So last night, as is tradition, we posted our list of all the reasons we can’t have nice things in MMOs and torched them with a flamethrower. OK, the flamethrower is new, but the sentiment remains: None of that stuff was fun to read, but we needed to record it for history, and now we’re pressing on – and we need to remember that there’s some good in this world, too. Right?
As we chronicle in MJ’s Massively Uplifting column and our “warm fuzzies” category, the genre is filled with gamers and developers who devote their time – and their money – to the MMORPG ecosystem, whether we’re talking about building for the community or literally donating to charities, and we need to never lose sight of that. So let’s welcome 2025 this morning by recapping the truly good things we saw in 2024, from rogue servers getting a license to that story about how a beloved actor kicked a drug addiction with WoW.
Happy New Year, everyone! More of this stuff in 2025, please!
New World shares holiday messages and resolves to attack bugs in latest video
NCsoft has officially granted a City of Heroes server license to the Homecoming crew
WildStar roleplayers open and develop a socially-minded rogue server called Genesis Prime
Dungeons & Dragons Online makes tons of content free or nearly free for the franchise’s 50th birthday
City of Heroes fans have City of Heroes Homecoming working on a Steam Deck
Final Fantasy XIV player aims to complete every sidequest to relay which ones are worth doing
Star Citizen player-run Daymar Rally sees hundreds of players and teams compete over the weekend
DC Universe Online is giving away sweet hairstyles for Black History Month
Star Wars Galaxies Legends dropped a massive player city upgrade (with roads!) for Valentine’s Day
Massively Uplifting: Dragon Con and The Game Awards demonstrate the rise of awareness, accessibility, and inclusion
Genshin Impact collabs with Discovery Channel to raise awareness about natural habitats
Black Desert shares eight years of memories and moments in a snuggly video package
Skull and Bones enables flag PvP system, extends season one, and kicks off charity event
Super Mario Maker community races to beat every level before the servers close
Final Fantasy XIV confirms the most important element of its Final Fantasy XVI crossover
For Science: EVE Online’s Project Discovery initiative opens signups for mobile testing
Stop Killing Games is a modern games preservation initiative prompted by The Crew’s cynical sunset
Guild Wars 2 players can now ‘game, grow, and touch grass’ with officially licensed… plant seeds
World of Warships adds the historical USS Wisconsin – and funds the restoration of the real deal
City of Heroes Homecoming unveils huge community-driven base building initiative
Final Fantasy XIV highlights Fruity Snacks, a player who is all about fishing
MMOARG Orna celebrates Earth Day with Terra’s Day event
Diablo IV runs a charity promotion that sends millions of maggots to feed recovering birds
Astroneer challenges players to plant 10M in-game trees in order to save real trees (and wildlife)
The Wagadu Chronicles has released its Dungeons & Dragons 5E-compatible tabletop rulebook
World of Tanks and World of Warships prepare special events to mark 80th anniversary of D-Day
RuneScape and Old School RuneScape celebrate Pride Month with colorful new capes and shark plushies
Helldivers 2 makes a charitable donation to honor playerbase’s decision to save fictional children
Final Fantasy XIV fans assemble 300 fans to play an Endwalker tribute medley
Fallout fan filmmaker and artist lands contract work for Fallout 76 after an artwork mix-up
Mount & Blade II’s Bannerlord Online MMO mod posts 2024 roadmap with castle sieges and clan revamps
Players are building a multiplayer mod for Cyberpunk 2077
Blaugust, MMO blogging community challenge event, enters 11th year with 2024 edition
Bungie and fans continues its free-to-play release of the original Marathon trilogy with Marathon 2’s Steam arrival
League of Legends launches its limited-time PvE ‘bullet heaven’ mode and introduces an autistic champion
Devs from multiple Bethesda offices formally create a ‘wall to wall’ union of over 200 workers
Star Trek Online hints at a new ship bundle with mysterious teaser images paired with a cipher
TennoCon 2024: The terrific twos of TennoCon charities and Make-A-Wish
MMO studio Daybreak is named 2023 Extra Life Partner of the Year, posts 2024 fundraising plans
Old-school web browser MMORPG Tanoth has been resurrected in a playable beta format
The original Diablo can be played on mobile or a web browser once again – here’s how to do it
Elite Dangerous confirms a third new ship and Powerplay 2.0’s arrival in October as Lave Radio hits 500th episode
Massively Uplifting: Labors of love, generosity, and grief in Warhammer, Terraria, Conan Exiles, Albion, ARK, and more
Guild Wars 2 players are building absolutely INSANE houses with Janthir Wilds’ homesteads feature
City of Heroes Homecoming’s community is holding a player base real estate auction this weekend
Netflix documentary chronicles a World of Warcraft player’s passing – and his impact on the community
Ultima Online devs are working with ClassicUO modders to rehab the ancient client and renderer
Final Fantasy XIV gets Moo Deng fever as prices for a hippo minion start to climb
Destiny 2 details Revenant’s updates to gear, shares new seasonal goodies, and highlights hurricane relief
Destiny 2 preps more hurricane relief and a speedrun for its newly released dungeon
Game of Thrones actor Kristian Nairn says World of Warcraft helped him kick a drug addiction
PlanetSide 2 fans seek to draw in new players to the shooter with the Bring Your Friends PlanetSide event
No Man’s Sky’s soundtrack is on the bill for a November 4 charitable games music concert
ArenaNet, Standing Stone Games, and Daybreak all queue up Extra Life charity drives this weekend
World of Warships kicks off a community event to support K9s For Warriors charity
New books about EVE Online, Second Life, and EverQuest are on the way
Daybreak’s MMO Extra Life teams combine to raise over $150K for children’s hospitals
Well Fed: How I took an MMO joke sandwich name and made it real – and real delicious
Destiny 2 plans a grandmaster nightfall catch-up feature November 19 and Revenant Act II preview November 12
Monsters & Memories’ creative director streams love for EverCraft Online
World of Warcraft shares the behind-the-scenes of its Ibelin-inspired charity bundle, the Reven Pack
Warframe’s Tennobaum gifting event this year benefits Toys for Tots
Marvel Heroes emulator project gets loot updates and functioning missions in 0.4.0 build
Black Desert asks you to decorate a tree for charity
Happy holidays: 461 Elder Scrolls Online studio developers just unionized
Star Wars Galaxies Legends prepares to honor Carrie Fisher in-game today
