The gaming fair G-Star is currently taking place in Korea. There, new details about major MMORPGs like Throne and Liberty, ArcheAge 2, and Blue Protocol have been shared. Here at MeinMMO, we summarize all the important MMORPG news of the week.
The highlights of the week:
- Throne and Liberty revealed new information. Specifically, it is about the PvE and PvP content, as well as the fact that there will allegedly only be one game version worldwide.
- Blue Protocol is considered a major MMORPG hope from Japan and is set to launch there in spring 2023. Everything about Blue Protocol and its release in the West has been summarized here.
- ArcheAge 2 shared new details about gameplay and revealed a first trailer.
- Night Crows is a new MMORPG in Unreal Engine 5, promising photorealistic graphics and aerial combat.
- Legend of Ymir is a new MMORPG for PC and mobile that is based on Norse mythology.
The shock of the week: The contract between Blizzard and NetEase has expired. This means that WoW, Overwatch, and others are temporarily disappearing in China. How things will proceed is currently unclear.
Here you can watch the trailer for ArcheAge 2 again:
WoW introduces the new class Evoker, New World has a crazy turkey event
What happened in the major MMORPGs:
- In WoW, the new class Evoker was released. A small detail was overlooked with this class, which is why many are flipping out now. Additionally, we have created a guide around the Evoker. As Dracthyr, you also receive 8 mounts almost for free. Those who want to level quickly in Dragonflight should also check out this video: WoW player reaches level 60 in Dragonflight in just over 3 hours.
- In WoW Classic, the season of championships has ended and Blizzard has closed servers.
- ESO introduces a new, but controversial feature related to the real money shop.
- Lost Ark has released the new class Reaper. Additionally, there was drama over accidentally gifted items that were taken back from players.
- Black Desert has released a new part of its PvE dungeon Atoraxion (via BDO).
What happened in the small MMORPGs:
- New World has released a new patch and launched the event “Truthanterror”. Furthermore, we have taken the community’s sentiment into account and reported on a feature that the MMORPG from Amazon urgently needs.
- ROSE Online, a 17-year-old MMORPG that was temporarily shut down, is launching in early access on December 13.
- The new MMORPG TRAHA Global surprisingly reaches many players on Steam, despite not looking that good.
- Aion is bringing its classic servers to Europe, and we have summarized everything important.
- In DC Universe, many players mourned the deceased Batman actor Kevin Conroy.
- Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis celebrates 10 million registered players worldwide. In connection with this, there is an event (via MassivelyOP).
- EverQuest 2 will receive a new expansion on November 30 (via Twitter).
- In Lord of the Rings Online, the new mini-expansion “Before the Shadows” was released (via LOTRO).
- In Albion Online, the new update “Beyond the Veil” will be released on November 21 (via Albion).
- The MMO Palia, reminiscent of Animal Crossing, hosted a new playtest this weekend (via Palia). You can learn more about Palia in this video:
The head of the LoL MMORPG was a big fan of WildStar
What happened with the MMORPGs in development:
- Ghostcrawler, head of the new LoL MMORPG, spoke about raids. He loves big and tough raids, just like in WildStar.
- Chrono Odyssey is expected to be a new MMORPG that will be available for PC, PS5, and Mobile. The SciFi setting is particularly interesting.
- In a new podcast, the developers of Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen explained in detail what makes their game different from other MMORPGs (via YouTube).
These were the MMORPG news of the week at a glance. What is your highlight? Did you experience something exciting this week that you would like to share with us? Or did we perhaps forget something important? Feel free to write it in the comments here at MeinMMO.
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