Ashes of Creation – the next big MMORPG dream
This is Ashes of Creation (PC): This is an indie MMORPG behind which stands a millionaire who fulfills a childhood dream with the online role-playing game. But Steven Sharif is not just a millionaire, but a self-made millionaire and therefore endowed with some entrepreneurial talent and is a PR artist.
Ashes of Creation aims to become the next big MMORPG and will allow players to truly influence the world with a “node” system. The world is supposed to change under the influence of the players.
Also unusual is the payment model: Ashes of Creation will be a subscription MMORPG that you don’t have to buy.
How has the development been so far? It is a Kickstarter game but additionally financed with the founder’s own money. The team is constantly growing, and is supposed to be pumped up to 200 employees – many former Everquest Next staff are being hired.
Development has actually gone quite well until late 2018 when it was decided to make part of the MMORPG playable with “Apocalypse”: This received some criticism.
People are waiting for a big “MMORPG” and are not so fond of a “battle royale” game. Without the grand ideas of the MMORPG part, Apocalypse does not seem so strong, especially since the expectations of the backers were so high.
This is Ashes of Creation at its best: An ambitious indie MMORPG with a high budget and a focus on PVP that goes its own way and truly lets players change the world. That would be something new and invites dreaming.
What Ashes of Creation is at its worst: A game where the gameplay does not meet the high expectations of the fans. The ambitions are high – how that actually plays out in practice will decide whether it flourishes or fails.
What is planned for Ashes of Creation in 2019: A beta for 2019 seems realistic. It should also happen before 2020 – but as is the case with indie MMORPGs, one should only truly believe it when it actually happens. Soon, sieges are expected to start in Apocalypse.
Ashes of Creation is indeed the indie MMORPG that is progressing in a structured and fastest manner.
