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My apologies if this was touched upon.

I am new here.

I had seen the latest livestream and I am excited about this game. I have been looking for the next great MMO after I had been a WoW player since its inception and dabbled in FFXIV.

The great thing about WoW (used to be) was its lore. Final Fantasy XIV also mastered the art of storytelling.

When New World launched, one thing that struck me was how ‘generic’ the story was. I didn’t feel connected to the world or the characters. Because of that I was not compelled to keep playing.

My hopes for AoC is that the dev team - and writers - really pay attention to the writing and storytelling/ lore in the game. Have it stand on strong foundations (to be taken seriously) to support the coming content for years to come. I think this, aside from the gameplay and art (all looked promising), what will make the game be memorable for a lot of people who want to embark on this new adventure.

Best of luck to the devs.
over 2 years ago - Vaknar - Direct link
Story is definitely important to the team and the game. The game's lore is based off of many, many years of story development done by Steven. We have an awesome team of writers who have taken that foundation of lore from Steven and have begun developing it into something epic!

Also, since you mentioned WoW, Ashes of Creation will also have expansions that will surely have story and lore developments, I imagine ;) https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Expansions