The Echo of Lilith is considered the toughest boss in Diablo 4. An annoying bug makes the fight even more frustrating than it already is. The new patch addresses the issue and also provides a few more bug fixes on top. We summarize the important information from the patch notes for Patch 2.3.2 for you.
These are the highlights from the patch: In Season 9, “Horadric Vaults” were introduced to Diablo 4, which can spawn in Nightmare Dungeons. Here you will get loot, materials, and seasonal arcane for your Horadric Spells. A new seasonal quest line was also added.
However, there are some errors with the seasonal content that Blizzard wants to address with the new patch – for example, that you cannot leave the vaults. Additionally, the arcana were simply dropping too infrequently at the beginning, so Blizzard already responded with a hotfix and increased the drop rate.
Furthermore, there is the error that Lilith does not lose health at a certain point during the boss fight. Blizzard will fix this in the upcoming patch, along with other bugs. The Patch 2.3.2 comes on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, into the game. You can find the detailed German patch notes on page 2 of the article.
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Diablo 4 shows Horadric spells and new endgame content in the trailer for Season 9
What bug exists with Lilith? The fight against the Echo of Lilith is considered the toughest in Diablo 4, her attacks are brutal and can take you out in one hit. Players reported that the boss eventually does not lose health, even though players normally deal enough damage. But that’s the point: they are doing too much damage.
To face the Echo of Lilith and have a chance against the tough boss in Diablo 4, you need not only good nerves but also a strong build. You can see which builds are currently the strongest in the endgame in our tier list – including explanations and links to replicate: Diablo 4 Season 9: Tier List with the best builds
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Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is a new, challenging soulslike from China. As in most games, players wonder if they can install mods. MeinMMO explains everything you need to know about it.
Can you install mods? For Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, there are already some mods that you can install. The best place for that is Nexus Mods, a platform where users provide their mods for download.
So far (as of 26.07.2025), there are 45 mods on the platform for the new soulslike. These include not only mods that adjust gameplay or game aspects but also visual packs that make adjustments to the UI or playable character. Due to performance issues at launch, there are also some mods designed to help with that.
The respective mods usually also have instructions on how to install them properly. Most use the Wuchang Mod Enabler (via Nexus Mods), which is supposed to help you with that.
However, keep in mind that mods always come with a certain risk. Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is a singleplayer game, but installing mods always carries the risk of damaging your save file, the entire game, or even something on your PC. Keep that in mind when deciding on mods.
Which mods are popular? Looking at the current downloads of various mods, the following modifications seem particularly popular:
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers actually had a pretty good launch on Steam. The game managed to reach over 130,000 players on Steam simultaneously. However, performance issues cast a negative light on the game. Patch 1.3 is supposed to address the issue: Wuchang: Fallen Feathers: Patch Notes for Update 1.3 in English
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Since Stranger Things, Dungeons & Dragons is back in vogue. The series Vox Machina has even been adapted into a series based on a famous role-playing campaign. This seems to be just the beginning, with the next series following in November.
Editor’s Note: In the original version of the article, it was stated that Vox Machina already has 4 seasons and that the 6th would be the last. Vox Machina currently has only 3 seasons and will conclude with Season 5. The error has been corrected.
Vox Machina is a special fantasy series, as it is based on a DnD web series by the group Critical Role. These are professional voice actors and performers who go through a campaign. In Vox Machina, viewers follow the characters and story of the campaign in the form of an animated series.
The series now has 3 seasons, and as confirmed at the recent San Diego Comic Con, there will be a 4th and 5th season to conclude the series.
But before that happens, fans of Critical Role can enjoy a new series. Already in November of this year, “The Mighty Nein” will debut, adapting another campaign from the group. The first clip is being well received by fans.
You can watch the first sneak peek here:
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The Mighty Nein – First Sneak Peek of the New Fantasy Series on Amazon Prime
In the first material, Amazon Prime shows the main characters
What kind of series is this? “The Mighty Nein” is based on the second campaign of Critical Role. It again follows a group of adventurers comprised of various races and classes from the DnD universe. The series takes place in the same universe as Vox Machina. In the first sneak peek, you can already see the group members:
Caleb Widogast, voiced by Liam O’Brien
Fjord Stone, voiced by Travis Willingham
Beauregard Lionett, voiced by Marisha Ray
Jester Lavorre, voiced by Laura Bailey
Nott the Brave, voiced by Sam Riegel
Mollymauk Tealleaf, voiced by Taliesin Jaffe
Yasha Nydoorin, voiced by Ashley Johnson (She is not shown in the first clip)
All characters are voiced by the actors from the original campaign. The first material for the series is well received by fans. Under a Reddit thread with over 9,500 upvotes and nearly 600 comments (as of 26.07.2025, 12:50 PM), fans are celebrating the sneak peek:
ffwydriadd (via Reddit) was initially not impressed with Jester’s design, but is satisfied with the expressions from the video: She definitely stole the show. As she should.
SpyroESP (via Reddit) can hardly contain his excitement: Oh my God, it’s perfect. THEY are perfect. I’m losing my mind.
SuperVaderMinion (via Reddit) is especially a fan of one character: Jesus Christ, Caleb is so damn cool, man, I’m so damn ready for this show.
Overall, it is clear from the thread that Critical Role fans are quite enthusiastic about the portrayal of the various characters. The trailer has also already garnered over 1.2 million views on YouTube (as of 26.07.2025, 12:50 PM). Since this is only an initial sneak peek video, one can expect a full trailer to follow soon.
In the history of MMORPGs, there are numerous games that have been inspired to varying degrees by World of Warcraft. One game that copied WoW particularly well failed due to a particularly foolish idea from the developers. Welcome to the new article from our MMORPG theme week!
“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.” This does not come from us, but from the Irish writer Oscar Wilde. However, this is not what we’re here to discuss; we are here to talk about an MMORPG that, like many other representatives of the genre, has been heavily inspired by World of Warcraft.
So much so that it even appears in our list of WoW copies. We’re talking about Allods Online, developed by Allods Team and published in October 2010 by the Mail.Ru Group. However, the game did not just borrow cheaply from WoW; it copied the Blizzard MMORPG very well in many aspects. Unfortunately, the greed of the developers got in the way of Allods Online’s success.
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Our talk from Caggtus about the current status of the MMORPG genre:
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MMORPG expert Karsten Scholz and MeinMMO editor-in-chief Leya Jankowski discuss the current state of MMORPGs
The “Russian World of Warcraft”
What kind of game is Allods Online? The free-to-play MMORPG features a colorful graphic style, two battling factions, races like elves and orcs, classes such as warrior, paladin, or mage, and an interface that could easily come from World of Warcraft. The model for Allods Online is, in any case, quickly identified.
Gibberlinge
The online fun also has some exciting characteristics, such as the adorable Gibberlinge, a playable race where you control three characters at once, who have wonderful animations. Or classes like the bard, who supports allies with his music or weakens enemies.
The story also leads you into a world that has been shattered into countless islands after a cataclysm, which spread across the entire astral space. These islands can be explored with flying ships, with which you can even fight against other ships in the astral realm.
MeinMMO editor Karsten Scholz played the beta back then and remembers: Up to that point, no other MMORPG designed from the start to be free-to-play had brought me as much joy as the beta of Allods Online.
Questing and leveling were fun with my Gibberlinge, the graphics were quite nice, and much was simply well copied from WoW. I was really looking forward to the final release and the endgame of the MMORPG. However, it was exactly at that point that Allods Online quickly caused a huge uproar…
What was that uproar? The developers of the MMORPG simply went overboard with the prices and offers in the in-game shop. Overall, the prices were very high, which drove many players up the wall. For example, a 24-slot bag was to cost around 20 US dollars (via tentonhammer.com).
Worst of all was that the Allods Team wanted to make real money from player character deaths. Specifically, the developers built a punishment into the endgame in the form of a debuff named “Fear of Death,” which could only be prevented or lifted with a perfume item from the shop.
With flying ships, you navigate to the flying islands in Allods Online.
The price of the perfume at the US launch: 13.50 US dollars for a stack of 20. So whoever played content where they could frequently die had to pay significantly. Due to the resulting shitstorm, the developers quickly lowered the prices. At the EU launch, a stack of 20 perfume now only cost around 2 euros.
However, a bad taste remained. Allods Online was stamped with a pay-to-win reputation that still clings to the game today. This was also due to other shop offerings like runes, which directly affected character strength.
When the developers later removed these pay-to-win mechanics, the damage was already done. Today, Allods Online on Steam is played by a maximum of 40 to 50 people simultaneously. Very unfortunate, as it had much more potential. If you’re looking for the best free-to-play MMORPGs for the least amount of money and maximum fun, check out the 12 best free-to-play MMORPGs 2025 in comparison
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Actually, the tech billionaire Bill Gates is currently enjoying his retirement, which practically means he is engaged with humanitarian organizations. However, he made an exception for his daughter and sought direct customer contact.
Why did Bill Gates work in customer service? His daughter, Phoebe Gates, co-founded the startup Phia with her former Stanford classmate Sophia Kianni. The company offers an app and a Chrome extension that is supposed to search over 40,000 websites for the best clothing deals, prioritizing second-hand purchases and pointing to sustainable alternatives.
A week ago, the proud father announced on linkedin.com that his daughter asked him if he would take a shift in the company’s customer service. Bill Gates emphasizes that there can only be one right answer: yes! The founder of Microsoft further explains:
I have thought a lot about how to make technology systems more efficient, fairer, and more accessible. But over the years, I’ve learned that you best understand how something works or where it breaks when you talk directly to the people who use it.
Tech billionaires and their clothes … :
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Why do tech billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg keep wearing the same clothes?
A lot of praise from the community
There is an important tip for the entire industry: If you want to understand your customers, get to the front line, get your hands dirty, and seek direct contact with your target audience.
Many people in the industry praise Bill Gates for the action. Community manager Hassa Alsuwaidi writes: “A great example of how to stay grounded while supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs.”
The premiere of a new crab monster may only be a footnote in the new update of Old School RuneScape, but this creature is currently causing a stir in the community.
What is behind the crab? In RuneScape, it is somewhat of an old, beloved tradition to use harmless crabs for AFK training of combat skills. They can take quite a beating, hardly fight back, and are thus the perfect punching bags on 6 legs.
The only downside is that the rock and sand crabs do not live in the immediate neighborhood and have not been very efficient for XP farming lately. Here comes the new “Gemstone Crab” from the newly released update Varlamore: The Final Dawn.
The gem-encrusted giant crab appears approximately every 10 minutes at 3 fairly accessible locations in the “Tlati Rainforest”, is said to have virtually unlimited health, and causes almost no damage.
In the official patch notes on runescape.com, the crab is thus referred to by the developers as a “social PvM training method” – that is, a social player-versus-monster training method.
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Old School RuneScape – Trailer for the Steam Release
Not harmless enough for some hardcore players
How does the community react to the new addition? They celebrate the “Gemstone Crab” with numerous posts and memes on Reddit.
SFX200 jokes on Reddit: “Nothing beats rock crabs! I don’t have time for some gemstone crab!” – accompanied by an image that should show: Back then, we had nothing (except rock crabs).
MsGuggy celebrates on Reddit: “The Gemstone Crab is the best addition of 2025” – accompanied by an image that raises the question of what hands are for. Of course, to pet crabs, hold them, celebrate them, and give them all your earthly possessions.
CauliflowerHealthy20 is already busy hitting the crab, via Reddit: “I’ve been hitting the crab all day while working. Good update, 10 out of 10.”
Biggsmustache0131 goes even further on Reddit: “The crab is love. The crab is life. I think I love the crab more than myself. We need a crab pet.”
In Snesonix123’s post on Reddit, the community is thinking about a fitting name for the crab. Among the favorites are Mr. Krabs, Gemma, Geminem, and Tomatoa.
That the seemingly harmless crab should not be underestimated is shown by the fate of several hardcore players who have been killed by the “Gemstone Crab”. The developers remind on X: “We want to remind all hardcore players that the maximum hit of the gemstone crab is 1, so please be careful!”
In Destiny 2, countless teams faced the toughest mode in the new raid The Eternal Desert. It has now turned out that the majority of the top 100 were not fair players. Almost 70% of them are said to have been cheaters.
What kind of raid is this? On July 19, 2025, the new raid The Eternal Desert (Eng: The Desert Perpetual) started in competition mode. In the World First race, several teams tried to finish the difficult raid as quickly as possible to memorialize themselves on a leaderboard.
However, it has now become clear that 70% of the teams in the top 100 are cheaters. According to journalist Paul Tassi on the Forbes website, many teams apparently cheated during the World First race.
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The launch trailer of “The Edge of Fate” showcases the new expansion of Destiny 2
Community not particularly surprised about the cheaters
How were the cheaters detected? As Tassi reports, user @aquativityy (via x.com) compiled a list showing the alleged cheaters. He also explained the evidence:
One team member has an unbelievably high number of kills, while the rest of the team has hardly any
Incredibly quick clear times (10-20 minutes) for sections that took other teams hours (for comparison: The currently best team took over 15 hours (Source: raidhub.io))
Specific weapon combos (Duality and Lorentz Driver) and special armor
New accounts that hardly have completed raids
You can find the list of cheaters as a Google Doc. The leaderboard site RaidHub has also commented on this. They explain on x.com that cheating is said to have occurred in almost 400 of the 600 runs. The leaderboards should now be finalized.
Paul Tassi explains in his article that the big, well-known teams likely do not fall among the cheaters. This includes Team Nuts.
How is the community reacting to the many cheaters? In a Reddit thread, the community shows little surprise about the cheater report.
Shacck691 (via Reddit) writes: Manipulating leaderboards is nothing new.
SenseiJae (via Reddit) thinks that gaming in general has a problem: Online gaming is terrible nowadays. Almost every game is full of cheaters. This is especially true for you, Apex.
_NOT_PENNYS_BOAT_ (via Reddit) does not understand why anyone would cheat at all: I will never understand how people can find cheating fun.
Some major MMORPGs approach the topic of housing relatively late or not at all. One genre representative had the feature so early in the game that it even holds a world record.
What does housing mean? Housing refers to the ability for players to own their own house in an MMORPG. Depending on the game, various decorative or useful elements can be placed here. Additionally, other players may be given the opportunity to visit the home created by the player.
While housing is available as a feature in some MMORPGs since their respective launch, others completely forgo the feature. One of the largest MMORPGs of the past decades, World of Warcraft, announced housing as a new feature only after many years.
When delving into the topic, a fundamental question may arise: Which MMORPG actually had the feature first? During our MMORPG theme week, MeinMMO explored this question. We show you in which game you could first engage in housing and in what form it was available.
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Ultima Online: Trailer introduces new legacy server of the cult MMORPG
The first housing existed over 20 years ago
Which MMORPG had housing first? Ultima Online is considered in many ways as one of the pioneers in the MMORPG genre. This also applies to the topic of housing. As early as 2003, you could engage in housing within the game and focus on building and furnishing your own house. The feature was introduced with the “Age of Shadows” expansion.
Thus, Ultima Online is not only a very early representative in which the feature was available, but also a world record holder. On the page of Guinness World Records, there is an entry for the first MMORPG with housing for players.
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Houses in the open world: What is also interesting is the way housing works in Ultima Online. In many MMORPGs, such as ESO, there is so-called instanced housing. This means that your houses are not found in the open game world, but each player’s house represents its own instance.
If you buy a house in ESO, and your friends purchase the same house, then each player has their own version of that house.
In Ultima Online, however, you can freely place your house in the world. This means that your house is visible to all players in the world who pass by.
Besides Ultima Online and soon WoW, there are of course other MMORPGs where you can acquire and furnish a home. Which genre representatives have implemented the feature best, you can find out in our list of 5 MMORPGs with the best housing in 2025.
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When the first trailer for the action RPG Wuchang: Fallen Feathers was released, MeinMMO author Ody never thought it would quench his thirst for more Bloodborne. Yet now, having had the chance to try it himself, that’s exactly what happened. Even more – there’s one thing he would wish for in a Bloodborne 2.
I have played Wuchang: Fallen Feathers for about 13 hours now and I am surprised by how much the game reminded me of Bloodborne. You know, the PS4 hit that is regarded by many as the best Soulsborne game (myself included) for its aggressive gameplay, trick weapons, and nightmarish designs. The same game that was simply forgotten after a brilliant DLC and you can’t even play it on the PS4 Pro with over 30 FPS because there was never a patch for it.
One thing they both have in common: Just like in Bloodborne, dodging is your most important tool in Wuchang: Fallen Feathers to stay alive. Moreover, perfect dodges enhance your offensive capabilities.
If you dodge an attack at the right moment, you gain Heavenly Power
You then use this for special weapon skills and spells
This system rewards an offensive playstyle: If you dive right into the action and expertly dodge attacks, you can follow up with powerful spells and other special attacks.
Apart from the many similarities that Wuchang and Bloodborne share, there is even one thing that surprised me greatly. I would definitely wish for such a feature in an upcoming Bloodborne 2.
Here you can see a trailer for the game:
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Wuchang: Fallen Feathers – Showcase trailer for the new action RPG on PC and console
One thing even makes the game better
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers has especially convinced me with its freedom in builds and weapons and makes me wish that Bloodborne 2 (if it should ever exist) would take a similar approach.
Instead of upgrading each weapon individually, you do this through the skill tree.
If you improve your skill with spears in it, it applies to all weapons in that category.
In the skill tree, you also level attributes that increase your health and stamina.
The biggest advantage, in my opinion: You can redistribute your points in the skill tree at any time. This way, you don’t find yourself in a situation where you can’t use a cool new weapon because you’ve already invested your upgrade materials in another one.
I constantly had this problem in Bloodborne: Yes, the Kirkhammer is a powerful weapon that you get very early on. But sometimes I just want to try something else. However, I can’t because my character stats are tailored to this weapon and I’ve invested so many upgrade materials in it that it’s not worth switching to another one. Wuchang: Fallen Feathers does not put you in this dilemma.
The additional freedom in changing your build does not necessarily make the fights easier. These still require quick reflexes and recognizing attack patterns. Soulsborne fans should still feel at home here. I have been having a lot of fun with Wuchang: Fallen Feathers so far, even though I still have many bosses ahead of me.
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers will be released on July 24, 2025, for PC on Steam and in the Epic Games Store, as well as for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Furthermore, the game will be included in the Xbox Game Pass.
To complete Huang Jian’e’s quest in Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, you need to find the Trinity Bell. We will explain to you where to find it in this guide.
What kind of quest is this? In the Shu Sanctuary, you will meet the NPC Huang Jian ‘e. When you talk to her, you will receive the task of bringing her the Trinity Bell. You cannot find it just anywhere; you need to defeat a boss for that.
You will receive the Trinity Bell after defeating the boss Lu Hongliu. We will explain how to find him in the following section.
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Wuchang: Fallen Feathers – New Action RPG from China Shows Boss Fight and Release Date
Finding Lu Hongliu
Where can you find the boss Lu Hongliu? When you are at the shrine in the Shu Sanctum, simply turn around and head outside through the entrance gate. Walk straight past 2 houses and then turn right across the small chasm to the other side.
Then go left and follow the path straight until you reach a fork in the road with a lot of bamboo. Take the right path and then follow the staircase up through a larger wooden gate. Just be careful: On the way, you will encounter several enemies.
If you follow the staircase, you will reach a larger wooden building. Go inside and take the first fork to the right. There, a larger enemy will greet you with a rolling stone. At the staircase where an enemy stands, go directly to the right onto the roof.
From the roof, you can spot a ladder to the left that will take you to a higher roof. Walk over the rooftops and let yourself fall onto a larger square filled with red jars. In the square, do not walk out of the town to the left, but rather pass by the larger house on the left and follow a longer path.
If you follow the path far enough, you will be able to spot the gate. Go through the black smoke and fight the boss Lu Hongliu. Once you have defeated him, you will receive several items, including the Trinity Bell.
What do I do with the bell? You can use the Trinity Bell to reduce your madness. However, it is not advisable to do so, as you will not be able to complete Huang Jian’e’s quest afterward. It is better to use the holy gifts at altars to reduce madness.
In the Shu Sanctuary, you can give the bell to Huang Jian’e. You will not receive a reward immediately. After some time has passed, however, you can talk to her again and then receive a reward in the form of an emote and a Recovery Pill. Wuchang: Fallen Feathers faces performance issues at launch. They plan to address this with Patch 1.3: Wuchang: Fallen Feathers: Patch Notes for Update 1.3 in German
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The executives at Hasbro revealed details about the revenues from Q2 2025 during the recent earnings call. In particular, 2 brands from Wizards of the Coast performed well.
Which 2 brands are they?
Thanks to Magic: The Gathering and Monopoly Go, Wizards of the Coast was able to increase revenues by 16 percent compared to the previous quarter.
For comparison: The also successful crossover with Lord of the Rings took 6 months for that.
The CEO further explains that the demand for the new Final Fantasy cards was so high that they initially could not produce enough. They had to increase the production run fourfold to keep up.
The next known franchise is already ready for a new crossover with Magic. On September 26, cards from the Marvel Spider-Man universe will land in your decks. The already introduced cards can be found at magic.wizards.com.
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Magic: The Gathering has a crossover with Final Fantasy – Shows first cards in the trailer
Incredibly popular, but also harshly criticized
What do I need to know about Magic: The Gathering? The award-winning trading card game has been a threat to every wallet for 32 years and revolves around summoning lands to cast spells and summon creatures to bring your opponent’s life points to zero.
Over the years, the universe of Magic has been expanded with new game adaptations, books, and editions. If you want to try it out for free, Magic: The Gathering Arena on Steam or the mobile version offers a free-to-play version that explains the rules well and offers you various game modes.
The fact that the reviews there are only 62 percent negative is mainly due to the greedy monetization machine behind Magic and nothing to do with the high quality of the game. Many players believe that in duels against other players, without a significant financial investment, one has no chance.
The MMORPG New World from Amazon’s own studio was an absolute hit at launch. Only gradually did players realize how much was still missing to become a genre giant. However, one thing was perfect in this MMORPG, according to MeinMMO author Nico.
What was perfect about New World? Amazon Games didn’t rely on large servers but on a limited player count of 2,000. This turned the servers into something like a small town where almost everyone knows each other. New World perfectly implemented the core idea of an MMO, leading to new friendships but also a lot of drama.
Especially the division of the server into three factions contributed to the existence of rival companies and factions. Companies could claim different areas and thus influence all taxes through trade, crafting, and other revenue sources. This allowed certain communities to accumulate a pile of gold early on.
Particularly the areas in the center of the map, Everfall and Windsward, were popular destinations. They became hotspots for most players and could amass wealth that others could only dream of.
Who is writing here? MeinMMO author Nico Scheibel was already excited during the New World beta. He was even more thrilled about the release and eventually spent countless hours in Aeternum. As more and more bugs crept in with each passing hour, his server turned into a drama series.
The atmospheric trailer for New World Aeternum:
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New World Aeternum: Well-Staged Gameplay Trailer for Launch
War of the Bugs
In New World, it was possible to build influence in an area through PvP quests and then declare war on it with your company. If you won the war, the area belonged to you and you would collect the taxes.
Before most players had the strongest items and builds, there was a company on our server that occupied both important cities, Everfall and Windsward. Winning a war was considered a miracle as this company had much better armor and weapons.
The first major known bug was part of the Ice Gauntlet. A magic weapon with which you can cast ice spells like Blizzard. The trick involved placing multiple Blizzards on a targeted spot. This caused the entire instance of the war to crash, making it impossible for the attackers to win.
After the aforementioned company exploited this bug multiple times to avoid losing the two important areas, they became the arch-nemesis of the server: the “Empire of New World”, so to speak.
The image exemplarily shows how the areas can be divided among the factions.
The Return of the King
While the “Empire” was on the rise, there were wild discussions in Discord about how to overthrow it. One player was very engaged from the start to deal with the politics and events on our server. “The King” wanted everything to go the way he preferred.
After we did not share his views, he secretly made a deal with the Empire. Areas were exchanged between his company and the Empire, allowing the King to present himself as a great conqueror and vanquisher.
When this came to light, he was banned from Discord. Most players fled from his company. This topic was present in global chat for weeks, besides pictures of sausages. Due to the betrayal of the King, the Discord admins became more cautious and accused many new players of being spies for the Empire.
We didn’t see the King again for months when he came back to our server under a new name and asked specific questions about himself while bragging about how great he was.
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New World was a special MMORPG experience
On the first glance, New World did a lot right, but when you look at the endgame at release, you realize there wasn’t much. Beyond running from chest to chest to increase your gear score, there were only two dungeons, PvP, and interpersonal interactions.
But it wasn’t just drama that was on the agenda on the servers, but also beautiful moments. Daily trips to certain monsters to get the best gear for crafters, or just spending time in your favorite city with your friends and company… such things attracted players to the servers day after day.
Through New World, I got to know many great people with whom I still stay in contact today and travel through the rift of League of Legends or other MMORPGs. My time with New World was one of the most beautiful MMORPG experiences I’ve had, and despite its flaws, it reminded me why I love this genre so much.
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers has received its first update, which is primarily aimed at improving performance. MeinMMO presents the patch notes for Update 1.3 at a glance.
The developers aim to counter this with Patch 1.3 (Source: Steam) by attempting to optimize the game’s performance with the patch.
For graphics cards with less than 8 GB VRAM, memory-saving optimizations will now be applied regardless of the texture level. If you have a graphics card with more than 8 VRAM, this optimization only applies if you have set the graphic quality to low.
These changes are intended to improve stability and reduce crashes and stuttering.
This is just the beginning of addressing the performance issues. In the patch notes, the developers announce a larger patch that is expected to follow in the coming days.
You can find the complete patch notes for Update 1.3 in English under the video.
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Wuchang: Fallen Feathers – New Action RPG from China Shows Boss Fight and Release Date
Wuchang Fallen Feathers: Complete Patch Notes for Update 1.3 Overview
What else is included in the patch? We have automatically translated the complete patch notes for Update 1.3 for Wuchang: Fallen Feathers using ChatGPT:
Performance-related Optimizations
Low-latency mode can now be manually activated in the options menu and is no longer enabled by default.
The limits for supersampling resolutions have been adjusted for certain GPU models to avoid unintended performance drops.
VRAM optimization for weaker graphics cards:
For GPUs with 8 GB VRAM or less, memory-saving optimization will be applied at all texture quality levels.
For GPUs with more than 8 GB VRAM, this optimization only applies when texture quality is set to “Low”.
These changes improve stability and reduce crashes or stuttering caused by insufficient video memory.
Bug Fixes & Stability Improvements
A crash immediately after the company logo when starting the game has been fixed.
Stuttering during finisher animations on certain hardware configurations has been resolved.
Issues related to the Standard and Deluxe Editions have been fixed – after the patch update, players of both versions now receive the correct rewards.
Players who have already purchased the Deluxe Edition package must log in again and collect the reward at the donation box in the Reverent Temple.
All owners of WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers on Steam will receive the original soundtrack (DLC) for free as compensation.
Gameplay Balancing Adjustments
Chapter 2 – Landmine encounter rebalanced:
The number of landmines has been reduced, as well as their damage output, to make the challenge fairer and more enjoyable.
Twitch-Germany is full of insider jokes. MeinMMO has gathered some for you and presents them here.
What kind of list is this? MeinMMO has done a deep dive into Twitch-Germany and compiled a list of insider jokes. These are the jokes that Twitch streamers share with each other or with their community.
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These are the 5 most relevant German streamers on Twitch in 2024, according to Google
In 2025, both the Twitch community and other Twitch streamers began to claim they had never seen Agatha and speculated that MontanaBlack was only imagining his housekeeper. In reality, he was supposed to disguise himself with a wig while taking care of his household.
Streamer colleagues Zarbex and Max Schradin talked to MontanaBlack about Agatha and tried to “help” him:
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MontanaBlack himself joined in on the joke and made fun of himself for being so “old” and imagining things.
Mustache + Glasses = Rumathra
The Twitch streamer Wieland “Rumathra” Welte has a very specific appearance that many people share with him. Rumathra has black hair, wears black-rimmed glasses, and has a black mustache.
The community and streamers repeatedly find people or sometimes even objects that look like Rumathra.
On Reddit, the community makes fun of Rumathra look-alikes:
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The Twitch streamer Rezo often watches current videos on relevant topics with his community during his streams. While he reacts to the videos and constantly animates discussions with his community, he also keeps getting distracted.
He often brings up a completely new topic in the middle of a reaction, which he then presents to his chat. Sometimes he watches other TikToks and then returns to the original video.
In a reaction to the latest video from MiiMii, which is about the YouTuber ApoRed and his criminal activities, Rezo suddenly talks about the origin of the word “helicopter”: “Speaking of responsibility: Did you know that ‘helicopter’ is not ‘heli’ and ‘copter,’ but ‘heliko’ and ‘npter’? Did you know that? That’s crazy, isn’t it?” (Source: YouTube).
Papaplatte can’t talk without Anglicisms
Kevin “Papaplatte” Teller is known for using many Anglicisms. Even German words that wouldn’t need an English equivalent in a sentence are replaced and Germanized by the Twitch streamer.
Once, a viewer challenged Papaplatte to not use any English words for 2 minutes, promising him 10 euros if he succeeded. Papaplatte only managed to hold out for a few seconds, as this clip on YouTube shows:
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In a Twitch stream where Erik “Gronkh” Range played the game Potentia, he shot the cat Porsuk, thinking he could receive an achievement for it. However, that was not the case, so the cat’s death was completely in vain.
Since then, it has become established in the Gronkh community to say “gronkhen” or “gegronkht werden” every time an innocent being dies in a game.
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Twitch streamer Max “Trymacs” Stemmler began his career on the platform partly by playing Clash of Clans and Clash Royale. These are mobile games where you can progress more quickly if you buy and use in-game currency with real money. Something that Trymacs has always enjoyed doing.
Trymacs’ spending in the Apple Store has even gone so far that he once had to manually raise his monthly limit:
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This gave Trymacs the reputation of preferring to pay to quickly achieve success in a game than actually engaging with the game. For example, when he played Minecraft with his Twitch colleagues, he tried to “pay” streamer Rohat with Twitch subscriptions to provide him with items in the game (via YouTube).
Do you have any more insider jokes from the German Twitch bubble? Feel free to write them to us in the comments. German Twitch streamers are not only known for their jokes about each other but also for their products. For the most important products of Twitch streamers from 2024, we have compiled a list on MeinMMO and sorted the products by Shitstorm: The 5 most important products by Twitch streamers in 2024 ranked
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The developers of Dune: Awakening are fighting against users of cheats and exploits. As part of the necessary measures, they now have to deactivate a useful family feature.
What is this feature? The Steam family allows you to share the games in your Steam library with other accounts that you have defined as part of your family. Detailed information can be found on steampowered.com.
For Dune: Awakening, you can no longer use this “Family Sharing” for the time being. On duneawakening.com, the developers from Funcom explain:
Lastly, we are temporarily disabling family sharing, as this feature has unfortunately been frequently abused. We apologize to our players who have used this feature legitimately. We are actively working on changes that will allow us to reactivate the system as soon as possible. Although we currently cannot provide a timeline, we aim to implement these changes within this year. We will inform you as soon as we have a date.
The developers further explain that through hotfixes, several exploits have been fixed, hundreds of exploit users and cheaters have been banned, and large amounts of Solaris, obtained illegally, have been removed from the game.
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Dune: Awakening presents new action-packed trailer for the release of the game
“This is not Amazon or Activision”
How is the community reacting to the announcement? In a current discussion on Reddit, many players are pleased that Funcom is working on the current issues of the game and is responding to community feedback. However, some remember previous games by the developer.
S-7G writes on Reddit: “I appreciate the communication and completely understand the decision.”
andizzzzi praises Funcom’s work on Reddit: “People have not realized that these are serious developers. This is not Amazon or Activision.”
Electronic-Clue6184 is still skeptical on Reddit: They said the same thing more than a dozen times during the lifespan of Conan. Guess what was never fixed? The cheaters and dupers. Every patch only caused new problems. It would be great if they could fix this issue in Dune, but after Conan, I have little hope.
Killing Floor is one of the best co-op shooters on Steam. There is now a new installment, but it starts with mixed reviews.
Which shooter is it about? Killing Floor 3 is a co-op shooter that was released on July 24, 2025, for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, and can be played with up to 5 friends.
The predecessors, Killing Floor 1 and 2, were very well received by many players. The first part of the series has 93% positive reviews, making it one of the highest-rated co-op shooters on Steam (see SteamDB). The successor, Killing Floor 2, also stands out with 88% positive ratings.
What is Killing Floor about? Killing Floor 3 aims to continue the successful formula. Accordingly, in the third installment of the series, you also fight against the so-called Zeds. These are genetically modified monsters that pursue you in zombie-like hordes. You fight for your survival in co-op.
The “Killing Floor” games are considered extremely brutal and are therefore only suitable for players aged 18 and over, not for children.
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Killing Floor 3 Gamescom
Shooter with an identity crisis
How did the release go? Mixed. Killing Floor 3 managed to record up to 30,000 concurrent players on Steam alone (via SteamDB), but the current reviews are barely balanced—only 55% of the roughly 3,700 reviews are positive.
What is bothering the players? Players have various points of criticism that currently bother them. The gunplay is okay, though somewhat unimpressive, and the graphics are quite good, but otherwise, it doesn’t feel like a finished game.
Fans also criticize that Killing Floor 3 lacks soul and has an identity crisis. It cannot decide whether it wants to be Call of Duty: Zombies or Killing Floor 2 (via Steam).
“Killing Floor 3 is a pale imitation of the last two games. It is no longer a horror wave shooter; it feels like any other unfinished, generic shooter.”
“It is an empty shell, disguised as Killing Floor.”
“They released/sold a game with an outstanding name that is not even close to being fully developed.”
“Where has the heavy, bloody horror atmosphere gone that kept you on edge until the last Zed? […] Killing Floor 3 may appeal to those who have not played the previous games and just want a simple, quick shooter with some modern online features. But for fans of the series and lovers of atmospheric, brutal co-op FPS games, this is one to avoid.”
Overall, it is noted that the shooter is not a real Killing Floor. They tried to reach a larger audience and lost their personality in the process. Only the name remains.
Is there also praise? Yes, at least just over half of all reviews are positive. The key idea is often: You get a modern shooter with Killing Floor that can be quite fun and has resolved many of the technical issues from previous tests.
For some, it still feels like a Killing Floor and offers the amount of gore they expect from the shooter. Overall, there is still potential for improvement, but players are satisfied to be able to mow down Zeds again.
From Software has revealed the new features that Patch 1.02 is set to bring for Elden Ring Nightreign. A co-op feature is clearly in focus for the announcements.
What is known about Patch 1.02 of Elden Ring Nightreign?
The update is expected to be released on July 30, 2025.
The main highlight feature is the Duo Expeditions, a 2-player mode that allows you to go on a boss hunt with just one friend. Many players had wished for something like this after the launch of Nightreign.
Via X, the developers also confirmed that Quality-of-Life improvements are on the way, such as new filtering options for relics.
The new trailer for Elden Ring Nightreign prepares you for the new 2-player mode of the game:
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Elden Ring Nightreign: Trailer introduces new 2-player mode
Great success despite idiosyncratic gameplay
What do I need to know about Elden Ring Nightreign? Building on Elden Ring and Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, the Nightreign spinoff has been delivering a standalone co-op multiplayer experience since May 2025, which, despite many similarities, differs significantly from the successful open-world soulslike.
Instead of getting lost in the vast realms, players of Nightreign must explore the map in groups of three or alone during a day-night cycle, find loot, and defeat enemies. When a day ends, a fire circle begins to take over the map and herd the players together, marking the start of the night. Those who survive 2 nights and defeat the respective boss can challenge one of the 8 Nightlords on the third day.
While the concept wasn’t well received by every Elden Ring fan, Nightreign is a huge success. Just now, the developers announced on bandainamcoent.eu that the spinoff has now sold 5 million copies. Meanwhile, the DLC Shadow of the Erdtree from Elden Ring has even found over 10 million buyers.
Elden Ring: Nightreign will also be provided with new content over the coming weeks and months. Many fans are therefore asking for a roadmap, but is there one? And if so, what new features can players expect? We will show you what is currently known: Elden Ring: Nightreign – Roadmap and upcoming content
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The green meadow from Windows XP is known to everyone, but the image is from 1996. Today it looks completely different there, as some users have to find out. And there is a good reason for that.
What kind of background is this? Those who installed Windows XP always see the standard background upon starting: A large green meadow with hills and a blue sky with a few white clouds. The background, officially called “Bliss,” has become synonymous with the “Windows XP” era for many.
But today, the place where the picture was taken looks completely different.
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Today, a large vineyard stands in the place of the background
When was the picture taken? The image “Bliss,” which means “bliss/happiness” in English, was created by photographer Charles O’Rear in 1996. It shows the California wine-growing region of Sonoma County. In German, the background is rather unspectacularly called “Grüne Idylle.”
Why does it look so different today? Shortly before the photo was taken, the vineyards experienced a phylloxera infestation: These are root lice that cause significant damage in viticulture. In this context, the vineyard was cleared and in the photographer’s image, green hills are visible without the vineyards. The entire background story of the image’s creation has been explained by the magazine ARTE in a YouTube video.
If you look at current photos of the area, you can see that vineyards are growing again on the formerly green hillside. Depending on the photo and the season, it is sometimes greener or less green. On Reddit, you can see the status from 2025.
From S-Tier to Trash: For the MMORPG Theme Week 2025, our genre expert Karsten Scholz has compiled all currently relevant online role-playing games into a tier list.
How was the tier list created? Our genre expert Karsten Scholz takes all MMORPGs that meet certain criteria and ranks them in a tier list. For an online role-playing game to appear on this list, it must
be currently available
run on official servers (meaning no private servers)
exist in a final release version (so no early access, no playable alpha and beta versions)
The Grind Festival from July 21 to 27 In this week, you can expect exciting articles every day around the topic of MMORPGs. Included: a journey through the history of online role-playing games, nostalgic retrospectives, streaming nights, interviews, columns, and analyses.
S-Tier: The current best representatives of the genre. They are not perfect, but they do so much right that they rank among the largest (in terms of player numbers) and best-rated MMORPGs in 2025.
A-Tier: Recommended MMORPGs that appeal to a specific niche or target audience for various reasons, yet are among the best currently available.
B-Tier: Decent online role-playing games with several weaknesses, or those that have simply aged, but still provide fun for some players.
C-Tier: MMORPGs for the very niche market, which still maintain a (small) fan base due to few strengths or nostalgic memories, yet have too many “buts” or are simply too outdated to receive a recommendation in 2025.
D-Tier: Uff, don’t play. This is trash, with some outrageous payment models.
Our talk about the upcoming MMORPGs from Caggtus:
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MMORPG expert Karsten Scholz and MeinMMO editor-in-chief Leya Jankowski discuss the current state of MMORPGs
Tier List of MMORPGs 2025
S-Tier
World of Warcraft / WoW Classic Final Fantasy XIV Guild Wars 2 The Elder Scrolls Online
A-Tier
Albion Online Black Desert EVE Online The Lord of the Rings Online Lost Ark New World RuneScape / Old School RuneScape Star Wars: The Old Republic Throne and Liberty
B-Tier
Aion / Aion Classic Blade & Soul Bit Heroes Quest Broken Ranks Dungeons & Dragons Online Dark Age of Camelot DC Universe Online EverQuest 1 + 2 Guild Wars Kakele Online Mortal Online 2 Neverwinter Ravendawn Online Royal Quest Online Rift Star Trek Online Tarisland Trove The Secret World Tibia Ultima Online
C-Tier
4Story AdventureQuest 3D Age of Conan Age of Wushu Allods Online Anarchy Online Champions Online Defiance Dofus Drakensang Online Dual Universe Dungeon Fighter Online Final Fantasy XI Fiesta Online Flyff Istaria: Chronicles of the Gifted Last Chaos Lineage 2 MapleStory Meridian 59 Metin 2 Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds NosTale ODIN: Valhalla Rising Perfect World Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis Realm of the Mad God Exalt Riders of Icarus Runes of Magic Shroud of the Avatar Skyforge Tera (Console) Toram Online
Why do the games in the top two tier levels deserve the S and A ratings? Let’s briefly go through the MMORPGs!
The MMORPGs in S-Tier
World of Warcraft: Despite fluctuating quality in expansions, WoW has been one of the most beginner-friendly, comfortable, and content-rich MMORPGs on the market for 20 years. With the various versions of WoW, there is something for almost everyone.
Guild Wars 2: There is currently no better MMORPG for casual players, collectors, and explorers who do not want a subscription and the genre-typical gear grind.
The Elder Scrolls Online: ESO has always struggled a bit in the MMO area. However, the game from Zenimax offers some of the most interesting characters and exciting stories of the genre, a wide range of content, the perhaps best console port of all MMORPGs, and the opportunity to dive into the popular Elder Scrolls universe with others.
Elder Scrolls Online is switching to a seasonal system this year – here is the first trailer for season 1:
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Elder Scrolls Online: The Seasons of the Worm Cult in the New Gameplay Trailer
EVE Online: There are not many MMORPGs on the market that offer you a whole universe where you can unleash yourself with all the freedoms of a sandbox. EVE Online has always been somewhat unwieldy and quirky, but also special and unique. And if you want to participate in battles that go down in history, there is no better MMORPG.
The Lord of the Rings Online: Although LOTRO is more than two years younger than WoW, it looks ten years older. Still, in 2025 there is hardly a more atmospheric online world than Middle-earth, with all its entertaining stories and quests. Plus: You can finally experience the MMORPG on 64-bit servers located in Europe. No? Yes! Oh!
New World: Exciting setting, immersive game world, powerful combat system, meaningful improvements through the Aeternum reboot … New World has many arguments for an S-Tier ranking. And indeed, as a newcomer, you can have a lot of fun in the MMORPG from Amazon Games. However, content has been lacking for years to keep players engaged long-term.
RuneScape / Old School RuneScape: In the two versions of RuneScape, genre fans currently find the best old school experience when it comes to MMORPGs. The high player numbers after all these years and strong user ratings speak for themselves. One factor is certainly that the community has a say in the introduction of new features.
Star Wars: The Old Republic: SWTOR has always excelled with its stories, characters, and class quests, and of course, with the great implementation of the popular Star Wars license. It’s a pity that it took way too long after the launch for developers to build upon these strengths.
Throne and Liberty: The new MMORPG from NCsoft shines with its – for today’s standards – unusual focus on the “Massively” and offers mass battles that are not found anywhere else in this form. However, this focus can also create significant frustration in combination with some idiosyncrasies of Asian MMORPGs.
Now, of course, the big question is, what would your tier list for current MMORPGs look like? Which genre representatives do you think belong in the S-Tier? Did we perhaps overlook a game that should be on the list? Let us know in the comments! When it comes to the best online role-playing games of all time, check out the following article: The best MMORPGs of all time for PC and consoles: The MeinMMO community has voted
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It is time for our MeinMMO format “MMORPG news in two minutes”. We summarize the most important news about the best genre in the world. You can look forward toWoW Patch 11.2, Patch 7.3 of FFXIV, beta tests, a discontinued MMO, and much more.
The highlights of the week:
Patch 7.3 for Final Fantasy XIV is on the horizon: Square Enix plans to release the update in early August and complete the main story of Dawntrail. Additionally, there are many new contents, such as updates for field excursions and a new dungeon in the most beautiful area of the game
What else has happened? Of course, the grind fest! From July 21 to July 27, there will be a full barrage of specials, anecdotes, analyses, and more on the topic of MMORPGs. You can find the full program for the grind fest here. You can watch a small portion of our two streaming evenings with GameStar below – featuring our guest Uncle Barlow:
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The History of MMORPGs: MeinMMO, GameStar and Uncle Barlow discuss 60 years of online worlds
The most successful MMORPG from Germany has received a major summer update
To fill their worlds with life again, the developers of New World are now planning a change, which is causing some players concern: server merges. Additionally, from July 29 to October 28, 2025, the Summer Medleyfaire event will take place, you can find the information on newworld.com.
On July 29, 2025, the 9th season of New World will begin. So that the community really plays the new capture-the-flag mode from then on, the developers are resorting to an unpleasant means. By the way, on newworld.com, there is now also a presentation of the new artifacts.
With an update on July 24, Black Desert has fundamentally revised its already fantastic action combat system, affecting all classes. You can find the extensive patch notes on playblackdesert.com.
For the new expansion Visions of Eternity from Guild Wars 2, the developers have introduced the first elite specializations: Troubadour, Tempest and Lightbringer for Mesmer, Ranger, and Guardian. You can find details on guildwars2.com. The associated trailer can be viewed below:
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On July 23, Update 45 for Lord of the Rings Online was released. Included: revisions for the Ettenmoors, ornithology, and more. You can find the patch notes on lotro.com.
By the way: The update Varlamore: The Final Dawn has been released for Old School RuneScape. Finally, the truth behind the Old Ones is revealed. You can find the patch notes on runescape.com.
In the new update about the restart of Fractured Online, the developers show YouTube the latest progress. They also talk about their plans for a dynamic event system and MOBA-style battles.
If you want, you can now also play Blade & Soul NEO on Steam.
Also now on Steam: The 22-year-old MMORPG Entropia Universe, whose economy relies heavily on real money investments.
Tibia received a comprehensive summer update this week. Included: new zones, bosses, monster types, loot items, story quests, a weapon skill system, and more. You can find all important information on tibia.com. You can watch the trailer for the expansion below.
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This is what happened with the MMORPGs in development:
Ashes of Creation is postponing the date for Phase 3 of Alpha Two again, from August 4 to August 26, 2025. You can find the corresponding announcement on ashesofcreation.com.
The zombie survival MMORPG Persist Online by CipSoft will receive a fundamental overhaul of the skill system. The exact plans for this can be found on persist.online.
BitCraft Online received an update on July 24, 2025, which included housing and group crafting. You can find the patch notes on Steam.
For Drakantos, a beta weekend will be held from July 25 to July 27 on Steam.
Looking ahead to the final launch on August 18, 2025, Ship of Heroes has adjusted its recommended system requirements. You can find the current specs on shipofheroes.com.
