It’s time for our MeinMMO format “MMORPG news in 5 minutes”. We summarize the most important news about the best genre in the world for you. You can expect a rumor, a diss from Korea, the new update for Guild Wars 2, and more.
Highlights of the week:
- WoW demon Cortyn doesn’t know which way is up anymore. Because there’s so much “content” that you just feel burned out in World of Warcraft.
- The people at Pocketpair have secured the rights to “Palworld Online” for the USA and South Korea (Source: gematsu.com). Since Palworld already supports multiplayer, and the new mobile version is called “Palworld Mobile”, there is now speculation that the studio could implement an MMO version. However, nothing has been officially confirmed in this regard.
- The team from Aion 2 explained in a livestream on YouTube why the MMORPG is only being released for PC in the West and not also for mobile: Market analyses showed that Western players prefer to play on PC, and the infrastructure for demanding mobile games in the West is not as well developed as in Korea.
- The servers of Turtle WoW have finally gone offline this week, with the community bidding farewell in large numbers to the impressive private server project – you can watch the last moments here on YouTube.
What else happened? With the update “The Only Way”, Guild Wars 2 is introducing some new features. MeinMMO editor Alex was able to preview the content for you and is especially excited about one change: I’m a notorious mount collector, and Guild Wars 2 is finally bringing the perfect change for me. You can also find details on the new update at guildwars2.com.
With update 50, ESO takes beginners by the hand
This happened with the big MMORPGs:
- In WoW, you only have until May 18, 2026, to complete the introduction scenario of Midnight, thus earning the achievement “Echoes of Midnight” and getting the flying mount “Voidfeather Drake” for Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary. You can find all the details about the action on the official WoW website.
- After less than an hour, the race in WoW Classic Anniversary was already over. The new bosses in The Burning Crusade fell quickly.
- Sometimes you wish your teammates in World of Warcraft had more brains. Now you can take care of that actively.
- The mythic raids in World of Warcraft are going to change. They are supposed to become more accessible – Blizzard is taking a risk. Coincidentally: New items in World of Warcraft make your items even more powerful. This makes every “Mythic+” dungeon a piece of cake.
- Every player of World of Warcraft knows the entrance to Stormwind, even from Classic times. But Blizzard is cheating – the city doesn’t look like that at all.
- A good party in World of Warcraft needs a tank, a healer, and 3 damage dealers. Or maybe not, because only weaklings think that – a group of 5 druid tanks probably thought so.
- While herb gathering in World of Warcraft, you can find a spooky skull. And this has been the case for over 20 years if you look closely.
- On May 13, 2026, the update “Return of Argos” was released for Lost Ark. Highlights include the revised version of the Argos fight. You can find the patch notes at playlostark.com.
- With update 50, various new improvements are coming to the servers of Elder Scrolls Online. In a blog post on the official website, the ESO team has now revealed details. There will be more support for newcomers through the Golden Initiatives, guild leaders will have access to new guild messages, and transmutation stations will be located in many new areas.
- Additionally, the ESO devs have detailed the new class mastery, on elderscrollsonline.com.
- Update 3.34.0 was released for Throne and Liberty on May 13. The highlight: the new Star Journey, which supports you in character progression. You can find the patch notes at playthroneandliberty.com.
- Is there any achievement in your favorite MMORPG that you would really like to achieve? A player from Guild Wars 2 just achieved such a personal victory after 12 years. The community is amazed.
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This happened with the small MMORPGs:
- Josh Strife Hayes has been dealing with MMORPGs on YouTube and Twitch for many years. He is not shy about criticism even in sponsored videos, which the German studio behind Albion Online has now experienced.
- MMORPG fans who couldn’t afford a WoW subscription often turned to free-to-play alternatives in the 2000s that were of lower quality but free. A YouTuber has now revisited an early representative of these online role-playing games: Sherwood Dungeons.
- One of the craziest ideas is to immortalize the stories of the sci-fi MMORPG EVE Online. For this, the developers only need the blood of their fans.
- Looking ahead to the upcoming expansion Biting Cold, which will be released on May 19, 2026, the people in charge of Neverwinter have extended the quick-start event. Perfect for fans of MMOs and Dungeons & Dragons to return to the game now.
- MMORPG fans who couldn’t afford a WoW subscription often turned to free-to-play alternatives in the 2000s that were of lower quality but free. A YouTuber has now revisited an early representative of these online role-playing games.
- DC Universe Online is set to receive a level-scaling system that aims to make the player experience feel more consistent. The first test runs from May 12 to 18 and focuses on solo instances. You can find all the information on dcuniverseonline.com.
- On March 1, 2026, the indie MMORPG Dreams Stories Online was released on Steam. Recently, a new update brought fresh servers with better ping and more comfort.
- On May 12, there was a small update for Star Trek Online, with various bug fixes. You can find the details at playstartrekonline.com.
- A sign of life from Rift: From May 12 to May 19, 2026, the PvP event “Ascended Trial: Bloodstorm” will take place, where the top players can win thousands of credits. You can find all the details at riftgame.com.
- Currently, Trove is running a tech test for the new 64-bit client. You can find the information at trovegame.com.
- With a new update, the developers of RuneScape have revamped the Dungeoneering feature to make it more inviting and rewarding. You can find all the details at runescape.com.
- Due to high demand, the developers of Lord of the Rings Online have extended the 19th-anniversary event until May 19. You can find the announcement at lotro.com.
By the way, you can also find more about the best genre in the world on the YouTube channel of MeinMMO. A new video about the biggest MMO release of 2026 has just been released:
This happened with the MMORPGs in development:
- Who doesn’t think back to the good old days of MMORPGs? The developers of Aion certainly do and wanted to bring those moments back to their players with a remake, but the result is really cheeky.
- The fate of the MMORPG Lord of the Rings from Amazon Games is still unclear. A new statement doesn’t shed much light, but keeps the hope for a comeback alive.
- The record of MMO projects that wanted to finance themselves via crowdfunding has been disastrous so far. Nevertheless, genre enthusiasts continue to invest a lot of money in the promise of a new MMORPG. Several Kickstarter campaigns have been successful in recent months.
- The developers of Aion 2 have revealed the minimum and recommended system requirements for the Western version of the MMORPG. Don’t worry: You don’t need an expensive high-end PC.
- After the surprising launch of Early Access for Camelot Unchained in March 2026, the developers have now released new gameplay. Many genre fans are once again shocked by the state of the MMORPG.
- The 2D MMORPG Acible Online will not leave Early Access, which started in November 2025. On Steam, the developer has now announced the end, with servers shutting down on July 26.
- According to mmorpg.org.pl, the developers of Bellatores have postponed the date for the next closed beta test indefinitely. However, global tests for the Horizon MMORPG Steel Frontiers are expected to start later this year (Source: gamingonphone.com).
- For MapleStory Classic World, a test was recently held, on YouTube, the developers share some impressions from the test:
With this, we have summarized the most important events that have recently taken place in the world of MMORPGs.
What excited you this week? What annoyed you? Let us know in the comments. If you are looking for a comprehensive 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.
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