It doesn't seem like the Dragonflight alpha has been up for five weeks already, but we'll be closing out the fifth week when this column is posted. Robin talks about the latest zone, as well as recapping the alpha over the course of the last five weeks.
World of Warcraft's Dragonflght alpha has entered its fifth week, and Blizzard is taking players to a new zone: the Ohn'ahran Plains.
The latest build of the ongoing Dragonflight alpha sees players moving onto a new zone, the Waking Shores, as well as testing more aspects of the upcoming Dragonriding mechanic.
Last week, the alpha for the anticipated World of Warcraft expansion, Dragonflight, went live. Robin checked out the Azure Span, Dragonriding and more to see how they are shaping up as we move towards launch.
World of Warcraft's anticipated alpha for the next expansion, Dragonflight, has officially begun today. To celebrate, the team has lifted the veil on the Azure Span zone as well as talked about crafting updates and more.
It feels like not so long ago the space-strategy MMO Infinite Fleet soared onto the scene with their Counterattack Trailer, bewildering fans of sci-fi games with their Eve Online inspiration and Robotech style ships. At the end of May, Pixelmatic will mark the end of their Alpha phase of development, with plans to move into Beta in July.
PvE MMORPG Embers Adrift is gearing up for its beta testing phase ahead of its planned 2022 release date, and one major way is finally pulling back the Alpha NDA later this year.
If you're looking for a "new kind" of MMORPG, Palia is certainly one that should top your list. Palia, the community simulation game looks to employ some laid back gameplay, with a social cooperative bend. In a series of answers on their Discord, the Palia developers have given us more insight into what we can expect from the game.
Ember's Adrift, which you'll recall is the new name for the previously titled Saga of Lucimia, recently took to their forums to talk about their upcoming changes alpha players will see the next time they hop into the world. Additionally, the team at Stormhaven is setting the stage for what it calls its final alpha stage, stating that alpha packages will be on sale again here soon.
Embers Adrift developer Stormhaven Studios has released a statement from Executive Producer John Gust, notifying potential players that the team is headed into their "Final Alpha Stage", which you can participate in after you pre-order the game. Preorders will be available starting October, 2021.
Chronicles of Elyria's back in the news this week after an update posted to its website details changes being made to its Alpha NDA, as well as talks about NFTs within Elyria.
After delays that saw the launch of the alpha miss its end of May release, we finally know when the Kingdoms of Elyria alpha will be starting. Chronicles of Elyria developer Jeromy "Caspien" Walsh, the upcoming alpha will finally release next week on July 6th.
It looks like the pre-alpha for Palia, the upcoming MMO from former Riot developers, will include an NDA according to a recent podcast.
Zenith: The Last City, by developer RamenVR, had its first alpha test earlier this month. Even though this was a more traditional alpha, as a VR MMORPG inspired by JRPGs, was it fun to play? Does it have the potential to be a long-term home for VR players? Read on to check out Kevin's thoughts on the first alpha.
The New World cash shop has been something of a lightning rod the last few weeks in the MMO community after news that Amazon was testing an in-game cash shop during the latest alpha. However, it was the idea of adding boosters to the shop that drew criticism from across the playerbase.