Tag: End of Nations

End of Nations Is Dead: Stripped From Trion's Website


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If you’ve been following the development of End of Nations, the announcement that development on the title has stopped will be of no surprise. It is almost hard to believe that at one point, nearly a year and a half ago, End of Nations almost reached open beta status. Following a round of layoffs at Petroglyph Entertainment, however, Trion announced that development of the title would be moving in-house and that further beta tests would be on hold “until further notice.” Trion later confirmed that the game would be revamped from an MMO real time strategy game into a MOBA.

A company changing focus that late in development is never a good sign, and End of Nations’ death was essentially guaranteed when “open beta soon” became “on hold until further notice,” and then “join our alpha test” a couple of months later. It looks likely that this may be the last time we hear about End of Nations, as Trion has pulled down the official website and the Trion’s own website makes no mention of the game any more. Trion’s statement to the press confirmed that the game has indeed been halted.

As we informed EON’s community last fall, internal development on End of Nations was put on hold in late 2013 while we evaluated potential paths forward for the title. We’re currently focusing the company’s energy and creativity on Rift, Defiance, Trove, ArcheAge and some new projects that we will be revealing soon.

End of Nations seeing release at this point would be a miracle the likes of which the world has never seen. The impossible kind.

(Source: Polygon)

Nab Alpha Access To End of Nations


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Raptr has teamed up with Trion Worlds to give alpha access to End of Nations, the company’s upcoming MOBA title. If you aren’t already acquainted with the program, Raptr is a program that tracks achievements and playtime, not to mention serving as an instant messenger and a place to congregate and discuss your favorite games with other people who play them as well. As many of you have seen here before, Raptr often partners with developers to promote their games and throw up some free stuff for users, including in-game items, free copies of games, and more. There is no payment required (or even possible), and the giveaways generally entail obtaining a specific rank in related games.

The giveaway for the End of Nations is a little different than past promotions. Rather than requiring that users be above a certain rank, Trion has asked for the requirements to be below a certain rank. In this case, users must be the rank of dedicated or below in specific MOBA titles in order to qualify. If you have a MOBA of choice that you are already ranked Elite in, all you have to do is download another game from the list and boot it up once to reach amateur rank and qualify. Trion’s reasoning is that they want players newer to the MOBA genre to get in and get a feel before they open the doors to the professionals.

But don’t fret, players who are ranked Hardcore or Elite in their chosen MOBA will be able to retrieve a key starting August 15th, so just a few days from now. The list of qualifying MOBA titles is as follows:

  • Arena of Heroes
  • Dota 2
  • Heroes of Newerth
  • League of Legends
  • Smite

(Source: Raptr)

End of Nations Is Now A MOBA


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Remember when End of Nations was set to go into open beta? Over seven months ago when Petroglyph underwent massive layoffs and Trion had to take over development? All’s been quiet on the Russian front for over half of a year, and now we know why: Much like Jagex Ltd did with Transformers Universe, Trion has decided that the best course of action is to recreate End of Nations as a “MOBA RTS.” The End of Nations website has reappeared on the web, describing the game as a tactical MOBA where the user controls multiple units on the battlefield.

End of Nations® is a tactical MOBA where your success on the battlefield depends on the heroes and units you command and quick decision making in the heat of combat. Dominate during team based matches and catapult your commander to the top of the ranks.

In this case, End of Nations was already so much like a MOBA that the change is virtually in name only. Even then, the game feels distinct enough to set itself apart from the crowd of League of Legend clones.

(Source: End of Nations)

End of Nations Hasn't Been Cancelled, Trion Taking Over


Finally some good news. End of Nations has not had the greatest of times in recent months. Just a few days ago, we learned about major layoffs at the developer Petroglyph Games, coming just shortly after a prior announcement that the game’s open beta would be delayed until further notice to address some major issues facing the MMORTS. With delays and layoffs, it seemed like the persistent strategy game might never hit store shelves. The good news is that Trion is taking over End of Nations development from Petroglyph. In a post on the official forums, Myll Erik laid out the details:

As End of Nations was reaching the pre-launch phase in its lifecycle, we officially brought the game development in house to Trion Worlds and will complete the development internally. Our team has been hard at work implementing many changes based on your feedback from the beta events. Keep checking back for more updates as we are looking forward to showing off some of the cool new things the team has been working on.

Trion is hard at work addressing player concerns, from difficulty curve to a revamped user interface as well as optimizations across the board. Petroglyph is well known for their real time strategy games, including Star Wars: Empire At War.

(Source: Trion Forums)

End of Nations Hasn’t Been Cancelled, Trion Taking Over


Finally some good news. End of Nations has not had the greatest of times in recent months. Just a few days ago, we learned about major layoffs at the developer Petroglyph Games, coming just shortly after a prior announcement that the game’s open beta would be delayed until further notice to address some major issues facing the MMORTS. With delays and layoffs, it seemed like the persistent strategy game might never hit store shelves. The good news is that Trion is taking over End of Nations development from Petroglyph. In a post on the official forums, Myll Erik laid out the details:

As End of Nations was reaching the pre-launch phase in its lifecycle, we officially brought the game development in house to Trion Worlds and will complete the development internally. Our team has been hard at work implementing many changes based on your feedback from the beta events. Keep checking back for more updates as we are looking forward to showing off some of the cool new things the team has been working on.

Trion is hard at work addressing player concerns, from difficulty curve to a revamped user interface as well as optimizations across the board. Petroglyph is well known for their real time strategy games, including Star Wars: Empire At War.

(Source: Trion Forums)

End of Nations Lays Off Staffers


End of Nations just can’t catch a break. At the end of November, we found out that the End of Nations beta would not be going forward until “further notice.” The reason behind the move was stated to be due to important issues that needed to be addressed before the game would be ready for wider consumption. While Petroglyph has stood by the statement that the game is not being cancelled, the fact that the company began refunding purchases made by players would seem to imply that while the game may not be scheduled for termination, that Petroglyph is not entirely sure if the game will ever make open beta.

Eurogamer picked up on good word that 30 people have been laid off at Petroglyph, confirmed somewhat via a Twitter post from writer and game designer Adam Stevens:

 “Well, it appears this winter break will be extended indefinitely. Lay-offs at Petroglyph. Looking like I’ll be Leaving Las Vegas.”

Our thoughts go out to the affected employees, and we wish you all fast employment.

(Source: Eurogamer)

End of Nations Postponed Until Further Notice


End of Nations will not be entering open beta at any time in the near future. Trion’s upcoming MMORTS has been in closed beta for some time, and in a post on the official Facebook page, Trion notes that while the beta has offered a lot of good feedback, it has also brought to light some glaring issues that need to be fixed.

“As a result, we have decided to postpone the Open Beta phase of testing until further notice. We will let you know as soon as we have an update. Those players who made an End of Nations purchase should expect to receive a follow-up email shortly. Thank you in advance for your continued input and support. It is greatly appreciated.”

It’s good to see that Trion is refunding closed beta players, and hopefully Trion will be able to fix whatever needs to be fixed in End of Nations.

(Source: Facebook)