#questions
mint orchid
pseudo eagle
<@&257269635559194625> Will we have the ability to buy in to the Phase 2 alpha(Persistent) after the Kickstarter has ended? Even if the "bonus" stuff is different, or non-existant outside of alpha access.
pale escarp
I told you I made a topic and I've had no reply :/ Do forum topics even make it to the support team or is it just for people on the forum to try and help? It's about a referral system bug so no one who doesn't work at intrepid is going to be able to help
verbal quiver
@pale escarp you may have to wait till tommorow to get a response on the forums
pale escarp
Ok
versed sigil
<@&257269635559194625> will crafters names appear in the items they craft? (Maybe limit it to high-tier items)
yeah i know, will probably kill your item database
idle siren
@versed sigil yes. Crafter names will appear on items they craft. "Crafted by: Pyre"
versed sigil
Thank you @idle siren
hasty verge
<@&257269635559194625> @idle siren are the items available through the kickstarter going to be account wide or one character only?
idle siren
@hasty verge You will be able to assign the item to a character on your account. And reassign if you wish
rose breach
@idle siren how will black smithing work? As in how will we be able to customise the weapons and armour? Will it be The shape? Or not?
teal hatch
<@&257269635559194625> @idle siren How hard/easy will it be to get mounts (without kickstarter) in AoC?
grand saffron
@idle siren A question about instanced and node housing versus a freehold patch of land.. Why would anyone want anything other than freehold since you can build your house and various crafting amenities on a nice plot to call your own, so why would anyone want an instanced room inside the towns/mets walls? What benefits do n on free-hold properties give that make them desirable? Thanks ❤
eternal mango
<@&257269635559194625> Will a node physically change/improve their look or function only after completing the whole node level or even with percentage of it? This whole system feels like faction reputation system in other games which are in most cases really grind dependent (and boring on higher levels). Would be rly nice if players could see some progression throughout the level not just while leveling up (even if it would be just some decorations like new road, garden, tent, non-interactive npc or whatever you come up with)
oak ember
<@&257269635559194625> @idle siren do you already have the card(s) games figure out? Or still working on it? I just got a cool idea for a card game that uses nodes. (Ps:idea still just in my head so its a mess) 
runic adder
<@&257269635559194625> @idle siren Will the mayor have the possibility to create "straw-polls" to ask citizens how to act ? Like a notice-board in the city with the various issues posted by the mayor. ex. "we have these money what do we need to build? option1- option2- option3"
quaint badger
@grand saffron I assume its cheaper for one. Two not everyone would really want that I guess some people would probably want a simple home
foggy forum
@crystal beacon yes, the dragons are a limited time thing, they last as long as the position is held or in the case of the world drop ones they will expire after 30days
spice salmon
<@&257269635559194625> Are you going to add servers in every major area of the world? I live in the Middle East, and it's a growing game hub here, so I'd like to know if that's possible. If not, maybe in East Europe?
verbal quiver
@spice salmon na eu and oce/sea confirmed so far
umbral snow
@shunex what's oce?
verbal quiver
@umbral snow oceanic
umbral snow
Huh, servers in the ocean? confused
verbal quiver
australia new zealand etc
umbral snow
Ah, thx for explaining
grizzled wagon
<@&257269635559194625> A buddy of mine is wondering if there will be mounted combat in the game.
torpid dragon
<@&257269635559194625> Will we receive a small amount of cash shop credits each month with our subscription fee? Of course there will be the desire to buy more but a little something with our subscription really makes a player a touch happier.
sand crown
@torpid dragon if you have somebody refered you get his 15% as ingame credits or playtime so refer alot of people and keep playing with them
umbral snow
<@&257269635559194625> will the game be localized? I do speak english, but friends of mine not.
verbal quiver
@umbral snow
mild bear
<@&257269635559194625> Having an intersting debate about zerg griefing on the forum so Thought I would ask here. As the effects of corruption can be distruted across a group and act as a griefing work around. Will 'everyone' that tags a player before death suffer corruption.....or will it only apply to the person with the killing blow ?
gloomy valve
<@&257269635559194625>
I see a few mentions of Australia and NZ so sorry if this has already been answered.
What is the likelyhood of Australian based realms?
Usually the answer is "We're open to it, show us you want it." or something along of those lines, which is a major catch-22 and always ends up being "no".
The catch-22 comes from there not being many OCE players because there are no local servers and there are no local servers because there aren't many OCE players.
Every new MMO falls into this and as a result it usually flops in our region =/
Please don't do this, missed out on too many good games because of it.
verbal quiver
@gloomy valve there will be OCE/SEA servers
gloomy valve
Is that 100% confirmed?
upper turtle
@gloomy valve Yes.
verbal quiver
As of 3 or 4 days ago
upper turtle
Ice being a typo of Oce
twilit lynx
<@&257269635559194625> @idle siren
Will there be elemental attributes? For mages and will each attribute only be attack-defense-or support magic? Or will each have a variety of uses
eternal plover
<@&257269635559194625> Will the Phoenix Initiative remain for 2.5K+ if the number of people in that area still remains so low or is it possible it will be extended down to the $1K pledges?
static lava
About the servers in EU. We have buy an eraly access package. Is the server already in EU or in NA ... and if only NA .. is a VPN necessary than?
quaint badger
@eternal plover Don't believe they intend to lower that tbh but could be wrong
eternal plover
@quaint badger Worth asking since there is literally only 20 people currently able to access it. Sounds like a lonely place at the moment.
runic adder
@quaint badger @eternal plover i think they will wait the 2.5k to be bought first
quaint badger
@static lava its in NA California I believe VPN "Virtual Private Network" if thats what that means I don't see why you would need that the base off "VPN" is protecting Ip Info as far as my knowledge
polar hollow
oh shit was looking at old msges
quaint badger
@runic adder @eternal plover What is the “Phoenix Initiative?”
The Phoenix initiative reward is an exclusive game instance in which certain players can enter. Think of it as a secret club, where you can socialize with other members. This area will not offer any “Pay to Win” functionality, it will simply offer what the world does in a more personal space. This is an area devs and GMs will often hang out there in their off time, and gives you a chance to interact with them in game!
verbal quiver
there is no ip-blocking so a vpn will not be needed @static lava and there is EU, NA and OCE/SEA servers
eternal plover
@quaint badger There was not a question of what it was.
verbal quiver
Take the convo to a discussion channel guys. there has been no word to limiting the phoenix initiative. or making avaiable to the lesser packages
polar hollow
<@&257269635559194625>, will there be hairstylist npc or using a mirror to change character looks or hairstyle?
static lava
Thanks for the answer JcTruper / Shunex. Only to confirm ... I talked about the Early access 4/2017 not from the official release.
static lava
Great ! Thanks a lot^^
polar hollow
<@&257269635559194625> What are your plans after the kickstarter is over and the game has been developed to the stretch goal? is it just debugging or further your ideals of the game?
mild bear
<@&257269635559194625> Just a thought if it doesnt destroy your plans. Would it be wiser to simply say Primary class skills are AoE skills. Secondary class skills are single target skills. Class skills are there to facilitate group functionality kind of thing ? Just thinking of ways to rationalise a framework and make it simpler to design within those boundaries. Otherwise the skill creation (and users understanding) becomes unfocused is what I am thinking. This is intended to simplify understanding and rationalise the designs and hopefully speed up the build process. As you have pre-defined some of the design objective.
static lava
@verbal quiver related to the question fron Lionnel ... is it possible to modify the language files and translate it from ENG to GER by our own (was possible in other games)?
verbal quiver
@static lava don't know sorry
static lava
Mondai nai^^ Np^^
spice salmon
@verbal quiver Whats the max level?
verbal quiver
@spice salmon somewhere around 50, no exact number is confirmed yet
spice salmon
It wont increase in the future?
verbal quiver
don't know
violet swan
@verbal quiver will most of the kickstarter rewards/cash shop cosmetics be attainable ingame without paying money?
spice salmon
Ok, thanks.
verbal quiver
@violet swan kickstarter exclusives no
static lava
Characters which are created during the Alpha/Beta phase will be deleted at the official release ?
verbal quiver
@static lava yes they will not be on the launch server
static lava
Hmmm .... bad ... if the alpha/beta phase need a time frame of 2 years maybe .... everybody have full geard charcters ...
gloomy valve
It would be unfair if it didn't with new players massively behind alpha/beta players. Alpha/beta is there to help test the game and most of the time doesnt have the full game implemented
astral dune
@verbal quiver I've asked a few people but never got an answer. I can't afford the first tier at the moment but do the rewards for all backers still apply if less then the first tier is given (Pets and such)
verbal quiver
@astral dune backer rewards count towards any tier 😃
astral dune
Even if its less then a tier? I put in £10
verbal quiver
not 100% sure ill have to check
astral dune
Thanks, i'd appreciate it
verbal quiver
ill DM you when i know 😃
polar hollow
<@&257269635559194625> how will the AI in the game be like? will it be static or dynamic?
onyx tide
@verbal quiver i also whant to know that..can u pls dm me also
verbal quiver
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static lava
@verbal quiver is it planned to can use the BetaServer further when the official release is live?
crystal beacon
@static lava most likey you will have whipes from alpha to beta or between alpha pahases
verbal quiver
@static lava the persistant alpha will turn into a test server
twilit lynx
<@&257269635559194625> @idle siren
Steven you said that the Rouge combat video is coming soon a while ago when exactly is it coming?
static lava
@crystal beacon to tell the true ... we buogth a $400 package and this was my expectation that my chars will not deleted during the alpha/beta period
crystal beacon
@twilit lynx soon™ :^)
@static lava i dont really know, but thats how games run it. beta and alpha are already 2 dif things and new players will be joining
verbal quiver
@static lava the alpha/beta are testing periods only. and all mmo's wipe characters between alpha and live.
weary hill
@static lava $400 package has 2 day headstart
static lava
Of course ... between alpha and live yes ...
verbal quiver
if you wish to continue the convo this isnt the place to do so, come down to offtopic 😃
static lava
😀
mild bear
<@&257269635559194625> Would you consider amending the corruption tagging system slightly. I mean differentiate players healing themselves is not considered engaging in combat. Players damaging other players is considered engaging in combat. This would enable anti-war healer groups to tag 'everyone' mindlessley spamming AoE, instead of just part of the group, before self sacrifice. This guarantees the mindless zergers receive a 1x corruption mutiplier for every sacrifice. eg Killing 30 would ensure every zerger receives 30x corruption mutiplier. This requires tagging 'all' damaging players before death rather than just the player with the final killing blow.
strong pine
@Interprid Studios A little bit technical: Are you going to limit the possibilities of cheating from the beginning? In many games of the past, little attention was paid to possible teleportation cheats or similar checks by the server. Especcially the games coming from Korea (due to their registration with their social number). But it was a very annoying problem, getting from one gathering point to another and seeing people popping out of nowhere, gathering the stuff and popping away just by teleport because the server doesn't make checks for movement.
granite elm
<@&257269635559194625> @idle siren Given that transparency is seemingly one of the louder statements from intrepid is there any plans to hold pre-release pvp centric player summits or private forums to gain dedicated feedback from communities/guilds on the state of the game/pvp and for intrepid to gain an insight to the actual effects of changes in development from people that potentially play at a higher level than the developers, rather than whats been seen in previous mmos (implement bad changes, upset community, pretend to take feedback and continue to make bad changes). The design discussion forums are a nice start but lets be real, thats going to get watered down with mostly people of a more casual playstyle.
crystal beacon
^
mild bear
<@&257269635559194625> Woudl you consider Murderer (uncontested killer) Combatant (contested killer) 'and'... Thief (Plundering of the murdered) Spoiler (Plunderer of combatants). So you could be a murderer but not necessarily a thief. And you could be a thief but not necessarily a murderer. But you could also legitimately claim the spoils of honorable combat.
sinful patrol
<@&257269635559194625> My biggest fear when starting an MMO is having to re-roll my entire chracter because I pickeda primary class I no longer enjoy, or picking an artisan class wishing I picked another. Is there any chance that primary class can be "re-rolled" (as well as Artisan class) - even at great cost, so that we're not forced to reroll our chracter that we've put a lot of work into just because of the aforementioned choices.
rose sleet
<@&257269635559194625> will crafters be able to name the weapons and armor they create? I.e make a super powerful dagger and call it "the tickler".
verbal quiver
@rose sleet wait sorry no information on naming the weapon
rancid spruce
<@&257269635559194625> Can a mount be killed in PVP and if so do they respond or are they lost in the void
serene sparrow
<@&257269635559194625> Are the item drops going to be first come first serve or are they going to be individual like in GW2.
abstract swan
<@&257269635559194625> Three questions really: I noticed some monsters (or animals) in one of your trailers that looked like deer with glowing horns. Are those and other similar peaceful or other monsters/beasts be tamable or farmable? Similarly, will players be able to farm magical plants, such as magical herbs for potions? If so to either will there be any selective breeding mechanics, say to get more potent herbs or brighter glowing horns?
verbal quiver
@abstract swan those dear in the video will be taimable 😃
hardy bear
<@&257269635559194625> Since the world is so large, or it appears to be, will there be an auto run system in place like bdo?
worn leaf
<@&257269635559194625> @[U4] Kiz -are the items available through the kickstarter going to be account wide or one character only?
+You will be able to assign the item to a character on your account. And reassign if you wish. So then the system wont be like WildStar and WoW were you can access the rewards on every new character.
idle siren
You will be able to assign to a character, and reassign if you wish on same account.
@hardy bear Very likely yes.
jagged sparrow
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be any "evolving" aspect to your gear? For example: If you're a mage your spellbook will change based on what you've discovered in the world. Perhaps even create your own from scratch if you have the right lore knowledge?
dire mason
<@&257269635559194625> You talked about group sizes of 8 and 40, will there be 2 person content so I can group up and play with my friend? small dungeons or scaled ones?
hardy bear
<@&257269635559194625> Will the strech goals for this game cause a deley in development, It would seem that adding in new content would take the game longer to finish?
tight arch
@hardy bear no, it will come as an expansion, they will make first the base game. @idle siren said something like that in a Q&A.
thin heart
@hardy bear
scenic flame
<@&257269635559194625> Do we have confirmation that upon "full release(open to all persons)" there will be a complete server wipe of everything that was done in alpha/beta?
novel fiber
<@&257269635559194625> I have a question fo you. Is it possilbe to cook the corpses of those you've killed? I mean, can I cook and eat an elf after I've slain him?
idle siren
@scenic flame of course
north depot
<@&257269635559194625> if we don't have that much to spare on kickstarter (eastern europian uni student here), but we would like to express our support, will a 1$ donation unlock the 'extra' things, that all backers get? (by this i mean the stretch goals that are behind a backer number, like the pets, and else, if the numbers will be high enough)
weak wagon
<@&257269635559194625> how will the farming system work like, will you be able to have a Latrin pit were you put all your animals manure and if so can you make it so that you can push other players into in and bury them there in ashes of creation?
sinful patrol
@idle siren My biggest fear when starting an MMO is having to re-roll my entire chracter because I pickeda primary class I no longer enjoy, or picking an artisan class wishing I picked another. Is there any chance that primary class can be "re-rolled" (as well as Artisan class) - even at great cost, so that we're not forced to reroll our chracter that we've put a lot of work into just because of the aforementioned choices.
dim shuttle
<@&257269635559194625> @idle siren Can you say whether or not the camera mode will be click and drag to turn camera? Or can we not have the mouse always on screen?
plucky temple
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be EU/OCE servers up for any of the Alphas?
serene sparrow
<@&257269635559194625> @idle siren Are the item drops going to be first come first serve or are they going to be individual like in GW2.
rose root
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be right click options such as: inspect, follow, invite,
runic adder
<@&257269635559194625> @idle siren Will i be able to rename my PG ?
rose breach
@rose root No info atm probably though
runic adder
<@&257269635559194625> @idle siren What are the puppies pet for ? Will they be passive companions that follow you or will they have a role ?
solemn shoal
@runic adder They are just for show. Non-combat companions
runic adder
@solemn shoal thank you
sand crown
@runic adder @solemn shoal I think Steven said somewhere that they apply passiv buffs
solemn shoal
@sand crown hmm. Interesting, I like that idea
runic adder
<@&257269635559194625> @idle siren are you thinking about a little instance before starting the game in which players can test the different classes so they can choose it with a more profound knowledge of the role ?
@sand crown i think this would mean P2W, cause they payed in the KS and now they gain an advantage, i personally don't think i'd like it
solemn shoal
@runic adder I agree
sand crown
@runic adder @solemn shoal they are skins not actual pets afaik
runic adder
@sand crown Skins ? Like armor skins or simply a non targetable graphical creature that follows you
rugged pagoda
<@&257269635559194625> What is the intended influx of currency projected at; can we expect a similar inflation of and thousands of Gold to be a regular sight, or will gold be represented with closer value to villagers being able to eat for the month from a single gold piece?
solemn shoal
@rugged pagoda So far what we know is that there is a single currency for the game and obtaining that currency will be not hard but not as easy as, lets say, WoW is. Correct me if i'm wrong
stiff bane
<@&257269635559194625> can y'all confirm the general quarter of when each alpha and beta is planned for, there seems to be some confusion on it.
rose breach
@stiff bane first key closed alpha is q4 2017 and the ks alpha's and betas are in 2018
No conformation on when they are in 2018
nocturne drum
@stiff bane Livestream Steven said KS closed alpha was planned for December 2018, but they are working to make it sooner
upper turtle
versed sigil
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be advanced camera angles planned for characters & mounts? so that players can take fancy screenshots or even per form and capture machinima?
rose breach
@versed sigil no info on this as of now
rose breach
@solemn shoal This channel is for questions only, Please keep your hype to #aoc-discussion 😛
solemn shoal
My bad
long wadi
Since nodes seem to be player run and with the idea of sieges, has there been any thought in having a hirable position for city guards instead of NPCs. Seems like a good way to spend some of the taxes gathered from the populace and would add an intresting dynamic of how well a town is protected assuming well payed position vs poorly paid.
flint barn
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be donkey mounts ingame?
spice ridge
<@&257269635559194625> Hello, you mentioned skills / abilities in your last stream. Will there be only skills to choose from or will passive talents also be present? ❤
rose breach
@spice ridge There will probably be passives as well. But no info on passive talents atm
sacred zinc
<@&257269635559194625> the true flying mounts will be reservated for mayors and kings,right? how many there will be those lucky mayors&kings?
weak wagon
<@&257269635559194625> Will the freehold grow when nodes develope into higher tiers
rose breach
@weak wagon No information on that atm, In my opinion it will probably work like houses in the city, growing and growing every node lvl
brazen skiff
<@&257269635559194625> Can I be the King of No Castle?
nova spade
<@&257269635559194625> Will all the stretch goals eventually be implemented within the game even if the goal for each is not hit on the kickstarter? The underworld seems like it could really be an exciting area for the game! I imagine most of the goals will be reached, but I believe y'all plan to keep adding to the game after launch so was curious if they would be future add ons if the goals are not reached.
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be buffs that player run taverns will give to other players? Like if they stay, eat, or just hangout there? Also will the taverns be able to hire players that are the bard class to possibly give buffs or simply to just have music playing in the tavern or etc?
analog flint
<@&257269635559194625> If me and my dwarf friends delve to greedily and to deep, will something awake in the darkness?
trail falcon
<@&257269635559194625> Will Ashes have a climbing mechanic similiar to Black Desert? The ability to climb on top of things and interact with the world in that fashion is really great for immersion.
plain jetty
@sacred zinc There are 5 castles and 5 metropolis' for a maximum (currently) of 10 dragons per server.
@trail falcon We know that different classes will have different specalities when it comes to movement, as an example rogues are supposed to be the best for going down caves. We don't know exactlt how this will work.
All the information I jsut mentioned is subject to change
trail falcon
Okay thanks
sacred zinc
@plain jetty Thanks
<@&257269635559194625> really wanna hear this one from the team: Wheres the truth? Today I asked about confirmed servers, and discord modaretor names NA, EU and OCE and based on demand others may be aviable (scrennshot proofed). Just watched a Video of Russian youtuber who says, quote:''Russian translation is confirmed, but will there be servers depends on how many Russian players have bought from a kickstarter'' Pretty important question for our hypetrain. When I listened to the guy on youtube I was like whatthe..., but he claims its official info with no confirment though.
toxic bane
<@&257269635559194625> what will the esrb rating of the game be. i have strict parents ;-;
thorny sky
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be addons on the game?
eager rock
<@&257269635559194625> Will the monster coins be achievable by other means besides KS and Cash shop? Aka threw the event, vender and or dungeon drops?
bold parrot
<@&257269635559194625> With regard to underrealm node development, should we reach that goal (which I'm betting we will)... Will underrealm nodes and above ground nodes exist in the same ZOI? If so, will they share that ZOI? Will they have their own independent ZOI? Or will one exclude the other, like adjacent nodes above ground?
autumn kettle
<@&257269635559194625> Any plans for player made content? 🐸
rancid spruce
<@&257269635559194625> With all the expected churn due to Node vs Node / GvG events, and that there will exist no shared storage across nodes, will there be a location, either guild hall, or private house, that will have some sort of limited storage to keep equipment stored without fear of losing it?
heavy steeple
@toxic bane I asked Steven this quite a while ago, and he says that there is no age restriction. But I believe its best that you imagine it as PG
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> About day and night cycles. Will day and night have any significant differences in danger, for etc, minecraft has all sorts of dangerous mobs spawning during the night, so will there be any elements similar to that or will day and night just be for visual sakes. Thanks you for your time and for bring hope back to the mmorpg universe 😃
mystic dune
@eternal plover http://puu.sh/vGLj6/a3abef8e89.png
i belive the plans are if the number is low then the Pheonix Initiative instance will be cross server.
lone ice
<@&257269635559194625> can we steal tax money from cities if we are criminal group?
pale jetty
<@&257269635559194625> Is there a cap on XP debt, or will it keep accruing past the XP for the level?
Also, are there any mechanics that could play with XP debt? An example would be how in the original Everquest, the Necromancer could sacrifice their XP to gain a gem that would ressurect a player.
digital kestrel
@lone ice No stealing mechanic from living person has been planned.
mystic dune
@lone ice taxes can't be taken out by anyone, only assigned to things like building walls, buildings, etc.
static goblet
maybe implement a way to bribe city official so taxes go to something else instead then
digital kestrel
@crystal beacon Yes, it has been mentioned that day/night cycle affects spawning monsters. It won't be only a visual thing.
lethal shadow
<@&257269635559194625> The game is intended to be subscription based corect? I know this is very far off so perhaps no answer is known as of yet, but whats the intended price range? Will there be tiers of subscription for various rewards etc?
digital kestrel
@static goblet Steven said in the dungeoncrawler interview that the taxes can only be spent for the development of the city. A mayor cannot just run off with the money.
static goblet
no, I mean maybe someone from a different settlement could bribe them with enough money so that instead of doing the work on the walls that they should be doing, the workers make another tavern instead
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> The question about 'if your items will be lost if your house is on the outskirts of an l5 zone and it forms back to an l4'... but what if your inventory isn't full enough to store all of the items that were in your house?
charred ridgeBOT
digital kestrel
@Thod The infamous rogue video was promised to go public next week. Please don't add extra blabbering and keept the questions simplified. It's very frustrating to read a wall of text leading nowhere.
nocturne drum
@crystal beacon If your house is within the city, your house just de-levels with the node, if your house is out on a freehold plot of land, then i believe it will be unaffected by leveling/de-leveling of nodes
crystal beacon
Thx^^
stuck finch
@steven As someone who can't wait to RP a bard tavern owner, the thought of games of chance makes me super excited. I have seen other mmo games try and do the same. My only concern is if it would violate any online gambling laws. I am also curious if player V player gambling would encourage "side bets" between players, such as for guilds spots, gear, etc. How is your team considering this in the design? Thanks, and can't wait to play!
thorny sky
@Inteprid Studios Would weather affect caravans? Such as mud or snow causing the travel to be a little slower. Would the darkness of night be a bit darker for the final product? Any plans to make seasons last longer than 1 week? Would rain put out campfires? Lightning striking trees. Or strong wind causing damage to trees or structures.
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> Regarding PvE looting if, for example I need 5 Wolf Fangs would I need to kill more than 1 Wolf or are 4 out of 5 Wolves fangless and the one that have it only has one?
mild bronze
<@&257269635559194625> how big map will be? I mean, if you will walk from most southern point to the northern one (or east to west, which one is bigger), how long it will take?
spice ridge
@digital kestrel oh noeas you had to read that much? Well watching stream now so I'll delete the question, they are showing live ingame stuff 😄
marble crag
<@&257269635559194625> when the node hasn't been developed, is it possible to get/build a house or something similar?
ocean stratus
How wil you be notified if you got a key
cinder ridge
<@&257269635559194625> What ever happened to the rogue/ ranger video?
ocean stratus
And wil you be able to build a keep with youre clan or just a house for yourself anywhere or only at specified locations
digital kestrel
@ocean stratus They will email you. In the stream raffle you have to PM Yavie your email.
dusty berry
<@&257269635559194625> Housing is availabel (freeholds) as a node hits level 3. What hapeens to houseing if the node is caused to drop below level 3?
digital kestrel
@cinder ridge Should be coming next week #soon
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> are you guys open with addons sytem ? like aggro, dps meter, UI customisation ?
placid lance
<@&257269635559194625> i have a qustion about ppl's avatar and npc's will we walk throgh each other such as most mmo's or will we bum into players and npc's
bump
static goblet
they already said there would be player hitboxes
ocean stratus
Whats the stream raffle
jagged sparrow
@ocean stratus Alpha keys
placid lance
how do you win that raffle?
jagged sparrow
Watch the stream and type the command !raffle when the raffle is open
digital kestrel
@ocean stratus At the end of their weekly streams Yavie has a raffle bot added. To take part in the raffle you must write "!raffle" in the Twitch text field and the bot draws randomly the raffle winners
@placid lance
ocean stratus
Ok thank you
placid lance
oh ok thanks
digital kestrel
Please for more questions the community could be able to answer, use the #community_helpdesk channel 😃
lilac oxide
Keep the discussions out of this channel please. Also try asking your questions in #community_helpdesk first 😉 Somebody from the community may already have answers for your questions 😉
charred ridgeBOT
pallid flax
What kind of internet speed up and down will be needed to play the game optimaly?
full badger
<@&257269635559194625> Will the game utilize multiple GPU setups efficiently?
tawdry charm
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be any way for people to pay a subscription through in-game means such as, apex setup in archeage or wowtoken in World of Warcraft. This brings in a lot of people who have less money but more time.
tribal bolt
<@&257269635559194625> do you guys plan on releasing expansions in the future. if so, how will those work?
placid lance
<@&257269635559194625> for rangers do we get unlimited arrows or do we have to craft them?
visual raven
<@&257269635559194625> Will we ever see the addition of surnames?
marble crag
<@&257269635559194625> Will summoners be able to summon a potential mount?
fleet rover
<@&257269635559194625> Will we have a chat experience similar to how western mmos have been with /Say /Emote /yell /General and custom chat channels? Often we see mmos ignoring this and it ends up in a horrible chat experience. The chat is one of the most important aspects of mmos after all.
vast shore
@marble crag good question!
sick yew
<@&257269635559194625> With the node system and sieging, what is to keep a majority of players collaborating on a single node? I mean, most of the server base. Are there limits to how many can make a node their home? Perhaps I missed it, but I thought I heard apartments would let anyone to make that node their home.
nocturne drum
@sick yew It would be detrimental to the entire server if most of the server base would focus on a single node. There are 4 unique nodes that can be established (Military, Economic, Divine, and Scientific) Each provides a unique benefit at the metropolis stage and the server would be pretty bland and, in my opinion, non-functional with just one node type being established. And yes i don't think he has given an exact number, but the apartments are instanced housing, so im going to assume there isnt going to be a limit to how many can live there
sullen orchid
<@&257269635559194625> should servers decline in popularity, will merges eventually happen? On release, will there be an option to purchase server / region / character / race etc changes?
sick yew
I agree about being Bland, but in an totalitarian environment one region could be 90% of the population. The other 10% could be there just for benefits. Is there anything to try and stop a server from going stagnant once a storyline calm has been reached? Assuming few players are willing to siege for control on a server. The variance between a PvP oriented and PvE oriented server.
runic adder
@idle siren <@&257269635559194625> How much will the level difference between characters will influence the PvP ? Will there be the classic oneshot by a lvl 50 vs a lvl 10 ?
runic adder
<@&257269635559194625> @idle siren Can you talk about mounted combat or religion system or role of food vs potions (what is food better for? And what about potions)
sick yew
@<@&257269635559194625> Follow-up question - If PvP is not active on a server what does progression look like by time final story points of nodes are reached?
autumn kettle
<@&257269635559194625> Hello folks, what are our thoughts about this presentation by Raph Koster from GDC? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw-prUhvgbU
thorn grove
<@&257269635559194625> @idle siren Hi - Will dark nights & darkness in general be realistic so that it adds to the immersion of the game, rather than what we've seen from other MMOs where the moonlight is so bright, everything just looks like it was coloured purple/blue so as to accommodate a small % of the mmo community that didn't like the realistic nights
nocturne drum
<@&257269635559194625> Question inspired by Ledge... What are your fears for stagnation in the end-game. You can't force people to PVP (although it will happen to defend castles and the like), and the eventuality that 5 guilds will become so strong that they will permanantly hold the 5 castles?
sick yew
<@&257269635559194625> There's been a ton of talk about the Karma system and going Corrupt. Will there be any strategic or material benefit for killing players? Since item drop is only occurs on corrupted players, beyond ... Well, just getting the Karma that you killed someone, will there be a trade in for unique negative karma items? Or killing specific players in political roles having impact?
orchid pumice
<@&257269635559194625> or anyone who knows, has max level been talked about yet?
nocturne drum
@orchid pumice Steven at one point said "Not decided yet. Somewhere around 50"
orchid pumice
awesome, thank you @nocturne drum
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> will beta progress be wiped or will it be allowed to carry over to release?
nocturne drum
@crystal beacon Alpha/Beta servers will be made into a PTR and everyone will start fresh upon release
strange wadi
<@&257269635559194625> Any chances of accepting game ready 3D model contributions from players before or after the release?
bright lance
<@&257269635559194625> If i have a freehold plot can i share it with a group of friends? so for example i make my free hold plot a massive building/inn type thing and give access to all my close friends so its our guild hub?
haughty bridge
<@&257269635559194625> if crafters of items get so much attention and bonuses like making uniquely styled object. What incentive is there to be a lowly gatherer?
heavy steeple
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dusty hound
<@&257269635559194625> Are the freeholds going to be spread out enough so that it looks a bit more natural then housing did in say archeage or will we be seeing them clustered everywhere?
sick yew
<@&257269635559194625> Watching the recent content, the question was asked but not directly answered. What features will be included for Roleplaying (As in, players who interact in character in game, not just playing an RPG as a character)? Such as, tables and chairs able to be used by players... Many emotes, animations. Some games have in game character sheets, or character description areas. The biggest for me would be text limits and custom emotes (Even if they do not include animation).
orchid pumice
<@&257269635559194625> Will professions be the same as wow? Primary/Secondary such as Crafting/Mining
abstract drift
Deathproxy has a video covering what we know of crafting so far. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h73ABkAnOY That's his fix to the previous video. Might need to watch the first one to get the context, though.
orchid pumice
thank you @abstract drift
grim cipher
<@&257269635559194625> We all have heard your stance on P2W items at this point, but I'd like to get your opinion of the nuances of "pay for convenience" items like xp potions or inventory upgrades, etc. These items are not strictly P2W, but they offer a competitive advantage in game where player power can be measured in such ways as how many goods they can carry from one node to the next. Similarly, strictly cosmetic items can have difficult "P2W" nuances. For example, if a certain crafting style is available in the cash shop, and a player buys it, then they have a competitive advantage over others who did not purchase the style when selling services to other players. While not strictly P2W, even a cosmetic item like this can have gameplay ramefications. Thanks!
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> How many servers will there be? Will there be servers set for Rpers, and Pvpers?
whole bone
<@&257269635559194625> will mounts in the game be summoned instantly or run up to when called or a cast bar like wow .
vernal lake
How will roads be built?
wet plaza
<@&257269635559194625> Is there any way to get early acess just as a tester?
twin summit
<@&257269635559194625> You guys said the economy will be dinamic, but will be there some kind of Action House(Market place)? and if it will be connect to only close nodes, the whole world or maybe even other servers? Also, on this topic, will be allowed direct trade between players? Will it possible sell players houses and/or lands?
plain jetty
@grim cipher So, I'll start by saying that, personally, I beieve that any item that has a direct effect on gameplay falls under p2w. Because of that I really dislike exp bottles and other, similar, items. Also, items from the cash shop CANNOT be sold to otehr players at all. Its like this to prevent any sort of cash-to-gold system from happening. AS such, cosmetic items do not fall under p2w.
rancid spruce
<@&257269635559194625> What systems will be in place to prevent one guild or large group of people concentrated in a node to corner the market on crafting and/or building materials to that node? I know its been stated that there are going to be passive gathering type items that can be placed in the world, but are these indestructable or can they be destroyed? To that, will there be a requirement for these devices to work, i.e. hire an npc/player laborer and pay a wage, how long to gather, will there be higher tier that work faster, etc?
timid bone
<@&257269635559194625> not sure if this has been asked but will pvp have diminishing returns for cc?
vocal elk
<@&257269635559194625> I was wondering in regards to housing, just how much customization will we have to making that home truly a relfexion of us. For exampel is it like chose from one of these model homes and then you can furnish it, or do u actually get to design your home from the ground up using wall/roof/floor/window designs you guys may provide us?
lone basin
<@&257269635559194625> Just for clarification about what was mentioned for pvp in one of the videos posted, Noncombatants who don't flag for pvp and get killed by another player suffer the least amount of XP debt and material loss, the combatants who are flag suffer more XP debt and material loss, and the corrupted players (ones who kill nonflagged players I think) suffer the most XP debt and possible loss of gear upon dying, correct or did I miss something or mix them up?
turbid karma
@lone basin Mixed up a bit. Noncombatants will have more loss than a combatant, they want to encourage you to fight back. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fvr9KYT104i8WYppCup1v6SUTZFJTobVz8uRHDas4YM/edit
abstract swift
<@&257269635559194625> Will other guilds (or players) in other nodes be able to take away or steal exp from opposing nodes in order to slow their progression? For example, if a citizen from node B destroy/steal a carrivan from a citizen of node A, instead of gaining 400 exp, would it instead -200 exp? Or by killing players (or citizens) in node A minus the node exp?
plain jetty
@lone basin Switch combatant and non-combatant in your explanation and you are correct.
boreal crater
<@&257269635559194625> As currently I have returned back to Classic Everquest through Project 1999, I have realized a portion of why modern MMO have been so meh to me is they are hand-holding too much. Are you going to have all these luxuries that cause the difficulty to disappear? In classic EQ theres no quest log, no quest tracker, no map, no corpse marker. With having to learn the area, make a mental bread crumb trail to find where i died, all of that frustrating difficulty actually allows me to immerse myself deeper than most of the other MMOs. I never thought it was the frustrations that made it real, but, if it's too easy it mentally lacks a realism that demotes immersion.
storm raptor
<@&257269635559194625> hi guys, can u please tell me if there will be some type of marry system with share inventory or something like that? ty
sick notch
@storm raptor I second that question
dim shuttle
@storm raptor @sick notch There will be a marriage system. The only detail we know about it right now, is that it will not have race/gender restriction. This question is asked a lot. In the future, remember you can use the search function or ask in the new #community_helpdesk channel first before using this one. 🙂
crystal beacon
What about the combat system?
will an arrow get stuck in a tree if i hide behind it?
will it be heat seaking when i start running?
will i be able to duck out of its flight?
can i outsmart a mage as a fighter or do i just get faceburned as long as im not killing him due to better gear?
It would kill my immersion if i run sideways and an arrow is following me
how about kicking someone of a bridge or out of a tower
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> Will we be able to modify the 'Leader of Men' title to say 'Leader of Dwarves'? As a dwarf who likes to RP this is an important factor.
cinder ridge
<@&257269635559194625> Will the Leader of Men pledge cloaks and bardings be tradable i'd assume?To guild members at the very least? I can't imagine 1 person needing all 10 and if you really have that sense of guild pride you'd want to let ohers in your guild show off with you.
restive fog
<@&257269635559194625> I have a few questions that I haven't yet seen addressed. Apologies if they've already been covered.
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Because guilds have levels and provide their members skills/benefits, how can small guilds compete in activities as well as recruiting? Example: WOW a few years back gave sizable benefits to members of max-level guilds including faster character and profession leveling, faster movement speed, etc. It made it very challenging for small guilds to recruit because who would want to miss out on benefits by not joining a "zerg guild"? Will small guilds have a chance to reach max guild level, too, or is that mainly determined by guild member numbers?
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Will small guilds, say 5-25 members, be able to reasonably afford guildhalls? In the Kickstarter, a number of the higher support packages include guild housing perks. If someone is a member of a small guild and buys a large support package, is their "Guildhall appearance" bonus basically worthless because they'll never be able to acquire a guildhall? Similarly, are only the large guilds going to be able to afford acquiring the three nodes connected to the castle for sieging?
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Given the class discussions thus far, it appears there is one primary tank class (tank) and one primary heal class (cleric), with off-tanking/healing being possible in some part by classes taking tank or cleric as a secondary class respectively. Is the expectation that only primary tank and cleric classes will be main-tank and main-heals respectively for single-party activities as well as raid activities? Can two off-tank or off-heals players sufficiently support the party instead (e.g. a rogue/tank and a fighter/tank stand in for a tank/x or summoner/cleric and mage/cleric stand in for a cleric/x)? Similarly, will having two primary clerics or primary tanks in a party lead to a significant enough dps loss that some content will not be completable as a result?
<@&257269635559194625>
4. Has a goal been set for the final number of crafting/artisan professions to be available in the game, or are some still being debated as to whether they should be added? If it's been decided, how many total artisan professions are expected at this time?
<@&257269635559194625>
5. Can any race join any guild and start at any of the starting areas? My guild tends to cater to alt-heavy folks who like to see the world from different perspectives. Given there are no factions, and fast travel will not be readily available, I was hoping we'd be able to all be in the same guild regardless of where we started. Similarly, will guild invites have to be sent "in person" with the players standing near each other as that would prevent many of my guild from being able to actively participate in the guild until we potentially traveled great distances just to be nearby.
<@&257269635559194625>
6. What are the requirements to form a guild? For example: player level, do you need a certain number of players in your party before you can sign a guild charter, is it all NPC driven (talk with x NPC and pay 10g and guild is formed)? Bottom line: how much effort are you hoping is required just to create the guild?
<@&257269635559194625>
7. Given players can collect many types of costumes, mounts, and non-combat pets, are you planning on having a UI module manage all of those things or will they actually take up inventory/bank space? I’m hoping we won't have to visit a stables just to change our mount or go back to town just to change our costumes.
valid sierra
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be the ability to get cat ears and potentially tails as cosmetics?
trim cypress
<@&257269635559194625> I have a question about the node system. Can you build a structure and retain ownership of it before the village stage?
crystal beacon
@Steven <@&257269635559194625> i have 2 questions:
- Will there be pirates and stuff like that in oceans?
- Will there be deserts in the world?
somber ether
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be raid progression in the same sense that WoW has? I understand that the node system changes up the world but if a guild that plays to raid joins a server that doesn't push nodes in that direction, will we be punished? Or will there be certain raids that are active in the world regardless of nodes, sort of static dungeons to keep progression similar to other successful mmorpgs?
tall hull
@trim cypress if u mean freeholds, no you can't. According to (https://www.ashesofcreation.com/node-series-part-2-metropolis/) "The final type of housing available are our freeholds. These pieces of property can be built anywhere within a Node’s Zone of Influence, and only after a Node reaches stage 3, the Village stage." @trim cypress
scarlet schooner
<@&257269635559194625> For combat Will there be mouse lock? As in you don't have to hold RMB to turn the character.
weary vault
<@&257269635559194625> When crunch time comes, and there are some systems that don't have time to be implemented, what will be the first on the chopping block? What do you think would be great to have, but is ultimately something we may not see?
sick ledge
<@&257269635559194625> will there be a choice to invite other players to family and work on housing etc together?
violet swan
<@&257269635559194625> Regarding the interactions of PvP and PvE players, can PvE'ers 'log' an area making a big field so PvPers can go there for guild wars and such? or will we have to rely on the generated land? Simply put will players be able to influence more than just the node's towns development?
orchid pumice
<@&257269635559194625> Will Australians be able to pay their Sub in AUD?
vapid sand
<@&257269635559194625> will we be able to know how the secondary class will affect our primary class? like a list of information that tells you how our skills will be modified recording to each secondary class or we will have to discover it for ourselves?
rose breach
@vapid sand No information on that right now, we basically have to go on what the class does and how it will change the moves for now, we dont know if they'll do it or not. Hopefully they will
vapid sand
@rose breach i think that the alpha and beta testers will inform us eventually, if intrepid studios don't themselves
rose breach
@vapid sand Probably.
bright stirrup
<@&257269635559194625> will there be a intimacy system with the npcs? The better friendly relationship you have witha npc the more quest you will be ablr to get from that npc. There should be a quest system right?
ornate ermine
<@&257269635559194625> During the latest stream, when examples of freeholds were being shown, the character on screen was called a Rogue but had a quiver of arrows on his back. Is he also a Ranger? Do Rogues and Rangers share weapon types? Do other basic class archetypes share weapon types?
flint barn
@ornate ermine I believe he was a Ranger as main class and Rogue as secondary
tall hull
@ornate ermine Also, weapons and armors are not class locked. However some are more efficient over others.
crystal beacon
What can / will this game offer for dedicated pvp players ? Those of us who want to wreak havok and try to set the world on fire ?
vapid sand
@crystal beacon depends on which type of pvper you wanna be actually
The good guy or the bad guy
rustic ledge
not sure if this was asked.. <@&257269635559194625> Will classes be player run and if so will they be able to host events. Say the tanks are known to be excelent at taunting so they have a competition to have a taunt competition and all other classes can come along to watch and gamble on who will win a round were tanks can see how many animals they can hold agro on sort of thing.. Summoners have a player run competition were they summons as many bunnies as they can to prevent other monsters from killing them.. Rogues have a player run competition were they loot as many treasure bozes as they can in a certain amount of time.. Im thinking you guys grasp what Im thinking.
astral dune
@verbal quiver Had any luck finding out about my question? (If those who donate below the bottom kickstarter goal still get the stretch goal rewards)
quasi vigil
<@&257269635559194625> will there be mount combat, in regards to mounts, will they be seperate entity as in can I walk right next to my mount?
winged lava
<@&257269635559194625> Can we get a concept art for the demonic / angelic skins that come with the 'Leader of Men' Pledge. I know myself and I'm sure quite a few others are holding off on getting that pledge until we see if those are any good.
idle siren
@winged lava this upcoming week
alpine moth
<@&257269635559194625> odd question but will scamming be allowed?
marsh hazel
<@&257269635559194625> About the housing system. I am aware that the world is rather large and there is a lot of room for housing. However, it has been said that each server is supposed to support about 10k players online at once and I am just wondering how it will work when all the available freehold housing slots are taken? How will new players ever be able to build their own house/farming spot if there is no more room in the world? What activities are limited to needing your own freehold (breeding/processing)?
Thanks 😃
blazing dagger
<@&257269635559194625> Do you guys have any guidelines for price points for your subscriptions?
misty kindle
@blazing dagger around 15$ month is that they have Said
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be a recommended level for all your different regions or Will quests and mobs scale based on your own progression.
Can a player that level 5 join a player that lvl 25 and still do the same quests and kill the same monster.
blazing dagger
thanks @misty kindle A little more expensive than current MMO Subs then. Interesting choice
misty kindle
@blazing dagger Yhee a little But the game itself Will be free so weigths up a little. And it not a fixed price its just a base line so we know around Which price it Will be 😃
verbal quiver
Please leave this channel for direct questions to intrepid, feel free to discuss this in any of the discussion channels 😃
vapid wadi
<@&257269635559194625> Hello team, thanks for the work you are doing. I hope it all pans out and we get to play your vision. I do have a question. Most MMO's say they have so many class options that everyone will be unique and it will feel like your char is really yours. Is there any plans to try and stop someone saying a certain combo is the best and everyone rolling that and doing the same skills and same armor.
twilit lynx
<@&257269635559194625> @idle siren
Please anyone answer this is have been trying forever to get this question answered
- If I'm a summoner will i be summoning one pet or a large amount of goblins or skeletons depending on my mana pool?
I would also like to know how much control over your summons you have. Like can I tell the 25 skeletons I summoned to defend the plot of land I bought?
Thank you for answering if you do
dire cave
In regards to player housing, can non guilded players contribute to one individuals house/plot, like roommates or shared space.
eager rock
<@&257269635559194625> Will plots of lands be able to be co owned with a friend.
weak glade
<@&257269635559194625> @spice arch
Hi, I would like to know what "Additionnal character creation customization tier 1, 2 or 3" rewards on Kickstarter exactly are. I'm not decided on what Pledge I'm going for.
Thanks ! 😃
gaunt karma
@weak glade Its exactly as it says, those tiers just give you access to more customizations, things like hair styles/colors/scars/tattoos/w/e else they happen to have in their character customization. Theres been no info besides that, as far as I've seen.
quaint badger
@weak glade Someone ask relating to the Demonic / Angelic Character racial skin up above I assume they tend to show thoses as well
random phoenix
Hi! How much of the game is completed?
gaunt karma
@random phoenix you have to do <@&257269635559194625>, no one besides them knows specifics. If you're looking for a game this year tho, its not happening. Tentative start date for alpha/beta is Dec 2018
quaint badger
@random phoenix Hard to say exactly before kickstarter they invested their own money and 14 months of hard work " They Did ALOT " in that time game not to be release about 2019 don't quote me though on actual date release
random phoenix
@quaint badger ok thanks.
silver violet
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be guild housing? If so how will it work?
hot imp
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be a GoldShire Inn?
steady veldt
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be npc settlements around the nodes or will the node be the only place npc will "live" ? I was thinking it would be cool to see that the further the odes progress ,the more npc would gather in the surrounding of the main city , paying some sort of taxes in exchange for protection from the player
trail falcon
<@&257269635559194625> BDO has the ability for a character to lean against a wall, or sit on things that aren't chairs. It adds a pretty cool level of immersion. Will Ashes have this kind of thing?
steady veldt
<@&257269635559194625> Will it be possible to take a group of guard with you and to train them by taking them to dungeons and to kill monsters to pacify the region and to get them to trust you as a leader by cooking them meals and healing them during the expedition In order to create a small elite group that would be under your command during wars against the cities ? You wouldn't be able to order them around appart from maybe "stay here" and "follow me"
@random phoenix @quaint badger They announced the game to go out "before 2020" and the first beta should launch in 2018
fluid scroll
@idle siren We know crafters will have their names on goods, but what perks will gathers and processors have?
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> I read that you guys said you wouldn't be on steam. Is there a reason for this? Almost every other mmorpg that came to steam saw a huge bump in their player database. I love playing through steam, taking screenshots and sharing with my friends so it's sad to know Ashes won't make it there. (not to mention the possibility of trading cards and own ashes of creation emoticons to use across steam)
young void
<@&257269635559194625> As i live in the middle east, will there be a server for us ?, i played Blade and soul / guilds war 2 ETc.. i had to suffer from the lag where my ping wont go lower than 250...and i hated that soo.. so please
muted ore
@young void servers will be created for places that show large interest, so if there's a large player base in the Middle East wanting to play the game they will open servers for it.
lucid tinsel
<@&257269635559194625> will freehold plots be able to be destroyed, traded, or sold by players before the destruction of a node or will the players have to siege a node in order to get a freehold plot after all of the plots are taken?
fluid scroll
<@&257269635559194625> Can a Freehold be dismantled and moved to another location?
thick blade
<@&257269635559194625> I have a question about the Kickstarter that I actually asked through the kickstarter ask the project creator directly, on the day of the kickstarter, but I still have not been answered. Is there some place else I can send the question to?
verbal quiver
@thick blade you can send a DM to steven or yaviey if you didnt want to post it here
thick blade
ok thanks
rain sedge
<@&257269635559194625> as a female gamer one thing that I don't like to see in games, particularly mmorpgs is the over sexualisation of female characters and the armour/clothing in which they wear. What style will you be going for when it comes to female character appearances?
flint barn
@rain sedge The team is going for a more realistic approach to gear
verbal quiver
please leave this channel for direct questions to intrepid, feel free to discuss armor in #community_helpdesk 😃
trail falcon
<@&257269635559194625> BDO has the ability for a character to lean against a wall, or sit on things that aren't chairs. It adds a pretty cool level of immersion. Will Ashes have this kind of thing? (asked a little while ago, didn't get an answer yet. 😃
rose breach
@trail falcon No information on that, what we do know is that we will be having emotes so expect a sitting/leaning emote.
trail falcon
@rose breach Thanks!
abstract oxide
<@&257269635559194625> I believe you said you aim to get the game out by 2020. That's about 4 years of time you're giving yourself to develop the game, considering many the features are unique, you will probably have to test and do a lot of work on them. Given the team size you are working with, are you sure it's enough?
rigid monolith
<@&257269635559194625> Can you clarify any of the 4 scenarios here? Sorry for the...sub-par visuals.
rose breach
@regal adder They are planning on getting more developers with the money from ks to keep with the release date.
and plus work on more features
torn hamlet
Can we get a video or blog post explaining, in more detail, the stretch goals and what they will bring to the players?
modest lion
<@&257269635559194625> This may be a strange question to ask, but how much 'automation' will Intrepid aim for? One of the things that was surprisingly intuitive was Black Desert Online's tools to allow players to automate certain mundane tasks (although they perhaps go too far). Will there be any convenience options for players to automate mundane things? (Examples: auto-patrolling with a caravan until you're alerted its under attack, fishing, farming, mining, etc.)
modest lion
<@&257269635559194625> There was an interesting video about players controlling certain boss-level monsters. Will it be possible to 'invest' in players with these 'monster coins' to try and attack and destabilize a node from within?
lone basin
<@&257269635559194625> Often in your videos when someone is describing a node they sometimes drop the word servers into there. What will the server systems be like
cloud raptor
short question to the developer! How many People can Play on one Server?
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> Will furniture be useable or is it simply there for looks?
jagged sparrow
@cloud raptor Current goal is 10k on a server
sonic pelican
Since there are no restrictions on what weapons each class can use, how will weapons affect each class? Will there be a system like in ESO?
eternal tartan
<@&257269635559194625> what graphics api are you guys going to use i know your using unreal but you said youve made alot of changes to it what changes have you made?
wintry saddle
<@&257269635559194625> A few times in your marketing media you have referred to the game along the lines as a classic fantasy setting. Why are you launching with only 4 races that will be playable? (2 different flavors of ice cream dont count, they are still both ice cream).
crystal beacon
@wintry saddle but this ice cream is from a different brand with different toppings. I think they're making them significantly different, they may look and sounds the same for the most part but they're different. It's also the culture of the 2 flavors. The flavors are like chocolate with sprinkles and white chocolate with gummy bears
So if there is going to be a "complete wipe" at the end of beta how will this affect the characters we made in alpha/beta <@&257269635559194625> ? Will we still have our gear and KS rewards and mounts etc.??? Will we basically be developed characters in a new world?
nocturne drum
@crystal beacon All characters on the persistent Alpha/Beta servers will be moved to a PTR, and everyone will start fresh upon launch. The gear and KS rewards will be applied to the new character you make on live servers
crystal beacon
@nocturne drum So basically they are the same level with same gear and everything but on a different server?
plain jetty
@crystal beacon You will have to create a new character (Almost said account there. I am sure that on releasee you will keep what you paid for. The characters that you had while on the alpha will be moved to the PTR (Public Test Realm) and will only be available when that is up.
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> What is the meaning of life ? ( its worth a shot)
gusty garden
<@&257269635559194625> I'm sure this is a relitivly odd question, but will AoC only have a text chat or will it have both text and voice. I just thought that it might be an intresting concept to have players be able to comunicate via voice instead of having to grab hold of a calling app like discord or skype. If not its no biggy just curious.
gusty falcon
@crystal beacon "Discovery"
@gusty garden They're working with Discord to integrate voip into the game. It'll be "regional" such as party-based, raid-based and probably proximity-based in the open world if all goes to plan
nova panther
<@&257269635559194625> As much as I love the idea, if there's proximity voip chat in the game to allow players in close proximity to talk to each other, can you have an option to completely disable it please? So Immersion breaking when you're in the middle of something important and some random guy is running around everyone blasting whatever music he wants just to annoy everyone else.
turbid karma
@gusty falcon @nova panther
unkempt hill
<@&257269635559194625> I can kill anyone anywhere? Are there any restrictions? Can I loot them?
sinful lagoon
@Judah not sure anything has been said about safe zones but yes, for the most part you can attack anyone anywhere. They will also drop some resources.
nocturne drum
@unkempt hill https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fvr9KYT104i8WYppCup1v6SUTZFJTobVz8uRHDas4YM/edit?usp=sharing
rose breach
@unkempt hill you can kill them everywhere apart from in nodes unless during a siege, if you kill em you'll get corruption and im pretty sure you can loot their resources not armour and weapons
nova panther
@turbid karma ahh thank goodness. Thanks for fishing that quote for me.
tropic garnet
<@&257269635559194625> will there be any world vs world (server vs server) content in AoC? 
rigid monolith
@tropic garnet Unlikely is my guess as each world (server) has a unique story.
fringe abyss
<@&257269635559194625> I read how classes will differ slightly depending on the race/subrace you choose. Will there be fist weapons/hand to hand fighting and if so which class/race combo would most likely use them?
worn leaf
@idle siren Why did you not created Leader of Men Early Bird pack? Prices 600-800
<@&257269635559194625> Will the Node structures can be destroyed? Cuz in Monster Coin event I saw no structure even got scratch.
strong marsh
<@&257269635559194625> can you play the game entirely by Crafting? If I want to be the best blacksmith in the realm, can I do that without becoming a hard core raider/pvper?
grizzled pebble
@strong marsh from what i've read and watched from interviews with Intrepid, you can do that, if you want to spend your time becoming the best crafter and have your equipment engraved with your name and used by the top people you can.
hardy bear
<@&257269635559194625> With the character customization you were speaking about in the stream, will we have a way to save our customizations during beta and apply to live?
wispy spruce
<@&257269635559194625> have you given any thought to preventing bots and fake cash/currency sellers? Especially the ones who are spamming into chat?
hushed plinth
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be a limited number of each type of node on one server? (example: one science or 2 devines per server)
tight wind
I know people may have asked but I didn't see there question or answer. So will there be any vampires and werewolf lore within the game and if so can players be ether?
hardy bear
@tight wind They didnt specify on which creatures will be included but they did say that there will be mystical creatures. as far as playing them, from the information we were given i would say no unless with a monster coin
tight wind
@hardy bear thanks
strong marsh
@grizzled pebble fantastic! Thank you. I have been waiting for something like that!!
grizzled pebble
@strong marsh Thats alright 😃 For more info i suggest maybe going onto the Ashes official Youtube Channel and having a look at the few recent interviews theyve just had, some nice information in there 😃 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfbi2EvzQmIJ55TJvZumNZw
nocturne drum
@strong marsh Damn it took me forever to find this and crop it lol and @grizzled pebble is partially correct. Steven said you can minimize your interaction in the world but you can't completely negate it http://www.youtubecutter.com/watch/b34cd699/
hollow pilot
how do i do the @interpidstudios thing?
strong marsh
@grizzled pebble will do! I may have to download the videos and watch them on my flight home :-) going all in with this game!
spice ember
hollow pilot
<@&257269635559194625> How can I know my country won't be blocked? I'm worried to back in Kickstarter for nothing. Is there a list of countries somwhere?
winter mauve
<@&257269635559194625> Can you stay on the right path and never be corrupted by greeed like many companies do? I am actually first time ever planning to donate money for something because everything I've heard about this game from you has been like a dream come true... I dont know how to thank you for doing this thanks!
Also have you ever considered having something like private servers for this game? I don't know if that would be in any way a good idea but I'm curious. Thanks
worn leaf
@strong marsh Steven said as well that you could do your part in PvP creating armors for your Guild it was in Dungeon Crawler or DJ livestream.
unkempt finch
<@&257269635559194625> first question, is there gonna be an account bank space or a way to trade stuff between ur characters? for example I buy something from cash shop (untradable) and I would like it in anohter one of my character instead the one it is atm, can i do that?
My second is more about a concern about gulld, from what I read in questions it said they where gonna go around 250-300 members, but in one of ur Q&A u guys said u didnt wanted a zerge party( sorry if zerge is wrong spelled) but right now im playingRO wich guilds have around 150-200 members and have 3 guilds for their own and ally with each other and they r doing zerge party
heavy steeple
@idle siren When a player damages another player repeatedly until that victim has an extreamly low health, and the victim dies from a mob due to the low health from the player, how will you make it count as a PK. Will the game have a system so that the player/mob with the highest percentage of dealing damage to the player be the one to say that it killed the player, or another system?
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> are free holds going to be easily targeted by enemies?
shrewd dew
<@&257269635559194625> I was curious about how free holds work in terms of instanced or do they exsist in the same world and if they do will you have to pay some sort of rent or upkeep fee based on node government. What's to keep the space from being absolutly cluttered with player free holds?
storm fern
<@&257269635559194625> So while looking through your kickstarter campaign, i saw a lot of “costumes” so will this game have a world of warcraft style armor system that each individual piece is displayed on your model or will it be a tree of savior style that you just equip a costume to change your characters look?
Thanks
safe imp
@shrewd dew Apartments are instanced, but "purchased" housing is fixed. It was covered in the last stream, I'll have the notes for it tonight.
crystal beacon
Can the 2 million dollar Kickstarter goal be voices on most quests?
edgy nova
how many coders are there working on the game?
hasty verge
<@&257269635559194625> @idle siren Recently I read that we will be allowed one plot of land per account. Does that mean we can have either one freehold or one in-node home? or will we be able to have one of each?
supple nova
@crystal beacon amazing idea m8. I would love an optional narrator for the quest texts. I wish to know as well if this is possible
tawny turtle
<@&257269635559194625> @reef mulch Do you guys intend to run with the camera motion blur we saw today in the in game footage of Fri May 6th (Freeholds)? I want to say I felt something off with my equilibrium when the rogue character spun around or the camera angle rotated causing blur. I don't see that in other MMOs and I don't have a problem in FPS. Hoping the answer is no and that the blur will be either removed or optional for those of us affected by it.
leaden tiger
<@&257269635559194625> @idle siren Is there a system that prevents large guilds from monopolizing and controlling resources and dungeons or hunting grounds?
grave stag
@tawny turtle the motion blur is actually due to the processing @ Twitch, they had stated a couple streams back that the motion blur is not from the actual gameplay.
tawny turtle
@covert ermine So they don't see the blur on their client while in game?
grave stag
@tawny turtle correct, the way they are playing the gameplay footage is live via TeamViewer, so you have 2 different processors, Teamviewer's processing and then again on the twitch side. It's actually showing how it should, considering those variables.
tawny turtle
ok ty. Hopefully that issue of presentation will get resolved in time.
grave stag
@tawny turtle I'm trying to remember what stream it was that the motionblur was actually brought up, i believe it was just a couple gameplays back, don't quote me tho. It was specifically commented on that they do not see the blue in-game and it is the stream playback
rancid axle
Is there a potential stretch goal that would up the time tables on alphas and betas?
heavy steeple
@grave stag It was the test stream.
dry flower
<@&257269635559194625> Hello guys I have a few questions.
Regarding the land/house ownership system:
Can I own houses in multiple nodes at the same time?
Can I own multiple properties in a single node at the same time?
Can I own an in node house and a plot of land at the same time?
Regarding PK:
How long does the debuff last?
Will there be legendary PK players with a huge bounty on themselves? I mean a bounty Big enough to trigger a system announcement and start a node wide event with a hunt for such a legendary player with cool rewards?
Regarding Server Regions:
I live in Colombia and I want to make sure that south America, Colombia in particular wont be IP blocked to access the servers, in order to be able to support the kickstarter without worrying wether or not i will be able to play the game.
grave stag
@heavy steeple thanks for the reminder 😃
crisp agate
@dry flower
-You can have one type of housing each (Static, Freehold, Apartment) but only one citizenship at a time.
-Debuff seems to last until you die enough to not have corruption anymore.
-They've said they have no plans for IP blocking currently.
dry flower
@crisp agate Thank you 😃
uneven sorrel
<@&257269635559194625> hi, i have only one question : if all goes ok with the game in future, are u going to do smth with Russian community and localization?
grave stag
<@&257269635559194625> is there anything that may entice you to extend kickstarter another month? I can only drop 1k and would really like to push for the 2.5k rewards. Thx bb
weary moon
@crisp agate is the housing by account or by character? In reference to the question you just answered.
crisp agate
@weary moon We know you can only have one freehold per account, not sure about static housing/apartments
weary moon
Thank you!
gloomy ocean
<@&257269635559194625> Is there a hopeful release date as of yet? i have seen dec 2018 and also 2020.. would like to know if there is a projected date barring any "oh crap" setbacks
hollow rapids
<@&257269635559194625> can we have names for all class/class combinations?
prisma yarrow
<@&257269635559194625> if characters stay in the world after the player logs out, can we kidnap those chars and sell them into slavery?
turbid karma
@gloomy ocean the Dec 2018 is the expected KS alpha date. 2020 is projected full release.
rain sedge
<@&257269635559194625> I don't know if this has already been asked but say your have a free hold within a node and that node gets destroyed does that mean u lose everything associated with that freehold and once the node is back up will ur old free hold be there or will u have to earn/purchase it again?
grave stag
@rain sedge it's been asked before and I believe the answer was the freehold was destroyed but the items are not lost
rain sedge
Ah that makes sense thanks @grave stag 😃
spring snow
<@&257269635559194625> Is there any plans on releasing more than 4 races? Maybe a stretch goal or something.
spiral nexus
I thought it was 8 races in total, but 4 being subraces - right?
crystal beacon
Correct. There will be 4 races I believe, each with it's own subrace--i believe
rigid monolith
<@&257269635559194625> How close am I on these names? Can you give me a grade? 😃
sinful patrol
<@&257269635559194625> @idle siren Will we have the ability to have surnames in this game? I loved making cool names in EQ 😄
thorny terrace
Hey Guys, new to discord and a new fan of Ashes of creation. Random question, have you guys already got an end goal of when you are happy to release the game? So as to avoid scope creep and be always stuck in development?
rigid monolith
@thorny terrace Their core viable product is already fairly planned, so yes...though us non-employees aren't entriely sure exactly what that looks like.
thorny terrace
@rigid monolith thanks for the reply. this is a massively optimistic game and would hate it to get stuck in development for the foreseeable future
rigid monolith
@thorny terrace It is funded by the creative director prsonally, so no danger there.
rancid spruce
<@&257269635559194625> With all the community and in-game politics, being able to elect leaders and such, will you have some sort of eve mentality , i.e. a summit of all the kings of the (5?) fortresses in the game to get together and talk about what the game is doing right, where it's going and changes? I know this works for a game like Eve due to the dedication of it's player base, and with the support so far I'd love to hear about ideas of this nature to make sure community voices are heard.
rain sedge
<@&257269635559194625> when a player first enters the game will they all start in the same place, will the starting area be based on race, will it be randomised or will be be able to pick which zone we would like to start in? Thank you 😃
autumn kettle
@sacred palmerators I'm having an easier time getting answers on reddit than here. I think it's because this format is too disorganized. Devs are forced to sift through pages of questions that cannot be reasonably answered because they ask for implementation details that won't be solidified for months or years. Maybe we should split up #questions into categories for gameplay, world building, mechanics, financial, etc? Maybe have a #feature_suggestions channel? 🍆
@kind vapor @fleet portal @verbal quiver ^^
thorny terrace
Another question. Latency if the bane of most MMO's from my location(South Africa) and a lot of MMO's are not playable and some even region lock. Will Ashes be region locked and will the game be playable with a +- 200ms ping (which is what we get to the EU servers generally). is it to early to tell?
verbal quiver
@thorny terrace ashes will not be region locked, and will have servers based on demand so far we have NA, EU and OCE/SEA servers confirmed. but depending on the demand they will have servers avaiable 😃 as for is the game playable with a 200+ ping its to early to say
thorny terrace
Thanks @verbal quiver
sullen orchid
<@&257269635559194625> I've asked Steven for his input and he made his feelings known, but what about the rest of you? Pinapple on Pizza - yes? no?
torpid sky
I believe I've read somewhere that taming and breeding were going to be a part of the game. How would taming work?
wary grail
<@&257269635559194625> Is there some where I can apply to help create this wonderful game? 17 or so years coding experience and almost 20 in gaming/mmos. And I have experience with UE4 extensively.
pliant lotus
<@&257269635559194625> Hi! I have a question on the pvp flagging system: is there a deterrant for ganking/mass lowbie murder account-wide? I mean, what is there to stop someone getting a lv 30 perma-red to kill lowbies and just switch characters? And if corruption ends up being account-wide, wouldn't red players just create a low level character to "wash" the corruption away?
tight arch
@wary grail you can apply sending an email to Contact@IntrepidStudios.com
latent jewel
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be hats?
rose breach
@latent jewel as in hats do you mean cosmetic hats or your helmet showing?
latent jewel
@rose breach Cosmetics like in TF2
rose breach
@latent jewel Probably, Since they're having a cosmetic shop.
latent jewel
It would be fun
desert citrus
Hi team are there plans to add a gun based class in the future? For example engineer?
rose breach
@desert citrus No not at the moment.
slender jay
<@&257269635559194625> is there any vision of the possibility of console release
desert citrus
Thanks como
hallow ravine
<@&257269635559194625> So the big premise of the game is that the world reacts to the players action, making it a living world. But all those interactions and the following events that happen have to be coded by the dev-team, don't they? Guild Wars 2 had a similar idea with their events, but it just ended up being 2-3 events per zone that repeat randomly.. Do you have some fancy groundbreaking algorithm that creates random events of sorts on the go or will the players know every possible outcome after some time?
PS: Thanks for tackling this huge project, it means a lot to us MMO folks :3
foggy ibex
@slender jay i sure hope not
mint summit
Any plans for an "underground" for thieves, black market, fighting rings for all of our shady characters?
uneven citrus
<@&257269635559194625> Can i buy my subscription with In game money like in eve online ?
rose breach
@mint summit Like the underrealm??
Well it is an underground node place, but it might not be for thieves and stuff
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> any plans to have RP servers? And, any news to the spanish community (servers,translate,etc)
astral plume
<@&257269635559194625> Hey guys! Are you aware of bots farming gold or player selling gold online ? Basically there will always be players that gonna buy gold from others... How will you balance this ? How many things you can do with the gold in game ? How much power does the gold gives in this ecuation ? TY
lyric nimbus
<@&257269635559194625> In the kickstarter video, it was mentioned that each server could potentially experience a different version of the ongoing story depending on the choices players make on that server. It was said there is a "meta" story and server communities could get together to discuss the story and fill in the bits of the story that weren't shown on their server. Will there be some kind of in-game mechanic to facilitate this or will it be done outside of the game on the official forums or wherever else? Also, is there an lore reason for having different stories on different servers? Are in-game characters aware of other servers and their potentially different timelines (like each server is a parallel dimension of the AoC universe)?
rose breach
@lyric nimbus Probably on the forums, and the stories bit is about the nodes and their conflicts not the lore
uneven fern
<@&257269635559194625> If i take the Leader of Men Packing, can i choose the apperance of the NPC i give a name ? (Or give you a picture/drawing of something you can get inspired by)
lime osprey
<@&257269635559194625> will the gear you get change the appearance of the character or is it just cosmetics?
strong pine
<@&257269635559194625> @idle siren Will there be something like a wedding ritual or some similar things so you can perhaps have access to the same bank or share your freehold access, something like wedding rings with engraving text? and is it only allowed to marry between a man and a woman? i know this perhaps to early to talk about such small things
verbal quiver
@strong pine from what we know so far gender isn't limited nor is race as for the rest don't know yet 😃
strong pine
whuee!
verbal quiver
so Male+male female+female 😃
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> @idle siren Do you guys plan to have any real life event showcase? ex. Gamescom, GDC or E3? In these events many developers and publishers show gameplay of their games. You have the potential to get many more supporters of Ashes of Creation.
nova panther
<@&257269635559194625> @idle siren Im just wondering if you guys have thought of some team play mechanics that will make ppl have to work together to accomplish things. I know this is very vague question.. but I don't mean like dungeons or bosses.. but like simpler tasks. Such as using a trebuchet or catapult or ballista.. where you will need physical ammunition be transported on the battlefield ( like caravans could bring some boulders to the catapults location to make sure they don't run out of Ammo. Also, needing players to physically pick up these boulders or giant ballista bolts and physically load them in the machine. This way you would need teams dedicated to operating these siege machines instead of most games just having 1 guy clicking a button whenever the cool down is complete.
nocturne drum
@crystal beacon They will be at PAX
toxic bane
@rain sedge it is based on race i beleive. a portal for elves, a portal for dwarves, a portal for humans, and a portal for orcs 😃
rain sedge
@toxic bane thanks 😃
toxic bane
@rain sedge np ❤
silent cliff
<@&257269635559194625> Are yall planning to have the game on Steam? Need those steam achievments
lilac oxide
@silent cliff
keen hound
<@&257269635559194625> what does the live launch head-start in the funders pack mean, do they start the game early and it reset or do it start with them 1 day early
nocturne drum
@keen hound Head start is 1 or 2 day jump on the game based on which package you bought. You get in the game 1 or 2 days before everyone else, but node development is turned off. It is mainly for exploration and to smooth out the release so people dont all come on the game at once.
keen hound
@nocturne drum haa okey now i get it so so it not crash/slow down the server on the first day it is open for all, yes?
nocturne drum
@keen hound as it reads, i believe the headstart servers will be open for those who bought those packages. They will be separate from other servers where people wont get a headstart
fleet fulcrum
Who hosts your game server and do you need more than 1 server instance for each server ?
keen hound
@fleet fulcrum a small company named google
fleet fulcrum
Google hosts their game servers ?
keen hound
@fleet fulcrum https://youtu.be/0Pdz_2kwvYU
nocturne drum
@fleet fulcrum From steven about a question of the servers
nocturne drum
Try and keep general conversation in #aoc-discussion or #community_helpdesk please 😃 if you ask a question here please prelude it with <@&257269635559194625>, Some of us will try and answer what we can though
vivid quest
<@&257269635559194625> Have you guys considered adding a prison system that would punish PKers, similar to the one in AA? I'm curious as it would add more depth to the corruption and bounty hunter system
upper turtle
Hi, so as of now there isnt going to be a prison system. I think Steven has been quite clear about the prison system and that he doesnt want it in his game so dont expect it but still, everything is subject to change at this point but the chances of it are very slim. @vivid quest
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> is there gonna by any foreshadowing that an event may happen, perhaps a profession in the game that could help you read the stars (event name may be hidden in the stars)
Hi, I was concern about freeholds system, can anyone build his house anywhere ?(that's what I understood) And if so, what if all strategic spaces are taken ? Would it be posible to destroy one's House ? I apologize for my english if i made any mistakes
<@&257269635559194625> Will boss tactics be Reactional encounters or Scripted ? Aka we change are tactics depending on whats happening or we do things the same way every fight because the boss doesnt change from fight to fight from spell rotation and movement ?
haughty garden
<@&257269635559194625> Is it possible to allow players who craft equipment, items and weapons to be able to engrave/etching/embroidery/carving/ect. the reason i ask is because if there was a way to allow players to do this, Players will create one of a kind armor if they take the time to put more love in there product. This will create more emersion uniqe equipment Induviduality, Crafter renown. I am thinking if it does get implemented if a player wanted to do that they will need to have the proper matierial to put that last nail in the armor, or that oil to make the armor seem more weathered from battle and rain cosmetics wise. https://www.youtube.com/user/davidjguytondotcom/videos
the video was exam
feral oyster
<@&257269635559194625> so apprentely this game is only going to be avbaile on windows.... I use windows 😦 any chance of it being on windows... crosses fingers
queen garnet
@crystal beacon I would guess they are enjoying their weekend just like the rest of us people who work hard during the week 😉 probably more info again tomorrow, since there will be a stream too.
undone pasture
@feral oyster Where did you hear that from? I highly doubt this will be a Mac only game... In fact, I would almost bet my left arm that this is not the case.. So I would not worry about US Windows users cause I, and probably like 90% of the other people in Discord, use Windows as our OS>
hazy lagoon
undone pasture
There you go.. 😃
mint zealot
So how is building on a freehold going to work? Do you just say you want to build X building and the game decides where it goes or will you be able to have kind of like an editor that allows you to move buildings and such? <@&257269635559194625>
brave tundra
<@&257269635559194625> so I think the referral system is an interesting idea but it definitely has a negative side from people spamming links. This not only makes some of the community look bad but can also push people away from playing the game. Everybody's used to seeing the scam of "I make 5k dollars a week, you could too!!!"
So, it might be helpful if someone who registers off of a spam link can cancel their referral and/or the ref links bring to a page that asks if they want to accept the referral yes/no/this was spam, or any other ideas you guys might have on the topic to dissuade the spamming a bit.
hexed mural
@crystal beacon they stated that freehold places will be limited to areas. So that the world doesn't become AA all over. With houses almost inside each other. Specifics will come later, and also only one type of house per account. That means one freehold for you and one in a major city/metropolis
crystal beacon
@brave tundra Hi, I was concern about freeholds system, can anyone build his house anywhere ?(that's what I understood) And if so, what if all strategic spaces are taken ? Would it be posible to destroy one's House ? I apologize for my english if i made any mistakes
brave tundra
@crystal beacon nope I just didn't realize there was someone named someone, thought that meant anyone should answer lol.... it currently sounds like you'd have to destroy the node of influence and then the freehold would be open to raids
nova panther
@crystal beacon As far as destroying ppl's houses, it will technically be possible as far as o understand, however, you won't be able to attack the free holds themselves. If you siege a city and destroy it, it is my understanding that all freeholds that use to be placed within the zone of influence of the now destroyed city, will be destroyed. The houses and buildings return to the owners. But the land is now clear of the freeholds.
thin heart
@crystal beacon @nova panther Freeholds will not be destroyed if a node falls they will still be there but they will be succeptable to attack and removal at that point.
crystal beacon
Will there be a high score system so we can see who the top players are in different categories? I like competing
nova panther
@thin heart Ah right. So basically still comes down to destroying the node before you can remove / attack a house
minor schooner
What is the Naval system and the Underrealm? It would be great to know a bit about them. (Especially when they are strech goals, but we didn't heard about them yet)
crystal beacon
@crystal beacon I believe they mentioned there would be leaderboards at least in the crafting area, players will be able to know who the top crafters are in different specializations. I don't know if they've mentioned other leaderboards, but I think there will
stark thicket
I think they have mentioned arena ladders aswell
tribal mesa
I know things like fast travel are out of the question (with the possible exception of scientificly developed nodes) but has there been any talk on taxi systems, like WoW gryphons?
crystal beacon
@crystal beacon hopefully they do more than just crafting if that's the case. It'd be cool to see who the top guilds are in different aspects, who the top pvp players are, who the top players are when it comes to dungeons or any other pve content. Being able to compete for top spots in any category would be very fun
@crystal beacon There most certainly will, but on the last livestream they mentioned just Crafting leaderboards, meaning that there are leaderboards probably in general
tribal mesa
sorry, I didn't mean taxi in that regard, more like in WoW where you go to a gryphon, pick a destination then the game automatically takes you there, but not instantly
pliant lotus
@tribal mesa Probably not a WoW's gryphon system, but a player driven one since we will have taming and breeding and that system would undermine these players
That aside, towns don't have a fixed location since they are created and destroyed all the time (due to sieges and how nodes work)
upper turtle
Lets not have a discussion in here, this channel is stictly for questions aimed at Intrepid studios, their answers and from time to time the community answers if we already know the answer. Please either go to #community_helpdesk or another text-channel if you want to discuss a certain question
torpid rover
what exactly does the summoner summon? And is it possible to tweak it to a necromancer playstyle?
sand crown
@torpid rover class specific stuff hasn't been mentioned yet except possibilities that were already shown
torpid rover
yeah i kbow thats why im asking
crystal beacon
@torpid rover Right now we can only speculate... We'll know in the future, when they want us to know😉
jagged sparrow
<@&257269635559194625> Will the lifetime subs tiers still get codes for the 6 months of subs from the other tiers so we can gift them to friends, or does the lifetime sub replace those?
rose breach
@jagged sparrow Lifetime sub will replace the 6 months
fleet rover
<@&257269635559194625> Any idea when we can get pictures of the angelic / demonic skins for the 1k KS package? I personally want to see how it looks before I invest 1k into the game. Thanks!
fresh cipher
<@&257269635559194625> hi guys! im curious about the freehold specializations. when it comes to farming how detailed will it be? could we make vineyards and wineries?
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> there will be some type of meta on the kickstarter to make the game F2P?
turbid karma
No
mighty mountain
<@&257269635559194625> hello! what are the chances that we will be getting the expansive underground areas later down the road if we dont quite make the stretch goal?
nova panther
@mighty mountain most MMOs don't have much underground content.. so I'm guessing we'd better hit that goal if w want to see it.. 😉
cedar trellis
<@&257269635559194625> I'm really confused about the housing/freehold mechanic. Do the freeholds exist in the main game or do you have to enter a separate instance to access them? I saw the gameplay in the stream and it seemed to suggest the former, but if that is the case then how could the game ever be large enough to accommodate a freehold for every player? What happens when someone stops playing the game, is their freehold slot eventually given back to the community? I just see the issue of someone getting into the game 3 or 4 months after release and never being able to participate in freeholds because every space is taken.
upper turtle
@cedar trellis so the thing about free holds is that they're destroyable if the node they're linked to gets sieged successfully so there might be times when a certain area is filled with freehold's but that's what creates conflicts and maybe even a reason to attack a certain node. They're also not instanced
crystal beacon
The only instanced housing in the game are apartments, the rest are in the main map
sterile rock
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be clear times for dungeon/raids? So for example guilds could fight over the fastest clear and such?
valid sigil
<@&257269635559194625> This was probably asked many times before: is the class system set in stone? What other game will most aproximate AoC? EVE? WoW? RIFT? Planetside 2? Final Fantasy 14?
Personally i'm a big fan of either Planetside 2's or Final Fantasy's job system where i play on a single character and unlock/progress all the skills and abilities. One thing i hate is having to create a new character to play a different class and losing all the progress.
mortal sail
<@&257269635559194625> Will you be able to loot your enemies after you slay them?
dry flower
<@&257269635559194625> IF I decide to cancel my subscription for the duration of my university's semester, when I come back 6 months later, during vacations, will my account and characters still be there? Or are they deleted when I cancel my subscription?
gray otter
<@&257269635559194625> Scneario: A friendly caravan is riding to town, a group of PVP flagged bandits attacks them and kill them. My friends and I attack the bandits, slaying them. Can we steal the caravan?
Or, if you just attack a caravan, can you hijack it and deliver its goods?
sterile rock
@valid sigil your main class will be locked but you might be able to change your secondary class
valid sigil
@dry flower All MMOs leave your characters intact, even after years of zero use. you should be safe.
dry flower
sweet! Thanks @valid sigil
valid sigil
@mighty mountain Check the Kickstarter - The Underrealm was just revealed.
The Underrealm Kickstarter Stretch Goal
Thank you @sterile rock , too bad 😦
flint hound
I've been playing MMORPGs for years I now have carpal tunnel and arthritis in my hands using a controller it's easier than keyboard and mouse will you guys have controller support for this game.
turbid karma
@valid sigil that been revealed for a while now...
lone basin
So will guild halls be on a free hold or will they be in a node city? Also would they be destroyable during a siege of the city they are within?
<@&257269635559194625> So will guild halls be on a free hold or will they be in a node city? Also would they be destroyable during a siege of the city they are within? Adding on another question, sorry, but it is said that there will be nothing in the new world until we build it through the node system. Does that also mean that there will be no vendors to sell our junk to until we get the node to the village stage?
mystic dune
<@&257269635559194625> Will guilds have a guild tag [GTAG] or is the name fully displayed?
flint hound
<@&257269635559194625> I've been playing MMORPGs for years I now have carpal tunnel and arthritis in my hands using a controller it's easier than keyboard and mouse will you guys have controller support for this game.
analog cove
<@&257269635559194625> What's an ETA on a actual functioning node system, we all can observe working? Right now is all concepts, how you want it to work, correct?
heady grove
<@&257269635559194625> Is the running animation final? It looks really bad and not realistic if u ask me.
gusty pelican
<@&257269635559194625> Will we be able to name nodes/citys/forts via the government system?
dim shuttle
@heady grove Nothing is final right now. Also, in regards to animations, the team is bringing on a few more animators very soon.
sand palm
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be a PvP arena?
muted ore
@sand palm
sand palm
ah ty
weary musk
Is there a way we can get responses from the intrepid users pinned so we don't have to search through a crazy long line of questions?
gusty falcon
Use the search function "from:Steven"
gloomy valve
Does anyone know what combat will be like?
Action combat like Tera/Wildstar?
Or tab targetting like WoW/FFXIV?
velvet zodiac
@gloomy valve he talked about it being more like a hybrid in the recent interview with dungeon crawler network
gloomy valve
So like GW2 then
nocturne drum
<@&257269635559194625> @idle siren Food for thought, may be more intricate than yall want to implement, but a cool idea i thought of none the less...I have always wanted a system where you had to "learn" the abilitiy, go out into the world and use it while fighting monsters. for a while it fails 90% of the time, or does something unexpected (i.e. heals the monster or makes them more powerful), but as you use it it becomes more reliable. Until eventually you actually "learn" it and can use it correctly 100% of the time
fossil bloom
Will there be hidden dungeons? For an example:
By getting a hidden item to activate in a specific zone in a specific region to open an instanced dungeon where the best rewards will be limited to the first people who get in there, to make the loot as unique as possible.
ruby frost
<@&257269635559194625> Will we get to see the Kickstarters Angelic and Demonic skins before the kick start is over :c?
north condor
Will "class + sub-class" combinations have named labels to them? Like when Steven pointed towards his interviewers choice of Tank+Cleric being a paladin of sorts, would his class title carry "Paladin" in some way?
summer plover
I was curious, and I am sure it's different from node to node, but on average how many freeholds fit into a single node? Also is there a 'buffer space' around a freehold to prevent unsightly neighbors?
And in addition... say I own a freehold, and am running a smithy or something. If the node is taken over or destroyed by an enemy group, will my freehold be automatically destroyed?
robust iron
Is there any chance we could see class/skill quests? Like a summoner completes a questline so he can now summon X. And a rogue makes a pact with a demon so he can stealth... cleric has a divine vision and completes a pilgrimage.... etc.
fossil bloom
Will we be able to make our own paintings inside our own houses?
snow ruin
<@&257269635559194625> How will taming work? Will it involve some sort of skill/level system? I'd love to hear about the mechanics, benefits, and anything else you can share. Thanks!
honest mirage
<@&257269635559194625> Are the class names like "Tank" final? It is simple to understand, but just sounds weird.
karmic jetty
Will summoners be able to collect specific summons by going out into the world and defeating the monster/creature/being?
crystal beacon
How much funding did this game have before the KS?
rigid monolith
@crystal beacon 30M was quoted by Steven as core product cost.
fervent cypress
<@&257269635559194625> Will the Bard archetype craft songs in real time with notes/components (e.g. Monster Hunter Hunting Horn) OR will they have pre-set songs/abilities (e.g. ArcheAge Songcraft)
Personally, I’m hoping for real time song crafting.🎵
pine needle
<@&257269635559194625> You get into alpha and beta fastern if you pay more to kickstarter. This concerns me as sign of community splitting by their wallets. Will there be features or cash shop stuffs ingame in the future that splits the community again? Like expansions, playable classes that cost money like incoming class on Diablo 3, license or item to be bought in order to do hobby/profession etc.
Just concern of mine since you like to talk so much about not making the game p2w / telling that the money doesn't give advantages other than cosmetic. Seems to me that you're handling more than just cosmetic things for guys with deep pockets already and it's only kickstarter.
sand palm
<@&257269635559194625> Almost all mmos, eventually, get easy due to guides, strategies, builds, etc. How will you guys keep the content challenging throughout the lifespan of this game?
coral remnant
X post from my Reddit post <@&257269635559194625> u/Tempick
Let's say a year or two into this games release, and everything is fully developed and huge cities exist. Will there ever be a map wipe of sorts? Allowing new players to see what AoC is like in the wilderness stage of the game? Or will it be fully developed forever
silk grotto
<@&257269635559194625> Any more information on the bounty hunter system? and how it woll work in conjuction with the corruption sysmtem? Beyond that of, a bounty hunter (Player 1) could track a corrupted player (Player 2) for a reward etc.. Whats the stop a bounty hunter from griefing a player, in some way that keeps them out of combat, from messing with a grind spot (if thats a thing) or other scenarios, so player 2 is "forced" to kill player 1 and player 1 bounty hunts player 2 for a reward?
stoic copper
<@&257269635559194625> When are the "stretch goal" incentives intended to be integrated into the game? I'm curious and can't find an official statement on it.
edgy meadow
<@&257269635559194625> I'm wondering what the combat in the game is like, Is it Action combat (Like Tera) Or Tab-targeting (like WoW)?
flint barn
@edgy meadow The combat is tab targeting mixed with some movement and dodge abilities
edgy meadow
hrmm... Okay. Kinda like Skyforge?
flint barn
@edgy meadow
edgy meadow
@flint barn Ah, awesome. Ty sir. 😃
brave timber
<@&257269635559194625> are we going to be allowed to just be like vikings and go from node to node looting and raiding people?
rigid monolith
@brave timber Nodes will need to be sieged, so it will be a large effort to successfully attack a node and will need to be organized thoroughly.
@pine needle No paid expansions, no pay to win, no game content behind pay walls. All KS rewards are cosmetic only. Even headstart servers are going to have nodes disabled to make the playing field level at launch.
@sand palm Guessing the content will remain challenging and new since content is locked behind nodes (which will constantly churn) and each world develops differently making guides more difficult to be specific.
@coral remnant this was asked live, I believe, and I'll find source when not on mobile. But if I remember correctly, they said fresh servers were a definite possibility.
@karmic jetty functionally different or cosmetically? They've already said aspects such as race affect summons and that they will have cash shop skins. Functionally as it relates to earning them through PvE, I'd guess no, but they haven't said either way.
@honest mirage definitely not. Steven said the current names were specifically for clarity and are fairly likely to change, especially in combination.
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> if game transfer becomes a thing, how would you be able to impliment a level playing field if said, guild from one server who has gotten all the best gears from thier original server, go to a low developed server and just take over?
ember crane
<@&257269635559194625> will the ks alpha be a scheduled alpha with content tobe tested on certain days or will the server(s) be online in constantly?
rigid monolith
@crystal beacon they've said that server transfers are a common thing in MMOs and plan to address it down the line, but, if I remember correctly, I think they won't allow what you described... The introduction of parts of the game not unlocked in that specific world isn't part of the vision.
crystal beacon
@rigid monolith yeah i hope there will be none of that, cause i know for a fact my server will be a low population one and most likely a low developed one
coral remnant
Okay sweet thank you @rigid monolith
uneven citrus
<@&257269635559194625> Can i buy my subscription with In game money like in eve online ?
nova dove
<@&257269635559194625> what kind of music will be in game, will it be more like "typical epic fantasty" or maybe you plan making your own music theme that will be unique for the game (something like main them from Planescape:torment where main theme could be heard trough all important locations)
thick blade
<@&257269635559194625> who can I talk to regarding questions about the Kickstarter, I have asked at kickstarter but haven't revieved an answer and I have messaged Steven here a few days ago and still have not recieved an answer, I don't want to bother anyone but I would like an answer to my dilema from someone who can do something abou it.
strong pine
@thick blade hi, im nobody but after searching this channel the only question i see is a a hint to you kickstarter question, not the question itself, perhaps you could ask your question directly within here instead of referring to kickstarter again
thick blade
I'd rather keep the question out of a public channel 😃 thanks anyway Solos
strong pine
ok 😃
tawdry solstice
<@&257269635559194625> I've heard unsubstanciated things from the community, but I'd like to hear from the devs: What the plans are for Roleplay within Ashes of Creation?
upper turtle
@thick blade Hi, so if you have questions regarding the kickstarter i suggest you write to community@intrepidstudios.com or pm @meager ibex the community manager. They're quite busy currently because of the kickstarter so you might have to wait some days before you get a reply. I would also be at serve if there is anything but you should know that i'm simply a volunteer mod. (not hired by intrepid)
And if its regarding paypal or other paying options there isnt much to do since its kickstarter itself that handles it and not intrepid
thick blade
thankyou Frederik, I understand they are busy, so yeah I will email, thankyou. No it isn't about payment type thanks again
hard dune
<@&257269635559194625> Some RPGs have furry or scaly races (like The Elder Scrolls has). Is there any chance these could be added at some time in the game or do you want to stick to the "classical" LOTR-races?
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> can you tell us a little bit more about the arena system and how the gear balancing will work? will you go towards a stpvp system like you have in gw2, or will you more go towards mid wow where you had to buy gear based on your overall MMR ranking?
near jungle
Will there be a marriage system?
verbal quiver
@near jungle yes there will 😛 and it won't be gender or race locked so you can have male and male or female and female 😃
violet swan
Can you marry NPC's?
strong pine
@verbal quiver do you know if there will be something like a family system, like a small version of the guild system or something else? as appended question to the marriage system
allmighty allknowing shunex shakes him like an eightball
verbal quiver
@strong pine steven said "some family system that would tie into the housing mechanics" so i'm guessing so
worldly prism
<@&257269635559194625> What is the current plan/system for (end game gear/items and the material/gold/system to attain them) to stop gold/item sellers in the RMAH's and other webservices serperate from the game from obtaining these advantages? If any? Please don't say GM's monitering database transaction for suspicious activity, it's never worked before in any other game effectivly.. Will you be introducing account bound systems?
silent cliff
<@&257269635559194625> will gear be quest rewards or will gear in early game only drop from chests and crafters?
near jungle
Will gathered materials be restricted by something like stamina? Will they be generated in random locations for the user to find or be a stationary area to collect from?
jade crest
<@&257269635559194625> How will races differ from eachother, apart from looking different? Will we get a system in which some races learn a skill faster/are innate better at it? Especcialy in relation to crafting/other out of combat activities?
Edited for clarity
crystal beacon
@jade crest they talked a little about this in the livestream they had last wednesday. Races will change how you play a class. They said a dwarf warrior and an elf warrior will feel different but essentially do the same job.
@jade crest The livestreams are saved on the twitch page if you want to watch them
vivid matrix
Will you guys have a leveling system like BDO where there is a soft cap then infinite levels you can slowly grind afterwords? I really like that feature and feel like it keeps you progressing your character
jade crest
@crystal beacon I read the part about how classes will feel different according to race on the KS page, what I'd really like to know is if there are other advantages/disadvantages related to picking a certain race, especcialy in relation to crafting (eg; are dwarves better at smithing then elves?)
But I will go watch the livestreams, thx for the tip!
crystal beacon
@vivid matrix you need to do the @ intrepid studios for them to read it
and Hendaron, it sounded like there will be things like that but nothing is set in stone yet. They're still working on all of that and I love the transparency of it. The livestreams will offer you insight in the road they're going toward.
vivid matrix
Oh really? Thanks <@&257269635559194625> will you use a soft cap for leveling in BDO?
@uneven citrus no as the would be p2w
slender fox
<@&257269635559194625> How will you balance crafters selling the gear that make vs just being crafters for repairing gear if gear never completely breaks and must be fully replaced. If players can just keep repairing the gear they have and you make it faster and easier to just repair it, my vendor with 20 different sets of gear on it will never sell because players will always have the same gear. This will make it much like FFXIV v1 where crafters were only there for repairs not to make gear and they all stopped playing. Why not just make gear break and force people to replace the gear then just need a bit of materials to repair the gear they have. That will keep me happy as a crafter vs making me just a repair bot. Having repair kits for the field is one thing making me nothing more than a repair bot is another. I prefer as a crafter to craft like I did in SWG to craft countless pieces of gear and sell it vs repair bot.
vivid matrix
@slender fox gear does break and drop
teal jungle
<@&257269635559194625> When will we see the kickstarter backers in our referalsystem tab?
verbal quiver
@teal jungle at the end of the kickstarter the people who brought a pack will be sent a code once they apply that code it should start showing up on up on the system
teal jungle
❤ thanks Shunex
crisp agate
@vivid matrix Gear can break and unequip, but then you can repair it.
vivid forge
<@&257269635559194625> Hey guys, just wanna know if you will implement some form of weekly development status update after the KS campaign ends. I know you're big fans of transparency and having a weekly update will not only feed the hype but also finally end any silly rumors that may still be circulating.
sour meadow
<@&257269635559194625> Hi! Wish to elaborate my question based on a quoute from Shunex (who quoted Steven in turn): "steven said "some family system that would tie into the housing mechanics" so i'm guessing so". Thus my question: could more than one player own one singular property together, such as a tavern and other services built on a Freehold, and not necessarily just through a marriage/family arrangement? Thinking in lines of a small number of guild members (or others) joining together as a team to build and maintain some form of a service establishment on a single plot. This instead of each needing to place several Freeholds in close proximity, each tied to merely a sole player. Such a system would let players be able to come together, share resources and take responsibility for a joint effort, while also taking up less space for other players to set up a neighbouring shop (or industry or house or shrine or whatever they want to build).
fallen skiff
<@&257269635559194625> .. Is this game going to have options for color blind people. Eg. Setting contrasting colors on important information?
rose breach
@fallen skiff No information on that right now, Hopefully they will have options for colour blind people.
fallen skiff
@rose breach .. Hope it won't be like GW2, they tried to address this during alpha, but after one test, they settled on something that was even worse.
shrewd hatch
<@&257269635559194625> Hi! i played many mmorpgs on a competitive pvp lvl, most recently gw2... one of its biggest problems regarding pvp are all the passives each and every class has. Passives that dertermine whether you win or lose a fight. it feels like the better passives win! 😦 so my question is "are passives a thing on AoC or do u wanna try to make use of them as little as possible?"
crisp onyx
<@&257269635559194625> why am I getting a 404 page not found error at intrepid-studios | CAREER?
I am also getting the same message at https://www.ashesofcreation.com/about-us
limber kite
@crisp onyx the intrepidstudios.com seems to be a forward link to ashesofcreation.com right now. Maybe the page is under construction or something similar. And those urls do not exist in the Ashesofcreation.com tree. But there is still the option of Contact@IntrepidStudios.com
crisp onyx
i found those links via google. maybe it s something they need to look into.
formal vale
What's going to happens when someone disconnects from the game? Does his body stays in the world a few hours or it just disappears? <@&257269635559194625>
worldly prism
<@&257269635559194625> What "Tick Rate" are you hoping to support on official servers @ release?
crisp onyx
When will your facebook page be alive?
cold lava
<@&257269635559194625> i see lot of vidoes on class build but not one tell you what happeds if you go for Pure build e.g P = Cleric S = Cleric. dose the spell get better or the same? you can mod it other of you spellies so 2 come one?
dusty berry
@cold lava Actually last Firdays live stream gave the best explination of the player 'doubling down' as they put it on the charecters classes. They used the fighter but i imagin the cleric cleric set up would be the same way.
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> What features are there going to be that benefits roleplayers?
cold lava
@dusty berry i look at most vidose and search about not really info on about it. i think the vidoe you on about did say that you can but didnt get much in to it. then switch to cross class. but i will keep looking ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5u8-iZPk3VI 13:13 ) but dose not say about pure
dusty berry
@cold lava check here https://www.twitch.tv/videos/140385235 there is some mention in this video
cold lava
@dusty berry ye i checking that one out now. it at 6:20 anyway thankz
deep gull
<@&257269635559194625> How will speaking to others work? will it be through text? I would find that kind of interesting if the politics system were in place it wouldn't be too interesting through text. Thanks
green mica
<@&257269635559194625> What do you think about all of the Link Spamming on the Kickstarter comment section? And will this kind of activity be allowed in the MMO itself? Thanks!
idle siren
@green mica Just posted a comment on KS about it
shut orchid
When will we get the first concept art of the demonic/angelic skins? They coul pus the kickstarte up a bit as well because probably more ppl would buy 1k+ packages. 😃
green mica
@shut orchid I was thinking about getting the 1K pledge as well but also wanted to see what Angelic/Demonic skin as well. I second that question!
<@&257269635559194625> What would be an indeal server population in AoC? What is the ideal number of players to participate in building a node and all of the challenges that may follow?
an ideal*
muted ore
@green mica current server population is 10k people
rigid monolith
@green mica Just FYI.
sterile vortex
<@&257269635559194625> If I walk into a tavern will I be able to sit in one of the chairs or am I going to have summon a chair? Are the chairs in game interactive?
versed hollow
<@&257269635559194625> Have you thought of including a duel arena where players can bet on fights and the winner of the duel gets a % of the bets as a prize. It would include meaningful combat, for example settling a dispute between 2 people/groups, or finding out who the best fighter on the server is, as well as an effect on the economy with it being a way to potentially make lots of money, or lose everything you have if you bet too much.
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> What systems do have in place to mitigate trolls other than the flagging system? Also, do plan to have a consol release in the future of AoC?
mystic dune
<@&257269635559194625> Are the backer rewards such as the Pheonix aura, or having a custom freehold manor going to be kickstarter exclusive? or will people be able to purchase them at a later date?
opaque pecan
<@&257269635559194625> Is it going to be possible to have multiple houses / lands maybe in different nodes (or in one node) ?
limber kite
@opaque pecan you will be able to have houses in diffent nodes, however, you will have to chose which node you wanna be a citizan of (possible to change it, but wich a cd).
mystic dune
<@&257269635559194625> So, Crafting / Gathering / Processing and to use FFXIV as an example, will there be a system that allows for the skill of the player to be showen with minimal RNG elements. As well as being interactive and not just click a button and you have a pair of "Leather Sandals" made for you while you're AFK.
crystal beacon
@mystic dune The Phoenix Aura and the Custom Freehold skin will be kickstarter exclusive, there may be some other effects and skins available on the in-game shop, but not exactly those
mystic dune
crystal beacon
@mystic dune
mystic dune
already read that, doesn't answer it.
crystal beacon
It tells you that it will be extremely versatile and reflect its creator so no, it won't just be click and create
About the rng, I don't think there will be
eager rock
<@&257269635559194625> Will crossing main and secondary classes differently give you different effects. Example: Tank Cleric vs Cleric Tank?
crystal beacon
@eager rock Yes, Choosing cleric as a secondary will enhance the tank abilities and choosing tank as a secondary would enhance the cleric abilities
versed hollow
@eager rock they have talked about this in some of their livestreams
eager rock
Thank you for your replys.
tight locust
<@&257269635559194625> What kind of cheat detection will you have? Something like a blizzard warden type or a more BDO XIgncode route.
narrow sand
@<@&257269635559194625> idk if this question has been answered but what will be the pc requirements to run this game
zealous walrus
<@&257269635559194625> Hi, I'm assuming that players from Singapore will be able to access the SEA server right? Just checking 😅
limber kite
@narrow sand there is no official stamement yet, guess a bit to early for it. But most games using UE4 require min. i5 2.5GHz, 4GB RAM, GTX 460. recommanded is usual about i5 2.8GHz, 8GB RAM and GTX 660. Out of experience i would recommand a better Graphics card in order to handle the massiv players during a siege.
hardy dove
<@&257269635559194625> are you still hiring people, or will be hiring in the future?
crystal beacon
@hardy dove They are planning on doubling the team size by the end of summer
hardy dove
@crystal beacon I am looking for an even further future possibility, as I am still deeply immersed in my university studies, and kinda beginner in UE4, but thanks, that's a positive for me 😃
crystal beacon
@hardy dove Depending on how further an opportunity you want, I think they also wanted to triple the number by the end of this year, further on we don't know 😛
hardy dove
@crystal beacon thanks for the help 😃
digital kestrel
@hardy dove If you're looking for a job or interested doing something for the game, contact the studios via email: contact@intrepidstudios.com
hardy dove
@digital kestrel thanks, but it is just a future plan for me, as this project is really really promising, so in a year if I am in such a position, I will definitely try to 😃
late monolith
Dear <@&257269635559194625> for the love of all thats righteous and true in the world please, please let us be able to sit in chairs. Thank you.
green mica
<@&257269635559194625> When can we see Angelic/Demonic skin art?
frail quarry
<@&257269635559194625> will there be competitive pve raiding?
nocturne drum
@frail quarry Steven has said there will be 40 man raids, but unfortunately so far we do not know how many raids he plans to implement.
silk grotto
<@&257269635559194625>
Any more information on the bounty hunter system? and how it will work in conjuction with the corruption sysmtem? Beyond that of, a bounty hunter (Player 1) could track a corrupted player (Player 2) for a reward etc.. Whats the stop a bounty hunter from griefing a player, in some way that keeps them out of combat, from messing with a grind spot (if thats a thing) or other scenarios, so player 2 is "forced" to kill player 1 and player 1 bounty hunts player 2 for a reward?
grizzled kite
<@&257269635559194625> The crafting system in Star Wars Galaxies was the most challenging, entertaining and rewarding crafter and merchant experience in any MMORPG ever created. Will some of the complexities of that crafting system (like quality and ratings of raw material) be something that is introduced in The AoC? Thank you 😃
soft yoke
Dear <@&257269635559194625>,
I would like to congratulate you early(?) on hitting that 1.5Mil, its a huge milestone and double what you wanted when you started the KS.
I came to this channel to ask you about the Node System. So far from what i have seen it looks amazing. The fact that I as well as others can come together to build a City that is in that nodes ZoI is amazing. In an RPG its been a dream to build my characters story from the ground up, this includes where I "start" my journey and how its influenced the rest of the world. If it works out, would reevolutionize the MMO genre all on its own. I dont know too many games that do that already to this extent. Something has been bothering me though about this system. Im going to be blunt, the building of the nodes seems to be repetitive in a sense. The players come in and start to work on the wilderness and collect materials/quest to build the node up. This in turn will unlock more activities along the way, and provide more activities to the players, as well as unlock world bosses in the higher tiers. From a lore standpoint, it makes sense, sort of. As a community grows, they start to delve in higher technology trees, which will then disrupt something in the environment which will trigger bad things for the community to happen. My question has to do with the sequences of these events and the leveling of the Node system. Wont the process of building a Node up be repetitive in nature? or do you have mechanics to change it up all the time?
Thank you,
Issei
lucid raven
Hi <@&257269635559194625>,
I'd like to ask few questions, I've seen some of them asked before but couldn't find an answer.
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PvE vs PvP balancing. Will the game be balanced on one of these, hurting the other one (as is often the case), or will these 2 systems be separate (skill/stat changes when used against player or monster)
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You said there won't be instant travel, but what about taxi services? Say I want to meet with my friend who's on the other end of the world, I don't want to manually ride across the world for an hour, but rather take an auto-ride there and let it without my focus.
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Addon support? Doesn't have to be full-blown support like in WoW, but would be nice to have some ways to customize the UI. If there is no official support, people will "hack" the game anyway to do it. Like the damage-meter addons for Tera that just sniff the network, analyse the packets and inject the GUI back into the game.
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Alts; will housing be shared between characters on one account, or will each have its own? Will there be easy way to share items between characters (and bind-to-account type of items)? What else will be shared between them (gold, reputation...) ?
vapid ether
<@&257269635559194625> Can a Summoner / Bard summon instruments?
rain sedge
<@&257269635559194625> what's the max level going to be and will it take quite a while to get there or will it be relatively quick to grind out?
summer laurel
<@&257269635559194625> If 2 guilds fight over a node, can they use monster coins to attack other guilds with monsters?
hexed mural
@rain sedge They have stated that lvl 50 will be max for now. Or probably
woven canyon
<@&257269635559194625> With the expansion to naval content, will players to be able to become pirates, or something of the sort? Bandits of the sea?
modern bear
<@&257269635559194625> if the Ren'Kai are red orcs what color are the Vek?
edgy meadow
<@&257269635559194625> Qustion about the referral program, If someone browses the website before directly creating an account from the referral link, do we still get credited with the referral?
hexed mural
<@&257269635559194625> If you start out as a Cleric, the main healing class of the game or a bard(a support i imagine). How will they be able to level, will they be slower at progressing through the world and rely more on grouped play or will they thrive just as well as a pure damage class. What mechanics will be in place to balance this out more.
worn leaf
<@&257269635559194625> @idle siren Can we upgrade pledges after KS, keeping our KS rewards but at the same time gaining new rewards. Can you make Avatar of the Phoenix a $100/month for 1 year Like Pantheon Rise of the fallen did it. So it isnt as heavy $$$ After KS ends and Pledges are in your website store.
digital kestrel
@edgy meadow The referral system has been changed so the referation will happen with the most recently used link.
icy copper
<@&257269635559194625> Not sure if this has been asked yet.. are there going to be loot pets (a pet that picks up the loot) or an Auto Loot system (hit a button and pick it all up) ? Cause it gets a little tedious when you have to pick it all up individually 😃 thanks
worn leaf
*$1,000/month I meant
edgy meadow
@digital kestrel That's not quite what I was askign. So, if you look at the scructure of the URL for the referal it has your username in it, I can see how they could tell You/I referred someone if they immidiately clicked the register link. But If they browse to say forums, or media, or something else first the URL changes to the normal URL structure. I'm wondering what happens if someone takes the referral link, but then browses elsewhere on the site.
tulip thistle
<@&257269635559194625> can we see whats on a caravan before attacking it? something to make sure we are not accidently killing our own guild's caravans would be nice at least
digital kestrel
@edgy meadow Then the referation will remain. Only when closing the ashes homepage is the effect of referation link lost.
lunar folio
<@&257269635559194625> will there be a engineering profession, and will the enginners be able to build the siege machines to raid cities or even bosses?
edgy meadow
okay. So within that instance of the browsing, but if they retern to it later on their own (with out direct referral link) we lose the referral?
digital kestrel
@edgy meadow
Steven - 04/26/2017
"@everyone We have made a change to our referral system. Previously the referral system was set to give credit to the first link that introduced a person to our website. From this time forward, the referral system will give credit to the most recent link used before registering, as this represents the converting link. Remember that if a visitor has cookies turned off, they will not be counted as a referral. Site updates are still underway, as we get prepared for our Kickstarter that begins Monday. Thank you friends"
edgy meadow
Okay, so it uses cookie. Gotcha, that answers the question 😄 Ty @digital kestrel
waxen kraken
<@&257269635559194625> Whats your plans if you failed to meet a goal/streach target? Push the release date back till you meet it or something else?
idle siren
We are calculated and confident that any goal listed can be added before launch. However, Any stretch goal not met in time of our core launch would not delay release. It would be added after launch.
thin heart
<@&257269635559194625> Underwater node?
west garnet
<@&257269635559194625> congrats on 1.5 mil, can't wait to see the new stretch goals and the livestream!
weary hill
<@&257269635559194625> Not sure if this has been answered: Has there been discussion about whether we can customize art in our housing and perhaps sell art we've created? Wall art, sculpture, rugs, room dividers, etc?
ionic sierra
<@&257269635559194625> ISSUE in forums, I don't see my posts inside fansite
Here I look that I wrote, but inside I don't see my post...
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> Hello, new here! I had a question that I don't think has been discussed yet: Do you guys have thoughts about datamining and how to prevent it? I'm not super in the know about this topic so the answer could be "it's a non-issue"
silent cliff
<@&257269635559194625> what rating are y'all aiming for? T or M?
scenic flame
<@&257269635559194625> Will corruption gained through PKing be account-wide? or character specific?
proper gust
<@&257269635559194625> do we have a name of the land that we will be exploring yet ?
upper mica
<@&257269635559194625> Will crafting be a mini game similar to EQ2 or gather mats and combine ?
edgy meadow
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be a way to mark someone as referer, i.e Player x looks into AoC after hearing Player Y talk about it. Can Player y mark player X as referer after he's already signed up?
stark bone
<@&257269635559194625> what is the meaning of life?
worldly matrix
<@&257269635559194625> Will we have to surface to breathe when underwater, or can we stay down there forever?
teal hatch
<@&257269635559194625> will we be able to get concept art of the underrealm race before hitting the target to get more people incentivized to back the project?
void moth
<@&257269635559194625> Will you add some kind of way to redo your characters appearance (not race) after the initial character creation, something like the appearance change service in wow?
oak hollow
<@&257269635559194625> How will you define artisan professions? What combinations or specializations of gathering/crafting/processing will be required to become something like an Alchemist? Will player race impact crafting?
burnt rune
<@&257269635559194625> In competitive arenas will we get better rewards depending on our current ranking? Will the top PvP arena players be able to earn any exclusive rewards?
spark mango
<@&257269635559194625> will raids be tide to node stage of an area? Or be at a specific spot depending on the character level?
bronze sphinx
<@&257269635559194625> I believe that it was previously stated that bringing MMLs into the game was a stretch goal. With stretch goals reaching 2.5 million now, it seems unlikely that MMLs will be in the game. Is there any possibility of MMLs being added in without reaching a stretch goal?
earnest temple
<@&257269635559194625> After the kickstarted campaign is over will there be other oportunities for people to donate and keep working towards stretch goals, or will our chances be over once we reach the end of the kickstarted period?
warm socket
<@&257269635559194625> Will we be able to support Ashes of Creation and/or have a chance to get alpha access after the end of the kickstarter month?
native island
<@&257269635559194625> when the Phase 1 test comes out will people be able to stream it ? im really curious to if i can stream it on my channel or not ? 😃
hazy sonnet
<@&257269635559194625> will there be a way to transfer premium currency so guilds can hold giveaways and such?
@native island yes
stark spindle
<@&257269635559194625> How many words can be in a guild/alliance name?
spring pine
<@&257269635559194625> Will It Ever Be Possible (Either By Promotion Or Otherwise) To Have AoC Be A One Time Purchase?(I Understand There Is 400$ For A Lifetime Subscription, But I Can't Really Shill Out So Much With My Budget). For Me Personally, Being A Full Time Student And Part Time Worker Along With Projects To Handle, I End Up Not Being Able To Play Many Mmo's Due To Monthly Payments.
willow summit
<@&257269635559194625> Will you add proximity voice chat? Would there be a possibility of Magic radio communications in the form of crystal orbs?
honest mirage
<@&257269635559194625> how do you plan to handle UI mods? (Note: I likef the customizability of WoW's LUA script; but I found it a pain to update my add-ons whenever a new patch broke add-ons)
sand crown
@willow summit Steven recently said close range voicechat wont be a thing but squad guild and so on could be possible
willow summit
@sand crown That's a shame... Player-to-Player interactive a would be cool
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> can we have a photo of the aura, or the skins? would like to know what I'm puting my money into. Thanks
<@&257269635559194625> Will us, streamers, get obs overlay with the game theme?
placid folio
<@&257269635559194625> will the guild cloaks and guild mount items from the 1k pack be customizable for our guilds? like can we put our own guild symbol/banner on them?
unborn moat
<@&257269635559194625> i perhaps this has already been answered but i was curious as to if there will be other races the humans if so can you name a couple
rigid monolith
<@&257269635559194625> What's the game of the little beast with a flower on its head?
verbal quiver
@rigid monolith you mean the Flanggler?
chilly holly
<@&257269635559194625> What are your plans with stretch goals not met during the kickstarter campaign?
sand crown
@unborn moat visit kickstarter
modern bear
@chilly holly
queen garnet
@modern bear that isn't explicitly addressing any stretch goals that aren't met in terms of backers before the end of the Kickstarter
chilly holly
^
modern bear
are you referring to the stretch goals specifically based on number of backers?
chilly holly
that statement talks about implementing stretch goals. not handling stretch goals not met during kickstarter.
verbal quiver
Please leave this channel for direct questions towards intrepid studios, if you wish to discuss questions etc feel free to use #community_helpdesk
glacial nimbus
Is there any pure raid instance consist of many bosses in there which guild groups 10-20 players based on difficulty can be formed to participate in this raid and get special rewards ( weapons- armor ) ?? And will you allowing addons which define ppl performance comparing to each other during these events for example damage meters like wow game
tardy frost
<@&257269635559194625> I haven't seen this asked yet so, in my experience most mmo's when releasing have had to add more servers and then later on when the game dies down they combine low population servers. How would that be handled since so much work goes into each server and the limited housing? (not including the apartments).
crystal beacon
From what I've seen they will be having instanced housing you are able to buy as well.
crystal beacon
@tardy frost They actually talked about it in one of the streams, I don't remember which one though
crystal beacon
@sinful patrol If it's not posted yet it will be soon
hardy ruin
<@&257269635559194625> I know this may be a bit on the nose, but as a student currently enrolled in Full Sail's Game Design program, I'd like to ask if you or any company you know has any open internship programs at this time? 😃
crystal beacon
@hardy ruin If you are interested e-mail contact@intrepidstudios.com 😃
hardy ruin
On its way!
grizzled pebble
@hardy ruin I have emailed them about it as well but havent received any news yet, sadly
crystal beacon
If you unable to kick-start are you able to get the rewards later lime the customization tiers
flint barn
@crystal beacon Unless it says KS exclusive in front of the perk, it will likely be achieveable later on
shrewd hatch
<@&257269635559194625> Can a dead player get rezzed by other players and if so only by a cleric/healer skill?
remote mica
will there be high sea fish with fishing boats, such as in AA)
flint barn
@remote mica We just unlocked naval content through KS. This includes boats and such. Go check out the updates here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1791529601/ashes-of-creation-new-mmorpg-by-intrepid-studios?ref=user_menu
frozen vortex
Do you guys know what the computer specs are going to be? Like what are going to need to run this game right?
upper turtle
Though the "official specs" will be released later on. My guess would be around the end of summer
oak ember
But in 2 year the average pc is going to be better anyway
haughty bridge
@<@&257269635559194625> know this question resembles some that were asked before, If we truly want to live through our character and feel truly unique having to switch to another character to be another class kind of brakes the effect no? can't we have all classes available but not artisan classes? People that want to have a second story line would go for another char. anyways, no?
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> I'd still like more information on the decision on not bringing the game to Steam. And if there is anything we can do to talk you into it!
sacred zinc
<@&257269635559194625> Will the battlegrounds be time-locked? Like, battleground 1 is aviable from 2 to 5 pm, and battleground 2 is aviable only on weekends from 7 to 11 pm?
lusty steppe
Is the game going to be free , but just pay to play ? im thinking of backing on kick starter
tawdry bobcat
The only cost to play is a subscription for $15 a month @lusty steppe
crystal beacon
Just pay to play. No box price.
and if you join the referral program if you get enough you can pay the sub with the credit you get from there 😃
hard dune
<@&257269635559194625> If any of the stretch goals is not reached (eventually that will be the case), does that mean, that feature will not come or does that mean, the feature will come significantly later?
crystal beacon
7 referral's that are willing to pay = monthly free subscription
fallen scaffold
<@&257269635559194625> Will armor and clothing be class based (proficiencies) or will we be able to mix and match (leather boots & chain shirts) and if so will there be penalties or bonuses that can be gained from this?
tight arch
@fallen scaffold you will we be able to mix and match and will there be penalties or bonuses depending what you use.
@hard dune it means that will come but later as an expansion 😃
queen sky
@near barnes of Creation i was thinking, about interactions, is there any chance in adding a voice system where people walking near each other you can hear them talking, like on a team speaker program, in their own language? And when you move away from that group or person u can hear him lower and lower until you cant hear him/them at all. It would be awesome to interact like in real life :) You can actually help people learning other languages, utleast the basic languages. What about the weadding system? Maybe this game will help people to find their other half and who knows you can counter balance the so called "social websites" Also about those seasons, for example if you are a farmer, will the crop work like in real life, you have to plant them in spring at coultivate in autum like in real life? Same for other jobs, if you are a miner, if you are in winter the rock is to stubborn and stuff like that, each job is affected differently based on seasons, if you mine lets say in summer, the ores are lets say on a standard level and works best on specific items, each item with its own season ore requiered and of course based on that the cost will difer based on how hard will be to be mined, if u mine in spring is better but harder to mine them, which it reflects in consuming food and stuff, same goes for let`s say winter, you get the best quality of ore but you have to be prepared with supplies.
fallen skiff
<@&257269635559194625> .. If a mama Orc and a papa human loves each other very much, would they be able to make a half breed?
mystic dune
@queen sky Proximity voice chat has been asked. So far it's looking like Discord only but, could change never know for sure.
tight arch
@queen sky 1- They have a VOIP system to communicate to people that are near each other (steven said something about that in a Q&A)
2- weddings - yes, including between races and same sex (male - male, female - female)
3 - seasons are a thing too, not sure if they will affect everything but part of it is a yes
everything here could change never know for sure.
oak ember
Im not sure on the proximity voice chat. But party, dungeon, guild, group is confirmed at least
tight arch
you can see this information on #intrepid_answers 😃
queen sky
<@&257269635559194625> Another question. Now we know that character costumization is a big thing. But i dont want my character to look like a standard one. I want to look like myself or maybe like a character seen on tv or games. So here is the question. Will you create a small team of designers who can create a character model and textures based on pictures people send them with themself or maybe with characters from cartoons, movies. games etc? This was never implemented ever, though i did sent requests in the past to some other games developers, but no one was eager for that because was something completely new, probably the tech was no there yet, but it is now. If you ask me this will go HUGE and of course charging between 1 to 20 dollars i would gradly pay for that 😄 Of course after finishing the human templete of character they have to make templates for all races types in the game in case the player want to create an alt character and use same templates but adjusted to the race and still be adjusteable by the player in case he doesn`t like how a part of the model looks like.
tight arch
@queen sky no one mention it before, so we don't have information on that, include intrepid or steven in that question, but i will probably say that it is a "no".
queen sky
Ill wait for their answer :D who knows maybe well see it after all, i would like to see real people faces from real life, this way the so called people closed in rooms and shamed of themselfs will start to be more opened and courageous in life
frank hornet
<@&257269635559194625> What happens with all the stuff that is still locked at the end of the kickstarter?? Will we see that content in the future and have to buy for i.e a DLC?
tight arch
@frank hornet that will come but later as an expansion.
queen sky
DO you guys know when a representative of the dev team enters on discord to have chats with people?
usually when they enter i mean
flint barn
@queen sky Steven and Yaviey have been chatting with us the most
plucky temple
it really varies. I'm actually surprised Steven is not here yet because bagel shop is open since 30 minutes 
dry flower
You can Check who is online on the right hand panel, as to when they are actively checking the chats, I don't know
flint barn
@queen sky For me it's during the evening, as I live in EU
charred ridgeBOT
fleet rover
Hello, so would it be possible for you guys to add a "RP" tag to one of the servers so that people with similar interests can all gather on one realm? Not saying the server should be different but instead of having an "unofficial" rp server, it would be great with an official one. <@&257269635559194625>
green mica
<@&257269635559194625> Do we know the bare minimum of players a server can function with?
<@&257269635559194625> Will a server with 10K population need as many resources to upgrade a node as a server with a 4k population?
silent cliff
<@&257269635559194625> will nodes near water be seiged by boats
rose breach
@silent cliff no information atm, Probably though.
scenic flame
<@&257269635559194625> It has been stated that you are planning to hire 30-60 people to work on the game in the next 6 weeks. Is this still the plan, are you going to announce new team members for transparency purposes on the website as they're hired/oriented? Will they also have a community/social presence?
orchid pumice
@idle siren <@&257269635559194625>
So surnames have been confirmed
I personally don't like the idea of a surname in the games i play, my name alone is fine for me. Will we be able to have just first names or will a surname be required?
mystic dune
@orchid pumice https://puu.sh/vK0cy/05f0eaa74d.png Keyword here is optional.
orchid pumice
ah thank you, my friend didn't tell me it said optional
mystic dune
yep, no worries. im with you on that!
terse jacinth
I've got quite a few questions regarding gear & how it works in AoC, I hope these havent been asked/answered before: how many gear slots are there (helm, shoulders, chest etc)? what gear types are available (heavy, light, medium etc)? is gear class locked, and if so how does that work with secondary classes (e.g. can a mage/tank wear heavy armor)?
tight arch
@terse jacinth gear slots/gear type - no information yet, gear class isn't locked, so you can use it as you want but the stats can decrease with gear that isn't made for your character type.
let's say you are a mage/mage you can use heavy armor, but will not be good for you 😃
terse jacinth
ok, thanks for answer
also, has there been any mention if gear will have bigger impact on character than just visuals/stats? e.g. would a heavy armor user move slower than someone in light/medium armor for example?
tight arch
@terse jacinth i think so... but not sure, better wait to see if anyone have that information.
languid wigeon
Word on gems for gear or other enhancements?
rose breach
@tight arch @languid wigeon Actually...
stone bobcat
As a veteran Archeage player, Has anyone found any info on the open world land system ? in the forums or on discord ?
rose breach
@stone bobcat You mean freeholds?
stone bobcat
Yes @rose breach
rose breach
@stone bobcat ah. Here we have some info, they're going to be in the nodes ZoI and after node lvl 3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7oXj-NaMOk
stone bobcat
Yes i've seen that one 😄 @rose breach The problem we had on archeage was, you HAD to have land in order to achieve many things. i'm wondering if like the forge they showed on the stream is private / guild only or public. Can the freehold be sold, i doubt there'll be enough freeholds for every player. And can you do the farming outside of freeholds, or only on them. those were some things i was wondering about.
proud zodiac
<@&257269635559194625> Simple question: Is the emote system going to be in this game? Roughly how many emotes? Thanks.
crystal beacon
@stone bobcat like i undestand, You can sell your house. Also you have diferent kind of properties, like freeholds full custom, city houses or instanced apartments. Then i think everyone can have in one way or another a propertie. Maybe not everyone can have a luxurius mansion in the city center, but You can have your own place and be a citizen.
violet swan
<@&257269635559194625> What will enhancing gear be like? will it be something you can calculate, or will it be the horrible rng that makes people leave games?
stone bobcat
@crystal beacon I do hope that none of the activities are for the freeholds only as they are supposed to be limited. like instanced farms will be a thing. i have a 2 day headstart so i'll probably get my freehold, just feeling bad for the ppl who wouldnt even get a chance
@violet swan They said it will be a bit RNG based https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/257283936756039680/311546573400178688/Enchanting_system.PNG
burnt mauve
<@&257269635559194625> , i wanted to ask how will the kick starter mounts be given. are they given at level 1 or is it more of a system where you unlock them when you unlock other mounts. because i dont like the idea of starting with something other people have to work for, although at the same time im not going to be setting myself back and not use the mounts if they are available at level 1
thin heart
<@&257269635559194625> I know travel is meant to be important but there are times when you just need to go. Is there going to be a system in place for such instances? Also can/will freeholds serve as a resurrection point?
tame hearth
<@&257269635559194625> Can you shed some more light on the subject of horses? Such as breeding? Will the highest quality of horse be bred, captured, perhaps even purchased in game? I only ask simply because I would love to breed and raise horses, to possibly even be sought after for having high quality horses. I've been waiting for this topic to be touched on in the live streams.. though it seems everyone is obsessed with the violent side of the game. I'm dying to hear more about it's beauty and not just who can PvP who and where.
crystal beacon
^^
pliant lotus
<@&257269635559194625> Is the bow animation final already? Because I just noticed that even though they pull the arrow and are holding the bow... the bowstring is static. It kinda makes the bow useless if they are shooting arrows with their willpower. 😆
teal hatch
<@&257269635559194625> will there be a trial version when the game gets released e.g. WoW with getting to level 20 and that being it?
queen garnet
@stone bobcat head start servers will not have Node development until the game releases for everyone, you need Node level 3 to claim a freehold. You might have a slight advantage in potential resources to obtain one, but realistically, everyone will have the same time to get one, that you will. (and odds are the majority of the population are other headstarters)
oak hollow
<@&257269635559194625> Will player stats impact crafting? We know that player race will impact stats, so will player race impact crafting?
tepid fable
<@&257269635559194625> Will classes and races have special quest lines that offer unique rewards like equipment or costumes?
leaden sentinel
<@&257269635559194625> About the Kickstarter: If i were to back, with lets say $10 would i still get the rewards from the streach goals? Like the kitten/puppy pet says that all backers get those, but does that only include the ones who pledged + $25?
rigid monolith
@pliant lotus They are aware and we're in pre-alpha. It will be worked on a ton before it's final.
willow summit
<@&257269635559194625> Will the "Mage" & "Summoner" have a variety of magic schools to choose from? Example: Life, Death, Fire, Water
burnt patio
<@&257269635559194625> Will you hire more employees to develop the game?
gaunt vessel
<@&257269635559194625> How many skills can we expect the average class to have?
plucky temple
@burnt patio yes. their plan is to hit 30 in the next few weeks/months
@gaunt vessel somewhere around 15 but not decided yet
willow summit
@burnt patio they don't trust others with their project. It's not very smart to hire people that might mess up their prized image.
rigid monolith
@burnt mauve The mounts and other cosmetics are all KS exclusive. These exact skins/mounts won't be available in game, though you will be able to access mounts through regular play.
crystal beacon
So I know that they said meaningful when they talk about the game so I wondering if that was also with abilities because I would hate if the abilities of my class just were just something I use cause I can instead of something better like should I use that cause if I use it then my resource pool will be low so I won't be able to use a ability to escape if I mess up
So will abilities be meaningful and make u stop to think should I use that now
south crag
If u guys pull on us backers a no man sky can I take Stevens sandals?
pulsar ingot
lol
normal eagle
Word is out. Even though i trust Intrepid and think the team is sincere with their goals, people are talking about how this is a scam all over the internet. The more you tell them how it's not multi level, the more they keep copy pasting the same reddit link. Us trusting you doesn't matter. This will hurt the game before even Alpha launches. Do you have any plans to calm those "Pyramid" doomsayers or at least stop people who just heard about the game from believing those baseless claims? <@&257269635559194625>
I realize it's not news but peon's youtube comment section is still full of those people
queen garnet
@normal eagle there have been plenty of valid arguments providing solid information that this is not a pyramid sceme (also a reaction from Steve somehwhere in here I believe) and even proving its not neccesarily such a big deal financially for people to be able to make tons of money off. But you know, haters gonna hate. Anyone can find 'facts' on the internet proving their claims, even when there are many more fact proving the exact opposite.
normal eagle
Yeah i hear you. It feels like some companies are trying to hurt Intrepid because they see the potential. But i believe an interview done on that topic could clarify most things to new people
Because new players will see the pyramid claims first and then see steven's reply
That is if they bother to research the subject
queen garnet
@normal eagle actually it was on reddit where he reacted, my memory isn't what it used to be. Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/AshesofCreation/comments/68s5nn/ashes_of_creation_could_be_a_pyramid_scheme_xpost/
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> Would it be possible to have the names of the concept artists that are working on your project? Am curious of their work. Looking into that field myself 😃 (Also mad respect to you guys as developers for how you're going about interacting with the community. Exactly how it should be done).
normal eagle
@queen garnet I saw that reply but that's the problem. It's already on the third page. An actual pinned post or something easily accessible would be much better imho.
pulsar ingot
<@&257269635559194625> could you tell me anything about the rogue class? abilities, movement, etc
normal eagle
@queen garnet Think about it this way. Let's say you just heard about AoC from Peon's video. Checked comments and damn everyone says it's a scam. You won't know about a reply from a post on third page on AoC subreddit and you'll possibly just give up on the game.
sacred zinc
@crystal beacon i believe all of them are here) https://www.ashesofcreation.com/the-team/
jagged sparrow
<@&257269635559194625> Will the referral program continue to be a thing after launch or is it only for pre-launch advertising?
crystal beacon
@sacred zinc Derp, didn't even think to check there. Thanks!
sacred zinc
@pulsar ingot in one of last streams, they promissed to give a full rogue class info video soon
@crystal beacon ur welcome
fossil bloom
Will we be able to customize the UI like adding our own skins and so forth? (Like how people on twitch change their skin for streaming)
granite portal
<@&257269635559194625> How are you going to keep the hype for your MMO in check so that AoC doesn't become the "No Man's Sky" of MMO's?
lapis rune
<@&257269635559194625> Perhaps a question that may be "too soon". However, I was curious, for the sword weilding classes can a samurai sword be obtained? I've always enjoyed games where I was able to make my character look like a bad ass, and I have always felt a katana of sorts is one of the most superior weapons for a sword wielding character. If not, is there any chance of a "Japanese-themed" where these items of this culture could be obtained? I ask this with the assumption that there will be a transmogging system in the game at one point or another.
For me, asthetics and the types of weapons and gear I am able to obtain is a major selling point of an MMORPG for me.
lilac oxide
Keep the discussion out of this channel please 😃
charred ridgeBOT
sharp sentinel
<@&257269635559194625> How much of the game has been completed? I see the visuals and some combat. But are most systems in the prototype/concept stage and this has been announced for backing or has alot of the systems around pre alpha stage
crystal beacon
@sharp sentinel They are still in Pre-Alpha stage and The 1st Stage of the Alpha will take place Q42017 so they still have a big amount of work to do before the game is playable, but they are doing a great job. The team started working on the game 14 months ago I believe it was.
viral wharf
<@&257269635559194625> Is there any minimum donation to be backer or we can become a backer with any amount?
digital kestrel
@viral wharf You can pledge any amount you want with the "Make a pledge without a reward" option. The lowest reward tier costs $25.
viral wharf
@digital kestrel so we wont get those ''All backers'' rewards like pets or skins without pledging minimum of 25?
gray otter
<@&257269635559194625> I'm wondering how much seasons will add. For example, a place is inaccessible in 3 seasons, but in winter when a lake freezes over, new areas are reachable. Is this something that will be in the game?
tender silo
@gray otter They havent said anything about that specificly but I am betting that is something would like to do.
light locust
<@&257269635559194625> So I've heard about the class combining and I am very intruiged about a certain thing. Say I have a fighter and choose as the second class a mage. You've called this a spellsword and said, I could augment the standard fighter skills with mage things. Does that mean I have absolutely no access to standard mage spells, like a simple fireball? Or will the entire concept just be about enhancing the skills I already have? Furthermore, will some spells change their entire fundament with an augmentation? And lastly, are the multiple augmentations for a single spell?
digital kestrel
@viral wharf It's a matter of technicality I can not help you with. The way I see is, if you back the project without a reward, you don't get the stretch goal rewards either.
tender silo
@light locust It sounds to me that base skills come from primary and only augment those primary skills come from secondary. From all the interviews that is what is sounds like but there hasnt been a hard yes or no either way.
light locust
I suppose something like that is still up for debate, but I would love to hear what the devs are currently planning and where they're willing to go with the concept, as I think it adds a lot of individuality to one's character
tender silo
Spellsword sounds like a Redmage from FF. Uses Melee weapons enchanted to do extra magic damage/effects
thorn mica
<@&257269635559194625> what will the phasing be like in AoC will i can see a npc "that" my friend can't, or "that" Npc is walking around for me but in another city for my friend because he's on a diffrent part of the Character progress then I am. (say we are both playing Mages)... This seems a little early for this question but hasn't been asked so I wanted to put it out there.
placid lance
<@&257269635559194625> will there be such thing as race mount locks such as elf's being able to have Elk's and no other race be able tame thos creatures?
brave quartz
in regards to kickstarter packages...
closed Alpha phase 1
thats not the current build/product right?
dry flower
I think the game is Currently in Development, We still have like a year before they start the Alpha testing
hollow rapids
<@&257269635559194625> Can we get some insight into naming conventions, aside from the usual 'no impersonation etc.'? I' looking into playing a character with a name exclusively formed of digits and would like to know if thats possible.
south patio
<@&257269635559194625> Yo, asking for a friend who's concerned about the whole selling of things, with a lack of auction house, is there still ways to sell things whilst being offline? even if it's not global stuff
digital kestrel
@brave quartz @dry flower The first, key drawings, alpha has been scheduled Q4 2017, the KS first phase alpha is somewhere early 2018. The rest hasn't been announced yet.
brave quartz
ok ... i will be buying the package w the earliest alpha , so i believe that was the $500 one
dense matrix
<@&257269635559194625> If I want to make a town or village made up of 100% females, could I hire someone to carry out a successful siege killing all the males so I can possibly get a female replacement? This is a high priority concern as a fully female town would be life goal in this game if possible
brave quartz
Hillary town ?
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> Hey guys. Something I didn't quite get from all the Q&As. What determines where will the given node spawn?
digital kestrel
@south patio There will be auction houses or rather said, market places, for higher leveled economic nodes. Also in the latest Lazy Peon interview Steven said they're considering using NPCs in freeholds to sell player's stuff while offline.
@crystal beacon The location of nodes will be predetermined.
south patio
@digital kestrel cheers.
crystal beacon
@digital kestrel So if there is gonna be a node in some region, it's always gonna be at the same place?
wanton bay
<@&257269635559194625> Can we expect things you plan to invent into the game from the KS to still get put into the game at a later stage even if the KS goal is not reached like in patches etc?
mystic dune
@wanton bay On their KS page there's a section called updates. the most recent one has this at the bottom of the page. http://puu.sh/vKZwG/42e8b26282.png Also here's a link to that page. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1791529601/ashes-of-creation-new-mmorpg-by-intrepid-studios/posts/1880241
woven swan
<@&257269635559194625> Seeing that Nodes and the resources that each node produces are crucial to the game. Will we be able to create a node that is central to multiple nodes purely for the fact that it is "CENTRAL", meaning that this particular node is not in anyway purposed for its resources but used as a trading hub for all other nodes to come and go as they please, trading, selling and swapping goods? A neutral zone, so to speak.
While on a trade run, is it possible to gather/buy resources from "Town C" which is not directly connected to your particualr node but your neighbouring node "Town B" and then on your way back to your node can we stop at Node "Town B" before heading back to our own Node "Town A". Or could we venture into the wild avoiding the set roads in order to get from Town C to Town A.
Could I, as a guild Leader hire npc Mercenaries to rob and murder other players or npc while they are completing their trade run, or if npcs arnt Available I guess I would have to hire mercenary guilds to do my bidding, so I can distance myself from this act as much as possible.
Also can a node be governed by multiple guilds, like an embassy within a Node. Determining the outcomes of trade and the flow of business in and out of the city.
If I were to set up a node by the sea or river side, will I be able to then take advantage of it's surroundings by setting up a dock and allowing the node to easily access other areas or territories (other Nodes), this being said, could this node make an income for allowing passengers to travel to and from its port using its own boats to transport people and allowing other boats to dock at it's very own docks or to even trade to and from other nodes with similar docks like itself.
tender silo
<@&257269635559194625> are you guys planning on adding support for UI add-on or mods? Nothing that changes game play just information. Some of us like to customize our UI.
agile pier
Just saw that the game was going to be subscription based. Was wondering if there would be any chance of doing a lifetime membership. The only issue I have with subscription is I play a lot of different games so I may go a week or two without playing a game. So if there was a way to pay like ~$150 upfront I would be very interested. Or even doing something like if you dont log on one day, it doesnt count against the month you subscribe.
wicked epoch
Hello, Is there a Bug in the Forum software ? - i did try to post a thread in the guild recruitment section 3 times in the last ~15min, but for some reasons its seems not to work.
languid wigeon
@agile pier I think it was the $500 Kickstarter tier has it built in, and I think I remember seeing something about it not being offered later. I'm not a mod or anything, so don't take my word for it. 😃
dim monolith
@agile pier there a kickstart pledge for perm subscription
agile pier
thnx for the info
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> can we have a photo of the aura, or the skins? would like to know what I'm puting my money into. Thanks
muted ore
@jagged sparrow the referral system will continue to be in place during and after launch, unless the company runs into issues that forces them to take it down
exotic vine
<@&257269635559194625> Not sure if this has been asked yet but will weapons and armors themselves also have state pre reqs? Not sure how you plan on doing character stats but was wondering if say you find a Legendary item and it requires a certain amount of strength, or stamina, or a combination of stats in order to utilize it, or will gear just be the normal anyone can use it type deal?
weary hill
@wicked epoch Forums have been having alot of issues with this. Try changing a word when you repost it or it may give the error that you've already posted it. Sometimes if you give it a while and try again it works.
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> Ok, so as the game goes on and as expansions come out, will that new content be locked behind the previous content? Because even though it makes for good story to have it in order, it often turns players away becasue they have to get through so much content just to get to "the main game". In AoC, story won't be exactly linear with content being locked by node advancement and such, so I think that they can allow expansion content to be experienced by all players, despite level.
willow raptor
In a recent interview, Steven said that Kevin AND Jason Crawford were working on the backend. Are they brothers? If so, did they work on Everquest and Star Wars Galaxies together?
stoic copper
@agile pier lifetime subs are Kickstarter exclusive with the lowest costing tier of $470 currently available
limber kite
@crystal beacon steven said, expansions will like add new content to different node levels, new nodes, maybe even new races. things like that. It sounds pretty mutch to me, that the "older" content would not get meaningless unlike in the other mmos. This is hardly possible with the nodesystem anyway. And most likely not locked behind the previous content, rather locked behind a certain node level. Watch the interviews with dungoen crawler and LazyPeon, very informative.
crystal beacon
Ok thx. I watched them but they were in the background. Kinda missed some stuff i guess lol @limber kite
flat viper
<@&257269635559194625> I've aways wanted to play a mmorpg where i can be a blacksmith as my main gameplay, to earn gold and level up just doing my "job" and fighting only to get special resources to make better weapons/armor by demand from other players while doing stock swords/armors to put on display to be bought instantly, i havent see something like this since wurm online in 2006, will i be able to do that on AoC?
violet jackal
<@&257269635559194625> If you are still hiring, what positions are you looking to fill currently? I saw somewhere it said poeple experienced in UR4, but are you also looking for artists and writers, map designers etc.?
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spring dew
<@&257269635559194625> hi guys, i'm thrilled to know you'r rocking kickstarter hard ! I would also like to back you, but as a streamer I'm no sure of what beta / alpha will not be covered BY NDA and i would know if you guys have any interests in helping streamers promoting your game on both youtube and twitch side ? Keep me posted 😃
dense matrix
@spring dew i believe there is no NDA
violet jackal
As far as we have been told, the only NDA is for the Friends and Family alpha.
fierce leaf
<@&257269635559194625> I wanted to back your kickstarter project and realised I cant pay with paypal and I do not have a credit card... is there any other way to back your game?
winter mauve
<@&257269635559194625> Heey a quick question about pay to win. So you've said there will be no pay to win... but what I'm concerned about are the websites that sell stuff in games for real money. Are you going to try preventing them somehow?
open girder
<@&257269635559194625> I wonder, if AoC world constantly changes, would our characters get constant perks\buffs\debuffs\body marks (scars etc) from various events?
mighty hare
<@&257269635559194625> Will you show what the pets, mounts and apperances will look like before the pledging time runs out? or atleast concept of them
hybrid inlet
<@&257269635559194625> Could we have some official statement on your thought regarding a PvE only server? Are you planning to have a PvE only server?
sterile briar
<@&257269635559194625> is there a way that you guys could set up an upfront cost as well as the subscription method? how much would it roughly cost per month when finished?
muted ore
@spring dew The Closed Alpha is under NDA, the alpha which you will be able to stream is the KS Alpha which will Not be under NDA
@sterile briar their game has no Box Fee which means that they won't have any price on the game aside from the $15 monthly sub fee
late rivet
#intrepid_answers +There will be sea/oce servers < does this mean there is both SEA and OCE server or they're both in one?
muted ore
@winter mauve there will be Active GMs that will monitor in game activities so if your talking about stuff like gold bots and selling in game gold for cash via 3rd party or in game transactions that GMs will be monitoring the game game and be on the watch for such things to stop them when things like these happen
@late rivet there will be multiple SEA/OCE servers, thus the plural wording
winter mauve
Okay I wish even the websites doing this can be shut down too.. thanks for answer!
muted ore
@flat viper yes being a full time crafter is possible in the game, but you will be required to fight mobs or even other players sometimes when it is called for (self protection, or fighting to get resources)
thorn vector
<@&257269635559194625> I was wondering wether content will be the same among servers. So for example people knowing stuff that happens in another server will try to change their server to look for the same rewards (i.e. some epic reward from a boss in an undeveloped node)
muted ore
@thorn vector all content will be the same along all servers however since the players along each server will be different/have different interests/goals, servers won't be the same, though it's possible to do similar things/copy another server, it would be difficult as you will need to copy all the players actions from the server with will not be logically possible to do so, thus leading to all servers to be unique having their own direction in which they go. (They all start same but will branch off and go in different directions, creating different "worlds" per server)
kind tinsel
My issue with most mmo was repetitiveness of actions. Killing things is of course the core of almost every game, there is also crafting but it's somewhat standardised. Would there be some other way to develop character in a manner that it could have impact on the game? Such idea ws introduced in wildstar few years back, you had your main class, but in addition you were able to choose a path: scientist, explorer, soldier or settler, though execution was not that great. Would you consider offering something like that as additional character development?
fossil bloom
Will there be a colorblind mode? Not for me but for other fellow players.
marble cradle
<@&257269635559194625> Will Ashes of Creation have any sort of database like "wowhead" where people can look for information about quests, items, drops from bosses and & npcs, spells, games events? Also maybe a dress room and place where people can read about story of dungeons, raids, battlegrounds, open world events etc.
carmine herald
On the topic of Class/Subclass; we've heard the Tank+Cleric = Paladin a few times. If I main line a Cleric and add the tank, what does that become?
weary hill
@kind tinsel You'll be able to further develop your character through religion. Steven speaks about this in one of the streams or Q&A's.
toxic olive
<@&257269635559194625> What happens with cities or towns that fall? Will there be ruins? Say a metropolis is destroyed, and the ruins are all that remain, could there be a dragon or other mobs that take up residence within the ruins? Could the place eventually turn back to nature, or will it be an instant change?
analog flint
<@&257269635559194625> Will the game have a heavy similarity to armor and weapons from past MMORPG games? Ex: Kinky corsets for mages, high heels, too bulky heavy armors, axes larger than my umbrellas for shouldepads? Or will it follow a more realistic fantasy? Like The Elder Scrolls.
edgy belfry
I have a question. The world and nodes are changing together with monsters, enemies and npcs. I take it that those monsters will get stronger as well the more developed a node gets. What do you guys @Inteprid Studios are going to do about players who join severs later and with that begin at lvl 1 with a developed world and monsters. Will there still be weaker enemies for them? Or is there a certain catch-up-system in place? How is it going to work?
flat viper
@muted ore Thank you for the response, i am very glad to hear that, unfortunately my continent (south america) will not get a server on launch as said in the lazypeons Q&A video, maybe i will get to play but will a very high ping
muted ore
@analog flint expect more realistic looking armor with fantasy aspects (remember it's still a fantasy setting) but don't expect kinky armor like a certain game cough TERA cough
polar blaze
Question for AoC, What roll will Tamming abd Breeding take in the game since it will be taking up at least 1 of our 3 artisan skill points. Will the Animals we Tame or breed be sellable on to some type of marketplace? breedable mounts?