It is again 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 the return to Pandaria, gameplay from FFXIV: Dawntrail and a new update for HdRO. In addition, MMORPG hopefuls are starting new test rounds.
The highlights of the week:
- For World of Warcraft, Remix: Mists of Pandaria has started. In advance, the Blizzard developers revealed a lot of exciting details in an interview.
- Until level 20, users of the free trial version of WoW can also try out the event. As a reward, a stylish phoenix mount awaits. Those who want to continue leveling afterwards need an active subscription for World of Warcraft.
- In the course of the 81st producer letter, there was, among other things, a new gameplay video for the two new jobs Viper and Piktomant. Furthermore, all players are expected to earn a copy of Fantasia to adjust the character’s appearance (and even the race) once.
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Here you can watch the gameplay of the new jobs from Final Fantasy XIV:
The Midnight King comes to Tyria
What happened with the major MMORPGs:
- In modern WoW you can finally solo farm some of the most beautiful mounts.
- With the upcoming WoW expansion The War Within, warlocks can summon raid bosses as pets. In addition, the Blizzard developers want to weaken the usefulness of addons in the Mythic Plus area.
- On May 21, 2024, WoW: Cataclysm Classic will start – here we have summarized the most important details for you. The adjustments to the shop have faced some criticism, including from Asmongold.
- The servers of Final Fantasy XIV have been victims of DDoS attacks for some time now. Naoki Yoshida talks about the largest and longest attack since the first launch in 2010 (via MMORPG.com).
- With the new chapter Gold Road, it will be possible for the first time in Elder Scrolls Online to customize abilities individually. There are said to be more than 4,000 combinations. Furthermore, the mother of all achievements is coming to Tamriel.
- On May 21, 2024, “The Midnight King” will be released as the finale of Guild Wars 2: “Secrets of the Obscure”. What to expect in this and the later updates can be found here.
- What happens when a longtime ESO player tries WoW for the first time? Well, this.
- For Black Desert, a new content update was released on May 14. Now there is a simpler alternative to Eretheas’ Forgetting with Eretheas’ Trial. Additionally, you can earn a new ring (via official patch notes).
What happened with the minor MMORPGs:
- For Lord of the Rings Online, update 40 titled “Under Umbar” has been released. Here you can find the official release notes.
- In a video, the developers of Eve Online introduced the new Upwell ships (via YouTube).
- After the rather mediocre Steam release in March, Palia was able to earn significantly more positive user reviews. Nevertheless, there will likely be further layoffs at Singularity 6.
- Albion Online continues to ride the wave of success after the release of the EU server. On Steam, they have broken the previous all-time record.
- The developers of Runescape have unveiled the roadmap for the period from April to December 2024 (via official website). You can expect fresh story content, events, group challenges, and more.
- The next update of Star Trek Online, “Unparalleled,” will be released for PC on May 28, 2024. The console version is expected to follow in June. With the patch, the developers continue the saga of the Borg and also release a new deployment command and a fresh event (via Cryptic).
- DC Universe Online will receive a new episode on May 23, in which Brainiac makes his return (via YouTube).
The Steam release of Palia was mediocre, but the ratings have been rising ever since.
What happened with MMORPGs in development:
- The developers of Pax Dei celebrated a successful second alpha phase with over 100,000 invited players and various statistics from the alpha (via Massivelyop).
- In an AMA session, Creative Director Steven Sharif answered many questions about Ashes of Creation. It was about the raid and dungeon challenges of the MMORPG, loot distribution, guilds, rogues, and much more.
- The new MMORPG from Amazon for Lord of the Rings is supposed to be just the beginning of a multiplatform franchise – with more games, films, and series.
- The Korea release of Blue Protocol is hanging in the balance. This could also have an impact on Europe.
- According to publisher Kakao Games, Chrono Odyssey and ArcheAge 2 will definitely be released in 2025.
- Level Infinite has announced the third technical test for Tarisland at the end of May. About 10,000 players are expected to be involved in the test. You can register via the official website. The release of Tarisland in Germany is expected to take place between June 19 and 30.
- The developers of Quinfall have announced the next beta phase for June. For the beta, there was a comprehensive roadmap detailing the current development status of about 50 features (via official website).
With that, we have summarized the most important things that recently happened in the world of MMORPGs.
What did you enjoy this week? What annoyed you? Let us know in the comments at MeinMMO. If you are looking for affordable MMORPGs in 2024, the following list might help you: The 12 best free-to-play MMORPGs 2024 in comparison
