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 Nov 2024New World Aeternum: Post-Launch Dev UpdateSteam ︎25 Nov 2024Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s Crossroads story beats are decidedly oddMassivelyOp ︎25 Nov 2024LOTRO continues extensive Moria rework, readies progression servers for next stepsMassivelyOp ︎24 Nov 2024Final Fantasy 14 Mobile is starting at the beginning, but not necessarily the beginning you might be hoping forVG247 ︎23 Nov 2024Hotfixes: November 22, 2024Official ︎22 Nov 2024WoW Weekly Wrap-Up: WoW Classic 20th Anniversary Edition and More!Official ︎22 Nov 2024Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV Mobile might not be for you, and that’s fineMassivelyOp ︎22 Nov 2024So the WoW Classic Classic fresh start anniversary launch last night was pretty smoothMassivelyOp ︎22 Nov 2024Final Fantasy XIV Mobile devs promise the game will be more than a ‘bite-sized mobile experience’MassivelyOp ︎21 Nov 2024WoW Classic Classic launches tonight with fresh progression servers and some changesMassivelyOp ︎21 Nov 2024Public Test Server Update: Changes and FixesSteam ︎21 Nov 2024Black Desert releases villainous turkeys on PC once more and applies new class skills on mobileMassivelyOp ︎21 Nov 2024New World is merging 12 of its crossplay servers just weeks after the Aeternum launchMassivelyOp ︎21 Nov 2024Lord of the Rings Online aims to revamp Mines of Moria’s instancesMassivelyOp ︎21 Nov 2024Defend the Honor of High Isle during the Legacy of the Bretons Celebration EventSteam ︎21 Nov 2024The WoW Classic Classic anniversary rollout is getting an Oceania server after allMassivelyOp ︎21 Nov 2024Hotfixes: November 20, 2024Official ︎20 Nov 2024LOTRO Legendarium: Riding out into Lord of the Rings Online’s Legacy of MorgothMassivelyOp ︎20 Nov 2024The patch notes for tomorrow’s WoW Classic and WoW Classic Classic update are upon usMassivelyOp ︎20 Nov 2024Square-Enix and Lightspeed Studio officially announce Final Fantasy XIV MobileMassivelyOp ︎20 Nov 2024Final Fantasy 14 Mobile is a thing, so you'll soon be able to "make Eorzea a better place through the bonds of friendship" while sitting on the toiletVG247 ︎19 Nov 2024Star Wars: The Old Republic will give away inactive character names in December, so if you want to protect your own personal Glup Shitto you better log in before thenPC Gamer ︎19 Nov 2024Live Now: "Godspawn," First Major Update for Guild Wars 2: Janthir WildsSteam ︎19 Nov 2024Flameseeker Chronicles: Hands-on with Godspawn, Guild Wars 2’s latest releaseMassivelyOp ︎19 Nov 2024As Guild Wars 2 continues to refine its new annual expansion cycle, today's major update adds its first raid in over 5 yearsPC Gamer ︎19 Nov 2024The Soapbox: The War Within is the best World of Warcraft’s endgame has ever beenMassivelyOp ︎19 Nov 2024LOTRO would love for kinships and players to own multiple homesMassivelyOp ︎19 Nov 2024Dual spec and no buff/debuff limits are coming to the WoW Classic anniversary realmsMassivelyOp ︎19 Nov 2024Hotfixes: November 18, 2024Official ︎18 Nov 2024Wisdom of Nym: Initial impressions of Final Fantasy XIV’s Crossroads dungeon and alliance raidMassivelyOp ︎18 Nov 2024Elder Scrolls Online’s former creative director talks about making an MMO under WoW’s influenceMassivelyOp ︎18 Nov 2024World of Warcraft admits that it’s the ‘ship of Theseus of video games’MassivelyOp ︎18 Nov 2024New World revives Turkulon for Thanksgiving with a delicious new flail skinMassivelyOp ︎17 Nov 202412 years on, Star Wars: The Old Republic is still kicking, with revamped graphics and new story content coming soonPC Gamer ︎17 Nov 2024Guild Wars 2 shows off the new legendary spear coming on November 19MassivelyOp ︎