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For our initial launch, testing will begin on Friday, December 20, 2024, at 10 AM Pacific and continue uninterrupted until Monday, January 6, 2025, at 10 AM Pacific. After January 6th, we’ll transition to a schedule of five-day-per-week access for the remainder of Phase II.
You can download the game launcher here and we encourage you to join us on our for the most up to date testing news.
Static Casting
Sweatycup
Member, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
Casting classes in Ashes shouldn't have to feel so static. I played in the alpha 1 as a mage and as we move closer to the combat work/re-work and alpha 2 i have some ideas and suggestions.
Allow casters to cast while moving with movement reductions. In PvP it is essential to move with the flow as a ranged and i believe should be given the chance to slowly backup(Movement De-buff while casting some spells) to re-position without it turning into kiting. I expect this to make gameplay more even for a mage vs a melee class in group composition. I shouldn't have to sacrifice movement and choose while Bob is out there spinning around people trying to cut down everyone. Leave most if not all crowd control to support classes. That mage bomb(Black hole thing) was really nice in pvp btw for crowd control and a bit OP... one after the other on the narrow just farming kills.
Casting skills don't always have to be target/cast/hit. Add a few different variants from casts that follow you like a heat seeking missile and can be blocked by environment and give us some skill shot spells we can cast and predict where target will be at said time.
Allow casters to cast while moving with movement reductions. In PvP it is essential to move with the flow as a ranged and i believe should be given the chance to slowly backup(Movement De-buff while casting some spells) to re-position without it turning into kiting. I expect this to make gameplay more even for a mage vs a melee class in group composition. I shouldn't have to sacrifice movement and choose while Bob is out there spinning around people trying to cut down everyone. Leave most if not all crowd control to support classes. That mage bomb(Black hole thing) was really nice in pvp btw for crowd control and a bit OP... one after the other on the narrow just farming kills.
Casting skills don't always have to be target/cast/hit. Add a few different variants from casts that follow you like a heat seeking missile and can be blocked by environment and give us some skill shot spells we can cast and predict where target will be at said time.
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I also think it plays into the augment system quite nicely. There could be a spell which naturally does, or doesn't allow you to move - but perhaps an augment either pumps up the damage/adds an effect in exchange for mobility - or vice versa you forgo some damage/effect but allow it to be cast on the move.
In fact, I think the augment allowing changes like that will allow us to really mesh different playstyles together quite nicely so I am open to casting having standard move speed, reduced, or none - but for augments to have the potential to modify this.