Skyforge’s Ascension expansion is fully live for everyone today, and make no mistake: This is no cheapie patch. Ascension is a massive overhaul to core game systems, a fundamental rewrite of the way the MMORPG is played,with simplified pantheons, revamped divine specializations, content that scales to player gear, better inventory management, overhauled invasion mechanics, a MOBA-ish PvP mode, a streamlined order system, a new campaign progression map, and character development that’s been redesigned to be more casual-friendly.
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Skyforge revamps its divine specialization system - [AL:Sky]If you ever found Skyforge's divine specialization system to be unwieldy or difficult to understand, you should probably give it a look now that the developers have revamped the system top to bottom. "Bonuses provided by…
Skyforge demos the trick-shot Outlaw class in a new trailer - [AL:Sky]Skyforge has a new trailer and dev blog out today covering the Outlaw class, which rolled out last week for CE buyers ahead of the Ascension update. These reckless, dual-wielding marksmen are all about their pistols,…
Skyforge simplifies Pantheons, pushes the Outlaw live - Skyforge's simplification with Ascension continues. First it was operations, then currencies. Next up is Pantheons, which have gotten a once-over to both simplify them and to provide more benefits and boosts to commanders and regular players…
Skyforge is cashing in its extensive currencies - There are a lot of different currencies in Skyforge - so many that it's easy to lose track of all of them, some of which you're unlikely to use on anything approaching a regular basis. The…
Skyforge’s Ascension includes content adjusted for player gear - When October 19th rolls around, Skyforge is getting a truly epic ground-up revamp -- Ascension -- designed to introduce more casual-friendly gameplay to the sci-fantasy MMORPG. Among the changes players can expect a simplification of the…
Slay your enemies with their own limbs when Skyforge’s Ascension patch drops October 19 - Don't call it an NGE, but when Skyforge's Ascension patch is live next month, it's bringing sweeping, casual-friendly change to the game. We've previously covered My.com's plans for the game's equipment system, new boss, invasion mechanics,…
Skyforge’s new equipment system means less bag management and fewer extra resources - If you're one of the few people who really enjoy messing around with bag space, Skyforge's revamped equipment system will strike you as a notable downgrade. For everyone else, it's meant as an upgrade. It's a…
Skyforge’s newest raid boss is so powerful that it obliterates the battle arena - Described as "devastating" and "unpredictable," Tol-Monter is ready to tag into Skyforge as the game's newest raid boss. This happy fellow is the leader of the Oceanid army, which means that participants are going to be…
Skyforge overhauls its invasion mechanics for its next major patch - It's kind of insane how frequently the world of Skyforge is invaded, but since those invasions form a core part of the game's content, it's kind of understandable. The next major patch to the game is…
Skyforge brings in new MOBA-like PvP mode - Hey kid! Want a little MOBA in your MMO? It won't be the first time that something like this has happened, but Skyforge has just added a new PvP mode that sounds suspiciously similar to all of…
Skyforge shows off the Outlaw collector’s edition - Is jumping around with two guns all you've ever wanted in Skyforge? You're probably quite happy to get your hands on the Outlaw, but you might not be able to play the class immediately when the…
Skyforge demos Ascension’s upcoming campaign progression map - Since announcing the game-rewriting Ascension expansion for Skyforge at the end of August, My.com has been busy explaining everything the update will entail, from the new raid and class to the politics system and the buffed…
Skyforge streamlines the Order system with its next patch - Players in Skyforge are deities. That's sort of the entire premise behind the game. Of course, one of the usual benefits of being a deity is that you don't have to sit around and spend all…
Here’s how Skyforge’s Ascension is rewriting character development - Skyforge's Ascension expansion isn't just another content drop -- it's virtual rewrite of the way characters are built and played in a way that is distinctly casual-friendly. Today's team dev blog explains how the character development…
Skyforge’s Ascension expansion promotes casual-friendly changes, new map, Outlaw class - Allods Team and My.com have announced a "massive" new expansion for Skyforge due out this fall. Called Ascension, the update includes a badass new class for players called the Outlaw (he's the dude dual-wielding pistols above)…
Skyforge video explores the upcoming Divine Specialization system - One of the key features of Skyforge's Journey of the Divine update is Divine Specializations -- that is, "unique extensions of a God’s abilities that empower them through different means ranging from battling other Immortals to…
Skyforge’s new producer says ‘significant and fundamental changes’ are en route - Skyforge has a new producer in the west: Volker “PoweredByPixels” Boenigk, who explains the last producer was sucked out an airlock. Just kidding; Fabien “Maeron” Alexandre is now heading up Revelation Online instead. Boenigk reveals that…