Ascension - Don’t Call it a Comeback - Skyforge Editorials

SBFord · October 2016

Ascension - Don’t Call it a Comeback - Skyforge Editorials

Skyforge’s big expansion Ascension launches today, and we’ve been playing the game’s pre-patch changes in anticipation of the big update. What we’ve found are a slew of very welcome changes to a game that seemed needlessly complex at launch. Read on for our impressions!

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theimmortalhero · October 2016

The "update " is the worst I've seen since swg nge , even the nge was the longer part of swg and at the end is was great but that took them a while , skyforge took awake the atlas and orders , 2 major parts of the game ...imo they just killed the game

Viper482 · October 2016

Had a blast with this game for a couple of months, might check it back out. Fun combat, just gets repetitive

3dom · October 2016

By the way - it takes 20 minutes to max out a class after update (instead of 10 hours in previous version). You better do it now before they re-introduced the grind.

JudgeUK · October 2016

This game could be the first that gets simplified to just one class pew pewing anonymous trash mobs - endlessly.
Solo - spam mobs, Group - spam mobs, Repeat - over and over.

Stays in my top 3 worst mmo's ever.

Elvoc · October 2016

Bill, Can you unlock all characters now or do you have to purchase the Outlaw package to get him? Haven't really played since release and I know a few of the classes were out of reach but you still could unlock them after lots of grind?

BillMurphy · October 2016

Elvoc said:

Bill, Can you unlock all characters now or do you have to purchase the Outlaw package to get him? Haven't really played since release and I know a few of the classes were out of reach but you still could unlock them after lots of grind?

You can unlock all of them just by playing the campaign map. It's really simple. Still gated, but much easier to grasp.

Rosenborg · October 2016

Tried to play this but the controller support is pretty bad. No way to invert look in-game, though this isn't a problem if you have a xbox one controller but the dual binding of zoom in and out to left and right triggers is a problem.

If anyone knows a fix, please do tell.

I have a bad back so now a days I play all games with a controller while laying on the couch.

spawn12345 · October 2016

Downloading to try it again

I stopped at end game after some months of playing because the end game in this mmo was the most boring thing I have ever done in gaming. The game up to that was lots of fun

I hope its better now!

Elvoc · October 2016

They really need a refresh or rest option, I got 5 classes and cant remember how to play any of them

vveaver_online · October 2016

spawn12345 said:

Downloading to try it again

I stopped at end game after some months of playing because the end game in this mmo was the most boring thing I have ever done in gaming. The game up to that was lots of fun

I hope its better now!

sounds like me, would like to hear your thoughts on the changes when you tried it!

Octagon7711 · October 2016

I really enjoyed it at the start but reading ahead discovered it to be a huge grind. I'll take a look at the new system as it sounds interesting. Never liked all the currencies and extra levels of complexities some games add anyway. I play with two characters one on NA and another on EU servers, very easy to switch back and forth at login and provides a nice change of pace for altoholics, both connections were good.

Thane · October 2016

i don't get it, how DO you acually get the gunner?

BillMurphy · October 2016

Thane said:

i don't get it, how DO you acually get the gunner?

The Outlaw? Play the campaign, unlock it when you reach its node. Conversely, buy the 35$ CE.

Thane · October 2016

uh okai, they moved the classes from the atlas to the campaign now, got it, ty

Octagon7711 · October 2016

I'm updating the game now. It's really getting bad reviews on their forums. God form harder to bring up, trash mobs are harder, game on rails, it goes on. A few people like the changes, a very few.

EvilGaming · October 2016

i think the new change is way better than previous version just my opinion i bean i did back this game back before it launched and disliked the launch and just forgot about it till i got a email about the new stuff and i liked it but still i will play every now and then but thats about it

MrMelGibson · October 2016

I get all the classes I unlocked before this change correct? I don't have to do anything for example to get my berserker again? I might check this game out again at some point.

Ishkal · October 2016

Dumbed down is better? To many currencies what does that even mean, to many for what? How many currencies are there around the globe, to0 many? If some one had trouble keeping track of the atlas an the what 7 or 8 currencies in the game I would not want them in my raid team lol. God forbid they should have to keep track of the other 9 players three boss mechanics and what ever they are nubcaking it up with on their end

kitarad · October 2016

I enjoyed this game but hit some kind of wall at one point and I just stopped logging in. I have to go check why I stopped playing as the reason eludes me now since I have good memories about the game. I seriously play way too many games to be honest some are blending into one another in my head.

Viper482 · October 2016

Ishkal said:

Dumbed down is better? To many currencies what does that even mean, to many for what? How many currencies are there around the globe, to0 many? If some one had trouble keeping track of the atlas an the what 7 or 8 currencies in the game I would not want them in my raid team lol. God forbid they should have to keep track of the other 9 players three boss mechanics and what ever they are nubcaking it up with on their end

If only we could all be as elite as you....you would let us in your raid. What an honor that would be!

/sarcasm

RandomCC · October 2016

The problem with the Ascension Atlas wasn't the mechanic itself, it was the stupid amount of time players had to spend to get the classes they wanted, which was increased by the weekly walls they had in place for people who had a lot of time. This looks like they went too far in the opposite direction and made things too simple/easy. I hope they at least explain these new things as well as they explained the Atlas.

moyraine · October 2016

I agree RandomCC. I enjoyed much about the game as it was. Now it seems they have "dumbed-down" too much. Excessively.

My 2nd account with a very low prestige Lightbringer was a real challenge to play before. Now it's as if she can do no wrong. Massive dps that EZmodes some of the much more challenging missions, etc that I'd run under the old system.

DDD (dumb-down disease) seems to always be contracted by developers of ftp MMOs trying to appeal to the "mass audience" in an effort to raise the profit margin.

Sadly, having played MMOs for almost 20 years, this isn't the first game I've seen messed up by it.

spawn12345 · October 2016

After coming back in the game and playing for hours since yesterday I can say only one thing. Stay away

I dont know how they did it, but they changed every aspect for the worse
They didnt take away the currency at all they just replaced them with other things.
I cant do ANYTHING to customize the classes at all, took away all kind of choice you had

The introduced even more stupid grind to everything in the game

Nope uninstalled

Before it was just the end game that was stupidly boring now the whole game is stupidly boring

mikuniman · October 2016

Enjoying the change, especially like picking up parts of mobs for weapons. The new symbol passive procs are a nice addition while in combat and it's not just effects the 2h swords a killer.

Had to add sharing the same prestige and stats now between the classes is a nice change takes the grind out of doing them separate. Before it just sucked the fun out of the whole class quick change model. In the middle of a bad run changing a class before when needed only worked if that class was up to par.

Bloodaxes · October 2016

Is the assassin class (Forgot name) still useless after the blood harvest nerf?

Only class I really enjoyed playing.

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