No white knights here .

I would really like to know your honest , real and LOGICAL opinion , on these two issues :

1 .- What things do you think AoC will fail in ? . and why ?

You can talk about anything , either PvP , PvE , optimization , monetization , Lore , music , art , systems , community , anything that encompasses the development of AoC.

2 .- What things do you think are the greatest potential that AoC could have if properly developed?. and why ?

You can talk about things that you have seen in the updates or things that you know about AoC or even things that you have seen in other MMORPGS/videogames and from which AoC could have a greater potential.

Regards and lots of positive vibes 😈

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Korela

MybroViajero wrote: »

1 .- What things do you think AoC will fail in ?

RMT, cheats, bots, macros, addons, alts, multibox, Summoner, Rogue, 64 classes, augments, 16+ gear slots, travel time, items sinks, gold sinks, pvp vs pve tension, node-wide events and socializing vs server-wide ones, "dynamic" world.

MybroViajero wrote: »

2 .- What things do you think are the greatest potential that AoC could have if properly developed?

- Release in this decade.
- Deep combat system with wide selection of party setups without necessity in alts.
- 250x250 sieges in >60 fps and <30 ping.

TheDarkSorcerer

Fantmx wrote: »

1. I am still not sure how easily Intrepid will be able to combine the PvE and PvP crowds to form the PvX vision. The reason I focus on this is I think it is 100% required to have the dynamics of the world work.

2. The player stories that will come from a successful game will be unlike any others you find in mmorpgs except for Eve.

That #1 is how I feel too. These are two different crowds.

Dizz1

Weapon design.

Some weapons are too fancy and more like luxuries than refined weapon sometimes reminds me mobile games made in China 10 or 20 years ago.

Especially bows, for example almost every strings are not at right place. Intrepid you make so detailed 3D model so please figure out the bow works before you do the 3D models.

Caww

Fail Items:
The sim nature of node development and the complications of crafting, especially the husbandry aspect, are ripe for a fail/dissatisfying deployment.

Greatest Potential Items:
Large-scale sieges for castles and possibly additional wars/venues

Smaashley

I worry mostly about the PvX part. As mentionned above, people don't necessarily want PvX as most people like to play one mode or another and not both at the same time. I feel like the PvX will get people tired of the game fast because they can't grind gear/cosmetics because of other people interfering with people's PvE gameplay. I still think and will always think that even if the PvX is a really good idea, those shouod be separated at some point.

The only idea I have would be to make megaservers for PvE just like in Guild Wars 2 with different IP's instances that anybody can join and then create a PvP megaserver that every PvE server can join. So for server side, it would look like this

1. An account must choose a server in PvE (Example : Grenlaw)
2. Another account choose a server of its choice (Example : Denaris)
3. Both accounts can play together in the PvE megaserver
4. Megaserver would have different IP's instances (So they both players aren't necessarily in the same world, but they can join each other)
5. If they want to PvP, they must enter the PvP server
6. When both players enter the PvP server, they will be against each other, because they aren't in the same server from #1 and #2.
7. We build within PvE megaserver and we destroy in PvP server.
8. The progress of the nodes from the PvE megaserver would always follow in PvP server.
9. What about PvX server instead of just PvP ? More reward for more risk.

I know Steven said it won't change, but I still think this is how people will keep being interested in the game : PvE and PvP separated.

This was a kind of example of how Guild Wars 2's Open World PvE and World vs World PvP functions.

Or they just remove flagging PvP and enable it only in the ocean.

CROW3

1. What things do you think AoC will fail at and why ?

Democratizing node growth because they miscalculate the proportion of bad v. good faith actors.

Calibrating 80% of the systems to cater to 10% of the population. For instance, focusing the node update too much on the impact of mayors (1 player) instead of how non-mayoral characters contribute to the node - and what’s in it for them (hundreds / thousands of players).

2 .- What things do you think are the greatest potential that AoC could have if properly developed and why?

Actual next gen PvX. I don’t want to play UO again, but I want to feel some elements of UO in the next version of a living, breathing world - where players & monsters are both part of what make it feel dangerous and worth playing.

Sweatycup

Failing is self objectory. Look at Mortal Online 2 which is a mmorpg with open pvp. The game launched good alot of non-pvp minded players gave it a try. However alot of people left who did not eventually want to pvp 24/7 and or for other reasons. The typical shed of new players when a game releases. This in itself is not failure of the game to retain players but a retention of players who want to play the game.

There has currently been a lull in the amount of new MMORPG's for a few years that retain players or with any potential to become the next "WoW." However i would argue the times have moved on from MMORPG's. Alot of the people who play them now are older then when i started. In fact alot of the same age group from my time is the majority still. The times then were different with connectivity online still a kinda hype thing even as late as the early 2000's from IM's from the mid to late 90's to the social media monsters of the 00's. The amount of marketing and money that went into WoW as well before and after it's original release was tremendous. From tons of big names vouching it to news casts beguiling normal people who had never touched a MMO or even a video game to try it. Also the world economy is much weaker now for most people and as such less time to dedicate to a MMO if at all... especially with a monthly cost. I do not see Ashes doing anything in of itself as "Potential" other then on a more macro scale filling a void for those of us who want a decent designed game that has many newer game development features as well as a well rounded feel when it comes to game-play option/design.

No white knight or black knight here.. we try to keep things level.

Aszkalon

MybroViajero wrote: »

2 .- What things do you think are the greatest potential that AoC could have if properly developed? and why ?

A more or less expected " Endgame " that will never feel stagnant and like an "Endgame" where You are stuck doing nothing.

It sounds a L~OT like it will feel alive Twenty-Four-Seven and that all Year around. Plus we get Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter Seasons ingame,

which will make the Game look and feel even cooler. It is something that not even the former(?) King of MMO's, a.k.a. World of Warcraft had - and which it's Developers are to lazy to develop since Years and Years by now. (lol)

The Fact that it seems, like COUNTLESS (hopefully many, MANY Players) can choose to be either Part of a Community,

of one Town (Node) or several -> wage War against other Towns - even have something like political(?) Strife similar like in the Story of Game of Thrones or other Fantasy-Universes which feel somewhat realistic,

the Fact that there will most likely be "ALWAYS" something to do - because there will always be Players who need something,

and of Course Team-Work is stronger as when People do things completely alone - that alone is what would feel nice for once.

You can play for Example about 95% to 98% of World of Warcraft alone.

You can even "Solo" Dungeons and Raids from former Expansions alone, if you are just strong enough and if you can dodge the FEW Boss Mechanics that negate pure, raw Strength Advantages.

I have nothing against an MMO - that " feels " like an MMO for once. I can live with the fact, that i am not unlikely easy Prey for others if i choose to play the Game completely alone.

This Game is not a single Player, right ? I love the Thought that the Developers will also make it feel that way.

mcstackerson

1. I currently think the game's biggest weakness is its combat. It doesn't seem to be doing enough stand out and I could see it causing people to drift away before seeing the game's strengths.
2. Probably the node systems and the player politics that surround it.

Songcaller

Amen on the combat front. I get tired of trying to push the combat to better climbs.

Aszkalon

Neurath wrote: »

Amen on the combat front. I get tired of trying to push the combat to better climbs.

Suggestion : what about more cool Footage the very coming Days and Weeks, featuring Combat and Class Abilities used in it ?

Songcaller

Aszkalon wrote: »

Neurath wrote: »

Amen on the combat front. I get tired of trying to push the combat to better climbs.

Suggestion : what about more cool Footage the very coming Days and Weeks, featuring Combat and Class Abilities used in it ?

Cool is subjective. Combat is objective. I love the appearance and skill effects. I just don't like the static disposition shown in each showcase 😕

Dygz

A demo of Augments would be nice.

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