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Wayfinder is Now in Early Access on PC and PlayStation, Team Lays Out Goals and Work to Come | MMORP

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edited August 2023 in News & Features Discussion

imageWayfinder is Now in Early Access on PC and PlayStation, Team Lays Out Goals and Work to Come | MMORPG.com

Wayfinder is now officially in early access on PC and PlayStation after a previous delay. Airship Syndicate lays out goals and what to expect from this next phase of development.

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  • AngrakhanAngrakhan Member EpicPosts: 1,840
    "Airship Syndicate has decided to call their updates “Seasons”"...

    Oh how innovative. It's a wonder no one thought of that one before.
  • JudgeUKJudgeUK Member RarePosts: 1,700
    The graphic style looks very similar to Wildstar.
    Tokkenachesoma
  • mcrippinsmcrippins Member RarePosts: 1,642
    Hopefully an insane amount of updates have been made to this game, because it was pretty awful in the testing phases.
    SieyeRaagnarzachesomaZenJelly
  • SarlaSarla Member UncommonPosts: 411
    edited August 2023

    mcrippins said:

    Hopefully an insane amount of updates have been made to this game, because it was pretty awful in the testing phases.



    Its still awful.. Here is one of the reviews "Also 10 dollars for 1100 runesilver, but weapons cost 1150 so you're forced to buy it for 20 dollars lmao, seems fair" PTW alive and well LOL
    TokkenValdheimxdave78JeroKaneRaagnarzGorweZenJelly
  • mcrippinsmcrippins Member RarePosts: 1,642

    Sarla said:



    mcrippins said:


    Hopefully an insane amount of updates have been made to this game, because it was pretty awful in the testing phases.






    Its still awful..

    Here is one of the reviews

    "Also 10 dollars for 1100 runesilver, but weapons cost 1150 so you're forced to buy it for 20 dollars lmao, seems fair"

    PTW alive and well LOL



    Jesus.. that's embarrassing.
    ValdheimZenJelly
  • ValdemarJValdemarJ Member RarePosts: 1,419
    mcrippins said:
    Hopefully an insane amount of updates have been made to this game, because it was pretty awful in the testing phases.

    Have you tried XDefiant? Based on some of the comments you've made on PvP posts in the past, it looks like something you might like to check out. It's a Ubisoft game.
    mcrippins
    Bring back the Naked Chicken Chalupa!
  • maskedweaselmaskedweasel Member LegendaryPosts: 12,195
    edited August 2023
    mcrippins said:

    Sarla said:



    mcrippins said:


    Hopefully an insane amount of updates have been made to this game, because it was pretty awful in the testing phases.






    Its still awful..

    Here is one of the reviews

    "Also 10 dollars for 1100 runesilver, but weapons cost 1150 so you're forced to buy it for 20 dollars lmao, seems fair"

    PTW alive and well LOL



    Jesus.. that's embarrassing.
    You can craft the weapons in game though. And as far as I recall you can only buy the weapon the first time


    If the game actually worked. Which it doesn't right now
    mcrippins



  • mcrippinsmcrippins Member RarePosts: 1,642

    ValdemarJ said:


    mcrippins said:

    Hopefully an insane amount of updates have been made to this game, because it was pretty awful in the testing phases.



    Have you tried XDefiant? Based on some of the comments you've made on PvP posts in the past, it looks like something you might like to check out. It's a Ubisoft game.



    I have not! I'll check it out - thanks for the recommendation :D
  • ValdemarJValdemarJ Member RarePosts: 1,419
    mcrippins said:

    ValdemarJ said:


    mcrippins said:

    Hopefully an insane amount of updates have been made to this game, because it was pretty awful in the testing phases.



    Have you tried XDefiant? Based on some of the comments you've made on PvP posts in the past, it looks like something you might like to check out. It's a Ubisoft game.



    I have not! I'll check it out - thanks for the recommendation :D

    Anytime. I jumped the gun a little. I guess it's scheduled to release shortly. My son played an open beta a little while ago and I mistakenly thought it had released.

    It's basically an extraction shooter only in a fantasy setting with different classes like Barbarian, Ranger, Cleric, etc.
    Bring back the Naked Chicken Chalupa!
  • ValdheimValdheim Member RarePosts: 711

    ValdemarJ said:


    mcrippins said:



    ValdemarJ said:




    mcrippins said:


    Hopefully an insane amount of updates have been made to this game, because it was pretty awful in the testing phases.





    Have you tried XDefiant? Based on some of the comments you've made on PvP posts in the past, it looks like something you might like to check out. It's a Ubisoft game.






    I have not! I'll check it out - thanks for the recommendation :D



    Anytime. I jumped the gun a little. I guess it's scheduled to release shortly. My son played an open beta a little while ago and I mistakenly thought it had released.

    It's basically an extraction shooter only in a fantasy setting with different classes like Barbarian, Ranger, Cleric, etc.



    Am I missing something? When I search YouTube for 'XDefiant' I see a shooter in a modern setting, no fantasy and no barbarians/rangers/clerics at all. I'm confused. Game looks quite good though
    mcrippinselveone
  • ValdheimValdheim Member RarePosts: 711

    Sarla said:



    mcrippins said:


    Hopefully an insane amount of updates have been made to this game, because it was pretty awful in the testing phases.






    Its still awful..

    Here is one of the reviews

    "Also 10 dollars for 1100 runesilver, but weapons cost 1150 so you're forced to buy it for 20 dollars lmao, seems fair"

    PTW alive and well LOL



    Instant turn-off with scummy tactics like this. I wanted to give it a chance but reading this I definitely won't
    xdave78elveoneSovrath
  • ValdemarJValdemarJ Member RarePosts: 1,419
    edited August 2023
    Valdheim said:

    ValdemarJ said:


    mcrippins said:



    ValdemarJ said:




    mcrippins said:


    Hopefully an insane amount of updates have been made to this game, because it was pretty awful in the testing phases.





    Have you tried XDefiant? Based on some of the comments you've made on PvP posts in the past, it looks like something you might like to check out. It's a Ubisoft game.






    I have not! I'll check it out - thanks for the recommendation :D



    Anytime. I jumped the gun a little. I guess it's scheduled to release shortly. My son played an open beta a little while ago and I mistakenly thought it had released.

    It's basically an extraction shooter only in a fantasy setting with different classes like Barbarian, Ranger, Cleric, etc.



    Am I missing something? When I search YouTube for 'XDefiant' I see a shooter in a modern setting, no fantasy and no barbarians/rangers/clerics at all. I'm confused. Game looks quite good though

    You're right. I got the name of two games mixed up. The fantasy is Dark and Darker, the extraction shooter. XDefiant is the modern shooter. I was playing Skyrim and watching my son play a few different sessions. Both look really good though.
    Bring back the Naked Chicken Chalupa!
  • JeroKaneJeroKane Member EpicPosts: 7,098
    Sarla said:

    mcrippins said:

    Hopefully an insane amount of updates have been made to this game, because it was pretty awful in the testing phases.



    Its still awful.. Here is one of the reviews "Also 10 dollars for 1100 runesilver, but weapons cost 1150 so you're forced to buy it for 20 dollars lmao, seems fair" PTW alive and well LOL
    Which should be an immediate red flag to avoid this game like the plague!

    Just another typical garbage F2P game entirely build around a stingy P2W cash shop!
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  • ScotScot Member LegendaryPosts: 24,429
    templarga said:

    JeroKane said:


    Sarla said:



    mcrippins said:


    Hopefully an insane amount of updates have been made to this game, because it was pretty awful in the testing phases.






    Its still awful..

    Here is one of the reviews

    "Also 10 dollars for 1100 runesilver, but weapons cost 1150 so you're forced to buy it for 20 dollars lmao, seems fair"

    PTW alive and well LOL


    Which should be an immediate red flag to avoid this game like the plague!

    Just another typical garbage F2P game entirely build around a stingy P2W cash shop!



    I went to their website to read about the game and I consider myself a decently intelligent person (college professor, advisor, played MMO's for over 20 years) and their "battle pass" system (they call it something else) is so convoluted I felt like I need a guide and primer to understand it.
    As I think you may realise, the whole idea is to insure we don't fully understand the systems as gaming undergoes gamblification. We also certainly will find it impossible to be sure of the future ramifications of battle passes which build on the past ones.

    The BP system was brought in because it is far harder to work out what is going on when a whole raft of changes are made at the same time. They might have more aptly called it Cash Shop 1.1, 1.2 and so on, but that rather gives the game away.
  • mickal234mickal234 Newbie CommonPosts: 1
    templarga said:

    JeroKane said:


    Sarla said:



    mcrippins said:


    Hopefully an insane amount of updates have been made to this game, because it was pretty awful in the testing phases.






    Its still awful..

    Here is one of the reviews

    "Also 10 dollars for 1100 runesilver, but weapons cost 1150 so you're forced to buy it for 20 dollars lmao, seems fair"
    white forum

    PTW alive and well LOL 

    Which should be an immediate red flag to avoid this game like the plague!

    Just another typical garbage F2P game entirely build around a stingy P2W cash shop!



    I went to their website to read about the game and I consider myself a decently intelligent person (college professor, advisor, played MMO's for over 20 years) and their "battle pass" system (they call it something else) is so convoluted I felt like I need a guide and primer to understand it.

  • KothosesKothoses Member UncommonPosts: 931
    You cant log in at the minute as they capped their server capacity, theres 7000 online via steam right now, and probably slightly less on PS5.

    You can of course buy founders packs still, because selling access to something you cant access is just fine by these people.

    You can also avail of their 1100 "coins" bundles and use them towards things that cost 1150 coins....

    Scummy devs, scummy publishers scummy practices ruining a potentially great game.

    JeroKaneScotachesomaAndemnonValdheim
  • Scott_JeslisScott_Jeslis Member RarePosts: 637
    Disastrous first day! As a guildmate of mine said "(we've) played a lot of MMOs and this is the first one I've been unable to get into on day one" :-(
    achesoma
  • nate1980nate1980 Member UncommonPosts: 2,074
    I'm looking at things this way:

    1. $20 is a minimal cost to show investors that people are still interested in MMORPG's. So if this game is a wash and has predatory monetary practices and I end up quitting the game, then at least I've shown my support for the genre.

    2. If design decisions are made with the cash shop in mind, such as an introduction of pain points in the game that you can solve by spending real money, or by offering power through the shop, I'll just quit the game. Don't spend money on that stuff.

    The game is cheap and has no subscription, so a shop is a reasonable alternative. It's up to everyone to vote with the wallets on what's okay to offer in a shop and what isn't. 

    I prefer when shops only contain DLC's and other content packs that we can buy instead of paying a subscription. It's been the only alternative to subscription service that I've found acceptable.
  • achesomaachesoma Member RarePosts: 1,768
    I really wanted to like this game but the beta was just awful. Clunky controls and combat. Counterintuitive instructions, tutorials, quests and map. Three person groups(WTF). Dungeons very boring with focus on extreme speed runs. Marketing this as an "MMO" is strange, especially since you choose a named "hero" instead of making your own character. Hopefully it's improved since then. Might try again if goes FTP.
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  • AndemnonAndemnon Member UncommonPosts: 179
    The game has earned an abundance of negative reviews, at the moment, its an avoid like the plague.
  • Cactus_LFRezCactus_LFRez Member UncommonPosts: 206
    So this game definately has some cool features, like weapon specific abilities and use of verticality
    And I like the art style and use of color.

    But overall the design is a bit messy
    It is basically a dungeon runner but doesn't actually have that much dungeon content
    There are open world zones but not many of them.
    It is like a looter type game but there are only like 6 weapon types and not all that many weapons total.
    There are fixed characters with skins, like a hero shooter.
    There is action combat, not really enough finesse to be a character action game, so it is mostly just using abilities and you only have 4 of those.

    I wonder if this was intended to be a different game at one point but was mandated to be a live service game so it was redesigned.

    Based on the videos I saw, right now I struggle to see what the hook of this game is supposed to be.
  • KnightFalzKnightFalz Member EpicPosts: 4,583

    Angrakhan said:

    "Airship Syndicate has decided to call their updates “Seasons”"...



    Oh how innovative. It's a wonder no one thought of that one before.



    What benefit would innovation in the name provide? The familiar is often better than pointless change.
  • KnightFalzKnightFalz Member EpicPosts: 4,583

    Sarla said:



    mcrippins said:


    Hopefully an insane amount of updates have been made to this game, because it was pretty awful in the testing phases.






    Its still awful..

    Here is one of the reviews

    "Also 10 dollars for 1100 runesilver, but weapons cost 1150 so you're forced to buy it for 20 dollars lmao, seems fair"

    PTW alive and well LOL



    Is that the purchase of an actual weapon or simply a skin for one. The latter costs nothing if one confines their purchases to those play relevant.
  • ZenJellyZenJelly Member RarePosts: 407
    What a terrible game.
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