Glorious Alpha Two Testers!
Alpha Two Realms are now unlocked for Phase II testing!
For our initial launch, testing will begin on Friday, December 20, 2024, at 10 AM Pacific and continue uninterrupted until Monday, January 6, 2025, at 10 AM Pacific. After January 6th, we’ll transition to a schedule of five-day-per-week access for the remainder of Phase II.
You can download the game launcher here and we encourage you to join us on our for the most up to date testing news.
Alpha Two Realms are now unlocked for Phase II testing!
For our initial launch, testing will begin on Friday, December 20, 2024, at 10 AM Pacific and continue uninterrupted until Monday, January 6, 2025, at 10 AM Pacific. After January 6th, we’ll transition to a schedule of five-day-per-week access for the remainder of Phase II.
You can download the game launcher here and we encourage you to join us on our for the most up to date testing news.
Sound
I just watched a video of their recent in game alpha demonstration and something that always bugs me was apparent.
The enemies are deaf. If it doesn't happen in front of them, they don't notice. I swear I hear someone get fireballed behind ME I will turn to see what the hell is going on. So skills, weapons, armor all should have a sound rating. Block a hammer with a shield, the impact noise of the shield and the impact noise of the hammer are combined. That sound has a range and enemies inside that range will turn to see what the heck is going on.
Out in the Over World, you're guarding a 3 vehicle caravan. Mounts and Men around it as guards. All that sound combined with a degrading addition. No adding 10+10+10+10 for 40. More like 10x3.3 = 33 The more people there are the lower the multiplier. Territorial critters will hear it. Bandits will hear it. Hell player swill hear it.
Caravan... LOOT or Enemies in our territory! or Well boys, looks like we got gifts from <name of town> coming our way. Lets go get them.
Of course those who are timid or afraid of so many will run away. It will also make dungeons that much more interesting.
The enemies are deaf. If it doesn't happen in front of them, they don't notice. I swear I hear someone get fireballed behind ME I will turn to see what the hell is going on. So skills, weapons, armor all should have a sound rating. Block a hammer with a shield, the impact noise of the shield and the impact noise of the hammer are combined. That sound has a range and enemies inside that range will turn to see what the heck is going on.
Out in the Over World, you're guarding a 3 vehicle caravan. Mounts and Men around it as guards. All that sound combined with a degrading addition. No adding 10+10+10+10 for 40. More like 10x3.3 = 33 The more people there are the lower the multiplier. Territorial critters will hear it. Bandits will hear it. Hell player swill hear it.
Caravan... LOOT or Enemies in our territory! or Well boys, looks like we got gifts from <name of town> coming our way. Lets go get them.
Of course those who are timid or afraid of so many will run away. It will also make dungeons that much more interesting.
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From the most recent live-stream you'll even hear Steven say that the way the monsters respond is based on it being geared for the testers in Alpha Zero while they get everything on the back end squared away.
This is fairly common practice and stuff you'd see in early Tech Testing.
Generally you'd never be able to see the game while it was still in this development stage. Intrepid is sorta breaking all the rules when it comes to MMO development. They've invited people behind the curtain to see what the wizard is doing.
I played FFXI for years and the undead couldn't see you with no eyes but they could darned well hear you.