May Newsletter

The May Newsletter was posted on the 16th and it packs some great details about three classes including one of my favorites, the Monk! The other two classes covered are the Rogue and Ranger, both classes which I know are dear to many old fellow Everquest players out there.

Also covered are one of the other inhabitants of Terminus, The North Tusk Orcs.

Orcs tribes cover multiple continents throughout Terminus, each with relatively independent agenda, tendencies and of varying size. Yet binding these tribes together is an ancient accord known as the Bloodsworn Covenant, which was founded before any of the Sacred Six came to Terminus.

Lastly, the PAX East highlights wraps up the news which also includes a video.

PAX East was AMAZING! 
It was an experience filled with connecting face-to-face with “old” friends and fans, as well as meeting tons of new friends too. That alone was worth the trip, but being able to watch people in-person play the game we’ve all been working so hard on was sort of a surreal experience. And, to see that they enjoyed it! Well, it has stoked our fires more than ever.

Developers from the Visionary Realms team share their favorite part of showcasing Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen at PAX East 2018. Follow me for more Pantheon coverage!

Great Start to the Weekend!

The Black Rose Keep is once again in the sights of some early adventurers. We will be treated to two consecutive nights of streams as players explore the depths of The Black Rose Keep! Tune in Thursday, April 26 at 8 PM EDT and join Koopatroopa787's Twitch Stream and watch the action from a Shaman's perspective. Then on Friday, April 27, at 7 PM EDT make sure you hop on to The HiveLeader's Twitch Stream for some more dungeon crawling goodness as he plays a Cleric!

Update April 27 2018: If you missed Thursday's stream, here it is.
Update April 29 2018: If you missed Friday's stream, here it is.

Stream of Black Rose Keep!

Mark it in your calendar! There will be a stream of gameplay in the zone Black Rose Keep on Thursday, April 19 at 8 PM EDT. Hop on to watch it at either twitch.tv/lassiz or twitch.tv/visionaryrealms. Once links to the stream are available for viewing afterwards, we will post them here..

EDIT: April 22 2018 - You can view a recording of the stream HERE

April Newsletter

It has been an amazing month so far! April brought us some great new information from PAX East and the cherry on the top is the April News Letter. We are treated to three features this month! Starting off is a new series titled the Rogues' Gallery which shines the spotlight on various Terminus inhabitants. This month we get a look at The Ratkin.

Ratkin are one of the more ubiquitous races in the Western Hemisphere of Terminus. Nearly every continent has at least one colony, from Kinsgreach down to Whitethaw, with several having multiple colonies in multiple regions. As diverse as environments are, so are the types of Ratkin that inhabit them.

We next get to hear from one Daniel Krenin in the Dev Spotlight. It's always fascinating to hear from the devs to lear their background, what makes them tick and how intense their focus is on making Pantheon the best.

The scope of my work is quite broad. I've touched every major and minor system in Pantheon, and I'm not sure I can fairly quantify how much of the code I've written..

As well as being the lead programmer, I've been a key member of the the design team since I started. We're always in discussions, and working through new systems together..

Last and most excitingly, we get a lot of detail about a zone named Black Rose Keep! There's so much to read about the background and design. Grab a drink and enjoy the great writeup!

We excitedly unveiled our newest iteration of Black Rose Keep, a level spanning zone that begs to be explored, at PAX East this month - and the feedback was incredible.

Pledge and Help with the Pre-Alpha Testing

To celebrate the PAX East event, a new pledge level was added from April 03 to May 01, the "PAX East 2018 Pledge" This gives you all of the benefits of the SunHunter's pledge PLUS Pre-Alpha access. If you pledged at a lower level, you can upgrade your pledge (NOTE: to upgrade an existing pledge level, you need to open a support ticket.). This is a great opportunity for those who missed out on pledging at an appropriate level last year, to get in on the Pre-Alpha efforts PLUS, you will be helping to fund this amazing game!

Second stream of Pre-Alpha2 Play

You can catch Jim Lee's stream of his game play on YouTube. It was a great thing to watch!

Jim Lee has an appreciation for challenging, socially charged MMORPGs. Join him and the team on his journey through Pantheon Pre-Alpha. Despite a few pre-alpha bugs at the start, the group takes a quick look at Thronefast before heading to Halnir Cave to do some exploring and combat, ending in a crazy boss fight that's not to be missed.

Streams of Pre-Alpha2 Gameplay

We get a great treat this week! (make that two!) A stream of gameplay in Halnir Cave has been posted. Watching this really gets me excited to get in the game to give it a shot! Oh yes, I mentioned TWO streams didn't I? Well, the second stream will be happening March 20 at 11 PM EDT. You will be able to watch it live HERE. Once a copy is available to watch, I will post a link here on the Pantheon News site.

This stream was taken during a live pre-alpha 2 session in Halnir Cave. The group attempts (and wipes to) several boss encounters and ultimately determines that Pantheon is TOUGH. For more information and to pledge to make this project a reality, visit us at https://pantheonmmo.com

March Newsletter

The March Newsletter has been published and it was well worth the wait! We get a chance to learn some details about a very important part of our characters, the armor they wear.

First up, we've tracked down the elusive Joppa and our amazing Character Artist, Will Barry to give us the scoop on the process behind the virtual forging of armor in Pantheon. They discuss both the design aesthetics and the underlying mechanics that go into this crucial process.

Also we get some great details of one of the dungeons in Pantheon, Halnir Cave

Next, we strap some of the aforementioned armor on and delve deep into one of the first dungeons that will be available to many players in Pantheon, Halnir Cave. Our Pre-Alpha testers got their first taste of this zone recently, and the response was so overwhelming that our Lead Writer Justin Gerhart and Associate Designer Tim Wathen couldn't wait to spill the beans on the process behind creating that experience.