Spinoff to Blue Protocol receives a lot of criticism during testing, developers promise improved PC version

It is time for our MeinMMO format “MMORPG News in Two Minutes.” We summarize the most important news related to the best genre in the world. Look forward to a historic premiere in Tibia, many Easter events, new updates, and informative roadmaps.

The highlights of the week:

For Throne and Liberty, Patch 2.4.0 went live on April 3, 2025. New is a system for managing runes, there were also adjustments to loot from guilds and Discord Stone bosses. You can find all the details in the German patch notes at playthroneandliberty.com. Don’t miss: The next castle siege will take place on April 6 (via X).
On April 4, 2025, the next chapter of the third phase of WoW Classic started on the Anniversary servers. You can now dive into the Arathi Basin and celebrate Battleground Holidays (via worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com).
Additionally, on April 4, the Arena World Championship of WoW opened its doors (via worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com).

What else has happened? Did you know that the MMORPG Tibia has not received a single new class since its release in January 1997? That will change on April 8, 2025. Because then the Monk will be the fifth so-called vocation landing on the live servers. You can find more information about the Monk at tibia.com. You can find the first gameplay trailer below.

Tibia: Teaser Trailer Shows Gameplay of the New Monk Class

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Easter is around the corner

This is what happened with the major MMORPGs:

On Wednesday, April 9, 2025, the Wonders Egg Hunt will begin in Final Fantasy XIV. You can find all the details about the in-game event at finalfantasyxiv.com.
The developers of the MMORPG Lost Ark have presented their new roadmap. They reveal what players can expect until summer. The community is surprised.
When you are part of a guild in an MMORPG like WoW for many years, you might eventually look at a long list of characters that haven’t been online in ages. But that doesn’t mean you’re really alone. That’s exactly what a nice community story from Azeroth shows.
At the end of 2024, Blizzard opened anniversary servers for WoW Classic, where everything was reset. Now these servers are reaching a milestone – and a bunch of people are quitting. The reason behind this could be a frowned-upon cheating scheme, some users say.
Blizzard surprises the players of World of Warcraft every year with new April Fool’s jokes. An April Fool’s joke from 2009 has even made it into the game for real with Lorenhall.
A grind in World of Warcraft is so exhausting that most people give up before the first reward. Only gold farmers are happy.
You can quickly farm reputation with the goblin cartels in WoW. Because there is a trick that gives you reputation every time.
In World of Warcraft, players invest many years to obtain certain loot pieces for their collection. The necessary grind not only eats up time but also wears on nerves. No wonder, that some people – as soon as possible – pay a fortune to end the suffering.
The employees of the QA team who work on Bethesda titles like the Fallout series or Elder Scrolls Online have had enough. They have been waiting too long for progress in negotiations for better working conditions, unfortunately, not to their satisfaction.
For April 2025, there are new Golden Endeavors in Elder Scrolls Online. You can find all the details at elderscrollsonline.com. Additionally, the celebrations for the 10th anniversary have started (via elderscrollsonline.com). Until April 22, 2025, gifts, buffs, and quests will lure players to the servers.
The developers of Black Desert Online have announced the end of their popular MMORPG on two consoles. But players on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S can breathe a sigh of relief. Additionally, the developers have released an infographic for the 9th anniversary of the MMORPG:

This is what happened with the smaller MMORPGs:

One of the leads from the Lord of the Rings Online team reached out to the community to present the plans for the upcoming content of the MMORPG. There is information on updates 44 and 45 as well as the next expansion.
On April 16, 2025, Albion Online will be released for the first time via the Epic Games Store. You can find a detailed FAQ at epicgames.com.
For Dungeons & Dragons Online, Update 73 was released on April 2, 2025. Included are fresh quests around Tavern Tales. You can find the official patch notes at ddo.com.
For EverQuest (via everquest.com) and EverQuest 2 (via everquest2.com), there was a community letter from the Head of Studio Jenn Chan at the beginning of April. The lead developer looked back on the past months and provided a glimpse into upcoming updates.
The Executive Producer of Star Wars: The Old Republic was also in a writing mood. He looked back at swtor.com on the first quarter and announced that there will be a livestream for Update 7.7 in early May.
The developers of DC Universe Online provided a new 64-bit server for the PC version of the MMORPG on April 2, 2025 (via facebook.com).
On March 28, 2025, the MMORPG PlayM2M started Early Access on Steam. The reviews are currently only at 40 percent positive. So save yourself the download.
Guild Wars turns 20 years old and will kick off the associated celebrations on April 15, 2025 (via xcancel.com).

This is what happened with the MMORPGs in development:

Due to the enormous success in Asia, the MMORPG ODIN: Valhalla Rising will be coming to the West. At the start of pre-registration, there was another trailer and concrete information about the release.
Just before the month changed, Ashes of Creation received a comprehensive content update for Alpha 2. The ambitious MMORPG is taking an important step towards Alpha 3. Studio head Steven Sharif revealed more details about the development in an interview with TheLazyPeon.
At the Game Developers Conference 2025, a new MMORPG was shown behind closed doors, which you probably haven’t heard of yet – behind it is probably the most lucrative game in the world: Honor of Kings.
Every StarCraft fan has looked at World of Warcraft and wondered: When will my favorite franchise from Blizzard finally get an MMORPG? With some luck, this wish could come true in a few years.
BitCraft Online will soon launch on Steam in Early Access. The people responsible at Clockwork Laboratories have not only revealed the date but also details on monetization.
The developers of Pax Dei have adjusted their roadmap for 2025 and detailed the improvements that are to land on the Early Access servers in spring.
With a new update, Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen has received PvP servers for the first time. Many players of the MMORPG are not happy about this. The ratings on Steam are dropping.
With Star Resonance, there is reportedly a spinoff MMORPG to the prematurely discontinued Blue Protocol. In a first test of the PC version, there was apparently so much negative feedback that the developers have announced comprehensive improvements compared to the mobile version (via X).
On April 2, 2025, a new update for Quinfall went live. There were again countless adjustments and fixes for quests, gameplay, UI, and more. You can find the official patch notes at Steam.
From April 2 to April 30, 2025, the Easter event in Brighter Shores will run. The related announcement can be found at Steam.