| MMOFury | Can you give us a brief background on Ashen Empires and what new
players should expect when entering the game? |
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Heidi Schulz
| Ashen Empires has been in development for several years. The creators of
the game originally drew their inspiration from games like Ultima Online
and Everquest 2, but you will find that there are several qualities
about the game that sets it apart from those and other MMOs. The game is
very free form; you can create almost any character you can dream up.
Also we have a very close-knit and active community. You can expect to
make many long-lasting friendships in this game and even have an impact
on what we do. We take our player suggestions and feedback to heart. |
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MMOFury
| Everyone loves to boast about graphics of the newer games on the
market, but graphics can get old if you have no content. What can you
tell players about the content and features that separate Ashen Empires
from other games?
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| Heidi Schulz | It's very true that graphics play a big part in deciding whether or not
someone will play a game. Even so, the old adage "Don't judge a book by
its cover" is very appropriate for Ashen Empires. The game has a depth
and richness that even the greatest graphics couldn't do justice to. For
that reason and those I noted in the first question (play style and
terrific community), we do not worry too much about keeping up with the
big MMO Joneses down the street. |
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MMOFury
| How involved are the GMs with the players, do the majority play the
game every day? |
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| Heidi Schulz | GMs are always players themselves. They balance their duties as GMs with
their own personal play time. Many of them volunteer to be a GM for love
of the game. They are chosen because of their activity in the community,
their honesty, reputation, and ability to work with many people. |
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MMOFury
| The traveling salesman is something that a lot of players miss, will
he make a return to the game? |
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| Heidi Schulz | We have some other features that are we are looking to implement, and
with the upcoming expansion I couldn't say whether or not he'll be in.
But we are always looking for ways to bring the fun features of previous
versions back. For instance, the Dynamic Quest system is one we have
been working to implement. It is fondly remembered by many players.
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MMOFury
| What can players look forward to with professions, will there be
added features/items added to things like leather working and other
skills? |
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| Heidi Schulz | We added new skills when we released the Sands of Creation and Talazar's
Revenge expansions, so if we are going to add some more skills you can
expect to hear about it during discussion about the upcoming Tides of
Fate. Other than that I know the developers have been planning something
that will give the crafters a more fun, dynamic system. |
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MMOFury
| Currently Dex armor gets most of its usefulness around lvl 40, is
there a possibility that level 1-39 archers will have some upgraded
stats at their disposal in an upcoming patch? |
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| Heidi Schulz | We added a new set for the Veldan Update that was designed with archers
in mind. New players should see more equipment options in general from
that update. |
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MMOFury
| Of the tasks on the development "wish list" what 3 things are on top? |
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| Heidi Schulz | Adding a quest log and upgrading our paperdoll system (how characters
are displayed in game) are two things that are on our list. We feel that
these additions will greatly enhance the player experience. Both
projects are very large in scope, though. |
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MMOFury
| Are there any plans for a larger expansion in the near future? |
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| Heidi Schulz | The next expansion on our plate is Tides of Fate, an expansion that will
bring boats to the world. There will be more dungeons, monsters, quests
and treasures of course. We had a meeting back in July with the players
and boats was something they were very eager to see in game. We listened
to their suggestions and have been planning that expansion since then.
It was even named by a player! |
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MMOFury
| Is there anything else you would like to highlight regarding progress
of future updates to Ashen Empires? |
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| Heidi Schulz | Right now we are winding down work on the Veldan Update, which was
released on June 4th. There will be a second phase of the update
released soon which will add faction dungeons and address some gameplay
balancing issues. We'll be moving full steam towards Tides of Fate once
that is done, though players can expect regular patches for bug-fixing
and perhaps other minor content updates. |
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MMOFury
| Thats all we have for now, it has been great to get the chance to speak with you. We will keep an eye out for all the great updates coming to Ashen Empires, and look forward to seeing AE continue with its great success. Check out the official site at http://www.ashenempires.com/
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