Gotta admit, I'll be a little disappointed if we don't see a new "offical stream" before the holidays with at least a look at something we all haven't seen already. I mean, it's Christmas!
I know, I know, they are doing the streamer program and it's up to those that stream to advertise, but that, when it was first said, made it sound like the Community Releations department and the Public Releations department threw in the towel. Not saying thats the case, just how I preceived it.
Anyway, it's the Holiday Season. Can we have one little gift VR? New official stream with an easter egg?
We all share that same enthusiasm Kittik I wouldn't let it disappoint you though if we don't get to see another stream before the end of the year. These guys have put in work all year long and it's the Holidays for them as well. It has to be a heavy load knowing you have a whole gaming community chompin at the bit for any and all new information about the awesome game being created and still enjoying quality family time. I'm sure there are some long hours being spent. I would focus on the good times you are going to experience once we do get in the world of Terminus and allow that to put a smile you your face. :) #communitymatters
I don't think there is anything new to really stream. The Druid didn't look close to polished enough on the unofficial stream with Sarcoth, probably safe to assume the Summoner isn't in a state to show off yet either. I think VR's "Christmas Gift" this year was to allow one last Pre-Alpha test for those that pledged that high before they took the game underground for a long while to put in the new build.
Hopefully that new build springs up next summer with vastly improved graphics, animations, and emotes. All the current gray-boxing filled in, along with the cities feeling alive. All races and classes (including the Bard) in the game and pretty fleshed out through level 40, and some new zones to show off.
Mirthosium said:Didn't you hear? The game launches the 24th!!!!
I wish.
Merry Xmas.
Geea
I keep hoping for a crafting system reveal. The crafting system will likely dictate which of the 3 or 4 MMOs in Alpha-ish stage I will actually end up playing.
So far Camelot Unchained appears to have a cool and in-depth crafting system where I will get to design and build my own forts though the action of crafting is still simple menu based, I'm also not big into PvP these days (bad for the blood pressure).
Chronicles of Elyria will have a skill tree system that I ardor over class based and professions are intended to be fully stand alone even from harvesting which is right an proper. The aging thing is a little odd but I can also see myself with a peerless third generation Blade foundry some day.
Ashes of Creation looks to be the mixture of all the other two with a side order of SWG but still more specific recipe focused than I prefer. Ashes is a lot more PvP than I tend to enjoy but in open world competition for resources PvP just is really the only way to do it. Otherwise you are left with training a raid group or just general nastiness with no justice if guilds are competing for raid spawns. The back biting, complaining and flaming involved in guilds fighting over spawn access is one of the aspects of non instanced end game that I am not looking forward to in Pantheon and maybe the only reason to play on a red server. Then you can at least kill each other for the right to wipe on a boss.
So the ball is really in VR's court on crafting. A step back to an EQ1 or WoW style system will be really disappointing.
Crafting is important but not my highest priority. I will never seriously play CU (despite 4 happy years in DAOC) or AoC - too much pvp for me.
Any pvp is too much unless you can get absolute immunity to being attacked by staying unflagged. Which isn't an option in AoC last time I looked.
Chronicles didn't look mearly as good as Pantheon though I don't even remember why.
So as with many of us I *am* keeping an eye on other games in development and *could* pledge to one or more others but since Pantheon looks so much better I have chosen not to do so.
They are only going to "officially" stream when there is something new to show. The latest PA phase started recently and they are still working on the new template zone and crafting. Probably going to be a couple more months before we get a stream with new content in it. I doubt they want to make a habit for showing gray box zones.
Also consider this month in the US gets cut short for holidays, so there is less work time.
bigdogchris said:They are only going to "officially" stream when there is something new to show. The latest PA phase started recently and they are still working on the new template zone and crafting. Probably going to be a couple more months before we get a stream with new content in it. I doubt they want to make a habit for showing gray box zones.
Also consider this month in the US gets cut short for holidays, so there is less work time.
I think if they don't have anything new to officially stream after ~8 months, that's a problem. I am talking about the April/May Black Rose Keep demo from the convention.
While I see new content in newsletters, little has been streamed from them. That same old Black Rose Keep demo and Halnir Cave has been done to death and used as "new" streaming events. Surely, they could put together a collection of newer things. While I understand progress needs to be made, it's disappointing if they can't keep to at least an every 3-4 month stream update with new content they feature.
Also, give us the new world map.
I think its going to slow down for the holidays, even public streamers will have family stuff, too. Maybe things will ramp up around February?
A new years eve official stream at 1:30am EST showing off faerthael??- in my dreams! (it would be good aussie time, though)
- the chat would be stewed! talk about nostalgia; people might face roll before it ended- heh.
There won't be any new Official stream this year folks, sorry if that upsets you but we are focused on our next project of Faerthale and delivering something new and amazing for the next stream we do for you all and I would expect a few months of quiet time before we show anything new off while we get it ready.
We will sprinkle some updates via the newsletter and announcements in before then but no plans on a stream just yet, I will let you guys know when we get close, though. We appreciate your patience and look forward to showing off something new once we are done! :)
Kilsin said:There won't be any new Official stream this year folks, sorry if that upsets you but we are focused on our next project of Faerthale and delivering something new and amazing for the next stream we do for you all and I would expect a few months of quiet time before we show anything new off while we get it ready.
We will sprinkle some updates via the newsletter and announcements in before then but no plans on a stream just yet, I will let you guys know when we get close, though. We appreciate your patience and look forward to showing off something new once we are done! :)
Completely understand. Hard to do a new stream when making such big changes....lots of triage for new bugs. And it's the HOLIDAYS!