The Storm Campaign: massive PvP between two alliances

The Storm Campaign is the heart of Before the Storm: a large-scale PvP war in which hundreds of warriors from every sect fight on one battlefield.

In development The campaign is fully designed and is being built on top of server-authoritative combat, so that every hit, kill and reward is validated by the server.

Two alliances: Gale and Thunder

When the campaign begins, every warrior chooses between two alliances: Gale and Thunder. These are not sects. Each alliance gathers fighters from all four sects, so a Sea Hawk broadsword and a Sea Serpent poisoner may fight shoulder to shoulder, while their own sect-mates stand on the other side.

How a battle works

1. Pick Gale or Thunder before the battle opens and enter the same campaign match.
2. Each enemy you defeat adds personal points and is recorded in your kills and deaths for that match.
3. Personal points add up to your alliance's score. When time runs out, the alliance with the higher score wins, and a draw is possible.
4. Fighters earn Merit Points for the rewards that only the campaign can give.

Merit Points: rewards money cannot buy

Before the Storm separates skill from spending. Merit Points are earned only by fighting in the Storm Campaign and can be spent only in the campaign shop. They cannot be bought, and they cannot be exchanged for Gold or Diamonds.

Campaign ranks

Personal points across campaign battles raise your rank:

1. Recruit
2. Captain
3. Commander
4. Vice Marshal
5. Supreme Marshal

Built for battles of hundreds

The multiplayer architecture behind Before the Storm targets up to 1,000 concurrent players in a shared world. Battlefields are separated from the open world, so players exploring the islands are not slowed down by a war happening elsewhere. Guilds can prepare together, from gathering wood for the battlefield camp to rallying their members before the match.

Read about the technology in our engine devlog and follow progress on the road to Alpha.