This is a kind of MMO/RTS crossover aka "Game of Thrones meets EVE Online" - thou before massive battles, building structures and economy make it into the game, it currently looks rather like MOBA than anything else.
It was kickstarted in 2015 and already (as I type this, December 2016) counts 150 000+ accounts and more than $10M of budget. The game is in pre-alpha, and open beta (free tests) is announced for summer 2017, all required is just registration
on the site.
Another silly detail: frequent changes of sex/class/race will be likely - account is tied to crow-spirit (and not to player's avatar), so after death you don't respawn but fly to find a new body!? Also, cartoony graphics should enable fights with hundreds of players, lots of physics and voxel building/destruction; Here is couple player made test videos:
The game will have very strong RTS feel - strategy, politics & economy will matter as much as - if not more than - individual player skill. Players will be able to physically build their own kingdoms (and to set game rules in it, including taxes to other players and turning PvP on/off) by...
playing Tetris!?! Here is
how early tests of that building tool look like.
In my opinion, the success or failure of indies such as this (or Camelot Unchained, Shroud of the Avatar...not to mention "indie" Star Citizen) is crucial for the future of genre, since not much seems to be happening "up there" on the AAA level. And of course, making PvP focused MMO succeed is quite tough business.
PS I believe that
IGN Wiki is good quick alternative to my incomprehensible intro. Anyway, it's better than the official site - shorter, to the point and doesn't ask for money
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