In the week from September 13 to September 19, news and stories about New World continue to dominate. But there was also some new information about WoW and GW2. We have summarized all the important MMORPG news of the week for you from MeinMMO.
The highlight of the week: Even shortly after the beta, New World continues to dominate the news:
- The recent open beta was viewed critically by many players. There were server issues, unbalanced fights in PvP, and an exploit while leveling.
- Looking back at the days from September 9 to September 15, New World was the largest MMORPG on Twitch.
- We wanted to know, which weapons you particularly like in New World.
The controversy of the week: The guild APES achieved the world-first kills on Ragnaros and Onyxia in WoW Classic. But now the guild has disbanded and settled accounts with WoW Classic.
The discussion of the week: In ESO, some players have demanded that more consideration should be given to beginners in dungeons. Because if they are too slow, they can even miss out on important loot.
New entry tried in EVE Online and Mortal Online 2
This week in the big MMORPGs:
- In WoW, after the sexism scandal, a half-naked woman was replaced by fruit. Additionally, in WoW Classic, the second phase of Burning Crusade has started.
- New elite specializations were introduced in Guild Wars 2. There was also a deeper look into fishing, which however kills the anticipation for MeinMMO author Mark Sellner.
- In ESO, the new DLC Deadlands was introduced. Additionally, MeinMMO author Melli thoroughly tested the new dungeons from the Waking Flame DLC.
- Final Fantasy XIV spoke in a developer letter about new content from Endwalker and the 2 upcoming jobs.
This happened in the smaller MMORPGs:
- EVE Online is considered one of the most difficult MMOs but has now made its entry easier.
- Swords of Legends Online is receiving a new update that should finally bring more endgame.
- Bless Unleashed received its first major content update for PC on September 15. Included are a new dungeon and a world boss (via blessunleashed).
- The EU version of Aion is celebrating its 12th anniversary with rewards and events (via Aion).
This happened with the MMORPGs in development:
- MeinMMO editor Alexander Leitsch tested Mortal Online 2 and died as often as in no MMORPG before.
- A new MMO based on the cult anime Attack on Titan has been announced.
- The MMORPG Mad World hosted an open alpha that ran until September 17 (via Facebook).
These were the news of the week from the world of MMORPGs in overview. What was your personal highlight? Did you experience something exciting this week? Or did we forget something important? Let us know in the comments.
