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. […]20 Sep 2024Hotfixes: September 19, 2024Official ︎19 Sep 2024Dungeons and Dragons Online gets ready to test its own subscription-only 64-bit serverMassivelyOp ︎19 Sep 2024Season of Discovery Phase 5 Arrives 26 SeptemberOfficial ︎19 Sep 2024New World is running a contest to put a player-designed cooking recipe into the gameMassivelyOp ︎19 Sep 2024LOTRO gives a development update on kinship revamp delay, 4K resolution, and Elf avatarsMassivelyOp ︎19 Sep 2024Hotfixes: September 18, 2024Official ︎19 Sep 2024Bosses from Morning Light Tales?!Steam ︎18 Sep 2024Star Trek Online activates the new Dimensional Typhoon event, Neverwinter reworks battlepassMassivelyOp ︎18 Sep 2024Nerub-ar Palace Mythic, Story Mode, Raid Finder Wing 2 Now Live!Official ︎18 Sep 2024Cataclysm Classic: The Molten Front Now Live!Official ︎17 Sep 2024Update 44 Now Live on the Public Test Server!Steam ︎17 Sep 2024Hotfixes: September 17, 2024Official ︎17 Sep 2024For the first time in 20 years, World of Warcraft will let solo players fight its hardest boss in a new 'Story Mode' raid difficultyPC Gamer ︎17 Sep 2024Elder Scrolls Online begins testing update 44 – and its new DLC-esque paid companionsMassivelyOp ︎17 Sep 2024Black Desert’s latest expansion videos highlight an orchestra playing traditional Korean instrumentsMassivelyOp ︎17 Sep 2024Hotfixes: September 16, 2024Official ︎16 Sep 2024In this upcoming Netflix documentary, parents discover their son's other life in World of Warcraft after he died of a degenerative muscular diseasePC Gamer ︎16 Sep 2024World of Warcraft players can get a new tabard from shopping at Kroger grocery storesMassivelyOp ︎16 Sep 2024SWTOR Galactic Season Objectives: September 17 - October 14Steam ︎16 Sep 2024The Race to World First in Nerub-ar Palace Begins This Week!Official ︎16 Sep 2024Netflix documentary chronicles a World of Warcraft player’s passing – and his impact on the communityMassivelyOp ︎16 Sep 2024New World’s Aeternum open beta ends with a small lift in concurrent PC playersMassivelyOp ︎16 Sep 2024Thank You for Joining the New World: Aeternum Open BetaSteam ︎16 Sep 2024Letter from the Producer LIVE Part LXXXIII Set for September 28Steam ︎16 Sep 2024Wisdom of Nym: Speculating on the future of the next Final Fantasy XIV level cap increaseMassivelyOp ︎16 Sep 2024Roleplaying Elder Scrolls Online players raise red flags over automated chat moderationMassivelyOp ︎15 Sep 2024LOTRO Legendarium: How LOTRO’s cosmetic system should be overhauledMassivelyOp ︎15 Sep 2024Blizzard is working with, uh, Blizzard to celebrate World of Warcraft's 20th anniversary with some Overwatch 2 skinsVG247 ︎14 Sep 2024LOTRO’s September is full of pirates, birthdays, and treasure bugansMassivelyOp ︎14 Sep 2024World of Warcraft whips the community into a frenzy over War Within delve hotfixesMassivelyOp ︎14 Sep 2024Hotfixes: September 13, 2024Official ︎13 Sep 2024The War Within Season 1, Molten Front and Season of Discovery Phase 5, and More!Official ︎13 Sep 2024Black Desert Console confirms next season server and Dosa class will arrive October 2MassivelyOp ︎13 Sep 2024The New World: Aeternum Open Beta is Now LiveSteam ︎13 Sep 2024New World’s Aeternum open beta on PC and console has officially begunMassivelyOp ︎