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Phase I of Alpha Two testing will occur on weekends. Each weekend is scheduled to start on Fridays at 10 AM PT and end on Sundays at 10 PM PT. Find out more here.
Check out Alpha Two Announcements here to see the latest Alpha Two news and update notes.
Our quickest Alpha Two updates are in Discord. Testers with Alpha Two access can chat in Alpha Two channels by connecting your Discord and Intrepid accounts here.
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I agree with you here. I even had a sub for SC and a Rear-Admiral package and I'm not even sure it's going to be released now lol. I think concerns were raised yesterday when they extended KS through June, but the Intrepid hierarchy have dealt with creep in their media releases and I'm going to trust them on that.
I'd rather take the time from now until release believing in Ashes than being a daily cynic about the development ahead. Life's too short, and I sincerely hope this game will be 1 notch on your success list @Zomnivore. Time will tell.
But decent ones, I must say, because I am quite proud of how this thread has not devolved into a flame war. We've all remained decent people while trying to convey our thoughts and ideas. Well done everyone!
The most cogent piece was near the end, when @zomnivore was talking about how "he/she", along with others, contributed to the downfall of the current status quo of mmo's, and such.
Granted, the state of mmo's has led to an increasingly nomadic playstyle, among the mmo community. It's not some hive-minded effort, though, so much as it's a byproduct of uninspiring development on the part of game developers, naturally leading players to get burnt out.
I'm guessing that's where he's coming from. Just in a more "soapbox'ish" way?
I gather he is going to find some random reason to leave whilst claiming to have "shown the sheep", and nothing will come of it.
I didn't have a problem with what he said or how he said it.
Zomnivore has an interesting perspective. One I don't particularly even disagree with because I stopped playing MMORPGs in 2014.
I won't play an MMORPG that has an endgame.
I'm backing Ashes because its game design is basically the successor to EQNext.
And I'm willing to support devs working on features I feel are imperative for revolutionizing the genre -like Storybricks/nodes, PvP conflict/meaningful conflict and building/destruction- in order for the genre to thrive.
KOA - EQNext - Revival
I have hope.
But I don't really buy into the hype. I'm actually expecting vaporware.
If I'm not saber rattling FOR the revolution I don't know what I'm doing. To people who defend the status quo but also back this game all I have to say is, who's the one being confused?
WORD OF THE DAY>>>>> INSIDIOUS
You're trying to preach to a flock of sheep, but I'm sorry to disappoint you, there's a guard dog among them.
Your entire initial post smelled so strongly of your smug, holier than thou attitude that I had to speak up. You tell us that "You guys give yourselves too much credit." and you say that " You think you know what you like." You demand that we "Ignore what you tell yourself is fun, and RUN toward what is fun", that we "really haven't found FUN in one yet"
Please, all knowing preacher from some basement in the States, TELL US WHAT IS FUN! Please speak down to us more! Clearly not a single person ON THE WHOLE PLANET had ANY fun in WoW, or ESO, or SWTOR. Not a single moment of enjoyment! That's impossible according to you, so you jump up on your soap box and preach to us "MMO lovers" who have "enjoyed our sinking ships".
Seriously, retract your kickstarter on all those games you claim to support, and go back to your shooters. You'll be happier that way.
You think you do, but you don't...
Come back.Please tell me what I sound like.
Edit: Fascinating! Looks like I caught that "Also, I'm done talking to you" bit before you edited it out. If you're finished speaking with me, feel free to continue with what I suggested, and go play some shooters.
Go ahead and prattle poetic about me babe.
You are mistaken. In fact, people don't really get what you are getting at, other than being belligerent at the backers that believe in the game.
Your title? The long confusing screed decrying people that have play MMO games before?
Too late, now!
As for being triggered about being called a snowflake, I'm very sorry to disappoint you, but that is actually quite flattering. Being unique is only ever a compliment.
Also, my friend, if you "thought better about being a punk on the internet", you shouldn't IMMEDIATELY follow that declaration up with being a punk as you talk about "Triggering people", "prattling poetics" and calling someone your "babe".
Contradict yourself a little less, and please use that "thinking" thing a bit more, or else this conversation won't be very fun.
I don't really see the point to the effort but by george its gotta be fun and if they found their FUN I don't see why I should tell them how to be.
@ Zomnivore
So.... any chance that you might have come across a little too strongly with the "you people" approach? Maybe a bit to much self assurance that your are the enlightened one and that you actually know the least thing about any of the people here? Might have made some sense if you were making a response post to one or some people's posts.
I'm not really offended and I kinda think I get what you are saying even if you communicated it sort of judgmentally and strongly. I think that your point is a bit weak on stuff like.... facts and heavy with assumption.
I am really happy for you being enlightened and all, though.
I'm not even sure people are debating a certain point, or perspective, anymore. And, while I do love a good, sometimes even heated/passionate dialogue, methinks this thread has taken a downturn into something more..."insidious"?
If you'd read with any comprehension you'd know why that is kind of dumb. I'm not saying you're dumb I'm just saying the clues are adding up to the fact that you've terribly misunderstood the op, chosen to get cross, and made up to be angry.
The next clue that you don't have good reading skills is that you TOTALLY missed a clear allusion to the U.S. revolution and the tea being tipped in the river.
Clear signs that you just don't understand, you even go back and claim some more bogus stuff about that point.
I don't really care that you're angry, but I honestly don't see why you are.
@ Zomnivor
You come across as contradicting your very own self. You want us to "wake up" and not play MMOs that we don't like and it is our fault that they keep coming out terrible. Yet that link to the youtube stuff is an illustration of a Developer driving people away by not listening to the player base.
What you did in your "statement" is assume that "we"(everyone but you) play these MMOs despite that fact that we are not having fun doing so. Well, sure, I have left MMOs before that I didn't care for anymore or right off the bat.
What you are doing is projecting YOUR gaming odyssey onto whoever reads your OP. You did it in a way that could be taken as arrogant and judgmental and, well honestly, out of the complete bleeding blue. No context, which you would have had if responding to other peoples posts. Just out of nowhere.
As I wrote before, I am not really offended. Just suggesting what I think is going on that seems to puzzle you a bit.
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