What AFK and OFFLINE aspects are there going to be in the game?
#questions
left mountain
ionic orchid
How versatile will the under realm race be? Lizard men? cat girls?
tulip hatch
Please ask your questions for stream in the #453322118659047444 channel
hard grotto
<@&257269635559194625> Raffle
copper coyote
no raffles this time
mighty geode
<@&257269635559194625> I have a question in regards to the guild system. For example will we be able to create a mercenary type guild that other players will be able to hire to perform certain tasks in exchange for ingame money or resources?
knotty shoal
Was hoping to win an Alpha 0 Key 😫
ripe dagger
raffle happened at start of stream
knotty shoal
Ohhhh ok
real marsh
do i have to sign up for the raffle? ive alrdy created an account
silk axle
just sign up on the site and you're all set
and when i say sign up, its just the registering your account. which sounds liek you already did, so you are auto in each weeks raffle
fluid scroll
<@&257269635559194625> can we get a more informative description of the store items? For example, Steven said there was something special about the gold item on the ship. The descriptions are very vague.
pulsar ridge
@safe dawn No body get refund from KS. At all
tardy pilot
If I bought the Voyager pre-order pack and wanted to upgrade, would I only pay an additional $250 for the Intrepid pre-order? And would I still get all the cosmetics included for this month?
crystal beacon
@tardy pilot yes and yes
You can find an Option that says something like "intrepid upgrade pack" for 250 usd in the store under bundles
whole cloud
<@&257269635559194625> is there any chance that you will have a life stream which is earlier? Like 11/12 pdt so that it isnt to late for the poor Europe guys? XD I mean your last stream was here at 1/2am cest xD
ruby swift
The answer to that is it would be inconvenient to someone no matter when they did it. You will never make everyone happy, so go with what works for them. Having the stream during their regular working hours may be inconvenient for you, but they don't have to ask anyone to come in the middle of the night to do a promotional information stream.
empty fjord
also they have livestream once a month, most usually on Fridays. it's really no issue for us Europeans.
solemn ridge
And what is up with the Intrepid Pre-Order Pack (Upgrade 3)
It seems like this pack is 500 dollar pack but show as 250
Or does this mean I can upgrade to that pack for only 250 dollar? Cause I bought the 250 package last month.
dark jungle
Yes it will upgrade you from 250 to 500
dark jungle
No
crystal beacon
Will there be a Card System similiar to Ragnarok Online, a system which rewards players that like grinding ?
empty fjord
Steven doesn't like grinding. Don't think they will intentionally make grinding a thing or set up rewards for it
in my own opinion, grinding is a really poor way of keeping you engaged in the game
random thistle
is there a way to have a chance to talk/text Steven about the game? that is not the livestream
like to get a 1 to 1 brief talk
proven arrow
Get lucky. Or buy phoenix initiative. He rarely responds to DMs here as he probably gets hundreds daily. If you're asking about vampires again then I'd just wait but don't hold your breath for vampires/werewolves.
floral cliff
how long until the livestream starts? timezones can be confusing here in europe
wide schooner
@floral cliff the livestream was about 12 hours ago
floral cliff
just found out
feelsbadman
i was literally sitting up last night looking up when it would start
checked the stream multiple times
when i googled 4pm pdt on google it said it would mean kl 12am the next day for me
edgy condor
at 24.00 yes, yesterday 😃
Though it was delayed and wasn't actually live until 01.00 last night.
floral cliff
yea idk if i was drunk or if google gave me the wrong date
w/e ill check out the video on twitch
thanks for replying
winged sparrow
Is anything known about the classes and their playstyle, wondering which one will be good for skirmishing
crystal beacon
Fighters would be good at rushing backline and going after Spellcasters
idle siren
Some clarification on yesterdays stream; Prone and Crouch will likely not be in the game, freehold plots will require a certificate from the parenting stage 3 or above node in order to place the plot, buildings will require blueprints and materials, back and belt slots will have priority of appearance chosen by the player ie weapon/cape/shield and potion/pouch/scroll etc. ❤
zealous ibex
@idle siren I asked this question a few times during yesterday's stream and I know that it's a bit early to say, but I was wondering about the path that you'd like to take the summoner down. Is it going to be essentially a mage with a pet or do you plan on the focus being more-so on the pets themselves in terms?
proven arrow
@idle siren so was Jeff wrong saying crouch was gonna be in but prone probably wasn't?
stable plover
@zealous ibex I'd recommend reading through http://www.aocwiki.net/Summoner, Summoner focus is on the pet
zealous ibex
@stable plover my thanks
winged sparrow
Whats combat like, is it more combo based or damage trading based? Also I see resistances on passive, is that resistance on the chance of getting CCed, pretty much how much of an effect does RNG have on PvP?
proven arrow
Combat is the next major milestone so we don't have that information. In the current state it's more like gw2 combat.
stable plover
@winged sparrow http://www.aocwiki.net/Combat for some combat info, but it's likely to be outdated very soon
hazy oriole
I've wondering this for a while now, what sort of materials will the players have for crafting?
proven arrow
Many
boreal abyss
We do not know the list of material types yet
idle siren
@zealous ibex Summoner skills will focus around enabling buffing healing and utility skills that are cast on their summon or that synergies with the abilities of their summons. They will also have customization options pertaining to the path their summons take.
crystal beacon
How about dot class ( damage over time ) ?
idle siren
Dots are present in several classes 😃
boreal abyss
When more crafting info? 
boreal abyss
We don't know how many pets a summoner can have active, or if a summoner can have more than 1 pet (ex 2, but only 1 out at a time, so when first pet dead, summon 2nd pet)
Very little summoner info out here
wind warren
<@&257269635559194625> Have you already confirmed a Brazilian or South American server? If you really want even the players themselves can translate into Brazilian ... Here are full of players eager to play.
fallen wadi
So what type of crafting is going to be in the game?
reef prawn
fallen wadi
Thanks
fallen wadi
There's a lot more options then though thats cool.
boreal abyss
Ex: Miner -> They've mentioned mining
(Green one's have been mentioned or shown)
The rest are my speculations
crystal beacon
Will there be different starting quests depending on your race?
boreal abyss
We do not know
Most likely different areas = different starting quests
tulip hatch
Not much in depth information has been provided for crafting but hopefully soon there will be more information given.
crystal beacon
Nice, I will hope for that.
torpid isle
I was really excited to be a shipwright until they said no cannons. 😦
I wanted to be a pirate that built my own ships and ruled the seas.
digital haven
can't you still board with other methods? pirates were around before cannon
torpid isle
Yes... but I like explosions and fire. Not so keen on the whole boarding and swordplay thing.
😄
reef prawn
How about giant ballistas on your ship
proven arrow
Ballistas, magical cannons, potion launchers, crossbows, bringing Rangers and mages to sea with you.
Seems like plenty of range available for pirates. Edit: thought this was discussion.
crystal beacon
About gear .. it is once for pve and pvp both ? I hope for both
past plinth
same gear for both
crystal beacon
👍
lean lantern
@boreal abyss hey great graph maybe add a scribe we've seen a mage with a book and I expect there to be scrolls and other literary/contractual/questy things that are probably out of an enchanters reach...
boreal abyss
@lean lantern PM me source and I will 😛
lavish raptor
Hi all! Will Alpha 1 participation be limited in a number of user? Basically, is there a point to buy it earlier? Or we can just do it closer the actual start?
crystal beacon
Will there actually be a system for protecting caravans if so how would that work?
Hi. Hopefully this question hasn't been asked already, but when teams siege your town, there's going to be mean people out there whose only purpose is to destroy what other have put maybe hundreds of hours into building. Is there a limit to the damage that can be done? Do you recover your materials or have reduced rebuild time? How does this work?
dark jungle
@crystal beacon the same amount of time, effort and cost that went into building a node is required to carry out a siege on that node. The limitation is therefore time based and economic
@crystal beacon yes, you can invest money into hit points, speed and other stats for your caravan. You can also choose to hire NPC guards to protect it. And of course you can have your friends, guild mates or some other group of people to protect it
@lavish raptor there will be practical limits on how many people can be involved in alpha 1 testing, but so far we don't know what these will be
crystal beacon
Will there be a system to actually hire players? For caravan protection or is it strictly voluntary
lavish raptor
Thx @dark jungle
ruby swift
@crystal beacon They haven't confirmed a mercenary system involving players.
crystal beacon
Okay :) thanks
wind warren
Have new items already been added to the shop?
kind ether
crystal beacon
How do player homes work? If there's a siege, is the house destroyable? If it is, do you lose all your stuff inside and have to earn it back? Or is it safe?
proven arrow
Homes outside of the node are called freeholds. Whenever you add decorations and place them in your freehold it saves them to a blueprint. And if a siege were to destroy your house the house would be destroyed but your items would be saved
crystal beacon
Thanks!
timid warren
What is different in AOC than the current run of MMO’s? I know this is a vague question but please if you have time let me know the important features
flint depot
With the introduction of the ship, will there be water caravans? to water based nodes ?
does the turtle mount go slower on land than on water?
can you swim under water and gather [kelp / seaweed / coral / shark carcasses / whale meat]?
(
maybe a water zone (area / region) could be an expac
I like the idea of possubly seeing an underwater node similar to that of the gungan city from that movie everyone disliked
)
I meant to add... a floating city like water world, an under water city.. thats the alst of my questions
crystal beacon
I see the list of classes -- is there a tentative list of races? Or is everyone human?
flint depot
https://ashesofcreation.gamepedia.com/File:80ce13bba55a5243be6b61b0d6c48b58_original.png
(better url than previous with a better zoom, more legible text )
crystal beacon
Thanks!
empty fjord
@flint depot there will be cargo ships. they were playing with the idea of driving a caravan onto a boat, but that was just speculation during a livestream
crystal beacon
Will there be marriage/shared inventory?
ruby swift
@flint depot Water content (above and below) was part of the Kickstarter stretch goals that were achieved. There will be water caravan routes. Mechanics discussed but not confirmed are possibly taking your caravan to the coast, then through a process converting to a boat, travelling, then converting back on far side. As it is a stretch goal it is less of a priority than core systems upon release, but they have said many, many times that things are coming along nicely and we should see most if not all stretch content before live launch.
@crystal beacon There will be a marriage mechanic. Whether there are any benefits beyond cosmetic remain to be seen. There are 4 main races with two sub races each and a bonus race that is chimearic.
tidal rapids
Stream running behind?
ruby swift
Since they had it yesterday....no
Starts the actual footage at 48 minute mark. https://www.twitch.tv/videos/269431633##
merry pewter
Running around and buffing/healing random people was always a lot of fun in EQ1 and since buffs became group only in all MMO's, it had an impact of the community. Will ashes allow this?
proven arrow
Heals maybe, some buffs, but some buffs also are only for nearby party members, since the game is non faction based it would be really awkward if you healed or buffed someone who then flags up and kills you.
fallow nest
I remember in flyforfun buffing everyone I came across to level up my buffs..... fun times
ruby swift
They did address this in an earlier livestream. You will be able to buff/heal others outside of your group. If you buff someone who is flagged, you will become flagged also. Most likely will only work with direct targetted abilities, since those are needed to initiate flagging. There is no "run through aoe and flag" planned.
crystal beacon
Any hints as to what kind of character customization we'll see? Preset faces or Bless-level refinement?
restive heart
Customizable in detail to the level of BDO is what they’ve said.
crystal beacon
Thanks!
timid warren
Will the game have player housing?
crystal beacon
Yes, player housing.
sinful lagoon
surreal elk
@timid warren 3 types, very limited housing in nodes, that grow with the node to mansions, instance apartments in the node, and freeholds are outside of the node, where you create it from blueprints etc.
or look what McStackerson posted
crystal beacon
Okay, how many AoC sites are there? Is there one "official" site for the wiki stuff?
surreal elk
their is no offical wiki
ruby swift
One official site. No official wiki. Some better than others, but none with any glaring errors, just timely update issues.
surreal elk
^
timid warren
What is the advantage to buying a pre order now?
ruby swift
You get to purchase future cosmetics (at your package level or lower) month to month a la carte as they are released. Once their month goes by, they will not be offered again. Other than that, it is possible at some point the testing phases could become full (not likely) and they could stop offering testing access. And finally, IS has a history of the package "value" declining over time. Meaning that people who got in at the beginning with KS got a lot more bang for their buck for say $500 over those that are buying the $500 package now.
stable plover
@crystal beacon check out #community-links for a listing of fan sites
crystal beacon
Thanks!
low lynx
Okay, I understand if this question can't really be answered yet. It's just basically my main itch.
I'm presently concerned with the class system. If I was the Necromancer, is that just going to be, say, the typical time-reliant summon with like a lifesteal effect added on to the minions? Or would I expect to see generally necromantic flair in the skills that are fundamentally different than other summoners?
Like, using corpses for minions, or lifedrain, etc.
stable plover
@low lynx Steven talking about necromancers http://www.aocwiki.net/PAX_EAST_2018_Sunday_Steven_Q#How_much_Evil_will_be_in_the_game.3F_What_will_Necromancers_be_like.3F What will Necromancers be like?
Because we're non-faction based we want to grant the user the ability to either do things that are "evil" or "good". There has to be a plethora of choices on the evil side for them to participate in. We’re taking a twist on the identity of necromancers. Traditionally their evil in the sense that they corrupt death or to serve some kind of necromantic lore. I view the necromancer as a master of life and death. The way I want to implement our necromancer, you can choose to be a necromancer for good or dark and twisted things. Either is viable. If you want to work with spirits that aid you can do that. If you want to summon skeletons/zombies/undead creatures you can do that and use them for you will as well.
low lynx
Oooooooooh thank you so much.
stable plover
http://www.aocwiki.net/Summoner basically the rest of the info we have on Summoners
low lynx
Wow! Awesome, thanks!
thin dirge
Nodes 3?
ruby swift
It's a meme now. They plan on releasing Nodes 4 first just to troll you.
fringe monolith
At which point do we get to activate the name reservation option from the pre-order packs?
solemn ridge
It will be close to when the game goes live.
ruby swift
Steven - 08/10/2017
:Begorimowl: More on name reservations will be announced as alpha 1 draws closer
sterile oasis
I buy the game but dont now when it coming out to play it?
boreal abyss
Late 2019 (Q4)
Also, no need to buy the game
The game has no Box cost, it will only cost 15$ a month in subscription fee
tawdry scaffold
There are pre-orders you can buy to get into the alpha and betas though
sleek pollen
Really? They are not charging a box cost?
loud seal
@sleek pollen no box price
low lynx
What
Why not?
empty fjord
why would they have to? they have a flat monthly cost and a cosmetics shop to keep things going
tawdry scaffold
Who do I talk to for access to guild recruitment channel so I can advertise my guild?
crystal beacon
@tawdry scaffold I believe you have to get 10 people and add your tag then talk to a mod
I'd like to know how big the new observatory is. It looks much bigger than a freehold plot.
glass swallow
@tawdry scaffold details on how to obtain tag are the "Announced" post under each designated regions Guild Recruitment board on the forums - https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/categories/guild-recruitment
tawdry scaffold
Thanks
granite coyote
Will there be controller compatibility with AoC?
tulip hatch
The game is not designed around controller support however the devs have stated they will look into it later closer to launch.
granite coyote
Thanks @tulip hatch
Would using something like joytokey be breaking a tos to use a controller if I got into alpha and beta? Just asking because I have less problems with carpal tunnel using a controller.
proven arrow
Probably not unless it thought you were cheating somehow
granite coyote
Okay, yeah I wouldn't be cheating. Just making the controller do what mouse and keyboard do. Thanks
glass swallow
Customizing mappings of controls is something that would done by the user and would be proprietary to their own controls within the settings. We have not seen key mapping to date, so do not have an idea of how granular those might be. Once provided detail, the user can then best determine their individual use case needs and how to meet those.
The key factor here is knowing that you would be using settings within the game to map to your needs. It would not be an integrated option
winged sparrow
Is resistance lowering the duration of CCs or just RNG chance of doing a CC
nimble furnace
What the actual fuck is an Artisan
tulip hatch
A craftsman
nimble furnace
Oh
Ohhhh
I blame my not good english on that one
If you can make your Tulnar character be half animal (if I got that right?) like a cat/human person... Will you be able to make Centaurs then?..
proven arrow
No centaurs
Just whatever tulnar are
We only know of reptilian options atm, and they mentioned mammalian options as well but never specified
potent osprey
lean marlin
Has there been any talk about redoing the combat system?
nimble furnace
hides future centaur fan art oh
lean marlin
Well, it just seems dated. Granted yes the game isn't near release but, when "meh" is the generalized response that i've been seeing ...idk, but I want this game to succeed. I intend on posting in here rather regularly to help it succeed. >_> unlike other mmos.
boreal abyss
The combat you are seeing now is Pre-Alpha, meaning its not even reached Alpha phase
Its not even the full skeleton of the combat system that will be
lean marlin
I am aware of that as I stated. I'm just making sure it's being looked at. ❤
boreal abyss
cant redo something that is not done 😉
past plinth
They said last live stream that nothing being shown yet is the new combat system
I think they said in a month they would be debuting that if I remember right?
lean marlin
^ I did catch that, which is why i'm paying close attention. Also is bald a hair style? Not like monk shaved bowl head bald, but like.. bald bald/jason statham bald.
past plinth
unknown for sure, but very very likely yes
lean marlin
Excellent. On a serious note, are you in favor of "jiggle physics" or no, this is also being asked because of armor/clothing stuff involving the wind.
past plinth
pretty sure I remember a cheeky mention of "jiggle physics" existing, but that the "booby slider" will not be absurd and that armor is not going the way of some unnamed eastern MMO's and will be intended to represent it's actual protective value
so...i'd expect them to be going for "authentic but not absurd"
low lynx
Wait--so no jiggle in plate armor?
lean marlin
realism!
low lynx
If that means what I think it means I'll be very happy.
past plinth
lots of development left, I sure we will get a sneak peek of it in later livestreams once A1 fires up
lean marlin
Honestly. Successful first day in here, should be interesting hence forth.
crystal beacon
Death is just the beginning"
nimble furnace
I would be super happy to have it realistic
But I also wanna run around in shorts and a tank top and slay people :C
lean marlin
Hmm. Any ideas on emotes?
unborn aurora
Or what about.... ideas on Cake and Ice cream? @idle siren
robust spade
Will there be skill cap emotes like in Runescape?
lean marlin
^ or class specific ones, in FFXIV for instance you can buy the "backflip" emote off the mog station, but Dragoon basically gets a free backflip from the "victory pose" emote which is acquired in game.
past plinth
alllll a mysteryyyyyy
not a lot of details on much of the "social" aspects of the game yet, I believe that's not their focus quite now
crisp agate
Do we know what the content rating of Ashes will be yet, or what to expect in that regard? (PEGI/ESRB rating)
lean marlin
Well, from what i've been seeing in it, more than likely T, which I think is like pegi 16 or 18? idk, I can't remember euro ratings to save my life.
copper coyote
M+17
proven arrow
They mentioned M but maybe T if they change their mind
robust spade
How much content will be available at release or will everything have to be built by the nodes? <@&257269635559194625>
boreal abyss
Question goes beyond what we know.
But I can say this much:
Not all dungeons and content is locked behind Node progression
robust spade
Will there be content secretly implemented? Like if a node previously was at level 5 then got deleveled then got built back up to 5 can it have new content nobody was expecting?
boreal abyss
We do not know, esp considering the original content is not even done yet 😛
robust spade
Aight thanks. I think I'll try and get these questions asked during the next stream maybe.
stable plover
@robust spade Open World PvP and Open World Exploration don't require nodes to be built - They at least have the tech to track a node being releveled so they could put content associated with that if they wanted to
tawdry scaffold
what kind of ship is the Star Chaser in the store?
silent lantern
I think you can put the skin on any ship.
proven arrow
There will be a few different ship types, the only one we've been told about is the galleon. I imagine there will be skiffs and merchant class trade ships
crisp agate
@robust spade On your earlier question, it was mentioned that there may be some kind of starter outposts:
Q: How will this game differentiate itself from everything else that’s out there or that is in the making?
A: Our hook is deeply integrated gameplay. When players first log in, they’re going to see Creation, beaten and broken. Outside of some few outposts of huddled masses, civilization doesn’t exist. It will be up to the players to invest life into the world, and bring villages, towns and cities into being. At the same time, they will need to protect what they’ve built, from the creatures they’ve disturbed in returning civilization to the world, as well as from each other.
The store page under Armor + customes is bugged. It doesn't show anything when I tab on it.
tulip hatch
Can you see the other options?
pulsar ridge
( Buildings + Accessories ) ( Customes + Armor ) ( Pets + Mounts ) These 3 pages doesn't work. everything else work fine
tulip hatch
Do you currently own a pre order pack
pulsar ridge
Tried on Apple Safari on Iphone. and Google chrome browser on PC as well
Yes I'm a Kickstarter backer. and Every month I make sure to buy the new customes. Except this month something wrong with the website
tulip hatch
Thats odd i can see them fine
pulsar ridge
What browser do you using?
pulsar ridge
I cleared cookies and browsing data and didn't help
past plinth
I have the same problem a lot Ghetto
usually I have to start an entirely new browser session, close all my tabs and shit and come back and they will show up
tulip hatch
Thank you for letting me know we'll see if we can figure out whats wrong
does the basic store page at least show you all the cosmetics?
past plinth
when it happens to me I only see the Packs and the Apparel, individual cosmetics do not appear on ALL tab or individual tabs
proven arrow
@idle siren can you promise never to let ashes go in the direction star citizen is going? https://youtu.be/MYQhg9LVdys
zealous ibex
I'm curious, for siege battles will there be say gunpowder barrels / cannons to do siege damage potentially? I always thought of it as ballistae / trebuchet / catapults, but gunpowder magic explosion barrels would make for potentially really fun play with getting creative with sieges
surreal elk
pretty sure the confirmed no gunpowder
copper coyote
yes, no gunpowder.
maybe some magic stuff, but need a quote for that
lethal pollen
@proven arrow yikes
modern jolt
has anyone else signed up for the content creator stuff?
glass swallow
Those individuals with Green Names here have been selected during the very first approvals process
modern jolt
whats !MP
tulip hatch
a guild tag
modern jolt
ah I figured
strange owl
Hi all! I just won an alpha key but i dont know what the next step is I tried doing a little digging to see when you get the key or anything but didnt turn anything up?
any help or guidance would be greatly appciated
vapid kindle
Should be emailed to you
strange owl
i did the NDA and got a confirmation it was done but nothing after that
vapid kindle
Ah. I've not gotten one myself yet so I won't be able to explain what to do next
vapid kindle
It is. We'll have to ask @glass swallow
tulip hatch
Belle does indeed handle all things alpha 0 - however now you mostly wait
still rampart
Is there a link to the archive of all armors designed in-game?
thin dirge
Nodes 3?
dark heart
@still rampart https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Armor
mighty sparrow
I'm in need of some help. I've been e-mailing Sam Page at customer support about a purchase I made last year, verified payment with him and as of 2 weeks ago, have not heard from him. The help I need help with is with the payment not showing in my account info.
ruby swift
Samantha Page
Your best bet is to send another email. The queue is rumored to be around a week. Make sure to reference your earlier interactions. Sure she has a record with your particulars. Anecdotal evidence says that is your fastest and best resolution.
mighty sparrow
le crap, I assumed Sam's gender, if you see that message, I'm so sorry!
Yeah, I forgotten to mention that I've sent a number of e-mails for any updates during the two weeks. But I'll send another one, thanks
silent lantern
Will we have stupidity drops in AoC? What i mean is you kill a wolf and it drops gold or a battle axe... And along those lines.
lethal pollen
@mighty sparrow you're getting banned
barren stag
@silent lantern probably not
empty fjord
@silent lantern it would be very illogical. but no mention of what would drop from animals in the wild, most likely meats and pelts
barren stag
Especially considering who is making the game
The team is old eq guys that axe will have to be taken from a mob with an axe
reef prawn
Yeah Steven also puts a strong emphasis on immersion, and that would go against his goal
He would want you to be able to farm wolves to get your blue gear or whatever
barren stag
And unless it's a wolfman of some sort you aren't getting gold
reef prawn
Wouldn't**
barren stag
Wolves would be for getting meat bones pelts or other body parts
Which will be for crafting
Hopefully we will also get some items that are observable on mobs first
Eq used to do that
Found a sword being carried by a gnoll once. Then had to make it mine. 😉
silent lantern
@barren stag @empty fjord True, but there are hardly any mmorpg-s where animals don't drop weapons or gold... So that's why i am asking
empty fjord
@silent lantern yeah but those mmo's were made by stupid people
barren stag
@silent lantern themepark MMOs yes, not sandboxes usually
silent lantern
@empty fjord I don't think i can agree to that to a 100% 😄
barren stag
Ashes is primarily a sandbox mmo, keep in mind sandbox MMOs tend to go for more realism
silent lantern
Good
empty fjord
okay not stupid people, but they try to invent ways to incentivise grinding. AoC won't do that
barren stag
Not sure how many sandbox MMOs you've played
Drops like that take away from crafting which sandbox MMOs like to go nuts with
And Ashes is going super crazy with the crafting
silent lantern
I hope so.. I sincerely hope that professions will be huge and well made.
barren stag
That axe? You have to make. That gold? You get from selling the axe
empty fjord
you will most like hunt wolves to get their pelts for some entry level crafting
barren stag
^
That will be exactly what is going to happen. Besides, lol wolf pelts are a crafting staple in sandbox MMOs
silent lantern
I'm more interested in the taming and husbandry, but i don't wanna jinx it... Who the f knows, they might decide to remove them 😄
barren stag
Those aren't going anywhere
empty fjord
and food for taverns etc.
silent lantern
So, i am guessing players will be able to craft basic stuff from the get-go? I don't mind buying all the materials i need for the freehold, but if i can save up some cash, i won't object to that.
barren stag
The crafting system is very different from your typical mmo
Read the wiki it's alot to explain
Three steps, three people required
Gathering, processing, crafting
silent lantern
which of the 15 wikis?
barren stag
Only two wikis
Most artisan classes will have to start out gathering for basic cash to get what they need to do the other two - processing and crafting
crisp agate
I believe it was also mentioned that alts could be used to gather/process/craft. Not sure if that’s changed by now
barren stag
You can, but progress is up to you
It can be hard alting in sandbox MMOs.
Due to character progression being such a big deal
I'm going to attempt to have a gathering mule for my metal processing
But if I lose out too much on my main screw it
empty fjord
will we be able to reset our choices regarding the artisan class?
barren stag
Not sure
viral plume
hopefully not with the click of a button
empty fjord
if not I hope selecting won't be with the click of a button either xD
turbid knot
If we have won an Alpha Zero Key, how long does it usually take to process after we sign the NDA?
glass swallow
1+ week
keen path
How do you win a key? 100% rng?
glass swallow
^
Weekly drawings, twitch streams or events
its pinned in the messages of this channel
keen path
Ah I see, thanks for the fast response
stable plover
@keen path There have been some non-rng giveaways, like the Halloween contest, being at the PAX East Panel, or to members of the content creators program
turbid knot
Yeah it was completely RNG, yesterday I just got an email about it and I didn’t even know I was eligible
jovial geyser
I have a question for my friend. If my friend buys one of the cheaper pre-order packs can they purchase all of the cosmetics in the other packs as add-ons or are a few/all locked?
tulip hatch
You can only purchase the individual cosmetics that are equal to or lower than the pack you own
jovial geyser
ok thank you
tulip hatch
No problem
iron gorge
When is release estimated?
iron gorge
thanks
haughty bridge
<@&257269635559194625> in the stream you talked about enchanting objects to enhance them, will that be within a crafter's branch or will there be a crafting branch of item enchanters?
tall bloom
i was wondering this also and will you have to be part of the enchanter class to use the benifits
robust trellis
I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT RAID ENDGAME CONTENT
will there be a lot of it lots of dragons lots of bosses to raid on
surreal elk
@robust trellis They have stated dragon will be in the game, they have said depending on "event" trigged you might see dragon Even Raids etc. They plan on making raiding big and eventful again, they want to make raids massive, 40 Man raids confirmed. Tons of raids/dungeons bosses confirmed
robust trellis
I hope to see large dragons and demons on a raid scale
iron gorge
how do you log out of a forums account
ruby swift
Log out of the main site does it.
iron gorge
how are you notified if you got a key
ruby swift
They email you. And then send you the NDA to sign.
iron gorge
thanks
azure vector
is water wet?
past plinth
crystal beacon
arctic cradle
Hey! i bought the Voyager Pre-Order Pack. is it possible to upgrade it to the Interpid pack by paying another $250?
nocturne flame
That is planned, yes, but the functionality hasn't been implemented yet.
past plinth
I think you can on their website already can't you?
past plinth
oh you can update backer packages but it doesn't look like the pre-order packs can be upgraded yet
arctic cradle
ah ok. thanks
primal seal
@rustic cedar that looks legit to me
rustic cedar
so basically I just wait on it?
The mail kind of has almost no info, just tellnig me to wait for future info?
nocturne flame
Yeah, wait till they send you the NDA, sign it, send it back, wait to get access
primal seal
You lucky bastard @rustic cedar 😄
rustic cedar
aye coolio
tulip hatch
As Bluebird stated just wait for additional emails to gain access to your alpha 0 key, congratulations.
full hollow
alpha 2 is this year or 2019?
tulip hatch
Most likely 2019 but no official eta yet
full hollow
okay =[
neat panther
Yeah, A1 at the end of this year last time I heard. Which means A2 would be way later than that.
empty fjord
not necessarily, no word has been said on A2, no point in speculating. it will run in parallell with B1 and B2, it might start while A1 is still on, only the Steven knows
faint robin
ashes of creation release date ?? guys
surreal elk
before 2020 is the offical quote @faint robin
faint robin
lel
surreal elk
A1 is slated for 2018 Q4
faint robin
so?
surreal elk
so those are the confirmed release times, Alpha 1 is Q4 this year of 2018, the full release of the game will before 2020.
faint robin
@surreal elk ty but how much i need to pay to play in A1?
surreal elk
@faint robin You, can locate the store packages for ashes but $500 Intrepid Pack is A1 Access, A2 is 250, B1 Is 150, B2 is 75 But keep in mind each back also has gametime, Cash shop currency, Cosmetics also in the packs https://www.ashesofcreation.com/shop/
by registering on the website of Ashes your also in the draw to get into Alpha 0 phase testing.
faint robin
THX
proven arrow
Probably not. You'd have to sew them.
lethal pollen
Good luck getting them to hold still for that long though
gleaming cloud
i saw the class lists, and its a wide variety. but is multi-classing a possibility though?
surreal elk
@gleaming cloud multiclass by what definition?
gleaming cloud
erm
hold onto that thought
ill explain, lemme type it out first
so lets say somebody has maxed out a character that is a shadow guardian (rogue over tank) but they also want to go into a different field and they want to be an acolyte (mage over cleric) would that still be a possibility or no
im thinking multi-class like d&d
tall bloom
would have to make another character to level up and go different class primary. pretty sure it was said you wont be able to change the primary class of a char only secondary so if say you were (rouge primary tank secondary) you could change (rouge primary mage secondary) but you couldnt change that char to be a mage primary.
gleaming cloud
i figured as much, that would probably be a broken feature now that i think about it. being able to swap between to maxed out classes would be broken
tall bloom
yeah adds to total amount of gameplay also making it intresting to level up multiple chars
tall bloom
would be cool im not sure how thier leveling will work but assume it will take like forever
lethal pollen
You will be able to swap secondary classes but not your primary @gleaming cloud
dull crypt
I predict this game is gonna be a BR?
surreal elk
once you register on the website you are entered into the weekly drawing @dull crypt also your package if you buy, gives u more entries.
dull crypt
ok thought so is there a place i can check to see if ive won a weekly drawing?
surreal elk
On the forums, also will be announced in the discord
dull crypt
do i have to accept it in someway or something i need to do on my part?
surreal elk
you would be emailed by intrepid, and would follow the instructions layed on by the email.
proven arrow
You'll receive an email if your name shows up. But occasionally there's issues with them not showing up so always stay on top of it
dull crypt
thank you
surreal elk
np
tacit tide
Would be nice if you guys can make the shipping to europe too 😛 Waited so long to buy merch from your website.. Any eta on that?
empty fjord
@crystal beacon Steven made a promise to refund all kickstarter packs if the project would not reach release. unless changed this is still in the kickstarter description
ruby swift
@tall bloom We have a statement during a very early livestream that "max" level would take around 45-60 days for a "normal" player. Now what is normal to them is key, and we know now that max combat level does not mean you are done with horizontal levelling of things like secondary class, weapon skills, and augments. There are natural time gates to levelling built into the node system. <Speculation> If mobs greatly below your combat level give no vertical exp, and a node takes a few weeks to progress to level 4 where the tier of higher level mobs start to appear, could gate it nicely.
boreal abyss
Stage 1 Expedition Few hours development time
Stage 2 Encampment Many hours development time
Stage 3 Village Few days development time
Stage 4 Town Many days development time
Stage 5 City Few weeks development time
Stage 6 Metropolis Many weeks development time
https://www.ashesofcreation.com/a-reactive-world-nodes/
obtuse bison
With regard to attributes, can each player determine how many points put on each attribute?
Regarding skills, how will the up? Will you distribute points to skills that you find most interesting or will they become stronger as you use them?
Another thing, to level up, to earn items, money ... the player will be dependent on the quest? Or the quest will be a complementary form that the player can use to accomplish such things?
tall bloom
@ruby swift appreciate the info thanks i had not come across any of the character leveling info yet
stable plover
@obtuse bison I think it's intended that you gain some stats as you level, different races will affect stats, but I don't think there's player assignment of stats until you get to things like gear choice
- There's currently a skill point system, with skills in a tree, skills having multiple levels, and it's intended that not all skills be fully unlockable with the available points
- It's intended that Quests be the main way of leveling up - note that Intrepid splits the term Quests that some other games would use into 'Quests' and 'Tasks" - Quests are supposed to be storyline related while 'Tasks' are things like 'Kill x wolves' - While I'm sure that quests will give some currency, there will also be a lot of other ways to acquire currency (Ashes is set to have a robust economy)
tall bloom
^ sweet and great explanation
obtuse bison
@stable plover , Thanks, I think that this form of up is so poor em boring... I specifically, hate those mmorpg that you create your character and say "hi" to a npc, then do one thing, then say "hi" to another npc ...
dark rock
Based on the footage I've seen, it seems like towns, cities, etc (not to mention freeholds) are always square. Is this always going to be the case? It's a minor thing, but to me this looks really goofy in a game that is so visually impressive and otherwise has interesting and complex architecture.
boreal abyss
We do not know, but I'd say most likely not
dark rock
I hope you're right. This layout seems especially at odds with the aesthetic style of the races that are more free and nature-inspired like Py'rai and Nikua.
iron gorge
Are Alpha keys are %100 RNG because ive been signed in since 7/20/17. I may just be real unlucky
short needle
that's not actually that early - and they've said it's not 100% random
iron gorge
ok, Thanks
short needle
or, maybe I'm thinking of a different thing
but I know that if you're not on the stream you can't win there
iron gorge
thats cool
ruby swift
The A0 keys were given away based on "participation" earlier on. Which led to people on Discord getting an almost 4 to 1 key win rate over those on the forums. After this was pointed out and bitched about for a good long while, they decided to go with a random draw. So.....since you now are drawing from the pool of available accounts estimated to be around 100k at this time, and since other giveaways like stream raffles don't affect those numbers, you have a 5/100000 chance of winning a key/week. So the odds of you getting one just because you feel you've been hanging around for a long time is miniscule at best.
twilit rose
Will there be chat features for roleplay such as a local (nearby vicinity) and emote chat?
crisp agate
May 2017 I'd asked if we were getting custom emotes and they said yes, but I think it got misinterpreted as emojis. They did say we'd have dice rolling though, so that's something roleplay-related that's getting in:
https://youtu.be/qnk1sfUXaEw?t=3531
(With "custom emotes" I'd meant something like this: https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Emote#Custom_emotes 😰 )
crystal beacon
AoC will have item level system ?
ruby swift
@crystal beacon All we know so far it there will be "tiers". If you are looking for a ranking system similar to other mmos where you need a certain "item level" to do certain content, probably not. If your gear isn't up to snuff, you will die, repeatedly and often.
crystal beacon
@ruby swift like weapon +1 then +2 etc ?
ruby swift
There will be different tiers for the same set based on level.[4] There will be multiple sets of gear per tier.[13] http://www.aocwiki.net/Items
boreal abyss
@crystal beacon They have said that there will be some form of enchantment system yes
ocean forum
Do we already know when we can reserve out character names?
boreal abyss
no
ocean forum
Okay 😃
oblique aurora
is there any video clips of Velkor’s Eye custom Freehold appearance ?
dusk wadi
Will there be a main quest that puts you in the role of the hero like most other mmos or will the quests make sence and acknowledge that you are just one of many players and focus more on the world/npcs as the main characters?
viral plume
The latter
dusk wadi
thats great to hear, thanks :)
proven arrow
@oblique aurora all pre order cosmetics will not have a in game version until closer to launch. Buying them will have to be a leap of faith.
oblique aurora
@proven arrow okei Thanks 😄
wind warren
How will the AoC do to take the repetitive quest at the beginning of the game? Well, frankly, you can always do the same quest to kill a monster, only aiming ...
proven arrow
They will have story quests which give lore so expect those quests to be more meaningful. Then they will have 'tasks' which are the sort of repetitive quests to kill a bunch of ogres in the mountains or some wolves in the forest. There will also be additional tasks given by your node leaders.
wind warren
Will the story of the beginning have both paths to follow? So marshalling the items won by the quest and character development?
boreal abyss
tbh I have no clue what you are asking here
tulip hatch
Questing will not exactly be linear and depending on where you start off in AoC you will have a different questing experience compared to someone else additionally some npcs will respond differently to your character depending on its race.. there are a lot of variables when it comes to questing in AoC
we dont have all the information at this time but i highly recommend looking into one of the wikis for any info that is currently provided to us.
Check out the #community-links for the wikis and other sites
robust spade
Is there an AOC mascot?
copper coyote
Joshua the Janitor
steady gust
Lol
placid karma
Bacon
viral plume
stuffertons
restive heart
Bacon may not be the official mascot, but he’s the mascot we all accept.
dull crypt
The mascot we need
urban gulch
will there be a e3 stream? 😄
surreal elk
@urban gulch dont believe so, since no announcement on any social media, or discord etc.
bold tusk
im a sad baby bear backpack XD
echo oyster
No e3 because they can’t go to all the events. They need to pick and choose so they can still spend time on the game
reef prawn
And money. These events cost a lot of money and time, focusing on PAX is better for them
iron gorge
what are the restrictions on talking in this discord?
copper coyote
what do you mean
iron gorge
like before you can type
copper coyote
no
ib4 server full of spambots
iron gorge
ok thanks
stable plover
@iron gorge The #rules channel has rules for the discord in general, some specific channels have their own rules which should be pinned on the channel or in the channel description
boreal abyss
@idle siren Can you confirm or deny that there is a system in place that records how a player plays and that Necromancers, when they kill a player, will raise an undead with the AI result of that playstyle observation?
ruby swift
This is one shop that was mentioned early on that will be helping with their data reporting. Whether they ever finalized an agreement with them only IS knows. But it does give an insight as to possible data streams they will be looking at. https://www.panopticonlabs.com/
twilit rose
Will there be an option to have a purely cosmetic armor option? What I mean by that is you'll still be wearing your gear, but you can have a cosmetic set over that just for looks.
bleak sinew
@twilit rose I believe that cosmetic armor slots were confirmed but I am going from memory. I am unsure if the whole system of it has been completely hashed out but I believe that you will have cosmetic slots that will provide the look of your character and the regular slots that provide the stats of your armor, and the look if you leave the cosmetic slots empty.
twilit rose
Tysm
ruby swift
@twilit rose Yes, a cosmetic paperdoll has been confirmed multiple times. You will be able to apply an overall costume, or customize individual pieces. There are color dyes and other customization effects confirmed also.
twilit rose
Tyty
dull crypt
what date does the weekly draw happen?
ruby swift
They get to it when they think about it. May go several weeks without a draw, then do a bunch at once. Last one was 8 weeks worth.
stable plover
@iron gorge No, but it doesn't hurt - There are some activities like instanced 40 man raids or castle sieges that are intended for large organized groups, but a solo player could eventually find a pick up spot in a raid or just show up to a castle siege without worrying about the organization aspect of it - You might say that at least being in a small relatively unpopular guild would at least help out the Ashes experience from making sure you get some of the intended social aspects / whatever sort of perks guild members receive
iron gorge
thanks
lethal pollen
@iron gorge they've stated several times that they want to provide experiences for all types of players. Some content is meant for small/medium sized guilds and isn't intended/available for large guilds
also certain guild progression is unavailable to larger guilds and vice versa
drowsy holly
i think i remember that the guild leader will choose between more slots for new peoples or buffs for all the guild, so small guilds have their chances against a bigger one. @iron gorge
ruby swift
@drowsy holly That is correct. There will be guild "points" that will be spent in "trees". You don't have enough points to go up every branch of the tree. One of those branches will affect guild max member count. So you can have that 300 person guild, you are just foregoing other benefits that smaller, leaner guilds will have access to by going farther up other trees.
iron gorge
that sounds awesome
lethal pollen
Even as far as castle sieges certain roles are meant for smaller guilds
late oxide
ocean forum
do we already know if there will be jumping puzzles in ashes like in gw2?
surreal elk
I dont believe its been confirmed jumping puzzles, But the Dev team wants to have us explore, and reward us for doing so, So I think its a strong possibility @ocean forum
ocean forum
that´d be rlly cool!! I love them in gw2 ❤
tulip hatch
Jumping puzzles have been confirmed they wont be very prevalent but you will come across them in the world and in some dungeons.
ocean forum
oh cool!! thank you both for your answers!
surreal elk
thanks @tulip hatch
stark berry
@tulip hatch Hello!
Can i have Guild master Role?
[Wcorp] Tag
tulip hatch
Ill dm you
spring fractal
what are jumping puzzIes?
cedar talon
series of jumping obstacles that you need to get past in order to get loot/achievement
flint siren
Does anyone know if flails will be a weapon they intend to implement? I would love to see that.
glass swallow
@stable plover correct me if I am wrong sir but i believe we had an aofficial comment on Flails did we not?
reef prawn
We did, no flails. Unfortunately
Answered the question on 2017-07-28 during a livestream
They very much like the idea of flails, but unfortunately there are no plans to have them in the game for now
@glass swallow @flint siren
flint siren
dang, I've watched every livestream, I must have missed that bit. Thank you guys. Bummer to hear, but thanks for the help 😄
reef prawn
It is a bummer, but stay tuned since it was a while back, they might be rethinking them eventually!
proven arrow
Probably low priority because it costs a lot to animate every flail in the game
urban gulch
is there any other place i can post guild recruitment or am i SOL until i get 10 members?
surreal elk
you can do the forums
thats about it, though discord u need 10 members
@urban gulch
full hollow
have any place that i can see the minimum/recomend specs?
empty fjord
at this point, whatever Unreal engine 4 has for specs. what the dev team is currently using is very much overpowered
bold tusk
there is a #aoc-guild-recruitment for all your guild needs on this discord
surreal elk
he cant post until he gets 10members @bold tusk
bold tusk
ive seen people with 5 people post. that's b.s.
bold tusk
that's just for a tag, he can still use the chat to reqruit in the channel
surreal elk
nope
its locked
they get permissions, after 10 people have the guild tag in the discord
proven arrow
Guild diplomacy isn't locked but the other one is
You 'can' try to post there.... good luck with all the sharks
urban gulch
Sharks? 0.0 @proven arrow
proven arrow
Toxic members of our community who kinda ruin the community in that channel. Basically just troll every post that doesn't praise their guilds.
urban gulch
omega oof
stable plover
@full hollow Intrepid has said that they're aiming for a GTX 960 (not final) to be the minimum power graphics card to run AoC - if your buying specifically for AoC I'd recommend waiting as long as possible for your purchases (and more info on specs) https://i.imgur.com/dL0Zj0U.png for dev comp specs (probably a bit overkill as a player, but about the only other specific thing we have)
surreal elk
yah 1060 would be fine @full hollow
bold tusk
Hopefully they go full core use. I got an 1800x at 4ghz and a 1080ti with 16gb of ram, so if the game utilizes cores correctly, im gonna have a good time.
surreal elk
lmao I have 2 1080ti, I hope they go all out would be nice, but its w/e
bold tusk
yeah mayne. i couldn't go sli, not worth it. too many games don't use it
surreal elk
tru but this is a convo for #aoc-discussion we can move it there, this channel is for questions
crystal beacon
How about 980 ti ?
stable plover
@crystal beacon should be fine
neat panther
Well, right above minimum
fiery sinew
1st the game must be release ed anyways
clear obsidian
So is the guild_recruitment and diplomacy pages for the Ashes of creation once it's out? If so, how do i create one?
proven arrow
I recommend the forums and guildex
cobalt night
D:
lethal pollen
any indication how long the upgrades will continue to be available? @glass swallow
glass swallow
No official statement yet. Sorry
crystal beacon
winged lava
@idle siren I noticed the summer backer addons got art, I was comparing them to the kickstarter equivalents to see which ones I wanted and realized that the Pioneer cloak from the kickstarter doesn't have a concept art yet (at least I couldn't find one)
Any chance we can get the art for that before the addon upgrades go away?
stable plover
@winged lava it's been stated that we'd get all of the concept art before the upgrades go away at least
winged lava
It was stated that all of the summer addons will get concept art.. which it looks like they delivered, I'm specifically asking about the kickstarter version.
lunar current
Hey, what's the reason behind ashes having a monthy sub model and not one time buy and play model?
glass swallow
Continued growth and capital to fuel the development cycle. Plus DLC will be included in the sub cost
Allows for the sustained development of new content
boreal abyss
- Continuous Money flow for further development.
- If there is no sub, then alternate earning methods needs to be considered, like a much more varried Cash Shop (Ex: See any No-Sub MMO out there)
- Less bots because monthly cost (prob not main intention but a nice bonus)
- Easier to try out the game (1 month 15$ vs 60$ box cost)
@lunar current
lunar current
Trying out the game is okay but as you know the economy isn't the same everywhere 15$ is too much in here especially for a student to spend monthly on games.
they should have considerd that
boreal abyss
Great game = No reason to buy many other games = Saved some $$
Less gaming for students = More time to study
lunar current
so they're attracting adult playerbase here. aight
frail citrus
to be honest 15 $ its not alot for a monthly fee lets , on WoW i had to pay every 1-2 years for box price + monthly sub so
agile thistle
isnt 15 what WoW still charges?
frail citrus
yeah
unless u go on a sub plan u pay like 12.99
but its get auto charged from ur bank account
stable plover
The hardware to properly run Ashes isn't exactly cheap, so I would think that people who where able to acquire that would be less likely to have trouble with the 15$ a month - but perhaps the hardware price will come down and perhaps Intrepid will eventually make Brazilian servers with a discount or some such
frail citrus
True
subtle temple
The fact that there is box cost and no paid DLC makes me much more agreeable to a monthly fee. Considering a games cost $60 and close to that much for each expansion
Also $15 is generally the cost of a pizza so have one less pizza a month 😉
frail citrus
i dont think we have the human power to cut on pizzas but 15 $ a month its a very fair price or thats what i think . ??
subtle temple
Yep fair
And feels like the most value model out of all games in the genre right now
frail citrus
yep it is played wow for Years and its the same stuff all the time very repetitive same leveling zones same starting areas same cities same NPC's and no innovation they tried to change it a bit but still they cannot move out of it a lot so AoC in my opinion is the next MMO RPG .
lunar current
Again, perspective is what I'm talking about I know its cheap for guys in NA, EU but not everywhere I repeat, we can get 10x pizzas at 15$ here.
frail citrus
i mean im not trynna be rude or anything but if u cannot afford a 15 month sub the PC u need to run the game is not even close
lunar current
PC is a one time thing
15$ every month
is different.
(especially for one who doesn't earns i.e a normal student)
frail citrus
i mean lets say u live in EU just save like 50 cent a day and by end month u will have the sub money over all its cheap not expensive i also live in EU
not even 50 cents cuz euro exchanges for more than dollars
frail citrus
u dont live in Eu or Na ??
frail citrus
Btw we should stop talking here of topic lets fine another chat
lunar current
ok
turbid knot
Does anyone know how long it takes to process Alpha Zero Keys? I signed the NDA a week and a half ago and I am still waiting for it
stable plover
@turbid knot There is an example of Belle talking about still being processing A0 keys 12 days after the PAX East giveaway - anything more specific than that is under NDA
turbid knot
Ok thank you
hazy acorn
empty fjord
A0 and B0 keys are raffled out
you can increase your number of entries in these raffles by owning a pre-order pack or if you are a KS/Summer backer
you could also get keys through the content creator program
but I don't know anything about the requirements there
fair yew
@hazy acorn Be sure to register on the website and if you haven't already and you are able to purchase one of the pre-order packs. here is the link to the forums that goes over how to get entries into the "weekly" drawings for A0 https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/38747/information-regarding-weekly-key-drawings#latest
tall stratus
Just wondering if the purchase add-ons from https://www.ashesofcreation.com/dashboard/ can be gifted to other players
proven arrow
No item gifting. If you wanna buy stuff for others you have to PayPal them the money to buy for themselves. It's a way to combat 3rd party sellers and other forms of p2w.
tawdry scaffold
so, say if I bought it from the store. I can't gift it from there instead of binding it to my account? There's no gift option at all?
ruby swift
Correct. They have stated this multiple times. There is no gifting of account purchased cosmetics, either as rewards from KS/Summer, a la carte addons, or package contents. There will be no transferring of Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker. If you see someone advertising "Go to my site to buy these cosmetics at a discount!" it is a scam. Certain content creators may be given a limited number of special cosmetics that they may gift during their streams or shows. Those are controlled by IS and will not be able to be transferred between players at a later date.
cerulean notch
Interesting
azure vector
i get them
ruby swift
@hexed mural They haven't clarified what would happen in the case of a guild being completely disbanded. <Speculation> Those assets would be lost. If you have a package that has guild assets to be assigned, think long and hard before assigning them.
boreal abyss
Either that or the content will be returned on Disbanding / leaving the guild
We do not know
hexed mural
As to leaving, they said no, but i was curious about disbanding. Since not being able to retain the goods again, ..well it has pros and cons though. But the cons will induce some mad kids, while the pros will make sure a guild probably staying alive for much longer, and that guild dedication is more prominent than in other games where guild hopping is a thing. But it also makes giving stuff to a guild something to think long and hard about to. Good stuff, hope this will be answered.
neon light
What about getting kicked? If say, you assign them and then the leader decides that they'd rather just have your stuff than you.
And who changed my nickname?
I had never picked 'Jujube.'
fair yew
They have stated that once you use the guild items they become property of the guild
heady quartz
will there be statistics in the game? time played, last logged in, pvp count etc. well the more the better 😄
proven arrow
Most likely but unknown to what degree.
heady quartz
I see, so no official info yet
hexed mural
Well if they kick members just to get their stuff then they will probably recieve insane amounts of hate from the community, because it sure aint just gonna be one kicked. And there will probably be taken action against exploiters like that.
thin sundial
Will Intrepid Studios be at Twitchcon giving out Alpha 0 Keys?
fair yew
There hasn’t been an anouncement on the next show casing yet as far as I know
Plus twitchcon is a ways out still
proven arrow
They have only said to be going to PAX and gdc
solemn ridge
Every class can wear every kind of weapon.
Next to that there isn't that much information about it @crystal beacon
solemn ridge
You're allowed to wear a weapon it can come with some disadvantage ofc.
But no such information was been giving yet so far I know.
Game is currently still in A0 phase means they are testing backend solutions and getting high fps rates.
crystal beacon
Yup i know that
But take a look about GW2 weapons system .. that too many biulds etc.
Not like wow or ffxiv
shy dew
what's wrong with diversity 👀
crystal beacon
confused
obsidian fractal
what they mean is, that you can equip any weapon in ashes, but that can be proven to be completely uneffective in combination with your class, and on the other side, some skills of your class might work only with specific type of weapon equipped
changing a weapon will not dramatically change your skill pool (like GW2 does for example)
i think 
empty fjord
skill pool would not be changed, but some skills would not be usable if they require a specific weapon, like shield bash
loud seal
No dual shields 
boreal abyss
@crystal beacon
Weapons: Weapons has their own "Skill Tree", which will be 1 of the skill slots in your skill bar, all the other skill slots will be class skills
There is no limitation on classes and what weapon they CAN use
However some classes have skills that require a certain weapontype, meaning if you are not equipped with that weapon, those skills become unusable
IE: Ranger will require a Ranged Weapon (Bow etc) to use some skills
crystal beacon
So only one skill for weapon ? @boreal abyss and other skills from your class
boreal abyss
Yes, only one skill will depend on what weapon you use
crystal beacon
Oh nice
hearty flicker
question: any ETA on the release date or month of Closed Alpha - Phase 1 ?
im sure its asked a lot, sorry
hearty flicker
this year?
analog bay
Yes
hearty flicker
sweet, not that bad, 4-5 months
thx
ccant wait, fist time i spend like 400$ on a game (not a console, just a game lol, thats not finished), cant wait to try it
bold tusk
Pretty sure the weapon/class system will work as you have weapon skills and class skills, some class skills require certain weapons while others wont. so for example shield bash would require a shield, no shield, no bash.
And from what I understand, leveling up using a certain type of weapon will have its own skill tree for abilities. So every player will be a mix of weapon/class skills as apposed to class only. Which is more fair because why should you be locked into certain skills and weapons. Neverwinter is a great example of a roller coaster game with prechosen everything. They PRETEND to give you choice, when really its all planned. If you play a warlock, you use one type of weapon and one type of armor, don't like it, too bad. And its the dumbest thing games could ever do.
Ashes seems to want to give player choice and freedom. GW2 was just a hodgepodge of crap. Although you could use certain weapon choices, they all had locked skills for what you could do which IMO ruined it. Which like I mentioned above, just because you have a sword and shield doesn't mean you are locked into using shield bash, maybe you will use shield throw instead and put points into that. So each choice will be your own.
Intrepid spoke of taking hints of Star Wars Galaxies into account, mostly in crafting. However, based on the idea of "use it to level it" in terms of weapons, its very likely that each type of weapon will have its own skill tree and its own choices. So not only do you have choice of weapon, but you also have choice of skills to go with it. While one person might use a bow and shoot 3 arrows at the same time, another might go magical arrows with fire/ice/lightning sub damages.
neat panther
TLDR. Sorry, what was the question?
stray root
Question : When do you guys think you'll start working on the combat? And which games if any are inspiring the ashes combat?
surreal elk
@stray root they are working on the combat at the moment, games that they sorta play like eq2, AA, etc.
stray root
@surreal elk Do you know if it'll be Action combat or Tab targetting
surreal elk
@stray root Mix of both, it will be a hybrid of both systems according to the Dev's we dont know at this time what the % of each will be
stray root
Ahh alright. Thanks
tulip hatch
Theyre currently working on tab target orientated combat - once that is tested and working as intended they will move on to action based combat and follow suit.. once they have both combat variations working they will mesh them to create their desired hybrid combat
surreal elk
^ basically what I said, just gives more insight on the tests that we will be seeing in the future thanks @tulip hatch
tulip hatch
lots and lots of testing c; np
keep up the good work and spread the knowledge Gundel~
autumn notch
I sent this question to @idle siren 12 days ago and never got a response so I'll post it here. Being a disabled gamer (I lost most fine motor skill on my right side due to a stroke in 2013) I did see the video on how combat is kind of a hybrid system, but I still wanted to ask a question and get the answer straight from the horse's mouth so to speak. Will key bindings and the UI be friendly to disabled gamers?
stable plover
@autumn notch "Will you be able to change the control scheme in this game? (support for controllers, will it be ever be on consoles)[34]
You will be able to change your control scheme
Unknown but good possibility for controller support
Cannot answer where it will go to consoles
Solid goal, take it to PC
If possible, we will address console/controller concepts" from http://www.aocwiki.net/TheLazyPeon_Q%26A_2017-05-15#.5B52:30.5D_Will_you_be_able_to_change_the_control_scheme_in_this_game.3F_.28support_for_controllers.2C_will_it_be_ever_be_on_consoles.29
so even if there aren't good default keybindings to say use only one side of the keyboard or use a footpad by default we'll have the ability as players to set the keybinds ourselves as needed
The Ui itself is also supposed to be very customizable, but the only thing I can think of that they've specifically mentioned in terms of UI disability support are colorblind modes
autumn notch
Thank you. @stable plover
stable plover
I suppose they've also mentioned the ability to reposition UI elements if you say had an easier time reading text on one side of the screen
quartz coral
will there be dual wielding one-handed weapons? I'm not referring to daggers. more like two one-handed swords ?
surreal elk
@quartz coral confirmed you can duel wield 1 handed swords
crystal beacon
@surreal elk you can equip whatever you want. Doesn't mean your class with have good synergy thou.
surreal elk
^ @crystal beacon right you are
just cant equip double shields, our double 2handers etc
quartz coral
how long irl is a in-game year?
ruby swift
@autumn notch Also..sending a DM to Steven while admirable will in 99.99% of cases not be answered. He mentioned a while ago that he has so many DMs now that Discord is auto deleting them. Somewhere to the tune of 6k.
still wyvern
@quartz coral Unknown. Hasn't been mentioned yet as far as I know.
ruby swift
look in the forum quotebin
still wyvern
Thanks man. I'll do that when I get back from work
ruby swift
https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/10158/quotebin-quotes-of-intrepid-team-from-discord/p1
quartz coral
thanks @ruby swift
sand bear
I'm afraid about numbers and managment of servers. I really HOPE there will be a few servers worldwide, preferably region servers. In this way friends of the same country will enter in the same server and so on...
this is also a question
trail peak
So, I know it's been mentioned that there will be different classes of ships; will that include naval combat and pirating?
crisp agate
Steven: We haven't really gone into detail on Ships Yet. Their not really like Archage or BDO, there are aspects of them that are similar to both though. We have a blog series that will be spooling up. We have accrued a few blogs that will be released on a regular schedule that have some good info. Ships have their own class of vessel. The class related to the vessel has a certain purpose both in battle, in PvE raids, in transportation, all of those things are kind of unique in that sense. I haven't seen it really done in another game before. Those classes of ships will be things that people can build multiple types of, summon their ships up, similar to AA, but you need to summon them from land. So if something happens to your armada at sea you won’t have backups to just summon immediately in the fight again. Those battles are going to be meaningful, if you eliminate your opponent they won’t be able to get up and running again out at sea and will have to go to shore somewhere to some port or harbor.
— ( http://www.aocwiki.net/TheoryForge_Episode_15:_A_Night_With_Steven_Sharif#Ships.3F )
@trail peak
trail peak
Thanks! @crisp agate
vestal mica
Good Afternoon, good lord of mmo's creation.
So, I was told about AoC a while ago, and since then, I've been following up all the news about it, the developing and also telling the good news to my MMO's good friends.
Although, for me, there's a huge problem with this: Myself, the person that told me about the game, my friends, and all to people I find who wants to playit are from Latin America (Brasil and Chile, to be more specific).
I've heard you have no intention on this initial phases to open a South America server. So, I'm hopefully asking if there is a slight chance for Intrepid to reconsider it.
The same thing about the open alpha/beta key sales. All the price are in US Dollar, which is 4x more expensive than our current money, so It's almost impossible for us to buy the Alpha 1 Key pass, since it would be the same as a North American person pay $2.000,00 on this, although we are completely dying to get this ASAP to guarantee it. Is there a chance of a money correction regarding foreign countries (especially SA)?
Thank you so much, and please consider that SA is a HUGE consumer of Online Games, especially MMO's, and opening a door for it in Brasil/SA, you would be making thousands of young adults happy and back to their childhood <3
Thank you very much, Lucas/LittleBard
still wyvern
@vestal mica For now, the confirmed servers for initial phases are North America, Europe, Southeast Asia/Oceania, however servers for other regions will show up if there is enough demand for them. For instance, if there is enough demand for South America then Intrepid will launch that server for it. As for money correction... I’ll leave that to Intrepid or more knowledgeable mod to answer that.
eager rock
Question: I keep seeing jokes in fan art about secondary clerics can only heal themselves but primary can heal themselves and allies. I cannot find anything on the AOC wikis, anyone have sources on this being true or not?
stable plover
@eager rock "Secondary Healers?
*When you pick the cleric as a secondary class, two of the augments are life and death basically. Choosing life augments on certain skills has the ability to potentially impact others to a degree and give them life gaining benefits through your skills and also provide healing for yourself through your skills. Pretty much any class that chooses cleric as a secondary class will have the ability to affect the life of others around you and them self. It changes the primary ability to some degree depending on the augment that’s applied to it. You only get active skills from your primary class, but it could look totally different after an augment gets applied, really depending on what the augment is. http://www.aocwiki.net/TheoryForge_Episode_15:_A_Night_With_Steven_Sharif#Secondary_Healers.3F " it was once stated that secondary healers can only heal themselves but that quote is from this month
crisp agate
(I believe the "secondary healers can only heal themselves" was mentioned more specifically in a podcast with Aggelos, and like @stable plover said was mentioned much longer ago than more recent quotes.)
surreal elk
@eager rock wont be confirmed till we get hands on the augments and we can test stuff out, its been speculated both ways steven went on to say some of the classes having cleric augments will be able to heal grp, but pali will heal themselves, so until we get the info its left up in the air.
eager rock
Okay so as of right now it's just all speculation there has been no hard conclusion on the healing system. It would be a nice balancing mechanic by doing this
surreal elk
yes, nothing is set in stone yet. Wont know till we get to play around with all augments, I sorta think most will heal themselves, a few support classes like bard/summoner might be able to heal others. Sorta makes sense thinking about it. But like I said nothing is set in stone as of yet
crystal beacon
just looking for some clarification on the Fire and Frost Elemental Racial Skins. does it last till i turn it off or does it have a duration timer etc.
crisp agate
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iron gorge
CPU: 2.6GHz Intel Core i7-6700HQ (quad-core, 6MB cache, up to 3.5GHz with Turbo Boost)
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M (2GB GDDR5 RAM)
RAM: 16GB DDR4 (2,133MHz)
Screen: 17.3-inch, 1,920 x 1,080 Full HD, eDP, non-reflection matte display
Storage: 128GB M.2 SATA SSD; 1TB SATA HDD (7,200RPM)
Optical drive: DVD Super-Multi
Is this enough to run ashes?
copper coyote
sounds about right since the game can be run at gtx960 (or was it 970), regards Steven on some stream
and it's UE4 game, so ram and cpu should be enough too
iron gorge
thanks
for the help
i dont htink i have a 960
that might have been wrong i have a 1070
whoops
copper coyote
1070 should be enough too
iron gorge
thanks
copper coyote
yw
proven arrow
My 1060 is fantastic, I think having a good processor is gonna be more important
empty fjord
Alot of ram and an ssd is vital too for huge worlds
crystal beacon
Is there any way for me to be able to play the game now?
gotcha
when does beta start?
reef prawn
2019
crystal beacon
ohh lol
@simple ether wanna gived me a key? lol
@simple ether Will there be any cool character races added to the game or will it be the basic stuff like humans elfs and dwarfs. Any animal looking races?
crystal beacon
woo Argonians!
proven arrow
They can also pick mammalian customizations
Speculated to be canine, rodent or cat people options
bold tusk
I heard "no cat people" from stevens mouth...
copper coyote
yes, no cat people and no lolis, too
crisp agate
To clarify, they're speaking about the Tulnar which are an ancient admixture of many major and minor races that once existed across Verra. We don't know exactly how far the furthest extremes will be, but we do know that—as Zeke and Phantom said—they can be closer to "mammalian animal"/"reptilian"/"humanoid" depending on what you pick. Here are some silhouettes to give you an idea of concepts they're working with.
Here's the first version of the concepts:
Second version, they did specify that some of these are potentially more boss-like characters:
boreal abyss
Giant Wrecking Ball weapon confirmed
proven arrow
Unfortunately they already said no flails
ruby swift
Yep, don't look at those early Tulnar images from right after the Kickstarter as any indication of what will appear in game, or even what the Tulnar will even look like. Stated that they were early, early concept images and some of those may have even made their way into npc mob and boss concepts.
crystal beacon
I really want some unique races I hope they make some good ones.
surreal elk
I mean it will be 1 race, tulnar but I mean variation yeah will be cool to see
bitter imp
okay question: For the classes how many spells/abilities will one have aswell as are there any talent tree/points like in old days of mmo like rift and wow?
stable plover
@bitter imp http://www.aocwiki.net/Mage in initial A0 build Mages for example had about 14 abilities -- there are theoretically going to be action combat abilities added on top of that so wild speculation 20-28? From what we've seen of A0 there are talent points but I don't think we have any indication on ultimate UI intention for that
bitter imp
ah i see, are there going to be multiple action bars to make sure we can utilize all those possible abilities?
stable plover
@bitter imp Intended to be a system of choosing a subset of the available abilities
(I suppose there could still be multiple action bars to help with things like switching secondary archetype or easy access to things like inventory items / mounts / etc - but I don't think they've been specifically mentioned yay or nay)
boreal abyss
@bitter imp
From what I remember them mentioning there will only be 1 action bar.
Q: Do you intend to limit the number of spells you can learn or only those that can go on the bar?
A:"No, you will not have a hundred spells on your bar."
Q: Combat: Modern day mmo’s with global cooldown with 30 skills, or action where you limited with skills?
A: "Yes, don’t want 30 abilities , want tactics and stategy to matter"
Although they did mention that Summoner will prob have two bars, one for self and one for pet, if I remember right
How many Spells/abilities:
Active: One bar.
Total: No clue.
Talent Tree/Points:
Skills points have been mentioned to be in game yes.
And no, you will not have enough points to max everything.
autumn frost
I am curious as to the properties and extent of the customization of ashes of creation. Will there be body sliders in this game for character customization similar to that of skyrim/black desert online or will there be the triangle system approach like in eso? And if so regarding either approaches, what are the slider limits? Thank you for any info regarding this question.
cedar talon
They will work towards a BDO type of customization
So a lot of possibilities, but more hasn’t been released yet
spring fractal
I think they are going for no abominations from the character creation however
reef prawn
^
stable plover
@autumn frost
"Tell us about character creation. How in depth will we be able to go. Can we have a blue skinned elf?
Steven: Elves with blue skin? No. We want there to be a lot of room for people to manifest their own identity to roleplay how they want to from even an appearance standpoint, but there will be parameters from which to customize. The culture and identity of our races will exist within a range that make them identifiable. The spectrum for elves will not involve blue skin. There will be sliding scales for Hair / facial structure / bones / height / width / body fat % / body hair on different parts of the body - hair on feet can be dialed up - female dwarven beards that will not match the male dwarven beard, not as voluminous as the males, braided, but it is some facial hair we want to identify the Dünir with, not the Niküa."
"Will there be boob sliders?
There is a “booby” slider. There will be limitations."
Some other miscellaneous stuff that has been said
-Customization will be slider based.
-Players will be able to change the muscular features of the face.
-Change eye color including having different eye colors.
-Position scars.
-Armor can be pristine and perfect or beaten up and showing age.
agile thistle
Thank goodness for the boobie slider. I was worried for a moment
bitter imp
Ah I see, sounds like an interesting concept. Reminds me a bit of wildstar too. I'm so going necromancer
austere compass
I'm hoping for some nice, long hairstyles for both males and female. I know it's prolly not going to happen do to limitations in engines and the like, but I want elves with hair down to their mid backs, darn it.
Hey, so it's likely much too early for this as we don't have a lot of lore known at all, but it was mentions in a few places that each race will have a racial mount type. Do we have any idea what these might be?
crystal beacon
Human master race
agile thistle
Vek > all
tulip hatch
😌 Friends while your inputs on your preferred race is nice please remember this is a question and answer channel~
crystal beacon
I just treated myself to a 34” ultrawide 120htz monitor, and noticed in my current game that there’s a “fish bowl” effect. Is AoC going to stretch my view similarly?
copper coyote
No idea yet
empty fjord
if Unreal engine 4 has good support for wide screens you can be rather sure AoC will handle it well
crystal beacon
u prob need to modify ur field of view? @crystal beacon
crystal beacon
@crystal beacon I have no idea how to do that. The game’s resolution is set to 3440x1440 but it still cuts off a bit of the top and bottom, as well as stretching the sides progressively.
er is this for aoc or another game
bold tusk
there is no such thing as a boob limit XD
copper coyote
no dong slider at least iirc
neat panther
Conan did that one right 😛
bold tusk
conan went crazy with the dong slider XD
neat panther
Haha
woven vale
I don't know if this was discussed but will the game have animation commands, Ex: /Sit, /Sit 2, /Sit 3 ?I don't know why I want this but I do.
stable plover
it will
eternal tinsel
Crotch bulge slider pls
vestal knot
And we absolutely NEED a 4th to the left wart slider
crystal beacon
is there a summoner class?
hollow hazel
crystal beacon
Why cant this game be out already. I need a new mmo to play.
This game and scum seems like they are forever away.
vestal knot
There’s always Bless onli- oh wait
surreal elk
Mess offline?
surreal elk
Aggelos does great work, Glad you found the Ashes community!
vestal knot
I should have joined this discord months ago, but I’m lazy
Thank you, it’s an honour to be here
surreal elk
if you ever want to theory craft im always lurking. in the #aoc-discussion channel
vestal knot
I’ll certainly check it out
cobalt gate
Will the class list actually happen as posted above and will the classes look different/have different equipment (class specific)/different skills? I’ve never seen a game try to produce 64 classes before. 🤔😰😬
surreal elk
The augments of the mix between your primary/secondary class will create a unique taste/etc for you. Basically creating 64 classes. Some might have overlap some might have fire/vs shadow etc dmg. on certain abilities but their will be unique augments for each combination of primary/secondary
@cobalt gate
stable plover
@cobalt gate A way of looking at it might be sort of as 8 classes that each have 8 different specs - classes in the columns share base abilities with others in the column, but each of the secondary classes will modify the abilities (changing damage type, or to a damage over time, or removing some of the damage to add a knockback etc. - Also changes the Animation/particle effects of the skill)
surreal elk
^ good way to look at it
ocean forum
do we already know if there will be meta builds for classes in ashes?
primal seal
@ocean forum Every MMO has Meta builds no matter what if you're trying to max your output,
@ocean forum Theorycrafters will always find the optimal build. The question about balance that i want them to address is how far will the "non meta" builds be in terms of performance from meta builds.
ocean forum
I agree! that would be nice to know!
primal seal
I just cant wait for Alpha, got my new PC ready and waiting for ashes
ocean forum
haha same here 😄 my new pc came last week
loud seal
They will be olds when game come out 🙄🙄
empty fjord
they will not be old for the A1 tho
hearty kelp
What sort of pvp will be included in the game? Since world pvp obviously won't be a thing
crystal beacon
Attacking nodes will be a thing and raiding caravans will be a BIG thing
cedar talon
What do you mean world pvp won’t be a thing?
vestal knot
He means randomly attacking people won’t be a thing because of the corruption system
What sort of sandals will be available in the game and how many of them will be legendary?
crystal beacon
vestal knot
And what will orc sandals look like?
And a serious question, will crafters have active jobs during a node siege, such as gatherers collecting from the dead, processors burying the dead or crafters building defences and keeping the siege equipment reinforced
Just as examples, of course, corpses aren’t a thing that I’m aware of
stable plover
@vestal knot crafters are supposed to have jobs in siege prep at least, I can't recall them having specific mid-siege roles mentioned - NPC corpses are at least a thing (some can be seen on livestreams)
nocturne flame
do we have a date for the next stream?
stable plover
@nocturne flame At the end of the last stream Steven was acting like he wanted it to be on July 4th, but wouldn't do that date because of the holiday (the last two streams have been on the 4th). So we don't actually have a solid stream date for now
jagged laurel
I'm going to guess that pure classes will be the meta. Cleric/rogue won't be as healing egficient as Cleric/Cleric....but there is always pvp to consider
dim ruin
A cleric roughs might be able to defend itself better though by avoiding attacks or healing allies without enemies being able to notice them
twilit rose
^
vestal knot
Oh right, of course, corpses would have to be a thing otherwise you couldn’t loot a body
proven arrow
We don't really know much about metro sieges yet and whether naval sieges are gonna be a thing
vestal knot
But we do know that nodes on island will have to be able to be sieged somehow
Islands*
proven arrow
Might just make you take boats land on the shore and Normandy that shit
loud seal
i used my warship to participate in a castle siege in archeage, shooting walls with my cannons, killing enemies and giving free way to my mate to enter in
best fun in mmos i never had
sonic slate
naval ships would require a very slow pace of play. not against it but i dont know how fast the pace of combat will be.. imo
crisp agate
I believe the most current answer we have on naval sieges, from a specific question they answered on a stream a while ago, is that they aren't sure—but they're considering it. https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Naval#Coastal.2Fisland_nodes
@loud seal
loud seal
@sonic slate leave my fun alone T-T
sonic slate
xD
empty fjord
Important question about farming, maybe only <@&257269635559194625> can answer. will the seeds take up predetermined slots on the farm areas for faster placement/harvest? or will it be a big open space like Archeage where you could spend a whole day micromeasuring the space?
quartz coral
racial skins only for one toon or account?
surreal elk
most likely @quartz coral who ever you equip it on. then you can toggle it on and off
tulip hatch
From our current understanding cosmetic skins are bound to the account and can be switched to any character on that account-
urban gulch
Will there be any open test phases for a few days?
surreal elk
Dont believe they plan on open testing phases. @urban gulch
surreal elk
RIP. hopefully some of ur guildies can tell yah about it then 
hes talking about getting to play alpha @simple ether
copper coyote
there is no need to play in alpha except if you really really want to test it in alpha stage
stone cobalt
i would love too see alpha 0
quartz coral
I just want to play the game already
empty fjord
there isn't much of a game yet
bold tusk
there is actually a lot of game made. compared to other games at this year/month/day time mark, they have way more created than other studios
stable plover
@urban gulch B0 will be a free test that should be much easier to get into than A0 but still 'closed'
ember shell
Is alpha 1 still scheduled for starting in the next few months?
surreal elk
from our understanding yes
ember shell
Thats nice, im in alpha 0 but due to being away and having a bad internet connection at home ive not had a chance to get ingame yet
empty fjord
Expect Alpha 1 sometime in October
Before November and Early Q4 is what we have been given so far
cerulean notch
How long is the timer when we raid some one node
dusk wadi
I'm not 100% sure what you are asking so im going to try to answer everything you could mean that comes to my mind. After you declare a siege on a node that node has some time to prepare (2 days for a village, 3 for a town, 4 for a city and 5 for a metro). After that the siege itself will last for up to 2 hours. Also a siege can only be declared during reasonable hours for the servers location.
crisp agate
(Got it from there, lots of more info on that wiki and the other one!)
@cerulean notch
vestal knot
This is less of a question and more of a thought, but will scurrying be a thing? As in using magic to hear and see stuff from across the map
Scrying*
proven arrow
There's a scryer class combo, but other than that we don't know if it has any unique abilities
vestal knot
It would be cool but maybe a bit game breaking
But then anti scrying wards...
Another question, would one invisible rogue be able to clearly see another invisible rogue since they are using the same spell?
empty fjord
traditionally only party members can see invisible characters, none of this has been talked about yet tho.
I don't think a rogues invisibility is a spell per say, more like a stealthy skill
vestal knot
Well I mean they shimmer and then turn invisible...but you’re right, traditionally it’s not magic from a lore standpoint
empty fjord
judging by how all other games I've played handles stealth, you can see them when you're close enough. there might be a see invisibility spell. but other than that, unless they are partied up, rogues cannot see through each other's stealth
I guess we will see during Alpha 1 and forward
vestal knot
I don’t think it would add much to the game, I was just imagining it more from a lore perspective
It would be hilarious to see two rogues from different sides spying on the same meeting without seeing each other
empty fjord
and a mage from a third party with see invisible reporting on them
vestal knot
Will mounts be summoned from thin air or do they stick around after you dismount and have to travel through the land to reach you when you summon them?
I’m out questing and a random turtle runs by me yelling 'coming master'
vestal knot
So then how can they die? It's been said that mounts can’t die permanently , which implies they can temporarily die
empty fjord
they can be killed while out
vestal knot
Would that be someone hitting you while your on a mount?
vestal knot
Ah ok, so they have hit boxes
empty fjord
they will have their own HP
vestal knot
Cool
empty fjord
and AC and such
proven arrow
Reminds me of darkfall online mounts
stable plover
@vestal knot Rogues are supposed to have utility Spy Glass's - that I suppose might function somewhat like they did in Art of War to view far off places
vestal knot
That would make positions with high vantage points sought after
proven arrow
Rogues can climb so...
stable plover
oh you know "Dungeons may have hazards (e.g. wires, magical traps, and pits) that will require utility items or spells that each class will have a certain focus in. " + "Is the spyglass confirmed as an equipment piece? [9]
It is a utility piece ¯_(ツ)_/¯ Part of adventuring is having items/skills that have utility and spyglass is an example?" might mean anyone with that item can use the spyglass
lavish raptor
Does anybody know whether the crafting system will include traits research feature similar to the one TESO has?
surreal elk
little is known about crafting, the last bit of info we got is its inspired from Star wars Galaxies crafting @lavish raptor
lavish raptor
Thx, Gundel!
crystal beacon
Do we know yet if alpha has european servers? Testing on a US server with ping of death won't be a lot of fun.
glass swallow
We do not have an official response regarding the addition of servers outside of the NA server for Alpha test phases
would be a great question for the next LiveStream
spring fractal
sounds like you get some
crisp onyx
I have a question about the aftermath of a siege. Will we see rubble?
urban gulch
how much do we know about the island nodes
tulip hatch
Ashone I suggest you ask that question during next stream 😃
Pulsar there is very little known about island nodes- "These nodes will have specific water orientated influences and abilities, services, questlines that relate to the seas."
but aside form that there really is a lack of information about them; if you desire more i urge you to ask during the next live stream 😄
wanton gust
😶
urban gulch
where do we post the question in discord? @tulip hatch
spring fractal
This is the chat for the questions, but if you are asking about stream questions, they open up a chat where you can @ them and they will read off questions during the stream
urban gulch
kk ty
stable plover
they also make a forum thread on the official forums for stream questions
signal token
Pardon if this has been answered - will AoC be there for all days of PAX west?
surreal elk
@signal token they have in the past, this leads us to believe this will be the case once again, but no official word yet.
signal token
Merci 😃
tulip thistle
whew
iron gorge
When is the next live stream
bold tusk
approximately when will we get nodes 3?
surreal elk
@bold tusk @iron gorge
bitter imp
So question. The leaders of the nodes who dictate what gets built in the city have access to the taxes placed upon the citizens. Are those leaders able to just pocket all the tax money and keep it for themselves? I'd rather this not be the case
tulip hatch
all the tax money stays within the node to further develop said node it can not be taken out by the mayors
the tax money can be used for;
-building defenses
-node events
-building additional buildings -homes as an example
these are just the few examples we have been provided
stable plover
@iron gorge We don't know when the next Livestream will be - It would likely have been July 4th if it wasn't a holiday, but we don't have a replacement date yet
bitter imp
ah okay thanks @tulip hatch so politics wont be as corrupted
slender shuttle
does anyone have any information about what kinds of things can be summoned by the summoner and necromancer.. how many etc?
surreal elk
@slender shuttle summoner class hasnt been revealed to us yet, all we know is scraps of info we got from the last PAX, we know a few of the summoner classes will have 1 pet. Others will have a few. Hope this helps.
slender shuttle
yeah it does.. i was wondering if they will basically be the same with different skins
surreal elk
depends on how indepth augments will be.....We know summoners will be able to purchase summon skins etc as well.
reef thicket
just wondering will i be able to have 64 characters?
crystal beacon
We havent got an official figure on that all we know is that i be a healthy number so im guessing atleast 8 slots per server one for each primary class
restive heart
I believe Steven said that we will have a “comfortable amount” of character slots. No specific number, though.
empty fjord
best guess of next livestream will be around the 2nd of July, so they can showcase the next month's preorder shop contents as they have in the past.
autumn niche
I have a question about localization for Russian players, will it be at the start or will it have to wait?And another thing,if it is at the start ,then they can help you with this? As unfortunate as it may sound, not all Russians know English
@idle siren
proven arrow
Here's what Steven said about localization before: " "Could you tell us in which languages the game will be translated? Have you contemplated Spanish?" Localization and translations really depend on the demand for our game in those regional markets. I can say that it is an expensive process, but one that we are wanting to do if the demand is there. The best thing you can do to see this happen, is to help build our community in those markets."
vestal knot
He better include E
Will breeding mounts be a simple press of a button or will you have to wait for the right time of season and feed them the right food? Oh and will a baby appear straightaway or is there a wait time?
surreal elk
It's going to be like Pokemon breeding they all turn into eggs and force you to walk around till they hatch.... But in all seriousness we have no idea about breeding or crafting at this point out side of 3 categories gathering,processing,crafting @vestal knot
proven arrow
Do I get to grind up baby animals into food for their parents so I can breed perfect bloodlines?
normal loom
I hope not! @proven arrow
Off topic a bit. I'm new to the Alpha 0 testing in any game format. Not sure what I am to be doing at this point? Is it just wait for E-mails or stay logged in to discord 24/7 for instructions for testing?
proven arrow
I believe there isn't a test right now. But keep A0 questions within the A0 channels. You should receive an email when testing starts back up.
normal loom
I think I asked an AO question, this is Ashes of Creation discord Help Desk #questions Channel? But thanks for the information. If there is a underline structure to these it is not listed in the Pinned Message.
proven arrow
#community_helpdesk is probably more of the channel you're looking for. Also A0 testers should have channels only they can see. If you don't see these channels contact a mod.
tulip hatch
@normal loom You can dm me for alpha 0 questions since you dont have access atm
solid palm
wait is there a alpha test ? Oo
tulip hatch
Schedules for alpha 0 testing is under NDA so unfortunately that can not be answered- AoC is currently in the Alpha 0 testing phase moving into Alpha 1 early Q4 of this year.
solid palm
Wow, there will be announces i guess right ? haven't seen anything about the currently ongoing one 😦
tulip hatch
Occasionally youll see gameplay of the current game progress during live streams so keep an eye out for those 😃
solid palm
That what i am checking (when i have time) But thanks for the answers 😃 sidenote relese it already xD. thanks again