it's still incredibly far from the final release. they barely released a handful of classes, and i don't think even half the map is completed, but it does look good.
@@aurum6664 nahh, this game's goals are way more realistic than star citizien's. It will take some time, but this one looks like it will actually be finished.
As an avid mmo player I can't state how much I appreciate this hybrid system. Running away from a few mobs or people in pvp and shooting at their dps only to find myself tabbing 5 times in order to target the warrior type so I can cast a slow/stun type ability only to tab 5 times more to go back to my original target is very archaic. Cursor soft lock would definitely be very helpful for ranged classes maybe even melee classes with charge / movement abilities.
You forgot to mention about the option to change from tab target mode to action combat mode and the different advantages they provide but a very good cover non the less! So happy that they are going in this direction and the urge to play this game i currently reaching at astronomical levels! Keep the good work up my Copium inhaling friend! :)
yeah, I also realised that he didn't specifically mention it in the video besides at the end, but you could still see it in the background gameplay so it's not that big of a deal
Advantages of playing with tab is you get to play with others, and never gave to aim. The advantage of playing true action without a lock-on is that you have to aim, and will be immediately kicked from any serious group of players for wasting their time and not taking the sure-fire shots.
The combat and environment looks amazing. Ashes really seems like it's going to be everything I've wanted in an MMO, mashing together the best parts of some of my favorite MMOs over the years. As it pertains to ammunition/arrows, I think it would be cool to let basic arrows be unlimited but allow us to craft different arrow types/coatings that add additional status effects or damage buffs
No this would cause the normal arrows to be obsolete in both PvE and PvP. According to the additional damge/status effect: I think this will mostly be covered by the themed enhancement of the skills/attacks through your second archetype. E.g. Ranger as first archetype -> bow abilities from the video, mage as second archetype -> makes abilities do elemental damage (or rogue second -> poison damage etc.)
Looking great so far. Even though I always play melee classes - I can't deny that the archer is already looking fun to play. Also I was absolutely mesmerized by the environment and the atmosphere of the world. Really loving the direction they're going and hope that they will continue to succeed and bring a fucking amazing banger of a MMORPG to life.
No problem with unlimited arrows but I hope it will be possible to craft quivers with a type of arrow perhaps. I would love to see crafting or skills required to heal not just auto heal up after every fight.
Regarding ranged combat, one of the things that games don't quite get right is terrain blocking your ranger arrows erroneously, plus having ranged just fire through rocks and walls when it's obvious that the ranged arrows should be blocked be them, but they're not. I hope they can polish this up and have it be more accurate/consistent compared to other games.
It looks exactly the type of "action" combat that's good for an mmorpg. You can be more "fluid" with targetting by free shotting mobs but then you can lock on them and create a situation where rotation is more important and not the aiming itself.
Idk why people like smashing buttons more than actually having to aim, for me thats just boring and a lazy way to play. But everyone has their own preference and thats ok.
No, this is good for carebears who can't aim and want to include friends who say they prefer action combat. Again, this isn't action combat, this is tab targetting, with auto aim, that claims to have an action combat mode as well. In pvp, this will be broken and ranged will have an even bigger advantage.
Warfighter Army This game does not aim to be 100% action combat. If you haven't accepted that at this point, it's up to you to consider whether to keep an eye on this game or give up and move on to another that is really action combat only. AoC combat system is HYBRID. As I posted elsewhere, it works perfectly in games like BnS (only real eSport MMORPG in the world due to its combat) and is way easier to balance than the randomness that comes from full-manual aim.
@@0tee5 it's an MMO, it isn't a FPS. MMO is more about positioning and decision making in combat than snappy twitch FPS bullshit. Go back to New World, that has the mechanics you like.
i like that were not having to manage our ammo but i was hoping to get the arrow as an equipment slot with different arrow types for more depths. like broadheads for bleeding dmg for example.
Yeah armour penetrators, bleed inducers, poisons & even elemental ammo types need to a thing. Don't forget they are developing the base game though whilst we are generally comparing to established & expanded titles. Maybe the quiver item mentioned will encapsulate the modifiers needed to implement the desired ammo effects. Or it's something the team can add in a future expansion.
I thought Steven said they are thinking about making quivers that house different type of arrows, although they are finite and don't recharge on their own 🤔
i like how excited you are for the range combat to be targetted. cant wait to look at you in the eyes as your soul leaves your body turning into ashes after getting instagibbed by an unavoidable volley of arrows from an archer party and tell you " i told you so". with action combat, at least you would have a chance to dodge, or the enemy could also miss.
2004 spamming 1 button gameplay is so fun I can't wait to press my button again and again while running away it really is a fun gameplay reminds me of the good old times 20 years ago
@@warzip1581 Thats the point... distance and movement... not your type of gameplay? choose another class. don't bash at others who enjoy this type of gameplay and wish to play it, let people enjoy what they want. *P.S: reminds me of the meme: "QUIT HAVING FUN!". cope.
Yeep but i hope there's a option to reduce graphics effects, cuz there's no way to get 50-100 players on a fuckin map or camp spamming that jump shit, it'll require a good PC maybe optmize just like Lost Ark
Im really torn when it comes to ammunition. On one hand i hate tracking it and the running out sucks if youre in a raid or whereever. On the other hand i like having different kind of reagents, potions, food etc. to prep before i go on an adventure. Thats part of the core identity of an rpg for me. But i think its probably better for the game to have no ammu because they are tied to the core gameplay of the archer
its one of those how real in a fantasy do you actually want to be question. At the end they need to pick the option that will help create the most fun. Getting ammo from a town or from gather materials because you forgot not only waste a players time, but it can quickly make being a ranger class a very expensive proffession to be especially if they tie rare ammo types to crafting proffessions.
My preference for ammo would be to make it similar to weapon oil or sharpening stones in wow. They buff your bow attacks but if you run out you can still shoot
Saying this was hybrid combat is far stretched. It's standard tab targetting you'd also see in WoW. The only difference is that you can have a crosshair, but thats also just for choosing targets and lets be honest, who is gonna pick that if tab targetting + mouse is just better for targetting.
Agreed, the ranger seems to have no skill shots apart from his ultimate ability sorta. Maybe they'll add skill-shot abilities down the line? They have the infrastructure from APOC.
They literally said they will add skill shots that need to be aimed, and they literally talked about how you can use free aim for enemies that are too far for tab target. You can use your cursor to lead the shot on enemies that are far and running away, too far to tab target. That is action combat where it's necessary. I don't know why you losers are crying so much. If you don't like it don't play it.
Hey Narc, I think it will be so good if you start streaming yourself watching the Ashes Monthly stream. This way you will be able to get Subs and donations from twitch and we will really enjoy watching you do it. You can upload that to youtube as well later and milk some more viewrs this way
I would love to see a ranged combat with a circle reticle that increases in size based on the distance the target is, the further away the smaller the circle is and the closer the larger, using this all the player needs to do is have the circle be on the target for the weapon to hit allowing some grace that even if half the circle is on the target the spells/ranged hit. Heck the circle can even change colour to show that it will be a successful hit. This gives a little assistance that tab targeting would do while also forcing the player to actually have to target manually.
I want a system that’s at its bare bones action combat with accessibility to less mechanically skilled players that can have tactics, positioning, game knowledge and teamwork of tab target. I see this is not doing that but I hope this is how the riot mmo does it. But I’m still pretty happy with the way ranged combat has came out in ashes especially coming from a ranged class player
The honesty of this channel makes me love it, keep your stuff going. I hope you make a million per year some day. You are that kind of entertainer and informer, its the least you should be earning in the future. Keep it up. Your style rocks, specially in todays youtube environment
Dude “Air Strike” looked amazing the combat looks so fun and amazing the animations are fantastic!!! 🤩🤩🤩🏹🏹🏹 I want ammunition though no lie it makes it feel more immersive but if they have the quiver stuff with boosts that still won’t be bad they are literally looking at every detail of every aspect and it is such a breathe of fresh air they care so much and it shows we are being blessed my fellow Chads and Chadettes 😤😤😤👌🏽💚🔥🔥🔥
man that looks good. only a few more years to go. grounded is pretty fun, idk if its a few years worth of fun though. maybe the 14 dev's on it will pump out content quickly enough. lol
I am incredibly hyped to see how these 3 abilities can be modified with augments, and I'm even more excited to see what I could cook up with all the skills!
I would like to see more benefit to using the the action combat mode. Something like a 10% damage or crit buff to reward the use of a more engaged style of target acquisition. Considering that if you use this mode you can straight up miss the target. Currently there seems to be hardly if any benefits of using it
This is why you cant just have ranged be hit or miss by manual aiming and everyone else auto hitting. Generally speaking, you would have to have a hefty bonus if ranged was true action combat, and then pve encounters cant be properly made to be challenging because as a dev you have no basis to what dps players should be shelling out. Really, you would have to be all action combat around for fairness. If manual aiming got too high of a % boost, which it would need to even be viable with the realism of missing a lot and doing 0 damage, then players would cheese things and basically fight melee in their face using most likely larger missiles or say ones with 3 arrows coming out in an arc to burst pve enemies/players down instead of playing at range where more skill is needed due to higher miss chances and a loss of dps. Due to this I really dont see true manual aiming as viable. Missing is a massive disadvantage. Basically, ideally each dps class can potentially do the same dps. If you give too low a boost to manual aiming, no one will ever do it, it will just straight up be far inferior to auto hits. If you give it too high a % boost it then can just fight like melee to ensure hits, but will be far superior in damage due to the big boost. I’m just pointing out a potential issue I see with the whole thing. My only suggestion to fix would be higher damage the further your projectile flies with 3 tiers of distance with max being +30%, and min being +10%. Talents could add an extra 10% if one chose them.
Instead of traditional "ammo" I believe there should be an ammo "type" that you can equip to your bow (tailored to what type of damage you are looking to do) or different types of ammo that apply different effects.
Glad it's hybrid combat and not purely tab-targetting. I always prefer having a reticle, even if it's not actual aimed projectiles, since it just makes combat a lot more fluid in my opinion.
@@escarretada it's basically GW2 combat, -maybe without the auto attack on LMB not sure about that.- Yeah, it's still tab target under the hood, but being able to move the camera with a fixed reticle and being able to go from one enemy to the next without tabbing through it just makes it more fluid in my opinion Edit: actually went back and seems like your basic attack binds to your LMB after switching to the reticle
The landscape design it makes me want to loggin and just sleep cuddle on the ground between beatiful flowers and butterflies the mist the rising sun forever.....
Intro Idea: plaster a whole room with pictures of Steven (like the Dragon Ball Hyperbolic Time Chamber) and then transcend space, time and old mmorpg conventions.
Snipe feels like the hunter's "Aimed Shot" from wow, you aim it an then it fires a powerful shot at the enemy after a few seconds. I wonder if you can air strike off a cliff by accident or it just won't let you use the ability if there is no space :) it will be funny to see people fall off cliffs because they underestimated how much space they needed
a bit sad to hear that armunition won't be a mechanic, as i think the way to balance this for melee/mages would be durability ( giving smiths something to repair is always great in my opinion ). Else, seemed great, big fan of that snipe ability! always enjoyed slow but impactfull strikes a sniper has , and the effects was great when used. However, what i could cretisise it for, would be that shakeing of the camera, it feels a bit too much. Anyhow, great video! Hope to see you soon again. Regards - Recon: Fido
I think it looked great as well. Obviously needs more fun abbilites tho. One thing I did not like was how they changed the empyrean. I think they looked great in that first reveal. They changed them to look more rough. But it's a bit too early to judge. I'm sure it will be good when you can make your characters in the end.
I do prefer tab targeting mod because i dont have to be always worried if i'll miss the atack or not, PvE becomes less stressfull this way. But i could care less for combat mechanic, i can only hope my char can cast habilities and atack while moving. Guild Wars 2 made the best mix between action and targeting mode, and i love it. The real concern here is how they will keep the game engaging community wise.
No idea why people always forget that Steven doesnt want to show everything on their stream. Wait for alpha 2 and streamers stream the game. I assume some of the skills are tab heavy oriented and others are more action combat oriented. A secondary class can even affect ur game play. Even then i trust the dev team to create something epic and memorable to each class. Take every stream slowly, this is just ALPHA 2, we will get more changes.
I feel like Steven should not be the one to control the character during a gameplay reveal as it would definetly make for a better showcase, aswell as not distract him from what we actually want him to do....which is talking, reacting, directing.
I kind of understand what you are saying, but i disagree. Having a pro gamer showcase a class by weaving in combos and with fast movements will show full potential. But if the game launches and all Normies who try to replicate what they saw of ranger class from pro player’s perspective will be disappointed ,as they won’t be able to do same thing. They will be turned off and then the leave the game. So setting wrong expectations could hurt this game.
Can’t wait to play this games. Loving your videos man. Keep it up. I’m going to try start streaming. Maybe by the day ashes will be out I’ll have 10viewers 😂🎉
This update renewed my faith in the combat. The last update with the greatsword/daggers was very disappointing to me, it looked incredibly rough after waiting so long. But the ranger looks so much better and more polished, I hope they keep this level of quality for the other classes. One thing that did bother me was how much movement was involved in kiting. I think it would be better to have slower movement, but some slowing attacks to slow enemy speed as well. Not to make kiting any harder or easier, but just to make it so you don't have to run off to africa while fighting one pack of mobs, and to make you feel a bit more grounded in the world and realistic feeling.
What didn't you like about the melee combat showcase? And I kinda agree with the movement, everyone having huge dashes and gapclosers may not be the best thing. Generally the slower and less mobile a game is, the more tense it is, since you have to think about range and carefully plan ahead instead of just mashing dashes without thinking.
I’m really excited to see more about the breeding in the game. How will it work? The mounts have stats? Mutations like ark survival evolved? Can’t wait to find out in 2034!
The skills dosnt look bad, the movement seems more fixed than before, but i think they should do something with Damage numbers. Dmage numbers has to feel clear and pleasing. This ones not yet.
Maybe they could make a class that rewards fps skills instead of trying to make all ranged classes the same. I've seen some games do this and it works out. I dont mind what's been made, so having a few real aiming classes wouldn't hurt anyone.
I thought the tab-target click/hold-and-press basic attacks, abilities 1 and 2 were cool and felt good, but ability 3 contrasted poorly and felt weird. I'm usually not a huge fan of having manual basics, and prefer how they're handled in GW2. While I believe auto/basic attacks have their place, I prefer using more of my abilities vs auto/basic-weaving like in ESO. This gameplay demo is an exception. It made basics and abilities feel great when manual, or hybrid tab-target. I feel ability 3 broke the immersion because if you're going for a manual feel, an ability that complex should be either a combination of keypresses or a combination of abilities that lead to said complex ability (ex. quickshot + basic + quickshot unlocks the next quickshot to transform into ability 3), or have a telegraph-and-drop activation. I dunno, it just hit the uncanny valley for me. Stoked to play, either way! Ty for the coverage Narc! :) Tldr: Basic attacks, and abilities 1 and 2 felt great manual or tab-target. 3 in particular felt weird to me.
Patreon: www.patreon.com/CopiumInhaler I genuinely cannot express how happy I am that they chose to go with this combat and you New World FPS enjoyers can stick to your dead game. Maybe someday it'll gain back at least 5% of it's original playerbase PepeLaugh. In the mean time keep coping losers! Come join the discord for a constant stream of absolute bullshit and nonsense talking 24/7: discord.gg/muwNp8NhbB
Hahahaha. The focus on anti-Zoomerism. 😙 But the _"lack in lifeexperience"_ is already build in, into the term Zoomer. Zoomers don't know what keeps a game alive.
The environment in this was amazing! It looks so good already. Can't wait to see what the final release will look like
we will all be dead before its release
it's still incredibly far from the final release. they barely released a handful of classes, and i don't think even half the map is completed, but it does look good.
@@jordicl4325 basically star citizen 2.0
@@aurum6664 nahh, this game's goals are way more realistic than star citizien's.
It will take some time, but this one looks like it will actually be finished.
get good healthcare, eat well etc. if you want to see this release
As an avid mmo player I can't state how much I appreciate this hybrid system. Running away from a few mobs or people in pvp and shooting at their dps only to find myself tabbing 5 times in order to target the warrior type so I can cast a slow/stun type ability only to tab 5 times more to go back to my original target is very archaic. Cursor soft lock would definitely be very helpful for ranged classes maybe even melee classes with charge / movement abilities.
You forgot to mention about the option to change from tab target mode to action combat mode and the different advantages they provide but a very good cover non the less! So happy that they are going in this direction and the urge to play this game i currently reaching at astronomical levels! Keep the good work up my Copium inhaling friend! :)
He's got a whole month to milk this update! He'll talk about it.
yeah, I also realised that he didn't specifically mention it in the video besides at the end, but you could still see it in the background gameplay so it's not that big of a deal
I’m so glad they went with the the GW2 style of combat switching such a good decision this game is gonna be legendary I CANNOT WAIT
I did, infact, deliberately choose not to talk about this :) didn't wanna complicate it for people outside the loop
Advantages of playing with tab is you get to play with others, and never gave to aim.
The advantage of playing true action without a lock-on is that you have to aim, and will be immediately kicked from any serious group of players for wasting their time and not taking the sure-fire shots.
I like the idea of regular mobs having more depth to them, a little more difficult and abilities, more meaningful to kill random mobs
Ashes is looking more like gw2 combat taken to its next form and i love that.
Hahahaha lmao, that "next Steven step" at the start was amazing!
Damn, when you said airstrike I was expecting the usual shoot the arrow up and have it rain down. Welp, I was pleasantly surprised, I dig it!
Omg yes I've been WAITING like all day to see your input on this!
Glad you like it dude!
Another banger stream. Can't wait to watch 10 more narc vids about it!
hahahahahaah this!
The combat and environment looks amazing. Ashes really seems like it's going to be everything I've wanted in an MMO, mashing together the best parts of some of my favorite MMOs over the years. As it pertains to ammunition/arrows, I think it would be cool to let basic arrows be unlimited but allow us to craft different arrow types/coatings that add additional status effects or damage buffs
No this would cause the normal arrows to be obsolete in both PvE and PvP.
According to the additional damge/status effect: I think this will mostly be covered by the themed enhancement of the skills/attacks through your second archetype. E.g. Ranger as first archetype -> bow abilities from the video, mage as second archetype -> makes abilities do elemental damage (or rogue second -> poison damage etc.)
Looking great so far.
Even though I always play melee classes - I can't deny that the archer is already looking fun to play.
Also I was absolutely mesmerized by the environment and the atmosphere of the world.
Really loving the direction they're going and hope that they will continue to succeed and bring a fucking amazing banger of a MMORPG to life.
No problem with unlimited arrows but I hope it will be possible to craft quivers with a type of arrow perhaps. I would love to see crafting or skills required to heal not just auto heal up after every fight.
The environment looks so amazing you can keep the combat I just want to explore the map :3
Regarding ranged combat, one of the things that games don't quite get right is terrain blocking your ranger arrows erroneously, plus having ranged just fire through rocks and walls when it's obvious that the ranged arrows should be blocked be them, but they're not. I hope they can polish this up and have it be more accurate/consistent compared to other games.
It was a great live all over. Can't imagine what's in store for next month.
It looks exactly the type of "action" combat that's good for an mmorpg. You can be more "fluid" with targetting by free shotting mobs but then you can lock on them and create a situation where rotation is more important and not the aiming itself.
This, couldn't have worded it better.
Idk why people like smashing buttons more than actually having to aim, for me thats just boring and a lazy way to play. But everyone has their own preference and thats ok.
No, this is good for carebears who can't aim and want to include friends who say they prefer action combat.
Again, this isn't action combat, this is tab targetting, with auto aim, that claims to have an action combat mode as well.
In pvp, this will be broken and ranged will have an even bigger advantage.
Warfighter Army This game does not aim to be 100% action combat. If you haven't accepted that at this point, it's up to you to consider whether to keep an eye on this game or give up and move on to another that is really action combat only.
AoC combat system is HYBRID. As I posted elsewhere, it works perfectly in games like BnS (only real eSport MMORPG in the world due to its combat) and is way easier to balance than the randomness that comes from full-manual aim.
@@0tee5 it's an MMO, it isn't a FPS. MMO is more about positioning and decision making in combat than snappy twitch FPS bullshit. Go back to New World, that has the mechanics you like.
i like that were not having to manage our ammo but i was hoping to get the arrow as an equipment slot with different arrow types for more depths. like broadheads for bleeding dmg for example.
Yeah armour penetrators, bleed inducers, poisons & even elemental ammo types need to a thing. Don't forget they are developing the base game though whilst we are generally comparing to established & expanded titles. Maybe the quiver item mentioned will encapsulate the modifiers needed to implement the desired ammo effects. Or it's something the team can add in a future expansion.
They're open to suggestions.... that'd be c awesome
I thought Steven said they are thinking about making quivers that house different type of arrows, although they are finite and don't recharge on their own 🤔
i think it will come down to the customisation for what the player wants with the hybrid system but it looks amazing
Glad you're happy with the Ranger, and whew, did the world look spectacular! Keep the newly restocked copium coming!!!
Thanks to Narc's completely unbiased coverage, I'm now inspired to play the boomerest class combo possible, the ranger/tank
i like how excited you are for the range combat to be targetted. cant wait to look at you in the eyes as your soul leaves your body turning into ashes after getting instagibbed by an unavoidable volley of arrows from an archer party and tell you " i told you so". with action combat, at least you would have a chance to dodge, or the enemy could also miss.
I was concerned about how ranger would be but I'm actually really impressed by how fun it seems to play it
2004 spamming 1 button gameplay is so fun I can't wait to press my button again and again while running away it really is a fun gameplay reminds me of the good old times 20 years ago
@@warzip1581 my genuine reaction to that information: 😐
@@warzip1581 Thats the point... distance and movement...
not your type of gameplay? choose another class.
don't bash at others who enjoy this type of gameplay and wish to play it, let people enjoy what they want.
*P.S: reminds me of the meme: "QUIT HAVING FUN!". cope.
Yeep but i hope there's a option to reduce graphics effects, cuz there's no way to get 50-100 players on a fuckin map or camp spamming that jump shit, it'll require a good PC
maybe optmize just like Lost Ark
@@warzip1581 sounds like you need other hobbies besides video games 😂
Im really torn when it comes to ammunition. On one hand i hate tracking it and the running out sucks if youre in a raid or whereever. On the other hand i like having different kind of reagents, potions, food etc. to prep before i go on an adventure. Thats part of the core identity of an rpg for me. But i think its probably better for the game to have no ammu because they are tied to the core gameplay of the archer
its one of those how real in a fantasy do you actually want to be question. At the end they need to pick the option that will help create the most fun. Getting ammo from a town or from gather materials because you forgot not only waste a players time, but it can quickly make being a ranger class a very expensive proffession to be especially if they tie rare ammo types to crafting proffessions.
This intro made me roll all over the floor 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Narc you're amazing!
My preference for ammo would be to make it similar to weapon oil or sharpening stones in wow. They buff your bow attacks but if you run out you can still shoot
100% The intros are absolutely the best. Over the top, and its addicting.
Saying this was hybrid combat is far stretched. It's standard tab targetting you'd also see in WoW. The only difference is that you can have a crosshair, but thats also just for choosing targets and lets be honest, who is gonna pick that if tab targetting + mouse is just better for targetting.
Agreed, the ranger seems to have no skill shots apart from his ultimate ability sorta. Maybe they'll add skill-shot abilities down the line? They have the infrastructure from APOC.
@@iriya3227 its also not very hard programming wise
They literally said they will add skill shots that need to be aimed, and they literally talked about how you can use free aim for enemies that are too far for tab target. You can use your cursor to lead the shot on enemies that are far and running away, too far to tab target. That is action combat where it's necessary. I don't know why you losers are crying so much. If you don't like it don't play it.
Hey Narc, I think it will be so good if you start streaming yourself watching the Ashes Monthly stream.
This way you will be able to get Subs and donations from twitch and we will really enjoy watching you do it.
You can upload that to youtube as well later and milk some more viewrs this way
lol i want to see his real reaction to these videos it could be fun
all in good time my friends :) patience
„No Stream - Tap to try again“. The blizzard shadow cabal is trying to hold me beack from this elite content.
I was watching uninterested cause tap targeting in 2022+ ? But then that airstrike ability. Hmmm
Your tone is so hopium laced in this one that I'm going to have trouble falling asleep.
WELL DONE with the change in how you show patreon names
I would love to see a ranged combat with a circle reticle that increases in size based on the distance the target is, the further away the smaller the circle is and the closer the larger, using this all the player needs to do is have the circle be on the target for the weapon to hit allowing some grace that even if half the circle is on the target the spells/ranged hit. Heck the circle can even change colour to show that it will be a successful hit. This gives a little assistance that tab targeting would do while also forcing the player to actually have to target manually.
I want a system that’s at its bare bones action combat with accessibility to less mechanically skilled players that can have tactics, positioning, game knowledge and teamwork of tab target. I see this is not doing that but I hope this is how the riot mmo does it. But I’m still pretty happy with the way ranged combat has came out in ashes especially coming from a ranged class player
Those clothes with steven's face on them... I haven't laughed that hard at a video in a long time. Thank you Narc. Thank you.
The intro is probably the best thing i’ve ever seen
The archer honestly had me jaw drop with that last move holy shit. Your intro has me dead a.f. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The honesty of this channel makes me love it, keep your stuff going. I hope you make a million per year some day. You are that kind of entertainer and informer, its the least you should be earning in the future. Keep it up. Your style rocks, specially in todays youtube environment
Great intro Narc! The funniest thing I've seen all week! Keep up the good work! 👍
I had my doubts up to this point, but now I'm sold
Another great vid Narc !
Ah yes, a fresh dose of copium along with my coffee in the morning!
Dude “Air Strike” looked amazing the combat looks so fun and amazing the animations are fantastic!!! 🤩🤩🤩🏹🏹🏹 I want ammunition though no lie it makes it feel more immersive but if they have the quiver stuff with boosts that still won’t be bad they are literally looking at every detail of every aspect and it is such a breathe of fresh air they care so much and it shows we are being blessed my fellow Chads and Chadettes 😤😤😤👌🏽💚🔥🔥🔥
I feel sorry for the UI designers I'm probably wrong, but I think this is the first showing for Alpha 2 and no one even mentions it.
Yo that intro scared me Narc don’t make my blood pressure rise like that!!! Lol
man that looks good. only a few more years to go. grounded is pretty fun, idk if its a few years worth of fun though. maybe the 14 dev's on it will pump out content quickly enough. lol
@truely re-read
That air strike got the Dragon nest skill vibe
I am incredibly hyped to see how these 3 abilities can be modified with augments, and I'm even more excited to see what I could cook up with all the skills!
I would like to see more benefit to using the the action combat mode. Something like a 10% damage or crit buff to reward the use of a more engaged style of target acquisition. Considering that if you use this mode you can straight up miss the target. Currently there seems to be hardly if any benefits of using it
This is why you cant just have ranged be hit or miss by manual aiming and everyone else auto hitting. Generally speaking, you would have to have a hefty bonus if ranged was true action combat, and then pve encounters cant be properly made to be challenging because as a dev you have no basis to what dps players should be shelling out. Really, you would have to be all action combat around for fairness. If manual aiming got too high of a % boost, which it would need to even be viable with the realism of missing a lot and doing 0 damage, then players would cheese things and basically fight melee in their face using most likely larger missiles or say ones with 3 arrows coming out in an arc to burst pve enemies/players down instead of playing at range where more skill is needed due to higher miss chances and a loss of dps. Due to this I really dont see true manual aiming as viable. Missing is a massive disadvantage.
Basically, ideally each dps class can potentially do the same dps. If you give too low a boost to manual aiming, no one will ever do it, it will just straight up be far inferior to auto hits. If you give it too high a % boost it then can just fight like melee to ensure hits, but will be far superior in damage due to the big boost. I’m just pointing out a potential issue I see with the whole thing. My only suggestion to fix would be higher damage the further your projectile flies with 3 tiers of distance with max being +30%, and min being +10%. Talents could add an extra 10% if one chose them.
Started watching you from asmon golds reactions, now I just go to your channel
Instead of traditional "ammo" I believe there should be an ammo "type" that you can equip to your bow (tailored to what type of damage you are looking to do) or different types of ammo that apply different effects.
That intro killed me Narc!
Love the intros man…. And next level is a tattoo of Stevens face.. also, if you need a hank hill voice I do a decent imitation.
the shit talk on pantheon at the end of every video always gets me 🤣
Narc you are forever a legend!! That intro 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
So happy to have seen that nature element pop up for the ranger. Heres a comment for the mighty al'gor Ithme.
You know originally I kinda felt like the 3-5 min intros were a waste of time but then I realized it's God tier entertainment.
good copium drop this month ay, couldnt be happier with the combat reveal 😋
Short bow seemed so much more OP than longbow.
i noticed this also :) I'd put it down to balance x
Can you make a video on Holidays and time cycles within the game?
How much about the universe in the game is known?
Glad it's hybrid combat and not purely tab-targetting. I always prefer having a reticle, even if it's not actual aimed projectiles, since it just makes combat a lot more fluid in my opinion.
is basicly Pure tab
@@escarretada it's basically GW2 combat, -maybe without the auto attack on LMB not sure about that.- Yeah, it's still tab target under the hood, but being able to move the camera with a fixed reticle and being able to go from one enemy to the next without tabbing through it just makes it more fluid in my opinion
Edit: actually went back and seems like your basic attack binds to your LMB after switching to the reticle
@@SoundBubble There's no auto attack in Ashes of Creation.
@@joaaocaampos I initially called it auto attack but what I meant is basic attack. Also called it that in my edit
More crowd control for ranged would be good, like Pin down (shoots the foot and grounds them temporarily), or stuns and knockbacks.
love your crazy silliness vids bro!! keep it up LOL
omg the intros.. i love you Narc
I just love the style of these videos.
11:42 I wouldn't put too much trust in the protection provided by that shield if your elbow pokes right through it.
Great video as usual. Loved the intro; had me ROFL. Well done sir
The landscape design it makes me want to loggin and just sleep cuddle on the ground between beatiful flowers and butterflies the mist the rising sun forever.....
I was skeptical at first but I’m on board with this so far. It looks like a good mix between action and tab targeting.
Intro Idea: plaster a whole room with pictures of Steven (like the Dragon Ball Hyperbolic Time Chamber) and then transcend space, time and old mmorpg conventions.
You don't have to use the action combat if you don't want to. I want action and you can tab target and that's awesome if you ask me!
Snipe feels like the hunter's "Aimed Shot" from wow, you aim it an then it fires a powerful shot at the enemy after a few seconds. I wonder if you can air strike off a cliff by accident or it just won't let you use the ability if there is no space :) it will be funny to see people fall off cliffs because they underestimated how much space they needed
a bit sad to hear that armunition won't be a mechanic, as i think the way to balance this for melee/mages would be durability ( giving smiths something to repair is always great in my opinion ).
Else, seemed great, big fan of that snipe ability! always enjoyed slow but impactfull strikes a sniper has , and the effects was great when used. However, what i could cretisise it for, would be that shakeing of the camera, it feels a bit too much.
Anyhow, great video! Hope to see you soon again.
Regards
- Recon: Fido
The intro alone is worth a like.
I was skeptical, but this looks pretty good for tab-target.
Def has an Archeage look/vibe...and that's not a bad thing
Yes, casters replenish their resource. Most martials build their resources.
Why should ranged bow be the outliers with purchasable ability resources?
I think it looked great as well. Obviously needs more fun abbilites tho. One thing I did not like was how they changed the empyrean. I think they looked great in that first reveal. They changed them to look more rough. But it's a bit too early to judge. I'm sure it will be good when you can make your characters in the end.
I do prefer tab targeting mod because i dont have to be always worried if i'll miss the atack or not, PvE becomes less stressfull this way.
But i could care less for combat mechanic, i can only hope my char can cast habilities and atack while moving. Guild Wars 2 made the best mix between action and targeting mode, and i love it.
The real concern here is how they will keep the game engaging community wise.
best intro i ever seen lmao one of my fav songs
Love the bait in the beginning. Really loving your unabashed sarcasm. We Don't give a single fuck do weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee??????????.
some quivers that dont need arrows like Legolas .. type of quiver would be nice and let the players try to find that type of quivers etc...
Always hilarious video. Keep up the good work, man.
No idea why people always forget that Steven doesnt want to show everything on their stream. Wait for alpha 2 and streamers stream the game. I assume some of the skills are tab heavy oriented and others are more action combat oriented. A secondary class can even affect ur game play. Even then i trust the dev team to create something epic and memorable to each class. Take every stream slowly, this is just ALPHA 2, we will get more changes.
I feel like Steven should not be the one to control the character during a gameplay reveal as it would definetly make for a better showcase, aswell as not distract him from what we actually want him to do....which is talking, reacting, directing.
This x1000 they need to have a high level gamer showcase the classes
I kind of understand what you are saying, but i disagree. Having a pro gamer showcase a class by weaving in combos and with fast movements will show full potential.
But if the game launches and all Normies who try to replicate what they saw of ranger class from pro player’s perspective will be disappointed ,as they won’t be able to do same thing. They will be turned off and then the leave the game.
So setting wrong expectations could hurt this game.
you dont need a "high level gamer"..Just someone who can make the gameplay look a bit more appetizing
Can’t wait to play this games. Loving your videos man. Keep it up. I’m going to try start streaming. Maybe by the day ashes will be out I’ll have 10viewers 😂🎉
"get fucked you New World FPS Andies" as a bow user in New world w/ around 1k hours, I share this sentiment with you, entirely. Get absolutely fucked.
This update renewed my faith in the combat. The last update with the greatsword/daggers was very disappointing to me, it looked incredibly rough after waiting so long. But the ranger looks so much better and more polished, I hope they keep this level of quality for the other classes. One thing that did bother me was how much movement was involved in kiting. I think it would be better to have slower movement, but some slowing attacks to slow enemy speed as well. Not to make kiting any harder or easier, but just to make it so you don't have to run off to africa while fighting one pack of mobs, and to make you feel a bit more grounded in the world and realistic feeling.
What didn't you like about the melee combat showcase? And I kinda agree with the movement, everyone having huge dashes and gapclosers may not be the best thing. Generally the slower and less mobile a game is, the more tense it is, since you have to think about range and carefully plan ahead instead of just mashing dashes without thinking.
You are one of the view that make more really laugth! Thank you so much!
Woah woah woah, calm down there, Stan.
I am ready for this month's Copium supply drop 🤧
I’m really excited to see more about the breeding in the game. How will it work? The mounts have stats? Mutations like ark survival evolved? Can’t wait to find out in 2034!
The Stephen merch is particularly spicy
The skills dosnt look bad, the movement seems more fixed than before, but i think they should do something with Damage numbers.
Dmage numbers has to feel clear and pleasing. This ones not yet.
They stated youre gonna get to decide how the numbers look a couple streams ago
A melange of copium has been happily consumed.
Maybe they could make a class that rewards fps skills instead of trying to make all ranged classes the same. I've seen some games do this and it works out. I dont mind what's been made, so having a few real aiming classes wouldn't hurt anyone.
These intro keep getting better hahaha
The entro... hope steven sees it.
I thought the tab-target click/hold-and-press basic attacks, abilities 1 and 2 were cool and felt good, but ability 3 contrasted poorly and felt weird.
I'm usually not a huge fan of having manual basics, and prefer how they're handled in GW2. While I believe auto/basic attacks have their place, I prefer using more of my abilities vs auto/basic-weaving like in ESO. This gameplay demo is an exception. It made basics and abilities feel great when manual, or hybrid tab-target. I feel ability 3 broke the immersion because if you're going for a manual feel, an ability that complex should be either a combination of keypresses or a combination of abilities that lead to said complex ability (ex. quickshot + basic + quickshot unlocks the next quickshot to transform into ability 3), or have a telegraph-and-drop activation. I dunno, it just hit the uncanny valley for me.
Stoked to play, either way! Ty for the coverage Narc! :)
Tldr: Basic attacks, and abilities 1 and 2 felt great manual or tab-target. 3 in particular felt weird to me.
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I genuinely cannot express how happy I am that they chose to go with this combat and you New World FPS enjoyers can stick to your dead game. Maybe someday it'll gain back at least 5% of it's original playerbase PepeLaugh. In the mean time keep coping losers!
Come join the discord for a constant stream of absolute bullshit and nonsense talking 24/7: discord.gg/muwNp8NhbB
Hahahaha. The focus on anti-Zoomerism. 😙
But the _"lack in lifeexperience"_ is already build in, into the term Zoomer.
Zoomers don't know what keeps a game alive.
enjoyed the mention of your content by the developers as well as other ongoing livestreams
Dr. Fauci said that IT IS HEALTHY to wear Steven's face-printed underwear.
@@davidpare8465 cry more loser, your tears are delicious
My concern is how to defend vs bow.