It is once again 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 soon-to-start beta of WoW: The War Within, the release of a new MMORPG and much more.
The highlights of the week:
- In the comprehensive Producer’s Letter Part 81, there were many new details about Final Fantasy XIV. It was about the recent DDoS attacks, the upcoming expansion Dawntrail, and the release of the updated benchmark tool – which is expected around June 3, 2024.
- As much fun as WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria is, there has been trouble with frog farmers who transformed into demigods. Although the hyperspawns were nerfed, you can now practically upgrade the cloak indefinitely – if you don’t mind the grind.
- The power of the characters during the remix event is demonstrated by this example: A player masters the dungeon Temple of the Jade Serpent solo in less than 50 seconds.
- For the next expansion of Guild Wars 2, a first teaser trailer has been released. More info will come on June 4, 2024.
- The ambitious MMORPG Tarisland will be released worldwide on June 21, 2024, for PC, Android, and iOS.
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What happened with the big MMORPGs:
- With The War Within, humans lose their best racial bonus. The replacement is unfortunately disappointing. By the way: The beta for the expansion starts on June 5, 2024 (via Twitter).
- WoW has finally introduced bikinis and swimwear as transmog during “Pride Month”.
- Currently, you can play some of the most evil quests of all time in WoW.
- On May 21, the content update “Risen Chaos” was released for Lost Ark. We talked with the developers about the criticisms regarding player fatigue and the differences compared to the Korean version.
- In Elder Scrolls Online, the new chapter Gold Road will be released on June 3. Accordingly, in the coming weeks, you can earn a two-seater mount and 100,000 gold. Fun fact: Originally, the Zenimax MMORPG was supposed to have drab quest texts like WoW.
- Black Desert is celebrating its 10th anniversary, with a tribute trailer, a nicely staged anniversary appearance, and in-game events.
What happened with the smaller MMORPGs:
- In a long post, the developers of Guild Wars 2 looked back at the expansion Secrets of the Obscure and the subsequent updates (via ArenaNet).
- In New World, the “Rabbit’s Revenge” event runs from June 4 to June 18 – here is the preview on the official website of New World.
- The developers of Lord of the Rings Online have given a first look at Update 41 (via YouTube). The patch introduces “Monster Play Bounties” with new rewards, and the Birdwatching hobby. Additionally, the Treebeard server has reached level 100 after three years (via Massivelyop).
- For Mortal Online 2, Patch 2.0.5 has been released. The update improves the onboarding experience for new players and introduces a guild search feature (via YouTube).
- A new update has also been released for Star Trek Online. In “Unparalleled,” you embark on a journey with your allies among the Aetherians, where you meet a new version of Sela, who is now the captain of the Enterprise-F. Additionally, you can expect the new operation “Borg Battle Royale” (via Arc Games).
- On May 29, Update 67.3 was released for Dungeons & Dragons Online. The patch includes a new anniversary gift that you can secure: a dragon mount (via ddo.com).
- Also on May 29, Patch 7.5 of SWTOR was released. You can expect a new story chapter and the chance to obtain a basilisk prototype as a new companion (via swtor.com).
- On June 5, Phantasy Star Online 2 will receive a new update featuring Chapter 7 of the main story, a new area, and more (via MMORPG.com).
What happened with the MMORPGs in development:
- In the latest video update the developers of Ashes of Creation introduce the “Node Wars”, featuring almost 80 minutes of gameplay.
- The team of Throne and Liberty has a new head. He reached out to the community after the leadership change, which backfired.
- Scars of Honor has received a comprehensive graphics overhaul and is now said to have the foundation to compete with the big names upon release in one or two years.
- Developer veteran Andrew Gower (Runescape) confirmed that his new MMORPG Brighter Shores is still set to release in the third quarter of 2024 (via Twitter).
- For the pixel MMORPG Drakantos, a new devlog with gameplay impressions was released in May 2024 (via Steam).
With this, we have summarized the most important events that have recently occurred in the world of MMORPGs.
What were you happy about this week? What annoyed you? Let us know in the comments at MeinMMO. If you are looking for affordable MMORPGs in 2024, this list might help you: The 12 best free-to-play MMORPGs 2024 in comparison
