Boruto: The manga reveals why Naruto’s daughter could become one of the strongest ninjas

Naruto has had two children with Hinata: Boruto and Himawari. While a complete manga was named after his son, Himawari is relatively rarely seen. However, this could change with the upcoming chapters, as she has gigantic potential.

What kind of potential does Himawari have? Boruto: Two Blue Vortex tells the story after a three-year time skip. The story suddenly takes a much more serious turn, which has increased the manga’s popularity.

Both Boruto and his little sister Himawari have suddenly become much more mature. And it seems that not only their appearance has changed: Himawari possesses incredible power that has now come to light.

Even Naruto and Sasuke had significant appearances in Boruto, as the following video demonstrates:

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Boruto: Naruto and Sasuke fight Momoshiki

She is in possession of the chakra of the Nine-Tails. Jura and Hidari came to Konoha to search for Naruto. In doing so, they sensed the chakra of the fox spirit, which is actually called Kurama. They suspected they had found Naruto – instead, they only found Himawari.

After a fierce battle, Kurama suddenly appears before Himawari and speaks with her. Since only she can see Kurama, it means that the fox spirit lives within Himawari.

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Himawari could become the strongest ninja in Naruto

What does this mean for her abilities? Kurama’s chakra grants special techniques like the Baryon mode. Furthermore, the bearer of the fox spirit receives an almost unlimited supply of chakra.

Through the Naruto anime and manga, we know how powerful Naruto was just with Kurama’s chakra. Himawari also possesses the abilities of her mother Hinata. These include:

  • The Byakugan, which allows chakra to be seen and tracked. Additionally, the user gains an almost 360° field of vision.
  • An extraordinarily strong Tai-Jutsu. Himawari has learned the body-focused techniques not only from her mother Hinata but also from her aunt Hanabi.

The combination of Naruto’s and Hinata’s abilities could make Himawari one of the strongest kunoichi, perhaps even the strongest ninja overall. So we can look forward to seeing even more of Himawari and her abilities.

Why is Kurama’s chakra even in Himawari? Naruto used the Baryon mode in the past, during which Kurama’s chakra was converted into another form of energy. This resulted in the chakra being completely used up, and it appeared as if Kurama had died permanently.

Actually, Bijuus can regenerate. The only exception is when their life energy is depleted, which was the case in the Baryon mode. The Nine-Tails told Naruto that he could no longer use the chakra and techniques of the Nine-Tails.

A remnant of Kurama’s chakra resides in Himawari. This means that the fox spirit could be resurrected after his death. How Himawari came to possess the chakra is not clarified in the manga. Perhaps she has held the chakra within her since birth or Naruto has unknowingly transferred his powers to his daughter in some other way.

Either way, we can look forward to exciting battles and more time with Himawari. In Naruto, there were many other fights that MeinMMO author Niko Hernes has listed in a special: The 7 most legendary fights in Naruto

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Pokémon GO: Change Gender for Avatar – How does it work now?

The new avatar update for Pokémon GO is live, with several changes. The gender selection for the avatar has also been adjusted. How does it work now?

What kind of update is this? From now on, the new update is live, giving you various customization options for your avatar. This includes adjusting hairstyles, more details concerning body types, and various faces. However, the new look in the update is facing some backlash from players; more on that here.

At the same time, a button has been removed with the update: The “Change Gender Button,” which was previously seen in the top right corner. There, you could switch between a female and a male avatar.

The absence of this feature has led some players to ask how they can now change their gender.

Where is the gender button now? As of now, this button is no longer available at all. Instead, you can accept various adjustments in the avatar’s details.

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Pokémon GO: It’s time to #RediscoverGO!

How do you change the gender in Pokémon GO now?

These options are available: Currently, there are no separate avatars for the genders in Pokémon GO, but one avatar that can be customized in different ways.

Depending on how you want to look, you can make changes to the faces, hair, body types, and clothing, for example.

For body types, you can either select one of ten preset options or make your adjustments using the “custom” button with sliders.

The options look like this:

Pokemon GO Avatar customization

You will also be offered several options for hairstyles, ranging from “Short” to “Medium” to “Long.”

Hair Pokémon GO

Basically, every feature is combinable with every other feature. Therefore, there are no separate avatars anymore, but the possibility to customize the character completely as one wishes.

It is currently unknown whether more options will be added in the future. We will keep you updated on this matter.

Fundamentally, the avatar update is part of the “Rediscover GO Update,” which consists of several parts. Besides the customizations, you can also expect graphics updates while catching, as well as innovations in AR. These parts will also be introduced to the game in the coming weeks. Read all about the major update in Pokémon GO here.

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WoW: After 20 years, humans lose their strongest bonus

Blizzard removes the strongest racial bonus from humans in World of Warcraft. The times of the bonus reputation are over.

With The War Within, there are many new abilities in World of Warcraft. However, one racial bonus is also coming to an end. After over 20 years, Blizzard is taking away the popular reputation bonus from humans. This ability simply has no place in modern WoW anymore and will be replaced by something new.

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WoW: The War Within – All the major features of the new expansion

Which ability is affected? We are talking about the racial ability Diplomacy. This bonus has so far ensured that human characters can gain reputation from almost all sources 10% faster.

If characters, for example, received 250 reputation for completing a quest, then humans would receive a total of 275 reputation. The same applied to reputation factions where reputation was gained by defeating enemies and not just through quests.

Why is this being changed? In The War Within, the reputation and glory system will be restructured and unlocked account-wide. All your characters will then work on the same progress with the new factions.

This, however, leads to a problem with human characters. Because when humans receive a 10% bonus on reputation while reputation is account-wide, there is basically only one solution for all players:

Everyone has to play human to quickly maximize the glory for all characters.

Blizzard states on the WoW website:

The human racial bonus Diplomacy is currently designed to grant a 10% bonus to reputation gain. Unfortunately, with the Warbands reputation, this racial ability causes issues due to its character-specific nature.

We do not want our players to feel compelled to play a specific character or race in order to unlock Warbands rewards more efficiently, which is why we are converting this racial bonus into something new.

As glory levels have become a significant part of progress, both in terms of rewards with character strength and story unlocks, we want to create equality for all characters.

What do humans get instead? This is still unclear. So far, the revision has not arrived in the test version of “The War Within”. The new ability will likely be implemented at a later date once something new has been devised.

What ability would you give humans instead? And do you think this decision is good?

Our author Karsten has already played the new expansion.

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Creator of Nier: Automata finds Stellar Blade better than his RPG and that makes him envious

The creator of Nier: Automata and the creator of Stellar Blade, which will be released soon on PS5, were together in an interview and showed mutual appreciation.

What kind of game is this? The PS5 will receive a new exclusive game on April 26, 2024. Stellar Blade is an action-adventure that is said to have soulslike elements. The game aims to impress with great graphics and characters, but has also sparked discussions.

How did the conversation come about? The creator of Nier: Automata, Yoko Taro, was together with the creator of Stellar Blade in an interview at IGN Japan. During this, both expressed mutual recognition and appreciation, and the creator of Nier: Automata also spoke about the new Stellar Blade, which is set to be released on April 26.

You can watch the trailer for Stellar Blade here.

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Stellar Blade, the action-adventure on the PS5 launches demo

The creator of Nier is envious of Stellar Blade

Why is the creator envious? The creator and director of Nier: Automata speaks very positively about Stellar Blade. He says that the upcoming action RPG makes him “quite jealous”, as he considers it to be “much better” than his own game.

Taro especially praises the graphics and character design of Stellar Blade and highlights the good performance of Hyung-Tae Kim, the director of Stellar Blade. Taro is also enthusiastic about Kim’s earlier works, especially Blade & Soul.

What does Hyung-Tae Kim say about it? The creator of Stellar Blade graciously accepts the compliments. He makes it clear that he appreciates the recognition that Taro grants him. Kim also praises Taro’s work on Nier: Automata and emphasizes how unique the game is.

If you want to try Stellar Blade before it is released on April 26, you can buy the demo for 25 cents. One player did that and went overboard, to the extent that even Kim commented on it: A demo for 25 cents on PS5 attracts many players: One goes overboard and plays for 50 hours

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DCP 2024: Today the German Computer Game Award is being presented – Everything about the nominees, the jury and the stream

The German Computer Game Award 2024 will be presented today. We have all the information for you about the nominees, the jury, the categories, and the streams.

What is the DCP? The DCP is the presentation of the German Computer Game Award. This has been taking place since 2009 and awards prizes annually related to video games. The event will be streamed live on YouTube and Twitch, and you can join live.

The award is supported by the industry association game – Association of the German Games Industry together with the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure. The award office is located at the Foundation for Digital Game Culture.

When and Where – How to Stay Updated on the DCP

When does the DCP take place?

  • Date of the award ceremony: Thursday, April 18, 2024
  • Start of the pre-show: 6:30 PM
  • Start of the award ceremony: 8:00 PM

Where does the DCP take place? The award ceremony alternates annually between Munich and Berlin. The DCP 2024 will take place in Munich.

Where can you stream the DCP? There are several ways to follow the DCP live:

In addition, our colleagues from GameStar will stream and comment on the show with paid cooperation with the DCP tomorrow on the official GameStar Twitch channel. Ann-Kathrin Kuhls and Daniel Feith will host the stream.

MeinMMO will be on-site for you. Editor-in-chief Leya Jankowski and Managing Editor Sophia Weiss will gather their impressions.

The DCP 2024 – The Nominees and the Jury

Who is the jury? The winners of the DCP 2024 will be determined in two stages. First, a specialist jury nominates the participants. A main jury ultimately selects the winners.

You can read who will be on the jury in 2024 on the official website of the DCP. For the award in the category Player of the Year, you could even vote in advance.

Who is nominated in which categories? In 2024, awards will be given at the DCP in a total of 15 categories:

  • Best German Game
    • Atlas Fallen
    • Everspace 2
    • Fall of Porcupine
  • Best Audio Design
    • Everspace 2
    • Fall of Porcupine
    • Ad Infinitum
  • Best Graphic Design
    • Atlas Fallen
    • The Bear – A Story from the World of Gra
    • Reveil
  • Best Story
    • Fall of Porcupine
    • Ad Infinitum
    • The Bear – A Story from the World of Gra
  • Best Family Game
    • Spells & Secrets
    • Cubequest – A QB Game
    • Scott Whiskers in: The Search for Mr. Fumbleclaw
  • Rising Talent Award Best Debut
    • Fall of Porcupine
    • Ad Infinitum
    • Lose CTRL
  • Rising Talent Award Best Prototype
    • Misgiven
    • Ecognomix
    • Replicore
    • Bloodletter
    • Footgun: Underground
  • Best Innovation and Technology
    • Everspace 2
    • Marble Maze
    • Railway Empire 2
  • Best Game Design
    • Everspace 2
    • Lose CTRL
    • Tiny Thor
  • Best Serious Game
    • Duru – About Mulle and Depression
    • Nature? Political.
    • Friedrich Ebert – The Path to Democracy
  • Best Mobile Game
    • Cat Rescue Story
    • Götz
    • Royal Revolt: A Trader’s Tale
  • Best International Game
    • Baldur’s Gate 3
    • Alan Wake 2
    • Super Mario Bros. Wonder
  • Player of the Year
    • Anormaldisaster
    • Fabian Siegismund
    • Franziska Bülow
    • Maurice Weber
    • JustBecci
  • Studio of the Year
    • Aesir Interactive
    • Pixel Maniacs
    • Playing History
  • Special Jury Award

By the way, we took a closer look at the nominees for Player of the Year: DCP 2024: E-Sports Player or Twitch Streamer – Who will be Player of the Year 2024?

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„Even my girlfriend noticed it“ – Shooter players can finally go to bed without being angry thanks to Helldivers 2

Helldivers 2 has now been on the market for over 2 months and continues to captivate thousands of gamers. Some players who usually only play PvP realized through the cooperative shooter that their gaming routine was not good for them. In contrast, Helldivers 2 has positively impacted their mental health.

What are players reporting? On Reddit, there is currently a post that has garnered over 10,100 upvotes and 1,000 comments and has received a lot of support. The post discusses the player “Chiquemund_Freud,” who reports that he has turned his back on battle royale shooters for Helldivers 2.

The decision to play Helldivers instead of Battle Royale has had a positive effect on his mental health: “Giving up battle royales for Helldivers was great for my mental health. […] Playing this game with its incredible community has positively changed the place of gaming in my life.”

Before Helldivers 2, it was unthinkable for him to just have fun while gaming. Now he has laughed more in two months than in four years of battle royales, and his partner has noticed it too.

My girlfriend even noticed it. Yesterday, she said out of the blue: ‘I’m glad you found Helldivers. I really like it when I hear that you’re having fun instead of complaining and whining all night and then coming downstairs all upset.’

A few months ago, it was unthinkable to just open a beer and have fun. I was always angry because I wasn’t good and got taken out by a teenager. Not anymore. I have made new friends, laughed more than in 4 years of BR [Battle Royale].

Reddit user Chiquemund_Freud via Reddit

Other players also say Helldivers 2 has helped them

The community shares similar experiences: In the comments of the post, there are numerous players reporting similar experiences.

Some of them played shooters like Warzone, Apex Legends, or Fortnite and only realized through Helldivers that these PvP games were taking away their enjoyment of gaming on a daily basis and making them angry. However, not only shooters but also other competitive titles like LoL and Dota are mentioned.

  • thepipesarecall: “Helldivers helped me quit Warzone, which I have been playing since March 2020. It was only after I stopped playing that I realized how much the game affected my mental health.”
  • Odd-Consequence9464: “I stopped playing PvP games (aka Dota, League, Overwatch, Apex) and only chilled with friends and played coop games. $40 for Helldivers was the best purchase I made in the last 2 years.”
  • DevilApeEnji: “I have over 2,000 hours in Tarky [Note: Escape from Tarkov]. Most, if not all, were stressful […]. Since Helldivers, I haven’t even looked at the Tarky Reddit, let alone booted up the game.”

A 36-year-old family man adds that besides Helldivers 2, other games like Path of Exile can have a similar effect. The problem for him was competitive, team-based games.

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Helldivers 2 Announce Trailer PS5 PC

What makes Helldivers 2 so special? Helldivers 2 has no PvP and that should remain the case. Johan Pilestedt, the head of the development studio behind Helldivers 2, said they do not want the toxicity associated with it in their game.

As PvP is completely absent, there is no frustration over a loss and no anger towards other players. Everyone fights together for the success of the Over-Earth and the annihilation of robots and bugs. Players can primarily negatively influence the experience in Helldivers through intentional griefing with team kills and a kick.

In general, players can simply sit back in Helldivers 2, choose the difficulty level that suits them, and have fun with their friends.

Even MeinMMO editor Dariusz enjoys Helldivers 2, although he usually plays PvP shooters like Rainbow Six: Siege and Valorant. On MeinMMO, he mentions 5 reasons that make Helldivers 2 so good.

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Steam MMORPG breaks promises and announces Pay2Win feature that enrages the community

After the successful comeback on Steam in November 2023, the MMORPG Fractured Online was on the right track. However, the developers have now announced a change that has been sharply criticized by the community.

What has been announced for Fractured Online? A few hours ago, a new video was released on YouTube in which the developers from Dynamight Studios present the next Early Access update of the sandbox MMORPG.

The content package named “The Invasion” brings blood and hell demons as new races, specifically designed for fans of PvP. The corresponding continent of the demonic spawn will not be available yet, as the effort behind developing new regions is very high.

In the short term, the developers prefer to focus on polishing the existing content and expanding the endgame. Additionally, the team is introducing VIP status as well as an in-game shop, allowing buyers of the founder packages to finally benefit from their VIP advantages and acquired tokens.

You can watch the developer update for Fractured Online here:

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What is the problem with the update? Although the developers emphasize that they will continue to keep their promise and will not introduce Pay2Win elements in Fractured Online, because for money in the shop, players can only purchase account-bound cosmetic items and temporal advantages for character progression.

However, they undermine this statement seconds later with a glance into the store, which shows that players can spend real money tokens for gold and gold for real money tokens. This makes it possible to buy everything that can also be bought with gold using money – including orbs that permanently increase stats and skills.

How is the community reacting? The reactions of players on Reddit and Youtube show that the developers are crossing a line that many find too far. Omegalux writes, for example: “This is a dealbreaker for me, as I have steadfastly refused to play any MMO that features P2W.”

The launch trailer of Fractured Online:

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Fractured Online – Early Access Launch Trailer

TheFawz adds: “Faster progress through money is indeed Pay2Win. It definitely sounds like you are fully relying on real-money trade support, which is clearly P2W, so I don’t understand how you could previously claim that it is not P2W.”

Disappointment is also expressed by IntrepidHermit: “I know it was foolish of me to trust them, but I really thought that with their pursuit of creating the modern version of a sandbox MMORPG, they could carve out a small corner of the market. I took the risk, and they exploited it.”

What else do I need to know about Fractured Online? The online role-playing game from Dynamight Studios has been in Early Access on Steam since September 15, 2022, but the launch was not auspicious. There were many issues and technical problems.

In January 2023, the team decided to return to closed development. In November 2023, they celebrated a fairly successful comeback, but this time without the previous publisher gamigo.

In this version, Fractured Online left a significantly better impression, which allowed the negative Steam reviews from the launch (only 27 percent positive) to rise to a balanced 56 percent today. Additionally, the player numbers were finally high enough to pay salaries and other obligations.

More information about the game can be found on our overview page for Fractured Online

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Michael Douglas wanted to fly spectacularly in the 3rd Ant-Man film

As Michael Douglas revealed in an interview, he had a very special wish for his character in the third Ant-Man movie, even though Marvel did not fulfill it.

Recently, Michael Douglas appeared on The View to promote his new series Franklin. In response to a question, he mentioned that he wanted a very special exit for his character in Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania.

He plays Hank Pym in the MCU, a brilliant entomologist and physicist who also invented the Ant-Man suit.

Here you can see a trailer for the third Ant-Man movie:

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Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania Trailer 

He wanted a spectacular exit from the MCU

What did the actor wish for his character? As Michael Douglas shared, he wished for his role to die in the third Ant-Man movie.

However, he wanted to have a very special exit from the franchise and to die in a spectacular way.

Michael Douglas also had a very concrete idea of what it should look like:

[To be killed] was actually my wish for the third film. I said I would like a serious [death], with all these great special effects.

There must be a fantastic way for me to shrink down to ant size and explode, whatever that is. I want to use all those effects.

Michael Douglas, Source: ew.com

You can read more about Marvel here with our colleagues at Moviepilot: Robert Downey Jr. hints at Iron Man’s return to the Marvel Universe more clearly than ever, and there’s a specific reason for that

This was not the first time the actor expressed this wish. Already on the red carpet for the third Ant-Man film, the actor told Hollywood Reporter that he would do a fourth installment as long as he died in it.

Will we see Michael Douglas as Hank again? It doesn’t sound like it. Because even though Marvel did not fulfill Michael Douglas’s wish and Hank Pym survived the film, he seems to have no interest in a return to the franchise.

The actor mentioned during the interview on The View that he likely would not return for his role in a fourth Ant-Man film:

“But that was last time. Now I don’t believe I will [appear in a fourth].”

However, there has been no information from Marvel about how Hank Pym will continue in the MCU or if there will even be a fourth Ant-Man film.

More about Marvel on MeinMMO: How a simple technique helped Marvel movies succeed

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WoW: In The War Within, you level up characters faster than ever before

The leveling speed in World of Warcraft is increasing even further. The more characters you have at max level, the faster it goes.

Leveling a character back in the Vanilla days of World of Warcraft was something that could take days, weeks, or even months. In the modern version of WoW, leveling mainly serves the purpose of quickly getting the next character to max level so that they are ready for endgame content.

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WoW: The War Within – All the major features of the new expansion

What will change? With the expansion “The War Within,” Blizzard aims to implement many account-wide changes and provide some bonuses. For players with many characters, there will be upcoming relief for leveling additional characters.

Because: A new series of achievements increases the experience gained by all characters up to the maximum level 80.

How does it work? Every character that reaches level 80 unlocks a special mentor achievement. This increases the experience gained by all characters on the account by 5%.

The more characters you have at level 80, the greater the XP bonus:

Characters at Level 80XP Bonus
00 %
15 %
210 %
315 %
420 %
5 (and more)25 %

Overall, this achievement is stackable up to 5 times. So if you level 5 characters to level 80, all characters will benefit from a substantial XP bonus of 25%.

What else is changing? In addition to this adjustment, the amount of XP required will be drastically reduced. Overall, the amount of experience points needed between levels 1 and 70 will be reduced by nearly 55%, with the largest reduction occurring in the range from level 60 to 70.

This will further accelerate leveling.

What are the consequences? As a result, this will make it easier for everyone to bring new characters up to level 80. While there are already many simplifications, such as the Legacy Armor, XP Bonus potions, or the popular buff from the Darkmoon Faire, another improvement is likely to ensure that the leveling phase is managed even more quickly in the future.

Overall, The War Within will also be more accessible for solo players. Our author Karsten noted this during his first insight into the alpha of the expansion.

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Why it is worth testing Assassin’s Creed Mirage for free now

You can test the latest installment of the popular game series Assassin’s Creed for a short time for free. Why it’s worth it, you can find out here.

How long can you test the game? Assassin’s Creed Mirage is the latest installment of the popular game series. The game was released in October 2023 on PC, PS4/PS5, and Xbox. Currently, you can test the first two hours of this action-adventure completely for free in a demo.

You can find the various demo versions on the official website (via ubisoft.com). You have the opportunity to take advantage of this offer until April 30, 2024.

The trailer presents a new outfit that the protagonist and Viking Eivor wore in the previous game. Furthermore, you can see what to expect with the “Free Trial” update in Assassin’s Creed Mirage:

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Test Assassin’s Creed Mirage for free now

Why is the free demo worth it? The free demo is definitely worth it for all fans of the series, but also for players who are still undecided about whether they want to give the game a chance. By being able to test for two hours, you will get a sense of whether you want to play Assassin’s Creed Mirage – or not.

What’s particularly interesting is the fact that you can keep and transfer your progress from the demo if you decide to purchase the game afterward.

Even if you probably won’t get very far in the story of an “Assassin’s Creed” title in two hours, you should be able to get a good impression of the gameplay and certainly explore a lot of the environment.

What Assassin’s Creed Mirage is about: This installment takes place in the vibrant streets of Baghdad in the 9th century. You take on the role of young Basim, a street boy and a well-known character from Assassin’s Creed Valhalla.

He is searching for answers and uncovering the secrets of the past. As a player, you experience the roots of the “Assassin’s Creed” game series and explore the home of the original Assassins.

Another popular action-adventure game that has impressed players with breathtaking scenes, landscapes, and really good graphics will soon no longer be a PS exclusive. It launches in May, but is already listed on Steam.

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30-year-old wanted to take advantage of being a YouTuber to make a lot of money with Cyberpunk 2077

Many were upset about buying Cyberpunk 2077 in December 2020. The game ran so poorly on consoles that it was even removed from the PS Store. But one person was even more upset than the average buyers. The YouTuber Willyrex. He wanted to be particularly clever and ended up failing spectacularly.

What unfair advantage did Willyrex have?

  • The YouTuber Willyrex has been in the business since 2011 and streams like some Spanish-speaking YouTubers from Andorra, which is their Madeira. This saves on taxes.
  • As a YouTuber, Willyrex could secure a new copy of Cyberpunk 2077 before many others. The game was released on December 10, 2020, and was a real hot topic from the start.
  • Willyrex obtained a copy of the game for PC. Big influencers receive, like gaming journalists in some cases, such “review versions” of a game even before the release from the manufacturer.
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Is this really Cyberpunk 2077? – 40 seconds that will convince you again of the game

“I thought this is Free Money”

That was his mistake: As Willyrex recounts in a podcast, he played Cyberpunk 2077 before the release and thought it was a great game. He wanted to be particularly clever:

“I told myself, I need to buy stocks. I have an advantage. That’s the way to cheat.”

After all, the motto of the YouTuber is “Use the bug to your advantage.”

So he bought stocks for $100,000 and said: “Finally free money.”

YouTuber buys stocks at absolute peak price

What was the problem? What Willyrex didn’t know back then: The PC version of Cyberpunk 2077 was running fine, but the console version was a disgrace and plunged the game and the company distributing it into a crisis. On December 18, Cyberpunk 2077 was even removed from the PS Store.

He says:

The game came out 3 or 4 days later and it was the only game in history that was removed from the PlayStation Store. I had played it on PC, it ran perfectly, maximum quality, they delivered everything they promised.

The stock of CD Projekt Red crashed right after Willyrex bought it. Because the stock was riding high in anticipation that Cyberpunk 2077 would become the game of the year 2020 and generate incredible revenue:

Stock crashes by 50% after one month

If he bought the stocks, as he says, 3 or 4 days before the release, he must have paid about $120 per share. Just 7 days later, the stock stood at only 86%. About a month later, on January 8, the stock had dropped to $65. Today, the stock is worth about $28.

Depending on exactly when he sold them, he probably lost several tens of thousands of dollars. Willyrex doesn’t specify how much he lost exactly. He refers to it as a “setback.”

His tactic of using every advantage didn’t work out at all.

Other YouTubers also have problems with money and their expenses:

Twitch streamer Tanzverbot says he is broke: Bought shirts for 400 euros that don’t even fit him

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Players discover bug in LoL that can steal your victory – “Cost me the mid lane”

In League of Legends, a bug has occurred that affects players who accidentally buy jungler items while playing on a lane. This causes them to receive less experience points in LoL for the rest of the game.

What bug is it? In League of Legends, there have always been annoying bugs, but players have now discovered one that can cost you the match. The bug occurs when you accidentally buy an item that is meant for junglers at the start of the game.

Even if you sell the purchased item again, it won’t save you, because according to the thread, you will receive less experience points for the rest of the game.

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A wrong purchase and your match is over

How does the bug specifically occur? To trigger the bug, certain conditions must be met: You have selected Smite as your summoner spell. Summoner spells are chosen before the match begins.

If you then do not play as a jungler but are deployed on one of the lanes, you only lack the last step to seal your fate. If you then accidentally buy an item that is actually meant for a jungler out of habit, your match could be over.

How was the bug noticed? In a subreddit for League of Legends, a player reports on the incident. He actually wanted to play on the top lane, but accidentally took Smite as his secondary summoner spell.

Some players also use Smite as part of a sophisticated strategy on other lanes, which means this could become a bigger problem.

Other players describe similar issues in the thread on Reddit or have reproduced exactly this bug, confirming the previously reported incident. One player in the thread stated that this bug cost him the mid lane.

What happens next? Riot Games has already acknowledged the error and is working on a solution. In the latest patch notes 14.8 on their website, nothing has been described about the error so far, so it remains to be seen when the error will be fixed.

Riot usually responds very quickly to player bug reports. Sometimes, however, they also handle criticism from the community surprisingly humorously. You can read more about it here:

“Riot used our own meme against us” – LoL developers cheekily respond to players’ criticism

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EA FC 24: The voting for the Bundesliga TOTS is live – Here’s how to vote

In EA FC 24 the big TOTS event will start soon, and you can help decide which cards should be included in the Bundesliga Team of the Season. How you can vote and which stars will be included, you will find out here.

Finally, the Team of the Season is starting, and it could be the freshly leaked “TOTS Live” that even might have replaced the traditional Community TOTS. Later, the Bundesliga TOTS will be released, for which you can surprisingly vote already now.

This is how you vote for Bundesliga TOTS: EA has provided a page for the voting.

Here is the voting link

You can vote until Saturday, April 21.

When will the Bundesliga TOTS come? The exact release date of the Bundesliga TOTS cards in the game is currently not known. As soon as there is a specific date, you will find out here on MeinMMO.

You can find all the info about TOTS in EA FC 24 here.

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

EA FC 24 Bundesliga TOTS Voting – These players are up for selection

This is how the voting works: Overall, you need to build a team consisting of four defenders, three forwards, three midfielders, and one goalkeeper. You can select players from a pre-selection and assemble your personal Bundesliga TOTS.

Among the stars are: Neuer, Grimaldo, Wirtz, Musiala, Sané, Brandt, Kane, Guirassy, Frimpong, Xhaka, Boniface or Füllkrug. It is not surprising that most players come from the new German champions Bayer Leverkusen. A total of 8 players from Leverkusen are up for selection.

For comparison: Bayern has 4 players included and Dortmund offers 4.

Here are all the players you can vote for:

Goalkeepers:

  • Gregor Kobel – Borussia Dortmund
  • Oliver Baumann – TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
  • Lukáš Hrádecký – Bayer 04 Leverkusen
  • Alexander Nübel – VfB Stuttgart
  • Manuel Neuer – Bayern München

Defenders:

  • Alejandro Grimaldo – Bayer 04 Leverkusen
  • Jeremie Frimpong – Bayer 04 Leverkusen
  • Jonathan Tah – Bayer 04 Leverkusen
  • David Raum – RB Leipzig
  • Maximilian Mittelstädt – VfB Stuttgart
  • Waldemar Anton – VfB Stuttgart
  • Nico Schlotterbeck – Borussia Dortmund
  • Benjamin Henrichs – RB Leipzig
  • Mohamed Simakan – RB Leipzig
  • Mitchell Weiser – Werder Bremen

Midfielders:

  • Florian Wirtz – Bayer 04 Leverkusen
  • Exequiel Palacios – Bayer 04 Leverkusen
  • Jamal Musiala – Bayern München
  • Leroy Sané – Bayern München
  • Granit Xhaka – Bayer 04 Leverkusen
  • Xavi Simons – RB Leipzig
  • Jan-Niklas Beste – 1. FC Heidenheim
  • Julian Brandt – Borussia Dortmund
  • Donyell Malen – Borussia Dortmund
  • Chris Führich – VfB Stuttgart
  • Enzo Millot – VfB Stuttgart
  • Franck Honorat – Borussia Mönchengladbach
  • Vincenzo Grifo – SC Freiburg
  • Kevin Stöger – VfL Bochum
  • Eren Dinkçi – 1. FC Heidenheim

Forwards:

  • Harry Kane – Bayern München
  • Serhou Guirassy – VfB Stuttgart
  • Loïs Openda – RB Leipzig
  • Deniz Undav – VfB Stuttgart
  • Ermedin Demirović – FC Augsburg
  • Victor Boniface – Bayer 04 Leverkusen
  • Omar Marmoush – Eintracht Frankfurt
  • Niclas Füllkrug – Borussia Dortmund
  • Jonas Wind – VfL Wolfsburg
  • Marvin Ducksch – Werder Bremen

What do you think of the selection? Are there any important players missing? Feel free to let us know in the comments!

If you want to know how to prepare perfectly for the upcoming TOTS in EA FC 24, then take a look here:

Before the TOTS in FC 24: This is how you prepare perfectly for the Team of the Season

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WoW: The War Within Played – In the Fruitless Search for the MMORPG DNA

Our MMORPG expert Karsten Scholz had the opportunity to play the new WoW expansion The War Within during an exclusive alpha test round. The new adventure in the World of Warcraft is as comfortable and accessible as never before, while losing even more of its MMO roots.

Blizzard is preparing for the upcoming alpha of WoW: The War Within and allowed me to play the new expansion a few days in advance. The following content awaited me on the press client:

  • A tailored introduction to the “The War Within” adventure, which is supposed to differ at the final launch.
  • The three campaign chapters of the new area Island of Thorn, which is home to the Earthlings (all in-game sequences were locked).
  • Some depths instances that I was able to explore with NPC dwarf Brann Bronzebeard.
  • At level 71, I unlocked the new hero talents for my rogue, which were still placeholders for my favorite class. The talent trees from Dragonflight will still be present.
The new character overview shows four heroes of the Warband.
  • Revised UI elements and options like the spellbook, character overview, or the new mode for arachnophobes (which replaces all spiders with other creatures).
  • Access to the first advantages of the Warband feature (such as an account-wide bank with multiple slots and account-wide reputation for all characters).
  • The opportunity to test the dynamic flying properties of dragon riding with a pure heart runner – the horse mount hops through the air.

Through the group search, I was also able to queue for the new battleground “Deephaul Ravine” and the first two dungeons. However, due to a lack of players, I was unable to conduct any practical tests. Unfortunately, I was not allowed to enter the PvE instances of The War Within with followers (which should be possible later).

The cinematic trailer of WoW: The War Within:

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World of Warcraft: The War Within – Cinematic Trailer

Typical WoW …

On a cozy evening, I was able to complete the quests of the island, master several depths, and bring my rogue to just below level 73. The War Within felt very much like Dragonflight during this time, only that dwarves are bouncing around everywhere on Thorn and much revolves around smithing.

True to WoW, my pre-made fighter equipped with green clothes chopped through enemies and quests like a hot knife through butter. You probably shouldn’t expect a crispy difficulty level or innovative quest mechanics while leveling.

The design of the new mushroom creatures is wonderfully detailed and bizarre.

The only remarkable task I found was one where I had to fend off several waves of Nerubians. For this, I had to place defensive structures at different access points. I then watched the actual fight from the back of a flying mount while throwing various lightning attacks at the approaching enemies.

… but even more accessible

What you can count on, however, is the even higher accessibility of WoW. With dynamic flying, you’ll reach every quest in just a few seconds while leveling. All dungeons of The War Within that you encounter during the campaign or leveling phase can optionally be played solo or with AI followers. Waiting for other players? That’s so 2020!

The rogue grabs aggro in the depths while Brann Bronzebeard heals.

And the new depths also play comfortably: There are several difficulty levels, if needed Brann Bronzebeard provides healing as well as additional damage, and after ten minutes you’re back in the fresh air. By the way, there are some special features awaiting you in the depths:

  • In the Earthcrawler mines, there are nets lying everywhere on the ground that slow down and regularly summon attackers as soon as you touch them.
  • The depths of Warvals empowerment are shrouded in darkness that gradually reduces your maximum health. You can only counter this with the bright glow of candles that burn out after a while.
  • In the depths, traps (such as flame thrower candles), special tasks (for example, I had to save all the Earthlings spun by the Nerubians) and elite bosses lurk.
  • Through boxes, you can earn temporary buffs that remind of the perks from Torghast in Shadowlands.
  • In the end, a treasure chamber awaits you with the final reward as well as a shortcut to the entrance of the instance.
  • Brann Bronzebeard gains experience points, levels up, and unlocks more abilities for your joint adventures.

Lastly, the new Warband feature brings more comfort and accessibility. You get access to a new account-wide bank with multiple slots (unlocking all slots costs a pretty penny). Additionally, reputation progress, achievements, and collections count for all characters on your account. For those of you who play multiple characters, this new feature is a blessing.

The new character model of Alleria Windrunner.

Homeopathic traces of MMORPG

For many years now, World of Warcraft has followed the path of all major theme park MMORPGs, breaking down walls and offering increasingly more options and content designed to expand the target audience and lure new players to the servers.

Especially casual gamers are the target of Blizzard, who only want to play quietly for a certain period from time to time. And players who do not want social obligations, fixed raid times, and unfriendly dungeon teammates.

A part of me can absolutely relate to that. As a dad of two kids, a quick dungeon run of WoW: Dragonflight or Final Fantasy XIV, which I complete alongside AI companions, fits much better into my daily routine than a three-hour trip through the Blackrock Depths in WoW Classic.

However, the other part of me thinks: At least you remember the whimsical visits to BRD! Modern MMORPGs already play too often like single-player RPGs with optional multiplayer. With The War Within, WoW is now moving even more in that direction. Silly!

Alternative perspective on The War Within
My wonderful colleague Mary also had the opportunity to take a look at the alpha of The War Within for Gamestar. Furthermore, she was able to grill the Blizzard developers with all sorts of questions about the upcoming expansion of World of Warcraft. What she learned and what her personal view on the addon is, you can find out in her preview of WoW: The War Within.

You see, there are two hearts beating in my chest. Luckily, it’s not a matter of “either … or”, since WoW Classic and The War Within are running in parallel. Which version of World of Warcraft do you prefer?

More about the upcoming expansion of World of Warcraft can be found here: The alpha of WoW The War Within is not live yet, but Blizzard says: Sorry, we are changing that

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I spent 127 hours on the brilliant new game on Steam, but the ending is a joke

The strategy game Millennia was released on March 26 on Steam. MeinMMO author Schuhmann has spent countless games with the 4x game and is enthusiastic. But he also says: With all due love, the ending is a joke. After 10 hours of world conquest, there’s a tired screen. Seriously?

What kind of game is this?

  • Millennia is something like Civilization, but you can only own and directly control a limited number of cities, perhaps six to eight. However, these cities can span a vast area and continue to grow even after many hours of gameplay.
  • Therefore, it is important where you position the cities and that you have enough space to expand them over 6,000 years.
  • Different ages, which sometimes appear and sometimes don’t, provide variety in gameplay. At times, you gain skills that you have always wished for in strategy games: You can build sandbanks where there is only water or flatten mountains. Areas that were previously useless suddenly become valuable after thousands of years.
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Announcement Teaser Trailer to Millennia

Millennia has a great learning curve and brilliant ideas

Why do I like the game so much? I was immediately captivated by Millennia from the start, and the fascination has only grown over the past three weeks as I understand the game more.

Because this is not Civilization, not even close, but a city-building simulation, where you have to eliminate neighboring peoples or at least lock them out of your territories so that their little villages do not ruin your plans for massive metropolises that span entire continents.

Millennia has an incredibly satisfying learning curve and is coherent in itself. It even holds pleasant surprises. In each age, new challenges await the player: constantly, the citizens want more, first food and houses, then sanitation, electricity, a religion, and finally even access to the Internet.

It is worth thinking logically and building production chains: Cities have natural tendencies to grow in one direction or another depending on their surroundings. Where there is a lot of forest, you can deforest it and produce paper. Perhaps here the religious or intellectual center of an empire arises. A mining city can extract ore, perhaps becoming the Ruhr area of your own empire.

Meanwhile, standard strategies from other games, such as unrestrained growth or ruthless conquest, come with some pitfalls, as those who grow too quickly will awaken desires in the populace that they cannot fulfill. Those who conquer too much without securing it will quickly have a revolution on their hands.

Whenever you neglect an aspect of the game, it comes back to bite you.

This gives me the thrill: Despite mediocre Steam reviews, I enjoy Millennia very much because I accept the limitations of the game:

  • Millennia would be much easier if you could simply demolish conquered cities of enemies to make room for your own cities – but this is not possible; you have to build around the existing enemy cities.
  • Millennia would also be much easier if you could take over all conquered cities and control them yourself – but that is not possible either; you are limited to relatively few cities.

This is criticized in the reviews on Steam; it annoyed me at first as well, but by now I have accepted it as a necessary limitation of the game. They make the charm of Millennia.

Complaining about it is about as reasonable as getting upset that the pawn in chess can only take opposing pieces diagonally and can’t just clear away pieces in front of him.

millenia
There is nothing more to it – Go back to the main menu and start again.

How do the games end? That is the point I cannot forgive Millennia, no matter how hard I try.

Although there are several ways to end a game. After 127 hours with the Steam version, I have found two of the standard endings; either you lead your people to transcendence, which is quite easy, or you painstakingly build a colony ship to Mars before the evil Germans do.

But no matter how you end the game: After an epic game of 10 hours, you get a single dull victory screen, with the message “You have won,” without any statistics, fanfare, videos, or anything.

And then it’s back to the main menu, where you are expected to start the next game, as the game makes clear.

If anyone thinks that “View Map” offers anything exciting for the player, they must be disappointed. You are only allowed to scroll over the map ineffectively and almost in slow motion, admiring the game’s weak point, the graphics.

steam-enden
For every way to win, there is an achievement.

For all the love and charm that I can find in the unpolished and unfinished game mechanics, the few hours of work to give Millennia a somewhat appropriate ending should indeed have been possible.

Thus, even I, who is utmost positively inclined towards the game, suspect that Millennia should have stayed in development for at least another six months.

You can read my impression of Millennia after the first days here:

I am obsessed with a new game on Steam: I’ve already sunk 40 hours in 4 days

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Baldur’s Gate 3: After hundreds of hours, a player realizes that they get one of the strongest weapons even before Act 1.

In Baldur’s Gate 3 there are plenty of cool weapons. One of the strongest can be obtained early on. All it takes is a simple trick. A user on Reddit didn’t know this and was quite surprised about it.

What weapon is it about? The sword “Everburn Blade” is a powerful weapon, especially at the beginning of Baldur’s Gate 3.

It is especially suitable for fighters, barbarians, and paladins. The blade deals a base damage of 3-16. It consists of 2d6 slashing damage and +1d4 fire damage. Additionally, your strength modifier is added.

The fire bonus is quite impressive and useful against enemies who are susceptible to it. So it would be practical to use the sword right from the start, right?

BG3 Everburn Blade

It’s good that there is an easy way to obtain the weapon already in Act 1. Even better: You don’t even have to finish the prologue to call the Everburn Blade your own.

But not everyone knows this. The Reddit user Gingerbread_Dad, for example, didn’t know it and eventually revealed in a post how to get the weapon.

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Baldur’s Gate 3 Temple of Shar Runthrough

A simple spell helps you

How do you obtain the sword? In the prologue of the game, you are trying to escape from the Nautiloid. During this, you encounter Commander Zhalk, who is fighting a mind flayer.

Zhalk carries the desired sword with him. However, he won’t just hand it over. You either have to fight him and take the valuable loot from his corpse – or you can use a trick.

If you have previously rescued Shadowheart from her prison, she can help you get the sword now. Open the menu and equip Shadowheart with the spell “Command”.

Then proceed until you reach the room where the fight takes place. But instead of attacking Commander Zhalk, cast “Command” with Shadowheart on him. More specifically, the command “Drop”.

If you are a wizard or cleric yourself, you can do this without Shadowheart. By the way, cleric is the least popular class in the game.

When you reach Zhalk, you need to be a bit lucky. The chance that he actually drops the sword is 65%. To be on the safe side, save beforehand and possibly reload the game.

If you are lucky, the sword will lie on the ground waiting to be picked up by you. Grab it and continue to the console at the end of the room. Activate it, and the prologue ends. You start Act 1 with a powerful weapon in your inventory, which will make your adventure significantly easier.

A player on Reddit feels silly

What does the community think about the trick? The Reddit user Gingerbread_Dad emphasized in his post how silly he feels since learning about the trick.

He has gone through “several dozen runs” and often tried to kill the commander. He often died in the process, as the fight is quite difficult at the beginning.

The alternative would have been to ignore the commander and thus also his sword. When he realized how easy it is to get the weapon, he felt really silly.

Other players are also commenting in disbelief under the post:

  • “I foolishly commanded him to drop the sword, but then I never picked it up,” regrets Miss_M4rs her actions.
  • “It’s my second run and I don’t know what you’re talking about. Everburn Blade?” asks Junior_Mention2803, who apparently knew nothing of the existence of the sword.
  • “I prefer to kill Zhalk, because that gives me an early level up,” says Jaren_Starain instead.

Did you already know the trick? Have you used the sword, or are you planning to for your next save? Let us know in the comments. The quirky Volo from Baldur’s Gate 3 is much more important than you think

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17-year-old was disqualified from a Pokémon tournament for laughing at the question about pronouns – Here’s how he is doing today

One year ago, the then 17-year-old Makani Tran made headlines worldwide in the gaming scene. He had flown 4 hours to a tournament in the trading card game Pokémon, but was disqualified for laughing when asked about his preferred pronouns.

That was the news back then: We reported the bizarre incident on MeinMMO on March 31, 2023:

  • The 17-year-old Makani Tran had qualified for the regional championships in the trading card game Pokémon.
  • He had to fly 4 hours to Charlotte to compete against other trainers. The flight and hotel cost the young man $800. For the student, that was a lot of money. Until then, he hadn’t earned a cent with Pokémon.
  • The tournament was going well for him, so the excitement was even greater when he was excluded from the tournament. And for a reason that many found incomprehensible.

Pokémon is a serious competition:

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Pokémon World Championship 2024: Trailer for the Event in Hawaii

The young man was nervous and couldn’t think of a darned pronoun

Why was he disqualified? During the tournament, the referee asked him which pronouns he preferred to be addressed with so that he could be referred to with the pronouns of his choice during a live-streamed game.

But the young player said: “Uh, he or him or um …” – he simply couldn’t think of the third pronoun “his.” He stood there and ultimately laughed nervously.

The referee took the laughter the wrong way. The referee said he preferred the gender-neutral pronouns “They/them” himself, and that Makani shouldn’t be a jerk for that.

17-year-old disqualified for violating inclusion rules

Shortly thereafter, Makani Tran was asked again about the incident, regarding what he had answered and the tone in which he had spoken.

Ultimately, he was excluded from the tournament by the head referee for violating “the inclusion rules.”

The player was completely devastated by the news. He insisted he had done nothing wrong, now wasted the big opportunity, and lost a lot of money. But the referee remained firm.

Makani was out.

Young trainer drawn into a culture war

What waves did this cause? The story made quite an impact in the USA and was picked up by national news outlets.

Especially for the conservative press, such as Fox News, this story was a goldmine. The mention of preferred pronouns is a contentious issue for many in the USA.

Makani Tran himself found the whirlwind too much. He felt uncomfortable being drawn into the “culture war” in the USA.

When asking about preferred pronouns, it is about a person’s gender identity. This ensures that individuals are addressed and referred to in a way that corresponds with their gender identity. Providing preferred pronouns is increasingly common in social media. It serves to choose the form of address that the person prefers right from the start.

5 times more donations than desired

How is the young man doing today? The whole uproar had something good for Makani Tran. Through a “GoFundMe“, 339 donations came in to reimburse the young man for his travel expenses. The goal was to raise $1,500, but a total of $7,602 was raised for Makani Tran: There were some donations over $100. Two anonymous donors even contributed $500 to the cause.

Thus, the trip was at least a financial success in hindsight.

The first prize money in Pokémon has now also arrived

The Pokémon career also took off. In January 2024, he participated in two tournaments that offered prize money (via liquipedia):

  • At the Regional Championships in Portland, he finished 5th-8th and earned $3,000.
  • At the tournament in Charlotte, where he had been so shamefully disqualified a year earlier, he placed 9th-16th and won $2,000.

The tournaments then proceeded as Makani Tran had wished, without any national headlines. It was all about Pokémon.

More stories from eSports: What happened to the 15-year-old whose mother took him out of school so he would have more time for Fortnite?

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In Helldivers 2, everyone is waiting for the Illuminated – Here is what we know about the nasty aliens

In Helldivers 2 there have been clues for some time about a third enemy faction that could intervene in the galactic war – the Illuminates. We show you what is already known about the extraterrestrial enemies of democracy.

What are the Illuminates? The Illuminates are a highly advanced extraterrestrial civilization that fought against the Over-Earth in Helldivers 1 and is expected to appear as a third enemy faction in Helldivers 2.

There are different types of Illuminates that possess different characteristics on the battlefield.

Caution, Spoiler: In the following sections, we summarize already known information from Helldivers 1 as well as alleged leaks. If you want to be surprised, you should not continue reading to avoid possible spoilers.
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Helldivers 2 – Warbond: Democratic Detonation Trailer

Aliens that reverse your controls

What do we know about the Illuminates? Some Illuminates are already known from Helldivers 1. Units of the extraterrestrial civilization come with different characteristics. Some can even reverse your key inputs.

The following units are known from Helldivers 1:

Scouts

  • Observer
    • A tadpole-like patrol that moves stealthily and raises an alarm when it spots a Helldiver
  • Watcher
    • Basically the same as the Observer, but equipped with light armor
  • Obsidian Observer
    • A variation of the Watcher, but equipped with weapons

Infantry

  • Tripod
    • A machine with three legs that attacks at close range using electricity
    • Has medium armor
    • Attacks in groups of 3 to 5
  • Hunter
    • Ranged fighters that fire a powerful electrical pulse that can take out a Helldiver with a single hit
    • Has no armor
    • Operates alone
  • Apprentice
    • A melee fighter that attacks in groups of 2-3
    • Attacks with a projectile attack that severely restricts a Helldiver’s mobility and allows the Apprentice to engage in close combat
    • Has light armor
  • Outcast
    • Always cloaked melee fighters that attack with swift strikes and move quickly across the terrain
    • Has light armor
    • Does not have ranged attacks
    • Attacks in groups of 1-3
  • Strider
    • A heavier variant of the Tripods, also three-legged machines that attack at close range using electricity
    • Also has medium armor, but possesses a higher resilience than the Tripods
    • Attacks in groups of 3 to 5
Helldivers 1 Illuminated Tripod and Observer

Tanks

  • Obelisk
    • A heavily armored dome that fires an energy wall
    • The energy wall moves forward, kills Helldivers on contact, and blocks player movement and shots
    • Other Illuminates can walk through the wall and attack Helldivers
    • Obelisks operate alone

Elite

  • Illusionist
    • Strong enemies that use nanobot technology in battle to control other beings, but are very slow
    • Fire homing projectiles that can take out a Helldiver with 2-3 hits
    • If the Illusionist’s projectiles do not hit a target, they explode after a short time. Any Helldiver that was in the explosion radius then suffers from inverted controls
    • Has medium armor
  • Council Member
    • Similar to the Illusionists but stronger
    • Fire homing projectiles that can take out a Helldiver with 2-3 hits
    • If the projectiles of the Illusionists do not hit a target, they explode after a short time. Any Helldiver that was in the explosion radius then suffers from inverted controls
    • Has medium armor but high resilience
    • Operates alone

Master

  • Great Eye
    • Large, heavily armed machines that, according to reports from the Over-Earth, are controlled by AI
    • Fire multiple homing projectiles that can take out a Helldiver with 2-3 hits
    • If the projectiles of the Illusionists do not hit a target, they explode after a short time. Any Helldiver that was in the explosion radius then suffers from inverted controls
    • Only one Great Eye spawns, but is supported by multiple Striders
    • Has medium armor and extreme resilience

In-game hints indicate Illuminated presence

Why is everyone waiting for the Illuminates? In Helldivers 2, an entire enemy faction was briefly wiped out with the robots. Although the nasty machines have returned with an even stronger force after just one day, players are still eager to fight against the Illuminates.

The anticipation mainly rests on some in-game hints that have been indicating the arrival of the third enemy faction for some time. For example, players could see strange blue lights in the sky in Helldivers 2, leading them to believe in an extraterrestrial presence.

Additionally, shortly after the release of the co-op shooter, players could read a news ticker on their spaceship speaking of rumors about Illuminated sightings:

Helldivers 2: Players find hint of new enemies that will threaten the Over-Earth in the future

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Gamer buys new graphics card for 260 euros, but it is way too big – Asks the community: “What can I do now?”

A user wants to upgrade their gaming PC. Installing a new graphics card fails for several reasons. The special form factor of their computer plays a significant role.

Upgrading one’s gaming PC is usually a great experience. As long as nothing goes wrong and no beginner mistakes are made, one can enjoy their faster system afterwards.

However, there are also cases where the existing computer becomes a dead end when one wants to swap or upgrade certain hardware components.

A gamer failed to install a new graphics card in their gaming PC because the manufacturer did not intend for such an upgrade for the system at all.

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Manufacturer shows sleek case, gamers are thrilled: “Great design! Goes directly onto my wishlist”

Failed PC Upgrade Causes Frustration

What upgrade failed? A gamer wanted to upgrade their PC with a new graphics card. They chose the Arc A750 Limited Edition model from Intel. This budget graphics card currently costs 260 Euros and is intended for gaming at Full HD resolution.

This pixel accelerator is what Reddit user Clockwork_crowwww wanted to install in their computer to achieve better performance in games.

I just want to play newer games than Left 4 Dead with more than two frames per second. But apparently, some things like Unreal Editor and Cities Skylines require such a large and powerful graphics card.

Clockwork_crowwww on Reddit

But even the size of the pixel accelerator caused him problems. The graphics card does not fit in his small PC case, which did not stop another gamer from finding a solution for a similar space issue.

The HP computer is a system in SFF form factor (Small Form Factor). This is mainly used for office computers that do not require much space.

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What other problems were there? If the player had not already failed at the size of their new graphics card, the proprietary hardware of their PC would have thwarted them at the latest.

Due to the form factor, the manufacturer-specific hardware components can only be exchanged or upgraded to a limited extent. HP has installed a special power supply that differs significantly from regular power supplies, especially regarding the available connections.

Replacing it with a suitable power supply upgrade that offers much more connection options is simply not possible.

Additionally, there is likely the much too low power output of the power supply itself. Depending on the configuration, power supplies in SFF PCs range between 180 and 240 watts. The recommended power supply output is at least 550 watts, according to techpowerup.com.

I searched online for help, and in every video, it showed that I need to connect the graphics card to the power supply. But there were no cables included at all, and all cables that the computer has are integrated into the power supply.

Clockwork_crowwww on Reddit

Moreover, the computer is almost hopelessly outdated. An Intel i5-3570 processor from 2012 along with 16 GB of DDR3 RAM powers the system. Even if the player could use the graphics card, players would be held back by the aging CPU.

Otus511 says in his comment:

  • “Cities Skylines is a pretty intensive game for a CPU, probably even more intensive than the graphics card. Once you start with medium-sized cities, the computing power required to run the game engine becomes clear, and the slow speed becomes unbearable.
    Even at the absolute lowest settings at 1080p, you’ll achieve under 30 FPS with this CPU.”

Sympathetic Community

What do others say about his case? Many comments under his Reddit post are full of sympathy and tell him not to be discouraged by this failed upgrade. They also advise him against spending more time and money on the existing PC.

Unlikely-Answer tries to comfort the player with his comment:

  • “Don’t feel bad, we all go through this.”

MasterBaiter0004 wants to encourage him and says:

  • “This can sometimes be a very frustrating hobby, but don’t let it discourage you. We’ve all gone through many frustrating situations and annoyances. Most of the time it’s a love-hate relationship. However, when everything works properly, it will pay off.”

Again and again, gamers on Reddit experience many helpful community members who are not out to make fun of others. Even with the simplest problems, they stand ready to help: Player builds €1,800 gaming PC, only gets a meager 6 FPS in games – Yet the solution is unimaginably simple

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CoD Warzone: Meta loadout for the MORS – Setup with attachments

In Warzone, the sniper rifle “MORS” was introduced in Season 3 and has since dominated the meta lists for builds in the battle royale mode. We will show you strong setups with attachments.

The sniper rifle “MORS” came with Season 3 in CoD: MW3 and quickly secured a spot among the meta builds for Warzone.

To help you understand the attachments you can work towards, we have selected strong setups for the MORS for Warzone. According to wzstats.gg, the sniper rifle is currently the best choice in the category for the battle royale mode.

The MORS is also frequently chosen in multiplayer. If you missed the trailer for Season 3, you can watch it here:

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CoD MW3: Season 3 Multiplayer Trailer

Warzone: Meta Loadout for the MORS

The sniper rifle MORS (Military Operated Rail Sniper) has a good combination of precision and damage, possesses a high destructive power and a relatively fast reload speed. With the right attachments, it becomes even stronger.

These attachments are needed in Warzone:

  • Barrel: Heavy Tonne Barrel
  • Laser: SL Razorhawk Laser Light
  • Stock: Lightweight Icarus Stock
  • Ammunition: HVP Anti-Materiel Slug
  • Bolt: Quick Bolt
Attachments in English
  • Barrel: Tonne Heavy Barrel
  • Laser: SL Razorhawk Laser Light
  • Stock: Icarus Light Stock
  • Ammunition: HVP Anti-Materiel Slug
  • Bolt: Quick Bolt

What makes the setup strong? The setup is considered according to wzstats.gg to be a meta build for Warzone. The SL Razorhawk Laser Light greatly improves precision and handling, while the Lightweight Icarus Stock reduces unnecessary weight. The bolts allow for quicker reloading, while the Heavy Tonne Barrel provides better range and precision.

Although the “HVP Anti-Materiel Slug” ammunition is fired at a lower speed, it has a higher stopping power. Stopping power refers to its ability to effectively stop or incapacitate a target when hit.

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Meta loadout for the MORS in CoD: Warzone.

MW3: Meta Loadout for the MORS in Multiplayer

If you are also looking for a loadout for multiplayer in MW3, we have one for you here. If you have already tested and saved the loadout for Warzone, nothing changes except for the barrel, and you only need to swap one attachment.

These attachments are needed in multiplayer:

  • Barrel: Crown-50 Barrel
  • Laser: SL Razorhawk Laser Light
  • Stock: Lightweight Icarus Stock
  • Ammunition: HVP Anti-Materiel Slug
  • Bolt: Quick Bolt
Attachments in English
  • Barrel: Crown-50 Barrel
  • Laser: SL Razorhawk Laser Light
  • Stock: Icarus Light Stock
  • Bolt: Quick Bolt
  • Ammunition: HVP Anti-Materiel Slug

What makes the setup strong? The setup is considered according to wzstats.gg to be a meta build for multiplayer in CoD: MW3. The only difference from the setup in Warzone is the barrel. The “Crown-50 Barrel” is a shorter sniper barrel and gives you a more mobile approach in combat.

Meta loadout for the MORS in CoD: MW3 multiplayer.

How do I unlock the weapon? You unlock the MORS sniper rifle in Sector 4 of the Battle Pass. What you need to do exactly we have listed for you here.

To equip the attachments, you need to level up the weapon to a certain level. We used the private match for the loadouts, so we cannot say which attachment you get when.

Therefore, we recommend activating weapon XP tokens and playing a few rounds of multiplayer or other modes in CoD: MW3. With this, you should be able to bring the weapon to the maximum level 19 in 1–2 hours. You can find tips for quickly leveling weapons here.

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