New job listings for Avalanche Software may hint at Hogwarts Legacy 2 making a major shift from a single-player story-driven experience to a massively multiplayer online role-playing game with a live service model. Hogwarts Legacy was a major critical and commercial success, so it should come as no surprise that parent company Warner Bros. Wants to move forward with a sequel. However, fans may be surprised to see the growing evidence that Hogwarts Legacy 2 may be leaping into the world of MMORPGs.
Previous job listings have teased the potential for a Hogwarts Legacy sequel to become a live service game, with career requirements like "knowledge of the Wizarding World" overlapping with the need for experience in games-as-a-service operations. While there has been no official confirmation, repeated job posts by Avalanche have mentioned a new "Online Multiplayer RPG," including brand-new postings that once again share similarities with hiring descriptions that make direct reference to the Wizarding World.
Hogwarts Legacy 2's World May Change Over Time
New information suggests that the sequel to the popular Hogwarts Legacy could feature a game world that changes as the story unfolds.
Will Hogwarts Legacy 2 be an MMORPG?
Both a job listing for Designer, Narrative Systems and a listing for Lead Designer, World line up with other career posts that could give players fresh insights into the potential Hogwarts Legacy MMORPG. The Designer, Narrative Systems description mentions a need for the applicant to be able to "create within an established franchise" and have a "deep literacy" in film and literature, plus "a love of fantasy." Despite not directly naming the "established franchise," it can be concluded that this particular position will be working on a new project for an existing IP and not a wholly original game. On the other side of things, the Lead Designer, World requirements include knowledge of "open world gameplay...[and] progression/reward systems," along with experience in "live-service games" for an "Online Multiplayer RPG."
Of particular note for the Designer, Narrative Systems job details are the frequent requests for expertise with "interactive storytelling" and "narrative choice," which just so happen to bear a striking resemblance to an older career post that suggests Hogwarts Legacy 2 may have branching narratives. There is always the possibility that these new postings are unrelated to one another and that they are not even for a Hogwarts Legacy sequel, but many find it unlikely that the same development team would be working on more than one online multiplayer RPG at the same time and that the job posts would just so happen to involve an established fantasy franchise that spans both film and literature.
It is key to keep in mind that job listings are never a guarantee of a finalized product, and while speculation of a Hogwarts Legacy sequel game may be exciting, fans should always await an official announcement from the developer before making too many assumptions. That said, the increased hiring by Avalanche and Warner Bros. Does indicate something is being worked on, so interested players may want to follow along for any updates on whether Hogwarts Legacy 2 will in fact be an MMORPG or something else entirely.
Hogwarts Legacy
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 84 /100 Critics Rec: 88%
- Released
- February 10, 2023
- ESRB
- T For Teen Due To Blood, Fantasy Violence, Mild Language, Use of Alcohol
- Developer(s)
- Avalanche Software
- Publisher(s)
- Warner Bros. Games
WHERE TO PLAY
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