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The MOP Up: Broken Ranks throws new content at you In Cold Blood
Broken Ranks has released a new content drop titled 'In Cold Blood,' which challenges level 140 players with the Monastery of the Order of the Forgotten Dawn for legendary gear. This article also rounds up other recent MMO news, including updates for RIFT, The Finals, Myth of Empires: Throne, Toram, Conan Exiles Enhanced, PlanetSide 2, Guild Wars 2, DC Universe Online, World War II Online, Neverwinter, Sea of Thieves, Magic Online, and Wizard101, as well as announcements from Ankama and the confirmation of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.
The MOP Up: Conan Exiles Enhanced has saddles to dye for
This week's MOP Up covers several MMO updates, including saddle dyeing for Conan Exiles, new titles in RIFT, and a dungeon difficulty system for TERA Console. Sea of Thieves' new mode has developer concerns, while War Thunder saw over 1.3 million players during an event. Other news includes updates for World War II Online, DC Universe Online, Fortnite Zero Build, RavenQuest, Myth of Empires: Throne, Fallout 76, MU Pocket Knights, BitCraft, and No Man's Sky.
RIFT celebrates the return of the great and grand Unicornalia
The MMO RIFT is currently hosting its annual Unicornalia festival, which celebrates unicorns and runs until May 28th. Players can complete daily quests and participate in "Hooves and Horns" events to earn chaos motes, which can be exchanged for a unicorn mount, with options for both light and dark varieties.
MMO Week in Review: The Only Way to the Cradle of War
This week's MMO news roundup covers major announcements from EVE Online's Cradle of War expansion and Star Citizen's alpha 4.8 Tactical Strike. Guild Wars 2 launched The Only Way update, while Amazon's Lord of the Rings MMORPG fate remains uncertain. NCsoft and Pearl Abyss reported strong financial quarters, and various other MMOs like Farever, EverQuest Legends, and Subnautica 2 were discussed.
RIFT is kicking off a Bloodstorm PvP tournament with an 11,500-credit prize pool
Gamigo is launching a limited-time Player versus Player event for RIFT called Bloodstorm, starting tomorrow and concluding on May 19th. Players earn points by getting kills in PvP activities, with the top 10 winners receiving titles and credits, including an 11,500-credit prize pool.
RIFT releases a small tweak patch and confirms the return of Reclaimer servers
RIFT has announced the return of its Reclaimer servers, allowing players to transfer characters from specific old shards to active servers. Additionally, a small patch has been released that reduces cooldowns for friend summoning skills, removes duplicate images, and fixes a crash issue. Both the Reclaimer servers and the patch are now live.
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs that indulge in character multiclassing and subclassing
This article lists ten MMORPGs that feature multiclassing or subclassing systems, allowing players to combine different classes for unique character builds. Games like City of Heroes, Dungeons and Dragons Online, and Elder Scrolls Online are highlighted for their robust or mandatory multiclassing mechanics.
Gamigo’s MMORPG RIFT launches new fox mounts as dataminers uncover new armor set
Gamigo's MMORPG RIFT has received new fox mounts, Demon Kitsune and Soulborne Kitsune, in its latest update. Dataminers also uncovered a new armor set, potentially named the Crimson Dominion Set or Garb of the Nightstalker, though it has not yet been implemented in-game. The lore associated with the armor set references the Shadow Planes and Astral Realm, which are not established locations in the game's cosmology.
Perfect Ten: Old MMORPGs we used to talk about all the time but aren’t mentioned today
This article discusses ten MMORPGs that were once highly anticipated and frequently discussed but have since faded into obscurity. Games like Tabula Rasa, RIFT, Mythos, The Secret World, and Marvel Heroes are highlighted, with reasons for their decline ranging from studio closures and mismanagement to shifting player interest and lack of sustained development.
The MOP Up: Crimson Desert previews upcoming features and improvements
Pearl Abyss has outlined upcoming improvements for Crimson Desert, including boss rematches, optional difficulty settings, new character skills, and UI updates. This preview also touches on other MMO news, such as Hearthstone Battlegrounds Season 13, Sky: Children of Light's "Days of Nature" event, and server merges for Uncharted Waters Origin.
Gamigo is letting RIFT fans rescue their old characters from long-closed servers
Gamigo is allowing RIFT players to retrieve characters from previously closed servers like Seastone, Hailol, Faeblight, and Bloodiron. Players must file a support ticket to initiate the transfer, which will move characters to the Laethys shard for North America or Brisesol for Europe by default, though specific destination shards can be requested. Mail, auctions, guilds, and vaults will not be transferred.
The MOP Up: EverQuest hauls out the final Shattering of Ro raid bosses
EverQuest has launched the final tier of its Shattering of Ro raids, introducing three new challenging bosses. The article also rounds up other recent MMO news, including updates for RIFT, MU Online, MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, Craftopia, Sky: Children of Light, Star Trek Online, and DK Online, as well as layoffs at Ubisoft's Red Storm studio.
The MOP Up: Trove tests ‘tiny quests’ missions for your allies
Trove is testing a new 'Tiny Quests' system that allows players to send allies on short adventures for experience and loot. This week's news roundup also includes updates on World War II Online's fundraising, RIFT's Arclight Ascendancy event, and Terraria's successful 1.4.5 update, which saw a significant player spike.
Against the odds, RIFT reaches its 15th anniversary and hands out free patron time
The MMORPG RIFT is celebrating its 15th anniversary with a returning in-game event, the Carnival of the Ascended, running until March 19th. Gamigo is offering three free days of Patron subscription time via a voucher and has implemented in-game boosts until March 8th.