Scars of Honor is a new indie MMORPG that visually and in content resembles WoW Classic. The focus is on the battle of humans and elves against orcs and undead. Currently, a pre-alpha test is running that you can participate in.
What kind of game is this? Scars of Honor will be a classic open-world MMORPG with tab-targeting. At launch, you can choose from eight different races, four of which play on the side of the “Sacred Order”, essentially the Alliance, while the other four races belong to the “Domination”, something like the Horde.
- There are 10 different classes you can choose from.
- You will level from level 1 to level 50.
- Along the way, you can already complete dungeons, which should also scale in mechanics and loot. Thus, dungeons from the starting areas should remain relevant into the endgame.
- There is a crafting system and player housing.
- In the endgame, primarily dungeons and raids will play an important role.
- There will also be arena PvP, guild wars, and open-world PvP between the two factions.
- The community is intended to have a lot of say in the development.
Scars of Honor is set to be a free-to-play MMORPG, funded through a shop. However, the developers emphasize that this is free of gameplay advantages like extra bank slots and pay-to-win. The focus is fully on cosmetic content, where you can even change the color of your skills if you wish.
When will the MMORPG be released? There is no date yet, and it currently seems that Scars of Honor will take a few more years.
Until March 18, a pre-alpha test is ongoing, where players can participate by purchasing a supporter package for 19.99 or 49.99 euros. However, everything in this test is said to be very rudimentary, as some races, classes, leveling, PvP content, new equipment items, and material gathering are still missing.
A first look at the current version of Scars of Honor is offered by this video:
Scars of Honor focuses on the community
What makes the MMORPG special? The developers emphasize repeatedly how much they value player feedback and say: The community is always right.
They are also MMORPG players themselves and are tired of the empty phrases from other titles. Every new update and every new mechanic is presented and discussed in the forum and on Discord. The developers promise that every suggestion will be read.
For instance, players have demanded open PvP, which had not initially been their plan. However, now the two factions can fight each other in the areas, as is the case on PvP servers in WoW.
Is Scars of Honor suitable for solo players? The developers emphasize that their MMORPG places a lot of value on group content like dungeons, raids, and PvP. Therefore, you will have to do a lot together with other players.
However, content such as questing, player housing, and crafting should also be possible alone.
What do you think about Scars of Honor? Does the basic concept appeal to you or is it too close to World of Warcraft for you? Feel free to write it in the comments.
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