The Summer of Blight
What’s next for KOTE after Mydsummer Madness?
Before we dive in to what the future holds for Knights of the Ether, let’s take a second to reminisce on what we’ve achieved together during the last 28 days…
- 7,340 Free Villagers Minted
- 3,230 Blessed Villagers Minted
- 6,000+ Unique Players
- Oathkeeper’s Insignias Sold Out
- Thundermane Boosted to 100% (and consistently in the top 2)
- Over 60,000 Expeditions
- 120,000+ Loot Drops
- #1 Trending on Opensea for 24 Hours
- Endless Memories (Golf, Amirite?)
The team is so thankful for the support that each and every one of you have shown during this event, whether you just joined last week, or if you been with us for 18 months. Every single one of you are what makes KOTE the powerhouse of web3 gaming that it is, and will continue to be. If this is what we look like in the bear, imagine what we’ll look like in the bull.
But don’t worry. We have no intention of stopping to smell the Blight.
It’s time for more development, more ecosystem expansion, and Phase 2 of the Merlyn Labs Master Plan™.
First and foremost, we’re focused on:
Blightfell
We’ve got a lot planned for the Deck-building Roguelike taking the web3 world by storm. Here’s a quick view from 30,000 ft. about what to expect for the next 6 months.
- 2 more events. 1 in October and 1 in January
- Stage 2 goes live with all new monsters, cards, potions and trinkets
- Decentralized Voting on Blightfell Development
- FIEF/Treasure Fragments/Potions/Trinkets Earning
- New map visuals
- First iteration of Gear Buffs
- Partner Integrations
- Desktop build. (And flirting with the idea of a mobile build)
- Profile/Stat pages
- + much more!
Blightfell will continue to be our core experience for years to come. We have so much more we want to accomplish as we continue to expand the gameplay and user base for Blightfell into both a rewarding single-player game and an innovative, highly strategic PvP game.
Join us on this development journey and have a real say in the next big game by actively participating in the KOTE discord. We’ll be running consistent votes on both big and smol questions for the direction of Blightfell PvE and PvP.
Another priority for the team at Merlyn Labs is:
Squires
While Squires has taken the backseat to Blightfell over the past year, we’re finally at a good place to be able to pour some more resources back into this passive questing game.
If you’re unfamiliar with Squires, check out this FAQ to get all of your questions answered: https://medium.com/@KnightsOfTheEther/the-great-faq-of-our-time-7b8634ecdf52
Expected updates for Squires over the next few months include:
- Shops, finally! Including the Jeweler, Alchemist and Blacksmith.
- Partner Integrations
- HERESY and CATACLYSM
- More links between Squires and Blightfell
The KOTE gaming ecosystem is going to continue to expand for years to come as we combine both passive and active forms of Web3 gaming.
So you’ve made it this far into a KOTE medium article and you’re probably asking yourself.
“Ok cool, but what do I have to look forward to NOW? Like in the next two weeks?!”
Immediate next moves include:
- Bridging Knights from Ethereum to Arbitrum One
- Updated Armory UI
- Interoperability Gear Airdrop
- Adding Potions, Trinkets and Treasure Fragments as loot drops in Blightfell
- Initiating Villagers and Knights
- Side Quest #1 (link coming soon)
We’re more energized than ever to keep delivering more and more updates and content for all of you Villagers and Knights out there. Let’s keep innovating and leading the charge in Web3 gaming, together.
A New Dawn Rises.
— The Knights of the Ether Team
Play Blightfell for free today at https://play.knightsoftheether.com
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