The team at EA Phenomic have released the second Community Vlog on YouTube. David Erhard, Global Community Manager, and Eduard “Eddie” Roehrich, Lead Producer for Lord of Ultima, were joined by Game Designer Verena Thaenert to discuss upcoming additions to the game.

Highlights include:

Alternate servers, including a Lords server, are being discussed.

The next big update will include an Achievements system. This will allow players to unlock and earn rewards for performing various actions in the game. There are three types of Achievement: Normal Achievements, which players can access during normal play; Server First Achievements, which will likely only appear on new servers and will reward players for being the first to accomplish a feat; and Competitive Achievements, which will pit players against one another within a specific time frame for rewards. Competitive Achievements are groups into three times: 24 hour, 7 day, and 28 day cycles. Rewards will include standard Artifacts, as well as new benefits, including a custom coat of arms.

These are a nice set of additions for a competitive game like Lord of Ultima, so good for the Phenomic team!