https://runegrove.com/articles/riot-mmo/news/aion-2-hit-73761-players-at-once-on-steam-that-was-a-two-day-stress-test-on-066576 RuneGroveen 2026-09-22T12:01:38.565Z Aion 2 Hit 73,761 Players at Once on Steam. That was a two-day stress test on Steam alone, and NC closed it by handing paying members their own priority queue for launch. https://runegrove.com/articles/riot-mmo/news/riot-mmo-engineer-calls-cancelled-fake-news-orlando-salvatore-shot-down-a-guild-5c4036 RuneGroveen 2026-09-22T12:01:12.433Z Riot MMO Engineer Calls Cancelled Fake News. Orlando Salvatore shot down a guild-name joke, told a fan 'One day I hope!' and thanked Blizzard's Classic lead for the beta that emptied his street. https://runegrove.com/articles/riot-mmo/news/riot-wont-let-league-become-a-hardcore-game-its-design-lead-says-simple-bdc267 RuneGroveen 2026-09-21T14:27:44.097Z Riot's MMO Never Promised Easy Classes Can Win. League's lead gameplay designer says simple champions must beat experts at every rank because players with jobs and kids can't grind; the MMO never has. https://runegrove.com/articles/riot-mmo/news/riot-mmo-dev-jokes-wow-forever-emptied-his-town-orlando-salvatore-saw-almost-no-0ba942 RuneGroveen 2026-09-21T14:27:03.422Z Riot MMO Dev Jokes WoW Forever Emptied His Town. Orlando Salvatore saw almost no one on a five-mile walk, and Blizzard's Classic lead says the beta numbers are the craziest in 17 years. https://runegrove.com/articles/riot-mmo/news/riot-punished-296416-accounts-for-boosting-vanguard-now-judges-who-was-really-f84a24 RuneGroveen 2026-09-21T14:24:46.518Z Riot Punished 296,416 Accounts for Boosting. Vanguard now judges who was really at the keyboard, and Riot says MFA and TPM chip requirements are coming on an expedited timeline.