The name of Max Schaefer should strike familiar to ARPG fans as the creator of Torchlight and a dev on Diablo and Diablo 2. Now Mr. Schafer has offered a little more insight into his new company Echtra Games and just what to expect out of their new title in the latest Torchlight Frontiers video.
According to Schaefer, Torchlight Frontiers is a “true MMO” that will let players fully live in a persistent Torchlight world with other members of the community. “We’re not just making a generic MMO and branding it with Torchlight characters”, promises Schaefer. “This is a true Torchlight game.”
Just what that specifically means wasn’t completely illustrated in the video, but Schaefer does mention that fans of the original ARPG series will be able to hop into Frontiers and experience the same combat style and controls that they’re familiar with. “People who played Torchlight will be able to sit down and play it immediately, but then they’ll discover all the new cool things we can do because it is a persistent world,” says Schaefer.
More information about Torchlight Frontiers is promised in the coming months, but you can take a look at what the team currently has put together in the video below.
Our Thoughts
It’s nice that the devs of an MMO aren’t terrified of saying their MMO is an MMO. All kidding aside, we enjoy the heck out of the original Torchlight games and are very interested to see how this game will strike those familiar beats while being something genuinely new with its persistent world features.
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