newcomer-chat

[hoary trail]

Mine is doing that as well.

[white mantle]

servers crashed

[heavy spade]

For mages, if you use your secondary weapon as a stat stick does it still apply when you have your other weapon equipped?

[languid plinth]

I am really struggling with gear as I am not a crafter

[viscid flax]

@white mantle oh ok. Im trying to log back in now

[fiery garden]

worse tech team ive seen in my dam life bro hire some people who know how server work man or keep wasting your money..

[cosmic parcel]

Same

[gentle violet]

Nah Pantheon is worse.

[viscid flax]

Lmao, I almost downloaded pantheon like an hour ago gahahaha.

[cosmic parcel]

What other mmo's are yall playing

[gentle violet]

Don til after the spring, theyre going to wipe then.

[heavy spade]

Well, they did warn you it was an alpha.

[viscid flax]

I was playing T&L LAST year but im done with that, I played a bit of new world. I just put like 100 hours on where winds meet but I want something more classic.

[fiery garden]

i didnt know alpha meant you dont get to play

[cosmic parcel]

What I was thinking, something classic

[gentle violet]

Ive been thru that a year with Pantheon. At least I was smart enuff not to start in the North.

[torn crater]

im playing queue line simulator

[fiery garden]

with this tech team t hey will surpass a year and go to alpha +

[viscid flax]

@torn crater 😆

[gentle violet]

I swapped characters and now Im on a Async Ride, 5th time now.

[twilit ibex]

3 hour maintenance on saturday night, then unplayable servers on Sunday night. Welp, ya had a good honest shot with the Steam launch. Way to absolutely sht the bed, team

[tawny kindle]

Old and slow player. Normally a rogue or ranger in these games for PvP. In this game any suggestions on a mostly solo player which class? I don’t think I have the twitchy abilities anymore for Rogue

[viscid flax]

I've dabbled with the idea of playing wow but ive never played it and Idk if getting into now will even be fun

[flat cedar]

seems the Async loading work around doesnt work anymore. tried closing steam completely and restarting 6 times now.

[heavy spade]

dont do drugs

[cosmic parcel]

Wow is too bloated now

[gentle violet]

God no, just do Rift or Return to Reckoning- its free!

[jovial moat]

We’ve all been sold into buying a waiting game

[viscid flax]

@jovial moat yeah I guess so

Ita dumb though because alot of people want a new classic MMO. Like the population will put time and money into it and they had a great opportunity and it seems like they fucked it up for them and us.

[cursive moth]

where can i take the riverland essence?

[teal holly]

are they still working on a fix for the "Async Loading" thing???

[jovial moat]

I think they took the weekend off

[gentle violet]

I didnt have any problems with it til after I left my alt and went back to my main.

[twilit ibex]

I think they're more concerned on putting together a team of people that they like hanging out with than a team of competent people that can execute the technical hurdles

[viscid flax]

Oh I just got it. Time to play for 15 mins.

[jovial moat]

Make it count

[teal holly]

do i have to exit the game and load it back up? or do i just wait for the Async loading thing to finish?? it keeps reseting.

[tacit rampart]

Oof I was playing well on my alt, and now disconnected + async loading error on the alt

[viscid flax]

Oh nvm already froze

[gentle violet]

I rebooted and now Im in.

[willow trail]

I'm loosing more money then i make doing crates because of the server crash, i love my life

[novel estuary]

whole guild just lost crates

[restive knot]

how do we get access to message in our server channel?

[clear path]

hi

[grim elm]

resna down again

[jade bronze]

seems that way

[pine marten]

whats the server player limit?

[green sapphire]

dang

[jovial moat]

10 apparently

[pine marten]

seems like it

[viscid flax]

This shit is honestly whack. Lol.

[tacit rampart]

so painful….

[viscid flax]

So when it freezes thats the server crashing?

[open magnet]

Hey the wiki says that you can find more gems in caves. Is that true? And what is considered a cave? I dont know if ive seen one.

[solemn mist]

is queue normal? Ive playing all week and never seen a queue,

[versed crystal]

Apparently they are having some que issues.

[pine marten]

Yeah heaps of us in Vyra got kicked and stuck in queues, never seen a queue on it before

[olive island]

yeh vyr is low pop and que stuck

[solemn mist]

yea im on vyra too, thats what happened to me

[edgy mesa]

they're having a few issues lol queue, infinite load screens and flashbangs. but it is EA

[cosmic parcel]

queue started happening to me last night as well, took me an hour to get in

[versed crystal]

I cant even log into the game at this point. As soon as the game comes up it immediately kicks me out.

[jovial moat]

We’ve moved vyra to discord

[tacit rampart]

Lyneth is all jacked up now too

[manic vale]

same thing happened to me on Vyra

[craggy bough]

BRO WTF IS UP WITH THE SERVERS TODAY

[solemn mist]

How do we get access to the alpha-two-vyra-us channel?

[jovial moat]

He wrote that and rolled over in bed

[versed crystal]

This is not looking good for a first time player. I am actually considering getting a refund. Just finding out they are going to subscription as well while this kind of crap happens... Having second thoughts.

[viscid flax]

I would like the game to just stop freezing. Im not sure what that is? Server crash?

[stiff star]

lost my crates with async issue...........

[wanton jewel]

anyone able to play the game?

[upbeat zodiac]

welcome to playing a game in development

[jovial moat]

More than likely 4, seeing how the servers are dropping but if it keeps doing it, lower your settings

[drowsy totem]

just got dc'd now im stuck with this async bullshit again

[vapid cipher]

I just got DC'd too

[naive moth]

lol its an alpha bud

[gentle violet]

My summoned pet keeps losing its tether to me- even tho Im walking

[jovial moat]

Not trying to brag or anything but I’m 81st in vyra queue

[vocal hazel]

the game has been in development for 7 years... the least they could have gotten right is logging in

[dry meteor]

I know some progress was lost for some but lets all chill. shit like this can happen

[lone locust]

What race has the closest to Catholic/Gothic architecture ?

[drowsy totem]

10

[upbeat zodiac]

the servers have huge surge since release on steam, that with a new patch update, you can login, its the servers that are working on the load

[dire finch]

So after the async issue my characters are now gone?

[plucky raptor]

So if the game kicks you out while you have crates they just disappear

[wanton jewel]

hope the devs arent on holiday

[versed crystal]

I particularly dont care what phase its in... Dont release it to the public if you cant keep a server up. Its really that simple. But then again, I suppose someone always has to have somethign to say about what someone else thinks, and have the answers right?

[viscid flax]

@jovial moat ok, I already have everything on medium and my framerate capped at 60. I guess I could lower my setting more lol

[fading gazelle]

server Crash?

[drowsy totem]

someone prolly just stole them

[willow trail]

they should have ways to save people's crate, like im sure its not that hard to put in the game. its not like the people wanted to get kicked from the server

[plucky raptor]

naw was in the middle of nowhere, what a dumb mechanic.......... i even retraced my steps and everything

[jovial moat]

I’d hate to go under medium

[vapid cipher]

people would just force DC to escape PVP

[fading gazelle]

Lyneth Just Crashed, Need New Servers Low Key 🙁

[upbeat zodiac]

im sure worrying about peoples crates in an alpha state is top of their prio, you realize all of this will be wiped right?

[night garnet]

If stuck in waiting for async loading, is it advised to not relog? and just sit in loading screen?

[teal holly]

so wait... you have a possability to DC just because you have your graphics set too high??

[versed crystal]

If thats the case... Full refund and uninstalling for me lolz

[plucky raptor]

i mean crates are like 50% of the economy if not more, no reason an item in my equipment should disappear on a crash, i ran with 2 for 60min before it got dumped

[jovial moat]

Since it’s the alpha the graphics aren’t optimized, at release graphics will be much better

[willow trail]

@vapid cipher you can just make it detect if its the server kicking or if it comes from the client. @upbeat zodiac true it will get wipe but doesnt mean people should suffer from the issue, its just gonna make new player quit the game

[pallid scroll]

so what im getting is certain servers are having async loading issues, and is sitting in a constant loop of signing in.

[upbeat zodiac]

new players shouldnt put too much faith in a game that has been in alpha for 10 years

[runic crest]

is this game really regional queue? i crashed in joeva on vyra and now im 2 hours in queue

[sharp magnet]

its a self fixing problem - people will quit in frustration and then the server load will ease up

[upbeat zodiac]

Wild what some of you think you should be receiving when you can actively read the issues on reddit/discord lol. Running crates during server issues is insane.

[vocal hazel]

took servers down to fix async issues.... still having async issues...

[runic crest]

teleport all the afk fishers out of joeva so people can login to vyra

[rustic plaza]

Pretty much every major bug they have said they fixed has.... not been fixed lol

[upbeat zodiac]

Gonna go play something else until this is resolved tomorrow, I would recommend others do the same.

[jovial moat]

Hoping to survive the great queue of December 2025

[pallid scroll]

closing the game and reloading worked if you're having async issues

[ruby coral]

anyone know how to unlink a steam account? my wife account has a wrong steam account associated with her AOC act

[upbeat zodiac]

gotta hit up their support

[edgy mesa]

hasnt worked for alot of people. reinstalled, closed steam, restarted PC, havent got past Async in the past 12 hours. thats why they made a statement saying they are aware of the issues

[pallid scroll]

i litterally just closed the game and relogged and it let me in

[dreamy summit]

yeah i cant even get in because of async

[manic vale]

how about the queue issues on Vyra? anyone got news/update ?

[cinder bison]

I reset my pc and it let me in

[teal flint]

fix the stream file and problem slove

[jovial moat]

Update on vyra queue, I’ve moved up 3 spots in 10 mins

[heavy belfry]

Hi I am new and cannot get into the game, it kicked me when I logged in now I've been in que for 3 hours.... any suggestions?

[uncut hollow]

I donated to my local charity and it let me in

[remote shell]

guys i am taking every time this error i always resstart the launcher but always doing this "Error occurred while connecting. Pls try again after a few moments." i always try but nothing happend pls help

[runic crest]

its because u logged out in joeva and theres 1000 people afk fishing with an auto clicker set to 5 minutes a click

[vapid cipher]

yeah im back in, just restarted game 🙂

[lament bloom]

welp miraleth going down now

[manic vale]

yea i'm suddenly crashed when im on my way to 2nd outpost hahaha

[torn crater]

yes yes... join us in queue

[wanton jewel]

Well i guess i will try the game out after the holidays 😂

[versed crystal]

Was able to get in after closing out the game and launching up again

[jovial moat]

That’s where I was 2 hrs ago when it kicked me Jiva

[swift ocean]

It’s a sign to take a break guys

[lavish anchor]

sync issues still happening?

[manic vale]

damn, you're like 1 hour advance from my case, is it really impossible to beat this queue boss ?

[wanton jewel]

are people actually afk fishing in alpha?

[uncut hollow]

Holy moly waiting for a minute in character selection before hitting play fixed async loading

[dark bolt]

My two friends logged at the same time I did and they got right in and I am stuck waiting in the queue

[neon sky]

Try lower your settings at chr menue then log in someone said that worked earlier

[runic crest]

no because ur in joeva so u will just crash again and go back to queue because theres regional queue, the best thing u can do at this point is be sure ur never in joeva when u log out

[twin nest]

server is crashing ?????????????????? wtf is going ON

server crashed mid pull wtf man

[manic vale]

yea i'll make sure next time to avoid the cursed place, and ill try to change settings to see if its works

[dusty bolt]

my game crashed when i hit revive, and now i cant log in

[quiet agate]

Async is killing me

[muted tundra]

if u log out and back in the que goes away

[unborn dagger]

10 years and this is what we got

[snow tundra]

Lyneth Server Async Loading character stuck in game ----- Landoheals !! Boot from server please or something @gritty elk @dusky cosmos @sharp stone

[dusty bolt]

i can log in on other character but since i crashed on revive, i cant log in my character

[manic vale]

i tried this and lowering my settings, still on queue simulator

[magic wyvern]

the thing with that is the fishing rod breaks and you don't fish after that, the durability does not last long

[ivory thicket]

Was getting Async on Vyra so I switch to Resna. Now i'm getting "Waiting for World Partition Streaming" I mean the different message on the loading screen is a nice change of pace I guess.

[viscid flax]

So Im on Lyneth server. I was having async issues earlier, I lowered all my settings to medium, and I capped frame rate at 60. When I go to log in I wait a little while in char select screen. I seem to always get in now BUT I have a different problem. Between 1-15 mins my game just freezes. So idk guys.

[plain falcon]

everyone crashing

[dark bolt]

Wondering if I should reboot now.. The queue doesn't seem to be moving much if at all. Both friends still playing and neither hit the queue

[runic crest]

i started at 218 in queue on vyra and its been 2 hours and im at 68

[jovial moat]

You’re 3 ahead of me Eddie

[dark bolt]

Ouch.. Wondering why my two friends didn't hit the queue

[steel snow]

https://gyazo.com/ae9a8005628e3d65604a617635424af5 I just want to play the game... maybe it's my fault for being in Joeva

[zenith cave]

the queue is onlye for some people ? because a friend is playing in vyra and me well 327 position

[runic crest]

queue is based on region ur in, so if ur in joeva ur basically screwed. do not logout in joeva

[gentle violet]

crashed at the church- this is going to suck

[manic vale]

yea same, just want to play the game honestly

[runic crest]

too many heads in joeva, i was just passing through when i crashed. we need to reduce the population of joeva on vyra

[dark bolt]

makes sence.. I was in an area that was pretty crowded when I craashed out. Guess I am going to be waiting a while

[gentle violet]

Ugh Forever Async loads now.

[elder token]

cant see my second storage in miraleth anymore

[steel snow]

I should have known running through a random forest in Joeva was going to disconnect me and put me in a 4 hour queue, honestly my fault,.

[upbeat zodiac]

I hit level 10 in fishing where do you go to level it higher?

[zenith cave]

but every time the game crashes five me a rollback , 2 times i lost a bear for that hahaha

[runic crest]

i crashed west of hoj trying to go buy more salad.......

[gentle violet]

How many Async pages load up before I reliase I just need to log out ? 1 ?

[manic vale]

i was talking to 2nd outpost commander and crashed, guess i will never talk to him again

[runic crest]

#alpha-two-vyra-us message this guy crashed same spot as me, i got off my mount to see if they were real and crashed lol

[viscid flax]

What's crazy is yesterday I had issues. But no issues like this that are making the game unplayable. Why is that?

[gentle violet]

last nites patch

[mortal comet]

Hello

[lavish anchor]

great patch, end to end testing going very well

[jovial moat]

I was killing mobs behind 2nd outpost and dc’d

[manic vale]

welcome to 2nd outpost curse bud

[viscid flax]

Lmao. This is a shit show

[snow tundra]

game works fine patch hits then everything breaks again

[royal lava]

what are the arrows icons all over the map?

[rancid beacon]

Is the game going to be down for another 3 hours tonight? <@&542059693779058748>

[lavish anchor]

if you think about game is basically down for the last 24h

[runic crest]

they should just take it down now, half the player base probably crashed and stuck in queue at the same spot in joeva

[rare moss]

i deleted and money back request 😄 happy ending good luck

[bleak wharf]

Do not have a length to share or time for the maintenance tonight as of yet, they will announce details in the News Channel.

❤️

[snow tundra]

@bleak wharf any chance on me getting other roles so i can talk in other channels?

[jovial moat]

67th in queue now

[manic vale]

yea some news or at least follow up would be nice i guess

[steel snow]

any announcement for people stuck in queue boss?

[rancid beacon]

ty

[runic crest]

the worst part is since we all crashed in the exact same spot on the pile of 100 crates were going to finish queue and just crash again

[eager roost]

we just crash?

[manic vale]

it's not crash bud, it's game feature

[runic crest]

#alpha-two-vyra-us message according to this guy yeah, its a bad spot and he just crashed again when he finished queue

[viscid flax]

That's the game rn, crash city

[faint kettle]

Anyone knows why i cant promote lumberjacking even tho im 18% lvl 10?

[jovial moat]

This is all part of the experience, was a key feature with your purchase.

[viscid flax]

Lmfao

[dark bolt]

Also seems that the respawn rates have been cranked up a bit high for smaller parties.

[brazen carbon]

do you have other profession upgraded?

[snow tundra]

how do i get more roles i cannot speak in any of the alpha-two channels

[vagrant swallow]

Anyone else get to character load, and when you actual start the game it just stays at a black screen?

[faint kettle]

Yeah some ingame says you can only promote 5? I have Tailor, Weaving, Fishing,herb and mining

[old iron]

same

[brazen carbon]

yea

[unique thorn]

FIX THE SERVERS PLEASE!!!! lyneth leaving joeva u get transported to HOJ and stuck in endless ground loop ffs... shol oak servers crashing people too

[naive tide]

Hello fix the server thank you

[viscid flax]

I just hope they fix it within a few days because idk if I have the will to do this type stuff

[outer fossil]

I just got some good food, sat down to grind out the game and started to read that the servers are down....fml

[lavish anchor]

at this point just rollback to yesterday before the patch lmao

[unique thorn]

just in time for them to take off until jan.5th like they said for holidays lol just like tnl have a patch night and 50 new things broke. i get its not easy but damn

[grand fiber]

please restart your shit servers please

[jovial moat]

Couldn’t get no grinding in none this weekend cause

[rose solstice]

i think they did. or im lagging out.

[unique thorn]

nope servers are cooked in many areas now error codes 37 too

[outer fossil]

just role back resna....preferably before we got the trash mayor in there

[peak orchid]

lol

[grand fiber]

spent hours stuck in async eror, finally get a sick group and making progress and dc and back to async bs

[eager roost]

half my gold poofed in market today

[pine marten]

rip,. kicked then straight into queue... what a joke

[manic vale]

welcome to the brotherhood of queue bud

[bleak wharf]

⁠read-me-first and access to Alpha Two channels - PSA:

To make sure you have access to the available discord channels, go to the #read-me-first ⁠⁠ channel and select a language role if you have not yet.

For Full access the Alpha 2 channels, connect your Discord and Intrepid Accounts (if you have access to the game), here is a guide.
https://support.ashesofcreation.com/hc/en-us/articles/34934169325971-How-do-I-connect-my-Discord-account

[outer fossil]

he is charging 100% tax until he gets more construction done. essentially being held h.o.st.a.ge

[small gate]

don't ride through the starting zone, go around. It logged me out and put me in a queue

[elder token]

noooooo just kicked me off too while i was carry 2 crates

[velvet echo]

how do I get a higher tier mule?

[manic vale]

how do i avoid Joeva, while all my quests mostly there ?

[red mountain]

wait in queue just to get the async loop ffs

[jagged pond]

So i'm not the only one in a queue. Why is this happening still. Also its been an hour. i started at 340 and now im at 240. This is insane

[jovial moat]

Can always skip quests for now

[earnest phoenix]

server lagged so hard, re logged and now all my trade packs are gone. amazing fkn game AND NOW STUCK ON ASYNC LOADING - LOL 9 YEARS IN DEVELOPMENT BTW

[dark bolt]

Sure does feel like the queue depends on how or where you were logged out last. I hahve two friends who are playing and one got booted and was still able to jump in without sitting in the queue

[manic vale]

yea, eventually it's a trend now

[pine marten]

my whole party copped it, i was the last to fall 😂 they have been waiting hours. Even once im back in, chances of getting kicked before i can get out of that area probs pretty high too

[jovial moat]

I popped a red bull before crash 🤦🏻‍♂️

[manic vale]

man, i wish i could skip queue instead of quests

[jagged pond]

Well damn, I logged out right outside of joeva because i was doing something quest.

[plain falcon]

Got server timeout, got back in game. Citizen storage disappeared. Is this async issue and it'll fix? Or did I just lose hours of grinding?

[elder token]

same, made some crates to free up room then got d/cd halfway to dropoff so prob lost those too

[pine marten]

Any news from devs if they are trying to sort the server issues?

[jagged pond]

Maybe time to make alt. Hopefully less of a queue time.

[runic crest]

convince ur logged in friends to walk out of joeva for the queue to clear, we can solve this together as a community and friends

[viscid flax]

I wonder if making a character in eu will helo?

[manic vale]

only the Async issues so far, but no clue about the queue feature.

[earnest phoenix]

let me guess, you're going to take the server down AGAIN during prime time OCE for the third time this week for 3 hours?

[pine marten]

i mean the issue of everyone getting kicked in joava then having to sit in a queue for hours and hours. on vyra

[bleak wharf]

me personally? no... have no control over when they do patches and updates.

[solar forge]

same in hh just went down

[pine marten]

all 8 people i was with it happened too. plus heaps of others in our guild. must be an issue with that server or area?

[neon cargo]

is AOC even playable right now

[solar forge]

nope

[runic crest]

not if ur logged out east of joeva and west of briarmoor

[earnest phoenix]

no, and I'll be leaving a review after playing it for the last week for the first time. not impressed.

[small gate]

Hi @bleak wharf

[solar forge]

what ever you do dont watch the last live stream

[neon cargo]

why lol

[pine marten]

I dont even think they are aware of it

[dreamy summit]

resna server crash?

[bleak wharf]

[heavy belfry]

I've been in que to play for ~4 hours now and I'm 43 out of 331

[jovial moat]

They’re in Vegas gambling away the steam launch money

[winter summit]

kicked then straight into queue.

[solar forge]

last stream was 200% talking out of the side of ones mouth

[jade yarrow]

Are the servers coming down tonight?

[manic vale]

a little bit spoiler for the queue bossfight, there's phase 2 where the boss activates Async mechanic

[runic crest]

#alpha-two-vyra-us message i dont see how they couldnt be aware, its clearly the same spot everyone is crashing and so many have crashed theres a permanent region queue on like 3 servers for the exact same spot, surely they can figure out where the issue is

[cosmic flame]

good news once you hit async it might not even let you in 😄

[unreal barn]

Bro... are they not goind to do anything about the que issue?

[eager roost]

just let us fall through the world again

[velvet echo]

bigger fish to fry rn

[bleak wharf]

sounds like they want to do a update to fix some of the current issues people are experiencing yes... unsure at this point when or how long it will be or even if they will be doing 100%

[pine marten]

They should atleast put a post acknowledging it and say theyre working on it. or a temp fix or something

[fervent vale]

time to go smell the grass get some fresh air

[waxen coral]

Dont forget to write a Steam review, with your great gaming experience, or lack thereof.

[solar forge]

look at the alpha 2 chan they are posting

[jade yarrow]

For those with the async issue… when it happened yesterday I restarted my pc and it fixed it for others as well

[bleak wharf]

awaiting more news. 👀

[cosmic flame]

they have.

[unique thorn]

cant wait for 3hr downtime in 2 hrs for 50 new things to be broken after patch. just like mounts not healing said was fixes flashbangs etc.

[unreal barn]

I just got kicked an I'm in Queue. But by no means am i hating on this game. Love the feel of it, has amazing potential

[pine marten]

Where? all i see is the a-sync issue posted

[solar forge]

Dear Steam, i bought an alpha game for early access and now i want to cry rainbow tears about it in my review

[coarse frost]

this connection issue is insane

[jovial moat]

I think the servers came from temu

[manic vale]

wishing them goodluck on the investigation, i hope they will fix the server before GTA VI

[orchid stag]

Is there a best way to levelling a settlement?

[velvet echo]

I assume those settlement crate things (idk much about it)

[modern zealot]

Settlmenet crates is the way to go but good luck with that when you keep getting kicked and can't get back in.

[fading kayak]

can they fix there game.. Servers are always shit ]

[bleak ruin]

so if you got a crate and game kicks you out you loose it?

[merry falcon]

at this point with the queue it would be faster leveling a new toon

[solar forge]

yup we lost 15 of them today

[modern zealot]

The games awesome but the disconnection stuff sucks.

[sharp magnet]

most of the time yes

[orchid stag]

I created crates at Joeva and traveled to Valghadim but that city it’s lv 2 92%xp (no possible to delivery crates)

[velvet echo]

dont deliver it to a not lvl 3 settlement

[pine marten]

can they assign server workers from quiet areas to the busier ones?

[orchid stag]

I found that out the hard way.

What’s the best way to levelling the settlement?

[rustic plaza]

guys please understand that Intrepid said they are only a skeleton crew of devs right now, as most of them fucked off for the holidays for a well deserved break, so things may be slow to fix

[runic crest]

its crazy cuz the crash spot is like 50 crates on the ground so its just baiting people to check it out

[velvet echo]

dude I literally answered u alr

[humble birch]

Well at least you made it. On Resna a guild called POLAR is killing everyone and preventing town progression.

[gusty dirge]

less people and less quests up north mean slower to lvl nodes. i was working on val for a while, but i'm just exploring the whole world now

[manic vale]

is there any comperhensive guide for leveling your character?

[echo temple]

there's a known crash spot? i died to a crash and my crates straight up disappeared

[fossil cairn]

Honestly they should have waited to the new year to drop this. Im stoked to be playing it but the state is just so disheartening.

[jovial moat]

Farm parties is the best way

[runic crest]

its like a whole section of the map thats cooked, but theres a wall of crates from so many people crashing there

[rustic plaza]

Or, they could just drop it right before holidays when they have only a skeleton crew left 🙂

[plucky forge]

how do i get permissions in this discord to chat in other channel?

[orchid stag]

No one tries to kill a 30guys farming caravan

[bleak wharf]

read-me-first and access to Alpha Two channels - PSA:

To make sure you have access to the available discord channels, go to the #read-me-first ⁠⁠ channel and select a language role if you have not yet.

For Full access the Alpha 2 channels, connect your Discord and Intrepid Accounts (if you have access to the game), here is a guide.
https://support.ashesofcreation.com/hc/en-us/articles/34934169325971-How-do-I-connect-my-Discord-account

[fossil cairn]

Yeah they shouldnt have.

[echo temple]

crash while running crates, lose crates, stuck in loading screen 🙂 🙂 🙂

[wooden fox]

Thanks for bringing down the server in the middle of me doing a crate run

[velvet echo]

worst thing is logging off in a settlement, queue goes up so fast 😭

[plucky forge]

can anyone get into there server?

[runic crest]

i wasnt even moving crates i just walked to open them with my crowbar and crashed

[manic vale]

ah i see, i will try it after i conquer this 300ish queue

[unreal barn]

So is there no plan to add more servers to lessen the queues?

[dull sentinel]

just got dc at joeva anyone else ?

[jovial moat]

What’s your name on Vyra? When we can get on I’ll add you

[distant anchor]

Lost citizenship after async error, lost all storage tabs full of mats. Friend list not working either 👍

[pine marten]

Welcome to queue hell, hope you dont mind waiting 5 hours to get back in, and probably DC again xD

[manic vale]

i PM'd you my char name bro, but remember we have the queue walls now

[plucky forge]

i cant get into lyneth i keep getting code:37

[scarlet trellis]

Server Stability has made the game unplayable the past couple of days for me

[past abyss]

i got disconnected again

[manic vale]

https://tenor.com/view/elden-ring-together-gif-4486144393233502664

[echo temple]

literally cannot play this game without losing progress to disconnects or other issues

[cyan helm]

ITS AN ALPHA

[scarlet trellis]

yeah same...have died 3 times now due to disconnects...it being an alpha build has nothing to do with server stability....gave development and server stability are whole different things

[wise lantern]

So we all on waiting for Async to load?

[manic vale]

not even reaching async load bro, still on queue hahaha

[echo temple]

how am i supposed to test the alpha if i can't even log in?

[scarlet trellis]

Bugs are totally acceptable and part of alpha, but literally not being able to play a 42 dollar game because of server issues isn't cool

[outer fossil]

server stability is being tried out in the alpha...

[velvet echo]

I mean not rlly, alpha is also to test these things out.... every game like this has this sort of problem and thats the fucking point

[runic crest]

did u walk into the wall of crates east of joeva

[lavish anchor]

steven is typing shhhhhhhh #alpha-two-news

[earnest geyser]

has anyone ran into the issue of a settlements storage disappearing?

[scarlet trellis]

Yeah watch your mouth when you talk to me.

[outer fossil]

after the 1 month subscription and the $15 dollar cosmetics, it's like an $11 dollar game for at least 1 year

[velvet echo]

mr tough knuckles out here

[scarlet trellis]

No, but i'm not gonna let some asshole cuss at me in a discord without saying anything, i'm not your little bitch. So shut the fuck up.

[outer fossil]

I would love to play this game right now, but they are fixing stuff which shows commitment to making the game right

[modern zealot]

I can't get past the char screen due to async

[terse wedge]

[wooden fox]

So if the server goes down while I transport crates my crates just disappear? Thats dumb asf.

[wanton jewel]

An alpha implies the game itself is in an early stage of production. It has nothing to do with server infrastructure. Do you think the cloud servers they're paying for are alpha? Please, enough with the dismissive hand-waving. No need to propagandise for a company, unpaid.

[bleak ruin]

agree

[celest lake]

https://tenor.com/view/bozo-the-clown-stupid-im-gif-27152749

[velvet echo]

LMAO no fucking way you're getting mad at someone saying "thats the fucking point" in discord. you're actually a joke

[agile lily]

🤪

[scarlet trellis]

Thank you...this is something this dipshit taco can't understand.

[manic vale]

but paid alpha hits different

[echo temple]

yeah RIP your mats, time, plan, etc.

[pine marten]

how many hours until that downtime? hate trying to convert timezones

[wanton jewel]

Ever since the Internet has become mainstream, there is a significant cohort of people whose opinions are essentially just parroting what they've heard elsewhere, accepting it uncritically, without ever examining if what they're saying is actually correct. NPCs I believe they're called.

[drowsy totem]

my game crashes constantly since new update 🙁

[lavish anchor]

facing bugs in a alpha is normal, not being able to play for 24h is not LOL people can't even refund since queue time counts toward play time on steam.

[velvet echo]

thats kinda wrong, although they had playtests it was not near as close at 30,000 concurrent players which they have reached. This sort of thing is very normal and to be expected. The servers itself are not in alpha but optimizations are. Async is one of those problems

[gusty dirge]

what makes you think that wasn't happening before the internet?

[jovial moat]

A 4 hr patch wth

[clever swallow]

so when i have time they take the servers down and i dont have time the servers are working can we stop with the down time everyday and do one day a week updates ffs

[surreal nimbus]

connection to the realm timed out???

[scarlet trellis]

And there are others who blindly follow their own beliefs and are confidently wrong most of the time...we call these people flat earthers, anti vaxxers, and MMORPG simps who will defend every aspect of a game without any constructive criticism.

[languid plinth]

folks where to farm adept gear at lvl 10?

[wanton jewel]

They could've gauged the potential player base based on wishlists. And now, they've had more than enough time to spin up server capacity if that is the issue. There are games that have not had these launch issues.

[supple whale]

The code is a heaping pile of shytte and the dev team appears totally lost after years and years and millions and millions….

[velvet wyvern]

Yeah, such a waste of time

[outer fossil]

Aphyd is mad at the world it seems

[atomic quarry]

I just fixed it. While it was stuck on "Waiting on Async to Load"

opened cmd

ipconfig /relase
ipconfig /renew

it kicked me back to character select, but I loaded on the next try

[echo temple]

@gritty elk please just take the game offline and let us know when we can actually play it

[velvet echo]

Yes, and they have gauged it. its not like they launched very small servers. In every game nothing is perfect from the start. A group of developers can spend months on something but it will always be found in day 1 with a fuck ton of people playertesting. Games with these player issues are not games similar to AoC

[clever swallow]

mmos have been out for a long time learn from them for these updates please stop with the dailies and needing hours to do so

[wanton jewel]

Yeah I tink sometimes individuals who consume a particular type of media get invested emotionally in that media as if they personally created or developed it. Or perhaps they develop some sort of parasocial relationship with the people who did develop it, believing that if they propagandise strongly enough for them, they'll get what, special privileges? It's all really silly.

[pure patio]

@sharp stone @gritty elk Just bring it down now, code37 and que lines no-one can get in now anyways.

[echo temple]

legit making me want to ask for a refund tonight, crates disappearing on dc is a huge disrespect to our time.

[manic vale]

u need to be more objective bro, people paid and people expect something in returns as simple as that

[velvet echo]

I hope yall not talking about me, I've made my points and I have criticized the game A LOT, however I bought it expecting things like this. They have mentioned the possibility of this happening several times

[wanton jewel]

Gamers are an odd bunch who consistently accept sub-par customer service and faulty products and claim it's somehow a virtue. I don't know why gaming attracts so many doormats.

[outer fossil]

it's an Alpha things are going missing. Im still missing a skill perk. Your char is getting deleted at the end with everything else.

[scarlet trellis]

At the end of the day, alpha or not...we are still paying customers. I think most of us are totalyl fine with bugs, not full game development, etc. But people jumping down others throats for being upset with the server issues is a little odd to me. Server issues, alpha or not, are a huge issue, especially when you are charging people for the alpha.

[outer fossil]

report the bug so it helps the game in the long run. but review bombing because your temp char is missing stuff is We.ird

[lavish anchor]

Not being able to manage such server issues patch after patch tells a lot about code quality. LOL

[wanton jewel]

We're obviously talking about you, yes. Read the room. Several people are telling you that your conduct is unwise and inappropriate but you still persist because you seem incapable of self-reflection.

[velvet echo]

again, I have criticized the game a lot, but this is literally what they said would probably happen. You can just not buy the alpha. Before we were having actual discussions abou async being a problem they should've already fixed or whatever but now yall just shit talking me.

[pine marten]

after just releasing on steam they should have a pretty solid network team on the ready

[austere otter]

I get its an alpha, but I'm not sure how they can sell something on steam you can't even play.

[echo temple]

imagine locking players out of your game while having time-gated content in said game

[outer fossil]

Everyone here is paying something, but it's posted everywhere that this is an alpha and its not complete and has bugs

[manic vale]

yea this one valid, at least minimize same issues from happening over and over again in very short time-gap

[velvet echo]

Tell me what I said that was wrong? Games like this always having this issue? Them saying the game was gonna be bad in the start? Or is it just me reinstating what they said. Again, I have said several times I criticized this game a lot and im not just d riding the devs man. YOU are the one incapable of self-reflection

[scarlet trellis]

I'm not even talking about Async at this point...that's a bug and will get fixed...i'm talking about the constant rubberbanding despite a ping of 18, and being completely disconnected with the server going down and being thrown into a 300 person queue 4 times in the past hour.

[naive moth]

You are paying for a game that is meant to have flaws (alpha) and have an opportunity to help improve (alpha), we are suppose to support the developers who are dedicating time to this. Lets just not assume they are just staring at walls and actually trying, no point to complain about things that are expected for improvements. Every game goes through it.

[jovial moat]

A lot of people don’t know it’s an alpha though

[smoky hare]

Stoked that the maintenance isnt at 10pm this time! Now us pacific players can have a bit longer to play

[wanton jewel]

I hear Dyson released a new vacuum cleaner. It's cutting edge. They released it to the public early before the main production line was done. I got a discount on it. Sometimes it doesn't vacuum at all, sometimes it won't even turn on. But that's okay. I must think of the feelings of Dyson. They couldn't have predicted this, and really, it's unfair to hold them accountable. I've paid them for the privilege of using their product and I should just be grateful, damnit.

[fast glen]

https://tenor.com/view/popcorn-guy-relaxing-popcorm-popcorn-gif-26404903

[pine marten]

Theres no way you got through a 300 queue 4 times in an hour, some guys been in the queue for 3 hours and they started at like 90

[outer fossil]

if you bought before DEC 25 the game is going to cost you like $11. When this goes full release its going to be $15

[echo temple]

good luck signing into the game

[velvet echo]

then they're stupid, when you go to buy the game it literally says that. If they spend their money without reading a single thing its their fault

[scarlet trellis]

It's weird, my main character has a 320 queue and hasn't been able to log in since disconnected...he was in Joeva

[toxic helm]

Anyone get d/cd and getting Code 37 now?

[smoky hare]

im on right now... what do you mean?

[livid yacht]

dang, just bought the game 30 min ago and got it installed and made my character but cant log in now lol. the universes way of telling me nah son go do something else

[outer fossil]

The game menu says its an alpha though

[pine marten]

yeah as soon as i went near joeva i got DC'd and into queue, and everyone else xD probs best to come back tomorrow

[velvet echo]

I heard dyson released a new vacuum cleaner to people who wil ltest it out. Dyson also released the statement " This cleaner is VERY faulty and will most likely break several times. Again, this is for the people who want to test it and provide feedback for it to work better. Don't buy it expecting it to be working well!"

[wanton jewel]

You don't have to go through life being a doormat. A transaction of sale does not imply any sort of obligation on me to "support the developers". If you bought a car from Honda and it broke down in the first week you'd demand they fix it, and rightfully so. Stop developing parasocial relationships with people who don't care about you and don't even know that you exist.

[scarlet trellis]

My other lower character is in Miraleth and only has a queue of about 10...ont he same server...I don't know if queues are region specific in zones or what. I just can't log into Joeva toons.

[median glen]

Shol go down?

[velvet echo]

Its region specific, which is why you're not reccomended to log off in settlements

[chrome rover]

Anyone else getting the EAC error?

[outer fossil]

@hocus this isnt a vehicle....its a game in development. not the same thing. drop the strong man argument

[naive moth]

no need to support, just dont need to talk trash abt a creation that is still being created.

[wanton jewel]

Do you mean strawman? You don't even know the terms you're using, and strawman doesn't apply here.

[opal tundra]

is anyone able to play? or does this Async stop everyone?

[rapid moat]

anyone know what sandstone fragments are used to craft in? I'm trying to find the correct workstation for it. not seeing anything in weaponsmithing

[outer fossil]

@hocus its a typo, jump on that though

[velvet echo]

@wanton jewel can you reply to ur opinions on this statement pls

[naive moth]

No need to have a relationship to respect others and their work, called good morals

[wanton jewel]

Offering legitimate criticism is not "talking trash". This is a dishonest reframing on your part. Word games. If you think this is "talking trash" you've lived a very sheltered life and perhaps need to get out more.

[outer fossil]

no one says you are talking tra.sh. just drawing lines to stuff thats wrong

[brave charm]

stuck in waiting for async loading

[velvet echo]

Steam page says:
Players can expect:

• Frequent updates and realm wipes when needed as features are implemented and tuned
• Unstable builds, incomplete content, and ongoing balance adjustments

While there are bugs, performance issues, and unfinished areas, these tests are critical for gathering data and ensuring the game’s foundation is solid before entering beta. Early Access participants should approach this phase as a testing experience, not a finished product.”

[wanton jewel]

He just specifically said we were talking trash, in the very post that I replied to, genius.

[outer fossil]

@wanton jewel Thank you, for the compliment

[dull sentinel]

AoC fans are like MAGA fans or TESLA fans

[velvet echo]

@wanton jewel can you give me your wise opinions on what I typed pls. You were talking a lot of shit about me before I sent this. Also dont reply to this saying " ididnt talk shit" or smth

[rapid moat]

anyone know what sandstone fragments are used to craft in? I'm trying to find the correct workstation for it. not seeing anything in weaponsmithing

[manic vale]

u can say this game is alpha over and over again, but critics and feedbacks should also be considered and this part of the development itself

[naive moth]

structured criticism, "You don't have to go through life being a doormat."

[wanton jewel]

I'm guessing English isn't your first language, that's okay. And Taco, I owe you nothing. I am not going to give you anything that you want. You have no power here.

[outer fossil]

hocus is a trollllooollool

[velvet echo]

I see I have made a good argument that you cannot argue against. Thanks broski. You said I am incapable of self-reflection but that seems to not be the case. you are wrong man. Just admit you were wrong and move on its not that hard. No one will remember this tomorrow

[alpine hound]

anyone know how to fix the need more storage error?

[wanton jewel]

Yes, anybody who disagrees with you is a troll. Everybody who agrees with you? They're fine.

[covert mist]

Is anyone else having issues buying things on the market? It takes my money, doesn't deliver the item, then just gives me the money back

[outer spear]

why cant all the interact buttons be on the same button

[naive moth]

what server you in? lol

[outer fossil]

@hocus you have ,no powers over me

[thick walrus]

Async is fun

[tranquil delta]

Hello all - just downloaded from steam. Been following for a long time, finally decided to give alpha a try.

I am having pretty tough stuttering issues in the game. Warping around. I have a pretty beefy set up, fiber internet, enough free space in my storage. Is there a quick work around for this maybe in the graphics setting or something?

[wanton jewel]

You can declare yourself the winner, if it's important to you. It's more that I'm not really interested in engaging with any more of your low IQ opinions. The point has been explained to you several times now by multiple people but you're sitting in the corner eating crayons. Have fun LARPing.

[velvet echo]

rn game is experiencing these issues. #alpha-two-news, best bet is to wait for tmrw ngl

[tranquil delta]

ah ok, i will keep a look out and set up my key binds. Glad its a known issue and not just something weird w me

[outer fossil]

"you have, no power over me" you all just hate meeeee, (while also being lowkey rasict"

[naive moth]

structured criticism = "you're sitting in the corner eating crayons. Have fun LARPing."

[stiff glen]

Can u recommend summoner buld?

[velvet echo]

"Your low IQ opinions" LMAO. As if these opinions literally are not copy pasted from the game's page saying this game will be fucking ass. That's not an opinion dude. I said something right and you just go to insult me and im the childish one? That's crazy

[wanton jewel]

Outrageous accusation. Nothing racist has been said. "Lowkey" reveals that you're a Zoomer though, so it makes sense you'd throw around such terms like Harry Potter spells with no real understanding of what they mean.

[outer fossil]

you implied that english is not my second language because you assumed I didn't know what you said....thats lowkey racist

[naive moth]

structured criticism = "you're a Zoomer though, so it makes sense you'd throw around such terms like Harry Potter "

[velvet echo]

"A zoomer" just say ur an old dude that can't wait a day to play a video game instead of taking care of your kids or smth

[foggy coyote]

Its still broken??

[wanton jewel]

Racism is prejudice against someone based on their nationality or the colour of their skin. No such sentiments were expressed. I noticed you having difficulty understanding English and pointed it out. Nice try though. Perhaps get your mother to buy you a dictionary for Christmas.

[faint gazelle]

Even as a long term WoW veteran (approx 3 years) I have never seen such a thing lol

[manic vale]

chill guys, the server is on maintenance anw

[velvet echo]

wait until you see the release of other mmorpgs

[outer fossil]

My mom died on Christmas, thanks for reminding me and giving me your excuse you use when being a techical racist

[foggy coyote]

Of course this shit is still broken

[upper crown]

Hello all, new here, I believe there is a proper channel for this but I was wondering if there are any fixes for the Async loading issue?

[wanton jewel]

How would I possibly know that? You don't get to collect victim points. We're not psychic. See, this is the Zoomer mentality. Perpetual victimhood.

[naive moth]

structured criticism = "Another low IQ individual who doesn't understand the concept of time zones.
Hocus — 12/13/2025
Gamers are so weird. I guess many of them are beta males? They act like doormats when companies mistreat them and will even defend them and spread propaganda for free. Because they feel invested in the product? Even though they didn't design it or make it? Weird creatures."

[velvet echo]

he called me dumb and low IQ, im literally sobbing rn bro im destraught

[outer fossil]

already proving your a grammar (german soldier from WW2)

[wanton jewel]

Do you mean distraught? Thanks for proving the point.

[naive moth]

what else bored gamers gotta do? lolllllllll

[velvet echo]

english is my 3rd language man. All you can do is find one simple typo and jump onto it.

[noble crystal]

40$ and you still cant log in....

[heavy belfry]

How many languages do you speak? Asking for a friend .

[wanton jewel]

Four.

[outer fossil]

All I'm saying is Hocus is rasict, self admitted prejudice, and hates mom and likes rubbing in their death date. I hope you feel good about bad mouthing this game and attacking people with opposite views with radicallism

[naive moth]

Have a great night, lets celebrate the bugssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[velvet echo]

what color is your bugatti? Asking for a friend

[noble crystal]

its been 2 weeks o cant load in

[outer spear]

what does connection to realm timed out mean?

[foggy coyote]

Yeah, im pissed rn lol

[naive moth]

check the wifi lol

[velvet echo]

YOOO ADMINS. HE JUST CALLED TORTONE A PDF OMG OMG OMG OMG 🙀 🙀

[wintry harness]

just bought the game and wont load in? :(

[pine marten]

servers are busted atm, best to try again tomorrow

[eager imp]

Glad to see everything going great! Happy Gaming

[wanton jewel]

Teacher teacher this guy hurt my feelings and I'm a child who can't handle conflict so please deal with him!

[noble crystal]

i get alfa byt bro 2 weeks

[foggy coyote]

Thats what the game has to offer.. queue times.

[naive moth]

YOU ALREADY KNOW!!! YOU TOO

[velvet echo]

@wanton jewel I doubt you're gonna say, but may we know how old you are? Also if your brain didnt understand by spamming omg and the scream cat thats a fucking joke

[wintry harness]

not in queue stuck at "waiting for async loading"

[outer fossil]

my feeling are not hurt "you have no power over meeee" I just cant believe you are taking critisim of what you said and tring to gas light us all

[tired pivot]

I just got the game, anyone want to level with me? Or play with me?

[velvet echo]

game kinda unplayable rn admins trying fix it but gonna take a few hours sadly

[waxen coral]

Make sure to write a Steam review with how satisfied you are with the game.

[foggy coyote]

Yeah there is a supposed issue with that, which they are trying to fix.

[eager imp]

Yea cause a review will make it playable

[wanton jewel]

Oh look at the cute little Zoomer using all the psych terms he learned on TikTok the last couple years. Gaslighting now! And he's a racist. Come on, get it all out of your system. Use all the -ists and -isms! Hey here's my best impression of a Zoomer: I have 28 mental illnesses and I'll be renting forever, please taske me seriously!

[outer fossil]

I'm in the game, don't tell the Keyboard warrior Hocus

[naive moth]

https://tenor.com/view/weird-flex-but-ok-gif-12877919

[tired pivot]

Want to level with me when it's playable? !!! I aply a cleric\

[trim sundial]

I getting kicked non stop headed from Oak to Joeva now im in forever que

[pine marten]

how have all these server issues suddenly just started today? would a realm reset not help at all until the next update?

[eager imp]

I hope its fixed before 2028

[velvet echo]

goddamn that was fucking hilarious im actually crying and rolling over rn.

[wintry harness]

im in!

[pallid scroll]

so glad my girlfriend made me go shopping all day, just to have this happen when i want to do something... annoying

[naive moth]

party timeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[outer fossil]

The way Hocus says Zoomer, i can hear the heavy breathing as he silently mouths some sort of slur. I know he is an agist now

[velvet echo]

im alr lvl 10 and I play in Lyneth, prob not happening but literally anywhere u go there are players to party with so its not as bad as it seems. Just invite them to party and they will 90% accept

[tired pivot]

😭

[coarse frost]

how can i chat in the alpha two channels? like general chat?

[shrewd shoal]

Do they have a list on how many of each class has being played? As from the most played to the least?

[outer fossil]

Other than like one player named Hocus. everyone is really good at teaming up

[neon cargo]

anone else just get a loading screen

[pine marten]

So it doesnt insta kick you again once you make it back in?

[velvet echo]

I dont think so but ngl I've seen people play every class so it rlly doesnt matter. I think the one I see the least is bard but it rlly doesnt matter. I would assume biggest is summoner

[shrewd shoal]

Cheers Taco

[wintry harness]

so far so good

[velvet echo]

what server do u play?

[pine marten]

Did you just exit the area straight away? xD i dont wanna have to wait another 4 hours in the queue

[wintry harness]

i just spawned for the first time im fiddling with settings still

[velvet echo]

ok so dont log out in settlements/area with lots of people. Servers are region based so you will get more queue

[atomic bough]

Fighting in the church then realm cashes now stuck in async boss again lol

[somber surge]

Reposting until GM read it: So far, I’ve enjoyed the game. Leveling up is fun, and I’ve reached level 10 so far. However, quests are very hard to find, aside from commissions in the cities.

The classes are unique and enjoyable, the world feels interesting, and the PvP seems very different compared to other MMORPGs. Don’t get me wrong—there is still a lot to discover—but there are several issues.

After eight years of development, the game feels unprepared, even for something being labeled as an alpha. The Steam reviews and the comments on Discord clearly show that many players are unhappy.

The game has reached a maximum of around 35,000 players per session, yet even with such a low population, queue times can last for hours before entering the game. If you’re unlucky, you may get disconnected and have to restart the entire wait. Imagine if the game were more popular—it would be nearly impossible to play.

Many people say, “it’s a beta, bugs are normal,” but it honestly feels like the game was developed years ago and then bought by a new team that took over the project and launched it mainly to generate funding to hire contractors and continue development.

If the game doesn’t catch up and become more enjoyable, it risks killing the players’ excitement and, in the long run, losing potential buyers.

[drowsy totem]

10 year old game stfu

[sharp cedar]

Anyone else having issues trying to cut down trees? Like it just stops right before the last hit

[velvet echo]

yo I agree with many things you say but 35,000 is a lot of people for this type of game ngl

[vagrant swallow]

Eh, I think its fun so far lmao.

[somber surge]

Game is fun never said it wasnt ^^

[olive island]

meh, NW hit what 100k? i enjoy the game im js

[velvet echo]

I meant for an alpha release mb, since servers arent perfect yet

[obsidian inlet]

youd be surprised it hit almost 1 million concurrent on launch

[maiden sparrow]

New world launch was insane - RIP

[olive island]

NW was amazing until economy reset 5+ times lol

[dull sentinel]

nw had almost a 1mill player on release day

[velvet echo]

damn 1m? thats fucking crazy ig I was wrong

[obsidian inlet]

i mean the launch itself was a disaster (even tho the game was fun) , i remember being in queue for a whole day, legit 30K+ queues

[haughty horizon]

35k to alpha test a game is pretty sick too

[olive island]

yes/no. 10years to advertise it an only getting 35k for a "release" is okay i guess. again, I enjoy the game lol

[velvet echo]

yea games like these are bound have dead servers when many people playing at launch

[maiden sparrow]

Question I just logged in pretty much straight away. then DC now queue of 300 - going pretty slow. Do I just wait?

[naive moth]

People enjoy Star Citizen even with long period of devolopment and bugs? Finding the benefits that you value over weighbacks is where the true passion of prereleased games come.

[somber surge]

current players 17000 , even leaf for death 2 has double is players

[dull sentinel]

yea i think it was like 930k on day 1 so iot was insane, mind you game crashed hard after a month but 1mill players for about 1-2 weeks is insane , specially how their servers were able to handle that many people

[olive island]

grab some popcorn, join the line, im at 3hrs

[obsidian inlet]

i mean you know most MMO's that are up today have been built since like 2000's . I feel like this could be the next big gen mmo, because the others will just be stale with the same grapphics and the same gameplay every single day... unless they make a new engine which i doubt they will in the next 10 years and yes im mentioning wow

[somber surge]

https://steamdb.info/charts/

[velvet echo]

nah ngl from what i've seen ppl love those old games but they will probably die eventually. Usually its older ppl and when they get even older they will eventually quit

[olive island]

yeah I hope the game does well, im enjoying it for a alpha 2. I hope they work hard on the guild systems and forcing community

[mental relic]

how can i talk with the non plebs

[tawdry crow]

Ive hit the 4 hour mark in my que. position 96 now.

[obsidian inlet]

so far after spending legit 25 hours in 3 days im having the most fun i had in like years, and ive tried new world, i tried going back to wow, i tried everything

[fluid geode]

there's like 1000 crates on the ground in Shol between Miraleth and Lionhold, just crashed my game. Now queue is 400

[stark night]

hi so I would like to inquire why there has been no communication regarding not being able to play the game? I bought the game yesterday and have been able to play 2 hours so far, with 6 hours in queue.

[naive moth]

def feeling better than throne and liberty already, that has more bugs and server issues

[olive island]

because that isnt a bug, its a que sadly. unless you mean async issue

[obsidian inlet]

what do you mean no comunication its a god damn QUEUE xdd

[gentle violet]

Does your summoner pet depsawn if you havent had combat in a few mins ?

[stark night]

so this is intended?

[jovial moat]

They posted in alpha news, they’ll be doing a 4 hour patch soon

[naive moth]

look at the #alpha-two-news

[olive island]

whats intended? massive amounts of players trying to log in to play an anticipated game? doiiiiiii

[obsidian inlet]

That a lot of people are trying to join the same server as you ? yea ??? , im from EU at this time theres no queue, if you are from the US good luck buddy everyserver has a queue atm

[maiden sparrow]

Id like to inform you that you have bought a game that is still being developed and there may be times you may not be able to play the game.

[reef summit]

Vyra is so messed up, any specific word on why half the map is borked?

[obsidian inlet]

im chillin in lotha

[rapid oriole]

so any one else in vyra get kicked out to the character selection? then when you try and and enter back in you get hit with the que?

[stark night]

I can just make a new character and play on the server, I dont think the issue is that the server is too busy.

The news channel says nothing about queue times, I dont have the issues that are addressed there.

Even if I bought a game in development being locked out of the game for considerably longer than I am able to play it seems incorrect

[jovial moat]

Been in vyra queue for 4 hrs 🤠

[tawdry crow]

Its not that there is a que, its the location they are spawing in. Avens End server instance is not working. If you go to the line between areas you can see 10's of crates dropped from people passing through and getting thrown to the home screen.

[naive moth]

ok?

[gentle parcel]

tonight has been a bad luck evening

[olive island]

I dont understand how youre locked out if youre in a que.......... have you never stood in line for anything?

[mental relic]

we had a guild event taking like 20 crates to miraleth and the whole zone crashed, when we got back all crates gone. ez op, when u get the infinite load screen though i just full closed game and restart and it worked again. but just leave that zone asap when u back in or it will go down again

[stark night]

would be cool to still spawn in with my character that was there and just not allow people to enter that zone. Being barred because of a zone is wild 2 me

[pine marten]

im with you mate xD 182 left to go

[gentle parcel]

Im on shol..was going from Oaks to lionhold. I saw like 20 crates on the path

[rapid oriole]

what zone was that?

[jovial moat]

I’m 44 🫡

[olive island]

he wants the crates lolol

[tawdry crow]

93

[stark night]

@olive island no I have never stood in line for 6 hours for a cold piece of lunch meat.

[pine marten]

Vyra needs a server reset i reckon

[obsidian inlet]

Yesterday there was a downtime to update the game, it took them 3 hours, it is what it is.... just like downtimes at your job, you gotta wait for the tech team to fix whatever is broken and sometimes finding what is broken is what takes the longest

[dull sentinel]

are you guys stuck on the loading loop screen, or in actual Q ? coz im stuck on the "Waiting for Async loading" and it loads and it goes back to 0 and repeats the whole process Sadge

[jovial moat]

Yeah I feel waiting out the queue is useless but I’m no quitter

[olive island]

well this isnt lunch meat and idk where you got that from. this is a game with limited space and players logging in at same time. you refuse to see anything besides your way huh?

[stark night]

I wouldnt call it a ribeye fella

[wooden fox]

Are the servers finally acting fine?

[olive island]

again with the food, makes 0 sense in this context lmao. go eat you seem hungry

[dreamy summit]

servers are still fried

[toxic helm]

looks like it's crashing rn

[harsh knoll]

Ever since last nights update my oceanic MS is trash. Stuttering/character rubberbanding everywhere. It was all fine prior and the game felt smooth, but now classes like mage are unplayable because of the combat delays. Anyone else noticed this? I have checked all my settings post the update and nothing seems to have changed to be causing it.

[obsidian inlet]

https://prnt.sc/hK6mK5pfaTr- imma go eat sum while my boy is fishing

[inland pilot]

@gritty elk Need to remove the 50% tax on fishing lures since territory tax doesn't apply to harbors. With the 50% tax it is not worth using any lure above Crank as majority of the time you make a loss. It feels bad to reel in fry tunas with the best fishing rod and lure available. Using the cheapest lures should not be the meta 🤣

[gentle violet]

Lyn Down?

[toxic helm]

I just got d/cd while at HH

Stuck on async boss now. US west

[dull sentinel]

Same

[obsidian inlet]

yall from US ?

[gentle violet]

My pet was running in place and I couldnt mount my horse. It seems so or i crashed.

[rich fractal]

game crashed for me

[carmine bolt]

where the hell are my roles? lol- been here since Steam launch and still no perm to talk in my realms chat- :/

[dull sentinel]

cant imagine whats gonna happen when they all go off for Xmas

[shrewd pecan]

other severs are working guys soo if ur main sever is down start one some were els

[harsh knoll]

Unpopular opinion: The steam release was probably a bad idea. I know people will say its early access etc, but if people have a bad experience after spending $60 on a game that was released in an unstable state (no matter if it says Early Access - its still being charged at what seems like full price) they might just write the game off irregardless of any further improvements over time. Big difference between playing this at the moment and the wow beta for example.

[shrewd pecan]

if u want gam play i can log on eus sever np lol

[north mulch]

I think the EA and the influx of people has brought more major issues to the forefront faster than it otherwise would have, and the patches are a good thing.

[leaden lichen]

Ive been in Vyra que for a solid 5 hours now still 33 ppl remaining..

[shrewd pecan]

this is just 1 or 2 severs have probs if u pop on another ur fine to play still

have a set up in eu and have set up in US and ur golden

[harsh knoll]

So, fine to just create a new character and start again until your main server gets fixed?

[leaden lichen]

i couldnt even load into my main so i made a new character and at lvl 5 got dced into 250ppl que .. that was 5 hours ago.

[gentle violet]

Ive summoned 5 pets W of the church in the fields. Each time, they fall thru the world or disappear.

[shrewd pecan]

yes when ur main sever is down go play on that other sever yup u still get game play 7 sever to chose from im head over eu oelune and geting on np im normly on shol

[sudden nimbus]

ASYNC DEEZ!!! AM I RIGHT BOYS!?!

[harsh knoll]

Cant play EU. The ms there is way too high for it to be close to enjoyable gameplay.

[shrewd pecan]

i got np ;agg l;ess pop thhis time night it seem

im in fl and i get great ms on this sever

[lavish sinew]

got hit create character 5 times for it finally go thru....

[fickle slate]

oh cool, lose connection to the game for no reason then get thrown in a 281 que, love that

[dull sentinel]

at least some of you are in Q, i been stukc in the Async loop loading screen for an hour lol

[neon sky]

Relog dont sit there

[fickle slate]

what ever they "fixed" last night clearly made things worse

[sudden nimbus]

anyone beat the Async boss yet?

[smoky ore]

they do fixes with crackhead logic, 7-8 steps that make things worse before finally fixing it

[halcyon vessel]

Then they bring the servers down for 4hours to fix it xD

[fickle slate]

at peak time on a saturday

[lofty sluice]

Bro i got booted from the server and put in a que

[dusk copper]

same

[fickle slate]

same and when i logged in 20 mins prior it said low pop, what is happening

[elfin tinsel]

how do i put a crate in storage?

[dusk copper]

been stuck in queue for 2 hrs now

[dull sentinel]

lmao, got in game no Q no nothing :p

[bleak ruin]

same

[harsh knoll]

Not the best approach to releasing something publicly just before christmas when everyone is most hyped to play it and has free time - just for it too bed under-cooked and constantly inaccessable.

[lofty sluice]

@dull sentinel wait its coming for you

[rapid oriole]

yeah same...

[manic vale]

server is on maintenance right guys ?

[plucky forge]

i keep getting code 37

[rapid oriole]

will be at 11:30 PST

[icy brook]

surely they inrease server cap

[lofty sluice]

We need a AFK timer for the servers to control the population

[young acorn]

And memory

[elfin tinsel]

how do i put a crate in storage?

[manic vale]

oof, is the queue problem still persist ?

[lofty sluice]

@plucky forge make a new character to clear Error code 37

[harsh knoll]

Oh, so theres another 4 hour downtime tonight at 6pm oceanic? Is that the third day in a row?

[main schooner]

So how come i cant talk in the archetype of artisan chats

[gentle violet]

Is there a disenchant ability in game ?

[woeful silo]

im on Vyra and we never had a que and now its like 400. did a streeamer or something move here?

[rapid oriole]

yeah a lot of servers are at que right now. and they are trying to fix the async stuff for this maintenance schedule i think

[icy brook]

i got kicked from 25th in line to 180th in line wtf

[manic vale]

i'll just logged in later on then after MT, thanks for your info broz

[dusk copper]

been stuck at 13 for like 40 mins lol

[misty girder]

wtf there is a Que now?

[pine marten]

2.5 hours to go from 300 to 150, and only gonna slow down

[proper mist]

maintenance

[rapid oriole]

yeah i went from 2 to 285......

[harsh knoll]

I wonder if steam would accept '>2 hours in game but all of it spent in que' as a refund request

[dusk copper]

they wont

[dull sentinel]

yes but instead contact costumer support and explain that you were stuck in Q for the most part. i have gotted a refund withgames wirth 20h of Q time for the most part

[small gate]

Is there a way for an admin to teleport a character from starting zone? I walked into it earlier, got disconnected, been in queue for an hour and a half, and then it disconnected, now I'm at 197

[misty girder]

Damn brother this sucks I just wanted to mine some ores 😢

[fluid geode]

yeah, was going from miraleth to lionhold and saw the dozens of crates, server kicked me out, queue was 386, I'm at 236 now we'll see if this goes anywhere.

[harsh knoll]

I was half joking, because I have honestly found this game fun when its working, but it is frustrating to buy something and then its constantly down for maintenance/buggy etc - but I only bought it like 4-5 days ago, so maybe I have just come in at a bad time

[proper mist]

Guys servers are down for patchin

[waxen harbor]

any one having issues with the game timing out, I have only gotten in once.

[outer ruin]

You came in during alpha. Everything you’re describing as frustrating is expected

[lofty sluice]

welcome to the que

[dusk copper]

guys i made it to 12

[lofty sluice]

Guys the EU servers are working fine go play over there, no que at all

[misty girder]

Cus all the EU guys on US servers

[small gate]

They might as well have added doors to zones/choose where to teleport that's not congested knowing that you have to get disconnected and in a 200 player queue

[wooden fox]

Are the servers working?

[ancient cloak]

Think they're updating

[jovial moat]

Update doesn’t start for another 2hrs

[harsh knoll]

Yea, you are right, it probably was a bad decision to charge $60 for it in this state.

[dull sentinel]

anyone in here bought the skin in game, the middle one wioth the armor plate, can show me a pic polease

[lavish sinew]

Createfile Failed with 32 wtf does that mean?

[ancient cloak]

Im just looking forward to seeing some Aus servers - it's hard enough with the horrendous internet Australia has, but the ping is making it "really fun" xD

[true arrow]

their error handling message is so bad too.

[pine marten]

surely the amount of money they have made they can expand the servers

[shrewd pecan]

eu sever lookin g good atm then lol till are sever is back lol

[misty girder]

Well it’s dif the Riverlands area cus the north letting me load in now

[ancient cloak]

Im getting "Unrecognized game client. Cannot continue." Yet I can't seem to find an update so that's why I assumed they were updating

[grand orbit]

in my experience the servers are trash, I have only had the game a few days from steam , but I have never seen worse than these

[waxen harbor]

well it is in alpha

[grand orbit]

true but they decided a good way to handle server stress was that as you ride around , in game , you get kicked into a 300 place queue with no warning

[leaden lichen]

I JUST WENT FROM POSITIONS QUE 1 TO 263.............

[waxen harbor]

😆 i wouldn’t know, i have only got in 1 time and had to go before i got done with the tort

[grand orbit]

that idi0ts being inc0mpetent , at best

[harsh knoll]

Steams sale page indicates 'Early Access' - that kinda entails it being playable after you buy the game and that it might just be lacking some features rather then in an entirely 'testing' phase.

[pine marten]

especially at its price point

[young acorn]

Its also in fine print before you dish out 60 dollars

[grand orbit]

yea its not near early access level

[harsh knoll]

Like, it seems fun, so I dont want to knock-it, but its not a great welcome to new players.

[dim olive]

games fine, it states early access clearly for people to read and understand. Other games have ruined "early access" though.

[waxen harbor]

I can see that will the large amount of people, there are going to be major bugs

[grand orbit]

truthfully a fun game with potential, but to many mental midgets involved

[harsh knoll]

Its also very hard to tell before purchasing what has and has not yet been implemented. Their websites makes it seem super fleshed out with all these sub-classes etc, then I had to find out here that none of that exists yet - but there is a working cash shop...

[grand orbit]

they should give everyone a refund and just delete the game from existence , maybe some smarter ppl will come along later

[harsh knoll]

I think just refund the steam purchases, and call it a free alpha until they stabalise the servers etc and then have paid early access when a stable beta with full content is ready for release. That way this type of stuff would be less frustrating because you dont get stuck feeling like you have paid them to test their game for them.

[molten jacinth]

oof havin a tough time getting in/staying in today

[lavish sinew]

Its meant to tst shit out ..BUT can't test what you can't even play

[outer ruin]

Or a worse decision to pay for it when disclaimers were and are present.

[languid plinth]

folks what the next cheapest mount after horse?

[grand orbit]

these guys are 2 dollars from collapse , all of us that bought in at any point are dumb

[primal reef]

dude i cant chat anywere but here -_-

[fading ingot]

WTF DCED WITH MY CRATES, NOW QUEUE TO RELOGIN

[fickle slate]

steam is down, i wonder if that caused the que issue cause it happened around the same time

[primal reef]

hizenburg shhhh games buggy its alpha its what happends u cant deal with it then delete?

[wooden fox]

Ur mom

[grand orbit]

four or five of us refund and they are bankrupt , in a month they are bankrupt either way i imagine

[last fable]

The amount of emotional investment people have put into this game is insane, chill out lol

[harsh knoll]

Hey, im not saying I didnt make a bad decision by buying it, im feeling pretty dumb about it right now to be honest. But I genuenly did not expect an Alpha to have a cash shop and only 8 out of its advertised 64 classes available.

[grand orbit]

i mad a bad decision buying it , and i love it

[jovial moat]

Game is set to release in 2046

[outer spear]

is resetting que better or waiting?

[grand orbit]

that doesnt change that the people in charge , just dont think lol

[harsh knoll]

Who wants to make bets that the cash shop gets cosmetic updates before the game gets secondary archtypes added? And before anyone says 'you dont have to buy things from the shop' -> devs also dont have to spend time on creating that type of content before their game is even 1/2 ready.

[pine marten]

find out for us 😂

[grand orbit]

im no hater , this is my favorite game of late

[last fable]

People in here acting like the game cost their entire life savings and now they're going to be eating their own toenails to sustain themselves for the foreseeable

[grand orbit]

lol

[smoky hare]

no way to get an item back you misclick sold to vendor?

[grand orbit]

well it cost as much as a complete game in early access , don't be the fool that cuts devs slack

[harsh knoll]

Nah, just mildly annoyed. I havent given it a negative steam review or anything yet, like >50% of steam reviewers seen to, but do want to vocalise some annoyances in a non-harmful way.

[outer spear]

reset que, back to same position of about 130~

[dire mica]

They gotta increase these server sizes. Clearly they aren't large enough to support this player base.

[echo temple]

try losing multiple gold in crates and ask if they'll give it back

[velvet wyvern]

That's because that is actually the case

[grand orbit]

they have a plan that is screwing us now , but may help us later lol

[hazy kraken]

I've lost so much gold tonight due to crashes

[wooden fox]

Im on my 3rd toenail... I only have 7 left for the next month.

[harsh knoll]

Honestly, they could just leave them and the playerbase is going to shrink soon enough as more people get frustrated by it. Maybe that was their plan all along? I wonder if they think they will get a second chance at a hyped release for their game at a later stage when its actually ready?

[grand orbit]

Sesh , if we paid a dime we deserve what we paid for , the devs do not deserve any slack , they are selling something, if it falls short of expectations it is a failure , on the part of the devs , not on the part of the consumer

[hazy kraken]

They hyped it and were clearly not ready for having this many people play

[hollow fern]

You're all going to lose anything anyway. You do realise this is a stress test, right? Losing things is going to happen, frequently, because S t r e s s T e s t. Including all character progression.

Y'all expectations are way, way too high. You're playing an 'idea', not a functional fully fledged released game. Expectations aren't falling short, y'all just set the bar too high. If you paid for a game that's literally in stress test phases, that's on you, not the Devs.

[wild hazel]

damm game crashes and now im in que when before i wasnt

[dusk copper]

nice all that time to go from 1 to 181

[reef peak]

why i can log in instantly on my lvl 1 guy on shol, but my main is 300 player queue? same server

[hazy kraken]

We expected crashes and resets. At least should have, but I dont think most of us expected daily crashes

[grand orbit]

my expectation is early access ,, kinda like when i purchased bg3 early access

[echo temple]

try 5 crashes per day in a 3 hour session

[hasty crater]

Might be crazy, but I feel like "access" is a crucial part of "early access"

[hollow fern]

Expect crashes every hour honestly, every two hours. It's bound to happen. Set your expectations low, to which have already been established by Devs, and you won't be disappointed when your high expectations aren't currently met.

[grand orbit]

right Shep

[harsh knoll]

But you do realise there isnt anything that says we have to be happy about it right? If you sell me a product, you also accept criticism of said product. You can say 'you shouldnt have bought an idea' but maybe they shouldnt have thought it a smart thing to put a $60 pricetag on the current state of their idea?

[echo temple]

playing an mmo that crashes every hour i'd rather work in a sand mine

[grave nacelle]

Can someone help me understand why this discord server is changing my name.

[pine marten]

Cant crash if you cant get in

[wooden fox]

Because its a area queue

[hasty crater]

Enjoying the game a ton but access is not a given, which is definitely an issue when that is the bare minimum

[hazy kraken]

Make that a fork in a sand mine

[hollow fern]

You can complain, no one said you couldn't. That's your right. Doesn't change the facts that're established. You paid for early access, you didn't pay for a fully fleshed out game.

[grand orbit]

im fine that im stuck with it , i love it. Just less than happy with the boneheads that make the decisions

[harsh knoll]

Can they use your post as the games blurb on the steam sales page? 'Do you want a game that crashes every hour and is barely playable? With no known release date but a fully functional ingame cash shop? For just $60 you too can experience the server que that is Ashes of Creation!'

[grand orbit]

they may reel it all in at some point , i hope

[tawdry crow]

It will be fixed "hopefully" in tonights patch. Its just one of those situations where we will have to wait and see... but it does suck waiting.

[hasty crater]

another patch tonight?

[stiff shoal]

DC'ed out in BFE on Shol , figured .. eh what the hell, im in the middle of nowhere should be a quick que...333...

[tawdry crow]

Yea it seems to be an issue when you transition zone servers. Some people can do it and some can't.

[hollow fern]

The game-shop isn't even fully ''functional'', there's been plenty of delays with people's purchases. Y'all do realise 'early access' in one game isn't applicable to ''ALL'' games? Early Access is what the name suggest, it isn't a steady 'bar' that has to be met and maintained prior to gaining, once again, ''early access''. There's been plenty of games that've been early access with cosmetics to be purchased, how do you think a vast majority of games make their money? You think the servers pay for themselves, or the employees, or your singular $60 contribution will fund them forever? No.

[stiff shoal]

1130pm - 330 am

[hasty crater]

rough break for the dev team lol

[timid jewel]

grr, another long day at work another downtime 😛 still thankful they are on top of fixing it sooner than later though. this huge influx of players has given them a very valuable amount of field data in a short time. weeks instead of months/years

[misty girder]

Hey guys there is a cosmetic cape in my mail, if I take it on a new character is it locked to that one ?

[hasty venture]

anyone have luck with getting aoc to run on linux after the recent patch?

[grand orbit]

my main walked across an invisible line , and without warning is unaccessable without waiting in a huge queue, i'd be happier if you bounced off a zone wall lol

[obsidian inlet]

There you go, downtime in 30 mins for 4 hours

[hard venture]

Anyone know if theres a bug regarding crate prices? My uncommon and common crate both show as selling for 24s 44c in every city

[hollow token]

whats up with this daily patches ffs

[grand orbit]

take it down a week , there is no excuse for being in game and then in an hour plus queue , if thats there thing they are a fail out of the gate

[harsh knoll]

I mean, im not emotionally invested in the games success or failure so its not actually a big deal to me. I was looking for a replacement for wow and this seemed fun enough and I am enjoying it when it works, but do I want to deal with an inconsistent buggy mess for the next X years? Not really. Gotta admit though, if I was a long term supporter that really cared about the game longterm and saw them release it on steam in this - man would I be annoyed.

[cosmic perch]

Hold on, so steven says the patch is 11:30 pst, which means they listened to complaints - Only to lie and do it at 10pm anyway lmao

[jade mirage]

DUDE EVERY FUCKING NIGHT

[twin nest]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL ANOTHER 4 HOURS MAINTENANCE ON A WEEKEND NIGHT.

no wonder why 9 years into alpha still

[smoky hare]

Our scheduled downtime will begin at around 11:30pm Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8) - lies!!!

[night lance]

Atleast they are quick to fix issues

[main arch]

Shits crazy

[craggy bough]

holy FUCK the servers are ASS today

[royal yarrow]

If you’re getting them from aven’s end, that’s the price they go for everywhere

[grand orbit]

that you ever got kicked for walking across zones is a failure and its complete incompetence , it needs to be addressed

[hard venture]

ahh kk. Thank you 🙂

[lean salmon]

how longs this patch going to take?

[hollow fern]

I mean each to their own in that respect but ''long term supporters'' were thoroughly aware of the fact it's not a fleshed out game, this is literally a Stress Test phase, nothing more, nothing less. Everyone's character progression will be lost, all of it. It's the equivalent of joining a PTR on WoW when they're finna release a new expansion and you're stuck in a buggy mess that's constantly updated, constantly patched and where all progression is meaningless other than contributing to the Stress Test itself until full release. That's literally the current stages the game is in and was made thoroughly known prior to being available for purchase on Steam

[night lance]

So many mad I didn’t say they were good at not breaking things when fixing stuff

[cosmic perch]

Except the issue they claim to fix dont actually be getting fixed. Shits still replicatable.

[jovial moat]

Didn’t realize I queued 6 hrs for a patch

[grand orbit]

@Ren on Steam they didnt advertise a stress test , they said early access , hundreds of games have done it , and it means something , but not stress test , they can do a full refund to steam buyers and allow them to rebuy , but they will not because the early access was there scam

[jovial moat]

They should’ve shut servers down and patched when the problem began

[eager pawn]

Any reason I cannot chat in alpha 2 chat ?

[harsh knoll]

No I get that. If its playable, sweet, ill enjoy it for however long and then enjoy the polished version on release. But if they cant fix it short term, and put anti-consumer practices like cash shop cosmetics before actual ingame development - then a large number of people will probably just side-line the game and take the 'Fool me once' stance when it is actually ready - and they wont get a second chance to capture that playerbase if they burn those bridges - and a steam release Early Access/Alpha or not, is a HUGE bridge.

[night lance]

I mean it’s unreal engine 5 not many mmos are developed for it

[hollow fern]

I mean all things considered since the first day was a 'confuckle' of a launch you had a whole 24 hours to issue a refund. If that wasn't an indicator enough to the current stages of the game I don't know what is

[eager pawn]

LOL, ITS ALPHA!! Not even a beta test, the game is no where near complete.

[grand orbit]

if you sat in queue for 2 hours you blew refund

[jovial moat]

Can’t test a game In queue

[eager roost]

ngl im getting fatigue

[night lance]

I’d imagine a lot of staff is on holiday leave, bad time to launch not gonna lie

[verbal valve]

We need the option to transfer to non-congested emberspring on these massive queues. By time I can login (4/5 hour wait) the server is going down for maintenance every night lol.

[neon sky]

You need some water brotha?

[grand orbit]

also there scam, and i dont want a refund

[eager pawn]

lol, start on a new server

[hollow fern]

I mean I get that perspective, but all purchases of a game should be investigated prior, searching websites, forums, reviews, this and that, at which point people would have been made aware of the current stages.

The bar is set far too high, that's all I'm saying.

[twin nest]

this game is 7 years away from being 50% completed. they literally scammed us LOL.

[harsh knoll]

Im just saying, I would be worried that this is the legacy they are setting for their games likely biggest release opportunity. Their actual release on steam probably wont be a big as what is happening now - and if they mess this up - it definatly wont be.

[night lance]

Then again we all bought an alpha 2 I’m mad aswell but like what can we really say. They were clear shit was broken

[jovial moat]

The queues were tested and deemed complete and ready for launch

[night lance]

How many mmos have said that

[coral fiber]

having the same issue

[hollow fern]

Eh it's never too late to recapture that. Look at No-Mans Sky for example. Was drastically hated on, they went back, fixed everything, came back and it blew up arguably bigger than it originally had.

A poor release or early phase of the game isn't an indicator in that regards

[eager roost]

how many mmos have been in alpha for this long tho

[coarse frost]

yeah how can we chat in alpha two

[true saddle]

i love dcing and then instantly going to a 240+ queue

[night lance]

How many mmos are made in unreal engine 5?

[late smelt]

game would be so good if they jsut figured it out

[grave nacelle]

I don't understand.

[eager pawn]

https://support.ashesofcreation.com/hc/en-us/articles/34934169325971-How-do-I-connect-my-Discord-account

[true saddle]

when are they adding queue protection like every other game ever made?

[night lance]

It’s supposed to be a thing but the issue seems deeper then simply dcing you

[harsh knoll]

I feel like no mans sky had to pull massive damage control though. I mean, if they didnt do as much as they did to fix that game - no one ever would have trusted buying a game from them again. Also, I bought no mans sky on release, found it ok but lackluster, tried it again a few years later and it was way better - would I pay a monthly sub to have logged back in to test it a second time? no way. Would I have cut them slack if it released with a cash shop and only 1/2 their promises?

[eager pawn]

This works, just got access to alpha 2 chat

[verbal valve]

It’s not a server wide queue it’s a server worker queue

[sudden sparrow]

hey im trying to upgrade my weaveing cert im lvl 10 but it wont let me at the fashion specialist

[sudden nimbus]

so servers going down at prime time once more? 3-4 hours?

[sudden iris]

servers are always down man

[eager pawn]

How do I farm gear for my level if I dont want to craft ?

[true saddle]

make gold buy the gear from people selling

[sudden iris]

why they couldnt roll these updates out at the same time is a mystery i guess

[harsh knoll]

How a game in apparent 'Early Alpha' testing can have a cash shop for cosmetics is just beyond crazy to me. Like, wouldnt that be the absolute last priority for developing your game? i.e. Step 1: Make your game work -> Step 2: Implement a cosmetic cash shop

[hollow token]

hold on man we complaining
about this shitty patches every day

[winter stirrup]

should i queue up and go to sleep?

[true saddle]

@winter stirrup nah, theres never queues before like noon EST, i play early and never have queues

[pine wadi]

Servers going down

[pine marten]

4 hours for an update, after 4 hours in a queue 🙃

[eager imp]

Gonna be something if they actually have it fixed.

[harsh knoll]

"Im sorry but your refund request has been denied because your game time is >2 hours"

[scarlet storm]

just spent 2 hours in que to find out they're taking the servers down... still 31 in queue

[true saddle]

ya your played time goes up even if its just the ashes launcher up.. dont even have to be in game

[sudden iris]

teachs you to think you could actually play

[scarlet storm]

first time ive ever "played"

[elder bronze]

haha 40 bucks to play async load loop

[scarlet storm]

i payed $150...Back in 2017

[harsh knoll]

That is kinda depressing...

[honest cobalt]

i thought they said 11:30 PST, not 10 PST????

[elder bronze]

sucker! i have some ocean front property Id like to sale you in Arizona I know bud Im just messing with ya 🙂

[cosmic perch]

Wait until you realize some people paid Thousands.

[scarlet storm]

i mean... i picked the ONE kickstarter i saw then that has made it to steam by 2026

8 yrs later there's a playable product... i just picked the WRONG night to launch for the first time

[torn aspen]

Has anyone else gotten two cosmetic capes in the mail instead of just the one? I have the one with gold leaves on it but my friend got that one along with another one.

[hushed plank]

well shit, there goes my gaming night

[elder bronze]

Im not sure what the patches are for the same bugs just keep showing that they have supposedly patched the night before haha

[pine marten]

rough update times if youre oce 🥲

[honest cobalt]

they were supposedly pushing updates back to 11:30 PST........................

[hushed plank]

tbh 2gb for turning on settlement exp doesn't seem reasonable, there's hidden changes for sure

[scarlet storm]

Sounds like it has to do with the "async" bug and the abhorrent queue times

[sharp magnet]

I THOUGHT IT was 11:30 damnit

[harsh knoll]

has the update started already?

[honest cobalt]

nope

[hushed plank]

are they all on their 2 week off yet?

[torn aspen]

I was grinding xp sooo good at the church too 😭

[limpid wing]

Must be something more serious than anticipated to warrant bringing the time forward? I’m just guessing

[molten mesa]

maintenance everyday?

[civic dust]

everyday during primetime, it's okay cause its alpha!

[sharp magnet]

it would be fine if anything actually got fixed

[echo temple]

every day peak time maintenance GGWP

[pale crater]

why do i have no permissions to post anywhere?

[harsh knoll]

I mean, if a ton of the player base couldnt get past the que/kept disconnecting - makes sense not to wait hours to fix it. Its not like most people could play anyway.

[elder bronze]

better get used to it it an alpha

[restive lark]

Still no fix to flashbang day/night cycle I see 😄

[astral remnant]

Lmao its 1am on monday primetime?

[covert lark]

I get off work, play for a little bit, then servers go down. Who does 10pm PST???

[trim garnet]

the game was running so good and it you took it down omg

[hushed plank]

people had problems the moment last night's patch went in.

[molten mesa]

its primetime in asia lol

[prime osprey]

The timing of the server down always sucks.... wish it was a bit earlier... it sucks for EU/Asia

[wraith kernel]

we are in Alpha II you do relaise we are basicly testing the game for them, to see what bugs, fixes needed to be done, so id expect a lot of downtime.

[sharp stone]

Trying to get fixes in before the holiday, so our devs can enjoy time with family. ❤️

[restive lark]

tbh there is really no good time to do server maint. Literally every hour of the day there is a place in the world that it's primetime for them.

[sudden iris]

if your west europe sure. in aus its 5pm and US is 10pm. so yeah prime time

[astral remnant]

its like 1pm in asia? thats not primetime... are people this dense let them patch the game jesus

[scarlet storm]

this

[misty girder]

No lie I just got the game 2 days ago and didn’t even get to play much, it just makes me feel like trying to get a refund now 🙁

[hoary thunder]

a

[elder bronze]

Its 5 o clock somewhere?

[pale crater]

I would like to advertise my guild Northern, can I pls have permissions to post to guild-recruitment someone? 🥺

[trim garnet]

this is prime time for me man

[pine marten]

Will there be any crew on at all over the xmas period just curious?

[sharp stone]

Sorry for the change. The update was ready early and they wanted to get it out to y'all. ❤️

[unborn dagger]

Game is about to lose a massive population of players after tonight

[toxic helm]

Is Shol up yet?

[sharp stone]

A small crew yes.

[wraith kernel]

thank you for the work the DEV team does.

[astral remnant]

Im in the US its 1am its only 10PM on the west coast its a global game theres never gonna be a perfect time to patch just deal with it go touch grass for a few hours

[lunar shell]

every damn time i play i get 10 mins and servers shut down.

[hushed plank]

yes, go touch grass at 10pm lol

[sleek ember]

I had a can of monster, then saw the servers were going down - fml

[sudden iris]

and you crash out lol

[wraith harness]

How do I get the Lyneth role so I can type in there c:?

[thin socket]

how do I talk in the other channels?

[weary sun]

4 hours is a lot

[scarlet storm]

i did'nt get 10 min an i started wating 8 yrs ago, chose tonight to try

[trim garnet]

this is terrible timing with my work schedule you all are bringing it down the only times i can play so far

[echo temple]

90 min queue, 6min gaming, 4 hours maintenance

[sharp stone]

Provided 30 minute downtime notification, but totally understand. I did note to them that this was a departed time from the original time they told folks. I am but a messenger.

[astral remnant]

Idk bro go to bed take a nap it doesnt matter world doesnt revolve around your time zone sorry

[atomic ether]

i hope so

[sharp stone]

Link your account #read-me-first message

[thin socket]

can we fix the crates with this patch? I want to use that storage without it being deleted

[astral remnant]

This isnt a crash out this is saying not everyone has the same time zone you just gotta deal with it like an adult instead of crying on discord like a kid

[cosmic perch]

Yes, 30 minute notice. After being told a different time Two hours prior.. Just rude to not even apologize and act as if nothing was done wrong.

[idle dust]

Why in the fucking world do you need 4 hours for the deployment of a patch. Literally every damn game has a test environment that they can test the deployment before deploying in on a live/production environment. If it goes well, its done in 20 minutes.

[sand cove]

Same I get home from work and boom servers are down the instant I sit down and can't even touch the game except for an hour or two before work lol

[elder bronze]

Im glad they jump on things when it comes up instead of letting issues build up and drag out

[wraith kernel]

We are the testers 🙂 hence alpha II

[opal widget]

Name a single alpha game with PTR

[atomic ether]

They already did a maintence yesterday, they could at least wait the end of the weekend to do that again.

[scarlet storm]

not really her job

[toxic helm]

I cancelled my date with my AI girlfriend to play. I've never felt so betrayed

[trim garnet]

4 hours from now would have been the perfect time

[sudden iris]

never cried, just replied to you saying its 1am and not prime time

[harsh knoll]

I appreciate them bringing it forward. The game was unplayable for a ton of people. Why sit on it for hours if only some people can play in the interim?

[idle dust]

It could be that they're terrible at sending a message but its not patch deployment that takes 4 hours

[wooden fox]

4 hour downtime

[sharp stone]

Sorry. ❤️

Apologies. Just sharing the information as I get it and am told to do so.

[twin cliff]

Id rather be told a longer time and it come up sooner then to get a delay message. 4 hours is pretty fine considering how long some games are

[trim garnet]

hopefully they are working on optimization stuff so it runs smoother

[cosmic perch]

As a community manager, it quite literally is her job. -- I think most people would agree they're happy for the fixes, they want the team to have a good holiday. But the consistent downtime padded by constant miscommunication was rough. That was my only point. Appreciate the apology.

[sharp stone]

It may finish earlier, but yes, it is estimated for 4 hours.

[candid wing]

🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑

[wooden fox]

Ye after the servers were going down and up constantly. I bet most people never seen it.

[crystal summit]

how i can see all channels ?

[scarlet storm]

I tried playing for the first time tonight and never even saw the starting village XD

[glacial sinew]

Why are we patching 2 weekend nights to n a row when I wanna stay up

[restive lark]

Lol, imagine throwing a fit over maintanence of a game that is still in development. Cringeworthy

[astral remnant]

prolly because the servers have been crashing all day

[dense peak]

I'm just happy its being worked on tbh. Idc when the servers go down if its for fixes. Look at the issues today. The game needs fixed.

[naive tide]

Please sweet devs i just wanna play, i just wanna farm broodlings in the desert, i just wanna be the scorp king and get rich

[viral spear]

Is tank unkillable as a cleric ?

[idle dust]

We all want fixes. But we want to know what the fuck is going on and why they need 4 hours. Simply tell us what you're working on and why is needed. It makes people feel involved and informed. Simply saying "4 hours for update" is the dumbest message you can send for a game people paid 40/50 USD. We understand Alpha state, but poor communication or no communication at all means simply frustrating people.

[astral remnant]

Yall out here acting like everything you are doing on the game right now isnt gonna get wiped away again anyway lmao just play the game when its up and be happy that updates and fixes are coming out fast

[cosmic perch]

https://tenor.com/view/gohine-hohino-no-hohineee-gohineee-gif-17792172174678204487

[idle dust]

You're telling people prior on deployment what's in the update. They already know what they work on, they're not shocked to identify the bugs now

[crystal summit]

they will wipe everything ?

[astral remnant]

Yea bro its an Alpha 2

[true idol]

Yup

[elder bronze]

Listen pal you arent entitled to jack they dont even have to tell when the game is coming down and they do not to have to explain a damn thing to you they post these things as a courtesy. SO keep getting upset at trivial hing s and splattering spittle all over your monitor as you scream at it and you know what it will change.. Nothing

[scarlet storm]

before the next major phase yes

[young acorn]

Yes

[restive lark]

Unexpected downtime is literally in the BOLD PRINT xD @idle dust honestly I hope they extend the maintenence just so you have to go to bed angry without getting to play your ALPHA game.

[echo temple]

4 hours of overtime sprint for the devs, see what they can do to mitigate, log off until the next fire becomes too large to handle without another 4 hour update, repeat

[turbid delta]

4 hours to power nap 🫡

[crystal summit]

Damn , when will be the official release date then ?

[idle dust]

For me, last 3 logins I have attempted to play the game, was met with the message of 4 hours of downtime. WIthout any actual message on why this is neeed, what they're working on and what's being fixed.

[scarlet storm]

not me though right?

[astral remnant]

You knowing what is in the fix before the fix comes out changes literally nothing the servers go down and then they fix what they fix and tell you what they fixed in the notes you arnt special despite what your mommy may or may not tell you

[misty girder]

If I had to guess there must be a crate dupe glitch

[queen axle]

thes dev suck ass like lmao they need half day to install patch 😄

[hard venture]

@idle dust yells at McDonald’s employees

[restive lark]

Cry more you big baby xD Go do something like hit the gym or something in the meantime. The game isnt even out yet and you're crying like its a full release or something.

[echo temple]

i lost like 4 crates to disconnects today, kinda the opposite of a dupe if u think about it

[idle dust]

People like you is the reason games are going bad. You're accepting any crap from the devs - poor communication, poor mechanics, ignored feedback, ignoring the community requests or needs when you know where your money are coming from.

[queen axle]

bang on thes muppets lmao

[brisk brook]

You mean Cleric unkillable as a Tank? Tanks will run out of HP first lol

[shadow pine]

You say you understand that you've bought an alpha game, but you really don't understand do you?

[sleek ember]

I missed this, official gaming discords where people express that they expect better and then a handful of people get angry with them. Love reading these chats.

[atomic ether]

that's why world of warcraft is way better than this game

[hard venture]

This entire game has been shaped around community feedback and the devs do in depth interviews with content creators all the time. You’re uninformed and angry

[restive lark]

No, I think its people like you that ruin the games because you complain and rush because things aren't done on your time. Let them cook and apply updatess when they see fit. It's not on you to dictate when and how they do maintenance. So stop crying about it, you just sound like a lame ass cringe man child.

[queen axle]

they just ass lickers hoping for a bone hahahah

[idle dust]

We all have paid money for this fu cking game. Its not like they're doing us a favor for playing the game. We're saving them from going broke with our feedback

[astral remnant]

Not happy? Refund and uninstall ultimately you are paying to "accept crap from the devs" by your own definition.

[mild flint]

you didnt read what you were buying huh

[restive lark]

If you could read you'd be so upset about what you paid money for lol

[crystal summit]

Im with you on this one , 10 years of development to get Alpha , Alpha-Two, Alpha-Three , Pre-Beta , Beta and so on.... New gen Devs slacking. OG's devs back in the day released a game on a CD and it was rdy to go with few bugs compared to that clown fiesta. Dont get me wrong i like the game but come on guys, the guy is spitting facts.

[harsh knoll]

I always assumed the reason they dont tell you what they are doing is because they dont know. They just give themselves a four hour window to randomly start tweeking as much shit as they can to try and fix whatever recent problems have popped up through trial-and-error, then just bring it live after the timeframe and hope it works. If it dosent, they will just do another 4 hours tomorrow night.

[astral remnant]

you wont be missed I promise @idle dust

[idle dust]

Did you even read what I said and what's the reason of my complaint before starting to talk like a monkey without any reasoning? Where exactly am I rushing to play? What's the problem I pointed out initially?

[queen axle]

nah he aint lmao he know whats right 😉

[wooden fox]

They should @ everyone so we can see when there will be downtime or with the patch notes. One of the only discords that dont do this.

[sleek ember]

I remember back in the day all the CoE backers that would get angry at criticism and "go off" on people. Now look at them.

[queen axle]

blair aint no ass licker like alot u lmao

[eager imp]

https://tenor.com/view/snickers-snickers-satisfies-gif-5270238

[echo temple]

this is exactly what's happening. right before the holidays makes it even more rough

[candid wing]

😗😗😗😙😙😙😘😘 @fallen willow