In WoW, early access to your housing is starting soon, and a beloved content is returning

It’s time for our MeinMMO format “MMORPG News in 5 Minutes”. We summarize the most important news about the best genre in the world. You can expect a new MMORPG that isn’t actually one, the first gameplay from the Horizon MMORPG, a look at housing in WoW, the return of a popular content, and more.

Highlights of the week:

During G-Star 2025, NCsoft first introduced the MMORPG of Horizon and showcased a lot of gameplay. A large part of the community appreciates the presented scenes. Colleague Sophia Weiss, a Horizon fan, is also looking forward to the game. But one thing is already bothering her.
The developers of the MMORPG Aion 2 have revealed their new release date for the West and also explained how the game should differ.
The beta test of World of Warcraft Midnight is live. We’ll tell you how you can start playing now and what to expect.
On December 3, the prologue update of WoW: Midnight will give you early access to housing! On December 10, the return of the Battle Guild is on the agenda, a solo challenge where you have to face various bosses alone. You can find all the information about both dates on blizzard.com.
During the Producer’s Letter LIVE Part 89, Patch 7.38 and Part 1 of Patch 7.4 were the focus. You can find all announcements on forum.square-enix.com.

What else happened? Where Winds Meet is not a true MMORPG, but it has an optional multiplayer mode that takes you into an MMO-like version of the world. We really enjoyed the open-world RPG in our preview test. So much that we are sure many of you will be playing! Useful tips and all the information for getting started can be found in our overview.

The gameplay trailer for Horizon Steel Frontiers:

Horizon Steel Frontiers: Trailer zeigt endlich Gameplay aus dem MMORPG zur Welt von Aloy

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Big plans for Lost Ark, Throne and Liberty, and RuneScape

What happened with the major MMORPGs:

The end of many addons in World of Warcraft is near. Blizzard explains in detail why this has to happen right now.
In World of Warcraft: Midnight, visiting dungeons is tied to conditions. However, these aren’t as bad as some fear.
In Midnight, all classes in World of Warcraft will change. Over 100 abilities will disappear, leading to drastic adjustments.
Housing fans in World of Warcraft will have to consider whether they want to become professional raiders. Otherwise, they won’t get all the items.
If you are dissatisfied with World of Warcraft, you can always reach out to the Game Director. That has actually worked in one case.
Warlocks in World of Warcraft will receive more demonic company. A pretty handsome Incubus will join you if you want.
Not all mounts in WoW Legion Remix are available at the vendor right away. One of them needs to be unlocked by solving a riddle.
The three Twitch streamers Kevin “Papaplatte” Teller, Maximilian “HandOfBlood” Knabe, and Giacomo “Metashi12” Gaviria have already planned a project for December 2025. They want to play together in a hardcore guild in World of Warcraft Classic. This has caught the attention of the US figure Sodapoppin. And he can’t wait to see his colleagues die.
A very curious battle took place in World of Warcraft. 40 paladins wanted to know if they could take on 40 summons.
On November 8, Throne and Liberty suddenly went into maintenance mode, which was supposed to last several hours. The issue behind the maintenance is notable.
By the way: Although Throne and Liberty is the latest MMORPG from NCsoft, the publisher has completely ignored the game in the quarterly reports since launch. Only thanks to an investor’s question did we get the first details about its success or failure.
This week, the new edition of Tico Talks was released, focusing on the content of the upcoming updates for Throne and Liberty. The goal is to combine the Hyperboost and the old servers on December 4 so that instanced group content can be experienced together. Also planned: a DPS meter for 2025, a new solo tower mode, and a fresh battleground mode for January 2026. You can find all the details on YouTube.
Update 48 of Elder Scrolls Online and Part 2 of Seasons of the Worm Cult have also been available on consoles since this week. You can find the overview on elderscrollsonline.com. Recently, a preview of the winding bulwark has also been added, where the final battle of the current world event will take place.
On November 13, a new update for Black Desert was released, featuring class changes, new events, and more. You can find the patch notes on playblackdesert.com. According to the current quarterly report, the MMORPG has achieved a significant revenue increase compared to the previous year (source: massivelyop.com).
The developers of Lost Ark revealed the current plans for upcoming progression events, on playlostark.com: “In November, it’s about celebrating the endgame and the hardcore players who are eagerly awaiting their chance to challenge the Lord of the Abyss, and in December, it’s about providing a better experience for new and returning players.”
The upcoming endgame challenges (including 2 raids) of Lost Ark were also the focus of the new episode of Eye on Arkesia, which you can find on YouTube or the following: