STILL Genuinely The Most Exciting Upcoming MMORPG - Ashes Of Creation

[@TheLazyPeon]

2 Weeks after this video released Intrepid announced that the world size is being increased to 1,200 km squared. They also reduced the number of nodes in the world at launch to 85 regular nodes with 15 additional castle nodes (5 castles x 3 castle nodes each) for a total of 100 nodes. It will take around 75 minutes on foot to travel from the top of a continent to the bottom, around 50 minutes mounted.

[@unggoymaster]

I wonder if there will be a mmorpg that creates playable characters that are terrifying as enemy boss ranging from normal humanoid form to monsters such as giants and dragons. Their numbers should be limited yet can be a devastating group that can impose dangers. In example roles as close to an aggressive or defensive creature within its area of responsibility or just leveling up to become that heinous villain. That character can quest to become stronger and harder to defeat and can become a recipe of destruction bringing havoc to other players which higher level players that has a hero aspect should achieve leveling up to par with this villain players. Villain players shouldn't be allowed to attack all the time as they should have time to build plan and buff up. But imagine just ranging from 1, 3 to 10 villains vs a guild of 100. Monster player(s) defeating a battalion of guild is a f**king awesome achievement. Battle scars should be in its skin after a war event.

[@BackfeetBoi]

A really well made video :) Though I would like to point out that a referal link as far as I know is also a sponsorhsip. Or am I missing something here?

[@Markus-pb5xn]

can we please speed up mounts then? i hate it when mounts are just "here have a fancy +30% movespeed buff". Guild Wars 2 does a really good job with showing how interactive mounts can be

[@glaywinters5231]

Very nice video. Thanks for the info. The game does look amazing and has a lot of wonderful features, but we can’t have it all I guess. I am in no way putting down this game. The devs are doing great. I would have loved to play the game but if flying mounts will be rare and limited in flight… 😒 The game won’t suffer without me playing of course, but it would have been nice to have a game with more flight. I and many others are waiting for a revamp of Dragon’s Prophet.

[@Markus-pb5xn]

@@glaywinters5231 hell yes, dragons prophet was so unexpected and so much fun at fresh release

[@Crown.A]

If I had a nickel for every time all my former gamer friends said “but we will be together again when ashes comes out” this game is like a last stand, last hope situation for many veteran mmo players. It is cool and scary at the same time.

[@usernameusernameusername12]

and the riot mmo?

[@plantex625]

If it fails the new "last stand" will be Riot MMO...

[@Crown.A]

@@usernameusernameusername12 not enough info for me to be too excited yet. But I’m glad it’s being developed.

[@TheGabriel1351]

@@usernameusernameusername12 We barely have any information about it, they said they will release something this year about it, still waiting :(

[@Sheeprwer]

@@usernameusernameusername12 We don't trust Riot, they're a shady company and that's exactly what kills 99% of MMOs

[@ripztubig4457]

I used to deliver to one of the offices before covid. They people involved were so passionate about the game, they couldn't wait to tell me about it when I would come in. They deserve all the success in the world and I hope AoC blows up

[@kyleg496]

🧢

[@ripztubig4457]

@@kyleg496 believe me or not, bro. It's true

[@ripztubig4457]

@@kyleg496 just read your other comment. Get a life bro

[@ecosti]

It will blow up , there is way atound it , ashes will break many records when it comes out , 100%

[@t_xxic8814]

I like your profile picture.

[@roamingmillennial2200]

Love the Narc cameo at the end! I've been an AoC backer since 2016 and run a guild of over 900 members who has come together around Ashes of Creation. We're hyped and can't wait to play Alpha 2 when it drops.

[@ClamorDiGilgamesh]

Name of your guild? ❤️

[@jaklegend3]

Is there any way to join your guild?

[@haakonglindtvad5489]

So AoC lol, those used to be the shortterm for Age of Conan, also an mmo game

[@WINMACEOFWAR]

I just want an MMO that lets me go on an adventure in a world that feels real

[@jamesgtmoore]

480 square kilometers wont be enough for you then. Thats like an area containing 2 towns in the real world.

[@jamesgtmoore]

@Cung Lian OK imagine a virtual world that is 500km x 500km e.g. the island of Britain. Even if you had a virtual horse, it would take 20 minutes to ride to the next town, 3 km away. How can you make that interesting? Have monsters and animals every 100 metres or 500 metres?

[@jamesgtmoore]

Also what consequences are you also referring to?

[@YouTubeAreCommunistScum]

Everquest 1 had this

[@PalitaTW]

guild wars 2

[@Kat-sx9dd]

I'm definitely on hopium for this one. Joined an Alpha testing guild that's fully committed to helping Intrepid with this project. What wasn't mentioned in the video that I think is a major plus about Intrepid, is that they consistently seek community feedback on what we like/want, or how we think something should be designed....and I have seen exact implementations from that player feedback. It's refreshing to see!

[@that1otherguy93]

looking at dwarfs, beefy bois :D, warhammer vibes

[@Babayugah]

Is your guild recruiting?

[@fartloudYT]

they need to get economy right.

[@flawlessvic]

Yup, definitely high expectations for this one. Getting my hope up on purpose.

[@Kat-sx9dd]

@@Babayugah Always looking for more "stags" in our ranks :p

[@carpythefish5064]

I'm sure the rest of the game will be fantastic, but what really draws me in is the economy system. Player owned businesses and taverns makes me froth at the mouth, and transporting goods from node to node sounds so genuinely exciting. Can't wait to bathe in riches with my guild members in our tavern, and vow revenge against those who have stolen from us. I'm almost scared I won't have a reason to play any other game once this comes out. I'll see you legends during Alpha 2!

[@pleasureplays]

And someone will make a guild that will focus on caravan hunting KEK

[@destructorzz7197]

Im scared i won't have a reason to play real life.

[@yurpi3425]

best armor and weapons in the game have to be crafted and repaired by players as well

[@gavhd2611]

cant wait for the video titled "How I made 1 billion in 1 day" LUL while us plebs will be creaming over a penny

[@AsmongoId]

@@pleasureplays if you think that is a negative.. hate to break it to you.. game not for you

[@Mrxio1]

That nice surprise at the end of the video, it felt like a multiversal crossover. I love it!

[@at1withev1]

I was thinking exactly that lol

[@scorbo9000]

hahaha i loved it, narc getting us high

[@Ookami20]

Best surprise ever!!

[@naderki4975]

absolutely unexpected lol love it

[@askr6754]

Yea I love Narc, I'm sure he appreciates the shout out TLP!

[@hellfiremech473]

I would love to see them make a pool of mechanics that the dungeon auto picks so that there is no meta or permeant strategy and you dont know until you fight the boss kind of thing. I would love to see them do that to make a dungeon almost always feel fresh.

[@DrSmuggle]

Then the meta evolves into the most generic option to cover as many possible enemies to be encountered. Avoiding meta always drives folk into new other meta

[@acarith8494]

@@DrSmuggle Yep, there is always a meta, question is more what kind of meta they want

[@123empero]

josh strife: "Do not overhype this game". Peon: "Hold my beer".

[@AsmongoId]

I would not listen anything josh says.. guy not really on the smart spectrum

[@Ran-nii]

@@AsmongoId I'm curious on this take. Can you elaborate?

[@escarretada]

Josh is a guy that hate MMORPGs both i dont know why decided review them only analysing the single player side

[@yurpi3425]

@@Ran-nii hes just a random dude with an accent that reviews games. His takes carry no more weight than yours. Peon is presenting facts here no opinions. If this video hyped you up for the game it wasn't Peon it was the game itself.

[@ostrogothiccyoutube8118]

josh hates everything lol

[@faintsmile3279]

wow that ending was incredible. im so glad you gave narc some recognition here, i feel like he really deserves it. amazing work man

[@t_xxic8814]

that scene made my day :D

[@fritchim5765]

He does

[@jaklegend3]

Narc again coming through with the low budget action movie scenes xD i love that man

[@Gemini-Kedisi]

Here before asmongold reacts for 2 hours

[@thegenxgamerr]

Lol

[@jasonwitte3642]

That shit is so lame

[@Bugretti]

It's nice to listen too in the background

[@Pioska]

@@jasonwitte3642 your audio codec is

[@calorie5508]

“That’s cool.” *nods* “That makes sense.” *pauses* “If I ever get a car, it’ll be a fucking Shelby Cobra.”

[@pureforged]

Thank you for this video, your narration style evolved into something so soothing to listen to over the past months. Looking forward to more from you and AOC :)

[@ZacharyMellinger]

People may Confuse Ashes of Creation, With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, with the Initials AOC.

[@coryu.1022]

Yea peon your narration before just a few months ago was shit

[@bundestagkola8691]

@@ZacharyMellinger This comment is pure trash

[@gabrielmclaughlin7669]

@@ZacharyMellinger Alexandria Occasionally-Coherent?

[@Chisegh]

I think Ashes has the potential to be good, but the success of a lot of its systems will depend on player behavior. I wouldn't be surprised if the min/max mindset will make the game unplayable for everyone that is not part of a "winning" node for example. It will be incredibly hard to balance this game, but I hope they will make it work.

[@DoomWarrior55]

Well I think considering that citizenship cost scales with amount I’m sure guilds and groups of min max’ers will cancel each other out by leveling up different cities

[@FDRTKOva]

As someone who played new world in depth for a couple months. You'd be surprised how quickly things can spiral negatively for the "winning" teams.

[@mix19tape]

think like this,, there will be atleast 5 succsessful nodes in world and rest will have to fight for it to success.. so.. i dont think there will be just 1 big city and thats all...cuz map is huge, and you'll need resources from all around the world.. so 1 server 5 diff city or metropolis nodes, every other server is different, and than lets say every 3 to 6 months one city falls and another one merges into sky.. pff.. im too hyped :(

[@kevinhowe543]

​@@mix19tape would you suggest a.....copium...overdose?

[@AeriFyrein]

I'd agree that AoC has a lot of systems to be hyped about, but at the same time, that also means there's a lot that can go wrong. New World - while definitely not the best game in the world - showed that some of the aspects of a somewhat-similar PvP-based MMO aren't really the most favored by the majority of the player base. While AoC has always been developed as being a fairly niche game, I could see some of these aspects as making it even *more* niche. I also imagine that certain streamers - as long as they stick with the game - will tend to have some major advantages over other players, which could highly skew the situation on some servers. I don't know if that will end up being a good or bad thing, but it will certainly cause *some* sort of issues. Overall, while hype is good, I do think people need to temper their hopium intake a bit. I do want the game to be good, but just the amount of balancing this game is going to need makes me skeptical about how it'll end up.

[@thaywiz_gwar]

Yeah, I've been subbed for a while, knew about 80% of what is in this video, and still hung on every word. Solid package, fantastic script and editing, and I didn't think I could get more hyped for this game, but here we are. Thanks.

[@XxKasperShiftxX]

Man this was a half hour well-spent. Been watching you for years and love the level of effort you put into your work. I played Runescape, WoW on Private servers, then a bit of retail (BC) waayyyy back in the day, and I've never managed to scratch the MMO itch I've had for over a decade. You've really got me hyped for this

[@slushisimcambi2521]

I’d like to hear more about the class system… feels like the class / subclass combos have not been elaborated on a ton.

[@KubinWielki]

From what i've read on the wiki, your Primary class determines your active and passive skills (and weapons you can use, I think), while the secondary class gives you 4 types of "auguments" you can apply to your active skills. So, a mage secondary class would give you some elemental or teleportation auguments. If you slap teleportation on an active skill, it'd add a mobility component to it (the example they gave was changing the Fighter's "charge" ability that normally has you take a run-up to hit an enemy, but with the teleport augument you forgo the running part and instantly teleport-slam into your target). The system itself sounds interesting, and I hope they are able to consistently come up with good combos (but realistically, with 64 classes, each with like 10 active skills and 4 auguments available, the combos are just simply bound to vary from useless to OP, at least at launch).

[@Hengga]

I miss the Runes of Magic style dual class system. I hope it's something like that!

[@SheikMMO]

Basicly how archeage had it but it'll augment spells aswell

[@soversetile]

@@KubinWielki I was thinking the same. I’d love to try my hand at a Rouge > Cleric > “Cultist” but in all honesty my self sustaining rouge’s secondary skills will probably be pointless and not functional on launch. I don’t wanna get my hopes up but I am looking forward to the game

[@slushisimcambi2521]

@@KubinWielki that’s my concern as well. Like I want to play a ranger tank because… what would that even look like lol? Drawing Agro as ranged dps?

[@Dextrizzle]

I love farming resources. I enjoy support mostly, so most raid/dungeon/PVP isn't quite as exciting, but farming stuff... I can do that without being a DPS machine. I hope that this game will allow me to participate in this way. I will go gather all of the stone, wood, ore, gems, fish, etc and happily provide them to a group of people if I am allowed to progress through this path.

[@bubbleteaichooseyou]

This man speaks my language

[@bricktrooper462]

One of the biggest appeals for me in this game is that it sounds like you can have a successful experience by playing any sort of career path you chose.

[@douevendjent3125]

Real life npcs.

[@ZaneDidIt]

Hit me up I will gladly defend the caravans for some resources in exchange!

[@kingbeeYT]

From how it sounds characters like this will be needed actually. With so much to do people will be focused on fighting and such so you could make good money selling your stuff to others.

[@LinkedGlint]

I would love to have a Mercenary system. It could be a smaller limited guild that players can hire. And when the missions they get is complete, the Mercenary guild they hired will get renown points. Could be great for people who wants a smaller guild.

[@celuiquipeut6527]

The mercenary system will be 100% player made. Because of politics. A renegade group of nomad, able to be hired to destabilise a node, or even, for a military node, you can pay people to sign in for the fight, they help you out kill others and once its done, they let the client kill them. Or a mercenary group that attack caravans to disrupt a rival node or steal the resources. Since its a PvP open world, you could create a band of thieves killing innocent people on a road. Imagination is the limit. And i am very exited for that. It reminds me of Age of Wushu in that regard.

[@Clay44444]

This actually is gonna be a thing with the whole caravan system. U can either attack, or defend peoples caravan and get some nice loot

[@xyronox]

@James Black I actually kinda like that. I want to have a small guild with my friends so that we can go mercenary or bountry hunting with the boys.

[@cmike123]

They may do a merc system. I would suggest adding that to the list of suggestions on the forums. However, there is a very good chance that certain guilds will gain reputation for any merc work they do in game. A player driven merc system may be the best option.

[@celuiquipeut6527]

@@cmike123 i will 100% be a merc in this game. It reminds me of Age of wushu a lot. And there was a lot of people jist being mean, other were thieves. Some just murderers for the sake of it. MMO brings human nature out. So i will 100% be a in a merc group. But one that gets paid to counter attack road thieves, murder traps etc. Some neutral good merc. I'll def protect your life...for a price. Lol Cant wait.

[@BlissfullWulf]

I like a good number of the features mentioned in the video, but I'm not a PVP player and it seems like most of it's gonna benefit those who are, I like crafting and trade like in ArcheAge, but that depends on having a permanent home to make the most out of it. Maybe nodes changing hands won't be as constant or chaotic as it sounds, but it still seems like it'll be a huge hit whenever it does happen.

[@protercool8474]

Nodes changing, I imagine it will be a small amount lost, and I imagine you get a cut if you participate in the raid. I'd guess some cities will be able to become somewhat stable capitals too, though time will tell. As for PVP, I love this system, once again if balanced well, you'll never be safe but it won't be tedious.

[@thiefmat]

It is amazing to see the incredible progress they've made in the past year.

[@michaelmorrison5280]

@@Ugoofy1 TRUE AND REAL BROTHER! 🤠

[@wilko169]

@@Ugoofy1 that's 1 thing you can come up with while it hasn't even came into beta? Lol. Development must be going well then, cause their is a number of bad thing about wow. Blizzard devs literally don't like fun.

[@wilko169]

@@Ugoofy1 no need to get mad wow andy, I'm just stating the problem wow has had for the last 10 years pretty much . From your comment I can smell that receding hairline on you😂😂. Yet I bet my season 1-3 arena rating was higher than yours 🤡. People like you are also what makes the game bad. Lmao 0 content

[@wilko169]

@@Ugoofy1 what's worse than wow in 2006? wow 2014-current, people that defend wow at this point i feel like are literally in their mid 30s at least that treat wow as like their girlfriend or whatever lol. Tell me something fun about wow and what they do different every year to make the game fun to keep people playing, lol it's the same garbage. Mythic+ dungeons, dailys and raids where you spend more time clearing trash mobs than the bosses and a shty arena pvp system to get better gear lmao. Oh also the addons that make the game more of a joke than it already is😂😂 except for replying yo my comment, maybe you should let go of your only love before it's to late, Maybe your hairline will come back 😂😂 you pointed out 1 thing while the games still got years in development. I pointed out all that yet that's not even everything that's wrong with the game. You can literally buy in game currency lmao.

[@IK-nv3hr]

Every update video they release really impresses me. Especially the weather systems video they did recently. Glad to see another video from you Peon

[@r92871]

They are doing an absolutely stellar job of showing their development progression to the audience especially since they aren't fundraising. It's just to keep us in the loop

[@TheRealClaylex]

Yeah I'm SHOCKED their monthly updates are good. Usually monthly updates are kinda bland but the AOC team are able to put out something cool for us to get excited over.

[@oPaLadinooficial]

Peon presents us with another awesome video. On behalf of the MMO players from South America, thanks for raising our voice and requesting an exclusive server! The crossover with Narc was just great!

[@Mecanotech]

Somos Clan! Pero habrá suficiente gente que pagué 15 dolares al mes??. Preferiría que sea como GW2 donde solo compras el juego y ya no tienes que pagar nada más.

[@Dainichi_Nyorai]

Looks like real development of the genre, which has been stagnant, and dying, for years. Definitely interested

[@loveurlife4ever1]

“Lex Fridman is dangerous” 18 min inspirational video on KZbin ends w the poem “if” by R Kipling❤️✌️❤️ League of legends mmo?

[@VarenvelDarakus]

what worries me is amount of features , there is reason sim games or survival games have these not mmo's , and even these got only maybe 50% of these , feature creep can burry a project , i seen it with so many games but starbound can be good example , game has so many features , but basic gameplay suffered from it so much. Game basicly died before it got relesed , devs said "this is 1.0" and not relesed patch since who is funny as it advertised itself terraria killer i see a lot of these in mmos , every new mmo promises 100 features but when game releses it has maybe 20 from these 100 , and these 20 not even worked particulary well , after 3-9 months lots people leave , publisher sees lost revenue and cuts development , and mmo becomes f2p next year or few years , to close its server in 4 years , and cycle repeats we need solid fun gameplay , and features after. i know im probably over sceptical , but after no mans sky and so many AAA games who lied about...half of the game , its hard not to be. once first public beta or alpha or "when i can try the game" i can judge it.

[@taahasiddiqui1071]

not really but OK buddy

[@pyfoxx]

The caravan system was one of the main features of Silkroad online many moons back and it was soooo much fun. So happy to see it returning as a feature in a modern game! :)

[@dinzoplebx4556]

Hunters were kinda useless there tho, since u get the least rewards usually

[@EricFrock]

Ah yes the griefing will be real.

[@MissYaonia]

Yessss Silkroad Online!

[@JedJourney]

hey man, its been awhile since i watch your videos. i used to watch your videos during the pandemic era 2019-2021, i was diagnosed MDD back then and during the phase of my recovery i watched your videos daily as an escapism. you also inspired me to create a gaming channel in 2020. somehow its feel nostalgic to me. i hope you will get bigger recognition man !

[@TheLazyPeon]

Glad the content helped mate, hope you’re doing well now

[@wildyoda2931]

I want there to be a bounty system for players who attack caravans that player that was attacked will have an option to put a bounty on the players responsible. Allowing mercenaries or bounty hunters to pick up the bounty. Next livestream I will ask about this it could add so much to the game and it sounds so fun.

[@tonydalimata]

It would be awesome to add that to the bounty hunter profession. I guarantee there will be people paying other people to deal with "problems" that they can't defeat themselves.

[@kellytheos9858]

I like the idea of accountability & consequences!!!

[@zerotolerance5581]

I really like a lot of what I've seen about this game. If I would make one critique, I think the seasonal cycles should be significantly longer for immersion. Like, monthly. If not monthly, then not less than 3 weeks.

[@dodoice]

fr i thought the same, except i thought it should change like it does in real life, every 3 months

[@th9667]

Yes i thought 3 weeks would be perfect. Not 2 long not 2 short. If its a few months there could be many players who never actually experience more than 1 cycle change and I don't see a reason to make it that long

[@samzamzow8314]

Honestly -- Ashes of creation should hire you! your delivery of the updates and content makes me so excited for the game. Can't wait for next video in a few years showing off more of the progress!!

[@Morecado]

I don't know much about the development team, but I wish them all the best. The game looks fantastic and sounds very promising. I hope it is a game the fans of MMOs will be happy with and that it stays alive for many years.

[@alondor8157]

I've played with the developer in Archeage, as funny as that sounds. The guys a really rich hardcore gamer. I've seen him and his guild running around, they were huge on largescale openworld activities with his guild. So I'd assume that will be a huge direction for the game.

[@WubdoR]

Been seeing the name Ashes of Creation a lot, but never bothered to look into it. It all kind of blended together with other MMOs that were coming out but wow, I had no idea about the game's scope and goals. This is definitely one I'd be interested playing, if they can live up to it.

[@morgan5941]

13 miles by 13 miles, even by mount that will take a significant amount of time to cross.

[@Dramn_]

@@morgan5941 ok...?

[@SoulMythology]

This video got me super hyped for this game! I think that this MMO will be absolutely amazing with how many things there are to do. Hopefully this doesn’t take too much longer to come out because I can’t wait!

[@SkipsTinyBeard]

I have such mixed feelings about seeing all this content. Part of me wishes we knew nothing about this before it came out that way the game would be fresh and brand new for everyone while on the other hand I love seeing the progress and how cool this could be.

[@brotgutra7587]

I agree, I think that played such a huge part of my favorite games. Hmmm, interesting point. How do we keep expectations low, while still enjoying such good content and hope for the game?

[@Zonenkind84]

"""COULD"""

[@xSuii31]

maybe enjoy the ride to the release and then enjoy waiting for brand new content to arrive eventually :) thats my plan

[@spoiledmilkers]

It already seems like the best players will flock to fewer zones and lock out the other zones from progressing indefinitely. That, the $15 price tag, and the shit graphics has me completely passing on this even before it’s out

[@milkshook2764]

@@spoiledmilkers Alpha stage development of game and you are already critiquing graphics? I don’t know if you have checked out the game recently but it is looking pretty good right now.

[@nanfoodles]

Wicked awesome job. You only missed one very small thing. Mount travel also includes Gliding Mounts that anyone can have and there is levels on gliding. As you progress it, you will be able to glide greater and great distances. Kind of like GW2 or Archage style.

[@monsieur_turnip]

Shout out to Narc's cameo at the end. If you want some good, premium Ashes of Copiumation or conversation on the MMORPG genre, that's a good channel (if you don't mind your favorite MMO to be criticized).

[@КостадинКисяков]

Dude, i've been watching your videos since forever and u are the only honest person i've even across here in youtube. You have the best point of view , never lying or scaming people just to hype the crowd. You tell the truth based on facts and this is soooooo coool to see that there is still people who really cares about the games and audience. Keep the good work. Never stop doing videos. You are the man and i appreciate you so much about you as a human being and a real true gamer. No matter what happened , just remember that we are here for you and we will keep supporting you ! greeting from Bulgaria! We love you !

[@TheMissLid]

I've got to wonder how practical it would be to play casually. It sounds as if you would have to play all the time in order to protect your housing and if you require housing to have enough storage (bearing in mind that storage isn't global) that would be a real waste of time and resources.

[@chrisrenemans5026]

It seems like it would be casual-able, that being said certain things would be unwise to invest in, such as the large open world home.

[@mariadracona]

Just be a traveling nomad

[@wolfrem1335]

I can easily see a group of griefers using PvP to ruin everyones game experience just because they can. PvP can affect far too much in this game. If my housing is not safe, after all of my time and effort put into it, only to lose it to other players, whether griefers or not, then this game gets a hard pass from me. They can keep it.

[@xeno9754]

Housing and storage are separate as far as i can tell. There is in node housing and free holds. In node housing is destroyed if the node falls during siege. You will regain most of what you lost. You Freehold can only be attacked if the node your are part of falls. So far it goes like this. The attackers set down a siege declaration on a node. It costs roughly the same it costs to upgrade the node to its current level. The moment the declaration is down, certain services are no longer available. You can no longer use the caravan system. That means no taking out large quantity of items out of the storage to bring them to safety. This goes for the entire siege preparation The higher tier a node is, the more time the defenders have to prepare. If the attackers win the node is completly destroyed all the way to level 0. A small % of the items stored inside the node are part of the loot for the attacker. After the node is destroyed there is a window of X time everyone can attack the Freeholds. You may be able to hire guard npcs to protect your freehold for that duration. If the node is sucessfully defended, it can not be attacked again for a limited time depending on tier. The highest tier gets a 45 real life days of safety. Also node sieges will be by current design 250 vs 250 with 500 vs 500 as speculation. This means that even if you as a solo player are not part of the defense, others will be. The higher the node the more likely large guilds are there to defend them. Also Freeholds are no PVP zones. So people cant gank you while you are inside your freehold. ---- Housing is separated into Instanced and non instanced. There will be Apartments that are "Cheap" instanced housing. The more people take an apartment, the higher the cost. you can off course buy a house inside a city and no one else will be able to by a house at the location you bought out. As long as you pay your taxes that is. All in all i say even Casuals can optain housing. Maybe not in a tier 6 city but in a tier 3 or tier 4 one? I dont see why not. ashesofcreation.wiki/Freeholds

[@valhallagalex]

Someone can't attack just *your* housing. They'd be attacking the whole city. As long as not all casuals go to one city, you should be fine as some of the tryhards/sweats will be protecting YOUR city/loot too, when they are protecting theirs. It actually sounds pretty cool.

[@xxJing]

I kind of hope progression in the game is on the slower side because I’d honestly say that’s what made games like EverQuest and Vanilla WoW so memorable. The fact that people rushed to endgame in New World and had nothing to do is honestly probably what killed it because tbh, I had a shit load of fun leveling in New World.

[@salahmoharram6136]

just with how widespread the internet is and how every youtuber wants to be the first to post all the guides.. this is kinda impossible with any popular game in today's landscape.

[@chillysanders4415]

I really want to see a horizontal leveling system on the character side of things. Make the entire game end game

[@Cyrak8]

They have stated that leveling in this game is made to take a very long time to reach max level 🙂

[@cyanogen7582]

I wouldn't mind if leveling was actually apart of the core game experience and not just about endgame. Being a sandbox/themepark hybrid, I think this can be achieved a bit more easily.

[@that1otherguy93]

"Level cap. The level cap at launch is expected to be approximately level 50. On release the developers anticipate max level should be attainable in approximately 45 days if playing 4-6 hours per day." So people who play 12+ hours may get like 30 days give or take. But the dynamic world changing may hinder or help the level progression

[@gibran5000]

ive been following the evolution of this game for a while and im impressed so far and hopeful. the crafting and artisan aspect reminds me of swg some and that is a really good thing. great video dude, keep up the good work.

[@loredynamic]

I'm glad Steven gave you all the respect you deserve brother, during their recent Dev Update. Great work on your video; that was 40 hours very well spent! Glad also that Margaret chose your question to answer. Steven's response to RMT was fantastic.

[@matthearn3085]

Can't wait for this game, incredible vision and scope, but like everyone, waiting is the worst part. Really hope it doesn't take too long to release, but for now that's all we can do. Wait and hope. Great video as always. Fingers crossed eh 🤞

[@thekosgator7502]

I want this game to take as much time as possible, I want them to find and eliminate as many bugs as possible, add as much unique content as possible

[@zerox300]

I absolutely cannot wait for this game. If this game delivers on even half of what they've promised and have shown, it will be my forever MMO for sure. I am beyond excited for this game. It just looks goddamn fantastic.

[@MinecraftPocketNigs]

Too bad you have to wait

[@SollutionzFifa]

@@MinecraftPocketNigs Thats okay, people would wait than waste more time with the shit out there rn🤣

[@Numb_]

@@MinecraftPocketNigs after new world I don't care how long they take just release a finish game when it's ready

[@trademodejames]

oh young lad, people say this about literally every MMO.

[@zerox300]

@@MinecraftPocketNigs and I'm okay with that tbh if it holds up

[@LarsJ1977]

I don't get on hype trains anymore, I don't even go near the station. Will give this a look after release and see if it's worth the asking price. Good job on the video Peon.

[@jusutun]

Very fair, also keep in mind the asking price when the game comes out is simply a $15 monthly sub, nothing else.

[@DagothDaddy]

Not sure how I feel about the adaptive difficulty. I like more when a bosses difficulty is based on mechanics and abilities more than just "Scaling make health and damage go BURRRRRR" and I'm worried it may remove that fun aspect where certain bosses are remembered for being tough as nails and others as piss easy.

[@stagthasaucegod]

adaptive diff literally means added mechanics and abilities did u even watch the vid

[@syafranmuflih7139]

Yep, like Dragon Nest. Lol

[@mybroviajero2219]

Again, what a great video Lazy ! The effort of Steven, the developers and workers of Intrepid is noticeable. As long as you sow effort, dedication and passion the harvest will be very good. Thank you very much Intrepid Studio for everything you do to create an MMROPG that you and your community can be proud of.

[@2NextLvL]

Honestly all of this sounds amazing, but the combat is going to make or break the game.

[@Frosty4Real]

so true

[@omYass]

Much hopium on this

[@exodus146]

The combat doesnt look too great right now, hopefully they can bring it in. I heard that its actually pretty satisfying

[@2NextLvL]

@@exodus146 hmm, i think from what they added with the animations it doesnt look that bad.. Gonna be interesting with the class combinations for sure

[@exodus146]

@@2NextLvL well saying "not too great" and "not too bad" is saying the same thing dude lol but I do hope they get it right.

[@Bryan-vv4hn]

Man, if they can deliver on all that they say I don't care how long it takes as long as it's within my lifetime. Games take time to develop and this is a massive game by what has been talked about. I will for sure be giving it a go.

[@weirdoproductions6714]

i like that you can do all of the gathering things but can only master two that to me makes it feel like certain players can really help out a nodes economy with certain things but obviously if they want to master ship building they can still gather the wood through lumberjacking themselves or hire someone to do it for them this sounds really cool

[@ozijak]

Amazing update LazyPeon, huge thank you for putting in the work to summarise a monstrous game. Love the Narc cameo hahahaha xD Ahhh man, I am high on hopium! This looks so good, and makes me so happy with hope we can all have amazing new adventures together. Cmon Steven & Intrepid, absolutely nail this game, its looking amazing already. - Ozijak

[@Timithos]

I keep hearing that an MMO has never attempted season changes. Asheron's Call by Turbine was the first to do season changes back in 1999 where they did 4 seasons that changed every real life quarter across the entire game world. I know it's not more fluid and slick as Ashes of Creation's before-your-eyes melting snow and in as little as 2 weeks on a per node bases, but still, giving credit where credit is due. Turbine of course went on to make MMOs such as Dungeon's & Dragon's Online and Lord of the Rings Online. (You could see their ridiculous waterfall graphics in all 3 games, lol).

[@bevan9732]

Asheron's Call was where my MMORPG addiction began.... and I've been chasing that dragon ever since.

[@recreant359]

Nothing he’s mentioned is new; other mmos have done everything he’s mentioned before. Hell, Darkfall Online did most of this.

[@arlome]

Wurm Online also currently has Season Changes with resource consequences as well.

[@ianjeffers6688]

I still play and main DDO to this day, despite outdated graphics and Old ass game, it still pulls me in after 12 years

[@DoingFavors]

That's like saying "Well. battle royale shooters are a specific genre but DOOM made shooters first, sure other games have mantling and aim assist and sprint, slide, ect.. but they weren't the first to be a shooter!" it's real time weather changing, it's not something being actually properly done in any MMO so it's weird to say that other games did the same thing when they didn't, it' was just a transition update to color textures.

[@marshwalker8322]

Still feels like a Passion Project which is exactly what I want from an MMORPG.

[@kevinsmak]

Been waiting for new innovations and have been watching this for some time. Thank you for making an update video, as some of the stuff I forgot about because it has been so long. You got my like as well Sir Peon!

[@thetattoodmini]

this has been a game i've followed ever since i watched Log Horizon and finding Ashes as a result of a desire for that in-depth mmorpg like SWG had been back when it was great. i want to see what kind of communities comes to the game, especially with the way the node and guild systems are designed. awesome video, can't wait to see more

[@whorror_punx]

I miss SWG so much. A part of me really thinks that if they hadnt had changed to be more like WoW, theres a chance the MMO genre wouldnt have gone down the drain.

[@thetattoodmini]

@@whorror_punx yea... SOE really messed up with it, first by changing the combat system, then adding Jedi as a choice. i still remember my guild all trying different things for someone to get Jedi and when someone finally did, they were our most protected member because we actually had a Jedi in our ranks

[@Arrax.]

What a great video, I've never really played a MMO for more than a month but this video really made me interested in the game. The only thing that worries me is that they are planning to release a lot of innovative stuff on launch instead of progressively launching it, things will probably get super messy. Still very excited to try it out.

[@jamz8785]

This game looks dope, and node system sounds good, on paper, I really hope it to be good in reality, something that scares me about it is: Imagine you own a house, shop, wathever, that took you 1 month to have at that level you are, then you go on a vacation trip, come 2 weeks later only to realize nothing exists because your node was raided. Man that would be frustrating af, and would cause ppl to quit from the game.

[@MrTibor26]

You know this before you start playing, if you cant handle the idea I suggest dont spending money on something you will quit guaranteed in the case you're telling.

[@solidstehl9546]

I disagree with Mr Tibor. Maybe a option to reinstate the nose with a tax and material cost might be sufficient to alleviate some if that pain...

[@lorieldesamito3998]

This is the reason i think this game will flop

[@jamz8785]

@@MrTibor26 Nah dude, that shit should be balanced, doesn't make sense playing a game that you know if u stop playing for 1 week you are going to start all Over again.

[@kiara6237]

if you are going to a trip better make a fat wallet to remake everything after it, of better not play it at all. Even me, someone that from time to time have to stop playing everything for health reasons NEVER let my wallet go down to near 0 due extreme liability on my daily income. this is stupid.

[@Rose-Dew]

19:11 A karma system ❤, I really can't wait! Being an old Lineage 2 player, with a similar system, I think most likely there will be people that enjoy creating havoc, killing random players, while trying to avoid bounty hunters. As a peaceful player, this can be poopy, but then hunting the 'bad guys' with your friends is a great experience too. Edit: Also looking forward to the ocean content!

[@Megaman8880]

I've been playing MMO's for 20 years, I've been excited about a lot of flops over the years so I'm trying not to get my hopes too high for this one but I will say that I really like what I see.

[@frgriffiths]

Same boat here. I do think after 20 years, nothing will replace wow. I’ll give new stuff a go but always one back.

[@menghao737]

Started with EQ and Ultima Online back in the day, mid 90s, so let's say 20+ years for me, and this and Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen are the only mmos in the works giving me any hope for the genre, though obviously Ashes has a far higher chance for success considering its backing and its move to Unreal 5. The last great mmo experience I had was FFXI, that was the last time I truly felt immersed in and apart of an mmoworld and its player community. Chasing that high is part of what keeps me going, and if Ashes can deliver then there you will find me.

[@zachibdon2543]

Been on the hype train since 2016... can't wait for a more player content driven MMO experience like the good ol' days.

[@wolfmanxx77]

This is one of the first videos I have watched about this game. Looks awesome. The only problem I can see is that with so many activities and limits per server, there will be lots of “dead” time where people want to do things but they won’t be able to find enough people.

[@plix3763]

Steven said there will be 8-10k players pr server, so think it'll be fine. Hope they have a system for merging servers when the numbers drop, since that happens in every MMO.

[@Cheerio_Plays]

I’ve heard this reason for it not working out but it’s much better than just pressing join group and getting into meaningless content Playing with others in MMOs and building relationships is what made old games special. You’re required to find a group and roll with them, I have said this is when WoW died is when they took that away

[@Slanderbot]

that is reality in any meaningful community driven activity, in gaming or otherwise.

[@zarcon5750]

At 20:30 I noticed something which concerned me, "Players cannot transport goods from their warehouse during this time and many services in the node will also be disabled until the outcome." If the countdowns run from 2 - 5 days, wouldn't that be really dysfunctional economically for anyone living in that node? And if anyone can start a node siege, isn't there a ton of room for griefing and basically locking folks out of their resources over and over again? The only positive outcome might be if post-victory a node is protected for 30 days or something to avoid perpetual warehouse locking. Hmm. Otherwise I'm encouraged by the various prospective features. Let me know if I'm overthinking this and they already have a solution planned.

[@dippdopp]

The flying mounts being limited is actually super cool, makes it feel more amazing to witness and achieve

[@kevadu]

Yes, I love it when developers spend time and money on features I will *never* get to experience because I'm not going to no-life the game enough to be one of those 10-15 people...

[@ryanspinoza6586]

@@kevadu People complain when there's no grindy end-game content or a prestigious/flex reward to work on. People complain when they can't experience a reward/content meant for the most dedicated of the dedicated. We either complain when everyone have what you earned hard for or when only a few can have what you can't earn. I'm not sure where the line is in order to please everyone but the way I see it, there's more than enough game that offers flying mounts for literally everyone and it always removed the magic of flight in an MMO imo so I'm happy that they're doing this even though I'm unlikely gonna no-life the game just to get one.

[@mynameisforrest]

I will play the game, but i'm pretty sure I will never be able to ride a flying mount. That does not matter, i'm glad they are making them very exclusice. Seeing one ingame for the first time will be a blast.

[@anony88]

I agree, but I think it would be cool to see some type of hybrid flying mount where you can fly up for a couple seconds (20-40ft) before your mount gets fatigued and you can glide down slowly.. And you can also run and kinda double jump with your wings just like 15ft up and glide.. So you're still very attached to the ground so you're still immersed in the environment. And with that mount, you could also maybe glide for up to 6 seconds or so before falling, if you jumped off a cliff or something. It would be a hard mount to get. Maybe end game content. Just an idea..

[@mynameisforrest]

@@anony88 There are gliding mounts, this is from the Ashes wiki: ”Gliding mounts are tier 2[1] winged mounts that jump/glide/hover close to the ground.[2] Unlike royal (tier 3) mounts, gliding mounts are not capable of true flight by default.[3]”

[@monirogue1570]

I'm excited and overwhelmed with the sheer amount of stuff there is to do in the game. I've never been more divided as to what I would even want to accomplish and my ADD and OCD will make it even harder to know where to begin. Normally I focus on PVE content like leveling/campaigning in MMOs just as a way to keep myself focused on progression, and eventually branch out into other things like pvp, gearing up...etc...but for the first time it seems like that's not really a thing it really is going to be like a living breathing world that will really bring into focus gamers essentially being a community of players interacting with each other in many dynamic ways and with an ever changing world. I'm excited for sure, and I can't wait to see what it will actually be like once we are all able to finally log in. I hope I end up getting to play with a fun group of people :)

[@Kronos0999]

It's not out yet, calm your jugs. Not to mention, unless you're living off your mom, you can't actually live a second life.

[@monirogue1570]

@@Kronos0999 how about you just worry about yourself

[@Kronos0999]

@@monirogue1570 Salty, salty. Drop the donuts, sweetheart.

[@phillipreese6272]

Every decision the devs are making about this game are incredible, all the way down to how they are using flying mounts.

[@Fortexx200x]

Seems like a wonderful PVP game full of all the pvp goodness you could ask for, unfortunately I like co-op and pve mmos that have pvp as an option so I'm glad I watched this video to know not to get this game when it comes out since it has nothing I want. Your love for the game is evident from the video so hopefully it succeeds in it's goals and comes out as polished as it can possibly be for all to enjoy (unless your not a pvper). Also I like roleplay and not to have fake sex with strangers online just so your aware not everyone is roleplaying for one and only one reason. Hope this comment helps with the algorithm :)

[@Neeko2lo]

Banger Video as always Sir. Maybe I will play a Siren, that shit sounds badass af

[@chasegravity4182]

This was amazing! I'm blown away at how well this video was created and the game itself! I'm excited!!!

[@Kasraken]

I am happy to see the game progressing so well even though I don't think I will play it, (it looks great)! Over the years I have come to realize that although I do partake in PvP I have never really been a fan of open world PvP (ganking). Structured PvP and sieges where everyone is there for the PvP is fine and right up my alley but the part in the video where you show red and purple players ganking green non-combat players is exactly what ruins PvP for me. Furthermore, forcing them to fight back or lose more stuff than if the did just seems like forced PvP. Systems like that tends to bring out the worst in people as well as breed a lot of toxic behavior. Anyway, thanks for the update, I think the game will be a success!

[@shegar]

I found the open-world pvp very off-putting. I think it's naive to say that red players won't attack green players because there's "no benefit". There is a small but significant section of the player base who will do this just to spoil someone's experience.

[@wolfraw]

There will most likely be servers with no OWPvP

[@Enragedbigtoe]

My concern for this game is the sheer amount of things to do. I think this game will be great for hard-core players but for people who can’t spend 68 hours a day on this game I don’t think will progress very well and will leave the game shortly after starting. The game does look stunning though.

[@blessedheavyelements8544]

I'm going to start out with convoy guarding and hunting corrupted players. Cheers and Best Regards!

[@lukemorris2059]

Games like this are cool because you don’t have to do everything but there’s always something to do if you end up able to do everything congratulations heres a guild castle. You get what you willing to put in. As long as it feels rewarding and fun I’ll be there

[@TheWhisperingPenis]

Im one of those people that plays very casually. I have no interest in keeping up with the grinders. Theres tons of content and things to do, so I dont need too. You can be casual and have realistic expecations and patience. Unfortunately yes there will be some people who think getting to max level and quitting is the only reason they play. These people dont enjoy MMOs, they are just looking for a dopamine completion high. Those people will definitely quit and thank god, they are extremely miserable most of the times to play with.

[@AngRyGohan]

The fact that you can lose your house /caravan which you probably spent a fortune and who knows how many hours ... already ensures this game will be very anti casual. I like the idea in theory, but leave it up to players to start min maxing ( like de leveling the node and thus bunch of people losing thier homes ) and griefing so you will never know when you will have time to actually have fun.

[@brandon8667]

That's my concern too. I'm a parent of 2. I just won't be able to do the full content of this game. What content is made for me? I guess we will see.

[@Neero_90]

11:25 dude this is exactly what i was thinking the first time i saw the caravan system, i want to gather a good group of pvpr and be mercenaries for hire to protect the caravan, Ashes has so many good RPG elements

[@MrTibor26]

Silkroad online

[@Strondvliegje]

@@MrTibor26 Still miss this game

[@MrTibor26]

@@Strondvliegje same bro, same...

[@TheAshenHerald]

Really appreciate all the hard work you put into this video! It is well worth the watch to get up to speed if you've been out of the community for a while. For those of us following, it's just a great way to see how far things have come! Cheers!

[@MrBluntroastin]

damn that sounds promising! The only thing im afraid of is that the game seems so complex that you'd have to either be retired or a kid on summer break to have enough time to enjoy all the aspects of the game.

[@lambree4947]

It's probably going to be an MMO for people who play and have time for mmos.

[@ghagzor]

@@lambree4947 or remember when hitting end game was supposed to take years in MMOs not be able to speed run it

[@JrKengu]

to be very honest, mmos are made for people with no life. end of.

[@madlinkers8595]

@@JrKengu what are you on about lol ff14 is made for all kinds of player even casuals can endgame gw2 is nice on that side to you clearly didnt play much games

[@JrKengu]

@@madlinkers8595 they are still games that are designed to be played for a long time, doesnt meant casual players cant play them. You can play any game casually, even world of warcraft.

[@gokanidja4759]

I was looking for this for so long but couldn't remember the name, ty .

[@JohnyAngelo]

As a original Kickstarter backer this always looked more like a pipedream and that's the reason why I'm really glad it seems we're gonna actually get a final product and it seems to be packed with cool new systems. Steven has shown over the years he understands what mmo players want in general so ... I'm hoping for late 2024 release

[@gruntag5939]

I enjoyed testing in Alpha 1 and am really looking forward to testing the systems in Alpha 2! Btw LazyPeon, your video from 2 years ago hooked me on AOC...great job!

[@elro8081]

Let us hope the systems won't be too easy to exploit / abuse ... thank you for the video, very informative and well written

[@iamyourgreatgreatgreatgrea6291]

The bigger problem is gonna be bots and in general all the game hackers who don't care how much they mess up the state of a game for others. Since there's no such thing as an unbeatable anti-cheat system, there's obviously gonna be cheaters and hackers, not only at the beginning, but probably all through the game's entire uptime. It's unfortunately what online gaming has been pretty much all this time, but not to this degree, and the most effective solution still is manual banishment. But for that you need enough people who you can trust to do a good job, and only punish the guilty ones, as well as being online often enough to keep most of the bad actors away.

[@Pleazure]

It does look and sound incredible. I hope they release it soon, my whole family would play!

[@12apidxHDxGamerx]

Soon? Is another 3 years considered soon? Because I'm fairly certain that's the realistic minimum we're looking at to get an actual ready to launch game and even that would be near miracle turn around rate for a game like this

[@Pleazure]

@@12apidxHDxGamerx considering triple A titles take roughly 5-7 years, 3 would be soon enough for me.

[@UmbraLovesYou]

I feel like there is almost no chance the scaling pve difficulty is going to end up working well. Gamers always figure out how to abuse mechanics, what exactly the game looks at when rating "performance" and will make a meta around abusing it to it's fullest. Just making a few difficulties with that get harder and with more advanced mechanics will also mean they can actually adjust and balance each one accordingly. But hey only time will tell, excited either way!

[@MrKevlarkent]

what is the goal of the abuse?

[@cupcakecavlry5560]

@@MrKevlarkent to make it easy for the players

[@MrKevlarkent]

@@cupcakecavlry5560 then you get worse loot

[@cupcakecavlry5560]

@@MrKevlarkent how? If you kill the enemies in the fastest way possible you will get more loot

[@MrKevlarkent]

@@cupcakecavlry5560 yes, but if you kill them fast they get harder and you get more loot So if they're easier then you get less loot

[@FreedomAndPeaceOnly]

Because of the Node-system this is why I am the most excited & interested for Ashes compared to everything else. Player-interactivity is also encouraged which means less toxicity _hopefully_ and more humble realization that others players are opportunitys and not a roadblock.

[@patrickstar1164]

Yes, but nod system can be the end of this game. It can completely destroy it or it can make it unique and fun.

[@BlkMagik]

Ashes is like my last hope for the MMO genre before I just give it up all together. There hasn't been an MMO in recent memory that has gotten me to commit for more than a few weeks outside of Guild Wars 2 and that game is 10 years old now.

[@lencas112]

there is also a chance that riot mmo will be decent

[@backstabber3537]

@@lencas112 Riot mmo and all their cool cosmetics in the cash shop I can already picture it

[@emptywhy]

Completely agree, we have a unique situation in how it's being funded and developed, my fear is that the MMO community itself is the reason the genre is on its arse, and that ultimately its reaction to this game likely will kill any real hope for it all together. I've long thought that the community doesn't know what makes for a meaningful MMO to play, and the kind of game the majority would say they want, is the exact kind of game they would say is trash after a month and return to WoW. If the community fully embraces the game and the risk reward philosophy it is built on, and the possible "negative" and positive experiences they will have playing, then it will be a huge success, if they instead do what I fear, wanting a guaranteed dopamine hit for simply loading up the game then in my opinion, it will kill off any real hope for the genre.

[@Archonsx]

mmorpg are what got me into gaming, it would be nice to see them becoming popular again

[@jujubear9909]

So far, what interests me is the node system and economic features of the game. Buuuuut knowing my tendency to go solo in MMORPG games at a certain point, I might just end up being a bounty hunter/mercenary/outlaw or some sort of vagabond 😂

[@Domikazi]

You can't. That won't be a thing. Its a forced group content game. There is no solo content nor will there ever be. The developers don't think games without forced group content are "real" MMOs.

[@Zephyrui948]

@@Domikazi llok at you hating already, so sad

[@Hobcore]

@@Domikazi I alpha tested and you’re definitively wrong. Good try though.

[@Domikazi]

@@Hobcore Lets see, take the opinion of somebody who spent 400 dollars for Alpha and has a lot riding on it being the game you want it to be.... or my friend who is a literal developer on the game. Decisions... decisions....

[@deedeemegadoodoo3133]

@@Domikazi yeah and my mom works at xbox

[@kolothepanda]

I love AoC, was an early KS backer, and played everything from Apoc to A1. That being said something that worries me about this game is the seeming lack of direction of what the foundational product looks like. Anyone who has work in game or software dev knows how easy it is for products to get indefinitely side tracked by "wouldn't be cool if...". While it's great to be hyped for the game, we need to acknowledge the warning signs of mismanagement: Constant failures to meet deadlines and creating unrealistic timetables, the game constantly undergoing massive design changes, when you're 5 years in and primary functions like combat are still kinda up in the air as to how they want it to function and feel, a lot of "here's what we plan on adding" and not "here's what we've fleshed out and completed". Major talent leaving the team (I won't pretend to know the real reasoning). I could go on. To be clear I love this project and want it to succeed, but I fear the infinite loop of cool ideas never fully manifesting. I don't know how they're funding the project, but how long can they continue to do so without a playable product bringing in revenue from consumers and with press coverage always being super positive, they never really get held to account for the multitude of failures.

[@moji96]

You bring out a good point. While i'm super impressed by the new stuff they flashed out, i still feel like they did a bit of this and a bit of that but nothing is really complete. The combat still looks mediocre at best. Their lore is just a bunch of text in quests. I hope they add voicelines and cinematics. So far only their character creation looks complete but nothing else looks close to completion at least.

[@tubesism]

I think Alpha 2 will provide us with some answers!

[@mrnarason]

Star citizen on a nutshell

[@pleasureplays]

Good point. They should atleast release all the core functions of the game polish that and then add the "cool stuff" with updates

[@Chris-zg7ty]

Project creep is real.

[@Zephyren216]

The more I see about the scope and realism of the node system, the more I want to know what safeguards there will be to prevent it from being completely exploited by a rich or 20-hrs-a-day-playing few. What is there to stop the richest guild from just buying up all economic mayorships and bribe the votes for scientific ones, and just start running the server like their own massive, casual trampling money making machine? I don't want to end up losing my house because the richest few on the server wanted to make a bit more profit by switching to a different resource node, and if I wanted a world with a rich elite in control I'd just.. go outside.

[@fuzzyfallthetempest]

You already know it’s gonna happen

[@umit3937]

If a mayor does such a thing, you can transfer nodes. But guilds don’t hold a Node, so everyone pays the taxes even the mayors guildies

[@recreant359]

It will be just like UO/ Darkfall/Daoc/warhammer. One guild will dominate and the game will die off because of it

[@chele2907]

i am also wondering how they plan to prevent some of these things, as excited as i may be for the game, it makes me nervous that it will end up being just another "new world". it sounds like keeping up with the game and making any real progress will be left for the few that can still drop 6-8hrs a day to keep up and log in daily. But your average player will never be able to make it anywhere. just by the way it sounds, you will need to truly invest time into the game, and what if you are unlucky and choose the wrong node where no one really plays and it doesnt progress at all.... but two nodes down its very populated by the hardcore players, but there is nothing u can do there or afford to make your way into that node. It will leave you bored and feeling stuck, also i hope that they dont release like 20 servers for each time zone... you will need a lot of players to make a map feel alive... and if you end up in a dead server or a dying server then your time investment will have meant nothing. i just see a lot of flaws to this. I hope that they are taking some of these things into consideration, i really want the game to succeed

[@cmike123]

Join a military node or a service node. If you are on a server where people are easily bribed, and you dont like it, you can swap servers. This isnt hard, fam.

[@musicroxz1]

I feel like if any MMO was going to become VR when fully immersive stuff comes out, it’s gonna be this one. So many real life like systems

[@t_bag7452]

This video brought me joy and I could see what I've been hoping for in an MMO since when I discovered about AoC years ago, thank you Peon! Im hoping SO MUCH for the Server regions to be one for each continent, this is life changing!

[@OlIShoey]

Great informative video. Hadn't heard of it as nothing has really come close to the experience I had with FFXI back in the day. My favorite thing being the contestable world bosses but that did not have the PVP element thrown into the mix. The MMO experience over the last few years has been incredibly disappointing, this looks promising. Also hoping for SEA Servers, somehow despite the number of gamers in this part of the world they always seem to get forgotten.

[@eruhinmakhtar9162]

Not sure how I feel about the lack of fast travel and non-global storage having played New World before these were added. They sound like good ideas until you've been playing for a couple of weeks and then they're just huge hassles and time wastes. I think even Elden Ring, which has the best open world experience in my opinion, would be super frustrating without fast travel.

[@morisan42]

I think flight paths like in WoW are pretty harmless, they are limited to certain parts of the zone, still let you see and be out in the world (even if sometimes you just alt-tab until the flightpath ends), and gives the game a sense of distance. I really hate when you can just click a button and teleport across the map, it takes what should be a living, breathing world and encourages you to just stick to major hubs making 90% of the map unused. I think a land-based automatic fast travel would be cool, like a horse and cart kind of thing which drives you around the map. Maybe there could even be NPCs that occasionally interrupt carriages or even make it a pvp based thing idk. It does get pretty old walking the same long roads, but equally it's the act of walking that brings the world to life and encourages you to engage with it. Otherwise you just end up with modern WoW where you stay in your faction's main city and spam group finder. It's pretty lame and makes the game feel like some wonky fps with matchmaking than an MMO

[@cr1spbeatzplz]

It's barely in alpha. Players (me included) will be testing the F out of Ashes and you can bet we would report such potential issues or anything that is too grindy or not fun. Have faith!

[@alexanderdijkema9782]

Fast travel to major cities should be possible but very expensive or hard to attain

[@copat13]

Does it make sense to have fast travel if the economy is based on transporting the resources? I don’t know. It feels like it would break the purpose?

[@orbitalstitch]

​@@morisan42 I've always loved the flight path system in wow FAR more than ubiquitous instant travel, I remember my first flight from Stormwind to Ironforge and just seeing the variety and scope of the world I couldn't reach yet made me awestruck.

[@neilhackman9578]

Top notch content mate, this game has the highest potential for an MMO in as long as I can remember.

[@MrJeffreyrichards]

All of those features sound amazing hope it ends up being a home run when it comes out. I am mostly worried how combat will be pvp is hard to balance.

[@ravagedanstonq8732]

Insane quality of work you've done there, aswell as high quality video, thanks for presenting this game like you did !

[@Benrage321]

Great video. Learned a lot of new things and I'm very excited. HOWEVER my major concerns with these is always visuals, sound and combat. Combat looks like it's going in a great direction and the visuals have usually been on a upper moderate level. But those scenes at 31 minutes where the light hits the rocks? Boy if that lighting runs only on the then best graphics card on launch, I'll have it.

[@r.awilliams9815]

Yeah, I'm looking at my 2700X/ GTX 1070 system and thinking 'there's just no way, it will explode."

[@joost1183]

@@r.awilliams9815 UE5 and Nanite makes your 1070 happy again. Look up nanite

[@Ithirahad]

By the time this game comes out, I don't think that getting your hands on a GPU which can run this will be that difficult. With how good the even the 40 series and RX 7000 series is looking, something like an RTX 5060 or RX 8600XT should do fine at 1440p. If we're lucky, even a 5050Ti/RX 8500.

[@pureforged]

12 Days 500k Views! Happy for you friend hope this video absolutely blows up. I watched this a couple times already

[@garykelley9027]

Came over from Asmon's viewing of this to give some love/watch time. Will totally use your code for the game. Excellent video, thanks for all the hard work.

[@imrebaksa7316]

Hey Peon, you probably wont see this but thank you and your editor for this video. I never really knew much about AoC, watched couple of your vids and 1 livestream 1 or 2 years ago, but literally the last 2 days before sleep i binge watched all their livestream from March to July. UE5 was a huge but great step and the path where they are going is really promising for us gamers. I'm definitely on the HOPIUM hype train now, so all i can say is like everyone else, cant wait to try it out 😁

[@DvlFIG]

This is looking amazing. I haven't heard of this game until now and I'm incredibly interested and hyped. I love it! I hope it works out because I see myself puting hundreds of hours into it.

[@TheChocobo]

Definitely will be using your referral link for this, I’ve heard whispers of this game around before but the video two years ago, and now this one kept me casually informed about what is to be known about this game. Thanks for your hours of dedication to make videos like these, despite seeing no direct funds from sponsorships

[@Romefreak]

Thanks for making this video, it was quite informational! I'm loving all the progress they are making with it and love the passion behind the team developing it. I got some hopium

[@narnizzle9641]

I'm really excited for this. Thank you for this in-depth breakdown! They better not let us down. I'm hopeful though.

[@strangelee4400]

I have been staring at your comment for 40 minutes now and i still havent finished it. (It's nothing horrible it's just that i have had major dental work done and the painkillers are zonking me out).

[@Kat-id2oo]

Thank you for the in depth review! this actually looks very interesting, however i am worried about open world pvp + it sounds like world bosses only drop loot for the group that killed it which is a huge turn off for me ngl. The way the world changes looks so cool though, as do the classes. I'd definitely like to try it out in any case when it launches years down the line from experience, all you have to do to be killed as a non-combatant is run into a player/guild who likes to kill players. that's it. esp if you drop more stuff (though it doesn't matter if they just like to be assholes)

[@pardalote9138]

Loot drop is determined by contribution % and not by who got the last hit in

[@Kat-id2oo]

@@pardalote9138 oh that's good to hear, i must have missed that, ty for letting me know

[@blackfayah]

Yep, you did it. I jumped aboard the hype train. But in all seriousness, a very good, clear and informative video! I can't wait for the game and for more from you!