Everyone has a fighting chance
The Skyforge site has been updated with a massive post by the development team that discusses the most salient points of player feedback from the first rounds of closed beta testing. The post discusses major issues and how the team plans to respond to each and / or gives the reasons behind the feature being deployed as it is.
Closed Beta 2 is well under way, and by now you’ve watched videos, seen our streams, or played the game yourself. Having quite a lot in common with Neverwinter (at least in my book), I wonder how many of our dear readers will be playing Obsidian and Allods Team’s MMORPG when it goes live later this year.
The Skyforge team is ready to take the wraps off all of the thirteen classes that will be present in the game on launch.
Skyforge’s community manager Maeron has taken to the official forums with a strong statement about the ongoing discussion of the game’s monetization strategy. The statement was penned in response to players "pasting" the P2W accusation on Skyforge. According to Maeron, such allegations damage a game’s reputation before it has a chance to launch and that players must place some level of trust in the developers creating the game.
The second beta event for Skyforge has begun as of today, Wednesday, March 25th. There was no server wipe thus allowing players in the first event to continue their character’s progress. In addition, four new classes have been announced as becoming available during this beta cycle, though it was confirmed that several players unlocked them in the first event.
The latest Skyforge class is now a matter of public record with the latest trailer release. The Lightbinder is a support class that is essential in any battle. Lightbinders have the ability to buff compatriots and can weaken enemies with debuffs. The key to Lightbinder success is avoiding direct contact with the enemy. Check out the trailer for more and let us know what you think in the comments.
The second closed beta phase for Skyforge will be heading out on March 25th. Players will have a lot of new content to try out with four new classes to unlock, a new 5-player dungeon, an open world location on Naori Island, an 8v8 "superiority" PvP mode, and something called the Nedder Test Area.
Skyforge, part of a joint development initiative between Allods Team and Obsidian with My.com as the publisher, recently hit closed beta status. Expected to launch just a little bit later this year, the F2P MMORPG is one we’ve been following for a while. We’ve been dabbling in the beta, and these are our initial thoughts.
The Skyforge team has posted that they are investigating a series of issues preventing players from connecting to the closed beta servers. Players are getting a "107 error" and "Error 2" or are simply being told that they are "disconnected from the server". The SF team is working on solving the issues and we will keep you posted when it appears that most, if not all, are cleared up.
The Skyforge team will be on hand today in a live stream event to show off the Berserker class and the Thais Temple. The Twitch broadcast is expected to kick off at 11:30 am Pacific / 2:30 pm Eastern in the Skyforge channel.