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Come. Journey in a world of endless expanses, labyrinths littered with challenge, treasure, and unrelenting foes. Take on quests that will test you and your friends to go beyond the magic barriers of man. Form a guild that will become the seed of an empire, whether with a powerful economic bulwark, or with a mastery of all the great skills the deities created. Gratifying battles, and fantastic experiences await you in [TheWorld].

PLEASE NOTE: THIS GAME IS IN ALPHA, THE GAME'S FEATURES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE FINAL RELEASE, IF SO THIS LIST WILL BE UPDATED TO REFLECT THOSE CHANGES. THIS LIST DOES NOT REPRESENT EVERYTHING THAT IS CURRENTLY IN THE ALPHA VERSION OF THE GAME, THIS LIST REFLECTS WHAT WILL BE IN THE FINAL GAME AT THE TIME OF RELEASE.

[TheWorld] - Alpha MMORPG



VR


Oculus Rift Support
Emotiv Support

Fields

Large fields
Variable difficulty - Fields are not permanently locked to specific levels and difficulties. They will dynamically change with the rest of the game.
Constantly changing to reflect the power struggles and politics of the game's NPC factions.
Separated into PvP and Non-PvP fields, with appropriate incentives, and gameplay for both. Arena provides immediate pvp gameplay for those who enjoy it.
Find keywords to unlock new fields as you explore the world, and complete quests.

Dungeons

Variety - Dungeons with an abundance of different designs, themes, playstyles, and sizes.
Rewards - Find fantastic loot at the depths of dungeons. Overcome traps and small puzzles to find hidden rewards.

Enemies/Bosses

AI - Intelligent, and reactive AI that create difficulty through gameplay and not exclusively through stats.

Combat

Action Combat - Magic & Melee combat that is satisfying and fun.
Meaningful Death - Death has consequences, based on different situational and circumstantial conditions.

Economy

Drop scarcity that dynamically adjusts to player actions.
Player and Guild Shops
Unique Trade Items
Gameplay elements that facilitate the destruction and creation of items to support a robust economy.

Perks/Skill Tree

Add new ways to play that each provide their own unique lines of progression. (cooking, crafting, enchanting, etc..)

Exploration

Find hidden quests, secrets, and new locations in [TheWorld].
Explore the world to experience the game's lore first hand through environmental design and relevant content.

Customization

Customize everything - Detailed options to customize everything you can think of. (Hair, Eyes, Proportions, Skin, Tattoos, Outfits, Makeup, Expressions, morphs, and more!)
Classes - Choose from 7 unique classes (Knight, Wavemaster, Lancer, Blademaster, Berserker, Runecaster, and Thief)

Events

Join others in hand crafted events of all sizes, hosted by guilds and GMs.

Progression

Long term progression
Soft level cap of 200
Carefully crafted difficulty and progression curves to keep your journey interesting and rewarding the whole way through.

Equipment

100's of pieces of unique equipment.
Over 30 weapons for each class.

Find pieces of equipment that provide unique gameplay effects related to their lore.

Pets

Raise pets that grow into powerful travel companions.
Find familiars that will join you and provide insight into quests, enemies, and hidden gameplay elements.

Sandbox

Guild @home - Erect and defend massive guild fortresses and towns in fields around the game.
World events - Trigger events that will leave a permanent mark on the game world.
Persistent player @Homes - These player homes are fully customizable and have a physical presence in the world, as well as doubling as precious assets.

Quests

Cooperative - You and your friends can quest together, join your friends in the middle of their journey or go the whole way through. All quests allow grouping, never be stuck unable to do a quest because you and your friends are at different points in the story. Participation is key, earn your rewards by participating in quest objectives.
Dynamic - Quest initiators are dynamic, and switch quests based on the current world conditions.

We'll be putting out feature articles to go over each and every one of these in more detail as we make progress on the game.

HOW TO PLAY?
The game is currently in CLOSED ALPHA testing. It is publicly available on Friday/Saturday. But outside of Friday/Saturday requires at least a $40 donation to play.

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[TheWorld] - New Videos

[TheWorld] - New Videos

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Two new videos showing off some of the combat enhancements, and additional character customization options that accompany this update. In the videos you...

[TheWorld] Dungeons

[TheWorld] Dungeons

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Dark labyrinths far below, in the depths of the world. These dungeons whisper to all who yearn for the unknown, palaces of reverie for the undying, and...

[TheWorld] & Ruthless PvP

[TheWorld] & Ruthless PvP

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How does PvP work in [TheWorld]? Are players mercilessly pitted together in a FFA PvP sandbox? Read-on to find out!

Getting Started in [TheWorld]

Getting Started in [TheWorld]

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Tutorial explains the controls, how to obtain a key, how to play, etc...

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[TheWorld] Alpha Client v2.0.7

[TheWorld] Alpha Client v2.0.7

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New Networking, Combat, & Model updates. This update includes improvements to melee combat, all weapons have had their hit boxes manually tweaked, with...

[TheWorld] Alpha Client v2.0.6

[TheWorld] Alpha Client v2.0.6

Full Version

Stability Update This update contains 40+ bug-fixes/changes. This update gets rid of a large chunk of the bugs reported in the last few versions, putting...

[TheWorld] Alpha Client v2.0.5

[TheWorld] Alpha Client v2.0.5

Full Version

Good news for everyone looking forward to the new grass. The issues preventing its implementation have been overcome, and you can now find a field full...

[TheWorld] Alpha Client v2.0.4

[TheWorld] Alpha Client v2.0.4

Full Version

For the past few months we've been in the process of rebuilding the game's server code. This change has taken a while, but was necessary for the game...

Masque of the Harvest Update - v2.0.3 Mac

Masque of the Harvest Update - v2.0.3 Mac

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Masque of the Harvest! Hello everyone and welcome to The World's and Iridium Based first event! We made something fun and easy this time around so players...

Masque of the Harvest Update - v2.0.3

Masque of the Harvest Update - v2.0.3

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Masque of the Harvest! Hello everyone and welcome to The World's and Iridium Based first event! We made something fun and easy this time around so players...

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this310
this310 - - 1 comments

Its such a shame that this project died. I was really looking forward to it.

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Naraku666
Naraku666 - - 1 comments

hey I know its been four years but are you still working on the world? Siegfre

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Guest
Guest - - 688,627 comments

Nah, if you check the forums the project is dead and the server is offline permanently.

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SladeAdler
SladeAdler - - 1 comments

I am hoping that you will make this game a reality one day. Ive donated and played the game. I hope to see some updates, but for the most part I'm with you guys if you need anything. Please keep at it and I'm sure if you can make The World like its supposed to be it will be one of the greatest MMOS out there today. Thanks again. Slade

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klainefan545
klainefan545 - - 1 comments

I just found out about this like 5 mins ago and made an account here just to ask question about this. Is this up and functional? Can anybody play it? Is it free? I'd love to download and play this, but I need a lot of clarification before I do anything.

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Guest
Guest - - 688,627 comments

Seeing your name made me happy again. Its been probably around 7 or 8 years now since i played The World with you. Not directly with you of course but seeing this project brings back memories and I tank you for that. Not sure if the name is familiar but I was Bata 1. I worked closely with PsychoMantis from the Turks guild, man looking at old pictures of that game even today fills me with excitement. When ever this project is finished I will be sure to play it. Thanks again for doing this

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vitorzado
vitorzado - - 1 comments

[the world] windows version plese

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madmanwithpie
madmanwithpie - - 1 comments

I am incredibly happy I happened to find this project.
Ever since I watched the first .hack// anime, I've been a huge fan of the series; I'd even go to say it's my favorite game/anime franchise of all time.
I am also very pleased to see that the quality of the assets you've shared images of is top-notch, and I'm looking forwards to seeing updates made to the project.

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