Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO
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Yep, emails went out today, August 6th, [ link to site referenced in the email ]. Quoting it below in a spoiler, for posterity.
Lots of vague timelines with a 'soon' promise, and.. confirmation that "the combat system has undergone a major overhaul", whatever that actually means? No mention of any of the complete systems that was the entire point of Project Faerthale, notably, that neither Crafting nor Harvesting, nor any other non-combat loops are mentioned in this newsletter for testing in PA5.
June 2018 -> Sep 2020, and Project Faerthale isn't done / didn't meet it's public goals. Awesome. This is definitely gonna rock.
- SUMMER 2020 UPDATE -
Pre-Alpha 5 Shakeout Is Almost Here!
Posted date / 08.05.20
Greetings, Pantheon fans! Today we have some exciting news for you. As announced in last week's dev stream, Pre-Alpha 5 Shakeout is nearly upon us. The date for this pre-alpha phase?
Saturday, September 5 - Sunday, September 6, 2020
The Details
The pre-alpha shakeout consists of a few key systems and focused testing of these systems. There will be three sessions per day on these testing dates. Each pre-alpha tester can participate in one session per day to accommodate server load.
The full details of the testing sessions will be provided to you via the pre-alpha forums, if your pledge perks include pre-alpha access.
What's the Next Step?
If you are a pre-alpha tester, you will be receiving a testing session time selection email over the next couple of weeks. Please be on the lookout for this. We will also be posting on the official forums that these emails have been sent, to be sure you don't miss them.
Check your inbox. Customer Service sent out a separate email earlier today to go over more suggestions in preparation for PA5 Shakeout.
What if I'm not a Pre-Alpha Tester?
Pre-alpha pledge packages are still available, so if you want to participate in PA5 Shakeout, now is the time to do so. Once we send out the testing slot selection email, we cannot guarantee new signups will be able to be processed in time for PA5 Shakeout.
What's Left To Do Before PA5 Shakeout?
The team is finishing the release candidate this week. After which, it goes into several weeks of internal testing and bug fixing. During these weeks, technology is firing up the production realms, updating them with the latest build client and making sure everything is communicating and working efficiently. There's a lot of new tech in this build, so there's a lot of checks to be done.
What is Included in PA5 Shakeout?
To start, Dire Lord and Shaman will be the two available classes for Shakeout. The combat system has undergone a major overhaul and is now a much more responsive, robust and rewarding experience. These two classes' combined abilities cover a wide array of spell and ability types so they will give us the best bang for our buck when it comes to testing. Other classes will be available in Pre-Alpha 5 Proper.
Also included in PA5 Shakeout is climbing (you're going to want to see this!), Perception and Quest content.
Wait, what's Pre-Alpha 5 Proper?
PA5 Shakeout is to "shake out" the show stoppers on our way to Pre-Alpha 5 Proper. It allows you a chance to get in game, and allows us to test the latest technology on a larger scale to make sure we've got the big bugs shaken out. Pre-Alpha 5 proper comes later, with more classes, more features and more content. PA5 Proper allows you, the tester, longer playing sessions for a full progression MMO experience. It's the culmination of Project Faerthale and one of the final steps before Alpha.
And What About the New Website?
You may have heard that PantheonMMO.com is receiving a facelift. The final pages and functions will be completed this week, and then we have a short internal testing period. This is also a review period to make sure the information we have posted is accurate! So expect a new site soon!
Where Can I Find Out More?
As always, visit us at PantheonMMO.com for more info. Also, If you missed the latest update stream, check it out on YouTube.
( Three Screenshots were also part of the newsletter )
Pre-Alpha 5 Shakeout Is Almost Here!
Posted date / 08.05.20
Greetings, Pantheon fans! Today we have some exciting news for you. As announced in last week's dev stream, Pre-Alpha 5 Shakeout is nearly upon us. The date for this pre-alpha phase?
Saturday, September 5 - Sunday, September 6, 2020
The Details
The pre-alpha shakeout consists of a few key systems and focused testing of these systems. There will be three sessions per day on these testing dates. Each pre-alpha tester can participate in one session per day to accommodate server load.
The full details of the testing sessions will be provided to you via the pre-alpha forums, if your pledge perks include pre-alpha access.
What's the Next Step?
If you are a pre-alpha tester, you will be receiving a testing session time selection email over the next couple of weeks. Please be on the lookout for this. We will also be posting on the official forums that these emails have been sent, to be sure you don't miss them.
Check your inbox. Customer Service sent out a separate email earlier today to go over more suggestions in preparation for PA5 Shakeout.
What if I'm not a Pre-Alpha Tester?
Pre-alpha pledge packages are still available, so if you want to participate in PA5 Shakeout, now is the time to do so. Once we send out the testing slot selection email, we cannot guarantee new signups will be able to be processed in time for PA5 Shakeout.
What's Left To Do Before PA5 Shakeout?
The team is finishing the release candidate this week. After which, it goes into several weeks of internal testing and bug fixing. During these weeks, technology is firing up the production realms, updating them with the latest build client and making sure everything is communicating and working efficiently. There's a lot of new tech in this build, so there's a lot of checks to be done.
What is Included in PA5 Shakeout?
To start, Dire Lord and Shaman will be the two available classes for Shakeout. The combat system has undergone a major overhaul and is now a much more responsive, robust and rewarding experience. These two classes' combined abilities cover a wide array of spell and ability types so they will give us the best bang for our buck when it comes to testing. Other classes will be available in Pre-Alpha 5 Proper.
Also included in PA5 Shakeout is climbing (you're going to want to see this!), Perception and Quest content.
Wait, what's Pre-Alpha 5 Proper?
PA5 Shakeout is to "shake out" the show stoppers on our way to Pre-Alpha 5 Proper. It allows you a chance to get in game, and allows us to test the latest technology on a larger scale to make sure we've got the big bugs shaken out. Pre-Alpha 5 proper comes later, with more classes, more features and more content. PA5 Proper allows you, the tester, longer playing sessions for a full progression MMO experience. It's the culmination of Project Faerthale and one of the final steps before Alpha.
And What About the New Website?
You may have heard that PantheonMMO.com is receiving a facelift. The final pages and functions will be completed this week, and then we have a short internal testing period. This is also a review period to make sure the information we have posted is accurate! So expect a new site soon!
Where Can I Find Out More?
As always, visit us at PantheonMMO.com for more info. Also, If you missed the latest update stream, check it out on YouTube.
( Three Screenshots were also part of the newsletter )
June 2018 -> Sep 2020, and Project Faerthale isn't done / didn't meet it's public goals. Awesome. This is definitely gonna rock.
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DickTrickle
Definitely NOT Furor Planedefiler
- 12,878
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$1,000 to take part in a pre-alpha? They must've gone to Chris Roberts' seminar, "how to scam retarded gamers, a beginner's guide."
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Mat'hir Uth Gan
Trakanon Raider
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Its not even a pre-alpha, it's a weekend stress test with just two classes in a very restricted area. Those 1K buy in Pre-Alpha testers get to play (Lag out) for one two hour block and that is it. The real pre-alpha will come some time down the road, and they need to buy some time because they can get basically one class updated into the new system per month. I'm guessing Pre-Alpha 5 will be tail end of the year...maybe. And I'm not expecting to see the Druid, Summoner, or Ranger any time soon.
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dizzie
Triggered Happy
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They should have called it the Pre-Alpha shakedown at those prices.
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- 40,583
- 171,521
- 40,583
- 171,521
- 48,117
- 282,461
Just a giant reminder to the delusion retards that is has been 7 year since this thing began pre-Alpha and it's still in pre-Alpha
How many months ago was September 13th 2013?
82 months
How many weeks ago was September 13th 2013?
360 weeks
How many days ago was September 13th 2013?
2521 days
How many hours, minutes and seconds ago?
60,486 hours
3,629,205 minutes
217,752,324 seconds
The game has been in pre-Alpha so long the person you dipshits look at as your messiah had time to create a fraud failure kickstarter, defraud fans of 10s of thousands of dollars which he spent on his own personal expenses while not paying his so called "staff" he defrauded hundreds of you dumb fucks by charging you and continues to charge you money to be "an apprentice developer" by slapping down those cash payments. Was able to hire some crazy SJW ultra crazy bitch to make fuzzy trolls.
Then as an ice cream kicker on top he found time to OD and die, yet here you are still saying but Booze this isn't vaporware. LOLOLOLOL
Now go ahead and enjoy some fallen gifs. This is gonna rock.
How many months ago was September 13th 2013?
82 months
How many weeks ago was September 13th 2013?
360 weeks
How many days ago was September 13th 2013?
2521 days
How many hours, minutes and seconds ago?
60,486 hours
3,629,205 minutes
217,752,324 seconds
The game has been in pre-Alpha so long the person you dipshits look at as your messiah had time to create a fraud failure kickstarter, defraud fans of 10s of thousands of dollars which he spent on his own personal expenses while not paying his so called "staff" he defrauded hundreds of you dumb fucks by charging you and continues to charge you money to be "an apprentice developer" by slapping down those cash payments. Was able to hire some crazy SJW ultra crazy bitch to make fuzzy trolls.
Then as an ice cream kicker on top he found time to OD and die, yet here you are still saying but Booze this isn't vaporware. LOLOLOLOL
Now go ahead and enjoy some fallen gifs. This is gonna rock.
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Punko
Macho Ma'am
- 7,912
- 12,564
A timesharing program for pre-alpha games sounds glorious.
Early access available soon - get in while you can!
Alasliasolonik
Toilet of the Mod Elect
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LOL talking about keeping lore in check with all the DLC's they will have in the future at around 56 minutes.
The_Black_Log Foler
Stock Pals Senior Vice President
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Hateyou
Not Great, Not Terrible
- 16,264
- 42,262
Let’s wait until the we get out of numbering the prealphas before we start celebrating beta access.
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Lodi
Blackwing Lair Raider
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