Make My MMO: Mekria, Caribbean Conquest, and RUiN hit Kickstarter (February 4, 2017)

It was a busy week for new MMO Kickstarters!

• Mekria Online joins the Make My MMO watch list; it’s a PvP-heavy MMO seeking $110,000.
• RUiN joins up too, though as a PvP arena brawler, it’s a bit on our fringes. It’s already at half its goal with a month left to go. (Thanks, Zanetski!)
• and Age of Sail MMO Caribbean Conquest is back online with its second Kickstarter (the first was canceled last year).

Read on for more on what’s up with MMO crowdfunding over the last few weeks and the regular roundup of all the crowdfunded MMOs we’ve got our eye on!

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Recent MMO crowdfunding news

Age of Sail MMO Caribbean Conquest has returned to Kickstarter - Not quite a year ago, we did a brief piece on Caribbean Conquest, a sailing MMORPG that launched and then canceled a small Kickstarter. Indeed, last year the website went…

Pantheon details its race/class combinations - You didn't think that any race could be any class in Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, did you? Of course not. No matter how dedicated a Gnome might be, the…

Star Citizen’s Around the Verse explores the music of Squadron 42 - Music and sound for Squadron 42 is the focus of this week's Star Citizen Across the Verse show. The team brought on Emmy Award-winning Composer Geoff Zanelli to handle the…

Gloria Victis readies major change to character animations - Saying that the it wants to make sure that Gloria Victis' combat "not only looks great, but also feels great," the team at Black Eye Games is prepping a huge…

Crowfall gives the old Knight archetype some new love - It must be hard to be the first class put out for an MMO. You end up getting shoved into the shadows while the newer and shinier professions come along.…

Crowfall’s ‘development velocity to increase’ - Now that it has the foundations of its systems in place, Crowfall has a lot more stuff to add into the game in a relatively short order. You can see…

Life is Feudal aims for late 2017 launch, hires on public relations firm - As Life is Feudal bears down toward its launch window of "late 2017," it has a new ally to help with getting the word out about this medieval sandbox. Bitbox…

Ship of Heroes asks for early UI feedback - The UI matters a lot in an MMORPG -- at least if you're going to be staring at it pretty much constantly while you're playing the game. So what should the…

Crowfall shows the making of your spirit crow - In Crowfall, every player will be exactly the same race, as their true form will be an etheral crow spirit that can inhabit "vessels" (read: set archetypes) for combat campaigns.…

Star Citizen introduces new community video and fan-produced short film ‘The Shuttle’ - Star Citizen is upping its community game. If you hadn't noticed or were used to the old Around the Verse schedule, know CIG has been pumping out a ton of…

Elite: Dangerous details the operation of multicrew ships - There's a lot to take in at once while you're flying a ship in Elite: Dangerous. The game's next update will make that a little bit easier, though; you won't…

Mekria Online MMO Kickstarter promises ‘a world of consequence’ - Player choices with long-reaching consequences: These are the promises of Mekria Online, a new PvP-heavy MMO that's seeking some funding to push past the pre-alpha demo stage. In the game's…

Richard Garriott explains why Steam has been unkind to Shroud of the Avatar - Have you had a chance to pick up and read Richard Garriott's memoirs yet? Whether or not you have, you might want to check out this interview that the Shroud…

Shroud of the Avatar draws Valentine’s Day inspiration from ye olde decorations - Riding that Release 38 high, the Shroud of the Avatar team is back with its weekly newsletter to talk about what's coming up. You might love this: Valentine's Day is…

Mekria Kickstarter pitch

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ios/mekria-online

Campaigns and crowdfunded MMOs we’re watching

3001SQ (Société des Mondes Virtuels) – Kickstarter unsuccessful. Work continues.
AdventureQuest 3D (Artix Entertainment) – Raised 368k; beta began Oct 2016.
Antraxx (Team Antraxx) – Kickstarter canceled.
Ascent: The Space Game (Fluffy Kitten Studios) – Successful KS. Fully launched 2016.
Camelot Unchained (City State) – Kickstarter successful; open donations/packages.
Caribbean Conquest (Invenio) – First KS canceled, second ends March 7.
Contested Space (Zon)
Crowfall (ArtCraft) – Kickstarter win, open packages, Indiegogo crowdfunding ongoing.
Chronicles of Elyria (Soulbound) – Kickstarter successful, open packages.
Citadel of Sorcery (MMO Magic, Inc.) – Open donations.
City of Titans (Missing Worlds Media) – Successful KS; launch planned for fall 2018.
Descent Underground (Descendent Studios) – Successful KS.
Divergence Online (Stained Glass Llama) – Three campaigns; now in KS early access.
Dogma: Eternal Night (Prelude Games Factory): Kickstarter over, donor preorder packs.
Dragon of Legends (Thrive Games) – Successful Kickstarter.
Dual Universe (Novaquark) – Kickstarter funded, now has donor platform.
Eco (Strange Loop Games) – Funded, now in alpha.
Edengrad (Huckleberry Games) – Kickstarter funded; now in pre-alpha.
Elite: Dangerous (Frontier Developments) – Funded and launched.
Empyrion Online (Eleon) – Kickstarter canceled; launched on Steam early access.
Epic Space (EpicSpace.net)
Ever, Jane (3 Turn Productions) – Now in open beta.
Gloria Victis (Black Eye Games) – Open donations, no end date; in early access.
Greed Monger (Greed Monger) – Abandoned, multiple times now.
Grim Dawn (Crate Entertainment) – Funded and launched.
Guns of Icarus (Muse) – Funded and launched.
Hero’s Song (Pixelmage) – KS canceled; Indiegogo. Canceled w/ refunds.
Infinity: Battlescape (I-Novae Studios)
HEX (HEX Entertainment) – Funded and launched.
Life is Feudal (Bitbox): Indiegogo ended.
LUX (Chimera) – Kickstarter canceled.
Maestros of the Anthymn (String Theory) – Kickstarter canceled.
Mekria (Infinity Online Studios) – Kickstarter ends March 15.
Midair (Archetype Studios) – Kickstarter successful.
Nebula Online (Mizar Games) Kickstarter canceled; launched in November.
Neo’s Land (NeoJac Entertainment) – Open donations, no end date.
Novus AEterno (Taitale Studios)
Overpower (Hydrant Games) – Kickstarter unfunded; heading to early access.
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen (Visionary Realms) – Open donations, no end date.
Pathfinder Online (GoblinWorks) – Doom, mostly.
Planet Nomads (Craneballs) – Successful Kickstarter.
Pixel Starships (SavySoda)
Project Gorgon (Elder Game) – Kickstarted in three tries + Indiegogo. In alpha.
Pumpkin Online (Monique) – Downgrading from MMORPG.
The Exiled (Fairytale Distillery) – fka Das Tal. Steam early access February 2017.
The Realm: Reawakened (Stephen Nichols) – Ongoing GoFundMe.
The Repopulation (Idea Fabrik) – Kickstarted twice by A&B. Relaunch Q1 2017.
ROKH (Darewise) – Kickstarter canceled; early access delayed to 2017.
RUiN (Tarhead Studio) – Kickstarter ends March 9.
The Stomping Land (Alex Fundora) – Abandoned.
Sacrament (Ferocity Unbound) – Kickstarter failed; Patreon ongoing.
Shadow’s Kiss (Clockwork Throne) – Ongoing Patreon.
Shards Online (Citadel Studios) – Kickstarted. Currently in alpha.
Shroud of the Avatar (Portalarium) – Successful KS. Soft launch July 2016.
Star Citizen (Cloud Imperium) – Ongoing donations/packages.
TUG (Nerd Kingdom) – In middle of year-long revamp after funding surge.
Vigor Roads (NeuronHaze) – Kickstarter unsuccessful; early access planned for 2017.

Caribbean Conquest second Kickstarter pitch

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1491374643/caribbean-conquest-0

Ruin Kickstarter pitch