I Think We Have a Winner on Our Hands

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen this kind of buzz around an MMO. Ashes of Creation is making waves, and it’s not just among the hardcore MMO players. I walked into my office on 11/18 and heard my coworkers who do not play MMOs talking about the game! What’s even more surprising? Some of them haven’t even played it yet; they’ve just been watching streams and catching highlights from the weekend.

The excitement is contagious. A few of my colleagues who don’t usually touch MMOs have decided to give it a go, drawn in by the sheer passion and excitement they’re seeing from the community. That says a lot about the game’s impact. And guess what? Their response has been positive, even with the bugs and the current state of the alpha. They see the potential and are eager to be part of the journey.

Update: One has since purchased Alpha access and another plans to in December.

There’s a collective feeling that Ashes of Creation is filling a void that’s been missing in the MMO genre for years. The genre had started to feel stale, with recycled mechanics and uninspired systems. But Ashes seems to be bringing something fresh, something that reminds us why we fell in love with MMOs in the first place.

It’s early days, but I genuinely believe this game has the potential to shake up the MMO scene in a big way.

Just my thoughts. I've loved every minute of it so far, and I look forward to seeing where Intrepid takes us from here.

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Blackthornes

Thanks Fippy! That was a very detailed breakdown of EQ, and it explains many things that I've heard over the years.

nanfoodle wrote: »

Been mmoing since EQ1 launch in 1999. Was in DAoC at launch. Played both for over 10 years. Ashes is the first MMO since then that gives me the feels. In my 50's now and I'm going to Bard it up like its old school and I'm 20 again.

Shoklen wrote: »

nanfoodle wrote: »

In my 50's now and I'm going to Bard it up like its old school and I'm 20 again.

EQ1 Bard has been the best bard in any game since those days; really excited that some of that same gameplay is back in Ashes.

DAoC bard was fun too!

Veeshan

Farming mobs works very much the exact same way it did in everquestaswell, basicy u would fight into a dungeon or area till u find a spot usualy near a named spawn and then ull have either the tank or a dps pull mobs nearby to the group the only exception is mobs had no leashes in EQ where they do here however they seem to remedy that by having faster spawns than everquest and decent length leashes so u can pull quite far and u shouldnt run out of mobs due to respawns in EQ u were sometimes pulling mobs quite far from your camp atg times.

Fippy

Blackthornes wrote: »

Thanks Fippy! That was a very detailed breakdown of EQ, and it explains many things that I've heard over the years.

I did not start with the intent of the reply being that long lmao, but glad it was useful.

Veeshan wrote: »

the only exception is mobs had no leashes in EQ where they do here however they seem to remedy that by having faster spawns than everquest and decent length leashes so u can pull quite far and u shouldnt run out of mobs due to respawns in EQ u were sometimes pulling mobs quite far from your camp atg times.

I had some long pulls in Guk and Nagafens lair... all those windy tunnels... I feel like Everquest gave me a great sense of direction in real life. I will go somewhere one time and just know the way by heart, and I figure it must have been developed over years of navigating dungeons in EQ lol.

You are spot on thought about the respawn rate. I understand why they do it that way, but grouping is a bit exhausting because the potential to chain pull for 6 hours is easily met. Which, in EQ when I played monk I was responsible for the chain pulling and so I was active 100% of my game time, but if you weren't the puller there was some baked in slow moments.

Shoklen

I remember being the puller and the group would get deep into conversations while I was just too busy to type. haha.

Blackthornes

I'm curious. How many of us here come from the old school MMO days? It feels like there are more of us invested in Ashes of Creation than I’ve seen in other recent projects.

Do you think AoC naturally appeals to a more “seasoned” (dare I say, Boomer?) audience? Or is it just that the design choices resonate with those of us who grew up on classic MMO systems?

Either way, I love seeing a mix of players across generations sharing their perspectives here. Let me know your thoughts!

Fippy

If I had to guess, most people happily playing modern MMOs are not going to be the ones drawn in by this game as much as the old school players. I definitely played P99 and WoW Pservers for a long time. There's something unique to me about the games that existed before cash shops and gear tokens were the norm, and any game that excludes those kinds of features has my backing.

Blackthornes

Fippy wrote: »

There's something unique to me about the games that existed before cash shops and gear tokens were the norm, and any game that excludes those kinds of features has my backing.

I completely agree. The absence of pay-for-power, pay-for-convenience, and microtransactions is another reason I was drawn to AoC.

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