Silent Hill 2 is one of the best-selling pre-orders on the PS5 despite the excitement

Linda Knabe Linda Knabe Reading time 2 minutes

As part of the State of Play, new trailers for the remake of Silent Hill 2 were released. Many players are pre-ordering it on the PS5, despite the controversies.

Why are there controversies? In one of the two new trailers for Silent Hill 2, fans were able to catch a first glimpse of the new character model of Angela. This sparked divided opinions within the community.

If you missed the trailer a few days ago, we have embedded it here for you:

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Silent Hill 2 shows new character models in the trailer

Fans of the original are particularly criticizing Angela’s new design. Looking at the comments under the trailer (via YouTube), it seems that many players are not happy with the changes made by the development studio Bloober Team. “Angela has been stung by a bee,” writes one user in their comment.

In fact, many express negative opinions about Angela’s face, which they feel is too round in the new design. Another comment agrees with the previous user and compares her head to a cake, but notes that her body is still very thin.

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On Reddit, a user claims to have inquired with Bloober, but they would not be changing Angela’s design. Alongside the criticism, there are also players who actually appreciate it. They praise Angela’s new design and find that she now finally looks like the 19-year-old she is supposed to be. In the original, she appeared to be around 25.

Does this change anything about the anticipation? The remake of Silent Hill 2 has been highly anticipated for a long time, especially by fans of the original and horror fans. The new design of Angela doesn’t seem to change that significantly.

The horror game is still ranking 6th in the most purchased pre-orders on the PS5 in the PlayStation Store. Only the new Elden Ring DLC, Destiny 2: The Final Shape, and Testdrive rank higher. The former two are also available in various versions among the pre-orders. Thus, Silent Hill 2 is theoretically in 4th place for most pre-orders.

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The MMORPGs with the best crafting system 2024 in the ranking

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 9 minutes

We at MeinMMO wanted to know from you in a survey which MMORPGs have the best crafting system. We present the results in this ranking.

Crafting plays an important role in many MMORPGs. But we wanted to know which games have the best crafting system. For this, we created a survey with 20 different MMORPGs and the option “Another”.

A total of 2,180 people participated in this survey, where you could vote for up to three games. In total, 2,723 votes were cast.

The article was last updated on June 3, 2024, with current information and links.

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Places 21 to 6 in the ranking

  • Blade & Soul – 4 votes (0.14 %)
  • Crowfall – 5 votes (0.18 %)
  • Wurm Online – 11 votes (0.40 %)
  • TERA – 12 votes (0.44 %)
  • Old School RuneScape – 14 votes (0.51 %)
  • Mortal Online 2 – 23 votes (0.84 %)
  • RuneScape – 28 votes (1.03 %)
  • Ultima Online – 31 votes (1.14 %)
  • ArcheAge – 43 votes (1.58 %)
  • EverQuest 2 – 47 votes (1.73 %)
  • Star Wars: The Old Republic – 53 votes (1.95 %)
  • Lost Ark – 57 votes (2.09 %)
  • Lord of the Rings Online – 73 votes (2.69 %)
  • Albion Online – 91 votes (3.34 %)
  • Another – 125 votes (4.59 %)
  • Black Desert – 140 votes (5.14 %)
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Place 5 – World of Warcraft

Developer: Blizzard Entertainment | Platform: PC | Release Date: November 23, 2004 | Model: Pay2Play | Result: 189 votes (6.94 %)

These professions exist: In World of Warcraft you have the choice of eleven different professions:

  • Alchemy – For potions
  • Mining – For gathering ores
  • Engineering – Crafts firearms and useful gadgets
  • Inscription – Creates glyphs
  • Jewelry – Creates jewelry
  • Herbalism – For gathering herbs
  • Skinning – For gathering leather from dead animals
  • Leatherworking – Crafts leather armor
  • Blacksmithing – Crafts metal weapons and plate armor
  • Tailoring – Crafts cloth armor
  • Enchanting – Enhances equipment with enchantments

Each character can only have a maximum of two professions at the same time. If you forget a profession, you lose all progress in it. You must decide early on which professions you want to learn.

In addition, there are also secondary professions like fishing and cooking that you can freely learn and level.

WoW Crafting
This is what the crafting interface looks like in WoW. Here modified by one of the many addons for WoW.

How does crafting work? In WoW, crafting has played an important role since the latest expansion Dragonflight. You open your crafting interface, select an appropriate item, and craft it. However, you can use simple materials or higher-quality ones to increase the item level. There are five different levels to choose from.

Through crafting, you can now level your character and produce very rare and powerful items. Even tier sets are now possible. Additionally, your equipment can have certain attributes that strengthen crafting, including ingenuity, which saves materials, or crafting speed to craft faster.

What WoW offers

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What else does the MMORPG offer? World of Warcraft allows you to explore a huge world with one character and bring it to level 70. A huge amount of content awaits you:

  • Countless quests and stories
  • A variety of diverse areas
  • Dozens of dungeons and raids
  • Various PvP content

WoW last received the new expansion Dragonflight in November 2022. Later this year, in summer 2024, the next expansion titled The War Within will be launched: WoW: The War Within – All important information regarding Beta, release, hero talents, war hordes, and earthen dwarves.

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Baldur’s Gate 3 announces what everyone has been waiting for since release – But you still have to be patient

Linda Knabe Linda Knabe Reading time 2 minutes

Larian Studios has announced the modding toolkit that many players have been waiting for since the release of Baldur’s Gate 3. You can find all the important information here.

What is it all about? The modding toolkit is a feature for Baldur’s Gate 3 that players have been waiting for a while, but until now there was no specific timeframe.

On x.com, the studio has now announced that you can use the official modding toolkit starting with Patch 7. “So you can bring your wildest ideas to life,” says the studio’s announcement.

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Currently, you can already install mods in Baldur’s Gate 3, but you need to obtain them from respective mod sites and possibly install them with external programs. It always depends on where you got the mods from and what they were created with.

With the modding toolkit, it should become much easier because Baldur’s Gate 3 mods will then be officially supported. This will make it easier to create and install mods. It will run through mod.io, providing players with the ability to install and manage mods on PC and consoles.

For now, the modding toolkit will only be usable on PC. Support for PS5, Xbox, and Mac is expected to follow soon. You can find more information in the FAQ of the official Steam announcement.

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When will Patch 7 start? As a player, you will have to wait a bit longer for Patch 7. Currently, the testing for this patch is divided into two phases. Today, on June 3, 2024, the closed alpha test is set to begin. According to the official announcement on Steam, Larian plans to gradually invite more people.

A closed beta test is scheduled for July, for which players can pre-register to get one of the 1,000 spots. However, to participate in the test, you must play the PC version.

After reviewing the feedback and taking some time to revise everything, Patch 7 is expected to officially start in September 2024.

What else is coming with Patch 7? Along with the modding toolkit, Patch 7 will also bring a few other innovations and improvements, which Larian will elaborate on later. Among other things, in September you can expect the “evil endings” in Baldur’s Gate 3. If you’d like to look for suitable mods before September, we have a list for you: 10 best mods for Baldur’s Gate 3 that you should check out.

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Baldur’s Gate 3: Players suggest playing the last act ‘wrong’ – makes the whole game better

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 3 minutes

Baldur’s Gate 3 is considered an absolute masterpiece. Only part of the game was seen as a major disappointment at release: Act 3, actually the highlight of the game. Players today say: The whole act is actually quite good; they just play it wrong.

What is so bad about Act 3?

Is it still that way? Yes and no. The bugs have mostly disappeared. Even the developers were frustrated with Act 3 and delivered patch after patch for weeks.

As for the scope, Act 3 is still overwhelming. Maybe even more so than before, as Larian has added more content – though this mainly concerns alternative and additional endings to the story, not actual content in the act.

The scope of Act 3 ensures that many players only dare to take one run through Baldur’s Gate 3, if they even get that far.

This has recently been a topic in the community. A few sidebar comments quickly turned into a discussion about the final act – with interesting tips.

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“I intentionally skip content”

On Reddit, a user asked what position people defend, even against an overwhelming majority of counter-arguments. The top comment with nearly 3,500 upvotes:

I loved Act 3 and exploring the city. Was it overwhelming? Yes. Was it confusing? Yes. Was Ketheric’s story more interesting than Gortash and Orin’s? In my opinion, definitely yes.

But exploring the city, the merchants, and all the side quests, taking your time while a world-destroying event looms overhead, feels so D&D. I enjoyed it.

Competitive-Bird-179 on Reddit

However, reading between the lines of the responses suggests that one must engage with the act to enjoy it. There are indeed quests that can fail if you waste too much time. However, this only happens rarely in Act 3.

One user states: The game warns you when you are doing something that can really ruin your run. Once you understand this, you can explore at your leisure. However, there are further suggestions: You should consciously skip content.

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In another thread on Reddit, the creator complains that Act 3 is simply too extensive. He is advised to only do and visit the parts of the act that fit his run:

Act 3 is so much better when you only do a part of it each time. Get the items you want and do the quests that you enjoy and that are relevant for your character. But then level up to 12 and finish the game. This makes every run more focused and unique and removes the overwhelm from Act 3.

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Other players agree: This is the best and preferred way to play the game. Skipping certain content for role-playing and lore reasons makes every run much more exciting. And there are reasons to play more often. However, it is debatable whether this works for every playstyle – as some take an eternity even for their first run: I am still on my first run of Baldur’s Gate 3 after 200 hours.

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„Embarrassing and Intimate“ – Twitch streamer allegedly harassed a woman, offers to publish private chats

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Marcel alias nooreax is currently a successful newcomer in the German Twitch. Now a woman is making accusations against the streamer. He responds with a detailed statement.

Who is involved? nooreax is currently one of the rising stars of the German Twitch scene. His channel has seen steep growth since November 2023. In the spring, he was awarded best newcomer at the StreamAwards by Reved.

Now he has to navigate what may be the first major scandal of his career: A woman accuses him of harassing her in private messages and publishes screenshots of conversations with other alleged victims.

When there are accusations against influencers, their statements are often examined closely.

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What are the accusations? The X user Chiara accused nooreax in a post from May 31, 2024, of harassing her in private messages (via X). Later, she published screenshots of messages that she claims to have received from other women.

The messages indicate that the Twitch streamer allegedly sent unsolicited so-called “dick pics”. He is also accused of pressuring women to meet and engage in sexual acts (via X).

Sending unsolicited photos of genitals, known as dick pics, is a criminal offense under § 184 No. 6 of the German Criminal Code. On Dickstinction, affected individuals can easily file a report and find further resources and counseling services.

This is what the Twitch streamer says: nooreax published a statement on June 1 on X. In it, he apologized for his messages having “put someone in an uncomfortable situation” and causing “uncomfortable feelings”. That was not his intention, and he has already apologized to Chiara.

The streamer emphasizes that consent and respect are important to him and that he did not pressure the woman. He offers to publish the joint chat histories with Chiara’s consent to provide context. However, these histories are “extremely intimate,” and the whole situation is “extremely embarrassing” for him.

So far, no publication of the chat histories has taken place.

Regardless, nooreax promises to work on himself and his communication and to improve. The Twitch streamer asks other affected individuals to contact him directly to address the situation. He does not want to put anyone in an uncomfortable position.

nooreax receives much support from other internet personalities for his statement.

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The case illustrates the current prevailing mood in German Twitch. After allegations against several big influencers, many are waiting for the next big scandal. Users on social networks call for not idealizing content creators – everyone has some dirt on them.

However, a major dilemma is also emerging: on one hand, people want to believe the victims, while on the other hand, some are concerned about how easily it seems possible to destroy entire careers with some accusations. How €2.50 can plunge German Twitch into chaos and lead to the career end of two influencers

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Tibia developers announce a new MMORPG for PC after 28 years, featuring zombies and Fortnite vibes

Karsten Scholz Karsten Scholz Reading time 4 minutes

The German studio behind the successful title Tibia is working on a new MMORPG called Persist Online, which is set to be released on Steam. You can expect a post-apocalyptic world full of zombies and different factions.

What kind of MMORPG is it? Persist Online throws you into the post-apocalypse, where you must fight zombies with ranged and melee weapons. The key features of the virtual survival struggle are as follows:

  • Persist Online offers a persistent, open online world where hundreds of players can move simultaneously and every building is supposed to be accessible.
  • You can expect a dynamic sandbox with day and night cycles, weather changes, and tides.
  • The world is divided into zones that vary in danger. You will encounter not only hordes of zombies but also mutated boss opponents.
  • In addition, there is the bunker as a safe haven where you should find extensive crafting possibilities for weapons and equipment.
  • The combat system with ranged and melee weapons (from the robust frying pan to the powerful shotgun) is supposed to be tactical yet action-packed. Beware of stray bullets; “Friendly Fire” is active!
  • There are no fixed classes. By choosing active and passive skills, you can give your hero playful individuality. If you are traveling in a team, synergies between skills can open up useful team strategies.
  • PvP is supposed to play an important role in the open world, as you can capture claims and nodes. The guild system supports open-world PvP.
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What about the release and payment model? Persist Online is set to enter the early access phase soon on Steam and will also be released for macOS and Linux. There is currently no specific date. However, it is clear that the developers want to implement a free-to-play model. The final monetization, however, is not yet set in stone.

Are there already screenshots? The developers have already released some screenshots and artworks of Persist Online. As far as the third-person perspective and the design of models and game world are concerned, we feel strongly reminded of Fortnite, only the colors are not quite as vibrant. What is your first impression?

MMORPG expertise from Regensburg

Who is behind Persist Online? The studio is called CipSoft and was founded in 2001 in Regensburg, Bavaria, after the MMORPG Tibia released in 1997 had developed into a success.

The online role-playing game with its charming retro look has reached 32 million players and 200 million euros in revenue over the years, and is said to be more successful than ever before. Accordingly, the studio has been able to grow sustainably to currently 100 employees.

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Besides Tibia, an MMORPG for mobile devices called TibiaME was released in 2003. Both titles are still being supplied with updates and new content. Thus, Persist Online is the first MMORPG from CipSoft for PC after almost 28 years.

Noteworthy: The MMORPG started as a hobby project of two long-time CipSoft employees. Product manager Benjamin Zuckerer describes it in the press release as follows:

 The true charm of an MMORPG lies in the diverse interaction possibilities of players and the unpredictable stories that arise from it. This has been shown time and again over the decades we have operated Tibia.

Persist Online started as a hobby project and is an idea from two long-time CipSoft employees. We simply started developing the game we want to play ourselves. The core team now consists of 14 people and can access all departments and the entire know-how of the company.

This is possible because employees are allowed to use 20 percent of their working time for their own game ideas. Also cool: Employees are directly involved in the success of the still independently operating company and are said to have received ten (!) additional monthly salaries in 2024 alone.

How sustainable the success of CipSoft and Tibia is can also be shown by another example. In 2022, the studio was awarded Studio of the Year at the German Computer Game Awards. You can learn more about CipSoft’s success story here: Everywhere people are being laid off, a MMORPG in Germany is paying its employees big bonuses

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Players from the PTS express disappointment with the new zone from Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road

Karsten Scholz Karsten Scholz Reading time 2 minutes

Today, on June 3, 2024, the new chapter Gold Road is being released for The Elder Scrolls Online. You can expect a trip to the Westlands, some parts of which you might already know from Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. However, some visitors from the public test server show disappointment in the new area.

What are players criticizing about the Westlands? At first glance, everything seems fine with the area of The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road.

  • The developers promise the usual 30 hours of story content for an ESO chapter.
  • With the newly appeared Duskwood Forest, the corrupted Wildfire Thicket, the hilly Colovian Highlands, and the Gold Road bathed in autumnal warm colors, you can expect diverse biomes.
  • If you played Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, you will return to some familiar places, such as the city of Skingrad or a few Ayleid ruins. Since there are 800 years between Oblivion and Gold Road, there is also much new to see in these well-known areas.
  • With world bosses, public dungeons, delves, and a fresh world event, you can dive into the usual challenges.
  • There’s again a lot to discover, such as 13 wayshrines, three crafting stations, and 18 sky shards.
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In the forum of Elder Scrolls Online, several players criticize the size of the Westlands after their visit to the test server. Thread creator Cruggs, for example, is surprised that there are 13 wayshrines for this small area. Some are said to be unusually close to each other.

In the discussion, comparisons are partly drawn with the area of the High Isle chapter, which also seemed quite small to some players, and was perceived to not hold up in detail compared to other expansions like Elsweyr and Summerset, and also allegedly had a strange distribution of wayshrines.

The ESO fan MörKi was also on the PTS and draws a sobering conclusion:

I can confirm your impression. It feels very small! I was also surprised by the 13 wayshrines and thought it was distributed over two areas/levels. Unfortunately not. All 13 are located in the Westlands.

The whole first impression left me a bit “unhyped”. While it has the same amount of content as other chapters, it feels/is much smaller in area.

Secret area for scribes

What is behind the criticism? It is difficult to counter the subjective impression of the PTS visitors without a virtual measuring tape. Especially since impassable areas like mountains and bodies of water also need to be taken into account when comparing the size of zones.

Additionally, many chapters lead you into multiple zones. Gold Road also has an area that is not shown on the map of the Westlands: the Schola. This is the place where you must complete the questline for the new Scribing feature. To start the quest, speak with Irnard in front of the Mage’s Guild in Skingrad.

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With the new Scribing feature, you can customize skills to your needs for the first time in ESO. For example, you can choose whether an area effect should heal or deal damage, control enemies, or trigger damage-over-time or healing-over-time effects. More than four thousand combinations will be introduced with Gold Road.

Regarding the quality of the content waiting in the Westlands, everyone should wait for the launch version, which is expected to go live at 2:00 PM, as soon as the ongoing maintenance work is completed. You can find out all about the Gold Road expansion and the new content that the MMORPG will receive in 2024 here.

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Actually, animals should be extinct in Pokémon, yet they sometimes appear

Jasmin Beverungen Jasmin Beverungen Reading time 2 minutes

By now, the Pokédex includes over 1,000 Pokémon. Many of the pocket monsters are based on real animals. Pikachu is modeled after a mouse, Houndoom, as the name suggests, is a dog, and Arbok is inspired by a cobra (read Arbok backwards!). This raises the question of whether there are any real animals in Pokémon at all. The anime raises an interesting question in this regard.

Are there animals in Pokémon? In the early episodes of the original anime, there were many scenes where real living beings appeared alongside the Pokémon:

  • Ash observes a Pidgey eating a worm.
  • Even in the new anime episodes from Sun & Moon, fish, clams, and starfish are a permanent part of the underwater world.
  • Meowth is searching for food and comes across gnawed fish bones. He also eats grilled chicken.
  • Jessie’s Arbok is afraid of real mongooses. That is the animal you can see in the title image above. They are known for their skill in dealing with venomous snakes.
  • Ash is wearing a cow costume, and it’s not a Miltank.
  • Even in the video games, movies, card game, and manga, animals like birds and fish can occasionally be seen.

However, as the anime progressed, the sighting of living animals became rarer. With each new generation, a bunch of new Pokémon were introduced, gradually replacing the real animals. Takeshi Shudo, the main writer of the series, explained the real reason behind the disappearance of animals.

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Where have the animals gone? As Shudo reveals, there shouldn’t have been any animals from the start. At the beginning of the Pokémon anime, the animals as we know them today should all have been extinct.

Nonetheless, some animals appear in the anime. According to Shudo, this is because the animators didn’t pay enough attention at the beginning. In fact, no living animals were supposed to appear even in the early episodes.

Some of the animals can be seen in the following tweet from X-user Hikari:

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It almost came to the point where Shudo would have actually included a real living creature. In the third Pokémon movie, Ash and his friends were supposed to find a real fossil of a Tyrannosaurus Rex. They were to revive the fossil, and it would have rampaged through the Kanto region. However, the idea was apparently discarded.

What kind of meat do people eat in the Pokémon world then? Since there are no living animals in Pokémon, the meat dishes must consist of other Pokémon. It is never directly shown that the pocket monsters are the source of food, but no other logical explanation remains.

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In the anime, there are some hints that Pokémon are eaten by other species or humans. In one episode, Brock and Ash, for example, imagine a Magikarp prepared as sashimi.

Moreover, Porenta is supposed to be such a rare Pokémon because it is known for its good taste. Together with the leek stalk it carries with it, it is said to create an exquisite dish.

This reveals the sad secret behind the food in Pokémon. This raises the question of how other anime, where monsters are collected, handle the topic. If you are a fan of Pokémon, the following series might be interesting for you: 5 anime series you shouldn’t miss as a Pokémon fan

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LoL: Players explain which champions you should ban if you are a beginner

Niko Hernes Niko Hernes Reading time 2 minutes

When starting with League of Legends, you are currently overwhelmed by 168 champions. Among them, there are some that may not be considered really good, but can cause major problems for beginners. The community on Reddit explains which champions those are.

League of Legends has a reputation for being a difficult game for beginners. If you’ve never played a MOBA before, you have to learn the complex mechanics, and in addition, there are countless champions with their own abilities.

What are Noob-Stompers? Every LoL player often has their own nemesis, but there are also general champions that are known as Noob-Stompers. These are the champions that beginners particularly struggle against. The community in a Reddit thread explains which ones those are.

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Which champions do noobs have the most problems with?

In a Reddit thread, user Pumba_La_Pumba wonders which champion fits the archetype of a noob-stomper. He tells his own story, as he had major problems as a new LoL player with Heimerdinger, whom he banned every match for a long time. Heimerdinger is especially difficult for beginners due to his turrets and the gameplay surrounding them.

Another strong champion from the last season is Trundle. User Wonwill430 simply says of him: This champion requires absolutely no intelligence to play. And that’s exactly the trick with the troll king. The motto is: Blunt is Trump, you don’t have complex mechanics. You just hit. He is also compared to Darius, who is also strong. However, Trundle has the advantage that he is also strong with his abilities even when he is actually losing.

Another hated champion with whom beginners might have problems is Shaco. Captain_Vimes believes that players who do not understand vision and overextending have great problems with the champion, who is simply annoying with his invisibility.

Another champion that you might encounter as you climb the ranks is Zed. Capek95 says that the more he sees Zed, the more traumatized he becomes. His shadows and the ability to switch with them are a difficult technique for novices that is hard to anticipate.

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Other champions discussed on this topic are Evelynn, Sett, or Illaoi. Especially the latter made my LoL life hell for a long time; if you can’t dodge well enough, her E ability becomes an unbeatable wall.

Another champion I personally see is Blitzcrank. While he doesn’t have many options, his fast hook causes panic for many beginners. Which champions terrorized you as beginners? Let us know in the comments. A certain champion was designed for beginners but hardly gets any attention today: LoL: Naafiri was supposed to be the perfect champion for beginners – Now hardly anyone plays her.

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Pokémon GO: The 7 Most Important Dates of the Week – June 3 to 9

Max Handwerk Max Handwerk Reading time 3 minutes

June in Pokémon GO has begun. What’s on the agenda this week? We take a look at the most exciting dates.

What’s happening in Pokémon GO? The new season in Pokémon GO has started! Under the motto “Heavenly Teamwork”, you can now go searching for various monsters until September.

But what is currently urgent in Pokémon GO? Which monsters can be caught, which events are upcoming?

We shine a light on that in this article. Here you will find the overview of the most exciting dates this week, from June 3 to June 9.

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Stadium Sights – Until June 4

What kind of event is this? Stadium Sights started on June 1 and runs until Tuesday, June 4, at 08:00 AM.

The highlights: Emolga has made its shiny debut. You can find it in the wild and in 7 km eggs. But if you want the shiny monster, you need a lot of luck.

Additionally, there is currently a hatching bonus that gives you one and a half times the Stardust and candies when a monster hatches.

Spotlight Hour on June 4

When is the Spotlight Hour? On Tuesday evening, at 06:00 PM, you will encounter many wild Makuhita for one hour. The bonus gives you double catch candies.

The T5 Raid Boss this week – Raid Hour on June 5

Zapdos is back

What’s going on? In the level 5 raids, you will encounter the legendary electric bird Zapdos, even until June 10. This monster is a real classic. You can find strong counters against Zapdos here.

On Wednesday evening, June 5, it will also appear for one hour at almost all gyms in the game. The raid hour with Zapdos runs from 06:00 PM to 07:00 PM.

By the way: Alongside Zapdos, Mega-Gyarados can also be found in the Mega Raids, aside from the raid hour on Wednesday evening.

Slumbering Sand – from June 7

The highlights of the “Slumbering Sand” event (Image source: pokemongolive.com)

What kind of event is this? Slumbering Sand begins on June 7 at 10:00 AM and lasts until next week, on Wednesday, June 12. This event focuses on more relaxed Pokémon.

What are the highlights? Bummelz, Muntier, and Letarking will appear in costumed variants. They can even be encountered as shiny if you are lucky.

The most exciting Pokémon is likely to be Koalelu, which some trainers may still be missing in their collection. It will also appear as shiny, for the first time. However, as usual, the chance is low.

If you have a GO Plus+, you can link it with Pokémon GO. You will then receive a limited-time research task in the game related to the event.

What’s happening in PvP?

What’s happening in the league: You can still play the Super League until June 7, along with the Hyper Premier Cup. From June 7, the Hyper League and the Summer Cup in the Super League will run.

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Crypto Raids with Raikou on June 8 and 9

Face Crypto-Raikou

The weekend will once again be dominated by the powerful Crypto-Raikou. You can challenge the legendary monster in the Rocket Raids – but only on-site. And you should bring some trainers because this monster is hard to defeat. Here you can find the best Raikou counters.

Community Day on May 9 brings Viscora

Pokémon-GO-Viscora-Shiny
The Viscora Shiny Family

This should be the highlight of the week: Viscora is getting its own Community Day. This gives you a very good chance to obtain its shiny variant as well as its evolutions Viscargot and Viscogon. There will also be double catch candies, triple catch Stardust, and other bonuses waiting for you. As a special move, Viscogon can learn “Thunderbolt” during the event when you evolve it. And if you want to know what else is coming up: Here all events in June 2024 for Pokémon GO.

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New MMORPG sounds like what New World wanted to be, lets you build forts – Starts Alpha on Steam

Linda Knabe Linda Knabe Reading time 2 minutes

Havenhold is a new MMORPG that promises a good mix of building your own fortress and action-packed gameplay. It sounds like exactly what New World wanted to be. Now the second playtest is starting, which you can participate in.

What kind of game is this? Havenhold is a new MMORPG on Steam, developed by the studio Wolfpack Games. There is currently no exact release date for the game. For now, the game is starting its second playtest.

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The MMORPG Havenhold is starting its second alpha playtest

In Havenhold, you take on the role of a hero from a bygone era. You explore a now-destroyed world and try together to rebuild it. This world is divided into different zones where you can build a fortress. Additionally, these zones can be conquered by your guilds.

The battles for your fortresses take place in the open world. What’s interesting is that the timing of the battle is always determined by the defender. So you don’t have to worry about your fortress being attacked when you’re unprepared. However, a battle can last for several hours.

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In Havenhold, you can expect an action-packed combat system where blocking plays an important role. You should also be able to execute combos with other players. There are supposed to be strong bosses, puzzles, and riddles, and when crafting potions and items, a few mini-games are waiting for you.

How do you participate in the playtest? The exact start date of the second open playtest is currently unknown. However, you can register for it through the official website. The registration process is relatively simple and requires only a little information from you.

Anyone who has already participated in the previous playtest will surely get access again now. For everyone else who is interested, it will be a matter of waiting after registration to see if they get access. There will be two open servers for the test: EU and NA.

During the playtest, you can expect the following content:

  • Dungeons
  • PvP battles for fortresses
  • Co-op PvP content
  • PvP content based on clans, such as sieges

The shown content will then be under NDA, and only a few content creators will be allowed to show what they experience in the playtest. This will be discussed with the developer beforehand. Perhaps Havenhold will eventually make it onto our list of the 5 most-watched MMORPGs on Twitch.

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Guild loses 30 characters in the easiest raid of WoW Classic Hardcore, was not even a boss fight

Karsten Scholz Karsten Scholz Reading time 2 minutes

Anyone who levels a character to level 60 on the hardcore servers of WoW Classic to regularly visit raid instances lives with the danger that the adventure can end at any time. In the Molten Core, it even caught nearly an entire raid this time, and in the most frustrating way.

What happened to the raid from WoW Classic Hardcore? A 40-player team from the US hardcore server Skull Rock was once again in the Molten Core. Anyone who has visited “MC” back in the day knows: To reach the two bosses Lucifron and Magmadar, you have to fight your way through a narrow cave area.

In the side pockets of the entrance, groups of fiery imps have made themselves comfortable. Additionally, several lava elementals patrol the corridors. These are stone elementals that can knock players back.

The motto is clear: pull patrols and groups of imps one by one, always stay close together to avoid mishaps, and by no means let anyone get knocked into lava or other enemies. With a bit of practice and gear, this is not a problem. After all, the Molten Core is an almost 20-year-old raid instance with correspondingly simple mechanics and requirements.

The hardcore servers of WoW Classic in the trailer:

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WoW Classic: The Hardcore Servers Are Here!

Seconds that Decide Life and Death

So where was the raid’s mistake? In a video on YouTube, you can watch the fateful pull. Although the characters were cuddled up against the wall, the second lava elemental was too close to the imps during the pull, so it brought them along.

The imps already cause some area damage the moment they encounter the raid. On top of that, there was a knockback from the elemental that likely threw the players off balance. By the time the first heals went out, the first characters were already dead.

More losses followed in seconds. Those who could react quickly threw in a Potion of Stoneform, which protects against all physical attacks and spells for one minute, only to leave the raid right after and teleport out of the instance before the protection expired.

Ultimately, about 30 Azeroth adventurers at max level 60 were caught. And that was during a trash pull that every Classic enthusiast has surely played dozens of times over the years. Bitter!

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What does this mean on hardcore servers? If you die on a hardcore server of WoW, you cannot run back to your corpse and be resurrected there. Also, abilities like Reincarnation from shamans or Soulstones from warlocks do not work.

From now on, you exist in Azeroth as a ghost and can communicate with other players – for example, to hand over the guild leadership to another character. If you want to play your dead hardcore character in the future, you must transfer them to a regular server of WoW Classic. More about WoW Classic Hardcore: From now on, you can prove in WoW Classic that you are the best

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EA FC 24: RTTF Tracker – All Players and Upgrades Overview

Thomas Dummer Thomas Dummer Reading time 3 minutes

The Road-to-the-Final-Tracker (RTTF) for EA FC 24 shows you the progress of the dynamic RTTF cards on their way to the final. We have compiled all players and upgrades into a table for you.

What is it about? The RTTF event brought new dynamic cards for Ultimate Team. The promo focuses on the individual path of players to the final. Successful performances and reaching the next round are rewarded by EA with upgrades. RTTF players are available for the following competitions:

  • UEFA Champions League (UCL)
  • UEFA Women’s Champions League (UWCL)
  • UEFA Europa League (UEL)
  • UEFA Conference League (UECL)
Update from June 3, 2024: The 23/24 season is officially over with the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund. All upgrades are now confirmed. You can find them below in the table. The original article continues here.
EA FC 24 Road to the Final Upgrades and Requirements

Requirements for Upgrades in the Corresponding Competitions

How do RTTF cards earn their upgrades? The requirements for the upgrades have been visualized by EA based on various charts (see above). Additionally, you can see the exact criteria for receiving improvements in the menu of the respective cards (accessible by clicking on the right analog stick) under More Information. The requirements differ minimally from each other:

  • UEFA Champions League:
    1. an Inform upgrade (IF) after winning or drawing the first knockout game
    2. an IF upgrade after reaching the quarter-finals
    3. an IF upgrade after reaching the semi-finals
    4. a Playstyle+ after reaching the final
    5. an IF upgrade, a star on Weak Foot and special moves after winning the final
  • UEFA Women’s Champions League:
    1. an IF upgrade after winning or drawing the first quarter-finals knockout match
    2. an IF upgrade after reaching the semi-finals
    3. an IF upgrade after winning or drawing the first semi-finals knockout match
    4. a Playstyle+ after reaching the final
    5. an IF upgrade, a star on Weak Foot and special moves after winning the final
  • UEFA Europa League/ Conference League:
    1. an IF upgrade after reaching the round of 16 – including automatic qualification
    2. an IF upgrade after reaching the quarter-finals
    3. an IF upgrade after reaching the semi-finals
    4. a Playstyle+ after reaching the final
    5. an IF upgrade, a star on Weak Foot and special moves after winning the final

We previously created a similar tracker for the group stage of international competitions. Check out all players and their final upgrades again: RTTK-Tracker for EA FC 24 – All upgrades and players at a glance

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EA Sports FC 24: Update teaser for the UEFA Euro 2024

RTTF Tracker: All players and upgrades at a glance

What is the RTTF Tracker? With our live tracker, you can see all upgrades at a glance. The table lists each individual RTTF card. Already received IF upgrades are highlighted with a bold rating. Other improvements in the form of additional playstyles or upgrades in the area of Weak Foot and special moves can be found at the back of the table.

Players who are still actively participating in the competition are marked with a star (*).

Player (Rating) – ClubCompetitionreceived upgradesnext upgrade possible on/versusother improvements (Playstyle, Weak Foot/ skill moves)
Rafael Leão (93) – AC MilanUEL2eliminated/
Kimmich (92) – FC BayernUCL2eliminated/
Pedri (92) – FC BarcelonaUCL2eliminated/
Gabriel Jesus (91) – Arsenal FCUCL1eliminated/
Kroos (94) – Real MadridUCL5winner of the finalThrough ball+, upgrade to SM+SW
Martínez (91) – Inter MilanUCL1eliminated/
Horan (92) – Olympique LyonUWCL4loser of the finalThrough ball+
Donnarumma (92) – Paris Saint-GermainUCL3eliminated/
Lukaku (92) – Roma FCUEL3eliminated/
Ansu Fati (90) – Brighton & Hove AlbionUEL1eliminated/
Reiten (92) – Chelsea FCUWCL3eliminated/
Bronze (92) – FC BarcelonaUWCL4winner of the finalAnticipation+, upgrade to SM+SW
Süle (91) – Borussia DortmundUCL4loser of the finalAnticipation+
Núñez (90) – Liverpool FCUEL2eliminated/
Coates (89) – Sporting LisbonUEL1eliminated/
Anguissa (88) – Napoli FCUCL1eliminated/
Simons (87) – RB LeipzigUCL/eliminated/
Merino (87) – Real SociedadUCL/eliminated/
Giménez (88) – Atlético MadridUCL1eliminated/
Gvardiol (89) – Manchester CityUCL2eliminated/
De Almeida (88) – Paris Saint-GermainUWCL2eliminated/
Galeno (88) – FC PortoUCL1eliminated/
Boscagli (87) – PSV EindhovenUCL 1eliminated/
David Neres (89) – Benfica LisbonUEL2eliminated/
Diks (86) – FC CopenhagenUCL/eliminated/
Emerson (89) – West Ham UnitedUEL2eliminated/
Bailey (90) – Aston VillaUECL3eliminated/
González (90) – FiorentinaUECL4loser of the finalQuick step+
Guendouzi (87) – LazioUCL1eliminated/
Tella (90) – Bayer LeverkusenUEL4loser of the finalOutside foot shot+
Kondogbia (89) – Olympique MarseilleUEL1eliminated/
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When will the upgrades be available in the game? The upgrades are expected to be integrated into the game every Friday at 7:00 PM.

We will regularly update the tracker and keep you informed about the latest developments. So feel free to check back often. In the TOTS Live Tracker, you can check the progress of the dynamic Team-of-the-Season cards: TOTS Live Tracker: Which card will get an upgrade? – All players at a glance

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A movie was so expensive that it was in production for 20 years, but it is one of the best sci-fi movies of all time

Niko Hernes Niko Hernes Reading time 2 minutes

Arnold Schwarzenegger was a guarantee for successful movies in his prime. He also cared a lot about films. One of his most popular science fiction films might not have existed after 20 years without him.

Which film is it? Total Recall is among Schwarzenegger’s most popular films. Our readers agree, having voted it into the top 5 of his best films. Total Recall is based on a short story by Philip K. Dick, who also inspired Blade Runner.

In Total Recall, Douglas Quaid, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger, has memories implanted. However, this process goes wrong, and Quaid must question what real memories are and which parts of his life are lies.

You can find a trailer for the film here:

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German trailer for „Total Recall“ with Arnold Schwarzenegger

Sci-Fi is expensive and often a risk

Many projects in Hollywood take longer to develop than one might think. It can take years to decades before the first trailer comes out, or projects get shelved. The first thought of making Total Recall began in the 1970s. The screenplay was done, and they were looking for production companies to bring the project to life.

However, they were relatively hesitant, as sci-fi films have always been expensive. To create such worlds, you need a vision and then the appropriate budget. Six years before Total Recall’s release, Dune was released in 1984, which, with a budget of 40 million dollars, only made about 31 million dollars. That is a total flop. (via. Box Office Mojo)

Studios naturally want to avoid risks because of such flops. This is where Arnold Schwarzenegger comes into play, who was the mega star of the 80s and 90s. He teamed up with director Paul Verhoeven, who also created two more classics of the sci-fi genre with RoboCop and Starship Troopers.

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According to Box Office Mojo, the film cost 65 million dollars, which was a relatively high budget for the 90s. Fortunately, Total Recall was a success, grossing 261 million dollars worldwide. The budget was likely higher due to the production time. At that time, Schwarzenegger was simply a hit guarantee, who even starred in an even more expensive film four years later: The first film to reportedly cost over 100 million dollars is turning 30 and is an iconic action comedy

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Mangaka had to finish Bleach in a hurry, only had 1 year for the ending

Jasmin Beverungen Jasmin Beverungen Reading time 2 minutes

Bleach is considered one of the Big 3, alongside Naruto and One Piece. These are the most successful mangas from the 2000s. However, while Naruto received its well-deserved ending, Bleach fans were left disappointed. Many readers felt that the ending of the manga was rushed. The mangaka Tite Kubo revealed the reasons for the quick conclusion.

Why did the manga have to end so quickly? In a 2017 interview, Tite Kubo explained that the publisher set a deadline of one year for him to finish Bleach (via millenium.org). This was a major problem for the mangaka:

  • The mangaka always only thinks of important key scenes, but never how to get there. Accordingly, he only knew what important scenes would happen in the Thousand-Year Blood War arc. He probably had to rush to finish the transitions.
  • In 2008, he didn’t even have an idea of how Bleach should end. The idea must have come to him in the following years. It’s possible that this lack of an idea at the beginning of the manga also contributed to the quick finale.
  • The ideas did not come to Kubo in the correct order. So it could be that he already had the very last scenes in mind but still had to write several arcs beforehand. This confusion could also have led to the controversial ending.
  • In the end, the manga was completed in 2016.

Presumably, Tite Kubo would have liked to take more time to finish the manga. However, the deadline from Shueisha probably made it difficult for him to express his creativity and find the right ending for Bleach.

Here you can watch a trailer for the end of Bleach in the anime:

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Bleach: The Trailer for Thousand-Year Blood War

Kubo struggled with health issues

What was the ending like for the mangaka? The rushed ending could also be related to the health condition of the mangaka. In an interview, Kubo revealed that his condition worsened more than expected towards the end of the manga (via missstormcaller.tumblr.com).

Especially during that time, I always thought that my shoulder hurt. And it didn’t get any better at all after several months.

During an MRI appointment, it was revealed that his shoulder tendons were torn.

Kubo had the habit of leaning his body weight on his left shoulder while drawing. This likely led to a partial fracture. He suffered excruciating pain while finishing the manuscript for the last chapter.

Accordingly, he must have tried to finish the last chapter quickly. With his shoulder problems and the deadline looming over him, it must not have been easy for Kubo to complete Bleach.

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Was there a correction of the manga? After the rushed finale, Kubo published a one-shot in 2021 that addresses the events after the ending of Bleach. This was meant to expand the story.

Additionally, in the anime, there is the opportunity to portray the final arc as Kubo desired. Since 2022, the last story arc has been released as a series titled Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War. The anime arc is not yet completed and offers hope that the finale will not feel quite as rushed as in the manga.

Tite Kubo faced difficulties not only at the end of Bleach but also at the beginning of his career, as he had to fight against the editors of his publisher who did not believe in him: “Your manga is not good” – The publisher of Bleach told the creator to change his style, laying Dragon Ball in front of him

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Diablo 4: „Is it possible without cheats?“ – New endgame content is so tough that even experts can’t achieve it

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 3 minutes

With Season 4, Diablo 4 has received numerous new contents, including The Pit. The new dungeon has 200 levels. While they were already defeated early in the PTR, they are now a tough nut to crack on the live servers.

What kind of content is this?

  • The Pit is the new endgame content of Season 4. You have to kill enemies and, at the end, a boss within a limited time, like in the Greater Rifts from Diablo 3.
  • In the new dungeon, you will exclusively receive the materials for completion, the new crafting system in Diablo 4. The higher the level, the better or rarer the materials.
  • The dungeon becomes increasingly difficult over the 200 levels of The Pit. Enemies have more health and deal more damage. Currently, a limit seems to have been reached.

Experts can get this far: 200 levels may not seem like much for seasoned Diablo players, but even the best players are still far from completing The Pit. There are no official leaderboards, but the experts at Maxroll offer their own ranking (via maxroll).

According to this list, the currently best player Mekuna has reached level 140. Mekuna is already known in the leaderboards as an absolute top player. The highest Pit levels by class are according to Maxroll:

  • Sorceress: Mekuna with level 140, followed by a Korean player with level 136
  • Barbarian: DoNotHitMe with level 137
  • Hunter: Morana with level 134
  • Necromancer: 너즐, a Korean player with level 127
  • Druid: 蓝萌, a Chinese player with level 121

From 140 to 200 may not sound like much, but the enemies get so much stronger with each level that a comparison is hardly possible. Amazing, because on the PTR, the expert Rob seemed to master level 200 easily (via YouTube).

However, between the levels, you need to deal significantly more damage – so much that even the best builds can’t even scratch the enemies, players say.

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“Not even immortal builds can do it”

For mastering level 200 in The Pit, there is an achievement in Diablo 4 titled “Crazy Tormentor” as a reward. This achievement has sparked a discussion about whether it can even be achieved honestly.

The community agrees: It is currently not possible. Even the “Immortal Builds” do not deal enough damage to kill the enemies. These are Sorceress builds that can trigger Flame Shield so often through interlocking effects that they literally cannot die.

Here you can find the best builds in the Season 4 tier list.

In theory, such builds could grind everything down, but The Pit is limited to 15 minutes. So you do not have endless time. One user explains:

“No, that is currently not possible. Even the best builds in the game could not defeat a Pit boss at level 200 before time runs out, even if they are invulnerable 100% of the time. The bosses are supposed to have trillions of HP.”

Another points out that they already have so many health points at the current levels. It seems that later it will be more in the quadrillions. Every ten levels, the health points increase by a factor of 10.

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Already now, it is only possible for some builds to get this far if the right boss spawns at the end. With enough adds, they could build up the damage; otherwise, not.

Players now suspect that there will need to be several more seasons in which they become stronger before The Pit at level 200 is attainable. They compare the power increase with Diablo 3, where it eventually became absurd. At least Rob seems to have something against that: Expert demands that the heroes in Diablo 4 become weaker

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ESO: Everything about the Gold Road expansion and the new content that the MMORPG will receive in 2024

Jasmin Beverungen Jasmin Beverungen Reading time 3 minutes

In 2024, The Elder Scrolls Online will continue to be supported with new content. The focus will be on the “Gold Road” expansion, which brings the “Scripture” feature into the MMORPG. This allows the character to adapt even better to the individual play style.

What will TESO bring in 2024?

  • The year started with Update 41 and the dungeon DLC Scions of Ithelia. This includes two new dungeons: the Pit of the Oathsworn and the Veil of Uprising. The DLC is already live.
  • On June 3, 2024, the Gold Road expansion will be released for PC. There, you can expect new story content, three new areas, and the Scripture feature. The DLC will be released for PlayStation and Xbox on June 18, 2024.
  • A new housing feature is expected in the third quarter, which fans will likely be particularly excited about. Unfortunately, the development team has not revealed any further details on this. Already, TESO is counted among the MMORPGs with the best housing.
  • At the end of the year, a new PvP feature will follow that is not connected to Cyrodiil. Additionally, 2 new companions will be added.

In line with the expansion, there will be a cinematic trailer that gives a first look at the story of the expansion. The DLC mainly features the color scheme of autumn, which is why the development team has worked a lot with golden, red, and brown tones:

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The Elder Scrolls Online – Gold Road in the announcement trailer

Gold Road seamlessly continues the story from Necrom

Warning, Spoilers: In the section “What is the expansion about?” we will address the story from Necrom and Gold Road.

When does Gold Road start? To install the patch with the DLC, the servers will be down on June 3, 2024, from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. From 2:00 PM, it should be possible to log back into the TESO servers. This applies only to the PC version, as the console version will be released on June 18.

All content coming with Gold Road can be found in the English patch notes in the official forum of The Elder Scrolls Online.

What is the expansion about? Gold Road picks up directly where the cliffhanger from the Necrom expansion left off. We learn in the prologue that a long-forgotten Daedric princess named Ithelia has escaped from her captivity.

A group calling themselves Recollection wants to restore Ithelia’s powers to their former state. The Daedric princess is currently wandering in the new area and has lost her memory. It is up to the player to find out who Ithelia is and what has been done to her by the other Daedric princes.

The gameplay takes place in three different zones:

  • The Gold Road is a deciduous forest with autumn colors.
  • Duskwood, on the other hand, resembles a jungle or rainforest.
  • Additionally, there is Colovian Highlands with its rocky and hilly landscape.

In Gold Road, we find ourselves in West Run. The area is located west of Cyrodiil and has Skingrad as its capital. The area visually resembles The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.

In the fight against the Recollection organization.

New items, world bosses, and dungeons – What’s in Gold Road

What does the expansion contain aside from story and areas?

  • 10 item sets
  • Furniture items
  • 140 achievements and 8 titles
  • 3 mythic items
  • Collectibles (mounts, pets, emotes, …)
  • 2 houses
  • Dungeons
  • World bosses
  • Public dungeons
  • Trial for 12 players (Lucent Citadel)
  • World events
  • Actually, since Blackwood, there are usually two new companions in each expansion. Unfortunately, they are not included in Gold Road but will be added in Q4.

However, the main highlight in Gold Road is the new Scripture feature.

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The Scripture system personalizes the play style

What kind of system is this? Through the Scripture, players can collect unique skills and customize them with a primary, secondary, and tertiary effect. At launch, the Scripture system focuses on the skill lines “Weapon” and “World.” This allows all classes to benefit from it.

Each of these skill lines will have at least one unique, unlockable skill that we can configure. We have three different resources to choose from:

  • Grimoire: With these, we can determine the core of the skill (for example, shoot an arrow to the ground)
  • Scriptural slots: Each grimoire has three slots. These slots can be filled to change special effects (for example, healing, specific types of damage, …)
  • Inks: This material can be consumed to overwrite a skill

The feature aims to give players more freedom with their skills. The Scripture is only available to those who own the Gold Road DLC.

With the system, the visual properties of a skill can also be adjusted. At launch, there are expected to be 22 different color variants. All styles should be unlockable or obtainable in-game. What do you think of TESO’s content in 2024? Are you excited about it? Are you looking forward to the new feature?

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An employee calls herself 100 times to get more breaks and ends up in court

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 2 minutes

A female employee called herself for months to get more breaks in her daily life. At least she claims that. In the end, she stands before the court with her “trick.” Her employer terminated her without notice, and the court ultimately sided with him.

A telemarketer was caught in the act after calling herself 100 times to get more rest. The woman spent seven months answering her own calls and ended up in court with her “trick.”

This is reported by the Spanish colleagues of Xataka, who refer to the Galician daily newspaper “La Voz de Galicia.” Galicia is located in the northwest of Spain.

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A woman calls herself 100 times instead of taking care of customers

What exactly did the woman do? The employee worked as a telephonist for a company. Her task was to take care of the calling customers.

But the employee came up with a “trick”: Since she worked from home, she offered her supervisor to call back customers. This is called “callback.” But instead of calling customers, she called her own number about 100 times.

Afterwards, she indicated to her employer in the time tracking that she had been taking care of customers, even though in reality she had taken time to rest.

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Telephonist becomes “best employee” and even received bonuses

The woman repeated the trick for 7 months throughout 2022 and called herself about 100 times. But eventually, another employee had the idea to check the call lists and realized: The colleague always calls the same phone number. When he finally checked the phone number, he recognized the trick of the colleague with the self-calls and reported her.

However, the surprise was that the employee was “at the top of the leaderboard for best employees” and had additionally received bonuses since her entry into the company in 2021.

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How did the matter end? The company dismissed the employee. However, she appealed to the Social Chamber of Galicia because she disagreed with it.

In court, she claimed the calls lasted only seconds and that she made them to take a break and alleviate a panic attack. In her appeal, she also claimed that the calls occurred during breaks and that there were “only five or seven calls per month, which only lasted a few minutes.”

In the end, however, her dismissal was confirmed. The Galician Supreme Court confirmed the immediate dismissal, as it sees the employee’s actions as an intention to “evade service time when she does not enjoy break times, to violate good faith, break trust, be disloyal, and reduce performance.”

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HdRO acquires birdwatching hobby, large MMORPG launches in June, T&L has a new boss

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It is once again time for our MeinMMO format “MMORPG News in two Minutes.” We summarize the most important news about the best genre in the world. Look forward to the soon-to-start beta of WoW: The War Within, the release of a new MMORPG and much more.

The highlights of the week:

What else happened? Today is the last day of the great MMORPG theme week from MeinMMO. The highlight is certainly the top list of the best MMORPGs of all time, which was voted by the MeinMMO community.

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What happened with the big MMORPGs:

What happened with the smaller MMORPGs:

  • In a long post, the developers of Guild Wars 2 looked back at the expansion Secrets of the Obscure and the subsequent updates (via ArenaNet).
  • In New World, the “Rabbit’s Revenge” event runs from June 4 to June 18 – here is the preview on the official website of New World.
  • The developers of Lord of the Rings Online have given a first look at Update 41 (via YouTube). The patch introduces “Monster Play Bounties” with new rewards, and the Birdwatching hobby. Additionally, the Treebeard server has reached level 100 after three years (via Massivelyop).
  • For Mortal Online 2, Patch 2.0.5 has been released. The update improves the onboarding experience for new players and introduces a guild search feature (via YouTube).
  • A new update has also been released for Star Trek Online. In “Unparalleled,” you embark on a journey with your allies among the Aetherians, where you meet a new version of Sela, who is now the captain of the Enterprise-F. Additionally, you can expect the new operation “Borg Battle Royale” (via Arc Games).
  • On May 29, Update 67.3 was released for Dungeons & Dragons Online. The patch includes a new anniversary gift that you can secure: a dragon mount (via ddo.com).
  • Also on May 29, Patch 7.5 of SWTOR was released. You can expect a new story chapter and the chance to obtain a basilisk prototype as a new companion (via swtor.com).
  • On June 5, Phantasy Star Online 2 will receive a new update featuring Chapter 7 of the main story, a new area, and more (via MMORPG.com).

What happened with the MMORPGs in development:

With this, we have summarized the most important events that have recently occurred in the world of MMORPGs.

What were you happy about this week? What annoyed you? Let us know in the comments at MeinMMO. If you are looking for affordable MMORPGs in 2024, this list might help you: The 12 best free-to-play MMORPGs 2024 in comparison

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Alpha test of a hope for the MMORPG genre suffers from problems, ends earlier than planned

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Recently, the second alpha test for Corepunk took place. However, due to severe technical issues, proper testing was hardly possible. The developers pulled the emergency brake and ended the alpha earlier than planned.

How did Alpha 2 go specifically? The recent test phase of Corepunk started off with a false start. There were resets of the alpha due to technical problems, several delays, and emergency maintenance. Initially, it was stated that access to the servers would be extended until June 4, 2024.

However, yesterday, on June 1, 2024, the developers announced that they had decided to end the alpha early. It seems they were unable to control the stability issues and connection dropouts. There were also a multitude of critical bugs. About 15,000 interested parties were said to have participated in the test.

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What do the developers take away from the alpha? A comprehensive analysis by the developers has been published on the official website of the MMORPG. It states that they were able to gather a large amount of important feedback and identify critical errors through the test.

In the post, the responsible parties also commented on the criticism from some testers regarding the use of AI voiceover. They stated that they are a medium-sized indie studio and cannot currently afford to invest limited resources in actual voice actors.

The use of AI was therefore an option, the devs continued, to present voiced dialogues and ultimately finalize a version of Corepunk in a timely manner that would allow the studio to survive in the current market situation. This, in turn, is the basis for eventually having the money to pay for professional voice actors.

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The style of Corepunk resembles League of Legends.

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What do the developers say about the Early Access launch? There is no specific date yet, but Early Access should start as soon as possible. On one hand, the developers have been working on the MMORPG for ten years and need to pay bills.

On the other hand, the recent test, despite all the problems, showed how efficient it is to receive feedback from numerous players that can be immediately converted into bug fixes and updates. The speed of iterations increases by a significant factor. Also, the revenue from selling the Early Access version is expected to noticeably accelerate the development pace.

But first, another alpha test is planned. Details are expected next week.

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What kind of game is Corepunk? Corepunk is a “Top-Down MMORPG” with an open world.  Visually and also in terms of controls, it reminds a lot of League of Legends. At the same time, it is a classic MMORPG that, according to the developers,  is supposed to resemble WoW Classic in difficulty.

In the game, you can expect six classes with a total of 18 different specializations. Dungeons and raids are said to be comparable to Mythic (the highest difficulty in WoW). In addition, there will be PvE content in the open world, which is, however, shrouded in a fog of war that hides content outside of the field of view.

You can learn various crafting professions, with each character only able to master one perfectly. Moreover, the best recipes are hidden, so you should know the players on your server who master the respective profession best.

There will also be PvP in certain areas of the open world and in arenas. 1v1 and 2v2 deathmatch arenas and leaderboards are planned. By the way, the alpha test in November 2023 did not go smoothly at all: New MMORPG summarizes first test with over 100 players: “Were too difficult and punishing”

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