The Pokémon-style MMO, Temtem, is no longer being developed. Instead, the Spanish development studio CremaGames is relying on a new game. The CEO now comments on the reasons.
The Pokémon MMO Temtem will not be further developed. Instead of major updates to the Pokémon MMO, Crema CEO Enrique Paños announced that the development team is working on a new game – a co-op roguelike titled Temtem: Swarm.
This decision has divided opinion in the community, with some players curious about the new direction while others are disappointed. Now the CEO has turned to the community.
Here you can take a look at the new game from CremaGames:
New Roguelike Temtem: Swarm – Official Trailer
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What was said? A lengthy message from the CEO, shared on Discord by Kikill0 (one of the developers) and later reposted on Reddit, emphasizes that the community’s expectation of infinite content is unrealistic.
To this he says:
The community expects to add infinite content, which is time-consuming and costly, just because it has the MMO label, but MMO doesn’t mean infinite. It is compared to other MMOs, even though Crema has made it clear since 2018 that it would not be like those MMOs. But when you compare it with other MMOs you forget the small detail that these MMOs have a subscription model or are free but with pay-to-win practices. In this way they are sustainable.
Kikill0 via Reddit
Among other things, he also emphasized that Temtem already offers at least 50 hours of adventure and another 50 hours of side quests and various features that are not part of the adventure.
He also apologized to the PvP community for the errors that occurred in the patches and emphasized that measures were planned.
This realization probably led the development team to decide to focus on a new game instead of continuing to invest resources into the development of Temtem.
Finally, Kikill0 explained that Temtem continues to be updated and improved, but not at the pace or scale players want. He emphasized that Temtem had kept its promises and even delivered more than expected.
He expressed understanding that the end result may not please all players, but pointed out that it is not possible to create an infinite amount of content or change the fundamentals of the game. The CEO thanked them and added that the new game Temtem: Swarm was developed with a lot of love.
What do you say to that? Are you looking forward to the roguelike or would you like more content for Temtem?
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