The most beautiful MMORPG in the world celebrates successful launch, meanwhile there is a planned failure on Steam

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. Look forward to information about the first expansion of Throne and Liberty, World of Jade Dynasty, the first false start in 2025, and of course a lot of WoW.

The highlights of the week:

• After the first expansion of Throne and Liberty was already a topic in the January edition of “Tico Talks”, the big announcement followed now. MeinMMO reveals what you need to know about “The Wilderness of Talandre”.
• Even before the launch of the expansion, on February 27, 2025, server mergers will take place. You can find all information about it in our overview: Throne and Liberty Server Merge in February 2025 – these are the new EU realms.
• Warning: You only have until February 10, 2025, to get a stylish new mount in WoW!

What else happened? Colleague Benedict Grothaus was at Funcom to play several hours of Dune: Awakening. Yup, this is not a real MMORPG, but “just” a survival MMO. Nonetheless, he learned so much exciting information there that we have a recommended article at this point: I have played thousands of hours of survival games, but Dune: Awakening is different from any of them.

Fight Against Stalking in Eorzea

This is what happened in the big MMORPGs:

• World of Warcraft finally on console and even in Game Pass. The dream was real – if only for a few hours. Because Microsoft is rowing back.
• Visiting mythic dungeons will soon be more enjoyable in World of Warcraft . Everything will be a little easier – and the loot better.
• Sometimes playing a warrior in World of Warcraft is no fun – it can even be physically painful. Blizzard wants to fix that.
• Newbies have a hard time in the dungeons of WoW . Especially when they take on the important roles of tank or healer. A current report from the community underscores this again.
• The newest class in World of Warcraft still has a problem gaining a proper foothold. And that, despite being extremely strong.
• What achievements in World of Warcraft have only few accomplished? We show you 5 of the hardest achievements that hardly anyone has managed.
• In WoW you can once again dive into the battle royale fights of the Plunderstorm mode. MeinMMO demon Cortyn is currently living out her nasty side there. Last week a player won as the last survivor in a way that the community celebrates.
• Winners were crowned at a tournament in World of Warcraft . The problem: They secured the victory through cheating.
• The new season of New World brings almost no new players on Steam – A German YouTuber for MMORPGs dissects the reasons. Meanwhile, the Double XP Weeks and the Siege of Sulfur event started in Aeternum. You can find all info about it on newworld.com.
• The popular voice actor Wes Johnson has been fighting for his life in the intensive care unit in recent days. Many fans of Elder Scrolls and Fallout are helping with generous donations. Meanwhile, there is an update from the family that gives hope.
• While fans of ESO can try out Update 45 on the PTS, there was a Q&A session on Twitch about the new Cyrodiil test feature.
• Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida recently addressed the community of Final Fantasy XIV to comment on unauthorized modifications that make stalking easier. Meanwhile, celebrations for Valentine’s Day will begin on February 3, 2025. More about it on finalfantasyxiv.com.
• On January 28, the Lunar New Year 2025 started in Guild Wars 2. You can find all the information about the celebration on guildwars2.com. We also have the corresponding trailer for you here:

This is what happened in the small MMORPGs:

• The responsible parties at NCSoft have announced the release date of Blade & Soul: NEO. Like the original, the modernized remaster will also rely on a Free2Play model and is set to launch on February 25, 2025.
• The popular space MMORPG EVE Online continues to deliver new content even 22 years after its release. The developers have now presented the roadmap for 2025.
• The indie MMORPG Project: Gorgon has lost its lead developer. The community is showing concern and expresses condolences to her husband and colleagues.
• Although the official servers of Warhammer Online have been offline since December 2013, a fan project named “Return of Reckoning” has been keeping the MMORPG classic not only alive but is also regularly adding new content. The latest patch is only a few days old …
• On January 29, 2025, update 42.4 was released for Lord of the Rings Online. In preparation for the upcoming 64-bit worlds, VIP and Premium accounts receive additional character slots. (VIP accounts with active subscriptions now have access to 12 instead of 7 free character slots, and Premium accounts now have access to 10 instead of 5 free character slots.) You can find the German patch notes on lotro.com.
• Since December 13, 2024, 13,500 accounts in Albion Online have been banned for using bots, hacks, or cheats, or attempting real money trading. You can find more information about it on forum.albiononline.com.
• In Tibia, there has been the next wave of bans (via tibiatracker.com). Meanwhile, the developers are pleased about the growing popularity of their MMORPG classic on Twitch: Now more than 1 million players follow the MMORPG there (via mmorpg.org.pl).
• With Day of Reckoning, the kick-off for new story arcs has taken place in DC Universe Online, through which the stories of the MMORPG are to be told in the future. In addition to Chapter 1, a new raid, fresh solo content, and an assault on the Kaznian Necropolis will be included. You can find all further information about the update on dcuniverseonline.com. We also have a trailer for you here:

What happened in the MMORPGs in development:

• The MMORPG The Quinfall launched catastrophically on Steam in Early Access last weekend. The developers want to do everything better after the disastrous launch and even plan to add additional servers.
• The prettiest MMORPG in the world, World of Jade Dynasty, has already recouped its development costs only one month after its release in China. Now the developers are planning something big (and hopefully a global launch).
• The new Dev blog of the developers of Stars Reach focused on mining (via starsreach.com). Meanwhile, nothing has happened with the Kickstarter campaign. About 4,500 potential backers are currently following the crowdfunding.
• While the developers of Pax Dei are once again clearing inactive plots, the EA version of the MMORPG lands on GeForce Now (via mmorpg.com).
• The developers of Eternal Tombs have looked back at the progress over the past year and have given a preview of the upcoming test phase, which is expected to start in February or March (via eternaltombs.com).
• According to a developer post on X, the MMORPG Drakantos is set to be released on Steam in mid-2025 (via mmorpg.org.pl).
• For the MMORPG Apogea, several playtests are scheduled before the launch in the second quarter of 2025. You can request access on Steam.

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 an entertaining yet informative overview on the topic of online role-playing games, be sure to check here: Report, columns, talks and the top list of the best MMORPGs of all time – that was the theme week of MeinMMO