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Wayfinderannounced that it will remove all microtransactions and the mandatory online connection to play it in the next update. The update is set to arrive at the end of May and will change the entire dynamic ofWayfinder, transforming what is currently an online-only game into a single-player offline game with an optional co-op mode for up to three players.
AlthoughWayfinderis an action-RPG that presents itself as an MMORPG, its player community doesn’t think it behave like one. The game is set in large zones where players occasionally encounter another player online while facing monsters and world bosses. Only in Skylight, the main city that functions as a hub, can a player reliably find other online players in the game. In this way,Wayfinderis more akin toDiablothan a full-fledged MMORPG likeWorld of Warcraft.
All this will change now thatWayfinderhas announced it is removing the always-online requirements, alongside microtransactions.Developer Airship Syndicate statedit intends to keepWayfinderactive in the long run and identified that the healthiest way to do this is to change the game’s entire dynamic. Thus,Wayfinderwill cease to be an online game and become a single-player game with an optional 3-player co-op by the end of May in the Echoes update. The downside is that since all game progress is currently on a server, it will not carry over in the switch. Players will need tolevel up theirWayfindercharactersall over again.
Wayfinder Removes Online-Only Requirement
On the bright side, Airship Syndicate also announced that it will remove all microtransactions fromWayfinder. Once the Echoes update arrives,Wayfinderwill only have a single purchase price. Those whoboughtWayfinderearly accesswon’t need to repurchase the game, and players who purchased any microtransactions will be compensated with the new in-game currency used to acquire exclusive cosmetics.
With this drastic change from online to offline and the removal of items locked behind microtransactions,Wayfinderhad to alter its entire gameplay to fit the new model. When the Echoes update arrives, players will notice that all weapons will become random drops, and armors will have stats. The game will incorporate RPG talents in the progression, facilitate the acquisition of new Wayfinders, and add four difficulties. Finally,a newWayfinderheronamed Grendel will join the roster,and an unexplored Overlands zone will be available in the game.
Airship Syndicate has provided a 2024 roadmap forWayfinder. The Echoes update will arrive on May 31 for all founders, while other players must wait until June 11 to play the game. In the summer, the new update will come to PlayStation 5, withplans forWayfinderto leave early accessin the fall, officially launching for Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X.
