Vaknar

Hello glorious community,

We’d like your feedback on the Alpha Two Basic Range Weapon Attack Update and Ranger Demo discussed during the September 2022 Development Update Livestream.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0257a-goFwE

To help guide this conversation, here are a few thought starters:
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[*] What aspects of the basic range weapon attacks are important to you?
[*] When it comes to Ranger archetype fantasy, what are you wanting to see and not wanting to see?
[*] Are there types of basic range weapon attacks in other games that you feel are done well? If so, in what ways?
[*] Is there anything in particular you’re excited or concerned about regarding what was shown with the basic range weapon attacks and the Ranger archetype?
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Hi all! The results are in! They can be found at the link below: 😈

https://twitter.com/AshesofCreation/status/1575591377282289664

🏹 An enemy Ranger stands between you and exploring the rest of the Verran deserts.

🎯 In classic fashion, you both prepare for a duel. #WWYD?
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We will be revealing the results in roughly 4 hours
(Click on the Twitter link below to submit your answer!
https://twitter.com/AshesofCreation/status/1575529526393589761

Glorious Ashes community - it's time for another Dev Discussion! Dev Discussion topics are kind of like a "reverse Q&A" - rather than you asking us questions about Ashes of Creation, we want to ask YOU what your thoughts are.

Our design team has compiled a list of burning questions we'd love to get your feedback on regarding gameplay, your past MMO experiences, and more. Join in on the Dev Discussion and share what makes gaming special to you!

Dev Discussion - Gathering and PvP
Artisan gatherers will be prime targets for combatant players. With that said, what tools or activities would gatherers like to see to help protect their hard-earned materials while adventuring in Verra?

Keep an eye out for our next Dev Discussion topic regarding Materials!... Read more

I love the collaboration on ideas around the bounty system! Keep em' coming! :)

We hear ya! We know how important the Ranger archetype and all of the Ranger classes are to our players. It's an iconic fantasy archetype and we really want to hit the bullseye with this one ;)

We will show off as much as we're able to with what is ready to demonstrate! ^_^ and we're excited to hear your thoughts on it!

Hello glorious community,

Let’s start up another discussion on the Event System! If you haven’t heard of it yet, feel free to read more about the mechanics we’ve shared so far here: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Events and from our past development update livestream covering the Event System here: https://youtu.be/qYuL-GrMmRM?t=1986

The Event System consists of a multitude of… you guessed it, events! They’re a result of developments in the world of Verra. You may see them in the form of quests, pop-up triggered events, or other narrative elements that may happen throughout the world. Events are designed to fit local, regional, and global scales!

With all that said, below are some follow-up questions from our design team for the community after reading through your glorious feedback!

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Parsalian

My first thought is "why?" Hunger and Thirst mechanics are staples of the 'survival' genre, which Ashes is not. If it were able to add something tangible for players then I guess maybe, but it's not really a part of MMO RPGs for a reason - it just doesn't serve a purpose. The driving force of survival games is...surviving. Having hunger and thirst in those games makes sense as it pushes the player to seek out ever-more-efficient means of procuring those items. That's not really a thing in Ashes (and personally I hope it never is). It just doesn't seem to me that it would have a place.

I'm curious as to why you would want it though. Since you're asking for it, what do you see in those mechanics that you think would benefit Ashes?

Fantastic comment and great follow-up question ^_^

Personally, I'm totally neutral on stylization vs realism with graphics. I've played tons of stylized games that are beautiful, ex. World of Warcraft or Sea of Thieves.

I've also played some incredible games with realistic graphics, like Skyrim, RDR2, Cyberpunk 2077.

Content is king in most regards, but really, realism vs stylization comes down to personal preference. Game developers unfortunately can't please everyone, as those who prefer one over the other may end up disappointed.

@Taleof2Cities has a great comment here suggesting watching more recent gameplay footage. I suggest starting with the Riverlands Seasonal Tech demo here: https://youtu.be/dhvQEPuexjg

As well as reading up on each race, which you can do here: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Races

JamesSunderland;d-53556

Reading the recent threads regarding the Lawless Open Sea, i saw a sentiment from people more PvE oriented, it seems like they believe that the open seas are a area with PvX more tilted towards PvP High Risk vs High Reward and it made think of the possibility of a Area with PvX more tilted towards PvE High Risk vs High Reward.

In this thread, i would like people to discuss and give their opinions and ideas towards the concept of "PvX more tilted towards PvE High Risk vs High Reward".

Let me provide an idea:

Lorewise we know the Underrealm is the place the people who weren't able to leave from Verra fled to escape from corruption, how about making the Underrealm a Area with PvX more tilted towards PvE High Risk vs High Reward.

How so? How about making it an area where you gain more corruption when killing players, killing monsters and death reduces less corruption, monsters there are stronger th...

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I can't wait to read through all the ideas you all generate!

So far, there are some cool thoughts in here ^_^ Keep it up, and don't be afraid to think outside of the box!

Dygz

There are some other government positions. Yes.
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Node_governments
Priests, Bishops, Acolytes...
Chief Bounty Hunter...
Patron Guild leaders...
Possibly Social Org leaders...

Exactly this!

As Steven has said, "There are a lot of things that you can strive for within [a node] that grant you that special treatment."

I merged a couple of similar threads regarding the new map changes together to make discussions a bit smoother for folks!

I'm excited to see what y'all have to say about it! ^_^ Personally, I'm so excited!

If gnomes were introduced into the world of Verra, what do you think their lore, cultural influences, and architecture would be like?

We understand that having robust accessibility options and settings is important to many of our players. We want as many people as possible to be able to enjoy Ashes of Creation! :)

I've taken note that being able to increase font and cursor size is important. If there are any additional accessibility-related settings you feel would be important for your experience, feel free to drop another comment here!

I love threads like these! Keep the ideas comin' ^_^