It is 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 WoW anniversary, more Halloween events, and important content updates for example for Throne and Liberty and New World Aeternum.
This week’s highlights:
- The 20th Anniversary of World of Warcraft has started. Included: a almost 80 Euro expensive mount, which is only to be sold for a limited time. Did someone say “FOMO” (Fear of Missing Out)? It was clear from day one: The luxury mount is a mega success for Blizzard.
- One of the best changes of the anniversary update is not mentioned in the patch notes, which collectors will likely appreciate.
- During the birthday event of World of Warcraft you have to farm a lot of Bronze Dragon Celebration badges if you want to get everything. This guide will show you how to farm the badges efficiently.
- Additionally, for the anniversary, you can earn the cool mount Coldflame Storm – here’s how.
What else happened? With patch 1.4, the new update for Throne and Liberty went live. The adjustment for the random group search for cooperative dungeons is causing some discussions. With the patch, the Halloween event started. Furthermore, Amazon Games continues to fight against the bots that appear in the game world and instances. Plus: This weekend, the first ruler of the throne will be crowned on the early access servers. The launch servers come a week later.
In this video, you will find out what to expect at the WoW anniversary:
Elder Scrolls Online receives new reward system
What happened in the major MMORPGs:
- Patch 1.1.1 was released on October 24, 2024, for New World Aeternum. You can find the official patch notes on newworld.com. Meanwhile, part of the community has compiled a list of urgently needed improvements that would significantly enhance the MMORPG.
- Is there not enough gold in World of Warcraft? Players are currently complaining about high in-game costs.
- Patch 7.1 of Final Fantasy XIV has received a cool overview page that clearly shows how big the first content patch of Dawntrail will be. The release is planned for mid-November.
- Additionally, a new feature has been added to the community search of Final Fantasy XIV that allows you to search for members to found a new guild (via finalfantasyxiv.com).
- After the global launch of Throne and Liberty, NCSoft announces comprehensive restructuring and layoffs.
- In Lost Ark, players exploited a bug to obtain millions of gold and good equipment. This week, Amazon responded and banned the cheaters. Additionally, the second content update of the month was released on October 23, 2024 – with Aegir raid and much more. You can find the official patch notes on playlostark.com.
- On October 28, 2024, Update 44 will be released for the PC/Mac version of Elder Scrolls Online. This includes the new reward system around the Golden Endeavors, which was detailed this week on elderscrollsonline.com.
- The developers of Guild Wars 2 provide insights into the design process of the world bosses from Janthir Wilds on guildwars2.com.
Here’s the trailer for Guild Wars 2 – Janthir Wilds:
What happened in the smaller MMORPGs:
- The new update from Tarisland is live and the MMORPG is now also available on Steam. There is also a notable “Refer a Friend” promotion for the MMORPG, where you can earn over 900 Euros.
- From October 25, 2024, to November 14, 2024, the in-game event Halloween is taking place in Albion Online. You can find out what to expect there on albiononline.com.
- Dungeons & Dragons Online has received its first 64-bit server. However, this is only available to subscribers. Something similar is known from Lord of the Rings Online. The Lanterns in the Mists event is also starting. You can find all information on ddo.com.
- In Tibia, the first player ever, Dejairzin, has reached the milestone of level 2700. His Elder Druid is already level 2704. In second place is Goraca with level 2684 (via tibia.com).
- DC Universe Online has received a real client for Xbox Series X|S. More about this on dcuniverseonline.com.
What happened in the MMORPGs in development:
- The developers of Ashes of Creation have relaxed the NDA for the currently ongoing alpha testing phase. Many testers praise the graphics but criticize the combat.
- With the Proving Grounds update, which will be released on November 5, 2024, several items will disappear forever from the game. What they are will now be revealed in this post in the official Discord.
- On YouTube, there was once again a developer update on Scars of Honor. It was about the battlefield mode, several revised classes, and graphic enhancements.
With this, we have summarized the most important things that have recently happened in the world of MMORPGs.
What were you happy about this week? What annoyed you? Let us know in the comments. If you are looking for a witty yet informative roundup on the topic of online role-playing games, be sure to check it out here: Report, columns, talks, and the top list of the best MMORPGs of all time – that was the theme week of MeinMMO
