It’s time for our MeinMMO format “MMORPG news in two minutes.” We summarize the most important news about the best genre in the world for you. Look forward to Throne and Liberty, an touching Netflix documentary, new information about Patch 7.1 for FFXIV, and much more.
The highlights of the week:
- Throne and Liberty announced this week “great changes” for the near future of the MMORPG and received a lot of praise from the community for it. It was about bots, world bosses, new PvP content, and upcoming progression systems like the runes.
- How Throne and Liberty stands one month after launch, MeinMMO author Cedric Holmeier reveals in his analysis.
- For the first time since launch, the developers of Throne and Liberty have taken action against real money trading (RMT). Some items are being sold in the auction house for the equivalent of 200 euros, which explains the motivation of bots to establish themselves in Throne and Liberty.
- In Throne and Liberty it has recently become much more rewarding to sign up for random dungeons. However, some players exploit the new system to their advantage, which can lead to frustration. Others have already had extreme luck, with three grand prizes out of four chests.
- For the Western version of Throne and Liberty, there is a new code that you can redeem for the first time.
- In Elder Scrolls Online, Update 44 has been released, and MeinMMO had the opportunity to talk with one of the developers about the new content and the criticism from the community. Meanwhile, 25 million players are said to have played the MMORPG.
What else has happened? The Netflix documentary “The Fantastic Life of Ibelin” touches the WoW community. Numerous players pilgrimaged to the memorial of the deceased player Mats Steen. The creators of the documentary took a big risk with the implementation beforehand, as they only obtained permission from Blizzard after three years of work.
The trailer for the Netflix documentary “The Fantastic Life of Ibelin”:
First Content Patch for FFXIV: Dawntrail has a date
This is what happened at the major MMORPGs:
- Bitter: Just before the release of the nearly 80 euro expensive anniversary mount from World of Warcraft a player invested 10 million gold for a comparable mount. What MeinMMO demon Cortyn thinks about the paid party mount can be found out in this article.
- The developers of WoW listen to player feedback and nerf the biggest problem in dungeons. Additionally, there were this week buffs and nerfs for ten classes. And as a cherry on the top the birthday event will be much better, as everyone will be rewarded more greatly.
- Cool: Since this week, you can farm infinite Bronze Dragon festival badges – Here’s how.
- In WoW you are levelling up again in turbo mode, up to 85 percent more XP is possible.
- With the upcoming Patch 11.0.7 Blizzard aims to revise the racial abilities of WoW. Furthermore, there will be a new mount that you need to completely play through an old expansion. Plus: Content is planned that has already been cut.
- Anyone who wants to can currently look like Sylvanas Windrunner in WoW.
- Director and producer Naoki Yoshida expressed shock in an interview over the criticism from some players about Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail. The chief developer spoke of personal attacks.
- The Elder Scrolls Online received its last major update of the year with Patch 44. The changes are particularly exciting for PvP fans.
- A Brazilian player with the nickname “Breeya” has become the first player to reach level 70 in Black Desert (via mmorpg.org.pl).
- This week in Elder Scrolls Online, you can expect an additional 100 percent experience from a mini-event (via elderscrollsonline.com).
- On November 1, 2024, the latest Producer Letter for Final Fantasy XIV took place (via YouTube). Included: a new trailer for the content update 7.1 (see below), the release date (November 12, 2024), and new information about the content – which is also reflected in the update of the overview page for Crossroads (via finalfantasyxiv.com).
The further content roadmap for FFXIV is as follows:
- November 26, 2024: Patch 7.11 with Ultimate Futures Rewritten
- December 17, 2024: Patch 7.15 with new quest content (like Hildibrand)
- December 24, 2024: Chaotic Raid Cloud of Darkness
- January 21, 2025: Patch 7.16 with new role quests
The freshly released trailer for Final Fantasy XIV – Patch 7.1:
This is what happened at the small MMORPGs:
- A player spent most of his life in the MMORPG RuneScape. When he was sentenced to 9 years in prison, he had to think about that one game every day. Upon his release, he was excited to return to that MMORPG.
- The Buy2Play and subscription MMORPG Embers Adrift is in financial trouble. Apparently, payments from the publisher Digital River have not occurred. Therefore, the developers of Stormhaven Studios are now separating from their partner and planning a move to Steam. The MMORPG is to be made fully available for free to all interested parties for an indefinite period. More info can be found on forums.embersadrift.com.
- Fractured Online will switch to a Free2Play and season model on November 20, 2024. More details can be found at fracturedmmo.com.
- The Horizons update of Albion Online is live and brings improved open-world gameplay, fresh UI features, and much more. The overview can be found at albiononline.com.
- The developers of Ravendawn have introduced Update 2.0.3 (via ravendawn.online). You can expect, among other things, the in-game event Harvest Evening, fresh high-level spawns, improvements in creature hunting, and more.
MeinMMO demon Cortyn celebrates 20 years of World of Warcraft in this column:
This is what happened with MMORPGs in development:
- Ashes of Creation has entered the first weekend of Alpha 2. The feedback ranges from “miserable” to “more fun than full-fledged games”.
- The LoL MMO is alive, looking for veterans for development, and aims to “excite millions of players around the world”.
- The anime MMORPG Gran Saga has postponed its early access launch from October 30, 2024, to November 6, 2024 (via mmorpg.org.pl). The game is expected to be released on platforms including Steam.
Thus, we have summarized for you the most important events that have recently occurred in the world of MMORPGs.
What are you looking forward to this week? What annoyed you? Let us know in the comments. If you’re looking for a witty yet informative roundup on the topic of online role-playing games, be sure to check this out: Report, columns, talks, and the top list of the best MMORPGs of all time – that was the theme week from MeinMMO
