[2024] 📝Dev Discussion #59 - Utility Skills 🧗‍♀️

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?

Freemeta;c-436076

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Utility_skills

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

chibibree;c-436079

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 be aware of, which can be found here: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Utility_skills

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: