In the week from December 13th to December 19th, a lot has happened in the MMORPGs. Two completely new games were announced, and Fractured announced a contract with the publisher Gamigo. Additionally, there was a new update for New World.
The highlights of the week:
- Depths of Erendorn is a new game coming out in Unreal Engine 5 and promises “Free2Play without all the garbage”.
- War of Dragnorox is an Old School MMORPG focused on dynamic events and a “Real Life Dungeon Master”. The payment model is also unique: There will be no costs other than a subscription.
The controversy of the week: A new book about WoW is full of allegations and also faces “antisemitism” accusations.
The discussion of the week: In 2021, 7 new MMORPGs were released, but many were not well received by players. The faults lie not only with the developers, says MeinMMO editor Alexander Leitsch:
New patch for New World, overloaded servers in Final Fantasy XIV
What happened with the major MMORPGs:
- New World has released the new patch 1.2. It brought the new winter event and a revision of the competence system in the endgame. The developers also talked about some innovations coming soon, including the update in January, new weapons, and the PvE endgame.
- In WoW, there are new details about patch 9.2. We also now know how the Shadowlands will be healed.
- The Elder Scrolls Online has launched the New Year’s Festival with many new rewards. There was also a first preview of the content for 2022.
- In Final Fantasy XIV, the servers are still overcrowded, so the complete sale of the MMORPG has been stopped. This is also exciting because despite the server problems, there hasn’t been a massive shitstorm.
- Guild Wars 2 has looked back at the year 2021 with all the updates and innovations (via GW2). The winter event has also started.
- In Black Desert, the major overhaul of 17 classes will be released next week.
What happened with the minor MMORPGs:
- Neverwinter has announced its next major update with a new adventure zone.
- Crowfall will be sold along with its chief developer to a new studio.
- PSO2: New Genesis has received its first major update with a new area and new level cap.
- Lost Ark has announced a lot of content for 2022.
- SWTOR has released a new update and is launching the first events for its 10th anniversary (via SWTOR).
- In Old School RuneScape, the Christmas event has commenced (via RuneScape).
- Mortal Online 2 has integrated fishing with a new patch and has revised swimming (via MortalOnline).
What happened with the MMORPGs in development:
- The sandbox game Fractured has a new publisher, and we had a chance to interview the CEO.
- Palia is probably one of the most interesting MMOs coming out in the next few years. We have introduced it in more detail.
- Undecember is a new MMO that looks like a mix of Path of Exile and Lost Ark.
This was the news of the week from the world of MMORPGs at a glance. What was your personal highlight? Did you experience something exciting this week? Or did we forget something important? Let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO and discuss with us.
