We’re circling again as soon as extra to the sandbox MMORPG Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore to chronicle the continued collection of improvement updates made by the workforce at Oath Video games, which readers might recall was purchased out by the sport’s angel investor (and a participant himself) earlier this yr. Positive sufficient, a glance again by means of a number of the sport’s newest main patches see continued updates being made, albeit unfold out a bit since our final check-in.
Particularly, an August replace launched the flexibility for gamers to kind guilds as its marquee characteristic, alongside over 60 new items of uncommon gear, three new quests, some efficiency enhancements, and a brand new sunken depths map. A second replace made later that very same month targeted on some visible enhancements to the sport world and UI in addition to a number of quality-of-life updates.
The latest main replace landed over the previous weekend: This self-described “massive” patch reworked banks and stock with options like extra storage slots and linked financial institution entry, new elite monsters, a rebalance for monsters between ranges one to twenty, three new paths, and a large assortment of UI and world design updates.
Lastly, Oath Video games unveiled an upcoming relic system that may introduce a brand new layer to character development, granting gamers a set of skills that symbolize a category after they’re outfitted.
Regardless of all of this effort, the MMORPG continues to be struggling on Steam, because it continues to harbor a “largely damaging” consumer rating and extraordinarily anemic participant numbers. The dev workforce has a memo on the high of the sport’s Steam web page addressing the critiques head-on:
“Ethyrial skilled a failed launch Might 1st, 2023, which led to the critiques you see right this moment. I used to be a participant who beloved the world and noticed potential within the sport – so I purchased it from the unique builders and based Oath Video games. It’s now 100% Free-to-Play whereas in Open Improvement. We patch and talk with our group each single day. It’s our Oath to convey our gamers a tremendous sport! Thanks a lot for trying out the Ethyrial – we hope you’ll give it a strive!”
