The end of the year is approaching. This is reason enough for some indie developers to take a look at 2016 and explain what fans of games like World of Darkness, Crowfall, or Shroud of the Avatar can look forward to.
The chances for an MMORPG are slim, but not entirely hopeless. The company is currently considering whether it can use the already developed assets: More information on this will be available at a later date.
Also in the works is a new pen-and-paper RPG with a new backstory for World of Darkness, as well as a trading card game and new novels.
Project Gorgon
The highly anticipated MMORPG Project Gorgon is set to launch as an early access game on Steam next year. The developers need to make some adjustments to the game, primarily to facilitate onboarding. They are wisely utilizing the funds from their Kickstarter campaign; however, they want to visually enhance the game, which can only be achieved if they generate enough revenue during the early access phase. Fans will have to wait a bit longer for Project Gorgon.
The developers of the highly interesting PvP MMORPG Crowfall are currently teasing the community with some hints about a major upcoming reveal. The hint: “Its offer was simple: Eternal life for eternal service.”
There has been speculation that a permadeath system could be introduced, but the developers have since denied this. One can look forward to what this major revelation for the MMORPG Crowfall could be. Additionally, siege wars are expected to be introduced in February.
Shroud of the Avatar
Portalarium, the development studio behind the upcoming selective multiplayer RPG Shroud of the Avatar, provided an outlook on the upcoming pre-alpha phases. Particularly interesting is that by the end of March, the offline mode of the game is expected to launch.
From then on, they will begin implementing features exclusive to this mode, ensuring that SotA also plays like a true single-player RPG upon release. Furthermore, the developers have stated that the alpha phase is not expected to start before the second quarter of 2016.
Darkfall: Unholy Wars
The developers of the MMORPG Darkfall: Unholy Wars are currently contemplating whether to switch the business model of the online game to freemium. The subscription will not be abolished but only offered as optional, as many MMOs do currently. Those who take out a subscription will enjoy some advantages, while those who wish to play for free can do so with some limitations. Whether this will happen is not yet certain. They want to wait for community feedback on this proposal first.
Despite Christmas, we will again check next week what has been happening with the indie MMOs.
