Official Site:Â Shroud of the Avatar
Studio:Â Portalarium
Launch Date: N/A
Genre:Â Fantasy Sandbox
Business Model:Â B2P (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
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Shroud of the Avatar puts R64 on the test server and takes over publishing worldwide
Shroud of the Avatar has put out 324 newsletters. I don't know why that strikes me so much, but it does. In this edition...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that set themselves up as spiritual successors
As with the larger video game market, sequels aren't unknown in the MMO space. We've seen studios take a stab at following up successful...
Make My MMO: Saga of Lucimia’s quests, Dual Universe’s 30K, SOTA’s spring
This week week in MMO crowdfunding, spring has sprung in Shroud of the Avatar, whose latest community newsletter teases a bunny basket full of...
One Shots: Rack ’em up!
I have to say that I would be much more likely to take up the crimefighting life if there was a really hip rec...
Make My MMO: Shroud of the Avatar shutters physical office, Ashes of Creation delays next alpha
This week week in MMO crowdfunding, we've seen what could be potential setbacks for two larger crowfunding MMORPGs. First, Shroud of the Avatar studio Portalarium...
Shroud of the Avatar studio Portalarium temporarily closes office in favor of remote studio
It sounds as if Shroud of the Avatar studio Portalarium has uprooted its home office.
"We are nomadic now," Portalarium's Starr Long told players on...
Shroud of the Avatar has improved its quality of life and offers pronged weapons with release 63
The latest patch for Shroud of the Avatar is all about prongs. Well, partly about prongs, anyhow; the new three-pronged one-handed spears are out with...
Make My MMO: Shroud of the Avatar is rolling out player-created dungeon encounters this week
This week week in MMO crowdfunding, Shroud of the Avatar is gearing up for its 63rd release. Portalarium is currently testing pronged weapons, pirate cosmetics,...
Shroud of the Avatar’s cash shop is now dispensing buffs when you buy stuff
Shroud of the Avatar players dipping their toes into Release 62 for the first time might want to take a peek at the cash...
Make My MMO: You can’t launch people from catapults in Ashes of Creation, but you can attend a play in Shroud of the Avatar
This week week in MMO crowdfunding, Ashes of Creation posted up a sizable Q&A on Reddit, telling its community that it's still working on support...
Make My MMO: Chronicles of Elyria’s armor, Shroud of the Avatar’s R62
This week week in MMO crowdfunding, Chronicles of Elyria dropped its latest community journal, which highlighted new armor sculpts and concept art and promises inventory...
Shroud of the Avatar’s Release 62 brings housing improvements and back-slot gear changes
The folks at Portalarium want everyone in Shroud of the Avatar to experience the joys of home ownership, which is why one of the...
Make My MMO: WoW’s esports crowdfunding, Legends of Aria’s spring delay
This week week in MMO crowdfunding, Blizzard is making its debut in this column, as it officially announced that it will be partially crowdfunding World...
Perfect Ten: The MMOs with the most uncertain futures in 2019
Working in this field has given me something of a sense of how a lot of the industry is going to play out. Take...
Shroud of the Avatar plans a hefty cash shop overhaul, includes $6999 package to support episode 2
Shroud of the Avatar's business model is apparently getting a bit of an overhaul. As the game's latest newsletter explains, Portalarium is changing things...
Shroud of the Avatar loses player services lead to Star Citizen’s Cloud Imperium Games
Shroud of the Avatar Community Manager Serafina announced today that she is moving on to greener pastures, stepping down from her role as Portalarium's...
Shroud of the Avatar offers free respecs, answers community queries
While Shroud of the Avatar isn't the most hardcore of MMOs out there, it certainly is a challenging beast to wrangle without the full...
Make My MMO: The biggest MMO crowdfunding news of 2018
Welcome to a special edition of Make My MMO, Massively OP's regular recap of what's going on in crowdfunded MMOs, which we do specifically...
Lord British (aka Richard Garriott) is now working as a telecommuting Robo-British
Richard Garriott, also known as Lord British, also known as the man behind Shroud of the Avatar and the Ultima franchise, has been upgraded to Robo-British. Or...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO resolutions for 2019
This week, for our first Massively Overthinking of 2019, I’ve asked the Massively OP writers to share their gaming resolutions or their basic MMO goals for the year. Won't you join us?