MMO Week in Review: April 5, 2015

April 5, 2015 8:00 PM

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This week, Daybreak Game Company announced that the venerable EverQuest II, with 10 full expansions under its belt, will cease production of more, turning instead to smaller and more frequent paid DLC. The first of such DLC, dubbed Rum Cellar, is due to launch April 28th.

Read on for the very best of this week’s MMO news and opinions.

THIS WEEK’S TOP STORIES

Final Fantasy XIV launches Before the Fall patch - [AL:FFXIV]After more than a year of continuations, Final Fantasy XIV is wrapping up all of its stories today. Patch 2.55 has just gone live, bringing with it the last portion of the main scenario quest, the…

Three Elder Scrolls Online mods you shouldn’t play without - If you have not jumped into Elder Scrolls Online yet, you should really give it a shot. With its latest update and B2P transition, it's finally feeling like Skyrim or another Elder Scrolls game -- just online. Of course,…

Crowfall teases female Ranger archetype - ArtCraft has posted a Crowfall week-at-a-glance update that contains plenty of interesting nuggets. Chief among them is the reveal of the female Ranger archetype. She's got a wolf pet in the concept art, but the devs…

Guild Wars 2 tweaks the personal story for a solo finish - If you -- like a certain unnamed but devastatingly handsome Massively Overpowered writer -- have stalled out on the final stage of Guild Wars 2's personal storyline, then this will make your day. The studio announced…

Crowfall’s Walton says we should blame him for Star Wars Galaxies’ NGE - Hey, NGE fans! Crowfall's Gordon Walton says that the day that will live in Star Wars: Galaxies infamy was his idea. Now, that's oversimplifying things just a tad, but in any case Walton let fly with an interesting…

Ghost in the Shell Online heading to North America first - Ever get bummed when MMOs are released in Asia and then, eventually (or perhaps never) ported to other regions? Well, this time around one Korean MMO will be headed to North America before releasing in its…

Get a sneak peek of LOTRO’s Update 16 - Lord of the Rings Online is gearing up for a big content push this month with Update 16. The devs put the patch on the test server this week and players are already digging into it to…

WildStar is adding a laser tag minigame - WildStar is getting a new Laser Phaser minigame, and it's currently on the sci-fantasy title's public test realm. It's currently scheduled to go live in Drop 5, and it includes a phaser weapon and an outfit…

WoW Factor: Flying ruined everything and shouldn’t be removed - Allowing flying mounts in World of Warcraft was a terrible mistake that should never have been corrected. For those not up on their history, here's the deal: Flying mounts were first added in The Burning Crusade,…

Greed Monger is dead in the water; sole programmer quits - The future looks quite grim for Greed Monger today, as its lead programmer, James Proctor, announced on the game's social media accounts [the Facebook post has been deleted as of this morning -Eds.] that he is…

Camelot Unchained newsletter talks design, tech, and more - Camelot Unchained just released its latest newsletter, and you'll want to set aside some time and maybe a couple of beverages to read it. It's looong, and it covers everything from lore to the requisite state…

Here’s how Final Fantasy XI’s maintenance mode is going down - Players of Final Fantasy XI are unlikely to be happy about the fact that the game has moved into maintenance mode for the future, with new clients and spinoff titles planned for further development. But it…

Ascent is MMO space simming done right - My favorite thing about Ascent: The Space Game is its planetary rotation. It's a small thing, granted, but the first time I sat still in my tiny, tin can spacecraft long enough to see Ceres slooooowly…

WildStar contract, wardrobe, and minipet patch hits the test realms - Ready to enjoy the wonders of an improved wardrobe system, the Contract mechanics, and an array of minipets in WildStar? The game's next major patch is not yet on the live servers, but it is on…

10 ways MMOs have changed the real world for the better - Are MMOs pointless time-wasters, the bread and circuses of the modern era, or do they make positive, meaningful contributions to the real world? Well, considering that writing about these games has paid for my golden SeaDoo…

Star Citizen whale talks purchases vs. donations - If you've been hiding under a rock for the past couple of years and have no clue about the crowdfunded beast that is Star Citizen, a new article at Wired will bring you up to speed. Not…

Neverwinter launches on Xbox One - [AL:NW]You've played the MMO while sitting hunched forward at your computer -- now it's time to enjoy Neverwinter while slouching back on your couch at home. The D&D MMO officially launched today on the Xbox One…

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