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Castillos del gremio
With five Castles in the world, and each having been owned by different civilizations from the far-flung past of Verra, you can expect that each Castle has its own character. Different terrains and different layouts will result in each Castle having its own advantages and disadvantages. Just because you have managed to take one Castle will not mean that your strategies will pan out in the next. Commanders will have to take into consideration the lay of the land, time of day, weather, and even seasons into account when forming their battle plans.[1]
These Castles are occupied when players arrive on Verra, and their current inhabitants will have to be removed before any player can claim them. Castles will be dangerous and high-level raid zones until they can be cleared, and the first group of players to do so will gain the Castle as their reward.[1]
Five guild castles exist in Ashes of Creation.[1][2] Castles will initially be occupied by an NPC adversary. These are the primary antagonists in the storyline.[3]
- Gremios have a period of time to level up in order to siege these castles.
- These castles will be very difficult to take from the NPCs.
- Castle nodes around NPC run castles will not be present.
Sumario
Castle regions
Castles have direct power over the Nodes that belong to it, but also have soft power across the entire region it belongs to. All Nodes belonging to that region pay fealty to the Castle in the form of taxes paid directly to the Castle. The Monarch sets the rate, and can use those proceeds to upgrade defenses, maintain the Castle’s direct Nodes, or provide buffs and benefits to the citizens of that region, as the magnanimous ruler that you are.[1]
Guild castles influence a castle region around them.[4]
- A castle's region is 1/5th the game world.[5]
- Castle regions, Economic regions, and Node ZOI (Zones of Influence) can overlap.[6][7]
- A castle could have a metropolis beside it.[8]
- Castle region boundaries are static.[6]
Guild castles impose a tax on all revenue for the nodes within its region.[9]
- In addition to taxes, Castles also influence crop yields, resources and events within its region.[10]
- Part of the tax and resources gathered are applied to the castle for improvements.[11][12]
- The remainder of tax income can be used by the guild for whatever they want.[13]
- When castles change hands (following a siege), some taxes stay with the castle and some stay with the guild.[14]
Economic regions
We want our players to have a reason to explore the wilderness, to travel with purpose, and much of that will be driven by our resource system. Transporting these goods might just be more difficult than gathering them. Our regional market system allows players to participate in creating pocket economies that will reinforce the stability of goods in particular regions. Players will be able to move resources and set up shop in other areas to take advantage of the varied markets. With resources spawning dynamically, certain regions will naturally become important trading hubs for the transportation of goods throughout the world.[15]
Economic regions are static areas defined by geographic points of interest.[16][17]
- Castle regions are larger and encompass multiple economic regions.[16]
- Nodos are the glue that hold castle and economic regions together in potential synergy or chaos.[18]
- Castle regions, Economic regions, and Node ZOI (Zones of Influence) can overlap.[7]
The whole map would be under the influence of 1 of 5 castle regions. However, castle regions aren't the only TYPE of region - there are also economic regions, among other things.[17] – Sarah Flanagan
Benefits of guild castles
Guild castles exert influence over nodes within their domain, including:[19]
- Levying taxes for the purposes of defense (additional to taxes already imposed by node governments).
- Activating events and abilities that progress node citizens.
- Unlocking additional types of buildings in nodes.
Most benefits and features of a guild castle will be housed solely to the members of the guild that controls it.[20]
There are levers and dials that are present to both the owners of Castles as well as the elected officials of Nodes that during their administration they have the ability to impact and influence the region around them.[21] – Steven Sharif
Castle nodes
Should you be deft enough to take a Castle, you’ll now be responsible for managing it. Castles will have their own Nodes associated with them, and developing and defending those Nodes will determine the state of your Castle during the next siege. If you’ve done a good job managing your kingdom, then you’ll have more and better options available for deployment during the next siege. If you let your populace fall to ruin, you may have to rely solely on your own devices.[1]
Guild castles have three adjacent nodes in close proximity.[2][23]
- Castle nodes exist outside of the node system. They are independent of anything that's happening outside in the world with other nodes shutting off certain nodes from progressing.[23]
- Castle nodes do not have Citizenship, Zones of Influence, Arrendamientos, Node governments, or Organizaciones sociales.[24]
- Castle nodes cannot exceed stage 3 (Village).[23]
- Castle nodes are always military node types.[2]
- Each of the dedicated castle nodes is barren at the start of the castle ownership period.[3]
- The guild must develop those nodes to enhance the defenses of the castle.[2]
- It will be possible, but very difficult for a single guild to fully develop these nodes. They will likely need assistance from the broader community.[25]
Castle nodes are leveled through questing by the owning guild or alliance guilds.[23]
- Levelling castle nodes is a hastened process compared to regular nodes.[3]
- Using caravans to move supplies during the weeks before a castle siege.[26]
- Completing these quests unlocks services and functions that are useful to the occupying guild and its allies as well as boosting the defenses the castle.
- Rival guilds will want to destroy supply caravans to prevent them from leveling up the castle and its dedicated nodes.
If they fail to to level up those nodes or complete those quests within the three prior weeks before the declaration week, then the castle will be at a disadvantage.[23] – Steven Sharif
Being a member of the occupying guild automatically makes you a garrison of the castle nodes and castle itself.[2]
- Only members of the occupying guild are citizens of these nodes.[27]
- This citizenship is different to normal node citizenship. Castle nodes don't operate like normal nodes.
Undermounts
The guild leader of a castle can grant the use of flying undermounts (such as wyrmlings) to guild officers during a castle siege.[29][30][31][32]
- These may only be granted if the castle nodes are successfully established prior to the siege.[32]
- Node A grants 1 undermount, Node B grants 2 undermounts, and Node C grants 2 undermounts.[33]
- This system is subject to change during testing.[33]
Little wyrmlings that you can grant to officers if you're a castle owner, and they can fly around too.[30] – Steven Sharif
Node development
Incluso en la etapa 3, la etapa de desarrollo de aldea, el layout de un nodo es considerable; y parte de este layout incluye hogares estáticos dentro del nodo disponibles para su compra.[34] – Steven Sharif
El layout y la arquitectura del área de desarrollo de un nodo es determinada por la raza más influyente del nodo. Por ejemplo, un nodo en etapa 3 donde la mayor contribución haya sido realizada por jugadores Py'Rai, desarrollará un estilo y arquitectura Py'Rai. La mayoría de los NPCs serán elfos Py’rai, y ofrecerán misiones dentro de la narrativa de su raza.[36] – Margaret Krohn
La experiencia que cada jugador aporta a un nodo también toma en cuenta su raza y otros identificadores. Cuando un nodo avanza, la raza con la mayor contribución de experiencia determina el estilo y la cultura de ese nodo. Este cambio en estilo y cultura puede ocurrir en cualquier etapa del nodo. Por ejemplo, si un nodo avance a nivel 2 - la etapa de campamento, y 51% de toda la experiencia fue obtenida por jugadores Ren'Kai, ese nodo se convertirá en un nodo Ren'Kai de nivel 2. Si luego ese mismo nodo avanza a nivel 3 - la etapa de aldea, pero los Py'Rai contribuyeron con el 62% de toda la experiencia obtenida, el nodo se transformará en un nodo Py'Rai de nivel 3. Las influencias culturales traen más que sólo cambios en la narrativa y en la estética: también le dará beneficios a la cultura dominante de la zona de influencia de ese nodo.[37] – Margaret Krohn
El layout de un nodo y su estilo es determinado por varios factores:[38]
- La localización del nodo.[38]
- El tipo de nodo.[38]
- La raza con mayor contribución al avance del nodo.[38][39]
- Apariencia racial de los edificios y NPCs del nodo.[40][39]
- Esto aplica para todos los nodos, incluso los nodos de castillo.[21]
- El resto es determinado por el alcalde del nodo.[38]
Algunas partes son determinadas por el área en la que se encuentra, por su tipo y por la raza de mayor influencia; el resto es determinado por el alcalde.[38] – Jeffrey Bard
Todos los nodos, ya sea que estén asociados a un castillo o no, poseen influencias culturales que se reflejan en los edificios y los NPCs presentes.[21] – Steven Sharif
Existe una mecánica de desgaste que afecta a la experiencia y la influencia de un nodo, con el fin de evitar que una sola raza domine todo el mundo.[41]
Existe el desgaste y ese desgaste en la experiencia y la influencia aumenta basado en el desempeño de la raza en el mundo. Así que si todos los nodos fuesen nodos orcos, su nivel de desgaste sería muy alto y se volvería muy difícil competir contra el establecimiento cultural de nuevos nodos, pues ellos tendrían más influencia sobre el mundo y la opinión popular estaría en su contra en aquellos nodos fuera de su control.[41] – Steven Sharif
Asedios del castillo
Castle Sieges are intended to be massive events with hundreds of people involved in a single Siege. One of the reasons that Ashes of Creation Apocalypse exists is so we can address the challenges in ramping up the number of bodies that we can handle simultaneously. With our latest test hitting over 200 simultaneous players, we’re ready to push that number even further. Our goal is to have the largest organized PVP battles of any MMORPG.[1]
Gremios participate in Asedios del castillo in an effort to capture and occupy one of the five guild castles in Ashes of Creation.[2]
- Sieges occur once a month.[2]
- The minimum goal is for 250x250 players to be on a single battlefield. It is hoped that this can be increased to 500x500 over time.[44]
A guild that captures a castle will own that castle for a month before it is sieged again.[3]
- In the first three weeks that a guild occupies a castle they will need to level up each of their castle nodes to Village stage through questing.[3]
- The fourth week is declaration week, where other guilds have the opportunity to lay down their declaration flag or to sign up as a defender of the castle.[3]
- Depending on how well the guild defends the castle nodes results in better defenses for the castle.[27]
- Different siege weaponry will grant the attackers the ability to destroy walls, doors and sections of the castle in order to gain access to the inner keep area.[23]
- When castles change hands (following a siege), some taxes stay with the castle and some stay with the guild.[14]
There will be benefits to attracting people... even if they're not in your guild or alliance – kind of a feudal like system, where you can attract other players who are just independent of this whole politic. They will have things to do there - benefits to receive - and there will be a reciprocal relationship between who you can attract, what they do for you; and how that benefits you and them.[3] – Steven Sharif
Kings and Queens
Leaders of guilds that occupy guild castles are referred to as Kings and Queens.[46]
- A King or Queen may also be elected mayor of one node.[47]
Ashes of Creation Apocalypse castles
Ashes of Creation Apocalypse castle sieges take place on a 1km2 (one square kilometer) map.[49]
Five castles are intended for the Ashes of Creation MMORPG. It's likely that eventually there will also be five castle maps on Ashes of Creation Apocalypse castle sieges.[50]
- Initially two castle maps are planned for Ashes of Creation Apocalypse castle sieges.[51][49]
On January 11, 2019, we showcased our sneak peek of two siege map designs coming to Ashes of Creation Apocalypse soon - Castle Korgan previously owned by the Aelan humans and Castle Milnar constructed by the great Dünzenkell dwarves. These great castles of Verra were the cornerstone of defense for the Empires that owned them. Once home to legendary battles that turned the tides of power and influence on Verra. Now abandoned by the great powers that have fled Verra through the Divine Gateways, these great pillars of civilization are battlefields in the Apocalypse.[49] – Margaret Krohn
Ashes of Creation Apocalypse castle sieges
Ashes of Creation Apocalypse castle sieges are an Ashes of Creation Apocalypse testing mode that aims to test castle siege mechanics.[55]
- Takes place in and around large destructible castles.[56]
- Matches are expected to last thirty to thirty-five minutes. This duration can be modified by control points captured during the match.[49]
- There will be 200 players in a match (100 v 100).[57][55]
- Invite up to 20 guildmates to a match.[56]
- Class kits come into play during the testing of Ashes of Creation Apocalypse castle sieges.[58]
- The ability to host a session and challenge an opponent or guild may be present post-launch of castle siege mode.[59]
The Castle Siege mode is another example of a playable slice of the MMORPG that Apocalypse is providing early testing for. While it’s a somewhat smaller scale experience than the one you’ll have in the MMO, the overall flow of taking and defending a castle will remain similar. There’s some additional systems you’ll see in the final product, like the influence of Nodes over the available defensive emplacements, the crafting and deploying of custom siege weapons, and the summoning of siege monsters. These are all things that we’ll be adding on top of this mode upon our release of Ashes of Creation.[49] – Margaret Krohn
Ashes of Creation Apocalypse castle siege mechanics
The Attacking Team’s victory condition is to take the Defending Team’s Relic which is the final Control Point in the castle.They will also have several Control Points located in their camp to encourage Defenders to skirmish outside the castle walls. These will also act as spawn locations for the Attacking Team.[49] – Margaret Krohn
Ashes of Creation Apocalypse castle sieges will be objective-based.[55]
A player elects to be either an attacker or defender.[50][49]
- The matchmaker will attempt to assign a player their selected side (referred to as role in the article) but it may allocate another side so as to shorten queue times.[49]
- Once in the match, a player's side will not change.[49]
Players select one of the six classes prior to battle.[50]
- Players can see the numbers of players in their raid who have selected each class.[62]
- Players will have a limited amount of time to lock in their class choice. If they miss the window, the least selected class choice will be automatically chosen for them.[49]
- There is no limit to the number of a specific class that may be on a team, however the developers note that composition will be important from a strategic perspective.[49]
- Classes cannot be swapped during a match, but this may change based on testing.[49]
There will be a timeframe for preparation where attackers and defenders take positions and prepare weaponry.[50]
- Siege weaponry will include ballistas, trebuchets, battering rams and potentially traps and "powder keg" type weapons.[50]
When you join into the castle siege in Apocalypse you're going to be able to select one of six classes. Right and upon selecting those classes then you're going to be placed on your starting side, whether it be the attacker or defenders; and then you're going to be able to start preparations. It's gonna be a little bit of a loading time where you have selected those classes. You're going to take positions perhaps and whatnot; and there are siege weaponry that's going to be present there as you see here some ballistas, some trebuchets, a battering ram and maybe some traps and some powder keg kind of stuff available to destroy some things.[50] – Steven Sharif
Attacking team
In the first phase of battle the attackers attempt to penetrate the walls and gates to gain access to the inside of the castle.[50][63]
- Siege weapons available to the attacking side include Trebuchets and Battering Rams.[49]
There will be a variety of siege weapons available to the Attacking side including Trebuchets and Battering Rams. Trebuchets’ range will be long enough to reach the enemy ballistas from their initial placement points. These placement points will be out of player character’s weapon range from the castle walls, but within ballista range, and scattered on the battlefield.[49] – Margaret Krohn
Once inside the castle, the attackers need to hold objectives.[50]
- There are objectives within the castle, such as killing guard captains.[55]
- Attackers must destroy key strategic objectives to swing the battle in their favor.[56]
- Defenders must protect key strategic objectives to maintain advantage.[56]
- Holding capture points increase or decrease the duration of the map, change the opposing side's respawn times and give buffs to the side that holds them.[50][55]
- Players can also respawn on capture points that they hold.[50]
The ultimate objective of the attackers is to reach the center keep of the castle to channel on the final relic that's present in order to achieve victory.[63]
Defending team
The defenders are attempting to hold out as long as possible, but they can also rush the field to the enemy encampment or headquarters to attempt to damage their ability to siege.[63]
- Attempt to take out attacker's siege weapons.[63]
- Attempt to capture attacker's control points to increase their spawn time and decrease the total match time.[63]
If a Defender captures an Attacker’s Control Point, the total match time decreases, the Attacker Teams’ respawn time increases, and it also provides a temporary morale buff to the entire Defender’s side. Defenders will also be able to teleport to any Control Points that have been taken.[49] – Margaret Krohn
Siege weapons available to the defending side include Ballistas and Traps.[49]
Ballistas will have fixed positions on castle towers. Traps will be placeable items that the Defending Team can use to damage and crowd control their enemies. Note that these items are destructible by the Attacking Team.[49] – Margaret Krohn
Respawning
Players have infinite lives in castle siege mode.[49]
- Upon death, players join a respawn queue shared with their teammates.[49]
Royal stables
Royal stables are a type of building in Ashes of Creation.[64]
- Castles come with a royal stables.[64]
- Mayors can choose to build royal stables within their node. Once chosen, the community will need to build the stables through quests.[64]
- Royal mounts must be mounted in a royal stables in order to fly.[64]
The royal mounts will be the only class of mounts that can fully fly in the world; and they are will be needed to be mounted while in a royal stables. Royal stables are a building that can be built in a node if elected to be built by the mayor and supported by the community building it up through the quests to do so; and castles come with a royal stable as well. So once you have a royal stable and you become that Mayor or King or Queen, you may then mount the creature there and then take it wherever you wish.[64] – Steven Sharif
Guild housing
The term "guild housing" refers to guild buildings and not guild owned player housing.[65]
Salones gremiales
Salones gremiales serve as a focal point for a guild, offering a host of benefits and customization options.[67]
- A guild hall only houses a single guild.[68]
- Guild halls are objectives in guild wars.[69]
- Guild halls may be placed on guild freeholds.[70][71]
- In-node guild halls may only be claimed by patron guilds of that node. These have different perks and benefits to halls placed on freehold plots.[71]
Guildhalls are the ultimate expression of a guild's power! In Ashes these structures will serve as focal points for a guild, offering any guilds who construct them a whole host of benefits as well as customization options.[67]
Benefits
Salones gremiales unlock actions a guild can perform within a node.[72]
- Allow guilds to participate in the shareholder system.
Fortalezas del gremio
Fortalezas del gremio are siegable guild halls within Ashes of Creation. These are different from nodes and castles.[73]
- Guild fortresses are objectives in guild wars.[69]
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Guías de la comunidad
See also
Referencias
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Blog: 10 facts about castle sieges in the MMORPG.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Podcast, 2018-04-23 (21:55).
- ↑
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- ↑ 6.0 6.1
- ↑ 7.0 7.1
- ↑
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- ↑ 14.0 14.1
- ↑ About Ashes of Creation.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2
- ↑ 17.0 17.1
- ↑
- ↑ Podcast, 2017-05-05 (52:32).
- ↑ Transmisión en vivo, 2017-11-17 (49:30).
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 Entrevista, 2018-05-11 (47:27).
- ↑ Vídeo, 2017-04-20 (8:20).
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 Podcast, 2018-04-23 (15:14).
- ↑
- ↑ Transmisión en vivo, 2019-07-26 (1:29:00).
- ↑
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 Transmisión en vivo, 2017-08-23 (23:00).
- ↑ Ashes of Creation Store: Ochre Legion Wyrmling.
- ↑ Entrevista, 2020-07-19 (1:05:41).
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 Transmisión en vivo, 2019-07-26 (56:06).
- ↑
- ↑ 32.0 32.1
- ↑ 33.0 33.1
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 Transmisión en vivo, 2020-06-26 (45:32).
- ↑ Transmisión en vivo, 2018-02-09 (33:50).
- ↑ Blog - Know Your Nodes - The Basics.
- ↑ Blog - Know Your Nodes - Advance and Destroy.
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 38.3 38.4 38.5 Transmisión en vivo, 2018-09-27 (53:06).
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 Entrevista, 2018-05-11 (54:34).
- ↑ Transmisión en vivo, 2017-05-26 (21:23).
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 Entrevista, 2018-05-11 (1:00:19).
- ↑ Transmisión en vivo, 2018-06-04 (58:19).
- ↑ Entrevista, 2020-07-18 (13:13).
- ↑
- ↑ Ashes of Creation - The visuals.
- ↑ Transmisión en vivo, 2017-05-26 (37:17).
- ↑
- ↑ Vídeo, 2019-01-11 (0:00).
- ↑ 49.00 49.01 49.02 49.03 49.04 49.05 49.06 49.07 49.08 49.09 49.10 49.11 49.12 49.13 49.14 49.15 49.16 49.17 49.18 49.19 49.20 Castle Siege Overview.
- ↑ 50.00 50.01 50.02 50.03 50.04 50.05 50.06 50.07 50.08 50.09 50.10 Transmisión en vivo, 2019-01-11 (35:44).
- ↑ 51.0 51.1 Transmisión en vivo, 2019-01-11 (34:26).
- ↑ Vídeo, 2019-03-08 (0:00).
- ↑ Transmisión en vivo, 2019-10-31 (11:05).
- ↑
- ↑ 55.0 55.1 55.2 55.3 55.4 Transmisión en vivo, 2018-08-17 (30:29).
- ↑ 56.0 56.1 56.2 56.3 Transmisión en vivo, 2018-09-01 (54:06).
- ↑ Entrevista, 2018-08-24 (13:17).
- ↑ Entrevista, 2018-08-17 (8:16).
- ↑ Entrevista, 2018-12-06 (38:10).
- ↑ 60.0 60.1
- ↑
- ↑ Transmisión en vivo, 2019-01-11 (56:11).
- ↑ 63.0 63.1 63.2 63.3 63.4 Transmisión en vivo, 2019-01-11 (37:45).
- ↑ 64.0 64.1 64.2 64.3 64.4 Transmisión en vivo, 8 April 2018 (PM) (51:49).
- ↑ Transmisión en vivo, 2017-07-28 (18:07).
- ↑
- ↑ 67.0 67.1
- ↑ Transmisión en vivo, 2017-05-22 (56:48).
- ↑ 69.0 69.1 Podcast, 2018-08-04 (1:54:15).
- ↑ Podcast, 18 August 20189 (1:12:34).
- ↑ 71.0 71.1 Transmisión en vivo, 2020-02-28 (1:06:51).
- ↑ Transmisión en vivo, 2017-05-19 (51:20).
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