Microsoft has acquired Activision Blizzard. This is a thorn in the side of the U.S. antitrust authority, the FTC. The FTC has filed an appeal against the approval of the merger in an appellate court and has sent a scathing letter regarding Microsoft’s actions with the Xbox Game Pass. Microsoft is now responding to this. There are no disadvantages from the merger: PlayStation is doing well, PS Plus is operational, and Call of Duty can be played on PS5.
Call of Duty is repeatedly a bone of contention in the deal:
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Microsoft calls complaint “misleading” and justifies changes to Game Pass
This is what Microsoft says now: On July 19, lawyers from Microsoft sent a letter to the FTC. The letter was published on Twitter.
In it, Microsoft states:
The FTC’s letter is “misleading” and shows that the authority wants to “reinvent” the case in its appeal.
The changes to Xbox Game Pass are not a “downgrade” and it is wrong to call them that. The standard Game Pass for $14.99 now offers multiplayer functionality that previously had to be purchased separately for $9.99 a month.
While the company did make Game Pass Ultimate more expensive, it now also offers much more value than before. It now includes the new Call of Duty, which has never been available before.
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Microsoft emphasizes: PS Plus is doing well, Sony is doing well, the market is doing well
This is how Microsoft views the FTC: Microsoft states that the FTC’s original direction is no longer functioning. The FTC has focused its objections on the notion that Microsoft wants to prevent Call of Duty, Activision Blizzard’s flagship, from appearing on PlayStation.
However, this is not the case, as Microsoft has agreed with Sony that Call of Duty will appear on PlayStation for 10 years. Sony was “excited” to enter into this contract.
Sony’s subscription service, PS Plus, is continuing to do great anyway. Then comes a slight jab at PlayStation: Even if Sony is putting in fewer new games compared to Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass.
Thus, the merger would benefit the market.
The acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft is probably one of the most important topics in gaming over the last 10 years. The FTC continues to fight against it. More background on the FTC’s battle and the disadvantages the deal brings for employees can be read here: Agency says: Microsoft has lied to them – Do they have to release Activision Blizzard?
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A player has completed a tough challenge in the MMORPG Old School RuneScapeand has beaten the previous speedrun of another player. Now he can look forward to a special item.
What has the player accomplished? The Old School RuneScape player “he box jonge” has completed an extremely challenging speedrun through the MMORPG Old School RuneScape. He took “only” 1,758 hours and 45 minutes to “complete” the MMORPG.
In doing so, he faced a special challenge, the “Ultimate Ironman” mode.
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What kind of challenge is this? In Old School RuneScape, there is a special challenge: If you achieve all skills at the maximum rank (99), you receive a special Max cape.
Leveling all skills is considered to be the “completing” of the game in RuneScape, as there is no other fixed goal in this sandbox MMORPG.
If completing the game in a standard way is not challenging enough for you, you can make it even tougher.
For this, there is the “Ultimate Ironman” mode. In this special mode, your character is subject to severe restrictions, which are meant to make the challenge even harder:
You cannot trade with other players. This makes leveling some skills harder.
Additionally, you cannot store items in your bank and are always dependent on your inventory space.
All group activities, like group bosses or quests, do not earn you any rewards, with a few exceptions for the bosses.
If you die, you cannot protect your most valuable items.
What is special about this player? The previous record for the “Ultimate Ironman” mode was 2,945 play hours set by the player p_the_menace. “he box jonge” has significantly beaten the record with his 1,758 hours.
To save time, he leveled the hard skills first, which typically require much more time. For this reason, he leveled the skill “Fishing,” which is considered very easy to level by players, as the last skill to its maximum.
Players are complaining about performance losses with their Nvidia graphics card. An expert has examined the graphics cards and explains who is to blame for the problems. However, it is unknown if and how many manufacturers are actually affected.
The colleagues from Tomshardware report that Igor Wallossek from Igor’s Lab is said to have checked some new RTX 4000 graphics cards. Several players reported significant performance losses affecting their graphics card.
Wallossek disassembled several graphics cards and quickly found the culprit for the problems.
How many graphics cards and how many manufacturers could actually be affected is unknown.
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Cheap thermal paste is said to cause temperature problems
What is the problem? The problem is the thermal paste used on the graphics card. Igor Wassolek explains that it must be a cheap product. On the first day, the paste offers excellent performance, but it degrades much faster than that of other manufacturers. This is reminiscent of the issue with New World, where graphics cards were destroyed because a defective component was used in some graphics cards. The manufacturer apologized for the broken GPUs.
What does this mean for the graphics card? This significant deterioration in thermal paste will pose a real problem for graphics card owners: Some players report that hotspot temperatures at their GPU reach over 100 degrees Celsius after just a few minutes, and fan speeds rise to nearly 100%. Subsequently, the performance of the graphics card is throttled.
Igor Wassolek examined the thermal paste more closely and explains that the paste contains particles of up to 16 µm, which are far too large for thermal paste. These are particles of aluminum oxide, used to achieve higher thermal conductivity in the short term. However, due to the size of the particles, the oily mass dries out quickly and loses its effectiveness.
Who is affected by the problem? According to Igor’s Lab, almost all board partners of Nvidia are allegedly affected. Because (almost) all board partners of Nvidia seem to be supplied by the same thermal paste manufacturer. After two or three months, performance problems arise.
Board partners (AIB) are manufacturers who receive the PCB from Nvidia but then implement their own cooling or make their own adjustments. All custom graphics cards typically come from such partners.
However, it is not known how many manufacturers and producers are allegedly affected. It could also be a manufacturing error and a batch of thermal paste is defective. Therefore, the whole situation remains somewhat unclear.
Can anything be done about it? Yes, and that is actually the good news in this story. Most graphics cards can be disassembled with little effort, and replacing the thermal paste is not much more complicated than with a processor. Typically, good thermal paste costs no more than 10 euros.
However, check beforehand whether you will lose your warranty when you replace the thermal paste or thermal pads. With some manufacturers, the replacement is covered by the warranty, while with others it is not. So, be sure to check your manufacturer’s terms before replacing!
For the Community Days in Pokémon GO, you can purchase an event ticket every month that grants you special research. We at MeinMMO will show you what tasks and rewards are involved and whether the ticket purchase is worth it.
What research is it about? Every month, there is a Community Day in Pokémon GO, where a previously determined Pokémon is in the spotlight, accompanied by various bonuses. You also have the opportunity to purchase a paid event ticket, which brings you special research related to the Community Day Pokémon.
Update from July 21, 2024: We have added the content for the special research for the Community Day featuring Zapplardin for you.
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Possible contents of the special research at a glance
All tasks & rewards: The special research for the Community Day consists of a total of 4 panels with 3 tasks each, except for the last page. This one is always already solved, so you only need to collect the rewards there.
In recent months, the tasks and rewards have largely remained the same. Only for Pokémon with just one evolutionary stage have there been corresponding adjustments to the quests. For this reason, it can be assumed that you can expect the following tasks and rewards in the future as well:
Special research for Community Day – Tasks & Rewards 1/4
Tasks
Rewards
Land 5 good throws
15 Poké Balls
Catch 15 specimens of the C-Day Pokémon
1x encounter with the C-Day Pokémon
Make 10 power-ups on Pokémon
20 candies of the C-Day Pokémon
Stage reward: If you have completed the tasks of this panel, you will also receive the following rewards: 3,000 Stardust, a smoke, and an encounter with the Community Day Pokémon.
Special research for Community Day – Tasks & Rewards 2/4
Tasks
Rewards
Send 10 Pokémon
10 Sanan berries or 10 Himmih berries
Catch 15 specimens of the C-Day Pokémon
1x encounter with the C-Day Pokémon
Evolve 3 specimens or Evolve 1 specimen of the C-Day Pokémon
30 candies of the C-Day Pokémon
Stage reward: If you have completed the tasks of this panel, you will also receive 4,500 XP, an encounter with the Community Day Pokémon, and one of the following items: Lucky Egg, Incubator, Star Piece, or Lure Module.
As you can see in the table, the last task of this panel can change. This was the case in the past when the Community Day Pokémon had only one evolution.
Special research for Community Day – Tasks & Rewards 3/4
Tasks
Rewards
Land 3 great curveball throws
15 Ultra Balls
Catch 15 specimens of the respective C-Day Pokémon
1x encounter with the C-Day Pokémon
Evolve the first evolution of the respective C-Day Pokémon or Evolve 3 specimens of the C-Day Pokémon or Evolve 1 specimen of the C-Day Pokémon
50 candies of the C-Day Pokémon
Stage reward: If you have completed the tasks of this panel, you will also receive the following rewards: 4,500 Stardust, a Rocket Radar, and an encounter with the first evolution of the Community Day Pokémon.
The last task on this panel can also change. This was also the case in the past when the Community Day Pokémon had only one evolution.
Special research for Community Day – Tasks & Rewards 4/4
Stage reward: If you have completed the tasks of this panel, you will also receive the following rewards: 5,500 XP, 3 special candies, and an encounter with the final evolution of the Community Day Pokémon.
Are there Community Days where these contents are changed? Yes. The special research for the big Community Day in December includes different tasks and rewards. And even for the Community Day Classic, there can occasionally be different contents. Depending on the monster, you can also receive evolution items or Mega Energy there.
Is the Community Day ticket worth it?
What you need to know: As you can see in our general overview of the tasks and rewards of the Community Day ticket, you receive a whole range of different items. If you were to buy these in the in-game shop, they would be significantly more expensive than the ticket price. In addition to 45 different balls, 12 berries, and 3 special candies, the following items are guaranteed:
a smoke that costs 40 coins in the in-game shop, which is about 0.40 euros
a Rocket Radar, which has a value of 200 coins, approximately 2.00 euros
as well as one of the following items:
Lucky Egg valued at 80 coins (0.80 euros)
Star Piece valued at 100 coins (1.00 euros)
Lure Module valued at 100 coins (1.00 euros)
Incubator valued at 150 coins (1.50 euros)
Additionally, the ticket also grants you a total of 7,500 Stardust, 10,000 XP, 100 candies of the respective C-Day Pokémon, and 8 encounters with the Community Day Pokémon and its evolutions. The encounters can be especially worthwhile, as monsters from research are usually a bit stronger than most specimens in the wild.
Who should buy the ticket? The ticket is particularly worthwhile for trainers who were anyway planning to buy the items or are hoping for a strong specimen from the research. However, those who do not need the items can also play the Community Day without a ticket.
Where can you buy the ticket? You can find the ticket a few days before each Community Day in the in-game shop for about 1 euro. Alternatively, you can also purchase it along with other items as part of the Community Day Hyperbox in the Pokémon GO webshop for 5.99 euros.
Special research for Community Day in July with Zapplardin
Which Community Day is it about? On Sunday, July 21, 2024, there will be a Community Day with Zapplardin from 14:00 to 17:00 in Pokémon GO. This will also provide a paid event ticket with special research.
The tasks and rewards you can expect in the special research with Zapplardin are summarized below with the help of the overview from LeekDuck.
Special research for Community Day with Zapplardin 1/4
Tasks
Rewards
Land 5 good throws
15 Poké Balls
Catch 15 Zapplardin
Encounter with Zapplardin
Make 10 power-ups on Pokémon
20 Zapplardin candies
Stage reward: If you have solved all the tasks of this panel and collected the rewards, you will also receive 3,000 Stardust, a smoke, and an encounter with Zapplardin.
Special research for Community Day with Zapplardin 2/4
Tasks
Rewards
Send 10 Pokémon
10 Sanan berries
Catch 15 Zapplardin
Encounter with Zapplardin
Evolve 3 Zapplardin
30 Zapplardin candies
Stage reward: If you have solved all the tasks of this panel and collected the rewards, you will also receive 4,500 XP, an incubator, and an encounter with Zapplardin.
Special research for Community Day with Zapplardin 3/4
Tasks
Rewards
Land 3 great curveball throws
15 Ultra Balls
Catch 15 Zapplardin
Encounter with Zapplardin
Evolve a Zapplalek
50 Zapplardin candies
Stage reward: If you have solved all the tasks of this panel and collected the rewards, you will also receive 4,500 Stardust, a Rocket Radar, and an encounter with Zapplalek.
Special research for Community Day with Zapplardin 4/4
Tasks
Rewards
Already completed!
15 Hyper Balls
Already completed!
Encounter with Zapplardin
Already completed!
2 silver Sanan berries
Stage reward: If you have solved all the tasks of this panel and collected the rewards, you will also receive 5,500 XP, 3 special candies, and an encounter with Zapplarang.
How do you like the contents of the monthly special researches for the Community Day? Do you buy them regularly? Or do you prefer to play without an event ticket? Let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange thoughts with other trainers. What else is going on in Pokémon GO in the coming days, we show you in the overview of all events in July.
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The appearance and structure of gaming PCs vary, but you probably haven’t seen such an arrangement before. A trip to Reddit.
What is so absurd about this PC? What the Reddit user VrLights posts here as the computer of a friend on Reddit is surprising because it has some of its insides on the outside. The power supply seemingly just stands next to the PC case and doesn’t appear to be firmly connected to the tower. The power cables snake messily inside to disappear there – what chaos lies in wait remains hidden from us.
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What else is unusual to see in the photo? The computer is sitting on the mouse pad – also a rather unusual place. For everyone who likes to see things neat: Yes, the art project of the mat and simple hardware home is also poorly combined. Additionally, the top of the tower seems to serve as a multipurpose shelf – although this is probably hard to avoid given the position of the computer on the desk.
By the way, the case seems to be an H5 Flow RGB from NZXT, costing just under 130 Euros.
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What do users think on Reddit?
Under the post, several voices have gathered just a few hours after publication, all expressing various degrees of astonishment. For example, user 720-187:
Everything about this photo makes me nervous.
Other opinions read as follows:
Forget the power supply, the tower on the mouse pad is somehow totally finishing me. (CCbluesthrowaway)
A true friend would fix this secretly while the other is asleep. (mecha_monk)
Guys, guys, this is modern art! (Fit-Butterscotch-165)
Perhaps the friend of the post creator has just thought further with the showcase (the see-through front of the case on the camera-facing side): The power supply is the star of the computer and thus stands alone, outside of the actual system. It would really be interesting to see the inside of this gaming PC.
However, one commentator sees it very pragmatically and coolly: If it works, it works. (AshFox72)
It’s time again for our MeinMMO format “MMORPG News in Two Minutes.” We summarize the most important news around the best genre in the world. Look forward to many updates on Throne and Liberty, FFXIV, and WoW. But Guild Wars 2, Lost Ark, Everquest 2, Aion Classic, and many other online role-playing games have also received updates.
What else happened? MeinMMO had the opportunity to talk to the Blizzard developers about WoW: The War Within. Find out why the campaign of the expansion is so short. MeinMMO editor Karsten looked at the early access version of Pax Dei and had a lot of fun with the relaxed walks through the beautiful medieval setting.
You can’t get far in Throne and Liberty without a guild – the trailer shows it:
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No summer hole for MMORPGs!
This is what happened in the big MMORPGs:
On July 16, 2024, Patch 7.01 was released for Final Fantasy XIV, introducing the new raid Arkadion-Heavyweight – and the community is enthusiastic. Additionally, the update brought extensive class changes.
A player from Final Fantasy XIV invested almost two years and over 800 playing hours to master the hardest solo challenge from Eorzea. With his druid, he managed to conquer the Palace of the Dead without help.
With the new book “Chronicles IV”, Blizzard authors are changing the story of WoW and turning the events of the Battle for Azeroth expansion upside down.
For Lost Ark, the July update has been released. Included: the solo mode for raids and dungeons. There are also various events through which you can quickly prepare for the current endgame.
On July 16, 2024, extensive changes for the PvP of Guild Wars 2 went live. You can find the official German patch notes on de-forum.guildwars2.com. Additionally, there was a detailed introduction of the Warclaw mount, which is supposed to expand your stable with the Janthir Wilds expansion (via guildwars2.com).
From July 25, 2024, the White Plank Massacre event will start again in Elder Scrolls Online, with some adjustments (via elderscrollsonline.com).
This is what happened in the small MMORPGs:
On July 18, 2024, a 1.6 GB patch for Black Desert was released, bringing many class changes as well as improvements for UI, post stations, transport means, and more (via naeu.playblackdesert.com).
With the update Paths to Glory, Albion Online will receive a new achievement and quest system on July 22, 2024, which aims to guide beginners and provide further incentives for veterans. Additional new features include several crystal weapons, comprehensive adjustments for the streets of Avalon, and optimizations for guild islands, the fate board, and more.
Once again about Lord of the Rings Online: A fresh dungeon is surprisingly set to land on the live servers next month. Before that, on July 23, 2024, Update 41 will be released, featuring a birdwatching hobby and PvP revisions (via massivelyop.com).
Until July 23, 2024, you can earn stylish unicorn mounts in Rift (via trionworlds.com).
For Aion Classic, Update 2.8 named Conquest was released on July 17, 2024. Expect the new maximum level 58, new campaign quests, the battle for Apheta Beluslan, and the instance Diskos of Phaistos (via gameforge.com).
On July 16, 2024, the update Mountain of Flame for Neverwinter brought the well-known adventure zone Mount Hotenow back in revamped form (via playneverwinter.com). In an interview with Gamerant, the developers explained why they chose this rather unusual approach with Module 29. In short: “Popularity and uniqueness! Compared to many other underground zones, it was a really prominent area, and many players desperately wanted us to bring it back as an iconic place on the Sword Coast.”
In the July 2024 Producer’s Letter, there was a look ahead at the upcoming content for DC Universe Online. With the update Brainiac Returns: Aftershock, the first content has already gone live. The developers are now preparing for Episode 48 and the launch on Xbox Series. More information is expected on July 26, 2024 (via dcuniverseonline.com).
The progression server Varsoon of EverQuest 2 is said to be supported by the developers until May 2025 and will receive content up to Tears of Veeshan. You can find the exact roadmap on everquest2.com.
A small studio named Blue Scarab Entertainment is financially supported by NetEase to develop an undisclosed MMO. The team includes some genre veterans. Studio head Craig Morrison has worked for DICE, Blizzard (WoW), and Funcom (Age of Conan, Anarchy Online) (via bluescarab.com).
Fractured Online will leave early access on July 24, 2024, and go into full release – with fresh-start servers and adjusted PvP rules. The tutorial will also be completely redesigned (via Steam).
With that, we have summarized for you the most important events that have recently occurred in the world of MMORPGs.
What have you been happy about this week? What have you been upset about? Let us know in the comments at MeinMMO. If you are looking for affordable MMORPGs in 2024, the following list may be helpful: The 12 best free-to-play MMORPGs 2024 compared
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In Pokémon GO, the next Community Day is just around the corner. We will show you all the important information about it and how to make the most of it.
What kind of event is this? The Community Day is a regularly recurring event that takes place once a month in its regular form and once in the “Classic” variant. In each case, there is a specific Pokémon that is the focus of the event.
In addition to a very high spawn rate of the Pokémon, you can also look forward to a significantly increased Shiny chance during the event. Additionally, there are several bonuses that are active during a Community Day.
In July 2024, Zapplardin will be the star of the Community Days. This Pokémon from Generation 5 is of the Electric type. It can evolve into Zapplalek and then into Zapplarang.
We have compiled all important information about the event and tips on how to make the most of the Community Day for you.
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Community Day in July 2024 with Zapplardin – Start & Event Bonuses
What? Community Day with Zapplardin When? Sunday, July 21, 2024, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Exclusive Attack: Instant Attack Volt Switch for Zapplarang, when you evolve Zapplalek into Zapplarang by 10:00 PM Bonuses: – Increased Shiny chance for Zapplardin – Double catch candy – Double chance to receive Candy XL when catching Pokémon – Lure modules and incense last for three hours (not the daily adventure incense) – 1⁄4 distance to hatch eggs – Snapshot surprises with Knofensa – Field research with Zapplardin – PokéStop showcases with Zapplardin and Zapplarang
Bonuses until 10:00 PM local time: – One additional special trade – 50 percent less Stardust cost when trading
Additional content during the Community Day: From 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM, there will be 4* raids that you can participate in. Here, Zapplalek awaits you. If you successfully complete such a raid, more Zapplardin will appear around the gym for 30 minutes.
You cannot participate in these raids with remote raid passes, but only directly at the gym.
A free limited research will be available from 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM. Here you can receive four Unova stones, which you need to evolve Zapplarang.
Who should take advantage of the Community Day with Zapplardin?
For collectors: If you are a Shiny hunter and are still missing Zapplardin and its evolutions, this event is the ideal opportunity to catch this Pokémon and its evolutions. With the significantly increased Shiny chance, it should not be a problem to obtain the Pokémon as a Shiny.
For battlers: Unfortunately, Zapplardin and its evolutions are not strong Pokémon. They are not suitable for use in the battle leagues, nor do they rank among the strongest attackers in Pokémon GO during raids.
The perfect preparation for the Community Day in July 2024
Create space: You should make enough space in your Pokémon box for the Community Day to be able to catch a high number of Zapplardin without major interruptions.
Prepare items: There are certain items that you definitely need to gather in your bag before the event if you want to make the most of it. These include:
Sananaberries: On Community Day, the amount of candy received when catching is already doubled. If you use Sananaberries, you can further increase the bonus and get a whopping twelve candies per catch. So you should collect a few Sananaberries in advance.
Incense and lure module: If you want to increase the number of Zapplardin you encounter even further, you can use incense and lure modules. Activating them during the event will even extend the duration to a full three hours.
Which Mega Pokémon are worth it for the event? If you have activated a Mega evolution of the Electric type during the event, you can enjoy an extra candy and experience points when catching.
You can rely on the following Mega Pokémon:
Mega-Voltenso
Mega-Ampharos
What is your opinion on the Community Day with Zapplardin? Are you excited, or do you find the Pokémon and the event rather uninteresting? Feel free to share your opinion with us in the comments and interact here with other trainers. We also have an overview of all events in July 2024 in Pokémon GO for you.
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If you think of Warframe, you surely have science fiction and space ninjas in mind, but the new expansion will take you back to the 90s.
What kind of DLC will this be? The next big expansion is called “Warframe 1999” and breaks away from the setting we have been accustomed to in Warframe for over 10 years. Instead of space ninjas in a distant future, this DLC introduces us to “Arthur”, a rustic hero in a leather outfit, wielding a weapon that suspiciously resembles an AK-47.
Arthur is a so-called Protoframe, resembling the Warframe “Excalibur” and makes his first appearance during the story of “Whispers in the Walls” – the major expansion released in December 2023.
In Warframe 1999, you will travel to the past and find yourself on Earth in the year 1999. As Arthur, you will team up with six other Protoframes to track down Dr. Albrecht Entrati.
When will Warframe: 1999 be released? While an exact release date is not yet known for Warframe: 1999, the expansion is expected to be released in winter 2024.
Here you can see the latest trailer for Warframe: 1999:
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Warframe shows new trailer for the upcoming expansion ‘1999’ at Tennocon 2024
What distinguishes this expansion: Warframe: 1999 is very different from what you have known from Warframe so far. The entire setting screams 90s and creates a completely new Warframe experience.
There are:
a typical 90s boy band
a retro instant messenger system through which you can build relationships with six Protoframes
a motorcycle called Atomicyle, which you can actually ride
Additionally, there will be a new Warframe named “Cyte-09” who has sniper skills and will support you as a sniper even in 1999.
What kind of quest is this? You can already play the introduction to the upcoming expansion in August 2024. The prologue quest is titled “The Lotus Eater” and takes place after the events of Whispers in the Walls.
In addition to the prologue quest, starting in August, the Heirloom skins for Ember and Rhino will be permanently available for purchase. Sevagoth Prime will also be released.
World of Warcraft is full of powerful women. Here we present the five strongest of them in the Power Ranking for the MMORPG WoW.
World of Warcraft is full of strong characters that have been built up over many years and sometimes across multiple games. We already introduced you to the most powerful villains a while ago – today we are dedicating ourselves to the most powerful women that the Warcraft universe has produced so far.
Note that the power of characters can only be estimated to a certain extent. We are primarily referring to the power they possess according to the story and not to the actual level they have in the game.
Gods (like Elune, Eonar, or the Winter Queen), whose power cannot be fully categorized, are not considered in this list.
5. Sylvanas Windrunner
Sylvanas Windrunner was a ranger general of Silvermoon in her lifetime and was transformed into a banshee by Arthas. After regaining her free will and her own body, she took over the leadership of the undead Forsaken.
Sylvanas has changed significantly over the years. Here she is seen in her “Shadowlands” version.
Sylvanas is rated relatively low because a large part of her power derives from “borrowed” strength. Her multiple rescues from death came from the Val’kyr, and she also drew her abnormal powers during Battle for Azeroth primarily from the Jailer, who also granted her the power to overcome the Lich King Bolvar and to kill Saurfang with a single attack.
In the meantime, Sylvanas has reunited with the missing part of her soul and spends her time collecting and saving souls from the Maw.
However, it is only a matter of time before the Banshee Queen appears again and her path leads back to Azeroth.
4. Jaina Proudmoore
Jaina Proudmoore started as a simple but promising apprentice mage of Archmage Antonidas and quickly became one of the most powerful sorceresses in Azeroth.
Jaina has gone through a lot – especially “Battle for Azeroth” was terrible for her.
In her early years, she traveled alongside Arthas and helped him in the research of the plague that plagued Lordaeron. Later, she quickly gained power, even learning from the great sorceress Aegwynn at times.
Now, Jaina is a prominent character who appears repeatedly and impresses with her magical skills. She was involved in the attack on Undercity, where she transformed a huge ship into a magical weapon. During the attack on Dazar’alor, she was even the final boss of the raid and held the entire Horde army at bay – until she fled once the retreat of the Alliance troops was secured.
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She is not only the founder of Theramore and absorbed the power of the Thunder King with her staff – she was also temporarily the ruler of Dalaran, advisor to the king of Stormwind, and is Lord Admiral of the Kul Tiras fleet – making her effectively the ruler of this seafaring nation.
The three most powerful women in Warcraft can be found on the next page.
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With Android 15, many phones will receive an important feature that could significantly extend the life of your phone. MeinMMO explains what it’s about and why iPhones have supported this feature for a long time.
Which feature is coming with Android 15? According to reports, Android will receive a new function that allows users to manually set a battery charge limit of 80%. The feature is said to be called “Charge Optimization”.
Once the “Charge Optimization” feature is activated, users will have the option to choose between the “Adaptive Charging” mode and the new “Limit to 80%” mode.
When will the feature come? With the update to Android 15, Google’s Pixel models are expected to be the first phones to receive this feature. A specific date is not yet known.
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Apple has offered charging function since iOS 13
What does this have to do with Apple? Apple has been offering so-called “optimized charging” on its iPhone since iOS 13. iOS 13 was officially released on September 19, 2019, which was 5 years ago. Therefore, every somewhat modern iPhone supports this function. In 2024, iOS 18 will be released with many new features.
Apple also offers an additional function that “learns” how you use your iPhone. Your phone will only charge above 80% when you really need the capacity. You won’t find such a function on Android (yet).
On the iPhone, you can additionally configure how much percentage your phone should charge. You can set the limit to 80%, 85%, 90%, or 95%.
Why is such a battery function important? The battery in a phone is the component that generally wears out the fastest because it is constantly used. Experts generally recommend not charging the battery above 80%. The expert also has another tip for when you want to charge your phone: An expert explains why you should never charge your phone overnight
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EA has released a new sports game. However, there is no Steam or PC version. This could also be due to EA investing little love in its PC ports.
Which game has EA released? With EA Sports College Football 25, Electronic Arts has launched a new sports game, and this is a real surprise. Because the last college football game from EA is over a decade old.
Especially the player numbers are surprising: The colleagues from PCGamer report that over 600,000 people were online simultaneously even during the early access phase of the game. By the way, only players who purchased the premium edition for 100 euros can participate in the early access phase. Accordingly, the revenue for EA is likely in the millions.
Also surprising: PC players are not allowed to participate because EA has no plans for a PC release.
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EA Sports FC 24: Update teaser for the UEFA Euro 2024
Sports games have never been as successful on PC as on consoles
Why isn’t EA Sports College Football 25 coming to PC? At this point, no one truly knows, as EA has not commented on it. They only stated that a PC release is not planned. Those who want to play college football will have to do so on a console, whether they like it or not.
The most obvious reason for many players, however, is that the PC has never been the platform for sports games. Games like EA FC (formerly FIFA) have mainly thrived on consoles. This is also evident in how little time and energy EA invests in its official PC versions:
The Steam version of Madden 24 has been rated as “mixed” with fewer than 7,000 user reviews. Many complain about the outdated technology and other issues. In Madden, EA has also had the bad habit of porting the last gen version for PC instead of the new version.
EA FC / FIFA has been criticized for a long time for bringing new technology to PC far too late and the PC version still being at the level of Xbox One and PS4. And this despite the fact that the PC is significantly faster. The game currently has about 80,000 reviews on Steam with a “mixed” rating (54%).
For many, the absence of a PC version of EA Sports College Football 25 is exactly the indication that PC is simply not important enough for sports games.
On the other hand, Electronic Arts is not really doing anything to convince PC players of its sports games: Many players simply no longer want to play an outdated version for older consoles on PC, especially when important features are missing. Why should one buy the inferior version when one can also opt for the better version on PS5 or Xbox Series X?
A player has perfectly prepared for his journey. But on the plane, he realizes that he has forgotten the most important thing.
Many gamers take their gaming setup with them when they travel. After all, one is reluctant to give up their favorite hobby while on the go. A player has taken his entire gaming PC onto the plane. However, it seems he has forgotten the most important thing.
Gaming PC on board, but forgot Steam
What did he forget? After connecting his entire gaming system on the plane and starting his computer, he realizes: He forgot to install Steam. And without Steam, he cannot access his games. He explains this in a post on reddit.
Some players are already joking in the comments that he can now only play “Solitaire” on the hours-long flight. This is the standard card game that is pre-installed on every Windows system. Microsoft has long since phased out Minesweeper and the popular 3D Pinball under Windows.
Can’t he download Steam on the plane? The user explained in another post on reddit that the Wi-Fi on the plane is a disaster and would not be sufficient for a download.
Airplanes offer outlets, many are now switching to USB-C
Can you plug in your PC on the plane? Yes, some airplanes, especially in “First Class”, offer power outlets at their seats that provide enough power. However, the trend among aircraft manufacturers and companies is to offer USB-C sockets in airplanes. This is more widespread, and you may not need an adapter for the installed outlet (depending on the country).
However, the user also explains in a post that he has built a system that consumes very little power: “It’s also an SFF build (7800X3D + RTX 4000 SFF) that has been tuned with CO and a PPT limit of 65W, so it draws very little power.”
The RTX 4000 SFF Ada is a workstation GPU with two slots and a low profile. It generally requires less power than proper gaming graphics cards.
He has at least pleasantly surprised the flight attendants, he explained, “and a nice lady even complimented me and asked how it works.”
In The First Descendant, you want to deal as much damage as possible with your descendants to defeat a boss as quickly as possible. A YouTuber now explains: The damage per second you inflict with a weapon is related to your FPS.
What is this theory about? The YouTuber “Ryechews Games” explained in a new video that the damage you inflict per second is correlated with your FPS (Frames per Second).
He says that if you have more FPS, the actual fire rate of your weapon is higher than if you have fewer FPS. The fire rate displayed in your inventory for a weapon is therefore not always accurate. According to the YouTuber, the assault rifle “Thunder Cage” had a fire rate of 600 shots per minute for him, instead of the stated 660.
The YouTuber conducted a test with a submachine gun and calculated that the difference between 40 FPS and 144 FPS was a staggering 25%. You can find the video with the theory here:
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Is the theory correct? Yes, we also conducted a small test and found that the fire rate changes with higher FPS. For our test, we chose a machine gun with a fairly low fire rate of 571 shots per minute and 108 shots in the magazine.
At 40 FPS, it took 13.57 seconds to empty the magazine. This results in a fire rate of 477 shots per minute.
At 120 FPS, it took 12.20 seconds to empty the magazine. This results in a fire rate of 531 shots per minute.
The result: the fire rate of the machine gun is 11.23% higher when we play with 120 FPS instead of 40 FPS.
A higher fire rate automatically means more damage per second since more bullets hit your opponent each second.
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The First Descendant: Encrypted Safes – What is it and how do you find them?
More DPS for you, but also more damage for your opponents
What is the downside? The video from “Ryechews Games” has also made it to the subreddit of The First Descendant, where a player says that high FPS also has a downside: According to him, you not only deal more damage, but you also take more (via Reddit). Other users confirm this finding.
Whether you truly take more damage from incoming fire has not been tested yet.
Is this also the case in other games? Yes, many players are writing on Reddit that the phenomenon also exists in other games, including Destiny 2. In Bungie’s loot shooter, players are also expected to take more damage when they have higher FPS.
Similarly, in the MMORPG Black Desert, FPS are said to affect damage as well. So The First Descendant is not alone in this.
If you want to squeeze even more damage out of your FPS and firearms in The First Descendant, we can recommend a build for the descendant Gley, where your magazine never runs dry. More about this on MeinMMO: The First Descendant Gley Build: Never run out of ammunition
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The Japanese gaming company Sega (Sonic) takes the protection of its work very seriously. The company states in a statement how seriously it takes the protection of its employees. They are willing to take appropriate measures if boundaries are crossed, including legal action.
That was the problem: An employee of Sega was harassed so much and for so long that he could no longer work. Sega says:
The harassment of an employee has crossed a line
It lasted for a long time and prevented the employee from continuing his work in peace
Since there was no improvement in the situation in sight, they were forced to take legal action against it
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A lightning-fast hedgehog in the trailer for “Sonic 2”
Sega makes the harasser pay damages and delete everything
This is what Sega did: The company obtained the data of the harasser with the consent of the court and took legal action against him.
They reached a settlement with the harasser which ensures that the employee will receive compensation, and the harasser must delete all derogatory and offensive comments and refrain from such behavior in the future.
Sega says that while they appreciate feedback and sometimes even harsh comments, such insults against employees clearly go too far.
This is what Sega announces: The company states that they will continue to take “appropriate measures” should the human rights of employees be violated.
In the end, this means: Anyone who messes with Sonic or his friends can expect to have to explain themselves in court.
When presenting the first trailer for FC 25 , there is great emphasis on providing as much spectacle as possible. In just 2 seconds of the new trailer, a new feature was introduced that could fundamentally change the entire game.
How is the new feature introduced in the trailer? In the trailer, the camera zooms out from the gameplay after you have experienced the first game scenes up close, revealing the perspective of a fan watching the field from above in the stands.
At this moment, the design changes. The players are highlighted, similar to an analysis tool, as we know from TV tactics experts, marked by circles and lines. At the same time, 4 large letters appear on the field: “FC IQ”
Pay special attention to minute 1:17 in the trailer.
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New FC 25 shows cover star Bellingham and other professionals on rainy football field in the new reveal trailer
FC IQ: “most significant change in over a decade”
The producer of the Match Experience for FC 25, Thomas Caleffi, announced during the presentation of the new successor FC IQ as “the most significant change in over a decade”.
What is this new feature? The term FC IQ is composed of the letter pairs “FC”, which stands for the EA FC genre, and “IQ”, which we commonly know as the intelligence quotient. The name suggests a proprietary game intelligence.
While last year introduced playstyles that aimed to represent player skills with the ball more realistically, FC IQ now also scrutinizes player movements off the ball more closely. Up to 4,000 minutes of individual player data were collected and analyzed using EA’s analysis tool “Opta”.
The outcome is a new concept that EA will introduce as “player roles” in FC 25.
New player roles replace work rates
The player roles include player instructions and player positioning on the field with and without the ball. The work rates that you have known for many years are a thing of the past.
Player roles will now determine when and how the player collaborates on the field, both going forward and backward. While in the past you had to painstakingly give detailed instructions to each individual player manually, in FC 25 you can simply assign the player a specific offensive or defensive role.
A player can fill up to 5 different roles per position. The best players can perform their roles particularly well as a “+-variant” or “++-variant”. This means they excel in their running paths, can recognize various situations faster, and position themselves wisely accordingly.
At the launch of FC 25, there are expected to be over 30 unique roles for players, each of which can even be assigned up to 3 different focuses, depending on whether the player should concentrate more on offense or defense.
The mixture of various player roles and focuses results in countless combinations for FC 25. This could make tactics and gameplay feel more unique than ever before.
How exactly FC IQ will affect the game is still uncertain at this point. The gameplay deep-dive trailer, which will be released in the coming weeks, may provide further insights. Everything else known about FC 25 can be found here on MeinMMO: EA FC 25: All info on release, price, and innovations
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A player has had great luck and misfortune in Pokémon GO. Because he caught an extremely rare Pokémon that has incredibly poor stats.Such a “Nundo” is usually not something anyone wants to catch, unless it were not so rare.
In Pokémon GO, there are many rare Pokémon that trainers can find. In particular, many players are after the rare Galar birds, because they are not only difficult to find, but also difficult to catch.
Now a player has succeeded in catching a particularly rare Pokémon. However, the find is not as good as it first sounds.
Rare Honweisel as Shiny with extremely poor stats
What has the player caught?On reddit the player posted a picture of his latest find: A Vespiquen or in German “Honweisel”. Honweisel has existed since the fourth generation of games and evolves from female Wadribie.
The mere fact that Honweisel can only evolve from a female Wadribie already makes it rare. Because generally, the chance of encountering a female Wadribie is significantly lower than that of its male counterpart.
But the find is even rarer, because the captured Pokémon is a Shiny Nundo.
Why does no one want to use such a Pokémon? A Nundo is a Pokémon where all IVs (Attack, Defense, and HP) are zero. This is extremely rare, but also not a good catch. Normally, you want Pokémon with high stats. The combination of Honweisel, Shiny, and Nundo makes the captured Pokémon even a bit more unique.
A player wanted to find out what happens if he disposes of a valuable item in Baldur’s Gate 3. In doing so, he discovered new game content that is only triggered this way.
A player wanted to find out what happens when you get rid of Nether Stones in every possible way. These stones are very important throughout the game, but without wanting to give away major spoilers: Without the stones, you cannot win the game.
The YouTuber and player Proxy Gate Tactician has now invested 1,400 hours to find out what happens when you get rid of these stones. In doing so, he unlocked entirely new content, as the developers at Larian Studios suspected that you could “lose” the Nether Stones.
What normally happens to the stones? If you were to lose Nether Stones under normal circumstances, the Emperor would usually either remind you of the stones or bring them directly to your stash. Or the game simply ends when the stones cannot be found.
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The developers of Baldur’s Gate 3 show the legendary city
Alternative locations if you should hide or forget the Nether Stones
What did the player do? One player has now gone a step further and placed a stone in the “Iron Throne” and then made the area inaccessible. The Iron Throne is an underwater prison that can only be accessed by a submarine. You can find the entire video about his action on YouTube:
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But Larian seems to have “planned” such an action: If you “lost” the stone this way, an encounter with the Sahuagin on the nearby shore of the lower Baldur’s Gate city changes. One of the Sahuagin will now carry the stones you lost.
If you kill the Sahuagin before disposing of the stones, Old Troutman, a fisherman near the coast, will offer you the stones for three gold pieces each.
If you remove both the Sahuagin and the fisherman, your Nether Stones will be swallowed by a fish that washes up dead on the same shore and is just waiting for you to retrieve your stones. Therefore, the fish somewhat saves your game and the world.
Larian Studios seems to have assumed that players could lose the Nether Stones in strange ways.
With the first expansion for Diablo 4, Vessel of Hatred, a new class enters the game: the Spiritborn. Which skills and legendaries it brings, you can find out here.
One of the experts is Rob2628, who was able to share some details about the class with the community in a YouTube video – including the skills of the Spiritborn and the legendary aspects that the class brings to the game. We summarize the most important information for you below. However, keep in mind that some changes to the class, skills, and aspects may occur before the release.
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What defines the Spiritborn? The Spiritborn is an ultimate predator from the jungles of Nahantu, the new area that comes with Vessel of Hatred in Diablo 4. He has a connection to the “Spirit Guardians” and can call upon them to use their skills.
The spirits represent the special class mechanic of the Spiritborn. In the “Hall of Spirits,” you choose the spirit to which you swear allegiance and receive a special bonus for the character as a whole as well as for all abilities. For a second bonus, you choose another spirit.
Here you can see gameplay of the Spiritborn, including commentary and conclusion:
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This is how the Spiritborn plays, the new class in Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred
Spiritborn: Spirits & Class Mechanics
Which spirits can I choose? The “Hall of Spirits” is located in the overview where you can also find your skill tree. You can choose from a total of four spirits:
The Jaguar uses a high attack speed and combo attacks. Attack is the best defense for him. He acts aggressively and is roughly oriented towards hunters.
The Eagle relies on precision and skill, can add more range to attacks, and makes enemies vulnerable. He plays similarly to the Sorceress.
The Gorilla is essentially a type of tank with thick muscles that offers strength and protection. The playstyle resembles that of the Barbarian.
The Millipede breaks down enemies with poisons and swarms of insects, healing the Spiritborn in the process. His playstyle is reminiscent of the Necromancer.
Choosing a spirit in the “Hall of Spirits” influences all your skills.
What is the class mechanic? The class mechanic involves choosing spirits that provide your character with certain bonuses but also influence all your skills. You select a “Primary Spirit” and at level 30, a secondary bonus from the same or another spirit. You receive the following bonuses from the spirits:
Jaguar:
Primary Bonus: Every 4th time you deal direct damage to an enemy with a Jaguar skill, you unleash additional strikes that deal 100% of the damage of the 4 hits. All skills are now also Jaguar skills.
Secondary Bonus: Maximum Wildness increases by 1. Gain 1 stack of “Wildness” when you kill an enemy or deal damage to a boss.
Eagle:
Primary Bonus: Casting an Eagle skill grants 2 storm feathers, up to a maximum of 8. If you dodge, all storm feathers are unleashed, dealing 100% lightning damage and making targets vulnerable for 3 seconds. All skills are now also Eagle skills.
Secondary Bonus: For every 4 meters you move, your critical hit chance increases by 4%. This bonus resets 2 seconds after a critical hit.
Gorilla:
Primary Bonus: Casting a Gorilla skill deals 100% thorns to enemies you hit and grants a barrier for 10% of maximum health for 3 seconds, up to 40%. All skills are now also Gorilla skills.
Secondary Bonus: Maximum Resolve increases by 2. With 5 stacks of “Resolve”, you become unstoppable.
Millipede:
Primary Bonus: If you hit an enemy with a Millipede skill, their damage is reduced by 2.5% and they are slowed by 10% for 3 seconds, stacking up to 8 times. All skills are now also Millipede skills.
Secondary Bonus: Healing for 1% of maximum health for each enemy nearby that has been poisoned in the last 3 seconds, up to 5%.
What skills does the Spiritborn have? The spirits influence your skills, which is reflected in the skill tree. On d4builds.gg, you can already take a look at the tree and view all skills in detail. Below, we summarize the active skills of the class.
The German names of the skills will be added/adjusted as soon as they are available to us.
Basic Skills
Thrash (Basic, Jaguar, Mobility) – Fire Damage
Dives at an enemy and slashes them, dealing 10% damage. The 3rd attack unleashes a fast series of strikes around the target, dealing a total of 25% damage.
Charges at an opponent, pushing them and dealing [5%] damage along with [30%] poison damage over 6 seconds. Your third attack explodes on the target, damaging all nearby enemies and slowing them by 30% for 3 seconds.
Thunderspike (Basic, Eagle) – Lightning Damage
A swift thrust with a piercing strike that deals 15% damage. The 3rd attack continues forward, dealing 23% damage and reducing your dodge cooldown by 5 seconds.
Rock Splitter (Basic, Gorilla, Mobility) – Physical Damage
Charges at a target, beating opponents in front of you and dealing [15%] damage. Your third attack hits enemies nearby and deals [28%] damage.
Core Skills
Rake (Core, Jaguar) – Fire Damage
Summons claws that carve through the enemies in front of you, dealing [20%] damage, before exploding for an extra [40%] damage.
Spike (Core, Millipede) – Poison Damage
Hits a small area and deals [70%] damage to enemies within it as well as all poisoned enemies in the vicinity.
Spike Salvo (Core, Eagle) – Lightning Damage
Launches 5 feathers that pierce enemies, each dealing [14%] damage.
Crushing Hand (Core, Gorilla) – Physical Damage
Strikes beside you and creates two shockwaves on both sides that overlap and each deal 25% damage.
Focus Skills
Whirl (Focus, Eagle) – Lightning Damage
Creates a whirlwind that pulls enemies inward, followed by a devastating downdraft that deals them 35% damage.
Sail (Focus, Eagle, Mobility) – Lightning Damage
Soars into the air and creates a cloud that makes your enemies at the landing site vulnerable for 5 seconds before you dive down to deal [50%] damage.
Passive: Enemies that attack you become poisoned and take 30% damage over 3 seconds. Active: Poison flows over, leaving a trail of poison and making you unstoppable for 5 seconds.
Ravager (Focus, Jaguar, Incarnate) – Fire Damage
Passive: Minimum wildness increases by 2.
Active: Unleashes a wild roar, causing all your attacks to trigger additional hits that deal [60%] damage for 6 seconds.
Passive: Gain 1 resolve every 5 seconds. Active: Envelops yourself and becomes unstoppable while gaining 100 %[+] block chance for 3 seconds.
Potency Skills
Touch of Death (Potency, Millipede) – Poison Damage
Strikes an enemy and infects them, causing 5% damage and applying 300% poison damage over 9 seconds. When the infection ends or the host dies, a swarm hatches and seeks enemies for 9 seconds, dealing 10% damage per hit. Up to 3 swarms can be active at the same time.
Raging Claw (Potency, Jaguar, Mobility) – Fire Damage
Slashes through a foe over a short distance and deals [50%] damage to all enemies in your path with two hits.
Cutting Wings (Potency, Eagle) – Lightning Damage
Launches multiple sharp spirit feathers that bounce off and deal [50%] damage in every direction.
Homecoming (Potency, Gorilla) – Physical Damage
Smashes opponents in front of you and deals [100%] damage. When you are attacked, there is a 35% chance to reduce the active cooldown of “Homecoming” by 1 second.
Ultimate Skills
The Devourer (Ultimate, Millipede) – Poison Damage
The Millipede spirit appears and deals [140%] damage to enemies in a line while spitting on others and dealing [40%] damage. Lasts for 15 seconds.
The Predator (Ultimate, Jaguar) – Fire Damage
You chase across the battlefield with the Jaguar spirit, dealing [50%] damage upon landing and quickly slashing enemies in the area for [200%] damage over 7 hits.
The Seeker (Ultimate, Eagle) – Lightning Damage
The Eagle spirit swoops down and deals [20%] damage. After a short delay, it ascends again and deals [300%] damage.
The Guardian (Ultimate, Gorilla) – Physical Damage
The Gorilla spirit protects an area for 6 seconds, permanently smashing nearby enemies. It deals [80%] damage to them and grants you a barrier of 15% of your maximum health every 1.5 seconds.
Defensive (Helmets, Chest Armor, Leg Armor, Shields, Amulets)
Aspect of Evasion: Each time an enemy hits you, your dodge chance against that enemy increases by [4 – 7%]. Successful dodging resets this bonus.
Aspect of Defense: While active, “Counterattack” reflects incoming “Razor Wings” back. Other small projectiles are also thrown back, dealing [25 – 30%] of the base damage of “Counterattack” upon impact.
Aspect of Stamina: Resolve has a chance of [2 – 5%] to not be lost for each stack of Wildness when you take damage.
Aspect of Forest Strength: Lucky hit: Up to 25% chance to create a Mystical Circle for 10 seconds. Casting a Gorilla skill within a Mystical Circle strengthens it, causing it to regularly grant a barrier equal to 25% of your maximum health and increasing your armor and maximum resistances by [5 – 15%] during activation.
Aspect of Prevention: Gain [1 – 10%] block chance per stack of Resolve.
Aspect of Vital Will: Upon losing a stack of Resolve, there is a 10% chance to heal [5 – 10%] of maximum health.
Aspect of Kinetic Suppression: Casting a non-basic mobility skill grants [1 – 6] Resolve and makes the next “Stomping Impact” hit in a circle.
Aspect of Layered Walls: Block reduction is increased by [25 – 40%] while you have a barrier.
Aspect of Temporal Cuts: Casting “Raging Claw” extends the duration of active effects of Incarnate skills by [0.5 – 2] seconds.
Aspect of Tenacity: You gain Resolve for every [30 – 15] power you gain over 100.
Aspect of the Butcher: Gain [5%] increased armor and [7 – 60] thorns for every [1%] missing maximum health.
Aspect of the Robber: Heals for [1 – 16%] of maximum life when you poison a healthy enemy.
Aspect of Stormy Wrath: “Homecoming” now echoes forward, adding an additional [100 – 130%] to your thorn damage to enemies.
Aspect of Combined Strikes: Each other cast basic skill increases total damage by [10 – 25%] for 10 seconds.
Aspect of Falling Feathers: When you move with a mobility skill or dodge, ghost feathers follow you that deal [X] lightning damage upon impact.
Aspect of Infestation: Lucky hit: Millipede skills have a chance of up to 35% to spawn a plague swarm from the target, dealing [X] poison damage per hit. Swarm creatures also deal 100% of their base damage as poison damage over 6 seconds.
Aspect of Plague: “Spike” creates a plague swarm at its target location that deals [35 – 65%] of the base damage of “Spike” per hit. Plague swarms now last 100% longer and spiral outward.
Aspect of Plane’s Power: Lucky hit: A chance of up to 25% to create a Mystical Circle for 10 seconds. Casting a Jaguar skill within Mystical Circles keeps Wildness at maximum and increases damage by [3 – 6%] per stack as long as you are inside.
Aspect of Potent Exchange: Gain 1 Resolve when you dodge an attack. Potency skills consume 2 Resolve to deal [10 – 25%] increased damage.
Aspect of Collection Reversal: A chance of [25 – 100%] to gain 1 Wildness when an enemy is under control effects.
Aspect of Recurring Feathers: Casting a focus skill summons ghost feathers nearby that deal [X] lightning damage to enemies in their path. If there are no ghost feathers nearby, 10 random ones will be cast around you instead.
Aspect of Diverting Force: Increases critical hit damage by [50 – 190%] of your block chance. Blocking doubles this bonus for 10 seconds.
Aspect of Simple Retribution: If you cast the 3rd attack of basic skills, there is a chance of [10 – 25%] to trigger “Homecoming”.
Aspect of Unyielding Hits: Casting a Gorilla skill adds [21 – 36%] armor to all attacks for 3 seconds.
Aspect of Wild Claws: “Rake” manifests a spirit Jaguar that also casts “Rake” on a random enemy, dealing [35 – 45%] base damage.
Resource (Rings)
Aspect of Agility: The cooldown of your skills is [10 – 40%] faster while moving.
Aspect of Strengthened Feathers: Lucky hit: Eagle skills have a chance of up to [25 – 30%] to summon a spirit feather. Collect spirit feathers to reduce the cooldown of mobility skills by 0.5 seconds.
Aspect of Ecstasy: Lucky hit: If you hit a vulnerable enemy, you have a chance of up to [25 – 32%] to reduce dodge cooldown by 5 seconds. Each stack of “Wildness” you have increases this chance by 5%.
Aspect of Concern: Once an enemy is slowed by at least 80%, they also suffer fear for 3 seconds. You deal [25 – 40%] increased damage to enemies under fear.
Aspect of Binding Swamps: Indirect damage dealt to an enemy progressively slows them by [5 – 20%] for 3 seconds, up to 80%.
Aspect of Reactive Armor: Increases block chance by 10%. If an attack from a nearby enemy is blocked, there is a chance of [30 – 60%] to cast a free “Concussive Stomp” on them.
Aspect of Ground Power: Lucky hit: Up to 25% chance to create a Mystical Circle for 10 seconds. Casting a Millipede skill within Mystical Circles grants them the ability to regularly deal [X] poison damage to enemies within the circle for 6 seconds and simultaneously extend all “Crowd Control” effects affecting them.
Aspect of Turbulence: “Sail” creates “Whirl” at its landing site and deals [15 – 30%] increased damage.
Aspect of the Duelist: Maximum wildness increases by [1 – 4].
Threatening Aspect: “Scourge” continuously affects enemies around you for [3 – 6] seconds.
Mobility (Boots, Amulets)
Aspect of Swift Wings: “Razor Wings” is now also an Incarnate skill. Passive: You are unstoppable. Active: You gain [15 – 30%] increased movement speed for each active “Razor Wing”.
Aspect of Haste: Gain a bonus of [10 – 25%] to movement speed for 2 seconds, up to [30 – 75%], for every second you are moving.
Aspect of Impulse: After dodging, your next main skill rushes towards your target and deals [5 – 20%] increased damage.
Aspect of Sky Power: Lucky hit: A chance of up to 25% to create a Mystical Circle for 10 seconds. Casting an Eagle skill within Mystical Circles causes them to move with you and explode for [X] lightning damage when you dodge.
Coreborn started with big ambitions and great plans. Behind the project was, among others, the storytelling genius Hauke Gerdes. Now the development is being stopped, just a month after its release on Steam. MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus looks back on the short lifespan of the survival game, which actually had a lot of potential.
In a giant interview with MeinMMO, the creators explain their ambitions: survival games are indeed cool, but something is still missing, like the big player such as WoW in MMORPGs. Here is where Coreborn should find its place.
In the first test, the MMO proved to be a decent survival game: you start with nothing, gather resources, build houses, and fight against creatures, increasing in difficulty. Now, however, the game is already at its end.
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Trailer for the survival MMO Coreborn from Germany
This is the news: Coreborn was released on July 18, 2023, in Early Access on Steam. The full release was then on June 19, 2024.
The decision was made collectively, writes Hauke Gerdes in the blog post. He also states: Coreborn will not be further developed. The game will remain online, and anyone who wants to play it can still do so. However, there will be no more updates.
Coreborn has recently struggled for players. The game attracted only about 800 people even in Early Access. Recently, only up to 50 players logged in simultaneously (via steamcharts). On Steam, the game currently has a rating of 30% and is thus “mostly negative.”
Wasted potential and too early a launch lead to a premature end
Looking at the reviews on Steam, many players think there: Coreborn is actually cool. The world is beautiful, the idea is quite appealing, as there are too few survival games with a fantasy setting.
However, Coreborn simply has too little content. The UI feels unfinished, there is too little to discover, and there is nothing worth playing for. The devastating criticism: with the RPG Maker, a better game could have been created with less effort.
I wouldn’t be so strict with Coreborn. I was just as excited back then as other players. From Hauke, I know that the man really knows what he’s doing and can create worlds that make you want to immerse yourself. Survival games are truly my genre.
Even in Early Access, there was little to do, and I wanted to wait until the game was “finished.” However, it was probably already a mistake to give Coreborn to players in that state. As others also note: there were hardly any reports about the game, neither from the press nor from players.
And how could there be? The Early Access was mostly empty. Even I hardly played because there were not enough reasons to do so.
The release ultimately did not bring what I had hoped for. No big RPG world where I can build my own house and play my character. With two or three more years, Coreborn would certainly have worked. As it stands, it is a failed project that sounded too good – and a disappointment, similar to Blizzard’s survival project: Blizzard’s secret survival game has been canceled – employees are said to be working on other projects
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The community of Escape from Tarkov can celebrate a victory: A mode, whose high price was controversial, is now available for little money.
What kind of mode is this?
Escape from Tarkov received the so-called “The Unheard Edition” on April 25, 2024. This special version of the game was supposed to cost a proud 250 euros.
Players who purchased the Unheard Edition gained access to a new PvE co-op mode that offers permanent progression. That means there are no wipes.
The mode was initially only available through the Unheard Edition.
Why were the players angry? Battlestate Games, the developers of the extraction shooter, faced a wave of criticism after the release of the mode: the community of Escape from Tarkov was angry. The price was far too high, and the owners of the “Edge of Darkness” edition (EoD) were sure they should have received the mode as well – after all, they once paid 155 euros to receive all future DLCs.
Escape from Tarkov teases in the trailer ‘On the Edge of Darkness’ the new map Terminal
PvE mode now available for 20 €
How can you buy the mode so cheaply now? On July 18, Battlestate Games announced that the PvE mode can be purchased as an upgrade. To do this, you need to go to the official website of Escape from Tarkov, switch to the expansions tab, and scroll down.
The PvE mode is called “PVE UPGRADE” there and costs a one-time fee of 20 euros.
You are no longer required to buy the Unheard Edition for 250 € or to be an EoD owner if you want to play PvE matches in Escape from Tarkov.
