Bit of a lore question! With animal husbandry, are we using creatures from the other side of the divine gates or purifying the creatures left here?
#questions
crisp agate
silent tree
how do I get into the game o:
craggy kindle
@silent tree Access for alpha can be acquired through the handpicked/random drawings happening weekly or through purchasing a KS package when the KS goes live.
craggy kindle
3-5 weeks from now. https://www.ashesofcreation.com will have a countdown timer live 2 weeks out from the KS launch date.
past steeple
@marsh wolf Mercenary guild already established :)
past valley
How customisable will the UI be? I enjoy being able to resize and move things around.
deep veldt
@idle siren I've been reading as much as I could find on your caravan system so far as I have been hoping for a game to create a trading system similar to ArcheAge's. I am pretty excited since you can transport "useful" items, not just money making packs. And I am happy as long as you can PvP and loot if successful.
The thing is, a player would use a caravan because he wants to transport more/heavier items than he/his mount can carry, right? I am assuming the reason you would take a caravan is that they'll be faster/better than other methods of transport. But by doing so you're also making it so anyone who happens to be on the road can attack you freely, as opposed to having to become corrupted by flagging on you if you're transporting by foot/mount.
So after successfully raiding a caravan, will you only be able to take what your inventory/mount can carry and walk the rest of the road? Or will you be able to transfer the goods to your own caravan and keep going from there similar to AA with the trade boats/haulers?
Also, will the caravan be player driven? As in will the player be able to decide when to stop and fight or try to rush through? Or will it be an NPC that just stops when taking damage or even never stops? Will there be different types/tiers of caravans so you could end up with a better transport method as your progress?
Sorry for asking so many questions about a system I know you guys haven't fully fledged out yet, but I was just hoping to see if I could hear your thoughts on it as it matters a lot to me. Thank you!
unreal steeple
@deep veldt first question was already answered one of my French community members asked it, you can use search to get the exact answer but basically everyone that participated in the attack if they win gets some sort of piece of paper that allows you to take your part
For the second one i'm pretty sure it's npc driven and it probably won't stop unless CCed else people could just keep attacking until their friends arrive i guess
deep veldt
@unreal steeple Oh, in this channel? Thanks, I had read through everything under "caravan" search but missed that one..
Right fair point. Any idea about tiers of Caravans?
unreal steeple
No it wasn't in this channel since I'm here almost all the time i ask him questions whenever he's on in the other channels :p
For the caravan tiers i don't know if there will be tiers for say but Steven said that the mayor can decide to upgrade the caravan's defense so maybe they'll also be able to upgrade the caravan itself but we don't have much detail about that @deep veldt
rich badge
<@&257269635559194625> it would seem to me that the classes are going to be similar to something we would see in D&D or Pathfinder table top. Maybe i have the wrong idea. My question is really more about healing. How to you envision this happening in the game?
tacit bison
<@&257269635559194625> Are there any plans for out of game interactions with the world? Such as the WoW armory and auction house, or Rift mobile app?
deep veldt
@unreal steeple Ok, thank you very much!
willow dome
<@&257269635559194625> will help with code optimization for alpha access, and stream if wanted , tenured software developer in big finance space
unreal steeple
I'd use the email found in intrepid studio's website for that kind of stuff ;) @willow dome
willow dome
I'm just looking to trade, not get a job lol I can email them though
meager ibex
Yeah, definitely hit us up at Contact@IntrepidStudios.com
unreal steeple
The e mail isn't only for job requests afaik @willow dome
meager ibex
yep
unreal steeple
are you going to be answering duplicate questions that happen a lot in this channel instead of us ? :3 @meager ibex
meager ibex
I will do my best
unreal steeple
Good luck xD
meager ibex
Actually I think I misunderstood you @unreal steeple
rich badge
agreed@meager ibex
charred ridgeBOT
cursive hare
@idle siren so the game is going to be subscription based, is this ever going to change as I do prefer buying the game over subscription. Also if there is a lifetime subscription, do you have any idea roughly what price this will be?
Sorry I worded that weirdly
I prefer to just buy the game rather than have to pay a subscription fee
rose breach
@cursive hare Yes, this game is going to be subscription based. Steven hasn't said anything about lifetime subscription and the price will be roughly $15
cursive hare
Ok thanks
upper turtle
@cursive hare To add on @rose breach's answer: It has been confirmed that lifetime subscription will be a possibility but it is only going to be through the kickstarter
cursive hare
Ok
crystal beacon
@idle siren I know it's early to ask, but do you guys have plans on making it easier for brazilian players to buy the subscription? Because I, along with many other br I think, don't have a international credit card to buy in US$, since we use R$. I don't mind playing in USA servers, since we already do in most MMOs, but paying using my BR credit card would be of great help.
glass junco
@idle siren What are the plans for this game once humanity starts colonizing Mars? Also, will we have service there?
tardy pebble
will there be a system in place to avoid attacking guild members during battle will other players? <@&257269635559194625>
crisp agate
@tardy pebble
white yew
can you tell us what you have in mind for the end game PvE content?
crisp agate
@white yew Dungeons and raids have both been mentioned. There will be instanced dungeons and stuff like that for different group sizes (ranging from small-scale to requiring lots of people). However, they don't exactly like using the term "end game".
vagrant aspen
@idle siren
Can characters use differing weapons from an initial one based on their class?
(Aka mages using only a spell book, vs an arsenol to chose from.)
Aka Fighters maybe able to chose from gauntlets/axes/swords/1h sword/shield or even a double shield!
Or will classes have a static weapon based on what they are.?
idle siren
Players can select from a variety of weapons that reflect their own class customization.
vagrant aspen
@idle siren Follow up, what will "reflect" their own class customization look like?
vagrant aspen
@idle siren Interface is something that many individuals care about,
With "Seasons" I'm hoping you plan on having a Game - clock
A clock that shows season, year, month of the game's standing point. (For instance, some games may have 3 cycles of day/night during one "real" day.) such as BDO.
Do you plan on having a system such as that? or maybe an item we can craft to see the time of season/day in-game?
surreal shoal
@idle siren how will religions come to be if the land is largely uninhabited at the beginning and reclaimed by nature? Will we see religions pop up on servers that aren't on other servers based on the way the particular server develops?
tender canopy
What is the procedure or chances on getting, buying or winning an Alpha keys? We are a huge community here at least one would help 😄
crystal beacon
@@tender canopy Access for alpha can be acquired through the handpicked/random drawings happening weekly or through purchasing a KS package when the KS goes live.
warm plume
@crystal beacon we're entered into the drawings automatically, right? There's no thread or anything we need to manually enter each week, correct?
crystal beacon
@@warm plume , once you sign up on the forum, you are automatically entered in the drawing for the Alpha keys of the random key drawing weeks. (If I'm incorrect, someone can fix that). No to having to enter something manually each week
warm plume
Thought so, thank you. ^^
crisp agate
@surreal shoal The world itself already has religions, and it's been confirmed that gods are real in Ashes's universe and that they do actively do things. It's been explained that there are set religions you can join for different benefits, and even ranks within religions. All because the world isn't inhabited doesn't mean there isn't any lore—there's apparently a lot of it!
tender canopy
@crystal beacon purchasing a KS package - What is a KS package?
crystal beacon
@tender canopy Kickstarter package
plush cloud
@tender canopy Count Down Clock will be placed on AoC website 2 weeks prior 😃
verbal quiver
@tender canopy and there will most likely be a annoucment on the discord when the timer goes live
tender canopy
Sweet
obsidian fractal
Will caslte owners be able to develop (strenghten and enlarge) their castle over time? 😃
deep rover
I really love the soundtrack that's used in the first half of the Mage's life video
is there any chance the soundtrack for this game will be released?
heavy steeple
There might be a soundtrack for it on the upcoming kickstarter
Will there be tier bosses (more than one boss in a raid)? Jarux is wondering. @idle siren @meager ibex
plucky temple
@obsidian fractal yes. that's the whole point of evolving nodes 😉
winged fulcrum
I would like to know is there is any other mmo that Ashes' combat roughly compares to
Also curious is there will be a retical with the UI for aiming
a minimal UI like with ESO would be great
plucky temple
@winged fulcrum No answer to any of the questions yet. Keep watching Discord for the right info in future!
tender canopy
I thing it's a big problem that people always compare a new game to other games and are expecting it to have something of a little bit from their favorite games 😄 I really hope that this one is really somehting new, the idea how nodes will Develep and grow according to players actions is really interesting. can't wait for the lsit of proffesions and calsses. Any chances Alfa to be this year?
charred ridgeBOT
heavy steeple
@tender canopy It will be on October-December. In other words, the last quarter of the year 😄 You can win some keys from the random raffles/drawings or just being active. Both you need to be signed up on the Forums. Best of luck 😄
vocal folio
@tender canopy from what I know alpha will be in November or early 2018 hopefully
obsidian fractal
that will be pre-Alpha, for friends, family, and lotery key winners
tender canopy
How can people or community have an impact of the development before Alpha will be released? half a year is a good amount of time
obsidian fractal
KS alpha will be later on
muted ore
@tender canopy like already people from the community have been talking and asking Steven what we would like to see and hope for the im the game. Steven also comes forth with questions such as hey, what you guys think about this? And what you like? EX: when Steven released all those mount concepts asking the community which ones they liked out of them, probably to decide which one of the mounts are to be implemented into the game.
winged fulcrum
@plucky temple thanks I will
hidden storm
Will horse models and animations be improved to be more realistic?
marble cradle
<@&257269635559194625> Will Ashes of Creation have npcs, quest givers, bosses ... etc with voice acting?
fleet portal
@robust spade Kickstarter details have not been released. All that has become available is Alpha and Beta Access, with mounts and skins available. More information will be available in later this month.
fleet portal
@robust spade Here is a good place! :) I was just stating what has been passed down from Intrepid to the Moderating team. However, should they have an answer for the question they will answer. Usually we answer the questions that are frequently asked :P I'm sorry if it came off weird. @idle siren or @meager ibex may be able to help with this question, should they answer it'll be posted here and in #intrepid_answers. Thanks again!
sage ivy
Am I signed up in the weekly draw, if i create an Account? Or do i have to do something else then?
plush cloud
@sage ivy you sure are. 😃
https://www.ashesofcreation.com/forums/topic/information-regarding-weekly-key-drawings-2/ @sage ivy more info here mate.
silent tree
Will the game have underwater combat? And are the water areas focused on or just added for the looks and no going underwater
upper turtle
@silent tree ashes will have underwater stuff to some extent we just don't know how much picture adds to my answer
floral river
<@&257269635559194625> There is a possibiltiy of a game server on South America, like BDO or Wow? There is a huge base of mmo fans that pisses off with the NA/EU lag
verbal quiver
@floral river it has been said by steven that they will have regional servers based on the demand in thoose areas 😃
mint summit
<@&257269635559194625> Is there a current combat system from another game that you guys are taking inspiration from?
I know it's tab targetting and understand that casting while running is a thing. I'm more curious if it's closer to a soft tab targetting, first example I can think of is ESO somewhat. All single target abilities requires a taget and needs to be within range to use, however anything aoe and cleave based does not and all abilities have a small or no GCD. Or if AoC will take the old style approach with GCD for all and requries a target and in range for all combat abilities.
weary hill
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be a limit to number of player housing available per character / account? And will housing be character or account bound?
obsidian fractal
@weary hill There are three types: Static housing (within the node), instanced node apartments, and open world land ownerships (building your own). You may acquire blueprints for structures to be built on the land you may claim such as home, stables, crafting stations, etc.
Static housing - There will be a finite number of houses per node. You can build a house in the early stages development of a node and reap benefits from it if that node progresses into later stage. Houses will grow along with the node.
Instanced housing - Basically housing for politics within a node. Houses for government and other political housing.
Open world land ownerships - You will lay claim to a piece of land out in the world. On that land you will have space to build a home, grow a farm, build all kinds of different workstations and so much more.
weary hill
Yes, thank you @obsidian fractal I read that
obsidian fractal
is all we know for now
lilac oxide
@weary hill Players will be able to have one of each type of housing mentioned by @obsidian fractal afaik. I don't think it was stated if it's character or account related amount though.
weary hill
hmm, ok thanks
pearl oyster
@meager ibex What class Combo are you, personally, most excited for / plan on playing?
cobalt palm
Will Ashes of Creation be PC only, or multi-platform?
muted ore
@cobalt palm Windows is only confirmed platform so far, also if you want to ask the Dev's directly you have to link them like @(Intrepid Studios) but without parentheses
cobalt palm
Ah thank you
lament shore
<@&257269635559194625> Any plans for ingame proximity voice chat? Or do you plan on leaving it to the player to communicate through voice using other programs like discord, skype etc.
hollow fiber
@lament shore Game will have discord intergration built in, with some possible gaming specific special features.
hidden storm
@hollow fiber Confirmed Discord integration?
hollow fiber
Yep
untold basin
<@&257269635559194625> Will the game be a subscription or pay to play
obsidian fractal
@untold basin the game will be subscription based
surreal shoal
<@&257269635559194625> I feel like the bard class is one that is far more open to interpretation than some other classes tend to be. I know that it was stated that they will be capable of bloodshed, but can you give anymore insight into how you would like the class to play? One thing that I am most curious about is if it will be very debuff focused and if so is there plans to let them strip buffs/debuffs for a means of burst damage, or if you perhaps have an entirely different vision for the class
kind oak
<@&257269635559194625> How do you plan on tackeling, hackers / bots, will there be a working automated system or will it be manualy controlled ?
trail nymph
@kind oak both standarts like algorithms for non standart behaviour and stuff as well as an active gm community are planned - Discord Q&A as source.
weak ether
<@&257269635559194625> will mods/addons not be allowed so it relies more on individual skill/ingame ui to do world bosses/pvp etc? so it doesnt end up like wow is now with DBM or any other cooldown watcher etc
manic junco
<@&257269635559194625> As a left handed person, it has always annoyed me that I can't play left handed characters in MMOs. Understanding that it could create a problem with players recognizing opposing archetypes in pvp situations and additional animations needed, are there any plans to allow players to choose which hand is their main hand?
sour kindle
<@&257269635559194625> What will be the average population in a Metropolis? I have always been disappointed at how few NPC were present in the so called capitals. Also how many different styles can those cities have? Last screenshots showed that there is at least some Oriental style! Also what determines those?
crisp agate
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be a main questline?
upper turtle
@crisp agate I can't exactly find a souce but im 99% sure that there will be a main questline/story that you will be able to follow
dreamy oriole
<@&257269635559194625> I watch your Q&A video and I am quite impressed of what you guys want to accomplish. I only have one concern. Will there be a way to move from a server to an other without having to pay some disuasive amount of money? Since you guys don't want factions to split the comunity in two, I don't think it would be a great Idea to split it in throughout many servers. Maybe server changes could be part of the game. Maybe the divinities that saved us from what happened in this world long time ago could help us to move to a different plane of existance if we ask them politely once in a while 😉 I hate when I discover a friend is playing on the same game, but since he's on a different server, we will likely never play together
verbal quiver
@dreamy oriole here's what steven has said in the past 😃
dreamy oriole
@verbal quiver Sounds like a "We have plans to offer server transfer at some point after the release" to me. But what I really wanted to know is what are the developer's thoughts on the subject? Would they like it to be a paid service or any other dissuasive mechanics, or would they like it to be a somewhat "seamless" mechanic? I personally prefer the latter.
subtle bluff
Seeing as they want each server to be unique, I'd think the barrier between servers would be tough to go through
mint summit
<@&257269635559194625> I'm curious on how skills for crafting, gathering and such will play into our characters. Is the game going to require us to create multiple characters if we want to be self sustaining? Will we be able to do everything on one character? Or for example Crowfall's skill system requires so much investment into a handful of skill trees one at a time that it makes the player decide on specializing or bein quite general in skills and requires the player to seek out friends to specialize into another skill. Will AoC try to promote something similar?
hidden storm
<@&257269635559194625> How do you guys feel about having a megaserver with different channels? Or do you feel that would overcrowd the population? And on that note how large is the game world?
odd carbon
<@&257269635559194625> would you guys ever do a tech video talking about the process behind retrofitting UE4 to support your mmo?
proper geyser
<@&257269635559194625> I see you have planned a Bard class, but can you make music yourself? Either as part of the class or as a proffesion skill. This is something mmos like Mabinogi, Archeage, Lotro etc have already done. Listening to and sharing music with friends and guildmates are some of the best moments I've had in any mmo, its a great social feature that I hope you are considering.
upper turtle
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be class specific gear with certain class specific attributes?
golden pulsar
<@&257269635559194625> What kind of hardware support will be offered? SLI ? Triple Monitor?
topaz citrus
<@&257269635559194625> will we have different "weight" armor? (aka light, medium, heavy armor)
muted ore
@topaz citrus it already appears so, seeing the mage robes (light armor) and heavy armor in the videos, and way the armor related questions are answered there will be a Heavy, Medium, and Light Armor "weights"
Source: Official Ashes Videos/Community Doc
quaint hemlock
will there be skill trees ? thanks
crisp agate
More specifically, will there be multiple branches within a primary class's skills?
As an example, could a Mage potentially branch into specialized fire magic skills, compared to someone else choosing an ice magic/dark magic/etc. skill branch?
craggy kindle
<@&257269635559194625> Will healing secondaries, specifically, be "powerful" enough to remove the need for a primary healer in a dungeon, raid, or group pvp setting? Will healing secondaries include self heals and heals on others? Thanks 😃
vast condor
@craggy kindle By the look of how secondaries only "augment" your main class abilties, I would assume that it won't be strong enough to main heal.
craggy kindle
@vast condor So would I, but there's alot of disagreement in the community about it so I wanted some dev clarification or explanation on it 😃
vast condor
Best to move it to #aoc-discussion
glass junco
<@&257269635559194625> , do you guys have any interest in making a finite skill tree/system? (Ex. Path of Exile)
merry sentinel
<@&257269635559194625> How will the game deal with falling? Will there be damage, and will it be relatively high/low based on the distance fell or other factors like weight/armor/class type if so?
muted ore
@merry sentinel the game wants to keep some realistic aspects so I would say that falling would remain relatively realistic, but also keep in mind that some classes have abilities to float or glide over a period of time so that will also have effect on "falling"
bold dawn
Will there be any methods for earning "sub time" by playing?
true lance
Can i run the game on a gtx 750?
obsidian fractal
@true lance nessesary PC specs arent known yet
muted ore
@bold dawn yes, if you refer people to the game, you will earn 15% credit of the money they spend on the game. You can use this money you get to pay for your subscription, buy things from cash shop, or cash out the money for IRL cash
soft fern
Why do I get error 504 all the time when trying to register on the site? 😃
fast gulch
When will the 504 errors be fixed? Can intrepid handle TheLazyPeon's followers?
craggy kindle
@soft fern The website is currently expiencing issues. They're working on it guys!
@fast gulch Sorry about the inconvenience, they haven't had that much traffic yet- @meager ibex, the community manager assures us they're working it!
fast gulch
@craggy kindle while he plays Neverwinter? I love it, totally don't even mind, I figured with Peon's video people would flock.
stray bluff
When can we start to support the game through kickstarter?
mortal herald
end of the month it seems!
trail nymph
@stray bluff there will be a 2weeks countdown clock on the webpage to give us a heads up.
stray bluff
Thank you!
meager ibex
@fast gulch was not playing - it was actually from when I had an auto-download patch.
We are working on the website and forums
fast gulch
sounds good, thanks for info! I was just kidding by the way xD
vocal cobalt
Is player housing gonna be like, player built from scratch or a preset with customizable insides?
trail nymph
It's better if you used the <@&257269635559194625> tag so the question isn't overlooked.
vocal cobalt
I also wanted to ask if you guys were planning on adding some sort of like, helper/relationship thing sorta like skyrim does.
trail nymph
Mentorship? @vocal cobalt
vocal cobalt
I suppose you can call it that
But I was more inclined towards having a npc with you
trail nymph
well, nevermind that then, there seems to be a battlepet/companion system, I don't think we get a skyrim npc of the sorts, that's more a single player thing I would say? (but that's jsut me assuming)
lethal idol
<@&257269635559194625> I'm very curious and interested in the game, though I have one question about the combat. Will the combat be tab targeting, or action combat like TERA or Black Desert?
heavy steeple
@lethal idol its a mix between action combat and tab target, along with options to switch into another combat method.
lethal idol
hmm ok, thank you! @heavy steeple
dawn veldt
<@&257269635559194625> Any idea if you guys have stated anywhere about the leveling systems (open-ended vs hard cap) or gearing systems (enchanting vs tiered)?
river tulip
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be the need to overcome environmental hurds, like we could see in the mage footage (flying over the gap to come to the other side of the cliff)? will there be means to cooperate with other players, to get to a specific location, for example having the mage pull out a rope to help the other ones get to that place, too? or any resembling incentive for such cooperative strategies?
sage ivy
<@&257269635559194625> what is actually playable in the aplha?
carmine sage
<@&257269635559194625> What races will be available to players to play as?
craggy kindle
@carmine sage There are currently:
2 Elven Races
2 Human Races
Dwarf
Orc
2 unknown 😃
frozen swan
Do you guys plan to have a free trial period? (Something like World of Warcraft) or a free trial weekend? (Something like Overwatch)
sick yew
Am I missing something simple? Logging into the website and clicking Refer and Win! Only shows [affiliate_area] below the description.
past steeple
@sick yew nope, sadly its still not working, I just talked with the CM, she confirmed, we have to wait more
sick yew
From the maintenance today, or as a whole? ( Just noticed a YouTuber giving out a referral link and figured it was time to spread to friends! )
past steeple
@sick yew yeah, well, spend yours instead of his... anyways, it will be put back online soon, I guess the youtuber crashedthe site, because high amount of visitors popped in
sick yew
Hah. Gotcha. Thanks!
quaint relic
<@&257269635559194625> will you have a map showing the world and it's limits? Or will we have to "update/fill" it by exploring?
ivory hound
<@&257269635559194625> I like what you are building here! Would you guys be in need of help in the music department, even just for your Kickstarter? I am an experienced composer and mixer with credits including Disney Parks and Warner Bros. Hit me up if there's any way I can help.
cerulean drum
where do we get notices about keys being given out?
kind vapor
@cerulean drum winners are emailed, and it's usually announced here on Discord and the official forums on ashesofcreation.com
kind vapor
No set date just yet, but should be within a couple of months! 2 weeks notice will be given before the Kickstarter begins
regal thunder
@kind vapor Where can I register for alpha key?
kind vapor
@regal thunder, the official website. All you need is an account and you're automatically eligible to win a key. The Kickstarter itself will have packages for that as well.
regal thunder
@kind vapor great, thank you, the kickstarter should be up soon correct?
kind vapor
Yessir!
solid rampart
Why hybrid combat over tradition tab, or straight action? It seems some times when you mix the two, you end with crummy parts from both.
plucky tusk
Looking at the graphics, seems like this will be pretty intensive. I am hoping this is more GPU reliant over CPU, but if one can run Black Desert on fairly high settings, will we be ok with Ashes? And how dumb down can you set the graphics to improve FPS?
digital kestrel
@quaint relic Steven has said the world will be ready as a whole and the nodes will be determined into certain locations. The whole idea having node based system is having it updatet due to player's actions.
So nothing will generate simply by exploring but there sure is stuff to be found.
serene tree
@plucky tusk if the game will be in beta in 2018-2019 I don't think CPU requirements should be a huge problem
heavy steeple
@serene tree Correct!
vagrant aspen
Could our "map" for the game possibly be obtained via crafting?
Aka players have to go blind and rely on maybe sign-posts and natural markers in the game to traverse the world until they can get a basic "map" and then they would have to craft a "compass" as well?
Then we have to charter our map as we travel, (aka as you travel your map fills out.) Enabling explorers a way to also copy their maps and sell them would be nice as well 😃 you could give maps a completion % and when selling we'd see a "map 95% completed" stuff, Maps could include dungeons, caves, land as well.
It would give those players that just like to travel to travel a benefit from doing as they enjoy.
Perhaps when a node reaches a certain level, a npc in the node could fill in a players node-region.
heavy steeple
@vagrant aspen This in my opinion is one of the greatest Ideas out there! It gives a player the actual need of crafting and how useful maps are! It would be great if this would be implemented into the game! I cant tag the Interpid Studios tag, so Im going to have to tag you @meager ibex and @idle siren . Sorry to bother.
river tulip
yes, i'd love to see that, too. creating a map as a cartographer and being able to sell it to heroes would be super nice. and while you don't have to draw it entirely of course, a simple legend with icons/markers, that you can stamp on the specific places would be great. also maybe a possbility to create notes etc.
maybe you even need an explorers item, like a sextant to create a professional and much more detailed map in the first place, while going through the world without it draws the map only superficially. making highly detailed explorers maps highly desirable.
modest lion
<@&257269635559194625> I have a question on node types: I believe it was mentioned in the past that nodes can come in four flavours - science (crafting), military (combat), economic (money), and divine (unknown)..
Are these nodes pre-set and can never be changed? Are they determined by the player(s)? Or are they determined by the NPCs that occupy the zone?
I know that NPCs travel between zones.. is it perhaps possible that these NPCs determine the focus of a zone depending on what 'type' they are? Can they spread out to other nodes and overwhelm a node of a certain type to become another type one over time?
Thanks!
serene tree
Will you guys be coming to Nordic Game 2017?
Nvm, it seems that you guys are located in California
Oh well ¯_(ツ)_/¯
rugged laurel
<@&257269635559194625> does this gaem going to be F2P or P2P?, Is there any IP restriction to play this game?
vagrant aspen
@rugged laurel Subscription based, can't answer that second one.
Would probably do you well to read #intrepid_answers as thats been answered a few times
fleet portal
There is currently no planned region block. There will be servers for every region that has a high amount of interest. If you intend to play on the NA/EU or possible OCE servers, you can. @rugged laurel 😃
obsidian fractal
@rugged laurel and the game will be monthly sub based
New people: Before you ask any questions in here, make sure to fully go through known information: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14luppZ3Ub8jmcw_aK65QWxYY4xa8qAo9zRfpYWBxOXE/edit# or watch https://www.youtube.com/deathsproxy/videos
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> Some questions I can't find answers to. Will the ingame currency have an impact on weight just like gathered resources, so that they would need to be transported with Caravans from place to place? I understand you can become an exper breeder, but can you make it in to a profit? Can you breed a mule for another person and ask a payment for it, or breed multiple of them and then make like a stable in your Nods City where people could see them and buy them for themself? Last of my questions most likely will be takled about soon, but I want to still ask: If the caravans are attakced and defeaated, and the victors now want to move the stolen goods, do they have to pick what is the most valuable(because of the wight limit) or they can start a caravan of there own in a middle of the forest? So far I found that you can start a caravan only in a Node which has reached lvl3 so it means the person has to leave the big portion of what he just won in a fight laying on the ground?
crisp agate
<@&257269635559194625> Have you considered allowing us to toggle an "RPer" tag next to our names for when we're looking for roleplay in this glorious Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game?
crystal beacon
As gathering seems to be quite a large focus to build up your node, how would you go about making gathering more "fun" and "appealing"? Ive seen gsthering focused games not doing the best job at that and could be nice to see something fresh :)
silent tree
Will all nodes look different, as in when it reaches metropolis stage, will one node at metropolis look unique compared to others, like different colours, placement of houses etc. Also will guilds be able to be the owner of a node, and will this make the guild's banners be shown in the node and stuff like that?
grizzled onyx
Are there going to be server categories? Such as "RP" "PvP" "PvE" or will they just be servers?
crystal beacon
Now uh, with games like WoW will there be factions? Or perhaps the races are all on their own or the guilds are?
craggy kindle
@silent tree Yes, nodes will ve distinct from one another based on their node stage and node type. There will also be unique player houses set up in the various nodes that will also add variety
verbal quiver
@grizzled onyx "Pvp is the catalyst we use for change to occur in the world. While I appreciate the desire of some players not wanting to participate in that mechanic, I'd be lying if I told you that you could COMPLETELY avoid it. Is it possible to play and avoid PvP? Absolutely, you can focus on PvE, crafting, gathering, city building, farming, animal husbandry, home building, raiding. I want Ashes to be an astounding environment for our players to explore and interact with. To challenge you."
so i doubt there will be PvE only servers
@crystal beacon No factions
crystal beacon
I see
grizzled onyx
@verbal quiver thanks for the answer! 😄
crystal beacon
Any ideas on level cap? Or is it a game like... you just get better gear?
OH. A good question is will there be pets for like hunters? And if so will there be boatloads of pets do you know? Sorry for all the questions x.x
calm shore
I am mega confused by the amount of time spent on graphics and whatnot, as in every video the combat looks incredibly boring. It seems incredibly ambitious to go for all these new and unique features like your node system, but leave the combat system completely undeveloped. All we've seen so far is some crappy mage will a few abilites alongside dozens of fully fleshed out zones. Why spend so much time on these things early on instead of making the core mechanics look appealing?
craggy kindle
@crystal beacon There will indeed be a vertical level cap. There will also be horizontal progression integrated into your secondary, or "augment' class. Not sure yet on the hunter question. Summoners will have summoned familiars though 😃
crystal beacon
Summoners? Oh dang, that's awesome
craggy kindle
@calm shore Combat is pretty standard for a Pre-Alpha stage. Expect improvements, especially once testers are allowed into the servers
tribal bolt
for the pvp system, will there be any pvp talents like thay have in WoW?
golden pilot
this question has probably been asked thousands of times by now but when do you expect the game to be ready for the general public and how much will it probably cost?
upper turtle
@golden pilot the first "public" alpha phase will be in Q1 of 2018 which you can gain access to through the kickstarter. Alpha access will cost $125, other than that we suspect the game to launch before 2020, we do know that it'll have no box price but a monthly $15 subscription
golden pilot
subscription monthly i assume?
subtle bluff
Yes
charred ridgeBOT
jolly wolf
Alright, i've got some question. Will there be a holy trinity, just like WoW has in their game or? Can every race become any class and will every race get their own little buff?
light vapor
every race has its own buff and can become any class
heavy steeple
@jolly wolf ^^ Not quite sure about the trinity since there will be 64 class combinations >.>
crystal beacon
I have one question regarding loot, will there be pieces of armour that is visable on the character that drops from dungeons etc, like WoW has(shoulders, chests etc), or will it only have outfits like Black desert has?
young pine
I have a question regarding quests. Will the quests be like in Archeage and Bdo where they can be mostly ignored because there are just too many little useless quests? or will quests actually have meaningfull rewards/ be impactfull in the game?
sullen mirage
@crystal beacon like outfits and transmog in wow, their is a big cosmetic store
light vapor
Does it allow payment via paysafecard?
Im fucked if not
And all the people under the age of 18 as well
trail nymph
@young pine a little bit of it here http://www.mmogames.com/gamearticles/interview-ashes-of-creation-on-building-their-virtual-world/
@crystal beacon @sullen mirage possibly both, there is a cosmetic store, that doesn't meant it's full set's tho, in GW2 you could mix and match too.
@light vapor Just me assuming, but PaysafeCards are a standart by now and if you have the money I think you can work something out with your parents?
light vapor
Maybe
viral thicket
Please make sure that AFK manufacturing won't be a thing and people actually have to be online to gain something in the game? <- if this wasn't already a thing.
Question: Will crafting be made into a important thing? e.g. if I choose to invest myself completely into being a awsome cook or armorsmith can the craftings be so important that they do impact the game and I might suck at leveling but I might still be usefull in the game and be known as the most awsome armorcrafter ?
obsidian fractal
@viral thicket yes, specialized crafters will be very important to the game, and it will take months to master a profession, you can either chose to masrter one profession, or be "jack of all trades" but then your skill in every profession progress much slower since you need to divide atention between many traits.
sullen mirage
@viral thicket Think AFK should be a thing....
viral thicket
Ty for answering.
Let me clarify afk -> Black Desert AFK.
obsidian fractal
Please, take the debate to another channels. 😃
fair wharf
They have typical fantasy archetype classes so i think its safe to assume it will be a holy trinity game
wet lodge
Will there be an auction house? If so, will it be similar to WoW acution house?
trail nymph
if there is, it will be regional, not global or restricted to not conflict with the caravan system
fair wharf
There will be region-specific marketplaces, but not world-crossing ones
There will also be player-shops
wet lodge
I assumed so.
weary mural
Will the game be tab-targeting or action combat? Also will the animations we've seen in the trailer be updated or fine tuned? Im concerned about the mage in the trailer's spine. It seems like her upper body doesnt work with her lower body in terms of motion.
trail nymph
tab target does not exlude action combat, the opposite of tab target is free aiming.
Animations are placeholders like the UI right now, this is pre-alpha, not the endgame state.
weary mural
The combat I thought of would be like Tera. Really enjoyed the whole if you can dodge, you can do it kinda gameplay.
placid urchin
I know this only affects a very small amount of the players, but will AoC support Nvidias 3D Vision?
hearty kelp
Will you have to pay a subscription for a whole account, or will you have to pay for two if you want to play both EU and NA?
floral spade
Hi guys, around how many players will there be per a server, or is it unlimited?
plucky temple
@tender flame Only date we know/they announced is Closed Alpha Q4 2017
real marlin
Hey, new here and excited for the game; So, will all nodes -and the towns representing them- share the same generic architecture and culture? Or will they reflect all the diversity of the eight confirmed races, human, elvish, dwarven, orcish...? If that's the case how will this be determined, since it's all supposed to be player driven?
plush cloud
@real marlin I believe it's more location oriented for how cities building looks. The environmental surroundings
real marlin
@plush cloud I see, so a town would be tagged 'human" or 'elvish' or whatever before the first development stage has been reached?
@plush cloud or worse.... random
plush cloud
@real marlin I don't think the racial impacts city designs as there is no racial factioning. So more like, a city in a desert environment, may take on a more arabic style (desert).
obsidian fractal
Please refrain from chatting in this channel, go to ashes_discussion for that
plush cloud
@obsidian fractal a bit quick off the mark...he has asked a question.
drowsy kite
Hey guys, quick question, in what form is the combat? In reference to how similar it is to the tab targeting of WoW or the free combat systen of Black Desert/ Tera?
subtle bluff
Tab targeting with hints of action combat
craggy kindle
To add to @subtle bluff,
crystal beacon
As far as I can find there will be no p2w items, but only cosmetics, but will it be possible for players to sell their bought cosmetics to another player and if so, won't it open the room for people buying cosmetics to only sell them and make money to buy gear and so on?
plucky temple
We don't know yet if the cosmetic shop items are tradeable in game @crystal beacon
sullen mirage
Hope they are or cost in game currency
full pawn
What about the gear? And the whole enchanting system, how will that be?
short flume
Do you guys use AWS and if not what is your backend supported by
tulip shoal
i have a question for jeff, peter and steven, i have seen in "TheLazyPeon" 's video that covered this games development that players can become "corupted" and that players can be a bounty hunter, will it be possible for players to issue bounties on other players? for exsample a player is attacking your caravans repeatedly haulting your crafting, will there be a way for you to put a price on said player?
crisp agate
fair wharf
Is there any info out yet on any other resource for classes than mana? And if so what they are
Also if class combinations affects that any?
sullen mirage
<@&257269635559194625> Hey guys! Just had a question about an RP scene for this game, just looking to see if this amazing looking mmo will tailor to all my special needs
crisp agate
<@&257269635559194625> Not sure if you're all familiar with the "World of Thedas" books for the Dragon Age series, but they essentially explore the lore and world of the Dragon Age universe (Thedas) (A few page examples here http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/22-388/Dragon-Age-The-World-of-Thedas-Volume-1-HC )
Think it's possible you could make something like that for Ashes? Not the really deep and "Discover it for yourself" stuff, but the topical stuff. What our ancestors got up to on the other side of the portals, well-known former nations and their histories, current goings-on, etc.?
tribal quartz
<@&257269635559194625> i was wondering, you have covered a lot of stuff within the game like nodes and progression, but i was wondering, how will the loot system work?
gusty garden
<@&257269635559194625> I'm sure that there are plenty more questions better to answer, but I was curious to know something. When you play the artisan class and are in a guild of similar classes will the guild's quests be like "a neighboring guild requests a huge shipment of armor and weapons" or of similar nature? Of course if there is no plans for that as of yet I personally would enjoy knowing if you plan to implement something for artisan based guilds and teams.
sudden garden
<@&257269635559194625> How can I become a tester? I've been a beta tester for wow, swg, and swtor. I'm pretty good at finding and reporting bugs and understand testing is more than just playing the game early. I look forward to the release and would like to pitch in with helping that.
nocturne cape
<@&257269635559194625> , Can we get a clarification on Pricing for the game and Sub Model? Is it FTP? or will it be Paid Subscription?
silent tree
@nocturne cape paid subscription
fair wharf
anybody here knows if we can see immediately what kinda node we are giving xp to? or if it has to lvl up to lvl 1 for example before we can see that?
i plan on focusing on pvp so i want to make sure im advancing a military node from the get-go
dreamy summit
<@&257269635559194625> TL;DR have you considered the free to play model like Dota2 with no pay to won features? And if so, why not go for that model instead of the subscription one?
How about using the League of Legends or Dota2 model, where its
free to play but they make their money only from vanity items which they make alot of. They are very successful while being very accommodating to low-non income players, which makes the game more fun to everyone, as there will be alot more active players.
fair wharf
@dreamy summit theyve stated that they think a sub is the best way to ensure no p2w and good updates
young current
Hello, <@&257269635559194625> , i have a very , very important question to ask you which will determine if i play your sexy game untill the end of my miserable life or if i wont play it at all - do you , dear developers, like strawberries? It may not seem so, but this is a very important question and it might determine the fate of the universe itself.
outer bear
<@&257269635559194625> as you can see by my profile I am single so I have to ask. Will there be any Loli catgirl maids for your house? I spend most of my day ganking low lvl players and typing "XD" into the chat when someone tells me to leave them alone so it's important to have something to come home to.
craggy kindle
@outer bear No lolis :}
mild bronze
<@&257269635559194625> +1 to question above: how can I participate as beta tester? Really tired of current mmorpge scene, would love to be part of something I like as idea.
craggy kindle
@mild bronze So far, we know KS packages will offer access to Alpha testing. That testing will begin in 2018
fleet portal
@mild bronze Well, dearest Toy of the land of Eff, first of all welcome to the community. It's nice to have you here. Secondly, you can sign up on the official site for a chance at a weekly drawing/raffle for Alpha access, Beta access and Mounts! The Kickstarter will be available in a few weeks and you can also alternatively purchase your Alpha and/or Beta access as well! :)
@outer bear No loli-like characters. Remember this is a western made game, so expect a lot of Western-like features and asthetics. However! There will be dwarf women, so... There's that.
@dreamy summit Free to Play model is a broken one. No one trusts them anymore. Subscription based games have a huge amount of following based on the outcomes. Usually a free to play game will end up killing off its community with pay to win or convenience advantages. Subscription ensures the longevity of the game and provides a secure niche that the game will definitely have a more dedicated fanbase.
Also, big difference between a MOBA and an MMORPG :P Though Intrepid is currently working on a MOBA.
@nocturne cape Subscription model. For more information please visit the official site or #intrepid_answers for ways to get free subscription time!
nocturne cape
@fleet portal the statement you just put above this gives me a LOT of hope for the game. Glad to see thats the attitude.
frank pumice
<@&257269635559194625> With the kickstarter close approaching, has thought been put into what kind of tiers can be expected for potential donors and/or even groups who want to take part?
outer bear
<@&257269635559194625> Will the game be released on steam? Or will you make your own cliant and if so will you be doing a friends list and such.
frank pumice
<@&257269635559194625> What do you guys have planned for social interactions? On top of trading and raiding, things of that nature, will there be various places for social interaction between players?
neon light
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be a weather system? Day/Night cycle? Can it affect gameplay other than graphically?
crisp agate
@neon light It has been confirmed that there are seasons (they change every week with server maint) and those will change things about the game. (Such as a road being blocked off due to snow during the winter, different monsters being encountered, etc.). And yes, there's a Day/Night cycle as well.
mild bronze
I hope day/night cycles are not 15 minutes long 😕
reef prawn
<@&257269635559194625> Should we expect a variety of emotes in the game? like /dance /wave /sit etc..?
crisp agate
@reef prawn
young current
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be any edible strawberries?
teal hatch
Dumb question but will the game be separated between eu and na? Also will players be able to choose to play on na even though they are eu and vice versa?
charred ridgeBOT
pulsar vine
will players have the opportunity to build outside the node and in the actual world and like actual buildings and settlements but without the quests?
craggy kindle
@pulsar vine
pulsar vine
oh ok thank you
frank pumice
<@&257269635559194625> With the kickstarter close approaching, has thought been put into what kind of tiers can be expected for potential donors and/or even groups who want to take part? Will guilds moving to AoC be able to donate and get some form of starting node?
wet lodge
<@&257269635559194625> With out telling us what kind of God he is. What's the name of one of the gods we can choose to follow?
fleet portal
@frank pumice Kickstarter information, such as tier and prices will be coming in the next couple of weeks. Keep an eye on the site! The Kickstarter itself will begin in 3-4 weeks from now. No more information can be provided about the KS other than what has already been stated.
@teal hatch There will be NA servers, and EU servers. If you wish to play on NA servers if you are residing in EU, that's fine as well.
sturdy glacier
I'm sure this has already been asked but will there be Australian servers? Large player base down here that's looking for something new and aus servers would make us feel loved :)
fleet portal
@sturdy glacier For future reference please use the search bar. Yes it's been asked about 30 times a day :P
There is currently plans for an OCE server if interest is high enough. Same for any other region.
scenic lake
What are some examples of primary or seconday stats? For example, strength, agility, ect..
nova panther
Just wondering if weapons and armor types will be locked for your class. Looking at the gameplay footage, we can see the female Mage uses a book as her weapon. I personally enjoy games that allow you to wear plate or leather as a spell caster and that actually offer viable builds using weapons other than staves or books as a caster. That was one of the things I enjoyed the most about ArcheAge and ESO. Just wondering if there are plans to allow players to have full freedom of armor and weapons used regardless of class, and wether these builds will be viable. Thx 😃
placid urchin
May I ask if the devs even look in here? I can't seem to find a single response in the past few days.
verbal quiver
@placid urchin the dev's do indeed look in here, currently the team is flat out, and most of the questions in the last few days have already been answered in the past so the community helps out and answers 😃
placid urchin
Well, if they look in here they could at least give a very short reply, even if something has been asked before I guess. 😃
weary mural
What are the plans about difficulty? Will the game be extremely easy and not feel as rewarding when you get gear or will it be a nice challenge to make the rewards all the more sweet and actually have you feel like you accomplished something?
mild bronze
@placid urchin that's why we have community managers, so devs could commit their time actually developing game instead answering same question over and over again.
weary mural
So what was the answer :p?
zinc flax
Hello i have a little Question about leveling maybe it was answered before but i couldn´t find it. I wante to ask is it possible to go straight from the starting area to a other area and start to level there or would be the level in other area to high to to that?
reef prawn
that is acutally a good question @zinc flax, let's widen it a bit, maybe they'll be able to answer! <@&257269635559194625> Will the leveling system be progressive like WoW or SWTOR or most MMOs? or will it be more complex and flexible (like The Secret World)? Both have advantages, I personnaly prefer progressive (1-50 for example).
verbal quiver
@reef prawn "Our player class advancement follows both a vertical progression in the traditional leveling sense, as well as a horizontal skill customization platform. When players start the game, they will be able to choose from 8 separate Archetypes. These archetypes represent the staple fantasy classes; Fighter, Tank, Rogue, Ranger, Mage, Summoner, Cleric, Bard. As the player progresses vertically with their primary class, they will have the opportunity to add a second class. This second class will be chosen again from the 8 archetypes, and will follow more of a horizontal progression. The second class will allow the player to augment their primary skills from their main class, with effects from their secondary class. For example; A fighter has a skill called “Rush”, that allows him to rush towards a target and upon reaching the target, deals x damage with a chance to knock the target down. If that fighter were to choose Mage as his secondary archetype (Spellsword), he would gain access to certain augments that he could apply to his primary skill tree. Let’s use his Rush skill as an example; As a Spellsword, he could choose to apply a teleportation augment to the Rush skill, which would allow the skill to now teleport you to the target, eliminating the charge time on the skill. Each skill in the primary tree will have several augment options from your secondary tree. The secondary skill augment tree will follow a horizontal progression that will be expanded upon further in a developer’s blog."
reef prawn
@verbal quiver Thank you very much, Shunex! @zinc flax maybe that answers your question. It does answer mine!
zinc flax
yes it does seems so that i cannot rush to a desert area by the beginning of the game unless a starting area is a desert^^
zinc flax
<@&257269635559194625> because i´m from germany i have some friends wo like to play mmos with me but they aren´t really good with then english language are there plans to make a german sub or something like that?
zinc flax
ah okay thanks there^^
hearty kelp
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be an option to change the look of items without changing stats, similar to transmog in WoW
upper turtle
There will be cosmetic items that you can equip over your gear but we dont know about transmog system @hearty kelp
fair wharf
do we know yet (and if not, maybe <@&257269635559194625> can answer) if you can, as a guild, be spread out over different nodes, if we would like to play with different type of nodes (for example id like to be a bounty hunter, but maybe not everyone in my guild would like that)
or would i have to find a guild with exclusively military-minded ppl or w/e
nova panther
@crisp agate thanks for linking this 😉 hope that spell casters can still use swords and stuff.. maybe even craft of find stuff with magical attributes
radiant pelican
<@&257269635559194625> Will the netcode be predictive or lockstep? Also Oceanic servers? 😉
upper turtle
@radiant pelican Yes to oce server, dont know about the other thing
teal hatch
Are classes gender-locked?
verbal quiver
@teal hatch nope classes are not gender locked
golden fern
Will the game have Tab-Targeting or Action Combat?
upper turtle
@golden fern The game will feature a hybrid tab/combat targeting system with active dodge mechanics.
crystal beacon
Along with the guild feature, will the game have Alliance feature where 2 or more guilds form an alliance?
craggy kindle
There will be an alliance feature @crystal beacon - Sort of seen here:
crystal beacon
Thank you very much. So excited for this game 😊
smoky thorn
Hello. Will the game be for Mac?
granite portal
Will the pvp be gear based or skill based combat system?
scarlet sleet
I am a solo style player and want to know will there be an incentive to attempt party based content solo? I.e. higher drop ratios unique cosmetic gear or something to show for the work put behind making a character around end game soloing? Not many games have things like this and I would really like to see those who put the time and math needed to make solo builds have a way to get just recognition for things like solo raiding end game content
craggy kindle
@scarlet sleet
late oxide
Hello , will there be South East Asia and/or Oceanic servers be available? Concerned about ping
upper turtle
@late oxide depending on the demand they'll create said servers. pulling up a picture for reference in just a sec
late oxide
Thank you Fred 😃
fleet portal
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charred ridgeBOT
fleet portal
Please guys use the Search function or #intrepid_answers to find these answers before asking. We've had the same questions over a thousand times over. Let's work together. <3
willow echo
ssssssswill the game have any gamecards?
fleet portal
@willow echo if you mean game time cards, this hasn't been information that has been released just yet.
willow echo
okey thx=)
formal onyx
Will Ashes of Creation have an integrated screen capture / screen recording feature?
willow echo
can you be in a group whit friends and level?
muted ore
@willow echo yes
willow echo
thx
white loom
How will monster levels scale with players and Nodes? When I first join will I be able to go to a lvl 4 node and effectively kill monster and gather materials or will I have to find a low lvl Node to start at?
willow echo
if you are more of a solo player do you need group up whit other players or can you solo it for the whole time in leveling?
formal onyx
Will the questing system in this game be dynamic or static in terms of an internal program generating quests based on player decisions and the current state of the nodes?
Will the questing system also be more of an open book concept where players are expected to read carefully through the objectives or will there be an"hand-holding" type of function to make questing easier for the players who don't have as much time to play the game (for example, click to walk functions, or click to show location functions)?
white loom
^would like to see an option to turn "hand holding" off. 👍
muted ore
@white loom hope this answers your question
https://youtu.be/mMvubbX-SHg
white loom
@muted ore I watched that and that's when I came up with the question. It doesn't go over how leveling and monster scaling relate. But thanks it may be in a future video. 🙂
muted ore
@willow echo The Dev's of Ashes wish to keep the MMO feel, so yes there will be content that will be soloable but the whole game? No because they wish to bring players together. And example would be the crafting system, you can't craft everything requiring you to get assistance from other players and interact with groups and guild to get things you need.
@formal onyx Questing will be dynamic based on player decisions with the world, day this nose progresses and a new dungeon appears, there will be a quest that opens for players to complete that dungeon, so quests will be related to player decisions and node development. (I don't know about your click to walk part of question sorry)
@white loom as nodes progress so will the difficulty of the monsters in that said node. Players will also be scaled to the node they are in so you won't need to find a new node to start.
white loom
@muted ore Nice thanks man!
analog grail
Will the game run at high settings 60FPS with a GTX 1060? Even with lots of players in a town? 😃
formal onyx
So we can expect to see something like, if x amount of players complete quest Y, then generate quest Z. If less than x amount of players complete quest Y before time frame A, then generate quest X? I really love it when games have unique and dynamic questing systems, so I would really like to see some kind of quest generating program that could perhaps tap into the data of the players and the lore in order to provide a generous amount of quests to groups of players and individuals in such a way that these newly generated quests have an expiration date or can only be started by the players who triggered its creation.
Just think of the endless possibilities this would bring to the games questing system!
muted ore
@formal onyx yes the information I've read up on, and watched and learned, does point to that direction/kind of system.
formal onyx
Will there be a system implemented where players meeting specific criteria can be put up for vote to be banished from a Node? If so, will there be a system of checks and balances to ensure that this type of ability does not get abused?
weary mural
Will there be a prison system like Archeage?
With some high risk / high reward stuff
timid wedge
<@&257269635559194625> For the multi classing, does picking inverses result in the same class? IE. Do both a Fighter who picks Mage as his second class and a Mage who picks Fighter become a spellsword?
crisp agate
@timid wedge Secondary class only adds augments onto the primary class, and doesn't add its own skills. So a Primary Fighter Secondary Mage will play differently from a Primary Mage Secondary Fighter.
timid wedge
@crisp agate Thanks, do we know anything about the resulting class name?
crisp agate
@timid wedge Only currently known names are Primary Tank/Secondary Cleric = Paladin — And Primary Fighter/ Secondary Mage = Spellsword
timid wedge
@crisp agate Thanks again, one last question, do we know if the base class names, like Fighter, are final or are they speculation?
muted ore
@timid wedge they are official names released by the Devs but they are subject to change like all other things (could change but not likely)
heavy cradle
Will spellsword be the proper battlemage class nobody ever creates? I'd say full plate with a sword with spells to enhance themselves and the sword coupled with some magic... but I don't even know if fighters use plate or not. 😮
robust spade
Will we be able to put our own images into the game? Say I drew a picture and transferred it to a digital file will I be able to place it in the game somehow?
white loom
Will player housing in the open world be open to pvp attacks and destructible? I like the idea of owning a farm but I don't want to log in one night and find my farm destroyed.
crisp agate
@white loom An open-world house can only be destroyed if the connected node is sieged successfully. Starting sieges purposely takes a long time with a lengthy declaration period, so we won't be presented with situations where you go to sleep and wake up with your house gone. If your house is destroyed, they've said they'd want items to be reclaimable/recoverable so you wouldn't lose everything you'd had in your house either.
white loom
Cool thanks @crisp agate
river tulip
<@&257269635559194625> i always loved the feature to play musical instruments. did you guys ever consider putting in some pentatonic flute/harp etc. for people to play, like lotr-online or such?
reef prawn
@river tulip They are thinking about instruments, but they can't say much for now about the whole emotes thing since it's still early in development
mild bronze
@river tulip Also in project: gorgon if you participate in street performance you get some useful buff, for example.
wet lodge
Will equipment have level requirements? Stat requirements?
muted ore
@wet lodge Expect Level requirements, unsure of stat requirements tho
cosmic lotus
How much does it cost to make an MMO
granite portal
A lot
sharp pewter
<@&257269635559194625> Hey guys. I know you've yet to do your panel on expanding the lore of the world, and I feel this question may be answered when that time comes, but do you have any plans for drawing in a larger RP community for this game? I understand that would cater to a smaller audience then say, PvP/PvE, but the immersive crafting system and emotes would help appeal to that part of the player base.
reef prawn
^
I really support this question. RP are fewer than PvP and PvE players, but they are a really tight community an integral part of MMOs
craggy kindle
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be guild housing?
reef prawn
@craggy kindle there will be guild housing, in the form of castle for example. At least that's what I got from the Dev Q&A
obsidian fractal
There will be guild housing within the cities
humble hare
a Guild castle would be awesome
charred ridgeBOT
lapis shard
DirectX 12 client?
still cloud
What is the business model for the game?
It is a Subscription Based MMORPG, at $15 a month. There will be an in-game mall/cash shop available for players with only cosmetics, skins and dyes!``` It seems a bit unusual to have a business model that has both per-month and micro transactions unless those paying a per-month fee are rewarded with micro-transaction coin for paying those per-month fees. Will that be the case here?
abstract crow
How will leveling and looting work?
vast condor
WoW has both and it is buy2play on top of it @still cloud
craggy kindle
@abstract crow
fast phoenix
When can we expect some class previews? We have seen some mage and what looks like a tank. Will there be individual previews for each class?
craggy kindle
@abstract crow
dusty plume
Have they mentioned how the AH will work or how they plan to limit\stop gold spammers?
vast condor
Next video is next week. Could be nodes part2, or it coyld be rogue playthrough
abstract crow
Thanks Niv!
vast condor
@Kongpong trading in the game is mostly done through caravans, you can't magically transfer items from an area to another.
dusty plume
@vast condor okay I will go read more about Caravans I guess I didnt understand their concept
charred ridgeBOT
dusty plume
I see what your saying and I have read that section before, I guess I was wondering how a crafter will go about selling thier warez (swords, shields, etc.)
craggy kindle
@uneven zodiac Player shops
dusty plume
i did read about player shops so i guess there wont be a global auction house.
vagrant aspen
@dusty plume Regional marketplaces will be a thing.
dusty plume
ahh okay cool
fleet portal
@dusty plume There will not be a Global/Server Auction house as it would make the Caravan system pointless. There will be however regional/node markets that work as auction houses all varying differently per region.
hollow nebula
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be a way to lvl up in pvp only? Kind of battleground like 15v15? Im very very pvp oriented and would enjoy it so much without any pve.
charred ridgeBOT
winter folio
<@&257269635559194625> any plans to allow a character to swap classes? If not some type of alt benefit for additional characters?
sick comet
I know your going to have pve in the game but I want to know for dungeon and raid are they going to be like other MMO like world of Warcraft in the sense of like 2 tank 4-5 healer and fill with dps. For dungeon are they going to be 5 man dungeon or what?
Also if you pick a class are you locked to that one class on that character or can you be the other classes on the on character?
verbal quiver
<@&257269635559194625> will there be a option to "upgrade" your pledge i.e. you brought a $50 pack but you want to get the $125 ?
vagrant aspen
<@&257269635559194625> Seconding @hollow nebula 's question but tacking my own.
For those that wish to only pvp, is there a way that you could structure a system that awards a liveable amount of exp for those performing pvp alongside pve.
Not awarding someone who pks others exp fro everyone they kill (although you could very well do that.)
But if people participate in arenas/ defending or attacking in sieging/ protecting/destorying caravans. They could gain exp for it 😃
fair wharf
@winter folio @sick comet you will be locked into your primary class, but most likely you will be able to change your secondary class
@sick comet they have said that they will have both solo-ish dungeons, 5man dungeons, more than 5man dungeons and full on raids
ashen pendant
<@&257269635559194625> The question is: Game pad controllers. Will we have the option to play with them over the traditional keyboard and mouse system?
latent moat
<@&257269635559194625> Hi there, sorry bother you guys, I discovered this upcoming game today actually and I wanted to ask a few questions. Question #1: I am aware that the game is in pre-alpha stages, but I was wondering if the team had a minimum system requirements for the game? Question #2: Will momvemen be limited to just ground mounts, or has the development team looked at the possibility of flying mounts? Question #3: Will there be a "transmogrification" system? Someting like World of Warcraft's system, in which you can take your items to a vendor and with in game currency choose a different visual apperance for that item?
heavy steeple
@latent moat Sorry, I have only gotten an answer for your second question. @idle siren or @meager ibex will hopefully answer your first and third question. Anyways, the answer to your second question: yes.
latent moat
@heavy steeple Thank you!
shy stream
<@&257269635559194625> when looking at your forums as well as mention of the mounts, i noted the dragons as noted above are likely to be only rare and available to kings/queens/mayors etc, also there is mention of dragons maybe being a limited time useage for more common players. Will you be looking at say for example more land based dragons and possibly multiple riders capacity? so posslby have fire breath but no flight so it doesnt end up like ark?
sleek radish
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be a level cap and what will the level cap be? Will this level cap also change in future expansions?
sour kindle
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be full cavalry battles? Both player or NPC fighting on horses or similar. And will there be a bonus with some weapons like lances and spears? Charging into the enemy with that dealing more dmg.
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be a variety of movements attributed to one attack? (i.e. The same spell has a different casting animation, or attacking with a sword has different attacking animations.) If there is a variety, will it be on a loop, or be random-as to avoid repetitive action?
alpine dock
<@&257269635559194625> are there going to be multiple servers that we have to choose between or just one megaserver for everyone?
plucky temple
@alpine dock Multiple servers are cofirmed.
You can also see it on the last node video "This dragon is the server's dragon and may not be seen in any other server"
alpine dock
so we cvan move between servers?
plucky temple
Ability to transfer between servers is not confirmed yet, i think.
alpine dock
cuz i'm assumiong that each node is a separate server
charred ridgeBOT
plucky temple
Nope, there are multiple nodes in one server. Let's head over to #aoc-discussion
dawn gazelle
<@&257269635559194625> i try not to be a bother when i ask questions but a few i wanted to ask are as such
- If you own a house inside a node and the node is destroyed, Do you lose your house?
- When in control of a node with a guild can you opt out of fighting someone else trying to destroy the node through a peace treaty or reasoning?
- I pull aura kingdom for this because i dont want it to be this way and im asking to be like it, your apperance can be put on an outfight i know that much, But if you dont have an outfit are you stuck with one outfit like in aura kingdom and any armor you add on doesnt affect your apperance? or is it your armor defines your apperance unless you have an outfit on? I ask cause i love the idea of seeing character developement from lv 1 to lv 100 Seeing your armor progressively get better over the levels
soft locust
<@&257269635559194625> i heard in the video by lazy peon that this mmo / dev team are old swg / eq dev's is that the entirety and or majority of your team and what era of swg dev's were you if any pre-cu cu or nge? because games made by people like you are my all time favorite i loved swg down to its core and still do im hoping this will be a great subistitute in what ive been missing
vital vale
<@&257269635559194625> when you talk about animal husbandry, what does it mean ? we have different kind of animal to tame etc or only horses like bdo ? and for what ? (sell animals, ressorces or we can tame animal like dogs etc ?)
viscid helm
<@&257269635559194625> With the referral program, i thought it was just ingame currency you earn after the subscription has been paid for but on the AoC website it says actual cash. Whatws the dealio?
autumn spade
@viscid helm I think you get in the currency which costs real cash. That currency can be used to buy cosmetics or subscriptions.
So when you would buy a subscription, you would buy 1000 of this currency, and 1 month sub would cost 1000 of these too. Or something like that.
brazen condor
<@&257269635559194625> Dear devs, what is your plan to make people interested in the node PvP because as I have seen in the promotion the insentive for people to actually fight over them may be very lackluster. The problem is that mostly the starting area will grow very quickly and then the next zone and so on. However, is there going to be any type of reward for perhaps guilds to attack a node and perhaps even capture this? I've played lots of MMO's and I'm really hard to satisfy because I crave a living world that is not spoiled by (for example) people with a cat head on that they bought from the ingame store because it breaks all immersion. Finally are you guys going with a full action-combat system (I really hope so, I think it's the way forward and most fun to play) and are we going to have the holy trinity (tank, healer, dps). Thanks for all your time, I'm a big supporter of the game 😉
obsidian fractal
@viscid helm You get 15% of cash spent by your reffered persons on his own cash purchases (nothing of his referral bonuses cash for what he gets from his referrals) with cashback possible to withdraw this real money bonus
viscid helm
@autumn spade thats what i thought it was, but on the referral page it does say " even be rewarded with actual cash back."
autumn spade
@viscid helm yeah, it's either what I said, or you get a cash back (discount) on your subscription.
There are problems with the latter one then, but ya, I presume it's the first one, and I think Proxy said it was like that in his video about the referall system (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmz0yrQTMMY).
craggy kindle
@viscid helm you can get actual cash back.
autumn spade
<@&257269635559194625> this isn't much of a question, but I'll phrase it as one. Will it be possible to change your referrer?
Like, before I spend any money on the game, I would want to be able to change my referrer, as maybe I was unaware of this system and just chose some random link.
digital kestrel
@autumn spade I believe you can always make a new account and link your game profile to that.
autumn spade
But I want my name @digital kestrel
hearty kelp
@autumn spade delete you account and recreate?
plush cloud
<@&257269635559194625> Further to @verbal quiver 's question above Re: Upgrading...Will it be possible to have a layaway system for KS packs...i.e $10 /$20 per month depending on which price pack the purchaser wishes to buy? An alternative to / or additional to the Upgrade option. TIA.
merry sentinel
<@&257269635559194625> Regarding the living world, you all have already stated how it interacts with the players and their decisions through the node system, my question is will the monsters/npcs interact with each other i.e. animals being preyed upon by other animals based on respective natures. Basically a food chain that can be observed or exploited by the player. Thanks!
nova panther
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be unit collision between players? (I personally love the realism it brings in the few games that have collision)
silent tree
<@&257269635559194625> so the game will probably take 2 years for open beta right, even though it probably won't be implemented any time soon and it isn't a major factor rn, what are your thought about VR in the game?
river tulip
<@&257269635559194625> if you could tell us anything about the way you want to make small quests, it would be apreciated. especially for small groups. will the way to the quest target be an adventure on its own? will there be events like ambushes or traps? will you have to think out a route or a strategy in advance, that change your odds in a way? will there be riddles or any mechanisms that you have to pass through, to reach your goal? all in all, will quests be some sort of adventures, or rather kill a 100 mobs + boss raid?
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be a large variety of weapons (Fist weapons by any chance?)? Will the weapons affect your classes skills?
hollow cypress
<@&257269635559194625> will your game come to PS4/Xbox one? I would really like to know.
wooden quail
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be a capital city if all nodes are down or will we have to build out own Capitals and maintain them for each server?
crisp agate
@wooden quail
Our hook is deeply integrated gameplay. When players first log in, they’re going to see Creation, beaten and broken. Outside of some few outposts of huddled masses, civilization doesn’t exist. It will be up to the players to invest life into the world, and bring villages, towns and cities into being. At the same time, they will need to protect what they’ve built, from the creatures they’ve disturbed in returning civilization to the world, as well as from each other.
@hollow cypress nothing has been confirmed as such
@crystal beacon Fist weapons have not been mentioned. There will be a variery a weapons, however the class is not bound to using only one kind of weapon.
Previously asked similar questions:
Will weapons be class locked?
Players can select from a variety of weapons that reflect their own class customization
The weapons; will they just be used during abilities or will you actually be able to attack with a sword?
We are not going to have a auto attack mechanic, however there will be skills that will use your weapon and will be low cooldown skills. So you will be able to attack with your weapon at the same time as you can use skills with them
@river tulip
Previously asked similar questions:
What type of role will questing play in both progression and the world? Will these be the main mechanism through which players level their characters and change the world itself?
We’re going to be breaking up what is traditionally called ‘questing’ into three different categories: Narratives, Events, and Tasks. We want to avoid going down the path of trying to force narrative into gameplay where it doesn’t really fit (ie: filler stuff that doesn’t really relate to what’s happening in the world), so what you find in the Narratives category is where you’ll find most of what you might call traditional quests. Because we’re jettisoning filler, we’ll have the resources to craft a really excellent story, with gameplay that reflects the scope of that story. Events are where you’ll find your public quests, though these will be scaled to fit local, regional, and global needs. They’ll also have consequences locally, regionally, and globally, for good (if they’re taken care of successfully) or for ill (if a fail condition is reached). Tasks are hyper-local to individual Nodes, and will be centered around developing the Node that they belong to. If you want to go kill five wolves, this is where you’d do it. You can kill five wolves on your own, and that will count toward Node progression, but if a Task is offered to kill five wolves, then both the Node and your character will get bonus XP when that task is completed. Tasks will be numerous and varied, and will reflect the different gameplay styles that players can engage in within Ashes – there will be crafting, exploration, combat, and gathering oriented tasks (among many others).
@river tulip
Also:
Will quests be the only way to level up? Will there be other ways to gain experience like crafting or gathering?
Questing will be the primary means of getting experience but by no means be the only way. Exploration, crafting, events, and of course killing monsters will all contribute to your character’s growth. We want to reward people for playing and participating in a sort of big picture way. You’ll probably see your character gain experience from weird things you haven’t seen in the past
hollow cypress
<@&257269635559194625> Are some of you previous members of SOE/Daybreak Games? because the concept behind this game is nearly 1 to 1 with Everquest Next (Discontinued)
fleet portal
@DaMetaEX Yes. That's the short answer. Please visit the following site for more info:
https://www.ashesofcreation.com/the-team/
silent cliff
<@&257269635559194625> if my caravan is compeltly destoyed do I lose everything or is there a way I can recover some of my supplies?
reef prawn
As far as we know, you lose your stuff and that's it. If they manage to loot it, of course
winged dock
<@&257269635559194625> I really, really like the idea of your node system. Where I shy away from it is in the same manner I shy away from "Dynamic Questing" systems.
Typically, in order for each player action to trigger UNIQUE curated content (unlike the gimmicky sandbox elements referenced in your interview here: http://www.mmogames.com/gamearticles/interview-ashes-of-creation-wants-bring-virtual-world-life/), the curated content ends up being far less epic/immersive than a similar encounter designed as part of a more linear experience.
Performing user action "A" in Area "1" results in content that is, for all intents and purposes, the same experience as performing user action "B" in Area "5". Over several iterations, the player can come to expect the "dynamically generated" outcome within a few attributes/mechanics of the result - the dynamic system's limitations are revealed and, as a result, almost all PVE content becomes repetitive and boring.
What are your plans, on a technical level, to avoid this watered down effect typical of "dynamic quests"?
silent cliff
But that would be very frustrating to lose eveything because you and the npcs couldnt defend your caravan against like 10 people.
crystal beacon
@silent cliff
Caravans
How will you prevent mass guilds from camping these trade routes, solely to attack and plunder caravans. Also, how will you prevent mass guilds from securing these routes without trouble because of their size?
•The caravan system is designed to be initiated by the player. Which means, information of the caravans launch time and route, should be a closely guarded secret. Routes will also be diverse, and the world is large, so it might behoove you to scout the route ahead before a launch. Fast travel in our game is also limited, which means unless the guild had knowledge of your plans beforehand, it is likely that they will be unable to organize and travel to a location. As far as mass guilds securing trade routes, there is always a bigger fish in the pond. Also caravans will have limitations on carrying capacity and launch windows that will segment multiple caravans by several minutes, which would space out the caravans, making it difficult to "zerg" a defense.
It may not answer your question in entirety, but it would stand to reason that if your caravan is destroyed, that the loot would be lost. For further discussion, you can always bring this topic into the #aoc-discussion channel for further delving into
charred ridgeBOT
low fulcrum
Will there be voice acting for NPC's? or is it text based?
sour kindle
@silent cliff It was mentioned that you can hire mercenary which would indicate that if you are aware of bigger guilds camping the area you could react to it with hiring more mercenary. If its sudden well you are just unlucky I guess...
silent cliff
@idle siren What kind of sandals do you wear?
obsidian fractal
@silent cliff [7:46 PM] Yaviey: Olukei sandals
[7:47 PM] Yaviey: is what Steven wears
silent cliff
@obsidian fractal doing the lords work
teal hatch
What sort of catch-up mechanics will the game have for people who join a server late? e.g. the server is in tier 7 how will they catch up to the rest of the people in the game if people stick to the higher tiers?
obsidian fractal
@teal hatch there will always be nodes at low tiers, dont worry 😃 its ever-changing world and all nodes cant be at top tiers
sharp pewter
@sour kindle That said, it has also been elaborated on that you should keep when and -where- your shipping your merchandise/materials a closely guarded secret. The guilds can't raid your caravan if they don't know when its been shipped, and instant travel across the continent is going to be very limited, if at all possible.
glossy wedge
is the hire mercanaries feature limited to protecting trade routs and what not or will you also be able to hire npcs and place them in your guildhall ?
stark spindle
<@&257269635559194625> What are the overall combat goals going to be in large scale PvP? Are they going to be based more off a magical AOE casting or use of siege weaponry?
In previous MMOs we've seen the domination that AoE type classes can have effectively creating an unbeatable moving bubble. How are you going about combating this type of playstyle and what ideas do you have for how large scale battles will scale down in terms of moment by moment progression?
Also, with dungeons/bosses/raids I'm imagining you have some sort of class system in mind. Is this something you start off with as a new character or something you choose along the way as new nodes are discovered? (Node gated classes)
vast condor
@stark spindle For the second question, it's confirmed that you start with a basic class/race, and you pick your secondary class at around lvl10. Which you can switch around later as it's a "horizontial progression".
8 basic classes that can be augmented with another one of the 8 (or the same class), which leads to 64 class combination.
stark spindle
Augmented meaning that certain class abilities will be useable but not to the extent that a full class would offer?
muted ore
@stark spindle No Augmenting means that they will take your skills from your primary class, and then morph them to what your secondary calss skills are. Combining the two to make a new class (if you choose a different class from your primary)
vast condor
TL;DR: It alters how your current skills work, instead of giving you watered down skills from the subclass
I would assume that instanced houses will be easier to access as they are , well, instanced. But node housing could allow for fast travel abuse
sour kindle
I think fast travel is restricted betwen the gates. They are supposed to be all over the world
granite portal
<@&257269635559194625> will the pvp be gear based or skill based?
vast condor
@granite portal both
It's open world combat so it can't really be equalized, and equalizing just kills the progression feel.
granite portal
What turned me off from my past mmo's is when someone who had better gear, but couldnt time CC's, critical hits or evade properly, could just stomp me. Black Desert is the worst culprit ive seen for this.
vast condor
If the gear difference is vast enough. It should be possible. Obtaining that gear took a decent amount of effort as well. @granite portal
and with p2w not being a thing, there is no excuse for being undergeared
lavish holly
<@&257269635559194625> so I know this may be a little out there, but how is the Tier locations going to work? Let's say a faction or group is currently building on a node. Is the entire area that the nodes is located in, broken down to a bunch of seperate tier chunks of the map or what? Are we going to have to travel to a farther location with no Node to find valuable resources?
Sorry for the mistypes I'm on my phone at work lol
lavish holly
I was watching the Q&A video on the YouTube page and I recall one of the devs stating each location is based off of a tier which holds certain resources
Oh okay.
vast condor
It's either a developed node, undeveloped, or under another node's area of influence
lavish holly
Alright thanks for the response mane
charred ridgeBOT
ember star
<@&257269635559194625> Any idea when the referal program will be fixed? I registered right after Lazy Peons video.
idle siren
@ember star web team is currently working on this. We are hoping to have it fixed tomorrow 🤓
Sorry for the inconvenience
ember star
well, i better get some referies!
ember star
👌
latent moat
<@&257269635559194625> Sorry to bother you guys, I'm just wondering. I don't want to make this seem like I'm trying to press a new idea into the development of the game, but I was wondering if it'd be possible for any of the races/classes to use a two-handed weapon and shield? I've always liked the idea of being able to do that. Obviously it'd need to be balanced so tanks aren't dealing tons of damage. I was thinking of something like Diablo 3's Crusader, who can unlock a passive which allows this, but at the cost of a 20% damage reduction.
brisk axle
<@&257269635559194625> will we be able to use characters from the character map in the game
willow burrow
<@&257269635559194625> Hey guys, I'm someone who particularly enjoys competitive team-based PvP in MMOs. I understand that you will be introducing arenas to the game, however what sort of environment are you looking to create with arenas? If you aim to make the arena format to be competitive, will you be providing the resources to further let it grow (leaderboards, spectator modes, resources for community-created competitions) at launch or shortly thereafter? Many MMO developers underestimate the necessity of these tools for nuturing a growing, competitive community.
craggy kindle
@willow burrow They will have rankings & ladders assocated with arena content, but I don't have anything for the other parts of your question
foggy forum
<@&257269635559194625> will we be able to squat in trees whilst waiting for caravans to ambush them?
willow burrow
thanks nivhawk, good to know!
vast condor
Follow up question to @foggy forum , Will we be able to squat/crouch/crawl in general? <@&257269635559194625>
weary hill
Another follow up question <@&257269635559194625> Will we be able to climb?
gusty falcon
^ Please?
teal hatch
Will players who own a house in a node have to pay a weekly/monthly tax for the house? And if so will it be better the node the higher the tax?
upper turtle
@teal hatch yes houses within nodes have to pay some kind of tax set by the mayor of that node
coral sandal
<@&257269635559194625> I have 2 questions for you:
- I understand that most of the world has fallen to corruption so is our only option to bring them down or are there rare bosses with ways to "cleanse" them and turn them into temporary allies (maybe short term guardians of a specific zone or something) ?
- Can we see how what type of augmentation a subclass will give us before we chose it or do we have to choose it first and just try it out ?
ancient lichen
<@&257269635559194625> sorry if this has been answered but I had a question regarding the PVP aspect, competitive PVP such as Arenas have always been why I play games, Im currently playing WoW and the aspect I dont like is that the current system they have makes it hard for me to play Alts, and Im somewhat of an altholic cause I like to play a lot of classes, are their plans to make it where youll need to focus on one character or can I play mutilple classes and still be competitive in PVP? sorry for long question 😄
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> I have 4 simple questions I would like to ask. 1) Will there be an auction house or will it be trading guild based? 2) Will there be flying mounts or more "realistic" type mounts? 3) Will there be a emperor type roll in the massive pvp? 4) Will this be just PC or will console also be apart of the discussion?
subtle bluff
@crystal beacon 1) There will be regional trade, not worldwide. 2) There will be dragons mounts awarded to some people. Will be very rare. 3) An emperor roll? That's food.
coral sandal
@crystal beacon 4) I heard they wanted to focus on Windows first but other platforms are not completely out of the discussion so there is a chance it could become multiplatform.
ember crane
<@&257269635559194625> will there be cake or pie?
flint barn
<@&257269635559194625> Will the winners of alpha keys recieve some sort of title or achievement to show that they've been part of the testing, similar to how beta testers gets mounts?
trail nymph
@ember crane Why not both?
oak arrow
<@&257269635559194625> Do you have more informations about the upcoming Kickstarter, apart from "in the near future"?
trail nymph
It's gona be up rather soon, last we heard was "in the next 4-6weeks" and there will be a countdown clock on the forums 2 weeks prior to it. @oak arrow
upper turtle
@oak arrow to add on what zekece said, the Kickstarter has been scheduled for the end of the month
rose breach
@oak arrow to add on to what Fred said, the estimated prices are $50 for beta and $125 for alpha
upper turtle
And $20 entry xD^
charred tinsel
So i watched a video from @hollow fiber about the lore of the game, lore is one of the mayor things i love on WoW and i was wondering when we get more information about the lore. The tinfoil had speculation sounded realy cool what i heard from the video and it also makes sense with the i quote " red glowy stuff and the blue glowy stuff".
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> Could you possibly add a smuggling feature when a node reaches a town/metropolis?
This would include a sort of caravan but "illegal/immoral" so for corrupt people and the like.
You could smuggle in and out of the node. The same basic rules as a caravan, but if you're caught by anyone, they have the choice to attack (without repercussions, as the smuggling is illegal) or report it, causing a bounty to be placed on the people involved.
Higher runs and even higher reward.
What would go hand in hand with this, is an in-game black market, where you can sell smuggled goods, but if caught you gain a bounty as well.
full badger
@charred tinsel Steven has said in a previous QandA that he wants to keep most of the lore under-wraps and let the players experience the lore for themselves when they play
sturdy delta
Will we be able to queue for dungeons are have to form parties ourselves similar to old school MMOs
or are*
sorry for bad english
crystal beacon
@sturdy delta What I've heard, most dungeons are still open world. I'm willing to bet that some are still party dungeons, but don't take my word as truth.
Keep looking into it as we learn more! ☺️
sturdy delta
@crystal beacon ok thank you for your help
crystal beacon
@sturdy delta No problem
charred tinsel
Thanks @full badger, a bit unfortunate but it was what i expected.
sleek radish
@sturdy delta A similar format to Dungeon Finders has been discussed however it won't be 'teleport' instances in most MMOs if it were to be implemented as most dungeons are, as @crystal beacon has stated, open-world.
crystal beacon
@sleek radish 😁👍
silent cliff
<@&257269635559194625> will there be holidays in the game that line up with holidays in the real world like Christmas and Easter and thanksgiving?
muted ore
@silent cliff yes holiday events will take place in relation to real life holidays, though seasons will still continue to change and game years passing, these holidays will only take place in relation to IRL time. Cush as Christmas event won't be every month, it will take place during Christmas time.
silent cliff
@muted ore thanks
crystal beacon
@silent cliff @muted ore How will that work? Has it been calculated out? Having the Fourth of July during a winter season-day wouldn't make much sense :/
silent cliff
@crystal beacon well it's a fantasy world. It really doesn't matter. And it won't be the Fourth of July. It will be day of portal opening.
muted ore
@crystal beacon don't know how it will exactly work, here's a video with the info though. https://youtu.be/0CST57LCAes
crystal beacon
Lol sorry both of you 😃 thanks though @silent cliff @muted ore
tawdry bobcat
<@&257269635559194625> So something that I've been missing for awhile now was the freedom to fly across a lively world on a Mount / Druid Morph. I was curious if we'd have the ability of flight in your game. World of Warcraft eliminated that feeling of a lively world when they started expanding us to new regions and taking population from the core areas where we began. I enjoyed flying with my Guild and dropping down on our enemies from above. I miss being able to fly on top of Waterfalls and just enjoy the world I see before me. I haven't seen a question similar to this yet so I thought I'd ask.
foggy forum
flying mounts (dragons) are limited to kings and queens of castles and mayors of nodes. Supposedly really really rare egg drops may occur from world bosses but they will expire after a period of time. Flying is going to be rare and fairly limited to a very few people in the game.
rose breach
@foggy forum to add on to that Steven has said that dragon eggs might be a raid drop
sullen leaf
Do you have any openings for voice over?
Soooo no? LOL just thought I would try LMAO
near kernel
<@&257269635559194625> what professions are going to be in the game?
mild bronze
<@&257269635559194625> Big fan of artefact hunting (like in EQ2 or Rift) or lore books in TESO/WoW. Will you add something like that?
obsidian fractal
@near kernel your answer can be foun d in #faq 😃 and its: How many playable races and classes will there be?
There will be 8 playable races and 8 playable classes on release. The classes are Tank, Fighter, Summoner, Rogue, Ranger, Mage, Cleric, and Bard. The confirmed races are Dwarves, Orcs, 2 Elven races, 2 Human races. The 2 remaining races are unknown. You may select one of the 8 races for your primary and secondary class. The classes will not be gender locked.
trail nymph
I think he meant gathering/processing/crafting
probably all the standart ones, we heard about carpentring for house stuff too, but nothing definit like a list yet.
vast condor
@sullen leaf You can keep checking https://www.intrepidstudios.com/career Or contact Contact@IntrepidStudios.com
mild bronze
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be dark zones with so few light that you gonna need torches or some other source of light to explore?
nova vector
Will Ashes have crazy armor and weapons with particle effects all over like in WOW??? Please say yes 😛
muted ore
@nova vector yes some weapons will have particles to show importance
vast condor
@mild bronze They said that this is something that they were exploring, and as long as it becomes a fun mechanic rather than an annoyance, we better bring our torches.
As it would be a shame to not use the lighting features that UE4 offers
tall ingot
can the particle effect be macaroni noodles. please.
vast condor
@tall ingot Bagels with strawberries and cream cheese are the only approved food in Ashes
tall ingot
wh
i can get bagels as well as strawberries, but both? together?
warped mason
I wonder if the devs seen my FAQ question, so just in case I will ask it in here again~
Will the game, while native to windows, still get native gamepad usage? Instead of just mouse and keyboard?
Think like Final fantasy 14 where they have a large use of the gamepad mostly because they released the game on PS4 as well.
But also because I have a friend that CANNOT use keyboard for long periods of time because he has thoracic outlet in one of his wrist. And mostly can only play games with a gamepads.
And using a third party program to simulate a gamepad is not that intuitive.
so what are your thoughts about that possibility?
formal onyx
@ask_intrepid Where is your studio located? 😮
vast condor
@formal onyx California
lilac oxide
San Diego precisely
formal onyx
Cool. Not too far from home. ✌🏼
warped mason
I seen that intrepid are seeking story writers... what are the qualification needed for that? o3o
muted ore
@warped mason if you believe your up for the task pm @(Yaviey) for more info, along with sending your resume to contact@intrepidstudios.com
warped mason
my only true limitation there is the fact... im in quebec canada. and nearly no money to my name . :'c
nova vector
Will charcter animation improvments be an ongoing thing?? One of the biggest turn offs to any game but mainly to other mmo's out there are how rigid and stiff the animations are. Smooth and fluid all the way!!
muted ore
@nova vector all the animations you see are currently a work in progress, so there will be animation improvement to what you currently see in the videos, which again is pre-alpha footage.
worn leaf
How will the Devs combat issues Archeage and FFXIV Housing have. Limited Plots and Space in Open World and Instance Housing have. As well as Hacks that May appear and even Retail Housing System players might start and get many Plots and sell them on insane prices to new players
muted ore
@worn leaf well considering that these houses can be destroyed, so this reason alone would prevent new players from buying houses at insane prices. Also it hasn't been stated that houses will be sellable by other players, so I would assume they are bound to players and prevent them from selling them. Also the world is a very big place, so the further you venture out and explore the more nodes will discovered introducing more houses for players to buy, and plots to build upon, and with the certain number of players per server, there shouldn't be to much of an issue for not having enough houses for players, as instances housing isn't limited, but the open world and static housing have limited numbers
worn leaf
Hope your Weight Limit in Bags arent like in Albion Online in which every city has their owner different Bank. Thats such a pain, Cash Shop or Profesion let us have very high weight limit
muted ore
@worn leaf it's already been confirmed that players will only be able to carry limited amount of things, thus they are required to use the caravan system to transport large quantities of materials/items/etc.
nova vector
@muted ore Yea i figured they are still a work in progress. Just hope they don't settle for animations most mmo's settle for.
warped mason
also about housing, dont forget that in town there will be instanced housing
A bit like BDO I believe
muted ore
@warped mason yes I mentioned that above, there won't be limited allowing for player to get those without having to worry about not having a house cause they arrived late to the "land grab"
fleet portal
@nova vector Animations, graphics and effects will be polished at the last stage of the games phases. Right now it's important to develop the rest of the living world.
warped mason
Plus I bet that the world is big enough. The issue with AA is teh fact that only some restricted area was allowed to build. in AoC is "whereever you want. Just not on roads."
muted ore
#aoc-discussion for discussions and none questions
odd venture
Has there been an EULA or rules section created yet?
fleet portal
Let's please keep this chat to questions and answers only.
@odd venture There is a code of conduct available at this moment. EULA and TOS, along with Terms and Conditions will be added soon.
odd venture
@fleet portal Ok, Thanks! I will wait to see what the EULA has in it because I hope some stuff that usually destroys the PvP environment is included.
warped mason
I know there will be alpha testers and beta testers, but will there be super testers? ( same concept as World of tanks and such. Not same genre, but the tester kind is similar? )
well super tester to what I believe is the kind of tester, that test stuff post release. Where they test "upcoming changes"
fleet portal
@warped mason There is a Friend's and Family testing, where close friends and select few will be able to test Pre-Alpha and Alpha in Q4. From there, there will be alpha testing available from purchases on Kickstarter. Beta as well. If there are separated NDA servers to test, it will be under discretion and only those who are in will know. However, perhaps there won't be. Perhaps there will. Find out what's behind the curtains soon™>
odd venture
@fleet portal I know that if we register it enters up for the tester drawing. Will we remain in the drawing until we are picked or its over?
fleet portal
@odd venture Until you are picked.
worn crescent
hi do you know if there will be any world loot in the game ? (Hidden chests or secret pathways) or if it will be hidden stuff that is tied to the lore ?
fleet portal
@worn crescent Yes to all of the above.
worn crescent
@fleet portal Thanks cant wait 😃
glossy wedge
will there be unique items or gear?
vast condor
@glossy wedge Yes, legendary items are likely to exist, however the details are not yet ironed out.
tender flame
Will there be a chance to get an alpha key by donating a certain amount to the Kickstarter when it is up?
upper turtle
@warped mason @tender flame Yes it will be possible, these are the estimated prices for the kickstarter $20 for entry, $50 for beta access and $125 for alpha access. (All US dollar)
sour kindle
What if you are living in europe?
reef prawn
It is a kickstarter, so it will be 125$ US converted to your currency
upper turtle
The prices are likely to be converted then @sour kindle
tender flame
better start saving then
sharp pewter
This thread is just for questions directed towards the Intrepid Studio's team, guys. For them to be answered by either the community or the Dev's themselves. Lets respect that and keep conversation to ashes_discussion, general_discussion, or whatever may suit your fancy.
charred ridgeBOT
worn leaf
When and where will the Kickstarter Campaign be published.
sleek radish
@worn leaf KS campaign has been said to start in 3-4 weeks, with a countdown on the website two weeks prior (going by those times, the KS will be somewhere in May), as to your second question - someone else might be able to answer but I'm assuming somewhere on their website as well.
sharp pewter
<@&257269635559194625> Do we plan on having flails in game as a type of weapon? Flails with physics would be neat. 👌
worn leaf
<@&257269635559194625> How detailed is the character creation and graphics since theres an NDA just go from this scale 1 being Everquest and 10 being BDO how good is the CC from my scale of 1-10. I hope since its a new game there might be many options to make our characters unique and good looking.
worn leaf
Tyvm since there were no youtube videos of it I was on the black out of it
wary delta
<@&257269635559194625> With the advent of PvP, will players have physicality / Character Collision (Mesh, character location boundaries, not running through one another) and can this be used for PvP and Caravans to protect NPC's and/or protect siege equipment!
unborn delta
Uhem character collision
fleet portal
@worn leaf please use this chat only for direct questions rather than starting a dialogue or conversation. It'll cause others to follow and keep this chat flowing with chat rather than questions.
Also, if you guys are not 100% sure about an answer please do NOT post here as an answer.
Thank you.
worn leaf
<@&257269635559194625> I'll ask anyways see if I get a different answer.
How will the Devs combat issues Archeage and FFXIV Housing have. Limited Plots and Space in Open World and Instance Housing have. As well as Hacks that May appear and even Retail Housing System players might start and get many Plots and sell them on insane prices to new players. I was told about Nodes and Instance Housing So will it be unlimited Founder or New players will be able to get a house or since they werent present at the Land Grab they wont get it. Like what happens in Archeage.
serene totem
<@&257269635559194625> Are there any plans for freedom of choice with weapon selections for combat/gameplay or are they class/archetype/skill (or otherwise) dependant? Essentially, let's say there's a class called Warrior. Does my warrior start and end with only a default weapon selection (say, like World of Warcraft where I'd only have a choice of weapon dependant on specialization/role). Could my warrior theoretically build to use different weapons (i.e. Guild Wars 2's system where you can use axes, a bow, a greatsword, etc.) or would players be stuck to specific weapon(s) ala Black Desert Online (with 2-3 weapons possible per class)? If the system is comparable to anything I outlined above that is!
vast condor
@serene totem http://i.imgur.com/20sOXOj.png
lavish holly
Hey <@&257269635559194625> , I know this may be a stupid question, but how much do referrals effect our chance of getting selected for the weekly key give away? I've been referring my butt off is all lol :p
muted ore
@lavish holly its not just referrals that get you a key. You must be active within the community, and help out within it to Earn yourself a key.
lavish holly
@muted ore okay i understand. I've been trying hard to stay as active as possible
warped mason
Considering mounts, will they be a world object that sticks around after umounting ( Just like ArcheAge and Black Desert Online ) or is it a skill to "spawn" the mount ( such as World of warcraft)?
worn leaf
Can you post a screenshot of the PvE Control, since im Asking if players with disabilities will be able to play. Im completly left handed and as such cant use Mouse and Kb at same time.
My question so what kind of Hybrid Tab Action Controls will the game have BDO, Tera, ESO or Rider of Icarus.
thorny burrow
<@&257269635559194625> I write for a website called https://imperium.news/ We're the front page for a large gaming organization (40,000+) that's mostly in EVE Online since it's one of the only games that can let us organize and stay together in the size we are but we're in other MMOs as well. Anyways, would there be a way for me to interview someone about AoC? It sounds like the sort of sandbox game our readers might be interested in.
fleet portal
@thorny burrow Please contact @meager ibex for Community Management, PR or interviews.
thorny burrow
Will do. Thanks @fleet portal
dusk crest
Will there be a System for Guilds to have the guild listed on some sort of board, where guild leaders can add discribtion, playstyle etc. so players who seek guilds have it easiert to find a guild and apply to one. so later a guild officer can approve the application or not
warped mason
Also considerign housing. I know about the open world housing, but what if many peopel builds near each other. Would that group of people actually makes a "settlement" that could strive indepedently from the node itself? and form trade routes?
serene totem
<@&257269635559194625> Are there plans to allow players to pay for real-money purchases through in-game means, i.e. could a player theoretically earn in-game currency such as coins or tokens to pay off their subscription or pay for the partial/full cost of a cosmetic item? Can we gift subscription time or cosmetic items to friends?
spark patio
<@&257269635559194625> Hi there, I'm from New Zealand so I'm based in the Oceanic region. Will you guys be thinking of us Kiwis and Australians that are generally disadvantaged because of our higher pings, possibly an Oceanic based server for example? Cheers!
sleek radish
@serene totem A referral system is in place which basically means you could play the game for free just off of referrals. Referrals give you 15% of your friend's spending ingame. For example if your friend spent $100, you would get $15 and you could use that money to buy subscription time or cosmetic items. In terms of gifting, I will leave that answer for <@&257269635559194625> or <@&256789677930053632> .
spark patio
@sleek radish If I could hug you right now I would, This is possibly the best news I've heard all year in regards to gaming. Thank you so much for the quick reply. Fantastic!
fleet portal
@spark patio There is no OCE server yet confirmed, however if there is a high interest in the region it will be available. The same goes for any other region. However, keep a close eye on announcements for news on regions supported so far.
outer bear
<@&257269635559194625> Have you thought of making any bonuses for the new person in the referral system? I mean could you do a 10% exp buff when in a party with the person referred you or anything like that? It seems like people are going to be spamming it(reddit) just for themselves and their is no real point of using one if you are new to the game
spark patio
@fleet portal Ok thanks for the heads up mate. I really hope there will be an Oceanic server or something that will allow us people with higher latency to not be as disadvantaged when it comes to Player vs Player aspects. Cheers
fleet portal
@lavish holly there will be no pay to win items in the game whatsoever.
lavish holly
@fleet portal thank God. I love a good Ole fashion grind fest lol but for real, that's awesome.
warped mason
Will mount be able to be multi seater? so You can carry a friend around? 😄
woven ruin
Will you get a secondary class as soon as the game starts? Or will you get it later down the line? And if it later down the line, then how soon will you get a secondary class?
woven ruin
@woven ruin ok thanks
warped mason
Story telling question. Will the game give it quest in form of huge text window? ( that, almost no one really reads at one point. ) Or will it be in form of "conversation" with the NPC, with actual text scrolling? OR be a bit like Bioware and have voice acting. But the later is a lot more... Expensive...
misty glade
How long will the game be in "Testing stage" alpha for X months, beta for X months etc.
vast condor
@misty glade The current available information is Invite alpha in q4 2017, Kickstarter alpha in 2018 and final release before 2020.
rigid sage
How will the server sysytem work? How many players per server? What if a server goes dead? Switching servers?
tame jetty
How many characters will we be permitted to create per account/server?
Also, are there plans for hardcore pvp servers?
white loom
Will there be player usable boats?
lament depot
Are the seasons really going to change every week? Surely most people who play a subbed game will have jobs, and won't get to enjoy such a fast pace.I myself can only play a hour every other day, and all Saturday. So I will basically get one good day per season in lol. People like me will never even be able to remember the roads.
hot gate
But its a mmo that the want to grow with player involvment so this is tailored to the players the play more often.
violet hollow
Are the servers going to be region based? or Timezone based?
lament depot
I bet it's not payne. Show me a game that's ignored the casuals and survived.
somber fractal
Would their be a limit to how many characters a player can make/have? To be able to try other classes and things?
muted ore
Please don't use this as a discussion channel #aoc-discussion or #general-discussion
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charred ridgeBOT
hot gate
But this game looks like it will still cater which is good but it will be a fast developibg world especially with the node mechanic
gusty falcon
@idle siren Any chance at all we get combat scythes to go along with the Dervish-esque mage armor? So many good memories from Guild Wars back in the day and the Dervish was unique with the flowing animations.
outer bear
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be a garbage labor system used in the game?
idle siren
@outer bear No.
outer bear
@idle siren 
that is all
idle siren
@outer bear It's the best response I could think of to a question regarding the garbage labor system that some games have to cashgrab an already pay2win monetization system. Simply, No.
outer bear
@idle siren I am just some pleb that loves crafting and trade more then anything in MMo's it's great to hear I won't hit any walls soon
idle siren
Now if a labor system were introduced as a throttle for the economic mechanics in game, and did not include a marketplace item that players could purchase as a pay2win item for getting ahead of others, then perhaps it would be considered. But as it stands, we are employing other methods of throttling, that do not include an energy or labor mechanic
outer bear
Would A good way around it be with grinding being a thing, as in things like runescape to be able to make and craft the best things would take a big time sink
willow burrow
@idle siren it seems item progression and competitive PvP are the antithesis of one another, how do you guys plan on handling rewards for PvP? Wildstar put in gear at 1500 rating and then 1800 rating, but that turned out to be bad because of the power spike it created. they reiterated on it and made it so you got pieces gradually, this worked out nicely but was too late.
crystal beacon
Im worried the crowds will die down after a year
And we'll lose funding and the game will plummet
outer bear
@crystal beacon wow arn't you a ray of sunshine
teal cloud
@idle siren I am now curious. Will there be a marketplace and how abusable will it be
can a single person get incredibly filthy rich just off of buying and selling items
blissful edge
@crystal beacon im sure the game will recieve funding over a year, the same thing happened with games like destiny and overwatch, a lot of games actually have been annouced years before the release and they still have a great community after all that time. It definately isnt too soon to start advertising small like this game is doing right now, letting the fans spread the news... that way when a cinematic or trailer comes out, it will get more views, more ad revenue, more income, more fans, and more funding. So I am sure that this game will stay well funded over the years, although does seem like a long time. But alpha is coming out next year and pre pre alpha this year, so not long to wait on youtube content for this game which will help build a bigger community.
olive condor
I'm a bit worried about the fact that not every pc will be able to run this game
tender wren
<@&257269635559194625> Do you have any system in place that will have people get emotionally attached to different nodes, or make sure that different people will get dedication to every node across the world? Im worried that everyone will end up moving to the most popular few matropolis, and then those matropolises wont end up being downgraded, then nothing else can rise.
fossil gulch
I'd really love it if we could get an example of what we could expect for our secondary class's modifications. I've been talking to people IRL to get them to the game, but the only official example I've found is the one to change a warrior's rush to a teleport. I completely understand that all of this is in the works, and I'
sorry for above^^^
I would just like an example of what we could expect from each secondary class. No numbers or specifics, just the type of things we could expect to see from those secondary classes
naive badger
<@&257269635559194625> How will the nodes progress or delevel if you have the same amount of people working against each other? Basically if you have the same amount of people working on farming or killing monsters as you do killing a city, will anything change? Will it weigh the same on a level 1 node compared to say a 6.
blissful edge
<@&257269635559194625> Do you guys have an idea on what the max amount a characters that can be created on one account will be? Also, when you create one will you be forced into the game immediately after creating it, or will you have the option to make multiple and choose which one you want out of the ones you might have created when the game launches. Another thing, will there be a designated questline for starting zones and going through levels like 1-10 and in a different zone 10-20, and how will the leveling system work? I just asked so many questions im sorry they keep coming.
<@&257269635559194625> Another thing. i think being a summoner and a cleric at the same time will make no sense since one is basically a witch/warlock and the other is basically a priest. I know there are relgions in this game, so will you only be able to combine classes of the same religion or something? How will that conflict with Summoner and Cleric if you decide to follow an in game relgion that is completely opposite to your character, or is that a part of the character creation process, or was i just misinformed about the whole religion thing. Either way, a summoner/cleric makes no sense to me. Just need some clarification.
sick solar
<@&257269635559194625> How free or restricted will trading be between 2 players? For example on one end of the spectrum would I be able to give a friend a piece of gear for free? Or on the other end of the spectrum would I have to place the item on an open marketplace and hope my friend snipes it for a price before anyone else can?
crisp agate
@blissful edge Adventuring Class (Cleric, Summoner, Fighter, Mage, etc.) is separate from Religion Class (which we don't know much about), on your second question. Choosing Cleric or Summoner doesn't have anything to do with what your Religion Class will end up being, the two are different systems.
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> Can I change the person who referred me to the game? If not am I able to register again with same username if I delete my account? Thanks.
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> Will Japan have its own publisher? I often cannot play new MMORPGs with friends because of this, or simply because they lock out certain Asian countries (usually China, Japan, Korea) because of safety reasons, so we never get to try the game at all.
spring spindle
<@&257269635559194625> For house building outside of the city, are you thinking of doing certain zones where you can build your house/farm/etc (like archage) or building anywhere?
pearl oyster
<@&257269635559194625> When can we expect the full 15 minute dungeon run through and the rogue video? before/after metropolis video?
crystal beacon
One of the main things I am looking forward to in this game is the crafting system.
It has been mentioned there will be individuality in the crafting. Will the individuality in the crafting system apply to stats, appearance or both?
For example if I am making a sword will I be able to change the shape and design of the blade, pommel etc to my individual style, or will it be racially based and use motifs kind of like in ESO.
Also how will the crafting work outside of pre set recipes?
muted ore
@spring spindle
@pearl oyster Metropolis Video is This Friday, Rogue Video will Come sometime after this (a few weeks)
river tulip
<@&257269635559194625> will it go either in free markets direction or more like price fixed (cough,socialist dystopian,cough) markets?
vast condor
@river tulip The trading will be through player shops inside nodes and prices will heavely depend on the availabilty of the materials in that specific node. That suggests a free market system where supply and demand will rule the prices.
sleek radish
@crystal beacon Are you talking about unique names for characters so that no two character names will be the same? If so refer to:
mild bronze
#2017, people reserving names. What about character name + account name? Adding/ignoring people by account tag name? Sending mail as well?
silent cliff
<@&257269635559194625> will the taming artisan skill tame combat pets or out of combat pets or mounts?
vast condor
@crystal beacon Would defeat the purpose of name reservations.
muted ore
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charred ridgeBOT
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be any sort of RNG System when it comes to upgrading gear and such as for example in Black Desert online? Will there be any sort of Warlock / Necromancer type subclass? What sort of plans do you have to stop people from zerging all over the place during Node Wars?
mild bronze
<@&257269635559194625> will be there lua api and freedom for addon makers?
vast condor
@crystal beacon http://i.imgur.com/KrzBDdj.png
plucky temple
I want to note though, no RNG in crafting.
Only on Enchanting, as far as i remember.
crystal beacon
then the question is what parts will be partially RNG.
This is not a discussion channel. Once you get a reply, please move any further discussion to #aoc-discussion or one of the other channels. If you have a follow up questions, form into a question and direct it to the dev team
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charred ridgeBOT
crystal beacon
Do you guys plan to have small Raids like 8-10 Player or oldschool large scall ones like 30+? Will there be a skill reset option for theory crafting in the game?
exotic salmon
Can I get the beta now?
upper turtle
@exotic salmon no.
subtle bluff
No
exotic salmon
🌚
vast condor
@exotic salmon Closed-alpha is q4 2017, kickstarter alpha in 2018, beta sometime after, and release sometime before 2020.
exotic salmon
o.o
sour kindle
what does the q4 mean?
full badger
@sour kindle q4 = fourth quarter of the financial year.
plucky temple
Fourth Quarter of 2017. October November December
sour kindle
ty
small onyx
What years are you looking at releasing the game? And if know season?
crystal beacon
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charred ridgeBOT
shadow pier
i have searched but not really found and answer, but if me and a few friends claim some land in the open and build our houses there, will other players have the ability to destroy them? or are they safe? i understand that the houses inside a node is destructable if siege is lost, but more wondering about the houses out in the wilderness 😃
muted ore
.tc
@shadow pier Once a Node that the house is located upon has fallen after a siege then it become open to be destroyed, but until then your house will be safe this includes houses out in the open within the node region
vast condor
@shadow pier Houses can't be built in complete wilderness, They need to be built around a node of level3 or more.
north surge
What's the ETA for the Kickstarter?
vast condor
@north surge http://i.imgur.com/IqD014b.png
muted ore
@north surge 2-3 weeks and there will be a 2 week notification to release before it launches
north surge
Thanks!
odd venture
I was looking around for bard info. I didn't find a definite answer. Will the bard class be buff/debuff or something else?
dusk crest
<@&257269635559194625> are crossbows a thing?
sullen hemlock
after playing EQ for 5 years, EQ2 3 years. Guildwarz, Eve online, Horizons, Wow etc and being a dev on Warhammer Online for me the best experiences I had were 1. doing an epic quest that went on and on and on untill I finally got my wizard staff. I really hope that there will be an enourmous and difficult quest line for each class epic weapon. 2. in game events! I was a guide in EQ1 and ran several pre-organised events that were part of the guide program. Having a similar program in Ashes would Im sure add to fun and immertion. Dungeon farming in Legends of Norrath was a superb update..consider a few dungeoun locations where entrance would randomly create a dungeon crawl at beginner, intermediate or hard based on party entering also based on time requested to play. this would be a great way to paarty up with specified time limitation but on hard or extra hard modes have the chance to drop uber loot.
hard isle
Will the secondary classes have detrimental effects towards non-compatible primary classes?
lethal hemlock
i was wondering what exactly falls under the referal, but im wondering if its any purchases (i.e. shop accessories/cosmetics paid IRL) or just any spending done on the game (i.e. the if sub itself of your referal, and the KS donations they place, fall under the 15%)?
safe bramble
Any payment in game
fleet portal
@lethal hemlock Any money spent in the game and Kickstarter will add to your 15℅ if someone you referred spends it. This means Subs, cash shop items, KS, packs of any sorts, etc. Anything involving monetary fund's towards the game.
Please keep this chat free of conversation. Direct questions and answers only.
lethal hemlock
i understand that classes have not been talked about too much yet but i was wondering if the same two combination of classes result into something different depending on what was the main class (i.e fighter-mage = spellsword, but does mage-fighter = spellsword or a different class) i ask because if the secondary is meant to augment the primary calles' skill like i believe so, then the end result would be two different classes correct?
subtle bluff
@lethal hemlock Fighter/mage will be different than Mage/fighter
covert plank
rose breach
@covert plank it might be a fusion of the classes but Atm we don't know
molten needle
When is the kickstarter going up?
crisp agate
@molten needle Should be a few weeks, no definite date. Will be a 2 week countdown timer on the site once a date's announced.
twilit dagger
@fleet portal does intrepid have an influencer program for streamers like myself
twilit dagger
that's very different
odd venture
Have they determined the role of the bard yet?
vast condor
@odd venture We don't have any class info yet, They will go through every class in detail in class overviews.
fleet portal
@twilit dagger ayy glad you're here lol. Took you long enough. The game isn't out yet nor close to Alpha, there may be a system like that implemented closer to access.
blissful edge
<@&257269635559194625> Will you make an allusion to Stevens sandal in the game... that would be a great and funny addition for us discord members.
brittle karma
<@&257269635559194625> Oh boy questions 😄 time to put those essay writing skills to use!
First question of the day is if there is any plans in order to keep players from leveling too fast and outstripping the content in place?
The previous mmo I played developed a problem where because of power creep upping where the rate that people could level all quests became useless. The rewards that they gave became trash compared to what you could get from just killing regular mobs. This also killed almost all party quests and left much of the world as functionally useless.
Second question, do you guys have any plans in place in order to make sure that as the game progresses the lower tier resources don’t become obsolete?
From what I can tell there are going to be resource costs in order to build structures, repair items and (speculation) there might be a cost in order to buildup and maintain nodes? But if building and repairing those structures only takes resources of the first few tiers then the problem just goes up a few levels with the 3rd tier resource no longer being worth mining as it has no use as its not used in building and not worth using as gear.
Final big question is what exactly do you guys have planned for as the endgame? I know there will be raids and sieges of nodes for people to fight in but will there be any kind of endgame gear progression such as a soft cap on enchanting gear or even some kind of exploration journal to find and kill every mob. Just anything that can be worked on that would both take a huge amount of time to do and give some sort of progression to your character even if you already hit max level. It’s a bit of a slippery slope as I’ve seen too much of “you need to craft and enhance a perfect set with perfect buffs and bonuses” to even stand a chance at end game, this made me quit my last mmo but it is also quite fun being able to craft such high level gear and showing off dem dps numbers.
Other misc questions.
Are there any plans in order to make things such as castles and other nodes sinks in that you can pump gear, money and raw materials into them for upkeep or to recruit and arm the guards stationed there?
Plans for craftable consumable items such as arrows, throwing knifes?
will there be upkeep for houses both in the wild and inside node.
Will there be upkeep for nodes?
Will you nodes need resources as well as people active around them in order to grow?
Any chance you can create and equip your own caravan if you think the regular ones not secure enough :P
Number of character slots?
Can leaders of holy nodes declare a holy war against another religion and or node? The Holy church of banana sandals tolerates no heresy.
tender wren
<@&257269635559194625> I heard that flying mounts are only for a handful of people on each server. I also heard that you can get these from being a mayor, or ruler of a node. So a few questions, If you get demoted form mayor, do you lose that mount? Also, are their other ways of getting flying mounts from other really hardcore aspects of the, like say hardcore raiding. Or becoming one of the richest people on your server?
crystal beacon
Loving all of the ideas I have seen coming from the studios. I have been fanboying over this the entire day. Watching and reading everything there is to read about it. Currently, one of my questions are in relation to the towns. It appears that each town will be similar in appearance and culture as it progresses through each stage. Will there ever be an option to evolve a town into a different cultural setting (horse lord camps, etc) still contained within the fantasy timeline?
crisp agate
@crystal beacon We've seen from quotes that a node's design will depend on its environment and node type (Divine, Economic, Scientific, Military), and that every node will give off the feeling of being lovingly hand-crafted through every stage of development. Here are some examples of two different nodes, they'll definitely be diverse! http://i.imgur.com/CHZlN2R.jpg & http://i.imgur.com/Cql1PnO.jpg
crystal beacon
@crisp agate this is exactly what I was hoping to see. Since the world is reactive to player choices and interaction, I had hoped the towns evolve with the culture that is established by said players. Thank you for the quick reply.
weary hill
@vast condor I'm searching for verification of this and I haven't been able to locate it. Would you please post your source for this answer. "! Izaz - Today at 9:30 AM
@shadow pier Houses can't be built in complete wilderness, They need to be built around a node of level3 or more.(edited)"
shut token
<@&257269635559194625> was wondering if you've thought of setting up an Amino for AoC as another form of media?
weary hill
@vast condor Thanks. <@&257269635559194625> Is there no benefit to building housing outside of a node and the only reason to do so would be because there are no more available places to build within the node? I was thinking building outside of a node would protect you from losing your home in a Siege. (Disappointed we can't build anywhere) What, if any, would any additional benefit be to instanced housing? (other than not losing it in a siege)
tender wren
one question, do you plan to have a complicated useage of abilities, with different abilities working together, and allowing some classes for moments for you to allign the stars, if you do everything sucessful, when you do everything correctly. Having different playsyles for different specs. or will it be more of you doing abilities randomly?
<@&257269635559194625> Will Armour be shown on the charactor and make a difference in apperance? or will it be like BDO, where all armour looks the same but you get costumes to change the look? also, if they are being showed, will the more endgame higher gear look better then the lower begining gear?
alpine moth
<@&257269635559194625> <@&256789677930053632> will scamming be allowed?
remote knot
Is there more information on the crowdsourcing campaign (I.E. for new comers to know if its happened/the results OR for a plan of what to expect)?
remote knot
@vast condor perfect, thanks
shut token
Will the open world housing be grief-able/stolen or taken?
crisp agate
@shut token
shut token
Does that apply to open world housing or only housing in the node?
It seems like that would only apply to inside the node
vast condor
That applies to open-world housing
as open-world housing still needs to be around a node of a certain level
shut token
So if a node isn't developed the open world housing in that node will not be available?
crisp agate
Correct, it has to get to a certain stage before you can start building houses
shut token
I know there are 8 races, will they have set beginning stats or will we be able to set them?
crisp agate
From the FAQ @shut token . No idea if we'll be able to fiddle with them within a certain threshold though!
shut token
Before I bring up the topic with the wife, she's gonna ask so, is there any mention of in game marriage for couples playing together?
muted ore
@shut token yes there will me a marriage system, not bound by race or gender either
willow raptor
Can you say if anything else is client-side or ran in unreal other than the graphics and animations?
crystal beacon
Has the studio considered renaming the 'Tank' class to 'Defender'? Maybe it's just me, but every time I see 'Tank' I get thrown off, as I think of either the RPG party role or the big machine. Defender has a flavor that more readily matches the other classes from a writing standpoint. From a game system perspective it may be better too, so that we eliminate confusion between the Tank role in dungeons (which a combo class could do, arguably) and the class. Just a thought!
gusty falcon
@crystal beacon I'd second this. Hopefully the race-based augments to skills don't kill variety by making one race the obvious "tank" and one the obvious "healer"
tender wren
<@&257269635559194625> Will nyckelharpa's be repusented in game, it would be a unque insterment to have in game, maybe a certain culture could use them, but if you dont know what it is, look it up, it sounds and looks cool.
<@&257269635559194625> Will the other class be a norseman, like nord in skyrim?
keen nymph
<@&257269635559194625> What is Intrepid Studios NOT willing to do? It seems like the scope of the game is already really huge (even ocean content is possible!?). Are there any cool, or commonly requested, features that are being/have been considered, but are unlikely to make the cut? I'm just asking because right now it seems like the sky's the limit for this game, and when something seems to good to be true, it probably isn't true.
crisp agate
<@&257269635559194625> Will we be allowed to have spaces in our names?
tender wren
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be a Looking for dungeon or looking for raid grouping feature?
muted ore
@tender wren
crisp agate
Will there be an official wiki? <@&257269635559194625>
mighty palm
So you have to level up the node to be able to begin buildings houses. Are the houses going to only be in/around the node? In the Q&A vid homeboy mentions there will be mines, woods, etc that will be PoI and those will become hubs for player (inevitably). Will be be able to make these more home like hubs and become somewhat separate from the rest of the node. More or less a sub node but also hermit in the woods
upper turtle
@crisp agate Dont know about official wiki's but currently im making an early version of a wiki page together with some others
mighty palm
Also the ability to free climb trees would be 💯
rose breach
@tender wren they have been thinking about dragon eggs being a very rare drops in raids yes.
crystal beacon
@mighty palm i agree that would be awesome
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> will nodes be controlled by a singular guild?
rose breach
@crystal beacon no. Nodes will not be controlled by a single guild.
crystal beacon
👍 ty
@rose breach would there be a possibility of a single guild controlling a node?
rose breach
@crystal beacon nope, a guild leader could be a mayor though
crystal beacon
ty ty
twin maple
<@&257269635559194625> will there be sea combat with ships as we see in archeage
upper turtle
@twin maple Steven has said that he "will make oceans great again" but that naval combat isnt ther number 1 consern and that we might expect it in an expansion or update later on
heavy cradle
@idle siren Will there be muscle settings when creating a character? I mean actual muscles, most games just make them fatter. 😦
wary delta
#dongsettings
safe fog
Will there be secrets to be found in the game?
rose breach
@safe fog yup, steven wants us to find the lore in the world so we'll be finding temple's and stuffz
sleek radish
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charred ridgeBOT
safe fog
This may have already been asked, but what happens when a node gets attack/destroyed and you have housing there and what not.
rose breach
@safe fog the node will decrease lvl and if im correct your house could get destroyed or raided
vast condor
The house can be destroyed but you can recover items and design
sleek radish
@safe fog Housing will be destroyed however you still possess the contents within your house. You will just have to relocate somewhere else.
safe fog
Damn I like that lol. Hopefully I can become a mayor of a huge city;)
crystal beacon
will there be a option to take your keybindings form one char to an other ? (like in rift )
gusty falcon
^ gods I hope so
safe fog
What do they mean (guys from the Q&A) when they say non instanced dungeon. How does that work?
safe fog
Is there a link to the content of that image? I could read that instead of asking a million questions
vast condor
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B7xq-8r9DA_qTlZZOWxyRVR2VUk
https://docs.google.com/document/d/14luppZ3Ub8jmcw_aK65QWxYY4xa8qAo9zRfpYWBxOXE/edit
safe fog
Is there somewhere on the discord to drop suggestions if we have any?
vast condor
#aoc-discussion or the forums
rose breach
@safe fog just tell @meager ibex or any intrepid in #aoc-discussion
vast condor
Please use this channel only for direct questions to Intrepid, Questions to the community can be asked in the discussion channels to reduce clutter.
safe fog
Will there be mounts? Horses or anything
vast condor
@safe fog yes
safe fog
What happens if your character dies? Lose anything? Or you just spawn back somewhere
vast condor
@safe fog It depends on how you died. In PvE you will lose durability. But if you get PKed you will drop materials, and even gear if you're corrupted.
unborn delta
<@&257269635559194625> the moment I browse through the forums I get other people's profiles in my own profile location? Whenever I browse to a different section the profile changes to someone else aswell.
bright lance
<@&257269635559194625> two questions but linked: If I raid a caravan with a group of mates. Lets say the person moving the materials to another node has been grinding for many hours and theres so much loot in the caravan. Can we carry all of that loot back? or how will that mechanic work. (do i only get to take as much as i can carry and my friends can carry, leaving the rest) Also is theres going to be a feature that shows potentailly whats in the caravan? Example ores or will I just have to find out when i attack it?
vast condor
@bright lance You get certificates that you can exchange later for rewards.
bright lance
@vast condor Cheers. What is the certificate system? where is this mentioned?
vast condor
@bright lance http://i.imgur.com/oVioWu1.png
bright lance
@vast condor wow awesome thank you!
soft yoke
<@&257269635559194625> will there be a mobile app connnecting to guild chat/AH?
merry pelican
<@&257269635559194625> What different ways will there be to discover new lore? Will it just be through npc dialogue and books, or perhaps item descriptions telling about their origins? I allways loved items that had descriptions on them, even if it was just "Muddy sandals used by a miner dwarf".
vast condor
@soft yoke There won't be a global auction house. Only local to nodes + player shops in nodes. Also most guilds use discord or TeamSpeak so such an app would just waste dev resources imo.
@merry pelican http://i.imgur.com/YPPOVan.png
dense sleet
<@&257269635559194625> Any chance for one node per server to have a chance to become "Corrupt" meaning only players with the courrpt buff can enter? It could be "hidden" in an underground place or something, but it'd be a refuge for corrupt people + a great place to invade for the rest of the players. And maybe limited items that'd help the people who were corrupt could be sold there for a high price
near kernel
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be some kind of Notice board in the middle of a node, where people can put bounty's, guild adds, etc... for everyone to see? If not, could you please add it? 😄
crisp onyx
will different mounts have different run speeds?
frail quail
<@&257269635559194625>, how customizable will your characters be, as in can you have someone using a bow as well as dual daggers for example?
vast condor
@frail quail http://i.imgur.com/7kiR504.png
sharp stream
<@&257269635559194625> As mentioned that nodes can create striving cities and such. Basically, a settlement. Will there be rulers then? Or will it be ruled by a guild or so? Will the settlements be under a nation, or can we create independent Nations? If so, how will the new players adjust within a nation if they have it as their starting points? Can players create or mold caste systems? If so, will nodes become a fief if wanted to? Lots of questions here. 😄
proud raptor
@idle siren <@&257269635559194625> Is it relevant for me/us to ask questions about mechanics/gameplay that you do not have in a late state of development as to show interest in that section of the game, or just refrain from asking those question as to not take up your time?
vast condor
@sharp stream Rulers will be mayors for nodes elected by different methods depending on the node type. Which means that guilds can't simply "own" or "control" a node. There are castles that guilds can fight over and crown a king/queen there.
@sharp stream http://i.imgur.com/2wOxk8a.png
sharp stream
@sharp stream Can I ask for a link of the whole thing? 😄
vast condor
@sharp stream you tagged yourself https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B7xq-8r9DA_qTlZZOWxyRVR2VUk
sharp stream
Thank you much. 😄
merry pelican
<@&257269635559194625> Can this item be a thing?
tawdry bobcat
<@&257269635559194625> Do you plan to add immersion-breaking cosmetics for a quick buck like a lot of games are doing now days or are you going to stay strict to the lore & roots of your game? Every time I settle down in a MMORPG, I start doing end-game content only to find the majority wearing stupid anime cat heads the size of a boulder or even more "whack" content created for these weeaboo's. Really hope this game doesn't take that turn for stupidity. Before I'm attacked by any Otaku's out there, I don't have a problem with people who watch Anime. I have a problem with people bringing it into settings it doesn't even make sense to be apart of. If such content does exist, can you make it where we can disable viewing it. I know it may seem dumb but for Let's Players and MMORPG Video Creators, majority are sick of seeing the bull shit. Immersion is pretty important to a lot of my friends and community members that I've spoken with on the topic. ( Not this community but various members of the MMORPG Gaming Community )
warped mason
<@&257269635559194625> About the guilds. But more specifically the guild tags, or icon. In most MMORPG, it shows next to your name. Just like Black Desert Online. But would it be possible to "paint" the tag onto your armor/outfit? Like to show your own colors of your guild to everyone from your outfit. If yes, would it be static, alway at the same place, or would you have the choice to move it around, make it bigger or smaller?
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> will there be events like Christmas but custom to AoC
vast condor
@crystal beacon yes
half solstice
<@&257269635559194625> In terms of the story of Ashes, will there be something akin to a main storyline, or will the stories be more node/sidequest focused as we "level up" the various nodes?
carmine belfry
<@&257269635559194625> will there be pets
meager ibex
@carmine belfry pets confirmed
carmine belfry
<@&257269635559194625> Are you a bot?
vast condor
carmine belfry
<@&257269635559194625> Could my character live like a hermit
hearty kelp
<@&257269635559194625> Should I be expecting an amazing gaming experience with people whom I come to love and others who I want to literally rip their guts out of???
More importantly.... Will a strategist type person be needed in this game? As I need to feel special as Shiroe
crisp agate
@half solstice This explains it some! http://www.mmogames.com/gamearticles/interview-ashes-of-creation-on-building-their-virtual-world/
So keep in mind that when talking about quests, there are three main types – Narratives, Events, and Tasks. We want as many people as possible to experience the main server Narrative. These will branch at different scales, but largely at the personal level. Where things change is at the Node level – different parts of the story will be unlocked based on where and when Nodes grow. Unlocking a part of the story in a certain way locks out progression of the story in a different way – you’ll see different antagonists, different NPCs, and different calls to action depending on what’s happening with the server at that time. There’s more to unpack here, but that’s basically where we’re going with the Narrative part of this.
Events are more what we were referring to with the history statement. These can be local, regional or global, and consist of boons or banes. They’re triggered based on a lot of different variables, and some may be one-off Events that occur once, and never again. If an Event is handled successfully, then something good happens to the local, regional, or global area. If it fails, then something bad befalls the local, regional or global area. They’ll relate to the overall Narrative, but don’t fall into its overall structure (for the most part). These are the things that will be written into history, and we imagine that as time grows, each server’s history will diverge more and more.
@hearty kelp Im sure there will be a need for a tactician, may it be in raids or wars :3
abstract kayak
Will there be climbing? And I mean in the sense that I can walk up to any old tree and climb up it, or climb up a building wall etc.?
crisp agate
<@&257269635559194625> Considering you're potentially going for something similar to BDO's level of face customization—Are there any plans allow us to save/share our customizations?
wispy spruce
<@&257269635559194625> or anyone who can answer, what kind of computer specs should we prepare for for recommend and optimal graphics?
upper turtle
@wispy spruce The base specs for unreal 4 engine (the very bare minimum on low settings) is 2ghz dual core proccessor, 4gb of ram, a gtx 580/equvililent AMD or higher with ATLEAST 1gb of VRAM. Considering its an MMORPG and alot more going on you can safely assume the base recommnded spec will be higher than this since they're using a heavily modified version of UE4 so you should expect the specs to be quite a lot highter
fleet portal
@wispy spruce Official specs will be coming around summer time :)
wispy spruce
Thanks @fleet portal
sour kindle
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be neutral non-playable races which can be recruted? Like giants or cyclops!
blissful edge
@sour kindle i want to know this too <@&257269635559194625>
@crystal beacon from what we know there will be 4 seasons. Spring, summer, fall and winter, cycling every week. However we hear Deathsproxy mention in his "What we know so far" video on seasons that regular holidays will take place as they do in the real world. I personally do not know if they will be AoC specific (like Hallows End for Halloween in WoW) but I do know that regular holiday events will take place at the time they do in real life.
crisp agate
On that topic <@&257269635559194625> , can we be sure to have the holidays be tied to Ashes's lore? Ran through a game with signs saying "MERRY CHRISTMAS" everywhere once and I realized how unfitting it felt. 😦
tame jetty
How many characters will we be permitted to create per account/server? Also, are there plans for hardcore pvp servers?
rose breach
@tame jetty we have no idea if there's gonna be hardcore pvp servers and probably more than 2
upper turtle
@tame jetty Cant answer your first question but it seems like the goal is to have 1 type of server for everyone to play in. And PvP and PvE servers wont be a thing either.
tame jetty
Thanks guys
blissful edge
@tame jetty I would like to add to A Duck, we know there will be one server per region, since PvE, PvP and RP all tie together in this world. So having a PvP server would make no sense since the world is basically WPvP all the time. And as for your first question, I don't know how many characters we will be able to create, but by speculation I can assume we would be allowed 8 so we can have all classes or all races. But that is just speculation. I also think that alts won't be a very big thing is this game just because of all the things you have to keep up with on your main... crafting, Pve, nodes, world bosses, store management, player and guild housing, etc. I think that there will be too much to do on our main character that we would find an alt unnecessary, but I'm sure we will be able to make more than 4. Again, a lot of this is just speculation.
twilit lynx
Pls answer @Intrepid will summoner be able to summon like a horde of weak mobs
<@&257269635559194625>
Like a bunch of skeletons for example
muted ore
@twilit lynx
Depending on what race you pick you may be able to summon skellies, but if not there is an option to get a skeleton skin if they release those
muted ore
@twilit lynx skins will change the appearance of what the summons will look like, if you have more questions hop over to #aoc-discussion
twilit lynx
K thx
muted ore
<@&257269635559194625> Will Alpha Packages include beta access or will we need to buy another KA package to take part in beta tests?
tame jetty
@blissful edge Good points, thanks again.
rose breach
@broken snow as in nodal warfare do you mean node vs node?? Well if theres a node near a node it could stop the other node from lvling up, so they would have to siege the other node to de-lvl it so they could lvl past that node.
Also you can siege a node after lvl 3.
broken snow
Okay I didn't know if there was a more formal way of declaring war on a node or if it was more organic.
olive condor
<@&257269635559194625> We will have fluid combat with complex mechanics and rotations? Spell interactions, buffs, etc. That will make the game more of a skill based than gear based? Thanks
upper turtle
@olive condor It is a hybrid between Tab-target and Action Combat. The combat is going to be a combination of targeting method and positional mechanics that will dictate and determine the ability of skills to land and the efficacy of those skills. Included in the plans for combat is fluid chain attacks and animation cancels.
I think we are going more towards fluid chain attacks when using your weapons. So you have the ability to combo at a higher dmg/dps or something, but it will be similar to as you said right clicking and stuff, but you will have key interruptions that will allow you to combo and stuff. So, animation cancels.
Quotes by steven^
blissful edge
@olive condor yes there will be collisions and stuns, etc as we know so far, we will also be able to augment our abilities with one other class. So you can chose 1 of 512 combo nations of race primary class and secondary class. Which will open doors for theory crafting to figure out the best possible combination, and will also add a great amount of skill needed to play certain characters I believe
hallow sundial
sr, discovered Ashes a few days ago, and not everyone is saying the same thing : will the game be free to play with cosmetic shop or not ?
vast condor
@hallow sundial The game will follow a subscribtion model of around 15$ per month as well as a costmetics shop
blissful edge
@hallow sundial it will be subscription based 15 dollars a month with a cosmetic shop
! Izaz got it before me lel
olive condor
@blissful edger @upper turtle thanks for your responses guys, i was wondering because what i've seen so far feels slow and clunky imo, i guess we will have to wait till they add more to it in the future
blissful edge
@hallow sundial you will have an opportunity to make money off of the referral system by referring other players to the game. 15 percent of whatever they spend goes to you, so with the amount of people you refer you can pay for a months sub without paying any money at all 🙂
I'm sorry to hear that 😕 but if your friends do sub you will get 15 percent of that money too
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hallow sundial
to be shure, could one player be refered by more than 1 people ? (i think the answer is no, but just asking)
vast condor
No, once you create your account through somoene's link that's it. @hallow sundial
polar shadow
waiting for the bloody vid, where is it!?
crisp agate
@polar shadow Friday morning, Pacific time.
idle oriole
cant wait to play this game :>
crystal beacon
@kumoriAkuma if you have questions feel free to ask!
We know there are four types of nodes, but is that type known when entering it? Say, for example, you're intent on building up a Divine node wherever it may be. Will you be able to consciously direct an effort towards that?
hard isle
<@&257269635559194625> Are there going to be story elements where the end result claims something along the lines of "You have received great power" or "the divine have blessed you" or "the heroes have taken notice and sent you a gift of immense power"? If so will we actually get any tangible buffs/bonuses? (I can name more MMOs than I care to that do this and then don't give anything except a nice title)
rose breach
@hard isle if your talking about a storyline yes there will be one
hard isle
No I mean will there be specific elements of the story where the reward will be some actual tangible buff to skills or something?
<@&257269635559194625> will open world lands owned by players be attackable by other players?
trail nymph
@hard isle only during sieges (since open world housing is bound to nodes zoi)
No you most likely won't lose your stuff in it when the siege is sucessfull. If the siege is not sucessfull everything will be reset to before teh siege happens (QnA in discord as source)
hard isle
Okay. I saw that answer but I assumed it only applied to instanced and static housing.
Thank you!
muted ore
@hard isle yes some quests will give such rewards, an example being the bounty hunter quest which will unlock the bounty hunting skill/title, allowing you to see corrupt players on your map and "hunt" for them which otherwise not be possible unless you completed the quest
fossil bloom
Will 'guild power' be a thing? Guild power as in: a guild being influential enough to have influence on the enviroment. Making things like permaculture possible or even 'deserting' an area.
muted ore
@fossil bloom if a certain guild were to become large and powerful enough, yes they can take over a node and have a heavy influence on what becomes of this node, from sieging the node and destroying it, to building it up and creating it into a power house metropolis run by their guild, all of this is possible but you must take into account that other player and guilds can rise up and take bake the node or destroy it as they please, meaning this will be a very difficult task to accomplish.
fossil bloom
What I mean is influence on nature though.
robust spade
I am unable to find any information on that. If you mean dry up all the resources in a node I'm sure it's possible.
muted ore
@fossil bloom if a said guild wanted to move to move the player base to another node "deserting" the node at which everyone currently harbors is also possible, but it will take a vast amount of time and resources to destroy the current node and bring it down to the starting tier and build it up in another node location, first they would need to convince the player base to move, then they would need to destroy the current node, and move what they wanted using caravan system, and build up elsewhere, this can also have an effect on what kind of dungeons and mobs and other such things in the area.
rose breach
@muted ore to add on to what you put, they cant fully control a node.