In Call of Duty: Warzone, many players are always looking for the best meta loadouts for their playstyle. A CoD expert recommends the SVA 545 – however, it is currently ignored by most.
What kind of weapon is that? The SVA 545 is one of the first weapons you can unlock in CoD: MW3, while others are added only over the seasons. You only need to increase your player level to equip it. The assault rifle has a recoil that is controllable.
According to wzstats.gg, the pick rate of the SVA 545 in Warzone is only 0.84%. Above it are assault rifles like the BP50, but especially LMGs.
The CoD expert “Swagg” says in his YouTube video from April 29 that the SVA 545 is actually the new “best assault rifle” for Warzone and Rebirth Island. The CoD specialists from warzoneloadouts also recommend the SVA 545, making it part of our list of the best assault rifles.
If you missed the trailer for the new season in CoD: MW3, you can watch it here:
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CoD MW3: Season 3 Multiplayer Trailer
Meta Loadout for the SVA 545 in Warzone
What makes the SVA 545 so good? The assault rifle generally has a recoil that can be well controlled by the player. Additionally, it fires its first two shots simultaneously, making the SVA 545 a pretty deadly weapon.
With the loadout that “Swagg” shows in his video, the SVA 545 “literally has no recoil” and is “broken”. The SVA 545 gets an additional boost to the recoil control, but also to precision. The barrel improves the range and damage, while the optic reduces the visual recoil. This loadout is especially suitable for longer distances.
You need these attachments in Warzone:
Barrel: STV Precision Barrel
Muzzle: ZEHMN35 Compensated Flash Hider
Underbarrel: Bruen Pivot Vertical Grip
Magazine: 60 Round Mag
Optic: JAK Glassless Optic
Attachments in English
Barrel: STV Precision Barrel
Muzzle: ZEHMN35 Compensated Flash Hider
Underbarrel: Bruen Pivot Vertical Grip
Optic: JAK Glassless Optic
Magazine: 60 Round Mag
With the loadout, the SVA 545 has an enormous recoil control.
If you prefer to play as a sniper in Warzone and Rebirth Island, the MORS currently stands out. The weapon was introduced in Season 3 and has since dominated the meta lists for builds in the battle royale mode.
A new week in Destiny 2 means a new patch with various bug fixes for the loot shooter. You can find out when the server downtime starts this time here.
Update, 7:30 PM: The update is now available and is 382.1 MB on the PS5. After the download, you will be put into a queue, where you must wait patiently until you can log in. We have also added the patch notes for you.
Here’s what you need to know today: In Destiny 2, the raid mode “Pantheon” starts today. Famous streamers will compete against each other to challenge many bosses. However, for this to happen, there will initially be a server downtime to fix some issues in Destiny 2.
MeinMMO will keep you updated. We will tell you how long the downtime will last. Additionally, we will update this article as soon as there is new information.
Maintenance on April 30 – All Times for Server Downtime
These times are important today: Bungie informs its players via x.com (formerly Twitter) about the exact downtime times. The servers are planned to be unreachable today for 3 hours and 15 minutes.
Here’s the maintenance schedule:
At 3:00 PM, background maintenance will start on all platforms.
At around 3:45 PM, the servers will go offline. Players will be automatically kicked from the game.
At 7:00 PM, the shooter is expected to be back online, and you can log in again.
The maintenance will continue to run in the background until 11:00 PM.
What to consider during downtimes: As long as the background maintenance is running, there may be connection issues in-game. Additionally, there may sometimes be queues when logging in because Bungie releases access to the servers gradually to avoid problems caused by high server load. Therefore, you might have to wait longer until you are back in the game.
The following issues are known: Even in the Season of Wishes, there are many problems that players are complaining about. Bungie has some on their radar, but it is not known which of them will be fixed (via bungie.net). However, the following bugs could be addressed:
Significant changes to the sandbox for PvP are to be rolled out.
The fireteam finder is missing some options like adding Bungie friends.
Some legendary emotes are sorted with exotic emotes.
Veist rifles can only be partially rotated when inspected.
The shotgun “Thoughttwister’s Aim” no longer glows when fired.
Some rocket launchers are no longer displayed when inspected.
Old artifacts are still displayed in players’ inventories.
Patch Notes for the Update on April 30 in Destiny 2
What’s in the patch notes? A complete overview of all fixed issues and improvements will only be available later today or in the evening, after the update has gone live.
We will update our article and provide you with the link to the patch notes. Because it is possible that the patch notes will be changed or corrected by Bungie afterwards.
Since April 18, No Rest for the Wicked has been in Early Access on Steam. The game is the first ARPG from the creators of the popular Ori series.Now the developers are sharing their plans and say: They are far from done.
Players seem particularly impressed with the visuals and the satisfying combat system. However, a point of criticism is the performance. There is apparently still a lot for the developers to do – but that is also part of their plan.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Thomas Mahler, one of the founders of the development studio, writes that one should not think that No Rest for the Wicked is finished with version 1.0. The team has plans for the next 5–10 years regarding the ARPG.
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No Rest For The Wicked startet endlich auf Steam
No Ori sequel in the near future
What do the developers say about their plans? In his post, Thomas Mahler writes that the team is “far from done with No Rest for the Wicked.” There is still a lot that they have built that nobody knows about yet. And they want to deliver it “in a masterful way.”
Mahler continues:
This “Early Access” phase is really just the beginning for us, and we already have plans for what happens after 1.0.
No Rest for the Wicked is like our Lord of the Rings. And to continue this analogy, what we have done so far is comparable to a “test screening” of the first parts. 1.0 will be our “The Fellowship of the Ring.” And as you all know, there is still much to do after that.
To be clear: We will work on “No Rest for the Wicked” for another 5-10 years.
The team’s intention is to make a significant contribution to the ARPG genre. They have always had “high ambitions.” In a comment under the post, Mahler notes with a laughing emoji that he hopes the community understands now why the team will not be making Ori 3 anytime soon (via X).
Ori is a platformer by Moon Studios where you control a small forest spirit named Ori in a world full of adventures. So far, two parts have been released.
No Rest for the Wicked is meant to keep players engaged for a long time
What does the community say about it? One user comments on X that he assumes it will be similar to Diablo 4 – “a long-term game with regular updates and new content or seasons.” When asked if players can dedicate themselves to No Rest for the Wicked for many years and still find it refreshing, Thomas Mahler replies: “Yes, that is the plan.”
Another user notes in a comment on X that this likely means he can “play this game forever.” They should keep expanding the game instead of making a sequel. He has nothing against paid DLCs, “as long as the expansion is as large as the base game.” This is also according to Thomas Mahler the team’s plan.
In recent months and years, promising titles for ARPG fans have been released. No Rest for the Wicked focuses on tough boss fights like in Dark Souls or Elden Ring. Its genre counterparts, on the other hand, tend to smash through monster hordes.
The upcoming Season 4 of Diablo 4 is approaching soon. MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus was able to speak exclusively with Lead Seasons Designer Deric Nuñez and Lead Game Producer Timothy Ismay in advance. The two revealed to us what Season 4 is all about – and what you can expect.
The developers explain: Despite the PTR, two things regarding Season 4 are still unclear: the season theme and the special season mechanic. Tim Ismay and Deric Nuñez explained both to me in detail – and more.
The theme of the season will be the Iron Wolves, which many have already suspected. The mercenary association has been a fixed part of the world since Diablo 2 and has played an increasingly important role since then. This was planned that way. Nuñez says about this:
With Season 4, we were able to continue this tradition by integrating them permanently into the Hell floods. Through the activities of the Iron Wolves, players can fight side by side with these notorious and honorable mercenaries. […] In addition, players will almost be inducted into the Iron Wolves.
Deric Nuñez in an interview
Because the Iron Wolves will come as a fixed part of all Hell floods. You will be able to fight alongside the mercenaries – whether in the seasonal or the eternal realm. The expansion affects the entire game and remains “forever.”
Previously, we already spoke with the heads about the future of Diablo 4:
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BlizzCon 2023: Diablo 4 leaders talk to us about the development and future of the game
“The focus of Season 4 is to enhance the experience of looting and leveling.”
Nuñez further explains that the changes to Hell floods in Season 4 will affect all realms: “As the Iron Wolves are now integrated into these floods, it is permanent. That’s simply how Diablo 4 now deals with Hell floods.”
Only two things are said to be exclusive to Season 4:
the seasonal activity “Call of the Wolf”
and the seasonal item “Profane Mindcage”
Both pay into the idea of the season to improve itemization. In the detailed response, it says:
With Season 4, there is a strong emphasis on the changes we’ve made everywhere, with itemization, tampering, mastering, and all those things. Everything leads back to the loot.
This is the focus of Season 4. Enhancing the experience of looting and leveling.
We have a consumable item as part of the seasonal mechanics or as a seasonal item: the “Profane Mindcage.” It drops from the new Hellbourne, a new monster type in the Hell floods.
When you kill a Hellbourne in the seasonal realm, it will drop a Mindcage. When you consume it, it increases – for 60 minutes, I believe – the level of the Hell flood monsters by up to ten as well as their drop rate of Anomalous Ember. […]
In Season 4, it’s about tinkering with your gear, expanding the class fantasy. The Mindcage takes it a bit further, encouraging people to test their builds, maximize their efficiency. […]
Ismay adds that Season 4 is so much different from all previous seasons. The changes have been in the making for a very long time. While other seasons have a cool theme that then disappears again, Season 4 fundamentally reshapes everything – and the changes remain.
In the complete interview, we also talk about other topics, such as the most important lessons from past seasons and future possibilities. Additionally, I was able to get some exciting answers on topics that are being hotly discussed in the community. You can find the complete interview about Season 4 here on MeinMMO.
By the way, the Iron Wolves as a seasonal theme are quite prominent since they come from Kurast. Kurast will also be the most important point of the first expansion, Vessel of Hatred. Deric Nuñez only said to me:
When the launch of Star Wars: The Old Republic was on the agenda in December 2011, the last nail was driven into the coffin of Star Wars Galaxies. Nevertheless, the first MMORPG for the Star Wars universe is still being played by thousands of fans on unofficial servers to this day. Is Disney missing a great opportunity here?
What is the state of Star Wars Galaxies today? The official servers of the MMORPG from Sony Online Entertainment and LucasArts went offline on December 15, 2011. This was due to the unmet expectations of SOE and the impending release of Star Wars: The Old Republic from Bioware – LucasArts wanted to avoid the two games interfering with each other.
Thanks to the enthusiastic fan base of SWG, you can still play the first MMORPG for the Star Wars universe today on various unofficial servers. Among the most well-known fan projects are certainly SWG Legends and Star Wars Galaxies Restoration. There are also smaller offshoots, such as the roleplay server of Borrie.
How many players are still playing SWG today? In an interview with editor Ryan Easby from the website MMORPG.com, the operators of SWG Restoration explain that more than 1,000 players roam the server daily – the all-time high was 3,072 players in a day.
The daily population of SWG Legends is likely even higher, with a total of 5,566 accounts and more than 700 currently active players (as of April 30, 2024, at 2:12 PM). In addition, there are various smaller projects.
LucasArts had high hopes for Star Wars: TOR, which meant the end of Star Wars Galaxies:
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Star Wars: The Old Republic – “Deceived” Cinematic Trailer
The lasting popularity speaks for itself
Thousands of players seem to find something in Star Wars Galaxies even more than twelve years after the shutdown that does not exist in any other MMORPG (not even in Star Wars: The Old Republic). Does that not justify a re-release, a modernized remaster, or at least official support – as recently happened with NCSoft and City of Heroes?
The assessment of the operators of Restoration: “I cannot say anything about the commercial interests of Lucasfilm, but I think that the loyal fan community for this game after two decades – one of which the game was not even live – speaks volumes about its success and should be a lesson for game developers everywhere.”
Interestingly, the creative minds behind the original version of SWG have a similar view. During a panel at GDC 2021, Creative Director Raph Koster and Executive Producer Richard Vogel stated: “If Galaxies were an active title today, it would have enough active users to still be among the top 100 titles on Steam.”
What is in it for Disney? That it can be worthwhile for MMORPG operators to listen to the community and offer official alternatives for the unavailable player experiences is proven by WoW Classic for many years.
Without the loud feedback from fans after the shutdown of Nostalrius, there would never have been a re-release of Vanilla WoW. The Blizzard decision-makers had to be persuaded first by petitions, countless posts in the forum as well as on social media, and by notable support. The risk has paid off for Blizzard.
At the same time, various MMORPG oldies like Ultima Online, EverQuest, Runescape, or Eve Online prove that it can also be worthwhile for comparatively small communities to provide official servers.
What makes Star Wars Galaxies special? The MMORPG from SOE offered great Star Wars atmosphere and a sandbox player experience that particularly shone with its complex crafting system and roleplay possibilities. According to the developers, about a third of the players owned an in-game shop in the early days.
What was the biggest problem of SWG? From the perspective of the responsible developers, the MMORPG appeared too early despite the hard crunch phase; various planned features had to be cut, including a system that was supposed to document how players could develop into Jedi.
In the final version that ultimately made it into the game, players had to choose the right five skills from the large selection to level up to Jedi. However, the five skills were determined randomly. It was therefore a mystery how one could reliably embark on the career of a lightsaber wielder.
The marketing department did not like this, criticizing that craftsmen and dancers cannot be marketed as a Star Wars MMORPG. More Jedis were needed, which led to the infamous NGE patch. Suddenly one could choose the Jedi as a simple class option. The community was outraged, and the subscription numbers plummeted.
When Steve Jobs worked at Atari, he mistakenly thought that a fruit diet would prevent body odor. For this reason, he was banished to the night shift, which he had to spend alone.
There are so some surprising facts about the visionary Steve Jobs, who passed away in 2011. The Apple founder was known, among other things, for his strange behavior towards employees, who for example lost their jobs multiple times.
Applicants were also not safe from his treacherous tricks during the interview. Before founding Apple, Steve Jobs himself was a regular employee who worked for Atari in 1974. During that time, his lack of personal hygiene caused problems with colleagues.
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Steve Jobs had to work nights at Atari due to poor hygiene
Why did Steve Jobs forgo personal care? After dropping out of Reed College in Portland, Steve Jobs went to Atari in 1974 and worked there as a technician for the console and video game manufacturer.
During this time, Jobs followed a special diet. He almost exclusively ate fruits. He mistakenly assumed that this fruit diet, which mainly consisted of fruits, would prevent body odors.
Believing that he could forgo personal hygiene with this special diet, Steve Jobs no longer showered regularly. He also stopped using deodorant. His body odor became very unpleasant, much to the chagrin of colleagues who worked with him.
How did Atari solve the hygiene problem? Allan Alcorn, Steve Jobs’ supervisor at the time, did not want to do without the services of the young technician. He had no choice but to ban Jobs to the night shift. Steve Jobs spent this time alone, without other colleagues.
However, Jobs did not last long in the night shift. He planned a spiritual journey to India and wanted to leave Atari for that. Alcorn did not want to simply let the young Jobs go and made him a proposal.
Steve Jobs was to fly to Germany at Atari’s expense to solve a grounding problem with Atari’s American power supplies in the German power grid. After that task was completed, he could then continue to India. Jobs agreed and set off on the journey.
What happened next? After a short stay in India, Steve Jobs returned to Atari in the fall of 1974. Together with his colleague Steve Wozniak, Jobs created the video game Breakout, which became the second biggest success for the game developer after Atari’s first success, Pong.
Just under two years later, Jobs and Steve Wozniak left their employer Atari to found their own company, Apple, together with Ronald Wayne as the 3rd founding member on the historic date of April 1, 1976.
VaultTec has conducted a multitude of experiments in the world of Fallout. Some of them don’t sound so bad – until you learn the ending.
What’s the deal with Vaults? Vaults are an integral part of the world of Fallout. In the Fallout series on Amazon, for example, the protagonist Lucy hails from the triad of Vault 31, 32, and 33. The official idea of the Vaults is explained throughout the series:
Bomb-proof super-bunkers with complete self-sufficiency are meant to secure survival for families and those who can afford it during the nuclear war. With walls several meters thick, radiation and other dangers are kept outside.
Once the war is over, the doors are opened again, and the inhabitants are supposed to repopulate the wasteland, leading America back to its former glory. However, the creators of VaultTec were not entirely honest about this…
Spoiler Warning: If you haven’t seen the series “Fallout” or played the games yet, this article contains light spoilers for both.
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The official trailer for the Fallout series on Amazon in German
This is what Vaults really are: By the end of the series, employees of VaultTec meet with other companies and market the Vaults. Rather than safe havens, the Vaults are turned into laboratories where (mostly social) experiments on humans are conducted. Only a handful of Vaults have truly fulfilled the purpose of protection.
In a few other Vaults, however, it was not just about social experiments, but rather about research – and experiments on humans.
A Vault on Drugs with a Dark Ending
One of these experimental Vaults is Vault 106. You can find it in the wasteland around the capital, in the game world of Fallout 3. The experiment here doesn’t sound so bad at first, like if the Vault doors don’t close properly (that has also happened) – for some, it might even be entertaining.
10 days after the doors were closed, psychoactive substances are released into the air and spread through the filters throughout the Vault. The inhabitants are therefore constantly under drugs in an “acceptable” dosage. However, the experiment went wrong:
The drugs caused confusion, delirium, and ultimately violence among the residents.
Despite a mandated lockdown, the Vault’s security personnel were overrun by the inhabitants.
Eventually, the inhabitants apparently tried to blow up the entire Vault with a mini-atomic bomb or at least escape.
By the way, the Vault and the experiment were planned by Frederick Sinclair and the company BigMT, a “think tank” for science and military research. Sinclair represents BigMT at the end of the Fallout series.
If you visit the Vault yourself, you still experience the effects of the drugs: your vision blurs, and you hallucinate. You also meet survivors, who, however, have all gone mad. If you want to get started with Fallout in general, we recommend Fallout 76: Forget Fallout 4, you should start with Fallout 76 now.
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In January 2021, Razer introduced a protective mask for gamers during the Corona pandemic. But now the company behind “Project Hazel” has to pay a fine of over 1 million euros. They had advertised the mask with a special safety feature that it could not deliver at all. Razer has already refunded money, but the FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection (FTC) sees it differently.
In January 2021, as everyone began to wear masks outdoors, Razer introduced Project Hazel: a “surgical N95 mask” with RGB lighting. This was intended to make masks interesting for gamers.
However, it is for this project that Razer has now been fined. The mask was sold as an N95 mask, even though it had not been classified as N95.
Razer already stated at the announcement of Project Hazel that it is not a medical mask, but in marketing materials, it was referred to as a “surgical N95 mask.” You can find the exact description in the presentation of Project Hazel on MeinMMO.
Mask was advertised with medical safety but offered no protection
What were the issues? After loud criticism from fans, YouTubers, and journalists, Razer removed the N95 designation from its website and said it had “proactively informed customers [that] the Zephyr is not an N95 mask, stopped sales, and refunded customers.” This was reported by colleagues from PCGamer and is based on an own colleague and several sources.
However, the Bureau of Consumer Protection (FTC) found that insufficient. The FTC claims to take action against “unfair, misleading, and deceptive business practices,” which likely includes Razer’s gaming mask.
What was the penalty? The company has now been fined more than 1 million dollars, “to provide consumers nationwide with full refunds,” as well as an additional 100,000 dollars as a civil penalty. This amounts to approximately 1 million euros in fines.
The FTC cites several arguments against Razer (via kotaku.com):
The Zephyr was advertised as an N95 mask, but it was never submitted for testing to the FDA or NIOSH.
Furthermore, Razer only “stopped the false advertising after negative press coverage and consumer outrage over the misleading claims.”
What happens next? Razer has assumed so far that they acted correctly by removing the masks from sale. Therefore, it remains to be seen how this will proceed. It is unknown whether Razer will contest the fine.
Razer simultaneously introduced another project: a gaming chair that promises a lot of exciting features. However, when this chair will be released is unknown. So far, it is just an advanced concept:
The Quinfall, a new MMORPG on Steam, presents a video introducing the caravan system and what you need to be aware of if you want to safely transport goods from point A to B.
What is the status of The Quinfall? The MMORPG The Quinfall has already raised some doubts among players. After all, it promised a lot that sounded really good, but perhaps a bit too good to be true. Therefore, many players feared a similar experience to the survival flop The Day Before.
However, the developers want to counteract this concern and prove that their MMORPG is actually real. With several gameplay videos, they want to give players hope that they are not just waiting for the next flop:
The latest video now focuses on the caravan system, which will play an important role in trading in The Quinfall:
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The Quinfall zeigt im neusten Video das Karawanen-System
What does the video show? In The Quinfall, you can travel across a huge map. Especially if you want to close different trades, you may sometimes need to travel with your valuable goods from point A to B. A new video now shows you what challenges await you.
“Whether you want to trade goods or explore unknown territories, our newly introduced caravan system and a variety of mounts will enhance your journey,” says the official post on x.com.
Nothing is explained in the video by the developers themselves. You will have to form an impression of the caravan system purely based on the shown gameplay scenes.
First of all, you can see that you can accept tasks through a caravan manager and then establish a profitable and efficient route. Since the map is very large, the planned journey can take a long time. So planning the shortest route in advance could be worth it.
To safely get from point A to B, you have various mounts available – including donkeys, camels, and elephants. You must defend these during your journey from attacks if you do not want to suddenly find yourself without a mount or even without goods.
As the video shows, you can also attack the caravans of other players yourself or simply turn the tables if they launch an attack against you.
Shorter loading times in World of Warcraft? It’s very easy. With just a few changes, you can drastically reduce loading time.
In World of Warcraft, most of us spend a lot of time. It’s annoying when a significant part of that time is spent looking at the various loading screens of Azeroth. Depending on the computer, logging into the game world can take 15, 20, or even 30 seconds.
It becomes even more annoying when you have to pass through multiple portals in succession, for instance, to travel from Valdrakken to Stormwind, then to Boralus and from there to Nazjatar – or even just the next corridor to an instance.
We’ll show you three tips with which you can significantly reduce your loading times in the game.
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World of Warcraft: The War Within – Cinematic Trailer
Where do the tips come from? The YouTuber Bellular, together with his team, conducted some calculations and looked at which settings and addons cause the loading screen to take up a lot of time.
What did Bellular find out? Basically, two factors primarily contribute to increased loading times:
Loading interface addons for the user interface.
Loading the game world with the textures.
Those are the two adjustable parameters.
1. Filter Addons
The biggest performance killer in World of Warcraft is interface addons. Essential for many players, addons help organize the inventory, defeat bosses, find group members, or provide a prettier interface.
However, every login requires loading every addon, which adds several seconds to the loading time.
The solution for this – as absurd as it sounds – is another addon called “Simple Addon Manager”. You can download this addon on Curse Forge.
This addon allows you to create different profiles. You can set it so that certain addons are only loaded when you really need them. Especially large resource hogs like “WeakAuras” will hardly be necessary while questing in the open world, and you can only activate them when you load your “Raid profile”.
Create several profiles and consider which addons you really need in which game area.
If you filter out several addons and create profiles for different content, you can already significantly reduce loading times.
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During the loading screen, believe it or not, the game world of World of Warcraft is mainly loaded. Only when all textures are in place is the screen “released” and the loading screen disappears. However, you can adjust a setting so that WoW doesn’t necessarily have to have everything loaded already.
Type the following command in the chat:
/console SET worldPreloadNonCritical 0
Visible restrictions or quality losses were not noticeable to us by using the command.
When you now load a new part of the world – for example, because you travel through a portal or enter an instance, your loading time should be reduced by (depending on the PC) 1-3 seconds. Considering how often this happens in the game, you save a significant amount of time.
If you want to set the setting back to default, just enter this command:
The last tip is quite obvious but still worth mentioning. Loading times are certainly influenced by how high you have set the graphics quality of the game. Some settings add several seconds to loading times, while others bring hardly noticeable differences.
The biggest “damage” is caused by the setting “View Distance”. Go to “Options → Graphics → Graphics Quality (Basic)” and find the slider for view distance. A reduction from 10 to 9 can already save about 2 seconds of loading time. If you lower the value to 5 or lower, you can save another 1-2 seconds.
Reducing the view distance to “5” makes a big difference – at a cost.
Please note that World of Warcraft becomes increasingly “ugly” with decreasing graphics settings. It’s important to find a balance between pretty graphics and pleasant loading times. For those who always want the best possible graphics, however, there’s little to be saved here.
What successes have you had with these settings, and how has your loading time changed?
If you really want to catch up on all the anime episodes from Dragon Ball to Dragon Ball Super, you have quite a bit to watch. To help you save some time, we will tell you which episodes are not part of the official story. In the following list, we show all the fillers that you can comfortably skip.
What are fillers? Filler episodes are additional episodes where the characters experience special adventures that have nothing to do with the actual story. The main story is not affected by these episodes.
Since these are nice additions, they can be skipped. In cases like Naruto, fillers make up a large part of the anime, which can become annoying over time. So that you don’t have to suffer through unimportant episodes, we list all filler episodes of the following animes:
Dragon Ball
Dragon Ball Z
Dragon Ball GT
Dragon Ball Super
Dragon Ball GT is not part of the official story, at least it has never been directly confirmed. Therefore, all episodes count as fillers. Nevertheless, we included the anime so that you have an overview of what sagas exist.
The next anime to Dragon Ball will be Dragon Ball Daima. Here you can watch a trailer for the upcoming series:
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Dragon Ball DAIMA is nostalgic in the new trailer
Dragon Ball: List of all episodes and fillers
Saga
Episodes from/to (Total number)
Episodes from/to (Filler episodes)
Emperor Pilaf
1-32
30-32
Red Ribbon
33-99
33, 45, 79-83
Piccolo
100-153
127-132, 149-153
Dragon Ball Z: List of all episodes and fillers
Saga
Episodes from/to (Total number)
Episodes from/to (Filler episodes)
Saiyan
1-35
9-10, 12-16
Freezer
36-125
39-43, 100, 102, 108-117, 124-125
Cell
126-199
170-171, 174, 195-199
Boo
200-291
202-203, 274, 288
Dragon Ball GT: List of all episodes and fillers
Saga
Episodes from/to (Total number)
Episodes from/to (Filler episodes)
Super Dragon Ball
1-22
1-22
Super Baby Vegeta
23-40
23-40
Super 17
41-47
41-47
Devil’s Dragon
48-64
48-64
Dragon Ball Super: List of all episodes and fillers
Is Dragon Ball Super already finished? So far, not all story arcs from the manga have been adapted as anime. Therefore, we can assume that new episodes will follow after Dragon Ball Daima. However, an official announcement is still pending.
The developers of The Elder Scrolls Online have presented the daily login rewards for May 2024. The major highlight is the Sorcerer’s Courtyard, which you can unlock after just three days.
What is the Sorcerer’s Courtyard? This is a home located in Hammerfell. More specifically: on the border between the Alik’r Desert and Bangkorai. You can expect crystal caverns, oasis waters, as well as sand and rock landscapes.
The unfurnished property belongs to you when you log into The Elder Scrolls Online on three different days in May 2024. Once purchased, you can individually furnish your property and benefit from the various advantages of a home.
The new chapter Gold Road will be released on June 3 for PC and Mac – here you can see the official trailer:
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The Elder Scrolls Online – Gold Road in the announcement trailer
What other login rewards have been announced? The developers have introduced the following goodies for May:
Up to five Crown Boxes from the Scaled Caller await you when you log into Elder Scrolls Online four to eight times in May. What items you can find in these boxes is revealed by this official blog post.
Day 10 rewards you with 500 Medals of Endeavor, which you can use to unlock content from Crown Boxes that you have not yet drawn from a box.
On day 14, a new companion will land in your collection, namely the sweet Bruma Spotted Pig.
For days 16 to 20, again up to five Crown Boxes await you, this time from the Xanmeer category from 2018 – more about this on the official website.
What else has been announced? For a few days now, you can try out the upcoming chapter Gold Road and the associated Update 42 on the public test server for PC and Mac. This is particularly exciting in light of the new skills system, which allows you to customize skills individually in Elder Scrolls Online for the first time.
To access the public test server, you need to open the settings menu in the launcher for PC and Mac and enable “Show Public Test Server.” After that, you can download the version for the test server and access it.
Not all alpha participants criticized Pax Dei as harshly as the MeinMMO editorial team. One of the biggest and most well-known Twitch streamers and Youtubers on the topic of games proudly shows his viewers the impressive castle that his clan built in just three days, praising the game for its powerful building system.
Which streamer is involved? Asmongold aka ZackRawrr aka Zack Hoyt has become one of the largest streamers and Youtubers in the gaming sphere over the past 15 years. The MMORPG genre in particular has captivated the American.
In the first years, the videos and streams often revolved around World of Warcraft and Blizzard, but recently, Asmongold has also engaged with other genre representatives such as Final Fantasy XIV, Lost Ark, and New World.
Over time, Asmongold has earned a reputation for being very critical of the MMORPG genre and its individual titles, specifically highlighting each weakness of WoW and others.
A highlight of Pax Dei – the graphics from Unreal Engine 5:
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Pax Dei – Official Announcement with Gameplay
How does Asmongold rate the new MMORPG Pax Dei? Already in the alpha held a few months ago, the streamer was unusually enthusiastic. His conclusion: The game is better than expected, and he will definitely play the online role-playing game at launch (via Youtube).
In his latest video from the current alpha phase, Asmongold goes even further. For him, Pax Dei clearly has “the best building system of an MMO sandbox.” As evidence for this thesis, the enthusiastic streamer proudly shows the impressive castle that his clan Olympus has created from scratch in just three days.
The stone fortress hugs a massive mountain and consists of a variety of levels, battlements, and towers. Some viewers enthusiastically compare it to the city of Minas Tirith from “The Lord of the Rings.” Asmongold’s comment: “Give us two weeks instead of three days, and we’ll build you Minas Tirith.”
Here you can see the impressive castle of Olympus:
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When night falls in the game world and the castle is illuminated by the light of countless torches and fires, the streamer beams with delight: “This is the vibe I want to experience in an MMO. I just love this here.”
For the launch, Asmongold plans to expand his clan to more than 10,000 players, who will then build an even larger fortress in the world of Pax Dei.
What did MeinMMO criticize about the alpha of Pax Dei? The MMORPG from the Finnish studio Mainframe plays in the first hours like a survival game without survival mechanics, focusing entirely on gathering, unlocking recipes, and building.
You will only experience an MMO gaming experience if you team up with other players and engage in building projects together or brave the contested PvP zones or the various dungeons of the game world.
Given the strong competition in the survival and MMORPG sectors, the developers will need to add more content before the final release of Pax Dei to justify the purchase price and mandatory subscription – at least this is our initial assessment.
In Manor Lords, the most important thing in a medieval village is missing: beer. But you first need to produce it. MeinMMO explains how you can brew beer.
Why is beer so important in the village? You need beer in Manor Lords to satisfy your citizens from a certain level onwards. You can only upgrade houses to level 3 if they have access to a tavern that provides them with beer.
But how do you produce beer in Manor Lords and what buildings are necessary for it? We will show you a guide.
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Manor Lord Release Date Trailer
From barley to beer – Overview of all buildings and resources
What do I need for beer? To produce beer, you need a production chain that works together. It’s not enough to just build a tavern and a brewery; you also need the basic resources and workshops that handle the intermediate steps of production. The following buildings and resources are needed:
Fields with barley – The basic product is produced on barley fields that you need to sow
Farmhouses – Without farmers, fields will not be tended
Malthouse – A workshop where barley is converted into malt
Brewery or estate with a brewery – A workshop where your malt is brewed into beer
Tavern – The place where your delicious beer is served
Ideally, you should also have warehouses and storage facilities with workers nearby, as well as a stable or hitching post with an ox to improve transport. Usually, the residential and working areas are further away from fertile land.
Producing beer – A step-by-step guide
We will now show you step by step how you can get to your beer and what you need to do for it.
Growing barley
To produce beer, you first need to sow barley fields and build a farm that takes care of the fields. To build a farm, you need 3 construction wood. Ensure that enough families work on the farms to optimally tend the land.
It’s important to pay attention to the soil quality to guarantee the best possible yield. For each grain, there is an option in the overlay where you can check the fertility of the surrounding area.
The colors on your land indicate the soil fertilityThe barley grows and thrivesA barley field ready to be harvested
If the soil at your selection is green, you have found perfect soil; if the color is yellow or red, they are conditionally suitable for planting barley. When the time is ripe, you can harvest your barley and move on to the next step.
Tip: Choose a place that is suitable for several crops and use the crop rotation function. This increases fertility. Ideally, you have 3 fields with 2 crops each and a fallow land, so you produce in alternating years, but consistently.
Produce malt in the malthouse
Once you have harvested barley, you need to build a new workshop – the malthouse. With the malthouse, barley is transformed into the important malt needed to brew your beer. To build the malthouse, you need 4 construction wood.
It is also important that you need families again who take care of production. Firewood is also an important resource for the malthouse that is required for production. You need to replenish your supply of firewood monthly.
Build brewery and produce beer
Once you have produced malt, it becomes exciting because you now need the brewery. You can open this when you upgrade an estate to level 2. After that, you can develop the brewery so that the family from the estate can engage in their new activity.
Important: There should not be another cultivation at the house, such as a carrot field, a chicken coop, or another workshop. A house that has become a workshop no longer provides free farmer families that could be deployed elsewhere. All residents then become craftsmen.
Build tavern and serve beer
Finally, you just need a tavern to serve the beer to the people. With 5 construction wood, you can have the tavern built.
However, to create a proper beer cycle, you should pay attention to short delivery routes. Thus, build all workshops and production facilities nearby and connect them with roads.
Once you have achieved this, you must finally send families to the tavern so they can operate it. If your cycle is correct and production does not stall, the satisfaction of your village will increase.
My barley isn’t growing – What can I do?
If your area lacks fertility for barley, you can buy any raw material or beer directly at the trading post. Although this costs money, usually your region has other advantages – like a large iron deposit, clay, or game.
Use what your region has to offer and process it as far as possible. If you then sell the end product, you can cover your costs for beer.
Alternatively, you can supply yourself from other regions, but this is rather complicated because you need beer already for upgrading the first place. Moreover, you must also trade here in fact, thus paying for transport.
That was all the important information on how to brew beer and establish a tavern. Have you already found the perfect cycle for your medieval beer parties? Let us know in the comments!
A player explains to his girlfriend that she cannot assemble a PC. She has a different opinion and doesn’t just build one, but a total of 12 computers.
Our title image is a symbolic image.
A female gamer recently shared that her boyfriend claimed she couldn’t even assemble a computer. However, she wanted to prove him wrong and immediately assembled 12 identical computers.
The result, the 12 finished systems, she posted as a video on reddit:
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What does she do with the 12 computers? She explained that she wants to open a multimedia room with them: “During the day it is an educational lab and at night a gaming lounge.”
Mid-range hardware for 12 computers, criticism of the graphics card
What hardware is in the computers? The computers feature a Ryzen 5 7600x and an RTX 4060 Ti with 16 GB of VRAM. She does not specify the RAM and motherboard.
In total, she claims to have spent about 13,000 US dollars. That is approximately 12,200 euros (as of April 30, 2024). However, since the purchase was supposedly a “brand deal”, she likely got the hardware at a significantly lower price. A brand deal is often a paid partnership between a brand and an influencer. This means the hardware is cheaper in exchange for the buyer promoting a specific brand. Such deals are not unusual.
How are the reactions? Many are surprised and quite impressed by the 12 built gaming PCs.
Criticism is particularly directed at the decision to build in an RTX 4060 Ti. However, the lady seems unable to handle criticism. When someone replies that the RX 7700 XT from AMD would have been the better option in terms of price-performance ratio, she becomes defensive and states that it’s her business. In several other comments, she insults other users.
A user wants to buy a gaming PC for his son, who absolutely wants to play Starfield. However, his post does not receive only friendly words, as many consider his idea to be wrong and advise him to save his money instead:
The construction game Manor Lords is currently a hit on Steam. However, many players complain that Manor Lords crashes too often. The developer dryly counters: In 99% of the crashes, the users had installed outdated drivers.
This is the situation:
Manor Lords is currently enormous successful on Steam. At its peak, the strategy game reached 172,605 players.
This was unexpected, as Manor Lords is a small indie title developed solo by Greg Styczen. Manor Lords is also not fully released on Steam yet, but is still early in Early Access.
“In 99% of cases, crashes are caused by outdated drivers”
This is what the developer says about the crashes: On Twitter , a user complained: Manor Lords is more like “Crash-o Lord”, meaning it crashes too often.
The developer then responds:
99% of the crashes can be attributed to outdated drivers. And when people say “I’ve updated the drivers”, I check the logs and see outdated drivers. The other thing is that the game uses FSR by default, and people have older GPUs – for that you need to disable FSR in the settings.ini, but that will be fixed soon.
Manor Lords on Twitter
The discussion continues: When players then expressed uncertainty and asked whether he would recommend enabling FSR, the developer responded. If Manor Lords runs stably, one should not change anything and simply continue as is.
However, the safest tip is probably: Update your drivers, even if you think you have the latest.
Do you remember Miss Kaya? She appeared in the first episodes of the anime and was also seen in the series on Netflix. She was the one who gave the Straw Hat Pirates their first real ship in One Piece. Now she is making an appearance again, and we see what the last years have done to her.
Caution, Spoiler: In the following chapter, we will discuss the events from chapter 1103 of the One Piece manga.
How is Miss Kaya doing? When Luffy first met Usopp, Miss Kaya appeared weak and sick because of her condition. She was often in bed or wore a nightgown when she wandered around. Usopp was the only person who could cheer her up with his tall tales, which is why a deep friendship developed between the two.
In the current chapter of One Piece, there is now a recent picture of Miss Kaya. Together with Usopp’s pirate crew, she listens to the broadcast that Dr. Vegapunk has started worldwide.
And it seems that she is doing great now. Miss Kaya looks much healthier and no longer wears her pale nightgown but a stylish outfit. Her hair appears fuller than at the beginning of One Piece, and she is smiling at Carrot, Pepper, and Onion.
You can see her picture here:
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What has Miss Kaya been doing since Usopp’s departure? Miss Kaya mentions that Dr. Vegapunk is a legend in the field of medicine. She is very interested in that because she has started studying medicine herself.
Miss Kaya seems to have taken her sickly phase as a reason to want to help others. Therefore, she decided to become a doctor. During the Fishman Island arc, there was already a picture of her in the manga (via One Piece Wiki) where she was pondering over her books.
Miss Kaya’s recovery makes her an even more beautiful person. In the picture, it can be seen how Lamb is fending off some love-struck admirers. Usopp shouldn’t take too much time if he wants to win Miss Kaya over.
Miss Kaya also appeared in the live-action series of One Piece:
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One Piece – German Trailer for the First Season of the Live-Action Series by Netflix
In a later picture from One Piece Wiki, which was shown during the events on Whole Cake Island, Miss Kaya is seen with a black briefcase and longer hair. She was happily celebrating with Usopp’s pirate crew that their leader had received a high bounty.
Miss Kaya has, therefore, recovered from the hardships with her butler, who had once tried to murder the young lady. However, the plan backfired. Luffy, Usopp, and the others were able to prevent the murder attempt.
In the same chapter, a picture of Caesar Crown and Sanji’s father can be seen. The two are shocked that Dr. Vegapunk is dying. After all, they had started a competing company:
The public broadcaster is launching a new comedy program on Twitch. MeinMMO reveals everything about the show.
Does the public broadcaster and Twitch go together? In fact, it works surprisingly well. The ARD has been operating an official channel on Twitch since autumn 2022. However, only 1 to 2 streams were broadcast there until the beginning of the year. Now it seems they want to increase their presence on the streaming platform:
In 2024, there have been an average of 3-4 streams per week so far
There is the Minecraft format “Build the Castle”, political talk topics, and a “musical gaming podcast”
At the beginning of April, the first “Crime Scene” Pen&Paper launched (via Das Erste)
Other public broadcasters are also on Twitch
A new comedy program from SWR will start on Twitch in May.
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How gamers have evolved from “unwashed basement kids” to a real culture
What kind of show is this? In the new SWR show “Comedy Clash”, six comedians will compete against each other monthly starting May 6. The format will be broadcast live in front of an audience and with an interactive stream on Twitch.
The comedians will try to convince both the live audience and the viewers on Twitch in a stand-up competition to get voted into the next round.
Who is participating? Established comedians like Nicole Jäger, Kawus Kalantar, Maria Clara Groppler, or Simon Stäblein, as well as emerging talents like Anissa Loucif, Fabian Lampert, Laura Brümmer, Johannes Floehr, or Abdel Boudii, will be part of the show.
For the moderation, well-known faces from the German Twitch scene have been secured, as stated in a press release. Among others, Jasmin Gnu, Reeze, and Starlet Nova will alternate alongside football commentator Robby Hunke to host the show.
Where can you watch it? Each episode will go live at 7:30 PM on the Twitch channel of ARD. Here are the dates:
Preliminary rounds
May 6, 2024
June 3, 2024
August 6, 2024
September 17, 2024
Semifinals
October 1, 2024
November 5, 2024
Finale
December 3, 2024
Did you already know about the public broadcasters’ appearance on Twitch and maybe even tuned in? Or are you hearing about it for the first time right now? What do you think of the combination of a live audience and a stream? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
A German player of League of Legends, Tristan “PowerOfEvil” Schrage, was forced to end his career in 2023. After nine years in professional esports, he had not found a team that wanted him and for which he could play. After four years in the USA, he returned home and became a streamer. But everything is different in 2024. He finishes the current LoL season as the MVP of the European Championship finals.
How did PowerOfEvil’s career go?
PowerOfEvil had one of the most successful careers that a German player in LoL could boast of until 2023. He was a migrant bird, playing for eight teams in eight years, and never stayed anywhere for more than a year.
From 2014 to 2018, he played for major teams in Europe like the Unicorns of Love, Origen, and Misfits Gaming. With Misfits, he even qualified for the World Championship and had a heated duel in the quarter-finals against T1 and Faker that went to the 5th round. 2017 was the year when Faker narrowly missed his 4th World title.
In 2018, PowerOfEvil moved to the USA, where he rose to become one of the best mid-laners. He played for CLG, FlyQuest, and even the big TSM.
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Everything you need to know about the LoL team Eintracht Spandau – in 4 minutes
Professional finds no new team after 9 years
This was the turning point: However, in 2022, PowerOfEvil’s professional career seemed to be over. The year before, he had played in the USA for the “Immortals,” one of the weakest teams in the league.
Now he had reached a point in his career where attractive offers were absent, as he explained himself in November 2022 on Twitter: For the first time since 2014, he would not be playing competitively. He had not received an offer from any team.
The plan was now that he would return to Germany, become a streamer there, and collaborate with HandOfBlood at Eintracht Spandau.
For 2024, this was supposed to change, and apparently, PowerOfEvil was an important part of the new plans. After a year as a content creator, Eintracht Spandau advertised PowerOfEvil as a major signing and central figure in the squad of the talent-laden team.
The significant contribution of PowerOfEvil to the success is evident in the bare numbers: In the finals of the EMEA Masters alone, the experienced LoL pro was able to get 24 kills, in the decisive match 4, he played flawlessly with 7-0-10 on Orianna.
He was voted MVP of the finals.
Moreover, the cheekily smiling 26-year-old is an ideal anchor figure for the social media hype that Eintracht Spandau likes to create.
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In 2021, when Eintracht Spandau was founded, many fans wished that they would snap up PowerOfEvil. He had just completed a year with TSM, the industry giant in the USA, and seemed far away.
When Eintracht Spandau secured his services for 2024, one could already sense that the year would be different for the German team compared to the last two – but that it would be so good was probably unexpected for almost everyone.
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The indie game “Balatro” is one of the most successful new games in 2024 on Steam. The solo developer behind the game, localthunk, did not expect this at all, as he says now.
What kind of game is Balatro?
Balatro is a game of the “easy to learn, hard to master” genre: It is a variant of a deckbuilder with a focus on poker.
The appeal of the game: What looks so simple has many facets and unfolds a lasting fascination that develops further the deeper you get into Balatro. The game has 97% positive reviews on Steam.
Balatro costs €14 on Steam and has sold more than a million copies. The catalyst for the success was that some streamers discovered the game, and it rapidly spread from there.
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Trailer for the roguelike poker game Balatro by LocalThunk
Developer thought: 10 people would buy it and he would look for an IT job
This is what the developer says now: The mysterious solo developer behind Balatro, localthunk, recently wrote on Twitter:
A year ago, I was preparing to publish my strange little game on Steam and look for an IT job again. I put the shop page online in May and expected that I might sell 10 copies.
It has been a crazy year. I am so grateful that I can now do what I love professionally.
Developer remains anonymous, but now likely has his dream job
What do we know about the developer? Almost nothing. As Gamesradar reports, localthunk has made sure to leave no hints about his identity. He does not even mention himself in the credits, even though he developed the entire game.
In a Zoom call, he said that besides Balatro, he has another life and the game does not determine who he is. He loves working on it. But he also loves that Balatro is a clearly separated part of his life. This way it is healthier for him.
Developer quit for Balatro and lived off savings
How did Balatro come about? As the call reveals, the developer worked as a programmer for years. He had accrued so much vacation that he had to actually take his time off. During his vacation in December 2021, he developed prototypes of games for 12 hours a day. For him, that was the perfect vacation.
Localthunk says he has been developing games for a long time, but only for his friends. He has never released one.
Balatro was created alongside his job. The developer recognized the potential in the game and wanted to dedicate more time to it. Because this increasingly conflicted with his “real job”, he quit it to focus on the new game:
He planned to live off his savings for a while and look for a new job later.
His main goal in finishing Balatro was to have a game to put on his resume that would help him in the new job search.
He was apparently completely surprised by the success.
With the success of the game, the mysterious localthunk now likely has the chance to do full-time what he could only dedicate a little time to during his vacation and alongside his job.
