I'm mostly looking forward to seeing how Intrepid make conflicting design decisions and features work.
The concept of a holy trinity exists for a PvE world. Intrepid have said they want the game to have a solid PvE endgame, with difficult content that gives players something to aspire to. The node system's top end is as much about unlocking PvE content as it is about anything else.
Yet the game it self is decidedly not appealing to PvE players as we currently understand it. It isn't the fact that PvP exists (most top end PvE players would love PvP to be more of a thing), it is the inability to be able to focus on that PvE content. It is the lack of access to data. It is the lack of development discussion on PvE content at all.
Then you have the fact that this game is decidedly not casual friendly, but for some reason Intrepid see fit to include a family summons for casual players.
To me, the most interesting thing about this game is seeing how they reconcile these situations.
I'm mostly looking forward to seeing how Intrepid make conflicting design decisions and features work.
The concept of a holy trinity exists for a PvE world. Intrepid have said they want the game to have a solid PvE endgame, with difficult content that gives players something to aspire to. The node system's top end is as much about unlocking PvE content as it is about anything else.
Yet the game it self is decidedly not appealing to PvE players as we currently understand it. It isn't the fact that PvP exists (most top end PvE players would love PvP to be more of a thing), it is the inability to be able to focus on that PvE content. It is the lack of access to data. It is the lack of development discussion on PvE content at all.
Then you have the fact that this game is decidedly not casual friendly, but for some reason Intrepid see fit to include a family summons for casual players.
To me, the most interesting thing about this game is seeing how they reconcile these situations.
Sometimes the most simple explanation is the truth...
The game is not for causals and will be a constant PvP bloodbath with no good PvE.
Sounds a lot like a game on the inspirations section of the design pillars page of the wiki... I just can't put my finger on which one... A game Steven has brought up in nearly every interview...
I'm mostly looking forward to seeing how Intrepid make conflicting design decisions and features work.
The concept of a holy trinity exists for a PvE world. Intrepid have said they want the game to have a solid PvE endgame, with difficult content that gives players something to aspire to. The node system's top end is as much about unlocking PvE content as it is about anything else.
Yet the game it self is decidedly not appealing to PvE players as we currently understand it. It isn't the fact that PvP exists (most top end PvE players would love PvP to be more of a thing), it is the inability to be able to focus on that PvE content. It is the lack of access to data. It is the lack of development discussion on PvE content at all.
Then you have the fact that this game is decidedly not casual friendly, but for some reason Intrepid see fit to include a family summons for casual players.
To me, the most interesting thing about this game is seeing how they reconcile these situations.
Sometimes the most simple explanation is the truth...
The game is not for causals and will be a constant PvP bloodbath with no good PvE.
Sounds a lot like a game on the inspirations section of the design pillars page of the wiki... I just can't put my finger on which one... A game Steven has brought up in nearly every interview...
Oh, I agree, that is quite possibly how the game will end up.
Thing is, if that is how they want the game, they need to drop the notion of the trinity. it fits the game as it was described 4 years ago, but not as it is being talked about now. They need to drop the family summons, as it has never fit the game at all. They need to drop the notion that PvE generates materials with PvP redistributing them, as the game will not have PvE on par with it's PvP.
On the other hand, the interviews could just be a result of someone untrained in PR talking about the game, and unable to help but talk about it from the perspective of games he himself has played.
One thing that is for sure, the way the game is being talked about now is not the same as the way the game was being talked about in 2017, 2018 and 2019. It is also fairly obvious to me that the feature set of the game is better suited to how the game used to be talked about than how it is talked about now.
This is why I find this aspect of the development of this game to be interesting.
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2. A decent range of good-looking gear to choose from.
3. An economy that's tied to interdependence and logistics.
The concept of a holy trinity exists for a PvE world. Intrepid have said they want the game to have a solid PvE endgame, with difficult content that gives players something to aspire to. The node system's top end is as much about unlocking PvE content as it is about anything else.
Yet the game it self is decidedly not appealing to PvE players as we currently understand it. It isn't the fact that PvP exists (most top end PvE players would love PvP to be more of a thing), it is the inability to be able to focus on that PvE content. It is the lack of access to data. It is the lack of development discussion on PvE content at all.
Then you have the fact that this game is decidedly not casual friendly, but for some reason Intrepid see fit to include a family summons for casual players.
To me, the most interesting thing about this game is seeing how they reconcile these situations.
Sometimes the most simple explanation is the truth...
The game is not for causals and will be a constant PvP bloodbath with no good PvE.
Sounds a lot like a game on the inspirations section of the design pillars page of the wiki... I just can't put my finger on which one... A game Steven has brought up in nearly every interview...
If I had more time, I would write a shorter post.
Oh, I agree, that is quite possibly how the game will end up.
Thing is, if that is how they want the game, they need to drop the notion of the trinity. it fits the game as it was described 4 years ago, but not as it is being talked about now. They need to drop the family summons, as it has never fit the game at all. They need to drop the notion that PvE generates materials with PvP redistributing them, as the game will not have PvE on par with it's PvP.
On the other hand, the interviews could just be a result of someone untrained in PR talking about the game, and unable to help but talk about it from the perspective of games he himself has played.
One thing that is for sure, the way the game is being talked about now is not the same as the way the game was being talked about in 2017, 2018 and 2019. It is also fairly obvious to me that the feature set of the game is better suited to how the game used to be talked about than how it is talked about now.
This is why I find this aspect of the development of this game to be interesting.