skill selection is not huge, but the restriction to ten weapon skills (five for each weapon and one possible weapon switch in combat) and five utility skills forces you to limit yourself to specific skills. Additionally, each class has special abilities located on the F1 to F5 keys, but these cannot be swapped out.
Furthermore, there is a mode with the so-called action camera that you can activate if you want, which requires you to aim at enemies precisely. This adds even more dynamism to the game.
The griffon, one of the mounts in Guild Wars 2.
Another highlight is the mounts introduced with the Path of Fire expansion. Each mount has a special use:
Are there still players in the starting areas? Yes, as there are also many incentives for veterans to return to the starting areas, including:
Rewards for fully uncovering the map.
World bosses that also appear in many starting zones and with a fixed timer.
Achievements that can be completed on the maps.
Gathering lower tier materials that are often worth more than higher-tier ones.
Dungeons whose entrances are located in some starting areas.
Guild Wars 2 uses a dynamic scaling system. Level 80 characters become weaker in lower-level areas, though not quite as weak as freshly created characters. Thus, they remain slightly stronger but cannot defeat everything in one hit.
The five playable races in Guild Wars 2.
What does it look like in other areas of the game? There are always many players available for world bosses and world events, whose appearance can be determined by a timer.
Players can always be found in fractals and also in World vs. World. It gets a bit harder for arena PvP and raids. The number of hardcore players has noticeably decreased, while casual players enjoy sticking with Guild Wars 2.
Many updates for PvE – little for the rest
What about updates in Guild Wars 2? Up until 2023, Guild Wars 2 primarily utilized the so-called Living World for updates alongside expansions. New content was released that was free as long as you were “live” at the time.
Since 2023, this is no longer the case. Now, an expansion is released each year with additional quarterly updates that you will receive automatically if you own the respective expansions.
Each patch brings:
New story
New rewards from merchants
New features such as masteries or new mounts
Often a new area or fractal as well
Additionally, there are constantly festivals, including Winter’s Day, Halloween, the so-called Dragon’s Charge in May, or the Festival of the Four Winds in summer. These events offer special activities, skins, and achievements that you can complete for a few weeks.
What about other content? Aside from “casual PvE,” things look a bit sparse in Guild Wars 2 right now:
While there have been repeated balance adjustments in PvP and new mini-seasons were introduced in 2020 to bridge the gap, there has not been much new content.
While there was the new fractal Silent Ocean this year for fans of instanced content, players have also been waiting for raids for 1.5 years. Currently, the assault missions from End of Dragons are helping out.
Nevertheless, Guild Wars 2 offers numerous content especially for newcomers. Due to the absence of monthly fees and the regular updates, GameStar referred to Guild Wars 2 as the “perfect side jump or second MMO”.
After all, you can check out updates, enjoy the regular festivals, and then switch to a different game without losing much.
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What does the future look like? On August 20, 2024, the developers released a roadmap for upcoming updates. The most important finding: there will not be three new regions as originally announced, but four. The official announcement states:
“Instead of releasing the third map in two parts, we will now release a standalone map in the second and third quarterly release that is roughly the size of the map from Doric Lake.”
With Janthir Wilds, a new season has also begun. Those who complete the associated objectives will receive an ascended meteor spear and the meteor bearer gloves. If you equip both of these items simultaneously, the spear will receive a cool overheated effect.
Additionally, in the Wizard’s Vault, you can expect rewards such as the Onyx Spider weapon collection and helm, shoulders, and gloves from the macabre Rotting Stalker armor set! You will also receive a Set 5 of the legendary starter kit with two new and two re-released weapon kits.
Why is now a good time to start? Those who start Guild Wars 2 now can dive into a relatively newly launched expansion with many other interested players and can ask questions or join the crowd of adventurers at events.
Additionally, the base game is free to play, which keeps the entry barrier quite low. So if you are looking for a new MMORPG, you should definitely give GW2 a chance. If you want to learn more about the game, we recommend this article on the topic: Which player types is Guild Wars 2 aimed at?
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