Lost Ark is still the main topic of conversation among MMORPGs. However, it also faces several issues, although not as severe as in New World. We at MeinMMO will tell you what has happened this week.
The highlight of the week:
- Lost Ark is still popular on Steam. For over a week, it has reached more than a million concurrent players daily at peak times.
- If you can’t get enough of Lost Ark, you can look forward to 7 more classes, with one expected to arrive approximately every two months.
The irritations of the week:
- Lost Ark is still plagued by queues nearly two weeks after release. The developers have added new servers, but had to establish a completely new region for that. This region operates independently from the rest of Europe.
- The error 10027 keeps appearing and we’ll tell you what you can do about it.
- There are also issues in-game, as queues for dungeons, raids, and PvP are not functioning correctly due to high server load. These problems have also reflected in the negative Steam reviews.
- Lost Ark cannot be played in Belgium and the Netherlands at all.
- The biggest streamer on Twitch says that the hype around Lost Ark will only be short-lived.
The discussions of the week:
FFXIV announces graphics update and SWTOR receives criticism for the new expansion
This is what happened with the big MMORPGs:
- WoW has released class changes in Patch 9.2. We’ll tell you what you should still do before the launch of 9.2. Additionally, there was a fan video this week featuring Orgrimmar presented in Unreal Engine 5.
- The developers of Final Fantasy XIV held a new live letter. There, they announced the first content of the upcoming updates and a major graphic overhaul.
- Guild Wars 2 has announced new Jade-Bots that can even save the expansion for our editor.
This is what happened with the small MMORPGs:
- In SWTOR, the new expansion Legacy of the Sith has launched. However, it is not well received. If you are interested in the story of SWTOR, we have put together a detailed summary from release to today.
- New World has announced further and especially good improvements for the upcoming February update. However, there was also great chaos around the new server transfers.
- Swords of Legends Online has postponed the expansion and the switch to free-to-play until March.
- Dungeons & Dragons Online has released its roadmap for 2022 (via DDO).
- The Lord of the Rings Online has released the new patch 32. This brought a new region, new housing content, and some balance changes (via LOTRO).
- The tiny MMO Book of Travels has temporarily halted further development and will focus instead on revisions and bug fixes for the game (via MassivelyOP).
This is what happened with the MMORPGs in development:
- Palia, the social MMO, spoke about monetization. The developers promised the fairest free-to-play model yet.
- With TL, NCSoft announced a new MMORPG expected to be released in 2022 that will directly compete with Lost Ark.
- Tower of Fantasy is a new MMORPG reminiscent of Genshin Impact and will come to the West.
- The head of TitanReach is said to have lost 150,000 and is the reason the MMORPG’s development was completely halted.
- With Dark Nemesis Infinite Quest, a new hack’n’slash mobile MMORPG has been announced (via MassivelyOP).
This was the news of the 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.
