Saga of Lucimia Says “Nuts” to MMORPG End Game

“You have to get to X level before the game gets good.” “Raids and end game dungeon grinds are where this MMO’s fun begins.” If you’re among those tired of hearing that old chestnut, then the devs of Saga of Lucimia are with you. To that point, the latest weekly post from the game touches on how Saga of Lucimia end game will work. Which is to say “it won’t be there”.

Being a sandbox MMO, Saga of Lucimia doesn’t exactly have any sort of singular goal in mind and emphasizes players doing and experiencing what they want. The game’s lack of experience points and levels also emphasizes exploration and adventure.

Despite that, there are quests tied to a narrative in Saga of Lucimia, which are tied to four story volumes that represent the base game and three expansions’ worth of content. After those volumes are done, the devs will be bringing the Saga of Lucimia to a decisive end. With all that said, the aforementioned volumes of stories and their associated quests will make up approximately 10-15% of the entirely MMO’s content.

“We have publicly and candidly spoken several times about the fact that we will more than likely sunset the game once the storyline is finished, or hand it off to the fans if they want to continue it into perpetuity once we’ve finished our primary storyline.
One has to look no further than The Walking Dead show for the perfect example of a series that has gone on way longer than it should have, simply because it’s a cash cow. With this being a passion project for us, it has never been about making a shitload of money. Which is one of the reasons we have turned down several offers from publishers who wanted us to go free to play with a cash shop.”

Our Thoughts

While there are a few points that Saga of Lucimia’s weekly blog posts raise that perhaps don’t jive with a few of our thoughts, this is definitely one that we get behind. Making a world instead of a video game is always the ideal of an MMORPG and we certainly respect the devs’ ideas to bring their game to a complete end once it has run its course, however long that may be.

Source: official site