The heads of Amazon Games and NCSoft have surprisingly announced the release date of the western version of Throne and Liberty! The MMORPG is indeed set to launch in 2024 for PlayStation 5, Xbox, and PC.
What have Amazon Games and NCSoft announced? The insiders from the South Korean business site MTN were right! According to an official press release, Throne and Liberty is set to be released on September 17, 2024, for PC, PS5, and Xbox, operating under a free-to-play model.
Even earlier, from July 18 to 23, 2024, an open beta phase is to take place on PC and consoles – with crossplay functionality enabled.
Here is the new trailer for Throne and Liberty, which went live alongside the announcement:
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What do I need to know about Throne and Liberty? T&L was originally announced as Lineage 3 or Lineage Eternal and was initially supposed to adopt an isometric perspective, similar to Lost Ark. However, it was completely revamped in 2017 to become a “true next-gen MMORPG.”
The new version is intended to appeal to a wide audience. It offers action-packed combat in third-person view, removes annoying features like autoplay, and promises an interesting mix of PvE and PvP.
Here are the key features of the MMORPG:
- Mass Battles: Experience epic PvP and PvE battles, including dungeons and fortress sieges in a persistent open world of vastness and diversity.
- Robust Social Life: Interactions in guilds and alliances are a core component of the game.
- A dynamic, interactive environment: Day and night cycles have a significant impact on gameplay, and unpredictable weather effects alter gameplay, terrain, and access points.
- A fresh approach to exploration and mobility: To move quickly, players can transform into flying or swimming creatures – or even take on the form of a defeated boss to influence the outcome of a battle. Use grappling points to reach platforms and gain an advantage in combat.
- Two-Weapon Combat: Customize your playstyle by equipping a weapon in each hand, such as a sword and shield, longbow, crossbows, greatsword, staff, daggers, or wand and spellbook.
What has the community feedback been so far? A major focus of Throne and Liberty lies on group content and PvP battles with many participants. Many players have expressed enthusiasm about how smoothly the battles play out. Frame rate drops have reportedly been minimal, even with 1,000 and more participants.
The flexibility of the class system is also praised, as players can freely switch weapons and easily take on different roles, along with the large world, with its dynamic weather effects and day-night cycles, and the wide range of content.
In Korea, Throne and Liberty has already been released but initially failed to meet expectations. Subsequently, the leadership of the team changed. Ahn Jong-ok is reported to have stepped down. Executive Director Choi Moonyoung is now setting the direction and is thought to be considering a mobile port.
