Mabinogi's latest expansion, Pioneers of Iria, has recently gone live on the servers after much anticipation by the fans. Now players are able to not only explore the brand new continent of Iria, but also able to take advantage of new races in character creation, such as the giant and the elf, and the brand new exploration system.
Massively recently had a chance to catch up with Nexon's Matthew McCullough, the associate producer on the North American version of Mabinogi, to ask him some questions about their brand new release. Is all of this new content truly real? Is it really free? Can elves and giants live together with one another in harmony?
"Today, leading game publisher Nexon announced its venerable free-to-play fantasy MMORPG "Mabinogi" will be celebrating its 14th anniversary on March 27th, 2022." - Nexon.
"Leading game developer Nexon today announced that they have just released the second update to the "Stardust" saga for their F2P fantasy MMORPG “Mabinogi." - Jonas Ek, TGG.
"Leading game developer Nexon has announced the newest Stardust update for its free-to-play fantasy MMORPG "Mabinogi". Beginning today, Milletians will be introduced to the latest non-playable character (NPC) Melwyn, who will award players with materials to unlock mystical Stardust skills. Players will also be able to participate in the challenging Shadow Missions and new Intermediate Dungeon Levels." - Nexon
This looks good, and the studio was created by the original Arkane Studios head, so it should be in good hands.