uniqueuser
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Ashes of Creation
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Mur
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After perusing their site, I will be keeping an eye on this one. They seem to have all the trends and buzzwords covered, so we'll see. Environments looking nice, guess it's just wait and see. I guess, if it ends up looking really good, I'll have to get my T levels up, and hope my Balls start working again for the PvP.
Looks pretty good for 3 month's of work. Couple of new videos to share. 1 being official.
The Unreal Engine 4 is being used with modified network code.
Just hope game play can match the quality of the graphics. Not really interested in a Guild Wars 3.
Read somewhere that there are 8 classes to choose from and that you pick a primary and secondary from those 8 therefore making a total of 64 combinations. This would assume you can select the same class as your primary and secondary.
Also, 4 races to choose from with 2 sub-races in each. Not sure if any more planned. Races will be more then just a different skin / model for your avatar and provide varying stats and modifiers. Humans confirmed.
I am indifferent to PvP being part of the game as long as there is enough emphasis on PvE. Be interesting to see how they both co-exist.
One to watch out for...
The Unreal Engine 4 is being used with modified network code.
Just hope game play can match the quality of the graphics. Not really interested in a Guild Wars 3.
Read somewhere that there are 8 classes to choose from and that you pick a primary and secondary from those 8 therefore making a total of 64 combinations. This would assume you can select the same class as your primary and secondary.
Also, 4 races to choose from with 2 sub-races in each. Not sure if any more planned. Races will be more then just a different skin / model for your avatar and provide varying stats and modifiers. Humans confirmed.
I am indifferent to PvP being part of the game as long as there is enough emphasis on PvE. Be interesting to see how they both co-exist.
One to watch out for...
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A few more video's.
Not really bothered about the referral system. Sounds like a way to get others to do all the heavy lifting when it comes to marketing. I understand why though being a small to medium sized studio.
The node system seem's like an interesting game mechanic.
Not really bothered about the referral system. Sounds like a way to get others to do all the heavy lifting when it comes to marketing. I understand why though being a small to medium sized studio.
The node system seem's like an interesting game mechanic.
A nice first look at a dungeon here that has yet to be populated with mobs.
Lots of work to do but the initial quality is impressive.
Lots of work to do but the initial quality is impressive.
Game looks absolutely gorgeous but the original gameplay footage makes it feel much more like a single player game rather than a MMO.
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Wonder if I can use my Eye of Zom to pull Phinny to the zone line?
Seriously though i'm a little hesitant on this epic, beautiful looking games. Seems like the best MMOs have their own "niche" appearance. Not sure if that is an indicator of anything but the better MMO's have their own look.
uniqueuser
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I'd say it's an indication that devs who put an emphasis on "spectacle" are also the ones most likely to forget about substance.
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Kriptini
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Another interesting 3rd party video on the use of Caravans within Ashes of Creation. He does verify his source at the end so it will be in game in some form.
Describes possible open world PvP (and PvE) with the transportation of goods between tiers via the Caravan game mechanic. No world auction confirmed and I have not heard any mention of any type of banking system yet.
Describes possible open world PvP (and PvE) with the transportation of goods between tiers via the Caravan game mechanic. No world auction confirmed and I have not heard any mention of any type of banking system yet.
A new blog is up on the main site that further describes how nodes will be realized in Ashes of Creation:
A Reactive World – Nodes
I like how PvE is not forgotten and will co-exit with PvP:
Nodes are not merely just a quest hub or place you run back to every now and again to drop off the new loot or sell unwanted items, they are tied intricately to the game. Questlines will morph based on what areas of the world have or have not been developed, specific items and wondrous mounts will become available based on which Nodes are developed, dangerous dungeons will open up for exploration and powerful new world raid challenges will begin to appear. The world around a developed Node will reflect the activity and choices of the community.
The video near the bottom shows some progression of a node as it changes from an encampment to a village.
I am glad to see some influence from the little we saw of EQNext in this game both visually and from a sandbox perspective. The studio has a number of former Daybreak employees who worked on the Everquest franchise (including EQNext).
A Reactive World – Nodes
I like how PvE is not forgotten and will co-exit with PvP:
Nodes are not merely just a quest hub or place you run back to every now and again to drop off the new loot or sell unwanted items, they are tied intricately to the game. Questlines will morph based on what areas of the world have or have not been developed, specific items and wondrous mounts will become available based on which Nodes are developed, dangerous dungeons will open up for exploration and powerful new world raid challenges will begin to appear. The world around a developed Node will reflect the activity and choices of the community.
The video near the bottom shows some progression of a node as it changes from an encampment to a village.
I am glad to see some influence from the little we saw of EQNext in this game both visually and from a sandbox perspective. The studio has a number of former Daybreak employees who worked on the Everquest franchise (including EQNext).
Tearofsoul
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Muligan
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Maybe i'm way off base here and in the minority but I find it such a waste of time to put together something like this that really has no insight to how the game will play, look, feel, etc. It's too staged and overdone. I would rather see 30 people attempting to manage secondary mobs while bouncing off a dragon in-game.
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Randin
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Looks good for something this early, although the in-combat movement is way too floaty; they need to tone that down a bit. It was nice seeing a mage using spells for things other than combat; it'd be interesting to see some other classes run through there, see how they use their movesets for exploration.
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Not trying to be critical of what they have done, i am intrigued by this game and its potential, but it's more than 3 months work, somewhere i remember them saying they had started working on this almost a year ago or maybe it's been over a year now, to get to the point where they could reveal the title.
