In 2024, there will finally be major MMORPG releases again. We at MeinMMO present you the most promising games in development, some of which will be released in 2024, while others will follow in the years after.
Last Update: 04.01.2024
Throne and Liberty – The Better Lineage?
Setting: Fantasy | Developer: NCSoft, Amazon Games | Platform: PC, Playstation, Xbox | Model: Unknown, probably Free2Play
What kind of game is this? TL was originally announced as Lineage 3 or Lineage Eternal and was even supposed to be in an iso perspective, similar to Lost Ark. However, it was completely revised from the ground up in 2017, to become a “true next-gen MMORPG”.
The new version is now supposed to appeal to a wide audience. It offers action-packed fights in third-person view, eliminates annoying features like autoplay, and promises an interesting mix of PvE and PvP.
Publisher in the Western region will be Amazon, which has also managed Lost Ark, New World and the upcoming MMORPG Blue Protocol.
What makes it so interesting? Throne and Liberty offers a diverse character editor, with only humans as a playable race. It completely forgoes classes and allows you to determine your play style through weapons and armor. Here you can choose from 9 weapons, including two crossbows, a two-handed sword, and wands.
The combat system was initially somewhat static and reminiscent of Lineage 2. Changes have now been made, so it offers a mix of tab-target and action combat system. The adjustments have been praised by many testers.
The big highlight is the weather system, which is said to influence terrain and combat. For example, during rain, certain areas get flooded, making them unreachable. However, lightning strikes are more effective during this time. Conversely, fire attacks deal more damage under sunny conditions, and arrows fly faster in strong winds.
Apart from these features, the MMORPG focuses on:
- An open world that does not require loading screens – apart from some instanced dungeons. At launch, there will be 19 areas and 8 cities.
- Quests, exploration, world bosses, and guild raids for PvE fans.
- Outpost battles, PvP events in the open world, and large battles for a castle.
In Korea, the MMORPG is expected to start in December. The developers have already announced two major updates for 2024, including a new region and a PvP mode that resembles the world vs world from GW2 or Cyrodiil from ESO.
How has the development gone so far? The game was announced in 2011 as “Lineage Eternal”. At that time, it was a hybrid for PC and mobile. NCSoft was supposed to lead this into the future. However, the first beta in 2015 was not well received by testers.
The Koreans pulled back Lineage Eternal and later announced Project TL. It received the new Unreal Engine 4 and a completely new management team.
Since then, the development has been chaotic. A beta was supposed to start in 2018, and 2019 was supposed to see its “definitive” release. But then there was a long silence about the game. In November 2021, it was announced that Project TL was slated for a worldwide release in the second half of 2022. Now it is 2023, and the release has yet to happen.
How likely is the release in 2024? Almost 100%. NCSoft launched the game on December 7, 2023 in Korea. There is already a fully translated English version available. It’s just up to Amazon to bring the game to us in the West.
However, as initial tests have already taken place and the versions in Korea and the West are supposed to become identical in the long term, Amazon will not take too long to bring Throne and Liberty to us.
Everything related to the MMORPG is summarized here: Throne and Liberty: Everything about release, classes, and gameplay of the new MMORPG.
