TERA Southeast Asia Launch

Release: November 1

After many years since launch, TERA will finally be opening up a new version and server in Southeast Asia, following in the footsteps of Black Desert Online. Therefore, players in the SEA region now can experience the game with lower and more stable ping. This will be a deciding factor for large amount of players deciding if it is worth it to make the switch to the SEA version of the game. TERA, is a free-to-play action fantasy MMORPG developed by Bluehole, well-known game developer from South Korea. It brings the players to the fantasy world with the brilliant 3D graphic. Players explore a vast open world where their combo skills are showing against Big Ass Monsters.

Lord of the Rings Online: Legendary Worlds

Release: November 2018

The Lord of the Rings Online will launch it’s fresh start progression server in November 2018. Legendary Worlds will transport players back to 2007’s Shadows of Angmar vanilla content. It’s a period that many will fondly remember due to the difficulty, lack of modern headache inducing systems and the plethora of group content. Simply put, the LOTRO’s vanilla content is what put it on the map. While the live servers are free, the Legendary Worlds will not follow suit. Players will need a $15 monthly subscription to play on it. Since its announcement last week, there’s a real buzz surrounding LOTRO’s community and among former players to return.

EverQuest II Chaos Descending Expansion

Release: November 13

Chaos Descending is the next expansion for classic MMORPG EverQuest 2 which players can already pre-order. Players who do say will gain immediate Beta access to the expansion content. Chaos Descending will officially launch on Tuesday, November 13th. The new features of the Chaos Descending expansion includes:

• Expanded Lore: Something is throwing the Elemental Planes of Order into chaos! Norrathians return to the planes to restore balance to the planes of Fire, Water, Air, and Earth to uncover a mystery of Celestial proportions.
• New Elemental Planes to Explore: New zones, dungeon themes, signature adventure quests, raids, and more highlight a vast array of new story content for Norrathians to battle through. But will they gain the strengths and abilities necessary to defeat the ceaseless denizens of the Elemental Planes and the puppet master behind them?
• New Mount Features: With the new mount equipment feature, players will now be able to get their trusty steeds geared up. Plus, mounts can now be levelled (up to 10)!

AION: Awakened Legacy

Release: Already out

Aion: Awakened Legacy, the game’s biggest update in 2018, has arrived and is now live. All Daevas can log in today and experience a brand new Aion. With the new Aion: Awakened Legacy update players will enjoy a refreshing and simplified experience that improves all aspects of the game. Veteran Daevas will find their level cap increased to 80, and will be introduced to a mysterious new zone and a deadly new dungeon that will test their newfound powers.

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World of Warcraft: Classic

Announced at BlizzCon 2017, WoW Classic is the end product from the devs to stop private nostalgia servers like Nostalrius and many others like it. Classic will be an official throwback server to the past, using game systems and content appropriate to that era. It’s something plenty of WoW players have wanted, as an official Blizzard server would simply mean better support and regular updates. Players attending this year’s BlizzCon either physically or virtually via a ticket can play the WoW Classic demo. Needless to say, we’re all excited about this one, and its announcement has sparked many other MMORPG’s to follow suit. However, it’s also going to be a premium, as Blizzard doesn’t do things for free. Expect to be on a WoW subscription to play this in the future, whenever it launches.

Lord of the Rings Online: Legendary Worlds

One of the latest MMORPG’s to join the bandwagon, The Lord of the Rings Online will launch it’s fresh start progression server in November 2018. Legendary Worlds will transport players back to 2007’s Shadows of Angmar vanilla content. It’s a period that many will fondly remember due to the difficulty, lack of modern headache inducing systems and the plethora of group content. Simply put, the LOTRO’s vanilla content is what put it on the map. While the live servers are free, the Legendary Worlds will not follow suit. Players will need a $15 monthly subscription to play on it. Since its announcement last week, there’s a real buzz surrounding LOTRO’s community and among former players to return.

RIFT Prime Server

Another classic MMORPG from the ‘golden age’ of MMOs, RIFT, also offers its own nostalgia progression server. RIFT Prime like LOTRO’s, costs $15 a month to play on it, and its been out since February 2018. Its initial popularity brought in a surge of players to experience RIFT from the beginning, and Trion admittedly did enjoy its early success. Regardless of what’s going on right now (Trion’s sale to Gamigo), the Prime server is still popular for its on-level raiding and lack of pay to win in the cash shop. However, the long drought between content updates on both Live and Prime is what’s hurting them at the moment.

Age of Conan: Saga Server

Funcom’s Age of Conan is one of the earliest MMORPGs to adopt and offer a fun limited time progression server. Planned in 2017 and executed this year, the Saga of Zath server is a full free to play server with a cash shop that’s been one of the best experiences we’ve had in Age of Conan for a long time. The server saw plenty of players return, and the best part about it is players could earn tangible rewards for completing challenges on the server. This can then be taken back to the Live servers once the Saga server ends. It was a success, and we hope more Saga servers will emerge in the future.

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It Won’t Be Free When It Launches In November

Legendary Worlds will be leveraging that nostalgia factors that classic/progression/fresh start servers tend to do. But who can access it? The server will be available for all VIP subscribers and lifetime players. The monthly subscription costs around $15 month, so it’s in-line with other games that share similar servers. Take RIFT’s Prime server, which also costs the same. Monetizing a nostalgia server like this does indeed work and may prove popular among former and returning players. Therefore we can expect this to be a good source of revenue for developers Standing Stone Games. For players, another piece of good news is that it won’t require a separate launcher to download in November. You can access the server using the same client you already have for the Live servers.

Starts With Shadows of Angmar at Level 50 With New Updates Every 4 Months

The server will be capped at level 50, during the Shadows of Angmar content cycle. It’s perhaps the most vanilla period of the game, and players will be able to experience the first raid cluster and stories that shaped the future of Middle Earth. Angmar as a zone was sort of unforgiving back in 2007 and one does miss that sense of wonder and terror when questing there. Additionally, Angmar contains a huge amount of dungeons and group content for players. This includes landscape group quests too, which is something the current live game doesn’t offer in abundance.

The LOTRO Store Cash Shop Exists

While it is a nostalgia server, it’s not entirely classic because the LOTRO Store will be a part of the new Legendary Worlds. The in-game cash store will still see XP boosts and other convenience items, but don’t expect to see level boosts. Items like the Aria of the Valar will not be available at launch. However some other items may be considered once the server has progressed higher in content and level.

Current Day LOTRO Systems Used

Another reason why this isn’t labeled a classic server is because no classic assets or systems will be used. The current day iteration of LOTRO will be prevalent, like the new classes. Players can play Rune-keepers, Wardens and Beornings, which are all new classes added after launch. Moreover, the High Elf race that arrived with 2017’s Mordor expansion will also be available. Additionally, mechanics like 2013’s class Trait Trees will also be there, so don’t expect a pure vanilla server. It remains to be seen if other modern systems like Essence or Mines of Moria’s Radiance systems will make an appearance in the future.

No Legendary Weapons and PvMP

And because it launches with the cap of level 50, the Legendary World server will not have Legendary Items. That system arrived with 2008’s Mines of Moria expansion, which will only arrive at a later date. Thus, players will be using classic non legendary weapons for Angmar end-game content, which is a fun and interesting challenge. For PvMP players, unfortunately, there will not be any PvMP on the new progression server, but it may be something the devs might include in the future.

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