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Trials Of Ascension Kicks Off Another Kickstarter Campaign Under New Studio

March 9, 2020 Marc Marasigan Comments

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A few years ago, indie development studio Forged Chaos launched a Kickstarter campaign for a permadeath sandbox MMORPG called Trials of Ascension, not once but twice, both of which failed miserably. The second Kickstarter campaign was cancelled when one team member decided to leave the studio because of poor decisions on the owners’ part and an overly-ambitious $600,000 Kickstarter campaign. [...]

Does Permadeath Work In MMOs?

October 2, 2015 Matt Chelen Comments

Permanent death is a mechanic that is hotly debated. Some MMO players are convinced that there isn’t enough risk for the rewards earned in modern MMORPGs. Others like the concept in theory but in practice find it too harsh. Others still are remiss to put their time into a game if it means that they might have to start all [...]