Howdy y’all, gather ’round ’cause I’m fixin’ to tell you ’bout one exciting journey into the world of Legends of Elysium (LoE), which is stirrin’ up the online card game scene with a right fancy mix of highfalutin’ graphics, spellbindin’ gameplay, and a tale that’ll whisk you off to the fantastical land of Elysium. As a dyed-in-the-wool gamer and blogger, I’m all kinds of fired up to lay out for y’all the road-map, key milestones, and the slick tech progress of this here free-to-play, platform-independent browser game that’s fixin’ to kick up a storm in the gaming world.
Since kickin’ off in the third quarter of 2021, the sharp-witted team behind LoE has been busier than a one-legged man in a butt-kickin’ contest, doin’ deep market research and puttin’ together the initial game plan in their Game Design Document (GDD). Come the next quarter, development kicked off with all pistons firin’: nailin’ down the GDD, laying out game economics, drafting the Treasury mechanism, and shakin’ hands with a top-notch development studio.
The early part of 2022 marked some big ol’ milestones: the GDD was set in stone, they did their tech homework, corralled some graphic designers for one-of-a-kind card drawings, and got down to brass tacks with the game’s main menu UX. This stretch also saw the wrangling of a special team for blockchain development and the cookin’ up of the first game board concept.
By the second quarter of 2022, activity was hummin’ like a beehive. Hard work continued on the card designs and game graphics. The Genesis Game Board design was locked in, and that Main Menu UI was dreamt up and brought to life in Unity. They also hammered out fancy gameplay mechanics like the turn-based battle system, Mana distribution, and a card-burning trick. The player sign-in and the Treasury got the ball rollin’ too.
Movin’ on into Q3 of 2022, the team put the final spit shine on that Main Menu UI design and toiled away on new Unity views, including tinkering with settings, deck creation, card packs, and more.
Come the final quarter of 2022, things got real busy-like. The gang hammered away at different game mechanisms, wrapped up the pre-alpha version, started early testing and balancing, and hitched the Marketplace to the server. They also brought on testers for the Closed Beta.
As we saunter into 2023, the first part ushered in a mighty impressive development phase. Animations and fx effects got tossed into the gameplay like spices in chili, they wove in a complex chat system, and kept on testing for the Closed Beta. Q2’s set to follow with tough closed beta testing, checking over those smart contracts, slapping on a tutorial, rigging up a tournament system, and the wait’s about over for that big-deal in-game NFT Marketplace debut.
Moreover, the development posse’s lookin’ to trial a mobile version and churn out new cards for a fresh race expansion pack. This stretch will also herald the start of adventure development and choosin’ board validators for the new expansion.
Peekin’ ahead into Q3 and Q4 of 2023, the prospects look more excitin’ than a rodeo— with Guild Wars expansion development, the listing of $LoE, and the downright enlivening first-ever eSports tournament taking shape. An expansion loaded up with new races & cards, kick-starting desktop and mobile versions, and throwin’ down a Battlefield mode are also up and comin’.
This breakneck pace of development shows the team’s sheer dedication and how they’re harnessing the might of Blockchain, Web3, GameFi, NFT Tokens, NFT Marketplace, and DeFi to rustle up a top-tier gaming experience where players get the real McCoy when it comes to ownin’ their in-game assets.
Legends of Elysium ain’t just any ol’ game; it’s a game-changer, setting the stage to turn your gaming experience on its head. From crafting your strategy, gearing up your hero for the showdown, to haggling over cards to forge the ultimate deck—it’s all ’bout mixin’ savvy and strategy for the player.
So, saddle up, partners, and dig into the mystical world of Legends of Elysium. Leave your mark and join a brand-spankin’-new breed of online card games, and snatch your spot as a bona fide Legend of Elysium.