Simutronics' precious MMO creation, Hero's Journey, will be hitting stores next year. But with their announcement of new GameMaster positions, it seems that the people behind the MMO are already done with the engine and are now shifting their attention to amping the game's actual content. They have added two new GameMaster types - Content Writers and Level Builders.

Content Writers are part of the game's story team. Their main job is to help write and design quests, magic items, heroes, and other in-game storylines. Basically, a vast imagination bank would be an advantage for content writers as their words and concocted events would be the lifeline of the game.

Level Builders, on the other hand, are part of the World team. They would have the HeroBlade tool at their disposal to sculpt, paint, and assemble the landscape of Hero's Journey. Imagination could still be your ticket in but you should also have a keen eye for shapes, space and color. Looks like a perfect job for an obsessive-compulsive.

Interested? Well, you can click on the link below to know more about it.

 

Hero's Journey is the new 3D MMO game designed by Simutronics, with a projected release by 2007. This game is rather flexible, as quests and gameplay shape how a particular character's story will turn out. It promises "more fun" and more flexible character customization than other MMORPGs.

Speaking of character customization, there are nifty things in this MMO called Wyr. Wyr are sort of relics that you could attach to your armor to boost your character stats. Found a "haute couture" breastplate that's perfect for your get-up, but thinking of keeping your old breastplate that gives you +20 defense instead? Don't worry, you could just get your trusty Wyr from your old armor, and place it in the new one.

In this game, skills and attribute boosts are not tied to your character's equipment. Just shove your Wyr in that new armor of yours and you're to ready rumble with a cool get-up, without sacrificing your character's abilities. But that doesn't mean that they're throwing upgrades in the trash bin. It's like this: the more powerful your armor/equipment is, the more Wyr slots it has. And more Wyr slots mean more Wyr; thus, more power.

More than that though, Wyrs are sort of memoirs to Elanthia's past, specifically, the tragic Sundering event. It was when Elanthia became desolate, bereft of her fine heroes and inhabitants.

So now that you know what the Wyrs are, you might want to check those out, right? Below are some examples you might find interesting:

• Lynch's Spark - an uncommon item that adds Fire component to a Wizard's Elemental Helix Ability, but is susceptible to Ice damage.
• Ashog's Frozen Heart - a rare one, it adds Ice component to a Wizard's Elemental Helix Ability, and is susceptible to Fire damage.
• Val Zeair's Luck - a Wyr labelled as scarce, it adds +X% Dodge and +Y% Block, but deals -X% to Accuracy.
• Val Zeair's Strength - a common item, it gives +X% Damage and +Y% Protection, as well as Minor Heal (per potion) once over 30 minutes. However, it also deals -X% Mind Accuracy.