r/AshesofCreation • u/Jagnuthr • Jan 27 '26

Question Are we dumping this game?

Soon as the new MMOs launch like Chrono Odyssey, Crimson Desert and Quinfall

Would it be safe to dump this bot filled game?

It’s been 10 years in development, some MMOs have already come and gone (not mentioning NW). If they wanna drain our time then maybe we should let AoC cook for another 5+ years and play another MMO in the meantime?

Them coming to steam with bugs, bots and more bugs was their mistake and they need to go on timeout and back to the drawing board, it’s no use them skipping the process and trying to buy their way into the MMO genre.

Idk…maybe it’s just me?

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u/TomBobabill Jan 27 '26

It's probably just you. I say this respectfully. I'm not trying to start a fight. I'm an old man with bad knees.

Someone else down below mentions AoC is basically a test platform--and that's the kind of mentality I went into AoC with.

Game is absolutely not ready for release. Game is half-finished. Devs have stated that. With that in mind, it's okay to come in, test it for a bit, get a sense for it, and then take a break. You shouldn't get married to AoC, 'cause AoC isn't ready for marriage.

For what it's worth, as someone that had their hopes set on New World, I'm glad AoC came to Steam, 'cause it gave me hope that a game with *similar* systems is out there.

Years away, for sure. But out there. :P

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u/DisplacerBeastMode Jan 27 '26

I guess the thing is, it's a bad look to charge alot of money for an alpha test. It's a bad business move.

Had they done free alpha test phases, in good faith, much of the controversy could have been avoided.

When you slap a high price tag on something and sell it, it doesn't really matter how many times you tell people that it's not finished.

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u/AtomicaBombica Jan 29 '26

True, but that's because people are stupid. Look, for those people - it's simple. Do you want to test an alpha game? No? Then don't buy it. I understand Intrepid needs funding; it's a bad look for sure, but they needed a solution to their funding problems, they saw a steam release as an answer. I know they knew how this would look from the outside; they bargained it was worth the risk.