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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 & 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)
[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/)
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## 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.
## Before the storm...
*Season 6 and EA Prep dates are TBD (not officially published yet). It's just an assumption if all goes smoothly and they continue with the 6 weeks cycles and nothing changes for the champion and supporter access. So, please wait for the official announcements!
|[SEASONS](https://www.pantheonmmo.com/seasons/) | VIP Access| CHAMPION Access| SUPPORTER Access|
|:---:| :---: | :--: | :--: |
|**Season 5**| Aug 17 – Sept 27|Sept 14 – Sept 27| Sept 21 – Sept 27
|**Season 6***| Sept 28 - Nov 8 |Oct 26 – Nov 8| Nov 2 – Nov 8
| **EA Prep***| Nov 9 - Dec |Nov 9 - Dec| Nov 9 - Dec
| **Early Access***| Dec |Dec | Dec
## General information's
- **It's not a soft launch!** Pantheon is still in a pre-release state and needs development time.
- **Early Access:** Means just pre-release development state (pick whichever you prefer: pre-alpha, alpha, pre-beta, beta).
- **Wipes:** So yes, there'll be wipes, if something related needs to be tested, but the general consensus is to keep them at the very minimum.
- **Pledge Perks:** Access to certain [pledge pearks](https://www.pantheonmmo.com/pledge). These perks won't be buyable after the EA release anymore.
- **EA release:** In December 2024
- **Monetization model:** The price will be within industry standards, and has not been determined yet.
- **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).
- **Head-start:** For all [pledge levels](https://www.pantheonmmo.com/pledge) during the EA.
- **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)
- **[Dwarf](https://www.pantheonmmo.com/game/races/dwarves/)** (Thronefast*)
- **[Elf (Ember)](https://www.pantheonmmo.com/game/races/elves/)** (Wilds End*)
- **[Halfling](https://www.pantheonmmo.com/game/races/halflings/)** (Wilds End)
- **[Ogre](https://www.pantheonmmo.com/game/races/ogres/)** (Reignfall races encampment in Eastern Planes, Kingsreach)
- **[Dark Myr](https://www.pantheonmmo.com/game/races/dark-myr/)** (Reignfall races encampment in Eastern Planes, Kingsreach)
- **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.
- **Beginner Tutorial**
- **Guild systems Part 1**: Guild invites, guild chat
- **Improved loot system**
- **Storage/Banking**
- **Reworked Armor**: Tier 1-3
- **UI improvements**
- **Friends list**
- **Group LFG&LFM finder**
- **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**
- **Day & night spawns**
- **Weather system**
- **Extrem Climates system**: Frigid, Toxic, ...
- **Fractures**: Gloom,..
- **Climbing**
- **Swimming**: At least surface swimming if the new water system isn't in.
- **Lighting system**
- **Perception system**: Lore and story driven pings but also some other leads. Keepers Tome. Keeper will be needed in certain situations of game play.
- **Pulse Engine**: Tool for all NPC placements, wandering, routines, paths, quests, small and big branching dialog.
- **Faction system**
- **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**:
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**: Toxic Acclimation, Drawn Ratkins, Crawlers, Black Rose, Wraths, CS’s
- **Silent Planes**: Skydurgin (city), Port Ru’lun, Steppes of Ru’lun, Grandfather Thorn, Ruins of Haevensong and other unknow POIs.
- **Eastern Planes**: Mad Run Dungeon (eastern tunnels) and more unknown POIs
- **Wilds End**: Starting area, Sorhiryth(sor-hi-ris) city, Mad Moors, Ghaldassii (Giant) Ruins, Well Pond?, Daedrym Ascent?!
## 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.
- **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 & % from picking up the corpse?, corpse dragging
- **Unique spell**: Glide spell scroll (rare and hard to get)
- **Macros**
- **Improved combat animations!**
**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)
## 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.
**Equipment crafting professions**:
- **Blacksmith**: Smelting(Refining), Blacksmithing (Tools), Weaponsmithing, Armorsmithing
- **Outfitter**: Weaving(Refining), Tailering, Tanning(Refining), Leatherworking
- **Woodworker**: Woodworking(Refining), Woodcarving, Fletching, Carpenter
- **Jewelcrafter**: Gemcutting, Glyphs, Jewelry
**Consumable crafting professions**:
- **Provisioner**: Cooking & Brewing
- **Alchemist**: Potions, Essences, Elixirs & Alchemical crafting resources
**Harvesting:** (T1-4)
- **Skinning**: Leatherworker, Provisioner, Alchemist,..
- **Mining**: Blacksmith, Jewelcrafter, Alchemist,..
- **Gathering**: Provisioner, Alchemist, Tailer,..
- **Woodcutting**: Woodworker, Provisioner,...
- **Salvaging**: Most commonly dropped weapons, armor, and shields for a chance of appropriate-level crafting materials.
- **Scavanging** Loots boxes in the game world.
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## Post EA Cadence
It's planned to resume with the seasons 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
- The Murk Dungeon Zone: Swamps
- Rework of the Mastery System
- New Water system: The next end of the year Unity 6 update includes a new advanced water system or they choose an existing 3rd party Water system named 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
- Emotes
- Loadouts
- Unique skills
- Situational gear
- Extrem Climates 4/6: The 4 missing climates are: 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.
- Mounts
- Auction House
- Housing
- Ships: Building & traveling
- Mentoring system
- Seamless world: Mostly no zones
- Thronefast City Zone: Sewers, Port, City districts
- Ferries: Kingsreach: Port of Ru'lun - Port of Thronefast
- Vae Wood Zone
- South Saol Zone,...
- The Roans Zone: The Silent Sanctum,...
- Veil of Azeris Zone
- Isle of Infinite Storms: Wind Shear Acclimation, Raid Zone, The Sleepless One Raid encounter
## Post Release copium
Requirements: Unlock the "Alternative Universe" Achievement
- Kingsreach extensions (see map)
- Tower of the Reckless Magician
- Reignfall continent (in the west, home to the Dark Myr, Ogre and Skar races)
- Whitethaw continent (in the north, home to the Archai, Dwarf and Gnome)
- High Brace (somewhere in between the 3 continents)
## 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
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!