Boss materials and gems are two important resources in Diablo 4, especially for endgame activities. The ARPG even gives them to you, but it can sometimes happen that you overlook them while grinding.
Since Season 4, you are receiving the materials to summon bosses from more sources and the gems themselves no longer drop as items since Season 2, but in the form of fragments. You obtain these among other things from events, the Tree of Whispers, and as drops from enemies with a “purple aura.“`
What are the materials important for? The gems provide you with certain bonuses, such as to your maximum health, your armor, or critical hit damage. Many builds especially require rubies, which provide a bonus to maximum health when you use them in armor.
The boss materials are also useful in the endgame if you want to expand your builds. Many builds only become really strong with certain uniques or even Uber uniques – and they primarily drop from certain bosses.
How many fragments do I need? For crafting the gems, you need especially many fragments at the higher levels:
Damaged gem: 10 fragments, 1,000 gold
Gem: 100 fragments, 10,000 gold
Flawless gem: 1,000 fragments, 100,000 gold
Royal gem: 10,000 fragments, 1,000,000 gold
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Diablo 4 Season 4 “Loot Reborn” in the gameplay trailer
Advance progress and grab materials
How do I get the materials for free? Basically, you receive boss materials and gem fragments for free when you play the season and use the following features:
farming “Wolf’s Honor” from the Iron Wolves
completing stages in the season journey
Why is it easy to overlook? The Wolf’s Honor is not a “requirement.” While some useful items will be lost to you if you do not collect your rewards, there is no special season mechanic this time that you absolutely need. The season journey can also be quickly forgotten when you are grinding and leveling up faster than you can distribute points and collect rewards.
How do I farm Wolf’s Honor? In Season 4, the Iron Wolves are the main theme and a fixed part of all Hell floods – which are already available at World Level 1. When you play the Hell flood, you advance your reputation with the Iron Wolves. This specifically means: Everything you do in the Hell flood, i.e., opening chests, slaying monsters, and completing events, advances your progress.
Within the reputation system, you can earn rewards from the mercenaries. The rewards of the total 18 levels include among other things legendaries, uniques, crafting recipes, but also boss materials and gem fragments. By the way, you can farm and collect them with any character.
You receive gems among other things from the Iron Wolves.But you also receive important boss materials from the wolves.
By increasing your Wolf’s Honor, you also progress your season journey. Because: Within the journey, there are tasks that relate to your rank with the Iron Wolves.
How do I complete the season journey? Even in Season 4, there is again the feature of the season journey with its seven stages. With each completion of a stage, you receive reward chests. These contain among other things legendaries, uniques, crafting materials, but also gem fragments and boss materials.
Fans of the Persona series are eagerly awaiting the sixth installment of the series. However, a new trailer from the Summer Game Fest for Metaphor: ReFantazio proves that the new installment can comfortably wait a bit longer.
What was shown in the new trailer? The new trailer once again showcased how stunning the game looks. In the cutscenes, it flashes and shines at every corner. This may seem overwhelming to some, but for anime fans, the scenes look like a celebration.
Most notably, the characters look super interesting and do not resemble the generic heroes that we have already forgotten after a few hours of gameplay.
Furthermore, the trailer introduced some of the 40 archetypes that will exist in Metaphor: ReFantazio. You can watch the video here:
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Metaphor: ReFantazio AWAKEN shows action-packed battles in the trailer
40 new archetypes provide variety
What makes the game so special? During the Summer Game Fest 2024, Atlus explained that Metaphor: ReFantazio will have over 40 archetypes. Some of them were visible in the new trailer. This refers to a job system, where different group members can take on various jobs.
With the archetypes, the gameplay becomes much more dynamic, as players can customize the members according to their preferences. Whether knight, ninja, or healer – the choice lies with the players.
The fun lies especially in trying out different combinations of archetypes. With a selection of 40 jobs, everyone should find something to their taste.
The archetypes from Metaphor: ReFantazio resemble collecting the personas from the eponymous series. Only, instead of using our favorite personas, we will be using our favorite archetypes.
MeinMMO editor Dariusz was hoping for cool new shooters at the Summer Game Fest 2024. Ultimately, he liked a roguelite with shooter gameplay the most.
The Summer Game Fest 2024 showed numerous trailers – but there was little for shooter fans. Almost all shooters that were shown were already known. We only got one new announcement and a surprise from Riot Games:
The tactical shooter Valorant is coming to consoles (Xbox Series X/S and PS5)
Otherwise, there were:
A cinematic trailer for the loot shooter “The First Descendant,” which announced the release for July 2, 2024.
Killer Bean, a crazy single-player roguelike shooter where you play as a coffee bean.
A new trailer for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, a shooter that offers both coop and PvP gameplay.
There was a highlight for shooter fans, but it just didn’t grab me
What was the shooter highlight? The highlight among shooters was probably the new trailer for Delta Force Hawk Ops. We finally saw gameplay of the extraction mode, and it looked significantly better than I feared – especially graphically.
Moreover, the events of the well-known rescue mission “Black Hawk Down” – which also has a movie – will be playable in a campaign. So there was also something for shooter fans who are not into extraction modes.
Here you can see the trailer for Delta Force Hawk Ops:
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Free-to-Play Shooter Delta Force Hawk Ops in the trailer
Why didn’t Delta Force grab me? Delta Force just didn’t evoke any emotions in me. The gameplay trailer looked quite good and showed exactly what you wanted to see from the game, but I wasn’t sitting in front of my screen thinking “Cool, I’m excited for that!” Delta Force missed generating hype.
In addition, we have received several shooters with realistic graphics and extraction gameplay in recent months. It started with Incursion Red River, then came Gray Zone Warfare, and shortly after Arena Breakout: Infinite. Delta Force needs to deliver more than interchangeable extraction gameplay to generate anticipation.
I felt differently about Hyper Light Breaker. I have been looking forward to this game for months, and the new trailer from the Summer Game Fest further fueled my anticipation. However, Hyper Light Breaker is not a real shooter; it’s a roguelite with shooter elements.
What kind of game is that? Hyper Light Breaker (PC) is not a real shooter, but a roguelite that offers both shooting and melee weapons. The trailer shows, roughly speaking, how a player shoots monsters with a pistol.
As is typical for roguelites, a new attempt starts with the death of your character, which will inevitably happen once or twice. It can be played solo or in online co-op with friends and uses a third-person perspective.
In the procedurally generated open world, which changes with each new attempt, there are various characters and biomes that you can explore. You have gliders and hoverboards available for faster movement. Whether you want to explore the map or not, knowing that it will look different on the next respawn, is up to you.
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The co-op adventure Hyper Light Breaker in the trailer – coming in 2024 to Steam
A new trailer for Monster Hunter Wilds was presented at the Summer Game Fest 2024. The video shows some sequences of the monster hunt, which look more dynamic than ever before.
What might change in the fights? In the trailer, a group of monster hunters was hunted by several sand monsters. Subsequently, the tables were turned, and each sand monster was killed one by one. However, there were also gameplay scenes showing a foreign monster appearing – and being surrounded by several sand monsters at once.
This could suggest that we will not only encounter single monsters during missions but several opponents at once. In Monster Hunter World, there was already the special feature that multiple large opponents could meet. This weakened the monsters through other opponents before we had to engage with them.
In Monster Hunter Wilds, this concept seems to have been elevated to a higher level. Perhaps the monsters can interact with multiple opponents, which can only be to our advantage as hunters.
You can watch the appropriate trailer from the Summer Game Fest here:
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New trailer for Monster Hunter Wilds shows captivating battles
What to expect with Monster Hunter Wilds
What other innovations are there? Unlike Monster Hunter World, Monster Hunter Wilds will likely offer an open world. So far, the Monster Hunter series has been known to offer individual areas as maps that were only connected by corridors.
If the assumption proves correct that there is an open world, it would also suggest that theoretically more monsters could encounter each other in the open world. This would make the battles much more dynamic and unpredictable, potentially leading to more enjoyable hunts.
Either way: The desert world looked absolutely fantastic in the trailer. The developers also revealed that fans of the series can look forward to the return of a certain monster. The opponent can be seen towards the end of the video, revealing itself as a Thunder Wyvern. The thunder effects also look, just like the rest of the trailer, fantastically good.
The Summer Game Fest has replaced E3 as the most important video game show in the world. Host Geoff Keighley has been presenting new games, updates, and more here for years. MeinMMO is live and shows you all the new information, games, and trailers in the ticker.
The Summer Game Fest 2024 has come to an end. Day of the Devs and Devolver Digital are next, but I will end the live ticker here and focus on fixing all the typos and adding trailers.
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In the trailer: Gameplay of Phantom Blade on PS5. Visually, it strongly resembles Dark Souls with a Japanese flair: A samurai against zombies, shadows, and giant monsters. Along with explosions and monstrosities with blades for legs.
More information about the game will come later in the year on various shows.
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New trailer for Phantom Blade Zero provides insight into the gameplay
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The last game of the evening will be shown: Phantom Blade Zero.
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Finally, onto the trailer. A hunt in the desert on various steeds. Looks like sandworms from Dune, only much smaller and with legs. And they spit tar!
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Monster Hunter Wilds is coming in 2025 simultaneously for PS5, Xbox, and PC. The Opening Night Live of gamescom will feature more information and a new trailer for the game – as well as the first playable demo!
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We are approaching the end, and one of the highlights for many fans will be shown: Monster Hunter Wilds, and the creator says: At the end of the trailer, a special monster will appear!
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Squad Busters is now available on iOS and Android. But what exactly they wanted to tell us with the trailer, I still don’t know.
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Chris Hemsworth is in it. Okay. But what do I see there? Some kind of mobile squad battler. The ad looks… actually quite good, but what the hell is going on there?
Actors are beating each other up, building squads, chopping wood, applying for office jobs.
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I… what… chickens. On smartphones. Why?
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A trailer for the new Pixar film Inside Out 2 featuring a video game character. Apparently, the protagonist has a bit of a crush. The movie will hit theaters on June 14.
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The chat doesn’t seem to be very convinced by Valorant, and I’m also… not quite sure what to make of it. It looks nice, but it’s just an ad, not much new.
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A second trailer of Valorant, this time apparently for the esports events. Hand-drawn scenes alternate with rendered, gameplay, and real arenas. A pretty wild mix.
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Valorant is coming for PS5 and Xbox, and the beta starts on June 14. However, there wasn’t much new to see – just the fact that the entire gameplay was recorded with a controller.
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Valorant, the shooter from LoL creator Riot, is still around and they are presenting their new update.
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“Sakurajima” comes with new Pals, dedicated servers for Xbox, new buildings, and a Japan-themed look with cherry blossoms, castles, and bamboo gardens.
An oil rig comes as a base, and in the arena, you can now have your Pals compete against each other.
A new faction with a boss is also coming.
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Trailer for the new Palworld update ‘Sakurajima’
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Palworld is back with its first major update and promises a whole island as DLC!
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A very elaborate trailer for Skate, um… well, a skate game, where you ride around cities on your board, grind and do whatever else you can do with a skateboard.
The playtest on console is coming this fall.
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The trailer could also somehow be from a US sitcom. It reminds of The Office – only with a nasty twist and an open ending.
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A report from M Corp directly from the office that is not quite secretly destroying data. What might be coming?
00:34 AM
Correct, Party Animals is back with an update.
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Hmm… cute animals fighting and throwing themselves off various stages, shocking each other with weapons and more… That can only mean one thing.
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Back to the wilder things of the evening, a co-op game in a comic style with cyberpunk feeling.
Hyper Light Breaker is coming later this summer on Steam.
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The co-op adventure Hyper Light Breaker in the trailer – coming in 2024 to Steam
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The next anime trailer: With katanas and magic, it’s here against huge bosses like in Monster Hunter.
Kunitsu Gami: Path of the Goddess comes on July 19
Ah, Dark and Darker makes an appearance again! After the major chaos on Steam, there seems to be new information about the game. The gameplay looks familiar: magic, weapon swings, armor, and dungeons full of loot.
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New trailer for Dark and Darker, the dungeon PvPvE adventure on Steam
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Even more anime trailers. This time Honkai: Star Rail with a new pink-haired fighter.
Trailer for New World Aeternum announces console version
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Okay, this looks interesting. Different weapons, classes, mounts?
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The new trailer for Night Springs starts with an old TV recording like from the 80s. Doors are being kicked in, a nurse with a gun, and an actor with a sound screwdriver appears.
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New trailer for Alan Wake 2 shows the first expansion ‘Night Springs’
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Night Springs comes with three playable characters as DLC for Alan Wake 2. And the DLC comes TOMORROW, on June 8! That’s a surprise.
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Physical collector’s and deluxe editions for Alan Wake 2 can be pre-ordered starting tomorrow.
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The creator of Alan Wake 2 dances onto the stage because that’s how he’s allowed to appear, he says. Oooookay.
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The Japanese city of Kyoto is coming as a new arena, new weapons and gadgets are coming, a bow is visible, along with costumes reminiscent of anime cosplays, samurai, and Japanese chefs. That’s unexpected.
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The Finals shows Season 3, and Keighley talks about katanas. What’s that supposed to be?
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Contrary to expectations, Battle Aces is not a shooter, but rather real-time strategy and compares itself to giants like World of Warcraft and Hearthstone? That’s bold.
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Moving on to some strange, wild trailer with mechs, cannons, and rockets. Apparently, we are back to anime. Battle Aces is coming.
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Oh man, way too little Dune; more about it will come only at gamescom during Opening Night Live. What a pity! But the trailer, the blue eyes… balm for the ticker soul!
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The Fremen have been destroyed, no Lisan al Gaib, no Kwisatz Haderach… is the future at stake?
Paul seems to have a vision and knows what we need: Us!
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Trailer for Dune Awakening Shows New Details About the Story
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HELL YES! Paul Atreides, finally more about Dune: Awakening!
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Sonix X Shadow Generations is coming on October 25 for PS5, Switch, and Xbox.
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Sonix X Shadow Generations shows a new trailer and it looks exactly like what one would expect as a Sonic fan: hedgehogs, a lot of running around, golden rings, Mecha-Sonic, and many levels with jump & run.
A familiar game principle, but the chat seems to quite like what has been shown.
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Among Us is getting a TV series and it looks just as weird as the game. But quite interesting!
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Outersloth announces several indie games here directly. A card battler, a game on Mars, a shooter in space, two things I didn’t understand, and a game where you sit in a mech and cook food for others.
Amazon has released a new trailer forNew World. New World: Aeternum is not just a console version of the MMO, but also brings new content to the game. What that content is, you can find out at MeinMMO.
Of course, this is not all, as Aeternum will also bring several new content and major changes to the MMO. It even goes so far that Aeternum is evolving from an MMORPG to an action RPG.
Trailer for New World Aeternum announces console version
The MMORPG becomes an Action RPG
What will be changed? At a presentation to which MeinMMO was invited, Amazon Games presented more information about the new content in Aeternum in addition to the trailer. The update is primarily aimed at adjusting and improving the gameplay and user interface for consoles. The combat system is set to become significantly more action-oriented and adapted for controller controls.
Better target locking
Aim assist
Virtual cursor
Accessibility
The camera is also supposed to change
The polished combat system is set to receive new animations
Content will also be tailored for solo players
Amazon Games itself calls the game an action RPG in this announcement. The changes to combat will also come to the PC. At the presentation, Amazon Games referred to the new New World: Aeternum as an open-world action RPG with MMO elements (such as a player-driven economy).
The gameplay experience for newcomers is also supposed to improve. The leveling system is set to be adjusted, and the main quest will receive a cinematic focus. They claimed to have closely examined player feedback.
Anyone who wants to use a controller on PC can do so with Aeternum. In addition, new content is also coming to the game, which will be released across all platforms through crossplay:
The first 10-player raid
Extensive PvP zone
Solo challenges in the endgame
Character archetypes
New dialogue system and new cutscenes
Improved story
Improved leveling system
New World: Aeternum is set to be released digitally on October 15, 2024, for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC. PC players who own the DLC Rise of the Angry Earth will receive all Aeternum content for free.
Bungie has created a new curious exotic for Destiny 2: The Final Shape: Ergo Sum. This sword in the special slot can drop with various perks that change its playstyle. We will show you how to find the sword and what its God Rolls are for PvE and PvP.
How do I find Ergo Sum? The new exotic sword “Ergo Sum” can be found through the quest “Called Heroes”. Only owners of the The Final Shape expansion receive this quest.
To activate the quest, you need to have completed the campaign first – the difficulty does not matter. Now speak with your ghost in the landing zone “The Lost City”, he will hand you the quest. You must complete the following steps:
Listen to Savathûn’s radio transmission
Complete the mission “Queens, Part 1”
Contact Micah-10 at the Tower
Speak with Cayde-6 at the Tower
Speak with the ghost and complete the following two side missions:
Found in Darkness
Lost in Light
Complete the mission “Queens, Part 2”
Speak with the ghost and collect the item “Dyadic Prism”
Start the new mission near the waypoint “The Sanctum”
If you are looking for a more detailed guide to the individual quest steps, we have included the guide video from Nexxoss for you:
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What is special about Ergo Sum? What makes this exotic sword special is the fact that it finds its place in the special slot. Additionally, you can obtain the sword with random perks, and these perks are perks from well-known exotics like Gjallarhorn or Polaris Lance. So, it is worth farming the sword.
Where can you farm Ergo Sum? Ergo Sum can be obtained twice a week through the new Pathfinder system in the Bleached Heart of the Traveler. Additionally, you can get another copy through the patrol events “Overthrow” if you complete the final phase.
We will show you below which God Rolls you should chase for PvE and PvP.
What you should keep in mind: Ergo Sum has not been on the market for long. It is possible that players will find new God Rolls that are better suited for PvE and PvP. Therefore, we will update the list in the coming days if better alternatives emerge.
Also, note that the God Rolls are not a “must-have”. Feel free to experiment wildly and find out which combinations suit your playstyle better. Besides Ergo Sum, there is also an explosive sniper that deals heavy damage. You can learn how to secure the “Endless Hunt” in our other guide: Destiny 2: Unlock “Endless Hunt” – How to get the exotic sniper
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Bungie gives its Guardians no time to rest. With “The Final Shape”, a new DLC has been released in Destiny 2, and on Friday, the new raid “Edge of Redemption” will also launch. When it starts exactly and what you should know about it, you will find out here.
Update, June 7, 2:00 PM: We have added images of the winner belt and the contest emblem. Additionally, there is new info about the raid and which items are disabled for the World First.
When does the raid in The Final Shape start? Mark your calendar for Friday, June 7 at 7 PM.
The raid “Edge of Redemption” starts on June 7 for all players, but first in contest mode.
The contest mode will last until Sunday, June 9 at 7:00 PM.
You have 48 hours to master this difficult challenge in contest mode.
Bungie stated that the contest mode of the raid “Edge of Redemption” will have a power cap of 1965 for all encounters.
After the contest mode ends, all Guardians can normally join the raid and experience the new content without the extra challenges of contest mode.
We will show you in the following section what you should know about the contest mode and where the setting is located.
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Destiny 2: The Final Shape „Edge of Salvation“ Raid Trailer
Raid in The Final Shape – Everything about Day One and the setting
Will there be a Day One run? Yes, there will also be a Day One run for the raid “Edge of Redemption” and this will be held in contest mode.
What is the contest mode? The contest mode, or contest mode, is a mode that Bungie only activates at the launch of each new raid. Players are massively downgraded from their light level, unfair and broken exotics are disabled, and enemies hit you with deadlier and much more accurate shots.
Bosses also become true sponge-like creatures that can absorb massive damage. Essentially, it is a nightmarish version of the affected raid, where Guardians will struggle for hours.
After the contest mode, the players who are the first to successfully survive and complete the raid will be rewarded with a prestigious championship belt and an emblem – that’s how it has always been.
The belt for the best
Everyone else who was slower but still completes the raid within the contest mode timeframe will receive an exclusive raid emblem, which can also only be earned within the first 48 hours.
This is what the Day One emblem looks like
Bungie itself advises to complete the campaign of “The Final Shape” and the Exotic quest “Wildcard” to experience the story in the best possible way.
What should I pay attention to? It’s important to mention that the Well of Warlocks has been nerfed to the ground. Your long-standing supporter is off the table, and you now need to find alternatives.
Titans have good chances of taking the place of Warlocks with their Banner of War or Void Focus and their Bubble. Be prepared and also secure some new exotic gear from “The Final Shape”.
Additionally, certain items have been disabled for the contest mode to ensure fair conditions in the raid. You should be aware of the following:
Where will the raid take place? Anyone who has completed the story knows that the threat of the Witness has not yet been banished. He has been injured but has retreated into the Monolith and transformed into something monstrous.
The Guardians just need to defeat him and remove the darkness from the Traveler. Which bosses are specifically waiting for you in the raid is not yet known. More on how you can quickly increase your power level can be found in our guide: Destiny 2: How to quickly reach power level 2000 in The Final Shape
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Shortly before the release of the new raid “Edge of Redemption”, Bungie is conducting a brief downtime. Destiny 2 needs to be in top shape for Day One, and therefore you will be kicked out of the game for a short time. We will show you for how long.
Update, 16:00: The servers are active again and you can log in. Get ready, the new raid is about to start.
What you need to know today: Today Bungie is taking the servers down for a very brief downtime before the release of the new raid “Edge of Redemption”. Bungie wants to ensure a smooth launch, which is why you will be kicked from the servers for a short time.
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Destiny 2: The Final Shape „Edge of Salvation“ Raid Trailer
Maintenance on 07.06. – All Times for Server Down
These times are important today: Bungie informs its players via x.com (formerly Twitter) about the exact downtime. The servers are planned to be unreachable today for 1:00 hours.
Here is the schedule for the maintenance:
Around 15:00 the servers will go offline. Players will be automatically kicked from the game.
At 16:00 the shooter is expected to be back online and you can log in again. The downtime ends
This is to be considered during downtimes: As long as the background maintenance is running, there may be recurring connectivity issues in the game. Moreover, there may occasionally be long waits at the login because Bungie is gradually granting access to the servers to avoid problems from too high server load. Therefore, you may have to wait longer before you are back in the game.
What Changes with the New Update in The Final Shape
Following issues are known: There are also many issues in The Final Shape that players are complaining about. Bungie has noted some, but it is not known which of them will be fixed (via bungie.net). However, the following bugs could be addressed:
PC players who have 3D audio enabled cannot hear any sound
The pop-up “Leaving for the Final Shape” has the wrong key art
When prism weapons activate their new ulti while gliding, they fall
The hunter aspect that increases your blades of fire ulti does not work
The description of the arc staff ulti of the hunter does not mention a blind effect after a three-combo or slam attack
What does it say in the patch notes? A complete overview of all solved problems and improvements will be revealed only after the update has been released.
We will update our article and provide you with the link to the patch notes. Because it is possible that the patch notes may change or be corrected by Bungie.
The patch notes for the new update will be posted here soon.
The current in-game event of Diablo 4 is causing some confusion in the community. The Blizzard developers are taking this as an opportunity to keep a highly useful buff activated for longer than the intended ten days.
What kind of buff is this? Originally, the anniversary version of the Mother’s Blessing was supposed to go live at a later point and grant all players 25 percent more experience and 50 percent more gold for ten days.
“Originally, we planned to go live with the action in a few days, but we have received the feedback and the confusion about it, so we will activate the ‘Mother’s Blessing’ action this afternoon at 1:00 PM PDT.
We will update the blog accordingly with this information. The event will no longer just last ten days, but until June 20 (the end of the anniversary event). We appreciate all comments and feedback.”
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Diablo 4: The trailer for the events for the 1st birthday of the action RPG
According to PezRadar, the buff is supposed to grant 35 percent more experience and 35 percent more gold until next week, and only switch to the normal bonuses with patch 1.4.2.
Greedy Goblins for the Anniversary
Hotfix for March of the Goblins: In the same post, community manager PezRadar announced that some participants of the event have complained about the stingy goblins that will be roaming Sanctuary from June 6 to June 13, 2024.
“We have seen the feedback that the goblins are quite stingy. […] We are currently reviewing some numbers and want to ensure that we can deliver an appropriate update.”
Today, the Ultimate Football League (UFL) launches as a competitor to EA FC. The open beta is available for download starting now. But when can you play the first online match?
What kind of game is this? UFL comes from the small development studio “Strikerz”, which is tackling its first major project in the gaming industry. The game was announced at Gamescom 2021.
For several years now, the company has been working on its own football simulation game. They are using Unreal Engine 5, which is supposed to provide great graphics. It will be free to play on all consoles after the official release and will be a purely online game.
After several content creators from the FIFA scene were able to try out the alpha version last year, the free open beta starts this weekend for players worldwide. However, it is not available for all consoles.
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UFL: New EA-FC competitor shows Cristiano Ronaldo tricking and scoring goals
Which consoles is the open beta for? The open beta is playable on PC and next-generation consoles, namely PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. All other consoles cannot play the open beta.
Download and start of the open beta: servers are online
At the beginning of the week, the download was ready. We recommend searching for and downloading the open beta directly through the stores of your PC or consoles. Although there are also links to the respective consoles on ufl.com, the official UFL site, some players reported receiving an error message when trying to access the links.
When will the servers go online? A post was made on the X page of UFL stating when the servers are supposed to go live worldwide:
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For Germany/Berlin, the start time is set for 14:00. We have already been able to log in successfully and create our own club, choose a captain, and select our preferred starting formation.
The layout at first glance resembles the Ultimate Team mode of EA FC 24.
In conclusion, we ask you: Will you test the open beta of UFL? If so: Please share your first impressions in the comments. Does the game have the potential to be a serious competitor to EA FC? Meanwhile, EA Sports could also face competition from another development team this year: Fans have been waiting for FIFA 25: Release is supposedly coming in 2024
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The series NCIS is currently the third longest scripted TV series of all time. For over 20 years, it has captivated generations of viewers in front of their televisions. For more than twelve years, many fans overlooked that the series featured a father-son duo on camera together.
What kind of series is NCIS? NCIS aka Navy CIS is an American crime series. The focus is on an investigation team from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, stationed in Washington D.C., the capital of the USA.
In each episode, the team investigates various (murder) cases that involve members and relatives of the American Navy. Each season also introduces an overarching storyline that provides the red thread throughout the respective season.
The main character from seasons 1 to 19 was Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs. He leads the team around Timothy Tim McGee, Anthony Tony DiNozzo, and varying female team members like Caitlin Kate Todd, Ziva David, and Eleanor Ellie Bishop.
Here you can watch the trailer for season 17 – only Gibbs, McGee, and a few side characters remain from the original cast:
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Trailer for Season 17 of Navy CIS
12 long years almost unnoticed: The father-son duo in NCIS
Which father-son duo is it about? It is actually about Leroy Jethro Gibbs, portrayed by Mark Harmon in seasons 1 to 19. As the main character, his past is repeatedly highlighted.
Between 2008 and 2020, Mark Harmon’s son Sean Harmon stepped into his father’s role several times. He can be seen as a young Gibbs in a total of seven episodes during that time.
In an interview regarding the upcoming new series NCIS: Origins with Hello! Magazine, Mark Harmon discusses his relationship with his son. He specifically addresses how he approaches acting:
I am proud that he takes his work seriously and how he approaches the role of an actor – not only in this show but also regarding what he wants to achieve in his life’s work.
In fact, Sean Harmon is not the only family member of the Harmons who made it into the series: Mark Harmon’s wife Pam Dawber took on a guest role in season 18.
What is the current status of NCIS? The 21st season of NCIS is currently airing on American TV. The main cast has been almost completely replaced over the years, with a few cameos from old characters.
In addition, several spin-offs are being actively worked on: In January 2024, NCIS: Origins was announced, which will focus on a young Gibbs. Mark Harmon will return for voice-overs, similar to Jim Parsons in Young Sheldon.
Fans of the characters Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David can also look forward to their very own spin-off: In NCIS: Tony & Ziva, the two live with their daughter Tali in Paris. However, when Tony’s current employer is attacked, the three begin a flight through Europe.
The Summer Game Fest is approaching and the rumor mill is heating up. Particularly exciting for MMORPG fans: An alleged image from the PlayStation Store shows a new console version of New World!
Update from June 7, 2024: According to industry insider Tom Henderson, New World Aeternum is expected to be released for consoles in October 2024 (via X).
What exactly can be seen in the PlayStation Store? Apparently, the entry in Sony’s virtual store has been removed again. For a time, however, there was a new console version of the online role-playing game listed under “Sponsored” with New World: Aeternum.
You can view the alleged leak thanks to the post by OMG_R3A11Y on Reddit:
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What’s behind the leak? Whether this is indeed an early release by Sony or a fake is not clear from afar. However, it is clear that there were already indications that Amazon Games could announce a console version of New World at the Summer Game Fest.
On June 4, 2024, MeinMMO reported that the developers of the MMORPG are introducing a new server structure that relies on so-called shards. These are different copies of the game world, on which the population of the MMORPG is expected to be better distributed in the future. Apparently, the operator is anticipating a surge of players in the not-so-distant future.
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Almost simultaneously, the people responsible at Amazon Games teased an “exciting announcement for New World.” Since the last expansion “Rise of the Angry Earth” was unable to raise player numbers to a level justifying comprehensive adjustments to the server structure, we also speculated about the announcement of a console version of New World.
Almost two years ago, there was already a hint that Amazon Games might be working on a console port of the MMORPG. In addition, the combat system of New World is wonderfully suited for the controller. And with The Elder Scrolls Online, it was seen how positively a console launch can impact player numbers.
Wait and drink thistle tea: If there is any truth to the leak, there should be a trailer as well as the official announcement to be seen at today’s opening show by host Geoff Keighley. Of course, MeinMMO will keep you updated. For more leaks and exciting info nuggets, check out our live ticker for Summer Game Fest 2024!
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Many fans praise Marvel’s Midnight Suns, yet MeinMMO author Max Handwerk has ignored it so far. Now you can get the game for free.
What kind of game is this?Marvel’s Midnight Suns is a game full of superheroes, but made by the studio behind the XCOM games. Accordingly, the game fully focuses on strategic battles, but also on an exciting story.
You create a hero who allies with various figures from the Marvel Universe to neutralize a supernatural demon threat.
This is what it looks like in the trailer:
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Midnight Suns shows new trailer, enticing with a true thunderstorm of Marvel stars
Midnight Suns free in the Epic Game Store, cheaper on Steam – Now I can give it a try
Since Midnight Suns was released, I have been eyeing the game because I am a big superhero fan and have devoured games like Spider-Man for the PS5. I also have a penchant for the Marvel movies, series, and comics.
Moreover, Midnight Suns has been praised since its release in 2022: by critics as well as fans who have played through the game. You often read that the atmosphere of the game, the story, and especially the interactions among the heroes are simply enjoyable. There are plenty of interactions between the heroes – here you can apparently dive into a beautifully designed world that tells an exciting story as a superhero fan. This group aspect has also captivated me, metaphorically speaking, in games like Baldur’s Gate 3.
What held me back was the expected gameplay. I am unsure if the strategic grid-and-card approach of the XCOM makers is something for me. This is likely quite far from a swing-and-punch game like Insomniac’s Spider-Man. It is possible that it will still fully engage me – but it could also go wrong, I thought. And I never wanted to spend money solely for the story.
How do you get it for free? Midnight Suns is currently indeed available for free in the base version at the Epic Games Store. If you have an account there, you can simply download the game and add it to your collection. This offer is valid until June 13.
Also cheap on Steam: If you’re not too fond of EGS and prefer to check on Steam: The game is currently available at a lower price there too – in the Digital+ Edition, you currently pay €19.99 instead of €79.99. This offer is valid until June 17.
How was the game rated? On Steam, for instance, Midnight Suns has a “Very Positive” review average of 82%. Metacritic gives the game a rating of 83%, which is also positive. And you can currently get it for free or cheaper – so it presents a good opportunity to catch up on the game if you have missed or ignored it so far. Personally, I am curious. And if you’re less into Marvel but still very much into superheroes: Here are 5 superhero series that are more for adults.
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The well-known YouTuber Tom Scott started an experiment four years ago: a video that changes its title automatically. But at some point, it is going to break – and that’s also the point. We explain the background.
What is the purpose of the video? The millions-of-subscribers YouTuber Tom Scott released this video in April 2020 for one purpose only: A program he wrote regularly changes the title. Currently, it translates to: “This video has 72,119,798 views.” The goal is to always provide the most up-to-date view count as a number.
Therefore, in the linked YouTube video below, you will read a different number.
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So does the title change with each view? No, not exactly. Because neither does Scott’s program query the views that regularly, nor does YouTube update the view counts every second. But the number does match, as you can see from the title and the views, more or less.
Note: If you currently (June 2024) check out Tom Scott’s channel, you will notice the absence of new videos from the past months. Currently, Tom Scott is taking a break from YouTube but plans to return with new content at some point.
What is the purpose behind Tom Scott’s experiment?
Why is Tom Scott doing this? The background of the video is easy to explain. Tom Scott wants to show that eventually every code becomes outdated as technology advances. Then it needs to be adapted or completely discarded. In this video, the latter will happen.
Will the video eventually be inaccessible? No, as long as YouTube exists and Tom Scott keeps it online, it is very likely to be viewable. But at some point – if Scott is correct – the automatic title change will fail, and the title will remain the same eternally.
Another very well-known streamer/YouTuber is HandOfBlood. You can learn the most important facts about him in this video from MeinMMO:
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Why will the code stop working? Software is constantly changing, especially large code environments like Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, and others undergo continuous changes. And a program like the one from Tom Scott relies on querying data from the provider and modifying it. Once this capability is altered or even completely removed, it will no longer work.
Similar events have occurred in the past with other so-called APIs. He also talks about this in his video.
If you are interested in creative content creators on YouTube who, among other things, have created an impressive Star Wars fan film, you should check out Corridor. They, for example, have staged the toughest Jedi school and the most realistic lightsaber battles found on the internet. We introduce the short film To the Death in this article.
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In Helldivers 2, a new Warbond has been announced to equip fans for your ventures in the jungle. Despite tuning for mechs and skins like in Rambo, the community is excited about an extraordinary weapon.
What’s included in the new Warbond? The new Warbond for Helldivers 2 again offers a mix of armor, weapons, cosmetic items, and boosters. This time, the Helldiver is heading into the jungle, and this is primarily reflected in the armors. They are designed for the first time so that the army of soldiers from Overworld is not completely covered, which creates a Rambo feeling.
For weapons, the Helldivers have the AR-23A Liberator Carbine, a carbine rifle that is better suited for short distances. The second weapon in the pack is a shotgun that can initially be carried as a secondary weapon. It can fire one or even three bullets at once.
Cosmetic items have also not been skimped on in the Warbond. There are two new banners, two new capes, three player poses, and a new title for players.
Here you can watch the new trailer for the Warbond “Viper Commandos”:
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Helldivers 2 sends you into the jungle with the new Warbond „Viper Commandos“
Despite mech tuning, players celebrate the throwing knife
What’s the deal with mech tuning? In the new update, set to be released on June 13, 2024, there will also be skins for the Helldiver vehicles. The shuttle, the Hellpods, and the mechs can be stylishly enhanced with new jungle camouflage patterns.
The camouflage styles match the new armors in the Rambo look and it’s the first time Helldivers will receive skins for their vehicles and aircraft.
Despite the interesting looks, Helldivers are celebrating a special weapon in the trailer comments on YouTube.
The two new armors with the new player animation ‘Test of Conviction’
Which weapon is being celebrated? The throwing knife that comes with the new pack is the most cheered by the fans. This is likely because many players of the shooter wish for a melee combat system, as expressed by the comment from @justin9489 on YouTube with over 2,300 likes: ‘One step closer to melee combat.’
Also, @speedyazi5029 on YouTube is excited about the knife: ‘We got a knife. From there, it can only get bigger.’
Many comments also quote famous movie scenes like the one with the knife from Starship Troopers. @holitinne on YouTube quotes: ‘The enemy cannot press buttons when you have DEACTIVATED HIS HAND.’ This was originally translated in the German film version as ‘The enemy can no longer press buttons with such an injured hand.’
The pistol, on the other hand, reminds players of the Mozambique from Apex Legends. In the comment from @griffin8690 on YouTube, he writes appropriately: ‘*Look at the pistol’ Mozambique here!’, a quote that every player of the EA shooter has probably heard many times.
Is there a change in the approach to Warbonds? The developers of Helldivers 2 announced in their announcement (via playstation.com) that Warbonds will appear slightly slower in the future. They want to take the time to ‘refine’ the designs before release. Additionally, the focus is meant to be more on ‘quality over quantity.’
Future packs are also aimed to be more diverse. ‘This will prevent us from simply adding more of everything, which could make weapons appear redundant and uninteresting.’
On MeinMMO, we have meanwhile created a variety of guides and rankings of the best weapons, armors, and loadouts for you. You can also find out how to best tackle each enemy type. An overview of all our ‘Helldivers 2’ guides can be found here: Helldivers 2: All guides, beginner tips, and lists in overview
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You spend money diligently on Steam and shop one game after another? It can quickly happen that you lose track of your finances. Here you will find a guide on how and where you can check how much money you have already spent on Steam.
Where can I see how much money I have spent on Steam? With these 6 steps, you can access your personal financial overview on the gaming platform:
Step 1: Open Steam in the desktop version
Step 2: Log into your Steam account
Step 3: Click on “Help” in the top left of the bar
Step 4: Click on “Steam Support”
Step 5: Click on My Account
Step 6: Go to “Used External Balance” under the “Account” section
Step 4Step 6
You will see an overview with the total amount of money that you have spent either through game purchases in the shop or by topping up your Steam balance. Accordingly, this overview does not include purchases made through the purchase of a key from external sites.
Steam states: “This amount is only calculated if needed and is therefore not always up to date. If the amount is not specified below, it is currently not stored in our database.” (As of: November 22, 2023, via Steam).
If no amount of money is displayed here, or if you want to find out how much money you have spent on keys, you can find your purchases with prices listed under this link: https://store.steampowered.com/account/history.
Are you often on Steam and always looking for new game recommendations? Then you can find 3 of the best new MMORPGs that have been released on the gaming platform since 2020:
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What are these values in the view? In the overview of the used external balance, you will see four different values:
Total Spend: The total amount of money you have put into your Steam account
Old Spend: Amount of money spent before April 17, 2015, 19:00:00 CEST
PWSpend: The amount spent in Perfect World. This applies to accounts with the two games CS:GO or DOTA 2, which are linked with Perfect World; for all other accounts, this is shown as 0.00
The life of Paul Verhoeven is filled with films in which violence and/or sex play important roles. However, in Starship Troopers, an actress only wanted to strip under one condition.
Which scene from Starship Troopers are we talking about? In the satirical sci-fi film from 1997, there is a dialogue section in which some female and male soldiers of the mobile infantry talk about the war and their careers in the military while showering.
The Dutch director Paul Verhoeven has several films in his life that feature sex and/or violence prominently. Just think of Flesh and Blood (from 1985), Basic Instinct (1992), Showgirls (1995), or more recently Benedetta (2021).
In an interview with Empire, Verhoeven explained that there is more behind the shower scene from Starship Troopers than just showing naked bodies.
I had done that in RoboCop as well, but no one seemed to notice it there. When you look at the scene where he is still a human and goes into the police locker room, there is a woman who is topless. Nobody seems to notice that. I thought: ‘In RoboCop, nobody noticed, so I will make sure they do in Starship Troopers.’
The idea I wanted to express was that these so-called advanced humans have no libido. Here they talk about the war and their careers without even looking at each other! This has refined over time because they are fascists.
This scene is also meant to suggest, in the exaggerated manner for which Starship Troopers is known, to what inhumane behaviors a totalitarian military state and fascism can lead.
The indoctrinated frontline soldiers see themselves, despite some crude jokes, not as man and woman, but as asexual comrades who serve only a higher cause.
That this is only partially true is evidenced later by Johnny Rico (played by Casper Van Dien) and Dizzy Lores (Dina Meyer) with their brief affair.
It’s an ugly planet… a bug planet!
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STARSHIP TROOPERS [1997] – Official Trailer
A Director Gets Naked
What was special about the shoot? An actress who was to appear nude for this scene refused and set a condition for the nude take. Paul Verhoeven recalls:
An actress from the cast said they would only strip if we did too. Well, my cameraman was born in a nudist colony, and I have no problem stripping, so we did.
It’s strange, but Americans are more upset about nudity than about extreme violence. I am always amazed by that. I mean, I have never seen sex scenes in American films that are not completely boring. A naked breast is harder to get past the censors than a body riddled with bullets.
Today a cult classic, then misunderstood: When Starship Troopers was released, it received a lot of criticism. On the one hand, due to the drastic portrayal of violence.
On the other hand, because the film was classified as pro-militaristic and pro-fascist due to its presentation style and the clear differences from Heinlein’s eponymous novel from 1959. Starship Troopers ended up on the index and remained there until August 2017.
However, over the years, the evaluation of the film has changed. Today it is primarily perceived as a satirical dystopia, similar to RoboCop from 1987.
Archaeologists unearthed a treasure 60 years ago. Meanwhile, we now know that humans must have already used iron from a meteorite thousands of years ago, and this was significantly before the actual Iron Age.
In 1663, archaeologists discovered the treasure of Villena: This is one of the largest hoard finds of gold objects that had been excavated from the ground. The collection consists of 59 artifacts that were unearthed near Alicante in Spain.
However, what is special about the treasure are two small objects made of gold and oxidized iron: a hollow hemisphere and a bracelet. Three thousand years ago – which is the estimated date of the treasure – iron was not yet widely used. Instead, iron was regarded as a precious metal and not yet as a material for weapons or tools.
Humans used metal from meteorites for their jewelry
What is special about the metal? In 2007, the treasure was re-examined, and microscopic samples were taken from the objects in the form of rust flakes. However, the investigations did not yield any new insights.
At the end of 2023, German and Spanish researchers investigated the metal again; this is reported by the magazine Greekreporter.com. Here, it was found that apart from iron, a high nickel content is also detectable in the jewelry pieces. And this precisely indicates that the pieces were made from extraterrestrial iron:
Meteorite iron occurs in certain types of aeolites, which, because they come from outer space, consist of an iron-nickel alloy with a variable nickel composition of more than 5 weight percent.
They also contain other chemical trace and minor elements, of which cobalt is one of the most important. However, the nickel content in terrestrial iron is generally low or very low and often undetectable in analysis.
What does the discovery mean? This discovery allows researchers to date the treasure significantly later. Currently, it is suspected that the objects must originate from the end of the Bronze Age. A time when no large amounts of iron were produced or used on Earth yet. This did not happen until 400 years later.
The study led by the Spanish National Archaeological Museum suggests that the inhabitants of the Iberian Peninsula possessed more advanced metalworking techniques than previously assumed.
The Twitch streamer DarthMicrotransaction, known for his content about Diablo 4, spoke in a video about the dangers in Alaska and why he wants to move away from there. He says even experienced guides are not immune to these risks.
Which streamer is it about? It is about the Twitch streamer DarthMicrotransaction, also known as DM, who mainly creates content about Diablo 4.
In a video on YouTube, which shows a clip from his stream, he talks about moving away from Alaska. He particularly addresses his life in Alaska and the challenges there.
One point he also mentions is the dangers from certain animal species. He reports that each year many people, especially tourists, according to him, die from moose encounters.
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Monsters in fluffy fur
How do these incidents occur? In his video, DM further explains that these situations primarily arise because tourists underestimate Alaska and its wildlife. He says that moose are monsters, “but they don’t look like monsters, rather like cuddly, fluffy dogs.”
As an example, DM tells of a group of tourists he once met on a tour. They were out on snowmobiles in the winter, just in jeans, looking for a moose herd. Later he read in a newspaper article that these tourists had likely had an accident during their endeavor.
He further remarks that many tourists underestimate moose, especially regarding their weight and speed. He shares that even if someone goes full throttle on a snowmobile, the moose can easily catch up with them despite the meter-high snow and would still be significantly faster. Therefore, it often happens that a moose accidentally tramples someone to death.
Does this problem only affect tourists? According to Twitch streamer DM, it does not. In his video, he reports that a friend’s father died on a tour, although he was a trained guide. He emphasizes that one can be as experienced as possible, but the risk of dying is still present.
The American infotainment site HowStuffWorks discusses in an article whether moose are more dangerous than bears. They conclude that while moose are not fundamentally aggressive, fatal accidents with them occur more frequently. The reason for this is that there are three times as many moose as bears in Alaska, and moose react particularly aggressively when protecting their young.
