Streamer and former- WoW content creator Dorne (also known as " dornewow") was active on a few Realm Royale forums and had interactions with the community and often chatted with Heroic Leap staff, is an avid fan of Realm, and has his own theories about the demise of the game, and what may have happened.ĭorne knows both current and past employees who worked on Realm Royale, who, in his words “I believe worked on level design, the world design, as well as spells and abilities.”Īs to why Realm has “died”, it comes down to a few reasons. This is, of course, all speculation, but it does make some sort of sense. There is some correlation (however vague) between the beginning of development (and perhaps the announcement) for Rogue Company, and when Realm Royale seemingly stopped being cared about. Image via Steam Charts Image via Steam Charts Hi-Rez could be forgiven for focusing on a game that was getting players, rather than Realm, which was receiving paltry stats in comparison to other battle royales.ĭata from Steam Charts (February 8, 2020), tells a woeful story for Realm, when compared to one of the biggest BR games on the market – Apex Legends.
#Realm royale gameplay full#
Just a month after the full release, Hi-Rez announced Rogue Company had reached 15 million players. Rogues, the playable characters, all boast different skill sets, but none are magical or fantastical, such as in Realm Royale. Rogue also implements an economy system, similar to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO), wherein between rounds, guns can be bought using in-game currency based on earnings from the previous round’s eliminations and completed tasks. Rogue Company isn’t a battle royale, and includes 4v4 and 2v2 game modes. Rogue and Realm share very few similarities. Announced in September 2019, with the closed beta beginning in July 2020, and the full release just a few months later in October 2020, Rogue was well-received by players on all platforms. Rogue Company is a free-to-play third-person shooter, published, again, by Hi-Rez Studios. “Hi-Rez already works on a new game, so I think they may just dump Realm Royale.” A Roguish Company With no attention seemingly being paid to Realm, in favour of another game. The commenters appear to stick to one common theme – it’s dead. The Steam forums have also posed the question about the game’s future, with one user asking if the community thought “they will keep the servers on for longer than 2020?” its time to revive 😊- Gentle Giant January 17, 2021 The official Twitter account for Realm Royale hasn’t tweeted since October 2020 either, casting a further shadow over the chance of an update.
#Realm royale gameplay update#
When having a peek at the patch notes on the official website, we can see there has been no real update since “OB23: DEVILED EGGS” about a year ago. So, what happened? Why did the game that was nominated for “Fan Favourite Battle Royale” by The Gamers’ Choice Awards in 2018 suddenly fall so flat?
What was once a fun fantasy game, has pricked its finger on a spindle, and is now in a deep slumber. Realm has been lying dormant for some time, with no fixes being made for some of its game-breaking glitches, and no Battle Passes either. Realm Royale has entered another realm (cough) lately, however – the void of unupdated, unpatched, and unattended games. interesting choice for knocked players, and adds a new aspect to Realm Royale, affectionately termed “KFC Royale” or “Chicken Royale” by some in the community. Getting downed results in a transformation to a chicken, where your only options are to flee, peck your enemy, or be eliminated. Why did the chicken cross the road? Because he was knocked in Realm Royale! Solo, duos, and squads modes are all available too, so you can duke it out with your magic mano-a-mano, or pick a friend to join the fight. All weapons and abilities are subject to a rarity system, the generic ‘common, rare, epic, legendary’ system.Īlong with all of these choices to personalise your gameplay, when you drop into the map you are greeted with several different biomes, from deserts (Badlands) to lush forests, to cities.
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