The medieval MMORPG Gloria Victis has been available on Steam since June 2016, and it has been in Early Access since then. Recently, it celebrated its full release, and the player numbers have increased. However, players are expressing plenty of criticism.
On February 7, 2023, Gloria Victis was released in its official full version on Steam, after being in an open beta state for 6.5 years.
During Early Access, the MMORPG usually recorded between 400 and 600 players per day. Since the full release, it has reached nearly 3400 – so the number is 8 times higher (via SteamDB).
Realistic battles in the medieval times
What kind of game is this? Gloria Victis is a medieval MMORPG with sandbox elements developed by Black Eye Games. PvP plays an important role. You besiege and conquer castles while engaging in battles with other players. The MMORPG also offers PvE content – including group quests and raids.
You do not play a fixed class, but level up your skills and can choose an individual playstyle. The combat system is action-packed, requiring you to aim yourself.
There are 3 nations, from which you select one to join. You are constantly fighting against the other two nations, as PvP is possible everywhere. In most areas, you do not lose items when you die, but in some locations, you drop one equipment piece per death.
Additionally, the MMORPG offers a diverse crafting system.
Gloria Victis aims to be as realistic as possible, as indicated in its description on Steam. Graphically, this is only conditionally possible for the small indie development team from Poland. Nevertheless, the MMORPG received a graphics update in 2022.
Here you can see the trailer for the MMORPG:
What monetization model does the game use? Gloria Victis is Buy2Play and currently costs 19.99 euros, just as it did in Early Access. Additionally, there is a shop offering cosmetic items and account expansions such as additional character slots or name changes. The MMORPG avoids Pay2Win.
Now only 61% positive rated – What annoys players on Steam?
Throughout its time, Gloria Victis received 70% positive reviews, earning the “Mostly Positive” rating on Steam. However, in the last 30 days, the reviews have worsened, so it currently stands at only 61%, receiving an “Mixed” rating.
We summarize some of the voices in the Steam reviews for you, both positive and negative:
- Carnifex writes after 75 hours of gameplay: “Mount & Blade combat system with a map in Elder Scrolls Online Cyrodiil style. Very cool PvP MMO”.
- GC- writes after 4,238 hours of gameplay: “Gloria Victis is the only game I know that the developers have continuously broken more and more […] The game worked technically flawlessly during Early Access. Since the release, it crashes and servers are overloaded. Only frustration at the moment”.
- Skynyrd_Dsg writes after 148 hours of gameplay: “I am new to the game and have had a good time so far. I have found a few bugs that were fixed immediately. The game runs great, and PvP is fun”.
- Motives writes after 59 hours of gameplay: “The core gameplay and combat system are great. 90% of the rest of the game doesn’t work.”.
User on reddit shares their impressions after 2000 hours of gameplay
The reddit user Alixxiv claims to have spent over 2000 hours in the MMORPG. In a post, they write an extensive review.
As negative points, they mention the following problems:
- It is not a real sandbox game
- The combat system is said to be so bad that one has to learn to deal with its errors.
- Gloria Victis heavily depends on player numbers. If no one is online, nothing happens.
- No roadmap during the beta, poor communication of the developers with their player base
As positive feedback, they first mention the atmosphere of Gloria Victis, which they find successful for an indie team. Since, according to them, most indie fans do not value extremely good graphics, everything here is okay.
They also find the onboarding good, as one can catch up to other players without much grind. Only solo players they saw struggling when it comes to becoming really strong later on.
Whoever has settled into Gloria Victis, however, must stay committed according to the fan. It is not a game that you log into only occasionally for events or to play with friends.
Have you ever tried Gloria Victis or do you plan to now that the full version is finally here? What do you particularly like about the MMORPG? Feel free to let us know in the comments here on MeinMMO!
