Pax Dei (Steam) is a new sandbox MMO that aims to give you full freedom. In a medieval world, you fend off the dangers of the forests and mountains, build houses and cities, and play with or against other players. MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus spoke with Senior UX Designer Jasmin Dahncke about the new game.
After our first insight into Pax Dei, I met again for a deeper conversation about the features of the upcoming game with the devs to have things like multiplayer, weapons, skills, and player-driven economy explained to me.
The Finnish studio Mainframe Industries consists largely of former developers of EVE Online. This is also reflected in the idea of the game: there are no NPCs and no quests. Players shape the game, and details in the world tell the story.
As a survival expert, I find the approach enormously interesting, because in Pax Dei, classic survival mechanics such as crafting, exploration, and survival meet MMORPG features like free classes, dungeons, and group play. Valheim, for example, was one of the major inspirations.
Pax Dei sounds like it is exactly aiming for the future that both MMORPGs and survival games are currently heading towards:
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