The MMORPG Daily Drop - Your Daily MMORPG News Recap
Welcome back to The MMORPG Daily Drop, your daily blast of online world updates, patch notes, dev diaries, and community shenanigans. It’s July 10, 2025, and we’ve got plenty of fresh developments from both high-profile titles and ambitious indies. Today, a fantasy VR MMORPG dominates Kickstarter, ESO unleashes two new dungeons for testing, and Blue Protocol continues its re-debut push with lush zone reveals. Meanwhile, BitCraft lays the foundation for housing, LOTRO’s Hobbit herd takes on Mount Doom, and several games announce upcoming events, betas, or big class additions. Let’s dive in.
Eldramoor VR MMORPG Blasts Past Kickstarter Goal
The fantasy-themed VR MMORPG Eldramoor has smashed its $25,000 Kickstarter goal, currently sitting at over $125,000 with two weeks still to go. With stretch goals met, the team is now promising a bonfire social system, elemental abilities for Earth and Air magic, player housing, and a new playable species. Backers have responded to the game’s immersive VR ambitions and its magical, sword-swinging world.
ESO Update 47 and Feast of Shadows Dungeons Now on PTS
ZeniMax Online has opened the Public Test Server for The Elder Scrolls Online Update 47 and the Feast of Shadows dungeon pack. Players can preview two new dungeons, Black Gem Foundry and Naj-Caldeesh, plus base game improvements like mount swimming, stackable survey reports, and replayable quest dialogue. The patch also introduces Infinite Archive Vision rerolls and the first phase of the Writhing Wall event.
Blue Protocol: Star Resonance Highlights Zones and Gathering
Blue Protocol: Star Resonance is showcasing its lush visuals ahead of its China release next week. The game’s social media and YouTube have posted several zone previews, from sewers and forests to glowing mushroom caves, along with clips of gathering and crafting systems. As its global release draws closer, this anime MMORPG continues to re-establish its worldbuilding and aesthetic appeal.
BitCraft Puts Focus on Housing and Settlement Improvements
In a new dev update, BitCraft Online outlined its next phase of housing development. Settlements can no longer be built too close together, and each is now limited to a single bank structure. Player housing will launch soon with deed-based ownership and no upkeep costs. A scrap-recycling system for tools is also on the way, aiming to keep low-tier loot valuable and improve crafting progression.
LOTRO’s Hobbit Army Reaches Mount Doom (Almost)
Streamer BurkeBlack’s Great Hobbit Run returned this week in The Lord of the Rings Online, sending nearly 200 level-one Hobbits on a six-hour journey from the Shire to Mount Doom. Around 50 brave souls made it into the mountain, the self-sacrificial party then tossed themselves into the fire, claiming a technical victory and promising to return in greater force next year.
Pantheon Preps Ashbreathers Finale and Balancing Update
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen will launch the conclusion to the Ashbreathers storyline on July 16. The update promises the toughest group content yet, alongside overhauls to player and item stat scaling. Monk and Ranger class updates are included, plus a fresh pass on crafting stations to better prep for future profession gameplay.
Mortal Online 2’s Reckoning PTR Returns Friday
Mortal Online 2 is rolling out its second PTR for the Reckoning expansion this Friday, July 11. The first PTR featured sweeping changes to territory control and combat systems, including the Adrenaline resource. Star Vault says significant improvements are on the way in this next build, though specifics are still under wraps.
Hard Heart: Return Opens Pre-Booking for Martial Arts MMO
New mobile MMORPG Hard Heart: Return has opened pre-registration across app stores. Based on the beloved martial arts comic Hot Blood: Return, the game features large-scale PvP, trading systems, guild structures, and classic characters reimagined in SD-style 3D. Early registrants will receive limited cosmetics and entries into real-world prize draws.
Palia’s Solstice Bloom Update Goes Live
Palia’s Solstice Bloom update is live, adding new discovery quests, plushies, free name changing, furniture stacking, mushroom leather usage, and UI fixes. The cozy MMO continues its promise of content-rich updates, with Singularity 6 also opening preorders for a limited-edition vinyl soundtrack.
Tree of Savior Adds Aether Blader Class, Merges Servers
Tree of Savior has launched the flashy Aether Blader class, a hybrid Cleric/Wizard archetype wielding elemental energy for blade-based combat. The July patch also preps for a massive server merge on July 14, consolidating NA, EU, and SA servers into one. Players must log in before July 13 to avoid account deletion.
