Crowfall: Countdown Enters Its Last Day; Kickstarter Begins Tomorrow

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With the countdown timer on the Crowfall website having entered its last day, ArtCraft Entertainment have posted an update concerning what those curious about the project can expect tomorrow. Not in a way that gives anything away, mind you.

The last two months has been enormously helpful — more than we even expected! You helped us refine our vision, taught us more about what you want, and came together as a community. Crowfall is more than just a game; it is a statement of purpose. A common belief that we could do something different in the MMO genre.

We knew from the beginning that this game would not be for everyone. In that light, we want to thank all of you: those who stuck with us, and those who did not. We are looking for players who want a more intense, visceral experience… and our bet was that there would be enough of you out there to support this game.

Tomorrow, we will start to see if we were correct.

Here’s their basic outline of what will transpire when the countdown runs out in — as of this writing — about 18 hours:

Tomorrow morning at 8AM CST, the countdown timer on crowfall.com will expire, and several things will happen:

  1. We will drop the final pieces of the puzzle.  You have most of the information already, but last few pieces will tie everything together.  We will also be including a lot of pre-alpha game footage, so you can see Crowfall is more than just design documents and concept art.
  2. Taken as a whole, the website should give you a strong sense of our game vision… more than enough for you to decide if Crowfall is the right game for you.  We won’t have answers for every detail, because this game is still in development.  The rest will come into focus as we work with you, our audience, to build this game.
  3. We want your input, your ideas, and your passion.  The discussion on exactly how Crowfall will be implemented will continue on our forums.  You can expect us to be VERY active, through development to launch (and beyond!)
  4. We also need your financial support.  Three weeks ago, we announced our intention to crowdfund this game.  Our kickstarter campaign begins tomorrow morning– at 9am EST/6am PST.  We sincerely hope that you will support Crowfall, and let us build this game for you!

It’s really all in that last list item; there will be a Kickstarter campaign for Crowfall, which will begin tomorrow. The ArtCraft team have, to date, run a pretty slick promotional campaign for the game, and have shown off some great material pertaining thereto. Hopefully, then, they have some show-stoppers to present tomorrow.