This year, we’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head into 2016.
ArcheAge should consider itself fortunate that WildStar relaunched this month, else the beleaguered sandbox’s many missteps this month might have propelled it to the top of the September list. Other notable events of the month included the Pathfinder Online project virtually imploding, Brad McQuaid’s Pantheon project getting an infusion of money, and Star Citizen’s war of words continuing across the internet.
Here’s what else happened in the MMO world in September 2015.
TOP NEWS STORIES OF SEPTEMBERÂ 2015
WildStar: Reloaded launches free-to-play
Pathfinder Online lays off almost entire staff
EverQuest Next has a big internal playtest today
RSI’s attorney responds to Smart’s Star Citizen demands
PAX Prime 2015: Guild Wars 2’s free-to-play model and publishing takeover
Elite: Dangerous welcomes pilots to close quarters combat
SWTOR vets form new studio, partner with Nexon
Marvel Heroes studio Gazillion hit with layoffs [Confirmed]
Here’s a helpful summary of Star Citizen’s release schedule
Elite: Dangerous has sold 825,000 copies
Blade and Soul beta begins October 30th, still launching Q1 2016
Asheron’s Call still offline after two weeks
Star Citizen changes forum permissions to combat harassment
Destiny sold 6.3 million copies its first month
Camelot Unchained’s procedurally generated terrain build runs for over 100 hours
ArcheAge goes offline for two days for 2.0 and server merges
Crowfall raises another million, previews collector’s edition
Guild Wars 2 Mordrem event stumbles
ArcheAge patches in Heroes Awaken, reveals server merge compensation
ArcheAge Heroes Awaken got up, hit snooze, and went back to sleep
‘SWG 2.0’ Divergence Online hits alpha 3, launches Indiegogo campaign
EverQuest II’s 12th expansion will be a legit expansion
Host your own sandbox with Wurm Unlimited on Steam
DarkScape introduces free-for-all PvP ganking to RuneScape
World of Warships leaves drydock for live waters
ArcheAge adds $250 item pack to its store
Destiny’s new expansion creates a headache for non-buyers
Star Citizen is safe from the FTC so far, letter to backer suggests
Venus Rising is in beta, plans for launch later this year
Sword Coast Legends delays its launch again
Divergence Online’s Ethan Casner on SWG 2.0, open PvP, and edgelords
CSE is creating 30 classes for Camelot Unchained
Ultima Online celebrates 18th birthday, plans October 8th expansion launch
TwitchCon 2015: Guild Wars 2’s Heart of Thorns trailer; the Ranger’s Druid is a healer
Star Citizen studio ‘grows’ dev team, claims layoffs are ‘streamlin[ing]’
That Wizards of the Coast vs. HEX lawsuit has finally been settled
Project Copernicus was in trouble long before its $75M loan
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen gets investors, development is continuing
RIFT is upping its subscription price slightly with its next patch
FAVORITE EDITORIALS OF SEPTEMBERÂ 2015
Perfect Ten: The 10 MMO memories we all have
Stick and Rudder: Star Citizen is starting to come together
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2 raiding factsheet
Massively Opinionated: Which MMORPG has the best F2P model?
Perfect Ten: The top 10 craziest skills in Project Gorgon
WoW Factor: Between now and Legion
Why I Play: Final Fantasy XIV
MMO Mechanics: Economic stagnation in MMO economies
Tamriel Infinium: Six great things to do in Elder Scrolls Online that aren’t endgame
Massively Overthinking: Underrepresented MMO music genres
MMO Burnout: Star Wars Uprising
The Game Archaeologist: Anarchy Online
EverQuesting: EverQuest franchise expansion announcements erode more trust
Perfect Ten: Ten well-known voice actors behind SWTOR’s characters
Chaos Theory: Small steps – The Secret World’s progress
Nexus Telegraph: Ten tips for new and returning WildStar players
Jukebox Heroes: Your top 20 favorite MMO soundtracks
WoW Factor: A wishlist for World of Warcraft’s Legion expansion
ALL MONTH-IN-REVIEW POSTS TO-DATE
MMO Year in Review: Daybreak’s downslide (February 2015)
MMO Year in Review: Crowfall’s Kickstarter (March 2015)
MMO Year in Review: A Star Wars Galaxies postmortem (April 2015)
MMO Year in Review: WoW’s nosedive (May 2015)
MMO Year in Review: Heavensward’s arrival (June 2015)
MMO Year in Review: Smed & Smart (July 2015)
MMO Year in Review: Into the Heart of Thorns (August 2015)
MMO Year in Review: WildStar Reloaded (September 2015)
MMO Year in Review: The SWTOR vs. Guild Wars 2 showdown (October 2015)
MMO Year in Review: Blizzard’s big plans (November 2015)
MMO Year in Review: Star Citizen’s triumph (December 2015)
