Release-Zeitplan
2020 will prove to be a year of progress and MMORPG testing. Next month, we will begin internal testing of the MMORPG Alpha One client. I am also proud to announce that at the Game Developers Conference in March of 2020, we will be showing off an early look at Alpha One.[1] – Steven Sharif
We have a lot of work ahead of us. In 2020, we will be inviting you into the Alpha One test phase where you will get to experience the systems and mechanics of the MMORPG we have all been waiting for. We are excited for all of the data this will provide us with and cannot wait to make the iterations necessary to create the MMORPG of our dreams. The Alpha One experience will not be under NDA, so our glorious community will be able to watch along as our Alpha One testers take their first steps into Verra.[1] – Steven Sharif
Additionally, 2020 will see the public testing of our Castle Siege mode in Apocalypse, where players will be able to experience our objective-based warfare, siege weapons, and destruction systems that will be employed in the MMORPG. As we continue development, we will be working to always improve our communication with our amazing community.[1] – Steven Sharif
The Ashes of Creation release schedule is subject to change.[2]
In 2020, you can look forward to new blogs on classes, node types, freehold buildings and equipment. As well as, more in-depth videos that showcase a whole host of systems our Alpha One players will be experiencing in their testing.[1] – Steven Sharif
| Phase | Release | Estimated/Actual date |
|---|---|---|
| Pre‑alpha | Alpha-0.[3] | December 15, 2017.[4] |
| APOC | Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale stress test (NDA).[5] | September 7, 2018.[6] |
| Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale stress test (NDA lifted).[7] | October 19, 2018.[7] | |
| Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale open beta.[8] | December 18, 2018.[9] | |
| Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale early access.[10] | September 24, 2019.[11] | |
| Ashes of Creation Apocalypse castle siege mode PI closed testing.[12] | December 19, 2019.[12] | |
| Ashes of Creation Apocalypse castle siege mode.[5] | 2020.[1] | |
| Ashes of Creation Apocalypse horde mode.[5] | To be announced.[13] | |
| Alpha | Alpha-1.[14] It is possible that Alpha-1 is released prior to horde mode.[15] | 2020.[1] |
| Alpha-2 (persistent alpha).[16][17] | - | |
| Beta | Betas won through the weekly drawings ("Beta-0").[18] | After Alphas, but before Betas.[18] |
| Beta-1. | - | |
| Beta-2. | - | |
| Pre‑release | Head start for crowdfunding backers at the Founder level and above.[19] | 1-2 days before launch.[19][20] |
| Release | Launch (live) release. | To be announced.[21] |
| Post‑launch | Major releases (DLC expansions). | Quarterly.[22] |
| Minor releases. | Monthly.[22] |
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Early access
Ashes of Creation early access packages:
- Alpha-0 and "Beta-0" are the invite-only "raffle" alpha and beta test phases.[24][18]
- Alpha-1, Alpha-2, Beta-1, and Beta-2 were available for purchase during the Kickstarter and Summer crowdfunding campaigns.[23]
- Alpha-1 was available in the Intrepid pre-order pack from the cosmetic store.[25]
- Alpha-2 and Beta-2 were available during PAX West 2017.[26][27]
- Alpha-2, Beta-1, and Beta-2 are currently available in Vorbesteller-Pakete on the cosmetic store.[28]
Ashes of Creation
Ashes of Creation ist ein MMORPG in der Entwicklung, das in einer Welt der hohen fantasie spielt, in der die Entscheidungen der Spieler die Welt um sie herum formen und gestalten werden.[29]
Ashes of Creation ist eine einzigartige Interpretation des MMO-Erlebnisses. Unsere Weltstruktur ist dynamisch und darauf ausgerichtet, auf die Handlungen unserer Spieler zu reagieren. Städte werden aufsteigen und wieder fallen, ihre Bevölkerung basiert auf der Geschichte der Welt, wie sie die Spieler erschaffen. Quests werden freigeschaltet, wenn sich die Völker versammeln, ihre Bedürfnisse wachsen und Geheimnisse freigeschaltet werden.[30]
Da die NSC-Struktur der Welt in Echtzeit aufgebaut wird, haben die Spieler die Möglichkeit, das zu zerstören, was sie geschaffen haben und ebnen den Weg für neue Entwicklungen, neue Bevölkerungsgruppen und echte Veränderungen. Politische Auseinandersetzungen und Intrigen werden eine sehr reale Rolle in der Struktur deiner Welt spielen.[30]
Vorbei sind die Tage der statischen Welten, der Wandel ist hier, um zu bleiben.[30]
Alpha-1
Alpha-1 is a testing release of the Ashes of Creation MMORPG.[34] Alpha-1 will test:
- Hybrid action/tab combat.[35]
- Entwicklung to level 20.[35]
- 4 playable races.[35]
- Charakter-Erstellung.[35]
- 8 base archetypes.[35]
- Portions of player housing.[35]
- Portions of crafting/artisan classes.[35]
- Knotenpunkte will be fully featured.[37]
- Node progression to Village (Stage 3).[37]
- This was previously stated to be Town (Stage 4).[35]
- 120 km2 of world map.[35]
- This is 25% of the total world space.[37]
- Questing.[35]
- Soziale Organisationen.[35]
- Guilds.[35]
- Name reservations.[35]
- Corruption.[38]
- Merchant systems.[39]
- Player trading.[39]
- Two to three servers.[37]
- 1,500 concurrent server population.[40]
It is possible that Alpha-1 is released prior to Ashes of Creation Apocalypse horde mode.[15]
Alpha-2
Alpha-2 is the Persistent alpha.[16][17] This release is expected to include the following:
- Tulnar race.[41]
- Schiffe.[42]
- Religionen.[43]
- Secondary classes.[44]
- Emblem, logo and symbol editor (tentatively).[45]
Beta testing
The Beta-1 and Beta-2 testing phases of Ashes of Creation will be short.[46]
The game should be pretty much done (at beta stage) and final polish and stuff like that being put in. We don't want people to get totally burnt out on the game before we actually release. So once we get to the beta phases it should be short and sweet.[46] – Jeffrey Bard
Beta testing of Ashes of Creation (the MMORPG) will be closed.[47]
- Ashes of Creation Apocalypse has an open beta testing phase, starting December 18, 2018.[8]
Head start
Head start grants early access one or two days prior to the live launch of Ashes of Creation for crowdfunding backers at the Founder level and above.[48]
The point of head start is twofold: One for testing, making sure that the live launch servers pre-wipe are good; and then Two, it's a way to stagger the population move into the game. Because if you have servers with 10,000 concurrent player capability and you have everyone logging in at the exact same time, that is a problem I've never seen an MMO tackle successfully, ever.[49] – Steven Sharif
Headstart Server
The number of head start servers is estimated to be three. This is subject to change.[50]
Einschränkungen beim Headstart
The game functionality is limited during the head start period so that players cannot decide the world-scape earlier than others.[52]
- During the head start, the node system will be deactivated.
- Head start specific servers are also planned.
- It will not be possible to secure player housing during the headstart period due to the deactivation of the node system.
NDA
Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale stress testing NDA was lifted on 19 October 2018 at 6:30PM (PDT).[7][54]
- This NDA applies to visual content from the Ashes of Creation Apocalypse stress test.[55]
Stress testers may discuss their experience. However visuals, including streams, video recording and screenshots for the stress test are under NDA. Unlike other studios, our community quite literally is first in, to Verra. And the stress test might be messy... Only visuals are under NDA.[56][57] – Steven Sharif
Beteiligung
Alpha and Beta participation is expected to grow with the sale of pre-order packs.[59]
Server wipes
Alpha and Beta servers will be wiped prior to launch.[60]
Ashes of Creation Apocalypse
The standalone prequel to the upcoming epic MMORPG Ashes of Creation - both a testing ground for new systems and content, as well as a unique last-man-standing action game where magic, steel, and chaos reign supreme in a high fantasy, free-to-play experience.[62]
Ashes of Creation Apocalypse (also referred to as APOC)[64] is a free-to-play[65] matchmaking-based arena game with three primary modes.[66]
Ashes of Creation Apocalypse utilizes action-based combat.[66][35][68]
- Ashes of Creation Apocalypse will be implemented side-by-side with the Ashes of Creation MMORPG.[69][70]
- 6.25 km2 map size.[71]
- The Forest of Erinthia map is roughly 1/5th the size of the original map.[72]
- A Charakter-Erstellung will be available to allow creation and saving of characters for use in the MMORPG.[69]
- Establish Spielerbehausungen and save Möbel arrangements for use in the full game.[69]
Ashes of Creation Apocalypse early access is available for download on the official website and on Steam.[61][62]
Steam really provides a great platform that reaches a lot of different users all of which you know exists in different demographics and interests; and it makes sense from a matchmaking game standpoint for a game like APOC to really funnel as many players as possible, because it gives us the most amount of data. It allows us to kickoff matches very regularly and it also introduces people who might not normally be introduced this early on to what Ashes of Creation is as a IP. As a MMORPG development it gives us access to those people. So that was really kind of what led us to you know change our minds with regards to our approach to steam with Apocalypse. With regards to the MMORPG, there are currently still no plans for the MMORPG to be on steam.[73] – Steven Sharif
Meilensteine
- First team members were hired in December 2015.[74]
- Ashes of Creation development began in February 2016.[74]
- Official website was launched and project announced, December 10, 2016.[74]
- Official discord was launched, January 18, 2017.[75]
- Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign launched with $750,000 funding goal, May 2, 2017.[76]
- Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign completed with 19,576 backers raising $3,271,809, June 3, 2017.[77]
- Summer crowdfunding campaign launched, June 21, 2017.[78]
- Summer crowdfunding campaign completed with 2,485 backers, July 22, 2017.[79]
- Raised $16,500 for Extra Life children's hospitals, November 4, 2017.[80]
- PAX West 2017, September 1-4, 2017.[81][82]
- Alpha-0 released on schedule, December 15, 2017.[4]
- Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2018, March 19-23, 2018.[83]
- PAX East 2018, April 5-8, 2018.[84]
- Last day for purchases of Alpha-1 through Intrepid pre-order packs, August 15, 2018.[35]
- At Gamescom with My.com, August 20, 2018.[85]
- 100 developers working on Ashes of Creation, August 27, 2018.[86]
- PAX West 2018 panel, September 1, 2018.[87]
- Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale (previously called Alpha-1 phase 1 battlegrounds), October 19, 2018.[7]
- Raised $20,518 for Rady Children's hospital with Extra Life, November 4, 2018.[88]
- 60 developers working on Ashes of Creation at San Diego offices (following disengagement with Malaysian art team), April 15, 2019.[89]
- Raised $20,901 for Rady Children's hospital with Extra Life, November 3, 2019.[90]
Errungenschaften
- Kickstarters meistfinanziertes MMORPG.[91]
- Kickstarters 7. meistfinanziertes Videospiel.[92]
- Am meisten erwartetes MMO – MMORPG.com's Best of 2017 Awards.[93]
- Das am meisten erwartete MMORPG mit frühzeitigem Zugriff auf die Inhalte. – MMOs World.[94]
- Gamescom 2018: Bestes unabhängiges Spiel.[95]
- Gamescom 2018: Bestes Online Spiel.[95]
Siehe auch
Einzelnachweise
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Blog: Creative Director's Letter
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Livestream, 18 January 2018 (2:48).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Livestream, 1 September 2018 (54:06).
- ↑
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Press release - Ashes of Creation Apocalypse Launches December 18.
- ↑
- ↑ Blog: Ashes of Creation Apocalypse heads into early access.
- ↑ @AoCApocalypse on Twitter.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Livestream, 17 December 2019 (18:33).
- ↑ Livestream, 8 March 2019 (1:02:45).
- ↑ Livestream, 4 May 2018 (47:57).
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Livestream, 30 September 2019 (1:09:04).
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Livestream, 18 January 2018 (25:22).
- ↑ 17.0 17.1
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2
- ↑ 19.0 19.1
- ↑
- ↑ Livestream, 8 March 2019 (57:26).
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Livestream, 8 May 2017 (11:14).
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 Kickstarter packages.
- ↑ MMOGAMES Interview, 8 September 2017.
- ↑ Intrepid pre-order pack.
- ↑ PAX West 2017 Alpha package.
- ↑ PAX West 2017 Beta package.
- ↑ Ashes of Creation cosmetic store.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 A reactive world - Nodes.
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 About Ashes of Creation.
- ↑ Livestream, 31 October 2018 (22:46).
- ↑ Livestream, 31 October 2018 (24:37).
- ↑
- ↑ Video, 5 April 2018 (1:01:40).
- ↑ Livestream, 26 July 2019 (1:10:44).
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 37.3 37.4 Livestream, 1 September 2018 (1:02:99).
- ↑ Interview, 8 August 2018 (18:55).
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 Interview, 8 August 2018 (19:02).
- ↑
- ↑ Livestream, 8 April 2018 (AM) (2:17).
- ↑ Livestream, 27 September 2018 (54:02).
- ↑ Interview, 20 October 2018 (0:00).
- ↑ Interview, 20 October 2018 (12:38).
- ↑ Livestream, 31 October 2018 (47:44).
- ↑ 46.0 46.1 Livestream, 31 October 2018 (57:22).
- ↑ Livestream, 8 April 2018 (AM) (6:39).
- ↑
- ↑ Podcast, 4 August 2018 (2:00:05).
- ↑ Interview, 8 August 2018 (25:53).
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ Livestream, 18 January 2018 (49:26).
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ Interview, 24 August 2018 (12:18).
- ↑ 59.0 59.1 59.2 Livestream, 17 November 2017 (28:50).
- ↑
- ↑ 61.0 61.1 Ashes of Creation Apocalypse official site.
- ↑ 62.0 62.1 62.2 Ashes of Creation Apocalypse Early Access.
- ↑ Video, 24 September 2019 (0:10).
- ↑ Livestream, 31 October 2018 (35:00).
- ↑ Livestream, 31 October 2018 (38:47).
- ↑ 66.0 66.1 Interview, 24 August 2018 (13:17).
- ↑ 67.0 67.1 67.2 Livestream, 17 August 2018 (30:29).
- ↑ Podcast, 4 August 2018 (1:07:59).
- ↑ 69.0 69.1 69.2 Livestream, 1 September 2018 (1:05:10).
- ↑
- ↑ Livestream, 27 September 2018 (9:08).
- ↑
- ↑ Interview, 18 August 2019 (8:23).
- ↑ 74.0 74.1 74.2 MASSIVELY OP interview: Ashes of Creation on a new way to MMO.
- ↑
- ↑ Ashes of Creation Kickstarter campaign
- ↑ Ashes of Creation Kickstarter.
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ Intrepid Studios Dev Team.
- ↑ PAX West 2017 Schedule.
- ↑ PAX West 2017 Map.
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ Ashes of Creation Gamescom 2018 Interview: Responding to Criticism.
- ↑ Intrepid Studios Extra Life 2018 (@MediaAoC).
- ↑ Interview, 15 April 2019 (5:09).
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ MMORPG.com's Best of 2017 Awards.
- ↑ Most Anticipated MMORPGs For 2018.
- ↑ 95.0 95.1 DualShockers’ Gamescom 2018 Awards
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