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Alpha Two Phase II testing is currently taking place 5+ days each week. More information about testing schedule can be found here
If you have Alpha Two, you can download the game launcher here, and we encourage you to join us on our Official Discord Server for the most up to date testing news.
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As for the rest, there is literally no reason for you to suggest that they will completely abandon the very core values of the game they designed, unless you are either trying to stir things up, or have some weird grudge. You are completely basing it on nothing.
You are literally insane. And your use of the word "copium" reveals a lot about who you are, and goes a long way to explaining your point of view.
This I will disagree on one persons idea of pay to win may not be another's so the the cosmetic shop is for some and not for others.
Just how can you say I have reason to suggest they will not abandon their plan , What proof do you have that they will stick to this plan? You have the same insight as I have just one mans word and we all know people change there minds economic change happens , this is what I am trying to get across .
As for stiring things up this is a forum to discuss differences, ideas our hopes and our dreads for the game, I think we should leave it here and agree to disagree
It's very simple. The game is marketed on having no P2W. That is one of the biggest draws of the game, one of the foundations for getting it put together in the first place from Kickstarter on. For them to change that would surely mean losing most of their customers. Since this is a business that needs customers, it would be absurd for them to do that.
You might as well post a picture of a frog and say that you have just as much reason to think that frog is magical and can fly and shoot lightning as I do that it doesn't, because neither of us can prove it. However, the burden of proof is on the person making the more extraordinary claim, as you are doing now.
Let's put it another way... The only way that what you are suggesting would come to pass is if the game is in such desperate shape that it's already dead. Which means it's a moot point. Your argument is essentially that the game might fail. To which I would say, of course it might. In fact, it's pretty much inevitable that it will some day; MMORPGs don't last forever, nothing does. Whether they go P2W, go F2P, sell it off to some company like Daybreak to pick off its bones, or just shut the servers down and say "Thanks for everything people," at that stage it's pretty much irrelevant.
Believe what Intrepid say, or do nto believe what Intrepid say.
If you do not believe what Intrepid say at all, what are you even doing here? If you do not believe what they are saying, then you have no reason to assume this game will even release as an MMO - or that it even exists.
When it comes to definitive statements from Intrepid, if you are here, you take them at face value.
I really hope I'm proven wrong and only time will tell..
For those who argue against cosmetics you need to understand that creating outfits does take time and resources to draw the items. You have to pay the artists. I believe Steven said that you can still get good transmogs from playing the game. He said that it wouldn't be fair if only the good-looking items were on the shop. I think it would be great if the developer let fans in the community also share drawings and concepts. I think the advantage of this is that if would let the company find new talent. If the company did profit sharing with the fan, it would be a win-win solution. I create artwork for an awesome weapon. The company puts it on the shop. It sells for $10. They give me $3 and keep $7. Just an idea Intrepid.
Wow had box prices for every expansion.
As pointed out above, WoW has always had at least two revenue streams - subscription and box cost.
But hey, if you have the moral fortitude to play again, by all means, find another AAA MMO that only has a subscription fee and nothing else.
Good. Much prefer that than MTX. Any gamer would.
No, any gamer would want access to the game. Having a shop that has no pay to win at all is perfectly fine for any gamer. No box cost simply means a lower barrier to entry to the game.
The people that are not happy with purchased cosmetics are the people that think MMO's are some fashion show - not gamers.
You think that players prefer that despite the fact that games do that less often. Game developers have abandoned the old model for a less-attractive one because… They don’t like to make money? They got tired of attracting customers? Help me out here, what’s your reasoning to explain why the industry has decided to overwhelmingly go against what “any player” would prefer in your wisdom. I’m eager to read this.
Whatever that is… 🙄
Yeah, on the catwalk.
-all said with extreme sarcasm-
Maybe we can get the government to pay for all this and have it be free. I am pretty sure if you make a good case to the right politician about how MMORPGs help stop the spread of Covid we could get the Ashes budget in the billions via taxpayer money.
XD
This is my personal feedback, shared to help the game thrive in its niche.
This is the kind of post that causes people to demand Intrepid reintroduce lifetime subs.
If only we could get the funding without the red tape.
Why are you devaluing some peoples play style? Yeah some people like to pvp, some people like to play the economy in games, some people like PvE, some people like gathering and professions, and some people like to collect mounts and gear for the looks. None is better or worse than the other.
I play MMOs for PvE (high end raids) and some pvp. But I also like to collect items to look "cool" and have rare mounts. And if I can buy cool mounts (skins or not) that devalues my achievement or feel of looking "cool" in a gear set.
Example. I spend month trying to get a specific piece of gear to fit my gear set. While some random dude buys a really cool looking set from the store. If I where to stand next to this random player with a shop cosmetics, who would get the most attention from random players? Probably the shop cosmetics since it was made to look cool so people would buy it. That devalues me from playing what could have been a huge part of the game.