I really don't like how players turn into ash when they die

I just want to say I saw one of Ashes of Creation streams a couple months ago and there's one part that really bugged me. I really hate how players turn to ash when they die. I honestly think that is going to make a very boring and empty battlefield during encounters. I really hate disappearing corpses in games, obviously they need to disappear at some point but WoW does it really great, your corpse turns into a skeleton after resurrecting which I think is super sick. I feel like ashes would be better off just leaving corpses or bones instead of ash for a more gruesome and epic aftermath.

I really like to see the aftermath of a battle, it's almost as fun as the battle itself for me and seeing the carnage really amazes me a lot of the time. Leaving some dust and shadows after a raid wipe or a big PvP event sounds very lame to me and not at all exciting and I'd really hope that you guys would consider having actual corpses instead of fading to ash, thank you for reading my post.

Edit: To compromise with the people disagreeing, just keep the current animation because I doubt the devs will remove it. Instead of fading to dust, have the skin, meat, etc burn to ash but not the skeleton. This way we can have a very satisfying aftermath of a battle or raid wipe and it will also make the animation look even better.

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Javionn

Why not both..

Ash and bones🤷‍♂️

Khronus

Looking at the battlefield and seeing bodies everywhere is almost as fun as playing the game in a pvp battle? The ashes are very fitting because the title of the game. It clears the battlefield which I personally like a lot.

How will the battlefield be boring with piles of ashes vs piles of bones? If it makes you feel any better, try imagining those ARE bones....just burnt. Burnt badly. That turned into....ashes.

If you don't like things disappearing, you're going to hate my rogues.

Rejected Galaxy

Khronus wrote: »

Looking at the battlefield and seeing bodies everywhere is almost as fun as playing the game in a pvp battle? The ashes are very fitting because the title of the game. It clears the battlefield which I personally like a lot.

How will the battlefield be boring with piles of ashes vs piles of bones? If it makes you feel any better, try imagining those ARE bones....just burnt. Burnt badly. That turned into....ashes.

If you don't like things disappearing, you're going to hate my rogues.

You seem puzzled by this. It wont let me add an image but scenes like this http://prntscr.com/12e78lk or on a very extreme scale something like this http://prntscr.com/12e7bgs is very cool to me. Each kill and or death contributing to the carnage is something I find fun, almost like making my mark on the battle. And before anyone says "just play wow" this is literally the only thing I'm asking to put into this game from WoW.

Khronus

I'm not puzzled, it's just a really silly thing to complain about. I haven't played WOW in a minute but looking at that picture you linked just reminded me of how trash the battlefields looked like after a while. I understand you may like it but I did not. In fact, I played so much of that game that eventually I just didn't notice the skeletons on the ground anymore at all. Years and years of diablo 1-3, warcraft 1-3, wow for 7 years....skeletons everywhere. Cartoon skeletons made your experience better and that is great. You didn't even know you would like it until you started seeing the bodies pile up. Get into a fight in ashes and watch the enemy burn in front of your eyes into a pile of ash and then loot their corpse for goods. You're still going to enjoy it.

And no, I don't wish for you to play wow. It's absolute junk. We want you here in the AoC community where you belong.

Sathrago

I think it's a great addition to the game and this sparked an idea for me. If an area has had a lot of recent deaths it should start to build up with ash in the atmosphere giving off a hellish fog of war vibe while doubling as a "signal smoke" that other players can see from a distance.

Rejected Galaxy

Khronus wrote: »

I'm not puzzled, it's just a really silly thing to complain about. I haven't played WOW in a minute but looking at that picture you linked just reminded me of how trash the battlefields looked like after a while. I understand you may like it but I did not. In fact, I played so much of that game that eventually I just didn't notice the skeletons on the ground anymore at all. Years and years of diablo 1-3, warcraft 1-3, wow for 7 years....skeletons everywhere. Cartoon skeletons made your experience better and that is great. You didn't even know you would like it until you started seeing the bodies pile up. Get into a fight in ashes and watch the enemy burn in front of your eyes into a pile of ash and then loot their corpse for goods. You're still going to enjoy it.

And no, I don't wish for you to play wow. It's absolute junk. We want you here in the AoC community where you belong.

Although I like the skeletons I'm not saying that's what it has to be exactly. I'm just petitioning for corpses, skeletons, or just some type of gore-ish aftermath. I mean hell, if their skin burns to ash but leaves a skeleton that would be cool lol. If no one cares then at least I tried, I just hate empty battlefields as if nothing ever happened.

Nagash

Talking about ashes, bones and death and no one invites me.

Shame on you all

Vhaeyne

Nagash wrote: »

Talking about ashes, bones and death and no one invites me.

Shame on you all

I guess we all really BONED you...

Khronus

Nagash wrote: »

Talking about ashes, bones and death and no one invites me.

Shame on you all

This is quite.....humerus.

@Rejected Galaxy I believe a battle field full of burned piles of ash can have the same grotesque effect you are seeking.

Sathrago

Nagash wrote: »

Talking about ashes, bones and death and no one invites me.

Shame on you all

I guess they should of Ashed you necromancers beforehand?

Oh yeah, where do all your corpses come from if we all turn to ash? Tulnar?

Asgerr

I personally really like the idea of players turning to ash.

Not only does it make the game unique in that aspect, but it also fits an interesting lore.

maouw

Obligatory:

Enigmatic Sage

Probably wont be any gore or blood considering the rating they are aiming for. I personally do not believe ash and bones count as gore but it does goes with the lore and phoenix logo.

Could be cool to see the ash and embers disperse during battle from the fallen which leaves some remains behind temporarily. Maybe your characters soul burns its former shell during resurrection/revival.

Perhaps not having it burn up right away could give the necromancers an opportunity to reanimate the corpse temporarily before combustion as a more flesh covered summon versus skeletal.

Vhaeyne

It is going to be really cool when you kill someone with a big ice attack and they turn into flaming ashes.
That shit is going to be chill AF.

Enigmatic Sage

Vhaeyne wrote: »

It is going to be really cool when you kill someone with a big ice attack and they turn into flaming ashes.
That shit is going to be chill AF.

Interesting.
So the body is not going to hit the ground first before turning to ash? Your wording makes it sound like how vampires die in many movies/shows where they turn to ash relatively quickly upon death

Mikasa

I wonder if its possible to reverse the animation and use it when you resurrect/reborn like a phoenix, and use something else to leave the bodies on the battlefield?

Khronus

Mikasa wrote: »

I wonder if its possible to reverse the animation and use it when you resurrect/reborn like a phoenix, and use something else to leave the bodies on the battlefield?

You know....this is a pretty great idea. It would be cool to see a revive spell reverse the effect or leave some of the ashes on the ground and "create" you from those ashes.

@Vhaeyne I didn't think about that one haha. Maybe they can create a bunch of different death animations based on how you died but ultimately as your life force leaves your body, you turn to ash. It's a very fitting way to go and any animation they create will definitely be used a lot as there will be much murder.

It would be unique to see a pile of ash turn into an ashen "skeleton". No need for bones if we burn in death. What do you think @Nagash ?

bloodprophet

I like it for it's originality more then anything. I think the animation is great.

Lloyd

At first I thought this was silly and stupid to complain about, but after I read your description, it made me really want to see a battlefield of corpses, then maybe after a player respawns it turns to ash.

Khronus

Lloyd wrote: »

At first I thought this was silly and stupid to complain about, but after I read your description, it made me really want to see a battlefield of corpses, then maybe after a player respawns it turns to ash.

The ash is the corpse. It will still be littered with what is clearly dead players.

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