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Node at village stage.[1]

A village is the third stage of node advancement.[1]

Node advancement

Illustration of node advancement from Expedition (stage 1) to Metropolis (stage 6).

Citizen and non-citizen player activity (questing, gathering, raiding, etc.) within a node's ZOI counts toward that particular node’s advancement (progression).[2] There are six stages of node advancement.[2]

Node stage.[2] Alternate name.[3] Timeframe to advance.[2] Player housing.[1]
1. Expedition Crossroads Few hours -
2. Encampment Camp Many hours -
3. Village - Few days Freeholds, Static housing
4. Town - Many days Freeholds, Static housing, Apartments
5. City - Few weeks Freeholds, Static housing, Apartments
6. Metropolis Metro Many weeks Freeholds, Static housing, Apartments
Conceptual illustration. Nodes that are in the ZOI of more advanced nodes have their progression capped by the more advanced node.[4]

The advancement of a node unlocks its unique content, which comes at the cost of locking out an increasing ring of neighboring nodes from progressing to the next stage.[5]

  • Nodes advance to the first stage quickly. This enables NPC services such as vending or banking items.[6]
  • The more advanced the node is, the larger its ZOI becomes.[1]
  • Less advanced nodes (referred to as vassal nodes) that fall within a more advanced node's ZOI can still gain XP, but must remain at a lower advancement stage than the dominant node.[4]
  • A node does not receive XP from the nodes within its ZOI until these nodes have reached their cap.[4]
  • Players are moved to safety if they intersect with newly spawned assets during node advancement.[7]
  • Citizens of one node can contribute to the advancement of other nodes.[8]
  • The exact percentage of advancement from obtaining items or killing monsters is not going to be explicitly known to avoid "gaming" the system.[9]

Different people have different resources invested in nodes progressing and it would be a little "gamey" if you could know exactly what was necessary at that point because that would disincentivize people from participating.[9] – Steven Sharif

Buildings

Pre-alpha Aela (human) housing by Michael Bacon.[10]

Buildings that offer goods and services, as well as purchasable housing are created when a node reaches village stage.[1]

Player housing

Player housing Type.[1] Availability.[1] Limit.[11]
Apartments Instanced. Town stage and higher. One per server.
Freeholds Open world. Village stage and higher. One per account.
Static housing In-node. Village stage and higher. One per server.

Real estate

Players buy the deeds for housing from the node itself.[12] Players can also buy and sell properties from other players.[1]

  • In-node housing will be at a premium, and is expected to be hotly contested.

Housing benefits

Player housing offers a number of benefits:[14]

Caravans

Caravans facilitate the transfer of goods for players wishing to turn a profit.[16]

The caravan system is an open world PvP system that revolves around opportunity and risk. Caravans facilitate the transfer of goods for players wishing to turn a profit.[16]

  • Caravans can transport goods for more than one player.[19]

Node sieges

Node sieges (Pre-alpha footage).[21]

Node sieges enable players to delevel a node (reverse its advancement) and to ultimately destroy that node entirely. This paves the way for new development and access to the locked content in surrounding nodes. Due to this dynamic, political strife and intrigue play an important role in the structure of the world.[2]

Sieging nodes will not be an easy task for the attackers. Cities and metropolises will have a considerable defensive advantage.[2] Automatic PvE sieges may be initiated against nodes that are not continuously active.[22]

If you own a home in a node and you don't want to see that home destroyed, you need to defend that city![23] – Steven Sharif

Monster coin events

Legion monster coin events are common events that occur for Nodes up to the Village stage. This might include a horde of zombies rolling across the countryside finding something or someone to feast on. Players who wish to keep their advancements will need to be vigilant.[24]

Elite monster coin events occur for nodes that exist between the Village and Metropolis stages. This level of event would include something along the lines of a dungeon level bosses and mobs coming into the world to pillage and destroy specific centers of activity.[24]

Artwork

  • Node Racial Archetecture.png
  • stage3-village.png
  • AshesOfCreation 33.jpg
  • AshesOfCreation 34.jpg
  • AshesOfCreation 48.jpg
  • AshesOfCreation Screenshot 002-8037a659.jpg
  • Alpha-0 Empyrean node.png
  • Sorrow's hunger world boss.png

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Node series part II – the Metropolis.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 A reactive world - Nodes.
  3. ↑ Livestream, 12 December 2018 (14:48).
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Livestream, 16 October 2017 (50:20).
  5. ↑ Video, 20 April 2017 (0:02).
  6. ↑ Npc vending.jpg
  7. ↑ Livestream, 17 November 2017 (55:27).
  8. ↑ node xp.png
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Livestream, 26 May 2017 (28:16).
  10. ↑ Livestream, 4 May 2018 (32:46).
  11. ↑ Interview, 11 May 2018 (50:47).
  12. ↑ MMOGames interview, January 2017
  13. ↑ Livestream, 12 May 2017 (52:01).
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 Livestream, 5 May 2017 (30:53).
  15. ↑ Citizenship.png
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 About Ashes of Creation.
  17. ↑ Livestream, 15 May 2017 (45:20).
  18. ↑ Interview, 20 January 2017 (4:19).
  19. ↑ Interview, 11 May 2018 (28:21).
  20. ↑ flagging.jpg
  21. ↑ Video, 4 December 2016 (0:02).
  22. ↑ node atrophy.png
  23. ↑ Video, 30 April 2017 (5:31).
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Livestream, 3 May 2017 (36:25).
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