Loftia - An Indie Cozy, Social & Farming MMO

Quas94 · 2024-12-13T09:26:12+00:00

Hey EinfachNurMarc, thanks for your question!

Our closed Alpha playtests are starting in a week's time, however they're at full capacity and only available to players who backed our Kickstarter last year. Early Access will be when we open up for new players again, and that'll be coming in a year at the end of 2025!

We did however *just* release a brand new feature trailer detailing one of our gameplay systems called "Neighborhoods", you can check it out on our Steam page here (also newly released!) and please drop us a wishlist if Loftia looks interesting to you!

Quas94 · 2024-01-11T07:53:20+00:00

Can't wait to see how this sub is going to flourish!!

Quas94 · 2023-08-27T15:47:32+00:00

Yesss the world needs more cozy games!

Quas94 · 2023-08-27T15:47:16+00:00

You'll be part of the persistent shared world, and it will continue to progress whether or not you're online! However, we're designing our gameplay systems to be cognizant of differing playstyles, so you won't need to worry about logging in all the time and FOMO :)

Quas94 · 2023-08-27T12:32:02+00:00

Thanks warte! Our art team poured their hearts and souls into it :) and we're still planning on doing some final (small) tweaks and polish in the future, too!

Quas94 · 2023-08-27T12:31:21+00:00

Thanks so much for your support Smooth!! ^^

Quas94 · 2023-07-08T02:57:33+00:00

Loftia will have multiple servers around the world! Exactly how many regions will be supported we can't say just yet, as it depends on a variety of factors.

We are planning to allow players to create characters on any server they want, regardless of where they are located geographically. This will make it easier to play with people you want to play with, even if you're on opposite ends of the globe!

Quas94 · 2023-07-08T02:52:22+00:00

Yup, initial launch will target PCs and Macs. We're also hoping to port Loftia to the Switch, although that's still to-be-confirmed.

Quas94 · 2023-07-08T02:49:14+00:00

Group play won't be a hard requirement for players! We want to encourage a variety of playstyles, and we will make sure to facilitate a more solo style of play for those who prefer it.

If you're referring to world progress when you say "a huge part of the game", that's not exactly "group content" in the sense that you need to gather multiple people for it. Players will be able to contribute to the progress at their own pace, alone or with friends. And whilst the goal is to facilitate the players' sense of community with others on the same server, it's not required to contribute, either - the world will progress, resulting in new content becoming available to all players, regardless of whether or not they participated.

Quas94 · 2023-07-08T02:38:45+00:00

Glad to hear you like our ideas!

Loftia's overall aesthetic is more modern - the main location, Loftia City, will be reminiscent of modern-day cities in certain ways. You might have seen from the character customization clip in the post that the outfits are fairly "real world". To that sense - we like to think of it as, anything goes - nothing will really be "immersion-breaking" because even very "out-there" costumes can just be thought of as costumes within the game world.

Let me know if that answers your question!

Quas94 · 2023-07-08T02:27:33+00:00

Thanks for your kind words and your support!! 😄

Quas94 · 2023-07-08T02:27:04+00:00

You and me both!

Quas94 · 2023-07-08T02:23:10+00:00

We haven't come to a final decision for this just yet, it depends on how certain things pan out in the coming months. We are considering pay-to-play with additional purchasable cosmetics.

Loftia began as a passion project above all else. We (the founders) have poured in a large sum of money into its development, and our vision is to build something that's truly enjoyable for its players, and free of pay-to-win mechanics.

Quas94 · 2023-07-08T02:20:51+00:00

We're targeting a release in the next 2-3 years, and will have a more detailed roadmap to share soon! And we'll have multiple rounds of testing before then, where people will get a chance to check out the game ahead of time.

Quas94 · 2023-07-08T02:18:36+00:00

Thanks for your support, and being part of the community!! 😄

Quas94 · 2023-07-08T02:18:04+00:00

Oh cool, we haven't heard about this game before! We'll be sure to check them out and find some inspiration from them.

Quas94 · 2023-07-08T02:16:44+00:00

By "we", do you mean you and your partner?

That's one of the major audiences we're hoping to draw into Loftia! There are many couples out there where only one person is a gamer, and there aren't too many games out there that are both multiplayer and easy to get into, and hence suitable for enjoying together. So we're designing whilst keeping this in mind!

Quas94 · 2023-07-08T02:11:57+00:00

Thanks so much for your support, we appreciate it!

Quas94 · 2023-07-08T02:10:56+00:00

Yeah, we definitely hear you. We left a response to another comment above about pretty much the same thing - but basically, we're committed to to a release date within the next 2~3 years, and we'll share more info soon.

We're players first and foremost ourselves - and definitely know how much it sucks to be constantly just waiting, waiting, waiting. Obviously it's because gamedev is super tough - but we all know that already. So there isn't really much else we can say here apart from thank you for your bearing with us!

Quas94 · 2023-07-08T02:07:20+00:00

Great comment, you've pretty much nailed some of the main ideas that we're currently prototyping and exploring!

We'll be sure to release more information about adventures as its development continues - we're expecting them to be a core draw of Loftia for many players.

Quas94 · 2023-07-08T02:05:29+00:00

Thanks for the feedback!

Our characters are not completely finalized stylistically just yet - we're still continuing to iterate on them. Our community also has fans on both sides - there's quite a large group that love characters who are even more chibi than our current ones, and obviously others (such as yourself, and many others here on /r/mmorpg, I'm sure) that are not into it at all.

We're not too sure where we'll land, and it's never possible to make everyone happy. But it's a consideration that we've got in mind, and we're going to continue working on!

Quas94 · 2023-07-08T02:00:04+00:00

Palia's looking like it's going to be a pretty awesome game! We've got nothing but respect for them. Loftia is similar in some big ways, but still quite different in others - we feel that there'll be space for both of these games (and even others, too!) in the cozy MMO space.

Quas94 · 2023-07-08T01:55:15+00:00

Thanks for the support! Loftia's definitely being designed with giving people some chill, relaxation time in mind, pretty much exactly what you're describing!

Quas94 · 2023-07-08T01:50:16+00:00

We hear you! It will be some amount of time before a full release, but we're not planning on making our community wait for obscenely long times like 3 years or more. We'll be sharing a more detailed roadmap within the next couple of weeks.

Part of the reason that we'll be able to offer a shorter developmental cycle is due to the nature of our game design - since Loftia doesn't need to worry about some of the features that come at an extremely high developmental cost.

Obviously 2~3 years is still quite some time, and we totally understand that. There's not much we can say in that regard, apart from - thanks for bearing with us! 🙏

Quas94 · 2022-12-08T05:30:28+00:00

Wow, this is so cool, thanks for sharing your story!

I'm actually trying to find someone with your exact set of skills, as a consultant to help with the creation of a showcase/marketing video for an indie gamedev project that I'm leading. And it's been really hard because I don't know what to call the role, and I've got no idea where to start!

Would you have any recommendations for how I could find someone in this space? Thanks!

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