Baldur’s Gate 3: Player masters 90 hours in Honour mode, ruins everything with a fling

Sophia Weiss Sophia Weiss Reading time 2 minutes

Completing the Honour Mode in Baldur’s Gate 3 is the current challenge for many players. One of them successfully fought his way through for 90 hours. However, in Act 3, he ruined everything with the wrong fling.

What is the Honour Mode? If you face the Honour Mode in Baldur’s Gate 3, you are playing the game in its hardest form. You only have one save file, and if your party dies, the game is over. Loading or trying again is not possible here.

Accordingly, the mode is quite challenging and has already inspired many players to reach new heights.

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What happened to the player? On reddit, Burner_6_6_6 writes about his Honour Mode run: He bravely persevered for 90 hours. He completed Act 1 and 2. However, his trip to the House of Hope in Act 3 threw a wrench in the works.

If you want to get an overview of the challenge yourself, you can read all about it in our guide:

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In fact, Burner_6_6_6 solved all the puzzles and problems. But then he was told that he needed a key from an incubus to complete the quest. The player was not familiar with the scene involving Harleep, the aforementioned incubus. So, when the choice arose whether to fight Harleep or sleep with him, he chose sex.

But hardly had Burner_6_6_6 decided to give Harleep his soul, the game over screen popped up.

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Why did this decision lead to the end? While you can flirt your way through the game almost without serious consequences for the plot of Baldur’s Gate 3, you need to be careful with Harleep:

If you engage in sex and willingly, or because you messed up your roll, give your soul to Harleep for Raphael, you are immediately dead. You cannot revive yourself afterward, and must load again. This, in turn, is not possible in Honour Mode.

It is therefore advisable to reserve this special decision for a run where not so much is at stake as in Honour Mode.

In fact, Burner_6_6_6 has also come to this conclusion. He ends his post with the following words: So I lost my 90-hour Honour Mode run because I wanted to see the scene. Was it worth it? No.

Indeed, there are plenty of things in the world of Baldur’s Gate 3 that threaten life and civilization. The community is currently discussing that the world should have long since perished and why that is (not) the case yet.

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Pokémon GO: Trainer has shameless luck and catches extremely rare Galar bird on the side

Paul Kutzner Paul Kutzner Reading time 2 minutes

In Pokémon GO, it is very difficult to catch one of the coveted Galar birds. A trainer has now had incredible luck.

What are the Galar birds? The rare Galar birds are the Galar version of the legendary bird trio Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres. They can appear when you are out and have activated the daily adventure incense. However, the chance of encountering a Galar bird is very low.

If you encounter one of the Galar birds, it is also very difficult to catch it. Because in addition to a very low catch rate, the birds also have a very high escape chance. If a bird breaks out of a Pokéball, the risk of it fleeing is therefore very high. It is not surprising that the Master Ball is used for Galar birds.

A trainer on Reddit is now reporting how he caught a Galar Zapdos. And he did it without any active effort on his part.

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Even in the lottery, someone wins every year

What did the trainer do? Instead of actively increasing the chances of catching a Galar bird by combining a Hyperball with a golden raspberry and trying a superb curveball throw, the lucky guy from Reddit casually caught the coveted Pokémon.

As he writes in his post, he caught the Pokémon completely automatically through his Go Plus +. Without berries, without a superb throw, and with a simple Pokéball. Given the rather low probability of catching a Galar bird under these circumstances, one can only congratulate the lucky guy.

What does the community say about it? Reading the comments on the post makes it clear quickly that many trainers cannot fathom the player’s luck. Some of the comments under the post are:

  • Congratulations, I feel a little offended with my many unsuccessful superb curveball throws with golden raspberries, writes a commentator
  • And here I am, not succeeding in making one of them appear, writes another trainer
  • Even in the lottery, someone wins every year. It CAN be done, but I wouldn’t bet on it lol, notes another commentator
  • Congratulations! I caught a Galar Moltres the same way. Level 29, 2352 CP. I couldn’t believe it, is another comment on Reddit
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What do you think about it? Have you ever had similar luck catching Galar birds? How many have you been able to catch and add to your collection? Feel free to write us in the comments and exchange ideas here with other trainers. An overview of the events in April 2024 in Pokémon GO can also be found with us.

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“I Have Tears in My Eyes” – A Hidden Gem on Steam Gets Its First Expansion After Nearly 10 Years

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A nearly 10-year-old building game on Steam has almost been written off by its fans. Now, the developers surprise everyone with a brand new expansion.

If you are among the players who until now didn’t really know anything about Besiege, the concept is quite simple. In the medieval building game on Steam, you build to destroy.

With your constructed machines and creations, you set out to destroy a few peaceful villages.

A new trailer now announces the first expansion for the game. This surprises fans especially, as they seem to have given up on the title:

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Besiege bekommt nach knapp 10 Jahren erste Erweiterung

Early Access launched nearly 10 years ago

Why is the expansion so surprising? To understand why the developers surprise everyone with this expansion, we need to look a bit into the history of the game. Besiege started its Early Access nearly 10 years ago and eventually released a full version in 2020.

However, there was quite a long silence about the game and new content. There were a few smaller updates with new blocks here and there, but nothing substantial that could enhance the gaming experience.

The ratings, however, seem to be hardly affected by this. To this day, the community rates the game as 95% positive. Even the latest reviews on Steam are 96% “very positive.”

What can you expect in the expansion? With “The Splintered Sea,” Besiege is actually getting its first major expansion. It is set to be available on Steam from May 24, 2024.

As the trailer shows, this expansion takes place both on and under the water. You build your machines directly on the sea and aim to destroy other things. In this, you can expect 10 new levels, as well as a new sandbox and new objects fitting the water theme.

In the campaign, you will face new enemies, the so-called “Strangers.” They have occupied a series of islands, and now you want to destroy their fleet, galleons, and underwater fortress. There are also some nasty creatures lurking underwater, just waiting to fight against you.

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“The expansion I didn’t know I wanted”

How is the community reacting? Many fans apparently did not expect any new content anymore. This becomes clear when you look at the comments under the trailer (via YouTube).

For example, user user-mq1rz5mf8h writes that he had actually given up on the game because he hadn’t seen any new information for so long. Regarding the new DLC, he simply adds: “They announced a water DLC, damn legends.”

Here are a few more reactions we found for you:

  • Jobus0 writes: “The expansion I didn’t know I wanted, but now I can’t wait.”
  • Adagamante writes: “I have a few tears in my eyes… This is overwhelmingly exciting!”
  • thehollow2936 writes: “Bow down gentlemen, the king has returned.”
  • Ivan_Shmarov writes: “Never! I have lived for this moment.”

What do you think? Have you played Besiege and are you now looking forward to the first major expansion? Feel free to write in the comments.

Another game on Steam uses a similar concept as Besiege: Steam: In the new game ABRISS, you build only to destroy: It has 87% positive reviews and costs €15.

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A player spent 340 hours trying to save a game before Nintendo shut it down for good

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 2 minutes

A player spent hours unlocking specific content of a 3DS game. Because without the official servers from Nintendo, this is no longer possible.

Dragon Quest 7: Fragments of the Past was released in 2016 as a remake of a PlayStation game for the Nintendo 3DS. However, certain DLC content can only be unlocked if you have internet access.

However, Nintendo has now shut down the 3DS servers. A dedicated player went to the trouble of “saving” the game in a feat before its deletion. This is reported by colleagues from Gamesradar.

Content only available by downloading from the official server

What is the problem with the game? The 3DS version of Dragon Quest includes over 50 DLC “tablets” that you can collect after a certain point in the game, as well as three tablets to expand the story after the game. However, these tablets are only available at a specific point in the game and require an internet connection, where you then have to confirm the download.

This is especially annoying because you have to play the game up to a certain point before you can even initiate the download.

However, this download no longer works, as Nintendo shut down the 3DS servers on Monday, April 8, 2024. Players have long criticized when publishers sell content only online or with an internet connection. Just recently, Ubisoft shut down the servers for a revolutionary racing game, which is now unplayable, despite having paid for it.

The enthusiast Gronya shows on YouTube how she secured the DLCs of Dragon Quest 7 for posterity. We have embedded the video for you here:

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How did she “save” the content? Gronya began speedrunning Dragon Quest 7 with multiple guides. In doing so, she started unlocking all the DLCs step by step so that they are available and no longer require a download. Overall, the player spent 340 hours unlocking all the DLC tablets.

She then uploaded the save game. Since these save files are now available in a public archive, anyone who wants to complete Dragon Quest 7 can easily do so by downloading the files. A download from the official Nintendo servers to unlock the DLCs is no longer needed.

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Palworld: Developers warn about the new patch – ‘Do not start multiplayer games’

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Palworld released its first major patch on Steam last week, which is now also available on Xbox. However, on Xbox, it can destroy your multiplayer save. MeinMMO will reveal the details.

Which new patch? Palworld recently released its first major patch on Steam, which is now also available for Xbox (April 9). This patch, known as version v0.2.0.6, brought numerous exciting new features such as the first raid boss Bellanoir, the long-awaited management system, powerful new items, and improvements in building.

For Xbox players, the new patch is currently not good news, as it can destroy multiplayer saves for some of them.

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Problems for Xbox players after Palworld patch

What exactly is the problem with the patch? When loading multiplayer save data from an older version of the game, all progress can be lost.

In this regard, Pocketpair wrote the following on X:

In the Xbox version v0.2.0.6, which was released today, we have confirmed a problem where multiplayer save data does not load correctly when loading multiplayer save data from an older version.

Pocketpair on X

The developers are aware of the issue and are already working on a follow-up patch to fix it. Until then, they strongly advise against loading multiplayer sessions on Xbox.

They also provide the following note: Multiplayer save data created in multiplayer games after the Xbox version v0.2.0.6 cannot be loaded after the release of the aforementioned patch.

Here you can see the X post from Pocketpair:

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Another problem affects both the Xbox and PC versions of Palworld: Eggs cannot be placed in incubators. Here too, Pocketpair is working on a solution and temporarily recommends dismantling and rebuilding the incubators to work around the issue.

You can find out more about the new patch here: Palworld receives its first truly major update, bringing a new raid boss, powerful items, and Pal management

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Destiny 2: Roadmap to ‘Into the Light’ shows all the dates you need to know

Christos Tsogos Christos Tsogos Reading time 2 minutes

The new free event “Into the Light” has given Guardians in Destiny 2 another reason to log in. However, to let you know which date will reveal what content, Bungie has created a roadmap.

What is a roadmap? A roadmap is a plan created by the developers for the community. This plan summarizes all the important events and dates that can be expected in a DLC or season. Bungie frequently published a roadmap around the time of the Forsaken release so that players could look forward to upcoming content.

However, after future releases, the roadmaps declined, and Bungie rarely provided overviews of upcoming content. Now, with the release of the new event, Bungie has created a roadmap so that you know what to expect in the coming days before “The Final Shape”. We will show it to you.

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Destiny 2: Into the Light – All dates from the roadmap

Which dates are important? The roadmap reveals various dates that will gradually unlock new content. The roadmap was originally published by Bungie on the platform x.com (formerly Twitter). Here is the overview:

The following dates can be found in the roadmap:

  • The new arsenal and its weapons
    • From April 9
      • Elsie’s Rifle
      • Falling Guillotine
      • Edge Transit
      • The Recluse
      • Disagreement SR4
      • Succession
    • From April 16
      • The Summit
      • Midnight Coup
    • From April 23
      • Hammerhead
      • Persistence
    • From April 30
      • Luna’s Howl
      • Blast Furnace
  • Exotic missions
    • The Whisper – From April 9
    • Zero Hour – From May 14
  • Pantheon – Raid mode against bosses
    • From April 30 to June 3
  • New PvP maps
    • From May 7
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Why are some activities not immediately playable? Those who are new and do not know Bungie for long may be surprised. Not all activities and items will be available at launch. The developers deliberately use the infamous “timegating” in this case. With this method, the developers intentionally hold back some content to release it in pieces to the community.

So players have something new to log in for at different intervals. Although this sounds good in theory, many players are dissatisfied with it. Already before the release of “Into the Light”, Guardians complained about the timegating of the new weapons.

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Palworld: Player melts with a strategy 294,000 HP from the new raid boss in just 36 seconds

Fabienne Kissel Fabienne Kissel Reading time 2 minutes

Palworld has introduced a raid boss that you can defeat with the latest patch. A player has discovered a brilliant strategy to take him down in seconds.

In Palworld, there is no power like firepower; at least, that has been proven by a player with a clever trick. He managed to destroy the 294,000 HP of the new raid boss in an incredible 36 seconds by leading a horde of dragons into battle.

With the first major patch, Pocketpair introduced a new raid boss named Bellanoir into the game. However, the current patch is causing issues on Xbox (as of April 10), and the developers warn, “Do not start multiplayer sessions.”

Although Bellanoir gives players a generous 10 minutes to defeat him, one player has found a way to do it in just 36 seconds.

Here you can see more about Bellanoir:

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The developers of Palworld showcase the 1st raid

The Strategy: Send an Army of Jetragons Against Bellanoir

How did he do it? By deploying a significant number of 21 legendary level 50 Jetragons, one of the most powerful dragon pals in the game, against the level 30 boss. The continuous attacks from the dragons caused the boss’s HP to dwindle at a furious pace until he finally defeated Bellanoir — all in just 36 seconds.

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He points out that this tactic may not be suitable for ultra difficulty and instead recommends a player attack build – but it’s definitely doable for regular and libero.

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You can now call yourself a speed runner

How is the community reacting? The Palworld community is impressed with notqp’s performance on Reddit. We have summarized some comments for you:

  • Flo_M humorously states: ugh, not even 4 stars for everything! and you call yourself a speedrunner!
  • MoonK1P writes: I’m surprised you maintained the frame rate
  • FlyingPingoo reacts: Hahaha that looks so funny

The player notqp reports that his game crashed a few times while switching pals, so he was metaphorically keeping his fingers crossed the whole time to avoid another crash – successfully.

How did you defeat the boss? Do you also have a brilliant tactic? Feel free to let us know in the comments.

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One Piece: The current episode climbs directly to the winner’s podium of the best episodes according to IMDb

Jasmin Beverungen Jasmin Beverungen Reading time 2 minutes

In episode 1100 of the One Piece anime, two strong Devil Fruit users face off against each other. The episode is received so well by the viewers that it is rated just as highly as the one that is currently ranked number 1 among the best episodes.

Warning, spoiler: We describe what happens in this episode. The events are currently taking place on Egghead Island.

What is the episode about? Luffy transforms for the second time in the anime into his Gear-5 form. He turns completely white from the back of his head and gains the ability to transform his surroundings into rubber.

In the process, he faces an equal opponent: Rob Lucci also transforms into his awakened Devil Fruit form and takes on Luffy. The animations are so good, that I have watched their transformation more than five times.

And other users seem to share this view: The battle between the two ensures that the episode is rated even better on IMDb than many other episodes. Thus, episode 1100 is currently ranked 2nd.

The events are currently taking place on Egghead Island. You can watch the trailer for the new arc here:

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Community rates the One Piece episode with 9.8 points

Why is the episode so good? With 9,854 votes cast, episode 1100 receives a rating of 9.8 stars. Only episode 484, where Luffy has to cope with the tragic death of a beloved character, is rated just as high. However, since 23,519 votes were cast for that episode, it holds the top spot.

In the reviews, fans on IMDb write why they believe the episode is such a hit:

  • Luffy’s transformation into his Gear-5 form looks even better than in the fight against Kaido.
  • The choreography is perfect, especially the music should be highlighted.
  • Some users were captivated by Dr. Vegapunk’s passion for the story.
  • The animations and effects look top-notch. Some were surprised that they were watching One Piece at that moment.

However, there are also dissenting voices: Some fans do not like the cartoonish style of Luffy’s Gear 5. It reminds them too much of Tom & Jerry, which would not do justice to one of the Four Emperors.

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The art style thus divides the One Piece community. Some love the art style, while others cannot relate to it at all.

What is clear, however, is that the ranking of the best One Piece episodes on IMDb can change over time. At the beginning of the year, the top 5 looked very different. Therefore, it is possible that the episode might drop (or perhaps even rise) in the coming weeks.

The reason for this is the number of votes cast. For the top spot, 23,519 votes were submitted, while the current episode only has 9,854 votes. If it were to drop to 9.7 stars due to more users rating the episode poorly, it would land directly behind 10th place.

MeinMMO has attempted a ranking like this itself and rated the arcs of One Piece: One Piece: From East Blue to Wano Country – 5 arcs with the most impressive moments in ranking

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„It changed everyone’s damn world“: This is how Cersei Lannister felt about the end of Game of Thrones

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Lena Headey played an important role in the series Game of Thrones as Cersei Lannister. In an interview, the actress spoke about the end of the production and how she felt about it.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Lena Headey talked on October 27, 2023, about the film The Trap and also discussed the HBO hit series Game of Thrones. She explained how she felt about the end and what she missed most about the production afterward.

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Trailer for the first season of the HBO series ‘Game of Thrones’

Lena Headey did not mourn Game of Thrones

When asked by the interviewer if the actress missed Game of Thrones, she gave a clear answer: No, she did not miss the series at all.

However, there is one thing Lena Headey mourned after the end: her colleagues and the special bond they all had.

She explained:

I miss the people – because you fall in love with people and form these family units. So it takes a while for that to pass. There is a strange sadness about these relationships.

But I don’t miss it [the series].

Lena Headey, Source: The Hollywood Reporter

The actress expressed pride in what the cast achieved with the success of Game of Thrones and looked back positively on what they accomplished as a team:

“We did it. We gave it our all. It changed everyone’s damn world, and we will always have that.”

You can read more about Game of Thrones here from our colleagues at Moviepilot: Game of Thrones spin-off that was announced years ago is likely dead for good – but every fan will understand the reason

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What kind of ending would she have wished for Cersei? In the same interview, the actress revealed how her ideal storyline towards the end of the series would have looked. She had envisioned a dramatic conclusion with another actress:

“[Arya Stark actress Maisie Williams] and I fantasized about a showdown between Cersei and Arya; that she returns disguised as Jaime. That was our dream. But they chose differently.”

Would you have liked to see a final showdown between Arya and Cersei? Feel free to let us know in the comments.

If you, as Game of Thrones fans, are looking for other similar series that also have a good IMDb rating, then check out this list: 11 Series like Game of Thrones

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Baldur’s Gate 3: Should one eat the larvae or not?

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Larvae are a hot topic in Baldur’s Gate 3. Should you consume them? Or should you better ignore them? We give you a clear answer.

Baldur’s Gate 3 presents players with many difficult decisions. Often, the lives of NPCs depend on them, but in some cases, it is also about the life of your own hero. One decision you can make quite early on is related to the larvae of the Mind Flayers.

Throughout the game, you can find several larvae and then decide:

Should you consume the larva or rather keep your distance? We give you a clear answer – depending on what you want to achieve in the game.

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Should you eat the larvae in Baldur’s Gate 3? Basically, you can consume the larvae without much concern. They unlock a talent tree. Each larva you consume gives you another talent point. With this, you can unlock new abilities based on the powers of the Mind Flayers. This allows you to interrupt enemy spells, push back foes, or even heal.

However, part of the talent tree is still locked and can only be unlocked later in the game.

If you are mainly interested in raw power, you should consume the larvae.

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Additional larvae – they only make you stronger.

What are the story implications? When you start consuming larvae, you not only unlock new abilities of the Mind Flayers but also some dialogues play out a little differently. The Guardian is somewhat more favorable towards you when you consume larvae.

Consuming a larva does not negatively impact your character, even if the narrator suggests this multiple times.

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In addition, you can have some new dialogues with your companions and try to convince them to consume the larvae as well. Whether you succeed depends mainly on how much your companions trust you. If you have a good relationship with them, you can easily convince them. Otherwise, they will likely decline the offer.

If you manage to convince your companions, you can also give them larvae to teach them the talents of the Mind Flayers as well.

However, keep in mind that the number of larvae you can find in the game is very limited. Equipping multiple characters fully is practically impossible. So make sure to only give your companions talents that suit their playstyle.

We also criticized that such an important decision has no real impact.

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In a shooter on Steam, rodents and birds dominate the world – but as a cat in a robot suit, you fight against it

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In a new co-op shooter on Steam, you fight as a cat against the rule of rodents and birds. A new trailer now shows gameplay.

What game is this about? Ultra Mega Cats is a new cooperative roguelike third-person shooter that is set to launch soon on Steam. After the PC release, a launch on Xbox Series S|X, PS5, and Nintendo Switch is also planned.

As the name suggests, in this game, you take on the role of a powerful and battle-hungry cat. In teams, you then face the fight against the nasty rodents and birds that have seized world domination. Because, as everyone knows, ultimately cats are the true rulers of the world.

A new trailer shows what you can expect from the gameplay:

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In Ultra Mega Cats you fight as cats for world domination

What can you expect? As the trailer already shows, in Ultra Mega Cats, you control a cat that confronts nasty rodents and birds. For you have been captured by them, brainwashed, and kept as a fighting machine.

But now you face the battle for your freedom. You use various weapons, but also large robot suits that you control with your paws.

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In various battle arenas, you can fend off your enemies with ranged or melee attacks. As the trailer shows, you can expect fast-paced and impactful gameplay. You fight through hordes of enemies and through a series of randomly chosen rooms. A very dynamic environment is promised here.

Ultra Mega Cats promises you several features:

  • You choose between five possible cats, each with individual play styles and personalities.
  • Each cat has 50 different M.O.D.S that you can unlock, offering more possibilities.
  • PvE with up to four cooperative players.
  • With the randomly generated rooms and enemies, every playthrough should feel different.

When is the game supposed to be released? An exact release date is not yet known. However, Ultra Mega Cats is set to launch in Early Access on Steam. This will initially include only two different characters and fewer areas than the later full version.

If you’ve ever wondered if you can play through Baldur’s Gate 3 as a cat, here are the answers: Can you play Baldur’s Gate 3 as a cat? One has tried and knows the answer.

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Pokémon GO: More than 54,000 experience points – How a trainer achieved the nearly perfect throw

Paul Kutzner Paul Kutzner Reading time 2 minutes

A trainer has collected a gigantic sum of more than 54,000 experience points with just a single throw in Pokémon GO. We explain how he managed to do it.

To reach the maximum level 50 in Pokémon GO, you need to complete some tasks and accumulate a large amount of experience points. You can increase the friend level of your friends, complete research tasks, or, for example, catch Pokémon.

A trainer on Reddit now reports an almost perfect throw in terms of the maximum yield of experience points. He has collected the incredible sum of 54,020 experience points with just a single throw. And that was without an experience point bonus from an event being active.

We will show you exactly how he did it and which bonuses he missed for the perfect throw.

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2 small bonuses missing for the perfect throw

What bonuses did the trainer achieve in the throw? As the trainer shows in his Reddit post, he collected the following bonuses with his throw.

  • Caught Pokémon: 600 XP
  • New Pokémon: 2,000 XP
  • First catch of the day: 9,000 XP
  • Series bonus: 36,000 XP
  • Fabulous throw: 6,000 XP
  • Curveball: 120 XP
  • Catch with one throw: 300 XP

In total, he reached a total of 54,020 experience points through the combination of these bonuses.

How did the trainer do it? The trainer cleverly combined many bonuses. He caught a new Pokémon, which was also the first catch of the day. By catching Pokémon on 7 consecutive days, he additionally claimed the series bonus.

Additionally, he caught the Pokémon with just a single throw, which was a fabulous curveball throw. This added more bonuses. Because the trainer activated a lucky egg before the throw, all the experience points were also doubled.

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Which bonuses did the trainer miss? Although the trainer has already combined most of the possible bonuses, there are still 2 more bonuses that could have granted him additional experience points for the throw.

If the trainer had caught the Pokémon in AR+ mode, he could have additionally received 300 (or 600 with a lucky egg) experience points for the Expert Handler bonus. Additionally, with a suitable activated Mega Evolution, he could have received another 25 (or 50 with a lucky egg) experience points.

This way, he could have added another 650 to his already received experience points for the throw and would have reached 54,670 experience points.

What do you think about it? Have you achieved a similar amount of experience points with a single throw? What is your personal record? Feel free to write us in the comments. If you want to know which events await you in April 2024 in Pokémon GO, you will also find that with us.

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“I can’t believe I’m experiencing this” – Destiny 2 surprises fans with the first new enemy types in 6 years

Dariusz Müller Dariusz Müller Reading time 2 minutes

Destiny 2 provided new insights into the upcoming DLC “The Final Shape” in a livestream. A new enemy type was also revealed, which finally brings excitement to the fans of the loot shooter after a long time.

What is this new enemy type? In “The Final Shape”, the Guardians continue their fight against The Witness, who has a group of aggressive fighters by his side.

The group calls themselves “the Torments” and consists of various units, all of which have new abilities. Four new units of the Torments were introduced in the stream:

  • Grimm – a flying enemy that slows you down and suppresses your abilities
  • Husk – an acrobatic melee fighter with blade weapons that sends a spirit after you if you don’t take him out through his weak point
  • Caregiver – an enemy that uses Stasis to freeze you
  • Webber – an enemy that uses Strand to pull you towards him against your will

Additionally, we already know about the Subjugators, who also belong to the Torments and will be integrated into the game with “The Final Shape”:

  • Stasis Subjugators – Use their powers to slow down, freeze, and smash
  • Strand Subjugators: Can bind you with proximity mines or fire projectiles that slice through their opponents.

The Torments that came into the game with Lightfall and can shoot Void projectiles with their huge scythe also belong to the Torments.

In the video you can see more about the Torments and get an impression of the new enemies:

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Destiny 2 shows the new enemies “the Grievous” in the video

Bungie surprises players: “I thought I wouldn’t experience this anymore”

How does the community react to the announcement? Very positively. Bungie was able to convince many players with the content shown from “The Final Shape” and especially with the announcement of the new enemy type they positively surprised. This was also reflected in the comments on MeinMMO:

  • MeinMMO reader Splitter: “Wow, a new enemy race! That I’m experiencing this. I approached the stream yesterday with low expectations, but what was shown really impressed me overall. Especially the new enemy faction, but ‘Prismatic’ also looks really cool.”
  • MeinMMO reader in oute: “Really good what you could see there. I can’t wait to test the new builds. The idea with the class items is also really good. I’m curious to see how that will affect… it can only be fun. New enemies are also included… it will be a worthy closure. I’m already looking forward to it.”
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The first new enemy type since Forsaken

What was the last new enemy type? Strictly speaking, it was the Torments, but as we now know, they belong to the new faction that will increasingly stand in your way in “The Final Shape”. The Torments were therefore just individual fighters of the new enemy type until the end.

That makes the Mockery, which entered the game in September 2018 as part of the Forsaken DLC, the last new enemy type that we welcomed in Destiny 2. This will be almost 6 years ago on June 4, 2024, when “The Final Shape” is released.

If you want to learn more about the upcoming DLC, we have an overview for you on MeinMMO: Destiny 2: Everything about the “The Final Shape” DLC of 2024 – Release, New Abilities, Weapons, Enemies, and Editions

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The new PS5 game from South Korea sparks a discussion about beautiful women in video games

Lydia Lydia Reading time 3 minutes

The PS5 will receive a new exclusive on April 26, 2024. Stellar Blade is an action-adventure that is said to have Soulslike elements. Instead of discussing the gameplay, however, many are talking about the protagonist Eve.

What is the discussion about Stellar Blade? The upcoming PS5 exclusive from the Korean studio Shift Up focuses on action and a beautiful protagonist. The body of heroine Eve is based on a 3D scan of the Korean model Shin Jae-eun. Although Stellar Blade has not yet been released on the PS5, it has been discussed for months:

  • The protagonist Eve in Stellar Blade is seen by some as a contrast to a trend in Western game studios to portray female characters more realistically.
  • Some gamers feel that heroines in Western games are no longer as feminine or attractive as they used to be. They believe the Korean studio made the right design decision.
  • However, critics see Stellar Blade as a possible regression in terms of unrealistic beauty ideals and the sexualization of female game characters – for example, with a skin-tight, nude-colored bodysuit.
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Stellar Blade, the action-adventure on the PS5 launches demo

Criticism of Eve in the West as a “bland doll” that does not represent a real woman

What is the big topic right now? When the Shift Up team released a demo of Stellar Blade over the Easter holidays, many could get a sense of the game. The gameplay is said to be pretty solid despite all the discussions: Some previews describe it as a mix of the Soulslike Sekiro and the NieR games from Square Enix.

A preview from the gaming site IGN France praised the combat, exploration, and atmosphere in the demo: The combat system is described as “an explosive cocktail with incredible results.” The only criticism is for the character design:

  • Eve lacks the iconic style of characters like Bayonetta or 2B from Nier; she is bland.
  • The model on which the character is based is lost under layers of changes; her body is no longer recognizable.
  • The author finally refers to Eve as “a doll being sexualized by someone who has never seen a real woman.”

This last section was understood by some as “the creator of Stellar Blade has probably never seen a real woman.”

Can a character be unrealistic if it is based on a real woman?

Here’s how the controversy escalated: Former Blizzard employee Mark “Grummz” Kern posted a snippet of the article with a photo of the Korean model as well as the wife of the studio head, probably to refute the article’s alleged theses (via X). The clear message of the tweet:

The creators of Stellar Blade have seen a “real woman” before. Here they are.

IGN France removed the section from the article and apologized: They did not intend to offend anyone at Shift Up or their work.

The discussion made its way back to South Korea. The Korean version of Maxim magazine released a segment on YouTube discussing what constitutes a realistic body. They raised the question of whether a character that is based on a real person can be labeled unrealistic.

The answer to this is, for MeinMMO author Lydia, actually obvious: While the body of a model may be real, it can simultaneously set an unrealistic standard for other women who do not earn their living based on their appearance. Thus, the discussion should actually be over.

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What do you think? Have you heard anything about the discussions surrounding Stellar Blade? Do you still want to play the game, or maybe even because of this? Have you perhaps already checked out the demo to form your own opinion? Let us know in the comments.

A similarly large discussion about the appearance of a female game character occurred in 2021 with Horizon Forbidden West: She was “not feminine enough” for some gamers.

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Man sells his old Pokémon cards for 22 euros – almost makes a big mistake

Lydia Lydia Reading time 2 minutes

A man wants to make some quick money by selling his old Pokémon cards. However, he makes a big mistake – but the TikTok community rushes to help.

What cards were those? The TikTok user “leighceezy” filmed himself bringing his old Pokémon cards to a trading card store to sell them. He explained that he found the cards during spring cleaning and heard that some trading cards could be worth a lot of money.

In the end, however, the young man only received $24, roughly €22, for his collection. The cards were likely damaged since he played with them quite a lot as a child. However, attentive viewers spotted an unexpected treasure among the shown cards (via Jeux Video).

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Community Saves Man from a Big Mistake

What was the valuable card? In leighceezy’s collection was a special variant of the Eevee evolution Espeon. It was a so-called Gold Star card, marked with a golden star at the end of its name.

The “Espeon Gold Star” card features the Psychic Pokémon in its green shiny variant and was only available during the “Pokémon Organized Play” events, the earlier e-sports competitions in Pokémon. The card also belongs to the last Japanese promo cards that were translated into English.

So, it is a real rarity that should be worth significantly more than the $1.50 that the TikToker originally mentioned. Some of the comments under the video promptly pointed this out to him.

What is the card worth now? That entirely depends on its condition. This cannot be determined from the short video. In excellent condition, the green Gold Star Espeon is worth several thousand euros – current offers range between €2,900 and €17,000 (via cardmarket, as of April 9, 2024).

To achieve such prices, leighceezy would need to get his card graded. Without grading, the Espeon could still be worth around $1,700 (via Price Charting). Even with damage, leighceezy should at least be able to sell the card for several hundred dollars.

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How did the seller react? In an update that leighceezy posted shortly after on his TikTok channel, he proudly holds the card up to the camera. He explains that he went back to the store and got it back. He also thanks everyone who made him aware of the card’s true value.

The young man emphasizes that he sees no blame with the store employees: they are cool people who took care of him well. He just happened to go there on a day when it was very busy; such things happen.

Some TikTok users are less convinced: they suspect that the store tried to pull a fast one on leighceezy. Anyone who knows anything about Pokémon cards should have immediately recognized the value of a Gold Star card, they say in the comments.

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Destiny 2 disables many of your weapons because a perk has been destroying the game since Tuesday evening

Christos Tsogos Christos Tsogos Reading time 2 minutes

The new week in Destiny 2 started with the new update “Into the Light”. While many Guardians were excited about the new activity, there were, as usual, complications. Bungie had to put a stop to a bug by disabling a perk on your weapons.

What complications arose? Bungie released a short video before the update detailing upcoming changes in Destiny 2. A new class and exotic class items are set to be released with “The Final Shape”. Once the stream was over, fans were able to download the free update “Into the Light”.

However, just a few hours after the update was released, Guardians were greeted with a message from the architects, as they disabled a large portion of your weapons due to a bug making them too powerful (via bungie.help).

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Infinitely increased rate of fire leaves enemies no chance

What was the bug? The bug revolved around the weapon perk “Cascade Point”, which can be found on many weapons. The perk causes final blows or sustained precision hits with another weapon to temporarily increase the rate of fire of the weapon that possesses this perk.

However, those who performed a small trick could extend the “short” duration to infinite, thus benefiting from a weapon that flooded your enemies with bullets. Cheese Forever, a well-known YouTuber who reveals many bugs and glitches, demonstrated this error in his video:

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To execute this glitch, players needed to possess a weapon that had two perk points in the same row as “Cascade Point”. Then they achieved a kill with another weapon and went into the menu to swap the perk on the Cascade weapon on and off. After that, players could switch to the Cascade weapon and enjoy the perk indefinitely.

It was even possible to deactivate and reactivate the infinite effect if one wanted to save the effect for a later point in a fight. However, Bungie did not take long to disable all your weapons with double perk points that possess this perk.

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How long will the weapons be disabled? That is still unknown. Destiny 2 runs on an outdated engine, and it can take a long time for developers to figure out what was broken in the system.

However, since this is a major bug affecting many weapons, we believe that Bungie will have the issue resolved by next week or the week after at the latest. Should the issue be more serious, a fix may not occur until the release of “The Final Shape”. We will keep you updated.

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Palworld: Farming and finding sulfur – The best locations

Christoph Waldboth Christoph Waldboth Reading time 2 minutes

An important resource in Palworld is sulfur. You need it for making gunpowder. We will explain to you where you can farm and find this raw material.

What is sulfur: Sulfur is one of the most important raw materials in Palworld. You primarily use it to manufacture gunpowder, which you need for your weapons.

As with most raw materials in Palworld, the game does not tell you where to find sulfur. Many players therefore scour the map for hours, hoping to stumble upon the resource.

If you are having trouble finding the raw material in the game, the following tips may help you.

In a separate article, we also reveal how you can level up quickly in Palworld.

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Farming sulfur – Locations

Where do you find sulfur? There are several places where you can find more sulfur than in others. For example, the desert biome is well suited for mining sulfur. This area is located in the northern part of the map. Here you will find plenty of sulfur along with coal, pal-oil, and some other resources.

Later in the game, you will enter the volcano biome. There is Mount Obsidian. Here you can find a larger sulfur deposit behind a tower near the volcano. Additionally, there is a fast travel point there, making it easier to transport the resource back to your base. You can find some tips for your first base here.

You will also find sulfur less often in the dungeons of the game.

You can farm sulfur in the volcano and desert biomes (via mapgenie.io)

How to mine sulfur? Sulfur can be found in sulfur veins. This means you need a pickaxe to mine the raw material. You can recognize the places where you can mine sulfur by a large green rock.

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Transporting sulfur

How to transport sulfur: Easy transport is not insignificant because sulfur is quite a heavy resource. So either you travel back and forth multiple times between your base and the sulfur location, or you set up a pal box nearby, which allows for fast travel.

In combination with two pieces of charcoal and sulfur, you can then produce the valuable gunpowder.

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Official image of Dragon Ball Z shows what the anime has denied you so far: Gohan as Super Saiyan 3

Marie Friske Marie Friske Reading time 2 minutes

So far, you have only seen a few Saiyans as Super Saiyan 3 in the anime Dragon Ball Z, including the main character Son Goku. But the image from a game shows you what his son Son Gohan looks like in this powerful form.

What is Super Saiyan 3? In the Dragon Ball Z anime, Saiyans like Goku or Gohan can transform into different stages, changing their appearance while also increasing their strength.

Since Super Saiyan 3 requires an incredible amount of Ki, it is rarely used. In the anime, you have only seen a few characters, like protagonist Goku, in this form. But one image shows you what Gohan would look like as Super Saiyan 3.

What the Z actually stands for in Dragon Ball, you can find out in this video:

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Gohan in an alternate reality

What kind of image is this? The image comes from Super Dragon Ball Heroes World Mission, a tactical card game where you work towards becoming the Super Dragon Ball Heroes world champion.

Here you can see the super-strong Gohan for yourself:

While this is an official image since it comes from the franchise (the anime Super Dragon Ball Heroes is a spin-off of the game), creator Akira Toriyama was not involved in the development of the game.

Therefore, you should not consider the card as canon in the official story. Because besides Son Gohan as Super Saiyan 3, you can find all kinds of “what if?” scenarios in the card game that you probably will never see in the anime.

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What could Gohan have become? As Screenrant reported, the creator of Dragon Ball, Akira Toriyama, had actually planned to establish Gohan as the new protagonist of the series.

However, he dismissed the idea because he did not see the character as a fitting main character:

“I intended to give Gohan the main role… but that didn’t work out. I felt that in comparison to Goku, he ultimately wasn’t suitable for the role.”

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WoW has a new deal with China, destroyed statue is being rebuilt

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

For Chinese fans of World of Warcraft, it is a big day. Because their favorite game is returning after nearly 18 months of absence.

World of Warcraft is more than just a game for many, often it is a piece of home. For Chinese fans, it was shocking news in January 2023 that Blizzard and NetEase ended their collaboration. Because that meant: Most Blizzard games were no longer available in China from then on. 666 million potential players lost their digital home. Now there is a new deal, and Chinese fans will even get additional events to make up for lost time.

A statue that was angrily destroyed back then is also set to be rebuilt – as a new symbol of cooperation.

With the upcoming expansion “The War Within,” players should be able to play in China again:

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What’s the deal about? NetEase and Blizzard have announced that they have renewed their collaboration. The first games should be accessible again for Chinese fans this summer.

Since a lot has happened since the end of the collaboration, such as in World of Warcraft, Chinese fans missed out on many events and rewards that will probably only be available once in WoW, such as the current “Plunderstorm” mode. These events are intended to be made up for in another form, and the previous accounts should largely be restored.

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Why did the deal fail back then? The exact reasons for the failure of the deal back then are not known; however, emotions were heated on both sides. At the end of the negotiations, the Chinese side became very emotional, and some sources indicate that one of the Blizzard executives was referred to as a “fool” after the negotiations failed. Rumors suggest that this was primarily due to Bobby Kotick, who allegedly wanted to negotiate significantly better conditions for Blizzard, to the detriment of NetEase (via wowhead).

Meanwhile, Blizzard is in the hands of Microsoft and is led by different people. Therefore, it seemed possible to negotiate a new deal with NetEase.

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What’s the story with the statue? When the deal between NetEase and Blizzard failed in January 2023, emotions boiled over on the Chinese side. The NetEase offices responsible for Blizzard were almost abandoned overnight, and at the same time, a huge statue was destroyed. The statue was a representation of “Gorehowl,” the mighty axe of Grommash Hellscream. NetEase destroyed this statue during a live stream.

This very statue is now set to be rebuilt, almost as a landmark for the new agreement. Chinese players can participate in the construction of the statue, and some of their comments will even be incorporated into the statue.

For both Chinese players and Blizzard, the renewal of this deal is good news – because without the Chinese market, one would miss out on a lot of revenue.

In a few days, the Alpha of World of Warcraft: The War Within will also start – everything indicates so.

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The great artist behind Dragon Ball designed packaging for video games – But his talent was not recognized

Jasmin Beverungen Jasmin Beverungen Reading time 2 minutes

Akira Toriyama was the manga artist of Dragon Ball. At the beginning of his career, he not only created the drawings for his own manga but also illustrated the covers of video games. However, in the West, these were coldly replaced.

Why were there different images for the West? Outside of Japan, Toriyama’s drawings were replaced by 3D models. At that time, the manga artist was probably still too unknown for his drawings to be a good selling point. It wasn’t until years later that the big wave of anime and manga arrived in the West.

The video games include:

  • Dragon Quest
  • Dragon Quest Monsters
  • Tobal No. 1
  • Dragon Ball

A user on X named DougDinsdale is said to have served as a translator for some of the video games. He supposedly asked Square Enix why they replaced the drawings. The company allegedly responded that they found the cartoon style too childish.

The curious thing is: In the video game for Dragon Ball, the entire franchise was simply swapped out. Instead of Son Goku, we play as a human with a monkey face. Son Goku is also no longer seen on the packaging, instead, a Kung-Fu master kicks towards us.

The appropriate image for this can be found further down in the embedded post from X.

One of the last works that Toriyama worked on is Dragon Ball Daima. The anime will start in Fall 2024:

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Toriyama’s drawings are still being replaced today

Is the problem still present today? In fact, there are still some cases today where there are two different versions of a game. As user Zalman writes on X, especially the versions on Nintendo Switch use Akira Toriyama’s design. As examples, he mentions Dragon Quest Builders and Dragon Quest 11.

In the PS4 versions, however, 3D models are used instead. The Ugly Otter mentions that the PS4 version exists in both versions, but in any case, the publisher wants to offer fans an alternative variant to Toriyama’s drawing.

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According to user alexfkraus, Toriyama’s drawing style is said to have only been seen in the USA starting in 2001. The first game featuring his drawing was Dragon Quest 3 for the Game Boy Color. But there is one exception: Chrono Trigger for the Super Nintendo already had the Dragon Ball creator’s drawing style on the cover.

By now, Toriyama is so well known in the West that many of his drawings have been featured in various video games. Unfortunately, there will be no more images from him in the future: Akira Toriyama drew one last picture before his death, showing a new series by the creator of Dragon Ball

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