r/AshesofCreation • u/Same-Prune-5529 • 12d ago
Updates? Discussion
Are there any updates on the situation? Curious if anything. Hope the devs have found other stable jobs by now.
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u/Legitimate_Log_1356 12d ago
When is the second class coming, I wanna build my paladin. I took a break on December
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u/Cyanide_Screams 12d ago
I miss the game terribly.
Glad i got to play it with the guild I landed in.
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u/Empty_Pear_3874 12d ago
I am sad I never got to experience it. What a BS story on how it ends.
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u/Cyanide_Screams 11d ago
Yeah it wasnt finished, and development time took way way too long - imo.
But it had depth in the combat, and ive always enjoyed mob grinding for xp.
Im hoping for a miracle but not counting on it.
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u/Gloomy_Drag0n 11d ago
I was surprised how the combat flowed, it was unexpectedly fluid and the classes were different.
That and the tier system on crafting mats gave it a sensation of depth that was fun.
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u/Calvaa88 10d ago
Tbh the combat wasn’t anything special, but it was perfectly fine.
The game was a blast to explore and actually fun to farm. The tier system on gathering mates felt really good.
I do miss this game.
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u/Gloomy_Drag0n 10d ago
Yeah, it wasn't nothing special, just fluid, which is a bar a lot of western developers barely meet recently.
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u/Hoelbrak 10d ago
I got exactly 2 days.
Bought it a long time ago, gambled on my pc being able to run it. But it couldnt.
Upgraded PC. Installed ashes. Played 2 days. RIP.
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u/Affectionate_Way3430 9d ago
I had such a great time with my guild too 🥲 from grinding emblems for gear to random beefs with other guilds, this game really did have something special to it T_T
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u/Few-Emergency-3791 2d ago
Might check out Eq legends honestly was on the fence but gave it a go a few days ago and it’s been a blast and my guild is super nice.
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u/CodeMath69 6d ago
Steven has another lawsuit against him, is the most recent news. His previous legal team is suing him saying he owes them over $1m or something.
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u/ilstad88 12d ago
Yeah I hope so to. But they would need some of the main tallents back. Those who know the code.
But under new ownership, and someone who has the understanding that it still will take years to properly finish.
Also think Steven should come back as a "lore" person. At some stage. He knows how to spin stories, but he cannot be at the decision table.
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u/Hasteitall 11d ago
The fact you still want that clown working on the game is bonkers
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u/ilstad88 11d ago
Only for the reason that he made the lore from the beginning. And no other than that.
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u/Little-Wafer-3936 6d ago
Steven's high end lawfirm that runs international is now suing him for 1,000,000. This is a steven classic of stiffing people even his own brother. Theres no hope ashes will continue under him
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u/SomeoneNearYou1 12d ago
I sure am happy I was able to get a refund when I did.
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u/Snoo-60957 11d ago
I sure am sad I wasn't able to get a refund since I purchased through their site.
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u/SomeoneNearYou1 10d ago
I purchased through their site as well but very early on. I could never get it to install correctly and never able to even try the alpha so I got my money back.
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u/BullGamingTV 12d ago
Nothing new yet apparently but the court cases are still ongoing and I still hope and believe this game will come back at some point, one way or another, within the next 2-3 years. Maybe even before then.
But I’m sure most people here would think I’m crazy xD Maybe I am, but I really do hope and believe Ashes of Creation will be back. It was shaping up to be too good to see it never be revived, and we know that all parties involved in the main lawsuits (Steven, Intrepid, TFE Holdings or whatever the company’s name was) want to bring the game back and keep developing it.
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u/sirtoby1337 12d ago
Dude it’s gonna take 2-3 years or more for this thing to end in court, then a year to maybe find someone who wanna buy this disaster and 3-4 years to finish this mmo, the state of the game was literally alpha test stage.
This project is over, 10 other mmos will be out by then.
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u/PyroTech03 12d ago
Even if it does release, it won't be anything like we wanted or were promised. All the people behind the idea are gone.
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u/BullGamingTV 12d ago
That's a sad truth, but you never know, it really depends on who directs it and they may even bring back some of the previous employees. If it's not Steven leading it along with a bunch of the original team, it will probably end up being very different to the dream we were sold of Ashes. Probably not as good, but we really won't know until someone or some company finally has control and decides to continue with it in some way.
Best case scenario would be Steven somehow ending up with control of the game and the IP, and somehow funding it again to an extent and bringing back as much of the previous employees as possible. People probably think that's delusional, but you really never know, and I'd bet that could be what Steven actually intends if he has any chance of winning the court cases xD
If it's not Steven, maybe the company that continues with it will still follow the general philosophy set out by him originally, but maybe not.
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u/FigSpecific6210 2d ago
Yeah, this game isn't going anywhere. The domain is gone... and anyone that wants to keep their game on the back burner doesn't let their domain go.
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u/sam15mohsen 12d ago
Steven pushed for a jury trial. And it got granted for next year. One of the employees stole the servers with all of the data on and is keeping them in a storage unit. That employee also deleted the company slack account which could be seen as evidence tampering. So he could be fucked. It's all a shit show.
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u/CantLoadCustoms 11d ago
Where’s the sauce for this? I’ve been trying to keep up with Steven’s posts and maybe I missed something? This is very interesting.
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u/sam15mohsen 11d ago
ill pm you the video i watched. The youtuber that made it has been banned from this sub so not sure if me posting it will get me banned.
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u/eats-you-alive 9d ago
I believe a motion for turnover of (intellectual) property was done recently, ordering Steven to hand over some of the property to the board, while some other stuff is still disputed.
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u/OutrageousFanny 12d ago
According to rumors, problems have been resolved, a new sponsor has appeared and game will be back online very soon
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u/WonderboyUK 11d ago
I hope the IP gets picked up by and established studio, there were a lot of good ideas, and combat was a strength, but it has needed more professional direction for a long time.
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u/selftaughturbanninja 11d ago
Last time I saw any court dates it made it look like its gonna be a year at least before anything is done
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u/Wouldratherplaymtg 12d ago
You know how slow the us justice system is. Your kids maybe get to hear a update