Guild Wars 2 has released a new expansion and it is doing really well. The MMORPG generally enjoys a good reputation in the community, even if not everyone plays it actively. But there are also positive news to report about Throne and Liberty and Lost Ark. We summarize everything important from this week.
This week’s highlights:
- The new expansion Secrets of the Obscure is a great success for GW2. So many players logged in that new servers had to be added on the fly. There were 40% more users on Steam than before. However, players experienced no downtime, no queues, and no major lags.
- Throne and Liberty shared its revamped combat system in a new video and announced PvE dungeons for groups.
- New servers have launched in Lost Ark, where players receive endgame characters immediately. The number of players increased from 45,000 to around 56,000 at peak (via SteamDB).
This week’s controversy: Final Fantasy XIV offered a costume set in the shop that closely resembles a skin in the game itself. The community did not take this well.
The week in the podcast: In their own podcast MMO News, the two MeinMMO editors Alexander Leitsch and Mark Sellner discuss the most important news around MMORPGs this week. Topics included the Pay2Win accusations in RuneScape and Black Desert, the success of Loftia on Kickstarter, the new servers in Lost Ark, and generally many details about WoW.
You can listen to the podcast on Apple, YouTube or here on Spotify:
ESO introduces Endless Dungeon, Ghostcrawler wants a bigger focus on multiplayer
What happened with the big MMORPGs:
- WoW introduced an achievement that requires you to be really heartless. WoW chief Ion Hazzikostas spoke in an interview about whether old areas will be revamped with the new expansion. Furthermore, the upcoming Patch 10.2 might be the last major update for Dragonflight.
- In WoW Classic Hardcore, players swear by an item that can save your life. There was also a sweet story where some players risked their lives to save an AFK player.
- ESO presented its upcoming Patch 40 with an overhaul of the group finder and the new endless dungeon.
- Final Fantasy updated its page for the upcoming Patch 6.5 (via FFXIV).
- Black Desert made a controversial change that allegedly strengthens Pay2Win.
- Since the new expansion, Guild Wars 2 offers a new way to earn the mount Skyshatter. We have created a guide: A new friend – Here’s how to get the mount Skyshatter the fastest.
What happened with the small MMORPGs:
- New World brought many contents from the upcoming expansion Rise of the Angry Earth to the test server. We have already tested the mount system extensively.
- In RuneScape, a player seriously asked if it was allowed to go AFK with his severed toe and let it keep playing.
- We have created a guide for the Maji market in Palia.
- DC Universe is testing its upcoming Episode 46 titled A cursed Gotham City (via DCUO).
- RIFT started an event for the 20th anniversary of Steam, offering 7 days of free subscription and numerous rewards. Additionally, an old festival was reactivated in-game (via MassivelyOP).
- The VR MMORPG Zenith introduced its new update Ascension (via ZenithMMO).
- The Lord of the Rings Online shared details about the new Mariner class, and first players have already tested it (via MassivelyOP).
- A new single-player MMORPG called Erenshor went live on Steam. I tried it, and although it didn’t convince me gameplay-wise, I love the idea:
What happened with the MMORPGs in development:
- Ghostcrawler explains on Twitter what makes his new MMORPG special. He wants to focus on uncompromising multiplayer, bringing other players as a “feature”.
- A new indie MMORPG called Eterspire, which aims to connect with old-school titles, has been released on iOS after 3 years of development. A release for Android is also planned (via Eterspire).
These are the MMORPG news of the week at a glance. What was your personal highlight? Did you experience anything interesting this week that you would like to share? Or might we have forgotten something important? Feel free to let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO.
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