Crema has announced that larger updates for Temtem, which usually contain major gameplay additions and new content, will end later this year.
In a very lengthy letter to the Temtem community, Crema outlines the rationale for its decision and how it plans to handle ongoing Temtem development going forward.
According to Crema, update 1.8, which currently doesn't have a release date, will be the last major "feature-filled patch" for Temtem, with the game essentially moving into maintenance mode from that point onwards.
Update 1.7, which is scheduled for June, will contain a brand new minigame themed around the recently-announced Temtem: Swarm, as well as two other Temtem-themed minigames.
That patch will also be the final Temtem update to feature a Tamer Pass (Temtem's version of a battle pass) and to introduce a new Season. Both features will be sunsetted following update 1.7.
Sometime after patch 1.7 is released, patch 1.8 will arrive, and it will introduce a number of features intended to ensure the long-term sustainability and playability of Temtem.
These include balance and quality-of-life changes, as well as the ability to choose and play any previous Tamer Pass track and a rework of the in-game economy.
Crema says updates will still arrive for Temtem, but they'll contain changes pertaining to polish, bug-fixing, and balance rather than any major new additions.
Prior to that, though, update 1.7 will remove microtransactions entirely from Temtem, meaning you'll no longer be able to purchase Novas. Everything previously purchasable with Novas will be bought with Feathers instead, although any Novas you still have will remain usable, so don't worry if you're holding onto a stash.
This letter comes following a degree of controversy (thanks, PC Gamer) surrounding comments made by Crema head Enrique Paños Montoya, in which he suggested that Temtem wasn't being developed as a live-service MMO, but rather as a "full and complete experience".
Montoya said that the MMO label "doesn't mean infinite", and that it is "not feasible" to keep adding new content to Temtem given that it doesn't have "a subscription model" or "pay-to-win practices".
The open letter delves into these statements a little more, and it's well worth a read if you're a Temtem fan and want to know what the future holds for the game. Temtem is available right now on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.
