Just one week after launching a Kickstarter campaign for the upcoming MMORPG game Ashes of Creation, Intrepid Studios has successfully secured nearly $1.5 million from close to 8,300 backers. The initiative quickly attracted attention and raised $1.1 million within 48 hours of its debut.
Ashes of Creation is described as an open-world, non-faction based, no P2W, high-fantasy MMORPG that aims to bring the Massive back to Massively Multiplayer. The studio stated:
“Ashes of Creation brings to life a world designed around that concept. From seasons that include quiet autumns and devastating winters, to a volcano that threatens to level a city, this world lives and breathes and reacts to what the players do. On one server, that volcano may never erupt, in another that devastating winter may last five cycles, or with the help of a few heroes maybe only one. From the moment a settler steps through one of the divine portals, the world has changed and will forever be changed. Ashes of Creation gives players unprecedented control over their destiny, and it’s the world’s ability to change that gives them that power. ”
Players will be able to choose from one of 8 races, which are four species, each with two subtypes. They then have to deal with consequences that their decisions make. This means if they make a decision to do a quest, this decision will not be undone. Each player has choices to make and those choice lead to change, which will lead to consequences. The studio also noted:
“In keeping with our theme of Consequence, and unlike other games, race won’t just be a matter of look, with relatively inconsequential abilities tacked on. Instead they integrate deeply into our class system, augmenting and changing the basic chassis provided by our eight core archetypes. Our goal here is to create a system where an elven fighter feels different, but serves the same role as a dwarven fighter.”
In a recent update, the studio announced that more than 100,000 accounts have been registered for Ashes of Creation.
“Our community has grown at LIGHTNING speed, and everyone at Intrepid cannot be more thankful for the unbelievable support that you are showing Ashes of Creation. Community is such an important piece of the MMORPG experience, and it is why we are so devoted to making sure that our team is constantly in touch with every one of you. Through updates like these, or on our official discord (which now has over 10k members!), through our YouTube videos we release regularly, the interviews, QnA streams on twitch every Monday/Wednesday/Friday at 3pm PDT. It’s that massive community that sets the MMORPG genre apart from all other games. And it is something we love.”
Estimated delivery for the game and other campaign rewards is December 2018. The initiative is set to close on June 2nd.
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