This week, Lost Ark and Black Desert made major headlines. While Lost Ark provided a glimpse into the future, BDO released a large expansion. We have summarized all the important news of the week for you.
The highlights of the week:
- Black Desert received a large Winter expansion. This includes new areas, a new class, a solo dungeon, and a new onboarding process that is particularly good for beginners. The player count is currently noticeably increasing, visible on Steam.
- Lost Ark has finally released its roadmap. It showcases updates for April and May. The community is celebrating the revealed content.
The controversy of the week: The subscription and items in the shop will become more expensive in RuneScape and Old School RuneScape. Fans are complaining because the franchise is currently setting records.
The discussion of the week: More and more MMORPGs are focusing on PvE or making changes that lean towards PvE. Is the PvP trend over? We discuss it in the podcast:
Expensive raids in WoW and free weekend in New World
What happened in the major MMORPGs:
- The Red Shirt Guy has officially applied for a position at WoW. We also summarized how much gold the guilds have invested in the current raids and how you can get tier sets without visiting dungeons and raids.
- On April 14, there will be a presentation stream for the new expansion High Isle in ESO (via ESO). In addition, you can currently get the expansion Morrowind for free, and we reported on the implementation of the drink Skooma in the real world.
- In Guild Wars 2, the next update for April 19 has been announced (via GW2).
- In Lost Ark, there are stats that you should not use on any character, regardless of the class you play. Furthermore, a lot is being given away in the MMORPG right now. There is a new mount via Prime Gaming and another new mount via Twitch Drops. We have created a guide to the new class Lance Master.
What’s happening with the smaller MMORPGs:
- We have summarized what has happened in New World in the last 6 months. There is also a free test weekend running right now that you can use to try out the MMORPG.
- Broken Ranks, the MMORPG with turn-based combat, has received its first major update since its release in January.
- In Tibia Online, there are ancient pants that have become a real status symbol.
- Swords of Legends Online has released two new dungeons and an Easter event (via SOLO).
- Star Wars: The Old Republic has introduced two new in-game events for April (via SWTOR).
- Aion has introduced patch 8.2 (via MassivelyOP).
What’s happening with MMORPGs in development:
- A new PC MMORPG in Unreal Engine 5, focusing on the medieval era, is set to enter beta later this year.
- The sandbox MMORPG Fractured has entered closed beta.
These were the news of the week from the world of MMORPGs at a glance. Tell us, what was your personal highlight? Or have we forgotten something important? Did you experience something exciting that you want to share with us? Feel free to write it to us in the comments here on MeinMMO.
