Endless Ages

Endless Ages was a massively multiplayer online first person shooter game with role playing elements, developed by American studio Avaria Corporation. When it was released for beta in Spring 2001, it was the first multiplayer online game to merge first person shooting and role-playing.[1] The game had it's official commercial release in July 1, 2003.[2]

Endless Ages
Developer(s)Avaria Corporation
Publisher(s)SummitSoft Entertainment
Designer(s)Aaron Boucher, Justin Gonzalez, DJ Cassel
Artist(s)Davis Beasley, Dan Vassallo, Jody Hicks
Platform(s)Windows
ReleaseJuly 1, 2003
2011+ (Unstable, Free To Play and Host)
Genre(s)MMOFPS/MMORPG
Mode(s)Cooperative, competitive MMO

The game features have many elements such as character classes, quests, an auction system-based economy, and a player-versus-player combat system.

Originally developed and owned by Aaron Boucher and his independent Avaria Corporation, the game was sold as part of a game engine licensure agreement with Rapid Reality Studios,[3] a now defunct game developer, who tried to improve it by creating a sequel named Phylon. The sequel was not well received, and in July 2007 the game went offline. In May 2008, a former Endless Ages player and an investor, doing business as Digital Motion Entertainment,[4] acquired the rights to the game and re-released it in something similar to it's gold version, calling it Endless Ages Reborn.[2][4]

Back-story

The story of Endless Ages takes place after your character dies, in your afterlife you're in a world called Iia (pronounced [EYE-uh]), a world where all beings from all worlds, places and timelines end up after death. Time in Iia passes differently than in our world, meaning that minutes in Iia are equivalent to hundreds of years in our world, thus making extinct weapons, architecture, magic, technology and even creatures coexist.

  • Some people dispute the pronunciation of Iia believing the planet should be pronounced Eye-eye-eye because the developers used all caps - IIA. Others, however, believe that the developer's use of IIA was an oversight, as that would make it an acronym. There are no suggestions that IIA stands for anything.

Unlike most MMOs, Endless Ages doesn't have a cohesive, fully articulated back-story. The game's lore basically is about the races: humans, amphibians, and bloblics, all vying independently for control of the various worlds against various monsters, also known as mobs, of which there are hundreds who roam the land and guard their territory.

Worlds

One of the main features of Endless Ages is the vast amount of land which can be explored by the user. Many worlds exist, and all differ from each other. The worlds vary from being large islands, to treacherous caves, labyrinths and many more. There are also sub-worlds; small zones with a few dangerous and rare creatures.

Most worlds have protected areas. In such areas, players cannot harm other players. They also cannot loot another player's possessions. In previous versions there were some buildable areas, where users could purchase and build their own houses.[5] Houses allow users to place items in storage as well as placing some items for sale. The houses effectively form user-created towns, and market areas. The current licensee has been unable to restore the player owned-house feature.

Races

There are Four Races that inhabit Planet Iia, all of which serve a valuable purpose - to survive.

Amphibian

As a race that implements the regimen of nature, Amphibians live in the tranquility of a natural habitat, building temporary domiciles which blend into trees or caves. They are suspicious beings to a fault and are very well at hiding from view. As a race that implements the regiment of nature, other creatures within the realm are inevitably drawn to them as friends or guardians. They have the ability to dominate the minds of different creatures while devising a methodical connection with them. Above all others, Amphibians are stealthy and elusive. Standing at an average of 3 feet, they can easily evade stronger enemies and have a unique talent for eluding attention.[6]

Female

The female possesses majestic, beauty and gracious talent, however take heed not to underestimate these beings. Deriving from the planet Earth, the female gender seeks an imperial state of existence. They retain great knowledge in Crafting skills and Magical Arts due to an extensive training. Unpredictable in their ventures, these individuals are acutely intelligent and incredibly swift. They are known for prolonged endurance and a forceful nature. Heroic in a sense, females are versatile and steady in all traditions. The average height is 5.5 feet and weight of 125 pounds.[6]

Male

This generation of humanity is robust and well educated, originating from the planet earth. The males you find in this realm are of high caliber, physically and mentally. Geared for war, they are elite and accelerate in the development of Engineering skills, which can be used in Melee Arts. Conquering kingdoms of war, victory lies within these natural born leaders. They are clever in political affairs and exploit human principles on an intellectual level. The average male stands at a height of 6.5 and weighs about 200 pounds.[6]

Bloblic

The Bloblic race is the most antagonistic of all inhabitants within the Omnir Galaxy. They reign with immoral vitality and utmost greed in their home world, Malia. The sheer mention of the Bloblics sends fear through all those who are against this species. Bloblics are known as mercenaries by trade. They are astute in developing weapons of mass destruction and gain skill quite rapidly. These marauders are focused combatants that fight at frantic paces and are not very graceful to observe. Due to their size and nature, these beings can sustain more injury than any other race. They are hulking figures to gaze at, standing at an average of 12.3 feet and weighing approximately 1200 pounds.[6]

Skills

Endless Ages has a wide variety of skills. The different races will also find certain skills easier or harder to master. For example, Bloblics are greatly disadvantaged in hiding, unlike the Amphibians.[5]

References
  1. "RPGamer > Endless Ages". archive.rpgamer.com. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  2. IGN
  3. IGN
  4. http://www.aboutus.org/Endless-Ages.com
  5. "MMORPGDOTCOM — the Best MMORGP Games".
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-01. Retrieved 2008-08-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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