Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen is an open world, high fantasy, massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Visionary Realms, which is a new development studio led by former EverQuest architect, Brad McQuaid. The vision of the team is to create a MMO focused on challenging, group-based experiences in an expansive, evolving world full of exploration. Many tenets of the game harken back to early games of the genre, rather than attempting to please a mass-market audience by making progression extremely easy. Visionary Realms understands that this game is not for everyone, but believes there is a core audience of MMO players out there who desire a challenge that is truly rewarding.