It's a very early alpha release. Not much of a "game" yet, more of an advanced proof of concept.

Haven't tried this game in years. Time for me to give it another try.

@AEllipsis It has a very solid foundation. The engine looks and feels good, the framework sounds promising, playing it "feels good", the devs have a clear and interesting vision.

But we're still a few years away from being able to judge what "endgame" will be like.

Whenever I get super hyped for a promising MMO by a small indie studio which REALLY creates something with all their heart, I can't help but get scared of the inevitable sellout to a bigger publisher.

Had this happen a couple of times over the years. Great games like Fallen Earth, City of Steam and promising ones like Ashes of Creation got sold out by crowdfunded indie studios to big and greedy publishers who either turned the games p2w, dumbed them down, slowly killed them or turned them from an MMO into a battle royale title.

Others, like PoE or Warframe got sold out to Chinese giants (Tencent and Perfect World Co.) but seemingly remained completely independent and intact, so I guess this would be the best case.

Anyone else afraid or probably even hopeful a bigger publisher might pick up this gem?

I can't find the source but I remember a dev confirming that there are no plans to change the camera angle for release.

A lottery need/greed system would be the way to go. Worked well for the past 25 years...

Haven't tried this game in years. Time for me to give it another try.

I can't find the source but I remember a dev confirming that there are no plans to change the camera angle for release.

Just checking back after a while. How long will this Fall Alpha last?

I really enjoyed the last test (which was my first) and would love to help testing it again.

Not sure if there is a single feature I anticipate the most, since the whole game is just tailor made for me. But crafting definitely is a big one.

@AEllipsis It has a very solid foundation. The engine looks and feels good, the framework sounds promising, playing it "feels good", the devs have a clear and interesting vision.

But we're still a few years away from being able to judge what "endgame" will be like.

Whenever I get super hyped for a promising MMO by a small indie studio which REALLY creates something with all their heart, I can't help but get scared of the inevitable sellout to a bigger publisher.

Had this happen a couple of times over the years. Great games like Fallen Earth, City of Steam and promising ones like Ashes of Creation got sold out by crowdfunded indie studios to big and greedy publishers who either turned the games p2w, dumbed them down, slowly killed them or turned them from an MMO into a battle royale title.

Others, like PoE or Warframe got sold out to Chinese giants (Tencent and Perfect World Co.) but seemingly remained completely independent and intact, so I guess this would be the best case.

Anyone else afraid or probably even hopeful a bigger publisher might pick up this gem?

You made it sound more spectacular in the chat, but I guess it's still a Usain Bolt performance.

I am a sucker for isometric MMOs, and this one looks like the best option by a long shot.

It's a very early alpha release. Not much of a "game" yet, more of an advanced proof of concept.