Ember Sword's Early Access is Now Open, CEO Details Roadmap and Goals

Early Access is now open for Ember Sword, Bright Star Studio’s blockchain sandbox MMORPG.

You can jump into the browser-based game now. If you need an introduction, Ember Sword  takes place on the moon of Thanabus, home to various nations that fell into chaos and difficulties after an event known as the Flux storm. You adventure in one of those once-thriving nations, Solarwood. Early Access  lets you into what they call the first slice of this nation.

They’ve added new features, a bigger map, and more content, and are now live on the main net. This means that cosmetics, collectables, emotes, and $EMBER tokens are all on-chain. On-chain cosmetics cannot be lost if you die in PvP or PVE encounters.

The first server is based out of Singapore, with more regions to come later, in addition to more areas of the world opening up. Customize your character and set out into the areas of Solarwood that are currently open. 

Mark Laursen laid out Early Access milestones and what they plan on doing to improve the token economy. He acknowledges that there's a lot of content still to be added, and there are a lot of bugs to be fixed and things that  still need to come. 

Features and professions that are on the way include a max level cap of 30, NFT cosmetic drops, cosmetic merging features, the premium shop with part of the proceeds going to landowners next year, following staff weapons, sword and shield weapons, and they want to build out the quest system. As far as professions, they currently have plans for seven: Alchemy, Armor Crafting Cooking, Gathering, Mining, Weapons Crafting, and Woodcutting. 

Bright Star is hoping is that they can expand interest in Ember Sword as they grow the game, emphasizing that web3 elements are optional and access is free. They’re looking to create an MMORPG first and deliver on performance and content, even to web skeptics.

As for the future, they’re also working to improve the $EMBER token economy and to introduce what they are calling a dual token economy that allows the community to have a role in decisions about the future of the game.There's more technical details about what they're working on in the update if you're curious.

Like other studios, Bright Star has suffered layoffs and is working with a smaller team. Early Access is also serving as a demonstration as they try to raise more funding to sustain their operations and to hopefully grow.