Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen: Joins "Shroud of the Avatar" for Incentives in Both Games

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Brad McQuaid and Richard Garriott are teaming up to offer MMO fans rewards in both "Shroud" and "Pantheon." Read below to find out how you can support both games and wear your rewards in both worlds!

Visionary Realms, Inc. is proud to announce today its collaboration efforts with Portalarium, the development studio of Richard Garriott's Shroud of the Avatar. As an opening endeavor both Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen and Shroud of the Avatar will offer a cross-game reward for those who back both projects. The pledge reward will provide these backers with a cross-game cloak that can be worn in either game to promote a growing community. Pantheon will feature the Shroud of the Avatar symbol (Lord British’s Coat of Arms) emblazoned on a cloak in their game, while Shroud of the Avatar will have a cloak bearing the Pantheon symbol.

“The opportunity to work with Portalarium is extremely exciting, not just in terms of what we can do together with our games, but also on a very personal level,” said Brad McQuaid, Chief Creative Officer of Visionary Realms, Inc. “Lord British has been a hero of mine since I was a teen, and ultimately was responsible for inspiring me into the video game industry. Lord British and Portalarium continue to be an inspiration with ‘Shroud of the Avatar.’ It’s a perfect example of how the core elements of games from years past can continue to influence and innovate in today’s industry.”

Richard ‘Lord British’ Garriott, Portalarium’s Co-Founder and CEO, added: “There is no doubt that Brad McQuaid led EverQuest to become the standard bearer against which all other MMOs would be compared, and most have been patterned. Just as I hope fans are excited about the return of the King of Britannia in Shroud of the Avatar, I have no doubt that Brad McQuaid will lead Pantheon to fulfill and expand the vision he began in the earliest days of the MMO era, and grow it into the future. I for one, look forward to what I will again learn from his leadership in gaming.”

McQuaid continued to say that "the evolution of how MMOs are made is happening right now. We're getting back to having the gaming community deeply involved in how the games are not only funded, but designed. A collaboration like this one only makes sense to further strengthen that growing community that involves not just the players and backers, but the developers as well."

The cross-promotion pledge tiers for both games are being added to the list of available awards starting today and can be picked up at Pantheon's Kickstarter, and Shroud of the Avatar's website.

Check out Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen Kickstarter here.

Find Shroud of the Avatar's website here. 

Vonatar

I'm feeling cynical today so I'll say what popped in my mind as I read this. It's kind of like Brad getting his dad to stick up for him at school isn't it?

Nephaerius

Originally posted by Vonatar
I'm feeling cynical today so I'll say what popped in my mind as I read this. It's kind of like Brad getting his dad to stick up for him at school isn't it?

 Yeah it really does come across as gimicky and reeking of desperation.

finnmacool1

another day, another stream of propaganda for a game that wont see the light of day. Please wipe brads jizz off your chin, its distracting.

Thunder073

Brad has learned a great deal since Vanguard. Ultimately that game was taken from him and SOE took the game and dismantled his team. Vanguard is still better than 90% of the crap out there.

That being said, look at Pantheon before you judge, it looks amazing. There is no doubt that the game will get published, especially now that the creators of the two greatest mmo's to start the genre, EQ/UO have teamed up and have vouched for each other. There is a lot at stake and i believe in Brad to deliver a world where true mmorpg fans can call home for many many years to come.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1588672538/pantheon-rise-of-the-fallen