The online game RaiderZ is apparently not dead after all. After more than four years, it is set to be released as a reboot. Better than before.
What is RaiderZ? RaiderZ is an action MMORPG that features a similar combat system to TERA. You must use a crosshair to deploy skills on opponents and dodge skillfully. The game has not been playable on official servers since 2015.
Why did it “die”? The reasons for the failure were primarily a vague control scheme, a very invasive cash shop, and players having to pay real money for reskills. This only appealed to a few players, which is why operating RaiderZ was no longer worthwhile for the publisher.
RaiderZ has always been the free clone of the more successful MMORPG TERA. When TERA went free-to-play, it became the higher quality alternative for many players.
A new publisher wants to reboot RaiderZ
In 2017, the publisher Masangsoft decided to give RaiderZ a second chance and to reboot it. RaiderZ should be adapted to current market needs.
The focus is on the following aspects:
- Character development occurs independently of classes. This gives you more freedom to develop your own build.
- The endgame content should be repeatable and offer a wider variety of different items.
- The combat system should feel better through various adjustments. Masangsoft wants to adjust hit detection and dodging, among other things.
- The UI should be adapted so that controller control is also possible.
- Character creation will be adjusted, and players will start in a new location.
- Last but not least, the story should be improved.
The reboot plays differently
Video shows gameplay: Since the announcement in November 2017, short snippets of information about the reboot have been released at regular intervals to keep fans updated. In November 2018, Masangsoft even released a video that allowed players to get a first look at the revamped skill and combat system.
The developers at Masangsoft are using the alpha version of the game for the reboot. According to the publisher, this version was the only one they had received.
Since the video, however, there has been no new information from Masangsoft. Fans have been waiting for just over two months for a sign of life. It is normal to have longer breaks between updates.
Some players still doubt the project. A user on Facebook writes that he is slowly beginning to think that the project is not real. Masangsoft responded with a picture of a developer working on the reboot. So progress is being made.
Furthermore, the publisher announced that a forum would be opened in a few months, allowing former and new players to provide feedback on the game’s development. Changes are also being made to the game. Weapons will receive new effects, and the texture resolution will be increased.
Do you think that the reboot of RaiderZ will still be released?
