This week, a lot has happened in the world of MMORPGs. Lost Ark made headlines with both positive and negative news, a new space MMO launched on Steam and received terrible reviews, and an anime MMO is relying on 2 cryptocurrencies. We have collected all the important MMORPG news of the week.
The highlights of the week:
- Amazon, in collaboration with the developer Disruptive Games, announced a new action-adventure focused on online multiplayer. Everything we know so far has been compiled in an article.
- We were able to play the new ESO expansion and the clear highlight in High Isle is the new open dungeons. If you’re still unsure whether to play High Isle, we have a check for the new ESO expansion prepared for you.
- The MMO Diablo Immortal was released this week for Android, iOS, and PC. Whether the new Diablo experience is right for you, you can also find out in our small check.
The outrage of the week:
- The MMORPG based on the anime and J-RPG classic Ni No Kuni has launched. However, it is not going well with the fans. This is partly due to NFTs, Pay2Win, and 2 cryptocurrencies at once.
The discussion of the week:
- The MMORPG Lost Ark showed its new roadmap. While a new class is supposed to come every two months, some fans are still disappointed.
- In this roadmap, the game also announced a new mechanic, where a skin with better stats can cost you up to €530.
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Path of Exile fixes a bug after 6 years, and Black Desert gets an offline mode, but only for one hour a day
What happened with the major MMORPGs:
- Black Desert Online is getting a new mode that lets you farm in peace. In this mode, you can be entirely alone in the open world for one hour a day.
- After the big PvP update, New World received more positive reviews, but player numbers remain low.
- The head of Final Fantasy XIV disappoints fans’ hope of getting the Puppetmaster as a class. They only want to introduce new jobs that have never existed in the FF universe.
- Path of Exile finally fixed a bug that led to unreadable chat boxes. The bug had been in the game for over 6 years, and the developer who finally found it explains how he did it.
What happened with the smaller MMORPGs:
- A Guild Wars 2 developer complained on Twitter that NCSoft still owes her $400 in salary and refuses to pay it.
- Secret military documents were uploaded and leaked again in the World of Tanks forum – again (via massivelyop.com).
- A new space MMO launched on Steam and received terrible reviews (via Steam).
- The superhero MMORPG DC Universe Online has to postpone its next expansion due to lack of staff (via mmorpg.com).
- EVE Online already looks beautiful but wants even fancier graphics and DirectX 12 to lay the groundwork for improving the narrative experience (via mmorpg.com).
What happened with the MMORPGs in development?
- Star Citizen shows a new roadmap and displays progress (via mmorpg.com).
- V Rising is still in early access but continues its success, selling over 1.5 million copies of the game in just 2 weeks (via mmorpg.com).
- Embers Adrift showed its fast travel system for the first time. It relies on monoliths that you have to explore (via massivelyop.com).
That was the news of the week from the world of MMORPGs at a glance. Tell us, what was your personal highlight of the week? Or did we perhaps forget something important? Please feel free to write it in the comments here at MeinMMO.
