The MMORPG Tarisland was supposed to replace WoW in China, and the West also received its own version. However, Tarisland has not been doing well for months. Nevertheless, a new expansion is coming.
What is the status of Tarisland? The MMORPG Tarisland has faded from memory after an initial hype that even surpassed competitors like Guild Wars 2, The Elder Scrolls Online, and Black Desert Online, and at peak times only between 30 and 50 players are playing the MMORPG on Steam simultaneously. The peak number has never reached 100 in 2025 (via SteamDB).
Even though the Tencent MMORPG probably has better player numbers on its own launcher and mobile devices than on Steam, it is currently not doing well for the developers. Nevertheless, a new expansion is launching now.
There is not yet a trailer for the new season, but the MMORPG can also look cinematic:
Many contents for few players
What is set to change in the new update? On February 24, the next phase of Tarisland begins. The maximum level of characters will be raised to 60, and correspondingly, there will be new quests and the story will continue. Players can expect new talents, events, and reputation levels.
There will be new equipment with Gear Score 200 and 210. The equivalent to the well-known “Mythic+” game mode from World of Warcraft will receive a new modifier “Balance” that can appear in the Arcane Realm. There, players can expect familiar dungeon bosses from the start of the MMORPG.
At the start of the new season expansion, an event will also kick off where players can fight the enemy Blight Legion to earn cosmetic and item rewards.
How did Tarisland come to be? After Activision Blizzard and NetEase parted ways in a dispute, World of Warcraft suddenly disappeared from China. The servers were shut down, which caused disappointment among many Chinese players.
Following this, Tencent announced a new MMORPG for mobile devices and PC – a clear attempt to fill the gap left by WoW. The game was released worldwide on June 21, 2024, and received quite positive feedback. However, the later Steam release proved to be a failure.
The fact that Tarisland managed to build hype among players despite a short development time and few contents is likely due to the weak MMORPG year 2024. MeinMMO editor Karsten Scholz has examined this more closely: In the MMORPG year 2024, more was released than in a long time, but in the end, the feeling of disappointment remains
