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Ashes of Creation's monthly stream is out today, with a showcase highlighing big dynamic environmental changes, wand weapon progression and customization, and more on the way.

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Super73

dang, wand improvements? Why do I feel like we'll never see this game release?

Tokken

exciting (sarcasm)

Herithius

Another promising game in development limbo.

Nanfoodle

I find it exciting that updates are coming around to the trapings of making the world of Verra look like a real play space. A2 is coming quickly. 

ValdemarJ

Nanfoodle said:

I find it exciting that updates are coming around to the trapings of making the world of Verra look like a real play space. A2 is coming quickly. 

If "coming quickly" is over 6 years late, then sure. It's rocketing forward at a blistering pace.

Winterhearted

I wish they would finally show the finished game.

Scot

Hmmm so my tank in plate armour could wield a wand? Seems odd.

Germzypie

Not excited for it yet. Although I am keeping an eye on it and will definitely be playing it. Glad they are not rushing this game.

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Babuinix

Winterhearted said:

I wish they would finally show the finished game.

That comes after making it I think 

Kalafax

Every update looks better and better, excited to check out Alpha 2.

lingceapuck

you can get the hint in the actual name
ashes of...development

Nanfoodle

ValdemarJ said:

Nanfoodle said:

I find it exciting that updates are coming around to the trapings of making the world of Verra look like a real play space. A2 is coming quickly. 

If "coming quickly" is over 6 years late, then sure. It's rocketing forward at a blistering pace.

7 years of devoplment is a small normal development cycle for the stage the game is at. I do believe Steven is owed all the flack in the world for lying about a launch date. But anyone that believed a new studio launching could make a game this ambitious could do so that quickly. Also deserves being poked fun at as well.

Nanfoodle

Scot said:

Hmmm so my tank in plate armour could wield a wand? Seems odd.

Each weapon will have its own skill set you can pull from to make your fighting style. It's not much different that ESO having caster tanks. Or any other battle mage you see in fantasy.

ValdemarJ

Nanfoodle said:

ValdemarJ said:

Nanfoodle said:

I find it exciting that updates are coming around to the trapings of making the world of Verra look like a real play space. A2 is coming quickly. 

If "coming quickly" is over 6 years late, then sure. It's rocketing forward at a blistering pace.

7 years of devoplment is a small normal development cycle for the stage the game is at. I do believe Steven is owed all the flack in the world for lying about a launch date. But anyone that believed a new studio launching could make a game this ambitious could do so that quickly. Also deserves being poked fun at as well.

So, taking someone at their word deserves being poked fun of? How many chances do liars get before being held accountable? Are you a fool for believing what they're telling you now? What makes you think they're not flat out lying still? Liars are liars.

Don't blame people who extend trust, blame the liar. And don't bullshit me that "Alpha 2" is a 7 year window from the start of development for any competent project, because I work in the software industry and you're full of shit if you think that's true or the norm. 7 years to an "alpha 2" state is pathetic.

In business when people lie over a deal, it's called fraud.

Germzypie

ValdemarJ said:

Nanfoodle said:

ValdemarJ said:

Nanfoodle said:

I find it exciting that updates are coming around to the trapings of making the world of Verra look like a real play space. A2 is coming quickly. 

If "coming quickly" is over 6 years late, then sure. It's rocketing forward at a blistering pace.

7 years of devoplment is a small normal development cycle for the stage the game is at. I do believe Steven is owed all the flack in the world for lying about a launch date. But anyone that believed a new studio launching could make a game this ambitious could do so that quickly. Also deserves being poked fun at as well.

So, taking someone at their word deserves being poked fun of? How many chances do liars get before being held accountable? Are you a fool for believing what they're telling you now? What makes you think they're not flat out lying still? Liars are liars.

Don't blame people who extend trust, blame the liar. And don't bullshit me that "Alpha 2" is a 7 year window from the start of development for any competent project, because I work in the software industry and you're full of shit if you think that's true or the norm. 7 years to an "alpha 2" state is pathetic.

In business when people lie over a deal, it's called fraud.

Dont understand where all this hate is coming from.  Sounds like your just mad that you could not play the game after a few years.  Oh well.  To be fair, from the videos we have been shown lately, game could probably pass as an early access if they wanted to do more of a cash grab than they already have.

Again, i can wait.  I just hope the wait is worth it.  If not, not going to lose any sleep over it.

ValdemarJ

Germzypie said:

ValdemarJ said:

Nanfoodle said:

ValdemarJ said:

Nanfoodle said:

I find it exciting that updates are coming around to the trapings of making the world of Verra look like a real play space. A2 is coming quickly. 

If "coming quickly" is over 6 years late, then sure. It's rocketing forward at a blistering pace.

7 years of devoplment is a small normal development cycle for the stage the game is at. I do believe Steven is owed all the flack in the world for lying about a launch date. But anyone that believed a new studio launching could make a game this ambitious could do so that quickly. Also deserves being poked fun at as well.

So, taking someone at their word deserves being poked fun of? How many chances do liars get before being held accountable? Are you a fool for believing what they're telling you now? What makes you think they're not flat out lying still? Liars are liars.

Don't blame people who extend trust, blame the liar. And don't bullshit me that "Alpha 2" is a 7 year window from the start of development for any competent project, because I work in the software industry and you're full of shit if you think that's true or the norm. 7 years to an "alpha 2" state is pathetic.

In business when people lie over a deal, it's called fraud.

Dont understand where all this hate is coming from.  Sounds like your just mad that you could not play the game after a few years.  Oh well.  To be fair, from the videos we have been shown lately, game could probably pass as an early access if they wanted to do more of a cash grab than they already have.

Again, i can wait.  I just hope the wait is worth it.  If not, not going to lose any sleep over it.

They promised an access to ALPHA 2 in 2018. Yes, I'm mad that they have missed that obligation by nearly 7 years now. Why shouldn't I be? If you ordered something that was promised by a date and wasn't delivered for 7 years, wouldn't you be? I expect people to keep their commitments, especially in a business deal where money changes hands.

Wargfoot

I don't believe anything about this title as it's a bit too ambitious.

I remember back when Horizons was a thing and there were 15 distinct races - each with multiple cities all with unique race specific architecture.  There were playable dragons all the way down to tiny fairies and an aquatic race to boot.

So, I logged onto the forum and asked a developer.  I wrote "how on earth would anyone have time to put together all that material?  15 distinct architectures spread across multiple cities?"  He confessed it wasn't going to happen.  It was entirely too much work.

That is when I stopped following the project.

The very little I know about AoC causes me to look no further into it.   The words "open world PvP" + "caravans" in my way of thinking is the sort of nonsense that would be muttered by someone totally unfamiliar with the past 20 years of MMORPG development (1).  Additionally, the complex city/territory system - and the ever-expanding complexity of the different skills/classes has caused me to believe these guys won't ever deliver.

It seems to me Star Citizen with an unlimited budget and 10 years is still quite a way off from crossing the finish line, and I think that project is about half as ambitious.

I don't know why developers don't deliver a working base game and add features as they go - can you imagine what the bug report ticket queue would look like on a game like AoC that launched with all its features on Day #1?


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1: That could be a good thing.