Erenshor, a 'Single-Player Nod' to Old-School MMORPGs, Getting a Big Update Next Week | MMORPG.com

System · November 2023

Erenshor, a 'Single-Player Nod' to Old-School MMORPGs, Getting a Big Update Next Week | MMORPG.com

Indie game Erenshor is "a single player nod to the MMORPGs of the past", and after a demo release in September, a big update is coming next week with new features.

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Tiller · November 2023

MMORPGs so dead now they are going single player lol. I tried this, it was boring tbh. I'm sure some will like it though.

Blinkenn · November 2023

Oh boy, if I can group up with some npc's and pull mobs to them a'la Orc Camp2 in East Commonlands, I'l be set!

Sovrath · November 2023

Tiller said:

MMORPGs so dead now they are going single player lol. I tried this, it was boring tbh. I'm sure some will like it though.

Just downloaded it. Liked it though I couldn't figure out how to group.

Essentially felt like everquest. When I first saw someone in the chat I thought that "that" was a multiplayer aspect. That you could chat with other players but the whole thing was single player game play.

But the chat is npc chat. I'm interested to see what is done with this.

Tiller · November 2023

Sovrath said:

Tiller said:

MMORPGs so dead now they are going single player lol. I tried this, it was boring tbh. I'm sure some will like it though.

Just downloaded it. Liked it though I couldn't figure out how to group.

Essentially felt like everquest. When I first saw someone in the chat I thought that "that" was a multiplayer aspect. That you could chat with other players but the whole thing was single player game play.

But the chat is npc chat. I'm interested to see what is done with this.

I had a hard time with it because you are essentially pretending to play an mmo. It almost gave a Tim Rifters asynchronous vibe, but instead of copies of yourself you are viewing past convos of perhaps actual people scripted in. Knowing its NPC conversation pretending to be people is odd to me lol.

slowz2secret · November 2023

single player is not mmo, what is this bs...this is no a mmo, just a single player rpg.

Sovrath · November 2023

slowz2secret said:

single player is not mmo, what is this bs...this is no a mmo, just a single player rpg.

Yes, exactly. They aren't saying it's an mmorpg. It's a "nod" to an mmorpg as it plays like an mmorpg but without other players.

It's a pretty chill game that seems to, at least at this point, emulate Everquest's play.

My guess is that it will be a rather relaxing game for those who enjoy the mmorpg play but don't want to deal with less than great people.

KnightFalz · November 2023

slowz2secret said:

single player is not mmo, what is this bs...this is no a mmo, just a single player rpg.

It's a single player simulation of a MMORPG, as they mention. There is no BS about that. Rather, it's a creative idea.

Nilden · November 2023

So in essence a single player MMORPG. Well that's just a stupid idea. What's next a first person side scroller?

I just don't get it. The reason I put up with half the stuff in a MMORPG is because of the MMO part. If you remove that and still try to emulate it I don't see why I would play that instead of just playing an actual single player RPG like Skyrim or The Witcher 3.

Maybe they will have a cash shop. Sell some mounts to give you that MMORPG feel.

Burgee4150 · December 2023

Hey folks, I'm the guy making Erenshor. I'm happy to chat about it if you have questions about the vision, etc. I'll try to get a post in The Pub in a bit to talk about it.

Looks like I need to participate in some conversations or something before I can start a thread though... or else I just am too blind to find the "post" button.

Sovrath · December 2023

Nilden said:

So in essence a single player MMORPG. Well that's just a stupid idea. What's next a first person side scroller?

I just don't get it.

If you closed your eyes and used your imagination for a minute you’d realize your suggestion is actually good!

Wargfoot · December 2023

It won't feel like a MMORPG until the NPCs dupe gold.

Quizzical · December 2023

Burgee4150 said:

Hey folks, I'm the guy making Erenshor. I'm happy to chat about it if you have questions about the vision, etc. I'll try to get a post in The Pub in a bit to talk about it.

Looks like I need to participate in some conversations or something before I can start a thread though... or else I just am too blind to find the "post" button.

Welcome to the forum!

Does "the guy making Erenshor" mean that the game is a solo project?

Kyleran · December 2023

Tiller said:

Sovrath said:

Tiller said:

MMORPGs so dead now they are going single player lol. I tried this, it was boring tbh. I'm sure some will like it though.

Just downloaded it. Liked it though I couldn't figure out how to group.

Essentially felt like everquest. When I first saw someone in the chat I thought that "that" was a multiplayer aspect. That you could chat with other players but the whole thing was single player game play.

But the chat is npc chat. I'm interested to see what is done with this.

I had a hard time with it because you are essentially pretending to play an mmo. It almost gave a Tim Rifters asynchronous vibe, but instead of copies of yourself you are viewing past convos of perhaps actual people scripted in. Knowing its NPC conversation pretending to be people is odd to me lol.

I enjoyed the scripted conversations with the NPC companions in FO4 more than interacting with real humans in MMOs.

Though sleeping with "male characters" was weird for me, even when playing a female avatars.

I guess I'm just not enough of a role player to "get in character," but hey no way was I going to pass on getting a good companion bonus.

Aeander · December 2023

We already have "single player MMOs" like Xenoblade Chronicles, Kingdoms of Amalur, and Dragon Age Inquisition. As in single player games designed like MMOs.

caalem · December 2023

Certainly... Interesting.
I think a more authentic MMO-offline will be Legends of Old, but I like the faux-social aspect of this tbh.

ValdemarJ · December 2023

Burgee4150 said:

Hey folks, I'm the guy making Erenshor. I'm happy to chat about it if you have questions about the vision, etc. I'll try to get a post in The Pub in a bit to talk about it.

Looks like I need to participate in some conversations or something before I can start a thread though... or else I just am too blind to find the "post" button.

Do you plan on publishing on Xbox for PC and Consoles eventually? For a small studio/indie/solo dev project I realize the costs and porting overhead might make that unrealistic, but I'm hoping and it doesn't hurt to ask.

ValdemarJ · December 2023

Kyleran said:

Tiller said:

Sovrath said:

Tiller said:

MMORPGs so dead now they are going single player lol. I tried this, it was boring tbh. I'm sure some will like it though.

Just downloaded it. Liked it though I couldn't figure out how to group.

Essentially felt like everquest. When I first saw someone in the chat I thought that "that" was a multiplayer aspect. That you could chat with other players but the whole thing was single player game play.

But the chat is npc chat. I'm interested to see what is done with this.

I had a hard time with it because you are essentially pretending to play an mmo. It almost gave a Tim Rifters asynchronous vibe, but instead of copies of yourself you are viewing past convos of perhaps actual people scripted in. Knowing its NPC conversation pretending to be people is odd to me lol.

I enjoyed the scripted conversations with the NPC companions in FO4 more than interacting with real humans in MMOs.

Though sleeping with "male characters" was weird for me, even when playing a female avatars.

I guess I'm just not enough of a role player to "get in character," but hey no way was I going to pass on getting a good companion bonus.

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is the one single player game that feels like an MMO to me. I remember standing behind someone at the vendor to wait my turn before realizing, after a couple moments, that it's just an NPC and they don't care if barge in and interrupt their banter with the merchant. I had a good laugh at that one.

Other than some group events and just palling around with friends, Fallout 76 was much better single player than it was an mmo-lite for me. If anything, it reminded me how shitheads can ruin online play and that I just enjoyed the game with friends.

Quizzical · December 2023

Wargfoot said:

It won't feel like a MMORPG until the NPCs dupe gold.

That's how they get an endless supply of loot to drop when you kill them. Didn't you know that?

Sovrath · December 2023

Aeander said:

We already have "single player MMOs" like Xenoblade Chronicles, Kingdoms of Amalur, and Dragon Age Inquisition. As in single player games designed like MMOs.

I think Kingdoms of Amalur was the "mmo stuff" taken and made single player as they wanted to raise money for the mmo development. Not sure Dragon Age Inquisition feels like an mmo other than an open world (?)

Nilden · December 2023

Sovrath said:

Nilden said:

So in essence a single player MMORPG. Well that's just a stupid idea. What's next a first person side scroller?

I just don't get it.

If you closed your eyes and used your imagination for a minute you’d realize your suggestion is actually good!

Yeah and eating soup with chop sticks is a great idea.

Aeander · December 2023

Sovrath said:

Aeander said:

We already have "single player MMOs" like Xenoblade Chronicles, Kingdoms of Amalur, and Dragon Age Inquisition. As in single player games designed like MMOs.

I think Kingdoms of Amalur was the "mmo stuff" taken and made single player as they wanted to raise money for the mmo development. Not sure Dragon Age Inquisition feels like an mmo other than an open world (?)

DA Inquisition has MMO style quest design. It's (one of) the reasons why it's mediocre af.

caalem · December 2023

Those games aren't "single-player MMOs", they're just single player games that ripped the least inspired MMO junk straight from WoW to pad out playtime.

Tokken · December 2023

I'm having a hard time getting past the character graphics and artwork.

Burgee4150 · December 2023

Quizzical said:

Burgee4150 said:

Hey folks, I'm the guy making Erenshor. I'm happy to chat about it if you have questions about the vision, etc. I'll try to get a post in The Pub in a bit to talk about it.

Looks like I need to participate in some conversations or something before I can start a thread though... or else I just am too blind to find the "post" button.

Welcome to the forum!

Does "the guy making Erenshor" mean that the game is a solo project?

Yes! I'm all by myself

Burgee4150 · December 2023

ValdemarJ said:

Burgee4150 said:

Hey folks, I'm the guy making Erenshor. I'm happy to chat about it if you have questions about the vision, etc. I'll try to get a post in The Pub in a bit to talk about it.

Looks like I need to participate in some conversations or something before I can start a thread though... or else I just am too blind to find the "post" button.

Do you plan on publishing on Xbox for PC and Consoles eventually? For a small studio/indie/solo dev project I realize the costs and porting overhead might make that unrealistic, but I'm hoping and it doesn't hurt to ask.

The big challenge honestly is getting all of the functionality to work on a gamepad. Some users have gotten the game running on their steam decks and have created community profiles for control schemes so I may look at what they've done and try to mimic some of that.

For launch though, it'll be PC only. Consoles will come later, if they come.

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