Pokémon GO has announced a Raid Day with Legios. We will show you the bonuses and an evaluation.
When is the Raid Day with Legios? It will take place on Sunday, September 8, 2024. It runs from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
What are the bonuses of the Raid Day? The following bonuses apply:
Legios Raids in most gyms
Up to 5 free Raid Passes by spinning gyms
The shiny Legios is available for the first time
Increased chance of shiny Legios
Remote Raid limit at 20 instead of 5
Is there a ticket? Yes, it will cost 5 US dollars, according to the announcement. The Euro price is likely to be similar. The contents are:
8 additional Raid Passes by spinning
Increased chance of XL rare candies after raids
50% more XP from raids
Double stardust for raids
The ticket bonuses apply on September 8, 2024, from 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM.
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Is the Raid Day with Legios worth it?
Is Legios strong? In short: Currently not. It does not perform well in the battle league, nor is it among the best attackers in Pokémon GO for raids. The monster from the games Sword & Shield currently has no real role in Pokémon GO regarding battles.
Why should one raid? This Raid Day is more for collectors due to Legios’s weakness. However, the monster is making its debut in its shiny variant and also comes with an increased shiny chance. So, if you want to fill your shiny dex, you have a pretty good opportunity.
What does shiny Legios look like? You can find the shiny Legios here:
Who is the event worth it for? Overall, one can spend the 5 free Raid Passes since raids also bring XP as well as stardust and the chance of shiny Legios. However, you do not get a strong fighter here.
If you feel like doing a few raids and trying your shiny luck, you can take part in the event, but you don’t have to be upset if you miss it. There are other things to keep an eye on this month, as September will be very exciting for the game. The new season “Max Out” is coming. The new Dynamax feature is also coming into the game, which we will introduce here.
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George R.R. Martin has created a fantasy milestone with his epic surrounding Game of Thrones. However, the other great epic, The Lord of the Rings, has a major problem according to him, which he himself cannot have yet: the ending.
George R.R. Martin and Westeros. With A Song of Ice and Fire, Martin created a grand fantasy epic that not only received smaller spin-offs but also live-action adaptations in the form of Game of Thrones. The stories from Westeros seem to never end. House of the Dragon is currently airing, and with A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, there will be new material in the future.
Unlike the series, A Song of Ice and Fire is not yet finished. Since 2011, fans of the series have been waiting for TheWinds of Winter and for a soon ending of the story. Although he has not finished it yet, he has criticized the ending of The Lord of the Rings in 2014.
In the second season of ‘House of the Dragon’, the war begins with fire and blood
Martin has nothing to say about medieval philosophy
What does Martin say about Tolkien? In 2014, George R.R. Martin spoke with Rolling Stone magazine about Game of Thrones, and The Lord of the Rings also came up. At one point, he is asked about power in Game of Thrones and how everyone uses it poorly.
He explains that his portrayal of the power of rulers is a response to Tolkien. While he admires him, he questions Tolkien’s depiction of power. Martin refers to a medieval philosophy which suggests that if the person on the throne is good, the land will also prosper.
When we look at real history, it is not that simple. Tolkien can say that Aragorn became king and ruled for a hundred years, and he was wise and good. But Tolkien does not ask: What were Aragorn’s tax policies? Did he maintain a standing army? What did he do in times of floods and famine?
These are the questions Martin wanted to address in his works because real-life kings have real-life problems. He does not think good intentions are enough to govern a kingdom properly.
George R.R. Martin argues from a modern perspective. As reddit user brian5476 explained ten years ago, Martin obviously argues from a modern perspective. He compares this to Shakespeare, who of course also does not have modern narrative structures, yet he remains an important source of inspiration for stories to this day.
On Saturday, the community day with Robball will take place in Pokémon GO. We will show you how to make the most of the event.
What kind of event is this? The community day is an event that takes place every month. A specific Pokémon is featured, which you can encounter in a very high number during the event. In addition to an increased chance of encountering shiny specimens, there are also strong bonuses that are part of the event.
During the community day in August 2024, Robball is the star of the day. The starter Pokémon from the 7th generation is of the water type and can first evolve into Marikeck and then into Primarene.
We have compiled all the information about this community day, how to best prepare, and hints on how to make the most of the event.
Community Day in August 2024 with Robball – Start & Event Bonuses
What? Community Day with Robball When? Saturday, August 31, 2024 – From 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Exclusive Attack: Charged Attack Aquahaubitze for Primarene, if you evolve Marikeck into Primarene by 10:00 PM Bonuses: – Increased shiny chance for Robball – Tripled experience points when catching Pokémon – Double catch candy – Double the chance of XL candies when catching Pokémon from level 31 – Lures and incense last for 3 hours (not the daily adventure incense) – Snapshot surprises with Robball – Field research with Robball – PokéStop showcases with Robball and Primarene
Bonuses until 10:00 PM local time: – One additional special trade – 50% less stardust cost when trading
More content during the community day: After the event officially ends, you have from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM to participate in 4*-raids. Here you can challenge and defeat Marikeck. If you succeed, around the arena, additional Robball will appear for 30 minutes. You can only complete these raids on-site.
For $1 (approximately €1), you can also purchase a special research. Here you will encounter not only additional encounters with Primarene but also items like a lucky egg, 3 special candies, ultra balls, and more.
Starting from this community day, Primarene can also learn the charged attack Schaumserenade.
Who is the Community Day with Robball worth it for?
For collectors: If you are unable to register Robball and its evolutions in your Pokédex yet, this event is the perfect opportunity for you. Since both the number of Robball spawns and the amount of candy you receive are significantly increased, you can easily catch up on the entries during this event.
If you are interested in shinies, this event is also a good opportunity for you. With the increased shiny chance, you should have no problem getting one or another specimen.
For fighters: Robball and its evolutions are not the best attackers for raids and thus are also not found in the list of the best attackers in Pokémon GO. There are indeed better Pokémon for this. However, with the attack update, it could gain more relevance.
In the battle leagues, neither Robball nor its evolutions have played a significant role so far. However, since Primarene will receive a very good charged attack Aquahaubitze during this community day, it could see much more utility from this point on.
The perfect preparation for the community day in August 2024
Create space: To catch enough Pokémon, you should create enough space in your Pokémon box in advance. If you need to quickly send Pokémon during the event, there is a simple trick to quickly sort Pokémon.
Prepare items: To make the most of the event, you should also make appropriate preparations with your items.
Balls: Make sure you have enough balls in your inventory for the community day. If you have problems here, there are tips on how to collect Poké Balls in Pokémon GO.
Sananabeeren: If you use Sananabeeren, you will receive double the amount of candies when catching Pokémon. Since you already receive double the amount of candies during the community day, you can thus get four times the amount of candies.
Incense and Lure Module: By using these items, you can additionally increase the number of Robball you encounter. Moreover, both items have an increased duration of 3 hours when activated during the event.
Which Mega Pokémon are worth it for the event? If you want to further increase the amount of candies and experience points, you can activate a suitable Mega evolution for the event. Since Robball is of the water type, you can rely on the following Mega Pokémon:
Mega-Gyarados
Mega-Lahmus
Mega-Sumpter
Mega-Blastoise
What do you think of this community day? Are you looking forward to it and will you be participating, or are you less interested in Robball? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments. The first event for the upcoming season in Pokémon GO is already known: Pokémon GO announces ‘GO all out’ with 12 new Pokémon and 2 new shinies.
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CoD: Black Ops 6 will, just like MW2 and MW3, offer free items and two skins that you can earn during the beta weekends. We will show you the items and how you can get them.
Update, August 31: We have updated the section by explaining how to quickly earn the beta items.
When does the beta start? The beta for Black Ops 6 is divided into two dates. Depending on whether you pre-ordered or want to join for free, you should note the following dates:
Pre-order beta: August 30, 2024, at 19:00 until September 4, 2024, at 19:00
Open beta: September 6, 2024, at 19:00 until September 9, 2024, at 19:00
If you want to secure the free rewards, you should participate on one of the dates; otherwise, you will miss them. Activision has prepared many different items that you can pack into your locker. We will now show you which ones they are.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 shows its new multiplayer in the trailer
Black Ops 6: All Beta Rewards at a Glance
What items can I earn? Depending on which beta you participate in, you can earn up to 2 skins and various other goodies. The following are known:
Level 2: “Beta Tester” Animated Emblem
Level 6: “Beta Tag” Spray
Level 11: “No Bugs” Weapon Charm
Level 15: “Quick Draw” Emote
Level 20: “Squish” Westpoint Operator Skin (Can only be unlocked in the first week)
Level 20: “Squash” Westpoint Operator Skin (Can be unlocked in any week)
Level 23: “The Truth Lies” Loading Screen
Level 27: “Beta Expert” Animated Calling Card
Level 30: “Bug Smasher” Weapon Blueprint
The only special ones are the two operator skins. Sqish, the neon green skin, can only be unlocked by pre-orderers during the first beta weekend. If you’re not there, you will miss it.
All Beta Rewards
How do I get the items quickly? The beta has started, and we were able to take a look and find out how to quickly earn the items. We recommend going for kills, as they reliably bring XP. Pay attention to the Domination mode, as its mechanics ensure that rounds last long enough and you have enough time to wrap up the match with many kills.
The Twitch streamer Kevin “Papaplatte” Teller (27) conquered the wilderness of Canada in season 3 of 7 vs. Wild and endured the full time despite adverse conditions. But a parking garage in Cologne pushes him over the edge. His final boss is a parking garage attendant who shows no mercy.
That was the situation:
Papaplatte was, as he says, 3 hours at the hairdresser and just wanted “to go home”. He had parked in a parking garage in Cologne but wanted to be in Berlin by evening, as he had an appointment with his girlfriend.
But when trying to pay for his ticket at the ticket machine, the ticket machine did not respond as expected. It only accepted the ticket and spat it out unprocessed.
When Papaplatte had to use the phone button on the machine to speak to someone in person, his calls went unanswered. Slowly but surely, anger and frustration built up. What the 27-year-old did not know: Apparently, the parking garage attendant had already been keeping an eye on him.
Kevin “Papaplatte” Teller is currently one of the most popular Twitch streamers in Germany:
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This is how challenges for Papaplatte became a livelihood
“Kevin alone in the parking garage”
What happened? In a TikTok video, you can see how the streamer becomes increasingly desperate in the parking garage. When someone finally responds to the intercom, Papaplatte rushes to the machine, but the parking garage attendant has hung up by the time he reaches the machine.
Finally, Papaplatte simply takes the wheel and drives through the barrier without a parking ticket. When the parking garage attendant responds again, Papaplatte has already lost all patience. The attendant should let him out without paying, “Bro” – but the “Bro” has no intention of doing so and sends Papaplatte to the guardhouse.
In the conversation, it turns out that the parking garage attendant had apparently been observing the streamer the whole time but let him suffer and points out that he had only waited a few minutes. It seems that the parking garage attendant enjoyed watching the young man despair as he kept yelling into his phone.
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Final Boss Parking Garage Attendant Breaks Papaplatte
How does Papaplatte see it? He is angrier the day after than before. He keeps getting upset about “the little bastard” who made him suffer (via youtube).
He says he finds it so cheeky that “the little dog” let him squirm for 5 minutes and then cheekily reprimanded him. The streamer is upset that he stood for minutes in front of the machine without anyone responding and that during that time he was blasted with loud classical music.
He says he is otherwise never so aggressive and always tries to be friendly to everyone. But with the parking garage attendant, he “argued like never before”. He doesn’t even know when he last lost it:
That guy was really cheeky, coming out and saying: ‘Well, you just have to press the button. I saw you on the camera the whole time.’ I said: Well, you must have seen how I stood there and nobody came to help me.
All of this really pissed him off.
The majority of his fans seem to be enjoying the situation, even though some are concerned and ask exactly where this parking garage is, so they can avoid having such an experience.
In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the award for “Streamer of the Year 2024” was given. Once again, a person from the Spanish-speaking community won, and for the second time in a row, the Twitch streamer Samantha Rivers. However, in 2024, this caused a stir and heated discussions in the USA. The streamer Asmongold said that Rivers only won because she is a woman. This has triggered a wave of negative comments that the streamer is now suffering from.
This is the controversy:
For the “Streamer of the Year” award in Riyadh, 10 streamers from Twitch and YouTube were nominated, including 6 who stream in English, 2 who stream in Portuguese, and 2 who stream in Spanish.
The winner was the Mexican Rivers, the only woman in the field.
It was purely a community vote, yet there is now trouble.
He was a favorite for many to win the award. The YouTube streamer IShowSpeed:
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Asmongold complains about “Diversity” decision
What is the controversy? We reported on August 27 on meinMMO that Asmongold, who was not even nominated, criticized the decision and claimed, that Rivers only won because “she is a woman.”
It was a purely “diversity nomination” – Rivers is not even among the top female streamers.
It should have been either IShowSpeed or Kai Cenat who won.
xQc says: If it were based on numbers, he should have won 4 years in a row
US streamer xQc pointed out that he actually should have won four years in a row from 2019 to 2022 based on pure numbers. Because he was always far ahead. That’s pure mathematics.
However, such an award ceremony is not based on numbers, but is rather “biased” and therefore often misses the mark – it’s always been like this (via xQc Clips YouTube).
Who defends her? Rivers receives support from the Spanish-speaking community. El Rubius, so to speak the counterpart of xQc in Spain, says: If they, [the US streamers], want to win awards, they need to wake up.
He emphasizes that we cannot blame Rivers for winning an award that is awarded through a community vote.
The Spanish-speaking site 3DJuegos adds: That a streamer from the Spanish-speaking community won the award for the fifth time in a row. But in 2024, Americans were upset about it for the first time.
Who actually won the award? The list of winners looks like this (via Dot Esports):
2016 – Michael “Imaqtpie” Santana
2017 – Dr Disrespect (a.k.a Guy Beahm)
2018 – Tyler “Ninja” Blevins
2019 – Dr Disrespect
2020 – Ibai “Ibai” Llanos
2021 – Ibai
2022 – Ibai
2023 — Samy Rivers
For four years, English-speaking streamers won, but since 2020, Spanish-speaking ones have.
Rivers herself says: She didn’t even want to win the award
What does the winner herself say? For the 26-year-old, the situation is apparently extremely uncomfortable. She writes in a tweet on August 27:
The comments, messages in all my social media full of hate and harassment and even death threats that I have been receiving from other communities for days make no sense. I don’t know what the hate against me is supposed to be justified by.
I am not a controversial person; I always avoid problems. It’s an award that is given 100% by voting. For those who don’t know: My community always votes for me to support me.
I asked in a tweet that they not vote for me; it’s not my fault, and it’s not their fault that a vote decides who wins the award. This year I could neither attend the award ceremony nor did I have anything to do with it.
It’s distressing and scares me how cruel people can be to someone without thinking about how that person will feel and without even knowing them or speaking their language. People I admired are now throwing shit at me for something I didn’t ask for. I apologize to the Speed and Kai community, but it wasn’t my fault.
And for people with such a large community that they don’t mind saying bad things about someone without knowing anything about them, I hope they realize the impact they have and that they are only inciting hate against someone who has done nothing. In my 4 years on the internet, this has never happened to me, but I wouldn’t wish it on anyone.
Rivers accuses US streamers of inciting hate against her without knowing her
What’s behind it: It’s a very uncomfortable situation. The “person I admire and who is now saying terrible things about me without knowing me” is apparently referring to Asmongold.
He is apparently being referred to as the one who incites hate and causes much harm: Asmongold.
A survey sheds light on how far some bosses go to avoid hiring recent graduates.
Which applicants are we specifically talking about? A survey by the website intelligent.com among around 800 executives from U.S. companies addressed questions concerning graduates from recent years. All of these belong to the so-called Generation Z, as they were born between 1996 and 2012. The bosses and executives are mostly still attributed to the Boomers of the post-war period or Generation X (1965 to 1979).
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Preference for experienced employees – even if it costs more
How do the bosses and supervisors behave? About 40 percent indicate that they reject young applicants and prefer to grant privileges or pay higher salaries to older employees instead. Around half of these decision-makers, who are rather averse to Generation Z, for example, rather prefer to offer experienced subordinates alternative models, such as remote work or hybrid working, than to hire entry-level professionals.
Why are the Boomers rejecting applicants from Gen Z? Here, a distinction must be made between two areas:
the specific applicant in question
general opinion about entry-level professionals
In the job interview, situations occur repeatedly according to the survey that raise doubts about the suitability of the respective person. These include:
54 percent of the nearly 800 respondents complain that applicants avoid eye contact. One in five has even experienced that applicants did not want to turn on their camera during online calls.
53 percent report excessive salary demands
51 percent found the appearance inappropriate at least once (especially clothing)
About one in five has experienced a parent being brought along to the interview
What could cause this behavior of Gen Z? There may be individual reasons, but in general, Professor of Communication at Ithaca College, Diane M. Gayeski, points to the need to consider the accompanying circumstances during higher education.
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected their social and professional development in many ways. Not just at educational institutions, but also outside of them. The pandemic had a significant impact on this subgroup within Gen Z. This aligns with similar findings from another survey by intelligent.com in which a large majority of executives stated that the general criticisms they have of Gen Z are particularly severe in the most recent graduating classes.
What is often criticized? The initial survey provides the following picture: “The youngest graduating classes …
“do not complete the assigned work.” This is fully or mostly agreed upon by slightly less than 2/3.
“arrive late to work.” About 60 percent affirm this.
“do not submit work on time.” About 59 percent confirm this statement as well.
“do not dress appropriately for the situation.” 57 percent see this trend confirmed even after the job interview
“are difficult employees and do poor work.” Approximately half agree with these statements.
Are these just opinions or are there facts to back this up? These are just statements from people about other people. Science puts much of this into perspective. Ultimately, many problems can be traced back to differences in perception and handling situations: Gen Z thinks differently and simply lacks experience. Furthermore, the economic situation complicates many things that were taken for granted by earlier generations.
A personal, instanced hangar for players – with a ship elevator that can accommodate your largest spaceship
Cargo elevators
Item banks
New cargo missions
It should be possible for players with a certain criminal inclination to break into foreign hangar instances
Global action event where you have to break the blockade from criminal gangs and escort cargo
Here is the trailer for Alpha patch 3.24 and the new cargo functions of Star Citizen:
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Star Citizen: Everything is better with your own hangar – Trailer presents features of patch 3.24
Threat to Playability
Why had the features to be postponed? Before the release of patch 3.23, the cargo features could not pass the final tests. The developers were worried that the new feature could highly negatively impact the playability of the Alpha of Star Citizen.
The reason: The new cargo functions are closely linked to various other systems of Star Citizen. Connecting not yet fully stable functions with all these systems could have led to a strong impairment of the player experience for all Alpha testers, up to the point of unplayability. The developers want to prevent such a frustrating situation at all costs.
Additionally, more time was needed to incorporate testers’ feedback into areas like the kiosk interface, design of the cargo elevators, and the functionality of the cargo.
What comes next? Star Citizen is approaching the next milestone. The launch of Alpha 4.0 is planned for the third quarter of 2024, which will bring a new star system (with six planets and moons each) including Pyro.
In the last live stream about Diablo 4, Blizzard announced that with Vessel of Hatred rune wordsare coming to the game. The developers are also adjusting the difficulty levels. You can test this in the upcoming week on the PTR.
On August 29, the developers of Diablo 4 announced in their live stream that significant changes will come to the game with the first expansion, Vessel of Hatred. Previously, Diablo chief Rod Fergusson noted in an interview at gamescom (via YouTube): “What Season 4 did with the loot, Season 6 will do with the progress.”
A large part of the changes will be integrated into the base game, including the revision of difficulty levels in Diablo 4 and the new progress system. Other features can only be used if you purchase Vessel of Hatred. These include the new class, the Spiritborn, as well as the new runes.
When does the PTR run? The PTR runs from September 4 to September 11, with the preload being available according to community manager Adam Fletcher on August 30 during the day (via X). This time, the PTR is divided into two phases:
Phase 1: You will test a few new features, but there is no boost NPC. Blizzard states: “In the first part of PTR 2.0, we want to receive information and feedback on the natural experience of players without modifiers.” In this phase, there will be no runes.
Phase 2: From September 6, you can use the Boost NPC. With that, you can set your level to 50 or 60, uncover the map completely (including waypoints and strongholds), complete all torment levels, unlock all runes, and receive guides for hardening.
Who can use the PTR? Blizzard is again making the PTR available to all players who own a Battle.net version of Diablo 4 on PC. Your characters will be copied in advance to prepare them for the PTR.
You can find the full patch notes for the PTR Patch 2.0 on the second page of the article. A small warning: They are VERY extensive and currently only available in English.
In October, the first expansion of Diablo 4, Vessel of Hatred, will start. There, you will also be able to play the new class along with the rune words:
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Blizzard explains the Spiritborn, the new class in Diablo 4 and its spirits
What can I test? On the PTR, you will test updates and features that will come to the base game with Season 6 and Vessel of Hatred. You will gain insights into various innovations, including:
Runes
the new progress system
the new difficulty system
reworked and new items
new skills and Paragon boards for all classes
adapted monster levels
the new system for leveling glyphs
Vessel of Hatred brings rune words to Diablo 4
What are rune words?Blizzard showcased rune words for Diablo 4 at BlizzCon 2019, but they did not make it into the game at that time. With Vessel of Hatred, that is changing. Rune words provide your player characters a new way to create their own skills. The runes work with “offerings” that you collect when you fulfill certain conditions.
With Vessel of Hatred, two types of runes are introduced:
Ritual runes: you collect offerings under certain conditions
Invocation runes: uses offerings to grant a powerful effect
Example: With the Bac rune of Ritual, you collect 50 offerings per 5 meters your character moves. The Jah rune of Invocation replaces escape with teleportation, requiring 500 offerings.
There are magical, rare, and legendary runes. You place the runes into items that have two sockets. You can combine each ritual rune with any invocation rune. Rune words allow you to use skills from other classes. Runes are tradeable and stackable.
Where can I get runes? On the PTR, you will receive runes from the NPC “PTR-Boost” in Zarbinzet via the dialogue option. Otherwise, monsters drop runes of each rarity, and you can craft them yourself. Additionally, you can then create Mythic Uniques with runes and magnificent sparks.
New Level System and New Difficulty Levels
What changes are there to the level system? The Paragon points you unlock are tied to your Realm rather than to the character. Specifically, this means that all Paragon levels are shared among all your characters on a Realm. The new max level is 60, thus granting you 10 additional skill points. From level 60 onwards, you will collect Paragon levels.
What changes are there to the world tiers? The world tiers will become difficulty levels. The higher the difficulty level you play, the more gold and XP you will earn. There are four standard difficulty levels:
Normal (for those looking for a light challenge) – unlocked by default
Hard (more challenging) – unlocked by default
Expert (more challenging) – unlocked after completing the prologue of Diablo 4
Repentant (increased risks, preparation for the new torment difficulty levels) – unlocked at level 50
After that, the new torment difficulty levels await you, with which the endgame begins. Your progress is tightly linked with the pit since: You unlock higher torment difficulty levels when you complete higher levels in the pit. You unlock the pit at character level 60. Higher torment difficulty levels additionally reduce your armor and resistance values.
Monster levels will no longer be displayed; they will adapt to the difficulty level you are playing. Thus, with the difficulty levels, you determine how challenging Diablo 4 is.
What else can I test on the PTR? You will level glyphs starting from Season 6 no longer in Nightmare Dungeons but in the pit. The max level of glyphs will increase to 100, and you can upgrade glyphs at level 46 to a legendary glyph.
In World of Warcraft: The War Within the auction house is currently struggling. The performance has been poor for days, taking ages to trade items. Blizzard is working on it but is not communicating well enough about what phase it is in.
Update from August 30, 2024 – 2:54 PM: We can access the WoW auction house again with our characters after a few minutes. Let’s get those items!
What is wrong with the WoW auction house? The virtual marketplace of Azeroth, where players can buy and sell countless items, has been struggling for several days. In the official World of Warcraft forum, for instance, one affected player reported that it sometimes takes 30 minutes to purchase their desired item (via eu.forums.blizzard.com).
How is Blizzard responding to the issue? In a forum post on us.forums.blizzard.com, Community Manager Kaivax explained a few hours ago:
“We are aware of the issues affecting the performance of the auction house in WoW and are working to diagnose and resolve them. Currently, the auction house is operational, but the response times are hindered. We will inform you as soon as we have new information on the situation. Thank you!”
WoW has often faced problems:
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3 times World of Warcraft was declared dead
Operational? Not at all!
What is the current status? Even though Kaivax’s statement suggests otherwise, the auction house – at least on the servers we could check – is “currently closed. Please try again later.”
It is unclear how long the auction house will remain inaccessible. We are keeping an eye on the official forums and various X-channels from Blizzard for you and will update this message as soon as we know more.
This is not the first time the auction house in World of Warcraft has caused problems. MyMMO demon Cortyn, for example, encountered a bug during WoW: Dragonflight that affected nerves and the gold market – and that’s when the fun stops: A bug in the WoW auction house costs me thousands of gold every day
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In Star Wars Outlaws there are plenty of skills that you can learn. Lockpicking is one of them. We will explain how the minigame works.
What is lockpicking in Star Wars Outlaws? At the beginning of the game, Kay needs to get a data stick. She not only carries it stylishly in her hair, but it also helps her to pick any lock. When you attempt to pick a lock, a minigame will open, which you will need to complete with rhythm.
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Stay in the Rhythm
How do I succeed in lockpicking? You will quickly notice that the lockpicking minigame is easier than it initially seems. You only need a little sense of rhythm.
The mechanism of the lock will make a clicking noise, and you must drill with your data stick at the right moment. You need to do this at least two to four times in the correct rhythm. So pause for a moment to hear the right intervals and then use your data stick.
The light pulses on the right side and on your data stick itself can help you find the rhythm.
You can adjust the additional light pulses in the game settings. To do this, go to the settings under “Game” and scroll down to the “Minigames” section. Here you can enable the “Visual Assistance for Lockpicking” option.
What if I don’t want to play the minigame? If you don’t want to bother with rhythm, Ubisoft provides you with several options. You can find all the settings under “Settings” – “Game” – “Minigames”:
Change difficulty: If you find the minigame too difficult (or too easy), but still want to play it, you can adjust the difficulty level.
Completely disable the minigame: In “Challenge: Lockpicking Rhythm,” you can disable the minigame and bypass it. You will then need to use your data stick for a while until the lock is picked.
Here you can adjust all settings for the lockpicking game.
Lockpicking in Star Wars Outlaws is one of Kay Vess’s main abilities. As an outlaw, she needs to pick her way through locked doors. She must do this regularly in her missions, which she receives from the syndicates, but which syndicate should I choose and what rewards do they offer?
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Masashi Kishimoto finished the manga of Naruto back in 2014. In hindsight, he regrets not having shown one of the most important characters anymore. He regrets that he did not provide more background and story for the character.
Who is it about? In an interview, the author of Naruto admits that he would have liked to show more of Sakura. She is a team member of Naruto and has been there since the beginnings of the anime and manga.
She is one of the most important characters, which is why Kishimoto would have liked to develop her further. He would have particularly focused on her story, her background, and her relationship with her parents.
She is the only one whose parents were not explicitly drawn. I should have talked more about her in the story, but I missed the opportunity. And it became too complicated to do so in the middle or at the end of the story.
Twice, Sakura’s parents have been shown, but not in the official manga. The parents appeared briefly in the 271st filler episode of Naruto Shippuden and in a special episode about the 6th Shippuden movie. However, they do not even appear in the main story. He wishes he could have created a scene around their family.
You can relive the story of Naruto in Ultimate Ninja Storm 4:
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Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 – Opening Trailer
Sakura’s parents are not part of the official story
What do we know about Sakura’s parents? Sakura’s parents are named Kizashi and Mebuki Haruno. Kizashi has reddish-brown hair shaped like a cherry blossom. The mother has short, dark blonde hair. Neither of them has the same light pink hair color as Sakura.
In the fillers, Kizashi appears as a cheerful and funny character. He loves puns and often annoys his wife with them. Mebuki, on the other hand, is a rather serious person and cares a lot about others. Unfortunately, there isn’t much more to tell about the two, as their appearance is very brief.
The gaming clan “FaZe” wanted to reinvent itself. But the renaissance is now facing a significant setback, as the boss Richard “FaZe Banks” Bengston explains (32). He is desperate about the “new kids” he hired to save the clan. Among them is the 21-year-old Stable Ronaldo from Fortnite, who is overstepping the mark.
After the clan became increasingly commercial, with people like Snoop Dogg joining, and the clan even going public, came the harsh awakening and the clan collapsed. One of the founders, FaZe Banks, took command again and wanted to rebuild the clan. To do this, he first kicked a bunch of people out of the clan – he communicated this via Twitter.
An important center for the new FaZe was supposed to be a “content house” where young members of the clan would live and create content together.
He is an example for the young creators on Twitch, even though he is not in FaZe: Clix, who is huge on Fortnite:
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18-year-old Fortnite streamer buys a Lamborghini for 193,000 € – When he wants to show off, everything goes wrong
Young Twitch stars wreak havoc in house during “prank war”
What was the problem? When you put a bunch of guys in a house, there apparently is trouble. Some young members of FaZe were together in the “crib”, the crib, including:
As the site Sportskeeda reports, the guys caused a huge chaos in the house because they constantly played “pranks” on each other. This “prank war” escalated. They ran around the house, threw each other into the swimming pool, threw flour at each other, screamed, wrestled, and shrieked.
In short: they behaved like teenagers on a sugar rush during a school trip to Italy where the teacher drank too much red wine one evening and sleeps very soundly.
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Landlord kicks the clan out and kills the content plans
This is the result: The clan dad of the boys, FaZe Banks, does not find this funny at all. Apparently, the landlord had warned the clan several times.
Now the landlord has kicked the FaZe Clan out of the content house and kept the deposit. As FaZe Banks explains in his own slang, he has allegedly flushed several hundred thousand US dollars down the toilet. By September 1, they must vacate the house.
FaZe Banks complains – they have lost a year’s deposit that they had advanced.
He told these shitty kids that this was their last chance with the crib. They had such big plans for the house and wanted to set everything necessary for a huge subathon in September.
A new addon for World of Warcraft is live. Is it worth returning with The War Within? MeinMMO analyzes what the game is currently worth.
A week has passed since the launch of the “Early Access” of World of Warcraft: The War Within. Most of the “launch content” has been played by now, and slowly but surely, more and more heroes are reaching level 80, playing the endgame campaign, or collecting glory for fancy rewards.
Some former players and veterans are peeking with one eye at the new expansion. The familiar tingling returns, and one wonders: Should we play the new expansion? Will it be fun? Is WoW now “good” and what one wants?
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WoW: The War Within – Forces Within
Quests and Leveling
The main campaign is relatively short but quite interesting. If you only follow the main quests, you will finish the campaign around level 76 or 77. In that case, you will have to complete some side quests or visit dungeons.
However, it is practically impossible for the quests to “run out” before level 80. There are more side quests and small stories than in all previous expansions combined. In fact, there are so many quests that you can reach level 80 in the second zone if you really want to complete them all.
The leveling phase is – even after the nerf – relatively quick. If you go all out and want to finish quickly, you can do it in around 4 hours. Those who take their time to explore and enjoy the world can spend around 20 hours.
The story of Xal’atath and Alleria runs through the entire campaign – but there are also many other things to experience.
Is it a good time to start?
It is clear: There is hardly a better time to start than the first few weeks of a new expansion. Currently, most players are still on the “same level” in terms of knowledge about the new game world, dungeons, or secrets.
You are practically “learning” together with the other players and can join a group with similar interests. At a later time, this is often more difficult or requires more effort. Getting in late during an active season, for instance, makes it harder to learn routes for “Mythic+” or boss mechanics that everyone has already considered as basic knowledge.
Additionally, the first weeks of a new expansion are often referred to as the “honeymoon phase”. Because everything is new and interesting, and you can discover something unknown around every corner, everything just feels good and fresh. This is a typical wedding period for World of Warcraft, which you only experience every 2 years at the beginning of an expansion.
Professions are important – and especially at the beginning, you should be there.
Has WoW improved?
Whether WoW has improved or not is difficult to evaluate objectively. The player base of WoW is so diverse and varied that everyone considers different aspects important and correct. Therefore, the listing in this article is of course somewhat subjective, but should at least provide some points of reference:
Almost everything is now account-wide. Reputation, rewards, currencies, and even a large part of the loot can be sent to other characters of the account. Playing multiple characters has never been easier.
Most of the content can be completed solo or as a group. For the first time, there are many group activities that can alternatively be completed alone if desired – such as Depths or Companion Dungeons.
Crafting and professions play a significant role again. Thanks to specializations, you can build a good reputation on your own realm and beyond.
There is hardly any “mandatory” content and many options for obtaining good gear. Raids, dungeons, depths, PvP, world quests, events, rare enemies, crafting. There is something for everyone.
One thing that cannot yet be answered is the question of long-term motivation. Can The War Within really captivate for many months? Will there be “nothing to do” after a few weeks?
Without a look into the crystal ball, this of course cannot be definitively answered. However, when considering the changes in World of Warcraft over the past years, and observing how quickly the developers released new content in Dragonflight, it is a good indication. Even now, Blizzard is not only working on Patch 11.0.5 and 11.0.7, but also the large follow-up patches are already long remembered.
Currently, it seems that Blizzard can maintain the rhythm of “new content every 6-10 weeks”. So if you can get excited about all kinds of content, you should find lasting entertainment in World of Warcraft: The War Within in the coming months.
Conclusion: It won’t get better, but also never perfect for everyone
World of Warcraft: The War Within offers more of what is already known – but with many adjustments, such as the warband, which makes the gaming experience much smoother and simply better. The game no longer tries to “force” you to play as often as possible – rather, your time is respected, and every minute feels interesting and worthwhile. World of Warcraft has simply become a more modern MMORPG with The War Within, recognizing the signs of the times without losing its classic WoW charm.
However, if you belong to those who think that World of Warcraft has not been “good” since Wrath of the Lich King, and that most changes have negatively transformed the game, then The War Within will be hard-pressed to convince you.
The classes and combat have become sharper and more complex, and most of the content – including social interactions – is optional. If you want that, you can have it, but no one is forced to. If you believe that an MMORPG can only be good when group activities are constantly “forced”, then The War Within is also “not a good MMORPG”.
Everyone else should give in to their urge and just play the new expansion for a month. Because just the story and the game world while leveling provide a more than solid gaming experience that can entertain for many evenings if you are susceptible to the typical WoW gameplay.
At least a thorough look should be worthwhile for veterans and returnees. But it’s best to also get the opinions of friends and former guild mates who may still be active – because they probably know better individually which kind of content you enjoy. If you want more information about the new expansion, you can learn more in the article on all content of The War Within.
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Information about Memoriapolis: The game emphasizes strategic city building. It launched in Early Access on August 29, 2024, on Steam and was developed by 5PM Studio.
What kind of game is this? In Memoriapolis, you take control of a single city, which at first doesn’t have much to offer. Your task is to develop this future metropolis, which according to the developers is supposed to become the “capital of all capitals.”
The twist: You track and influence the development of your city over 2,500 years. Your city can go through four ages, during which it continuously adapts and sees new developments added.
You can see what that looks like in the gameplay trailer:
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Memoriapolis – The City-Builder in the Trailer
What are the features in Memoriapolis?
You focus on a single city that is meant to grow steadily. In doing so, you make decisions regarding culture, resource usage, and more. For example, you can decide whether your focus is on craftsmanship or if you are interested in a philosophically oriented culture. The game offers a total of 6 different cultures.
Interestingly, your citizens shape how the city looks to some extent. For example, you do not lay down paths yourself; instead, the people in the city build their own routes. You mainly make the “big” decisions and directions and simultaneously observe how they impact the city.
Additional features include:
There are various factions that want to join you. They bring bonuses but also needs. This can be helpful but also stressful.
You can participate in global events; large empires approach you – for help or conflict.
You create wonders. This allows you to enter the next age, and your city will grow larger.
How is the game being received? The game has been available for one day, and it hasn’t received many reviews yet. Of the 73 reviews so far, 82% are positive, so the game currently stands at “very positive.” The gameplay, which has a strategic approach where the city somewhat self-develops, is particularly praised.
However, some critical comments interpret this differently – in that you manage more than actually build yourself. Therefore, one should consider what to expect from such a game. By the way: If you like building games with a puzzle approach, Preserve might be something for you.
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With Season 6 and Vessel of Hatred, the developers are really shaking things up for Diablo 4. The community seems pleased with the changes and says: This will be a whole new game.
In the “Campfire Chat” livestream on August 29, the developers gave the first insights into the changes coming with the upcoming season and the expansion “Vessel of Hatred” in Diablo 4. Basically, they are overhauling the entire leveling and difficulty system.
This will include new features and new items, adjustments to endgame content, and “Quality of Life” updates. The changes seem to be very well received by the players. On Reddit, the community discusses the upcoming updates and sees them as a “massive win.”
In October, players can expect Season 6, as well as a new expansion for Diablo 4, Vessel of Hatred:
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Trailer for Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred provides insight into the story of the expansion
“These changes are perfect”
What are players praising? In a thread on Reddit, “nanosam” writes that the Update 2.0 is essentially a brand new game. “So many fundamental changes, it’s just incredible,” he writes.
The masterworking materials are still obtained at the end of your runs in the pit and in the hell hordes, so only after the boss fight. The pit will become a mechanic for altering the difficulty in Diablo 4 with Update 2.0, which is expected to come with the expansion. Additionally, you will level your glyphs there.
“nanosam” considers the changes a huge “win” for Diablo 4. The thread has already collected over 2,000 upvotes – clearly, many players agree with him. In the comments, other users also share their views.
“EnderCN” writes: “These changes to nightmare dungeons and the pit are perfect. The pit is made for rushing, which makes it great for glyphs.” In the nightmare dungeons, enemies will also drop the materials for masterworking.
In response, “nanosam” says: “I LOVE that all elites in nightmare dungeons will drop the materials, so clearing the entire dungeon will be rewarded instead of just rushing to the boss.”
Other users compare the update to Diablo 3. “hyperion602” writes in the comments:
Honestly, this whole patch changes the game in Diablo 3 2.0. (Which is fine by me, btw, I had a lot more fun in Diablo 3 than ever before in Diablo 4, unfortunately).
The terror difficulty system, which is tied to the pit levels: Just like in D3 (although it’s more direct here […]). The overhaul of Paragon glyphs: Just like the legendary gems from D3, which even come from the same type of content (pit/GR). Account-wide Paragon points: Just like in D3. Paragon points uncoupled from character levels: Just like in D3. The overhaul of ancestral items: Basically changes them into ancient items from D3.
Experts seem optimistic
What do experts say? In a YouTube video, Diablo expert wudijo believes that the game will become “much more like Diablo 3” in many ways – but in a good way. He says: “There are overhauls to difficulty levels, the paragons, glyphs, the pit, basically everything. Runes are coming back […].”
Diablo expert Raxxanterax explains in his YouTube video that he is optimistic about the update. He believes that many of these ideas could really improve the game. Many of the problems that existed a year ago are no longer present, says Raxxanterax. The expert states: “If the pit is fun and the transition from terror level 1 to terror 2 and then to terror 3 actually represents serious progression that you are really working on […] then it will be a great experience.”
A large part of the changes can already be tested by players in the coming week on the PTR (Public Test Realm) for Update 2.0 – including the rune words. This time, the test is split into two phases. When the PTR takes place, who can participate, and what you can specifically test will be covered in our summary: Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred brings rune words and you can test them soon – Patch Notes for the PTR
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With Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail, two new classes for the MMORPG were introduced at the beginning of July. However, one of them was significantly nerfed just a month later. The head of the game now speaks about the controversial changes to the Viper.
How was the Viper changed? Upon the release of Dawntrail, the Viper job was a fast DPS with a complex command rotation. MyMMO editor Sophia Weiß even compared the complexity of the rotation to the Tokyo subway system. You can read her preview report here.
With the release of the Balance Patch 7.05, the Viper was simplified: The combos are now easier, a debuff for opponents was swapped for a buff for the player character, and the complex positioning requirements were eased.
In the video, we introduce you to the Viper and the second new class, the Pictomancer:
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Final Fantasy XIV: Here are the 2 new jobs in Dawntrail – Pictomancer and Viper in under 2 minutes
Players liked it – But the devs still adjusted it
Why was the Viper adjusted? Originally, many more adjustments to the Viper were planned. What eventually made it into the game, according to Naoki Yoshida, is based on player feedback. The basic idea was to make the Viper more accessible to more players.
In the future, the team also wants to continue to pay attention to player feedback when it comes to adjusting and designing the Viper.
What does Naoki Yoshida say about it? In an interview during gamescom 2024 in Cologne, Naoki Yoshida said that the developers had intensely debated the changes internally – up until the last minute. Even the Battle Director of the MMORPG was internally torn at the launch of Dawntrail.
We made adjustments right up until the last minute [before the release of the expansion] and considered the possibility that some players might give feedback that it was too hectic to play. We then released the job as is, and found that many players said it was so hectic that they couldn’t see the mechanics.
[…]
We had already identified some actions beforehand that would inevitably mean stress for the players. Ultimately, we [with 7.05] simply changed what we had originally planned, and that had nothing to do with community feedback.
Naoki Yoshida in an interview with Eurogamer, 28.08.2024
When the changes were announced, the development team received a lot of feedback from players who were already playing the job at max level. They were already used to the job and the hectic pace: They were happy with how it played.
Especially in North America and Europe, Yoshi-P recalls many people who accused him on social media of listening too much to the community. Yoshida emphasizes that player feedback actually had very little influence on the decision. There is no need to worry here.
The developers of the upcoming Warhammer game Space Marine 2 had difficulties with the thick armor of the super soldiers.
What kind of game is this?
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is an upcoming third-person shooter set in the dark Warhammer universe.
Space Marine 2 will be released on September 9, 2024, for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series, and is the sequel to the first part, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, released in 2011.
You play as the legendary Space Marines, using superhuman abilities to crush alien Tyranids.
The game will feature a co-op campaign, a 6v6 multiplayer mode, and the PvE mode “Operations.”
Here you can see a trailer for Space Marine 2:
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New trailer shows nearly 8 minutes of multiplayer gameplay from the bloody carnage in Space Marine 2
Space Marines are too thick to run
What difficulties did the armor present? In an interview with PC Gamer, Tim Willits, Chief Creative Officer at “Space Marine 2” developer Saber Interactive, revealed that portraying the armor in motion was a challenge:
When Games Workshop designed the first Space Marine miniature, they didn’t think about him running and shooting in all that armor. It was definitely a challenge to get him running, landing, jumping, and fighting with armor that is somewhat unrealistic.
Such a body naturally requires special armor. The armor of the Space Marines makes them walking tanks, ensuring you don’t fail even if your teammates are “idiots”. After all, you should be able to complete a mission on your own if necessary.
In Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, you can look forward to a significant change that will allow you to get cool skins even faster; the developers are changing how you obtain weapon skins, known as “Camos”.
What kind of change is this? In Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, there is a new system for obtaining weapon skins. While you previously had to level up your weapons before you could unlock the skins for them, the new system allows you to start this right from the beginning.
Another change involves where you obtain the skins: Each game mode offers its own skins as seen in MW3, and for the first time, Warzone will also be included alongside the multiplayer and zombie modes. To unlock the skins, you now need to complete various tasks. This means you can jump right in from the start.
This is what the new multiplayer of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 looks like:
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 shows its new multiplayer in the trailer
Skins available on the first day
How do you get the skins now? The new unlocking system is divided into three stages. Everyone starts with the military camouflage. Here, nine different skins are available per game mode and per weapon, totaling 27.
For most weapons, the task is to take out your opponents with headshots. However, there are different tasks for rocket launchers, knives, and shotguns.
Once you have unlocked your nine military camos for the game mode, you move on to the unique camos. There are two per game mode and weapon, making a total of six.
The tasks that await you here are designed to better fit the specific playstyle of the weapon and will be a bit more challenging. Once unlocked, you can also use the unique camos for other weapons as long as you have also unlocked the military camos for them.
Here you can see some of the new camos:
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The coolest camos are probably the mastery camos. You will receive these once you complete the unique camos. Here, multiple tasks await you for each skin, combining specific challenges with general challenges.
Is anything changing with the weapons? Yes, aside from the skins, all players should be pleased if they don’t want to do without scopes in-game. As the developers from Activision revealed, players in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will no longer have to unlock the “Optic Node” (via blizzard.com) for each weapon.
Players will instead have direct access to the “Optic Attachment” category starting from weapon level 1. This means you can immediately attach one of your previously unlocked class scopes to your weapon. Those who want to check out the system can already do so in the beta: Black Ops 6 Beta: Release, Preload, and Game Pass – All Information
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Once Human monetizes itself through purchases in its shop. Skins and weapons can then be bought with premium currency. Now the developers have reintroduced loot boxes into the game, and fans are not at all satisfied.
Why do fans have a problem? It’s about the latest patch for Once Human, which was rolled out on August 29. In this patch, many bugs and issues were addressed, but new cosmetic items were also introduced, fitting for summer.
While a majority of the skins in the shop were sold directly, the new items of the summer collection are now being sold in loot boxes. Before this collection was offered, there was the set from “Pyro Glide,” which was also sold in loot boxes. Even back then, fans complained about it (via youtube.com), but as it looks now, the developers are continuing with it.
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Im Survival-Spiel Once Human müsst ihr zusammenarbeiten
Loot boxes instead of solutions for bugs
What do fans say? The fans are not very happy about the new offer; worse yet, some of them want to boycott the game. In the official announcement on X (formerly Twitter) about the new patch, fans expressed their frustration and commented with the following opinions:
“I don’t like the gambling aspect of loot boxes. Can we just buy the cosmetics directly? I guarantee that people would be more open to buying if they had the freedom to do so.” – iSupernovaCat
“We know you need to make money, but let us just buy the [items] we want. No one seems to like loot boxes.” – jat0rz
“We will not be stacking another box like this. How long has it been, a month since the last one?” – MixelPlx
“Stop with the damn loot boxes, or I will spend my money on other games instead.” – arentyoukind
“Enough with these loot boxes and improve the rubber banding, lag, and keep working on servers and a new map. That is more important than boxes.” – KokeshikenMedia
“Please stop with the loot boxes! Let us just buy the cosmetics” – shadowISworse
While many are complaining about the loot boxes, it becomes clear that Once Human still has issues with bugs as well as connections to the servers. Some fans are also complaining about rubber banding.
What is the problem with loot boxes? Loot boxes contain items that you can only obtain through luck. You pay real money, get to open a box, and then have a % chance to get the item you want. Usually, the best items are even rarer to obtain.
This means that players often spend more money to get the item they want. Essentially, this is gambling, as you quickly find yourself spending more and more until you get the item you wanted.
This can end pretty badly. Games like Counter-Strike with its skins, FIFA with its cards, or the old Call of Duties with their supply drops have left a bitter taste, and for many fans, this is a topic they do not want to see in their games. More about Once Human and its bugs can be found here: Players of Once Human demand all their money back because they simply can no longer play
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