In a week, the Kickstarter campaign for Stars Reach is set to launch. Now the developers have revealed what rewards genre fans can earn through their financial support for the ambitious MMORPG.
What have the developers of Stars Reach announced? The team at Playable Worlds has introduced the four support tiers for the Kickstarter campaign of the MMORPG, which is set to start in a week, on mailchi.mp.
- Citizen: The introductory tier is supposed to keep the barrier low with a low entry price, providing everyone a chance to be part of the project. In addition to the game version, there’s an in-game title, a Discord role, and a set of 4K backgrounds.
- Scout: Those who land in the Scout tier will also enjoy unique outfit options, starting equipment for early access, and a pet emote. Additionally, your name will appear in the credits, and there’s exclusive access to certain testing phases.
- Reacher: With this tier, you can invite up to four friends to the game or pass access passes to other players. This also includes starter kits for tools, special pets, or a gravity mat that allows you to fly.
- Titan: This will be the most exclusive tier, which includes participation in the official launch party, immortalization in the Hall of Heroes, a personal meeting with Raph Koster, and the opportunity to design a planet together with the developers.
How much you will need to pay for the individual tiers in detail is still unclear. Everyone will be wiser in a week.
Here is one of the trailers for Stars Reach:
To the Stars
Who exactly is Raph Koster again? The industry veteran was the lead designer of Ultima Online (released in 1997) and the creative director of Star Wars Galaxies (2003). The veteran is also known for his expertise in development: In an interview with MeinMMO, Koster spoke about the development of MMOs and explained, that WoW-killers almost killed MMOs.
What do I need to know about Stars Reach? The ambitions for the Galaxy sandbox MMORPG are high. There are supposed to be hundreds of worlds that should feel alive and can be changed. The game is set to focus on an action-packed yet tactically demanding combat system.
However, there should also be peaceful ways to have fun with Stars Reach. For example, you should be able to create planetary maps that can then be turned into profit. Or you will become a miner, a chosen governor, or pursue a completely different profession within the player-driven economy.
As an ultimate challenge, you should even be able to claim an entire planet and build an infrastructure on it. How ambitious the team is can be seen from the following message from July 2024: Stars Reach is supposed to do for science fiction what World of Warcraft has done for fantasy.
