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Embers Adrift's Latest Video Tells You What You Need to Know in 60 Seconds | MMORPG.com
If you haven't heard of Embers Adrift yet, then it seems like today may be your lucky day. The team at Stormhaven Studios has released a one-minute video that explains everything you need to know about the indie title that is set to release later this year.
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An example is what sucked me into trying this game is an Article on MMORPG where Embers Dev said they went through every system to make sure it was FUN and respected the players time.
LOL this was such a fake statement. Soon as I went on their forums almost immediately the lead dev said not every system is designed to be fun.
They for sure don't care about the players time at all. Time wasters are built into this game all over.
So yeah, they know the key words, but its all just talk.
I haven't logged in since the last stress test because my groupies don't have access. But we will go take a look when the test opens again.
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Caring about the players time and charging a sub fee are contradictory.......The longer you play the more you pay.
LOL.
There is magic, but it isn't blatant or powerful, and can be somewhat exhausting.
For example, my Warlord (a support character) can the First Aid ability. It allows me to heal one person up to 8m away. It requires nothing in the way of healing supplies. Instead it costs stamina to use, and has a 10 second cooldown. Though the name suggests it is a mundane skill it clearly functions as a magical spell.
Another called Rejuvenating Hymn allows me to apply a heal over time on up to six people within 20m for 30 seconds. This doesn't even masquerade as a natural ability. It also clearly functions as a magical spell funded by stamina and limited by cooldown.
He has an assortment of buffs and debuffs also essentially magical in nature.
Beyond character abilities they intend to eventually add fast travel and some sort of recall ability that allows the quick return to a specific location. This too could only be magical.
What there isn't is characters blasting out bolts of energy left and right whilst raining fire down on their hapless assembled foes.
So, when it comes to magic think low key utilitarian rather than blatantly powerful or entirely absent.
As has been said definitely watch videos and try it out for yourself when you can. They are both valuable as progress isn't quick so the videos will likely contain information you won't be able to discover first hand during free play opportunities.
The game is heavily niche in appeal, with many elements that some of the current players take issue with. It is definitely something one should approach with eyes wide open rather than vague expectation.
I get it, they have to salvage the existing "game" somehow and nobody cares to invest into them anymore, so they do need to find some way to promote it. But at least be honest in your promotions, without this "lack of options is actually a good thing and it makes our game better" nonsense.
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it's kind of a rule.
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You would think with all these forum warriors on Embers and Pantheons site saying how popular these mechanics are they would all be in this game playing and enjoying themselves while they can. They would get in on the action before this game does a complete 180 and changes all these things so they can actually make some money.
Or another thought, maybe all of them are actually playing this game and there is not even enough to fill a full group.
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But that can always change if nobody subs.
There is none...at all. They've flat out said that numerous times and its idiotic. They say everyone will get access to "magic" at the end but it will basically be alchemy. In other words no Wizards, Mages, Necros, Shaman, Cleric, Druid, Enchanter etc. So you get the utterly fascinating and deep choices of being a melee or an archer. Thats about it. All roles will be one of those two basically. Tank, Healer, Debuffer, Buffer, CC thats all melee classes. Brilliant idea to shoot themselves in the foot alienating a rather large portion of MMO gamers that like playing magic users.
Just saying.
So where are these people? We are lead to believe there is an entire subset of players that want these features yet they cant even be bothered to play this game? Obviously there is not such a big demand that people are climbing over each other to get in. You would think they would be playing the BETA getting all their "FUN" in before it changes.
So its pretty obvious this theory that there is this large underserved base of players that want death penalties, trash loot, no teleportation is going up in smoke. I guess the final nail in the coffin will be release, once that is completely empty hopefully we wont have to hear this theory again.
Monsters and Memories, Pantheon, surely some others keeping the "dream" alive.
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