It is time for our MeinMMO format “MMORPG News in two Minutes.” We summarize the most important news around the best genre in the world. Look forward to the first major content patch for Throne and Liberty, drama in FFXIV, freshly launched early access phases, and more.
The highlights of the week:
- This week, Patch 1.10, the first major content update for Throne and Liberty was released.
- Included are, among other things, the spear weapon, the rune system, and a documented small detail that many fans love.
- It will be exciting to see if the MMORPG can sustainably stop the negative trend in player numbers.
What else has happened? Things got particularly heated these days in the community areas of Final Fantasy XIV. In the new Fatal Raid, ambitious progressive guilds were fighting for the world’s first boss kills. The fastest community, however, did not bring jubilation with its “World First”, but rather a mocking meme fest. Producer Naoki Yoshida won’t like that…
Before Patch 1.10, the player numbers of Throne and Liberty had noticeably dropped:
Black Desert gets guns
What happened in the big MMORPGs:
- A lack of tanks and healers is normal in MMORPGs. But World of Warcraft is currently exacerbating the problem.
- Those playing at a high level and wanting to try a different character in World of Warcraft are currently suffering. Because the system fails there.
- The cursed swirls in World of Warcraft have probably surprised every hero unexpectedly at least once. That should change in the future.
- Player Venn from World of Warcraft is back and has hunted the bosses in the anniversary raid of the Blackrock Depths. However, to deal more than 500 million damage with just one hit, a lot of preparation was necessary.
- With the super-premium mount in World of Warcraft, Blizzard has earned several million. How much exactly can now be estimated.
- When the Update 11.0.7 for World of Warcraft goes live on December 17, 2024, a rare 2-seater mount is also expected to return to the MMORPG.
- From December 3, 2024 to January 6, 2025, new golden endeavors are running in Elder Scrolls Online, promising additional loot for completing activities (via elderscrollsonline.com).
- On December 5, 2024, a new update for Black Desert was released, containing 85 adjustments and is 2.10 GB in size. The official German patch notes can be found on playblackdesert.com. Additionally, new revolvers and shotguns were introduced with a teaser (via YouTube). What the associated class will be called is still unclear.
What happened in the small MMORPGs:
- With Tarisland, the Chinese gaming giant Tencent wanted to conquer the western MMORPG market. The current numbers on Steam, however, are disastrous just before the turn of the year.
- The update “The Outer Brood” has gone live for EverQuest. Included are new zones, raids, missions, quests, and collections. An overview of all features can be found on everquest.com.
- In the new letter to the community from DC Universe Online (via dcuniverseonline.com), Executive Producer Andre Emerson revealed plans for the future of the MMORPG oldie. They want to change primarily the structure of the story content and will in the future release so-called story arcs. The first arc is planned for January 2025.
- On March 6, 2025, the Korean servers of ArcheAge will also close their doors (via mmorpg.org.pl).
- On December 4, 2024, “The Mines of Moria” went live on the legendary servers Angmar and Mordor of Lord of the Rings Online – you can find the official German patch notes on lotro.com.
What happened in MMORPGs in development:
- The sandbox MMORPG Pax Dei continues to make noticeable progress in early access. With the next content update, essential systems for a functioning player economy are coming.
- With Pixelite Online, a new MMORPG was launched in free early access on Steam on December 5, 2024. You can currently expect the titular pixel graphics, 7 classes, the first two of four story chapters, crafting skills like blacksmithing, PvE content, and PvP. Early access is expected to run until the first quarter of 2026.
- Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen is expected to have a total of 22 servers at the early access launch on December 13, 2024, but only one for the European region (via mmorpg.org.pl).
- And the crypto MMORPG Ember Sword has also launched its early access this week (via embersword.com). You can find the launch trailer on YouTube.
With that, we have summarized the most important things that have recently happened in the world of MMORPGs.
What have you been happy about this week? What have you been annoyed about? Let us know in the comments. If you are looking for a fun yet informative overview on the topic of online role-playing games, be sure to check this out: Report, columns, talks and the top list of the best MMORPGs of all time – this was the theme week from MeinMMO
