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Arya_Yeshe wrote: »

To me, an AoE should be like this:
-if that ability deals 1000 damage then it would split the damage between the targets, if its a spell that damages up to 5 thargets then each target takes 200 dmg

There could still be AoE that deals maximum damage for all the targets in that area, but probably use very small areas for example an AoE dealt by scythe (melee weapon)

Anyway, it's not hard being creative, it's just that the devs of the past were just too lazy

how hard is that?
this would force the casters to call their targets better and focus fire on relevant targets instead of just spamming

That's a zerg-enabler so hard no. AoEs should excel when used on massive groups.

Welcome Nyx to Intrepid Studios and the Community Team! We're stoked to have you here, as we go full speed ahead into Alpha Two.

I've rewatched streams from 3 years ago and there is no doubt that they were more open about the development then. Today everything is scripted and it never gets too detailed even if the game is getting detailed.
We used to hear what's going wrong and now we don't. That's what causes unrealistic expectations and therefore backlash when they are disappointed. That's all I want to avoid with my post so I don't understand why you are debating about who knows more about the game. Instead try to advise Intrepid on how to avoid having so much backlash as they had this year. Remember a good reputation can make a game as much as a bad one can destroy one. Ask Archeage about it, the game was great but a bad p2w reputation killed it, even the full f2p version never worked because Archeage had a bad name. I don't want Ashes of Creation to fail because people are slowly but surely getting upset at the game.
And even if most of us will play it regardless of how bad the public welcomes it, if the game gets a bad name we are cooked 🙂

Edit : and if you believe there is no backlash and everything is alright then ignore this thread and move on to the next one.

My perspective is that of one someone was using as an example earlier in this thread.

I watch the monthly streams and don't pay attention to Twitter posts, discord, or even this forum until much more recently. Most of my ashes news comes from the streams and reaction videos, which other YTs do of the streams.

I've seen every live stream and consistently think this game looks impressive and polished, and I can't wait to play the alpha. I know deep down I'm testing a product and that nothing is going to be perfect. Not all systems will work, not all systems will even be available, and in some cases, there will be so many bugs that I will not have any fun playing the alpha.

That being said, I'm going to be pretty disappointed, and I think so will other people when we boot into the alpha for the first time and don't have an experience even close to what we have seen in the showcases. I don't expect the entire game to look and feel as polished as the showcases, but if it's not even close, I will definitely feel baited. I'm still 100% aware I'm paying for a test, and I won't be in arms demanding a refund if this happens, but I'm going to be pretty sad, considering all the hype these showcases bring.

As someone else pointed out in this thread, this is my fault. I shouldn't have these expectations when they clearly state in the streams that the experience won't be like this. But also... we're being shown what we think it looks like. Can you blame someone for expecting it to look how we've been shown? I don't know... I see both sides of this one, but no matter how it shakes out, I'll be happy to test this game in alpha and play the finished product, which I think we're all excited for

All I can say is, intrepid need to deliver in A2 to the same quality being shown in the live streams, otherwise they are falsely marketing said game

Thank you all so much! I'm so excited to be here.

Pendragxn wrote: »

Welcome 👋🏼

I played FlyFF a long a time ago that takes me back to my hoverboard!

Make sure we get summoner and rogue classes!

I miss my hoverboard