Hey everyone! :)

Some of you might remember my post here a while ago, where I shared the game my twin brother and I have been working on! We received a ton of valuable feedback from this community, which has genuinely helped us shape and improve the game over the past year. We just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who took the time to share their thoughts and suggestions. It really means a lot to us!

For those who missed it, after spending over 15 years raiding in WoW, we decided to make the kind of game we always wanted. One where we could experience the challenge and depth of MMO raids without having to rely on a group showing up on time.

Sil and the Fading World is our take on a solo-raiding RPG. It combines the mechanical intensity of MMORPG boss fights (like in WoW or FFXIV) with the loot, buildcrafting, and progression of ARPGs like Diablo or Grim Dawn.

You fight complex, multi-phase raid bosses in third-person combat, dealing with mechanics, managing cooldowns, optimizing rotations, and figuring out your own builds. All balanced around single-player. No guild schedules, no PUG wipes, just you, your build, and your skill!

After more than 5 years of working on this passion project, we're finally part of Steam Next Fest!

We've made a ton of progress since our last post and just released a massive update to our free demo!

Here's some of the new stuff:

• New Rogue Specialization: Assassin, with its own skills, talents, and playstyle
• New Raid: Dunevault, featuring an entirely new raid boss and mechanics
• Visual Progression, so your character's appearance evolves as you gear up
• Increased Level Cap and plenty of new talents to experiment with
• Loot Rework, including new items and item sets
• New Pet System
• Reworked Abyss System for more challenging and replayable endgame content

We're still just two brothers who grew up loving MMORPGs, trying to make the kind of game we always wished existed.

The new demo is completely free to play on Steam

My first mmorpg was runescape, I played it for 3 to 4 years. I recently learned its very different from how it use to be. People play more "efficient" now and dont talk much, theres not much pking or castle wars, its mostly ppl minmax grinding (the opinions I gathered from their reddit)

This got me thinking, and I noticed similar things before. It seems after a game has been out for a while it becomes less social and more "just follow this guide"

When they are new everyone's finding out things for the first few months to years, and people talk in open a lot, and it just seems more fun

I noticed this with Tera Online, GW2, FFXIV (the 2012 version), Aion, New World etcs

The beginning of Tera and New World

Everybody talked in the world chat constantly, I met a lot of friends who were figuring things out, formed groups, etcs

Then I came back a year later to try both again and most areas nobody's around, barely any talking in World chat, etcs

I dont know if that's just a thing with all mmorpgs though, because runescape was still very social and exciting and new throughout all those 2002 to 2006 years I played.

But supposedly new its more afk grinding and not much socializing, im not sure of all the details but I heard they focused on PvM and a lot of wildy peers left, as well as made the GE so no more trading, and took away random events so ppl can afk skill now

I think all those features help the game to be more solo oriented lol

Anyway, I dunno what im saying, I was thinking of trying OSRS but I think it won't ve as fun as before. So I though about these other mmos ice played

I basically play most new mmos at release regardless if their good or not its still pretty fun cause a lot of newbies and chatting, but a lot of recent mmos dont even require socializing theres dungeon finders, market boards, etcs

I feel like mmorpg makers should implement ways to make it more social somehow because that's my fav aspect of mmos lol

Players who purchase WoW: Forever beta package will receive 1 to 3 special launch codes allowing them to invite a friend to experience the game during its launch week.

According to a message sent to purchasers, invited players will not need an active World of Warcraft subscription to access WoW: Forever.

The invitation code will grant access starting November 5, allowing friends to join the adventure throughout launch week.

This initiative gives existing players an opportunity to introduce friends to WoW: Forever without requiring them to maintain an active subscription.

Hey MMO community,

I posted here a couple of months ago about my little roguelike MMO, and thought I'd share another update now that it's part of Steam Next Fest which is currently underway.

SpringTale is a 2D roguelike platformer MMO inspired by MapleStory, Realm of the Mad God and Vagante. Meet other players, fight bosses and collect gear that shapes how you play.

You can play the demo now, which includes over 2+ hours worth of content. The demo is available on Windows and MacOS, and can be downloaded via steam here: SpringTale on steam.

Hope to catch you online :)

XL Games posted a video detailing what can be expected when the game launches into early access, the TL;DW is:

• The game will launch into early access with three regions, each with 10 hours of main story gameplay per region, totaling 30 hours.
  • Obviously, this does not include additional content such as side quests, dungeons, raids, etc.
• Launches with four classes: Warrior, Ranger, Mage, and Berserker.
  • Each class will have access to two class-specific weapons initially.
• Housing, crafting, trade, and PVP channels will all be there at the early access launch.
• B2P model, priced at $30 USD for the early access launch.
• Updates that are currently being worked on and will be the first to come after early access launch are:
  • Removing gender lock, class by class.
  • Adding a third weapon for each class, one at a time.
  • Combat balance, character growth, and quality-of-life improvements (party and channel systems are specifically mentioned).

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Hey so ill be traveling around asia for work for the next few months was wondering if you guys had any recommendations? Preferably not too expensive as i wont use it much afterwards. I mainly play star wars galaxies, anarchy online and everquest! Im just not sure if a thinkpad or a hp, dell would be the best !

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3218230/view/712289492929610762?l=english

Gender-locked classes: In my last letter, I said this was something we would continue to consider. Since then, we’ve received even more feedback on this topic, and I’m glad to share that development is now underway. We plan to introduce additional gender options gradually, starting with select classes, rather than for all classes at once. These changes won’t be ready for the Steam Next Fest demo, but we’ll share more about the rollout as soon as we can.

Makes me pretty hesitant to play a game that have gender lock but from this Producer letter, it is going to get removed. There's other information in the Producer letter but that's the biggest one for me.

Imo, there are a number of MMO that could use a modern polish. I am a superhero MMO player at heart.

Champions Online is different than any MMO on the market, due to the character customization & free-form.

Character creation is extensive. You can be anything from a Wizard, Paladin, Cyborg, Retro Robot Transformer guy, Bard wielding with a electric guitar as a weapon, a dog-man or a hero with a television for their head.

Or, you could use transformation emotes to make your toon transform into another entity such as a werewolf, or anything you want to create in the creator, but with a different power-set than your previous form

There are also vehicles such as tanks, jets, motorbikes which differs from standard MMO mounts. They are actually capable of attacking for as long as the player wants.

Free-form is where CO differentiates itself from many other MMO. Free-form allows players to pick any power, from any archetype to create their own class. I actually took every summon, from nearly every archetype to see how crazy the army gets (Spoiler: It got crazy.......).

A modern visual & action oriented Champions Online would have ya boy hooked..........

What older MMO would you like to get a modern polish, remake, sequel, etc?

This is a post for awareness in online gaming as companies attempt to create highly predatory monetization, this is what you might be facing in most mmo's eventually.

I have been playing Monsters and Memories for a little over a week now and my intial thoughts are this game has a lot going on for it IF you are the right kind of person for this game. Who is the right person you might ask? Well there are probably a lot of people who would enjoy it. I think some of the biggest things are you must be patient, resourceful and not afraid to ask NICELY for help. Nothing in this game is given to you. You want a party? Go to the different camps and ask or make one your self. You died and cant get your body? As for an invis from a Necro or other caster. This game gives you a lot of tools to help your self and others but it isnt going to just make it easy and make it a button press to get somewhere to to your body.

YOU HAVE TO BE SOCIAL.

This game is incredibly social. To all those mmo gamers who have been begging for a social game. This game requires that you talk to people. When you are camping people actually chat with each other and the gameplay isn't so fast you don't have time to type.

The sense of exploration has been like nothing else. The places are actually dangerous theres always been new camps and places to go and see. Some of the areas are beautiful and the vibes of the camps can be amazing.

Not everything is perfect about the game. It currently can be a bit buggy and laggy but I'm not sure if they expected the game to be this popular. They do seem to be working actively on remedying these issues though.

Who this game isnt for? Anyone who wants instant gratification, who needs on button teleports everywhere. Someone who wants to speed through leveling. I would also say this game does require some time. If you only have 30 minutes to play at night I really wouldnt reccomend it. You can get away with 2-3 hours but if you want to do anything meaningful you need about that much time minimum. Im just being honest about that.

If you are coming from more modern MMOS there are some things that will feel foreign and strange but I promise if you take the time to learn the game it might just be one of the grandest adventures you will have.

I am a bit curious about what is your dream mmorpg, more classic, modern, one we never saw ?

What is your idea about that and what this one really needed to be THE MMORPG ?

^{(PS : Don't mind the dog, it's to catch your attention})

Never played it before but I just saw the ghost in the shell collab so I was wondering if anyone here played it? Would you say that its good?

This was the only job listing which said ”MMO”. Must be a mistake?

ArcheAge Chronicles is getting a free playable demo as part of Steam Next Fest, running from October 19 to October 26, 2026

Developed by XLGAMES, this upcoming action MMORPG invites players to explore the Diamond Shores region, experiment with four playable classes : Warrior, Ranger, Berserker, and Mage. Experience both PvE and PvP combat.

The demo also features a challenging new dungeon, Throne of Hinnon, giving players a taste of what's coming in Early Access.

Steam : https://store.steampowered.com/app/3218230/ArcheAge_Chronicles/

Demo trailer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kL9gPCk84k

I tried playing the Ranger class with a bow, but I have to say that the experience was quite disappointing. The combat system didn't feel fun or satisfying at all, especially when it comes to ranged combat. I was expecting something much more dynamic and engaging, but so far, I've found the combat system rather limited and uninspiring.

To make a comparison, ranged combat in New World is much more satisfying. You can aim directly at an enemy, manage your distance, and deal damage without necessarily having to lock onto a target. In ArcheAge Chronicles, however, you're forced to use a target-locking system, which, at least in my opinion, makes fighting with a bow feel much less natural and enjoyable. Not being able to freely hit enemies from a considerable distance, for example, from 100 meters away, severely limits the sense of freedom I'd expect from a game like this.

Another aspect that left me disappointed is the game world itself. Even taking into account that this is only a demo, the world felt rather empty and lifeless. I expected a more dynamic environment, with a stronger sense of exploration and a world that feels inhabited and full of activities. So far, however, I haven't experienced the kind of liveliness that I consider important in a game of this genre.

Of course, I'm aware that a demo doesn't necessarily represent the final product and that some aspects could be improved before release. However, a demo should also give players a sense of the game's potential and make them want to keep playing. Unfortunately, in my case, it had the exact opposite effect.

Overall, based on what I've played so far, ArcheAge Chronicles has disappointed me in two fundamental areas: a world that feels empty and unengaging, and a combat system that I found terrible and simply not fun, especially when playing as a Ranger with a bow. I was definitely expecting something better.

Action combat is just not fun. It's alright at first but doesn't hit the same as tab targets do. I do believe a hybrid of the system could work, but so far the only game I know that's done this was ashes of creation and that game was an utter failure(although I don't think the combat is why). The top MMOs of all time current and recent all use tab target with one exception and that's guild wars 2. Tab targeting just feels good when you hit high damage numbers where action it doesn't feel the same. In wow I feel accomplished if I take on 4-5 enemies solo(classic eras we all know open world in retail is easy af) Action not so much.