Crowfall - Throne War MMO

[francisbaud]

Anyone plays this game?

It's a mix between a MMO and a strategy game, dubbed "Game of thrones meets EVE Online". Its founders are J Todd Coleman (Shadowbane, Wizard101, Pirate101) and Gordon Walton (Ultima Online, Star Wars Galaxies, Sims Online). They have raised over $37M to realize their vision, with 360,000 registered users.

What's different in Crowfall:

• Free city building: every player can build their own city in the Eternal Kingdoms
• The focus on strategy elements: caravans, territory conquest, crafting, fortifications, politics, war
• Unique and temporary worlds: procedurally generated maps that "end" when victory conditions are met
• Different ways to win: through Glory (quests from the gods), Power (PvP and sieging), and Wealth (crafting and building)
• Seasons and day / night cycle: every world is dynamic and shows the passage of time

The game will enter its Beta phase this year, and anybody who registers a free account can participate to it.

 

[francisbaud]

Crowfall has entered Beta in August 2020 and everyone can still register a free account to participate to it.

It's pretty fun, there are four worlds: Faction vs. Faction, GvG, newbie map and player-made worlds. In the latter, players stitch parcels of terrain together to form a map, then use walls and other structural components to build cities.

Warning: Crowfall includes gruesome mechanics, like grave digging, necromancy and decapathons, may not be suited for everyone.

 

[alicaveal]

This looks fantastic. The dynamic lighting, mist and fog, intense shadows, and weather adds so much depth