The story repeats itself: Due to the current surge of Bitcoin and Ethereum, miners are eager to upgrade their hardware. A particular AMD processor is so popular that it is almost sold out everywhere.
What’s happening in the crypto market? Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum fought their way out of the deep valley of tears they were in during 2022 and 2023. In the last six months alone, the price of Bitcoin is said to have risen by 170 percent.
The new peaks surpass the all-time high of 2021. The same goes for other cryptocurrencies like Ethereum. While investors and users are certainly pleased with this upswing, the news is likely to horrify all PC gamers who wanted to acquire specific hardware upgrades soon.
Anyone who wants to enjoy a game like GTA 6 in maximum detail on PC unfortunately needs expensive hardware:
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The graphic comparison of GTA 6 and GTA 5 in the video
Why does this concern us gamers? The so-called crypto miners use a lot of computing power to mine units of a cryptocurrency, which they obtain through fast graphics cards and processors. Graphics cards and processors, mind you, that would also feel at home in any gaming PC.
The miners need so many machines for their work that they buy incredibly large quantities of hardware. Hardware that is, of course, no longer available to gamers. And when the demand exceeds the supply, prices for many high-end graphics cards soar to absurd heights. You could observe this during the last crypto hype.
And that could now again await all PC gamers. According to the website Techspot, miners are specifically targeting one AMD processor this time: the Ryzen 9 7950X. This CPU supports certain instruction sets, making it the king of certain mining processes at the moment. Moreover, it is significantly cheaper than a Nvidia GeForce 4090, thus increasing the profit for the miners.
The mass purchases, of course, have an effect. Many retailers are reportedly sold out of the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X (as well as other processors) or only have small quantities left. Experts are already predicting a similar situation for the upcoming Zen-5 CPUs, which could enter mass production in the third quarter of 2024.
At the moment, it is hard to tell whether there will actually be a shortage and a significant price increase for processors. There are still no announcements from manufacturers.
In any case, you should keep a watchful eye on used hardware – processors and graphics cards from mining rigs are usually no longer useful for gamers. If you urgently need an upgrade, you should probably act sooner rather than later. If you’re looking for a fast GPU: Here you can find the best gaming graphics cards for every budget 2024
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In Pokémon GO, the hacker attack on a well-known content creator caused quite a stir. Although he has since regained his account, the Reddit community is demanding consequences for increased security. We at MeinMMO will show you what new feature they wish to see from Niantic.
What hacker attack are we referring to? On March 13, the content creator FleeceKing shared one of the worst moments a Pokémon trainer can imagine: a hacker attack. As he explained in his post, his account was taken over by a hacker, and all his Pokémon were deleted. And as if that weren’t enough, the perpetrator documented and published the whole thing in a video.
After the major upset, FleeceKing, who was the first trainer to reach Level 50 in Pokémon GO, can now breathe a little easier. As he explains in his latest X post, Niantic has managed to recover his account: After 24 hours, I can now confirm that Niantic helped me get my account back. I cannot go into all the details of my situation, but I am happy with this outcome.
However, the uneasy feeling that this could happen again lingers, which is why the Reddit community is now demanding a new feature for increased security. We will show you what that should be.
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Trainers demand a locking feature for Pokémon
What should Niantic change? The shock from the hacker attack still lingers with many trainers. Even though it is not entirely clear how this could happen, some are concerned that it could happen to them as well. For this reason, they desire a little more security for their content and are asking for a new feature.
The Reddit user PrestyRS shares an idea in his Reddit post regarding a possible locking feature that would make it more difficult to send or trade selected monsters. He explains on Reddit:
Give us an option to ‘lock’ Pokémon
Once a Pokémon is fully leveled up, there should be an option to ‘lock’ it so that it cannot be traded or sent. If it is not fully leveled yet, it could be locked with an item in the shop, for a payment of PokéCoins. If you try to transfer it, it simply won’t allow you to, similar to mysterious Pokémon. This way, it will no longer occur that a Pokémon gets sent in the future. I’ve been thinking about this idea for a long time, but after seeing what happened to FleeceKing today, I wanted to make a concrete proposal for it.
PrestyRS on Reddit
What does the function bring? At the moment, one can easily mark a large number of monsters in Pokémon GO and send them. Only special variants, such as legendary and mysterious Pokémon, shinies, and lucky Pokémon, are excluded. But even these can mostly be sent – just individually. So it’s a bit more cumbersome, but not a hurdle.
And the favorites status, which is supposed to save monsters from accidental trading and sending, can be removed with just a few clicks. The function described by PrestyRS is supposed to make this no longer possible.
What do other players think about the proposal?
Trainers demand more security: Other players also feel that it is time for Niantic to establish such a feature in the game to create more security. From their perspective, the feature could also include an additional pin that can be assigned within the game to lock and unlock certain Pokémon. In the comments on Reddit, one can therefore read the following:
speedcreature: I wouldn’t mind having a season without events if it means the security measures are increased.
PirateHasan: I am more afraid of losing my account than of other features. I’ve invested a lot of money and 7 years into this game… I definitely wish for more security.
aznknight613: There should really be an option to set either a PIN or a password to transfer certain marked things.
Other benefits of the function: The function could not only bring advantages related to hacker attacks, but also be useful in everyday life. For this reason, some trainers wish to extend the function to certain existing features as well. The Reddit user Jervylim06 also suggests the following in the comments:
Can we ask Niantic to lock individual Pokémon? Lock to freeze the Pokémon! 1. You cannot level them up 2. You cannot evolve them 3. You cannot send them 4. You cannot buy new moves for them 5. You cannot change their moves 6. You cannot delete them 7. You cannot mega-evolve them 8. You cannot trade them 9. You can send them to Pokémon Home, etc! Total freeze! Below with a lock button with SECRET PIN! This way everything is protected! Precious shinies, cryptos, hundos, etc.! Your child, your friend, others can do nothing when they check your account because you have a SECRET PIN!
Some trainers express concerns: A PIN won’t solve this
However, there are also players who do not hold anything for the idea of this function. They do not believe that a set PIN can protect against such a hacker attack and instead demand better overall security measures. FreezeShock explains in the comments:
I think one should consider whether another game has something like this. That’s a real question. I don’t play other games like PoGO. The next thing that comes to my mind is locking artifacts in Genshin Impact. But even that only prevents you from destroying them. I think the idea of a secret PIN goes too far for a game. What happens if you forget the PIN? My theory about how the hacker got into FleeceKing’s account is that he somehow convinced support that it was his account. A PIN won’t solve that. Niantic urgently needs to address the fundamental security of accounts.
Whether Niantic will ensure increased security in Pokémon GO after this incident and whether you can soon look forward to a new feature as a result remains to be seen. If there are any news about this, you will find out on MeinMMO.
What do you think of PrestyRS’s proposal? Would you also wish for such a feature? Or do you see it as critical and hope for another solution? Feel free to let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange views with other trainers.
The Saiyans possess the ability to transform with increasing power levels in Dragon Ball. In this process, their hair color changes to a light blonde in the anime, and at higher levels, even to red or blue. In an interview, the editor-in-chief of “Weekly Shonen Jump” magazine, Hiroyuki Nakano, explained why Akira Toriyama decided to change the hair color during the transformation.
What was the reason? Nakano stated that the color change primarily served a practical purpose. The Super Saiyan not only changes hair color but also gets a spiky hairstyle. This makes the hair appear even more voluminous. With black hair, it would take much longer to fill the hair with black color.
Since there is only black color in the manga, Toriyama decided to keep the hair blonde. This is noticeable in the manga, as the hairstyle simply isn’t filled in. This allowed the artist to save a lot of time.
Due to the publication pressure at Weekly Shonen Jump, it was important to save time on every possible option. Earlier, the Dragon Ball manga was published weekly, which must have been a significant strain on Toriyama. The savings from not having to color the hair reduced some pressure from the publication process.
Moreover, the blonde hair had another advantage: readers of the manga could directly see when Son Goku transformed into a Super Saiyan.
In Dragon Ball Daima, we probably won’t see the Super Saiyan:
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Such is the life of a mangaka
Does a mangaka really have so little time? Toriyama’s search for a way to save time shows how tough life is as a mangaka. As CBR reports, the mangaka of Berserk, Kentaro Miura, indirectly died due to the extreme stress situation.
As shown by the weekly schedule of a mangaka who prefers to remain anonymous, the conditions are quite harsh (via Comcisbeat):
His weekly schedule includes working on sketches, working on the cover or colored pages, and several meetings with the editor.
The mangaka sleeps between 2 and 8 hours, depending on the day of the week.
There are only one or two meal breaks a day during which the artist can relax a bit.
On Saturdays, there are only 3 hours of free time each week when the mangaka does not have to think about his work.
Eiichiro Oda, the creator of One Piece, has a similar daily routine. He gets up at 5:00 AM and goes to bed at 2:00 AM. So he sleeps only 3 hours a day. He only takes breaks when he eats (via Soranews24).
What is the Super Saiyan anyway? With the transformation into a Super Saiyan, the fighter’s fighting power and speed increase enormously. There are several levels of Super Saiyans. The SSJ3, however, is rarely seen in the anime, as it costs too much stamina.
Over time, Son Goku unlocks more Super Saiyan levels, including the Super Saiyan God, which turns the hair red, and the Super Saiyan Blue, where the Saiyan – as the name suggests – gets blue hair.
MeinMMO editor Dariusz Müller was able to play the upcoming shooter Ascendant Infinity before its release on Steam. The title combines a new, unique mode with the fast movement of Apex Legends. However, there was one thing he really didn’t like.
What kind of game is this? Ascendant Infinity is a new shooter that will be released on Steam and bears some similarities to Apex Legends. Nevertheless, this game is not a battle royale – instead, Ascended Infinity aims to offer a completely new and unique mode.
There has already been a cinematic trailer for Ascendant Infinity, which was set up like the intro of a 90s sitcom. Generally, the shooter doesn’t take itself too seriously.
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The Shooter Ascendant Infinity on Steam is in the sitcom trailer
Ascendant Infinity creates its own mode to not be just another battle royale
What is the shooter about? In Ascendant Infinity, four teams consisting of three players compete against each other. The goal for the opponents is to grab a so-called Biocore and bring it back to their home base at the edge of the map. While carrying a Biocore, the bearer also has special abilities like a super jump. These can be changed before the round.
The other teams must prevent this and snag a Biocore themselves. Throughout the match, you can find a total of 3 Biocores on the map. Even if you successfully extract a Biocore, you are not the confirmed winner of the match. You can and must continue fighting with the other teams and disrupt them during the extraction.
If you are eliminated by other players during a match, you are not out and do not have to compete in some sort of gulag. Each player has a limited number of respawns and can try their luck a few more times.
Events and gimmicks change the gaming experience
The map of Ascendant Infinity changes from round to round. For instance, you might find loot like stronger weapons in different places or encounter an event that didn’t trigger in the previous round.
In my play sessions, for example, one team had a lot of fun repeatedly launching a kind of artillery strike and was purposefully running to the trigger point. In my team, one player enjoyed running around as a huge muscular lizard and smashing our opponents.
Overall, the game world offers various ways, such as player-triggered events, to influence the course of a match.
A large NPC lizard that drops lootA large lizard named Gorlizard that can be controlled
Similarity to Apex Legends despite significant differences
Gameplay-wise, Ascendant Infinity primarily reminded me of Apex Legends, even though it is not a battle royale and you pursue a completely different objective in a match. Particularly the fast movement and intuitive gunplay felt similar to me.
Additionally, you can find better versions of your weapons throughout the map. For example, an orange variant is stronger than a green one. There are also differences in shields. While you only have one armor plate with the standard equipment, a blue vest provides double protection. We also know this principle from various battle royales.
However, a significant difference is what happens to your loot after death. If a team knocks you out, you drop your equipment on the ground. Although you can respawn, the cool sniper rifle you found in a container is now in the hands of your opponent.
However, you are not reliant on finding loot in crates. You can also obtain better equipment by defeating NPCs such as oversized snails that roam the map. For example, an oversized lizard dropped a keycard for a hidden room where a grenade launcher was located.
One detail ruined the fun for me during testing
I actually find the concept of its own mode good. Ascended Infinity has a creative approach and a good idea; however, one aspect bothered me a lot while playing: looting.
I enjoy survival games, I like to play loot shooters, and in RPGs I take every box. But in a PvP shooter, I don’t want to find good weapons randomly. I want to go into battle with a loadout tailored to my play style.
The concept of needing to find a better version of the weapon doesn’t appeal to me even in battle royales. This is one of the reasons I have no fun with Apex Legends despite the fantastic movement. And I’ve never gotten into Fortnite, Warzone, or PUBG either.
However, I find the looting of shields and shield regenerators even more annoying. If I lose a gunfight because my opponent had double the amount of shields and therefore had to hit me much less than I hit him, that simply annoys me.
There is also the option to bring your own modified weapons into the match, but unfortunately, I lacked the time to test that thoroughly in the session. I hope to get a better impression of it in the future.
Ascendant Infinity has potential, but it’s not to my taste
I like the mode that Ascendant Infinity has created and find it interesting. Unfortunately, I just don’t like looting weapons and shields. I would prefer the mode in a classic arena shooter. I want to grab a weapon, modify it, and plunge into the fray without shields. Finding better shields and restoring shield health is not for me.
Nevertheless, I believe Ascendant Infinity has potential and could appeal to some players. The movement and gunplay are indeed fun, and anyone who is a fan of Apex Legends won’t mind looting weapons or the shield system.
In a few weeks, the new ARPG “No Rest for the Wicked” will be launched on Steam and consoles. Now the developers claim not only that it looks good but also that it will offer players a better open world than many other games.
What game are we talking about? No Rest for the Wicked is an upcoming action role-playing game from Moon Studios, the creators of successful titles like Ori. The game is set to be released on April 18, 2024 on Steam. A release on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S is expected to follow later.
At first glance, No Rest for the Wicked reminded many players of Diablo IV. However, after the developers revealed some details about the gameplay, it became clear that players can expect action more in the style of Dark Souls games.
If you haven’t heard of No Rest for the Wicked yet, you can check out the trailer here:
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No Rest for the Wicked – the new ARPG from the makers of Ori in the trailer
What is behind the developers’ statement? Thomas Mahler, director for No Rest for the Wicked, recently wrote in a post on X about what they want to do differently with this game compared to games with large open worlds. He begins by stating that players have been experiencing open-world fatigue for some time.
That’s exactly what the developers want to avoid with a smaller but better open world. It should not bore the players. At one point in his post, he writes: “We don’t need 10,000 planets.” A pretty clear jab at games like Starfield and others.
He believes that most players would agree with him on this point. And that instead, they would wish for a world in which developers have put in blood, sweat, and tears.
However, his post is not just a dig against games with large open worlds. Instead, Mahler explains why he believes these are difficult to design and thus quickly become boring:
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Here he claims that procedurally generated worlds may seem simple at first glance, but this technology is not yet advanced enough to create good level design to this extent. As a result, large worlds are created, but the levels are later overlaid by designers.
While this may work in some way, it requires an army of level designers to fill these expanses, which is why many games only have a few very beautiful spots.
Mahler writes that he can now clearly see which parts of the games were later worked on by designers. The remaining parts of the worlds appear unfinished, unattractive, and empty next to them.
What does No Rest for the Wicked want to do differently? In the design of their open world, the developers primarily aimed to ensure that players never have to mindlessly push the analog stick forward for 2 minutes to get from A to B, says Mahler.
Everything was built and stitched together by hand here
For this, they approached the development differently than by working with procedurally generated levels. “Instead, we built every inch by hand and then stitched everything together, creating junctions and constantly repeating that at the moment-to-moment gameplay,” describes Mahler the work behind his game.
In a follow-up post, Mahler also explains how exactly the technology behind procedurally generated worlds works and attempts to provide more clarity. He especially wants to make clear why this technology still cannot design good levels on its own.
Nevertheless, Mahler says he can imagine that AI will eventually be advanced enough to master really good level designs on its own. At this point, however, it still requires teams of talented designers behind it.
What do you think of this topic? How do you wish for an open world when you start a game? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments.
21-year-old Rani “Stable Ronaldo” is a gamer and successful Twitch streamer in the online shooter Fortnite. As of January 2024, he treated himself to a Porsche 991 GT3 for €200,000. Now, in March, he has been banned from Twitch. In a video, he appears desperate and talks about having to look for a “real job.”
Who is Stable Ronaldo?
The 21-year-old American is known for playing Fortnite. As a gamer, he is only moderately successful, having earned nearly $73,000 (via esportearnings).
However, the 21-year-old can generally make a good living from his large Twitch channel. There, he has an average of 6,000 viewers and nearly 3 million followers. There should be enough money coming in, unless a Twitch ban dries up his income.
In January 2024, we last reported on Ronaldo on MeinMMO. He was at the top. He treated himself to a sports car for €200,000 as a reward for his 21st birthday. The streamer said it had been his hardest year yet; he had struggled with depression.
The streamer Clix is close friends with Ronaldo, and he also treated himself to a sports car:
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Streamer says: “I don’t know what to do”
What he says now: Stable Ronaldo was banned from Twitch on March 14, 2024, as the automatic ban notification reveals.
The Twitch streamer himself says that he does not know why he was banned or for how long.
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In a video where he reacts to the ban, the 21-year-old says he is desperate and does not know what he can do:
“I don’t know if I need a real job now. I haven’t shaved in four days. I look like crap. Sorry, guys, I don’t know what to do. I don’t know why I was banned and for how long. I don’t know when I will be unbanned.
I already applied for jobs today. I applied for things that really interest me: like going to the gym, therapy, I want to give people therapy … and McDonald’s.”
He hopes for support from his fans and that the ban will be short.
What’s behind this: Ronaldo is known as a troll. The ban is certainly real. But that Ronaldo “doesn’t know when it ends” seems strange. Twitch informs people of this in the ban notification. There are “bans without expiration dates,” i.e., permanent bans, but those are relatively rare and only occur for serious violations – except in the case of DrDisrespect.
That someone applies to “McDonald’s” immediately on the day of their ban is likely meant ironically.
Ronaldo seems to be playing with the typical clichés directed at successful young streamers like him, such as “Just get a real job first.”
If he is indeed permanently banned and needs money, he can sell the Porsche and use that to fend off flipping burgers at McDonald’s for a few years.
Update March 18, 1:57 PM: We now know why Stable Ronaldo was banned and how he got out of the ban:
At the start of the new season in FC 24 Ultimate Team, EA Sports has adjusted the Division Rivals Rewards to the current time and significantly improved them. The fans are excited.
This is the situation:
On Thursday, March 14, 2024, the new season in FC 24 Ultimate Team has started.
As part of the update, EA Sports has revised the Division Rivals Rewards so that players now receive significantly better reward packs for the same achievements as before.
This, however, only affects the bonus upgrades of all divisions, which can be unlocked by achieving seven wins within a week. The rewards for three achievements remain unchanged.
This allows EA to adjust the rewards to the increasingly steep power curve and enables UT players to draw stronger players. This is especially ensured by the newly added guaranteed rating packs in the higher divisions.
The fans of the virtual collectible card game, who often speak critically due to the numerous offenses of the publisher, had hardly anything to complain about this time and instead showed their excitement. A rare form of praise was heard on social media.
Fans with rare praise for EA Sports – How good are the new rewards in Division Rivals
This is how the community reacted: It didn’t take long for the happy news about the revised rewards to circulate within the community.
Even though the improved rewards could lead to significantly more competitive matches in the Rivals mode in the near future, it is a step in the right direction. Especially players from the higher divisions can now be richly rewarded for their efforts.
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For example, those who manage to unlock the bonus upgrade in the Elite Division can look forward to a tradable 87+-x4 player pack and an 85+-x7 pack. Those who choose the untradeable variant will receive a total of 22 players with a rating of at least 85 plus additional packs.
A complete list of rewards for all divisions can be viewed on the website fifauteam.
Here we have compiled a few representative comments from the short message platform X:
MM___TV: “The Rivals Rewards have been massively adjusted. This is finally something positive for the mode.”
Benji: “Yep, that’s it. The road to the Elite Division starts now.”
Unlockked: “This gives me a new reason to play Rivals again!”
The first payout of the new rewards will happen next week. At that time, the first team of the popular Ultimate Birthday event will already be in the packs. It is quite possible that the grind will pay off immediately.
The Sorceresses currently lead the score in the leaderboards in Diablo 4. This is mainly due to an item that significantly increases damage. You can find out more about it here at MeinMMO.
In the leaderboards of Diablo 4, each class fights for their positions at the top. However, when compared to each other, it becomes evident that the Sorceresses have amassed the most points. This was also the case in the first week of the Gauntlet.
The top players in the Sorcerer leaderboard all play relatively similar builds. What they all have in common is the combination of three items that cause enormous damage. One of the items is perfectly suited for the Gauntlet run with its affixes, where speed and strategy are the focus.
In the video, you can learn more about the leaderboards:
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The “Robes of the Infinite” is perfect for the Gauntlet
What kind of item is this? It is the chest piece “Robes of the Infinite”, which increases your damage and allows you to pull enemies towards you after teleporting and stun them.
The chest piece specifically ensures in the Gauntlet dungeon that you have a speed boost with the teleportation that lets you move through the monster horde more quickly in the 8 minutes. You group your enemies together and stun them at the same time to then roast them with lightning. This combination makes Sorceresses incredibly strong.
The “Robes of the Infinite” have the following affixes:
+ Intelligence
+ Damage to nearby enemies
+ Damage to stunned enemies
+ Ranks for the passive skill “Glass Cannon”
The Robes of the Infinite give you a bonus on your teleportation and your damage.
Where can I best obtain the chest piece? You can currently farm the “Robes of the Infinite” specifically from two bosses in Diablo 4 – Lord Zir and Varshan. To summon Varshan, you need four materials (blackened femur, trembling hand, gurgling head, and a malevolent heart on WT4), while for Lord Zir you need exquisite blood.
Where you can find specific bosses for the uniques in Diablo 4, you can see here:
What other items are suitable? Looking at the top players in the Sorceress leaderboard, it becomes clear that they not only have the unique item “Robes of the Infinite” in common. They also all wear the coveted Uber Unique “Harlequin’s Crown” and the unique ring “Tal Rasha’s Gleaming Ring.”
The Harlequin’s Crown is a headpiece, also known as “Shako”. This corresponds to the designation of the item type from Diablo 2, from where the helmet originates. What makes Shako so coveted is the legendary effect, as: The helmet grants you damage reduction and +4 ranks for all skills.
“Tal Rasha’s Gleaming Ring” is a unique item that you can farm at Varshan, just like the chest piece. The ring returned to Diablo 4 with 4 others in Season 2. They are based on abilities and mechanics introduced in Season 1 through the malevolent hearts.
The ring increases non-physical damage, critical hit chance, resource generation, and cooldown reaction. Additionally, you gain increased damage for a few seconds for every type of elemental damage you deal.
What builds do the top players play? Several players at the top of the solo Sorcerer leaderboard combine the Lightning Whip build with other skills, for example from the Blizzard build, which is currently the best boss killer for Sorcerers in Season 3.
The player in first place in normal mode plays the following skills:
Blizzard
Unstable Currents
Lightning Spear
Flame Shield
Ice Armor
Teleportation
Other players use Frostbolt, for example. The reason is that they can generate more stacks of Tal Rasha’s ring with the different elements. That is why the Gauntlet builds differ a bit from the top builds for the overall endgame.
The Blizzard build is one of the top builds in the endgame of Diablo 4 in Season 3. The builds at the top of the tier list prove themselves either through massive damage, their utility, or especially their effectiveness against tough enemies. Here you can find the tier list with the best builds in Diablo 4’s endgame.
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Three events are taking place this weekend in Pokémon GO. We took a look at what they are and why they are worth attending.
Regular events in Pokémon GO can bring you good Pokémon, strong bonuses, or other rewards – such as rare items. These are only available for a limited time.
This weekend, there are three such events waiting for you in Pokémon GO. We have gathered what they are and what to expect.
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1. Weather Week with Strong Stardust Bonus
What kind of event is this? The Weather Week starts on Thursday, March 14, 2024, at 10:00 AM and ends on Monday, March 18, 2024, at 8:00 PM.
The probably most important content of this event is the Stardust bonus. During the event, you will receive double the amount of Stardust for every Pokémon you catch. Additionally, there is an extra Stardust bonus for Pokémon that you catch with weather boost. These Pokémon could be found more often, as Pokémon in the event will orient themselves more strongly to the weather than usual.
Furthermore, there are other contents in the event such as various Pokémon spawns, a collector’s challenge, and an increased shiny chance for Formeo. If you want to know more about the event, we have all the information about the Weather Week for you.
2. Community Day with Flamiau
What kind of event is this? On Saturday, March 16, 2024, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM, there will be the next Community Day in Pokémon GO. This time, Flamiau, the fire Pokémon from the 7th generation, will be the focus.
As usual, there will be many bonuses and a very high spawn rate of Flamiau during the event. The chance to get a shiny specimen is also very high as usual.
What is very interesting is that during the Community Day, the bonus that gives you double Stardust when catching Pokémon will also be active again. Since the Weather Week event is also active at this time, you can earn four times the amount of Stardust when regularly catching Pokémon.
This bonus can also be further increased through weather boost and the use of a Stardust piece. Here you have the perfect opportunity to increase your Stardust supply. All the information about the Community Day with Flamiau.
What kind of event is this? The Raid Day with Proto-Kyogre takes place on Sunday, March 17, 2024, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM. During this time, this Pokémon will appear very often in raids and can also be challenged by you in remote raids.
Proto-Kyogre is not only the strongest water-type attacker in the game, but also a good Pokémon for the Master League. During the event, the shiny chance for this Pokémon and the number of free raid passes you receive at gyms is also increased.
In addition to these three events, you can also encounter Regice in 5-star raids and Mega Tyranitar in Mega Raids this weekend. Both Pokémon are available in raids until March 21, 2024.
If you are more into the Battle League, you can look forward to the Master League and the Spring Cup in the Super League edition here. Until March 22, 2024, you can still earn four times the amount of Stardust for victories.
What do you think about the events this weekend? Are there events you are particularly looking forward to? Feel free to share your opinions in the comments and discuss with other trainers there. There are also more events waiting for you this month. We have also looked at which events are taking place in March 2024 in Pokémon GO.
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The colony simulation RimWorld is one of the top games on Steam with 98% positive reviews. The darkly humorous simulation will receive its fourth expansion, “Anomaly,” in April 2024. The developer promises many ideas that players know from horror movies: wriggling masses of flesh, ghosts, parasites, and madness will play a major role.
This is the situation:
RimWorld is an innovative colony simulation that is rated extremely well on Steam with 98% positive reviews. Players control the inhabitants of a colony on a hostile planet, expand their base, and must regularly deal with increasingly difficult problems.
The game has received 3 expansions so far, each taking it in new, unpredictable directions: in 2022, “BioTech” brought genetic manipulation, animal-humans, and bizarre experiments to RimWorld.
After 2023 passed without expansions, the “Anomaly” expansion has now been announced for April 2024.
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30 Euro for 2,000 hours of game time on Steam – One of the best building games comes for PS4 & PS5
Inspiration: The Thing, Cthulhu, and Cabin in the Woods
This is known about the new expansion: Anomaly will be a horror expansion for RimWorld that references themes such as the Cthulhu mythos, “The Thing,” or “Cabin in the Woods.”
The developers already reveal: The colonists will awaken a “Dark Monolith” and thereby provoke a mad machine spirit that will plunge their world into fear and terror:
You will be able to hunt “invisible soul hunters” that scream outside the walls of the colony.
Players will fight a “massive flesh creature” that covers the entire map with a “squeaking mass of flesh.”
Discover a parasite that infests colonists and takes over their minds – but it will be difficult to find the right colonists, as they will camouflage themselves.
Colonists may become possessed by a golden cube that they worship.
When is all of this coming? The expansion is supposed to come “in a month,” which would be a release date like April 11 or April 18.
In addition to the expansion, a new patch 1.5 will also be released.
Players will trust their colonists even less than they do now
This is what it’s about: The developers of RimWorld are drawing on motifs from horror movies and are quite open about it.
Cabin in the Woods is itself a meta-horror film that packs together known monsters from many other horror films.
Anomaly definitely sounds like a logical expansion for RimWorld, which will again expand the already great game in new and interesting ways.
Those who know RimWorld can already imagine how the ideas will be implemented in the game: The developers are toying with the idea that the player cannot trust their own colonists anymore. This is already something that can be seen: Because in RimWorld there are colonists with certain traits like pyromaniacs or cannibals that regularly cause trouble when you don’t keep an eye on them for two seconds.
With Anomaly, inattention could pay off, as the unreliable colonist not only burns the base down or digs up and consumes a few corpses but then transmits the alien parasite to the next colonist.
Blizzard is planning major changes to the item system of Diablo 4. Everything is supposed to improve after itemization has become one of the biggest criticisms. Players are trying to analyze the update already – and are getting a bit lost in the process.
The sheer mass of items and affixes causes many players to simply lose track or not know which of their items is actually better. Complaints have been around for months.
What is supposed to change? Already in November 2023, Blizzard stated that itemization is supposed to improve with Season 4. Since then, this topic has been a glimmer of hope for many fans of Diablo 4, who currently prefer to spend their time in Last Epoch.
The specific plans have not yet been published, but some experts have allegedly already been consulted on the topic. From the sporadic news surrounding the changes, a user on Reddit has compiled a list of things that are likely to improve through the adjustments:
The sheer number of affixes will be reduced – especially those with prerequisites will be removed.
A type of crafting system could be introduced.
Overall, fewer items are supposed to drop, similar to Diablo 2.
However, no one should expect that Diablo 4 will become a new game or suddenly receive a loot filter. Aspects will also not end up in the codex.
From the information currently available, the points do seem valid, although nothing indicates the amount of loot that will drop after the update. The topic itself, however, is heating up opinions.
At BlizzCon, we already spoke with the heads about the future of the game:
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BlizzCon 2023: Diablo 4 leaders talk to us about the development and future of the game
Controversy over the changes, even before they arrive
In a thread with 500 comments, a user on Reddit expresses his concerns about the upcoming changes. His argument is: Every streamer who has already seen the update sees no future for Diablo 4.
Others warn that Blizzard really needs to get everything right now to avoid fading into obscurity. The fact that the promised test server is not yet available is a bad sign.
It’s sad to see so many people who would rather rely entirely on the opinions of others than make a decision for themselves. Another user agrees: The expectations that streamers have due to their jobs for a game simply do not apply to the average player.
Other fans clarify that the reactions of many streamers are not negative at all. Some of the stars might just be focusing on Last Epoch as well, but do not necessarily see the future as bleak for Diablo 4. Many players are simply looking forward to what’s coming.
How exactly the changes will ultimately play out, we will see with Season 4 or in advance with the PTR. Community manager Adam Fletcher has already confirmed that the changes will come directly at the start of the season, not later. You can find all information about Season 4 in Diablo 4 in our hub here.
The reactions to these concerns, however, receive strong backlash. For instance, one user clarifies:
Why do you care what [streamers] think? They stream to make money, and they go where the money leads them. All that should matter is whether you enjoy the game or not. And if not […] then move on. It’s literally just a game.
It’s sad to see so many people who would rather rely entirely on the opinions of others than make a decision for themselves. Another user agrees: The expectations that streamers have due to their jobs for a game simply do not apply to the average player.
Other fans clarify that the reactions of many streamers are not negative at all. Some of the stars might just be focusing on Last Epoch as well, but do not necessarily see the future as bleak for Diablo 4. Many players are simply looking forward to what’s coming.
How exactly the changes will ultimately play out, we will see with Season 4 or in advance with the PTR. Community manager Adam Fletcher has already confirmed that the changes will come directly at the start of the season, not later. You can find all information about Season 4 in Diablo 4 in our hub here.
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Dragon’s Dogma 2 promises to be the next big RPG hit. The excitement among some players is so great that they are already spending dozens of hours on the game.
What are the players doing all the time? They are spending it in the Character Creator, which Dragon’s Dogma 2 made available for preview last weekend. Players are already working diligently on their “Awakened” and their associated pawns to dive straight into the game world at release.
“Hopefully they add a story mode for the third part”
What are the players saying? Reddit user Strange_Music shared his impressive “play” time of 27 hours in the subreddit for Dragon’s Dogma and wrote: “In my opinion, a brilliant move by the DD2 team. I am already 100% invested in my characters.”
Another user emphasizes how great it has been to have the Character Creator in advance: Otherwise, they might have rushed this important part of the game and only invested about 4 hours into it (via Reddit).
A user with 17.5 hours in the Character Creator jokes: “I had quite a lot of fun with it, but the endgame leaves something to be desired. I hope Capcom adds a story mode for DD3.” (via Reddit).
However, it seems one can also go overboard: A screenshot showing a playtime of more than 57 hours is met with just a “What the hell are you even doing at this point?” (via Reddit).
In the meantime, there is even a dedicated Subreddit called r/fashiondogma where players showcase their creations. There, you can get inspired if you want to give your own Awakened the final touches and ask the community for help in creating the perfect pawn.
The leaderboards are the rankings in Diablo 4 where you compete against others. In a leaderboard event, you can soon win a signed artwork with your name on it. But only if you become a legend.
In the leaderboards, you compete against other players in a “gauntlet” and fight for a spot at the top of the leaderboard. A new event focused on the gauntlet starts in a few days in Diablo 4.
The upcoming “Leaderboard Legends” event is not about farming XP and unlocking loot in the game, as previous events were. Here, you win a signed art print with your player name on it. But only the best of the best will achieve this.
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Diablo 4: The developers talk about the leaderboards and how to climb up there
The best players win a signed art print
What kind of event is this? The “Leaderboard Legends” event, as the name suggests, is about the “legends” of the leaderboard, those who secure a spot at the top. The event starts on March 19 and lasts for two weeks.
This means you have two gauntlet weeks to climb to the top of the rankings and immortalize yourself as a “legend”. After the weekly reset of the rankings (every Tuesday at 5 PM), the players with the highest scores will be randomly selected as winners and immortalized on a print with their Battle.net ID.
What can I win? In the “Leaderboard Legends” event, those who are at the top of the rankings win a signed art print of Diablo 4 by the artist Micah Ulrich.
However, the battle for first place is really challenging. For comparison: even the Diablo expert and very good player wudijo is currently (March 14) only in 3rd place among the hardcore hunters. Rob is at least in groups in 1st place in the softcore category. So you have pretty tough competition.
You can get a glimpse in the English video on YouTube:
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How many winners will there be? In each of the two weeks during the “Leaderboard Legends” event, one winner will be crowned per list. This includes all leaderboards in Diablo 4, which are additionally divided into normal and hardcore mode. Group players will receive according to Blizzard a print of the artwork.
All first place winners from the following lists will be rewarded:
Solo players in the 5 classes, one each for Druid, Barbarian, Hunter, Sorcerer, and Necromancer
Solo players in the 5 classes in hardcore mode, one each for Druid, Barbarian, Hunter, Sorcerer, and Necromancer
Group players with two people – both receive a print
Group players with three people – all three receive a print
Group players with four people – all four receive a print
Group players in hardcore mode with two/three/four people – all players receive a print
You can participate in the gauntlet once you have unlocked World Tier 4. You don’t necessarily need to be level 100 for the gauntlet, but it is recommended as the monsters in the dungeon are above level 123.
Gameloft, the creators of Disney’s Dreamlight Valley, have announced a new game. So far, there is no name for the project – just that it takes place in the Forgotten Realms. This is the world from Dungeons & Dragons, where you also find yourself in Baldur’s Gate 3. The game is said to feature content from various genres.
What kind of game is it?
Gameloft describes the game as a blend of survival, life simulation, and action RPG – roughly a combination of Valheim, Stardew Valley, and Diablo.
The game is based on Dungeons & Dragons, or more specifically: the Forgotten Realms. This universe has already featured Baldur’s Gate 3 and the latest D&D movie “Honor Among Thieves”.
When and where will the game be released? The currently untitled game will be released for PC and “consoles”. So far, the developers have not mentioned specific platforms. However, Dreamlight Valley was released for PC, Xbox, and PS5, so it is very likely that all platforms will be catered to.
In the press releases on the official website and on X there is no further information about the planned release of the game. We also do not know where the development currently stands.
There is currently no trailer, just a single image showing several characters from the world of D&D: a dragonborn bard with only one leg, a (half-)elf, and presumably a human by the campfire.
This is where the new game will take place:
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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves – Second Official Trailer for the Movie
New D&D Game Coming – What’s in Store?
Gameloft speaks of “cooperative gameplay, built around an innovative hybrid of survival, life simulation, and action RPG.” The apparent focus of the game is on adventures that you are supposed to experience and survive together.
Since Dungeons & Dragons has primarily appeared in the realm of CRPGs in video games until now, a survival approach would indeed be something new. However, we cannot say how heavily the weighting of the respective genres will be in the end.
A kind of blend between Valheim and Baldur’s Gate 3 would be very conceivable and would fit both the description and the planned world of the Forgotten Realms. However, we do not expect a sprawling narrative like in Larian’s RPG hit. Sandbox adventures are more likely here. You can find more upcoming releases in our list: New MMOs and multiplayer games 2024: The big release list
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You want to test your graphics card or check for errors? MeinMMO explains how you should best proceed.
You believe your graphics card is broken, or you simply want to test whether your newly installed graphics card works perfectly? There are various options that MeinMMO would like to introduce you to.
How do I know that my graphics card might have errors?
Graphical bugs and glitches that get worse over time.
Strange sounds from your fans.
Crashes and blue screens occurring more frequently while you are gaming.
Significantly lower frame rates and sharp frame drops.
Your graphics card is overheating.
Your computer doesn’t detect any installed graphics card.
Requirements: No special tools needed | Time required: 5 minutes | Cost: none | Difficulty: Easy
What is it? The easiest and fastest way to check your graphics card is through the integrated DirectX diagnostic tool in Windows. DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces and is built into Windows.
You enter “dxdiag” in the Windows search and open the specified program. Alternatively, you can press [Windows key] + [R] to open the Run window, then enter “dxdiag” and confirm by pressing Enter.
This will open a new window. Switch to the “Display” tab, and you will find all the important data and information you need about your graphics card.
Where can I find possible issues? In the “Notes” window, you will find issues that you can or should resolve.
In the DirectX diagnostic tool, you will find more information about your graphics card.
Check device manager
Requirements: No special tools needed | Time required: 5 – 10 minutes | Cost: none | Difficulty: Easy
What is it? The device manager is another quick way to look for the source of an error. The easiest way to do this is to search for “Device Manager” in Windows and open the program. The device manager then presents you with data about all devices connected to your computer. Under the “Graphics Cards” tab, you will find all connected graphics cards and so-called display adapters.
Where can I find possible issues?
By right-clicking on the name of the graphics card and then clicking on “Properties”, you will see more information and under Device Status whether your graphics card is functioning. Errors and issues will be listed here.
If your graphics card is marked with a yellow warning triangle in Device Manager, that is also an indication of an error.
If your graphics card does not appear in the manager at all, that is also an indication of a problem.
In the device manager, under the “Graphics Cards” tab, you will find your installed GPU.
Conduct a stress test with the graphics card
Requirements: No special tools needed | Time required: 30 – 60 minutes | Cost: none | Difficulty: Medium
What is it? If your graphics card is recognized but there are still issues, then a stress test may be worthwhile. This puts the GPU under heavy load and pushes it to its limits.
Important: If you conduct a stress test, always keep an eye on your PC and especially on the temperatures. In the worst case, your graphics card can be damaged if you are not careful. Benchmarks and tests are done at your own risk.
Recommended benchmarking software for GPUs:
OCCT: Mainly used for checking errors and stability issues. You can use it to stress test various components of your system. It is useful that you can also set safety settings, such as the critical temperature that must not be exceeded (External link to the manufacturer).
Furmark: A free benchmark and stress test tool to check the stability of graphics cards. It significantly stresses the GPU (External link to the manufacturer).
Heaven UNIGINE: Developed to perform very large and lengthy stress tests for the graphics card, particularly regarding rasterization and tessellation (External link to the manufacturer).
All three mentioned programs are free. OCCT is free for one hour; for longer tests, you will need to pay something. We mention certain types that we can recommend here as examples.
There are more benchmarking tools available, such as PresentMon, which is very comprehensive but unable to display results graphically in a meaningful way.
Another tip: GPU-Z or HWiNFO64 are not necessary for a GPU test, but they are small, practical helpers that we always recommend. While GPU-Z primarily displays data about your graphics card, HWiNFO64 shows you information about all installed components. You can find more recommendations for your PC in the following article:
Here’s what you can do if you experience problems:
Test the monitor cable and connections: In some cases, a poorly seated HDMI cable is the problem. In that case, you typically also shouldn’t have an image.
Check the power connection: Are all the power cables seated correctly and properly latched onto the graphics card?
Ensure the graphics card is mounted correctly: Check that your graphics card is securely mounted and properly latched into the slot on the motherboard. The graphics card should be noticeably and audibly clicked into place on your motherboard.
Update or reinstall graphics card drivers: A reinstall is advisable when you have installed a new graphics card and have remained loyal to the manufacturer.
Check the games: In some cases, the problem can also be an incompatible game or a bug in the game.
Clean the hardware: If your graphics card is heavily dusted or dirty, it may be worth thoroughly cleaning the hardware so that the fans can function properly again.
More about graphics cards: If you’re looking for a new graphics card or want to know which GPUs are currently recommended, take a look at our overview on MeinMMO. Here we present all recommended and current graphics cards:
In League of Legends , a professional player in the US LCS was fined $5,000 for wearing Crocs shoes. However, this turned out to be a stroke of luck for his team.
Who was punished?
It affected player Rayan “Sniper” Shoura, a 17-year-old Canadian. The young man plays for 100 Thieves on the top lane in the LCS.
Sniper was considered a LoL prodigy: at just 12, Sniper was a number 1 Challenger. He made headlines in 2020 when Cloud9 illegally signed him as a 14-year-old – which they were not allowed to do.
However, when he was 15, he received a contract from 100 Thieves and made a name for himself in the youth team by winning 17 matches in a row. Since November 2023, he has been allowed to play with the professionals.
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Pro player wears open-toe Crocs – fined $5,000 for it
What was he punished for? Sniper wore Crocs on stage, and because the toes were visible in the Crocs, this was a violation of Riot Games’ “uniform rules” and was penalized with $5,000.
The rules for LoL games stipulate that players must wear their team’s official uniform, which includes pants and shoes that cover the toes.
It’s quite noticeable.
Crocs pays the fine, enters partnership with the team
This was the reaction: 100 Thieves hinted on Twitter that they contacted Crocs. They then took on the $5,000 fine.
In the next match, the whole team of 100 Thieves appeared with Crocs, but this time with closed shoes.
Once again, the LoL professionals showcase their excellent acting talents:
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Meanwhile, Crocs and 100 Thieves have formed a partnership. This is probably clever marketing.
The eSports team “100 Thieves” holds a special position anyway. The team is greatly influenced by influencers, and its boss, Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag, comes from the scene himself.
Besides their eSports successes, 100 Thieves are particularly known for their clothing line. They are into fashion and marketing and have also faced criticism for it:
The introduction to Crusader Kings 3 is difficult for many players. The strategy game is complex. Our author Schuhmann shows the first hours in the game as an aggressive chieftain in Ireland and reveals tips on marriage, pillaging, conquering, and how to raise an army in Crusader Kings 3. By the end, you will be like in the tutorial, only better and 200 years earlier. An ideal start for dominance.
Crusader Kings 3 is currently a hit on Steam and a major topic in gaming. The strategy game also features a multiplayer mode, but many players are already struggling with the game’s start: it is too complex and while the tutorial is mandatory, it is rather dull.
We provide you with the guide for the first steps towards world domination and give you a step-by-step guide to achieving a strong start in Crusader Kings 3 in about 30 minutes.
The article originally appeared in September 2020 and was updated in March 2024.
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Crusader Kings 3: Trailer
Step 1: Choose the right scenario
Crusader Kings 3 offers a rich selection of predefined scenarios. However, I recommend starting differently. Begin at the earliest point, in the year 867, by choosing “Select a different ruler” and click on Ireland in the northwest of the map. There you want to play as the Count of Ormond, a likable 24-year-old guy with 2 sisters, an older brother, and a bunch of landless, hunchbacked relatives who are a burden to him and are just waiting to be sacrificed in a war.
And we will give them war!
May I introduce: Chief Dúnchad mac Dub-dá Baire. The young man with the impressive beard will be our player character. He has 3 random traits with each new generation and is assigned a job in which he is sometimes extremely good and sometimes terrible. This can make the start easier or harder, but it is not crucial.
This is the start in Ireland. We are playing as the Count of Ormond in 867: a handsome guy with a beard and randomly generated traits.
In principle, this start is the same scenario as in the tutorial of Crusader Kings 3, but 200 years earlier. Here, Ireland was still wild and trapped in the tribal age.
The nice thing: You can declare war and engage with enemies as you please. In the first few hundred years, you don’t have to worry about reasons for war, claims, and all that stuff, but can pillage, conquer, and burn. What makes Crusader Kings 3 so opaque and complex mostly disappears.
But watch out for the damn Vikings and Scots. They are treacherous and cunning, as every Irishman knows.
Update March 14, 2024: Instead of playing the predefined Irish, you can also create your own ruler and settle him in Ormond. You create your own ruler in the screen where you select your starting land, via the button “Create your own ruler.”
An “ideal” ruler has the traits “Midas Touched, Genius, and Lunatic” and costs exactly 400 points, so you can still achieve successes when you have the “Iron Man” mode activated. Here’s what “your count” might look like:
You can use this hero as a blueprint and play with him for 60, 70 years if all goes well.
Step 2: Marry properly
We will get to fighting later; for now, let’s get married. Because the game revolves around people and characters: marriage is the ideal way to acquire strong leaders and ensure that we still have strong leaders in the future.
Press space right away to pause Crusader Kings 3. You want to spend some time in the menus first. Right from the start, we have several characters we can marry. The game informs us of this.
Our player character can have up to 4 wives: Here we need a clever main wife as an important advisor and 3 women for a magnificent lineage of heirs.
We have 2 sisters who will snag our main advisors: one man for the rough tasks and one for finances.
We also need to get the brother married off; he can marry a spy – we want to know what is really happening at our court.
Additionally, we can marry off relatives who are just hanging around at court and are not good for much. The men will be used as champions, who can easily die in battle. The women can at least help us secure better knights through marriage. We do not expect any offspring from them.
Click on the ring icon at the top, and you will go to the marriage menu; here CK3 first offers us the neighbor’s daughter to form an alliance with a nearby count. We will not do that. Click on the magnifying glass and set the traits to “Hereditable” so we can see the best options the gene pool of 867 AD offers.
If we sort the brides by “Management,” we see a pretty woman named “Beorhtflaed,” who is a lowborn but clever and beautiful. She will be our first wife.
Update March 14, 2024: Now, Beo is out. The hottest bride in Ireland right now is Ingibjörg – a 22-year-old Nordic Christian with 18 management and the “smart” gene.
Dream wife in the Middle Ages: beautiful and good with money!
The marriage proposal has to go through first. To ensure that Beo-baby becomes our main wife, we will wait with further marriage proposals…
As soon as Beo has agreed, we will marry 3 other women. For the second wives, the values do not matter, only the genetic traits are important: “Kriemhild” is a good option, she is not that clever, but has the traits “Fertile” and “Robust.”
The other ladies should ideally be “Intelligent” or even a “Genius.” “Beautiful” or “Amazon” are also fine, or the weaker versions of the positive traits: perfectly healthy, pretty, robust, whatever we can get.
Kriemhild is young, fertile, and robust. Exactly what we are looking for as a secondary wife.
Both sisters get “Genius” traits assigned. It’s important to marry “matrilinearly,” as this brings men to us. One marries Ekkehard, a genius with 21 points in combat skill. The 2nd sister marries Enguerrand, who will be our steward or diplomat.
Our brother should then get us a court spy, look for a woman with high values in “Intrigue,” you can also go for “Learning,” which will make her the court doctor. Make sure he marries normally and not matrilinearly.
“Kergesund” is a skill for knights actually. Women can pass on the trait.
If you’ve done everything right, you should now receive messages that a bunch of geniuses and brides are on their way to you.
Assign the people as council members. Make your courtier with the highest value in “Learning” the court doctor. You already have a strong start.
Women can only become court spies or court doctors at the beginning of Crusader Kings 3; the other jobs are reserved for men. The main wife plays a special role, as here you can choose whether all her abilities help a little or one specific trait helps a lot.
Court doctors are an important job in CK3: They fix our knights.
At your court, you have several related women: they are not very good matches. You can still get additional champions from the neighborhood through “matrilineal” marriage with them, sorted by “Combat Skill.” Perhaps you will also get a good diplomat. Here, the “hereditable traits” are not so important.
To avoid overpopulation, Crusader Kings 3 only allows children from “important characters.” If it gets too crowded, people will also disappear from the court and go wandering.
In the “Lifestyle” window, there are several perks in each discipline that you can unlock at the beginning of a life path that are essential.
The 1st perk you need is in warfare “Bellum Justum” – this reduces the cost of declaring war by half. You should also acquire “Service to the Crown” and “Strict Organization” as the next perks: These help you pacify conquered territories.
like “Scientific” and “Planned Cultivation” in Learning – these offer some long-term benefits
“Golden Duties” and tax collectors are important as a steward – that brings more gold through extortion and your own territories
“Making Friends” and “Raised to Rule” are useful for diplomacy – Making Friends is good to stop your most important vassals from hanging someone, while the other perk gives your many children some bonus points
It may be advisable to jump into the lifestyle areas during the first 15 years of a ruler’s life before going down a tree and getting the big bonuses.
Want to know more about Crusader Kings 3? Then check out our colleagues at GameStar.de! Strategy games are one of their specialties.
On GameStar Plus, you will find a detailed review of Crusader Kings 3. Here you can learn how the medieval global strategy game compares to its predecessor and how easy or difficult it is for newcomers.
If you have already decided to play Crusader Kings 3 and are now looking for more tips and guides for advanced players, you will also find them among the GameStar colleagues.
Step 4: Make stress
In the military window, you want to raise 3 regiments of “warriors”: a double unit of “Light Infantry” and a single unit of “Armored Infantry.”
Make sure that your marshal and steward do not fight, and prohibit them from doing so.
A word on champions: You should generally keep an eye on them. Every champion is a melee machine that is important in battle. But every champion risks their life in a fight.
You generally always need as many strong professional fighters as you have open positions. However, this is not guaranteed: So your “non-fighters” will step in, your adult children, vassals, and stewards. Exactly the people you do not want to die constantly.
They will have very low stats and are likely to be killed instantly by a berserker in the first battle. And this is not an exaggeration: that is exactly what happens.
Be careful who you choose as champion: protect your heirs and council members.
Consistently prohibit “important” figures from fighting.
Make sure to check out who your champions/knights are before every war and before raising armies, and who you do not want to sacrifice. It is really frustrating if your administrative genius heir, who should only be pushing books and numbers, gets decapitated by a 7-foot Viking. And this will happen.
Back to tyrannizing Ireland: Wait until the armies are at full combat strength or until an enemy troop starts raiding, then click on “Raise All as Raiders.”
Since Ireland is still organized into clans, you can plunder neighbors at will. Just make sure not to get caught by stronger armies. You can loot your direct neighbors: Leinster, Ossory, Thormond, and Desmond. But be careful if you go north.
It is important to beat your neighbors to the punch. Because whoever pillages first will become your first victim.
In July 867, the first action in Ireland takes place. Our neighbors are pillaging each other and we strike.
In the run we’re using as an example, Thormond wanted to loot with 350 people when we had just 515 soldiers. That doesn’t work: So we loot Thormond, which makes us seen as enemies by the AI and they attack us. Now comes the first battle: We have more professional soldiers and a better marshal. This should go well.
This should be how your battle goes in CK3: a slight victory with minimal losses.
If you loot or fight, ideally, you can kidnap relatives of your victims and sell them for a high price: this is how you make the most money in the early game. While you earn just over 1 gold per month, a chief’s wife can easily fetch 25 gold. The same amount you would otherwise earn in 2 years. It’s worth it!
As Ireland, you should always make stress whenever you have a full army and nothing to do: loot, kidnap people, and extort ransom – just live the good old life.
It is also possible to recruit enemy fighters for yourself. Ideally, you get those hefty warrior 15+-berserkers for free. Otherwise, you have to look for “Champions” every 10 years and hire anyone who can hold a sword.
Want your wife back? You can have her, but it costs!
After plundering 2 villages, defeating an enemy army, and earning about 30 gold and prestige, you should bring the money to safety. You can do this simply by leading the looting army back into your territory.
Step 5: Expand
Now we look for the first victim: To do this, we look at the neighbors. With “Thormond,” their looting went wrong, and they only have 98 soldiers left, but still a proud 70 gold. An ideal target. We declare war on them and go after them. The reason for war “Conquer County” only costs belief.
The opponent should offer little resistance. Depending on whether you make prisoners and how much money you can get, you should already be able to either appoint yourself as “Duke of Munster” or build the first building in Ormond: the markets.
These are the 3 starting children. Soon there will be many more … and they will have better genetic traits too.
This is what you should have after 30 minutes: If everything goes according to plan, you will have about 2 years after the game starts:
A good council along with some top advisors
A powerful army with decent champions
A bunch of brides who will soon be giving birth like crazy
A duchy with 2 provinces in southern Ireland and a hunger for more.
You essentially have the situation you play in the tutorial of Crusader Kings 3, just 200 years earlier and probably somewhat better.
So you stand after 2 years in the Middle Ages: The wife is pregnant, the dad is still in the picture as the heir, and you are very pleased with yourself.
This is how it will continue:
With these methods, you will continue just as you did. You grow, expand, strengthen your economy and gene pool. Usually, it is relatively easy to conquer the south of Ireland. It becomes harder when going to the north.
It is important that you become king of Ireland in the first generation. You have about 40 years until the count dies. Because only if you are king can you hold your empire together and keep the dukes under you.
When your sons turn 16, you can start giving them counties (one each). Then you can choose 4 wives for them and continue your little breeding program. If you do it right, you will eventually have the “Kwisatz Haderach,” a genius as strong as Hercules and beautiful as Adonis, who will lead you into a golden age.
He is the result of “breeding”: A handsome, intelligent man with the strength of Hercules. He declares a “strong bloodline.”
Later, it is important not to hold too much land “of one kingdom” without ensuring that your player heir inherits it: If you have too many counties in Wales, one of your heirs may simply declare themselves king of Wales after your death and break away from the empire. The inheritance rules are quite strict there – you can only change them much later. So it’s important to be careful here.
The transition from one ruler to the next monarch is always delicate: Set aside money to hire mercenaries and quickly make the most important vassals your friends through the first diplomacy perk.
In the feudal age, it will then be important to create your own religion that has the “Will to Power,” so you can continue to conquer opponents without a major reason for war, just as you did as a tribe.
In any case, after the first 2 years with our starter guide, you have now reached a point where you know the “basics” of Crusader Kings 3 and can write your own stories.
The game Fortnite has been one of the most defining video games of our time since autumn 2017. The battle royale mode captivates millions of players on PC, PS4, PS5, and Xbox One/Series X. Many people wonder: What does that actually mean in German? Where does the name Fortnite come from? What is the translation and what does it mean?
Fortnite was announced by Epic in 2011 – at that time, no one could have guessed that it would become such a hit today. The thing has grown so big that even non-gamers are confronted with the title. And the question arises more and more often: “What kind of name is ‘Fortnite’? What does the term mean and what does it mean in German?”
“Fortnite” is often misspelled, and people ask about it: Fortnight or Fort Nite.
The article was originally published in March 2018 and was updated in March 2024 with new information.
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Reference to the English term “Fortnight”
The name “Fortnite” is a reference to the word “Fortnight.” In English, this is a term that describes a period of “fourteen days” and comes from Old English. It means something like “14 nights.”
The term “Fortnight” can be broken down. Then you stand with the terms “Fort” (fortification) and “Night” (night). And exactly from that, from “Fort Nite,” Epic developed a concept for its game in 2011.
Since we don’t have this connection with “fourteen days” in German when it comes to “Fortnight,” the double meaning in this wordplay with “Fortnite” eludes us.
Fortnite – Name composition: Fortress for the night
Fortnite as a game name refers to the original mode “Save the World.” In that mode, players build fortifications (Forts) to protect themselves from zombie-like husks at night (Night).
While players collect loot during the day phase, diligently building a fort and setting traps, at night it’s about retreating into the fort and destroying the attacking husks.
The term thus translates to something like “Fortress for the night.”
By now, the “Battle Royale” mode of Fortnite is significantly more popular than the “Save the World” mode, which has only been treated as a stepchild by Epic Games in recent years.
For the BR mode, the term “Fortnite” only fits to a limited extent.
It has been a few weeks since the 1.0 release of Last Epoch, and even casual gamers seem to have reached the endgame. Now there are discussions that the content might not be as fun as it seems. The developers respond, stating that they want to make improvements and are asking for suggestions.
This is what the developers say: In a post on Reddit, the focus is on the monoliths, with the fairly simple criticism that they are “slow and boring.” A major issue is increasing the corruption. This takes time, especially if you want to play a second character.
The game director of the game, Judd Cobbler, responds:
We will significantly expand the endgame systems with the 1.x patches. The monolith has been designed to serve as a foundation for future expansions. We already have solid plans for additional endgame content, but if you have any suggestions for what you would like to see, create a thread, and I’ll read through it […] I love working with you on stuff like this.
Under the comment from the chief, several suggestions arise immediately, such as accelerating the path to 100 corruption. Playing a second character is super annoying, especially when trying to equip him in the endgame. An item that speeds up the process could be one option.
Others suggest “super rare monoliths” that cannot be reset. Small rooms with chests and no enemies, such as “Loot Caves” or special boss fights. Maybe even a cow monolith…
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“Finally game developers with brains”
The communication between the developers and the community is generally well received. In another thread, it says: “Finally game developers with brains and common sense, this is really refreshing.”
It discusses, for instance, that Eleventh Hour Games, the creators of Last Epoch, want to combat gold sellers. After popular family sharing on Steam was disabled because scammers exploited it for gold sales, there are now plans for automated banning procedures.
Whether these plans will work remains to be seen. Players are skeptical: gold sellers have not been defeated by any studio, and it seems unlikely that Eleventh Hour Games will succeed.
The voice actress Mayumi Tanaka has been voicing the Straw Hat Pirate Ruffy in the Japanese original of One Piece for 25 years. Since then, she has occasionally appeared in other animes. Netflix and Crunchyroll have now secured an anime in which the talented voice actress can be heard. This fulfills a wish she has had for a long time.
Which anime is it about? This year, the anime for DAN DA DAN, based on the manga Dandadan, will start. At the Shueisha publishing house, which publishes One Piece and Dragon Ball among others, Dandadan is currently ranking 12th among the most-read mangas.
DAN DA DAN has a crazy story that revolves around paranormal activities:
The tough Momo meets the nerd Okarun and protects him from his bullies.
The two get into an intense conversation and come across a significant conflict: Momo believes in the existence of ghosts, while Okarun is certain that there are only aliens as supernatural beings.
The two try to convince each other that there is only one type of mysterious being. Thus, they visit paranormal places where they encounter the most curious figures.
Even the trailer for the anime shows what beings Momo and Okarun encounter. The animation style is flashy and colorful, and the music immediately makes its way into your ears. In the video, Tanaka can even be heard in her new role as Turbo Granny.
Ruffy’s voice actress can be heard from 0:34. Do you recognize the Straw Hat Pirate in her voice?
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DAN DA DAN: The first trailer shows the aliens and ghosts
Ruffy’s voice actress is likely to be satisfied with the role
Why is she fulfilling a wish with this? Tanaka mentioned in an interview that Ruffy is the last male character she will voice. Instead, she would like to be the voice of a grandmother, which fits well with her current age of 69 (via Twitter).
And indeed, her new role is that of a grandmother. In DAN DA DAN, Tanaka will take on the role of Turbo Granny. Although the lady is a Yokai, or a spirit, she is at least of the age that Tanaka envisioned for her new role.
Where and when can I watch the anime? If you’ve become curious, you will have to wait until Autumn 2024. The anime is set to start in October and will be available on both Crunchyroll and Netflix.
Both providers will air the anime in the Japanese original sound with German subtitles in simulcast. This means that the latest episodes will be available shortly after their airing in Japanese television.
