Vaknar

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They have been pretty clear over what they intend to deliver. You can advocate and say "I want this. They should do this!" all you like. Won't change what you are going to get. And as mentioned in the quotes below, they are ok if you take your toys and go home. What we're creating is a PvX game; and what that means is our target audience is the PvX player; and that is our golden cohort. And so to a degree if a player is solely interested in the most elaborate raid boss mechanics within a controlled and curated setting that is instanced gameplay, Ashes might not be the game for them and that's okay. However, with that being said, we do have a division of curated experiences that exist in an 80:20 ratio; and what that means is roughly 20% of the content that players will experience will be instanced, because where we want to have that granular control over the design and mechanics of a particular storyline or encounter we ...

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Some very helpful answers here! We'll have updated minimum spec requirements as we get closer to Alpha 2's launch in Q3 this year :)

I've been loving SoD. I saw on the official WoW forums this same topic being discussed the other day.

Interestingly, I saw some conversations about server culture specifically regarding GDKP. Players were reporting vastly different behaviors depending on which SoD server you were on! I'm not sure I ever saw GDKP on the server I'm on when I was hunting for a guild. This is of course just an anecdote.

I found this interesting since perhaps the only real difference between servers in that game is players. The content itself is largely the same. In a game like Ashes of Creation, not only will the players and player culture vary, but the content too could vary.

We haven't announced any plans to give users the ability to turn their pre-order package cosmetics into Embers.

There will be other cosmetic items available for purchase in the future :) There will also be many different in-game items you can acquire! <3

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You can read their plans here. https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Security_systems

Nice assist! 💪

Tyranthraxus

The guy they've hired to compose the music has some good titles under his belt. We'll just have to wait and see.

Stumbled across a song I didn't know about by Bear McCreary recently and it made me even more excited :)

Dygz

I mean - I abhor player-driven economy.... probably at the bottom of my interests in an MMORPG... even below PvP. It's not a deal-breaker... but I try to avoid player-driven economy as much as possible.
Gamers are too greedy for my liking.

If not a player-driven economy, what type of economy do you prefer in your MMORPGs?

Just had a conversation on Discord with some folks about utility skills! Some neat discussion starters came up! ICYMI, the conversation starts around here: https://discord.com/channels/256164085366915072/256164085366915072/1192626353791565944 :wink:

daveywavey

I needs me some Bard!!!

What the~

Interesting thought starter, @Therealdo

Thinking of different ways to incorporate PvP and the ethos of battle or bloodthirst into the military nodes is an interesting topic to brainstorm on! What are different ways you'd like to see PvP be a part of military nodes?

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It's hard to answer when not being aware of the full list of options, I do enjoy a lot of the utility skills within the TTRPG genres. One that comes to mind is Pass without trace from dnd which I could see a Bard x Rogue offering as a utility within Ashes. I think anything that ultimately allows one to interact with the world around them is awesome; such as pathfinding or clearing poisonous gas. Considering that Ashes intends to be player-driven, having an arsenal to choose from would lend a hand to unique builds and use cases. I would like to see the secondary being able to offer interesting new options or augments to utility skills for the primary class.

Without a list of options, we can still brainstorm possibilities! Your response is a good example of exactly that! Examples from other games might be a good way to get the ball rolling on what is possible! ----- There are a few ideas that we've shared before, which some will already b... Read more

Freemeta;c-436076

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Utility_skills

Nice wiki drop! A helpful link for those who may be unfamiliar with the system <3

Glorious Ashes community - it's time for another Dev Discussion! Dev Discussion topics are kind of like a "reverse Q&A" - rather than you asking us questions about Ashes of Creation, we want to ask YOU what your thoughts are. Our design team has compiled a list of burning questions we'd love to get your feedback on regarding gameplay, your past MMO experiences, and more. Join in on the Dev Discussion and share what makes gaming special to you! Dev Discussion - Utility Skills What utility skills do you feel are most important? Are there certain scenarios that should require specific ones?

Raven016

A few days later my posts appeared, all at the same time.

It's an additional spam filter. It can be a little overzealous at times. I manually cleared your posts earlier <3

Happy New Year all!

The pre-order packages can be found here: https://ashesofcreation.com/shop

They end on January 17.

We look forward to seeing many of you in Verra later this year for some testing <3

Thokan

The game is designed for you to be properly leveled in your professions. The game just isnt designed for you to be max leveled in all the professions. You have a personal view of crafting that goes wholly against the game's view. You are gonna have a real hard time to level all them to max. Near impossible. You will give up before you do so, because it is pointless.

It will however be much easier for you to walk up to a player built stall and buy gear.

Moreover, I refuse to believe you are too socially inept to type in /say "Hey, mind if I join?" and then press accept on your screen when you walk past a open world dungeon in progress.

I guess people, especially young people, have no other frame of reference for MMO gaming than live-service single player games that are MMOs only in name. Thinking that "being social" is an occupation. It's not. It's a natural state of being. The game and community will amaze you, Im sur...

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This thread has been particularly fun to read through.

OP, I can tell you put a lot of thought into the names of your classes here. Very clever and well thought through. Also, wonderful presentation with the chart you made!

I noticed some other people suggestion potential archetypes and classes. Would love to see all the ideas people think of, and what a new chart with those added ideas would look like!

Hello glorious community, We’d like your feedback on the Alpha Two Ranger Archetype Update shown during the December 2023 Development Update Livestream. To help guide this conversation, here are a few thought starters you can choose from:

• How do you feel about the Ranger Archetype Update?
• What excites you about playing and interacting with the Ranger archetype?
• Is there anything in particular you’re excited or concerned about regarding what was shown with the
Ranger Archetype Update?
• Are there similar archetypes you’ve seen in other games that you like or dislike? If so, please explain!

Please don’t feel limited by the thought starters above. Feel free to share anything you’d like about Ashes of Creation’s Alpha Two Ranger Archetype Update shown during the December Development Update We’ll be compiling a report for the design team on Friday, January ... Read more