So Couch Studios revealed their upcoming free to play Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game (MMORPG), Ember Sword. Promising to re-define the MMORPG genres negative pay-to-win reputation by removing the traditional cash shop, Ember Sword let’s players own, control, and evolve the fantasy universe as landowners and acquire scarce cosmetics through Player-versus-Player and Player-versus-Environment activities as opposed to through lootboxes.
“With billions of hours spent in videogames every month, we have a big responsibility as game developers to constantly think about how we can create better and fairer experiences for gamers. In current MMORPGs, people spend hours on in-game marketplaces only to later sell their gold and items on insecure third-party black markets when they want to leave the game. This is a broken system that we’re fixing by using Blockchain technology in combination with fungible and non-fungible Tokens, allowing players to freely trade items through our in-game marketplace for fungible PIXEL Tokens, which can be used as premium currency within the game, or sold to anyone.”, So Couch Studios CMO, Sune Blindkilde Thorsen argues. Drawing inspiration from classics like Ultima Online and Runescape, Ember Sword’s classless combat system, open-world PVP, and player-driven economy, promises an engaging and persistent universe where the idea of a player-controlled world is taken one step by letting players own an actual parcel of land in-game, much like Second Life. “That’s part of what excites us the most; to see what the players will do with the world, how they will play, what sort of groups or factions will evolve, which areas will become popular, and how people will build them and evolve them. It’s fascinating to think about.”, Thorsen explains.
Ember Sword Key Features:
Cross-Platform: Accessible in a browser or through a desktop client at release, a mobile version is planned for later release. Artist Workshop: Release your creativity by designing models, skins, and emotes, the best of which will appear in-game. True Ownership and Control: With players evolving the world every day and truly owning their own cosmetic items, Ember Sword is run by the players. Powered by Ethereum: Using the Ethereum blockchain as a distributed database, Ember Sword ensures interoperability with third-party non-fungible token marketplaces and games. Whether you're a peaceful forager of goods and rares making a name for yourself or a fierce warrior of no alignment, there is a place for you in Ember Sword - a place where peace and war are chosen by the players themselves. A place built by you!
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