Nameplate
Nameplates are displayed above the head.[4]
- Player character nameplates will have first, and optionally last name (surname).[4]
- The name of the character's guild is displayed next to their name.[5]
- The character's nameplate will deteriorate to give an indication of how much damage they have taken.[6][7][8]
- An icon will identify the character's class.[9]
- Hovering over a player nameplate will show information such as level, class name, and archetype combo.[9]
- A buff icon will indicate the character's gear and grade.[9][10][11]
- The size and priority of nameplates will be relate to their distance (away from the camera).[12]
- The visibility of nameplates can be obscured by in-game objects, such as trees; by utility skills, such as Camouflage or Stealth; or through the use of disguises.[13][14]
- UI settings will enable nameplates to be hidden, resized, and customized.[15][16]
- You can set nameplates to always appear. You can set it to only appear on targets. You can set it to only appear on targets that have taken damage. You can set it to only appear on targets that are aggroing you or your party members. You can set it for your allies, for yourself, for whatever: There's a lot of highly customizable options that are currently in the game.[15] – Steven Sharif
- Summoner summons' creature type appears in the nameplate above the summon. This cannot be changed by the player.[17]
- Mob nameplates will have indicators that identify resistances, buffs, end elite status.[18]
- A star format may be utilized to indicate hit point allocation.[18]
Nameplates in the party UI indicate the player's choice of secondary archetype.[2]
- A padlock icon indicates that the secondary archetype is not yet unlocked.[2]
Character naming
Characters will have a first-name and an optional surname (last name).[19]
- Character names are unique per server.[20]
- Character name changes will be possible during server merges.[20]
- There is a minimum length of three for a character name.[21]
- Special characters, including apostrophes and hyphens, are currently not allowed in character names.[22]
- Currently we don't allow special characters in character names (including apostrophes and/or hyphens). It's possible this changes in the future.[22] – Ry Schueller
Character names will appear on the character sheet and optionally on the character website page.[4]
Threat assessment
Players will have a buff on their nameplate that indicates the gear set they are wearing. Other players will be able to see this buff by targeting that player at a distance.[9][10][11]
- This will indicate the type of armor (cloth, leather, plate) that they are predominantly wearing.[24][10]
- You can target a player. You're going to see what type of armor they have based on a buff they have available to them because obviously cosmetics can change appearance. You might have different silhouettes as a result of that.[24] – Steven Sharif
- The border will indicate the level and quality of the tier set.[9][10][25]
- The developers believe that inspecting gear to obtain an exact equipment list or gear score may lead to "unwelcome behavior".[27]
- When you see a player approaching you and they're wearing a transmog you don't know if that person is a high damage mitigation against physical damage or against magical damage and essentially the way we overcome that is through you being able to target a player at a distance and they will have a buff that's present on them that you will see, which indicates that essentially the piece set that they are wearing. It is important for players to be able to ascertain from a threat assessment standpoint what they're going up against if they're actively checking that, and that will be available.[11] – Steven Sharif
Health
Health is a stat in Ashes of Creation.[6][7]
- If you are targeting another player specifically, another player not an NPC. If you're targeting another player and that player is not a member of your guild, alliance, raid, or party- those are the four affiliation factors. If they're not a part of those four groups you will not have specific information of their HP level. You will have quarters of information to their [HP] level and you may progress to get that a bit more granular, perhaps to sixths or eighths. You're not going to have exact information about what amount of hit points they have available to them. That level of obfuscation protects a bit of that engagement, that TTK interaction. So you might overshoot a target if you don't know exactly if they're down to their last 20% or 25%. That I think is a very healthy thing to have in PvP, but it is not a normal game design mechanic.[29] – Steven Sharif
- Players that are not in the same party, raid, alliance, or guild will not be able to see other player's exact health bar values or percentages.[29][28][30][6][7] This information will instead be displayed in quarters. A player may be able to progress to see sixths or eighths.[29]
- Previously it was stated that a player's name plate would deteriorate to give an indication of how much damage they have taken.[6][7][8]
Target markers
The UI will potentially incorporate target marker symbols above player's heads that are visible by other party members.[31]
Name reservations
Name reservations were rewards for backing at the Pioneer level and higher and were previously available through the Voyager plus pre-order pack.[32][33][34]
- Accounts will have name reservation tokens, that entitle its holder to reserve a name on a specific server when the reservation time comes.[35]
See also
References
- ↑ Video, March 31, 2023 (10:09).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Livestream, March 31, 2023 (56:44).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Video, May 31, 2023 (11:13).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Interview, May 11, 2018 (2:45).
- ↑ Livestream, May 22, 2017 (51:00).
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Livestream, July 25, 2020 (1:33:37).
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Livestream, January 30, 2020 (1:40:48).
- ↑ 8.0 8.1
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Livestream, August 28, 2020 (2:07:26).
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Livestream, July 25, 2020 (53:08).
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Livestream, June 26, 2020 (1:28:10).
- ↑ Livestream, January 27, 2023 (1:08:45).
- ↑ Livestream, October 14, 2022 (48:45).
- ↑ Livestream, September 30, 2022 (1:23:28).
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Livestream, March 29, 2024 (2:06:06).
- ↑ Livestream, December 2, 2022 (1:03:28).
- ↑ Livestream, January 29, 2021 (1:21:01).
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Livestream, January 27, 2023 (1:09:36).
- ↑ Livestream, May 8, 2017 (48:39).
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Livestream, October 14, 2022 (2:53).
- ↑ Livestream, October 31, 2017 (48:39).
- ↑ 22.0 22.1
- ↑ Twitter - Better luck next time.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Podcast, September 29, 2021 (52:58).
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Livestream, July 28, 2017 (1:34:55).
- ↑ Official Livestream - May 4th @ 3 PM PST - Q&A
- ↑ Livestream, July 28, 2017 (23:20).
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 [X.com - Hidden HP Values. X.com - Hidden HP Values.]
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 Livestream, January 31, 2024 (59:45).
- ↑ Livestream, July 30, 2021 (1:10:34).
- ↑ Livestream, May 27, 2022 (2:33).
- ↑ Newsletter - Pre-order packages are ending reminder.
- ↑ Pioneer
- ↑ Voyager plus pre-order pack
- ↑ February 8, 2019 - Questions and Answers.