This week, there were new details about the two MMORPGs Throne and Liberty and Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen. New World also announced its new expansion. However, there were also negative news regarding Gloria Victis and Star Citizen.
The highlights of the week:
- The MMORPG Throne and Liberty is reworking its combat system and we got to try it out.
- New World has introduced its first expansion, and we’ve gathered all the info here. You can expect a new area, a new level cap, mounts, and a new weapon.
- Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen is considered a PvE hope for old school fans and is now promising better graphics.
The shocking news of the week: Gloria Victis is shutting down. The PvP MMORPG celebrated its release this year after being in early access for years. Although player numbers went up, it still wasn’t financially sufficient.
WoW Hardcore makes many happy, New World brings important changes
What happened with the big MMORPGs:
- WoW is bringing back hundreds of items that you couldn’t get for 14 years. YouTuber Bellular is also sure where the next expansion is heading – namely to the South Sea. Additionally, there is currently a mount at the trading post that you would otherwise need to farm for months.
- In WoW Classic’s Hardcore mode, the first player has reached level 60. Blizzard also revealed which class dies most frequently in Hardcore mode of Classic. In the future, the Hardcore mode is even set to be expanded, although this will eliminate the MMO aspect.
- Guild Wars 2 is planning changes to the new daily achievements and wants to offer an optional task in September that does not have to be completed (via GW2).
- The ESO chief revealed that his MMORPG currently has the highest player numbers since 2015. The developers also disabled gifting items to friends because it was being misused (via MassivelyOP).
- Final Fantasy XIV has announced the next Live Letter for September 23 (via FFXIV).
What happened with the small MMORPGs:
- With the new expansion, New World is removing the most annoying feature ever. Additionally, our author Jasmin got to try the new area and is very excited.
- Albion Online unexpectedly shuts down its PvP league.
- Lord of the Rings Online has released the new patch 37 with the River Hobbits (via LOTRO).
- Star Wars: The Old Republic brings new outfits in line with the Ahsoka series (via SWTOR). Additionally, on September 6, the next small patch will be released, featuring a skateboard mini-game and a new season.
- Zenith, the VR MMORPG, has released a new boss arena and further updates (via MassivelyOP).
Here you can watch the first gameplay of the new mounts in New World:
What happened with the MMORPGs in development:
- The Cozy MMO Loftia has raised over 1.1 million euros on Kickstarter and sounds really interesting.
- An alleged former developer of Star Citizen paints a difficult picture regarding the financing of the MMO. There were also rumors of mass layoffs.
- Ashes of Creation recently detailed the node system in their latest livestream. You can find the recording on YouTube.
- The new MMORPG Soulframe has shown 30 minutes of gameplay.
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’d like to share? Or did we perhaps forget something important? Feel free to write it to us in the comments here at MeinMMO.
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