In the first week of the new year, there were few major news items, but some small announcements and innovations. The big highlight was the new trailer for Throne and Liberty, which is set to be released in 2023.
The highlights of the week:
- WoW is currently in the big “nerf phase.” First, 8 dungeons from Season 1 of Dragonflight were nerfed. Now, on January 4, a further nerf for the Court of Stars has been implemented.
- In Final Fantasy XIV, the new patch 6.3 will be released on January 10. We have summarized everything about the update for you.
- Throne and Liberty has released a new gameplay trailer. We have embedded it here for you. You can find all the info about Throne and Liberty here.
The discussion of the week: Which of the MMORPGs announced for 2023 will you play? Here you can vote:
Lost Ark punishes new players, Warhammer receives new patch 9 years after shutdown
This is what happened with the major MMORPGs:
- In WoW, players discovered a secret island and a hidden boss. Additionally, the well-known Twitch streamer Asmongold made fun of a WoW advertisement.
- In Lost Ark, there was an adjustment whereby certain loot can only be opened once you reach a much higher gear level. This is intended to weaken bots, but it primarily affects new players, according to our author Mark Sellner.
- ESO had a difficult year in 2022. Our author Melli takes a look back and explains where the problems were.
- On January 10, FFXIV will receive the first update of the new year. But how will 2023 unfold? Irina Moritz took a closer look at this.
- On January 10, Guild Wars 2 will celebrate the annual Lunar New Year Festival (via GW2).
- A new update was released for Black Desert, which introduced the first season for the new PvP arenas.
This is what happened with the minor MMORPGs:
- What actually happened to Hello Kitty Online? We take a look back at the game and its problems.
- Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning received a new update. This is significant because the actual MMORPG was already shut down in 2023.
- Which MMOs will die in 2023? I look into the crystal ball again and make some predictions: I predict: These 6 MMOs will die in 2023.
- Old School RuneScape announced two updates for January. On the 11th, a new boss will arrive along with a new quest and a new weapon. A little later, on the 25th, there will be a rework of the Wilderness Boss (via Twitter).
- In ArcheAge, the Zodiac event has started (via ArcheAge).
- Embers Adrift has received a new open-world dungeon (via Embers).
This is what happened with the MMORPGs in development:
- Blue Protocol shared details about the crafting system. The MMORPG is set to be released in the second half of 2023.
- With ArcheAge War, a new MMORPG will be released for the franchise in 2023, and it has now been introduced in more detail.
- Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen will conduct its first pre-alpha test at the end of January. It will last 24 hours (via Twitter).
- Ethyrial: Echos of Yore shared new details about founder packs and the stress test in February (via Steam).
- Mad World is a new 2.5D MMORPG with interesting graphics. It is set to be released in 2023 and has now published a recap showcasing all the content added during the closed beta (via MadWorld).
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 did we possibly forget something important? Please feel free to let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO.
All new MMOs and online games for 2023 are compiled here: New MMOs and multiplayer games 2023: The big release list.
