What is the status of the promising MMORPG Chronicles of Elyria (PC) after all the chaos in recent months? The CEO has now commented on the status and gives hope.
Who is speaking in the video? Jeromy “Caspian” Walsh is the founder of Soulbound Studios and worked on Chronicles of Elyria before the MMORPG was even announced.
He had to endure a lot of criticism in the months following the announcement of the MMORPG’s cancellation in spring. He was accused of not using the Kickstarter backers’ money properly, which even led to a lawsuit.
The MMORPG Chronicles of Elyria is definitely set to release
What does Jeromy Walsh explain in the video? He apologizes to the community, especially for announcing the cancellation of Chronicles of Elyria in spring and that all employees were laid off. He believes he should not have done that and retrospectively considers it a mistake. According to him, work on the game has not stopped.
He speaks in the plural, indicating that there are apparently other team members besides him. Walsh also states that more employees will be hired as needed.
Jeromy Walsh explains that in 2020, many systems of the MMORPG were being worked on. The video even shows new scenes from different versions of Chronicles of Elyria. The game was given multiple clients:
- A text client that operates like an old text adventure
- A client that is a bit reminiscent of Minecraft
- A client without high-resolution textures
- A client that shows what the game will look like at release
Each client is used to test different systems.
What else does the CEO reveal? He explains that they have taken the community’s feedback to heart and have now adjusted the roadmap. He promises that there will soon be major news. Supporters can look forward to getting something they wish for faster.
According to Jeromy Walsh, the team is working hard to hand over Chronicles of Elyria to the community as soon as possible. There will be further video updates next year, partly because the CEO wants to improve communication.
In these updates, we will learn more about what the roadmap for 2021 looks like and the exact condition of Chronicles of Elyria.
What does this mean? According to Jeromy Walsh, work on the MMORPG continues. Although not as quickly as planned and now with changed priorities, Chronicles of Elyria is definitely set to be released, just as it was originally announced.
Chronicles of Elyria is among the 7 major MMOs that have been funded by players listed on MeinMMO.
