5 Castles per server right?
#questions
candid lava
dry flower
I don't think they have specified the amount of castles, there is 5 metropolis though but Metro != Castle
queen estuary
@stable plover ah yes, thanks!
stable plover
@snow yoke Complex leveling mechanic so are you talking about guilds or characters? I actually assume your talking about guilds but first of all on characters, They don't want people to level through grinding, which would be pretty complex in itself; Guilds are descriped as having 'complex leveling mechanic' which I assume are in some way objective/achivement based, like my theoretical speculative examples "construct a guildhall" "clear three dungeons in a guild group" - respawn rate is supposed to be variable depending on factors we don't know about
@candid lava 5 castles as well, with one being dominent - although I wouldn't be surprised by a drop of the dominent one
candid lava
Thanks!
crystal beacon
@dry flower 5 castles per server
snow yoke
When is the space expansion supposed to be coming out
cloud portal
2025
snow yoke
What about neopet partnership
chrome geyser
snow yoke
But I was told there would be a neopet and intrepid partnership. That's why I signed up. I wanted to train my Knight man's skills under King Altador
azure vector
What if AoC isn’t even real and @idle siren is just trolling us ?
covert plank
@azure vector Well in that case "Welcome to SC"
azure vector
He wanted to go into Guinness world record book for most elaborate troll?
empty fjord
He'd win for sure
azure vector
Will races have an impact on gameplay? Such as Tulnar night vision or dwarves being able to crawl into tiny crevices?
covert plank
@azure vector Not in that regard i believe, as far as i can recall races will have different stats and maybe slight racial bonuses
mountain dwarfs more health and beach dwarfs more mana or something in that nature
azure vector
Will there be mixed races? Or will hybrids just be clumped up with the tulnar 🧐
covert plank
i think the tulnar is as mixxed as we will get, no dwarf/orc hyprid thing
azure vector
will the foxp2 gene be present in the game?
covert plank
what? explain more?!
dry flower
I think he's asking wether or not the game will be voice acted, since that gene is needed for speech development.
crystal beacon
Anywhere to see what I get with tihs? LIMITED - PAX Exclusive Alpha Package × 1
dark jungle
PAX West packages were for PAX prime in 2017. PAX East packages haven't been put on the store yet, but when they are there will be an announcement in #news
merry delta
I bought a pax package a while back but what does this do for me?
woeful rain
anyone know how long the alpha/beta packages will be up?
will i be able to buy the alpha 2 package when alpha 1 is released?
also would i be able to purchase alpha 1 package when alpha 1 is released
glass swallow
There has been no official statement on that one Ryan, though I strongly suspect that each will conclude as the respective test phase opens up
woeful rain
any official statement on what will be in alpha 1?
is it the 'full game' in terms of core mechanics?
glass swallow
Too soon still
woeful rain
eh fuck it, alpha 1 it is
snow yoke
It all depends on when they decide to do alpha 1 but currently it looks like the game still has like 4-6 months until core mechanics are in and a couple more for testing/bug fixing
Noted haven't really looked at it much so basically some core mechanics might be added while alpha 1 is still going
woeful rain
i'm down to be a true alpha tester
🤞 alpha 1 comes soon
from what i can tell this is my dream MMO so hopefully it's executed well
empty fjord
Traditionally game won't be feature complete until sometime around beta 1,2 which is around a year away. Alpha 1 could very much be just a little more featured than it is now
stable plover
@merry delta PAX east packages, shouldn't affect people with PAX west much, apart from most likely having the ability to buy addons from PAX east pack -- what you should be paying attention to as a PAX west pack holder is your eventual ability to switch a pax west pack out for one of the new shop packs which you should probablly eventually do unless your very attatched to your pax west cosmetics - the ability to do so being expected to arrive late January
ruby swift
If you are that attached to them, then just swap to the new packages, then buy the PAX West cosmetics as an addon.
stable plover
@ruby swift unless they add it as a special exception for people who make the trade, people with the new packages are unable to buy PAX west addons - you typically can't buy addons older than your package
crystal beacon
Will there be an auction hosue in Ashes? Will there be fair economic competition among players? Or will there be a trading center where players can trade the items they recieve/craft?
slate patio
Currently I believe they have mentioned there will be regional trade houses but those are dependent on Node level and city type. They have indicated that it is very unlikely that they would have global auction houses.
So much of the trading is going to be different between servers and you will likely have to travel to wither sell or buy goods at the best prices since they will not have a global floor or ceiling.
azure vector
Please tell me floating mountains will be a thing
slate patio
Does not seem unreasonable given that the core art has the giant floating stone ring. So it does not seem out of concept.
empty fjord
Economic nodes will have global trading, or so I have heard.
ruby swift
Economic nodes will have ZOI trading at the metropolis level, not global. Just like Scientific nodes at the metropolis level will have ZOI fast travel.
empty fjord
Another unrelated question. will freehold houses have basements, or basement addons? please? 😃
ruby swift
Hasn't been mentioned. So far none of the videos even show a 2nd floor accessible from the inside. Just basic first floor rooms.
dry flower
Will we be free to Cheat and Exploit during Alphas and Betas or should we just stick to bugs?
empty fjord
break the game and find exploits all you like I suppose, it will have no impact on anything as they will wipe anyway
azure vector
will there be gluten free options in the game or will the celiac community have to fight the gluten dungeon boss?
empty fjord
everything is gluten free unless the bosses are wrapped in wheat tortillas
silk oracle
@empty fjord they wont be? :(
azure vector
what about wheat free tamotoes?
crystal beacon
Tomatoes are boneless can confirm
crystal beacon
Will there be people who can't take jokes in the game?
dry flower
yes
icy bough
azure vector
someone did know, then they signed an NDA
no lol we are unsure of when beta phase 2 will begin
dry flower
it will be very close to release though so if I was to make a wild guess somewhere between Q3 2019 and January 2020
empty fjord
Well they hope to get a release mid 2019, but have since beginning said before 2020. going by that Beta 2 would fall in anywhere end of Q2~Q4 2019
dim shuttle
I was under the impression that as a kickstarter backer I would still be able to upgrade my package (from the $150 to the $500 with the lifetime sub) when I became financially able to. Is that not the case anymore? I can't find the page for package upgrading anywhere, just the page to buy new pre-order packs or the page for the addons. But not the package upgrade page.
dim shuttle
Oof, thank you very much Lex
dark jungle
yw!
arctic sky
Why no PAX South =\
proven arrow
Upgraded to warrior of old package. Can confirm upgrade still works.
ruby swift
Umm...too close in time to PAX West. What would they really be showing off? The same content from before. Would most likely bite them in the ass as negative when the gaming press raked them for not having something new or real progress to show in a demo environment. Would be a disruption in the development schedule, an unnecessary expense, and would have very little benefit.
naive trail
Is it implemented yet to be able to upgrade summer packages or is that still being worked on?
dark jungle
Still work in progress
naive trail
mmkay thanks Lex ^-^ just wanna upgrade to alpha 1 access XD
woeful rain
will name reservations be available for the early access packs
latent token
Will we be notified when our alpha access is coming up in advance? (Not sure if someone asked this already)
stable plover
@woeful rain Well the packs don't say that they come with name reservations, but name reservations weren't specifically kickstarter exclusive so maybe they'll be available at some point
crystal beacon
@stable plover @woeful rain if i remember right Pioneer level pack came with name reservation and it did not say exclusive, so most llikely down the line they will be putting out something else that contains name reservation
woeful rain
hopefullys
paid for alpha 1 access with the recent packs but would really like to reserve my name
wispy summit
How does one know if they have been drawn for Alpha 0? Thanks in advance
empty fjord
they get an email notifying them
wispy summit
Just wondering can someone link the excel sheet that had all the Oceanic guilds please? Thanks
empty fjord
How far apart will the starting portals be? will it take hours for friends to unite, or mere 10's of minutes?
cinder gyro
it's likely that you will be able to choose your starting portal regardless of race
http://www.aocwiki.net/Gameplay_FAQ#How_difficult_will_it_be_to_get_to_the_different_starting_points_of_the_game_so_people_can_play_together.3F.5B3.5D
cause theres no fast travel and people will want to start together
empty fjord
Thanks 😃
calm bramble
@empty fjord they talked about being allowed to pick your staring portal as your traveling from another world and who to say you just didn't use the other portal from that world. However the underground race they stated most likely will have their own starting location as then didn't use the portal system.
empty fjord
Thanks!
fiery token
Name reservation does not come with early access packs @woeful rain
glass swallow
All packs will clearly state all inclusives within the description to ensure clarity
abstract swift
Will our lvl scale down if we want to help lower lvls with their quest like in gw2? Or will we just be lvl 50 one shotting lvl 15 mobs XD?
empty fjord
Don't think it's been stated how levels of mobs will work since you can start anywhere and work on any node from scratch. either there will be level scaling everywhere, or higher level nodes will have higher level mobs, which would make it hard for a lowbie to work there
empty fjord
Thanks Lex ❤
old sand
What sort of dlc do people want? I bet i can find this qustion in the forams.
I ask because i think i got a good idea for some.
cinder gyro
I'd like the game released for starters, but this is more of a discussion suited for #aoc-discussion
snow yoke
@old sand space dlc and of course swimsuit dlc
devout remnant
Im a backer from Kickstarter am I suppose to link my kickstarter account with the AoC website to make sure I receive my invitation ?( I know it is still a long time from now)
If so how?
devout remnant
oh thank you
empty fjord
How will one know which node their currently working on/being in? will it be similar to Black Desert where you see the node name in the mini map, how will node name be determined if so?
ruby swift
Node names will be set by Intrepid. After design meetings where they discussed letting players do it, they kept ending up with cities named Penisville and Dicktopia.
empty fjord
totally understand. I prefer having the devs name the world
queen estuary
@wispy summit not sure if you got an answer before, not sure about a spreadsheet but you could check out https://aoc.guildex.org/ that should have some of the guilds on it
dry flower
there is also this spreadsheet kept by Needletail https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DKikawWP7Z2IcrVRhLzWsF28uO0Vh02jDwfdtCKMlts/edit#gid=860135383
crystal beacon
i like how my name is on naughty nation and not on nexus
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 as deep as possible, with a very 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.
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
dry flower
I think the answer to your question is: "A good amount" but that's just my guess
woeful ginkgo
@dry flower I bring this up, because MMO's are known for having shallow combat systems. It plagues the genre so much, and i would argue it's one the reasons the genre is in it's current state of decay. There's only a few MMO's with somewhat high skill ceilings. Like Blade and Soul.
But even then bns is actually unbalanced in open world pvp, which is where it actually matters. Also, though it's skill ceiling is high by MMO standards, compared to other non-MMO games, there are plenty of games out there with far more depth and skill than bns.
So i would stress for the team to put as much thought and creativity into their combat mechanics, as they put into their clearly beautiful world mechanics.
Making good combat mechanics that have real depth and skill, is not easy. But it's absolutely integral, to making a world that feels truly alive, and that will continue to feel alive, even after 10,000 hours of playtime.
crystal beacon
yeah tbh if everything is too easy, it gets boring and disinteresting. lol
glass swallow
@woeful ginkgo you should probably open a post like this on the forums for discussion. Get much more interactive feedback and exposure 😃 Just an idea
woeful ginkgo
ok, will do, thanks for the suggestion.
elfin haven
If we earn Intrepid Bucks can we trade them? Are we able to buy Intrepid Bucks and sell them for others to use towards paying their monthly subscription?
dry flower
I doubt it, since that would allow people to exchange cash with ingame gold and steven has said this before
elfin haven
Thanks!
empty fjord
A followup question of sorts, will Intrepid employ GMs that actively look for signs of gold spamming in game and swiftly ban the spamming accounts?
glass swallow
Yes, that is what we have been told
empty fjord
Awesome!
elfin haven
Is the referral system already in place?
elfin haven
Thank you, I just have some friends that can't afford the monthly sub and need to sign up under them and didn't know I had to use their referral code during the intial register phase or if I could input their referral code after I made an account.
azure vector
i think you need to use it before you create the account
glass swallow
you must use the code prior to creating
elfin haven
Thank you
snow yoke
@elfin haven just refer 6 friends and you can basically have play for free I've been told
copper tide
anyone have any info on the ship of the damned from the intrepid package?
ruby swift
other than like everything else it is a cosmetic skin that will change the appearance of a certain class of ship? then no.
empty fjord
A good rule of thumb with AoC is that there will be no handouts of things that takes time to get in game, so aside from the pets that have no impact on gameplay, only skins of said items will be included in the packs and cash shop
and/or statless costumes
solemn ridge
I have a question about the referal system:
It state "You will receive 15% of their account purchases back in our Intrepid Bucks, which then can be used for either; reducing your subscription cost (even to zero), buying unique cosmetics in-game, or even cash rewards."
Does this mean they have to pay subscription to reduce my subscription ?
crude kelp
How many servers will there be? <@&257269635559194625>
proven arrow
As many as they need for the amount of subscribers at launch.
crystal beacon
they said they will have head start and non headstart servers, but i think they said prob 2-4
ill try to find a source later
ruby swift
Simple enough..take total # of subscribers, divide it by 10k, and that is the amount they need to start with. Just from crowdfunding and preorder pack sales alone you are looking at 5 right now and you are still a long way from launch. You have all the lifetime subs, the lower packs that come with a month or more of sub-time. You may only see a single headstart server for each region, unless of course they add the option for people to purchase headstart a la carte later down the line. But headstart is a whole 48-24 hours depending on your access. As Alpha and Beta testing evolves in the phases 1 and 2 you are going to see multiple test servers also. If server max concurrent pop is 10k (the highest quoted so far) and you have 35,000 people with testing access, the math is easy enough.
crude kelp
This is true
But if there are also headtsart servers, I may have my guild hold off for a while till release 😛
That way we can mingle with the normies once the proper servers release
stark spindle
That's an interesting way of saying dodge.
cerulean drum
will there be ping commands in the game to coordinate with teamates?
dark jungle
nothing has been said about that yet
abstract swift
So, the only real difference between 2 of the same classes will be how you lvl you skills? Will they add an augment system like terra where you could spend pts to pick small augments for you abilities?
dark jungle
delicate bone
been away a while, if its answered already sorry in advance. are we going to be able to customise our wagon/vechiles etc? Eg import images for flags on boats/patterns on fabrictop wagons, etc? and obviously i mean personal ones, not just like guild symbols.
stable plover
Vehicles are customizeable in various ways - importing art into the game isn't available, but they will have a symbol editor to make custom things - I don't think there is any word on those two things being or not being together
loud seal
stream was 15th or it's 18th ?
stable plover
18th
fiery cobalt
glass swallow
snow yoke
Will the live stream include a q&a?
glass swallow
snow yoke
Do you think I will need to download more ram to run ashes
silk oracle
i hope 16gb ddr4 is enough lol
snow yoke
If it isn't you can just download more
silk oracle
sure
proven arrow
Ram is usually not as important in MMOs than your graphics card and your processor.
snow yoke
Only problem is I can only download up to DDR4-2400
10-12-10-27
I'm thinking ashes might require timings in the singles
loud seal
mmorpgs take less ressources than blockbusters like BF1, AC origins, ...
btw, tell me how u can download RAM lol
snow yoke
Rather simple
proven arrow
Lol didn't read your whole post
snow yoke
@proven arrow how much ram you think I will need to download? Currently have 128
proven arrow
Double that. A0 is reportedly extremely heavy on virtual ram.
snow yoke
Kk
echo oyster
@stable plover sadly this is becoming a habit of certain people to post jokes here.
proven arrow
Summon the mods!
glass swallow
resolved
signal token
Pretty sure I know the answer, but there's no way to get on board with Kickstarter rewards higher than the ones we purchased previously, is there?
I know there's the packs they are selling now, but that's not what I am interested in.
neat panther
I upgraded my KS pack in desember. But a bird told me I wasn't really able to, but it worked for me.
signal token
And if a friend of mine wanted one now and didn't purchase one before, is he SoL?
neat panther
Yeah, you had to have one from before as this was just an upgrade.
signal token
Poop.
neat panther
The packs that are there now will change over time anyway. They're very necro looking cosmetics now, but I assume there will be other themes Soon™.
signal token
It's not the themes that I was looking at with my friend
I want the lifetime subscription
Think there would be any exceptions considering I'm willing to give them 500-1000 dollars? :x
neat panther
That was the one I upgraded to 😛
neat panther
https://www.ashesofcreation.com/projects/kickstarter-summer-upgrade-campaign/ I used this. But I heard it's supposedly not working now, but idk.
(and yes the packs can't be clicked on 404 error)
But it worked upgrading to.
Kickstarter only packs though.
signal token
Any way to get in touch with Intrepid? Doesn't seem to be support set up yet 😛
dry flower
good luck
signal token
Merci
dry flower
it's in your name afterall
signal token
What? The ticket?
dry flower
Luck
signal token
I suppose it is 😃
azure vector
Has there been any word on in game taxidermy?
I’m really worried that my rare rainbow sheep dies and I can never see him again 😦
echo oyster
No
glass swallow
fair wharf
Has there been any info on if we can tame other thing than mounts (horses)?
Will breeding only be able to take place in a certain building in a freehold or such?
And any info on if taming and breeding will be the same artisan skill/class or w/e
dry flower
they have mentioned that a big chunk of the fauna in game will be tamable
echo oyster
Yes there will be breeding
But we have no real info about the crafting classes just there we will be able to breed
fair wharf
Alrite cool, i wonder if all of those "big chunk" will be mount skins or if they will be out of combat pets aswell, i dont think there will be non class specific combat pets?
dry flower
they ahven't been very explicit about it, but they have implied that you tame animals which have different stats, some are faster, some can carry more weight, then the breeder profession mixes them up and tries to get better breeds and mixes of breeds like the Hortle
fair wharf
Ye, but that sounds like just mounts to me, or maybe pack animals, maybe u can somehow use ur own animals for caravans? 🤔
I also wonder if u could have a pack animal out instead of a mount
Maybe u could be a peddler 😂😂😂
dry flower
those are great questions, but I think even if you were to ask them that right now they wouldn't be able to answer
it's too early, they are still working on the adventuring classes
fair wharf
Ye, i hope the answers will be yes though, taming/breeding is looking more and more attractive ;p
Whats that smiley? 🤔
dry flower
Soon Tm
fair wharf
Ah 👌
dapper elm
Does anyone know what healing class will be like? I found the combat info. But wondering is healing going to be more support role (buffs), presumptive healing (know when to heal big and small before dmg is done) or more on the fly healing. Maybe it's a silly question. But, even in WoW each spec/class of healers have different way healing feels.
dry flower
I don't think anybody does
since freeholds, apartments and In-node houses grant citizenship, does that mean that once I own one If I want any of the other 2 on that same character I have to build it in the same node, or Can I be a citizen of more than one node?
fair wharf
I think theyve said something about that, but i dont remember what :p
stable plover
@dry flower "Your home doesn't give you citizenship; it gives you the ability to choose it as a citizenship. You could claim citizenship where you wanted citizenship or change to another apartment in another node."
@dapper elm speculatively I'd assume different cleric sub-archetype specializations have different healing styles - list of current cleric healing spells, which kind of has a variety of healing styles represented already http://www.aocwiki.net/Cleric
dry flower
thank you
past creek
Will there be more "whale type" racial skin available at some point? I discovered AoC on kickstarter just after the campaign finished, and now i'm really bummed out that i missed out on the exclusive racial skins and will have to stick to all the generic costumes.
glass swallow
There are currently packages available on the store which have various skins included. These are not racial skins, and we have not heard if there will be racial skins in the future. Good question to post here maybe - https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/37802/official-livestream-january-18th-2-pm-pst-q-a-thread#latest
empty fjord
<@&257269635559194625> Do you plan on running an open beta between Beta 2 and launch, or will it be straight to launch after Beta 2?
past creek
@glass swallow Thanks, i'll post a short version and see if they get around to answering it 😃
I already saw the necro skin in the store, and while cool, its not as exclusive as i had hoped, and as someone who really like to throw money away on visuals to create my own unique fantasy, it seems like the prices, exclusivity and uniqueness is only being reduced from now on. Which is a shame, even though its not that big a market (i think?) whales want something to buy as well.
little rover
Think i answered sid's question in dms, fam.
snow yoke
So uh in one of the promotion materials there was a person riding a sea turtle as a mount.. Was this just concept art that was later tossed because currently it seems like the plan is more of a limited time allowed to swim or am I to ride my turtle mount for 1 minute?
candid summit
@[VMC]Azurl: All current available information concerning testing phases can be found here: https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/35114/information-ashes-of-creation-release-dates/p1
More information will be made public later on.
@snow yoke: The Sea turtle mount you are referring to is our Backer only Aquatic Mount found here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1791529601/ashes-of-creation-new-mmorpg-by-intrepid-studios?ref=creator_nav
The Tidesnapper Mount is a skin that can be applied to any Aquatic mount. Aquatic Mounts will be earned in game, however this specific skin is exclusive. No limitations have been announced concerning riding time or swimming.
stable plover
Tidesnapper (sea turtle mount) was a ks backer reward so it definately wasn't scrapped, although it might end up different than the concept art. I know at some point it was mentioned that you could get like potions to let you continue to breathe underwater, which I presume means you could then stay underwater.
snow yoke
https://youtu.be/P1VUdY-q9o4 around 9:40 they talked about it but still sounds like a bit of hassle to even use water mounts
sand perch
When is the next twitch stream?
dark jungle
Tomorrow at 2PM PST
sand perch
ty
wanton gust
yw
silk oracle
Its in 12 hours right?
dark jungle
about 10 hours
wide schooner
10 hours
frozen shadow
Sweet, I'll be off work.
silk oracle
Nice thx mates
ember star
of all days to have to work late...
silk oracle
@ember star twitch mobileapp ? 😃
silk oracle
still waiting for the preorder pack to change skins does somebody know anything bout it ?
west solstice
Stream is in 3.5 hrs am I right
silk oracle
scroll a bit up 😃
median moat
is it possible to sell my kickstarter account ?
ive lost interest in the game but i heard there are many looking for a braver of worlds kickstarter account..
dark jungle
Unfortunately Intrepid Studios does not have an official stance on the gifting, trading, buying or selling of keys or packages. We cannot ensure the proper follow through of the above between parties not involved with Intrepid Studios. A stance might be developed in the future, and we reserve the right to retroactively enforce any stance.
^ From Intrepid
dry flower
I would suggest you wait, play it, and if you hate it then start looking for ways to get rid of it
median moat
mm yeah but that would take like 2 years
dry flower
the longer you wait the more exclusive your KS stuff is going to be so the value rises
naive trail
Are all the older live streams saved on twitch? I cannot seem to find them and the YouTube reuploads seems to be private now
dark jungle
Livestreams have been captured on the wikis:
http://www.aocwiki.net/Category:Kickstarter_Livestreams
https://wiki.ashesofcommunity.com/wiki/Category:Livestreams
glass swallow
Both of the 2 wiki's listed above have done an exceptional job of trying to help mitigate loss of streams by hosting them. AoC Wiki i believe also transcribes the streams as well. Kudos to both those teams ❤
snow yoke
@idle siren will we be able to steal from nodes? I.e. Could I rob the bank of a node?
slender bear
@idle siren Will there by any some kind of energy which is needed in order to craft/gather items?
crystal beacon
@idle siren Capes?
tranquil aurora
hey, I'm getting a Error 502 Ray ID: 3df3e1e1fc5f9c83 • 2018-01-18 19:15:20 UTC
Bad gateway when traying to log @ https://www.ashesofcreation.com/dashboard/
dark jungle
@tranquil aurora try clearing your browser cache
tranquil aurora
anyone else having issues or did the adress change
dark jungle
It's working for me, it might be a cache issue
slender bear
working for me as well
dry flower
working forme aswell
astral plume
@idle siren Hello. I was curious about In-game currency ( GOLD ). I know you want to make a new mmorpg that won't be p2w and thats why i supported you through your kickstarter, but there will always be player selling gold,making real money trades... and here's the problem. how much power does the gold have ? Maybe you wont put p2w in shop but those that buy gold gonna still have so much power ? TY
naive trail
I believe gold sellers are against terms of service so if they get caught they get banned. They are already working on systems to catch these transactions
empty fjord
They will have GMs actively banning gold sellers
dry flower
there is already systems in place against that and it's not even on Alpha 1
fair wharf
btw guys, has there been any official comments on how the first alpha0 weekend went?
dry flower
no
dark jungle
no official comments
dry flower
NDA
odd osprey
Yes. It went.
fair wharf
hopefully they will talk abit about it tonite 😛
dry flower
maybe if someone asks about it during the stream they will
fair wharf
ye 😛
polar shadow
if the weather does change from season to season, is it just a click of a button or in a span of a day that summer turns to winter or will we actually feel the transition from summer to winter in a prolonged way?
empty fjord
Every week will be a new season
odd osprey
Well, they're going as far as getting snow to slowly build up over time, so I'm assuming the season changes will be progressive too, I can't picture them doing it half way to awesome 😃
Steven half way in the development of the seasons briefing: "yeah, that's awesome enough, let's just stop there." 😄
empty fjord
Think it was mentioned that the season will be swapped during a weekly maintenance. But I may be vey wrong there
odd osprey
That would be slightly disapointing to be honest. 😦
but I could totally live with it 😃
Half awesome is still better than what is currently out anyway...
empty fjord
Indeed
odd osprey
that last statement of mine kinda says a lot about what is currently out... does it not? ugh.
empty fjord
Seasons in a mmo is something I've never seen before
astral plume
@dry flower maybe they have a system prepared... but im not talking about those big chinese spammers on the chat or the big sites that are selling gold... im talking about those low lvl guys selling on small forums and stuffs like this.... selling small amount and long periods.... and for a big whale is enough to buy a lil from here a lil from there 😃
dry flower
if you're in an alpha maybe you can test it out and report ways you find of doing it
odd osprey
There we a couple with "some weather elements', but no actual seasons as far as I know.
astral plume
my kickstarter pack only gives me acces to the alpha 2 i think 😉 so i gotta wait 😃
dark jungle
"In Ashes of Creation the world will change on a regular basis. Zones will progress in a seasonal cycle, which will alter the very nature of the environment around you. Snow may block pathways that are accessible in warmer months, spring may encourage creatures otherwise unseen to come to the surface, and fall might be the only time that certain crops thrive. This cycle can then take in the state of the world’s Nodes and shift depending on their progression" https://www.ashesofcreation.com/our-immersive-world-environments/
odd osprey
apparently Gaia online had winter and summer.
polar shadow
thanks for the link lex
I know they'll change, they confirmed that, am just wondering how long is the change and how long for the change to occur?
azure vector
I hope it will be a smooth transition, maybe ask in the livestream!
jaunty apex
@azure vector maybe it will be during the weekly maintnance when the season will rotate out?
polar shadow
a month would be more proper but a week isnt bad either
I just wish it to be more of a transition not a sudden change
proven arrow
Where would we ask questions for them to possibly answer on stream?
proven arrow
nice
dark jungle
Ask in #403651460430036995
wintry dove
Oh sht mb lol
round crown
any chance to buy the life time sub stand alone as addition to KS package?
dark jungle
Ask in #403651460430036995
prisma crater
As a Star Wars Galaxies refugee, I remember a great MMO that dared to be different once before. That particular game did away with the notion that each player had a numeric "level" with the result that players were no longer solely interested in just grinding to cap level all the time. Instead, players would measure their progress by the different skills they had acquired in their class skill tree.
The result of this approach was profound. For many, myself included, the main objective to logging into that game was no longer to mindlessly grind levels, but instead quickly became to simply hang out with your friends in a fun and entertaining player-run community environment. Yes, it really was just as much fun to sit drinking with your friends in a cantina as it was to go off on a quest run. It was every bit as rewarding to become a server-renowned crafter, famous for creating high quality and useful player weapons/medpacks/vehicles/buildings, as it was to become a powerful combat fighter.
Might AoC also dare to do away with the obsession of grinding-to-cap-level?
dark jungle
Ask in #403651460430036995
crystal beacon
Will AOC have a system in place to prevent bots from ruining the game?
blissful trellis
How will you deal with gold sellers/ How will you handle player to player trading?
dark jungle
If you want your questions answered on stream, ask in #403651460430036995
merry mantle
You guys said there would be job openings posted tomorrow, do you have a general list of what kind of positions you're looking to fill?
native lintel
What's the naming convention for our characters? Will we have a single name, or will we be allowed to choose a first name and a last name for our character?
rancid token
so, i am usually a rogue in a game... if i make my main character a double rogue but want to try out rogue tank as well... would there b a way to get the founders items on the account i like more or is it specifically on the char i create first. no matter if i like the class or not?
fervent hamlet
In the most recent live stream there was a question asking if special foods that are given to taverns will allow people to buy different foods from the tavern, but is there any beifit to actually going out and getting those special foods, or would just gathering basic resources (like say an apple) would result in the same effect as a dish that requires 20 different ingredients?
stable plover
@rancid token they've said in the past that cosmetics are transferable between characters on an account
@fervent hamlet different foods will give different kinds of buffs, there are food 'teirs' with higher 'teirs' giving more beneificial effects
rancid token
ok, i havnt been following much but thx for the update ^.^
cinder gyro
@rancid token moreover you will most likely be able to change your secondary class, so in your case you won't even need to transfer anything.
rancid token
ok ^.^ thank you to you also. i hope so!
fair wharf
Can you clarify that when you talked about taming combat pets in todays livestream, did you mean the artisan class taming, that has to do with husbandry or a class-specific skill that the ranger might have?
stable plover
@verbal kelp No official support at launch
verbal kelp
someone will try on PlayOnLinux or Wine?
I'm really interested by the game but i'm on Ubuntu
echo oyster
I’m sure people will try but let’s be honest if you want to game you should use windows.
verbal kelp
Sadly I can't, using the computer as a server too... can't switch
snow yoke
Does the server need all of the resources? Because if not I see no reason why you couldn't just dual boot or Setup a vm
empty fjord
VMWare in the bottom, then run a linux and a windows on it. if recources aren't enough, cram more RAM into it
crystal beacon
hi, there will be mounted combat?
echo oyster
@crystal beacon Mounts. Is there going to be mounted combat? Can mounts be killed?[9]
Mounts can be killed
Mounts will have abilities that some mounts will have. Some might have combat applications.
Won’t be able to use class skills while
So the answer is maybe the mounts will have combat abilities but not 100% yet.
ruby swift
This was answered in a livestream about 6 months back. Certain types of mounts will have limited combat abilities. Dragons will have combat abilities. Will there be mounted combat? Not in the sense that you will be able to use character abilities while mounted. https://i.gyazo.com/ff57d7f5074c9e8ae796baf07461faeb.png
azure vector
Does anyone have a rough idea on what class/ class combination will be the closest to an elementalist?
echo oyster
No one knows anything about classes
azure vector
Ja I know I was just hoping someone might have an idea based on the names or something. Thanks though 😃
sharp atlas
the client- download link will be sent to email before test period ?
verbal quiver
@sharp atlas correct, if you have a a0 key that information will be sent via email
lofty verge
You already said that there will be shops in the game that can be rented. For this a fee has to be paid.
But what if I sell my items in a side street.
have you considered a penal system if I do not pay taxes to the city council?
dark jungle
As far as I understand there isnt a sales tax per-se, just taxes on property ownership and rentals on player stalls; so trading items with another player doesnt incurr any taxes.
stable plover
@azure vector It'll probabbly be a mage/something - right now mages have a passive ability that 'Increases elemental damage' based on changing elemental type used
azure vector
ok thanks 😄 @stable plover I was thinking most likely going to be a mage
stable plover
@lofty verge They've talked about having a penal system a little. Non-payment of taxes seems to just be punished by property forfiture.
solemn ridge
In the live stream they said something about you can stream ashes but when Will it be possible any date? Was a little vague.
echo oyster
Next alpha 0 test
dark jungle
Intrepid are thinking about releasing the NDA for alpha 0 at the end of this month. Nothing has been confirmed yet, so the NDA is still in effect until an official announcement is made.
echo oyster
So next week we will start to see streams on twitch
halcyon stump
Is there anywhere that you guys know of where i can watch the full stream from yesterday? I figured it would be under their twitch but there’s only 3 livestreams there and none of which were very recently. I enjoy watching them in my free time to keep up with the progress of the game.
dry flower
barren stag
Can we please have better mob AI? At least as good as mobs in GW2 that call for help and mobs that patrol wide instead of mobs that wait to die like in TOR?
Because so far the mobs look like they just stand in one spot and yes I know its early, but it would be good to have AI at least as good as GW2 (Though honestly Saga of Ryzom has an impressive mob system that is open source now on their website)
dark jungle
dark jungle
The environment in Ashes of Creation is a visually stunning realm, with fantastical beasts and creations designed to both inspire awe and instill fear. The world is harsh and unforgiving, presenting a clear and present danger to the players. Dungeons, demons and dragons, oh MY!
Our unique and adaptive AI means that an encounter with similar creatures will yield a completely different experience to adapt to as a player. Keeping you on your toes for constantly changing responses from your adversary. The world awaits its heroes.```Lex he means he didn't see it in the gameplay they showed
barren stag
^
And yes, its early but still
It looks like standard AI so far like in mmos like TOR where mobs wait to get killed while standing in one spot
dark jungle
Ashes of Creation is in Pre-Alpha status. This means that many of the game systems and mechanics have not been developed or are only partially developed. You will not see advanced features until the Alpha and Beta phases of testing.
dry flower
all of those are the vision for the released game
you won't see most of that stuff in alpha testing
barren stag
Plus there is nothing mentioned about mobs calling for help
dry flower
until betas
dark jungle
@barren stag the game is at the very least a year away from release. It is still in early development. What they are showing is early footage with the hope that people understand this and are not expecting to see a finished product.
serene sparrow
Will we be able to put any weapon in either hand? Like but an orb in the left and sword in the right. It vise versa
dark jungle
@serene sparrow that hasn't been clarified yet, but hopefully so.
lone pasture
I made a big mistake early on. I applied my kickstarter code to the wrong account. I then made a pre-order purchase on the correct account, I hope I can merge the Kickstarter to that one. Will that be possible?
glass swallow
Hello Bithnar, that is an issue that you will need to contact CS (support) for.
lone pasture
Okay thank you
humble spoke
Will intrepid be going to PAX South
dry flower
no
humble spoke
Fuck so I have to go to PAX East or rip
dark fractal
GAMEPLAY WHEN
abstract swift
If Steven takes away the NDA from Alpha 0, who will be steaming it? 
empty fjord
everyone who usually does that
fervent hamlet
On a scale of 1 to Black Desert how complex is the character customization aiming to be?
proven arrow
Based on other UE4 customization probably pretty good.
fervent hamlet
I wouldn't blame them if they had less complicated models, might make it easier for seiges if everyone doesn't have to render everyones unique faces
proven arrow
Depends on how the game loads models. Probably won't be too hard for them to figure out a light processing method for customization.
BDO uses coding that simplifies things in letter and number codes regardless of the complexity of the customization
Looks like 3aadff5fffddd6konbvbh9ddd
signal token
I'm ok with sacrificing the wrinkles on my characters face for server stability
:thumbsup:
slender shuttle
im sorry if this has been asnwered, but how will intrepid handle the level ranges of zones? will it be like wow and have a fixed level range per zone/area no matter what the players level or more like gw2 and make it so that your level reflects the level ranges of the zone you are currently in (temporarily)
echo oyster
Don’t need to bump this. It doesn’t go missing and people will reply when they get the chance
signal token
Alrighty then
ruby swift
@slender shuttle Actually neither of those systems. The content in a node is based on the nodes level. As it goes up, higher level content is added. That is not to say all content then matches that level, just that it is added. So you will see a mix of content in a node as it develops. Each node has content based on its type, location, season, level, and other factors that went into its development such as primary racial makeup during that levelling phase. As a node goes up and down in level content may appear or disappear. If people are not giving the node a steady supply of experience and resources, the node may atrophy and delevel on its own, causing content to change again. You will not have dead zone using WOW as an example with Shattrath or large empty capital cities that no one goes to. They naturally disappear. If people become bored with an area, it will come under siege to change the content, or people will just abandon it, causing the same result just slower.
slender shuttle
will part of the world be destructible? as in some things can be destroyed with certain abilities or fire.. maybe earthquake etc
ruby swift
Players can affect how the world develops, and actions taken in the world may change the terrain. If you are thinking Minecraft or permanent destructible due to individual or group actions then no. But say there is a Lithium mine. As the mine is depleted they have stated that the surrounding terrain may change. As a node goes from one level to the next, large server events may occur like your earthquake, or a volcano erupting that change the landscape. Those are player driven in that they happen due to exp gains or losses in the node, not so much "Let's drop a meteor on that village and leave a smoking crater!" Though they could add that down the line. Just not stated so far.
crystal beacon
About NPCs: will they have a day/night cycle? those in towns, villages etc will mind theyr business, doing theyr jobs etc? I'm thinking somthing like in Skyrim (with the appropriate mods) where npc help towns feels "alive". Thanks.
cinder gyro
http://www.aocwiki.net/Gameplay_FAQ#Will_the_game_have_a_day.2Fnight_cycle.3F_Any_effect_on_gameplay.3F.5B5.5D
yes to day/night cycle.
http://www.aocwiki.net/The_World#Videos
there will be seasons too.
http://www.aocwiki.net/DjTechlive_Q%26A_2017-05-05#Efficacy_of_NPC_AI.2C_how_intelligent_will_NPC_AI_be.3F_Learning_system.3F
NPCs will have character, won't be faceless mobs.
Speculation from here:
It's likely that NPCs will have things to do around town, but I wouldn't expect skyrim level of depth where you can track every single NPC's daily schedule, follow them into a small room and see them eat an apple for their launch or something like that.
But who knows, maybe they will make it more intricate.
azure vector
how intricate is the artisan classes going to be? Like will I be able to farm a whole range of goodies such as onions and hemp?
echo oyster
Quite intricate. And you’ll be able to farm lots of items.
ruby swift
It means that if you are outside, you can still be Pk'd. If you have hired guards for your freehold or am near enough a city that guard patrols wander in proximity, they may assist. Was shown in livestreams that you can go inside your house and they have stated that the door is lockable. So Steven says no you can't be pk'd..and Jeffrey clarifies...if you are inside with the door locked. Since they cant attack your freehold unless a siege has been immediately lost, that means you are safe. Freeholds are not instanced.
ruby swift
So inns are pvp free zones then
delicate terrace
Hi everyone! I have a question which might seem a little bit silly, but I'm new to the whole Kickstarter-thing, so please forgive me 😉 I've pledged quite some money into this game and I've tried to figure out how to connect my pledge to my AoC account. Does anyone can give my at least a pointer to that? Thank you!
azure vector
i think it used the same email or something like that
glass swallow
@delicate terrace https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/36172/what-to-do-if-youve-not-received-lost-your-kickstarter-backer-code/p1
delicate terrace
Thank you very much 😃
silent cliff
@glass swallow how can you be both a bot and a ghost? 🤔
glass swallow
After many battle hardened years spent PvPing, I succumbed to the mighty Lord Slurpy in battle. My Soul was bound and attached to an android like frame ... and thus, here I am
slender shuttle
i have a question on spending more money with AoC.. i pledged as much as the little missus would allow me at the time of the kickstarter and wish to up this amount some more for some more perks etc.. is there a way for me to increase the amount i have spent on the game to a another level or do i just need to spend money on things seperately.. also when are the mounts etc in the cash shop on the aoc website going to be available.. i want to see the mounts, barding etc that will be available and maybe pick one up..
stable plover
"When are we going to be able to upgrade out packs on the website?
Steven: Our web dev team is currently working on that functionality. Our expected delivery date is around the 26th of January, give or take several days, in case there's some unexpected testing areas that need to be addressed. I would safely say that around the end of this month you'll be able to see the upgrade paths for the pre-order packages.
In addition, you will also see the add on functionality available if you are a Kickstarter backer or summer campaign backer; you will have the ability to purchase the Cosmetics that are present in these pre-order packages, independent of having to purchase the package itself.
The Cosmetics that are offered are themed on a monthly basis. These cosmetics that are currently in the packages have been on a little bit longer than a month, because we haven't had those functionalities in place, but we expect once the functionalities are in place for upgrades and add-ons done, there will probably be a 1 to 2 week period where those cosmetics remaining in place before the next months cosmetics come into place. Jeffrey: Make sure to go shop"
bleak sinew
@slender shuttle The ability to upgrade your pledge package for Kickstarter and Summer campaign backers is said to be available around Jan. 26
@stable plover You are too fast for me. 😃
slender shuttle
thats awesome.. thanks bot..
bleak sinew
And have better quotes
stable plover
The pledge packs are theoretically still upgradeable, hunting for the link for that atm
bleak sinew
You can ala carte the skins from later packages if you buy a package and that ability should be available at the same time the package upgrade ability comes on line.
bleak sinew
Kickstarter can ala carte Summer and all the monthly packages. Summer can ala carte all the monthly packages. Monthly packages can ala carte all the later monthly packages.
stable plover
http://www.aocwiki.net/Mounts if you want to browse most of the mount concept art
https://www.ashesofcreation.com/dashboard/ this page should have the summer upgrades
bleak sinew
Although, the ala carte for the monthly packages is only while the monthly packages are available and there may be a time limit on the ala carte for the Summer items once the art work is finished.
slender shuttle
that mount would go well with a necro or a dark summoner
stable plover
https://www.ashesofcreation.com/projects/kickstarter-summer-upgrade-campaign/ this link may or may not allow you to upgrade your KS package directly - there have been mixed results on that working for people - if you do get it to work you may need to fill out a support ticket
glass swallow
that link should work so long as you have redeemed your initial package
if not, please allow some time for the webstore upgrade to complete. Should be 
slender shuttle
im wondering with those particular packs.. will they just allow you to buy the whole pack or will it deduct the amount you have paid already from the new level of the pack to make the original amount you paid be 250 or the new amount to be 350.. thats whats stopping me at the moment
stable plover
you pay the difference
slender shuttle
thats good to know
stable plover
between the pack your upgradeing to and the price of what would be the buy price there of the pack you start with
so if you got an early bird the price difference is from the non-early bird
slender shuttle
is there a place i can give suggestions etc for steve and peter to consider?
glass swallow
@slender shuttle typically the submission of an idea is prefixed by IDEA: Subject in the forums. Its the best way to get exposure to the idea, discuss it etc.
You can place it in one of the 2 sub forums such as Systems and Mechanics or Design
slender shuttle
ok will try that
merry frigate
is it better to Pledge early?
im thinking of donating for the kickstarter but i dont wanna rush it as i am tight on cash
glass swallow
The KS and SS backer options concluded in Summer of 2017
however there are options in the store now for some new packages that offer cosmetics as well as Alpha / Beta phase access 😃
past lance
I’m sure this has been asked and answered, but I have yet to find it... There is a common trend in mmos for the world the be flat with invisible edges, which greatly takes away from realism. I would hope that with ships, a player would be able to circumvent a globe with poles and hemispheres... is this the case in AoC? 🙏🏻
proven arrow
Highly unlikely.^
clear gyro
Was that Akil Hooper in the livestream?
stable plover
If you mean the most recent livestream, yes
clear gyro
Interesting. He's a champ. I thought he was out of the muck of stuff like this. Good for AOC
azure vector
I was looking at the concept art for the mounts but i was just wondering, will there be more generic mounts such as donkeys, mules and horses?
azure vector
ok nevermind I found some concept art for some steeds, havent found anything on donkeys tho 
wild phoenix
Where can i see the lates winners of alpha keys?
cinder gyro
weak summit
What stand PvX for?
wide schooner
that means a guild or group has a focus on both PvP and PvE
player vs anything is what it is known as
abstract swift
Are we able to upgrade little by little? For example, buying the $75 first, paying $75 to upgrade to the second, then paying $100 to upgrade to third. Or is it a 1 time upgrade?
Cause I don't have 250 to drop XD
glass swallow
The upgrade is tier based for KS / SS
you cannot do a layaway or payment towards type process
abstract swift
So we are going to be able to upgrade KS/SS pack?
So if i were to buy the $75 pack, im locked in that one?
glass swallow
you can already
azure vector
Im sure you can upgrade now, then upgrade again later
might be a bit more clear when they update the store on their website, which should be done by the end of the week
abstract swift
If i purchase the $500, they are going to give the equivalent of a $500 KS pack?
Since im a KS backer
azure vector
you can only upgrade if you already participated in the kickstarter, and when you upgrade you pay the difference from the pack you already own
proven arrow
If you are a KS backer make sure to use the KS backer upgrade page. I upgraded from the 50 to the 150 then I upgraded again to the 250. I plan on upgrading again to the 550 when I can.
radiant vapor
where is that ks backer upgrade page? through the ashes website?
fair wharf
In the livestream from 26.5.2017 they talk about that clerics can do extra damage against corrupted players/mobs, atleast in certain situations
Any of u know if that could mean that a highsword could augment one of their attacks with some kind of cleanse evil spell or such then? 🤔
dark jungle
@radiant vapor https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/37765/how-to-upgrade-your-kickstarter-pledge
neat panther
Yes, apparently, according to @glass swallow it's not supposed to work. And you know what? They changed the prices on there as well! Because my upgrade to the $550 pack cost.. $500, because it used to cost $500. Same with the $1000 and $2500 and so on. They increased with $50 for unknown reasons.
glass swallow
@neat panther The link works fine, it was jsut removed from the dashboard temporarily
Originally the link was disabled from dashboard access
fair wharf
Orobable ks exclusive
stable plover
@neat panther Do you happen to have both a KS and Summer package?
stable plover
My KS looks like it would upgrade at the origional KS prices, those 50$ higher prices sound like the summer funding prices
neat panther
And Intrepid pack in addition to the KS.
stable plover
You intend to have multiple accounts right?
neat panther
No, I got one account.
stable plover
Your going to need to chat with Support in about a week then
neat panther
and if you check the summer upgrade now, it's $500.. But if you view a cached page: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:nM4AMaUK_ZoJ:https://www.ashesofcreation.com/projects/store/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=no -it's $550
Why? I thought about asking them to refund so I could use $500 on add-ons instead, and maybe get more outta it. But it depends.
stable plover
if you already had a 500$ KS package you could get the stuff in the Intrepid pack for 270$ or less when the addons open up
neat panther
Yeah, I thought as much.
stable plover
(which assumes you want to pre-order 150$ in marketplace credit)
neat panther
And Steven said they would have the necro theme up for a little while. So I think I should.
stable plover
if you have a KS pack you could wait 6 months and still get the necro pack
sharp fractal
you havent spent enough
neat panther
I have actually.. As I have what I want for now.. But I'd probably spend more as the months go on, for the different themes.
neat panther
Nah, I'm too well pledged in another game, which I'm probably above $20k in already 😉
stable plover
my personal reccomendation would be to go for https://www.ashesofcreation.com/all-inclusive-summer-bundle-checkout/ and 2+ of the things from the Intrepid-preorder pack
if you want to have the same ammount spent but get a lot more out of it
neat panther
Nah, I'm not a collector of everything. Just everything I find cool 😄
And I'd rather have the necro stuff than everything in the summer event packs
Which is why I did what I did.
stable plover
The necro stuff is supposed to be available as singles for 5-20$ each starting around the 26th of January, give or take several days
neat panther
But yes, I've been thinking about contacting support to get addons instead of the intrepid pack.
As I don't need months when I have lifetime sub, right 😉
And so on..
stable plover
(For people who already have KS, SS, or PAX packages, or the in future months equivalents for people who get the dec packs at their pack level and below)
fair wharf
i have seen in a few of the livestreams that theyve talked about that you can prevent ppl from doing things through the open world pvp if u want
like one time they mentioned that you can fight over open world bosses/dungeons or over gathering resources
but from what i understand of the flagging system, one grp could just not fight back so that the other grp become corrupted and then cant do the actual boss/dungeon after they finished killing the whole other grp
or if the person just runs back to the gathering resource a few times, eventually the corrupted player will just become useless and be easy meat for the other person, who wont even become a combatant from killing the corrupted player, iirc
cinder gyro
stable plover
There are also penalties for not fighting back, but they're not as extreme as the corruption pentalty - I'd basically say yeah, if you where persistant it would be hard for a group of people to keep you away from an area long term
cinder gyro
wolrd bosses are def gonna be battlegrounds so corruption doesn't apply
now if you're just gathering and someone sits there ganking you then yes, it might be a good idea to let them accumulate corruption
neat panther
Does access to alpha 1 also include alpha 2 and beta 1 and 2, eventho it's not stated?
dark jungle
Yes
neat panther
I mean, I would also assume, but is there an official statement for that?
And why does the packs for sale now state every access like this:
Access to Alpha 1
Access to Alpha 2
Access to Beta 1
Access to Beta 2
While KS packages are like:
Invite to Closed Alpha - Phase 1 (Earliest Access to Ashes!)
dark jungle
Because the KS packages say "and all previous rewards"
fair wharf
@cinder gyro what u said about world bosses, does that include open world dungeons?
cinder gyro
I'd say most likely.
will they all be like that? I don't know.
here
http://www.aocwiki.net/Ashes_of_Creation_Livestream_2017-11-17#In_the_game_info_section_you_mention_.22hunting_grounds.22_as_a_battle_ground._What_will_be_considered_hunting_grounds_and_how_common_will_they_be.3F
is the full quote on battlegrounds, it was in a recent stream if you'd like to read
or listen to the video
specifically
"castle sieges, node sieges, caravans"
were named as examples
but it was also said that there will be others
in general it's just a term that incetivizes open world pvp
do they want there to be open world pvp in open world dungeons? I'm not sure
fair wharf
Yea, there are significant advantages and disadvantages for that
cinder gyro
here they specifically talk about open world dungeons and say that the flagginign system can be used for conflict
so you could interpret that as - open world dungeons won't be battlegrounds and you'd have to flag
but development is a process
fair wharf
Tru dayt
Im just thinking that if 2 grps come to an open dungeon and 1 of the grps wont attack the other, will the grp that kills 8players become so corrupted that they cant do the dungeon, basically meaning that there will be no pvp in that setting atleast
cinder gyro
you have to die for corruption to start taking away your stats
http://www.aocwiki.net/PvP#Death_Penalty
so I guess it depends how fast the killed group can come back and kill the first group while they are doing the boss or can the first group finish the boss while the second group is respawning.
fair wharf
No, corruption lowers ur combat effectiveness
cinder gyro
sauce me
fair wharf
Any time they talk about the corruption system, thats the whole point of it
cinder gyro
neat panther
Weaken you for continuing the killstreak in PvP
cinder gyro
"The flagging system revolves around death penalties. You can accumulate negative experience from dying and it will put penalties on your character (stat degradation, lowered health and mana, lowered gear proficiency"
"The flagging system revolves around death penalties. "
fair wharf
Unless theyve changed over the last couple of months, the reason for the corruption is so ppl cant run around in big zergs to gank everyone
Eventually they will become too ineffective
cinder gyro
I understand what you're saying, but I need to hear the devs say that
fair wharf
Watch any of the first ks livestreams, they say that in almost all of them
fair wharf
Okey, ill find it as soon as im done pooping
https://youtu.be/V9ckxPpI-rY?t=110 here its mentioned, ofc this isnt from a dev, but im gonna try to find that next
cinder gyro
"since dying while a Combatant means you suffer reduced death penalties"
literally one of the first interviews done
fair wharf
yea, but it doesnt refute what ive said
cinder gyro
what it says is that penalties occur upon death
not to mention the more direct statements I linked above
fair wharf
no, it says that there are death penalties and those differ depending on ur flag
cinder gyro
"A Non-Combatant who dies suffers normal penalties, which includes experience debt, durability loss, as well as dropping a portion of carried raw materials (which can then be looted). A Combatant who dies suffers these same penalties, but at half the Non-Combatant rate. A character who has a Corruption Score on the other hand, suffers penalties at three times the rate of a Non-Combatant, and has a chance to drop any carried/equipped items based on their current Corruption Score."
a more complete quote
your death penalties are different based on your flag status.
there are no other penalties
only death penalties
cinder gyro
xd, seems like this is a discussion at this point
proud rivet
is there a possibility to upgrade my current package from for example Pioneer to Warrior of the old?
pay the needed dollars for making it the better packag
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cinder gyro
azure vector
So we know there will be a corruption mechanic for 'bad' people, but will there be a mechanic thats the exact opposite such as fame for the 'good' players or something of that nature?
cinder gyro
http://www.aocwiki.net/PvP#Flagging_System.5B4.5D
No. It's:
Non-Combatant (default) - Combatant - Corrupted.
Non-Combatant would be the "opposite" of corrupted in terms of this spectrum.
azure vector
it would be cool if they added a fame mechanic
cinder gyro
There are bounty hunters
There is a kind of fame mechanic, but it's for npcs not players
there will be like, what they called "communities"
like the thieves guild
and the more quests you do for them
the better your standing with them
and you get goodies for that
echo oyster
@idle siren will the current store packs be upgradable? We need an answer.
echo oyster
That’s not confirming. I’ve spoke to belle she’s not sure and as asked for sure
That might be only ks and summer
neat panther
Hmm, "upgradable" as in to another pack, or that the package itself will get more stuff in them, @echo oyster?
echo oyster
To a more expensive pack. I don’t care about cosmetics haha
neat panther
Hehe
stable plover
upgrading new packs to a more expensive pack is not confirmed
echo oyster
Exactly that’s why I asked Steven 🤤 they better be
neat panther
Also do I need to have a non-kickstarter pack to buy the other themed upcoming items from the $500 packs? Like will a $500 KS pack let me buy the items from a the other non-kickstarter $500 packs? Since they are kinda seperated right now in where they are listed on the packages you have, makes you wonder why..
stable plover
The KS pack will let you buy the upcoming themed items as addons
neat panther
Yesh, but it's on the same "level" as what you have, so a $100 won't be able to buy the $500 level add-ons/cosmetics, right?
Or a $500 won't be able to buy the $5000 cosmetics if there are any?
glass swallow
Stefanw.....if you are a kickstarter or summer sale backer you will be able to purchase items from the new packages a la carte.
neat panther
Even the $1000, $2500 and $5000 and $10k stuff, no matter what pack?
glass swallow
there is no pack of that value
you seem to be confusing the difference between KickStarter and Summer backer packages and those offered today and mopving forward
neat panther
Well, yes. But I assume whatever KS or SS pack I have I can get $500 stuff and lower? Is that what it boils down to?
glass swallow
what?
Kickstarter and Summersale backers recieve all rewards cumulative to the package purchased
neat panther
If I have a $25 doller KS, I can get the necromancer outfit, and boat?
glass swallow
Yes
neat panther
Ok, cool.
Thought it was locked to level of money spent, I meant I saw that somewhere.
glass swallow
if you are not a KS/SS backer you will need to buy a package to have access to those items respective of tier
Steve stated this the stream
neat panther
Oh, and so KS and SS doesn't have that limitation. Got'cha.
glass swallow
correct
grave atlas
How much control do we have as a community over the initial state of stage 3 nodes? If there's automatic buildings that aren't houses (like taverns), can players buy them out? Can the government decide a name for the node, or are we stuck with whatever the system generates? If players can make decor items from professions early on, are they completely useless prior to a village popping up to enable housing/freeholds?
azure vector
@glass swallow I’m a little confused on what you guys were saying earlier. So if I have a $75 KS pack will I be able to buy the items from the $500 store pack or not?
ruby swift
Since the first real housing options occur at level 3 and elections/selection of mayors, probably not. You will have choice options for higher tiers, and those initial building would be based on node type. They have not said whether people will be able to buy other structures such as npc taverns in town, but probably not. They have decided against player named nodes. Witty Discord post about how in meetings they inevitably ended up with Penisville and Dicktopia in design meetings. So no Nodey McNodeFace. And if you want to craft and carry around a bunch of benches while a node is still levelling, go for it. Seems weird. But since progress to node level 3 has been stated to be a few days depending on traffic and activity.
Biscuit...here is something I posted last week on this, hope it helps
So here is a simple way to look at it. Once you buy a pack, you can purchase the next round of cosmetics that become available a la carte. You can never purchase cosmetics a la carte from earlier packs. Since KS people were the very first backers, they have been able to purchase the Summer cosmetics separately, the PAX cosmetics, and anything else on offer down the line. The Summer people can purchase the PAX cosmetics, and others down the line. The PAX people will have the option to upgrade their pack (since alpha 1 access was not offered in those packs) or keep theirs and purchase the new pack cosmetics a la carte. The people that have bought these latest packs on offer will be able to purchase cosmetics a la carte from now on as new stuff is offered and the packs are cycled. So if you currently own a pack, you can choose the stuff you want. If you wait until lets say May, then you will NOT be able to go back and purchase any of the previous cosmetics on offer. Getting in early and throwing your cash behind the project gains rewards. Dithering on the fence while you "wait and see" gives you fewer options. Until the store is upgraded and for a time period after, the current necro cosmetics will not change. (confirmed)
normal zephyr
What locals for servers can we expect?(i'm oceanic)
dry flower
dry flower
OCE servers are confirmed
verbal quiver
There will be oce/sea servers :)
neat panther
@azure vector From what she said, yes you will be able to. But if you buy a non-ks package, there's tiers that restrict you.
teal nebula
Hei 😄 someone know so be there later patch and update notice on the AoC homepage
neat panther
Don't exactly know what you're asking for there, but I'm just gonna guess it's probably gonna be on forums?
teal nebula
in most of the games u can see what is getting changed int the game
alias patch notice / update notice ... there we see changes in te shop, in mechanik, and so more
neat panther
Well, alpha 0 is NDA, as of now. So I'm guessing there's a forum for that.
Many also usually have patch notes in launcher as well, but I dunno.
teal nebula
that is not the question 😄 for the moment it isnt important ... so many it getting canged is like an hole book 😄 i mean at release but that can only anser an mod
neat panther
You don't happen to be norwegian with that greeting do you?
echo oyster
Of course there will be patch notes when it’s released.
Not sure why that matters right now. But yes
neat panther
I'm unsure if that's even a legit question, I mean are there games not showing their patch notes?
hot vector
une date de lancement d'une alpha ?
neat panther
No date for alpha, no. Just alpha 0, which was 15th of december, but it's on a schedule, so it's not 100% uptime, that'll be from alpha 2.
echo oyster
@neat panther people are good at asking questions that are irreverent.
When the game is released will there be monsters to kill?
hard eagle
Can anybody link me a tweet or a some site where devs state that the current combat is just a placeholder and that there will actually be a combat system worth playing? or is it gona stay as it is, just with better animations?B
echo oyster
It’s alpha. Everything is going to change.
Watch the live streams.
Like I told you.
hard eagle
if that is so, why do the devs actually make video about explaining the current combat system?
echo oyster
😃
fiery cobalt
hard eagle
instead of just saying "dont mind the current combat system, its just temp."
verbal quiver
Guys please, atm the game is in a0, so everything is currently subject to change if you wish to have a read of the transcripts ^^ nvm @fiery cobalt thanks lol
hard eagle
thanx for the link, puts on reading glasses
neat panther
@fiery cobalt What a horrible, horrible URL, uyck!
echo oyster
@fiery cobalt sadly that link won’t be enough for the guy.
verbal quiver
Keep the channel free for questions and answer's guys. if you want to have a discussion use #aoc-discussion
hard eagle
hm, yeah the link just says that the combat system will continue to evolve. I guess i will just stick around and see how it will go.... but i guess we wont have a combat system like tera,bns or bdo... :c
neat panther
It's gonna be tab-targetting for the most part(like a hybrid?), so I think you're right there.
Tera, bdo and bns have action.
hard eagle
yeah
ik played all of them
Comfortable blend of both , with another aspect we don’t want to announce yet.
hm
got me curious
neat panther
Well, we know that they've had that combo-system, and are gonna have dodge and stuff. But there might still be more to it..
proven arrow
It's gonna be tab targeting with abilities that perform like skill shots i.e. cone of cold, chi burst, dragon breath from WoW.
ivory lichen
are there plans to improve character movement/strafing animation?
dark jungle
There are plans to improve every part of the game based on testing and feedback
stray comet
the skins for mounts in the kickstarter Campaign, i understod it the way that you can use them as much as you like. (on multipe mounts you tame/breed) do you have any idea if there will be a cost of reskinning your mount? will you have to go to a certan npc to do it or can you do it on the go?
dark jungle
The Wikis have lots of information on this. In summary, cost or NPCs have not been mentioned. You can only have a skin active on one mount at a time. https://wiki.ashesofcommunity.com/wiki/Crowdfunding_mounts http://www.aocwiki.net/Mounts#Mount_Skins
stable plover
I don't think we have answers to those particular questions @stray comet
neat panther
But I guess these questions will have a chance to be picked in a livestream, so if you don't get an answer now from us, you'll myabe get it at a later time.
dark jungle
@stray comet this is the official answer from the Kickstarter FAQ
^ From this we can see that in general a Crowdfunding mount skin can only be active on one character/mount. As far as your questions about NPCs and cost, as I said in my answer nothing has been mentioned relating to these yet 🙂
stray comet
ok thx for the help 😃
signal token
@glass swallow Do we know the next time A0 keys will be going out?
stable plover
only Steven knows
signal token
:l
naive trail
By the end of this month they said the summer crowd funding upgrades will be useable agin?
neat panther
What you mean, you can upgrade with SS right now..
naive trail
I thought it was broken
neat panther
I think only clicking to see details on each package is, but buying works. But it had a week or so were it didn't work, but that was fixed.
So go ham, bro
naive trail
Sweet ty
Does the braver of worlds summer backing still include lifetime sub? I thought that was kickstarter only
dry flower
it was extended to summer
naive trail
Awesome
neat panther
SS is considered KS, still says KS on mine that were upgraded from KS.
empty fjord
Summer backing was created because a large amount of people coudln't pay with paypal or something like that during the kickstarter
glass swallow
No stefanw
If you are a KS backer, you are a KS backer.
You don't convert to SS by upgrading :)
crystal beacon
@idle siren can you shoot while riding on a multi person mount as a passenger ?
fiery cobalt
According to this interview, No, but your mount may have comat skills. http://www.aocwiki.net/DocGotGame_Q%26A_2017-05-08#Mounts._Is_there_going_to_be_mounted_combat.3F_Can_mounts_be_killed.3F
crystal beacon
I know that info but it doesnt answer the question i asked 😛
proven arrow
If you're talking about siege mounts like elephants in BDO, they haven't talked about that kind of thing yet.
echo oyster
Will there be anything in the Embers store that someone who doesnt care for cosmetics will want?
stable plover
The Ember store will only have cosmetics if that's the question - it's always possible that someone who isn't normally interested in costmetics will be lured in by a shiny
echo oyster
$150 dollars of useless embers for me haha
twin gyro
When’s the next key drawing thought it was meant to be yesterday?
azure vector
we dont know
proven arrow
When they feel like it
sour valley
Is their a release date yet?
Also has their been any info on the bard class? What is the play styke like?
neat panther
No date, and no class infos yet.
sour valley
Ty
toxic bane
Can i tame one of the giant cats from the new video of the underrealm???
true junco
has there been any info on how detailed character creation will be?
proven arrow
i believe they said "very"
stable plover
@true junco Developer quote: "One thing I liked about BDO is their Character Creation. If I had to give a comparison, I would use BDO as an example of what our Character Creation is going for."
crystal beacon
Hey Intreprid, will pvp by stylish?
Like badass plays and stuff
worthy of videos
stable plover
@crystal beacon So hopefully your answer is just a definitive, yes - but here's a nice relevant quote for you "Combat, I know you said it is 20% rough now [As of PAX West], where do you see it going, do you see it polished in 2018 for Alpha and Beta? Steven: I believe we will see very close to complete combat state of polish at the end of 2018." - we're not expecting combat to be polished until about a year from now
sharp fractal
Apon receiving a alpha 0 key do you get to save your name/guild name since you have access to the game. or must you wait for alpha 1/2?
verbal quiver
Name/Guild reservation will become avaiable closer to Alpha 1/ Release
sharp fractal
Good to know. ty shunex. 
cyan panther
im sorry i am sure this question been asked a million times. But what phase are we in?
verbal quiver
@cyan panther Currently in Alpha 0 😃
cyan panther
so bravers of worlds kickstart's phase has not started yet? correct?
verbal quiver
Not yet, currently planned for later in the year 😃 no exact date known atm
Probally around q3-q4 with current information from intrepid via interviews etc
cyan panther
bummer 😛 just upgrade lol hoping to get in on the alpha phase
verbal quiver
Dw it'll be here before you know 😃
cyan panther
aye lol i hear ya
pastel flax
hi @reef mulch @idle siren
Can you create Turkish channels ?
crystal beacon
Just make it flashy
crystal beacon
hello, i know Steven already said there will not be roleplay dedeicated servers. My question is: as a roleplayer, there will be some tools to defend yourself from the unavoidable kids who enjoy immensly to ruin RP session of other players? You know what i'm talking about: you're in your tavern RPing with your friends and there they came, jumping on the table and loling and /dancing right in front of you! thanks 😃
echo oyster
Well I’m sure you can get your tavern and have it only opened to friends.
Or just rp in a house
crystal beacon
Its called defending your self :^)
empty fjord
not much you can do to defend yourself in a safezone against trolls tho
would be nice if you block another player that they become invisible to you in safezones
azure vector
Or they just become a blur like in black mirror
weak summit
According to Otredin, there won't be roleplay dedicated servers which is understandable for MMO that focus on other features, but do Ashes of Creation have basic things such as emote text that become chat bubbles, roll system (1-100) and interactions with your decorations / sitting on tavern by clicking on chair?
serene sparrow
Just a quick question. I can't remember what day they said the next live stream will be.
verbal quiver
Not annouced yet @serene sparrow
serene sparrow
Oh my bad thought I remembered them saying something on the last one
azure vector
they said this month tho
copper coyote
@weak summit roll system and chat bubbles haven't been mentioned, but there is emotes and interactions at least
echo oyster
@azure vector by the end of the month
weak summit
@copper coyote That is yet to be determined how much face expression emotes get implented? Galaxies have like library full of these face expression and body emotes
copper coyote
not yet, all we know is in here if you want to dig deeper:
http://www.aocwiki.net/Role_Playing
stable plover
@weak summit @copper coyote Rolling is confirmed as a chat feature http://www.aocwiki.net/MMORPG_Q%26A_2017-05-22#.5B58:56.5D_Chat_RP_features_like_dice_roll.3F
copper coyote
i see
west solstice
any news when the nda will be lifted
copper coyote
there is going to be NDA lift in the next test session
echo oyster
In the last stream. Steven said they are considering nda lift for next A0. Not set in stone if it’s complete or partial
nova panther
The graphics and environment in the game look beautiful. But one thing that completely sticks out like a sore thumb right now are the particle effects from spells and abilities. I know this is super early stage.. but I really hope that they plan on revamping those because right now they don’t really seem to fit in with the beautiful graphics.. another thing that seems out of place are the name plates on characters and monsters. Not sure exactly what’s wrong with them.. maybe the colour? Just seems too bright..
Have they talked about changing these things?
stable plover
Are all animation placeholders for now?
"We're not in alpha yet, and you can expect that these animations you're seeing are very unpolished and not representative of what they will be when launch comes or even when alpha comes and beta comes."
nova panther
Cool. Thanks!
stable plover
@nova panther Actually here's probally the better quote "This is a first pass on our assets on equipment on animations on UI on combat so the intent of this alpha 0 and I cannot express this enough the intent of this alpha 0, this friends and family is not to present a finished product is not to present anywhere near finished product with regards to content, art, animation, that kind of stuff instead it's to give us very needed technical feedback" from the A0 livestream
nova panther
Amazing. This is exactly what I was looking for! Thanks!
buoyant trellis
Are seasons Still in Ashes? and hi long time since iv spoke here 😄
copper coyote
yup
buoyant trellis
Good
slow narwhal
Hey there. Where exactly do I need to go to post recruitment for my guild in the AoC reddit?
I don't often go to the website and I'm lost 😦
glass swallow
We actually do not have an official Ashes Reddit atm :/
At this time, all official recruitment is done via the forums or here in #aoc-guild-recruitment
exotic blade
Depending on the state of VR in 2019 or whenever AoC releases, are you guys considering added VR compatibility?
tawdry charm
I would highly doubt on release or anywhere near it too be honest
neat panther
Yeah, and it's best with 1st person things, not third person stuff. It works dgmw, but it's not as immersive in 3rd person.
And I bet you can VorpX it to work..
crystal beacon
so there will be seasons right? winter spring summer autumn... I wonder how much time a season will last in game?
dark jungle
one season per RL week is the current estimate
neat panther
1 year ingame = 1 month yeah
crystal beacon
ah 1 for week tnx
exotic blade
True Stefan but I assume they'd have a zoom in feature like WoW that pulls you into 1st person
the VorpX comment makes lots of sense
neat panther
Still not gonna be true 1st person anyway I don't think. And I dunno if you can zoom that far either.
neat panther
This is not "every other MMO" tho..
stable plover
neat panther
But idk if you can or not.
exotic blade
@stable plover I really like that
anything longer than a week is like an eternity in game time but it's cool because that'd feel like a real season
Just recalling Rust map resets
azure vector
But it has been stated that a winter could last longer or shorter than usual. How will this work if they physically change the seasons every week :/
proven arrow
It might be a system that gradually fades into the next season instead of flipping a switch and suddenly it's winter.
remote willow
@idle siren VOIP is in the game, have you made sure IP's are only shared with the server? I know some games people have been able to obtain IP's through this resulting in DOX'ing or DDOS.
charred ledge
@idle siren Apparently ashes of creation will be subscription based, which is disappointing for me. As someone who doesn’t have a constant source of income, I’m not sure how I’ll be able to keep playing. Will I be able to pay a lump some value to get the game forever?
silk badge
Most games offer sub's in 1-3-6-12 month lots so I don't see why not. Also rather the game be p2p rather then p2wlike most f2p games. @charred ledge
charred ledge
@silk badge ok thx
stable plover
@remote willow From the May 3rd Interview "[55:32] Voice chat: There will be a voice over IP for parties, raid and guilds and they are working with Discord to achieve that." Here's a quote from the discord team 'Security is of the utmost importance to us here at Discord, and we know it is for you, too. That's why we want to make sure that you properly understand matchSecret, joinSecret, and spectateSecret so that your game data is safe and secure over the wire. To keep security on the up and up, Discord requires that you properly hash/encode/encrypt/put-a-padlock-on-and-swallow-the-key-but-wait-then-how-would-you-open-it your secrets." from https://discordapp.com/developers/docs/rich-presence/how-to
nova panther
Do we know when the next alpha 0 test will be?
stable plover
@nova panther Have a short quote from the last livestream "our next A0 phase, which is going to be coming up at the end of this month"
crystal beacon
@nova panther alpha 0 tests are also under NDA so dates and times wont be announced to people not in alpha 0.
open pond
So, I got here late to the party; I had heard of the game early 2017 but dismissed it as an ambitious project that wouldn't came to fruition, oh how I was wrong. Anyway, will there be another opportunity to gain a package like the ones that were available in the "Summer Crowdfunding Campaign”, or is my only option one of the pre-order packages available in the store. Name reservation would be lovely, thanks. (I understand that it is likely no-one has the answer to this question.)
verbal quiver
@open pond there will be no more crowdfunding opotunity's like the kickstarter or Summer Crowdfunding however there are access packs avaiable on the store currently as well as merch, name reservation's were not labeled as exclusive in the KS so we may see them again.
wet saffron
<@&257269635559194625> @idle siren Hi I was wondering are we allowed to get married in this game, and if we are does marriage come with some unknown benefits such as more money, more backpack space, higher chance to gather something or whatever. And also if we can get married could we possibly get gay married. If we can get married and hold a wedding in the game (PVE/role-play) could we then gain a title or plaque showing who we are married to and our wedding date?
dark jungle
Marriage will be a thing in ashes and RP weddings will also be a thing. No word on any other benefits yet
Gay marriage is confirmed also
mystic marsh
Will dungeon/raid loot be a set table for each boss or will it be procedurally generated
cinder gyro
http://www.aocwiki.net/TheLazyPeon_Q%26A_2017-05-09#.5B18:35.5D_How_much_of_a_role_will_RNG_play_in_Ashes.3F
"Some RNG with drop tables of monsters, other than that minimal RNG. "
http://www.aocwiki.net/DocGotGame_Q%26A_2017-05-08#Is_there_RNG_when_crafting.2Fupgrading_gear.3F_Breaking_while_upgrading.2C_for_example.3F
"Monsters will have drop tables, which will involve RNG."
procedurally generated loot tables would not work in ahses considering how they want to heavily involve crafting and pve (rare materials / drops)
inland timber
Why on my phone the news channel is bugged with a notification? Cant remove the notification at all it annoys me
verbal quiver
@inland timber that is a known issue with discord on mobiles 😦 hopefully they have a fix for that
inland timber
Sad
naive trail
So it's not just me. Ty for asking that
snow yoke
Make sure you press the x on new messages.. (but I've never had that problem on mobile so 🤷 maybe it's an apple thing)
fluid scroll
@icy chasm As to seasons, I think perhaps having each season be 2 weeks long would give more time for people to get seasonal things done in game and be able to use wardrobe changes. One week feels too fast.
azure vector
the length of the seasons will be tested during the alphas/betas. If it does feel too short then they will most likely lengthen them
@snow yoke I dont have that problem on my mobile, maybe its a blackberry thing 🤷
snow yoke
Does discord even have an app on blackberry
slender shuttle
does anyone know how often the game will have downtime (scheduled maintenance)? if there is going to be an oceanic server can they do that at like 3am eastern aus time.. lol
echo oyster
Weekly
stable plover
There is supposed to be an OCE server btw
slender shuttle
thats good to know.. i just hope they dont do lioke a bunch of other games and base their maintenance cycle on the us times.. else we get maintenance right in the middle of prime time aussie nights
polar lily
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be a test server in the future?
polar lily
ok thanks
azure vector
they gon update the store today?
verbal quiver
@azure vector we have no reason to suspect that it won't be today, we will have to wait and see, if it doesn't happen im sure they will let us know
azure vector
they said the 26 tho :/
azure vector
ye I guess thats a good view 😄
echo oyster
The didn’t sign a contract saying today :).
covert plank
stuff happens when it happens be happy if it happens and feel the joy of it happening
quartz coral
store,upgrades?
verbal quiver
@quartz coral please elaborate? are you asking about upgrades, or the store update?
quartz coral
upgrades
verbal quiver
and what about upgrades?
quartz coral
are they available?
verbal quiver
For the KS packs yes, other upgrades are not avaiable at this time
quartz coral
summer not able to upgrade?
verbal quiver
atm it's just the original kickstarter packs
timid sequoia
It looks like addons are available to original KS people, but I'm not seeing upgrades to KS bundles when I log in...
Can we not upgrade to higher KS tiers? I thought that was going in this month.
verbal quiver
np
stable plover
Please be sure to use the new URL Shunex linked for Kickstarter upgrades instead of the old one.
sullen sentinel
I am trying that link. for Summer Crowdfunding, Is that only the KS or is that also the website Summer program?
copper coyote
Only KS if i understood correctly
glass swallow
Correct Kandy
azure vector
if I'm a kickstarter backer do i get all the summer backer things on my same tier or will i have to purchase those as add ons
glass swallow
you may navigate to the link to purchase add on items a la carte
velvet tangle
Is there a current Aplha to buy into?
naive trail
Alpha one can be bought into from current store packages
azure vector
you can buy into alpha 1 but they havent started it yet
stark pike
actual game question though, will there be lazer swords
and also will crafting be restriced to the progression of the node in the are
copper coyote
lazer swords like in star wars? no
stable plover
@stark pike "Will crafting stations only be found on freeholds or can Artisans craft on the go?
Right now, we’re looking at keeping things in-station/at a node." - so node progress can limit your crafting if you don't have a freehold capable of performing the nodes crafting function
stark pike
thanks
azure vector
perhaps there will be swords powered by magic where light and energy travel through a crytal thing and these crystals can only be found in a certain cave and depending on which one calls you is what colour the lazer will be, it will be called the light lazer. I hope i helped with your question even tho its just speculation. @stark pike
stark pike
thanks
ivory lintel
Do you guys know what the requirements will be for running the game?
copper coyote
at least
-computer
-internet
-keyboard
-mouse
just kidding, those haven't been told yet
ivory lintel
its fine and i assumed we couldn't play on console XD
copper coyote
yes, only on PC
ivory lintel
will we be able to invest money or ressources in the node to level up or to make better gear for the npc's ex: for caravan guards, invest in the barracks to level them up?
stable plover
yes
serene sparrow
From what I understand whoever is in charge of said node will be able to put taxes towards those perks. We have been told that u can purchase personal guards for your caravan.
azure vector
I assume that the player government will control that
ivory lintel
is there any plans for an adventure guild like thing?
serene sparrow
Players will create there own guilds. I don't believe there are any game guilds.
ivory lintel
@serene sparrow thanks for answering
quartz coral
tax on DLC?????
verbal quiver
@quartz coral DLC will not cost anything other than normal subscription https://i.gyazo.com/b3d121a7c40192bf82f14e3907c52325.png
verbal quiver
I don't have answer for that other than most thing's have some form of tax these days maybe @glass swallow has a better answer but yeah
glass swallow
Nah man. We are both in sync here
crystal beacon
Servers are 10k per server is that per account or players online?
verbal quiver
concurrent so online, although i think at pax it was down to 8k or smth
dull compass
Is AoC CPU or GPU heavy?
ruby swift
No one knows at the moment. Optimization that would tell you is waaaaay down the line.
west solstice
and I am still stuck with a i7 7700k and a 1080 ti, poor student 
dull compass
Send em to me when u done with em
west solstice
Sure 😄
snow yoke
Devs are using ryzen based systems I believe so odds are it will be optimized for that(if anyone is concerned about amd performance)
echo oyster
The odds are the game will be optimized for the masses. Not for what they are using.
shut mantle
I know this may be too soon to know, but do we know yet what type of hardware this game will benefit from? I am buying parts to build a new computer on Monday and would like to make sure that I am geared towards this game. So, for instance, I was not sure whether to go with the AMD Threadripper 1950x, which has a lot of cores but lower frequencies, or an Intel with higher frequencies and less cores. Do we have any information about that yet?
dark jungle
I doubt there will be much difference between the two
cinder gyro
development isn't anywhere near optimizatoin issues like that.
shut mantle
Fair enough, thanks
trim quest
does anyone know if the referral system is still working as intended?
trim quest
alright thanks, cause a friend of mine signed up, but i didnt get any notification or something
So i found out what have been the Issue. Under the Support-Fuction on the website they wrote this:
My referral clicked my link but I can't see it.
Unfortunately, our current system does not allow us to track referrals beyond what you see yourself. As a result, we also do not have any way to manually fix a referral if it did not process. Please note that we know for sure that if the referral uses an ad blocker or cookie blocker on their browser, the referral will not track. Additionally, if a user clicks off the Ashes of Creation website and comes back more than 24 hours later, the referral will not process.
Asked my friend if hes using AdBlockers, answer was yes, so i guess thats the reason
neat panther
What, that made it not go through, we're fucked then, everyone uses adblock includuing myself 😛 Eventho ashesofcreation.com doesn't have any ads it's on by default 😛
proven arrow
My referrals went through fine with people with ad block
trim quest
mhmmm, what else could be the real reason then? maybe the new start page?
ivory lintel
is it possible to create a bandit node?
cinder gyro
what's a bandit node
ivory lintel
like only pvp players?
cinder gyro
military node?
ivory lintel
yeah kind of
cinder gyro
you can also get a group of people, call yourself the pirate alliance and own a node
but there's nothing that like, is mechanically a "bandit" node
ivory lintel
thanks
proven arrow
ya at most you'll be a military node that is allied with other gank on site guilds.
ivory lintel
will we be able to have multiple characters per account?
ivory lintel
wow you guys are very nice 😄
cinder gyro
🤷 it's what the channel is for. getting people more interested in the game means a better experience for everyone else when we actually start playing.
azure vector
Do we have any new information about player races? In particular the dwarves and orcs?
iron loom
hi guys any date for release?
ruby swift
Live launch sometime before 2020
misty kelp
if i bought a founder pack will i be able to play the game right now ? or is it still not avaiable
copper coyote
not yet available, Alpha 1 is going to be playable somewhere in the fall-winter time
and no info about other alphas/betas has been given
misty kelp
ty
shy tree
hello, on the new updated website, when i view orders it has one of the objects listed as "cancelled" yet i still have a receipt of purchase and no other notifications via bank or Intrepid. Dose this mean i should just wait or look into it more and dose anyone else have this?
as far as i know all should be "k"
glass swallow
I would advise you to contact support via the Support gem on the website
shy tree
sweet, thank you. i just didnt want to rush anything since the site is still being worked on.
quartz coral
so can summer backers/kick starter's buy Embers ?
dark jungle
eventually maybe, but right now they are only available in the pre-order packs
minor pecan
Should I have received a receipt somewhere of my website pre-order? Preordered back in early Dec, but now it occurred to me that I never got any email confirmation . I've been successfully charged tho 💸
dark jungle
@minor pecan check if it appears here https://www.ashesofcreation.com/dashboard/?idc_orders=1
If the pre-order appears on that page then it was successful.