Dungeons and Dragons Online’s war against server lag is waging on the actual landscape itself, as this past week’s Update 75.3 made changes to the scenery in the name of performance improvements. (Thanks Mick!)
“Extensive work has been done to clean up incorrectly flagged decorative objects which were being tracked by the server and causing our garbage collection processes to back up when under heavy load conditions,” SSG said. “Certain rock formations and walkable trees have had their physics simplified. These objects were found to be excessively complex and were taxing the server.”
And this is just the beginning of the rest of the news! Read on for a roundup of other smaller MMO news stories and videos from this past week in this edition of The MOP Up (and if you don’t see a news story that we should have covered, drop us a tip)!
Among Us and Genshin Impact are doing a weird small little collab!
Destiny: Rising topped the charts on both the App Store and Google Play. Have you tried this out yet?
Uncharted Waters Origin added a “production” system that allows players to craft handmade items.
“Dear players, we’ve listened to your feedback and decided to make a number of changes to ensure that you can look forward to improved item drops and a better gaming experience in future,” Aion Classic’s devs said.
World of Warcraft invited PvPers to sign up for its Arena World Championship.
Dota 2’s The International 2025 played out over this past week.
Tencent said that it’s done making derivative franchises, preferring to pivot to more evergreen titles.
BitCraft Online pumped out a small quality-of-life and bug fix patch, adding amulets to the game.
Wildgate buffed its ship windows and continued to fine-tune hardpoints.
Star Trek Online published a new short story called “Kings & Queens — Of Circuits and Souls.”
Did flying sink BioWare’s Anthem? A former developer talked about how the “on-again, off-again” system was symptomatic of the studio’s dysfunction.
Path of Exile 1 has something fun coming next month: “As we announced earlier this year, we’re aiming for a four-month release cycle for both games, which puts the 3.27 launch around the end of October.”
MU Online’s latest patch has some excellent gear to craft: “With this update, players can now craft the first tier of Legendary Weapons, Shields, and Armor, known as the Temple Guard Set. Legendary gear sits above Mastery Tier 10 equipment.”
Frosthaven posted its early access roadmap through next summer:
Apex Legends invites you to experience its Wild Iron event:
Vigor’s swamp-themed Tempest season arrived last week:
Check out the latest anthem, “Last Shot,” from Valorant:
The MMO industry pumps out more and more news every year – no site could possibly cover everything. That’s why we gather together all the extras every week in The MOP Up, our a weekly compilation of MMO info we don’t want lost in the cracks of time. Send us your news bits through our tips line!
