The pirate MMO Atlas aims to reposition itself for the future and has released a roadmap for upcoming changes. This will be implemented in several phases.
What does Atlas want to change? Currently, the MMO Atlas is struggling with various issues. This includes the fact that players are spending a lot of time on land. Also, the battles are rather minimal, as a published graphic shows.
The developers’ goal is now for players to spend more time at sea and engage in more combat there. Because currently, many players focus more on PvE than PvP.
They have published a roadmap that includes planned changes for the future.
Four Phases for Restructuring
How does Atlas want to change? The developers are currently planning four phases through which the game is set to change. There are significant differences in the scope and content of the phases.
Players cannot complain about a lack of adjustments, as they already received a mega update in April and another in May.
Phase 1 – Quality of Life
The first phase of the new updates is not supposed to bring any new content. In exchange, you can look forward to these adjustments:
- Plenty of bug fixes
- Overhauls of blueprints and crafting materials
- The removal of negative status effects
- Improvements for companies
- Revision of the ladder
Phase 2 – Improvements to Ships
The second phase focuses entirely on the development of ships and naval battles. The goal is to make the time at sea more exciting and interesting. The following changes are intended to contribute to that:
- Improvements to the sail and ship systems in general
- More and more diverse NPC enemies at sea
- More activities on the ship
- Ways to better secure the ship while you are offline
Phase 3 – Skills and Combat
The third phase focuses on combat and brings many innovations:
- Overhaul of the skill trees
- Improvements to the combat system to make it smoother and more enjoyable
- Boarding will be prioritized, with incentives for sinking or stealing ships
- Incentives to fight more on deck of the ships
Phase 4 – Adjustments to the World
The final update is supposed to bring general changes to the world. This will include factions which are still very early in their design stage. Other innovations such as:
- More MMO elements like cities, a deeper economy, and more storage options
- Overhaul of the claiming system
- Reduction of the importance of PvE content in the world
are all still in a state that can constantly change.
Launch only after release on Xbox
When will the changes be implemented? Currently, the release of Atlas on Xbox is imminent, even if there is no exact date for it yet.
Only after the console release do the developers want to focus on the new features for Atlas itself.
Will there be crossplay with Xbox? Fans of the game can look forward to an increase in players in the world of Atlas. Players of the Xbox version will be on the same servers as those on PC.
What do you think of the changes to Atlas? Are you still actively playing it?
