Why Early Access?

“ECHONOX is an online RPG that grows with its players. The world, classes, crafting and bosses are playable, but an MMO lives on how people actually play it: which paths they take, where a class is too strong, where a party gets stuck. That can’t be balanced behind closed doors. Early Access lets us expand the world area by area while reacting directly to feedback – often with several small updates a week.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We’re planning on roughly 12 months. The length depends on how quickly the remaining chapters and the endgame come together, and on how stable the game runs with many players. We will only leave Early Access once the story is complete and the world carries you all the way to the level cap.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“Planned for the full version:
- further story chapters and new regions, including an island archipelago in the south
- the third specialization for every class
- higher gear tiers and refinement up to +15
- endgame for the highest levels: a weekly changing tower with a leaderboard, more MVPs and weekly bosses
- a day/night cycle and weather
- player guilds with their own castles
- polish for balance, interface and mobile controls, plus more variety in buildings and terrain”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“Playable today:
- a connected world with dozens of areas, towns and dungeons
- eight peoples and a detailed character creator
- three base classes, each with three second classes and their own skill trees
- a main story across several chapters, plus hundreds of quests
- gathering trades (mining, woodcutting, herbalism, stonecutting, skinning, fishing) and crafting across six material tiers, with upgrading, cards and sockets
- party play with loot rules, trading and a market
- the Adventurers’ Guild with jobs, elite and MVP bosses, weekly bosses
- your own plot of land
- Steam achievements
- German and English text”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“The game stays free to play: solo, you can experience the whole world without buying anything. The full version is a one-time purchase that unlocks party play, trading, the market and open chat. We don’t plan to raise its price after Early Access.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“The game has a built-in report feature that automatically includes your location, version and a screenshot. Every report reaches us, gets reviewed and receives a status, and fixes appear in the patch notes in the game and on the website. On top of that there are the Steam discussions and, later on, a Discord. We announce bigger changes to classes and balance in advance and adjust them based on your feedback.”