Tree of Savior’s new Brazilian server sees ’40-fold ping improvement’ - Despite a rocky start this past August, Tree of Savior's new Brazilian server Kepa is proving to be a boon to the growing South American community. Papaya Play, the operators of this Portuguese version of the…
Papaya Play’s Brazilian Tree of Savior server opening is marked by multiple events and connection problems - This week saw the Papaya Play version of OARPG Tree of Savior debut the all-new Kepa server for Brazilian players, and the stewards of the game are more than eager to celebrate the occasion with a…
Papaya Play’s Tree of Savior announces a new Brazilian server opening August 12 - Before we begin, we're going to point out that this Tree of Savior story is specific to the standalone version operated by Papaya Play as opposed to the Steam edition run by IMCGames, and it's that…
IMCGames’ Tree of Savior introduces the Desperado class, Papaya’s Tree of Savior adds the Godeye class - It's a tale of two editions of Tree of Savior, as both the Steam version from IMCGames and the standalone global edition from Papaya Play both got new classes - and subsequently stuffed access to them…
Papaya’s Tree of Savior adds the Illusionist and kicks off another round of boost events - Care to mess with enemies in Papaya Play's Tree of Savior so hard that it actually physically harms them? Then you're ready to play with the Illusionist, the newest class that was added to the OARPG's…
Papaya’s Tree of Savior launches new events, promises more frequent and generous events soon - Tree of Savior - the one operated by Papaya Play and not the Steam version run by IMC Games - is all about events right now. Buff-granting events. Boosting events. Prize-granting events. Events, events, events. The…
Tree of Savior gets a new Pontifex class… and stuffs its unlock into a lootbox - Tree of Savior is most definitely not hurting for classes as a quick look on its site can attest, but as of this week's newest update, there's one more class added to the impressive pile in…
Choose My Adventure: I still don’t know if I like Tree of Savior even after hitting triple-digit levels - You'd be forgiven for thinking that I would have made up my mind about Tree of Savior after making it to character level 150, but I'm afraid that you'd be wrong. That's partially a result of…
Choose My Adventure: Character and comfort levels continue flowing in Tree of Savior - I don't know whether I really like Tree of Savior yet, but I also have to admit that the dopamine hit of making it from class level 15 to about the middle 30s has done something…
Choose My Adventure: Levels and confusion come fast and thick in Tree of Savior - So as the headline suggests, the game we're starting November off with is Tree of Savior, an anime-styled OARPG that I've played a couple of times before. I will admit that there's always been a long…
Tree of Savior unveils a new Engineer class coming July 19 - Who wants some steampunk in their painterly fantastical isometric MMORPG? If you're a Tree of Savior player who raised your hand, then good news: the Engineer class is headed for the MMOARPG on Wednesday, July 19th.…
Tree of Savior is getting a brand-new global version under Papaya next week - In a fascinating stroke of counter-programming, Papaya Play is planning to re-launch online ARPG Tree of Savior next week, just days before a little game called Diablo IV is set to arrive. It's a bold move,…
Another global version of Tree of Savior is launching in Q2 on Papaya Play - When last we checked in on the Tree of Savior franchise, it was last autumn, when IMC Games was pushing Tree of Savior M to Korean players and had shelved Re: Tree of Savior. The English-language…
Escape from Tarkov names-and-shames thousands of cheaters in a Google doc - Ah, welcome to Friday evening, folks, and a video game doing a little bit o' name-and-shame on some dastardly cheaters. The game is multiplayer shooter Escape From Tarkov, which doesn't exactly have a spotless reputation itself,…
Tree of Savior M arrives to South Korea November 2, Re: Tree of Savior cans global aspirations - This is a story of two mobile versions of the MMOARPG Tree of Savior - Tree of Savior M and Re: Tree of Savior, otherwise known as the Tree of Savior Mobile Remake. In summary, there's…
Tree of Savior is letting players dress up like bird superheroes in its latest big event - Admittedly, it's probably going to be hard for the painterly multiplayer ARPG Tree of Savior to top adding a literal Luchador class, but we have to applaud the decision the game has made to grant players…
Tree of Savior adds Luchador class, previews Sadhu rework and Hwarang archer - Whatever happened to Tree of Savior? Despite the fact that the isometric MMO made it to a top ten list of MMORPGs we've already forgotten about, a look back at the game's official site and the…
Perfect Ten: Ten MMORPGs you’ve already forgotten about - Not every MMORPG can remain in the spotlight forever. Time has a nasty habit of making us forget titles that used to rile up our excitement and get us talking about on a daily basis. Games…
Battle Bards Episode 200: Battle Bards Bicentennial! - Can you believe it? The Battle Bards have hit 200 amazing episodes! Join Steff, Syl, and Syp as they take a victory lap around the field of MMO music, sharing their personal soundtrack discoveries and listeners’…
Tree of Savior’s Hot Week event hands out endgame gear and character boosts simply for hitting level 50 - Do you want to be endgame ready in Tree of Savior without doing anything more than hitting an arbitrary level number? Then you'll be delighted by the game's current Hot Week event, which is dishing out…
Here’s over an hour of footage from mobile MMO Re: Tree of Savior’s Japanese beta - There's been quite some time since Tree of Savior made its way into the news, but we're bringing this title back into the spotlight due to the game's upcoming mobile port, the weirdly titled Re: Tree…
Tree of Savior is bringing back high-speed leveling Growth Servers on August 11 - If you happened to have missed out on the last time high-speed leveling servers were added to Tree of Savior, then you're in luck: IMCGames is doing it again. Starting on August 11th, players will get…
Tree of Savior adds a new raid and some powerful new weapons - Well would you look at that, Tree of Savior is still kicking out the jams. Good for you, you plucky, painterly, pretty little MMOARPG. The game's most recent update has some pretty sizeable new things for…
Battle Bards Episode 171: Forest Tales 2 - Hitch up your shorts, buckle your boots, and step into another deep forest of MMORPG music with the Battle Bards! As diverse as the woods are in virtual worlds, so too are these tracks that attempt…
Tree of Savior promises class remakes, more server stability, and more social features - The developers of Tree of Savior have outlined a general roadmap for 2020, which will focus on several different pain points of the game going forward. The devs at IMCGames are working on a new network…
Tree of Savior outlines dates and details for new high-speed leveling servers - There are a whole lot of levels to earn in Tree of Savior -- 420 of them to be exact -- which understandably might sound like a daunting feat. The devs at IMCGames are looking to…
Tree of Savior announces plans for a new server and a team name reset - Has it been some time since you booted up Tree of Savior? You might want to consider doing that if you're attached to your team name (aka the last name shared by every character on your…
MMO Cartographer: Reminiscing on the MMOs we toured in 2019 - It is that time of the year when retrospectives abound and people set their resolutions for the upcoming year. That seems like exactly the kind of bandwagon I'd climb onto here in MMO Cartographer. I am…
Nexon’s mobile MMO Spiritwish has launched around the globe today - It's been a year since NEON Studio's Nexon-published mobile MMO Spiritwish hit closed beta in South Korea, and now it's officially landing here, having somehow escaped the fate that befell some of Nexon's other games and…
MMO Business Roundup: Nexon drops Tree of Savior, plus DUNE hires and Pearl Abyss’ new HQ - Nexon's let go yet another MMO from its publishing stable. According to MMO Culture, Nexon has announced that it's closing down its Japanese server for Tree of Savior and booting the game - and data -…
Tree of Savior brings back Rainbow Trek jumping puzzles and gives out free class change vouchers - A new limited time event in Tree of Savior is both letting players experience the game's jumping puzzles once again and start over with a new class if they so choose. The latest patch update has…
MMO Cartographer: Climbing the Tree of Savior - A friend of mine from one of my other hobbies recommended Tree of Savior to me a while back, but I was deep down in other games at the time, so I didn't do much more…
Battle Bards Episode 144: Colors of the rainbow - Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet: Combined, these forces create the awesome power of Roy G. Biv — otherwise known as the rainbow! In today’s experimental episode of the Battle Bards, Steff, Syl, and…
Perfect Ten: The 10 most adorable MMORPGs ever - We all like to think of ourselves as cultured and deep individuals who routinely calculate square roots and recite Gilbert and Sullivan at dinner parties, but the truth is that we spend an inordinate amount of…
Tomorrow’s Tree of Savior update will introduce four new classes, open new zones, and raise the level cap - A major update is about to land in free-to-play MMO action-RPG Tree of Savior, bringing with it four new classes, an array of new zones, an increased level cap, and a slew of new in-game events.…
Battle Bards Episode 140: Piano piano! - It’s one of the most powerful and versatile of musical instruments, and now the piano is getting its own featured show here on Battle Bards! The crew re-assembles, not to avenge, but to uplift beautiful, striking,…
Jukebox Heroes: Mabinogi’s six best music tracks - When evaluating an eastern MMORPG that boasts a huge soundtrack, I am often filled with a mixture of dread and anticipation at the start of such projects. There's always the possibility that the score might end…
Tree of Savior introduces class progression overhauls and new raids in Re:Build update - A massive shake-up has come to Tree of Savior with its latest update, the scope of which is suggested by its official title -- Re:Build. The patch, which went live a couple of days ago, not…
Tree of Savior is planning a major class restructuring later this month - It's been a hot minute since we poked our noses into what cutesy MMORPG Tree of Savior is up to, and as it turns out, quite a bit. The two-and-a-half-year-old MMO always seems to go quiet…
Tree of Savior update to introduce new classes, a new dungeon, and more - A big update is coming to Tree of Savior next week, introducing two new classes (with accompanying master quests and class costumes) as well as a brand-new solo dungeon and an array of changes and updates…
Tree of Savior vows ‘intense balancing changes’ for healers and archers are on the way - When last we checked in with Tree of Savior, it was in the middle of a nine-week anniversary event with free DLC, quest, and gear - in fact, that event is technically still running for another…
Tree of Savior hands out second anniversary gifts, previews new classes - It's been two years since Tree of Savior leaped onto the Steam scene, and the crew is celebrating with a nine-week event that is running through May 29th. This event includes a free DLC present that…
PSA: Tree of Savior is merging its servers on March 13, and you may not keep all your toons - Server merges are descending upon Tree of Savior, at least in North America and South East Asia. "We would like announce our plans to merge game servers in regions currently operating two servers, i.e. North America…
Tree of Savior adds four classes, increases level cap - If Tree of Savior has been off of your radar for a while, perhaps it's time to give it a solid ping this week. The MMOARPG dropped an absolutely massive December content update that added, among…
Peria Chronicles is not at G-Star, reportedly to save demo development time - If you've forgotten about Peria Chronicles, you can get a refresher in the game's trailer from last year down below. And that's more news than you'll get about the game from Nexon at this year's G-Star…
Tree of Savior is in the midst of a massive combat and leveling do-over - Earlier this month, Tree of Savior dropped a bomb on the beta playerbase with the news that its combat and experience will be completely dismantled and overhauled. IMCGames says it hopes to make the damage system…
Tree of Savior runs dual promotional events - If you have nothing better to do this week, why not check out Tree of Savior? The action-RPG MMO is looking to recruit brand-new players and is running a promotional campaign to seduce lonely souls into…
Battle Bards Episode 93: It’s a madhouse! - It’s taken this long, but the Battle Bards have gone completely and irreversibly insane in the membrane! Today the team cracks open the door of the MMO music funhouse to see what off-kilter, crazy, and manic…
Nexon invests money into IMC Games as part of Tree of Savior mobile partnership - Nexon has made a "strategic investment" into Korea-based IMC Games, the companies announced in a press release this morning. IMC Games is known to MMO gamers chiefly for its stewardship of MMOARPG Tree of Savior, which launched…
Tree of Savior previews class balance changes and class inspiration - Be honest, did you think that Tree of Savior's class names were just vague nouns (or collections of sounds) that sounded cool? Because if you did, you were wrong; a new article on the official site…
Perfect Ten: Mobile MMOs coming in 2017 - This past year, we couldn't seem to go a week without bumping into news of some new mobile MMO or a tablet spin-off of some existing franchise. It seems as though the mobile market is still…
Tree of Savior works on better optimization and class balance - When it comes to vital qualities of action RPGs, having a silky smooth framerate even under extreme visual duress is right there at the top of most gamers' preferences. Tree of Savior's team admits that its…
Dota 2, The Division list among the best-selling Steam games of 2016 - [AL:FFXIV]One of my favorite things to do at the end of each calendar year is to read all of the "best of" lists that get posted all over the place. Steam is contributing to my delight,…
Massively OP’s guide to MMO Thanksgiving 2016 - As you're gobble, gobbling up food today, rooting for your favorite football team, and enduring the uncomfortable political conversations at the dinner table, you might be tempted to take some time to play MMOs during this…
The best Thanksgiving and Black Friday MMORPG deals - Getcher credit cards ready, folks. It's time. (New additions are at the bottom!) The Secret World is part of the Humble Bundle this week; you can pick it up for a song. Everything in TSW's item…
Tree of Savior plans Thanksgiving events, explains trade restrictions - Cutesy anime sandbox Tree of Savior isn't gonna be one of those MMORPGs that lets Thanksgiving slide, oh no. IMCGames says the game's Harvest Festival, which runs from November 14th through December 6th, is meant to…
Nexon is bringing a truckload of MMORPGs to G-Star this year - Nexon's MMORPG catalogue is about to get a whole lot bigger. In a press release issued today, the studio has announced 35 new games, quite a few of them MMORPGs and mobile MMOs. Some of them…
Nexon reveals first trailer for the Tree of Savior Mobile Remake - If you watched Tree of Savior's rocky western rollout this year thinking to yourself the whole time, "Wouldn't that game be so much more fit for a mobile device?" then your wish is about to be…
Halloween breaks out in Tree of Savior, AdventureQuest 3D, and Project Genom - You can't keep a batty holiday down! More Halloween events are popping up in MMOs as we grow closer to the 31st, starting with the debut of Mogloween in the beta-state AdventureQuest 3D. The game now…
Massively OP’s guide to MMO Halloween 2016 - "Two things I did on Hallows Night: / Made my house April-clear / Left open wide my door / to the ghosts of the year."  ~ "All Hollows Night" by Lizette Woodworth Reese Is your door open…
Perfect Ten: Comparing Druids across MMORPGs - If I asked you what a Mage is in an MMORPG, what would you say? Some cloth-wearing gal who lugs around a long staff and flings fireballs (or other elemental chunks) at bad guys. What about Rogues? Stealthy…
Tree of Savior debuts new PvP battle mode, extends scavenge challenge - Are you the best Tree of Savior player on your block? Do your friends come over to your house and marvel at your mad Savior skillz? Then it's time to show your stuff with the game's…
Tree of Savior spotlights the Swordsman - "Dear Massively OP," we fully expect a fan to email us, "Today I was disturbed and perplexed at the sight of a jouster sitting on a Pokemon stabbing a giant raccoon in the back on your…
Tree of Savior re-opens its servers to new players - Earlier this month, Tree of Savior took the drastic step of removing itself from Steam and shutting the doors to any new players. This was done in response to problems with server instability, lag, and a…
Tree of Savior bans another 5000 exploiters for UI hack - Another week, another wave of mass-bannings in Tree of Savior. IMCGames announced yesterday that it's banned 5,607 accounts that were using a UI hack that allowed them to remotely access the market, repairs, personal storage, and…
Tree of Savior will reopen for new players after dealing with bots and exploits - If you're waiting for Tree of Savior to return from limbo, your only question, we suspect, is when? IMCGames removed the game from purchase on Steam temporarily while it worked to "solve issues regarding server stability,…
Tree of Savior compensates players for downtime, removes DLC from Steam - Time to catch up on Tree of Savior, shall we? Rewinding the clock a little to late May, we see that the title removed all of its DLC packages from Steam after temporarily blocking new players…
Choose My Adventure: Revenge of the CMA - Hello, friends, and welcome to the long-overdue return of Choose My Adventure. I don’t have a lot to say in the way of preamble, for once in my life. You guys know how this works: You…
Tree of Savior is temporarily blocking new players - If you're planning on hopping into Tree of Savior and haven't done it yet, better get on it quickly. IMCGames has announced today that it's asked Valve to block new players on Steam while it sorts out issues…
Tree of Savior has officially launched - Tree of Savior is officially free-to-play and ready to download on Steam as of today's maintenance. "This means that our DLC products will no longer be available for purchase," says IMCGames. "Instead, we will be launching…
PSA: Your last day to grab a Tree of Savior founder DLC pack is approaching - If you were still hoping to pick up some founder DLC for Tree of Savior before the launch, heads up: IMCGames has announced that it will end the sale of Tree of Savior's live DLC as of…
Tree of Savior delays launch to May 10 - Tree of Savior's spring rollout has been anything but smooth. The isometric import has weathered numerous storms over the past few months, including rampant cheating and instance instability. The team announced last week that it would…
Tree of Savior names and shames banned bots and goldsellers - We have a deeply personal question for you: Are you a bot? Because if so, you might be banned from Tree of Savior right now. This is also true if you're a gold seller or if…
Tree of Savior hikes prices, delays F2P launch following exploitative token arbitrage - We've got a bit more clarity today on the financial impact of Tree of Savior's recent wave of bot and exploiter bannings and the concomitant suspension of founder packs: IMC Games told players today that it…
Tree of Savior banned over 3000 cheaters today - Best not try to cheat your way through Tree of Savior -- IMC Games is having none of that. The studio told players this morning that it has blocked 1394 bots and banned an additional 1678…
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs with huge class rosters - After talking with Mark Jacobs the other week about the difficulty of balancing Camelot Unchained's 30 classes, it got my mind thinking of MMOs that don't merely stop with a half-dozen or so classes in their…
Tree of Savior compensates players for dungeon troubles - It's been a rough go in Tree of Savior as of late, with players encountering what the team is calling "instance instability" in its dungeons. It had gotten so bad that players couldn't access dungeons through…
Tree of Savior opens new southeast Asia server, fights gold sellers - Tree of Savior's branches are bowing under the weight of all of the players flocking to the game's early access launch this week. Not only has an additional European server been teased, but a new southeast…
Tree of Savior’s early access has officially launched - After a brief delay brought on by minor technical difficulties, Tree of Savior's founder's servers -- Klaipeda and Orsha -- came alive this morning, so if you've picked up one of the founder packs with exclusive…
Tree of Savior outlines founder launch, F2P transition plan - IMCGAMES has updated Tree of Savior fans on its founder server and future free-to-play plans. The studio says Tree of Savior's initial founder's server will open at 2 a.m. EDT on March 29th -- this coming…
Tree of Savior puts its early access to player vote - The Tree of Savior devs are reworking their plans for early access based on player "feedback." IMCGAMES says that its three-month exclusive access plan was conceived from concern over stability once the international audience stampedes the…
Tree of Savior enters Steam early access tomorrow, launches F2P June 19 - The English version of Tree of Savior is on the way, and today we know when. Beginning tomorrow, March 16th, the game will enter early access on Steam, with a free-to-play launch on June 19th. "We've…
Tree of Savior’s international beta is coming ‘soon’ - Tree of Savior fans, your patience is about to pay off. IMC Games announced today that the open beta for its international version is imminent, although the studio declined to put a fixed date to this…
Tree of Savior swings the banhammer following its Korean launch - Botters and exploiters, beware: Tree of Savior isn't having any of that. The newly launched Korean title has banned over 1,000 accounts in its first week for taking advantage of the game. IMC Games swung the…
Tree of Savior’s hairstyles cost more in-game than in real life - Bugs, shaky servers, and controversial cash shop prices are plaguing Tree of Savior's South Korean launch this week. According to commenters, the release of Tree of Savior was rushed and didn't include fixes for many issues…
Reports from the front line of Tree of Savior’s open beta - When you can't play in person, there's nothing that beats having someone on the ground in person to report back about an upcoming game. So you Tree of Savior fans can thank Steparu, who has been…
Tree of Savior offers server choice to Oceania players - Tree of Savior players in Singapore and Malaysia have a serious, deadly, world-shattering choice to make. OK, it's not that dire, although it is a little interesting. IMC Games said that it is allowing players from…
Tree of Savior kicks off open beta in Korea on December 17th - Let's say you have a friend named Trab. You think that Trab would really like Tree of Savior, but he won't listen to you talk about it. Every time you try to mention it, he flings…
Tree of Savior will boast 53 classes at launch - Were you impressed at Camelot Unchained's promise of goal of creating 30 classes? Well prepare to feed your inner altoholic even further with Tree of Savior, as the upcoming Korean import will field a whopping 53…
Nexon had a good year in spite of its NCsoft disengagement - You might think Nexon would be smarting after selling off its NCsoft shares at a substantial loss in the wake of what was apparently a failed hostile move by by one South Korean giant against another. And…
Watch Tree of Savior’s G-Star trailer - It seems as though Tree of Savior is really gathering positive word of mouth as of late, with beta testers gushing about the incoming Nexon title. Now you can watch the three-and-a-half minute G-Star trailer yourself and get…
Tree of Savior’s Korean open beta starts next month - Tree of Savior's open beta is starting this December... in South Korea. The news comes to us from Steparu, who posted about a Tree of Savior advertisement that was recently sighted in the wild. The print hypes up the game's…
Tree of Savior closed beta 2 begins on October 27 - The next Tree of Savior English closed beta test is right around the corner. On the official site, the team announced that the second closed beta test for the beautiful isometric game will commence on October 27th…
Tree of Savior preps for larger closed beta - Tree of Savior's English beta is about to get even more intense, with a larger test being readied to launch sometime in October. The second English CBT will run for a month and include both prior…
Tree of Savior starts limited English closed beta testing - Many gamers are trying to get a handle on what Tree of Savior will offer, an issue that's slightly compounded by the fact that the beta has only just arrived in the West on Steam. And…
Tree of Savior kicks off English testing on August 4th - Attention, hopeful Tree of Savior fans who have been scanning the horizon, desperately pining for a boat to arrive bearing word about the game's future as an English release: You should stop doing that. For one…
Tree of Savior touts official English website - Tree of Savior supporters who've been following the development of the game as it's moved around the globe to the western market may want to bookmark the official English site to keep tabs on updates and…
Tree of Savior gets a huge English FAQ - Got a lot of questions about Tree of Savior? We bet you do, you curious kitten you. Well now it's time to get them answered, as IMC Games has posted a 139-question (and growing) English FAQ…
Tree of Savior’s director talks auto attack, mouse controls, and more - Tree of Savior project director Kim Seyong has published a Q&A about the game's second closed beta testing phase. He covers a fair bit of ground including the development of mouse controls, auto attack canceling, and…
Tree of Savior was greenlit on Steam in just 10 hours - Yesterday, we let you fine readers know that Tree of Savior had gone the way of all indie games (or at least many of them) by heading to on Steam Greenlight to see whether people would drop…
Tree of Savior lands on Steam Greenlight - Will Tree of Savior get the thumbs-up from the gaming community? That's the big question now that the Korean title has landed on Steam Greenlight and is attempting to garner votes from players to become a…
Tree of Savior’s beta is really a beta - Are you wondering what to make of quirky Korean import Tree of Savior? Steparu's been playing the beta, and he has a lot to report in terms of both textual impressions and video footage. The beta…
Tree of Savior preps second Korean beta test for this month - Does it make you happy and give you that minty fresh sensation when an upcoming MMO is making its way through the beta process? Enjoy Tree of Savior's progress, then, as the game is preparing for…
Tree of Savior looks to fans to edit the English version of the game - To get Tree of Savior into the hands of international audiences as soon as possible, imcGAMES will be allowing fans to help correct a rushed English translation of the game. CEO Hakkyu Kim said that "there…
