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Re: Margaret Krohn's NEW LinkedIn Post
Margret was an employee.
There were limits to what she knew, and even more limits to what changes she could affect.
She did not "steal your wallet", if anything she lost more money from the situation than you did - as well as losing her job (and thus health insurance).
So, rather than this being someone saying god bless you after stealing your wallet, it is more like someone saying "hey, sorry you had your wallet stolen" after someone stole their wallet and phone, and took away their health insurance.
You also need to keep in mind that there are literally zero employees left at Intrepid. There is no one to answer questions in any official capacity any longer, there is no one to speak for the community, or for the game. what Margret posted was more than I would have expected to hear for the next few years, until some affected Intrepid employees decided to bow out of the game development industry all together. You should probably be glad you have what you have, and not expect to hear anything more.
Noaani
Re: Ashes done?
That's just it, isn't it. It's crappy for us, cos we lost out on fun. It's worse for those that lost their jobs to it.
Re: So where can i get my refund?
From one point of view, those that paid for the pre-order pack were promised things. Depending on the pack, x months of game subscription time, access to beta 1, access to beta 2, cosmetic items, in game currency (embers) etc. Since the game isn't going to make it to that point, this could be seen as a breach of contract since they aren't able to fulfill their obligation. People paid money to get these specific items, in which Intrepid is now unwilling/unable to give people these items.
Now, seeing the state of the company not having any funds… Well, thats a whole different issue. I think a discovery needs to be done to determine where these funds (kickstarter/web site purchases/loans) went. If it was determined that they were misspent (personal purchases, unusual salaries, etc), then those recipients should be held accountable. I'm sure the people that have outstanding loans are already in the process of pursuing this though. As for if there is enough remaining after the loans have been paid… I strongly doubt it.
manlaan
Re: If it's over end it with dignity
The "board" wanted to stop dropping money in to a seemingly never ending pit that was going to take more than it was going to ever give.
They aren't protecting their assets, they are cutting their losses.
Noaani
Re: So where can i get my refund?
I got the founder bundle in 2020… $250 is what im looking to get back. I spent no money through steam.
Thank you
Thank you to everyone at Intrepid Studios for your hard work and diligence to make Ashes of Creation. Each of you poured your heart and tears into this game and it was reflected in the ever improving quality and depth of this game. I truly was excited to play Ashes of Creation everyday enjoying the ups and downs together with my fellow gamers and the studio alike.
Your game captivated me and I was excited to see our game become something special. Recent events are disappointing, yet most likely are not the end of the story. I understand that there are internal and external pressures impacting multiple parties causing today's environment, and I will not pretend to understand them.
Time can only determine future developments, but know all of you (Gamers, Intrepid Studios, external parties) are a part of something special. There are many positives to come from this adventure, memories, relationships, and future gaming experience.
I've made many of friends in the gaming community and I look forward to the next gaming adventure in AOC or alike.
Re: We Need Answers
I am genuinely sad to see what has transpired over the last 3 days, but leaving the ENTIRE COMMUNITY up in the air with no explanation is absolutely unacceptable. I still enjoy the game, would rather not move on, but with no answers, what choice do any of us have?? I do not want to believe it was an actual "scam", maybe a failed dream/project, but at this point it is hard to believe anything BUT a scam…
Re: Thanks, Steven
Grid server technology never made any sense to begin with. It suffers from multiple design failures; What happens when too many players are at corner of a grid cell? IT will have to divide endlessly and spawn hundreds of servers to divide region. Each server creating proxy actors will put just as much load on individual servers and still end up being limited by single node performance on dense battles.
Instead of wasting energy working on tech that is fundementally flawed they should have went old-school single node server style with modern hardware that has over 300 cores in single node to achieve scale.
But since you are worried about this, Epic Games (makers of Unreal) are already working on similar server meshing tech for Unreal Engine. Needless to say, with their endless resources and engineering expertise they will do much better job than Intrepids grid servers. And since it is being built onto Unreal it won't be exclusive to one company.
navhkrin
DOGSHIT SCAM
KNEW THIS GAME WAS COOKED IN ALPHA 1.1 OR WHATEVER BULLSHIT YOU CALLED IT WHEN ME AND MY FRIEND GOT TIMED OUT FOR STANDING IN FRONT OF A FUCKING DOOR AND A FUCKING UNPAID BITCH ASS MODERATOR TOLD US HE'D BAN IF WE DIDNT MOVE. GO FUCK YOURSELVES YOU SCAMMING ASS FUCKS
Re: Ashes done?
Welcome to "indie" MMO development. Overscoped dreams, hype and cowboys. Looks like the game won't even reach the DoA status. At least I got my moneys worth, playtime wise.
