This should probably go to one of the discussion channels
#questions
humble flare
@visual spoke Rumor, and as far as we know Intrepid would own Daybreak not the other way around. Read the article. Steven posted it #news
visual spoke
@humble flare I hope ur right:(
humble flare
@visual spoke It would be going against everything Steven has said so far about his vision for the project. Best thing to do is wait and see, I would not make any rash decisions yet without concrete answers. but if you want to discuss further I am sure that #aoc-discussion would be the place to discuss theories.
echo oyster
@visual spoke intrepid are not selling to daybreak.
safe quartz
IS Will never sell out, I Have faith in Steven and the rest of IS.
I'm happy with my KS Backing.
reef prawn
safe quartz
I didn't realize i was in this chan, its no biggy my bad. in #aoc-discussion now.
dreamy nimbus
s0 i was told this is heavily pvp based wich concerns me im a pve player i dabble in pvp i usually can win but im just not interested in pvp as much one game i played (swg had a great system yuo had to flag yourself for pvp or yo9u c0ould get flagged grouping with someone that was wich i thought was awesome
proven arrow
So the game isn't as PVP focused as people may lead you to believe. While the entirety of the game is PVP driven. There is still plenty of PVE content to enjoy. Raids, Dungeons(Instanced and open world), Crafting, Questing. During that time you may find yourself getting attacked by enemies attacking your caravans(Moving PVP zones), bandits trying to steal your gathering materials by ganking you(you should never gather alone), and enemy nodes or guilds attacking your Node or Castle. There is a flagging system similar to BDO but a little different called the corruption system to prevent too much ganking.
dreamy nimbus
thank you for clarity hopefully i can overlook the pvp aspect lol
proven arrow
Whatever you wish to focus on you can focus on. But there will be risk and reward when it comes to PVP. Kinda goes back to old school MMOs. If you'd like to chat about the possibilities of how to avoid PVP you can always move over to #aoc-discussion and ask about it. There will be PVE and crafting guilds so there will be semi safe havens. Although you may find you WANT to PVP.
spring hazel
Hey guys! i recently read Dilliaโs Diary (the lore on the AoC website), and i thoroughly enjoyed it. Does anyone know how much more content we can expect to see before release?
safe quartz
Live stream next on May 4th at 3 PM PST on Twitch, might see more then.
winter quiver
Will the preorder packs be available up until alpha 1 or will they eventually change? I preordered the voyager pack and am thinking about upgrading to Intrepid in a month or two when i have some extra funds. Just hoping it's still available by then.
dark jungle
Preorder packs change each month. We don't have an end date on when they will stop yet.
teal hatch
How many character slots in total are there per server? And then how many per region?
Also how long will it take to delete characters? And is there a system in place to restore deleted characters?
fluid scroll
So far the word Steven gave out was "many" but he didn't say how many. As for the other questions, I don't think they have been addressed yet.
teal hatch
Okay thanks, just didn't want it to be somewhat similar to BDO where you wait 24 hours before the slot opens up to make a new character
ruby swift
@teal hatch Those delete restrictions are put into place to deter gold farmers and other illicit activity, not to just piss you off, so while they have not confirmed number of slots or as far as we know even gotten a login UI out of development that would address that, you can bet that there will be a restriction on how many character deletes you can do a day. Might not be at launch, but definitely after initial rush of character creation.
teal hatch
Thank you, also forgot gold farmers where a thing (not really that big in bdo as far as I remember).That info is useful, I was wondering because I was gonna play alpha 2 and wanted to checkout a good amount of class hybrids without having to put in a good amount of time just to change it each time
ruby swift
There will be multiple wipes during the testing process as needed. While Alpha 2 is billed as "persistent" they have been clear on that point many, many times. So while it will be good for those like yourself who want to test out many things, don't get too attached to your testing characters.
teal hatch
Good, just want to try all character hybrids thank you for all info
crystal beacon
I was wondeirng if we could have a boss that oculd adapt to what players are doing in the game.
proven arrow
A self learning AI super boss? Probably not in ashes.
loud seal
Anyway pvp guys come in any games now and claim its pvp game, and when toi tel them its not they say "stop cry go play sims" ๐
remote axle
@loud seal Did you have a question?
loud seal
@remote axle and you ?
azure vector
@azure vector and me?
reef prawn
@reef perch or me?
wind oyster
๐
turbid onyx
Heya,would the full time sub be $400?
remote axle
@turbid onyx I am not sure I understand the question.
turbid onyx
The price for lifetime subscription
remote axle
Lifetime Subscription was only available to Kickstarter backers and a short summer sale... IF you are a Kickstarter backer, you can upgrade your pledge to the Braver of Worlds, which has the Lifetime Sub, but I believe that one is $500
turbid onyx
You need a subscription to play right?
remote axle
yes, theres a $15 monthly sub.
turbid onyx
Ok,thanks
remote axle
Np ๐
tawdry scaffold
Wasn't there meant to be a new blog up days ago? I swear I read about that somewhere.. Are there any news or updates on its release?
deft axle
It was announced there will be a livestream on 5/4.
tawdry scaffold
I mean just the blogs they were doing for their website. The last one they did was Dilla's Diary.
I read news ages ago here there was mean't to be a new one this month, but I've yet to see it..
azure vector
yes there was one meant to be up on the 21st of april but it was delayed for whatever reason
and the live stream is on 4th may, Some countries are backwards and put the month before the day which makes absolutely zero sense ๐คท
tawdry scaffold
ahh, dang. cheers.
azure vector
white zephyr
The date by us looks like 2018.04.29. 
robust spade
Will accidental friendly fire happen if say you're attacking a player and you use aoe skills on someone you're trying to jack, but your friend gets in your line of sight?
dark jungle
@robust spade if the player is green (not flagged for combat) then aoe attacks will not hit them
safe quartz
But an aoe could hit any purples?
robust spade
Can mayors pay to "beef up" their guards outside sieges? I'd like to see guards that are super OP like skyrim giants that just launch you to your death.
Also does that AOE hit friendlies that are also attacking that player with me (so they're also purple)? That was kind of what I was trying to ask, but I guess I worded it wrong.
safe quartz
If they are green they do.
remote axle
@loud seal If you are green and attack a purple, you have initiated combat and will also turn purple. Its how the flagging system works
loud seal
that suck ><
better when purples are just free to be atacked, cause we dont win corruption by attacking them
so AOE attack others "greens" and then we win corruption
fiery token
@loud seal You only gain corruption if you kill a non-combatant (green). You have to actually kill them.
loud seal
so if you attack them but they do kill you or escape you dont have corruption ?
fiery token
@loud seal If the non-combatant (green) attacks back they will become a combatant (purple) thus corruption will not apply. If the non-combatant (green) does not attack back but runs away and lives, you won't gain corruption because the non-combatant (green) was not killed. If you chase that non-combatant (green) and they never attack back and you kill them, you will gain corruption.
echo oyster
^ sadly this can be easily abused to stop someone from hunting but just making sure they donโt die but constantly leave them low hp
crisp onyx
who pays the bounty?
echo oyster
The system. Maybe itโs money set aside by the mayor for bounties
loud seal
so if a man that can 3 shot me i have only 2 choices ? getting rekt and lose items, or lose less and make him him not get coruption ?
i dont like it*
tranquil rapids
Question: can i upgrade my kickstarter bundle whenever i want until realase day?
glass swallow
There will be an end to the upgrade pathways, but that date has not yet been set
echo oyster
@glass swallow can you try get a answer about if we are still going to get EU servers for a2 onwards due to the publisher situation
digital yacht
@loud seal what u mean lose items? U only have a chance to drop when ur corruption is high enough
fiery token
@loud seal If you're thinking as the non-combatant (green) if you get "three shot" before you retaliate to the attacker you won't gain corruption, the attacker will. Yes a non-combatant (green) has a greater death penalty than a combatant (purple) but you'll only drop a % of gathered materials. Remember bag space is also limited so it won't be as severe as you think. If you're thinking as the attacker - if you can see that your damage output has the potential to "3 shot" someone and you don't want corruption then don't fulfill your task. Ashes of Creation is about risk/reward so If you think it's worth gaining corruption then do it ^^
remote axle
@loud seal You only gain corruption if you are purple, and you only become purple if you either flag up, or defend yourself against a purple... If you are green and get attacked, you can just stand still and die and the purple attacker will gain corruption and you wont.
glass swallow
Steve already responded @echo oyster
That is something that only he could really give us an answer for
echo oyster
About beta servers?
glass swallow
I thought so? Right?
echo oyster
He said ages ago we would get them. Before the publishing info
glass swallow
if not add it to this https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/39088/official-livestream-may-4th-3-pm-pst-q-a-thread#latest
echo oyster
I wanted new response belle. Because of the update over publishing
remote axle
@echo oyster Has there been an update over EU publishing?
echo oyster
Nope.
The update was he doesnโt know yet. They will try publish if they can. If not they will give a third party control but make sure they keep control.
remote axle
Then what update where you talking about?
glass swallow
latent token
With the picture he just posted in the news channel, does that astronomy may be a skill to learn? Or was that just a random piece of art he wanted to tease us with? Lol
remote axle
@latent token Just a tease for us to speculate, its fun
latent token
@remote axle True nuff. I think it would actually be pretty cool if they do come up with some kind of astronomy profession. I'm sure they could if the city was religious or technology based
fluid scroll
The Vek are suppose to be star readers.
proven arrow
maybe if they have a map maker profession they will have to learn how to navigate with the stars, woops thought this was #aoc-discussion
strong fjord
How in depth will the crafting system be? Is there anything that will make an item from one crafter unique or different from another crafter?
fast shoal
We don't know everything yet. Afaik crafting has been divided up into a system of thirds where one person can only do one thing. Gathering, processing and crafting. This is meant to fuel a market where players need to buy and sell to eachother, aswell as encourage participation in the caravan system. Making things "unique" to the crafter is simply unspecified as of yet.
fast shoal
I read the question as unique by more than specifying a crafter, as in player X having Y proficiency in crafting sword A, hence player X crafting a better sword A than player B.
Maybe I read too much into it :^)
strong fjord
@fast shoal That is what I was intending in my question.
frozen vortex
I was wondering if your a member of a military node that maybe within that you could have a 5v5 arena for practicing pvp. Maybe when you practice in this arena your gear wouldnโt take damage and it could be strictly for practicing fighting.
remote axle
@frozen vortex I bet we will have practice arenas, especially in military nodes. Its a staple of most MMO's.
frozen vortex
I was just want a place to practice within gear and weapons taking damage and save them for the real fights. It would be a good place for testing
Without
loud seal
Repairing weapon is basically very cheap it just denie you from never go back to town
Or fight forever
dry flower
You will not only need the materials required to make the item in the first place, but you will also need a crafter able to make it in order to repair it @loud seal
https://youtu.be/eCvcB4S-tZM?t=38m6s
stable plover
@fast shoal @strong fjord There are 'dials' that crafters can turn up (lowering other dials) - For example a crafter could craft an item to have extra MP Regen and reduced Intelligence from the default recipe. Recipes come with dials with more unlockable through progression in the game.
solid silo
only crafter can repair weapon and armor right ?
proven arrow
Yes but you could potentially just buy repair vouchers from a crafter off the marketplace.
solid silo
good i want to be a crafter so in order to get more ore i need to get gold in order to buy ore from a player right ?
vivid cedar
Kind of @solid silo
If you wanted to be a processor, you would buy the ore from a miner yes. However if you just wanted to craft, you would need to buy the processed bars (assuming, we dont know the processed names yet) from the processor, then hire a carvan to move those bars that you purchased to your freehold for crafting.
solid silo
i meant processor
vivid cedar
yep, to turn ores into bars you would just have to buy them, and either rent space on a caravan or hire one yourself to transport the goods to your freehold or a city
solid silo
thats pretty fun
vivid cedar
and as for the crafting process itself we dont really have any details on that yet, but im sure it will be different than your average system
solid silo
thats good in other mmo crafting has no meaning
plush jewel
<@&257269635559194625> + community: Two questions a) How will you avoid a zerg vs zerg fest - any plans for assasin classes to be playable/viable in crowded PvP ?- b) What PVE challenges are you going to add to the game and how accesible ar they gonna be? - e.g in WoW I could run mythic+ any time I wanted, I could run mythic raids in a strict scheddule of my choice and I could do magetower two days every week-. Thanks in advance!
vivid cedar
A Lot of that there wont be firm answers too as of now, but I will try and help you as much as possible.
PVP is going to be objective based (in terms of world sieging), so assassin classes will be able to sneak behind enemy lines and potentially disrupt the defenses from the inside. In terms of pve, there is always going to be something going on, but it will take a bit more planning. Defending caravans, world bosses, leveling nodes, professions, raids (open world and instanced). The caveat there is that there is no fast travel so getting to these locations are not going to be as easy as in other games. @plush jewel , I will PM you some links to videos that may have more information on these topics for you.
teal hatch
<@&257269635559194625> can nodes be built inside mountains or in the underrealm?
dry flower
underrealm nodes are confirmed
teal hatch
Thank you
ruby swift
You dont get corrupted by killing npcs...you get corruption by killing players who are green and dont attack back.
smoky raft
yo are we gonna have shared items/money between main and alts
ruby swift
Yo...yes
smoky raft
yo thx
ruby swift
There is a warehousing system being implemented that will allow you to transfer items and such. It will not be able to be a workaround to moving goods through the caravan system. That is all they have said so far.
smoky raft
nice
cosmic shell
so if all the items are skins in the pre order packs does that mean i have to get a pegasus first then use the skin i get from the intrepid pack or does a horse mount magically become a pegasus after i apply it and will it have a gliding like ability with the wings meaning the skin gives said horse mount abilitys?, just a little confused
azure vector
No
crystal beacon
Will Steven use machine learnign to make more sophisticated AI.
azure vector
The mounts will have some kind of class system, you will be able to use a peagasis skin for a mount that already has that ability
crystal beacon
? I think that would be a great idea for a game.
azure vector
And skins wonโt be able to give abilities
@crystal beacon I fear that would result in a matrix type scenario
crystal beacon
I'm jsut saying that the AI could adapt to the enviroment. They don't have to be super intelligent.
stable plover
@crystal beacon We don't know much about Intrepid's AI plans other than that they are designing their own
trail knot
AI will kill us all! Elon musk said so
fathom egret
Did Steven ever say how we acquire a freehold? I know that you can't place one until a node reaches level 3 and you have citizenship there, but how do you get a freehold?
humble flare
@fathom egret No specific information has been released, only statements that it will basically work like a "land claim", unsure if you will have to pay w/ in-game currency or quest/items. After you claim the land you will be able to build on it. -source http://www.aocwiki.net/Housing
fathom egret
That's what I thought. Was just wondering how we attained it, but apparently he has not said. Thank you : )
humble flare
yea we arent suppose to say opinions or any speculation in this channel
empty fjord
Does anyone know in which Alpha/Beta stage placing a freehold and populating it will be testable?
fast shoal
They said they had the Node system up and running in the current builds. Apart from that we don't know exactly when Freeholds will be fully implemented in the world.
empty fjord
Impressive, they've sure come a long way in such a short time. Thanks for the answer ๐
spring fractal
I feel like the Orcs will get plenty of people playing them. So far we aren't 100% sure what direction Tulnar is going, so you'll have to wait for that
somber basalt
Is there a way to change my username on the forums?
analog bay
@somber basalt I sent in a ticket request to do so. They cannot change your forum ID. There was a offer of how to help if I needed a referrer added due to the old glitchyness though.
somber basalt
Ah alrighty, thanks. Guess I'll just bear with my old name for now.
ruby swift
To change your email would require a customer service ticket and response. Selling your package is NOT supported by them so you assume all risk from the statement they have released.
stable plover
There is a self service email change form at https://www.ashesofcreation.com/account/general although that won't change the literal email they have tied to your kickstarter (Intrepid has occasionally sent emails specifically to KS accounts, not going to all accounts, and those emails wouldn't go to a changed address)
charred ridgeBOT
dark jungle
This channel is for direct questions and answers only
brittle quest
I read your most recent newsletter and saw that you'll change "founder packages" each month until release. This makes me as an collector (like so many in mmos) worried. What is the decision behind this? Couldn't it be available for free for those of us that have already founded the game and try to get people onboard by joining the community in order to snag all of these cool thing? Thank you
lost lily
In today's mail it say's If you own a previous month's package or are a Kickstarter or summer backer, you are able to add the cosmetics found in our monthly pre-order packages as add-ons. is this as simply ADD or hidden BUY? (I'm the Braver of World lvl backer on KS)
remote axle
@lost lily Its not explained very well, it just means that if you already have a previous package, you can buy the individual cosmetics as an add-on, you dont have to buy a whole package again.
lost lily
thanks man, and indeed, the wording isn't perfect, that's why I got confused
covert plank
@idle siren <@&257269635559194625> will the 500 $ necro pack also have name reservastions?
floral grove
so it's been said that people should be getting alpha0 access in waves this week and that we should've gotten our NDA previous week.. I haven't gotten an NDA yet and everytime I try to login it says user doesn't exist
novel flicker
<@&257269635559194625> So making an addon purchase on the store required me to fill State/County since we aint got that where am from, i filled it out with "N/A" that alright? or was there a different way for me to purchase something.
remote axle
@floral grove If you havent gotten your NDA yet, I would send a ticket to support, and a DM to Belle on Discord since it seems like you have gotten a Key but not the NDA.
reef prawn
It does ship to Canada though I think
kind ether
Hey, so I have been a backer on the kickstarter and was really active on the website a few months ago. Recently I have been really busy with uni and other games (r6 seige), been subbed to all of the social networks and I was just wondering how you are told about getting an Alpha Zero Key? Is there an email or something? I'm not expecting to have been given one but just don't want to have missed it incase I have been given one haha!
dark jungle
novel flicker
@dark jungle aye was getting the mount but still wanted me to fill in the state/county thing
novel flicker
Sky's vengeance Mount!
dark jungle
@kind ether you should be notified by email
remote axle
@kind ether Check your spammy folders too, incase the email from Intrepid got put there
junior ore
@kind ether definitely email and spam also if youโre using gmail any service really but i had to search it by intrepid or ashes it wasnโt showing in my regular email nor spam for some reason make sure you do a quick search and double check
kind ether
spam deletes it after 30 days though :/
sour meadow
<@&257269635559194625> What will be the minimum number of letters for [guild tags]? Should I expect it to be 2 or 1? Asking due to me being a member of a guild that would use a single letter, whenever a game allows it.
tribal geyser
Hello! Will you be at E3?
copper coyote
5 min - 24 hours
echo oyster
@loud seal about 5 hours. Thatโs the normal time we get new stuff
novel flicker
wallet full of money โ set โฐ 5hours.
tribal geyser
5 hours till what?
remote axle
@tribal geyser Intrepid releases the new monthly cosmetics on the website store on the 2nd every month.
frosty vector
@idle siren will there be a /roll function for players doing RP, RPPVP, and RPPVE
compact steeple
@glass swallow
glass swallow
hmmm
dark jungle
@frosty vector /roll has been confirmed
winged snow
Don't know exactly who to ping about this, but often in other games RP communities will sort of center around a hub and long standing area. From what I gather the servers won't be divided into RP focused, PVP focused, or PVE focused, will there be anything to help an RP based node remain or not be destroyed by a PVP guild or group who outclasses the RP community that's set up in that particular node?
scarlet furnace
got the download and play instructions but noe "Download Alpha 0Patcher " button
analog bay
@scarlet furnace Wrong chat either in alpha 0 channel or message @glass swallow
summer plover
I got an alpha zero (may) e-mail with instructions to download and get started, but when I click on the link in step 1 I don't have the button there to get the patcher! Am I missing something? <_<
analog bay
@summer plover Not the place to ask please ask in A0 channel or message @glass swallow
summer plover
Don't have that channel yet, so just the kind of info I needed, thanks!
analog bay
No problem
verbal quiver
pine current
What exactly is Py'len's Greenery? Is it a freehold skin?
magic rover
That cloak is very Dr. Strange. Love it.
tawdry scaffold
@pine current
The flavour text says: Herbologist Pyโlenโs studies never ended, he spent most of his time in his Greenery.
Definitely Freehold. Assuming herbology is it's own skill, it may be for just that.
white zephyr
And it looks awesome 
flint field
Is there going to be open world taming like in WOW?
remote axle
@flint field There will be taming/breeding mounts in Ashes.
flint field
Swiggity
loud seal
Is it normal i cant buy add ons on store ? i bought pack last month
remote axle
Do you get a error message or something like that?
loud seal
they are just not shown to me
remote axle
thats weird, so when you go into the Store page and scroll down, theres no individual Cosmetic add on?
loud seal
yup
remote axle
I would send a ticket to CS, you might not be the only person with this issue
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> would it be possible to have an archive tab for all the past monthly items, so future buyers can get a taste of what been shown in the past?
mild wedge
<@&257269635559194625> i was wondering about the professions.i was thinking that learning recipes and making items by doing some mini games would make it more fun, i mean you guys can do a lot with it that way
open sierra
when tomorrow will be the stream, what will be the time ?
copper coyote
3pm PDT on Twitch
keen rapids
When will name reservation be available?
ruby swift
As in when can you get your name? They said closer to the launch of A1, or they may push it to closer to live launch. It will go in pack worth order. Those with more expensive packs will have a chance before those with lower.
empty fjord
is Py'len's greenery a freehold house, or a greenhouse for growing crops on a freehold?
empty fjord
I know it's a skin
verbal quiver
"The greenery is a freehold building skin that will replace certain profession building appearences"
empty fjord
but is it for a freehold house?
verbal quiver
thats all we know
tawdry scaffold
I know there is probably no answer out there yet, but with the Cloak of Eminence there seems to be a glow effect on the back. Will this cloak have a passive light effect on it?
remote axle
@tawdry scaffold Your question might get answered in tomorrows stream, they usually talk a little about the new cosmetics
tawdry scaffold
oh true, I'll keep my eyes and ears open. Cheers!
loud seal
Put back ships into cosmetic shop T-T, please ? (since it need to be a question :D)
shadow rain
<@&257269635559194625> Support couldn't help on this one and said I should ask here: I want to upgrade my Kickstarter package in June (sadly, cannot do that right now) - are the benefits (guildhall appearance, cloaks, mount barding, etc) still included then? I guess you need some time to work on that. Or were those special things limited to the initial Kickstarter phase last year?
bleak sinew
@shadow rain If you were a kickstarter backer originally and upgrade your kickstarter package then you would receive all the benefits of the package you upgrade to that were listed on kickstarter.
remote axle
^ what he said
Don't know why Support couldn't answer you on this one, seems pretty straight forward
shadow rain
Because the support understood that message ๐ it's basically "is there a deadline for custom guildhall appearance, cloaks, etc" ๐
And especially, if there is one, if it's before June or not ๐
if not, fine
๐
remote axle
There is no deadline for upgrading KS Packs yet, and Intrepid will give us plenty of warning before they remove that option
shadow rain
hm, yeah - I hope so ๐
stable plover
@shadow rain There is a deadline, but Intrepid hasn't said when it is, rumor is we'd have about 30 days notice whenever they do eventually shut it down - On another note, the KS/SS packs don't upgrade into the new shop packages very nicely atm (not that they need to with KS upgrades still available) - like if you have a 100$ KS package and wanted access to A2 without the KS upgrade you'd have to buy an entirely new pledge package with the way things are
shadow rain
@stable plover ๐ for the first part. That second part though, confused me ๐
bleak sinew
@shadow rain He was talking about the new monthly packages. The upgrades follow the kickstarter package benefits and the new packages have different benefits.
solid silo
when its the stream
analog bay
solid silo
what time its the studio there live in
digital yacht
PST
analog bay
Its 7pm there right now. So in 20 hrs from now.
solid silo
kk ty
bitter imp
Okay so since there are ships in the game, will there be ship combat aswell as island nodes one can take over? And if your ship gets destroyed is it gone forever aswell as does the ship required to be docked somewhere at all times?
stable plover
@bitter imp Yes to ship combat, yes to island nodes, last two are unknown
bitter imp
I'm going to assume some or all ships are customizable for stats
distant badger
@blazing orchid does Intrepid have any plans on being VR compatible?
Or VR support at all?
bitter imp
personally i feel VR is too much of a strain on the project atm and i feel they should focus more on the game then the different ways to view the game. but thats just me ๐
distant badger
Thatโs why I asked if they have any plans for it. I know the project needs to be released first
ruby swift
I vaguely remember a livestream where they said that VR isnt really meant for mmos, but they werent ruling anything out in the future. So basically, no answer at this time.
barren stag
I can't wait and I don't care what it takes lol
fast shoal
Two reactions, if you make everything special nothing is special. Secondly, if you make everything for real money special and everything obtainable in-game plain you'll lose a large segment of people.
crystal beacon
@dusk mesa noone is forced to buy items, if you don't like something simply walk away and wait for something else. Not everything will be new fancy, shiny and original. Maybe people who enjoy an elven RP or Ranger would love to have those items. It's up to you if you want to buy that item or not. Just because you don't want to miss something and doesn't fit your style means you can be all "hey I don't like it CHANGE IT NOW!" You aren't the first nor the last to do something like this.
woeful zephyr
@dusk mesa I think at this point itโll just be best to wait for the next selection. People have already put money towards this costume because of the way it looks, they wonโt change it.
Iโm sure something you like will come around eventually
azure vector
does anyone know what time will the livestream be in +0 timezone?
reef prawn
3pm PDT soooo..... 10pm for GMT I think?????
fast shoal
11 afaik, 12 cet
reef prawn
So 10pm, nailed it. Thanks Jah
reef prawn
glass swallow
.ct
charred ridgeBOT
covert plank
when will we see new 3d character models?
fierce sandal
What time was the stream suppose to start today in Eastern? 6?
remote axle
@fierce sandal 3PM PDT
fierce sandal
Hm, thought PDT was 3 hours behind EST.
dry flower
in that case 6 pm EST ๐
long fern
How long will the pre order packs be available on the website? What is the last month they will be available?
glass swallow
We do not yet have that info
azure vector
Im pretty sure they said that the pre order packs will last all the way until launch
humble flare
@azure vector Do you have a source
azure vector
i remember it from a live stream
azure vector
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open sierra
3 hours left i am right ?
digital topaz
Yes.
digital topaz
@fierce sandal PDT is 3 hours behind EDT.
long fern
Thanks!
long fern
Do we know if gliding mounts are pre order/ks package specific. Or are gliding mounts gonna be obtainable in game or from the shop when launched?
long fern
Yes, apart from specific skins though. Are gliding mounts obtainable in game?
fast shoal
No, they made skins for something that doesn't exist.
glass swallow
as I understand it yes
remote axle
@long fern Yes, since we have a skin for a gliding mount, it seems extremely logical that we can obtain gliding mounts in-game
azure vector
What if there is only enough room on the gliding mount for yourself? What will happen to your pet if they cant glide themselves ๐ค
remote axle
they die
azure vector
please dont be silly
remote axle
The easiest mechanically would be for the game to just despawn pets when gliding to avoid hilarious flying doggie bugs
empty fjord
timezone shenanigans, but is the stream in 20 mins or 1h20 mins from now?
plain bay
1hr and 20 mins
remote axle
1h20
empty fjord
thanks guys!
plain bay
np its 1:44pm (13:44) right now on my pc
PST I live about 2 hours from intrepid
sorry PDT now haha
azure vector
daylight savings causing problems
plain bay
yeah when some people use it and others don't it becomes annoying at best
silent lantern
glad to see we have everything else figired out and we are left worried about gliding doggies ๐
crystal beacon
How many Stuffertons were sold?
upbeat tide
I also have one XD
vapid kindle
I have TWO!
potent osprey
so how do we node?
dull citrus
if a node progresses while a player is in the town, will buildings just pop into view or will you have npc's raising/building walls and buildings instead
remote axle
@dull citrus right now it seems to pop into view, but that might change later on, we are not sure how they will do the transition.
dull citrus
thanks
hazy oriole
What is the policy with consumable items, like water and various kinds of foods or poisons? That is to say, once the item is used, what happens the container?
hazy oriole
The videos so far have mainly shown the world and combat scenarios, when are we going to see crafting?
remote axle
not yet, right now in A0 their focus is on the Back-End and Networking... A1 is gonna be combat/sieges, then possibly crafting
@quartz elk There has not been a confirmed date yet, but they have not stopped doing them, but since they gave away 1200 keys during PAX they are probably waiting a bit.
quartz elk
ok, ty!
crystal beacon
So at least 4 
@vapid kindle @upbeat tide can't wait to fly with you guys
potent osprey
@woeful zephyr
ocean stirrup
@left aspen Thank you
hoary condor
What can you tell us about the crafting system? Make the gatherers, and crafters happy ๐
gusty wraith
Will rogues have unlimited timed stealth until reaching a stealth break mechanic, or will it be timed?
shut cipher
How customizable will character creation be? eg. Facial features, body type, height, etc
coarse sail
Will you be able to create characters on multiple servers or move servers?
heavy steeple
Is the guild hall instanced or in the world?
stone siren
Will there be a minimap at all?
glossy trout
How Will the animal husbandry work?
remote axle
#442079806167842826 for asking question to the livestream
floral hazel
Are the quest/raid logs going to stay the same way? They look amazingly clean and hope they stay. Also what type of PC was the demo of the raid/pvp running on? Very promising, I just hope that it's not running on a 15k PC and we shouldn't expect it to run that well.
brazen flare
Will we be the "one, true, chosen champion" in the story or will NPC's reference that we are one of many people doing amazing things like clearing dungeons or saving areas. Will the MMO Story be so focused on our character that it feels like a solo game (solo wise)?
clear lynx
#442079806167842826 How is ocean combat/traveling coming along ?
dark jungle
Please ask livestream questions in #442079806167842826
clear lynx
hey lex โค
silk heath
Will there be crafting classes, sort of like final fantasy so I can be primarily a crafter and an adventurer second?
gusty wraith
Will there be something like a PvP Council, were a certain number of the highest rated PvP players actually meet with your team to discuss the state of PvP and talk about possible changes?
glass swallow
SOunds like a Military Node leadership
open sierra
where i must ask for qeustions
dark jungle
viral bough
#442079806167842826 which roleplaying mechanics weยดll see? emotes, emotes between players, using furnitures and in game interaction?
dark jungle
You need to actually go to the #442079806167842826 channel and ask there
subtle zealot
why are the keys picked in a poor manor and not using a bot?
remote axle
@subtle zealot Thats up to Steven, since maybe he feels its easier.. Still makes it pretty random
tidal rapids
subtle zealot
i agree its random but it dosent look very professional but i guess thats up to them... and i was going to save for a pack but it changed and now dosent have the mount i wanted
remote axle
yea, packs change every month with new exclusive cosmetics
winter quiver
I bought voyager but plan to upgrade to Intrepid next week
copper coyote
all chit-chat to #aoc-discussion
subtle zealot
its a shame theres no option to buy a previous package.. will this be implemented?
ruby swift
No Aceknight13 they have been very clear on that not happening.
"Hey, buy this now! Only chance, gone forever!" then a couple months later "Sorry, we lied to you, now anyone can buy it again!" would not be good for their long term business.
remote axle
@subtle zealot People buy the cosmetics for their exclusivity, since they wont ever be available again after that month.
subtle zealot
aww ๐ฆ
thorny nymph
Will there be 2fa (authenticator) for logging into your account within the mobile app or the ability to use something like google authenticator or duo mobile?
glass swallow
No official details jsut yet
cold flame
saw the stream from today, quality looked sorta low. Am i bugging out?
dry flower
most likely twitch lowering the bitrate
woeful zephyr
Is there a file or drop box for Ashes of Creation PNG images?
verbal quiver
@woeful zephyr this one https://www.dropbox.com/sh/i8yj3pt267z7567/AABBbmc55BtugxgQv_OmcSsEa/Screenshots?dl=0
?
verbal quiver
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winter quiver
Will I be able to use a Visa gift card to purchase a preorder pack?
frosty anchor
if we are say gen one players when the game launches on start date and buy land/house which you gys have mentioned could become very valuable in a large metropolis what happens to it if the town gets sacked weather you defend the city or miss it? would you loose your home or does it become apart of the new metropolis city?
fast shoal
You lose it, the next metropolis may not be located in the same node.
They said, however, that you can save your layouts etc for when you next buy a home
ruby swift
@frosty anchor Also realize that there is a time factor to claiming housing. It first becomes available at node level 3 which from their given timelines will be a few days. But depending on what housing costs to buy, people may not even have the assets to afford one at that point during live launch. This helps with the "land rush" for best spots that other games with housing in the actual game world have experienced in the past.
remote axle
Also factor in the increased zone of influence when a Node levels up, which also helps curb some of the initial land rush.
compact violet
Will we see a ciri(witcher 3) type class is some kind. Where you teleport while in melee combat and have very fluid teleporting mechanics mid fight
remote axle
@compact violet Fighter/Mage combo might have some of what you seek. Steven has already said that a Mage Secondary could give you teleport augmentation to certain skills.
compact violet
@remote axle skills more so than weapons yer the fighter/mage name doesn't fit a teleporting type character while summoner/fighter abd vice versa fit it better namewise. Issue is we know nothing about summoners
remote axle
naming is not the issue... Steven has already said that a Mage Secondary would give some form of teleportation to certain skills.. so a Tank/Mage, Fighter/Mage would be closer to Ciri than a summoner.
compact violet
@remote axle unless summoner can also teleport. Issue isn't that a mage can do it and some could possibly have it, but is there going to be one that primarily does it. As in on a almost every attack like ciri does
remote axle
yea, that we don't know yet until we know all the Primary Classes
compact violet
Mage might be better for mass transport while summoner better for intricate transport
remote axle
Theres no evidence for that yet, so we'll just have to wait and see
silent lantern
might*
hollow torrent
Is there a recording of the may 4th stream somebody could pls post. I have been so wrapped up in gow and epicenter I havent even turned my PC on in a week ;_;
Thanks Jahlon ><
stable tapir
Question: are these items separate from the ones from last summer? I ask because it will not allow me to purchase the all inclusive bundle (as I purchased that last year), but, I could buy them individually.
remote axle
@stable tapir Its the same items as the Summer Pack, they were also added as add-ons so that Kickstarter backers could buy them in addition to their pack.
stable tapir
So, even though it shows they've been updated recently, they're still the same items from 2017?
remote axle
@stable tapir yep, you can look at the packs and the various cosmetics here https://www.ashesofcreation.com/projects/store/
stable tapir
and got it
open sierra
hey how i can found las siege video ilooking for it but cant find it i saw it in last stream ?
undone pulsar
Question: I'm interested in buying one of the packs to gain access to the game in betas/ alphas, if I purchase a pack now and am not pleased with the cosmetics on sale now can I exchange or purchase cosmetics from earlier monthly deal's?
remote axle
@undone pulsar No, sorry.. The monthly cosmetics are exclusives to that month. So you will be unable to buy any previous packs
undone pulsar
I see but what about future packs?
Ok awesome that's what I was wondering. Lastly will I be able to unlock the pre-ordered cosmetics in game at full launch by just playing?
remote axle
yea, we dont know
Just to be clear, the cosmetics you are buying are just skins. You still need to acquire the mount/building/pet etc to use the skin
undone pulsar
Ahh ok so they are locked in a sense until you have all pieces of the pie
remote axle
yep, Lets say you get the Woodlands Freighter skin this month, you would still need to get the actual Cart in-game to use the skin on it.
remote axle
np
magic oracle
When's alpha 2 starting?
copper coyote
when it's announced, unknown currently
magic oracle
darn
copper coyote
most likely beginning of next year
empty fjord
only Alpha 1 phase 1 has been loosely announced to start at early Q4 this year or late Q3 at the earliest
frozen vortex
If Iโm a crafter thatโs specialized in swords and manage to come across a extremely rare sword could I deconstruct that sword and then learn how to make it?
remote axle
@frozen vortex yes
frozen vortex
Then I would be one of the only people on a server that would be able to craft that sword? If so thatโs awesome.
remote axle
yep, if lets say a Legendary Sword were to drop, you could deconstruct it to learn its recipe.. Then you would be one of very few crafters able to make it.
frozen vortex
Thatโs freaking awesome
remote axle
However, the materials required is most likely Legendary grade, and you most likely need to be a Master Crafter to do it, which requires a lot of time
remote axle
Thats their goal
smoky forum
Is the Potion Launcher gonna be an actual weapon in the game or is it just an idea and not yet decided about it?
remote axle
@smoky forum I think it was pretty clear in the stream that its something Bacon wanted to add, but they havent decided yet
smoky forum
@remote axle ok thanks
violet swan
How do we go about reserving guild names?
verbal quiver
That functionality hasnt been released yet expected closer to release
violet swan
oh okay, with all the people with guild names i thought it was already settled
I'll just do this
๐
verbal quiver
:)
compact steeple
is it too late for refunds to the kickstarter?
dark jungle
@compact steeple you'll need to direct that to either kickstarter or Intrepid customer support
fringe aspen
Have the forum questions for the 5/4 stream been answered yet?
proud raptor
Is it known how AoC will handle buffs? Will they be spells that certain classes have? Will every class bring their own buffs to the party/raid? Or something else maybe?
remote axle
@proud raptor Ashes is more of a traditional mmo, certain classes will have more buffs than other... Bard is often a buff type class, and that might be the case in ashes too.. So the support type classes like Bard and Cleric might have the most useful buffs, but since we havent seen Bard yet its hard to say how focused Ashes will be on the buff aspect.
proud raptor
thanks
twin cosmos
is the landscape transformable by players?
distant wigeon
what year will AoC be released?
remote axle
@twin cosmos Not in the Minecraft sense of the word, no... But with the Node systems, players will form where Cities emerge and fall.
@distant wigeon End of 2019 is all we have atm, that could be delayed
crimson ibex
will btw ashes hold the holy trinity or deviate from it like skyforge attempted? (as clearly abandoning wont work as gw2 showed)
tawdry scaffold
fast shoal
Base of trinity but with deviations and specific nichรฉs
silent lantern
GW2 is not good? Last time i checked there are quite the number of people who would disagree ๐
crimson ibex
gw2 has changed from first expansion onwards to holy trinity ...they kind of had to as no trinity was not exactly working
silent lantern
well, i wouldn't mind if Intrepid try something new... i am known throughout the elder scrolls playerbase for tanking raids with a rogue
well, i wouldn't mind if Intrepid try something new... i am known throughout the elder scrolls playerbase for tanking raids with a rogue
well, i wouldn't mind if Intrepid try something new... i am known throughout the elder scrolls playerbase for tanking raids with a rogue
crimson ibex
aka evasion tank, fairly common in multiple mmorpgs
silent lantern
we will have trinity, but with quite a bit of variety here
crimson ibex
I just hope you manage differiantate their roles enough, esle you have 5 of each class that are almost identical in use
silent lantern
@crimson ibex not exactly... yea, you have evasion but i relied on rogue tank skills as well - taunts blocks shield walls etc.
we will see, we have only seen a few of the classes as of now
I am more interested in the professions and the classes we haven't seen. Also the uniqie creatures and maybe tamables aspect (if there will be any). Cuz we already know we will have unique equipment of some sorts that can be crafted only once per server (until it breaks maybe).
remote axle
keep this channel to questions.. feel free to go into #aoc-discussion if you want to talk about the game
crimson ibex
I'd rather you have unique item that never breaks but can only be found, cannot be stored into bank and would be stealable in pvp
(thus once found player must find one carrying it and kill carrier to obtain said unique)
stable plover
@twin cosmos The landscape isn't Voxel based, aka you can't play Minecraft in AoC - but player Freeholds (will let you pick out buildings / decorations / some plants) and the node system will let players transform the landscape in terms of having towns that take over previous wilderness / opening up new areas / changing the monstrous inhabitants of those areas
wispy shoal
Will the testservers for A1 and following testphases be open 24/7 (except maintenance ofc) or will they just open them for a weekend or so?
fast shoal
Alpha 2 and forward will be persistent, but with unspecified amount of character wipes.
stable plover
A2 will be persistent until launch, B1/B2 will not be persistent
loud seal
A2 will be forever, it will become test server when game will be released
distant cloak
i know that this will be a subscription game but we dont also have to buy the game on top of that correct?
remote axle
@distant cloak correct, theres no box price
loud seal
@distant cloak download will be free, acess in game will be only subscription
distant cloak
okay, and does the subscription mean we cannot access the game at all without it, or is it like a pay wall for content
remote axle
you cannot access the game without it
distant cloak
okay... damn lol, im not a big fan of subs, especially at 15 a month....
loud seal
u prefer throw 1000$ on a f2p one ? ๐
remote axle
Its the only way to really stop p2w mechanics from happening
distant cloak
o hell no if i play f2p i dont put any money in it
loud seal
then try archeage ๐
distant cloak
i like archeage, im realy interseted in this game, and want to give it a go for the sub, but none of my friends are willing to play sub
remote axle
Tell them they can pay $15 and they get to try the game for a whole month, then decide if they want to continue paying.
distant cloak
true, so it wont be like u have to sign up for auto sub right? cause i goto college still i wont want to pay if i dont have time to play\
loud seal
IS should let a free trial period
remote axle
@distant cloak we dont know the details of how they will set up the payment system yet... we just know it will be $15
distant cloak
@loud seal that would be best but with all the beta and alphas being p2p i dont think that willl happen
@remote axle thanks, i know we dont have a release date yet but Im trying to get friends interested enough to get the alpha access and such
remote axle
End of 2019 is the release date we have atm
distant cloak
yeah but until we have official date, im not believing lol ive had too many hopes broken (ex: Scalebound) where games say theyll be released and then take much longer or even get cancelled all together
inland finch
are caravans an item that u need to buy as an in game purchase every time u need a caravan or is it one time purchase and use anytime?
wispy shoal
รฎ don't think that it is an actual item u need.
azure vector
they will probably have a system to either rent out caravans or buy one to store at your freehold or something. They havnt said much about them so it all just speculation
wispy shoal
it's more like gathering the materials you need to start one
fast shoal
i.e. We don't know yet.
inland finch
ok thank u
proven arrow
I think based on what they've shown, caravan starting points will be all over the world at little npc camps and they will offer their services when you need to unload all your resources.
spring fractal
I feel they would have caravans in cities
loud seal
@remote axle i meant like when you create your acc u have free access to the game for fews days not a period for all ^^
solid silo
You can only have 1 account or you get permanent ip ban
remote axle
@solid silo um, where is that info located?
analog bay
Id like a direct quote of that if you can find it because in a more recent stream there was a comment stating otherwise.
solid silo
that comment was just a troll
remote axle
thought so
solid silo
dont believe in ever comments you read that will make you stupid
analog bay
Considering this is for direct questions and answers about the game. Shouldnt be posting false info for trolling.
remote axle
sure, thats why I didnt believe you
solid silo
then he or she should be banned
glass swallow
.ct
charred ridgeBOT
dark jungle
In general, users with legitimate account and is not botting then multi-boxing will be permitted https://youtu.be/UnQ1Cve-bXE?t=22m39s
solid silo
so i was remember right ?
dark jungle
no
loud seal
@solid silo steven said that alts would be a things cause if we work for an alt we deserve it
not exacts words tho
solid silo
thats good if you work for it and not cheat you way up
runic adder
Can i buy the acces to A1, phase 1, 2 or Beta ?
fast shoal
If you buy the corresponding "pre-order package" it includes access to one of the testing phases
Each also includes some cosmetics, a varying amount of months sub-time and some cosmetic currency.
runic adder
These packages are the monthly ones ? if so, i only saw they had cosmetics in it, not the other stuff
fast shoal
The sub months, the in-game currencies and the testing access is constant
The cosmetics change every month
runic adder
thanks
stone cobalt
If you bought the "Braver of Worlds" Kickstarter, is there any package now you can get that would be additive, or are they all redundant?
remote axle
@stone cobalt nah, you got the best package out of whats available right now. The only upgrade option for you would be to upgrade your KS pledge
loud seal
you still get differents cosmetics
remote axle
which can be bought separately as add-ons
stable plover
@stone cobalt Braver of worlds KS holders have 4 basic options for continuing to purchase stuff from Intrepid. 1. They can directly upgrade their KS 500$ more gets you to leader of men - this might be a consideration for you if you particularly like Demonic / Angelic racial skin or think you can make use of the invitation to AoC launch party 2. Get the all inclusive summer bundle (or some smaller al le carte summer sale stuff) for $425 it basically matches the racial skin of the Leader of men upgrade/guild cloaks/and then has a lot more cosmetic variants added on instead of the launch party invite. 3. Upgrade your Braver of worlds all the way to royalty for 2,000$. This level is basically all about the Phoenix Initiative access. 4. Buy Pre-order pack addons during their month individually for 5-25$ each
crystal beacon
Will Intrepid have an e3 presence this year?
digital yacht
we dont know anything about what gaming conventions they are going to this year and next the only thing that is confirmed is they are going to PAX again which one we dont know...
barren stag
I'd rather them work on the game instead of going to e3 tbh
E3 is so Meh nowadays
Hell they'd be better served going to SDCC
crystal beacon
A Question for next Q&A: Will there be tools for RPers/A RP server for EU/NA server... - Tools referring to OOC and IC notice as well as a way to create a character profile.- Would there be a Lore index/book something that can be gathered as you play the game and can go back and check on. Like a journal.
remote axle
@crystal beacon as far as the ones we know and I can answer now, we know there wont be a dedicated RP server. But IS wants to have a healthy RP community, so I bet they will have some tools in place to achieve that
crystal beacon
Neat-o
tawny current
hey so I'm trying to find more info on the pre-purchase packages because I'm looking at getting a higher tier one but very cautious on what rewards i'll be getting as the only info I can find is a list of the names of them and those small images on the main page. The main things I'm curious about are the $500 packs outfit, what are the marketplace embers used towards, will these items become outdated such as the mount maybe falling behind say faster mounts, and the entitlement to future monthly cosmetics be a free outfit each month that we have to renew and what period will this start or has it already started?
fast shoal
Marketplace Embers are used only for cosmetics in the in-game cash shop. They will be able to be used post launch in the same shop.
The mounts etcetera aren't mounts per se, they're skins of mounts. I.e. you'll have to catch/tame/breed the corresponding mount and then you can skin it. Speed hasn't been defined yet.
Can't quite discern the questions about the outfits or "future monthly cosmetics"
If you want to elucidate
tawny current
oh wow had no idea mounts had skins that's awesome 
fast shoal
Oh wait, regarding monthly cosmetics, the cosmetics in the packs change every month. They're exclusive so they can't be gained retroactively. You gain the cosmetics from the pack you buy, and you can buy any later cosmetics for another small sum. They're not given to you for free.
Cosmetics shift at the 2nd (ish) of every month
tawny current
is that going to be post launch?
fast shoal
They're exclusive as soon as they get shifted out of the packs - i.e. last months cosmetics can no longer be bought.
tawny current
wait so the entire set of pre-purchase items are for that specific month and the mount, costume, pet, greenery, or whatever cosmetics are there all change?
fast shoal
Yes
tawny current
thats crazy lol, most games only release a couple cosmetics a month after the game is already out let alone during their fast development period
fast shoal
Yup it's quite ambitious
Apart from the cosmetics the pack gives sub time, future cosmetics in the form of Embers and the testing phase access though.
tawny current
yea the main appeal to me is the testing phase time and always a fan of my cosmetics 
gah so there is no way to get that awesome pegasus caravan thing and the white lion from last month?
fast shoal
Personally I got the 150$ pack, it's as much as I'd be willing to put into a game, that while it sounds great from what the developers say, still is a pre-alpha game. The fact that I was willing to put any money in it at all before late beta at all speaks volumes to how much Steven and the team has impressed me. The gaming industry had pretty much shattered my belief in studios genuine ambitions to build great games primarily.
Only buy what you feel is worth it - it's really not needed after all.
And no, they're gone. We don't know if they'll come up in an edited version somewhere somehow though. Maybe different colours/minor differences etc.
tawny current
so when you get the option to buy the next months package items is it choice to get items individually and for what kind of prices?
fast shoal
Exactly, you can buy subsequent months cosmetics individually. For me, for example, this months pet is 15$ and the Cloak of Eminence is 5$.
tawny current
ahh and is it only allowing you to get items of the tier you purchased and below i think it said it in the box somewhere
fast shoal
Yep, "you will also be entitled to purchase future monthly cosmetics as add-ons for the Intrepid Level Pre-Order Pack and below."
Which means I probably won't buy any more, but hey that's life :>
tawny current
im tempted to wait a month to purchase it since the only thing really catching my eye this month is the cloak of emminence since i plan to play a rogue, tank, or bard. from my understanding, you can't upgrade your package it would have to be a full repurchase right?
fast shoal
You can
tawny current
oh ok and just for the remaining cost?
fast shoal
From my store for example
Yeah, the full packs are still there, but I can upgrade for the difference in costs.
tawny current
wat why does it still show u the option to buy the full packs -_-
fast shoal
ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ
Unpolished website perhaps?
The options to simply upgrade is there atleast
tawny current
hmm i'll grab the pack with the cloak and see what happens next month then
fast shoal
Always fun to see that people have differing tastes, this month is my jam :>
tawny current
well it's rly hard because the female in the costume pic is facing backwards -_-
im not saying they look bad but rather im not gonna pay a few hundred $$ for em xD
fast shoal
It's concept art though
But yeah, wouldn't buy Intrepid Package simply for the skins
The real value imho is in the alpha access
tawny current
well hmm considering the other bonuses being the real beef of the cost
fast shoal
It's a personal choice whether to get X or not tbh
It's worth different amounts to different people
tawny current
i've never bought a preorder over $50 before but im sitting on a lot of spare change to put into either new pc parts which aren't rly nescesary or just blow it on something awesome 
haha well ty for all the info
fast shoal
No worries
potent osprey
i don't really get it, how do we actually node?
fast shoal
Did you watch the node videos on the website?
bright storm
@idle siren Clarification question: With the new artwork being sent out and the term "amerime" being thrown out during the live stream when going in terms of style, what is the vision for the overall art direction of the game? Previously, the style was expressed to be more realistic in nature (both in interviews and during Kickstarter) but the items coming out seem to be going against this original description. Can you clarify this for us?
short needle
On the dashboard is anything supposed to show up under "Your Rewards" for kickstarter backers?
whoops wrong channel
blazing sundial
@idle siren Any chance Rangers would use an energy-based Ballista? Of course, it would prevent them from doing acrobatic moves but all skills become AoE.
Ranger's lacking weapon variety, not nice.
ruby swift
Since any class can use any weapon, there will be plenty of variety.
remote axle
@blazing sundial lacking weapon variety? Ashes will let you play a Ranger with sword and Shield if you so chose.
sour jasper
are there plans for end game class specific weapons and armor that would have a special look etc?
blazing fog
@idle siren as someone that has successfully made his dream a reality would you be willing to talk with aspiring creators and give opinions, advice, or suggestions?
quartz coral
Can I know the lore for the racial skins in the kick starter/summer backer please?????
blazing sundial
@ruby swift @remote axle So what? Are you saying people would actually use a spellbook to shoot arrows? No, if you watch the livestreams, there are stats in other classes' weapons that won't benefit a ranger.
dark jungle
@blazing sundial spellbooks don't shoot arrows, but they are ranged weapons
Certain Ranger class combos might benefit from them more than others, for example ranger/mage (Scion) might be able to use them well
blazing sundial
Isn't this just speculations and not confirmed ? ranger/mage is still a ranger. Unlike BDO, this game has a physical/magical dmg stats. Spellbook or sword&shield should never be a better choice than using ranger's weapon
dark jungle
Augments are not just trivial changes to skills, some of them change things up quite a bit
This means that the 64 classes are actually distinct classes, not just variations on the 8 archetypes
stable plover
@blazing sundial The game does have physical/magical dmg stats but the gear, including non-weapons, isn't class locked (still results may vary)
vague gust
So what are the healer type archetypes? Cleric and Bard?
dark jungle
The true healing archetypes are the cleric ones, Apostle, High Priest, Oracle, Protector, Scryer, Shadow Disciple, Shaman and Templar
Bard is mainly a versatile support class
vague gust
oh i see thank you ๐
blazing sundial
@dark jungle @stable plover I know, but this still doesn't show that others weapons are better option than bow for ranger/anything.
dark jungle
@blazing sundial quite so, some weapons will be better than others as Steven has said. Until we have more information we can only rely on what he has said to date ๐
analog bay
blazing sundial
Ugh, sorry, not trying to turn it into a discussion but when did he say other weapons can be better than using the original weapon ? It's hard to believe. We can't rely on just speculations from this little information and accept it, some might regret later. --- It would be acceptable if he said shortbow, longbow, crossbow, ballista. But spellbook or sword/shield is unbelievable. ๐ฐ
dark jungle
.ct
charred ridgeBOT
dark jungle
Please move to #aoc-discussion โค
vague gust
Are there any ingame pictures of the races available yet or still a work in progress?
dark jungle
Pyrian elven statues
vague gust
Um I don't think that worked?
dark jungle
vague gust
thanks again! ๐
barren stag
@dark jungle aren't those Empyreans?
dark jungle
sour jasper
So will each class have its own unique look?
sour jasper
Well will each class have specific armors or skins that will make them feel unique,accomplished etc.
dark jungle
There will be class specific armor appearances
ruby pewter
it oringal elves before they became emp and pyrai elfs
it sort of like saying lion before you got liger which is lion and tiger breed
sour jasper
Thankyou Lex, Remember that being one of the best things about Everquest that has been lost in WoW and most all other games. "flaming Paladin Sword" ๐
azure vector
@idle siren Can I get a orc/dwarf info please?
loud seal
@azure vector post directly ur question and dont mention him for nothing u cant immagine the number om dms and quote he get ^^
azure vector
@loud seal Thats probably a work account not his personal one
stable plover
Steven is always working ๐
polar hollow
The combat system doesn't seem to fit, but at this time i highly doubt there will be a change to it.
reef prawn
Yeah they even said they haven't even really started working on it
They will be putting more into it for alpha 1 phase 1 if I remember correctly
uncut heart
They have said combat system is almost entirely placeholder. SKills/Interactions/UI/Animations have barely been touched
where is my nodes 3 D:
tulip ice
a question: do i have to be on the livestream to participate in the drawing? or is registering on the website enough?
verbal quiver
nope
lemme get a link ๐
https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/38747/information-regarding-weekly-key-drawings#latest @tulip ice all you need to know on how to win ๐
tulip ice
nice, thank you ๐ just one more thing i didnt fully undertsand, will Alpha and Beta 1 and 2 be closed and open only for Kickstarter packages? or will there be a separate open Alpha/Beta?
obsidian dock
@crystal beacon i just bought the alpha 2 pack and im asking if i cant buy the alpha 1 skins without having to pay 500ยฃ??
gilded plaza
I have a question about Items/Skills, will there be "skins" or special Items/skills locked for special class, that you have to complete a event or quest for ? or a rare drop in the world ? (fx. Like the Hunter & Priest quests from WoW, where your rewards unique items, which at least in the start where hard to get as the quests where quite hard.)
or the different skills that dropped from books like Tranq shot, and different sheep spells for mages in Wow ๐
lilac field
My question is about naming a character. Will the opstions for naming a character after mythical / godlike figures or will that option not be implemented for players to use? For me, naming my character is something i find deeply important for the character to feel more cool and personal. I might have oversteppped my boundaries by asking, but i figured i wanted some clearance regarding the subject.
azure vector
I guess names would be first come first serve. A lot of people will be trying to get the most popular names kirito
dry flower
@obsidian dock you're right you cannot purchase the intrepid pack's cosmetics unless you are on that tier of preorder, or are a Kickstarter/summer backer.
@tulip ice Alphas 1 &2 and Betas 1&2 Will be closed but they wont be limited only to Kickstarter backers, you can purchase access to these currently in the ashes of creation store in the form of preorder packs
@gilded plaza you asked a ton of questions there so I will try to aswer a couple.
- Some (I think most) skills will be class locked, as for whether or not they will be locked behind a quest like they did in old school wow I don't Know.
- Items won't be locked to anything not class, not race, not gender afaik
stable plover
@gilded plaza They have specifically mentioned the possibility of achievable racial skins - There are going to be alternate Skill skins (Achievability isn't confirmed yet) - Skill Augmentations are confirmed to be achievable through the game through progression in religion/social systems
arctic zodiac
Some guilds from Balkan?
glass swallow
#guild_diplomacy @arctic zodiac
valid osprey
Hey there ! long time since ive come to the forums, i was wondering when is the beta for the kickstater founder pack ? or any idea where i can get the info ? thanks in advance ๐
charred orchid
@valid osprey Last time i checked there were still no info about the beta phases' dates. Also consider that the game is still in alpha 0 and that alpha 1 will begin around late 2018
valid osprey
@charred orchid alright thanks, wasnt sure if they put up some date about the release of alpha-beta and etc ...thanks for the info ๐
loud seal
will Alpha 1 or 2 be in a final version available zone ?
delicate bone
Sorry if already asked, Was there any info on whether ingame acquirable transformations will be available? Seeing as there is already a beast-like race I understand if not. But as an example is it possible to be biten by something and gain traits/curses of them? stereotypical example being vampires and werewolves? Kinda hoping for a new take on something like that though.
fast shoal
You'll be able to use "Monster coins" to take over enemy bosses in Node attacks for cosmetic rewards
No other transformations are known yet afaik
quartz coral
What are the different types of mounts and how do they differentiate from one and other?
fast shoal
We don't know yet.
We know flying mounts will be exceedingly rare, i.e. a couple per server.
proven arrow
We know there will be land mounts, gliding mounts, ocean mounts, flying mounts(rare), and group mounts. We know some mounts will have combat skills and cosmetic skills. That's about the limit of what we know.
stable plover
@delicate bone They have mentioned the possibility of having achievable racial skins in game
quartz coral
Are the skins and mounts that are being sold and have been being sold ever going to be obtainable in the future (after the game launches)
prisma sail
So I got an alpha 0 key from PAX was able to download the client and what not, but I don't think I ever received an NDA email to sign.
analog bay
Contact @glass swallow
echo ember
@glass swallow
ruby swift
@quartz coral Has not been clarified other than that it will be a cosmetic effect that will change the appearance. Whether they will have separate stats than the base racial you rolled has not been clarified and will most likely not be the case as that would be considered pay 2 win if for example only those with the paid fire racial got a +20 fire resistance stat.
dry flower
we also know that racial skins are not costumes so they change your character appearance underneath your clothes which means they can be worn with a costume on top.. @quartz coral
austere compass
Does anyone know how long they intend to let us upgrade our Summer Backer/Kickstarter pledges for? I would love to upgrade, but it would be a month or two before I can afford to. I am worried I'm gonna miss some kind of window. Thank you kindly. ๐
stable plover
@austere compass We do not know. It won't be forever, but we'll probably have about a months notice whenever they do decide to disable it
austere compass
Okay, thank you kindly. A months notice will be plenty of time. I was just worried they were going to poof without warning one day. Thank you again. ๐
barren stag
@Nayukhuut#4210 I doubt it will be that short term. A month or two? You have time
royal ice
That includes the water as well. But that could also mean you have 100 sqkm of land and the rest water
reef prawn
If I remember correctly, it doesn't include the water
sullen sentinel
Also the vast majority of the map will be Land.
Also @open sierra WoW is about half or even less the size of AoC is supposed to be.
Good idea for video game worlds the info may not be all correct but it could give you a decent idea of the world.
proven arrow
My gf helped me do the math. And Ashes is estimated to be slightly larger than the small country of Andorra, 13.5 times the size of skyrim, and I believe it was about a bit bigger than 3x the size of BDO.
glass swallow
seems in sync with my understanding though in stating BDo you'll need to clarify which stag of deployment of BDO. The full scale world of BDo is massive and not sure yet how it scales to early estimates for ashes
BDO comparative
I would love to see a direct comparative to this map. Hopefully soon โค
Sorry posted it upside down in error
potent osprey
how do we node?
proven arrow
We did the math based on when bdo had calpheon and valencia. And I believe we used the 20km by 20km measurements some people on the forum did.
I can't remember the exact comparison to bdo because we were originally checking the math for that ign article that was wayyyyy off.
proud raptor
Anyone know if there is a google sheet of everything that is confirmed about AoC?
remote axle
@proud raptor There is the Ashes Bible https://docs.google.com/document/d/14luppZ3Ub8jmcw_aK65QWxYY4xa8qAo9zRfpYWBxOXE/edit , it might be a little out-dated as I havent looked at it in a while, but it has almost everything important information that we know so far.. Then you can use the wikis AOCWiki.net and ashesofcreation.wiki/ to further help you out.
proud raptor
Thank you
wind warren
The game will have a system of day and night right? And will you follow up with your region? Because I always liked the feeling of waking up early playing and watching the sun rise, or enter Christmas night and see the snow falling, all decorated.
I hope that the game is the future of the MMO, because I'm really missed entering the MMO and have the feeling of making friends, exploring and having stories in the game.
For me the MMO is more than a game, but a life, fun and learn the meaning of fun, I have already convinced all my friends from other games to buy the game when it is ready, I hope to return from the ashes the unforgettable virtual world. Even with just sight and hearing, I'm sure Ashes of Creation will bring the feeling of being in the game.
Thank you.
Brazil
dark jungle
@wind warren yes Ashes has day/night cycles and also seasonal cycles
flint depot
will there be fish farms, or aquatic farms, or under ground farms for the underground race?
dark jungle
Fishing will be a thing, but no specific word on fish farms. The Tulnar will have farms on their freeholds that farm resources specific to the Underrealm
glossy reef
Do caves get sunlight
dark jungle
In general the underrealm isn't exposed to the sky. It's lit by its own lightsources, such as bioluminescence
glossy reef
I was going to elaborate but you seem to have understood my full question, thank you
quartz coral
@ruby swift @dry flower will the racial skins be permanent or temporary?
As in can you turn it off and on?
dry flower
yup, you can toggle them on and off
open sierra
hey anyone know that if the "q" button for weapon attack will be changet to left mouse button ?
obsidian fractal
no idea what you talk about
remote axle
@open sierra that is something better asked in an A0 channel as it's under NDA
obsidian fractal
but i heard steven say that game UI will be highly customizable
open sierra
y i know that
luice i speak about that "QQQQQ" boread tapping ๐
it will be difficult to use it since there is WASD for moving and 1234567890 for scills ...
skills*
Lucie*
๐
obsidian fractal
the ability to remap keys for ui is a core feature of any game, not jsut mmo's, so i doubt they will leave it out in Ashes ๐
fiery cobalt
Will they let u remap I usually use esdf instead of wasd to move?
open sierra
y know but i speak about by default
thats mean they can make action camera wich i hope to do it sooo much !
remote axle
Try to keep this channel for questions, you are more than welcome to go into #aoc-discussion and talk about potential key mapping.
wheat quiver
How can I register for weekly Keydrawings? I tried to follow a Link under Information Regarding Weekly Key Drawings, but it says I have no permission. I am already registered on the website.
crystal beacon
@wheat quiver Register an account of the ashes website and joining discord auto adds you into the drawing
remote axle
@wheat quiver just being registered on the website is enough.
cursive siren
People who got Alpha 0 Key @ Pax , will they have access to every pre launch content?
remote axle
@cursive siren People that won the A0 key has only access to A0... Not Alpha, Beta etc
cursive siren
@remote axle Dang.... was hopping to play some more before the release.. game is lit af
crystal beacon
Alpha 0 and Beta 0 only, you have to buy Alpha 1 and so on to enjoy that @cursive siren
urban gulch
Will there be any intent for Esports in AoC
fast shoal
I'd very much doubt it, nothing confirmed or denied.
stable plover
prisma sail
Is there any specific channel I should be in during Alpha 0 testing?
analog bay
Alpha 0 testing. Can contact @glass swallow to get the tag.
prisma sail
I believe @glass swallow is offline
crystal beacon
A0 is under NDA guys/girls. So you not allowed to talk about in "open" channels
lunar nova
Does anyone have any knowledge of AoC integrating at all with Twitch?
glass swallow
I will be offline till Tuesday guys
stable plover
Where should normal Belle DM's go in the meantime?
glass swallow
Lex/Dirua
fast mountain
Can we have rapier?
old sand
Can you farm spiders
ruby swift
Only if you have a beehive. The beehive gives you honey, which allows you to catch flies. Cause everyone knows you catch more flies with honey than vinegar. Once you have a sufficient fly population built up, you will be able to start your spider farm.
quartz coral
Lol ๐คฆโโ๏ธ๐
soft rapids
10/10
humble vine
@idle siren Can you tell your reasons for not adding a furry race in AoC? - It doesn't make sense to me. A furry race is a must in a fantasy game, especially when there's magic and animated stuffed animals and white lion(which was caused by human interfere) ! Even in real life, breeds like furry exists !!! plz reconsider. If it's a bother to add a sixth race, delete orcs because tulnar exists. <@&257269635559194625>
and to be honest, all races in AoC are not interesting, except for Tulnar, but Tulnar will probably be overused(according to forum poll)=boring. I'm sure I'm not the only one thinking this way. An mmo like this don't have the right to call itself "best mmo". Trying to convince you with facts and honesty, mods don't delete, thanks.
remote axle
@humble vine Current races are final.
humble vine
Nothing is final until alpha and beta tests are over.
reef prawn
Current races are final.
Tulnar is the races that will be customizabke into a furry-like race if you really want that. Also keep in mind they have an extremely in-depth character creator so you can really make your character yours. No it probably won't by a Khajiit, but you can probably get it somewhere that'll satisfy your pretty intense furry... Needs...
humble vine
I don't see any furry in this picture. All of them are hairless(or just one part)"badass"looking. Some of them looks exactly like an orc, just delete the orc race already!
https://us.v-cdn.net/6030144/uploads/editor/j0/rg22hdcm9556.png
reef prawn
If this topic isn't a question anymore, I'd suggest we move it to #aoc-discussion
wanton lichen
lol
heady quartz
is there any info on how looting and distributing items from raids will work?
verbal quiver
has some info
also on http://www.aocwiki.net/Items#Looting_Rules.5B23.5D
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Looting might have some more
heady quartz
nice, thank you
wheat quiver
Hi How can I register for weekly Keydrawings? I tried to follow a Link under Information Regarding Weekly Key Drawings, but it says I have no permission. I am already registered on the website.
verbal quiver
https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/38747/information-regarding-weekly-key-drawings#latest
try that one
wheat quiver
So this All website account holders get one entry into each weekly draw. means, I dont have to register anywhere for weekly drawings?
wheat quiver
ok, thanks
cedar talon
<@&257269635559194625> Will there be a ban on account sharing during the Alpha/Beta phase? And by account sharing I mean having a friend play a few hours to get the feel of the game if they are unsure to get it or not.
empty fjord
does anyone have a working link to the talk with BCGiant at 9pm PDT that was announced in social_alerts? that link seems to be broken
copper coyote
check ashes media
empty fjord
Thanks @copper coyote
paper rapids
digital yacht
No, it removes griefers
azure vector
any new news since the last livestream?
cold plover
Will there be a Turkey mount?
lunar nova
@idle siren Hey Steven, Iโm a streamer and I like to plan ahead months in advance. In your opinion, do you think this game is streamable 8+ hours a day? And what phase (alpha or beta) do you think would be the best to start?
I wanted to find a game to dedicate myself to for the next few years of streaming, and I believe this is it.
crystal beacon
I see that pvp system protecting griefing carebears. the biggest assholes i know are carebears that hide behind system like these as they trash talk then abuse it to fight you when they think they can overpower you or get a lucky kill off, just look at BDO.In BDO no one wants to pvp since you will only suffer consequences for winning.
what do you loose when you die? its not a good trade off to discourage loosing in PvP and abusing this system
fast shoal
Since you're able to kill anyone at anytime and loot whatever resources they're carrying, this system is intended to stop endless killings of lower level players and/or gatherers.
When you die you suffer an experience debt and whatever resources you carry.
hallow geyser
@fast shoal sorry, but I don't understand how unlimited killing of anyone and looting is design to stop or discourage hitting low level players
that seems counter intuitive
remote axle
@hallow geyser the corruption system is the design to stop people killing noobs, since your combat proficiency will decrease with the amount of corruption you gain. In reality, if you keep killing noobs, you'll end up as a noob.
hallow geyser
@remote axle it's kinda like a karma system
remote axle
yes, Steven has said it resembles Lineage 2's Karma system
hallow geyser
Other concepts like "corruption" which impact RnG can be funny
I had an idea where if you're karma or corruption gets too high.. you can't roll anything
and you must wait for it to cooldown
fast shoal
The more lower level players you kill gives you more corruption than similarly leveled players, Steven mentioned a 1:10 ratio (not literally). The more corruption the more penalized you are. The longer it'll take to get out of corruption, the less effective you'll be in PvP. I.e. kill enough players and people can spot you on the map and just come kill you almost endlessly.
proven arrow
Move to #aoc-discussion if you wanna keep having a conversation about this subject.
wind warren
How the function of craftsman, blacksmith, miner, woodcutter, among others will work. Is it limited by person or skill?
remote axle
@wind warren We have very little information on the Artisan classes. We know that it will involve a separate class progression, but Intrepid is gonna reveal more closer to Alpha 1 phase 2
wind warren
Ok, thank you.
open sierra
what about killers when they want to remove their corruption they just walk around naked and people killed them and he cant lose anything... ๐ i think its not fair
and before that he take many of things from players
proven arrow
There are weight limits to make that nearly impossible to pull off
You'd have to have some kind of racquet going on that 1 persons the killer and someone is the launderer
marsh furnace
Question regarding the Alpha. When am I able to play the Alpha, for so many days I get this Wrong time error.
marsh furnace
I contacted Belle bot to give me access to the alpha zero channel but it seems offline
remote axle
@marsh furnace A0 questions is better to ask in the A0 channels on discord
proven arrow
She's on vaca
marsh furnace
ok I will thx
opal arch
Haven't been following as well as I should. Do we have a projected release date?
opal arch
Ok, thank you...of course ๐
unkempt idol
kk, i know its far off and maybe not something you guys thought about. I find mmo's that come out with expansions and increasing the level cap somewhat boring after awhile. (The whole grind levels, grind gear; rinse and repeat). I play UO and find that their expansions just adding more content is so much better. What method are you guys looking into for possible future content and how will it be implemented?
proven arrow
Because of the way the world works new expansions would likely be new areas to builds nodes on along with new dungeons and raids. They haven't talked about how level will affect new expansions or how they would go about upping the level cap. I imagine it would be similar to how they are currently dealing with 'endgame' content.
wind warren
Will AoC have a synchronization with reality (Day and Night)?
dry flower
no, 1 Real life month is 1 Verra year
in other words 12x faster time scale you will most likely get 12 day/night cycles in 24 real hours
craggy rover
i have a question, can you make necromancer the strongest class because i want to play it, thx
proven arrow
It's now the weakest class because you asked.
empty fjord
Has there been any mention how one will be able to claim a plot of land (freehold)? will it be via a quest, buy a certificate or something from an npc? or just place a flag somewhere within the ZOI?
dark jungle
You buy a deed from a NPC in the node, or you can purchase the deed from another player.
empty fjord
Thank you @dark jungle
Will it be possible to change a node type without destroying the node down to level 1 or 0?
dark jungle
From what Steven has said, node types are predetermined based on the location of the node on the map, so it doesn't look like these could be changed on the fly, but this hasn't been explicitly stated afaik
empty fjord
fair enough. I like that. hopefully it'll be somewhat obvious early on what the node type is so we don't waste too much time getting a bunch of nodes up to level 3 before settling xD
fast shoal
He said it'll be noticeable at stage 1
chrome kindle
Guys this game free to play?
copper coyote
no
chrome kindle
:sob:
copper coyote
$15 per month, no box cost tho
chrome kindle
Sorry friend i dont have mony to buy it here 15$ this large mony
old sand
@chrome kindle is $15 per month big money compared with industry standards right now? Question for all
chrome kindle
I w8 when be free mabey someday
crisp onyx
$15 a month is in line with other pay to play games
wanton lichen
$15 a month is a fair price to pay
copper coyote
yeah but someones it's a big money, to somone it's 10 min of work
chrome kindle
This big problem
copper coyote
no, and yes
solemn ridge
No you buy Alpha or Beta after live it's $15
chrome kindle
i tired for search good game
copper coyote
of course if you want to buy into alphas and betas
fast shoal
Then you don't, and play the game at release for 15 a month 
wanton lichen
They gotta make their grub somehow
chrome kindle
:sob:
wind warren
When will the beta come out in AoC? How to customize the initial character? I hope that here in Brazil is not monthly payment, a lot and players are young, so they can not pay monthly.
reef prawn
It will be subscription based, no matter where you are. Those are the current plans anyway. Beta in is 2019, according to most recent planning. And I'm not sure I understand your question regarding the customization of your initial character
proven arrow
If you're asking how good is the character creator. They said they want it comparable to Black Desert Online.
proven arrow
What?
proven arrow
Please keep this channel for question and answer only. If you wanna discuss things go to #aoc-discussion or #general-discussion
open sierra
DarkBat - save from your ciggarets and alcohol!
or if you are too young you still can save 1 $ per 2 days and you will play the game too
and there is things that i want to be implemented exacly for a case like yours with in game currency to be subscription option like in wow !
i suggested it in a discussion but noone take it seriously...
main rivet
Are we going to get trapped in the game in the first day of the release? #swordartonlinereference
proven arrow
Only if you didn't buy the stuffertons mount. He can show you the way out.
fervent harbor
will this game have VR, and more importantly will this game have a log out button?
proven arrow
VR is not planned atm. And no you can never log out.... It's impossible....
opal fiber
do we know if items from the ingame store will be bind on pick up? since intrepid wants no pay2win, having things you can "gift" to other players in any way tends to result in buy something -> sell for gold -> use gold to "pay2win"
cedar talon
There will be no gifting of items
proven arrow
Well you can trade items not from the cash shop
opal fiber
aye that's fine, as long as you're not making gold by using real money on the shop ^^ thanks for replying
lunar nova
Lit
lunar nova
Does anyone know how long I have to reap all of the benefits for purchasing the Alpha packages (the first ones that become available to play in December I think)? Will there be a cut-off point?
ruby swift
Most of the KS benefits that are cosmetic and such wont become available till just before live launch. Testing access of course will apply to those phases. They have repeatedly stated that cosmetics and rewards will be one of the last systems worked on before release.
lunar nova
Understood, and rightly so
But it is giving me the understanding that content creators will be given these releases for free? Or am I misunderstanding something on the form explanation
ruby swift
There may be special cosmetics that are given to content creators to gift. Stress on the "may be"
But those would be rewards claimed at live, just like the others.
lunar nova
Holy moly, there will be VOIP
That makes this game exponentially better (for me at least)
Great addition!
weak creek
HAHAH yea same im just telling my friends hahaha
lunar nova
"Working with Discord"
As in, just using their API, or fully working with the company itself?
fast shoal
Atm, we're not likely to have access to the API
digital topaz
I think he was asking if IS was just using Discord's API or working with the actual company to bring voip to Ashes
fast shoal
You're likely right, didn't read thoroughly. Afaik they havn't specified.
fluid scroll
@opal fiber So far there will be no Bind on Pickup (BOP) or Bind on Equip (BOE).
stable plover
There are exceptions to the no soul bound stuff rule like cash shop items and monster coins
void parcel
Has the $150 founder pack from KS have a released access date yet?
stable plover
no
dawn onyx
is there any chance i can still somehow get my hands on a lifetime sub?
digital topaz
No.
dawn onyx
damn it
restive heart
You can if youโre a Kickstarter or Summer Backer by upgrading your package through the website. Otherwise, no.
proven arrow
Was joking earlier lol
glass swallow
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charred ridgeBOT
lunar nova
If it is to be believed that everyone has access to all of the release stages (as I have understood so far), why do the packages on the website specify the access per tier (ex. the $500 package says access for A1, A2, B1, B2)?
empty fjord
who said everyone has access to all release stages?
clearly that is not the case
everyone can buy access to all release stages, except for Alpha 0 and Beta 0
lunar nova
Okay, so maybe my misunderstanding is the description in the Content Creator portion. Content Creators will be given access for free (if approved)?
proven arrow
Yes but if they stop being a creator they lose those privileges.
empty fjord
Still think content creators need to buy one of these packages, they might be given A0, and B0 but I don't know
lunar nova
I see. Like I mentioned before, having access as a dedicated content creator (of course, approval needed by the higher-ups) would allow content creators such as myself to spend that $500 on investing in equipment, allowing the providing better quality content
stable plover
@lunar nova @empty fjord https://i.imgur.com/kMQGViI.png Content Creators get access to all testing phases as part of the program, it's B2 (and maybe B0) keys that they'll get to giveaway
lunar nova
Gotcha. Thanks for the clarification. Cheers ๐
lunar nova
Before releasing a YouTube video, do I need to get it approved?
fast shoal
Only if it contains information from the Alpha 0 that is under NDA
If you're not under NDA you can do whatever you want*
prime salmon
I am looking forward to see a female character. Any ETA when we can see a sample? ๐
fast shoal
As with everything else, NDA is up until Alpha 1, until then you won't see anything that Intrepid doesn't want to show you.
proven arrow
All animations and models are still placeholder so keep that in mind as well
crystal beacon
i dont understand why in this video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHTWhIF5cqI the graphics are absolutely beautiful, but in this video, its absolutely not the same graphices : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMEuS892UlE
cedar talon
2nd one was at PAX, harder to optimize performance etc
stable plover
@crystal beacon The first video is heavily edited and the second video is raw. Also, the second video was made with an inferior graphics card compared to the first
crystal beacon
Okay thanks , so when the game will be released, will i be able to play it with the graphics of the first video ?
glossy reef
Are general settings requirements set in stone yet? I'm wondering if my computer can handle the highest graphics
stable plover
@glossy reef First your question since it's easier ๐ The settings are not at all in stone yet - they've said they're aiming for a gtx 960 to be the minimum card to run the game, but that could go up or down - the game is being developed on 1080 Ti Founders editions (for the most part) - but they have talked about adding in new graphical features (me extrapolating the rest of this) that perhaps there would be benefits out of even stronger cards - aka I'd currently hold off on buying graphics cards specifically for Ashes as a rule of thumb
@crystal beacon at least some people, should be able to play with the graphics of the first video, at least selectively being that good (and better than that situationally as well)
crystal beacon
Okay, so if i have a good overall configuration, i Can play with these graphics ? For exemple, do you think a 1060 + i7 8700 Can run AOC with these graphics ( from the first video) ?
stable plover
@crystal beacon I wouldn't expect a 1060 to produce those results (That's only 70%ish of the power of the card the first video was made with) - Intrepid is also pre-optimization, has a lot of placeholders, and you'd have to work at producing those graphics even with better hardware (There are a lot of cinematic angels that you'd be unlikely to get in the course of normal play - aka zoomed in further than usual and what not)
crystal beacon
Okay thank you for your help !
wispy shoal
i would not invest in a hardware upgrade now just for AOC. wait until we get some actual numbers on sys req.
proven arrow
BCG confirmed on one of his videos that the graphics are fantastic on his computer and he doesn't even have that great of a setup.
digital yacht
The pax east was ran on 970s
proven arrow
Another thing is the early gameplay footage was done in a different angle and zoom level, and camera angles can make it easier or harder to see what the graphics are like.
wind warren
How will the weather work and how does it affect the character? Does your residence affect how you characterizes it?
proven arrow
They've only touched on weather saying they want some kind of it to combo with seasons.
Not much known about side effects
autumn trellis
stable plover
Weather will have a dynamic system that varies in intensity, It has an important role in gameplay and mechanics how crops are developed and dungeons are available, hazards, etc. It will affect trade routes and economy. Weather inside the game also plays a key role on the type of events that become available and the importance on different crafting skills and abilities. For instance, being a farmer is good during harvest season and allows for multiple options of things to grow but during the winter that profession becomes void and useless.
wind warren
Will have new items or packages in the store, when you leave the beta, can we get it by paying monthly?
oblique ledge
I have no money can I get the game for free?
stable plover
@oblique ledge There are occasionally contests run by the community that give away preorder packs, If you can get into A0 that's free, there will be some opportunities from Intrepid to win free B0 / B2 access - You could also recruit enough ppl to earn a sub through the referral program
oblique ledge
B0.. B2 A0? Okay a well at least there is a way I just have to figure it out in more detail
Per Month how long will this last?
wind warren
What day will alpha 1 come out to buy?
wind warren
But can you buy without being together? Only alpha 1?
oblique ledge
What is a box cost
Wow that makes no sense
Yea
That's just buying the game every month
wind warren
Already have confirmation from other servers, like Brazil? I am waiting anxiously to buy the separate Alpha 1, since the set is impossible to buy here.
oblique ledge
Well nothing's free I guess
lunar nova
@oblique ledge I would rather pay $15 a month with no base fee than pay an $80 base fee and $15 a month alongside expansions that cost $50 each
AKA I rather a $180 stable fee to play a game than potentially $400+ depending on how many garbage DLC's the MMO makes
quick path
I can't believe some of y'all should think a game this size would be free
lunar nova
The problem companies make these days is that they look at the numbers I mentioned and go "hmm I rather make $400 than $180 per year" but what they don't realize is that their playerbase won't be nearly as large, people will get outraged, and the game will shut down after a few months/years
But for some, it's a nice cashgrab and... well, we see it every year or so, so it definitely has its "monetary value" for large companies
Thankfully Intrepid sees things differently (playing the long game, no pun intended)
digital haven
