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The dashboard page is blank, nothing in there. Although it does show in https://www.ashesofcreation.com/account/orders
Ashes of Creation
Did you upgrade from a lower package to a higher tier?
I bought the Wayfarer pre-order pack thats in the store currently, gonna upgrade that to Intrepid pack when they update the store functions. The order is showing under my accounts order history but I was just a bit concerned of not having any kind of receipt of it. Gonna contact CS after the upgrade me thinks π€
Any update on the last live stream for this month or are they pushing it till next month?
No update as yet @abstract swift
Is there anything that will keep one guild or an alliance of the top guilds from controlling absolutely everything in each server? Or is it just, the strongest survives type thing?
well it would have to be an honor system because there's nothing stopping people in EVE from owning everything . you just gotta hope the top guilds have enough disagreements to keep everyone wanting to fight
i havent checked on this game in a while so sorry if this question has been answered: will armour have specific stats for pvp and pve - ie WOW - resilience ??
I believe that there is no difference in armour between PvE and PvP. As it is open world and PvE and PvP would shift seemlessly between each other it would be very hard to have different stats for Armour for each.
Also I think WoWs resilience is no more anyway.
its not but i just needed a way of explaining myself xD
http://www.aocwiki.net/Item_FAQ#PvP_and_PvE_gear.3F_.5B9.5D
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PvP and PvE gear?
-Only one set of gear needed.
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@native cliff I'd say the big thing intended to keep one group from controlling everything is travel time
like a pvp specific developer?
not that we know of
Is this the place to shoot off ideas are stuff
not really, you probabbly want #aoc-discussion
Thanks
There are several employees working for Intrepid that we don't know the specific tasks they handle
Yeah that is probably true....just wanted to see if I could @ them certain questions
Such as hard crowd control abilities, cc breaks, healing, etc
We know some stuff about hard CC, cc breaks, and healing depending on what the specific questions you have are
Will each class have a cc break?
As of the last set of abilities we've seen Mages, Rangers, and Tanks all do, but clerics don't seem to have a cc break -- we're expecting all of the classes to end up with more abilities overall than they currently have so I'd say that doesn't neccesarily exclude the cleric from ever getting one - Rangers seem to have 2
http://www.aocwiki.net/Cleric http://www.aocwiki.net/Mage http://www.aocwiki.net/Tank http://www.aocwiki.net/Ranger for currently revealed class skills
Okay good answer.....Will I be viable in ashes to play Solo or would group play be mandatory since it has such a high pvp focus
Pertaining to the caravan system
Caravan system will move items on much bigger scale than an individual character (an order of magnitude more)
Caravan system is not just for transfer of personal goods
Used for quests, nodes, trade routes to help build nodes
Caravans to be used to build up castle systems
I can carry enough goods to support myself, anything large then the caravan system comes into play
Solo player relatively safe, caravan system comes with risks
You theoretically could run a caravan as a solo player, it probally just wouldn't be very efficent / safe
Okay do we know how healing is gonna work
From what we've heard it's mainly, Cleric main archetype is the only character that can heal others, cleric secondary gives self healing, check out the list of cleric class skills for specific healing spells so far
Okay because I was wondering if other classes could heal themselves a small amount
or like a warrior going into berserk style of healing but not healing just like a dmg reduction for a period of time
is aoc gonna be f2p?
No, no box cost, but sub only.
15$/month is what ive heard
Yes
I heard that also I think
oh i hate subs, that was the reason i quit wow
Well I think this game will have a sub with no box cost that isn't too bad @hidden smelt have you paid into ashes at all yet because if you did you already have some game time
where can i enter the weekly drawing ?
I am not too sure try asking on of the mods
@keen moat the only requirement is that you have account on the website
will there be sunrise and sunset, including moon rise and moonset??
Hmmmm good question
it would be very upsetting if there was a moonrise with no moonset
@keen moat https://www.ashesofcreation.com/register/
aaand is the the option to get kickstarter like status somehow ?
with access to the "extra" character options etc
https://www.ashesofcreation.com/shop/ currently has the only Ashes packs for sale
so the answer is no
So how will alts work on ashes??
@humble spoke There will be some kind of account management page to move account bound items between characters, There will be multiple character slots , alts can join seperate guilds, no fast transfer of resources between alts
When is alpha 1 out for ashes??
No date yet
We're expecting A1 between Q3-Q4
https://puu.sh/ySNmJ/04a481d41c.png hints the Alphas to come out sooner than Q3. but as stated, no dates are given yet.
Most people are stating A1 in Q3-Q4 as a sort of 'Worst case scenario' time frame. I think they would all enjoy it coming sooner though.
I'm just forwarding the latest word from Steven. I would like to know where the Q3-Q4 comes from other than the outdated wiki
where and how old that picture is?
there you go
it should be a sin not to have hhtps on your website, cause we don't cough cough
Is there something wrong with the referral system? I had 7 friends clicked my link, but i cant see them under visit
nothing have updated since january 27
@empty fjord http://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/5/c/0/5c0af9f06456e81f/GameOn95.mp3?c_id=15274314&expiration=1517190670&hwt=6f21d8e103871939845d8cc0ca7a132e Steven says "Aiming for first purchaseable alpha to be middle of next year (2018)"
One of the wikis listed didn't have the interview listed. But Dec 2018 or as early as Q4 for alpha 1
@crystal beacon If your friends are using an adblocker their visits most likely won't count. Same if they are using one and register using your link. They know about the issue.
any updates on what us PAX package holders (2 September 2017 timeframe) will end up with? wil we lose the items for the package, be forced to change to a pre-order package? can we keep our PAX packages if we want them?
@ruby swift Trust me. Thats not a problem with adblocker. Have made a support ticket. Something is wrong with the referral system. I am suspecting its because of the homepage upgrading.
From the forum support page. First post by Belle. Q: Help! My referral clicked my link but I can't see it. Can you help?
A: Unfortunately, our current system does not allow us to track referrals beyond what you see yourself. As a result, we also do not have a way to manually fix a referral if it did not take. 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. We are looking into upgrading our Referral system, however we don't currently have any details on what this will change in that regard, if anything.
Still no word on next stream? They did say there was going to be one before end of the month right? around the time of the next A0 phase?
Yes
@empty fjord Currently we do not have a set date for the next stream, once we know there will be a annoucement in #news and also on the forums.
hey how does melee combat work ? is it tab target or action ? or more in generall, they said the make a mix, so what is action combat and what it is tab targeting ?
Black desert online has action combat, Archeage has tab target. check videos on those to get an idea of the difference
I believe during the A0 they do tab targeting, but they said that combat is only like 15% done
they have said it's going o be a mix hybrid between the two, but how that will work is beyond me
you bascially have a choice between tab based skills and action based skills, you can put one or the other or both types of skills on your action bar, its up to you how you want to play your character
I think the third type of skills are quick-timed events for more of a high risk, high reward. Its not confirmed, but im sure steven hinted that there will be more then just action and tab target. Also, with the way the auto attack system is, it wouldn't be a surprise if he decides to put that mechanic to other skills as well.
Just don't expect them to go in the direction of revelation or black desert. Steven has stated how he doesn't like that sort of combat in a few interviews.
Hello, I miss the starting of this exceptionnal project, and I didn't see all informations who already have...
My first question is about "tank" archetype, it's the final name or it can evolve ? I think it can be more role playing friendly if the name was change by "Pro..." oh already taken by Cleric/Ranger combinaison... so "Defender" perhaps ? it also better for future localization.
About localization, what did you planned about this ? By professionnals or players ?
Finally, faction (guild/city) are created by players, but we can do multicutural society with all races ? society based on common value like force, freedom or thievery ? a race based "faction" ?
Some of the KS items like guild cloaks are specifically tradeable, most aren't
They don't want any kind of pay 2 win so no trading beyond the guild cloaks. (Cash shop and KS items)
The additional keys with some of the higher tier backers will also be tradable
And the guild cloaks aren't technically tradeable for like sale. The quote is once you assign your guild perks to a guild, they become the property of the guild.
If someone leaves the guild can I hunt them down and break their kneecaps?
Yes, but they won't be wearing your cloak or barding...they lost access to that when they left.
Damn I was hoping we could do a little uncivil forfeiture...
if the guild disbands or if the person who had the leader of men pack or something that gives guild items leave, will those items return to that person? or will they be lost?
the items "become an asset of the guild" and the original owner "no longer has access" to these items if they leave the guild. this means that they will be lost if the guild ever disbanded because by disbanding all members effectively leave the guild.
So choose your guild wisely
yes ^^
I see, will it be an active choice to hand over the tabards to the guild, or will they become the guild asset as soon as said person joins?
its an active choice to assign the items to a guild
best if you dont trust your guild leader 100%, either keep the items or start your own guild π
But if they join back they regain access right?
yes they will regain access, but they will never regain ownership
Ownership as in they won't be able to have the unique items?
As in if you give a guild your cloaks leave and rejoin. You don't get to redistribute them to new people.
Only 275 people LoM KS, with upgrades and Summer, 500 is probably the max # of people they have to worry about having an issue and complaining "WHAAAT? I didn't know that."
but are you also taking into account the earlybird specials. There might be more people that just got the early bird LoM
At the risk of sounding stupid, LoM, BoW?
Leader of men, braver of worlds
too slow @empty fjord
darn xD
β€
Gotcha, thank you.
can't beat the bot xD
atleast when I am watching anyways π
i would've beat but i forgot what the W meant
Wait so aoc is definitely sub based?
yes
yes
Do we know how much?
Like club penguin
but that being said if you recruit friends with your referal code part of there sub pays for yours
60 days Game cards?
the 15$ per month cost point is estimated. Just for clarity purposes. Intrepid has not to my knowledge stated definitivley that to be a confirmed price.
Thanks guys π
for some reason i thought they said early that it was going to be 15 but I could be wrong. Thought they said it in one of the KS streams
Yeah I calculated the 15 off of the preorder packs and how many months you got for free and what it said that would normally cost.
I think I may have read it somewhere else as well.
it has been an alluded to price point but never explicitly stated as a confirmed one
Unless they end up changing the pre-order packs I think it's safe to say 15/mo since they say 30 for 2 and 180 for a year
Since the game is crowd funded and no box cost I doubt there would be in store game time cards. There could be virtual ones bought directly from their store. Unconfirmed as of yet however.
afaik the game is not fully crowed funded
private funded, the KS/summer campaigns were only to unlock extra content
^
Is there a specific quote document?
Where Intrepid members were quoted?
about the non-crowdfunded?
About anything, any and all quotes
maybe http://aocwiki.net
http://i.imgur.com/ZRWOEER.png
http://i.imgur.com/eO5uuhp.png
http://i.imgur.com/W75Z261.png
here's quotes about the UI since you asked about anything
is that the official wiki?
no
and has quotes as references
Thanks a bunch, I'll be sure to aquire as much as I can
@copper coyote Thanks Kandy haha
There are multiple Wiki's that are available. I will share that while there are no "Official" wikis, the 2 most frequently referenced are AoCWiki and Ashes of Community Wiki.
hosted by 2 different group of people, but you can mostly find the same info from those
dunno π
Kk, ill google
should be in #community-links
try the #community-links
and don t forget Ashen Foundry!
I use this for pulling nicely packaged Discord quotes. Has most everything game related that has been said here and is updated. https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/10158/quotebin-quotes-of-intrepid-team-from-discord/p1
That's @plucky temple masterpiece
Yep, has shut down many an argument over "I heard this from my friend." or "I think they should do this."
I think I heard it'll be sometime in Q4 of this year
thanks
no official release date. sometime this year. predicted as Q3-Q4. many contradicting interviews.
nearest prediction so far mid 2018 for A1
some time after they're done with A0
@subtle rivet give this a read for A1 info https://wiki.ashesofcommunity.com/wiki/Release_schedule
Cheers @empty fjord
Question: Will there be an option to use in-game currency to purchase sub time, or some other way to earn it in-game? Even a limited amount so as not to negate all of the sub income, but make it a little cheaper for people of lesser means?
No in game currency for sub-time, the refferal program would let you take some off your subtime
thanks
How do i get to the beta?
A1-B2 are purchaseable here https://www.ashesofcreation.com/shop/, or you could win access in various contests
I did bay it.
it's not playable yet
Alpha 1, the earliest buyable point isn't expected to start until after June (possibly significantly 'after')
maybe did they mean the 26 jan 2019?
maybe, considering Nodes 3 was supposed to release after Pax, but which Pax π€
so I will not come in to the beta
I didnt know about the nodes 3 thing
@umbral panther Beta1/2 test times have yet to be announced, but be sure to check again after the Alphas have passed for more info
fun, I was crazy to play it. but have to wait months. paid 75 $
well you aren't the only who is crazy to play it, and they have paid even more than $75
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can i add money so you can get into beta 1 on my 75$
if you buy there, it will be added to their account?
if you purchase an upgrade from the official Ashes store then it will be added to the account you logged in with
I guess I'll have to wait until it comes out of Alpha 0, and it just came out?
the game is still in alpha 0 at the moment
no date has been given yet for when alpha 1 will be out, but the estimate is late this year
π¦ this make me sad
soo when wil the game come out?
no official release date yet, what has been stated is that Ashes will be lauched "before 2020"
lol okey that sucks
well that would be 4 years of development if i'm right which is still pretty good for an mmo
Are they even releasing keys anymore itβs been two weeks
they are still doing key drawings, but have been overwhelmingly busy lately
π³ π΄ π΄ πΈ
if everything goes as Steven wishes, we'll see Beta 1 at the end of this year, meaning Alpha 1 to be much sooner, maybe june. but it's all very much unknown at this point
think Beta would mean more or less feature complete
OMG 1 year to test it π hmm
depends on how long each phase is. there's usually some time between each phase at least in other mmo's
I received an email from AOC yesterday with a receipt for the Bonestrider, the eye and the pet at no cost. What about the 6 mo gametime, $100 embers? The Pax I bought was $225, the Voyager was $250. Will we be able to pay the $25 difference and get those items?
Hi @waxen quartz do you see your order in your dashboard?
I see the recent free items order in my dashboard, but when I click on details, it just goes back to the main dashboard
Yes you will be able to do that, but it's not currently implemented
You should be able to upgrade or exchange the packs
basically what @simple ether said
Yea, that's why I was curious, why they would add the three Voyager items now, which I am grateful for for sure, but I was wondering if this is the automatic echange just without the 6 mo gametime and 100 dolars ember?
@waxen quartz there may be some kind of automatic upgrade for existing package holders. I will confrim this with Intrepid !
Ok thank you very much
yw! i'm keen to find out myself π
Apologies if these where already answered, if so, could someone send me in the direction of those answers? What steps are being taken to ensure viability of all classes? For example, wouldn't a Tank/Tank be the best PvE tank class? If there are being measures taken to ensure all primary tank classes are equal in ability, why would someone roll a tank/tank instead of say....a tank/ranger or a tank/mage? Which surely have more utility do they not?
headed there with a copy paste now!
Will skill points be hard bound to the character's adventuring level, or will it be more like BDO where you advance the skill point pool seperately?
are there any informaiton what gaming setup will be needed to run the game smoothly?
i know that performance optimization might come on a later point of developement, but there also will be more player
@dapper mango Nothing from what I've heard, but if I am not mistaken they are using Unreal Engine 4
okay, thank you
Yep
Thatβs to develop the game. The actual game requirements will be different.
@echo oyster I'm aware, but it shouldn't be not to far off kinda just a base. Atleast I assume
Again nothing been said so I'm going off with that.
You are aware. He is not
i mean...there is always a difference with 100+ players or just a few
but if someone already played it...and it was working fine for him, maybe he can state his setup?
What's Intrepid's Point-of-view on " Talismans " and other variations of Mysticism ? In what way would these types of Mysteries be incorporated ?
(albeit i should probably ask this question on the next LiveStream Thread on their site tbh xD )
if I am main class cleric and secondary class mage, am I still able to use mages ability to unlock barriers
We donβt know @crystal beacon
@dapper mango Wait until the NDA is dropped probably next Alpha 0 test then ask again. But what they are seeing now and what will be required at later testing may be radically different as a good guideline.
@crystal beacon the main class will use augments from the subclass. So you wonβt be able to use the class skill like cleric cleanse as a warrior
Did I read that right? The IGN review says the game will be 30x what skyrim is.
"Itβs huge already β about the size of Skyrim, Sharif says β and once completed, what I'm seeing will amount to only around 1/30 of the total land area"
It will be about the size of Skyrim.
Indeed, it is skyrim size now, and it will be 30x of what it is now
A0 is 1/30 the size
that is smaler than NYC
However if players move at roguhly th same pace as a human in real life it could still take several hours to walk in a straight line from one end of Verra to the other.
If we go 1 mile per 10 mins it's 71 hours
So what would it be riding a horse then?
1 mile per 10 minutes seems pretty slow
Well that's the average speed walking a human does a mile I believe and it was quick math
10s r easy
also dont forget that space also accounts for lakes, oceans and seas
not gonna be one huge square landmass
Oh well yeah I was just calculating a straight line distance
Ofc there's going to be stuff like that
Has there been any statements on dual boxing?
Thanks!
@idle siren There's concern floating around the population cap. If servers only have a 10k population cap, that cause a lot of issues. In the long-run about a year after launch it should be nowhere as big an issue (for all except guilds) if there are servers to not only fit in everyone, but also their multiple characters, which will limit player space. If servers are limited to 10k characters and not 10k acoounts this will be even worse.
How will guilds get everyone from their guilds into the same servers on time when those will be filling up crazy fast at launch? How will new members of the same guild join a server that's already full, not just at launch, but a while afterwards when the server already filled up? As for your friends that just started playing, how will they join the same server as you so you can play together? It's all things that would be impossible if the server in question is full, right? From my perspective, especially for guilds, larger-than-10k servers at launch are a must, and if it's possible, why not make every server that big? If there are too many servers and one dies along the line, potential server merges would ruin all progress made by the active albeit smaller population of the server getting dumped into another one.
Because if it's limited to 10k characters and not accounts, you'll have most likely 5k or less unique player accounts in a server at a time
The figure of 10k referrs to concurrent users not total population
The actual population would be several times this number
the solution is to have castle sieges fall on different nights/times
@dark jungle Good, it could be much worse, but the issue still remains...
How will people join full worlds down the line?
Especially if they're that small
10k concurrent users is not small... its very large for a MMO... wow's servers for example have total population set at around 5-8k. the servers crash when there are more than a couple of thousand concurrent users.
most asian MMOs have caps around 2-3k
i said most, not all
and some mmos like FFXIV use sharding to appear to have more capacity
With individual server progress though?
lets take this to #general-discussion β€
One of my guildmates posted this just recently and I'm not the only one sharing this concern
Population issues can be complicated in a game like this. The best solution imo would be the ability for a council of a node be allowed to throw in their nodes exp into a node on the other server.
When the merge occurs
And it's gonna be in your best interests to settle in the largest servers first.
They tell them to join that server. Even if a server is "full" most mmos don't prevent a character beine created just you'll have to wait in queue.
^
hello, do you know when is the livestream?
no date has been given
Questions for combat designs folks. Are you guys set on having abilities to have cool downs or there is a chance you can take the cool downs out and make mana management dictate how you use your skills ?
@drowsy holly supposedly before the end of last month
Can someone escalate my help ticket please
Message @glass swallow
Was it not supposed to be one more livestream at the end of January?
@crystal beacon yes there was supposed to be one but it would seem as if its been pushed back for a while. We don't have any news as to why this is and when the next stream will be
i would imagine that they have their hands full atm tho
can expect a news post for next live stream at least one week before it happens
it was most likey pushed back with good reason, not to worry. they are probably preparing A0 and discussing whether to keep NDA on it or not
thats horrible π¦
Next livestream hasn't been announced yet
Hello wanna ask it's be better graphics???and players model's? walk models and alot staff like that?
so in future its be everethink much better? how they walk and everethynk with model's our gaming comunity look and say ' verry strange and look sad in UE4 2017-2018 bc game look like 2005 or mobile version. and people say it's possible that they are not play this game..... but still waiting ( about this talk not only our comunity but other's same and big Clans with comunity in our country)
I'm thinking English isn't your first language. But compared to other mmos it's definitely on par or better than Asian mmos like Black desert or Bless online. Definitely far better than mobile games. Not sure what "community" would see the latest gameplay and think the graphics were less than mobile games. Also UE4 is the newest Unreal Engine you may be confused with UE3 which is what Tera was built on. UE4 is what Fortnite is made on along with many AAA upcoming titles.
Will onother crowdfuning thingy like the summer one come agian or is the only way ti found it now just to preorder?
If you're asking the likelyhood of them launching another crowdfund in hopes to get a lifetime sub?.. No I HIGHLY doubt they will ever release another lifetime sub after the summer crowdfunding drama.
A ok i see nah wasnt for the life time sub , was more that i didnt like the cosmetics in thoes packs so i guess i will wait and see. Thanks you for your help.
The cosmetics will change month to month btw
Is there an approximate date for when the new pack cosmetics will change?
No official date has been stated
So what happened to the second Stream this month?
It did not occur
Have they said anything about February's livestream?
Deep breaths belle
No date has yet been announced for the next livestream. Those announcements will be pinned to the channels once set
Okay, thanks. π
@pallid flare the movement system will be a lot better once the game is released. Right now they are still in alpha, very early stages of development so it is bound to get better
Not yet in Alpha*
sure they allready had first alpha 0 so imo it is in alpha
It would be in alpha now...
pre-alpha the be precise, but if you think it's alpha, then we let you think it's
they have moved out of pre alpha and into alpha. I remember hearing steven say it somewhere
Ashes is currently in pre-alpha, also known as Alpha 0 testing phase
When is the next live stream?
no date given yet @wild phoenix
kk
SOONβ’
should there not have been a live stream in late January?
Was delayed because reasons unknown
Oh.......
wierd there are no official reason why it was canceled.... hooping Steven is well...
aand the referrals soon will be working again
@glass swallow when buying things from the monthly store is there an issue with not showing in your orders list or does it take awhile to show? I know Summer Sale items show just fine.
Was on the bottom of the list under completed nvm.
@crystal beacon pre-order pack items should show in the list here https://www.ashesofcreation.com/account/orders
Ashes of Creation
but there seems to be a problem when you click on view details
Yea
Actives work just fine when they are under completed they redirect to Account Tab
I'm sure they are working on this, but just in case I have reported this to Intrepid π
Thanks... ill pass this on
This is on mobile not sure it if works on computer
Deleted for privacy reasons (it contained your email address)
Eh I'm not worried but thank you
π I forwarded it to them
maybe a dumb question: Will there be a module of EQdkp once the game releases?
I bought the settler early bird on kickstarter, my question may be a bit stupid but it is my question non the less, will I get the forum badge and the other stuff on a different email address then the one I had on kickstarter?
You will get the stuff on the email attached to your Ashes account. The one that shows your package on the dashboard.
Some people used different emails for KS and registration on the Ashes site. They had to be individually sorted out. Also, you won't "get the forum badge and the other stuff" via an email, it will be on the dashboard of your Ashes account once they implement those options.
@keen hound What @ruby swift Pretty much said whatever email you used for the kickstarter check that email you should have a code. Then go to ashesofcreation.com sign in the account you're going to use and redeem the code given from the email that "Account" you redeem the code on should get the tags once the game is official launch if I am not mistaken.
Found the code don't know how to redeem it or Lost the code or never got one check out this link below

Hi guy's. Question: if i buy the Wayfarer Pre-Order Pack. will i get acces right away so i can play the alpha version? It's all rly unclear for me. Can i play the game upon the official launch if i now pay β¬75? Please help me π
@proven dust Hi there, currently the game is in A0 (pre-alpha build basicly) Alpha 1 is said to be around Q3-Q4 later this year, and when the game launches it will be sub-based with no box price (meaning you won't need a pack to play only the $15 sub fee)
and the wayfarer pre order pack contains access to Beta 2 (don't have a date for that) so no you won't be able to play in the alpha's when released
thanks for the quick response! π It's all clear to me now. Have a great day ^^
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Does the game have a leveling system ??
as like you level your character from 1 to 50 or do you mean something else?
does anyone know if the enviorment is going to be full of monsters (it currently is, if Im not wrong) or will npc placement actually make sense?
That would probably depend how the node develops in certain zones
Discord related question ... would it be at all possible to clean up the #aoc-guild-recruitment channel? Possibly allow a guild to only post once, so there is simply a comprehensive list of guilds recruiting. Instead of the clutter that is, 'let's see which guild can maintain the most recent post?'
Would only need to allow the Guild Leader role to edit their post in the channel to make adjustments to their recruiting post as needed.
These things are already in place @marble pawn
The one time ever rule however is not applied, as this would diadvantage more established guilds. Effectively the active guilds cycle once a week.
Is there an ETA on monthly store being updated?
Stream said it would be about 1-2 weeks after the addons appeared
@copper coyote @dark jungle yes I meant if it was a 1-50 leveling, so it depends on the node ?? And there is not a leveling scale ??
There will be regular leveling from 1-50 (vertical progression) but there will also be horizontal progression where you build out your spec through augments from your secondary archetype
Monsters/mobs will scale with the node(s) they are adjacent to, but no word has been said about whether they will scale to player level
do we have the date for the next stream?
Okay thanks lex
can you use your "$150 in Embers (in-game marketplace credits, NO P2W!)" when the game is out? Or for the monthly new cos as well?
embers are ingame cash shop currancy
@polar rapids we will only know once the store updates are released,but more than likely you wont be able to use them for the new monthly cos
k tnx
Was there any information given on their next livestream? I remember them saying that there will be on at the end of january and them lifting the NDA or is the later?
nope
is it already released ?
nope, currently in alpha 0 phase, alpha 1 is planned around Fall
I see, thank you for the respond
np
Uhm hello, is it true that there's a monthly subscription in aoc?
yup
@silver nebula it is also true that there is no box price, and that there is no pay to win elements
@nocturne hedge ive never heard anything about this being the reason
none of the other guilds are saying this is the reason for not streaming
most likely they did not get to the point they wanted to be at for the stream
or forgot
Can I gift all the cosmetics on my pre order pack? Will we be given codes to activate them or something?
Seeing as we can sell our accounts surely giving cosmetics is okay.
Not sure if there will be codes. This is probably a good question for the next livestream.
I thought they were all tied to the account?
"Seeing as we can sell our accounts surely giving cosmetics is okay." What? Can someone please link this extremely generous policy that IS is ground-breaking in the industry on? They have stated the intention of not allowing cosmetics to be tradeable is to stop RMT and a good way to get your account locked and invalidated is to be caught advertising it for sale. Can you do it and get away with it? Most likely. But if IS can figure it out your buyer is going to be voiding that transaction when the account is useless. So get cash.
http://i.imgur.com/geG6dWN.png it's unlikely that the individual cosmetics can be split apart from a pack
I was told a while back that they were gonna edit the store to have the current pre-order pack bonus content (excluding the betas) as separate sales by the end of the month. Is this still gonna happen but has just been delayed? Or was that information I was told false?
it's already happened
(it's only currently available to KS/SS/PAX backers, will be available to Shop pack holders once cosmetics roll over at their teir and below)
Is it in the mainshop? Because I didn't see it. Unless I'm just blind. 
check your dashboard
Cheers. I logged in and reset my window and they popped up. R.I.P my wallet. Because I'll be grabbing them all.
This is probally a good time to mention; once a months offerings expire and the next months comes in, they are gone to everyone forever.
Lol, until two years down the line. When the Disease Lab comes available. "Not the Plague Lab, the flames are green! Limited time only!" will be seen.
will there be a qna topic on the forums for fridays livesteam? If so how would i find it?
They make a post the day of usually
@stable plover they said it will always be available for backers to purchase
@proven arrow ok thanks π
@azure vector A lot of people, including me, had incorectly assumed that it was going to continue working like it previously had where you could buy the stuff forward from your buy in point at any time, but now the buy it forward only applies during the particular time that the pledge package cosmetics are for sale
@stable plover ohh ok I see what you are saying, that actually does make sense
I was also under that impression until recently, but @stable plover is correct π
So, the cosmetics are available now?
The pre-order cosmetics are available to purchase from the store, or KS backers can upgrade and buy addon cosmetics. But i may have misread your question lol
I read it like this. Say next month a KS backer wants to buy the Plague Lab. The cosmetics have moved on to whatever they are for next cycle in the pack. Will KS and people who bought the new packs now still be able to buy the Plague Lab as an addon up until game launch?
The answer to that is no @ruby swift. Hopefully @idle siren will release an official quote to help clarify π
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Monthly cosmetics are confined within that month. KS and Summer backers will be able to buy these cosmetics each month without needing to own a package.
But once the month has passed those cosmetics will not be available.
Thank you @idle siren
Yay...more fodder for the quotebin...ty
@idle siren the last blog post said that as we march into 2018 there will be some brief run down on classes. I'm curious if there's even a lose plan (like a span of months) on when that might start up or if it's still kind of in the air?
The only real date we've been given for full launch is "Before 2020"
ow lol
Hey i have a question... during the Kickstarter when the stretch goals were met someone said that ALL backers get the backer items from the stretch goals, now i backed with 10 dollers, so im just wondering if i still qualify as when i sign into ashes it says i have not backed the game when i have https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/016/921/092/37d08bb7240ebb3692d1a7aa640decb6_original.png?w=680&fit=max&v=1496344795&auto=format&lossless=true&s=ddd1d257c62dc58824824b3eb9b75d47
I believe this was answered previously and the answer was no, that you'd need to back at a package tier. Let me do some research to confirm.
Actually you answered that before belle with that answer, $25 was the minimum to qualify for KS rewards, as that would be a code applied to your Ashes account.
@stark bone It's only backers that backed enough to get a package teir
Alpha 1 would start sooner than Q4 if you interpret Stevens quote in the pax interview correctly. Beta 1 is planned to start at the end of this year or beginning of next
here's a fun question I have though - could that 10$ donation be upgraded into a 25$ package?
they did say in a livestream that Alpha1 was on schedule as planned
No, because KS has actually nothing to do with it now. It is all on their internal system. But I guess they could go in and manually kick him up to a 25 dollar package if they wanted.
LOOOL
Was this stated anywhere
im on about on Kickstarter itself
And during when it was live
cos if not i want my money back lmao
Yo @reef mulch & @idle siren this is legit a meh issue
Like if there is proof on KS during campaign and not after then fair game
what was the question again?
Hes angry because he donated 10 to ks, thinks he should get the backer rewards
These questions about the requirement to buy a tiered package to get stretch goals was asked and answered early on during the kickstarter livestreams, I suggest looking through those
Oh, they are looking for the quote now I'm sure, this was asked and answered here on Discord also months ago. They just have to search for it.
fair enough
It's in the Kickstarter FAQ
If you pledged $10, you would have had to explicitly click "Make a pledge without a reward"
Not bad response time. Under an hour to find obscure reference from months back.
That's not to say @dark jungle didn't have it already handy and just finally noticed the question 5 minutes ago.
Lex confirmed lazy
does not specify
it does though
The kickstarter stretch goals do not specify you need to pledge a reward
but the thing you clicked when you checked out does.
No it does not.
It does not specify stretch goals.
There is nothing saying that to claim stretch goals you must back a reward
Did you read what Lex posted?
it states pledge
yes
i did
But the stretch goals
themselves do not specify you have to have a reward
it just says pledge
If you have an issue after this info provided, please place a support ticket
The CS team will further answer your questions
Apreciate your time tho.
After the kickstarter had been finished
Which means not stated before and during pledge perioud.
I think belle said it best. Send CS a support ticket requesting your 10 dollar refund. Have a good one!
Of course, was just responding.
Dont get me wrong, it just seems like you were all attacking this poor guy
I'm pretty sure the 10$ pledge literally didn't say you'd get anything.
i was under the impression that you could back $1 and get the stretch goals
When I backed back when the KS started the 10# package didn't contain any rewards.
Nah no one was attacking me.
Nothing wrong with speaking out your opinion.
@proven arrow Its more the stretch goals did not specify $25+ before or during, only after.
Anyone knows when alpha phase 2 will come or approximently how long until it is going to be?
We only have rough dates atm
got a link for the dates?
http://www.aocwiki.net/Release_Phases
here, the most up to date atm
Thanks ^^
Can someone delete this post for me? Turned it over to an officer to manage: https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/comment/129792#Comment_129792
@fleet portal
was just about to do that, thanks kandy
np
thanks man
can you hook up @compact violet to co-gm as well so he can post in the recruitment channel @fleet portal ?
thanks
So does this mean that we will have new content to buy once a month? Or purely that these offers alone are monthly?
There will be new cosmetics each month that are only available for that month
braces wallet for impact
What kind of in game storage are we getting for cosmetics? Let's just say hypothetically, I buy every monthly cosmetic item up until release. The item count will be WAY over 100! Will cosmetic storage be unlimited or limited? Will it be separate from our inventory? Because one could complicate things a lot more than the other...
@tawdry scaffold that would be a great question to post for the upcoming livestream π https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/38157/official-livestream-february-9th-1-pm-pst-q-a-thread
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@tawdry scaffold We do know there will be an account management screen for cosmetics that lets you move cosmetics to a character and back to the account management screen - I assume the account management screen has unlimited cosmetic size at least
Who do I message about changing something in aocwiki? Become the Play Test Server[11] should be moved down from Alpha1 to Alpha2 description
Hi @all , is the upgrade of the shoppackages now available? If i push the view button in my account/purchases, i only removed to the accountsurface...
If we have a skin from a package. Will we be able to spawn ourselfs unlimited numbers of these items for our account. Or will we just get a single copy of said cosmetic skin
^that's what I want to know too. Are these cosmetics we get gonna be one time use only? I kinda hope not with how many it seems they plan to release before launch..
I think as far as i can recall they havent sad anything about one time use.
They are not one time use, but they are one at a time on a character. If you have a mount skin, you may apply said skin to a single mount of that type on a single character. Tire of it, remove skin and put it back into your account for use on another character. Dyes however have not been confirmed as multiple use, though most likely will be.
I like the fact that you can take them off and re-use them
A link lead to a 404 not found page in #faq
https://www.ashesofcreation.com/forums/topic/information-regarding-weekly-key-drawings-2/
I'm sure this has been asked about 17 million times now, but where can I look to make sure my kickstarter backing and my actual account on the official website are linked? Or are they sending codes out from that? Just want to make sur eI'm all set.
Hmm okay that's not showing that I have anything, what should I do?
@storm walrus https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/36172/what-to-do-if-youve-not-received-lost-your-kickstarter-backer-code/p1
If you never received or applied your Kickstarter code that was sent via email, your recommended course of action at this point is to file a support ticket from the main webpage. Fill it out and they will contact you. They have dealt with this many times and will sort you out.
(really should follow along with the instructions in the first post of that forum thread)
Mine auto deletes all junk after two weeks. Many have some feature that is similar, so probably wouldn't help this far down the line.
@sudden gulch link should be fixed now https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/6085/information-regarding-weekly-key-drawings/p1
I would like to add that the ks dyes are unlimited. But in-game ones are one time use. @ruby swift @covert plank
Yeah, I remember something similar, but couldn't find the quote.
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Ups sry i wasnt talking about dyes, i meant cosmetics like skins and so on
That will come down to the item in question. Cosmetic mount skins are reusable indefinitely but only on one character at a time per account. Other cosmetic items may have a set lifetime or number of uses, such as fireworks.
@dark jungle Does that mean we can change the owner of the costumes ? let say i want the necro costum to go from my necro to my warlock?
I assume those skins will work like the mount skins, as in being account bound and able to be used by any character on that account but only active on one at a time, but this is just an assumption until Steven makes an official statement
Adding it to my " If i ever get to ask questions on a live stream list "
Sorry if this has been asked but are servers going to be language/region locked?
There is no current plan to do that @crystal beacon
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Perfect thank you!
Also the game will be in multiple languages (based on demand) but there won't be language locked servers.
Language options will be client based also.
I despise BDO because I'm forced to play on Brazilian servers despite barely speaking the language. It's helped me learn but I've also gotten much less enjoyment out of it.
So that's great to hear.
I hear you π and yw!
Will we be able to make a vampire character? By picking a human race and grow the teeth to look like fangs and give him pale skin?
I'm sure this has been asked ad nauseum, but if I upgrade my KS package to the Braver of Worlds that does still include the lifetime correct? My fear is that it was exclusive to the campaign and may have been discontinued. Thanks for any info!!
Yes it does :)
Thanks for the lightning fast reply! purchasing now π
So as far as I know we should get our hands on beta1 at least this year right ? Or Iβm missing something?
Steven did say there is a chance of this in an interview back in September of last year. So if the stars align then it may come to be π
any news on alpha one?
A1 is expected Q3-Q4 of this year
Why is it that kick starter and the current packs are able to upgrade but the summer backers that came after KS cannot upgrade?
@sullen sentinel Are you having trouble upgradeing both your summer package AND the new addons?
How does someone even upgrade?
Well yes I am having troubles. I joined into backing right after the Kick starter ended and those basically identical summer backer packs were opened for a month.
And from everything I can see and understand is that I am unable to upgrade my packages but every other package "set" are able to upgrade theirs
The summersale backers upgrade pathway hit a snag and is being worked on in anticipation for being available 
@dry flume to upgrade your KS, go to your Account page and you will see an upgrade link at the top. As Belle said, upgrading your Summer package is still being worked on.
Gottcha. Thank you very much! Hopefully I remember my account info. π
So what you are saying is that the summersale upgrade pathway should be up and running before Alpha1? So i can get that unlimited time pack?
That may be possible but we don't have any detailed info yet.
Ahhh gotcha.
Is there going to be a chance to buy just a key and not an entire pack?
I believe they mentioned somewhere no but i could be wrong
in the history of mmo's I've never seen the option to buy keys separate from packs
that would be cool for those who can't afford the bigger packs but are wanting to give feedback and test core systems earlier.
not initially
ty
it may post launch
What servers will be supported initially post launch? - as someone from South East Asia
NA, EU and OCE at this point at least
I'm from SEA and will play on NA because that's where the relevant stuff will be
HTFU
@copper coyote it's actually OCE/SEA we don't know if they will be hosted in OCE or SEA yet π
It needs to be NEA, let our Korean, Chinese, and Japanese brothers shine!!
(Yes, I'm biased)
I'd laugh if they make the common mistake of hosting OCE in Singapore
It never ends well
Singapore is great for those of us N of that, not so much for the OZ. You have to Al Gore it and think of the internet as a system of "tubes". SIngapores tube doesn't serve Australia well.
Reguarding the preorder stuff, are these prices in USD only? Are you planning on adjusting the prices at some point so accommodate people who do not live in the states?
This was asked on the forums. I believe the answer was a firm no. How to "adjust" for each countries individual system? You are buying a virtual product from an American company. Be prepared to pay in dollars. I think the response was to someone from Brazil that was complaining the $15 a month was too expensive for him.
Hmm
in my opinion TERA online has the best combat i've ever experience so my qestion is what kind of combat does this game have?
Hybrid tab-target/action is the tag line we are going with.
is it going to be optional?
Both styles are. If you like tab-target, populate your bar and skill into those, if you like action the other way. Like a mix, do both. You will have abilities that fall under both categories, it is up to you to tweak your build
So guys this is my first mmorpg Iβm getting into and Iβm only a console player atm, whatβs the best game to get used to to pc controls until Ashes gets released ?
Itβs a hard question to answer as the actual gameplay is abit unknown
I would look at world of Warcraft
And if you are a hunt and peck sort of person, a comfortable multi-button programable mouse really ups your game and response time, but you need to have one you feel comfortable with using. Just because it has the most buttons doesn't mean it will do the best job for you over hours of play.
Oh, and stay away from Trion. F' those guys.
No alchemists as a classπ!! Will it be a job at least?
Yes there will be a potion crafter for sure
Alchemy is not rly potion crafting.
In mmorpg it is.
Alchemy is about manipulating metals and their mixtures. Ultimate goal of alchemy is to find a way on how to turn any other metal into gold
Not in the mmorpg world itβs not
Just look at wow and ArcheAge or even the picture he used
This isn't Fullmetal Alchemist online :p
Shhhh....the weeaboos will cry.
Haha, let them cry!
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Yes. Yes it can.
Those darn cart physics.
better be glad they wonk out now and not at launch π
My friend owns a lan center in Florida that i attend usually every night to help support him. I am super excited to start play Ashes of Creation and have purchased the $500 pack for myself.I would like to build a community here, so will you be offering any services for lan centers that want to have multiple accounts so guests can play on, trail accounts, or something as simple as promotional materials for them?
Best thing you could do is refer people there using your referral link.
Those are both true, but things like promotional materials will have people ask questions. While not having a box cost is great, trial accounts will also give access to people who want to test the game before paying for a subscription.
They said trial accounts are a big maybe since hackers and gold sellers tend to abuse them. It's a bit early to ask about stuff like that.
nah, i think its good to ask questions like this early. They may not have an answer, but getting voices heard is what is really important
I don't know if this question already has been asked. But for me it's a little bit weird that a game with 15$ monthly costs will offer ingame skins for about 25$ additionally. Why can't this skin/armorset be achievable within the game? Sure GW2 and similar games also sell skins for real money, but these games are free to play. So what is the point in gabbing so much money from the players? 15$ is way more than most other mmos are getting from each player and they can finance themselfs pretty well.
QUESTION: With the Angelic/Demon skins, if you use another costume skin from the store, will it override the Angelic/Demon skins, or will it change its look to suit them?
There's no box cost so 15$ a month isn't that bad. Its the same as WoW or the premium subscriptions for other f2p mmos. Also all skins sold as addons will have variants achieveable in game supposedly.
and for the next question. It will be something equippable and unequippable. We also don't know whether the angel/demon/fire/frost skins will be affected by other appearances or if they will be racial replacements afaik.
@wind sand there will be lots of skins available in game. Just some are there to be paid for. It allows people who arenβt cheap to support the game more and ensure the game keeps making money
$15 a month is 50cents a day
If you play 5 hours a day you are paying 10cents an hour
Itβs cheap.
That's not the point. The point is, that I have to pay twice. Other games manage to finance themselves with just skins or just monthly abo costs. So why do I have to pay twice for one game?
You donβt have to pay twice
You have to pay once for the game and IF you want the skins and you have the money available you can buy skins
There will be skins ingame you can get without paying real money
Yeah IF... but what IF I exactly want this particular skin/armorset? I think it's simply not fair to charge money for subscription AND for ingame items. And it's really not because I can't/don't want to spend the money. I'm just wondering if this is really the right thing to do for a company that insists on a non-pay-to-win (I'm not saying, that selling skins is pay to win). It just seems like double standards to me. On the one side they don't want to grab money for pay-to-win-items, but grabbing money for skins is ok.
Yes because they arenβt essential.
If you go out for food you can pay $15 for a meal
Just because you want more chips should you get them for free
Or should you pay extra?
They arenβt a nonprofit company.
There will be cosmetics you can earn ingame, not just the cash shop.
but for years people have complained about P2W, and often said "id like my game just have cosmetic cash shops" and many games have shown cosmetic only cash shops usually aint enough to support a MMO's continued developement.
So we have a system that caters for both needs.
Hmm yeah I get your point.
But just to exemplify:
I've played Guild Wars 2 for about 5 years now. I bought all add-ons and purchased many skins and cosmetics. I probably spend about 300β¬ (~367$) for all of it. Throughout this time in AoC, I would've payed 900$ just for the subscription. And additionally there would be the costs for the skins if I had purchased any.
But maybe I'm all wrong and 300β¬ in 5 years is just to little money for a company to run a game like AoC. In the end I'm no expert in those statistics.
Well itβs actually β¬730 euro
Because itβs β¬12.2 euro at exchange.
For 5 years of playing
But this isnβt a game for people who want to play free to play Asian mmorpgs
Rather than $15 a month, I'm pretty sure there would be yearly deals as well, like instead of spending $180 per year, it could go down to $100 (which may/ may not be a bit too low...). Plus. I doubt you would need to spend $367 for cosmetics since most of the items in the cash shop in AoC would be recievable via raids, crafting, ect...
This might be an odd question, but will there be a "Friends list" and will I be able to whisper a friend even if they're across the world?
Yeah there will 100%
Yes, we have a few different quotes that have stuff like "when you add someone to your friends list." and the explanation on flagging mechanics. People you cannot target. Same group, friends list, same guild or guild alliance, same alliance or node alliance(citizenship)
where can i find the stream? π
the stream is happening in about 3 hours, but all the past streams can be found here:
http://www.aocwiki.net/Category:Official_Videos
@bold vale and https://www.twitch.tv/ashesofcreation is where the stream will be when it's live in about 15 min, 3 hours
Ty greypelt
So who will order the pizza for the team this time remember the pineapple ;)
will alpha 1 also be for EU, or is it only NA?
Only NA
so far we know
ty
Will there only be american servers in the start, or will eu also be included??
I'd hate to play with 300 ping constantly
not even chat is up on the stream
How much more money do I have to donate for Intrepid to get better forum software?
How much money will it take for you to be like yourself
You got me.
$3.50
What will stop people from dominating a dungeon and or raid area if they are all not instanced? (a guild having a monoploy)
Will the subscription price be different in different countires and regions? Sure that 15$ is a high price in many regions.
First off love you guys. Plain and simple
Question though concerning group content. I know Alpha is not the example to base off off, but open world dosen't seem suited for group content at all, or its easy for groups to rampage through them. Will there be large areas where groups will find a challenge. Will Dungeons have room for multiple groups to get lost in and/or contest?
Use the #livesteam_qna channel to ask questions on today's stream
Will Shadowmancer/Shadow caster's be a "real" thing? Will they wield Shadows/Darkness as a spell category?
@wicked pier Wrong channel
why no bards in stream #bard life
really?
can't i try it
there is no alpha testing
?
when will it be on open alpha
somewhere around fall in the best case
What is the upgrade link for kickstarter packs?
dashboard Anduin
huh website seems to have recently changed a lot https://www.ashesofcreation.com/account/general has an 'upgrade your kickstarter bundle' button, but it doesn't seem to currently be working atm
works for me
Same. You have to click on the small text to the right
oh? that sends me to https://www.ashesofcreation.com/projects/store/ the links in which 404
clicking brings me here
Weird. Maybe something with your caches or such. Sends me right to the page that Shadow just posted.
ah clearing my cache fixed it
any word on the pax tickets?
will check sir
I wonder what the level cap will be?
hello, i'm european and i'm wondering if the game will have a global serveur or if i'll have to wait for an european serveur... european serveurs are always the worst... they all the time become P2W.
They are launching with NA, EU and OCE servers @toxic dove
https://youtu.be/hIVnt8SDdrY?t=22m06s
@verbal quiver it's been said on stream 50 I Believe
yeah
okok ty ^^ just couldn't handerstand everything ^^ (i'm french so my english isn't this good ^^)
when is there any sign of an open alpha or beta
i been gaming since NWN and very very want to do this onw
@umbral marsh currently no set date's have been set for A1 or anything after that that, currently the game is in Alpha 0 prealpha and Alpha 1 is said to be around Q3-Q4 later this year
in fact a few of you may have played on my server there is you remember NWN was was called Islands of Desire in the adult tab of game spy
ok so later in the year
Hey loved the stream. But for future Q&As can there be more questions and answers please... Pre alpha viewing was a nice insight. But not really taking much away from it as to how rough everything still is..
Why is the combat typical tab target in this day and age, as someone who has been playing MMO's this long is pains me to see this when there are MMO's out there that have actual fun and interesting combat, game looks great but please look into the combat π
players can customize their combat experience to focus on tab targeted, action targeted, or a mix of both https://youtu.be/r701cyS3w6o?t=30m45s
Today's livestream contained lots of alpha 0 combat footage (pre-alpha) https://youtu.be/VM7d8BpYix4
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Will mobs or creatures scale up to your lvl? or will there be certain areas for certain lvls?
Will there be dodging oder something like that to avoid taking damage?
@wind sand The game will have a mixture of Tab targeting / Free aim. Which means some spells you will be able to dodge, but if you are talking about dodging like in "Dark Souls" I don't think so
Hmm ok... Yeah like Guild Wars 2, Blade 'N Soul, Black Desert and almost every other modern MMO. I think this is a very important mechanic to improve the action of combat. And with that you can develop dodging skills in combat that can keep you alive beside your armor.
@quaint badger zones scale to the node level.
@echo oyster that's a bit concerning. What if a brand new players joins ashes of creation and when he hits a node the mobs will be way overpowered
π€
You donβt need to worry about silly things like that
Of course there will be zones for all levels
Itβs not even something to worry about.
Oh I'm not worried just curious I guess I'm pretty sure Steven will do us right π
The game is being made by a group of mmorpg designers. They wonβt miss out on basics.
@quaint badger That question was actually already asked some time ago. It was said that there will be opportunities for new players to quest and explore in developed nodes.
ohh ok I think this is great :)
Realize everything is subject to change. But the main stumbling block that newer people seem to be having is dropping pre-concieved notions about themepark mmos, and understanding what they are dubbing a themebox. Dead zones will not have to worry about population, by just being dead they will revert back to level 0 over time. There are no Stormwinds or Shattraths.
The live stream looked awesome! I was just wondering with the nodes, what will be there before they develop? Will there be trees rocks and perhaps even wild onions or will it just be a flat open piece of land?
has there been a Pirate/Bandit/Faction Killing feature added into the game?
@merry frigate well there is this https://gyazo.com/aedee6ee7a25a8c593ae273c53bbe938
@merry frigate seperate factions? like AA's pirate faction? no it's a factionless game basicly, however there will be PK mechanics with the open world pvp system
There are social organizations planned. 3 from the KS are Thieves Guild, Scholars Academy, and Traders Company that we know of so far.
Right, but they won't be different faction's like other game's, simply "guilds" sort of thing
Yep, but they could add a Pirates Guild down the line. Just won't be a faction based kill thing, more likely a quest/jobs based thing.
@merry frigate Also the caravan system is looking to have potential bandits raiding them π
Yea I was thinking if ppl might be making guilds with the specific goal of being bandits and stuff. This world seems it would support that kind of play
I wouldn't be surprised if there were purely guilds for that. I mean question is would normal lawful guilds want their members to conduct piracy, probably not, right? Due to guild wars if they piss off the right person. So they would have to go elsewhere, and if there's enough of them, a guild will emerge for sure.
I hope so, it will bring more pvp to the game for sure
I've actually thought about trying to put together a mercenary guild in the future. A guild you can pay to attack other guilds/nodes, constantly take out caravans, contribute to "node wars" for a specific side, etc. I like that AoC is trying to give players that level of customization in their in-game experience.
how big will the map size be? I cant remember lol
30x the size of skyrim roughly
do you know that in km?
It was loosely stated on the ign interview
Roaming mobs, roaming world bosses like ArcheAge's Red Dragon. Right now enemy AI looks so uninvolved and unobtrusive. Like everyone is playing cards until you walk up into the middle of their card game.
Mob AI should look as good as GW2 in this game, enemies should call for help, there should be roaming bosses like ArcheAge's Red Dragon. If AA is supposed to have some influence lets some roaming world bosses. Will we see more than mobs that stand in one place, will we see mobs that call for reinforcements? Mobs that travel the map?
Lets see things like EQ1's Gryphons and Sand Giants!
Right now it seems like there isn't any surprise enemies in the overworld and for a world that is supposed to be alive that is dissappointing.
Lets see roving packs of dogs, brigands that travel the roads, vulture flocks (AA has flying enemies and some of us actually liked them)
Elite roaming enemies that wander around. Enemies that -hunt- you. Like the assassins from Skyrim
I canβt find what question you are asking
I think it's safe to say that Intrepid is shooting for a more "living" world, seeing as how a lot of the game's progression is centered around the nodes and how players choose to advance them.
@azure vector A0 is about 4x4km in size. release map is said to be 30x that. soo, 480km^2 ish
Quick question, so I was looking at the "Pre-Order" packs on the shop on AoC website
And it mentions "If you have this level pack, you're able to get access to monthly - blah blah"
If you already have a Kickstarter backing, do youalso have access to that same thing?
yes, KS and summer backers can purchase pre-order cosmetics as addons in the month that those cosmetics are available
So for the current month it's the Dracolich pet with the necromancer garb and the eyepatch?
correct... these cosmetics have been going since Dec so they may not last much longer in the store
Welp, ripo
WHEN IS THE ALPHA GOING TO BE . OR BETA OR WTV
Does the forum username correspond with our ingame name? Wondering if name reservation from a pack would be semi-useless now.
No, your reservation is not useless. It hasn't been implemented yet. The last information was that name reservation would be implemented closer to, but before the release of Alpha 1.
Ok so forum usernames donβt correspond to in game names then?
Nope
No, right now you can name your character anything for testing you want. It will not carry over from the technical testing that is happening during alpha 0 to alpha 1. If you choose NoobSmackerLeet1337 as your forum name, you can still call yourself Bob in game with no one the wiser.
Alright good. Iβm probably gonna get a package that has a reservation so I can get alpha/beta and didnβt know if I was gonna get screwed over my name
You may still "get screwed" on your name. Reservation is not a guarantee, names are first come, first serve, and reservation will be going from highest packages to lowest in priority if they go with what they said months ago. So if a guy with a 5k KS package wants Drizzt before you do, depending on how they manage availability windows, you could still lose out.
Your sample size is really small, unless you are planning on a common name, most likely wouldn't be an issue. If however, you are being unoriginal and going for something like Frodo or any other common fantasy trope name, you might be out of luck.
@glass swallow Was it ever answered about how name reservation will transistion from Testing phases to Live? Since servers are going to be individual based on region and have no connection, will names be Ashes account bound or server bound. Or will there be two name reservation periods, one for testing, and one before live?
Since people are spending money on packages for that feature, probably should be made clearer so we don't have people like the guy the other day who wanted to argue for an hour about how his $10 donation gets him all the KS stretch goals.
No sir not to my awarness
Another thing to throw on a very long list
@idle siren when testing the game wouldnt you want players to try and exploit in alpha to try and stop things from hitting live/
?
So, I'm watching the livestream of the gameplay that they did. Did Steven or Jeffrey never see the making of the dungeon or anything like that? It seems like they don't really know much about it, gameplay wise. Did they have anything to do with the creation of this dungeon? Or is there so much being made currently that they're just trying to keep up with everything?
Steven likes to role play a bit, like he hasn't seen stuff before, to keep the excitement level up :)
Bacon also made the dungeon recently. And I doubt they've seen it completely as it's supposed to be expansive.
Not like wow dungeons
Just finished the Livestream, and it ooks amazing!
Though, how are Party's going to be motivated to work together? Will their be an Experience Boost for people who play in teams of 3 or more. Ex: Playing solo gives full xp, playing with a partner gives full xp, playing with a team of 3 gives Double. I think this would be a good way to motivate people to join teams.
How well is the character creation going to be? It seems that you start with a preset, chosen by Class, but will there be a Character Creator and if so how detailed will be? I understand that the world changing around you in reply to your actions is a BIG task and that each person's Character Progression defines them, but most people I know like creating their own personalized character.
Will their be any kind of Item Enchantment system? I'm pretty sure that is the main reason people are attracted to the Fantasy genera the most - I know I am!
Last thing. How are messages going to be incorporated? If someone is in another Node will you need to send a courier? Lol, just a thought I had been passing around.
Love you guys and the game, my family and I can't wait for Live!
The difficulty of the content acts as a motivator to group with people. Also the content will require a diverse range of roles to complete. Not sure if XP boost will be a thing for parties.
Character creation has been promised to be on the level of BDO, so in other words, very in-depth.
You do start with a primary archetype (Tank, Summoner, Mage, Cleric, Fighter, Ranger, Bard, Rogue). As your character progresses vertically you get to choose a secondary archetype and thus gain your class, which is a combination between the two. For each primary skill you will have many augment options to choose from the secondary tree. Your choice as to which skills and how many levels will create a build that is unique to your own preferences.
There will be an enchantment system. Not much is known at this stage, but we should gain more information as the pre-alpha stage progresses into the alpha stage later this year.
There will be a mail system. It may rely on the caravan system to carry messages between nodes or it may be something entirely different (maybe an owl network???)
Can't wait for live myself β€
Hello Ashes friends!
I have a very specific question about targeting mechanics in game. In the recent livestream, it seemed the vast majority of abilities were tab target. I remember from a previous Q/A that Steven said there would be a mix of free aim and tab target. My question, is how much free-aiming will there be? Will there be a system in place to turn it off for some sort of benefit, such as in BDO and their auto aim mechanics?
We donβt know. Seeing as the havenβt been put into the game.
Hopefully the combat stays away from bdo as much as possible.
how hard is it to say we don't know yet when people ask about Alpha? just blurting out Q4 is as false as you can possibly get. there is no solid info on that anywhere
That the most recent date we was told
So thatβs what we know.
<@&257269635559194625> seeing as guild name reservation isnβt a kickstart exclusive. Can we have them in the store please?
Same with the early access π
please show me the quote and age of it
@empty fjord we were told the estimated delvery that was shown on the Kickstarter reffer's to the alpha 1 during the kickstarter, as well as several mention's during livestream's ( http://www.aocwiki.net/MMORPG_Podcast_2017-05-13 ) etc https://i.imgur.com/R6X2QOU.png https://i.gyazo.com/7cb06e2f8c91bda041ceda26bf69ac50.png https://i.gyazo.com/d2a0345a5d6836a757966d04f26df976.png latest information we have is https://i.gyazo.com/483753c20b4dabf37f4f80c9363924dd.png
yes, nowhere says Q4 for alpha 1
the estimated delivery was on all packs
didn't say anywhere that it referred to alpha
i'll try and find the quote but that is what we were told.
But think, how would you interpret running throughout all of 2018, does that even sound like start at the end of the year?
alpha is currently already started with alpha 0
I'm talking about the kickstarter alphas as Steven called them in the interview
I'd say that is his latest word
whatever Q4 was rumored in ages past is dated info
just say we don't know as no specifics are given, soomTM or whatever
http://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/5/c/0/5c0af9f06456e81f/GameOn95.mp3?c_id=15274314&expiration=1518353257&hwt=b5bd16a6e30266adc962b7155d156e76
go here and skip to around 52:30, there he mention's that the december 2018 is for alpha 1.
yes it may be outdated information but untill we get better information that's what we go off
it's just illogical to stick to it as the latest word is that they wish for the Beta 1 to go out at the end of 2018, how would they squish A1, A2 and B1 into the same tiny timeframe?
We have requested to get a better timeframe on the date's. but until then that's what we have.
I hope we get it soon
I keep asking on every livestream, but they dodge those questions π
You are making assumptions with no basis for your argument. We are using the only dates that have been spoke about.
So where is the logic in that.
^ also Alpha 0 is pre-alpha not alpha
Can there be a bot that links what we know of combat in the question channel? That question comes up more than any other question.
if you make one, but i rememebr someone saying something about aoc discord bot at some time
I don't know how but my other discord has bots that react to stuff said.
If it was limited to just this channel I think that would save a lot of time for people.
there is a bot that should be posting telling people to search for things
checkmate as a bot that searches for pages from the wiki
@idle siren Is it possible that we could already see how the "Fire and Frost elemental racial skins" look like ingame? I love beautiful skins but I donΒ΄t wanna buy it before I can actually see how it looks on a character :/
if they was ready they would be have been shown
Wait to buy things if you're worried about in game appearance. The in game art assets are pretty low on priority compared to other major game systems.
okay :3 thanks!
Remember, games still about 2 years out for launch.
@ocean forum they've made concept art of the skins. Just no in game models.
but yes, cosmetic and beta acess packs
yea thatΒ΄s true. IΒ΄ve already seen them. They look rlly great! But itΒ΄s "just" concept art. Concept art looks mostly better than the actual skin cause theyΒ΄re painted π
True. There won't be model releases for a long time I would assume though. I would say, if you wanna risk it on the looks you could buy it now. But if you're still not sure and wanna wait for a in game model, it may be too late by then. These skins are only for a limited time. How long though? I'm not sure..
Maybe weΒ΄re lucky and there will be other great-looking skins when the game is released π
Oh, I'm sure there will be! π
Don't mind me just waiting for the upgrade path for summerbackers. Is there any estimated date that those will be available ?
they are working on it but no eta at this time
Thousands of tears will be shed now...
soonβ’
No
in the live stream they said there was some wonderful 4k screenshots to be had
I am yet to be convinced
@idle siren when do we see those 4k pictures
maybe tomorrow since today is sunday too
any launch date known on steam?
no and its not on steam
The Pre Order packs is there a set date when they are going to be removed, I want the $500 one but need to save up a little before then.
o damn, what is the date?
o okay π
really want some of the awesome looking cosmetic's
Will the new one have different cosmetics? Or just none
Hi sorry if this question has been asked before but if they are not going to release the game on steam what platform thing will they use to distribute the game? Will they use origin or Uplay? Perhaps even the microsoft/xbox gaming store even?
the game is going to be released with their own launcher
@light bear the cosmetics will be changing monthly. starting soon
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Will there be proper PvP? Not instanced battlegrounds or arenas that you queue up for? World PvP without care bear hand holding?
@raw shuttle there will be open world pvp such as seiges, guild v guilds etc http://www.aocwiki.net/PvP#Open_World
is there information on the projected release date as well as the start of beta testing? im going to be donating for the beta phase 1
to add a bit to ^ https://puu.sh/ySNmJ/04a481d41c.png
or we could get steven to say something like that and then put it to the #intrepid_answers 
probabbly not
although in the past they've been winable individually and might be again
For the Alpha 0 keys, yes that are winnable. But none of the pack keys have been given away through drawings and such ever. Anyone who has that availability has purchased it. As to your question, most likely not on the individual keys for purchase as it would cause outrage from those that bought their keys at either a lower or higher perceived price point and the screams of "Unfair! Unfair!" would begin.
Which he still needs to clarify what that means. Since Alpha 2 has been quoted as "persistent", and that means different things to different people. If they shut down the testing between Alpha 2 and Beta 1 for some arbitrary length of time to have special session for the maybe 10 people that got those keys, going to be interesting around here.
No, I think they will have A2 servers up, and have additional servers for the Betas, and then treat them as the PTR
Alpha 2 servers will become the PTR yes. Beta servers will come and go as needed. Much like other games
Makes more sense for the betas to be the PTR, since that's the newer versions, right?
All of them will be updated to newest versions of the client as it becomes available, of that you can be sure. What would be the point in having Alpha 2 static and never changing.
Betas may have some persistence but they will close. Alpha 2 servers will be the public test servers. This is from Steven: https://youtu.be/mD1q3aTRcPY?t=25m22s
Yes, and will experience a wipe before Live.
Correct. All test servers will be wiped prior to launch.
well they plan on running Alpha 2 and Beta at the same time so neither one is neccesarily always running a 'newer' version?
Wait they plan on doing it at the same time?
I mean people started talking about betas having NDA again, so..
Yes, alpha 2/PTR servers will likely be up at the same time as Beta tests and the same time as retail servers.
(alpha 2 will continue throughout beta, not beta will start at same time as A2)
None of the KS alpha/betas have NDA
There is no NDA on any of the KS alpha or betas, meaning Alpha 1&2 and Beta 1&2.
haven't heard about the NDA beta
Yes there will be a beta 0 between the alpha phase and the beta phase. This is reserved for raffle winners of beta keys.
^ correct. And now alpha/beta 1&2 are also purchasable through the cash shop pre-order packages.
Beta 1&2 are not under NDA.
But he also talked about dropping NDA for Alpha0 now, so that might have changed? I mean once an NDA is dropped, there's no need for a new NDA I think π
"very will likely to drop the NDA"
Was talking about Beta 0 Lex. There was a question about it being under NDA.
at this time we know very little about beta 0, beta 1 and 2 will not be under any NDA, however we cannot say for sure that that will be applied to the beta 0, we will learn more as the alpha's etc progress
That's why I thought they would have Alpha 2 running, and while it is running, do the Beta with a newer version of the game but under NDA.
But I guess not then.
Since they are billing themselves as the paragons of transparency, they just need to finally post a timeline/calendar that spells this all out from their viewpoint so that people truly understand what they are purchasing vs trying to win.
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When does AOC fully release?
"before 2020" as best as it have been told
maybe or not
@tame hill should be end of 2020 if not sooner but never know pending on future events and such
Well, it should be at the end of 2019 (which is their expected release date btw... I mean, they didnt specifically say the end of 2019... I think... but going with what info we have rn, its most likely their release date), but if any specific events that could disrupt the creation of the game, then at the end of 2020 is what we should expect. But we may be lucky and get it earlier than 2020, which is unlikely... but possible π
if everything goes exceptionally well they might release mid 2019, but before 2020 (end of 2019) has been stated since the dawn of time
okay, so I have a game related question. I saw in the latest A0 video, beautiful grass. love the movement in the wind etc. will player movement affect the grass/bushes etc at some point?
Sent a question on Kickstarter linked to pledge. No answers since months. What is the best way to get in contact?
@sharp bloom you didn't receive your email with the code?
Exactly
have you looked in your spam folder and if you have gmail your promotion tab? it would of come from a no-reply@intrepidstudios.com email address with the subject line Ashes of Creation Kickstarter Key fulfillment
Any approximate date?
I do not find anything from that email address
ok np, customer service can reissue one, head on over to https://www.ashesofcreation.com/ and in the bottom right corner there will be a support button https://www.ashesofcreation.com/images/support-button-hover.png fill the search box in with key fullfillment, and itll bring up the contact box that you can fill in to get that reissued
Thanks
np π
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My Question: -->
Can the "core identities" be explained in how they affect the themes & interactions of the prime and augment class (listing them all would be nice) as an example - prime class of Tank with the core identity of survival & control with the theme of class that both can change or "control" the flow of battle and tough having great survivability how much will adding a Mage, Ranger or Fighter as an augment affect the prime class and what does each bring?
The abilities will mostly be the same with their effects and animations changed to match their secondary augment. So Tank's defensive bubble goes from being a general damage mitigation ability to a Tank/Mage would maybe get specialized into having that ability give magic mitigation or maybe instead if the bubble pops it stuns everything around the Tank. Just an example. They aren't ready to release new info on class info.
<@&257269635559194625> You've mentioned in streams about dungeons, can we be expecting on launch some raidable content?
@wraith dove There will probabbly be some raidable open world bosses on launch, but my assumption is that for the actual raids you'll need to level up a metropolis which has been stated to take about 3 months from lvl 1 nodes
sounds like a good experience @stable plover cant wait
Also "dungeons" will be vast in comparison to dungeons we are familiar with in WoW or other mmos.
They may as well be mini raids.
yeah i saw some of the stream looks immense
When is the next alpha0 key event?
It's supposedly weekly, but no new winners or info since Jan 10th