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So, PUG 60 vs Guild 30 negates a lot of the PUG 60 advantages, a lot of oversized zergs are just that, oversized PUGs thrown together on the fly and then tend to fall apart, I suspect we will see a lot of that action, which will be fun all on it's own.

This is not a mistake. People who bought A2 access before the current key bundles have access from 25th. Anyone with the key from the current bundle gets access on the 8th

Ludullu_(NiKr) wrote: »

Noaani wrote: »

Yes, in 2003 it was.

I (and a ton of other people) used vicinity chat in 2018. Even though the game changed a ton (cause I decided to give a chance to one of the later updates of the game) - people still spoke in chat because that's how you socialize in a game.

I mean, if I decide to play it tomorrow, I would use it... starting from tomorrow. Is there anything wrong with vicinity chat?

Noaani wrote: »

Did L2 have world wide chat, or custom chat channels?

Yes, but only players with Hero of the Olympiad could use world chat. So 1 player of each class on the server.

There were others too:
1. Local chat (short radius)
2. Shout (further radius)
3. Group chat
4. Clan chat
5. Alliance chat
6. Command channel chat (raid chat basically)
7. Global chat (described above)

Edit: 8. Trade chat - forgot about it

If leveling is a core mechanic that keeps you playing, Ashes isn't for you. I think the game can survive without that demographic, and your desire for Ashes to cater to them is odd.

Worst
Devs designing an entire game around p2w pvp'rs seal clubbing pve'rs builders farmers on their farms, homes, caravans.

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ASCII based Battletech MUX live scenarios 1994. I slept on my keyboard. Everything you did mattered.

Here's the thing I've been doing large-scale PVP battles since Dark Age of Camelot. This is 100% on a Intrepid Studio. You give players the tools to deal with zergs. Players will use them and will counter that playstyle. We used to take on groups four times our size and consistently win.