It’s time for our MeinMMO format “MMORPG News in Two Minutes.” We summarize the most important news around the best genre in the world. Look forward to a lot of WoW, the confirmed Early Access of Pantheon, and many (info) updates.
The highlights of the week:
- In the official forum (via forums.lotro.com), a developer discussed the current state of new content and features for Lord of the Rings Online. The redesign of kinships is taking longer than planned. Improvements such as 4K resolution, a new launcher, character transfer for legacy servers, and the crafting overhaul are still in the works. However, do not expect a release this year.
- In WoW, this week marked the kick-off for the World-First Race in the Palace of Nerub’ar and the first bosses are already defeated. But before it began, numerous class changes hit the live servers of World of Warcraft.
- You can find the current status of the World-First Race, among other places, on raider.io.
- In the preliminary stages of the race, several WoW players reportedly exploited to cheat an unlimited amount of equipment. An allowed version of preparation is split raids. You can learn more about it here.
- If you need to defeat Zekvir, the nasty boss of the depths in The War Within, here’s the guide. We also have a guide for farming gold in The War Within for you!
What else happened? Participate in our community survey and tell us how you evaluate the innovations and features of World of Warcraft: The War Within! To get you in the right mood for answering, feel free to check out this trailer for the new expansion:
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This is what happened with the big MMORPGs:
- MeinMMO demon Cortyn assesses the new solo mode for raids in The War Within and highlights in a second article the problems of crafting in WoW.
- On Netflix in October 2024, the heart-wrenching story of the WoW player Ibelin will be told.
- You weren’t as strong in the depths of WoW: The War Within as you thought – Brann Bronzebeard was just very broken.
- The response of a Game Master from WoW reminds many Azeroth veterans of better times.
- Did you know? One of the most popular characters from Final Fantasy appears in World of Warcraft .
- The open beta of New World Aeternum is already having a positive effect for Amazon Games. Clearly, the test phase in September 2024 has noticeably raised anticipation for the new version of the MMORPG. You can find some official statistics from the beta on newworld.com.
- Many fans of The Elder Scrolls Online are reporting strange ban penalties, which apparently were issued without the involvement of another player or a Zenimax employee.
- One more time in Tamriel: After the preview of the upcoming Update 44 for Elder Scrolls Online, you can now view all the new features of the patch on the public test server (via elderscrollsonline.com). Additionally, the “Gold Road” event titled “Fallen Leaves of the Westmeadow” starts on September 26, 2024. You can find all the information about it on elderscrollsonline.com.
- In a video on YouTube, the developers of Black Desert introduced some of the boss encounters of the newly released expansion Land of the Morning Light: Seoul.
This is what happened with the smaller MMORPGs:
- The MMORPG Tarisland is coming to Steam – bringing a new area and a familiar boss.
- Robin Henkys, the Game Director of Albion Online, responded to YouTube on many comments and questions from the community.
- In the new letter from the Executive Producer, there was new information about SWTOR (via swtor.com). In mid-October, Update 7.6 will be introduced for the first time, and a native launcher for the Mac version of the MMORPG is also planned.
- On September 16, 2024, the update concerning the Ode to the Destroyer was released for RuneScape. You can find all the information and patch notes on runescape.com.
- Mortal Online 2 is preparing for an engine upgrade, a revision of pet experience, and more. The test server is expected to be available starting September 25, 2024 (via mortalonline2.com).
- For the Steam MMORPG Grimrain, the playtest has recently started – you can request access simply if you’re interested (via Steam).
- With Echoes of Eternity, a new mobile MMORPG has launched, promising you stunning graphics, an open world, high drop rates, and more (via play.google.com and apps.apple.com).
This is what happened with the MMORPGs in development:
- Amazon Games has released the list of changes and innovations for Throne and Liberty, which are supposed to make a significant difference between the last open beta and the launch on October 1, 2024.
- There has been a sign of life from Ashfall! The post-apocalyptic MMORPG is expected to be released on Steam by the end of September 2024. However, this will likely not happen. The launch date for China has now been set for November 24, 2024.
- The developers of Corepunk have postponed the planned wipe of alpha progress to September 23, 2024 (via corepunk.com). The reason: important improvements have not yet been finalized.
- On playpaxdei.com, the developers of Pax Dei explained that they now want to focus on combat and character movement in the Early Access version of the MMORPG.
- The developers of Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen have released an Early Access trailer on YouTube, confirming that the EA phase is set to start in December. They also announced changes for monetization.
More current news:
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With that, we have summarized the most important things that have happened recently in the world of MMORPGs.
What did you enjoy this week? What upset you? Let us know in the comments. If you’re looking for a light-hearted yet informative overview of online role-playing games, be sure to check out: Report, columns, talks, and the top list of the best MMORPGs of all time – that was MeinMMO’s theme week.
