The German YouTuber Entenburg has been dealing with MMORPGs for many years. In a new tier list, he ranks online role-playing games that are currently in development.
Who is Entenburg? The German YouTuber (almost 77,000 subscribers on the main channel) and streamer (36,350 followers on Twitch) has made a name for himself in recent years primarily with his MMORPG expertise.
In his new video on the second channel Entenburch, Entenburg looks at many of the MMORPGs that are currently in development and ranks them in a tier list. The games fall into the following categories:
- Will be a success
- Could work
- More for a niche
- Don’t believe in it / Flop
- Will never be released
As a basis for the tier list, Entenburg uses a 4-month-old YouTube video from dear Alex, who managed the MMORPG genre at MeinMMO for a long time and now produces content for his YouTube channel MMO News.
Here you can see our outlook on the new MMORPG year 2026:
2 Hopeful Candidates for the Future
Which MMORPGs does Entenburg see the highest chance of success? Although there are currently zero infos about Guild Wars 3 besides the crude announcement, Entenburg considers the sequel to be one of the two biggest hopeful candidates that could eventually meet expectations.
Entenburg’s argument: If the game is released, it will be a success because the experienced developers from ArenaNet are behind Guild Wars 3. However, the question is intriguing, what kind of game we can expect. After all, Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 differ significantly.
It looks similar with the LoL-MMORPG from Riot. Hardly anything has been known since the restart of development. Is it coming? If so, then success is comparatively certain – due to the enormously popular Runeterra universe.
According to Entenburg, this is the one online role-playing game that can provide the long-awaited impulse for the genre to break out of the stagnation of the past decade. Riot certainly has enough money and developer expertise. It just needs to get off the ground.
You can watch the nearly 100-minute video from Entenburg on YouTube or below:
Prominent Flop Foreseen?!
Which well-known MMORPGs is Entenburg skeptical about? Entenburg has already played Aion 2 for about 50 hours. He had fun and praises the combat as well as the mount system, among other things. At the same time, he criticizes the currently very clear Pay2Win monetization model.
Looking ahead to the release in the West, it is crucial from his perspective what adjustments the developers will make here. Due to the question marks, Aion 2 lands in “Could work,” and in the magnitude of a Throne and Liberty. However, NCsoft would need to make extensive adjustments to the payment model, according to Entenburg.
Entenburg is also skeptical about Ashes of Creation. He has been able to check in several times since the early alpha phases and sees potential. However, there are still massive issues, especially regarding duplication, hacks, and real-money trading (which is depressingly reminiscent of New World). Moreover, the early access version launched without some of the key features.
Will the developers have the time to improve all of this and ultimately celebrate a truly completed version with the final release? Due to the enormous dollar amount that the studio burns every month, this is anything but certain. Entenburg tends to lean towards “Don’t believe in it / Flop”.
What about ArcheAge Chronicles? Entenburg emphasizes that Chronicles will have little to do with the original ArcheAge. Furthermore, he sees it as a bad sign that the creator of ArcheAge has since left the studio.
Entenburg even assumes it will be a certain flop and categorizes it as “Don’t believe in it / Flop”. His prediction: ArcheAge fans will not like it because it’s not a true sequel. Meanwhile, fans of story and PvE MMORPGs will have better alternatives. Therefore, the streamer sees no suitable target audience for ArcheAge Chronicles, not even in a niche.
What about Chrono Odyssey? The new AAA MMORPG for PC and consoles revealed unbelievable issues during the beta test in 2025. The good news: The developers have postponed the release to late 2026 to address these problems.
But will that be enough? Currently, it’s only a “Could work” in Entenburg’s tier list. The streamer hopes that the Chrono Studio team gives themselves enough time, even if that would mean another delay.
What’s also noteworthy? In the mass of indie games, there is a title for the niche that Entenburg is particularly looking forward to: Apogea. This medieval fantasy MMORPG possesses certain qualities, especially regarding the old-school player experience reminiscent of classic WoW. Interested parties can currently sign up for a playtest on Steam and check it out.
The new EverQuest project also lands in the tier list niche, despite the bigger name, because it is supposed to be “only” a modernized version of the first part. Meanwhile, regarding the Amazon Games MMORPG for The Lord of the Rings, Entenburg no longer believes in a release, for reasons. It’s a shame, as Entenburg sees potential with it at “Will be a success” should it still see the light of day.
How does MeinMMO editor Karsten Scholz rate the tier list? I agree with Entenburg on most games, although there is a lot of hope behind the strong classification of the LoL MMORPG and Guild Wars 3. It would be sooooo important for the genre and the MMORPG community…
That I’m also worried about Ashes of Creation after the Steam release, I have already addressed in a separate article. However, I believe that the MMORPG from Intrepid can be the perfect game for a niche. The question is only whether it will ultimately be too expensive for the niche (and thus become a flop).
What I see completely differently, however, is the classification of ArcheAge Chronicles. I am pleased that the series aims to appeal more to PvE and story fans with the new installment, and what I have seen and heard so far gives me hope for a good to very good MMORPG – even ahead of Aion 2 or Chrono Odyssey, the other two major MMORPGs from Asia. More about this: The successor to ArcheAge is not a traditional MMORPG – XL Games explains the peculiarities to MeinMMO
