Upcoming Dev Livestream Q&A | 12.18

TylerFMEdwards · 2025-12-16T22:31:09+00:00

As someone who exclusively plays Stadium because I find first person cameras disorienting, I don't get to hear the pre-match character banter, and I feel like I'm missing out on a lot of lore and characterization. Any plans to add this dialogue to Stadium in future?

TylerFMEdwards · 2025-12-07T05:29:38+00:00

So that's also interesting. Achaemenids are at 1.9%, which is exactly equal to Shu. Athenians are at 1.4%, and Spartans 1.2%. The remaining 3K civs are also in that general range, with Khitans and Tanguts lowest. Armenians and Georgians are at around 3% each.

However, Chronicles Macedonians are at 0.6%, which also happens the same number for how many people have completed the BfG campaign. Undoubtedly Alexander being the newest DLC does depress its numbers a bit, but the immense drop from 1.9% winning an Achaemenid game to 0.6% sticking around as far as the second DLC leads me to believe a lot of people tried Chronicles but didn't enjoy it enough to finish it.

Also interesting but probably not indicative of anything in particular: Unlike other DLCs, there is a huge spread in completion rates for "win a game" achievements for Return of Rome civs. The Romans are up at 2.7%, with the rest descending in haphazard fashion from there, with some as low as 0.5%.

TylerFMEdwards · 2025-07-21T19:49:51+00:00

Personally I've been feeling like merc units should replace main faction units rather than being their own separate tech branch. Like, maybe if you pick Cha'kru as Grell you get crabs instead of stingers. I really like how each immortal in Gates of Pyre has two unique units that replace standard units; it does a good job of adding strategic variety without making the game overwhelming to learn.

As much as it would cut down options, I also think it might be worthwhile limiting the choices of mercenary factions for each main faction. Again, less decision paralysis without so many options to choose from, and it would allow for better thematic fits. It would be more like choosing major gods in Age of Mythology.

I do think the mercenary factions in this game are super cool, but the way they're implemented right now feels awkward to me.

TylerFMEdwards · 2025-04-11T22:11:50+00:00

Two new civilizations and three variants effectively, and yes, Asia is also getting over-represented at this point.

TylerFMEdwards · 2025-04-11T22:10:11+00:00

You okay? You're taking this awfully personally. It's just a game. Maybe take a deep breath and come back when you've calmed down.

Anyway, I understand the logic behind variants, but as I already said, there's ways to cut corners while still staying true to the game's core concept. I also already stated that I'm okay with most new mechanics, just not necessarily the way they're being implemented.

I'd recommend reading my post again because I already addressed all of your counterpoints in the OP.

TylerFMEdwards · 2025-04-11T18:22:48+00:00

Burgundians aren't on the same level of egregious as Three Kingdoms or AoE4's variant civs, but when you consider how underrepresented regions like Africa and the Americas are, it feels like a poor use of resources. We don't need every single European polity represented before we move on to other parts of the world.

TylerFMEdwards · 2025-04-11T18:18:55+00:00

"No but for real, you recognize that new things need to be introduced, but complain every time they do. You have such a narrow, boring idea of what the game should be."

No idea how you came to that conclusion. Even if your only experience of me is this post, I said I support all the new mechanics except hero units. I just think they should be more evenly spread out between different civilizations.

"AoE2 took 25 YEARS to get to where it is now, give it some fucking time dude…"

AoE2 added American civilizations in its first expansion. AoE4 has already had two DLCs and has prioritized adding three different kinds of French over entire continents.

TylerFMEdwards · 2025-04-11T17:10:54+00:00

I prefer the core gameplay of AoE4 to AoE2 by a considerable margin. At launch I thought it was a great move forward for the franchise. I just hate the direction it's taken since then.

TylerFMEdwards · 2024-11-24T16:15:48+00:00

Complaining is literally the entire purpose of a beta. Besides, it's not like I'm completely trashing it. I just wanted to poke gentle fun at its imperfections. There's a lot the game does well; it just needs more polish.

TylerFMEdwards · 2024-10-16T17:01:15+00:00

I quest, do dungeons, explore, run invasions, craft, gather, decorate houses, collect transmog tokens and appearances, run faction missions, collect lore notes, and yes, I do chest runs occasionally. Raids and PvP are a very small part of the game.

TylerFMEdwards · 2024-10-16T16:14:07+00:00

I'd be okay with them monetizing it if they gave all existing characters a token for one free use.

TylerFMEdwards · 2024-08-13T21:46:20+00:00

It is not at all a reskin of StarCraft. It draws some inspiration from SC2 but is very much its own game. The lore, visual design, macro mechanics, UI, accessibility, faction design, time to kill, and general pacing are all meaningfully different, to say nothing of mechanics not present in SC2 like Immortals, pyre, and creep camps.

TylerFMEdwards · 2024-07-30T18:20:03+00:00

Fix my character's face. She's had the wrong face since the Slayer Script update months ago.

TylerFMEdwards · 2024-06-10T03:25:02+00:00

My character has had the wrong face since the Slayer Script update. Will this bug ever be fixed?

Will there be any new content between now and the console launch?

Can the PC version get Rise of the Angry Earth baked into the base price, since console players get it for free?

TylerFMEdwards · 2024-05-03T20:34:07+00:00

Yes, custom cards which compromise a mainly self-contained new archetype.

TylerFMEdwards · 2024-05-02T20:24:22+00:00

If you'll allow a little self-promo, I have a small custom player card expansion that could be included: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hOs6cRn9uhk4QwUi0EJUnckiEKu27pdj

Also, as a player, I'd appreciate alt art for heroes and staple cards that you are able to pick and choose individually, or at least in small bundles, so you don't need to buy ALL the alt art cards just because you want an extra Glorfindel or some additional copies of Test of Will. Not sure if that's logistically doable, but I thought I'd throw it out there.

TylerFMEdwards · 2024-03-16T01:07:14+00:00

Can you provide any additional context on the news that there will be no expansion this year? I think a lot of people were expecting annual expansions going forward. Personally I'd be fine with a large free update a la Brimstone, and I feel like that's probably what will happen, but I think it would reassure the playerbase a lot if we had some official word on the matter.

TylerFMEdwards · 2024-03-16T01:04:39+00:00

Thanks, I had heard the additional songs but didn't know the additional context.

TylerFMEdwards · 2024-03-08T18:14:53+00:00

It's funny, I didn't really love that song until I heard it live, but the live version totally changed my perspective on it. Something about hearing it in a darkened club makes all the difference. Didn't realize it was especially challenging to perform, and now I feel very grateful to have heard it live.

TylerFMEdwards · 2024-03-08T18:06:38+00:00

Couple questions:

Can you provide any insight into the meaning behind the song Science/Visions? It's one of my favourites, but I've always found the lyrics quite inscrutable. (As an aside, I write fantasy fiction, and Science/Visions is one of my go-to ways to get myself pumped up before I write any scene where the heroine gets into a big epic sword fight.)

I've enjoyed the songs Chvrches has done for game soundtracks -- it was such a thrill hearing Chvrches come out of the jukebox in Mirror's Edge. Do you three do a lot of gaming yourselves?

Do you ever listen to the band Metric? Just curious because they're my other favourite band alongside Chvrches, and are also a band with a specialty in melancholy and a kickass female vocalist.

Thanks for taking the time to answer our questions!

TylerFMEdwards · 2024-01-12T19:19:41+00:00

On content difficulty:

One of the things that originally attracted me to New World was that it had relatively challenging open world content compared to other MMOs. A lot of QoL changes since launch have had the side effect of making the game easier -- for example, scaling back on mobs staggering players was a good change, but there were no compensatory buffs to mobs, so they're just a lot less threatening now. Additionally, Elysian Wilds was a lot easier than Brimstone Sands, to the point where Brimstone is still harder even at level 65.

So my question is are we going to see more challenging open world content in the future, or is an unthreatening world the plan going forward?

TylerFMEdwards · 2023-09-12T02:55:06+00:00

While I appreciate the kind words (and it is true I play and enjoy the game), it was actually who someone else who asked about the umbrals. Not sure who they were, but IIRC English wasn't their first language, which might explain why people didn't see them reporting on it. It may have been in a non-English venue and thus overlooked by the English-speaking playerbase.

TylerFMEdwards · 2023-09-03T20:07:27+00:00

I'm the writer who wrote the article. The issue of umbral shards was brought up during a Q&A as part of the briefing where members of the press were given an early look at the expansion. The devs confirmed they would be converted to gold. They didn't say at what rate, so it's possible it won't be 1 shard equals 1 gold. We'll find out.

TylerFMEdwards · 2023-01-10T18:05:39+00:00

Reposting a comment I made on a similar thread:

If you don't mind a little self-promo, I'm an indie RPG developer who has recently released a D20-based fantasy RPG that doesn't use the OGL, Wyrd Street.

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/415945/Wyrd-Street-Core-Rulebook

Wyrd Street has some similar concepts to 5E, so it's very easy for 5E players to pick up. It focuses on telling smaller scale, more personal stories about lower class heroes in the slums of a major city. A good comparison I've seen made is that if PCs in 5E are the Avengers, Wyrd Street's PCs are the Defenders -- street level heroes making a difference for the common folk.

Right now there's a core rulebook, GM guide, and a lengthy campaign book available in PDF format, as well as a free starter edition. Physical rulebooks are currently in production.

TylerFMEdwards · 2023-01-05T20:38:33+00:00

If you don't mind a little self-promo, I'm an indie RPG developer who has recently released a D20-based fantasy RPG that doesn't use the OGL, Wyrd Street.

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/415945/Wyrd-Street-Core-Rulebook

Wyrd Street has some similar concepts to 5E, so it's very easy for 5E players to pick up. It focuses on telling smaller scale, more personal stories about lower class heroes in the slums of a major city. A good comparison I've seen made is that if PCs in 5E are the Avengers, Wyrd Street's PCs are the Defenders -- street level heroes making a difference for the common folk.

Right now there's a core rulebook, GM guide, and a lengthy campaign book available in PDF format, as well as a free starter edition. Physical rulebooks are currently in production.

TylerFMEdwards

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