Bosses with a plan
Every word Sister Carillon sings is an attack: the command lands on the floor as the word leaves her mouth, in time with her own song. Captain Mercy Squall fires broadsides across her own deck while the powder kegs roll. Under Rumhollow, the Keelbound Captain lets the tide into the half of the hold you are standing in.
These are fights you learn, as a company, and remember.
Raids
World raids bring fifteen players against one enemy. The Colossus fills the cavern, the names fill the screen and the raid frames tell you who is about to need help.
Hunts that bite back
Hunting grounds on every road, caves with bosses at the bottom and group dungeons further in. Wolves hunt in packs and circle to your back; the small monsters stay dangerous long after you have outgrown them. Take a bounty off the board and ride out with your friends to bring down a drake.
The coliseum
Right in the middle of Brightharbor: challenges for one, two or a company of three to five, wave after wave and then the champion. Everyone else watches from the stands, and they will remember how you did.
Mysteries, not fetch quests
No arrows over heads, no markers on the map. Notes, carvings, an old verse, a bell nobody should ring: the world hides its secrets in plain sight, and you find them by looking and by asking the right people. Levers, hidden doors and old machines are there for whoever gets curious.
Opt-in PvP
Fight other players if you choose to. Switch PvP on and anyone else who has done the same is fair game, on the road or in a duel. Leave it off and you are left to the monsters.
Guilds and houses
Found a guild with its own ranks and bank, and rent a hall where only your members may stand. Buy a house, furnish it and invite your friends. Keep in touch with chat, whispers, friends lists and mail.
Gather, craft and trade
Gather herbs, ore and wood and fish the water wherever you find them. Learn recipes from books and work them in the crafting cube, then sell the surplus on the auction house or trade face to face.
Roads, carts and boats
Ride the carts from town to town and take a boat when the road runs out. Other players are going your way too.
The alpha is open
Free, in Discord or in your browser. Best with friends: start it in a voice call and play together.
Rather wait for the beta? Get an email when it opens.