[2023] Development Update with Mage Archetype Preview - 11AM PT Friday, April 28, 2023 | Ashes of Creation Dev Tracker

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2s	[Music]
8s	thank you
16s	hello everyone Welcome to our April
20s	development update for ashes of creation
22s	we hope that everyone has been having a
25s	magnificent month uh and we hope that
28s	you know you're excited spring is in the
30s	air I know I can't believe spring has
33s	come AKA allergies soon to be summer too
36s	I know it's been
39s	it's been wild I think we say this every
41s	single month we're like you blink in a
42s	month has gone by but I feel like an
44s	entire
45s	half a year has almost happened and I'm
47s	like how how well these are the I mean
49s	to be fair these streams are very much
52s	like uh touch points or um excuse me
55s	they're kind of like um you know where I
58s	put my head back up and I say oh a month
60s	has gone by because each of the weeks
62s	you're just kind of in the thick of it
63s	and you don't really realize the passage
65s	of time except for these kind of staple
67s	dates where we talk with the community
69s	and we have you know we know it's
71s	monthly so we're like oh okay wait a
73s	month has gone by you know moment of
75s	reflection and you're always like wow I
77s	don't know if anyone ever takes a moment
79s	of reflection but when you stop for a
80s	moment you're like what have I done oh
83s	that's a lot of things oh yeah for those
86s	of you who are new here I'm just going
87s	to quickly go over what you'll be seeing
88s	today and you can probably see it below
91s	um uh we are going to be going over our
93s	quick reminders our Mage update our art
95s	update Studio update and then questions
98s	and answers from our forums that we
100s	always pull before so Beckner has gone
103s	through them all and he also answers all
104s	of them for you if you didn't get your
107s	question answered here a lot of
109s	questions are repeat questions so he
110s	goes through and answers them and then
112s	he also um you know if your question
114s	didn't get answered you can always ask
116s	it again in the future if it's one that
117s	we have not asked before
119s	um but obviously I'm Margaret Crone I'm
121s	your director of communications and with
123s	me as always is Steven Sharif our
125s	creative director and before we get
128s	things started we'll quickly go over our
130s	YouTube comment that was selected so
134s	toss that over today's one is from Tima
137s	200 and they want to know people camping
140s	open world dungeon areas was a huge
142s	problem in ESO please Intrepid prevent
145s	this and I don't know Steven if you have
146s	thoughts on how
149s	that is going to work out
151s	um
152s	that is a good question people camping
155s	open world dungeon areas
157s	well
159s	um you know part of Ashes of creation
161s	that's a very important aspect is that
163s	there is a there is a competitive nature
166s	to
167s	um the environments the open world we're
169s	a non-faction based game where your
171s	reputation matters and the relationships
173s	that you build matter and those
174s	relationships can be competitive they
176s	can be adversarial they can be
178s	cooperative and friendly and and camping
181s	really is a mechanism in which
183s	um you know players are spending time at
185s	a certain location uh in order to either
188s	you know continue control over that
190s	location or to prevent others from
193s	having access and so one of the ways
195s	that we kind of um allow certain systems
198s	to
200s	uh interact with that idea of camping is
203s	you have opportunities to initiate
206s	things like Guild Wars where you can
208s	engage with those individuals you can
210s	you can participate in the flagging
212s	system where you can attempt to remove
214s	those individuals
215s	um you know there are opportunities for
218s	player friction to occur if people are
221s	doing things that are not received well
224s	by the community or by your group of
226s	players or by others and this is an
229s	opportunity to engage in the political
231s	aspect of the game and the politics in
234s	an open world you know sandbox oriented
237s	type of game design
239s	is really the lifeblood of what keeps
243s	many players you know interested and
246s	invested in the outcome of those types
248s	of political situations
251s	um so I would say
252s	that it's not necessarily a bad thing
256s	um when some group of players might try
258s	to extend or exert their type of
262s	influence to to have control over
264s	locations that's an opportunity for
267s	player political engagement to occur
271s	um and you know sometimes there are in
273s	our past experiences of playing MMOs
276s	maybe an imbalance that can happen
278s	between some groups that either grow too
280s	large or consolidate too much power and
283s	it's difficult for the server to push
285s	back against those individuals I would
287s	say in the designs of Ashes of creation
289s	we've created a lot of opportunity for
291s	smaller groups to affect change in the
294s	world and changes that can be negatively
297s	affecting of larger groups right we have
299s	anti-zerk mechanics when it comes to
301s	traveling across the world and being
303s	able to be at any singular location in
305s	any you know given point of time or
307s	quickly by fast teleportation we don't
310s	have access to right that's one example
312s	but also there are open world objectives
314s	that can occur through things like Guild
316s	Wars and node Wars there are also your
318s	home base of operations which are nodes
320s	that can be adversely affected should
321s	players do something that are against
323s	their reputation these are the types of
325s	of interactions we want to occur and
329s	those points of friction are
331s	opportunities for for players to get
332s	engaged
334s	um so you know I would say it's
337s	difficult in an open world environment
339s	and a non-faction based game to kind of
340s	prevent players from loitering in a
342s	particular dungeon or area to try to
344s	exert that control but there are a lot
346s	of opportunities system wise for players
348s	to push back against it
351s	all right and you know if you want your
354s	comments spotlighted whenever we have
356s	our next Dev update which is going to be
357s	the April one here you can head on over
359s	to our YouTube and make sure that you
361s	subscribe to us and you'll have to flag
363s	it so that it is we can see that because
366s	if you don't have it public then we
367s	can't tell that you're subscribed and
369s	then also leave a comment on the YouTube
371s	channel and we will select
374s	at random a person so
377s	um yeah we're excited to see more of
379s	those things and with that I will going
381s	to quickly go through some of the other
382s	updates that we've had so first and
384s	foremost we've got our Dev discussion
386s	that we just put out this month so we
389s	hope that you have been enjoying that
391s	we've also had an office hours for it
393s	which if you don't know what that is
395s	um bachner and Roshan have been amazing
397s	and doing these uh calls with folks and
400s	you can pop on and give your feedback in
402s	more of a kind of chat setting versus in
406s	a forum setting it's a little different
407s	I don't think I've seen a ton of people
409s	doing stuff like that but it's really
410s	cool and hopefully you enjoy it but this
412s	was on average how long do you prefer a
414s	dungeon playthrough to take and our next
417s	one will be on the major arc tape so we
419s	love your feedback you know we do so
421s	keep tossing it our way and of course if
424s	you didn't catch it Steven did a
425s	Community Q a with chibi Bree from the
428s	Golden Feather Richie sh and submerg
430s	from Ash's Pathfinder if you want to
432s	check that out it's over on our YouTube
433s	channel so we hope that you like that
436s	and get some of your questions answered
438s	from the community and of course we do
440s	have our cosmetic swap over that will be
443s	happening on May 10th at 11 A.M Pacific
447s	so if you'd like to snag these you can
449s	do so now
450s	if you're not aware these are all things
452s	that are going to be NPCs creatures
454s	building things like that in in our game
456s	so you're really helping us build the
458s	world as we are creating it and of
461s	course a reminder that we do have a
462s	content creator program that is still
464s	taking applications
466s	this is currently an application Phase
468s	and we will be kind of closing that as
470s	we get closer to the invitation phase
471s	which will be closer to Alpha 2. so as
474s	you start seeing that happen and you
475s	might know you might get some inklins in
477s	your in your bones of what's what's to
479s	come
481s	um and with that I'm going to toss it
483s	over to Steve natak a little bit about
485s	the Mage update before we showcase it
488s	yeah absolutely so as promised and I
491s	know we've been getting a little bit
492s	ahead kind of in what um our future
495s	updates monthly updates will include you
499s	guys been looking forward to the Alpha 2
501s	Mage update for the last month uh I know
503s	we we talked about that last month
506s	this is an opportunity for you guys to
509s	see the direction that we've taken on
511s	some of these abilities on the class kit
513s	for the Mage you're not going to see all
515s	of the abilities obviously but you're
516s	going to see
518s	um nine or ten abilities that relate to
521s	um you know uh
524s	um utility spells some Mobility spells
527s	mainly DPS spells and as it relates to
530s	kind of affecting status conditions that
532s	have keyword interactions and can be
534s	promoted from like Tier 1 to tier two
536s	status conditions uh mainly through
538s	Elemental use of electrical type
541s	abilities and ice type abilities as is
545s	always very important we are still a
548s	work in progress we are still working
550s	towards Alpha two
552s	um this excuse me this demonstration was
556s	a little bit different than the ones
557s	we've done in the past which this was a
559s	little bit more of a kind of test Arena
562s	type of display we go through each of
564s	the abilities
565s	and we talk a little bit about them but
568s	it's not going to be kind of a
570s	run-through of a location or an area or
573s	POI really we're spawning some monsters
575s	we're showing the interactions between
577s	the abilities and we are just kind of
579s	giving you a combat display and it's
582s	very important that you guys when
583s	watching this Keenan who participated
585s	this asked a few questions that I think
587s	are very relevant to get kind of
589s	feedback on so keep an ear out for for
592s	what those questions are and how they
593s	pertain and we'll chat about them after
595s	after the demonstration but enjoy these
597s	next 40 minutes of an early look at the
599s	Alpha 2 Mage update
602s	all right see ya when we get back
606s	[Music]
626s	hello everyone and welcome to another
630s	live stream in the world of Vera I am
634s	joined today by three of our absolutely
637s	awesome developers we have with us two
641s	regulars and one new face
643s	one of our Engineers obviously our
645s	glorious Engineers Keenan how you doing
646s	buddy
648s	good thanks for asking welcome sir
651s	welcome back it was just uh let's see
653s	last time you were on was for the tank I
656s	believe the tank showcase right
657s	yeah that's correct yeah and then we
659s	also have I think uh as well from that
661s	showcase one of our senior designers Mr
663s	tradd how you doing buddy
666s	doing good hello everyone good to see
667s	everyone again and then we have a new
670s	face with us one of our senior visual
672s	effects artists Mr John how you doing
675s	I'm doing really well man this is fun
677s	yeah this is fun this is this your first
680s	time on right yes yes it is and you have
682s	been doing a lot of work on the visual
684s	effects side and and today I know many
686s	in our audience uh have been
688s	anticipating this early work in progress
691s	look at the Alpha 2 Mage and we have I'm
697s	sure already the the chat is ecstatic
700s	looking at the hot bars of abilities
702s	that we're going to be looking at today
703s	we're not going to go through all of
705s	them but we are going to go through uh I
707s	believe the electrical spells some of
711s	the utilities and some of the frost
712s	abilities right trap
714s	that's right yeah we're going to be
716s	looking at a bit of an ice uh ice
718s	lightning Mage this will not be the only
721s	elements that you'll see on the Mage but
722s	that's what we're going to be focused on
723s	today and just specifically some
725s	interactions between those elements and
727s	showing off how the elements can be used
730s	together to create synergies yes and I
732s	know we've been talking about this
733s	obviously for a good amount of time and
735s	the way that kind of the class kits
737s	synergize and work together and you guys
739s	saw a little bit of that with the tank
740s	demonstration between
743s	um I believe two abilities had like a
744s	staggered two a knock down promotion is
747s	that right trend
749s	that's correct yeah we're going to be
751s	diving a little bit deeper into that
753s	kind of stuff you'll see probably three
755s	or four different interactions within
756s	this kit and that's just the start of it
759s	cool
760s	um now we are in the riverlands of
763s	course
764s	um but we are where are we right now I
766s	think we're at the uh this is like uh
770s	um
771s	what is this place called is this the
772s	this is the Hall of judication which is
776s	um was an alien uh I guess prison slash
780s	uh trial location that they kept
783s	criminals uh for court and we're not
786s	going to go inside this location because
789s	I think it's filled with some goblins
791s	that might be a little bit beyond our uh
793s	pay grade but outside I think there are
796s	some more
797s	friendly flowers
799s	perhaps that we can also uh play with
803s	and then maybe some rock monsters but
804s	what I want to do before we start there
808s	um is I think it would be beneficial for
810s	us to first get kind of a base on what
812s	each of these abilities do I know that
814s	that was something that a lot of the
815s	players really liked
816s	um uh seeing before we actually get into
818s	some combat interactions and then later
821s	I'm gonna let Trad show off some of the
823s	intricate combos
826s	um
827s	when we kind of showcase the broader kit
830s	but one thing I want to tell the
832s	audience is that
833s	um you know in our previous showcases
836s	we've tended to kind of showcase a
839s	little bit more gameplay oriented kind
841s	of walkthroughs of zones and areas and
843s	have elements of different encounter
845s	designs and and monsters and whatnot
848s	today we're going to really focus in on
851s	these individual abilities uh their
853s	mechanics and what it means for the
855s	broader you know combat design of our
857s	archetypes in ashes of creation and
860s	hopefully get some good feedback from
861s	the community on this direction and and
863s	I know Keenan has some questions that he
865s	wants to talk about and John I know
867s	we're going to talk with him a little
868s	bit about kind of the next I think next
871s	Edge kind of uh technology that we're
873s	utilizing for some of our VFX and and
875s	how these abilities interact so before
878s	we get started let's go through these
880s	abilities one at a time what's our first
883s	one that we have here this is something
885s	that I think we had in Alpha One this is
887s	our blink uh is that right Chad Yep this
891s	is one of the ones that we've brought
892s	back uh this was definitely I would say
894s	most of our favorite spells from alpha
896s	one so we had to we had to bring it back
898s	even the visuals were just awesome so
901s	um yeah anyone who played Alpha One
903s	should be pretty familiar with them you
905s	know I'm gonna set my cooldowns to zero
906s	so I can show the abilities over and
908s	over again so this this is the blink
910s	ability and obviously its purpose is to
914s	close the gap to create a gap to
916s	reposition uh talk to me a little bit
919s	about the use case of a blink from the
921s	Mages kit perspective
923s	oh I mean you covered it there it's a
925s	gap opener Gap closer whatever you want
927s	it to be and you know we'll we'll
929s	showcase some kind of that first we'll
932s	showcase that kind of gameplay and
933s	actual action once we get to the
935s	encounter section of this
937s	um this stream but
940s	um you'll see that Mages will probably
942s	prefer to use this spell in different
944s	ways based on how you're specking the
945s	Mage so if you are a more ranged based
949s	classic Mage you'll most likely use this
951s	to create space to put between you and
954s	your opponent but like a more melee
956s	based Mage might actually want to use
958s	this to get on there yes to to initiate
961s	absolutely that's that feels like the
963s	way I would use it and then
966s	um after this we have a uh let me see
969s	look before we get into the combat
971s	abilities perhaps we use
973s	um you know actually let me show The
976s	Shield speaking of a combat Mage if
978s	you're in the middle of fighting talk to
979s	me a little bit about the shell
982s	yeah uh this is a pretty classic uh Mage
986s	spell that you've probably seen before
988s	it's just a big Health Shield it absorbs
990s	a bunch of damage and it has a duration
992s	so usually you want to time it with when
994s	you're going to anticipate taking a
996s	bunch of damage at once and we'll show
998s	that off to
1000s	um in a little bit with some of our
1001s	rotations that put the Mage in a little
1003s	bit more danger for greater payoff and
1006s	this is kind of a short duration shell
1008s	now obviously duration excuse me can be
1012s	one of the parameters that are augmented
1014s	by some of our augmentabilities so it
1016s	could be potentially extended by an
1018s	augment in the future but it's
1019s	essentially short duration for those
1021s	temporary hit points is that right kind
1023s	of like if you're stuck in a little bit
1025s	of a bind exactly yeah and that's that's
1028s	the point of the duration like usually
1029s	these Health Shields can be pretty
1031s	strong and so timing that is part of the
1034s	balance and also part of the gameplay
1035s	skill that comes into
1037s	um you know deciding when to use that
1039s	and when to put it on cooldown and then
1042s	let's show off this ball of lightning
1046s	now John you have done a lot of work on
1048s	the tech side for VFX with regards to
1052s	you know how lightning kind of interacts
1054s	with surfaces from a sticky surface
1056s	perspective and
1057s	um you know just establishing what I
1060s	think is a really cool even style guide
1062s	and shape language for this electricity
1064s	and talk to us a little bit about what
1066s	it took to create this
1069s	you know I think one of the things that
1071s	uh helps set ashes apart from an effects
1074s	perspective is that we want rfx to be
1076s	dynamically generated we want them to
1078s	interact with the world you know we want
1080s	them to feel like they are part of the
1082s	combat
1083s	um so
1084s	when we come to wanting to work with
1086s	something like lightning we actually
1088s	want it to seek out different you know
1090s	things in the world and stick to them uh
1092s	we want it to feel like you are actually
1094s	in control of that lightning not just
1096s	plastered on top
1098s	um so what we've been working on are
1101s	kind of behavior systems where you model
1104s	the behavior of the lightning and how it
1106s	should work and then you know those
1109s	systems get put into our effects and you
1112s	get a very consistent repetitive not
1114s	repetitive in like its motion but how it
1116s	behaves result from it yeah I think I
1121s	think it looks great
1122s	um I love this ability too and when we
1124s	get into combat you guys will see kind
1126s	of its use case
1128s	I will say this is one of my favorite
1130s	spells just to use not only visually but
1133s	like
1134s	for reasons you'll you'll see later but
1136s	like it's a zoning tool it's like a
1137s	mobile zoning tool it's great for
1139s	applying status effects because it's
1141s	hitting very rapidly there's lots of
1142s	different ways you can use this thing to
1144s	your advantage
1146s	I'm sorry this one was so much fun to
1147s	make
1149s	people aren't supposed to be using I
1151s	have cooldowns I'm sorry I set my
1152s	cooldowns to zero so I'm launching like
1154s	a whole bunch of them
1155s	um but I just really love the effects
1158s	I think it's so cool this is fun to
1161s	figure out how to get it to stick to the
1163s	floor and make it actually kind of walk
1164s	along you know oh yeah absolutely now we
1167s	also have
1169s	um a little bit on the frost side
1172s	let's talk about this ability and this
1175s	one is uh a blizzard explain a little
1180s	bit about uh blizzard Keenan
1184s	um lizard is a very complicated spell I
1188s	have thought a lot about blizzard
1190s	um it rains projectiles down that deal
1193s	damage but also does a fairly frequent
1196s	burst that applies chilled Stacks
1198s	um
1199s	it also has a little bit of Mobility
1201s	into it which is something we talked
1203s	about quite a bit we felt that it was
1205s	important to maintain some control over
1208s	this ability even though it's very
1209s	powerful just to give players that
1211s	maximal sense of agency as they are
1214s	um destroying the battlefield oh yeah I
1217s	mean I I love the visuals here as well
1220s	John the the decals on the ground with
1223s	the Frost and the impacting ice shards
1226s	now is this in a is this
1229s	talk to me a little bit about kind of
1230s	how you create from a visual effects
1232s	perspective
1233s	um these individual elements and and
1235s	their reusability
1237s	uh you know one of the things that's
1239s	really good about working here is that
1241s	we are involved very early on and we can
1244s	look at the things that are going to be
1245s	challenging from you know what design
1247s	and the engineering team want to build
1249s	from an effects perspective and then
1252s	inform them on those things and when we
1254s	want really cool Frost zones all over
1257s	very uneven terrain that you know they
1259s	build out like cool displacements in the
1262s	ground
1263s	that's there's not a button for that you
1266s	know we have to go and work really
1267s	closely with tech art and figure that
1270s	stuff out and then how do you make sure
1272s	that the particle systems can drive
1273s	those decals and they can be animated
1276s	um so you know being part of that
1278s	process very early on working with the
1281s	concept team to identify what the
1283s	challenges are going to be and then
1284s	really being able to communicate with
1286s	those teams about how to accomplish it
1288s	before it hits our desk is really
1291s	powerful
1293s	absolutely I remember when I showed you
1295s	or when you showed me your first
1296s	iteration John and I was like how does
1297s	it look when you move and you were like
1299s	what
1301s	yep that is definitely one of the things
1303s	that you are so very good at Keenan if
1307s	you take like whatever system we have
1309s	designed and you find the one thing
1311s	almost immediately that we didn't
1313s	account for and I appreciate you for
1315s	that because once we fix it it looks so
1317s	good
1318s	absolutely you know it is it is a very
1321s	difficult process kind of you know
1323s	creating these abilities in a way that
1326s	you know obviously answers a call from a
1328s	design perspective in the kits that we
1330s	want to create the interconnectivity
1331s	between those kits
1332s	um but also establish what players want
1336s	to see out of the class fantasy and the
1338s	Mage is a very near and dear to many
1339s	people's hearts uh I know it is to mine
1342s	as well and there's just so much space
1345s	here to create strong visual languages
1348s	around the different types of magics and
1350s	elements that are utilized you know it's
1352s	a very uh
1353s	strong part of the ashes of creation
1357s	class kits so we have another ability
1359s	called cone of cold talk to me a little
1362s	bit Chad about cone of cold
1365s	yep ice spells have a tendency to be
1368s	complicated this is another one um so
1370s	this is a cone spell I mean it's pretty
1372s	simple in that regard like you hit Area
1374s	enemies in front of you you apply uh
1376s	what is a one of our Elemental status
1378s	effects called chilled does as you would
1380s	probably expect it slows the Target and
1382s	it can stack for an increasing amount of
1384s	slow per
1385s	um sack you put on them but if you might
1388s	notice you might notice that there are
1390s	some little crystals that it leaves on
1392s	the ground there and each one of those
1393s	is a proximity ice mine that if someone
1396s	steps on it will explode and apply
1398s	additional stacks and damage so it's
1401s	really good at creating area denial
1403s	between your opponent and yourself and
1406s	if you force them through it then you
1408s	can count on being able to escalate your
1410s	stat specs a little quicker now I've
1413s	aggroed this monster you guys will
1415s	notice that it's not passing towards me
1417s	but that's because I want to show off
1419s	some additional
1421s	abilities
1423s	excuse me that require require a
1426s	Target
1427s	so lightning strike talk to me about
1430s	what lightning strike does
1433s	sure uh this one's a little more
1436s	straightforward it's kind of one of your
1438s	bread and butter single Target abilities
1441s	um you can charge it for varying degrees
1443s	of efficacy so you can either release it
1446s	really soon to apply Stacks quickly of
1448s	the electrified status effect in the
1452s	lightning category or you can charge it
1453s	up longer and do more damage
1456s	um
1457s	so as you I'll get I guess I'll take
1459s	this opportunity to talk a little bit
1461s	about what you might be noticing on the
1462s	icons on these enemies but once you
1465s	build 10 stacks of electric electrified
1468s	on the target you'll notice that they'll
1471s	get another icon on them and that is the
1473s	shocked status effect and what that
1475s	means is that when you hit them with
1477s	damage once that thing is applied it
1480s	will consume electrified Stacks with
1483s	each hit you do to them while that's
1485s	active to do or proc additional damage
1488s	so I'll show that here
1490s	you can see that electrified gets
1493s	applied
1496s	but one thing also that
1498s	is interesting is this Elemental
1500s	empowerment talk to me a little bit
1502s	about Elemental empowerment
1505s	yep so you might be wondering well how
1507s	am I going to get all the way to the
1508s	number of status effects I need if my
1510s	abilities are on cooldown and you know I
1512s	need 10 of them to get there well the
1515s	wand combo is or well your weapon combo
1517s	in gym in General on the Mage is very
1519s	good at doing so because it will take
1522s	the elements of the last spell you cast
1524s	and for about a five second period or so
1527s	apply that element in satisfact
1529s	applications to the enemy as you're
1531s	attacking them so you might see that
1533s	happening here so let's show off a
1536s	little bit of that
1538s	um of that interaction after I kill this
1541s	guy real quick
1544s	um and the next one and how promotions
1547s	work on those types of status conditions
1549s	so what's a good promotion effect that I
1552s	can do between electricity and frost
1553s	right now
1555s	usually I like to stick with frost first
1558s	so I'll open with do we want to show
1560s	Frost Bowl
1561s	so this is a single Target projectile
1564s	attack that applies to stacks of chill
1566s	to the enemy and then after that hit him
1568s	with a few Wanda attacks
1570s	now you'll see that you've gotten a
1573s	frozen status effect on him and then he
1576s	timed that really well right there but
1577s	like in that very last frame you'll see
1579s	that he hit him with a light a lightning
1581s	effect which triggers the shattus uh
1583s	it's not even a condition it's just a
1585s	reaction
1587s	um and that just triggers a bunch of
1588s	damage so that's a good way to get your
1591s	burst damage if you're rotating your
1593s	spells and your elements the correct way
1596s	yeah that's super cool
1599s	very cool yeah that particular
1602s	interaction is by far my favorite thing
1603s	about this mage
1606s	yeah I like the uh the you know the
1608s	ability for for a spell Caster or just
1611s	any player with their archetype
1614s	um having the option to kind of weave in
1616s	between those rotations and those spells
1619s	um and to create successful combinations
1623s	within their kit that you amplify uh the
1627s	DPS or the status conditions or the
1630s	control effects or you know whatever it
1632s	is your is your end goal
1635s	um having a
1637s	a rotation that emphasizes your ability
1641s	to succeed or fail in those combos I
1644s	think is is compelling from a gameplay
1646s	perspective
1648s	yeah I agree and like they really are
1650s	intended to be rotational drivers and
1652s	and help you and get introduced to a kid
1655s	that you know might otherwise feel like
1657s	just a disparate set of spells that
1660s	don't really belong together
1661s	um this is how just one way that we're
1663s	really making them feel connected and
1666s	it's not the only way you'll see some
1667s	other synergies that are a little bit
1668s	more organic with a few of these other
1671s	spells that we have yet to get to but
1673s	um that's kind of the Crux of how we're
1676s	getting those rotational elements down
1681s	I know yeah I timed it uh so that it
1684s	would
1685s	it would essentially hit the uh hit the
1687s	target while the frost application
1690s	applied
1691s	um I used another ability called chain
1693s	lightning talk to me about chain
1695s	lighting
1698s	uh yeah that's
1700s	it's pretty similar to lightning strike
1702s	except it's more of an AOE roll that
1704s	it's filling so you won't see it here
1706s	because you're only attacking one target
1708s	but if there were multiple targets you
1710s	would see
1712s	um lightning Branch off from the main
1713s	target that you have
1715s	um to nearby additional targets so it's
1717s	really good at applying its status
1719s	effect in a more AOE scenario which we
1721s	will also show you soon let me see if I
1723s	can sorry I spawned a few more targets
1726s	just to demonstrate that let me sleep
1728s	them all talk to me a little bit about
1729s	sleep
1731s	uh yeah so this is an AOE CC that breaks
1733s	on damage it's great for like creating
1736s	space and setting up a window but you
1738s	can't just like DPS them down while
1741s	they're sitting there a week so it's
1743s	kind of uh it's a trade-off it's very
1745s	good
1746s	um especially if you're in a more
1747s	organized group that knows to hold off
1750s	and like you know kind of control the
1752s	battlefield without just throwing damage
1754s	everywhere
1759s	yeah that that is super cool but now
1762s	John talk to me a little bit about
1766s	um the ability for this lightning to
1769s	kind of connect with these different
1772s	points of collision
1774s	so
1775s	first
1777s	working with this combat team so early
1779s	makes things like the idea that they
1782s	want to be super Twitchy and you know
1785s	rotate the player while they're casting
1786s	it very obvious from the start as a you
1791s	know a huge challenge so
1793s	um
1794s	when we go about designing these systems
1797s	we're looking for not only does it look
1800s	good but is it performant and
1803s	you know
1804s	building out the systems that can look
1806s	for all of the players the ground
1809s	um Collision objects like trees or rocks
1812s	and not only like Collide them but avoid
1815s	them
1817s	um it's just
1819s	super satisfying
1821s	yeah I totally agree and that's one of
1824s	the cool things you know you were
1825s	talking about like looking for that
1827s	collision and and one thing I want to
1830s	demonstrate on that comment is let me
1832s	see if I can find a good spot
1834s	to Showcase that here hold on one second
1837s	let me just spawn a little dude maybe
1839s	right here ish and then oh actually no
1844s	wait we got a friend we got a friend
1846s	let's use him
1847s	asleep right there
1851s	there okay and then let me get behind
1853s	this rock oops sorry guys
1857s	out launch
1859s	round this area here
1864s	oh that looked so good did you guys see
1866s	that Arc that was so cool all hacks and
1870s	you can rotate while you're casting it's
1872s	so we wanted to really pay attention to
1875s	that player agency that's been so
1877s	important for the combat team you know
1879s	if if you're able to move and rotate and
1882s	get out of the way and your effects
1884s	suddenly disconnect from you or don't
1886s	feel like you're in control of them
1887s	anymore that just it doesn't look right
1889s	and we really want it to look and feel
1891s	interactive and fun you know we don't
1893s	want you to turn the effects off we want
1894s	you to enjoy it
1896s	um I'm definitely not used to seeing
1898s	such like grounded lightning in games
1902s	and in those especially I am a mage
1905s	player and bad lightning angers me so it
1909s	was just not allowed like we had to do
1911s	better and
1914s	it's still very much a work in progress
1916s	but we are definitely on the right path
1918s	and it's performant and you know I think
1922s	another aspect of this that's really
1923s	cool is
1925s	you're looking at it as Lightning right
1927s	now but the same system that does
1930s	lightning does the ice crystals does
1933s	the airstrike Roots there's all kinds of
1936s	different behaviors that these very
1938s	performance systems can handle
1940s	absolutely all right next up we have
1944s	Arcane balling what is Arcane volley
1948s	uh this is a single Target Arcane spell
1950s	unlike the other ones we've shown you
1952s	this doesn't have any particular element
1954s	associated with it and it might look a
1958s	little underwhelming at first but you
1960s	can use this pretty quickly it's on a
1962s	two charge cooldown and there is a
1964s	particular Synergy that we all like to
1966s	use with it if you haven't figured it
1968s	out it's how it synergizes with the
1971s	shocked status effect the shocked status
1974s	basically says the with each hit it
1977s	triggers additional damage and Arcane
1980s	volley is a perfect candidate for that
1982s	synergy
1983s	you know I am let me just make sure this
1986s	guy's wings are good to go
1988s	I Chad I would love for you and I'd
1991s	perhaps swap places here and for you to
1993s	walk us through some of these more
1994s	elaborate combinations one thing that is
1998s	really cool guys
1999s	uh I don't know it was about a year ago
2001s	or so we showed off
2003s	this particular uh Thunderbolt uh
2006s	lighting
2008s	Mount and we put a little bit more work
2010s	Jason's been putting a little bit more
2011s	work into the Glide mechanic and let's
2015s	see if I can set myself up I want to fly
2018s	you over to a little location
2020s	um uh Trad where you can
2023s	can demonstrate some of these combos so
2025s	I think there's a plateau that's kind of
2027s	near here let's see if we can do this oh
2029s	God
2030s	and we're doing it okay so this is this
2032s	is kind of the gliding distance
2034s	that you can develop a little bit with
2037s	these gliding mounts so there's some
2039s	some good amount of distance traveled I
2041s	think oh my God I pulled over too many
2043s	troops hold on hold on
2045s	wait wait let me fly back out reset set
2052s	all right
2055s	we're good let's just walk over actually
2060s	fly to a little safer spot burner
2066s	there we go
2068s	oh Andy's t-posing don't mind him he's
2072s	good
2073s	just tell him to go away
2076s	up and we got another one
2078s	and he died
2085s	all right Brad let me just uh let me
2088s	hold on my God I hope I don't die
2092s	all right get ready we're gonna swap
2093s	over here why are there so many creeps
2094s	on this hill
2097s	oh no I'm sorry guys oh my gosh give me
2100s	one second let me just see if I can
2102s	reset them okay there we go we're good
2104s	we're good we're good we're good
2108s	they reset
2110s	hey reset
2111s	nope they're trying to path to me
2113s	they're very angry
2115s	very angry
2118s	oh
2120s	I want they leash
2122s	they have a super long leech radius
2124s	okay Trad let us lets you and I swap
2128s	what do you think you want to swap
2130s	and we'll do this over here yeah good
2132s	luck yeah that's here yes
2135s	all right big AOE pull all right we're
2137s	gonna swap
2139s	give me one second
2142s	and we are now swapped or we're swapping
2145s	sorry Trad come on over
2149s	and show us some of the Magic in the
2151s	combos
2156s	[Music]
2158s	foreign
2177s	all right so first I'm gonna thin out
2179s	this encounter a little bit I'm gonna
2182s	demonstrate one of the more singles I
2184s	just want you to know Chad real quick
2185s	that prior to you thinning out the herd
2188s	there
2189s	that if it wasn't for my training all of
2191s	those creeps you would not have had this
2192s	a spectacular opportunity to just
2195s	showcase the sheer AOE potential in this
2197s	case oh I see I see we're skipping
2199s	straight to that then all right and he
2201s	can do it without the cooldowns too no
2203s	pressure whatsoever all right no let's
2204s	back down yeah you can do it oh yeah
2208s	yeah
2210s	all right doing it live
2213s	um let's see first
2214s	so walk us through kind of what you're
2216s	gonna use
2218s	so because this is going to be more of
2220s	an AOE combo
2222s	um I would say one of the better
2223s	rotations for this is almost one of the
2226s	more battle mage-like rotations so that
2228s	this is going to be something you could
2229s	almost expect from like maybe age
2232s	fighter or something like that you know
2234s	I'm gonna equip the great blade so this
2237s	is just to show that you know Mages use
2239s	non-conventional weapons in ashes of
2242s	creation
2243s	we're going to show that off soon
2244s	especially with what we showed you
2246s	earlier the elemental empowerment build
2248s	this will actually apply to all things
2250s	that you hit in your cleaving radius
2252s	with the great sword
2253s	so here we go
2273s	no trap
2276s	oh God
2277s	I canceled my blizzard I canceled my
2281s	blizzard I was a rip oh that's so good
2284s	too many mobs dude yeah we're good we're
2287s	good maybe they'll reset Matt now you're
2290s	reset you're good
2292s	okay guys I just had to set Trad up to
2295s	die like that I apologize
2298s	I just wanted to just showcase that the
2300s	Mage is not a literal God like in many
2302s	games that if you over pull and you bite
2306s	off more than you can chew you're still
2308s	gonna die
2310s	I love it
2312s	we can't ever get at the first try right
2313s	that would be a boring game no that
2315s	would be very boring there's there's a
2317s	there's a little bit of a you know a
2319s	little bit of a difficulty challenge
2322s	here
2326s	oh you almost made it back this is nice
2328s	not bad
2330s	kind of like a little puzzle to get back
2331s	in here he did it pretty quick too I get
2333s	lost yeah
2336s	all right let's see if we can get a
2338s	little bit of a better set up here
2340s	all right I'm gonna shelf the AOE one
2342s	and go to the Singletary one then we'll
2344s	we'll do the Aon all right once again
2346s	after that
2347s	all right
2348s	all right so this is a little easier one
2350s	here we go
2355s	you're gonna need your wand
2364s	okay yeah some big deeps there
2367s	and that's because of the shattered
2376s	slept the next one nice
2382s	I love that ball
2395s	now you're making quick work of these
2396s	Chad not bad
2398s	yup so that's that's the single Target
2400s	rotation I like at least with this kit
2402s	once you start introducing some of these
2403s	other elements in here that we're not
2405s	going to show you this time but you'll
2407s	get to see them eventually it really
2408s	opens like a whole realm of
2410s	possibilities actually we could even try
2413s	it on this one this guy's got a lot of
2415s	Health
2416s	this guy takes a few rotations to bring
2418s	down yeah I haven't really practiced on
2420s	this one let's see how it goes and now
2422s	Keenan talk to us a little bit about
2424s	kind of the process that goes into
2426s	creating these you know class kits for
2430s	Alpha two your Strike team has been hard
2433s	at work and kind of developing phase one
2436s	and phase two of these what exactly goes
2438s	into those phases
2440s	well
2441s	um it's this pretty much a three-phase
2444s	process phase one is very open-ended to
2446s	be pretty much try everything under the
2448s	sun and we put it together in every way
2450s	we can imagine and we try to figure out
2451s	what we like and don't like and iterate
2453s	fast I think we usually do playables
2456s	like twice a week when we're in that
2457s	phase
2459s	uh what you guys are seeing here is
2460s	actually abilities that are in the
2463s	process of passing phase two so they are
2465s	approaching
2467s	um levels where we are happy with how
2469s	they play happy with how they look and
2472s	um some details may change over time but
2474s	generally speaking this is
2476s	uh what we're going for and from here it
2478s	would mostly just be like like polish
2480s	and um
2482s	assets and uh just getting like external
2486s	feedback and stuff like that
2488s	very nice Chad I liked your use of
2490s	Slumber there you're in a precarious
2493s	spot
2496s	oh God
2497s	oh my God Chad I am literally on the
2500s	edge of my seat just watching this
2502s	hoping you don't turn into ash oh God
2506s	crap
2508s	oh my gosh that was crazy butt shell I
2512s	wanted to make it look close you know
2513s	it's good for you uh-huh yeah yep me too
2517s	that's when I die it's because it's you
2519s	know yeah I mean it's dramatic effect
2521s	yeah it's a great totally
2524s	all right should we set our health back
2525s	up or do we have to wait for region here
2529s	you can uh you can negative nuke
2531s	yourself dude the aggro range on these
2533s	things I see why you Agger everything's
2534s	soft you see what I mean this is what
2537s	I'm having to deal with right now
2544s	that's well done you see this audience
2546s	utilize elements of the terrain to
2549s	obstruct the pathing from the monster
2551s	wow
2553s	uh we're we have yet to stand up the
2556s	right pathing
2557s	deal with that
2560s	oh it's so good
2564s	this guy's a little boy though he's not
2566s	too bad
2572s	this is just more of like the single
2574s	rotation kit
2575s	yeah and you do not have to build
2579s	your mage
2580s	down this Elemental path right that's
2583s	one of the the
2584s	design elements of this kit is that
2587s	there are a lot of different paths that
2590s	you're able to take the Mage down not
2592s	just the lightning and ice path or
2594s	Elementals talk to us a little bit about
2595s	kind of the composition of abilities
2597s	that are intended between utility
2599s	defensive Gap closers and Mobility DPS
2603s	oriented ones
2605s	yeah I mean that's kind of what we've
2607s	been demonstrating a little bit with
2608s	some of these other ones uh like this
2610s	show has definitely saved me more than a
2612s	few times
2614s	um Slumber as well like a lot of
2617s	defensive utility goes into the Mage
2619s	being able to sustain themselves you
2621s	know when they're having situations like
2623s	this where you know detected by mobs and
2626s	they weren't quite prepared for it and
2628s	um I think that's really what rounds out
2630s	the kit for classes like this it's not
2633s	all about just dishing out DPS all the
2636s	time it's all it's really it really
2637s	comes down to those like situational
2638s	things and
2640s	using those things intelligently to come
2643s	out on top and I see if we can get an
2646s	AOE encounter here by the way if you
2648s	wanna if you want to turn around Trad
2650s	you're able to um you can do like one
2652s	two and three just kind of in the middle
2654s	just face directly into that dirt area
2656s	there and just numb numb pad123 and
2658s	it'll spawn
2660s	just right in front of you
2662s	and just turn slightly yeah there you go
2663s	perfect all right classic AOE encounter
2665s	here let's go
2667s	and guys just to give you context here
2669s	as trad's doing this again we were
2671s	taking a little bit of a direction here
2672s	with this showcase we wanted to kind of
2674s	give you just how we do things from a
2677s	combat Arena perspective and development
2679s	perspective and how we iterate as Keenan
2681s	was talking about you know the multiple
2683s	iterations that occur during phase one
2684s	development uh twice a week almost with
2687s	that Strike team and they use Arenas
2690s	that are a little bit lower weight than
2691s	the uh than Vera than the ashes of
2694s	creation world and that's kind of the
2696s	combat Arena that has things like
2697s	dummies and you know just a a lot of
2700s	different design oriented test subjects
2704s	that are helpful one of those is just
2705s	spawning monsters as you need it
2708s	yeah one of our guiding series is that
2710s	the more iterations we can execute on
2713s	the better the game will be so we're all
2715s	about minimizing that time to iteration
2717s	yeah that's something that's also really
2719s	important for us
2721s	um when you guys are iterating so
2723s	quickly you know we want to make sure
2724s	that the systems that are using that
2727s	animation to really drive the effects
2729s	don't break every four days because you
2732s	guys decided to change it up we really
2735s	want to only address changes for you
2738s	know major differences in how the
2740s	ability functions so these systems are
2742s	pretty robust yeah and I noticed their
2745s	Trad when you were swinging with your
2747s	your Greatsword you had that Elemental
2750s	is it Elemental empowerment Elemental
2752s	empowerment yeah that's kind of what I
2753s	was alluding to earlier like it's not
2756s	just the wand that interacts with these
2759s	different abilities different weapons
2762s	have different synergies with glass
2764s	abilities which just introduces that
2767s	extra level of depth right it's like you
2769s	know how can I maximize the effect of
2772s	this and you know it's like I'm trading
2774s	in this case my my ranged potential for
2777s	the ability to apply these status
2778s	effects in a more AOE regard which makes
2782s	the Greatsword a lot better for dealing
2784s	uh with Pax than the wand and you know
2787s	sometimes you'll even be able to use
2789s	either one based on the situation right
2790s	will allow players to swap their weapons
2793s	based on
2795s	um you know what they are coming up
2796s	against and it creates a lot of answers
2798s	to different situations if you have the
2800s	tools for it
2801s	absolutely yeah just to be clear the
2803s	Greatsword was dealing so much damage
2805s	there because they were shocked exactly
2807s	yeah it's good it's a good AOE weapon
2810s	but by itself it's not it's not that
2812s	good it was really the shock that was
2814s	making it deal so much damage yeah
2817s	well oh I think you got another little
2819s	friend there he'd probably put uh press
2822s	four a couple times you want to grab a
2823s	couple more of those
2825s	I think we'll just put him to sleep good
2828s	call
2829s	um
2831s	well guys as always you know this is a
2835s	continued work in progress Alpha 2 as
2837s	you know is a big test period for us a
2840s	lot of the archetypes are going to be
2842s	online to a significant level with a
2844s	significant amount of abilities that are
2846s	going to be available to kind of test
2848s	and as part of our monthly showcases
2851s	where we show you development and
2852s	progress this is our opportunity to
2855s	collect feedback on what you guys have
2856s	seen Keenan do you have some questions
2858s	that are most relevant for your teams uh
2862s	with regards to the iteration and
2863s	development of this combat that you'd
2865s	like to posit to the community
2868s	yeah I would say there's there's three
2870s	major things that I'm interested in
2871s	gathering feedback on and the first one
2875s	stems from player agency which is one of
2877s	the things that we prioritize the most
2879s	and so with in in the context of this
2882s	kit what that looks like is how people
2885s	feel about the amount of Mobility that
2886s	it has during spells people may have
2888s	noticed that the cleric was walking out
2890s	of its spells and canceling them but
2891s	this page can actually continue to cast
2893s	they just have a slower movement speed
2895s	how do people feel about that how does
2896s	it look
2898s	um the second thing I'm interested in is
2902s	um
2902s	how
2904s	the transition between spells is coming
2907s	across does it look good does it look
2909s	clunky how do people feel about that
2911s	and then finally the complexity of the
2914s	kit are people pretty happy with these
2916s	Elemental interactions and how they uh
2918s	how they would think about them during
2920s	combat or are they interested in
2921s	something more complicated or less
2924s	complicated
2926s	awesome and guys as always remember this
2930s	is a work in progress there is still
2932s	iteration necessary there's a lot of
2934s	artwork that's still outstanding and
2936s	requires second third fourth passes and
2938s	polish but we are showing you you know
2941s	everything as it is in development
2943s	because we find that it's a very
2944s	important interaction with the community
2946s	to collect this type of feedback and get
2947s	your guys's thoughts on the direction
2950s	that we're taking because at the end of
2952s	the day when we launch ashes of creation
2954s	we want to make sure that we've had as
2955s	much touch point with the community as
2957s	possible so people don't go what game is
2959s	this
2960s	but with that being said John tradd
2964s	Keenan I want to thank all three of you
2966s	for joining me today and showcasing the
2968s	hard work that you and the rest of the
2969s	team have been putting towards
2971s	developing this Mage and the other
2972s	archetypes I know I speak for the
2974s	community when I say thank you you guys
2976s	are doing an awesome job very excited to
2979s	see this played by by players in Alpha
2981s	two and with that being said we will see
2985s	you all back on stream
2988s	bye guys
2992s	[Music]
2998s	welcome back
3001s	um we'll play the video in the
3002s	background it seems like most people
3004s	enjoyed the Showcase
3008s	oh you're muted for me
3011s	I don't hear you
3015s	whoops my bad you're okay okay I'm good
3019s	now yeah
3020s	um yeah it looks like everyone enjoyed
3022s	that so you know just to give you guys
3024s	again uh further context there this was
3027s	just showcasing uh the lightning and Ice
3029s	interactions on the abilities as you
3032s	guys know that there there is a pipeline
3035s	behind ability creation uh there's still
3037s	outstanding artwork on the visual
3039s	effects side for the fire and Earth
3041s	spells that we're kind of working on
3043s	um we talked a little bit about in that
3045s	showcase kind of our phases of
3046s	development uh for our different
3048s	archetype classes
3050s	and there are phase one phase two phase
3052s	three uh and these were ready to kind of
3055s	showcase and we wanted to get your
3057s	guys's feedback on that so look forward
3059s	to disappointed in the fire Stephen
3060s	thanks guys
3063s	in the future stay tuned absolutely we
3067s	don't want to show everything too by the
3068s	way we want we want people to experience
3070s	and play this as well so we do have
3073s	quite a few questions so I'm going to
3074s	try to power through some of these yeah
3076s	um one of the things was can we swap
3078s	weapons in the middle of combat we saw
3080s	that uh tried doing that with the great
3081s	sword or great Blade versus
3083s	um the wand but yeah we've talked a
3085s	little bit in the past and this was
3086s	President Alpha One as well for those of
3088s	you who played and those of you who
3089s	watch
3090s	um you may not swap armor when you're in
3093s	combat but you may swap your weapons
3096s	um and you know there's obviously a few
3098s	reasons of why this can be important
3101s	um we're a itemization agnostic class uh
3105s	design so players kind of equip with
3109s	items that there are most necessary
3110s	based on the adversary or the challenge
3113s	that they're facing
3114s	um and so we want that to be available
3117s	for players to kind of swap with weapons
3119s	all right and then there's a question
3121s	regarding ball lightning does this
3123s	charge what what's it like when it's not
3125s	charged up versus charging it all the
3127s	way up
3129s	um so ball lightning you cannot charge
3132s	up it's the arc lightning that you can
3135s	charge up and um and that charge up is
3138s	essentially uh additional time that's
3140s	spent as a risk in exchange for
3143s	additional DPS when the execution occurs
3146s	all right
3148s	um and then there are folks wondering is
3150s	there an underlying system for the
3151s	skills and combat from the UE gameplay
3153s	ability system or is this a proprietary
3156s	solution that we've created
3158s	yeah this is a this is our our custom
3161s	ability system uh that's been created at
3164s	Intrepid Adam and Keenan and Mike have
3168s	had a significant hand in creating that
3171s	um you know there is functionality that
3173s	we need to occur in our ability system
3175s	that's not capable of being done through
3177s	what's natively available through Unreal
3179s	Engine and so as a result many of our
3181s	systems that we utilize in ashes of
3183s	Creations
3184s	are made custom in-house in order to
3187s	better facilitate our needs
3189s	and then folks were wondering about
3191s	foliage as it seems like it could hide
3194s	your character from your own camera can
3196s	you uh can it do something like turn
3199s	transparent to you so you could lose
3201s	your own character yeah don't lose
3202s	yourself in the grass absolutely those
3204s	are those are kind of um uh literal
3208s	higher Fidelity types of polish that we
3210s	get around to when we're out of guts of
3214s	building you know core systems and
3216s	abilities and archetypes so you know
3219s	part of watching our game in development
3222s	is understanding that a lot of the
3224s	quality of life or or polish oriented
3227s	features that you would typically see in
3229s	a launched game are not yet worked on
3231s	from our perspective we're very much
3233s	still on the on the core aspects of our
3236s	feature development and um on our
3239s	archetype and class designs
3240s	and then the next one here and I knew
3243s	this was going to come up which is
3244s	action versus Tab basic attacks when
3246s	using the one how does it work
3248s	um and just I guess in general
3250s	um this is everyone was saying that this
3253s	looks more tab targeted versus like
3254s	hybrid so they're wondering
3257s	um
3260s	it's important to note that when we talk
3263s	about ashes of creation's hybrid combat
3267s	designs you have abilities that are
3271s	skill shot oriented abilities the cone
3273s	of cold the blizzard pbaoe the placed
3277s	template aoes the directional line
3280s	attacks that are not predicated on a
3282s	Target and then we also have a mixture
3284s	of abilities that require targets we
3287s	have two alternate modes of camera
3289s	settings we have the action reticle
3291s	based camera setting which utilizes a
3294s	soft lock featuring mechanic that that
3298s	allows the player to utilize their tab
3301s	targeted Orient abilities but then also
3303s	gives them an additional Fidelity from
3304s	an action camera perspective when
3306s	they're utilizing a positional based or
3309s	directional based template type attacks
3312s	as well so our desire has always and
3315s	continues to be how we can create a
3318s	mixture of tab Target abilities and
3320s	skill shot oriented positional
3322s	directional based ability usage and make
3325s	something cohesive in that design and I
3327s	think that what we're achieving with
3330s	that regard may not fully you know feel
3333s	action oriented may not feel like an
3334s	action or any game but we've always
3336s	intended to be more uh hybrid oriented
3339s	leaning towards tab Target so you're
3342s	going to see a mixture of abilities that
3343s	require the targets and that don't and
3345s	then you're going to have an option as
3346s	the player's perspective to utilize an
3348s	actual cam action camera mode which
3351s	which utilizes a soft target lock
3353s	feature and our reticle
3356s	all right
3357s	and then folks are wondering can I and
3359s	then real quick sorry just to touch on
3361s	the basic attack comment there so when
3364s	you have your weapon and you utilize a
3366s	basic attack you can blind fire that
3369s	weapon if it has a projectile associated
3370s	with it without having to have a Target
3372s	in addition if your reticle in action
3375s	camera mode is over a Target you will
3377s	have a soft target lock and projectiles
3380s	will home to that Target if within the
3383s	right angle of Direction just to answer
3384s	specifically the question about basic
3387s	attacks
3388s	yeah and to verify like or to clarify
3391s	um when he's talking about a like ground
3393s	Target AOE is being like
3395s	um like skill shots a lot of them are I
3397s	don't know if you've played a lot of
3399s	people played a variety of games but a
3400s	lot of the times you can play something
3401s	and then it goes in that spot so you
3403s	have to there are abilities that are
3405s	like that where you have to place them
3406s	and creatures move then you know so
3408s	there is some skill element to it
3410s	absolutely like you know having to fire
3412s	at the right target but it's trying to
3414s	predict where the targets are going to
3415s	be to some extent yeah if they're not
3418s	moving that makes it easy I suppose so
3420s	you have to pick the order in which
3421s	you're putting them in
3423s	um and then the follow-up question to
3424s	this is um can I be a fire Mage only or
3427s	a frost Mage only or a lightning Mage
3429s	only or will I always have to have some
3432s	combination of these elements So within
3435s	the elements themselves there are combos
3438s	that can be leveraged for example you
3440s	were seeing there in the ice bolt and
3442s	the example of the elemental empowerment
3444s	on the wand ability when the elemental
3446s	empowerment assume for your wand attacks
3449s	the last used element for a number of
3451s	seconds after that spell was used so in
3454s	this example I use a a frost bolt which
3458s	is an ice element and that applies
3461s	stacks of chill to the Target right and
3463s	now chill has the ability when
3465s	additional stacks of Chill from another
3466s	source are applied to uh promote into a
3471s	frozen State and when a target's Frozen
3474s	They're susceptible to the shattered
3476s	effect and shattered effect can be
3479s	utilized against a frozen Target by an
3481s	electrical attack so you saw you saw
3485s	there
3487s	excuse me you saw there that I ice
3490s	bolted to apply stacks of chill I Then
3492s	followed up with my Elemental empowered
3494s	one attacks that added additional chill
3497s	Stacks which created the Frozen
3498s	condition on the target they couldn't
3500s	move and then before that Frozen
3502s	conditions subsided I used my arc
3505s	lightning in order to cause the
3507s	shattered effect
3508s	um so you know there are abilities and
3512s	ways by which in within a particular
3514s	element you you can create those
3517s	promotions
3518s	um but you know obviously when building
3519s	your class kit you want to take into
3521s	consideration what type of intricate
3524s	connections am I creating with my Combos
3527s	and then in addition how does that
3529s	interact with groups that I'm going to
3530s	interface with and other classes and
3533s	archetypes that play off of the keyword
3535s	interactions from my abilities as well
3537s	because remember ashes of creation is a
3540s	group Centric group focused game which
3543s	means that when you take into account
3544s	all of these different types of tier
3546s	status conditions you need to take them
3548s	with the uh with the grain of salt that
3550s	it has to interact with the party you're
3552s	accustomed to playing with and so
3554s	there's some Synergy that needs to be
3555s	kind of planned out there
3558s	the twitch server is having problems
3562s	I just did a speed test and on my end
3564s	I'm getting 20 up but I think on the
3566s	twitch that server side there's some
3568s	weird stuff going up on oh no um so
3570s	there might have been a little bit of
3571s	weirdness going on with the live stream
3573s	Zone we apologize for that everybody but
3576s	the video will have the the Deeds that
3580s	Steven mentioned if you want to re-watch
3582s	that
3583s	um and then the next question here is
3585s	how will line of sight work with
3587s	abilities in PvP it's clean it's cleared
3590s	up now Stephen okay got it sorry I was
3592s	just checking
3594s	how well sorry what was that last
3595s	question how a line of sight work with
3597s	PVP of delays so um one of one of the
3602s	things we're looking into and you saw a
3603s	little bit of this with the visual
3604s	effects Tech that was used around chain
3607s	of uh chain lightning
3609s	um is the ability to have projectiles
3612s	path around corners
3614s	um and the reason for that and the
3616s	reason why I think that's interesting
3617s	and we're going to explore that is that
3619s	some abilities might have indirect fire
3622s	so if you have uh let's say a Archer or
3626s	Ranger who has the ability to select a
3630s	mage as their secondary class and they
3632s	might want to augment a snipe ability uh
3635s	in order to you know go around a corner
3637s	like an Arcane Archer might have right
3640s	um those those interesting types of
3642s	interactions I think play with the uh
3646s	the problem statement that sometimes
3648s	we've had in gaming and combat where you
3650s	can play around a corner and try to
3652s	block line of sight and play with that
3654s	line upside well some abilities might
3656s	not care about that line of sight they
3659s	might care the distance to the Target
3661s	around the corner or the path that it's
3663s	taking and if it's outside that path is
3665s	too long it might not be able to reach
3667s	them of course but if you're playing
3668s	kitty corner with the uh with the player
3671s	that who's on the opposite end of you
3673s	you might need to look out for some
3675s	abilities that are able to path to you
3677s	that I think is something that's
3679s	interesting and and I haven't seen used
3681s	very much in the in in in general combat
3685s	Mechanics for MMOs
3688s	back to the previous question to more
3690s	clarify in regards to like if I want to
3693s	only be a fire Mage could I only be a
3695s	fire Mage we get that there's Combos and
3697s	things like yes yeah if you wanted to
3698s	only so let me ask that if you wanted to
3701s	only focus on one particular element
3703s	this might reduce your horizontal
3706s	application in the design of combat
3709s	however within one element there are
3712s	plenty of options and synergies and
3714s	combos that will still make you relevant
3718s	all right cool just clarifying
3721s	um and then at higher levels how much
3724s	will Mana management matter to Mage
3726s	players we didn't see a lot of that
3727s	happening here yeah yeah over here I
3729s	know that we're not at the balance level
3731s	of right in regards to Mana but yeah for
3734s	folks who are curious
3736s	um what is the Mana management going to
3738s	look like for mage players well meta
3740s	management I think
3741s	um not just for mage players but for
3745s	really every class is a relevant
3747s	resource mechanic that they have to take
3749s	into consideration when they're
3751s	utilizing their rotations and there are
3754s	going to be abilities that will you know
3756s	sap your Mana faster than others and
3759s	they're going they're going to be
3761s	situational
3763s	now
3765s	um with that blanket statement of Mana
3767s	is always relevant uh there is also
3770s	going to be mechanics and or class
3772s	energies and abilities that you can spec
3774s	into to help mitigate that there's
3776s	itemization that you can utilize from a
3780s	set bonus perspective or certain types
3782s	of weapons and tattoos that you can
3784s	acquire
3786s	um there are certain enchantments that
3787s	you can acquire that might reduce the
3789s	cost of Mana use that might increase
3791s	your amount of regeneration that might
3793s	increase your manitotal pool you know
3795s	there are even specs that you can build
3797s	towards if mana mana management is your
3802s	Mana management nice is your um is your
3805s	issue right
3806s	um so we want to make it a compelling
3808s	case that you need to think about Mana
3811s	use because
3812s	um you know you don't just want to go
3814s	100 all the time with no you know
3816s	downside to that that's a very boring
3819s	type of interaction
3821s	all right and then we know we have a lot
3823s	of new folks and we've answered this
3824s	question before but in large scale PVP
3827s	situations with a lot of players how are
3830s	we going to handle particle effects and
3832s	spell effects so that they're not
3834s	overwhelming for people yeah I think um
3837s	you know a lot of commentary I saw in
3838s	the twitch chat around these particular
3841s	effects that you're seeing today
3843s	is a good example of how in the past
3846s	especially during Alpha One we talked
3849s	about first passes and how art is always
3851s	improving and our art is always moving
3853s	forward here is an example where you s
3856s	where now you see some of these
3858s	abilities are bit dialed back and
3860s	they're now within kind of the scope of
3863s	what we would consider not to in your
3865s	face and more amenable to massive types
3869s	of PVP situations or large amounts of
3872s	players but in addition we'll have uh
3874s	certain features from a scalability
3876s	setting standpoint that will allow
3878s	players to even further tone down both
3881s	the Bloom and brightness of these types
3883s	of effects has also in addition some of
3886s	the elements and channels of those
3887s	effects as well
3889s	um but I think you guys will agree with
3890s	me here that you know effects now are
3893s	are as opposed to where they were in
3895s	alpha one we've taken into account what
3897s	people's feedback were although it was
3899s	always the case we were going to address
3900s	them and we've implemented them in such
3902s	a way where they're more conducive to
3903s	large player battles
3906s	um you know we'll be testing sieges and
3907s	stuff so we'll we'll be keeping an eye
3909s	on all of that so don't worry and we'll
3911s	take a lot of feedback into play
3914s	um and I think one of the questions that
3915s	Keenan even asked was like how are you
3917s	feeling about the look and the visual
3918s	quality of the class as well so we do we
3922s	will have a thread up in regards to the
3924s	Mage archetype it probably is already
3926s	actually up right now
3928s	um so definitely come on over to the
3929s	Forum and you invite us your feedback
3931s	before we move off that subject real
3933s	quick I would like to say that visual
3935s	effects uh artists are very hard to come
3938s	by they're one of the very the one of
3940s	the more difficult
3941s	um uh talents to acquire within the game
3944s	industry and I will say for those of you
3947s	who are following our project and who
3949s	are excited about ashes of creation to
3950s	come to fruition and you really want
3952s	those visuals to look strong and good
3954s	don't be afraid to become a de facto
3957s	recruiter for ashes of creation by going
3960s	out there and finding your favorite
3961s	types of visual effects you've seen in
3963s	games and messaging those people on a
3965s	Twitter out of LinkedIn and saying hey
3967s	ashes of creation is hiring Intrepid
3969s	Studios is hiring for visual effects
3972s	artists and we want the top tier visual
3974s	effects artists in this industry because
3976s	we're building a top tier MMORPG and we
3978s	need that Talent so our visual effects
3980s	team is growing along with a lot of
3981s	teams at Intrepid Studios and you guys
3984s	can be part of helping us acquire that
3986s	Talent by helping evangelize for uh
3989s	ashes of creation out in those
3990s	communities yeah and our wonderful
3992s	social media manager Peter is constantly
3995s	posting those things so I think we we
3997s	have something up right now if you want
3999s	to go check out our social channels
4000s	scroll a little bit you'll find our
4002s	promotion for our job applications so
4005s	definitely definitely some people our
4007s	way we're trying our best to to get the
4010s	voices out there but it always does help
4011s	whenever there's a little amplification
4013s	or if you know people personally that's
4016s	always helpful as well oh yeah we're
4018s	keeping an eye out I know that there's
4019s	been a lot of layoffs which we extend
4022s	our hearts oh yes who have had to deal
4024s	with that as someone who has been part
4026s	of that and survived many layoffs I
4029s	think like it is definitely not an easy
4031s	thing to go through on either side
4033s	whether you survive it or you are let go
4036s	um but we are definitely keeping our eye
4037s	out for good talent and we appreciate we
4039s	see all the messages you guys send us
4041s	when you're like hey check out this
4043s	person they just got laid off so um we
4045s	are reaching out to folks who
4047s	um we feel would be good fits for
4048s	Intrepid Studios
4051s	yeah and with that we'll head on up to
4055s	our art update unless you have anything
4056s	else you would like to touch base on
4059s	Stephen in regards to the Mage no I
4061s	don't think so of course as always the
4064s	reason we do these demonstrations and
4065s	the reasons why we show you our works in
4068s	progress is to collect feedback and get
4070s	your guys's thoughts on what you saw
4071s	today Keenan gave some great examples of
4074s	questions and focus areas that we want
4075s	you to opine on but um you know feel
4079s	free make sure you're jumping on our
4080s	forums the Discord social media channels
4083s	and Twitter and YouTube and Facebook and
4085s	giving us your thoughts on what you saw
4087s	today what did you like what did you
4089s	think could be better what are examples
4091s	from other games and other
4094s	um uh
4098s	MMOs that you've played that you enjoyed
4100s	and and that we could potentially
4101s	incorporate yeah we want to hear it I
4103s	want to hear your feedback
4106s	all right moving on to character goodies
4108s	our character artist well our artist in
4110s	general are just um awesome uh we've got
4113s	some skeleton weapons you know gonna
4115s	look a little tarnished but
4118s	um you've probably seen some of our
4120s	Undead creatures and whatnot and some of
4122s	our skellies are ready but they're
4124s	working on some more weapons for them so
4127s	that you can murder them or they can
4129s	murder you whichever way it ends up
4131s	going as we saw it can go both ways and
4135s	also we've got the Featherstone
4137s	Expedition pack
4139s	that is now has a 3D model and we have a
4144s	little
4147s	turntable of that as well
4150s	looks great love this and remember guys
4153s	um you know on the uh
4155s	on the back slot there's a few different
4157s	options that you'll have on for the
4159s	player in order to Showcase a weapon
4162s	um accessory Cape
4164s	um this this one's a pretty cool
4166s	accessory yeah this is cosmetic a
4169s	cosmetic one so it'll go over that whole
4171s	slot but there are other ones where you
4173s	can swap out like the little pieces and
4175s	details which will be really cool
4177s	and then we've got the ward of the
4180s	implacable
4182s	now it has a 3D model as well looking
4185s	awesome I know yes didn't necessarily
4188s	like the feathers on this one but I
4190s	think it looks cool whoa I love the
4193s	colors I love the materials I think that
4196s	they did a great job with this set and
4198s	uh
4199s	and the faction in game that this
4201s	represents from the NPC perspective I
4203s	think is super cool
4205s	um yeah this is a this is a great set
4208s	it will definitely help us with in-game
4210s	stuff and then we've got the godsinger
4213s	garb
4218s	and we'll wrap things up and move on
4222s	with our cows sorry cows I know jensy
4228s	did such a good job with the cows and I
4230s	told her I was like we need Highland
4231s	cows you know those like long cows and
4233s	she was like oh
4235s	um but she was she was directed I think
4237s	is this the cows yeah is this one of the
4239s	first kind of farm animal stuffs that
4241s	we've seen no I think little ducks but
4244s	yeah that's kind of the first of the
4246s	like livestock livestock is available
4249s	for people to kind of mobilize animal
4251s	husbandry with on their freeholds and
4253s	whatnot yeah what's funny is it's just a
4255s	cow and normally like we are so weird
4257s	with our stuff so I'm sure you're gonna
4258s	see some weird deformities of cows in
4260s	the future don't worry guys
4262s	we have some like more bull-esque
4265s	looking creatures as well in the past
4267s	and then I think I have a turntable of
4269s	that yeah here we go
4271s	or we need the longhorn ones with the
4273s	big long horns
4275s	I was tempted
4277s	for those of you who are old fans of
4280s	um like EverQuest I was tempted to get
4282s	catkins to do a little scene with us and
4284s	if catkins is watching this right now
4285s	he'll know what I'm talking about
4288s	um but he we had like a whole cow thing
4291s	and you know one of our old companies
4294s	that kind of thing yeah I'll have to
4296s	send it to you Stephen and you'll be
4297s	like I think I saw it okay
4300s	it's pretty funny I was like oh we
4302s	should have done a little thing but
4304s	maybe with future cows and then last
4306s	minute uh ginsey was like I finished the
4309s	Sheep too I want to show them and so
4313s	they're so cool I love their horns
4318s	look at the the Sheep
4321s	I can't wait to Shear them for some whoa
4326s	yeah they probably make some cool
4328s	clothes we need some interesting sheep
4332s	bold clothes
4334s	I was thinking you know part of like the
4337s	Freehold slash animal husbandry design
4339s	when you've domesticated animals and
4341s	you're like processing them for their um
4343s	for their materials and whatnot it would
4346s	be a really cool idea from a narrative
4347s	perspective if occasionally your
4350s	property and the things that you've done
4353s	on that property have an opportunity to
4356s	Spur a random Quest where one of the
4358s	sheep breaks out of the pen and you need
4360s	to go get the Sheep back and where is
4363s	that sheep and what did the Sheep get
4365s	into I mean those are great Predators
4367s	you know as someone who has grown up
4370s	around like farm animals they do Escape
4372s	sometimes one of your friends posts will
4375s	like rot and like fall over and then
4378s	they're like absolutely it's over here
4379s	and then they start walking across the
4381s	street and then you're like having to
4383s	chase them and get them back in it is uh
4385s	it is wild times
4389s	um but yeah so that is our character art
4391s	we're gonna go on to our q a and I oh
4394s	actually it's Studio update first so
4396s	Stephen if you want to talk a little bit
4397s	about
4399s	um what's going on on the studio front
4401s	yeah absolutely
4403s	um you know we are finishing up uh our
4406s	Sprint next week and we'll be in our
4407s	hardening week prior to our next Sprint
4409s	we have had some really successful hires
4412s	over the course of uh April um we
4415s	brought on a principal animator a lead
4417s	uh technical animator
4419s	um a couple of visual effects artists uh
4422s	some audio programmers and designers
4426s	um there's been a big month for hires
4428s	um as you guys know and as we've been
4430s	posting we're we're stepping up hiring
4432s	this year again
4435s	um so a lot of success there Stacy
4438s	Cameron
4440s	um John and Midori have been doing a
4442s	great job on the HR side with
4443s	facilitating those things
4446s	um we had our uh bring your kids to to
4450s	work day uh was it yesterday a day
4453s	before I think it was yesterday it was
4455s	yesterday there's a lot going on
4456s	yesterday
4457s	but uh that was also happening there's
4460s	just a bunch of kids here at the studio
4463s	and I saw that there was some really
4464s	cool like color books of our characters
4467s	that they were coloring in that was
4469s	really cool to see those characters made
4471s	some of those pieces for them and so
4473s	yeah that was awesome
4476s	um but yeah things are going really good
4477s	at the studio lots of lots of fun stuff
4480s	yeah and you know we have a lot of more
4483s	things coming up in the future we're
4485s	excited about so we can't wait for you
4486s	guys to see that and like Steven said we
4488s	are hiring so please please send folks
4491s	our way we're trying to fill a lot of
4492s	roles here so that we can continue
4494s	making lots of good progress is the goal
4499s	um so that you can have Alpha 2 faster
4500s	right we know what you guys want we're
4502s	working towards it yes so moving on to q
4505s	a I will just play the video again in
4507s	the background so you have something
4508s	visually compelling whilst we talk we're
4511s	not that visually compelling I mean
4514s	we're still on the screen I I definitely
4516s	I'll speak for myself I'm not that
4517s	visually I mean I think people would
4520s	prefer to see the Mage over looking at
4522s	them
4523s	the first question here is from blizz
4525s	bub over on our forums and the question
4528s	is about Dungeons to ourselves how many
4531s	dungeons will a party of adventurers
4533s	have to access when they meet up each
4536s	evening in other words we will
4537s	intentionally or will it be
4539s	intentionally rare to find level
4541s	appropriate dungeon content that is not
4544s	already engaged by others I think the
4546s	concern here is more that uh because
4548s	there's a lot of contested content will
4551s	there be enough content for everybody or
4553s	will there be cases where yeah there's
4555s	so much contestion that like they can't
4557s	I think
4559s	so to answer the question to begin with
4562s	uh we are purposefully launching
4566s	with
4568s	probably one of the most uh
4571s	aggressive and ambitious
4575s	content schedule uh for an MMO at launch
4580s	um I think and uh but to the second part
4584s	so the answer to that is yes there's
4585s	going to be a lot of different
4586s	opportunities of content areas that you
4588s	can participate in a lot of that's
4589s	predicated on how the world gets
4591s	developed uh that unlocks those zones
4593s	but
4595s	um
4596s	the second part of that question
4598s	Margaret too I think your point in
4599s	reading into the the purpose of that is
4601s	when talking about like contestion
4604s	um
4605s	is that not all content is equal okay
4609s	and and that's a very important
4612s	contextual point to this answer
4615s	um we are we purposefully create tiers
4617s	of content areas
4620s	and we also create types of content
4623s	areas and the tiers might relate to
4626s	things like
4627s	uh better drop rates better respawn
4631s	rates better uh
4634s	damage mitigation for your particular
4636s	group composition
4639s	um
4640s	uh better uh proximity to certain
4645s	locations those create tiers of areas
4648s	where content becomes more relevant or
4650s	more desired right on the second flip
4653s	side of that is there are
4656s	the what you gain from those content
4659s	areas that might be relevant for certain
4662s	classes or certain groups more so than
4664s	others
4665s	so yes you will have access to a lot of
4668s	different content will the will the best
4671s	or most relevant content that's to you
4674s	or your group always be available no and
4678s	that is the element of competition right
4681s	and if things don't feel competitive
4684s	around what's best
4687s	then you have removed an element of the
4691s	satisfaction when you've acquired slash
4694s	succeeded in participating in that
4697s	content and that is a fundamental core
4700s	pillar behind what ashes is attempting
4704s	to achieve
4706s	um through the distribution of content
4708s	but also the interaction of players
4711s	um and and I think that's an important
4713s	concept that we cannot forget about when
4716s	we think about
4718s	um a question like this
4720s	all right next up is a long answer uh
4724s	hopefully we can get through a few more
4725s	so let me know what you're cut off time
4727s	is uh lithium wants to know about
4730s	crafting skills are there any passive
4732s	skills in crafting in the crafting tree
4734s	that allow you to drop less material on
4737s	death
4739s	uh not in the crafting tree but there
4742s	are in the
4744s	um material inventory bags that you can
4747s	acquire
4749s	um and the crafting trees there are
4752s	within those professions abilities to
4755s	augment things like drop rates and
4758s	Gathering speeds and ability to survey
4762s	stuff like that
4764s	um and Tool creation what not
4767s	um but uh the dropping mechanics really
4771s	more relate to uh your bags and so there
4775s	will be different benefits to bags yes
4777s	there's item there's item progression as
4780s	it relates to quality of bags types of
4782s	bags and the materials they're most used
4784s	for some of them are more PVP oriented
4788s	that can reduce significantly drop rates
4790s	for PVP as a result of that progression
4793s	um you know so there are there's a
4795s	there's a complexity there
4797s	all right and anduin wants to know about
4799s	character role play effects player death
4802s	means XP debt and losing materials the
4804s	RP Community wants to know what are the
4807s	in-game lore repercussions of Revival
4809s	upon death for example does my character
4811s	lose memory are they weaker does a
4814s	period of time occur before Revival
4817s	what happens when we are funny I had
4821s	this I had we had this question
4822s	yesterday in our PI meeting
4826s	[Music]
4835s	um I was gonna say that uh I'll kind of
4837s	give the same answer I gave there is you
4840s	know that question touches a little
4842s	close to the metaphysical nature of the
4845s	universe and Ashes of creation
4847s	um I it's a difficult one for me to
4849s	answer without revealing perhaps too
4852s	much of that metaphysical nature what I
4855s	will say is that there is a spiritual
4857s	element obviously to ashes of creation
4860s	and its universe and story and the lore
4863s	um there is a spark there is a mortal
4865s	coil that the character has which
4867s	relates to kind of the interaction of
4870s	Resurrection or Revival and how it
4873s	relates to the goddess of creation Your
4875s	Existence within that universe as a
4877s	mortal coil
4879s	um so there is lore there it's just not
4881s	one I'm comfortable commenting on prior
4883s	to the game's launch
4885s	right you guys will have to find out uh
4889s	and ezrae wants to know about Caravans
4891s	does a caravan stop moving or slow down
4893s	when it's attacked
4896s	there are certain attacks that can slow
4899s	the Caravan but basic attacks will not
4901s	slow a caravan now so you can try to
4903s	trudge through why you're taking yeah
4905s	they're they're they're that's correct
4908s	run well and to that point right Caravan
4912s	speeds are built around character speeds
4915s	so that the interaction and interval of
4918s	of distance traveled by a Caravan versus
4921s	when players are attacking it is
4922s	somewhat Equitable but there are certain
4925s	types of items that you can use that can
4927s	slow and or block Caravans from a
4929s	collision perspective there are certain
4931s	abilities and or status conditions that
4933s	can get applied to Caravans which reduce
4935s	uh there's damage that can be done to
4938s	components of Caravans which reduce
4939s	speed
4941s	um there's you know there's lots of
4942s	different ways to affect that
4944s	all right and then I'm kind of going
4947s	back to the resurrection stuff but this
4950s	is from Nick and they're wondering about
4952s	items well we have items that let us
4956s	resurrect other players we know that
4958s	there are certain archetypes that will
4960s	allow that but will there ever be items
4962s	that allow it as well
4967s	um
4968s	so sorry I was I my mind actually went
4972s	off in a totally different direction I
4973s	got stuck on that thought while you're
4974s	asking the question and I missed the
4976s	last half part of it what was that what
4977s	was it again will we have items that let
4979s	us resurrect other players oh yes yeah
4982s	there will be there will be uh Scrolls
4984s	of Resurrection available
4986s	um although there are is an element of
4988s	Resurrection that's important as it
4990s	relates to experience debt
4992s	um and being able to recover portions of
4994s	that experience debt when utilizing
4996s	higher grade resurrections that are only
4997s	available from classes and then there
5000s	are lower grade resurrections which are
5002s	can be granted through items like
5004s	Scrolls of Resurrection that that allows
5007s	for parties who may not have access to a
5009s	resurrection class uh be able to
5011s	continue on but it will be at a deficit
5014s	all right and then horrendous wants to
5016s	know about tool Nara lore since we
5019s	received an immortal Soul or spark of
5023s	Life by going through the Gateway from
5024s	Sanctus how are the toner players able
5027s	to respawn since they didn't go through
5029s	the same portal
5031s	well
5033s	um
5036s	so again not to touch too much on the
5039s	metaphysical nature here
5042s	um the talnar are descendants of the
5045s	Divine races
5047s	and
5048s	the talar sought refuge in an area of
5052s	Vera
5053s	that has some element of mystery around
5056s	how that occurred which players will
5058s	need to discover
5060s	and there is a connection the spark
5062s	exists within the tonar as well and how
5065s	that spark exists within the talnar just
5068s	something that
5069s	players will be able to discover as they
5071s	progress through the storylines in ashes
5074s	you will learn
5076s	this one is about gather bowls from
5079s	Ruffian and they want to know what are
5081s	the differences between biome exclusive
5084s	resources for example do different ores
5087s	give different resistances Etc
5091s	um yeah there are associated with
5093s	specific types of raw gatherables and
5096s	resources that can be processed into
5098s	refined materials that Grant different
5103s	elements of benefit and or bonuses or
5107s	um or uh
5110s	abilities uh to the different types of
5113s	itemizations and or recipes that are
5115s	available
5116s	so based on where that element can be
5119s	found there might even be relationships
5121s	that are shared across different
5122s	materials and or resources in those
5124s	locations that share some of those
5127s	characteristics that can be applied to
5129s	items so yes it is it is specific to the
5132s	material and it's even great potentially
5134s	that are that are used
5137s	sudden Garden wants to know about
5138s	gliding mounts which we kind of showed a
5140s	little bit today well gliding mounts be
5142s	momentum based or feature any speed
5145s	boosting mechanics to make the
5146s	experience more skill based and
5148s	Interactive
5149s	yeah so important thing to note is that
5152s	all mounts have the ability to acquire
5156s	up to four abilities and skills some of
5159s	those skills will be uh you know
5162s	propulsion based or speed based that can
5164s	enhance or increase uh or burst
5168s	different speeds some might be defensive
5170s	base that would protect the writer and
5172s	the mound for a short period of time
5174s	some can be offensive
5177s	and that's part of what interfaces with
5180s	the animal husbandry system and the
5182s	ability to train those mounts in order
5184s	to unlock the use of those abilities I
5188s	think this is more of when you're
5190s	gliding the skill in regards to the
5192s	player like the skill of the player
5194s	gliding the creature is it going to be
5196s	more skill based in that regard and
5198s	interactive versus I hit a button I'm
5201s	now gliding and I land you know type of
5204s	thing
5205s	um not not specifically probably what
5207s	they're thinking about skill wise but
5209s	there is skill associated with it
5211s	where's my launch Point am I going to
5214s	you know hit this ledge that I'm trying
5217s	to depth you know gauge the depth for
5220s	from my distance and calculate the speed
5222s	on when do I use the abilities that I
5224s	need to use
5226s	um you know do they uh am I misusing
5230s	them at different times so there is
5231s	skill there so I'm not sure exactly you
5234s	know what type of skill they're
5235s	referring to if not those okay and then
5238s	this one is from Phantom Max which they
5241s	wanted about removing player corruption
5243s	we talked about how experience removes
5245s	corruption but does gaining crafting
5247s	experience specifically remove
5249s	corruption does gaining crafting
5251s	experience remove corruption yes so any
5253s	experience that's gained by the player
5256s	whether it be through achievements in
5258s	crafting or in adventuring or
5262s	um uh uh uh through other types of
5265s	achievements all of that experience goes
5268s	towards your adventuring class
5270s	experience gained and then some
5272s	experience can Dual Purpose towards
5274s	professions as well so if I reach an
5278s	achievement in my crafting profession
5280s	and that grants me additional experience
5284s	within that profession to rank up it
5286s	will also Grant the same amount of
5288s	experience over in my
5290s	um uh adventuring level and to that
5293s	point anytime you gain adventuring
5295s	experience
5296s	you tick away at the corruption
5300s	and our last question is from hartisan
5303s	who wants to know about Guild meta and I
5306s	apologize if I'm saying your name wrong
5307s	I think that's the first time that one's
5308s	come up
5310s	um will The Meta for guilds be to just
5313s	create alliances of smaller guilds with
5316s	many skills rather than larger guilds
5318s	with less skills well remember alliances
5321s	are limited the number of guilds that
5324s	can participate in an alliance is a
5327s	limited number also achieving the
5329s	ability even to launch at Alliance is
5333s	something that is uh is very late in the
5337s	guild leveling process
5339s	um and uh uh essentially you know what
5343s	we're trying to create is an environment
5345s	where there's a duality between guilds
5348s	that try to go towards population and
5350s	then guilds that choose to forego
5352s	population in exchange for a a deeper
5356s	access to passive skills that the
5359s	players have access to will The Meta be
5362s	for many smaller guilds to to co-locate
5364s	with each other yes I'm sure that that
5367s	will be utilized by some number of
5370s	smaller guilds in order to try to combat
5372s	the numbers that other guilds might have
5374s	access to
5376s	um I don't think that that's a bad thing
5378s	I don't necessarily know if that's a
5379s	meta either because it's going to be
5381s	beneficial for larger guilds to be
5384s	allied with smaller guilds that might
5385s	have access to those passive abilities
5387s	that they don't have access to so what I
5390s	think the meta will actually be is
5392s	probably a mixture of large Guild and
5395s	small guilds that exist within the
5396s	alliances so that they can overcome the
5398s	types of challenges that occur in
5400s	objective-based gameplay for events
5401s	where you need the smaller Guild with
5403s	the passives to overcome the challenge
5405s	rating but you also need the numbers
5406s	from the larger guilds in order to
5408s	engage with the opponent at the choke
5409s	points
5410s	I think the question is more that people
5412s	feel that larger guilds will decide to
5415s	go with more smaller guilds like let's
5419s	say I have a guild of a thousand people
5420s	normally I'll spread that out into a
5422s	bunch of 100 people guilds in order to
5424s	get better benefits I think is what
5426s	they're trying to aim for versus like
5428s	because there will be different benefits
5429s	for small guilds versus larger guilds
5432s	yeah I mean
5434s	um is that what is going to happen will
5437s	large will the largest guilds segment
5440s	off into different chapters of their
5444s	Guild that are part of small guilds
5446s	um absolutely that will happen and uh
5449s	the way that we combat the efficacy of
5452s	doing that always is through how we
5455s	design our encounters and our events to
5457s	incorporate
5459s	um uh the use case of where smaller
5461s	guilds and their passive abilities are
5463s	necessary to overcome certain challenge
5465s	ratings will it always be most
5467s	beneficial for larger guilds to do that
5469s	no not always it depends on what they're
5471s	encountering
5472s	um but you absolutely will see some
5474s	guilds leveraging that for sure
5477s	cool and that
5479s	and that or today we made it to the end
5482s	and it was a long one so thank you all
5484s	for hanging in with us and we hope that
5487s	you had fun and enjoyed this as well as
5489s	getting like a little sneak peek of the
5491s	Mage we know that you want to see fire
5492s	abilities so maybe you'll see those in
5494s	the future uh and also we do want you to
5497s	experience experience some of it in
5498s	Alpha too so we're not going to share
5500s	everything all the time on here but we
5502s	do have some really fun updates for next
5504s	month so we hope that you will join us
5506s	we'll let you guys know whenever those
5508s	things are coming up over on our social
5510s	channels definitely recommend following
5512s	us in all the places at ashes of
5514s	creation we're pretty active over there
5516s	and then we also want to remind you that
5519s	we do have our creative director
5520s	Community Q a that is over on our on our
5523s	YouTube channel if you didn't get to
5524s	check that out Stephen took some time to
5526s	he's kind of sick during it but he did
5528s	power through and answered a lot of
5530s	great questions from our community
5531s	members chibi
5533s	um Richie sh and samerg so definitely
5536s	check those out and of course head on
5538s	over to our forums we want your feedback
5540s	there's already thread forums. of
5542s	creation.com in regards to the Mage
5545s	archetype so definitely head over there
5547s	answer those questions that Keenan had
5549s	because they're going to be making some
5551s	changes as we move forward especially
5553s	before everyone gets to see it in Alpha
5555s	2. and reminder that our cosmetic swap
5557s	over is on May 10th at 11 A.M so snag
5560s	those and of course we just want to
5562s	thank you again for joining us thank you
5564s	to John and Keenan and Trad for being
5567s	part of this stream as well as Stephen
5569s	appreciate your time we know you busy
5572s	and we hope that you all had a really
5575s	great time here we hope that you go for
5577s	another month and are able to return to
5579s	us with another fun stream the VOD will
5582s	be up here on Twitch we'll also have it
5584s	over on YouTube we'll have the 4K
5586s	version of the Mage content as well and
5589s	then this video will go out on Saturday
5591s	with the full uh everything and of
5595s	course on the dev update make sure you
5596s	leave us a comment subscribe to our
5598s	Channel and make sure your subscriptions
5600s	are live so that we can see them and we
5602s	you you could potentially be spotlighted
5603s	in our next one and with that we will
5606s	see you all next month for another
5608s	update
5609s	bye everyone thanks for joining see ya
5614s	foreign
5616s	[Music]

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