I have been a AoC backer since the KS and was very positive until the BR stuff started. I made a vid you may have seen called "WTF Happened to Ashes of Creation" but since then I have been quiet, waiting to see if AoC does anything.
A few days ago I saw a video from KiraTV and it started me thinking if AoC was really a scam or if it has just been horribly mismanaged.But a lot of the Steam reviews and even comments on my old vids said the same thing.
So I decided to look into it. I defined it as a scam if it met two requirements (1) The project was misleading (2) primary goal is monetary gain. Then I filled in a list of examples I could think of off the top of my head.
Misleading
- Kickstarter was for an MMO - they released a Battle Royale (so far)
- Constantly changing time tables
- "Exclusive" Kickstarter lifetimes sub - offered again in the summer
- MY.com after stating they would self publish
- Nodes 3 information (told "soon" repeatedly but still not released, shows lack of MMO systems available to show)
- Silencing critics, Discord bans, Twitter etc. with no real reason given besides "toxic" (DeathsProxy, itsZiz & more)
- Battle Royale was for "testing only" but is not permenant after MMO launch & heavily monetized
Focus on $$$ - their blatant focus on over monetizing the BR that was supposed to be just for testing
- Discord spam pings for cash shop (dozens compared to 1 ping for Apex in 6months)
- Email updates are 1/2 sales information
- Most fleshed out system is the cash shop
- Skins costing up to $20 (and most are just a different HUE, not even new models)
- Intentionally hired a Community "Marketing" manager (shows where their focus is at)
I hope we get the siege mode soon so we can see how some MMO systems/classes work.
PS. I have had a lot of people ask why I made this video, doesn't it just hurt the project? When I make videos my goal is to inform fellow gamers, not to make the devs feel warm and fuzzy. If/when they do something I can report positively on I will.
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