My Glorious Friends! Thank you once again for tuning into this months update, we are HARD AT WORK building all the things and getting ready for Alpha Two! Commissions are your most basic quest in Ashes, and they are constantly changing to show the state of the dynamic world, they feed every other quest system and reflect your actions in real time. Leave me your thoughts on todays showcase! We love our community and the feedback you give us!
Hey Steven, in an ideal world, if everything is going great. When do you think we'll get a release? 2025? 2026? I just want to set my hibernation box and wake up on that year. Thank you Steven and to your team :)
Dope quest system! I am intrigued about how open-pvp plays into quests. Are there open-pvp quests based on node affiliations? Are quest materials materials lootable from players? etc., Keep up the great work you all!
13:15 it seems the mob might be pathing back, yet still able to take damage. I love the idea of this if implemented in a way to not be abused, as usually a mob might become immune. If it was fleeing, well hopefully this sparks discussion on the topic. Love showing off old AoC videos compared to the new ones to friends. The game is surely coming along.
The art direction has improved a tons! The way the player went into the forest and the two tauren-like npcs just walked by they blended so well within the background! The weather change and the repercussions of it such as the lightning falling along the rain and the ability to use that to your disposal is soo so cool!
Is there or will you add a daze mechanic when hit by mobs in the back? So players cant just run through Everything and turboexplore without engaging with the content and its natural hazards?
This one actually made it look like a finished game. And I know this is not the case yet, but now we can actually see how the node system affects multiple systems around the world, the world feels alive. I loved your ideas from the beginning, and seeing them come to life with each passing month has been quite a journey over the years. It's taking shape. I'd love to see a stream showing node wars in the future, especially node destruction!
Wow what an improvement, its like the environmental team is adding unique designs that follows a theme. It's looking a lot less generic. The special effects took a huge improvement as well, and looks more natural/seamless. Amazing update so far.
One polish I think would help with immersion a lot is messing with how nameplates show up and are presented. Currently, when you see a mob you also see their nameplate. This functionally does its job, you can see the enemies, what enemy it is, how much health it has etc etc. But imo it looks weird and immersion breaking to see a bunch of plastered nameplates over this realistic-ish fantasy world. So, I think you guys should probably fiddle around with how nameplates interact with the environment. Perhaps they react to lighting and such, making the nameplates look like they belong in the scenes. Another thing would be (at default settings) nameplates are hidden depending on range, with mobs closer to you having their nameplates show up more and more while mobs far away don’t have any nameplates. With the obvious caveat that mobs you’re targeting always have a nameplate regardless of circumstance. One last thing would also be messing around with nameplates of dead enemies. I think the nameplate should fade away once a NPC dies, only reappearing when close or targeted. The nameplate also just needs some touches aswell.
Feedback for the summoner minotaur, instead of the birds dissappering instantly when the caster dies, maybe their health should decay rapidly. Look to something like LoLs summons, i know diff genre, but the Way their health decays rapidly when the champ dies feels amazing to both user and opponents😊
I agree but not agree too, it's way too much and way too fast, especially for the grass, plants and bush, ils looks like cheap piece of paper. It needs to be reduced I think it's kind ruining the envrionnement which is pretty beautiful in the end.
The weather in general looks great ! :) Talking about looking good , I have a question or even a request: Has this lady npc been walking from the village to face this bad weather or she was just "summoned" there ? 24:05
I loved this showcase so much. The combat of both the npcs and the player looked significantly better and very smooth. The node level up and the subsequent quest introduction with its visuals were amazing. Keep up the good work! I cannot wait to see how Alpha 2 looks!
I really love how a lot of gameplay loop is trying to be simple at its core, but expands so heavily in the areas of MMOs that really has just felt weak traditionally. This really feels like an innovative step as a whole that I hope sets a trend for others to follow. The dynamic quests, and activities that will encourage a more living, socially engaged world are a great example!
What I like most is the fact that everything looks so immersive. From the wind moving the trees to the rain when the enemy appears - that the weather even effects the clothing ... I've missed that in pretty much every MMO so far. That's how an MMO should look and feel. Awesome!
Taverns will have bulletin boards for things like player group requests/crafting requests so I dont see why they couldn't include commissions as well if not already included
I am really excited to play this! I need another mmo to play ^^ And the art looks much better! I would love to see more on the building/house side of things (coz i love building, decorating and gathering) And also more on the other races would be lovely!
I love how you need to be careful and tactical when pulling mobs. Gives me Vanilla WoW vibes. The mage combat looked great. Also those damage numbers look perfect ! Also the most beautiful ressurection animation ever!
Yeah, problem is his spatial awareness needs some work. he kept blinking forward into more enemies, and backing up while fighting into more enemies. This can and will get you killed.
Agree completely. The rez animation is literally the best I've ever seen in any game. If they ever finish this game, it really might be the best one ever made. So much cool and innovative stuff in Ashes.
This had the best parts of MMOs I've loved and added some really cool additions. The way quests are linked to the world and map and drive players towards specific spots is very interesting and I can't wait to see it full fleshed out. The implications of this system are making my head spin just thinking about all the possibilities, awesome work to everyone involved.
Ohhh that looks incredible!! I can't wait to play alpha 2 and experience the glorious world for the first time! I really love the innovative ideas for questing and immersion within the world, it is definnitely going to be an awesome gameplay experience that people will not be used to. I'm looking forward to getting more information and seeing the full archetypes and how they differentiate between each one, my necromancer support healer shall live >:D!
The storm hazard rng that can effect enemies and players make the open world even more interesting and rememberable. Environmental effects that effects more than just the players is huge immersion.
Loving the improvements month over month, Intrepid! Commissions are a lot more intricate than I previously thought😅 Feedback: The game looks so great when the character is standing still but when moving there is a blur (not sure if motion blur) that really takes away from the beautiful world of Verra you guys have built. Hoping to see that blur/haziness while moving tuned down, but other than that, I LOVED it!😮
The lion heraldry (rampant) is facing the wrong way 1:29, unless the view is from the opposite side of the flag and some one positioned it incorrectly then it needs turned 180, Or you know its facing the opposite way from the normal lion heraldry and decided to go with that however if you look up lion heraldry they always face looking to their right. The only one that faces left is Lion Regardant but its body is still in the right facing position.
My body is ready for this game. It's already more fun to WATCH than most of the options I've PLAYED in the last few years. (alt-tabs back to WoW-SOD sorta sadly)
I’ve been following the development of AoC for years now and the only thing better than watching Intrepid Studios successfully create a true next gen mmo experience is how much fun you all have doing it. Keep up the great work and most importantly - keep having fun!
When you know this is being made in UE5 and you realize that UEVR is a thing, AOC will be playable in VR. That's crazy. I only hope that Steven and the AOC team don't hinder UEVR. Because following your character with a 3D perspective is going to be cool AF. Though for obvious reasons I can't see 6DOF controls ever being a thing for this, KB+M and seeing Verra from a 3D perspective is going to be awesome.
God man this game is just looking more beautiful and better as time goes on you can tell they truly care about what the fans say and work on it this will be the next WOW for the next 20 years watch man this looks amazing
Great video... You've given side quests a new and interesting twist. I hope the game will adapt the number of monsters to the number of players (to avoid stepping on each other too much). Once again, a very exciting system!
Just had to comment on the resurrection animation: From what I have seen in the games I have played so far in my life, this one has got to be one of the most beautiful resurrection animation designs to date. That little Tree of Life growing whilst channeling.. awesome! :)
If i could make one impact on this game with one core sense of feedback or a suggestion.. it's this. Please look at Runescape and how they do quests. Self contained mini adventures from ranging from Helping a cook by getting the stuff he needs to bake a cake for a duke.. To Grandmaster level quests that involve solving a world mystery with custom puzzles and bosses specific for the quest with mechanics. at the end of a long quest chain that links the world together in a much deeper manner. I don't know how to stress the importance's of this.. Quests and quests chains need to leave an impactful feeling for completing them and there is a reason why some of the runescape quests are considered Iconic and masterful. Fetch and kill are tasks. not quests. there i said it.
Runescape quests are without a doubt iconic. We are working hard to make sure our quests and story arcs will be epic. Thanks for the feedback, friend! 💪
Runescape is an old mmo that has a lot of out dated and dull gameplay... But the questing is better than any mmo I have played. But it's such a different kind of game, so it's hard to just do what they do since it won't make sense to have a questing system like runescape in any game. But I hope Ashes do take some inspiration from it, and it seems from their comment that they atleast have a goal similar to the Runescape Questing experience@@imviciously
I’ve been playing Runescape on and off for the past twenty year’s and this right here is very true !! Not just the quest’s them selfs but the “unlock-able content or reward’s you gain from completing them is a good feeling. Something to give the players to strive towards, that next awesome arena or unlock. I would love to see something similar to the capes of accomplishment’s as well such as the Max or completionist capes and quest cape in runescape. If there’s one thing i loved about RS it was being rewarded with a skill cape for reaching the max level in a skill having that little trinket to wear and show off your accomplishments with is huge. Or even just a little keep sake from that pacific journey such as a sword you had to use to slay a demon or an amulet that you needed to wear to protect you. Oh and Not to mention the fireworks that go off every time you reach a milestone 💥I would love to see some type of visual Q or sound effect added for thing’s such as that.
This is looking incredible. I really like the way the world evolves based on player activity. It kind of reminds me of the way that Rift tried to innovate on this idea. I love the weather and how that changes things. The spell effects and combat is looking great. I'm so excited for this.
A couple minor things I noticed. For one, the deer casually strolling in front of Steven as he runs by was hilarious to me. I just like the idea that Verras' (Verran? Verra?) deers are just built different lol. Another is that the recipe reward from Maho,Streamweaver has a typo. The recipe is labelled "Recipe: STROMcaller's Axe" instead of STORMcaller's axe. Otherwise, the game is coming along fantastically well! Also i noticed that wand basic attacks shift elements based on the last spell casted. Thats pretty neat!
Looks fascinating! Few things came in mind; - Will there be a fade animation for spawned minions if you kill a monster who has spawned them? Maybe their ´spirits´ could rise into the universe or something. - If you´re standing in water, lets say swimming in a lake, and a lightning hits the water - will you take damage? A fatal surprise would be nasty! - What do you think of feature; if you´re killing a quest mob (like minotaurs in the stream), the quest in the quest tracker would be sorted to first (in top of list). Would easen the tracking a bit?
Looking very awesome! Downstream, have you considered adding effects to the magic shields when they take damage? Would be cool to see impact ripples that the mana shield absorbs, or even begin to crack as it loses power.
the best part of this show case was that Steven seemed to be having fun even though it was just single PVE content and from watching it, it looked fun and engaging. if you can get the most basic questing to feel fun/interesting then your starting off in the right direction... great content... cant wait for the alpha 2.
The closer we get to A2 the live streams are really showing off the hard work of Intrepid. I wasn't too excited for this particular stream, but I think its been one of the best so far! It looks like an actual game now, and I for one can't wait till A2. Keep up the amazing work Intrepid!
The comission system once again shows that you guys know your craft and think ahead. With comissions refreshing every half hour and the pool of comissions being shared by everyone, the world will automatically feel more alive compared to the traditional questing approach, because people will naturally end up doing the same tasks, at the same locations at the same time much more often. Its also just clever to have a stream of activities that is woven into a node-comission-environment feedback loop like this.
Love the direction! The grapichs and gameplay is improving a lot. For combat, I would love some inspiration from Guild Wars 1, that had many different nuances, for example a mesmer could hex opponenets, so when casting abilities you'd take damage until removed, rangers could then interupt your healer or own attempts to remove hex, so you had these strategic pressures that gave so much depth to combat interactions
I’m going to point out something I really personally like, that I never thought I’d find myself saying. (If it’s already been pointed out, o well lol) But that mini map is by far the best mini map I’ve ever seen personally. The level of detail on a mini map in contrast to the real world is nice. The bridge over the water, the hills, the trees, the path, the accuracy! I like it. No, I love it. And idk how I even noticed that but I’m glad I did 😂 Great job!
Hello, thanks for the great video. I'm getting more and more excited to play the game and can hardly wait. But I noticed something. Unfortunately, the quest givers just stand around “stupidly” in the area. This somehow ruins the image of the otherwise lively world. How about they sit around a campfire instead and stand up when you talk to them. Or they commute back and forth between two camps each day, which are located to the left and right of the quest area. One day here and the next day there. The distance doesn't have to be far, just that would complete the picture of a living world.
It's amazing. It looks like a fantasy book come to life with all the details you imagined in your head. When a hero lives in a world that is real to him, he does not kill hundreds of enemies with one blow like Superman, but really fights for life and explores the living world. There is great hope for this game. Greetings from Russia, Saint Petersburg.
Love the updated lightning ball animation. Much better. It would be cool to see some kind of effect that the ball itself has like some static surrounding the ball. Would love if there's an augment where it like a zapping turret that attacks enemies close enough. I really hope that blizzard gets an augment for having it be an unchanneled ability. Both to aim it and to leave it there as area denial CC while you do other stuff. The tree falling animation has improved as well. I do hope there's a gathering augment that lets you harvest the fallen tree for extra material.
I think it would be really cool if instead of a commission board, there was a commission hall. It'd create a hangout place for missions and quests for people to seek groups, show armor and other things that feels more natural in the enviroment. Picking up the quest at the reception area, etc. Edit: It would also be really cool to have "player commissions" or even bounty hunting etc. in each category like mercenary war, or escorts which can help build around events in the game.
I really get excited play this game since when you show up this channel and upload update videos. I hope can play alpha two phase... Wish all of you good luck for game start time I hope you get recieved you hard work deserve.
im excited to see what this game turns into, it has infinte potential and you can tell there is a lot of work and love thats going into it. tons of artstyle improvements and game mechanics since alpha one. keep up the great work devs and team
Great stream! Absolutely adoring the environment and spell animations. A quick concern: What happens when commissions don't have enough players to trigger side quests? For example if the majority of players have moved on to more endgame content - would players lagging behind or wishing to do the commissions specifically for the side quests be able to find a way to trigger them in a more expedient fashion?
I see insane progress month to month on the animations, VFX and overall gameplay. Keep the up the great work, I can't wait to play a2. You guys are COOKING. Lez go.
the UI/Hud is a bit small for 4K Gaming, will there be a slider to make it bigger? And most games have this but the most fail with it, the icons and writting are unsharp then, whats your plan with it.
Games looking amazing! So keen to do these commissions one day. Also i love how the mobs seem to be an actual challenge and you can't just steamroll through them
amazing showcase, just one thing I hope in future videos we break from the forest scenery and see other environments like a dessert of a safari for example
It's all starting to come together nicely. AoC is looking like a real game more and more with every dev update. Love the new nameplates and health bars btw! Some spell effects look a bit iffy still. They seem fine on their own but I can imagine the visual bloat if you have 2-3 people casting shit at the same time. Anyways, I'm sure that can easily be fixed. Game looks great, I just hope it ends up being as fun to play. Keep up the good work!
Saw some what looked like motionblur issue on stevens head in the beginning of the video. Hope you will implement the nanite for ground texture soon also so it look less flat :P The summoner birds should have same kind of animation when they disappear as when they spawn.
My Glorious Friends! Thank you once again for tuning into this months update, we are HARD AT WORK building all the things and getting ready for Alpha Two! Commissions are your most basic quest in Ashes, and they are constantly changing to show the state of the dynamic world, they feed every other quest system and reflect your actions in real time. Leave me your thoughts on todays showcase! We love our community and the feedback you give us!
Hey Steven, in an ideal world, if everything is going great. When do you think we'll get a release? 2025? 2026? I just want to set my hibernation box and wake up on that year. Thank you Steven and to your team :)
There is a typo for the recipe at 10:30 “Stromcaller” pointing it out before the haters do
Dope quest system! I am intrigued about how open-pvp plays into quests. Are there open-pvp quests based on node affiliations? Are quest materials materials lootable from players? etc., Keep up the great work you all!
are guys gonna add voices for side quests like that fellow minotaur for example?
13:15 it seems the mob might be pathing back, yet still able to take damage. I love the idea of this if implemented in a way to not be abused, as usually a mob might become immune. If it was fleeing, well hopefully this sparks discussion on the topic. Love showing off old AoC videos compared to the new ones to friends. The game is surely coming along.
The art direction has improved a tons! The way the player went into the forest and the two tauren-like npcs just walked by they blended so well within the background! The weather change and the repercussions of it such as the lightning falling along the rain and the ability to use that to your disposal is soo so cool!
Thanks for the feedback, friend! We love to hear it! 🤗
Is there or will you add a daze mechanic when hit by mobs in the back? So players cant just run through Everything and turboexplore without engaging with the content and its natural hazards?
@@FootofPork That would be such a neat feature to add, hope they do so!
This one actually made it look like a finished game.
And I know this is not the case yet, but now we can actually see how the node system affects multiple systems around the world, the world feels alive.
I loved your ideas from the beginning, and seeing them come to life with each passing month has been quite a journey over the years.
It's taking shape.
I'd love to see a stream showing node wars in the future, especially node destruction!
Realmente está tomando forma, e forma! Esperando ansiosamente e sempre acompanhando as novidades pelo seu canal também
agreed
Oh my god, is this valkios from VALKIOSMMORPG? The biggest RPG youtuber in the whole latin america? Big fan here, come to brazil
Wow what an improvement, its like the environmental team is adding unique designs that follows a theme. It's looking a lot less generic. The special effects took a huge improvement as well, and looks more natural/seamless. Amazing update so far.
Holy hell guys, this is starting to look like a proper AAA GAME. Amazing job!
Aren't terms like "AAA" used more as a negative omen those days?
Lets say it looks like a very passionate game we all want to play.
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Taking the state of current AAA industry, im not sure it was a compliment. 😂
Looking better, IMO
Yeah and its only been SEVEN YEARS
thank god it's not a AAAA
The animation for that resurrection was so clean, amazing! 20:05
Animation was cool asf but something so flashy should really be used on a higher CD ability instead of something as basic as a resurrection imo
The animation was great unfortunately it was hidden behind the prompt.
One polish I think would help with immersion a lot is messing with how nameplates show up and are presented. Currently, when you see a mob you also see their nameplate. This functionally does its job, you can see the enemies, what enemy it is, how much health it has etc etc. But imo it looks weird and immersion breaking to see a bunch of plastered nameplates over this realistic-ish fantasy world.
So, I think you guys should probably fiddle around with how nameplates interact with the environment. Perhaps they react to lighting and such, making the nameplates look like they belong in the scenes. Another thing would be (at default settings) nameplates are hidden depending on range, with mobs closer to you having their nameplates show up more and more while mobs far away don’t have any nameplates. With the obvious caveat that mobs you’re targeting always have a nameplate regardless of circumstance.
One last thing would also be messing around with nameplates of dead enemies. I think the nameplate should fade away once a NPC dies, only reappearing when close or targeted. The nameplate also just needs some touches aswell.
Right at the start, those icons are looking good.
Thematic and easy to distinguish.
Feedback for the summoner minotaur, instead of the birds dissappering instantly when the caster dies, maybe their health should decay rapidly. Look to something like LoLs summons, i know diff genre, but the Way their health decays rapidly when the champ dies feels amazing to both user and opponents😊
With a nice De-Spawn animation
Good suggestion but obviously it just hasn’t been done yet. They focused on the functional part first (making the mobs disappear)
Thanks for the feedback!
The way the trees move in the wind looks so good :o
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Unreal Engine 5 sure is something, we will see about performance, especially in raid / mass pvp size fights.
I agree but not agree too, it's way too much and way too fast, especially for the grass, plants and bush, ils looks like cheap piece of paper. It needs to be reduced I think it's kind ruining the envrionnement which is pretty beautiful in the end.
The weather in general looks great ! :) Talking about looking good , I have a question or even a request: Has this lady npc been walking from the village to face this bad weather or she was just "summoned" there ? 24:05
I loved this showcase so much. The combat of both the npcs and the player looked significantly better and very smooth. The node level up and the subsequent quest introduction with its visuals were amazing. Keep up the good work! I cannot wait to see how Alpha 2 looks!
We can't wait to have players on Verra again soon! 💖 🌍
Omg you guys are just nailing it. Everyhing is lookikg so good❤. Saludos desde Mexico
I really love how a lot of gameplay loop is trying to be simple at its core, but expands so heavily in the areas of MMOs that really has just felt weak traditionally. This really feels like an innovative step as a whole that I hope sets a trend for others to follow. The dynamic quests, and activities that will encourage a more living, socially engaged world are a great example!
What I like most is the fact that everything looks so immersive. From the wind moving the trees to the rain when the enemy appears - that the weather even effects the clothing ... I've missed that in pretty much every MMO so far. That's how an MMO should look and feel. Awesome!
Woah the graphics look phenomenal, the mist waving through the grass in rain is an amazing touch.
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BABE ARE YOU OK? YOU’VE BARELY TOUCHED YOUR ASHES OF CREATION ALPHA PREVIEW
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I mean, you're right, but wow why'd you have to call me out like that
Literally me and my GF today. We gonna watch it now 🥰
Wake up and smell the ashes
Just for a slight added immersion, would be nice to have quest boards in taverns as well. Just would feel a bit more lived in.
Taverns will have bulletin boards for things like player group requests/crafting requests so I dont see why they couldn't include commissions as well if not already included
I liked that you can teleport while in the air at 30:39
I am really excited to play this! I need another mmo to play ^^
And the art looks much better!
I would love to see more on the building/house side of things (coz i love building, decorating and gathering)
And also more on the other races would be lovely!
Seeing some cities with the architecture from other races would be amazing.
I love how you need to be careful and tactical when pulling mobs. Gives me Vanilla WoW vibes. The mage combat looked great. Also those damage numbers look perfect ! Also the most beautiful ressurection animation ever!
Yeah, problem is his spatial awareness needs some work. he kept blinking forward into more enemies, and backing up while fighting into more enemies. This can and will get you killed.
Agree completely. The rez animation is literally the best I've ever seen in any game. If they ever finish this game, it really might be the best one ever made. So much cool and innovative stuff in Ashes.
Great video, watched all 37 mins already
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I really liked the lightning and the environment on this one! especially the rainy area!
Looks great can't wait to play
This had the best parts of MMOs I've loved and added some really cool additions. The way quests are linked to the world and map and drive players towards specific spots is very interesting and I can't wait to see it full fleshed out. The implications of this system are making my head spin just thinking about all the possibilities, awesome work to everyone involved.
The game looks absolutely gorgeous, Steven 🤤
Ohhh that looks incredible!! I can't wait to play alpha 2 and experience the glorious world for the first time! I really love the innovative ideas for questing and immersion within the world, it is definnitely going to be an awesome gameplay experience that people will not be used to. I'm looking forward to getting more information and seeing the full archetypes and how they differentiate between each one, my necromancer support healer shall live >:D!
Amazing job guys, thank you so much for your work
The storm hazard rng that can effect enemies and players make the open world even more interesting and rememberable. Environmental effects that effects more than just the players is huge immersion.
Loving the improvements month over month, Intrepid! Commissions are a lot more intricate than I previously thought😅
Feedback: The game looks so great when the character is standing still but when moving there is a blur (not sure if motion blur) that really takes away from the beautiful world of Verra you guys have built.
Hoping to see that blur/haziness while moving tuned down, but other than that, I LOVED it!😮
The lion heraldry (rampant) is facing the wrong way 1:29, unless the view is from the opposite side of the flag and some one positioned it incorrectly then it needs turned 180, Or you know its facing the opposite way from the normal lion heraldry and decided to go with that however if you look up lion heraldry they always face looking to their right. The only one that faces left is Lion Regardant but its body is still in the right facing position.
My body is ready for this game. It's already more fun to WATCH than most of the options I've PLAYED in the last few years. (alt-tabs back to WoW-SOD sorta sadly)
Can't wait to quit wow for good when Ashes comes out. I'm so excited!
I’ve been following the development of AoC for years now and the only thing better than watching Intrepid Studios successfully create a true next gen mmo experience is how much fun you all have doing it. Keep up the great work and most importantly - keep having fun!
When you know this is being made in UE5 and you realize that UEVR is a thing, AOC will be playable in VR. That's crazy. I only hope that Steven and the AOC team don't hinder UEVR. Because following your character with a 3D perspective is going to be cool AF. Though for obvious reasons I can't see 6DOF controls ever being a thing for this, KB+M and seeing Verra from a 3D perspective is going to be awesome.
The animations look incredible. Awesome to see real progress.
This world looks equally as beautiful as Elder Scrolls Oblivions world was to us in 2006. Awesome work.
Things are moving so fast, it seems. Great stream, as usual!
God man this game is just looking more beautiful and better as time goes on you can tell they truly care about what the fans say and work on it this will be the next WOW for the next 20 years watch man this looks amazing
Great video... You've given side quests a new and interesting twist. I hope the game will adapt the number of monsters to the number of players (to avoid stepping on each other too much). Once again, a very exciting system!
Great showcase! Im getting more are more excited about this games progress as time goes on!
OK, just WOW that map details. such beauty.
I'm so impressed at how it looks .. so pretty.
Just had to comment on the resurrection animation: From what I have seen in the games I have played so far in my life, this one has got to be one of the most beautiful resurrection animation designs to date. That little Tree of Life growing whilst channeling.. awesome! :)
This gets better and better everytime. Take your time, this will be a big big release.
Looking real good! my Grand Son would be excited once he gets to play this 20 years from now.
If i could make one impact on this game with one core sense of feedback or a suggestion.. it's this. Please look at Runescape and how they do quests. Self contained mini adventures from ranging from Helping a cook by getting the stuff he needs to bake a cake for a duke.. To Grandmaster level quests that involve solving a world mystery with custom puzzles and bosses specific for the quest with mechanics. at the end of a long quest chain that links the world together in a much deeper manner.
I don't know how to stress the importance's of this.. Quests and quests chains need to leave an impactful feeling for completing them and there is a reason why some of the runescape quests are considered Iconic and masterful.
Fetch and kill are tasks. not quests. there i said it.
Runescape quests are without a doubt iconic. We are working hard to make sure our quests and story arcs will be epic. Thanks for the feedback, friend! 💪
Never played Runescape but the way you described it sounds soooo cool. You are right !!!
Runescape is an old mmo that has a lot of out dated and dull gameplay... But the questing is better than any mmo I have played. But it's such a different kind of game, so it's hard to just do what they do since it won't make sense to have a questing system like runescape in any game. But I hope Ashes do take some inspiration from it, and it seems from their comment that they atleast have a goal similar to the Runescape Questing experience@@imviciously
I’ve been playing Runescape on and off for the past twenty year’s and this right here is very true !! Not just the quest’s them selfs but the “unlock-able content or reward’s you gain from completing them is a good feeling. Something to give the players to strive towards, that next awesome arena or unlock.
I would love to see something similar to the capes of accomplishment’s as well such as the Max or completionist capes and quest cape in runescape. If there’s one thing i loved about RS it was being rewarded with a skill cape for reaching the max level in a skill having that little trinket to wear and show off your accomplishments with is huge. Or even just a little keep sake from that pacific journey such as a sword you had to use to slay a demon or an amulet that you needed to wear to protect you. Oh and Not to mention the fireworks that go off every time you reach a milestone 💥I would love to see some type of visual Q or sound effect added for thing’s such as that.
you are doing a very good job, looks insane already, cant wait for it to release.
Looks beautiful! Refreshing take on questing and the story arcs are really interesting. Amazing work 🙏
This is looking incredible. I really like the way the world evolves based on player activity. It kind of reminds me of the way that Rift tried to innovate on this idea. I love the weather and how that changes things. The spell effects and combat is looking great. I'm so excited for this.
OMG SO GOOD
Exploring is very entertaining, side/hidden quests found while exploring are one of the features that make a game great. Keep it up.
When that storm event triggered, damn... That scenery with the stones looks insane
And the improvement on spell effects/animations... Looks so much better now, some of the mage spells looked out of place before imo. Great progress!
A couple minor things I noticed. For one, the deer casually strolling in front of Steven as he runs by was hilarious to me. I just like the idea that Verras' (Verran? Verra?) deers are just built different lol. Another is that the recipe reward from Maho,Streamweaver has a typo. The recipe is labelled "Recipe: STROMcaller's Axe" instead of STORMcaller's axe. Otherwise, the game is coming along fantastically well!
Also i noticed that wand basic attacks shift elements based on the last spell casted. Thats pretty neat!
Looks fascinating! Few things came in mind;
- Will there be a fade animation for spawned minions if you kill a monster who has spawned them? Maybe their ´spirits´ could rise into the universe or something.
- If you´re standing in water, lets say swimming in a lake, and a lightning hits the water - will you take damage? A fatal surprise would be nasty!
- What do you think of feature; if you´re killing a quest mob (like minotaurs in the stream), the quest in the quest tracker would be sorted to first (in top of list). Would easen the tracking a bit?
Really like how only in combat mobs are visible on the mini map.
Over all the questing seems engaging. keep up the good work.
increasingly beautiful good job 😍
Looking very awesome!
Downstream, have you considered adding effects to the magic shields when they take damage? Would be cool to see impact ripples that the mana shield absorbs, or even begin to crack as it loses power.
the best part of this show case was that Steven seemed to be having fun even though it was just single PVE content and from watching it, it looked fun and engaging. if you can get the most basic questing to feel fun/interesting then your starting off in the right direction... great content... cant wait for the alpha 2.
Amazing upgrades! The UI will need a lot of improvements though
The world is really starting to take on its own character. I'm starting to see your visions taking shape and I'm so happy. Can't wait to play
I'm so ready to jump into Alpha Two :D Also, did I just see you refill your stats with sitting? That's such an EQ moment which I greatly appreciate.
This dynamic questing system is really amazing!
The closer we get to A2 the live streams are really showing off the hard work of Intrepid. I wasn't too excited for this particular stream, but I think its been one of the best so far! It looks like an actual game now, and I for one can't wait till A2. Keep up the amazing work Intrepid!
It's absolutely amazing. A changing world in live during quests and this evolution of the node !!
The comission system once again shows that you guys know your craft and think ahead.
With comissions refreshing every half hour and the pool of comissions being shared by everyone, the world will automatically feel more alive compared to the traditional questing approach, because people will naturally end up doing the same tasks, at the same locations at the same time much more often.
Its also just clever to have a stream of activities that is woven into a node-comission-environment feedback loop like this.
Love the direction! The grapichs and gameplay is improving a lot. For combat, I would love some inspiration from Guild Wars 1, that had many different nuances, for example a mesmer could hex opponenets, so when casting abilities you'd take damage until removed, rangers could then interupt your healer or own attempts to remove hex, so you had these strategic pressures that gave so much depth to combat interactions
Great to see all of it coming together, congrats guys!
YO! This is how you do narrative. This is like how DnD opens up organically as you play. I am so HYPE for this game.
I’m going to point out something I really personally like, that I never thought I’d find myself saying. (If it’s already been pointed out, o well lol)
But that mini map is by far the best mini map I’ve ever seen personally. The level of detail on a mini map in contrast to the real world is nice. The bridge over the water, the hills, the trees, the path, the accuracy! I like it. No, I love it. And idk how I even noticed that but I’m glad I did 😂 Great job!
I was looking for copper but found gold. Great stream, keep up the good work!
Hello,
thanks for the great video. I'm getting more and more excited to play the game and can hardly wait.
But I noticed something. Unfortunately, the quest givers just stand around “stupidly” in the area. This somehow ruins the image of the otherwise lively world. How about they sit around a campfire instead and stand up when you talk to them. Or they commute back and forth between two camps each day, which are located to the left and right of the quest area. One day here and the next day there. The distance doesn't have to be far, just that would complete the picture of a living world.
Looks great! Keep up the good work. I am looking forward to playing this someday when it is ready.
are we there yet, are we there yet, are we there yet ?
It's amazing. It looks like a fantasy book come to life with all the details you imagined in your head. When a hero lives in a world that is real to him, he does not kill hundreds of enemies with one blow like Superman, but really fights for life and explores the living world. There is great hope for this game. Greetings from Russia, Saint Petersburg.
Amazing! I can't wait to see what's next!
why does the cape float 90 degree angle out when moving or even when there is no wind lol, physics glitch? or bad design?
Looks AMAZING! Everything looks so good. I Would love to see some respawn animations on the summon’s spawned by the monitors too!
Amazing for a WIP, as someone who enjoys soloing the dynamic nature of the quests looks like it will be very enjoyable without being repetitive,
Love the updated lightning ball animation. Much better. It would be cool to see some kind of effect that the ball itself has like some static surrounding the ball. Would love if there's an augment where it like a zapping turret that attacks enemies close enough.
I really hope that blizzard gets an augment for having it be an unchanneled ability. Both to aim it and to leave it there as area denial CC while you do other stuff.
The tree falling animation has improved as well. I do hope there's a gathering augment that lets you harvest the fallen tree for extra material.
Slowly but surely. You guys are making magic!
Crushing it.
GET SOME!!!
I think it would be really cool if instead of a commission board, there was a commission hall. It'd create a hangout place for missions and quests for people to seek groups, show armor and other things that feels more natural in the enviroment. Picking up the quest at the reception area, etc.
Edit: It would also be really cool to have "player commissions" or even bounty hunting etc. in each category like mercenary war, or escorts which can help build around events in the game.
amazing. every update shows the game is progressing in the proper direction more and more. cant wait to play alpha 2 myself
I really get excited play this game since when you show up this channel and upload update videos. I hope can play alpha two phase... Wish all of you good luck for game start time I hope you get recieved you hard work deserve.
Loving all the combat improvements month by month. Animations and spell effects are looking fantastic!
im excited to see what this game turns into, it has infinte potential and you can tell there is a lot of work and love thats going into it. tons of artstyle improvements and game mechanics since alpha one. keep up the great work devs and team
LET'S GOOOOOO
Hype! 🥳
Steve's scream at seeing the mimic was amazing, I love the surprises that this game has in it already
Great stream! Absolutely adoring the environment and spell animations. A quick concern: What happens when commissions don't have enough players to trigger side quests? For example if the majority of players have moved on to more endgame content - would players lagging behind or wishing to do the commissions specifically for the side quests be able to find a way to trigger them in a more expedient fashion?
Always been on the fence with this game with a few videos in the past getting my interesting, this one got me relieved about certain things.
Finally video that is not 480p quality!!
I see insane progress month to month on the animations, VFX and overall gameplay. Keep the up the great work, I can't wait to play a2. You guys are COOKING. Lez go.
the UI/Hud is a bit small for 4K Gaming, will there be a slider to make it bigger? And most games have this but the most fail with it, the icons and writting are unsharp then, whats your plan with it.
Attention to detail is going to put this game in its own league. And we can already see it. Amazingly done. So immersive and real❤
Games looking amazing! So keen to do these commissions one day. Also i love how the mobs seem to be an actual challenge and you can't just steamroll through them
amazing showcase, just one thing I hope in future videos we break from the forest scenery and see other environments like a dessert of a safari for example
Amazing work team. Cant wait for next test period. Freehold and maybe some summoner action! :D
19:32 Priceless! It is awesome to see that the weather can do way more than just visuals R.I.P GMSteven
Excellent job. SO pumped for alpha 2!
It's all starting to come together nicely. AoC is looking like a real game more and more with every dev update. Love the new nameplates and health bars btw! Some spell effects look a bit iffy still. They seem fine on their own but I can imagine the visual bloat if you have 2-3 people casting shit at the same time. Anyways, I'm sure that can easily be fixed. Game looks great, I just hope it ends up being as fun to play. Keep up the good work!
beautiful work Intrepid!
Saw some what looked like motionblur issue on stevens head in the beginning of the video. Hope you will implement the nanite for ground texture soon also so it look less flat :P
The summoner birds should have same kind of animation when they disappear as when they spawn.