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Alpha-0 Dünir Dünheim dungeon design by Michael Bacon.[1][2]
Alpha-0 dungeon design by Javier Perez.[3]

Les donjons dans Ashes of Creation seront de tailles variées et seront principalement en monde ouvert.[4][5]

l y aura des donjons linéaires plus petits, plus simples. Il y aura des donjons non linéaires plus grands, plus complexes. Donc, c'est un peu des deux. Nous voulons que l'environnement soit un personnage. Pour que l’environnement soit un personnage, il faut que ces lieux soient intéressants et dynamiques.[4] – Jeffrey Bard

La moitié du problème ne sera pas seulement de résoudre le donjon, mais il faudra s'occuper des autres joueurs également.[6] – Jeffrey Bard

Open world

Alpha-1 open world dungeon entrance.[7]

Ashes of Creation will be a seamless open-world experience.[5]

  • No loading time or loading screens between regions.

There will be open world dungeons and raids. The aspiration is to maintain the open world feel while being able to capitalize on the benefits of instanced mechanics.[8]

  • Instancing is only going to happen in certain dungeons where the desire is to have greater narrative appeal. Outside of these and arenas there will not be too much instancing anywhere else.[5]
  • There will be an 80/20 split between open world vs instanced encounters.[9][10]

We're probably going to do instancing only in certain dungeons and in arenas. You probably won't see instancing too much anywhere else. What you see is gonna be what you get.[5] – Jeffrey Bard

The PvP flagging system presents an opportunity for open conflict.[11]

Dungeon scale

Open world dungeon in Alpha-1.[12]

The intention is that dungeons are going to be "massive" in scale.[13]

  • Massive caverns and open world spaces.[13]
  • Places to suit larger and smaller commitments.[13]
    • Where people with 30 minutes can participate.
  • Dungeons are vast and have room for multiple groups.[14]

Dungeon content

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New points of interest (such as dungeons and world bosses) spawn as nodes develop.[15] This content adapts to the development of the zone it is in.[16]

Certain dungeons and other points of interest across the map will all be affected by the server’s node development. Some dungeons will only be unlocked if nodes are developed to certain stages. The storyline objectives for players inside dungeons will also be dependent on the story arc paths chosen through the node system. The drop tables in area and dungeons will also be tied into the progression of certain areas. For example, let’s say that the humans have developed a node in Region A, and a storyline has opened up that leads players to inspect the ruins (dungeon) of a nearby area. And let’s say that this node was developed in a scientific (crafting) zone… Well before the node developed, this dungeon was accessible… But now the dungeon has propagated new monster assets that include a drop table catering to a crafting emphasis because of the development of that scientific node. And perhaps, a new boss appears in different rooms of the dungeon that includes different adventure quest starts, like a mysterious item with a storyline that can only be progressed if a node develops to the metropolis stage in a certain region, across the world. Our system is so vast, when it comes to interconnectivity and how the world reacts to the players.[17]

Raid strategies

Raids will have elements that can be pre-planned.[18]

  • Required composition of DPS, healers and support.[18]
  • Key positioning.[18]

Raids will also have dynamic elements that can change from session to session.[18]

One of the design elements that we're implementing into our raids is that the raid will not be exactly the same every single time. You're going to have variables that can't necessarily be pre-planned out for. You can pre-plan out for a lot of the raid like how many DPS do you need and healers and support; where the key position and all that kind of stuff; but I think the compelling aspect of Ashes raiding will be the difficulty in achieving this content and having that content change from session to session as well. We want there to be variables that get manifested by you know what type of node got developed elsewhere. Is he going to have acolytes or cultists? What will the acolytes have skills [available] to them? What kit is the boss gonna have? What available skill repertoire will the boss be able to [wield]? ... A lot of those systems are influenced obviously by world development. So the raid kind of takes into account at what stage has the world developed: Are there two metropolises now available in the world? Okay well let's activate this skill in this skill. Now you have five metropolises, well now all these skills have been activated. Are there are they all economic nodes? Are they all military nodes? That we can change things based on that stuff. And it really is a threat assessment from the environment against the players.[18] – Steven Sharif

Group sizes

The minimum goal is 500 players on a single battlefield. I think we will be able to hit 500vs500 but we shall see.[19] – Steven Sharif

Ashes of Creation is designed for solo players as well as large and small groups.[20]

  • The party size is eight (8) players for a single group.[21]
  • Raids will have 40 man groups.[22]
  • Content will be tailored for 40, 16 and 8 person group sizes.[23]
  • Arenas will have 1 man, 3 man, 5 man and possibly 20 man Free-For-All (Deathmatch) group sizes.[24]
    • There won't specifically be guild vs guild arenas but team-based matchmaking allows teams to face other teams.[25]
  • Siège de Château are expected to have at minimum 250x250 players to be on a single battlefield, with the possibility of increasing this to 500x500 over time.[19]

The idea behind an 8-person group is to allow us to really amplify party roles, and to create a need for each of the archetypes in every party.[21]

Content isn't locked behind guilds.[26]

  • Mechanics exist within larger conflicts for small groups and even solo players to impact the battle.[27]
  • This includes systems that will likely focus on single group sized participants while the larger battle is occurring.

Ashes of Creation Apocalypse group sizes

Group sizes in Ashes of Creation Apocalypse.[28]

There will be an option in the lobby where you are capable of joining a guild based match that you can link parties together up to a maximum of twenty individuals.[28] – Steven Sharif

Loot tables

Alpha-1 dungeon concept by Michael Bacon.[29]

Mobs and Bosses will drop Gold, Articles and crafting materials based on the type of mob or boss. For example, a wolf is not going to be carrying a sack of gold. It may instead drop "pelts" that can be traded for gold.[30]

Underwater dungeons

Underwater dungeons are part of Ashes of Creation naval content.[32]

Zergs

For every play, there should be a counterplay. We often see Castle Sieges turn into zerg-fests, which really doesn’t capture the epic, back-and-forth battles we wish to see in Ashes of Creation. One of our key pillars is that Choice Matters[33], and that applies to tactics and strategy as well. A well-formulated battle plan should win out over stat sheets and bodies. Zergs will generally be difficult to pull off, and will be eminently counterable through siege weapons, traps, and other battlefield tricks.[34]

Zergs are empowered by fast-travel. Meaningful travel times are intended to prevent zerg play from being so much of an influence.[35]

Encounters are designed to have meaning in terms of how boss skills and abilities relate to group compositions, tactics and strategies. Zerging is not experiencing content.[36]

  • Raid and dungeon bosses have specific mechanics that players need to learn and react to. Zergs that are not aware of these mechanics or react to them appropriately will be wiped.
  • There is a give-and-take for guilds that want to see a larger number of members as opposed to a more focused group that may be a part of an alliance.[37]

We're very cognizant of the fact that we don't want to see zerging be a mechanic that's utilized by guilds to accomplish content or just to steamroll over sieges... There are specific mechanics that we are working on that will be seen through the testing phases that relate to a degree of understanding of certain systems that can't just be overrun with numbers.[37] – Steven Sharif

Mechanics that encourage political intrigue will play a role in destabilizing zergs.[38]

The best way that I found in games I played previously to take down a zerg is to cause drama from within... It's that conflict inside of the politicking that happens in that big organization. If we provide opportunities for division to occur then it also provides stability to keep a server healthy away from that zerg mentality also... If we approach the castle siege and we've destroyed the walls and we're in the throne room and we're about to cast on the penultimate thing and I at this time am just so excited from what's happening that I'm like "screw it I'm gonna go for it". It's gonna be mine. I'm gonna take the taxes for the next month. I'm gonna take all the gear from the castle. I'm gonna take everything... We kind of want that political intrigue to be present in the game.[38] – Steven Sharif

Objective-based game play helps to balance the zerg mentality.[39]

I always feel that if you balance based on groups that in your balance focus is to incorporate features that play well from a player versus player perspective as well as a player versus environment perspective: Having support classes, having DPS and tanks that can obstruct movement and/or create you know bottlenecks on the field and stuff like that. I think a well-rounded raid it will perform better against a non well-rounded raid, however then you incorporate the second aspect of numbers; and that's where again mobility, organization, leadership tactics. Having objectives in gameplay that make those important helps to balance the zerg mentality that a lot of guilds can tend to have.[39] – Steven Sharif

Leader boards

There will be dungeon and raid leader boards.[40]

Jumping mechanics

Jumping over a pit trap in Alpha-0 Dünheim dungeon.[42]

Jumping puzzles will occasionally feature in the world.[43]

Jumping mechanics are present in the Alpha-0 Dünheim dungeon.[42]

Announcements/Notifications

There will be global (server-wide) announcements/notifications of important events.[44]

Local node events, such as Caravanes will not be announced. These will rely on player word-of-mouth.[44]

Whether it be like a siege or a triggered event against a city or like a unique dungeon opportunity... those types of things are going to involve notifications. Especially to the citizens of the city; where you'll be informed of an impending event. Basically it will give you time.[45] – Steven Sharif

Mentor program

There will be a mentorship program where upper-level players are able to benefit from partying and/or helping lower level players; and getting them situated in the game.[46]

  • Levels or skills will not be adjusted to allow low level players to participate in dungeons with higher level players.[46]

There will be activities that are present for higher level players to mentor lower level players. Let's say you have a friend who joins later on and you still want to do things with them, there will be things to do. Will you he be able to enter a dungeon of your level and participate? No, because we don't want to inflate or deflate characters and manipulate that type of skill or power. We want that to be something that makes sense for them in a progression standpoint.[47] – Steven Sharif

Vidéos

Artwork

See also

Les références

  1. ↑ Livestream, 18 January 2018 (16:34).
  2. ↑ Livestream, 9 February 2018 (4:42).
  3. ↑ Livestream, 17 November 2017 (17:50).
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Livestream, 1 June 2017 (39:21).
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Livestream, 22 May 2017 (20:59).
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Livestream, 27 September 2018 (43:21).
  7. ↑ Livestream, 30 April 2020 (1:05:34).
  8. ↑ dungeon open.png
  9. ↑ openworldinstancedsplit.png
  10. ↑ Livestream, 28 March 2020 (1:48:36).
  11. ↑ Livestream, 19 May 2017 (24:17).
  12. ↑ Livestream, 28 March 2020 (1:53:18).
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Livestream, 19 May 2017 (23:00).
  14. ↑ Livestream, 9 February 2018 (45:30).
  15. ↑ Livestream, 17 November 2017 (36:22).
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 Livestream, 17 November 2017 (18:29).
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 MMOGames interview, January 2017
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 Podcast, 9 July 2018 (22:24).
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 castle-siege-scale.png
  20. ↑ solo2.png
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Group dynamics blog.
  22. ↑ Livestream, 9 May 2017 (34:38).
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 February 8, 2019 - Questions and Answers.
  24. ↑ partysize.png
  25. ↑ Livestream, 26 May 2017 (48:12).
  26. ↑ Livestream, 8 May 2017 (28:48).
  27. ↑ solo.png
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 28.5 Interview, 17 August 2018 (18:53).
  29. ↑ dungeons-leak.png
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 Livestream, 24 May 2017 (44:14).
  31. ↑ Livestream, 3 May 2017 (35:25).
  32. ↑ Livestream, 17 May 2017 (30:53).
  33. ↑ pillars-confusion.png
  34. ↑ Blog: 10 facts about castle sieges in the MMORPG.
  35. ↑ Livestream, 5 May 2017 (23:26).
  36. ↑ Livestream, 19 May 2017 (25:18).
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 Livestream, 22 May 2017 (57:37).
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 Interview, 11 May 2018 (44:20).
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 Interview, 8 August 2018 (11:52).
  40. ↑ Livestream, 18 July 2017 (58:50).
  41. ↑ Livestream, 15 May 2017 (44:10).
  42. ↑ 42.0 42.1 Livestream, 9 February 2018 (10:42).
  43. ↑ Livestream, 28 July 2017 (39:49).
  44. ↑ 44.0 44.1 44.2 44.3 44.4 Livestream, 4 May 2018 (48:14).
  45. ↑ 45.0 45.1 45.2 Interview, 17 August 2018 (24:48).
  46. ↑ 46.0 46.1 Video, 5 April 2018 (40:08).
  47. ↑ Interview, 24 August 2018 (8:52).
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