KickStarter Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem - open world isometric action-RPG

[Nekot-The-Brave]

I backed for $275. I didn't play the alpha because it didn't run properly.

 

[vonAchdorf]

Why did they rename it? "Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem" sounds like generic Eastern ARPG shovelware No. 599, now with a colon.

 

[Dorateen]

At first, I read it as "Woedica: Lords of Mayhem" and thought it was a PoE spin off.

 

[AbounI]

Why did they rename it? "Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem" sounds like generic Eastern ARPG shovelware No. 599, now with a colon.

They already explained why they had to change the name of the project : "Umbra" is already under copyright :

So why did we change names ?

Copyright reasons, simple as that. Turns out Umbra is already taken and our Game Director Daniel Dolui had to come up with a new name.
But don’t worry, the theme of the Umbra will still be present throughout the game and its lore. As an example, Umbral damage is an elemental type and a category of spells, and some enemies will have resistance against it.

 

[Nekot-The-Brave]

Why did they rename it? "Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem" sounds like generic Eastern ARPG shovelware No. 599, now with a colon.

I'm going to assume that the name 'umbra' was already copyrighted to hell.

 

[DeepOcean]

Why did they rename it? "Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem" sounds like generic Eastern ARPG shovelware No. 599, now with a colon.

I dunno, they wanted the name to fit how the game looks, perhaps?

 

[Baron Dupek]

That's the new name for the Umbra project.

Ah, so that's why got some tickle behind my head, it was that project. I no longer received updates on moddb and forgot about it. It's Crytek engine iirc?
Will try it, maybe when Grim Dawn start boring me.

 

[AbounI]

Right, it's Crytek engine

 

[vonAchdorf]

The use of Crytec was (one of) the main selling point(s) of Umbra on KS, if I remember correctly.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Oh right, we're supposed to be getting early access keys for this one soonish.

 

[Nekot-The-Brave]

That's the new name for the Umbra project.

Ah, so that's why got some tickle behind my head, it was that project. I no longer received updates on moddb and forgot about it. It's Crytek engine iirc?
Will try it, maybe when Grim Dawn start boring me.

How are you enjoying Grim Dawn, btw? I purchased it last tuesday and have been playing it a lot. It's pretty fun.

 

[AbounI]

I have lots of fun when my pyromancer cast the Sigil of Consumption spell (near 5m radius) then stun jacks packs of mobs.Just have to watch them suffer until they meet the creator

 

[Trodat]

Btw this game is not even called Umbra anymore: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1062682568/umbra/posts/1483113

SolarFall Games is changing it’s name to Wolcen Studio and Umbra is now being called “Wolcen : Lords of mayhem”

 

[Infinitron]

At least the graphics are nice.

 

[Jimmious]

Wolcen : Lords of mayhem ?
Umbra was much more "catchy" and sleek. This is ...not good.

 

[ArchAngel]

I hope we get a few body types. It will feel weird playing a caster that looks like a barbarian. Or is this like PoE where Might increases spell damage as well.. :D

 

[Nekot-The-Brave]

I'll let you guys know how the alpha is tomorrow and hopefully record a video if I get time and my framerate keeps up.

 

[Nekot-The-Brave]

Explore the world of WOLCEN tomorrow !

We are excited to launch WOLCEN: Lords of Mayhem on March 24th
Thank you again for supporting our project !
Please retrieve your Steam key displayed above.

• Here the list of features available for the alpha v0.1
• A part of the open world to discover
• Random generated dungeons for maximum replayability
• The beginning of the story
• Already a lot of loot ! Weapons, armor, potions and spells to discover.
• And much more !

This is an early access, therefore the audio design is still a work in progress and some animations and 3D models are placeholders.

Only the beginning of the storyline is playable in order to test the features and get feedback from the players. We are planning to update the game regularly at least twice every month.

Help us improve the game by reporting any bugs, glitches or ideas at www.wolcengame.com

 

[you know what time it is]

Umbra sounds better though, why the name change?

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Umbra's already copywrit, apparently.

 

[Mustawd]

also, it's getting too close to Zombra. Most likely reason they changed it.

 

[Mustawd]

I'll let you guys know how the alpha is tomorrow and hopefully record a video if I get time and my framerate keeps up.

I gave them shit for kickstarting this, but I'm actually thinking this can be good. I mean it has cuisine housing right? That scratches my old UO tendency right there.

 

[Renevent]

I'll be checking this out later tonight as well.

 

[Drowed]

Dear god, what a TERRIBLE name change. Cringeworthy, even. But eh... The game still looks interesting.

 

[Moink]

No idea why they didn't just go for a single word title.

how do you even pronounce Wolcen?

Woll-son?
Wols-en?