Weekly News Recap #209 – July 22, 2019

Weekly MMO News Recap #209 - July 22, 2019

A look at MMO News and updates for the week ending July 22, 2019. This is episode 209 in a weekly series every Monday that will cover all major MMO news and updates. The games covered this week were: Life is Feudal: MMO, Astellia, Torchlight Frontiers, RuneScape, Elsword Online, Monster Hunter World, Blade and Soul, Caravan Stories, MapleStory, Final Fantasy XIV, Villagers and Heroes, and Lost Ark. Links to individual news articles we covered this week:

• Life is Feudal: MMO Goes Free to Play
• Astellia CBT2 Begins July 30 Runs Until August 6
• Torchlight Frontiers Promises 60-80 Hours of Content When it Launches Later This Year
• Lawsuit Filed Against Jagex for Muting a Player is Dismissed Just 5 Days After it was Filed
• Elsword Online Launches First Character Reboot
• Monster Hunter World Celebrates Milestone with Free Item packs
• Blade & Soul Previews Item and System Changes with Roots of Malice Update
• Fantasy MMORPG Caravan Stories Delays Open beta and Release
• MapleStory Launching pathfinder Squadron of Heroes Update on July 24
• Final Fantasy XIV Patch 5.01 Launches New Raids, Balance Changes, Bug Fixes, and More
• Indie MMORPG Villagers and Heroes Gets a Boatload of New Content with the Launch of a Tale of Earth and Sea Expansion