Ashes of Creation Lead Developer Steven Sharif had some harsh words for Amazon’s Upcoming MMORPG New World and their P2W Cash Shop
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Hey acco! Just saying hi before I watch this. 🤘
Hey acco! Just saying hi before I watch this. 🤘
Agree %100 with him.
Riot's MMO will save the genre no doubt 🙂
unprofessional what ? where in the world is this unprofessional oh yeah in the world of greed where we only please the shareholders right ….
imagine designing a game with problems so you can sell fixes to those problems
Great video! The 70s porn music is a little offsetting though LOL
Ashes of Creation has a 15$ month sub, no box/expansion/DLC costs (At launch you can play for just 15% month sub, pre-order packs not required), cosmetic only cash shop
Before I rant, I agree about it not sounding unprofessional. Thank you for the constant videos as well Acco <3 . I feel that every one is so focused on sounding and acting "professional" I feel that this image gets in the way of many developers and giving out their actual opinions and feelings to everyone. Which i feel causes stagnation on the games as a whole making everyone not want piss off/ "offend" other companies that could do marketing campaigns to squash them. I think the system of the market is fucked as a whole personally. Just my opinion and thoughts.
I am 100% fine with vanity cash shops. BDO's original cash shop was like that (KR version) but then they started adding bonus' to the gear. Mounts (that don't give bonus' like some of FFXIV mounts,) outfits that don't give bonuses are fine. (I hate shaders, like WF.) The minute they add game changing mechanics (like boosts imo) it alters the game. The fact there is a marketplace means there can be p2w or as pay to get faster.
For a small correction AoC is free (no box cost) and only a $15 subscription fee. If you want perks like skins or a multiple month discount then the initial investment will go up.
Its already to complicated to be succesfull. Casual players will never play or hold on to something whats already negative in the news. If they want to put a cashshop in it I don't mind. If the core players are mad about something casual players will look what the fuss is all about. I looked into aoc but i still can't make up what the content is about. But maybe thats my mistake…
I think Sharif's statement came from the heart as a player not as a "professional", even though he used the ashes account. He is obviously bothered by the same BS that most of us MMO players care about. I support his thoughts 100% on this matter. I also believe that he has a different outlook on this, as he has already made his fortunes from earlier days of supplemental drinks and is able to be free from investors as he has funded it himself to completion. I have a hard time trusting people now a days, but Sharif is so transparent that I feel he is more trust worthy than others these days when it comes to the MMO scene. Here's hoping.
My money is on ubie soft is where Amazon got there inspiration.
If I remeber correctly AoC is using AWS. My guess that's the only reason he apologized.
I agree with Stephen. I WAS excited for New World but naw not buying anymore. I really hope AoC takes this info and makes their game amazing
You got my attention at, "crawling naked through glass literally with a rose tucked up your asshole."
Amazon deserve the heat, and hopfully they fix it… but ashes of creation lol, they have sold 1000$ packages, they still sell everymonth a new preorder with new cosmetics, they promised the world like ships that can fire cannons at enemy castles to destroy walls in open world, and he launched his beta as a battle royal with a cash shop lmao
6:00 lmao that's pretty nice description… a very graphic one lol
I don't mind a cash shop as long as it's cosmetic and you can realistically earn it by playing the game
With this going on , i think New world willl be a good game becase the bar is so low, that show us motivation is create a game good enoth Just to make money(is not wronge to have microtrasaction) But money for money Will limit criativite, originalidade and Fun.
Another take dawn
Ashes can hardly talk their monthly cosmetic store at over £100 a month is a disgrace, using fear of missing out tactics, instead of making them all available forever.
Their loss, if they're too stupid to realise once something is removed them cant make money from it.
The situation New World has put on itself is well deserving of all the backlash and I hope it really shines a light for Steven to tread safely going forward with AoC .. I personally Rather have AoC be the game I go to but I wouldn't mind New World being good but Amazon is 0-4 currently and I expect this is dead in the water with how things have gone. Either they Remove this whole thing or it won't change peoples opinion on backlash… They was HIDING the idea of it with the NDA for a good reason.. its bullshit
Boosts don't really do anything for you. Yay ur lvl 25 now ur armor is 12
whats with the 'developer' air quotes??