The event “Smoldering Steps” in Pokémon GO brings various bonuses, among other things, you can hatch eggs faster with the widget. All the info in the guide.
When does Smoldering Steps take place? The event starts on Friday, June 21, 2024, at 10:00 AM. It will continue until Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at 8:00 PM.
What is the event about? It is an egg event. This means: You should mainly focus on walking a lot, hatching eggs, and thus getting the event monsters.
The bonuses you receive in the event are also aimed at this. We will show you them here.
All bonuses in the event:
If you use the widget for Pokémon eggs, you will receive a quarter hatch distance for the first three eggs you hatch with it.
All other eggs receive half hatch distance during the event.
You will receive double candy for the monsters that hatch.
You have an increased shiny chance for Schneckmag and Leufeo, in the wild or from the eggs you hatch.
How to use the widget for eggs in Pokémon GO
What is the widget in Pokémon GO? It is a small feature for your smartphone that allows you to track how far you are with your eggs on your home screen without having to open the game. It lets you know when something is fully hatched and allows you to quickly add new eggs to the incubator.
This is what the widget looks like:
The egg widget on the home screen
How to use the widget: It depends on your operating system.
On iOS, tap on an empty area of the home screen until the apps start to wiggle. Now tap the Plus in the top left, then you can add new widgets. You will find the widget for Pokémon GO there.
For Android, tap on a blank area and click directly on “Widgets”. Choose the widget for the eggs and place it on the home screen.
The first three eggs that you hatch through this will get the quarter hatch distance. So make sure to take 10-kilometer eggs to save as much distance as possible and only have to walk 2.5 kilometers for them.
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Which Pokémon does “Smoldering Steps” bring?
Shiny Ignivor debuts: For the first time, you can obtain Shiny Ignivor in Pokémon GO. However, since the regular Ignivor is already very rare in eggs, the shiny variant will also be hard to get. Nevertheless, for collectors, it is likely to be the most exciting Pokémon of the event. It appears in 2-, 5-, and 10-km eggs.
Additionally, the following Pokémon will appear (possible shinies marked with an asterisk*):
In 2-km eggs: Fukano*, Schneckmag*, Hunduster*, Magby*, Ignivor*
In 5-km eggs: Hisui-Fukano*, Flampion*, Lichtel*, Ignivor*, Leufeo*
What else does the event bring? In field research, you can encounter Schneckmag*, Leufeo* or Tortunator* and in a limited research, you will receive various Pokémon encounters as well as stardust and XP. And if you want to know what else is coming up this month: Here are all events in June 2024 in Pokémon GO.
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The historical drama series Bridgerton has increasingly deviated from the book source with its recently released third season. Therefore, there is now speculation about how it might continue in the future. Who will even be the main character?
When will Season 4 be released? Unfortunately, it may take a while before we can see the next season of Bridgerton. Producer Jess Brownell revealed that we shouldn’t expect a continuation until two years from now, that is in the summer of 2026 (via Hollywood Reporter).
What will Season 4 be about? It has not yet been officially confirmed what the fourth season will focus on. However, since the series is based on the book series of the same name by Julia Quinn, we can at least speculate on how the characters’ stories might continue.
A look at the current season is also helpful. The producer says (via tvinsider): “I won’t give anything away, but I think by the end of the third season, there are some hints about the direction it will take.”
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Bridgerton Season 3 – Trailer for the Netflix series about British high society
Who will be the new main character?
One of the biggest questions fans are asking now is who will take on the lead role in Season 4. To answer this question, it helps to first take a look at the source material.
Author Julia Quinn dedicated a book to each Bridgerton child. The order with the respective protagonists is as follows:
Volume 1: Daphne
Volume 2: Anthony
Volume 3: Benedict
Volume 4: Colin and Penelope
Volume 5: Eloise
Volume 6: Francesca
Volume 7: Hyacinth
Volume 8: Gregory
What does this mean for the series? Seasons 1 and 2 adhered quite strictly to the order of the books. In Season 1, we saw the love story between Daphne and Simon, and in Season 2, the story of Anthony and Kate.
Season 3, however, deviated from this guideline. The story of Colin and Penelope has been somewhat advanced by a season. Meanwhile, the events surrounding Benedict have only been touched upon so far.
Since Benedict was actually supposed to be the main character in the third season, many speculate that the upcoming season will primarily focus on him.
Francesca’s story was also introduced in Season 3. The events of the sixth book would quite fittingly connect to the end of Season 3.
In connection with the producer’s hint that the end of Season 3 would provide clues about the future plot, it seems quite possible that Francesca will be the main character of Season 4.
Could it also be a combination of both?
Warning: The following contains spoilers for Bridgerton Season 3 and the books.
1. What happens to Benedict?
What happened in Season 3? In the current season, we mostly see how Benedict re-discovered his sexual orientation. A key role in this was played by the widow Tilley Arnold, who was newly created for the series, by the way.
What happens in the book? In the source material, Benedict experiences a true Cinderella story. At a masked ball, he meets a masked woman named Sophie Beckett, whom he falls in love with at first sight. Although Sophie is the daughter of a count, she must work as a maid for her wicked stepmother after her father’s death.
When Benedict sees her again in daily life, he does not recognize her but is fascinated by her. He must now seemingly choose between the two women, even though both are actually Sophie.
What could happen in Season 4? In the last episode of Season 3, we actually hear about an ominous masked ball. So it is quite possible that Benedict will have his fateful encounter with his future great love there.
However, in light of the events of Season 3, it is also likely that there will be some changes to the story.
Producer Jess Brownell offers an interesting insight into how she perceives Benedict’s role (via vanityfair):
Many of us in the writers’ room have long seen Benedict as queer, just like the audience does, I think. I feel he just reads that way. […] There is this moment at the end of Season 3 where Tilley Arnold says to him: ‘It felt good to want to bond with someone.’ And for me, that is the line that gives hope for Benedict’s possible future – the idea that deep down he knows that while he can love many people, he has yet to be capable of true depth. And as a result, I think he will feel very lonely at some point.
Does this fit the all-too-in-love Benedict from the source material? Or will Benedict be lonely because he can’t find his true love from the masked ball? Could Sophie even be a man?
2. What happens to Francesca?
What happened in Season 3? In Season 3, Francesca, the sixth of the Bridgerton children, is introduced to society. Her search for a husband is successful – in the end, Francesca marries the quiet Sir John Stirling and plans to move to Scotland with him.
However, whether this will lead to true love remains questionable. Francesca seems all the more fascinated by John’s cousin, Michaela Stirling.
What happens in the book? In the source material, John Stirling is also not Francesca’s great love, although they marry. Just two years after the wedding, John passes away, leaving Francesca a widow.
Francesca then finds happiness with John’s cousin, Michael Stirling. He has been in love with her since their first meeting, shortly before her wedding to John. The two come together when Francesca decides she wants to have children a few years after John’s death and looks for a new husband.
What will happen in Season 4? The biggest difference from the source material is thus the gender of Michael, or Michaela. Nevertheless, it seems quite obvious that the story will take a similar path, only that Francesca will find her happiness in a queer relationship now.
Since the relationship with Michael in the source material develops slowly, it is quite possible that the story will spread over several seasons in the series – similar to Penelope and Colin.
But will Michaela’s gender influence the course of the story? Will Francesca also have a desire to have children in the series? We will probably only find out once the fourth season of Bridgerton actually airs. Until then, there is still plenty of time to watch other series. If you liked Bridgerton, you should give these five series a try: 5 series like Bridgerton
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Today, on June 21, 2024, the largest MMORPG for PC since Lost Ark, Tarisland, has been released. But who could this online role-playing game from Tencent be for? Who might not enjoy the trip to the fantasy world? MeinMMO reveals what buttons the game pushes and what it doesn’t offer.
But who is the download and installation worth it for? Who is Tarisland aimed at? Who can have fun with the MMORPG? Who probably won’t? Based on our impressions from various tests and the Chinese version that has already been released, we reveal to you who might enjoy the game from Level Infinite and Tencent.
The cinematic trailer for the launch of Tarisland:
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Tarisland: Trailer for the global launch shows cinematic class action
Give Tarisland a chance if you…
want to dive into a freshly released MMORPG with other genre fans.
put a strong focus on PvE content like quests, dungeons, and raids.
are looking for a new MMORPG with free access for PC.
find it exciting to experience the game on both PC and your mobile device.
had a lot of fun with WoW in the past and are now looking for an alternative that has drawn inspiration from the Blizzard MMORPG in many areas.
prefer to experience PvP in instanced areas like arenas and battlegrounds, enjoy climbing PvP ranks, and prefer that the gear of all participants in PvP content is balanced.
find the mix of tab-targeting and still comparatively action-packed combat exciting.
You might want to ignore Tarisland if you…
prefer hefty combat systems like that of Black Desert.
like a classic tab-targeting system like in WoW and FFXIV, with multiple packed skill bars.
are looking for a new MMORPG with a strong sandbox or PvP focus.
get annoyed by generic fantasy worlds of Asian developers presented in a colorful graphic style.
also seek an engaging story, excitingly written quests, and well-drawn characters in MMORPGs.
get headaches at the thought of Free2Play models with in-game shops, multiple currencies, and real-money components.
prefer to experience MMORPGs with a controller on the console.
Tips and hints for getting started
If you wish to give it a try, here are some tips and recommendations as well as an overview of the nine classes to ensure your start in Tarisland goes as smoothly as possible.
MeinMMO author Cedric Holmeier has already played the Chinese release version of Tarisland and confirmed his first impressions from previous test phases there. Although the MMORPG is released simultaneously for PC and mobile devices, the developers clearly focus on the player experience on PC. This is different from many other MMORPGs for PC and mobile.
Anyone wanting to try the new MMORPG Tarisland can now download and install the client (preload). Additionally, there are updated details on storage space, launch time, system requirements, and launch content.
Shortly before the launch of Tarisland, the developers at Level Infinite shared important information regarding the launch of the MMORPG. MeinMMO summarizes the most important points below. By the way, since colleague Cedric Holmeier is already playing the Chinese launch version, we have already served up some tips and tricks for the start as well as a first impression:
Eastern Europe Server: June 20, 2024, 5:00 AM (UTC+3)
North America Server: June 19, 2024, 10:00 PM (UTC-4)
South America Server: June 19, 2024, 11:00 PM (UTC-3)
When do the servers go live?
From June 21, 2024, at 9:00 AM, European players will be allowed to enter the Tarisland servers. Thanks to the free-to-play model, this is completely free.
The official cinematic trailer for the launch of Tarisland:
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Tarisland: Trailer for the global launch shows cinematic class action
For PC, your system must meet the following system requirements:
Recommended: Win10 64-bit / CPU i5 / 16 GB RAM / dedicated GTX 1060 graphics card / 40 GB of storage or more
Minimum: Win10 64-bit / CPU i5 / 8 GB RAM / dedicated GTX 750 graphics card / 40 GB of storage or more
For Android, the developers recommend:
Recommended: Kirin 985 / Snapdragon 865 / Dimensity 1200 or higher
Minimum: Snapdragon 660 / Kirin 950 or higher
Initial Android package size: 1.45 GB
For iOS, it is short and sweet:
Recommended: iPhone 8 or higher
Initial iOS package size – 3.17 GB
Tablets need at least 15 GB of available storage space.
Developer Tip for Character Creation
The developers of Tarisland expect a massive influx of players at launch. To ensure that your character data is stored correctly on the server, the devs recommend completing the tutorial player experience after starting the game and creating your character.
For many game developers, it is currently a difficult time. One constantly hears about new layoffs and flopped AAA games. A development team from Japan is determined to realize its game and has therefore taken on debt.
Connoisseurs of Japanese games should be able to recognize the art style right away, as the developers of Danganronpa are involved. However, the game has had a long development time of 6 to 7 years, and there were also financing problems, which is why a loan had to be taken out.
The Hundred Line – Last Defense Academy – Trailer for the new game by the Danganronpa creators
The development had to continue independently
The driving forces behind The Hundred Line are Kazutaka Kodaka and Kotaro Uchikoshi. Both are mainly known for the Danganronpa series, a mix of detective game and visual novel. However, their next project is a new IP, the development of which started 7 years ago and seems to be struggling with various issues.
In an interview with Famitsu magazine, Kodaka shares that they originally wanted to partner with a large publisher. At one point, the game was even briefly canceled. However, Kodaka and Uchikoshi wanted to restart the project and began the development independently.
As an indie project, the game did not work out, which is why the team needed a larger budget. The only option to achieve this was through debt, as he reveals in the interview.
We decided to take a risk… and went into debt. […] We still have debts to pay off, so this is also a title for which we are “risking our lives”.
Kazutaka Kodaka about the risks of their new game (Source: Famitsu)
He does not regret this decision. In the interview, he explains that it was a great experience. Although their studio, Tookyo Games, has now partnered with a publisher and other development studios for the work on The Hundred Line, the risk of a flop and the end of the studio remains.
The Hundred Line is set to be released in early 2025 for the Nintendo Switch and on Steam. Despite the great gaming hype during the Corona period, studios are regularly facing closure. Even major brands like Xbox are not safe from this. However, one Japanese studio is doing the opposite in these tough times: Many developers are laying off their staff – Capcom, on the other hand, is planning higher salaries
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For movies and series, actors often prepare physically, but also mentally for the role and try to learn new things. An actor learned Japanese for a series, only for the series to be canceled after two seasons.
Which series is it about? Tokyo Vice is a crime drama based on a book. The first season was released in 2022 and is about an American journalist who confronts the Yakuza in Japan alongside a policeman.
The main roles in the series are played by Ansel Elgort and Ken Watanabe, who was seen in Detective Pikachu. To be perfectly prepared for the role, Ansel Elgort learned Japanese. He became so proficient that he can now speak the language fluently. Despite the effort, the series was canceled after only two seasons. To learn the language so well, Elgort devised a system for himself.
You can watch the trailer for the first season here:
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Tokyo Vice – Trailer to the crime series in Japan
The most important thing was the environment
How did he do it? In an interview with Access Hollywood, the actor explains how he did it. He met with his co-star Ken Watanabe at his house not only to spend time together but also to learn the language. Elgort spoke in Japanese and Watanabe responded in English.
A great advantage for Elgort was being in Japan, making it an immersive learning experience. At first, he studied for up to nine hours a day but switched to four hours daily. The environment allowed him to immediately try to apply the phrases and sentences he learned in practice. As a result, he managed to build a considerable language proficiency in just one month.
The language alone was not the only thing he learned for the role. He also studied journalism and learned the martial art Aikido, as Malay Mail reports.
Why did he learn all of this? The language is relevant for acting. Although he can learn the script with minimal knowledge, if it needs to be spontaneous, he has no room to improvise. Additionally, it feels more authentic when one truly understands the language. (via. Malay Mail)
Despite the commitment and relatively good reviews, the series was canceled by HBO Max in 2024 after the release of the second season. If you want to form your own opinion about the series, you can currently watch the first season on the ARD Mediathek; if you like it, you can watch the second season with a Joyn subscription. When it comes to casting actors for roles, one cannot overlook Christian Bale: Batman actor repeatedly gains or loses 40 kg for roles, cannot anymore
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In Destiny 2, you need a new currency for Xur. A player has now calculated the easiest way to obtain the new “Strange Coins,” and it only cost him his weekend.
What are Strange Coins? The Strange Coins, or Seltsamen Münzen, are the new currency you need for Xur. There are various ways and methods to obtain them. Some of these are more efficient, while others are less so.
To find out the best way to get the currency, a player sacrificed his weekend for you, and his results are surprising.
In the new trailer for Destiny 2, you can see how things continue after The Final Shape.:
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Bungie shows the future of Destiny 2 after The Final Shape in the new trailer
A Weekend for a Simple Revelation
How did the player spend his weekend? As kylenbd writes on Reddit, he spent his weekend trying out all the methods in Destiny 2 that grant Strange Coins.
His list included PvP activities like Gambit and Crucible, which, however, never consistently provide the same number of coins, because you don’t win every round.
The new activity Onslaught wasn’t bad. The team received 4 coins for 10 waves, plus an additional one due to the “Favor of the Nine” effect. However, the activity was sometimes quite slow, as some enemies spawned far away or were left behind.
The Nightfalls of the Vanguard do give coins, but only at higher difficulty levels, providing more than the Vanguard: Strikes. So, for the normal Strikes, you get as many coins as for an ordinary Nightfall.
After reviewing the facts, he quickly realized what needed to be done.
What is the best way to get Strange Coins? To obtain the new currency from Xur, you should ideally play Vanguard: Strikes, specifically the “Devil’s Lair” strike in the Cosmodrome. Experienced players like kylenbd can complete the strike in under 7 minutes and earn 6 coins per run when they have overlapping “Favor of the Nine” active.
For those who want to be very efficient, the Reddit user also recommends grinding catalysts simultaneously, as “The only two checkpoints in the strike involve defeating fighters.
The first is a room with 3 waves that must be defeated while defending a ghost (this room is exceptionally easy), and the second is the field with the walker at the end. In the second encounter, you only need to defeat the 2 Briggs and the walker to get to the boss.”
If there is an author who knows evil in all its facets, it is undoubtedly Stephen King. He is known for his masterpieces like It, The Dark Tower, and Carrie. The horror legend believes that a professor from Harry Potter deserves the title of the best villain in a long time.
Who is being talked about? It is about Dolores Jane Umbridge. In “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” she is sent to Hogwarts by the Ministry of Magic as a professor for the Defense Against the Dark Arts to strengthen the Ministry of Magic’s influence on Hogwarts. Later, she is appointed High Inquisitor and takes almost unrestricted power over the school.
Umbridge embodies evil in a particularly subtle and insidious way. She is known for her strict adherence to rules and order, her sadistic punishment methods, and her hypocritical righteousness.
She does not hesitate to take authoritarian measures to consolidate her power and suppress others. Among fans, this makes her one of the most hated characters – and King considers her the best villain character since Hannibal Lecter.
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German trailer for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
The best villain character since Hannibal Lecter
What does Stephen King say about her? In a novel review for Entertainment Weekly (in 2009), Stephen King praised J.K. Rowling’s character Dolores Umbridge.
Here is what he said about Umbridge:
The gently smiling Dolores Umbridge, with her girlish voice, her toad-like face, and her clawing, stubby fingers, is the best fictional villain character since Hannibal Lecter. […]
Stephen King to Entertainment Weekly
Why does he find her so good? Umbridge does not exert the brutal and open violence like the highly intelligent serial killer Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs, but King finds her outstanding for other aspects.
Because the horror legend finds Dolores Umbridge so impressive because she embodies the archetype of the terrifying teacher that many would know from their own school days. According to him, this teacher figure is so threatening that one fears the morning school journey.
While reading, one hopes on one hand that she receives her just punishment, but at the same time fears her next actions. A teacher who would exclude Harry Potter from playing Quidditch is capable of anything.
Even in the films, Umbridge’s portrayal by Imelda Staunton is remarkable. Umbridge is often polite at first and appears outwardly harmless. She wears pink, decorates her office with cat accessories, and uses a soft voice. However, this subtle facade conceals her brutal and sadistic nature.
In interviews (including with Entertainment Weekly), Imelda Staunton referred to the character Dolores Umbridge as a damned monster and called her a completely deluded woman. Apparently, she despises the character just as much as the fans, even though she perfectly portrayed the role. For her role as Dolores Umbridge, she received a lot of praise from critics. By the way, we ranked the Hogwarts professors, and Umbridge is also included. MyMMO author Linda Baumgartl is a huge fan of Harry Potter and reveals who she finds the most powerful: Harry Potter: Hogwarts Professors in Power Ranking – Which teacher is the most powerful?
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Twitch streamer JenNyan recently sparked a heated discussion about the privileges and perceptions of influencers through an Instagram clip. Her candid words received both support and criticism.
Who is the streamer? JenNyan is a personality in the German Twitch scene. With an average viewership of 1,500 to 2,500 per stream, she is among the most well-known female streamers in Germany (via SullyGnome).
Her content is a mix of role-playing in games like Rust and GTA 5 Online and open discussions about more serious topics. She is particularly appreciated for her openness and authenticity when talking about her mental health or the challenges faced by women in gaming.
Before JenNyan made her big breakthrough on Twitch, she worked as an educator and earnt some extra income with erotic cosplays on OnlyFans. However, she has not been following that path for some time now and is fully focused on her career as a streamer and influencer.
The streamer Amouranth is also known for presenting herself in a revealing manner:
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Recently, JenNyan released a clip on Instagram that caused a stir in her community and led to intense discussions in the comments section. In this clip, she openly addresses the resentment that many people feel towards influencers.
“I can’t change that except to just take it”
What kind of clip is it? In the clip, JenNyan outlines why she can understand the anger many people feel towards influencers. She says: “I’m the one who can sleep in in the morning, who can organize her work herself.” She admits that she earns more money than someone in elderly care, while at the same time needing to exert less physical and emotional effort.
How does she respond to the resentment? JenNyan also addresses how she personally deals with the criticism and discontent that she and other influencers frequently experience. She says she has unlearned to react angrily or defiantly to these negative reactions. Instead, she takes the criticism calmly and tries to accept it as part of her life.
The streamer openly admits: “I can’t change that except to just take it.” She adds that she cannot constantly justify herself: “I can’t spend my whole life, working as a content creator, apologizing for being a content creator.”
What comments were made about it? JenNyan’s statements led to a variety of comments and reactions:
schulzffw writes: “What many forget when they criticize streamers or content creators is that it’s not the streamers who should earn less, but educators, nursing staff, etc. who should earn more!”
kuchenplatte.official writes: “I am a nurse myself. I chose this path myself. I don’t want to be an influencer or a full-time streamer. I think for many it is envy. That’s my view; no one has to share it.”
hajo_donovan_benvenuto15122019 writes: “No one is saying that you ‘influencers’ have to apologize; no one has anything against your ‘work’; it’s just more than sad that you earn more with streaming than with REAL WORK, that’s what it’s about.”
christian_zelda35 writes: “But an elderly nurse does a more important job than you. Even if it may sound harsh.”
uwegriebsch writes: “I don’t understand the people who think they have to judge every influencer for their work. That’s too much for me. They can do that with those who really just talk nonsense and pull questionable moves, but that doesn’t apply to you.”
flo_warpedpath writes: “I have a physically far less demanding job with my 40-hour office job in quality assurance than someone in care; it is also psychologically less burdensome and probably better paid as well; oh yes, I also have air conditioning… I’m such a bad person!”
Goldshire in World of Warcraft is fun, especially on roleplay realms. But one thing MeinMMO demon Cortyn finds utterly disgusting there.
I like my realm in World of Warcraft. “The Aldor” is a roleplay realm where a lot of RP still takes place. On “The Aldor” there are:
Annual events like the wool fair with hundreds of visitors
actively played mage guilds
warlock circles
gangs of thieves
more noble houses than in Game of Thrones
It doesn’t matter if you actively participate in the RP or just read along and enjoy the atmosphere. I feel really comfortable on the realm. It is simply the best RP realm.
At least most of the time.
However, there is one area in almost all roleplay realms that some see with humor, others with a shrug, and still others with pure disgust. But especially in recent years, disgust prevails. Because what you get to read there has no place in World of Warcraft or any other game.
It’s about “roleplay” in Goldshire and playing childlike characters.
But let’s start from the beginning.
The last exit to more amusing, lighter topics:
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Goldshire – the swinger club of World of Warcraft
What is Goldshire actually?Goldshire is basically a small place in World of Warcraft in the Elwynn Forest, the starting area of the humans. There are a handful of quests here, and most heroes pass by here a few times early on and then never return.
On roleplay realms, however, it is different. Goldshire usually carries a nickname in the community, such as “Pornshire”.
There is always something going on in Goldshire. Much of which you might prefer not to know.
The reason for this is that characters and players gather in Goldshire at all hours of the day and night, who clearly have sexually connoted RP flags.
What are RP flags? Flags are special markings used primarily by roleplayers. Through addons like “Total RP3”, players can describe their character more accurately. You can give a surname, detail the appearance of the character, indicate details like height, or define specifics such as jewelry or scars.
At the same time, RP flags are used to recognize other roleplayers as such. Because anyone with an RP flag is very likely engaging in RP and can therefore be “approached”.
There is a succubus by the fire wanting to seduce paladins, a “Draenei mare” looking for “human slaves for her harem” or a Kaldorei femboy searching for a strong man for the night. Night elves in scant clothing are lined up against the railing as if ordered and not picked up, someone is dancing on the tables, and a horde player jumps into the crowd with a “kek” and kills all the NPCs.
You may find this inappropriate, silly, or funny – or you might be one of those who enjoy such things and usually spend time whispering about it.
I don’t even have a problem with that. For some, erotic RP is part of roleplaying, and for some, that’s even the only content they engage with. I know many roleplayers who usually engage in quite “normal”, mass-appealing RP and still have a character in Goldshire. That doesn’t bother me because it’s practically “separate” from the rest of the realm in Goldshire. Anyone who goes there knows what’s up – and those who really don’t know will understand it after a maximum of 10 minutes.
A visit to Goldshire can indeed be amusing. If we finish our raid a bit early, we pilgrimage to the little village and read out the most entertaining or funniest flags in Discord while collectively sinking into secondhand embarrassment. It’s usually silly, but often funny.
But now we come to the thing that makes all of this no longer funny or acceptable:
Children.
Underage characters with a clear purpose
Because while browsing through the various flags, you repeatedly see characters described either passively as “quite young” or who explicitly and unambiguously have a young age.
There is nothing fundamentally wrong with child characters in roleplay. Occasionally, they are played out in the roleplay day-to-day. After all, there are some RP characters that have existed for almost 20 in-game years. These roleplay characters have since started families, and so the next generation is being played out as well. So this is fundamentally nothing reprehensible.
However, it is a completely different matter once this occurs in the context of Goldshire. Because Goldshire has its reputation for good reason – it is simply a place where roleplay with sexual themes is sought.
Would you like a few examples?
While writing this article, I placed myself as a rogue in Goldshire and in just two hours these things jumped out at me:
A “12-year-old who is on the run from her abusive stepfather”, with a request for “someone to play her evil stepfather”.
A “little sweet boy with a cute face, with whom you can do quite a bit”.
A “small boy of 1.20 meters who wants to experience the world and its pleasures”.
I feel sick.
The problem is the test accounts and powerlessness
Even though I generally consider test accounts a good thing in World of Warcraft, in this case they are a problem: Because test accounts cost nothing, are limited to level 20, yet can fully participate in RP activities as long as they occur in a private chat like “whisper” or “group”.
At the same time, these test accounts are generally completely detached from the main accounts. This means that even if an account gets banned, it has almost no consequences for the offenders. One simply creates a new account and endlessly repeats the whole cycle.
What particularly bothers me is this powerlessness. While there has long been an option to report players for the content of their flags (which is a bit more complicated than a normal report), that alone does not help. Because most descriptions are formulated so “neutrally” that the wording alone would not be a reason to impose a penalty. The fact that a character is “young” or “looks cute” is not in itself a reason for punishment.
It is the combination of “someone is roleplaying a child here” and “this is happening in Goldshire”, which makes it absolutely clear what is going on. You see these characters and know that they exist in a place like Goldshire so that someone can act out pedophilic fantasies under the guise of roleplay.
Even if a ban is eventually imposed – nothing is gained from it. The next test account is created in 20 seconds and the disgust resumes.
I know that some of you will be thinking “Oh, that’s just fantasy” or “What does it matter to you if you can’t see their RP” – but it’s not that easy for me. Just knowing that such things happen on “my” realm creates an indescribable disgust in me.
Knowing that my otherwise beautiful realm has such a disgusting dark side sometimes makes me completely lose joy in World of Warcraft. I can’t block it out. I know it exists and I know that there’s currently no good way to prevent a few from living out their pedophilic inclinations and fantasies there.
I hate it. I really hate it. Deeply. And I wish Blizzard would actively put an end to it with all their might. Because it doesn’t just cast a disgusting shadow over the otherwise beautiful, fulfilling, and creative hobby of roleplaying, but also on the realm that I have called my home for almost 18 years. And yet The Aldor brings forth so much great stuff.
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For Elden Ring, there will be a preload for the upcoming DLC “Shadow of the Erdtree” on June 19. Which platforms will benefit from a preload and what else you should know about the release is detailed here.
When will the release start? The Elden Ring: DLC “Shadow of the Erdtree” is set to be released on June 21, 2024, at midnight (00:00 German time). There will also be a preload and day-one patch.
Will there be a preload?The upcoming DLC for Elden Ring “Shadow of the Erdtree” will have an official preload before the release. This will start 2 days before the release and will only be available on PlayStation. Therefore, you can expect an update on June 19 at 00:00 German time. Xbox and PC players will not have a preload.
How large will the preload be? According to the X account “PlaystationSize” (source: x.com), the preload size is 16.502 GB. It is not known whether this is the PS5 or PS4 version. Please note that this is unofficial information. It is possible that the file may end up being larger or smaller.
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Elden Ring shows the DLC ‘Shadow of the Erdtree’ in the story trailer
Release for console and PC – All about the times
The official X account for Elden Ring published a large map of all countries along with the release times for each time zone:
Germany is in the “CEST” zone and has two different release times like other countries. One for console and one for PC. The following times should be noted:
Console: June 21 at midnight (00:00)
PC: June 21 at 12 PM
Will there be downtime? This is not entirely clear yet. The official X account for Elden Ring only announces another patch at release, which will roll out on June 20. From 09:00 to 12:00, the servers will be maintained, but it is not known if the multiplayer will be affected. The patch will bring many changes, including “Quality of Life” improvements (source: x.com):
New items will be marked with exclamation points
New hair styles
Adjustments to the summoning pools
On PS5, players will need to download 11.817 GB and on PS4, 13.267 GB.
Will there be queues? In Elden Ring as well as in older Souls games by FromSoftware, there have never been queues. The only problem that might arise would be server instability during coop rounds or PvP matches. However, if you prefer to go solo and want to avoid other players initially, you can play the DLC offline.
Before you go: Before the release of the upcoming DLC, you should be prepared. Various things like increasing the maximum number of your potions or gathering important spirit ashes could help you survive in the shadowlands. Therefore, we have created a small list of what you should still complete before the release: 9 things in Elden Ring that you should do as preparation for the DLC
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Elden Ring has launched a major update for all platforms with Patch 1.12. This prepares for the release of the upcoming DLC. What you should know about the patch notes and the changes can be found here.
Patch Notes 1.12 – The most important changes: To allow your platform to prepare for the release of the upcoming DLC “Shadow of the Erdtree”, FromSoftware released Patch 1.12 on June 20 at 09:00 AM German time. This nerfs and improves many weapons for PvP but also brings new features. Here are the most important changes:
There are five new hairstyles for your Tarnished
There is a new map functions menu
Now displays multiplayer status indicator
Access to summoning reserves list
“Summoning Pools” will now carry over to NG+
Personal “Summoning Pools” can now be activated and deactivated
New items in your inventory will now be marked with an exclamation mark
A new tab in the menu has been added to show all new items
Your spectral steed can now be summoned in the fight against the Elden Beast
Since FromSoftware initially only released the English version of the patch notes, we are showing you this. However, if the German version is published, our post will be updated. With our directory, you can quickly jump to the individual points:
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Elden Ring introduces the boss enemies of the DLC
All Patch Notes from Patch 1.12 at a Glance
New feature
Added support for the SHADOW OF THE ERDTREE DLC.
Five new hairstyles have been added to the game. They can be selected during character creation, using the Clouded Mirror Stand or using Rennala’s Rebirth feature.
Added “Map Functions Menu” to the Map Menu.
New Summoning Pool features:
Active Summoning Pools will now be carried over to NG+.
Individual Summoning Pools can now be enabled / disabled in the newly added Map Functions Menu.
– If “Include Distant Areas” is selected when using the Small Golden Effigy, summoning pools within the Mohgwyn Palace will not be selected for summoning, even if you have activated them.
– If you are within the Moghwyn Palace and select “Nearby Only” when using the Small Golden Effigy, you will be able to be summoned within the area.
New Inventory features:
Newly obtained items will be marked with a “!”.
A new tab called “Recent Items” has been added to review recently obtained items.
Display settings can be changed from the Display tab in the system menu.
Added new feature to summon spectral steed during the Elden Beast the boss battle.
Added new feature to the colosseum: crafted consumable items that have been used during a battle will be replenished at the end of your session.
Decreased the damage of some attacks against other players for the Heavy Thrusting Swords weapon type.
Decreased the damage of dual wield attacks against other players for the following weapon types:
Spears / Great Spears
Decreased the damage animation motion of the following weapon types when another player is stunned by a two-handed heavy running attack:
Fists / Claws
Decreased the effects of “Baldachin’s Blessing” and “Radiant Baldachin’s Blessing” to increase the Poise value and Physical damage negation in PvP.
Skill adjustments
Spinning Slash
Decreased damage.
Flaming Strike
Decreased damage.
Rain of Arrows
Decreased damage and poise damage.
Cursed-Blood Slash
Decreased damage.
Transient Moonlight
Decreased damage.
Lightning Storm
Decreased poise damage.
Spearcall Ritual
Decreased poise damage.
Ancient Lightning Spear
Decreased damage.
Radahn’s Rain
Decreased damage and poise damage.
Spinning Weapon
Decreased damage animation motion when stunning other players.
Incantations adjustments
Black Flame’s Protection
Decreased physical block rate.
Bestial Sling
Decreased poise damage.
General balance adjustments
The adjustments in this section affect both PvE and PvP aspects of the game.
Adjusted turning speed when using dual wielded Heavy Thrusting Swords.
Increased Dexterity scaling when assigning Ashes of War with corresponding weapon Affinities.
Increased Stamina consumption when guarding against attacks of the following weapon types:
Greatswords / Curved Greatswords / Great Axes / Great Hammers
Increased the speed of some attacks of the following weapon types:
Axes / Greataxes / Hammers / Flails / Reapers
Increased the damage of charged attacks of the following weapon types:
Axes / Greataxes / Some Colossal Weapons
Increased the turning speed of normal attacks of the Reapers weapon type.
Increased damage of the Whips weapon type, except the “Ulmi” Whip.
Increased the speed of consecutive attacks for the following weapon types:
Light Bows / Long Bows
Increased the poise damage of the Torches weapon type.
Increased the duration of the effect of Mohg’s Great Rune that increases the attack power when a bleeding status effect is triggered by a nearby summoned spirit.
Decreased the heal amount reduction from the Flask of Crimson Tears and increased the heal on attack effect when using Malenia’s Great Rune.
Increased the attack power of Arrows, Greatarrows, Bolts, and Greatbolts that can be crafted through Item Crafting.
Decreased the turning speed of dual wielded weapons for the following weapon types:
Spears / Great Spears
Decreased poise generation speed during some attacks of the following weapon types:
Great Spears / Halberd Spears
Decreased the effect that increases the power of spells of Terra Magica.
Decreased the effect duration of the Cerulean Hidden Tear.
Armament Adjustments
Troll Knight’s Sword
Increased damage.
Zamor Curved Sword
Increased damage.
Increased movement distance of some attacks.
Forked Hatchet
Increased damage.
Ripple Blade
Decreased the status buildup enhancement that scales with the Arcane attribute.
Serpent-Hunter
Increased the speed of crouching attacks.
Ripple Crescent Halberd
Decreased the status buildup enhancement that scales with the Arcane attribute.
Albinauric Staff
Increased attribute scaling.
Gelmir Glintstone Staff
Increased attribute scaling.
Prince of Death’s Staff
Increased attribute scaling.
Golden Order Seal
Increased attribute scaling.
Clawmark Seal
Increased attribute scaling.
Dragon Communion Seal
Increased attribute scaling.
Skill adjustments
Kick
Increased the poise amount when using this skill.
Spinning Slash
Decreased the status buildup of your weapon when using this skill.
Storm Assault
Decreased the poise generation speed.
Stormcaller
Decreased the poise generation speed.
Storm Stomp
Decreased the poise generation speed.
Glintblade Phalanx
Decreased poise damage.
Loretta’s Slash
Decreased the poise generation speed.
Bloody Slash
Decreased the poise generation speed.
Strong shot
Increased the speed of some attacks.
Sky Shot
Increased the speed when doing consecutive attacks.
Enchanted Shot
Increased the speed of some attacks.
Parry
Increased Parry hitbox generation speed.
Storm Wall
Increased Parry hitbox generation speed.
Thops’s Barrier
Increased Parry hitbox generation speed.
Buckler Parry
Added attack recovery time after using this skill.
Taker’s Flames
Decreased the fire’s poise damage.
Removed the fire’s knocking down effect.
Moonlight Greatsword
Increased the poise damage of heavy and charged attacks but decreased the poise damage of the generated magic wave.
Thundercloud Form
Decreased poise damage.
Magma Shower
Decreased the poise generation speed.
Thunderstorm
Decreased damage.
Bubble Shower
Decreased damage and poise damage.
I Command Thee, Kneel!
Increased the poise value during the active part of the Skill.
Decreased the poise generation speed.
Bloodboon Ritual
Decreased the generated status buildup.
Loretta’s Slash
Decreased the poise generation speed.
Bear Witness!
Increased damage and poise damage.
Contagious Fury
Decreased the amount of attack power generated by this skill.
Bug Fixes
In the inventory menu, added the amount of FP consumed for Skills in the “Ashes of War” display information.
Reduced the time it takes for some gestures to become cancelable by rolling.
Adjusted the input speed in some menus, such as conversation menus, to prevent accidental skips.
Fixed a bug that caused damage to the player and friendly summons when using the “Last Rites” Skill under specific circumstances.
Fixed a bug that caused higher than expected poise damage when performing left-handed attacks with Thrusting Swords.
Fixed a bug with Spinning Slash Skill that generated poise when used with Twinblades.
Fixed a bug in The Queen’s Black Flame Skill that did not apply poise when using this skill.
Fixed a bug where the characteristics of some weapons were not working properly against mounted enemies.
Fixed a bug that caused a Bleed buildup when using the Spinning Strikes Skill while under the effect of the Bloodflame Blade Skill, even if the attack did not hit the enemy.
Fixed a bug that caused some Skill to perform incorrectly when specific actions were performed.
Fixed a bug that caused unexpected behaviors when some incantations were used in quick succession.
Fixed a bug where the spectral steed did not trigger a death fall under certain circumstances.
Fixed a bug that prevented players from getting hit by other players under certain circumstances in Multiplayer.
Fixed a bug in the Colosseum that allowed Critical hits against players in specific death animations.
Fixed a bug where the Mimic’s Veil effect was not properly reflected to other players under certain circumstances.
Fixed a bug that caused other players summoned as hunters to immediately return after being summoned under certain circumstances.
Fixed a bug in Multiplayer where some spirits could be locked on even after they disappeared.
Improved Multiplayer stability under certain circumstances
Fixed a bug that caused specific maps to render differently than expected under certain circumstances.
Fixed a bug where the damage of some equipped weapons were incorrectly displayed in various menus.
Fixes a bug that prevented marking sites of Grace in the map menu under certain circumstances.
Fixed a bug where item names and the cursor were not displayed correctly in the inventory menu under certain circumstances.
Fixed a bug where event actions were available while being in the map menu.
Fixed a bug in the map menu that caused specific terrains to be displayed differently from the actual terrain.
Steam-only adjustments
Changed the initial layout of “Key Settings” in “Keyboard and Mouse Settings” in the system menu.
Note: If you have created save data before this update, your layout will not be affected.
Fixed a bug where the mouse cursor would blink in the title menu, causing the game to be unstable under certain circumstances.
Fixed a bug where a submenu with no items would be displayed after a right click during the tutorial.
How big is the update? The “Day One” patch is available on all platforms and is 11.817 GB on PS5 and 13.267 GB on PS4. This is a significant update that changes many things and prepares for the upcoming release.
Nvidia has pushed Microsoft and Apple from the top. Behind this is a unique stock market rise – and you could be rich today.
What should I have done? We certainly don’t give investment tips here on MeinMMO – especially not regarding the past. But in the case of the manufacturer of the most popular gaming GPUs, it is interesting to indulge in the following thought experiment:
Anyone who took 100 euros in spring 2020, just as the pandemic started, and bought Nvidia stocks out of the lockdown could buy the fastest GPU on the market today. Because in the past years, the value of your portfolio would have multiplied.
Nvidia’s stock price from around 2020 to today. Source: boerse.de, June 19
Where was the stock back then? In March 2020, a share changed hands for about six euros on the stock exchange; today you have to pay more than 130 to hold a share of Nvidia (via Boerse.de). Nvidia has now even become the most valuable company in the world, as also reported by Tagesschau. They surpass Microsoft and Apple by about a hundred billion each.
The trio forms a class of its own; they are the only ones who have managed to exceed the three trillion-dollar mark. A trillion is a 1 followed by twelve zeros, 1,000,000,000,000.
Comet-like rise thanks to AI
How did Nvidia achieve this? In one word: AI. Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and everything related to it has been booming for about two years. This has allowed Nvidia to break out of its core business of gaming GPUs and now plays a role in almost every sector. Their chips are the brains of thousands of server farms that develop AIs and help them learn.
Especially exciting regarding AI is Deep Dive, as machine learning has become indispensable for efficient graphic rendering. Keyword: AI-Upscaling.
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The “Deep Dive” is supposed to immerse us into MMORPGs deeper than ever before – What is it actually?
Well, isn’t it going downhill again soon? We don’t know, but we can state one thing: According to an analysis by Bloomberg, Nvidia has had the best price performance since its IPO in 1999 over the past 25 years.
Even in 2015, you could still get a share for about 0.50 cents. And if you had entered in 1999, one dollar invested back then would have turned into more than 5,900 dollars.
Do I also have AI in my computer? Yes and no; you possibly have the technology built into your Nvidia GPU, which in modified form represents the foundation for much of today’s AI computation, Tensor cores. They power Nvidia upscaling called DLSS and can be found on every Nvidia graphics card since the RTX 2000 series.
Anyone who wants to read more about machine learning/AI and find out how Nvidia performs in recent tests against the competition will find explanatory text here at MeinMMO, as features of the future like DLSS are no longer foreign values.
ASKA, the new survival game that has just been released in Early Access on Steam, immerses players in the world of the Vikings. As a tribe leader, you build a village, explore the surroundings, and face challenging opponents.
What game is it about? It is about the new survival game ASKA, which has been released today, on June 20, in Early Access on Steam. The game was already regarded as a competitor to Valheim, as it is said to offer more features before its release for many players.
You can watch the Early Access trailer for the game here:
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ASKA: The Early Access Trailer for the new Survival Game on Steam
Build a new village as a tribe leader
What is the game about? ASKA is a survival game that immerses you in the world of the Vikings. You take on the role of a tribe leader who builds and manages a self-sufficient village from scratch. NPCs assist you in your task, which you must lead and organize to ensure they work effectively and survive in battle.
You explore a dynamically generated world, discover hidden caves, and gather vital resources. Meanwhile, you face the challenges of changing seasons and fight against mystical foes.
Why is the game compared to Valheim? One aspect that will likely remind many players of Valheim is the game’s aesthetics and atmosphere, which are reminiscent of the extremely successful survival hit. Like in Valheim, it seems that ASKA also features powerful bosses that you must defeat, and you can do this with up to 3 friends.
However, ASKA clearly differs from Valheim in one regard: Your main objective is to build up your tribe.
In Destiny 2, since the completion of The Final Shape, there are no more Seasons, but episodes. The current episode: Echos has received mixed reactions from players. The reason for this is the duration.
What are episodes? In Destiny 2, since the completion of The Final Shape, there are no more Seasons, but so-called episodes. Currently, the episode: Echos is still ongoing, which lasts from June 11 to October 8. An episode is divided into three acts.
A post from Destiny Bulletin on X now reveals that Act 3 will bring a secret Exo.
However, the players seem to be less excited about this, as Bungie is making them wait another two months.
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Bungie shows the future of Destiny 2 after The Final Shape in the new trailer
Act 3 won’t be released until August
Why do players have to wait two months? A major issue with the episodes of Destiny 2 seems to be that they last too long in the eyes of players. Currently, we are still in the first act of the episode. The new Exo mission along with the Exo weapon from Act 3 is not expected to be released until more than 60 days from today, June 20.
For many players, this is a thorn in the side. As Paul Tassi writes in a post on X, he expresses his displeasure by stating what many seem to think: Man, this is going to take a long time.
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How is the community reacting to this? Under the post on X, many other users seem to agree with him. Many players criticize mainly that new story segments are released only in small doses, and many appear to be annoyed by this. Another problem seems to be that episodes were originally supposed to deliver more content; however, many players do not perceive it that way.
Several users commented under the post:
iiiBlueApple writes on X: I am convinced that episodes are just Seasons, but everything in the original has been stretched even further.
CANAD1AN_KRONiC comments on X: Can I therefore rightfully say that episodes = Seasons? Or do people still have pitchforks against me?
JustBlameCasual notes on X: Episodes are just long, boring Seasons
Amazon is promoting Throne and Liberty, the new MMORPG from South Korea, which finally has a release date. It is set to be released on September 17, 2024, for PC, PS5, and Xbox.
This is the situation:
Throne and Liberty has been in development since 2011 and has undergone many mutations. In 2016 it was still called Lineage: Eternal and was close to a worldwide release. Then it was long referred to as Project: TL, and now it is “Throne and Liberty”.
Amazon wants to bring the game to the West and provide its own console versions for PS5 and Xbox, but everything was delayed and there were questions about whether the MMORPG would really arrive.
Throne and Liberty – This is how the first fortress battle went
There will only be one version of Throne and Liberty
This is what Amazon says about the release: In an interview with “TheGamer“, two officials talk about Throne and Liberty: Marv Lee Kwai, who was already known as the Western face of the South Korean ArcheAge, and Daniel Lafuente.
The two emphasize: Western players will get the “original Throne and Liberty” and not some other version. The MMORPG was developed with a global audience in mind and they have considered massive feedback from players, including feedback from Western players in beta tests.
In any case, there will only be one version.
Every class fights two-handed, allowing for cool combinations
What is supposed to be the uniquely engaging feature? Amazon highlights a peculiarity of the game: Every class in the game fights two-handed and players can mix items.
So, for example, one might carry a dagger and a wand or a great sword and a crossbow or a combination of sword/shield and a longbow.
This is meant to be the “ace up the sleeve” of the game, say the developers.
Lafuente says:
The dual-wielding system determines the abilities you have. I think you have more unique possibilities to create these crazy classes where someone carries both a sword and a staff. And that gives them access to magical abilities and abilities in the style of “I’m going to swing my big sword at you,” so you see some pretty unique types of builds created by players. I think the most important thing is that players can experience more than one playstyle.
“Everything about Throne and Liberty is massive”
How does Throne and Liberty differ from other MMORPGs? Here LaFuente says: From day one, everything about Throne and Liberty was designed to be called “massive”:
Massive scale, everything about it, the world, the buildings, everything. And the technology being developed right now will enable things like castle sieges where thousands of players participate in a castle siege. That is not an exaggeration; this is already something that has been seen in the Korean live operation: thousands of players participating in this castle siege. That is probably the biggest event we have. And then there are other things that hundreds of players will participate in, down to guild fights that will be more in the realm of 50 vs 50, 60 vs 60. The scale is a big part of what we expect in Throne & Liberty, especially when it comes to PvP battles.
There is a good reason why the massive has disappeared
This is behind it: One should view these hype statements skeptically before a release. One big question is, for example, how on earth you are going to have 1,000 concurrent players in a castle siege on a PS5.
Anyone who has experienced such mass battles in Dark Age of Camelot or The Elder Scrolls Online knows how enormously performance-hungry they are.
There are good reasons why mass battles were abandoned 20 years ago and since then have relied on instanced areas where only relatively few players can be active at the same time: In WoW, it’s five (dungeons) or a maximum of 80 (the PvP battleground Alterac Valley) in most areas:
These battles are extremely laggy and performance-hungry
It is unfair because one side often has many more people than the other
The gameplay isn’t that fun; it all feels very random and hardly coordinated
If Throne and Liberty were as awesome as the developers describe, it would not explain why the developers in South Korea kept the numbers about the MMORPG secret and had to answer some very uncomfortable questions at a press conference about why things were going so badly with the company.
But we also don’t want to paint everything black right away and describe one of the most exciting MMORPG releases in the past ten years before it has even come out. The visuals of the game seem to be flawless in any case. And one can hope that Amazon, as the publisher, has learned quite a bit from the two gigantic launches of New World and Lost Ark.
While it must be emphasized that the version for PS5 and Xbox is indeed something new and neither Amazon nor NCSoft have any experience to draw on here.
To start the DLC for Elden Ring, Shadow of The Erdtree, a certain optional boss must be defeated. To help players, a new hero has emerged, inspired by the community legend Let me solo her.
To start the new Elden Ring DLC, you have to earn it in true Souls fashion. For that, you need to defeat the optional boss Mohg. However, it seems that not too many players have done that yet, at least if you look at the Steam achievements for the game.
Accordingly, many players are currently facing the Blood Lord. If you have trouble with the bosses, you can get help in the game itself. Apparently, there is a new hero who wants to help players get into the DLC: Let me comet him
In the Elden Ring DLC, many bosses await you again:
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Elden Ring introduces the boss enemies of the DLC
A new player against Mohg
As PC Gamer describes, many players want to summon others to help them against Mohg. According to PC Gamer, a mage build using the spell Azur’s Comet is quite good for this. This is also included in the best mage build.
The spell is considered one of the best in the game, as it can deal incredible damage with its beam during boss fights. In line with this, @EldenringAlerts on X posted a picture of a summoned player named Let me comet him.
This is a clear reference to the community legend Let me solo her, who was known for fighting the probably hardest boss in the game, Malenia, with just a pot on his head and a katana, and helping many players.
Let me solo her has now announced that he will part ways with Malenia and face new tasks and challenges in the DLC.
Due to the legendary status of Let me solo her, there will surely be many helpful players in the DLC who want to assist players with the DLC bosses. Tomorrow is the day, and you can face the dangers in the new area. MyMMO editor Christos Tsogos will give you a little preview of the bosses that await you: The bosses in the Elden Ring DLC should not be harder than in the main game – But that was a bold lie
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In Lost Ark, the new June patch has been released. It brought a lot of new features and adjustments, including the first new Kazeros raid and a fresh continent. MeinMMO reveals the details.
What are the highlights of the update? The freshly released patch Summer Heat brings the new area South-Kurzan. Unusual events are occurring all over Arkesia. A red and foul-smelling red liquid is corrupting the sea of Gienah.
There are fears that this could be a sign of the return of the demon lord Kazeros. Researchers in Arthetine have examined the substance and found that it originates from Kurzan.
With a gear score of 1,580, you can venture to South-Kurzan, where Kazeros was once sealed in Mount Antares. There, you will find new quests, new NPCs, and rewards such as titles, achievements, maps, and emotes.
The creators of Lost Ark are working on a new MMORPG. Here you can watch the trailer for Lord Nine:
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The first gameplay trailer of Lord Nine could also belong to Lost Ark
First Kazeros Raid: Echidna
What else can I expect? With South-Kurzan, the first of the new Kazeros raids enters the game – with two portals and new enemies as well as new mechanics. You must complete this raid series in order to eventually face Kazeros himself.
In the Echidna raid, you will fight in a group of eight, and your main opponent is Echidna, the former commander of the Greed Legion. Echidna was betrayed by Vykas (then still a lowly demon in the service of Echidna), who took her place. Now, after a long time, Echidna has returned to Arkesia.
Required gear scores: 1,620 for normal difficulty, 1,630 for hard difficulty
Old, new feature: Allied Forces
What is this new feature? With the Echidna raid, a new mechanic is introduced: the Allied Forces skills. This allows raid leaders to summon various allied NPCs (including some Star Messengers) in battle to support their group. This feature is a new variant of the Star Messengers skills that you already know from the Valtan Legion raids.
How does it work? There is an Allied skill bar that fills up through specific battle conditions. Up to five slots of the bar can be filled. Players can use Allied skills after three slots are filled, with only the raid leader able to activate these abilities.
When an NPC is summoned, it will use a powerful Allied ability
The raid leader can give an additional command during the fight, allowing the NPC to use its one-time support ability
This ability requires an additional slot in the skill bar
New progression system for your gear
What does the new system do? With the new progression system Advanced Enhancement, you can improve your gear in new ways. Equipment items can be hardened and then enhanced with special materials obtained from the Echidna raid. The system offers up to 20 enhancement levels.
You can read more about how this works in the patch notes on the official page of Lost Ark
GTA Online will soon receive the major “Bottom Dollar Bounties” update. Also, a well-known character is returning for this, but not the one everyone hoped for.
What’s in the new update? The new update for GTA Online is called “Bottom Dollar Bounties” and focuses on new bounty missions. As bounty hunters, you need to help Maude Eccles, whom you may remember from GTA 5, to earn money.
For this, you get to assist Maude’s daughter Jenette in bringing down all kinds of criminals and collecting bounties.
The update includes not just the new bounty missions but also new vehicles for the deployment of “LSPD Officer” Vincent Effenburger. The update is set to be released on June 25 for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC.
Here you can watch the trailer for the new update:
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In the new ‘Bottom Dollar Bounties’ update of GTA Online, it’s all about bounties.
Fans are waiting for another character
Who are the fans waiting for? Since the release of GTA Online, fans have been waiting for the return of the main character Michael from GTA 5. Even after 10 years since its release, he has not shown up in GTA Online.
While Trevor and Franklin have already made their appearances in GTA Online, there is still no trace of Michael. Fans suspect that Rockstar is saving the character for the last major update for GTA Online.
On X.com, user @smxo00 writes: “Michael will, in his own words, be ‘The Big One’ at the end of the online mode of GTA 5.”
Also, @JakeW786 believes that on X.com: “Remember my words: Michael will return in the last update of GTA Online.”
What does the future of GTA Online look like? Although some players may have thought that this was the last update for GTA Online, that’s not the case. Rockstar Games themselves announced in their newswire blog (via rockstargames.com) that new drift and drag races, a variety of new vehicles, and more new content will be released in the summer and beyond.
However, how GTA Online will proceed once GTA 6 is released is still completely unclear. Whether GTA Online will continue to exist, possibly even receive further updates, or whether a new GTA Online will be launched with GTA 6 and the development of the old GTA Online will be stopped, Rockstar Games has not disclosed yet.
In Helldivers 2, the brave fighters of Over-Earth are still due a cape. The developers have now spoken up and said that it is ready, but they would still like to wait.
What kind of cape is this? At the beginning of May, an update shook the Helldivers 2 community. Sony, the publisher of Helldivers 2, wanted to force all players to create a PSN account and link their existing account to it.
As compensation, players were supposed to actually receive this protest cape, but it has been quiet about it for a while. Now the developers have finally spoken out.
With the new Warbond “Viper Commandos”, it’s going into the jungle.
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Helldivers 2 sends you into the jungle with the new Warbond „Viper Commandos“
The cape is finished, but it is not coming yet
What about the cape? The developer and former CEO of Helldivers 2, Johan Pilestedt, was asked about the cape on X.com by a user. This user wanted to know what was going on with the cape and if it was still coming, as they hadn’t heard anything in a long time.
Pilestedt responded on X.com: “That’s correct. It’s ready on our end, but we want to find the right time to release it.”
This response also triggered reactions from the community.
How did the community react? Some voices from the Helldivers 2 community spoke up under the developer’s response. @BradleyDorector writes on X.com: “It would be a good move to release it simultaneously with the reintroduction of the game in the other regions […]” referring to the fact that Helldivers 2 cannot still be purchased in many regions where it was previously possible.
@Sniperson2002 is looking forward to X.com: “I will never take off the cape once it’s released. <3”. @El_And_er_son suggests on X.com to make the cape unlockable as a “challenge reward”.
