As you have no doubt learned by now in the event that you considered it relevant information, Legends of Aria is going to be relaunching as a crypto-based play-to-earn title in the not-too-distant future. However, some of you may have noticed how this could cause an issue, since the game is still listed on Steam, which has already stated that it will not permit crypto titles on its platform. “Ah, perhaps this will just be the home of the not-blockchain-infested Classic version of the game,” you concluded. But no, it turns out that the plan is just to delist Legends of Aria from the platform altogether.
Reaper Games founder and CEO Joseph Rubin posted a notice on the game’s official Discord server stating that the title would be delisted as part of the process of the relaunch. He went on to specify that players who still wished to access the game in the Classic version would be able to do so via a dedicated client downloaded from the game’s official website. So the down side is that if you are a Steam player, you’re going to have to migrate off the platform. The up side is, well, the data say there aren’t many of you. We would also like to take the time to remind everyone that Legends of Aria was a Kickstarted title that raised over $100,000 from invested fans when it was still Shards Online.
Further reading on Legends of Aria:
Perfect Ten: MMOs that have fallen to the dark side of cryptocurrency
Lawful Neutral: How is an NFT MMO even supposed to work?
Vague Patch Notes: NFTs in gaming are a bad, dumb idea
Vague Patch Notes: Why play-to-earn is a garbage idea
Vague Patch Notes: The metaverse doesn’t exist and isn’t a good idea either
GDC 2022: Control, revenue, scarcity, ethics, and the human challenges of the gaming ‘metaverse’
Vague Patch Notes: No, Little Orbit has not solved the MMO blockchain problem
