In Stellar Blade on PS5 there is the quest “Simple Puzzle” but it is not easy to solve. We will show you how to quickly complete the quest to secure your rewards.
How do I start the quest? To start the quest “Simple Puzzle”, you need to go to Xion and interact with the bulletin board there. The bulletin board will be marked on your map, so you don’t have to search the surroundings for an unknown location. Once you have interacted with the board, the quest will begin.
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The action-adventure Stellar Blade shows the story trailer for PS5
This is how you find the solution for “Simple Puzzle”
How do I solve the simple puzzle? The quest is a puzzle that you need to solve in the form of a math problem. For the first step, head to the anteroom of the audience chamber and interact with the input panel there. The exact location will be marked on your map.
To solve the puzzle, you must understand the quest description, which lists many numbers. These are math problems, and the last one still needs to be solved:
4@7@8 = 285684
9@3@5 = 271542
6@2@7 = 121426
5@6@7 = ?
To get to the last result, you need to multiply the left digit by the middle one, and then multiply the middle one by the right digit. Finally, you add the results of the two multiplication tasks to get a third result. Now align all the results side by side to get the six-digit number you need for the code. For your understanding, again:
What rewards are there? After you submit the code, you don’t receive a reward just yet. You first need to return to the bulletin board and submit your task there. After that, you will receive 1,000 gold and two Vitcoins as a reward.
How difficult did you find the puzzle? Was the solution obvious or did our guide help you?
The Steel Brotherhood plays an important role in the new series of Fallout on Amazon. However, who they are is never really explained. MeinMMO reveals what the mission of the Brotherhood of Steel actually is and where they come from.
Spoiler Warning: We cover topics from the Fallout series here. Although it mainly focuses on backgrounds, we cannot entirely avoid a quote or two.
In the Fallout series on Amazon, the main focus is on the vault dweller Lucy MacLean, played by Ella Purnell. However, during her journey through the wasteland, she encounters Maximus, a squire from the Brotherhood of Steel.
Maximus himself plays one of the leading roles in the series. You will learn how difficult it is for him as a squire in this strange brotherhood, what challenges he faces, and how tough decisions present him with hurdles.
What is only mentioned in passing, however, is the function of the Brotherhood itself. As a viewer, you only know three of the squires and two quite nasty members: Elder Quintus and Knight Titus, both quite obnoxious.
This only partially paints an accurate picture of the Brotherhood of Steel, which actually pursues a noble goal.
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The official trailer for the Fallout series on Amazon in German
Collect pre-war tech to collect pre-war tech so that no one else can
What is the actual mission of the Brotherhood of Steel? Lucy asks Maximus at one point in the series something like: “Your brotherhood collects pre-war technology to look for pre-war technology so that it can prevent others from using pre-war technology?”.
This is somewhat exaggerated, but it does capture the essence of what the Brotherhood of Steel does. In the Fallout story, a great nuclear war between the USA and China has essentially led to the apocalypse.
The Brotherhood of Steel has made it their mission to collect blueprints and all sorts of technologies originating from before the war to preserve them safely. The goal: No one should have enough power to destroy the world a second time.
The trigger for this was experiments on humans sanctioned by the governments. Something the original Brotherhood of Steel could not come to terms with at all.
How did the Brotherhood actually come to be? The predecessors of the Brotherhood were supposed to oversee an experiment with the “Forced Evolutionary Virus”, short FEV, in 2076. With this virus, super soldiers were to be created. Veterans know them as super mutants from the games.
Since this violated all morals, Captain Roger Maxson and his crew decided to rebel. From them emerged the first Brotherhood of Steel, three days before the bombs fell.
After the nuclear strikes, Maxson, his troops, and their families built their new faction in old government bunkers. Other units were mobilized via satellite, and around the same time, the Brotherhood of Steel was founded throughout the wasteland.
The Brotherhood of Steel was one of the biggest expansions of Fallout 76:
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Fallout 76: The trailer for the update “Steel Dawn”
“America has failed. Let us forge a Steel Brotherhood”
Why are these guys so brutal? The Brotherhood’s highest principle is – or more accurately: was – that dangerous knowledge must not fall into the wrong hands. Accordingly, it had to be secured by all means, even through the use of violence.
The Fallout series takes place over 200 years after the founding of the Brotherhood and after all Fallout installments, namely in the year 2296. Over time, various factions within the Brotherhood have developed, broadly categorized into:
those who continue to gather and secure knowledge
and members who primarily want to protect lives
And, as is often the case, at least in the first of these groups, there have always been black sheep who strive for more and not always for the good.
What is the state of the Brotherhood in the Fallout series? It’s hard to say exactly. The chapter of the Brotherhood in the series is apparently strongly connected to the Commonwealth.
Since the series takes place in Los Angeles, it is likely that the Brotherhood still orients itself strongly toward its origins there. Maxson also founded his Brotherhood in Lost Hills, California.
This aligns with the Elder’s desire for power. Quintus primarily wants knowledge for himself and to use it to gather and preserve more knowledge. Charity seems to be less important to him.
In Helldivers 2 there are enemies called “Acid Spitters”. You can learn how they look and how to eliminate them on MeinMMO.
How can you recognize Acid Spitters?
Acid Spitters are large Terminites with a dark green body. This body is filled with corrosive acid, which is why they are very thick and look swollen.
In the swollen part of the body is the corrosive acid; it is essentially the acid reservoir of the beetle.
On the sides of the acid reservoir, where it is very extended due to the amount of acid inside, a bright yellow-green hue shines through.
Acid Spitters first appeared in the world of Helldivers 2 after toxic chemicals leaked from the E-710 farms.
Here you see a picture of the Acid Spitter:
This is what the Acid Spitters look like in Helldivers 2.
What can the Acid Spitter do? As the name suggests, the Acid Spitter can spit dangerous acid. It can accurately spit the corrosive substance at you from several meters away, causing noticeable damage.
However, since the body of the Acid Spitter is large, extended, and pumped full of acid, it moves only very slowly and sluggishly.
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Helldivers 2 Announce Trailer PS5 PC
Eliminating Acid Spitters – How to Be Effective Pest Controllers
How should you fight against the Acid Spitter? Since the acid attack of the giant beetle can cause significant damage, you should keep moving when it prepares its attack. The attack occurs in a very straight line, so you can reliably dodge it by running in circles around the Acid Spitter. In case of doubt, you need to dodge with a roll.
At the lower difficulty levels, Acid Spitters do not have an armored exterior, so you can reliably defeat them with a shower of bullets to the face or a single shot from the disposable anti-tank weapon. The rocket launcher is also well suited for breaking the armor of a beetle. At higher difficulty levels, the front of the Acid Spitter is protected, and you will have to shoot the weak point at the back of the Terminite.
Beware: The Acid Spitter can explode if you kill it by shooting at its rear, the acid reservoir, and may damage you or your teammates with the acid that is spread as a result.
You should avoid using a flamethrower in the fight against the Acid Spitter. Behind the flames, it can be difficult to see if the Acid Spitter is preparing its attack. Also, you are not very mobile with the flamethrower, and the damage against the Acid Spitter is limited. It is quite possible that you will take an acid spit attack while you are happily setting the area on fire.
Eliminating the Acid Spitter can be a daily task in Helldivers 2. You will need to look for missions/operations where you can encounter Acid Spitters and take out some of them.
The series Navy CIS has been running since 2003. However, its creator left production after four seasons. Depending on whom you ask, you will receive different reasons for this.
Which series is it about? Navy CIS, commonly referred to as NCIS, is an American crime series that has been airing since 2003. So far, there are a total of 21 seasons.
The series tells of a group of investigators from the US Navy who solve various crimes. For many years, Mark Harmon played Jeroy Jethro Gibbs, who led his team.
Although the series is still running today, one of the two creators of the series was only involved for four seasons. After just five years, Donald P. Bellisario left the project. The reason for this remains unclear to this day.
Why did the production separate from its creator? Although NCIS has become a fixture in the American television landscape over the years, the production was anything but easy at the beginning.
And here could already lie the reason for the split from series creator Bellisario. The writer apparently had a rather idiosyncratic way of working. As executive producer Charley Floyd revealed, Bellisario discarded entire scripts just before filming.
The actors sometimes did not know what they would be playing next or what would happen to their character. The dialogues were also difficult to understand for some, which further hampered the work.
Particularly, lead actor Mark Harmon was disturbed by the circumstances. This led to differences between the two. According to producer Floyd, Harmon did not say that Bellisario had to leave the series, but he did apply pressure and called working with him “difficult”.
Subsequently, the production asked the series creator to step back. And eventually, that happened as well.
What does Bellisario say himself? If you ask the person concerned, the story sounds a little different. While the production likely thought it was best for the series to part ways with Bellisario, he cites a different reason for his departure.
It was simply time to do something else and move on. I had done enough for the show, so I left. It was my decision.
So it sounds as if the conflict with the lead actor was not, at least for Bellisario, a reason for parting with the series. It also seems to have been voluntary. Despite everything, Bellisario retained his credit as Executive Producer in the credits.
By the way, NCIS has not suffered from this at all. In addition to the 21 seasons, there are further spin-offs which are set in Los Angeles, Hawaii, or Sydney, among other places.
Maurice Weber, a well-known German strategy expert on Twitch, is convinced that Manor Lords is the building game of the future. Why he believes this and what makes the game so special, we tell you on MeinMMO.
Who is the strategy expert? Maurice Weber is an editor at GameStar and a daily Twitch streamer since mid-2022. On Twitch, he wins the hearts of viewers with his relaxed, cheeky manner. In doing so, he has developed a distinctive preference for challenging strategy games.
What is Manor Lords?
Manor Lords is a strategy game.
It was developed by Slavic Magic and published by Hooded Horse.
What makes Manor Lords special? In the latest YouTube video from Maurice Weber, he describes Manor Lords as the “building game of the future” because it feels like the next evolutionary step for city-building and strategy games. He admits that the game, although it has already experienced a lot of hype, is still in Early Access and thus some content is missing.
However, he emphasizes that if the planned features are implemented as well as what is already in place, Manor Lords could become the best building game of all time.
“It is wonderful how detailed this game is at every corner.”
What positive things does Maurice say about the game? Maurice Weber says that you can build in this game in a completely organic way, without rigid square grids.
This allows for placing lovingly medieval villages in vast landscapes, which he particularly enjoys. He highlights that the buildings are constructed piece by piece, beam by beam, and that the construction process is beautifully designed. Maurice emphasizes: “It is wonderful how detailed this game is at every corner.”
The streamer mentions that Manor Lords is a rather leisurely building game, which pleases him even more, as each milestone in the game becomes significant.
He also loves the freedom in expanding the buildings. He tells that you can upgrade almost every residential building in Manor Lords, for example with goat stables, vegetable gardens, or chicken coops. Later, you can even add artisan quarters, such as a brewery, a shoemaker, or a blacksmith.
Maurice mentions that the battles in Manor Lords are impressively animated and offer a versatile combat system, with different stances, troop morale, exhaustion, and friendly fire.
Unfortunately, there are still too few battles, which he notes critically. The community has also complained about this, but the developer has announced that the focus will continue to be on city building.
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What negative reports does he have? Maurice Weber not only highlights the positive aspects of Manor Lords in his video but also points out some weaknesses and bugs. For example, he shows clips where villagers walk through walls.
He also mentions that there are tools in the production chain that currently have no use. In the demo, they still had a function, but in Early Access, this aspect does not seem to be fully developed yet.
Despite these problems, Maurice emphasizes that the game is being actively developed. He himself played a review version before the official Early Access and reported some bugs that have since been fixed.
Alongside the minor bugs, Maurice points out a deeper weakness of the game: the waning tension. He explains that even at the highest difficulty level, only the beginning is challenging, and the tension greatly decreases later on. This could be a problem that needs more time to be resolved.
What conclusion does Maurice draw? In the conclusion of his video, Maurice Weber emphasizes that it is not a problem that Manor Lords does not have everything in Early Access yet. In his view, the game is already wonderful and provides a solid foundation for future content.
He looks forward to the developments that are yet to come, mentioning planned features such as AI opponent cities on the map, cavalry troops, as well as walls and castles. All these additions could provide more tension and long-term motivation.
Maurice stresses that the game is far from the end of its journey and that there is still plenty of room for growth. Despite the current weaknesses, Maurice Weber is already completely enthusiastic about Manor Lords and can hardly wait to follow the game’s journey further.
An indie studio from Berlin is currently working on a new survival game on Steam that will let you fight for survival in the Teutoburg Forest. A concept that might work well, but the graphics leave players skeptical.
Which game are we talking about here? Lost Legions is a new survival game on Steam from the indie studio Tarock Interactive, based in Berlin. There is no release date for the game yet, as the developments are still in the pre-alpha phase.
On the official Steam page, it states that Lost Legions is a historical exploration and survival game set in a handcrafted world that you can explore with up to 4 players. It will be played on player-hosted servers.
A first trailer already gives you a glimpse of the setting and the world of Lost Legions, where some might feel at home:
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In Lost Legions you will become a Roman soldier in Germany
What is behind the concept? In Lost Legions, you take on the role of a Roman soldier fighting for survival in the Teutoburg Forest after the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest. You are thus located in the year 9 AD in a forest in ancient Germania.
You have the choice between four playable characters, each with their own background. All NPCs in Lost Legions are also supposed to have their own detailed backstories and personalities.
As a legionnaire, you are not surprisingly not well-received in the Teutoburg Forest and lose everything you have due to a German ambush. After that, you must first learn to survive on what the forest offers you. As typical for a survival game, you will need to gather, chop down trees, and hunt to craft your initial weapons, gear, and tools.
Some of the core features of Lost Legions:
Multiple biomes with different animals, resources, and challenges.
Fights are based on your equipment and should therefore be carefully prepared.
You use different weapons with unique attacks, evasion maneuvers, and blocks.
You build Roman war camps or conquer enemy villages to redesign them according to your vision.
You receive new recipes from equipment left behind after the battle.
You can rescue NPCs and recruit them as new legionnaires. You can then send them to gather resources or discover interesting places.
In Lost Legions, you can expect an engaging story about betrayal and the struggle for survival. Topics such as colonialism and imperialism are to be addressed.
What criticism is there? Even though the concept and setting sound quite promising and could certainly work well, there is currently some criticism regarding Lost Legions. Especially under the trailer (via Tarock Interactive and IGN), one reads many comments criticizing the graphics and performance.
Here, the animations are particularly noted, and less the graphics of the environments or characters themselves. The character’s movements are said to look unfinished and not fluid. One user mentions that simply running with the character drops the framerate.
In general, many users simply note that the graphics look unfinished. “Is this pre-pre-pre-pre-pre-alpha material?” asks user Alice.59. Since Lost Legions is indeed in the pre-alpha phase, it is not so unlikely that the graphics can still change and improve significantly.
User seanduncan9722 rates the concept with a 10 out of 10 but the animations only with a 3 out of 10, noting that they urgently need to be revised. In their response, the developers write: “[…] We are in the pre-alpha phase, so there is still a long way to go until release. Fortunately, animations are easier to improve than the concept.”
The developers seem to take the reactions seriously and may work on better animations in the future. Whether and how they succeed in doing so will remain to be seen.
Genfanad – Generic Fantasy Adventure promised a nostalgic MMORPG gaming experience and was able to raise $20,000 via Kickstarter in 2022. However, after the subsequent early access phase on Steam, it ultimately won’t see a final launch. The servers will go offline on April 30, 2024.
What have the developers of Genfanad announced in detail? In a post on X, the developers of Rose Tinted Games explained that they have made the difficult decision to cease development on Genfanad.
The reason they cite is the lack of financial resources to continue working on the project. While the Kickstarter campaign raised almost double the target amount of $10,000 in 2022, it was only a fraction of the costs that had already been invested in the development of Genfanad.
Last year, they attempted to realign the MMORPG to help the early access version on Steam achieve more success, the developers continued. However, feedback from the community made the team realize that Genfanad could not be released with the quality standards that the studio had hoped for.
Also, the servers of ArcheAge will go offline – here is the launch trailer of the MMORPG:
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ArcheAge Launch Trailer
What happens now with Genfanad? Since the announcement of the shutdown, you can no longer obtain the game on Steam. Starting from April 30, 2024, all Patreon supporters will also lose access to the servers.
It’s unfortunate: Just in March 2024, there was a new demo for the Steam Deckbuilding Fest that included a revised tutorial, the first story chapter, crafting, dungeons, and PvP. Obviously, it also failed to attract enough interested players to the servers.
What kind of game was Genfanad? You missed a mix of trading card game and MMORPG that takes you into the world of Nuublandia. The core features read as follows:
There are group battles against epic bosses and PvP.
Those who do not want to fight can try their hand as a miner, blacksmith, or gardener. A total of 16 such skills can be leveled up.
You can find, upgrade, and battle with over 150 collectible cards.
There are countless quests that tell humorous stories.
OLED is currently considered the alternative for TVs and monitors. However, in a few years, there could be a better and cheaper option. What is QDEL and when can we purchase the new “wonder technology” for monitors and TVs?
OLED TVs, monitors, and other devices are often very expensive. However, the next step in development for monitors could be QDEL screens, short for “Quantum Dot Electroluminescent”, also known as NanoLED.
Unfortunately, it may still take two years before you can buy monitors and TVs with QDEL displays.
QDEL is set to become the better alternative to OLED soon
What are the advantages? QDEL screens are said to have no backlighting. Instead, each quantum dot is supposed to emit its own light.
The advantage of this: displays with the new QDEL technology offer a significantly larger color gamut than OLED panels and are also said to be brighter, more affordable, and more resistant to burn-in.
Colleagues from Ars Technica explain that QDEL is likely to offer a significantly better price-performance ratio than OLED displays. Only LCD-LED displays may continue to perform better from a price-performance perspective. This all speaks in favor of the new technology for now.
In a conversation with Ars Technica, David Hsieh, Senior Research Director for Displays at the market research company Omdia, stated that he expects QDEL to have the greatest impact on televisions, PC displays, and the automotive industry when it comes to consumer goods.
However, it may still take a while before we can buy TVs or gaming monitors with the corresponding technology.
When will QDEL displays be available in stores? The company Nanosys, which is leading the development, is aiming for commercial availability in 2026. This is primarily due to the production method needed to manufacture the displays. In the past, there have been repeated issues with producing display units without damaging individual “quantum dots”.
More interesting monitors: Spending a lot of time in front of a screen isn’t exactly good for our eyes. However, a 17-year-old teenager has apparently found a solution to this problem quite simply. You can read more about it directly on MeinMMO:
For Tyrande, the dominion over the night elves in World of Warcraft. A small change in the game reflects this as well.
Night elf fans in World of Warcraft have basically known only one leader since the beginning of time. While humans or orcs change their leaders every few years, night elves could rely on the consistency of Tyrande Whisperwind and Malfurion Stormrage. But that is now coming to an end, as Tyrande is no longer the “leader of the Kaldorei”.
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WoW: Guardians of the Dream – Launch Trailer
What happens in patch 10.2.7? In the PTR of the upcoming patch 10.2.7, savvy players have noticed a small detail that was implemented during the last update.
Tyrande Whisperwind previously held the title “leader of the Kaldorei” in Bel’ameth. However, this title disappears in patch 10.2.7 and is no longer found under the name of the high priestess.
A happy family – but mom and dad are retiring. For now.
Why does Tyrande lose the title? The reason Tyrande is no longer the “leader of the Kaldorei” has already been experienced in the story of patch 10.2. After the heroes of Azeroth succeeded in bringing Amirdrassil to Azeroth, founding Bel’ameth, and simultaneously retrieving Malfurion from the Ardenweald, Tyrande made a decision: she wants to temporarily retire with Malfurion and observe the settlement of Amirdrassil.
She passes the responsibility of leadership to her adopted daughter Shandris Feathermoon, who still holds the title “General of the Sentinel Army” – and likely will for the foreseeable future.
How well Shandris manages to fill her leadership role among the night elves, and whether this might lead to new political tensions, will surely be revealed in the coming months and years.
At the beginning of 2024, City of Heroes celebrated a remarkable comeback, officially sanctioned by NCSoft. Now, the 20th anniversary of the superhero MMORPG is upcoming, with members of the original development team. Few other online role-playing games have such a turbulent 20-year history.
Why is City of Heroes back? The superhero adventure from NCSoft and Cryptic Studios was originally released in April 2004 (USA) and in February 2005. On December 1, 2012, it was discontinued and the servers went offline.
Initially launched as a subscription model, it switched to a Free2Play model in 2011 – here is the trailer:
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City of Heroes – Trailer zum Free2Play-Wechsel
Why are the operators celebrating the 20th anniversary? Despite the official discontinuation at the end of 2012, City of Heroes was never completely gone. In 2015, parts of the community provided a way to meet and chat in areas of the City of Heroes world with newly created characters through Paragon Chat (via Titan Network). However, the gameplay mechanics were missing.
In 2019, a YouTuber named Destroyer Stroyer revealed that there had been a functional private server named SCORE (Secret Cabal of Reverse Engineers) since 2013, which could be played secretly by a group of chosen ones (via PC Gamer).
While the revelation caused much anger in parts of the City of Heroes community, this SCORE server ultimately formed the foundation for the official comeback of the superhero MMORPG – noting that the Homecoming server has also been around for five years.
What made City of Heroes special can be found here:
How will the anniversary be celebrated? Starting April 30, 2024, time capsules will appear throughout the game world of City of Heroes. Inside the containers, you’ll find a variety of gifts, including pets, anniversary tokens, temporary powers, and “some surprises from the past”.
Additionally, a Q&A session will take place in early May, with 19 members of the original development team participating. Finally, the operators will host a costume contest on May 19 and 26, where participants can earn unique badges and titles, as well as anniversary tokens.
In Pokémon GO, you can now get Schligda. We have summarized where you can find it, what evolution it has, and how strong it is here on MeinMMO.
What kind of Pokémon is Schligda? Schligda is a Water-type Pokémon from the 9th generation of games. It is also referred to as the Sea Eel Pokémon due to its appearance and can evolve into Schligdri with the help of 50 candies.
With the major update to the biomes, Schligda and its evolution were introduced in Pokémon GO. We will explain where you should best look for this water Pokémon, what it looks like, and if it is even worth it.
You can see an overview of the update in the following video.
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Pokémon GO: It’s time to #RediscoverGO!
Finding Schligda – Everything about the Biome, Appearance & a Location Trick
In which biome can you find Schligda? Unlike other wild Pokémon in the game, Schligda can only be found in the Beach biome. However, as trainers have noted on social media, some shores of larger rivers and lakes are also recognized as a type of beach or natural coast. So, with a bit of luck, you may encounter Schligda there as well.
In the game, you can recognize the corresponding biomes by their background. You should look for a beach landscape or a shore with water. However, trainers have found another trick to figure out where there are beaches and natural shores near you.
Trainer shows trick to find the right biome
What is this trick? The developers of Pokémon GO use data from OpenStreetMap for their map. As a trainer has now found out and shared in his Reddit post, there is a trick to finding the corresponding biome.
He explains that to search for Schligda, you can use the homepage of Overpass Turbo, which also utilizes data from OpenStreetMap. On this page, you have the option to search the map for specific areas.
All you need to do is to choose your desired location and then enter the following code into the field on the left side.
Note that you should use the straight apostrophe when entering the quotation marks (on a PC above the 2 key in the letter block). Alternatively, you can also use the apostrophe above the # symbol.
Now you can confirm your input by clicking the green button Execute. Afterwards, the map will show you colored circles indicating where there are beaches or natural shore sections near you. These locations give you a guideline on where to look for Schligda. You can see how it looks in the example of Erfurt in the following image:
Extract of the area search using the example of Erfurt (Image source: overpass-turbo.eu)
How can you recognize Schligda? You can recognize Schligda by its bright, worm-like body that peeks out from a sand hole. Its red nose is particularly striking. Overall, the Pokémon visually resembles Digda, but is still a distinct monster.
There are also similarities with its evolution Schligdri. This one has three red, eel-like bodies protruding from a rock. Here too, there are parallels to Digdri, the evolution of Digda.
Is there a shiny version of Schligda? No, there is currently no shiny version of the water Pokémon in the game. If it ever comes, you will recognize the shiny by its yellow body and purple nose.
How strong is Schligda? Schligda and Schligdri are both not particularly strong. While Schligdri has a solid attack value, it does not hold up well in battles and also cannot impress in defense. For raids and the GO Battle League, there are a whole range of better candidates that you should consider in battle.
For whom is Schligda worth it? The water Pokémon is mainly worth it for trainers who want to fill their PokéDex. If you’re looking for a monster for raids or the GO Battle League, Schligda is not the right choice and you should rather rely on one of the best attackers in Pokémon GO. And shiny hunters also will not get their money’s worth with the Sea Eel Pokémon.
Have you already secured a specimen? Feel free to let us know in the comments and exchange ideas with other trainers about it.
Since its release in 2006, the profound animeDeath Note is considered one of the greatest animes of all time. The manga was created by Tsugumi Ohba, who recognized his career aspirations early on.
Who is it about? Tsugumi Ohba is the author and creator of the manga Death Note.
Ohba’s true identity is a secret. Neither his real name nor his gender is known. Due to the pseudonym, Ohba is mostly referred to as male.
In addition to Death Note, he also created the mangas Bakuman and Platinum End.
For Death Note, he worked together with the artist Takeshi Obata, who brought the story to life with his illustrations.
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3 fantastic anime series that you can watch on Netflix
“Mangaka” is certainly not one of the most traditional professions one can pursue. However, for Death Note creator Tsugumi Ohba, it was clear early on that he had to follow his own interests.
When I was a child, I read a lot of manga and always looked up to the creators. But what ultimately made me create mangas was when I grew up and realized I had to work to survive. And normal work did not appeal to me.
Who inspired him? For his work, he did not have a specific mentor, he further explains in the interview. However, there were three artists who inspired him significantly:
Shotaro Ishinomori: Very influential mangaka, among others responsible for Cyborg 009 and Himitsu Sentai Gorenger
Fujio Fujiko: A mangaka duo, among others the creators of Doraemon
Fujio Akatsuka: Also known as “The King of Gag Manga”, created among others Osomatsu-kun
Being successful as a mangaka is certainly not easy. You are not the one who decides what is good and what is not, Ohba explains. Therefore, he has the following advice for young mangakas:
I think you just have to create as much as you can. And don’t be shy. Share your creations with as many people as possible.
One of the greatest and most significant mangas is also One Piece. The story is currently nearing its end, and fans are looking forward to an exciting finale. However, for the mangaka Eiichiro Oda, this could be an enormous physical strain:
Marcel “MontanaBlack” Eris (36) is one of the most famous streamers on German Twitch. Recently, however, the 36-year-old has been less active on air and hardly appears in his home setup. There is an unpleasant reason for this, as he now reveals.
What is the deal with streaming outside? We are talking about so-called IRL streams, where streamers move in the “real world.” For a long time, MontanaBlack was mainly seen in his “headquarters,” his streaming room bathed in neon light.
In 2024, the trend continues: MontanaBlack streams significantly less, but more IRL. Last year, the streamer was on air an average of 4 times a week for 5 hours each time. In the current year, MontanaBlack has shown up only about 3 times a week on average, and the trend is declining. During this time, IRL made up more than a third of his content, almost 38% (via TwitchTracker).
In the stream from April 28, 2024, MontanaBlack admitted that not only the fun of outdoor activities is behind this change. The entire stream is available on his Twitch channel.
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MontanaBlack is one of the most well-known streamers in Germany – This was his very first video
No more streams from headquarters for now
Why does he hardly stream from home anymore? MontanaBlack explains that he wants to feel comfortable at home. However, due to “certain circumstances,” he can no longer do so at the moment. The reason is viewers who terrorize him with wrong food orders and emergency calls. We are talking about so-called food raids and swatting.
This is what it’s all about: These supposed pranks are increasingly becoming a problem on Twitch. Streamers often don’t talk about it because they don’t want to give the perpetrators any attention and therefore encourage them further. According to reports from SPIEGEL and the ARD magazine Kontraste, there is a group that is supposedly behind swatting incidents involving 132 Twitch streamers.
In Germany, swatting is punishable by law and can be punished with a monetary fine or imprisonment for up to one year (via Anwalt.org). However, that is not enough for MontanaBlack. He says he feels abandoned and must now face the consequences.
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According to the 36-year-old, these incidents are also responsible for the fact that he streams less overall and has only gone live from home when a friend was present. Thus, he didn’t have to get up himself when there was “action at his doorstep” again.
The situation is said to have also affected his streams. MontanaBlack says he has been more tense than joyful when going live and has constantly kept an eye on his surveillance system. Viewers may have noticed that he was easier to provoke. However, he no longer wants to continue like this. He wants to preserve his home, his “feel-good oasis”.
MontanaBlack assures that he indeed has a desire to stream and has some cool projects planned. Fans also do not have to completely forgo the home setup: He wants to continue hosting his off-stream recordings there.
Unfortunately, IRL streams are also not safe from swatting. On the contrary, this type of content was long regarded as particularly dangerous, as it is relatively easy for viewers to find out the current whereabouts of the streamers. This was exemplified by the case of the notorious IcePoseidon, who was terrorized daily with police deployments.
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In Destiny 2, many things will change with “The Final Shape”, and one of them is sunsetting. Bungie has retired many good weapons, but now these weapons should be usable again. What Bungie says about it and how the community reacts, you can find out here.
What has Bungie announced? Bungie announced in their latest TWID post from last week, that old weapons that have fallen victim to sunsetting are set to return. So, old weapons that you have kept but can no longer infuse will be relevant again with the release of “The Final Shape”. You will be able to use them in any activity and push them to the highest light level.
Despite the great news, players will now wonder why the change is coming only now. Many fans have already dismantled their old firearms to make enough space in their vault. So, the adjustment comes too late for many.
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Destiny 2: The Final Shape – Gameplay trailer for the new talents
Bungie regrets that many Guardians have deleted their weapons
How does Bungie justify its change? According to the developers, the change has to do with the development of fireteam power. There was an issue with legacy gear because when your fireteam’s archetype boosts your power, power limits are ignored—also those of old weapons.
After the team analyzed the issue, they concluded to lift the power limits on old weapons. This means you can use old weapons with their grayed-out season symbol again and infuse them. Despite the great change, this comes too late for some players. Many Guardians have dismantled their old relics by now before the release of “The Final Shape” to make space.
Bungie is aware of this and also regrets that there is no system to restore them, but hope is not completely lost. The developers plan in the future for a way to obtain modern variants of these weapons to complete your collection again.
What do players say? The mood on social media is extremely positive. Many fans are happy that it was worth keeping their old mementos. Despite this, some players are also disappointed because sunsetting has caused too much damage:
“There were many issues. I lost 8 friends I could play with. They said this decision was the last straw. I will still be devoted, but I have lost some of the best raid players. […]” – xMADJORAx
“I have great respect for you all reconsidering this decision. Keep it up!” – GeekElysium
“I can’t say that this is undoubtedly one of the biggest changes you have made, but I can’t help but feel a bittersweet feeling as I deleted almost all of my sunset weapons. I would have loved to use some of my OG weapons from the first year of Destiny to kill the Witness.” – Ward0701
What do you think of the change that Bungie will soon implement in Destiny 2? Are you celebrating it or do you believe Bungie had planned this long ago? Let us know in the comments!
Some companions can be found in Baldur’s Gate 3 only later in the game. A player is playing through the RPG for the first time and is in Act 3 after several hundred hours, where he meets Minsc. Veterans have known the barbarian for almost 30 years.
Spoiler warning: This is about content that you will find only in Act 3 of the game.
Minsc is voiced by the legendary voice actor Matt Mercer (Critical Role, Cassidy in Overwatch). Mercer is one of the most well-known Dungeon Masters worldwide and is considered an absolute genius in Dungeons & Dragons.
This is what makes Minsc so special: Minsc is the only companion that you can recruit only in Act 3, just before the end of the game. However, you first have to free him, as he is under mind control.
A player has now met Minsc for the very first time after investing several hundred hours into the game (via Reddit). When he met him for the first time, his reaction was:
Okay, the dude is clearly a badass, he has something. Then I recruited him, and I was like: “Okay, looks g… – Wait, is he just running off to smash stone walls to show me something?” And then we meet BOO, I can’t tell you how quickly the character became one of my favorites.
Many new players have shared similar reactions in the past. For veterans, this is a reason for joy, as they have known Minsc for ages.
Baldur’s Gate 3: Reset Character and Choose New Class
“Minsc has been our homie for 30 years”
Minsc was already a companion in the first Baldur’s Gate from 1998, which was an RPG by Bioware. Since then, he has appeared in every part of the series and even had appearances in some D&D books and comics, as one user explains.
The ranger is simply an icon in the world, it is said. Larian has done a superb job capturing Minsc’s character and bringing him to life in Baldur’s Gate 3. In particular, his lines are among the best in the entire game. When you first meet Boo and respond with: “It’s an honor,” Minsc simply replies: “Uh, no. That’s a hamster.”
Baldur’s Gate 3 can be quite tough. But is the tutorial too difficult? After all, millions of players have not gotten past it.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is arguably the best role-playing game to have been released in the last 10 years. Nevertheless, there are some players who haven’t even managed to complete the tutorial. Even before reaching the legendary Sword Coast, they have already thrown in the towel, turned their backs on Faerun, and likely broken Shadowheart’s heart in the process.
The number of these players is in the hundreds of thousands – probably even in the millions.
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Baldur’s Gate 3 is coming to PS5 – Trailer prepares for console release
Where do the data come from? The basis of this data is the achievements on Steam. There, players can see which achievements have already been earned by other purchasers of the game, along with the percentage of the total player base that has completed the achievement.
Which achievement is being discussed? We are talking about the achievement “Fall from Avernus.” This is obtained once the flight on the Nautiloid has been successfully completed – basically the tutorial of the game. Usually, this section takes at most two hours, and even then, one has probably taken their time.
“Only” 91.2% of Baldur’s Gate 3 owners have earned this achievement (via steam). This means that tens of thousands of players have never made it past the tutorial.
Although there are no exact sales figures, SteamSpy estimates that Baldur’s Gate 3 has sold around 31 million copies – just on Steam. This would mean that around 3 million players never managed to complete the tutorial.
Why do many not get through the tutorial? The reasons for this are surely varied and cannot be precisely identified. Some possibilities include:
Players who buy a game during the current hype but then actually have no time to play it.
Others buy it and then find that it doesn’t run well on their PC, and the next PC purchase is still months away.
Still, others have simply realized: The game is not for me. Especially turn-based combat doesn’t appeal to everyone, even though Baldur’s Gate 3 has managed to convince many of this principle.
Ultimately, it’s also not reliably possible to say how many have really failed at the tutorial or how many have never started the game after purchasing it. It likely wasn’t due to the difficulty of the tutorial, as that is quite moderate.
Are you among those who have never made it off the Nautiloid? Has Baldur’s Gate 3 also landed “unstated” on your Pile of Shame?
Last Epoch had a good chance to become a strong competitor for Diablo 4 at its release. Now reviews and player numbers are slowly declining. Players who have invested hundreds of hours into the game explain what annoys them – and outrage fans who find such reviews unfair.
This is the state of Last Epoch:
Last Epoch has been in development for over 6 years. The beta and early access started on Steam back in April 2019.
Now, 3 months later, the reviews on Steam stand at only 69% “mixed” and the game has lost over 80% of its players (via steamcharts).
What bothers people about Last Epoch? Recently, there have been many negative reviews from players on Steam who have invested 200 hours or more. One player states, Last Epoch simply lacks endgame content – this has been a topic before. Build diversity is present, but eventually it becomes boring, Last Epoch is overrated (via Steam). In a somewhat more balanced review, it is stated:
Steam really needs a neutral rating. […] I really like Last Epoch and think it’s a great game. But there are a few performance issues that should be fixed before pushing new content. […] The game is mostly playable, but the performance issues are strong enough to raise concerns so I say: Buy the game only if you don’t mind such things.
Another player writes: At some point, you hit a wall. Leveling is fun, but in the end, you stagnate against the same enemies and bosses. It is more likely that Diablo 4 will improve before Last Epoch can provide new content (via Steam).
Shortly after release, some players returned to Diablo 4 after hundreds of hours. A new optimism is currently emerging here because Blizzard appears to be polishing a lot. According to players, Diablo 4 currently has more to do.
However, the reviews from critics are also being rejected. In the community, fans are currently upset: This is simply unfair to Last Epoch.
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Last Epoch: The ARPG Showcases Classes, Battles, and Challenges in the Launch Trailer
“200 hours for 30 dollars is a bargain”
On Reddit, these reviews are currently angering fans. Anyone who invests 200 hours into a game that costs only 30 dollars (or correctly 33.99 euros) should not complain. That corresponds to eight and a half full days, how could one not recommend something like that?
It is one thing if one can’t grind for 1,000 hours, but another to directly discourage a purchase. Last Epoch does its job well, even if, after hundreds of hours, one simply no longer wants to play.
Others concede that such criticism may be justified. After all, Last Epoch has been playable for many years. Those who have gained experience during this time and now say that the game is not worth it have a valid point.
A player, who claims to have invested over 3,000 hours, agrees. He states: In the past, during early access, he would have recommended Last Epoch. However, for a full version, it is quite meager. He still recommends it for genre fans, but Path of Exile and Grim Dawn are currently the better alternatives. We have also compared for you: Diablo 4, Path of Exile, Last Epoch – Which action-RPG should I play?
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In a new MMO on Steam, you must face the struggle for survival in a flooded world. However, there are currently some negative reviews due to paid bonuses and a premium edition.
What game is this about? Age of Water is a new MMO on Steam that launched in Early Access on April 25, 2024. The game was developed by the indie studio Three Whales, and published by Gaijin Network Ltd.
After the world was almost completely flooded, the few survivors of humanity are trying to adapt to this new situation. Floating settlements have formed on the water, and individuals are trying to survive on ships by collecting scrap, smuggling, trading, and defending against pirates.
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Age of Water zeigt Launch Trailer zum Early Access
After the tutorial, you can build your own ship and a base, and tackle quests either solo or with your friends. Age of Water offers you PvP gameplay, although the developers have already noted that this is not crucial for the game. Players who want to play without PvP can do so without disadvantages.
The game is currently in Early Access. It is not yet determined how long this phase will last. Instead, the developers want to decide at some point when the game is finished and will deliver new updates with more story content and make changes based on feedback until then.
What criticism is there already? Graphically, Age of Water does not look bad at first glance, and the concept sounds relatively interesting. Nevertheless, the rating on Steam is only 58 percent, which is barely balanced. These bad reviews have a relatively simple reason.
Shortly after the release, players complained about various bonuses that can be obtained for a fee in a shop. There were also complaints about the more expensive premium edition, which also includes some extra bonuses.
This concerns, for example, in-game currency, skins, and ship upgrades. Some players labeled the option to receive these bonuses for a fee as Pay2Win and justified their bad reviews with it. (via steamcommunity.com)
How are the developers responding? In fact, the developers responded to the complaints of players on the very day of the release and provided a statement on their official website regarding the bonuses and the premium edition:
All bonuses in the premium edition were designed to provide a starting boost as assistance for the first few hours in PvE, and not to influence success in PvP or PvE beyond the first few gameplay hours.
It is their wish, the devs continue, that success in combat lies with the players themselves and cannot be bought with money. They also claim to keep an eye on whether the bonuses work as they should. If not, they would address “the necessary changes” as a top priority.
“Currently, the team is thoroughly studying your feedback and the statistics,” it also states in the official statement. It was promised beforehand that the feedback would be decisive for further development. Whether and how the shop and the premium edition will change remains to be seen.
A trainer wanted to take advantage of an event in Pokémon GO and refrained from playing properly for days. However, a mistake ruined his plan. We from MeinMMO explain to you what exactly happened and what important change he is now demanding from the developers.
Which event is it about? On Sunday, April 28, 2024, the Hatching Day with Pii took place in Pokémon GO. For this event, trainers could encounter the baby Pokémon of the fairy type from the 2 km eggs they received during the event, and even obtain it with a higher chance of being shiny. In addition, there was a shortened hatching distance for all eggs.
Many did not want to miss this event and made preparations days in advance to secure as many eggs as possible during Hatching Day. This also included Reddit user 08-Jacob, who largely refrained from playing for days. However, a mistake ruined it for him. Therefore, he is now demanding an important change. We show you what it is.
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Pokémon GO: This is what the new season ‘World full of Wonders’ looks like in the trailer
Trainer demands blocking feature for eggs
What mistake did he make? As Reddit user 08-Jacob explains in his post, he largely refrained from Pokémon GO in the two days before Hatching Day and did not turn any PokéStops, among other things. The reason for this was his empty egg slots, which he wanted to save for the event with Pii.
However, before the event started, he made a mistake. He fought against one of the Rocket bosses and subsequently received a 12 km egg. As he explains in his post, he did not know that eggs could also come from that.
This mistake, however, was not the only one. Due to a moment of inattention, he lost another egg slot by accidentally opening a friend’s gift while sending gifts. From this, he received a 7 km egg. He vented his frustration on Reddit and is now calling for an urgent change in the game.
What change is he demanding? After consciously limiting himself while playing to avoid getting new eggs and then being “punished” by two mistakes with high eggs, 08-Jacob is now demanding an important change in the game. He believes there should be an option where players can set whether they want to receive new eggs or not.
This way, players would not have to restrict themselves when playing and could still participate in hatching events without problems. He explains on Reddit:
After 1.5 days of “unnatural” playing, during which I avoided spinning stops and hardly caught anything because I wanted to hatch the eggs before Hatching Day, I accidentally fought a Rocket boss without knowing it would give me an egg. Later, I also accidentally opened a gift while sending gifts.
These two “accidents” and the restrictions on playing during those days have led me to conclude that it is long overdue for Niantic to activate a function similar to “opening gifts while the item bag is full” to block receiving all types of eggs in the settings that can be toggled on and off as desired.
Why are eggs a problem? In Pokémon GO, there are different eggs that can be obtained in various ways. They primarily differ in the distance that must be covered to hatch them, but also by their contents. While 12 km eggs can only be obtained from Team Rocket and 7 km eggs from gifts, the 2, 5, and 10 km eggs are randomly found at PokéStops and Gyms.
However, since each player only has 9 regular egg slots and the 3 additional spots can only be used for special eggs from Adventure Sync or Team Rocket provided the other slots are already filled, the spaces are severely limited. Furthermore, unlike most other contents in the game, eggs cannot be deleted.
The only way to remove eggs is to hatch them. However, there is also a difficulty here, as each trainer only has one free, infinite incubator. Anyone wanting to hatch more than one egg at the same time has to purchase more using PokéCoins. This is particularly annoying and frustrating during special hatching events or with poor egg contents.
Trainers demand a delete function: In the Reddit community, trainers can understand 08-Jacob’s frustration. For many years, players have criticized the handling of eggs. While other contents, like Pokémon or items, can be deleted, this is not the case with eggs. To get rid of unwanted eggs, one can only hatch them.
Furthermore, the nature of Hatching Days significantly differs from other events. Since it primarily revolves around hatching event eggs, players need adequate space to even obtain them. Therefore, anyone with old eggs in their bag must first hatch these, which takes time.
For this reason, many players agree with 08-Jacob’s suggestion and wish for a new feature. However, they would preferably like to be able to simply delete eggs. But some are open to the suggestion of a blocking feature as an alternative. Thus, one can read the following in the Reddit comments:
AbsolTamerCody: Yes. Exactly that. Because as long as eggs cannot be deleted (as a side effect, it would be easier to get 10 km eggs), a lock for the egg bag would be perfect.
krispyboiz: This shows how Hatching Days differ from other days. On Community Days, you can usually just start playing. On Research Days, you need to be near PokéStops, but then you can start. On Raid Days, you have to be near gyms and sometimes around other people, but you can choose when to start. You can’t really start playing on a Hatching Day if you are full of eggs. The event has some weaknesses.
tokyoedo: I just wish you could delete eggs. Or at least use them for an omelet.
Trainers do not believe in implementation: However, the implementation of a delete or blocking function for eggs is not conceivable for everyone. Some trainers in the comments are convinced that Niantic profits from the sale of incubators by not having such a function, which is why they will not implement these options. For example, shadraig writes in the comments:
Do you not understand the psychology behind all of this?
a) they force us to clean up the eggs (here they can earn coins because people might want to buy one or two more incubators)
b) they count on us accidentally opening a gift with fat fingers, and then we have to clean up the eggs again (here they can earn coins because people might want to buy one or two more incubators)
c) they let us walk a few miles on a weekend day [for the event] (here they can earn coins because people might want to buy one or two more incubators)
Niantic will never let us delete eggs Niantic will never give us a switch to toggle egg reception on and off.
Whether there will perhaps still be a change regarding eggs remains to be seen. Should there be new information on this, you will find it at MeinMMO.
Game of Thrones ended after eight seasons with a conclusion that disappointed fans. But even the author of the books, George R.R. Martin, was far from satisfied.
Game of Thrones is one of the major series of the last fifteen years. It enjoyed extreme popularity for a long time. Only towards the end did fan enthusiasm wane, and the finale was so disappointing that the last season received only 30% (user ratings) on Rotten Tomatoes.
While they adhered to the author of the source material, George R.R. Martin’s instructions for the scripts of the first seasons, they departed from this starting in season 5.
Perhaps you will like the prequel series “House of the Dragon” better. Here you can see the trailer:
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House of the Dragon – English trailer for the prequel series to „Game of Thrones“
George R.R. Martin foresaw the disappointment
What does the author think about it? Just like the fans, George R.R. Martin was also dissatisfied with the end of the series. This was mainly because the showrunners no longer consulted him starting from season 5 and began to go their own way.
According to Paul Haas, a representative of the writer, he had foreseen that the end of the series would disappoint. Who would be sitting on the Iron Throne at the end could have been guessed through too many hints.
At the same time, Martin, according to his representative, avoids too many hints in the books to maintain suspense. The author had devised a good strategy on how he would resolve the plot.
However, the showrunners of the series wanted nothing to do with it and wrote their own finale. Paul Haas states:
George loves Dan and Dave, but after season 5 he began to worry about the path they had taken, because George knows where the story is going. He began to say, ‘You are not following my template.’ The first 5 seasons adhered to George’s roadmap. Then they deviated from George’s plan.
Were the author’s concerns justified? As mentioned at the beginning, not only was the writer of the source material dissatisfied with the final season. Fans did not like it either. Thus, Martin’s assessment was fulfilled.
A fundamental problem was, of course, that the author writes his books very slowly. The first book was published as early as 1996, five have been published so far, and two more are still awaiting completion.
