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Ashes of Creation Pre Alpha Arenas Video

ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
edited July 2017 in Ashes Of Creation General Discussion
Intrepid just posted a Pre Alpha YouTube video on arenas. 

https://youtu.be/zPbFmK31AE8

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  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    I'd have liked to see characters in it for scale, but still pretty cool.
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    There will be many players at PAX and you will get to see videos of them in under 2 months ❤️
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    One day, just one day I hope to go to PAX...

    Anyway back to the main topic. The arenas look beautiful, even in pre-alpha. Truly stunning. Can't wait to cover them in the blood of my enemies.
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    edited July 2017
    Based on my current MMO that I'm playing, Arena-PvP is child's play compared to Open-World PvP  ;)

    Honestly though, superb.I'm glad development seem to be going well
    (Hence: Read Video Descrpition )

    Seems like its going to be a lot more than just a " Pax demo " 
     o:)  o:)
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    Eragale said:
    Based on my current MMO that I'm playing, Arena-PvP is child's play compared Open-World PvP  ;)
    What do the children look like?

    shameless plug for fire and frost skin babys ;)
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    Aw. Well I was hoping they would be spectator arenas.
    I might even call those battlegrounds rather than arenas, but...
    Sure, they look cool.
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    lexmax said:
    Eragale said:
    Based on my current MMO that I'm playing, Arena-PvP is child's play compared Open-World PvP  ;)
    What do the children look like?

    shameless plug for fire and frost skin babys ;)
    I nearly spit out my wine lol =P
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    Looks nice :*
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    Will be nice to see some players running around inside those arenas in a couple of months, get a sense of scale. They do look beautiful though, environments really do look good with U4.
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    Well there might be spectator arenas foe the military node, I believe these are instances arenas so perhaps non node related.
    Diura approves xD
    Also new music? :3
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    @lexmax , 

    more or less, you're not too far off  ;)

    I say that because - if the Objective is the same over-&-over, then'll it'll get repetitive ; you know who's going to attack you, you learn how to prepare for the match-ups (eventually), and you won't have that same tension you had initially - not having a challenge. ( there's more to say, but not worth elaborating )

    But with Open-World PvP, its the Complete Opposite - anything could happen & too many " variables " to consider ... lols at this point, the variables themselves are unknown because its Pre-Alpha  :p

    Nonetheless, the Arena/Battleground it's very reminiscent to my 1st MMO I played ... just with updated graphics  :)
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    @Eragale That's why Intrepid say that arenas work in Ashes because they are more like a field to test your skill. Arenas have little reward in them in comparison to open world pvp ^^  The intended purpose is not to take the pvp from the open world but to give another  platform to players to hone their skills for the open world ^^ So you're defo right in saying that the real pvp is outside in the world - in which perhaps your actions might alter the entire direction of the game :0 
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    My team will get hammered. "Jazz! Where the hell are you?"....."It's so pretty. I got distracted. Why are you all dead?"
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    Jazz Hands!
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    edited July 2017
    Open world pvp is Savage. Arena pvp is Clean.
    If you like both, then it's win-win. If you don't like open world pvp, then you have arenas and vice versa. 

    The difference between savage and clean? The number of potential dead people. (And potential lags xD)

    However, I'd like for arenas to be of different size. Some might say that it'd give a significant advantage to range dps if the arena is bigger than normal or advantage to melee dps for smaller arenas, but as a fan of PvP, the fact that you have to play differently because the map is this size or possess those passages makes it more fun and refreshing after a round of slaughter in the open world.
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    My hype was rejuvenated, keep the train going IS!
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    edited July 2017
    I know its still pre-alpha, but it's absolutely beautiful!  Kudos, IS!  Please, keep up the excellent work!  

    With footage like this, it reassures me that our investment is being put to good use, and our faith, as a community, is well placed.   <3


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