This week, a major update in Lost Ark addressed almost all issues, an old school MMORPG has died, Guild Wars 2 announced a new expansion, and New World showcased a new weapon. We have summarized the most important MMORPG news of the week for you.
The highlights of the week:
- Things are really picking up for Guild Wars 2. As the active players of the MMORPG have nearly tripled, ArenaNet decided to release a comprehensive roadmap. In addition to a Steam release and DirectX 11, a 4th expansion is also on the agenda.
- Lost Ark made waves when Amazon’s franchise lead stated in an interview with VG24/7 that a release for PS5 and Xbox Series X is being considered. He also commented on the constant comparisons to Diablo 3.
- Due to many MMORPGs being unplayable in Russia, Allods Online is bursting at the seams and can increase its player count eightfold.
- The spiritual successor to the well-known Knight Online, Rise Online, announced a release as early as April, but it also relies on cryptocurrencies, among other things.
The controversy of the week: The situation regarding bots in Lost Ark has worsened. Many of them have even reached the endgame and fans said: ‘Every new player will stop immediately.’
The discussion of the week: The new MMORPG Fractured is looking for volunteer Game Masters but does not want to pay them for their job.
A really good update for Lost Ark and a breakthrough for Black Desert
What happened with the major MMORPGs:
- Lost Ark released a huge update on March 24, addressing almost all community discussion points. They found an effective way to eliminate bots, introduced new skins to the game, and are giving away upgrade materials. The community celebrates the patch.
- World of Warcraft is also catering to fans, as a hotfix ensures that no one has to go to Torghast if they don’t want to. Instead, you can now buy resources elsewhere. Also, the guild Echo secured another World First Kill after 18 days and 277 attempts.
- In Black Desert Online, the first player reached level 67, after more than two years of grinding for just one level.
What happened with the minor MMORPGs:
- New World showed its big roadmap for 2022 last week, but this week gave us a glimpse of the new weapon. The trailer shows that the Thunder Gun is much more than just a plain firearm.
- The old school MMORPG Gran Skrea Online is shutting down because there aren’t enough players to pay for the servers. The developers announced this in a post on Steam.
- The VR MMORPG Zenith – The Last City had a really good start and is now receiving 31.7 million euros for further development. With this, they aim to bring the game to desktop and mobile.
- For the 15th anniversary of Lord of the Rings Online, many expansions of the MMORPG will be free, finally making it truly Free2Play.
- The new MMORPG Warhammer: Odyssey was offline for a week because the entire game’s database was hacked.
- The PvP MMORPG Crowfall is showcasing its future and revealing a large roadmap (via MassivelyOP).
- Path of Exile brings controller support with the latest patch and achieves a new player count record (via MassivelyOP).
What happened with the MMORPGs in development:
- The great hope for PvE fans Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen presents 10 minutes of new gameplay from the MMORPG’s Alpha.
- The survival vampire MMORPG V Rising launched a closed beta phase and answered some questions in the new FAQ (via MassivelyOP).
- The sci-fi MMO Ship of Heroes announced a beta for April, bringing massive plasma cannons into the game (via mmorpg.com).
- The Cycle, the new shooter from Crytek, extends its beta due to massive demand and can nearly double its player count.
These were the news this week from the world of MMORPGs in overview. Tell us, what was your personal highlight? Or did we perhaps forget something important? Did you experience something exciting that you want to share with us? Feel free to write it in the comments here on MeinMMO.
