Embers Adrift (PC) has announced its release for 2022. The MMORPG was previously known as Saga of Lucimia and promises to be a game for PvE fans. You will look in vain for PvP; instead, you should constantly rely on fellow players.
What kind of game is it? Embers Adrift will be a pure PvE sandbox MMORPG set in a medieval world. Additionally, the game promises an interesting concept:
- There are no classes; instead, your weapons and abilities define your playstyle. The game relies on a Holy Trinity of tank, healer, and DPS.
- There are no major quest hubs and no minimap.
- You should explore the world and encounter challenges and secrets.
- Crafting is meant to be deep and important for progression.
- There are dungeons, raids, and group content in the open world.
- There is no PvP, not even in arenas. However, there might be a duel feature in the future.
- Embers Adrift relies on a monthly subscription model.
The developers also emphasize that Embers Adrift is meant to provide a very immersive experience. The game forgoes overly many tooltips, pop-ups in the interface, or advertisements for the shop. The latter is also due to the fact that there is supposed to be no shop in the game at all.
Why was the game renamed? Officially, it is said that the renaming took place because the new IP offers more “flexibility.” However, the background may be the separation of the development studio from the actual founders of the company. Tim and Joseph Anderson left the studio earlier this year (via MassivelyOP).
Content-wise and in the philosophy of the game, however, nothing is supposed to change. Therefore, all backers and buyers keep their orders made during the Saga of Lucimia era.
There is no official gameplay for Embers Adrift yet. However, the developers have shared several images on Twitter:
Groups are in focus, but you can also progress alone
What does PvE offer? In Embers Adrift, you should experience an adventure from character creation. Early on, you will face bosses in the open world and in dungeons and raids. You should experience progress in the story in all contents.
In an earlier interview, the developers revealed that players can also make progress alone. However, dungeons and raids will always require fellow players.
You can find them through chat or an LFG tool, which does not operate automatically but only serves to find players. You will also not be ported into the corresponding instance; you have to travel there yourself.
You can get a glimpse of the creatures in the game in this tweet:
Why is the game interesting? Many of the newer MMORPGs focus on solo players and PvP. A pure PvE game has not existed for a long time.
Additionally, it relies on a subscription and completely forgoes a shop.
Pre-order starts in October, release is planned for 2022
How far along is the game in development? In several developer updates, the current status of the MMORPG has been communicated:
- Almost all areas planned for launch have already been completed
- The dungeons are said to be complete
- They are currently fine-tuning the crafting system
- In recent months, work has been done on performance so that a “solid level” has finally been reached, and the graphics have received an update
For an MMORPG in alpha stage, this already sounds solid. The developers have also shared news about the release date.
When will Embers Adrift be released? In a new newsletter in August, the developers announced that their private founding campaign has gone well and they have now raised enough money from investors to implement their game.
Therefore, pre-orders for the MMORPG are set to start in October. The packages will provide access to the final alpha and the first beta tests. The packages will also sell early access at release. Depending on the package, you will get three or one day of head start.
On Twitter, the developers announced that the final release is planned for early or mid-2022 (via Twitter).
What do you think about Embers Adrift? Is this MMORPG interesting for you?
