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About Andrea Trama

Andrea is an editor at TheBestWarGames, where she has been writing professionally about video games for nearly five years. She became a gamer for life at 8, thanks to a copy of Pokemon Red and her Game Boy. Her passion for games was combined with work when she came across TheBestWarGames in 2021, so she started her career in video game writing.
Andrea loves games where she's tasked with thinking strategically. She has an obscene amount of hours in Path of Exile (almost 8,000 on Steam), over 2,000 hours in Destiny 2, probably around 10,000 hours in Pokemon games, which she always completes the Pokedex of and tries to fill the shiny Pokedex too, 100% completion in multiple RPGs of various kinds, like Borderlands 2 and 3, Oblivion (and Oblivion Remastered), she plays MMOs religiously (especially World of Warcraft), and she has a vast experience in playing and building decks for Magic: The Gathering, Pokemon TCG Pocket, and Disney Lorcana.
Andrea has extensive professional experience as a translator and ghostwriter. She has a BA in Psychology from 2015, a Master's Degree in Communication & Translation from 2016, and a Master's Degree in Copywriting & Advertising from 2019.
One of Andrea's favorite articles for TheBestWarGames is about Pokemon Violet probably outselling Pokemon Scarlet, which is what happened. One of the articles she's most proud of is about The Last of Us 2's Ellie and the game's perpetual cycle of revenge.

Industry Focus

Andrea's favorite video game series is Pokemon, which is what she has been writing about for five years at TheBestWarGames. She typically writes features and dabs in news every now and then. RPGs and card games are the games Andrea loves the most and the ones she's the most experienced with because she has played them almost her whole life (for at least 27 years now). Fun fact: Andrea learned English as a child thanks to Pokemon cards. LEGO is another big passion for Andrea, who loved toying with the Danish brick as a child, and now collects her favorite sets as an adult.

Favorite Games

Any Pokemon game, although her favorites are Pokemon Black and White, Sword & Shield, and Scarlet and Violet. Destiny 2 is also a favorite for its sci-fi setting and story as well as buildcrafting and gunplay. Currently, she enjoys theorycrafting Commander decks in Magic: The Gathering and hunt for shinies in Pokemon Legends: Z-A.

Proudest Gaming Achievement

Having completed the base Scarlet and Violet shiny Pokedex. That, or beating Destiny 2's Duality solo flawlessly.

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New World Server Fully Owned by a Single Company
PC Gaming

A New World server is currently fully owned by a single Company, which is bad news for enemy Factions and possibly taxes as well.

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Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Player Shows Gruesome Detail About Zubat Evolving

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl feature more modern visuals and animations, and a player notices a gruesome detail about Zubat.

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Destiny 2 Player Gets One-Shot by Lorentz Driver After Dodging Out of its Trajectory
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Destiny 2's Lorentz Driver is often cited for its aim assistance and powerful headshots, but not breaking aim with a Hunter's Dodge is problematic.

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Should Destiny 2 Make Gjallarhorn an OP Exotic Weapon?
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Bungie is finally reprising Destiny's best weapon in Destiny 2, and Gjallarhorn could either be overpowered or not live up to the hype.

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New World Players Are Upset About More Nerfs, Mote Changes
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New World players are unhappy with the latest update made by Amazon, which introduces more nerfs and changes the way motes drop from creatures.

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Destiny 2's Upcoming Subclass Revamp Leaves Players Confused
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Destiny 2 is confusing its players with Forsaken's vaulting and the Forsaken pack becoming available, all while Light subclasses are being revamped.

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Destiny 2 Players Point Out Problems With Builds Becoming the Focus
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Destiny 2's foundations will soon be shaken by the changes coming with the 30th Anniversary Pack, and players highlight issues with build diversity.

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New World's Crafting System Needs Another Revision
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New World's crafting system is currently flawed after an attempt at changing the way players level up skills in the November update.

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Destiny 2 December Update Will Make Hunter Subclass OP
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Destiny 2's 30th Anniversary Pack is coming soon, alongside a major sandbox patch which many speculate will make Hunters extremely powerful in PvP.

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Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Are Missing the Overworld Shinies From Pokemon Let's Go
Pokémon Diamond

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl do not include overworld Shinies like Pokemon Let's Go, and the Grand Underground could have used them.

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Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Fan Recreates the Original Arceus Encounter

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl players currently cannot catch Arceus in the game, and a fan project reimagines the original encounter.

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Destiny 2 Players Want More Diversity With Exotic Primaries

Because build variety is important in Destiny 2, players want more options when it comes to Exotic Primary weapons due to their current distribution.

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Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Player Gets Luxray to Survive Three KOs

A Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl player's Luxray manages to win an impossible battle by surviving three KOs at 1 HP.

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Destiny 2 GIF With 12 Titans Using Thundercrash in a Raid Makes Player Start the Game
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A Destiny 2 GIF featuring 12 players using Thundercrash inside the Garden of Salvation Raid is enough to inspire a new player to start the game.

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Destiny 2's PvP and PvE Meta Can Hold Players Back
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Destiny 2 as a looter shooter tends to feature some loadouts that outperform others, but subscribing to the meta can also worsen performances.

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Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Fan Explains Why Modern Games Feel Different
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A fan playing through Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl notices what makes modern games feel so different from early ones.

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New World Steam Reviews Are Now Mixed
New World

After almost two months since the full release of Amazon's New World, the game has now Mixed reviews on Steam because of the recent changes.

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Destiny 2: The Pros and Cons of Having Differentiated Cooldowns
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This week's TWAB details how abilities and Supers on differentiated cooldowns will work Destiny 2, and there are pros and cons to this system.

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New World's Void Gauntlet and Major Changes Live Soon
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New World is being updated with a major patch that includes the Void Gauntlet, major changes to weapons and the economy, and more.

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Destiny 2 Should Look Closely at Outriders for Endgame Content and Customization
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After the launch of Outriders' New Horizon update, Destiny 2 should look closely at its endgame party mechanics and its transmog system.

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