questions

[paper onyx]

They'll probably do something for B1 or B2 anyway, stay alert & patient.

[near stump]

Everything related to giveaways, starting and ending of the sale of keys, etc. is announced in the discord #news channel.

[past meadow]

is the game live ??? totaly lost track of every thing.

[digital sonnet]

Ashes of Creation is not live. Currently we're in between Ashes of Creation testing phases, and we're working towards Alpha Two. Our Alpha Two testing phase is coming in the third quarter of 2024.

While Alpha Two is coming in the third quarter of 2024, we have not announced specific dates or schedules for Alpha Two, Beta One, or Beta Two yet. More info on our testing plans can be found here: https://support.ashesofcreation.com/hc/en-us/articles/360016315013

[past meadow]

thank you

[half grotto]

Hey guys, do we know what effects the light/dark religions will have?

[ancient egret]

no

[lime sequoia]

Keep an eye on their socials for key giveaways. Nothing announced but that’s you best bet

[paper onyx]

Do we know if all weapons featured in the wiki will be in the game at the A2 release ?

[digital sonnet]

@upbeat yarrow Confirming I've seen this, and getting this sorted out.

In the future, you can just DM any Community Manager or Mod that's online, and we can take a look. #questions isn't the place to put people on blast, even if they are being naughty.

[digital sonnet]

We have not shared a list of everything that will be in Alpha Two at the start. Stay tuned for more info on this, as we get closer.

[upbeat yarrow]

ah perfect sorry about that, i figured there was a better way to do this, i should've read the rules honestly. thank you though ❤️

[paper onyx]

Yeah I know, I was just curious about weapons, everyone talking about Archetypes, but nothing about weapons except one we see in Livestream 🙂
Looking forward to seeing this list! 🔥

[worthy schooner]

Does Jincy still work at Intrepid? I haven't seen anything from them or mention recently. Twitter's untouched since 2022

[dark jungle]

the last artwork we have recorded for her is earlier this year

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Jessica Jennings

Jessica Jennings (Jincy) is a Senior Character Artist at Intrepid Studios.

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Jessica_Jennings

[dark jungle]

she may have done other 3d models but we only record the ones she has been mentioned as having done

[worthy schooner]

nice i'm glad

she's good

[drowsy holly]

Hello, i've seen Intrepid reached their 8th milestone. Does anyone remember when was the first milestonne announced? I can't find it on google

[true finch]

I dont think they announced it. Afaik their milestones are an internal measure for agile project management.
They sort of started to talk about those milestones back when they announced the switch to UE5, which roughly coincides with a quarterly interval.

[drowsy holly]

Yeah i meant "talked about it" but En is not my first language. Anyway you answered my question very well, thank you

[random nebula]

hey i look for this in 4k for my backround wallpaper wher i can find it?

[limber iris]

If you find where that one is at then let me know. In the meantime, there are these: https://ashesofcreation.com/media-wallpapers

[west meteor]

I did a reverse image search and couldn’t find anything that size

[random nebula]

yes this is sad

😦

@idle siren pls give us the logo in 4k

[silk tapir]

And in UWQHD

[manic marten]

If i have an account with lets say 2 characters, will i be able to go on a West EU server with one character and East US with the other?

I really would like to play with irl friends one time, and join content creators another time

[dark jungle]

yes you can have characters in multiple regions on one account

[sterile herald]

@idle siren What was Milestone 8?

[manic marten]

Oh great! thankyou!

[stuck lantern]

Is steven fluent in German? I was wondering browsing his Tags, and how come?

[mint citrus]

Those tags just give you access to the relevant channels in that language, most of the mod staff will have all of those.

[gray igloo]

Sorry for trouble I forgot command to check for alpha 2 status again

Thanks

[void idol]

how can i see what this month's showcase is going to be? or do we know?

[desert ivy]

We don't know yet. They gave a hint about wars last month but it's not 100% confirmed

[tribal oyster]

pvp siege wars stream? yo this the 1 i been waitin 4

[twin holly]

i would like to throw out there in drunken speculation that the next showcase will be naval stuff, well one would hope right

[desert ivy]

Most likely not since Naval stuff isn't really planned for A2 launch

[twin holly]

dont ruin my drunken hopes now man , dreams are meant to be dreams for a reason xD

[rigid rose]

Hello... lets please keep this channel to questions and answers please. For conversations move down to the other channels.

[obsidian river]

Hi I bought alpha access and a few other skins like a year or two ago can I still get a refund if need be?

[lusty kite]

Under limited circumstances, Intrepid may offer refunds or credits with regard to purchases you make in connection with Game Assets and microtransactions. You may submit a refund request directly to Intrepid by contacting us via our customer support platform or the payment system. Intrepid may determine, at its sole discretion, to honor a refund under the following conditions: (1) the refund is requested within ninety (90) days from the date of purchase of the item or Game Asset in question (“Purchased Asset”); and (2) The Purchased Asset has not been consumed or used in any way, manner or form prior to the issuance of any refund. Furthermore, and by no means a limitation of the foregoing, any “Ember Packages” purchased as a Purchased Asset may not be refunded or subject to a pro-rated or partial refund if all or any portion of the Ember Package is used prior to the issuance of a refund.

[twin holly]

^ https://support.ashesofcreation.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018517854-What-is-the-refund-policy source

[pearl saddle]

Have Intrepid mentioned which archetype is going to be showcased next? I can’t wait to see some Rogue action!

[desert ivy]

Either Rogue or Bard. The AoC instagram account specifically mentioned that we'd see the Bard before A2 starts though so maybe Bard first? But we're not entirely certain

[pearl saddle]

Both cool tbf, does that mean that Rogue will not be at A2 launch potentially?

[desert ivy]

It should be last we heard. Only archetype that might not be is Summoner

[pearl saddle]

Cool thanks!

[vital loom]

Is there a minimum pc specs yet for the Phase II Alpha?

thx

[manic marten]

will a guild freehold have more than 8 slots for acces (so more than the family system) to the professions? if not what exactly would the difference or benefit be to a regular freehold?

[echo pecan]

Guild halls are guild based not player based. So all of a guild can access a guild hall. This is old info and much may have changed.

I am not sure if they have any profession slots.

[manic marten]

so guild hall and guild freehold is the same?

[mint citrus]

When a guild reaches a certain level, its guild master is granted a guild freehold certificate to enable placement of a guild hall.[1]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Guild_halls

[eager cosmos]

Why can't we have press TAB for inventory? I don't like I or B.

[mint citrus]

You'll be able to change keybinds to whatever fits your fancy.

[tawdry swallow]

Hi, I have a question regarding the family summoning in game. On the wiki it says if the family member has materials in their inventory I won't be able to summon them. but its highly unlikely they wouldnt have mats or other collectibles. I find it bothersome that they would have to get rid of everything just so I can summon them. Can this be elaborated further?

[desert ivy]

It's because then you can just bypass the need for the caravan system by teleporting people instantly across the map to sell their materials/gatherables.

[tawdry swallow]

I understand but this will make the skill useless to be used at command as I would need to coordinate with member before hand to make sure they get rid of their collectibles

[ancient egret]

not useless just not broken as you want it to be

[desert ivy]

It's not useless though. You can instantly transport someone across the map when it would usually take hours for them to run

Just tell them to bank their mats

But regardless, family summon is something they'll be testing heavily in A2 as it is extremely strong. The feature might not even make it to launch

[ancient egret]

this is a channel for the community to answer questions not devs bruh

[sacred grail]

Is ashes of creation ever going to see the light of day ?

[ancient egret]

alpha 2 is Q3 this year and go to #read-me-first to see the rest of the discord

[shell void]

@tawdry swallow Family summoning is a simple mechanic to ensure that family and friends can quickly get together for a round of playing, rather than wait for family members to run across half the map from where they were playing individually - a social play encouragement. It really is not meant to be used to coordinate attacks or quickly travel around the map for other purposes.

[fresh urchin]

Tab would default to targeting since it's a tab target game, but like Viriz said everything will be rebindable

[tall kraken]

But who vote I? Do you know how far away I is from Wasd? B is much faster to reach with left hand 😅

[mild ledge]

Who is using I for invent in an MMO xd

[pliant tangle]

Where would you go to ask questions of the devs or give ideas for items or mechanics in the game, that might be useful?

[safe bronze]

probably forum is your best bet

[umbral blaze]

like everyone who played archeage and more

better to have combat skills on the important buttons

[tall kraken]

Ah I see. I prefer ctrl shift and alt combinations with q e r 1-5 f(if not used for action) also f1-f4 for buffs

[full badger]

Hi all, please keep this channel free for questions and answers. Discussions around keybinds should go to #general-discussion

[lament delta]

There's a place to contact the Devs and give suggestions?

[spiral pine]

https://forums.ashesofcreation.com

[lament delta]

Thanks

Are Alpha 2 keys for sale? I opened the link sent above and there is more information just about alpha 1

[spiral pine]

Sales ended Jan 17th

[lament delta]

Ok

[brittle yarrow]

#read-me-first

[near stump]

Go select English as your language to unlock the discussion channels.

[mild ledge]

Ty

[iron mason]

Is there gonna be any alpha 2 key giveaways

[spiral pine]

Yes

[lusty kite]

https://discord.com/channels/256164085366915072/270797463907074048

We'll get more details here when the time comes

[azure vector]

do we know system requirements? will my 486 be able to cope?

[wispy prawn]

Does this means there will be available alpha two packages for purchase ? Because some alpha packages had limited play days..

[wispy prawn]

Do we have details.. on how to purchase or get this key?

[lament delta]

Someone said the key sale ended in January

[lusty kite]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Pre-order_packs_ending_FAQ

[lament delta]

But they also said there will be another opportunity to buy (I hope so)

[lusty kite]

The final Pre-Order Packs ended on January 17, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific

If and when they decide to sell testing keys or 'packages', details will be given in https://discord.com/channels/256164085366915072/270797463907074048

[lament delta]

Also I cannot logging in the forum, it simply don't work

[wispy prawn]

Yeah, it sounds that they are not closing opportunities for more people join alpha 2 or beta 🤞

[tulip hatch]

If you need assistance with your account it would be best to open a ticket so support can help!
https://support.ashesofcreation.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

[whole dawn]

i cant speak on behalf of intrepids server tech
but if you have enough content going off around the world, there shouldnt be a need for people to congregate in 1 area

[ancient egret]

the fact that you cant walk thru other players will be why there simply wont be space for the amount of players needed to crash the server and as Sonic said it is very unlikely that even 20% of the server will go to 1 place at the same time

[cerulean surge]

Does this mean now that Alpha 2 are closed in sales. Can you purchase Beta 1 keys and get access to what is a closed to Alpha 2 test keys?

[lusty kite]

All sales are closed as of 1/17/24.

[rigid rose]

currently there are no keys to be purchased,,, this includes beta keys as well.

!pack

[potent thunder]

Pre-Order packs have ended. If you previously purchased a Pre-Order pack, you should still be able to upgrade. To find out more, see the FAQ here: https://ashesofcreation.com/news/2023-09-12-the-unseen-order

To explore upgrades and add-ons for any previously purchased items, login to see the Shop here: https://ashesofcreation.com/shop

[cerulean surge]

Thanks for that

[rigid rose]

they are planning on doing some giveaways so keep a eye on the social channels and the #news here!

[night zephyr]

I would like to ask something about the ability visuals. I've noticed that some of the abilities displayed in the last stream seemed very colorful, but what I'm extremely curious about now is if the color of the ability visuals coincide with what type of effect that ability has? For example maybe Red colored visual effects are related to DOT or Execution style abilities, while Yellow colored visuals are more in line with crowd control or wide range abilities?

[hot glacier]

hello

Is there no Korean language support?

when are you scheduled to test it?

[half zealot]

AlphaTWO iiiiz cominnn ❤️

[wraith oak]

Why don';t you let me buy your game? Let me waste 200$ on it, please!

[limber tendon]

Did they mention whether summoner will be available at the start of Alpha 2 or later on?

[brave swift]

most likely later on

[ruby ingot]

#aoc-discussion message

[lament delta]

They will let us know when the sales return

[half zealot]

will we get an friends-chat tool inside the launcher to organize also when offline, like steamfriends or battlenet?

[strange yew]

“A2 may even start with Summoner... we shall seeeeee” -Steven (so there’s a chance)

[hot edge]

Summoner is supposed to be the last class
There’s still rogue and bard before that

[limber tendon]

thanks

[full badger]

The Devs have talked about a companion mobile app that could potentially have that kind of functionality in it, but nothing about the launcher so far https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Companion_app

[tawdry swallow]

Hi I was wondering since any class can wear any weapon or armor does this mean its possible for example there would be a greatsword that gives benefits to a Mage?

The question basically what is the incentive to mix classes and equipment apart from aesthetics

[ancient egret]

most of what we know is about defences we have not heard much about how weapons would mix with classes so far but we have heard a mage can elementally imbue a sword and a few other things

[tawdry swallow]

Interesting, but in that case would a piece of armor benefit a mage? for example? I just want to understand how it would benefit a class to wear a piece of equipment usually used by another class apart from looking cool

[ancient egret]

physical defence vs magical defence most heavy armor is most physical and cloth is mostly magical and then you got middle of the road leather, ofc there will be more effects that can be put on it but we dont know what that would be

[spiral pine]

it all boils down to stats

and we dont know much about stats yet

[whole dawn]

one way that intrepid is trying to allow different classes to use any weapon is through "weapon training" in the weapon progression trees
you can see how the great sword has different training paths
"Deflection" might be good for tanks
Power might be good for fighters
Followthrough might be good for fighters or rangers
Precision might be good for rangers or mages

its unlikely that each weapon will have a meta build on each archtype, but the weapon training should help

[tawdry swallow]

I guess that is close an answer as am going to get at this point in development. Thanks very much

[rancid temple]

Hi! Are there going to be any craft classes?

[ancient egret]

what do you mean bye that ? if you mean as a main class then no

[rancid temple]

okay thx for your response

[ancient egret]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Crafting

[rancid temple]

and yeah in main class

[ancient egret]

you can read about crafting here

[lament delta]

Can someone send me the image of the specializations pls?

The 64

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Classes

Classes are the combination of a primary and a secondary archetype.

We have a specific terminology when referring to archetypes and classes. Classes are the combination of your secondary archetype with your primary archetype. – Steven Sharif

Class progression in Ashes of Creation proceeds as follows:

A player chooses their primary archetype at...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Classes

[sick elbow]

!pack

[potent thunder]

Pre-Order packs have ended. If you previously purchased a Pre-Order pack, you should still be able to upgrade. To find out more, see the FAQ here: https://ashesofcreation.com/news/2023-09-12-the-unseen-order

To explore upgrades and add-ons for any previously purchased items, login to see the Shop here: https://ashesofcreation.com/shop

[tawdry swallow]

I know its ridiculous of me to ask this but gonna ask anyway, will we get the character creator a couple of days before A2 starts? I know it is not the official launch, but hey I still wanna spend time on my character without fear of missing out on the first expeditions into Verra

[dark jungle]

they have said in the past that the character creator will be out early

[tawdry swallow]

before Alpha 2 as well? I thought that was only regarding the official launch

[dark jungle]

the character creator is part of the alpha 2 launcher/client, so if they give access to the launcher earlier then you will have that

they havent made any specific statements however so its still not clear if they intend to do this for general alpha 2 testers

but certainly spot testers will be using the CC and launcher prior to the release of A2

[tawdry swallow]

I understand, thank you

[strong nebula]

Hello. Will there be packs to Buy again?

[dark jungle]

!cosmetics

[potent thunder]

Pre-Order packs have ended. If you previously purchased a Pre-Order pack, you should still be able to upgrade. To find out more, see the FAQ here: https://ashesofcreation.com/news/2023-09-12-the-unseen-order

To explore upgrades and add-ons for any previously purchased items, login to see the Shop here: https://ashesofcreation.com/shop

[safe bronze]

what's crazy is there is a difference between, for instance, a summoner + bard, versus a bard + summoner... forgive my ignorance, but i would assume you have a major class and minor class rather than a simple bi-class combination. that's a lot of classes...

[odd locust]

#aoc-discussion for chit chat (or other-language channels). This channel is for questions.

[warped sandal]

Hi everyone is alpha 2 live yet? I bought the voyager pre order in 2018 and I'm trying to find out if i plan the alpha yet

[hot edge]

Sometime between July and September

[warped sandal]

Thanks

[stable badger]

Is there a list of Milestones and what they contain?

[near stump]

No, those are internal and private to Intrepid

[tawdry swallow]

I have a question regarding caravans, would there be spots along the road were the caravans are protected from attack? if for example Am taking a caravans across the the whole map. Apart from nodes would there be like guard outposts or something like that

[ancient egret]

unless you stop at a node and turn in the caravan you can get attacked all the time

[serene pond]

Any official date or month for alpha? Only popping in here occasionally

[dense storm]

hey i don't received a A new verification email and my email is correct

[dark jungle]

check your spam folder

if its not there then 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

[dense storm]

ok thank you

[tawdry swallow]

if the node is Kaelar for example am I able to use other races assets to build my free hold? or gotta stick to the node?

[mint citrus]

You can use whatever you feel like on your freehold.

[ancient egret]

your base building assets will be from your race but you can buy blueprints of other races buildings to use

[fair vale]

How is the summoner class coming along, when can we see some gameplay of this class?

[ancient egret]

we have not seen or heard anything about it yet we have only been told its the last class we will see

[lapis sky]

Will it have controller support?

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Controller support

The Ashes of Creation MMO is not designed around controller support.

Ashes of Creation Apocalypse may have controller support.
Controller support will likely be something we work on closer to launch. – Steven Sharif

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Controller_support

[trim stump]

Will there be new cosmetics anytime soon ?

[dark jungle]

not that we know

[trim stump]

@dark jungle ok thanks!

[whole kraken]

Hello, is there information on how to buy the alpha 2 if I don't buy it?

[crystal beacon]

Nope, the only keys in rotation to my knowledge are the ones in content creator program to be given by them

But someone might know more than i do on this regard :3

[desert ivy]

There's no way to buy access to alpha 2 atm, no

[whole kraken]

And will there be a way to buy again or will there no longer be an option?

[hot edge]

They will let us know if they open up sales again

[tawdry swallow]

Will the desert biome be available in A2? along with that creepy insect like Boss?

[dark jungle]

likely sometime during A2, maybe not at the beginning

[lament delta]

They said 7 biomes are ready

But just the appearance

A lot needs to be worked on mobs and things like that

[dense storm]

hey can i still sign up for the beta testing?

[silk tapir]

Not atm

[vast crescent]

during the Caravan pvp live stream did I miss any information regarding caravan SKINS during transitioning to or from raft? I'm assuming we will just see the default look of a caravan deconstruction or construction and not the skin portion, but wasn't sure if they had mentioned any of this yet.

[lapis valley]

Any info about quests? Are they going to be more like runescape’s where you can have multipple quests leading ut to major quest series/questline or are they going to be more generic and straighforward stand alone adventures?

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Quests

Quests in Ashes of Creation are divided into three main categories: Events, Commissions, and Story arc quests.

All three categories of quests will be available from a variety of local, hidden and discovered sources, such as commissions boards and NPC quest givers.
The various questing systems are intended to direct player activity toward content...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Quests

[vast crescent]

@junior ember You have any information on this?

[junior ember]

I don't believe this was mentioned during the Caravan PvP livestream. This might be a good question for our monthly Q&A, which should be appearing on the forums very soon 😉

[hot edge]

will be very interesting to see how certain "caravan cosmetics" actually look like in game given the fact that they look nothing like a caravan

[fleet shore]

do we know how many biomes alpha 2 will have at the start? seen people saying there might only be a couple which is worrying if thats the case

[dark jungle]

that question was asked in the last stream and Steven's answer was, they will tell us closer to the time

The starting biomes will be announced when we are confident which ones will be ready. Environmentally and asset wise, there are 7ish biomes created. Content wise (PoIs, narrative/quest, creatures etc) is a decision that will be evaluated for A2 entrance as testing continues. When we are ready to share this info we will.[17] – Steven Sharif

[silver dune]

You look like a caravan ❤️

[paper onyx]

Why is that worrying ? Some full MMORPG don't even have multiples biomes or more than 3-4 biomes.. xD

[drowsy hawk]

Alpha!

[glad pulsar]

Anyone know if there is gonna be another chance to get into the alpha 2?

[marble wind]

I too am asking this ⬆️

https://tenor.com/view/just-asking-ask-asking-for-a-friend-not-me-gif-12183071

[west meteor]

@marble wind

Sales have ended for now - please read the screenshat quote

[marble wind]

ah sorry I haven't been here in a bit looking at the most recent comment didnt see the bot thing above..

[west meteor]

all good - the quote thats from is way further up actually lol

!pack

[potent thunder]

Pre-Order packs have ended. If you previously purchased a Pre-Order pack, you should still be able to upgrade. To find out more, see the FAQ here: https://ashesofcreation.com/news/2023-09-12-the-unseen-order

To explore upgrades and add-ons for any previously purchased items, login to see the Shop here: https://ashesofcreation.com/shop

[west meteor]

@marble wind you can go to #read-me-first and pick a language role if you want to chat about aoc in more channels too

[marble wind]

Thanks!

[glad pulsar]

thanks

[stable badger]

What race is most mage like?

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Races

Ashes of Creation offers nine playable races.

Verra is a world with rich and diverse cultures. Much of its important history has been dominated by the major races. Humans of the coast and plains, Orcs within the hills and the marshes, Elves in the forest and the riverlands, and the esteemed Dwarves of the mountains. The major races have held domi...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Races

[west meteor]

You can read about them here - I’d say the kaelar humans but it’s a guess

[hot edge]

I wanna say elves are more magicky

[desert ivy]

Seeing as the only reason Humans know magic is because the Elves taught them magic I'd definitely say Elves are more magic

[stable badger]

Dam dont want to be an Elf

[shell void]

@stable badger That is from an RP perspective, if you are thinking about a build perspective, then race has nothing to do with build. Pretty sure it is the background you choose for your character that determines starting stats.

[paper kelp]

Excuse, where do I find that information?

[dark jungle]

!cosmetics

[potent thunder]

Pre-Order packs have ended. If you previously purchased a Pre-Order pack, you should still be able to upgrade. To find out more, see the FAQ here: https://ashesofcreation.com/news/2023-09-12-the-unseen-order

To explore upgrades and add-ons for any previously purchased items, login to see the Shop here: https://ashesofcreation.com/shop

[stable badger]

Nice was sure there was racial traits, aguments too.

[ancient egret]

there are racial augments tho we dont know how much it would matter for endgame

[ancient egret]

☝️

[vast crescent]

okay cool thank you for your quick response =D

[lime sequoia]

Do we know yet if different races are going to have different starting areas like WoW? Or if they are going to be the same or selectable starting areas like ESO?

Or a crazy third option?!

[crystal beacon]

No, players start at divine gateways (regardless of race) https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Divine_gateways

[hot edge]

you can pick the spawn point you want

[lime sequoia]

So from that, it sounds like you can start with your people, or choose another races gateway?

Expect the Tulnar

[hot edge]

everyone can pick whatever they want

[lime sequoia]

Thank goodness, I have some friends that will only play dwarves

Thanks all!

[crystal beacon]

@naive knot There's an imposter afoot aye

[lime sequoia]

Ye cumin' at me bruv?

[crystal beacon]

The dwarves are watchin, better watch them ankles boio

[quiet wyvern]

When is war stream this month we got a date yet?

[ancient egret]

always last friday unless stated otherwise

[near stump]

They typically announce it 1 week in advance, so if it isn't announced tomorrow for the 26th, it'll likely be on the 30th.

[mint citrus]

They typically announce it on the second to last Friday of the month, even if the livestream doesn't happen on the last Friday of the month.

[shut orbit]

Anyone didn't recive any verifcation email when they signed up ?

[dark jungle]

check your spam folder

[shut orbit]

i did many times tried to get it resend doubble checked mail but never recived it both me and my friend never got the mail

[dark jungle]

then you will need to raise 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

[deep pond]

is it just me or the verification of email is not working in the official site?

oh nvm didnt read above ... 😄

[scenic ether]

sorry if it was asked but the sites shop for aoc is down for weeks now, why is that ?

[ruby swift]

There is nothing for sale to newcomers atm would be why. If you are a previous Kickstarter/Summer backer from 2017 there are still purchase/upgrade options available to you and the shop functions fine. But if you have none of those options, nothing will display for you.

[scenic ether]

thank you, any announcement when newcomers will be getting new packs ?

[ruby swift]

Nope, they have announced that there will be cosmetics at some point for sale in the future, which may or may not be timed exclusive (most likely not), and they may bring back options to purchase access to testing phases if they deem there is a need, but no word on what form those would take. At the moment they feel they have sold all the access that they currently want/need to support for testing plans, and until they change those, there is no reason to have stuff up on the store.

[scenic ether]

i see, thank you so much

[safe bronze]

what race has the best physiognomy ?

[ruby swift]

Facial features are meant to be highly customizable from previous quotes on Character Creator plans. So it will be up to players. Some examples are in the wiki entry below. https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Character_creator

[crimson stream]

rogue when

[crystal beacon]

can i run aoc on a rtx 4060?

[dark jungle]

yes

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

System requirements

Minimum and recommended computer specifications for Alpha-2.

Minimum Specs - 1080p
Processor: Intel i5 8400 | AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Memory: 12GB
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1070 or equivalent
DirectX: Version 12
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 100GB SSD Storage
Windows 10/11
Recommend Specs - 1440p
Processor: Intel i7 8700 | AMD Ryzen 5 3600...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/System_requirements

[crystal beacon]

will it be smooth for a rtx 3060?

[dark jungle]

i linked the minimum specs above

[crystal beacon]

4060*

ok thanks

[ivory prawn]

currently has a poll to choose between I (Inventory) or B (Backpack), that means won't have keys change on game settings?

[whole dawn]

you will, its just a question of default keybinds

[flint onyx]

are there any time estimations about open beta comming out date?

[desert ivy]

There are no plans for an open beta atm. The beta phases are a long long way out though. Alpha 2 starts in q3 this year and A2 is the biggest phase since it's where 99% of the game is added. Once betas come out the game will be in a "completed" state

[dark jungle]

Alpha 1 testers will be able to participate in spot testing prior to A2 launch. Keep an eye on your email for any invites.

[wintry saddle]

Tried to look around to find out, but the read me just says alpha 1 was in 2023. Is this game any closer to an actual release?

[lusty kite]

Alpha 2 is scheduled for Q3 of this year. Yes, we are getting closer to actual release.

[desert ivy]

Alpha 1 was also in 2021, not 2023

[last osprey]

hello everyone, does anyone know whether the hinted stream of "node/castle sieging" is pushed back for the next month(s), or it won't happen anytime soon?

[west meteor]

All we know is it’s for sure not happening this month

[last osprey]

okies thank you!

[digital sonnet]

Wars are still something we're looking to showcase on a future livestream. We'll keep everyone updated as it comes together, but it won't be ready for the April livestream.

[strong nebula]

Hey. Alpha 2 is the last alpha? So we Can expect beta in early 2025 ?? And game release maybe winter 2025 ?? Or summer 2026??

[glossy reef]

Alpha 2 will include the permanent private test server, so it's the main alpha. We have no information on when the rest of the testing will come. just pay attention to announcements @strong nebula

[last canopy]

Yeash, summer of 2026... I'll get the grandkids ready for the release 😮

[tawdry swallow]

Can a GTX 1060 6GB run this game?

It ran Apoc fine but that was before UNREAL ENGINE 5

[tribal oyster]

yea gtx 1070 is the minimum recommended gpu for 1080p

[tawdry swallow]

I dont mind playing on lowest graphics

I just want to know if it can work at the lowest graphics

[tribal oyster]

then yea it will, they probably mean high settings 60 fps 1080p when they say gtx 1070

[tawdry swallow]

Thank you

[strong nebula]

You must be old bro

[umbral basalt]

do we know if they'll continue to release monthly dev updates during alpha 2?

[dark jungle]

havent heard otherwise

[oak lynx]

might be a silly question but how did people become “phoenix initiatives”

Is it just people who bought one of the very early packs?

[full badger]

It was a kickstarter reward for people who donated a certain amount of money

All phoenix initiative members donated $2500+ to the project during kickstarter

[quiet wyvern]

I thought this months stream was about wars, news says lighting and wand weapon??

[spiral pine]

correct

[ancient egret]

Steven hinted at wars last stream but it was not ready for this stream

[quiet wyvern]

And that was the replacement.. Yikes okay

[half grotto]

uh <@&256789677930053632>

[lime sequoia]

We may/probably will get more than that, the last update was just titled fighter archetype and we saw way more.

[neon bough]

The next livestream is this coming friday or is it tuesday?

[desert ivy]

Tuesday 30th

[iron ermine]

will there be any mounts that teleport? Like the jackal in Guild wars 2?

[charred olive]

do we know if we get a updated UI (unitframes, actionbars etc.) for A2?

[shell void]

The mounts will definitely have different skills available. Specifics is currently unknown though. I could see a few 'magical' beasts having something like 'blink' though (but that is just speculation on my part.)

[shell void]

It should be very updated with different features being active, unlike in A1.

[half grotto]

hey guys, do we know what kinds of consumables we'll have and what effects will be bound to them?

[dark jungle]

only some

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Food and drink

Food and drink in Ashes of Creation will provide benefits (buffs) based on the type of consumable.

The higher quality the food item, the greater duration of the buffs.
Buffs from some very high quality consumables may persist through death.
The quality and duration of food buffs can be increased through the furniture system.
For example if you ha...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Food_and_drink

[half grotto]

thanks

[round kernel]

any new info about the character creator coming out for testing?

[dark jungle]

we havent been given anything new beyond what is on the wiki

they did hint at that yes

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Character creator

The character creator (or character customization system) allows players to define the look of their in-game characters, hired NPCs; and potentially creatures raised by the animal husbandry profession.

Character appearance can be adjusted through a wide range of presets and sliders.
Character blending provides easy to use customization by morphin...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Character_creator

[dark jungle]

^ all of that is in there

they have said they will be selling racial skins post launch

right now their focus is on getting the base game out

as a player who likes to play dark elf races, i would appreciate an option for that in the game at some point. a racial skin will allow them to provide this without having to create an entirely different race or subrace

[round kernel]

Definitley i agree with you, but what i dont agree with is locking a race behind a paywall that you needed to purchase six years ago, or any race behind a paywall for that matter

[dark jungle]

with racial skins you will still "be" your base race, you will just look different. its a cosmetic

[ancient egret]

remember this is for questions Lex you should know better

go to #read-me-first to see the rest of the discord

[dark jungle]

i believe im clarifying his knowledge, which is valid

[ancient egret]

i dont agree but to each there own still go there to see the rest of the discord

being petty are we now

not a good look

<@&256789677930053632> cant be asked to deal with this bye

[still wyvern]

Good mornin' everyone, given that we're now discussing rather than questions and answers, let's move over to #general-discussion, please, and thank you.

[sterile herald]

What is the current funding for the game? how much has @idle siren put in, how many packs have been bought, cosmetics, etc?

[dark jungle]

they have not provided detailed information on this

[ancient egret]

last we where told over 100k players had bought at least alpha 2 access that was jan last year and steven already put 45m of his own money into it way back so it would not surprise me if its well about 100 million bye now

[desert ivy]

jan last year*

[ancient egret]

my bad time flies

[neon bough]

Thank you

[raven reef]

Is there any plans to have katana as a weapon?

[dark jungle]

nothing has been said about that

[iron loom]

i need some Fist weapons thanks 😛

[raven reef]

Why not both? lol

[iron loom]

sound good lol

[reef shard]

I would love to fight with a Staff, staves are cool

[safe bronze]

you should have asked if steven studies the blade

[hot edge]

Will probably appear as sword/greatsword skin

[deep pond]

Did anyone manage to verify their account?

It is still not sending me the email

[dark jungle]

you need to contact support

!cs

[potent thunder]

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[night fossil]

yo how many people are expected to be in A2 and where can i find this info? just would like to know how many people are participating

[dark jungle]

over 100,000 participants in A2

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Alpha-2

Ashes of Creation's core game systems are expected to be in place at the start of Alpha-2. By the end of Alpha-2, the game is expected to be feature complete, but it will not be content complete until launch. Alpha-2 will last until launch and will run in parallel with Beta-1 and Beta-2.

Alpha-2 is intended to be a true functional representation...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Alpha-2

[night fossil]

oh wow thanks

[naive spindle]

!cs password reset

[potent thunder]

Intrepid Studios Support

1: <https://support.ashesofcreation.com/hc/en-us/articles/360016194974-When-I-try-to-reset-my-password-I-don-t-receive-an-email>

...may take up to 24 hours to appear after submitting a password reset request. If you’ve already checked your Spam/Junk folders...

2: <https://support.ashesofcreation.com/hc/en-us/articles/360016315253-How-do-I-recover-reset-my-password>

...in, you can recover your password either through this link or by selecting “Forgot your password?” from the game launcher...

3: <https://support.ashesofcreation.com/hc/en-us/articles/360016315433-Password-invalid-for-website-but-not-for-game-launcher>

...have issues with a password mismatch between the website and the game launcher, we recommend resetting your password (avoiding...

[fallow trout]

Hi i have access to the alpha 2 and bought the Voyager Pre-Order Package back in 2020 can I access the current testing? If so how?

[dark jungle]

you will receive an email when your phase of testing starts

[fallow trout]

Ahh OK. Its been so long lol. Thanks

I hope I didnt accidentally delete it.

Its not an email I track much.

Is there anyway I can check?

[desert ivy]

The only people that have received an email for testing so far is Phoenix Initiative members ($2.5k+ Kickstarter pledge) so you wouldn't have received one

[fallow trout]

Ahh got it. OK thanks

[high fox]

At most you can upgrade to is Voyager Plus.

[sharp bramble]

You can only upgrade to PI if you have purchased a Kickstarter package.

[placid inlet]

Is it not possible to back it anymore? On kickstarter or directly?

[dark jungle]

not at the moment

[polar citrus]

When is Q3? Tried to search for it but couldn't make out when it is

[mint citrus]

July August September

[whole dawn]

july-sept

[polar citrus]

Ahh, thanks

[trail swift]

Nice. So its actually less then a half year.

[ruby ingot]

allegedly

[open sierra]

why "I" for inventory is more preferable?

[spiral pine]

?

[ruby ingot]

you mean M15

[young latch]

Tab is best for inv actually 🤠

[ruby ingot]

in a tab target MMO?

[digital sonnet]

Hey all, as a reminder please keep this channel clear for Ashes of Creation questions, and their answers. If you want to discuss keybinds, consider bringing that conversation to channels like #general-discussion or #aoc-discussion. Thanks!

[hidden cypress]

will there be another time to pre order the game?

[mint citrus]

Pre-order pack sales have ended as of January, there is no way to purchase a pack at this time but they may open sales again in the future - we will have to wait to hear more about that.

You can read more about it here: https://support.ashesofcreation.com/hc/en-us/articles/21147624868883-Why-are-Pre-Order-package-sales-ending

[primal plinth]

how do i play

[wraith dock]

Wait for the game to come out

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Release schedule

The Ashes of Creation release schedule is subject to change.

Spot testing has begun, some limited NDA'd testers are participating in spot tests and December will see more, including some major headless client testing. Also those of you that still have the A1 launcher may see an update in the next couple weeks. – Steven Sharif
The NDA spot testing...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Release_schedule

[timber bluff]

Because C, V, and B are often used as emergency/reaction skill key as it is easy for the thumb to connect on it. I'm using a naga trinity as a mouse and still, not enough key for it. Macros are not competitive because either it will not reply optimally to all situations, either you will still have not enough keys to have the best answer to all situations so better keep the freedom of adaptation using the skills by themselves.

[hybrid dragon]

Macros aren't competitive for the simple reason they likely won't be available:

The issue with macros is that from an anti cheat metric perspective it's difficult to define what a macro is against a script. And in order to catch all scripts sometimes you have to prevent the macro usage. So really that's a that's a data issue. If we allow for macros then we lose our ability to precisely ban script users, botters.[16] – Steven Sharif

[timber bluff]

Ingame macro =/= programmed macro, except trying flagging users, that can't be made unavalaible by the developpers. Saddest part is that it is mostly used by people for which the issue stand between the chair and the computer screen.

[full badger]

@timber bluff @hybrid dragon Please move your conversation down to #general-discussion channel. Thanks

[tacit sage]

How are A2 spot testing players determined? I pre-purchased for A2 and noticed the spot testing started already.

[whole dawn]

spot testing has only started for PI members
eventually spot testing should open up for A1 members
then A2 members should get in sometime during july-sept

[spiral pine]

if youre referring to the message on the AoC website

[tacit sage]

Where are you getting this info from? I keep seeing contradicting information.

[spiral pine]

its been there since A1

[tacit sage]

Not sure if the AOC Wiki is reliable but this is what’s posted there.

[desert ivy]

It is reliable, but the spot testing is only for PI members atm

[tacit sage]

I apologize, but what’s a PI? Private invite?

[whole dawn]

Pheonix Initiative

[desert ivy]

Phoenix Initiative, people that paid for the $2.5k Kickstarter tier

[tacit sage]

Ahhh very well then

Thank you for the answers! I appreciate it!

[patent bear]

will ashes of creation support ultra wide screens?

[ruby swift]

Previous tested iterations have, so most likely.

[patent bear]

👍🏻

[limber tendon]

It was mentioned that all classes can get combat familliars, does that mean that summoners get 2 or do they just have more skills related to their pets?

[ruby swift]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Summons

[limber tendon]

Thanks

[grizzled juniper]

any word on what the topic for the next live stream will be about?

[desert ivy]

#news message

[raw idol]

Alpha Two Night-time Lighting & Wand Weapon Combo Preview 🙂

[grizzled juniper]

👍

[hexed thunder]

What are the required specs for the game

[spring laurel]

Do we know what will be showcases in May stream?

[west meteor]

Nope - they sometimes tease it at the end of the prior months stream - but if they dont we usually dont hear what the topic is until they announce the date of the livestream 1-2 weeks before it happens

[spring laurel]

I heard the April thing about wands is a stand in? Is that correct?

[west meteor]

Sort of? They teased that we may see "Wars" as April's topic but then they said they are doing new lighting and wand showcase instead. It's not what they teased - but they also never said it was for sure happening so calling it a stand in feels wrong

[spring laurel]

Thank you

[tawdry swallow]

In Nodes 2 7 years ago Steven said the Nodes series is a 4 parter. When can we expect Nodes 3 and 4, if its simply cancelled can someone please confirm. Thank you.

[desert ivy]

The node series is something they're planning to completely redo closer to launch

Will act as a sort of marketing material

[tawdry swallow]

Sounds perfect to me. Thank you

[lime sequoia]

Do we know if dual wielding is going to be a class or weapon talent? Maybe both?

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Dual wielding

Dual wielding will be permitted for selected one handed weapons.

Dual weapons are treated as single items that when equipped will occupy both main and off-hand gear slots.
There is a limited selection of weapons that can be dual wielded.
Shields cannot be dual wielded.
Great swords probably can't be dual wielded.
Q: How will animations work while...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Dual_wielding

[dark jungle]

^ answer above

[ancient egret]

all classes can do it only limit is the type of weapon

[spring laurel]

On the topic of Dual wielding. Will Ranger Archetype have anything making it viable as a melee class, or will it be strictly ranged class? 'Recent' showcase shows only the later one?

[ancient egret]

Likely no but we will see in alpha 2

[sterile kestrel]

To consider class viable with different weapons I would first recommend looking at skills (I mean in a general way for any class).
There are skills that requires a certain type of weapon to be used.

From the skills showed from archers most likely while should be possible to play it as melee, but probably would be considered a "meme build" and not by far really effective compared to any other really melee class

[spring laurel]

No justice for melee rangers...
Shame, its a staple of fantasy

[spiral pine]

we havent seen all skills for rangers yet

so we dont know how viable melee will be

[spring laurel]

We have seen 6? Active skills so far. None was melee oriented, or had melee use intended. Melee wasn't even mentioned during the stream iirc

[old tusk]

I think RANGEr supposed to be “range”😂

[ruby ingot]

somehow no one asked about fighters using bows
for some reason this seems to be a sickness exclusive to rangers who think they are too cool to play rogue

[old tusk]

Probably you can equip a Bow on a warrior, to mix the two things… but it won t be as effective as the the ranger

Fighter*

[spring laurel]

Not really. That's a misunderstanding. 'Ranger' is more about wandering, connection to nature, tracking, animal bonds/companions, forests overall etc. Not specifically ranged combat. Aragorn was a ranger, he was using mainly sword. John Snow as well. Drizzt Do'Urden also is a ranger, while wielding two swords.

[spring laurel]

That would be cool too, but it's much more niche than melee ranger . Even tho Arcane Archer from DnD is fun af

[old tusk]

It’s ok based on d&d… don t know if they think the same on the “class abilities kit”

[old tusk]

You forgot Walker Texas Ranger, he is a melee fighter😂

[spring laurel]

Too young and too european to remember that lol

[alpine basin]

It shows spot testing started in November for alpha 2 on their website is that correct?

[west meteor]

Yes - Phoenix initiative players started NDA testing around that time. No other groups have been invited yet (to the public’s knowledge)

[alpine basin]

So the 300 plus bundle people from like 2018 aren't in yet just people earlier than that 🤔

[desert ivy]

Only PI are spot testing right now. PI are people that paid $2.5k+ on Kickstarter

[alpine basin]

Ah. Thanks for showing the difference

[ruby ingot]

that's D&D stuff and you definitely don't want tabletop mechanics in your MMO

before you know, mages are fumbling their somatic components and have to chant for several minutes to cast resurrection

[spring laurel]

Not D&D stuff lol. Did you even read it? Only one of my examples is from D&D, and then from Novels not TTRPG. Melee ranger was a thing in fantasy loong before D&D got moderately popular.
Anyways, archetype divide of 'classes' like Mage, Cleric, Fighter, Rouge etc is 110% D&D stuff. So, do you want D&D stuff in your MMO or don't?

[ruby ingot]

'Ranger' is more about wandering, connection to nature, tracking, animal bonds/companions, forests overall etc. Not specifically ranged combat.
this is the part from D&D
so is Drizzt
you don't need me to explain that Aragorn did not popularize rangers and that D&D rangers have nothing in common with MMO rangers
So, do you want D&D stuff in your MMO or don't?
as a template? yeah
not as a guide to their mechanics because it doesn't work for symmetrical real time gameplay

Ashes multiclassing isn't as deep as D&D's either so don't expect wizards casting anything from a bard's or a cleric's repertoire

[spring laurel]

Everything exept animal stuff can be attributed to any ranger in Tolkien's work. The animal companion is also in GoT. So it's not DnD exclusive, it shows up in other big titles of the genre.
And having melee ranger doesn't mean game will become BG3 but MMO, so your worries are unfounded.
WoW also features melee hunter, so Ranger archetype.
So it's not even multiclassing, just a staple of a archetype, that seems to be absent from AoC so far.

[ruby ingot]

I am pointing out the hypocrisy of asking for melee rangers because D&D has them but not bringing other D&D mechanics over to Ashes

we already know that every class can wear any armor and use any weapon

if you also make enough skills work with both melee and ranged weapons, you would be erasing class identity

if you want a melee class that also has ranger things, just play rogue/ranger

it's not rocket science

[spring laurel]

I never stated that 'it should be in AoC because its in DnD' it was only a part of a example but if you want to cherry pick then ok i guess.

[spring laurel]

I will be happy if that will work out tbh

[still wyvern]

Good morning, please move your discussion to #general-discussion or #aoc-discussion since we are only discussing, rather than asking questions and answering

It would be very much appreciated.

[neat elm]

Good morning, i am just new here and i also create an account on the website.
Unfortunately, i didn't received the verification email for this subscription.
I have double check into Spam of course and also make sure i didnt mistype my email address.
Plus, i also subscribe to the news letter, and on this part i correctly received the mail.
So, i hope this is the good channel to ask for some assistance and have my account verified 🙂

[hybrid dragon]

You may have better chance with contacting customer support ticket. This channel is for questions and answers by the community.

!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

[spring laurel]

I have maybe obvious question, will leveling expirience be horizontal or vertical?

[spring dagger]

from memory class level will be vertical and horizontal, there will be a bunch of ways to focus on horizontal progression (like i'm assuming from old memory stuff like religious augments (which you can get skills from) and horizontal enchantments)

but for leveling it'd be both vertical and horizontal (though it says on wiki that experiences comes from horizontal sources)

i was just refreshing myself with the wiki as it's been a solid while so i might be wrong there

[spring laurel]

So will there be level gated areas of the world? Or will lvl 50 and 15 be able to lvl together? Or will lvl 45 goblins spawn right near low level node because lvl 45 player triggered an event?

[true finch]

Ashes doesnt have the traditional level 10-15 quest hub zones.
The content is dispersed through nodes dependent on their level.

Level 50 players will have to seek out the content that they need near nodes that are at a higher stage

[spring laurel]

That makes sense. Thank you guys

[ruby ingot]

does anyone know how naval content is gonna scale? since there are no sea nodes, would danger levels be random, slowly change over time or depend on how far you have gone into the sea?

[spiral pine]

nodes affect the sea too

[static fern]

[ITA]RayKing — Yesterday at 2:45 PM
I think RANGEr supposed to be “range”😂

How about the other end to the above. which would be rANGER, will there be an "anger" element to the ranger class? This may involve some rage-like ability which generally lends itself to melee.

[west meteor]

Perfect topic for #aoc-discussion

Go to #read-me-first and select a language role to access the rest of the server

[trail swift]

Anything new concerning bard archtype progress?

[dark jungle]

no

[trail swift]

🥲

[whole dawn]

not new, but this is the direction they want to take Bard

[trail swift]

Sounds great. Was just asking because we dont have many development streams left until A2. Hoping the bard will make it into one of them.

Another thing: are we going to have subclasses at the start of A2, or is that something further down the road?

[whole dawn]

likely not at the start

[trail swift]

Gotcha

Thanks

[desert ivy]

Bard is planned to be in A2 at the start, the Ashes of Creation instagram account replied to a comment this month asking if we can expect to see any more archetype showcases before A2 and they answered with Bard

[lime sequoia]

OMG! how did I miss that reply?! That's me 😄

[spring laurel]

Then when Rouge?

And Summoner too

After A2? B1?

[spiral pine]

all archetypes will be present in A2 eventually

[desert ivy]

Rogue should be in A2 at launch too. Summoner maybe not

Alpha 2 is gonna last a long, long time. Betas aren't planning on starting until the game is basically fully complete content wise

Can probably expect Summoner fairly soon after A2 starts if it doesn't make it to A2 launch since Steven answered that we could "maybe" expect Summoner in A2 launch, so even if it doesn't make it in time, should come quite soon after.

[trail swift]

Makes me so happy to read that.

Bringing my own expectations from other games of how a bard should feel like. So far the direction sounds very good to me, tho ofc it is vague. Hoping to see some skills and gameplay soon.

[spring laurel]

Anyways, what about Paladins archetype? It's lack is wierd, if not concerning

[whole dawn]

there is a paladin class. its Tank/Cleric
classes wont be available at the start of A2, only primary archtypes

[paper onyx]

There is no Paladin archetype, its a Class

[paper onyx]

Source ?

[whole dawn]

on what exactly? paladin class?

[spring laurel]

That's the problem I see, it's a class, so a different flavour, not different thing

[desert ivy]

I can't think of many new MMOs that have a pure Paladin class

[spring laurel]

Which is wierd it is a staple of genre, favourite of many

[ancient egret]

that is no reason for it to be concerning

[west meteor]

Yeah - that’s why they’re letting you play paladin 😂

[spring laurel]

I genuinely don't think that tank/cleric will be different enough from tank to be a paladin.
It will be a different flavour gummies, not another kind of snack

[ancient egret]

its cleric/tank as in cleric first i am wrong but its stupid

[desert ivy]

No, Tank/Cleric for Paladin

[ancient egret]

how would that make sense since cleric can wear plate

heck first look was straight up a standard pala

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Paladin

Tank primary archetype combined with Cleric secondary is a Paladin class.

Paladins will mostly have self-heals.

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Paladin

[west meteor]

Time will tell - we’ll have to see how augments work

[spring laurel]

Sure, but with 64 classes in total, I am very doubtfull. There is just too much of it, for such combiantions to have proper character. Sure, adding rouge to ranger will make it stealthy, but adding cleric to tank will probably not make proper paladin. Same with Shaman or Warlock. At least good thing we have Bard. A soul for a soul it seems.

[paper onyx]

About only primary archetype for A2

[whole dawn]

i said at the start of A2, not A2 as a whole
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faeK_vQnnm0&t=4445s
steven said some augments could be available for testing
but I would not take that as "full classes" existing
it would be very limited in scope

[paper onyx]

Oh okei

[lime sequoia]

I missed A1 and it looks like there was some fishing going on, sorry if this is basic AF. BUT I'm looking forward to doing some fishing in A2, and I'm wondering if we know how active fishing is/will be.
I'm looking at the Wiki and see there will be different kinds of fishing (so GD awesome), but are we looking at just clicking like WoW or some more involvement in the process like NW, or a 3rd option that gets me bricked up?

[west meteor]

If it’s not on the wiki then we don’t know.

They did post this reply on Twitter today though…

[lime sequoia]

LOL, I saw that and that's why I asked haha. I will be in A2, so I'm sure I'll have an answer by then at the latest

[west meteor]

They showed us some art of different fishies months ago but never gave anything else

[lime sequoia]

I'm just hoping I can open an ocean to table sushi restaurant in a node

[ruby ingot]

why tho? anyone can fish next to the ocean

you should be selling it in a metro to the highest bidder

[lime sequoia]

The restaurant/sushi stall would be in the city, but I would also like to do the fishing. We will see how the logistics would have to work though

[keen grotto]

The node system seems cool, and like a lot of time is being invested into developing it, but it seems like it’s a system that will be mostly relevant very early on launch. Are there things that are going to be in place that will prevent the system from stagnating and just funneling into specific nodes like how New Worlds territory system worked?

[dark jungle]

nodes can be destroyed by sieges. that makes it a constantly changing system

[pastel summit]

where can i check the next livestream date&time?

[near stump]

#news

[pastel summit]

thanks 🙂

[flat sluice]

Will the summoner be in the start of A2 or later on alpha 2?

[desert ivy]

We don't know. Steven said that they might be in A2 at the start, but no promises

However, if there's a chance they'll be in A2 at the start, then even if they don't make it in at the start they probably won't be too far out from A2 launch

[flat sluice]

Oh okay thank you

[silver rover]

should we expect a rogue preview anytime soon?

[near canyon]

50/50

[cursive echo]

Nobody knows when but I would be shocked if there wasn’t one before A2

[slow willow]

Question about the website. I forgot my password and did a password request thing yesterday and haven't gotten an email about it. Is that normal?

[broken bluff]

This has been probably asked a million times but i just cant seem to find a clear answer.
I have the option to upgrade my package to Voyager which gives alpha 2 acces.
If i upgrade to this package will that actually include access to alpha 2? Because i thought they stopped giving access to alpha 2

[spiral pine]

Theyve been having issues with that

you will need to 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

[spiral pine]

Yes you will get everything included in the upgrade

[slow willow]

Do I use this channel for it?

[spiral pine]

click the link in the bot message

[slow willow]

Sweet thanks

[limber iris]

So is a Druid; but I see no Druid.

[ruby swift]

That is correct, there is no Druid archetype in the gaming rpg sense of the word. There may be ways to augment secondary classes to get your "druid" with nature magic and such.

[spring laurel]

Yeah, that too

[spring laurel]

Maybe it is planned, but as a form of expansion? Like, 2 years post launch, to make it less stale

[burnt escarp]

hello, sorry i couldn't follow news. is game playable atm ? or any release date?

[whole dawn]

only date we know is that A2 will start in Q3
full release is a long ways away

[burnt escarp]

okey thanks

[rare belfry]

Is alpha 2 coming out soon ? I was told end of 2023 2 years ago and pushed to summer 2024, which specific date in summer is it coming out, is there a date now since its like 1-2 months before summer starts ?

Q1 is winter 2024, Q2 is spring 2024 and Q3 being summer in a month or so, why do we have barely any info and no precise date ?

[ruby ingot]

how would they give you a precise date when they don't know it?

and Q3 includes September

[viral cradle]

lol

[unborn sable]

Hello everyone! I have the alpha one but on the forum i got no badge, so i can't access the restricted section. I tried to log out and log in several times

[dark jungle]

you will need to contact customer support to get access

!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

[unborn sable]

ok thanks! I just sent it 🙂

[lime sequoia]

Restricted section? hmmm, I must peep this

Or does it just show something as restricted if you haven't activated your sh*?

[unborn sable]

i see this

[lime sequoia]

Ah, yeah. I thought I was missing something, never mind

[rare belfry]

Yea seems like it. It’s been pushed back a year at this point lmao. Giving them a few extra months is fair enough but it’s been 7+ years. A lot should already be done and playable for alpha, wow only took 6 years for classic to release.

[desert ivy]

A2 was never planned to start in 2023

The only date we've gotten for A2 was Q3 2024

If someone gave you a date of 2023 then it was a guess on their part, not an official date.

Blizzard was also a fully fleshed out company when they started working on WoW, Intrepid was not. WoW also had fuck all content at the start of launch. Games were also quicker and easier to make back then

[rare belfry]

I’m sure they said end of 2023 during the kickstarter in 2018

They said before 2024

[desert ivy]

No, their original "goal" was before 2020

[umbral blaze]

do u still think its will be in 2024? release after alpha

[near stump]

A2 is Q3 2024. Release date is not known. Definitely not 2024

[limber iris]

How many Dev's did WoW have on day one compared to AoC? Big difference. Things are better now (Dev wise) at Intrepid... give 'em time 🙂

[west meteor]

Apparently 40 devs worked on wow before launch - growing to 80 right before launch

[icy quail]

Will there be a tutorial on how to use keybinds and shortcuts on the keyboard? Something I noticed playing another game is there is a great tutorial on how to play, but there are several keys and binds which you can accidentally hit and then it changes how the game is played completely. Without a guide or tutorial you're left having to search up and down misc forums looking for a solution which is right in front of you.

[spring laurel]

How many interpid has?

[digital sonnet]

We do have plans for tutorials to help with the "first time user experience."

Not all of this will be in place at the start of Alpha Two, but it is on our plans for launch.

[icy quail]

Thank you, I appreciate that a lot

[desert ivy]

Currently around 200. When they started dev in 2017 though they only had around 15 people working at Intrepid.

[spring laurel]

That's respectable size

Funny thing, with how it's going AOC will release fatser than SC and with less people working on it.
And both projecta "are a scam"

[frozen osprey]

Hello sorry if this has been asked before. I was reading on the wiki that the combat isn't balanced around 1v1s because it will be a rock paper scissors dynamic. To what degree does having better skill as a player in distance management/timing/aiming for example have on the outcome? or is it truly rock paper scissors like there is 0% chance best rock in the world can beat worst paper in the world skillwise assuming they are equal in gear/lvl?

[desert ivy]

Simply put we don't really know yet

[frozen osprey]

roger that thanks!

[sterile kestrel]

The closest answer to this we have is as mentioned by Steven during his interview with Asmongold.
Where he mentions that he mentions that in encounters he wants that your (3 things) Class/build, equipment and skillplay all have its own "weight"

Source: https://youtu.be/H0LQSMT83L0?t=3260

Edit: fixed typo in "we" to "he"

So the rock/paper/scissors is regarding the Class/Build, but there is 2 other important things, equipment and skillplay

[frozen osprey]

will watch now thank you!

[rich breach]

,

[tardy lark]

Is there any chance to get inv into next alpha by now or im too late?

[hybrid dragon]

Package sales ended on Jan 17, but there may be giveaways on special occasions, watch #news

[umbral crag]

account then if go to the shop it empty why

[near canyon]

Because shop closed for alpha 2

[umbral crag]

ok

[near canyon]

Maybe it will be open later Alpha 2

[umbral crag]

ok

[unborn sable]

do you know how can i join the spot testing channel on discord? i have linked the aoc account to discord and i do have alpha one badge on the website, but i can't see any testing channel here.

[grim breach]

!discord

Oh it's gone now I guess.

https://discord.ashesofcreation.com

[ruby swift]

I answered a forum post on this today. If that is you, then what you need to do is file a cs ticket, wait until they open on M-F and let them manually assign the badge. The Discord mods here can't/won't do it as they have no access to your account information to confirm anything. The CMs most likely won't for the same reason. Tickets are resolved fast here as there isn't much going on, and you having access to channels that are basically Stargate meme spam is not a critical time sensitive issue.

[unborn sable]

Thanks, ye I did what you said on the forum and opened a ticket. I’ll wait.

[limber iris]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkfzZ4pjmJg

[compact vessel]

Does renting a room in an inn at a node grant you citizenship of that node? I think it doesnt but not sure

[dark jungle]

yes it does grant citizenship

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Inns

Inns/public houses are default service buildings that come pre-built with nodes.. Inns are also present in starting areas and as business buildings on freeholds.

Inns are something that are also available even around the starting areas before you have an opportunity to go out into the node zones... It provides players with additional storage, the...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Inns

[compact vessel]

Okay perfect thank you lex

[desert ivy]

I never thought it'd be in 2024. When I said no to it being in 2025, I meant not in 2024, nor in 2025

[mighty kernel]

The pc reqs for a2 lists ram as 12/16gb for minimum/recommended.

Is that vram or just ram?

[near stump]

ram

[mighty kernel]

😌

[mighty kernel]

Thank you!

[hybrid dragon]

To clarify, when you own or rent a room in a node, you may claim citizenship. It's not automatic, it only gives you the option. https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Citizenship

[crystal beacon]

2026 release date?

[ruby swift]

The only "confirmed" date currently is Q3 for A2. Intrepid has never spoken to a release date. Anything you find is fan speculation.

Edited: Ignoring the "before 2020" comments.

[tawdry swallow]

Do instanced homes in nodes get an exterior and size upgrade when the node levels up or that is only for the limited housing?

[ruby swift]

The last info we have on instanced apartments is that they are upgraded for capacity in the node. Will the exterior change? Most likely to show its current level of capacity. Will the interior apartments change? They have given no info on that.

[shell void]

Only the apartments are instances. The static housing (the homes located throughout the node towns) will become bigger every time the node advances (though the owner of said house can choose not to upgrade)

[compact vessel]

When we enchant items do we get a sudden notification that we have over-enchanted and causing the weapon to be temporarily damaged or permanently destroyed, or is there a progress bar or a notification that warns us that if we fail the next enchantment or repeat the enchantment a few more times and it will lead to over-enchantment and destroyed or damaged ur item?

[mint citrus]

I don't believe we have too many details on enchanting including contents of your question above. Everything that we know is summarized here: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Enchanting

[compact vessel]

yeah I've seen these but didnt find the answer. guess will find out in A2

ty tho

[sterile kestrel]

So just going in parts.

Disclaimer This first part I want to make clear is speculation

What we can expect I would assume is something similar to lineage 2 since this is one of the games that Steven have played before.
Where for example when you are enchanting your items if there is NO notification, then it means its safe.
Once you reach the "threadshold" of the safe enchanting you can expect to have notification before proceding.

Not having one I believe would be design flaw since would lead many unaware players to break/damage their equipments just for the lack of understanding which have 0 benefit for the game overall.

Of course what I said above is merely expeculation on my part, BUT this is also taking in consideration that L2 used to do this and even the mentions we had from steven sharif is basically 1:1 on how the enchanting system from Lineage 2 works.

"Personally, I am fine with RNG in enchantment, so long as there are special ways to mitigate the RNG with investment, to a degree. For example, difficult to obtain enchantment scrolls that insure enchantment efforts, and including a buffer of safe enchantment in earlier pluses" - Steven Sharif

Example on how it works in Lineage 2 (or how it was long ago at least).
It was safe until +4
So when enchanting up until +3 to +4 there would be no notifications since there is 0% chance of failure.

Once your item is +4, if you try to enchant it to +5 there IS a chance to break, so when you try to enchant a pop-up would appear informing it and asking confirmation

Source: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Enchanting

[drifting flower]

speaking of A2

would steven announce the end of upgrading to a2 during a livestream? or like some other method of delivery

[near stump]

It will likely be announced in many places. #news, livestream etc

[raw idol]

https://tenor.com/view/harry-potter-dont-speak-his-name-gif-12688511

[drifting flower]

okie doke renritar

huh alex? wa

[raw idol]

dont worry

[drifting flower]

what does dw mean

[near stump]

dont worry

[drifting flower]

oh lol

okie dokie

[gritty atlas]

Hey do we know if there will be potion brewing?

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Alchemy

Alchemy is a processing profession in Ashes of Creation.

We have some fun ideas for potion effects that scale on rarity and give the alchemy profession some added layers. – Steven Sharif

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Alchemy

[wide garden]

Not to be that guy, but I bought into this idea 5 years ago and I'm starting to wonder if I'm ever going to see this game. I've been deployed a lot the last couple years so I've missed a lot of news. Are we remotely close to an actual launch?

[near stump]

What did you buy? Alpha 2 is launching in the next 2-4 months

[wide garden]

@near stump Voyager Plus

[near stump]

So you will be able to play in 2-4 months

Follow #news for info as it comes out

[tawdry swallow]

Then you are in for a treat. It is Alpha 2 but has alot of functionality unlike Alpha 1 and also will last until official launch. So you will have the game for the foreseeable future.

[bitter stone]

!ama

[vestal oasis]

how often is the shop updated?

[near stump]

No recurring updates scheduled anymore. The pre-order packs ended on Jan 17th, 2024

You can only upgrade if you purchased a pack prior to that date

But the current cosmetics will not be rotating for those who upgrade

[vestal oasis]

Sounds good that's what I was wondering. I was hoping for some purple cosmetics. I don't think I missed them that would suck.

[near stump]

There have been like 40ish different packs of all colors. I am also sad I missed some but it is what it is

[placid cave]

it's Fortnite lama HD ? xD

[warm cove]

Is there anyone else that's desperate for the early packs to come back close to the alpha launch I was saving up money to buy a pack and missed the news about Jan being the last time feels abit sucky

[spiral pine]

none of the previously sold packs are coming back

[compact vessel]

can we use all the cosmetics we bought at the start of A2?

[ruby swift]

Most likely not. They have had cosmetics used in testing in the past, and they will at some point during A2 have those systems in place. But there has not been a mention of it being available at the "start"

[compact vessel]

ok thanks!

[warm cove]

I didn't mean the packs at the start I ment the "early" packs as in alpha and beta. My bad communicating that. Either way I hope to god they make some sort of pack available for purchase to join the alpha2 or if not that then definitely the betas again

[ancient egret]

they wont at the start of alpha 2 at best they will open up next year

[near stump]

They closed access to purchasing because they want to ensure they can provide stable access to the servers for the over 100k testers they already have. If they believe the can support additional testers and have a need for it, they will may reopen sales to access Alpha-2. But there is no guarentee of this or a timeline

[lofty orchid]

Silly question from someone who backed long ago but hasn't really been paying attention;
How are things going? Is there somewhere i can find a semi-cohesive summary of the state of the game so far?

[desert ivy]

Alpha 2 is planned for Q3 (sometime in July-September)

They upload monthly updates onto their YouTube channel

[lofty orchid]

Ah okay, thanks

[arctic mesa]

TheLazyPeon has some quite good summaries of the last year of development updates

[west meteor]

@low plover just made a really good summary video too

[glossy reef]

What is this creature? He's very handsome. Like a gazelle mixed with a giraffe.

[onyx knoll]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Amethyst_Boughbite

[kindred otter]

Has it been confirmed if any naval ships will be available during A2?

[whole dawn]

naval wont be in A2 at launch, but will be added eventually

[kindred otter]

Tyvm

[glass kayak]

good evening everyone

[near stump]

head over to #read-me-first and select your language to gain access to discussion channels

[trim stump]

Can’t wait for A2!!

[next sequoia]

Is there any artificer type class/playstyle in the game?

[ruby swift]

If this is what you mean, then no. There are systems and mechanics in place that may have similar functions proposed, but no archetype. Artisan system may have some elements of it. And overenchanting.

Masters of invention, artificers use ingenuity and magic to unlock extraordinary capabilities in objects. They see magic as a complex system waiting to be decoded and then harnessed in their spells and inventions. You can find everything you need to play one of these inventors in the next few sections.

Artificers use a variety of tools to channel their arcane power. To cast a spell, an artificer might use alchemist's supplies to create a potent elixir, calligrapher's supplies to inscribe a sigil of power, or tinker's tools to craft a temporary charm. The magic of artificers is tied to their tools and their talents, and few other characters can produce the right tool for a job as well as an artificer.

[next sequoia]

Oof

[shell void]

@next sequoia A Summoner+Bard is an Enchanter, so this may be a class you would be interested in depending on how archetypes work together.

As a side question, is anyone else's ashes of creation wiki suddenly overloaded with ads, whereas there have been none before?

[spiral pine]

Lex has run the wiki out of his pocket

and now wants the site to be self sufficient

instead of draining his own funds

[west meteor]

We support the wiki

[compact vessel]

Can a citizen of a vassal node use the Upper tier crafting stations (Grandmaster crafting stations) of its regent node/parent node?

[west meteor]

Don’t think so - you have to be a citizen of the node itself. Would be a good Q&A question for clarification next month though

[compact vessel]

Yeah that’s what I thought too. Thank you tho for answering

[loud oyster]

Do the attacks auto lock or do they have to be aimed? I can't tell from the various videos.

[whole dawn]

it depends on which attack

some attacks are tab and some are action

[loud oyster]

https://tenor.com/view/leonardo-dicaprio-clapping-clap-applause-amazing-gif-16078907558888063471

[topaz verge]

Hey, do we know when Intrepid will stop people upgrading their presale packages? do we have a date?

[spiral pine]

They will let us know in advance when that will no longer be possible

[topaz verge]

so nothing so far?

[spiral pine]

Correct

[topaz verge]

thank you 🙏

[sinful sentinel]

I have paid for alpha 2 and the alpha 2 badge isnt present on my forum profile, how do i fix this?

[spiral pine]

Currently there is no Alpha-2 badge on the forums

[ruby swift]

If you were Kickstarter from 2017 then you would have a title. There are no titles for regular packages.

[half zealot]

Whats the local time at steven and margaret 😅

[desert ivy]

Around 11am

At least for Steven/Intrepid Office

Maggie is in another state

[half zealot]

🫡🙏

[upbeat swallow]

Has the Alpha 2 test qualification been stopped for purchase?

[sly monolith]

yes

[sick bloom]

I had to refund my key due to some hard times. Will there be chances to get this back via money or lottery ?

[upbeat swallow]

How much for the key?

I mean how much the keys to the Alpha 2 cost when they went on sale.

[ancient egret]

250 for the lowest pack that had alpha 2

[ancient egret]

there are some giveaways going on sometimes and they said they may open back up for sales if they feel like they need it

[spiral pine]

Contests and giveaways will be in #news

whenever theyre running

[upbeat swallow]

I've only recently started following this mmo and I'm so excited about his amazing videos

If he doesn't sell Alpha 2 again, I'll still focus on the mmo that excites me the most.

[tulip lark]

they showed Ren'kai sets this Month are progession sets like this only equipable as Ren'kai or could another Race wear it too ?

[desert ivy]

Sets look different on different races. So high chance that set on a Human would look nothing like how it looks on a Ren'kai

So you can equip that set, but it wouldn't look the same

[marble kraken]

So have you already started thinking about an expansion? The Shattered Moon of Vera has a nice ring to it 🙂

[river parcel]

the game is really starting to look like a new version of warcraft. is there going to be any crafting?

[tulip hatch]

There is crafting/professions in Ashes of Creation

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Crafting

Crafting is one of the artisan classes in Ashes of Creation. It is a driving force for the game economy.

Crafting in Ashes of Creation is recipe-based not RNG based.
Crafting stations are located on freeholds or within nodes.
Higher tier crafting stations are unlocked with node progression.
Players can only craft up to journeyman level on freehol...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Crafting

[vagrant pewter]

Are there staves for mages in this game other than just wands?

[west meteor]

Yes - any archetype can use any weapon

[vagrant pewter]

I take it they exist then? Thats more what I was getting at

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Weapons

Weapons determine a player's damage output alongside other conditions and stats.

Choice of weapon type changes the feel, pacing, speed, and other aspects of combat. Further specialization is achievable within each weapon's skill tree.
Some ranged or melee abilities require a specific weapon to be equipped. Weapons that are equipped in the charact...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Weapons

[vagrant pewter]

Ty

[strong pecan]

it means, we can play double spear? 😂

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki search results

1: <https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Shields>

...Mainhand slot equips a player's primary weapon. 1 Offhand slot can equip shields, spell focuses, sigils, and dual weapons. 1 Potion/Pouch/Scroll slot. 8 Armor...

2: <https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Dual_wielding#Ranged_weapons>

...limited selection of weapons that can be dual wielded. Shields cannot be dual wielded. Great swords probably can't be dual wielded. Q: How will animations...

3: <https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Rogue#Dual_wielding>

...limited selection of weapons that can be dual wielded. Shields cannot be dual wielded. Great swords probably can't be dual wielded. Q: How will animations...

Command cooldown is in effect. 1 seconds remaining

Command cooldown is in effect. 4 seconds remaining

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Dual wielding

Dual wielding will be permitted for selected one handed weapons.

Dual weapons are treated as single items that when equipped will occupy both main and off-hand gear slots.
There is a limited selection of weapons that can be dual wielded.
Shields cannot be dual wielded.
Great swords probably can't be dual wielded.
Q: How will animations work while...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Dual_wielding

[west meteor]

Potentially! Dual wielding is treated kind of weird imo in aoc. There will only be certain combinations of dual wielding that work and we haven't been told what those combinations are yet.

[strong pecan]

two spears sounds great tbh, something new

[regal mountain]

@idle siren Good day to you, Steven. Is the way we loot drops from mobs going to change to a Pending Loot Box? I’m referencing the way LOTRO handles mob drops. It was the one Quality of Life improvement I enjoyed the most while playing that game. I’m willing to go more in depth on how it exactly works if you aren’t familiar. Thank you for your time.

[tribal oyster]

he aint gonna answer

[regal mountain]

😢

[ruby swift]

This channel is for the community to help one another answer Ashes of Creation questions and resolve issues outside of Customer Service. Also, make sure to go to the #read-me-first and select your language. If you have questions about systems and mechanics, consult the wiki. If you don't understand, then come back and ask people for help. Here is a link to get you started. https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Loot

[regal mountain]

Oopsie

[loud oyster]

How will I gain access to the Alpha 2 once it starts? Will I be notified or will I have to keep a watchful eye on the news? (I couldn't find the answer on the wiki. Most likely because I am in competent)

[spiral pine]

Email, #spot-testing-news, #news and the forums

Will give you all the info when it is time

[night fossil]

say i equip one long sword and spec it up one way, then i equip another long sword exactly the same but i spec it up a different way. Spec as in change the skill tree up. now i have two weapons the same but different skill tree is that possible? or am i off my nut?

[ruby ingot]

what makes you think you can spec different weapons of the same class?

[night fossil]

idk i guess i am thinking warframe vibes

i guess im off my nut

[loud oyster]

Thank you. I am scared I will miss it. I get side tracked with life. Sometimes I forget to check in and a year goes by

[open sierra]

I am reseting my password and cannot enter with my new password guys anyone can help me?

[dark jungle]

you need to raise a customer service 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

[open sierra]

are youi talking on me ?

[dark jungle]

!cs password reset

[potent thunder]

Intrepid Studios Support

1: <https://support.ashesofcreation.com/hc/en-us/articles/360016194974-When-I-try-to-reset-my-password-I-don-t-receive-an-email>

...may take up to 24 hours to appear after submitting a password reset request. If you’ve already checked your Spam/Junk folders...

2: <https://support.ashesofcreation.com/hc/en-us/articles/360016315253-How-do-I-recover-reset-my-password>

...in, you can recover your password either through this link or by selecting “Forgot your password?” from the game launcher...

3: <https://support.ashesofcreation.com/hc/en-us/articles/360016315433-Password-invalid-for-website-but-not-for-game-launcher>

...have issues with a password mismatch between the website and the game launcher, we recommend resetting your password (avoiding...

[dark jungle]

yes

[open sierra]

ahh ok thanks

i am reseting my password website sends me email i click on it make my new password and bam..

nothing

[dark jungle]

we can't do anything here. we are just fellow community members

you need to connect with customer services

they are the only people who can help you

!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

[near stump]

What were the major high level takeaways from the livestream yesterday?

[lusty kite]

Alpha 2 is still on schedule for Q3, 2024

[west meteor]

And they’ve taken a lot of player feedback and shown they do implement it

And alpha 2 will be a true alpha - don’t expect polish or tons of content. Get ready to test

[paper onyx]

Do we have more informations about Artisanship - Arcane Engineering ? There is nothing on the Wiki.

[west meteor]

The wiki knows all we know

[open sierra]

I was banned, that is the reason to not enter in AoC forums. Why I was banned? I did not do nothing wrong.. May be some merges?

[whole dawn]

its a known bug, you werent ever banned
dont worry about it

are you still able to access the forums?

if not you can contact Roshen or Vaknar

[open sierra]

Nooo it is ok now they have unbanned me I just give feedbacks after every livestream 🙂

[manic vine]

In the manner of amount of xp it takes to level up what level is the halfway point to level 50? For example in old school runescape level 92 was halfway to level 99 in terms of xp

I remember seeing it somewhere before but can’t remember

[west meteor]

We don’t have any information that specific at the moment

[manic vine]

Damn okay thanks

[proud dew]

is this mmo ever coming out? havn't kept up on the news

oh yikes

still in alpha

[compact pewter]

My computer definitely won't run AoC. Will it be available through cloud gaming like "GeForce now"? Tia

[near stump]

This is all we've heard regarding alternate ways to play the game

[near stump]

So most likely the answer is no

[compact pewter]

Thanks for the speedy answer! I've got time to upgrade before beta ^^

[rough magnet]

are they going to do signups for beta testing? or is it still going to be locked into anyone who had the money at the time to pay for access

[west meteor]

There will be no free testing phases. You’ll have to buy access when it becomes available again.

[rough magnet]

are they going to open the ability to buy access again? i didnt have the moonies to be able to buy a pack when they were available, did they say if they were going to?

[west meteor]

Eventually they will, yes. I’ll link the FAQ about packs being sold again just let me find it

[rough magnet]

epic

thanks in advance

[west meteor]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Pre-order_packs_ending_FAQ

[rough magnet]

hell yea, cool i hope i dont miss the chance to be a beater lol

[dim hearth]

Any news on beta 2 date ?

[desert ivy]

The betas are a long, long way away

[nocturne stratus]

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[mild hare]

Anyone know how much divine infusion and divine power changed in the fighter update?

[west meteor]

I don’t think they ever showed enough of the cleric pov to note any difference?

[mild hare]

rewatch it.

[west meteor]

Sounds like you already have your answer if you know it exists in the stream lol

[mild hare]

I mean I didn’t know I couldn’t ask for more information. Did you?

[full merlin]

my magic eight ball says try again next time, does that help?

[jolly marsh]

Have they said if the game will support ultra wide monitors?

[full badger]

Ulta-wides worked fine in the previous alpha tests, so assume so right now

[sly monolith]

i wonder if my 1080TI still will do the work on this game

[worthy verge]

but thats alpha1 idk how game was optimized back then

[sly monolith]

thx

[quick lion]

You are welcome, Keeper

[modern pagoda]

Any hope for Mac OS compatibility on the horizon?

[mint citrus]

Here is what we know about available platforms: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Platforms

[tawdry swallow]

I would assume A2 is even more optimized?

and wouldnt UE5 using Lumin and Nanites technology make the game smoother in general? the generation of assets and all that

[last osprey]

steven: "a2 will be a true alpha(and a persistent one(meaning it will run till the game is up and it will run after that as well I think)), it will have a lot of bugs and a lot of crashes. server wipes will occur as well" or something along these lines

[tawdry swallow]

I know all that from the gameplay side. I am talking strictly in comparison to A1 it should be a little more optimized correct?

A1 was before UE5 as well correct?

[last osprey]

yes, a1 was before UE5, a2 will have more features and more options if you are saying that, it will be larger content-wise will be in a bigger area

[glossy reef]

Optimising games from a performance perspective requires diagnostics, so expect improvements as player diagnostics are received

[ancient egret]

you cant compare them performance wise this will be a lot harder to run then A1 even with all the improvements

[loud oyster]

Is it helpful for AoC if I play it on a less than capable computer or if I play it on my "beefy" PC? Does it not matter?
In regard to the Alpha 2 testing

[pallid pasture]

question for villages are we going to be able to build roads or is that just made the more you use a path like auto generated or something?

[ruby swift]

Roads are placed by the world manager last info we have, and improve in various ways based on node level and trade deals and other factors.

[pallid pasture]

Thank you

[near stump]

If they care about this they’ll ask your pc specs in posts. But with 100k+ testers, I’m sure they’ll have literally every pc quality imaginable so play on the best you’ve got for the best experience

[twilit kindle]

Hello everyone i have a question regarding in game time, as the game is going to be subscription based I.E you pay X amount for X amount of in-game time, is there going to be a way of purchasing game time with in game currency ? for example in wow you can buy a WOW token with gold and that give you in game time or you can sell a token for gold, has there been any mention of this system being put in place ?

[west meteor]

Negative. That is seen by intrepid and many here as being p2w.

Maybe they haven’t labeled it as p2w actually since I can’t find a quote about it. I do know they have said “No” to having cash shop items be sellable for in game gold.

[stark solstice]

Is intrepid accepting any feedback from players when it comes to upcoming class ideas?

[desert ivy]

Not actively

They usually take feedback once they've already revealed their design

For example they've already started heavily working on Bard, it's basically just getting its VFX done up before being revealed, then after its revealed they'll put up a feedback thread about what was shown

[stark solstice]

I don't know if there was a confirmation or if it's just speculation, was there a summoner type/archtype in the making?

[desert ivy]

It's planned yes, but Summoner will most likely be the last archetype revealed. Bard > Rogue > Summoner are the final archetypes

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Summoner

Summoner is an archetype in Ashes of Creation.

Summoners can shift their roles easily to fill gaps in a group's composition based on the role of the summon they are utilizing coupled with their choice of secondary archetype, which influences the role the summons perform best at.
Q: Summoner has been said to fill in the gaps in a party's role com...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Summoner

[crystal beacon]

Will it be possible to buy Alpha 2 key again?

[desert ivy]

Probably at some point in the future https://ashesofcreation.com/news/2023-09-12-the-unseen-order

[crystal beacon]

Thank you

[crimson stream]

How much RNG (if at all) will exist in AoC?

From my understanding, there will be RNG on damage and loot

[crimson stream]

Thank you

Wait, there will actually be genetics in this?

Have they shown off any of the genetics system

[ruby swift]

That is how it has been described. If you are familiar with Ark or Atlas, think that. But we have yet to see how in depth.

No

[crimson stream]

Not familiar with these genetics system, only with Palworld/Pokemon genetics 😂

[ruby swift]

Umm, like I said, they have only verbally described it in those reference links above on the wiki. I recommend finding those and listening. Should give you a better idea of what is proposed.

[crimson stream]

Oka, thank you

[wary vector]

Is Ashes Of Creation scheduled for next month? (June)

[whole dawn]

scheduled for release? no
scheduled for Alpha 2? also no

[wary vector]

When's release date planned? I thought it was planned around summer this year? 😭

[whole dawn]

there is no scheduled release date yet
A2 (which is a closed test), will start sometime in Q3 (july - sept)

[desert ivy]

No. Full release is years away

[crimson stream]

Will A2 actually focus animal husbandry

[west meteor]

Focus? No.
Include? Maybe.

[wary vector]

Will pets exist? Such as follower types from other MMOs (like wow, ff14 etc.)

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Pets

Pets are available in game from level 1.

Pets are usually small creatures, but there may be scaled-up variants of them in-game.
There may be emotes associated with mounts and pets, such as petting, hugging, or playing with them.
There won't be auto-looting pets.
There is going to be cool, cute, interesting pets that are available; and some may fe...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Pets

[crimson stream]

Will there be build templates and/or equipment templates?

[ruby swift]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Gear_loadouts

[crimson stream]

Thanks, I searched templates and couldn't find anything lol

[wary vector]

I assume housing will exist? Seems popular these days with MMOs so thought I'd ask.

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Player housing

Player housing is player-owned accommodation in the form of Apartments, Freeholds, Inns, and Static housing.
A player may own up to one of each type of housing simultaneously. Static housing and Apartments are one per server; Freeholds are one per account.

If you were to think about the level of exclusivity between the different types of housing...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Player_housing

[young latch]

pretty much split between in-node housing (apartments) or freeholds (outside of node, but in the ZoI). freeholds will be required if you're trying to do processing professions (animal husbandry, farming, etc), but otherwise apartments will probably fulfill general player housing expectations.

[near stump]

Apartments aren’t the only type of in node housing, but definitely the most available form of housing

[crimson stream]

Is there any video of large scale PvP with frame rate?

[mint citrus]

For a1 you can find videos, but its not going to be representative at all for what we have now.

[crimson stream]

I understand that, I'm just curious about what the framerate is like in 100v100

[glossy reef]

Your framerate will depend on your computer specs

[mint citrus]

We don't have any information on what performance is currently like. Also ^ this.

[spiral pine]

There have been no streams that show framerate numbers

[crimson stream]

Obviously, I mean assume the most optimised (for frame rate) consumer setup

[spiral pine]

the only recent larger scale pvp stream we have seen is the caravan pvp stream

but it wasnt 100v100

[wary vector]

someone asked about genetics earlier? wait does that mean we can have babies or did I mis-understand what he meant

[crimson stream]

Yes but for animal husbandry

[wary vector]

yes? 😮

[mint citrus]

For animal husbandry.

[wary vector]

oh lol

so breeding like animals?

[crimson stream]

You wanted to have babies in the game?

[glossy reef]

So I can marry animals?

[mint citrus]

For mounts and such yes.

[crimson stream]

AI babies?

[wary vector]

😮 mount babies.

[crimson stream]

Yes, you can breed animals and train them once they're born for further slavery use

[wary vector]

it's like pokemon breeding, gotta love that

[mint citrus]

Here is the hefty article on it: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Animal_husbandry

[crimson stream]

Is it? Idk they haven't shown us anything to get too excited about

For breeding

Also, I don't think they've said it will be like Pokemon breeding, only the traits, no sense of EVs/IVs

[wary vector]

I see

[true finch]

is it possible to still upgrade a beta package to an A2 package?

[ancient egret]

Yes

[spring laurel]

Do Interpid has some ideas to make tank archetype viable and fun to play outside of group PvE content? Or will it be the same as is WoW or ESO etc, when everything except raids and dungeons is borderline unplayable, but definitely tedious and boring?

[dark jungle]

they have commented on this here

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Tank

Tank is an archetype in Ashes of Creation.

Ashes of Creation tank will be a pretty classic one: One that tank players are familiar with; and I think that's what people want. We don't need to necessarily redefine what the tank is, but I think we can improve it. There's some things that obviously- you'll have your expected mechanics like threat man...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Tank

[spring laurel]

thanks

[tawdry swallow]

The question is if Nodes are at war does killing enemy player generate corruption still?
Or citizens of at war Nodes are all marked as combatants to each other from the start?

[brittle yarrow]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Node_wars

[glossy loom]

beta when

[raw idol]

A2 in Q3 of this year. No info on beta atm.

[glossy loom]

was a joke

[neon zinc]

is it still possible to buy into the upcoming alpha 2 ? and how much would it cost ?

[raw idol]

not currently possible however intrepid have said there may be giveaways and opportunities in the future to gain access. keep an eye on their posts in this discord 🙂

[neon zinc]

alright, ty

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Healing

Cleric classes are the only classes that can fill the role of a primary healer. Classes with Cleric as a secondary archetype will have self-healing benefits as well as limited healing benefits to other players.
No one is going to fill the role of a primary healer other than the healer archetype; but there will be secondary class options that you c...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Healing

[loud oyster]

Hopefully they use something where the Tank can share its defense to make it more helpful in a pvp.

[sterile herald]

Will there be a subscription fee during A2?

[dark jungle]

no

subscriptions start at launch

[sterile herald]

is that written somewhere?

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Subscription model

Ashes of Creation (the MMORPG) is a subscription-only game with no box cost.

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.
Certain regions will have "har...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Subscription_model

[sterile herald]

That doesnt mention Alpha 2 or starting on launch

[dark jungle]

yes it does

[sterile herald]

ur right nvm

[radiant bison]

This may have already been answered, but I was wondering if leveling in one zone will be "complete"? For example, in another super popular MMORPG, some quests in a zone are too high to complete without either grinding for days or moving to another zone to complete other quests before coming back. The back and forth can feel disjointed and, IMHO, is very annoying.

[hot edge]

Dont argue with him over what’s written in the wiki, he kinda wrote it ☠️

[dark jungle]

each zone has a diverse level range of mobs. zones near higher level nodes will have higher level mobs, but there will still be a range of mobs

more info ...

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Zones and progression

Dungeons, Raids, World bosses, Mobs, Quests, Events, Resources, Narratives and other content within a node's ZOI will have a diverse level range; but will scale with the advancement of that node and its racial influence.

Portions of the spawn tables (for mobs and resources) are static and other portions are dynamic and adapt to node development....

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Zones_and_progression

[radiant bison]

Thank you!! I should have looked before asking. But still, thank you!

[young latch]

With body blocking projectiles, we know tank will have an important role in being a literal shield in between the enemy and your allies.

[sharp bramble]

Bro arguing with the wiki man himself smh

[spring laurel]

What is Phoenix Initiative?

[desert ivy]

One of the things people got for backing the Kickstarter for $2500+. Gives access to a separate monthly QA with the devs, sneak peek at things before everyone else sees it, access to testing earlier, etc.

[spring laurel]

Ok, I see, thank you.

[loud oyster]

2500$ sounds like pay to win for a select few. 😁
The smile is because I am just kidding.

[crimson stream]

daaamn

[spice swallow]

I'm making a new account, does anyone want to dm me their referral code?

[desert ivy]

You have mine if you want it

You can click the English role in #read-me-first to get access to the other channels btw

[urban plinth]

hello, will the devs give people another chance to purchase the alpha 2 key?

[desert ivy]

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[urban plinth]

o thanks!!!!!

[lavish raven]

thanks to Kaos for the raid on the Jakizing twitch channel

[daring warren]

Do we know where are localized the start area of all the races?

[dark jungle]

any race can start in any zone

the only portal we officially know about is the ancient aelan portal in the Riverlands biome

[daring warren]

Cool ty

Can't wait for see the Dunir start zone, hope is mountains with snow.

[dark jungle]

current speculation is that it's in the dunzenkell mountains on the north west of the map

[trail spear]

They said theyd release the character creator early I believe before release, can we expect it to be released a few days prior to the Alpha 2 test?

[civic kestrel]

I don't believe they have given specific time-frame of when the character creator will be available to everyone, just that we should get access to it before Alpha 2, and that it will enter testing with PI first

Steven said this 2 months ago

[sharp hinge]

Since the oceans are corruption free pvp, will the islands in the ocean also be?

[ruby swift]

It isn't "touch water and flagging system goes away." From the wiki: Ships moving into an open sea naval PvP zone (open waters/deep ocean areas) will automatically flag players as Combatants (purple).[12][13][14] Corrupted (red) players will remain red while in the open sea.[15][16][17]

[verbal ether]

about to upgrade to Founder as someone who backed during kickstarter, just want to confirm this still gives access to A2? or did they revoke the policy for upgrades getting access still

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Founder

Founder was a backer package in the Kickstarter and Summer crowdfunding campaigns.

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Founder

[verbal ether]

sorry if this is repeat i tried to shuffle through earlier q's but last one i could find was ab 2 months old

[dark jungle]

yes founder gets a2 access

[verbal ether]

dope just wanted to be sure it applied if i upgraded today still lol, started at settler as a student and am wiser and more glorious now

i appreciate ya!

https://tenor.com/view/phoenix-jean-grey-marvel-animated-power-gif-17802383

locked in

[crystal holly]

How do I even know what pack I bought? I bought one for $375 years ago but no clue which one it was

[lusty kite]

You can look at your discord profile for one. Looks like Alpha 1/adventurer for you. You can also log into the ashesofcreation.com shop and look in your inventory.

[wild oar]

How do you look at that? I switched discords is there a way to attach my intrepid account ?

[desert ivy]

https://discord.ashesofcreation.com/

[wild oar]

Thank you!

[crystal holly]

Appreciate the help

[glossy reef]

My account isn't bound properly despite the website claiming it is

[near stump]

Could take some time. Or you can submit a CS 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

[bitter stone]

!livestream

[potent thunder]

https://www.twitch.tv/ashesofcreation

[bitter stone]

!ama

[glossy reef]

It's been linked for a while their system just sucks 🫡

[stone perch]

how does one get their perms here? I've been linked forever, still don't have the right perms

should have alpha2/1/braver/whatever it is

[atomic mulch]

They don't plan on adding anything to the store regarding keys anymore correct? I just got the money to buy the damn thing and it's gone 😦

Army doesn't pay that much 😦

[karmic snow]

Currently, no. There is no plans to bring back key purchases as far as I know. However, in the future they may reopen sales, if they find they need more testers.

But last I heard that was a definite "maybe".