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Ashes Of Creation Is Bringing In Realistic Taverns To Promote Socializing In-Game

Published Sat, 04 Nov 2017 15:45:37 -0500

In most games, whether MMO or RPG, having a tavern or twenty is pretty commonplace. However, they also have very little in-game functionality. Ashes of Creation wants to change that, because in most set ups, the Tavern should be a major social hub. But it never really is. So seeing that change will be pretty interesting. Or, as the development team at Intrepid Studios insist, the Tavern "should be more than just another place to get 'rest XP' when you log out."

If you want to take a better look at the detail going into the taverns of Verra in the new blog post. In it, the devs detail the many ways in which players can expect the humble tavern to change their in-game experience in Ashes of Creation.

But in short, the changes come down to the following:

Rested experience (of course!)
Customization by the owner of the building
Varying music
Bulletin boards with player-run quests
Place and take bounties on corrupted players
Battle maps with combat benefits for parties to strategize
Tavern games to earn (or lose) extra gold
Tables that serve as group finders for content
Information about what's happening in the world filters through the tavern

In other news, the game is also hosting a 24-hour Extra Life fund-raising stream this weekend. Those who participate with a donation to Extra Life will have a chance to win a key for December's Alpha 0! The top donor and one random donor will be drawn each of the 24 hours for a total of 48 keys being given away during the event!

You can find more information on both the new update and the Extra Life fund-raising stream on the official forums.

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