Office Hours: Bard Archetype - Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 4PM PT

Roshen · August 13

Office Hours is an opportunity to join the player discussion on topics we're actively collecting feedback on. Join @Roshen and @Vaknar over in the Ashes of Creation Discord for a voice chat during our next Community Office Hours on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 4PM PT (Convert to your local time). This discussion should last about one hour.

This is not a Q&A session. For this session, we will be using Discord Stage. Every 10 minutes, we’ll be bringing up small groups of players to participate in one of the discussion prompts on this topic.

DISCUSSION TOPIC

The main topic of discussion for this Office Hours will be the Bard Archetype, based on what we shared during the July 2024 Development Update Livestream.

In this session, we’ll break each of the 10 minute segments up to focus on one of these conversations:

General Bard Discussion - How do you feel about the direction the Bard archetype is moving in, based on what was shared during the July 2024 Development Update? What did you enjoy and what do you think should be done differently?
Bard Ability Discussion - What do you like, and what concerns do you have about the look and feel of the abilities, such as melodies and dances, shared for the Bard Archetype? NOTE: We’re not looking for balance feedback at this time.
Archetype Skill Tree - What are your thoughts regarding the current direction of the archetype skill tree progression? How do you feel about Crescendo, Counterpoint, and other choices that change the way you play a Bard?
Bard Class Fantasy - What makes a Bard feel like a Bard to you? What aspects of Bards from other games or popular media would you like to see in Ashes of Creation?

If you’d like to contribute to this discussion, we recommend you watch the Alpha Two Bard Archetype Preview video before this Community Office Hours session.

Thanks in advance to everyone that joins us for Office Hours, and we look forward to chatting with you all soon!

NOTE: If you have Bard Archetype feedback to share outside of this Office Hours session, please feel free to provide it here.