Quite some interesting things in the interview.
“It is very important for us that people feel this world is credible and something they want to explore. This need brings tons of technical challenges like loading, draw distances and spawning. We have worked hard to resolve these things.
“There are also player experience challenges. What motivates the player to explore this world? How do we pace the events and the experience on the ocean? How do we tell unique and memorable environmental stories for this massive world? These are questions that we have been working on resolving from the beginning and are excited to see players gauge our answers”.
“We cannot build a small world, because it would make the player feel restricted, it wouldn’t give the player this sense of freedom that is inherent to the pirate fantasy.
Horizon System(kind of like Witcher 3's POI system):
“At the same time, we do have to make sure that the player never has a feeling of emptiness, or boredom. That is why we are implementing a brand-new system called the Horizon system to our game. When you take out your spyglass, no matter where you are at sea, you should always see something beckoning to you on the horizon. It could be an ally that needs defending, it could be a brand new island to explore, it could be a whale that you could harpoon. Our world is truly the most varied of any Assassin’s Creed yet, and we want to make it as lively and eventful as possible. The variety of environments and the unpredictability of events will, together, make it a world that you want to explore”.
About Edward and other pirates:
“Edward definitely matches the historical reality of these real pirates. He is a criminal with a very flexible moral code that matches most pirates of his day – a decent man with a penchant for extreme naughtiness.
“He is completely the opposite of the “good” pirates that we see in most media representations of piracy. With regards to his involvement with Blackbeard, Edward is very involved in his history. He is part of the Pirate ‘gang’, so to speak, and lives through the same events that they live through. The specifics will have to wait for another day, but yes, Edward will definitely get some quality time with most of the famous pirates of the era, including dear old Blackbeard”.
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Uhhh it's kind of different, horizon/POI basically ensures that there is something(random events, etc) going on within the proximity of your location.Originally Posted by Assassin_M Go to original post
So it's not random events but it is random events, ok.Originally Posted by sidspyker24 Go to original post
So....it`s a bigger promise than that of Random events?? i.e...better random events?Originally Posted by sidspyker24 Go to original post
Good...(if you know what I mean)
........................I really wanna kick you in the face.Originally Posted by roostersrule2 Go to original post
Doesn't have to be random events, can be anything, basically they are trying to ensure that where ever you are, there is always something to do near your location(something to explore, some ship to plunder whatever)Originally Posted by Assassin_M Go to original post
Hehehe.Originally Posted by sidspyker24 Go to original post
Alright then, Random quest? what`s a random quest? a randomly generated quest that may occur anywhere and anytime in the game world...right? bear with me, i-i don`t want to be kicked in the face :POriginally Posted by sidspyker24 Go to original post
.....yeah very funny and no, I know you M, I can tell when you're serious, I don't know rooster.Originally Posted by Assassin_M Go to original post