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[winged sparrow]

July 9th, 2018 at 3pm PDT

[arctic zodiac]

Don't know much about timezones

I know that but in my zone

[obsidian fractal]

http://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/

[winged sparrow]

^

[autumn niche]

is there any way to ask the developers?

[west solstice]

this evening in the stream perhaps.
theres a q&a thread in the forums

[fiery token]

@autumn niche You can ask a question here :3 https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/39646/official-livestream-july-9th-3-pm-pst-q-a-thread/p1

[autumn niche]

@fiery token ty for help

[winged sparrow]

which side of USA are the servers gonna be hosted (west, east, central)? Also will you be able to have each character in different server (e.g one character in OCE and one in NA)

[tulip hatch]

The location for the live servers hasn't been revealed

Yes you can have characters in whatever server you wish

[winged sparrow]

thanks

[echo oyster]

@tulip hatch I’m not sure that will be the case depending on publishers

As we aren’t 100% who is publishing where

If intrepid do self publish. You will be able to

[reef prawn]

Steven has said that he wants to self-publish if I'm not mistaken.

[echo oyster]

He wants to.

[tulip hatch]

They don't plan on ip blocking but if it's beyond their control when that time comes then we'll cross that bridge when we get there

[echo oyster]

Yes but if they have a publisher

You will have to pay them for the service

Which I doubt subs will cross over

Another reason we are asking for a update on it

[west solstice]

I honestly can't think about any publisher that might be the right one for Ashes

[empty fjord]

Intrepid is the one and only publisher for Ashes

[reef prawn]

Thx for the screens Kalez!

[tulip hatch]

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[fluid scroll]

@arctic zodiac The Live Stream will be about 6hrs from now. Hope this helps.

[icy bolt]

Has it been decided of we will be lock into our classes yet? In past it was said you were leaning that way. If locked into main will we be able to switch out secondary class? If so how often and difficult are you thinking?

[stable plover]

@icy bolt locked into main, secondary switchable at NPCs in nodes of a certain level

[icy bolt]

👍

[proven arrow]

They said secondary would be difficult to reset, probably a quest line or a money sink.

[midnight lark]

20 alts it is then

[surreal elk]

lol not sure your going to get 20 alts

[midnight lark]

How else am i supposed to play all the classes i want 😦

[surreal elk]

You will have " a comfortable amount" as to how many you will be allowed to have

thats a direct quote

[proven arrow]

Probably like 10 per server

Or 8

[surreal elk]

^

8 is my thinking, per server

[midnight lark]

One for each main type i guess

Reasonable

[last osprey]

so the stream is at 4 or at 3?

[fading sierra]

3:00 PST, so it depends on where you are

[sonic oyster]

are we going to split into different regions within north america?

[proven arrow]

1 hr 15 mins

[sonic oyster]

like NA 1 with 5 different worlds to log into, based in the east coast, vs NA 2 with 7 different worlds to log into based in the west coast

i know thats probably way too far down the line but I hope they avoid splitting the servers too much

[tulip hatch]

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[crystal beacon]

Will Ashes of Creation be the first game Intrepid Studios makes?

[proven arrow]

Yes

As a company yes, they have loads of experience on their team

[crystal beacon]

$15 / month for a first title?

Game free to download?

[tall bloom]

yeah no box cost

[dark jungle]

Please keep this channel for direct Q&A only. Move all discussion to the appropriate channels ❤

[lilac vault]

Did they talk about how they will handle banks while they have local markets?

[west solstice]

warehouses will also be local, if you mean that

[lilac vault]

Ok thank, do you maybe know on which stream they said that?

[west solstice]

Checkout the Wiki, they usually link the sources

[lilac vault]

Cheers mate

[plush pagoda]

Wiki lol

[lilac vault]

Found it already, but thanks👌

[ruby swift]

I asked a warehousing question in last stream. It is one of those they are not ready to elaborate further on.

[proud raptor]

Will you stop answering question already answered? Kappa

[worldly sequoia]

I got a question. Given that cosmetic items are going to be availably from some kind of cash store, will there be a way to craft consmetic items and costumes that look better than cash shop items?

[tulip hatch]

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[narrow ridge]

Will there be unique class quest to give cosmetic rewards such as the warlock green fire quest in wow?

[pastel blade]

Questions what people are doing in PARIS and Kuala Lupur ?

[fallow root]

where is mankrik's wife ?

[jagged trellis]

mount question: will we be able to catch mounts out in the wild, tame them?

[mystic galleon]

Will there be expansions for this game? And, will there be VR compatibility?

[crystal beacon]

Will there be treasure hunting? how will it work?

[mystic galleon]

How many will Ashes servers hold? And will there be a mega server function like gw2? Would servers have channels?

[stable plover]

#465990989832781844 is not this one

@mystic galleon 10k concurrent, not a mega server, not channels

[crystal beacon]

stream not stable..

[wintry frost]

I have a question I know everyone talks about summoners ect... but my question is more towards the conjurer class like what kind of summons will they be able to make and how strong will they be? Also what would their rolls as conjurers be? And lastly will being a different race change the way their summoned creatures will be ?

[proud raptor]

Will they be back?

[tulip hatch]

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[stable plover]

@wintry frost try asking that in @livestream-qa

[tulip hatch]

They are trying to fix it.

[bold tusk]

blizzard ddos confirmed XD jk

[fallow root]

XD

[wintry frost]

I did on their twitch steam but ppl say they don’t answer questions there @stable plover

I thought this was their q&a discord

[stable plover]

this is for community answered questions, the livestream-qa channel is like 3 down

[tulip hatch]

#465990989832781844

[narrow kindle]

Would housing affect mob spawning?

[proven arrow]

#465990989832781844

but they just confirmed you wouldn't be able to put your house where mobs are at

[crystal beacon]

Is it still possible to be a backer?

[stable plover]

@crystal beacon not a KS backer, but they do have pre-order packages on their website

[bold tusk]

this is the LAST MONTH to become a backer and get into alpha 1 (500 dollar package)

[wary wind]

Will primary "support" classes such as Bards have enough benefit for multiple characters' abilities to overlap in a raid setting and still remain effective? Or will a typical raid only want 1 Bard per raid rather than potentially as many as 1 per group?

[bold tusk]

but its not through kickstarter, its through their website

[fluid stump]

Will there be a proper full stealth class with perma stealth and skills for in and out of stealth?

[novel hound]

How much diversity will there be to stat modifiers on gear

[crystal beacon]

@stable plover Thank You, but sad I’ve just heard about the game. And kinda wanted the dragon. haha

[tulip hatch]

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[stable plover]

@fluid stump Rogues, but we don't have a ton of details on them yet

[fathom egret]

Rogues will not have perma stealth

[midnight haven]

As a longtime MMORPG player (I'm 44.. one of the older nerds), who is terrible at PVP, but great at PvE / exploration, do you feel your pvp system and corruptiong balance it well enough so that even non PvP people like myself would still enjoy the game?

[bold tusk]

i think it will be balanced out bumbles. corruption will be a huge thing for those attacking those not into pvp

[crystal beacon]

hello everyone i am new here , i have one question , will there be Dragon Mounts ? or even Dragons ? I think every mmorpg fantasy needs dragon mounts or atleast dragons .. 😉

[boreal abyss]

Dragon mounts yes, limited, 10 per server, 1 per castle guild owner (5 total) and 1 per metropolis mayor (5 total)

[midnight haven]

I read up as much as I could on Corruption.. I just hope it 'works' as well as they intend 😃

[crystal beacon]

@boreal abyss Thank you

[fair yew]

With some rare drop eggs

[boreal abyss]

@midnight haven That's what testing is for 😛

[midnight haven]

<--- not one of the lucky testers.. so I have to ask the questions and hope for the best chuckle

[boreal abyss]

testing not started yet properly 😛

[stable plover]

@crystal beacon There will be dragon mounts, they're part of the class of "Royal Mounts" -- They'll be very rare though, only mayors of Metropolises, Kings/queens of castles (10 per server), plus some timed eggs from boss drops -- Royal mounts are the only flying mounts, stated as being mainly for large scale PvP (they have breath attacks and whatnot), and require special takeoff spots (so they're not for zooming into quests and zooming back out) -- There are also Dragon raid bosses that don't drop copies of themselves

[vernal ruin]

I did a search on Sailing and nothing much really came up. Please keep in mind that I am coming from BDO when thinking about sailing. Will Sailing in AOC be like that in BDO? Sailing the oceans, exploring, killing sea monsters, fishing, fighting pirates, fighting other players? Like BDO but much better?

[crystal beacon]

@stable plover Awesome thanks for the answer

[tulip hatch]

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[crystal beacon]

Any news on the release of Alpha Phase One?

[rigid sage]

Q4 this year is all we know I believe

[crystal beacon]

When someone wants to buy / support Ashes of Creation for example next Month , what should he do first ? register on the Website and then choose one of those packs ? Sorry if i ask to much ..

[stable plover]

@vernal ruin "Sailing the oceans, exploring, killing sea monsters, fishing, fighting pirates, fighting other players" They've mentioned this stuff at least, but we don't have a ton of details yet

[crystal beacon]

@rigid sage Word thank you

[tulip hatch]

@crystal beacon Just make an account and purchase your desired pack.

Packs are upgradable if you want to buy a lower pack now and upgrade later.

[stable plover]

@crystal beacon yeah, you'll have to register on the website first, and pick a pack - you could do a little practice trial run of pretending to buy something without actually going through putting your payment info in and just closing out

[proven arrow]

This is the last month to buy into alpha 1 btw

[crystal beacon]

thanks for the answers

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[quartz musk]

so

i cantg change my username?

i made an account and my account name just is my email...

[tulip hatch]

Currently you are unable to change your username- you can try requesting a change by submitting a ticket.

[quartz musk]

so ur username just gets defaulted to ur email...

[tulip hatch]

Ive personally never had that happen or had it reported to me.

[quartz musk]

i just bought the 250 preorder

made my account

and it never ever asked me to make a username

[tulip hatch]

Lets take this to DMs

[quartz musk]

ok

[glass swallow]

Vaevoe, please open a support ticket and the CS team will assist and find cause of issue.

[crystal beacon]

That error is known to happen if you purchase a package without registering an account first.

[glass swallow]

Username changes are currently on hold pending implementation of a user driven tool however you should be able to set the name initially

[midnight wolf]

<@&257269635559194625> It was announced on the stream that the alpha 1 keys will no longer be sold. Will we still be able to upgrade our kickstarter pledges?

[surreal elk]

@midnight wolf they said they won't go past the 10k so you will be given a few weeks before the cap to get upgraded

But if they reach the 10k cap you won't be able to upgrade further into A1.

[midnight wolf]

Yeah, but will that stop me from being able to upgrade my pledge?

They didn't mention anything regarding kickstarter pledges

[ruby swift]

They gave a non answer. If they decide to stop upgrades, you will get a couple weeks notice. So either shit or get off the toilet.

Its been a year. If you dont know by now, you are just jerking yourself around.

[dire wyvern]

Was there any other link for todays stream, that one seems to be missing half of it

[crystal beacon]

Are there a Druid class in Aoc ?

Like wow

[stable plover]

@dire wyvern Part 1: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/282749430
Part 2: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/282762336
Not sure which you need

[dire wyvern]

Thanks @stable plover , part 1 is indeed the one i was misisng. It's funny that you answered because i was originally going to say "@you, you seem to be full of knowledge and wisdom"

[stable plover]

Do feel to @ me if you have a question, I'm transcribing atm so not watching as closely as usual

[surreal elk]

@crystal beacon no druid class in Aoc

@crystal beacon check the blog with all class names listed. On aoc website

[crystal beacon]

Thanks

[open basalt]

A question

Will there be rare mobs like in wow?

[stable plover]

@open basalt "Rare Monsters" have been specifically mentioned, but we don't know how similar they will be to WoW's

[rugged cave]

@vernal ruin they did a bit about the ships today in the livestream

[pearl lynx]

In BDO roleplayers and PVE'ers were promised we could just stay with pve and be viable for end game content. They dropped that promise completely. In your game will the option to ONLY pve be available? What ways are you looking to make sure your pvers aren't overshadowed by it's louder pvp community?

[surreal elk]

its a PVX game

@pearl lynx

so PVP can happen anywhere, but a corruption mechanic will be in place, think like a very intense/punishing (karma system) for getting killed out side of the caravan or siege mechanics

[pearl lynx]

mmm so we can't just pve then?

[surreal elk]

^ thanks Maevynn

[crisp agate]

Also this stuff as well:

[surreal elk]

You can focus on pve, but you can still get attacked from PVP players, there wont be a lot of Safe area's outside of the Nodes.

[pearl lynx]

I apologize if these are basic questions but I haven't been able to find too much on it lol. So if Im just running around and such, I dont HAVE to pvp, but it'll be happening similiar to bdo but they'll actually be punished

[surreal elk]

nah feel free to ask its okay 😃

[crisp agate]

Yeah, the system is honestly harsher than BDO's.

[surreal elk]

^ much harder

[pearl lynx]

so hopefully I can just rp pve without being mindlessly slaughtered like in bdo lol

thank you! ❤

[austere compass]

So, 10k cap on Alpha 1 for the pre-orders, that's fine. Am I right to assume those of us that have already purchased packages that include Alpha 1 access are safe an included in that? It seems logical, but I'm just confirming. Thank you for your time. 😃

[surreal elk]

It is unclear at this point, but I think we can assume that @austere compass

[austere compass]

Ahh well, if not it's not a huge deal. I purchased the package I did for the lifetime sub, the alpha was a perk that was added to that. Either way, thank you kindly for your answer. 😃

[ruby swift]

Yes, you are in the count. Would be suicidal of them to sell you A1 access, then deny you entry based on a self-imposed cap. KS had around 3500 people with access to A1, upgrades since and other packages have added the remainder to make the 7-8k number quoted now. Unless there is a huge surge for the last 21 days of this month, they should be just under that cap of 10k they were shooting for.

[primal trail]

That sounds like a good amount of testers.

Is the bard class in?

[empty fjord]

it will be in during Alpha 1 phase 2 I believe

[wintry frost]

There’s a pack to become a lifetime subscriber for a 1 time purchase ?

[woeful zephyr]

Yes

That was your kickstarter opportunity for 500 dollars

Lifetime usually means around 3 years

@wintry frost

[open sierra]

no atm

[wintry frost]

Ohh okay gotcha thanks

I must save for the best computer/monitor first before the game comes out lol possibly able to play in an alpha or beta

[stark berry]

Hello

I'm doing some informative videos in Russian and i want to use most relevant videos, but many of them are "unlisted" on AoC youtube channel, is there anyone, whom i can ask list of urls of "unlisted" videos? (so i won't need to go through every new, to find them)

[covert plank]

@idle siren so people who bought the 500, will we bill able buy the new skins as well?

[echo oyster]

Of course we will

It’s too early to get a reply for Steven 😴😴😴 the slacker is sleeping

[west solstice]

When exactly will Alpha 1 be removed from the store? Any date yet?

[cedar talon]

@west solstice after this month

[west solstice]

Alright, I was just wondering if there's like a set date for monthly shop updates or smth like that

[cedar talon]

Shop updates usually get announced just the day before them updating ut

[echo oyster]

By the end of this month so buy ASAP

If they reach 10k it will@go

He will give 2-3 days notice

[echo oyster]

@stable plover I’ll ask you. Any word about nodes having some kind of UI Frame to show it’s current xp?

[stable plover]

@echo oyster Not recently, by memory they talked about nodes having some sort of UI to show what they need in general

[echo oyster]

Thanks. I couldn’t see anything. Only in nodes pt 2 you saw the xp bar

[crystal beacon]

Are there any requirements for winning alpha 0 keys other than signing up on ashesofcreation.com?

[echo oyster]

Sign up and you get more entries with the packs you can buy

But A0 is nearly over.

[stable plover]

@stark berry http://www.aocwiki.net/Category:Media should get you most of Intrepid's unlisted videos, but you'll want to avoid footage from some of the videos Intrepid didn't release themselves (mainly interviews) - Doesn't specifically pick out the unlisted videos though - Note: Most of the videos that were unlisted were unlisted for a reason

[crystal beacon]

Is there a schedule for a0 and a1 dates?

[echo oyster]

A1 is early q4

But that’s subject to change

[stark berry]

@stable plover thznks!

[echo oyster]

A0 is random times and dates when they need stuff mass tested

[crystal beacon]

Ok. Hoping this turns out better than archeage did

So much wasted potential

[tulip hatch]

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[sullen sentinel]

So it was confirmed in the stream that KS and SS will still be able to upgrade to A1 after this month, but Intrepid store packs will not?

[proven arrow]

Yes that's confirmed

[sullen sentinel]

Good good. I have more time to possibly upgrade to A1

[sullen sentinel]

kk good to know

[spring fractal]

I have only this month left to upgrade and spend another 250 for A1 correct?

[proven arrow]

If you don't have KS then yes last chance for normies

[mighty tartan]

Oh snap so I need to buy the 250$ one soon?

Oh wait no that’s A2 ugh

[surreal elk]

500 is alpha one it's called intrepid pack

[mighty tartan]

Oh

[dire roost]

How long is A1 gonna last?

[west solstice]

I would assume a few weeks each phase ish

perhaps 2-3 weeks each phase

[surreal elk]

@dire roost not sure at least a few weeks each phase

[tulip hatch]

No official statement has been made.

[dire roost]

Okey Thanks 🤗

[surreal elk]

^ just a stream yesterday that said a few weeks of solid testing, A1 phase 1 take that however you want

[west solstice]

Are you still giving A0 keys away? // is A0 still running

[surreal elk]

A0 is still running

[west solstice]

And the drawings?

[surreal elk]

they usually do them in bulk like weeks together

to do draws

[west solstice]

kk cheers

[open basalt]

A0 nda?

[proven arrow]

Still in effect

A1 is when it's lifted

[shut mantle]

So in the live stream there was a question about shipping their products to Europe. @idle siren said they couldn't really offer it with the expensive shipping they were having to charge people. Does anyone know why they don't just use Amazon to sell their products? I sell tons of products on Amazon and it seems like the perfect platform for them

[proven arrow]

Might be some rules or contracts that prevent that

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[winged dock]

Are there any plans to do a showcase video series on current systems and their overall progress? Kind of a gap analysis of your own expectations vs current reality (more showing instead of telling, especially outside of combat systems).

[proven arrow]

They show us during livestreams once a month what they have working. Most stuff is still under NDA so the devs only show us systems that are in a state worth showing. Expect to see more promo videos post Alpha 1 when things reach a more solid state.

[magic pebble]

Are boats going to be crewed by JUST the owner or will there be ships with multiple players each doing different positions, ie driver, gunner, etc?

[silent lantern]

@magic pebble We don't know yet.

[crystal beacon]

@magic pebble more than likely would be up to the crew on what they wanna do. One person summons the boat on the dock and go from there.

[crystal beacon]

Will you be able to respec your character to change your secondary and primary classes (like in ArcheAge?) or will you need to make a new character to change the primary class?

[analog bay]

You will need to make a new one for primary class. But you can go into the towns to a npc and respec your 2ndary.

[quartz coral]

When will embers (in-game currency) become available for KS and SB to purchase?

[proven arrow]

Closer to launch most likely. If not at launch.

[loud seal]

can we get france colors cosmetics for august pack since we will nwin World Cup ?

just a cloack please 😢

[drowsy holly]

Hey can we crouch and hide in bush in Ashes?

[west solstice]

Steven said crouching won't be in the game most likely but no words on hiding I think

[surreal elk]

They said no crouch/prone Steven veto the idea

[proven arrow]

Could be kneel though ;)

[pastel blade]

do the game will use DX 12 ?

[west solstice]

Yes DX12 for sure, they are not sure about lower versions as far as I am aware of

[bold tusk]

would have LOVED to have seen some vulkan love. then they would have an easier time porting to mac/linux. plus vulkan runs faster than dx12

[wet cobalt]

I doubt this is the area, but not sure where else to post. Intrepid, why are your YouTube videos only 1080p? It's halfway through 2018; let's see some crisp 4k videos. Even if people don't have 4k monitors, it still looks much better than a 1080p video does.

[pastel blade]

I hope dx 12 support and vulkan ? do vulkan is supported in unreal engine ?

[crystal beacon]

I have 2 questions. 1. Will I be able to use addons? 2. Is there anyone I can talk to about a content creator applicatoin?>

[proven arrow]

1. Steven doesn't like dps meters, but said he's not 100% against addons. 2. Any of the mods

[bitter imp]

Okay so I got a question. Are ppl allowed to stream alpha gameplay? And if not what about beta testing?

[west solstice]

Alpha 0 is currently under NDA so no, none of that.
But Alpha 1+ will have no NDA

[stable plover]

@crystal beacon If you want to informally talk to someone about content creator apps I'd recommend talking to Belle

[tulip hatch]

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[quasi yacht]

So if some uses link does not convert then later makes account that does or does not count?

[stable plover]

https://i.imgur.com/ATjr5xg.png

That quotes a bit old, and the referral system has been adjusted a couple of times since then (notably it now goes with the most recent referral link clicked instead of the first) - but I assume if they use your link, don't convert, and come back sometime later and still have the cookie associated with you it would count for you whenever they did make the account

[trim pebble]

Do we know yet the benefits and particularities of each of the 4 types of nodes ?

[dusk wadi]

Only that a Scientific Metropolis will offer fast travel to Nodes within its zone of influence and Economic Metropolises will offer a market that integrates with all the Nodes in their zone of influence.

[trim pebble]

Alright so I guess we have no info yet on divine and military nodes. Thank you

[heavy steeple]

We have a bit on military. The military nodes will have stronger NPC's when there is a castle siege.

[reef prawn]

We do, but mostly about the election and caravan systems ( military = better soldiers and arena system for leadership )

What Rivi said

[twin musk]

What are the plans to control inflation of goods as time passes?

[loud seal]

nones ? it's players controled economy

usually more time pass more goods price decrease btw

[empty fjord]

going to be need vs availability. or whatever you call that

[somber mica]

i just joined the hype. so what is the plan for the economy? is it trade based, will there be some kind of currency?

[loud seal]

you can trade almost everything exept cash shop items. There will be caravans and transport ship since your inventory is limited. auctions houses will be local nodes only. You will get a mount that will allow you to carry a bit more tho.

[shut mantle]

Does anyone know the best way to contact Intrepid Studios? I want to reach out to them regarding a solution for their shipping methods

[loud seal]

support

https://www.ashesofcreation.com

then click at the bottom right

[shut mantle]

Thanks! I will give that a try

[glass kernel]

Color blind settings I hope

@idle siren

[west solstice]

No words on this so far I believe

[glass kernel]

Ah , i hope there will be filter settings

[loud seal]

it's obvious there will

[glass kernel]

Color filter

[loud seal]

at least for me

[glass kernel]

My bf struggles with reds/greens

[somber mica]

@loud seal to be clear: so no currency, just trade?

[loud seal]

Golds silver and coppers or something like that ofc

There was a debate if money would take space or not needing caravan to move a lot of money at once from bank to another node bank

But i dont get the answer

Not sure someone want sell a legendary armor for 50 000 wood planks + a fews goats in auction house 😂😂

[stable plover]

@twin musk @loud seal There are Inflation plans
"Jeffrey: For the economy it depends on having things that NPCs buy and sell scale based on the economic activity that exists on the server. As inflation rises, prices rise, and things end up being equal even though there might be a couple of extra 0’s. It can go up and down, as a population leaves, things become less expensive and players don’t have to do as much to earn that. On the other side of things the node system is setup in a really flexible way that can scale the amount of experience needed to level the node and the attrition that delevels a node on activity to. It’s just a matter of adjusting a couple of constants and that goes up and down and the server watches it and can change things on the fly as it needs to.
Peter: We have target numbers for these types of things, target times, and we see if those targets are met, if we’ve overestimated or underestimated, it’s the same thing with the economy, as long as you have target numbers and are able to dial that in further or back, usually you are able to handle that if your on top of it."

[loud seal]

the only way the will alter inflation is by balancing how it is obtained and what is it used for while creating game

maybe ammount needed or obtained tho if they did wrong what i said before

[glass swallow]

As the saying goes, if it is not Steven confirmed, and a quote available its a wait and see

[somber mica]

<@&257269635559194625> I just watched the live stream from yesterday and you said that it would be hard to show on a node that it once was greater. Wouldnt it be possible (and pretty cool) to keep a couple of buildings as ruins, slowly eroding with time until they maybe vanish (or replaced by a new castle, city...). Or have a memorial or statue of some kind with an inscription

[reef prawn]

They mean in the technological sense it would be hard, would take an entire new approach to building placement, a specific algorithm for these "remnants", etc.

[somber mica]

ahh yeah, i can see that... but i imagine placing a memorial could be possible? that wouldnt interfere with the buildings?

[eager rock]

Was there any word on utilitie skills being altered by secondary classes? Of course not giving you 2 utilities skills but giving a new flavor to your current one?

[surreal elk]

I can't recall that @eager rock Zac I don't believe so. But I can't confirm it because I don't believe theirs a source for a either yes no

[stable plover]

@eager rock They haven't mentioned utility skills specifically being altered by secondary classes, but it sounds like you might get to pick between multiple utility skills anyways / some utility abilities might be tied to utility gear

[paper cedar]

I have a question... not sure if this is the right place as I am new to the discord. however is there a way we can mark our account as a streamer so when you do allow people to stream your game we will be able to connect with Intrepid to do that? I would love to be able to stream this as soon as possible as I stream a lot of World of Warcraft and MMO's.

[brisk sage]

How in depth will the professions be, like in comparison to Archeage (at least early Archeage). I personally loved the feel of AA's profession system in the world, I don't really keep up too much with what's going on in the game so I probably missed a q&a that went over that.

[bitter imp]

So will there be designated safe zones throughout ashes where pvp cannot happen?

[surreal elk]

inside nodes, when its not being sieged and instanced dungeons/raids thats it

@bitter imp

^

thanks missed that

[boreal abyss]

I think you can get killed in your Freehold as of now though, unless you lock the door, then they can't get in
Also you can get killed in Nodes even if there is not a Siege, there are just guards in the Node and other players so its not a wise choice, but its still possible @surreal elk

[warm mist]

You can not get killed in your freehold (source https://youtu.be/mD1q3aTRcPY?t=31m05s )

[paper cedar]

How do I apply for the creators program?

[ruby swift]

@loud seal Currency will not have weight and won't be stored in the bank or storage at a freehold. The answer was during a livestream last year in response to a question if currency would be lootable. The answer was a firm no, and that there would never be a reason to store your currency. Everything else, gear, materials and otherwise will have weights. The name of what the currency will be and the what they are calling units of weight has not been released. <Speculation> This will also help them with tracking currency transfers if it character dependent. No hiding your ill gotten gold farmer loot in storage for them to track down. It is all carried by characters.

[elfin flicker]

<@&257269635559194625> I play a different mmo while I’m waiting eagerly for ashes of creation:) I’ve found that I really enjoy one of the screenshot features of this mmo. It allows me to get creative with camera angles and lighting is there any possibility of a similar function being available in ashes of creation?

[quartz coral]

Can we have global Cutscenes when a World Boss spawns?? #WorldBossCutscenes

[open basalt]

If you ask

ill make them for you

[sterile relic]

So i signed up to the Ashes of creation website before it said about registering for the weekly drawing. Does this mean im still included in them or no?

[reef prawn]

You're still in

[sterile relic]

ok thanks

[tulip hatch]

Reminder to all new members of the AoC Community

-To minimize repeat questions please visit the following channels.

#community-links -for links which have AoC information that have been compiled by dedicated members of the community.
#faq -has answers for frequently asked questions.
#news -For news of upcoming streams
After you have checked those locations and still can not find your answer feel free to ask them here
Keep all answers to factual answers and do not have idle discussions here use #general-discussion or #aoc-discussion

Welcome to the Ashes of Creation Community ❤

[mental plover]

The nodes, are they in specific zones or can we start „growing „ our village on nearly every place?

[boreal abyss]

Nodes are in all zones, and you can start growing them in any zone you want

unless that zone's Zone of Influence is underneath another Node

[mental plover]

👍 thx

[proud raptor]

Do we know if AoC wants to have vertical of horizontal progression after the initial level cap?

[surreal elk]

@proud raptor will have horizontal and vertical progression

[proud raptor]

Any further details?

@surreal elk

[surreal elk]

Not at this time we will have a hard cap at 50, with loads of horizontal progression, through religion, which society you pick, etc.

[proud raptor]

Thanks

[modest ferry]

Is there a way to check to make sure you are in the drawing for a key for the game. I have been a member for like 7 months now xD

[boreal abyss]

If you are a member of the website you are in on the drawings automatically, no way to check afaik

[magic pebble]

Is it possible to own a static/instanced house in addition to a freehold in the same/different node?

[boreal abyss]

Yes, as far as we know you can own all 3 types in the same node even.

[sudden radish]

1. will there be a option for players who like to change the server? if yes, what it will look like and will it cost real money? 2. will there be serverfusions for dead servers? if yes, what will happen to the nodes, housing, money etc.?

[boreal abyss]

@sudden radish
No server transfer as of this moment, they are thinking about it but doing so will be difficult because of the aspect of legendary items

[sudden radish]

@boreal abyss thank you for the answer, do you know maybe something about serverfusion of dead server (what will happen to nodes, housing etc.), because i have bad experience with other mmorps...

[boreal abyss]

They have not announced anything about that as of yet, so my guess is that they have not finalized the plans for that case yet.

[sudden radish]

ok thank you

[lunar current]

Once the game is out for public to play, the first few players will get a node to village or town level which is to say that they'd have full experience of how it advances (the node) but now once the node is advanced and considering large number of nodes advances to village level and then as the new players join would they have the same experience of advancing the nodes from the very basic stage ? Or they'd contribute to what has already been there due to the work of older players?

[stable plover]

@lunar current New players will eventually have the opportunity to level up nodes from scratch as nodes on the fringes of society degrade into wilderness or nodes are sieged opening up area

[lunar current]

@stable plover Thanks!

[crystal beacon]

How about stats ? Crit speed def etc ..

[boreal abyss]

We don't know what Character Stats there will be yet

[vestal badge]

Is there going to be support for wide screens 21:9? I've seen many games which have problem with that :)

[stable plover]

@vestal badge I don't Intrepid has talked about the games supported aspect ratios

[vestal badge]

ah okey 😉

[stable plover]

https://i.imgur.com/gdzoxli.png

I don't know enough about monitors by sight to be sure myself, but OnuXis says that they where using 21:9 at PAX east @vestal badge

[vestal badge]

Yeah i've seen this post before but i just wanted to be sure 😉 i suppose 21:9 will be fully supported anyways. Thanks for answers and have a great weekend!

[reef prawn]

21:9 that's ultrawide? Just checking since I'm thinking of getting one for Ashes

[vestal badge]

Yes it is, UltraWide Quad HD 3440 x 1440 or more common 2560X1080, i use 34" and its amazing for gaming and working/digital painting.

[warped egret]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/256164085366915072/467267515911766031/unknown.png
in both alpha packs it mentioned that we will have acces to both betas and alphas.
But the b1 pack didnt state it. do we get access to b2 too if we buy b1 pack?

[analog bay]

Yes you do get access to b2. It lists it on the pack for me when looking at the 150 b1 pack.

[warped egret]

thanks

[dire roost]

will there be ingame time tracking ?

[reef prawn]

What do you mean?

An in-game RL clock?

[dire roost]

Like steam has, its tracks ur ingame hours

[reef prawn]

Oh! We don't know, but most MMOs have the /played command amd it shows how long you've been playing total, today, wuth total with character

And total with *

[dire roost]

ahh okey, thanks 😄

[vital flume]

In regards to player housing will it be possible to share a house with another player and both players be able to interact with housing items and such?

[tulip hatch]

The devs did state they're working on a permission system for housing so you can share but it'll still just in the planning stage

[vital flume]

I'm glad they've considered that and are planning for it then! Quite a few mmos lack that feature and it can be important for friends and family who play together.👍

[oblique aurora]

Is there any information on the membership benefits or is it just pay to play?

[tulip hatch]

It's only pay to play

[oblique aurora]

@tulip hatch thanks

For how long do I have the option to upgrade my Kickstarter bundle?

[proven arrow]

Until you don't. So do it soon. They'll give you a few week heads up when they do remove upgrading

[spare ridge]

So do y’all think that $500 pack is worth it

[surreal elk]

some of us spent more than 500. I would say if you really want to test the game, find bugs and support the game then yes. If you want to just play a polished game wait till beta 2. If you fall somewhere in between those 2, there are options for that as well.

@spare ridge

[spare ridge]

That seems reasonable

[surreal elk]

it wont be 100% polished, it will be a true alpha. You wont get freedom to do w/e you want etc. So if you are okay with crashes, bug tests, server issues etc. Then A1 is for you.

[spare ridge]

A2 is persistent alpha right?

[analog bay]

Yes

[spare ridge]

What would that entail?

Not too fussed about bugs and what not, I kind of like testing - except for when it’s ultra laggy

Looking at you star citizen 3.0

[surreal elk]

not a lot is known about A2 yet, aside from it will be a persistant alpha, and will turn into the test server once live launches etc.

[heady wing]

Supp all, im new here so have a few questions if any1 can maybe plz answer them...
So relating to gear, how will we get new/better gear? Will it only be in dungeons and raids (PvE)? or Can we craft gear on the same level as what we get in PvE and can we also get gear through PvP maybe? XD

Second question: Will we be able to own more than 1 property?

[cedar talon]

@heady wing Gear can we obtained by raids and crafting. Both will have equal quality. You can own a total of 3 properties.

[heady wing]

@cedar talon Thanks

So your property, does all 3 need to be in the same node area or can they be in different node areas?

cool, can you fast travel to your homes/properties?

i know there is no fast travel except if you get a level 6 node that is a scientific one

know know? XD

[cedar talon]

Assume he meant we do not know. Nothing has been said about fast travel between homes. To be honest I think it won’t be a thing. It messes with a lot of game mechanics and basically makes the game have an instant fast travel which they don’t want.

[heady wing]

okay sweet, thanks

and is there any information out yet that is more in detailed about every class? all 64? or maybe half?

[cedar talon]

Not at this point no. Lot of classes are not even meant to be played beyond A1. Next month we get some combat information so maybe also some class info. But besides that all that we know is on the wiki

[unkempt wind]

if i buy any of the options today available from the site, i can just download the game and jump into the beta? or is there a time wait for when beta begins?

[tulip hatch]

Beta date has not been announced

[dim ruin]

alpha 1 begins a couple months

[tulip hatch]

The game is not available to the public at this time

[unkempt wind]

and when the game launches its going to be like WoWs version of payment

buy the game, then pay for infame time

correct!

?

[tulip hatch]

No box cost

Only subscription

[unkempt wind]

oh okay

makes sense, thank youu

[balmy tapir]

What's the plan for the in-game economy? One of my favorite artices (here) riffs on how to control a MUD (predecessor to MMO) economies - will Ashes be based on a similar system? http://mud.co.uk/dvw/workingmudeconomy.html

[mortal brook]

Can we get a comment on how @idle siren taking a mod position on the subreddit violate's reddit's policies?

"Please do not: Take moderation positions in communities where your profession, employment, or biases could pose a direct conflict of interest to the neutral and user driven nature of reddit."

https://www.reddit.com/wiki/moddiquette

I know they want to have a part in community discussions, but community sites really shouldn't be run by the development team

[glass swallow]

I am no Reddit expert but I believe these are more community based stances and less Reddit rules. Forgive me if I am wrong in stating that. I am sure Intrepid had good rationale for the aquisition of the subreddit forum though.

[tulip hatch]

As Belle stated they're more of a recommendation rather than an actual policy

"Moddiquette is an** informal** set of guidelines for moderators of reddit written by community members. Please abide by it the best you can."

[vestal sand]

Reddit's for sale anyways. To the question though, does anyone here know if the game will support VR?

[proven arrow]

no vr planned.

[vestal sand]

Thanks 😃

[oblique aurora]

will the game support lower end pc'es?

[west solstice]

All the footage you have seen was rendered with a 970 and they have mentioned that they will offer a wide varietyof settings so you can change the graphics quality according to your PC

[elfin estuary]

cool

[oblique aurora]

So from my understanding, after this month you can't buy access to alpha 1?

Unless you are a kickstarter or a summer backer

[empty fjord]

True @oblique aurora they would give a couple of weeks notice before removing A1 from upgrade paths for KS and summer backers

they are leaving some room for upgrades, they have not hit the wall with the preorder packs unless there is an insane sale of them in these last few weeks

[oblique aurora]

@empty fjord okei Thanks 😄

[ancient oar]

Hello! New here, I'd just like to ask a few questions sorry if they have been answered before. 1).Have we gotten any information about guilds and families in general? Like how are they gonna work? Which benefits will each one have? 2). Will nodes be available to be occupied by guilds like in BDO? 3). Will some places require specific Classes to be explored? I mean, will alternative ways exist to go that place? And will for example Class traits such as the mage Steven was playing where he used a skill called Magic Detection and lifted these boulders from the rive or the other time where a Priest cleansed a place with that poisonous fog be Primary Class specific trait? Or can it be also obtained from the Secondary option? 4). Will such stuff mentioned before stay in the world? Like if I go to the same place before anyone else manages to reach first and lift again these boulders, will the next player who wants to pass find the place like that? Or will he have to do it again? (couldn't really find the answers for myself so..) Thanks in advance c:

It seemed smaller while typing it...

[cedar talon]

@ancient oar 1, Guilds will have 300 members max. Leaders will have to either go for more perks or members, bit like BDO. Guilds can own castles and towns. Don't klnow about their benefits for it. Some classes hace special mobility for places opposed to others.

[ancient oar]

Ohhhh ok thanks c:

[crisp agate]

(Just for a quick clarification: Based on current plans guilds do not own towns in the regards of regular nodes, they own specific T4 military nodes that are around their castles and those nodes are separate from the regular node system.)

[west solstice]

Btw will Kickstarter accounts also not be able to upgrade to A1 after this month ?

[stable plover]

@west solstice We don't know for sure yet, but will probably be able to continue upgrading KS for a bit after this month (until capacity in A1 runs out, and Intrepid left some wiggle room for that not to happen (probably) off of the pre-order packs this month)

[west solstice]

So I still have time to think a bit, cheers

[heady wing]

Will we be able to buy access to the beta's when it is closer to them, or are all of the further access gng to stop at the end of July

[ruby swift]

The reason they are stopping access to A1 is to keep the testing pool availability under 10k. The size of a live server is meant to be around 8-10k concurrent players at launch. This gives them a single test server to see their problems. The others like A2, B1, B2 will have multiple testing servers. There is just no way around it, so they shouldn't have to limit those purchases. Unless of cours Ashes goes viral and they end up with 250,000 people that want into beta.

[heady wing]

What do you think will they do if there are like a crazy amount of ppl who wants to jam the beta?

[ruby swift]

Open more servers.

That is the purpose of testing. Not only to see if the systems will hold, but if the company is nimble enough to react to launch problems. No one wants another failed mmo launch because of over/under estimating demand and the problems that occur because of it.

Also to expose problems in company command and control. If like the subway in NYC, only Miguel has the password to reset the payment server, and Miguel has turned off his phone for the drive home, it can point out flaws in information flow so they don't happen at live. Great for Miguels jobs security being the only guy that can turn that stuff back on, bad for a company to that level of dependence on one person.

[bold tusk]

I am more than sure they are planning to have multiple servers ready to roll when needed, they can plan for that no issue at all based on early sales and then overhead for extra players after release. As dude said, A1 is going to be limited, which is why they are ending their packages for A1 access on their website. They said they were reaching their limit in the last live stream (if i remember correctly) so they were going to change the packages starting next month to exclude A1 from play. So A2 B1 and B2 only or whoever they choose to do it. Unlike other companies, it seems intrepid is doing quite well for themselves

[inner temple]

yall mustve heard this question a bunch of times already but, is the combat gonna be tab target like wow or action combat like that of black desert? sorry only joined this discord recently 😛

[proven arrow]

A mix of tab and action combat. Not really like BDO probably more like gw2.

[inner temple]

damn ok, thanks

[midnight haven]

GW2 was a decent system... I'd be happy with that.

[spice stirrup]

Do you guys have an idea of how many character slots you will have made available for the alphas, betas and eventual full launch?

[surreal elk]

"comfortable amount"-direct quote

as for beta/alpha no clue

prob not alot

[spice stirrup]

alright, kinda figured the on-record would be vague. thanks Gundel

[proven arrow]

The current guess is 1 for every archetype, so potentially 8 per server

[oblique aurora]

any idea when the next live stream is gonna be?

[west solstice]

first week of August probably

[crystal beacon]

Can somebody quick explain to me why the 500dollar bundle changed so often and can i still buy those items that arent avaible anymore later ?

[cedar talon]

@crystal beacon not sure with what you mean by the first part. But current skins are one time only.

[glass swallow]

The bundle changes each month to rotate in new cosmetics. Once a particular months cosmetics have cycled out and new come in, the old are no longer able to be purchased again

[dense marten]

I am looking for an mmorpg to play with family that have 2 xboxes and 2 pcs... are they at all going to crossplay this? (don't care about play anywhere, a copy per person is fine)

[keen path]

When will we see the first players stream this game/ create youtube content. Is it allowed in one of the Alpha phases? Or not until beta.

[cedar talon]

@dense marten game will be PC only for now. So no crosspoay

@keen path no ingame content till A1, which is end of this year.

[keen path]

Ah okay nice

[dense marten]

Thanks, that is a common response, ESO isn't and neither is BDO, have hopes for upcoming ones..

[cedar talon]

Crossplay is almost impossible. Consoles don’t have the same power as PC’s which makes gameplay unfair

[dense marten]

I guess depending on desired effect, ESO could have worked. I mean people are on fortnite on IOS against pcs... talk about miss match but it makes the game more ubiquitous.

[heady wing]

@dense marten Its not just about the hardware, it is ten times harder to make the MMORPG work the same way it does on a console.

[west solstice]

Just think about the control bindings..

[open basalt]

yeah, hard to do

It would not be fun

The controllers would suck ass

[somber mica]

Could someone please tell me how the frequency of the live stream is? Every week, every other week...?

[open basalt]

once a month

[heady wing]

first week of every month

[tulip hatch]

It's truly at the devs discretion they try to get a stream in once a month but dates will vary on their schedule, the best thing to do is keep an eye on #news

[surreal elk]

odd question, I know stevens quote about alpha 1 and KS and summer backers having certain time to upragde thier packs my question is does that affect the higher packs in the sense of the ones of LOM and Higher, for upgrading be canceled off as well, Since I already have the alpha access wondering if I have to hard commit to the higher tier package now or will I still have more time, Talking (LOM to Royal to Hero.)

[tulip hatch]

Unfortunately no official answer can be given regarding that but we can try to get one from the devs.

[sullen sentinel]

I asked Steven a few nights ago and he said that packs will be suspended if they meet their target goals at the end of july. But he will give an additional 2 weeks heads up before the packs are ended.

[surreal elk]

that include ppl who already have A1 access that are going higher?

so ppl that already have braver of worlds or LOM going to Royalty or Hero?

@sullen sentinel

[sullen sentinel]

From how I understood it yes.

but again you will be given atleast a 2 week heads up about it before it is closed.

[sonic oyster]

so uh

can guilds own a node government or take over a node

like say there's a huge zerg of 500 or so people in a large guild

can they just claim one node and develop it on their own

[dim ruin]

Guilds can’t own a node

[delicate wolf]

You'll need multiple guilds in one node

to keep things running

[dim ruin]

They can have a large presence in it which will obviously affect politics and actions the node takes but they can’t necessarily own it, especially if it is a metropolis because there will be several thousand people in it

[sonic oyster]

oh

[dim ruin]

Guild leaders also can’t be leaders of metros from what I understand

[tulip hatch]

Additionally they can't restrict who can or can't join the node

[sonic oyster]

I think i read somewhere in the wiki that if you're in a guild you cant be part of the metropolis

[delicate wolf]

No

you can

[sonic oyster]

is that incorrect

okay good because

[delicate wolf]

Just as shadow said, guild leaders can't be node lead

[sonic oyster]

i want to join a guild, but I dont want any responsibility in that guild, however I wouldn't mind being a node politician or something of that nature

[tulip hatch]

I believe we should take this toooo #aoc-discussion

[dim ruin]

The thing guilds can directly control are castles which are like nodes but a separate entity with small node areas around them

[sonic oyster]

ah okay, I think I'm following

so that means guild officers can be mayors of metropolis/village level nodes then yes?

[tulip hatch]

As long as they're not the guild leader yes

[sonic oyster]

alright, thanks

[pearl lynx]

have they announced any of the class skills yet?

[surreal elk]

@pearl lynx the AOC wiki has a few of the first 4 classes skills check that 😃

[pearl lynx]

thanks!

[digital yacht]

heres an example u can go thru each class respectively @pearl lynx

http://www.aocwiki.net/Cleric

[pearl lynx]

ty

[vestal knot]

What do we know about the underrealm? Like is it just a few underground spots or is it one big connected network? And will the day/night cycle effect the underrealm

[stable plover]

@vestal knot http://www.aocwiki.net/Underrealm We don't quite know all of the connectivity details, but it's supposed to be fairly expansive, rain/snow won't happen in the underrealm but it will be affected by seasons, There will be holes in the ceilings of some caverns which I suppose would give at least a hint of day/night cycle, but I don't think we have a broad comment on that yet, Meant to feel like individual regions of the world, but underground

[slate light]

can you get pets even if you're not a summoner?

[fathom cape]

@slate light I am sure that u can, but they would be just a cosmetic...

[slate light]

ok, thanks!

[vestal knot]

@slate light you can get mounts, which aren’t just cosmetic, but I’m pretty sure the kittens and cats from Kickstarter are cosmetic items and not skins

[slate light]

But no pets to use in combat right?

[slate light]

How many people do you need to start a guild

?

[west solstice]

No deep information on that, but you'll need a few (perhaps 3, just a guess)

[tulip hatch]

There are combat pets and mounts with combat skills

[slate light]

Ok, thanks for the help!

[shut mantle]

To tie in with the question asked about the class skills. Do we have any insight into how many abilities you'll be able to have actively on your hotbar yet? Like will we have like 10 hot bars of abilities available, or a limit of one hot bar?

[tulip hatch]

We don't have an exact number yet however the devs have stated that they want the players to have to pick and choose their skills carefully so it will be a limited amount (everything is subject to change during the course of development)

[shut mantle]

Bummer, personally I've always liked having a ton to choose from in combat. Thanks for the info

[oblique aurora]

You will have a ton to choose from, you just won't have everything available at the same time

[rose talon]

In many games, the best costumes are locked by paying real money. This is a bad feature I believe and should have better rewards for top pvper etc. How do you plan to stop this?

[tulip hatch]

Intrepid has stated that there will be costumes unlockable via crafting/quests/achievements that are equal to cosmetic shop quality

[glass swallow]

Intrepid has already stated that cosmetics in game will have appearance value that is equivelant to that found in cash shop

[ruby swift]

@shut mantle The info the way I remember UI skills is this. 8-10 active skills on your "bar". Those 8-10 will come from a pool of 30-40 available skills so you can build out your playstyle the way you like. You will not be able to swap out abilities "on-the-fly" but will be through some mechanic not released yet that requires active planning before a "session". You will need to think about your choices before heading out for that days activity. Plan for UI to be minimal, does not want the clutter of multiple bars with a boatload of abilities on it.

[boreal abyss]

^ You will also have a limited amout of skill points to spec into the different skills too, so you cannot max out all skills
Choices matter

[heady wing]

but lets say you used all your skill points and then later wana change them will you be able to do that

[ruby swift]

Yes

THat is where the above mentioned swap out mechanic will come in

[stable plover]

https://i.imgur.com/m18CKvn.jpg

There was a 'Decrease Skill Rank' in one of the streams Steven did - UI is placeholder and all that, but it's the only reference I know of for the ability to decrease skill ranks

[heady wing]

thanks

[jaunty remnant]

Since we are getting Stevens Sandals in the game are we getting Jeffrey Bards Sunglasses? He's always wearing them on his head anyways lol.

[meager ledge]

Does anyone know if you kill a player if they are able to be looted? Would be savage if someone could kill you and steal legendary weapons lol

[dim ruin]

The game is not full loot. There is a small chance that some stuff you are carrying drops when you die and that increases with your corruption level.

As far as I know rare equipment won’t be dropped unless you have very high corruption but there isn’t a ton of info about how it will exactly work at the moment

[tulip hatch]

Upon death players lose a % of their resources
You lose more % of resources if you didn't fight your attacker or are corrupted
The more a player is corrupt the risks increases eventually they will also have a chance to drop gear on their person

[proven arrow]

Basically griefers get punished, normal fair pvpers aren't.

[rose talon]

Will their be world pvp servers and none-world pvp servers? Or a button to toggle pvp?

[tulip hatch]

Servers will not be divided by rp/pve/pvp

[rose talon]

Okie ty

[livid juniper]

Hey guys just wanted to know the expected release date of this game, from what I know it could be late 2019 or maybe more. Thx for replying if you do

[proven arrow]

Late 2019 early 2020 is the estimate still

[crystal beacon]

I think it is bad idea .. drop gear from player

Game will be too hard

[tulip hatch]

This channel is for direct questions and answers feel free to discuss it in #aoc-discussion

[open basalt]

players will only drop gear if they are corrupted

If they are not, gear wont be droped

[heady wing]

guys does any1 know if there will be spears in the game?

[dusk wadi]

based on this quote 'Don't let their love for nature fool you though, the Py'rai rarely take prisoners. Whether it is by bow or spear, the py'rai's legacy will take root.' yes, there will be spears in the game

[dark jungle]

@heady wing they have talked about spears on stream and have shown some concept art, so likely yes

[heady wing]

yes

then my life in this game is 100%

XD

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[heady wing]

so does any1 know if there will be like a map in this game?

[tulip hatch]

There will be a map however you must explore to reveal it and you will have to return to past locations to get an updated map.

[heady wing]

ahh okay cool

as long as there is one im chilled

[worthy hemlock]

How much of an 'mmorpg' with this be? Are we going to spawn naked and be able to equip clothing and items as we level up?

[spark pebble]

Is their a road map to check out?

[wanton gust]

nodes part 3? @tulip hatch

[tulip hatch]

Starting items have not been discussed however there will be various types of gear and weapons you will be able to equip throughout your leveling experience

There is no official roadmap

[spark pebble]

Oh ok

[worthy hemlock]

is there going to be a skill tree? one that offers several routes to 'tweak' your character and have access to different abilities/passives depending on your build?

[tulip hatch]

Yes there will be skill trees
I highly recommend you visit #community-links for sites with information available to the public

[worthy hemlock]

ah perfect ty...new here

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[stable plover]

@spark pebble Very unofficial roadmap just off of known info http://www.aocwiki.net/Release_Phases

[spark pebble]

Oh well i will give it a look and keep in mind it isnt official

[undone olive]

Can anyone give any specifics on how the breeding system works or is that still under development?

[wanton gust]

still under dev

[stable plover]

@undone olive Animal Husbandry
Won’t be relegated to just mounts, will include pets, livestock.
Breeding will have mechanics, Genetic lines react to the ingredients depending upon the mount/creature.
Breeding will be an exploratory profession where you try to find out what kinds of things affect a breeding pair such as food or season
Husbandry will have discoverable blends of breeding
Cannot breed special/epic mounts
Unique mounts out in the world that you can go out and try and breed with.
Animal husbandry has different classes of mounts that are breedable.
Breed horses with horses
Breeding will actually change the stats of the mount that you breed.
There may be there may be some type of mechanic that that requires infrastructure to house a greater number of mounts but it is going to be big, definitely at least one per day of the week.
Mounts will have unique traits that you can try and breed into lines

[wanton gust]

like i said not much known yet, nothing new has been released

[undone olive]

oh okay, Thank you tho! much appreciated~

[dark jungle]

.ct

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[fresh pilot]

@stable plover can i get the link?

for the livestream video u posted

[stable plover]

the info from http://www.aocwiki.net/Economy#Processing I posted recently? it's got multiple sources - I'll DM you

[quartz coral]

So with the mount (skins) a horse becomes a bear at the same time remaining a horse?

[stable plover]

right, as long as there isn't an entire 'horse' and 'bear' class of mount and the bear skin can only be applied to other bears (which is probably not the case)

[quartz coral]

So wouldn’t an actual bear mount be way cooler the a horse skinned to be a bear??

@stable plover

Than*

[stable plover]

That's probably a question for #aoc-discussion but probably

[crystal beacon]

If you purchase the "WAYFARER PRE-ORDER PACK" do you get access to the game today?

Damn, that's a long way out haha.

[rose talon]

Will the business model be like world of warcrafts? Buy the game buy the sub every month

[cedar talon]

No boxprice. Only monthly sub

$15

[rose talon]

okie ty

[vague fog]

Will player have the tools and freedom to say expand their guild community and expand their node influence/real a state? I’m thinking along the lines of Eve online here.

[proven arrow]

They will be limited by certain housing limits within a node and what node said guild pledges allegiance to.

Can a guild all claim land near each other within a nodes ZOI where freeholds are allowed? Yes if they rush towards the land claim once the node hits level 3

[vague fog]

Will there be a wardec system, will siege warfare operate inside or outside the corruption mechanic?

[proven arrow]

You can wardec on other guilds, similar to BDO. Siege warfare will be corruption free and be somewhat instanced in that other people can't interupt a guild siege.

[vague fog]

Thank you for the info. I haven’t played BDO, If it’s possible I will Form the first country in AOC

Or empire

[proven arrow]

Lol you're gonna need a big guild

[quiet yoke]

so whats gonna come out sooner, half life 3 or this

[slate light]

half life

[vague fog]

Best to get started then. from what you said I should plan on having multiple guild alliances to control multiple nodes. And if one guild wardec the others support, not in combat but logistics

[tulip hatch]

Please try to keep this channel for genuine questions about Ashes of Creation and take other conversations to #general-discussion thank you

[digital smelt]

When will the first beta start, I haven't purchased yet but I do want to just need to know a time line

[tulip hatch]

The first beta is still TBD all we have is sometime in 2019

[digital smelt]

Kk thank you @tulip hatch

[ocean forum]

I have access to the alpha 1. does that mean I can play from that day A1 opens until the final release? or will there be testing phases for alpha and beta, for example just 2 months/ 3 days per week or anything similar?

[tulip hatch]

You have access to all testing stages however not all testing phases will be constantly up there may be breaks in between, everything depends on how the developers plan to schedule testing

[ocean forum]

oh alright 😃 thanks for your nice answer!

[digital smelt]

Is there a way to upgrade a package to the next level? So if I by the 150 right now but want to later get the 500, could I buy the 500 for 350?

[analog bay]

Technically yes. However the Alpha 1 package is ending this month as they are reaching their cap for Alpha 1 access.

[tulip hatch]

Yes you can upgrade your packages all you have to do is pay the difference.

[kind oasis]

is ashes's combat tab targeting or action combat?

[empty fjord]

Ashes is supposed to be a hybrid between both

[kind oasis]

sorry i meant ashes

[celest garnet]

tab targeting and action combat

both

its up to you

[kind oasis]

a hybrid?

[celest garnet]

u can

mix

together

up to u

[heady wing]

they will show us some of the combat come their next live stream in the first week of August

[crystal beacon]

@celest garnet and can you choose ?

[tulip hatch]

Some skills will be tab target oriented while others may be action
The hybrid system is being worked on and we will be hearing more about it soon

[fair yew]

Best thing to do is wait for the live stream early next month

[ebon saddle]

alright here's a question Idk if its been asked before but could the guild that, lets say owns the nodes or castle is it possible for them to assign taxes in the area or is taxes not a thing in Ashes Of Creation

[spring fractal]

Yes

100%

That’s the entire point almost of owning castles

[crisp agate]

(Guilds don't own nodes, aside from 3 specific ones tied to the castles that work differently from the regular node system.)

[ebon saddle]

My bad im some what new to AOC and only started getting hyped again and so on

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[lunar current]

Would AoC have features like dancing, kissing, slapping and of expressing various emotions?

[lunar current]

Thanks.

[digital smelt]

What are the specs required for the game?

[ruby swift]

They run it on a 970 for testing...other than that they havent released anything

[digital smelt]

Perfect that's what my fiancee runs, thank you

[severe bay]

Guys, quick question, we will be able to fly? I mean independently

Freely

[proven arrow]

Only if you manage to get ahold of a royal mount, which have lifespans of a couple weeks then they die forever. Only leaders of nodes or castles can access them.

[severe bay]

Oh that sucks hahahhaa

So if you are leader of Nodes, you will be able to fly only 2 weeks, and then no more flying ever? XD

[glass swallow]

No

Node leaders will retain said mount the duration of their position

Mounts found as top tier and rare drops will have a lifespan and point of 'death"

[glass swallow]

I should saying flying mounts*

so I avoid any confusion

[teal nebula]

Hei guys i like to ask some questions i never heard or missed,
Now where i know that i play an PureHealing Dwarf i like to ask:
1-Dwarf are in every Fantasy World intelligent tinker, did we get chances of mechanical pet or mount ?
2- tomorrow i saw hobbyt 3 and where the elb army shoot arrows to the dwarf , they shoot big spinning arrows back that smash the arrow of the elb- so i thinked on this missed question, are there racial skills ?
3- i dont think this is comming up and i read some times question about underground houses ... But my quest is , do you think an dwarf can build an freehold in an giant rock or in a mountain ? I think it is awesome when i have my home in an mountain and fly from there down with my mechanical pet :)
( oh moment not flying pet but climbing pet)

[proven arrow]

1. Possible but not much is known about mounts that aren't living in some way.

2. There are racial augments and racial bonuses.

3. Your freehold will take the form of whatever your race is and what skins you put on it. Building into a cave is unlikely however

You can build your freehold anywhere in the zone of influence of your node, but not on roads, near monster spawns or anywhere else that might cause grief.

[severe bay]

@glass swallow Thanks

[digital smelt]

Can you be a citizen in multiple nodes?

[boreal abyss]

No

Only 1, can change citizenship 2 weeks after you last changed it

[fringe timber]

Hello everyone. I'm sure this has been asked a billion times, so perhaps someone can point me to the appropriate resources. But, is there going to be Beta access for this game?

[analog bay]

@fringe timber yes you can buy into beta 1 and beta 2 on the website store.

[fringe timber]

Do we know when the beta will be?

[analog bay]

No exact dates released just estimated for 2019

[fringe timber]

What milestones been hit yet? Have they started alpha testing, or not quite...

[analog bay]

They are currently in a0 and alpha 1 is slated for early q4 this year. Id suggest checking out the wikis in #community-links for more information on the game and where they are at.

[fringe timber]

Sweet. Thats what I was looking for. Thanks!

[tight trail]

if i buy the game on the launch, will it be permanent? or you wil have to pay ike once a mounth or something?

[analog bay]

It is a subscription game no box price or expansion pack prices. pay 2 play. 15 a month @tight trail

[tight trail]

soooooooooooo... if buy it, its permanent?

[analog bay]

There is no buying it. You pay 15 a month to play.

[tight trail]

ohh

ty👌

so if im buying the beta 2 acces, im getting to pay the beta 2 + 3 mounths?

play**

[dark jungle]

@tight trail yes, you get 2 months free sub with the beta 2 package

The sub credit applies post launch, your beta access doesn't eat that up

So you get full beta 2 access then at launch you get the first 2 months free

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[pearl lynx]

Hello, I just bought the intrepid package for all the access, was there anything I needed to do for the name reservation or not yet? Also other than getting a confirmation email is there anything else I should have? lol [just checking]

[proven arrow]

The name reservation feature isn't available yet.

Just make sure your pack shows up in your account info

[pearl lynx]

thanks!

[empty fjord]

when a node goes from level 0 to 1, will the merchants and npcs just pop into existence with their caravans and tents, or will they come through the nearest portal and travel to said camp location?

[reef prawn]

we don't know yet!

[untold wadi]

But i assume they will go with something other than the npcs spawning out of nowhere

[distant vessel]

Easy and cheap way would be cutscene in which someone comes to the town telling good news, people gather in town center and after cutscene everyone is in new bigger town at the same spot as in cutscene. This way noone ends up in the wall of building that just grown to bigger one.

[empty fjord]

Intrepid doesn't strike me as a company that would do cheap and easy over something immersive

[echo oyster]

There will be a loading screen.

[untold wadi]

^^^

[empty fjord]

kinda lame, but alright

[echo oyster]

It’s the best option. The load would be too heavily to show 100’s of people the see building

[untold wadi]

"The load would be too heavily to show 100’s of people the building" this makes a lot of sense

[echo oyster]

I missed a word

Sue me

[shell token]

Does anyone know what the max level will be at launch?

[eager rock]

Caravan Question:

I know there will be a lot of customization to the caravans. Was there any word on adding guild logos on caravans.

Also anything on the effect of others protecting caravans such as adding some indicator of a guilds presence? Be a cool guild perk to have x guild level allows guild banners to show on caravans your guild is protecting if you have 5+ guild members present during escort

[tulip hatch]

An interesting question sadly this has not been addressed, you should write it down somewhere so you remember it for the next livestream!

[echo oyster]

seeing as they dont want to allow guild icons next to players names this would be very good.

[eager rock]

Thanks @tulip hatch

Yes I will write this down for the next stream if I can make it sadly work schedules. Yeah I thought this would be an interesting idea if they could do it that way guilds can start to build a reputation and Scout or Rangers using Scopes to look for Caravans from a distance can see Guild banners on them knowing they are protected by a particular guild this could mean intimidation and or weakness depending what they see

[heady wing]

or it might even provoke them to attack you XD

[fleet loom]

I found this game because I saw the series "Overlord" and everyone is saying this is the closest game to what "Yggdrasil" is in the series. My question is it base like how they describe it in that series? You capture a keep with your guild. Design it with your styles. Create fighting NPC that can defend it. Etc...

[heady wing]

hey man

so you came to the right place, i know everything of Overlord XD

ill answer for you XD

[fleet loom]

Thsnks, lol

Thanks

[past plinth]

The short answer is: Kind of. Some things you mentioned are yes, some are not exactly, and a lot we don't know yet.

[heady wing]

yes

@Glovy

@fleet loom i sent you a pm

pm/dm

if you have any more questions on that topic feel free to ask me there

[slim cargo]

anything new for the summoner? havent watched the streams in a coons age

[pearl lynx]

I know they said there was an interactive emote for hug, as in the other person has to accept it, but have they announced any other emotes like that?

[tulip hatch]

They have stated there willl be interactive emotes however not many examples were given.

[pearl lynx]

ah alright

[proven arrow]

I think I remember a dance emote (like a waltz) was mentioned?

[glass swallow]

As long as you promise to dance for me @proven arrow ❤

[proven arrow]

I'll dance with you ;p

[meager ledge]

When will the stop selling alpha 2, beta 1 and 2 access? Anyone know? Wasnt sure if it would close up once alpha one starts.

[ember fractal]

hey, does anyone know what the fire and frost elemental racial skins actually do/are?

[meager ledge]

@simple ether what would that date be?

[analog bay]

@meager ledge End of July

[meager ledge]

@simple ether ty ty

[ruby swift]

@ember fractal The fire/ice elemental skins are cosmetic skins...they will add nothing beyond that to gameplay. No p2w is the mantra. You will look cool (or hawt) depending on which you wear, that is it.

[wanton gust]

can we make ice cream in AoC?

[open basalt]

yes

totally

why not

[echo oyster]

@wanton gust that’s a question for livestream. Write it down. And post it when forum post is open

[visual isle]

check and mate

[wooden quail]

So is there class fluidity like Cyberpunk 2077 or will you have to pick a preset class or will you be able to go down a path that you can go down. Such as Dark Souls where once you start you can go anywhere and be come anything?

[surreal elk]

you pick a primary class of the 8, you pick ur abilities etc so you build your class sorta. Then once 30, you pick a secondary class of the 8 again those then augment your abilities. that you have chosen previously

[wooden quail]

Alright cool.

Thank you/

[untold wadi]

So theres 36 possible combinations

but theres also religions that play a big part

[proud raptor]

@untold wadi 8 x 8 = 64, not 36.

[untold wadi]

OOF

[proud raptor]

drops mic

[untold wadi]

where did i even get that number

Uh yes 64 ;P

[cerulean notch]

What does religious part do 🤔

Interesting

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[open sierra]

what RNG means ? in games

[fathom cape]

Guys, what should i follow to get the most info? Are there periodically livestreams? (When will be the next one?) Are there any ways to win access to Alpha 0?

[cedar talon]

@fathom cape A0 keydraws used to be every week, now the once every couple of weeks. Just register and you are in for the drawing. There is a livestream every month. Next months stream will give us the combatsystem.

[fathom cape]

@cedar talon Thx!:) ...so there is no specific date for a livestream? Just once in a month but it can be whatever date, right?

[cedar talon]

Usually start of the month

They post a message in this discord few days in advance

[fathom cape]

Ok! Thx:))

[astral raven]

will there be different server types, like RP or PVP? I haven't watched a stream since the kickstarter streams

[proud raptor]

@astral raven PVP not I believe

[cedar talon]

@astral raven AoC is a PvX game, so there will be no special servers.

[crisp agate]

@astral raven On the topics of RP servers, they’ve said they aren’t having them (since RP servers don’t have to have any different/separate rules from regular servers, it being a PvX game in of itself doesn’t mean much when it comes to that).

Like other games where there’s no official RP server, the RP community looking to write cooperative with one another will likely designate an unofficial RP server and flock to that one. Same thing, essentially—just without the label of “RP” before the server name.

[astral raven]

That makes sense. I hope that there will be an RP community like WoW

[jagged laurel]

Will I be able to Name my Tavern and have my own Personalized sign?

[surreal elk]

Pretty sure personalized sign won't be allowed same with guild emblems maybe you can make a custom in-game one with templates given though

[reef prawn]

Basically, we don't know.

It's something we should ask during the next stream!

(I'll make sure to ask it)

[ruby swift]

https://i.gyazo.com/415dff5dddfa6d44fe04e60e62fd9e88.png

https://i.gyazo.com/e36e6083113a649707e08b9cf74b6c90.png

https://i.gyazo.com/f9c885eb4f05353d02439e78e5b5883a.png

There was a discussion last year that someone else can pull quotes on that was in answer to people wanting to have a graffiti option where they could paint different stuff that would persist in the game world. Was rejected as being subject to abuse. Freehold naming was mentioned as being possible, but with a report feature for inappropriate like any other game that allows such stuff. They are not going to allow the randos of the internet free creative expression to grief others. https://i.gyazo.com/4f3c6e922805af62d543dbe01c918e0f.png

[wanton minnow]

Really love the music in ashes of creation i've heard so far. Any informations about the composers/artists available?

[severe bay]

qq, will we be able to allocate atribute points like dex, str, int, etc?

[open basalt]

i think yes

[tulip hatch]

The current music in all Ashes videos are royalty free music
However ashes has hired Bear Mccreary as their composer

[wanton minnow]

thx 😃

[severe bay]

@open basalt thanks

[open basalt]

Mccreary is such a legend

music will be top tier

[woven vale]

Sorry if this question is stupid, but is mage gonna be more of an instant spell class with a few charges (like ESO) or will it be a charging bar simulator watching as you see your 5 second channel ability happen?

[west solstice]

We don't know yet, you probably will see more in the next livestream, since they are (re)working the combat

But I don't know if Steven has said anything about that yet

[tulip hatch]

It will be a mix of cast and instant abilities you will be able to pick and choose which you want to use
Keep in mind even if there is a cast time very few skills will keep you in place as intrepid sees mobility as an important aspect in combat

[woven vale]

Ty

[opal isle]

Will there be native ultrawide support?

[ruby swift]

Is asked at least once a week, and has never been answered. Unknown.

[pearl lynx]

I know it was just asked about some casted abilities for like magic abilities, but have they said anything about casted melee, like a big windup or anything?

[ruby swift]

Same answer applies...no one knows. Combat so far has been placeholder, next livestream will show a glimpse of the new system.

[pearl lynx]

ah alright thanks

[lunar current]

Do we have any information regarding how would they balance 8 classes and 64 archetypes also I heard rumors that they'd only work on balancing group dynamics and not so much on 1v1 pvp, is that the truth?

[meager ledge]

My understanding is that the class balancing is focused on the group dynamics. And the 1v1 matchups are Rock Paper Scissors balancing. Some classes are going to have clear advantages over others.

[echo oyster]

@lunar current Steven said they they know balancing will be very hard and they have also said there will be FOTM. These things can’t be helped

These are all words. Until we see their balancing in action Balancing 8 classes with 8 flavors will be a nightmare. Just look at rift.

[lunar current]

FOTM? what is that

[echo oyster]

Flavor of the month

[lunar current]

that is sad anyway, thanks.

[silent lantern]

You should fix the religion part from above... It should be - strong religions may GRANT (not gain) augments to skills...

[surreal shoal]

Due to Microsoft recently killing full screen support with DX12 do you have plans to write your own support for full screen on Microsoft computers so we are not stuck with “windowed” and “windowed(full screen)?

[spring basalt]

Can you destroy a Node in one go ? or it'll be one level downgrade..

[surreal elk]

no, you delevel it from say a level 5 to a level 4.

It will set back the node weeks of time though at that stage

but you could potentially delevel the node after the siege cooldown etc

[spring basalt]

Let's say, you've attacked my node, and from lvl 5 it went to 4, you can attack me again in how much time ?

How much lasts the siege cooldown?

[surreal elk]

I will find the quote one sec, Many days at that point but i will find direct quote

[spring basalt]

Sure, take your time. thanks

[proven arrow]

A few weeks or something iirc

[surreal elk]

Stage Name ~ Development Time Unlocks ~ Siege Declaration Time[14] ~ Siege Cooldown Time
1 Expedition Few Hours Node Type Becomes Apparent [15]
2 Encampment Many Hours
3 Village Few Days In-Node Housing • Freeholds • Additional Quests • Additional Merchants • Upgraded Crafting Stations • Player Government [16] 2 Days 20 Days
4 Town Many Days Apartments • Bounty Hunter 3 Days 30 Days
5 City Few Weeks 4 Days 40 Days
6 Metropolis Many Weeks 5 Days 50 Days

so a metro is 50 days siege cool down

direct quote can be found here....... http://www.aocwiki.net/Nodes

[spring basalt]

That's a lot, so Metropolis would be the highest, thanks !

[heady wing]

so you can even attack level 1 nodes?

lmao

what happened to your messages

[surreal elk]

yeah, you can By looks of it

editing it

[heady wing]

hahahahahahahaha

ok thanks

[surreal elk]

good correction ty

[heady wing]

thanks

[proud raptor]

If you can't siege a node below tier 2, does that mean that a tier 2 node, does not lock out other nodes from developing? Else how could you ever develop that locked node?

[tulip hatch]

Tier2 nodes are very small in not only population but in utility and zone size
If the zone does not reach to overlap another node then it has no real threat
The cap for the number of nodes that can be tier 2(if any) is not known but can be expected to be plentiful

[crisp agate]

It’s been said that if a node lacks the proper activity/upkeep the node may be “PvE Sieged”, which could (in theory) be how nodes such as T2 ones would fall. I think that’d be an excellent question for a stream though! @proud raptor

[proud raptor]

It indeed is. Since if all the T6,5,4,3,2 added, doesn't total the max amount of nodes, then some nodes would be locked away forever.

[brisk sage]

do we have any idea about when we will see A1?

[west solstice]

early Q4

[tulip hatch]

The last estimation we heard was October or November depending on development.

[paper python]

Sure would be nifty if there were pvp guilds (the players who are jerks and not welcome in any allied towns) who can level up their own bandit hide-out node.

[meager ledge]

How much do we know of the flexibility of guild structuring? Will we be allowed multiple GMs. Some games wont allow multiple people to have all guild permissions

[dark jungle]

Ashes guilds may only have a single guild leader. There will be mechanics for transferring leadership but they haven't been announced yet.

[grim swift]

Will there be a wipe after alpha and beta?

[crystal beacon]

Stupid question but how much is this game

[crisp agate]

No box cost, just a monthly subscription fee of USD $15. @crystal beacon DLC expansions/post-launch releases with the current plans will also not cost anything more than the subscription itself.

[crystal beacon]

So 15 dollars per expansion? Or you pay for the sub which has the expansion

[midnight haven]

No... $15 a month to play, with the game being a free download from their website.

[crystal beacon]

Ok

I can't read rn

Brain is fried

[normal goblet]

@idle siren I've been wanting to as for a long time now, do you or will you guys have a premium currency? (ex: RP from league of legends) and would you guys allow a player to purchase some for another player?

[surreal elk]

@normal goblet it's called embers already have it. With the new packs and no you won't be able to give it to others can be easily abused with p2w.

[digital yacht]

More of RMT issues not so much P2W

[normal goblet]

@Steven I'm mostly asking because I wanted to start a guild and use an arena idea to encourage players to join. Do you have any ideas I could use?

[surreal elk]

Correct shadow rmt can lead to some p2w but over all your correct

[open basalt]

In game loot? @normal goblet

[surreal elk]

^

Mounts etc

[normal goblet]

@open basalt frathat will be hard to come by and I wouldn't be able to do that till I'm high rank

[midnight haven]

I get the feeling mounts are going to be kind of hard to come by.

Unless you buy the right alpha package.

[open basalt]

@normal goblet Paypal people to join then idk

[normal goblet]

@open basalt that is a good idea just not sure how many people willing to do it

[surreal elk]

Not many lol

[open basalt]

@normal goblet Get easy money?

Who doesn't lol

[normal goblet]

Can I buy standard currency?

[surreal elk]

No

[open basalt]

In game currency?

That'd p2w

[surreal elk]

You will most likely get banned with ashes so called implementations of such things like buying gold etc

For life btw

[normal goblet]

It would be hard to reward the winner early on when I dont have much

[surreal elk]

Get on that grind my man then

[normal goblet]

Lol may be the only way

I mean if I'm running a guild I'll be on almost all the time anyway

[surreal elk]

Either way this should be moved to the ashes channel not questions @normal goblet

[ruby swift]

@midnight haven Whether or not you purchase an alpha package will have no bearing on your success to gain mounts once the game releases. The mounts in the packages are skins, you must possess a base mount of the same type to apply the skin. There is no p2w aspect to it, in fact it is better than buying other games for example starter mounts, that you use for 2 days then outlevel and never use again. The skin can be applied to any same class mount moving forward, removed, then applied again. Mounts will be tamed in the wild, come as part of quest lines, and can be bought and traded in game. So once again, having skins will make you look cool, thats it.

[lunar current]

Does Ashes of Creation have hack and slash mechanics or are they ever planning to introduce that in thier combat style?

[echo oyster]

That’s not the direction they are going

The combat will require some actual skill

[silent lantern]

@ruby swift Can you imagine mounts being exclusive only to pre-purchase or KS supporters? 😄 😄

[empty fjord]

@silent lantern that would make the majority of the community outraged because Intrepid would have broken their promise of no p2w

[silent lantern]

yeap, exactly

[delicate wolf]

I won the game because I got a mount 5 levels before you

I was able to out PVP you and run 4 nodes while you didn't because you I a mount 2 days before me

I mean while I agree, I don't see that as being P2W

[cloud raft]

Will there be different denominations of currency or will it be centralised? E.g. copper, silver, gold, platinum... or a single GP.

[delicate wolf]

I think it will be just gold @cloud raft

[cloud raft]

Thought it may be kind if cool to have each metropolis have their own currencies with inflation and exchange rates based off the economic prosperity of the node :p

[echo oyster]

Too hard because the metros will be destroyed and people will lose everything and that’s too harsh of a mechanic for IS

[empty fjord]

@delicate wolf if you can bypass any form of content by paying with real money it's pay to win regardless of what you consider pay to win. for all we know we will be without a mount until we're level 30. it might be a moderately heavy undertaking to aquire a decent mount.

[crisp agate]

They've told us the starter area would have quests that would give us mounts.

[delicate wolf]

^

[empty fjord]

it's all subject to change until there is a starter area to speak of, but still, you're bypassing a series of quests, it is still pay to win regardless

[delicate wolf]

Also you said it yourself "content", if I buy a better looking mount (that has no difference in stats) its not p2w.

also $5 or a 5 min quest, that's not "winning" lol

I agree with you on the thought behind it

[empty fjord]

it's not about winning in your sense. it's still skipping game content

[delicate wolf]

but something that insignificant isn't really p2w

unless as you said

the quest to get it is at level 30

[empty fjord]

everything you can pay for to skip ahead is p2w

[delicate wolf]

and you can buy one at 1

lmao

okay

[crisp agate]

This isn't really meant to be a channel for discussion, but people's personal definitions on what P2W is will definitely differ so that's probably all of where this convo'll go. 🙊

[tulip hatch]

Please move your discussion to the appropriate channels guys #general-discussion or #aoc-discussion

[trail knot]

Nodes part 3 released yet?

[crisp agate]

Nope!

[trail knot]

😐

Right on ty

[vast crescent]

I haven't checked forums on this yet, but has I.S. mentioned anything specific on how intuitive Quests will be and...well.. to put it plainly, Not "see line - go here" type quests? I'd prefer much more in depth quests where their maybe clues to who i need to talk to or around an area where to look for something specific, and not have a line drawn to where i need to run and talk to someone.

[tulip hatch]

You got hit the nail on the head with your example actually

You will not be hand held through quests you'll need to pay attention to the text and reveal clues and some quests won't be easily acquired
You'll have to choose the right response
Or an npc will be talking about something happening and you could choose to check it out or not

[crisp onyx]

Not a question, but an observation. I have noticed lately on the community dicussion discord channel and on the guild diplomacy chat channel there appear to be an influx of trolls and toxic behavior. There are (as far as I know) 3-4 moderators for all of the channels. I think more, many more mods are needed armed with a ban hammer.We DEFINATELY need more mods ASAP and a Community Manager before Alpha 1 hits. This type of behavior needs to be nipped in the bud.

[delicate wolf]

There's nothing wrong with the moderation team... #guild_diplomacy has been what its always been but a LOT less toxic due to discord being kinda dead due to lack of information. As far as #general-discussion goes, its a random chat for random discussion outside the scope of AoC. Yes there are instances of trolling and memeing but again this isn't really an issue to point people out on. Most new users know what to expect coming into a discord this size and if anything this is one of the greatest communities in my opinion. There's light meme's and banter between guilds, anytime you join the Voice chat one of us are almost always on answering questions and greeting new people with a friendly welcome.

New users coming here don't need negative press as the first thing they see especially when that's not entirely the case. You're more then welcome to your own opinion, just my 2 cents from someone who's usually active on this from sun up to sun down.

Edit: Bless online discord is 10000000000x more toxic than this... we've got a utopia here compared to other MMO discords lol

[boreal abyss]

@crisp onyx
The reason is because the moderators are not allowed to do much without consulting Intrepid, hence the "soft hand" moderation here.

[mystic raptor]

Well to all moderators working on the discord, thank you. It may not be easy, but you try to moderate and that is admirable, thank you.

[boreal abyss]

^

[quartz coral]

underground taverns ?

[tulip hatch]

Seeing as there will be nodes capable of reaching metropolis level in underrealm then yes there will be taverns

[heady wing]

will you be able to build your tavern outside a node next to street

like doesnt have to be on it, but just close to the street

[proven arrow]

As long as it's not blocking anything like a road or dungeon or mob spawns.

[tulip hatch]

It has to be within the ZOI of a level 3 or higher node

[heady wing]

okay cool

and then how will i now what area is to close to mob spawns or a dungeon?

[tulip hatch]

Well if you don't have it explored and revealed on your map I'd imagine it would give you an error message if you attempt to place one near those things

[severe bay]

Hi guys, will AoC will have player trading? Please say yes xD

[neat panther]

Would it be a true MMO without? 😛

[quartz coral]

I want my tavern built under my smith shop

like in its basement

[severe bay]

Thanks guys!

[mystic raptor]

So if a bought the beta 1 and beta 2 package, when the beta gets released when and how will I be notified and allowed access? I’m curious

[tulip hatch]

The current way members are notified is via email

This may or may not change depending on if Intrepid finds a better way

[torn matrix]

Are there gonna be cutscenes??

[proven arrow]

Minimal amount

[scenic wave]

Will there be poor areas in nodes?

[proven arrow]

There can be

Less frequented areas

Within a metro? No. Within a nodes ZOI yes

[spare ridge]

Like.. slums?

[solid silo]

why dont they show use anynew in twich stream

[west solstice]

They will, next month

And they even did last stream

[royal pasture]

Will there be type one-handed spear weapons. So you can deck your tank class as a hoplite?

[past plinth]

unlikely, but unconfirmed

[proven arrow]

They talked about it in an early stream

But no confirmation

[buoyant seal]

@dark jungle @glass swallow Since July 2018 is the last month for purchases of Alpha-1 through Intrepid pre-order packs, does that also include KS/Summer Backer upgrades?

[west solstice]

No, KS and Summer Packs will still have some time

[buoyant seal]

thanks @west solstice ,has that been posted anywhere officially? or mentioned in any live streams you are aware of?

[glass swallow]

KS and SS backer upgrade pathways are not yet scheduled for closure. An official announcement will be made prior to any date for that being scheduled.

[buoyant seal]

@glass swallow fantastic, thanks for that info!

[muted fog]

Could someone explain what "hate" is? Is it like "threat" in WoW?

[past plinth]

"hate" is frequently a term used to mean the same thing as threat. Do you have context?

[muted fog]

I was just reading on the wiki and came upon the term when I was reading about a tank ability

[past plinth]

we don't know the specifics of how "hate" or enemy aggression will work in Ashes, but yes I would expect that "hate" is the same value as "threat" in WoW

[muted fog]

Okok 👌

[past plinth]

they don't always operate in the same manner, but all those terms in general refer to how the bosses decision to target players is affected.

[crystal beacon]

When will the next key drawing take place?

[cedar talon]

[empty fjord]

So, there will be a system in place to track suspicious transaction between players right? what if I want to help a friend get a piece of gear by giving them 5k gold? or 25k gold, whatever is a big number

will that transaction be stopped?

[tulip hatch]

There will be a system in place however what will trigger the system to flag your transaction as suspicious is not exactly known

At this point we can only make educated guesses

[proven arrow]

If you do giant transactions or a lot of small ones expect that the system will be watching you. And flagging you if it suspects you might be doing illegal stuff. It's up to humans to make the final call though.

Wtb region locks

[delicate wolf]

They've confirmed no region lock :/

[crystal beacon]

wow censorship

so no estimated date?

[past plinth]

well they are weekly, so...soon?

they just tend to only announce them when they get around to it

[tulip hatch]

The keys are drawn weekly but are no longer announced weekly
The recent ones have been announced in bulk

[crystal beacon]

I see. Do you PM the winner weekly or also in bulk once you announce it in public?

[marsh sonnet]

Might be a stupid question, but how do you enter these drawings? Do I just need to have an AoC account?

[tulip hatch]

They are emailed after they're announced
Yes you just have to have an account on the site

[marsh sonnet]

Cool, Im good to go then

thanks!

[opal isle]

How big is the map?

Either as a number. or compared to other games is fine

[proven arrow]

the landmass is estimated at 480 sq km

so the game itself is bigger than the country of Andorra

[opal isle]

Maybe my math is wrong, isnt that small compared to other mmos?

Elder scrolls online is 729 sq km i believe

[proven arrow]

uh pretty sure ESO isn't that big

[opal isle]

The game is measured 27 Km from one end to the other. multiply that by itself gives it the square right? I havent taken a math class in a year, so it is very possible i am stupid

Lmao i redid the math and I am wrong

[west solstice]

if the width is the same

[opal isle]

It is actually 84 SQ KM

[proven arrow]

put it this way. Ashes will be 13.5 times the size of skyrim

[opal isle]

Thats a big difference

Yeah