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. […]28 Jun 2024Executive Producer Letter - Q2 2024Steam ︎28 Jun 2024ESO’s July 2024 Survival GuideSteam ︎28 Jun 2024Black Desert Mobile schedules its own Heidel Ball presentation on July 27MassivelyOp ︎28 Jun 2024PSA: New World throttles back on its character transfer cooldown timerMassivelyOp ︎28 Jun 2024Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail’s early access sees predictable queues, emerging issuesMassivelyOp ︎28 Jun 2024Amazon Games shares its long focus approach while saying that the Lord of the Rings MMO is ‘not too far away’MassivelyOp ︎28 Jun 2024This year’s Steam Summer Sale brings another collection of bargains for MMORPG fansMassivelyOp ︎28 Jun 2024Heidel Ball 2024: The streets of the real Heidel of Black DesertMassivelyOp ︎28 Jun 2024Star Wars: The Old Republic celebrates its first year under Broadsword’s bannerMassivelyOp ︎28 Jun 2024Raph Koster’s new MMORPG is called Stars Reach, and yes, it’s basically Star Wars Galaxies 2MassivelyOp ︎28 Jun 2024After a delay, WoW Classic’s Season of Discovery Phase 4 targets July 11MassivelyOp ︎28 Jun 2024Early Access for FINAL FANTASY XIV: Dawntrail Begins!Steam ︎28 Jun 2024Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail is now open for early accessMassivelyOp ︎27 Jun 2024Guild Wars 2’s land spears beta is officially underway – even for F2P accountsMassivelyOp ︎27 Jun 2024Game Update 7.5b Patch NotesSteam ︎27 Jun 2024Play the Spear Beta Event Today!Steam ︎27 Jun 2024Season of Discovery Phase 4 Goes Live 11 July!Official ︎27 Jun 2024Elder Scrolls Online makes its Clockwork City DLC free during JulyMassivelyOp ︎27 Jun 2024Star Wars The Old Republic modernizes Nar Shadda and addresses venture and event issues with patch 7.5bMassivelyOp ︎27 Jun 2024Vitae Aeternum: A new theory on what went wrong with New World’s 2024 plansMassivelyOp ︎27 Jun 2024Final Fantasy XIV posts its brand-new Tural tourism site ahead of Dawntrail’s early accessMassivelyOp ︎26 Jun 2024Black Desert revamps quests on PC, unites gathering tools on console, and increases rewards on mobileMassivelyOp ︎26 Jun 2024Anniversary Spotlight—Venture into Vvardenfell & Seht’s RealmSteam ︎26 Jun 2024Lord of the Rings Online expands testing on new cooperative crafting eventMassivelyOp ︎26 Jun 2024FFXIV’s 7.0 patch gears up for Dawntrail by polishing its graphics, hiding quest-giver crowds and making stealth quests less annoyingRPS ︎26 Jun 2024Star Wars Galaxies is 21 years old today as the rogue server community marches onwardMassivelyOp ︎26 Jun 2024As Black Desert Online celebrates its tenth anniversary, Pearl Abyss reveals the future of its MMO lies thousands of years in the pastPC Gamer ︎26 Jun 2024Final Fantasy XIV fans assemble 300 fans to play an Endwalker tribute medleyMassivelyOp ︎25 Jun 2024Heidel Ball RecapSteam ︎25 Jun 2024Fractured’s latest early access patch adds an optional sub, token exchange, and cosmetic perksMassivelyOp ︎25 Jun 2024New World Update 5.0.3Steam ︎25 Jun 2024A First Look at Homesteads: Exclusive Preview from PC GamerSteam ︎25 Jun 2024New World fills its summer drought with the Summer Medleyfaire, starting this weekMassivelyOp ︎25 Jun 2024Guild Wars 2’s new housing looks like WildStar’s islands plus the old Hall of MonumentsMassivelyOp ︎25 Jun 2024Final Fantasy XIV posts the preliminary patch notes for DawntrailMassivelyOp ︎