Why I'm Done With Century: Age of Ashes

[@m0ckin9bird]

I´m sorry to hear you are leaving, I´ve been watching your century videos recently and they helped me a lot, thank you

[@wayhaykid]

I'm so happy to hear you found my content helpful. That's so rewarding to me and means a lot. Thank you

[@Luvrgirl_Kay]

proud of you for this video. It takes a lot being able to speak out like this

[@wayhaykid]

Thank you so much! It's risky considering I could lose most of my viewership, but to me it's worth doing.

[@vulture_of_life9274]

Love your video, and the points/suggestions you make or touch on. My experience with game devs, or IT coders is that they are extremely slow. There's times where I need things fixed at work and I present them with all the information I can. I'm lucky if they get fixed in a month (extremely lucky). Most of the time though it takes multiple months. I'm giving the game a lot of opportunity to rise and meet the expectations of the community, but at max ill give them two more years. I mostly play Century, but I have several side games to appease me when I get burnt out on it because it doesn't have enough game modes, or interactive story at the moment.

[@wayhaykid]

Thank you, Vulture. I could have been a little more positive, but I was not in the best mind set for that lol. It's just how I was feeling. You make a very good point about the slow delivery. I like your perspective and appreciate you sharing your thoughts on it. It is a small team after all. I hope you have a good day man!

[@geman1113]

I want dragon breeding. When you breed two dragons of different classes, then the baby dragon could be ridden by either class. Great video

[@wayhaykid]

I like that idea for real! Thanks for sharing :)

[@GeMan11]

Thanks man

[@myth4020]

im proud of you for speaking up in honesty and letting it all out there. many feel the same.

[@wayhaykid]

Thanks for making my eyes water on my lunch break. Lol well I didn't want to make the game sound bad, but I think the Devs need to hear something like this. I was willing to take the heat if it means things MIGHT change for the better. Thank you for hearing me out BTW. It means so much.

[@myth4020]

@@wayhaykid i'll still be around to watch your content!

[@wayhaykid]

I truly appreciate you. I won't disappoint:)

[@itslucas5416]

I am going to miss your century content

[@wayhaykid]

Thank you, Lucas. I appreciate your kind words. I will try my best to create fun content no matter what game it is

[@user-cu9ry4hr9x]

man, I have a really crazy idea for the game, what if they created a story mode where there would be a part where we would only use the character without the dragons and this story mode could give rewards like skins for example xp bonus etc

[@wayhaykid]

I love it! You could also have a quest where you have to save an egg from being destroyed during a battle. Then it happens to hatch while you were taking it to safety. Yeah, I like the way you think

[@Tommy_The_Gun]

Annnd... They removed PvE Mode lol. I guess I am quitting too. Gonna try Falconeer.

[@wayhaykid]

Oh wow, they actually followed through with that. I don't blame ya. I should check out Falconeer

[@Tommy_The_Gun]

The only fan part that this game has left going for is that 1 PvE mode. Yeah, unfortunately. It gets boring pretty quickly. But that is about it. I used to do PvP stuff, but I said to myself that no longer. It is not fun. You get steamrolled all of the time or you sometimes steam roll the enemy. Most of the time if one team is losing - people just shut down the game as they don't want their K/D ration to go down. Nowadays I boot the game to see if there is an extra free stuff to claim in the store & if there are 3 daily quests I can do in PvE in one game. Otherwise I am not playing. I am already above level 150, so no reason to farm more since you get nothing. The only way to save this game is for the devs to do same thing as Star Conflict did. Game was only PvP and was dying. So they added PvE modes and even added open world PvE (by connecting existing maps via portals with short loading screens). Also, I can say from my observations that for the most part people who like dragons are not PvP types. They want to help other people and not fight over dominance. The game definitely needs more focus on PvE, since PvP is not working and will not be working no matter what they will do. If you look at the gaming industry you will notice that only PvP games are Shooters & Batlle royle games. Other PvP games are becoming more niche & niche (and in general less people tend to play PvP vs 7 - 10 years ago). Imho the future lies in PvE. Also, Idk if this is only my problem I have but every time I pick Stormriser the game is very likely to crash mid-game. Happens only on that specific class.

[@gergelykorody690]

Same with Armoured Warfare. Lot of PvE events, storyline maps, cool quests with valuable loot. Not so stressful, good relaxing after work. This is actually saved the game

[@wayhaykid]

I'm so glad you put your thoughts here cause you make very good points and ideas. I didn't have the time to run through every thought I had lol. Thank you for this. I agree

[@wayhaykid]

Yes sir, more depth and ways to become immersed in the world.

[@johnybrownonion]

dont blame ya many old players just play it just to hang out and play the game a little most average players max tolerance to play it is about like 3h to 2h max and just play a game that makes grinding some what worth it them adding weekend chest to do which is nice but id love to grind them more and you are very correct the game is not exciting anymore

[@wayhaykid]

Yep! It's a good game for just hanging out and getting some games in. I guess I'm more of a "what do I want to do today in this game?" Kind of guy.

[@savoysutton350]

I will miss seeing you playing century age of ashes what i want to see in the future in this game is grinding up ruby's like the coins so you can spend them on legendary dragons and armor so you don't have have to use your money on them i hope they take this idea what you think

[@wayhaykid]

Thank you Savoy. Trust me, I will miss see all of you in the game. I choose to not support a game like this. They got enough of business from me as it is. I really like that idea! Not everyone wants or has the money to get really cool stuff in the game.

[@heylerry5356]

respect Way! so much respect... 👍💪

[@wayhaykid]

Thanks man. I was nervous posting this, but I felt like I owed it to my community to just let you guys know exactly where I'm at. Shooting straight with yall is something I feel is right.

[@heylerry5356]

Exactly! Now that that's done, you can consider the chapter closed.❤️‍🔥👍💪

[@itsjustgrimm01]

I am so sad about the state of the game. I was so hyped for the game before it came out and just after launch. I really feel they should have a road map that's developed alongside the community. Obviously, you can't please everyone but you could try and please the majority. Some basics I feel never really got fixed e.g. matchmaking and by the time they really looked at it, nothing really could be done because the player count had already dropped too low for effective matchmaking. People still get bugs that have been there since the game started e.g. game crashes/freezes at the end of a match. The community, the old Century community manager, many OJ players all gave feedback, and it seemed to fall on deaf ears. There is nothing like this game, and I am so worried for its future. They have the gameplay down, no game has dragon flight mechanics that feel as good as Century, it just needs more content and reason to play. I would love more PVE, more reasons to grind for in-game content, more community engagement and activities. I absolutely would love a more story focussed mode added in alongside PvP. Its nice to have the option to dip between PvP and PvE. Everyone has a different reason to play, some its grinding ranked, some its dragon collection, some its a team/community based achievement, some its a mix - but I feel there are 'buckets' you can group players broadly into to create content that would appeal to them. It just feels like the game is limping along and the players are being drained for cash at this point with less and less content being added, and it is so sad to see what could be an amazing game have its potential wasted. I actually wish they'd maybe sell the IP to someone who can turn the game around and put the passion and community feel back into it. 100% agree with your points, and sorry to see you leave the game.

[@wayhaykid]

Thank you for your amazing comment. Holy crap you made some excellent points. I'll maybe check the game out one day if they decide to build it stronger and better. I miss the good times.

[@warriorkater2407]

To be honest will give game a chance to meet its potential until season 4 ends . I should have taken the launch as a sign already but it’s currently the only game that has dragon riders as it’s focus . I’m no game developer but if they manage a No Man sky or there will a better game with similar promise I will play it. There already 2 great dragon games in early access but there you are the dragon. Which is still cool . I just want a game that I wished existed when I was younger ( says the teenager) when how to train your dragon came out .

[@wayhaykid]

Heck yeah man. I lost hope before season 3 even came out. If you think about it, they really don't need to make this game better because it's making enough money somehow. They just keep it afloat and work on other projects

[@warriorkater2407]

As for spending money on this game I didn’t spend a single cent and still got almost everything in all Dragonpasses ;) ( just using the newsletter thing and previously earned gems from launch hehehe

[@wayhaykid]

That's good! There were a couple skins I had to buy because they looked so cool

[@skydigamer]

Wow just seeing this vid bro. Sadly I’ve also stopped playing century. Such a good game gone to waste

[@wayhaykid]

Yep, on to bigger and better things :)

[@user-cu9ry4hr9x]

they could solve the problem of captivating the player very easily, just put the chests as a reward for winning 5 consecutive matches for example

[@wayhaykid]

Excellent idea. They should listen to people like you. It would help the game greatly.

[@warriorkater2407]

You know it’s a almost impossible feat but if the community comes together and make there own dragon game it would be an absolut Punch in face of the devs ( not literally) . It’s unlikely but the chance is never Zero 😊

[@wayhaykid]

It could happen. Just need a team and some good hard work. Nothing is impossible lol

[@jimburton2880]

Fully agree with you. But sad to see you go! Definitely keep in touch!

[@wayhaykid]

Most definitely! Plus, I gotta finish up FF16 =)

[@GeMan11]

I tweeted at them to get you back as a creator. Even in your goodbye video you are sugesting things to make the game better. You are the #1 age of ashes creator and this is unacceptable to me

[@wayhaykid]

GeMan, that's more than kind of you. I really appreciate you for the support. I'm so torn because I feel that as a partner, I can't speak up about issues to make the game better. Until the community is actually respected and listened to, im not so sure I'd want to make videos about the game. Making content on the game is how I've supported Playwing and I got the opposite in return. But seriously, thank you. I really took your words to heart.

[@GeMan11]

@@wayhaykid the partners should have the loudest voice, positive or negative. You just want what's best for the game and all of the fans want the same. Them dropping you will hurt the game in the long run. Love ya bud

[@wayhaykid]

Love ya too man. Keep keeping it real :)

[@Luckynightfire]

I was a bete tester and I enjoyed the game at the start spend so many hours and money on the game but know it’s slowly falling I have seen it and I been slowly loosing faith in the game with is sad I loved it

[@wayhaykid]

It is a sad deal and easily repaired. I'm starting to think it's just a passive income and rarely something they invest in. Less investment means less growth. It's like eating healthy once a week and expecting your body to improve and operate better.

[@Luckynightfire]

I love dragon games played every single ones but I have not played the game in over a year they messed it up with previous updates and will not fix issues so I’m looking for other games to play

[@wayhaykid]

@arinamurphy7891 there are so many games out there that I had been missing out on. I hope you find something that is fun for you. I'm currently enjoying GranBlue Fantasy relink

[@tanceegaytonfrausto3052]

Damn It really SUCKS when 4 players Jump on 1 player lol.

[@wayhaykid]

Yes it does! Unfortunately, it's a strat that high ranking teams do a lot. It's very annoying but it works

[@iamgeorge2438]

Hello, First of all, I do not know what happened and why you are out of the partner program and I am sad to see you go and never make videos again. If you truly like the game you will still play it from time to time, stream it or make a video about it. The partner program is nice , but at the end of the day that should not matter at all. If you like the game you will still play it regardless of the fact that you are or not partner. Or at least that is how I view things. Wish you the best of luck, hope to see you in the sky's of Century again.

[@wayhaykid]

Yes sir, that's the problem. I lost excitement and passion for it. That happened even before I was kicked. Good timing I suppose. Thanks for sharing your view on it. I do understand what you mean.

[@Someguy_97]

So much potential seems to always be squandered with these free to play games. The content is always limited by design to encourage you to pay for all the little nick nacks and shiny shop shit. Instead of committing to developing a well rounded and complete experience they hold out on players hoping it’ll make us impatient enough to buy all the content that should be in the game from the start. I would absolutely shell out $70 proudly if this game released with a decent campaign/story, pvp and pve, and an engaging and rewarding upgrade/customization system. But this is modern gaming so nothing unique will ever be able to reach its full potential.

[@miguelvasquez2675]

I stop playing months ago man they fail in a lot of things man and the game just stop being fun! There Doomed the game wont revive they lost there chance!

[@TheRiskyroar]

I agree, though part of me doesn't want the game to shut down cause I spent like 20 bucks on it lol

[@wayhaykid]

I understand that!!