Baldur’s Gate 3 allows its players to engage in romances with various NPCs. Currently, many fans are still hoping to kiss the villain voiced by Lucius Malfoy. But Larian has made clear statements.
Warning, Spoilers: This is about a character who makes his debut in Act 2 of Baldur’s Gate 3.
Which character are we talking about? The character that many fans wish for as a romance option is none other than one of the three main villains from Baldur’s Gate 3: Enver Gortash.
Gortash is one of the masterminds behind the events in the game. Together with Orin the Red and Ketheric Thorm, he forms the top of the cult of the Absolute. He is the chosen one of Bane, the god of darkness, tyranny, hatred, and conflict.
He first appears at the end of Act 2 of Baldur’s Gate 3. However, the player only learns more about him in Act 3, as they head towards Baldur’s Gate.
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A romance with the villain? Larian says, Babygirl has no time for kissing
What does Larian say about it? Players have repeatedly informed Larian Studios via social media how much they desire a romance with Gortash. They have now addressed the topic directly in their latest community update:
[…]But will we be able to kiss Gortash, we hear you plead, we want to kiss Gortash.
Listen, he is a complicated guy who is very busy considering the details of the death cult’s bureaucratic politics. Babygirl has no time to kiss.
This likely puts the hopes for a late, added romance with Gortash to rest once and for all. After all, Larian Studios has previously yielded to fan desires: The romance with the druid Halsin and the infamous bear sex scene only came about because players liked the character so much.
Why do players want to romance him? At first glance, Gortash does not seem like a character who would make fans’ hearts race. reddit user MxCrosswords questions in a post why people are so into him.
One main reason according to the comments below is the voice actor: Jason Isaacs. The actor is known for his role as Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter movies, as well as for playing Captain Hook in Peter Pan (2003). Those who have seen The Patriot know him as Col. William Tavington.
Therefore, players who like Jason Isaacs partially project this onto the character he voices.
reddit user jayk1406 adds that the interest does not come so much from Gortash’s appearance, but much more from his story with the origin character Dark Urge.
Others simply mention that they like the aesthetic of an updated, over-caffeinated man with eyeliner from a week ago, a dark past, and real respect for their character, Dark Urge. On top of that comes his charm, intelligence, and everything he represents as one of the three main villains.
Fibi “Fibii” Pfeiffer rose to become one of the biggest streamers on German Twitch at the age of 16. Now the streamer is 18 and is allowed to drive. However, due to her driving style, there is currently trouble.
What is Fibii accused of? On Reddit, a user complained on July 16, 2024, about an IRL stream by Fibii in which the streamer was driving her car. “Hairy-Relation109” criticized that the 18-year-old seemed to be distracted while driving.
She was reportedly driving at 170 km/h in the left lane, moving happily to the music at the wheel while simultaneously answering questions from her chat. The user finds this “absolutely irresponsible from both a general traffic perspective and as a role model for her young viewers.”
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Viewers find driving behavior irresponsible
How is the community reacting? On Reddit, users are debating whether Fibii’s shown behavior is legal or not. There is more agreement on the finding that the action is “absolutely irresponsible.” In particular, the fact that Fibii is still a novice driver has upset some (via Reddit).
Some Reddit users have obtained the VoD, which is no longer available on Fibii’s channel, and are searching for significant excerpts. If someone were to send this to the police, “the license” would be gone for the time being, they say (via Reddit).
Interestingly, Fibii even talks about traffic violations in a clip. She explains that one does not look cool just because one drives fast. She is glad to have received this lesson now. Apparently, the streamer was already driving too fast and now has to wait to see what will come of it. She speaks of a refresher course, license revocation, or the possibility of “buying herself out.”
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With Splitgate, the developer studio 1047 Games was able to achieve a surprise success in the shooter market in 2019. Now they have announced a sequel.
After a countdown was running on the official website of the arena shooter Splitgate in the past days and hours, the developers have now addressed the players with a big announcement:
Splitgate 2 is coming in 2025 for Steam, Epic, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S
There is already a Steam shop page where you can see initial images and a trailer:
The gameplay of Splitgate 1 is very reminiscent of Halo, but the game principle has a special twist: You can create portals through which you can travel, shoot, or look through. This brought a special tactical element to the shooter. For example, it was possible to flank opponents with the portals or to open a portal behind them and shoot them in the back without leaving your own position.
Splitgate 2 is also supposed to feature portals as a main feature again. 4v4 matches (PvP) will be played. Additionally, you should be able to customize your weapons and choose factions. It is currently unknown whether there will be any other differences from Splitgate 1.
How has Splitgate been doing lately? In September 2022, the developers announced that they would no longer work on Splitgate 1, although the servers would continue to run (via splitgate.com).
Splitgate lost a large part of its player base on Steam years ago (via Steamcharts). Since September 2022, the shooter has not exceeded 1,000 simultaneous active players on Steam. Since September 2021, Splitgate has not had more than 10,000 players.
Splitgate 2 will be one of the shooters to keep an eye on in 2025. The PvP-oriented portal gameplay of its predecessor remains unparalleled to this day. If the implementation is successful, it could become a candidate for the 25 best shooters. So far, the list looks like this: The 25 best shooters of 2024 – These PvP and PvE games impress with their gameplay
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EA Sports invited MeinMMO to try out a pre-beta version of EA FC 25. We didn’t have to be asked twice and took a good look at the gameplay. What has changed in the gameplay and how the new 5VS5 mode “Rush” plays, you can find out here.
What we tested: We were able to play a pre-beta version of EA Sports FC 25 on the PS5, which represents a very early playable version of the title. This already includes all gameplay changes, but it is still in development and is by no means finished and balanced.
Available was the kickoff mode with the classic 11VS11 as well as the brand new 5VS5 mode “Rush”, which has ensured that VOLTA is now completely out of FC 25. EA justifies this decision with feedback from the community.
Playable were:
Manchester City, Real Madrid, Liverpool FC, and Atletico Madrid for the men.
Chelsea, Real Madrid, and Olympique Lyon for the women.
The stats and teams were still based on the data from FC 24, so nothing was revealed in this area.
What is supposed to be new in gameplay? In a major presentation, EA introduced the gameplay innovations that FC 25 is supposed to have. These include:
“FQ IQ”, which brings new player roles and tactical templates.
PlayStyles for goalkeepers.
Tactical foul (Professional Foul). This allows you to bring down opponents without a tackle or sliding challenge. Executed by pressing R1 and the X button (PS5).
Better left stick dribbling.
Harder passes when the player is under pressure.
5 new skill moves.
Weather effects such as wind that can influence gameplay.
What is new in graphics?
Even more realistic running styles of the stars. 1,800 professionals with realistic running styles, including 200 women.
Authentic mascots that you can celebrate with after a goal.
Better stadium atmosphere with more active coaches, referees, and fans.
Two different graphics modes are available. One has better lighting effects (ray tracing) and visual improvements and is rendered in 4K. Or true 4K with standard lighting. Both offer 60 FPS in gameplay.
Better faces for players without face scans due to machine learning.
But what do the changes really do? What is immediately noticeable? We reveal to you what 3 innovations you can look forward to and how the gameplay really feels.
This is how the new gameplay really is: When you play the first match in FC 25, you feel right at home, as the general gameplay and feeling are very close to FC 24. Almost identical. But that is not a bad thing, as the predecessor FC 24 offered excellent gameplay. Nothing was really overpowered and it always felt fair and good – except when the servers had issues.
In FC 25, much remains the same and you have to look closely to find differences in gameplay. However, what immediately stands out is that the gameplay has become slower and feels more realistic.
It is also significantly more difficult to play passes when your player is under pressure and being pressed. Here, wild long passes across the field no longer work. A realistic improvement.
It is also noticeable that scoring goals has become more difficult, as the opposing defenders defend spaces very well. The defense feels much more stable. Furthermore, the AI of the CPU players generally feels better. Opponents now try to dribble in pressing situations to evade the situation.
What is unfortunate is that there are no major changes to shooting, passing, or standard mechanics. Corner, free kick, and penalty systems are all identical to FC 24. Except for “Rush”, but you can read more about that further down in this article.
Notably, however, the new player roles stand out, which are an addition to the PlayStyles and ultimately replace the old work rates and tremendously improve tactics.
2. The new player roles significantly improve tactics
This important topic has finally been addressed: tactics in FC. For years, these have been treated as a secondary concern, and innovations have been rare. And even when something new was introduced, it was usually just minor improvements.
Now in FC 25, there is finally a major tactical revolution, and you can actually feel it on the virtual pitch. Under “FC IQ”, EA Sports summarizes the tactical innovations in EA FC 25, which include:
Over 35 different player roles.
New team tactics inspired by great clubs or playing styles like Tiki Taka.
Smart tactics, which suggest better strategies based on the course of the game.
What are the new player roles? If you have played Sega’s Football Manager, player roles are likely not new to you. In EA FC 25, they behave very similarly. Every professional has at least one player role that determines their runs and positioning when not in possession of the ball.
As an example, there is the “Shadow Striker” player role, which Jude Bellingham will have in FC 25. If you select this for Bellingham, he will play in a way that he acts as a CAM attacking and looks for the gap behind the attackers. He will aim for well-timed runs into the box and attempt to score there.
Good to know about player roles:
There are player roles in various strengths, such as Box-to-Box, Box-to-Box+, or Box-to-Box++. The plus variants are intended for superstars who can execute their roles even better.
Some player roles have different focuses such as attack, defense, or free.
The work rates will no longer exist in FC 25.
New player roles may be introduced in the future.
Why player roles are a good addition: The new player roles make the game significantly more realistic and the tactics much more comprehensive. In the past, you had to fiddle around in the tactics menu for hours and then hope that the players would execute the runs you had planned.
Now, the player roles take care of that. It remains to be seen how well this will work in the finished game. However, in the beta, it was already hinted that FQ IQ will provide significantly better runs.
3. “Rush” offers cool rules and variety with the ball
This is what Rush has to offer: Rush is a new mode in FC 25, which is as the rumors have suggested, a 5VS5 mode where you play on a smaller soccer field with 4 outfield players, while the goalkeeper is controlled by AI.
The gameplay in Rush will be identical to the gameplay in FC 25 and will not focus on separate, trickier gameplay like in VOLTA.
What is particularly special about Rush is that you can play cooperatively. This means you can gather 3 friends and go on a goal hunt together in Rush. Additionally, Rush is available in many FC modes. You can play it in the kickoff mode on the couch, online in Ultimate Team, or even in Clubs (formerly Pro Clubs).
Here are the rules of Rush:
A game lasts 8 minutes, the time runs down.
At kickoff, players sprint towards the ball, and the faster one wins. Similar to Rocket League.
For fouls, there is a blue card, which sends the player off for one minute.
Offside only exists in the attacking third.
Free kicks are executed indirectly.
For penalties, the shooter runs towards the goalkeeper, but the goalkeeper is controlled by a player instead of the CPU.
There are no fixed positions.
This is how it plays: Rush is a bit like a real football match in a lighter variant. It is much sleeker, faster, and less rigid. It almost resembles small-sided leagues like the Baller League or Kings League, which also try to speed up and make classic football more fun.
And it succeeds: because Rush is simply fun. It is great that the gameplay here is identical to the normal 11VS11 mode. Because of this, you don’t have to rethink and can just have fun. However, you do need to get used to the small field and say goodbye to tactics, elaborate runs, and long passing sequences.
Here, only good dribbling, precise passes, and shooting count. Fouls are punished by timeouts, giving you a significant advantage when there are only 3 outfield players left.
So the rules are well thought out, and particularly the new penalties are really exciting. Unfortunately, we did not have the opportunity to play Rush cooperatively. Presumably, the mode will be much more fun with friends than playing alone against the CPU.
Our conclusion about the beta: Overall, the beta of FC 25 was a lot of fun, especially in the tactical area. Gameplay feels great and very similar to its predecessor, which is not a bad thing considering the strong predecessor. You get the feeling that EA is freer in development, listens to the community, and incorporates modes and changes that fans desire.
The announced innovations in Ultimate Team and career mode certainly make you look forward to more and promise to finally become what FIFA should have always been.
Moreover, the new mode “Rush” offers fast, fun matches that feel really refined and well thought out. Fun evenings with friends are guaranteed.
However, whether all this justifies a full price again remains questionable. Certainly, fans would have appreciated a new update model given the sparse but very good changes. What do you think? Are you interested in EA FC 25? Feel free to let us know in the comments!
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In FC 25, there are some changes for Ultimate Team. Especially cooperative gameplay with your friends looks promising in the new EA FC to acquire the best players. We present all the important changes to you.
As every year, the most popular mode in EA FC experiences some changes. In addition to innovations regarding gameplay, menu content, and game modes, EA’s focus this year is on the connection between players.
EA introduces two important changes in FC 25 Ultimate Team (UT), which make cooperative modes particularly worthwhile to acquire strong cards:
With Rush, a 5-vs-5 mode is introduced, which you can also expect in Ultimate Team. Here, you can play on a small field with up to 3 other friends against other players.
For the first time this season, there will be an overarching season pass for Clubs and Ultimate Team. This means you can unlock rewards for Ultimate Team while playing in Clubs with your friends.
So, if you have at least 3 teammates together before the launch of FC 25, it could pay off significantly for your rewards in Ultimate Team.
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Play with friends and earn rewards for UT
How do you earn rewards when playing with friends? In the two cooperative modes “Rush” and “Clubs”, you earn points through playing and completing various tasks. When you reach a certain score, you unlock new rewards. The more rewards you get, the faster you acquire strong players for your Ultimate Team.
The two reward systems differ slightly from each other:
In Rush, you earn coins as well as so-called Rush points. If you’ve collected enough Rush points, you can exchange them for rewards in the Ultimate Team menu.
In Clubs and Ultimate Team, you earn direct experience points (XP) for the overarching season pass. Once you’ve earned enough XP, you reach new levels. With each new level, you unlock rewards for Clubs or Ultimate Team in FC 25.
Which specific rewards you will receive for Rush points is not yet known. Possible rewards could be bonus packs or experience points for the season pass.
The rewards of the season pass ranged in FC 24 from club items, professional packs, to one-time special professional cards.
Overview of all other important changes for UT
There are also some changes in gameplay, menu content, and individual game modes. All currently known innovations are listed below.
Gameplay
EA introduces a new technology in FC 25 that aims to make players and tactics even more individualized. EA has summarized these gameplay adjustments under the umbrella term “FC IQ”.
Player Roles: With Player Roles, EA attempts to individualize the game without the ball. Players try to fulfill specific roles, adjusting their paths when creating chances and in defensive movements accordingly.
More tactical diversity: In FC 25, you can have even more influence on your style of play. More formations and even more instructions for each individual player will facilitate this. You can even simulate your assembled tactics before the game.
If the tactics seem too complicated, you can simply have one of the best managers, like Pep Guardiola, coach your club. If you add him as a coach to your Ultimate Team, you will play according to his tactical concept, as you know it from the Manchester City team.
Menu Content
In terms of menu content, EA has tried to align itself with community feedback. This has resulted in two major innovations so far.
Separate storage for duplicates: There will be a separate list for all duplicate cards. You can directly access this list when you want to submit duplicate players in a Squad Building Challenge (SBC).
Revised Evolutions: In the Evolutions, you can transform normal cards into special cards. In FC 25, there will be even more possibilities for this feature. This includes being able to design the appearance of the cards with different styles and sounds.
Game Modes
Two game modes are also being adjusted. These involve player search in friendly matches and the reward system in Division Rivals.
No skill-based matchmaking in Friendlies: In FC 25, friendly matches could become much more relaxed again. The skill-based matchmaking that sought opponents from the same division in FC 24 will no longer apply in this mode.
New system for better rewards in Rivals:
For every win AND every draw, you earn points to reach specific rewards, thus eliminating pointless draws in Rivals.
Fewer checkpoints should prevent you from getting stuck at a point, thus enabling a fairer opponent search at the same skill level.
Promotion games in the highest divisions will be introduced.
Stronger differentiation of rewards in the various ranks and divisions.
The improved point system and reduced checkpoints aim to increase the enjoyment of gameplay. The promotion games and sharper differentiation of rewards are intended to reward the best players with the best rewards.
After the test on the PTR, many players and experts were skeptical whether Diablo 4 can continue the upward trend with the new Season 5. Now more and more details about the changes are becoming known and bringing joy. Fans say: Blizzard listens to the players and builds on everything that Diablo 4 has done well in recent months.
Here was the criticism: After the good experiences from Season 4, Blizzard also brought the next season to the public test realm (“PTR”) so players could test it in advance. However, there was rather little enthusiasm during the first tests:
there seems to be a lack of exciting innovations that would truly characterize a season
and finally, there was major concern that good features, like the thought cage from Season 4, would disappear again
Some experts said: Compared to the PTR of Season 4, the test of Season 5 is disappointing. Where there was much to discover in the previous season, here the excitement was gone after just one day or less.
The most criticism has been directed at the new mode. It is too exhausting considering that there is too little loot – which you only receive if you make it to the end. Otherwise, you walk away empty-handed and waste your time.
For expert Raxxanterax, for instance, the Infernal Hordes were the only real criticism. He believes that almost everything in Season 5 is an improvement, only the new mode is a flop.
Blizzard is apparently building on the changes from Season 4:
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“I’m looking forward to Season 5 now”
Now Blizzard has shared some information about the upcoming changes between the PTR and the season release in advance. Experts Rob and DonTheCrown have already been able to show parts of the upcoming patch notes in their streams. Blizzard fulfills some of the biggest wishes of the fans, including:
the thought cage remains in the game and is stackable up to three times
the Infernal Hordes are being revamped – it’s easier to visit them, and the loot is more rewarding
the classes are much more aligned with each other in terms of their power
In the community, especially the changes to unique items (“Uniques”) are well received. Uniques are getting a overhaul: They will receive additional affixes and their values are supposed to become stronger. According to Rob, the goal is for each build to carry 2-4 Uniques.
On Reddit, a user has already titled Season 5: “Loot Reborn, Episode 2 – Attack of the Uniques”. Overall, the changes that are known so far are well received:
I thought Season 5 would be a pretty weak season because we get the expansion and Season 6 shortly after, and I was okay with that. But after seeing the previews, it’s clear that the changes […] are truly impressive. I’m looking forward to Season 5 now.
That’s all I wanted to say. Good job. The game keeps getting better and better.
Nevertheless, there are critics who say that this is all not enough. Here, another user suggests that we should keep our expectations in check. What is known so far is just a small part of the official patch notes, which will be released later.
How is Hearthstone doing right now? If we believe the concerns of the fans, something bad is on the horizon for Blizzard’s card game.
In a few days, a new expansion will be released for Hearthstone. With “Danger in Paradise”, there will be over 100 new cards, new mechanics and keywords, and all the elements that make a Hearthstone expansion.
But not everything.
Because one feature is missing for the first time with “Danger in Paradise”. The community sees this as a major problem that raises concerns.
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What is the problem? The next expansion is the first in Hearthstone’s history that will not feature a new game board. Although game boards are completely irrelevant to gameplay, they give an expansion a special flair. There are clickable things, everything visually fits with the new cards, and the new environment comes with its own music that captures the feel of the expansion.
However, Danger in Paradise lacks exactly that – because there is no new game board. And this has fans worried.
What are the fans’ concerns? Even though some believe that a new game board – or the absence of one – is likely the least of Hearthstone’s problems, many see it differently. For numerous fans, this is a sign that Blizzard’s focus might be shifting, and that they are slowly starting to work less passionately on Hearthstone.
“This feels like the beginning of the end and stronger than anything else they’ve ever done.” – The_Werodile
“I’m honestly shocked. This seems like such a small thing, but it is so significant. It’s a sign of what’s to come and how much effort they are putting into the game. It looks like they have their priorities wrong.” – daddyvow
“That’s such a wild decision for the 10th anniversary of the game.” – makman44
A new game board is just a detail, but many are reminded of Heroes of the Storm, which also gradually received fewer and fewer new cosmetic contents (like special mounts) before the game was put into maintenance mode and ultimately shut down completely.
Blizzard reacts – exactly the wrong way: The problem is further exacerbated by the fact that Blizzard has not provided a proper statement. It is stated on X that they have heard the criticism and concerns of the players and will respond – but only in a week. The fact that it takes them a week to come up with a statement on such a simple question, and that a developer cannot simply say what is happening, only fuels the concerns of many fans:
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So far, the conclusions and concerns of the community are primarily one thing: justified worries. Whether the reasons for this are actually valid remains to be seen in a few days when Blizzard speaks in the announced statement about the current state of the game and plans for the future.
Hearthstone has drawn attention in recent times with rather problematic news. For instance, a change in the XP system for quests caused many players to rise up in protest.
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Gley is a descendant with the ‘Utility Dealer’ role in The First Descendant. She does not possess a specific element, but can score with her skills and deal heavy damage. That’s why we are showing you a strong build that never runs out of ammunition.
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What kind of build is this? This is the Gley Build, which temporarily has infinite ammunition. We already reported on this powerful build on July 12, as many players expected a nerf, but that did not happen.
Before NEXON changes its mind and nerfs the build anyway, we’ll show you how to shred your enemies and bosses with lead in the most ammunition-efficient way possible. Below you will find an overview of all components and weapons that harmonize with this build. We will explain how the rotation works and what is important in this build.
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Gley Build: Overview of All Components
Reactor: Materialized Phase Reactor
Focuses on:
Skill Cooldown
Skill Duration Up
External Components: Veteran Marksman Set
Provides bonuses depending on how many pieces you have:
Effect for 2 pieces: Firearm Critical Rate +5.1%
Effect for 4 pieces: Firearm ATK +6.6%, Weak Point DMG +5.8%
Modules:
Maximize Duration (for increased skill duration)
Skill Extension (for increased skill duration)
Increased HP (for increased HP)
Increase DEF (for increased defense)
Nimble Fingers (reduces skill cooldown)
Predator Instinct (Increases your weapon ATK when firing during your frenzy)
HP Collector (upon defeating an enemy, you instantly gain 9% of your maximum HP)
MP Conversion (reduces skill cooldown, reduces your maximum MP)
Accelerated Driveshaft (increases your fire rate after rolling by 8% for 5 seconds with a 15% chance)
Agony (increases your maximum MP as well as your defense)
Important Information about the Modules: For Gley, it is important to focus on two things when choosing modules: reducing skill cooldown and increasing skill duration. The remaining modules are a matter of preference and can be swapped out depending on the setting. Therefore, our suggested modules are not a must, but a general direction you can choose to follow or modify.
How does the build work? The rotation is relatively simple. You activate your skill ‘Frenzy’ first to increase your attack power, followed by the skill ‘Enhanced Senses’ to gain infinite ammunition through the synergy of ‘Frenzy’. Now you just have to shoot at your enemies and make sure that your skills are on cooldown in this order.
With the skill ‘Life Drain’, you can also gradually deal damage to surrounding enemies and drain their HP to heal yourself.
Gley Build: All Weapons You Need
Gley can wield some strong weapons, but not all are suitable for this build. Therefore, we recommend the following options for combat:
All Weapons Overview
Python
Tamer
Withering Organ
Why are these weapons so good? The Tamer is already considered a strong weapon against bosses. It has a high fire rate and excellent damage on critical points. If you combine that with Gley’s build, you will annihilate your enemies in seconds.
The weapon ‘Withering Organ’ is a heavy launcher and not made for every descendant, but in the hands of Gley, the weapon becomes a laser against bosses. With this build, you merely throw rockets at your enemies who can only helplessly watch as their HP bars dwindle.
The Python has the ability, with its special effect, to weaken your enemies per shot. However, since Gley has infinite ammunition, your enemies’ resistances will quickly be shattered and take them down with it.
That was our Gley Build for you. What do you think of the descendant? Have you been able to melt down bosses with this build or have you built your own? Feel free to exchange ideas with other users about it. If you are looking for a build for Bunny, we also have the right one for you: The First Descendant: Bunny Build – How to Defeat Your Enemies While Bunny Hopping
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The Twitch streamer Isabell “HoneyPuu” Schneider is the most watched woman in the German streaming scene. She has been gaming since she was 13 years old, primarily League of Legends – and her grades suffered because of it.
Which streamer is being talked about? Isabell “HoneyPuu” Schneider is the most watched streamer on German Twitch. For a long time, it was Reved, who has been seldom streaming due to health issues for a while. HoneyPuu started on Twitch with League of Legends – but her school grades had to suffer, as she reported now.
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When she started gaming, her grades dropped
How was it back in school? In a stream on July 15, 2024, HoneyPuu reported that she was a really good student. Her grades were always “really top” – until she started gaming at the age of 13.
Twitch instead of studying to become a veterinarian
How did this affect her? As HoneyPuu reports, gaming eventually took over: She even skipped her basketball training for it and told her father, who was also her coach, that she had to study. The deception probably became clear when she came home with a 6.
The bad grades ultimately led to the fact that after her first aborted training, the streamer could only complete her intended veterinary studies at a private university abroad. With streaming, HoneyPuu wanted to finance her studies – instead, she became so successful that she ultimately gave up further education (via TikTok).
In the end, it seems to have paid off, as HoneyPuu can now even support her family with her streaming career – for example, by grabbing little goodies for her WoW-gaming brothers. Her mother even recently told her: “Good that you never listened to your father and finished your education.”
You can currently find the entire stream on Twitch, the topic starts at 13:50.
In fact, more and more young people are opting out of further education when they can earn a lot of money early as an influencer, like Fibii, who rose to be one of the biggest German streamers at 16.
Streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins still has the most followers on Twitch. But he misses the good old days when Twitch was more about playing and less about talking. He criticizes the developments over the past few years since May 2020, especially the amount of drama and cancel culture.
Who is Ninja?
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins (33) was a typical shooter streamer on Twitch for a long time: Talented and extremely ambitious, but hot-tempered, he would curse vulgarity at anyone who dared to defeat him in a shooter. He played games like Halo, PUBG, or H1Z1.
In 2017, he discovered Fortnite: Battle Royale. At that time, the main game, a kind of shooter-Minecraft, had just failed, and the developers of Unreal Tournament had created a blatant PUBG copy. Ninja dove into the game. As a talented shooter player, he was able to rampage in matches with 99 randomly selected players and dominate the early days of the shooter.
A fairy-tale rise on Twitch began, lasting until 2019. Ninja stopped cursing, became rich, famous, a bit egotistical. To this day, Ninja still has the most followers on Twitch from that time: No one has yet come close to his 19 million – though it seems likely that Spanish Ibai will overtake him in the foreseeable future.
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Ninja criticizes cancel culture on Twitch
This is what Ninja says now: Ninja laments the current state of streaming on Twitch in a stream:
Some people are only focused on trying to cancel others or cause them trouble – as seen recently in the popular sketch. Every day, someone is either canceled or at least an attempt is made
Ninja says streaming has become so stupid. He is so fed up with it. Someone does something suspicious, and a million people jump in to express their opinions that no one asked for
People say things like “Win here” – “Loss there” – “I can’t support this”. He’s had enough of it all.
What does Ninja long for? Ninja wishes for a Twitch like in 2016, when everything revolved around video games.
He misses the days of PUBG; when clips were shared, people laughed and tagged each other.
Nowadays, millions of “drama channels” have taken over Twitch, pushing out the era of funny clips, and it’s getting worse.
What’s next? Ninja becomes a bit melancholic and says, “Maybe I’m getting too old for this shit.” He’s been doing this for 13, 14 years now.
He reminisces about the “good old days” when he was still streaming from his parents’ basement and becomes thoughtful when he sees young streamers starting their careers on Twitch with a $5 webcam from their parents’ basement.
He concludes with: “I don’t know how much longer I will do this – maybe 5 years, maybe just one more year.”
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Twitch tilted away from gaming in May 2020 with Covid
What’s behind it: Many streamers who grew up with gaming realized they could earn more money and reach even more viewers by simply watching and reacting to other videos or content.
In Germany, MontanaBlack rose to fame with shooters like Call of Duty or Fortnite, later switched to gambling, and largely became a reaction streamer, watching other people’s videos while eating, or when necessary, even playing a SpiegelTV documentary:
In 2018, MontanaBlack streamed 618 hours of Fortnite, 166 hours of CoD: Black Ops 4, and 39 hours of Just Chatting
In 2020, he streamed 333 hours of Just Chatting and 284 hours of CoD: Warzone, 78 hours of Fortnite, and 62 hours of FIFA
In 2022, he streamed 381 hours of Just Chatting, 97 hours of GTG 5, 96 hours of FIFA 23, and 64 hours of Fortnite
In the last 365 days, MontanaBlack streamed 260 hours of Just Chatting, 100 hours of IRL, 87 hours of Special Events, and 72 hours of CS:GO (before he mainly focused on gambling and opening boxes)
MontanaBlack illustrates well the evolution from gaming to reacting and interacting with the chat in the last 4 to 6 years. Although lately, he has been going outside more, as he no longer feels so secure inside, and prefers to stream from “outside”.
Having grown up with gaming,
The trend that “Just Chatting” became the dominant category on Twitch began in May 2020 with the Covid pandemic. At that time, there was a lot of complaining about “Hot Tub” streamers: women who bypassed Twitch’s dress code by placing a bathtub in their living room and streaming in a bikini.
Since at least the “Johnny Depp/Amber Heard” trial in 2022, quite a bit has shifted, and many male streamers, who grew up with gaming, have moved away from gaming and switched to reactions and drama. Here in Germany, where we imitate trends from the USA, the meta has long been established.
Akira Toriyama became famous for Dragon Ball. However, there are other mangas in which characters from Dragon Ball had cameo appearances. In one of these mangas, we even learn how Son-Goku is doing after the events of Dragon Ball Z.
What kind of manga is this? Akira Toriyama published eight issues of Nekomajin from 1999 to 2005. The manga is primarily known for its chapters “Neko Majin Z,” in which the author created a parody of Dragon Ball. Accordingly, characters from Dragon Ball appear repeatedly in the chapters.
You can view an excerpt of it in the following reddit post:
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The manga takes place at the same time as Dragon Ball. We experience the adventures of some characters of the Neko-Majin race, who live on Earth. They are cats that possess magical abilities and are fans of martial arts.
There are many allusions to Dragon Ball, even beyond the cameo appearances of Son-Goku and friends:
Neko Majin, the protagonist of the same-named manga, possesses a staff that can stretch, just like Son-Goku, and a flying cloud.
Instead of the Kamehameha, he uses the Nekohameha.
There are characters like Onio, a corpulent Super Saiyan, and Kuriza, the son of Frieza.
Due to the appearances of certain characters, one can guess the time in which Nekomajin takes place. Son-Goku wears a blue training outfit and trains Oob, the reincarnation of Boo. Additionally, Pan is already past kindergarten age.
Accordingly, the manga is set after the Peaceful World Saga of Dragon Ball Z. Thus, we see how Son-Goku is doing after the victory over Boo.
Dragon Ball is further continued with Dragon Ball Daima:
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Son-Goku makes an appearance in Toriyama’s spin-off
How is Son-Goku doing? In chapter 7, there is a scene where Neko Majin meets his master Son-Goku. The two begin a training match, which Son-Goku can decide in his favor with a trick.
Afterwards, Son-Goku teleports with him to his house. There, Oob, Chi-Chi, the Ox-King, Pan, and Son-Goten greet the cat creature. It is supposed to catch a mouse in the storage that has settled there.
Is the story canon? As it is more of a parody, the story is not part of the official Dragon Ball narrative. However, the manga still illustrates how Son-Goku might fare after Dragon Ball Z. It was drawn personally by Toriyama and fits well into the story of Dragon Ball.
A trainer in Pokémon GO just wanted to help the game. However, the help backfired and resulted in a ban for the player.
What did the trainer do? A friend of the trainer reported on Reddit that his friend had just reached Level 37. From this level onwards, trainers can access Niantic Wayfarer and submit their own PokéStops.
These are then checked by other trainers and can be approved by Niantic for the game.
The trainer did exactly this to submit his first own PokéStop. The next day, he received an email from Niantic. However, he was not informed that his PokéStop was approved, but that his account would be banned for 7 days.
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Not the first case
Why was the trainer banned? In the Reddit post, a screenshot of the email from Niantic was attached. However, there is unfortunately no exact explanation for the ban.
It only states that the PokéStop violates the rules and that the account will be banned from Wayfarer and Pokémon GO for 7 days.
Additionally, the email mentions that further violations of the rules can result in a permanent ban.
Is this the first case of such a ban? No. There have been cases in the past where trainers were banned for submitting PokéStops. In many of these cases, multiple PokéStops were submitted by the trainers.
So the number of PokéStops could possibly also be a criterion for the temporary ban. In this current case, however, according to the creator of the Reddit post, this is the first PokéStop submitted by the trainer.
What does the community say about this? The trainer s-mores points out in the post on Reddit that there have been networks of bots in the past that automatically submitted PokéStops.
Through these activities, trainers who legitimately submitted a PokéStop coincidentally similar to the automated ones were also banned.
He writes: There have been cases where a network of bots conspired to approve nonsensical stops, and people who submitted similar stops were also temporarily banned. It could be a similar situation unless you submitted about 200 stops at once
What should I pay attention to when submitting PokéStops? If you have already reached Level 37 and want to submit PokéStops, you should first pay attention to the tips in the Help Center of Niantic.
What do you think about this? Have you had similar experiences? Have you submitted any PokéStops so far? Feel free to share your experiences in the comments. If you want to know which events await you in July 2024 in Pokémon GO, we have the right overview for you.
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At the end of July, a new MMORPG will start in Early Access on Steam. At first glance, it resembles Palia, but allows you to master your daily life as witches. You can learn more about it here on MeinMMO.
Which game is this? The Canadian studio Digital Leisure is currently working on a new MMORPG called “Spellfarers.” The game is set to launch in Early Access on Steam on July 29, 2024. You can expect a relaxed sandbox adventure here, but with MMO and online co-op elements.
A trailer announced the Early Access on Steam. The graphics and gameplay could remind one of titles like Palia at first glance.
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The MMORPG Spellfarer is launching in Early Access
What can you expect? As the trailer shows, you can expect a typical, relaxed MMORPG in Spellfarers, where you have to master your daily life as a witch or wizard. You start your new life in a lonely house in a peaceful village. There, you are to get to the bottom of the disappearance of a wizard.
In the meantime, you will take care of your surrounding garden, plant crops, and decorate your new home according to your ideas. While managing your small farm, you should also be able to craft, fish, and explore your surroundings.
Through your daily life with a mysterious spellbook
As witches, you will of course have the opportunity to use spells. However, how exactly these will affect gameplay and what they can achieve is not yet clear. However, you will receive an old, mysterious spellbook and will be accompanied by an animal companion, such as a cat.
While mastering your daily life and getting to the bottom of the mysterious events, you can also interact with the villagers or other players in the village. You should even be able to form your own circle with fellow witches to collaborate together.
As developments are ongoing during Early Access, the developers state that there may naturally be some bugs and errors here and there. However, it is planned that Spellfarers will receive regular patches and that the developers want to incorporate player feedback. Another MMO on Steam is also currently in Early Access: Pax Dei is the best bad MMO in Early Access for relaxed strolls in front of a pretty medieval backdrop
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Everyone plays Pokémon in their own way. A trainer prefers to spend their time in the game catching Shinys, and their current mission culminated in much emotion.
What is the trainer trying to do? The shiny hunter and streamer Aelfgar was on the hunt for a shiny Treecko. The Pokémon is the Grass starter of the third generation. To get a shiny, one must have a lot of luck when starting the game.
To speed up the hunt for Treecko, the shiny hunter is playing four versions of Pokémon Sapphire at the same time. Every time none of the screens shows a shiny, he presses the reset button and watches the game intro from the beginning again.
Here you can see three games like Pokémon Go:
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3 games like Pokémon Go
One click too many ruins everything
How did his hunt go? The hunt for the shiny Treecko lasted five days. On the fifth day of watching the intro, seeing there is no shiny, and repeating, something incredible happened to the streamer.
Instead of just having one shiny on one screen, he suddenly has two shinys in front of him. But then the great evil happens: out of habit, the streamer presses the reset button again, erasing both shinys. This emotional rollercoaster was shared by the streamer on his account on X.com.
Here you can see the video:
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How does the community react? The community finds the streamer’s clip funny but also empathizes with the shiny hunter. @NeoHereYT writes on X.com: “I don’t want to say this, but this could be the clip that people know you for from now on.”
@ReadyJohnpaul writes on X.com: “Throwing and not even for the content, that’s painful brother”
What happened next? The streamer did not give up on his hunt for a shiny Treecko afterwards. It took another day for the streamer to find a new shiny Treecko.
The new League of Legends Patch 14.14 has expanded the game with a new mode that has little to do with MOBA. In addition, there is a new champion who seems too strong at first glance.
What kind of character is this? The new character Aurora is a midlaner who can also be played on the top lane and in the jungle. Much of her gameplay revolves around movement. Her abilities give her good mobility and many options to escape in time.
Her ultimate ability traps opponents in a sort of shield and deals damage if they try to leave it. As if that weren’t enough, she can always teleport to the other side at the edge. This makes it practically impossible for opponents to escape. In combat, she resembles a mix of Camille and Lee Sin, with abilities similar to Ahri.
What do players think of her? In the YouTube comments, players are almost certain that the champion will be too strong. @dameshi279 writes: “Great, another champion that we’ll see in every single patch for at least a year.”
Also, @WhoseWho2701 has an opinion on the new champion: “Riot releases a champion to prevent us from banning Ahri”
Here you can watch the trailer for the new PvE mode:
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Swarm – Trailer for the new LoL PvE mode
New PvE Mode is completely different from LoL
What kind of new PvE mode is this? In League of Legends, the new update has introduced an entirely new game mode reminiscent of Vampire Survivors. In the new PvE mode Swarm, you will battle hordes of enemies alongside up to 3 teammates.
What’s special is that you control your character not with the mouse but with the WASD keys. This is so unusual that the developers decided to display the controls under the character for everyone at first.
The longer you hold out against the hordes, the more upgrades you will receive in the game. These improve your character’s abilities, give them new effects, or allow your champion to learn abilities from others.
After 15 minutes in the game, a boss will appear that must be defeated. If you succeed, the game ends and you will earn coins, which you can use in the main menu to permanently upgrade your character. This makes you stronger and stronger.
Which champions can you play? There are a total of nine champions to choose from. Included are: Jinx, Seraphine, Leona, Illaoi, Briar, Yasuo, Riven, Xayah, and the new champion Aurora. However, the champions function differently in the Swarm mode than in regular LoL.
The mode also features its own quests, which you can complete to unlock additional upgrades and enhancements.
You have a total of five different maps available. To unlock a new map, you must complete the previous one. Various difficulty levels are also available to you.
Are you one of those players who celebrate the cinematics from Destiny 2? Then there is some sad news. One of the studios behind these great moments has to close down.
Which studio is meant? Not everyone knows it, but many cinematic moments that Bungie presents in Destiny 2 do not come from Bungie, but from Axis Studios. According to the news site cartoonbrew.com, this company is Scotland’s largest animation studio.
Unfortunately, there is bad news, as the studio now has to close and cease all production. Up to 162 employees will lose their jobs. The reason for the closure is attributed to “severe cash flow problems.” Client projects declined, and rising wage costs led Axis Studios to make this difficult decision.
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They let Cayde-6 fall to his demise like in the movies
What moments did the studio realize? Besides projects for Sackboy: A Big Adventure, Palia, and even Clash of Clans, Axis Studios also produced episodes for the Netflix series “Love Death + Robots.” However, what should interest you the most are the cinematics from Destiny 2.
The studio was able to visualize many great moments, including the resurrection of the Witch Queen, the confrontations between the Vanguard and the Witness, as well as the part from Forsaken where Cayde fell to his end in the Prison of Elders.
Fans often experienced problems with Destiny 2, whether it was due to the many content droughts or poor communication with the community. However, players agreed on one thing: the cinematics were often one of the best things to enjoy in the loot shooter. With the closure of the studio, this could negatively impact Destiny 2.
What happens now? The news is still relatively fresh, and according to our research, Bungie has not yet responded. It is possible that the developers will address how the team will handle the upcoming cinematics in their new TWiD post on the evening of July 18.
However, it is clear that Bungie needs to find a new studio if the developers decide not to create the short films themselves. If an outside studio is involved in the upcoming cinematics, this could affect the quality of the recordings. Therefore, there may be differences that players are not yet accustomed to.
Unfortunately, company closures are currently an acute problem in the gaming industry as well. Many companies, including those under the umbrella of Xbox, have been hit hard. More about this can be found here: Xbox closes 4 studios, sends ex-employees strange gifts
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In mid-August, the largest gaming fair in the world, gamescom, is coming to Cologne again. The head of the event believes that 2024 could set a new record. The fair is gaining more and more international significance.
What is gamescom? The gamescom (the correct spelling is lowercase) is the largest gaming fair in the world and takes place every year from mid to late August in Cologne. This year, gamescom will kick off with the Opening Night Live on August 20, before opening its doors to visitors from August 21 to 25. According to statista.com, over 320,000 people attended the fair last year.
Apart from the chance to test new games, the fair has long become an experience and meeting point for fans of gaming culture. This year, gamescom is expected to break records again.
Here you can see something:
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Head of gamescom is optimistic
What does the head of gamescom say about this year? Tim Endres, director of gamescom, says: “Following the already strong growth last year, we are heading towards new records for gamescom this year, with even more exhibitors and a higher international participation.”
So, gamescom is set to be even bigger in 2024 and could even break records. To make this happen, there will be new innovations: “Fans, industry professionals, and our partners from all over the world can look forward to an even more diverse gamescom this year, which will include our new Social Stage, the Cards & Boards Area, and the Artists Area.”
This year, well-known exhibitors will also be present. Gameswirtschaft reports that “Ubisoft, Bandai Namco, Astragon, HoyoVerse, THQ Nordic, Square Enix, and Microsoft Xbox (including Bethesda and Blizzard)” will be there.
EA is also said to be represented for the first time in a while and will present its new football simulation installment FC 25 at gamescom 2024.
Who will open gamescom 2024? gamescom 2024 will again be opened by a politician this year. Vice Chancellor and Minister of Economy Robert Habeck (Greens) will open the fair, but other politicians like the Berlin Senator for Economic Affairs Franziska Giffey (SPD) and NRW Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst (CDU) also want to be on site.
The YouTuber “Dawid Does Tech Stuff” bought an affordable gaming PC. The surprise is huge when he finally opens the PC.
The YouTube channel “Dawid Does Tech Stuff” regularly tests and buys strange hardware and components to review them on his channel. This time, Dawid purchased an old gaming PC from Alienware. The surprise is immense when he opens the PC. We have embedded Dawid’s video here for you:
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What does he find in the computer? When Dawid opens the old gaming PC, he finds, to his great surprise, an Nvidia GTX 690. This is a graphics card that hit the market in April 2012 and is thus more than 12 years old. At the time, the GTX 690 was considered the fastest graphics card on the market and could also outperform AMD’s Radeon HD 6990. You can read about this with colleagues at ComputerBase.
However, what is special is not the age, but the layout of the GPU. Because the graphics card does not rely on just one graphics chip, but on two fully equipped chips on the board. This is notable because two chips are relatively rare and are not used at all today.
Micro stuttering as an annoying companion with dual graphics cards
Why are there no graphics cards with 2 chips today? This is primarily due to the phenomenon of “micro stuttering”: When you connect multiple graphics cards or chips to a computer, the chips have to synchronize the frames with each other. Micro stuttering occurs when every second frame takes significantly longer to compute than the first. This causes the game to run unevenly.
AMD and Nvidia both struggled for years to get micro stuttering under control. With the release of the GTX 690, things improved significantly, but the annoying stutters never completely disappeared. Eventually, individual chips became so fast that such dual systems no longer made sense.
In 2021, Nvidia put an end to the matter: They discontinued support for multiple graphics cards in one computer. Nvidia no longer offered profiles for the SLI mode. At AMD, it was already stated in 2017 that they saw no future in dual GPU technology (Crossfire).
The story of World of Warcraft is being drastically changed again. A whole addon has now become absurd – and that makes fans angry.
That World of Warcraft changes some details in the lore after 20 years, that is something people have gotten used to by now. Once it was the Eredar who were corrupted by Sargeras, but that story was later reversed. The powers of the cosmos have also changed multiple times, just like the timeline of some events.
With the “Chronicles” book series, Blizzard wanted to finally create a clear line. A “definitive” narration of the story, finally brought into a logical context. But in doing so, it seems some details were forgotten. Because suddenly the story of an entire expansion makes no sense anymore.
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Which expansion is it about? It is about Battle for Azeroth, one of the more recent expansions. The core plot of the addon was that Sylvanas, as the leader of the Horde, allied with the Zandalari to be able to rely on their fleet. Since this was seen as a threat, the Alliance then forged a plan to ally with Kul Tiras and send Jaina ahead to negotiate this alliance.
The catch is: With the new book “Chronicles IV,” that never actually happened.
Because the timeline in the new book is different. Accordingly, all the major story events on Kul Tiras – including Jaina’s arrival, the attack on Boralus, and her appointment as Lord Admiral – occur before the actual conflict between Horde and Alliance.
Also, the entire war campaign of the Horde, such as the finding of the body of Derek Proudmoore (Jaina’s brother), now takes place before the events in Zandalar. This also means that the Horde at that time did not have any base in the harbor of Zandalar – even though this was supposed to be the base for all operations of the war campaign.
Who does what and why? Blizzard changed that – and it makes little sense.
Even more absurd is that the captivity of Princess Talanji, or rather her rescue, takes place only after the events on Kul Tiras have occurred.
This leads to a big logic problem.
In the playable story of Battle for Azeroth, the Horde has already made contact with the Zandalari and their fleet as a potential military force. Just because this is a threat, Jaina even decides to reach out to Kul Tiras and ask her family for help.
Since all of this now takes place before Talanji is even rescued and the Horde comes into contact with the Zandalari, many quests in the intro experience of Battle for Azeroth and also on Kul Tiras no longer make sense.
Criticism has been there even before: The criticism of the Chronicles books is not entirely new. After many fans bought the first books, expecting it to be a neutral and complete summary of events, Blizzard later revised that. In Chronicles, the events are told from “the Titans’ perspective” – thus, they are not neutral, and especially after Dragonflight, it is questionable whether the Titans ever told the truth.
That Blizzard is now even changing younger lore so drastically that suddenly, reasons for war and events happen in a completely different order than presented in the game, is likely to upset some fans. In the reddit forum, some players are upset that the story seems to make no sense anymore.
Perhaps this is necessary to bring the story of World of Warcraft into clear, logical paths that ultimately make sense for the “big picture.” But if even important events in the book deviate so drastically from the representation in the game, it raises uncomfortable questions that lead many to doubt the story.
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The season finale of The Acolyte was just released on Disney+. In the episode, there is a detail that likely excites fans of Star Wars particularly. For the first time, we see how the Sith create their red lightsabers.
Attention: Spoilers for Episode 8 of Star Wars: The Acolyte follow.
How are the red lightsabers created? Normally, the Sith cannot form a mutual bond with the kyber crystals used to create the lightsabers. Instead, they must perform a ritual called “bleeding” to turn the lightsaber red.
To do this, they channel their negative emotions such as hatred, sorrow, fear, and pain into the kyber crystal. This process causes the lightsaber to turn red. And we see this process in episode 8 of The Acolyte series, which, unfortunately, is not well received by fans.
Osha’s emotional pain changes the color of the lightsaber.
In the episode, we see Osha transform the lightsaber of the fallen Jedi Master Sol into a Sith sword with the characteristic red color.
She learns the truth behind her mother’s death and becomes so angry that the lightsaber turns from blue to red before her eyes. In this moment, she unleashes her connection to the dark side of the Force. This marks the first time we see how the bleeding process occurs in a series or a film. However, there have been earlier descriptions of how this process works.
The Acolyte is finished with its eight episodes. Watch the trailer for the series here:
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The Acolyte takes place decades before the Star Wars films
This is how lightsabers are made in Star Wars
Where has the bleeding been described before? The process was first mentioned in a novel by E. K. Johnston with Ahsoka in 2016. The first visual representation of the bleeding, however, appeared in a Darth Vader comic by Marvel in 2017.
Darth Vader is fresh to the dark side of the Force in these comics. He is forced to obtain his own lightsaber. To do this, he defeated the Jedi Master Kirak Infil’a, took his green lightsaber, broke the crystal, and turned it red.
There are no naturally red kyber crystals, which is why the Sith have to create their red lightsabers through bleeding. Among the Sith, there was a rumor that a Jedi’s lightsaber had to be stolen for this purpose. But as it turned out, any kind of kyber crystal is suitable for bleeding.
What are kyber crystals? Kyber crystals are connected to the Force. They grow in caves on various planets in the galaxy. Due to their ability to conduct or amplify energy like laser or plasma, they are used in lightsabers.
The color of the lightsaber is determined by the character traits of the sword’s wielder. This is how several lightsaber colors like blue, green, or purple originated.
