In Helldivers 2 the community is really angry. In the last patch, more things seem to have happened than were stated in the patch notes.
Why are the players angry? The players have felt a change in Helldivers 2 over the last few days. Things that used to work no longer do. More specifically, it’s about the enemies’ stealth mechanics. According to the community on Reddit, they are said to have been changed and no longer really function. Now the players are venting their frustration.
Helldivers 2 showcases the new war bond “On the Edge of a Knife” in a trailer
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Helldivers 2 shows the new war bond ‘On the Edge of the Knife’ in a trailer
Stealth just doesn’t seem to work anymore
What exactly is the problem with stealth? Stealth currently has several problems. For example, if you call in an airstrike using a target marker on an enemy, the entire horde immediately knows where you are located.
Even if you throw the airstrike over a small hill, the whole squad is hunting you down. The airstrike then hits no one because everyone is long gone.
The second problem seems to particularly concern true stealth players. Now, if you take out an enemy at a great distance, a horde of enemies seems to spawn behind you. This makes stealth unusable.
What does the community say about this? On Reddit, users are reporting their experiences. Inevitable_Spell5775 writes: “I love it when you throw a stratagem from miles away and as soon as it lands, everything just rushes at you.”
Im_pattymac confirms this, he writes: “100%, throw a stratagem over a hill and then run away… the enemies already know exactly where you are and rush towards you.”
Even the original poster, who sparked the debate, writes: “How are we supposed to act strategically and rely on our tactics, positioning, and air support to win when the enemies can just cheat?”
What do the players say about the second problem? On Reddit, users are also expressing their opinions. TheComebackKid74 usually sneaks through the levels and writes: “That’s the same reason why, even if you take cover and sneak… when you shoot at someone in the distance, a phantom horde can literally spawn right behind you.”
Also, Sarge1387 seems to have had a similar experience: “For sure. Setting up flank positions? The patrol will spawn directly behind each of your teammates.”
Spinach-spin confirms the suspicion of the original poster, who thinks it got worse after the update:
“Strangely, it wasn’t that bad at all before the balance patch, the patrols were random and didn’t spawn directly behind you (or due to increased aggression, etc., it’s now more noticeable). I really hope that something has gone wrong and that this wasn’t intended, because the game is just not fun right now.”
Finding a Lucky Pal in Palworld is already rare, but encountering two at once has happened to very few. A player now shows his find and not only receives congratulations for it.
What did the player find? The Reddit user Atomidanlcul shared a picture in his post showing his truly rare find. In the picture, there are several Pals: a group of Swees and Sweepas as well as two Dumuds. The special thing is: two of the Swees are Lucky, meaning they are particularly rare and stronger than a regular Pal.
Showing his rare find on Reddit not only draws compliments, with a presumably sarcastic, “Guys, is this rare?” in the title of the image.
You can see in our video how to get a fast land mount.
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Palworld: Here you will find a super fast ground mount
The community believes the user cheated
Why do other users believe that cheating occurred? Players find it suspicious that all Pals in the picture appear twice. In the Palworld settings, there is an option to increase the spawn rate of Pals.
The player is now suspected of reaching the rare “Lucky Pal” find only by increasing the spawn rate. Comments are piling up under the post on Reddit.
Kougeru-Sama claims: “No. Obviously, you doubled the spawn rates, so every time there is a Lucky, there are two. I tried double rates for a while and every time I saw a Lucky Pal, there were two of them.”
Here you can see the special find.
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However, there are also several users under the post who counter this, including the creator of the post, who claims that setting the spawn rate to 2x would not produce any Lucky Pals. Whether he actually did this, however, he does not admit.
Does he also receive congratulations? Yes, many players who themselves have hundreds of hours in the game have rarely or never experienced anything like it.
Known_Statistician59 describes his rarest encounter: “Wow, that’s a cool snapshot! In over 300 hours, I only had the luck of two Lucky Pals spawning at the same time once. They weren’t the same Pal, but they were next to each other. The first was a Lamball. After I caught it, I thought: ‘Hmm, is the sound still playing? Strange.’ A huge Eikthyr deer right behind me lol.”
Also, Aurora-Alley thinks: “Yes, two in one place is extremely rare, congratulations! I’ve never seen that.”
Memelordo_OwO expresses a suspicion: “Funny enough, either my luck has skyrocketed or they’ve made some changes to the shiny spawns. Previously, I only occasionally came across one. However, recently I found 3 shinies within 5 minutes, 2 (Cattiva and Lamball) right next to the Wumpo Botan on the starter island at the same time. The other on the same island on my way to the base.”
In Baldur’s Gate 3 you can unleash your creativity to get even more out of your builds. MeinMMO author Fabienne Kissel introduces a powerful torch build today that can deal a lot of damage.
With a multiclass build, you can transform a simple torch into the ultimate killer weapon to annoy your enemies. This unique build combines the classes Druid, Paladin, and Fighter to fully utilize the potential of this unusual weapon.
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Unique Torch Build – YouTuber cRPG Bro shows the way to maximum damage
What kind of build is this? Normally, a torch deals 1d4 bludgeoning damage and 1d4 fire damage (when lit), but with this build, you can stack and inflict mighty elemental damage with a torch.
cRPG Bro emphasizes that the damage output of the torch is comparable to that of a longsword. Along with the Smite from the Paladin, you can achieve over 90 damage per Smite – which is quite a lot. This allows you to one-shot many enemies. This build is said to be suitable even for the hardest difficulty, the Honour mode.
This is how it can look later on. Source: cRPG Bro via YouTube
A look at the damage from Smite. Source: cRPG Bro via YouTube
How to build the build:
To maximize damage with the torch, synergy with Charisma and starting as a Paladin is crucial. Charisma is chosen as the spellcasting ability to scale attacks and damage rolls with the torch. Starting as a Paladin allows for quicker access to Smite and proficiency in heavy armor. Additionally, it also utilizes the Illithid powers.
Attribute distribution: Your main attribute in this build will be Charisma to increase your damage. You can distribute the points as CRPG Bro suggests:
Strength: 8
Dexterity: 16
Constitution: 14
Intelligence: 8
Wisdom: 10
Charisma: 17
How you can level up:
Level 1: Paladin (Oath of Vengeance)
Level 2: Paladin, Fighting Style: Duelling or Defense
Level 3: Druid – here the Shillelagh cantrip is important to increase the damage of the torch.
Level 4: Back to Druid. Choose the subclass: Circle of Spores, to have access to Symbiotic Entity to deal additional necrotic damage (1-6 damage) with your torches.
Level 5: Paladin
Level 6: Paladin, Feat: Savage Attacker
Level 7: Paladin
Level 8: Fighter, Fighting Style: Two-Weapon Fighting or Defense
Level 9: Fighter
Level 10: Choose Fighter subclass: Champion
Level 11: Fighter, Trait: Ability Improvement for more Charisma
Level 12: Paladin for Aura of Protection and Level 3 spell slot
cRPG Bro also mentions in his video on YouTube that you can be flexible in leveling and in choosing your fighting style, depending on what you prefer.
Here you can take a closer look at this build to get the most out of the torches:
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Who is it worth it for? Overall, he shows in this fun build what one can get out of a simple torch. He buffs the torch with Magical Weapon, Elemental Weapon, Divine Favor, and certain pieces of armor that he shows in the video, up to almost infinity, to achieve maximum damage.
However, he probably has to rest quite often because he frequently needs to expend his spell slots to increase the damage of the torch to this extent. It can therefore also become quite tedious to always have to prepare and buff to deal damage.
Fibi Fibii Pfeiffer (18) is one of the biggest female streamers on German Twitch. However, this fame also brings the wrong kind of attention.
Which streamer are we talking about? Fibii rose to become one of the most-watched female streamers on German Twitch in 2022 at just 16 years old. By now, she has established her place in the scene. However, this fame also has its downsides: The streamer shared on March 8, 2024, on X the questionable search queries that circulate about her.
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TikTok users search for very specific videos
What kind of search queries are those? The attached screenshot shows terms that are apparently frequently searched in connection with Fibii. Some of the search terms take on a sexualized direction: users search for videos where the 18-year-old is “leaked” or “accidentally” shows something. Other queries include the words “toenails” and “doggy”.
As one user shows in the comments, there are similar queries on Google as well. Anyone who enters the name of the streamer there is suggested to add terms like “skirt” or even “bikini” (via X).
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What does Fibii say about the topic? In her post, Fibii writes that it “really messes with her” to see these search queries. And although the streamer just celebrated her 18th birthday this January, she has had to deal with being sexualized against her will for much longer.
For Fibii, the find is probably particularly distressing, as she already makes an effort not to present herself online in a revealing or sexualized manner. She criticized in a stream from early March that it is too normalized to present oneself revealingly and to offer content on platforms like OnlyFans.
The start of Season 2 of The Finals is approaching and brings new weapons, a battle pass, and new gadgets. You can find all the info and the trailer for Season 2 here.
The Finals has been out for almost three months now. Currently, the first season of the arena shooter is still running, but now Embark Studios has announced the release date for the upcoming second season of The Finals.
Additionally, the developers have released a new trailer that should show what players of the shooter can look forward to in the next season.
The Finals: Season 2 Start – When is it happening?
When is the release of Season 2? Season 2 of The Finals is set to start on Thursday, March 14, 2024. The exact time and whether the game will go offline for maintenance is not known.
So far, there have been updates where you were asked to perform the update after the round. In those cases, you could continue playing until the last moment.
The Finals: The trailer for Season 2 shows a new mode
What does the trailer show? The trailer for Season 2 shows a new map called “SYS$HORIZON.” It is a colorful city that features neon lights.
There is also a new game mode called “Power Shift,” which is played 5v5.
You can watch the new trailer here.
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The Finals reveals the new trailer for Season 2
The Finals: Season 2 – New weapons, specializations, and gadgets
What new equipment is coming with Season 2? The Finals Season 2 brings three new weapons and gadgets into the game – one weapon and one gadget for each class.
New mode:
Power Shift (5v5)
New weapons:
93R (Light)
FAMAS (Medium)
KS-23 (Heavy)
New gadgets and specializations:
Portal Passage (Light)
Dematerializer (Medium) – specialization
Data Transformer (Medium)
Anti-Gravity Cube (Heavy)
What characterizes the new equipment? The light class receives the 93R. This is a pistol that fires in bursts, meaning it shoots multiple times with one click. Additionally, it gets the gadget “Portal Passage,” which allows for the creation of two portals for traversal.
The medium class receives a new assault rifle, the FAMAS. This is also a weapon that fires in bursts. The new gadget for the medium class is the “Data Transformer,” which transforms objects into other objects, for example, enemy mines into flower pots. Additionally, the class receives the “Dematerializer.” This is a specialization that allows you to pass through surfaces such as walls and ceilings without completely destroying them.
The heavy class receives the new KS-23 shotgun. On top of that, the heavy class gets the “Anti-Gravity Cube” as a new gadget, which negates gravity and allows players and objects to float.
What skins are available in the Season 2 Battlepass? The developers of The Finals have not yet provided detailed information about the battle pass. However, in the past, the skins of the game have repeatedly been shown in trailers.
We have compiled the most interesting images for you here in a gallery.
The trailer shows that you can probably look forward to colorful and crazy cosmetic content in Season 2 of The Finals as well. Included are various skins, outfits, and pets.
In the new expansion of Final Fantasy XIV, there will be new classes that you can play in the MMORPG. MeinMMO shows you which 3 new jobs they are and what they can do.
Final Fantasy XIV fans are eagerly awaiting the release of Dawntrail. The expansion is set to be released sometime in summer 2024. A precise date has not yet been established. However, what is certain is that the DLC will introduce 3 new classes (referred to as jobs in-game). MeinMMO lists what we know so far about the classes.
The Viper as a new class: This is how it plays
What is the Viper?The Viper is a DPS melee character that deals damage over time. It shares its equipment with the Ninja class. Besides quick strikes with dual swords, it also delivers slower attacks with the combined two-handed weapon.
The primary attribute for the Viper is Dexterity. This will make the class’s attacks even stronger. As a DPS class, stats like Critical Hit, Determination, Direct Hit, and Speed should also be focused on.
How do I get the Viper? You need to reach level 80 with one of your jobs to unlock the questline for the Viper. The quest will be found somewhere in Ul’dah. There is no associated class with it.
This is what the Viper looks like in-game:
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Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail – Gameplay of the new job Viper
The Pictomancer is a colorful magician
What is the Pictomancer? Unlike the Viper, the Pictomancer specializes in ranged combat. It is a DPS mage that fights with vibrant colors. Additionally, it has some supportive spells to help the group. However, unlike other mages, it cannot resurrect dead group members.
The Pictomancer shares its equipment with other DPS mages. It wields a brush to cast its spells. Like all other mages, its strength is based on the Intelligence attribute.
How do I unlock the Pictomancer? To unlock the Pictomancer, you need to complete a questline in Gridania. Of course, like with the Viper, you also need to have a class at level 80.
Here you see the Pictomancer in action:
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Final Fantasy 14 showcases the new class Pictomancer in the trailer
The Beastmaster as a limited job: This is how it works
What is the Beastmaster?The Beastmaster is a limited job like the Blue Mage. This means that it can almost exclusively be used for solo content and is not equated with other jobs. Compared to the other classes, it is much stronger, which is why it is excluded from PvP and most other content. Additionally, it has a lower maximum level than all other jobs.
However, the limited jobs have their own questlines. The task of the Beastmaster may involve taming multiple monsters and using them in combat.
How do I unlock the Beastmaster? So far, the least is known about the Beastmaster compared to all jobs. Therefore, we do not yet know where the Beastmaster will be unlocked. Once we get this information, we will let you know here.
We only know that, unlike the Viper and the Pictomancer, it will be introduced later in the game. The other two jobs will be available directly with the release of Dawntrail.
A player lost his Nintendo DS many years ago. During construction work at his parents’ house, the device reappeared.This awakens memories for the owner, who wonders how the device ended up there.
The Nintendo DS is probably one of the most popular handhelds of recent years. The DS was released in 2004 and replaced the Game Boy Advance.
A player now recounts how he lost his DS 16 years ago and assumed it had been stolen. But now the device has reappeared during construction work.
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Nintendo DS reappears 16 years later during construction work
Where did he find the device again? The owner explains that he found his Nintendo DS at the bottom of his sandbox. He does not reveal why he hadn’t looked there earlier, neither in his post nor in a reply.
A few months ago, he returned to his parents’ house to help with construction work. In this context, he had to empty the sandbox in front of the house and was surprised to find the Nintendo DS at the bottom. He said he had no idea how it got there.
How did the device end up there? He suspects that either his younger brother was responsible for the “disappearance” or that the DS had vanished after falling from the swing.
Does the DS still work? No, the Nintendo DS no longer functions. And there are several reasons for that:
The owner explains that the device is completely rusted.
Moreover, half of the circuit board inside the console is missing.
The battery inside is swollen and the shell of the DS is cracked.
The device can no longer be played with. However, he admits he would do a lot to get his old toy running again.
By the way, Nintendo has now shut down the digital shop for the Nintendo DS. But before that, a YouTuber sat down and saved thousands of old games with considerable effort. You can read about how he did this and why Nintendo itself was a problem directly on MeinMMO:
You have several options to obtain better items after the campaign in Last Epoch. Most players will likely spend the main part of the endgame in the Monoliths. One player has created a map showing where each item type drops.
Which farm is it about?
The Monoliths are part of the endgame of Last Epoch. The campaign ends with a long side quest series that introduces you to the Monoliths.
The feature is endless, so you can farm here as long as you want. Monoliths become stronger through “Corruption” and Empowerment.
This is the overview: Monoliths are divided into “Maps” that provide a specific reward upon successful completion. This can range from gold to glyphs and runes, as well as items and guaranteed unique items.
The user Aessari on Reddit has created a map that shows which type of items you can find at which Monolith:
Fall of the Outcasts: Bows
The Stolen Lance: Staves and Rods
The Black Sun: Helmets and Shields
Blood, Frost, and Death: Chest Armors
Ending the Storm: Gloves
Fall of the Empire: Belts
Reign of Dragons: Swords and Axes
Spirits of Fire: Boots
The Age of Winter: Rings and Necklaces
The Last Ruin: Relics
Just like with the items, many blessings of Last Epoch can be found in the individual timelines. Blessings make your character stronger passively or grant extra chances to find certain items. Therefore, it may be worth farming a specific timeline.
Last Epoch: Faction of the Merchant Guild or Circle of Fate – These are the advantages
How to get the right items in the endgame
Many users thank for the overview and believe that this is exactly what the game is still missing. The developers should just take a look and implement it, so that pressing Alt would be enough to see the possible loot.
If you don’t want to rely solely on Monoliths, you can alternatively farm your items in the endless arena or in dungeons. However, there you always have a chance for all kinds of items, not just specific ones.
However, dungeons are still useful, as they come with special gimmicks. In the Temporal Sanctum, for example, you can convert unique items with legendary potential into Legendaries.
The first Hunter players have crossed the million mark in Diablo 4 in the new leaderboards and are thus far ahead. Currently popular: The Barrage build, which breezes through every content and is easy to play.
What kind of build is this?
Barrage Hunters rely on the eponymous skill that scatters arrows in all directions, usually enhanced by a Shadow Infusion.
The Barrage build is currently in the Tier List of Diablo 4 in the S-Tier – It is an excellent build, not only when comparing Hunter builds, but across all classes. The build is considered one of the strongest overall.
One of the top Hunter players uses the Barrage build in a slightly different variant with skills that do not appear in the standard build.
This is how the top player plays his Hunter: Player M1PY is currently in 2nd place on the Hunter leaderboard with 1,046,247 points (as of March 12). M1PY relies on Barrage but has made a few adjustments:
For more damage, he uses the Cold Infusion according to the leaderboard, while in his video the Shadow Infusion is shown – both should work.
Shadowstep provides more mobility in addition to dashing.
Shadow clones provide more damage over a larger area.
In the ranking dungeon, it’s not only about dealing a lot of damage but also being fast. You have to get through the area quickly, activate shrines, and collect items. Only then do you earn points. In our overview, we explain how exactly the leaderboards work and how you score points.
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Diablo 4: The developers talk about the leaderboards and how to climb up there
There are some tricks that can be applied without resorting directly to exploits. In addition to level 100, strong equipment, and the right build, the right route in the dungeon is also important.
Since the dungeon remains unchanged each week, you can quickly figure out routes yourself or look them up. Towards the end of the week, when the best routes have been found, the points of the players will probably continue to rise.
In Pokémon GO, Knarbon made its debut at the Horizon event. That is now over. How can you get it now?
What is happening in Pokémon GO? The Horizon event has just ended. This event ran until March 11 at 8:00 PM and brought as one of its highlights the debut of Knarbon. However, you could only obtain Knarbon in one way: by hatching eggs.
During the event, you had the chance to hatch a Knarbon from three egg categories. It was included in the 2-km, 5-km, and 10-km eggs. But with the end of the event, that’s also over.
How can you get Knarbon now?
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How to Obtain Knarbon from Now On in Pokémon GO
Where you can find Knarbon: Knarbon is still in eggs, but no longer in the 2-km and 5-km variants. You can therefore only find Knarbon in the 10-km eggs. The special 7-km and 12-km eggs remain irrelevant for Knarbon for now.
However, there is also a change regarding the 10-km eggs and Knarbon: As trainers in the Pokémon GO community “TheSilphRoad” report on reddit, Knarbon has moved up one rarity tier within the 10-km eggs.
What does that mean for me? If you want to obtain a Knarbon, you will need a lot of luck and probably also patience. You should plan for long walks, as you will have to walk a lot.
First, you have to get 10-km eggs from stops or gyms, which is random.
For this, you also need free slots in the egg storage. If it is full, you will first have to hatch eggs with shorter km distances to free up space. You cannot simply delete eggs.
Then you have to hatch the 10-km eggs and hope that a Knarbon hatches. The probability of getting a Knarbon has decreased compared to the Horizon event.
Is there any other way? Only to a limited extent: You can get Knarbon through trades with friends who have extra copies. Given the previous rarity of the monster, this might be difficult. Additionally, it would be a “special trade” since you do not yet have Knarbon in your collection. This means that the trade costs are higher. Furthermore, you can only perform one special trade per day, so you should plan for that.
What kind of monster is Knarbon? Knarbon is a Fire-type Pokémon of the 9th generation that has two potential evolutions: Azugladis and Crimanzo. Which monster it evolves into depends on which evolution requirements you meet. You can learn more about Knarbon, Azugladis, and Crimanzo as well as the evolution here.
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Currently, the Guardian Games 2024 are taking place in Destiny 2, giving players the opportunity to find out which class is the best. This is a tradition that occurs annually, but fans see the event as a disaster for several reasons.
What are the Guardian Games?The Guardian Games are a recurring event in Destiny 2 that resemble the Olympic Games. All three classes, Hunter, Warlock, and Titan, compete against each other. Points are collected to crown the best class of the year. As an incentive, new weapons and resources are available that players can grind through quests.
In theory, this sounds like a great concept, but players are tired of the same stuff after many years of repetitions, and 2024 isn’t improving things. Players have checked out the new event and are not satisfied.
Here is the trailer for the Guardian Games 2024 in Destiny 2:
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Destiny 2: Season of the Wish – Guardian Games All-Stars Trailer
“The only thing more stale than the seasons are events”
What reasons make the Guardian Games bad? On Reddit, players have expressed their frustrations about the Guardian Games. The reasons include many things that they dislike, such as:
The endlessly long matchmaking of the Guardian Games
No incentives to participate
Hunters leading as the most played class and winning handily
The best rewards are languishing in the real money shop
Meanwhile, Eververse is getting two new armor sets. One in the fitting Guardian Games look and the other designed after the Gjallarhorn. Additionally, there is another exotic variant of the Hoverboard that can be used permanently, while the free Hoverboard is tied to the usual grind and FOMO.
The only cosmetic items from the Guardian Games are the game memento for your crafted weapons and the Allstar ring that can be turned into an ornament. Considering the Guardian Games 2024 as a whole, the event feels like reheated coffee that many players already know.
What do you think of the event? Are you having fun despite the familiar modes and rewards, or are you steering clear and prefer to play other games like Helldivers 2? Let us know in the comments!
In the strategy epic “Crusader Kings 3,” the new expansion went live a week ago. MyMMO author Schuhmann has already spent more than 110 hours with “Legends of the Dead” on Steam and has quite a bit to share.
I had the opportunity to play the new patch before the release of “Legends of the Dead” and I made the most of it: First 2 weeks just the patch without DLC; then one week with the patch and activated DLC.
In the last 2 weeks, I spent 100 hours with the strategy game and repeatedly tried to seize control of England and Scandinavia as a small Jarl of Rogaland as a pirate king.
Even though the game tends to get out of control after 10 hours, you quickly lose track of things when your realm gets too large, and the contact with your family becomes looser, the first 10 hours of gameplay in Crusader Kings 3 are always great and exciting for me. Especially with the new expansion.
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Crusader Kings III: Legends of the Dead – Announcement Trailer
Paradox instills fear of the Black Death
What is the feature that the expansion promotes? Paradox primarily promotes the DLC with the “Black Death”, the most dreadful plague of the Middle Ages.
However, it appears so late in the game, around 1350, that I have never encountered it and probably will never encounter it: I always start in the year 866 and I believe I have never progressed beyond the year 1250, because the game eventually gets out of hand and there is no challenge to keep playing when you have covered alarge part of Europe with war and have one of your descendants on every throne from Dublin to Istanbul.
So, the “Black Death” that Paradox constantly talks about and scares people with will never affect me.
The plagues make Crusader Kings 3 more dangerous and cruel
What feature did I notice? The plagues. Because even 500 years before the Black Death, plagues are rampant. They vary greatly in their effects on players.
A “Welsh cough” somewhere in distant parts of the realm is hardly noticeable, but when your capital is hit by typhus and half the court is gasping for air, older council members and family members die like flies.
This can be frustrating when you have painstakingly filled every position in the council and castle with excellent staff, who are slowly aging, and typhus wipes out half the staff within a few game minutes.
I found it hard to keep up with filling positions as bodyguards or in the court, as people were dropping dead so quickly.
Even seemingly harmless plagues like measles become noticeable in the game when suddenly half the noble lineage loses their sight and the chosen successor to the throne appears with an eye patch and the nickname “The Blind”.
Plagues are definitely a serious new gameplay element in Crusader Kings 3 and you are strongly inclined to combat them with buildings and population traits like “Water Rituals”.
The duke in northern Denmark is so marked by inbreeding that he was given the name “The Frog.”
A nasty incest bug can hit entire branches of the family tree
What else has changed? I don’t know if the patch changed this or something else, but Crusader Kings 3 now takes “inbreeding” much more seriously than before.
Whenever I marry cousins or siblings, I am clearly told there is a 48% or even 98% chance of an inbred baby, and they are serious about it.
When I carelessly married my son to my daughter (such things are possible in my own religion), I had to watch in horror as my dear sister-wife produced a number of inbred babies in the next generation – and they come with a significant penalty, not only for stats but also for health.
When typhus broke out in London, my capital, seven of the little inbred babies died in quick succession – you could really notice the health penalty here.
In my memory, Crusader Kings 3 has never been this strict about inbreeding. If you otherwise kept a little too close to your own gene pool to breed the Kwisatz Haderach, you might get an occasional lisple or a descendant with a hunchback, but not seven inbred babies in a row.
I then researched this in the context of the article and it turned out it was not intended for there to be such high chances of “inbred babies”: The 96% chance is apparently a bug (via paradox).
What I noticed with the DLC: Large empires are significantly more stable than before: Especially the sons of Ragnar, known from the TV series Vikings: Björn Ironside (Sweden) and Ivar the Boneless (Scotland) can repeatedly rise to powerful empires in many playthroughs.
It rarely remains that isolated counties and duchies stay independent for long: The blobs of large nations form quickly and sustainably. Especially Björn Ironside quickly turns his Uppsala into Sweden and seizes power in Scandinavia.
Additionally, I have seen a massive Roman Empire in the western part of Europe in some playthroughs, where West Francia used to be. That’s something I haven’t seen before.
A massive empire in the western part of the map.
Legends are nice, but rather technical
How are the legends? The other major feature of the DLC, the “Legends” in Crusader Kings 3, feel like a gimmick:
In theory, they work like a special reward for particularly cool heroic deeds like thwarting a crusade, sanctifying the bloodline or rising to become a pirate king
In practice, it is just another system that runs in the background and which you don’t really care about.
Even though there are some exciting triggers for what activates a legend, the rewards are rather mundane: There is always a powerful but expensive book artifact at the end, but you can only use 2 at once anyway, and an expensive special building for which it is difficult to gather nearly 1,000 gold.
Overall, this is a technical feature that definitely deserved more variety in the rewards.
The new expansion revives Crusader Kings 3 and makes it harder
This is my impression: The DLC is good and rich for €20. It revives Crusader Kings 3 anew. The plagues make the game significantly more chaotic, frustrating, and harder. Also, the “large empires,” which prefer to form alliances with other large empires, often declare war at the most inconvenient time, forcing you to muster all resources to withstand the attack.
After a relatively quiet year in 2023, Crusader Kings 3 is back on a much more exciting path. I can hardly resist playing Crusader Kings 3.
Even if I would like to wish the damn Björn Ironside the plague – and not just in 1350.
The new game for the PlayStation 5, Stellar Blade, has made headlines primarily with its heroine Eve, based on a body scan of a South Korean model. After a demo that started accidentally, Eve is once again the center of attention: This time it is about one of her outfits in the demo, a Skin-Suit, which reveals very little.
The images of the heroine have sparked a discussion that games from Asia rely on attractive, perhaps unrealistic, beautiful figures, while in the West such models have been recognized and criticized as “unrealistic beauty ideals” and studios are striving to portray heroines more realistically – for example, with the heroine Aloy.
The action-adventure Stellar Blade shows the story trailer for PS5
A demo accidentally launched in the PS store
This is the new topic: A demo for Stellar Blade briefly went live in the PS5 store on March 9. This was apparently just a mistake, and Sony quickly removed the demo, but some users managed to download and play the demo for Stellar Blade from the PlayStation Store.
The short time the demo was online was enough for players to get a glimpse at skins from Stellar Blade, which were spread over social media.
Whether it’s One Piece, Naruto, or Dragon Ball – in the world of animes, there is something for every taste. Every mangaka has their own drawing style and designs their characters with a unique appearance. But what would it look like if characters from one anime ended up in another? In a collection thread, we at least learn how characters from One Piece would look in other anime universes.
Which mangakas participated? On Twitter, One Piece Tweets opened a collection tweet, where different drawings of characters from One Piece were published. The special thing about this is that the figures were drawn by other mangakas than Eiichiro Oda, the creator of One Piece.
The tweet features various mangakas, some of whom congratulated One Piece on its 10th birthday back in the day. The most famous among them are Akira Toriyama, who recently passed away and was known for Dragon Ball, and Masashi Kishimoto, who many are likely familiar with through Naruto.
You can view the image series on the mentioned Twitter account. You can find the images of the other mangakas in the replies:
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The mangakas of Naruto and Dragon Ball each drew Luffy with a meat club. In Akira Toriyama’s version, Luffy looks a little smaller and slimmer, while in Masashi Kishimoto’s depiction, he is so plump that his shirt looks like it might burst.
However, there are many more mangakas who have drawn Luffy and co. Among them are the following well-known artists:
Tite Kubo (Bleach)
Hideaki Sorachi (Gintama)
Boichi (Dr. Stone)
Fujiko Fujio (Doraemon)
Yusei Matsui (Assassination Classroom)
Takeshi Obata (Death Note)
Kohei Horikoshi (My Hero Academia)
The latter even created a complete picture featuring not only Luffy but also Zoro, Sanji, Usopp, and Nico Robin.
With the Egghead Arc, One Piece introduces new characters and a cool opening:
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One Piece – The 26th Opening for the Egghead Island Arc has been released
What do the images look like? The characters really look like they belong in the story of their respective mangaka. Depending on the drawing style, Luffy and co. have different facial features or varying levels of detail.
The drawing by Hideaki Sorachi, the mind behind Gintama, stands out in particular. Here we see Usopp posing like in a portrait. He has distinctive facial features that stand out even more in the Gintama drawing style.
Also, Ace and Whitebeard’s prominent back muscles particularly stand out in the image by Boichi (Dr. Stone). He highlighted the muscles with individual shading, and even the clothing is shaded down to the last fold.
All fans of Granblue Fantasy Relink can rejoice! Later this week, the popular action RPG for PlayStation and Steam will receive a new, epic endgame challenge.
To unlock the fighters, you need to complete the associated challenges in Granblue Fantasy Relink (which are still unknown). Alternatively, you can also directly purchase the heroes.
What is behind the new quest? As part of the 10th anniversary of the Granblue Fantasy franchise, the developers at Cygames have apparently designed a particularly epic boss fight for Relink, which would also fit well in any MMORPG. At least, that is our impression after watching this video teaser:
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It is clear that during the quest you will fight alongside the Supreme Primarch Sandalphon against the “ultimate enemy Lucilius.” To unlock the challenge, you need to have reached a new story segment in the region Seedhollow.
What kind of game is Granblue Fantasy Relink? The role-playing game takes you into the sky world, which consists of countless floating islands. You are the captain of a skycrew and will be accompanied by the little dragon Vyrn and a young girl with mysterious powers.
You have the choice of whether to tackle the real-time battles with three NPC allies from your crew or with up to three other players. The toughest challenges await you after completing the story campaign, in the extensive endgame. More information about Granblue Fantasy Relink can be found here: Popular action RPG is 91% positive on Steam and really starts once you have completed it
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In Pokémon GO there is now a small but practical change that allows you to lose fewer experience points in a specific situation. We will show you what it is about.
You can increase the friendship level with your friends in Pokémon GO by sending and opening gifts with each other or by raiding together with your friends. Every day you can increase the friendship level by one point, reaching the maximum rank Best Friend.
Increasing your friendship level brings you some bonuses that both you and your friend can benefit from. Additionally, reaching a new level gives you experience points, which correspond to a whopping 100,000 experience points when reaching the final level. And it is precisely for these experience points that there is now a small but useful change.
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Pokémon GO: This is what the new season ‘World full of Wonders’ looks like in the trailer
Small button with a big impact
What kind of change is this? When you or your friend opens a gift that increases your friendship level, you receive a notification in the game informing you of the new friendship level. Until now, you only found out which friendship level you reached with which friend and what bonuses there are for both of you.
This notification has now been adjusted. You now have the option on this screen to directly activate a lucky egg to double the experience points from the new friendship level. In the case of leveling up to Best Friend, you can therefore receive a whopping 100,000 more experience points.
This is what the adjusted notification currently looks like:
What was it like before? If you wanted to activate a lucky egg to cash in on double experience points from the friendship level increase, it was a difficult task. You had to coordinate with your friend when to open the gift so that you could activate the lucky egg just beforehand.
If you did not coordinate and your friend opened the gift without prior agreement, you only received the notification about the increase in friendship level without the opportunity to activate a lucky egg in advance. The potential double experience points were thus lost.
This could be problematic, especially if you have friends in Pokémon GO whose friend codes you only have from online platforms.
What do you think about this renewal? Have you also faced the problem of wanting to activate a lucky egg but not being able to due to lack of coordination? Do you like this change and will you use it? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments. We also have an overview of all upcoming events in March 2024 in Pokémon GO.
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Pokémon GO has introduced the event “Flourishing Wonders.” In it, Zarude returns, but you will need a ticket for this Pokémon. All the info about the event.
When does “Flourishing Wonders” start? The event starts on March 21, 2024, at 10:00 AM local time. It runs until March 25, 2024, at 8:00 PM.
What is included in the event? There will be content in the event that you can only get with a paid ticket in the shop, but also some that you can receive for free.
The highlight of the event is probably the return of Zarude. The powerful plant-type attacker last appeared in Pokémon GO in October 2021 and then never returned – until now. However, the Pokémon is part of the special research “The Dark Monkey Bites Me,” which can only be obtained through the ticket in the shop.
We will summarize all the content of the event, both with and without a ticket, for you below.
Flourishing Wonders: How much does the ticket cost and what does it offer?
How much does the ticket cost? According to the official announcement (via Pokémon GO live), the ticket will cost $7.99. It is likely to be offered in a similar price range in Germany.
It will only be available during the event period, but you can complete the special research within it at any time.
What does the ticket provide? Several things. The first is the special research “The Dark Monkey Bites Me,” which brings you the encounter with Zarude. Additionally, rewards include:
2 Premium Battle Passes
6 Silver Pinap Berries
5 Special Candies
1 Incense
Various Pokémon encounters of the Dark and Plant types
Furthermore, you will receive bonuses during the event itself:
The incense is enhanced and attracts the following monsters more frequently. Possible shinies are marked with an asterisk*:
Flabébé* of your respective region will appear more often
Sodamak*
Grillmak*
Vegimak*
Wommel*
Waumboll with a floral crown*
Zorua*
Flabébé* as White Blossom and Orange Blossom will appear regionally, but less frequently
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Pokémon GO: This is what the new season ‘World full of Wonders’ looks like in the trailer
Flourishing Wonders: What content does the event offer without a ticket?
There are also free event contents that you can use without the ticket. These include, for example, collector challenges that you can complete for rewards, as well as showcases with various event Pokémon.
Additionally, many monsters will appear. We have summarized them for you here.
New Shiny: Flabébé can now appear as shiny for the first time. However, you must keep in mind that the different forms appear differently by location, as Flabébé is a regional Pokémon with different forms.
Flabébé as Red Blossom appears in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. So this is the variant found in Germany.
Flabébé as Blue Blossom appears in the Asia-Pacific region.
Flabébé as Yellow Blossom appears on the American continent.
Additionally, the White Blossom and Orange Blossom variants will appear everywhere.
Wild Pokémon: In the wild, you will encounter:
Bisasam*
Myrapla*
Tangela*
Hoppspross*
Fiffyen*
Blanas
Knilz*
Waumboll with a floral crown*
Flabébé (varies by region)*
Wommel*
Vegimak* (more rarely)
Grillmak* (more rarely)
Sodamak* (more rarely)
Zorua* (more rarely)
Flabébé (White Blossom)*
Flabébé (Orange Blossom)*
Field research: Here you will encounter a mix of the following monsters:
Basically, several events have already been announced for March. These include raid days with the proto-Pokémon, the community day featuring Flamiau, and the return of Crypto-Mewtu. Accordingly, a lot is happening this month. To keep you aware and not miss out: Here you can find all events in Pokémon GO in March 2024.
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In an interview with Famitsu, Naoki Yoshida spoke about the changes that Final Fantasy XIV has gone through over the years. One development of the MMORPG does not please Yoshi-P at all.
Which development of Final Fantasy XIV does Naoki Yoshida regret? The producer and director of the Square MMORPG, affectionately called Yoshi-P by fans, explained that FFXIV has become too comfortable and stress-free over the past ten years.
To illustrate his point, the chief developer also has a vivid example at hand:
For instance, when you play a side-scrolling action game and there aren’t even any pits you can fall into, then of course there’s no stress. But at the same time, the game loses its fun.
According to Yoshi-P, Final Fantasy XIV is like a platformer without pits that offers a lot of comfort but few challenges. And because there are hardly any challenges to overcome, there’s a lack of achievements.
What does this mean for Dawntrail? Naoki Yoshida states that the team wants to take a somewhat different, older path for future content to provide every hero of Eorzea with the best possible challenges. However, it is still unclear how this will be achieved in detail. We will have to be patient until the release of the upcoming expansion Dawntrail in summer 2024.
With FFXIV: Dawntrail, the class of the Pictomancer is coming to Eorzea:
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Final Fantasy 14 showcases the new class Pictomancer in the trailer
What do you think: Is Final Fantasy XIV too easy and comfortable in its current state? Would you like harder challenges? Or are you satisfied with the current mix of content for solo players, groups, beginners and professionals? Let us know in the comments!
The manga artist Akira Toriyama recently passed away, which is why the last drawings before his death are especially appreciated. The official Dragon Ball account is now sharing the last image from Toriyama, promoting his anime.
What kind of image is this? The last official illustration is an image for the upcoming series Sand Land. Sand Land was originally a manga by Akira Toriyama, which is now being turned into its own anime series (via 3D Juegos).
The official Twitter account of Dragon Ball is sharing its last artwork with the public:
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The image features Beelzebub, Rao, and Sheef in a vehicle, with a small red dragon perched on the front. In the foreground, two new characters created specifically for the series can be seen. Their names are Anne (on the right of the image) and Muniel (on the left of the image).
Don’t be surprised: Akira Toriyama died on March 1, and the image was only published on March 4. The manga artist must have completed the image before his death, before it was presented to the public.
There is a movie for Sand Land, and you can watch the trailer here:
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Sand Land: Watch the trailer for the movie
Why is the image so special? In recent years, Akira Toriyama, the creator of the Dragon Ball manga, drew less and less. He had been struggling with health issues, which is why Toyotarou took over his manga for Dragon Ball Super.
Toriyama only provided the rough plot points. Toyotarou filled in the gaps with his own stories and corresponding images.
But from time to time, the manga artist returned to the drawing board, which we can still verify even after his death. Of course, it’s possible that Toriyama created more drawings after this one. However, this illustration is at least the last one that was published.
What is Sand Land? In Sand Land, we follow the adventures of Beelzebub, the son of the devil. He is supposed to focus on his training, but instead, he sets out to search for a mysterious water source. The resource water is in high demand in Sand Land.
The anime series consists of 13 episodes. The first seven episodes will be available on Disney+ on March 20, 2024, with the rest following weekly.
Episodes 1-6 tell the “The Demon Prince” arc. Here, the story from the movie for Sand Land is retold, but in full length, with new scenes.
With Episode 7, the “Angel’s Hero” arc begins. The image that Toriyama drew last comes from this arc. Here, Beelzebub and his crew arrive in “Forestland,” where they meet Anne and Muniel. The arc was personally designed by Toriyama.
The online shooter Destiny 2 is starting a collaboration with Ghostbusters on March 19. The general reaction is: This doesn’t fit at all and is complete nonsense that is only coming to Destiny 2 because Sony is forcefully merging two things that have nothing in common except that both belong to Sony.
This is the announcement. The Twitter account of Destiny 2 announced yesterday, on March 11, a collaboration between Destiny 2 and Ghostbusters for March 19. There will be 3 cosmetics from the new movie “Ghostbusters Frozen Empire” available in the shop:
a “Slimer” skin for the ghost – “Silmer Guardian Ghost”
a Sparrow inspired by “Garraka”, the villain in the new movie “Frozen Empire”
a ship styled like the Ghostbusters vehicle Ecto-1
And Sony Pictures also owns “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” (theatrical release on March 21). Whether these two franchises fit together seems to be completely irrelevant here.
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