questions

[rigid rose]

They are working hard right now getting the Alpha 2 ready.

[analog cargo]

so players can building housing pretty much almost anywhere they want ?

wont lands be ruined by seeing some dweeb's ugly overly personalized house in some pristine landscape ?

[tribal rune]

Actually had a question pop into my head playing a game recently.

Will we be able to create our own roads in ashes between nodes due to player activity on certain routes? Say a dirt path at first but get the option to improve it?

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Roads

Roads in Verra are both pre-generated and player influenced.
The largest roads are referred to as arteries. These are remnants of what was once the ancient highway system of Verra.
As nodes advance smaller roads, referred to as veins, connect the arteries to the nodes. Roads will upgrade as nodes advance. Different roads will dictate the speed and...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Roads

[arctic swift]

I do feel like I remember reading that The node mayor could establish trade routes, but im not sure if that means roads will be created or not

[fiery dew]

that has not been mentioned - afaik mayor-established trade agreements will not have effects on the landscape

[arctic swift]

Man i love the search function, so easy to find info with a few words.

This is what i referenced:

Not sure if it means you make a physical road connecting the nodes or not

[tiny vine]

some of those connections from my understanding are things that either link the two nodes together in forms of trade between them but the road i assume is the level of the node to node that will improve the roads within that nodes influense

[fiery dew]

right, a physical manifestation of trade routes has not been mentioned

[slim musk]

Hello fam

[worn wagon]

Welcome Make sure you head over to #read-me-first to get access to the discussion channels

[keen otter]

what stage is the game in rn

[full badger]

The next testing phase will be Alpha 2 - we don't have any dates for it yet though

[tawdry forum]

If the node is destroyed due to the node lost in a battle and the node is deleveled, will the spawns such as gatherables disappear where the gatherable is only spawnable in specfic node levels?

[meager slate]

Is it going to be possible to change player movement controls so that your character turns around completely when you press the S key rather than walking backwards ? same with A and D

like in ffxiv for example

Thanks

[finite kraken]

Does anyone know if we'll be able to keep our progress in Alpha and/or Beta test?

[tiny vine]

njet, progress made in alpha 2 are subject to wipes and none of the pre launch progress will not pass over

[finite kraken]

Thanks, how about in Beta?

[tiny vine]

So far they have said that no progress before the launch will stick after launch, i am jumping to conclusions but 99% sure they will not let any progress pass over

[finite kraken]

Got it, thank you so much! I was thinking of buying the package but if I don't get to keep the progress then I think its better if I just wait.

[ancient egret]

that would be insane P2W if you got to keep anything from the testing fazes

[finite kraken]

Thinking about it now you're right, I'm from SEA and I got so used to games here doing that I didn't notice that it does give unfair advantage.

All I was thinking about was how I didn't want to go back and re-do everything during launch.

[ocean moat]

there will be sea severs?

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Regions

Ashes of Creation will launch with the following server regions:
North America (NA).
Europe (EU).
Asia/Pacific (SEA).
Oceania (OCE) (Australia). The likelihood is very high for Sydney or Melbourne based OCE servers.
OCE servers may not be provisioned until Beta for Ashes of Creation (the MMO) and live launch for Ashes of Creation Apocalypse. At th...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Regions

[dry wraith]

wow

[clear quartz]

Can a Node be attacked at any level or only at the Metropolis stage? It probably doesn't make sense to attack it before. Well maybe at city stage.

[dark jungle]

at any level at or above stage 3

[clear quartz]

Thanks! That was quick

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Node destruction

Nodes can be destroyed starting at Village (stage 3) following a successful siege against that node.
Players lose their node citizenship after their node is destroyed. After a node is destroyed, the footprint of the node will enter a ruined state and will become an open PvP zone for a number of days equal to the node's level. These ruins consist o...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Node_destruction

[clear quartz]

It's such a cool concept! So curious about how all this will turn out.

[tiny vine]

Will be glorious!

[blazing narwhal]

Sorry if this has been asked or it's posted somewhere but, is there a release date? Or have I been lazy and missed it completely 👀

[unkempt current]

@idle siren

[tiny vine]

negative, nothing yett we are years from complete release and we are less then a year || i really really hope|| from knowing the launch of alpha 2

[blazing narwhal]

I've been following since day dot, so I'm super keen to continue and be apart of the grand opening day!

[crystal beacon]

if u buy the package for alpha 2 key with the few months of ingame play time, is that to play the beta or for when the game is released

[rigid rose]

Is for the release.

The Alpha 2 and Beta keys in the packs cover those testing periods and there will not be a subscription during those periods for testers... the Subscription will start needed to play the game after the official launch after the Alpha/Beta test periods.

[crystal beacon]

and if alpha 2 is released can u still buy the package to get acces or do u have to buy it before alpha 2 is released

[rigid rose]

They have not given any dates at this point when the alpha 2 access packs will no longer be available. They have said they will give plenty of time after they make a announcement that they will be no longer for sale before they are no longer available.

So will have some time after they announce if someone was waiting to make a decision to buy access or not.

[desert ivy]

Alpha 1 was also still on sale after A1 went live and was kept up for sale until a few days before A1 ended. Can probably expect the same for A2

[hasty garden]

Does AOC plan on having a pet system like in rappelz ? Wich means being able to tame any creature in the game then having them helping you in combat with dps heal or tank creatures leveling them UP ect.

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Hunting

Hunting (also known as Taming) is a gathering profession in Ashes of Creation.
Animals can be found in herds across the lands of Verra that represent a gatherable resource.
Genetic lines react to the type of mount or creature that has been captured or tamed.
Combat proficiency may be required in order to tame wild beasts.
Geographical location may...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Hunting

[stuck cape]

This is what we know about Hunting/Taming 🙂

[dapper chasm]

Kinda like Rappelz. The Summoner class would be kinda close to the Breeder classes and their summons will also have impact but how it turns out, we'll have to wait and see 🙂
But for taming, as it stands right now, the summoner uses his own creatures, depending on the 2 Archtypes u chose. The Mobs u can tame and breed will be for Battlepets and mounts and so on.

[hasty garden]

ty thats nice even if i would prefer a vertical progression with the combat pets im happy to see that system in the game

[half zealot]

do we have an date and topic for the monthly stream?

[thick fjord]

Last Friday of the month, and it's either mage showcase or cyclops preview

[bitter stone]

always nothing

[tiny vine]

Do we have a community manager for EU or are we left in the hands of spare time of NA managers?

[rancid cypress]

It only starts showing the monthly live stream date and time after its announced. (Usually the week before)

It's generally held on the last Friday of the month if that helps.

[foggy oracle]

Yes, should be next Friday 🙂

[worn wagon]

There'll be at least one German and one French community manager closer release

[tiny vine]

for DE and FR only or for eu but roots from those countries?

[stuck cape]

Just curious, do mods + community managers still get to play the game as usual, or are they more like GM's + Admins when it comes to being ingame?

[rancid cypress]

Mods here and on the website are volunteer so they play as normies.

Community managers will likely have some special abilities to kick off some ingame events/chaos

[stuck cape]

Ahhh okay, thanks 🙂

[desert ivy]

They can play the game as normal but they're not allowed to join guilds

[quartz coral]

So I’m super confused about how the character creator will work. If I select the dwarf as my race will I not be allowed to make my character look like asmon gold? Will my character be forced to look dwarven

[arctic swift]

If you select dwarf as a race, you're allowed to customize it within the space of the dwarven race

[tiny vine]

you can push the poor dwarf to it's limits

but the base will be of dwarven decent

[quartz coral]

Ok so I’ll be playing human then … rip

I wanted my dwarf to resemble me

[tiny vine]

bald dwarf should be simple to make

not sure how skinny or thicc you can make them yett

[oak bridge]

I've heard Steven say that having multiple accounts is fine. So is it going to be commonplace to have an alt account that can set up an afk stall to sell stuff, while also playing on the real account? Or is there a feature in the game that allows a player to set up a stall that can sell things, while simultaneously playing the game? (which would stop this potential "Pay-2-Win" mechanic from existing)

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Auction house

Auction houses enable players to list items at the Economic node in which the auction house is located.
A listing fee will be charged to list items in the auction house.
Vassal nodes of the auction house node will be able to view items that are listed on that auction house, regardless of node type of the vassal node. This will be possible through...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Auction_house

[rigid rose]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Player_stalls @oak bridge

"Player stalls do not require the attendance of the character or for that character to be online."

[teal herald]

is this game ever coming out?

[tiny vine]

Someday for sure

[dapper lake]

In alpha 2, are there any discussions or ideas for testing alternate game mode servers such as hardcore servers?

[worn wagon]

No, those are currently not planned

[onyx notch]

i think ashes will be hardcore enough 😄

[versed spade]

I have a localization question,

I remember some games releasing last year that where banned in netherlands & belgium because of loot boxes,

Now i know ashes wont have that, but just to be sure there are no issues for me as a dutch/netherlands player to try ashes of creations right?

(Before i commit to buying anything)

Thats my only concern haha. For the rest keep going and il wait for the game 🥰

[desert ivy]

Theres currently no regional restrictions, no

And yeah, Steven hates loot box mechanics so those won't be in Ashes

[versed spade]

Thanks 🥰

[desert ivy]

But none of the packs give access to the game right now and there are no dates for when the next testing phase will be live

[wintry trout]

Any details about date release ?

And alfa 2?

See you guys in 1 year 😂

[hard cedar]

Do we know if the cosmetics in the packs will rotate, or will they be gone forever?

[arctic sky]

The cosmetics are there just the for month

There may be similar that you can get in game but not the exact one

[hard cedar]

Thank you for answering, I was hoping some may rotate in the future, oh well such is life

[unkempt frost]

Has multiboxing ever addressed?

good, thanks 🙂

[plush hound]

AoC Shop question. The "Cloudburst Pegasus" is for sale this month as the mount skin and from what I understand flying in Ashes will be very limited. How will this mount work? Will it be a flightless Pegasus if your mount is ground only? That's a little strange imo. Like you have the wings...use them. Has there been any more clarification on how these skins will work in general? The process of applying the skin and when you can use them? We need these details in order to make sure that we are purchasing things that will actually be used.

I will try to no life this game but it's harder for me to do these days. Might not be one of the select few flyers

[vale pagoda]

while it is true flying in Ashes will be very limited, skins like the one mentioned are also applyable to Tier 2 Gliding mounts which will be much more accessible to players, so in this case the wings will be used for gliding should it be applied to a Gliding mount.

[plush hound]

Ok, well that makes it a little less bad. I still think Intrepid should address in more detail how these things will work. If you're selling something you should have the final plan in place.

[thick fjord]

I agree that if cosmetics are being sold, the full details on those cosmetics should be given at PoS, not through an unofficial wiki or asking in discord. But the ambiguity around cosmetics are a common issue

[arctic sky]

That 'unofficial wiki' has all the links to the direct quotes in the footnotes

It just makes it easier to parse through the years of info

[thick fjord]

My point still stands, needing an unofficial wiki that then sources various vods and discord posts in order to understand the cosmetics that are being sold is poorly done. Especially when the average person wouldn't even know of its existence

But that's outside the scope of this channel

[tiny vine]

Is it not an official wiki?

[spark cove]

ashesofcreation.wiki
is the only wiki we got

And it's a good source of infos.

[fiery dew]

it's recommended by Intrepid wherein they acknowledge it as "community-run": #help message

[tiny vine]

[arctic sky]

It's not backed by intrepid but they use it in their discord bot so take it as you want

[tiny vine]

yeah, i mean it's not looked down opon so <.<

[thick owl]

Whats stopping a corrupted player from joining an instanced dungeon to farm away his corruption safely from bounty hunters and other threats.

[lost lintel]

regarding the "no multi clients" is one not allowed to simply alt tab between 2 game sessions?

[clear quartz]

I don't know the answer to that, but one solution would be to not be able to participate in raids and dungeons that are instanced while corrupted.

[rancid cypress]

Likely the client won't allow multiple game windows.

[clear quartz]

Or maybe not be able to join a group at all.

But that could be a bit harsh

[lost lintel]

but.. when i force multiple game windows to work on one machine, and simply alt-tab, should be perfectly fine?

[desert ivy]

One of the rules is you can't have multiple clients running on 1 computer

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Multi-boxing

The current policy on multi-boxing (multi client) is that players are allowed to own multiple accounts, but may not launch multiple game clients from the same computer. Players may not use any software to automate character actions or mimic keystrokes.
This was previously stated to be: If a user has a legitimate account and is not botting or using...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Multi-boxing

[lost lintel]

well thats lame. im not buying a second computer just to run the game twice lol.

[copper vigil]

So this could happen in this game https://youtu.be/QSacavkPfB4

How can ashes combat bots using chat gpt

[whole dawn]

i would accept occasional out-of-combat captchas if it meant there were less bots

[desert ivy]

So all this is is regular OSRS bots using chatgpt to respond to players? Shouldn't matter.

It's only purpose is to avoid being reported directly by other players

[spiral pine]

Since Ashes isn't f2p it's already a much more manageable problem

[analog cargo]

it'd be cool if they implemented chatgpt for npcs lol

[worn wagon]

Please move discussions to either #aoc-discussion or #general-discussion

[prisma sail]

Release date for game?

[tiny vine]

before 2100

[wet mantle]

soon soon realy soon

[analog cargo]

just dont use two accounts then to double benefits

[lost lintel]

by the time ashes launches, i will likely have upgraded and have a second pc anyway 🙂

[arctic sky]

Please keep these to questions

[regal oak]

can we get more dark cosmetics so I can start buying again pls 🙂 I have all the dark themed ones i neeed moreeee

[weary frigate]

yeah too many nature-esque or bright themed ones in a row. We need some tougher looking ones asap

[last osprey]

on that topic, since I bought my package some time ago, I dont remember which cosmetics I own. I can find their name but is there a way to check how they look?

[dark jungle]

use the wiki

type /wiki then the name of the item

[last osprey]

thanks!

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Diadem of the Majestic

Diadem of the Majestic was a cosmetic accessory in a pre-order pack.
Resting atop the heads of Kaelar royalty, this gleaming example of craftsmanship seems to exude an aura of surety that puts the doubtful at ease. It has presided over the formation of numerous alliances, both minor and major. So long as those of good faith don it, the diadem shal...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Diadem_of_the_Majestic

[proper snow]

Whats the rules to when it comes to using ashes of creation music to a video? like i'd only be playing in the background while i explain about a game is there a fair use? or will i need to get certain permission for it?

[spiral pine]

It is not official AoC music

They've just bought the rights to use the music

[desert ivy]

Yeah, afaik you can't use the music without yourself buying the rights too

[noble gale]

Damn

[cyan parrot]

soon 😄

[drifting locust]

@junior ember would there happen to be a press asset page?

[digital sonnet]

Hey there DeshHere! We've got a media page here: https://ashesofcreation.com/media

If you're press, you can also email us at [e-mail] to get added to our press list.

[wise lark]

So I dont know if this came to me in a dream but. The Alpha 2 is meant to be continous? Correct? As in you get to play it until the actual release, though the beta and such?

[onyx notch]

true, but after release it will be wipe out

[wise lark]

Yeah ofc

I just wanted to know that if I get into Alpha 2, if you can play until the actual release.

Lets be honest, I think players in the Alpha 2 will also get a title? 😄

[onyx notch]

true, but there can be bugs, wipes and offline servers for sure

[wise lark]

Thats fine, after all the Alpha is to stress test and get feedback.

AHH MAN I CANT WAIT ANYMORE

😄

Thx for the answers btw @onyx notch

[astral cargo]

So in order to have the chance of every skin, mount, pet, etc...in this game, How much would I have to spend?

[minor ruin]

You’d need a time machine

[desert ivy]

Skins are one and done. Once the month goes a new pack is introduced and the exact skins that were in the previous pack are gone forever.

Buying all 6 skins each month would cost $115 a month. They've been selling them for roughly 5 and a half years each month (with a few exceptions such as when covid started in March 2020 they didn't sell another pack till July 2020).

[astral cargo]

so about $6500....um.....wow

i did the kickstarter but didnt see all these extra coming

[fresh urchin]

you can't buy any of those though

[crystal beacon]

What is included in the alpha that’s coming in June? Are all races and classes in the game already? And how much of the character customiser is included?

[stone geyser]

No alpha has been announced for June

[wise lark]

Do we know what professions will be ingame yet?

[dark jungle]

we have been given a list but it may not be complete

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Artisan classes

Artisan classes allow a player to specialize in one or more of the following skill trees.
Gathering
Processing
Crafting Within each of these three artisan classes lies different professions.
Characters within a single account (Alts) may have different professions.
There are profession-specific quests.
Professions will be balanced based on testing....

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Artisan_classes

[wise lark]

Thanks! 👍

[digital sonnet]

This was a question upvoted during the 2022 Reddit AMA.

If you want to see how we answer the question live, check out the replay here (with timestamp to the question): https://youtu.be/rrD4RCTbxds?t=1962

[wise lark]

I'm mainly just interested in whether or not there is going to be some unique profession that you dont see in every other MMO. Something other than your usual "Weaver, Cook, Smith" etc

[digital sonnet]

There are aspects of our artisan classes and these professions that we feel are unique to Ashes of Creation, but we haven't created a new profession never seen before in any MMO.

If you have an idea for a unique profession never done before in any MMO, our forums would be the best place to suggest something like that.

[wise lark]

Ohh lol I wasn't aware I was talking to actual Staff at Intrepid!
Thanks for the answers. ❤️

I dont actually have any suggestions I was just curious.
By all means, the game already feels unique enough on its own it doesnt need something bombastic and unique as profession. 😄

[digital haven]

Will ashes have territory wars where you push land claims between two nodes? Or will it just be an all or nothing sieging an enemy node and blowing it up if you succeed in sieging it? Like will there be many smaller battles that go on getting to the point you can siege the enemy's metropolis? taking like smaller towns and farmsteads first for your node before hitting the big boy?

Thinking like the territory wars found in EVE/Albion/ConqBlade

[fresh urchin]

not really, there are node wars, which basically make citizens of the nodes hostile to each other. But in terms of actual world affecting the nodes are what you siege and they're all or nothing.

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Node sieges

Node sieges enable players to destroy nodes starting at Village (stage 3). This paves the way for new development and access to the locked content in surrounding nodes. Due to this dynamic, political strife and intrigue play an important role in the structure of the world.
Sieging nodes will not be an easy task for the attackers. Cities and metro...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Node_sieges

[fresh urchin]

another thing to consider about that, is the smaller towns are their own nodes. There's not multiple towns within one node, smaller nodes around a larger node become vassals of that node, but they are still nodes themselves

[digital haven]

When you successfully siege a vassal, is it destroyed and the metropolis loses control of it?

[fresh urchin]

I believe to be a vassal it has to be T3 so in that sense the metropolis would lose control of it

[fresh urchin]

though for it to be the vassal of a metropolis it may need to actually be T5

not positive on that but that's what the graphic would suggest

[fresh urchin]

also correction to this, T1 and T2 can be vassals of a T3 but T0 cannot be a vassal at all

[fresh urchin]

T0 has no parent at all, T1 and T2 are still called vassals on the wiki, I don't know if that distinction really matters though 😅

actually there appears to be conflicting information on if T0 has a parent on the wiki, so not sure on that

yeah the wiki still calls them vassals despite that new mechanic though

[dark jungle]

that is what steven called them

we annotated it with " "

[fresh urchin]

😄

[dark jungle]

we dont change the words used by the developers, even if they arent strictly consistent

[hearty ginkgo]

Has there been any discussion about utilizing AI tools via APIs that are now available for Unreal? Such as Nerf, etc. Wouldn’t this significantly reduce development time and costs?

[ruby swift]

The comments they have made are pretty standard concerning new tech. They look and evaluate new trends and tech and if it is appropriate for their needs.

[last osprey]

hello, I wanna ask about the name reservation system. how does it work? do I have to go somewhere right now or it will be implemented later on with the betas?

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Name reservations

Name reservations were rewards for backing at the Pioneer level and higher and are currently available through the Voyager plus pre-order pack.
Accounts will have name reservation tokens, that entitle its holder to reserve a name on a specific server when the reservation time comes.

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Name_reservations

[forest yarrow]

Regarding the name reservation, how do we chose the name to reserve

[desert ivy]

Everything we know is in the wiki link

[soft oar]

I dont think we can yet, if we can however please inform me too lol

[crystal beacon]

Does alpha 2 have a date?

[ancient egret]

nope

[arctic sky]

'less than years' was the last quote given

[crystal beacon]

Thanks

[round bone]

are we allowed to make content out of the alpha videos posted by AsOcreation

[ruby swift]

As long as you go with the regular "fair use" standards. If you just copy/paste the vid onto your channel, most likely would get a ding. But if you add commentary or use in other ways as part of content creation should be fine.

[south cargo]

It would be cool if the lightning ball reacted with the shadows of the cave, it’s like a mini sun making way to the shadows and revealing what’s within.

[thick bolt]

Steam deck capability!!!

[spiral pine]

No

[grim breach]

Ashes NFT when?

[grim breach]

Game DOA

[grim breach]

#read-me-first

[icy cloak]

How much is the game gonna cost

[spiral pine]

$15 a month

[icy cloak]

Oh

[hollow meadow]

So, I have bought into early access and acquired a specific bundle for doing so (skins, buildings, mounts, etc) but another bundle came out since purchasing said bundle, is there any way to trade one for another? I really want the dwarf themed bundle.

[grim breach]

No. You cannot

Also, they're all skins. You will need to have suitable items to apply them on.

With the exception of Costumes and Pets. Accessories too IIRC. Those can be used immediately.

[west meteor]

Once you buy a pack, you get the items in the pack but should also now have the ability to buy individual items from packs. If you check the store you should see the new items listed out

[desert ivy]

If you bought your current pack within the last 90 days you could request a refund for your current pack

[grim breach]

You still cannot get anything from the previous packs if you missed them.

The monthly packs are exclusive to their specific month and year. They're one and done.

[valid vortex]

How do I get my discord rank for the pack I bought?

[spiral pine]

there are no special discord roles for any of the packs currently in the store

[ruby swift]

If you qualify for any special ranks or permissions, how to get them is in the #read-me-first

[valid vortex]

I’ve seen a few people with the Voyager Plus rank and assumed that they bought the Voyager Plus pack on the website and were given that discord rank?

[ruby swift]

Some titles are legacy titles and are no longer applied. They give no permissions so are cosmetic. A moderator can further inform you if needed. Look to any of the red names on the right and shoot whoever is green a DM or tag them.

[silent egret]

needing some help. I'm trying to get the Ashes of Creation Forums role to correctly display Alpha 2 tester, what steps do I take if it's not showing and have already meet qualifications to be as such?

[desert ivy]

I don't think Alpha Two tester is a role on the forums yet. Alpha One tester was a role because it gave access to the Alpha One feedback section of the forums, but there's nothing like that for A2 yet

[reef veldt]

in the recent mage showcase we saw a few skills that the mage will be able to use, my question is if there will be skills that allow us to heal ourselves based off of damage to enemies, or like how in black desert we can apply addons to our skills to regen mana and/or hp based off of the number of enemies hit, or will basic attacks focus on mana/hp regen?

[dapper chasm]

Aoc uses the Trinitysystem (Damage, Tank, Heal)...this means giving everyone to ability the heal themselves would make the Healer and Bard completely useless.
U could choose the Healer as ur secondary class, but this doesnt mean u'll get healing spells, its more for survivability.

[reef veldt]

does that mean there will be no way to heal yourself if you are playing without a group?

[dapper chasm]

U can use Potions and maybe some of the Bufffood will give u HP-regen to some extent. And of course u r auto-regenerating out of combat.

[desert ivy]

Cleric secondary will also most likely provide self-healing effects on some of your spells if you run the correct augments

[meager yarrow]

The game is balanced around 8 player parties so playing alone will be very hard

I’d suggest checking out a rpg rather than a mmo

[thick fjord]

That means the more difficult content would require groups, but there's always places to farm and things to do solo

[reef veldt]

i'm used to playing high end black desert online, the dungeons in elder scrolls online don't really interest me all that much, i enjoy overland content with friends but i like to do solo stuff too plus the non combat skilling looks like it will be fun...

[low moon]

I know people complained a lot about the particle effects being over the top and in the latest show-case they sure seemed to have fixed it. Looked great to me. What Im wondering is if there could be a single firemage skill or perhaps a craftable smokebomb/smokescreen that applies a small debuff but where the main usage would actually be sight impairment. It would just be a large black smoke cloud. I think it could be useful in organised activities.

[south ember]

Are you guys using Niagara system in UE5 for the particle effects?

[thick berry]

How do you connect your ashes account to discord?

[desert ivy]

https://discord.ashesofcreation.com/

[thick berry]

tyvm ❤️

i've the alpha one key was wondering how do I access the additional links in the discord?

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[west meteor]

#read-me-first message

[thick berry]

Tried this, decided to wait about 6 hours still nothing, everything is correct. Might have to contact customer services in the morning thanks for the assist peoples

[dark jungle]

alpha "keys" dont grant access to the test channels. only alpha packs do that.

[thick berry]

I own an alpha pack

[dark jungle]

If you have an alpha 1 pack then you can link your account and get the special discord roles https://discord.ashesofcreation.com/

There are no special roles for alpha 2 pack holders yet

[thick berry]

I did and nothing is coming up and I have alpha 1 pack :<

[dark jungle]

you will probably need to raise a ticket then

!cs

[potent thunder]

Include more keywords after this command to search for answers to some of our FAQ (ex. !cs password reset), or open a Customer Support ticket directly here if you are having account or technical issues: https://support.ashesofcreation.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

[thick berry]

Thanks for the help Lex

[light magnet]

Got a question on Alpha 2 status.
Ive pledged some time ago and figured i've just needed to be patient with the status update on my account on the forums but I havent seen any changes yet. Is there anywhere that gives me any instructions or steps on how to check the status of this or to inquire about it?

[desert ivy]

That command has the latest regarding testing phases

Theres currently no "alpha 2" role on the forums as there is no a2 section on the forums to get given access to

[ruby swift]

You can go to inventory and see if your pack in there. If it is, that is all you need to do currently. Make sure your emails from Intrepid are marked "safe" and don't go to spam. If you get the monthly one they currently send out and see it, then you should see the notification email for A2 whenever they get to that point.

[light magnet]

Ah ok. Well, knowing that Alpha 2 isnt out yet, makes me feel better. I do see what i need to in my inventory on the site. Also, i am seeing the Intrepid emails, so i guess im all set.

Thank you for the quick and kind response.

[crystal beacon]

What fps correlates to the minimum and recommended computer requirements?

[thick owl]

No one knows except the developers probabl6

[ruby swift]

The last minimum specs give were for UE4, so outdated. They will most likely update them closer to A2. Since giving them now, people would be naturally upset to find out they should have waited 6 months in the case of upgraded hardware needed.

[reef veldt]

the game will allow you to use pretty much any weapon on any class right?

[desert ivy]

Yes, but it doesn't necessarily mean all weapons will be good on every class

[reef veldt]

i get that, but i'm guessing that speccing into a tank if you are doing some casual solo grinding you would need to use a dps weapon to deal enough damage

[languid totem]

when is release date?:)

thanks :d

[thick owl]

I know MMORPGs take a long time to develop, but how many developers are actually working on the combat system including skills, classes, gear etc...? I know they have 100+ total.

I ask this because it looks like progress is taking a really long time given that every class showcase doesn't even have a full skill bar of skills worth showcasing.

[desert ivy]

We don't know how many people are working on each system, we don't get told that

[echo pecan]

And why would we

[stone geyser]

They've also said that the shortage of animators is slowing their progress on that front.

[crystal beacon]

i have a question they making skins and cosmetics new ones almost all the time how are they suppose to account for all the new cosmetics and the game hasn't come out yet how are they suppose to give them to players who bought them when they keep coming out with new ones a lot how can they keep up with making new skins and cosmetics when the basic core principles of the game aren't even made fleshed out yet. like i don't understand how they have time to make new skins and cosmetics when the game isn't even done yet

[desert ivy]

Artists don't work on the systems

[minor ruin]

Because people(especially when there is more than one) can work on multiple things

[crystal beacon]

they still have to code all that into the game

[desert ivy]

The cosmetics that are sold are being used as NPCs in the game. The pets/mounts are creatures in games

like costumes are humanoid npcs in games

[crystal beacon]

and the bugs that go with that as well. i don't understand that

[desert ivy]

they're being used to populate the npcs

[crystal beacon]

i get that

[desert ivy]

Then I don't get the issue

[crystal beacon]

but i don't get that either that makes no sense to me. like skins cause bugs and issues as well

animation bugs

ect a whole other issue itself the game isn't even out and they keep pumping new ones out idk.. it just seems like that takes so much time and the game like for example the mage that mount they had it bugged out on the last live stream it t posed.

[desert ivy]

You expect there to be no bugs in an alpha?

[crystal beacon]

never said that i just said how are they gonna expect it to not be buggy and polished when they keep pumping out new skins and cosmetics

[desert ivy]

Because it's just a skin. They're not making new skeletons for every costume

The skin itself won't cause bugs

[crystal beacon]

skins can cause pvp issues

[desert ivy]

So can in-game earnt gear

They're already planning to have transmogging in-game. So if your issue is "how do I tell what the player is wearing", there'll be tooltips that help with that

[crystal beacon]

idk that's all i gotta say maybe they can answer it better. but idk nothing wrong with it but idk it seems very odd to take that approach to me

no it isn't that skins cause hit box issues and model issues

animation issues

but idk maybe they know how to fix it

how many cosmetics have they relased

is there a wiki for the total

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Cosmetics

Cosmetics provide a wide array of customization in Ashes of Creation.
There are no pay-to-win gameplay benefits from any purchasable items. All skin cosmetic items are cosmetic items only and do not grant the user any other benefit. The lore text is flavor text, and background of the creatures and items in the world of Verra. Types of cosmetics:
S...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Cosmetics

[grim breach]

330 cosmetics from 57 packs. Only counting pre-order packs.

[crystal beacon]

lol okay thanks so that's 330 cosmetics that are gonna be added at launch.. on alpha 2?

or over time

[dapper chasm]

At release...some may make it into Alpha2 but not promised

[crystal beacon]

that's just idk that's a lot of stuff

thanks for the info but that's

330 cosmetics i cannot think of any other game out that has that mcuh cosmetics on it at all i just wanted some insight thanks

[ancient egret]

as said its made for npc's and the world it is very little if you look at it in the way of world assets

[crystal beacon]

i understand that. yeah i appecaite the info

[heady canopy]

so which primary archetypes are still needing showcased? Bard, Summoner, and Rogue?

[heady canopy]

The cosmetics they sell in the packs are what the npc wear. So as they are building the world and zones this is already being created. What this creates is current cash flow to fund the new npc, zones, etc. So they have just found a way to monetize the efforts as they go so they get some form of return and pay the workers as they continue working on the game for release. Otherwise how do you pay your staff besides just out of pocket?

[stone geyser]

Correct

[thick owl]

Are all 85 nodes going to have unique quests, characters etc...?

[ruby swift]

No, most nodes won't advance beyond the lower tiers on how the structure and lockouts work. Node content is based on various factors such as dominant racial, node tier, region, and others. There will be some overlap that occurs, and is planned so that if one node is knocked back down to zero in a siege, there may be other places to continue that questline or turn in at other locations in the world if the right conditions have been met in other nodes.

POIs on the world map are static and may have those unique quests and characters that you are looking for.

[jovial elbow]

they're trying to do things right so we'll keep playing a looong time

[crystal beacon]

Yeah I don't blame them for wanting to do it right I liked the mage class preview once it comes out I'll be playing it.. I just hope it don't take 2 more years but who knows

[tranquil willow]

Btw, go to #read-me-first and select language roles to get other channels unlocked

[crystal beacon]

Okay thanks man

[tranquil willow]

Do you have the proper pack that includes mounts too?

[drowsy holly]

I paid 2k i hope i can

[tranquil willow]

Ok, then it's some other issue

[drowsy holly]

So, i open a ticket do you think?

[ruby swift]

How did you pay 2k for LoM?

Oh wait, other currency, always forget that one.

[rancid cypress]

You need to scroll down. there's alot of stuff in the LOM shop list. It's likely at the bottom.

[ruby swift]

Yeah, the current stuff is not always at the top

Intrepid likes to tease me with "Upgrade to this tier" seemingly in my first 3 always.

[drowsy holly]

I

nope not a lot of things for me

oooh got it

my bad didn't see the "load more" button, i'm just blind

[drowsy holly]

Yes i exaggerated a bit, more like 1.5

[ruby swift]

I just thought you might be putting all your purchases into that amount of say, extra cosmetics over time and such.

[steady skiff]

Omg what

9000 dollars?

[steady skiff]

...

[drowsy holly]

That's what you can buy if you have pledged during Kickstarter and the following summer

[steady skiff]

What does it do

[drowsy holly]

basicaly the highest pack of the KS

[steady skiff]

Lemme check it, I don't hope that it might be worth

[tranquil willow]

The wiki is down ATM

But essentially, it gives you tons of goodies

[steady skiff]

🥲

It is pretty nonsense to want 9000 dollars

[drowsy holly]

a large number of things, lifetime subs, relation with devs, a castle built by you, a statue of you, invitation for launch party with devs at Las vegas

ect..

[steady skiff]

Hmm weird

[spiral pine]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1791529601/ashes-of-creation-new-mmorpg-by-intrepid-studios

there you can read what it includes

[grizzled crag]

I have all these

[worn wagon]

Please keep this channel for Q&As and move discussions to either #aoc-discussion or #general-discussion

[twin cloak]

when do name reservations happen ?

[dark jungle]

we dont have an exact timeframe yet, but likely during alpha 2

[twin cloak]

I suppose we will recieve a notification about it or something ? wouldn't want to miss it

[dark jungle]

yes they will probably post in #news and send emails to pack holders

[twin cloak]

alright

thanks

[night fossil]

I have a curious question? If summoners are able to level up their summons would they also be able to equip their summons with gear? armor, shields... etc

[arctic swift]

Summons come from abilities, i dont think you are able to level them up from what i know.
Are you maybe talking about battle pets? Though idk if they can be leveled either

[night fossil]

Ah yeah that makes sense didn't think it that way lol

[arctic swift]

Unfortunately we basically have 0 info on summoners atm as they are most likely gonna be the last class to be showcased

[night fossil]

Yeah sweet looking forward to it!

[arctic swift]

Same

[rugged hatch]

if we buy a pack, lets say the one to 375$ to get the caravan skin, and in next month there comes a new one we like too, is it then possible to also buy that or are we "locked" with the packet we buy?

[desert ivy]

Yes, the Voyager Plus ($375) pack allows you to buy all future cosmetics

[rugged hatch]

nice, ty ❤️

[uncut eagle]

How do I review what future cosmetics I will be able to purchase?

[tranquil willow]

According to this

[desert ivy]

Wayfarer - Accessory
Expeditionary - Accessory, Pet
Voyager - Accessory, Pet, Mount
Voyager Plus - Everything

If you're asking to see pictures of the future cosmetics, you can't. The day before the packs change they will show a preview of the new cosmetics

[uncut eagle]

I see, thanks.

So, would I be able to purchase individual items from New packs as they come out, or are these purchases I can make after alpha 2 release?

[desert ivy]

You can buy new cosmetics as they release each month

So say you bought the Voyager pack this month, when the cosmetics change in a week or so you'll be able to buy the new Accessory/Pet/Mount

[uncut eagle]

Awesome. I got the plus. So, I can pick and choose which cosmetics I want out of each month's packs.

[desert ivy]

Correct

[uncut eagle]

Atleast that will keep me engaged while I wait for alpha 2 release.

And support the development.

[uncut eagle]

Q: I've been curious, after watching the Mage archetype video several times. How the mage is able to curve spells around objects (which I absolutely love by the way) at what point will it say Target not in sight cause that will be very crucial in pvp timing of cast.

[steady skiff]

Can we offer some suggestions to DevTeam

Just an inspiration

Is it sensible to bring Major passive skills which gives a whole new mechanic about it's class like the Class Engravings in Lost Ark

[arctic sky]

Suggestions are seen more on the forums

[arctic sky]

Steven clarified this a bit last night... He mentioned only some skills across all classes will have the ability to ignore a bit of los but it still needs to be tested and balanced to see if it's actually viable in game so it may change

[arctic sky]

Also that's what your secondary class helps with a bit.. gives your first class 'flavor'

[uncut eagle]

Awesome, thanks @arctic sky

Well hopefully they don't kill the idea

[arctic sky]

@uncut eagle also #read-me-first and choose a language to see other channels

[uncut eagle]

It's an amazing concept, and brings the environment into the gameplay, which in my opinion alot of games lack

[uncut eagle]

Okay I did...

[arctic sky]

#aoc-discussion is a great place to talk about it

[uncut eagle]

Don't have that channel

Nevermind just popped up

[crisp swallow]

Will there be a glorious gourd contest this year? The people demand pumpkins! 🎃

[umbral geode]

anyone know why i cant sign into the forums after purchasing a pack?

[worn wagon]

No info has been shared about that yet

[worn wagon]

What does the error message you're receiving say? Usually login into the forums after purchasing a pack shouldn't be a problem.

[crisp gazelle]

I logged into my account tonight to check the forums out and noticed someone had accessed my account and changed the email address and i had a ban on the fourm ....Has anyone else had this happen recently??
I have since updated my email address again and had the ban removed and further added the 2 step Authentication process...

[spiral pine]

It's an extremely old bug where your email got mismatched

The ban is also an old bug

[meager yarrow]

Lol like roaches 🪳

[tawdry swallow]

So as far as I know there wont be voice acting in AoC however I heard recently that there is a new AI voice over addon in WoW that sounds really sublime. Is it possible for intrepid to explore such solution?

I mean for the Quest Dialogue and such

[grim breach]

Apparently, Steven dislikes the idea

He want to foster real human talent, so probably not

[hollow wadi]

has AoC watched some WoW Hardcore, and made implementations to not have griefing and such happening in it like in Hardcore?

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Corruption

Corruption in Ashes of Creation refers to:

Player corruption gained through the PvP flagging system.
Corruption tarnishes the character’s spiritual essence. Their ability to utilize the Verra’s magic found within them is diminished. – Steven Sharif
Corrupted Essence is the negative aspect of The Essence, spread by The Ancients during the Apocalyp...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Corruption

[tawdry swallow]

Well there are no plans to employee "Real" human talent and I would prefer that too but its just a cheap alternative.

[dapper chasm]

U would prefer it but Steven doesnt.
And if 'every' game does this, you would be annoyed to hear the same couple voices over and over again everywhere.

[wise lark]

How long is it going to take people to traverse from south to north in AoC again?

Somewhere I heard 5 hours, somewhere I heard 1 hour.

I'd be happy with 30 minutes with a mount tbh. But whats like the actual number or estimate?

[wise lark]

👍 Thank you kindest of sirs.

Or mams, I dunno.

[thick owl]

Does anyone know how large the actual cities in the nodes will be for each tier?

[ancient egret]

the actual size not rly it will differ depending on what type of node it is and we have only seen up to tier 3 so far

[median ice]

I have been pondering a question about the traditional roles (tank/healer/dps). Are tanks and healers getting scaling damage when dealing with outdoor PVE/questing solo content compared to a DPS? (especially talking about healers) Or will healers have to rely on grouping?

[stable plover]

We haven't heard anything about specifically solo mechanical changes compared to group play (Seems unlikely), but I assume healers will do things like switch their action bar active skill loadouts to have more dps skills and less healing skills than when in a group. See https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Action_bar

[median ice]

Okay! Then that brings me to another question. Will players be punished for changing talents/spells for situations as such?

[umbral geode]

I keep getting this

everytime i try to sign in

[stable plover]

I wouldn't call it 'punished' but I'd call it "Doing it at an NPC in at least a village level node, maybe with a cooldown" See https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Classes#Changing.2Fswitching it gets slightly off topic but probably relevant.

[median ice]

okay neat ill check this out thank you!

[grim breach]

There's no plan "for now" so they can avoid unnecessary spending but they have a mocap studio now so who knows if that's still true today.

[thick owl]

I've been reading a lot of complains about how the combat feels "floaty" with no weight behind each swing of a weapon.

Will there be some sort of staggering effect on mobs upon each swing of, say, a hammer or a greatsword?
Anyone know what other plans they have for improving the feel of the combat?

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Combat revamp

A revamped combat system will be rolled out during and post Alpha-1 testing based on player feedback.

The goal is to give more agency to the player and achieve a more fluid flow of combat with greater mobility when using abilities.
The current hybrid tab and action combat system will remain after the revamp.
This revamp will not represent the fin...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Combat_revamp

[dark jungle]

^^

[worn wagon]

In that case please open a support ticket

!cs

[potent thunder]

Include more keywords after this command to search for answers to some of our FAQ (ex. !cs password reset), or open a Customer Support ticket directly here if you are having account or technical issues: https://support.ashesofcreation.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

[wise lark]

Uhh this is defunct right?

As in old, and not a thing anymore. Or am I tripping? I swear I didnt see that last time I stepped foot on the forums.

[west meteor]

There’s no A1 spot tests going on right now but that is how the message is worded lol

[wise lark]

IKR! I when I logged onto the forums I was like "OUHH!! FINALLY SOMETHING IS HAPPENING!"

Well... then it was back to being sad...

[severe silo]

I just read the whole thing about corruption and I have a question... If the only means to clear corruption levels are through death or by gaining exp... what happens when you are max level? that means you can't earn more exp, right? (so that only leaves death)

[dark jungle]

when you gain corruption and die to remove it you get experience debt, this is what you need to gain back

[severe silo]

I see 🙂 I did read about the XP debt, but didn't link it with the corruption level's cleanse thingie. Thank you both for the replies!

[stable plover]

Those instructions could still help people with A1 access get the Alpha One role on discord

[wise lark]

I wasnt part of A1. So I'm guessing I got no chance 😄

[sacred grail]

Will this game come to xbox if ever

[desert ivy]

No plans for console atm. They're focusing on PC for the time being

They've not ruled out consoles at some point. But at launch it'll be PC only

[severe silo]

The UI has like 17 activable abilities. A console controller doesn't have that much buttons 😅

[dreamy skiff]

Button combos

[spiral pine]

You don't need a unique key for every ability

[turbid zenith]

About NPC, I have a question. Do their actions controlled by those AI models like Chat-gpt?

will be such smart?

[full badger]

It's unlikely based on this response from Steven on the matter #aoc-discussion message

[grim breach]

Steven's comment wasn't about AI actions and behaviors, it's about using GPT to generate side quests and dialogues which he is opposed to

[spiral pine]

You can't use chatgpt for that anyways

[turbid zenith]

I think that will be changed in the future. As Chat-gpt models applying in game, the NPC will be smarter.

[grim breach]

ChatGPT specifically, no. But any other AI models suitable for NPC interactions and behaviors (especially combat), sure.

[turbid zenith]

if you want to have an extraordinary gaming experience, because RLHF is designed to fit to Game, I think.

[turbid zenith]

yeah, that's what I want to elaborate on

[full badger]

Feel free to discuss is more in #aoc-discussion channel 🙂

[severe silo]

Do we know the area covered by each server? I mean... as a european, some games just have a global european server, some are divided into eu west and eu east, and some have regional servers (spanish, german, french, british etc.)

Just thinking about the guild options for now

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Regions

Ashes of Creation will launch with the following server regions:

North America (NA).
Europe (EU).
Asia/Pacific (SEA).
Oceania (OCE) (Australia).
The likelihood is very high for Sydney or Melbourne based OCE servers.
OCE servers may not be provisioned until Beta for Ashes of Creation (the MMO) and live launch for Ashes of Creation Apocalypse.
At t...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Regions

[severe silo]

So we don't fully know yet

[desert ivy]

Correct

[stuck gull]

will we be able to spec into every available class/subclass/augment on a single character?

i saw the mage wielding a 2h, can he also wield a 1h sword and shield? would they need to re-spec to do it? how does it work?

[arctic sky]

No

Any class can use any weapons

Some skills will require certain weapons to work... Like a tank can decide to not use a shield but then he can't use a skill like shield bash

[stuck gull]

sure, but how much do we know about weapon specializations

how many can we have on one char

can we switch them easily or through another means

same thing with classes and augments

[arctic sky]

Only your secondary class can be switched and not on the fly

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Skills

Abilities ( Skills) in Ashes of Creation are built using a custom ability system developed in-house by Intrepid Studios.

Q: There are folks wondering is there an underlying system for the skills and combat from the UE gameplay ability system or is this a proprietary solution that we've created?
A: This is our our custom ability system that's been...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Skills

[stuck gull]

cool i'll look into it a bit more, thanks 😄

[stuck gull]

oh one more thing, how'd you get the "Braver of Worlds" role

[arctic sky]

I linked my discord to my ashes account

It's only gives things for KS roles that gave a1 access etc

[stuck gull]

cool

[candid lotus]

We can link our discord to ashes account?

[arctic sky]

Yes

But it does nothing unless you need access to test

So most are just KS that need to see special channels or legacy stuff from A1 testing

[candid lotus]

Ohh I need to learn how to do this

[stuck gull]

i actually can't find where my a2 key is

[west meteor]

#read-me-first message

[stuck gull]

😅

[arctic sky]

You don't get a key

It would be in your inventory on the site

[stuck gull]

i'm not seeing an inventory, i may be lost

i'm on my forum profile rn

[arctic sky]

Did you log into your account

[stuck gull]

yesh

[arctic sky]

On the site

Not the forums

[stuck gull]

ope one sec

found it thanks 🍮

[candid lotus]

Ohh...my AoC and discord email are different

Oh no they arn't ok

[split jolt]

they should be the same...if you want access to A2 🙂 It's fixable if not...I had that issue for A1

[desert ivy]

Why would we know?

[tight gale]

MCP is still here! He's a Principal Gameplay Engineer instead of Lead. 😉

Also, just to be clear...Whether people work at Intrepid or not, it's personal to those individuals and not something that will be broadcasted or announced.

[dark jungle]

thanks!

[tight falcon]

for melee atks and arc/splash dmg, will the focused target (tab target) take more/full dmg or will all enemies take equal dmg regardless of who is focused with tab target?

[desert ivy]

You mean when you swing a sword and it hits both your primary target and the surrounding enemies? At the moment from what we know they take the same amount of damage

[tight falcon]

cool

imo, primary target should take full and splash should be just that, only splash (some). this way it creates more skill for pvp

[fresh urchin]

You can use all weapons on a single character and swap them at will, including during combat. The answer you got was more about class skills.

[restive rapids]

Lets say I mastered processing and my friend wants me to process on what he gathered. His level isn't high enough in processing. Can he/she give me the item to process? & Can I give it back when I'm done?

[ruby swift]

The last info was that there is very little that is planned to be "BOE/BOP" and would most likely apply to extremely high end material used for "endgame crafting/repairs." Part of the risk v reward of engaging high end content is getting and keeping it after on the way back to whatever processing, storage or use later. So while there is no definitive yes or no yet, all indications are no. Player to player trading is confirmed. Using others freeholds processing facilities with permission also stated. How that all shakes out in the future crafting and freehold reveals remains to be seen.

[fluid needle]

this is only one component of combat. taking the idea into a vacuum and deeming this as useful or not for pvp isnt really feasible. i would suggest waiting until we get a larger picture of how pvp will work and offer this as feedback if you still have the concern after seeing more components blend together you can make a forum post with your suggestions/feedback as devs dont look here for criticism

[worthy atlas]

Is there any sort of a release date target or is it just itll happen when it happened

[stone geyser]

The last information we were given is that alpha 2 is "not years away"

[worthy atlas]

That is impressively vague lmfao

[full badger]

Intrepid only give out dates when they are sure they can meet them, so no, there aren't any dates for the next testing phase or full game release at this time, sorry.

[stone geyser]

They've burned themselves giving specific dates and then missing 'em. Vague is all we'll get until they have something definite for us

[worthy atlas]

Nbd was just curious, always rather a good game to an unfinished game. Lotta those nowadays

[full badger]

[split jolt]

You've learned well from your mistakes young Pedawan 🥰

[cyan parrot]

later this year/ Q1 next year(more likely) they will give us A2 date 😉

[ripe timber]

Can i play yet

[carmine kelp]

I've been pondering this question since the video showcasing the Blood Tower event. I remember something about it being called a "World Event" that will effect the server. However I can't recall it being mentioned exactly how this worked. Basically is this tied to the node system, as in 1 specific node, out of all the nodes, reaches (x) level will trigger this Tower, (essentially meaning does every 80 something nodes have their own world event) OR Is it a per Region fixed area that gets activated from any node in that Region OR Is it an actual area left in partial ruins from the past that gets activated randomly from a certain quest line?

I am not sure if that was specifically answered and could not find anything unless I totally missed it.

Appreciate any feedback. 🙂

[sleek cipher]

in 2017 mage showcase had this ability to create a light that will help navigating through pitch black darkness, is it still the case? or they just scapred it?

[desert ivy]

IIRC the Carphin Tower event happens if a node in the Riverlands reaches stage 3 (Village). I'll check again though

Normally this is a story that would require us to have built up some of the nodes in the area. . Either you could just build up Miraleth(?) directly to get access to where we're going, or any of the nodes in the riverlands could have leveled up to a certain amount to have basically enabled the story to spawn.

So we don't know the exact node level required for Carphin story event to spawn

[fresh urchin]

world events are tied to lots of things, node levels are one of those things, for the tower of carphin specifically it can be triggered by a specific node being leveled (Miraleth) or some other nodes nearby being leveled instead. From what we know most big POI world events (like carphin) will be in a general region of nodes as opposed to only being tied to one node, but supposedly other things besides node levels will also trigger them. Steven said one of the goals was to make it difficult to metagame the world events by forcing specific ones.

[dark jungle]

The spelling of Miraleth and other names relating to Carphin has been checked and confirmed by the devs

[desert ivy]

Yeah I did the (?) cause I was typing it out by hand until that point and didn't know how to spell it

[split pilot]

Do we know if any of the skins will be available in a2?

[onyx knoll]

Hey there, this channel is for questions only, it looks like you don't have the proper roles to see the discussion channels, please head over to #read-me-first and click on the language of your choice to get access ^^

[fleet nest]

Is there a date on when we get to see the ships and naval aspects of the game?

[ancient egret]

nope

[arctic swift]

Mods?

[candid lotus]

is there an alpha1/A2/B discussion forum? im going through the readme and it just keeps cycling so im unsure if im doing what it says right

[desert ivy]

There are no A2 or Beta sections on the forums as those stages haven't started yet

There used to be an A1 section but it was archived as there's no A1 testing happening

[candid lotus]

Ok cause I keep getting this but I already have set up my contact email in my profile

[worn wagon]

That's a known issue, this forum post can help you out
https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/54949/error-signing-into-forums-contact-email#latest

[tranquil nexus]

in the future, to play on A2, in addition to the " Voyager Pre-Order Package" do we need a subscription to play ?

[desert ivy]

No

[ancient egret]

no

[tranquil nexus]

so the 6 month of game time including in the package is for the release right ?

[ancient egret]

yep

[tranquil nexus]

alright, thanks 👌

[candid lotus]

Thank you

[candid lotus]

Is there an alliance system? Like smaller guilds work with bigger guilds? Or will big guilds be the LOTL?

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Alliances

Ashes of Creation may have specific content that revolves around Alliances.

Progression pathways within alliances.
Guilds sharing common services with alliance members.
Alliances can toggle relationships with nodes.
Content that revolves around alliances specifically and progression within the development of that alliance; and the ability to shar...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Alliances

[silent island]

When alpha 2 drops, will its players be able to talk about it with others or it will be not allowed?

[arctic sky]

Full A2 is not supposed to be under NDA

Can even stream it

[fresh urchin]

yeah no NDA on alpha 2, there wasnt even an NDA on alpha 1

[candid lotus]

Will we be getting an email on A2 when it starts up? Or will we be having to watch the forums/discord for announcements

[dark jungle]

they send emails to all package holders

[heady flare]

Should be in #news as well. But you'll probably hear about it before you even get there. Lot of streamers and gamer news covering it

[pine isle]

If I were to order the Voyager Pre-Order Package and used 2 months of the subscription time, will the remaining 4 months continue to tick down even if I don't log in? I work on ships and basically I'm at home for 2 months and onboard for 4 months, so 2/3 of the game time they give would be wasted.

[ruby swift]

If you look at industry wide practices, most likely no. This question has been asked before and a definitive answer from Intrepid is yet to be forthcoming. Once the game launches and you activate your account, you will most likely have 6 months sub credited, and I know of zero sub based mmos that allow you to pause and resume at will.

From the wiki.

Subscriptions will begin at launch or, subject to change, a user may be able to choose to activate their subscription to start at a particular point in time.[10]
Game time (earned through crowdfunding and pre-order packs) will not begin counting down until the game is released.[11]

As you can see, there is no mention so far of being able to pause and resume once activated after launch.

[unkempt current]

Is this true? How do the developers feel about this coming from your most active forum users? @idle siren
I might have misinterpreted the message you were trying to convey to people. Please let me know if your intent is to make people not even look at their HP bars while fighting others.

[ancient egret]

? i dont get your question

[unkempt current]

Is regression the point of Ashes of Creation?

[ancient egret]

if your mean to ask if steven will do some stuff old school then yes

what form that will take we dont know yet

[unkempt current]

I am asking is regression the point of Ashes of Creation?

[spiral pine]

no

[ancient egret]

that is a odd question no it does not exist sololy for that steven just does not like what direction mmo's have taken in the last few years

[desert ivy]

Are people complaining about not being able to see enemy HP or something

[unkempt current]

No, this is a question about whether people will fight like deployed minions.

[civic obsidian]

if u could use a couple more words to formulate your questions other than "Is regression the point" people might be able to answer u better

[unkempt current]

My initial question is fairly simple. I am literally asking if regression is the point of Ashes of Creation.

[deep sinew]

Quick question. If I bought the voyager pack is there a way to see what cosmetics you have? And does it show in the shop that you can buy the current skins again?

[digital sonnet]

Hey Niem! There's no need to repeat questions here.

Questions in a channel to have Ashes of Creation game questions answered, and not really a place to get opinions on a topic. If you want to have a discussion and get opinions on a topic, consider using channels like #general-discussion, #aoc-discussion, or the forums.

"Regression" isn't the point of Ashes of Creation. We do believe that in many modern MMORPGs, things have become more and more simple. Risk vs reward is something we believe contributes towards meaningful gaming experiences in MMORPGs, and having more complex systems is something that's appealing to us, and the type of player we hope Ashes of Creation appeals to

[digital sonnet]

Hey there! You should be able to see everything that’s on your account by checking your account inventory here: https://ashesofcreation.com/settings/inventory

[civic obsidian]

your inventory on the website will list the packs and/or individual skin u bought

the link that roshen gave

[deep sinew]

Thank you. I checked the inventory and it has 5 items. Just wondering if the skins should appear in the inventory or are they listed under the Voyager Pre-Order Package? Just confused since in the shop window I am able to rebuy the skins.

[ancient egret]

did you just buy the pack

[deep sinew]

yes

[ancient egret]

then give it a few hrs to a day if its not there then send them a support ticket

the website is a bit slow when it comes to skins

[civic obsidian]

also that window scrolls, there only 5 items showed at all time

[ancient egret]

i give them the benefit of the doubt that they know how to scroll

[civic obsidian]

idk i just discovered too, the scroll isnt too obvious

[deep sinew]

Alright thank you! Was just waiting for the May drops to see which ones I would like more ^^'. And yes I do know how to scroll lol

I just got a bit antsy since the skins switch over tomorrow and I seem to have the ability to rebuy the skins. I'll give it some time. Thanks again.

[desert elm]

Has anyone else seen the new Land Rover Defender ad? It has the same intro music as Ashes videos, and every time I hear it I get excited, then realize it is just a stupid LR commercial… 💀
(Is that something they can sue them for, btw?)

[civic obsidian]

Ashes music is stock music, not thier own

currently

[lunar vessel]

More cosmetic bundles. But no progress with even testing?

[west meteor]

They show progress at the end of every month with their livestreams

[arctic sky]

Have you not watched any of the Livestreams

[lunar vessel]

I am not following over 4 years of news.....

[worn wagon]

This channel is for Q&As, if you wanna have a discussion, please move to either #aoc-discussion or #general-discussion

[lunar vessel]

What's the command for the testing news again?

Lol ok. Two years since alpha 1.

[digital sonnet]

You shouldn't have options to purchase cosmetic items you already own. Normally when you're in the store, you should see a note that "you already own this item" when looking at add-on cosmetics for things you already have. When you purchased the Voyager Pre-Order, it includes the accessory, pet, and mount cosmetic from the pack when you made the purchase.

We are aware of an issue with the "Neither Snow, Nor Curse, Nor Jundark at Night…." pack, where some cosmetics items are not showing in your inventory. This would also cause the items to be listed as available for purchase, since they aren't showing up properly in your inventory. If you have this pack, you do not need to purchase the add-on cosmetics again.

We are working to resolve this as quickly as possible, and we do apologize for the confusion. You don't need to open a support ticket for this, but if you have questions or concerns, you can always reach out to us here: https://support.ashesofcreation.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

[deep sinew]

Thank you for the fast and in depth answer!

[wise lark]

Could some kind soul tell me what all these roles are on discord? Like Leader of Men, Braver of worlds and such? And whether or not there is a role given to preorder package owners?

[ancient egret]

kickstarter pack names

[glacial maple]

had to pledge on KS ages ago

mine was like, 350 usd

[wise lark]

And what of the preorder packages?

[icy prairie]

Hey, are the cosmetics race specific? I'm interested in getting the new Legion of the Rose ones but want to make sure they will fit an empyrean elf.

[glacial maple]

idk, seem more like scams than content imo but idk if they have a role or anything

buy 1 and find out ig

[rancid cypress]

Those are from kickstarter packs. There have been various packs throughout the pre alpha stage so you'll see people with adventure pack roles and intrepid packs and so on.

There was a role for voyager plus but it doesn't do anything right now since they get access to alpha 2 which hasn't begun

[wise lark]

How would I get my role?

SInce i did just get my Voyager Plus

I know... shameless flex

[rancid cypress]

https://discord.ashesofcreation.com/

[bleak prairie]

I have been following this game for a while, but i stopped in the past 2 years has the game made significant progress?

[icy prairie]

Alpha 1 is past and alpha 2 is around the corner (probably)

[rancid cypress]

Best to check out the #news channel and watch some of the livestreams.

[icy prairie]

👀

[wise lark]

Yknow, giving people a link after they say I spent a lot of money is pretty sus.

But after checking out your profile, and seeing all... that...

You are very trustworthy 😄

And also I did it so thanks! ❤️

[rancid cypress]

Any race can use the cosmetics they'll work with every model.

[icy prairie]

Thank you 😀

Good to know

[icy prairie]

Btw your profile banner is sus 😳

[arctic sky]

It's better to not look

[icy prairie]

Agreed

[cursive star]

hello yall

i have a question

am i able to purchase one of the keys and have access straight away? or are we still waiting for next phase

[stable plover]

We're still waiting for the next testing phase to start, so the keys in the packs are all for testing to start sometime in the future.

[cursive star]

copy that thought so. so keen to get involved. thanks for the heads up

[uneven sky]

I checked out some preview videos and i saw that there is system which you choose target like in old school mmorpg and my question is it only for pve or temporary cuz its in alpha stage? i am just curious about PVP aspect only and i want to know more about final plan for combat system in PVP

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Combat

Combat in Ashes of Creation is focused on strategy and tactics.

Combat is the most tactile system in the game. It needs to feel responsive, mobile and fluid. It needs to give a feeling of satisfaction.
We will continue to iterate on combat until it is in a place that collectively we as a community can say 'this may not be my particular combat, bu...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Combat

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Name reservations

Name reservations were rewards for backing at the Pioneer level and higher and are currently available through the Voyager plus pre-order pack.

Accounts will have name reservation tokens, that entitle its holder to reserve a name on a specific server when the reservation time comes.

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Name_reservations

[severe silo]

Regarding the jumping puzzles we'll be finding in the world... do we know if there's some way to track them down? (maybe through achievements? map marks?) and what type of rewards can we expect (I assume the golden sandals won't be a thing 😦 )

[ancient egret]

we have not gotten any info on that yet so we dont know

[lucid vale]

When's Cyclops reveal thing

🗿

[golden mountain]

Very likely this month's livestream and those usually happen on the last Friday
So, 26th

[ruby swift]

All we know is in the past that Intrepid has promised very little "hand holding" as it comes to quests and the like. Doubt you will see like a trackable log or mini-map indicators of "follow this mark to find where to start or the existence of this puzzle" but we have yet to see any planned changes from earlier testing iterations.

[severe silo]

I'm fine with no indications 😄 but an option to check down what we completed would be fine (maybe as I said through achievements log, or manual marks on the map we could place etc.)
p.s. I know the community always comes up with interactive maps and such on the internet, but welp

[ruby swift]

Again, might not be an option with Ashes as some servers may never see certain content, or lists could give possible clues as to how to cheese various systems like node type upgrades to spawn certain content. The map was last stated to be dynamic and change with the world. Sort of a "fog of war" over time for you individually. Something you saw when you passed by a month ago may be radically different when you pass through that area again, and would not just auto update. More clarification needed later.

[severe saddle]

Are embers strictly used for purchasing cosmetics or will I be able to buy game time with them at some point in the future?

[ancient egret]

only cosmetics

[severe saddle]

I see, tyvm

[crystal beacon]

Gives any new information about thge next alpha test or anything like this ?.

[glass ether]

Hi ! I can't find any information about the music, except the composer. Is there a topic or a live on the subject that I didn't find?

[desert ivy]

Not really. All we really know is Bear McCreary is composing it (last we heard)

All the music they use in-game/livestreams so far is music they bought the rights to use and isn't what will be in the final game

[glass ether]

Thanks ! I hope for immersive music with different instruments depending on the culture of the area . we will see in the future 🙂

[candid lotus]

If we participate in the alpha/beta will our char levels/inventory carry over to the launch of the game or do we all start over?

[worn wagon]

No, progress won't carry over to launch servers

[low pulsar]

Will crafting be able to compete with drops, or just drops up to a certain level. Like no one would be able to craft something comparable to a boss item

[desert ivy]

Crafting gear is the best gear

[low pulsar]

Sick

[rigid rose]

Steven addresses this, can read the quote here on the wiki - https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Crafted_items#cite_note-livestream-2022-06-30-1:18:55-3 Yes crafted gear is intended to be the best.

[desert ivy]

Ofc the mats needed for the crafting may come from boss drops and the like, but you'll still need a crafter to turn those drops into gear

[low pulsar]

Reading overgeared made me have that urge to craft strong weapons

That’s cool

[marsh fiber]

What games is everyone playing to try and get some kind of relief from the anticipation of this game? help....

[warped plume]

play albion online bro, hard to start try to find a guild but it s cool after

[marsh fiber]

ill check it out

[gleaming gyro]

What stage are we at with ashes is it alpha 2 ?

[ancient egret]

we are waiting for alpha 2 best guess would be alpha 2 next year

they have a youtube channel with all the live streams that show of how far they are if you wanna check it out

[stone geyser]

They usually announce/update a week before the stream.

Stream is usually the last Friday of the month though (:

[sharp cipher]

hey i lost my two factor. how can i reset that for my account?

[spiral pine]

You gotta contact support

!cs

[potent thunder]

Include more keywords after this command to search for answers to some of our FAQ (ex. !cs password reset), or open a Customer Support ticket directly here if you are having account or technical issues: https://support.ashesofcreation.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

[full badger]

When you set up the 2FA you should have received a secret key. Big long string of letters and numbers. If you have that, use that in your authenticator app to set up the 2FA again. If you don't have it, contact support using the link provided above.

[sharp cipher]

@full badger thanks. i will contact support. i thought i had it saved in my email but i cant find it.

[sterile herald]

Would a weekly devlog ever be something that's considered? If anyone knows the devlogs from project icarus, I was thinking something like those.

[digital sonnet]

Currently, we show our regular progress through the monthly Development Update livestreams. We try to do these the last Friday of every month (but sometimes due to schedule conflicts, these get moved)

Given the work that goes into these currently, weekly isn't a great option for us.

[ruby swift]

As Roshen mentioned, they have quite a heavy lift to deal with already. Icarus is an already complete game that adds small content fixes weekly like a single kind of mission, or fixes to known issues. Once Ashes is in an actual "live" state it could be they would have something similar to that. We know they plan on monthly content drops and larger quarterly updates here once live. Having a weekly "we fixed this or added this one thing" would be worthwhile, but probably could get rolled into the monthly anyways.

[tacit kelp]

This question might've been posted already and might've been answered already, but I cannot find the answer.

Will we have the option of auto-pathing ingame ? Either mounted or not, or only specific mounts ?

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Faster travel

Faster travel in Ashes of Creation refers to the use of player ridden mounts and automated creatures that connect certain nodes.

Public transportation via system driven land mounts or flying mounts.
There is not going to be any "go to waypoint" (auto-pathing) mechanics (outside of these mechanics).
There will be connection points between certain...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Faster_travel

[thick fjord]

where was the quote from steven where he suggested that the lack of detailed information is deliberate, and it's intended for A2 to be where players really get introduced to the game?

[stable plover]

I'm not aware of a "lack of detailed information is deliberate" quote existing, but there are a lot of different options if you want quotes on placeholders or discoverability - https://ashesofcreation.com/news/2020-10-16-creative-directors-letter for example mentions "much of the questing will remain placeholder for Alpha One, and won't really come online until Alpha Two."

[thick fjord]

Oh, I thought I remembered it being mentioned how Steven wanted A2 to be the time when people really learn about the game in order to keep that "first time" feeling alive for people

Thanks!

[stable plover]

"We have a very rich lore on the pantheon of gods, but it's something that I want to make sure players discover in-game, not told about." from https://youtu.be/cY-JEV49xYY?t=10m02s or "There are obviously going to be some aspects of the development that we will not reveal, like lore and some system mechanics in order not to spoil the game for release." might be what your looking for https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Intrepid_Studios#cite_note-transparency.png-14

[thick fjord]

Ah that must be it, thanks

[wind swallow]

Hey I am out of the loop a bit regarding ingame currency and how it interacts with irl money. A friend of mine told me the developers were heavily considering RMT, but reading through the wiki, I see some stuff from 2017 and 2019 that say otherwise. What will be the case in the end?

[thick fjord]

There will be no RMT of any kind I'm fairly certain

Only premium currency is embers and that is used to purchase purely cosmetic things from the shop

Obviously no implementation has been seen but Steven has explicitly said no p2w of any kind and RMT falls under that

Everything subject to change of course

[royal arrow]

when alpha 2 begins and how to download the game

[worn wagon]

To participate in Alpha2, you'll have to purchase a pre-order pack in the shop. If you've done that, you should receive an e-mail with download instructions as soon as Alpha2 starts

[opal wind]

When does alpha 2 start?

[dark jungle]

we dont have dates yet

see two messages above

[opal wind]

I purchased over a decade ago, how can I get confirmation I am even in the list?

[desert ivy]

Over a decade ago?

[dark jungle]

you cant have purchased over a decade ago. they only started selling access 6 years ago

[opal wind]

Rounded up

[dark jungle]

clearly you are trolling

[ruby swift]

Ahh, I get it. Potatos are oblong. So mostly round.

[severe silo]

kewk that's a 4 year round up 😅

[worthy schooner]

your friend is misinformed, literally opposite case, theyve been very clear there will never be P2W

[wind swallow]

ahh I see
what about paying for the subscription using ingame money?

[worthy schooner]

i believe they said no to that, i wouldnt be able to find the quote, so if someone can, go for it

[rancid cypress]

If you've already purchased the game all you need to do is transfer your kickstarter to the new website and you can check your inventory for various access levels.

[desert ivy]

No in-game money for subscription

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Pay to win

Ashes of Creation will not be pay to win.

Ashes of Creation will not be pay to win, that is our pledge to the community. One of the core principles we set forth with Ashes of Creation is a very strong desire to maintain the game's even playing field.
A lot of developers and companies have come along in the past- and I've been hit by this too- and...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Pay_to_win

[rancid cypress]

You can't purchase subs using ingame currency. But there is a referral system for "intrepid bucks" which requires you to refer people to spend their own money

[desert ivy]

Inventory slots, RNG loot boxes and XP potions are considered pay-to-win.[4][5][6][7]

There will not be level boosts or auto-leveling.[8]
There will not be a loot box system in Ashes of Creation.[4]
My definition of pay-to-win is really anything that affects the in-game economy, the in-game action pool, your abilities and/or skills... In my opinion the inventory slots and the XP potions would be considered pay-to-win.[6] – Steven Sharif

Intrepid Studios does not plan to introduce NFTs or any other type of play-to-earn mechanics into Ashes of Creation.[48][49]

To be really clear, we have no plans to have NFTs in Ashes of Creation, or any other "play-to-earn" mechanics.[48]

[worthy schooner]

ill buy stevens inventory slots

i mean what

[wind swallow]

So its not like in EVE Online where you can earn the currency, huh

that is somewhat of a pity

[desert ivy]

Plex/Kronos/Tokens/Bonds are P2W. They allow you to trade irl money for in-game money

[wind swallow]

I see
Well, I am excited to see where this entirely closed off economy will go xD
It will be interesting to say the least

[keen halo]

Hello
i was wondering if i were to buy either the basic or one of the bigger preorder packs would i be able to play now or are there allocated times for test servers?

[hybrid dragon]

No, you won't be able to play right now, we are waiting for alpha 2 to drop (no date given as of yet, best guess is sometime next year). There will be spot testing going on prior to that, but invites to that are sent individually and it is under NDA, it's not public.

[keen halo]

ok thank you

[crystal beacon]

When you say individually, does that mean that not everyone with A1 and/or A2 access would be invited?

[fresh urchin]

we don't know who would be in the spot testing before alpha 2, but probably not

It's possible though, if they wanted to do some stress testing before the launch of the alpha

[vast crescent]

Will I be able to collect the ashes of my fallen challengers and trophy them in vases/urns in my freehold ? =^_^=
|| Don't know .... ||

[old geyser]

@severe silo We collected Ears in Diablo. I get it.

[vast crescent]

Yes exactly =^_^= ty

[west meteor]

Urns are a hilarious idea +1 post it to the forums @vast crescent

[frigid fog]

!stream

[potent thunder]

https://www.twitch.tv/ashesofcreation

[vast crescent]

will do ;P

[buoyant cove]

Do we have any idea on how they intend Shaman to play? Dps or healer? Or can u play them as a dps ?

[gritty knot]

What's a shaman

[buoyant cove]

On thr wiki it says mix between cleric and summoner

[gritty knot]

Ah yes, ahh we have no idea. But seeing as it is still cleric as first archetype I'd expect more emphasis on the healing part. Then again we literally don't know

[arctic swift]

From old info it mentions that cleric has a dps side you can lean into that sounds like it may have some sort of death magic, but as everything is subject to change we dont know.

[severe silo]

Everything is possible with archetypes

[arctic swift]

Not really. If cleric is a full on healer archetype and you get summoner as secondary, aint no way you're gonna be able to function as a dps.

[severe silo]

Who talked about that specific combination? Cleric could probably be dps if combined with certain archetypes (idk which, maybe rogue, fighter, mage...)

[arctic swift]

Hmm i Wonder Who, maybe the people i responded to

[severe silo]

But that doesn't mean cleric can't be dps just because "shaman will probably be oriented to healer" 😓

[arctic swift]

And as to your points. If the cleric is a full healer archetype then you still would not be a dps with a dps secondary based on The info we have. You'd be a healer Who sacrificed some of their healing capability to gain the ability to off damage or perhaps heal based on damage done if they're being creative with it.

[severe silo]

Maybe cleric can't be dps as a shaman (we don't even know yet) but it could with other combinations

[arctic swift]

If you read my message you'd see that i specified the shaman combo he talked about not being able to dps. I never said theres no world where cleric cant dps, i said a cleric + summoner will never be a dps. And then after your message i further explained why its unlikely a cleric main archetype will ever be able to be a damage focused class.

[rancid cypress]

#aoc-discussion

[arctic swift]

Unless the cleric has a dps spec built in, like I also explained.

[worthy schooner]

collect sandals

[fresh urchin]

the classes are essentially spec's. It's been stated that they will allow you to shift the trinity, so a cleric main archetype would be able to be more of a dps in certain classes

[arctic swift]

Yes I know, I explained that in my third message from the bottom. They might be able to off-dps or have a unique way of healing by dealing damage if intrepid gets creative with it. But having a main archetype that's full healer will make you unable to end up with a ''full'' dps class.

[fresh urchin]

that's just conjecture, we dont have information on how much exactly you'll be able to shift the trinity.

They have said however that all archetypes will have options that allow them to do solo content

[candid lotus]

Is there a difference between Freehold Taverns and Inns?
Can we do a combination place or are they separate?

[dark jungle]

the difference between inns vs freeholds hasnt been clarified so far

inns do provide accommodation, but it has been mentioned in the past that taverns do as well

[vast crescent]

Do we have any information at all on, if there will be different material requirements ( quantity or quality) for building the different types of caravans? Do we know if all types will require the same amount/type or for example, will personal caravans require less mats / parts than others to build ?

[dark jungle]

we dont know any more than what is on the wiki

a good question to ask them on the next stream

[vast crescent]

=/ yeah figured that lex, but was just wondering if i missed something or if somethign was heard on a old stream that we could've missed

thanks though

[dark jungle]

the wiki has captured everything intrepid has said publicly since 2017

[vast crescent]

alrighty. Ty

[candid lotus]

Can caravans stop at Taverns/inns? Like long trips or ya think they won't be that far

[fresh urchin]

caravans just go through nodes

[candid lotus]

Ahh so Taverns on the road will cater more to people stopping for a rest

[fresh urchin]

yeah I thought that had officially changed but I guess it's still up in the air a bit

[plain wedge]

什么时候2测

[lament laurel]

I'm guessing "Lifetime access to the Compendium Legendary Path in Ashes of Creation Apocalypse" is some kind of battlepass?

Also do we have any info on : "Receive an invitation to the Ashes of Creation Launch party!"? / "Name an NPC within Ashes of Creation"

[desert ivy]

Apocalypse was a testing phase 3+ years ago, it's no longer relevant

They haven't announced any new info regarding the player named NPCs nor the launch party, no

[lament laurel]

oh derp, I knew that about apocalypse. Im just dumb. ty!

I think Apoc was 2018

[desert ivy]

Yeah the first iteration of Apoc was 2018. Then they took it offline for a year until 2019 and then it went offline permanently in March 2020

[candid lotus]

There is going to be a companion app?

[ancient egret]

yes

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Companion_app

[spare drift]

Simple question, when is the game scheduled to be released?

[dark jungle]

there are no dates for anything yet

[spare drift]

Even a tentative date?

[dark jungle]

none

[spare drift]

Feels like I've been waiting for a long time 😦

[dark jungle]

read what steven said recently here

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Release schedule

The Ashes of Creation release schedule is subject to change.

Prior to Alpha 2 we will test some more spot-oriented testing with some of the Alpha-1 testers and/or PI leading up to what would eventually become the Alpha-2 launch. – Steven Sharif

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Release_schedule

[spare drift]

Thanks lex looks like the wait is ok

On

[grand nexus]

Ok so, if picking a second class doesn't give you new abilities so to speak, does that mean cleric/summoner or anyone using summoner as a secondary won't get summons?

[digital sonnet]

Your abilities come from your primary archetype choice. If your goal is to play as a Summoner, you'll want to choose that as your archetype when you start.

We haven't shared much information on augments, but if you want to see what we've said about classes with Summoner as their secondary archetype, check out the wiki here: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Summoner#Summoner_augments

[grand nexus]

Tysm

[warped pine]

Is this game ever coming out?

[ancient egret]

have you watched any of the live streams where they show progress ?

[warped pine]

Yes for years i have

[ancient egret]

then why are you asking such a question when you know how far it is anybody with a brain can see that it would be the worst scam ever made with how much money they them self have put into making the game

[warped pine]

I think you answered your own question

[ancient egret]

?

i think you did not read it correctly

[warped pine]

The fact youre alluding to it potentially being a scam. It crossed your mind too

[ancient egret]

wut

no

[warped pine]

Your words

[ancient egret]

i said worst scam as in it being horrible way to scam others bye losing money

im not blind to the fact that some brainlets still think its a scam

even with the evidence to say otherwise

[warped pine]

Alpha 2 has been pushed back over 3 years

[ancient egret]

and ?

[warped pine]

Idk why youre getting upset

[ancient egret]

bruh

[dark jungle]

block him and move on @ancient egret hes clearly just here to troll

[warped pine]

In no way am i trolling but alright

[viscid root]

Hi all, long time supporter, but haven't had the chance to watch as many dev streams as I'd hoped.

Just curious if there have been any showcases surrounding the Northern Ice region and any races inhabiting it specifically? I'm a bit of a Norseman/Viking fan myself so am definitely looking forward to as many RPG elements as possible.

Thanks in advance all!

[dark jungle]

not yet. according to steven they are working on that area though, so i expect to see some progress in one of the upcoming dev updates

[viscid root]

Okay, thanks very much @dark jungle

[tranquil willow]

Yes

[static lantern]

hi peeps. is there a way to link discord handle to aoc account?

[ruby swift]

Yes, there is information on their main website and other links in #read-me-first

[static lantern]

thanks @ruby swift i found the link which is https://discord.ashesofcreation.com/ if anyone else is looking

[urban mason]

Hello, any news on this month’s livestream topic?

[desert ivy]

Cyclops world boss

[paper shore]

probably in 3-4 years but no dates will be granted to the community.
Maybe UE will be in UE7/8 and they have to upgrade again so 5 years, will see

[sterile kestrel]

While there is no official date announced yet, I would say that between Q4 of 2024 with luck or maybe Q3-Q4 2025

we should have A2 way earlier tho, so during that would be easier to see current state of the game, but of course unless Intrepid itself announces would be merely guess

[candid lotus]

Can you get a high enough leveling in gathering you can tell what you are getting before you gather it?

[urban mason]

I swear I read somewhere that A2 was going to be like 90% of the finished game. Like it’s supposed to be mostly finished and just needs a bunch of polish

[desert ivy]

By the end

Not at the start

The A2 servers run all the way until launch, even while the Betas are happening

[candid lotus]

A2 will probably be mostly done.
Then we break it and find every loophole and clipping ability they missed

[sterile kestrel]

Exactly, as User26293 mentioned above, during the alpha 2 we will have LOT of changes, since development will continue to be done during the A2.
So for example we could expect (random numbers just for the sake of example), that at the start of alpha 2 the game would be 30-50% done, and then all game system to be done and tested during it, where the last polishing phases would be during the closed betas

The Closed Beta phases which are after the A2 were stated long ago that they are suppose to be really short, of course plans could change, but so far that is the information that we have.

[candid lotus]

Probably the beta will fully test the server capacity and the dynamic world when casual players meet hard core speed runners to end game

I honestly wondered how the groups who want to be "first to endgame" will effect the world for the casual players

[desert ivy]

They'd need to test server capacity way before Beta. Hell, they spent a lot of A1 testing server stuff

Wouldn't be surprised if one of the first A2 tests we got was cramming as many people into a server as possible. That's what we did at the start of A1 spot testing. Made everyone stand in the starting area and fight while spawning bears

[candid lotus]

They could be out gathering apples when all of a sudden the undead spider spawns next to them cause the node next to them hits L4

[candid lotus]

I'm sorry I missed that

[crystal beacon]

Is there exp gain for the professions and such. As in can I theoretically gain multiple levels without combat?

[arctic sky]

Artisan levels are separate if I remember correctly

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Progression

Progression occurs through a variety of pathways.

The objective is to provide both vertical and horizontal progression.
Repetition will not be part of progression in Ashes of Creation.
Progression pathways in Ashes of Creation are per-character.
The way that Ashes is constructed is there are multiple paths of progression from a from a PvX perspec...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Progression

[arctic sky]

@crystal beacon

[crystal beacon]

Thanks! Sorry I took a nap lol

[glossy temple]

if i can ask something weird...Is this game available in alpha phase (still available or any chance to just get in?) or we gotta wait for beta ? Im new btw (sorry for this)

[desert ivy]

There are no testing phases online atm. The last testing phase ended on August 15th 2021. We have no date for when the next testing phase will be. You can buy access to the future testing phases on the ashes store

[fresh urchin]

the next testing phase is alpha 2, not beta

[quick thicket]

Is there going to be a way to see total DPS/HPS built into the game?

[arctic sky]

Lol

[dapper chasm]

U can see ur own Damagenumbers dealt in the Battlelog...if u wanna see the the DPS of ur Teammates with a DPS-Meter then no. There wont be one.

[arctic sky]

Look at logs and pray they don't add fake numbers for giggles

[quick thicket]

Thank you

[novel niche]

In several mmos out there you can recap your fights in the chat, or a specific chat window with those options. Is that whats ment by "battlelog"?

[arctic sky]

Yes

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Combat logs

There are combat logs in Ashes of Creation.

We will be providing combat data for individual players in their chat window, that players can filter and analyze for themselves. The goal is to mitigate and make the practice less prevalent through the ease that DPS meters provide. Also to place actionable enforcement for players who attempt to circumv...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Combat_logs

[fierce pawn]

Will I be able to unlock/get everything in the game without paying real money? (Besides the monthly cost)

[desert ivy]

Everything excluding the cosmetics on the cash shop, yes

[fierce pawn]

That means no. Ok. Ty.

[desert ivy]

Technically you could unlock the post-launch ones for free too if you refer people but

[spiral pine]

cosmetic shop items are not unlockables

so they arent counted as such

[shell void]

And even if you do buy a cosmetic you can't use it unless you own something the cosmetic slots onto.

[main merlin]

Is "Kiss of summer" the same as "Kiss of summer cloak"?

[dark jungle]

yes. its a cloak

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Kiss of summer

Kiss of summer was a cosmetic character cloak that was obtained as a Summer crowdfunding reward for backing at the Pioneer level or above.

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Kiss_of_summer

[main merlin]

because i have the kiss of summer in the shop but i also bought it before

shouldnt it disapear?

thats why i thought it was a different one

[dark jungle]

this is from the summer crowdfunding, not a regular pre-order cosmetic, so it will remain in your shop in case you want to add it

[main merlin]

i already added it before

"Summer of kiss cloak" is in my inventory

but i still see the "summer of kiss" in the shop

i think other stuff i added disapeared in the shop

[dark jungle]

it must be a bug

i'd report it to customer services

!cs

[potent thunder]

Include more keywords after this command to search for answers to some of our FAQ (ex. !cs password reset), or open a Customer Support ticket directly here if you are having account or technical issues: https://support.ashesofcreation.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

[fathom vapor]

That is a known issue. There are technically 2 versions of the same Kiss of Summer item. You have one of them, and the other one is showing as Available in the Shop. We are working to resolve that, but it may be a little while before a fix is implemented. You only need one of them. We apologize for the confusion.

[edgy imp]

Will there be TAA in settings on release?

[dark jungle]

they havent mentioned that specifically yet

good question for the next stream

[deft basin]

So if you had Alpha One access; will you also have access to Alpha Two? The only link I can find is from 2021 and it has no update.

[dark jungle]

yes

all of the alpha 1 packs include alpha 2 access

[digital sonnet]

Generally yes, but if you want to check what you have access to on your account, check your account inventory: https://ashesofcreation.com/settings/inventory

[ruby swift]

Also, if you won or were gifted A1 access not through a package purchase, you do not gain access to A2.

[deft basin]

I am Braver of Worlds from the Kickstarter back in 2018; will I have Alpha 2 access?

[desert ivy]

Yes

[sterile kestrel]

You can also check here all perks that you have for being Braver of Worlds: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Braver_of_worlds

Or directly at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1791529601/ashes-of-creation-new-mmorpg-by-intrepid-studios

[ancient forge]

Has there been an announcement for the next livestream and/or what will be showcased during it?

[desert ivy]

Cyclops world boss

Most likely next Friday. Announcement should be made today

[ancient forge]

Thank you

[agile wind]

Hey ppl! I was wondering if I can upgrade from the pack with beta 1 to alpha?

[onyx knoll]

You can upgrade packs for the difference at any point

[agile wind]

How do I do that?

[onyx knoll]

if you already have a pack then you should have the option in the shop https://ashesofcreation.com/shop

[agile wind]

I will check it out

[cobalt shale]

I just re-read the wiki with regard to secondary class augments. The source is a long quote from Stephen that says that the secondary class will make available augments that the player can apply to their primary class abilities. It is somewhat vague about how this will work, of course. My question is, have they mentioned anywhere that there will be a secondary class augment for every primary class ability, or if they are planning to provide just a few of them for each combination?

[spark cove]

You also paid the difference between the two packs.

[fresh urchin]

we dont really have any more information than what's on the wiki

[sterile kestrel]

So far the information that we have are indeed kinda vague.

The main points we know so far are like:

1. secondary class wont add any extra skills.
2. There are also other ways to augment skills such as religious, social organization augments. (https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Augments)
3. it is not mandatory to use it

[dapper chasm]

https://youtu.be/8AeuqaELjFg?t=4029
Here someone asks if every one of the skills can be enhanced with one of the 4 augmentation-schools and Steven answers it with a 'yes'... but take it with a grain of salt, because right now, we rnt rly sure if this is 100% true or if he might just 'misunderstood' 🙂

[somber stone]

how do i add voyager plus to my discord?

is there somewhere to make a support ticket?

[dark jungle]

!cs

[potent thunder]

Include more keywords after this command to search for answers to some of our FAQ (ex. !cs password reset), or open a Customer Support ticket directly here if you are having account or technical issues: https://support.ashesofcreation.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

[somber stone]

thanks

[cobalt shale]

Thanks! That's exactly what I was looking for. I'm going to take this over to the discussion channel because I think Steven told us exactly how it is going to work, and we should update the wiki.

[dark jungle]

all of that information is on the wiki

if you follow the link they provided above its in the first section below the intro

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Augments#Class_augments

[cobalt shale]

Oh! Thanks!

[edgy imp]

Is there already TAA anti aliasing in game?

[desert ivy]

There is no game

[edgy imp]

Come back after 5 years?

[digital sonnet]

Hey there! We plan on having anti-aliasing settings available in Ashes of Creation.

Note that Ashes of Creation is in active development, and we're working towards our Alpha Two test. Not every feature will be "already in-game" when Alpha Two begins.

[novel niche]

Any plans on having a selection game supported mouse trackers, potentially some easy to find in a cluttered scenario for us half blind folks?

[ruby swift]

One of the the big goals of our UI team and our design team is to accommodate a whole host of different types of user options that they're capable of setting, because we all have different play styles; and in that regard those include things like hover-over casting, double-tap application of AoE effects on cursor location- just a lot of different options, because people like to play different ways.[6] – Steven Sharif

[cerulean rapids]

Will this game ever come out or will it be another pipe dream?

[ruby swift]

I suggest looking a the previous livestreams in chronological order. There are well over 100 now. They show a clear progression of the development of the client and improvements of each iteration, along with the normal times of low information in between such phases normal to development of a product. Predicting the future is not one anyone can answer here. But their previous record can give you peace of mind to adjust your expectations before moving onto your next internet gripe.

[cerulean rapids]

Ok so you're saying it might but it might not basically? Just asking because I have bought into the game already which I did several other games that...well let's so I made donations.

[ruby swift]

Yes, Magic 8 ball is not a feature supported here currently.

[desert ivy]

Every game announced right now might not come out. The Riot MMO might not come out. LotR MMO might not. The Warhammer one announced yesterday might not.

[sterile kestrel]

Hey Roshen, considering that the game may end up releasing in UE 5.2 or later, have Intrepid thought about DLSS3 (frame generator)?

Nvidia mentioned that there is now a intengration and to apply it to games should be easy/fast

[digital sonnet]

We're always evaluating new technologies, and we pay attention to what Epic is rolling out.

Here's a timestamp to us talking about this, during the Community Q&A last month: https://youtu.be/faeK_vQnnm0?t=4896

[sterile kestrel]

We already had few experiences with the alpha versions of the game (alpha 1) for example, which you can see in Youtube for example.

Also if you notice, the differences from Alpha 1 footage to the way the game currently is (showed during montly livestreams), they already made LOT of progress.

So yes, the game will come out, they are taking their time because they want a GOOD and finished game, I know that waiting is not fun, but it is always better to wait longer than having a really bad launch.

[edgy imp]

So there will be a hard cap of level 60 and after that no more experience or power gains?

[sterile kestrel]

The level cap should start at level 50

You can check this information also here if you prefer: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Level_cap

But that is expected "on release", probably during testing phases it should be lower (next A2 for example)

[edgy imp]

DLSS is not a frame generator, it can even increase bottleneck due to it increasing cpu usage. More fps is more bottleneck. While mmos tend to be cpu intensive, its not gonna help if the game is not optimized for high end cpu/gpus.

• DLSS removes TAA (anti aliasing)
  But yeah for a game releasing soon or later it might want to use current gen tech…

[edgy imp]

I checked but i hope it wont be a NW2 where everyone max level in 1 day and no endgame character progression or development (other than skills/attributes)

[sterile kestrel]

Oh yea I know, but the Frame generator comes with the DLSS3

Frame Generator can literally increase FPS in both CPU bound or GPU games, and the amount is really insane.

[edgy imp]

Yeah but in cpu limited games it does not improve that much and only for 4090 supported?

[fiery dew]

any 40-series card

[desert ivy]

There's a sort of time gate with levelling at launch because high level mobs/quests don't spawn until the nodes themselves level up

[fiery dew]

DLSS makes motion look smoother but it doesn’t help new information get to your screen faster, so it’s not necessarily useful when reaction time is critical

[dapper chasm]

If u wanna discuss this further pls consinder using a proper discussion channel for that and keep this one for questions and answers.

[hallow torrent]

How much time was between the announcement of Alpha 1 and the release?

[desert ivy]

Was announced around October 2020 and released July 14th 2021

Originally it was supposed to release in April 2021 but it got delayed

[thick fjord]

Looking at the wiki, it seems like world bosses only drop loot for one party. Is that confirmed or just incomplete information based on general party looting rules?

[ancient egret]

It drops a set amount of stuff and only 1 party of players get to loot it and that group depends on first tag and dmg dealt

[edgy imp]

Bruh what, and you are also required to group on as such? Its like a bit of pvpve then

About the fast travel. World will be huge but there wont be any fast travel?

[spiral pine]

there will be faster forms of travel

no instant forms of travel besides family summons and portal travel between science metros vassals

[sterile kestrel]

Just to add to the fast travel answer.

Even with the really limited fast travel options that there is, you CANNOT se any kind of fast travel if you have gatherable OR materials in your inventory,

The fast travels would be:

1. Airships between 2 scientific metropolis (which there is a chance that in some server wont exist, and even if they do would take months).

2. Teleport within the scientific node from metropole.

3. Flight Paths, between coastal nodes

4. Family Summon.

For more informations/details: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Public_transportation

[thick fjord]

Oh so all world bosses are designed for a single 8-man party to defeat? Or does this also include 40-man raid groups?

So as far as we know, world bosses will be single-group loot, designed for at most 40 people? And not a hundred people+ all working together to take it down?

[thick fjord]

Ah I was thinking due to the constant threat of pvp & the idea of contesting for resources that only one group is guaranteed to get, it would be a winner-takes-all pvp scenario for every world boss

But multiple groups could get together and agree to share loot or come to an agreement

[edgy imp]

So you have to be in group to actually play the game and compete against other groups and solo players regardless of level/skill diffs? 😆

[edgy imp]

U can flag as non-combatant and it will probably just be the bigger groups/guilds that own all the loot, and wont let people in when you want cause of several reasons. Or people will just lfg and make small groups but this is such a slow process and u need other people to take down creatures and get loot, most likely a waste of time. Rip solo, duo or trios or even quads. Are world bosses instanced? Idk man but doesnt make sense to only give loot to the dps group. Seems like dps is the way to go?

[edgy imp]

This is so chaotic. You would be more lfging or in menus than actual playing

[edgy imp]

Thats nice, pvp server. But how do you “tag” or not tag when u do 40-60% dmg already.

[tough marlin]

Will we be able to tame critters as non-combat pets?

[dark jungle]

You can tame creatures to become pets. You don't need to use them as combat pets if you just want them for aesthetic purposes.

[thick fjord]

I'm cool with the pvp aspect, and even with world bosses being "owned" by a single group. Just goes against the more recent interpretation ppl have around world bosses being giant gathering points for people to get some "free" loot. I was curious how a "normal" World Boss would work in an open-pvp game if only one group got loot, but it looks like it'll have to be balanced around that, as well as its loot tables. Probably better to not call them world bosses imo

Do we know of any open-area pve battle that shares loot among multiple parties or ppl that do at least X% damage?

Also do we know if World Bosses have any lockouts for loot? E.g. Can only receive rewards once a week? Or actually is there any content we know of that has loot lockouts?

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Loot tagging

Looting rights (also known as Loot tagging) is based on a blended tag and damage done system.

The first party to obtain a tag (on a mob or boss) will gain an approximately 5-10% edge over competing parties in terms of the total damage done when determining looting rights.
These numbers will be balanced based on testing.
At the end of the fight, t...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Loot_tagging

Ashes of Creation Wiki

World bosses

There will be ancillary effects that happen as a result of downing certain world bosses.

When a server downs a legendary boss, I want it to cost time, resources, dedication; and when you do that I want everyone to benefit from it. – Steven Sharif
Regional/world bosses will change based on the types and locations of nodes.

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/World_bosses

[thick fjord]

Yes I've read both of those. Is your answer then "if it's not in the wiki we don't know"?

There's general looting mechanics, then there's world bosses, which can have a different looting mechanic. Just wondering if World Boss looting was ever specifically mentioned, or any sort of loot lockouts mentioned

As the world boss section doesn't mention world boss looting in particular, nor is there a section on loot lockouts for major content, I'm assuming both haven't been mentioned

Thanks for all your hard work though!!

[heady flare]

Everything we know and steven said from live streams and ama is updated with 2-3 days... so yes Everything we know is in wiki

And lex the one who updates it

[thick fjord]

The wiki has had corrections/missing information before (as is expected of any information hub community-sourced), and I know he is. That's why I thanked him lmao. But thanks for trying!

[heady flare]

If it's stated outside of those, I don't believe they are updated

[ruby swift]

The wiki is updated with any utterance by Steven in any medium that can be attributed with a source. There are plenty of "source links" that have come from content creator streams and other venues outside of Intrepid created content. If it can be clipped and quoted, Lex will add it if relevant.

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Subscription model

Ashes of Creation (the MMORPG) is a subscription based game.

The monthly subscription fee is USD $14.99.
There will be no region locking, but certain regions will have "harmonized" subscription prices that better reflect their local economies. Harmonized regions will be segregated from other regions.
Lifetime subscriptions were granted to crowdfu...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Subscription_model

[thick fjord]

It's not considered griefing to fight over a contested resource. I asked that second question already in the livestream thread, as no one seems to know. And you can kill players at anytime, but the loot they drop is still limited to materials if they're not corrupted. And considering world bosses drop crafting materials as well as gear, I assume only some loot has a possibility to drop

[rancid cypress]

You lose materials when killed without corruption (possibility of dropping gear with corruption) and of course you can kill players after they've killed a world boss.

The whole world is pvp except inside your freehold. There's no opt in/opt out system.

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/PvP

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Gear binding

There may be some gear binding (BoE or BoP) but it will be an exception rather than the rule, as this doesn't facilitate the objectives for the economy.

Very little gear will be account bound or soulbound in Ashes of Creation.
The game economy is based around crafting and degradation of items.
Gear is obtained via crafting, gathering and processi...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Gear_binding

[rancid cypress]

#aoc-discussion

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Referral program

Players who refer and invite new players can receive 15% of their account purchases back as Intrepid Bucks.

This only applies to purchases made with an applicable payment method. Purchases redeemed using Intrepid Bucks are not eligible.
Personal information, including usernames, are not used for referrals due to privacy constraints.
Referrals req...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Referral_program

[full badger]

Hi all. As a reminder, this channel is for questions and answers, NOT discussion. If you wish to discuss anything about the game, including the pricing or sub model, please use #aoc-discussion channel, thanks 🙂

[molten island]

How do you get access to that channel? I don’t see it.

[full badger]

Go to #read-me-first and select the languages you wish to access.

[lusty flicker]

Isnt this kind of pay for convenience that you could in a way buy a head start?

[desert ivy]

It is. The way they mitigate it is by only having 1 server per region (like only 1 in EU for example) be a headstart server. This means if you don't want to play on a headstart server you can avoid it easily. The headstart servers also have node development disabled until the game officially launches

[lusty flicker]

Ooh thank you👍

[edgy imp]

what does this mean?

if there is only 1 server how can we avoid a headstart server if we didnt crowdfund the devs?

[rancid cypress]

There's multiple servers per region but only one per region will be a headstart server

[vast crescent]

There will only be 1 headstart server per region. All other servers will open on official launch day.

[tawdry swallow]

This is actually a very smart solution

[mild hare]

Is it too late in development to change healing from tab targetting to a more accurate system or more user friendly system similar to healbot? With so many people in one raid the healing could be more accurate versus constantly throwing a heal bubble that no one sits in or healing the wrong person and wasting your spells constantly. It would also invite lower skilled people into the game thus widening the audience because they would be able to keep up with high skill players and make the margin between the two less significant.

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Hybrid combat

Hybrid combat refers to the choice between tab and action combat in Ashes of Creation. A toggle button (default Z, but can be re-bound to another key) allows the player to switch between action and tab combat modes.

The action mode camera is tied to the to the player's reticle (crosshair).
There will likely be a hotkey that when held down will al...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Hybrid_combat

[west meteor]

Healbot is still tab target combat, it just uses mouse over macros as the way to target targets. There’s a quote about accessibility planned for ashes and mouse over targets is mentioned I believe

[mild hare]

Thank you both for the information. I feel like with the hybrid combat you still run into the issue of finding where that person is in a crowd of people and then aoe and group heals coming into play it gets messy. Thank you for the explanations and I hope they do allow them because playing New World and trying to heal 50 people was a mess at times so I can only imagine 500

[digital sonnet]

@mild hare As a quick heads up, this channel isn't for discussions. It's for questions, and their answers.

If you'd like to continue a conversation, consider using channels like #aoc-discussion

[bleak pike]

is this next livestream going to have alpha 2 release date lol ? thoughts ?

[spiral pine]

No

[full badger]

@cursive yacht @sleek cipher Please keep this channel free for questions and answers. If you wish to discuss the game (including available platforms and hardware) please use the #aoc-discussion channel, thanks 🙂

[desert ivy]

We already got told in March that they're not even going to start internal testing until end of this year/early next year, let alone actual alpha 2 testing or inviting players to test.