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Developer(s) | Trion Worlds |
Publisher(s) | Trion Worlds |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Mac,PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
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Windows
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Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Trove is a sandbox massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed and published by Trion Worlds. Now moddable by Steam. The game was released on Microsoft Windows on July 9, 2015, and released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on March 14, 2017.
Trove was first revealed on November 13, 2013 with players able to sign up to play the Alpha version of the game. Access to a closed Beta test was launched on September 25, 2014, a free week of Trove was out a month later on October 24–26, 2014. The game went in Open Beta on November 4, 2014. The console versions of the game went in open beta on December 13, 2016.Trove will soon to be launched an upcoming Closed Beta release in China on March 27th, 2017.
[Active players in week 200,000 avg] Players assume the role of one of multiple classes each with different play styles and abilities. After a brief tutorial players arrive in a central area called the 'Hub' In this area players can access Portals which act as access points to different in-game worlds each one tailored for a specific stage of progression. Each portal requires a minimum level to enter which gets higher per portal, allowing for progression from easier worlds to harder worlds as the player gains in level. Each world gets progressively harder but rewards higher levels of experience and better loot/resources. Each portal is of a specific color which is designed to indicate the quality of the 'loot' which can be most commonly located there, although there is a small chance that loot of a higher quality will be found. The exception to this is the higher level Red portals which predominantly drop Legendary (orange) quality loot but have a higher chance to drop loot of relic (red), resplendent (rainbow) or shadow (dark purple) quality as well. Higher Level Red portals have a better chance for to drop the rarer loot types.
Loot Quality progresses from (lowest to highest) Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary, Relic, Resplendent, Shadow level 1-5, Radiant, and Stellar.
In Trove only three of the equipable slot items can be obtained from defeating hostile NPC's, unlike in other RPG games. The items which can be obtained in this way are the hat, weapon and mask slot items. These items form the 'loot drops' left behind either when some enemies are defeated or when a reward chest is opened following the defeat of a boss type NPC.