The first hints of Fall have begun to arrive in these early September days. Fall is a special season for MMOs, as historically many have launched during this season, meaning that a lot of anniversaries for MMOs occur around now. This month on MMO Co-Opportunities, we take a look at two anniversary-related events (the launch of the WoW Classic servers and Champions Online’s 10th anniversary events) as well as new PS4 content for Black Desert Online
WoW Classic Live, Server Transfers Incoming
World of Warcraft Classic went live at the end of August, and from the sounds of it people are pretty pleased with the experience. With Classic, Blizzard has turned back the clock 15 years to simulate the game on its launch. The engine being used is rooted in the 2019 version of the game, but the graphics, UI, and game systems are ripped straight from the game’s “vanilla” days.
Classic probably appeals the most to players who were there on the game’s launch and want to relive the game’s early state for personal nostalgia. There were so many people interested in this experience that WoW Classic has log-in queues - how’s that for authenticity! I was a bit sad to learn that players didn’t experience the looting bug (where in 2004, characters were stuck sliding around in the kneeling position) due to the modern-day engine running behind the scenes.
Blizzard is planning to open up free server transfers from the most highly populated WoW Classic servers (another authentic game-launch experience for those early, super popular MMOs). When available, players will be able to transfer from the character select screen or server queue screen. Characters will not be able to be transferred, however, if they are a guild leader, have active auctions, or have any mail.
Black Desert Online on PS4 Gets New Classes, World Boss, and Game Modes
Last week, a big content update landed on the PS4 servers for Black Desert Online. This update includes two new classes (the Dark Knight and the Musa), a new World Boss (Kzarka, the Lord of Corruption), and two new game modes. The new game modes are both weekly PvP events: Node Wars (a king-of-the-hill style mode for guilds to compete against each other for control of node locations) and Conquest Wars (a large-scale mode where players are fighting over control of the Balenos and Serendia territories).
The launch trailer for the update is available below:
Champions Online Celebrates its 10th Anniversary
Champions Online launched ten years ago on September 1st, 2009. A whole decade of saving the city deserves some celebration, so Cryptic has a whole months worth of events planned. New events will be launching each week of September and the second set kicked off on September 5th. Completing these anniversary missions will reward players with special gear, Anniversary Gifts and Favors, new perks, action figures, and event special emotes. Until September 19th, Cryptic is also selling the Lifetime Subscription for Champions Online at 33% off ($200).
That wraps it up for this month of MMOCO. Have you jumped on the WoW Classic servers yet, or are you enjoying or looking forward to the anniversary-related event of another MMO?