During the last telethon, the developers of the MMORPG Shroud of the Avatar stated that they will announce the official release date in a few days. Additionally, the current atmosphere is quite tense.
With the telethons, the developers of SotA collect donations from fans every month to further develop the game. Typically, between 50,000 and 80,000 dollars are raised here. The item shop and game sales constitute the other sources of revenue.
During the last telethon on December 1st, the developers announced that they would reveal the official release date of the game on December 14th.
When will the MMORPG be released?
Regarding this date, there has been some confusion lately because it was initially said that the game would not be released this year, but Richard “Lord British” Garriott, the founder of the development studio, later explained in an interview that he wants to launch SotA still in 2017.
We will soon know when SotA will officially be released.
Bad mood in the forum
Meanwhile, the atmosphere in the official forum is quite tense. Many players report that threads are increasingly being closed or even deleted if they contain even the slightest criticism of the game. Some responses from the developers to sensitive questions – such as an item that some consider Pay2Win, or the fact that SotA was originally not explicitly announced as an MMORPG but is now one – are extremely snarky and annoyed.
Much criticism directed at the game
Shroud of the Avatar is under heavy criticism from several fronts. If you look at the comments on the Kickstarter website, it is even being suggested to report the game as a scam because it was not labeled as an MMORPG during the crowdfunding campaign but is now one.
On Reddit, in the comments from MMORPG.com, Massivelyop, and since the start of the early access version in Russia on the site goha.ru, players are speaking very negatively about the online game. Additionally, there is a relatively small player base, as the numbers on Steamcharts demonstrate.
All this criticism and the low number of players are likely making the developers nervous about the upcoming release. A lot of negative feedback could lead to the launch not going as smoothly as the team hopes. That’s why they are currently reacting somewhat defensively to negative comments and prefer to delete them before a bad impression of the title spreads, especially among new players.
However, they are overreacting a bit, as the pressure on the developers just before the launch presents a psychological burden that leads to overreactions and thus to threads being deleted lightly and snarky remarks.
Recently, the European publisher Travian Games conducted two surveys of early access player satisfaction with the title. It remains to be seen whether the results of the surveys are also related to the poor mood within the team. No results have been announced yet.
If you want to know why Shroud of the Avatar is facing so much criticism, we have explained this in an article.
