Intrepid Studios

Intrepid Studios 2022 ugly sweaters.^[1]

Intrepid Studios 2022 Renaissance-themed potluck cosplay.^[2]

Intrepid Studios Inc. is a San Diego based game studio working on the MMORPG Ashes of Creation.^[3]

Intrepid Studios was founded by Steven Sharif and John Moore, passionate gamers and successful entrepreneurs, who took their knowledge of business and passion for games and set out on a mission to make a gaming company that would build the games players want. Steven Sharif, set out to bring aboard a team of industry veterans, with a clear vision for the company’s first project. These titans of the industry hail from many backgrounds, but all share two common threads: AAA MMORPG development experience, and a passion for building the games players want.^[4]

Values

Ashes of Creation year-in-review, 2022.^[5]

Everyone at Intrepid is focused on building games that help bring people together. Part of what makes us who we are is that ability to connect with others, and we adhere to this design principle throughout our development process. Since the beginning, Intrepid has held to the philosophy of making games with no pay-to-win or cash grab elements – we respect our players and believe that these tactics aren’t necessary if we simply build games that players want to play. That philosophy, combined with a commitment to transparency and communication with our community, reflects the most important values that we as developers can uphold.^[4]

Intrepid Studios ha adoptado un enfoque de desarrollo abierto (transparente), en lugar de compartir información a través de comunicados de prensa y anuncios cuidadosamente elaborados.^[6]

Algunas características del juego estarán más pulidos que otros antes de ser presentados.^[7]

The delicate blend between a transparent development process, but also understanding that [the] majority of your player audience will not grasp, or will not take into context, what a work in progress looks like. So certain things we have to polish to the point where they're presentable; where they can be understood- again in its own context without my verbal support or Margaret's verbal support.^[7] – Steven Sharif

I think that we live in an age where it's easy to be transparent if you're not trying to hide something. The downside is if you're showing something that's not a completed or finished product, it is incumbent upon the viewer to understand that fact.^[6] – Steven Sharif

El objetivo del desarrollo transparente es permitir la participación y los comentarios de la comunidad sin necesidad de comprar el acceso a las fases de prueba.^[8]

The whole purpose of our development process being transparent being open is that you don't have to buy a package actually to participate. You can be a voice from the community. You can observe people playing. You can give your experiences and feedback.^[8] – Steven Sharif

I don't answer to a board. I don't answer to a publisher. We answer to our players; and we try to be as transparent as possible with showing our progress; and showing it in a timely manner.^[9] – Steven Sharif

Ciertos aspectos del juego no se revelarán antes de tiempo para evitar spoilers.^[10]^[11]

There are obviously going to be some aspects of the development that we will not reveal, like lore and some system mechanics in order not to spoil the game for release.^[10] – Steven Sharif

Accomplishments

MMORPG con más financiación de Kickstarter.^[12]
Séptimo videojuego más financiado de Kickstarter.^[13]
MMO más esperado – Premios a lo mejor de 2017 de MMORPG.com.^[14]
MMORPG práctico de acceso anticipado más esperado – MMOs World.^[15]
Gamescom 2018: Mejor juego independiente.^[16]
Gamescom 2018: Mejor juego online.^[16]
Mejor MMO independiente de 2020 – encuesta de los lectores de massivelyop.com.^[17]
MMO más esperado de 2021 en adelante – encuesta de los lectores de massivelyop.com.^[18]
TTop 10 de los mejores nuevos MMORPG para 2021 en adelante – Forbes.^[19]
Mejor estudio de MMO de 2022 – MMOGames.^[20]

Editores

Intrepid Studios autopublicará Ashes of Creation en las regiones de NA (Norteamérica), OCE (Oceanía) y SEA (Sudeste Asiático) regions.^[21]^[22]

Intrepid Studios abrirá oficinas en Ámsterdam para apoyar sus operaciones de publicación en las regiones de EU (Unión Europea) y la CEI.^[23]

We have learned a lot from our partnership with MY.GAMES, and we wish our friends there all the best as we have mutually decided to part ways. Looking ahead, we’re excited to announce that Intrepid Studios will be opening European offices in Amsterdam to help support our publishing operations in the EU/CIS regions. We have recently posted open positions for our new EU offices, and look forward to hiring the best and brightest in true Intrepid fashion.^[23] – Steven Sharif

El MMORPG Ashes of Creation no se publicará en la plataforma Steam.^[24]

Las pruebas de acceso anticipado de Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale finalizaron el 10 de marzo de 2020. Anteriormente estaba disponible para su descarga en el sitio web oficial y en Steam.^[25]

Staff

The gaming industry can be a turbulent storm of hiring cycles and layoffs. We’ve set out to do something different, to break this cycle and create an independent studio capable of withstanding the chaos of this industry. We’ve brought on-board a team of professionals that hold a diverse set of skills, and who all share a singular goal: making fun games. The studio is designed to be an open place for collaboration and communication, a place that is conducive to team building and success. Our goal is to build a family that will laugh together, play together, succeed together, and stay together.^[4]