[ From the original ORION v2.0 Press Release ]
We need to ensure that any still-standing bugs/anomalies are eradicated and that players old and new start from a similar perspective. To do this we will be launching a full reset for all Accounts to coincide with the ORION Official Release. The reset *won't* include any purchases you've made at the Trek Store. The reset *will* include the following: • Ion Currency • Trek Credits • Inventory/Gear • Guardian Levels • Skills/ProgressionREWARDS PROGRAM
To supplement this for our early adopters we will be creating a Rewards system that will take into account all of their achieved progress to distribute appreciation. More details on this Reward System will be revealed as we approach ORION's Official Release! We appreciate everyone's help and feedback during this period of Early Access and will ensure that their invested time is respected. The more you accomplish leading up to the release the more you will start with.
https://youtu.be/_hXlNU-Khkk
All accounts are affected, including our very own.
DISCLOSURE
This was one of the harder choices we had to make pertaining to this game and one that wasn't taken lightly. We have more to share on what caused this and how deeply it was rooted but we cannot share this information until after v2.0 is released. We will release this information and ban those responsible or who participated at that time.
WHO WE ARE
There are two kinds of people when presented something unexpected: one who does nothing and the other one that act on it, despite any difficulty associated. When push comes to shove, we prefer to fall into the latter group.
COMPLETING THE FOUNDATION
We worked very hard this last year, especially once we committed to and announced the evolution from Guardians of Orion (GOO) to The Orion Project (TOP).
We did this to ensure that the major construction/reworking and integration of all these new systems was completed as a foundation as fast as possible to get the nasty bugs out of the way.
FROM TOP-DOWN TO GALACTIC MMO
It wasn't an easy choice but the reality is that the game evolved from a Top-Down shooter to an Open Galaxy/Open World MMO.
The amount of work required to get there was very complex and challenging, especially in the time frame in which we had completed it.
ONWARD, TOGETHER
All major systems are now integrated including: Multi-Perspective, Cooperative, PvP, Player Mechanics, Ship Mechanics, Progression/Gear and many others. From here on out it's simply a production of polish and growth, doing more NPC's, more story, more missions, more quests, more raids, more guardians, more regions, more ships, more weapons, etc.
Courtesy of all of this work being out of the way now we don't anticipate we'd have to do a reset going forward, on Year 3 for example.
PLAY NOW FOR 2.0 REWARDS!
We encourage all players to continue leveling and tackling objectives as the more you do now the more you will start with on Year 2.0. We also encourage all players to use any resources they have now and to convert them to any armors, hats, guardians, boosters or editions they like before we approach the Year 2 model.
WHAT IS BEING RESET?
[ Character Data Reset ] • Levels reset to 1 • Skill Tree Data Wiped • Rewards 250 TC per level 50 [ Inventory Data Reset ] • All items removed • Except for XP Boosters, Ion Chunks and Ion Clusters • Reward 10 ion per white crafting mat lost • Reward 20 ion per green crafting mat lost • Reward 30 ion per yellow crafting mat lost • Reward 50 ion per purple crafting mat lost • Reward 1 enhanced crafting mat for every green piece of equippable gear lost • Reward 1 super enhanced crafting mat for every yellow piece of equippable gear lost • Reward 1 legendary crafting mat for every purple piece of equippable gear lost [ Stats and Achievements ] • Stats and Achievements reset to 0 • Reward 1000 TC if total kills is over 100,000 • Reward 600 TC if total kills is over 75,000 • Reward 250 TC if total kills is over 50,000 • Reward 100 TC if total kills is over 25,000 • Reward 50 TC if total kills is over 10,000 • Reward 1000 TC if total achievement points at least 78,000 • Reward 600 TC if total achievement points at least 60,000 • Reward 250 TC if total achievement points at least 40,000 • Reward 100 TC if total achievement points at least 20,000 • Reward 50 TC if total achievement points at least 5,000 • Reward 1000 TC if wave 50 Survival Completed • Reward 600 TC if wave 40 Survival Completed • Reward 250 TC if wave 30 Survival Completed • Reward 100 TC if wave 20 Survival Completed • Reward 50 TC if wave 10 Survival Completed • These bonuses do not stack, you get your highest completed per category • Reward 1000 ion per achievement completed [ Ion Currency/TC ] • Reset to 0
WHAT IS SAFE?
• ALL Store Purchases (Hats, Helmets, Armors, Cloth, Shaders, Blinks, Tracers, Pets, etc) • ALL Elite/Standard crates • ALL ION Chunks & Clusters • ALL XP Boosters • Edition - Founder (Perks are kept, TC bonus to be awarded again) • Edition - Pioneer (Perks are kept, TC bonus to be awarded again) • Edition - Elite (Perks are kept, TC bonus to be awarded again)
We will be showing active developments and streams of WIP gameplay for ORION 2.0 on our Twitch.TV @ https://www.twitch.tv/dprassel
• Stream #1 // 11:00AM Pacific Time (1pm Central)
• Stream #2 // 3:00PM Pacific Time (5pm Central)
Come hang out with David & Frankie + feel free to ask us any questions regarding development!
ORION is a #SciFi #MMO #RPG #Shooter featuring #Spaceships and #Dinosaurs.
On #Kickstarter
http://kck.st/2dPtKPO
Built with Unreal Engine
TL;DR: Play now to start with more on the ORION 2.0 Launch.