It is time for our MeinMMO format “MMORPG News in Two Minutes.” We summarize the most important news around the best genre in the world for you. Expect a sign of life from Wildstar, info about freshly launched MMORPGs and lots of housing.
Highlights of the Week:
- The update “Landing” will be released for WoW: Mists of Pandaria Classic on September 24. The patch includes new scenarios, the combat guild (solo challenge against 28 different bosses reminiscent of the movie Fight Club), the next chapter of the Furorion quest line, and more. You can find more details on blizzard.com.
- Shadowlands has sustainably damaged World of Warcraft, especially the story. That’s why part of it has now been rewritten.
- DBM, BigWigs, and Co. will soon be obsolete in World of Warcraft. Because Blizzard is bringing these addons into the game themselves.
- With Midnight, your damage numbers in World of Warcraft will shrink again. A new “value squeeze” is coming.
- Speaking of addons: A few days ago, one of the most popular mods for Final Fantasy XIV was shut down. In his statement, the head of the game, Naoki Yoshida, mentions that mods should not negatively impact the gaming experience of other players of the MMORPG. Now the community is discussing the game’s damage meters.
- Additionally, Yoshi-P spoke at Pax West 2025 about his career, video games, and his own game. He also addressed the harsh criticism of the current direction of his MMORPG.
What else has happened? MeinMMO editor Jasmin Beverungen received insights into the new housing map for Guild Wars 2. Players will head to the beach where an active magic volcano stands. You can find all impressions from the event here: The new housing of Guild Wars 2 lets you chill on the beach of Tyria, but one thing continues to be better in other MMOs.
Guild Wars 2 sets sail for a new adventure in the announcement trailer for ‘Visions of Eternity’
WoW is taking on the next private server
What happened with the big MMORPGs:
- Since September 5, you can roam in WoW: Mists of Pandaria Classic in the raid instance “The Terrace of Endless Spring.” You can find all the information on blizzard.com.
- World of Warcraft Legion Remix has already received a lot of criticism before release. Now we know the planned changes. But is that enough?
- Small, local quests without major cosmic threats. That will likely become the norm again in World of Warcraft.
- A private server of World of Warcraft is currently being prosecuted. Whether this means the end remains to be seen.
- New talent points in World of Warcraft mean new possibilities. But what you will choose in Midnight is practically already predetermined.
- Patch 7.31 has been released for Final Fantasy XIV and brings new content for all grind fans. Especially crafters and gatherers can look forward to new content for the Cosmo explorations.
- Throne and Liberty is fighting to attract players to the servers. With a new offer from the major September update, it should succeed. MeinMMO tells you what is known about the Hyperboost functional set.
- On September 4, 2025, a new update for Black Desert was released. Included: class adjustments, balance optimizations for magic crystals, revamp of some monster areas, and more. You can find the German patch notes on playblackdesert.com.
- Update 47 and the dungeon pack Feast of Shadows are now also available for the console versions of The Elder Scrolls Online. More information can be found on elderscrollsonline.com.
What happened with the small MMORPGs:
- The developers of Tibia have removed the beta label from the Tibia Token. Behind the cryptocurrency is a blockchain network, and you can exchange your Tibia Coins for these tokens. You can find details on tibia.com.
- On June 21, 2024, Tarisland from Tencent and developer Level Infinite was released – it was one of the biggest MMORPG launches of the past year. Now it is clear that there will be no second anniversary for the game.
- There are MMORPGs that have been online for decades, even though only a few players still venture onto the servers – if at all. A YouTuber has now caused the revival of an online role-playing game from 1999 – Dark Ages.
- Entropia Universe is getting a new onboarding experience, which includes a fresh zone and improved systems. You can find the comprehensive introduction to the update on Steam.
- Would you farm a pet with a drop chance of just 0.00143 percent in your MMORPG of choice multiple times? And even if it brings no achievement or other benefit? Well, a player from RuneScape not only did that, his grind has gotten “a bit” out of control – on September 3, there was the latest milestone.
- When developers or publishers secure the rights to names, it can indicate an upcoming announcement of a game with exactly that title. A new trademark registration by NCsoft concerns … WildStar.
- Many players of Neverwinter Online are said to have received a survey regarding the possible implementation of a classic version of the MMORPG. This was reported by mmorpg.org.pl.
- This week, the servers of Skyforge went offline. The last moments are shown in this video on YouTube.
- For Blade & Soul Neo, the big Silverfrost Mountains update has been released this week – featuring a new region, 4 heroic dungeons, level 45 boost, and more. You can find the patch notes on bladeandsoul.plaync.com.
- With Ragnarok M: Classic Global, a new version of the MMORPG classic from 2002 has also been released in the West this week for PC and Mobile. The developers promise a fair payment model without pay-to-win and gacha systems. There won’t even be an item shop. You can take a look at it through ragnaroketernallove.com.
- Lineage 2 Essence has received a new class with the Blood Rose and a new guardian, Glassia. You can find more details on eu.4game.com.
- Mortal Online 2 is currently working on an update that will overhaul the banking system and significantly improve performance. Details can be found at mortalonline2.com.
- Final Fantasy XI is set to receive a new update in September, with adjustments for Besieged and Limbus. The information comes from forum.square-enix.com.
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What happened with the MMORPGs in development:
- Originally, the superhero MMORPG Ship of Heroes was supposed to be released on Steam on August 25. That did not happen because the game failed the approval process. In a statement on shipofheroes.com, one of the officials explained that there were issues with access to the test version. Since it is unclear when Valve will release the game, the targeted release window is currently back at Q3 2025.
- The developers of Project Ghost allowed a few genre fans to play a very early version of the MMORPG. YouTuber Josh Strife Hayes summarized his impressions in a long video – and made an exciting comparison.
- After several delays, phase 3 of Alpha Two for Ashes of Creation finally launched on August 26, 2025. In the new video update, the developers look back on the launch and the plans for the coming months.
- Mabinogi Mobile is expected to bring the next Korean MMORPG to the West, as the developers have now given the game an English website: mabinogimobile.nexon.com.
- The Sci-Fi MMORPG Stars Reach is making progress. The latest update includes adjustments for wormholes and skill learning. You can find the current developer blog on starsreach.com.
- Brighter Shores has introduced a new profession, the Botanist, which replaces the Gatherer. You can find the introduction to the profession on brightershores.com.
- The developers of BitCraft Online have introduced the first dungeon of the MMORPG and defeated the local boss with a group on Twitch. You can find the corresponding trailer below:
BitCraft Online: MMORPG auf Steam stellt im Trailer den ersten Dungeon vor
Thus, we have summarized the most important things that have recently happened in the world of MMORPGs.
What have you been happy about this week? What have you been annoyed about? Let us know in the comments. If you are looking for an overview of the history of online role-playing games, you will find it in this comprehensive special: The History of MMORPGs – From Habitat to Throne and Liberty, and everything that happened in between
