On February 8, the head start of Lost Ark begins, and from February 11, players without a pre-order package can also start. Just this week, there were numerous news about the new MMORPG that we summarize for you in the weekly review. Additionally, there was a release date for the new expansion of Guild Wars 2 and some interesting changes in WoW.
The highlight of the week: Although Lost Ark starts next week, there have been many interesting news in the last few days:
- Lost Ark finally announced the new times and the preload.
- There will be more content available at launch than initially thought.
- However, you should be careful about which character you redeem the Founder’s Packs on.
- Lost Ark will launch with better technology and prettier graphics.
- Starting Tuesday, there will be really useful Twitch Drops.
The stir of the week: WoW brings two major changes that no one expected:
- Boosters will no longer be allowed to be advertised in the trade chat.
- Horde and Alliance will now be able to form groups for dungeons, raids, and PvP together.
The discussions of the week: This time there are two major discussions:
- The biggest streamer for New World explains, why he will not play Lost Ark. This led to over 120 comments from you.
- We want to know which MMORPG you think has the best crafting system.
Guild Wars 2 shares release date, New World announces big February patch
This is what happened with the major MMORPGs:
- In WoW Classic, the Season of Mastery is being revamped and will receive even more loot and XP. Additionally, Twitch streamer Asmongold has commented on the two major changes in WoW.
- ESO is getting account-wide achievements, but our author Melli doesn’t think that’s good. We have also written a guide to the suppliers.
- Guild Wars 2 has released the release date for End of Dragons. Also, there was a glimpse into the most important area of the expansion: New Kaineng.
- New World has released the new patch 1.3.1. There was also a preview of the big February patch that is well received by many players.
This is what happened with the smaller MMORPGs:
- Swords of Legends is going Free2Play and announces a big expansion for February.
- Mortal Online 2 had to reset the servers by 24 hours shortly after the release.
- ArcheAge has banned almost 500 accounts due to real-money trading (via MassivelyOP).
- The VR MMORPG Zenith has shared a roadmap for 2022 (via Zenith).
- Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis is getting the next level increase and a new area soon (via YouTube).
This is what happened with the MMORPGs in development:
- Arthdal Chronicles is a new MMORPG fitting to the Netflix series, which also aims to be very realistic.
- The sandbox MMORPG Fractured is running a test that runs until February 6 at 10:00 PM (via Fractured).
This was the news this week from the world of MMORPGs at a glance. What was your personal highlight? Did you experience something exciting this week? Or did we forget something important? Let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO and discuss with us.
