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The thing is, that is EXACTLY the system they have now.
Right now, the cheapest way to get a subscription is to get the $75 pack. That OBVIOUSLY wont always be the case though. Assuming subscriptions are made available before release, the second you buy one, you have pre-ordered the game and thus have access to the character creator.
Since it makes sense that subscriptions will be made available no later than when head start servers go live, everyone that wants to make a character before they have access to the servers will be able to do so.
So no, you have not made suggestions at all as to what Intrepid should so differently. Rather, you have bitched and moaned about something, and then claimed that instead, Intrepid should do exactly what they are already doing.
It isn't people that defend developers that are ruining the MMO genre (which - to those that have been around these forums a while is something of an amusing label to place on me).
Rather, what is ruining the genre is idiots that complain about things without understanding them.
This is a statement that is only ever used when someone is faced with a point they cant refute, and refuse to concede.
1. It's not. There's no "system" now regarding anything about the whole character creator since they still didn't decide what to do. Steven said they are thinking about it.
2. You can't assume that since intrepid never talked about it. So far the only thing we know is that the cheapest pack for early access is the Non-P2W Non-Pay-for-convenience (so far) 75$ which is 5 times more than the entry sub price.
But IF that's the case, and they open subscriptions before the game is live giving access to CC, then as I already said before, I'm OK with that. That's a solution and I hope they do that. Since you will be paying 15$, gaining access to the CC and your sub will only start counting at day one. All good. I can name multiple games where people defending developers ruined the games. The most recent example for me was New World. Can't remember how many times people defended the devs on mechanics that are absolute trash, and ended up being changed and the game delayed anyways.... Embarrassing.
Now you name 1 MMORPG that fanboys on the community defending devs at all cost made the game succeed? just 1, oh and are you still playing it?
It's pretty clear to me who doesn't understand things before talking about it.
I get what you are saying, my point is; different than other studios on the industry, Intrepid is well known for saying over and over since they started the project that they Won't have any type of Pay to Win or Pay for Convenience in their game.
I consider giving early access to character creator Only to backers like myself, that paid for packages costing 5, 10 or 20 times more than the game subscription; Paying for Convenience.
They still didn't make a decision on this, I'm just here sharing my thoughts hoping they don't do it.
I feel Intrepid is pushing their cosmetic packs way to much, It's the second thing you see when you scroll down their new webpage. Big "special offer" on it... and that worries me on a project that should already be out a year ago and didn't even hit Alpha 1. Again, I hope they don't follow that path.
If we had the ability to enter character creation at any time like in BDO then I would be less adamant about the desire. Nothing irritates me more than hair clipping armour. Often I choose a hairstyle that wont clip but how to know what wont clip until end game?
It is utterly ridiculous to think that an MMO will be live without the ability to purchase a subscription.
Actually, utterly ridiculous.
So, we have now determined that you are indeed perfectly fine with the whole situation, due to things I pointed out to you in my first reply to this thread.
Who is it again that isn't understanding?
You missed the point, my "IF" in all my previous replies, was directed to IF they will release Character Creator to ALL subscription owners. Of course I know they will let people buy their subscription days or maybe weeks before the game goes live, as you said, questioning that is ridiculous, but that's not my point.
IF they give access to Everyone that pays for their 15$ subscription, that's fine, I've said that from the start. My problem from the beginning always has been on the possibility that they Only release character creator for Intrepid Pack holders, starting at 75$. That's what I really think will be a bad move, and a step in the wrong direction.
I thought I was being clear but maybe not lol..
I think this won't happen in ashes since they are putting a lot of thinking in amor appearance, combinations and so on... and tbh I used to think Steven was promising more that they could achieve when he said he wants Ashes to have a character creator on par, or better than BDO's.
But after I saw the latest lazy peon video, about some random edgy game called League of Maiden, made by 3 or 4 devs and with an incredibly detailed character creator, I now believe this is possible lol.
More to the point, you are arguing as if you are pissed off about how things are, when your argument as you claim it to be now is that you would be pissed off if Inteepid did something that they OBVIOUSLY wont do.
The notion that Intrepid would not give access to the character creator to someone that paid $15 for a months subscription just prior to launch is a completely unfounded assumption on your part.
If you are going to make unfounded assumptions that Intrepid would do the worst thing possible in any given situation, maybe play a game by a developer you dont think that about.
Either that, or maybe start making the assumption that Intrepid wont do the worst thing possible - not necessarily that they would do the best thing, just that they wouldn't do the worst thing.
Until you can tell me where the difference lies between these two kinds of people, this discussion of "you got in earlier than me because you pre-ordered that means it's pay for convenience or pay to win" is completely moot.
By the way, they have also said about a couple of years ago that they might include the character creator in Apocalypse instead for everyone to use. Apocalypse is after all a big giant marketing tool that can help boost the game's popularity if it's done well.
Again, I disagree. You make it sound like we should always expect the best out of Intrepid. What makes you think that? I get it, Steven is a cool dude, he's a gamer like we are, all that good stuff.
Still, so far, what has Intrepid delivered that makes you think they deserve your trust?
Look at the facts. They only delivered a BR that was massively hated due to the marketing around it and the poor communication.
They promised Ashes of Creation would be out a year ago. They said they encountered problems with apoc and apologized, fine - how come their ART, models, and all that other stuff not regarding the problems they found, still aren't done if the game was supposed to release in 2020?
Let's forget about that, what about a few months ago when they said over and over again that they were dealing with covid perfectly working from home, everything was fine, A1 was coming with no NDA by fall 2020. Guess not.
- We are 3 weeks away from NDA drop on A1, do you believe that? Because they should know by now if they are ready or not. They said they are, we'l see.
Plus, they sell us the idea they are not doing it for the money, it's about making a good game, yet they are clearly pushing WAY to much on their cosmetics, same as they did in APOC, monetizing cosmetics on a Battle Royale testing mode. Cosmetics still are the first thing you see scrolling on their website. It's the first thing you hear on their monthly livestream.
With all that, I will ask you again;
What reasons do you have to believe they will always do the best for the community? And why am I not allowed to criticize something I believe it's wrong, I don't want them to do, and that I think there's a possibility they might do?
I want Ashes to be the best game possible and change the industry. If I didn't believe that was possible, I wasn't gonna waste my time following this game. I like Steven, I like Intrepid, but they ain't perfect, they messed up, and will continue to mess up, that's normal. I just don't think tender words and being a fanboy helps.
Also, we don’t know what reason they would have for making this decision yet but I’m sure it wouldn’t be “just ‘cuz”. I mean my goodness. If you want to make a character early, pay for the game early. If you don’t want to pay early, then make a simple character on day one. The idea that someone cares so much about having a shot at being the first one to do everything is insane. You won’t be. Some nameless player who wasn’t ever even on these forums is going to beat you to it. Always.
Not at all... Your argument can be used to defend Intrepid, if tomorrow they decide to release a new Class or Archetype exclusive only for 250$ voyager pack holders.... I can literally say;
"The people calling it pay to win or even pay to convenience are just entitled equality-police who want every single thing to be given to every single person."
It's not their fault if you aren't a paying customer right?
Wrong.
If character creator is released to Everyone that pays their 15$ sub, fine, if it's for backers only starting at 75$, we will have a problem. Since they will be breaking the non-pay-for-convenience promise.
I agree there is no convenience here. Just because someone starts a few minutes or hours earlier they are still investing the equivalent amount of time. If it were convenience should we have to wait a month for the people who wait til the following month of release to sub? We would clearly have an advantage if we sub day 1.
Incredibly dumb argument. Character creation, which takes some people seconds, others minutes, and some extremists multiple hours is not even remotely the same as introducing an exclusive class which had an actual impact on gameplay and overall balance. Did you even read or think about your own argument before you smashed the “Post Comment” button?
I understand some people's resistance to having access to character creators as quickly as possible by paying for them.
But I think it's kind of a sincere thank you to those who supported Ashes in its early days.
I don't think that this will sway Ashes' philosophy of eliminating P2W.
Don't worry.
For now, take a deep breath and trust the folks at ntrepid Studios.
If in the future you think their philosophy is warped, I promise I'll join you in letting them know my opinion.
Do I really?
That was in the same post you quoted.
If you think I am making it sound like I think we should always expect the best out of Intrepid after reading that, it is nothing but a reflection on you.
You are clearly someone that operates on an internal narrative. You have no reason to assume Intrepid won't offer the character creator equally to anyone that has access to the game before the servers go live, yet because your internal narrative says that Intrepid are evil (or perhaps all game developers are), you made the immediate assumption that this would be the case, and refuse to deviate from that position despite no logical reason to hold on to it.
Likewise, you said it sounded to you like I was saying we should expect the best things from Intrepid, despite me literally typing out that we shouldn't assume they will do the best thing. You had your internal narrative of what you thought my position was, and when confronted with evidence to the contrary, you simply ignored it.
Never said it was similar, just used a clearly exaggerated example to show u how ur argument is stupid if it can be used to defend pretty much anything. Go read it again.
I already understood your point, let's agree to disagree,
Case in point Intrepid have never given a release date for Ashes.
Not once. Not ever.
They have gone out of their way to say that they are not announcing even a targeted release date, and have always said the game will release when it is ready.
Yet here you are stating that they have.
I refuse to agree to disagree with people when they are objectively wrong. It's fine if it is subjective, but when people have actual facts wrong, I refuse outright.
Yes, you do.
You have made one assumption about them that I am aware of, and that assumption was that they would do the actual, literal worst thing in the situation.
You can't claim you don't expect the worst (not worse - English, learn it), when 100% of you actions show that you do.
That is like me saying I am always a nice person, and post nothing but friendly posts on forums and people like me.
Your observations are likely contrary to that, so that is not something I would claim.
A nonsensical and exaggerated example does not prove anything. My argument is solid, because there is no basis to claim the decision we’re discussing would actually be pay to win or pay to convenience. It’s a massive entitlement issue and that’s it. If you don’t pre-pay you don’t get to complain that you don’t get pre-released features that do not in any way affect the world or other players in the world. It’s purely affecting you on a cosmetic level just like paying for a skin. /end
Alright, now I know you clearly haven't been following the project for long, you lack the knowledge to discuss this further, and now I understand why you say the things you say, you need to learn more on the project before trying to talk about it, that's the last thing I'm telling you.
Go on the oficial discord, type in "2020 release" on the search bar, and find out about it. Maybe you'l find the apology Steven wrote about that.
Thank you for correcting the typo, indeed English is not my first language, however, I do speak 4 languages, how about you? - Don't answer it, this conversation is over.
The only thing I ever heard about December 2020 was that they had hoped to have alpha 1 up and running by then. It wasn't an announcement that they wanted to have it up by then, it was that they hoped to have it up by then. It also wasn't launch, it was alpha.
Now, as I said, I don't do Discord, so maybe I'm wrong. Thing is, I've now basically invited you to prove me wrong in a very, very simple manner - if you are right.
Aren't we all sinners?
He likely has that perk already, and he's not complaining about the 'advantage' it gives him.
He's probably being a drama llama so he can set up chars for his multiboxing.
Anyway, it's not a big deal right now, as we are just speculating on what they will do. I feel like if they try to paywall the character creator, then it will likely get pirated and people can easily use it to generate their character files regardless of if they bought a pack or not.
Who cares if people can play 1 or 2 hours ahead
what disadvantage would that give you?
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