In the week from February 7 to February 13, 2022, the new MMORPG Lost Ark was released. It also dominated the headlines. However, there were new updates about WoW, GW2, New World, and some MMORPGs in development. We summarize the most important news of the week for you.
The highlight and the controversy of the week:
- Lost Ark celebrated its release, but with some server issues and long wait times. You can read all about it in our live ticker.
- Lost Ark reached over 1.3 million concurrent players on Steam, making it the second most successful game on the platform.
- Asmongold set a new viewer record on Twitch thanks to Lost Ark.
- You can find all our tips, tricks, and guides for Lost Ark in this overview.
The discussions of the week: Lost Ark has received mixed reactions in our editorial office:
- MeinMMO editor Mark Sellner is a big fan of Lost Ark and would like to spend even more money.
- MeinMMO editor Alexander Leitsch, however, has some concerns about it.
What do you think of Lost Ark? Can you understand both sides’ arguments? Feel free to write it in the comments.
You can listen to more about the launch of Lost Ark and also Dying Light 2 in the latest podcast:
New feature for the GW2 expansion and a new MMORPG that looks like WoW
This is what happened in the major MMORPGs:
- WoW finally announced the release date for Patch 9.2, and it is closer than expected. Also, there was a fan video showcasing how beautiful WoW could look with modern graphics.
- Last week in ESO, there was a curious bug that caused players to get stuck in a dungeon.
- Guild Wars 2 introduced the new Jade-Bots. Furthermore, a significant overhaul of the endgame content was announced (via GW2).
- New World released a patch again this week. Additionally, new server merges were announced, and there was a bug concerning the Valentine skins in the shop.
This is what happened in the smaller MMORPGs:
- Mortal Online 2 has been struggling with extremely long queues since its release.
- SWTOR will release its new expansion next week. In line with this, we summarized the story from the launch until today.
- Element Quest was a new MMORPG reminiscent of Avatar, The Last Airbender. However, after 2 months on Steam, it must now shut down.
- EverQuest and EverQuest 2 have kicked off their Valentine’s events (via MassivelyOP).
- In Blade & Soul, there is a new solo dungeon (via Blade&Soul).
- ArcheAge announced its first major patch for 2022 for March and a new area for Summer 2022 (via ArcheAge).
This is what happened in the MMORPGs in development:
- Into the Echo is a new game revolving around time travel and will start its pre-alpha in March.
- Ateron was announced, a new game that looks like WoW but offers NFTs.
- The social MMO Palia is ready for alpha testing, but will only conduct it under NDA (via Palia).
- Past Fate, a Kickstarter MMORPG, is revising its starting area (via Steam).
These were 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.
