Salem, A F2P Permadeath MMORPG Announced

Salem, A F2P Permadeath MMORPG Announced
[Jan 20, 2011, 3:18 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments

Reporting from a Paradox Interactive press conference, a story on PC Gamer has details on Salem, a newly announced free-to-play MMORPG set in New England during the colonial era when suspected witches were used as firewood. They say the game is due sometime this year, and they make note of a fascinating aspect of the game's concept, permadeath: "The game puts emphasis on a player-driven world that promotes crafting skills. Even more interesting, when your character dies he’s gone forever, leaving all your creations to be pillaged by other players." A Salem video interview with Bjorn Johannessen explains how this works. The trailer also follows.

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Re: Salem, A F2P Permadeath MMORPG Announced
Jan 20, 2011, 22:44

creatorswhim

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Re: Salem, A F2P Permadeath MMORPG Announced Jan 20, 2011, 22:44

Jan 20, 2011, 22:44

creatorswhim

I know what "in development" means, but no concept art or video? Do they _want_ us to assume it's "Minecraft: Witchcraftyness"?

Probably more like UO, though.

edit: I just looked at the Heaven & Hearth forums and it looks like two programmers are going to be working on both games for a few months, then expect to be done with Salem and back to H&H.

Which means it will either be a reskinned H&H (isometric tile-based game NOW WITH 3D OBJECTS!) or they are completely nuts. In either case, don't get your expectations up.

This comment was edited on Jan 20, 2011, 23:04.

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