Then there are way to play free to ppl no have money?
#questions
chrome kindle
dark jungle
Yes there is
Sign up for the referral program. If you refer enough people you get to play for free. Refer many people and you can actually be paid to play. https://www.ashesofcreation.com/referral-program/
proven arrow
Go hand out business cards with ashes of creation on them with your referral link
chrome kindle
What cards
dark jungle
@chrome kindle pls don't post your referral links here
charred ridgeBOT
chrome kindle
Sorry for that
proud raptor
Is is confirmed or denied that Intrepid want to have a system in place where you can grind in game for your subscription? aka What is their view on grinding in game for your sub?
fast shoal
Denied by exclusion. You pay the sub, or you get a small amount of referred peoples sub payments which you can use to diminish your own.
proud raptor
So confirmed that you cannot buy for one month, and use that time to grind yourself another month by in game means?
fast shoal
Confirmed insofar as that what they've said is the payment system does not support that.
proud raptor
Thanks you, that is what I wanted to know.
brittle crystal
If you have 7 referrals that are actively paying for subscription you can use your cut from that to play "free"
vapid marsh
Or you can pay for the lifelong sub via backing 😛 I am considering this option i think it would pay itself back after like 4-5 years XD
empty fjord
can't be done anymore, only possible if you already have a kickstarter or summer backer pack and upgrade it to the braver of worlds or above
brittle crystal
Its like 3 years iirc @vapid marsh i paid for it ^_^ cba dealing with monthly sub
vapid marsh
@brittle crystal I am still thinking about it will see how it goes after we will se some more gameplay
proven arrow
2.8 years I think is the math on lifetime sub depending on what you paid. 500 or when it was on sale for 400
void bane
is this game star citizen v2 ? 😛
digital yacht
No cuz this game will actually come out... and no p2w
wind warren
how many players will each server support?
safe quartz
8k to 10k they said.
sick lava
I don't wanna ask repetitive questions here, but is there a forum post or link that describes the available ways to play right now? It looks like there is only 1 pre-order package I could purchase to play right now unless I am missing something
sick lava
Thanks, I literally just found that too
smoky forge
Question: I was part of the kickstarter campaign, paid i think 30 bucks or something. But when I log into my account it says no purchases on record. Do they have no record that i bought the basic tier in the kickstart?
orchid wedge
@smoky forge You have gotten a code on the email you use on your kickstarter account that you can redeem here: https://www.ashesofcreation.com/code-redeem/
Email will be called "Ashes of Creation Kickstarter Key Fulfillment"
dark jungle
@smoky forge follow the steps here if you don't find it https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/36172/what-to-do-if-youve-not-received-lost-your-kickstarter-backer-code
smoky forge
found the email
now i cant find the redeem key in my account
lol
got it, thanks
Looks like i got the settler pack. dont recall what is in it
dark jungle
Okay, just follow the steps here to create a ticket https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/37708/how-to-submit-a-support-ticket/p1
empty fjord
@smoky forge https://puu.sh/AnJm9/5aec4440d4.png
speaking of that, what does additional character creation mean? is it an additional character slot unlocked?
fast shoal
"Additional character creation customization options - Tier 2".
empty fjord
ah. sorry, didn't realize that was one line
slender shuttle
does anyone have any information on the rarity levels of items? is it the standard common, uncommon, rare, epic? has there been any talk about legendary items also?
light elm
@slender shuttle I believe they will be going down this route. Legendaries have also been confirmed but will be seriously hard to actually obtain or craft
slender shuttle
cheers.. yeah most games have very hard to obtain or craft legendaries..
remote axle
@wanton lichen between 8k and 10k concurrent users is what's been talked about.
old sand
I was thinking. What will happen if intrepid want to do server mergers in ashes? It will be a interesting day
fast shoal
It’ll be a shitstorm of epic proportions. Realistically they’d merge the smaller server into the larger one. I’d assume they really want to avoid this though, thus probably allowing significant overpopulation at launch in order to balance out when a portion inevitably quits.
remote axle
@old sand The Nodes would not realistically allow for a server merge, as someone has to let go of the node/castle they own. In addition your freeholds/static housing would also be removed.
ruby swift
There would be a lore friendly exodus of the people from the closing server. "Your attempt to reclaim this world has failed. Pack your stuff up and make for the portals. Those who are slow will be left behind."
chrome kindle
guys need help in referral program
copper coyote
@chrome kindle what kind of help?
chrome kindle
@copper coyote i need ppl register with this
@simple ether where the place pls
@simple ether this my problem i dont know anyone here play online game
wind warren
How will food affect the game?
stable plover
@wanton lichen A 960 GTX is the graphics card targeted to be the minimum (could change a bit up or down before all is said and done. I'd in general recommend holding off on hardware purchases as long as possible)
@wind warren Food provides buffs, eating food at a tavern/freehold might allow extra buffs while staying near the area where you ate the food
lunar nova
I don't think graphic card prices are going down anytime soon
Even with the new "mining cards" coming out... there's just not enough VRAM to go around
If anything I think they will be going up towards the end of the year
I think a 1060 6GB is the perfect budget card right now that will be able to run Ashes of Creation mid settings, 60FPS+ 1080p
long fern
Is a Nvidia GTX 765M gonna be hard to okay ashes with good graphics and FPS then?
Play*
ocean forum
Do we already know if the game will be optimized for more than 4 or 6 cores?
exotic anvil
Do we know if it will run on 2 cores? im not super knowledgable in the hardware aspect of things
ocean forum
okay 😃 ty for your reply!
remote axle
@exotic anvil the UE4 engine is pretty decent at optimization, so you might be able to play the game at low settings with two cores.
exotic anvil
how low is low? Like what would i be dealing with
stable plover
@ocean forum Intrepid hasn't talked about multithreading yet, but UE4 has built in support for it
remote axle
@exotic anvil we dont know yet
ocean forum
thanks for your answer 😃
exotic anvil
yeah same, thanks for the help!
gilded chasm
Hi! I don't know if this is a question so much as a request, but does anyone have any close up images of the horse models, or perhaps even videos of their animations? 😃
glass swallow
the recent livestream showed the horses in motion i believe
gilded chasm
I will try and check it out 😃
do you know any date or what its called so I know what to search for?
or is it in the twitch stream history?
remote axle
@gilded chasm correct 😉
stable plover
note that they said those horses where not intended to be final
lunar nova
@exotic anvil It seems that many MMORPG's are making much more use of the CPU in terms of processing so much information, so 4 cores would be a safe minimum IMO
As for Graphic cards, the event they recently held in April had the demos running on 970's I believe, so if you open up more room for advancements regarding content and more "data" to process, a 980 would be a safe bet, or a 1060 6GB/1070 as a default point of being in the safe spot of playing the game at comfortable settings.
exotic anvil
Thanks for the tip. Im building my first pc this summer and im probably gonna sink a little more money into it for some higher quality parts then what i originally planned
lunar nova
What also needs to be taken into account is the optimization they will be implementing once the gameplay is polished, but if you are looking to play the early Alpha/Beta, it seems that the aforementioned graphics would be a minimum requirement for 60FPS minimums
glass swallow
This is the specs of the Devs PC ... its rather beastly and not a reflection of requirements
exotic anvil
Dang
lunar nova
Yeah I mean those specs are definitely overkill haha, that's a $3k computer
exotic anvil
Any idea how a 1050 ti would fare?
lunar nova
I'm positive you can build a PC (from scratch) to play AoC comfortably for around $1.5K at MOST
I don't think the VRAM would be enough on a 1050 TI
exotic anvil
K
lunar nova
I'd aim for a minimum of 6GB (1060)
exotic anvil
Cool
lunar nova
or a 970 4GB at least (1060 is better and cheaper I believe)
exotic anvil
I was originally gonna go for bare minimum parts bc i didnt want it to be that crazy of an investment, but I might as well go from mediocre to good if it means itll last a while (and i get to play ashes lol)
cedar talon
I always say its best to invest the maxium you can in a PC. A decent build PC can last you 5 years easily
lunar nova
If MMORPG's are your focus (and that in itself means that the same specs will work for other beast games anyway), I can advise to "skimp" and save a few bucks on the case, the keyboard + mouse, headphones, and potentially RAM (as long as you can buy 16GB DDR3/DDR4 depending on your motherboard)
remote axle
Try to keep this channel for questions 😃 If you want to discuss PC builds, you can always head to #general-discussion
lunar nova
Addons like keyboards or mice or headphones can aways be purchased elsewhere
@remote axle I suppose now it became a PC spec discussion, but the original question was regarding the minimum specs to be safe to play AoC when it is released
remote axle
yep, and that one was answered, since we dont know the minimum specs of the final release yet. 😉
wind warren
Will the food be used constantly, the boost it gives?
For I think it should revolve around the cook and to make food should have the farmers and fishermen take to the cook through the caravans and thus need guards and with this enters the blacksmith who will need the woodcutter and miner, and so on ...
And will the food be forced to use constantly?
crystal beacon
@idle siren on a scale of carrot to rib eye steak how soon will we see node part 3 
?
glass swallow
Tuna
patent pawn
When this goes live what are the server options, will the oce community get screwed with high latency connection and rule out any competitive pvp?
proven arrow
There are plans for multiple regions including OCE. They are also partnered with google so servers should be fairly good ping if you wanna play with NA players.
lunar nova
Where can I find a list of all verified information regarding partnerships (like the above mentioned)?
proven arrow
Partnerships?
empty fjord
think he means aside from Google @proven arrow
A list of all external parties involved in making this magic happen basically
empty fjord
I'm curious, How many active subscriptions would Intrepid need to consider AoC a success out of an economic standpoint?
fast shoal
We don't know, and doubt we will.
last osprey
guys i saw a convo you had about the pc requirements for aoc... i have a gtx 950 with 2gb VRAM will i be able to run it? (i run witcher 3 at max at steady 30fps)
fast shoal
Minimum specs not yet official. They ran the latest livestream with a 970 and it managed it well.
last osprey
well i want to just play it with decent fps, i dont care if i have to play it on low reso
and yes 30 fps is decent for me
fast shoal
I mean, at this point we can just guesstimate. If it ran well on a 970 before everything is added, you might be okay on low resolutions with a 950 when everything is in. I'd wait and see closer to launch when minimum specs are released.
last osprey
oook ty
quick plover
What determines the theme (architecture) of a node? is it randomly assigned or are there other factors to it?
fast shoal
Culturally it turns into whatever race has contributed the most to the node.
The type (militaristic, divine etc) is predetermined.
stable plover
@fast shoal @last osprey Intrepid has stated that a GTX 960 is the intended minimum graphics card to run Ashes, since a 950 is less powerful than the Intended minimum card, I wouldn't expect it to work out great
last osprey
@stable plover still it is close to the minimum so in most cases it d work
@stable plover thanks for the update tho
slim cargo
so has there been anything new said about the Summoner class?
echo magnet
Will Z-axis effect combat, as in a higher elevation giving a longer range or higher damage.
proven arrow
Most likely not
stable plover
@slim cargo http://www.aocwiki.net/PAX_EAST_2018_Sunday_Steven_Q#What_types_of_summons.3F_How_will_they_work_together_for_siege_summons.3F and http://www.aocwiki.net/PAX_EAST_2018_Sunday_Steven_Q#Summoner_main_.2F_Mage_secondary_-_Can_I_summon_something_that_explodes_when_it_dies.3F contained some new summoner info at PAX
wind warren
will you have paid expansions?
peak fog
What are the minimim specs
remote axle
@peak fog We dont know the minimum specs yet
peak fog
ok, im getting a new pc, and i just wanted to make sure i was getting a pc that can run it
Also, Can you minipulate the camera with the arrow keys?
remote axle
@peak fog We dont know that for sure either, sorry. However, Steven has said he wants the controls to be highly customizable, so I bet you will be able to reconfig the arrow keys to be used to control the camera
peak fog
Thats good then i find it eiser ot use the numb pad
fringe pewter
Best guesses on alpha 2 date?
copper coyote
january of 2019
stable plover
my personal guess of A2 puts it later than Jan 2019 - I'd personally guess something like A1 part 1 in Oct, A1 Part 2 in Dec, A2 in Feb as the soonest I can envision A2 (Can DM me if want more speculation than that)
smoky raft
nah bro i think maybe march 2019 and then beta 1 maybe October and beta 2 late December and then full release could be February of 2020 just my guess
digital topaz
Should probably refrain from assuming that the official scheduled release date will be wrong.
smoky raft
there is no official scheduled release date yet afaik
digital topaz
^
loud seal
@peak fog mmorpgs dont take much ressources compared to somes
empty fjord
Has there been any official word that A2 will start after A1P2? afaik it can run in parallell with other testing phases
so no sense in speculating when it will start
wind warren
Will you have voip per area in the game?
stable plover
@wind warren They've said probably not to proximity based voice chat, but locations like taverns could have voice chat - the voip in AoC seems more intended for parties/raids/guilds
wind warren
Will it have a disadvantage when someone kills another player in a matter of nodes or castles? Maybe NPC guards attack him?
cedar talon
afaik this is something they are still thinking about
remote axle
@wind warren This is only a guess, but from past experiences, guard NPC's usually attacks flagged players in cities. A corrupted player in Ashes will be perma-flagged, so there might be a system in place where city guards will attack them... If not, you are free to attack the flagged player inside town and kill him regardless.
woven cliff
In regards to the foothold skins (i.e. Py'len's Greenery) are these skins that go over the foothold placement options/layouts that are already designated or are they different layouts specific to that foothold appearance?
or are they just like plugs you can place on a foothold
dark jungle
@wind warren NPCs will indeed attack players who have a -ve reputation in that node, ie players who have killed a node citizen https://youtu.be/EAG9mS0U4NQ?t=29m45s
remote axle
@woven cliff They are skins to established buildings you can build. The Greenery is a skin to the crafting station of that artisan class.
woven cliff
okay thank you
wind warren
will have NPC stores inside a node?
dark jungle
Players will be able to hire NPCs to run their node stores when they are offline.
There might be basic NPC stores in starter areas
wind warren
Will you have to defend yourself in the game by physical attack, how to defend with double sword or shield?
proven arrow
You can defend yourself... yes.... There will be stats that give you a chance to dodge/parry/block just like normal mmos.
unborn aurora
What instruments can bards play? 
proven arrow
They mentioned having instruments but not which ones there is.
unborn aurora
Darn, thank you
proven arrow
Lutes I think were the only ones they vaguely talked about...
unborn aurora
I think lute should be a must
slate solstice
is it pay to win if i buy dlc and then spend hours trying to defeat multiple bosses to get gear they may not drop? or is it pay to win to buy that gear from the cash shop directly? or both?
ok someone tried to tell me earlier that buying dlc cause it has gear is p2w. needed a real answer on that one.
more like dlc is pay to work and cash shop is pay to win lol
unborn aurora
Look at Runecrape for example, the membership there gives more content, the content then has better gear and a later, late game
slate solstice
thanks
dark jungle
Just to clarify, Ashes does not sell p2w gear and the DLC packs are covered in the monthly sub cost. There are no p2w elements in Ashes.
wind warren
Will the combat have as we increase or decrease the chance of blocking the enemy attack? Instead of always being the same percentage in each confrontation
unborn aurora
It might depending on abilities and gear
dark jungle
There is a RNG component to block/evasion chance, but as @unborn aurora said, your overall performance will obviously will depend on your gear https://youtu.be/STUmnHRKqNc?t=16m25s
west heath
Just more of a curiosity than a core question... Would we be able to track hours played, like that of ESO, or Steam? (i recall there being a chat command for total playtime in ESO)
fast shoal
Not known at the time afaik, I’d say probably 
drowsy holly
Hello there, do you know how many servers Ashes will got? and how it work?
azure vector
wanton lichen
I want 
where can I get ?
remote axle
@wanton lichen Be registered on the website and pray to Steven's Holy Sandals
wanton lichen
👏 
ruby swift
@drowsy holly Servers will have a concurrent population of around 8-10k people. The regions confirmed at release are NA, EU, and SEA/OCE. The number of servers overall and in each region is unknown at this time and will increase upon demand. Since the unconfirmed information is that they are going with Google servers they won't have to host the infrastructure themselves and adding new ones as demand is realized will be much easier than other games that have struggled with those issues in the past.
wanton lichen
Game looks amazing! Is it looking possible that the game can run 1440p @60fps on a gtx 1080 ?
wispy shoal
well system req. aren't confirmed yet so the best answer you can get right now is a maybe. but most mmos rely more on cpu than gpu
robust spade
Will we be capable of using another languages alphabet in game other than the English alphabet on the NA server?
empty fjord
Will I be able to level up an alt purely on gathering/processing activities? or would I only gain artisan xp doing that?
remote axle
@empty fjord correct, you will get experience into your artisan progression tree.
proven arrow
The adventuring class and the artisan class are separate exp lines yes.
empty fjord
Alrighty
azure vector
Will hosting on google servers be a viable option? I've never heard of a game run on google servers before
remote axle
@azure vector If its similar to Amazons AWS structure, I see why not. Its just a cloud based server structure.
Studios like Nexon and Ubisoft uses AWS for some of their games
dark jungle
@azure vector what you are looking for is google cloud servers https://cloud.google.com/solutions/gaming/dedicated-server-gaming-solution/#overview-of-the-solution
I believe Ubisoft are already using Google cloud platform for some of their games. Other companies are rumored to be following suit.
azure vector
Thanks for the responses guys :p
unborn aurora
Can people make music in game (sheet music) or write books?
dark jungle
There will be scribes who can create scrolls and books and there will be player selected music in taverns, but no specific info on whether music can be composed
unborn aurora
So I could write a long story of my charcters adventures?
dark jungle
Possibly, yeah https://youtu.be/JtG9mB2bREI?t=51m37s
unborn aurora
Yes Over excited kid meme here
ocean forum
do we already have some information about the summoner class regarding skills, etc.? if not, any guesses when they´ll release them? :3
ruby swift
No on the information question. Yes on the release date. Other 4 classes will make an appearance just before Alpha 1 Phase 2.
ocean forum
oh nice! 😃 thanks a lot! 😃
ocean forum
and no news about a penguin pet in the website store next month, right? 🙈
remote axle
no
ocean forum
damn... 😦
viscid vigil
I've tried to read backwards, but couldn't seem to find an answer: is Summer Crowdfunding Backer upgrade-ability available yet?
remote axle
@viscid vigil You mean the Kickstarter upgrades? yes, they are still available
copper coyote
Both are available
viscid vigil
is there a functionality inside the website, or is that a support ticket @remote axle ?
copper coyote
first of all, are you logged in?
remote axle
Its on the website
viscid vigil
yes
copper coyote
you should see on the "Store" page all the available packages
remote axle
Its above your name on the account page
viscid vigil
it's not there Zinnnie... that's only for kickstarter I believe. ahhh Kandy - thanks, didn't realize it was a package, thought there was an upgrade button.
thanks a million.
remote axle
I thought the summer packs were KS packs
copper coyote
they are different ones
firs there was KS with no paypal payment method, and then there was SCC with paypal but with some different items too
remote axle
True, fair enough 😉
idle ferry
wait lifetime what
copper coyote
if you backed during KS/SCC, within the Brawer of Worlds package came Lifetime sub to Ashes
idle ferry
oh nice
wind warren
When will you have more gameplay and news about the game on Youtube AoC?
empty fjord
the only videos atm will come from Intrepid
people can start streaming and making their own videos once the NDA is lifted
Alpha 1
sooo, October
stable plover
@empty fjord Well members of the content creator program should be making their own videos before then
empty fjord
Right, forgot about them
idle ferry
oct ish is alpha 1 right
copper coyote
"early Q4"
jovial fern
So is there any way to get that lifetime sub then? I've been looking for it because @copper coyote said it's still available but I can't find it
fast shoal
It's not available anymore
jovial fern
Ahhhh
fast shoal
KS/Summer backer(last summer) exclusive.
fast shoal
You and me both homie
wind saffron
Does the game be released in microsoft store? (please no)
reef prawn
No Microsoft store, I think they said through their website
digital topaz
Steven has stated that they will have their own launcher.
copper coyote
No to Steam too
crystal beacon
@idle siren on a scale of pink panther to the journey to the centre of the earth when will the next stream be ?
lunar citrus
👋
fervent harbor
Will there be a backstab bonus for damaging players from behind? This would allow flanking and other tactics to be more meaningful in pvp
stable plover
@fervent harbor Intrepid has said that there won't be bonus damage based on being positioned behind an opponent, but that there might be skills that require a particular position (like being behind the opponent) to activate
fervent harbor
oh ok, thanks for the answer @stable plover
reef prawn
Simply being registered on the website puts you on the list for weekly drawings to play Alpha 0 :)
hidden brook
Yes, after making a small research on the site I got more info, sorry for bothering
ocean forum
will there be new pets/mounts and/or costumes/armor in the shop soon? currently it doesn´t show anything when I click on these tabs :3
reef prawn
2nd of every month they update the cosmetics shop
ocean forum
ty 😃
stable plover
@ocean forum Note that if your logged into your account, and have a high enough package, currently the Watcher of the Woods pet should show up if you have the equivalent of a B1 package or higher, and the Swift Claw mount should show up if you have the equivalent of an A1 package or higher as individual items
ocean forum
oh god.. 🙈 shame on me...I wasn´t logged in so I couldn´t see them... 🙈 thanks a lot!
molten dawn
to get into the alpha testing, yes you'll need to buy one of the packs
they do giveaways, @tulip hatch would be able to definitively tell you if keys are involved and what times (if there's a set schedule)
(tagged ya Allu since I noticed you're on atm)
well, alpha testing is different than beta testing
crystal beacon
sure
tulip hatch
Alpha 0 is currently the only testing phase that has key raffles/giveaways available. all other testing phases are accessible via purchase at this time
crystal beacon
respect
molten dawn
Ahh I see
tulip hatch
There is talks about Beta 0 existing and will follow the alpha 0 key raffle pattern
but everything else is currently via purchase only
crystal beacon
dude
molten dawn
woot didn't know that \o/
crystal beacon
i respeect u project
molten dawn
also ellla, AoC has a youtube channel if you want to watch some of the gameplay from the devs themselves
molten dawn
yeah, game is going to be really good from how it's going so far
crystal beacon
game is cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool
tulip hatch
Please try to keep this channel to questions and answers only - please take conversations to #general-discussion
thank you ❤
crystal beacon
sorry
spice salmon
Will we have the ability to tone down the lighting on plants and other parts of the environment? I'm personally not a fan of such bright colors, especially those mushrooms.
copper coyote
you mean turning the bloom/glow/whatever down from the settings?
fast shoal
Very much doubt that they'll add customization to various elements of the world. You could always just not go down into the underground :>
spice salmon
They're also above ground
copper coyote
man i can't write atm, but i'd say that yes you are able to modify those settings since it's UE4
spice salmon
Ah great, thanks.
cinder bolt
Just curious, when are the phase 1 alpha invites meant to go out, I think I bought the tier that gets the invites after the family and friends and thought it said something about Q1 of this year, does anyone know if there's a more concrete date for that yet?
Braver of Worlds was the tier
analog bay
Alpha 1 Phase 1 is early Q4 this year
@cinder bolt (sorry forgot the tag in front of my response)
cinder bolt
Oh, awesome! Thanks for the fast response. Excited 😄
proven arrow
Late october early november is the estimate
empty fjord
where did you read that @proven arrow ?
fast shoal
It's been said several limes in livestreams
"Early Q4" is the current estimate, i.e. october/early november.
They hinted that they're ahead of schedule currently, but wouldn't count on that shifting A1.
empty fjord
Alrighty, I was curious since All I've heard was early Q4.
proven arrow
They said at Pax East November or earlier for A1a
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> @idle siren will bs gear come from crafters ?
teal hatch
@crystal beacon iirc its going to be a mix of crafted and world
Also depends on what state the game is in with meta and what classes use what stats
unreal steeple
wtf I just got 2 notifications on this channel
still gale
yea same
livid rapids
me 2
jovial geyser
rip dc
livid rapids
dc server for aoc did go dwn for a bit
lethal pollen
<@&257269635559194625> @idle siren
woeful zephyr
Ping?
bleak crescent
5000 people ping rip
neat lagoon
<@&257269635559194625>
Q- How will this issue be addressed....For players coming into the game later on if the game is NOT using Player Vs Mob scaling (many i know have this concern due to wanting to maybe bring others into the game at a later date)
Due to the complex nature of the Node system i understand that this might be hard to explain simply but i would like it to be a talking point as many might stay from this game if this ends up punishing players that join the game later on !!!!!
copper coyote
there was no ping, it was cause discord bugged/lagged out/died
violet burrow
proven arrow
IS mentioned that there will always be areas for new players to get caught up to the curve in. They said there'd be quests within metros that low levels can participate in as well as them having the ability to find their way to nodes at lower levels to spend lots of time in.
toxic granite
rip
violet burrow
whats gona be the price of the game when its released?
neat panther
remote axle
@violet burrow No box price, but a $15 a month sub-fee
woeful zephyr
Will we get ultimates? Skillwise
dark jungle
Yep
woeful zephyr
Thanks 🙌
surreal hatch
Will Linux be supported?
solemn ridge
Quoted "Only Supported on Windows at launch - there is a chance it could someday pick up more operating systems". Search "operating systems" and you will find more info. @surreal hatch
surreal hatch
Thank you @solemn ridge
ocean forum
Do we already know if there will be some kind of currency exchange like in gw2 so that you can actually farm gold for skins in the shop?
indigo viper
They said there will be no cashshop items right?
ocean forum
so no skins, etc.? 😮
analog bay
There will be a cosmetic shop. Just nothing that can lead to p2w
still wyvern
What do you mean exactly @full hollow? Because Steven's pretty strict on no P2W policy, we will not be seeing VIP and 1 hour buffs in AoC
And furthermore, they did state that on the cash store, they'll only put up cosmetics, that's it
empty fjord
cosmetics and monster coins, but the monster coin events will only reward cosmetics.
still wyvern
Bring this discussion to #aoc-discussion. For now, this is purely for questions
And for anyone who's still questioning the cosmetics, you can have a look at this link: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Cosmetics#Obtaining_cosmetics
All good. Gonna ask ya real quick via #general-discussion
ocean forum
thanks for your answers 😃 now I got it 😛
spring surge
I have heard the devs state that they don’t want players to log into the game for dailies or similar rewards. Do we however have any confirmation whether or not these types of reward system will exist in game?
proven arrow
Sub games tend to not have login rewards
crystal beacon
WoW
flint depot
WoW does not have log in rewards.
archeage has log in rewards.
rift daily log in rewards
ESO occasional login rewards for crates when "promotion active"
AION i forget.
some of those give you rewards for being a subscriber.
empty fjord
I just hope AoC will keep us interested in logging on without rewards
weary folio
Daily log in rewards are a F2P model.
copper arch
<bdo refugee , bdo hade daily login bonus every day every month 😃 (just as a side note, good night :D)
empty fjord
yeah well bdo is a p2p model with a sub
zealous ibex
You guys might want to take the chatter to #aoc-discussion or #general-discussion This is for questions! Tyrant mode @tulip hatch @still wyvern Gotchu fam.
silk oracle
how big will the map be again ?
dark jungle
Approx 480 sq km
silk oracle
thx
zealous ibex
@dark jungle What is the country that they're going for in terms of the size reference?
dark jungle
Lake Tahoe is 490 sq km
sullen sentinel
spring fractal
which doesnt include oceans correct?
rigid sage
Is that 480 sq km at launch and then more with expansions?
proven arrow
Andorra is a country nearly the same size as Ashes as well
13.5 times the size of skyrim, about 2~ times the size of BDO
unborn aurora
Dangit Zeke, you beat me to mention Andorra by 1 minute
proven arrow
My girlfriend is the one who did the math for us!
I been spreading that around everytime people ask
unborn aurora
Ah
slender shuttle
any news on the Auction House system yet?
fast shoal
Yeah, it’s not an auction house even if it’s called an auction house. Otherwise no :3
ruby swift
@slender shuttle As @fast shoal so nicely pointed out, there will be no auction house as you may know it from other themepark mmos. Markets will be local/single node, except when an economic node has achieved metropolis status, they can elect for a zoi wide auction house. There is no central point for buying and selling server-wide planned.
empty fjord
will there be some sort of billboard where players can order x amount of a resource for a given amount of money and a caravan could just drop the items off and have them instantly sold?
ruby swift
Possibly, has been mentioned, but not clarified.
loud seal
btw can we as player open our auction market ? i would love to be the best naval gear seller of my server o-O all sailors that want good stuff would come to me to sell or buy best stuff ever :/
ruby swift
The information given so far is that you will have the ability to rent market stalls inside your node city, you can then sell your goods there. Also direct sales. Has not been clarified whether you will be able to place vendors in your house or freehold.
zealous ibex
@loud seal If I'm not mistaken you can open as Unknown said a market stall, so if you end up finding a market stall near the ports at a port city and sell items which you have purchased to resell or anything of the like, then sure.
ruby swift
There is almost no BOP or BOE planned. Almost everything will be able to be resold.
spiral apex
so can we play this game yet?
ocean forum
not yet. it´s still in development 😃
fervent harbor
what about now?
molten dawn
Alpha 1 will be available for play come Q4 of this year, for those who bought the corresponding pack on their website \o/
loud seal
spiral apex
😩
loud seal
is that planned to correct shop that offer to buy packs we already bought ? it's not that important but it irritate me :/
i guess web devloppers are not busy with alpha 0 stuff :p
tulip hatch
You will still be able to see the packs even if you already bought them but you will now additionally see individual cosmetics you can by alone
loud seal
ik
wind warren
Is the Building + Accessories tab just new textures? Or will it be exclusive accessories for those who add it?
fast shoal
Just textures (skins).
urban kraken
Hey guys and gals. Quick question sure you get it a lot. I noticed the post for key winners on the forums, is that also where winners who enter in for weekly drawings from the website show up? 2nd is do I have to re-enter each week or is it automatic, and last is there an easy way to check or know if I won?
ruby swift
If you are lucky enough to win an A0 key you will get an email notifying you with the steps needed to be taken. You don't need to do anything beyond having an account to be entered and nothing needs to be refreshed. They tend to do the weekly drawings as an afterthought, and do several weeks at a time to catch up.
modern jolt
Q4 is so far away
I know they have their NDA but do you think anyone will be streaming any content during the alpha and beta? I contacted them asking about info on it as I am a streamer, small but would love the chance to stream it
still wyvern
@modern jolt Only A0 is covered by NDA. A1 and onwards, NDA will not apply, so I expect to see streamers covering those.
tall bloom
when is Q4 to be exact if anyone wouldnt mind telling me just curious cause im building a new cpu and would like to have it ready for ashes. is it just like business quarter 4?
fair yew
October November December is Q4
tall bloom
thank you
fair yew
Have they commented any more on the battle system? Back when ashes was announced last year they had a small video showing an interactive combat system but all of the recent streams and gameplay videos haven't had that system in place so I was wondering if they are nixing it or just have it off at present
tall bloom
no idea i just jumped on the bandwagon a few days ago still reading throguhs tuff
ruby swift
Combat displayed so far has been placeholder. The actual development push happening right now is the combat iteration.
fair yew
Okay! I was really excited about the combat displayed in early videos
ruby swift
They have a master development milestone plan. The current milestone they are working on is combat, and A1P1 will be primarily pvp combat testing in arenas and battlegrounds. There will be plenty of feedback and tweaking over the next year and half before release.
fair yew
well I will be excited to test it out if its implemented by A1 😃
modern jolt
I def will be testing alpha 1, -500 for me 😛
strong talon
Does the project have a changelog accessible to the public?
stable plover
@strong talon Short version: No -- long version: The dev team is good about sharing changes/updates it's just not really available in a super condensed format - tracking #news, #314513053486022676, http://www.aocwiki.net/News, and from: steven#8582 would get most of the way there
icy echo
Any word on a potential music system? (Looks at bard)
reef prawn
From what we've heard, bards are more focused around telling stories than playing instruments. But I think I read that there will still be a music system, just not big detail for now
icy echo
loremasters are neat to have over conventional performing bards so not a bad choice. will look forward to hearing more about that potential music system in the future then.
wonder if it's possible to get a flagbearer feat.
oh one more question, I heard somewhere that most armor skins depend on the race you play? Are there no common skins planned then? Part of the fun of an mmorpg is mixing and matching outfits. If all my characters of the same race look equal to each other that'd be a shame
reef prawn
This is just me speaking but I'm confident the armor you'll loot will be race dependent but you'll most likely be able to get different race-themed armor from players of different races.
fast shoal
We don't know yet how race thematic looks will be implemented.
icy echo
Didn't mind the way ESO did i, by teaching every race their own style and allowing people to find "style books" to learn the the ones for other races
fast shoal
That is one possible way, we just don't know how they intend to do it yet.
reef prawn
Yea basically
copper coyote
you're 7 hours 5 minutes too late on that
barren stag
@reef prawn there are going to be various types of bards, storytelling, music, gladiator,etc
potent osprey
ok i saw videos but how do we node?
empty fjord
@potent osprey node is not a verb
potent osprey
ok whatever i don't get it how do we do node?
empty fjord
you mean how to level up a node?
by doing various things there. killing animals/monsters, trading, quests etc.
cedar talon
Node 1 & 2 videos are really clear about this
copper coyote
that's a meme tho
silk axle
🐷
copper coyote
try again in "early Q4" of this year
pure patrol
Hi, do we get access to the alpha 0 with the Braver of Worlds KS package?
wispy shoal
no. alpha 1 is the earliest to buy into
pure patrol
Okay thanks
native cliff
Hello, am i still able to upgrade my Summer Crowdfunding pack?
copper coyote
Yes
And to do that, head to the ashes store (be sure youre logged in) and you should see all the packages you can upgrade into
native cliff
Alright, thank you
wet saffron
@idle siren <@&257269635559194625> I really want to be a healer and through research it seems the only type of healing magic/spec in holy/divine. However, what about diversity in healing types. Classes can be influenced by the deities players worship, If there is a nature deity and your Cleric/X goes up the ranks of that temple/church could your heals possibly take on a 'nature' like druids. Or what about water healing/healing rain or mist type healing. Ithink diversity in healing should be a priority as well because people love to heal and people don't all want to be same spec of healing. (100 holy healers in one war/castle siege)
tulip hatch
@wet saffron
According to previous statements made by intrepid -there will be deities in ashes as well as skill augments that alter the skills according to the deity the individual player worships
robust spade
How many puzzles and what kinds of puzzles will be present in AOC? Will there be some on the overworld and underrealm as well as in dungeons? On the ocean floor?
proven arrow
There will be puzzles....
modest sparrow
Wasn't there supposed to be another nodes video released?
viscid ember
Will there be a base price such as WoW's $10 on top of a monthly subscription?
fast shoal
No base price (box cost).
empty fjord
Just a sub, future expansions won't have a cost either
viscid ember
😃
magic bridge
Are there going to be hidden quests and unique items that lucky or exceptional players can finish or obtain throughout the game?
ruby swift
There are even messages and popular culture references hidden in the world that the boss doesn't even know about according to environmental artists during livestreams from latest PAX. Should make for some famous moments when people find these hidden gems.
boreal abyss
@wet saffron
No info as of yet of Healing being of different elements
But there will be several religions, which will offer different kind of "Auguments" which you can attach on skills
(Will most likely be different Augument bonuses from the different religions)
But we know nothing more concrete than that
primal seal
Hello my Ashes of creation people, do we have any news on the next Livestream?
primal seal
What kind of news?
boreal abyss
dunno, not pshycic 
silk axle
I feel like nodes 3 is right around corner too 
cloud portal
i hope so that would be great right now
hardy axle
whats nodes 3
copper coyote
a meme to this point
cloud portal
the 3rd video in their nodes video series heres https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMvubbX-SHg nodes 1 and nodes 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44HChA1Kkfk
hardy axle
ahhh i see
yeah hes better at explaining a system studios have been trying to figure out for ages
ccp working on something with this in it right as i left
languid breach
What resolution options is this game planning to have? 4k in the discussion?
dark jungle
UE4 supports 4K out of the box, so yeah highly likely
languid breach
If this is true just take my money!
echo bolt
Does anyone know if node types will because the same across different servers? For example, if a particular node is military on one server, will it always be a military node on every server?
empty fjord
Node types are predetermined. but if they are the same on each server is unknown afaik
@tired viper the style is influenced by the dominant race. but the node type is predetermined and can't be changed
spring surge
@echo bolt The have confirmed that the nodes are the same on each server. Have not seen explcit confirmation about type. However, I assume they also will be identical. The point, however, is that there are MANY nodes, and only a few of these will develop into stage 4 and beyond. I.e. different nodes will develop on different servers. This should especially be the case the further away from the starting portals we get..
idle ferry
When does the store change items
tall bloom
how does the username reservation work? Does it just reserve whatever my username says it is in my account on the ashes site, or is there somewhere i have to enter it?
stable plover
@tall bloom There will be somewhere you need to enter it
tall bloom
Alright thank you. Should i be looking for the spot to enter it or will they email me or something?
stable plover
Info on name reservations is supposed to be announced "As Alpha 1 draws closer"
tall bloom
oh ok so its not there yet
stable plover
right
tall bloom
alright thank you for your help
crystal beacon
@idle siren <@&257269635559194625> do you have any thoughts or plans for smaller scale instanced pvp? I'm really hyped for castles sieges and pvp with greater world impact but I was wondering if we will see arenas possibly being built from a questline within a city as somewhere we can duel 1v1 or in small groups without being in open world and faced with corruption etc
tulip hatch
There are plans for instanced pvp arenas
Which will include a ladder system
Arenas will have 1v1, 3v3 and 5v5 there is also a possibility of a 20v20 and a free for all deathmatch
they are still thinking about the last 2
cerulean drum
Battle Royal game mode in Ashes?
proven arrow
no
crystal beacon
YES!!
ocean forum
please no...
manic crystal
A true FFA pvp mode would be cancerous
People would cheat and team up
And it'd be hard to enforce rules against it
boreal abyss
Good point, I wonder if Arena's will be "teleported to" or "Have to actually meet up at doorstep"
I hope for the latter
If there is a FFA PvP mode, it is likely that it will not be "Ranked" and instead just for fun and excitement, because of issues you mentioned @manic crystal
boreal abyss
I know, which is why I hope not, cause I am too
manic crystal
Bless RIP'd too early :/. I needed It to last longer to fill in the gap till AoC
tulip hatch
Please remember this is a Q and A channel minior discussions regarding questions and answers is okay but please take all other discussions to #general-discussion
❤ thank you
silk axle
Is there any intent to build into the game a type of mercenary system? For example, contracts for escorting caravans, defending/attacking on sieges? That'd be cool if it was beyond just player to player promises, but an actual system to ensure payments
proven arrow
The caravans have those systems built in
tulip hatch
^
proven arrow
It's up to you to decide what kind of guild you are
tulip hatch
but a seperate system to hire players individually thats different
silk axle
Right. Some people don't like large guilds or play solo. Or maybe their guild isn't doing anything, the idea of being able to hire individuals when your lacking individuals is neat but surely just an idea
proven arrow
You can be known as a strong mercenary guild and have personal transactions involving protecting a city you aren't allied with in a siege
Individuals likely won't have much impact tbh, but let's save this discussion for #aoc-discussion
wraith ember
Will AOC support SLI/crossfire?
spring surge
wraith ember
@spring surge Developers who intend to use AFR will still need to work directly with NVIDIA to test their games and to have it automatically switch over to use the Alternating Frame Rendering functionality where appropriate.
ocean forum
we don´t know how many cores ashes will support, do we?
spring surge
nope
ocean forum
ok ty 😃
hardy axle
If I was them I'd be writing it to have a lot run in parallel i mean the 18 core intel extreme is a beast but it will be far more standard soon i don't have KPIs or metrics on cores and threads for gaming demographics but would be nice to have
azure mural
Will there be a simple player to player trading? (Like rightclicking someone -> Send trade request -> Put items or money into the trading window -> accept on both sides -> done?)
And will there be freely scalable prices on the auctionhouse or the private marketplaces?
I just played bless online and seeing the player2player trading disabled and FIXED Prices for every item at the auctionhouse is just a pain in the a**... You cannot even make profit by buying materials for crafting a potion, because even if you buy the materials at the lowest possible price and sell the product at the maximum possible you still lose money....
I mean, i understand they won't have RMT in the game... but like this? I'll quit bless for the reason of the missing economy. Hope AoC will never have a system like bless.
azure mural
thank you so much for the links 😉 watched so many Q&A videos, but didnt find an answer 😉
dark rock
Do we have any approximate sense of the number of nodes there will be in the world?
dark jungle
Only thing we know for sure is that there will only be up to 5 metro nodes on a server
crystal beacon
Will @dense flameesofcreation be at E3?
crystal beacon
@dark rock this was the question I asked a while back, It doent give a number but it seems like there will be a lot of potential nodes to start.
How many dormant nodes will there be at launch?
1. (many) If my guild wants a fishing village, will we be able to start fishing anywhere and likely have an encampment form near us, which would disable other nearby dormant nodes.
or
2. (fewer) Will we need some idea of which area has a dormant node near water.
Steven just answered "Many"
crystal beacon
to be drawn for weekly keys do you only need to be signed up on ashesofcreation.com ?
analog bay
Yes
hardy axle
But how will they ever know I am me
analog bay
If you win a key you will get an email with information on how to proceed via the email on your account.
hardy axle
Best add them to not spam list then
charred karma
Is there a class that does primarily dot damage? Like, is there anything comparable to an Affliction Warlock or a Shadow Priest from WoW?
boreal abyss
We do know know the specifics for almost any classes yet so we do not know @charred karma
abstract drift
So I know there is incentive to attack a rank 5 node due to how many can be on the world at once, but are rank 3/4 nodes going to be at practical risk for attack as well? While I personally like the concept of sieges in the game, I'd rather not be personally involved, so if I settle in a level 4 node, I'm just wondering if I'll be relatively safe.
barren stag
You'll be relatively safe until there is a seige. You get a notification that the node will be sieged before hand. You can always move
boreal abyss
Nowhere is safe, relatively speaking as any nodes can be attacked
abstract drift
Unfortunate, but understandable. Thanks.
barren stag
Of course the thinking here is that people will fight for their home
Such is the life of an open world pvp game
Otherwise ffxiv really is a good game
Where you can always be safe
orchid wedge
Due to how nodes will lock out neighbour nodes from progressing to their level, there will be a limit to the amount of level 3 and 4 nodes too
empty fjord
at least in the close vicinity to level 3 and 4 nodes, if the ZOI of a node envelops other nodes, they will no longer progress if I'm not mistaken
ruby swift
@empty fjord You are correct. What seems to be a misconception from earlier posts is that level 5 is a limiting factor. Metropolis are level 6. Until the extent of zoi expansion is clarified, how many lower level nodes will be under that umbrella and limited in their advancement is pure speculation.
village 3, town 4, city 5, metro 6
crystal beacon
anyone know when they update the pre-order packs for June?
copper coyote
inside of 24 hours
nocturne flame
what's going to be updated about them?
ruby swift
The cosmetics change monthly. The non cosmetic elements like Embers, testing access, and gametime do not.
boreal abyss
Each month's cosmetics are limited to that month, never to appear again for sale
hardy axle
Until they want to make some cash later on :p
empty fjord
no, Steven has stated that will not be the case, he was rather pissed at Trion for doing this, I believe it was Trion/Archeage at least
tender glacier
I know it's SUPER early....but will at any point (Preferably start of 2019 or end of 2018), prices be shown in GBP/Euro etc and not just USD.
hardy axle
Yeah
I've seen every one ever and I mean since I started working on mmos
Do something shit at some point
Sometimes it's a producer who only sees the bottom line and only the immediate one at that
Sometimes it's board of directors or investors
Sometimes it's just someone whose new or stupid or the original guys are all gone 3 years in
But not seen an exception yet
We love in hope tho ey
lyric raven
Can my pc run this game? i have a GTX 760 superclock 2gb and cpu AMD 8350
hardy axle
Depends what you define as run
Minimum is 470 gfx card I think
But that's gonna look not great
How much ram you got
woven vale
Has it been told how many people can be in each lvl of a node?
proven arrow
No but there will be a limit on citizenship, no specifics have been given
boreal abyss
Amount of citizens in a node:
Number of In-Node Houses + Number of Node's Zone Freeholds + Number of Apartments
Since you need to own property in a Node to be able to become a citizen
Huh, I never thought of it before but there will be a big limit.
And this also gives incentive for government to build Apartment Complex's
stark berry
Hello!
I haven't found answer of my question in #faq
How can i get access to #aoc-guild-recruitment ?
boreal abyss
You need to have the "Guild Leader" Role
Which is only given to Leaders of Guilds with at min X members
(I don't remember number, either 10 or 20)
@tulip hatch
copper coyote
10
stark berry
and how do i prove i have more than X? 😃
copper coyote
Have 10+ members in this discord with same tag
stark berry
oh, thanks
and where\whom should i write after that?
boreal abyss
One of the moderators
stark berry
Great! thanks!
steel turtle
if i buy 500 $ pack now i will be able to join alpha in december right?
boreal abyss
I don't think it will be taken off before launch
the cosmetic content changes each month tho
Every month the cosmetics are new and only available to get that month, after that they're gone
steel turtle
so i have to buy 500 pack every month? xD
copper coyote
And these cosmetics currently availble go away at monday
boreal abyss
you have access to buying hte skins separate
steel turtle
and how can i get into pre alpha
boreal abyss
Win a key
steel turtle
from?
boreal abyss
IS
steel turtle
IS?
boreal abyss
They have random drawings from forum users for instance
Intrepid Studios
steel turtle
ah okay i will buy 500 pack now then xD
nocturne flame
you can join the pot by simply registering on their web site
boreal abyss
If you want the skins in this pack you can
steel turtle
10x more chance right or something like dat
boreal abyss
if you don't like them, you can wait for next pack and hope its better xD
steel turtle
u said if i buy this pack i can buy new released skins right?
boreal abyss
No extra chances to join A0 by buying pre-order
Yes
but if you don't want these skins at all then you are better off waiting 😛
steel turtle
well i want to have skins wich never will be available again
boreal abyss
Also the skins from the higher packs costs 25$ a piece separate
Then you should buy 😛
steel turtle
u work in IS or?
boreal abyss
np man
steel turtle
so again in wich thread can i enter for giveaway
sage stratus
Just sign up on the website and you are in. That is it.
steel turtle
thx
boreal abyss
And watch livestreams, they sometimes raffle A0 keys
silk axle
I think you get them in streams yeah
steel turtle
Kk ty
lusty osprey
Question that many players had asked, Do we have any idea of when beta 1 beta 2 alpha 1 and alpha 2 ?
boreal abyss
potent osprey
Can I still upgrade my kickstarter package?
boreal abyss
yes
boreal abyss
Contact a moderator
lyric raven
@hardy axle 16gb
copper coyote
you should see them at the store page
copper coyote
are you logged in
long socket
If you own a previous month's package or are a Kickkstarter or summer backker you are able to add the cosmetics found in our monthly pre-order as addons.
I'm a kkickstarter backer, where can I find the addons?
potent osprey
NVM I found it.
dark jungle
long socket
I can't find the Cloak
long socket
You still need to buy them right? Otherwise I'm doing something wrong 😛
dark jungle
You need to buy the cosmetics, yes
nocturne flame
@long socket try this link and check your cart: https://www.ashesofcreation.com/shop/?add-to-cart=59071
reef fiber
Hey all, just curious I say the raptor mount in the pre order packs on the site... I bought into the Kickstarter fairly high, so I don't really want another pack. Is there a way to get just the raptor? Or if I did get the package would it stack with my Kickstarter one?
tulip hatch
you can buy it individually depending on the pack you purchased
do you remember what pack you have
copper coyote
what KS/SCC package you need to own to be able yo buy the A1 package cosmetics?
boreal abyss
500 $ one
reef fiber
I have the $500 one
tulip hatch
braver of worlds/intrepid pack or higher lets you have all cosmetics
copper coyote
i see
nocturne flame
@reef fiber try this link: https://www.ashesofcreation.com/shop/?add-to-cart=59079
tulip hatch
you can buy all cosmetics individually squirrel
reef fiber
So if I didn't have this pack I couldn't get the raptor for 20?
copper coyote
indeed
reef fiber
Ah okay thanks all! Need to keep a better eye on this store now
nocturne flame
hm, how do I subscribe to the newsletter? I do have an account but I didn't get the one that was sent out today.
glass swallow
that is likely due to email filters you have in place
try adding Community@intrepidstudios.com and contact@intrepidstudios.com to your know contact lists
should fix ti
past plinth
@dark jungle can you help me out with where you were able to get the link to add just the cloak to my cart? i was hunting around the website forever trying to find it
and there will probably be more stuff I want in the future >.<
brave zephyr
I backed the kickstarter. Does anyone know if we can see on the website anywhere our bundles and such?
empty fjord
not yet @brave zephyr
brave zephyr
thanks! was just a lil worried
brave zephyr
oh wow!!! I didn't know about this
empty fjord
it's a little bit out of the way, you see a link to that site if you go to your account page and look next to the kickstarter symbol next to your avatar picture
brave zephyr
well damn.. i dont have a kickstarter logo next to my avatar...
i remember linking it a long time ago
dark jungle
brave zephyr
mm does anybody know how to link their website account to their kickstarter bundle then? X_X
dark jungle
brave zephyr
Thanks a bunch
silk heath
So it seems like crafting will be a big deal which is really great! And it also seems like crafters will need to work together for some projects. So I have two questions. First, will Crafting be a click button snooze fest where I don’t actually craft and I just get materials or will I have to do a small “mini game” to craft? And second, if I craft something can I wear it regardless of level, will there be a system that lets me wear stuff when I have the skills to wear it? Or will I be able to wear w/e I craft because anyone can wear anything?
ruby swift
First. No. They have promised interesting crafting. Second. there are different tiers, nothing has been clarified on requirements to wear.
boreal abyss
First yes, its gather then click button.
Buuut you have dials you can turn to change stats etc of equipment, but that's it. Just gather and dials and click and done.
Gather -> Tuning -> Click -> Done
rich granite
Hello everyone, could you tell me more about this line in the founder pack "$150 in Embers (in-game marketplace credits, NO P2W!)". in game market place credits sounds P2W for me, and the fact that you precise it, make me think it harder....So what it is really ? And what is it use for ?
sage stratus
I believe all items on it are cosmetic only.
kindred rock
Have they discussed the issue of the unreal 3 engine looking like garbage by the time the game releases 15 years from now (a la Star Citizen esc)?
dark jungle
All items that can be purchased for Embers or RL money are cosmetic only
Ashes is developed in Unreal Engine 4, not UE3
dark jungle
Ashes of Creation release date is targeted before 2020. It is already in Alpha-0 and Alpha 1 is scheduled for around October this year.
spring surge
@kindred rock Don't see why that's more relevant to UE4 than any other propriatary or self made engine...
dark jungle
Guys, please keep this channel for direct questions and answers only ❤
timid warren
Does it look like their will be a “gatherer” profession?
spring surge
rather the opposite...UE4 is updated all the time, so kinda up yo Intrepid whether they continue to upgrade engine or not
boreal abyss
@timid warren Several
from the top of my head, Profession for gathering lumber, miner, fisher, Forager, tamer and farmer
NB: Names not offical and just used to describe what is mentioned so far that one can gather
timid warren
That’s how I usually make coin
boreal abyss
You can easily specialize in gathering
crystal beacon
I am a kickstarter backer, butmy AoC account says I have none on order. how do I link the two accounts?
silk heath
Piggy backing on the crafting question earlier and some responses. 2 separate people said two different things. Should I take that as no one really knows yet and I should check back in 6 months?
boreal abyss
@crystal beacon Contact a Moderator
@silk heath
Crafting is like this
Gather the required materials according to production method
You get dials you can customize when crafting an item.
Different specs of the resulting product will change depending on the values of said dials
Click button, done.
See: http://www.aocwiki.net/Fevir_Gaming_Q%26A_2017-05-10
Point: #6
dark jungle
@crystal beacon you need to raise a support ticket https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/37708/how-to-submit-a-support-ticket#latest
forest tendon
Hello! I Had Some Questions About This Months Add-Ons Is Anyone Available
dark jungle
Ask away
shy peak
I was just won deriding if we can use our embers for the pre order packs add on items or do we wait until a cash shop opens at launch?
Wondering* aha
silk axle
embers will be for cash shop on launch
forest tendon
Sorry I Went Afk
If i add the cosmetics to my cart because im a summer backer i get them for free right?
silk axle
No, I believe you still need to pay for them individually
So the cash shop items that are monthly, can be purchased by buying one of packages
or individually, if you already have a package or a backing from the kickstarter
forest tendon
I am summer backer
silk axle
add them to your cart, does it say $0?
forest tendon
let me check
so all the individual items are the one included in the pre-order packs right?
silk axle
you only get the items from the summer preorder
all the other monthly items are specific to that months preorders, or added to cart for those who already have a package and want those too
forest tendon
Oh okay so i add the summer pre-order package to my cart?
silk axle
You are already a summer backer? I think it should show under your account? I think if you see that option, its an upgrade to ur summer package? not sure though
forest tendon
Thats what im trying to figure out
silk axle
what does it say in "Details"?
forest tendon
i added the packages and hey all say it still cost whatever dollar amout it is
dont know let me check
silk axle
when you go to "account" then "purchases and orders" it should have a "my crowd funded orders"
forest tendon
i think i figured it out
silk axle
if you see your order in there, you're good. and the one on the store is likely an upgrade to a higher level package?
forest tendon
i have to get it as an "Add-On"
forest tendon
thats what i was talking about
silk axle
yeah sorry, didnt realize they had a summer backer package for the addons
or if you had to do it individually
but each month, you should have that option to addon if you like the monthly items
but not for free 😦
silk axle
negative
forest tendon
well that suckjs
forest tendon
ya
silk axle
but yeah, if you like a monthly item, its extra
and if the month passes, you can't go back and get it
forest tendon
okay so thats how it works thanks for the help
silk axle
no problem
frank spindle
Hi all, may I ask is the Alpha 1 server located in NA?
I’m aware that there will be an Oceanic server during official launch but is there a chance it might be up for any of the earlier phases?
cloud portal
i have no idea but i personally doubt it
and i would assume alpha 1 server will be in NA for sure maybe an EU one but its kinda early to know
frank spindle
@cloud portal Thanks for the reply 😃 Looking forward to Alpha 1
cloud portal
Your welcome. And same here! I'm so hyped. Can't wait to see the livestream on Monday
nocturne flame
do we know how they gonna handle different languages in a region? For instance in EU we have german, french, english and lots more. Will there be multiple servers with different primary languages?
dark jungle
Translation will be done based on demand. The localization will be done in the game client, not on the server. Servers won't be language locked
nocturne flame
I ment more like how do they indicate which language (most) people will speak on a server? Something like putting a [FR] or [DE] in front of the server name.
boreal abyss
There will not be offical [DE] [FR] etc servers if I remember correctly @nocturne flame
They dont want language locked servers
crystal beacon
Guys - where can I save my name if I ordered the Intrepid pack?
boreal abyss
Cannot do so yet, you will have to wait until they put that system up in place
crystal beacon
Thanks
cobalt gate
Will the items from the previous packs ever become available again? Either for purchase or in-game? I’m thinking of the necro items.
boreal abyss
No
ruby swift
@cobalt gate Nope...once they cycle out, they are gone for good
boreal abyss
Montly Exclusive content
cobalt gate
Well... sorta makes me not want to play now since I missed that gear. Darn
boreal abyss
You can't get everything
Have to accept that notion for this game, else you will be bothered later on as there will be items in game that can only be gotten once
by 1 person
cobalt gate
I see
boreal abyss
Had to accept this notion
Is a collector
ruby swift
They had a situation last year where they word smithed a deal that allowed the summer backing to take place. And people went Rabble Rabble Rabble on them. They are going to be careful in the future not to break exclusivity promises if they wanna keep them whales happy.
boreal abyss
that was because ppl in EU had issues backing on KS if I remember right, so was an extension
ruby swift
No, it was put out there that "price is exclusive, not the packages!" and people rightfully lost their shit. Old news that is over and done. You won't see a cockswaddle like that again.]
boreal abyss
ruby swift
Link all you want with propaganda. I was in the middle of that shit. The word smithing ran hard and deep.
orchid wedge
Psst guys, this is #questions not #aoc-discussion
boreal abyss
I link facts I know with sources as that is the only way to provide a trustworthy source
Not personal opinion
ruby swift
And these are answers for the guy who wants to know why he wont see exclusive items appear again.
Sources were removed Zilitch. All the posts from that time period were "archived" to not be seen again.
azure mural
Will there be European Servers for Alpha 1 or 2 and for beta 1 / 2 ? Thinking about upgrading to alpha 2, but only if there will be european servers. Playing on US Servers with 10 seconds delay is no fun.
alpine tiger
Hey I'm sure, that I am not the only guy who ask's this question, but I want to know this:
I baked at kickstarter and shall get access to the first beta, do I have to sign anywere or connect my kickstarter to anything? Just that I wount be forgotten
ruby swift
@azure mural There has been no confirmation of regional testing servers so far.
alpine tiger
I used the search function and connected my kickstarter backer to my account at ashes of Creation!
azure mural
How can i upgrade Kickstarter packages? i only see costumes and appearances in the "Add-On" Shop
dry flower
@azure mural
azure mural
lol... thx 😄 didnt see that 😉
manic gust
what is the release date?
nocturne flame
end of 2019, probably
manic gust
ah okej thx
trail knot
Was there ever a nodes 3 video
boreal abyss
Not yet
tardy storm
cosmic shell
When’s that store update? 🧐
ruby swift
They said that store will update on Monday. Whether before or after the livestream is unknown.
tacit hill
what day every week will yall pick a player to be entered into alpha?
proven arrow
Usually it's on a Friday, a bunch of winners were announced a couple days ago in the #news channel
quartz coral
Will there be shorts in-game ??.... you know like for the summer time!!
idle plank
is this game comming to steam ?
glass swallow
Steam = No
idle plank
oki
worthy hull
any update on the date of closed beta 2?
cloud portal
not even in alpha 1 yet bud
this is what we know so far http://www.aocwiki.net/Release_Phases
empty fjord
expect closed beta 2 to be a couple of weeks before live launch
usually goes like that
worthy hull
wait, i meant alpha 2
sry
doesn't give an exact date :/
they state closed beta 1 is late 2018 early 2019
worthy hull
oh boy
sinful relic
@cloud portal thanks i was wondering
cloud portal
np anytime 😃
empty fjord
the only hint we have is A1 which will be early Q4, but not how long it will run, or if A2 will start during A1 or after. so we can't give you a good answer except for guessing
scenic wave
How many devs are there now? ^^
proven arrow
Somewhere close to 80 by now...
empty fjord
they are going to announce the new devs tomorrow at the livestream
wicked gull
tulip hatch
Due to the game being under NDA no one can provide you an answer regarding any in game functions that may or may not be available.
crystal beacon
I have a question but its sort of for Steven unless anyone here knows.
From my understanding, he was just an mmo gamer that disliked the way companies were making thier mmos.
How does someone without a game design background become a game producer?
I realize that you need to have a money and a company but how does 1 actually just do this without the years of actually creating games?
ifmy information on his background is rong my apologies
cerulean notch
Will we be able to get drunk 😵
dark jungle
Steven has the vision and he hired a whole team of veterans to make it a reality
tulip hatch
^
crystal beacon
i have visions too. doesnt mean id be capable of leading a 70 man team creating a game with no bckground in it at all. so i guess my question should be rephrased as how did he "find it" difficult, massive learning curve, or a lot easier than he thought.
dark jungle
@cerulean notch since there are taverns I'd assume so
As any other CEO of any other company, you do not need to have the skills in making/doing whatever that company produces. what is important is your ability to inspire and motivate your organization to achieve your vision
tulip hatch
From i understand steven has an aptitude for leading and the charisma to ignite a following so he directed it towards achieving this goal.
tulip hatch
The current confirmed voip chat include party chat raid chat - possibly guild chat
there will be no proximity based chat
wispy summit
Question. How do mount work in this game will there be different mounts or just skins you can activate, and will they be acount wide.
mounts"
dark jungle
If you want to change the skin of your mount you can apply a cosmetic skin to it that matches the type of mount you have earned in-game. Mount skins purchased from the store or earned from crowdfunding are account wide. You will be able to apply these from your account page when these are available on your account.
stable plover
@wispy summit and the mount skin is moveable amongst characters on your account - different mounts have different abilities - mounts are supposed to act as a summonable from an item in your inventory (so likely no general account wide mount collection) lots of other info at http://www.aocwiki.net/Mounts
dark jungle
Just to clarify, the cosmetic mount skins you purchase from the store do not have any abilities other than what your in-game mount had before you applied the skin.
wispy summit
Thanks for the answer guys.
void dagger
Will you guys be @ PAX West again this year?
proven arrow
They said they'd be at 'A' PAX coming up. Probably pax west since PAX south is usually in JAN
glass swallow
tired viper
are there going to be emotes bound to pvp-ranks (such as gw1/gw2)?
crisp agate
There were discussions about there being in-depth write-ups for each of the races, which would include things such as naming conventions for each race. Initially it seemed this was supposed to happen around early last year, but with the Kickstarter and the fact that plans change its understandable that it got shifted aside for more immediately important things.
Is there any word (or plans, if <@&257269635559194625> wants to answer!) if this is still in the works?
reef prawn
Yes pleaaase! And same goes for main archetypes, but I would understand if this takes longer since classes are still being figured out!
tired viper
if a siege was succesful, is my freehold within the ZOI gona be gankable/lootable by a "zerg"?
proven arrow
There is no looting freeholds. You don't lose your stuff when your house is destroyed
But yes
Your house has a window of being destroyed
ruby swift
2 hours after a successful siege is the window quoted so far. May change.
Raw materials and processed goods may indeed be lootable. Furniture and decorations will not. Currency is not stored and is never lootable.
empty fjord
I don't understand that part. if a freehold falls outside of the ZOI after a siege, what happens to it after those 2 hours? does it go back to being safe even tho it is outside of any ZOI, or will it vanish from the map after those 2 hours?
tulip hatch
it will be destroyed
empty fjord
A question about currency, will it be a simple number tied to your character, or will each coin be a tracable entity?
@tulip hatch sooo, destroyed by default or destroyed by enemy players, seems like it doesn't matter in that case
tulip hatch
its not extremely clear...because steven says "it will be gone ..will likely be gone."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUJugtqTBxw&feature=youtu.be&t=29m34s
here is where he answers that question
make of it what you will
proven arrow
It very well could be that if the attackers miss it you just end up being in a cabin in the woods.
But probably gets removed automatically
lavish raptor
Hi all!
There is a lot of hype around photo realistic 3D avatars, which looks almost identical to real users faces. These scans can be easily created even by simply smartphones or cameras.
Is there possibility to allow users in AoC to use their real photos/scans for the faces of the characters?
glass swallow
In stating that the character creation process will be similar to, or an expansion of that seen in BDO, there is a degree of freedom possible in creating your toon's facial depiction to such a degree ... albeit, you would need to be artistically inclined. In regards to using a smartphone app to do so, nothing of the sorts has been mentioned to date
nimble furnace
If you build a house in the middle of the forest for example, will it pop up on the map or does it need to be a bigger farm/village to be shown?
And how will the house building work - More like The Sims aka building walls and custom placing windows, or will you be able to buy an already made design to place down?
glass swallow
Created this new, quick guide for resolving contact issues for those who have difficulty recieving email from Intrepid Studios - https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/39415/i-did-not-receive-an-email-from-intrepid-studios-what-to-do/p1?new=1
stable plover
@nimble furnace "Housing will have predetermined looks and skins to change the looks, will consist of a preconstructed design that as you expand will bring modular aspects you can change/customize." - So it seems like it's closer to the second with buying from premade designs, and then having ability to customize them from there - we don't know how freeholds will interact with the map
carmine wagon
How many character slots do we get at the start of the game?
tulip hatch
That information is not known at this time
lavish raptor
@proven arrow @glass swallow Thx for the reply folks!
zenith cipher
Do we know if Cleric will be the only party healing class?
tulip hatch
Cleric is the primary healing class in the main archetypes
These are the 64 class combinations
zenith cipher
Okay, thank you Alluring. I was just wondering if I went like Summoner primary, Cleric secondary if I'd have party healing potential.
tulip hatch
Not much information is provided regarding that specific class combination .. your primary skills will gain cleric augments but we dont know for certain what it will do as of yet
zenith cipher
Alrighty, thanks!
shadow bobcat
Soooo... I guess this question gets asked a lot but when will the game be in open beta?
glass swallow
kind ether
#Prayforbeta
Does anyone know if you can change your username on the forums/ your account name
foggy bison
How does someone participate in the Alpha of Ashes of creation?
reef prawn
Simply be registered on the website and/or buy a pre-order package
And you'll have a chance in the weekly draws
foggy bison
I went to the “buy” on the page and there’s only apparel
so i can’t buy my way in. rip okay
proven arrow
You can buy your way into alpha 1 but you can't buy into alpha 0 which is the current status right now
foggy bison
thank you i will check in later @reef prawn @proven arrow
stable plover
@shadow bobcat Intrepid does not intend to have an open Beta http://www.aocwiki.net/PAX_EAST_2018_Sunday_Steven_Q#Will_there_be_an_open_Beta.3F - There are some alphas/betas you can win entry into for free, or alphas/betas you can buy into, but they don't intend to have an unlimited number of free beta entrants
shadow bobcat
All we know is 2019.. :\ I remember them saying definitely 2017 and 2018 as well
heavy venture
When are we live?
tulip hatch
If youre referring to the Live stream its in 1 hour and 50 minutes
heavy venture
I am indeed. Thanks very much. Still got time to get popcorn then 👌
crystal beacon
Is there a way to know what names have already been reserved
proven arrow
Not a feature yet
barren stag
@zenith cipher it's possible as confirmed recently just don't expect to heal as well as a primary cleric
random thistle
Will we have the ability through quests or otherwise to become werewolves, vampires or some other mythical form such as liches? If not, why?
proven arrow
Not yet known but most likely not
There will be legendary quest lines where a weapon could give you a big boost, but as far as werewolves vampires or liches not as of recent known or expected.
muted shell
Does anyone know when/if we will be able to upgrade or add on to our preorder packages beyond the current offerings (I.e. If we already have intrepid). I'm aware of the monthly cosmetics, but I'm more referring to previously offered (non-exclusive) perks making a (limited?) return in the future, say, for conventions etc
tulip hatch
which perks in particular are you referring to
muted shell
I don't have any in particular in mind, I just know there are a lot from either the Kickstarter campaign, or the summer campaign, that did not explicitly state "exclusive" (though some did). Just wondering if we will get the chance to purchase them again if we missed out before
They were mostly at the higher pledge levels
tulip hatch
Nothing that has been shown in the past kickstarter/summer campaign will show up again according to current information.. [Anything is subject to change in the future at any given time however]
tulip hatch
lusty olive
nocturne flame
the are streaming a still image currently, the actual stream will start at 4 pm pdt
scenic wave
Do we know how long alpha 1 will last? 😃
copper coyote
just quesses tho
cedar tendon
. Would there be like In-game screenshot feature ? Like filters, in-depth auto folder save that sort of things
carmine obsidian
Will you be implementing VR af some point?
echo magnet
Will Z-axis effect combat? I.E. a higher elevation giving more range.
sly ingot
how hard is the game? MMOs are known to be mind numbingly easy
austere compass
I know it's been said that we will get warning, but my question is for the Summer Backer and Kickstarter upgrade packages. How long will we have to upgrade these? Will there be definite warning before the option goes away?
sinful raptor
Question for Stream: What classes are you guys working on currently? (We saw the Predator already) is there any others that you guys are excited, that could possibly be ready to reveal yet?
silent echo
what is too stop someone with corruption from getting a friend too kill them and vise verse to remove corruption so they can keep killing
crystal beacon
question for stream:
when creating a character, will i have a preview of what skills will be augmented based on what second class i pick?
misty flower
Question for Stream:Can we expect 1 month of free game time so people can try and see if they like and if they like it then continue subscription?
bitter crest
question for steam: will there be a distinct feeling of difficulty between different zone mobs?
dark jungle
Please ask any stream questions in this channel -> #453322118659047444
unborn oak
update on cosmetics this month
dark jungle
Questions posted here will not be answered on stream
crystal beacon
gah
bleak tangle
Are there going to be class restrictions based on race?
solemn roost
What about healing in game
dark jungle
Ask questions for the stream here -> #453322118659047444
Questions in here won't be answered on stream
neon hill
@blazing orchid not sure if this was asked in the past, but regarding bags, will there be a bag dedicated to crafting mats, costumes, etc..like ESO has implemented? It is so practical for crafters 😃
tulip hatch
Backpacks (inventory bags) will be crafted items
and there will be various types such as a consumables and gathers backpacks
neon hill
oh, that is so awesome! Thank you for answering my questions 😃 ❤
tulip hatch
No problem c:
scenic wave
Will we have the ability through quests or otherwise to become werewolves, vampires or some other mythical form like liches?
tulip hatch
If this is a question you want answered on stream please ask in #453322118659047444
slender coyote
Can anyone tell me as I haven't been able to catch up with what's happening but have they hit Alpha yet?
dusty thicket
#453322118659047444 will there be a way to level up through PVP? Like in ESO? I mainly play for pvp and that's something i miss in most mmos, there is no xp gain involved in PVP
copper coyote
alpha 1 coming in "early Q4 of this year"
slender coyote
Thank you 😃
sterile path
How will you keep gold sellers/farmers away from the game?
dark jungle
Ask any questions for the stream here -> #453322118659047444
small moss
I am a backer how do I give my friends the beta keys access
amber bolt
Whats your point of view between immersion vs fun? Not every people enjoys immersion. Will the game be more immersive than fun for "casual" players or the other way around?
ripe dagger
thanks for answering the hidden class question!
amber bolt
How impactfull will be day and night? Visually and on gameplay?
crystal beacon
Can we get tents and campfires for people to chill/sit around?
high robin
Will there be a guild Crest/flag system for guilds controlling territory like BDO
warm rune
Bless is the next disappointment in the mmo genre do you guys think you can break the seal curse? 😮