This week, there were both positive and negative news regarding MMORPGs. Especially with WoW , there was a lot going on due to the announcement of Dragonflight and WOTLK Classic. On the other hand, however, is the shutdown of TERA, which has been announced for June. We have summarized all the important news.
The highlights of the week:
- WoW introduced the new expansion Dragonflight. Highlights include the new class, a revamp of the talents, and flying on a dragon. There were discussions about that, as these dragons strongly resemble the mounts from Guild Wars 2.
- This year, WoW Classic will receive the expansion Wrath of the Lich King. However, this is causing discussions because the Dungeon Finder will be omitted.
- Lost Ark received a big patch this week with a new continent and the new class Spear-wielder.
The drama of the week: TERA is closing. After almost 10 years in the West, this action MMORPG will be shut down in June. For many, this move came as a surprise, as there was a major update just in February.
The discussion of the week: What do you think about the new info on Dragonflight? We would like to gather your opinions in this survey:
PvP in Final Fantasy XIV suddenly booming
This is what happened with the major MMORPGs:
- In WoW, there was a lot of new info, but players missed the housing theme. Ion Hazzikostas revealed that housing is at least not completely off the table.
- PvP is suddenly booming in Final Fantasy XIV. The reason for this is the new patch 6.1. MeinMMO editor Irina Moritz hopes that the developers quickly address issues so that this hype continues.
- Guild Wars 2 brought back the Living World Season 1, which players have been waiting for almost 9 years.
- In Black Desert, new events have started revolving around gathering and crafting (via BDO).
- Lost Ark released its first Battle Pass, but there is criticism regarding the skins. Additionally, we reported on two engravings that appear to be strong on paper but do not suit everyone.
This is what is happening with the smaller MMORPGs:
- Lord of the Rings Online has now made numerous contents free, which has excited many players.
- Neverwinter will receive the new expansion Dragonslayer in June. In new missions and a revamped raid, you should become real dragon slayers.
- In New World, servers have been merged again, so the surviving worlds are now well populated. Additionally, the Twitch streamer shroud explains why New World and Lost Ark have lost so many players in his opinion.
- Lineage 2 is turning 18 years old, and fittingly, there are new events running until May 18 (via MassivelyOP).
- Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis will get a snowy area and snowboarding in the summer (via MassivelyOP).
This is what is happening with the MMORPGs in development:
- With Persist Online, a new MMORPG has entered open alpha. It is being developed by the German studio CipSoft, which previously had great success with Tibia Online.
- The sandbox MMORPG Profane shared new details, this time about mounts that you can tame (via Twitter).
This was the news this week from the world of MMORPGs at a glance. Tell us, what was your personal highlight? Or did we perhaps forget something important? Have you maybe experienced something exciting that you want to tell us? Please feel free to write it in the comments here on MeinMMO.
