Embers Adrift

Embers Adrift is a fantasy PvE MMORPG with optional arena-based PvP. You arrive in the Darklands after escaping the war-torn south, wounded and with your memories scattered. At Drifter’s Landing, beyond the Great Chasm and its rope bridge, you find the struggling City of Newhaven. After recovering with the inhabitants’ help, you set out to help them survive: explore north of the Old Wall, fight the Exiles plotting against Newhaven, search ruins and dungeons for treasure, and uncover the secrets of Ember, a source of powerful magic.

Explore the world

The world has a rich lore and mysteries that unfold as you travel through vast overland zones and dungeons. Quests include static, dynamic and rare campaign-like stories, some with choices that lead to different outcomes. Day and night cycles and seasonal changes affect creatures and environments, while regional soundtracks respond to gameplay. Navigation also plays a part: player-placed ground torches can serve as beacons.

Dungeon entrances are dynamic, with distinct enemy groups and rare enemies for solo and group play. Enemies use a unique AI and aggro system. Solo play has its own dangers and rare loot, while group content leads into the deepest parts of the world, where the strongest monsters and loot can be found.

Fight and progress

Combat uses target selection and emphasizes strategic offensive and defensive teamwork. You can play solo or in small groups, join parties of up to six players, or take on 24-player raids. The game has nine classes, including crowd control, and progression continues through level 50, with a distinct end-game progression system.

All players can use Alchemy, a magic system based on Ember. You can craft using three gathering roles and six crafting professions, with benefits driven by materials, and imbue crafted items with Ember’s magic. Item and weapon and armor augmentation, layered equipment and asymmetrical gearing provide further ways to develop your character. Death has a penalty, but does not cost experience. You can also change your character’s appearance at any time from the character select screen.

Social systems

The game includes shared banks for all your characters, personal stashes for each character and fast travel to support grouping and exploration. Optional vanity pets and cosmetic customization are available. GM-run in-game events award bloops, a special currency used to buy unique titles, emotes and other items.

Optional subscription

Non-subscribers have full access to the game world, character roles and specializations, and inventory space, including adventuring and gathering bags. Optional subscription time adds:

• Character slots: seven additional active slots.
• Storage and mail: expanded bank storage and additional mail attachment slots.
• Auction House: double the limits.
• Event merchant: discounted prices.
• Drifters Crafting Station: a portable station usable by any nearby player.
• Ember Ring: a healing enhancement bonus that applies to all nearby players.
• Social options: a follow command, expanded emote access, expanded portrait selection, unique titles and a subscriber-only chat channel.