An interview with Steven Sharif the Creative Director of Ashes of Creation. Having a good time with the game and had a great time with this interview. Hope you all enjoy! Sign up for the game here: https://ashesofcreation.com/r/J9HJ9Z6D9UR3BUNE Watch the stream here: https://piratesoftware.live Join the community here: https://discord.gg/piratesoftware #Pants #AshesOfCreation #PirateSoftware Timestamps 00:00:00 - Steven introduction 00:01:17 - Working on a large scale game 00:05:19 - Monetization 00:07:28 - Cosmetic mounts 00:08:14 - Regional pricing 00:09:36 - Soulbound items and RMT 00:13:47 - Guilds 00:20:24 - Anti zerg mechanics 00:22:12 - Guilds and Mayorships 00:25:43 - Spycraft 00:29:17 - Voting Mayors 00:32:19 - PvP 00:37:09 - Asmongold 00:46:14 - Drops, experience and player level 00:51:11 - Wipes 00:52:57 - Loot 00:56:29 - Transmogs and PvP 01:03:00 - UI and art 01:06:46 - Alpha access cost 01:13:43 - Leveling in AoC 01:20:10 - Crafting 01:22:46 - Region locks 01:24:33 - Content for solo players 01:26:39 - Sniping character names 01:29:10 - Need & Greed changes 01:38:07 - Caravan System 01:40:41 - Transpareny 01:44:07 - Naval warfare 01:47:28 - Fishing 01:50:53 - How big is the game 01:52:22 - Sharding 01:54:16 - What Steven is most excited about 01:56:32 - Ferret Wish 01:57:04 - Ending - Edited by Sunder