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# Early Access
This is a **non-official summary of all** the information's and available content regarding the upcoming **[Early Access](https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/6554-ED29-FBDB-1612)** & beyond. It's meant mostly for people who are interested in the game but don't follow it closely with all the ongoing **development beans** from different sources.
[The official Early Access FAQ](https://www.pantheonmmo.com/news/pantheon-early-access-fact-sheet)
[Early Access August Q&A on YT](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MypSlLU_xN4)
[Early Access Trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw2s30ogWi8)
[Early Access Release Date Trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUjqNMDzgeY)
[Pantheon on STEAM](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3107230/Pantheon_Rise_of_the_Fallen/)
[The official Pantheon Production Tracker](https://www.pantheonmmo.com/pantheon-production-updates)
[Maestro Joppa's Dev Stream](https://www.twitch.tv/joppavash) Beans paradise.
[Mighty Bronsun's Dev Stream](https://www.twitch.tv/m0nkeypit) Art Lead
[Shalazam - Pantheon's community-populated knowledgebase](https://shalazam.info/)
## Little Backstory
- Visionary Realms is a **very small, passionate & independent indie game studio** developing the long-anticipated MMORPG called Pantheon - Rise of the Fallen.
- Pantheon is an old school "Everquest" inspired game with its own **unique**ness on the MMORPG market.
- It's a strongly **social driven** game with complex game systems and very **challenging** content.
- The combat has a strategic and **quadrinity group play** approach (Tank, Healer, DD, Supporter: Crowd Control)
- No hand holding, classic **old school** & **hardcore** MMORPG experience.
- The game development is finally ready to open up with early access to a bigger audience.
## General information's
- **Next Steps:** After Dec 1st all servers are down for two weeks to prep for the **[EA](https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/6554-ED29-FBDB-1612)**.
- **EA release:** 13th December 2024
- **Price:** The EA price is 39,99 $
- **Head-start:** There might be a 24h headstart for all [pledge levels](https://www.pantheonmmo.com/pledge) during the start of EA. TBD
- **Early Access is not a soft launch!** Pantheon is still in a pre-release state and needs development time.
- **Wipes:** Yes, there'll be wipes, if something related needs to be tested or changed, but the general consensus is to keep them at the very minimum.
- **Server uptime:** The servers will stay up 24/7. There may be server downtimes during EA for patching or maintenance.
- **Servers:** Characters will be locked to their chosen server (no server hopping).
- **Pledge Perks:** Access to certain [pledge pearks](https://www.pantheonmmo.com/pledge). These perks won't be buyable after the EA release anymore.
- **Subscription:** No subscription fees during the EA.
- **Level cap:** EA release content level cap is level 40.
## Setting up expectations!
| PLAAY TIIME! | Don't play yet!| |
| --- | -- | ----: |
| I just want to play challenging content in groups and have fun!| I want a fully fleshed out group game play experience! |
| I don't care about the rare and required wipes. | I want to keep all of my progression! |
| I want explorer whatever is available!| I want to explorer all of Kingsreach! |
| Guild: Let's dive together into some advantures! :) | I'm looking for raids and at least one raid zone. |
| I can't swim...| I want underwater content. |
| Which items I'm gone chase today?| But I want to play my perfect Pantheon! |
## Character Development
**6/9 playable Races**:
- **[Human](https://www.pantheonmmo.com/game/races/humans/)** (Thronefast) No change: Baseline of +3 like all, but no + or -
- **[Dwarf](https://www.pantheonmmo.com/game/races/dwarves/)** (Thronefast*) 1 STR, 2 CON / AGI -2, DEX -1
- **[Elf (Ember)](https://www.pantheonmmo.com/game/races/elves/)** (Wilds End*) 1 DEX, 1 WIS / STR -1, STA -1
- **[Halfling](https://www.pantheonmmo.com/game/races/halflings/)** (Wilds End) 1 AGI, 1 DEX / STR -1, INT -1
- **[Ogre](https://www.pantheonmmo.com/game/races/ogres/)** (Reignfall races encampment in Kingsreach) 2 STR / 1 STA / INT -1, AGI -1, CHA -1
- **[Dark Myr](https://www.pantheonmmo.com/game/races/dark-myr/)** (Reignfall races encampment in Kingsreach) 2 INT, 1 CHA / WIS -2, STR -1
- **Character creator part 1**: Hair, facial hair, hair color, skin tones and maybe eyes color.
- **Racials pearks part 1**: Includes racial visions & starting stats.
- **Challenge mode:** Good race evil class (Rogue, Dire Lord, Necromancer) combinations will have a more challenging time to progress through good race faction areas.
- **Basic Beginner Tutorial**
- **Guild systems Part 1**: Guild invites, guild chat
- **Improved loot system**
- **Storage/Banking**
- **Group LFG&LFM finder**
- **Friends list**
- **Reworked Armor**: Tier 1-3
- **UI improvements**
- **Cosmetic Shop**: There is no clear statement about this topic, just open Dev discussions. There will be very likely a shop but with respect to the DNA of the game!
## The Realm of Terminus
- **Day & night cycles** 59/29mins
- **Day & night spawns**
- **Weather system**
- **Extrem Climates system**: Frigid,..
- **Fractures**: Gloom,..
- **Climbing**
- **Swimming**: First part of implementation.
- **Lighting system**
- **Perception system**: Lore and story driven pings but also some other leads. Keepers Tome. Keeper will be needed in certain situations of the game play.
- **Pulse Engine**: Tool for all NPC placements, wandering, routines, paths, quests, small and big branching dialog.
- **Major storyline quests**: For the main areas.
- **General quests**: Plenty of general quests. Quests won't be the main way for experience and there won't be quest hubs. Quest will be the main way to progress factions.
- **Reapetable quests**
- **Hidden things** to discover.
**6 playable Zones**:
- **Thronefast**: Starting area, Avalia village, Undead camps, Ulthiran camps, Gadai camps, Hobgoblin camps, Spider Den camp, Hobgoblin Caves Dungeon, Manor camp, Gadai Fort Dungeon, Graveyard camp
- **Avendyr’s Pass**: Demith village, Gadai camps, Mad Run Dungeon (western tunnels), Hanggore Dungeon (Friged Acclimation), Undead camps, Drake camp, Ratkin village, southern settlement, Marble’s, southern AVP
- **Halnir Cave Dungeon**: Drawn Ratkins, Crawlers, Black Rose, Wraths, Golems.
- **Silent Planes**: Skydurgin, Port Ru’lun, Grandfather Thorn, Ruins of Haevensong, Doors of the Deep, The Great Britch and other unknow POIs.
- **Eastern Planes** (Hills of Ru'lun): City of Kingswatch, Lycan areas, five different Rulu tribes areas, Dead Shoals and more unknown POIs
- **Wilds End**: Starting area, Sorhiryth(sor-hi-ris), Mad Moors, Ghaldassii (Giant) Ruins and other unknow POIs.
## The Combat Systems
- **Interdependent class system**
- **Skills**: All classes will have skill upgrades up to level 40.
- **Chevrons**: Distinction marks between single player overland npcs and elite / group npcs.
- **Encounter system**: Advanced boss encounters
- **Limited Action Sets**: LAS, impactful group synergy/debuff system, difficulty balance between normal and dungeon enemy npcs.
- **Traits & Dispositions system**: Traits & Dispostionss tables for enemies. Random pool (0-3) of traits per enemy. The higher the rank the more traits can be present.
- **Death Penalty**: % exp loss, deleveling, regainable exp: % from ressurection, corpse dragging
- **Unique spell**: Glide spell scroll (rare and hard to get)
- **Macros**
- **Improved combat animations!**
- **New spell VFX**
**12/14 playable Classes**
- **Tanks**: [Warrior*](https://www.pantheonmmo.com/game/classes/warrior/), [Paladin](https://www.pantheonmmo.com/game/classes/paladin/), [Dire Lord](https://www.pantheonmmo.com/game/classes/dire-lord/)
- **Healers**: [Cleric](https://www.pantheonmmo.com/game/classes/cleric/), [Shaman](https://www.pantheonmmo.com/game/classes/shaman/)
- **Melees**: [Monk](https://www.pantheonmmo.com/game/classes/monk/), [Rogue](https://www.pantheonmmo.com/game/classes/rogue/), [Ranger](https://www.pantheonmmo.com/game/classes/ranger/)
- **Caster**: [Wizard](https://www.pantheonmmo.com/game/classes/wizard/), [Summoner](https://www.pantheonmmo.com/game/classes/summoner/)
- **Support**: [Enchanter](https://www.pantheonmmo.com/game/classes/enchanter/), [Necromancer](https://www.pantheonmmo.com/game/classes/necromancer)
![ClassMatrix](https://i.imgur.com/Pe9aiSa.png)
## Crafting & Harvesting
The crafting and harvesting spheres are functional but not fully fleshed out as intended (30/100%), especially the crafting professions and all its mini game aspects.
- Crafting levels are restricted to our current adventuring level! This will change in the future when the full crafting professions system will be in.
- At the start of EA you can choose two of the following crafting professions.
**Equipment & Consumable crafting professions**:
- **Weaponsmithing** Smelting(Refining), etal weapons & tools
- **Armorsmithing**: Smelting(Refining), metal armor and metal item
- **Tailering**: Weaving(Refining), cloth armor and cloth items
- **Leatherworking**: Tanning(Refining), Leather armor and leather items
- **Fletching**: Woodworking(Refining), wood weapons and tools
- **Carpenter**: Woodworking(Refining), wood shields and wood items
- **Jewelcrafter**: Smelting(Refining), Gemcutting, Glyphs, Jewelry, Relics, Scepter
- **Provisioner**: Cooking & Brewing
- **Alchemist**: Potions, Essences & Alchemical crafting resources
**Harvesting:** (T1-4)
- **Skinning**: Leatherworker, Provisioner, Alchemist,..
- **Mining**: Weaponsmith, Armorsmith, Jewelcrafter, Alchemist,..
- **Gathering**: Provisioner, Alchemist, Tailor,..
- **Woodcutting**: Fletching, Carpenter, Provisioner,...
- **Salvaging**: Most commonly dropped weapons, armor, and shields for a chance of appropriate-level crafting materials.
- **Scavanging**
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## Post EA Cadence
It's planned to resume with the seasons and to continue to release the missing parts and aspects of the Kingsreach continent like it was done in 2024. The following list isn't official, it's just a summary of things we know about.
- Classes: Druid & Bard
- Races: Archai, Gnome & Skar
- Black Rose Keep Zone: The Keep, Canyons
- Faerthale Zone: 3rd starting area, Old Wood, Lo’thale, Temples of Dusk and Dawn, Faerthale Forest, Lucent Tree, Redgrove, Faerthale City
- Eastern Planes: Mad Run Dungeon eastern tunnels
- Wilds End: Well Pond, Daedrym Ascent & The Gate
- Veil of Azeris Zone
- Rework of the Mastery System
- New Water system (Crest)
- Tier 4-5 Armor
- Cloaks
- All major area questlines
- Epic questlines
- Group loot system
- Group Harvesting
- Cooking and Alchemy revamp
- Advanced crafting professions
- Crafting profession gear
- Advanced character creator
- Faction system
- Emotes
- Loadouts
- Unique skills
- Situational gear
- Extrem Climates 5/6: Toxic, Scorching (Heat), Anaerobic (Oxygen), Pressure (Underwater), Wind Shear
- Fractures (former Atmospheres): Is a tear or disruption of energies within the realm of Terminus causing certain unique (not dynamic) events. Examples: Silencing Mists, Fog of Confusion, Frenetic Floor, Curse of Intangibility, Heavy Air, Shifting Walls
- Artefacts
- Epic Abilities: From Epic Questlines
- Achievements
- The Progeny system: A way to unlock certain race and class combinations.
- Mount system
- Auction House
- Housing
- Ships: Building & traveling
- Mentoring system
- Seamless world: Mostly no zones
- Some (4-5) zones of the Reignfall continent (in the west, home to the Dark Myr, Ogre and Skar races)
- Some (4-5) zones of the Whitethaw continent (in the north, home to the Archai, Dwarf and Gnome)
- Thronefast City Zone: Sewers, Port, City districts
- Ferries: Transporation within and between the continents. For example: Kingsreach: Port of Ru'lun - Port of Thronefast
- Isle of Infinite Storms: Wind Shear Acclimation, Raid Zone, The Sleepless One Raid encounter
## Post Release copium
Requirements: Unlock the "Alternative Universe" Achievement
- The missing zones of the Kingsreach extensions
- The Murk Dungeon Zone: Swamps
- Vae Wood Zone
- South Saol Zone
- The Roans Zone
- Tower of the Reckless Magician
- The missing zones of the Reignfall continent
- The missing zones of the Whitethaw continent
- High Brace (somewhere in between the 3 continents)
![HighBraceArtwork](https://i.imgur.com/WRylngI.png)
## Disclaimer & Changelog
Once again this isn't an official summary and certain things might change during the upcoming months and beyond. All "found" changes will be updated here.
- September 19, 2024 - Added EA Trailer
- September 24, 2024 - Adjusted the informations about the [zones for launch](https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2258551489?t=03h00m00s)
- September 24, 2024 - Adjusted more informations of the [zones for launch](https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2259375479?t=01h05m25s)
- October 18, 2024 Added Road Map to EA
- November 12, 2024 Added EA release date and STEAM link.
- December 02, 2024 Updated crafting professions, some POIs & race starting stats.
If you have any updates for the existing list and other thinks that might missing, feel free to post it in the comment section! Please mention the source and if it's from a Dev stream a time stamp is highly appreciated!
Early Access Content
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