A gamer discovered a real treasure in his basement, which he shared on Reddit. Some users immediately noticed a special handheld that could be worth nearly 1,000 euros today.
What was that purchase? It is a special edition of the Nintendo 3DS XL, designed to resemble an early Nintendo console: the Super NES or SNES. This handheld was recently unearthed by Reddit user WretchedMotorcade while cleaning out his basement.
As he reported in the Subreddit r/gaming, the handheld was one of the only two drunken purchases he ever made – the other was a Dracula-themed pinball machine.
The SNES edition could be pre-ordered starting in October 2017. Now, this boozy bargain could turn out to be quite a good investment.
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Gamer finds retro treasure worth hundreds of dollars
What is the device worth today? According to WretchedMotorcade, he pre-ordered the 3DS at the time, but never even unpacked it, as he already owned a 3DS. Another user points out to the gamer that the handheld, if sealed, is worth more than 1,000 US dollars.
However, the attached image shows that WretchedMotorcade has at least removed the protective film, and the box seems to have a few dents. Nevertheless, the SNES edition is now a sought-after collector’s item (via Reddit).
We have found some comparable listings for you. On eBay, the handheld can be purchased in various conditions for several hundred euros. On Amazon, there are currently 2 listings for this special 3DS:
“Like new”, with original packaging for 899.99 euros
“Like new”, unused and with protective film for 1,299.00 euros
The first variant is likely the one that comes closest to what WretchedMotorcade has. Therefore, he could indeed get 900 euros for the 3DS in this country. However, there could be even more to gain, as the gamer has discovered a real treasure in his basement; see for yourself:
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Besides the SNES edition, WretchedMotorcade also possesses at least two other special editions of the 3DS, a Pokémon Edition Soulsilver bundle, a SEGA Saturn, and various retro games. “I should clean my basement more often” is the fitting title of the post.
The gamer also states that what is pictured is just the tip of the iceberg: he has been collecting for ages and has never thrown anything away. While cleaning, he discovered many more forgotten items (via Reddit). However, it remains unclear whether WretchedMotorcade really wants to part with his collector’s items.
In Pokémon GO, you can catch Koalelu. But how do you get the monster? We summarize all the information.
What’s going on in Pokémon GO? Starting Friday, June 7, 2024, at 10:00 AM, the “Slumbering Sand” event will take place.
This event is all about sleepy Pokémon. One of them is Koalelu.
What kind of Pokémon is Koalelu? It comes from the seventh Pokémon generation and is a Normal-type. The little koala monster does not have an evolution. It is known for simply sleeping all the time and never waking up.
Is Koalelu strong? Not particularly. It plays no role as a Raid attacker or in PvP. It is more of a Pokémon for collectors who want to complete their Pokédex.
Can Koalelu be shiny? Yes, for the first time now. If you’re very lucky, you might encounter Koalelu as a Shiny.
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How do I find Koalelu in Pokémon GO?
Koalelu is quite rare and has not appeared often in Pokémon GO. But now it is available as an event Pokémon. Here are the ways you can catch it:
In the wild: Koalelu appears in the wild during the event, but it is classified as a rare spawn. So don’t expect to find it often.
In field research: Yes, you can find it in field research. Important: It has a higher shiny chance here than in the wild.
Koalelu is in the event field research “Make 3 great throws”
What else is in the event? The Slumbering Sand Event brings you, besides Koalelu, also the opportunity to find costumed versions of Bummelz and its evolutions.
Additionally, you will receive double XP when you catch Pokémon. So it might be worth planning a few walks. Moreover, walking will be even more worthwhile soon, as a big Hatch Event with one of the rarest Pokémon in the game is coming.
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In WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria, the loading screen can take longer than the actual dungeon. A monk shows how it’s done.
In WoW: Remix, everything is a bit faster. Although this “bit” can occasionally be a bit more extreme. Where dungeons used to take about half an hour, it’s now usually limited to a few minutes. However, this is different for a remix player who can complete dungeons in mere fractions of a minute.
His impressively frightening new record: Less than 22 seconds until the final boss falls.
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What kind of dungeon run is this? It’s about the dungeon “Temple of the Jade Serpent,” the first dungeon in Mists of Pandaria. This dungeon can basically be visited right from the start and is therefore accessible to characters with a trial account.
Conzil F2P has uploaded a video on his YouTube channel that shows the entire dungeon run in an absurd 21.41 seconds. With that, he has clearly beaten his former record of just under 50 seconds.
It’s so fast that in a normal group, some might still be stuck on the loading screen trying to enter the instance while the dungeon is already considered completed.
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The most important factor, however, is that the monk is still level 20. He is using a trial account and therefore does not gain any experience points after level 20. However, as he continues to collect “threads” for the artifact cloak, his character is still getting stronger. Thus, he already has extremely high stats at level 20, which no opponent has ever matched. By the way, he also collects a lot of bronze in the process.
For Conzil F2P, this was the last attempt at the Temple of the Jade Serpent. Now he wants to focus on other dungeons and see if he can break some records there as well.
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League of Legends has been active for a long time and many features have been added and removed over the 14 seasons. For many players, however, Riot is primarily getting rid of social features that have fostered community interactions.
Which features are we talking about? The user 13yearsand4monthss posted a Reddit thread complaining that the game has become less social over the years. He cites various reasons and removed features.
According to the user, people used to chat more during matches, both toxic and non-toxic
More users added each other after matches and then played together
5-player ranked matches were replaced by Flex queue and Flex is a meme within the community
He also mentions two aspects in the client that have changed. First, clubs, which were a way to connect with a larger group and invite multiple people at once. This feature was introduced in Season 6 and removed in Season 10.
Another aspect is the client after matches. Previously, the chat was very prominent on the screen and according to the user, more was written there. Now, the chat after the match is one click away and smaller in the corner, causing most people to leave immediately.
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Bumblebee2029: I miss the old chat rooms you could join.
Koronenko: Yes, it’s a shame and one of the reasons why I hardly play League anymore.
Ssyynnxx: Riot has made the game extremely team-dependent and then practically eliminated the ability to communicate with that team.
Other users see the problem a bit more cynically and rather believe that people are to blame for the situation and that not only LoL has developed in this direction.
ParamediMajor7464: In my opinion, it’s not only about the game. People today are generally much less social than they were 5 years ago.
Darkblood618: This is the case with every game now. I’ve noticed that people in games with microphones now talk much less.
ThatguyN7: Anyone who adds someone after matches nowadays will 9 out of 10 times just flame and create the most impossible chats known to humanity.
The community does not see the problem solely with Riot, as the well-known toxicity of the community led to many changes. Some users even see the problem more generally and not just in LoL.
Should Riot allow more open communication again? That is hard to answer, because the more options there are for communication, the more opportunities there are to be toxic and offensive. Furthermore, you can still chat and write after the match; people just don’t do it. This raises the question of whether players would do so if there were more features for it.
With Season 4, new crafting systems came to Diablo 4. For one of them, you need special materials that you can only get from the pit. Players are now explaining how to get the important mats quickly.
For the new crafting system of “Completion” (“Masterworking”), introduced with Season 4 in Diablo 4, a rarer material is required, depending on the level of completion:
Level 1–4: Obsidian (magical crafting material)
Level 5–8: Ingolith (rare crafting material)
Level 9–12: Inferior Iron (legendary crafting material)
Where do I get the materials? You can get Obsidian, Ingolith, and Inferior Iron exclusively in the pit, a new endgame activity. Depending on the level of the pit, the respective mats will drop in a certain quantity at the end as a reward. Additionally, you have the option to convert the materials with the alchemist.
On Reddit, players have calculated how much Inferior Iron you need for all 12 levels of completion at the blacksmith. On top of that, they discuss how to get the important mats the fastest.
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In a thread on Reddit, players discuss how much Inferior Iron they need for a complete upgrade and how many pit runs are necessary. We have summarized the numbers for you here.
How do I get the mats the fastest? A user notes in the comments that one run in the pit at level 81 gives 40 Inferior Iron. With 17 runs, you have enough mats to upgrade an item with all 12 levels of completion at the blacksmith.
The user “Valarauka_” suggests in the comment on Reddit to run higher pit levels and convert the Inferior Iron into the other mats. He writes:
For completion at levels 1–4, you need 100 Obsidian, which can be obtained by converting 11 Inferior Iron.
For levels 5–8, you need 260 Ingolith, which corresponds to 87 Inferior Iron.
Levels 9–12 require a total of 550 Inferior Iron.
This totals to 648 Inferior Iron for an upgrade.
According to “Valarauka_”, the simple mode is to “collect a total of 650 Inferior Iron, converting 100 of that into 300 Ingolith and 40 of that into 120 Obsidian.”
He notes that a pit run at level 91 gives 50 Inferior Iron each time. If you can finish 91-level pits in about 4 minutes, it takes roughly an hour for a complete completion of an item. The last few levels are the “most expensive”. However, if you are also satisfied with 8 out of 12 levels, that would mean “less than ten minutes per item”. Here are the number of runs you need:
Level 61: 33 runs
Level 71: 22 runs
Level 81: 17 runs
Level 91: 13 runs
Level 101: 11 runs
Many users see the biggest challenge here with the bosses at the end of the pit dungeon. Recently, the discussion arose whether it is possible to complete the high levels in the pit without cheats:
Run as high pit levels as possible, but not so challenging that you die too often, which leads to long runbacks that just slow you down.
Continuously increase the level of the pit so that you don’t feel pressed for time and, in the best case, need much less time than indicated by the timer.
Check with the alchemist if you can convert mats if you are missing any. If you can run high pit levels, it is often more worthwhile to convert mats than to go back to the lower levels to collect, for example, Obsidian.
Use the mats you already collected to upgrade your items in the meantime. For the first four levels, you need Obsidian, then Ingolith, and finally Inferior Iron from the pit – plus a few other mats, such as raw leather, iron chunks, and murky crystals.
Keep in mind that only the one who “opens” the pit receives 100% of the mats. Team members only receive 50% of the mats dropped from the pit level.
If you have already “completed” items at the blacksmith and exchange them for new equipment, you should not sell the old items. While gold is an important resource that you need especially for crafting, in some cases, this is the poorer choice. You can read more about it here: You should never sell improved items in Diablo 4, even if you are short on gold
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The developers of Final Fantasy XIV are currently preparing for the upcoming launch of the new expansion Dawntrail. To keep the enormous load on the existing data centers as low as possible, Square Enix is resorting to a drastic, temporary measure.
What is Square Enix doing to relieve the servers? Even now, several weeks before the launch of Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail, there may be queues when logging into your server during peak times.
With early access on June 28, 2024, and the actual release on July 2, 2024, the situation is likely to worsen significantly. For context: Around the launch of the previous expansion Endwalker, the queues were so long and the problems with error messages so widespread, that Square Enix had to halt sales of the MMORPG.
We were able to try out the two new classes of Dawntrail – here you have all the information in under 2 minutes:
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To prevent something like this from happening again, the new data center Shadow for the European region will go live on June 11, 2024. There, you will find the four new worlds Innocence, Pixie, Titania, and Tycoon, which are meant to temporarily provide refuge for your characters.
What does temporary mean? The new worlds will only be available during the release of Dawntrail and can only be accessed via data center travel. If your server is plagued by long queues, you can use the service to temporarily switch to one of the new worlds.
Please note: On the temporary worlds, you cannot create new characters or transfer your main world characters. However, functions like completing quests and combat content or the content finder will be available without restrictions.
What can I expect with Dawntrail? The new expansion of Final Fantasy XIV takes you to the exotic continent Tural, where all sorts of fresh challenges and features await. Here are the key new features:
Continuation of the main scenario
Fresh dungeons, raids, trials, and extreme trials
New jobs: Viper and Piktomant
New limited job: Beastmaster
Raising the level cap from 90 to 100
The Cosmos Exploration as a content for relaxation
Comprehensive graphic update
New content for Gold Saucer, Hildibrand, Field Exploration, Unstable Vaults, Content Assistants, and PvP
For the Slumbering Sand event, you can participate in the limited research Pokémon Sleep in Pokémon GO, where you can secure a cool Snorlax. However, not everyone will receive the quest. We at MeinMMO will show you how to get it and what tasks and rewards await you.
What research is involved? In Pokémon GO, from June 7, 2024, at 10:00 AM until June 12 at 8:00 PM, the event Slumbering Sand is running, where you can encounter numerous sleepy Pokémon. Additionally, during this time, there will be limited research called Pokémon Sleep, which will bring you a cool Snorlax with a sleeping cap.
Unlike most other research available in the game, this one has a special feature for you, as it cannot be obtained easily. What you need to do for this and what rewards you can look forward to when completing the research is summarized below.
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Research Pokémon Sleep – All Tasks & Rewards
What is the special feature? Unlike other research of this kind, you need a special tool to complete this one: the Pokémon GO Plus+. This is a catching gadget that automatically catches Pokémon and spins PokéStops for you when you cannot play on your smartphone yourself.
In combination with the game Pokémon Sleep, you can also track your sleep with the GO Plus+. And this is exactly what you should do to solve the limited research corresponding to the event Slumbering Sand. To receive the research, you must connect your GO Plus+ and track your sleep.
With the help of the overview from LeekDuck, we will show you below what tasks and rewards await you in a total of two panels:
Research Pokémon Sleep 1/2
Task
Reward
Track sleep with the Pokémon GO Plus+ for one day
Encounter with Koalelu
Catch 8 Pokémon with Poké Balls using the Pokémon GO Plus+
Encounter with Bummelz with visor
Spin 8 PokéStops using the Pokémon GO Plus+
Encounter with Bummelz with visor
Level reward: If you complete all the tasks of this panel and collect the rewards, you will also receive 1,000 Stardust and an encounter with Snorlax with a sleeping cap.
Research Pokémon Sleep 2/2
Task
Reward
Track sleep with the Pokémon GO Plus+ for two days
Encounter with Koalelu
Catch 24 Pokémon with Poké Balls using the Pokémon GO Plus+
Encounter with Bummelz with visor
Spin 24 PokéStops using the Pokémon GO Plus+
Encounter with Bummelz with visor
Level reward: If you complete all the tasks of this panel and collect the rewards, you will also receive 3,000 Stardust and an encounter with Snorlax with a sleeping cap.
How long do you have to complete it? Anyone who secured the limited research during the Slumbering Sand event can complete it until June 14, 2024, at 8:00 PM local time. So don’t forget to collect your rewards in time, as they will disappear after this period.
How do you like the content of the limited research? Are you already using a Pokémon GO Plus+? Or do you prefer to play the classic way? Let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with other trainers about it. In a few weeks, the Pokémon GO Fest is coming, bringing you strong content.
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The second season of Arcane takes place significantly later than the first. A new teaser shows how the successful animated series continues.
Hardly any series has made such a massive impact as Arcane, the animated adaptation of League of Legends. The story around Jinx, Vi, and the major conflicts between the technological metropolis of Piltover and the suffering undercity has captivated millions of viewers.
The end of season 1 left many fans feeling empty, as they were eager to know what happens next. Soon the wait will be over – and a new teaser shows fresh footage from the second season.
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Arcane: Teaser Trailer for Season 2
What was shown now? The teaser trailer above was recently released and shows a few new images from the upcoming season. Even though much of the footage is already from the first season, there are some hints in the new images about what has changed in the world of Arcane in the meantime.
What do the images show? In one picture, we see Vi and Caitlyn, both wearing the armor of the Enforcers from Piltover – so Vi has presumably moved away from her life in the undercity and joined the protectors of the city to defend it against enemies or at least hopefully bring an end to the ongoing conflict with the undercity.
However, interesting is the red-haired young woman on the far left of the image. By her appearance, she could be Marcus’s daughter, whom we only briefly saw in the first season and who is now following in her father’s footsteps. Back then, she was still a small child, so about 10 years must have passed between the seasons. A specific indication will surely be provided when the series finally starts.
This is how the community is discussing: The small teaser is already causing a lot of discussions within the community under the YouTube video. Because although it only lasts a few seconds, the creators have hidden numerous details in the images again.
For instance, the user brunoaguiar251 noted that the back view of Jinx, who is slowly walking over the bridge, holds a particular detail. Because Jinx’s shadow is not her own – but Vi’s. This likely symbolizes that Vi is always close behind her former sister.
When does Season 2 of Arcane start? You can watch the second season starting in November on Netflix. A specific release date is not yet known – just as it is unclear in what rhythm the new episodes will be released. For the first season, 3 episodes were always released simultaneously, as they formed a story segment together. Whether that will also be the case for season 2 remains to be seen.
Are you excited for the second season of Arcane?
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What are the former developers of Neversoft (Tony Hawk Pro Skater) up to, who founded a new studio with Free Range Games in 2009? Well, they are developing a “love letter to skateboarding culture” of a different kind, for Steam and the Epic Games Store.
What kind of MMO is this? Free Range Games’ current project is called Wrekless and is set to enter Early Access in the third quarter of 2024 on Steam and the Epic Games Store. According to the official description of the game, you can expect a “love letter to skateboarding culture” of a different sort.
Wrekless is supposed to be a small-scale MMO where you can build skateparks and mini-games in real-time with up to 50 other skaters, where fancy tricks and daring combos can be chained together.
The announcement trailer for Wrekless:
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Wrekless: Trailer for the skateboarding MMO by the creators of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
Real-time means that ramps and jumps can be constructed right in front of or underneath skating players. You can also drop speed boosts in front of them or wipe the rail from under their board in the middle of a grind.
In addition to community parks, you will also have official levels from the developers available. Your most epic moments can be recorded. The variety of assets from the building kit will allow you to create parks with a wide range of themes. The Early Access phase is expected to last about a year. How much the EA access will cost is currently unknown.
Before that, they supported other studios on notable projects like The Callisto Protocol or Oddworld: Soulstorm, and they released smaller games such as Rube Goldberg Workshop or Spelldrifter.
Regarding the skateboarding theme, it is particularly exciting to consider the projects the developers worked on before their time at Free Range Games. They were part of Neversoft, where they helped create perhaps the best digital skateboarding series of all time with Tony Hawk’s Skateboarding. More current projects: 63 MMORPGs currently in development for PC
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The survival game Soulmask was released less than a week ago on Steam. Now the developers are already speaking up and promising that they are working on some important improvements.
The survival game Soulmask will enter Early Access in June
What is the status after the first week? After the first days and 38,000 players, things look strong for Soulmask so far. With over 3,000 reviews, the game currently holds a 79% positive rating.
However, Soulmask is still in its infancy and despite many positive reviews and high numbers, the developers at CampFire Studio say: “We are not good enough yet.” They have now discussed some of the most important improvements they are already working on alongside a few requested updates.
What are the developers working on now? With an open world and plenty of content for hundreds of hours of gameplay, it is not surprising that there are still some issues in Early Access. These have been recognized by the developers and are now set to be addressed.
A major issue they want to address concerns players who die during the game. In such cases, it can happen that your items, which you could normally collect in the world, simply disappear. CampFire also discussed a solution if you are currently affected by this.
You will need to reset all your settings to “Default” in the advanced settings menu. Then, you can set the time it takes before your items effectively self-destruct after your death.
CampFire also commented on other complaints they have received from players. This includes issues such as some tribe members getting stuck, being unable to successfully catch mounts, or materials appearing but not being collectible. The team has noted these issues and is now working on them. For example, they intend to improve the AI of tribe members.
Better filtering and sorting for your backpack
The team is currently also working on improving the filter and sorting in the backpack. “Right now we are testing stability,” is the update on the current status. This is certainly good news for those who have trouble keeping track of their inventory. “Please give us a little more time, it will be available soon,” the developers promise.
Whether the number of tribe members will be increased, as many players have requested, depends on how much it affects the balance of the game. They are also asking for more time in this regard. Diseases will instead be slightly toned down so they don’t suddenly wipe out your entire tribe.
Lastly, the team is working on adding a mechanic that ensures that when you fight bosses with your teammates, the difficulty increases, but so does the drop rate. “So that every participant receives equal items,” it is stated from the official side. If you are looking for a new action RPG instead of a good survival game, check this out: “I’m so excited, I have to meow all the time”: A new action RPG on Steam turns you into a fighting cat
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Alien and Predator are iconic sci-fi franchises that have fought against each other. There was even a finished anime featuring the battle between the two monsters. However, Disney did not want you to see it.
What is it about? In the Alien-focused podcast Perfect Organism: The Alien Saga Podcast, Joshua Izzo was interviewed. He was the Director of Licensing at Fox from 2012 to 2016. In his career, he dealt with many franchises. These included Transformers, the Ninja Turtles, and during his time at Fox, Alien.
In the interview, he talks about an unreleased project in the Alien vs. Predator franchise. An anime based on Alien vs. Predator was supposed to be released on Alien Day, April 26, 2016, and it even has 10 completed episodes. However, the studio decided not to release it just before the launch.
In August, we can expect the next Alien film:
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A finished sci-fi anime
On April 26, 2023, a new episode of the Perfect Organism podcast was released. There, Joshua Izzo talks about an anime for Alien vs. Predator. This was in production for Alien Day 2016, and even 10 episodes were produced. He also shares information about the story.
The anime was supposed to be set far in the future and not connected to any of the previous films
This was to ensure that the story would not interfere with future projects
In Japan, the 10-part series was to air on television while it was to be released on DVD and Blu-ray worldwide
Shinji Aramaki was involved as director
Aramaki has directed many sci-fi animes in the past, including various Appleseed projects and an episode of Halo Legends. According to Izzo, the AvP anime was even completed and was supposed to be released in 2016.
Ultimately, the studio decided not to release it after all. Izzo mentions Alien Covenant as a possible reason. Ridley Scott approached Fox at that time to create Alien Covenant. The Predator, known here as Predator – Upgrade, was also said to be in planning, leading Izzo to suspect that Disney did not want to interfere with a new project.
The logical justification for this is that the anime has no connection to the two franchises, which, in a world full of cameos and film universes, simply does not fit from a marketing perspective.
Even after Disney’s acquisition of Fox, the anime has not been released. Whether it will ever be released is questionable given the long wait time. On the other hand, such a project would be perfect for the current streaming landscape. Even if it sounds strange, this is not the only time that finished projects have not been released. Warner and DC have a similar case with a superhero film: You will never be able to see a superhero film with Michael Keaton, even though it was already completed
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Clint Eastwood has a favorite superhero who is neither Batman, Superman nor Spider-Man. He even turned down the role of Superman.Instead, he prefers a hero from the Marvel universe who is less known today.
Clint Eastwood, known as a legend of the Western genre and especially for his iconic role as Dirty Harry, has never played a superhero in his nearly 70-year career. However, that does not mean that he was not interested in them. In fact, he even had the opportunity to portray Superman, but he preferred to decline. For him, there seems to be only one true superhero.
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Superman is nothing for Clint Eastwood
What does Clint Eastwood say? In an interview with the LA Times, Clint Eastwood reminisced about the offer to play the Man of Steel.
He said the following:
I thought: ‘What, Superman? No, that’s not for me. Not that there’s anything wrong with it, it’s just right for someone else, but not for me.’
The role ultimately went to Christopher Reeve, who portrayed Superman in a total of four films. Eastwood further explained why he was not that interested in the role of Superman:
I have always liked characters that are more based in reality. They can do great things or things that are more than human – like Dirty Harry, who has the gift of doing crazy things, or all the Western types. But they are still not superheroes in capes.
Clint Eastwood’s favorite superhero is from the Marvel universe, but is less known than the usual suspects like Iron Man, Spider-Man, Hulk, or Captain America. In fact, Namor, the Sub-Mariner, is his favorite.
Who is Namor, the Sub-Mariner? He is a hero from the Marvel universe who first appeared in Marvel Comics in 1939 and is much less known today. At that time, Clint Eastwood was 9 years old. The Sub-Mariner, that’s the one I always liked. When I was a kid, I had all his comics, he told the LA Times.
Namor is the King of Atlantis and rules the seas with a mix of superhuman strength, speed, and the ability to fly. In World War II, he aids Captain America and later joins the Avengers. Yet, the most important thing for him remains Atlantis. He is a complex figure who acts as both a hero and an anti-hero.
A water-cooled computer fogs up, the otherwise transparent panels are soaking wet. This makes the owner uneasy and he seeks advice on Reddit. In the end, the explanation is applied environmental physics and reassuring.
How can a PC fog up? In a subreddit for PC enthusiasts, the insecure user posts two photos of an obviously wet PC. Fortunately, it appears that the panels are only wet on the outside due to condensation; inside, no significant amount of moisture seems to be accumulating.
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The exact explanation for this case follows below, but ultimately it always boils down to warm, humid air meeting a cold surface. Here, the water condenses and forms a film, as can be seen here with the PC in question. This phenomenon is often visible in everyday life on windows or other surfaces – but usually not on a home PC case.
Perhaps even more unusual than a damp PC are USB sticks protruding from walls in public spaces. What’s that all about?
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Warm and humid versus cold in Southeast Asia
How did the side panels fog up? The poster of the story claims to live in Southeast Asia, specifically Indonesia. He likely has a refrigerator as well, but he doesn’t live in it, as Reddit user OG_Zephyr inquires. But he and his wife prefer to keep it cool: They installed an air conditioning (AC) unit in their bedroom and gaming room.
This cools the room to around 20 degrees Celsius. However, the rest of the apartment is usually around 30 degrees Celsius and, accordingly, very humid. Now, according to the additional details provided by the inquirer, his wife turned off the AC in the morning after getting up and directly opened the door and left it open.
As a result, a lot of relatively hot and humid air entered the bedroom within a short time and enveloped the gaming PC. However, it was still relatively cold on the outside from the night in the cold room, and so the condensation water collected. Experts say: The dew point temperature of the air mass was undershot.
Is the moisture dangerous for the PC? Generally, a PC should not get wet – neither outside nor inside. But as long as the water only appears on the outside of the case in this form, nothing worse than rust on metal parts should occur. This is also repeatedly pointed out in the comments on Reddit. (via reddit.com)
But water on the circuits can cause short circuits and thereby permanently damage components. However, that is not the case here. In general, PC components or the case should not come to this extent cooler than the surrounding air – rather warmer. This is especially true when using air cooling.
When using water cooling systems like in this Reddit experience report, the case is likely to heat up less. Nevertheless, such an extent of condensation is unusual.
The world of gaming PCs and what’s inside them is vast, and we at MeinMMO have many stories about mishaps, triumphs, or in a special case, complete overestimations of the capabilities of one’s own system. One user claims to own a true hell machine, but he is mistaken and is corrected by the knowledgeable community.
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After the Steam prefers not to transfer your account after death, players have now also inquired about the competition. One game provider surprisingly responded.
Why is the question being asked? In May, a user asked Valve if he could transfer his account through a will after his death. They responded and said that this was unfortunately not possible. The reason for this is the terms of use, which prohibit allowing other people to use the account. This also includes sharing the username and password.
For another user, support responded differently to the same question. According to them, Valve would decide on a case-by-case basis whether the account could be inherited (via Steam Community).
Valve is generally willing to work with the respective individuals should such an unfortunate situation occur.
After these responses circulated among players, they wanted to know how things stand with Steam’s competition. Therefore, they inquired with GOG (you might remember it as Good Old Games) and actually received a response.
We also addressed the original topic in our video:
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A user asks Valve if he can bequeath his many games on Steam – they reply
GOG allows you to inherit the account
What is GOG’s response? The Steam competitor Good Old Games has no problem allowing you to inherit your account, as Dexerto reports on X.
Should such a case arise, you need a copy of the so-called “court order” in America. The counterpart to the “court order” in Germany is a judicial decision.
The support will, in any case, review your request and do “its best to make this possible,” quotes Dexerto on X. Whether decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis as with Valve is unclear.
Contrary to Dexerto’s post, user @slippyfox points out on X.com that the user agreement from GOG under section 3.3 can be quoted as follows: “Your GOG account and your GOG content […] may not be shared, sold, gifted, or transferred to other people.” However, it is possible that GOG may deviate from the agreement in this case.
How does the community react to the support’s response? The community is pleased with GOG’s response, which is more positive and clearer than that of Steam support.
On X.com, user @Fallenislost writes: “Based. GOG is so good for preserving games”
User @sikane02 writes on X.com: “That seems to be the most obvious solution.”
Also, @Jay_Dook does not understand the problem on X.com: “I wouldn’t know why not. I mean, utility companies, mobile providers, etc. only require a death certificate to transfer ownership of an account.”
In the replies to the post on X.com, users point out that a transfer by a judge via a court order no longer seems entirely voluntary and this might also work for a Steam account.
The issue with death and games on your accounts often lies in the fact that you do not actually own the games, but only have a license to use them. In our previous article on the Steam case, we also explored the legal situation in more detail: A user asks Valve if he can inherit his many games on Steam – They respond
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With the upcoming expansion Dawntrail, Final Fantasy XIV is starting a completely new story arc for the first time since 1.0. However, there will be no new entry point for the add-on. Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida discussed a skip system with MeinMMO and brought a message for newcomers.
Why is a new entry point a topic? In Final Fantasy XIV, there are now several hundred hours of content that is current and can be played, some of which must be played. This includes, for example:
Main story
Class or job quests
The 72-player instances Eureka and Bozja
Boss fights of various difficulty levels
Six 8-player raids in two difficulty levels each
Six three-part alliance raids
Five ultimate raids
Anyone wanting to play the latest content must have reached the current maximum level, completed the main story quest, and progressed sufficiently in gear progression.
In March, Naoki Yoshida announced that he would not introduce a skip system for newcomers with Dawntrail. MeinMMO editor Karsten Scholz believes that could be perhaps the biggest mistake of Yoshida’s career.
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Final Fantasy XIV: Here are the 2 new jobs in Dawntrail – Pictomancer and Viper in under 2 minutes
Yoshi-P in a dilemma: Community or comfort?
The director and producer of Final Fantasy XIV has been Naoki Yoshida since 2010. He is aware of the challenge that new and returning players face. He discusses this in an interview with MeinMMO: It always gives me headaches when we are working on a new expansion.
In fact, he and his team had already started developing a skip system two years ago: With the push of a button, players should be able to skip the entire Hydaelin and Zodiark-saga from 2.0 to 6.0.
The system is reportedly already finished and implemented. Whether it is indeed a concrete new entry point, as World of Warcraft offers with new expansions, he left open. However, since there are already so-called adventurer stories as a soft story skip, the system is likely to be intended as such a new entry point.
What are Adventurer Stories?
In the in-game shop, so-called Adventurer Stories can be purchased for real money. This allows the main story to be skipped up to the start of any expansion.
There are also specific Adventurer Stories for the classes. These can be used independently of the story skips. However, if you only skip the story, you will not have a class at the required maximum level.
So, anyone wanting to start directly in Endwalker at this moment must purchase the Adventurer Story Shadowbringers and one for a class of their choice. However, this does not mean they have reached the endgame: All story and combat content from Endwalker must be played first.
Naoki Yoshida is the director and producer of Final Fantasy XIV. He came on board in 2010 to save the struggling MMORPG.
However, Yoshida was long indecisive. Ultimately, he decided not to implement the new system. The decisive factor was what he observed in the community:
When players invite their friends, there aren’t really many who tell their friends: Oh hey, come to me! You can skip the game by just using this item, and then we can play together right away.
Rather, players who have already experienced the story want their friends to have the same experiences. So they tell their friends about it, invite them to the game, and say: Oh, we can play together. I will follow your progress. Just let me know if you have any problems. We can always play together, walk [through the world] together and engage in combat content. And at some point, we can even play the latest content together.
When I look at the current state of the community over the past two years, during which we’ve been working on the expansion, I realize that many players have gone through exactly this process.
Naoki Yoshida, 28.05.2024
Naoki Yoshida also mentions that many popular streamers, such as Asmongold and Preach Gaming, have started with Final Fantasy XIV in recent years. Their fans do not want their favorite content creators to skip the story. They want to see how the streamers experience their journey as Warriors of Light.
Thus, the dilemma was that Yoshida is sure that many players would use a built-in story skip after Dawntrail. However, he also believes that this could destroy the positive atmosphere that players have built through experiencing the story:
I really didn’t want to destroy this sense of community. So I thought about it long and hard, and I was very indecisive. But that is the reason why I decided not to open the system.
Having the same experiences and suffering with the story
Final Fantasy XIV is repeatedly praised for its brilliant storyline. For players whose primary focus is on endgame content, the length is likely more of a thorn in their side. Final Fantasy veterans, storyline enthusiasts, and (J-)RPG fans celebrate it:
You start in the base game as a newcomer in one of three starting cities. For the first 15 levels, you are primarily a runner – it’s the tutorial, after all. However, you gradually earn more fame and honor as an adventurer until the ominous Scions of the Seventh Dawn take notice of you.
The group recruits you due to your special abilities: You can fight monstrous summoned deities called Primals without succumbing to them. Additionally, you also assist the Scions in the never-ending conflict with the Garlean Empire, which would love to colonize your homeland.
At the beginning, you are still unknown adventurers with nothing but the clothes on your backs…
Throughout the story, you experience all sorts of adventures alongside the NPCs – they really grow on you. The story is captivating, and naturally, players who have already experienced it want their friends to be equally engaged. Many find it important:
Does my buddy suffer like I do when that truly lovable NPC sacrifices themselves?
Is my favorite streamer also as surprised as I was during the unmasking of the Crystal Exarch from Shadowbringers?
Will my friend cry like a baby at the end of Endwalker?
These shared experiences connect the majority of the community. That’s the nature of consuming a few hundred hours of the same epic story. Naoki Yoshida knows this and wants newcomers and returners to play the story.
Anyone wanting to start anew or return to Final Fantasy XIV faces the mountain of content described above. There are likely enough players who just dive in and enjoy every second. Those with little interest in the story may skip all cutscenes for time reasons.
When asked what Naoki Yoshida would like to say to newcomers to motivate them, he replied:
What I would tell a new player just starting is to take your time. Enjoy the story at your own pace.
A large part of the content is now designed so that it can be enjoyed alone. And even if they don’t want to play alone, they can ask their friends to accompany them, and they can play the content together.
I think this is [in Final Fantasy XIV] something entirely different than in other MMOs. But of course, it’s also not the same as a standalone game. It just takes time.
But yes. What I would really tell new players is to enjoy it at their own pace and embrace the adventure.
Naoki Yoshida, 28.05.2024
For returning players, Yoshi-P has a message – but an unusual one: He advises them not to spend money on Final Fantasy XIV right away.
Naoki Yoshida has previously advised players, for example, not to always have an active subscription for Final Fantasy XIV. One should play the content they enjoy, and when they are done, unsubscribe and play other games. That he is not so keen on particularly high subscription numbers, he repeated recently in an interview with Screenrant.
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Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail – The Final Trailer
To him, it appears that returning players should take advantage of the regularly recurring return events. Here, they do not have to pay for their subscription and can play for a certain number of days. Then, according to Naoki Yoshida’s logic, they can decide for themselves whether they want to return.
Anyone fearing the long road to Dawntrail now has the official permission of the director and producer to work through the previous content at their own pace. If the development team continues to stay true to itself, the new content will also be playable in a few years.
In Diablo 4 the next patch is coming, adjusting the drop rates and the bosses in the pit. However, no date for update 1.4.2 is known yet. MeinMMO provides the patch notes in German.
The highlights from the patch: The drop rates for Stygian Stones in the pit, the new endgame activity, will be increased with patch 1.4.2. The bosses in the pit are also expected to be revised and adjusted to the respective level of the dungeon.
With season 4, a new crafting system has been introduced, for which you collect hardening manuals. After the patch, you will also recognize their drops on the ground, as their name will then begin with “Manual”. Additionally, no duplicates or outdated hardening manuals will drop anymore, and none that you have already collected or for which you have a version of higher rarity.
Moreover, completing the final dungeon, presumably both on world level 2 and world level 3, will grant you a nightmare seal. And the bug with the Uber Unique “The Grandfather” will also be fixed by patch 1.4.2.
When will the patch go live? This is currently unclear. On the website, the developers write: “Please note that the exact timing for this patch has not yet been determined. We will keep you informed.”
Once patch 1.4.2 is live, the bonuses for the “Blessing of the Mother” event will also be adjusted. In the forum, community manager Adam Fletcher writes that for the first few days of the event there will be 35% XP and 35% gold, but as soon as patch 1.4.2 is released next week, there will be 25% XP and 50% gold.
You can find the full patch notes on the second page of the article.
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Diablo 4 Season 4 “Loot Reborn” in the gameplay trailer
Higher chances for Stygian Stones
What do I need Stygian Stones for? The drop rates for Stygian Stones in the pit were apparently very low before. You need them to summon the “Tormented Echoes”, i.e., the bosses in the “Level 200” version. In addition to the stones, you need three times the amount of “normal” boss mats.
With patch 1.4.2, the drop rates for Stygian Stones in the pit will be increased. Blizzard provides the following examples:
Level 1: 5 %
Level 40: 10 %
Level 100: 18 %
Level 200: 30 %
The change seems to be well received by the community. Diablo expert and streamer wudijo expresses in his YouTube video: “The Stygian Stones are being buffed, that’s something we’ve been waiting for.” He suspects that the chance for the stones was below 5% and did not scale with the levels in the pit.
For the “Tormented Echoes” you need a strong build. You can find the best endgame builds in Season 4 of Diablo 4 here:
What else is being adjusted in the pit? After the patch, you will no longer see the highest available level by default when selecting the pit level, but rather the last completed level. With patch 1.4.2, the developers are also adjusting the damage from boss strength and the boss affixes to match the difficulty level of the dungeon. So far, the bosses are partly so tough that players ask whether the higher levels can even be completed without cheats.
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In Pokémon GO a new event “Slumbering Sand” starts today, on June 7th. We will show you what content the event holds.
What kind of event is this? The new event called “Slumbering Sand” starts on Friday, June 7, 2024, at 10:00 AM and runs until Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at 8:00 PM. It is one of the first events of the new season Heavenly Teamwork.
As is often the case, various Pokémon, bonuses, and other contents await you in the event. Two Pokémon will be appearing as Shiny for the first time.
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Heavenly teamwork in Pokémon GO – a new season begins
Shinys and Costumed Pokémon
What new Shinys are there? Koalelu, the Koala Pokémon from the 7th generation of games, will be available in the event for the first time as Shiny. However, it is one of the Pokémon that will appear less frequently in the event, so you will likely need a good portion of luck to find it. Here you can find out how to get it.
You will also encounter Bummelz with a visor during the event. A visor is a sun protection worn on the head. If you evolve such a Bummelz into Muntier or Letarking, they will also wear the visor. You can also find Bummelz in its Shiny variant.
If you complete field researches and receive an encounter with a Koalelu or a Bummelz as a reward, the Shiny chances here are increased compared to wild encounters.
What other Pokémon are in the event? In addition to Koalelu and Bummelz with a visor, you can encounter the following Pokémon in the wild during the event:
Enton*
Flegmon*
Traumato*
Voltilamm*
Kommandutan*
Sankabuh
Somniam* (rare)
All Pokémon marked with * can also appear in their Shiny variant.
What bonuses are there? During the event, there will also be an experience point bonus. If you catch Pokémon, you will receive double the amount of experience points. If you take snapshots during the event, you might experience encounters with event Pokémon.
What other content is in the event? In addition to the event, there will also be field researches that reward you with encounters with event Pokémon. There will also be a collector’s challenge and PokéStop showcases.
If you own the Pokémon GO Plus + and have paired it with Pokémon GO, you will also receive a limited-time research providing you with stardust and encounters with 3 Pokémon. These are Relaxo with a sleeping cap, Bummelz with a visor, and Koalelu, all of which can appear as Shiny.
There will also be a paid, limited-time research available during the event. You can purchase it for $2 (approximately €2). It includes a Koalelu backpack for your avatar, encounters with Koalelu and Bummelz with a visor, as well as stardust, experience points, and other items.
You have until June 12, 2024, at 8:00 PM to complete the research.
What do you think of the event? Are you looking forward to potential new Shinys, or are you less interested in them? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments and discuss here with other trainers. You can also find an overview of all events in June 2024 in Pokémon GO with us.
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With The Final Shape, the “Endless Hunt” / “Still Hunt” was introduced into Destiny 2. We will show you how to unlock the exotic sniper.
What kind of exotic weapon is this?
“Endless Hunt” or “Still Hunt” is an exotic sniper rifle of the damage type “Solar”.
With the exotic perk, the “Endless Hunt” becomes a Golden Gun.
As with the Hunter’s super, you also have a bar that charges with the exotic sniper when you collect power spheres or land precision hits.
Once the bar is completely filled, you can hold down the reload button to transform the rifle into a Golden Gun.
In this mode, you have three “Golden Gun” shots, with the damage inflicted increasing with each subsequent shot. Special ammo is not consumed when shooting in this mode.
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Destiny 2 shows the launch trailer for The Final Shape
Complete the “Wild Card” quest and unlock the “Endless Hunt”
How to get the “Endless Hunt”: To unlock the “Endless Hunt”, you must have fully completed the campaign of The Final Shape.
After finishing the campaign, you will receive an exotic quest called “Destined Heroes”, which gives you the exotic sword “Ergo Sum”. Once you have completed the first part of “Destined Heroes”, you need to speak to Cayde-6.
You will then receive the exotic quest “Wild Card” from Cayde-6, and upon completing it, you will get the “Endless Hunt” from Cayde-6 in the Lost City.
Why should you unlock the “Endless Hunt”? With the “Endless Hunt”, even as a Warlock or Titan, you have the chance to fire with a Golden Gun and deal significant damage.
The German-speaking Destiny expert and content creator “Nexxoss Gaming” had already set his sights on the exotic sniper after an initial playtest. In the interview, he reveals which new exotics he particularly liked and his impressions of the new subclass: Destiny 2: We asked a Destiny expert what he thinks of the new subclass
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Diablo 4 celebrated its first anniversary on June 6. To celebrate, Blizzard has planned events that should give you more loot, free skins, and more experience. However, important information was already missing in advance – and then half of what everyone expected was absent.
The rewards are worth it: The March ensures that more treasure goblins spawn, even in duos and packs. The Blessing of the Mother increases experience according to Blizzard by +25% and received gold by +50% – however, both are stated as 35% in the game itself.
Actually, these effects could stack excellently and even multiply. However, only half of the events will be active at release.
Where does the chaos come from? Blizzard has already announced the birthday in two parts: Part 1 is the March of the Goblins, Part 2 is the Blessing of the Mother. Here, players have already speculated what this could mean.
Because there are start and end times, but only partially:
The March of the Goblins runs from June 6 to June 13.
Free skins are available from June 6 to June 12 in the shop.
You can claim the cosmetics until June 20.
So there is no known “end” to the celebrations. Additionally, no one has really known when exactly the blessing event will be active. It is supposed to last for 10 days, but the starting point is unclear. There are various speculations:
The Blessing of the Mother and the March of the Goblin start simultaneously on June 6 at 7:00 PM.
The Blessing starts only on June 14, just after the March – as “Part 2.”
Or the event runs from June 10 to June 20, as one can secure the rewards until then.
What does Blizzard say about it? Blizzard has not answered this question since the announcement of the event. Now we at least know: the events do not start simultaneously because the Blessing of the Mother is currently not active. And other issues are causing frustration.
Update June 6, 9 PM: Blizzard has now commented on the forum about the Blessing of the Mother. Originally, it was planned to go live with the event in a few days. After so much feedback has come in, the team has decided to activate the Blessing of the Mother today, June 6, at 10 PM. The event will also not last 10 days but until June 20.
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Diablo 4: The trailer for the events for the 1st birthday of the action RPG
“That makes -1 sense”
Anyone logging into Diablo 4 will be greeted with a screen for the birthday event. Here there is a button that directly redirects you to the shop to collect the rewards. Just that there was initially nothing to collect.
Only about half an hour after the start of the event are there free cosmetics in the “Anniversary” section. Or more precisely: One, namely only the steed “The Nightmare.” The weapon skins apparently come later.
You will be offered another skin in the shop every day at 9 PM. From the 13th onwards, you will presumably be able to collect all rewards at once until June 20, as far as the information from the shop is correct.
There was more criticism regarding the missing Blessing of the Mother. Here it was stated on X: It is a huge oversight that the events do not run simultaneously. One could have achieved much more; now it only feels half-hearted. Additionally, the goblins’ loot apparently does not work properly. The developers are already working on a solution (via X.com).
However, worse is that the communication has gone so poorly. Community Manager Adam Fletcher explained on X only about an hour before the event release – whose start time was also not known – that information about the Blessing of the Mother would not be expected until next week.
Since June 5, the first raid in Warcraft Rumble is playable: the Molten Core. The raid and its iconic final boss Ragnaros are likely to be well remembered by any veteran of World of Warcraft. And even those who didn’t see him back then probably know at least the legends surrounding the raid.
What kind of raid is this?
The Molten Core is one of the first two raids for 40 players in World of Warcraft. The raid has been available since the game’s release and still causes surprising and tragic wipes even today.
What’s new in Rumble: You can enter the Molten Core since June 5 in Warcraft Rumble. The raid has 7 bosses in Rumble, including the well-known figures Lucifron, Garr, Baron Geddon, and of course Ragnaros. Shazzrah and Gehennas are present as duo bosses in the game, while Majordomo Executus is completely absent.
The update itself is free, but you need to meet some requirements:
Entry requires 90 seals.
The first wing is designed for levels 22-24.
The second wing is designed for levels 24-26.
The third wing is designed for levels 26-28.
For Ragnaros himself, your characters should be levels 28-30.
Instead of 40 players, as in the original version, you only need a friend. The Molten Core is a co-op raid that you can complete as a duo. However, the teammate must be in your guild.
If you want to check out the raid, you should hurry. The gates are open only from June 5 to June 12 at 19:59.
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Warcraft Rumble: The Trailer for the 1st Raid Molten Core
“The dumbest thing they could think of”
The Molten Core itself has received mixed feedback in the community, judging by the comments on Reddit. There, it is mentioned that the battles are well executed and it is fun to fight through the levels.
At the same time, it is a proper challenge. You really have to put in some effort to defeat the bosses. On one hand, that’s good because it creates tension. On the other hand, even players who have been playing since launch are having trouble making progress:
Molten Core is much harder than Stormwind. I literally do not have the levels to accomplish this and I have been playing since launch with the Bowlight booster. Can’t say how much fun it is, I am completely outlevelled.
What bothers most people is that they need a co-player. There is a missing group search tool to find a partner – or simply a solo mode for the raid.
Many guilds are not active enough to find a co-op player at any time. Some players believe that the Molten Core actually makes them play less because they can’t even see the content. Meanwhile, the “big brother” World of Warcraft is working on precisely the opposite: In WoW: You can defeat the final boss in the first raid of The War Within solo
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