FAQ

Frequently-Asked Questions

• How do I connect to the game?
  • Right now SoA is closed to new account and character creation, as we're still heavily refining systems and lore and fixing bugs in our current alpha phase. We currently have a small group of alpha players who are essentially playing an "advance" version of the game to help us develop it further. However, eventually you will be able to play right in your browser by clicking the Play Online button on the website, or via a MU* client of your choice by connecting to www.songofavaria.com via port 4000.

• How many characters can I have?
  • Current alpha phase players can have only one active character at a time. When SoA opens for beta, the plan is that players will be allowed a total of four active characters on their account, with ONE account allowed per player. It is however possible to request that a character be deactivated, which renders that character saved but unplayable until a reactivation request is submitted. Deactivated characters will be maintained in the database for a period of time, but can eventually be deleted if they have been inactive for a long time. We want people to have a chance to explore multiple different character concepts, while avoiding a perpetual revolving door of low-investment characters.

• Can I play more than one character at the same time?
  • No, you can only be logged in on one character at a time. Opening multiple accounts to be able to have more active characters or to play multiple characters simultaneously is against the rules and may result in banning, so please don't do it! People should be fully focused on playing one character a a time, both for immersion and as a courtesy to the people they're playing with.

• Is character death permanent in Avaria?
  • Yes, death is generally permanent here -- characters will not be suffering daily death and be continually resurrected from it as a matter of course, and ICly people in Avaria view death as The End, or at least the beginning of an entirely different non-mortal existence. However, permadeath is also largely consensual -- most characters are not likely to die forever if their player doesn't want them to. This is not to say that there is no risk, but if a character is pursuing a particularly perilous course as part of a personal or staff-run storyline, staff is likely to give ample warning that that character's actions may lead to permadeath. Injury can also be a serious thing in Avaria, so keep in mind that it is possible to permanently harm your character in ways short of death.

• Is there a Discord server?
  • No, we would prefer that you use the website's forums to foster OOC community.

• How do you win this game?
  • By developing interesting stories with others, everyone wins!

• When am I going to be able to play this game anyway?!
  • We opened for our alpha phase in January 2024, but this is essentially a "pre-release" version of the game with a limited number of player-testers, who are helping us to further develop and refine the game into a more finished state. We don't have a set date for our beta opening yet, so if you're interested please keep checking back, or e-mail us to request that a notification be sent to you when we have an opening date set. We will be excited to have you join our world!