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[SAVE APOCALYPSE] How to answer "We asked for MMO" AND SATISFY EVERYONE [ C L I C K H E R E ] x
Tsukasa
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What is Apocalypse and what it will become?
Currently: it is a testing battleground. || It is planned to become a free separate game(standalone) FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN THE MMORPG.
My suggestion:
Make Apocalypse feels like an MMORPG. How?
0- Add introduction for what Apocalypse is, and the rules in one loading screen and somewhere easily noticeable. Dealing with the confusion takes priority!!!! No need for loading screens with tips, remove them all.
Optional:
1- Remove the queue screen and turned it into ONLY two lobbies separated by servers(NA and EU).
Edit: or merge them into one.
2- Add the queue for game modes INSIDE the lobby, as well as Inventory, Shop, Adventurer path and ping reader.
3- Add chatbox for the lobby and party members only. Show players' names when in lobby. The chat should have global proximity to prevent players from teaming in solo. Even better when GMs joins in, mainly for Q&A to reduce the confusion.
4- Expand the lobby slightly for players to explore and enjoy different environments and help them set the proper graphics settings, if possible. OR you could add environment changes to the lobby based on time. (not important)
5- In the lobby, remove chests and let players change weapons from the inventory, so that they can practice on other players without dealing damage. (it's more effective practice than attacking a standing-still puppet) The inventory should be freed-up once they enter a battleground.
6- Add more progression systems, aside from level and leaderboard, so players don't feel they are wasting their after reaching 50, preferably ones that would transfer over into the MMORPG.
7- After Autumn Knight event is over. Remove everything EXP-related from the legendary path. Make it a fair environment for free users.
8- The shop is overpriced for recolored and very similar cosmetics.
My suggestion:
What will all these lobby changes do?
Brings more players, make them stay, have confidence and incentive to play!! People want MMORPG and MMORPGs aren't not just games.
Currently: it is a testing battleground. || It is planned to become a free separate game(standalone) FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN THE MMORPG.
My suggestion:
Make Apocalypse feels like an MMORPG. How?
0- Add introduction for what Apocalypse is, and the rules in one loading screen and somewhere easily noticeable. Dealing with the confusion takes priority!!!! No need for loading screens with tips, remove them all.
Optional:
As a tutorial, create an in-game book item with the tips provided with images for each mode.
1- Remove the queue screen and turned it into ONLY two lobbies separated by servers(NA and EU).
Edit: or merge them into one.
2- Add the queue for game modes INSIDE the lobby, as well as Inventory, Shop, Adventurer path and ping reader.
3- Add chatbox for the lobby and party members only. Show players' names when in lobby. The chat should have global proximity to prevent players from teaming in solo. Even better when GMs joins in, mainly for Q&A to reduce the confusion.
If you want, you can try adding the chat in solo as well, but both global and short chat proximity have negative effects, such as teaming. Teaming will happen regardless. What should you do? I don't know.
Side note: The lobby chat might look chaotic, add a bubble or something to help them keep up the conversation. Whispering is bad.
Side note: The lobby chat might look chaotic, add a bubble or something to help them keep up the conversation. Whispering is bad.
4- Expand the lobby slightly for players to explore and enjoy different environments and help them set the proper graphics settings, if possible. OR you could add environment changes to the lobby based on time. (not important)
5- In the lobby, remove chests and let players change weapons from the inventory, so that they can practice on other players without dealing damage. (it's more effective practice than attacking a standing-still puppet) The inventory should be freed-up once they enter a battleground.
6- Add more progression systems, aside from level and leaderboard, so players don't feel they are wasting their after reaching 50, preferably ones that would transfer over into the MMORPG.
Personally, I'm enjoying BR. but I try to stop myself after a win or two(~1 hour), per day, because it is meaningless waste of time. Soon(or from now on, due to long queue), I won't play at all.
7- After Autumn Knight event is over. Remove everything EXP-related from the legendary path. Make it a fair environment for free users.
8- The shop is overpriced for recolored and very similar cosmetics.
My suggestion:
I want you to decide on your own, but here's my suggestion:
Gather recolored and similar skins into categories; when one item of a category is purchased, the other skins of the category should be sold for HALF the price from now on. Unless it's exclusive or rare, such as Nighthawk Gryphon.
https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/43570/suggestion-the-price-of-recolored-skins#latest
Unimportant:
Gather recolored and similar skins into categories; when one item of a category is purchased, the other skins of the category should be sold for HALF the price from now on. Unless it's exclusive or rare, such as Nighthawk Gryphon.
https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/43570/suggestion-the-price-of-recolored-skins#latest
Make characters more customizable and add more cosmetics!
If you can add a way to access your old alpha 0 & 1 videos inside the game, I think this will help a lot because many people are clueless and lazy. They only see "BR" and Apocalypse. I don't have high hopes for siege mode because it's going to most likely have similar combat to BR.
If you can add a way to access your old alpha 0 & 1 videos inside the game, I think this will help a lot because many people are clueless and lazy. They only see "BR" and Apocalypse. I don't have high hopes for siege mode because it's going to most likely have similar combat to BR.
What will all these lobby changes do?
Brings more players, make them stay, have confidence and incentive to play!! People want MMORPG and MMORPGs aren't not just games.
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Comments
Play Apoc for the BR or don't.
As far as "I played Apoc BR like you suggested, it's not an MMORPG."
My response is "Yeah, it's also not Ashes of Creation, it's a testing ground."
If that makes people mad and they choose not to play, that's on IS.
I am not their PR manager.
That would cause a shit storm on the scale of epic levels
Have you ever heard about: Guild Wars?
Do you need a new fuse?
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I highly doubt that they read this.
What I meant was its just one idea from a comunity member. you have no backing by anyone here so why should they make changes?
Also was this meant to be a threat?
Sure. I have no idea how what I said could get me in trouble or how it would hurt anyone,but if you say so.
Well tbh, it was not really about us being against or for it. You worded your post in such a way that most of us probably just started to ignore it, that was what i did at least.
It also has nothing to do with its length. We are active in threads that interested us, no matter the length of the initial post, and yours just didnt interest us/me in any major way... there are always people that think they know better. Sometimes it is something that could be interesting to discuss, like my idea with onehanded spears for example, and sometimes it is a thema that we are pretty apathetic to... like yours.
Another thing: Why should Nagash watch his words? It is a free country, not to speak of it being... well... THE INTERNET! It is not HIS responsibility to "watch his words", it was your parents responsibility to raise you in such a way, that a random persons opinion or wording on the internet is not something that could hurt your feelings....
I would laugh and then disregard you in all future posts.
Okay, here are some tips for thread creation:
1. Dont make the thread name too long. Keep it as short as possible, andlet everyone know it is a discussion. Example: "Backstab. Yes or No?" Or "DPS Meter" (the dps meter thread is the longest and most visited post on the forum currently for example)
Your thread title, was more like something that a goldseller would post in the generyl chat in Ironforge. You practically implied that your idea is the best and that everyone should instantly see that and support you. There was no dialogue, no wonder no one wanted to discuss here.
2. Try to hold an open discussion, and dont instantly call out people. It does not help, if you immediately try to call in the mods or steven. They are like unicorns, mysterious in their ways, and they will only show themselves to chosen ones.
3. You use the spoiler function way too much in my opinion. I have never, NEVER, seen anyone really use it, before you came onto the forums. Just say what you want to say.
4. Dont try to chastise other people for ANYTHING. Call them out if they are douchebags if you want to though.
5. Dont push your personal political agenda if you can. No one wants to hear it in the ashes forums, genderequality/sexual orientation is not something that you should discuss on the forums.
6. Dont post under your own thread at least until someone mentioned something to discuss, or at least until 3 other people already posted something.
The devs have already explained the purpose of the BR and why it is designed the way it is.
As Nagash pointed out - the devs rarely, rarely, rarely reply to posts in the forums.
But, Steven says he reads all the posts.
The devs will make Apoc more like an MMORPG by adding other game modes, like Castle Siege and Horde.