Waven

Waven était prometteur il y a 2-3 ans. Il y avait rapidement beaucoup de contenu. Un univers riche, plusieurs types de personnages selon la race choisie, des mécaniques astucieuses, des builds et theorycraft à foison, l'équipement qui progressait, et surtout une bande-son mémorable (Merci Pierre-Jean Beaudoin !) qui évoluait en combat selon l'état de santé de notre personnage... Mais voilà, les mises à jours tardaient, puis le studio Ankama a annoncé qu'il comptait effacer les sauvegardes pour la sortie du jeu (C'est un Accès Anticipé, donc pourquoi pas) afin de remodeler tout le système pour "simplifier" (casualiser) tout le contenu et faciliter les sessions pour mobile. Les Héros sont simplifiés, les équipements disparaissent, les mécaniques de compagnons ou la réserve d'Actions sont différentes ou retirées... Tout y passe. Même les îles qui permettent les navigations entre les zones/modes de jeu seront remplacées par un simple Hub. À l'image moderne, tout doit être court et instantané. Ce qui fonctionnait disparait en même temps que l'intérêt de beaucoup de joueurs. En parallèle, Ankama ne tient pas sa feuille de route, les joueurs sont déçus et ont trop patienté. Le jeu semble abandonné, et s'il ne l'est pas vraiment, les développeurs ne communiquent rien et c'est la communauté qui l'est. Même si j'ai passé du bon temps sur Waven, je n'y retournerai pas et me méfierai des prochains jeux de ce studio.

beautiful game and phenomenal concept. too bad they bricked it by intentionally removing interaction synergies between class effects and equipment effects simply because they have no idea how to balance or use standardized effect ordering. truly, this pearl necklace was ruined by dev swine. I genuinely feel bad for the animators and artists working on it because they did so, so well just for the devteam to flop in mechanic design philosophy.

Can't create a steam in-game, all game can't login with steam should burn in hell

Waven comes after Wakfu, which came after Dofus. The story is set after the end of Wakfu (anime + webtoon/manhwa), so if you want to really understand what’s going on, I would recommend checking them out. At least watch the anime (4 seasons). It’s not strictly required, but it’s really good anyway, so it won’t be a waste of time. The game is in early access, so this review may not be relevant in the future. Anyway, I will write about what I like first, then what I don’t really like. I really like the art direction. It is a continuation of the Ankama universe. The soundtrack is really good as well—so good that I’ve added some of the OSTs to my playlist. Gameplay mechanics are quite good. I like the idea behind them, and I think the developers have done quite a good job implementing such a system. It’s not really surprising considering the games they’ve made in the past. Customization is okay. I’m not really a fan of customization in games in general, especially when it’s mostly behind a paywall (which is fair, since the game is F2P). Now, what I don’t enjoy as much: the story is okay, but I get the feeling that it’s even more detached than in previous games. The map is good and well designed, but most of it serves no purpose other than decoration. There is almost no interaction with it, unlike in Wakfu. I get that it’s not really that important in this game, but I feel like it’s a shame. The progression system is mostly enjoyable, but I don’t really feel the drive to play the game to enhance my characters. Maybe it’s just a personal feeling and not really something caused by the game itself. Conclusion: I enjoy playing the game occasionally, creating new characters, and looking for the best builds either by myself or by checking what other people have done online. I’ll keep playing the game in the future, and I’m waiting for the day when the game finally launches in its full version.

As one of the founders, I have way more hours off-Steam than on. It is a great game, addictively so, but I have to actively stop myself from playing because the developers stated they will wipe all progress (not purchases) on release. I value my time to much to grind in an MMO that will reset.

On attend depuis énormément de temps la sortie des nouveaux modes aventure, survie, rogue-like, le retour du PvP 2v2, les sacrieurs, les osamodas. Je met un avis négatif tant qu'on a pas de nouvelles ni date de sortie.

deadgame

been over a year since theyve updated the game, the devs dont tell us anything, they are going to wipe the game once they rework everything meaning, THERE IS NO REASON TO PLAY THIS GAME SINCE WE DONT KNOW WHEN EVERYTHING WILL BE REWORKED. They took such a fun game and decided to kill it. sigh do not waste any money you have on this. this is one of those risks vs rewards, and this risk was a failure. the game will be dead on arrival because any playerbase they would have had is completely gone.

El juego está a un par de días de cumplir 3 años en acceso anticipado y no podría estar en peores condiciones. Primero, a fecha de esta reseña, el juego lleva sin recibir una sola actualización un año y dos meses, prometieron nuevas clases hace dos años y no se sabe nada de ellas, por no hablar de la cantidad de nerfeos a las clases ya existentes que en su día se volvieron tan populares entre el equipo de desarrollo. Como guinda sobre el pastel planean reiniciar el progreso de todos los jugadores. Se les llenaba la boca con aumentos de nivel máximo y un sistema más sencillo, pero el coste es la sobre-simplificación de todo el sistema principal del juego, las cartas, así como el deshacerse del sistema de equipamiento y en general, restarle la poca profundidad que el juego ya de por si tenía. Al menos es lo que decían, porque con tanto tiempo sin actualizaciones y una base de jugadores de 30 diarios, el juego puede darse por muerto. Solo he vuelto a revisar su pagina de Steam por un amigo y espero que esta reseña te ayude a evitar perder tu tiempo. Fue bonito mientras duró, nadie te echará de menos.