Lost Skies’Â February dev blog showed off some UX work, early prototypes of its weapon damage system, and some super-cozy ship interior concepts. Also, the world is getting bigger: “We added 20 new islands in this build, bringing the total number of islands in the world to 29.”
And this is just the beginning of the rest of the news! Read on for a roundup of other smaller MMO news stories and videos from this past week in this edition of The MOP Up (and if you don’t see a news story that we should have covered, drop us a tip)!
Neverwinter’s Bards, Barbarians, and Rogues saw some adjustments with a recent patch.
Prosperous Universe talked about “a curious bug, where a single misplaced parenthesis caused a lot of wasted CPU cycles.”
“With Season 3 on the horizon, Eternal Return has added an entirely new set of skills, Mutant Packs, achievements and mechanics for players to explore in the newest season of this beloved MOBA.”
Last Epoch reported a 265k concurrency on Steam as it preps fixes and quality-of-life improvements for the near future.
Rockstar is mandating all employees return to the office five days a week to work on Grand Theft Auto VI.
Mad World made mini raids easier to access and added more information to the game map.
Deceive Inc’s devs are in the midst of a creating a huge post-launch patch, saying, “For those unaware, Operation Overhaul is a MASSIVE initiative for the team to take the time to rework core aspects of the game and expand its system to make it a more interesting, polished, and accessible experience.”
The Witch Doctor is the latest mini to come to Warcraft Rumble.
WalkScape’s late February build “more than doubled the number of activities in the game” alongside a whole lot of quality-of-life improvements.
Uncharted Waters Online’s newest patch updated the Panama Canal, added Admiral Maribel, and introduced the mat Nanami. Also, the game is holding a perks even until March 26th for its first anniversary.
This just in from War Thunder: “We released a patch deploying the new aircraft damage mechanic to all aircraft game modes, improving the battle mode HUD and correcting a number of bugs.”
MechWarrior Online announced a new DLC called Solaris Showdown for March 14th: “Join Duncan Fisher in a race against time to thwart the overthrow of the Solaris Council, discover the new Loader King ‘Mech, select new weapons and equipment tailored for close-quarter engagements, and help save the very future of Solaris.”
Enshrouded’s second patch focused on stability, performance, and balancing out the game world. Basically, a whole lot of fixes and adjustments.
Should avatars have rights? Check out this interview from Ultima Online’s Raph Koster submitted by friend of the site Minimalistway to find out!
Stardew Valley’s long-awaited Update 1.6 is coming to PC on March 16th: “With a new update on the horizon, a worldwide concert tour underway, an official cookbook coming soon, and now over 30 million copies sold, Stardew Valley is thriving more than ever.”
“Grim Dawn v1.2.0.4 is now live! Enjoy a number of bug fixes, some quality of life changes and, of course, support for the absolutely divine Loyalist Pack III.”
World War II Online is revamping some of its older vehicle models.
Final Fantasy XI’s spring campaign is scheduled for March 12th through the 31st with a huge variety of activities.
Final Fantasy XIV and XV are collaborating in the MMO, so get your fancy car if you didn’t the previous time around:
Stay on top of the latest Phantasy Star Online 2 happenings with this headline vid:
Meet ARK’s Gigantoraptor:
League of Legends talked Vanguard, bot AI, and skins in a new video:
The MMO industry pumps out more and more news every year – no site could possibly cover everything. That’s why we gather together all the extras every week in The MOP Up, our a weekly compilation of MMO info we don’t want lost in the cracks of time. Send us your news bits through our tips line!
