MMORPG.com Latest News https://www.mmorpg.com/ The latest content from MMORPG.com's industry leading editorial team. en-us Tue, 19 Mar 2024 04:10:36 -0000 Shroud of the Avatar Lays Out Recovery And Restoration Plans Following Outages And Rollback

Shroud of the Avatar's community manager has confirmed what many feared (and we reported on Saturday): the build on the current test client is indeed from August following server outages the past week. As such, the team at Catnip has laid out some of its plans to recover and restore accounts affected.

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Shroud of the Avatar Missteps Have Become Incalculable but Intends to Stay the Course

Shroud of the Avatar has had a pretty bad run of things over the past several years. Despite these hardships, the development team took to the forums to assuage fears that the game will fade away.

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Shroud of the Avatar Build 1454 Brings Incremental Fixes and Improvements

Build 1454 for Shroud of the Avatar brings the goods with some additional fixes and improvements, including one addressing crafting related UI.

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Shroud of the Avatar Build 1448 Brings Long-Awaited Movement Fixes

If you've been waiting for Shroud of the Avatar to issue fixes when you're traveling around the world, patch 1448 should have you covered.

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Shroud of the Avatar Patch 1437 Live

The next Shroud of the Avatar patch is here and brings about a ton of fixes and tweaks.

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Shroud of the Avatar Release 91 Adds New Daily Quest, Tons of Changes

Shroud of the Avatar has received Release 91 and brings with it new daily quests, plus some glorious patch notes. Here's what you can look forward to.

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Shroud of the Avatar's Well of Aldur Update is Almost Here

The Shroud of the Avatar update #42 gives us a preview of the Well of Aldur. Here's what you need to know.

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Shroud of the Avatar Posts Latest Live Stream Q&A Celebrating the Holidays

A tweet advertising the new Shroud of the Avatar Q&A Livestream and 'Homes for the Holiday' sale went live earlier today. In addition to the many items added to the store, including many holiday themed decorations, a login rewards program rewards complete with a Lord British 2-Handed Axe.

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Shroud of the Avatar Receives Foal & Tamed Horse Exchange

A new foal and tamed horse exchange has been added to Shroud of the Avatar, just after Release 83 in fact. Here are some details.

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Mounts Arrive in Shroud of the Avatar Release 83

Mounts have finally arrived in Shroud of the Avatar's latest Release 83. Here are some details.

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Shroud of the Avatar - Crafting Station Surface Decorations Added - Livestream Planned

In a tweet by the official Shroud of the Avatar twitter account, a new community Q&A will happen around 4PM CT, on their official twitch channel. Also mentioned, in update #399, Crafting Station Decoration Surfaces!

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Shroud of the Avatar Provides a Sneak Peak of the Well of Aldur

The Shroud of the Avatar team have provided a sneak peak of the Well of Aldur in their latest community update.

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You Have Till September 21 To Submit Your Entry for Shroud of the Avatar's Screenshot/Video Contest

A new screenshot and video contest was announced for Shroud of the Avatar recently, with the chance for you and your guild to win some prizes.

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Shroud of the Avatar Outlines Functionality of Player-Owned Town Signposts

In their most recent community update, the Shroud of the Avatar team expanded on the functionality of player-owned town signposts.

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Shroud of the Avatar's Community Update Outlines Player-Owned Town Teleporters

The newest community update for Shroud of the Avatar touches on player-owned teleporters. Here's what you need to know.

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Shroud of the Avatar Gives a Sneak Peak at Their PvP Queue System

The Shroud of the Avatar team has provided a sneak peak on their PvP queue system in their latest community update.

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Lord British's Castle Previewed in Shroud of the Avatar Update

In their latest community update, the Shroud of the Avatar team previewed the excellently named Lord British's Castle.

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Shroud of the Avatar Update Gives Us a Sneak Peak at Tanglemire

A sneak peak at Tanglemire, a new town scene coming to Shroud of the Avatar soon, was provided in Update #388.

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Shroud of the Avatar Adds New Dunamically Scaled Scene: Myrkur

Shroud of the Avatar has just announced in this week's update that players will have access to a brand-new dynamically scaled adventure scene called Myrkur.

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Shroud of the Avatar Update 381 Shares Upcoming Events Calendar

The latest Shroud of the Avatar community update #381 takes a look at the upcoming events calendar and more.

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Shroud of the Avatar's $7000 Bundle Gets You A Castle

Do you have $7000 USD and feel the need to spend it on a video game crowd funding bundle? Well, Shroud of the Avatar has you covered.

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Shroud of the Avatar Release 77 Brings New Adventure Scene and Bug Fixes

A new adventure scenario is part of Release 77 for Shroud of the Avatar.

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Shroud of the Avatar Update 371 Increases Party Size

Shroud of the Avatar’s Update 371 touched on party size limits and more.

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Shroud of the Avatar Update 369 Outlines Mistrendur Land Rush

Details for Shroud of the Avatar’s Update 369 take a look at the Mistrendur: Land Rush and more.

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Shroud of the Avatar Shows Off Changes to Upper Tears

Shroud of the Avatar has provided an update on changes to Upper Tears in their latest Update #365.

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Shroud of Avatar Shares Q1 and Q2 Goals

The Shroud of Avatar has shared some updates regarding their Q1 and Q2 goals for 2020.

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Shroud of Avatar Clarifies Multi Boxing IS Allowed

Shroud of Avatar has posted an official message clarifying the team's stance on multi-boxing.

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Shroud of Avatar Update 361 Detailed Recently, R73 Live on QA Servers

Recently, Shroud of the Avatar Update 361: R73 was detailed in a blog post, with the update currently live on the QA server.

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Shroud of the Avatar Release 72 Hits Today

Shroud of the Avatar Release 72 is set to go live today and includes plenty of updates.

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Shroud of the Avatar Cancels Physical Kickstarter Reward, Offers In-Game Items As Recompense

Shroud of the Avatar has been having a week. After having the operating assets acquired by Catnip Games, the Avatar team has posted an update regarding the "Sword of Midras" printed copy Kickstarter reward.

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Catnip Games Acquires Operating Assets of Portalarium, Including Shroud of the Avatar

Catnip Games has acquired the operating assets of Portalarium, which includes the Shroud of the Avatar, in a recent forum discussion.

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Shroud of the Avatar Release 70 Detailed, Brings Back Pumpkin Head, New Creatures

Shroud of the Avatar is setting up for its upcoming Release 70 update, which hits the MMO September 26 at 10:30 Central Time. With it the team is setting up for Halloween seemingly by bringing back Pumpkin Head, as well as new decorations, Spooky items and even a new creature, Nightmares.

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Shroud of the Avatar Release 66 Lands on QA

For Shroud of the Avatar players who are inclined to help the devs test the next addition to the game, Update 66 has landed on the QA server. It includes a number of additions such as new Warding and Taming skills, Leacherboards, updates to the new user experience, new emotes alongside bug fixes and other technical improvements.

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Log In to Shroud of the Avatar Before Month's End & Receive a Free House & Pet

From now through the end of May, all players who log in to Shroud of the Avatar will receive a pair of free gifts: A 3-story wood and plaster row home and a miniature greyhound pet to lay by its fireplace. Both can be claimed by checking the rewards tab once logged in.

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Shroud of the Avatar Release 65 Sees Tweaks to Pets, Crafting & Economy Updates & More

Update 65 is now live on Shroud of the Avatar servers. It brings with it a host of tweaks and balances as well as some significant improvements in performance. Players will find that a balance pass has been applied to tamed pets. Other systems seeing improvements include combat, wave battle improvements, Xen Penetrator Bow balance, Dodge adjustments, crafting & economy updates, item weight changes, batch consumable recipes, taming updates, Player Housing tweaks & much more.

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Shroud of the Avatar Release 64 Includes a Springtime Event & More

Shroud of the Avatar Release 64 will be available later today and comes packed with new content for players to explore including a springtime event featuring the Arch Lapin, literally a "Deathy Bunny". Players can also stock up on Spring Equinox items like "delightful confections" and can even dye eggs for themselves. A wider array of player-made dungeon encounters are also added along with quality of life improvements and more.

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Shroud of the Avatar - 'We Are Nomadic Now' as the Team Gives Up Its Office Space

The Shroud of the Avatar livestream from last week started off with a bang as Starr Long kicked things off with "We are nomadic now" and told the viewers that Portalarium had decided to give up its office space in favor of teleworking. The move away from offices will free up resources and time, according to Long, due to increasing office rental costs and rising utilities as well as commute time / cost for developers.

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Player-Made Dungeons to Debut in Shroud of the Avatar Release 63

When Release 63 goes live in Shroud of the Avatar later today, player-made dungeons will make their official debut, "including a system to level up these dungeon encounter rooms". Portalarium is adding a single encounter type for this update but "it'll be added to multiple different rooms" as a proof of concept. All progress made by players in leveling up the room will be saved going forward.

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Shroud of the Avatar Release 62 Arrives Today with Polish & Improvements

The Shroud of the Avatar site has been updated with the update notes for Release 62 that launches later today. Devs managed to make headway in each of the identified Top 10 Priorities for this patch including systems polish, the addition of seasonal content and much more.

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Shroud of the Avatar Release 61 Includes Krampus & Fishing Phase 2

On Thursday, December 13th, Shroud of the Avatar players will be able to log into the game to find both a celebratory holiday event and even more to love about fishing with the deployment of its second phase. Release 61 also comes with QoL improvements, bug fixes and much more, according to the team.

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Shroud of the Avatar Officially Announced as a Free to Play Title

Portalarium has sent definitive word that Shroud of the Avatar is now officially a free to play game. No purchase is required to jump in and start playing and the available features to free players have been expanded. The news comes after last week's release of the retooled new player experience.

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Shroud of the Avatar Update 59 Launches Today with the Revamped New Player Experience

With today's launch of Update 59 in Shroud of the Avatar, players will be able to check out a number of big improvements and the overhauled new player experience. It is, according to Starr Long, the update "in which we focused on the current iteration of our Top 10 Priorities" and one where the dev team made significant progress. The update is slated to go live at approximately 8:30 am Pacific / 11:30 am Eastern.

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Shroud of the Avatar Adds New Tutorial Area as Update 59 Lands of QA Server

The Shroud of the Avatar site's latest newsletter is out and about, this time with the news that Update 59 has landed on the QA server, most notably with the addition of the new tutorial area. The location is a "focused tutorial space" in the Isle of Storms that aims to provide players with the basics of many of the game's features. Once the tutorial area is complete, the newly minted character will land in one of three starter areas which are also to be updated.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/shroud-of-the-avatar-adds-new-tutorial-area-as-update-59-lands-of-qa-server-2000099454 News Shroud of the Avatar Suzie Ford https://www.mmorpg.com/news/shroud-of-the-avatar-adds-new-tutorial-area-as-update-59-lands-of-qa-server-2000099454 MMORPG.com Fri, 19 Oct 2018 13:47:05 -0000
Richard Garriott's Official Shroud of the Avatar Description Eliminates 'CEO' Title

Richard Garriott's official profile on the Shroud of the Avatar site now omits the title CEO, something that has been part of the description since the game's pages were first published. SEC filings name Garriott as CEO, though Delaware, where the original corporation paperwork was filed, does require an executive officer, not specifically a "CEO". At the moment, Garriott's profile only lists him as Creative Director and Founder. UPDATED AFTER THE JUMP.

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Player Made Dungeons to Debut in Q4 2018

The latest Shroud of the Avatar newsletter is live on the game's official site. This time, the letter is anchored by the news that Player Made Dungeons will be arriving in-game as early as Q4 2018. The team is targeting that span of time and, until then, several placeholder, or "example", dungeons are in the game. When Player Made Dungeons go live later this year, these example dungeons will leave the game.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/player-made-dungeons-to-debut-in-q4-2018-2000099027 News Shroud of the Avatar Catherine Daro https://www.mmorpg.com/news/player-made-dungeons-to-debut-in-q4-2018-2000099027 MMORPG.com Sat, 11 Aug 2018 11:00:00 -0000
A Bumpy Start to Release 56 Causes a Rollback and a Retry

The launch of the latest patch for Shroud of the Avatar has not come without its problems. After maintenance was complete, developers came back to the official site to announce that it would be rolling servers back to the pre-patch status in order to give it another go. As of this writing, the restart / relaunch of Update 56 is now live.

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Layoffs Hit Portalarium

Shroud of the Avatar developer Portalarium laid off employees this week. Red Thomas happened to be in Austin anyway, so he stopped by to talk to Richard Garriott and Starr Long to get details.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/columns/layoffs-hit-portalarium-2000107524 Columns Shroud of the Avatar Red Thomas https://www.mmorpg.com/columns/layoffs-hit-portalarium-2000107524 MMORPG.com Fri, 22 Jun 2018 08:10:00 -0000
As Development of Episode 2 Begins, 'Rightsizing' Team Leads to Layoffs

Portalarium and Travian Games have sent word that development of the "next round of episodic content" has started. Episode 2 will feature expanded stories, new lands and feature sets. While development on Episode 2 is underway, a crew will be working on polishing current content. The PR also reveals that "staff rightsizing" is underway which will lead to some developers being laid off. No further explanation was given about how many employees have been let go.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/as-development-of-episode-2-begins-rightsizing-team-leads-to-layoffs-2000098699 News Shroud of the Avatar Suzie Ford https://www.mmorpg.com/news/as-development-of-episode-2-begins-rightsizing-team-leads-to-layoffs-2000098699 MMORPG.com Wed, 20 Jun 2018 09:26:27 -0000
Release 54 Features More Interation on the Team's Top 10 Priorities

The Shroud of the Avatar team has been working hard on Release 54 and just today sent out the instructions along with a list of things players can expect to find after its deployment. The new update will be focused heavily on the team's Top 10 Priorities including improvements to performance, the addition of new and polished scenes, better story polish and side quests, improvements to the offline companion system, new recipes in crafting and the addition of skeleton plunderers.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/release-54-features-more-interation-on-the-teams-top-10-priorities-2000098545 News Shroud of the Avatar Suzie Ford https://www.mmorpg.com/news/release-54-features-more-interation-on-the-teams-top-10-priorities-2000098545 MMORPG.com Wed, 30 May 2018 17:21:11 -0000
Trailer Offers a Peek at Nefario, Part of the Obsidian Order

The Shroud of the Avatar team has published a new video featuring Nefario, "a powerful sorcerer of the Obsidian Order. He is part of a cabal of eight who are trying to fulfill the Dire Prophecies while "laying siege to the towns of Novia". The video was released as part of the latest Shroud of the Avatar weekly newsletter.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/trailer-offers-a-peek-at-nefario-part-of-the-obsidian-order-2000098392 News Shroud of the Avatar Catherine Daro https://www.mmorpg.com/news/trailer-offers-a-peek-at-nefario-part-of-the-obsidian-order-2000098392 MMORPG.com Sun, 13 May 2018 10:00:00 -0000