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Re: Let's talk about this forum
Greetings friends. Your insight for our current forums is heard. We just had a new web dev start Monday and once he finishes some game account integration needed for Alpha One, I will task him with fixing up the forums. ❤️
GMSteven
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Let's talk about this forum
I, like many of you, have high hope's for AoC. I certainly hope it's better than these forums.
At first I thought it was me, then I see a lot of you having the same problems.
Sometimes I post, and it wont post.
Sometimes it makes up for it by double posting.
Occasionally, I'll be waiting an unknown time while my post verifys.
Most annoyingly is the quotes. Dont get stuck inside the quote box on your phone, or you might not get out.
This doesnt even touch on the gaudy UI and other aspects.
I feel like forums are already a mastered technology and am dismayed at what we ate currently working with.
What do you all think?
At first I thought it was me, then I see a lot of you having the same problems.
Sometimes I post, and it wont post.
Sometimes it makes up for it by double posting.
Occasionally, I'll be waiting an unknown time while my post verifys.
Most annoyingly is the quotes. Dont get stuck inside the quote box on your phone, or you might not get out.
This doesnt even touch on the gaudy UI and other aspects.
I feel like forums are already a mastered technology and am dismayed at what we ate currently working with.
What do you all think?
Re: Official Livestream - August 17th @ 2 PM PST - Q&A thread
Will there be a /me command in the chatbox of Ashes?
For example, if a character named Bob types: "/me picks up a book." will the chat display:
"Bob picks up a book."
Instead of:
"Bob says: /me picks up a book."
For example, if a character named Bob types: "/me picks up a book." will the chat display:
"Bob picks up a book."
Instead of:
"Bob says: /me picks up a book."
Maevynn
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Re: Let's talk about this forum
I think as an indie startup not knowing that they would have a successful Kickstarter they went with the cheapest option they could, which was Vanilla freeware. But then again, it is free. They owe random people from the internet nothing. Giving people a place to hang out and post every whine, bitch, and moan about their product, even for those that would never give them a dime, seems like a fair deal to me. The marketing of the game has been brilliant by the way, free forum software, volunteer moderators, and beyond the PAX appearances, no paid media. You get what you paid for, and 99% paid for nothing, so expect your freeware to work at a similar level. And if you think this is bad you should have seen what they first went with, there is a reason they gave us "Survivor" badges.
[Theory/Speculation] What do you think the gods' individual spheres of influence might be?
So we have some information on the gods, but only a little bit:
If all of the cosmetics fit the lore in some way (even if by odd circumstances) — then what do the Angel and Demon skins represent? Are Angels aligned with the Gods? If so what would the Demons be aligned with? One of the gods? The gods on the other side of the "schism"? The more antagonistic/dark gods? Are there "Anti-Gods" (Devils?) who have their own spheres (akin to Daedric Princes from TES)? Or are the Angels and Demons more like some in other universes, lesser celestial beings beneath Gods who may or may not be allied to/enemies of the gods?
- The gods are real and do exist in this universe, and they interact with us.
- The gods are a part of a pantheon of 10 that created the universe.
- The pantheon of gods split early in the creation of the universe.
- We can choose between some of them for the six religions.
- Some of the gods are more antagonistic.
- Gods embody metaphysical concepts, not specific things. Examples of "Creation" and "Love" were given, though not necessarily confirmed. ("Goddess of the Moon" and "God of the Centaurs" were types of gods Steven said wouldn't really be a thing.)
- One god's representative symbol is the Phoenix.
- Deity of Creation/Life
- Deity of Emotion
- Deity of Death/Destruction
- Deity of Corruption/Mutation
- Deity of Purity
- Deity of Violence
- Deity of Change
- Deity of Deception/Illusion/Trickery
- Deity of Knowledge
- Deity of Time
- Deity of Chaos
- Deity of Order
- Deity of Might/Power
- Deity of Magic
If all of the cosmetics fit the lore in some way (even if by odd circumstances) — then what do the Angel and Demon skins represent? Are Angels aligned with the Gods? If so what would the Demons be aligned with? One of the gods? The gods on the other side of the "schism"? The more antagonistic/dark gods? Are there "Anti-Gods" (Devils?) who have their own spheres (akin to Daedric Princes from TES)? Or are the Angels and Demons more like some in other universes, lesser celestial beings beneath Gods who may or may not be allied to/enemies of the gods?
Maevynn
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Re: Official Livestream - August 17th @ 2 PM PST - Q&A thread
What benefits or bonuses will Divine node types give?
Atheto
12
Re: Official Livestream - August 17th @ 2 PM PST - Q&A thread
Other subscription model games have promised things like no future charge for dlc. Ashes has also done so. Will you commit to no dodgy wordsmithing in the future to try and milk the playerbase for more money by going around the intent of such statements in the future. For example, "We said we would never charge you for dlc and updates, but we consider this an "expansion", so give us $60." One of the things that has been great about development so far is that we have had almost no such instances and it would turn a significant portion of the dedicated base nasty if such were to occur.
Re: Official Livestream - August 17th @ 2 PM PST - Q&A thread
How do you plan to provide the mechanical exactness that Tag target allows in PvE while keeping the skill based combat in PvP via action combat without dumbing down either PvE or PvP to accomodate?
Aggelos
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