questions

[rigid flicker]

<@&257269635559194625>

1. How complex will crafting armor/weapons be? For example, if I am crafting a sword, do I craft the entire sword or all the individual pieces? For armor, will we be able to craft individual pieces, such as a chestplate, and then wear that chestplate with a different armor piece, or will armor just be one full piece that cannot be combined with other armor sets?

2. How will enchanting items work and what will we see? Will enchanting be a profession, allowing players to enchant and sell items to other players? Will enchanted items have visual effects? For example, if I were to enchant a sword with a fire ability, would my sword be covered in fire?

[modern jungle]

If there is a critical damadge mechanic... how does it work? will it be based on % of u base damadge or will it be a diferent stat?

[languid peak]

Do the Sattlement stages 1-5 have a maximum number that can exist at the same time?

[low plover]

<@&257269635559194625> will stock exchange ever make a reveal even if we dont reach 3mill via update or dlc

[open tendon]

<@&257269635559194625> Is there concept art for the kickstarter reward so we can see waht we are getting?

[hybrid trench]

<@&257269635559194625> Can you give any examples of types of creatures summoners will be able to summon?

[proud bronze]

will u be able to become somewhat unique Through your items (for example like path of exile)

[silent pasture]

<@&257269635559194625> Will be possible a qeue for GVG (Guild vs Guild) with 15-20 players each team with a guild ranking?

[teal sand]

<@&257269635559194625> There has not really been much discussion about storage and account sharing with alts that i have seen so far. I think that one of the few things black desert online did get kind of right was the warehouse system. The had a warehouse in each city or town and were separate from each other. The warehouse was account wide so that you and your alts had access to this warehouse but seeing it was located in each town or city separately you would have to travel to that town to retrieve your goods from that warehouse. You could expand warehouse spaces / slots via quest or the downside via cash shop(which ashes could just make it plausible to expand warehouse space with in game currency instead). This may also provide a place your items would go if the node is destroyed that it would auto deposit into a special page or tab in your warehouse in that nodes region so you could then collect your goods at a later time.

[rose breach]

<@&257269635559194625> how will blacksmithing work? will it be like traditional mmo's where you have to get the materials and then click "craft" or will there be Quicktime events or something to make the weapon stats better?

[hallow pine]

<@&257269635559194625> do you plan to continue fundraising on your website after the kickstarter is over, like other kickstarters mmos have done in the past?

[versed kiln]

@Intredpid Studios For the Royalty package on KickStarter. Will we be able to stream the Q&A sessions to our own channels?

[gray turret]

will there be locked boxes for rogues to unlock?

[fiery anchor]

<@&257269635559194625> What would be the reason to attack a node that isn't a metropolis, won't the game nodes just be full of metropoli and the level below after a few months in?

[marble summit]

I want know more about every class and race and specially Summoners

[wary swift]

<@&257269635559194625> may we have a final answer on what in the kickstarter packs above $1000 is kickstarter exlusive?

[dapper void]

<@&257269635559194625> what will stop a guild that wants to seige a city from camping their members inside the town before the siege?

[tired fog]

<@&257269635559194625> let's say we don't get to 16 000bakers, is there gonna be another way to have the Skill FX Set?

[granite bay]

<@&257269635559194625>
Will player collision be a 'thing'?

• if not, how will some player skills like 'rush to enemy' be handled/compensated for etc.

[unreal arrow]

<@&257269635559194625> Are 1 handed weapons hand-locked? i.e. can I have a right-handed shield and left handed sword, or an orb in both hands?

[nocturne void]

<@&257269635559194625> when will we get to see other races and their locations

[narrow saddle]

<@&257269635559194625> How has your view on game design changed now that you have so many backers? Do you feel hamstrung, now that you have so many people with opinions that need to be validated?

[stark cave]

<@&257269635559194625> How will Ashes incentivize players to stick to a 'main' character? Particularly in a "player-driven" world, alts could tend to diminish the games experience - specifically in concerns to the economy.

[lunar quartz]

If AoC becomes a huge hit which it looks like it will be, do you think you will bring it to console for people who don't play PC?

[sick moth]

<@&257269635559194625> Can you elaborate on features you plan to implement for guilds?

[silent pasture]

<@&257269635559194625> Will be possible a qeue for GVG (Guild vs Guild) with 15-20 players each team with a guild ranking?

[marble summit]

Questionindeed indeed Can you tell us more about each race and classes and especially Summons?

[hushed plinth]

<@&257269635559194625> What types of systems will be place to prevent guilds from gating resources in nodes/metro from other guilds/players?

[crystal beacon]

<@&257269635559194625> how many summons can a summoner summon at once????

@open tendon scroll down to the bottom of the KS page anbd you will see some consept art😉

[silent pasture]

<@&257269635559194625> The bow will be target weapon? or skilled weapon like u shoot the arrow where u want

[marble summit]

Are summoner be able to tame summons?

[tired fog]

<@&257269635559194625> If we have for exemple 15 500 backers 1 day before the end, can I do 500 accounts and give 1 $ each so we reach the 16 000 ?

[crystal beacon]

If you are wanting these answered on the livestream go to #317046251814256641 😃

[whole salmon]

<@&257269635559194625> What will female armor look like? A lot of MMOs have overtly sexualized outfits and animations towards female characters, and the male characters have actual outfits. Will this MMO have actual clothes for characters or no? I don't want to be forced to play as a guy again.

[lunar quartz]

<@&257269635559194625> If AoC becomes a huge hit which i believe it will be, do you think you will bring it to console for people who don't play PC?

[crystal beacon]

<@&257269635559194625> how many summons can a summoner summon at once????

[strange perch]

<@&257269635559194625> Will there be lewds

[fiery anchor]

<@&257269635559194625> What would be the reason to attack a node that isn't a metropolis, won't the game nodes just be full of metropoli and the level below after a few months in?

[silent pasture]

The bow will be target weapon? or skilled weapon like u shoot the arrow where u want

<@&257269635559194625> The bow will be target weapon? or skilled weapon like u shoot the arrow where u want

[lofty dome]

<@&257269635559194625> Question: How are the difficulties of raids? like IS there going to be a Hard Mode Nightmare mode? or just a raid with 1 difficultly and will there be an incentive for the hardcore raiders.

[haughty geode]

<@&257269635559194625> Is it a possibility of a class resembling the Bonedancer from DAoC? The Bonedancer was one of my favorite classes in the game and I played for about 8 years.

[crystal beacon]

If you are wanting these answered on the livestream go to #317046251814256641

[tropic kelp]

<@&257269635559194625> In regards to the level cap, Will there be a soft cap AND a hard cap or just a hard cap, For example, Once you reach a certain level, your exp gain comes to a crawl but it is possible to level up to the hardcap

[late violet]

<@&257269635559194625> Question: Will there be PVP armor? armor only gained through PVP? and will it give you advantage in PVP? like PVP resistance and the weapons do more damage to players etc?

[supple nova]

<@&257269635559194625> Is there a limited number of citizens in each city? Will all players just migrate to the strongest city in the region if there is no limit?

[turbid crater]

<@&257269635559194625> Can you expand on How your healing "cleric" will be different than how healing is in other mmo's since you guys have stated you systems/mechanics will be different than we've seen before?

[dire magnet]

<@&257269635559194625> Ok i understand that nodes can be destroyed, But after few months , what if one node became too big and started destroying everyone and no one managed to defeat them , how would you balance that

[crystal beacon]

If you are wanting these answered on the livestream post in #317046251814256641

[late violet]

<@&257269635559194625> Question: Will there be PVP armor? armor only gained through PVP? and will it give you advantage in PVP? like PVP resistance and the weapons do more damage to players etc?

[wise kestrel]

<@&257269635559194625> Is node citizenship necessary, will we miss out a lot by not choosing one? Can we be homeless, treat every node as our enemy, become an outlaw and raid and plunder for our own gaining?

[crystal beacon]

@late violet There wont bee pvp weapons,armour or pvp stats. Hope it helped

[late violet]

@crystal beacon aw really? rip

[dapper void]

<@&257269635559194625> what will prevent an attacking Guild from Camping in a town before they siege it?

[mint urchin]

<@&257269635559194625> Will there be nodes beyond the expected normal biomes? Dreamscapey or otherwise pseudonatural seeming environments?

[sick moth]

<@&257269635559194625> Will players (node citizens or otherwise) be able to choose sides during a seige?

[fast comet]

<@&257269635559194625> Will mounts have a follow option that will let them follow you as you run?

[barren stag]

@crystal beacon Can we dye one piece of clothing or armor in multiple areas like GW2?

[crystal beacon]

If you are wanting these answered on the livestream post in #317046251814256641

<@&257269635559194625> Will we have a teleport system like in Ultima Online (Store a player selected location on a rune, use a spell to return there - even as a non caster, the latter using consumable scrolls crafted by players)

<@&257269635559194625> Can a player make a corrupted node, for example the biggest group of pirates develope a island node, and the only people who live there are the pirate members. Can you even play as a pirate?

[fiery anchor]

<@&257269635559194625> What would be the reason to attack a node that isn't a metropolis, won't the game nodes just be full of metropoli and the level below after a few months in?

[tacit marsh]

<@&257269635559194625> Will there be daily / weekly limitations to dungeons or quests ?

[nimble wave]

@sick moth Yes. "ANYONE" includes the citizens ^^
http://i.imgur.com/vqxmbQh.png
http://i.imgur.com/mN8xMqF.png
http://i.imgur.com/cCgD8Fy.png
Hope I helped

[stuck forum]

<@&257269635559194625> Question: How free form will crafting be utilized by players? If one learns a skill from another progression path or learns something that could be applicable to crafting that adds a nuance to the mechanics would it create a novel new item or create something that has never been seen before? Or will crafting be mechanical but follow a very specific set of rules or schema?

[livid flint]

<@&257269635559194625> What would be the reason to attack a node that isn't a metropolis, won't the game nodes just be full of metropoli and the level below after a few months in?

[high barn]

<@&257269635559194625> could you go more into depth about the differences in the classes or the perks? ex. what's the difference between a fighter and a rogue in Ashes of Creation?

[crystal beacon]

<@&257269635559194625> how many summons can a summoner summon at once and can we make our own summons from putting parts of monesters we kill together or by taking eggs ????

[nimble wave]

@dapper void The nodes are extremly protected, so rampaging and "camping" within the city, is impossible.
before the siege there are declartaion times, meaning that you need to "que" for either attack or defense.
http://i.imgur.com/BP4PP2n.png

For more infromation on Sieges please view this document:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/14luppZ3Ub8jmcw_aK65QWxYY4xa8qAo9zRfpYWBxOXE/edit#heading=h.sh0iynt2443r
"Sieges"
Hope that clarified it.

[fading jasper]

<@&257269635559194625> Question: will there be any static skills such as a class planting a flag, beacon or totem? I need a support class who rallies his group through placing flags etc

[jagged thunder]

<@&257269635559194625> QUESTION: How are your classes unique in that one mage plays and feels differently from another mage so that we don't have the same kinds of mages running around?

[drowsy holly]

<@&257269635559194625> question: can we use monster token to weaken a metropolis before siege it?

[crystal beacon]

If you are wanting these answered on the livestream post in #317046251814256641

[jagged thunder]

<@&257269635559194625> QUESTION: How are your classes unique in that one mage plays and feels differently from another mage so that we don't have the same kinds of mages running around?

[nimble wave]

@crystal beacon To clarify regarding the "corrupted" lifestyle
http://i.imgur.com/NJL6kfY.png

[crystal beacon]

Will you put yourselves as NPCs in AoC?

[fossil pendant]

@anyoe Will ashes have a dedicated healer class and will other classes be abel to heal, if so how would it work?
(Leech healing, spell healing) and would a healer cast heals by clicking group frames or skillshots? Used to play healer so would love to know if anyone have heard/know this :)

[nimble wave]

@fiery anchor First of all, it is importnat to understand what a ZOI is.
for more info on ZOI :
http://i.imgur.com/vRSBVYE.png
So, nodes will "consume" other nodes and prevent it from growing.
meaning that people that want to fight for their node, if they have a node that grows near them, will have to siege it, be it lower level then a metropolis.
Additionaly, political and resourcal rivarly are expected to happen aswell.
ADDITIOINALY, with the way the ZOI works, only a maximum of 5 metropolisis can exist in one time.
so if you want to "free" your city from a ZOI and advance it to the next stage, you'll absolutley have to siege another node.
http://i.imgur.com/APrh4LN.png
to sum it up: there is enought room for conflict.
for more information regarding nodes, ZOI and sieges, please refer to this document:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/14luppZ3Ub8jmcw_aK65QWxYY4xa8qAo9zRfpYWBxOXE/edit#heading=h.sh0iynt2443r

[echo badge]

<@&257269635559194625> can you elude to why someone should become an Artisan or Expert persay in a gathering profession or processing, what benefits might they get for specializing in one of the non production professions. i.e. how will you balance the attractiveness of the gathering and processing professions, when compared to the obvious benefits and attractiveness of the production professions.

[fallow smelt]

<@&257269635559194625> will I be able to have a freehold on each of my Alts and have them in different nodes?

[nimble wave]

@fossil pendant The closest thing to a healer is the cleric, so absolutley,
and because of how the "augmentations" work, it is possible to include healing for other classes aswell
http://i.imgur.com/KBUiloi.png

[haughty geode]

@idle siren @fast grotto @reef mulch With underground content, will the caves look like stuff from Skyrim with open cealings and light perring in with foliage and or will there be large crystaline structures with glowing plants and not just a large hole full of dirt?

[distant fossil]

<@&257269635559194625> Will there be public (opt-in?) VOIP channels for players in taverns or guild halls? Would be great for RPing!

[nimble wave]

@fallow smelt Yes. properties are character based, not account.

[fossil pendant]

@nimble wave Thanks :)

[daring pendant]

Will be ingame Auto Assist for Target or some kind of FOCUS marker above the Character/Mob, possible?
For Example If you are plaing in party and someone marking the primary Target – you can Tab and sellect it immediately.

[fallow smelt]

That means i could have a chain 🙂

[crystal beacon]

To what extent will a player's choice in social group affect his or her abiltity to unlock certain schematics for crafting?

[jagged thunder]

<@&257269635559194625> How are your classes unique in that one mage plays and feels differently from another mage so that we don't have the same kinds of mages running around?

[nimble wave]

@jagged thunder The game has 64 classes.
you pick your "core" class, and then you can augment it again with 1 of the 8 archetypes.
http://i.imgur.com/z7nDZGB.png
for more information on the archetypes pleasee read this document:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/14luppZ3Ub8jmcw_aK65QWxYY4xa8qAo9zRfpYWBxOXE/edit#heading=h.isihju23akve
"Primary & Secondary Archetypes"

[jagged thunder]

Thank you needle 😄

[daring pendant]

help me Needle wigh my question above.

[crystal beacon]

@daring pendant thats unknown info sadly

[nimble wave]

@echo badge Everyone is reliant on everyone,
in a sence that the crafter, cant craft without proccessed items.
the proccessorr cant process without the resources.
and the gatherer provides the base resources from the world.
Becuase of this holy trinity, and the fact that you can only truley "master" one of them.
You'll be reliant on one another, if you want to provide the best quallity item.
also, they did mention, that "if everyone is a master, then noone is" they want to ensure that becoming a "master" of crafting,processing or gathering
means alot.
For more infromation please refer to this document:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/14luppZ3Ub8jmcw_aK65QWxYY4xa8qAo9zRfpYWBxOXE/edit#heading=h.wcgb3sl6o1e5
I marked the tab u need

[echo badge]

thats not an anwser

[nimble wave]

@daring pendant Im sorry, we dont have infromation regarding that yet.
As @crystal beacon Noted, we are at pre-alpha stage.
the combat system is 1% completed and we havent recieved any information regarding that part of development.
You'll have to ask Interpid Studio directly and hope for an answer.

[daring pendant]

That's I am triing to do last stream))

[nimble wave]

@echo badge In order to achieve the highest tier of item, you'll have to go trough 3 stages.
a) gather the material
b) process the material
c) create the item
All those 3 are needed.
If persay, everyone wanted to be an "expert" crafter, there will be an empty space for the othere 2 professions,
and until someone would fill the void, these items will be none-existant.
Furthermore, if there is very little "gatherers", they will be the ones dictating the price.
its basic economics, someone will have to fill the void. but in the end, to achieve the final item, all these 3 stages will have to be put trough.
and by demand, you'll have better income.

If I still got your question wrong, could you please rephrase it.

[dusk nova]

For mounts, are they a 'summonable' spell like they are in most games, or will they always be in the world with you like in Black Desert Online?

[fickle sinew]

<@&257269635559194625> HD version of the KS Kitten plz

[covert smelt]

@dusk nova They will be summoned/desummoned

[rigid flicker]

<@&257269635559194625>

1. How complex will crafting armor/weapons be? For example, if I am crafting a sword, do I craft the entire sword or all the individual pieces? For armor, will we be able to craft individual pieces, such as a chestplate, and then wear that chestplate with a different armor piece, or will armor just be one full piece that cannot be combined with other armor sets?
2. How will enchanting items work and what will we see? Will enchanting be a profession, allowing players to enchant and sell items to other players? Will enchanted items have visual effects? For example, if I were to enchant a sword with a fire ability, would my sword be covered in fire?

[lofty haven]

<@&257269635559194625>

1. Currency
   Are you going to consider a non-gold currency system?
   Path of Exile for instance uses its currency as the crafting system, which helps with avoiding inflation of gold and rediculous prices later in the game (eg 10k gold for a mount); will some currency have abilities to enhance or alter equipment or other items, or are you just going to go with gold?

2. Customization
   You've said on a livestream that it’ll be possible to scale character traits, but will male characters be able to wear "make-up" and female characters be able to have cool tribal tatoos and scars?
   Also, will both male and female characters be able to have the choice to wear bulky bad-ass nonrevealing armor,“chain bikinis” and everything inbetween?

[covert smelt]

@rigid flicker Not sure if you'll be crafting individual parts of weapons (like blade, hilt, crosspiece etc) but there'll be dials that you can turn that'll effectively change the effects of the weapon (like stats, appearance and other cool stuff). For armour it'll definitely be separate - all armour pieces can and will be individually crafted and have their own appearance so you can mix and match however way you want. I think they also mentioned enchanting be its own separate profession as part of the processing branch. And I would presume there would be a visual aspect to the enchantments as well so yes, I figure if you did enchant it with some kind of fire stone then you'd have bonus elemental effects as well as flames on the blade itself

[covert smelt]

@lofty haven Currency will be some kind of money but as far as economy is concerned, the prices of objects are determined by the player effectively through supply and demand (for gathered resources in particular) and it will be heavily localised. This means that individual nodes will have their own particular speciality of goods to the extent that a particular node with say a lot of miners will attract crafters from other nodes that will want to buy the best ores at the most reasonable price. And weapons and armour will all be unique depending on who crafts them, what they decided to customise it with and what level they are as a crafter so you won't find the marketplace littered with the same +1 swords as Steven likes to put it. These things together (and the gold sinks) will ensure that prices wont become heavily inflated and would keep the currency value reasonable.

About customisation, I would hope that guys and gals could crossplay and it's highly probable that some kind of crossdressing will be catered for by the system if not by skilled tailors/crafters since roleplay is a big focus and what better roleplay is there than some classic theatric gender swapping. Yes females will be able to get crazy ass tattoos and scars. Furthermore, they already said that they want armour to NOT be unreasonable so light armour might not cover everything to allow better movement but you can definitely have awesome heavy plated armour even as a girl (I'm reminded a bit of Elfie from Fire Emblem Fates as I say that). Also since mankinis are a thing, possibly? Though it wouldn't really serve well in terms of functionality but perhaps you could wear it outside of combat XD

[shy stream]

<@&257269635559194625> If a player is part of an international gaming community and spends time playing with people in different timezones, ie they are oceanic and they play weekends with people who are NA (Ping being a big problem with just staying on this server). Will they have an option to take their character they play throughout the week (6pm my time being like 2am NA time) over to another server to visit/play (obviously this would be only the player not any freeholds etc) for the weekend or will they only be able to roll an alt and have them exist solely on NA servers? also will the kickstarter exclusives ie armor/costumes/weapons/mount cosmetics only be useable on 1 server or can i have 1 set on NA, 1 set on Oceanic ie if only the alt option is available, will i be able to have 2 characters on 2 different servers with the same kickstarter looks to show that im a kickstarter player with having to gimp the aesthetic of my main?

[elfin swan]

Will realm transfers exist, say i get bored of one world and want to try another one and explore it on the same character?

[shy stream]

<@&257269635559194625> Will there be any sort of messages to a server for when a siege is going to take place? ie 30mins before it starts, this could allow people that arent in big guids to be witness/be apart of it, if they have the interest/time to travel to node being sieged? Also is there any update in regards to ideas for sea based sieges ie if it is a port town the node gets additional advantages due to sea and ground trade routes, however the risk is that potentially they have to also deal with sieges that have ships / group mounts with attack ability (leviathans or sea dragons?) obv the node would need to have something like magic cannons/balistas for defense, this would allow for some very cool sieges when having to deal with 2 methods of attack however the node innately if it can defend, gets a bonus on trade income due to the 2 types of caravans or takes a fishing tax with its ZOI

[nimble wave]

@shy stream
I'll break it down since you asked a few questions:

1. Yes, they mentioned that whatever happens in the world will be displayed, and since sieges has "wait period" before the start, you'll defintley be able to know about it and particiapte.
2. They have stated that they will not allow battleships to interfier with sieges, the reason is: they dont want to "penelize" nodes that are build closer to shore.
   That is the information we know so far, ragrding the trade routes, nothing ^^
   hope I was helpful

[shy stream]

@nimble wave was very helpful, thank you. Any chance you know of anything in regards to the communities side of things ie the oceanic/NA options etc or is that i suppose abit far ahead?

[nimble wave]

@shy stream Are you refering to the server choice?
or a community outlet just for these areas? since we have a mixed discord right now

[shy stream]

@nimble wave 2 questions above the one you answered of mine, just as an oceanic player i remember steven mentioning on a stream the coolness of being able to play with people ingame that are in different places, however currently since it seems the servers will be split between NA/OCX/EU sadly i was wondering if i'd be able to visit NA with my OCX player that i play on the weekdays on the weekends when i can play with NA friends or would i only be able to make an alt

[nimble wave]

@shy stream This is the information we've recieved.
This is all I have, it somewhat confirms it, but then again says it wont be "as easy to access" so maybe with payment.
http://i.imgur.com/X5Tv7Uj.png
http://i.imgur.com/u0H66dF.png
Hope that answered your question ^^

[covert smelt]

@shy stream If they're on different servers it means you can't meet in-game and I don't think you'd be able to connect to another server because you'd have node citizenship and node housing and if you go to another server your node wouldn't technically exist

You could ask for a global server?

[young ruin]

@idle siren <@&257269635559194625> About the song at the beginning of the stream, is it going to be something like a main theme on AoC or of the like? And am I able to upload the song to youtube or make a cover of it and upload it on youtube

[shy stream]

@nimble wave @covert smelt thanks alot for the info, yeah not what i was hoping but sadly ping is probably going to be something that will affect the servers to a big degree and hence the split. Do you know if say my kickstarter benefits will be useable across multiple servers? ie if i make a character on OCX Server 1 and add the armor/weapons/cosmetics will i be able to do the same thing on NA Server 1 as well?

[covert smelt]

@shy stream Account bound afaik so maybe? If they let you create characters on different servers within the same account

But it wouldnt be duplicatable

[novel rune]

<@&257269635559194625> will there be a way after kickstarter to get some cool stuff like forum badges or mounts? or not?

[nimble wave]

@shy stream They have confirmed it during todays stream that you'll ahve some sort of acccount "inventory" to manage your kick-starter items. so this is exactly what you'rre talking about!
Since it can be divided betwen characters, in theory you are true to say, that you can "transfer" it betwen servers, if your different characteres are on different serveers ^^

[covert smelt]

@novel rune Yes. Except kickstarter exclusives (can't get founder title for example)

[novel rune]

@covert smelt Okay thank u for that information cause i havent a Credit Card

[shy stream]

@novel rune just a general comment, depending on where you are some countires have prepaid cars, ie here in NZ we have like prezzie cards that a pre-loaded with $XX so i suppose that might be an option for a 1 off payment if you were interested in kickstarter packs, you would just need to make sure the amount if the equivalent to the USD amount

[grave stag]

Someone have the link to their YouTube? I missed the stream today.

[nimble wave]

@novel rune @shy stream Kickstarter accepts Credit cards and Debit cards ^^

@grave stag https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfbi2EvzQmIJ55TJvZumNZw

[grave stag]

Thanks @nimble wave

[novel rune]

@shy stream ah okay ty for that information. i guess i have to search for something similar here in germany 😉 <@&257269635559194625> Are there any other ways to get Alpha or Beta Keys whit spending money after the Kickstarter has gone off? 😃

@nimble wave I dont have either

[crystal beacon]

@novel rune Yes

[novel rune]

@crystal beacon thank you 😃

[stark cave]

<@&257269635559194625> How will Ashes incentivize players to stick to a 'main' character? Particularly in a "player-driven" world, alts could tend to diminish the games experience - specifically in concerns to the economy.

[nimble wave]

@stark cave It doesnt, if you want to main, you are welcome, but the game will be very alt friendly.

[stark cave]

@nimble wave Right, I can get behind that. I guess I mean in the sense of crafting and other skills. For example, it's not as fun to be able to do Gather, Processing & Crafting between 3 of my alts if it's easy to become an 'Artisan' in those things.

[covert smelt]

@stark cave If you want to make a big impact in the Ashes world then you'll want to invest time and effort and obviously if you're on three different characters all the time this wouldnt really be so. To give an example, artisan classes require you to actively participate through constant improvement. So if you want to become a craftman with a lot of reputation and skill then it'd be incredibly difficult (I'd say impossible) to become a master when you're jumping characters

[stark cave]

@covert smelt Exactly 😄

[nimble wave]

Just to clarify @stark cave Im sorry if I wanst clear.
The game has many advancement aspects, some items will be one of a kind.
masters at a certain crafts will be also, very hard to achieve,
so essentialy if someone wants to create 3 alts, he will have to dedicate the same amount of time as a "main" on all of those 3, if he wants to compare.
but this is the msg we recieved,
http://i.imgur.com/27wxmC8.png
so In a sence, your main will always be more "advanced" then those 3 alts, unless the person puts the same amount of time as you, on all 3 of those.
a favorite quote of mine is "if everyone is a master, then noone is"

[stark cave]

@nimble wave Right. That's sort of what I meant by incentive. It'll be a lot of fun to put the time & effort in to becoming an artisan/master in certain things - not as fun if there isn't a whole lof of effort and time that has to be spent

[nimble wave]

@stark cave In that case dont worry one bit. they have mentioned many times on stream, your hard work will get rewarded, and becoming a "master" of something, will take excesive time and extra effort.
no worries there ^^ hope I was atleast somewhat useful, since I confused you at first ❤

[stark cave]

@nimble wave No, definitely helpful. A friend I play with in particular really enjoyed how you could only have 1 character for a while in SWG (which in my opinion is super lame). But it does make you feel .. accomplished? when your 'main' is a master of something.

[covert smelt]

<@&257269635559194625> Will character names be server unique or unique throughout the entire game? And are names reusable once characters are deleted? There is a potential danger assosciated with reusable names in that players may sell character names and while not necessarily p2w, a few years down the track a kickstarter reserved name might fetch a hefty price in a highly developed server. At the same time, many people will want to keep names as the character they originally created might not be what they had in mind and having these names as unrecoverable means a lot of good igns will be floating forever in the used name prison

[quiet shore]

<@&257269635559194625> I posted this question in ashes_discussion but maybe it's best here: There is a smarmy article on PC Gamer by Steven Messner (an EVE goon and occasional gaming "journalist"). It claims he talked to Kickstarter and that KS reached out to Intrepid about its referral system. I'm having a hard time finding concrete verifiable info on this. I've searched discord and the forums. On some gaming fansites people are jumping to crazy conclusions. Is there any solid info I can share about this?

Thanks for the reply. Here's the article for reference: http://www.pcgamer.com/ashes-of-creation-kickstarter/ It's only 8 hours old so this is new.

[nimble wave]

Yes, Steven is aware of it.
this is his opinion, and rightly so.
it is filled with mis-information (straight out lies)
@quiet shore
http://i.imgur.com/zxKa8AO.png

[quiet shore]

Thanks.

Steven: And thanks for that blurb on MMORPG.com. I seriously thank you for that. I don't want to be a sycophant or a whiteknight. I'm trying to keep facts straight and that was helpful. - Torval (me on mmorpg)

[cursive goblet]

<@&257269635559194625> In regards to "Closed Alpha 1/2, Closed Beta 1/2" how long will these stages be open to the backers?

[crystal beacon]

@cursive goblet alpha 2 is persistant and will turn into the ptr server over time so 24/7 access - maintenance. Beta 1/2 not sure but hope it helped

[cursive goblet]

@crystal beacon Thanks heaps! I'm stuck between paying for Alphase Phase 2 and Alpha Phase 1 haha xD

[somber yoke]

<@&257269635559194625> are the summons gonna be NPCs or just real players or both?

[supple nova]

<@&257269635559194625> Will there be options to lower sun intensity? From what I have seen it is hardly playable because some of us can't stand going in the direction of the sun. OR at least have sunglasses in game to mimic real world visual effect with sunglasses on 😎

[crystal beacon]

@supple nova lol it was brought up during a stream and wont be like that at launch 😄

[trim hemlock]

@somber yoke The summons will be activly controlled by the summoner. The summon wont have its own skill bar like a hunter/lock pet in WoW but will instead of controled by the skills on the summoners action bar.

[wary root]

<@&257269635559194625> Will there be a 'community board' type thing in towns? Like to allow player-run services to advertise?

[honest jacinth]

<@&257269635559194625> I've noticed you have standard horse models in your freehold videos? Is there any chance we may be able to see one of these as a mount in a upcoming stream? I'm sure the Predator guy from all the videos is getting sick of running everywhere.🏇

[wraith ember]

<@&257269635559194625> when are you going to update the #intrepid_answers ?

[dire mason]

<@&257269635559194625> Will the game support multi core processors, so many games these days only really run on one core

[urban swan]

@dire mason Look at Unreal Engine 4 games and it SHOULD give you a rough estimate, it is a very single core/ipc heavy engine.

[covert smelt]

@wraith ember Dunno but people interested should check this google doc https://docs.google.com/document/d/14luppZ3Ub8jmcw_aK65QWxYY4xa8qAo9zRfpYWBxOXE/edit#heading=h.sh0iynt2443r

[signal flint]

Will we be able to create guild cloaks by ourself ? Or are we limited to the ten we can get through pledging?

[empty pelican]

<@&257269635559194625>

1. Is there going to be any difference in gameplay between similar weapon types (between 2h spear and 2h sword for example)? Just like all swords being faster and hitting weaker than axes or even something like spears having longer range or more relevant like Lineage II aoe attack with all spears in general and abilities limited to certain weapon type? And if so, will it be so significant to expect classes specialize in one and only weapon type? Making fighter+fighter with spear feel really different compared to fighter+fighter with 2h hammer?
2. As there is no specifically "dark" archetype in game, will it be possible with some combination of archetypes and/or races and character development to make mage/summoner/fighter into something that would feel like warlock/necromancer/dark knight?

[covert smelt]

@empty pelican I believe they are leaning towards that kind of mechanic with gear. It's already been said that they want there to be a differences in movement capabilities depending on whether you are wearing light or heavy armour. So it's reasonable to believe that similar mechanics will apply to weapons because it's illogical for a crossbow to fire at the same rate as a recurve bow or something similar

[empty pelican]

@covert smelt Thanks, it is almost certain to some degree, I was more interested in more significant differences, fixed my question.... 😃

[covert smelt]

@empty pelican Okay

[polar cloud]

<@&257269635559194625> So I am curious to how Cosmetics are going to work in this game, Is the transmogify system going to be similar to Diablo 3, where users can apply whatever appearaches we collect, and is this going to be unlocked "Account Wide" or (Per Character) on that account, I like the whole idea of (Transmogify) or the ability to wear cash shop or in game cosmetics freely / edit appearance whenever, but I don't like games like Aion, that requires plastic surgery tickets to edit appearance, or Guild Wars 2 that requires Transmute charges to edit a piece of armor every time.......** Also this being said classes are two seperate classes that can be conbine primary & secondary from what I am told, but a user to play all classes will need multiple characters, rather than being able to swap between these in a town such as in skyforge, or 2017 based games it will use the old System like world OF Warcraft for example Mage / Warrior?

[charred ledge]

<@&257269635559194625> if the game is a bit hit, do you think you will host conventions?

[wary root]

@charred ledge They talked about it in their most recent stream, they said that they want to.

[charred ledge]

@wary root okay

[austere dragon]

<@&257269635559194625> Will there be some kind of housing item that would allow us to display armors or robes that we dont use anymore in our houses? Some kind of mannequin, wall rack or something?

[rose breach]

@austere dragon We have no information on housing items atm, Hopefully we get a mannequin to display our armour.

[austere dragon]

@rose breach thank you for the info 😃

[fair umbra]

@austere dragon Just to add onto Como's response. There will be items such as shrines in your house that you can interact with. I don't want to get your hopes up too much, but mannequins don't seem like they are that much of a stretch from shrines. Especially given the things stephen said about market stalls displaying the goods you're selling

[outer pumice]

Hello, I've been away for 2 week. Anything new i missed?

[fair umbra]

Yes, but this is probably a question for a different channel; either one of the discussion channels or the community_helpdesk

[royal wasp]

<@&257269635559194625> Where is the Ashes of Creation launch party going to be held?

[fair umbra]

@royal wasp On the kickstarter page, it says it will be in Las Vegas. (The higher up rewards give an invite to it)

[royal wasp]

yh iv got it with Leader of Men, i might be at university at the time though so is it possible to give it to someone else that would want to attend or is that not allowed?

[opal fiber]

have we heard anything about what could be done with a launch party invite in the event a leader of men cannot attend? can we sell the invite? gift it? return it to intrepid for a raffle giveaway via twitch or something?

[fair umbra]

I would imagine you could give it away if you want, but I think the other options might be something intrepid has to adress.

[covert smelt]

@outer pumice Probably alot. Check what we know here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14luppZ3Ub8jmcw_aK65QWxYY4xa8qAo9zRfpYWBxOXE/edit#heading=h.sh0iynt2443r

[royal wasp]

<@&257269635559194625> for the combat system, you mention its a hybrid combat system does that mean that for instance your playing the fighter and abilities you attack with tab targeting using numbers 1 through whatever, and for simple auto attacks you click or hold the left mouse button or to block with a shield you hold or tap the right mouse button, similarly to how skyrim or ESO operates.

[outer pumice]

@covert smelt ty

[covert smelt]

@royal wasp I believe they said there's going to be no 'autoattack' but instead there will be skills that are essentially sword swings or whatever. So you can use the tapping system to help you aim but you can also just swing in that direction with the sword skill

[royal wasp]

so sorta like skyrim / eso

[covert smelt]

I would presume

[royal wasp]

ok thanks

[covert smelt]

not too sure

[royal wasp]

<@&257269635559194625> I understand that NPCs can be killed, upon being killed do they respawn exactly after a given time, presumabley somewhere else in the world, or do they after a period of time get replaced by a different NPC e.g. jack the blacksmith gets murked and a week later the blacksmith that would ordinarily be jack is now john. If this is the case in terms of the kickstarter exlusive for Leader of Men and above, the perk to name an NPC in game, if that NPC is killed / murked, is he or she gone for ever or will he or she reappear at a later date in the same location or elsewhere?

[ripe jay]

<@&257269635559194625> will there be voicechat in the game?

[keen grove]

Has it been confirmed yet whether or not Dwarven style furniture will be "shorter" than all the other races furniture? And if so how much shorter?

[summer coyote]

How would I link my KS pledge to my AoC account_

?

[crystal beacon]

youll recieve a mail if im correct

@summer coyote

[summer coyote]

ty

[nimble wave]

@ripe jay There will be voice chat in game, however, only for party/raid/guild so to not break immeresion.
http://i.imgur.com/Q39AOd0.png
Hope I helped ^^

@royal wasp First of all regarding the NPC.
It all depends on the success of the siege, If the siege is sucessful, the node will delevel and the NPC will no longer exist, it is also possible that a new NPC will take its place.
If a siege is not successful the NPC will respawn.
Regarding the leader of men reward, it is said you are to name one of the NPC's. it doesnt state that you choose where to locate it.
From the sentence "no longer exist" you can understand that they vanish from existance, however, it is possible that the name that you put into the system,
will pop up again, under another NPC. that is my interpitation with the infromation we've got so far.
hope that cleared it up for you ^^
http://i.imgur.com/fjLq9U3.png
http://i.imgur.com/DvLM26Y.png

[royal wasp]

thanks

[split sandal]

<@&257269635559194625> Hey, If you own an Inn/Tavern in your freehold. Will it be able to play music to give it a Inn/ tavern feeling? If so, Will there be a list of songs that can be played to make your Inn/Tavern feel unique?

[keen grove]

<@&257269635559194625> have you thought about putting the OST onto things such as Spotify, Itunes or selling through your website in the future? pretty sure you can make some bang for that buck~ ❤ 10/10 would buy

[keen grove]

<@&257269635559194625> will there be classic round spectacles as a costume item in game? ❤ please say yes...

[rose breach]

@keen grove we have no information on any costume items apart from the ks Things

[keen grove]

i want them to make it hue hue

[winter estuary]

<@&257269635559194625> Question: You mentioned stealth classES last stream. Does that mean #rangerstealthconfirmed? Sub-question: You mentioned some classes will get a detect stealth utility, can you expand on that? Will there be classes that stealthers have to avoid all the time?

[nimble wave]

@winter estuary The predetor class that was showcased in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ehx6mQ-EiW4
Is a ranger, who has stealth abillitiees. so YES, this has been confirmed.
regaridng the sub question:
Yes, by detection, this means that the stealthy calsses will be vurnable to these particular classes, creating some sort of balance betwen invisibillity and deteciton.
so avoiding them will probably be the best choice.

Hope that was helpful to you ^^

[winter estuary]

It was! I was under the impression the predator class was a Rogue with Ranger subclass!

[nimble wave]

@winter estuary It is a rouge\ranger
http://i.imgur.com/NTqTMeC.png
sorry if that was misleading ^^

[winter estuary]

Awwwwwwwwww

Was also hoping for a bit more information regarding the actual detection abilities. Is there a way to avoid them and still get close. Are they in a cone in front of the class. Are they timed? Is it OP and the class can see you 100 feet away in a 360° arc around then lol

But I'm sure that will come out closer to release. I could ask a million more questions, but really just want to know if more than just the Rogue Archetype will get stealth

[nimble wave]

@winter estuary
The predetor will have ranged class abillities due to its mix with ranger.
Also, note this quote:
Fighters can be stealthy: http://i.imgur.com/hjHsr9R.png
So Im sure if there is a fighter stheealthy class. ranger/rougue might have stealth aswell. It is only natural for hunters to hide oneself before an attack.
hope that clears it up
regarding the second question you had aabout the detection: they have confirmed that it will vary from calss to class like summoner eye will be different then the ranger way etc.
this is the quote:
http://i.imgur.com/8XZD7og.png
again, sorry if anything is uncertain, this is still pre-alpha
I tried to supply thee best information we have ^^

[winter estuary]

Interesting! Ok thanks!

[crystal beacon]

@nimble wave do you have a list like class + subclass = ?

[nimble wave]

@crystal beacon Sadly, we have too many holes in this list:
this is the one made with CONFIRMED names by Frederik
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gMzA_kPvweWLQHxdHXA88qKRO8E-50_mugG2iDSDqO4/edit#gid=0

As you can see we only have 3 confirmed names thus far.

[crystal beacon]

Oeh only 3 confirmed, still a nice list I hope it'll get updated soon 😄

I mostly want to see the difference between Fighter + Mage = Spellsword. Mage + Fighter = ???

[nimble wave]

@crystal beacon The way it works is, your main class will be your "core".
But defintley cant wait to see the complete list ^^
Also you can view at this document for entertainment,
its names that the community speculated
http://i.imgur.com/XGsmLYP.png

[crystal beacon]

Yes that's what I was looking at now, and I do understand that your main class is your core and the subclass will only alter/enhance your core abilities, but it still makes me ever so curious to see all these different abilities 😄

[subtle temple]

<@&257269635559194625> Would the choice of religion potentially alter how any magic spells or abilities in general look?

[nimble wave]

@subtle temple You will be able to augment your skills based on your relligion, so not only will it change its look, it will affect the skill mechanicly too.

[crystal beacon]

<@&257269635559194625> Is the water temple dungeon related to a religion ? is there a water god?

[nimble wave]

@subtle temple
http://i.imgur.com/zn9x8Ic.png
❤

[lost quartz]

<@&257269635559194625> Can you use a monster coin in other nodes or can it be only used in your node?

[nimble wave]

@crystal beacon Unfortunatly, they are very secretive about the lore.
http://i.imgur.com/Rrolkf2.png
So no such information exist, on previous stream, this is the bit we got:
http://i.imgur.com/Fa0oiuN.png
there are 10 mythical gods.
that's all the information we had, hope I helped.

@lost quartz You can use them ANYWHERE if there is an event.
but you CANNOT use it on your own node.
http://i.imgur.com/B7aNNAP.png
hope I helped.

[gentle hatch]

<@&257269635559194625> How would you prevent zerg guilds from steamrolling a server?

[abstract swift]

they said the max capacity will be around 250-300, so that shouldnt be a problem

[rigid monolith]

@gentle hatch Depends on the content. But here's an example regarding caravans.

[nimble wave]

@gentle hatch I think this will answer your question best, as it addresses it directly:
http://i.imgur.com/78KWCmr.png

[gentle hatch]

Thanks

[cobalt grove]

This is probably a stupid question, but were the soldiers in the attacking army in the ''art of war'' trailer NPC's or real players?

[nimble wave]

NPC's

[cobalt grove]

ah ok, thanks

[nimble wave]

<@&257269635559194625>
On behalf of the Hardcore community, I must ask,
Will we get an insane difficulty dungeons that will take even the most skillful and knowledgeable raiders days or even weeks to clear?
Thank you in advance!

[abstract swift]

<@&257269635559194625> If you would need to merge servers together b/c of low population, how would you determine which servers nodes to keep (considering both servers with have different node paths)? Or would you just put both servers on a fresh server, but keep their characters?

[gentle hatch]

<@&257269635559194625>
Will there be a gearscore implemented?

[nimble wave]

@gentle hatch They have stated, regarding the DPS meter, that they dont want someone to get deinied entery just because he "lacks dps", because its not what it is about.
So its extremly likley that gearscorre will not be implemented as it goes agaisnt that principle of theirs, to allow for a pre-determined selection.

[peak python]

<@&257269635559194625> would you ever consider implementing occulus support?

[toxic olive]

<@&257269635559194625> Will religion be a mandatory choice? or can we forgoe it if we are not interested in taking part of that portion of gameplay?

[nimble wave]

@toxic olive religion path will require you to do certain questlines and advancment in the religious belief ladder and most likley will be tied to a divine node. The answer is NO you dont have to follow that path. If anything there is so much different types of gameplay ashes is designed for, there are whole different node types. Watch the node part 2 video on youtube for more detail

[toxic olive]

Rgr, ty!

[drifting glacier]

<@&257269635559194625> If you refer somebody and they click on the Kickstarter (because it is the 1st thing they see) to check it out then come back and register, would you still get the referral?

[nimble wave]

@drifting glacier the referal works by link only uppon registration. They changed it :)

@drifting glacier hope this clarifies it

[drifting glacier]

@nimble wave thanks :/ I'm loosing a ton of referrals because they get redirected to the Kickstarter, but it's helping the game I guess just no longer rewarding the person that got them there. <@&257269635559194625>

[split sandal]

<@&257269635559194625> hey, Will bards be able to play the Vuvuzela? and if it is, will it be as great an instrument in game as it is in real life?

[nimble wave]

@drifting glacier its the LAST link theyve used. So just tell your followers to SIGN UP when clicking your link last. Even if they visited Kickstarter first. It shouldnt matter, they will still be your referals as long as they use your link uppon regisration.

[drifting glacier]

@nimble wave yeah just had someone sign up for braver of world's pack, and not get the referral because they went to do that after seeing the site. Great for Ashes and I am stoked about that, but no benefit to the person spreading the word. My converted rate has gone down by at least 30%. I am working very hard promoting you guys and I will continue to do so regardless 🐐 <@&257269635559194625>

[nimble wave]

@crystal beacon avrg of 45 days

[vivid matrix]

<@&257269635559194625> @icy chasm sigh even more news sites are citing PC gamers change to the referral program not working with KS packages as massively jumped on this as well today. So my question is do you feel any press is good press, even if it's wrong ?

[nimble wave]

@vivid matrix While this isnt direct answer. This is Stevens opinion about the article

[vivid matrix]

@nimble wave ya I know the facts are fake as Steven has confirmed several time Referrals work on KS just wanted to let them know now others are jumping into this fake news honestly

[mellow yoke]

<@&257269635559194625> I don't know if this has been answered yet, but I gotta ask: When will you be revealing the new race?

P.S. Does this new race resemble lizards or rats?

[crystal beacon]

@mellow yoke

[slate geode]

Are there raids and world bosses in this game?

[crystal beacon]

@slate geode Yes 40 man raids and world bosses

[nimble wave]

@mellow yoke

[sour kindle]

<@&257269635559194625> Will there be customizations for the gear? Like adding some pelt to my armor which doesnt have much effect but just looks better.

[nimble wave]

@ionic notch Ashes will not be on steam.

[mint orchid]

Wont be on steam

[crystal beacon]

@ionic notch

[idle siren]

@vivid matrix I went on both reddit, discord and mmorpg.com and made a statement that there was no change in the referral system. I also sent a retraction request to pcgamer, with no reply/.

[haughty axle]

<@&257269635559194625> new so im not running through all the pages but how many servers are you looking to have up at launch? Hopefully many because an overpopulated server sounds like it could be a headache for anyone that may start late

[solar tulip]

@idle siren Hello, I want to say that I'm impressed and quite excited about AoC. I wanted to ask whether there are any estimated dates regarding Alpha and whether or not players not participating in them will be able to see some gameplay happening during the Alpha 1 phase. Furthermore, would people still be able to back you up on KS during the Alpha duration?

[crystal beacon]

@haughty axle Google are doing the servers so wont be hard to bring more online if demand increases 😃

[nimble wave]

Ks alpha in mid 2018, the ff alpha oct this year will be under NDA so no content from there @solar tulip

[solar tulip]

@nimble wave Thanks for the info!

[crystal beacon]

@solar tulip Once ks ends you cant top it up saddly but other things will come to the cash shop over time. Alpha 1 estiamted end of 2018 but might come sooner and they will be sharing as much new info with use as they can on the road to the launch of the game 😃

[solar tulip]

That's rather great actually. I expected dates later than that! Thanks again 😃

[faint garnet]

<@&257269635559194625> Can you do one world per server per region like black desert online, that would be pretty good xD

[silent bolt]

@nimble wave You just said lvling to max will take an average of 45 days, is this 45 days playtime?

[crystal beacon]

@faint garnet No mega server as they are doing tradional servers route with 10k pop each

[nimble wave]

@scerpius When explaining steven said about 45. BUT that doesnt mean 24 hours time 45. Its on avrg. Obviously some players will reach it sooner some later. It was a rough aproximation

[faint garnet]

@crystal beacon But one world is cool 😢

[silent bolt]

@nimble wave did he say what average playtime he was based on or just 45 days? since thats doesn't really tell me much about the required playtime

[nimble wave]

@silent bolt
This is the exact quote
http://i.imgur.com/kgnm8kl.png
hope I helped ❤

[silent bolt]

Thank you ^.^

[bronze hinge]

<@&257269635559194625> Will choice of class limit weapon choice to a single weapon ala Final Fantasy XIV (i.e. Greatsword for Fighter, Grimoire for Mage, Bow for Ranger), or will classes have a variety of weapons to choose from at the base level with restrictions lifting further based on secondary class choice?

[crystal beacon]

@bronze hinge No weapon restrictions but some weapons are better designs for types of classes over others.

[hallow sonnet]

I like how a character's race affects the look of the architecture in Freeholds and cities. Can this apply to crafted items as well? Crafters of all races could certainly make items of a "common" look, but wouldn't it also be cool for a Dwarven weaponsmith to make a sword that is distinctly "dwarven" looking just as an Elf would make one that looked traditionally "elven?" I would think this could help foster economic trade, as people might want to buy styles not native to their own race. Particularly with housing furniture. <@&257269635559194625>

[nimble wave]

@hallow sonnet The way it will work is, the item will be crafted regulary, but when this item is wore by an elf itll look elvish. when the same items gets in the hand of the dawrf and he waers it, it will look dawrvish.
that is the explainain we got last stream ^^

Also to add on top of it, this is teh discussion regarding crafted items
@hallow sonnet
http://i.imgur.com/qnVOGLP.png

[hallow sonnet]

Ahhh, thanks @nimble wave , thats a interesting mechanic. Its a bit of a shame, as a role player, as there are occasions where I'd want characters to use weapon's of another culture. Particularly for scripted story videos, etc.

[nimble wave]

@hallow sonnet Im working on finding the exact quote for you, bear with me

[hallow sonnet]

It sounds like they are open to the idea though, based on that screenshot.

[nimble wave]

@hallow sonnet
http://i.imgur.com/8216foa.png
This was the quote

[hallow sonnet]

For years, in other MMORPGs, I've wished for for racial appearance options in item crafting... but have that appearance tied to the item, not to the character using it.

[nimble wave]

For more discussion regarding the game, we should use #aoc-discussion ^^
So I'll happily talk with you there.
this channel is for questions and direct answers.
eitherway, hope I helped with clarifying the information for you :)
@hallow sonnet

[hallow sonnet]

Yes @nimble wave , thanks for finding me that info!

[silent bone]

<@&257269635559194625> are we going to be seeing the underrealm race today?

[crystal beacon]

@silent bone reveal on next tuesdays live stream.

[silent bone]

@crystal beacon Too Excited! MUST....FLIP.....TABLE....

[drifting sinew]

@rigid monolith They announced it for the 31. https://www.ashesofcreation.com/forums/topic/important-announcement-new-forum-forum-downtime-530-531/

[nimble wave]

@silent bone
http://i.imgur.com/FflDvzs.png
Tuesday confirmed ❤

[trim hemlock]

<@&257269635559194625> Can we have an in game lorekeeper named Needletail the all knowing?

[silent bone]

@nimble wave Thanks! 😃 but.... dont wanna wait. 😢

[hallow sonnet]

<@&257269635559194625> In registering guild names (or reserving them through the applicable kickstarter reward tiers, for that matter) will the word "The" be required or will it be applicable through a in-game mechanic? To clarify by example, say a group is known as "The Hubba Bubbas." Do they have to register as "The Hubba Bubbas" or can they just register as "Hubba Bubbas" and have the game auto implicate "The." The reason why I ask is, if your group must register as "The Hubba Bubbas," they may have to put up with their frienemies creating the "Hubba Bubbas" to aggravate them. I was kind of thinking that when registering a guild, it might be nice to checkbox a prefix such as "the" from a list - thus claiming the name a bit more securely.

[sage gate]

This will be an amazing game i hope with all my expectations but.. any predictions for when it will come out?

[nimble wave]

@sage gate beforre 2020

[sage gate]

@nimble wave Thank you 😃 !

[crystal beacon]

thats great to hear ^^

[nimble wave]

@sage gate http://i.imgur.com/k5KCPvM.png
Hope this clarifies it further, its the quote form the Creative Director

Note there will be alpha and beta tests too, the earliest one is October this year. Its NDA alpha, next one is mid 2018
so dont miss out!
@crystal beacon @sage gate

[crystal beacon]

i will not

even if i would try @sage gate wouldn't let me xD

[sage gate]

@nimble wave how can i join the beta?? any info on that?!?!

[nimble wave]

@sage gate This is the kickstarter page, browse on the packages on the right,
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1791529601/ashes-of-creation-new-mmorpg-by-intrepid-studios
again, hope this all was helpful. If you have anymore questions, feel free to ask the community first at #community_helpdesk or you can PM me directly and I'll try to personally answer with all the infromation known to us until now.

[sage gate]

The game is gonna be p2p?

[supple nova]

@sage gate no box cost but sub monthly

[nimble wave]

@sage gate The game is going to be sub based, around 15$ a month. no box price.

[sage gate]

oh alright

[crystal beacon]

oh

its ok for me tho

[nimble wave]

Guys again, please keep this channel for directed question and answers only.
You can freely use #aoc-discussion and #community_helpdesk instead ^^

[crystal beacon]

sorry

[supple nova]

<@&257269635559194625> Saw in some videos that the characters walk slowly when going sideways left or right, is that just now or it will stay like that? I guess not since it looks wierd but worth asking

[nimble wave]

@supple nova Hey Thod ^^ <3
Anyway here is the answer:
http://i.imgur.com/nNUjkWj.png
Hope I helped

[supple nova]

awesome, thanks Needle

[sage gate]

Will it be able to game ingame currency to be able to pay for the monthly rent? Like Tibia or other games where people sell ingame items for real cash

[glad rock]

Has there been any discussion yet on how updates and maintenance will be managed on ther servers?

[nimble wave]

@glad rock This is the offical answer:
http://i.imgur.com/W2pR3xK.png
hope I helped.

[heady flare]

@glad rock scarlet guess is weekly maintenance for a while and after major patches around 5am pst... pretty much standard in online games

[glad rock]

Thanks @nimble wave
Has there been any discssion about what happens when your toon dies? Automatic respawn? Respawn points? Spirit forms?

@heady flare yeah I figured but can you imagine if we were getting bumped every 3 hours for a ptach?

[crystal beacon]

<@&257269635559194625> Having a freehold Inn, it would be great not just to sell food but also for the ability to set quests to give to adventurers with rewards you as the innkeeper sets. IE if you need 20 pelts of something, IF you own an inn, you can set a quest saying "The innkeeper needs 20 pelts of <whatever>, please return them by <7:00pm or whatever> and you will be rewarded with <x currency>.

player made quests effectively 😃

[nimble wave]

@glad rock Yes, took me some time to find the right answer for you,
but Im glad I did,
here it is;
http://i.imgur.com/hZRP1wk.png
hope that answered your question

[heady flare]

@scarlet exp and stats denied. They talked about it in one of the last few q&a

Debuff

[nimble wave]

@glad rock Also for additional info or penalties you can read this:
http://i.imgur.com/TFaX8Di.png
taken from this document that has many more useful information:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/14luppZ3Ub8jmcw_aK65QWxYY4xa8qAo9zRfpYWBxOXE/edit#

[glad rock]

@nimble wave Thanks!!

[crystal beacon]

@nimble wave what do you think of my idea

[nimble wave]

@crystal beacon Just to clarify, Im not part of Intrepid Studios staff.
Im just a regular person from the community trying to help with the infromation I know,
sorry if somehow that was misleading to you.

Now that being said, I can clearly tell that you have investigated the Tavern/Inn topic very well.
Unfortunatly, it seems that the Taverns/Inn's will be used mainly for buffing the players and parlor games.
http://i.imgur.com/p1lWMbL.png
http://i.imgur.com/VR2t45O.png

As far as player contracts (Basiclly player given quests)
this is the only information we've recieved:
http://i.imgur.com/jigXm9c.png
So as far as I know, if you want to turn your place into a famous Tavern for quest giveaways, that sounds like very possible and cool idea.

If you're looking into a more indepth answer, unfortunatley you'll have to wait for one of Interpid's staff to answer.
But I tried the best I could,
hope I helped.

[crystal beacon]

I know @nimble wave but you're active around here so I was just after your thoughts on the idea.

[glad rock]

Ok another one (Ive been saving these up haha)

Has there been any discussion on what will happen when a node evolves? I.e. location cinematics for all nearby players?

[crystal beacon]

It is more for a suggestion for something to implement, as it is definitely not something that has been mentioned or discussed as yet.

[nimble wave]

@crystal beacon Please read the whole answer, I've answered positivley ^^ Your taverrn hiring dream will most likley come true!
https://imgur.com/jigXm9c

[crystal beacon]

I am a fast reader, I read it all, thanks for that. Unfortunately there is no mention of player posted quests.

https://www.ashesofcreation.com/forums/topic/idea-player-quests/

[nimble wave]

@crystal beacon This is Stevens stand on it:
http://i.imgur.com/Igzpdey.png
however you can live such a life if you so desire

[crystal beacon]

thanks

[glad rock]

Has there been any discussion on what will happen when a node evolves? I.e. location cinematics for all nearby players?

Also, has there been clarification on whether (a rare situation Im sure) a node will de-evolve if starved of players and/or resources?

[nimble wave]

@glad rock This is the answer to the first question:
http://i.imgur.com/xi8IXyD.png
Unfortunatley, no specific answers regarding the actual "animation" yet.
but the process is well detailed.
The 2nd question:
The only way to de-level a node is trough sieges, no other ways.
http://i.imgur.com/mGD25Cg.png
http://i.imgur.com/TGD4335.png

Hope that answered your question, I did some research! ^^

[safe hearth]

okay havent seen anything on this question: -will there be secret/hidden quest which dont have the symbolic questionmark or even questlog. these quest may only be avalable if u read/listen to npc text? and if yes will it only be short quest like get soup for my sick son or even hole questchains?

[nimble wave]

@safe hearth None of the quests will have any kind of aid.
They are extremly agianst this sort of "guided" shallow quest design.
http://i.imgur.com/tgclcFs.png
Hope I was able to help ^^

[solar tulip]

@nimble wave Where can I find this Q&A?

[nimble wave]

@solar tulip This isnt a Q&A, this was taken from May 22nd stream.
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/146398466
You can view it on twitch!
^^

[solar tulip]

@nimble wave Thank you kindly! Is it represented in text somewhere?

[nimble wave]

@solar tulip Not officialy, the text is taken from Organics private transcripts.
You can watch the stream it is written word for word.
However you can always view the "official" transcripts provided to the community here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B7xq-8r9DA_qTlZZOWxyRVR2VUk
http://i.imgur.com/vt5Qju5.png
There is a lot of useful information there!
hope that was helpful ^^

[hollow rapids]

<@&257269635559194625> with your latest reveal of the strechgoal "Exclusive skill FX Set" I am raised with a concern according to your 5th pillar: No Pay 2 Win: Different skill FX can cause a spell to be harder to remember, possibly even not notice it at all. How do you want to prevent such a thing from happening? This is a serious issue in esports such as LoL, where certain skins are banned for esports purposes because of their visually changing effects.

[old bear]

They didn't say they would make the skills harder to see

you would just get a different color and animation

and that problem is easily avoidable by just giving vibrant neon colors

now if people are color blind thats a whole different question

@hollow rapids

[hollow rapids]

@old bear I didn't say harder to see. Let me give you a quick example: imagine you remembering a fireball to be red. When you see a big red orb, your brain thinks *Oh, a fireball. Dodge' . Now the fireball is blue. Your brain doesn't make that connection, as it's not red anymore

[old bear]

@hollow rapids Well imo I think people would still dodge it out of instinct but I can see what you mean that you wouldn't know what spell it was

[crimson cypress]

I just backed the game on KS and now i cant log into my account because if an error, is this normal?

[trim hemlock]

If you can't log onto your KS account you should contact their support for assistance. If you are not able to log onto your Ashes account I would recomend contacting their support to get it resolved.

You could also ask in the #community_helpdesk channel to see if anyone else has had the same issue, and how they fixed it.

[nimble wave]

@hollow rapids I've posted my opinion on #aoc-discussion and tagged you if you want to read and discuss this further ^^
Now regarding the answer,
this is Intrepids view on P2W
http://i.imgur.com/Pzn1fm5.png
Cosmetic items are not p2w, including the FX for skills, since they do not put you ahead of the other player.
since by the same argument, you could say that costumes are p2w because you cant see the opponents armor,
or the mount he is wearing to decide weather you can outrun and chase him.

You have to draw the line, and cosmetics are way beyond the line.
Hope that answered your question.

[clear forge]

<@&257269635559194625> in regard to the religion as we progress does it give a status rank in the church is there a utility with it. I guess is there a difference to like a Bishop to a Pope kind of thing and does someone decend to leader at that as well?

[nimble wave]

@clear forge I have to clarify a few things,
Religion, will have its own "tree", just like a class in which you can advance.
http://i.imgur.com/sz4rQa9.png
This religious "class" that you pick (betwen 10 dieties) will level up by progression and "devotion" to that one religion, you also will lose the progress if you choose to switch to another religious class,
http://i.imgur.com/zkjJ0tR.png
http://i.imgur.com/wI9BJuo.png
And finally the way to "progress" in this rank will most likley be trough vising and praising on a specific shrine:
http://i.imgur.com/JrlU7o3.png
along with quests that are related to that religion. Religion in Ashes is very tied with "questing" and will most likley revolve around it.

Now regarding the question itself,
you will have a sort of a "rank" and this rank will showcase you within this religion, a.k.a your progrerss in this religious class. HOWEVER, this has nothing to do with the leadership of a divine type node,
this leader will be chosen by, and I quote from the video:
"Trough service allocated quests, that directly helps others and their node, quest that proves their faith and dedication to THAT NODE"
https://youtu.be/44HChA1Kkfk?t=5m53s
meaning that, even if you're "master" at religion , it still wont be enought to make you a leader of the specific divine node.
you will have to preform quests that are tied to THAT NODE.
hope that clears it up a little.

@clear forge To top it off, there will be benefits, depending how advanced your religious class is,
and thus, granding you these "utility" that you were talking about.
as an example, there will be religious AUGMENTATIONS (you will be able to change your skills) based on your religion.
that is insane and epic in the same time 😄

[tall stratus]

<@&257269635559194625> can we have an option to download the game before access is allowed for those of us with awful internet?

[clear forge]

<@&257269635559194625> so 1st alpha Dec 2017 2nd early 1/4 2018? from what I hear in the rumor mill

[nimble wave]

@clear forge The first Alpha stage is October 2017, its meant for friends, family and key winners.
the Kick starter alpha is mid 2018.

http://i.imgur.com/bPShfvp.png

[fickle plinth]

@nimble wave Do you sleep? 😉

[nimble wave]

@fickle plinth As much as I appricaite the compliment, we should keep this channel for questions to Interpid Studios and directed answers only, But I'd love to chat about my sleeping shedules on Private msgs or #280894494591942656

[keen grove]

<@&257269635559194625> Have you discussed what the minimum player name characters will be? 2, 3 or 4? and what will the maximum characters be will we be able to use special character likes á é ï ô and û? (Please be 3)

[brisk pumice]

<@&257269635559194625> What is your realistic player inventory? Weight/Space limited?

[nimble wave]

@brisk pumice Yes there will be an inventory weight limit system

[brisk pumice]

@nimble wave Ano Hana <3! Thanks! I just wanted to confirm. May I know your sources? I know there was a video where the mage was floating where the Weight limited inventory was briefly said. I would like more info xD.

Love you @nimble wave ! That was very helpful.

[nimble wave]

@brisk pumice Dont hesitate to ask anything! we are a very open community!
also, you might want to try first at #community_helpdesk and #aoc-discussion, as the community may already have an answer for you!
also, If you havent yet, make sure to check out this document by Frederik and Nivhawk:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/14luppZ3Ub8jmcw_aK65QWxYY4xa8qAo9zRfpYWBxOXE/edit
It's all the information we know about the game ^^
Im so happy I was able to help ❤

[keen grove]

<@&257269635559194625> will there be a profanity filter, and if so will players be able to enable/disable it themselves?

[worthy shard]

<@&257269635559194625> At what country will be the oceanic/sea servers be located?

[charred ledge]

<@&257269635559194625> will keemstar be on the game

[rose breach]

@worthy shard We dont know as of now, expect Places with the best servers etc

[hybrid forge]

Hi <@&257269635559194625> will we have two names? A first name and a surname? Will the surname be account bound?

[lofty surge]

<@&257269635559194625> Hey guys ! this has propably been asked before but is there any ETA on when this game will be accesible and lifted from NDA ? I'd love to get on early and stream this !

[nimble wave]

@lofty surge The NDA Alpha is October this year (2017)
The FIRST Allpha (kick-starter, the 500$ pack) will be avilable around mid 2018.
hope I helped

[lofty surge]

ok thx @nimble wave ^^

[barren steeple]

Why aren't there any more stretch goal listeed on the Kickstarter? Is there anything planned for after 16k backers and the Stock Exchange goal?

[nimble wave]

@barren steeple At first we didnt had the 16k and the 3million either.
the stretch goals are there to reach them, if we'll get closer to the 3 million and 16k backer mark, they will add more as they did with prior "goals".
Hope that clarified it

[barren steeple]

Well, there are some folks that like backing kickstarter projects for the stretch goals, the incentive of exciting stretch goals is good incentive to backers - maybe some folks won't care so much about Stock Exchange, but if there's a good goal after that, it might be worth pushing through to get to it. Right now, it just looks like the end - another layer could add some hype. 😃

[errant monolith]

I would ask questions but they would be the meat and potatoes questions so I probably would not get answers.

[errant monolith]

<@&257269635559194625> In your last stream you talked about people who found recipes first having some kind of temporary patent on them and receiving royaltys for a short period of time. How would you respond to those who feel that offering this as along side a 1-2 head start program is a form of pay-to-win?

[nimble wave]

@errant monolith The "head start" servers will be marked and different from the regular start ones.
so it will go down to your choice, on weather you want to play with these players that started 2 days a head of you. ^^

@errant monolith
http://i.imgur.com/SXv5H1J.png
Hope that helped ^^

[errant monolith]

Nice 😃

[lament wing]

<@&257269635559194625> instead of 'license ou' recipes for craftable weapons/gear, can i alos sell the recipe?

License out*

[nimble wave]

@lament wing @errant monolith Just to be clear, this is the exact quote:
http://i.imgur.com/urprEG1.png
they said they had an idea, but by the vibes I got from watching the stream.
This might not go trough in the final product.
Now that is out of the way, regarding your question @lament wing
The reciepes itself will be "tabs" that your character knows, not an acutal item,
http://i.imgur.com/zMJ2UIO.png

[eager rock]

<@&257269635559194625> What is the max pixel size of a picture that can be posted in Ashes Of Creations website forums? (Guild Recruitment Forums to be pacific)

[lament wing]

@nimble wave thanks for the reply. And true, they weren't actually sure if it will be implemented. I like the idea. closed-

[nimble wave]

@lament wing Also, more information on crafting and recipes:
http://i.imgur.com/LJeDhrL.png
http://i.imgur.com/wiJMFjq.png
http://i.imgur.com/KuDdFJi.png
http://i.imgur.com/cuSaKZF.png
http://i.imgur.com/rFJrb2N.png

If I'll explain it bits to bits it'll become a full guide article,
so I rather you will read it yourself.
hope that helps.

[sullen moss]

<@&257269635559194625> How long will it take the average player to master an Artisan Profession?

[slate geode]

Is it true we can get married?

[crystal beacon]

@slate geode This is true

[keen sapphire]

can we...uh... hold hands? 🤔

[rose breach]

@keen sapphire We have no information on the main purpose of marrage and if it will come with romantic emotes. Sorry but your love will have to wait 😛

[keen sapphire]

awww

[spark night]

Hello, I am Maxgraves and I am planning to stay here for long. The first question: Will there be such atribut as Energy?

[crystal beacon]

@spark night come over to the community helpdesk as the community can help you and talk more indepth there and if we dont know you can always post here 😃

[spark night]

ok, I'll be back ;)

[crystal beacon]

#community_helpdesk its just another channel 😃 @spark night

[west meteor]

<@&257269635559194625> From the PCGamer article released two days ago: "*I reached out to Kickstarter to see what their policy is on the matter. "Last year we began allowing financial incentives for referrals," they responded. "But we do not allow revenue or profit sharing, which this program essentially offers through its payouts over time."

In response to PC Gamer's inquiry, Kickstarter told me they've informed Intrepid Studios, which has removed Kickstarter pledges from its referral program. Since then, Intrepid Studios has significantly updated their referral program page to reflect these changes and has removed examples of how much money YouTubers could hope to make.*"

Can we have an official statement on this change? If this is true, a lot of people would be happy (and some not happy) to hear it. I just can't find any source other than that one interview. Thanks guys!

[crystal beacon]

This is false @west meteor

[left nimbus]

Will there be healers in Ashes?. I know some past games have tried to get away without a dedicated healer class for group content and would have the players rely on heal potions. In that type of setup you would find yourself spamming a heal pot, and that system SUCKS.

[west meteor]

@crystal beacon That's why I'm asking for official response. I don't know 100% what the deal is.

[crystal beacon]

Its ok PCgamer got it wrong and steven has contacted them to retrack it @west meteor

@left nimbus Yes AoC with have healers and the trinity 😃

@left nimbus Yes there will be a dedicated healer of sorts, for now we know the the Cleric is the best and the Bard and probably the Summoner are going to be quite well at supporting the group as well

[left nimbus]

Thank the gods

have they mentioned on group sizes for dungeons

[crystal beacon]

They're thinking about 8 people groups

[left nimbus]

dang thats big

[crystal beacon]

@left nimbus Feel free to head over to #community_helpdesk or #general-discussion where we can have a convo as alot of these questions are known 😃

[left nimbus]

sorry, figured i could ask the Dev's in "#questions"

[crystal beacon]

@left nimbus You still can but it would be easier and faster talking to the community first 😃

[left nimbus]

Thnx

[sour kindle]

<@&257269635559194625> About recipes in artisan classes. Is it really possible to discover any recipe even without knowing just by experimenting? Will the drops also depend wether it is discovered or not? And lastly cant player just sell the rare, unknown or complicated ones at a unreasonably high price?

[visual quarry]

<@&257269635559194625> as per Fevir's Q&A, the KS Guildhall skin was supposed to be unveiled in 2 weeks from the Q&A(which has already past). Any mockups to show?

[nimble wave]

@sour kindle Yes, you can discover by experimenting,
not only that, they mentioned that they want to reward the player that does that in some way,
and idea for a system that will give this player "royalty" much like a panent for a period of time.
https://imgur.com/urprEG1
One more mistake your making is assuming "recipes" will be items within the game,
according to the information we got now, you'll be able to "unlock" them, essentialy leading to believe that the recipes wont be a physical item.
hope that helped.

[sour kindle]

@nimble wave It says finding which might be some form of drop.

[nimble wave]

@sour kindle Almost forgot, going back to your original question:
If the above was proved to be correct, then that means we'll probably have to "learn" reciepes from various quests or by disassembling items.
maybe some dungeons will reward the player with the knowldge,
but this:
http://i.imgur.com/CHMQu5W.png
states that some receipes will NOT be in the game AT ALL, meaning that the only way to discover them would be trough experimination
(there is no other way to aquire them trough in-game means other then just TRY and succeed)

[fluid scroll]

@hybrid forge Surnames are going to be optional.

[torpid vector]

Not sure if I missed this question already but, will we be paying subscription or using or kickstarter free months during the alpha/beta period?

[nimble wave]

@ZeusNoble#5225 No, the subscibtion fees are for release.

[torpid vector]

@Needletail#1384 Thanks, figured you guys would be cool like that. Not falling into any more early access traps!

[nimble wave]

@ZeusNoble#5225 Just to clarify, Im not part of Interpid Studios ^^ sorry if that was somehow misleading.
The Access to alphas and betas would be avilable trough multiple ways:

F&F Alpha will be around October of 2017 and youll gain access by either being friends or family (private invites) and keydrawings: check the forums here: https://www.ashesofcreation.com/forums/topic/information-regarding-weekly-key-drawings-2/

Alpha Phase 1 will be mid 2018 (most likley December but subject to change), this is the access you gain from buying Kick-starter packages.
followed by Alpha 2, which will be a presistnat alpha (will run all the way until release, and later will turn into a test server)

"F&F" Beta, again this is from keydrawings and private invites.
Beta phase 1 followed by Beta phase 2. as you might expect, no dates for now.

So just to sum it up, the sub will be after release, but you'll have to gain access to the alpha and beta tests if you want to play the game prior to release ^^
Hope that helped!

[plucky locust]

Is there a time limit on sieging?
After a node has been sieged, it cannot be siege for a long period of time.
The tentative siege cooldowns for the various stages are as follows (sieges can only occur after stage 3):
Stage 3: Village - ~ 20 days
Stage 4: Town - ~ 30 days
Stage 5: City - ~ 40 days
Stage 6: Metropolis - ~ 50 days

Earlier you said the above, won't that system be exploitable by having your node sieged once every 20-50 days and having the siege fail?

<@&257269635559194625> As in you are paying a foreign guild to unsuccesfully siege you just to keep the cooldown protection

[nimble wave]

@MountainMountain#4138 I've asked the exact same question like 2 months ago, this was the reply:
http://i.imgur.com/GoKdKJg.png
So the principle is, it takes some effort to start this "siege" and if someone would be so happy to
open a siege, it will just open a door for everyone else to join in and ruin that node.

Hope that helped ^^

[gentle hatch]

<@&257269635559194625> Would freeholds be one per character or one per account per server?

[nimble wave]

@Deus#2469 Freehold are character based. not account based,
and each character may own up to 3 types of hosuing
which means 1 freehold

@Deus#2469 http://i.imgur.com/yeWeIGf.png

[lethal hemlock]

Any news on fisticuffs yet?

[quaint hound]

<@&257269635559194625> What design approach do you plan on taking for the leveling experience? Is end game content going to be locked behind a level cap? Will be reaching max level be a notable achievement​ similar to games such as EverQuest, Vanilla WoW and Dofus where reaching max level might take months or years? Or is reaching max level going to be more streamlined to a similar situation such as Guild Wars, WoW:Legion and Wildstar where it is expected you are max level before really starting any major content?

Alright, so it does appear it is expected of players to reach level cap. Nothing like spending 2 years in Dofus with a full team dedicated to getting one character to level 200.

[nimble wave]

@Magtaius/Sanpd#8840 It will take around 45 days on avrg to reach max level (obviously this is aprox, some will be faster, some will be slower)
And this is the teams offical stance on "late game"
http://i.imgur.com/GR0gwp1.png
And somemore about leveling, since you asked:
http://i.imgur.com/ycTWVvh.png
Hope that infromation answered all your questions

[quaint hound]

@nimble wave Sourced and greatly appreciated. Thanks. 👍

[trim hemlock]

Needletail is bae

[nimble wave]

@deamon22#0638 It will take around 45 days on avrg to reach max level (obviously this is aprox, some will be faster, some will be slower)
max level will be 50 (Probably, might change)
hope that answers your question.

[fervent widget]

<@&257269635559194625> How will currency in the economy be regulated? How will faucets and sinks be implemented, or will this system be more hands-on rather than automated? What i mean by this is: Will currency be constantly flowing into the game automatically through loot, quests and other endlessly repeatable tasks, or will the currency influx be regulated as to maintain a relatively stable economy, without the explicit need for sinks? A side question to this: How will loot drops work? Will 'rats' drop gold pieces and armor pieces like in the stereotypical fantasy MMO, or will loot be believable in that you will never find currency and gear on wild animals and only on enemies which may logically have them? Or will the currency drops be regulated in a way that when players loot say, pirates too much, they go broke and start to raid settlements and cities to regain some of their money?

Elaborating on this, i hope that they realize that an economy is not something you can simulate 100% hands-off due to the organic nature of the system. Games which have been employing a 100% hands-off automated economy have always succumbed to massive inflation over the years. Faucets and sinks need to be controlled properly, and any exchange of currency (whether it is gaining or losing) should be encouraged to happen via players if possible. I'd make a case for making currency need both weight and space as well, since if currency has no 'physical' presence in the game it becomes just another stat of the character rather than an integral part of what seems to be supposed to become a complex economy.

I always found it funny to be walking around in games in just some tight fitting cloth robes, no backpack or other bag, but having 2,000,000 gold pieces on you at all times as well as several dozen complete sets of armor and weapons. Completely rips you out of the experience. Currency having weight and place would also feed into the 3m goal if it's reached, where you'd have to stash major gold piles in major city banks to keep it safe, or to make sure that small town bank gets big and the city grows around it to accomodate the physical presence of wealth.

Ahem. This got a bit ranty, apologies. Question/comment still stands.

[trim hemlock]

@fervent widget Steven stated in the last stream that currency wouldn't have a weight value assigned to it.

[fervent widget]

I hope that's up for change, i really do.

Currency not having weight is partly a red flag to me since that may mean they're counting on people to gain vast fortunes beyond their control, which would imply that they may be putting too much faith into a fully automated economy.

Just a little thing to add: A realistic, or at least believable economy would need to understand that currency is a good, not an abstract value. One can trade a carrot for a tomato just as well as someone can trade a gold piece for a tomato. If a gold piece would become an abstract value, why would this not go for the carrot as well since it is used for the same purpose? The gold piece has a specific value because of its material - gold - which can also be used for other purposes. While the value of a gold piece can go beyond the value of the gold its made of, the same goes for, say, a well-made chair which may be worth a lot more than the wood its made of. One could state that currency in AOC is virtual like it currently is in RL, however that would imply that there's a vast and overvalued market of bonds and securities in place which should become tradable (which i have not yet seen mentioned), so i assume that currency in AOC is, in-world and in-lore, not virtual but real - and thus has intrinsic value.

But, there's still the first part of the question, which is how sinks and faucets will work and whether the economy will be 100% automated or at least partly manually regulated.

[tawdry solstice]

@nimble wave

Where do you get all of these screencaps by the way?

I want to read through the livestream questions but I don't like watching the streams much.

[dry flower]

I'm pretty sure you can satisfy some of your reading needs with this: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14luppZ3Ub8jmcw_aK65QWxYY4xa8qAo9zRfpYWBxOXE/edit

[nocturne drum]

@tawdry solstice https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BwE8nTLNtPFybGtxSGNPMWR2ZmM

[tawdry solstice]

Much appreciated

[pure timber]

<@&257269635559194625> How many characters can we have per account, and per server?

[soft narwhal]

I was wandering about the "pure" classes. For example, I usually roll a healer, so what perks do I get if I take Cleric/Cleric in comparison to let's say Cleric/Bard or /Mage. If I remember correctly, only hybrid classes were mentioned, Fighter/Mage in particular, so I'm trying to imagine how can you augment your skills with the same set of skills. Thanks.

[trim hemlock]

@soft narwhal So if you decide you wish to be a pure cleric/cleric you would get skill augments that would allow you to be even better at healing. If you decided to go cleric/mage for example the skill augments would be more focused around adding maybe crowd control to your core abilities.

[soft narwhal]

@trim hemlock Thanks for the answer, but I still wanna know, better how? Wider range? Higher heals? More people affected by aoe heals?

[trim hemlock]

We wont know that for a while. It is still in Pre-Alpha so the skills and augments are going to change numerous times before they lock in what they feel works best.

[opal fiber]

was the projected funding for ashes development set to be around 30mill for the "core product" upon release?

[wraith ember]

<@&257269635559194625> @idle siren the combat system/skill casting is very slow, is this going to be changed between alpha - release?

[primal seal]

@wraith ember Most spells are instant so idk if the combat can get any faster

[drifting glacier]

@wraith ember casting speed can increase with buffs or gear stat boots etc.

[wraith ember]

@drifting glacier where can i find more info about what u said

[drifting glacier]

@wraith ember it was off of memory of a question asked in discord a while back, so I don't belive we have what I said on paper yet. It is pretty early in development though to know the possible stat boots certain items will have, but undoubtedly we will have some items that hold +++casting speed bonuses.

PM me if you want to talk about some more Mage talk 😊🐐

[dawn wind]

<@&257269635559194625>
How will you handle the cash shop so that it doesn't impact the rest of the game?
I am not talking about pay to win / pay for power here (which you explicitely stated wouldn't be a part of it). I am talking about other aspects:

-Exclusive Mounts: Now if there are exclusive mounts in the cash shop (or any purely visual item really) then this actually damages the game overall. How you might ask?:

Firstly using development money to develope those "forces" players to pay twice for content
Secondly for it to be exclusive, it can't exist in the game otherwise. Basically you are taking things, which might potentially be available to everybody someday, and making them only attainable by paying cash.

-Pay for shortcut: Being able to buy content reduces their value. The situation will not be "Cool! Have you seen that great dragon mount?" "Yeah! I'll totally try to get better and get it" but rather "Cool! Have you seen that great dragon mount?" "Yeah. Probably bought it from the cash shop or something". Ultimately this reduces the games longevity.

-Possible ways to avoid both of these points? Firstly no cash shop exclusive visual items. Secondly either time gate (a few months) other visual content and/or slightly change the looks of items so the one attained in game still looks cooler (while the one from the cash shop looks great). The ingame attained ones should always look "better".

Now to better understand my position. I consider myself a casual gamer, who doesn't like to push for top level content. However I'd rather not have the coolest gear and know there is another world out there (more to explore, more to gain) than have half the playerbase (including me) running around with super cool looking stuff (reason I also think Transmogging is damaging for an MMO). Inaccessability creates wonder and excitement. Accessability only creates apathy.

I'd like to hear other peoples and your thoughts on this.

[autumn crag]

<@&257269635559194625>

Sorry if this has already been asked but I haven't seen it in the Q and A.

Will there be armour durability?

Thanks in advance 😀

[verbal quiver]

@autumn crag there will be and you will have to vist player crafters to get your stuff repaired 😃

[autumn crag]

Excellent thanks Shunex 😀

[nimble wave]

@opal fiber Yes, that is Stevens projections
http://i.imgur.com/0sw3Vux.png
hope that helped ^^

@dawn wind Hey Feint!
I would just like to clarify a few things ^^
Firstly, all the mounts that will be available trough cashshop, including the mounts in the kick-starter are Skins.
meaning that you'll have to earn this mount in game to wear it.
http://i.imgur.com/pcx7JTD.png
So there will be no "mounts" in the cashshop.
furthermore, there will be a lot of cosmetics that are EXCLUSIVE that wont be avilable trough cashshop and only avialable trough ingame means (the dragon you gave an example of is one, it can be aquired only trought being part of the node leadership, king,queen mayor, and very rare ingame egg drop)
http://i.imgur.com/g5xfYA1.png
http://i.imgur.com/EhM0rc2.png

So to sum it up, your concern is exactly what Intrepid are worrying about aswell.
they dont want ANY p2w aspect in their games, including the one you mentioned ^^
Now regarding the cashshop exclusives, because these items will be only cashshop, like in many other games I dont think it will have much value, the realy "rare" items people would be looking to find are the ones that earned trough ingame and are NOT in the cashshop.
hope that answered your question ^^

[dawn wind]

@nimble wave I see. Thank you for the fast and thorough answer.
Depending on the quality of the exclusive cash shop items compared to the rest of the world, this might still turn out to be a problem (still effectively withholding content from the general game world) but it doesn't sound too bad. As long as the best looking gear and mounts ingame can only be acquired by doing difficult stuff I'm fine with it.

[midnight wolf]

@dawn wind They'd probably end up doing a combination where if you have epic gear, buying cosmetics would make it look more to your liking or preference. Epic gear would still feel epic without the additional cosmetics

[dawn wind]

@midnight wolf my fear is that non-epic gear looks epic. If you give players nothing to reach for, fewer people will want to improve to attain such amazing gear. Again the apathy problem with convenience.

[midnight wolf]

Somewhere, not sure where but it could've been on a twitch livestream, Steven said that Epic gear = Epic gear. It will also feel like epic gear and he essentially said the whole point of epic and awesome is also that it's rare and not openly available. I'm sure needletail could find a quote or sth. I doubt that Intrepid would end making +1 swords look like epic gear. That would kind of defeat the purpose of what it would feel like to wield or see that kind of weapon.

They might end up making epic sandals and hats more common though, or extremely rare and only reserved to the guy running around eating potatoes

[dawn wind]

@midnight wolf That sounds about right. Thanks for clarifying. It's just a trend in a lot of modern mmos where even low level People look amazing and/or high level people almost always looks epic regardless of their actual progression.

[nimble wave]

@midnight wolf @dawn wind As you requested:
http://i.imgur.com/VceFm7K.png
http://i.imgur.com/bJlantb.png

But to sum up your guys discussion,
this is intrepids take on it:
http://i.imgur.com/QkmSoMB.png

for further discussion please use #aoc-discussion so we wont clug the channel, its meant for questions and directed answers only ^^

[midnight wolf]

<@&257269635559194625> It was previously stated that during sieges summoners would be able to create group type summons. My question is if we can see other group related skills. (skills or abilities that require multiple people) Specifically for the guild skills and abilities you guys mentioned. E.g. tanks being able to make a really big barrier together?

Thx for that info Needletail

@idle siren I'm not sure if this has been asked yet but, are we going to see Epic sandals available

[dawn wind]

<@&257269635559194625> If there are no different sets for PVE and PVP that throws up a host of new problems. Especially for people who like to do one or the other. It's almost always gonna be better to gear up one way or the other. So you might be a dedicated PVE player but the best and fastest way to currently gear up is PVP. Same Problem the other way around. So dedicated players of either style of play might be inclined to do content they don't enjoy for the content they actually wanna do. How do you expect to handle this problem?

Possible Solution: Make seperate PVP and PVE gear. Always make either of them slightly better for the content it was made for -> PVE gear more stats but PVP gear specific anti player resistance (ala WoW WotLk). This way you can use either of them in the other content but will be behind dedicated players of each. 100% PVE would be 80% PVP and vice versa. I know this means for higher content you have to gear up seperately but it also means people actually have an incentive to play what they want to play (PVE for PVE gear and PVP for PVP gear) instead of the currently fastest way to gear wether they enjoy it or not.

Also thank you Needletail for your posts (again)

[midnight wolf]

Partial answer here: they said they were looking into those issues e.g. difference in HP between a boss with 1 million and a player with much less... They might reveal more on the livestream

It is possible Needletail knows though...

[keen sapphire]

Another partial answer here: they mentioned that gears (crafted) will have dials that can be tweaked towards some stat at the expense of another, so I think this can be used to "tweak" your gear towards your playstyle.

[novel ice]

Did <@&257269635559194625> or @meager ibex already say wether or not we'll be able upgrade our pledge after kickstarter

Of course to something that wasn't early bird or anything sold out

[dawn wind]

@keen sapphire Thanks. This helps a bit but doesn't solve the basic issue. If there is only one kind of gear there will be a "fastest" way to attain that gear. And players usually choose the path of least resistance. Meaning you might love PVE but due to PVP being a faster way to gear you might be inclined to do so.

[midnight wolf]

So where's the issue? 🤔

@novel ice They have been saying that some cosmetics would be kickstarter exclusive, so you could probably uprgade your pledge later, but I believe the system will different from what it is now. Same goes for rewards aka. different rewards

[novel ice]

That's my question @midnight wolf, if we'll still get some of the rewards in the tier or if it's just basically gifting them money if we upgrade

After the KS ends. If we're already backers

yes to upgrade it

[verbal quiver]

please leave this channel for direct questions to Intrepid Studios, if you wish to discus any of the questions feel free to use #community_helpdesk

[timber isle]

When should we expect to see more variations on armor models and gear?

[empty fjord]

<@&257269635559194625> Will the crafting system be like WoW, click craft on a recipe and done. or will it be more like EQ2 where you have more like a minigame when crafting stuff?

[nimble wave]

@empty fjord The same exact question was asked during May 26th stream, this was the answer:
http://i.imgur.com/bRqpyps.png
Same question apeared during May 15th stream:
http://i.imgur.com/oVFTRc7.png
Unfortunatly, it seems that they dont want reveal the system yet,
but it clearly seems like that they are straying away from the "click and done" mechanic.
hope that helped ^^

[tranquil cedar]

<@&257269635559194625> Will the world "wrap around" and be a globe or will the playable area end at some point?

[keen sapphire]

The later, as I recall they said in a stream that some "invisible walls" will have to be there around world edges...etc

[keen grove]

<@&257269635559194625> will there be a salon npc in game or any way to customize your character after creation?

[nimble wave]

@keen grove Yes.
http://i.imgur.com/zJBg5qk.png

[dapper mango]

<@&257269635559194625> Hi, coud you not implement global chat? it just does not fit the whole "no dungeonfinder" people should socialize to find a party and make trades etc.

[nimble wave]

@dapper mango Currently there is no such plans,
this is the discussion on stream regrading the chat
http://i.imgur.com/tq4nN6q.png
when they adressed it, no mentions of "global" or "world-wide" were brought up.

regarding the 2nd question:
http://i.imgur.com/R9gjOzT.png
there will be none of this "dungeon finder" either.

hope that answered your questions ^^

@dapper mango And to add on that last point, in general in seems that Intrepid are straying away from these "play for you" systems, they stated during one of the streams that they are agaisnt the game playing for you.
take a look at how they want to aproach the questing system, this will give you a hint
https://imgur.com/tgclcFs
once again, hope that was helpful to you

[dapper mango]

thank you @nimble wave but i know that there won´t be no dungeon finder, thats why a global chat would absolutley not fit to have a global chat... i just was concerned that they add it, because someone mentioned it XD

[nimble wave]

@dapper mango No such plans ^^
https://imgur.com/tq4nN6q

[dapper mango]

@nimble wave hm...but it does not state that there won´t be any global, am i seeing this right? just that there will be additional VoIP

[nimble wave]

@dapper mango No specific statement regarding the global chat, however you usually state what will be rather then what wont be.
I think you'll have to wait until one of Intrepids staff confirms it,
sorry I wasnt able to find an answer from the known information for you.

[dapper mango]

@nimble wave then i will wait, my post was more of a concern than a question anyway, and thank you, you are doing a great job finding all the stuff that was already asked

[timber isle]

<@&257269635559194625> What characters may we use when creating names? May i type something like "Azz'theroth" or "Ahn-seth" And what about surnames?

[subtle temple]

@timber isle Surnames are confirmed and optional. Text characters unknown.

[slate rock]

<@&257269635559194625> Can I help you in anyway shape or form? I really want to invest myself into this project

[barren stag]

@crystal beacon Can we please have dancing while walking like in ArcheAge? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Xk1IBT046M

[keen grove]

<@&257269635559194625> I've seen a lot of talk about guilds, but looking back at previous streams (unless i'm just completely oblivious to it possibly) I've never heard how you will go about creating a guild. Will you go to an npc in a certain stage of Node development or will you be prompted at a certain level to create/join a guild and the tab be unlocked in the player interface?

[nimble wave]

@slate rock If it is voluntary work you're looking for, you'll have to wait for one of the staff members to reply,
If you're looking to join the company, Intrepid are looking for more staff to join them,
you could contact them via this email:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/257283936756039680/316916165060460544/Capture2.PNG
Also uppon briefly searching in Google, I found 4 job posts:
http://jobs.gamasutra.com/company/intrepid-studios-inc-150380
You could probably find more while searching yourself 😃

[winter estuary]

<@&257269635559194625> Unsure if it was asked before, but will there be a vault system of some kind? If I don't have a house yet but I'm full of say Kickstarter bonuses and gathered stuff and my inventory is full but my node is still level 1 or 2, will there be a trunk or box (read: vault) for me to store stuff in if I don't have a free hold or house to put stuff in?

[subtle temple]

<@&257269635559194625> What kind of security authentication will you have to project accounts from hacking? 2 step verification? mobile/key authenticators?

[silent cliff]

<@&257269635559194625> you said there will be no max level zones. What about "elite" zones that require groups to be able to survive in?

Like all the mobs are elites and hard to kill and require multiple people to kill

[trim hemlock]

I think they are going for more of a jurrasic park style map. You will have areas of easy mobs and it will progress to areas of higher level elite mobs.

[fast comet]

<@&257269635559194625> Just curious, I know there will be seasons in the game and the environment has its own mood, so will there also be storms? Storms like hail, strong winds/heavy thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, etc. 🤔

[mild latch]

<@&257269635559194625>
"During our official Kickstarter we will have regular livestreams during the following days:

Mondays 3:00 PM PDT
Wednesdays 3:00 PM PDT
Fridays 3:00 PM PDT"

No Q&A today?

[crystal beacon]

@mild latch This week it will be on tuesday and thursday

[mild latch]

Nooo!!!

[crystal beacon]

At tomorrow's live stream they will also announce the underrealm race, so be sure to watch it!

[mild latch]

I rather want to know how the summoner class will work

will it be like the d2/d3 necro when you just run around and let the pets go ham or will you have pet based skills like the blizzard BM hunter/warlock class have?

[crystal beacon]

Might I suggest you take these questions to the #community_helpdesk channel, a lot of these questions have been brought up/answered already and I am sure there are some hardcore info gatherers who'd love to tell you all of that straight off the bat, as this channel is somewhat more reserved for the questions directed at the devs.

[mild latch]

thanks Lib

[nimble wave]

@mild latch Just to clarify, the information on classes is minimal and there will not be until later stages in developement (we are pre-alpha).
http://i.imgur.com/SgTm0rE.png
If you want you can discuss the class freely #aoc-discussion but please avoid further discussions here, as Libera mentioned

Now with that being said, here is all the information we know regarding the summoner:
Summon class summery:
http://i.imgur.com/RNQHlAX.png
Summoner Information:
http://i.imgur.com/c489aSQ.png
Summoner class secondary archetype (for augmentations):
http://i.imgur.com/1RbFcm3.png
Running while summoning:
http://i.imgur.com/K3tEnV2.png
Summoner control over minions:
http://i.imgur.com/9ca3HhT.png
Summoner fusion (nay):
http://i.imgur.com/hNC062R.png
Summoner using bosses as summons:
http://i.imgur.com/KHtkvkO.png
I did a lot of research, hope that helped ❤

[mild latch]

❤

[left bone]

Will female dwarves be able to have beards?

[crystal beacon]

hello

[nimble wave]

@crystal beacon This chat is meant for questions towards Intrepid studio staff and directed answers.
If you're looking to chat about Ashes of creation please head to #aoc-discussion
if its just general talk, you could head to #general-discussion
Hope that clarifies it

[split pewter]

Is there an official release date for closed beta phases?

And will closed beta phase 2 be a refreshed world or will worlds progress continue from closed beta phase 1

[nimble wave]

@split pewter The current avilable dates are F&F Alpha around October 2017,
with the Alpha phase one followed somewhere in mid 2018 (Probably December).

The dates wont be released for a good reason: the game is still pre-alpha and under development.
The test phases usually are unpredictble and can take any amount of time, even the first Alpha could be considered an estimated date.
Beta tests in particular are dealing with balancing the game and fixing bugs (and usually are closer to release, so that will make Ashes of creation Betas at around the end of 2019, since release should be before 2020)
that is the best information you can go for right now, as even Intrepid wont be able to give you a correct prediction since its simply too unpredictble.
Same applies for the wipes, when preforming a test, the question is "What are we testing?" and this answer just simply doesnt exist yet, since the game is yet to be developed.
Once the Alpha is over, and the main game is built, we'll get Beta tests.
For an estimation, we'll have to wait closer towards the end of the alpha test.
hope that clarified it ^^

[storm roost]

Can you (intrepid employees, NOT @nimble wave) give us any extra details regarding combat? I'm liking the general ideas that you guys put out there, however I was hoping for some more specifics. Do you feel as if combat is going to be fast-paced, medium-paced, or slow paced? Can you give us a game comparable to the combat you are looking to create?

Also you (Steven) previously stated that you wanted a balance between skill and gear -- not necessarily that they were of equal value. Which, if any, should be more important in your opinion: skill or gear? Or are you guys trying to make the two of equal importance?

[old bear]

Does any one know whether there will be Ultra Great Swords? I'd love to be a fighter with a really long 2 hander

[trim hemlock]

Steven stated that they don't plan to have over sized weapons that are larger than your character in some cases. They are making the weapons more realistic in size to prevent breaking the immersion.

[old bear]

so no details on how small exactly?

[trim hemlock]

No solid details on weapon size yet but I would assume if you want a twohander it would probably be like the sword in Braveheart.

[old bear]

if thats the case its not bad

id like it just a little longer than that but thats still a good refrence for size

Thanks @trim hemlock

[deep roost]

@idle siren ok this is a confusing Qs on the streams you guys did you said ALL backers but do all backers receive mean if you pledged less then 25? ther are Backers when comes to the over all count..... need the Answer from a Steven before the end of KickStarter...thank you

[nimble wave]

@deep roost Only people who got a package (the cheapest one is 25$) will receive the "backer rewards"
This is the source
http://i.imgur.com/LEM7N1B.png
If it was misleading, you can still cancel your pledge.
however I strongly encourage you to get teh 25$ one at the very least.
the rewards are amazing and the game is going to be awesome ^^
hope that helped

[deep roost]

@nimble wave Syadom is only a Cm not intrepid studios and they said on there stream all Backers will get it..but i see these post from NON Intrepids studios say other wise just like your Post thats why i asked @idle siren To clear this up ... he is Intrepid Studios and the 1 that said it on the LIve Stream that All Backers will get it... so just want make sure

[nimble wave]

@deep roost Hi ^^
I've reached out to @upper turtle and together with @verbal quiver they were able to provide an official statement from the staff discord, especially for you.
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/304242591250251778/319023502629797889/image.jpg
This is Yaviey, the Community Manager and part of Intrepids studios staff.
Its as official as it gets,
Hope that helped ❤

[deep roost]

thank u

[vocal ruin]

That feeling of not knowing what to ask or how to word it - ugh (´Д` )

[nimble wave]

@vocal ruin This channel is for questions towards intrepid Studio.
However, you probably could just try asking out at #community_helpdesk, it is much less moderated, and you dont have to fear of screewing up.
If that doesnt fit either, feel free to PM me, and I'll try to help you as much as I can, that way, it will remain private ^^
Whatever it is you're looking for, one thing is for certain, this community is amazing and everyone is willing to help, so just take a leap of faith and ask!

[vocal ruin]

@nimble wave idk how to do that - don't use Discord that much(´Д` )

In which case, i'll start from the beginning and hopefully get "to that point".

What Stage are in currently active as of now ?
Note: I'm not referring to Alpha nor Beta, But rather whats being Focused on that the Community could specifically suggest?

( wouldn't be surprised if its confidential or a Limited Answer given.

Because after seeing the Monster Coin System Video, i'm wondering how the in-game Interactions as a whole - such as PvP. Would Abilities have affects on Environment, etc ...

I think i'll stop there - too many preceeding questions that'll lead-up to my main, condense question

( P.S. Sorry for an indecisive question )

Wosh i could edit like i can my post ~.~

Oh i can? Gimme a sec ...

On second though, nvm. Sorry to hassle you. Think its best if just wait in stream, sorry

[nimble wave]

@vocal ruin Again, for these types of questions just click the blue text here ----> #community_helpdesk to go to the channel.
This channel is for questions for Intrepid Studios only, and since most of what you've asked already have been answered. it is best to try first at the channel I specified above.

Now regarding your questions,
Start by reading this document:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/14luppZ3Ub8jmcw_aK65QWxYY4xa8qAo9zRfpYWBxOXE/edit#
It is a document with known information that answers all the quesstions you asked above.
This document was taken from here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0B7xq-8r9DA_qTlZZOWxyRVR2VUk
Which is a folder with all the information.
After reading these documents, please ask away at the channel #community_helpdesk as I previously explained.
I think that was everything you've asked for.
hope that helped.

[golden orchid]

<@&257269635559194625> As Ashes is to be a player run experiences, everyone will want to be able to take part. Will lower-leveled characters be able to participate in city sieges, node events, and world PvP against higher-leveled opponents?

[surreal palm]

<@&257269635559194625> I am working my way through all of your videos, so if these questions are answered there, I apologize. I have many questions regarding the economy being designed for AoC, but I will stick with these two questions first. Primarily, will there be any mechanics for contract enforcement if the economy is to be player run? Second, will there be a storage cost to currency (can a player carry around 3 million gold pieces on their person, will the gold need to be stored)? All of this is with the idea of a player run bank in mind. Thanks!

[wary root]

<@&257269635559194625> Since AoC will be very player run and will have a lot of progression, how are you planning to keep it interesting and inviting for new players in an existing/old server?

[crystal beacon]

Dear Devs. I have some money burning a hole in my pocket. Well overdraft, but before I up my package I was curious, and the forums keep on eating my posts. What I hoped to find out was: - How much input do we get into the $5k package freehold manor design, ie can it be based around a dwarfish/underrealm design or does it only come as a treehouse? And.... - Is that manor going to be the same size or larger internally as guild houses?

Thanks in advance Disco moves

: <@&257269635559194625>

[fair umbra]

@golden orchid They have mentioned that they don't like end-game locked content in some livestreams, so I would imagine lower level players can participate in all of these things, but I don't know how well they would perform against higher level opponents in world PvP.

[steep hatch]

<@&257269635559194625> intrepid is going to be possible to increase my pledge after end of the Kickstarter? Aka in a few months with more to spare could I then get the royalty perks

[fair umbra]

@surreal palm It has been mentioned that gold has no weight, so you will be able to carry around your massive fortunes with you. As for contract enforcement, it was mentioned that there will be a screen for trading and crafting and gold exchange that should prevent most "contract" violations.

@wary root I think with how the node system works, the world itself will be interesting and inviting for new players, and old servers will 'generally' be bigger and more populated, and that should serve to keep the new players going to them. I think this is a problem they would adress if it ever arose.

[wary root]

Alright thanks @fair umbra

[fair umbra]

@crystal beacon I believe they have mentioned that you are given some parameters to work within. I'm certain you will be allowed to have a freehold based around any race in-game. It will definitely not be just a treehouse. As for the sizes, I would imagine less, but that is speculation; it may well be bigger.

[crystal beacon]

Yep, I was hoping for a little more definate idea, as I'm hoping the use it as a guild base if possible. Thankyou for the input though

[fair umbra]

@steep hatch They have said that kickstarter bonuses will not be available after the kickstarter, I would assume that includes upgrading. Though, if it were a significant amount more, it may be worth checking with them.

[surreal palm]

@fair umbra Thank you! I am interested in if there will be any mechanics introduced for player run financial institutions. The current $3m stretch goal on their kickstarter piqued my interest.

[fair umbra]

@crystal beacon I just read over the google doc w/ all the known information and I couldn't find anything directly mentioning it, but I doubt there will be anything preventing you from using it as a guild base. Other players can interact with your freehold, especially if you build a tavern. Sorry I can't answer more definitively, hopefully the devs will get back to you.

[crystal beacon]

Yes, but I am looking for a specific answer from Intrepid if possible, as I also ahvent been able to find that info, and $2500k is a lot to take on a chance. Hence asking here.

Unless I'm confused and you are intrepid?

[fair umbra]

No no, not at all. Just a player looking to answer some quick and easy questions if I can. Apologies for the confusion. There is a livestream later today if you have the time that might be a good place to get your question answered by the devs

[steep hatch]

That's why I am as I'm at the leader but eying up royalty which in about 2 months I could do but really can't right now. I was hoping there may be a way to boost the pack later. @fair umbra <@&257269635559194625>

[crystal beacon]

Dear Xilas. I am unable to ask the questions as the forum has been eating my posts. And I can't ask live as I'm in England. But thankyou for trying, I hope to find out the answer soon

[steep hatch]

With you on the live issue @crystal beacon as another brit

[wanton plank]

<@&257269635559194625> Will there be an Artisan for crafting Mage/Bard weapons?

[languid peak]

Living in Austria here, I know how you feel @crystal beacon

[crystal beacon]

huggles

[fair umbra]

@crystal beacon There is still hope! New forums are coming very soon, and they will be better. I'm also a brit, but I'm in the states atm. I guess being across the pond isn't all bad.

[verbal quiver]

Please keep this channel for direct questions to intrepid, use the discussion channels to discuss

[fair umbra]

@wanton plank There will be crafting for all weapons and armour I believe.

[lost marsh]

<@&257269635559194625> Will there be player and/or NPC collision? With collision added it adds a unique mechanic to the game

[fair umbra]

@lost marsh

[lost marsh]

@fair umbra thanks man

<@&257269635559194625> It seems you're going to have some fairly complex systems in the game. Will you have a tutorial system of some sort to thoroughly walk players through on how to use said systems?

[fair umbra]

Can't find the quoted response, but yes, the starter node after you walk through the portal will have systems in place to walk you through all or most of the sytems in the game.

[surreal palm]

<@&257269635559194625> Following up on my earlier question: player run financial institutions?

[shadow schooner]

<@&257269635559194625> What will be the caps for housing will be at each node level?

[sweet heart]

<@&257269635559194625> maybe asking a little bit early but do you have plans to handle server population? In the beginning server will get overrun but after a while some server might get almost deserted. The easy solution for the beginning would be to lock the server but then you might separate friends when one is joining late. The deserted server problem is also hard to solve, e.g. you can do a server merge but what happens to a players home? Especially the more unique ones in a node.

[summer plover]

<@&257269635559194625> My friend is wondering about the kickstarter. If you pledge only a dollar (not claiming a reward pack) are you still eligible for the backer-only stretch goal rewards?

[crystal beacon]

@summer plover you must pledge at least for one of the packages to receive the backer-only rewards

[summer plover]

@crystal beacon thanks for the heads up I will let them know!

[vestal seal]

Will there ever be a monk class <@&257269635559194625> Maybe with an elemental subclass for that "avatar" feel 😄

[novel ice]

<@&257269635559194625> Will current backers who have already pledged, be able to upgrade their pledge to a higher (not lower tier) Pledge, and still get some/all of the rewards AFTER the Kickstarter ends. I.E.- Alot of people get paid this week but will have that money aftet the date you asked and couldn't pledge higher but already have a current pledge active? If you don't have this planned would your team be willing to Consider this an option?

after*

[finite wharf]

seconds @novel ice l#2433 l#2433

[queen garnet]

@novel ice Kickstarter only works with Credit Cards I believe, so wouldn't it get charged at the end of the month anyway?

[novel ice]

That doesn't address my question. My question doesn't involve the method of payment charming at the end of month (I'm aware it already charges)
What I'm asking is if we have already backed and been charged, if we can still upgrade our pledges to a higher tier after the KS ends. In some shape or form or if there will be no option for such a function

charging* not charming

[crystal beacon]

<@&257269635559194625> Can you update your twitch panel for the for the livestream schedule?

[vital nebula]

<@&257269635559194625> Wishing to follow up on a previously answered question. You've said that crafters will get recognition for their crafts by there being a label stating 'Crafted by: John Doe'. Will the same apply to gatherers and processors?

[lean sable]

<@&257269635559194625> If I go Summoner-Cleric or Cleric-Summoner. Can I summon a healing pet?

[serene sparrow]

<@&257269635559194625> Are world bosses a one time thing, or will they respawn if particular actions are taken? Mainly want to know if you are not on when the fight happens will that be the only chance?

[hollow needle]

<@&257269635559194625> Will Guild membership and/or friends lists be account based of character based? like can each alt be in a diff guild? Cos that would suck.

[patent prism]

@vital nebula I highly doubt it... what would be a point of making a herb or a log say "picked by John" when it's gonna get processed anyway? It would be an extra development time and an extra database usage for no sense at all 😃

[serene sparrow]

@hollow needle Not sure if this answers your question but Alt accounts can be in different guilds. (I could be wrong but I remember hearing this)

[hollow needle]

Thats gonna suck. TOR and GW2 did that, and ended up with half the guilds being full of alts no one used and just ended up having to be kicked. makes guilds a cosmetic more than anything else.

[vital nebula]

@patent prism I agree with you. I'm asking for guild mates.

[signal flint]

<@&257269635559194625> will bards be able to do live perfomances? would be sooo great!

[nimble wave]

@hollow needle Guild is character based. Not account based.

[hollow needle]

total suckware

[thin heart]

<@&257269635559194625> after the Kickstarter do you have plans to continue the live streams even if it's just once a week to keep the community engaged and informed?

[crystal beacon]

@thin heart 2 times amonth after kickstarter

[jolly coyote]

<@&257269635559194625> Will the game have a strong base for solo play or are you expected to always have to be involved in PvP in order to progress? A mix of both?

[crystal beacon]

@jolly coyote The game will have a mix for solo and group content. Pvp is one of key aspect for change but you dont need to focus on it if you dont want to

[nimble wave]

@jolly coyote Just to add to what Prophet said, and said beautifly,
this is Intrepids Studio take on it:
http://i.imgur.com/hZBccsF.png
In other words, you dont have to group up if you dont want to.
there will be content for solo players aswell (including dungeons).
but as with every playstyle that is very specific, youll miss out on a lot of group content,
so if you want to enjoy the best out of both worlds, you should adjust your playstyle ^^
Regarding your 2nd question about the PvP, this is the best answer you'll get:
http://i.imgur.com/1NfiyQj.png
So the main game is played for PvE but if you want to affect what other players do, PvP is the answer.
Hope that helped.

@novel ice Hey ^^
You wont be able to change your package after the KS is over, however, there will most likley be packages on the website, not including the Kickstarter exclusives.
http://i.imgur.com/HCGwQnC.png
"When KS ends ...reefleects the package you purchased".
Hope that was helpful.

@golden orchid Lower levels not only can but probably will paricipate in all of those events.
there is no "end-game" according to the Devs and the game starts the moment you step into the world.
http://i.imgur.com/cyy9p5x.png
That being said, there will be no "holding hands" systems to equallize players, as an example of GW2 where the player adjusts himself to the level area he is playing in.
What you have instead is a system that allows the balance betwen gear and skill, making it a lot harder on higher level players to just completly stomb lower levels, HOWEVER, the lower levels affectiveness in PvP will also be lower then those of the higher level.
Hope that answered your question.

@surreal palm 1st question: Yes there will be some sort of UI that will allow player hiring.
http://i.imgur.com/HhxBVR7.png
Regarding 2nd question: Currency does not "weight" anything and you can carry as much money as you'd like.
http://i.imgur.com/eVRyjjM.png
Hope I helped ^^

[patent prism]

@jolly coyote real answer is a mix of both, but it is naive to think that if you do only one option that you will progress at same speed as someone that does everything 😃 if you do not care about progress speed then yes you can progress by doing only one thing, albeight slower, the more things you do you will progress faster

[lunar magnet]

<@&257269635559194625> Hi, will we be seeing different environments in the game such as snowy places or deserts?

[crystal beacon]

yes @lunar magnet Plus AoC has seasons

[heavy flume]

Hi, so I backed up on kickstarter.com. But since I didn't have to enter any profile name or e-mail address connected to the forum, I'm wondering how I'm going to receive the code I'm going to use.

[patent prism]

@heavy flume you will get it to e-mail that you did provide (you cant back without providing any mail)

@heavy flume ah yes also from what i've read that mail will also contain instructions how to proceed 😃

[lunar magnet]

Yes but I mean more like actual different regions

[crystal beacon]

@lunar magnet yes there will be regions of snowy peaks and deserts

[lunar magnet]

I see thanks very much

[lofty token]

when is the alpha coming out is there any approximate date?

[crystal beacon]

@lofty token friends and family alpha later this year kickstarter alpha one December 2018

[rose breach]

@lofty token ks is 2018 and invite only and f&f is in q4 this year

[lofty token]

ty

[supple nova]

<@&257269635559194625> When can we expect to see more how classes look like? Especially the new one. Well it is still early but can't wait to see how they look 😄

[languid peak]

<@&257269635559194625> will the new underground race be more beastlike or more andropomorph?

[drifting sinew]

@languid peak They only said beastlike so far, but they should be revealing more info on the new race today! Probably on the stream!

[languid peak]

nice! seams like i'll pull an all nighter

[golden ermine]

<@&257269635559194625> Will there be Ultimate or Epic spells for mages that can be obtained by defeating certain bosses?

[safe mesa]

<@&257269635559194625> you should edit the twitch live message, its says UTC 10PM, (thats now) but i beleave u start in 2 hours?

might wana check the other times aswell

[drifting sinew]

@safe mesa now is 10PM CEST which is 8PM UTC.. so all is correct on the twitch message

[safe mesa]

oh my bad, i opend the wrong tab xD

[crystal beacon]

<@&257269635559194625> Can I build a church or temple on a freehold that will benifit me and my parishioners in some way?

[unreal arrow]

Yessir

I wonder how many different things you can build on your freehold at once though

That's a really cool idea actually, running a soup kitchen out of your freehold

[crystal beacon]

Lets Jump down to general for a discussion and keep this place for just questions and answers thanks 😃

[novel flicker]

<@&257269635559194625> Any indication if there will be some regions locked with Ashes?😐

[crystal beacon]

@novel flicker No region locks for ashes

[smoky meteor]

Will the kickstarter end on the 2nd, or was that just the original target date? Like if i wanted to back the game does it have to be done by the 2nd or can it be after that date?

[drifting sinew]

It ends on June 2 2017 3:00 PM CEST.

[trim hemlock]

If you want to back the game and get the kickstarter exclusive items then you would need to back a package before the kickstarter ends.

[drifting sinew]

No KS Package available after that. There might be other ways to support

[prime salmon]

<@&257269635559194625> What are the different in the character creation tiers?

[drifting sinew]

@prime salmon https://i.imgur.com/KhXxY19.jpg

[prime salmon]

@drifting sinew would like more specified or it is like buying a pig in a poke

[dapper void]

<@&257269635559194625> what will prevent a guild from camping toons in a city before they go to attack it?

[crystal beacon]

So i am going to buy the [Braver of Worlds] Pack as i was reading all the goodys you get with that pack it says [Plus all previous rewards] dose this mean all the previous item stack like [1 additional month of ingame items [3 total] also I am reading this right Life time subscribtion. like I dont have to pay ever again.?

[nimble wave]

@crystal beacon Exactly. when you will buy a pack like that, all previous rewards are included.
and the lifetime is a Kickstarter exclusive. ^^

[trim hemlock]

@crystal beacon Correct you get all of the previous tier stacked on top of each other.

[drifting sinew]

@crystal beacon And yes, lifetime = never pay

[crystal beacon]

Dame lol step on the Hype train ^^ 😉

[nimble wave]

@dapper void
The node itself is filled with guards and players that can attack at anytime if the player is corrupted (have committed PK)
The corruption itself is very important, because the more you PK the weaker you become, you also get penalty in terms of chance to drop gear.
Camping a city, prior to the siege to "weaken" it actually makes it stronger, because you'll have chance to lose your gear and on top of that become weaker (the more corrupted you are the weaker you become in battle)
On more thing that is important to note is that there will be bounty hunters, these are people that are hunting down corrupted players and murder them without penalty.
If such a scenario would occur, you'll end up with a full guild of weaken players that will have a good chance to drop their gear and a lot of bounty on their hands.
The team have stated many time again, they will design against all sort of griefing ^^ #trust
hope that answered your question

[trim hemlock]

@nimble wave @dapper void I think he is asking if you would be able to plant spy's in a town that is about to be sieged so that they could attack the town from within when the siege begins. I would assume that this would be a viable form of sabotage and encouraged by the devs because it is player driven meaningful conflict.

[dapper void]

Thanks 😄

[nimble wave]

@trim hemlock Wasnt this the question?
"what will prevent a guild from camping toons in a city before they go to attack it?"

[dapper void]

Ya it was

Thank you both so much 😄

[trim hemlock]

@nimble wave I read it as "camping" as in setting up forces inside the town. He could have meant just killing anyone near the town before the siege as well.

[dapper void]

sorry it was camping like Nicodemus said like a attacking guild camping 15 or 20 players in a town before they attack it

[obsidian hamlet]

<@&257269635559194625> Will crafting in a freehold be exactly the same as crafting in town or will a freehold have bonuses to crafting?

<@&257269635559194625> During sieges, will damage to structures be rendered in real time?

[obsidian hamlet]

<@&257269635559194625> As a lifelong healer, I was wondering if I chose to be a hybrid Cleric/Mage, would I truly be able to heal and dps effectively? Best example would be the Archmage from Warhammer Online.

[solar python]

<@&257269635559194625> If you don't goal the 3 Millions, will you do the "New Financial system" later if you get in total 3 Millions ? 😃 Thank you !

[fossil heath]

ok, is the live stream delayed again

[midnight wolf]

it's on now

[analog radish]

<@&257269635559194625> Are you looking to expand your team towards Europe and other regions for positions like Community manager and such roles?

[nimble wave]

@fossil heath The live stream is up, please check at
https://www.twitch.tv/ashesofcreation

[upper valley]

<@&257269635559194625> What stance will you take on 3rd party softwar like DPS meters and such?

[sterile rock]

<@&257269635559194625> u said there will be leader boards and ranks for the arena... but how competitive will it be? do you think it will be eSport kind of competitive?

[slow solar]

<@&257269635559194625> Is there going to be bust size in the character creation?

[open cave]

<@&257269635559194625> What is the highest level of technology for weapons? Will it go all the way up to rudimentary firearms? Is it dependent on node specialization?

[ebon shard]

how soon after creating characters of different races will i be able to play with my friends if they're of a different race since races have individual starting areas from what i've read

[small violet]

<@&257269635559194625> Are you guys going to make fishing a profession that stands out more? So Fishermen can be a "needed" profession in the game and not a side activity

[dreamy cove]

<@&257269635559194625> will you be able to use mounts in large battles IE cavalry??

[surreal cove]

<@&257269635559194625> How many green/purple players can you kill before your corruption stat loss gets so great you are completely useless in combat?

[true junco]

we know auction houses or markets places will be region specific ,what about banks?

[safe ocean]

<@&257269635559194625> Question: About the world, considering the Node System, will small cities still be relevant somehow? Because no matter how cool the 5 big metropolis of the server are, if there's not other smaller cities for people to go and do things, it's gonna be weird.

[fiery tide]

<@&257269635559194625> QUESTION: In what way will players know which node they're in? Map view only or visuals in game?

[wheat cipher]

<@&257269635559194625> ?Question 1,
How gathering, fishing, crafting will work? Will there going to be “PH/IQ” after which is depleted you cant gather anymore? Or is it going to be you can gather as long as you have “tools” for gathering or the node like a tree or iron vain is still.
Question 2,
Given the fact that it will take around 35-50 days to hit max level in one toon, how much alt friendly this game will be?

[compact nexus]

<@&257269635559194625> is there a labor point system that limits how much crafting/gathering you can do per day?

[crimson anvil]

<@&257269635559194625> Can you tell us if crafting will have it’s own it’s skill based game/mini-game mechanics (not purely talking about Artisan Level). In other words, will crafting be “add mats to station, turn dials based on specialization and hit Craft” for your item. Or, will there some sort of skill based system that could test the player’s understanding of the crafting system mechanics?

I’m thinking about VG here (if I can reference another MMO as an example).

[viral wharf]

<@&257269635559194625> If underrealm is already exist before people came to world than shouldn't it be already developed place?

[gentle hatch]

<@&257269635559194625> QUESTION: Will there be catgirls?

[vagrant turtle]

are there going to be gear/costumes associated to your religion?

[surreal cove]

<@&257269635559194625> How many green/purple players can you kill before your corruption stat loss gets so great you are completely useless in combat?

[open hawk]

<@&257269635559194625> How are you going to manage the queues at launch we are expecting a lot of people to play Ashes

[lost marsh]

<@&257269635559194625> QUESTION: IS THERE GOING TO BE A TUTORIAL SYSTEM IF SO CAN YOU TELL US A BIT ABOUT IT

[ebon shard]

<@&257269635559194625> how soon after creating characters of different races will i be able to play with my friends if they're of a different race since races have individual starting areas from what i've read

[eternal imp]

<@&257269635559194625> Question: What are your thoughts on Meters; Damage Meters, Healing Meters, Damage Taken, etc. ?

[frozen palm]

<@&257269635559194625> Will we be able to open up "area voice chat" for just within our Freehold? (My Paladin wants to Preach.)

[kindred stone]

<@&257269635559194625> how detailed will the character customisation be

[fringe dome]

<@&257269635559194625> For crafting, you said we are going to have to choose between gathering, refining, and item creation. In item creation, assuming I want to master craft, will i be locked to creating only metal or cloth armors? Am I also locked to only one part, i.e. chest pieces?

[full surge]

<@&257269635559194625> Question: are there will be flying islands on the game ?\

[unreal arrow]

<@&257269635559194625> Will there be breedable giant spider mounts?

[dreamy cove]

<@&257269635559194625> does the personnel exploration you do become added to the maps of other players of the same node??

[upper hornet]

Just how big are these node networks going to be? As in how long would it take to go from one end of the world to the other running.

[wraith cipher]

What kind of announcements will there be for boss first kills and/or raid time records if at all?

[mild latch]

<@&257269635559194625>
How will you be able to balance guild wars so you wont get one shot all the time and still balance 1v1 and 5v5

[glass nexus]

<@&257269635559194625> Question: Can you talk about different healing styles and options, Hots/shields/mitigation/burst/sustain, and will clerics be the only main healing class?

[thin sundial]

Question : Will there be a minimum requirement for having a character name such as a minimum of 3 characters or a maximum of 16?

[vagrant turtle]

<@&257269635559194625> Question: are there going to be gear/costumes associated to your religion?

[balmy wind]

<@&257269635559194625> If we are expected to use caravans to transport large sums of items, how are we going to go about gathering/crafting and making those large amounts of items e.g will there be storehouses for nodes similar to BDO?

[lost marsh]

<@&257269635559194625> QUESTION: IS THERE GOING TO BE A TUTORIAL SYSTEM IF SO CAN YOU TELL US A BIT ABOUT IT

[wet lodge]

<@&257269635559194625> Question: Will an Artisan level restrict you from harvesting rare metal? or crafting rare gear?

[stoic willow]

how hard will it be for new players that decide to come after the nodes have been established to catch up and get involved in the world?

[signal cliff]

<@&257269635559194625> Will there be a main city for people to hang out in that cant be destroyed, or will it all be nodes?

[hollow karma]

Will there be a pipe or cigar smoking emote. Maybe with a crop grown by farmers?

[crystal beacon]

<@&257269635559194625> How many summons can be summoned at once, is it possible to summon 3 at once but have them all be weaker

[onyx surge]

<@&257269635559194625> Question: sorry if this has been covered before but its there any thing stoping a guild holding on to a node for all time, say they have been battled over and over but just wont go down is there any system to help the attackers finally take down the tyrant? im new so if this is an obvious answer then woops

[white fern]

<@&257269635559194625> Question: What is your plan for the tutorial system? There are tons of different thing's in the game to learn at once and player submitted guides aren't always available.

[compact nexus]

<@&257269635559194625> is there a labor point system that limits how much crafting/gathering you can do per day?

[lost marsh]

<@&257269635559194625> QUESTION: IS THERE GOING TO BE A TUTORIAL SYSTEM IF SO CAN YOU TELL US A BIT ABOUT IT

[novel cradle]

<@&257269635559194625> will there be node alignment or religious advancement to risk corruption or is it strictly a PK deterrant?

[lost marsh]

<@&257269635559194625> QUESTION: IS THERE GOING TO BE A TUTORIAL SYSTEM IF SO CAN YOU TELL US A BIT ABOUT IT

[dreamy cove]

<@&257269635559194625> does animal husbandry relate to the summoners class or just normal pets

[crystal beacon]

<@&257269635559194625> Orcs. can we hear more about the orcs and their appearance 😃

[drifting sinew]

Question Are there going to be multiple difficulties for dungeons (normal,hard,insane) so there can be a fair challenge for every kind of player?

[crystal beacon]

<@&257269635559194625> Will you be adjusting the referral system to allow friends to be referred retroactively, so like giving each account a Friend ID that can be applied to a friend's account after they make they account (if they didn't go through a referral link initially or if the referral link fails) - remaking accounts feelsbadman

[white fern]

<@&257269635559194625> Question: What is your plan for the tutorial system? There are tons of different thing's in the game to learn at once and player submitted guides aren't always available.

[true junco]

can extractors be attacked and materials stolen

[crimson anvil]

<@&257269635559194625> Can you tell us if crafting will have it’s own it’s skill based game/mini-game mechanics (not purely talking about Artisan Level). In other words, will crafting be “add mats to station, turn dials based on specialization and hit Craft” for your item. Or, will there some sort of skill based system that could test the player’s understanding of the crafting system mechanics?

I’m thinking about VG here (if I can reference another MMO as an example).

[compact nexus]

<@&257269635559194625> is there a labor point system that limits how much crafting/gathering you can do per day?

[languid marten]

<@&257269635559194625> Slime mounts?

[sterile rock]

<@&257269635559194625> u said there will be leader boards and ranks for the arena... but how competitive will it be? do you think it will be eSport kind of competitive?

[gusty falcon]

<@&257269635559194625> Any chance of getting established authors to write quest lines or an area's lore? (For example, Patrick Rothfuss, author of the amazing Kingkiller Chronicle, who has already written characters and story for at least one game)

[patent prism]

<@&257269635559194625> Will dev team play Ashes themselves on personal (non official) characters? 😃 ❤

[lunar quartz]

<@&257269635559194625> servers the big thing! What's you strategy towards the servers I.e. Will the NA server be updated first over EU server? Thus meaning more EU players in NA servers over EU servers. This being a huge problem in games like ESO where the EU server is dead compared to the NA server

[dreamy cove]

<@&257269635559194625> WILL YOU BE ABLE TO RIDE MOUNTS INTO BATTLE IE CALVERY??

[viral wharf]

<@&257269635559194625> If underrealm is already exist before people came to world than shouldn't it be already developed place?

[pallid kettle]

<@&257269635559194625> If I upgraded to $1,000 or $2,500 can I bring my daughter to tour of studios and/or launch party?

[vagrant turtle]

<@&257269635559194625> Question: Are there going to be gear/costumes and other stuffs associated to your religion?

[mossy gull]

<@&257269635559194625> Question: Do you have some WD40 for Jeffrey, and can I please have a key for the developer's office voice channel? 😋

[dry idol]

How will the servers work? Regional, like Eu and Na or maybe global servers?

[hollow karma]

Will there be a pipe or cigar smoking emote. Maybe with a crop grown by farmers?

[wary sorrel]

<@&257269635559194625> Question: Can we build a secret base? AKA a place that would be hard for a angry former caravan owner to find?

[hexed epoch]

<@&257269635559194625> Will forex be a thing

[lunar quartz]

<@&257269635559194625> servers the big thing! What's you strategy towards the servers I.e. Will the NA server be updated first over EU server? Thus meaning more EU players in NA servers over EU servers. This being a huge problem in games like ESO where the EU server is dead compared to the NA server

[crystal beacon]

<@&257269635559194625> Please take your existing "task" system, and bring player quests to freehold Inns.

[cedar temple]

<@&257269635559194625> From the new char silhouettes you've just revealed, the second one from left upper row, has some kind of huge sword, are oversized 2 handed weapons a thing in AoC?

[waxen kraken]

<@&257269635559194625> The music that plays in game is classical (The intro music that you are currently using is Chopins Impromptu No.66), will all the music be classical or will you be mixiing it up with other styles? If so what other styles?

[tough jetty]

<@&257269635559194625> Could you guys upload the source videos fro download somewhere?

[vagrant turtle]

<@&257269635559194625> Question: Are there going to be gear/costumes and other stuffs associated to your religion?

[vestal helm]

<@&257269635559194625> do you have an idea of how often seasons will change on live servers? a weekly basis? monthly? random?

[slate elbow]

<@&257269635559194625> Will you have an in game built damage meter?

[crystal beacon]

<@&257269635559194625> will summoners be able to summon multiple summons at once that do less damage vs just summoning one

[somber oak]

<@&257269635559194625> I would love to know more about Boats in the Game, OCean combat is one of the things I loved in Archage, Will there be multicrew naval combat, sea trading (like the cavaans except in the ocean) and then will you be able to build the boats and customize them?

[molten needle]

Do kickstarter pledges count as refferals payouts anymore?

[fallen stone]

<@&257269635559194625> I hope you guys take inspiration from a combat system like this. Its fun and engaging. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmxIF9vBSP0

Also will there be a way for mages to summon groups? For say a dungeon that you found

[crystal beacon]

@vestal helm They will change weekly. It will happen during maintenance.

[nimble wave]

@upper valley They are against DPS meter of anything of that sorts (like gearscore for example)
they don't wont certain people to get denied entry to a dungeon simply because he lacks some DPS.
because it would miss the point. there will be some sort of stats system in the game. no specific info on that yet tho.
@slow solar Boob slider was confirmed. so Yes, there will be a bust slider.
@ebon shard You can choose where your starting point in. so you could start with your friends, even if they are from a different race.
@small violet They are extremly into fishing, when discussing it on stream they even jokingly said "fishing will be OP". a very detailed fishing system was promised.
@dreamy cove Some mounts (not all!) will have certain battle skills, BUT, you cant use weapons or skills while mounting, so most likley not. Altho, from my experience, the mount speed have a huge advantage and will be used in game by players in terms of strategy in the battlefield.

[small violet]

thanks for answers @nimble wave

[upper valley]

thank you @nimble wave

[dreamy cove]

<@&257269635559194625> are we going to get any gameplay from other classes

[trim hemlock]

@dreamy cove They are planning to release in depth class videos in the future.

[nimble wave]

@dry idol Currently we have NA, EU and OCE confirmed. It is safe to assume that within those there will be multiple choices.

[kindred stone]

thank god oce is included

[slender coyote]

@meager ibex Bunnies!? REALLY!? Lol very nice stream guys and thank you

[dry idol]

Ok, thanks for the clarification 😄

[nimble wave]

@cedar temple No. Ashes will not have oversized weapons, it has been confirmed before on stream ^^
they are aiming towards a more immersive type of weaponry

[slender coyote]

<@&257269635559194625> I'm going to keep asking but can we have a little hit as to what the profession will be like? Fishing especially? I'm praying (not to name drop) it's like AA sports fishing? #superexcited

[torpid dragon]

@idle siren There appears to be some confusion. Will players be able to chose starting areas or will we be stuck in racial starting areas?

[trim hemlock]

@torpid dragon You will be able to choose where you start. Each main race has their own start zone that branches into a sub race zone but you are not forced to start in your racial start zone so that you can be in the same area as your firends.

[nimble wave]

@molten needle YES! the article in PCgamer was false.
15% of your kick-starter pledge will go to your referal.

[celest sequoia]

Hey folks!
I had a quick question. Will AoC have a full time Combat system dev or will those sort of decisions be made by the LGD? (Jeffrey?)

[open cave]

<@&257269635559194625> Without in game DPS meters or third party addons, what tools will be available for players looking to improve their combat performance?

[woven cliff]

<@&257269635559194625> Have you considered doing a full day of live streaming on Thursday to answer questions and do the video tour of your studio as the last day of Kickstarter comes to a close?

[astral dune]

Is there any chance of splitting the news into game announcements and livestreams so I can mute livestreams? <@&257269635559194625>

[lapis granite]

<@&257269635559194625> this seems like some fascinating way to make npc more interactive!

Any possibility that something like that will be implemented?

[dim shuttle]

<@&257269635559194625> I'd appreciate even a guess at this as long as it comes directly from one of the devs. Will the camera function in a way where we have to hold RMB to turn (like in games such as FF14) or will we freely turn the cam without having to hold a button, like in most other games? It might be unimportant to some people, but to me it can be a deal breaker. I've pledged $400 that I barely can afford, so I really need to know the direction this will be going. Thanks!

[trim hemlock]

@astral dune After the Thursday live stream they wont be 3 times a week anymore. It will be twice a month.

[zenith heron]

can we get any specifics on the abilitys available for summoners? <@&257269635559194625>

[meager sluice]

<@&257269635559194625> Are you going to be hiring @nimble wave anytime soon?

[crystal beacon]

@meager sluice P @nimble wave I know I appreciate his helpfulness!

[rigid monolith]

On what kind of release schedule should we anticipate 1) post-KS developer blogs and 2) node videos parts 3 and 4?

[digital mortar]

My guild advertisement has been deleted twice. Why?

[rigid monolith]

@digital mortar in the forums? Likely eaten. Here in #aoc-guild-recruitment ? Likely because you didn't include the forum link in your post.

[digital mortar]

oh no forum link.

ok.

[rigid monolith]

<@&257269635559194625> is it safe to assume that the Tuldar (spelling?) are the only race that won't enter the world at a gateway? If so, will they enter in the underrealm?

[rotund oar]

<@&257269635559194625> Will Character attributes affect the Range of Skills/Weapons/Abilitys? (like, when you Create your Character?)

[trim hemlock]

@rigid monolith The Tuldar according to released lore are remnants of the old inhabitants of the planet that were forced underground a long time ago. That said their racial start zone will more than likly be subteranian but will have the option to pick one of the other racial start zones.

[sturdy jacinth]

<@&257269635559194625> What exactly will equipping a Weapon do? Do they bring a skill with them? How would using a Tome as a Fighter or a Sword as a wizard affect how those characters attack?

[trim elk]

<@&257269635559194625> Since armor and weapons always show (like in all MMO's), will it also be possible to see accessories equiped? Maybe a toggle on/off feature?

[trim hemlock]

@trim elk From one of the community moderators. It doesn't specify if you can toggle gear specifically or just inventory items. http://i.imgur.com/wV7I6Uk.png http://i.imgur.com/5Ayjozn.png

[fast night]

is there going to be spears or halberts, could you become a rogue type and been a light weight spear wielder?

[timber isle]

I do believe they mention polearms as being in the game

[fast night]

but will the rogue type class have skill that resolves around polearms

[rose breach]

@fast night

[timber isle]

We don't know what the full system of spells and abilities are atm@fast night

so it's possible

[fast night]

thanks

[vast reef]

<@&257269635559194625> So the new race WOW! im excited. With all that variation in body shape aditional apendages and extremities etc, will they wear conventional clothes/armour?

[trim hemlock]

@vast reef Each race has armor that matches their racial styles. I would assume that a Dwarf would be allowed to weart elven themed armor and the new race could wear larger modified dwarf armor.

[crystal beacon]

<@&257269635559194625> Would there be a number of different weapon types? More spesifc than just standard sword, bow, and hammar,etc. But for example a Rapiers, halberts, Morning stars, or/and Chain maces. It'd be cool to see more variation in weapons than normal MMO's. Different catagories of weapons within the standard "sword" and "axe" catagory. Like a rapiar beieng a different weapon than a regular longsword, not just a reskin.

[rose breach]

@crystal beacon

[vast reef]

@trim hemlock Thanks for the answer I was wondering more about how lets say plate armour would negotiate the dificulties of a being worn by a toon with what apears to be spider legs coming out of its back?

[trim hemlock]

@vast reef The art team will design armor that will work on every class now that it is part of the core game classes that will be available at release.

[crystal beacon]

<@&257269635559194625> Hmmmmm. Corrupted bunny event? So who's the Monty python fan?

[broken adder]

<@&257269635559194625> With pets, will we be limited to only choosing one pet to follow at a time? How about having upto 3 chosen pets following us around since they're just cosmetic?

[vagrant aspen]

I'll be posting this both on Discord and on the forums, Due to the nature of how quickly this chat moves.
<@&257269635559194625>

1. Animations for NPCS, Do you plan on allowing your npcs to be "living" simply with animations in some ways, two npcs talking can gesture, laugh, maybe even smile? Get angry, sad, cry? Can some npcs, if they notice a player watching them talk or interact, get angry and gesture at them to go away?

2. Monsters will get skills? Please? In the most recent gameplay, "The Guardians." Were stoic, but thats such a epic name! Imagine The Guardians growing gigantic and rampaging into the player if you fell one of their own. "Guarding" their people from the hunters!

3. Can we get a Hunting profession? A profession that gets more meat/ leather/resources by killing creatures?

[empty fjord]

<@&257269635559194625> will afk players be automatically logged off if they stay afk for a given amount of time?

[drowsy rover]

<@&257269635559194625> Can (will) you share anything about Maps, Mini maps, Zone maps, Fog of war, Discovery and Map making/selling?

[valid sierra]

<@&257269635559194625> No DPS meters (inlucidng healing/utility) = no competitive raid/dungeon gameplay. So how do you plan on making instanced raids/dungeons viable for end game competitiveness?
Because for players who are on the hard core side of PVE have the same thoughts. It has been brought up time and time again after mentioning in the vod that they don't want dps meters but either way toxicity and blame game is going to be brought up with or without it.

[crystal beacon]

<@&257269635559194625> when the game is out, will it be like wow where you need to buy the game, then pay for game time?

[nocturne drum]

@crystal beacon No, there is no box cost, just a subscription fee

[nimble coral]

<@&257269635559194625> You have mentioned that when it comes to gear and repairing there will be the need to find someone with the skill to repair it. In another game I play there are items with a Limited use. so once its broken its broken and you have to go buy/craft another one. Will there be any gear in Ashes like this? To keep people going back to crafters not just for repairs 😃

[valid sierra]

@nocturne drum so you are a person who doesn't like doing end game competitive raids and pushing for world firsts. Ok but I'm not talking about mods in which tell you mechanics and this has already been brought up 999x ... Dps Metres enable you to see what is going on in a raid and make changes so that you will perform better the next time you fight X epic boss.

[crystal beacon]

<@&257269635559194625> are you adding lycanthropy & Porphyria to the game? Or something similar to that with the new underground race with [Beast like attributes]?

[valid sierra]

@nocturne drum when a raid leader doesn't know whos missing interrupts or who is lacking in damage or healing and keep making the same mistakes over again how is that competitive raiding, without knowing who is making the mistakes not everyone is self reliant on there self there's always a few select people in guilds doing the hardcore analysis for hours after raids, with logs. And being a top 100 guild in wow literally means nothing... being a top 10 can be something else. you're just copying the mechanics seen from the guilds before you lmao. not to mention the cheesy nerfs they give 24/7 to bosses.

But we should move this to discussion.

[forest rock]

<@&257269635559194625> Will money be a drop? If so, will there be a system where a portion of this money is automatically sent to a guild bank? Like a guild tax system?

[rose breach]

@forest rock Steven:
I always felt that, monster, monsters!, dropping money was strange. I understood if they dropped
artifacts and stuff. Our money drop system might be more aligned with a certificate drop, like if you
go to a a node in a region that has certain types of monsters and you speak to some games man or
hunter, they might give you an assignment or quest or whatever to collect different hides or scalps
from monsters that exist out in that region. You would collect those certificates and you would turn
them in at the end of an adventuring day to that individual and receive compensation that way.
That just seems more immersive.

[full pawn]

<@&257269635559194625> I have asked again.. maybe its somewhere but i couldnt find it, how the gear progression AND acquisition will be? Will it have anything to do with rng? Thanks

[crystal beacon]

@full pawn From what I remember they said in a Q&A that they don't like the rng system. It was in LazyPeon's video.

[signal kiln]

<@&257269635559194625> Could we possibly get more detail on the Phoenix Initiative? Mostly wish to know if the availability of unique cosmetics is definitely confirmed for phoenix initiative members? Thanks

[idle siren]

@signal kiln the Phoenix initiative does offer unique cosmetics available to its members within the private area.

[signal kiln]

@idle siren thanks for clarifying!

[empty fjord]

<@&257269635559194625> will there be afk kicks in AoC? or can a character be kept online indefinitely if the player chooses to do so?

[scenic flame]

<@&257269635559194625> Is there anything known about how/where you respawn after you die in different scenarios, ie openworld pvp, pve, caravans, etc. I have heard there will be no "corpse runs".

[barren stag]

@crystal beacon Any monk classes from the class combinations?

[wary cipher]

what is gonna be the initial price of the game? or is it purely based on the monthly sub. 😃

[rose breach]

@wary cipher no box price. just monthly sub.

[prime salmon]

<@&257269635559194625> Will node towns/cities be player named or are they already named?

[rose breach]

@prime salmon steven has said it will be pre selected from a list the first mayor will choose. no city mc cityface 😭

[solemn sluice]

@prime salmon, they mentioned they will have predetermined names but potentially you may be able to choose from a list of serveral names

[misty vector]

<@&257269635559194625> - These may have already been answered but ... How expensive will an inn/tavern be? Will there be level requirements to make the purchase? Can I run a black market in my tavern?

[hasty kraken]

Whether intention or design; in twitch, the developers expressed by their own joy how much fun it is to have several world bosses, albeit small ones, active and in co-odination at the same time. I didnt think multiple active at the same time was thier intention but perhaps for smaller coin bosses, it may just be the thing to do

[empty fjord]

<@&257269635559194625> if I delete my account so that I can create it again with a referral link, will I be able to use the same email and account name on the new account?

[viscid gyro]

<@&257269635559194625> do you have anything exciting for the healer/support crowd? Or can you at least tell us what we can look forward to?

[crystal beacon]

@empty fjord There will be away to change referals coming in the future so no need to make a new account 😃

[empty fjord]

@crystal beacon Thank you 😃

[shadow bramble]

<@&257269635559194625> I know you're having the stream tomorrow, will you guys potentially have a countdown finish of the kickstarter stream too? Those are always cool/fun to watch.

[novel ice]

<@&257269635559194625> will you make a charity donation even for your Forum page, for funding to go towards better servers or more coders and development after the kickstarter ends?

(Just a note I don't think it's advisable to offer rewards after the kickstarter as that devalues Kickstarter pledges and may create a scope creep that would hurt developers milestones and work time devoted to coding and Quality assurance)

donation event*

[ivory marlin]

<@&257269635559194625> will players only be able to have one craft, or will there be drawbacks to practicing multiple crafts at once? For example, if I'm a blacksmith, and I dont want to deal with the market for getting resources, what is stopping me from mining and refining the ore myself, instead of relying on the market for it?

[mellow yoke]

<@&257269635559194625> Okay, I have two questions here.

1 - from the race reveal image and statement, if we want, through the customization options of the Tulnar we can make Lizard people?

2 - those of us who through pledge reward have unlocked Tier x customization set will see it include the new race, right?

[vernal island]

<@&257269635559194625>

We’ve seen different colour schemes and styles on some of the shields we’ve seen in the world - what are these designs?

Are they just fixed designs for specific models or are they customisable designs that will reflect membership of guilds and groups akin to the customisable tabard designs in World of Warcraft?

[summer fjord]

<@&257269635559194625> I have this Idea for an underwater boss and I'm not sure where to put it. So image you and your friends are fighting this under water dragon or serpent and you get its health down low. So like some creations he wants to run. Only he is super fast in the water so in order to stay with him, everyone has to throw a harpoon at him and they get dragged along with him to another part of the ocean. Those who didnt throw in time or didnt make the throw will have to swim to him. It can be something that sort of happens randomly or a last act of desperation. Sorry again for putting this in the wrong area.

[terse trout]

<@&257269635559194625> Will we be able to upgrade pledges after the Kickstarter? I would like to eventually be 5k but can't do it all at once. I am currently at 1k.

[crystal beacon]

@terse trout Once kickstart is over its over sadly but their might be other ways you can support

[terse trout]

@crystal beacon Many other KS projects have allowed this. It's why I ask. I've yet to see any official responses.

[woeful ginkgo]

<@&257269635559194625> How much thought are you guys putting into your core combat mechanics? When it comes to world mechanics, just based off of watching your kickstarter videos, i know you guys will do a great job there because you are attacking the problem with the right mindset, you guys are thinking critically about the problem, and are looking at it from a big picture stand point.

But I've seen little from you regarding your combat system.

I'd argue for you guys to make your combat system deep, with a high skill ceiling, not dependent on lvl or gear, but entirely on the players personal skill that they have developed. I think the process of achieving mastery in a complex system is more valuable and meaningful than simply grinding to make a number on your character bigger.

I understand the problem that comes when making a deep combat system, it comes in trying to also make a system that can appeal to the most amount of people, most people don't like hard things, its a fact of life. But i'd argue meaning and deep immersion comes from doing the hard things, not the easy things. I'd argue that risking having a smaller audience is worth it if that audience is far more dedicated and immersed into your world. Games with a deep combat system and a high skill ceiling like Dota are an example of this, i've met multiple people with upwards to 7k hours in games like Dota even though the game essentially consists of playing the same maps with the same characters. The reason why is due to how deep the system actually is. The people that play it, play it religiously, they get deeply immersed into the gameplay, because they are able to achieve a flow state.

I also want to reference this psychology wikipidea article to back up my argument.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)

The first sentence on that wikipidea page is: 'In positive psychology, flow, also known as the zone, is the mental state of operation in which a person performing an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity. In essence, flow is characterized by complete absorption in what one does.'

With that said, i think this is the right direction we want to go in thinking about solving this problem. Because i would argue the above is exactly what we wish to achieve.

here's an image of a graph on that page.

On the graph you see a correlation between challenge level and skill level, the higher the challenge and the higher skill one can achieve, the more flow and immersion one can have in an activity. I think psychology is important here, because i'd argue that good games, are good, because they take advantage of human psychology

http://68.media.tumblr.com/d99995a6d52171b3bf4794494dd3ee91/tumblr_inline_n87bpgGUD61qa15ql.png

[crystal beacon]

@terse trout AoC isnt relying on Kickstarter to fully fund it though and i said other ways you could support but the kickstarter packs are gone when kickstarter ends others may take there place on the AoC shop going forward.

[viscid gyro]

#questions So i've been browsing the interenet and your website for more information about healers. most of the blogs and forums on it are closed though sadly. I was wondering if it'd be possible for you to give us an idea on what we can expect if anything. Ty!!

[eager rock]

<@&257269635559194625> Could we get a confirmation that all backer exclusives will remain backer only through out the life of the game. I've seen some companies months or a year later start to sell items that used to be backer or pre order items only.

[summer fjord]

<@&257269635559194625> I know from the videos you guys have changing weather but I wondered if that included gust of wind and slight breezes if not I think that could be a great idea for the immersion qualities of the game. Basically like hearing the wind and seeing it effect things like capes.

It would be cool if players could choose there characters personality. If they wanted a funny guy he would sort of make jokes or laugh during combat, NPC interactions and in cinematics he would be a funnier guy. Same out come that you all would have had planned just different dialogue depending on the character personalities. You could also choose a more serious personality where his comments are more straight forward and blunt during NPC interactions and during combat he could talk about the targets poor form or something. Also you guys could come out with new ones like sadistic nature, innocent nature, or rage/angry nature.

This idea would definitely make players feel like there character is more personalized an branded by them.

[astral agate]

@idle siren will there be a revive ability? And if so will it be restricted to just the cleric class?

[nimble wave]

@ivory marlin You could, but if you go down that route you wont be able to truley "master" one of the other crafts,
and craft the lower tiers of everything:
http://i.imgur.com/PBnEbma.png
In other words, you'll have to give up on some of it.
Hope that helped.

[rigid monolith]

<@&257269635559194625> I'm trying to include tags on my forum posts. Comma+space causes them to disappear. What's the appropriate syntax for including tags? Or do I have to pick from your pre-defined list? Do members even have tag access? Thanks!

[nimble wave]

@novel ice So far its looking like a yes,
There will be Packaged afterr the kickstarter, but they will NOT include the kickstarter exclusives (Example: Lifetime sub)
http://i.imgur.com/5pBuKXl.png
Hope I helped ^^

@rigid monolith This is the area where you want to include the tags,
and from what I remember you should include # before.
http://i.imgur.com/xrerdeg.png

[rigid monolith]

@nimble wave The location was obvious, and no, # didn't work. I'll wait for an official response and keep my eyes peeled. Will let you know what I find out.

[neon sorrel]

Hey, I wonder about that summoner class. I really like to play pet classes but how will that work with the second class? For example if the summoner has a skill to summon a monster that fights for him in melee combat... how will the secondary class affect that? If you for example choose summoner/warrior will your pet get stronger in melee/defense? Or as summoner/archer will the pet fight with some distance skills? Or summoner cleric... Will you get a heal spell? Or do you have a heal as a summoner for summon creatures? Or will you be able to summon a creature, that heals itself over time or that gets a heal spell itself? Or does the secondary archetype not affect the pet itself but other skills? Man, I like all of the concept so far. I'm sure that you will have a great and unique class concept for summoners too and that there will be more informations on the classes in the future... It's just so hard to wait 😄

[nimble wave]

@neon sorrel
The information on classes is minimal and there will not be until later stages in developement (we are pre-alpha).
http://i.imgur.com/SgTm0rE.png
If you want you can discuss the class freely #aoc-discussion but please avoid further discussions here, as Libera mentioned

Now with that being said, here is all the information we know regarding the summoner:
Summon class summery:
http://i.imgur.com/RNQHlAX.png
Summoner Information:
http://i.imgur.com/c489aSQ.png
Summoner class secondary archetype (for augmentations):
http://i.imgur.com/1RbFcm3.png
Running while summoning:
http://i.imgur.com/K3tEnV2.png
Summoner control over minions:
http://i.imgur.com/9ca3HhT.png
Summoner fusion (nay):
http://i.imgur.com/hNC062R.png
Summoner using bosses as summons:
http://i.imgur.com/KHtkvkO.png
I did a lot of research, hope that helped ❤

[neon sorrel]

thanks. 😃

[hushed haven]

How can one crafter make an item better than another crafter of same item?

<@&257269635559194625> how can one crafter make an item better than another crafter? Such as in swg you could mine 90% ore and other crafter would have to use 80%

So item would be better

[nimble wave]

@hushed haven For more information on crafting please refer to this document:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/14luppZ3Ub8jmcw_aK65QWxYY4xa8qAo9zRfpYWBxOXE/edit
under "Artisian classes"
But to sum it up, each crafter will have differrent options uppon creating the item (with various different bonuses)
In addition to the craftsmen class tree (Set bonuses uppon creation)
So basiclly, you'll be able to choose what kind of items you're creating,
the better craftsman, the more options and the higher quallity of the options there are.

[hushed haven]

<@&257269635559194625> if two lvl 20 armor smiths make same item, are there points that 1 smith could put into a skill to possible make item better?

[nimble wave]

@hushed haven To begin with, maybe the two smiths wont even have the same reciepe (since recipes are earned) so the level only indicates how well can you mod the item. but to answer more specificly, there will be "dials" you'll be able to mod.
These dials are based on level AND ACHIEVEMNTS
http://i.imgur.com/B8KTolF.png
meaning that even if there are two same exact craftsmen that specify in that specific field (say, sword crafting) they still will have different options based on their progression and hard work.
Hope that answered thee question ❤

[hushed haven]

<@&257269635559194625> if i dont like a crafting class can i switch to completely different one?

[sharp fractal]

"Zackallic" <@&257269635559194625> Could we get a confirmation that all backer exclusives will remain backer only through out the life of the game. I've seen some companies months or a year later start to sell items that used to be backer or pre order items only.

[crystal beacon]

@hushed haven yes

[fluid moss]

<@&257269635559194625> Will corruption be awarded on first hit or when the non combatant dies? I.e could a combatant attack someone who is attacking a mob and just leave them at low HP only to have the mob finish them.

[maiden sable]

<@&257269635559194625> Has there been confirmation for dual wielding, and if so will it be just one item, or will it be main/off hand?

[nimble wave]

@maiden sable Dual wielding, YES, CONFIRMED.
As for the "labels" we havent heard about it yet.

@fluid moss When you PK (Player Kill) someone, so in other words, when you kill someone.

[fiery harness]

<@&257269635559194625> Are monster token consumable items, or do they stay in a players inventory once acquired?

[crystal beacon]

@fiery harness consumable

[vital dirge]

<@&257269635559194625> for the sake of making a Fan Site. would the images on the ashesofcreation webiste be allowed to use for decoration or background images as long as credit is given?

[sharp sentinel]

<@&257269635559194625> Obviously there is a large part of pvp in this game. How will Ashes be balanced on pvp? Can a new player beat an older player? Or will they be annihilated? Many issues can arise from having unbracketed pvp with mixed level and armour progression. Again..how will this be approached?

[nimble wave]

@sharp sentinel
Lower levels not only can but probably will paricipate in all of those events.
there is no "end-game" according to the Devs and the game starts the moment you step into the world.
http://i.imgur.com/cyy9p5x.png
That being said, there will be no "holding hands" systems to equallize players, as an example of GW2 where the player adjusts himself to the level area he is playing in.
What you have instead is a system that allows the balance betwen gear and skill, making it a lot harder on higher level players to just completly stomb lower levels, HOWEVER, the lower levels affectiveness in PvP will also be lower then those of the higher level.
Hope that answered your question.

[sharp sentinel]

@nimble wave So no new players being buffed to level 50 stats (with level 50s still being higher due to owning level 50 gear for example). Do you know what this system is? As in.. how does it balance between gear and skill

[nimble wave]

@sharp sentinel No, no one will be "modded" or helped by the game.
This is Intrepids take on it:
http://i.imgur.com/bmrMLqX.png
In other words, they wont let gear have such a big factor, and since most players will have access to the skills,
in the end itll be a mix of 50% 50% in terms of skill\gear.
that way the level of the player should have much less effect,
then again, you're playing MMO here, preperation, build and gear matter, just on a much lower scale compared to other MMO's

[sharp sentinel]

@nimble wave thanks for clearing that up.. to be honest that is a better way instead of stacking thousands and thousands of hp etc if your not fully geared you don't stand a chance. Thanks again

[knotty canopy]

Ever since the update to the forums I am no longer able to post anything. When I click on the forums and then click a section to talk in, it says I'm logged in at the top, but below where the forums are it asks me to sign in. When I try to nothing happens, but if I reload the page it says I'm logged in under both the website and forums. The catch is even when that happens and I try to post it says I do not have permission to do so. I had no problems posting on the older forums. I was wondering if Intrepid is aware of anything similar going on or knows of a solution that isn't completely unreasonable? Also, is anyone else having a problem with this?

[nimble wave]

@knotty canopy Yes some people at #community_helpdesk has reported the same problem,
saru said it best:
http://i.imgur.com/fUhYfeT.png
Also, the best course of action will be contact support via email at [e-mail]
Hope that helped ><

[knotty canopy]

Alright. Thank you for the response. I may not be super active on the forums, but as a backer of this game that I believe in, I still want to be a part of the community.

[jaunty remnant]

I dont know if this question has been asked I havent seen it on any of the you tube videos, but will be able to transmog gear similiar to the way you can in wow? I think it adds more personality to peoples looks.

[trim hemlock]

@jaunty remnant It hasn't out right been said that you will be able to transmog. I think the "transmog" feature will function more like Black Deserts costume feature where you can put on "skins" that change how you look as apposed to modifying the appearance of individual items.

[jaunty remnant]

@trim hemlock thats a shame not a fan of the "unique skins" there is always a twin you

[solemn wing]

<@&257269635559194625> if you would set 17500 backer and 3.25M stretch goals, we would make it "If you set them, they (new backers) will come"

[astral grove]

I have an idea to pitch for the game, where should I post this or who should I send this to?

[verbal quiver]

@astral grove normally the forums, or talk about it in #aoc-discussion

[astral grove]

Thank you Shunex.

[covert smelt]

@jaunty remnant

[jaunty remnant]

@covert smelt Thanks!

[astral grove]

Have they already said how many characters one account can have?

[nimble wave]

@astral grove Nope this havent disclosed yet.

[astral grove]

@nimble wave Thanks

[full surge]

<@&257269635559194625> will be there ultame skills for the class on the game - how it it will work

[empty fjord]

<@&257269635559194625> are there going to be any regular livestreams after the kickstarter livestreams, if so how often will they be scheduled?

[trim hemlock]

@empty fjord They have livestreams planned for twice a month after the kickstarter has ended.

[empty fjord]

@trim hemlock oh goodie, thanks 😃

[lament trail]

How do I know that I have enough money for a KS package? I read something in the Q&A says as long as my pledge is being done successfully, it means I have enough money. Can anyone with non-early bird package confirm this for me, please? TY. (Try pledging a package that you can't handle its amount and see if it's possible)

[trim hemlock]

@lament trail if you selected a package and got a confirmation email then you will be charged at the completion of the kickstarter campaign for the amount you backed.

[lament trail]

@trim hemlock So the confirmation email means I have enough money for the package? ... I don't think so, some people in Discord faked a 10k confirmation email.

[trim hemlock]

@lament trail I am not sure what your financial status looks like, but what ever package you selected is how much money you need to have available to make the payment in 31 hours.

[verbal quiver]

@lament trail the confirmation email just mean's that is the package you selected, nothing about wether or not you have the $ in the account,

[lament trail]

My problem is the currency exchange, I'm not sure how it works.

Again, can anyone try pledging something you can't handle like 10k?

Will an error message appear?

Oh nevermind ^

...

[trim hemlock]

@lament trail Yes you can choose to pledge $10 even if your account does not have enough money to make the payment when the campaign ends.

[verbal quiver]

@lament trail pledges over a certain amount requrie a deposit, so i would advise against tha

[lament trail]

Just tell me how the currency exchange work

[verbal quiver]

@lament trail the currency on the kickstarter website is shown in USD, use google to covert that to your currency

[lament trail]

But websites like Amazon don't follow the currency exchange in Google.

[verbal quiver]

@lament trail then the best way to know for sure, is to contact kickstarter directly as the money side of things is on thier end

[lament trail]

No time for that 😦

31 hours left.

[trim hemlock]

@lament trail I pledged to a project based in a different country and was charged an amount different from my initial pledge. What happened?

Your final pledge amount may differ based on the exchange rate value at the time a successfully funded project ends. We use the service Open Exchange Rates to determine the final value.

directly from the kickstarter FaQ

https://openexchangerates.org/

[lament trail]

I missed the last part of it... Thanks!

[sharp fractal]

<@&257269635559194625> when do referals show up on our list. as soon as they pledge or after the pledge is over. i have twoso far. one madefrom my computer and another from their own computer. does the ip address affect the referalsystem?

[strong vessel]

<@&257269635559194625> Since the Kick Starter has taken a massive sprint towards the final goal, if it is reached before 24h left, will you add another goal for all backers to go for? Like a 10min head start on all servers to get a name you like? (Something that doesn't take extra time from the team to build or every minium time.)

[nimble wave]

@sharp fractal No, IP has nothing to do with it.
Once you refer someone, they should apear on your referal list.
HOWEVER, the money they pledged that will be transited to you (the 15%) is only after they tied their KS pledge to their account (in other words, after they used the code after the campaign is over in 1 day).
If you have any issues regarding the referal please make sure

1. they are infact using your link.
2. It is done from different account on 2 different machines (since they may have protection vs that)

@strong vessel The name reservation system has been intredouced already,
it is in this package and above:
Pioineer 100$
http://i.imgur.com/F5y0Ikd.png

[strong vessel]

@nimble wave Like i said something for all backers, something minor. You got a idea for a next goal?

[nimble wave]

@strong vessel Yeah I understand the question and its a great one ^^
Im just saying specificly, name reservation, wont happen becuase its already a package rewarrd.

[trim hemlock]

@strong vessel I don't think they plan to add any more stretch goals. The goals they gave us was planned out so that it wouldn't extend the release date of the game.

[empty fjord]

<@&257269635559194625> When placing down a freehold somewhere, will there already be roads going to that spot or will a road eventually form, can we pay someone to build a road or will I be stuck in the wilderness? 😃

[golden orchid]

@empty fjord Hey bud. No way a confirmation, but in the Freeholds preview vides there are roads and small bridges between the locations. They even lead right up to the small property fence. Plus, I can't recall from which Q+A, but there is suppose to be spacious buffers between Freeholds to keep the scenery tidy. My best guess is that there may be your token paths that all games provide to guide adventurers, and new paths will be added to support a spiffy new home.

[fading jasper]

<@&257269635559194625> Do you plan on implementing static skills for classes such as placing flags, beacons or totems? Think WoW's Shaman, LOTRO's Captain etc.

[dapper mango]

would be awesome if you roads are first small trample paths, but then get wider the more you use them ^^

[strong vessel]

@fading jasper Maybe ask this question on the specific forum for the live stream as well. Good question! (add maybe to ask for which classes?)

[cerulean heron]

<@&257269635559194625> I've just recently boarded the hype train and am trying to catch up on all the Q&A sessions so this may have already been asked. I've heard a great deal spoken to how the world is essentially barren at the start and its up to the community to shape it. I've heard estimates of anywhere from 4 months to a year to establish a metropolis. If a player joins the game a year after launch, will they ever get to experience the "evolution" stage of a server?

[empty fjord]

@cerulean heron yes, nodes can be demolished/deleveled, by sieges, so nodes will have to be started from scratch

[trim hemlock]

@cerulean heron There can only be a set amount of Metropilis at one time. So even if you join the game 4 years after launch you can still help develop and sway the advancement of another node that will take down a metropolis node.

[cerulean heron]

@empty fjord @trim hemlock so they could reset someone and start a fresh one but no blank slates?

[trim hemlock]

@cerulean heron The world will be huge so there will always be base level nodes that have been deleved as adventurers move on to different areas looking for resources. Eventually people may return to that node as resources come back to the region.

[empty fjord]

@cerulean heron as a node gets destroyed, I believe other nodes nearby unlock and you can start out with a blank slate

[cerulean heron]

@empty fjord @trim hemlock are you guys part of intrepid or fellow hype train riders. no offense but new to the discord as well.

[trim hemlock]

@cerulean heron I drank the coolaid. An entire pool of it.

[empty fjord]

@cerulean heron Hype train rider. I've seen all videos and livestreams and asked many questions

[cerulean heron]

@empty fjord @trim hemlock do they actually answer questions here? Is it possible to get their take on an answer if I can't be in on the stream?

[empty fjord]

@cerulean heron they answer questions here when they have time and if the question is interesting enough 😃

[acoustic hatch]

<@&257269635559194625> Should i buy package or just "make pledge without reward" to get kittens\skins for backers?

[crystal beacon]

@acoustic hatch you don't get the KS rewards if you pledge under $25

[empty fjord]

@acoustic hatch if you get the 25$ package you'll essentially pay 10 bucks on cosmetics and title plus all the stretch goals.

[unkempt isle]

<@&257269635559194625> would you guys be up for making donations to a not-for,profit gaming group that has a physical location here in my town?

[chrome moat]

So I'm watching the pre-alpha footage from stream that's been put on youtube. At around 14:50 there's a question about proximity voip, and the answer is that there'll be voip for pt/raid. Would that be using Discord's Gamebridge SDK (or RPC) too? (just out of interest for new technologies 😄 ) <@&257269635559194625>

[signal spade]

I'm not sure if this has been answered already, as the community's so active and i can't possibly read everything. I'm curious about the payment model. I understand, it's going to be sub-to-play, and there won't be no upfront box cost (which i understood as - you don't need to buy, just sub and play, right?). What I want to know is, will we be able to sub using in-game currency? like WoW?

[haughty ice]

Can we move our Freehold to another node? Say I am a miner and the mine I am interested in plays out. I would like to move to a new area where I can mine more of the same material or something else that interests me.

[trim hemlock]

@signal spade They have not said if there will be an ingame sub token you can buy. My guess is that as a new game that is building a player base they wont be going down that path any time soon.

@haughty ice Yes you are able to pick up your freehold and move to a new node if there is a resource you are folowing like ore or maybe a seasonly migrating animal that you hunt for meat and leather.

[haughty ice]

Great thanks. I will want to take my Freehold with my crafting stuff with me.

[lyric nimbus]

I'm curious if there will be any cross server gameplay possibilities in Ashes. Like, if my friend plays on a different server than me, would we still be able to group and do "stuff" together? If so, what types of activities could we do together? Thanks!

[spice salmon]

@lyric nimbus I highly doubt that would be possible. AoC's node system makes every server unique from each other, so if cross-server activities were to take place, expect devastating disasters.

[empty fjord]

@spice salmon @lyric nimbus Maybe if they have instanced group dungeons and battlegrounds. <@&257269635559194625> will there be instanced group/raid dungeons, or will the dungeons be open world?

[rose breach]

@empty fjord there will be instanced and open world dungeons the instanced dungeons are probably for quests.

[empty fjord]

@rose breach I hope not only for quests, I foresee much interference if group/raid dungeons can be accessed by anyone while a guild is doing it

[gray oak]

<@&257269635559194625> How will a guild make its money? For example a tax on member profits or mob cash drops?

[spice raft]

Hey guys!

I want to help kickstart the game, but I do not own a credit card

Any way I could still chip in, using Paypal for example?

I mean, the only reason its credit card only is because that way you do not write off money if the project isn't successful, but I guess the near 3 million means that that won't be a problem

Please PM me if possible

[patent prism]

@spice raft unfortunatelly no. I'm in same situation. Your only option is a virtual prepaid credit card, and u use bank transfer to put some money on that card, but its risky

Because you have to use third sites that provide such cards, and well, i generally do not trust random companies that ask for my banking info.

[spice raft]

my feelings RN

thanks for the explanation

hope Intrepid changes their minds

because it is kinda discriminatory to only let credit card holder chip in. especially since many european folks do not have one.

[crystal beacon]

@spice raft It's not Intrepid. Kickstarter itself has that as it only payment options. However they have said that after the kickstarter is over they will have the option for you to pledge on their site, but backer/kickstarter exclusives will not be included.

[spice raft]

@crystal beacon so the point still stands

[patent prism]

@spice raft I presume Intrepid will allow pay pal if they introduce their own packages later on