Atlas Is Still Afloat, Introduces Massive 40-gun Ship

Scavenge shipwrecks for blueprints for the Broadsider.

Jason Winter
By Jason Winter, News Editor
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Atlas Broadsider

If you're still playing Grapeshot Games' Atlas, congratulations -- not just because it will be getting a new update this week, but because you're one of the few who have stuck with the game through its tumultuous and controversial history. That accomplishment alone deserves a solid pat on your stern.

The update adds the Broadsider, a huge ship sporting an impressive 40 cannons, one for each 50 or players or so in the game at any given time. Blueprints for its various modules can only be found in shipwrecks throughout the world, which means that you'll be trying to assemble something great out of discarded rubbish, a fitting analog for the "still in early access" game.

Another similarity between the Broadsider and Atlas is that it looks like both will have released too early, as the patch notes list five "known issues" with the ship, including an outdated icon and an incorrect ladder position.

For all the snark, I've watched Atlas streams (back when there were some) and thought it looked like a ton of fun. It's a classic example of a game having "so much potential" that just couldn't be realized by the actual development. Maybe it will hit that mark someday, but even if it does, all the hype vanished just a few months after it launched. In other words, Atlas' ship has already left the port.

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Jason Winter
Jason Winter, News Editor
Jason Winter is a veteran gaming journalist, he brings a wide range of experience to MMOBomb, including two years with Beckett Media where he served as the editor of the leading gaming magazine Massive Online Gamer. He has also written professionally for several gaming websites.

Discussion (3)

viper 1 year ago
I still remember reading the many horror stories in the user reviews. Players at launch commonly spent upwards of 30 hours at launch sailing on a raft in search of an unclaimed plot of land just begin playing the game in earnest. They spend another 30 hours tediously gathering resources to craft a basic ship from scratch. Only to lose it all because they forfeit their claim due to not logging in for a mere 72 consecutive hours. These developers are glue eaters.

jibran1122 1 year ago
https://www.loresult.com/us-zip-codes/

jibran1122 1 year ago
its great I love it


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