Which Alpha 2 content are you looking forward to the most?

Races, Archetypes, Nodes, Seasonal visual changes, naval systems, the artisan systems, PvP content, PvE content, questing, guild tools.

What hypes you the most about the content we should see in Alpha 2?

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Nerror

Nodes.

Also all the rest. But functioning nodes.

Cadac

Combat.
If combat is weak, nothing else will matter... for me.
It is the one thing most players will be doing every day.

CROW3

Easy: the node system and combat. These are the core building blocks of nearly every other system in Ashes.

George_Black

Weapons and archetypes

Gaul_

Caravans, player stalls, player shops, storage, and the auction house

Mrhubbard

Combat and augments

McShave

Combat, mainly having the different archetypes work together in a group scenario and how they each play off each other's strength's and weaknesses. Also the augmentation system and how secondary archetypes change the primary archetype.

After that, I am interested to see how caravans work, specifically mayoral caravans. I know anyone can start their own caravan at any time, but from what I understand mayoral caravans will be essential to the infrastructure of the node. Create partnerships with other nodes, collect taxes to spend on node buildings, players get paid to defend them. Very important stuff.

mcstackerson

The class/weapon/progression systems and combat.

AidanKD

I have a soft spot for the Naval system personally. I LOVE sailing in Sea of Thieves and my big hope is that they take inspiration from them towards the implementation of it. As SoT's entire game kind of revolves around this, I don't expect it to match it but they can definitely draw from it.

That said there is so much to look forward to that it's so hard to just hone in on one single thing

Mahes

The varied class system.

I am real curious as to how they plan to make each class unique in how it plays. I am of the opinion that they bit off way more than they can chew in that regard. Its why we still have not heard much in regards to the classes. I think they are still trying to develop them. It honestly would not surprise me if they cut one of the base classes or reformed them in some way. 64 different class types is more than any MMO has ever started with. There is a reason for that.

Ironhope

McMackMuck wrote: »

Races, Archetypes, Nodes, Seasonal visual changes, naval systems, the artisan systems, PvP content, PvE content, questing, guild tools.

What hypes you the most about the content we should see in Alpha 2?

1. Archetypes (I hope Templar will be a DPS Spec for Cleric).
2. Nodes (I hope they're really customizable by the community).
3. PvP (I think PvP fits this game really well and will be very well done, can't wait to see more of it)
4. Questing (I really hope AOC will make leveling great again and quests are a big part of this)
5. Naval Content (Yarrrrr!)
6. Carvans (Yarrr but drier!).
7. Races (Where dem orc boys?)

McMackMuck

@Mahes I am sure that you already know it will be 8 primary archetypes "flavored" by one of the 8 archetypes to arrive at 64 classes. Just in case a new member stumbles in here:
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Classes
https://www.ashes101.com/classes
https://asheshq.com/classes/

Mahes

It is still 64 different classes. Yes it starts with choosing a base class but you still eventually are picking from 1 of 8 variants of the base 8. Each one has to have a unique quality that stands out over choosing another one. It cannot be just "This person does light damage over this person doing fire damage". Both are range casters that then would use the same techniques. They have to be different in how they work or what is the difference? This also applies with melee. Only having a difference in weapon use and style use does not justify creating 2 different classes unless the styles are drastically different. As it stands, you have the following arch types.

Tank
Healer
Ranged DPS (Caster and melee but honestly they are both ranged)
Melee DPS
Area effect DPS
Support ( In combat enhancement or creature anti combat buffs)
Crowd Control
Stealth (This one has not been discussed much)
Pet Class
Hybrids ( Combination of all the above)

64 classes to revolve around those basic principles. I am curious to see how they manage to set apart each of the classes to make every class have a function, without making certain classes the go to class for those functions.

We shall see.

Conrad

Tulnar. I'm most excited for the race I will play and PRAYING I can replicate a dragonborn

Vaknar

Nobody said crop rotations?!

Azherae

Vaknar wrote: »

Nobody said crop rotations?!

I don't think the person who is hype for farming is actually convinced it'll be a productive use of time, just yet, but I'll let her know that you're surprised.

Noaani

Mahes wrote: »

Each one has to have a unique quality that stands out over choosing another one.

No they don't.

If you go in to the game expecting 64 actual classes instead of 8, you will be disappointed.

Basically, Ashes has 8 classes, they just also gave each of the 8 specs within each of those 8 classes a name.

Ironhope

Noaani wrote: »

If you go in to the game expecting 64 actual classes instead of 8, you will be disappointed.

If something doesn't change soon tons of people will go in only to be disappointed by this simply because ''Class'' is the term Intrepid chose.

It's not something the players chose.

This whole confusion (assuming there is a confusion) is Intrepid's fault.

Noaani wrote: »

Basically, Ashes has 8 classes, they just also gave each of the 8 specs within each of those 8 classes a name.

To be fair, each spec is supposed to have a unique quality that stands out over choosing another one too.

Noaani

Ironhope wrote: »

This whole confusion (assuming there is a confusion) is Intrepid's fault.

I'm not saying that it is anyone else's fault.

I am just trying to do my own small part in rectifying Intrepids mistake.

TheHiddenDaggerInn

Really am just looking forward to all of it, so many aspects of the game. And really am looking forward to just being a part of molding the best system we can thru great feedback!

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