It is 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 falling private servers for WoW, surprising updates, and guild drama in Ashes of Creation.
Highlights of the week:
- Blizzard is currently not only taking legal action against the private server Turtle WoW. Other privately run WoW servers have apparently also received letters from lawyers. The creators of Everlook have already announced they will comply with Blizzard’s pressure and take the service offline on September 22 (Source: mmorpg.org.pl). The operators of Project Epoch also do not want any trouble and are shutting down their server and associated website.
- Currently, there is perhaps the most exhausting and lengthy quest line of all time in World of Warcraft. And it is really unnecessary, according to MeinMMO demon Cortyn.
- In World of Warcraft there were again major nerfs. The most annoying dungeons have become much easier to tackle since this week. There were also big improvements for several classes from WoW.
- What a lovely surprise! On September 9, 2025, two new content updates landed on the live servers of Guild Wars 2. Many fans are especially enthusiastic about the new fractal raid. Shortly after, the developers announced new Twitch Drops that will be active from September 16 to 22 (Source: guildwars2.com).
What else has happened? After two weeks and over 50 hours of beta of Blue Protocol: Star Resonance, MeinMMO author Cedric Holmeier got a good impression of the upcoming anime MMORPG. In his play report, he reveals what players can expect and how they can have fun with the title even despite Pay2Win.
Blue Protocol: Star Resonance shows a mix of action and teamwork in the new trailer
Throne and Liberty prepares for new housing
What happened with the big MMORPGs:
- The Time-Lost Proto-Drake has been one of the rarest and most sought-after mounts in World of Warcraft since its debut in Wrath of the Lich King. A certain Papaplatte has been keen on the creature for many years. That’s why an 11-hour farming marathon took place on Twitch recently.
- A small WoW treasure was stolen. But the Reddit community manages to reunite owner and the stolen goods.
- To enter a dungeon in World of Warcraft, some players resort to nasty tricks. Too bad if that gets found out.
- It can be worthwhile to check out the upcoming content on the public test server of World of Warcraft. Or wouldn’t you like to have an additional 900,000 gold in your in-game account?
- According to Naoki Yoshida, a major overhaul of the jobs for Final Fantasy 14 should be coming with Patch 8.0. But a new interview suddenly makes this statement look outdated.
- In Final Fantasy XIV there have been repeated discussions lately – precisely because of the story, which is actually celebrated by the game. Now, the director and producer say they want to refocus on the player characters and give them cool moves.
- On September 11, a new livestream of the developers of Elder Scrolls Online took place on Twitch featuring the content that will come to the live servers in 2025.
- Around gamescom 2025, the developers of The Elder Scrolls Online indicated that they finally want to implement crossplay for PC and consoles after all these years. In a recent “Ask me Anything” session, there was a first update on this.
- And one more thing ESO: From September 18 to September 30, the Unfazed celebrations will take place. You can find the details on elderscrollsonline.com.
- Lost Ark is expecting a new update on September 17, featuring innovations such as Assault: Rimeria, a combat analysis tool, and a fresh Honor system. The new edition of Eye on Arkesia will introduce these innovations to you on YouTube.
- In a new blog post, the developers of Throne and Liberty talked about some of the new features for PvP fans that will come with the new update on September 18. It is about the new 24vs24 mode and the overhaul of the Stonewatch siege map. You will find the details on playthroneandliberty.com.
- In Throne and Liberty, the developers will soon open the global servers for players from Asia. However, the new players also bring their own problems.
- On September 11, the second part of the Edania update for Black Desert went live. The 2.48 GB update includes new main quests and fresh challenges such as monster areas and boss subjugations. You can find the patch notes on playblackdesert.com.
- This week also saw a new episode of “Eye on Solisium,” which naturally deals with the upcoming September update of Throne and Liberty, which will also bring the new housing to the servers. You can watch the video on YouTube or watch it below:
What happened with the small MMORPGs:
- The little Ezekiel, lovingly called “Zeke” by his parents, passed away after a premature birth at just 4 months. Now hundreds of players gathered in RuneScape to pay their last respects to the brave little one.
- For Star Wars: The Old Republic, update 7.7.1b was released this week. Included are new login rewards for subscribers, preparations for the upcoming autumn event (starting on October 7), as well as an upgrade of the server databases. You can find the patch notes at swtor.com.
- Since September 9, a new update for the Legion expansion of Eve Online has been available for download. New freelance missions, adjustments for the battlefield, improvements for wormholes as well as Pochven, and updates in New Eden are coming. You can find the details at eveonline.com.
- On September 15, the first league of RuneScape will start. In a developer blog on runescape.com, the developers revealed the exact schedule until the league starts.
- The mobile version of Silkroad Online received a major update on September 9, increasing the maximum level, adding new challenges and rewards, overhauling the guild system, and more. You can find the details at sromobile.com.
- Not only WoW is struggling with private servers, but also Tibia. The developers recently received a tip in the official forum that a private server is so popular that nearly as many players are there as on the official servers. The developers’ answer: We are aware and monitoring the situation closely. Since they violate copyrights, it could happen at any time that the developers might take action against the private servers (Source: mmorpg.org.pl).
- 5 months after the comeback of Defiance, the operators have drawn an initial conclusion: The servers are now running stable, all 5 DLCs are live, and anti-cheat measures have been implemented. In the next step, the events will gradually be introduced into the game, with adjusted rewards. You can find the details on fawkesgames.com.
- Project Gorgon received an update this week, with graphical improvements, a voice chat, and adjustments for various areas of the MMORPG. You can find the patch notes on Steam.
- From September 8 to 22, celebrations for Star Trek Day will take place on the servers of Star Trek Online. In particular, during this time, you can visit a special museum. You can find the details at playstartrekonline.com.
- In DC Universe Online, the Batman Day event is running from September 9 to 23 – with daily missions and rewards. You can find all the important information at dcuniverseonline.com.
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What happened with the MMORPGs in development:
- The developers of Aion 2 continue to hold regular livestreams to share information about the successor to the popular NCsoft MMORPG from 2008/2009. MeinMMO summarizes the latest findings for you.
- The developers of Camelot Unchained showcase the latest updates for gameplay and zones in a new video. Where? On YouTube!
- On one of the alpha servers of Ashes of Creation, a conflict arose between two guilds, which even studio head Steven Sharif got involved in.
- The developers of Blue Protocol: Star Resonance are excited about X over 2,000,000 registered players.
- This fall, the MMORPG Reign of Guilds is expected to leave early access, with new content and a wipe of progress for all players. You can find all the details at Steam.
- The first major content update for The Quinfall is expected to hit the live servers with as much polish as possible. Therefore, the developers are inviting people to a beta now on the official Discord to test the new content.
- The sandbox MMORPG Pax Dei is currently struggling to keep players engaged. It is facing some problems. Major changes are meant to help, with adjustments to PvP being a priority. The update “Raiders of Lyonesse” was released on September 10 for the early access version of the game. More details can also be found at playpaxdei.com.
- Dungeons & Dragons is the largest role-playing game in the world and the inspiration for countless worlds, films, books, and video games. The studio behind the IP, Wizards of the Coast, has had a new head since 2024 and he would like to see a new D&D MMORPG. After all, he should know how it is done: He worked at Blizzard for almost 13 years and was responsible for WoW.
- Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen finally received the new dungeon complex in “Black Rose Keep” on September 10, which had previously been delayed due to bugs. You can find the blog post about the new content on Steam. You can watch the associated trailer below:
With this, we have summarized the most important events that have recently taken place in the world of MMORPGs.
What have you been excited about this week? What have you been annoyed about? Let us know in the comments. If you’re looking for an overview of the history of online role-playing games, you’ll find it in this comprehensive special: The History of MMORPGs – From Habitat to Throne and Liberty, and everything in between
