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| 28s | hello everyone and welcome to another |
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| 33s | ashes of creation update today we are |
| 36s | going to be sharing with you |
| 39s | a preview of the Alpha 2 tank archetype |
| 42s | now I want you guys to keep in mind as |
| 45s | you're watching this preview that |
| 46s | everything is still subject to change |
| 48s | especially considering that the Alpha 2 |
| 50s | is going to give us a lot of feedback |
| 52s | both from the players as well as data |
| 55s | driven that we're going to utilize in |
| 57s | order to |
| 58s | um |
| 59s | to improve the design features but your |
| 61s | feedback from this video is very |
| 63s | important and I am joined today by three |
| 66s | of our absolute glorious developers uh |
| 69s | one of our Engineers with whom you've |
| 70s | spoken with in the past Keenan how you |
| 72s | doing buddy |
| 73s | I'm doing great thanks for asking |
| 75s | welcome back again |
| 77s | we are here at it again for those of you |
| 80s | who watch by the way on the live stream |
| 82s | you saw a previous iteration of this |
| 84s | recording we're doing a little bit of |
| 85s | re-recording uh because there were some |
| 86s | audio issues um and also I just wanted |
| 88s | to give a little bit more in-depth |
| 89s | detail around the specific abilities |
| 92s | um the area that we're fighting in and |
| 93s | the encounter design but also we have |
| 96s | with us two of our glorious senior |
| 97s | designers uh Brian and Trad how you guys |
| 100s | doing |
| 101s | doing great happy to be here |
| 103s | yep let's do it again ready to well we |
| 106s | got a lot of practice on this by now yes |
| 108s | let's do it again you know what we're |
| 110s | gonna do we are going to perform |
| 113s | flawlessly there's not going to be any |
| 115s | edits here we're not going to use some |
| 116s | GM Powers we better do this good I'm not |
| 120s | taking the heat for this I know |
| 123s | um okay so before we get started first |
| 125s | let's talk about the area that we're in |
| 127s | this is the riverlands as many of you |
| 130s | know the riverlands is one of the |
| 131s | predominant areas in Alpha 2 that |
| 133s | players will be exploring uh this was |
| 135s | home to the once ancient uh Alien Empire |
| 138s | a human race uh nation that was formed |
| 141s | at the Apex of Vera before the fall and |
| 145s | we are here to collect some gear I |
| 148s | believe that I am looking for the |
| 150s | remaining pieces of the Titan bark set |
| 152s | is that right Brian |
| 154s | yes |
| 155s | awesome and and also there's a a weapon |
| 159s | in the shield okay so the weapon and the |
| 162s | shield are gonna show us a little bit of |
| 164s | the iteration that you've been working |
| 165s | on since our last live stream with the |
| 168s | cleric update uh specifically around the |
| 170s | attack animations and root motion uh for |
| 173s | the mace and shield is that correct yeah |
| 175s | and it not just me but also the Glorious |
| 178s | animators and effects artists uh Meadow |
| 181s | and Myers on the animation side have |
| 183s | been a pleasure to work with on this |
| 185s | iteration over the past month |
| 187s | um yeah we uh we all knew that the base |
| 190s | was was in the kind of rough first state |
| 192s | in the clerk live stream but um you know |
| 194s | took another look at it and we focused |
| 197s | more on pose holds and quick Transitions |
| 200s | and an overall satisfying Cadence and I |
| 202s | think the end result is is uh pretty |
| 204s | good and it matches with the great sword |
| 207s | it's in kind of the same universe and I |
| 209s | think we're starting to find our rhythm |
| 210s | with weapon creation and it should be |
| 212s | pretty straightforward from here |
| 213s | absolutely and a lot of that feedback |
| 214s | from the community was with regards to |
| 216s | the animation hit reactions from the |
| 218s | enemy NPCs as well as the hit effects on |
| 221s | weapon impact to make it feel a bit more |
| 223s | substantive and connected which I think |
| 225s | the VFX team and the animation team has |
| 227s | done great jobs on both of those fronts |
| 230s | um and then let me talk a little bit |
| 232s | about the setting so uh in the |
| 234s | riverlands here what our objectives are |
| 236s | you'll see a little bit of update here |
| 238s | on the UI so we're taking a look at our |
| 242s | new Quest journal the area that we're in |
| 245s | we're going to be heading towards is |
| 246s | called the Oaken Bane keep and the Oaken |
| 249s | main keep is |
| 251s | once Military Academy before the fall of |
| 254s | the of the alien Empire during The |
| 255s | Exodus and it was used to kind of train |
| 258s | up recruits but now those recruits and |
| 261s | perhaps some of their teachers might be |
| 263s | haunting that location and we need to |
| 265s | take care of them and dispatch them with |
| 267s | haste you'll see some of the updates on |
| 270s | the item itemization and the inventory |
| 273s | I'm here with some of the tool tips and |
| 277s | icons and also you'll see a little bit |
| 279s | of the update to the world map which is |
| 281s | still a work in progress everything |
| 282s | you're going to see here as I said is a |
| 284s | work in progress that is deserving of |
| 287s | your attention and feedback so that we |
| 289s | can make more iterations and of course |
| 291s | make it better so with that being said |
| 293s | let's do a quick kind of run through |
| 295s | through of the abilities I don't want to |
| 297s | get necessarily engaged with um with any |
| 300s | enemies so I'm just going to kind of use |
| 302s | the abilities without an enemy kind of |
| 304s | in my uh targeting let's talk about this |
| 307s | first one we have a shield assault now |
| 310s | does this require a shield in order to |
| 313s | use |
| 314s | I would hope so it's the name yes |
| 316s | absolutely now of course I have the |
| 319s | ability because of of the um of the GM |
| 323s | uh cheats a little bit to use that |
| 325s | ability without the shield but I'm not |
| 327s | going to for the purposes of this |
| 328s | demonstration but tell me a little bit |
| 331s | about the shield assault what is its |
| 332s | intent as an ability |
| 334s | um |
| 335s | guys yeah yeah |
| 337s | um so it's got a few things going on |
| 339s | with it uh I would say the primary |
| 341s | intent of it is that it is uh how you |
| 344s | engage and encounter |
| 346s | um it's got a bit of a Mobility it's not |
| 348s | like a super far charge like that |
| 350s | carries you across the screen or |
| 351s | anything but yeah there you go |
| 353s | um but it's basically a way to engage |
| 356s | with the Enemy get some damage out and |
| 357s | also grab some threat |
| 359s | um it applies a pretty good chunk of |
| 361s | threat in a small area in front of you |
| 363s | so it's really good at grabbing snap |
| 364s | thread on like some high priority Target |
| 366s | and it looks like that this has a |
| 369s | variable distance that's traveled so |
| 370s | essentially like if I have a Target |
| 372s | that's directly in front of me right now |
| 373s | it's not predicated on having an actual |
| 375s | Target but it is a templated attack and |
| 378s | if that Target is immediately in front |
| 379s | of me then the distance traveled will be |
| 380s | shorter is that correct exactly and |
| 382s | you'll see some of that when we're |
| 384s | actually in action right now you're |
| 385s | seeing the full distance it's again a |
| 387s | pretty short range Mobility skill but |
| 390s | um yeah you can also just use it point |
| 392s | blank on something and it's not going to |
| 393s | make you overshoot the Target and then |
| 395s | you have to like revisit position |
| 396s | because that can be kind of annoying |
| 397s | with some of those skill types awesome |
| 398s | and you said that this generates that |
| 400s | but I see we have a second ability as |
| 402s | well called inciting strikes |
| 404s | and if I use that ability that's a |
| 406s | forward cone AOE attack that generates |
| 408s | additional threat and damage on targets |
| 410s | impacted is that correct exactly that |
| 413s | one's a bit more effective at AOE threat |
| 415s | so um it's got a bit of a wider hitbox |
| 417s | good for grabbing you know multiple |
| 419s | targets and cleaving them all so that'll |
| 422s | be what you'll be using IF like there's |
| 424s | a pack of stuff on us and you want to |
| 425s | just get them all off of us but not as |
| 428s | not quite as much threat as the um |
| 430s | Shield assault for one target so each of |
| 432s | them kind of has their utility there for |
| 434s | aggro awesome now obviously as part of |
| 436s | our kit design we want to encourage |
| 438s | synergies especially within inner kit um |
| 441s | uh uh |
| 443s | Synergy but also with the party and I |
| 445s | see that we have two abilities |
| 447s | specifically Shield assault as well as |
| 448s | tremoring Bellow and tremoring Bellow |
| 451s | applies a status condition that can be |
| 454s | promoted if there is an existing status |
| 456s | condition on the target so it looks like |
| 459s | uh I can create the shaken condition and |
| 463s | then I can trip trip shaken targets uh |
| 467s | with the tremoring Bella is that correct |
| 470s | um it's actually a snare uh so if if you |
| 472s | use that on a snare Target |
| 474s | um so there's two components to that |
| 475s | ability it's got a shout component just |
| 477s | four cone |
| 479s | um and then it's all yeah as you can |
| 480s | kind of see there that that shock wave |
| 482s | that flew out and it kind of extends |
| 483s | past the second element of that which is |
| 486s | a pboe around |
| 488s | um uh Steam and if you if you use that |
| 490s | ability again you'll see kind of like |
| 492s | the ground kick up and that's like the |
| 494s | earthquake elements of it |
| 496s | um and that does damage and that's that |
| 499s | does what um Stephen was alluding to |
| 501s | where if your target is snare then it |
| 503s | will knock enemies down which is uh our |
| 505s | trip effect and one thing I forgot to |
| 507s | mention on the shield assault abilities |
| 509s | it does apply a snare so you've got a |
| 511s | little bit of insert Synergy going on |
| 513s | there it's a pretty satisfying combo to |
| 515s | like charge in and knock them down with |
| 517s | the stop yeah it looks it looks pretty |
| 519s | good |
| 519s | um and then also after that we have |
| 522s | another ability Brian talk to me a |
| 524s | little bit about grit and its purpose |
| 527s | yeah grit is some of your bread and |
| 529s | butter mitigation skills as as a tank so |
| 532s | if you're really getting some heat |
| 534s | you'll want to pop that |
| 536s | um and if you haven't had it on for a |
| 539s | bit you're going to be generating stacks |
| 541s | of Courage and the more sex of Courage |
| 544s | you have that that'll give you increased |
| 546s | damage mitigation for a certain number |
| 549s | of hits and I noticed that I'm slowed |
| 551s | when I used grit so really it's a very |
| 553s | situational ability usage uh depending |
| 556s | on you know what type of situation you |
| 558s | find yourself in also this this can be |
| 562s | activated mid-swing and another ability |
| 564s | right |
| 565s | yep um the way I always refer to this |
| 568s | ability is you can think of it kind of |
| 570s | like an off gcd ability uh where you can |
| 573s | use it even though you have another |
| 575s | ability activating so that it's really |
| 577s | responsive and can be popped in like an |
| 579s | emergency you don't have to wait for |
| 581s | that animation to complete or the for |
| 583s | that Global cooldown to finish you just |
| 584s | pop it in instantly it applies on and |
| 586s | off and it's toggled ability so you can |
| 588s | turn it on and off at your |
| 591s | disclosure nice very cool and I see this |
| 594s | Aegis is causing |
| 597s | um essentially a area of effect that our |
| 601s | party members can live within and if |
| 604s | they do I'm absorbing a portion of their |
| 607s | damage taken pre-mitigation is that |
| 610s | correct as well Keenan |
| 613s | yeah that's right |
| 615s | um it Forks the sum percentage of the |
| 618s | incoming hit and applies it to your |
| 620s | mitigation not the party members nice |
| 622s | very cool very cool all right well this |
| 625s | kind of gives you guys a comprehensive |
| 626s | overview I'm sorry in addition to that |
| 628s | we have a grapple but that will require |
| 629s | a Target |
| 631s | um and the grapple is missing some of |
| 632s | the effects as I said work in progress |
| 634s | but we can still use it in order to kind |
| 637s | of do certain types of engagements |
| 639s | um so with that quick kind of |
| 641s | demonstration to these abilities let's |
| 642s | see what we can do to acquire that Mason |
| 645s | shield and also to |
| 648s | um to test our test our capabilities as |
| 651s | a party how cohesive can we be |
| 654s | um so I would ask given that we're low |
| 656s | level and just so you guys are aware |
| 657s | because we're lower level we're about |
| 659s | level 15. our access to our class kit is |
| 662s | a bit limited as you would expect you |
| 664s | want to have that ramp and kind of class |
| 665s | progression and as a result I'm going to |
| 668s | ask because we have such strong DPS |
| 670s | users here in the uh in the fighter and |
| 673s | in the ranger that you give me a moment |
| 675s | with the larger monsters to establish |
| 678s | kind of a uh a bit of a bit of threat |
| 681s | but let me pull this guy to us it does |
| 684s | not compute does not come dude |
| 694s | oh yeah okay |
| 697s | it's feeling good |
| 699s | I love the little stream the Ambient |
| 701s | sound effects that Kat has done |
| 705s | and really good stream is really nice it |
| 708s | puts us it makes me need to go to the |
| 709s | bathroom I'm just kidding |
| 712s | AFK BRB there we go got that knock down |
| 716s | easy peasy lemon squeezy |
| 719s | all right now as you guys will see these |
| 721s | guys are a relatively uh easy to |
| 723s | dispatch you probably saw them in our |
| 725s | Ranger showcase these are some of the |
| 726s | minotaurs that are out in the early |
| 728s | parts of this Riverland area we're |
| 729s | trying to reach the Oaken vein keep that |
| 732s | is the location of our goodies and the |
| 734s | quests that we have they deserved better |
| 737s | probably referring to uh |
| 739s | to the people that died there which is |
| 741s | really sad to think about |
| 743s | oh my God |
| 745s | I got it |
| 750s | did she pulled that rain color in |
| 758s | that works to smash his face |
| 763s | easy |
| 766s | what do we got up here looks like the |
| 767s | destroyed boat what was the boat even |
| 770s | doing here in the first place |
| 774s | could have been a big flood probably |
| 779s | so maybe we're in a drought |
| 785s | nice I love the uh the effects on the |
| 789s | staff |
| 791s | and the uh their little bubble Shield |
| 795s | yeah these minotaurs are awesome looking |
| 797s | yeah they are I like their size just the |
| 800s | general size all right looks like we got |
| 801s | somebody over here to the right |
| 803s | let me see if I can pull that guy as |
| 805s | well |
| 807s | and these are more seriously tuned for |
| 809s | all right get behind me |
| 814s | yeah these guys are more tuned towards |
| 816s | that group now this is intended for a |
| 820s | full loop of course we are a party of |
| 822s | four |
| 823s | I am losing a bit of dagger on this guy |
| 826s | there we go got him back |
| 830s | let's knock him down to the ground |
| 836s | there's a little bit more deeps |
| 839s | can see |
| 841s | I could probably avoid that other guy |
| 843s | over there |
| 844s | let me grab this Echo |
| 847s | oh he's coming toward us oh |
| 851s | all right got them both we're good |
| 861s | another one I'm gonna activate some |
| 863s | shield for us |
| 868s | oh |
| 870s | oh coming down no Amanda oh whoa no |
| 877s | blow it back up it's okay |
| 881s | as long as the party up and the party |
| 883s | time okay |
| 888s | let me see here |
| 892s | we are okay let's get our oh where did |
| 895s | you guys go |
| 897s | work hiding uh I think they're leashing |
| 899s | now okay okay let's open this I see um |
| 903s | poor GM Ferguson is here |
| 907s | and get him up |
| 910s | let's just avoid the guys to the right |
| 912s | real quick yeah I think he patrolled |
| 915s | over as you remove |
| 917s | it |
| 918s | all right oh there's one up there too |
| 920s | let's pull him back here let's pull him |
| 922s | back |
| 927s | all right I got the boss |
| 940s | okay we got just the boss and it should |
| 942s | be good |
| 944s | this is on me |
| 955s | he's out of range |
| 961s | I like the uh |
| 965s | I feel like it was pretty strong |
| 968s | damage mutation from the grip |
| 973s | yeah especially if you build up a bit of |
| 975s | Courage beforehand |
| 982s | is doing okay on Mana |
| 985s | down almost |
| 988s | this guy should have a mace for me right |
| 991s | yep oh he's got the hammer of Corin okay |
| 995s | looks like it has some physical |
| 996s | penetration of course these stats you'll |
| 999s | see here are not the final step one if I |
| 1002s | reveal that just yet but let me see if I |
| 1005s | can oh okay so |
| 1007s | in the group loot obviously there's a |
| 1009s | lot of functionality here that parties |
| 1011s | have the ability to customize there can |
| 1013s | be |
| 1014s | loot Master there can be round robin |
| 1016s | there can be need greed pass that's |
| 1018s | applied on on a per Rarity basis uh |
| 1021s | depending on the |
| 1023s | party's choices |
| 1025s | um some materials and now I should have |
| 1028s | the ability to use |
| 1031s | so the Lorca vindictive Shield that's |
| 1033s | not the shield I'm looking for I'm |
| 1034s | trying to get a tower Shield but in the |
| 1036s | meantime I can use uh this Shield which |
| 1041s | works I think but it's not going to be |
| 1043s | as good as the tower Shield but it'll |
| 1045s | help so now let me see what happens when |
| 1047s | I use my shield Rush with this nice |
| 1051s | very cool |
| 1055s | foreign |
| 1077s | so talk to me a little bit about kind of |
| 1079s | um some of the differences that we had |
| 1081s | between the tank archetype and Alpha One |
| 1084s | and the uh tank archetype that we will |
| 1086s | be having in Alpha 2. |
| 1091s | um so for those of you that were part of |
| 1093s | alpha one where I've seen some of that |
| 1096s | footage you might have noticed that the |
| 1098s | tank felt very much |
| 1099s | more like an offensive melee type you |
| 1102s | would something you'd almost expect more |
| 1104s | from The Fighter |
| 1105s | um and part of that is because we were |
| 1107s | we didn't really have any other |
| 1109s | archetypes at that time to fill that |
| 1111s | role so you're going to notice a lot |
| 1113s | more |
| 1114s | defense and control and threat mechanics |
| 1117s | on this version of the tank that you |
| 1120s | didn't necessarily see as much of |
| 1122s | um prior so you know as we've kind of |
| 1125s | already gone over a lot of Mobility |
| 1126s | mechanics you've probably already |
| 1127s | noticed that you've got a lot more |
| 1130s | reliable mechanics that you can use |
| 1133s | pretty frequently to defend your party |
| 1135s | and also defend yourself |
| 1139s | and and what is the type of tank wall |
| 1142s | we're looking to achieve with this |
| 1143s | particular class fantasy this class kit |
| 1145s | that we have |
| 1148s | um I would say we're you know ashes of |
| 1149s | creation sync will be a pretty classic |
| 1151s | one uh one that you know tanked wires |
| 1153s | are |
| 1154s | uh familiar with and I think that's |
| 1156s | that's what people want we don't need to |
| 1158s | necessarily redefine what the tank is |
| 1161s | but I think we can improve it |
| 1163s | um you know there's some things that |
| 1165s | obviously you'll have your |
| 1169s | um expected mechanics like threat |
| 1171s | management and generation |
| 1173s | mitigation control Battlefield control |
| 1177s | CC effects but then you know we'd also |
| 1180s | like to see more direct ways of |
| 1182s | protecting your party members to |
| 1183s | exploring just like um Aegis uh that's |
| 1186s | just to be you know scratching the |
| 1188s | surface of that kind of thing but being |
| 1190s | able to actually actively take damage |
| 1193s | for your allies that isn't just |
| 1195s | manipulating the AI is another thing |
| 1197s | about tanks that |
| 1199s | um I think a lot of people deal with |
| 1201s | other games is they're they're pretty |
| 1203s | bad |
| 1204s | like when fret is removed from the |
| 1207s | equation why what am I doing as a tank |
| 1210s | when players just ignore me and so we |
| 1212s | want to offer more direct mechanics that |
| 1215s | of course even players or encouraged |
| 1216s | players to attack the tank to make it so |
| 1218s | that the tank can't protect their allies |
| 1221s | against you |
| 1227s | know traditionally I like playing a |
| 1229s | combination of tank dealer |
| 1231s | I mean I've also played of course |
| 1236s | but I like the role and kind of the |
| 1238s | control aspect the mitigation the kind |
| 1241s | of protective nature the ability to kind |
| 1244s | of Route enemies in a fashion that is |
| 1246s | most conducive to the engagement of the |
| 1248s | encounter that's what I really like here |
| 1250s | so as you can see we're making a good |
| 1254s | progress here a lot better than the |
| 1256s | first round |
| 1260s | once we get up here I want to showcase a |
| 1262s | little bit of the wind actors on this |
| 1264s | grass that you guys kind of see around |
| 1266s | us |
| 1277s | these guys are pieces of cake we're |
| 1280s | doing better we're doing better in small |
| 1281s | numbers in small numbers yeah that's |
| 1283s | true we're gonna have some uh challenge |
| 1285s | ahead of us because this is a very |
| 1287s | intense area of these enemies and we're |
| 1289s | not careful with the positioning we |
| 1290s | could end up with a big fight |
| 1294s | dude |
| 1297s | come over here buddy boy |
| 1307s | see sometimes |
| 1309s | when I like to play |
| 1311s | from a showcase perspective I do so in |
| 1315s | the realm of like a new player |
| 1317s | Persona wise |
| 1322s | um of course of course but of course I |
| 1325s | see I'm ticking for 50. I don't know |
| 1326s | what that ticking for 50 is |
| 1330s | uh sit for Mana if you all need it yeah |
| 1332s | like it was I think um communal |
| 1335s | restoration or something applies a hot |
| 1337s | oh yeah yeah let me sit down no that's |
| 1340s | cool oh you're right cleansing life take |
| 1342s | a seat and get some restorative Mana so |
| 1345s | you guys are gonna see here ahead of us |
| 1346s | this is a pretty |
| 1349s | um grassy area |
| 1351s | um it's a beautiful area I'm liking it |
| 1353s | but I want to showcase a little bit of |
| 1356s | how abilities interact |
| 1358s | um with the grass and with the foliage |
| 1360s | so you'll remember that we have that |
| 1362s | kind of forward shout and watch what |
| 1365s | happens when I use it here |
| 1367s | boom Oh it's like a heart shape it's |
| 1370s | like a heart-shaped little AOE of anger |
| 1374s | and Malice |
| 1376s | I think that's a really cool Touch of |
| 1378s | just like visual Tech that a lot of a |
| 1380s | lot of games have been we explored |
| 1382s | absolutely makes me feel like grounded |
| 1384s | in the world yeah I agree and it it's |
| 1387s | very immersive |
| 1388s | um I would like to kind of move in this |
| 1390s | Direction guys kind of if you want to |
| 1391s | stay close to me |
| 1394s | see what we can accomplish here moving |
| 1397s | over this way |
| 1400s | grab |
| 1402s | um this guy over here |
| 1406s | sit down |
| 1410s | let me know if you see any Targets |
| 1413s | moving towards us |
| 1419s | foreign |
| 1432s | stay close |
| 1435s | and I'm gonna pull this guy over real |
| 1437s | quick |
| 1439s | there we go |
| 1450s | he is on |
| 1452s | Japanese |
| 1454s | okay that's okay just stay near me if |
| 1457s | you can |
| 1457s | see peels on me I got Shield up |
| 1460s | let's focus down that one target the |
| 1463s | target's dead we'll switch over |
| 1468s | on me |
| 1479s | knocking down |
| 1481s | all right good good good now this is a |
| 1484s | pretty dense area that's a problem |
| 1487s | um |
| 1488s | let me see let's try to let me try to |
| 1490s | pull this guy one at a time hold on let |
| 1493s | me get people to talk close if you can |
| 1495s | to me all right here we go |
| 1505s | rip |
| 1515s | nicely done nicely done let's grab this |
| 1518s | guy right here |
| 1531s | nice |
| 1537s | I love the effects on these guys and the |
| 1540s | animation did a great job |
| 1542s | as well |
| 1544s | foreign |
| 1548s | let's move up over to this Rock area I |
| 1551s | need to sit real quick if we can sit |
| 1553s | before the respawn occurs |
| 1556s | just grab some yeah |
| 1560s | it's a beautiful Zone |
| 1563s | Serene I know I couldn't even hear the |
| 1566s | sound of the birds there's so many |
| 1568s | ghosts and shades in this area it's kind |
| 1570s | of sad now I believe in this particular |
| 1574s | um |
| 1575s | uh oakenberg oakenbane keep area there |
| 1579s | used to be these old magnificent kind of |
| 1582s | essence ridden trees but they were all |
| 1584s | harvested to produce kind of magical |
| 1586s | artifact |
| 1589s | artifacty uh items and now only one |
| 1592s | remains which Lord oakenbane himself |
| 1595s | guards |
| 1596s | all right I think I'm good let me grab |
| 1598s | this guy here I'm just gonna body pull |
| 1600s | them come on buddy |
| 1614s | you guys finish him off I'm gonna grab |
| 1617s | the next one |
| 1624s | okay we've got the boss as well I'm |
| 1626s | gonna activate my grip |
| 1629s | try to focus the little dude first |
| 1635s | I'm gonna try to knock the boss down |
| 1640s | I'm gonna put up a shield just in case |
| 1642s | you need it |
| 1646s | coming back up coming back up |
| 1651s | knock them down now |
| 1654s | trying to drop some aggro |
| 1667s | trying to get him off |
| 1679s | foreign |
| 1687s | not bad only one death yeah that wasn't |
| 1689s | too bad it wasn't too bad we got a tower |
| 1691s | shield now |
| 1693s | I need that of course as the tank |
| 1697s | you get all the look this wrong yay it |
| 1700s | is the tank showcase it's a tank run all |
| 1702s | right let me put on this glorious Tower |
| 1705s | shield and let me compare it actually if |
| 1707s | we oh I can't compare it |
| 1710s | oh there we go I'm loving it attack that |
| 1713s | is a true Tower shield now I'm of course |
| 1715s | to having like a medium-sized Tower |
| 1717s | Shield as a dwarf in most tabletop RPGs |
| 1719s | that I play |
| 1720s | um so that I just have complete cover |
| 1721s | against my enemies |
| 1725s | but uh this isn't bad either I like it |
| 1727s | it's very very polished uh |
| 1729s | the metal |
| 1731s | yeah it fits with the uh |
| 1734s | the armor from this area |
| 1743s | foreign |
| 1748s | leggings and our chest piece now we |
| 1751s | really in that live stream did not |
| 1753s | perform well against the main boss dude |
| 1755s | but again this is an area intended for |
| 1758s | eight people with with pots and you know |
| 1762s | other supplies that we don't necessarily |
| 1764s | have access to I'm gonna knock them down |
| 1767s | into one |
| 1771s | yeah like a lot of other classic |
| 1774s | inspired MMOs like you can still do it |
| 1777s | with lower numbers it's just gonna take |
| 1779s | a while you gotta be more careful yeah |
| 1781s | and tell me a little bit about kind of |
| 1783s | you know our decisions around allowing |
| 1785s | kind of content to get experienced by |
| 1787s | lower level players what type of |
| 1789s | safeguards do we put from you know power |
| 1791s | leveling or twinking obviously we adjust |
| 1795s | experience based on level differential |
| 1798s | between the target |
| 1800s | um enemy and the group |
| 1804s | um how do we kind of do that |
| 1808s | obviously we take the difference in the |
| 1811s | party max level or the party's lowest |
| 1813s | level and those things can indicate uh |
| 1817s | the modifier that is applied to incoming |
| 1820s | experience based on the number of |
| 1822s | participants within that party |
| 1824s | um and those help Safeguard these things |
| 1837s | and in addition to that we also have um |
| 1840s | experience bonus for grouping up that's |
| 1842s | pretty cool |
| 1845s | it's higher and higher the more people |
| 1846s | you have in your group to really |
| 1847s | encourage those full groups |
| 1849s | yes |
| 1851s | and obviously the way that we kind of |
| 1853s | designed the encounter for these types |
| 1856s | of areas is that certain monsters will |
| 1859s | have certain types of strengths and |
| 1860s | weaknesses those of course will |
| 1862s | correlate to certain types of class kits |
| 1864s | so some areas might be more beneficial |
| 1866s | for you to kind of expand versus others |
| 1868s | um and a big role in that non-solo |
| 1871s | gameplay of course is going to be group |
| 1872s | composition right |
| 1874s | yeah that's |
| 1875s | that's one thing I I really love about |
| 1877s | our diverse class kits that we have |
| 1878s | available to us and Ashes is the diverse |
| 1881s | content that comes along with that right |
| 1883s | like for an optimal group for one area |
| 1885s | might involve you know three or four |
| 1888s | range DPS but another area you might |
| 1889s | want to Stack Fighters for all their CC |
| 1892s | that they can bring so |
| 1893s | different groups for different areas |
| 1905s | foreign |
| 1909s | how far oh we have to go just up this |
| 1912s | way right just up here and around the |
| 1914s | hill he's on some ruins |
| 1922s | come on over here buddy come on come on |
| 1926s | hey Chad can you change the loot rules |
| 1929s | to drop the Rarity from what it's sent |
| 1932s | right now like one level |
| 1934s | so the greens are rollable |
| 1938s | where do I do that |
| 1940s | oh options party settings |
| 1945s | hold up Stephen all right |
| 1948s | stand by Tank I'm saying what uh need |
| 1953s | agreed |
| 1954s | yeah yeah |
| 1955s | sir all right I have common and uncommon |
| 1958s | neither agree |
| 1959s | it's party |
| 1962s | so powerful so strong so diverse |
| 1967s | oh voting change huh what do we got here |
| 1972s | um I will accept |
| 1973s | that except |
| 1979s | all right let's see here |
| 1982s | I I really love that system by the way |
| 1985s | um the voting to accept salute change |
| 1987s | rules oh you don't like the ninja party |
| 1989s | loot change |
| 1991s | you have to trust your group leader I |
| 1993s | know you mean reputation right like hey |
| 1997s | I was in this group in a ninja changed a |
| 1999s | loot right before the Bosco that guy's |
| 2001s | on our Kos list it creates conflict it's |
| 2004s | a good thing it's off friction |
| 2007s | it's gonna be funny whenever they try to |
| 2009s | do that in our game and then the boat |
| 2011s | window pops up |
| 2016s | I love the lightning attack on this guy |
| 2020s | oh whoops guys I out I accidentally like |
| 2023s | went into my settings and changed some |
| 2025s | very deep stuff whoops oh no |
| 2028s | whoops totally an accident I have no |
| 2031s | clue and it just happened before this |
| 2033s | legendary drop I don't know how that was |
| 2034s | possible |
| 2037s | yeah |
| 2039s | call those ninja looters |
| 2044s | I don't know this kind of impacts on my |
| 2045s | Ranger fantasy |
| 2047s | really |
| 2050s | I'm sure all about like nature and being |
| 2052s | one |
| 2054s | oh yeah yeah but also loot oh but also |
| 2056s | loot I think that's the road |
| 2061s | definitely Rangers I feel like Rangers |
| 2063s | and Rogue sometimes are the same people |
| 2066s | just arranged Road |
| 2068s | pretty much |
| 2071s | now to me sometimes the ranger is always |
| 2074s | the first that's like huh this |
| 2076s | engagement isn't looking so hot let me |
| 2078s | uh use the advantage I already have from |
| 2080s | a distance to kind of leave you okay |
| 2082s | hold on I'm gonna grab this guy |
| 2084s | like he's about to do now |
| 2086s | yeah no no no no no no this isn't a |
| 2088s | dangerous situation |
| 2093s | look it's rival of the furthest |
| 2096s | nice nice |
| 2099s | I like that survival of the furthest |
| 2105s | all right let's go kill this guy over |
| 2108s | here first I think he has the leggings |
| 2109s | yeah |
| 2112s | this guy get over here |
| 2120s | I do like the old school feel of |
| 2123s | carefully navigating for the space |
| 2126s | oh I got to pull too many things at once |
| 2129s | oh yeah I'm not about that lawnmower |
| 2131s | combat at all yeah Jeremy Doug and their |
| 2134s | teams did a really good job on the |
| 2135s | encounters here |
| 2137s | yeah that can be a problem when you move |
| 2139s | into an area and it's just like |
| 2141s | overwhelmingly dense and sometimes those |
| 2144s | areas you like are happy if there's |
| 2146s | other parties that are nearby and you're |
| 2148s | like okay cool you're keeping the spawn |
| 2149s | rate down for me a little bit oh we got |
| 2151s | somebody oh God let me see if I can |
| 2153s | actively block that boom what's up buddy |
| 2156s | what's up nice let's go again skills |
| 2161s | I'm just gonna let you take that one I |
| 2163s | need some Mana I want to get him to |
| 2165s | shoot me again boom I'd like to explore |
| 2168s | like a perfect block thing where if you |
| 2171s | time it perfectly you get an additional |
| 2172s | bonus oh that would be great like a kind |
| 2174s | of almost Gears of worry where you have |
| 2176s | that active reload |
| 2178s | the engineer in me is now crying |
| 2183s | we'll be we'll have to be somewhat a |
| 2184s | little forgiving let's like uh I've been |
| 2186s | playing valheim Wayland it's really fun |
| 2188s | to do their perfect Vlog ah feeling it |
| 2191s | I'm feeling that block as soon and it's |
| 2193s | just so good with the sound effects that |
| 2194s | are associated the cat did on that bolt |
| 2196s | oh it feels so good |
| 2198s | okay looks like we're grabbing two let |
| 2199s | me get Agra on the boss first I'm gonna |
| 2201s | need some heels |
| 2203s | and I uh yeah you guys Focus |
| 2206s | I'm just gonna build up hate here on the |
| 2208s | bus you guys Focus down that ad |
| 2212s | foreign |
| 2216s | active and I have my active block you |
| 2219s | just keep Keenan alive he looks like |
| 2220s | he's taking some damage working on it |
| 2223s | he's almost down |
| 2229s | how dare you how dare this guy |
| 2234s | crew peel coming up |
| 2237s | oh damn |
| 2239s | the arborist historia |
| 2245s | oops |
| 2249s | let me pull them over here a little bit |
| 2251s | come on over buddy |
| 2253s | come on |
| 2254s | come to me repeal coming up again |
| 2257s | pulling him |
| 2267s | let's go let's go |
| 2273s | easy |
| 2274s | thank you |
| 2276s | nice what has he got Titan bark leggings |
| 2279s | sweet we're almost there |
| 2282s | I need that of course |
| 2284s | you need I need |
| 2288s | all right we handled that guy with ease |
| 2289s | maybe we'll be okay with the Lord |
| 2291s | oakenbane |
| 2292s | I think if we just you know clear |
| 2294s | carefully we'll be fine all right let's |
| 2296s | keep on clearing I'm gonna pull I'm |
| 2298s | gonna pull the left side first |
| 2302s | standby stand by |
| 2304s | I would pull them like back over here |
| 2306s | because they'll have mobs on both sides |
| 2307s | of you dude yeah let's go over here |
| 2309s | actually let's go to the right |
| 2311s | um |
| 2313s | I don't know if I can I think they're |
| 2314s | socially aggro if I I gotta wander's |
| 2317s | nests no I'm just hoping I'm not gonna I |
| 2320s | hope I would do it now because the other |
| 2321s | one's patrolling away there we go okay |
| 2323s | oh God we got three okay just stand |
| 2325s | behind me stand behind me let me Build |
| 2326s | It Up |
| 2327s | don't go yet |
| 2331s | not go yet hold on all right you guys |
| 2335s | can go now Focus one target |
| 2341s | putting a shield up |
| 2347s | I don't think we want to stand in there |
| 2348s | because then we just get hit by Cleaves |
| 2350s | knocking |
| 2354s | oh yeah |
| 2356s | one on me keep yourself up I'm okay for |
| 2359s | a little bit |
| 2366s | okay good |
| 2370s | I'm down all right |
| 2374s | just get yourself back up |
| 2377s | get up get up |
| 2383s | there we go there we go |
| 2388s | there's another one near you yeah don't |
| 2391s | back up any further forward |
| 2399s | all right we got him there's a ruffle |
| 2403s | yeah three of those guys are still a lot |
| 2405s | that's a lot for a party of four |
| 2408s | yeah okay we got one ad two in the back |
| 2412s | here did you hear that |
| 2414s | of course the ranger would say that |
| 2418s | I'm still alive |
| 2424s | I'm gonna Focus the echo |
| 2426s | yep |
| 2429s | now we've talked about this in the past |
| 2431s | but um the act of blocking |
| 2434s | my fanability |
| 2437s | that uh it's a universe of course it's |
| 2440s | Universal but it might be consuming mana |
| 2442s | and you'll be able to adjust that Mana |
| 2444s | consumption based off of your passive |
| 2446s | spec uh into your skill trees in |
| 2449s | addition it might also consume stamina |
| 2450s | where that's something we're going to be |
| 2452s | testing as part of Apple tooth sorry but |
| 2454s | sometimes when I talk |
| 2462s | all right let's move up |
| 2466s | we go up to the left yeah uh yeah let's |
| 2470s | go up to the second at the top yeah |
| 2472s | let's take this guy |
| 2490s | I'm gonna have to get some Mana after |
| 2491s | this |
| 2500s | sit right here for a second just looking |
| 2503s | down oh there's the tree |
| 2506s | the tree |
| 2509s | in all its Glory |
| 2516s | Scott |
| 2520s | at that nice little area I wonder what |
| 2523s | kind of wood it gives |
| 2526s | the question |
| 2529s | only one left and you want to chop it |
| 2531s | down |
| 2532s | I feel like I'm having are we having an |
| 2535s | earthquake |
| 2536s | like my table's moving |
| 2545s | all right I'm gonna pull this guy up |
| 2547s | here and stand by |
| 2561s | yeah we're doing good there you guys |
| 2563s | keep focusing him grab this next to it |
| 2568s | thank you |
| 2572s | sit down |
| 2580s | all right very dangerously close to a |
| 2583s | resident on the left |
| 2584s | all right |
| 2586s | I don't think he's moving away so we're |
| 2588s | good |
| 2593s | this is perfect |
| 2596s | all right so after that guy |
| 2600s | I think we should clear all three of |
| 2602s | these to be honest |
| 2603s | yeah |
| 2605s | watch the ankle on the pole don't want |
| 2607s | to pull in front of open pain |
| 2609s | he does a big AOE so we're gonna have to |
| 2610s | spread out and then we're gonna aggro we |
| 2612s | do that okay we have one behind us right |
| 2614s | here stand right here on me in this |
| 2617s | position don't dump deviate from this |
| 2619s | one hold here |
| 2620s | and then let me see if I can grab this |
| 2622s | Echo first |
| 2626s | um |
| 2627s | if I can there we go I'm gonna grab the |
| 2631s | bus you guys kill the echo |
| 2634s | take the boss back to his room |
| 2636s | okay stand by can't attack that boss all |
| 2640s | right good |
| 2647s | oh God it hurts it hurts |
| 2653s | all right I got the boss on the ground |
| 2655s | keep cleaning up oh God Ryan |
| 2659s | I'm holding the Box can't keep up with |
| 2661s | that okay I'm good ignore me now oh man |
| 2665s | oh so close I'm gonna knock him down |
| 2668s | all right good good good we're good |
| 2670s | dropping a chains |
| 2673s | nice |
| 2679s | to |
| 2682s | blocking him |
| 2685s | good holding aggro |
| 2689s | I'm gonna pull him inside of his |
| 2691s | Mausoleum where he should be laid to |
| 2693s | rest appropriately |
| 2695s | come here follow me into your final |
| 2699s | resting place Lord Oaken Bay |
| 2703s | oh he didn't like that |
| 2706s | oh he's going to sleep |
| 2709s | just go to sleep go to sleep do it |
| 2713s | rest what's happening |
| 2717s | I commit you to the ground Lord |
| 2720s | oakenbane |
| 2723s | well done ladies and gentlemen it's a |
| 2726s | good fight that was good I'm grabbing my |
| 2729s | need on the Titan bark chest plate |
| 2734s | and then now it is time to reveal the |
| 2738s | glory of our Pursuits |
| 2741s | I am going to equip said |
| 2746s | things |
| 2760s | oh it looks so good |
| 2762s | oh yeah it looks so glorious jelly so |
| 2767s | sir our team's so good I know the art |
| 2770s | team is unbelievable I mean really |
| 2772s | they're just so good |
| 2774s | well everyone I hope you guys enjoyed |
| 2777s | this brief demonstration of our Alpha 2 |
| 2781s | preview for the tank archetype of course |
| 2783s | as we said this is all a work in |
| 2785s | progress there are many things that will |
| 2786s | change testing is very important your |
| 2788s | feedback is incredibly important please |
| 2791s | make sure that you leave all commentary |
| 2793s | possible within the YouTube video on our |
| 2795s | Forums on our Reddit on Twitter |
| 2797s | everywhere possible we always take that |
| 2799s | stuff very seriously and we iterate upon |
| 2802s | it as you've seen between November's |
| 2803s | live stream and this month's live stream |
| 2805s | I hope you all enjoyed it |
| 2807s | um Keenan tradd Brian thank you very |
| 2810s | much for joining us and we will see you |
| 2812s | all next time |
| 2815s | cheers everyone |
| 2817s | cheers |
