<![CDATA[ Latest from PC Gamer in Mmo ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:17:59 +0000 en <![CDATA[ There's just no good reason why WoW's story mode raids aren't available right away—and I'm saying that as someone who cleared normal just fine last month ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/theres-just-no-good-reason-why-wows-story-mode-raids-arent-available-right-away-and-im-saying-that-as-someone-who-cleared-normal-just-fine-last-month/ DPkFjVX5iFb5HfbKgqU9NZ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:17:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ WoW's latest raid cinematic could be the start of a massive story retcon for its worst expansion ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/wows-latest-raid-cinematic-could-be-the-start-of-a-massive-story-retcon-for-its-worst-expansion/ or2npjGiYjqdqjKnWDjQyc Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:33:04 +0000 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:29:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ World of Warcraft secret hunters perform synchronized dance in a 40-player raid group to finally solve a year-old puzzle, proving they will do anything for a new outfit ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/world-of-warcraft-secret-hunters-perform-synchronized-dance-in-a-40-player-raid-group-to-finally-solve-a-year-old-puzzle-proving-they-will-do-anything-for-a-new-outfit/ Kirtef5dV7TFYBfnpftLf4 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:26:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ WoW players are beating Mythic+ dungeons at a rapid pace, and it's raising fears about difficulty ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/wow-players-are-beating-mythic-dungeons-at-a-rapid-pace-and-its-raising-fears-about-difficulty/ JzyJE5Y26WvpAKZEBb9FYb Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:30:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Clever WoW players exploited bugs and some poor little rats to try and kill a Midnight raid boss early, but Blizzard was one step ahead ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/clever-wow-players-exploited-bugs-and-some-poor-little-rats-to-try-and-kill-a-midnight-raid-boss-early-but-blizzard-was-one-step-ahead/ CMyKiLmKTTEDBRtVSiEWQJ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:48:39 +0000 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:38:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ WoW to get an official pride event, based on a community run that's raised money for 12 years ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/wow-to-get-an-official-pride-event-based-on-a-community-run-thats-raised-money-for-12-years/ qPv4nmnSgg4X33QMNM3fV8 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:51:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Discussion: Is it okay for an MMO expansion's launch to be buggy? ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/discussion-is-it-okay-for-an-mmo-expansions-launch-to-be-buggy/ d6gLqjRP4n7CsZiRV2ouGK Sat, 28 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0000 Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:10:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pro World of Warcraft player disconnects mid-fight because he forgot to renew his subscription before Midnight's world first race: 'I actually bought a WoW token, I forgot to use it' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/pro-world-of-warcraft-player-disconnects-mid-fight-because-he-forgot-to-renew-his-subscription-before-midnights-world-first-race-i-actually-bought-a-wow-token-i-forgot-to-use-it/ Md6d6feSzvTP7KXSQiY2r Thu, 26 Mar 2026 23:33:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Neuralink patient raiding in World of Warcraft after only 100 days of having the implant installed calls it 'pure magic… exploring Azeroth hands-free at full speed' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/neuralink-patient-raiding-in-world-of-warcraft-after-only-100-days-of-having-the-implant-installed-calls-it-pure-magic-exploring-azeroth-hands-free-at-full-speed/ R4yCrh7Fm288x6jcNNQ5QC Thu, 26 Mar 2026 22:22:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Final Fantasy 14's Japanese age rating gets a bump, and it's all because of screenshots ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/final-fantasy-14s-japanese-age-rating-gets-a-bump-and-its-all-because-of-screenshots/ AREN9crvVQJgFRg26LTdJW Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:52:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ World of Warcraft: Midnight review ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/world-of-warcraft-midnight-review/ dH83jJT7teLnWDrJxth7UU Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:32:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ WoW player finds out it costs 25 gold more for them per dungeon to use their mitigation ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/wow-player-finds-out-it-costs-25-gold-more-for-them-per-dungeon-to-use-their-mitigation/ uCcroW5sm9X3KTUQ89xmC8 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:55:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Infamous World of Warcraft guild exploits its way to a world first in new Midnight raid until Blizzard says its instant 300 million damage doesn't count ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/infamous-world-of-warcraft-guild-exploits-its-way-to-a-world-first-in-new-midnight-raid-until-blizzard-says-its-instant-300-million-damage-doesnt-count/ R489wDmcd9qtBo2jR9qogL Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:28:58 +0000 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 23:13:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ EverQuest Legends is classic EverQuest, but for people who don't have time for MMOs anymore ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/everquest-legends-announcement/ MufFv9fXmqt9f9jccnNZXN Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:38:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Cult online action RPG Marvel Heroes, after more than eight years offline, has player-run servers at last ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/cult-online-action-rpg-marvel-heroes-after-more-than-eight-years-offline-has-player-run-servers-at-last/ RoKvxz6UZWHpDyr9y4u44W Sun, 22 Mar 2026 23:37:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ That Dragon Quest MMO still isn't coming to the west, but it is getting a Gemini-powered AI slime companion ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/that-dragon-quest-mmo-still-isnt-coming-to-the-west-but-it-is-getting-a-gemini-powered-ai-slime-companion/ FnJ4KDysmJ3YooYi4tYhYe Sun, 22 Mar 2026 17:53:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ World of Warcraft: Midnight's class balancing is steering the MMO headfirst into a mistake that's been haunting FF14 for years ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/world-of-warcraft-midnights-class-balancing-is-steering-the-mmo-headfirst-into-a-mistake-thats-been-haunting-ff14-for-years/ mmqoxDzbaQ2zrGVroi2XiH Sat, 21 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ World of Warcraft players go back to work on a year-old mystery after one of them accidentally unlocks the 10th orb in a puzzle hidden in the new Midnight expansion ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/world-of-warcraft-players-go-back-to-work-on-a-year-old-mystery-after-one-of-them-accidentally-unlocks-the-10th-orb-in-a-puzzle-hidden-in-the-new-midnight-expansion/ LmCtUoj9uYmqPKHegCcv5Z Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:07:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Our idea of Azeroth could have looked very different, because Jeff Kaplan said he 'really wanted WoW to be first-person' in its early days: 'I argued a lot for that' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/our-idea-of-azeroth-could-have-looked-very-different-because-jeff-kaplan-said-he-really-wanted-wow-to-be-first-person-in-its-early-days-i-argued-a-lot-for-that/ yQtp25oPBMxsiSEmFFrbuN Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:32:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ FF14's most determined challenge runner finally hits a wall after 1,000 hours, then unveils a backup strategy that took 233 days to prepare in secret: 'I wanted so badly to tell people' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/ff14s-most-determined-challenge-runner-finally-hits-a-wall-after-1-000-hours-then-unveils-a-backup-strategy-that-took-233-days-to-prepare-in-secret-i-wanted-so-badly-to-tell-people/ t9TreuZgxxjBur7JLfVwNB Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:54:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Blizzard struggles to balance its Abundance world event in a way that makes anybody happy, with recent potential nerfs making it even more stressful to optimize ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/blizzard-struggles-to-balance-its-abundance-world-event-in-a-way-that-makes-anybody-happy-with-recent-potential-nerfs-making-it-even-more-stressful-to-optimize/ 8h9eZ5xTzewjNsmrnPG6dB Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:23:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Question time: How many of you actually care about going fast in an MMO dungeon? ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/question-time-how-many-of-you-actually-care-about-going-fast-in-an-mmo-dungeon/ mQ4JnR7JbCrkbYsVQcYtFg Sat, 14 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 2 years after its announcement, FF14's monster-taming Beastmaster job finally arrives this year, along with what looks like a Slay the Spire-esque roguelike mode ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/2-years-after-its-announcement-ff14s-monster-taming-beastmaster-job-finally-arrives-this-year-along-with-what-looks-like-a-slay-the-spire-esque-roguelike-mode/ KN4eum3ryPMK5bovpC7QDY Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:46:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Former EVE Online developers are building a society simulation MMO where your character keeps playing even after you log off ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/former-eve-online-developers-are-building-a-society-simulation-mmo-where-your-character-keeps-playing-even-after-you-log-off/ fgqdBL4xiqfH2jVKJUaTkA Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:12:45 +0000 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:30:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ WoW's questing system was inspired by a playtest that didn't work out as planned, because the testers didn't play MMOs and had no idea what they were supposed to do: 'I ran out of quests right away!' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/wows-questing-system-was-inspired-by-a-playtest-that-didnt-work-out-as-planned-because-the-testers-didnt-play-mmos-and-had-no-idea-what-they-were-supposed-to-do-i-ran-out-of-quests-right-away/ kWBKaAQEjmGmLsfp8Hm7YK Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:59:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Playing World of Warcraft with a controller might become my preferred playstyle thanks to this excellent gamepad-friendly addon that's letting me enjoy Azeroth from my couch ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/playing-world-of-warcraft-with-a-controller-might-become-my-preferred-playstyle-thanks-to-this-excellent-gamepad-friendly-addon-thats-letting-me-enjoy-azeroth-from-my-couch/ mmn4w2fDPJyGvQkmSHyT6N Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:34:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ A terrible quest in vanilla WoW 'holds a really special place in my heart', says Jeff Kaplan, but was also 'the hubris of a junior game designer who thinks he's clever but is actually a dipsh*t' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/a-terrible-quest-in-vanilla-wow-holds-a-really-special-place-in-my-heart-says-jeff-kaplan-but-was-also-the-hubris-of-a-junior-game-designer-who-thinks-hes-clever-but-is-actually-a-dipsh-t/ JUP3yuiqaq3hJpFG8YeZQb Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:46:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ WoW's Horde/Alliance split was 'really controversial', says Jeff Kaplan, to the point where it was only locked in 9-12 months before the game's launch ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/wows-horde-alliance-split-was-really-controversial-says-jeff-kaplan-to-the-point-where-it-was-only-locked-in-9-12-months-before-the-games-launch/ sVstAFUUsapYrpAzH56pED Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:42:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Blizzard nerfed this WoW item, but players found an even better loophole that allowed them to travel across the planet every 2 minutes ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/blizzard-nerfed-this-wow-item-but-players-found-an-even-better-loophole-that-allowed-them-to-travel-across-the-planet-every-2-minutes/ 268whxmsHYssNNYMSELxEF Tue, 10 Mar 2026 19:48:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ RuneScape's monthly membership now costs as much as a World of Warcraft subscription as Jagex announces its second price hike in less than 2 years ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/runescapes-monthly-membership-now-costs-as-much-as-a-world-of-warcraft-subscription-as-jagex-announces-its-second-price-hike-in-less-than-2-years/ nauXWdiGm3AVAp4igA8yyk Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:14:36 +0000 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:24:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ WoW: Midnight's new Prey mechanic is the coolest system the MMO's added in a while, but it needs to be meaner—even on lower difficulties ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/wow-midnights-new-prey-mechanic-is-the-coolest-system-the-mmos-added-in-a-while-but-it-needs-to-be-meaner-even-on-lower-difficulties/ u9gNb9wfqPPtTVVrGyNN6W Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:54:58 +0000 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:06:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Still humming with life 21 years later, Konami's Master of Epic is a wonderful time capsule of the experimental early MMORPG era ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/still-humming-with-life-21-years-later-konamis-master-of-epic-is-a-wonderful-time-capsule-of-the-experimental-early-mmorpg-era/ rruxqx43JTFaQyn3qVqnQm Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:19:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ WoW's recent revamp of Silvermoon for Midnight is so good, I'm starting to wonder if the MMO's model of a 'new exciting continent every 2-3 years' was ever the right way ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/wows-recent-revamp-of-silvermoon-for-midnight-is-so-good-im-starting-to-wonder-if-the-mmos-model-of-a-new-exciting-continent-every-2-3-years-was-ever-the-right-way/ AWJqyzSR7bg9SgnDJDrafX Sat, 07 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ah yikes, World of Warcraft: Midnight's otherwise solid housing system is soured by its premium currency, which makes you 'minimize leftovers' even though Blizzard said it wouldn't ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/ah-yikes-world-of-warcraft-midnights-otherwise-solid-housing-system-is-soured-by-its-premium-currency-which-makes-you-minimize-leftovers-even-though-blizzard-said-it-wouldnt/ vdZJXaLfQYqFw4HK6Kydya Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:17:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ After playing a bunch of Midnight, I don't think I miss WoW's combat addons or my old class design at all ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/after-playing-a-bunch-of-midnight-i-dont-think-i-miss-wows-combat-addons-or-my-old-class-design-at-all/ jt5MYpMPwDjiFwGhZUgxhi Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:28:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Final Fantasy 11, a 23-year-old MMO, is getting so many new players it's having to stop character creation on its busiest server ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/final-fantasy-11-a-23-year-old-mmo-is-getting-so-many-new-players-its-having-to-stop-character-creation-on-its-busiest-server/ xVqhxWbqqpAX332syNk27H Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:14:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to open the Rookery Cache in WoW Midnight ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/rookery-cache/ qmEqkGNGSFKL9hDU3P43bf Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:12:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ How many of these MMORPGs can you name in just 6 minutes based on a handful of vague details? ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/how-many-of-these-mmorpgs-can-you-name-in-just-6-minutes-based-on-a-handful-of-vague-details/ SMcnpfXUvALs8gDyJs2MbM Thu, 05 Mar 2026 02:10:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ A 9,999,999 gold painting in World of Warcraft: Midnight sent secret finders on a hunt for the ultimate discount and one thrifty player finally figured it out ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/a-9-999-999-gold-painting-in-world-of-warcraft-midnight-sent-secret-finders-on-a-hunt-for-the-ultimate-discount-and-one-thrifty-player-finally-figured-it-out/ qf5fJWkAzD7HsTHTfpfjaY Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:05:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ World of Warcraft: Midnight player proves that you only need a single button and a clever build to heal your dungeon party ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/world-of-warcraft-midnight-player-proves-that-you-only-need-a-single-button-and-a-clever-build-to-heal-your-dungeon-party/ ySnogh2sNmGthuWLLkfZeR Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:15:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ World of Warcraft: Midnight players found an empty campsite that references 2019's planet-hopping puzzler Outer Wilds ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/world-of-warcraft-midnight-players-found-an-empty-campsite-that-references-2019s-planet-hopping-puzzler-outer-wilds/ vjodruSVrDgNg3SNtnUUQh Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:01:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ WoW's new allied race in Midnight, the Haranir, has a model clipping issue with dozens of gear items—a problem that's been on the PTR for months ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/wows-new-allied-race-in-midnight-the-haranir-has-a-model-clipping-issue-with-dozens-of-gear-items-a-problem-thats-been-on-the-ptr-for-months/ ySASwRM6WHqGYk6GjxGVzR Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:22:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ World of Warcraft: Midnight's 'stay a while and listen' monologues might've just heavily hinted at a future big bad ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/world-of-warcraft-midnights-stay-a-while-and-listen-monologues-mightve-just-heavily-hinted-at-a-future-big-bad/ 9xcmpk5muWDBdtzVSaggSh Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:50:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Sorry I can't hear you over the roar of the Sunwell': World of Warcraft players beg Blizzard to turn the volume down on the giant crackling beam in the sky ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/sorry-i-cant-hear-you-over-the-roar-of-the-sunwell-world-of-warcraft-players-beg-blizzard-to-turn-the-volume-down-on-the-giant-crackling-beam-in-the-sky/ d25yrFgtCdMwcjJZxHCdqN Sun, 01 Mar 2026 21:16:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ World of Warcraft: Midnight's lead composer feels 'very lucky and happy that we're not using generative AI' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/world-of-warcraft-midnights-lead-composer-feels-very-lucky-and-happy-that-were-not-using-generative-ai/ RTXBCXsZmqmmJuWofjHvtP Sun, 01 Mar 2026 20:11:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ World of Warcraft players are once again slaying hundreds of frogs, this time to skin their hides before Blizzard catches them ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/world-of-warcraft-players-are-once-again-slaying-hundreds-of-frogs-this-time-to-skin-their-hides-before-blizzard-catches-them/ BUPsx7ZVCRrvq6gJWmbNzK Sat, 28 Feb 2026 22:30:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ An inaccessible zone in World of Warcraft: Midnight has players convinced it's a clue for the next update ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/an-inaccessible-zone-in-world-of-warcraft-midnight-has-players-convinced-its-a-clue-for-the-next-update/ dhUSAsrW4wABqncoT7oCRX Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:46:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ A medieval MMO that shut down in 2023 after 6 years of early access and less than 1 year of full release is making a surprise comeback ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/a-medieval-mmo-that-shut-down-in-2023-after-6-years-of-early-access-and-less-than-1-year-of-full-release-is-making-a-surprise-comeback/ xUKbSRvHHsEcmGVkahEibc Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:35:38 +0000 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 23:07:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to open the triple-locked safebox in WoW Midnight ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/triple-locked-safebox/ 7N8MSYyeKiACHspMZbhSai Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:27:51 +0000 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:28:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'The Light really did call EVERYBODY': players find Leeory Jenkins, complete with his cloth shoulderpads, defending the Sunwell in World of Warcraft: Midnight ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/the-light-really-did-call-everybody-players-find-leeory-jenkins-complete-with-his-cloth-shoulderpads-defending-the-sunwell-in-world-of-warcraft-midnight/ KStMs3AJQTcA8qYvogwTzP Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:25:06 +0000