A Glimmer of Hope
This may be a little scattered and disorganized at times, but I wanted to post something regarding this game. Please bear with me as this does pertain to Ashes of Creation, just in a long-winded way of arriving at my point.
For the longest time, which now seems like 10+ years games in general have been really poor. Although you occasionally have a game that comes along and reignites the passion for what seems like a dying art form.
Too many times have I looked forward to a games release, only to be demoralized when it is canceled or abandoned after release. This may be a bit of an over exaggeration, but it is almost like getting ptsd now whenever I see a game that shows promise. Not knowing what the future holds for that game. This “money grab” style of development where it almost seems like the game never had any intention of being finished is criminal.
Nowadays the norm for games is early access, followed by a lot of updates or community interaction. Then the game will be in early access for several years and eventually dropped immediately upon release or it won’t release at all. On the other hand, you can wait years for a game to come out from a AAA company only to have it be plagued with game breaking bugs for what seems like months at times. Meanwhile, the game is broken, rather than seeing patches or even information regarding bug fixes. You are updated with “Hey try these 50 new cosmetic items for x amount of money.” (call of duty)
I had so much more stuff in my head that I want to post, but I don’t want to overwhelm any readers with a wall of text. I also would like people to read this and share their opinions as well, as I feel I can’t be alone in this.
This brings me to Ashes of Creation. I genuinely haven’t been this excited about a game being released for ~ 2 ½ decades. I have been happy with things like Skyrim (not the 700 rereleases of it), Oblivion, Final Fantasy 7: Remake, and I’m sure there are a few others. Although the last time I felt this excited for a game would probably be 1996 when I was in elementary school and saw the commercial for Super Mario 64. Sure, there have been good games since then, but seeing Ashes is almost like being a kid again waking up on Christmas morning. That may seem like a cheesy thing to say, but it’s the only way I can describe how I feel regarding this game.
The design direction, features in the game (nodes, housing, etc), class system, pvp, social interaction, open/instanced based dungeons/raids, are all things that I have missed or felt somewhat cheated on in other games. The multitiered alphas and betas to test the game to make sure everything is as close to perfect as it can be at launch. The community interaction, updates, and even the community itself, are all amazing. I am very excited to see where Ashes takes us.
I have faith that Intrepid Studios will pull off something wonderful.
Thank you.
