Whatever happened to this game?

[Jiffypop]

I remember playing it like years ago, but it only got one or two updates? What happened, the story was only like three hours long and ended on a cliffhanger, no?

[Rsdoti+]

Not really, There's downfall, with the three different levels you can go down, has plenty of further explained lore for you to look at.

But other than that, the bulk of the fun comes from getting good in pvp.

[Revanite]

From what I gathered there weren't alot of players to begin with - though a decent (respectable) amount. Lot of balancing stuff went on. Main focus was always pvp - I suppose.

Downfall kinda feels like there was more to follow. Honestly, loved it. It's a shame. Love the story, the vibe...

[Firefie]

Originally posted by Jiffypop:

I remember playing it like years ago, but it only got one or two updates? What happened, the story was only like three hours long and ended on a cliffhanger, no?

Downfall wrapped up the story quite well but also left it open to be added to since you were told that they might need you again or something.

As for the game. Sloclap stopped updating it to make Sifu. It's unclear if they will come back to Absolver but it is highly unlikely they will. Sad that we will never see staffs added but im quite happy with what we have

[Ace]

Originally posted by Jiffypop:

I remember playing it like years ago, but it only got one or two updates? What happened, the story was only like three hours long and ended on a cliffhanger, no?

Developers washed their hands of it after they made their initial bank. Game launched with promises of more content and styles and such down the line, stuff that we never got.

Essentially, the community got screwed.

[Rsdoti+]

Originally posted by 𝖀𝖓𝖇𝖔𝖚𝖓𝖉 𝕮𝖗𝖔𝖘𝖘:

Originally posted by Jiffypop:

I remember playing it like years ago, but it only got one or two updates? What happened, the story was only like three hours long and ended on a cliffhanger, no?

Developers washed their hands of it after they made their initial bank. Game launched with promises of more content and styles and such down the line, stuff that we never got.

Essentially, the community got screwed.

Problem with that idea is that they actually did add tons more stuff compared to launch, as of now, the only thing that wasn't included that was implied since the beginning was a staff as an added weapon.

[【Vexter】]

I think the biggest problem was the fact that there was no leaderboard or pvp progression like ranks etc. Loved this game when it came out. Then everyone left cause just running around fighting random people kinda got boring with nothing to gain.

[Rsdoti+]

Originally posted by XWolf:

I think the biggest problem was the fact that there was no leaderboard or pvp progression like ranks etc. Loved this game when it came out. Then everyone left cause just running around fighting random people kinda got boring with nothing to gain.

I mean, now there is, school challenges can do that for you, prestige kinda works for rankings as well kinda. Combat Trials is there for proper 1v1s, and there's plenty of people to fight in the Discord

[Viror]

Precisely because the devs abandoned the development of the game mods were born to add things, unfortunately due to how the game is structured they cannot add new areas or new enemies, however they have increased the AI of the existing ones making them more difficult to beat, they have added many new clothes/masks and balanced also the PvP too, check them out they are called Absolver Plus and Nightmare mod.
As for the ranking system, this too has been carried by players, a discord server has been created to teach the game to new players and make the masters compete for position, a sort of leaderboard but not linked to farming points but to the player's skills.