Dear players,
To begin, we would like to thank everyone for their support and encouragement they have shown for Ring of Elysium- Early Access, we believe you guys have already seen the brand-new gamemode we will be releasing on December 22nd (Pacific Standard Time)- From Dusk Till Dawn.
Here's the link to our dedicated gamemode page on our official website:
https://www.ringofelysium.com/en-US/event/night/index.html
Through the trailer, players will get a peek at this gamemode, under the freezing cold dark night, we presented a realistic starry night and a spectacular galaxy in the sky, players must strive to maintain their body temperature and survive in the extreme weather, until the rise of the next dawn.
We hope to provide our players with a never-seen-before Battle Royale experience apart from its typical settings in this new gamemode, including:
- Not using the common "zone shrinking" mechanic that you typically see in BR games. During the entire round, the "safe zone" will not shrink as time goes on, but innovatively adopts a unique "All-zone freezing, survive by maintaining your body temperature" mechanism.
- The number of winners of the game is no longer limited to the last person or just a few people. As long as you can survive until the end of the round, you are the winner!
In the long run for game development, gameplay innovation often comes with extreme amounts of investments and risks, and we have some worries and concerns of our own:
- Gameplay innovation is a very risky thing to do with many uncertainties. Investing a great amount of development resources could lead to a failure, and to follow something well-established will be the safest option. However, this will not lead players towards new possibilities.
- From a development point of view, a new gamemode will require more technical support, such as mechanisms for the body temperature system, how the campfire affects the surroundings, and the nighttime weather’s transition and visual presentation, etc. These features will all bring unpredictable risks, leading to negative reviews of the game and even the loss of players.
However, after cautious consideration and evaluation, we still decided to take these risks and provide our players a brand-new game experience, exploring a new direction for the BR genre.
At the same time, in order to assure our players’ experience in the existing gamemode while we test and optimize the new gamemode in a progressive manner, we have decided to use a limited-time-only method to open and test this new gamemode, this gamemode will be available for 3-time periods throughout the day (set in consideration for players in different regions).
During the test-phase of the night mode, the versions might be unstable and there might be some bugs that can occur, we sincerely appreciate your understanding and support. We'd also greatly appreciate any kind of suggestions and feedback from you at any time! Please send them to us via our official customer service E-mail: [email protected].
In addition, we will fix related issues and optimize the game experience for the night mode as fast as we can. After the gamemode reaches a more stable state, we will gradually extend the available time for the gamemode for more players to experience.
Lastly, we believe that with our joint efforts, the night mode will become a new, validated gamemode in the BR genre!
Thank you all very much,
ROE DEV Team