Shroud of the Avatar can be played as offline single player game or MMORPG

After having announced his Kickstarter campaign and being nearly funded in just ten days, Richard Garriot’s team has revealed some new information about his game. Tech Director Chris Spears explains how the team will be handling the multiplayer of the game.Shroud of the Avatar will have four ways of playing the game – single player offline, single player online, friends play online and open play online. The single player offline mode is a DRM free completely offline version of the game. The player’s character is stored on the computer and can not be used in any of the online modes.Single player online lets you connect to the server, receive content updates and can see the long term changes others are having on the world. This isn’t multiplayer, however, as you aren’t visible on anyone else’s screen, nor can you group up with others. You can, however, switch from single player online to friends play online or open play online whenever you like as long as you’re in a city or the overland map. Some parts of the main story quests may force players into single player online mode temporarily.In friends play online, you only see people in your game that you have flagged as friends, and likewise, only they can see you. This is a server side filter and the game mode is primarily designed for those who only prefer playing online games with friends. Like single player online, you can switch to the other online modes when you’re in a city or the overland map. Click here for full story