Vague Patch Notes: Examining the MMO tiers, from the Big Five to maintenance mode
I’ve mentioned many a time that one of the ideas behind the Vague Patch Notes column here on MOP is to have a place where we can reference back when we talk about concepts, and one of the concepts we talk about a lot but don’t ever truly define is the idea of MMO tiers. […]29 Aug 2024Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida discusses story and player feedback in DawntrailMassivelyOp ︎29 Aug 2024New World tempts would-be Aeternum players with another landmarks videoMassivelyOp ︎29 Aug 2024The Elder Scrolls Online is Now Playable on Steam Deck!Steam ︎29 Aug 2024Black Desert’s roadmap sets Land of the Morning Light Seoul expansion for September 12MassivelyOp ︎29 Aug 2024You can get your free mini-expansion, mount, minipet, and dungeon in LOTRO nowMassivelyOp ︎29 Aug 2024World of Warcraft: The War Within Now Live!Official ︎29 Aug 2024Hotfixes: August 28, 2024Official ︎28 Aug 2024Elder Scrolls Online is giving away the Dragon Bones DLC for logging in four times in SeptemberMassivelyOp ︎28 Aug 2024Game Update 7.5.1a Patch NotesSteam ︎28 Aug 2024Game Update 7.5.1a coming August 29Steam ︎28 Aug 2024Flameseeker Chronicles: 10 easy Guild Wars 2 builds for solo play in 2024’s Janthir WildsMassivelyOp ︎28 Aug 2024LOTRO is giving everyone a free instance, mount, pet, portrait, and Before the Shadows content packMassivelyOp ︎28 Aug 2024World of Warcraft cites ‘significant combat advantage’ for today’s War Within leveling nerfMassivelyOp ︎28 Aug 2024Final Fantasy 14 director Yoshi-P talks about the Scion's 'half-hearted' role in Dawntrail, says they'll likely use smaller, more selective groups of beloved NPCs in the futurePC Gamer ︎28 Aug 2024Hotfixes: August 27, 2024Official ︎27 Aug 2024In-Game Events for September 2024Steam ︎27 Aug 2024New World’s new territories video walks through one of the prettiest game worlds in MMOsMassivelyOp ︎27 Aug 2024Black Desert Mobile launches the pre-season of its new guild vs guild survival arena modeMassivelyOp ︎27 Aug 2024Vitae Aeternum: Ranking New World’s zones by their player housingMassivelyOp ︎27 Aug 2024World of Warcraft: The War Within racks up player praise and frustrated memes along with hotfixesMassivelyOp ︎27 Aug 2024Hotfixes: August 26, 2024Official ︎26 Aug 2024LOTRO dev addresses PvP (im)balance after Update 41’s glory-seeking featureMassivelyOp ︎26 Aug 2024Wisdom of Nym: Speculating on Final Fantasy XIV’s BeastmasterMassivelyOp ︎26 Aug 2024World of Warcraft The War Within officially releases todayMassivelyOp ︎26 Aug 2024World of Warcraft’s Holly Longdale on WoW’s missteps: ‘We should have listened more’MassivelyOp ︎26 Aug 2024Lord of the Rings Online says its free Dragon and Storm dungeon arrives this weekMassivelyOp ︎24 Aug 2024LOTRO Legendarium: The quiet failure of LOTRO’s birding hobbyMassivelyOp ︎24 Aug 2024World of Warcraft officially joins in on the War Within spoiler party with major story cutscenesMassivelyOp ︎24 Aug 2024Hotfixes: August 23, 2024Official ︎23 Aug 2024Black Desert brings Seoul to PC September 12, tweaks boats on console, adds treasure material exchange on mobileMassivelyOp ︎23 Aug 2024The War Within Now Live, WoWCast, Enhanced L70 Boost Refresh, and more!Official ︎23 Aug 2024NCsoft Q2 2024: NCsoft says it’s not shifting focus away from MMORPGsMassivelyOp ︎22 Aug 2024World of Warcraft: The War Within Early Access Now Live!Official ︎22 Aug 2024The War Within Update NotesOfficial ︎22 Aug 2024Hotfixes: August 22, 2024Official ︎