![]() Bandai Namco reported that they received more Closed Beta applications than they had initially expected for their upcoming Beta test and as such, they’ll be holding a lottery to determine winners. The console version has quite the update planned though, providing players to play cross-platform between PS4 and XBox – something many MMOs don’t actually allow for.Īdditionally, there will be server merges going on to incorporate that cross-play functionality, to allow for players to play together regardless of platform so long as they’re on the same regional servers.Īnd finally, what is likely the most important news. TERA’s an MMO that I will always appreciate due to it allowing for Mrs Stix and I to meet. It's extremely difficult for new MMORPGs to break into the market when players are already devoted to their favorites, especially if they've been playing those titles for many years.Fans of TERA should know by now that Gameforge has acquired publishing rights for the game in North America after En Masse shut their doors recently, but what you didn’t know was that not only will the PC version of TERA continue to receive small updates periodically, but the console version is going to continue to be developed.Īs in, the PC version of the game might receive a new dungeon once or twice a year, but the console iteration of the game will be receiving new classes, new races, entirely new areas – it will be developed as if the game were still played by a large population of players, and this is actually promising. Bless Unleashed has also announced that it's shutting down console operations this November, with the PC version likely to follow since the game has lost a majority of its average player base since launch. This is sadly not the first MMORPG to announce its closure this year, as the long-running action MMO TERA terminated its Western servers after a 10-year run earlier in June. Despite recent closures, gamers looking for a new home will find that there are still plenty of excellent free-to-play MMOs to jump into. Elyon's harsh EXP loss and frustrating forced PVP system are a few common complaints that lead to players giving up on the game despite its interesting combat.Įlyon servers will stay up until December 7, and refunds are available for players who have purchased the premium currency KCoin between July 1 and September 7 so long as they haven't converted it into Rubies. Elyon's all-time peak player count topped out at 15,400, while the average player count in the last 30 days has been reduced to a measly 140. Unfortunately for the few hundred remaining regular players, Kakao Games and developer Bluehole Studio have made the decision to terminate Elyon's service in North America and Europe, citing the "unsustainability of key performance indicators." A very low retention rate among new players along with the steadily declining population has made Elyon clearly too costly to maintain. RELATED: New World is Getting Greatswords, Revamped Starting Experience Elyon has struggled to retain players from the beginning, an issue compounded by the presence of several high-profile MMORPGs releases in the last year. Similar to Black Desert Online, Elyon features a combo-based skill system that more closely resembles action games than traditional tab-targeting gameplay used in MMORPGs such as World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy 14. The game is one of several MMORPGs published by Kakao Games, a Korean company also known for publishing the popular free-to-play MMORPG Black Desert Online as well as the Korean editions of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds and Path of Exile. Gamers can still play the MMO for a few more months, though no purchases can be made and no new content or updates will be introduced to the game.Įlyon was originally released in Korea back in 2020, followed by the opening of North American and European servers a year later. After less than a year online in North America and Europe, free-to-play MMORPG Elyon is preparing to close its doors.
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