Developer Funcom has confirmed that Awakening of the dunes will allow you to join guilds from two factions, along with a third that has yet to be revealed.
awakening of the dunes, which was first revealed in 2022, is an MMO set in the world of Frank Herbert. Dune book series and is set to take players on a new journey when it launches on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.
Although set in the world of DuneThe game takes place separately from the main story timeline and will put the player in the shoes of The Sleeper, who will wake up on the desert planet of Arrakis.
Arrakis, as well as its natural resource Spice, is a huge part of the main Dune plot and is the only reason why many factions are at war with each other in the universe.
In a recent interview with Eurogamer, Funcom's creative director and creative director at awakening of the dunes, Joel Bylos said that factions will play an important role in the main game, and explained that once players understand the terrain, they will be able to create their guilds.
These guilds will be under one of the game's two factions: Harkonnen and Arrakis, which have been at war for millennia, so players will be able to decide which faction they would prefer to join. According to Bylos, Funcom also plans to add another third option later.
“There is a third faction that would like to participate,” Bylos said, “but that probably won't happen until after launch.”
Bylos adds that both factions are “very involved in politics,” meaning the goals won't always be guild-based. “They're based on factions, right?” He explained. “So it doesn't matter if there are 50 guilds on Harkonnen's side, those 50 guilds are working towards the same goals.”
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