After spending countless hours exploring the vast world of Throne and Liberty these past two months, I must say that I am both impressed and concerned. The game has undeniably captured my attention with its immersive storyline and engaging gameplay, but it’s clear that there are areas that need improvement.

Checking in on the progress of Throne and Liberty, a highly anticipated free-to-play MMORPG from NCSoft studio, which made quite an impact in October, seems like a good idea now that it’s been two months since its release.

Throne and Liberty – activity and reception of players

The participation count in the game has noticeably dropped. Initially following its launch, a record of 326,377 players were playing concurrently on Steam. However, yesterday, at the height of the day’s activity, only 78,886 individuals were playing simultaneously on this platform, as compared to over 105,000 last Sunday. (It’s worth noting that weekends typically see higher engagement levels than weekdays).

  1. On the one hand, it can be stated that the game has lost 2/3 of its players, but its situation is not bad at all. Most titles two months after their release achieve significantly worse results than at the time of their launch. This trend is even stronger in the case of free-to-play games, whose free nature makes it easier to check the title right after the premiere. Exceeding 100,000 concurrent players on weekends is a great result, and the game developers have nothing to be ashamed of in this regard.
  2. Interesting things are also happening with the game scores. Right after the release on Steam, the title had only 54% positive reviews. Meanwhile, currently 69% of all reviews on Valve praise Throne and Liberty, and when considering only those from the last 30 days, the share of positive ones is 75%. It’s therefore clear that in the two months since its release the title’s reception has improved significantly.

The near future of the “great hope of MMO”

As a result of their tireless efforts, developers have seen their labor bear fruit since the game’s launch. A string of updates, which have significantly enhanced the technical aspect of the game and solidified the servers, have been consistently rolled out. Now that the developers have the chance to focus on fresh content, they are planning to introduce an expansion to the players’ weapon collection first. This addition will feature spears, offering a variety of abilities. The anticipated release date for this update is December 5.

However, this doesn’t mean that everything in Throne and Liberty is currently working perfectly.

  1. Among other things, players want to see improved events. Currently, they often happen simultaneously, which means that many people don’t have time for all of them.
  2. Fans are also demanding PvP improvements. The gameplay indeed focuses on PvE, but achieving success in the endgame requires equipment, which is very difficult to obtain without fighting other players. As a result, even people not interested in competing in multiplayer are often forced to do so.
  3. There are also complaints that bosses rarely drop good loot, which discourages some players.

Hey there, fellow gamers! I’ve been diving into this new game that dropped on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S/X, and PC recently. It’s been a blast so far, despite a few hiccups. But hey, even the best games have room for improvement, right?

  1. Throne and Liberty on Steam

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2024-12-03 18:02