Dune Awakening lets you choose between the Harkonnen and Arrakis factions, plus a third arriving after launch
Developer Funcom has confirmed this Dune awakening lets you join guilds under two factions, along with a third yet to be revealed.
Dune awakening, First revealed in 2022, it is an MMO set in the world of Frank Herbert Dune book series and will take players on a new journey when it launches on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Although it is set in the world of Dunethe game takes place separately from the main story timeline and puts the player in the shoes of The Sleeper, who will awaken on the desert planet Arrakis.
Arrakis, as well as its natural resource Spice, is largely primary Dune plot and is the sole reason why many factions in the universe are at war with each other.
In a recent interview with EurogamerChief Creative Officer and Creative Director of Funcom Dune awakening, Joel Bylos said that factions will play a big role in the core gameplay, explaining that once players have control of the land, they can create their guilds.
These guilds will fall under one of the game’s two factions: Harkonnen and Arrakis – which have been at war for millennia – allowing players to decide which faction they would prefer to join. According to Bylos, Funcom also has plans to add a third option later.
“There is a third faction that would like to join in,” Bylos said, “but that probably won’t come 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 the Harkonnen side, those 50 guilds are working towards the same objectives.”
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