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Crowfall talks modular strongholds and higher prices
The original plan for Crowfall‘s strongholds was that each one would be built on a single template. It wasn’t the ideal solution for the designers, but it was the ideal solution for the game’s...
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See Crowfall’s mighty Myrmidon in action
The current star pupil of Crowfall’s development is the Myrmidon, a minotaur who does not play nice on the battlefield. According to the devs, this archetype charges much like a bull, picking up...
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Crowfall introduces the Duelist and the Guinecean race
Do you consider “play a swashbuckling guinea pig” to be one of your most cherished video game goals? Your absurdly specific dream is coming true in Crowfall with the Duelist, an archetype of the...
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Crowfall answers more questions on building in your Eternal Kingdom
Player housing? Pah. That’s thinking small. Now Crowfall, Crowfall is working on delivering its players the keys to citadels, castles, and palaces. It’s a big project that’s just a small part of the...
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Take a look at Crowfall’s male Ranger and female Champion
Each of Crowfall‘s archetypes tends to be associated with a specific gender because the game’s archetypes are a bit more comprehensive than simply classes. But that’s not to say that all Champions are...
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Crowfall Q&A sheds light on the soft launch and the feedback process
In its Q&A session for the month of September, Crowfall Design Lead Thomas Blair and Creative Director Todd Coleman celebrate a whole year of videos and blow their entire special effects budget....
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Perfect Ten: Comparing Druids across MMORPGs
If I asked you what a Mage is in an MMORPG, what would you say? Some cloth-wearing gal who lugs around a long staff and flings fireballs (or other elemental chunks) at bad guys. What about Rogues?...
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Crowfall shows off UI improvements
Even if you’re not involved in the actual testing process for Crowfall, you probably like seeing the game in action just to confirm that it’s really working and wasn’t just a fever dream you had one...
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Crowfall shows off the lore of the Bog Bear
It’s important to remember that Crowfall takes place in a fantasy world with fantastical creatures. Sure, there are sieges and politics to consider, but there are also critters roaming around like the...
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Crowfall team answers dozens of community questions, confirms Beta 1 testing...
Crowfall fans are in for a long, tall drink of information this weekend, poured straight from the minds of creators J. Todd Coleman and Gordon Walton. The pair sat down for a lengthy Reddit AMA on...
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Crowfall’s Raph Koster and Thomas Blair on the challenges of MMORPG harvesting
Harvesting in an MMORPG is just the boring gruntwork you have to trudge through before you can get to the glory of crafting — or it is? That’s just one of the challenges inbound PvP MMO Crowfall is...
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Interview: Chronicles of Elyria’s Jeromy Walsh on post-Kickstarter funding
Yesterday evening, following the news that indie sandbox Chronicles of Elyria hoped to raise an extra $3 million in addition to its Kickstarter funding, we reached out to Soulbound Studios for...
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Perfect Ten: Questions to ask before backing an MMO Kickstarter
I am not a big fan of Kickstarter in general, but I like to think that I’m not a big fan for actual reasons rather than spurious ones. Every time I see someone referring to Star Citizen as a scam, I...
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Crowfall dives deep into the pint-sized Duelist
Good things, they say, come in small packages. If you prefer playing diminutive characters over hulking slabs of beef, then Crowfall’s Guinecean Duelist might be making a play for your attention. It’s...
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Crowfall’s crafting stations will remind you of Star Wars Galaxies
If you’re going to spend your precious playtime standing by a crafting station, you want it to be awesome, right? Hell yeah. Crowfall is aiming for that goal, says a new dev blog this week, but it’s...
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Crowfall chats about the commanding power of chat commands
Years of playing MMOs have no doubt left your slash key withered to a nub, scarcely fit for use except for the vitally useful slash command. It’s the reason you never ask questions; who would wear on...
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 86: One Tamriel, two voices, three expansions
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, Ultima Online, RIFT, Meridian 59, SWTOR, the EQ franchise, ESO One Tamriel, WoW's subs, and Crowfall's SWG tendencies, with mailbag letters on dealing with...
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Crowfall gets ready to test major foundational systems
While working on the core guts of an MMORPG might not be as sexy to players as, say, visible features and classes, the effort is definitely needed in order to provide the best game experience. This...
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Crowfall’s next big update is aimed at serious testers
In this month’s Crowfall Q&A video, Creative Director J. Todd Coleman and Design Lead Thomas Blair give fair warning: The next round of testing is going to be boring, even though it’s a “really...
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Crowfall on its player-driven economy as inspired by classic MMORPGs
If you’ve been keeping an eye on Crowfall’s recent crafting updates and are wondering how exactly everything fits together in the PvP-centric MMORPG, then this week’s updated crafting and economy FAQ...
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