What Major MMO Expansion Are You Looking Forward To Most In 2024?

Heading into 2024, we knew of a couple of heavy hitter MMOs coming out with their next expansions. From Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail this summer, to World of Warcraft launching two expansions, one for each Classic and Retail, the year was already looking pretty meaty for MMO fans.

Yet this month alone we've seen even more MMOs announce their roadmap for 2024, which include even more expansions to release. This isn't necessarily new, perse, but given the fact that so many have already announced the news so fans can start to speculate, it got me wondering which one I think I'm looking forward to the most.

As someone who really doesn't play World of Warcraft anymore (sorry, I just could not get through Shadowlands), The War Within is intriguing, but ultimately, it's not what I'm looking forward to most. While I'm definitely interested in checking it out when it launches later this year, especially since Blizzard has finally deigned to address the giant sword in the planet, I'm curious where Metzen and team are taking things.

Admittedly, if there is a WoW expansion I'm looking forward to more, it's arguably Cataclysm Classic. As someone who never experienced the original Cataclysm as it happened (I was too busy frolicking in Middle-earth), I'm definitely feeling a pull to be there when it happens again this year. I know for many the expansion is controversial, but hearing the stories from friends who witnessed it in person and took part in the story that changed the world (of Warcraft), I want to see what all the fuss was about.

Dawntrail looks exciting, but I'm so far behind in Final Fantasy XIV that I'm partly afraid I won't be done with Endwalker by the time Summer begins. While we don't have an exact date on Dawntrail, if it's anywhere towards the beginning of June or even July, there is a chance I'll still be tangling with the conclusion of the Hydaelyn and Zodiark saga by the time players make their way to Tural. But, out of the two major heavy-hitting MMOs, this