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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.
[Theory/Speculation] Is Corruption "demonic" in nature?
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The newsletter we received recently states: "A glimpse of the powers you will harness in Ashes. Wonders of the elements, radiance of light and the darkness of corruption."
The one that seems most obviously tied to "corruption" would be this one:
Now, there's a lot to be said about design intentions. When made for a setting things rarely coincidentally look like something else—things such as color and shape can very well clue us in as to what the intentions are. Which could be why these immediately reminded me of the only other white-pink-purple glowy thing I could think of that we've seen so far:
Then I started to think about what some of the enemies have been called in the past. "Demonic Spider" and "Demonic Bunny" both come to mind. We also know that all of the cosmetics have aspects of lore accuracy, so the idea of a "Demon" existing is legitimate in some form (even if unlikely to be encountered in actuality).
Then, we can look at other past quotes, namely these:
The one thing this doesn't account for however, is why (seemingly) heavily corrupted things seem to be red so far. "Why would the force itself be purple, but the effects it gives off be red?" is something I haven't been able to answer for myself. The most likely answer, to me, is that there are different kinds of corruption—maybe even stemming from different gods? Otherwise, Demonic influences and Corruption influences might be entirely different. Or, in perhaps a just-as-likely scenario: Maybe the color doesn't mean much at all.
The one that seems most obviously tied to "corruption" would be this one:
Now, there's a lot to be said about design intentions. When made for a setting things rarely coincidentally look like something else—things such as color and shape can very well clue us in as to what the intentions are. Which could be why these immediately reminded me of the only other white-pink-purple glowy thing I could think of that we've seen so far:
Then, we can look at other past quotes, namely these:
- "There was a split in the Pantheon of gods early in the creation of the universe. The gods that split do influence the corrupt side of the beings that exist in the universe. It is possible through questing/player decisions to worship those gods instead." ( Source )
- "A common theme in ashes of creation is you're going to see creatures that were once these beautiful magnificent things kind of corrupt by this malevolent presence. That dark force." ( Source )
- "We’re going more down the route of corruption/purity as opposed to darkness/light or good/evil." ( Source )
- "The world in Ashes has been void of civilization for centuries. Without revealing too much of the lore, it is important to know that long ago, there was a great calamity. This resulted in a mass exodus of the planet, granted by divine intervention. A corruption befell the land, twisting and perverting every facet of nature, from the troll-like creature you see below to all the way up to giant behemoths, nothing escaped its touch. More of our lore and story will be revealed carefully in the future, but for now, know that this corruption is always present." ( Source )
The one thing this doesn't account for however, is why (seemingly) heavily corrupted things seem to be red so far. "Why would the force itself be purple, but the effects it gives off be red?" is something I haven't been able to answer for myself. The most likely answer, to me, is that there are different kinds of corruption—maybe even stemming from different gods? Otherwise, Demonic influences and Corruption influences might be entirely different. Or, in perhaps a just-as-likely scenario: Maybe the color doesn't mean much at all.
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Anyway jokes aside, is that second picture something that was shown in a livestream? Seems like a really cool thing that a summoner could summon.