A player reports that his father has discovered Pokémon GO. But one day he was surprised by dozens of the same Pokémon. Unknowingly, he experienced a Community Day.
A player reports on Reddit that his father recently started playing Pokémon Go and has since been enthusiastically enjoying the game. But recently he explained to his child that the Pokémon Popplio appeared multiple times, not just once. Popplio is the English name for Robball.
So he asks his child, visibly surprised: “I just caught 3 in a row. Is it breeding season??”
Many players find this amusing and explain: His father must have experienced a Community Day live.
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On Community Day a Pokémon spawns particularly strongly
What does Community Day mean? Community Day is a special day that takes place once a month in Pokémon Go. For several hours, participants have various advantages, and the event always revolves around a specific Pokémon that appears particularly often.
What the player’s father experienced there is therefore not really surprising. After all, he experienced a Community Day live, where a Pokémon appears in large numbers. However, without knowing it, as his child writes. During the last Community Day, it was about the popular Pokémon Robbal, which the father then saw and caught by the dozens.
Google accidentally pays an employee a quarter of a million euros. However, the employee is desperately trying to return the money. A wild journey begins, which ends positively for the employee.
Who is it about? Sam Curry is an employee of the Google corporation. Here, he deals with finding and fixing security vulnerabilities. However, a few weeks ago, Google surprisingly transferred about 250,000 euros without explanation. Colleagues from Genbeta.com report this.
While others might have quietly swept this fact under the rug and spent the money, the engineer chose honesty and wanted to return the 250,000 euros to Google. However, Google completely ignored its own employee.
Our title image is a symbolic image and does not represent the Google employee.
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Employee finds a way to contact Google via Twitter
How did the situation develop? Sam Curry tries to contact Google through various channels to get an explanation for this unexpected income. However, when he received no response, he decided to take it a step further and posted a screenshot of the income on his Twitter account, tagging Google. Most companies respond quite quickly on Twitter/X, usually faster than through official support channels.
What happened to the money? Thanks to the viral nature of this news on his X account, he finally managed to get Google to listen to him and open a communication channel. From that moment on, he confirmed through his social network that he had managed to receive a refund of money that ultimately did not belong to him.
To this day, it is unclear why Google made a payment of 250,000 euros to the employee’s account. Since Google has not commented on the error, we can only speculate why the money ended up in the account. In the end, it was perhaps just a typo made by another employee.
More about the office: During the Corona pandemic, many companies were forced to switch to remote work and let their employees work from home. However, many companies now want their employees to return to the office. One employee is prohibited from working from home and must return to the office. But he does not just accept that: Employee is forced into the office by the boss – He gives in and soon has his moment of triumph
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A new expansion of World of Warcraft has launched, and along with it comes a redesign of your character. Not only is the transmog changed, but you also pull out the optically matching mount. Collectors will find many new mounts in Khaz Algar. We will introduce you to some that you can easily farm.
Some are guaranteed drops, others require a bit of farming effort, and yet others need a good dose of luck.
Swarmite Skyhunter
A creepy mount – but easy to obtain. Image source: wowhead
You don’t have to farm the Swarmite Skyhunter in the traditional sense; you receive it upon completing the achievement “Glyph Hunter from Khaz Algar”.
You unlock this achievement by finding all the glyphs while flying in the new areas of The War Within.
You can check your individual progress in the various “Glyph Hunter” achievements.
When you are near a glyph, a text message will appear in the chat, and you will receive a buff that describes the approximate direction of the glyph.
If that’s too much effort, you can also use addons like “HandyNotes: The War Within.” Then all glyphs will be displayed on the map, and you just have to collect them in order.
Once you have collected all the glyphs in the 4 new areas, you will immediately unlock the mount.
Siesbarg
Siesbarg makes a big impression and is quite large. Image source: wowhead
Siesbarg is obtained at the end of a quest line, which, however, requires a significant amount of farming work. Since you will collect a large part of the materials “on the side” from dungeons, the requirement is not as high as one might initially fear.
First, you must defeat the rare enemy Tha’ktath in Azj-Kahet. You can find him at the coordinates 63 / 66 on a rise. However, this mob has a rather high respawn time, so it may take hours before you actually see him. It is likely that you will just encounter him randomly at some point.
Once you have defeated him, you will likely receive “Vial of Tha’kath’s Blood” as a drop. This item starts the quest line, for which you subsequently need to farm several things:
First, 1,500 Nerubian Chitin
Then, 1,000 Nerubian Toxin
Lastly, 500 Blood of the Nerubians
The items drop from all Nerubians in the expansion, including enemies in dungeons and raids. Those who are not in a hurry can let this quest run “on the side.” Others should join a farming group, of which there are usually several in the group finder.
Once you have completed the last step of the quest, you will proudly possess Siesbarg – a rather impressive creature.
You can find 3 more mounts on the next page.
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Even without work experience, the incomplete short resume of Steve Jobs reveals what he was destined to become.
What did Steve Jobs’ resume look like at 18? It is quick to read, as Steve Jobs did not fill in all the fields at 18 in 1973. For one, the future Apple co-founder omitted his phone number, and for another, like most at that age, he had little to no work experience.
But what he did include already shows a clear vision of what he intended to do with his life.
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A Historical Document
Where does the document come from? It was unearthed and published on X by the renowned Bloomberg reporter Jon Erlichman. We’ve embedded his tweet for you here:
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What does the resume say? Aside from the impressive calligraphy of young Jobs, the list of skills he had already acquired stands out: computers and dealing with various types of computers. He also makes it clear which types of jobs he was interested in as a college student: Electronics technician or design engineer. Both seem fitting for the visionary who was to help make the smartphone as we know it today a reality with the iPhone.
Whose resume is the second one? It is quite the opposite of Steve Jobs’ everyday artwork; it is the resume of 18-year-old Bill Gates from 1974: typed on a machine, appearing complete at first glance and much more detailed. His already detailed focus on software programming also stands out.
A gamer purchases a new graphics card on Amazon, but he only receives a fake. This is only noticed when he tries to connect the GPU to his computer.Such scams are repeatedly used on Amazon to harm buyers and Amazon itself.
A graphics card is one of the most important components in a gaming PC. A gamer wanted to invest in a particularly powerful upgrade, but instead, he receives a fake product from Amazon. This is reported by a friend who shares his case.
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Gamer receives cooler without the graphics card’s circuit board
What did the gamer purchase? A gamer orders an RTX 4090 on Amazon. This graphics card is currently the fastest GPU available on the market. The gamer uses a regular Amazon offer to order the graphics card and does not buy through a third-party seller. Here he pays £1,600, which is approximately €1,900.
When he opens the package and wants to connect the graphics card, he finds that the graphics card has no PCIe connection to attach the GPU to the motherboard. A friend must clarify for him: He does not have a graphics card, but only the cooler of a GPU, which is a (used) component offered on eBay for around €100. He posts the image on reddit.com.
Previous buyer sends only the cooling instead of the graphics card back
What exactly happened? In this specific case of the user, we cannot say how the fake came to be. Nevertheless, gamers repeatedly report or show images that they receive only a cooler instead of a GPU. And typically, there is always a similar scheme behind this:
Often there is a fraudster who buys a graphics card, swaps the official cooler for a water cooling block, and then returns only the official cooler to Amazon.
The person in the Amazon warehouse who checks the return does not recognize at first glance that it is “only” the cooler, but not the entire graphics card.
The graphics card is then listed as “like new” again by Amazon because the counterfeit went unnoticed.
The open beta of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has started. MeinMMO shows you which weapons you should play.
What kind of tier list is this? Already in the beta of Black Ops 6, you have a range of weapons at your disposal. We have looked at which weapons are currently being played a lot and perform well.
The meta is currently particularly influenced by submachine guns, as they play ideally on the small maps in combination with the new Omni-Movement.
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CoD Black Ops 6 Tier List of the Best Weapons
S-Tier
C9
A-Tier
Jackal PDW
Tanto .22
XM4
AK-74
AMES 85
B-Tier
XMG
SWAT 5.56
DM-10
SVD
LR .62
Marine SP
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The Best Weapons for Long and Short Distances
Depending on whether you are looking for a weapon for long or short to medium distances, different weapons are available as ideal choices. We present you with 2 options for different distances.
C9 – Submachine Gun
What makes the weapon so strong: The C9 has a high fire rate and a good time-to-kill, making it particularly effective in short to medium-range fights. Since it received a buff just before the start of the open beta, while the previously meta weapon was nerfed, more and more players are now using the C9.
What makes the weapon so strong: The Jackal PDW is characterized by a good time-to-kill and high mobility. It is also relatively easy to control. Since the Jackal PDW was nerfed before the open beta started, it is not as strong as it was in the early access beta.
What makes the weapon so strong? The XM4 is a good choice if you want to play a fully automatic weapon at medium to long distances. The assault rifle has a well-controllable recoil, deals quite high damage, and has a solid fire rate. This makes the XM4 an all-rounder on the battlefield.
AK-74 – Assault Rifle
What makes the weapon so strong? With the AK-74, you choose a weapon that is especially marked by its high damage. While you are not as mobile with the assault rifle as with other weapons, and you have to give up a high fire rate, if you don’t move much or prefer a weapon with high firepower, this is your choice.
Are you looking for an outstanding shooter for the PS5? With the BioShock series, you get a brilliant shooter for just 10 euros.To this day, the series is considered one of the best ever.
The BioShock series is regarded as one of the best shooter franchises that you can play on PC or consoles:
BioShock 1 is considered one of the best shooters ever and has a metascore of 96 today, putting it on the same level as Half-Life 2 (also 96).
Part 2 is still regarded as the weakest game in the trilogy, yet it received a metascore of 88.
BioShock Infinite, part 3 and conclusion of the series, again received 95 out of 100 points. Part 3 differed from its predecessors because this time you got to fight high up in the air instead of in an underwater city.
With the BioShock Collection, you can currently get one of the most popular shooter series on the PS Store for just 10 euros. The offer is valid until September 14, 2024. You can get an initial impression of the series with the following video:
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BioShock Collection as a Remaster with Better Graphics for PS4
What is the Collection? Behind BioShock: Collection is the official remaster of the shooter series: The graphics and technology have been revamped, and the game now runs on consoles at 60 FPS with high-resolution graphics. There are no real new features or additional content, except for the developer documentary titled “Imagining BioShock,” which does not play a significant role in gameplay.
What’s included? The BioShock: Collection consists of all three well-known BioShock games, including all DLCs. The multiplayer mode from BioShock 2 has been completely removed in this version, but this should not be a loss for most players.
Is it worth it? If you have never played the series and are looking for a brilliant shooter series that will keep you occupied for countless hours, you should definitely give BioShock a chance. It is no wonder that fans have been waiting for a sequel for years.
If you have already played the series and want to experience the games with better technology, then purchasing it might also be worthwhile. However, you must be aware that you won’t get a new story or other new content. Unless, of course, you are keen on the developer’s diary.
The PS5 is now over 3 years old. But is it still worth buying a PS5 in 2024? MeinMMO discusses the pros and cons of the Sony console and explains what you should consider if you are thinking about a purchase: Is it still worth buying a PS5 in 2024?
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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:
The developers at Blizzard have announced a massive patch for the 20th anniversary of World of Warcraft. Look forward to the return of Blackrock Depths as a raid, a new opening event for the gates of Ahn’Qiraj, celebrations in front of the Caverns of Time, and much more.
The date for the next “Letter from the Producer Live” of Final Fantasy XIV has been set! Naoki Yoshida will discuss the upcoming content for the MMORPG on September 29, 2024, from the Tokyo Game Show (via finalfantasyxiv.com).
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:
Greg “Ghostcrawler” Street spoke about the class design of “Ghost”. There are supposed to be many specialized classes that take on clear roles and possess strengths and weaknesses, similar to MOBAs like League of Legends.
The MMORPG ODIN: Valhalla Rising has been removed from Kakao Games’ release planning, leading to speculation that the game may not be coming to the West after its launch in South Korea in 2021 (via mmorpg.org.pl).
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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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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.
Meanwhile, Borderlands 4 was announced at the ONL of gamescom:
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Teaser trailer announces Borderlands 4
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.
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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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.
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.
We spoke with the heads about the upcoming expansion:
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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.”
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 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.
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”.
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.
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.
Black Myth: Wukong is still one of the most played games on Steam (as of: 06.09, 16:00)
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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Many of the new scenes could be tested in a beta beforehand. However, some are new, including scenes created specifically for the origin characters.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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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