The most notable feature of Star Wars is lightsabers. The films established this sci-fi weapon as an important pop culture product. The colors of the lightsabers also have their own meanings. What colors exist and what they mean, you can find out here.
How are lightsabers constructed in Star Wars? Every Jedi or Sith has their own lightsaber, which consists of several components. The most important feature is a kyber crystal, as it determines the color. However, Force users cannot simply choose this crystal. The crystal connects with the user.
Before Disney, the crystal was supposed to reflect the experience and skill of the user. Nowadays, this has become a bit vaguer, and the crystal tends to align more with the core of the person who wields it.
In this list, we ignore the fact that various games related to Star Wars allow players to customize lightsaber colors at will.
The Acolyte takes place decades before the Star Wars films
Blue Lightsabers
Known users: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Rey, Luke Skywalker
What does the blue color mean? The blue color represents courage and justice. It also shows a spiritual alignment along with the crystal. The blue color is supposed to represent mastery of the Force and in combat as well. Users of blue lightsabers were also regarded as protectors of the Jedi.
Originally, George Lucas even planned to have only blue and red lightsabers, as they were to symbolize the fixed opposites. (via Padawan Outpost)
Green Lightsabers
Known users: Yoda, Luke Skywalker, Qui-Gon Jinn, Sol
What does the green color mean? Green lightsabers symbolize a philosophical approach. This is evident in the famous users like Yoda or Qui-Gon Jinn. Also, Luke switched from a blue to a green lightsaber after training with Yoda.
Users of green lightsabers have a different approach to the Force. They studied the lore and are valued advisors on important matters. Nonetheless, they can also be dangerous in combat as they have a special connection to the Force.
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Sixty years ago, NASA proposed a hypothesis about the Earth’s energy fields. Now, this hypothesis could be confirmed. This may change the perception we have so far of our Earth.
What is this hypothesis? As early as 1968, astronauts noticed a supersonic wind of particles shooting into space. Experts then suspected that an invisible field must be propelling these particles. However, it could not be proven.
Researchers therefore proposed the hypothesis 60 years ago, which spoke of the existence of a weak energy field surrounding our planet. Its discovery promised to revolutionize our understanding of the dynamics that influence the upper layers of our atmosphere.
A research team has now confirmed the existence of this energy field, known as the ambipolar field. The details and results of this experiment have now been published in an article in the journal Nature.
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Our Earth has three energy fields surrounding it, not just two
What has been confirmed? The so-called “ambipolar field” has been confirmed. This is an electric field that generates an intense particle wind in the polar region. The field directs this wind from our atmosphere into space. Thus, our Earth has not just two fields – gravitational field and magnetic field – but three.
Glyn Collinson, a member of the team responsible for the discovery, explained in the official press release:
Every planet with an atmosphere should have an ambipolar cap. Now that we have finally measured it, we can learn how it has shaped our planet and others over time.
The team now intends to continue researching this and find out what it means for life on Earth.
How could existence be proven? The Endurance mission launched in May 2022. At an altitude of about 518 km, the instruments of the vehicle registered a small electric difference of about 0.55 volts. The team explains that this voltage difference is sufficient to explain the existence of the polar wind.
More about rockets and space: The Starship from SpaceX is all the rage, but do you know one of the German flagship projects in space travel? We introduce you to a company and its rocket that are preparing to respond to Elon Musk with high-tech from Europe: A German orbital rocket is poised to make history from the UK
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Valve’s new multiplayer game Deadlock is described as a MOBA shooter, but is that even accurate? MeinMMO editor Dariusz took a look at the game and tells you whether he sees Deadlock as a shooter or as a MOBA.
Deadlock is currently extremely popular on Steam. The game has already reached over 106,000 players during the current alpha test and even shooter legend shroud raves about Deadlock. In social networks, Deadlock is currently often described as a MOBA shooter, so a mix of MOBA and shooter.
The MOBA part is expressed in four lanes where the 6 players per team battle. There they defeat infantry (NPC opponents), level up their abilities, and try to get closer to the enemy base and besiege it. To succeed, they must face off against other players as well as enemy guardians and runners.
Deadlock has firearms, so the thought that it is also a shooter is not far-fetched. But does Valve’s upcoming multiplayer game really play like a shooter? MeinMMO editor Dariusz has a clear opinion on this.
Who is writing here? Dariusz is the shooter expert at MeinMMO. He plays everything in which you can grab a rifle or a similar tool and shoot at enemy faces. He particularly enjoys competitive tactical shooters like Valorant, CS2, and the upcoming Spectre Divide. However, at the top of his list remains Rainbow Six: Siege to this day. Dariusz also plays arena shooters, co-op, and loot shooters like Destiny or Helldivers 2, and occasionally even simulations like Hell Let Loose.
What makes him an expert? As an expert, he stands out because he has played nearly every shooter or at least dealt extensively with it, possesses a fundamental knowledge of the respective games, and can categorize and explain topics. This role differs accordingly from that of a professional player, who excels through outstanding skill and expertise in usually only one game.
Deadlock is much more MOBA than shooter
Is Deadlock now a MOBA or a shooter? It probably always depends on the perspective and personal expectations. The game has aspects of both, but those expecting a pure shooter may not enjoy Deadlock.
I am a shooter player through and through. When I want to play something in the evening, the question is usually just: Am I playing a PvE shooter today or am I in the mood for PvP? However, Deadlock feels much more like a MOBA to me than a shooter. My aim, my game sense, and my movement that I have developed in various shooters are of no use to me in Deadlock.
The time-to-kill of the heroes in Deadlock is very high, the use of abilities in battles with other players is very important, and the actual weaponry has little influence on the outcome of a fight.
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This is Deadlock – The new MOBA shooter from Valve
Even the best aim is not a guaranteed victory
Valve secretly loaded my gun with blanks, and that frustrates me. Even if you have much better aim than your opponents, for example, you will rarely win a 1v2 in Deadlock just through good aim.
In a Valorant, you could ideally finish such a confrontation with 2 bullets, so 2 clean headshots. In CoD and other games, this often works with a maximum of one magazine. In Deadlock, firearms do not deal much damage. Forget about a 1-shot headshot.
This is even different in hero shooters like Overwatch 2. There, you can get kills with pure weapon skill, even if you don’t use any abilities at all. If necessary, you simply choose Soldier 76 and play him like any other shooter. You may lose the match and your teammates could be angry, but with pure aim, you’ll get one step further than in Deadlock. You can definitely eliminate an Ana or Kiriko without any problems.
If you have played a MOBA before, adjusting to the game mechanics of Deadlock is probably not a problem for you. Although I know shooters very well, I have never played a MOBA. Accordingly, my performance in the rounds I played was pretty poor – and I made an effort to understand what my tasks are.
You need to understand how the different heroes function, which is even more crucial due to the importance of abilities in direct combat. You need to understand what roles the infantry, guardians, and runners play and what the souls are for. And you need to understand which items you should buy in the shop with which hero in which situation.
Deadlock is fundamentally DOTA 2 in third-person perspective. Yes, there are firearms, but that does not mean that Deadlock plays like a normal shooter. Primarily, you need to know the game mechanics of a MOBA. On the other hand, there are probably also MOBA players who say: “Deadlock is much too much a shooter for me.”
Which current MMORPGs have the fairest payment models? This is the question that a genre expert explores, with the help of his community. MeinMMO editor Karsten Scholz supplements the findings of the YouTuber with his own assessments.
Who provides the assessment? With 666 videos and 750,000 subscribers, TheLazyPeon is one of the largest YouTubers in the MMORPG genre. For many years, he has provided gameplay reports, genre analyses, and personal insights into his life in Thailand.
In a video from August 22, 2024, the “lazy worker” looks at current MMORPGs that have been evaluated by his community in terms of their payment model. Below, MeinMMO summarizes the exciting insights from the video. After that, editor Karsten Scholz adds his assessments of the payment models.
The MeinMMO community has chosen the best MMORPGs for PC and consoles:
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The best MMORPGs of all time for PC and console
What does Pay2Win mean?
First, the foundation: When one speaks of “Pay2Win,” it usually means (and this is often heatedly debated in the community) that players can buy things in a game with real money that positively affect the strength of a character, and that would take a very long time to earn through gameplay otherwise.
If there is the possibility to earn the purchasable increase in character strength over time, it is often also referred to as “Pay2Progress,” meaning paying to achieve progress faster. The greater the time investment for free-to-play players to catch up with the purchasers of character progression, the more often the term “Pay2Win” is mentioned in this context.
Which current MMORPGs are the least “Pay2Win”?
What are TheLazyPeon’s findings? Since the term “Pay2Win” is quite difficult to grasp and each genre fan sets the boundary in a different place, the YouTuber simply asked his community: Do you think MMORPG X is “Pay2Win” or not? Here are the top 5 fairest, currently relevant representatives of the genre:
Final Fantasy XIV receives the most “Not Pay2Win” reports of all currently relevant MMORPGs, with 86.2 percent. 13.8 percent believe that this online role-playing game from Square is “Pay2Win” (possibly due to the ability to skip parts of the campaigns with money).
In second place: Guild Wars 2, with 82.4 percent “Not Pay2Win” reports. This reputation is earned by ArenaNet’s MMORPG through the ability to obtain the real money currency of the in-game shop by exchanging earned gold. Thus, there is nothing in the shop that cannot also be earned through gameplay. Additionally, the horizontal character progression appeals especially to collectors, casual players, and so-called “Completionists”.
In third place, the percentages drop significantly: 70.9 percent of respondents consider New World to be “Not Pay2Win.” The Buy2Play MMORPG from Amazon Games primarily sells cosmetic items in the in-game shop and via Battle Pass, and according to TheLazyPeon, it has one of the fairest payment models on the market.
In fourth place, WoW Classic gets the nod. After all, 68.2 percent of respondents state it is “Not Pay2Win.” However, a distinction must be made between the Classic versions, which continue to operate without WoW tokens and shop, and WoW Cataclysm Classic, which possesses both.
Fifth place: Old School RuneScape, with 67 percent reports for “Not Pay2Win.” Here, there is a clear distinction between the free-to-play and subscription worlds. However, it is certainly possible to buy equipment with money. But many items are tied to quests or other requirements. Additionally, players can lose all purchased items through any virtual death.
Evaluating the WoW token divides opinion.
How does modern WoW perform? “Retail WoW,” which just received the new expansion The War Within, was the MMORPG that split participants into two almost equal camps: 47.7 percent “Not Pay2Win” versus 52.3 percent “Pay2Win.”
Like many other players, TheLazyPeon is not a fan of the WoW token, but the associated “Pay2Win” is not significant enough for the YouTuber to completely avoid Blizzard’s subscription MMORPG.
What about the other prominent current MMORPGs? Lord of the Rings Online narrowly missed the top 5 with 65.6 percent reports for “Not Pay2Win.” The Elder Scrolls Online (62.3 percent “Not Pay2Win”) and Star Wars: The Old Republic (61.9 percent) follow behind.
Instead, modern genre representatives regularly balance on the edge of “Pay2Win” or “Pay2Progress” thanks to in-game shops and real-money currencies and often cross this line as well. The community of TheLazyPeon has already identified the positive examples well.
The fairest payment models of all currently relevant MMORPGs are also found in my opinion in Final Fantasy XIV and Guild Wars 2. If you only play WoW Classic, you will indeed experience a wonderfully old-school gaming experience regarding the payment model up to a certain point (WotLK or Cataclysm Classic), but Classic, of course, is only a part of the overall product World of Warcraft.
The problematic nature of the WoW token has been shown for years by every World-First Race. The amount of money that professional guilds have to invest in the equipment of their characters to remain competitive in the race for boss kills is simply absurd.
Which current MMORPG do you think has the fairest payment model? Which online role-playing games offer clear “Pay2Win” and are therefore not worth recommending? Share your thoughts in the comments! If you’re looking for an overview of the currently best MMOs and MMORPGs for 2024, check it out here: The 10 best MMOs and MMORPGs of 2024
It’s trivia time! Why are characters in games often called Twinks, Toons, or Alts?
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Why do some game characters call twinks, toons or alts?
Because only in this way, in my view, is it possible for developers to avoid all the design decisions related to monetization that can negatively affect the player experience. The sad truth, however, is that MMORPGs with such a payment model are simply no longer being made.
Instead, modern genre representatives regularly balance on the edge of “Pay2Win” or “Pay2Progress” thanks to in-game shops and real-money currencies and often cross this line as well. The community of TheLazyPeon has already identified the positive examples well.
The fairest payment models of all currently relevant MMORPGs are also found in my opinion in Final Fantasy XIV and Guild Wars 2. If you only play WoW Classic, you will indeed experience a wonderfully old-school gaming experience regarding the payment model up to a certain point (WotLK or Cataclysm Classic), but Classic, of course, is only a part of the overall product World of Warcraft.
The problematic nature of the WoW token has been shown for years by every World-First Race. The amount of money that professional guilds have to invest in the equipment of their characters to remain competitive in the race for boss kills is simply absurd.
Which current MMORPG do you think has the fairest payment model? Which online role-playing games offer clear “Pay2Win” and are therefore not worth recommending? Share your thoughts in the comments! If you’re looking for an overview of the currently best MMOs and MMORPGs for 2024, check it out here: The 10 best MMOs and MMORPGs of 2024
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INSTINCT3 is the company of HandOfBlood, which mainly looks after influencers. However, since this year, it is also a publisher for indie games. After the initial publishing success of the strategy game Terrascape, their second game is now available on Steam, and Megaloot is well received.
What kind of game is Megaloot? Megaloot is an inventory management roguelike RPG. This means that you must try to build strong builds with items in various runs. To do this, you need to manage your inventory to create synergies. HandOfBlood presented the game live in front of thousands of viewers and aimed to go in a completely different direction.
Megaloot looks like a dungeon crawler with pixel graphics: You choose items for your inventory, and your hero then tries to defeat the monsters in the dungeon.
The genre of inventory management roguelike RPG is quite popular on Steam. It is a relaxed game principle since you cannot actively influence the combat. You can only adjust and restructure your own inventory.
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Megaloot – Trailer for the Roguelike where your backpack is the only weapon
Players are happy, but one thing is missing
How is the game received on Steam? Since its release on 30.08.2024 on Steam, the game has gathered nearly 600 reviews. Of these, 87% are positive. Particularly, the engaging gameplay loop and the many build options are praised by the community. (Status: 01.09.2024)
SonicFinger: Damn, this is addictive. Just playing a quick round and boom, 5 hours are gone……And I will do it again.
xL3g3nd_: This game is definitely a contender for indie game of the year. I especially respect the achievement of the solo developer. So much variety, so much fun is not created by everyone. A clear recommendation.
Jarlyk: The main gameplay loop is solid, but the lack of meta progression goals combined with the fact that every run is an “endless” run becomes repetitive after a while.
There is also a point of criticism that is mentioned frequently. Many players miss a meta progression: there is nothing to upgrade or achievements to unlock. Each run is about progressing further to beat your own high score.
On SteamDB, you can see that the game had a peak of 5800 players simultaneously. On x.com, the developer celebrated that within 6 hours they reached 5000 players and 10,000 sales worldwide.
How much does the game cost on Steam? The game costs 9.75 € regularly. Currently, there is a 10% discount. Until September 6, you can purchase the game for 8.77 €. Have you played the game yet? Then let us know in the comments.
Every comedy series needs a memorable intro. Even the hit series Scrubs has one that fits perfectly in the setting of a hospital. Interestingly, the intro had a mistake for 5 years that should have been obvious to any doctor.
What kind of mistake is that? The intro of Scrubs is quite short. The fitting song Superman by Lazlo Bane plays. You see the various characters running to a hospital bed with a file. The positions of the characters are swapped in seconds, and at the end, J.D. places an X-ray on a lit board that says Scrubs.
The intro directly shows what it’s about: the everyday life in a hospital. However, if you look closely, you can see that the X-ray is hung upside down. This was intentional, as showed in a gag 5 years later.
You can see a trailer for the first season here:
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Scrubs – Trailer for the DVD Release of Season 1
The mistake was addressed in Season 5
Why could the mistake only have happened intentionally? Scrubs is loosely based on real doctors that the creators met. The names of J.D. and Turk are also based on real doctors. To make the series as accurate as possible, the show’s creators worked with real medical consultants. (via SlashFilm)
And even without these consultants, someone would have noticed that the X-ray of the chest was hung upside down. From 2001 to 2006, the image remained as is until the character Kim, played by Elizabeth Banks, appears in Season 5, Episode 23 in the intro.
You can find a compilation of all intros up to Season 9 here:
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The intro runs normally until Kim turns the X-ray around at the end and says: It’s hanging the wrong way, it’s been bothering me for years. This also symbolizes Kim’s role. She is a supporting character who shakes up J.D.’s life quite a bit and brings about changes that are relevant until the end of the series.
Throughout the series, the intro was slightly altered. Season 2 even had a longer version at the beginning. Occasionally, new characters were added as well. In the last season of Scrubs, the song was even played in a different cover. Many of the characters in Scrubs were also friends in real life. J.D would also want to work with them again: The actor of the TV series Scrubs explains how he feels about Turk, Elliot, and Dr. Cox today
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Civilization heats the minds of many players. But the most exciting competitor will appear at the end of September on Steam and in Game Pass.
At gamescom 2024, Civilization VII finally presented new information, but few players seemed excited. Because Civ VII completely overhauls many features and entirely removes others. And not all players are pleased with this.
However, in just a few weeks, a new strategy game called Ara: History Untold will be released. The game will launch on Steam and in Game Pass on September 24. And this could be a real Civ-killer and a successful alternative for many disappointed players.
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Sid Meier’s Civilization 7 shows gameplay in the trailer
Global strategy with simultaneous turns and beautiful graphics
Ara: History Untold is a global turn-based strategy game and is inspired by other titles like Civilization, Humankind, Old World, and similar games.
The developer behind the game is Oxide Games, known for their first game “Ashes of the Singularity.” The engine from “Ashes of the Singularity” is also used in Ara: History Untold.
What is Ara: History Untold? In Ara: History Untold, you choose a nation from various options, build cities, gather resources, and progress through different ages. In doing so, you can build world wonders or wage wars against other nations.
This initially sounds very much like Civilization, but Ara: History Untold also brings its own ideas. A few more subtle differences are:
You don’t move over hex tiles, but move over dynamic polygons. This is intended to reduce micro-management as the areas are larger.
The game also features simultaneous turns: All players set all actions simultaneously and then end their turn. Only then are all your actions executed at the same time. This is meant to make multiplayer games run faster.
Research is always chosen from random cards and not from a fixed tech tree. This is reminiscent of the game Old World, which also relies on randomness in research.
You can initiate battles, but they will then automatically take place over several rounds without your influence. This may be too little for some of you strategists. But we’ll have to see in practice how well the combat system ultimately works.
Additionally, a unique aspect is that you collect prestige throughout the game. If you do not have enough, the game may end after the first age. According to the developer, this is meant to prevent players from continuing to play for hours when they have no chance anymore.
What else stands out? The graphics and design are very detailed. While Civilization has been treading water for 8 years and serves you the same graphics from part 6 again in Civ VII, Ara: History Untold features many fine details: You can zoom in and watch your population work. The game also seems significantly more mature than the colorful, playful comic look of Civilization 6 and 7.
Can you watch any gameplay somewhere? Yes, you can already check out gameplay on YouTube. The German YouTuber Gaius Julius Caesar has recorded about 40 minutes of gameplay. Here, you can also see how he manages his cities, defeats an opposing tribal village, and explores the map. Much of this, such as districts and training specialists, feels very familiar:
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More strategy games: Are you looking for more alternatives or simply searching for the next hit for your game collection? MeinMMO presents the best games in the genres of real-time strategy, turn-based strategy, and 4X that you can play on PC in 2024: The 15 best strategy games for PC 2024
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One Piece has received countless games since its inception. There are fighting games, open-world adventures, and many other genres. Currently, there is a blunt but fun game for One Piece available for PS4 and PS5 at a good price.
Which game is it? Pirate Warriors 4 is the latest installment of the One Piece spin-off from the Dynasty Warriors series. The concept of the games is that you try to capture areas by defeating thousands of enemies with well-known characters in different levels.
The good thing about One Piece is that the world fits perfectly into the gameplay, as it makes sense that Luffy and the Straw Hats can beat their way through countless Marine soldiers. In the fourth installment, there are again new characters, reaching up to the Wano arc. So you can also dive into big battles as Kaido or Big Mom.
Why is Pirate Warriors 4 good? The game offers simple but fun combos with familiar characters. You can also unlock special attacks that are effective and look spectacular. Transformations like Gear 4 Luffy are also in the game.
Compared to its predecessor, there are also some new features. The maps of the levels are no longer monotonous, and the boss fights have become more varied. Each character now has simple skill trees that you can upgrade with unlockable resources.
All of this is never particularly demanding, but you can relax in the satisfying battles. For fans of the series, it is also just cool to see secondary characters fighting who haven’t done much in the anime and manga so far. The game is also interesting for trophy collectors, as the platinum trophy can be achieved quite easily.
In the main game, you have 43 characters available. With 2 character passes, 18 more characters have been added – including Gear 5 Luffy and Gol. D. Roger.
Until when is the offer valid? Until 12.09.2024, you can secure the game for €10 for the PS4 or PS5. The first character pass is also on offer, in case you want 9 additional characters. There are also additional offers for anime fans.
Additionally, games for One Punch Man, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, or Dragon Ball are also on sale. Many anime games are not always the impressive masterpieces. For MeinMMO editor Nikolas Hernes, that usually does not matter: I love anime games on the PS5, even though most of them are quite bad
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With Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions, a video game about the fantasy sport that fans already know from the books and movies is appearing for the first time in over 20 years.
What kind of game is this? Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions is a sports game set in the popular fantasy universe of wizards and witches, developed by Unbroken Studios. It is only the second of its kind since the PS2 game “Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup” from 2003.
You can choose between simple exhibition matches and a career mode. Both game modes can also be played online with up to three friends. For the competitive players among you, there is also the option to compete against other opponents.
The game will be released on September 3, 2024, for PS4/PS5, Xbox One/Xbox Series X/S, as well as for PC on Steam and the Epic Games Store. A version for the Switch is also planned but will come later.
The developers reveal more about the game mechanics in a roughly five-minute gameplay walkthrough that you can watch here:
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Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions – The official gameplay trailer just before launch
What does the trailer reveal? Your career begins with a self-created character in the courtyard of the Weasley’s Burrow, where you must win your first small tournament. Once that is accomplished, you will aim for the World Championship. In addition to this, there will also be three other cups.
Large Selection, Small Price
You can decide whether to compete for Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, or Slytherin. Each house will have some well-known characters from the books and movies on the field. Confirmed characters include Draco Malfoy, Cho Chang, Cedric Diggory, and Harry Potter himself.
There are still the four classic positions: Chaser, Seeker, Keeper, and Beater. Each role is said by the developers to have a unique playstyle. However, the rules of the game have been slightly adjusted: Catching the Golden Snitch will no longer guarantee victory, but at least will give you a significant lead in points.
Between matches, you can upgrade both your players and their brooms. New abilities are acquired through the use of skill points, while brooms require a special upgrade material. Additionally, there is a selection of different brooms, each of which is supposed to feel a bit different.
The developers have repeatedly emphasized that there will be no microtransactions in the game. With a standard price of 29.99 euros on Steam, that is quite a bargain, unless this promise changes.
The 2nd season of The Rings of Power has officially started. The story takes place long before the Hobbit films. An actor who has appeared in 5 Middle-earth films currently has no interest in the new series, even though his character does appear in it.
Which actor is it? Since August 29th, the 2nd season of The Rings of Power can be watched. The series started with 3 episodes and a new one is released every Thursday. Several characters from the previous films also appear in the series.
One of these characters is Elrond, played by Robert Aramayo in the series. The character appeared in 5 of the 6 Middle-earth live-action films. Elrond was played by Hugo Weaving. As he explains in an interview, he has no desire to watch the new series.
German trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
A major franchise he has no strong feelings about
What does Hugo Weaving say about The Rings of Power? In an interview with radiotime.com in connection with the new season of Slow Horses, he also spoke about The Rings of Power. He was asked if he had seen Aramayo’s performance. He responded with the following:
I haven’t seen him, and I apologize to Robert. No, I’ve been in Middle-earth for too long, and I don’t necessarily want to go back. I love New Zealand; I was recently back in New Zealand.
He explains that he does not have strong feelings about the role, as fans might. He knows how big the franchise and the films are, but for him, the role of Elrond is not solidified in his mind.
What else has Weaving done?The Lord of the Rings is not the only big franchise that Weaving has appeared in. In the Matrix trilogy, he played Agent Smith. Additionally, he has been seen in films such as V for Vendetta or Hacksaw Ridge.
A type of opponent in Baldur’s Gate 3 is so annoying that players hate him. However, he is extremely easy to defeat with a simple strategy.
What kind of opponent is annoying? Players of Baldur’s Gate 3 are bothered by a monster of the type fiend: a Cursed Goblin. This monster appears in Act 3 of the game and is a unique monster found on a boat in the harbor.
The monster is level 12, making it one of the tougher opponents outside of boss fights. Its abilities include the beam of decay, which deals two W8 poison damage in a beam up to 18 meters long. Additionally, it can fly.
On reddit, players are complaining about its passive ability: When the goblin takes damage, it returns that damage three times as acid damage. This can kill a character in one round. However, according to the commentators, there is a very simple solution.
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Easily defeating a level 12 boss – Here’s how
How do you easily defeat him? In the comments under the reddit thread, there is a common opinion: If you attack the cursed goblin, you engage in a tough fight. Instead, you should just throw or shove the opponent into the water.
Since the fight takes place on the deck of a ship, you are surrounded by the sea. Therefore, throw the goblin overboard with a character with high strength using the Throw action. Alternatively, you can also use a spell like Thunderwave, Gust of Wind, or Telekinesis to push the opponent over the railing.
This kills the goblin, even though it has wings and should theoretically be able to fly away easily. A similar bug existed with one of the larger boss opponents in Baldur’s Gate 3: Vampire-Lord Cazador could be effortlessly pushed to death for several months. Now he remembers he can fly again.
What about the goblin’s loot? When you hand enemies over the edge or to the sea, their loot is usually unreachable for you. However, you can retrieve the bodies of your enemies from the sea using spells like Telekinesis to bring them back to playable ground. This way, you can loot them afterward.
This also works for the cursed goblin. However, according to comments on reddit, he doesn’t drop even a single gold piece of loot. So, it’s not worth recovering and searching the body. The opponent is, at most, a heap of experience points to level you up. If you’ve already reached level 12, that won’t help you anymore.
The goblin is annoying, and even the fight offers no benefits for players. At least there are few abilities in Baldur’s Gate 3 that trigger when a character takes damage. However, there is a weapon that heals your party when the holder has lost all hit points: Blood of Lathander and how to obtain and use ceremonial weapons
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MeinMMO spoke with Nekatus at gamescom 2024. He is a modder for the survival game ARK and provided us with some insights into his life and profession.
Whether it’s ARK: Survival Evolved or the UE5 successor ARK: Survival Ascended, mods play a crucial role in Studio Wildcard’s dino adventure. For years, the highly active mod community of the game has been diligently designing new content for the survival hit, ensuring that there’s something suitable for every player. The selection ranges from new creatures to quality-of-life improvements to extravagant building structures for your base.
New maps are also being created by diligent members of the community. The German modder Nekatus has earned a special reputation among the player base with his creations. He has made maps like Fjördur and Valguero, and his latest work Svartalfheim is already playable.
Each map designed by Nekatus has one thing in common: players love them, and they are downloaded hundreds of thousands of times. Some of his maps are even officially adopted by the game’s developers and added cross-platform to the game.
MeinMMO’s community manager Marylin Marx spoke with Nekatus at gamescom 2024 and gained some insights into the life of the full-time modder.
From WoW to ARK: How Nekatus became a Modder for Dino Worlds
In the interview, Nekatus shares that he began his modding career at a young age. However, it wasn’t with a survival game, but actually with the MMORPG World of Warcraft. Only years later did he casually land in ARK and realize that he could also express his creativity there:
„I had already modded WoW a little back then, but I was like 12 or 13. It wasn’t that serious yet. I’ve always enjoyed creating something, making new maps and stuff, and then I realized that it was also possible in ARK.”
Now, Nekatus works full-time as a modder for the German server provider Nitrado. He mentions that the company allows him to design his maps. For this, he sometimes works up to 14 hours a day.
„So I have days where I accomplish less and days where I work extremely hard and long, and then do something for 12 to 14 hours. Basically, it’s a 24/7 job because I’m always thinking about work; it’s like gaming for me. And I’m doing it full-time now, so I’m at it all day anyway.”
Nekatus works on a single map for about 2-3 years, he reveals to us. He spent three and a half years on the Viking world Fjördur. For the predecessor Valguero, it took him about 2 years. However, he is particularly proud of the map he is currently working on: „This is already, I would say, the best of my maps,” he tells us.
He himself learned the most when he worked with the developers of ARK. He then also received tips on what he could do differently in the future.
With ARK: Survival Ascended (ASA), the dino adventure received a new coat of paint in Unreal Engine 5 in 2023. Even before the release, the developers of the Steam hit received a lot of criticism from the community regarding the funding policy of the survival game. After the release, there were complaints about bugs and performance. Nevertheless, Nekatus has a clear opinion about which game is better:
„Definitely Ascended, simply because it has a newer engine and the mod support is better. But even aside from these two points, ASA is now the better game, I think.”
Nekatus would also recommend ARK: Survival Ascended to new players, as long as their PC’s performance is sufficient. He himself will still design mods for ASA, even when ARK 2 is out. That appeals to him personally less: „ARK 2 will head more towards Soulslike, and that’s not really my genre. So I prefer to stick with the regular survival sandbox.”
For the future of ARK, he also wishes for a more open communication from the developers and adherence to release dates. This has been a topic in ARK for a long time and is well known to every active player: ARK 2: Release, trailer, gameplay – What we know so far
His new map is called Astraeos and is inspired by ancient Greece and its mythology. Nekatus already knows what boss enemies will await you there, but that will remain a secret for now.
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ARK: Survival Ascended is revealed for the first time in the trailer
The Right Inspiration and an Eye for Aesthetics
In designing Astraeos, a popular title from Ubisoft played a significant role for Nekatus: „I have been playing Assassin’s Creed since childhood,” Nekatus reveals and adds: „I take a lot from the ‘Assassin’s Creed’ parts.”
In general, Nekatus plays games or watches movies and documentaries in the respective setting when researching for a new map. Designing a map involves not only creating the landscape but also doing research.
According to Nekatus, it also requires an eye for aesthetics and naturalness. Additionally, good English skills and spatial awareness are important. If you want to start modding, Nekatus has a special tip for you:
„Start small. So don’t start directly with the biggest map. Many do that; I think I did that back then too, and that was a mistake. So definitely start small first and learn the techniques.”
He himself learned the most when he worked with the developers of ARK. He then also received tips on what he could do differently in the future.
With ARK: Survival Ascended (ASA), the dino adventure received a new coat of paint in Unreal Engine 5 in 2023. Even before the release, the developers of the Steam hit received a lot of criticism from the community regarding the funding policy of the survival game. After the release, there were complaints about bugs and performance. Nevertheless, Nekatus has a clear opinion about which game is better:
„Definitely Ascended, simply because it has a newer engine and the mod support is better. But even aside from these two points, ASA is now the better game, I think.”
Nekatus would also recommend ARK: Survival Ascended to new players, as long as their PC’s performance is sufficient. He himself will still design mods for ASA, even when ARK 2 is out. That appeals to him personally less: „ARK 2 will head more towards Soulslike, and that’s not really my genre. So I prefer to stick with the regular survival sandbox.”
For the future of ARK, he also wishes for a more open communication from the developers and adherence to release dates. This has been a topic in ARK for a long time and is well known to every active player: ARK 2: Release, trailer, gameplay – What we know so far
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In One Piece, there are not only the people of mankind. The world is inhabited by various races. MeinMMO has examined the strongest fighters that are not humans and included them in this ranking.
Warning, Spoiler! The state of the article refers to the end of Wa no Kuni.
Among the first non-human races that Luffy and his friends encounter in One Piece are the giants and the fish-men. Even in the early days of the anime, it became clear what great potential the other races have.
Many of them have special abilities that we want to utilize for our ranking. Therefore, we list the 5 strongest beings that do not belong to the people of mankind or look significantly different from humans. The only condition for appearing in this ranking is that the character is not a human.
Place 5: Nekomamushi and Inuarashi
The Minks have a special Su-Long form.
First Appearance: Episode 756
Race: Mink
Nekomamushi and Inuarashi are a cat and dog Mink who ruled Zou before the events in Wa no Kuni. They are former members of Gol D. Roger’s pirate crew and have thus experienced quite a lot.
The Minks can best be described as a mix between animals and humans. There are many different types of Minks, such as rabbit or polar bear Minks. Depending on the species, they have different advantages in battle. However, what they all have in common: They can shock opponents and transform into their true stronger form, the Su-Long form, under the full moon.
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Elder Scrolls: Online (ESO) is now one of the most successful MMORPGs. But it wasn’t always like that. The developers have now revealed what they would have done differently at the release.
Elder Scrolls: Online is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. However, for a long time, things did not look good for the MMORPG in the world of “The Elder Scrolls”:
At the release, many players expected a WoW in a new guise or at least wanted it to be like WoW.
A weak balancing, bugs and technical issues, as well as an endgame that was far too short, also caused a lot of frustration.
In addition, there was a mandatory subscription model that many players were also not interested in.
However, ESO has changed radically over the past 10 years and a lot has happened: ESO is no longer a game with mandatory subscriptions, and with Tamriel Unlimited, many restrictions have been lifted, making the game more accessible over the years.
The developers now explained that despite the many issues, there was only one thing they would have done differently.
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Cheerful trailer for the Summer Game Fest shows you what makes Elder Scrolls Online at its core
They should have chosen a game to develop
What did the developer say? Rich Lambert, Creative Director for ESO, explained in an interview with PCGamer that he would change at least one thing if he were to develop ESO again:
The only thing that comes to my mind would be to choose the game you want to make.
Because the many problems of ESO arose mainly from the fact that they did not yet know where they wanted to develop the game. There had been two competing versions for the direction of the game, and they tried to reconcile both options. But that simply did not work and caused a lot of problems.
His colleague, Matt Firor, studio head of ESO developer Zenimax Online Studio, stated that he probably wouldn’t have done anything differently. Because the many problems had proven valuable in the long run for the development of Elder Scrolls: Online. Certain things, like the funding model, could be much better assessed by learning from the mistakes.
In Fortnite, each new chapter and its seasons set a different tone in the meta. Depending on the upcoming theme, Epic chooses its weapons for the players. However, Chapter 5 has reportedly produced some of the worst metas according to fans.
Why do fans dislike Chapter 5? The reason is the weapons that Epic Games introduced in its seasons. This includes the waterbender powers, the Magneto gloves, or the vehicles that could be upgraded to tanks.
Fortnite Battle Royale Chapter 5 Season 4 – Official Trailer to Absolute Doom
The worst weapons in every season
How bad was the chapter? Every season in Chapter 5 had its weapons that caused frustration. Whether it was the shield from Season 1, the waterbender power and Hades chains from Season 2, or the cars and Magneto gloves in Season 3. Each season had at least one overly powerful meta weapon that could be found in almost every loadout.
Fans have had enough of it. The OG times with the simple SCAR are long gone, and many do not like these overpowered weapons at all. Some users on Reddit write the following:
“I can’t believe the gloves weren’t nerfed during their reign of terror.” – wvtarheel
“As a player who mainly plays on PC, the waterbending without aim assistance was still a sniper attack with fully automatic fire. I understand the hate, but damn, they were fun” – ABS_TRAC
“Nothing came anywhere near how stupid the waterbending was.” – Anxious_Dott
“It’s a mystery to me that the waterbending was hated more than the Magneto gloves.” – heroinsteve
“Yes, I prefer the water bending any day over the Magneto gloves. The Magneto gloves were by far my least favorite weapon in this chapter.” – iseecolorsofthesky
How does Season 4 look? Not better. Through the Marvel season, Epic Games injected various superpowers into the meta, including Captain America’s shield. This device is not only much too strong, it follows its targets and returns to its owner after being thrown.
Additionally, you can block enemy fire for a while and rush at your opponents while blocking. This, combined with the jets from War Machine, makes you almost unstoppable. Even Captain America’s shield is met with annoyed players.
Shinies are a rare find in Pokémon GO, which players want to catch directly and perhaps capture with a screenshot as well. This was the case for a player on Reddit, but later he noticed that his Pokéball looked different than usual.
What happened? In the subreddit for Pokémon GO, user kieranob shares his recent shiny catch. He describes how he found a Houndoom as shiny, right next to a gold berry and an Ultra Ball. He caught the Houndoom and looked at the screenshot again. You can see the post here:
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In the screenshot, the user notices that his Pokéball looks quite strange. It sparkles and glows like a bowling ball. The bug is quite amusing to the community, and for some, it’s not the first time.
Pokémon GO shows the new season ‘Dyna-Maximum’ in the trailer
The community knows this
How does the community react to the glitch? A user shares their own picture of the graphic error. User Luhha shows a screenshot with a sparkling Ultra Ball. In the background is a shiny Gyarados, which also glows to match the sparkling effect. He simply says: This has been happening for ages.
New Contribution-244: Maybe I should pay attention to the shiny animations during the upcoming Popplio event. Because I never really noticed the Pokéball animation when I encountered shinies.
SimplyReaper: No, your Pokéball just transformed into a disco ball out of excitement, matching your shiny.
FluffySheep1234: Strange. Looks like a glitch, but it resembles a Terastal Pokéball. I’m not a fan of Terastal though.
It is unknown whether this can only happen with shinies or also with normal Pokémon; the two screenshots from the Reddit thread show shiny Pokémon, however.
Have you ever experienced such a graphic error, or is this your first time seeing it? Share your experience in the comments. If you want to see for yourself if this is possible, you’ll probably need to find shiny Pokémon. This is possible at some events in September: Pokémon GO: All events in September 2024 – Dates and bonuses
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In World of Warcraft, there are suddenly real RPG elements again. At least MeinMMO demon Cortyn praises this and mentions many successful examples.
In the meantime, I have completed all the quests of World of Warcraft The War Within and have already brought several classes to level 80. I have noticed some details that might escape one’s attention during the first playthrough. Because there are quite a few small but fine differences and details that you only encounter when you play multiple classes.
The War Within has indeed incorporated some interesting “role-playing elements” that have been painfully missed in the last expansions of World of Warcraft.
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WoW: The War Within – Forces Within
Actions for Specific Classes
One innovation that has not previously existed in this abundance is interaction options that exist only for your class or race. Throughout Khaz Algar, you can find small details that are only available to certain characters. Here are a few examples that I have encountered so far.
Mage Conversations in Heilsturz
In Heilsturz, there is only one single mage among the Arathi with a rather dark backstory. While you can ask the mage about various details, such as why he does not simply open a portal to the Arathi Empire.
But only if you are a mage yourself can you inquire more specifically. You will then learn more details about how he is trying to learn this spell now and what problems have arisen in doing so. He will explain to you at length how he is progressing with the calculations of his magical research – and for you as a mage, it sounds plausible.
The last mage of the Arathi has special dialogues – but some are only for fellow mages.
Additionally, you can tease him a little as a “fellow mage.” It is, after all, quite funny that he is now stuck there as the last mage.
No Trust in the Evil
We had already reported on another detail previously. The members of the Arathi Expedition are anything but open to sinister alignments and can hardly deal with warlocks or other sinister figures.
For this reason, it takes a bit more persuasion from these classes for one or another NPC to want to cooperate with you. This results in you even receiving an exclusive quest where you must defeat a large creature of the void. The skeptical NPC accompanies you during this and assumes the whole time that you will still betray him.
Derill does not trust you if you play the “wrong” class.
The quest is not particularly challenging or long. But it helps to finally explain why some people cooperate with heroes who have a completely different alignment.
In the past, this often led to conflicts, for example, when a paladin suddenly had to work for rogues or especially gullible beings willingly cooperated with witches.
Rogues Don’t Want to Solve Puzzles
In the area of Heilsturz, you can find a pirate treasure – however, the chest is locked. When you click on the chest, a message appears in the style of: “The heavy chest cannot be easily opened. Perhaps a clue can be found if you look around a bit.”
Most classes would now have to do just that, look around everywhere and ultimately retrieve the key from the corpse of a fallen woman.
Rogues, however, get a dialogue option and can choose:
“That may be. I’ll just pick the lock anyway.”
This is a small detail, but incredibly cool.
Details that Just Fit Well
Of course, all these are just small details and nuances. The choice of class does not change the overarching plot progression or have drastic effects on the story.
But that doesn’t have to be the case at all. I am completely satisfied that World of Warcraft recognizes my choice of class or past achievements in the game and points out in some corners: “Here, this is just for you, because you are exactly this class or this race.”
How well the appreciation for such details can be received, has been impressively shown by Baldur’s Gate 3 last year. I would be delighted if WoW brings even more such content. They don’t need to dominate the game, but having small, exclusive dialogues or opportunities available only for specific classes again and again makes the world so much more convincing.
Endless Dialogues and So Much to Read
Another point is the additional dialogues that you can listen to if you want. Whether it’s about small NPCs that you can simply ask about their daily lives or their attitudes, or the great, storied heroes like Anduin or Magni, with whom you can listen for a while as they converse with each other.
For some puzzles, you even need to engage with the story.
This is a great thing for story fans like me, but also for everyone who may not have much understanding of the lore and often ask: Who are they? What are they actually doing here? Because often you can ask just such a question to refresh your memory about whom you are actually dealing with here.
My only criticism here is that significantly more of these scenes could have been voiced. Because, except for a few exceptions, this is only the case with the main quest. Many quest NPCs conduct dialogues with speech bubbles without any actual voice, and this does feel a bit outdated.
All of this is of course optional. Those who are not interested in the story can almost always simply “skip” it and will not be bothered by “boring details.”
Conclusion: A Rounder MMORPG Through Small Details
I am aware that many are reading this and asking: “Okay, and why is this important?” Because these details have virtually no effect on gameplay and if you are not interested in the story, it doesn’t matter at all.
But it matters to me. I love such small role-playing details. For me, it makes me fall even more in love with the game world and gives me the impression: There are people behind this who have developed it with love and dedication and have invested time into these small moments. People have thought about making everything consistent and fitting together. Something that unfortunately cannot always be said with certainty about WoW in the past. Of course, there are also details that are a bit more amusing and less serious. Like SpongeBob, who was found in The War Within.
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Dune: Prophecy is coming this year and is a prequel to the popular Dune film series. The series revolves around the intricate plans of the mysterious Bene Gesserit order. You can find everything about the release, trailers, and cast at MeinMMO.
What is Dune: Prophecy? Following the box office hits Dune and Dune: Part Two by director Denis Villeneuve, Frank Herbert’s Dune universe will be expanded with the sci-fi series Dune: Prophecy. Dune 2 was very well received by many. MeinMMO editor-in-chief Leya even believes: Anyone who doesn’t go to the cinema for this sci-fi epic misses film history.
The series Dune: Prophecy will tell the backstory to Denis Villeneuve’s films Dune and Dune 2. Dune: Prophecy is set about 10,000 years before the adventures of Paul Atreides (played by Timothée Chalamet) and Chani (Zendaya).
At the center is the story of the mysterious order of the Bene Gesserit, a secret sisterhood of women, which includes Paul’s mother Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson).
Good to know: The series was renamed from Dune: The Sisterhood to Dune: Prophecy in November 2023.
Dune: Prophecy – All important information at a glance
When does Dune: Prophecy come out? The prequel series Dune: Prophecy will premiere in November 2024, also in Germany. However, there is no exact release date yet.
Where can I watch Dune: Prophecy? Dune: Prophecy is a production of WarnerMedia and Legendary Television, which was originally supposed to launch on the US streamer Max. Instead, it will now air on the HBO main network.
In Germany, you can watch Dune: Prophecy on Sky and WOW.
Is the series also coming to Netflix and Amazon Prime? According to the current status, the series will not be streamed on Netflix and Amazon Prime.
How many episodes does Dune: Prophecy have? Season 1 of Dune: Prophecy will comprise a total of 6 episodes.
Is there a trailer for Dune: Prophecy? Yes, you can watch the longest trailer so far here:
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Teaser for Season 1 of Dune: Prophecy
Dune: Prophecy – Cast
Who is in the cast of the Dune series?
Emily Watson as Valya Harkonnen in the lead role
Olivia Williams as Tula Harkonnen in the lead role
Who is directing the series? Initially, Johan Renck (Chernobyl and The Last Panthers) was supposed to direct, but after his exit in February 2023, Anna Foerster (Outlander and Underworld: Blood Wars) took over this role.
The series Dune: Prophecyis developed by Diane Ademu-John (The Originals and The Haunting of Bly Manor). Alongside her is the showrunner, writer, and producer Alison Schapker (Westworld and Lost).
On board as executive producer is Brian Herbert, the son of the original author Frank Herbert. His granddaughter Kim Herbert is also involved.
Denis Villeneuve and the screenwriter of the Dune films, Jon Spaihts, are not working on Dune: Prophecy.
What is Dune: Prophecy about? Dune: Prophecy is about two sisters from House Harkonnen who fight against forces that could threaten the future of humanity about 10,000 years before the events of the Dune films.
To confront this threat, they establish the Bene Gesserit sect. Through rigorous training and targeted influence of bloodlines across many generations, they aim to create an overpowered being named Kwisatz Haderach.
The series is partially based on the novel The Throne of the Desert Planet (Sisterhood of Dune), written by Brian Herbert, the son of the original author Frank Herbert, and co-author Kevin J. Anderson. The novel was released in 2012. Are you looking forward to Dune: Prophecy? Feel free to share it in the comments. We will update the article and keep you informed. Currently, a survival MMO about Dune is also in the works. We have all the information currently known about it: Dune: Awakening – All about the release, beta, and platforms
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Players are eagerly waiting for Patch 7 in Baldur’s Gate 3, as it is expected to bring numerous changes. Now there is finally a release window for the update.
At Pax East, Larian Studios announced that Patch 7 for Baldur’s Gate is set to be released next week (September 2 to 8, 2024). On Twitter/X.com, it states that the patch is scheduled for release next week, but a specific date has not yet been given.
Nonetheless, many players are eagerly anticipating the update, which is said to significantly reshape the game.
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Baldur’s Gate 3 – Trailer Game Awards
Patch 7 brings new endings and a thousand changes for Baldur’s Gate 3
Why is the patch eagerly awaited? Officially, the update was supposed to be released on July 22, but due to issues, Patch 7 was postponed further. The developers have been working on the patch since April. Previously, the developers stated that they wanted to significantly reshape the game with the patch:
Other changes include an internal mod manager and improvements to split-screen on one monitor.
The Honour Mode will be remodeled and improved. Some enemies will now get new abilities that are supposed to make battles more challenging.
Many players are therefore waiting for Update 7 to either start anew with the game or finally continue playing. Some even believe that one must replay the game once the changes go live.
A new Pokémon clone called Yarimono has launched on Steam and is in the top sellers. However, in Germany, not all content is available to us. And for good reason.
Pokémon games and creature collectors remain immensely popular. Games like Palworld have thousands of players.
On August 30, 2024, a new Pokémon clone called Yarimono was launched. It is currently in 3rd place among the top sellers on Steam and in 11th place among the strongest newcomers (via steamdb.info). However, some content is missing in Germany. And for good reason, as Steam has a say in this matter.
Game rated “6 years and older”, but without adult content
Why is content missing? If you look at the shop page for Yarimono, you will notice that one of the tags is “sexual content”. It becomes even more specific when you look at the first (English) Steam reviews. Some reviewers list all the adult content in the game, which is indeed explicit and could have come straight out of a dirty box. And the bear sex scene from Baldur’s Gate 3 seems harmless in comparison.
So behind the cute Pokémon clone, which is approved for ages 6 and older in Germany, is a hardcore Hentai game.
What does this have to do with Germany?In Germany and China, Steam strictly blocks games that offer sexual content. The pages are no longer accessible. If you try anyway, you receive an error message. The developers of such games therefore have three options:
They can either leave the games as they are and forgo sales in Germany. This, however, also means a financial loss.
Or they can offer a special version for the German market without the content for which the game would otherwise be blocked.
The third option is to release the game in a cut version and offer a patch for players to restore content.
For these reasons, some developers have now offloaded such content into free DLCs or offer an update on their own Discord. The base version on Steam is neutral, and with the DLC, they then bring in the specific content. These DLCs are also not accessible in Germany, but the game can still be purchased. However, developers do not have to forego revenue.
Do we need this? Whether adult content is really necessary in a Pokémon clone is another question:
Some players criticize that Steam is trying to patronize them.
Others argue that this can better protect younger players.
This argument is countered by others who claim that violent shooters like Call of Duty should also be blocked.
More strange games: A particularly strange game was played by Cortyn for MeinMMO. The MeinMMO demon Cortyn ventured into a game called “Succubus”. A disturbing journey and not for the faint of heart: Succubus is the most disturbing game I have ever played
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