Mortal Online 2 is a new MMORPG that just released in January 2022. The hardcore MMO focuses entirely on PvP and had a decent launch. However, the mood is changing as nothing seems to be working.
This is the situation:
- Mortal Online 2 officially released on January 25 after an Early Access and received good reviews at launch with strong player numbers.
- Since its launch, the game has already received 3 minor patches with improvements. However, these seem to have caused more issues than they fixed.
- The problems are now so significant that a 24-hour rollback is planned. The game is only just over a week old.
What kind of MMORPG is this? Mortal Online 2 is the second installment in the series of PvP games. The sandbox MMORPG focuses on PvP with full loot (you lose everything when you die) and an action-driven combat system similar to For Honor.
Additionally, the game offers mounted combat, a crafting system, and free trade between players. Your goal is to build an empire and compete against other players. In doing so, you can even create your own home.
While deaths cost you your gear, it ultimately comes down to skill in Mortal Online 2. This is a good thing, as even MMORPG expert Alexander Leitsch has failed at the game – multiple times:
Mortal Online 2 has already received 3 patches, now needs a rollback
What has happened now? After criticisms about performance at launch, the developers seemingly wanted to help here. Particularly players outside of Europe reportedly struggled with poor connections that worked against them.
Additionally, Mortal Online 2 has both a fixed purchase price and also relies on a subscription system. This model is not sustainable for players outside of Europe in the long run under these conditions, prompting the developers to temporarily disable the model until the issues are resolved.
A video shows the disadvantages that players from North America are facing:
In 3 patches or hotfixes, bugs were fixed that were partly responsible for complete crashes. However, it seems that the server and performance issues have not been resolved.
One of those patches is said to have even caused guilds to be deleted. Others have reportedly not been able to play since launch or have been stuck in login queues for over 12 hours daily.
What are the consequences? As the problems seem to be too extensive, the developers decided on a “rollback” of 24 hours for certain parts of the game. This means that everything that happened since 24 hours after the server went down will be reverted. Even deleted characters are reportedly reappearing according to a post on Discord (via reddit).
The reviews of the game on Steam also dropped significantly due to the issues. From 75% positive votes, only 44% remain in the recent reviews.
At least some players are happy that a decision was made to take this step, but others state that it was probably the only option left. Whether the rollback will help and the issues will be resolved remains to be seen.
If you want to take a look at Mortal Online 2, you might want to wait until the situation improves. Alternatively, on the same day, another type of MMORPG with a unique approach launched:
Today, 2 new MMORPGs are launching – Who are they interesting for?
