Adopting a NW gathering approach and implementing Ashes Node system.

So we know New world made gathering ingesting and for the most part realistic by making everything gatherable to an extent..

We also know that the current alpha state of Ashes gathering is lackluster and dated....

During the Kickstarter i was blown away by the perception of seasons ans weather effects and how nodes will set up trades and conflicts...

But the alpha gathering is well....crap. Single sporadic sparkle nodes on timers and likely fixed locations making for gathering loop efficiencies...

I was expecting a far more dynamic system based on supply, demand, scarcity, seasons, access, nodes and environmental impacts/factors.

lets say a new area is mostly filled tier1 resources and mobs....gathering depletes resources but generates more enemy mobs...more mobs makes gathering less efficient allowing resources to regenerate... killing mobs/gathering also levels the node higher level nodes increase higher tier gatherable locations and in conjunction mobs... etc.

Wilderness zones will have the rarer gatherables and mobs but by managing the mob/gatherable dynamic and keeping the area managed then both resources can be harvested. Over harvesting depleting an area can spawn trigger higher level/elite/worldbosees to then reestablish areas that have been mismanaged...basically locking out an area from easy access...

All these things make the world player driven and dynamic and involved...

Starting areas will not be implicated to help keep the new player experience enjoyable.

Just throwing out ideas...

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McShave

bigepeen wrote: »

Later on, if a New World system is implemented, then there will need to be a large demand for the plentiful resources, or else they will just be totally ignored. NW creates a big demand through needing to craft ammo. There needs to be a similar demand in Ashes. Maybe add on to this system by having localized resources specific to each region, that have more value when used in further away regions. It doesn't make much sense in terms of realism, but this would drive up the demand for trade and hence more caravans. Also, have the extremely rare resources in contested zones with no corruption penalty, so that you don't get corruption griefing (this would be intentionally trying to provoke someone to kill you to build up enough corruption for them to be forced to leave).

We won't have to worry about the lack of need for resources. From what we know, almost everything in Ashes will be crafted. Gear, weapons, freehold buildings, furniture, caravans, siege equipment, gathering/ profession tools. In some ways, I hope it is similar to Albion Online's type of crafting, where literally everything is player made, buildings require a lot of resources, and you have to craft a lot of things to level up your professions. Also gear, weapons, and presumably tools will have repair costs, which require raw materials instead of money cost.

I also heavily agree with localized gatherable goods. If i could farm any gatherable item from any location, why would I need to risk moving items around in a caravan? Seasonal goods is a great idea too. Intrepid has talked about rapidly changing seasons, about 1 season per week they mentioned, so you would not have to wait too long for something from a specific season, but it would create a high cost/ demand during the offseasons (which is great, requires planning and understanding of economics).

Localized and seasonal goods could provide different and unique stats when applied to gear and weapons (and presumably other crafted items, just not sure how). For example, a particular flower picked in winter, or in a wintery-type area like high in the mountains, could provide a boost to frost type damage, or provide a resistance to frost damage. The limited resources make the demand for the product high, and lets you play the market to some extent while also making it feel good when you gather some of these limited resources.

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