Shroud of the Avatar - Interview @ MMORPG

[Couchpotato]

MMORPG.com posted a new video interview with Richard Garriott, and Starr Long of Portalarium.The topic of discussion is Shroud of the Avatar.

MMORPG.com's Rob interviewing Richard Garriott and Starr Long of Portalarium on Shroud of the Avatar update 9

More information.

 

[TomRon]

Whenever I see a news about SotA I wonder where Rune's gone off to?

Does anyone when SotA is supposed to be released? What should we expect, I know there are some community members who play the Beta (Alpha?). I don't what to think of this game anymore...

 

[zakhal]

Have they ever discussed the actual release of the game in these interviews or is it still mystery?

 

[Couchpotato]

Have they ever discussed the actual release of the game in these interviews or is it still mystery?

Can't find a release date but I do know Release 10 is set to go live September 25th.

Whenever I see a news about SotA I wonder where Rune's gone off to?

I think he got tired of defending the game, and just stopped. He last logged on at June 19th, and he hasn't replied to any thread for almost a year now.

 

[zakhal]

Can't find a release date but I do know Release 10 is set to go live September 25th.

I think he got tired of defending the game, and just stopped. He last logged on at June 19th, and he hasn't replied to any thread for almost a year now.

According to official the first game of the series is released on fall 2014.

Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues is the first of a 5 game series of full-length games (each using the same game system), referred to as Episodes 1 through 5. Limited monthly access to Episode 1 is available now to backers with full-time live access estimated for end of 2014. Episodes 2 through 5 are estimated for subsequent yearly releases.

I had loads of fun with ultima 7 and ultima online back in the days. I really should play the old ultimas. I never finished even single one of them and some I never played. That reminds me I still have original sin to play.

 

[TheMadGamer]

What should we expect…

I wonder the same thing. When I first heard about the game, these are the highlights that stuck out:

-Single Player
-In The Spirit Of U7

Since then, emphasis has moved away from that and to:

-Multi Player/MMO
-House Building/Design
-PvP

Everything I see and read about SotA seems very different from how it was first pitched. I've really lost interest in the game and since their news videos typically push 1 hour or longer, I don't view them.

I guess at this point I'm hoping for the best but really, I'll be getting my U7 fix from D:OS when I start playing it later this year.

 

[Vindicator]

Everything I see and read about SotA seems very different from how it was first pitched. I've really lost interest in the game and since their news videos typically push 1 hour or longer, I don't view them.

Same here, and unless things change, my $150 collector's edition will remain shrinkwrapped and I'll sell it on EBay as a sad footnote to Ultima history.

 

[TheMadGamer]

Same here, and unless things change, my $150 collector's edition will remain shrinkwrapped and I'll sell it on EBay as a sad footnote to Ultima history.

I'm holding out hope that wrapped inside all the MMO/PVP/Own-A-House stuff that there will still be a fun single player game in the spirit of U7. That said, I don't follow the game's development much and I'm just taking a wait and see attitude about it.