Gloria Victis has added a guild siege mode called State of War, publisher Gamigo's first substantial content update since it relaunched the territory sandbox MMORPG in June. MassivelyOP reports that the update went live on August 19.
The mode is built around 30-minute siege runs fought between two guilds, pitched at players who want to settle a guild grudge without committing to the large-scale national wars the sandbox is better known for. Every battle is fought on the defending guild's Guild Island.
For longtime players, State of War brings back guild rivalry and castle siege in a new optimized format. Guilds can scout rival Guild Islands before launching an attack, then fight to break through enemy fortifications and capture the opposing guild's flag before time runs out. Defenders, meanwhile, must hold their castle and keep the attackers at bay.
Each guild can fight up to two State of War battles per day, one as attacker and one as defender. Winning awards Technology Points, the currency used to develop and maintain Guild Technologies.
Losing does not cost a guild its castle, but it is not free either: fortifications destroyed during a siege are rebuilt one upgrade level lower than they stood before the attack, so a guild that keeps losing sieges gradually loses the defensive infrastructure that would help it hold the next one.
Gloria Victis was originally developed by Polish studio Black Eye Games and launched in 2023. Gamigo — which has spent recent years taking over MMOs rather than shutting them down — revived it in June with a buffed-up version, a fresh start and perks for returning players. MassivelyOP notes that the relaunch drew roughly the same player numbers the game managed at its 2023 launch, leaving it with a small but durable audience. The game is free to play on Steam.
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