• Position: Lead Designer
• Team Size: 40+
• Content: 1 Event Zone (1-36 player group size) – “The Night Market”
• Development Time: 9 months
• Contributions: Overseeing and assisting with content design, quest setup and encounter design implementation; working with UI designers on all new UI elements that support the gameplay; proposing and integrating new engineering initiatives required to support the faction framework; planning, scoping and scheduling alongside team producers; communicating with support teams to help manage required art resources (icons, VFX, animation, level design, world building, environment assets, character models) and SFX (audio), as well as systems and itemization needs; collaborating with writers on story and voice lines; playtesting and quality assurance; PR and in-studio presentations
• Released: April 2026

~ Official page for Season Zero content ~
~ Night Market preview article with my commentary ~

The official hype trailer for the season zero content featuring the Night Market.

Event Zone Background

• Night Market
  • The Night Market, a valuable trade hub for all manner of goods both worldly and daedric, is in constant flux as different patrons vie for control of its resources. There is a power vacuum currently within the Market as the former leader has disappeared and three rival patrons have laid claim to the mantle of leadership. These claims hold little sway as malevolent forces have pushed their way into the Market and districts have fallen. Mortals are normally shunned from this area of Fargrave, but the patrons have opened the pathway to hopefully entice their aid to become the ruler of the Market.

• New Zone Type
  • Brand new Zone Type called an “Event Zone.”
  • More difficult than your average zone, you will want to find friends or tag along with other adventurers to brave these challenges.
  • Pledge to Patrons and engage in activities to win favor for your chosen faction.

• Three Themed Districts To Explore
  • The Parch: A dry wind sweeps through this district, rattling bones in its arid landscape.
  • Skittering Precinct: Overrun with the crawling and skittering creatures making nests in the walls.
  • Sorrow’s Friend: This dark and foreboding district is home to all manner of creatures that lurk in the shadows.

• Activities To Discover And Conquer
  • Bosses and challenging Monsters: Faceted, Brazen, Argent, and Calamitous monsters stalk the streets.
  • Daring Races: How quickly can you traverse – and survive – the winding streets of each district?
  • Oddities: To challenge those more puzzle oriented.
  • Skirmishes: New public style events with goals to accomplish when they’re available.
  • 4-Player Bosses: Gilded monsters run each district in specialized instances for 4 players.
  • 12-Player Trial Encounter: The culmination of the Night Market for those that have bested its challenges. The Opulent Ordeal is a brand new trial encounter to test your coordination and skill.

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A player’s walkthrough of the Night Market content.

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A player’s walkthrough of the dungeons and trial within the Night Market.

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