Seeking Game Feedback Before Purchase

Mithrandrill

Hello. I've played a number of MMO's, but they tend not to be sandboxy enough for my taste. too theme park oriented. This game looks like it may be a good fit. However, before investing both time and money, I was hoping to get answers and details (If any is available) about the game. Specifically things I've liked, or disliked in other MMO's I've already found the answers to a lot of my questions, these are just the ones I couldn't seem to find an answer for:

Liked:

1. Gathering/Crafting: Is it a big part of the game? Is it dangerous?
2. VOIP: Will there bein game voice chat?
3. Skill Trees: Will you be locked in a class or are your free to develop your character as you wish?

Mixed Feelings:
2. PVP? Is pvp full loot? On all the time? Optional? etc. Please link me the answers or just tell me.

Dislike:
1. Abusive Devs/Mods: One specific MMO I backed since Beta took issue with me asking that they add anticheat to their game and proving hackers had essentially melted my graphics card while playing, and me asking for compensation. Since then they added me to a list of players they constantly harass. I got muted for saying "I agree". "Can concurr", "Murder is bad", to name a few examples. I made a new account and was fine until they figured out I had done so and started harassing that account. I want to avoid this BS so just wanna know if there's gonna be abusive mods and what kind of power they will have. Also, I wanna know if I'll get auto temp-banned by some bot like I did in New World when I said the words "Covid 19".

I'm generally a very polite player, and even OK with repercussions when I'm not, as long as they aren't ridiculous, discriminatory, or politically motivated as seems to increasingly be the case now days in games and on websites. I want to back this game but want to know what the rules are. If I see any subjective BS like "Anything offensive to another player" I'll pass. Frankly I think you should be an adult and just mute someone yourself if you dislike what they are saying. I don't want to play a game in a virtual nanny state. I'f I'm not spamming, saying the N word, or threatening someone in real life I feel I should be left alone.

2.Anticheat. What is it? Please tell me it's more than easyanticheat.

3. Free2Play: I personally feel games turn into trash once they go free to play. Does this game plan to do so?

Anyways, thanks for your time guys.

Azherae

Well, the wiki IS a lot to wade through... so...

1. Part of game. More dangerous than most games.
2. VOIP, probably not just 'proximity' though. Grouped players.
3. Locked to a class, multiple discussions and arguments on the specifics of this going on between speculating players at the moment.

Mixed:
1. PvP is partial loot (gatherables, maybe gear if you've been on a killing spree and turned 'Red') and 'always on'.

Dislikes:
1. No way to know, but I feel like Margaret would banhammer her own staff for the sort of thing you mention.
2. Being worked on.
3. No intention of ever going F2P according to the Man In Charge.

ShadonSol

Since most of your questions have answers to them on the wiki, I'll provide you with the corresponding links!

Mithrandrill wrote: »

1. Gathering/Crafting: Is it a big part of the game? Is it dangerous?
2. VOIP: Will there bein game voice chat?
3. Skill Trees: Will you be locked in a class or are your free to develop your character as you wish?
.

1. It is a big part of the game, yes. With AoC being an Open World PvP game, you potentially can lose a portion of your raw materials at any time or get involved in a fight over a rare resource location.
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Gathering
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Crafting
2. https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Voice_communications
3. You can't switch your primary archetype, but you can change your secondary archetype. Weapons are not class locked.
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Classes
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Skills

Mithrandrill wrote: »

2. PVP? Is pvp full loot? On all the time? Optional? etc. Please link me the answers or just tell me.

PvP is not full loot and utilizes a flagging system.
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Player_death

Mithrandrill wrote: »

1. Abusive Devs/Mods: One specific MMO I backed since Beta took issue with me asking that they add anticheat to their game and proving hackers had essentially melted my graphics card while playing, and me asking for compensation. Since then they added me to a list of players they constantly harass. I got muted for saying "I agree". "Can concurr", "Murder is bad", to name a few examples. I made a new account and was fine until they figured out I had done so and started harassing that account. I want to avoid this BS so just wanna know if there's gonna be abusive mods and what kind of power they will have. Also, I wanna know if I'll get auto temp-banned by some bot like I did in New World when I said the words "Covid 19".

I'm generally a very polite player, and even OK with repercussions when I'm not, as long as they aren't ridiculous, discriminatory, or politically motivated as seems to increasingly be the case now days in games and on websites. I want to back this game but want to know what the rules are. If I see any subjective BS like "Anything offensive to another player" I'll pass. Frankly I think you should be an adult and just mute someone yourself if you dislike what they are saying. I don't want to play a game in a virtual nanny state. I'f I'm not spamming, saying the N word, or threatening someone in real life I feel I should be left alone.

2.Anticheat. What is it? Please tell me it's more than easyanticheat.

3. Free2Play: I personally feel games turn into trash once they go free to play. Does this game plan to do so?
.

1. There will be GMs on the servers. Feel free to hop by on our discord server or watch the monthly live streams to get the devs to know a bit better.
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Currency#Game_masters
2. AoC used Easy Anti cheat for the past tests, other security systems at launch are possible.
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Security_systems
3. AoC will not be free2play and instead charge $15/month in combination with a non-p2w, cosmetic-only in-game store. No box cost.

I'm moving this thread to the Support section and closing it, but please feel free to reach out again if you have any more questions!