If you have not read this week’s Chronicles of Elyria developer journal yet you can catch up with the abridged version here. In a nutshell it is about death, Death and DEATH. Basically, there is a lot of dying in this game but of different levels with different consequences. There were quite a few questions raised in … Continue reading Journal Discussed – Incapacitation, Spirit Walking, and Permadeath
This series takes the Developers Journals and gives you a run down of the key information covered. It gives you all the facts in easy to digest bullet points, no nonsense, if you want discussion then you are going to have wait for the Journal Discussed which will hit later in the week. Chronicles of Elyria’s has death, in many … Continue reading Journal Abridged – Incapacitation, Spirit Walking, and Permadeath
It might have seemed that without any Developer Journals this was another slow news week. However, looking over what we did learn that is not the case. In fact, far from it! One of the changes revealed in this week’s Q&A was a pretty major shift in a core aspect of the game that is … Continue reading The Muster – Talents, Art and Jail Time
Join me as we gather up all of the highlights from the last week. We are pulling from all sorts of sources; from forums and the Q&A to discussions had on the IRC. Aiming to bring together a whole host of information and point you in the right direction to find more. As always, well … Continue reading The Muster – PvE, Welcomes and Fame
A new Developer Journal for a new year. This one is a bit different as it really tries to get to the heart of some of the misconceptions about the game. Namely the business model. Often people hear the term perma-death and their mind immediately links it with games that have a hardcore mode, one … Continue reading Journal Abridged – The Weight and Measure of a Lifetime
In most MMOs we play the hero, coming into town to solve everyone’s problems. From the rats in the basement to the fact most of the town folk have been slaughtered by some great evil. What if we do not want to play the good guy? What if we want to be the great evil … Continue reading Journal Discussed – Identity, Disguises, and Reputation
With new ideas, comes new terminology. Words that might be new to us. Familiar words that have unfamiliar game mechanics tied to them. Old words we just sometimes forget. All those terms are brought together here with their Elyrian definitions. Want more information? Just click the word to find all of the Elyria Echo posts … Continue reading Glossary
Unfortunately this is not a chat log about the under bridge dwelling variety of trolls, I like them. Instead it is about those people who find pleasure in causing nothing but misery for others, not such a fan of them. In a game where murder can affect the amount of playtime your money buys you … Continue reading Chat Log – Trolling
This series takes the Developers Journals and gives you all the information in bite-sized chunks. Just the facts here, nothing else, no fluff. If you want discussion then you are going to have to wait for the Journal Discussed which will hit later in the week. A crucial part of an MMO is the social … Continue reading Journal Abridged – Families & Family Selection
Are you looking for a way to live forever? A way to extend your life over what is normally possible? Well, it looks like Chronicles of Elyria has a range of opportunities for you. Previously I mentioned an ancient relic that may be able to suspend the aging process, at a cost. This Forum Find focuses on … Continue reading Forum Finds – Soulless
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