Award-winning MMORPG from Germany expands content for Free2Play players, introduces crypto token

It’s time for our MeinMMO format “MMORPG News in Two Minutes”. We summarize the most important news about the best genre in the world. Look forward to the most exciting release of the year, numerous events, dates for WoW, and much more.

The highlights of the week:

Throne and Liberty officially launched on PC and consoles on October 1, 2024, but it was also the most exciting MMORPG release of the year in recent days.
Those who have just started with T&L or have finally reached the endgame can find all guides for starting the new online adventure from NCSoft and Amazon Games in our overview.
Especially regarding the power of guilds and the interaction in group content, there was some trouble during the launch phase of Throne and Liberty. This was compounded by a failure of Amazon Games, under which the communities of several launch servers are now suffering.
3 million players are said to have registered for Throne and Liberty at launch. The peak on Steam was 336,300 simultaneous active Steam users.
The roadmap for the next weeks and months in Throne and Liberty is already available.
Lastly, something completely different: The German MMORPG Tibia, awarded at the German Developers Award, is expanding its offerings for Free2Play players (via tibia.com) and is entering the world of cryptocurrencies – the FAQ about the new Tibia tokens can be found at tibia.com.

What else has happened? New World Aeternum is preparing for launch on October 15, 2024. All info on start time, changes to servers, crossplay, and cross-progression can be found in our overview. Since Throne and Liberty does not appeal to every MMORPG fan, many are now looking forward to the upcoming launch of Aeternum and the new content for veterans.

Here you can see the launch trailer for New World Aeternum:

New World Aeternum: Well-Staged Gameplay Trailer for Launch

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Lively event series in autumn

What happened in the major MMORPGs:

Patch 11.0.5 for WoW has a release date and starts in 2 weeks.
The celebrations for the 20th anniversary of WoW will begin on October 23 (via worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com) – get ready for a big party with many activities and rewards!
The update “Assault on the Firelands” for WoW Cataclysm Classic will be released on October 30; the Firelands raid will follow on November 7 (via worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com). In addition, the developers have activated the experience bonus from “Raucous Travels” (via worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com).
There has been another departure at Blizzard. One of the great developers behind WoW: Mists of Pandaria Remix and Plunderstorm is leaving.
In WoW, you currently have a bonus chance at the rarest mounts. Additionally, you could earn several million gold briefly if you were online at the right time.
Due to a bug, players in WoW could not die for several weeks under certain conditions.
An actor from Game of Thrones is passionately playing WoW – this saved him from a serious crisis that could have ended fatally.
Not only in Throne and Liberty has there been frustration in dungeons. In World of Warcraft, the interaction also brings bad moods (and funny anecdotes). The thesis of a WoW player: many Azeroth heroes are simply too bad.
A priest from WoW defeats Zekvir in hardmode with item level 569 – making the entire community look old. Unfortunately, it is no longer possible to secure fat loot from Zekvir runs in the treasury – a hotfix from Blizzard is to blame.
On October 9, 2024, new starter servers for Lost Ark went online, making it particularly worthwhile to join or return to the MMORPG right now.
From October 17, 2024, the Explorer Celebrations will take place in The Elder Scrolls Online (via elderscrollsonline.com). Additionally, there was a preview of the new companions in Update 44 (via elderscrollsonline.com).
On October 18, 2024, the All Saints event begins in Final Fantasy XIV – all info can be found at finalfantasyxiv.com. Additionally, a new free login campaign is running until October 31, 2024 (via finalfantasyxiv.com). Oh, and there was a comprehensive summary of all the new insights from the 83rd producer’s letter on patch 7.1, via forum.square-enix.com.
On October 8, 2024, a comprehensive update for Black Desert was released, featuring the awakened Dosa and 149 new quests (via playblackdesert.com).

Black Desert: Der Trailer zur neuen Erweiterung „Land of the Morning Light: Seoul“

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What happened in the small MMORPGs:

The developers of Tarisland have released a preview of the upcoming start of Season 1 (via tarisglobal.com).
With Cryptic Studios (Star Trek Online, Neverwinter Online) a reputable MMORPG provider is apparently on the verge of shutting down. According to reports, there have been extensive layoffs.
On October 15, 2024, the new legacy server of Ultima Online will launch.
The developer of Terraria, one of the highest-rated games on Steam, plays the MMORPG RuneScape tirelessly and cannot take a break. He even has to fish at concerts to gain all the XP.
Speaking of which: On October 14, 2024, the revamped Halloween event “Harvest Hollow” will start in RuneScape (via runescape.com).
The developers of EverQuest have launched the hub of the next expansion “The Outer Brood” (via everquest.com), where you can find all sorts of information about the new content.
Since October 8, 2024, the Festival of Prosperity has been running in Star Wars: The Old Republic. You can find out what to expect until November 5 at swtor.com.
From November 3 to 5, 2024, the Crimson Harvest will take place in EVE Online. You can find out what to expect at the event on eveonline.com.
On October 28, 2024, the new update “Horizons” for Albion Online will be released. You can find an overview of all the new features at albiononline.com.
Until October 14, 2024, you can get Mortal Online 2 on Steam for only €13.59.

What happened in the developing MMORPGs:

Randomly generated, but designed by hand: The “blue zones” of the MMORPG “Ghost” aim to outshine the competition, explains chief developer Greg “Ghostcrawler” Street.
The new online role-playing game Brighter Shores by Andrew Gower (RuneScape) has a date and will start on November 6, 2024, on Steam in Early Access.
For Pax Dei, the developers have announced a new crafting journal, new biomes, map changes, and more (via mmorpg.com).
ArcheAge Chronicles dares to say the term MMORPG, exciting fans this week with a new video. The system requirements released on Steam are not to be taken lightly.
On October 15, 2024, a new MMORPG titled Forsaken World 2 will be released for iOS, Android, and PC. The official website can be found at vnggames.com.
The MMORPG Shattered Kingdoms aims to walk in the footsteps of classic games like Tibia and RuneScape and is slated to “launch soon” on Steam.
Also Steam, also old-school vibes: Tales of Fearless is a new 2D MMORPG that wants to offer 17 unique classes, nostalgic pixel art, raid bosses, dungeons for groups and solo players, and much more. When? “Soon.”