Thank you all for your continued voice in our development. Reading your feedback and thoughts means a lot and helps us create a better product. See you all at our livestream this month! ❤️❤️❤️
@sunnun9203 Жыл бұрын
We love you Steven
@FaDezZ_ Жыл бұрын
keep doing you my man 👍
@PapaDee_ Жыл бұрын
we love you
@l0ValdemaR0l Жыл бұрын
I just want to be sure, will there be a option for free camera turning without mouse click? This will be important in combats.
@Twitch177 Жыл бұрын
Appreciate all your hard work. Can't wait to play it
@h0rnbadger Жыл бұрын
This is what MMO players want! A studio that cares about the game experience and listens to the community thoughts and concerns. I’ve got faith in Ashes just based off of Stevens level of care alone.
@coldsteel865 Жыл бұрын
Steven is funding it himself so we will get there when we get there. So far the progress we are seeing looks great.
@silva480 Жыл бұрын
We must protect Steven at ALL costs!
@HueghMungus Жыл бұрын
@@coldsteel865 Well never say never, he is funding it, but to say as he doesn't expect ANY profit is ridiculous. Even yourself expect to get a value from something you pay for. Who knows what might happen few years down the line, we never know.
@412_VARYAG Жыл бұрын
Hope, they will not abandon this style of job. Cause ideal mmo is possible to create only in cooperation with players and devs, with normal feedback. But also devs should make a balance in this. This guys looks like they know, what to do. Will "keep fingers" for them. Cause no so much nice projects for me personally on the mmo market nowadays, that one looking fascinating and interesting. P. S. Guys, make please a lot of nice cosmetics in shop, a lot of ppls will say thank you for that. And will be nice for you and your project. Especially with your point of view on that. That some unique and interesting cosmetics should be possible to gain only by in-game activities.
@DankReaper420 Жыл бұрын
@@412_VARYAG I'm glad you have decided to keep your fingers but you should keep them for yourself not for others.
@honordevs Жыл бұрын
The fact that he just gave the artisan classes live just shows what kind of a person he is and what type of company they are running. Awesome stuff.
@soliitudegaming7275 Жыл бұрын
Really doesn't mean anything
@sticqeno288 Жыл бұрын
Seriously, this AMA gave us more than we deserved. Thank you.
@christianolsen8885 Жыл бұрын
The information that was delivered in this AMA actually blew my mind, there is so much detail going into this game
@EdgePitSwing Жыл бұрын
WOW! Skill-based crafting sounds amazing!!
@l0kk016 Жыл бұрын
By skill based it's probably a mini-game, like how it is on FF. That's not bad tho, especially if people don't just look up "best rotation"
@arizeee8665 Жыл бұрын
Every upload from this team feels genuine. The future is in good hands.
@baronsengir187 Жыл бұрын
This is the first MMORPG i am really interested in since Everquest 2 decades ago. It feels good.
@coldsteel865 Жыл бұрын
Steven, it is so refreshing to have an actual MMORPG PHD gameplayer developing a MMORPG where you are the final say in all development. Taking the best game mechanics and ideas of GW2, BDO, ESO, EQ, WoW, Arch Age and others and blending that into the perfect MMORPG with cutting age graphics and a expansive world size is a dream come true. After looking at Ranger combat and warrior combat, I would say that you are well on your way to nailing down the #1 core pillar that defines a MMORPG. Just keep your head down and make sure the other critical core game foundations are solid so you can build content on that solid foundation for years and years and years. I truly look forward to playing the game you and your staff have worked so hard to create for all of us. Like you said, I am not expecting a miracle mind blosing new spin to MMORPG gaming but a dam good game that I can get lost in with rich unique and rewarding content for hours and hours of fun with friends and family.
@joshabernathy972 Жыл бұрын
I think you just spoke for all of us.
@djarcforceable Жыл бұрын
Just wanna say thank you Steven, for bringing hope to all of us long time MMO players. I think Ashes of Creation is going to be the game most of us have always wanted and that no one else has been able to deliver. I can assure you, I'll be there on day 1 when the game goes live and maybe sooner if I'm lucky enough to get in on the beta whenever that phase of development happens. Can't wait.
@B1POL4Rgaming Жыл бұрын
I only just discovered mmos a week ago. pretty sad that I missed out on the best era of em
@blimp1suber Жыл бұрын
I believe you will have more than 1 million concurrent on launch. New world had that, I followed new mmos for a while, and I only really bought into new world last minute and that's only cause I had nothing else to play. Be prepared for more than 1 million concurrent, from a server planning perspective.
@JohnAPrescott Жыл бұрын
Was a very nice mid-month info dump! Keep em coming and much love to the team! Keep up the glorious work!
@kalianoradoslavov7701 Жыл бұрын
Seeing the heart you have for video games and MMORPG's specifically just makes me so hopeful and just HAPPY, Steven. That simple joy I used to have for gaming was lost in time but I managed to regain that simple pure happiness with studying philosophy and the love for my girlfriend so I can say I'm happy again. I had given up on the idea of being happy while gaming like I was used to, just the nostalgia kept me playing from time to time. But seeing you and everything Intrepid has done has reminded me that the simple joy I once had is still out there held by others and missed by others. And all that just gives me hope that even if it's for a few months or for a few weeks whenever a new patch comes, I can still feel it again whenever Ashes comes out. At the end of the day, it's just a game so play it like one but for some like me, there is this feeling that we want to experience once again even for a little bit, the feeling we felt when we started. The feeling of simplistic discovery and the freedom of JUST playing a video game, not a chore, just a simple VIDEO GAME. And you give me hope that it is still possible. Just thank you and keep doing what you are doing and you will succeed. - One Gamer
@sinthoron3798 Жыл бұрын
Love the transparency! Keep it up 💪💪
@AshesofCreation Жыл бұрын
💪💪
@HiYurd Жыл бұрын
One word sums up this video for me.... Hope. This video gives me hope that we are not too far away from being able to play a version of this game (i.e. A2) in the not so distinct future. Steven covered a lot of great material that provided a lot more insight into the timeline, systems and mechanics of AoC. Great job to Steven, Margert and the whole Intrepid team!
@tokyodrifttt Жыл бұрын
Love the overall corporate culture, and their vision. Strong leader with healthy work conditions and goals. Can’t wait to see alpha 2!
@No_OneV Жыл бұрын
I truly hope your game succeeds Steven 🙏
@Raikacchi Жыл бұрын
Additional Gameplay Layer towards crafting, I am all for that! It really helps to make crafters feel like they accomplished something special and work towards getting better at it as well. Can't wait to see footage of that process!
@KappilusMaximus Жыл бұрын
I totally agree with you. But this tasks can feel like an unwanted chore if there is to much constant repetitions or to less influence in the outcome. But I'm sure Intrepid will come with an satisfying solution!
@helljumper_ Жыл бұрын
@@KappilusMaximus Making it optional should be enough, so that while levelling my prof I don't have to complete the mini game every time, but when I'm crafting end game pieces the mini game could make the stats better or something. I'd love that personally.
@Ashgan9 Жыл бұрын
@@helljumper_ I disagree, it should be as much a chore as combat leveling is and as fun.
@coldsteel865 Жыл бұрын
It has to be dynamic so it cannot be botted.
@Raikacchi Жыл бұрын
@@KappilusMaximus In that sense, I would feel like if you want to make a specialized item(s), you have to manually craft it. So normal items that you need to craft to level up you just click amount etc and craft. But if you unlock an item that you can specialize, then you go through that sequence.
@MisterRollik Жыл бұрын
This AMA was easily the best question answering session they've done so far! This stream, this company and this game are just amazing. I believe their transparancy, amount of good ideas and attentivness to feedback will help to build a strong bond between the developer and the player, much like the blizzard once had. In my opinion, this is a recipe for success! MMO's are exactly the kind of games that need to have this bond the most, this trust will keep the playerbase for long years to come. When the world of Ashes is in your heart even before the game came out, you know you gonna love it when it finally launches! *_Love you, Ashes developers, you're creating something truly great, keep it up and thank you!_*
@Tomhankerus Жыл бұрын
So excited for Alpha 2. It can't get here fast enough.
@hunterlaing18 Жыл бұрын
I'm so excited I can taste it.
@ericv738 Жыл бұрын
@@hunterlaing18 generally you can only taste it after the excitement happens
@bluemoondm8629 Жыл бұрын
I REALLY love the fact that Steven hit on utility skills being effective and building on class fantasy. Having sneaky skills as a rogue/ranger type character, having food/drink creation as a magic user, leadership abilities as a warrior/scholar type character, traps, farsight, etc.. Often those are the coolest abilities and really make you feel like you are in the game world, more so that strictly combat abilities.
@AverageYTer Жыл бұрын
I never get tired of being excited for this game.
@Nitroglycerin89 Жыл бұрын
I'm glad he mentioned he usually plays a cleric when playing MMO's, I also usually play support, good chance it will get the attention it deserves.
@VlhadusGaming Жыл бұрын
This was such a great AMA! Real answers to some real questions. Can't wait for the next few months... it's going to be an awesome ride to 2023!
@CatSnievans Жыл бұрын
Thanks for all the new info, excited to see the Summoner class hopefully in the near future!
@Schmitzerize1992 Жыл бұрын
21:50 what I like about healing is the ability to enable a teammate to play a specific way. For example giving a teammate a damage reduction or making him stronger. (Nano boost from ana in overwatch for example)
@EB-bl6cc Жыл бұрын
you've honestly had things like this since the early MMOs, but yeah any healing abilities that are interesting that help the other player or give them new options is better than just only having raw healing abilities
@coldsteel865 Жыл бұрын
Good point. When I played EQ2 as the MT it was nice having a healer that was good enough that it allowed me as the tank to raid trash mobs in DPS stance so we could burn through them faster. I liked the challenge of seeing if I could out DOS some of the DPS classes. It also allowed the healers to not go brain dead during trash mob fights. The reverse was also true some of the healers then could focus on their DPS rotations because the tank was so good they were not just limited to healing and condition removes de-buffs, buffs, etc.
@helder1340 Жыл бұрын
For healing I would love to see a REQUEST HEAL icon displayed to the other party members to signal the healer(s). Just like in war: MEDICS This is due to the fact that you can have more HP than others but your next action will be riskier to your HP pool and to give more interaction to the healer without VC
@___Hermitage Жыл бұрын
Really good suggestion, this kind of thing is quite important.
@SendarSlayer Жыл бұрын
Yes. In a social MMO not everyone will be able to type fast enough or have a mic. Having a system for quick chat would be great. I imagine the HiRez style VGA system so you can ask for heals, buffs, purges and also do things like request the group to flank or fallback or focus damage
@ephemeraIity Жыл бұрын
this is one of those things that sound nice in theory but whats really gonna happen is that everyone will just perma spam REQUEST HEAAAAAAL
@helder1340 Жыл бұрын
@@ephemeraIity It would be easy to implement anti-spam like 1 heal-request per X seconds
@hunterlaing18 Жыл бұрын
I love the progress so far! CRAFTING: as far as the game layer for creating I think it would be a huge help in immersing a player into the world.
@gruntag5939 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Steven and Intrepid team for this AMA. It is always wonderful to get a little bit more information on the game we are looking forward to!
@amos6242 Жыл бұрын
God Bless all of you and your families❤️🙏 never know what people have been through ❤️🙏
@CaffeineInjected Жыл бұрын
Just a fantastic job here by Stephen answering important questions. Thoughtfully and honestly. Thanks Stephen.
@gbarnes3234 Жыл бұрын
This was awesome to listen to! Really really liked the idea of after a raid on a city node that the city would become a ruin for open pvp. Reminds me so much of the Dark Zone from ubisofts the division. Literally the best part of that game!
@Baconator1313 Жыл бұрын
These AMA's get me so excited for this game
@jstawch2608 Жыл бұрын
45:30 Call me old school, but i loved Original EQ's travelling. Where druids and wizards had spells to teleport you to different areas of the world. And they would have a fee or people would donate to get teleports. I thought this was a great community building tool.
@menghao737 Жыл бұрын
Give me that old style EQ travel any day over this instant travel instant gratification. At least gate fast travel behind levels and quests like FFXI did, you earned your airship passes and outpost teleports.
@backstabber3537 Жыл бұрын
@@menghao737 teleports ruins caravans , open seas and risk vs reward system
@DoingFavors Жыл бұрын
I really love the decisions being made. Cannot wait to watch people play Alpha 2 to see how the game is shaping up.
@AliothAncalagon Жыл бұрын
I really love the idea of crafting gameplay. It doesn't need to be the most revolutionary thing in the world, we don't want to bore people with huge systems that get old quickly, but when I was playing Kingdom Come Deliverance for example it was so simple, yet so impactful to sharp your weapons yourself. One of the greatest crafting minigames ever. Its super difficult to come up with such great systems for all the professions, but if someone can do it, its you with your feedback philosophy!
@B1POL4Rgaming Жыл бұрын
I would love to be able to have a character customisation esque page for blacksmithing, crafting the same weapon but it could have just slightly different things ya know?
@DjCtavia Жыл бұрын
Very nice format, happy to see this transparency, keep it guys, it's just a brighter future for the game! Can't wait for it to shine so much, it will blind and stun everyone in MMO community!
@Alex-qs4cr Жыл бұрын
I hate to ask this and distract from the epic AMA, but I've been following the game for quite a while and have noticed that Steven has had a cough for at least the last 6 months. I'm starting to get concerned for him and really hope he's okay. There aren't many things that give you a cough for that long...but again I don't want to make assumptions or put any negativity into the world. Hopefully he's alright, but if anyone has more context on his health state I'd love to hear some good news ❤
@adscott27 Жыл бұрын
Covid is a bitch, it's likely that. After i had covid I had a cough for a month, and some people can have "long covid" for 6 months or more. It also coils be other factors such as time of year etc
@coldsteel865 Жыл бұрын
We need to request that a quest be added to the game called the Golden Cough drop. This legendary quest requires a group of skilled adventurers to fight their way to the depths of Nasal Keep to defeat the tyrannical evil Lord Mucus to obtain from him the legendary glistening booger. Then said adventures will travel the land of Verra to find a Master chef to create the Golden Cough drop. Once crafted this legendary item it will then be presented to Steven upon his next live stream. Upon which the onlookers will wait in wonderment as it is consumed, and remedies said coughing. If not, then we find the chef and stuff his body in the barrel outside his shop. After all it is a PvP game.
@WentzFresh Жыл бұрын
I’m glad I’m not the only one that’s noticed.
@thomasriishenriksen2229 Жыл бұрын
He's had that cough for years now. It was present in the older videos as well. Whether that's good or bad I don't know.
@Alex-qs4cr Жыл бұрын
@@thomasriishenriksen2229 I wonder what could give a persistent cough for so long. I went undiagnosed with asthma for 2 years and I had a consistent cough the entire time, though worse than Steven's and I don't imagine it's something as simple as asthma. I'm not a medical professional, just someone who doesn't like seeing others struggling. In any case, he seems to be otherwise okay and it's his business after all, maybe he'll give context one day and it won't be anything major 🤞
@theblackneon5396 Жыл бұрын
When you guys started development on this game, I was pretty much friendless in the mmo-community. Very few of my irl friends have any interest at all in the genre anymore. Following the early podcasts and development of ashes made me realize I needed a guild. It's been 6 years, and I've been actively partaking in guild activity, and found my click. Every single time I meet someone new, we eventually talk about Ashes of Creation. It seems to me that this is the mmo most are waiting for, and whatever they're playing is merely a waiting game.
@mikegeyer4138 Жыл бұрын
Take all the time you need..just deliver us a winner and we will support for years to come
@richardleckesi1956 Жыл бұрын
I actually first came across Ashes of creation this summer and I have to say every news or video that I watch hypes me more and more for this game. It really has been a long time since the classic mmo rpgs derailed from their fanbases and started creating low quality paywall content. Thanks Steven for the rekindling of my love for this genre.
@dorak_22 Жыл бұрын
Can’t wait for Alpha 2‼️🤙😎
@dusenphenox Жыл бұрын
Great video Steven, thank you. IDEA for players on 'weak servers': How about the server you start with is the 'Unique title' you get when creating a character. When a server mergers, you get to keep your original server title to reflect your roleplay history. Example: Character Name, Realm of [server name]. > I could imagine having to move servers and see another player while out adventuring that I don't know with my 'Server Realm Title' - what great to create a common bond.
@rizkytaufik792 Жыл бұрын
Great AMA, thanks Steven!!! I can feel the Mana is calling us at the end of this month. Take care :)
@sanicxplosion Жыл бұрын
Thank you for answering my 2 questions on the artisan profession list & ability count per archtype.
@FeaRTurbo Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much Steven and the team! The crafting update was not expected but very much welcomed. I think my favorite question was the node leveling up. You can tell ashes is thinking about the players experience to game mechanics.
@jamesgrant9492 Жыл бұрын
This is why I love watching Steve explain how this game is going to be awesome. I know that other morpg games I've played never listen to the community and make it frustrating to play.
@livelucky74 Жыл бұрын
"I do not personally enjoy when the entirety of a level can be achieved through simply questing." 10000%. It needs to fall somewhere between EQ and WoW.
@juancarloshechavarria2541 Жыл бұрын
keep it up guys, we're all counting on you ♥
@duckyorwell9416 Жыл бұрын
I have to say, down to earth cool cat this Director, wish AoC the best of luck, can't wait to play.
@zorin7158 Жыл бұрын
Please prepare for way more than a million people at launch... way way more
@AuxxiliaryATC Жыл бұрын
Just that a developer is willing to do AMAs shows a lot.
@ChristopherCDaniels Жыл бұрын
This was great, thank you. Please do another one.
@travi7005 Жыл бұрын
I feel like watching this game grow is gonna be the best part about it for me
@BigLesbian Жыл бұрын
I love hearing about this game and seeing the progress its making is really fun! Would be great if you guys could cover your take on the fashion endgame: how its functionally going to work and what we can expect in terms of clothing options.
@bimmerthing Жыл бұрын
yes fashion wars! EVERY PIECE I SALVAGE SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO ME IN TRANSMOG for the love of god please do it right.
@coldsteel865 Жыл бұрын
Oh Ya need to get my GW2 fashion wars rolling in AoS.
@coldsteel865 Жыл бұрын
What would be cool with crafting is being able to add particle effects to any armor or weapon with the right rare drops off mobs.
@DracoDeeN Жыл бұрын
@@coldsteel865 , this is a brilliant idea. Crafting system that will provide visual improvements as a product, - that sure cannot be underestimated
@AshesofCreation Жыл бұрын
Players will have lots of options. 😉
@scriptureskyclad6168 Жыл бұрын
Steven please reconsider adding in the prone and crouching character positioning . These two functions have become intricate parts of the MMO world that most players automatically expect to be implemented. The different benefits this has for all MMO players is massive. It doesn't make sense to have such game immersion possibilities, but characters can't take a knee around a campfire.
@coldsteel865 Жыл бұрын
I agree, The game looks so immersive like New World that to not have prone or crouching would not be shame. I know that is a lot more work for animation and the teams for 64 classes but it would add to emersion.
@doobdab8316 Жыл бұрын
Thank you everyone at Intrepid and Steven for this AMA, what an awesome load of info! I hope your cough is nothing too serious sir 🙏🏼
@markcooban Жыл бұрын
He always coughs, every stream ever he’s coughed. I suspect it’s a strategy to buy time for him to think 🤔
@furkanceylan199 Жыл бұрын
Smoker i guess ?
@IAmMrSMIL3Y Жыл бұрын
In my opinion, crouching and proning is a very important component for games today. It gives you more control of your character allowing you to be more immersed in the gameplay. It also allows for players to interact with the world more like having to crouch down to duck into a hole to escape a chasing enemy, or prone under a ruined building to steal some loot on the other side, or to hide and ambush a caravan on the road. Player control over the character adds so much depth
@coldsteel865 Жыл бұрын
I agree. It is needed from emersion. If the World is going to have this much fadelity then is should be add.
@beasthunt Жыл бұрын
I'm looking forward to this game. Hopefully it's wildly successful.
@Chizzle751 Жыл бұрын
Question 7 in guildwars 1 the monk-healer/protection class used forward thinking and preventative magic such as ‘guardian’ which would provide target ally 50% block chance for around 7 seconds. This skill could be deliberately interrupted by an enemy caster (mesmer) or ranger, because it had a 1 second cast time. Guardian is a 4 second recharge spell, but if interrupted by one particular spell ‘complicate’, allies in that healer’s party (even other healers) would loose access to Guardian for around 18 seconds. To counteract this a monk may have chosen to cancel their cast, thereby luring out one or two of the opponent’s interruption spells, before casting it once again. Players weren’t staring at health bars the entire game. They were watching the field and mini map. They were checking which foes were in casting range, and they were making movement and spell choices based upon this information.
@LastCrystal Жыл бұрын
Ngl, this AMA left me a little hungry. Kinda expected Steven to answer more than only the top 20 questions. Still was really nice to hear him talk about the game, would love for you guys to maybe answer some more of those questions at your next live stream
@aidandesilva Жыл бұрын
it's worth noting that we get questions answered every month! And we would have gotten more questions but the detail he goes into is usually a worthy trade off.
@jackfrost1759 Жыл бұрын
Probably does not help that he can only answer some questions as I imagine there were ALOT of people asking about Alpha 2 and what not. Which would be a waste of time to answer since 'I can not give you a date yet' would be the answer.
@LastCrystal Жыл бұрын
@@jackfrost1759 The original reddit thread in witch they were collecting questions had over 1,5 thousand comments. There were at least 50 more rly good questions that didn't involve Alpha 2 with tens of upvotes each. It's just that one hour isn't enough to answer it all :/
@kronux3831 Жыл бұрын
I am so excited to hear that crafting has an additional gameplay layer! This is a feature that I've been sorely missing out on in other MMOs that I've played, and I'm excited to see how it's implemented. I think it would be interesting to see a mechanic where higher-tier items have an appropriately higher difficulty, mechanics-wise, to the crafting gameplay layer. For example, crafting a stronger or more complex sword would require greater precision in the smithing gameplay, etc. I also think that it would be important to have a "fast craft" option available for situations where it could be beneficial. For example, allowing fast crafting for some of the recipes for the processing classes, with the output being influenced by the level of the player's profession. A crafting gameplay loop would be cool, but I also feel like it could get repetitive at times, especially if you are doing a mass crafting session. Regardless, I'm super pumped for this to be implemented. It's really cool to think that a player's actual skill can have an effect on the items that they craft. Thanks for sharing all this with us, I'm excited to try the game out once Alpha-2 releases!
@BurnettGaming Жыл бұрын
Fantastic AMA. Really appreciate the open development and thorough responses. Stephen, despite having never developed a game, it's very clear you're an excellent creative director for this game. I really appreciate how in tune you are with the game, where it's at, and where it's going.
@nalbano Жыл бұрын
Whenever I have trouble falling asleep or want a quick nap I watch one of these videos
@MyReality117 Жыл бұрын
Keep up the good work, can't wait to see what's in store for Alpha 2
@carlmay3396 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for making this game Steven, I can't wait to play it and spend a lot of days living in that world.
@EvL--_-- Жыл бұрын
Can't wait for this game to release, tried to play shadowlands... just can't, wow doesn't feel right anymore :(
@Razured Жыл бұрын
Agreed
@BigWin24410 Жыл бұрын
We are lucky to have Steven. Sure, critics may claim there is no proof the game will be good. Regardless, Stevens approach to the "problem" and challenges in designing his teams product is lightyears ahead of the mainstream approach in my opinion. At a certain point other leaders believe their opinion or opinions of their inner circle matters more. I don't think that's right, sure it does matter, but not more than the people who purchase and are paying for your services. Thanks Steven, I hope more leaders and investors approach problem solving like you do. To put it simply, You dah man. -Stan
@Kettlepip Жыл бұрын
Allow characters to have first and surnames, so that it is easier for players to choose a name they like and reduce stress during merges through having more unique player identifiers.
@brotgutra7587 Жыл бұрын
This was perfect! Steven seems kind in general and passionate about Ashes. Everything exceeds my expectations. Anyone else REALLY like the music? Just some raw piano. Please give my praise to Hans zimmer or who ever made the music.
@nanogamer4546 Жыл бұрын
Steven is very good at elucidating complex topics into laymen terms. Great speaker.
@JBrunette Жыл бұрын
You gotta do more of these, its great hearing the info and insights
@decimusmeridius88 Жыл бұрын
Can't wait for the gameplay layer for crafting!! So awesome to add this layer of depth to the crafting professions! This would give the feeling of having my actions, in this regard crafting, having more meaning and impact or consequences. It would make this activity in game more rewarding and engaging, also bringing another path of possible mastery which incentivizes putting more time in this.
@jojoheadshrinker24 Жыл бұрын
so excited for this game. I just hope I don't die of old age before it releases
@azjeep Жыл бұрын
has there been any game for people outside the devs? they put the 1st grp in 2015? seems like the same stuff
@webtraveler6654 Жыл бұрын
Steven you been Coughing a lot, hope it's not bad and you get better. #Protect this one!
@Quotheraving Жыл бұрын
As someone who normally hates and avoids crafting in MMOs (mainly because they're boring drudge work that turns what should be fun escapism into tedium) the idea of having a more interactive crafting system actually sounds like something I'd enjoy. My only concern is that if there is a lot of repetition (skill grinds, rare farming e.t.c.) or stages to the process then it would be even worse than a system in which you could zone out and watch something else on a second monitor but then I guess that's what feedback and testing is for. Either way it's great to see that the designers are looking at how they can make all parts of the gameplay experience compelling rather than just going for a low effort solution or mistaking complexity for detail.
@koreyJmaker Жыл бұрын
This comment section is just overwhelmingly positive. You just don't really see that nowadays for games, especially MMOS. it's very telling. The fact that you are doing these streams and being so informative will not only generate hype, trust, enthusiasm, and hope; but it also prevents the issue of overhype games can have. People know what they are gonna get for the most part, its exciting, and its hype. But people won't be expecting you to be giving them some over the top surreal experience that will let them down. Even though the stuff you are doing is pretty much surreal in its own right xD Can't wait to see more, and get my hands on this game. I just hope I"m not too old by the time it comes out to be any good.
@billtalent1 Жыл бұрын
Most important thing to me is you release a finished product. If I have to wait 5 years that's fine.
@coldsteel865 Жыл бұрын
Right on point
@B1POL4Rgaming Жыл бұрын
probably a couple years left tbh
@Alconaut2364 Жыл бұрын
love you guys and what you are doing for the community I tell everyone about you guys
@fragileasglass3192 Жыл бұрын
I hope all classes/archetypes are just as important and viable in everything tbh.
@verazion7451 Жыл бұрын
They won't be, but that is as intended. Different classes will be good at different things. Different races/religions/weapons will also contribute to that as well. It's meant to be different from the cookie cutter classes we have in MMOs currently. Your choices ACTUALLY matter.
@VSci_ Жыл бұрын
If you mean balanced then yeah I think they are making a good effort to do that...but not every class will be equally good at everything...cc, heals, stuns, damage, tanking, etc.
@backstabber3537 Жыл бұрын
viable if you are skillfull
@Awkwave Жыл бұрын
I think this game should incorporate a ton of secret long hard dungeons and most importantly hard awesome puzzles that are fun and some that require a team of 2 to complete. I’m thinking puzzles similar to games like final fantasy and zelda ocarina of time. I never see any puzzles and mazes in open world RPG games.
@VXGamingTV Жыл бұрын
Skill shot healing...omg steven pls I need this right now.
@MAX-nv6yj Жыл бұрын
We really love u Steven and we love all the crew that helping to make this amazing MMO game to be the GOAT 🥹❤️❤️
@bluemoondm8629 Жыл бұрын
I like a gameplay layer on crafting! Even better would be a 'process' layer, where you take each step in turn such as alloying, tempering, quenching etc. There are a lot of possibilities there, and it could be tailored (heh) to be as intricate as desired; possibly even determined by the difficulty of each piece where more elaborate items would go through more steps.
@lucasrodrigues4640 Жыл бұрын
What i love of this project is how is being conducted... Early in the video "we are not reinventing the wheel" and later on the video he mention about BDO character customization... this only show how they are and i love it. This could be a little confusing but i've been watching and following since Asmon interview, it's easy to ppl say what they want but its hard to follow it
@Haladoonmods Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad he mentioned questing not being only primary way for leveling. I hate bouncing from quest to quest to level. I feel hands on experience like fighting mobs should bring advancement to a level. I know some games might be too hardcore for some, like BDO, but I enjoy it. A good balance is great. I like how they are looking at all audiences for this. Too many games, especially now with auto mobile games that are just mind numbing fake advancement to where you feel like you are achieving nothing real.
@jeramii03 Жыл бұрын
PvP in this game is gunna be so fun. I can't wait until launch week. Gunna be so chaotic lol
@mysticalbeing8943 Жыл бұрын
until u get ganked by 30 people
@pcguy4648 Жыл бұрын
If there is a single point login... is it possible to have a "naming database" call which functions globally, such that server merges will not have any character naming collisions?
@digloria77 Жыл бұрын
These guys must be old-school Ultima online fans. As time goes by this game reminds me more and more of Ultima online
@shadycat8898 Жыл бұрын
Good that you are considering different archetypes viability in different game modes. The open world is one area that I am concerned for healers and tanks. Their roles are well defined in boss encounters, but lose purpose in encounters with weaker open world enemies. Often the best choice in those scenarios is to kill things quickly, and that makes supports and tanks operate like worse dps classes.
@Kimf87 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the AMA. Please take your time with Ashes. I have small children, and no free time 😆
@highelf6086 Жыл бұрын
They will grow up lets hope ashes will be healthy place at that point
@helljumper_ Жыл бұрын
providing some context for question 13: I'm personally not interested, or care about player count at any capacity (I literally play the most niche games lol), however I've seen many MMO players (mostly WoW players) with completely warped/distorted expectations when it comes to player counts, and I just wanted to hear Steven's take when it comes to the topic. I've posted a similar comment with a Josh interview (where he talks to POE Dev Chris Wilson) under my reddit post. in my opinion it's undeniable, how the past peak count of WoW has been damaging all MMO games that came out after. It was refreshing how clear, honest, realistic Steven's response was. Thank you for taking the time to answer these questions. You guys rock! PS: Can't wait to hop on A2 PPS: I was really excited to hear that we might get to see some updated Cleric stuff
@DoingFavors Жыл бұрын
I think a lot of this stems from Twitch and gaming becoming a really mainstream medium. People who love video games seem to have fallen into this trap that if a game is heavily populated then it's the best, technically by that logic you could say Candy Crush is better than almost any game on earth, or you could say that mobile games in general are the undisputed greatest games of all time. I think people believe that if a game has a larger population (regardless if they actually interact with it) then the game is worth playing or it's "the best". IDK I think it's a crazy way to look at a games success and enjoyment, just seems like a bunch of people wanting to play "the best game" and feel like they are the best by extension. Who knows man, people are fucking weird.
@helljumper_ Жыл бұрын
@@DoingFavors I couldn't agree more!
@Marxist-Nixonist-Bidenist Жыл бұрын
@@DoingFavors in the case of mmos it's because having a small playerbase can mean having a barren auction house and trouble finding people for group content. I think these are the main reasons.
@helljumper_ Жыл бұрын
@@Marxist-Nixonist-Bidenist What you're talking about is completely off topic though. The original topic was about how WoW players call any game under 10 million subs "ded gaem". Obviously, a healthy player base is important for the game to function, the problem is lots of people's perception of what is "healthy" and "enough" is just completely irrational, because they are blinded by fanboyism and tribalism. Too busy arguing what game is better, further hurting the game's chances. as an example: people called the 1 million players on NW launch "dead" and "bad" even though technically the game can function even on lower numbers, due to how servers work, and how much money they made. again, the original main argument was how so many people compare everything to WoW's 10+ million peak, which is insane. Now go and look at WoW and how many people play it.
@Marxist-Nixonist-Bidenist Жыл бұрын
@@helljumper_ oh, you're right. For some reason I kind of mixed the question with the one about merging servers. Never mind then.
@santiago3685 Жыл бұрын
Wow! Great Q & A! Thanks so much for all of the information!
@da_boring_gamer3170 Жыл бұрын
did someone say spot tests?
@xDaveN Жыл бұрын
I liked how BDO handled going prone, where it removed your name/guild tag. :)
@Dramox. Жыл бұрын
Now I will wait for both bald men to react to this
@brunoski19 Жыл бұрын
Crafting animation too is so important to feel that you are creating something🔨
@inpy Жыл бұрын
For real, I don't mind if they take years to finish the game to be playable. I just hope that this world full of care for the players, amazing concepts about immersion, playability and conserving elements that amazed me in previous games, to exist someday.
@ScottysCollections Жыл бұрын
Crafting details are very important to crafters... Example: Hattori Hanzō, was an incredible sword maker, everyone knows his swords by their details, every crafter wants their goods to be special and respected like this.