Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen

After a rough few weeks, Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen developer Visionary Realms has reversed course, canceling its planned 247 Extraction gameplay mode and returning to its full PvE MMORPG development. This is after fan outcry against the spin-off mode reached a fever pitch at the end of October, with this reversal coming thanks to that feedback.

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen released its latest recap post, which details the pre-alpha testing that has been occurring recently. As part of this month's newsletter, the team at Visionary Realms has touted its recent extraction mode testing as helping to improve its production pace since the testing began.

During the Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen community Q&A last night, Creative Director Chris "Joppa" Perkins was asked whether the studio would consider bringing on volunteer developers to help speed up the dev process. In answer, Perkins states that it is "something" the team is looking at.

Visionary Realms is addressing concerns over it was recently revealed that the team is considering releasing a 247 mode build of Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen.

Pantheon's Visionary Realms has addressed the reports about a leaked letter detailing the company's intention to effectively monetize its new 247 play mode in a post on the game's official Discord.

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen has had seemingly a rough few weeks with its community, and a new purported leak isn't helping things.

As with many MMORPGs, Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen's development journey has seen its fair share of changes and evolutions. One of the most recent and significant changes was highlighted in the September Producer's Letter: a brand new art direction.

The Pantheon:  Rise of the Fallen team has shared what we can expect this month, from the next pre-alpha test to a state of the game tester Q&A, and more. 

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen's latest producer has begun to set the stage for the eventual 24/7 pre-alpha testing the MMO. While pre-alpha testing has been occurring, mostly once a month and for just a day, the goal is to, by September, have a build that will be available for testers to start providing some feedback.

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen's March newsletter is out, and this issue marks one of change. The Producers letter covers a series of improvements on the roadmap, some details on April's pre-alpha test, and more to come. 

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen has releases its latest newsletter, with a review of February, progress, a feature on the game's environmental art, and what's to come.

Elaboration on the 2023 roadmap, a lore entry featuring a new nomadic people, and more from Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen.

Coming off a year full of milestones, Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen's sets the first of ongoing monthly pre-alpha sessions for the end of January.

Bring Out Your Devs is normally a VIP supporter exclusive show for Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, but thanks to it being the holidays, Visionary Realms has decided to drop an exciting episode for those interested in the MMO today on YouTube. The discussion talks to former EverQuest designer and current senior programmer r on Pantheon, Steve Clover, about MMO game design and much more.

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen is celebrating what the producer of the MMO calls a "milestone month" in December, as the team looks ahead to 2023. The month saw not only the team pledge to do monthly pre-alphas next year, but also saw one of the first alpha livestreams without dev direction thanks to influencer CoggCarnage.