I Finally Played The Game (Ashes of Creation Alpha II)

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  • Опубліковано 21 лис 2024

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  • @teddyoflove5897
    @teddyoflove5897 26 днів тому +29

    Too many people think that every game has to cater to them. (I play a few hours a day, so make leveling fast; or I play a few hours a day, so make the game solo; I don't have to look for a group.) Steven clearly stated his vision of the game with long leveling, group play, and open-world PvP. All of which I like, and I hope it stays this way. I liked what Steven said: "We are not focusing on competing with games like WoW; they have a very different approach to gameplay. We will have PvE content, but it's not our intention to make it better than those games." This is a game for long grinds, no hand-holding, and PvX enjoyers. There are many alternatives if that's not your cup of tea.

    • @higguma
      @higguma 24 дні тому

      Cope

    • @mortwycker
      @mortwycker 23 дні тому

      ​@@higgumathe game will be a hit but you aren't likely to gain any more IQ than that 10

  • @lemontwiss
    @lemontwiss 26 днів тому +12

    You can farm item drops from killing Goblins and Minotaurs. Low drop rate, but plenty of significant upgrades including set gear.
    Also, regarding the main story line, the game will have a pretty deep and expansive story quest line and plenty of side quests, they just haven't included them in the Alpha. When the game releases, you should be getting around 70% of your exp from doing quests and the rest is from grinding.

  • @ianVRPG
    @ianVRPG 22 дні тому +2

    I think people are approaching this as an early access/almost complete game.
    They probably forgot to read the very first Reminder Window when you enter the game. LOL
    It says, this phase will test server stability, capacity and bug fixes (regarding glitches, hacks / exploits / server attacks).
    If you bought into this and expecting to play a game, then you are mistaken. Its why most of my guild mates did not buy any of these alpha keys. We're waiting for betas as that's where you *PLAY* the game.

  • @nordy259
    @nordy259 26 днів тому +6

    There is a way to get a faster mount fairly early on. I forget which UA-camr it was but someone posted a quick 4 minute guide on how to get it. You go South of Lionhold to where the wolves are, look for the ones with a white nameplate and try to tame them. You'll either get a carcass or a wolf (seems like it's roughly a 10-20% chance to get the wolf) once you get the wolf you have to find a animal husbandry station and pay 50 silver to train it to become a mount. I haven't had 50 silver yet so I haven't actually finished my mount training myself yet.

  • @NoRest4TheWicked1
    @NoRest4TheWicked1 27 днів тому +15

    As someone that prefers solo play, I like that this game focuses on group play. Every play style is valuable. Healers probably more valuable than dps

  • @dermosquitor9984
    @dermosquitor9984 26 днів тому +5

    After 8 hours you cant really tell how fast the combat will be in highlevel with better gear, more abilities and cooldownreduction. Its no actioncombat sure but i the combat shines in how responsice it is. Also the high level of custumisation is awsome. Im sure there will be fast and slow builds. Like in wow when youre playing ice mage or outlaw rogue for example.

  • @ZapatosVibes
    @ZapatosVibes 26 днів тому +9

    They're holding the lore/story close to their sleeves atm, def not for this stage of alpha.
    As for gear, its by design that they only drop completed item like 2-4% of the time. They want most of the gear to come from crafting. At low level though you can just sell glint or gathered materials to NPCs and buy their stuff. You should have enough cash way before lvl 6 to get the copper weapon.

  • @artharionsanchez1793
    @artharionsanchez1793 25 днів тому +2

    Just to correct: There will be quests and storyline, but in the phase 2.

  • @joeycarbone9540
    @joeycarbone9540 26 днів тому +5

    This game looks like a good blend of Everquest gameplay and WoW.

    • @tist203
      @tist203 26 днів тому +1

      Thought the same. Similar to everquest, the group aspect is there. Solo is possible but difficult. Levels/con making a big impact in your ability to take down enemies. Combat and med times more in line with classic wow era. Thinking this will be really fun once polished.

    • @joeycarbone9540
      @joeycarbone9540 25 днів тому +1

      @@tist203 Agreed, damn. Wondering what itemization will be like.

  • @nordy259
    @nordy259 26 днів тому +4

    In its current state there won't be much content at max level either. This phase is more about fixing bugs and stability. More content should start to come online during phase 2 starting in late December and then a bunch more in phase 3 in early May. I wouldn't expect it to even resemble a game until sometime during phase 3. This is why I'm not taking any time off to play until the first full week of phase 3.

  • @ccloudleaf
    @ccloudleaf 26 днів тому +4

    Clearly really hard to review a game that's incomplete because obviously they will add more content and things like lore, additional starting areas, quest rewards and so on.. but it's totally fair to express that's the stuff you want.
    Just hilarious how no matter how many times they say "The first test is for stability" everyone's feedback will mostly be "where's muh content?" Again very fair, just funny. It was good enough when you said you played the game for 8 hours, I know the combat had to be enjoyable and that's a good signal that they nailed the fun in group play. Enjoyed the watch, look forward to your coverage of the game!

  • @JakeMartin-o2u
    @JakeMartin-o2u 26 днів тому +1

    I'm the red bard named Magnificence in that vid. We weren't going to attack you but we could tell you guys were prepping so we went ahead and went first. Anyway, combat is pretty great and to me feels like GW2 with a mix of DAoC in regards to party formation and the more PVP oriented skills (at least for bard). The bard in this game feels extremely familiar to a DAoC bard in skills and gameplay. Some of your concerns will be addressed in the future like quests and such, just keep in mind it is a literal Alpha and the purpose for this phase was ironing out technical issues like servers, login problems, load bearing, etc. Cheers!

  • @DeeSav85
    @DeeSav85 7 днів тому

    I'm not sure if anyone covered this but there was a bug last weekend where if you were killing things 3-4 levels higher than you no gear would drop due to something to do with reward table scaling. You really want to stick to mobs closer to your level for optimal XP and drop chance.

  • @MoneyMattersalpha
    @MoneyMattersalpha 26 днів тому +1

    Just found ur channel straight to the point thanks

  • @RichardJanvrinYT
    @RichardJanvrinYT 27 днів тому +3

    Only in Alpha 2, so definitely looking forward to how it continues to evolve

  • @branchjam7
    @branchjam7 27 днів тому +6

    You have to kill goblins to get the first starter gear. If you sell enough Glint you can buy weapons and armor from vendor across river from the commissions guy. All i am missing right now is the chest piece armor for my fighter. Just kill goblins lol.

    • @seussiii
      @seussiii 26 днів тому

      Are you talking about the lvl 1 goblins right as you enter the starting area? Maybe I was unlucky but I never got anything but glint.

    • @branchjam7
      @branchjam7 26 днів тому +1

      @@seussiii No you have to go out of the starter area down the hill and instead of going left to the buildings go right up the hill. You will run into darker colored goblins. Those drops the starter gear for every class. I didn't buy the armor but once i had enough glint i sold them so i could buy the better 2h sword for my fighter.

  • @Ghandii
    @Ghandii 14 днів тому

    with the no gear dropping, apparently only humanoids drop gear and even then they dont drop that often still so that would be nice to change either this alpha or later on

  • @temijinkahn511
    @temijinkahn511 26 днів тому +8

    Guild is key. Note this is Alpha 2. Things will get tuned as the game matures.

    • @Flak0000O
      @Flak0000O 26 днів тому +4

      Oh yes, like they have not been doing this for 8 years

    • @lucrative6477
      @lucrative6477 26 днів тому +2

      It’s been years…

    • @akoikawkamiduha
      @akoikawkamiduha 22 дні тому

      @@Flak0000O you are right they are slow not like those AAA studios

  • @KallTorak
    @KallTorak 27 днів тому +1

    Looks interesting, mage looks really fun! Not sure its worth that price tag. Hyped to check it out though!

  • @plannindorf
    @plannindorf 26 днів тому

    Thanks for the feedback man!

  • @Guknowit
    @Guknowit 25 днів тому

    This actually looks solid.

  • @Helding
    @Helding 27 днів тому +9

    I hope they improve the character models alot! They look like somthing out 2012 at best..
    We obvioulsy have to remember that this is alpha, but they sure do have along way to go.

    • @Nosferatu-BE
      @Nosferatu-BE 26 днів тому

      yeah they look horrible .... and the hair.......

  • @Kiobao
    @Kiobao 26 днів тому

    As much as im curious about the game, and i believe this style of game is for me since i enjoy group play with it being similar to ffxi, it seems much too bare bones right now for me to consider playing alpha. At least the combat sounds like its good.
    Ill look more around may next year or beta but right now its just trade skills, some pvp and mob grinding? Is thats app that is in this alpha entirely or is there more later?

  • @chaoticneutral783
    @chaoticneutral783 26 днів тому +1

    I'll check in on the game in about 3 more years, Throne of Liberty was awful at first too but they made it playable and somewhat enjoyable.

  • @nacari0
    @nacari0 26 днів тому

    awesome writeup! i believe steven called it a sandpark

  • @BRADLIKESPVP
    @BRADLIKESPVP 26 днів тому +1

    Might've maybe helped some people understand what kind of review this is if you added something like "Alpha Gameplay" to the title. Other than that, pretty fair first impression video!

  • @Gloating-Goat
    @Gloating-Goat 21 день тому +1

    You had me in the first half, then you started to talk about your issues with questing, lack of quests, info, quest content...my guy, IT'S AN ALPHA.

  • @krispykrreme
    @krispykrreme 26 днів тому

    I find that the less people you have, the more gear you get for whatever reason.

  • @MJeySolis
    @MJeySolis 26 днів тому +1

    After 10 years we will be able to play it boyz gg. 2034 it is . [ absolute joke ]

  • @xG1ZZM0x
    @xG1ZZM0x 26 днів тому

    I’ll be playing next month

  • @jaydunna2645
    @jaydunna2645 26 днів тому

    The more i see of this game, the more i feel like it should've been released in 2006.

  • @brsubwayfc
    @brsubwayfc 26 днів тому

    I get the allure of the old days when group mandatory content was king, but times have changed. If you don’t have a solo friendly game, your game is pretty much doomed. We live in an instant gratification society where people want their time respected. New World’s changed from its original concept highlight this very notion.

  • @MishaKumaTV
    @MishaKumaTV 26 днів тому

    I mean you droped a lot of droppings 😂

  • @Fremder5
    @Fremder5 26 днів тому

    oh man all this waiting and hype for thrones and liberty 1.5

    • @Flak0000O
      @Flak0000O 26 днів тому +1

      More like 0.5 hahahahaha

  • @chonkiboii
    @chonkiboii 25 днів тому

    m8, they literally said they will add main storyarc in later phase.

  • @edwardboyd9148
    @edwardboyd9148 20 днів тому

    every thing he complained about is everything that makes me hype about this game, I just got into looking it and everything ive herd sounds like a new take on the "old school" formula i hope they dont cave

  • @rogerstefan234
    @rogerstefan234 22 дні тому

    Honestly, they're pushing the envelope in certain direction when it comes to the mmo space, but I just don't really see it as something incredibly new, looks and feels very generic and played through so far in terms of gameplay/landscape/Enemies, even the classes don't have enough flare.
    I just believe there's nothing here to merit anything for the next decade or so, or a world so incredible it pulls you in. Feels and looks stale, nothing of inspiration or design to awe peoples imaginations. Open fields, Castles, Shrub's/tree's you'd see in real life, might be a magic one here and there, but overall I feel like majority of these games miss the mark on what a fantasy world should be. I'm hyped and definitely willing to play, but I just can't shake the feeling, I'm going to be in another world doing the same things I've done so many times before.

  • @benoitrousseau4137
    @benoitrousseau4137 25 днів тому

    I like that this game emphasizes group play, nothing more lame than buying an "MMO" only to play alone for 50 hours. (My Lost Ark experience.) That's probably the only thing I like about it though.

  • @twistedelegance_
    @twistedelegance_ 23 дні тому

    That game is never gonna be finished lol

  • @garethmagis
    @garethmagis 24 дні тому

    I was so excited for this game right up until i found out that pvp was always on, that was enough for me to completely ignore the game.

  • @henrythegreatamerican8136
    @henrythegreatamerican8136 26 днів тому

    I'll start paying more attention to this game when the node wars start. Until then, why bother?
    PvE farming in any game no matter how new is about as fun as playing a WoW dungeon for the 1000th time in an expansion that's been out nearly a year.

  • @slctd_chrctr
    @slctd_chrctr 26 днів тому

    Looks nice, but not a fan of toons turning into ashes when dying (yes the game is name "Ashes of Creation")

  • @Macuria1989
    @Macuria1989 22 дні тому

    Unfortunately the game is not for me. I'm hoping for the RIOT MMO and maybe the Ghost MMO from Ghostcrawler and the Lord of the Rings MMO from Amazon.

  • @Shi3ko
    @Shi3ko 15 днів тому

    I can see you dont know much about the Alpha Test you participate in, thats on you not to really get information before you Test this Game for the Devs…

  • @audrzz1701
    @audrzz1701 22 дні тому

    Ashes of creation hard core players. but that what makes game fun you get stuff hard , new world? Pfff i wasted so much time dropping selling items..

  • @Fitz97
    @Fitz97 25 днів тому

    Bro I got so many greens and 2 blues hahaha you got unlucky I swear

  • @ght405
    @ght405 26 днів тому

    don't like the xp debt its like when mythic keystones depleted it isn't hardcore classic the time lost is punishment enough

  • @miguelruiz5891
    @miguelruiz5891 26 днів тому +3

    The game is in a slightly disappointing state, however I feel like most of your criticism is because you are a wow player and the mechanics you are used to are related to casual gameplay.
    Criticism like loot
    That the NPCs have the mission sign on their heads etc etc
    This is not wow and I hope it never will be, the game is aimed at making the player think, analyze and dedicate themselves. It is not aimed at doing everything with 1 click nor for everything to be 100% obvious,
    Having said the above, the game looks delayed, at least it has 2-3 years left to be what it promises

    • @teddyoflove5897
      @teddyoflove5897 26 днів тому

      I agree. Too many people think that every game has to cater to them (i play few hours a day so male leveling fast or i play few hours a day so make game solo i dont have to look for group.)..... Steven clearly stated vision of game with long leveling, group play and open world pvp. All of which I like and hope it stays this way. I liked what Steven said "we are not focusing on competing with games like WOW, they have very different approach to gameplay. We will have pve content but its not our intention to make it better than those games". This is game for long grind, no hand holding and pvx enjoyers, there are many alternatives if thats not your cup of tea.

  • @PaulSmith-fd2gy
    @PaulSmith-fd2gy 27 днів тому +1

    Pretty sure steven said there are no gear drops just materials to make gear. So u will play naked for as long as it takes them to release lol

  • @henrifortier8621
    @henrifortier8621 26 днів тому

    Only humanoids drop loot btw

  • @Warcakes66
    @Warcakes66 27 днів тому +6

    No MSQ or lore in general makes the world seem inconsequential.

    • @krispykrreme
      @krispykrreme 26 днів тому +2

      They said they don’t wanna spoil lore till probably the last beta test

    • @TauEnjoyer
      @TauEnjoyer 26 днів тому

      @@krispykrreme sure, but I think that's just an excuse because they haven't work on any of that yet

    • @pix00l
      @pix00l 26 днів тому +1

      ​@@TauEnjoyer They have a team dedicated for that bro

    • @krispykrreme
      @krispykrreme 26 днів тому

      @@TauEnjoyer that’s fair, I’m just saying what they were saying during their livestreams. It makes sense at least to me, you don’t want to give everything away in an alpha when it’s subject to change.

    • @nordy259
      @nordy259 26 днів тому

      They've worked on plenty they're not giving us yet. In the livestreams for example they have dwarves, we currently don't have dwarves in A2. That's a very small example I'm aware but it's very easy to verify so it's the one I'm using.

  • @akoikawkamiduha
    @akoikawkamiduha 22 дні тому

    you review, is like talking and criticising a game that is already finish. It is like you are in the perspective of playing a game that is already done with alpha betas and so on. that it is the final release. Specially comparing it to Final Fantasy and WOW, saying it lack content and Main Story Quest line . From the first part of review I already assume that this game is already out as a final product. Is it me misunderstanding the video or it's what the video meant.

  • @ArbitaryExistence
    @ArbitaryExistence 26 днів тому

    plz dont make a questie for ur game keep it hard

  • @robdiddy55
    @robdiddy55 24 дні тому

    The 3 plunder quest that people suggest doing will get you to lvl 6ish.

  • @bhris5053
    @bhris5053 26 днів тому

    lol looks like eso back in 2014

  • @stoly4R
    @stoly4R 26 днів тому

    What a useless review, reviewing an alpha version and talking about questing rewards, how hard is to find them, complicated skill tree . You actually didn't talked about anything that the alpha is for.

  • @CestPasFaux-kt9zq
    @CestPasFaux-kt9zq 25 днів тому

    Fail arrived as expected

  • @bahriceylan5199
    @bahriceylan5199 25 днів тому

    movement looks weird imo

  • @tubesism
    @tubesism 26 днів тому +1

    I think corruption kills the game for me. I like world pvp and this system + the death penalties in general will disincentive world pvp. It’s going to be sheepish cowards and griefer zergs only.

    • @krispykrreme
      @krispykrreme 26 днів тому

      The lawless zone is auto PvP enabled and it’s where the highest level mobs currently are and a lot of good loot.

  • @GBurnYa
    @GBurnYa 26 днів тому +4

    Games a meme now and looks awful imo

    • @mazmundie
      @mazmundie 26 днів тому +3

      Well me and my guild are having more fun than anything else we have touched in at least 10-15 years. It's early development

    • @nestorportela6771
      @nestorportela6771 25 днів тому

      @@mazmundiecope, better have fun in $250 alpha

    • @mazmundie
      @mazmundie 25 днів тому +1

      @@nestorportela6771 the most fun I've had in am mmo in 15 years

    • @nestorportela6771
      @nestorportela6771 25 днів тому +1

      @@mazmundie that’s good, I hope development steers in the right direction, I’m hungry for a great mmo

    • @CestPasFaux-kt9zq
      @CestPasFaux-kt9zq 25 днів тому

      @@mazmundie
      Nice lie, see you in 1 month after your honeymoon when you will leave it

  • @NeverAware
    @NeverAware 26 днів тому +1

    Typical Tank issues lol, definitely looks like when this game releases in 2030 that i will skip it

  • @brimstonevalar6053
    @brimstonevalar6053 26 днів тому +1

    Stupid to make it so you cant solo mobs...you should have group content and solo content, for people that play a few hours a day then it sucks you gonna spend half the time looking for people to do some quests, I don't agree on quests markers, read the quest and look for what you have to do...tired of automatic "accept, kill marked guy, return" bs, bad today in 2024, main quest storyline is nothing important...vanilla wow did not had a main quest storyline and it was np.

  • @orbit5449
    @orbit5449 26 днів тому +2

    p2w just w8 for poe 2

  • @NerdBrain870
    @NerdBrain870 26 днів тому +1

    Losing xp when you makes me absolutely not want to play this lol not for me

    • @wvvintiques6424
      @wvvintiques6424 26 днів тому

      Then don’t play it. I wish your corpse would decay and you would lose your items if you didn’t get your corpse. See how things like different things….

  • @Stady999
    @Stady999 27 днів тому +2

    Urgh 🤔 and this is 15$/month? Looks more worth to get into WOW for that monney.
    Did they not also rised a F ton of monney to make this game? Looks kinda scuffed and not polished at all.

    • @lingua4324
      @lingua4324 26 днів тому +3

      its a alpha lol

    • @lemontwiss
      @lemontwiss 26 днів тому +1

      It's in Alpha, they sold access to the Alpha. It will be years before release (very ambitious scope). But everything you see in this video will be improved drastically.

    • @Dustygoodz
      @Dustygoodz 26 днів тому +1

      Its in alpha. Not even in beta yet… id say it looks pretty darn good for an alpha state of game

    • @monocerotis6917
      @monocerotis6917 26 днів тому +1

      its Alpha! they said that betan starts 2026, so 1-2 beta we have something 2027 =)

    • @Blathnaide
      @Blathnaide 26 днів тому

      Wow classic is worth playing everything else wow related is dog shit.

  • @ParallelMango
    @ParallelMango 26 днів тому +8

    This game looks to be the biggest flop. Doesn't look like anything they were showcasing...
    Get scammed.

  • @Whizzbanga
    @Whizzbanga 26 днів тому +15

    The game looks terrible

    • @Blathnaide
      @Blathnaide 26 днів тому +3

      No it doesn't. It's it gang busters? No but not terrible. It's in Alpha. New world looked worse when it was in Alpha. It'll look better in a year once they're able to do some graphical updates.

    • @naitorain
      @naitorain 26 днів тому +5

      "it'S sTiLL iN alPhA stAtE"

    • @Xceedpvp
      @Xceedpvp 26 днів тому +3

      Yeah bruh that combat is booty. The wow fan base will love it done with these tab target games. New World 100x better

    • @bradcarter1790
      @bradcarter1790 26 днів тому +1

      I agree with you BUT for it being an Alpha, I have high hopes it will look gorgeous just before release when they’re actually focused on the paint rather than the content.

    • @tist203
      @tist203 26 днів тому

      Go play retail

  • @trollerino2587
    @trollerino2587 26 днів тому

    Ashes of creation is a trash dumpster.

  • @MostCoolestName
    @MostCoolestName 26 днів тому

    ima be straight up here, this looks literally terrible. looked clunky and generic the world felt empty and there were tons and tons of problems. nothing in this game looks or feels fluid

    • @hangman5918
      @hangman5918 18 днів тому

      It's almost like it's still in developement. I always thought "Alpha" means 99% of the Full Released Game. Also Steven Sharif said that the game is almost finished and there wont be any changes, optimization or new content anymore 🤡

    • @hangman5918
      @hangman5918 18 днів тому

      Also it's very smart to argue about the graphics while the game is focusing on Server Stability and testing the node systems etc. Alpha Versions are known for having the graphic assets from a fully released game later 🤡 Dude, I think modern gaming has shifted the term "ALPHA" for you. It's not an early access Alpha like you have in other games. It's a real Alpha, the developers are mentioning it every time, but people like you have issues to understand some information.

    • @MostCoolestName
      @MostCoolestName 18 днів тому

      @@hangman5918 yeah im not sure who's paying yopu off buddy but you might wanna re read my comment as everything i said was a more than fair critique of a game in its alpha state. im not 11 ive been buying and "testing" games for quite some time, you also presented critique to what you think my comment was saying and then rebutted your own argument disproving your own point twice in your comments. not sure who you're trying to convince here me or you. the graphical state of the game in its alpha state (as you so eloquently reminded me several times) is going to remain entirely unchanged from its released product. the graphical theme of the game has already been well established by the time it has reached a playable alpha that you can BUY access to. if you think the game is going to drastically change and get its own unique and non generic art style by the time it launches you are simply huffing copium. lets move on to my next points. "this looks terrible and feels clunky" pretty sure thats subjective there princess. as in no body decides what i feel looks terrible or plays clunky BUT ME. not really sure where you were going with your shill comment but mine was personal opinion and remains unchanged by the fact the game is in alpha (which i and everyone else already knew) but lets touch on what the point of an alpha is huh lil guy? ill spare you the clown emoji as previously stated, im not 11. the point of an alpha is to test AND RECIEVE FEEDBACK. which the devs know and seeing as how they are adults im sure they can handle and even welcome a little constructive criticism, my views are not anomalous in nature they are shared by many testers ranging from die hard fans to professional haters. the ONLY thing in my comment that has a chance of changing from its alpha state to its full release is the general clunky nature of the entire game. meaning its movement, combat, questing, leveling, and all subsequent systems inbetween. they all feel bad. the map feels bad. the movement feels bad. the combat feels eh. the lore feels bad. the art feels generic. the dialogue is chat gpt levels of creative, the servers are bogged down. theres massive lag in pvp fights. the ui needs a LOT of work. and the greater majority of the quests literally do not work. why do we know this? because we TESTED an ALPHA and gave our FEEDBACK. im glad i could help you understand this extremely simple example of personal opinion. have a good day now.