The founder · A chronicle
A lifetime in other people's worlds.
I have played MMOs for as long as I can remember, and I have been waiting for the one I always wanted.
So I am building it. These are the worlds that taught me what it should be.
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~1997
![Gameplay screenshot of Ultima Online.]()
![Ultima Online classic client showing a stone house interior, a paperdoll, a minimap and an open backpack.]()
![A dense crowd of players, dragons and other creatures on a checkered brick plaza with spell words floating overhead.]()
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~1997
![Tibia client with several named characters around a market stall of items, the minimap, equipment panel, minotaur backpack and server log visible.]()
![Tibia client showing a sorcerer casting a fire spell on dragons in a lava cave, with the battle list and backpacks open.]()
![Early Tibia client in a Windows 95 window, a player fighting a daemon with fire fields and magic walls, with the creature list and chat box.]()
very early client (pre-7.x) ![The Tibia client showing a player standing in a stone street beside a market stall, with minimap, inventory, battle list, VIP list and chat console on the right and bottom.]()
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~1999
![A night view of a stone gateway in Freeport with guard characters standing under torches and name tags above them.]()
![A night scene on open ground with a giant dragon skull and ribs and two badger-like creatures with name tags.]()
![Inside an earthen cavern above green water, a floating hand and a frog-like humanoid, each with a name tag.]()
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Space Station 13, a BYOND game ![A Space Station 13 player stands in the main station hall with the in-game inventory HUD around the screen.]()
Space Station 13, a BYOND game ![The Castle of the Winds inventory screen running in BYOND's Dream Seeker client.]()
A BYOND game of the era BYOND is where I tried to build my first game.
What it taughtI was never only a player. I wanted to make the world, too.
What EverMark takes from itEverMark is that same wish, finally built properly.
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~2001
![A town square in RuneScape Classic with several players and guards, a damage number over a red-shirted player and system messages in the chat box.]()
![A player in teal armour in a dark stone area with the stats panel open listing skill levels, and a Wilderness level indicator.]()
![Players and bankers standing in a red-carpeted bank room with a chat line about accessing a bank account.]()
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~2002
![A large armored beastman-type monster charging toward the camera in a grassy field with a wooden house and trees behind it.]()
![A small player character and a pet standing in front of a huge dark armored boss on a snowy rocky area, with the target and party windows and chat log visible.]()
![A ninja character standing on a stone staircase with the equipment menu, status window and item description open on screen.]()
![A player character fighting a dragon-like monster on a pink-tinted battlefield, with status icons, a minimap and a chat log showing loot messages.]()
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~2003
![Gameplay screenshot of Lineage II.]()
![A group of Lineage II characters in varied armor stand together on a rampart at dusk under floating blue sparks.]()
![A Dark Elf with a large sword stands next to a smiling Dwarf girl inside a decorated shop in Lineage II.]()
![A Dark Elf swordsman casts a swirling shimmering spell at a wolf-like beast in a grassy field in Lineage II.]()
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Lineage II, from the era ![A dense crowd of armored Lineage II players fights inside a wooden castle courtyard with spell effects.]()
Lineage II, from the era ![Many Lineage II players clash on castle stairs in a siege with bright area spells.]()
Lineage II, from the era ![A large Lineage II siege crowd presses up a stone stairway inside a castle.]()
Lineage II, from the era ![A Lineage II player stands before a bright burst of spell light during a siege.]()
Lineage II, from the era I ran my own Lineage II private server.
I ran my own with three friends. We ranked high on the server leaderboards.
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~2004
![A raid fights the black dragon Onyxia in her lava-lit lair while players cast spells.]()
![The Gate of Stormwind City seen from the bridge approach at sunrise, with the stone statues and cathedral spire behind.]()
![The Horde-banner watchtowers and gate of Orgrimmar in the red Durotar desert at sunset.]()
![Player characters fighting and casting beside a jungle camp in the rainy Stranglethorn Vale.]()
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~2005
![A Silkroad Online player character fights on a trade route with health and skill bars visible.]()
![A Silkroad Online street scene with several player characters and the interface panels.]()
![A Silkroad Online character in a landscape with the HUD visible.]()
![A Silkroad Online scene with player characters and the interface.]()
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~2005
![A caped character stands beside a large lion statue near the docks of Lion's Arch, with a ship and rock towers behind.]()
![A guild party gathered with an ice snowman ally at a stepped platform in the Underworld, with party window, minimap, skill bar and chat visible.]()
![An autumn plaza with walled stone planters and trees in Piken Square.]()
![A river among autumn trees with a white arched gate and stone ruins in the distance.]()
Prophecies.
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~2006
![A party of characters and Canthan Guards in a Kaineng City courtyard with party window, minimap, skill bar and target bar visible.]()
![A party in Sunjiang District with mission map, quest log, party window and minimap visible.]()
![A party in a flowery meadow at Fort Aspenwood with a French-language HUD, quest text, party window and skill bar.]()
![An Am Fah assassin character in a Canthan street with pagoda buildings and red lanterns.]()
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~2006
![A plaza with hanging banners and a group of player characters in a desert city.]()
![A hooded necromancer with a staff stands before stepped stone buildings in the desert.]()
![A female character in white and gold armor stands on desert dunes.]()
![A female mage in teal robes holds a staff on a palace walkway.]()
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~2007
![Several characters stand in a stone hall in Karazhan around a tall figure in front of a large orange arched window.]()
![A blood elf and a draenei caster cast spells in front of a green-skied Outland mountain while creatures approach.]()
![A rider on a red flying mount soars over the floating islands and waterfalls of Nagrand.]()
![A rider on a Netherwing drake flies past a floating crystal structure in the purple Netherstorm sky.]()
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~2007
![Asura characters stand in front of an asura gate.]()
![The Hall of Monuments interior with its pool.]()
![A Charr-homeland campfire area with tiny player figures.]()
![A tilted monolith structure in Rata Sum.]()
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~2008
![Goblin character on the deck of a gunship in Icecrown.]()
![Player and a large spider NPC in a blue webbed Icecrown Citadel hall.]()
![Armored player with an icy weapon before a dark spiked citadel tower.]()
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~2010
![A worgen stands in a rainy cobbled street in Gilneas with a lit mansion on the hill behind.]()
![A long underwater hall with glowing blue pillars and angler-fish statues leads to a door in Vashj'ir.]()
![Grass-roofed stone and timber houses on a dirt path beneath a cliff in the Twilight Highlands.]()
![A glowing red-capped mushroom tree and glowing roots inside a dark cavern in Deepholm.]()
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~2010
![A player character stands on a glowing blue crystalline floor beneath large hanging crystal shards and banners.]()
![A night view of a stone tower and houses with a red moon in the sky.]()
![A wooden airship landing platform with an airship in a forested Gridania setting.]()
![Mor Dhona rocky terrain with spiked crystals and the red moon Dalamud in the sky.]()
Version 1.0.
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~2011
![Several player characters with name tags fight a large winged creature in a village.]()
![Player characters and NPCs gather in a cobbled town square surrounded by buildings.]()
![A mage casts a glowing orb at two dagger-wielding characters inside a dungeon.]()
![Two armored characters stand in a purple corrupted landscape.]()
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~2011
![Eight player characters with blasters and lightsabers run across a snowy Alderaan battlefield beneath a large hovering gunship with laser fire overhead.]()
![A large Jedi temple with orange banners stands among pine trees and rocky mountains on Tython, with no characters visible.]()
![Looking up at tall Coruscant skyscrapers with glowing signs and speeders against a pink dusk sky.]()
![A ruined columned hall under a purple dusk sky, with a few tiny armored figures at the lower left.]()
That game was dope for Huttball, the PvP warzone.
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~2012
![A pet battle in a red-rock zone with the versus bar and pet ability action bar visible beside a tauren character.]()
![A Horde camp crowded with players around a campfire under Horde banners.]()
![A Bataari warrior casting a spell at pandaren NPCs in Kun-Lai.]()
![A large jade serpent statue with mountain pagodas in the Jade Forest.]()
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~2012
![A WvW siege with catapults, a trebuchet and a player character at Stonemist Castle.]()
![The Mistlock Observatory fractals hub with a glowing fountain platform and several players.]()
![The Mist portal plaza in Lion's Arch with a few small player characters.]()
![A pink Mist portal in Lion's Arch with a player archer and name tags.]()
I was the first in the US to complete fractal level 50.
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~2013
![A Duty Commenced banner and guildleve card appear over a wooden dock where several player characters stand, with the full game HUD, quest list, chat and hotbars visible.]()
![The Duty Finder window and a dungeon description panel open over a jungle scene with two player characters, hotbars, chat log and minimap visible.]()
![A small group of player characters in armor and robes stands on wooden stepping platforms in a forest pond with a waterfall behind them.]()
![A black mage in a pointed hat stands in a dark cave as fire and green poison effects burst around a dragon with spread wings.]()
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~2014
![An ogre arena with a few players and NPCs.]()
![An Alliance garrison village at night with a cobbled street, buildings and one character.]()
![A Horde garrison building in snow.]()
![An aerial view of Shattrath City on Draenor.]()
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~2014
![A stone plaza in Illium with quest-giver stations, small figures and floating quest markers, red arrows painted on the floor, and a browser overlay with Join and Create buttons in the top-left corner.]()
![A lone player character stands on a snowy slope facing a large blue industrial outpost with a screen on top.]()
![A player character stands beside a tall wind-powered tower on a sandy desert dune under a hazy yellow sky.]()
![A giant pale bone-like creature with a golden mechanical core hangs from chains inside a dark industrial hall.]()
Telegraphs on the ground, a dodge and a dash, and interrupt armor that the whole group breaks together.
The best combat I've ever had in a video game in my life.
What it taughtIt taught me that combat you read and answer with your body is worth building a whole game around.
What EverMark takes from itThat's why EverMark's combat core is telegraphs, dodge and interrupt armor.
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~2014
EverQuest Landmark, built on the same engine ![A crowd of dozens of player characters in blue capes and armor gather on a wooden rooftop beside a stone chimney, with forest behind.]()
EverQuest Landmark, built on the same engine ![A player-built stone castle with banners and floating spiked towers stands on a desert dune, with an FPS and ping overlay in the top-left.]()
EverQuest Landmark, built on the same engine ![A character stands in a dim stone chamber with a vault window, an inventory window, an item tooltip, a chat log and an action bar open.]()
EverQuest Landmark, built on the same engine ![A character in a red vest stands in a snowy forest beside a wooden door set in a snow bank and a lantern post.]()
EverQuest Landmark, built on the same engine I followed it but it never released. A world that remembers what players do, and a Round Table where players had a say.
What it taughtIt taught me that a world should remember what its players do, and that players should have a voice in where it goes.
What EverMark takes from itThat's why EverMark's land remembers, and why players get polls.
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~2015
![Giant thorn vines and a small airship in Dragon's Stand.]()
![A misty jungle area in Auric Basin.]()
![Two hylek in a jungle village.]()
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~2016
![The Death Knight class hall followers window showing a follower model and a list of champions and troops.]()
![Dalaran under demon invasion with a green fel beam, a Legion ship overhead and purple towers.]()
![A Demon Hunter class hall interior with a green orb and many NPCs.]()
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