Wayfinder Pushes Compensation Live, Addresses Several Remaining Issues

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If you’ve been playing Wayfinder recently, then you’re aware that Airship Syndicate has faced critical server issues and, in many cases, substantial player dissatisfaction. However, this Early Access MMORPG-Lite has been keenly addressing these concerns as they work to remedy the problems they face. In the latest series of Discord messages, the team provides an update on several issues, and pushes a compensation package live for current players.

As we’ve reported recently, Wayfinder's Early Access launch was tumultuous despite several successful Beta tests. Once the game hit Ealy Access on August 17th, players were frequently faced with long login queues, server outages, and various in-game bugs. The development team at Airship Syndicate acknowledged these hiccups, as they’ve continued to work on making things right. The team now believes they’ve turned a corner, with the ability for 3 times as many concurrent players, and a shift in the recent review scores on Steam from “Mostly Negative” to “Mixed”.

In response to the rocky start, Airship Syndicate rolled out a generous compensation package for all players who attempted to login between the 17^th of August to the 25^th of August. This package will include a Wayfinder Token, 1100 Runesilver, and 5 Reward Tower Keys, irrespective of whether they could actually enter the game or not. The compensation should also entice players that may have written off the game to swing back in, and possibly give the game another shot, while allowing them to unlock a new character of their choice.

Despite the team rolling out their compensation package, Wayfinder isn't without several ongoing issues. It’s important to note that, while the server issues are doing better, players are still