Last week, testers had the chance to try out the new MMORPG Blue Protocol. We summarize their opinions. There was also a major patch in New World, a new MMORPG, and a delay of Aion Classic.
The highlights of the week:
- The network test in Japan took place on the last weekend of March. There is praise for the depth, the graphics, and the combat system, but criticism for the heavy grind and often generic quests.
- With Perfect New World, a new MMORPG is launching its first tests in May on Steam. It will be the direct successor to Perfect World.
- Ashes of Creation has shared new details about the story and the upcoming Alpha 1.
The controversy of the week: Throne and Liberty sounds worse the more you hear about it. This time it was about autoplay and possible pay-to-win in skins.
The week in the podcast: In their own podcast MMO News, Alexander Leitsch and Mark Sellner are discussing the most important news around MMORPGs again this week. Topics included the test of Blue Protocol, the new information about Ashes of Creation, and the two upcoming games Aion Classic and Mad World.
You can listen to the podcast on Apple, YouTube or here on Spotify:
WoW changes Mythic+, New World brings new patch with new problems
What happened with the big MMORPGs:
- WoW made the Paladin too strong in the last patch and had to nerf it in a hotfix. In addition, the release date for Patch 10.1 was revealed and we introduced you to an addon that dramatically changes how you perceive WoW.
- ESO brought new servers for Europe this week. Additionally, you can try ESO for free from April 6th to 17th (via ESO).
- In Final Fantasy XIV, we wrote you a guide to mounts and an overview of what comes after Endwalker.
- In Guild Wars 2, the coolest event of the year is still running – the Super Adventure Box. The event ends on April 18th.
- Black Desert made significant changes to the trading system (via BDO).
What happened with the smaller MMORPGs:
- New World released its first major update of 2023 with new story, new rewards, and the first season pass. However, there were also problems. Due to the new patch, some players lost all their gear and found themselves suddenly naked.
- SWTOR is still popular 11 years after its release. What makes the game and how it is currently doing, we reveal here.
- A space battle in EVE Online destroys thousands of euros – 6,000 ships battle for 13 hours.
- Diverse MMORPGs have launched Easter events, including EverQuest 2, Albion Online, Dark Age of Camelot, and New World.
- NCSoft (Aion, Throne and Liberty) is suing Kakao Games (ArcheAge) because their new MMORPG ArcheAge War is allegedly too similar in gameplay and content to Lineage Mobile. Allegedly, this was copied (via MassivelyOP).
- The most successful PC MMORPG in the world is not WoW, but a game that does not even look like an MMORPG. You can check it out here:
What happened with the MMORPGs in development:
- Bellatores, a new MMORPG for PC, has revealed new details about battles and shared new screenshots.
- We have summarized all known information about the social MMO Palia once again.
- Aion Classic has postponed its Europe launch from April 12th to April 25th (via Gameforge).
- Ghostcrawler, the former head of the LoL MMORPG, has announced that he will establish a new MMO studio.
- With Noia Online, a new 2D MMORPG has entered open alpha (via MassivelyOP).
- An indie studio wanted to build the most social MMORPG in the world, but has now laid off many employees to replace them with AI.
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 have we possibly forgotten something important? Feel free to write it in the comments here at MeinMMO.
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