The past week was all about Final Fantasy XIV. With Dawntrail, the first expansion released, which takes place after the end of the Hydaelyn and Zodiark saga.
The highlights of the week:
- MMORPG players can look forward to the new Dawntrail expansion this week. Currently, the DLC only has mediocre reviews.
- The release of Tarisland is also not long ago. The developers have now warned about a specific item. It should ideally not be destroyed.
- For World of Warcraft, the next expansion is The War Within. One of the classes that has benefited from the previous patches, are shamans.
What else happened? Black Desert released its 28th class this week. The Dosa was announced the previous week, which fights with a sword and a tobacco pipe. All other innovations that will be released soon for the MMORPG have been summarized by MeinMMO in an exclusive special on the BDO event.
Currently, many MMORPG players are having fun:
The MMORPG genre is booming
What happened with the major MMORPGs:
- For The Elder Scrolls Online, Update 43 will be released on PC on August 19. The included housing browser will allow you to make your house public.
- A speed leveling record has been set in World of Warcraft. A player leveled their character from level 10 to 70 in 40 minutes.
- In Dawntrail, there is a side quest that players in Final Fantasy XIV are now warning about. The quest could unintentionally spoil something for you.
What happened with the minor MMORPGs:
- Aion Classic EU is offering very special rewards for its players. Until July 17, the Red Throne: Telos dungeon offers class-exclusive rewards (via Massively Overpowered).
- The Tibia development team has introduced the Summer Update 2024. There is a new region that looks like a land of milk and honey. With Soulpit, there is also a new activity for up to 5 players (via mmorpg.org.pl).
- RuneScape had to postpone its RuneFest. But now there is a new date: MMORPG fans can look forward to March 2025 (via Massively Overpowered).
- The Lord of the Rings Online unfortunately had to postpone the stress test for the upcoming Mordor server. However, only by one day, so that players could test it this week (via MMORPG).
- Because players have repeatedly complained about the low difficulty of the bosses in Tarisland, they might now be too easy. The two best WoW guilds in the world failed at the first boss.
What happened with MMORPGs in development:
- Throne and Liberty has released a new look at its character editor. With the editor, we supposedly have over 100 options that should allow for tens of thousands of combinations.
- Ralph Koster, the former lead designer of Ultima Online, has revealed more about his upcoming MMORPG Stars Reach. It aims to make the sci-fi genre inviting and accessible.
- Erenshor provides an update on its current status. According to them, 24 of the 28 launch zones have already been completed (via MMORPG).
- BitCraft is now offering a package that allows players to financially support the development. The package costs 20 US dollars and includes some useful items (via Massively Overpowered).
We have summarized the most important updates for you (there have actually been many more announcements from the genre in recent days), regarding what has happened recently in the world of MMORPGs.
What did you enjoy this week? What annoyed you? Let us know in the comments.
