Greetings my friends. I hope you enjoyed the update for freeholds. What did you enjoy the most? And what are your thoughts on areas for improvement. Please remember we are actively in development towards Alpha Two, and as always designs are subject to change/ iteration. We will inform those changes best after testing with our glorious players in A2. ❤️🙏💪
For player feedback like you mentioned in the video! When it comes to the freeholds I want to be as immersed as possible. Give the players as many tools to turn their freehold into whatever they want. E.g. a farm for primarily raising livestock and slaughter them for meat to sell to other freeholds, yadda yadda. Just give players the tools to use their freeholds so that they can interact with the world in an economical or even a social way (ex. taverns).
i would love to see the animals have a bit more life to them fx walking around, and when an animal and mob is killed i would love for the to wither away as ash in the wind so it matches with the name of the game
Noticed that you weren't in the party, but could harvest anything from the freehold and interact with chests and other things, will any player be able to do that or does one give permission for that or how exactly will this work?
Happy to know that you already know you'll have a freehold , and you are probably right. I know, I'll will not have one even if I want one , and I'm also probably right.
great stream, but may have lost me as a player. having such a limited supply of freehold plots makes this game uninteresting to me as a casual. no lifers once again will own everything. back to looking for a new game
@@AshesofCreation Cringy overexaggeration. Make this game less cringe and goofy please. Cringy generic happy music, Outdated graphics, goofy mounts, Im sorry but which man that is straight would want to ride on a fucking rabbit as a mount in a game? Your game is failing because you have no one on your dev team that have any desire for masculinity.
I bought this in the Kickstarter. I am hoping to play before I die of old age. I was 56 when I bought it, am 62 now. Ok, I may not die, but I do feel senility coming on (my wife says so). I hope it has crafting along the lines of Vanguard, Saga of Heroes.
@@MrEnterthehole can you specify "life"? When we're done we're done, it doesn't matter, some of us will be alone, some of us will pretend they've done it better and help overcrowd the world with multiple offspring, most of that offspring when older being pretty depressed at how overcrowded it is and desperately wanting to try and sink their head in nothing but tik tok/streams or perhaps a game like AoC...
Please keep the pigs immersive, adds to the atmosphere of the game in so many ways! Loving the game concept and art too, can't wait to play it! Alpha 2 is shaping up to be a banger!!
would be great to see mini game stations you can set up in your freehold to pass time with other players or friends. poker table, horse shoe, corn hole, card games idk what ever you guys think would be fun. maybe add a betting system so you can bet coin in these games. looks great though keep up the great work!
Wait, how is Ashes going to deal with the same problem Archeage had with terrain plots not being enough for everyone? Having a plot of land was pretty much essential to allow players to experience many gameplay loops, and it sucked not being able to buy one because there just wasnt enough space. In Archeage , people from guilds would even block plots for their guild mates to buy from them later.
Just being able to have my own animals in an MMO sounds so awesome. the inventory is a bit tedious tho. also, anything that helps with immersion is awesome. the more the better, i want to get lost
@@backstabber3537 This type of inventory hasn't been in games for a very very long time. If not counting Diablo series, the last MMO with similar inventory system I knew was Mabinogi. As tedious as it is, inventory management becomes a skill in game. I can't tell you how many times I spent hours to tidy up my friend's inventory just to see it become all mess the next day.🤣
@@AshesofCreation Wait wait wait wait.... Its an MMO keep it tedious but make it worthwhile ..... Ooooh ooh aybe certain products are on sale and in demand different seasons for trade!
There are a few systems that I'm not too big a fan of but I feel like I need to experience them to know for sure. Also, that pig dying was perfect lmao.
@@AshesofCreation Will there be any systems to prevent freeholds being placed too close together? I remember in Star Wars Galaxies winding up with urban sprawl blocking the way through areas.
Love the design of the Freeholds! I think it's really cool how cohesive the visuals are inside of the house, *massive* props to your design team! One thing that I would maybe like to see is maybe a separate weapon storage location on the character's back. It's really more of a roleplaying thing, I just thought that it kinda looks weird for the character to always be holding their weapon regardless of the situation. Having a system that automatically puts away weapons after a certain amount of time away from combat would be cool, but even being able to hotkey your weapons to a storage slot (on your back/on a belt, etc) would be really useful in my opinion
Nice progress, but please listen to community feedback on the bags. No one finds inventory management fun. Be careful trying to re-invent the wheel, sometimes simpler is better (inventory).
I believe that they've showed a few times in the past that they only listen to the community on specific topics. I think that the bags will remain bad at least until Alpha 2, maybe if enough people complain about it then they'll listen.
@@AshesofCreation Have to agree wth others, the bags inside of bags inventory management system is a headache and I'm glad modern games have moved away from such systems. They did so with good reason. People want simple inventories that are easy to navigate, where the amount of space/weight you have left is clear. One large inventory with simple tabs that will allow us to highlight weapons, materials, quest items etc is really all we need.
IDEA ALERT: so here's an idea on advertising, free for you, when the game is about to release. So it goes like this. You show this player living in his freehold peacefully, with his friends. But then some people come and destroy his house(during castles siege) when he was not around. So he gears up and goes out to repuild his city and kick the ass of those who stole from him. The outro, a old guy deep voice says, come live a life, friendships, action, adventure and glory. Of course you show him gearing up, rebuilding his city and kicking ass in epic music.
Steven, I always admired your leadership and the way that you guide your teammates to explaining things about the game. You never take the full center of the spotlight and act as a host for your team. Its also great to see some new footage of other game play features like the freehold. This looked amazing!
Great update AoC team! Loved: * Graphic quality and world immersion. The wind, trees moving in the wind, birds and farm sounds * The idea of farming crops and livestock * The open space style of freeholds * The immersive style of ... meat and hide extraction * The idea of adding buildings that give you access to stations * The idea that you can build your freehold ANYWHERE * UI & bag systems are functional Questions/comments: * I guess I love the idea of going by my animals and crops and "working" a bit on the farm. The gamification of harvesting is amazing and sometimes it would be a super relaxing experience. Is there a mechanic in which I could auto-harvest crops and animal products in case I want to do mass production? Thinking of something with reduced benefits as I am not using my harvesting skills. * Why not put the artisan stations inside the buildings? Thinking that since the buildings occupy the space anyways,maybe their stations could be inside the building to save space. * Have you thought/calculated if the open world space would be enough for all players freeholds? * How would I fast travel to my freehold? Is there a mechanic for that? * Would caravan system work between cities and freeholds and between freehold and other freeholds? * Please do not allow for too much customisation on the OUTSIDE of the buildings in order to not break immersion. * I saw you were drag & dropping items in your bags. I guess/hope you can auto transfer auto-sort * I loved the shadows but they seemed ... icky at times. Is there a reason for this? I guess it.s work in progress of course! * It feels like some work needs to be done in the interaction system. Either Steven sucks at interacting - sorry Steven - or the interaction "boxes" need to grow?
He might be a bit oblivious. He seems like the hands off type. More like he plays what they make then gives feedback instead of dictating every little thing.
I don’t mind the item’s being different sizes, but it also takes a lot of brain power as a potentially OCD Min/Max’er I don’t know if this relates to others but in games like Skyrim, I would collect carrots along the trail in order to sell for 1 gold coin because I can carry it.
Blown away, again. As a long time Everquest, Archeage, and Eve Online player (ex player for all three now) I can't wait to delve back into MMOs again for this project. Absolute Dream
14:35 I would love if after NoAliving the Pig you would have an animation of butchering/Skinning it. Or you could have the pig show in your inventory then you take it to a “Butchering Table” where you process the pig.
Oh great idea, and easy solution, select a simple gore option, turn it off or on, off is just a standard casting bar or whatever, on plays the whole animation, I like that. Because the pig scene is a little graphic for animal lovers, even though it’s just a game.
Absolutely love everything I have seen so far from the team. But one thing I do not like, is the Tetris-inventory. That sounds like hell to organize. But absolutely beautiful game and can't wait to play!
Man, this freaking game....I can't wait! Edit: do not change the animal slaughter. If people don't like it, make a setting for the screen to go black or something lol.
Idk about the Tetris bag limit theme. Dayz has the same thing but it's a survival game where youre limited in very few resources. Not sure if it will fit an mmo especially on this scale. If you ask me it will just be a bad QOL theme for the game 😊
I would like to add more: 1- ageing system for animals ( this will control the market ) 2- different animals breeds 3- PLEASE add more different colours for animals 4- diseases and cure for animals and crops 5- different quality and quantity for animals products for each breed 6- make the animals feels alive!! 7- breeding system should have chance to get babies, and might lose the mother while gestation! Just give chance for everything. 8- weather system should affect the animals and the crops. 9- Gene system, some crops will yield more, as well as animals, BUT this should not be passed to the babies. There are more to add, but hope AOC will notice me ! 🌹
Feedback on two things showcased here: 1. Inventory management is not fun, and only becomes a tedious extra thing to worry about. In a game full of intricate mechanics, inventory management should not be one of them. 2. Gathering speed seems a bit slow when placed in front of a farm full of corn or wheat or whatever to harvest. Slow gathering speed may work in the open world, but if it takes that long to harvest my own crops in a farm full of gatherables, I can see that becoming rather time consuming especially depending on how often crops grow back.
Agree on inventory management. However, Steven explained after on stream that gathering is slow in this showcase because fast gathering is a progression mechanic. Which is perfect to me, as you get better at gathering, you get better equipment for faster gathering!
Well is for people that like gathering, inventory management is important in pvx mmorpg, since if you need to move alot of resources that is where caravans system will enter, so makes sense you be very limited on foot
We appreciate your feedback! Please make sure to share it with our team on the forums as well! forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/55773/feedback-request-alpha-two-freehold-preview-shown-in-june-livestream
Very well done to the team on this one. The world really looks and feels dynamic, from the sounds of birds, wind etc. to the wind blowing on trees. The way the resource rock broke looks very realistic. Very excited for this!
Would love to see the option of actually breaking down the carcasses, maybe the higher skill you have in butchery the farther you go with it. At the very least, please don’t make whatever you are skinning just look like it laid down to take a nap after you skin and harvest it.
i think it would provide great immersion if a "healer" class could harvest the meat and hide while healing the animal, keeping them alive, possible putting them to sleep first, but still receiving the resources, even at a lower amount
Almost everything looks good, but hopefully we can also talk about what it doesn't look good: inventory management. Different items having different sizes and playing tetris to manage your inventory is not good. This won't make me not play the game, but why not make it better? Please make sure to code this system in a way generic enough where refactoring how it works isn't terrible so we can test different approaches during Alpha 2. Thanks!
I wonder, how hard would it be to randomly generate different features for a mount when a player acquires one? It could be super simple like some different colors, hair lengths? That way it feels like everyone is unique just like IRL. I just noticed the bunny mounts are identical, it just is something that could be unique IMO!
I have an idea, you can have a griffon mailing system, so if your inventory is full you can call for a griffon which comes gather your inventory and flies it back to your bank for a fee?
This looks cool, the only issue i have with this game is that loss is everywhere. Freeholds can be attacked and loss which really hurts your progress. Especially with them saying freeholds wont be so easily accessible. The games not for everyone but thats kind of a kick in the nuts in any regard
So freeholds can't actually be attacked unless you lose a siege. But if you do end up losing the siege that's the price you pay for losing. you'll still have time to grab your stuff and dip with a caravan but if you don't that's on you and the defenders. Risk vs Reward is everywhere.
@@ImmortalityV Agreed its a risk and reward system everywhere but it's still a kick in the nuts. I'd rather just do heavy taxes then have to lose my progress as a game is for fun not a job to be done continuously. Everything else is fine, this system however is...well to be blunt, its not.
Game looks gorgeous, i like casual things like farming also... already can imagine myself relaxing and making my own farm! Without all the time doing dungeons and pvp, gvg stuffs... More interesting things to do - better!
Could be cool to have like a massive dwarven smelter freehold, filled to the brim with smelting cauldrons. Was thinking of making a tavern on my freehold then just fill the property with brewing casks filled with beer and whiskey.
I am so grateful that finally, we are seeing real-world housing. I was afraid the everything-instanced movement was the future of MMO´s but I never feel connected to an instanced house and this is definitely something I will love. Thank you!
Can't wait to play, looks amazing!. I'll tease you a little though.. My favorite part was when he went to bed at the end and his legs were sticking through the wood at the baseboard. ;) Haha
I like the free hold idea a lot, but I'm afraid it's going to look like the ones in Archeage where it's all cramped purely to get the most out of the grid and those look so out of place
I'm so hoping this game comes out in time for me to enjoy it with my kids :) :( I've got a few years yet, fingers crossed.... I am so into what this is shaping up to be.
Thx for the video. It left me with a slew of questions. Will there be poaching in game? If I have the same ability to shear sheep can I wander the world shearing other ppls sheep either as a service or sneakily to make money? Can we be attacked while on our freehold? Will I need to hire guards to protect my land? Will the freehold always be on flat land or could it be layered into the earth with cave like structures similar to huts or hobbit homes? Will we have to do a mini game to haul the lumber and supplies to the freehold location to build it? How will weather affect our livestock? Do we have to move the animals inside a barn in the winter? Are the animals in danger from other players killing them or monsters in the land trying to eat them?
UI and Spell Icons Gifs are looking great. I like the detail on the trees and rocks. Trees have twisting trunks etc. Not looking cookie-cutter. The blue rocks look interesting, but the color blue is kind of over the top considering the landscape color however it is Fall so in winter they might look just right. Freeholds are looking great. The lot size is perfect. I am also thrilled that you have to build variants and verity. I would love to come up on a Rapunzel wizard tower where you refine potions and enchanting ingredients. I absolutely love the tree housing that is integrated within the tree. Talk about high fantasy. Those are going to be epic. The farming, crafting, gathering, and refining interactions and dependencies are spot on. I like the fuel and upgrade tree paths for buildings crafting tables etc. I would love to see trees for farming. Putting fuel into the soil to create rare magical herbs and regents for potions would be great. Have the crops be seasonal so you can grow winter ones etc. The bag system is a great idea. Talk about making gathering and crafting buildouts impactful and important. It is so cool to have actual crafting and gathering buildouts for what you are planning to gather and craft as meaningful as Raid gear buildouts. Having homestead-building paths is epic. I love the fact that homesteads can be wiped out by what happens to the node. That way it is not a one-time land rush at the beginning of the game, and no one ever gets the ability later on in the game to ever expect to own one. I really like the details of the gathering. The corn drops Kernals, and tomatoes falling on the ground were great. I feel the skinning of animals like New World was great but the pig petting before you slit its neck was a bit over the top. I could see some crazy animal activists boycotting the game and up in arms about petting it before you kill it. All in all, a great job so far. Great work guys.
I am perfectly happy seeing blood and core and death in a game. Most MMOs are tame about it. Since crafting was mentioned, will 'salvaging' be a thing? How would it work if so?
I have a ton of questions: 1. Will there be enough space for every player on the server to have a Freehold? 2. Can I challenge players for their location? 3. What maintenance costs are anticipated? 4. With so much production, what will prevent market saturation? 5. Which node policies will affect my Freehold? 6. Are Freeholds for individual players or for guilds? 7. Will seasons and climate affect possible crop/animal production?
Farming and animal husbandry has always been my jam in MMO’s and survival games. I’ll happily invest everything into this activity as often as possible so the more in depth you can make this the better. I wish I could afford to drop $250 on a voyager package but I just can’t. The wait for Beta 2 is loooong!!!
This looks amazing. Especially seeing the mounts standing is so immersive. I have a few questions for these systems: - Can other players take/steal/destroy your stuff? Are there certain antigrieve mechanics or will people who wont be able to play the game 24/7 be unable to have one basically? - How many people are able to get one of those freeholds? Will the whole map be full of those with the exceptions of the poi etc.? - Will there be an artist profession in the future where you can paint pictures of people and vistas? I would love to search for interesting places in the world that i could paint and sell the pictures to other players
If taking away your plot will be possible without mutual consent, then this game will die in no time. I have seen many MMOs vanish in the over 30 years of playing. A peaceful crafter/trader/farmer (roleplaying) will leave the game if all the work he/she put into decorating and making a home could be destroyed (and there's always PKs and bullying guilds in those games). And after those players are gone the bullies will get bored and leave as well. Good idea with the artist profession - maybe taking a nice screenshot and being able to somehow convert it into a pseudo-oil-painting to sell or put on your own walls. Oh the possibilities if you think about it!
You guys could add a Galloping button for mounts, slowing down or increasing the speed/posture that the mount walk/gallop, or even adding adding a brand new way of interaction with you companion. That way you can interact iin differents ways depending where you are or how you want to your mount to act at certain time. Horses could have the overall walk/3timed galop, bunnys and frogs like mount could have a charge jump that can acess higher parts of the environment, the snail mount could use its slime to climb walls, horned mounts could do a charge that could break ore or knock down certains targets, feline mounts could walk/run in zig zag evading projectiles or difficulting things to target you, theres a million ways of giving more personality for mounts in games. The mounts in Ashes of creations are looking awesome and i would love to see you guys adding more fantastic creatures and news ways of interact with then. I cant wait to play and full experience this game, it reallys keeps our love for mmorpgs burning and not sucumbing froms the ashes of the past. Cheers from Brazil, sorry for any misspelling and keep doing that awesome work, Ashes its already a piece of art.
Definitely brings back the feel of what I loved about ArcheAge setting/housing/husbandry, but even better. I continue to be excited for Ashes of Creation.
SO excited to play now. This is by far my favorite reason to play mmos; the lifestyle part of the game. Little feedback that i'll also bring to the forums, but I'm not the biggest fan of the inventory management system. This is very similar to the game Mabinogi how items are different shapes (maybe Diablo is similar as well) but the slots are just quite annoying and maybe just a bit archaic. I personally found weight to be a better system. Say what you will about New World but there's something about the bag weight progression and chest storage progression.
I feel like the Tetris style resources storage can have a lot of interesting implications. We will have to see how you guys develop the system first off, of course. My intuition is that its a high risk, high reward development path. Most likely it will be frustrating for players, who just want to farm resources and not think about bag space. But if it changes how you farm in a non-annoying manner this could be cool. I think as long as you can re-orient longer resources (similar to Tetris) to fit around in your bags, the system might work nicely and be a fun puzzle to solve. So looking at the inventory at 9:43 , if I got another 1x2 resource, I could reorient it to be 2x1 and slot it in the top right, horizontally. Maybe rare and powerful materials could be sloped and non-pleasant shapes and cause you to farm/value certain items that can fit those 1x1 slots and such. I think this might be an interesting implication because in New World, the weight restrictions meant that you would often offload lower valuable resources if you capped out on a gathering run; but a Tetris style system might favor those resources during a gathering run to make efficient use of your bags.
I still don't like the fact that not every player will be able to have a freehold, even if they want one and play enough to be able to obtain one. Just doesn't sit right with me.
@@FearHype Yeah I already know I’m gonna be able to get one. Those casual players are not the ones I’m talking about. I’m more thinking about the people that start years after launch and no matter how much they love the game there’s an entire system they can never engage with because the slots are taken and they didn’t start early enough.
This game is absolutely beautiful. I've been following for at least a year now, and I can't wait for the release. Already saving up to buy a brand new PC for when this game drops. Will be worth every penny!
I'm guessing the freeholds are pretty limited in the open world and not everyone will be able have one. If someone coming into the game a few months/years after the launch, will there be any chance for them to setup a freehold of their own or will they have to settle with an apartment?
Creation and destruction, life and death are part of our all life. When there is no more space there could be an war, Natural disaster or dragon attack. If the people cant defend themselves there will be an opportunity for other players.
The game is looking beautiful so far! I am really enjoying the sound effects and the animations, looks very lively. Speaking of animations it would be great to see the chickens move around in their pen or when it's night time some animals have different night cycle such as sleeping in their coup.
This game is in Alpha and it already looks similar to some games that have been fully released. This makes me sad that a lot of games are unfinished, but that just shows the dedication this team really has to making Ashes great. Can't wait for the A2 playtest!
The bag system is really cool! I'd imagine they'd have ti have a durability on it to make sense? This is a great incentive to learn crafting or whatever skill these are related too
If it's not too much work you can have a tickbox option to enable/disable 'animal death animations' and the rest of us can digitally go through what Charles Dance had to practice 20mins before he started filming 1st scene of Game of Thrones? The Deer was real. Perhaps you opt in for the more realistic activities. omg Animal husbandry is going to be a censorship nightmare lol
I like the tetris style bag-management you have got going. I find it more immersive to have to think about the space of a bag rather than how much weight you can carry. Makes demand for crafting good bags important as well which adds to the crafting economy aspect as well. Would be cool to see profession specific bags with greater capacity to carry stuff like ore which looks like it takes up a lot of space. Also are you considering adding saddlebags or anything of the sort to help you haul gatherables? :)
@@AshesofCreation Very cool! Also just an idea, maybe you could enchant bags to increase room :D like a magic profession and a material profession combo item that requires players to work across professions to make a superior item! Thank you for answering
Well it's obvious that everyone on a server won't be able to have one. Looking at what we know about any game, mmo or not, 50% of the playerbase will leave in that first month WITHOUT hitting max level or completion. There's a lot of breaking down here that I really don't want to do but basically expect 15% to actually stay active and around.
@@handsinthefire what makes you think its going to have such a low pop, other than the fact crowfall was a dismal failer, but that had more to do with its niche playstyle and not having a budget for promotion than anything else
This is looking more and more like a game that will require far more time and effort to put into than I'm willing or able to give. Looks amazing though.
I dont think you really need to even have a freehold to play properly tho? It seems more like an option to invest that much time and effort does it not? 😅
@@PaperJedi You're right, silly of me to think they were making a game that only a small handful of elite players (read: people with a lot of free time) will be able to fully enjoy. Hmm, sarcasm aside, the writing has been on the wall the entire time.
@@escarretada I'm not too keen on playing a simulator where I'm poor and it's impossible to compete with those who have greater means (of time). Sounds kinda like real life. And I've been following this game for years and very well aware of the "hard core, play to win" mentality. I'm all for play-to-win, but it's increasingly looking like there's no middle ground: you either significantly invest time into the game, or you just don't bother at all, with anyone in the middle getting a mediocre experience. Not saying that's going to happen, but it's certainly a concern of mine. Would be a shame if the only people who could own and maintain a freehold are those who play Ashes as a part time job.
It is looking amazing, just a thought, this style of freehold is great, for a warrior type character for example, what if you could have different types, lets say a mage tower type that focuses on alchemy and rare plants farming instead, or a swamp type that let you grow fish and mushrooms for example instead of cows, with huts over the water and docks, there could be different styles based on the biome, lets say the desert zone having an oasis type freehold where you harvest palm dates, or can grow some plants on the oasis itself, just an idea.
Greetings my friends. I hope you enjoyed the update for freeholds. What did you enjoy the most? And what are your thoughts on areas for improvement. Please remember we are actively in development towards Alpha Two, and as always designs are subject to change/ iteration. We will inform those changes best after testing with our glorious players in A2. ❤️🙏💪
For player feedback like you mentioned in the video! When it comes to the freeholds I want to be as immersed as possible. Give the players as many tools to turn their freehold into whatever they want. E.g. a farm for primarily raising livestock and slaughter them for meat to sell to other freeholds, yadda yadda. Just give players the tools to use their freeholds so that they can interact with the world in an economical or even a social way (ex. taverns).
Lot's to talk about 😁
i would love to see the animals have a bit more life to them fx walking around, and when an animal and mob is killed i would love for the to wither away as ash in the wind so it matches with the name of the game
Noticed that you weren't in the party, but could harvest anything from the freehold and interact with chests and other things, will any player be able to do that or does one give permission for that or how exactly will this work?
@@Prushbinger You will have permissions for sure , maybe Family system will play an role there
The wind sounds, trees moving in the wind, birds and farm sounds it’s so dam immersive.
Audio is such a huge part of making a game feel alive! We are glad to hear you enjoyed it. 💖
I think sounds are always important as 50% of a any game. And the other 50% of a game is the gameplay.
Correct me if I am wrong, would love to know.
@@randombleachfan Well we can argue about the percentages all day but sound definitely does play a huge role
@@professorposh4146 yes
If the content of the game sucks, no one of this helps, sound, graphic
This was my favorite live stream of the year, can't wait to get immersed in this world and have my own land, especially when it looks this cozy!
Peon!
Woohoo!
I'm a big fan!
🎉🎉🎉
Happy to know that you already know you'll have a freehold , and you are probably right. I know, I'll will not have one even if I want one , and I'm also probably right.
great stream, but may have lost me as a player. having such a limited supply of freehold plots makes this game uninteresting to me as a casual. no lifers once again will own everything. back to looking for a new game
definitely NOT playing this if 'the Lazy Peon' is looking forward to it. 😫
You are coping right?
The landscape itself is enough to want me to play this asap ❤
Verra is beautiful! 🥰🌎
@@AshesofCreation Cringy overexaggeration. Make this game less cringe and goofy please. Cringy generic happy music, Outdated graphics, goofy mounts, Im sorry but which man that is straight would want to ride on a fucking rabbit as a mount in a game? Your game is failing because you have no one on your dev team that have any desire for masculinity.
Asap. Or as Steven puts it “34.76 rotations around the galaxy from now”
I bought this in the Kickstarter. I am hoping to play before I die of old age. I was 56 when I bought it, am 62 now. Ok, I may not die, but I do feel senility coming on (my wife says so). I hope it has crafting along the lines of Vanguard, Saga of Heroes.
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Hang in there buddy, we'll get it soon enough.... i hope :)
Will be in perfect time for retirement!
Make sure Hospice has 4k oled and gaming pc in your room
Make sure you exercise your brain and your body
This game needs to release so I can pour my whole entire life into it
If it releases during you whole entire life xD
when will it release though? have they given any time frame yet?
@@LOL1423derp92 not even a hint mate, they are in alpha since 2017 😅
Same
@@MrEnterthehole can you specify "life"? When we're done we're done, it doesn't matter, some of us will be alone, some of us will pretend they've done it better and help overcrowd the world with multiple offspring, most of that offspring when older being pretty depressed at how overcrowded it is and desperately wanting to try and sink their head in nothing but tik tok/streams or perhaps a game like AoC...
Please keep the pigs immersive, adds to the atmosphere of the game in so many ways! Loving the game concept and art too, can't wait to play it! Alpha 2 is shaping up to be a banger!!
would be great to see mini game stations you can set up in your freehold to pass time with other players or friends. poker table, horse shoe, corn hole, card games idk what ever you guys think would be fun. maybe add a betting system so you can bet coin in these games. looks great though keep up the great work!
They confirmed these will be in taverns, can’t wait to see them :)
There will be parlor games that players can use when in taverns. 🍻🎲
@AshesofCreation I hope we get a MTG type game.
This is a great idea....can you imagine setting up a mini golf course to play with friends. endless opportunity within the world of Verra. 😮
Wait, how is Ashes going to deal with the same problem Archeage had with terrain plots not being enough for everyone? Having a plot of land was pretty much essential to allow players to experience many gameplay loops, and it sucked not being able to buy one because there just wasnt enough space. In Archeage , people from guilds would even block plots for their guild mates to buy from them later.
Just being able to have my own animals in an MMO sounds so awesome. the inventory is a bit tedious tho. also, anything that helps with immersion is awesome. the more the better, i want to get lost
tedious like real life :(
We appreciate your feedback!
@@backstabber3537 This type of inventory hasn't been in games for a very very long time. If not counting Diablo series, the last MMO with similar inventory system I knew was Mabinogi. As tedious as it is, inventory management becomes a skill in game. I can't tell you how many times I spent hours to tidy up my friend's inventory just to see it become all mess the next day.🤣
@@AshesofCreation Wait wait wait wait.... Its an MMO keep it tedious but make it worthwhile ..... Ooooh ooh aybe certain products are on sale and in demand different seasons for trade!
Actually this inventory sys is more realistic, so technically it helps immersion.
The livestock slaughtering mechanic really reminded me of Red Dead Redemption 2. Very immersive! Great job! Can't wait to play this game for myself!
There are a few systems that I'm not too big a fan of but I feel like I need to experience them to know for sure. Also, that pig dying was perfect lmao.
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@@AshesofCreation Will there be any systems to prevent freeholds being placed too close together? I remember in Star Wars Galaxies winding up with urban sprawl blocking the way through areas.
@@randlebrowne2048 Well they said roads wont be blocked but you know I dont mind Urban sprawl as long as it looks good.
The attention to detail in this game is a work of art I cant wait!
Love the design of the Freeholds! I think it's really cool how cohesive the visuals are inside of the house, *massive* props to your design team! One thing that I would maybe like to see is maybe a separate weapon storage location on the character's back. It's really more of a roleplaying thing, I just thought that it kinda looks weird for the character to always be holding their weapon regardless of the situation. Having a system that automatically puts away weapons after a certain amount of time away from combat would be cool, but even being able to hotkey your weapons to a storage slot (on your back/on a belt, etc) would be really useful in my opinion
Nice progress, but please listen to community feedback on the bags. No one finds inventory management fun. Be careful trying to re-invent the wheel, sometimes simpler is better (inventory).
We appreciate the input and are looking forward to reading what you all have to say!
I believe that they've showed a few times in the past that they only listen to the community on specific topics. I think that the bags will remain bad at least until Alpha 2, maybe if enough people complain about it then they'll listen.
Tetris is simple and war tales does it perfectly
@@AshesofCreation Have to agree wth others, the bags inside of bags inventory management system is a headache and I'm glad modern games have moved away from such systems. They did so with good reason. People want simple inventories that are easy to navigate, where the amount of space/weight you have left is clear. One large inventory with simple tabs that will allow us to highlight weapons, materials, quest items etc is really all we need.
@AshesofCreation awesome! Wishing you guys success with the development process.!
IDEA ALERT: so here's an idea on advertising, free for you, when the game is about to release. So it goes like this. You show this player living in his freehold peacefully, with his friends. But then some people come and destroy his house(during castles siege) when he was not around. So he gears up and goes out to repuild his city and kick the ass of those who stole from him. The outro, a old guy deep voice says, come live a life, friendships, action, adventure and glory.
Of course you show him gearing up, rebuilding his city and kicking ass in epic music.
So beautiful, really well done so far. A labor of love and it shows. Looking forward to its release.
Steven, I always admired your leadership and the way that you guide your teammates to explaining things about the game. You never take the full center of the spotlight and act as a host for your team.
Its also great to see some new footage of other game play features like the freehold. This looked amazing!
Great update AoC team!
Loved:
* Graphic quality and world immersion. The wind, trees moving in the wind, birds and farm sounds
* The idea of farming crops and livestock
* The open space style of freeholds
* The immersive style of ... meat and hide extraction
* The idea of adding buildings that give you access to stations
* The idea that you can build your freehold ANYWHERE
* UI & bag systems are functional
Questions/comments:
* I guess I love the idea of going by my animals and crops and "working" a bit on the farm. The gamification of harvesting is amazing and sometimes it would be a super relaxing experience. Is there a mechanic in which I could auto-harvest crops and animal products in case I want to do mass production? Thinking of something with reduced benefits as I am not using my harvesting skills.
* Why not put the artisan stations inside the buildings? Thinking that since the buildings occupy the space anyways,maybe their stations could be inside the building to save space.
* Have you thought/calculated if the open world space would be enough for all players freeholds?
* How would I fast travel to my freehold? Is there a mechanic for that?
* Would caravan system work between cities and freeholds and between freehold and other freeholds?
* Please do not allow for too much customisation on the OUTSIDE of the buildings in order to not break immersion.
* I saw you were drag & dropping items in your bags. I guess/hope you can auto transfer auto-sort
* I loved the shadows but they seemed ... icky at times. Is there a reason for this? I guess it.s work in progress of course!
* It feels like some work needs to be done in the interaction system. Either Steven sucks at interacting - sorry Steven - or the interaction "boxes" need to grow?
Something I wanted to touch base on, is the way the characters suddenly stop when coming to a stop. Feels a little janky sadly 😅
Looks fantastic for your "I don't feel like raiding today" moments :) Amazing immersion guys!
There is so much more to do in MMOs than just raiding! 🏠
steven acting oblivious to the things his developers have made is the best part
He might be a bit oblivious. He seems like the hands off type. More like he plays what they make then gives feedback instead of dictating every little thing.
He not a programmer he a management type CEO he delegates things and then gets shown them later.
I don’t mind the item’s being different sizes, but it also takes a lot of brain power as a potentially OCD Min/Max’er
I don’t know if this relates to others but in games like Skyrim, I would collect carrots along the trail in order to sell for 1 gold coin because I can carry it.
The strategic part where to start your own place reminds me on those cool old games of RTS :)
I'm getting such Archeage vibes and it brings me such joy, i truly miss that game and i hope this gives me that feeling again but with no P2W.
This and refined since he played archeage he know what was wrong
AA Classic private server capped at 3.0 launching soon. Well see you there for one last ride :)
I'm concerned...buying and selling freeholds becomes pay to win. People will be selling them online dont you think
@@Kymss-j9z will probably get banned for that if caught
There will be no P2W in Ashes of Creation! 💖
This looks so awesome! The world is so beautiful! Please take your time & continue to make Verra epically awesome!
T f*ck do u mean take more time LMAO
@@elayo09 You're the guy that bitches for them to hurry up, only to bitch more when they drop it early and its buggy lol
@@elayo09what you think they should just release it unfinished?
@@elayo09 They really need to take more time considering this looks like shit
@@Zerbax-t3t Always the 20iq Andies that comment on looks in a game's Alpha development.
Blown away, again. As a long time Everquest, Archeage, and Eve Online player (ex player for all three now) I can't wait to delve back into MMOs again for this project. Absolute Dream
14:35 I would love if after NoAliving the Pig you would have an animation of butchering/Skinning it. Or you could have the pig show in your inventory then you take it to a “Butchering Table” where you process the pig.
Regarding the animal death maybe you can tie in with gore function in the options?
but I think it should stay immersive in my opinion.
Oh great idea, and easy solution, select a simple gore option, turn it off or on, off is just a standard casting bar or whatever, on plays the whole animation, I like that. Because the pig scene is a little graphic for animal lovers, even though it’s just a game.
Man the pig scene was so funny, i think it s perfect like it s right now, everything is perfect, missing the famous spit emote
Harvesting all of them at once would be a great addition. i think everyone would enjoy to save some time :)
Best update of the year so far! Keep it up!
Absolutely love everything I have seen so far from the team. But one thing I do not like, is the Tetris-inventory. That sounds like hell to organize. But absolutely beautiful game and can't wait to play!
Love it. The slow animation on the hare mount is very odd though
Man, this freaking game....I can't wait!
Edit: do not change the animal slaughter. If people don't like it, make a setting for the screen to go black or something lol.
Idk about the Tetris bag limit theme. Dayz has the same thing but it's a survival game where youre limited in very few resources. Not sure if it will fit an mmo especially on this scale. If you ask me it will just be a bad QOL theme for the game 😊
This stream was SOO EXCITING! Love what is being done with the game.
This looks so incredible. Please continue to show us every little bit of progress.. we’re all itching to play.
the large organized guild level conflict is what Steven likes. That is this game.
Every month you're getting us impressive content, the rythm you have is crazy guys!
I would like to add more:
1- ageing system for animals ( this will control the market )
2- different animals breeds
3- PLEASE add more different colours for animals
4- diseases and cure for animals and crops
5- different quality and quantity for animals products for each breed
6- make the animals feels alive!!
7- breeding system should have chance to get babies, and might lose the mother while gestation! Just give chance for everything.
8- weather system should affect the animals and the crops.
9- Gene system, some crops will yield more, as well as animals, BUT this should not be passed to the babies.
There are more to add, but hope AOC will notice me ! 🌹
I like the immersion. Don't soften the blow of reality especially on a game that looks this nice.
There is a real artisan work in the lights that is a masterwork, the devs are doing a really good job.
Feedback on two things showcased here:
1. Inventory management is not fun, and only becomes a tedious extra thing to worry about. In a game full of intricate mechanics, inventory management should not be one of them.
2. Gathering speed seems a bit slow when placed in front of a farm full of corn or wheat or whatever to harvest. Slow gathering speed may work in the open world, but if it takes that long to harvest my own crops in a farm full of gatherables, I can see that becoming rather time consuming especially depending on how often crops grow back.
Agree on inventory management. However, Steven explained after on stream that gathering is slow in this showcase because fast gathering is a progression mechanic.
Which is perfect to me, as you get better at gathering, you get better equipment for faster gathering!
Well is for people that like gathering, inventory management is important in pvx mmorpg, since if you need to move alot of resources that is where caravans system will enter, so makes sense you be very limited on foot
there must be an inventory management , cause otherwise we will transform into greedy loot goblins
i actually do like the inventory management, it brings me back to those old mu online days :)
We appreciate your feedback! Please make sure to share it with our team on the forums as well!
forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/55773/feedback-request-alpha-two-freehold-preview-shown-in-june-livestream
Very well done to the team on this one. The world really looks and feels dynamic, from the sounds of birds, wind etc. to the wind blowing on trees. The way the resource rock broke looks very realistic. Very excited for this!
Would love to see the option of actually breaking down the carcasses, maybe the higher skill you have in butchery the farther you go with it. At the very least, please don’t make whatever you are skinning just look like it laid down to take a nap after you skin and harvest it.
i think it would provide great immersion if a "healer" class could harvest the meat and hide while healing the animal, keeping them alive, possible putting them to sleep first, but still receiving the resources, even at a lower amount
Bro that’s so f****d lmao I know the point that you want to make but wtf 😂
I personally feel you should go for immersion over convenience. As realistic as possible in this fantasy setting
Almost everything looks good, but hopefully we can also talk about what it doesn't look good: inventory management.
Different items having different sizes and playing tetris to manage your inventory is not good. This won't make me not play the game, but why not make it better? Please make sure to code this system in a way generic enough where refactoring how it works isn't terrible so we can test different approaches during Alpha 2.
Thanks!
I wonder, how hard would it be to randomly generate different features for a mount when a player acquires one? It could be super simple like some different colors, hair lengths? That way it feels like everyone is unique just like IRL. I just noticed the bunny mounts are identical, it just is something that could be unique IMO!
So the bunny mount is a paid cosmetic, that is why they look the same. Other mounts do indeed have variants like you described!
I have an idea, you can have a griffon mailing system, so if your inventory is full you can call for a griffon which comes gather your inventory and flies it back to your bank for a fee?
This looks cool, the only issue i have with this game is that loss is everywhere. Freeholds can be attacked and loss which really hurts your progress. Especially with them saying freeholds wont be so easily accessible.
The games not for everyone but thats kind of a kick in the nuts in any regard
So freeholds can't actually be attacked unless you lose a siege. But if you do end up losing the siege that's the price you pay for losing. you'll still have time to grab your stuff and dip with a caravan but if you don't that's on you and the defenders. Risk vs Reward is everywhere.
@@ImmortalityV Agreed its a risk and reward system everywhere but it's still a kick in the nuts.
I'd rather just do heavy taxes then have to lose my progress as a game is for fun not a job to be done continuously. Everything else is fine, this system however is...well to be blunt, its not.
That was F AMAZING guys! and this ambient sounds Cows and Chickens even before you enter Freehold. Wow
Game looks gorgeous, i like casual things like farming also... already can imagine myself relaxing and making my own farm! Without all the time doing dungeons and pvp, gvg stuffs... More interesting things to do - better!
YO, This is looking really good!
Could be cool to have like a massive dwarven smelter freehold, filled to the brim with smelting cauldrons.
Was thinking of making a tavern on my freehold then just fill the property with brewing casks filled with beer and whiskey.
I am so grateful that finally, we are seeing real-world housing. I was afraid the everything-instanced movement was the future of MMO´s but I never feel connected to an instanced house and this is definitely something I will love. Thank you!
I can't wait to play your game. You're doing a great job.
Can't wait to play, looks amazing!. I'll tease you a little though.. My favorite part was when he went to bed at the end and his legs were sticking through the wood at the baseboard. ;) Haha
I like the free hold idea a lot, but I'm afraid it's going to look like the ones in Archeage where it's all cramped purely to get the most out of the grid and those look so out of place
Everything you showed looks cozy and inviting. Thumbs up.
My god, the autumn trees are looking gorgeous.
Also, immersion all the way. Makes the game waaaay better.
I'm so hoping this game comes out in time for me to enjoy it with my kids :) :(
I've got a few years yet, fingers crossed....
I am so into what this is shaping up to be.
Remember the scene in Game of Thrones where Tywin butchers the stag. I want butchering in Ashes to be as close to that as possible.
Thx for the video. It left me with a slew of questions.
Will there be poaching in game? If I have the same ability to shear sheep can I wander the world shearing other ppls sheep either as a service or sneakily to make money?
Can we be attacked while on our freehold? Will I need to hire guards to protect my land?
Will the freehold always be on flat land or could it be layered into the earth with cave like structures similar to huts or hobbit homes?
Will we have to do a mini game to haul the lumber and supplies to the freehold location to build it?
How will weather affect our livestock? Do we have to move the animals inside a barn in the winter? Are the animals in danger from other players killing them or monsters in the land trying to eat them?
i was litterally speechless looking at this at the stream.
So well done Intrepid thanks for all your effort and this great work!
UI and Spell Icons Gifs are looking great. I like the detail on the trees and rocks. Trees have twisting trunks etc. Not looking cookie-cutter. The blue rocks look interesting, but the color blue is kind of over the top considering the landscape color however it is Fall so in winter they might look just right. Freeholds are looking great. The lot size is perfect. I am also thrilled that you have to build variants and verity. I would love to come up on a Rapunzel wizard tower where you refine potions and enchanting ingredients. I absolutely love the tree housing that is integrated within the tree. Talk about high fantasy. Those are going to be epic. The farming, crafting, gathering, and refining interactions and dependencies are spot on. I like the fuel and upgrade tree paths for buildings crafting tables etc. I would love to see trees for farming. Putting fuel into the soil to create rare magical herbs and regents for potions would be great. Have the crops be seasonal so you can grow winter ones etc. The bag system is a great idea. Talk about making gathering and crafting buildouts impactful and important. It is so cool to have actual crafting and gathering buildouts for what you are planning to gather and craft as meaningful as Raid gear buildouts. Having homestead-building paths is epic. I love the fact that homesteads can be wiped out by what happens to the node. That way it is not a one-time land rush at the beginning of the game, and no one ever gets the ability later on in the game to ever expect to own one. I really like the details of the gathering. The corn drops Kernals, and tomatoes falling on the ground were great. I feel the skinning of animals like New World was great but the pig petting before you slit its neck was a bit over the top. I could see some crazy animal activists boycotting the game and up in arms about petting it before you kill it. All in all, a great job so far. Great work guys.
I am perfectly happy seeing blood and core and death in a game. Most MMOs are tame about it. Since crafting was mentioned, will 'salvaging' be a thing? How would it work if so?
I have to think about grieving someone's animals. I mean it is a criminal action but I doubt someone will get an red flag from it.
we are getting closer and closer to 2030! cant wait!
I have a ton of questions:
1. Will there be enough space for every player on the server to have a Freehold?
2. Can I challenge players for their location?
3. What maintenance costs are anticipated?
4. With so much production, what will prevent market saturation?
5. Which node policies will affect my Freehold?
6. Are Freeholds for individual players or for guilds?
7. Will seasons and climate affect possible crop/animal production?
Farming and animal husbandry has always been my jam in MMO’s and survival games. I’ll happily invest everything into this activity as often as possible so the more in depth you can make this the better. I wish I could afford to drop $250 on a voyager package but I just can’t. The wait for Beta 2 is loooong!!!
Loved the stream today! Thank you for all the latest on the Freeholds.
This looks amazing. Especially seeing the mounts standing is so immersive. I have a few questions for these systems:
- Can other players take/steal/destroy your stuff? Are there certain antigrieve mechanics or will people who wont be able to play the game 24/7 be unable to have one basically?
- How many people are able to get one of those freeholds? Will the whole map be full of those with the exceptions of the poi etc.?
- Will there be an artist profession in the future where you can paint pictures of people and vistas? I would love to search for interesting places in the world that i could paint and sell the pictures to other players
If taking away your plot will be possible without mutual consent, then this game will die in no time. I have seen many MMOs vanish in the over 30 years of playing. A peaceful crafter/trader/farmer (roleplaying) will leave the game if all the work he/she put into decorating and making a home could be destroyed (and there's always PKs and bullying guilds in those games). And after those players are gone the bullies will get bored and leave as well.
Good idea with the artist profession - maybe taking a nice screenshot and being able to somehow convert it into a pseudo-oil-painting to sell or put on your own walls. Oh the possibilities if you think about it!
Can't wait for this game to release,ill be a lifeskiller and a healer/tank main,i will make stonks
I just hope we get to play this before we all turn into ashes
You guys could add a Galloping button for mounts, slowing down or increasing the speed/posture that the mount walk/gallop, or even adding adding a brand new way of interaction with you companion. That way you can interact iin differents ways depending where you are or how you want to your mount to act at certain time. Horses could have the overall walk/3timed galop, bunnys and frogs like mount could have a charge jump that can acess higher parts of the environment, the snail mount could use its slime to climb walls, horned mounts could do a charge that could break ore or knock down certains targets, feline mounts could walk/run in zig zag evading projectiles or difficulting things to target you, theres a million ways of giving more personality for mounts in games. The mounts in Ashes of creations are looking awesome and i would love to see you guys adding more fantastic creatures and news ways of interact with then. I cant wait to play and full experience this game, it reallys keeps our love for mmorpgs burning and not sucumbing froms the ashes of the past. Cheers from Brazil, sorry for any misspelling and keep doing that awesome work, Ashes its already a piece of art.
Definitely brings back the feel of what I loved about ArcheAge setting/housing/husbandry, but even better. I continue to be excited for Ashes of Creation.
This looks sooooo majestic
Wow, just wow - you can make the entire MMO community more than happy for a long long time. I can not wait!!!! This looks absolutely awesome!
SO excited to play now. This is by far my favorite reason to play mmos; the lifestyle part of the game.
Little feedback that i'll also bring to the forums, but I'm not the biggest fan of the inventory management system. This is very similar to the game Mabinogi how items are different shapes (maybe Diablo is similar as well) but the slots are just quite annoying and maybe just a bit archaic. I personally found weight to be a better system. Say what you will about New World but there's something about the bag weight progression and chest storage progression.
I agree, new world bags and weight worked well.
Storage having weight is beyond stupid, although weight on characters makes sense.
I feel like the Tetris style resources storage can have a lot of interesting implications. We will have to see how you guys develop the system first off, of course. My intuition is that its a high risk, high reward development path. Most likely it will be frustrating for players, who just want to farm resources and not think about bag space. But if it changes how you farm in a non-annoying manner this could be cool.
I think as long as you can re-orient longer resources (similar to Tetris) to fit around in your bags, the system might work nicely and be a fun puzzle to solve. So looking at the inventory at 9:43 , if I got another 1x2 resource, I could reorient it to be 2x1 and slot it in the top right, horizontally. Maybe rare and powerful materials could be sloped and non-pleasant shapes and cause you to farm/value certain items that can fit those 1x1 slots and such. I think this might be an interesting implication because in New World, the weight restrictions meant that you would often offload lower valuable resources if you capped out on a gathering run; but a Tetris style system might favor those resources during a gathering run to make efficient use of your bags.
This will be crazy hard for right brained folks like me...but definitely interesting lol
I still don't like the fact that not every player will be able to have a freehold, even if they want one and play enough to be able to obtain one. Just doesn't sit right with me.
If you play long enough and earn one, you will have one. Most people won’t put in that effort and the other 3 housing types will be for those people!
@@FearHype Yeah I already know I’m gonna be able to get one. Those casual players are not the ones I’m talking about. I’m more thinking about the people that start years after launch and no matter how much they love the game there’s an entire system they can never engage with because the slots are taken and they didn’t start early enough.
This game is absolutely beautiful. I've been following for at least a year now, and I can't wait for the release. Already saving up to buy a brand new PC for when this game drops. Will be worth every penny!
I'm guessing the freeholds are pretty limited in the open world and not everyone will be able have one. If someone coming into the game a few months/years after the launch, will there be any chance for them to setup a freehold of their own or will they have to settle with an apartment?
Creation and destruction, life and death are part of our all life. When there is no more space there could be an war, Natural disaster or dragon attack. If the people cant defend themselves there will be an opportunity for other players.
The game is looking beautiful so far! I am really enjoying the sound effects and the animations, looks very lively. Speaking of animations it would be great to see the chickens move around in their pen or when it's night time some animals have different night cycle such as sleeping in their coup.
I'm fine with immersion! Can't wait to try!
looking forward to it
This game is in Alpha and it already looks similar to some games that have been fully released. This makes me sad that a lot of games are unfinished, but that just shows the dedication this team really has to making Ashes great. Can't wait for the A2 playtest!
The bag system is really cool!
I'd imagine they'd have ti have a durability on it to make sense?
This is a great incentive to learn crafting or whatever skill these are related too
I honestly CANNOT wait anymore!
Dropped a tear watching this, i actually miss archeage so much wtf. Hoping ashes will get it right.
Looking amazing guys. Keep up the great work 👍
If it's not too much work you can have a tickbox option to enable/disable 'animal death animations' and the rest of us can digitally go through what Charles Dance had to practice 20mins before he started filming 1st scene of Game of Thrones? The Deer was real.
Perhaps you opt in for the more realistic activities. omg Animal husbandry is going to be a censorship nightmare lol
I like the tetris style bag-management you have got going. I find it more immersive to have to think about the space of a bag rather than how much weight you can carry. Makes demand for crafting good bags important as well which adds to the crafting economy aspect as well. Would be cool to see profession specific bags with greater capacity to carry stuff like ore which looks like it takes up a lot of space.
Also are you considering adding saddlebags or anything of the sort to help you haul gatherables? :)
There will be different types of backpacks that cater to different activities!
@@AshesofCreation Very cool! Also just an idea, maybe you could enchant bags to increase room :D like a magic profession and a material profession combo item that requires players to work across professions to make a superior item!
Thank you for answering
The animation for getting the bacon it`s just PERFECT i can`t belive how nice it was done.
it sounds like there will be a very limited amount of space for these freeholds. how will you account for the high population your sure to get?
Well it's obvious that everyone on a server won't be able to have one. Looking at what we know about any game, mmo or not, 50% of the playerbase will leave in that first month WITHOUT hitting max level or completion. There's a lot of breaking down here that I really don't want to do but basically expect 15% to actually stay active and around.
@@handsinthefire what makes you think its going to have such a low pop, other than the fact crowfall was a dismal failer, but that had more to do with its niche playstyle and not having a budget for promotion than anything else
there's housing inside towns, there is also instanced apartments inside cities. There plan is not to have every player to have a freehold.
@@joshjokster kinda sucks..
@@joshjokster and the point of freehold is to be for group of people not only one person, i think the family system if i m not wrong is 8 players?
I was bought when you showed the Milking a cow mechanic... Amazing details!
This is looking more and more like a game that will require far more time and effort to put into than I'm willing or able to give. Looks amazing though.
I dont think you really need to even have a freehold to play properly tho? It seems more like an option to invest that much time and effort does it not? 😅
The game was always that. Where you been.
this is features that you don´t need to use, you can simply rent an apartment or house in the city
@@PaperJedi You're right, silly of me to think they were making a game that only a small handful of elite players (read: people with a lot of free time) will be able to fully enjoy.
Hmm, sarcasm aside, the writing has been on the wall the entire time.
@@escarretada I'm not too keen on playing a simulator where I'm poor and it's impossible to compete with those who have greater means (of time). Sounds kinda like real life. And I've been following this game for years and very well aware of the "hard core, play to win" mentality. I'm all for play-to-win, but it's increasingly looking like there's no middle ground: you either significantly invest time into the game, or you just don't bother at all, with anyone in the middle getting a mediocre experience.
Not saying that's going to happen, but it's certainly a concern of mine. Would be a shame if the only people who could own and maintain a freehold are those who play Ashes as a part time job.
im impressed with the graphics. they loook nice af
It is looking amazing, just a thought, this style of freehold is great, for a warrior type character for example, what if you could have different types, lets say a mage tower type that focuses on alchemy and rare plants farming instead, or a swamp type that let you grow fish and mushrooms for example instead of cows, with huts over the water and docks, there could be different styles based on the biome, lets say the desert zone having an oasis type freehold where you harvest palm dates, or can grow some plants on the oasis itself, just an idea.
I'm really excited to play this game! Really amazed by the dev team, all the update streams and showcase. All the best and love from India