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. […]25 Jun 2024Patch 7.0 Notes (Preliminary)Steam ︎24 Jun 2024Summer Medleyfaire 2024Steam ︎24 Jun 2024Wisdom of Nym: MOP’s last-minute prep checklist for Final Fantasy XIV DawntrailMassivelyOp ︎24 Jun 2024Black Desert celebrates its 10th anniversary with a brand-new class: a pipe-smoking swordsman who can summon an army of ghost archersPC Gamer ︎24 Jun 2024Final Fantasy XIV sets an aetheryte in London ahead of Dawntrail’s launchMassivelyOp ︎23 Jun 2024Heidel Ball 2024: Black Desert is adding Seoul and the Dosa class, then going to the pastMassivelyOp ︎22 Jun 2024LOTRO Legendarium: LOTRO announces its next legendary servers, Angmar and MordorMassivelyOp ︎22 Jun 2024Final Fantasy XIV reminds players to prepare for Dawntrail’s early access periodMassivelyOp ︎22 Jun 2024Hotfixes: June 21, 2024Official ︎21 Jun 2024This Week in Aeternum: Welcome to the Eternal IsleSteam ︎21 Jun 2024World of Warcraft ignites this year’s Midsummer Fire FestivalMassivelyOp ︎21 Jun 2024Funcom’s Joel Bylos explains why Dune Awakening is an actual, factual MMOMassivelyOp ︎21 Jun 2024Ignite Your Summer with the Midsummer Fire Festival!Official ︎20 Jun 2024Star Trek Online’s Unparalleled update arrives on consoles todayMassivelyOp ︎20 Jun 2024Guild Wars 2 previews Janthir Wilds’ land spears for Elementalists, Mesmers, and RevenantsMassivelyOp ︎20 Jun 2024Spear Me the Details: Mesmer, Revenant, and ElementalistSteam ︎20 Jun 2024World of Warcraft’s Ion Hazzikostas and Morgan Day talk about raid difficulty and defensive balanceMassivelyOp ︎20 Jun 2024New World’s new video series is set on explaining the game to prospective console playersMassivelyOp ︎20 Jun 2024Here’s how to watch the keynote for Black Desert’s Heidel Ball in a French castle this weekendMassivelyOp ︎20 Jun 2024Blizzard promises a ‘robust footprint’ at Gamescom for WoW, Diablo, and Overwatch 2 celebrationsMassivelyOp ︎20 Jun 2024PSA: Elder Scrolls Online gifts all subscribers with a free… dragon camel?MassivelyOp ︎19 Jun 2024Black Desert plans Heidel Ball watch party, deploys major combat and stat system updateMassivelyOp ︎19 Jun 2024Final Fantasy XIV posts its schedule for 48-hour maintenance ahead of DawntrailMassivelyOp ︎19 Jun 2024Final Fantasy 14 braces for Dawntrail login queues with plans to limit travel and crack down on AFK playersRPS ︎19 Jun 2024LOTRO Legendarium: Am I excited at all for Amazon’s Lord of the Rings MMO?MassivelyOp ︎19 Jun 2024Regarding Congestion During Dawntrail's LaunchSteam ︎18 Jun 2024Elder Scrolls Online’s Gold Road chapter is now live on Xbox and PlayStationMassivelyOp ︎18 Jun 2024Final Fantasy XIV updates players on expectations of server congestion at Dawntrail’s launchMassivelyOp ︎18 Jun 2024SGF 2024: Hands-on with NCsoft’s long-awaited Throne and Liberty, launching September 17MassivelyOp ︎17 Jun 2024Warcraft Short Story: "The Lilac and the Stone"Official ︎17 Jun 2024Wisdom of Nym: Musings on Final Fantasy XIV’s last live letter before DawntrailMassivelyOp ︎17 Jun 2024Final Fantasy XIV announces a fan gathering event at London, which books up almost immediatelyMassivelyOp ︎17 Jun 2024Blizzard is considering following in Final Fantasy 14's footsteps and adding a story mode to legacy World of Warcraft raidsVG247 ︎16 Jun 2024Senior World of Warcraft dev says we might see single player 'story mode' versions of legacy raids in the futurePC Gamer ︎16 Jun 2024John Hight, head of the Warcraft franchise, is leaving Blizzard after almost 13 years at the companyVG247 ︎