The Cryptic Studios have caused confusion in the community with a new detail about their action MMORPG Magic: Legends.
What have the developers announced? On Twitter, it is mentioned that you can experience adventures in Magic: Legends either alone or with up to two friends as Planeswalkers.
Can you play solo then? The developers’ statement suggests that we can go out alone. However, whether this means that Magic: Legends also works as a single-player RPG is unclear.
An MMORPG for three players?
Why is the statement confusing? The Cryptic Studios describe their new game as an MMO-ARPG, essentially an action MMORPG. An MMO and only three players who can experience adventures together? This seems to confuse the community a bit.
- Cubic comments on Twitter: “So groups for three people and you call it MMO????”
- Ben writes: “So it’s not an MMO then?”
- (OP*7) Tennek127 tries to find an explanation: “It can still be an MMO, even if there are only three people in a group. Not just three people will explore the world.”
What could this announcement mean? The wording allows for a lot of room for interpretation. On one hand, it is an MMO, on the other hand, there are only three players in a group. One does not have to exclude the other.
We would like to present a few possibilities of how that could work:
- It is conceivable that Magic: Legends is very instanced. You then meet in a hub with other players, form groups of up to three people, and then experience the mission in an instance.
- Although the game could be set in an open world, the group size might be limited to three people.
- A gameplay style like in Diablo 3 is also conceivable. You can invite up to two friends from your friend list or via matchmaking to your game or join a game of your buddies and then experience the adventures together.
Fight an evil force in the Planes
What else is new about the game? The developers explain that in the Magic: Legends teased three years ago, you will deal with a dark force. Your task is to travel through various planes and gather power to confront this evil.
- There are said to be five classes and you can switch between them as needed.
- In the real-time battles, you need to carefully plan your spells, as they will be drawn randomly during the fights.
- Your spells can be improved over time through fragments.
What do you think, how will Magic: Legends unfold? Will you get 3-player groups or will the game be very instanced? Share your opinion in the comments.
