Ashes of Creation Just REINVENTED MMORPG Questing

[LifeForAiur]

MMORPGs need to go back to their roots by looking at traditional RPGs and even tabletop RPGs. There's a reason why Old School Runescape's questing is praised so much: they're like individual DnD adventures, and the quest series provide a rich and wonderful story (look at Elf quest series or Vampyre Quest series). Modern MMORPGs have fixated on a game design model that has continually stripped away the "RPG" of the MMORPG.

[benanders]

That's basically what all game developers say when they are promoting a new MMO. The game seems interesting. But we don't know until it's finished. I've been disappointed too many times to get all hyped up about these things. I'll buy it when the game is done and most of the first reviews are positive.

[DefeatLust]

This sounds like quite a challenge to pull off successfully. I'm assuming they will cycle quest lines for the smaller ones, and the major ones may or may not be different.

[JohnSmith-fbls]

so basically what gw2 did 10 years ago. Very innovative.

[scythianking]

Sounds like a mix between GW2 and ESO system.

[antondovydaitis]

At least we know that gravity isn't real on Verra, otherwise that broken Moon would be raining hot death down on the world, scouring all life away.

[Juni_for_short]

Sounds like the living world from Guild Wars 2

[KyrosQuickfist]

So basically RIFT and Guild Wars 2. REINVENTED MMORPG questing!

[jg-bqse]

I recall these things happening in GW2, like all of the sudden “boop” special quest

[Dew-bb]

They haven't reinvented anything, they just said they will. Anyone can say whatever they want, I'll acknowledge it when they do it.

[catspiracytheorist]

I just want a MMORPG that will actually ENCOURAGE casual social interactions with players like how you would see with players chatting in lobbies on Phantasy Star Online. Tired of the MMORPGs that force u to solo quest a lot

[hawianpunch]

I think reinvented is a strong word to use here.. not the first game to use "story arcs"

[AkaAshen]

I love that questing will feel more personal, such a cool function! looking forward to play when its out (cheaper lol)

[alexd]

One of the cool things about rpg’s is improving at what you’re doing. While new and innovative sounds fun at first…it becomes tedious to have not improved after spending tons of time in a game.

[jas]

RuneScape def has the best questing of any MMO

[Ghandii]

questing is literally the best thing about mmos, endgame is just what you can do with how much you grinded and worked

[timmyisthereason]

Been waiting for this game for 37 years... maybe one day in my lifetime this shit will come out.

[strpt_]

Now....story quests is not anything new so they are not re-inventing a thing (ESO and GW2 been doing that for years), but those are, in fact, the best type of quests, so I'm glad that's what AoC will go with.

[bennett]

The old MMORPG formula is relaxing and nostalgic to some, to a playerbase who never liked RPGs to begin with, I can understand people finding it laborious.

I hope AoC does really well and takes the MMORPG genre by storm though.

[PVWallace]

Journey before destination. We’ve lost that in an MMO