Palia is a new MMO in development that focuses on social interactions and side quests like housing, personal farms, and baking. The developers have now shared some images and stories from the Alpha. One story revolves around a player who simply baked too many cakes.
What is happening in the MMO right now? Palia is currently in an Alpha phase, from which no gameplay may be shown yet. Only selected players can participate in this Alpha. There are no packages available to purchase access.
However, the developers have shared some images and community stories from the Alpha in a blog post. You can see the first areas, housing, and fishing, as well as some funny bugs.
1,023 cakes crash the game
What kind of stories are these? Most of these stories mainly revolve around chaos.
The player Berry, for instance, baked cakes with friends. A lot of cakes. With 1,023 of these sweet sugar bombs, the game reportedly crashed. A bug that is set to be fixed in the future.
Players have also reportedly been using gathering tools to hit the ground to create cool photos from the dust effect. This wasn’t originally intended by the developers but could remain as a feature in the game, as they revealed in the blog post.
Furthermore, many new friendships are said to have been formed during playtesting, which according to the developers is also the core of the game.
What can you already do in the Alpha? The focus of the Alpha was on fishing, baking, farming, gliding, and housing. Some insights into these activities can be seen in the screenshots we extracted from the Palia blog post:
Palia sounds perfect for fans of Animal Crossing, aiming to offer fair Free2Play
What kind of game is this anyway? Palia wants to make the side activities of other MMORPGs its main features. Its focus is on social living and shared experiences. The developers promise a fair Free2Play model where both developers and players win together.
The core contents of the game are:
- The housing with thousands of different objects. Your friends should be able to come over and help you decorate.
- Activities like fishing, cooking, chopping wood, or building your own farm.
- You can constantly change the appearance of your character and give it cool outfits.
- You can build friendships and relationships with NPCs in the surrounding area.
While there will also be the option to fight against creatures in the environment, this is supposed to be purely optional. It will mainly involve special hunting quests. The game does not focus on classes, but rather on a system of various skills.
What do you think of the concept of Palia? And what do you say about the first screenshots and stories? Would you like to participate in this Alpha? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments.
More about Palia and the minds behind the MMO can be found in this article:
New MMO reminds of Animal Crossing, developed by Blizzard veterans
