The indie MMORPG Oath achieved success even during its Kickstarter campaign. Now, fans are investing more money to make the online game even more extensive.
What is Oath? Oath is a hardcore sandbox MMORPG currently being developed with Unreal Engine 4 and Spatial OS technology.
- The battles are action-packed and engaging
- You have access to the seven classes: Knight, Berserker, Pyromancer, Cryomancer, Ranger, Rogue, and Guardian
- Exploring dungeons is important
- There are raids that can accommodate up to 20 players
- You join guilds and participate in guild wars
- PvE and PvP are not intertwined
A Surprise Success
How successful was the Kickstarter campaign? The development team aimed to raise 35,000 dollars through a Kickstarter campaign that started in early April. In the end, nearly 68,000 dollars were raised.
What fascinates players about Oath? During the Kickstarter campaign, it became clear how passionately the team wants to develop Oath. The developers are MMORPG fans who simply want to play an online role-playing game again that doesn’t cater to casual gamers and the mainstream.
And exactly that is well received by the players. They hope for a hardcore MMORPG that offers many challenges and in which they can invest a lot of time to master it. Furthermore, the developers promise that despite being free-to-play, there will be no pay-to-win elements.
Another point that MMORPG fans appreciate is that PvE and PvP are separate. Moreover, what has been shown so far looks good, even if the graphics are not final yet.
Stretch Goals Are Being Achieved
How are fans supporting the team now? Oath is currently doing so well that funding is continuing through the official website of the game – and it’s going very well.
Some founder packages are offered on the website, which provide access to both the alpha and beta as well as in-game currency.
The sale of these founder packages has ensured that over 105,000 dollars have been raised so far.
What stretch goals has the development team achieved? The additional income has now led to the achievement of some stretch goals:
- A weather system is coming to the game
- There will be activities on the ocean
- A global farming system is being implemented
- Continental wars and monarchies will also find their way into the MMORPG
Further stretch goals such as expanded mount skills, a PvE invasion system, and a fourth race could still be reached.
When will Oath be released? The first alpha of the MMORPG is planned for the fourth quarter of 2019. The release is expected to occur at the earliest in 2020.
