Steven Sharif
Steven Sharif is Creative Director at Intrepid Studios.[1]
I’ve been an avid gamer for over 25 years, and time after time I find myself playing MMORPG’s. There is something about the Massively Multiplayer part of the game that has always intrigued me. Nothing compares with the experience of playing with thousands of people, from across the world. Everything in my design for Ashes of Creation, stems from that role of “community” in our game. I want to see the players dictate the direction of our story. I want to see the world we develop, adapt and react to the player’s actions. Most importantly, I want to see a game built by gamers FOR gamers.[1] – Steven Sharif
The best way that you can you can create a product is by listening to the the feedback that your community gives you; and that's just not on a design front that's also on a product front as well- a business front. Also so you know there's a lot of things that I have the luxury of doing with Intrepid as a company because I am the sole share owner in the company I don't have to answer to a board and I have that luxury. Not a lot of companies have that luxury and that's why it's important for consumers to speak out and give their their feedback because the board does see that and the success of other companies that try new things, that take risks like Intrepid is taking or that Ashes of Creation is taking. It's important for those risk takers to get the love and the support so that it shows other businesses really the direction that the genre should go in.[2] – Steven Sharif
Quoted in
- 2017-05-04 Dungeon Crawler Network podcast interview with creative director Steven Sharif
- 2017-09-06 - Jason Wivart - Ashes of Creation @ PAX West 2017 combat Q&A
- 2018-04-16 DVS Gaming - Interview with Steven Sharif
- 2018-04-23 Dungeon Crawler Network podcast interview with creative director Steven Sharif
- 2018-05-11 Ashen Forge - A Night with Steven Sharif
- 2018-05-11 Ashes of Creation Community Podcast with Steven Sharif
- 2018-08-08 Discord Q&A
- 2018-08-17 Discord Q&A
- 2018-08-21 Discord Q&A
- 2018-08-24 Ashestalk.de interview
- 2018-08-27 MMORPG-Gamescom 2018 Interview: Responding to Criticism
- 2018-10-20 Lazy Peon livestream interview with Steven Sharif
- 2018-10-21 Krojak livestream interview with Steven Sharif
- 2018-10-31 Simurgh interview with Steven Sharif
- 2018-12-06 Discord Q&A
- 2019-01-25 Dungeon Crawler Network Q&A with Steven Sharif
- 2019-03-07 Blog: Creative Director's Letter
- 2019-04-11 Steven Sharif Interview - Dungeon Crawler Network
- 2019-04-15 Steven Sharif Interview - Paradox Gaming Network
- 2019-04-17 Steven Sharif Interview - Ashes Pathfinder
- 2019-04-19 Steven Sharif Interview - The Golden Feather
- 2019-08-15 Dungeon Crawler Network podcast interview with creative director Steven Sharif
- 2020-03-27 Discord Q&A
- 2020-05-31 Video - Pre-Alpha Gameplay in 4K
- 2020-07-08 Steven Sharif Interview - Paradox Gaming Network
- 2020-07-18 Steven Sharif Interview - Summit1G and Shroud
- 2020-07-19 Steven Sharif Interview - Asmongold
- 2020-07-20 Discord Q&A
- 2020-07-25 Live AMA with Steven Sharif
- 2020-07-26 Ashes Pathfinder Podcast with Steven Sharif
- 2020-07-29 Steven Sharif Interview - TimTheTatman
- 2020-10-17 Steven Sharif Interview - Paradox Gaming Network
- 2020-11-15 Ashes Pathfinder Podcast with Steven Sharif
- 2020-12-22 Video - 4K Alpha-1 Preview - Level 10 Boss Fight Footage
- 2021-02-07 Ashen Forge - Super Sunday with guest Steven Sharif
- 2021-02-26 Video - 4K - Alpha One Gameplay Update
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