In the week from September 6 to 12, New World is dominating with its beta. But there has also been movement in many other MMORPGs. We have summarized all the important news of the week for you from MeinMMO.
The highlight of the week: The Open Beta in New World is ongoing until September 13. There, anyone can try out the new MMO.
- This time, special servers for German players have been set up.
- We have gathered things for you that you should definitely try to get a good impression of New World.
- You can find all guides and specials on New World in our comprehensive overview.
The uproar of the week: Elyon has postponed its release. The MMORPG was supposed to launch just one day after New World. Now it will come in October and will also be Free2Play. A change that many fans of the game, as well as outsiders, welcome.
The discussion of the week: Blizzard is currently under criticism, not only because of the sexism scandal in the company. Because they also cleverly manipulate their player numbers. We discussed this in the latest episode of the podcast:
Engine update from Blade & Soul disappoints, Blade & Soul 2 receives criticism for Pay2Win
This week’s happenings in the major MMORPGs:
- In WoW, there is currently a discussion about whether Horde and Alliance should play together. This discussion was initiated by Ion Hazzikostas. Furthermore, 2 racy references and the emote “Spit” have been removed from WoW.
- Final Fantasy XIV is now the most-watched MMORPG on Twitch. This means it has replaced WoW, which previously dominated the charts.
- Guild Wars 2 has released new details about the alliances update in WvW. The first phase is set to be tested starting September 24 (via GW2).
- Heavy Metal Challenges are taking place throughout September in ESO. Additionally, there was an uproar about a raid group that was banned for an exploit.
- RuneScape made headlines twice. On one hand, a new bundle was introduced in the RuneScape 3 shop, which many considered to be Pay2Win. On the other hand, a player created a mod for the enhancement of Old School RuneScape in about 2,000 hours, which the developers banned.
What happened in the smaller MMORPGs:
- Blade & Soul has finally released the major engine update in the West. However, many players are disappointed with it.
- Blade & Soul 2 also made negative headlines. This was all about Pay2Win, which was deemed too extreme by the Korean players.
- Nightmare is a retro MMORPG and was released for free on Steam this week. There, PvP is only possible at night.
- The Lord of the Rings Online introduces a new class after 7 years – player says: ‘Could be the best in the game’.
- There have reportedly been layoffs at Crowfall. We will look in the article at how things are currently going with the MMORPG.
- Bless Unleashed has released a new patch that has revised the blessings and fixed various bugs (via Steam).
What happened with the MMORPGs in development:
- Embers Adrift has revealed new details and could become the PvE MMORPG that many desire.
- Developers explain what the MMORPG Lost Ark still needs to do before you can play it.
- The sandbox game Fractured has released an alpha update and discussed adjustments to the attributes and the marketplace (via YouTube).
- The well-known developer Raph Koster has shared new details about Playable Worlds technology on his website (via Raphkoster.com)
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.
