This week, almost all headlines revolved around New World, which even displaced CS:GO from the number one spot on Steam just a day after its release. However, there has also been a lot happening with other MMORPGs, which we would like to highlight in this weekly recap.
The highlight and the controversy of the week: On September 28, New World celebrated its release and dominated the headlines:
- Players experienced the release in various ways. Those who could log in often had a good experience. However, the queues were extremely long. MeinMMO editor Alexander Leitsch was understandably very upset about the launch.
- Nonetheless, New World made it to number 2 on Steam on its first day. In peak times, the title reached number 1 on Steam with over 865,000 concurrent players (via SteamDB).
- Several new servers have been released, and the developers promised free character transfers so players can game on the new servers.
- You can find all our guides, tips, tricks, and builds for New World summarized here.
The discussion of the week: In WoW, sexy women were transformed into handsome men in a dungeon. However, most comments from our readers are largely negative, as they do not see it as equality or a fight against sexism.
ESO introduces new DLC, Elyon presents head start packages
What happened this week in the big MMORPGs:
- WoW lost a popular story writer. After nearly 10 years at Blizzard, he has stepped down. For Classic, new servers with tougher bosses have been announced.
- ESO has introduced new details about the upcoming DLC Deadlands. Additionally, an event is currently running where all players can jointly unlock the DLC for free.
- In Guild Wars 2, there is currently an event for the old episode “Eternal War”, which you can unlock for free (via GW2). Additionally, the return of the Halloween event has been announced for October 5.
- In Black Desert, Season+ is currently running, where you can quickly level up new characters. Also, Act 2 of the new open-world dungeon Atoraxxion began this week.
What happened in the smaller MMORPGs:
- Lord of the Rings Online is currently giving away a ton of DLCs. Additionally, the release of the new Gundabad expansion has been announced for November 10 (via StandingStoneGames).
- Blade & Soul will host its Halloween event starting October 6 (via Blade&Soul).
- Neverwinter has released a new patch that brought Season Passes (via Neverwinter).
What happened in the MMORPGs in development:
- Elyon will be released on October 20 as a free-to-play MMORPG, but now offers optional pre-order packages. These provide a 72-hour head start (via Elyon).
- TitanReach announced a few weeks ago that it was halting development. Now there has been a financial injection, and development will resume (via mmorpg.org.pl).
- The sandbox MMORPG Fractured introduced a city, tech trees, and a world event in a video (via YouTube).
- Lineage W, the latest installment in the successful MMORPG series, will be released on November 4 in Korea, Russia, and Japan. A worldwide release is planned, allowing play on PC and mobile (via mmorpg.org.pl).
Here are the news highlights from the world of MMORPGs this week. What was your personal highlight? Did you experience anything exciting this week? Or did we forget something important? Let us know in the comments.
