The former lead designer of WoW, Ghostcrawler, is working on a new MMORPG codenamed Ghost. Now he shares more about what is specifically planned for 2024. MeinMMO reveals the details.
The year 2023 is coming to an end, and the MMORPG codenamed Ghost, under the leadership of experienced game designer Greg Ghostscrawler
Street, presents exciting plans for 2024.
The project, developed by Fantastic Pixel Castle (FPC), promises a captivating mix of theme park and sandbox and is being developed for PC. The game has been in development since March 2024. The game is supposed to be inspired by dungeons and raids from WoW while aiming to set new standards in exploration and game world.
The game concept of Ghost
What kind of concept does Ghost have? Players start in a large city and gaze at dozens of islands in the sky, divided into two types: the Red Shards
and the Blue Shards.
- Red Shards: Typical MMORPG areas with quests, bosses, dungeons, and raids. Here, cooperative player experiences take center stage.
- Blue Shards: Areas tied to the players and their group, reminiscent of survival games. Here, players can build, design, and shape their own worlds.
Ghost promises a variety of classes and playable races. Additionally, there will also be an ongoing story.
Greg Street and his team have revealed ambitious plans for the MMORPG. We will tell you what is specifically planned for 2024.
Ghost MMORPG: A look into the plans for 2024
What specific plans are there? For the year 2024, the team’s main focus will be on prototyping, as announced by the team through the official page of Fantastic Pixel Castle and Greg Street on X.
This phase includes testing and refinements in three specific areas, including the Blue Zones
, classes and combat, as well as the Art Style
and the world of Ghost.
Blue Shards
A key focus lies in experimenting with various approaches to ensure that each Blue Zone
feels different
and fun
for players. Considering player preferences, the team aims to create unique and engaging environments within these zones.
The Blue Shards are crucial to the gaming experience. Here, there is the opportunity to meet up with friends without having to worry about strangers
passing by.
The potential of the Blue Shards
ideally lies in strong replayability, allowing players to explore various maps with variable combinations and unlock new rules that they can apply. Thus, players can influence their own world.
Classes and Combat
The team plans to make progress on classes and combat. The goal is to modernize the MMO space in these dimensions while maintaining familiarity and accessibility for genre veterans.
Some tricky questions
still need to be clarified, concerning armor, critical hits, resistances, and the scaling of equipment.
Art Style
and the World of Ghost
The third key focus area includes defining the style and expanding the world of Ghost. The team aims to create a clear visual and narrative identity that will serve as a foundation for future development.
As a preview, a glimpse of one of the latest concept images has been shared, here you can see the image:
Community and Communication are Key
What else is the team planning? The team also plans to intensify direct communication with the community – with an official Discord server and regular updates across various platforms. Collaborating with players remains an important part of their identity as a studio, and they want to improve how they handle it.
Although they do not plan to conduct larger player playtests during this phase, they still want to share with players what they have learned from their internal playtests.
Through the Discord server, they plan to create a space
where the team can share inspirations
and ideas
and also hear what excites the players. With the feedback and input, they want to continuously improve the MMORPG Ghost.
