World War themed update

[danhezee]

http://www.aceofspades.com/forums/entry.php?18-Incoming!



16th January 2013


THE NEXT CONTENT UPDATE

It’s not long until you will be greeting the arrival of a brand new content update. This of course is the much awaited World War themed update. Though it’s not going to be a World War Content pack...Surprise! But wait, don’t panic, we've decided to evolve the idea of a World War theme pack into a full blown Classic Mode. We have done this because after receiving an overwhelming amount of specific feedback we decided that the best way to capture the feeling of the classic game is to create a bespoke mode, rather than just adding a themed pack.


WHAT IS CLASSIC MODE?

Classic mode is a standalone mode that will aim to bring a tear of joy to every AoS veteran’s eye, as the charm of the early days of Ace are re-imagined through the modern game. This mode will be built as part of the current game, modelled around the era of v0.1 - v0.4, whilst tweaking it to include the best of the rest.

This mode will not be an exact replica, far from it, but we will get it as close as possible by working closely with the community and reintroducing the most popular elements from previous iterations.

This mode will be very much sculpted over time by the community, and I will be working closely with key members of the community to help develop the mode into a one that feels like the good old days, but better.

This release is setting the foundation for what Classic Mode will become. Rather than release the mode we decide it should be, we’re launching the core framework for a mode that you will help us create. This update is more than the sum of its parts – it’s us asking the passionate, creative Ace community to help build the game they want to play. So, stand to! This is just the beginning...

Join your brothers in arms in the upcoming Classic Mode featuring:

- The Rifle; there are many like it, but this one is yours

- A bespoke mode featuring stripped back game play that is based on the classic version of the game

- A game mode that is styled in the theme of World War I/II throughout

- Maps that are inspired by the World War style, plus a few fan favourites from the classic version of the game

- Slower gameplay in terms of manoeuvrability that will allow player to execute more tactical strategies

- Return of the Deuce, an updated version of the classic single class character

- Simple equipment, no more than any Deuce needs on the battlefield

- Regular updates driven by the community

- Plans to further develop the mode via implementing classic features & introducing new ones that are fitting for Classic

...and much more!

So stay tuned for further updates on this, and further information on what other extras will be included in the next update.

SallyTheButcher
Community Manager

[Articsledder]

It's a move in the right direction, but I wouldn't be surprised if they fucked it up

[rakiru]

In case this gets removed:

"it’s us asking the passionate, creative Ace community to help build the game they want to play"
Funny - you've been silencing a lot of people who give even the slightest criticism to the new game since you took over the forum. When did you realise this was a bad idea and that you should instead embrace the feedback? I haven't been active much on here, so I'm not sure when you started asking us for the same thing you'd been warning us for a few weeks ago.

[HoboHob]

I'm excited, but concerned. If they get this right, I will buy the game. If they don't, they have lost another potential customer.

[Ki11aWi11]

Private servers Jagex, the Classic mode needs private servers.

[jordan]

In case this gets removed:

"it’s us asking the passionate, creative Ace community to help build the game they want to play"
Funny - you've been silencing a lot of people who give even the slightest criticism to the new game since you took over the forum. When did you realise this was a bad idea and that you should instead embrace the feedback? I haven't been active much on here, so I'm not sure when you started asking us for the same thing you'd been warning us for a few weeks ago.

Good job Rakiru, togather we can defeat jagex!

[Ki11aWi11]

rakiru, this is for you, I also posted it under art on the Ace of Spades forums

[Ki11aWi11]

"BAN FANS!!!" sniped
"SNOW GUNS!!!" sallythebutcher
"listen to the community" old forum admins/BnS admins

[Dzhoel]

http://i.imgur.com/KTIwG.png
rakiru, this is for you, I also posted it under art on the Ace of Spades forums

Legendary

Nice work rakiru, nice to see that people are still f*cking with fagex
we should tell 4chan about this to ddos the site, that'll get them

[TheGrandmaster]

we should tell 4chan about this to ddos the site, that'll get them

That's exactly not what to do, Dzhoel; Comments like these are part of the reason why Jagex doesn't have the greatest opinion of this site. There's space for some form of agreement between the two parties - they stand for different ideals but they could still support each other.

Back on topic, I am very interested in what the end result of this update is. I have spoken to Sally a fair amount in the last few weeks, including supplying her with historical information about 0.35 and trying to put into words what gave the classic version its charm. As far as I know there's some possible limitations which are a combination of time and what the engine currently uses (for instance they might not get the CP done in time for initial release so there might be perma-crates in place of them for now), but for the most part it seems they're planning to replicate an old version then add stuff to it, going down a different development path - which could have interesting results.

[rakiru]

we should tell 4chan about this to ddos the site, that'll get them

That's exactly not what to do, Dzhoel; Comments like these are part of the reason why Jagex doesn't have the greatest opinion of this site. There's space for some form of agreement between the two parties - they stand for different ideals but they could still support each other.

Back on topic, I am very interested in what the end result of this update is. I have spoken to Sally a fair amount in the last few weeks, including supplying her with historical information about 0.35 and trying to put into words what gave the classic version its charm. As far as I know there's some possible limitations which are a combination of time and what the engine currently uses (for instance they might not get the CP done in time for initial release so there might be perma-crates in place of them for now), but for the most part it seems they're planning to replicate an old version then add stuff to it, going down a different development path - which could have interesting results.

This. That's bordering on the kind of crap Frosty did. Plus, they have pretty decent DDoS protection anyway. Oh, and anon are not your personal army, etc.

Nice to know they're actually looking for details though TGM - if they do this well, I might stop considering the purchase a waste of money.

[Dzhoel]

I guess, the relationship between B&S and Fagex is pretty intense so a personal army request would just piss everybody off
I hope WW1 is .35

[rakiru]

I guess, the relationship between B&S and Fagex is pretty intense so a personal army request would just piss everybody off
I hope WW1 is .35

Calling them to oh-so witty "fagex" repeatedly isn't exactly helping anything, and doesn't do a lot for you own image either.

[Dzhoel]

its became a bad habit, i'm doing it without thinking now
what image anyway? its not like i'm community famous

[Sonarpulse]

I just hope this doesn't take the wind out of everything that's going on here. They can change all the gameplay they wan't but it won't run on my computer and it (probably) won't run on Linux.

I want jagex to fail because I want Iceball to succeed, simply as that.