For those who have shelved alt characters in World of Warcraft for most of Legion, it appears that now’s a good time to get them started again. With Artifact Knowledge being raised weekly, account-wide unlocks for flying and the new Argus account-wide access to World Quests, Invasion Points and Greater Invasion points, it’s a good time for alts altogether.
Guild Wars 2 – Path of Fire Review in Progress
Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire is almost a complete 180 from the game’s first expansion, Heart of Thorns. It’s still early, but from the sound of players’ enthusiasm and my own first impressions, Path of Fire is everything we wanted from the first expansion to Tyria and then some. We’ll need more time to make a final review, but as first impressions go Path of Fire is making a great one.
Black Desert Online – Part 1 of the Kamasylvia Expansion Arrives After Today’s Maintenance
After the completion of today’s maintenance, Black Desert Online players will be able to journey to the Elven lands of Kamasylvia in the first part of the expansion’s release. It is the homeland of the Ranger and Dark Knight archetypes as well as the location of the Old Wisdom Tree.
– ArcheAge Begins Pre-Registration Arrives, Heading for October 25th Release
In preparation for the release of ArcheAge Begins on mobile devices, Gamevil has opened up a pre-registration event. ArcheAge Begins is set about 2000 years before the MMORPG, though it is a wholly separate game from the online version. The game features four distinct classes that players use to perform strategic battles using a “card-flipping” battle system. In addition, GvG will be present as well as a robust player economy.
Eden Falling – Razor Edge Games Reveals New Name and More Info to Come
Razor Edge Games has announced that the game formerly known as Epocylipse: The Afterfall is being renamed to Eden Falling. Developers assure fans that, though the name has changed, the game remains the same. In addition, devs promise that more information about what the team has been up to during the past several months will be revealed in short order.
Albion Online – Joseph Update Released – New Arena Mode & More Included
Albion Online has been updated with the release of the Joseph content expansion. This is the first significant update since the release of the game in July. Joseph brings new content to bear in the form of Arena Mode that allows players to face off against others in 5v5 matches. In addition, the Eternal Battle Expedition has been added along with updated Treasure Sites.
KAL Online – Shamans Released into the Wild
Kalonline has been updated with a new patch that brings the Shaman character into the game. To celebrate, a special “new character open event” will kick off today that will help new Shamans get geared up.
Dead By Daylight – Dead By Daylight – Gift Key Sweeps! – Sept 2017 – Round 4
MMORPG.com has been given all kinds of special gift keys for Dead by Daylight – the all new multiplayer (4vs1) horror game where one player takes on the role of the savage Killer, and the other four players play as Survivors, trying to escape the Killer and avoid being caught, tortured and killed. Enter this sweepstakes now for a chance to win one of the four cool in game prizes! As an added bonus to our past events we have a limited number of keys for the all new Leatherface DLC!
– Ex-WoW Dev Stephan Frost Lands at Nexon to Work on Unannounced Project
Late last week, Blizzard’s Stephan Frost announced he would be leaving the company and his duties at World of Warcraft. Today he revealed via Twitter that is is now a “Creative / Game Director at Nexon OC”. He is currently working on an unannounced project for PC.
– Blizzard Releases the Battle.Net App for Android
For about as long as anyone can remember, players have been asking for a mobile app that allows them to chat with their Battle.Net friends. Blizzard has finally come through for Android users with the new Battle.Net app. The iOS version does not yet seem to be out. The app lets you chat with friends, see what games they’re playing and add new friends as well. In short, other than launching games, it functions pretty much like the desktop application.