[2022] Development Update with Basic Ranged Weapon Attack Demonstration -12PM PT Friday, September 30, 2022

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1s	[Music]
4s	foreign
8s	[Music]
22s	salutations to our glorious ashes of
25s	creation Community Welcome to our
26s	September development update we hope
28s	everyone is well and safe
31s	um thank you for holding off with us for
33s	those of you who have been hanging out
34s	watching live we had a little delay as
36s	you can see um Stephen is coming to us
38s	from his phone
40s	I'm so sorry about this guys I was not
45s	expecting to be in Vegas and I had
48s	something last minute as an emergency
50s	pop-up and I had to come here
54s	um late last night I didn't get in till
56s	like 1 30 in the morning and uh I was
60s	supposed to have the computer all set up
62s	and then the ethernet cable was broken I
65s	sent to Runner to grab another ethernet
67s	cable and then the connection Port
70s	wasn't working and lo and behold the
72s	computer doesn't have a built-in Network
74s	adap a wireless network adapter and it
77s	was just like a perfect storm of of
80s	terribleness and I am so sorry for the
83s	delay I appreciate you guys
85s	understanding and we're gonna have a fun
87s	stream regardless hopefully you can hear
89s	me okay and it's not too bad I'm
91s	connecting with my iPad so I am doing
95s	the stream from an iPad
98s	um but you know 30 minutes of the stream
99s	is going to be a pre-recorded video so
101s	you know it's not going to be too
103s	terrible yeah we'll be okay and as you
106s	can see we're gonna uh you can see our
107s	topics right there for how we're going
109s	to be doing things so today we're going
110s	to be doing our quick reminders we'll do
112s	our basic range attack update I do have
114s	more reminders than normal today and
116s	then also we have our character art
118s	update and Studio update and then of
119s	course we have a lovely q a from the
122s	questions that we pulled from our Forum
123s	so if you submitted form questions we
126s	have got some of those prepared
129s	um so with that we will quickly get
131s	through the updates first and foremost
134s	we have our question from YouTube so how
137s	we do this is if you are a YouTube
139s	subscriber
141s	um you have the ability to leave a
143s	comment everyone does but as a YouTube
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150s	to do is subscribe to a server on our
151s	YouTube channel if you're watching the
153s	September development update when we put
155s	this up on YouTube and leave a comment
156s	you could have your comments selected as
158s	well for the next one
160s	um so this one was from our lovely
163s	friend mindful K9 which said I love
165s	MMORPGs for their size and and World
168s	building the social aspect is cool but I
171s	prefer random adventures coming together
173s	because we all need to work together to
176s	get through this event or area we are
179s	all happening to stumble across but I
181s	don't really like groups or guilds
182s	outside of that so what will be or what
186s	will be any benefits for those who want
189s	a little more solo gameplay as well so
192s	they're kind of asking will there be
194s	options for people who want a solo as
196s	well as you know they'll do the game
198s	event stuff but sure you know that
202s	that's it's a good question
204s	um
204s	I mean the MMO landscape is of course
206s	filled with players who want to engage
209s	excuse me with finding new friends
213s	um at the same time a lot of people come
215s	into MMOs with a group of friends that
217s	are already existing
218s	um and so you want to be able to provide
221s	Avenues to both socially connect other
224s	players by creating challenges that
227s	require group efforts in over to
229s	overcome and that's always going to be a
232s	part of the MMO landscape whether you're
234s	a solo player or not MMOs by definition
236s	are massively multiplayer so that means
239s	it's not a solo game we're not creating
241s	a solo game but it doesn't mean that we
244s	don't offer
246s	game play that is solo Centric as well
249s	it lives in addition to the social
252s	aspect of What MMOs provide
255s	um and so part of what we do in order to
257s	to give that element of gameplay is we
260s	have quest lines that are devoted
261s	towards solo uh players we have uh
264s	hunting grounds
266s	um obviously one of the benefits of
267s	being a solo player is you get to keep
269s	everything that drops right you don't
270s	have to share a loop with a party or
272s	with friends that's one benefit of being
274s	a solo player
276s	um but you know it's going to be more
277s	difficult to overcome challenges and
279s	those individuals who are up to taking
281s	that additional level of of difficulty
285s	are going to excel perhaps in their
288s	character progression a bit faster than
290s	those who are more group Centric it's
292s	going to be a little bit of a roll of
293s	the dice there because there are loot
295s	tables there are reward tables that
297s	accompany that but it's important to
299s	note that from a Content perspective
301s	ashes of creation is looking to fulfill
304s	both that solo oriented mind in gameplay
308s	as well as the group and social
310s	experience and a lot of times those
312s	paths diverge they they move apart they
315s	come back together uh and and that kind
318s	of process is going to be seen
320s	throughout the leveling in ashes of
321s	creation where you'll have more
323s	opportunities for solo gameplay and some
325s	opportunities for group gameplay
327s	um and for those solo players who don't
329s	really care about finding a community to
330s	play with but they want to have one when
333s	they need it there's going to be a lot
335s	of opportunities from a dialogue
337s	perspective in-game chat options you can
341s	join as part of citizenships there's a
343s	lot of pseudo factions there social
345s	organizations that give you an end to
348s	other players without the the strong
351s	bonds that typically come with
352s	guild-oriented organizations right
355s	um and I think that that's a comfortable
357s	medium between the two
359s	all right and one of the other reminders
362s	is that Stephen will be doing an AMA uh
366s	in October so stay tuned for that we
368s	will have some stuff up on our social so
369s	if you follow us on all of our social
371s	channels we will let you know whenever
372s	that is happening and of course we have
375s	our monthly cosmetic swap over that will
377s	be happening uh that is for this set
380s	which is the order of the giant Slayers
384s	that will be scheduled for October 12
385s	2022 at 11 A.M Pacific so if you'd like
389s	these head on over we always let you
390s	know when they're going to swap over on
392s	our articles as well and a reminder that
394s	all these variants May or all the
395s	variants made from these sets you'll see
397s	in game is NPCs creatures buildings and
400s	things of that sort so that's the
401s	exciting part you're coming along with
403s	us on the Journey of development and I
405s	am really excited to do the AMA for
408s	those of you guys who aren't aware
409s	that's an ask me anything
411s	um it is typically done on Reddit but we
413s	also take questions
415s	um our top voted questions will probably
416s	take from forums as well so it's going
418s	to be a combination of our Reddit and
420s	forms and Margaret and the community
421s	team are going to be putting out more
422s	information about that in the coming
424s	weeks leading up to the the
428s	exactly and if you aren't if you aren't
430s	already on our forums or on our Reddit
431s	make sure to go there
433s	um to get prep making accounts so that
435s	you can ask your questions that you want
436s	to ask
437s	yep yep and then we also have our Dev
440s	discussion that is up and I know a lot
442s	of people have been leaving feedback
443s	this one is for our gathering and PVP
446s	and specifically we asked you Artisan
449s	gatherers will be prime targets for
450s	combatant players or you know they
452s	sometimes will be with that said what
453s	tools or activities would gatherers like
455s	to see to help protect their well-earned
458s	materials while out in the field so
460s	definitely go give us your feedback on
461s	that and we will have another Dev
464s	discussion coming up about materials so
467s	if that is something that you're
468s	interested in definitely do so and of
470s	course we have an event system follow-up
472s	so a lot of you gave us feedback on the
474s	event system and now we have a follow-up
476s	question for you over there just head on
479s	over to our forums and you can answer
480s	some of the questions that we had on
482s	that front and of course last but not
484s	least if you are a content creator we
487s	always get these questions in regards to
490s	um when we're going to have a content
492s	creator program or how we're allowing
493s	content creators to join us you can head
495s	on over to
498s	um our content creator program and fill
500s	out the application and we are currently
502s	in application Phase once we switch over
504s	to invitation phase we will let you all
506s	know and we will be closing the
508s	application Phase for a short bit of
509s	time while we reach out to everybody
511s	it's a lot of people so
513s	um we appreciate all of you guys and
515s	again this is not a Creator program that
518s	is based on you know numbers Network
519s	we're not just being like only people
521s	with 1 million followers can join us we
525s	want small creators big creators
526s	creators who do all kinds of different
528s	types of things whether you're a video
529s	creator or a cosplayer or whatever it is
531s	so if you are somebody who is interested
534s	in doing those things or is currently
535s	doing those things it's more going to be
537s	about quality and consistency in your
540s	content and with that we will move on to
543s	our basic ranged attack update so I'm
546s	going to pass it over to Steven to give
548s	some preemptive details before we play
550s	our video absolutely thank you
553s	um so I want to preface this
557s	um
558s	video and ironically enough I did not
561s	actually prep I didn't I know in the
563s	past I've double preface I Preface on
564s	stream and then you hear the same
565s	preface in the video so I didn't preface
567s	it in the video either which I guess I
569s	probably should have just done it in the
570s	video but we recorded this yesterday
573s	um it is it is an update to our range
578s	excuse me combat
580s	excuse me and
583s	as is always remember in context that
587s	this is the uh work up towards our Alpha
590s	two
591s	um so with that in mind it is not
593s	finished uh there is still much more
596s	that needs to be done uh both from a
599s	visual effects perspective from
602s	targeting an UI
604s	um from the just general look and feel
607s	of movement and impact however
611s	um this will give you a good indication
612s	of direction that we have taken since uh
615s	our Alpha One test
618s	um last year and
620s	you know something that's that's really
622s	important is you guys and I've said this
625s	in the past many many many times is
627s	feedback is important but making sure
628s	you contextualize the feedback in the
631s	things that you enjoy about what you saw
633s	as well as the things that you would
636s	look to see improvements from based on
639s	experiences and things you've enjoyed in
641s	the past from other games in their
643s	ranged combat
644s	um so in this video we take a look just
646s	to set expectations we look at two
649s	different types of ranged weapons we
651s	look at a longbow and we look at a short
653s	bow and both of them have very unique
658s	um
659s	of of feel of style one is less
663s	impactful on movement uh the short bow
665s	the other one is more impactful but but
667s	it packs a harder hit on the Longbow
669s	side
670s	um it's also a first look that you guys
673s	have had at the ranger archetype and of
677s	course we don't reveal and show
679s	everything of the Ranger we don't want
681s	to do that and and spoil what's to come
683s	with Alpha 2 but we pick some abilities
685s	that emphasize the role of a ranger
688s	right that is mobility and survivability
692s	um it is heavy damage from a distance
695s	um it is the ability to ensnare and root
699s	um so you get to see some of those
701s	things you also get to see an element of
704s	enemy faction NPC enemy faction
707s	um that we fight against and you guys
709s	saw some of the concepts uh over the
711s	past few months Margaret and the
713s	community team have shown you guys
714s	leading up to this uh the minotaurs you
716s	get to see some of the Minotaur faction
719s	um their their trusty side hounds as
721s	well that accompany them and you get to
724s	see it in an environment that you guys
726s	haven't seen before
728s	um which is uh this foresty area in the
731s	riverlands that lead up to a major point
734s	of Interest called the wreckage of
736s	Carfin or carfen Tower
738s	um and that is a big uh uh vertical
742s	dungeon that exists within Alpha two
745s	um and it has some significant story I
747s	also want to point out
749s	that you're going to see a little bit of
750s	updates to the UI
753s	um Colby Jeff Nate uh excuse me Natalie
757s	um have been doing an incredible job
759s	um and Drew in in helping to create our
763s	new style guide for uh what the UI is
766s	going to look like in Alpha 2. um you
768s	get to see a little sneak peek of the
769s	peak of that with some of the HUD and
771s	some of the journal systems
773s	um but remember it's important to give
775s	feedback here in twitch on the forums on
778s	Reddit everywhere possible uh tell us
780s	two points right what you liked about
782s	what you saw and what you would look to
784s	improve based on experiences you have in
786s	the past and with that
788s	let us take a look all right we'll see
791s	you when we return
794s	[Music]
821s	hello everyone and welcome to another
825s	live stream day with an awesome
829s	Showcase of our basic ranged combat
833s	revamp
834s	excited to be here again showing you
837s	guys ashes of creation and its current
840s	progress towards Alpha 2. I have joining
843s	me today to Stellar senior designers on
846s	our team
847s	seniors designer Trad and Jeremy how are
850s	you guys doing
852s	I'm doing well I'm just looking forward
855s	to showing some of the stuff we've been
856s	working on here oh I know it's always
858s	exciting Jeremy how you doing buddy
860s	doing really good really excited to be
862s	here really excited to show the stuff
864s	we've got this time yes and I my first
869s	I first saw
871s	is of course the world just the
874s	unbelievably beautiful environments that
877s	uh the environment team and the design
880s	team have just come up with with these
882s	ruins and this Forest I mean where where
885s	are we at right now Jeremy
887s	we are in the riverlands and which was
890s	the former heart of the island Empire so
893s	we're among their ruins from a long time
897s	ago after the fall yeah people saw some
899s	of these things
901s	um in the weather and Seasons
904s	um showcase uh so you guys might
907s	recognize this stuff but the alien
909s	Empire that was one of the largest if
910s	not the largest Empire at the Town the
912s	time of the Apocalypse right right it
915s	was at the height of their golden age
917s	when the uh
919s	the fall happened so we are just
921s	standing in their ruins now and it is it
924s	is so cool I always love environments
926s	where
927s	you have
929s	these ancient
931s	almost artifacts and and just locations
935s	that you get to explore
937s	um
938s	it's really compelling yeah is to to
941s	make a living breathing world that's an
943s	actual character of our game Vera should
946s	very much feel like a character that has
948s	so much history and story behind it uh
951s	they're like great fantasy worlds of the
954s	past and other franchises bearish should
956s	very much feel like one of those that
958s	just hearing the name invokes all kinds
960s	of history and character and and living
963s	breathing and and actually a world
966s	that's been in trouble for a long time
967s	now and the players are coming back to
969s	help rescue and recover that I love it
972s	and I also love the fact that Chris
975s	Atkins threw in some slits for this
979s	elf's ears to come through oh my gosh
982s	it's so awesome I feel a lot comfortable
986s	they're adorable they are adorable this
990s	is such a great outfit
991s	um I'm loving the cape cloth as well
994s	it's very cool so you were mentioning we
997s	are in an area that is uh relatively
1000s	dangerous right this is um these aren't
1003s	Elite monsters right but they are still
1006s	deadly these are looks like a Minotaur
1009s	uh Hunting Party war party that are
1012s	investigating this area for some reason
1013s	it looks like some Shaman have have come
1016s	down to this Riverland area
1019s	and they're checking things out and they
1021s	have some like guard dogs with them
1023s	they've got some drudgers with them
1026s	um kind of like reptilian dog kind of
1029s	things that are acting as Lookouts and
1032s	guards while they're looking around for
1034s	things oh no oh I'm walking oh God
1043s	hold on one second
1045s	Chad what should I do what should I what
1047s	what what items or abilities
1050s	uh spam two on one of them take that guy
1052s	down
1054s	all right that was a quick shot right
1056s	there
1057s	um so quick shot is an ability that has
1060s	three charges
1061s	um and each shot does more damage than
1063s	the last to the Target that you're
1065s	attacking you kind of use it as an
1067s	opener Alpha strike kind of ability just
1070s	drop somebody so I have that two back
1072s	again the quick shot
1073s	yep yeah we haven't done like you know
1077s	all cooldown pass on this or anything so
1079s	you could pretty much just span right
1080s	now but you've got that oh that guy oh
1083s	God I have 16 health no no no no
1087s	the shaman are not something to mess
1089s	with there they've got that chart how
1091s	did we draw so how did I grab so many
1094s	they're paying attention Okay the ranged
1098s	player you have to be aware of your
1100s	surrounding I did not
1103s	I was not aware of my surroundings okay
1105s	you guys may notice
1107s	that I'm not dying right now and I would
1109s	just like to comment that the stream
1111s	would not be good if I died
1115s	trying to fight these things what am I
1117s	using here dread
1118s	uh that would be sniper
1121s	um so unlike quick shot that is an
1123s	ability that you can press and hold and
1125s	it kind of roots you in place so it's
1127s	you gotta you gotta like use that at the
1129s	right time but you gotta you do get a
1131s	lot of payoff if you can pull off the
1133s	whole thing
1134s	um so the longer that you charge it uh
1136s	the more damage it does I need to get my
1138s	some of my health back I I apologize
1141s	stream I let me just say that whenever
1144s	we do these recordings and I am piloting
1148s	right I have this very well thought out
1151s	outline and plan about how things are
1153s	going to go and
1156s	somehow something happens and it just
1159s	doesn't it doesn't work I don't know why
1161s	I think when Mike Tyson says everyone
1162s	has a plan until they're punched in the
1164s	face right yeah every now no no plan
1167s	survives contact with the Enemy
1169s	um but uh so I didn't I turned on this
1172s	cheat code which doesn't let me die if I
1174s	fall below one hit point so every time
1176s	you see me dropped one hit point know
1177s	that I would have normally just died
1178s	there and you guys can
1181s	um you know take a shot of water or
1183s	something
1183s	point for the Minotaur yeah point for
1186s	the Minotaur okay so uh by the way you
1190s	guys are seeing this is early morning
1191s	here on the the Varan riverlands
1195s	um and you'll see that there's a lot of
1198s	weather effects that are happening right
1199s	here there's some there's some pollen
1201s	because we're are in the middle of
1203s	spring but it's also early morning so we
1205s	have this fog layer that's rolling
1207s	through
1208s	of course
1210s	the Aesthetics of Ashes of creation are
1212s	very important we've always said that
1213s	game systems makes games fun
1216s	and the game environment and the
1220s	Aesthetics make it uh make it beautiful
1222s	and make it immersive so we double down
1226s	on both of those but Jeremy talk to me a
1229s	little bit about these minotaurs who are
1230s	these minotaurs why are they here so
1232s	these Minotaur well prior to the fall
1235s	they were kind of uh just a nomadic
1237s	chaotic race they're a race that really
1240s	benefited when the player races left
1243s	saying are left percentage so they in
1246s	the intervening time they've gotten
1248s	stronger they've kind of found some
1250s	techniques some help in some ways from
1254s	other entities that aren't friendly so
1257s	they've they've really got organized got
1259s	equipped and they're kind of actually
1263s	excited to see the players come back
1264s	because they want some Revenge
1267s	so they are looking for ways to uh they
1270s	have oral histories and things that tell
1272s	of these people that um held them down
1274s	and and hunted them and they're uh
1277s	they're brutally wanting to exact that
1279s	Revenge could I um I'm gonna cheat here
1282s	again because I just want to get go up
1284s	to them and give people a look at what
1286s	these minotaurs look like in the game so
1290s	so the terrigora is one of those Clan
1292s	clans or tribes uh this one's the the
1296s	rain caller who uh has uh Essence that
1300s	kind of evokes water he has water
1303s	abilities throws water attacks and makes
1307s	Shields of of water bubbles around them
1310s	this guy is amazing I love the model
1315s	work
1316s	Eli's done an amazing job on these and
1320s	these are just a shaman these are kind
1322s	of the ones that are
1325s	Divine and have a little bit of a
1328s	connection there there's much bigger
1330s	ones much more even scarier ones like
1332s	the Marauders and the Berserkers and
1335s	even the Khan
1336s	oh wow look at that I'm sorry I'm just
1339s	looking over in the distance and I see
1341s	this this giant like Tower structure
1344s	yeah that's the the Tower of Carfin
1347s	under a curse that is causing a lot of
1351s	problems for the area too oh you're
1353s	right actually I think if we approach up
1356s	here
1357s	we actually cross over into the boundary
1360s	of carfen the wreckage of Carfin right
1363s	it's like sorry
1364s	and Carfin was a one of the great cities
1367s	of the island Empire and it's now and
1369s	and there we go yes
1374s	I see it
1376s	that my friends that you're seeing off
1378s	in the distance is gonna is in Alpha two
1381s	obviously
1382s	um and Jeremy tell us a little bit about
1384s	the tower and it's and what you know
1388s	just a little bit not nothing give away
1390s	too much but just a little bit about the
1391s	tower what is it what is the tower it
1394s	was a focus of the the Mages and study
1397s	of the alien Empire
1399s	Carfin was a city that that kind of had
1402s	a great Mage population so it had a
1405s	university there
1407s	um
1407s	and things went bad there during during
1410s	the last days of the Fall
1413s	um they made some desperate measures in
1415s	a really awesome
1416s	uh Quest series that um that Scott's
1420s	written up and and implementing things
1422s	awesome so it's it's going to be a
1425s	pretty fun tower that was intended for
1428s	many groups to exist within and fight
1431s	now track
1433s	question
1435s	what type of weapon am I guess thank you
1437s	what type of weapon am I using here
1440s	this would be the Longbow
1443s	um so you can kind of tell like when
1445s	you're when you're shooting your basic
1447s	attack that the shots are a little bit
1449s	slower but have more power behind them
1452s	um yeah I really like the model that
1453s	Atkins threw together for this oh it
1455s	looks so good the smoking something
1457s	Imperium design so what is this bow
1460s	makers of the past maybe someone's
1463s	remembered the techniques to make it it
1465s	looks so good
1470s	like go ahead and uh and hold the button
1473s	down one thing that we're playing around
1474s	with this that we haven't done with our
1477s	melee weapons is has a contextual
1479s	Behavior based on if you're tapping the
1482s	um just you know pressing the the button
1484s	versus holding it
1485s	um so it kind of like snipe you know you
1487s	can actually hold these attacks and
1489s	instead of doing just a rapid fire sorry
1491s	just Chad one second something happened
1494s	these like these little birds just
1496s	spawned right near me and they're like
1499s	eating on the ground if I move will they
1501s	move
1503s	I hope so
1506s	okay let's see let's find out
1510s	Birds
1512s	how are you just gonna sit here
1514s	and let me run around you
1518s	what what are they doing they're just
1520s	kind of they're eating I guess oh no
1523s	okay wait what do you want me to do this
1524s	weapon
1527s	um hold your Q button and charge up an
1530s	attack uh Houston we might have a
1532s	problem all right ladies and gentlemen
1534s	get your shots of water ready
1537s	we may be uh been a little early I'm so
1540s	sorry let me see if I can don't worry
1541s	I've got it perfect I know it's true I
1544s	just don't want to give the minute oh
1547s	yeah what was that did he charge me he
1551s	got him
1556s	continue with those water bolts oh
1558s	that's kind of cool so I can jump while
1559s	shooting this
1565s	now just imagine that I have a lot more
1568s	Health nobody look at the house don't
1570s	look at my house
1572s	what are they shooting at Us Jeremy
1574s	uh those are from their their casting
1577s	this water bowl this really hardened
1579s	water that's just slamming into you for
1582s	force damage that hits yeah that's kind
1586s	of cool all right Chad I apologize I am
1589s	now going to appropriately engage from
1592s	the correct get the jump on them
1594s	Physicians okay so something cool about
1597s	the Longbow oh now they fly away look at
1600s	that the birds are flying
1602s	something cool about the Longbow is that
1605s	as opposed to the short bow you are able
1607s	to actually hold and charge each of the
1610s	basic attacks is that correct
1612s	yep and doing so what does that do for
1615s	the weapon user
1617s	uh currently it's just a damage increase
1619s	but you know some we can do all sorts of
1622s	things with this later like you know
1625s	charging it up longer than you can set
1627s	up some kind of status effect combo
1629s	there's all kinds of things that we can
1631s	do with it but yeah right now
1633s	um it just increases the damage so for
1636s	example one thing you could do is you
1637s	could do two basic shots and then charge
1639s	the final shot and that will give you
1641s	like a big spike of damage there at the
1643s	end so oh that's cool be charged
1645s	individually wow that's pretty cool
1647s	and now we have some abilities that we
1651s	talked about these are from the ranger
1652s	archetype of course we're not going to
1654s	show everything that the ranger has but
1656s	we are going to give you guys some ideas
1657s	of the abilities in its kit
1661s	um what is this first ability called
1663s	This is snipe
1665s	yeah this is snipe um this is the one I
1668s	was talking about earlier where it's
1670s	kind of like the basic attack but a lot
1671s	more powerful you can hold this and when
1674s	you see that little flash there at the
1676s	end that indicates that it's fully
1678s	charged that's a strong ability
1680s	yeah you can keep holding it in case you
1682s	want to like you know wait for the
1684s	Target to get low before you you know
1686s	bring them down if they're getting
1687s	healed all kinds of things I can do but
1689s	at a certain point it stops um getting
1691s	charged
1693s	oh that's cool
1701s	now the what happens let's get into that
1704s	environment where I'm getting chased by
1706s	a few creatures
1709s	see if I can find a couple more because
1712s	I know there's another ability we have
1714s	called airstrike which is kind of cool
1718s	see really cool
1722s	so now let's say for example as the
1724s	ranger I have these creatures and this
1727s	melee guy is on me and I want to
1728s	reposition
1730s	tell me a little bit about what
1732s	airstrike does
1735s	airstrike turns a lot of things
1738s	moving character and the direction that
1740s	you're facing and it brings three
1743s	projectiles down in the path that you're
1745s	going
1746s	um and each of those projectiles does
1748s	damage
1752s	foreign
1756s	but it's it's definitely up there
1760s	yeah that ability is so rad I love using
1765s	it
1766s	you can see it's generally nature
1768s	Essence to cause roots to come up and
1771s	bind to grab the minute timer
1775s	and now this quick shot ability by the
1777s	way that
1779s	um I see it has a debuff that looks like
1782s	the quick shot icon on the target what's
1785s	that doing
1787s	uh that so basically each shot of quick
1789s	shot will increase the damage of the
1792s	next application of that specific attack
1795s	against the against the target so it
1798s	kind of encourages to unload all three
1800s	of your charges for a big spike of burst
1802s	damage but that does come at the cost of
1804s	each charge comes back individually so
1806s	you either have to wait a longer period
1808s	of time to get that burst or you can
1810s	just kind of weave them in here and
1812s	there if you want more readily available
1813s	damage got it that's super cool
1816s	so I have here
1819s	now a reticle on my screen so we've
1822s	switched from tab Target mode
1825s	which is a point and click with the
1827s	cursor or using tab to cycle targets
1829s	based on proximity priority
1832s	right and into this reticle-based mode
1835s	which now you can see the targeting
1838s	plate
1839s	in the top is slightly grayed out
1843s	and we do that to demonstrate that that
1845s	is a soft lock Target versus a hard lock
1848s	Target
1849s	and what a soft flock Target is
1851s	Chad you want to explain a little bit
1853s	about that
1854s	sure yeah so if you if you are in action
1857s	mode and you don't have a Target
1858s	actually selected like you would in a
1860s	tab Target game
1862s	um then it'll just smartly choose
1864s	whatever Target it thinks is the most
1867s	appropriate for where your camera is and
1869s	attack that Target but if you were to
1872s	actually select a Target I think is it
1875s	right Mouse button in action mode right
1876s	right now it's of course all this stuff
1878s	is customizable by the user but if you
1881s	press the the right Mouse button
1884s	in action mode it will hard lock the
1887s	target which means you can take your
1889s	reticle off the Target and it won't
1890s	change correct Chad
1892s	right
1893s	that's awesome
1896s	now we have another type of ranged
1898s	weapon
1901s	show
1903s	oh and I can still while in action mode
1905s	I can still tap to cycle Target as well
1911s	yeah we really wanted to um
1915s	a more tab based combat here because we
1917s	in the last live stream all of our melee
1920s	attacks were there were more hitboxes
1922s	right they didn't acquire a hard target
1925s	and so we wanted to show a little bit
1927s	more of that in the Stream and so you
1929s	know right right here for example Target
1932s	you're not having amulettical or
1934s	anything like that it's more what you
1935s	are online
1940s	but at the same time we still have
1942s	abilities like airstrike and you know
1944s	other things that were we haven't even
1946s	shown yet that are going to be more
1947s	action oriented so hopefully we hit The
1950s	Sweet Spot of having a nice combination
1952s	with all that and it's more fun I've
1954s	played Rangers in EQ eq2 the great
1957s	Archer types and Guild Wars and hunters
1960s	and wow and went into this mode with the
1962s	reticle and stuff it's just fun running
1964s	around shooting these guys oh it is
1966s	super fun and I've switched over to the
1967s	short bow now so let me see if I can
1970s	show off that short bow
1972s	into a good light one second
1977s	um I'll exit this Moon
1981s	there we go so now I have a short bow
1983s	equipped versus the
1985s	excuse me versus the longbow
1989s	and talk to me a little bit about the
1990s	difference in the short bow tread
1994s	sure yeah the direction that we went
1996s	with the short bow was a lot more I
1998s	almost want to say
2000s	acrobatic like you can use this a lot
2003s	more freely movement it doesn't slow you
2006s	as much it's a higher rate of fire
2009s	basically this is this is the more
2011s	mobile feeling lightweight uh version of
2015s	the longbow
2016s	um so it's not quite as powerful
2018s	um because you are trade you're you're
2020s	making some trade-offs here
2022s	um with range and attack speed and I do
2025s	think right now we're actually putting a
2027s	higher current rate on this one so it's
2029s	got the first potential but these are
2031s	just the kinds of decisions
2034s	[Music]
2036s	who do I value
2039s	I love the the movement of that yeah I
2042s	think I mean it is a very different
2044s	feeling right
2046s	um one I'm much more mobile being able
2048s	to shoot and not have to sacrifice a lot
2051s	of my movement speed like I had to but
2053s	long ago so just from that aspect alone
2057s	it feels like a very different weapon
2058s	I'm also not able to charge I'm just
2060s	kind of I'm holding down the attack and
2063s	it's just firing a bunch you'll see that
2064s	I can blindfire because I'm in action
2066s	mode
2067s	um
2068s	that's why I'm like fire an extra there
2070s	but it is it feels very different
2074s	um and of course it doesn't change the
2075s	way you have access to your abilities
2077s	your abilities are there regardless of
2079s	the the type of range weapon necessarily
2080s	you're using
2082s	um
2082s	short bow or longbow
2085s	and then I don't have to have a hard
2088s	target lock also now for the abilities
2090s	either either tie off of the reticle
2095s	and I know there's some feedback that we
2098s	wanted to collect from players with
2099s	regards to this demonstration you want
2101s	to talk a little bit about that trend
2103s	yeah um as always every time we make an
2107s	ability we're pretty much always
2109s	thinking about what is what is the right
2112s	balance between
2114s	um restricting player movement for the
2116s	sake of weight
2118s	um you know getting getting the feeling
2119s	of the weight in that day being able to
2122s	animate the full body all the good
2124s	things that come along with you know
2127s	um restricting movement but at the same
2129s	time we definitely don't want to be a
2132s	game that makes it frustrating to you
2136s	know attack and at the same time and a
2138s	lot of people you know what I think a
2141s	lot a lot of people love the MMOs is the
2143s	feeling those changes in Freedom in
2145s	combat and we want to retain that so uh
2148s	just as you see these abilities go off
2151s	and
2152s	get used in this environment like I
2156s	guess we appreciate any feedback on how
2159s	that direction is going absolutely yeah
2163s	so from the enemy side yes and asking on
2167s	behalf of like Doug's encounter group
2168s	it's how fast is the combat playing
2173s	um is it too slow is it too fast does it
2176s	feel good
2178s	um the time to kill or
2180s	what you're seeing right now are is it
2182s	uh
2183s	what what players are liking do people
2186s	like and and keep in mind these are our
2189s	solo ones right now these are uh tuned
2191s	more for solo fighting
2193s	um these aren't Elite group mobs but
2196s	one-on-one type of fights
2199s	yeah I like um in the solo areas you
2203s	know this for me this speed feels pretty
2206s	good uh given that I'm a you know DPS
2208s	class and these guys are particularly
2211s	susceptible to Rangers because they are
2216s	um they are uh Mage class NPCs but you
2220s	know getting your guys's opinion on
2222s	those things also the differences
2223s	between the weapon types right we talked
2225s	a little bit about the Longbow we talked
2227s	a little bit about the short bow
2228s	um you know being able to kind of uh
2230s	give us feedback on how you feel the
2232s	direction uh has gone now uh is this the
2235s	type of ranged combat you're looking for
2237s	those of you out there especially who
2239s	are bow users and enjoy these classes
2242s	you know what is it about the games that
2244s	you have played that you felt had good
2247s	uh range combat uh in it and are you
2250s	seeing elements of that demonstrated in
2252s	this type of combat as well I can tell
2255s	you that obviously seeing it is one
2257s	thing in Alpha two the those of you who
2260s	have access will be able to give us kind
2261s	of your feel feedback and you know of
2265s	course that's not under NDA so all of us
2266s	get to watch and participate in Alpha 2
2270s	um through through watching others play
2273s	it and and getting their feedback and
2274s	experiences as well
2276s	um another thing that I think is is
2279s	pretty cool that I wanted to talk about
2282s	actually
2283s	was these weapons and the types of skill
2288s	trees that they have associated with
2290s	them Trey do you want to talk to us a
2291s	little bit about you know how these
2293s	skill trees interact with the weapon
2297s	for sure yeah
2298s	um part of the plan with each of these
2300s	weapons is they'll each have a unique
2302s	skill tree associated with them to
2305s	differentiate them not only in terms of
2307s	feel but also in terms of mechanics and
2311s	an important thing that we really want
2314s	to capture in ashes is is the important
2316s	ability
2317s	um basically consider the player can
2319s	build their character you know how they
2321s	want and that it's been beyond just
2323s	their classrooms right
2325s	so for example if I'm the ranger I can
2328s	spec into my short bow or I can inspect
2330s	into my Longbow and those will be two
2332s	different very different builds for
2334s	example
2335s	maybe Specialized or have have a part of
2339s	its stream that specializes and leads
2342s	might synergize with specific Ranger
2344s	abilities that you know the Longbow
2347s	um might not necessarily synthetize with
2349s	their weapon choice will play into like
2351s	what abilities
2357s	that is
2359s	starting to scratch the surfaces up and
2362s	you would also want to take into account
2363s	the enemies you're going up against what
2365s	areas you're going into what enemies
2367s	you're hunting and is it a player versus
2369s	uh a monster players
2372s	very differently and there's a longbow
2375s	getting the drop on them important are
2378s	you respect for short bow for being
2381s	dodgy and moving around them you got all
2384s	those things to keep in mind
2386s	absolutely
2387s	well guys appreciate you joining us
2389s	today to talk about this stuff it is
2391s	amazing that the the world you guys are
2393s	building the the mechanics here I hope
2396s	everyone in the audience has enjoyed the
2398s	demonstration uh talk to us give us your
2400s	feedback tell us what you liked about it
2402s	uh what you would like to see changed uh
2404s	make sure you do so on the YouTube video
2406s	and twitch on Reddit on our forums
2408s	everywhere you possibly can it means so
2410s	much to us to be able to kind of reflect
2412s	on what the community has to say about
2414s	the works in progress we're showing you
2416s	towards Alpha 2.
2418s	um Jeremy Trad thank you very much for
2420s	joining it is always appreciated hearts
2422s	in chat these guys are awesome yes you
2427s	guys are doing awesome uh awesome work
2429s	and I'm loving the progress and I'm
2431s	loving sharing with you guys I know you
2433s	and everyone else on the team who make
2435s	these streams possible enjoys it
2438s	and with that said everyone we will see
2441s	you back on stream
2445s	thanks everyone
2446s	a good one
2455s	well we hope you all enjoyed it seems
2457s	like there's a lot of mostly hearts and
2459s	chat mostly happy I know there are some
2461s	questions and concerns that you all had
2462s	and I'm going to try to address some of
2464s	them we can't be here all day so we
2467s	can't answer every question but it
2469s	seemed like there was a little bit of
2470s	confusion in regards to our hybrid
2472s	combat system and how that's going to
2474s	work basically what are the advantages
2476s	and disadvantages of using tab or action
2479s	when it comes to being arranged or I
2481s	mean we showcased a little bit of that
2483s	in the melee as well but if you want to
2485s	kind of address that I think our
2486s	hardcore fans probably know but I think
2489s	there's a lot of new viewers who are
2490s	watching today
2491s	absolutely so you know part of what
2493s	we're exploring with this approach of
2495s	our hybrid combat
2498s	is offering the player the functionality
2501s	um to utilize either tab targeting or a
2504s	reticle-based action camera mode
2506s	um and you know there are benefits to to
2509s	each um and both of them are kind of
2512s	providing the player what they feel most
2514s	comfortable with playing ads
2518s	um you know all of our attacks are going
2519s	to be stat opposed unless they're a
2522s	templated attack right in which case
2524s	there will be certain bonuses and or uh
2527s	Stronger applied chances uh for certain
2531s	types of CC effects to be applied
2534s	um or potential
2536s	excuse me
2538s	um or potentially evasion and accuracy
2540s	aspects of it these are all things that
2541s	we plan to to test throughout Alpha two
2545s	um to kind of see where the player base
2547s	lives in those two options of their of
2549s	their action or or tap Target based
2552s	attack modes
2553s	um you know the the important part here
2555s	is that like this is this is still a
2557s	work in progress right this is meant to
2559s	give you kind of a look at where our
2561s	approach has has now been living over
2563s	the past several months when it comes to
2566s	combat based off of what we learned in
2569s	Alpha One what player feedback has been
2571s	along the way and how we can
2574s	um uh create a compelling system of of
2578s	combat between these very different
2580s	classes and weapon types
2583s	um and and that is that is something
2584s	that I think as you guys see now our
2587s	progress towards range combat to me it's
2589s	feeling really good I I'm enjoying
2591s	playing it I like the feeling of of
2593s	getting in and um and taking these shots
2595s	with these bows I love the sound I'm
2597s	loving the environment I'm loving the
2599s	impact hits on the creatures there's a
2602s	lot of work still to be done on visual
2603s	effects on on more sound and and kind of
2607s	on um you know these abilities and how
2609s	they flow but things are feeling fluid
2611s	they're not cumbersome you're not having
2613s	to stand still and be rooted in place
2616s	and you know you still keep a lot of the
2618s	agency even between tab Target or action
2621s	combat mode both of them are letting the
2623s	player move freely throughout uh their
2626s	attacks
2627s	all right and then
2630s	um I think from the video perspective
2632s	you did try to explain a little bit of
2634s	this but uh kind of a clear
2635s	understanding of how the auto attack
2637s	Works versus like the abilities and how
2640s	you see those things intertwining how
2641s	you see people using the auto attacks
2644s	versus the abilities obviously the ones
2647s	here didn't have cooldowns as Trad said
2648s	but um in the future they will yeah
2651s	absolutely so it's important to note
2654s	that auto attacks in previous MMOs that
2657s	many of us have played kind of serve as
2660s	a filler between rotations
2663s	um and as your rotation's gone cool down
2666s	you go to your fellow filler Auto
2668s	attacks that's not the intent in ashes
2670s	of creation ashes of creation has
2673s	separate and bespoke
2675s	um weapons skill trees that you develop
2678s	over time when you gain experience uh in
2682s	using these particular weapon types
2683s	these weapon groups and those skill
2686s	trees provide a lot of of Versatility
2690s	both horizontal and vertical power
2693s	progression sorry do you hear the
2694s	doorbell in the background yeah we all
2696s	do everyone in chat's like pizza's here
2700s	I'm so sorry guys this is unintended and
2703s	unexpected for me to be here
2705s	um uh for the stream yes come on in I'm
2707s	sorry
2712s	I'm so sorry guys
2714s	um but anyways the weapon skill trees
2716s	are intended to provide a lot of synergy
2718s	between your rotational abilities and
2722s	the weapon type that you've chosen
2725s	um and as you progress you're going to
2727s	be able to influence things like number
2729s	of attacks speed of those attacks procs
2732s	that occur on those attacks status
2734s	conditions that can be applied to the
2735s	Target based on these basic attacks and
2738s	then when you see those things proc and
2740s	happen on the target that's when you use
2743s	certain rotational abilities in your
2746s	class kit to complement those proc
2749s	effects right so you're you're watching
2751s	out you might get a telegraph through
2752s	animation maybe your character does an
2755s	odd type of release on the on the weapon
2758s	uh animation Attack and that tells you
2760s	oh I'm procking on this attack let me
2762s	now go use this ability that has a 30
2765s	upswing on power or damage because
2768s	they're under under a certain status
2769s	effect that's granted by my my weapon
2773s	ability
2774s	all right and then we had a question
2778s	from
2779s	yoga who is asking will Rangers be uh
2782s	required to carry arrows and I saw a lot
2785s	of other people asking about uh will we
2787s	have arrows or will Crafters have to
2789s	craft arrows things of that sort just
2792s	um you so we are not tracking ammunition
2795s	in the game
2796s	um I'm not sure how much that brings
2799s	um to gameplay uh not much usually it's
2803s	just a cumbersome tracking that you have
2806s	to do I I kind of attribute it to
2808s	similarly in tabletop RPGs when I have
2812s	to have my players track their bolts or
2814s	their arrows you know how many they've
2816s	used and I used to be a real Stiffler on
2819s	the uh the DM side of it where you know
2821s	especially at low levels where they
2823s	would fire an attack release an arrow in
2825s	D and D or in Pathfinder or something
2827s	and if they miss they would roll a 50
2829s	chance of whether they could recover the
2831s	ammunition I know Stephen I've been
2833s	there I was one of those people
2836s	you did this to me sometimes that's fun
2839s	if the party's low but no I'm sorry an
2841s	MMO gameplay it just doesn't make sense
2843s	it's not that interesting we are however
2845s	with that being said we are thinking
2848s	about unique
2851s	um Buffs that can be applied to your uh
2854s	weapons uh that are on a per instance
2857s	basis of the attack so for example you
2859s	might have a quiver that you can
2861s	activate on a cooldown
2864s	and that quiver might apply some type of
2867s	Rider effect on the basic weapon attack
2870s	that you have equipped or you might have
2873s	some type of alchemical consumable that
2877s	applies it to your melee weapon those I
2880s	think are interesting because they add
2881s	an element of horizontal gameplay
2884s	um depending on the adversary you're
2886s	facing or the challenge you're up
2888s	against
2889s	all right and the next question here is
2892s	our Bose hit scan or projectile based
2895s	they are projectile based and then we
2898s	have oh go ahead you'll notice that in
2901s	the video uh when I switch to the action
2904s	combat uh reticle mode I was able to
2908s	fire the bow uh as a blind fire
2912s	um and I didn't need to have a Target in
2914s	order to do that that's one of the
2915s	differences between Tab and action
2918s	combat mode is that you can launch
2920s	projectiles in the action combat mode as
2923s	a blindfire option and if a Target or if
2927s	something moves in the way between time
2930s	um between the time of that projectile
2932s	launching and impacting uh uh it's
2934s	either max distance or a piece of
2937s	terrain or another Target it's possible
2939s	that players might move into that
2941s	um uh into their projectile range yeah
2943s	and you saw like the projectile sitting
2945s	on like whatever it landed on for a
2947s	little drop it there too which is really
2949s	cool
2950s	um I forwarded it to the to show the
2952s	case that as you were talking about it
2954s	so hopefully that lined up with what he
2957s	was saying
2958s	um and then we have from Valiant salad
2959s	which is just a hilarious name to begin
2961s	with I love it
2963s	um they asked if a ranger doesn't have a
2965s	bow equipped can they still use their
2967s	air strike like would they still be able
2969s	to use certain abilities even if they
2970s	didn't have their bow equipped some
2972s	abilities will require that certain
2974s	pieces of equipment are equipped
2976s	um that's true for melee abilities like
2978s	a shield bash requiring a shield to be
2980s	equipped or certain ranged abilities
2982s	requiring a ranged weapon to be equipped
2984s	as well
2985s	um it's important to note that as part
2986s	of the ashes of creation paper doll you
2989s	have a melee main hand an offhand slot
2992s	and then you have a ranged slot as well
2995s	so you don't have to switch between
2997s	weapons per se if you execute an ability
3000s	that requires a ranged weapon but you
3002s	have your melee weapon out it will
3004s	automatically swap to the range rep and
3006s	use the Ability and then back to your
3007s	melee weapon for your basic attack
3009s	should you choose and then you can
3011s	select which weapon you want to have
3013s	available your melee or your range for
3014s	the basic attack and you can swap
3016s	between those two even in combat um but
3018s	they're they're still equipped one other
3020s	thing I want to point out about ranged
3021s	combat and projectile based Action
3025s	Target mode is take for example a
3028s	situation in a Siege where you might be
3030s	on top of a wall
3032s	um and you might acquire a Target
3034s	through tab that you see and by the way
3037s	when you're in reticle mode you can
3039s	still use tab to cycle through hard
3041s	targets you have this differential
3043s	between soft target lock and hard target
3045s	lock Hard Target tracks the target when
3048s	even if you're in reticle mode it tracks
3049s	that Target you can use abilities
3051s	against that Target as if you were in
3053s	tab mode and if you have let's say
3057s	you're on that wall and you're shooting
3058s	down at enemies who are just out of
3061s	range you can fire those projectile
3063s	miles off at the ground and if they move
3065s	within range and in that area they'll be
3067s	impacted by the projectile
3070s	all right and then it's no me wants to
3072s	know can you swap the bow in between
3074s	your combos uh like if you're doing
3076s	quick shot and swap to a different uh
3078s	bow to maximize mobility and DPS
3082s	yeah so you can always hot weapon swap
3084s	um even in combat but you can't swap
3086s	your armor and gear
3089s	um nothing that's in a hand or range
3090s	slot um if you're in combat
3093s	all right and then another e98 wants to
3096s	know how is a melee supposed to catch up
3098s	to a ranger running away from them if
3099s	they're full speed so like if a Rangers
3101s	lost my super mobile what are the melees
3104s	options in order to catch them it
3107s	depends on the melee user right
3110s	um obviously different class kits will
3112s	provide different Gap closers they'll
3113s	provide different Mobility skills
3115s	they'll have lockdowns they'll have
3117s	chains to pull back they'll have a lot
3119s	of different things in the rotation
3120s	right
3122s	um
3122s	you know that's part of what an MMORPG
3125s	experience is you're not just restricted
3127s	to three or six skills you know you have
3129s	a rotational suite and depending on the
3132s	type of challenges you face is going to
3134s	help determine which of those rotations
3136s	you spec into from your skill tree if
3139s	you're having problems against Rangers
3141s	because they're constantly getting away
3142s	then it's probably a good idea for you
3145s	to spec into abilities that lock the
3147s	Target down that give you Mobility or
3150s	that allow you to have a Zone control
3153s	within the battlefield
3155s	all right
3157s	um and then folks were wondering do I
3159s	have to have a Target in my Crosshair to
3161s	use snipe or quick shot
3165s	um for for abilities
3166s	it depends on the ability
3170s	if the ability requires a Target yes you
3173s	will be required to have a Target even
3175s	in the action mode if the ability
3177s	however is a templated attack such as a
3179s	line attack or AOE attack a cone attack
3183s	those will not require you to have a
3185s	Target you can fire those anticipating
3188s	movement of an individual or Target
3189s	within the zone of of effect
3193s	and then
3194s	um
3195s	I think there was questions in regards
3197s	to
3199s	um the bow and the or the Longbow versus
3202s	the short bow are there different ranges
3204s	damages like what's the difference
3206s	between the two of them yeah I mean the
3209s	cool thing about our approach for
3211s	weapons within ashes of creation
3214s	is that
3216s	weapons don't ju they're not just stat
3218s	sticks right they have different feels
3221s	as was demonstrated both in the melee
3224s	examples with the Great Sword and the
3227s	daggers as well as now with the Longbow
3229s	and the short bow these changes can be
3232s	pacing they could be speed they can be
3235s	critical rates they can be critical
3238s	damage they can be base damage values
3240s	they can be
3242s	um separate effects like the Longbow has
3245s	a charge up on its basic attack whereas
3247s	the short Pro doesn't
3248s	um there's more Motion in the great
3250s	sword and then there is necessarily in
3253s	the daggers you know the idea is because
3256s	each weapon type has an Associated
3259s	weapon tree for progression we almost
3263s	want each of these weapon groups to feel
3266s	distinct in the way they play and
3268s	because of that it touches a lot of
3270s	different aspects of a combat for them
3275s	um and I think the last one is kind of I
3277s	see a lot of conversation in regards to
3279s	this is
3280s	um what and I know you talked about a
3282s	little earlier about what the benefits
3284s	are for Tab versus
3287s	um action I feel like a lot of people
3288s	feel like tab is just easier so why
3290s	would I use
3292s	you know uh action so I don't know if
3295s	you want to kind of go into a little bit
3296s	more detail about the benefits of one
3298s	over the other so we talked a little bit
3300s	about the ability to Blind fire not
3303s	requiring a Target in order to shoot
3304s	right that's one of the benefits um and
3307s	the differences you know what do you
3309s	mean by that too is that you can shoot
3311s	without having to have a Target in
3313s	regard for Action combat but that
3315s	doesn't mean it's gonna like help Beacon
3318s	honing go find the target so keep that
3320s	in mind folks right so that that is a
3323s	component
3324s	um the the other thing is you know a lot
3326s	of it can be playstyle as well
3328s	um you know different players prefer
3330s	different modes of combat
3333s	um and for a lot of action players
3334s	having that reticle having the camera
3336s	tied
3337s	um to the movement of the curse or the
3339s	movement of the of the mouse that is an
3341s	element that they want to incorporate if
3344s	you were to ask me do we lean more
3346s	towards tab or more towards action in
3349s	the past I've always said we lean more
3350s	towards tap targeting but that doesn't
3353s	mean there is not a playstyle of action
3355s	that provides the user
3358s	um some benefits to it now there are
3360s	some downsides to it as well
3363s	um and those downsides might be that if
3365s	you're in a massive brawl the ability to
3367s	pick and choose targets that are far in
3369s	the back line that might might be more
3371s	advantageous towards tab Target users
3374s	because they're able to click but the
3375s	reaction time to acquire a target for a
3378s	cursor versus acquiring a target for a
3380s	reticle is much faster and less
3382s	cumbersome because it doesn't require as
3384s	many actions on behalf of the user such
3386s	as finding the nameplate clicking on it
3389s	to acquire the target then activating
3391s	the ability whereas with a reticle
3393s	option all you need to do is Orient your
3395s	camera towards that Target and fire off
3397s	the missile or fire off the attack
3399s	um you know that is a component as well
3403s	I think we'd be here all day if we
3405s	answered all the questions but we do
3407s	have a forum thread over on our forums
3409s	uh if you go to
3410s	forms.ashesofcreation.com we do have a
3413s	basic range attack updates uh thread
3415s	over there please head on over there
3417s	give us our feedback Steven specifically
3419s	is asking for things that you liked so
3421s	from looking at this video what are the
3423s	things that you like from it and then
3425s	also telling us your experience from
3426s	other games or or experiences in regards
3429s	to arranger classes that you would like
3431s	to see and experience in ashes of
3432s	creation and both of those pieces we
3434s	will be putting together a report and
3436s	sending that over to our development
3438s	team so that they can take that into
3440s	consideration as they move forward
3441s	obviously they will make the decisions
3443s	they want for the game that they're
3444s	making but we always like to hear your
3446s	guys's feedback and take that into
3447s	account when we're creating things and
3449s	making sure that we're all on the same
3450s	page in regards to what we're wanting to
3453s	do
3455s	um so with that I think we're gonna move
3456s	on to the character art stuff unless you
3458s	have anything else you want to add
3459s	Stephen
3461s	no just everything you said right
3463s	providing that feedback is very
3464s	important
3465s	um give us your thoughts analyze the
3467s	video talk about the things you like and
3469s	the things you dislike
3470s	um talk about you know make sure to
3472s	include both it's very important that we
3474s	understand
3475s	um where the strengths lie and where the
3477s	feedback is important right
3480s	um so make sure you guys are doing that
3482s	on we're going to be uploading this to
3483s	YouTube shortly after the stream you I
3485s	think you guys already did that uh
3487s	Margaret yeah I'm prepared and that'll
3489s	go live that'll be in 4k so you get to
3491s	see the full glory of the map and the
3493s	environment and and you can um you can
3497s	just see I mean really it is it is
3499s	awe-inspiring the the the talent of
3501s	artistry that we have on this team and
3503s	and um it's always fun to see oh my gosh
3507s	are we just give you the cacophony of
3509s	noises from your from here hotel room
3513s	um we'll move on to our character update
3517s	then uh some of which you've seen some
3519s	of the things in game but we will switch
3521s	over there so first yeah first and
3524s	foremost we have the these lovely
3528s	um snake folk this is a najash tribe
3531s	which is pretty cool
3533s	definitely check them out I'm excited
3535s	for you guys to see these when they
3536s	animate it's going to be really cool
3538s	they're in a t-pose obviously we show a
3541s	lot of our models in these states
3543s	um but yes
3546s	very very cool this is something that
3549s	Danny worked on which looks awesome I'm
3552s	excited to fight them you guys will have
3554s	to tell us what kind of abilities you'd
3556s	like to see them having
3557s	next up we have our living statue night
3562s	and I have a couple different versions
3564s	of this so you can see them but this is
3566s	from Eli you can kind of see them
3567s	falling apart too the pieces of them
3569s	which is really cool and then also when
3572s	they're all combined into one piece
3574s	but
3576s	very neat
3578s	welcome back we're looking at the living
3580s	statue we just finished looking at the
3582s	Josh tribe uh loving These Guys these
3586s	will be a lot of fun
3587s	um did you talk about
3589s	the placement and and kind of Origins
3593s	I have not for this or or these guys if
3595s	you want to go over that stuff so these
3598s	are where the living statues we're
3600s	talking about uh well we went over the
3602s	snake folks and then uh also
3604s	so
3606s	um obviously as you guys know the the
3608s	world is is Rich with um
3612s	um with history and lore and and part of
3614s	this is enemy factions and you're seeing
3616s	with the najash
3618s	um these there's some there's some
3620s	stories behind this that you'll
3621s	experience in Alpha 2
3623s	um with these creatures and
3625s	understanding kind of their origin where
3627s	they came from where they inhabit now
3629s	um there's a deep city that has been
3632s	um
3633s	um destroyed but also preserved under a
3636s	significant amount of magma
3639s	um and it's it's really it is a really
3643s	fun
3644s	um fun idea but these are examples of a
3646s	of an NPC faction right so you're not
3649s	just gonna see we talked about this in
3650s	the past you're seeing the models now
3651s	they're not always going to be cobras
3653s	some are going to be
3654s	um rattlesnakes some are going to be uh
3656s	you know mambas they're going to be
3658s	different variants that are represented
3660s	as part of these serpent races
3662s	um and then lastly it's working on this
3665s	one
3666s	oh perfect okay and then lastly you see
3669s	that um
3670s	the living statue that has
3674s	um uh essentially these are were once
3677s	protectors that got turned into
3681s	um adversaries uh and you'll be facing
3683s	them as you kind of progress throughout
3685s	the ruins of the of the Ancient World
3688s	um that once inhabited uh uh Vera uh and
3691s	they're they're gonna have some unique
3692s	and interesting animations
3695s	um that that almost look you know my my
3698s	desire for these is that they almost
3700s	feel a bit cumbersome in their movement
3702s	a bit stop-motiony kind of
3705s	um I think that's going to look pretty
3706s	cool so we'll see how animation deals
3708s	with that
3709s	I love it they look pretty sick so I'm
3712s	excited to see that come to fruition Eli
3714s	did a great job
3715s	oh yeah and then we've got our zombie
3719s	shambler you know moving ourselves into
3721s	the October realm of things uh this is
3724s	by gin C which looks awesome
3727s	I believe I have a turntable for them I
3729s	do I do
3732s	if you don't like creepy stuff I'm sorry
3734s	but look at her tummies
3738s	yes
3740s	you can't you can't have a good fantasy
3744s	without some good on debt
3746s	and these guys are definitely compelling
3749s	especially if you consider the
3751s	atmospherics and the zone that they'll
3753s	be placed and the the you know creepy
3756s	nature of their surroundings also as
3759s	many of you guys know we like to play a
3762s	lot with ground uh based NPCs having
3766s	them kind of unseeable and if you walk
3769s	past maybe a grave or something their
3771s	hand comes out and grabs you like you
3774s	know those are those are fun yeah a
3777s	little surprise a little you know
3779s	shocker for you and we have these
3782s	ghostly
3784s	um armor Folk
3788s	which I think I have uh images of the
3790s	armors too but
3794s	very very neat
3797s	yeah these guys look good I think did
3799s	Keith do these I believe Keith did them
3802s	yep
3803s	yeah these guys are pretty cool
3806s	um you don't see it here but
3808s	there are bodies that are spectral uh or
3812s	ethereal in nature
3814s	um they will have some effects that kind
3817s	of pulsate glow and move
3819s	um to kind of show that more ethereal
3821s	aspect of them
3823s	um I think they'll uh they're going to
3824s	look pretty good yeah they already look
3827s	pretty awesome and then we Priscilla one
3830s	of our newer artists created the Sable
3833s	tooth which is the Little Cub from one
3835s	of our previous sets
3837s	they're cute
3839s	oh I love these guys
3844s	those are great so if you got that
3847s	you'll this is a little pet that you'll
3849s	get and you'll see these in the world
3851s	too
3852s	sorry it looks like it looks like a mix
3854s	between a quarter
3856s	weird lion
3858s	you've got that longer body or maybe
3860s	it's like a liger it yeah it was kind of
3862s	like going with the Corgi butt like
3864s	short legs but like the tiger body that
3867s	was kind of what I think this is one I
3868s	designed before with the witherings
3872s	yeah I like them and then of course we
3875s	had the shaman that you saw in games
3877s	Steven kind of like showed you a
3878s	close-up but like you saw the concepts
3880s	last month the concerts were pretty sick
3883s	but then you see how good they look like
3886s	the models are just badass and then you
3888s	get to see them in game with the
3889s	lighting too and our artist Stephen
3891s	always says and I think we've reiterated
3893s	a million times just from concept to
3896s	fruition just like I mean it's stunning
3899s	so absolutely
3904s	but I know sometimes it's fun to see the
3907s	full 3d because it's hard to see it when
3908s	you're in game sometimes because we're
3910s	running around doing things
3912s	I know I tried to give a nice little
3913s	close-up shot for it yeah in the level I
3917s	cheated a little bit there too I turned
3919s	myself friendly with the monsters
3922s	you switch sides how dare you
3925s	and then of course this is uh one of the
3928s	Shields and I think there's a staff as
3930s	well that Chris made yeah
3934s	spear not a staff
3938s	and then I think we have an image of I
3942s	don't have it in here then we're going
3945s	to show you we've shown you the empyrean
3947s	concepts and I believe last time we
3950s	showed you just the head model for them
3952s	but um now you're seeing the model the
3956s	full we're going to show you the full
3957s	model for the Imperium so this is
3963s	the female this is the male
3966s	and obviously you'll have customization
3967s	options with your characters these are
3969s	just kind of like the starting point for
3972s	where we're going with them
3974s	the vibe yeah there'll be of course you
3976s	guys have seen their character creator
3978s	and it's a work in progress altitude
3981s	State
3982s	um but there will be lots of
3983s	customization options
3985s	um many of which are very specific uh
3987s	like the types of tattoos and hairstyles
3989s	right
3990s	um but there's a lot there's a lot there
3992s	these are the base base models
3996s	um Chris did I think it was Atkins right
3998s	did it yeah I think this is Chris yeah
4000s	yeah did a great job
4002s	revamping these with Manny doing some of
4004s	the concept and helping bring a little
4007s	bit of stylization to the models which
4009s	he's done a great job with that which
4011s	you all saw before and give us tons of
4012s	feedback on so we'll we've definitely
4014s	been incorporating some of that next up
4017s	we have the klar speaking of Manny these
4020s	are Concepts so keep that in mind these
4022s	are Concepts that we're showing for the
4023s	next two so this is kind of the
4025s	direction we're going for the klar last
4027s	time you got to see the velune which was
4029s	kind of our first reveal of the new
4031s	Valiant look and renkai and some of
4033s	those things so if you didn't watch that
4034s	definitely go check out our previous
4036s	updates we always kind of share a little
4038s	progression as we go forward but
4041s	um this is the kind of the direction for
4043s	the Kayla which is very different from
4045s	the velune
4047s	yes absolutely I mean this is
4051s	more traditional humans right uh that's
4054s	present in the games we come to love and
4056s	expect
4058s	um and the velune we talked a little bit
4059s	about in the past is having a more gen
4061s	ancestry that's going to be more
4063s	pronounced in their models when you guys
4065s	get to see that in the future
4067s	um a little bit more Arcane elements to
4070s	them
4070s	um so it's like a mixture of gin and
4073s	human which I think would be interesting
4075s	which they look beautiful they're
4077s	stunning if you didn't see that highly
4079s	recommend going back and watching our
4080s	update from last month and then of
4082s	course we have the nikuen and
4086s	um this is their male and female
4088s	Concepts you've seen a couple different
4090s	Renditions of them
4092s	um I know Steven has continually gone
4093s	back and forth with the artist in
4095s	regards to the new direction for some of
4098s	these races so I don't know if you want
4100s	to talk a little bit about this because
4101s	this is a little a little different than
4103s	what they've seen in the past again
4104s	concept
4106s	um
4107s	yeah absolutely I mean
4110s	um you know we've talked about it in the
4113s	past we wanted to take a little bit of a
4114s	different approach
4116s	um Manny's been doing a great job in
4117s	adding some stylization elements into
4119s	these into these uh player character
4121s	races
4122s	um and you know this these are the types
4125s	of of differences we want to have
4128s	between our two different Dwarven
4129s	influenced
4131s	um uh player character races uh and
4134s	there's a lot here that's inspired from
4136s	Polynesian culture
4138s	um which I think has been captured very
4140s	well as part of the uh uh the concepts
4142s	that mayonnaise revamped and it's going
4145s	to be awesome to see these come into
4146s	model form
4148s	yeah they're looking really cool
4151s	so we have a lot of different varieties
4153s	um between all of our races so we hope
4156s	that you all have been enjoying seeing
4159s	the progression of them you're getting
4160s	to kind of follow along the Journey of
4162s	creating these races I don't think you
4165s	know most games you're not you don't get
4167s	to see the progression and have feedback
4168s	along the way and see all the different
4170s	iterations of the races that they take
4172s	whereas like here you're actually
4174s	getting to see that it's a lot more work
4175s	than you think and then on top of that
4177s	you don't even want to know how many
4178s	animations per every single one has to
4181s	go and the teams have to do so much work
4184s	in regards to that when it comes to
4185s	combat because you have to think about
4186s	the transition from when you're standing
4188s	to when you go into combat and then all
4190s	the different moves that you're doing
4191s	and the transitions between those it
4193s	gets a little crazy but we appreciate
4196s	you all being patient with us and
4197s	following our journey and we're really
4199s	just trying to make a game that we're
4201s	all going to love and play and enjoy for
4202s	years to come
4204s	absolutely and it's and it's been as you
4206s	said such a a great experience having
4209s	you guys along
4211s	um this journey with us
4213s	um it isn't something as Margaret said
4214s	that a lot of people have an opportunity
4216s	to watch the development of um in real
4218s	time and you guys can go back you know
4221s	part of the the luxury of having this
4223s	transparent development process is you
4224s	get to go back and look at what they
4227s	were uh back in the day versus what they
4229s	are today and how they progressed and
4232s	that's always a fun experience it'll be
4233s	cool when we do each of the races when
4235s	we do videos for each of them we show
4237s	like the first rendition of them back in
4239s	like when you first started to now it's
4242s	gonna be so cool to see the the changes
4244s	from them
4245s	I can't I'm I'm you know every now and
4247s	then I I think of and I kind of
4250s	storyboard in my mind out the journey
4253s	from there to here you know yeah
4257s	create that kind of experience as a
4259s	video and boy is that gonna be one crazy
4262s	undertaking to make that and show
4264s	everyone who hasn't been part of this
4266s	journey with us but will come when the
4268s	game launches that they get to look back
4271s	and say wow you know this is where they
4273s	came from this is this is the iteration
4276s	time this is how things changed over
4278s	time and just to see that is uh is
4282s	really is really interesting I think is
4285s	really it's fun yeah and of course uh
4289s	we're gonna talk a little bit of our
4290s	studio update so I'll kind of hand it
4291s	over to you Stephen if you want to talk
4293s	a little bit about that and then we'll
4294s	get into our final q a from the forums
4296s	and we'll be wrapping up today's stream
4298s	so we appreciate you all bearing with us
4301s	because it's a long one
4302s	yeah the the studio update's pretty
4304s	short and sweet um you know we we are
4307s	we're keeping our heads down right now
4308s	working towards Alpha two
4310s	um there's been a lot of great progress
4312s	on the design engineering and art teams
4314s	um towards that end
4316s	um a lot of
4320s	we picked up some good hires this month
4322s	um We are continuing to have open
4324s	positions on our website which the
4326s	community team has posts updates for
4329s	um uh every now and then across our
4330s	socials uh make sure to help us spread
4333s	that word
4334s	um and you know I think come the end of
4337s	the year and the beginning of next year
4339s	we're going to have another significant
4340s	hiring push uh again to bring on a lot
4343s	of more talented uh artists engineers
4345s	and designers on the team
4347s	um and you know I couldn't be more happy
4350s	with with the state of of development
4354s	right now for the game things are in a
4357s	in the best place they've been uh since
4359s	we started this journey
4361s	yeah you've been on a long journey
4364s	at the same time it's like you blink in
4366s	and spend I'm like I've almost been here
4368s	for four years it's crazy I know I'm
4371s	still I and I love it obviously I'm
4373s	still here so if that's a good education
4376s	um but yeah we have our q a so if you
4379s	submitted form questions your answer
4381s	might be answered but if it doesn't get
4383s	answered here we also do answer a lot of
4385s	our questions
4386s	um over on the forums or we direct you
4389s	to where you can get the answers from
4391s	um
4392s	my team is amazing Brian Cody do a
4395s	fantastic job Cody goes through every
4398s	single question that you submit so probs
4400s	to vacnar
4402s	and give him some love if you haven't
4404s	yet because he reads every single
4406s	comment in that thread so first up we
4408s	has jesber uh from uh talking about
4411s	weapon animations and the question is
4413s	how will animations work while dual
4415s	wielding weapons of a a different type
4418s	for example an ax and a dagger or B
4421s	different weapon speeds
4423s	yeah so
4426s	um dual weapons will have their own
4428s	animation sets
4430s	um and most of those will be based there
4433s	will be a limited selection of which
4434s	weapons can be dual weapons right
4436s	players will make that selection they'll
4438s	create those dual weapons as as bespoke
4441s	single items that when equipped will
4444s	occupy both the main and offhand
4447s	um
4447s	and then how we handle the tax feeds is
4450s	we offer animations at a particular
4452s	speed and then we adjust that with a
4454s	modifier based on uh whatever is
4456s	influencing that either increase or slow
4458s	down in speed
4460s	all right and then our next question is
4462s	from leoloni from this uh from the
4465s	forums as well and wanting to know about
4466s	Summoner and archetypes so Summoner has
4469s	been said to fill in the gaps in a
4471s	party's role composition what exactly
4473s	does that mean in practice are they
4475s	capable of specking to be peer DPS pure
4478s	heels or pure tank or instead are they
4480s	supposed to be doing all three at a
4483s	lesser level as needed
4485s	it depends on the summon that they
4488s	bring out
4490s	um they will have a variety
4492s	down
4494s	of summon options and
4497s	they will have supporting uh abilities
4500s	that enhance the role of that particular
4503s	summon or
4505s	that can hybridize the role of that
4508s	Summit based on the ability they cast on
4510s	the summit or support by attacking by
4512s	casting on the target either
4514s	so it is it is something that is
4517s	flexible based on the Summoner and then
4520s	when you choose
4522s	a secondary archetype as your um as your
4526s	total class that as a as a primary
4528s	seminar that will influence which
4531s	category your summons perform best as a
4535s	role so if you go with a secondary
4537s	archetype for your class selection
4539s	that's more DPS oriented
4542s	this summons uh from a role category
4545s	perspective will be DPS summons you'll
4547s	still have the flexibility but it won't
4549s	be as strong as if you had chosen a
4551s	support or a tank roll uh and the summon
4555s	benefits you would have as a result of
4556s	those secondary choices
4560s	all right and then karthos from the
4562s	forums would like to know about ships in
4564s	the weather showcase stream which if you
4566s	haven't watched you should go watch it
4568s	it our weather system so far is amazing
4570s	and it's even crazier now the stuff that
4572s	they're doing like please go watch it
4575s	um uh you hinted at weather impacting
4578s	ships could this also indicate that
4580s	ships can have status effects such as
4582s	being on fire
4584s	oh yeah ships ships absolutely can have
4586s	status effects a majority of the time
4588s	those status effects will be conferred
4590s	based on weapon types that are being
4592s	used against the ship
4594s	um or encounters that the ships are
4595s	facing those can be weather-based or
4597s	they can be NPC based
4599s	um and then in addition uh weather can
4601s	absolutely affect wind patterns at Sea
4604s	as well and when patterns provide
4608s	um the Ship Sails or the ship's movement
4610s	speed certain advantages in certain
4612s	directions so that kind of keeps the
4615s	playing field uh Dynamic right they're
4618s	not going to be in a certain area of the
4620s	sea and always expect that when I turn
4623s	you know horizontally in the world I'm
4625s	going to move faster
4626s	um uh because based on the weather
4629s	pattern and the wind that's present that
4631s	might change moment to moment
4633s	all right and then zoos wants to know
4636s	about Caravans what is the reason for
4639s	requiring the destruction of a caravan
4641s	by the attackers as opposed to the
4643s	attackers gaining possession of the
4645s	Caravan
4648s	so
4651s	it needs to be well to answer that
4654s	question it needs to be a bit of an even
4655s	playing field
4657s	um I've experienced games where you can
4659s	take control of that particular vehicle
4662s	and while you can with ships with
4664s	Caravans we really want to emphasize
4666s	this idea of not necessarily stealing
4670s	the vehicle but being forced to achieve
4673s	Victory through destruction and when you
4676s	do you then have the logistical issue of
4680s	how you're going to transport those
4683s	goods on your own rather than servicing
4686s	the transport of that by just hijacking
4689s	the opponents
4691s	um there's also some gamification that
4693s	can occur if you can just steal those
4695s	things and take that that Caravan to a
4698s	certain location we need these to become
4701s	stolen good so to speak for a certain
4703s	system and as a result of that you need
4706s	to be able to loot the container and not
4709s	necessarily turn it in we also don't
4711s	have a means by which players would turn
4714s	in another another player's Caravan at a
4718s	caravansery as a pit stop or as a final
4720s	destination because that would be a
4722s	stolen Caravan also so we want to
4724s	provide some Level Playing Field for the
4727s	Caravan users who are transiting around
4730s	the world a requirement on the
4733s	attacker's end to actually succeed at
4735s	destroying it rather than Ninja
4739s	Caravan per se that's again not to say
4741s	that that's not possible with ships
4743s	ships are a different vehicle type uh
4745s	and and have different rule sets as a
4748s	result
4748s	all right well when it comes to Caravans
4751s	you wake up and you choose violence
4753s	um
4760s	across the world you don't have to kill
4762s	people
4764s	but if you want the loot no uh next up
4767s	we have superheroes 67.85 uh who wants
4771s	to know about shipbuilding will we be
4772s	able to furnish our ships similar to
4775s	housing
4776s	[Music]
4777s	um will you be able to furnish your
4779s	ships similar to housing yeah
4783s	they're absolutely attachments that can
4786s	that can apply to the um to the ship and
4790s	some of those are decorative in nature
4793s	there are also slots that have
4797s	um uh utility aspects to them as well
4800s	but are also decorative
4803s	all right interesting I'm excited to
4806s	hear about that
4808s	um because I think there's gonna be a
4808s	follow-up question to that would be
4809s	basically would you have like a
4811s	Captain's Quarter and you can put like
4812s	chairs and stuff in there or is this
4814s	more of like a figurehead that you can
4815s	swap out and like Weaponry that you can
4817s	swap out the look figurehead right we
4820s	are trying to stay away from internal
4822s	compartments within the ships because
4824s	that presents a whole different type of
4826s	user interface and um uh flow that can
4830s	be a bit cumbersome and problematic
4832s	especially in combat and in closed
4835s	spaces
4836s	um so we're trying to stay away from
4838s	that under deck aspect and keep things
4839s	all on Deck
4841s	um for better readability on the player
4843s	side okay I just wanted to clarify
4845s	hopefully that helps you guys out on the
4847s	community side and then we have Oz Jack
4850s	who wants to know about character
4851s	progression is there going to be any
4852s	form of dual specialization allowing us
4854s	to switch between two setups of skills
4857s	talents augments Etc
4860s	foreign two setups of skills and yeah
4864s	let's say I'm a ranger and I want to be
4866s	more respect towards one thing and then
4868s	later I'm decided I want to be specked a
4870s	different way save the top yeah yeah
4872s	that's that that is a uh convenience uh
4877s	component right
4878s	um you know we're giving you the ability
4880s	to respect so why not also give you the
4882s	ability to save specs
4884s	um so that you when you do respect
4886s	you're not having to uh go through the
4889s	monotony of finding the the skills that
4892s	you're trying to spec into yeah that's
4893s	going to be uh um a convenience
4897s	um uh option that will be available to
4899s	players now will this be something that
4901s	is easily done because I know in the
4903s	past we've said like we don't want you
4905s	to be able to just change on the Fly
4906s	immediately to be you'll need to be in
4909s	town for the respect right uh and that's
4911s	we're talking about secondary um excuse
4914s	me I'm talking about secondary but also
4917s	your primary abilities that you respect
4919s	into
4920s	um those will need to be in town as well
4921s	so either way you won't be able to do it
4923s	on the Fly you're not going to be out in
4924s	the open and at a raid and I need to be
4926s	this spec now and be able to change it's
4928s	going to be have to be something that
4929s	you strategically have chosen due to
4932s	what you know is ahead of you out in
4934s	adventuring and you're respecting for
4936s	that reason but when you do you'll have
4938s	safe specs that you can spec into when
4939s	you're at that NPC okay I just wanted to
4942s	clarify because it was a little
4943s	different than what we said in the past
4945s	all right and then drunk ninja uh wants
4947s	to know about Coastal nodes well nodes
4949s	located on Islands be easily accessible
4952s	at the start of the game or will it be
4954s	racist races like players running for
4958s	players to gain access to ships to
4959s	explore potential uh Island node
4962s	locations
4964s	well you are able to swim so you don't
4967s	necessarily need it no running
4969s	underwater you'll swim you can actually
4972s	swim
4973s	um to answer that question
4975s	um it's the same with all notes right
4977s	there are nodes that are going to be
4979s	located uh at Great distances from the
4982s	starting locations some of those
4984s	distances will be separated by water
4987s	um and if it is a goal of some
4989s	individuals to help seed those that
4993s	node's progression earlier than what
4996s	might be located closer to the starting
4998s	areas then they'll have to incorporate
5001s	strategies to direct player movement and
5004s	heat into those areas so that they get a
5008s	faster start than the nodes that might
5011s	be located closer to the starting area
5013s	okay and then anarchs wants to know
5015s	about Stealth mechanics will it be
5017s	possible for any player to hide their
5019s	character's name and Guild plate through
5021s	the use of non-pay to win means and just
5024s	to reiterate to you guys we have no
5026s	plans of doing any pay to win things
5027s	anything that is in our shop will all be
5030s	cosmetic and not things that give you
5033s	power or any benefit of that sort no no
5035s	pay to win no pay to convenience
5038s	um yeah so
5039s	to answer that question
5041s	there are some ideas that we have about
5045s	um
5047s	disguises for characters that
5049s	incorporate name plates and guilds
5052s	um there's also the same thing we or
5055s	disguises of
5058s	um of uh Caravans and ships whether or
5061s	not they're holding a full Hall of goods
5064s	uh whether they can mitigate the
5066s	distance between the notification area
5068s	of a caravan moving past you or not
5071s	um there there are some ideas that we
5073s	have about that but I'm not ready to
5075s	expand on that quite yet
5077s	um because we haven't vetted those those
5080s	designs yeah so stay tuned for Alpha 2
5083s	as we give updates on that and of course
5087s	add new new things to the builds when we
5090s	when we have that live
5091s	um and give us your feedback that's per
5093s	usual next up we have schwann36 wanting
5097s	to know about Mariner classes this is
5098s	specifically ships by leveling a
5101s	piloting uh Mariner class will two
5104s	identical ships have different speeds
5106s	needs and turning abilities based on
5109s	their Pilot's level
5111s	so
5113s	the benefits of having
5115s	Mariner expertise
5118s	is not just
5121s	related to activities you can do on the
5124s	ships but will also incorporate skills
5127s	that become available when you're
5128s	piloting ships as well so these there's
5130s	a few things that Mariner classes
5132s	provide
5133s	interaction with attachments on the ship
5136s	driving the ship itself
5138s	utilizing the ship's components like
5141s	furling the sails or not uh is also and
5144s	as well as repairing ships when damage
5146s	is taken the speed at which you can do
5148s	it the health you regenerate when you do
5150s	it those things all get influenced by
5152s	your Mariner class skill
5154s	um and the more you interact with it the
5156s	more experience you gain the better
5157s	you'll become
5158s	all right and our last question is from
5161s	lashing about seasons are ocean and
5164s	underwater areas going to have seasonal
5166s	changes
5168s	oceans ocean and underwater areas will
5171s	not have seasonal changes no oh okay
5174s	all right well with that that is our
5177s	final question from the forums if you
5180s	did not get your question answered here
5181s	it might be one that we already answered
5183s	in the past so definitely check out our
5185s	Forum post vachner is always great about
5188s	tagging folks and letting them know
5189s	where they can find the answer in some
5190s	cases giving you the answer they put a
5193s	lot of work into that so please please
5195s	check it out and of course uh you know
5197s	as um reminders of things that we have
5200s	going on we do have quite a few things
5202s	that we'd like your feedback on so if
5204s	you go to forums.ashes of creation.com
5206s	you can check it out and give us all
5208s	your feedback we have basic range attack
5209s	feedback that we're looking for we have
5211s	Gathering and PVP feedback we have a
5213s	follow-up question we have quite a few
5215s	follow-up questions in regards to the
5216s	event system so if you have not gone
5218s	over and posted in those threads please
5220s	do because we will be compiling those
5222s	shortly so we'd love to get your
5224s	feedback as quickly as possible and of
5226s	course if you would like to help us
5228s	build the world of Vera you can head on
5230s	over and purchase the order of the
5232s	Giants Slayer cosmetics and annual those
5235s	will be swapping over October 12 2022 at
5237s	11AM to the new set and with that don't
5241s	forget that we will be uploading this
5243s	video as well as we'll have the 4K video
5245s	today and then tomorrow we'll have like
5247s	the full Dev update video that will go
5249s	up
5250s	um but if you leave us a comment on the
5251s	full Dev update video uh and you're
5254s	subscribed to our Channel you could
5256s	possibly get your comment spotlighted
5258s	for our next live stream so definitely
5260s	do so because it's going to be a live
5262s	stream and quite Spooktacular so you'll
5265s	want to do so that that's right it's
5268s	October yeah what you got to think of
5270s	your costume Stephen oh can I just be
5273s	the same thing I was last year you can
5275s	be whatever you want to be
5277s	and of course follow us over on Twitter
5280s	Facebook Instagram Snapchat all the
5282s	places we post almost daily a ton of
5285s	great content so if you would like to
5287s	follow us interact with us over there
5288s	we'd love to hang out with you and chat
5290s	with you guys over on the forums and
5292s	Discord we're on there daily as well so
5294s	come chat with us give us your feedback
5296s	and of course uh we'll see you next
5299s	month right here twitch.tv ashes of
5301s	creation on our twitch channel for
5303s	another Dev update and we have a lot of
5306s	things coming up next month and you know
5308s	announcements you know I know people are
5310s	excited about extra life and
5313s	um interviews and stuff so stay tuned we
5316s	will definitely be having some good
5318s	goodies up on our social channels so um
5321s	keep an eye out for those with that once
5324s	again
5325s	just wanted to say one last time I
5327s	apologize for the delay did not expect
5330s	to be in Vegas for today's stream
5332s	um but I'm glad that uh the iPad camera
5335s	worked it did you're a little yeah we
5339s	only see you in a smaller slim box but
5345s	I appreciate your patience and of course
5347s	tuning in and remember feedback is so
5349s	important
5350s	um please after the stream is is
5352s	finished look out on YouTube we'll host
5355s	that to 4K version of the video that you
5357s	guys saw today leave your comments there
5359s	and and give us your feedback remember
5361s	what you saw that was positive and what
5363s	you saw that you'd like to see
5364s	differently
5365s	um those are two very good points of
5367s	feedback all right thank you all for
5369s	joining us we super duper appreciate it
5371s	there's a lot of you today and a lot of
5373s	new uh Chatters so we appreciate you
5375s	coming in and joining us and of course
5377s	thank you Stephen for your time and
5379s	joining us even though your schedule's
5381s	crazy and also I don't even know how
5383s	many people rang the doorbell I'm sure
5384s	someone's gonna make a counter for that
5386s	how many pizzas did he order no I'm just
5389s	kidding uh perfect
5392s	stay safe and healthy and we will see
5395s	you next month for a live stream that
5397s	you will not want to miss toodles one
5401s	[Music]
5424s	thank you
5428s	[Music]

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