The Twitch streamer and known WoW player Byron “Reckful” Bernstein was working on his own MMO before his death this summer. The development team is determined to complete the game despite difficulties.
What kind of game is it? Everland is a retro MMO that, like the upcoming MMO Naïca, visually reminds of 16-bit RPGs from the SNES era. The focus of the game is on the social interaction between players.
You meet online with friends, exchange ideas, explore the world, and can complete quests together. In addition, there are mini-games, you can build your own house, and customize your character with cosmetic items.
Essentially, Everland is meant to be a second home for players to simply have a great time together.
Who is behind the game? The game is created by Byron “Reckful” Bernstein, a well-known WoW player and Twitch streamer who was working on the game with his studio Everland MMO. Reckful passed away in early July at the age of only 31.
Reckful suffered from depression and wanted to create Everland as a place where everyone is welcome and can have fun.
What is the status of the MMO? The development team reached out to the community in an open letter, stating that the team has no plans to abandon the game. However, an inheritance process is currently underway concerning the company of Byron “Reckful” Bernstein and also the assets of the game Everland.
It may take up to a year for this process to be completed. Probably even longer due to delays caused by the Corona pandemic.
The outcome of the process is currently uncertain. However, the team is determined to continue unless they are prohibited from working on the game. This depends on the outcome of the inheritance process.
So the development team now has to wait for the court’s decision and whether the development of Everland can continue.
What does this mean for Everland? We still have to be patient for a longer time before we can play the MMO – provided that work can continue…
More MMOs will be released in 2020 and beyond. Which ones they are, we’ll reveal in the MeinMMO article “17 exciting MMORPGs we expect only from 2020“.
