I found a big mistake in my work
#questions
opal isle
proven arrow
my gf did the math. which the rest of the community has confirmed as correct
opal isle
Nice job on her part
proven arrow
i'm bad at math so i can't really figure it out lol
opal isle
I have a few hundred hours in eso and i only explored about a third of the map. I have no idea how im going to explore AoC
Im scared for my future
proven arrow
someone mentioned in the past this game will be the 3rd largest mmo map ever or something like that
opal isle
WoW's map size is just a merely 207 compared to AoC's 480
proven arrow
I imagine the maps that are bigger than aoc are daggerfall, and star citizen or something.
World War 2 online is apparently the largest with 300k sq km
Daggerfall is 163k sqkm
west solstice
No Man's Sky
proven arrow
The rest of the biggest are procedural and don't count
Because they don't exist until you move into that space
Where these other games they exist at all times.
Eve is apparently 500k sq km but most of it is empty space.
But anyway this isn't really the place for this discussion
wispy sundial
Will under-realm nodes be the same as surface or contain irregular control hexes? Follow-up, will they have influences or connections to the surface world to the point of being able to stage a siege or control between the two (surface to under-realm Or Under-realm to surface)?
winter flame
So if the games economy is driven by players my biggest concern is being able to buy in game currency with real money as you can do this by buying one of their bundle packages thats says you get $90 worth of Embers (in game curreny). If the game is about economy to a point and you can buy in game currency then the person who spends the most can buy the most in game. Thats my only concern at the moment.
tulip hatch
Embers is cosmetic shop currency only
winter flame
Whew thank god for that no more concerns
What dictates a nodes aesthetic? Also are node locations static or will they change location once one node as been abandoned/destroyed?
tulip hatch
Currently nodes locations are static
Until the devs decide otherwise
echo oyster
Allu can I please gift all my embers to egirls
ruby swift
@wispy sundial They stated that above ground nodes and Underrealm nodes zoi would not overlap and would be separate. Nodes in the underrealm will not lock out overland nodes and vice versa.
winter flame
When it comes to the referral program can I just send copy and pasted forms of the url I was given or do I have to generate one? Or is the genrating a url just more ways to make referral links to use tied to the same account.
Does purchase for game time count?
Where can I go to see how many referrals I currently have to make sure I get credit, because I am just sharing my link with friends via messanger and sms
west solstice
Open the refferal program website - go to Statistics
winter flame
Also is this a forever thing, as in if I refer enough people who keep playing and buying time I could eventually play for free for as long as my referrals are paying for time
Ok thanks guys your awesome
fluid sundial
When is the next live stream btw?
west solstice
Beginning of August tho, probably the first week of august, as always. (more or less)
west solstice
Well it will obviously be limited but I don't know of any official statements regarding this - I might be wrong
old aurora
Will there be any good features for people trying to roleplay? I think with this concept there is a lot of potential to RP a kingdom with some people
crisp agate
Lots of them! @old aurora Housing and decoration of that, emotes as Trivo said, freeholds where you can build your own inn/tavern as Triv also said, ability to place armor into the cosmetic slot to change the appearance of your gear (as well as cosmetic items in general), dyes, an in-depth character creator, deep lore, social organizations to join (Thieves’ Guild, Scholar’s Academy, Trading Company), religious systems you can join and even progress through the ranks of, mounts that can carry multiple players at once (including naval stuff!), questlines unlocked by developing nodes—there’s really tons of opportunities and features we’ll be able to use that way. (We can even pick first and last names!)
old aurora
Ahh, that sounds awesome. Sounds like I will have to start a theocratic empire of divine paladins to purge the countryside.
Very good, very good
winter flame
If node A reaches max lvl and a world boss appears and is defeated and then node A is destroyed or taken back by the wild and is rebuilt again will the same world boss appear again? I dont think I would like that. Not that it would be bad, but I would like to see more flexibility. So node A world boss is different if a different race takes it to max level.
oblique aurora
@old aurora you can even make characters huge
winter flame
Also I was curious on drop tables, I know Steven said that RNG wont play a huge factor, but I was curious if there will be a chance even if its .0003% for a legendary to drop off a random monster. I just dont want to see a world boss drop a legendary every time.
west solstice
oh ye @old aurora you might wanna look at the character customization video , they are explaining lots of aspects there
tulip hatch
A node doesn't get completely destroyed it delevels by 1 level when it fails
Legendary items will take many factors to be discovered or made
They will be truly rare legendary items so rare you might not see one for years
old aurora
Excellent. I want to have a huge force of Paladins
Also it’d be excellent if you could upload pngs (that get confirmed or denied based on TOS) for guild tabard logos
If nobody suggested that they should lol
west solstice
No you won't be able to upload logos
old aurora
Aww man
winter flame
So will a node once maxed out will never reach rank 1 again? So a metropolis will go back down to a city but no further??
boreal abyss
It can fall all the way back down to 0 again
You just need everyone to abandon the node 
then no one will provide the upkeep needed and it will continue to delevel all the way to 0
winter flame
Also while watching some game play footage I was watching that slider bar and the player wanting to cast a spell in the red zone for best effect. I know its just alpha and whatnot, but I would like to suggest that instead of that bar or something similar maybe the team could implement some sort of visual que on the character itself through some sort of animation like glowing or somthing like that that would indicate you have a few seconds to cast your next spell. I think that would be very nice
boreal abyss
Pre-Alpha, and that slider bar was taken out long ago to be worked more on
They will reveal next combat iteration in August stream
we might see what they have replaced it with then
if they have kept the mechanic, we dunno, we will see in August 😉
winter flame
I hope they keep it in some form because that keeps player skill in demand
tulip hatch
This is slowly becoming a discussion which can be continued in #aoc-discussion
boreal abyss
While I agree that they should have some kind of system in place, a QTE is not the way to go imo
That is more a reflex test than a skill test poof gone
opal isle
When you unlock an ability, do you level that ability up itself for more damage? or do abilities morph into new ones when you lvl them up enough?
dark jungle
Both. You can assign points to level up skills to make them more powerful, and you can also apply aguments to skills from your secondary archetype to morph them in a particular direction
opal isle
Nice, thats what i like
pearl lynx
Does anyone know if you can just one hand a sword? Like, no offhand or anything
past plinth
very likely yes you could choose to wield a 1h weapon without an offhand if you wanted to
twilit rose
Idk why you would want to wield 1 when you could wield 2
tiny osprey
^
marsh sonnet
pearl lynx
some people prefer 1 handed weapons
wispy sundial
@ruby swift not the question i asked. The node control being in the same mechanic as above world or would it have irregular control points as in some nodes being blocked from others(in under realm) for example. As for connection to above ground there would have to be more than one way in/out of under realm which continues, would there be nodes in surface world that would contain in/out spots to under realm, if so would this be plentiful or rare, random, or purposefully placed.
Basically, more info on under realm unless it will be just a second hand area that tulnar start at then immediately leave.
fair yew
Under realm will have nodes that can develop. as far as how many entrances and exits there will be in different areas I don't think much has been said
pearl lynx
do we have any eta when we may know more about the specific classes such as battle mage, necromancer, and so on?
proven arrow
Closer to Alpha 2 or beta 1. Hadn't been an announcement yet on when augments will be available.
winter flame
Is Tulnar a playable race? If so it looks like the elves are out.
reef prawn
Tulnar are a playable race.
ruby swift
Yes, they are the KS backed 5th base race. They will be a chimera style as opposed to two sub races like the others
heady wing
When do you guys think they will show us a bit more of the Tulnar race
proven arrow
Probably beta phases tbh
heady wing
ahh okay
stable plover
@proven arrow @heady wing At PAX East Steven said the Tulnar would be in place "before A2", with more concept art for them before then
proven arrow
Hopefully
fathom cape
Is there anyone who got to Pre-Alpha 0? 😄 I am just wondering how much people they let in... I guess that the number is really small...
proven arrow
They said something like 1000+ people so far last I remember.
People in A0 can't disclose anything cuz they had to sign an NDA.
fathom cape
Oooh, I thought so xD thx
stable plover
winter flame
Will we be able to jump lol
Aslo will we have a lot of spells to choose from, because I know the secondary class just augments the primary skills and doesnt give you new ones. I just want to make sure we have more than just a hand full of spells because I can see that getting stale
crisp agate
We can glide on certain classes of mounts, so I'd say almost definitely with jumping. I don't recall if they've specifically shown characters jumping in the current videos they've released but I'd bet they have.
boreal abyss
You will have some skills to chose from, but you can only have a maximum of 1 bar of skills at once
so you will have to pick and choose
You will also have a limited number of skillpoints to use to upgrade skills, you cannot upgrade all skills to max
Your have to make choices 😛
winter flame
I dont mind only having 10 spells to use on a bar for instance but I would like to have more than that to choose from kind of like WoW. Classic Wow though.
I definitely like not being able to max out all skills.
stable plover
They have shown jumping in videos
Mages at the beginning of A0 had 15 skills, with 1 more being stated as set aside for the future (the hover ball thing) - we expect all of the classes to pick up more skills, but don't know how many more - Action combat will probably in particular add on to the number of skills each class has
stuck nebula
Will there be an alternative to killing things as a means of solving quests, getting XP, progressing. What about capturing or simply driving off. I am sick of killing things being what you do most of the time in mmo. Hunting might be OK as a means to get food.
boreal abyss
You can level by doing Artisan things, crafting, gathering, processing all gives experience as far as I remember
keen path
Alpha 1 start date known yet? Or still only Q4?
west solstice
Early Q4.
opal isle
Flying mounts?
and you have to be elected by people to become a ruler of a node? Thats something Ive wanted to be since ive heard of nodes
So if I roam PvP with friends all the time, I have a good chance of getting it?
If speaking for military node
proven arrow
If you are High geared and high skilled you are likely to become a military leader.
You basically have to win a tournament
tough trout
Question: I have it ever been any talk about Quest/Task difficulties rating
proven arrow
Not specifically
There will be content you have to have a group for. No soloing certain harder tasks.
But not like a star rating if that's what you mean
tired tree
Is there any rough road map of the testing stages? I want to buy early access into the Beta 1 and 2 stages, but would be good to know roughly when I would actually get to play the game!
tired tree
Cheers! Hopefully they can crack Alpha 1 and 2 by the end of the year! Fingers crossed!
winter flame
I heard that even as a ruler your dragon could die???
cedar talon
As long as you rule it won’t die. There are legendary mounts though that do die in 3-4 weeks
winter flame
Man. It sounds like the merchant and religious nodes will be the "easiest" to become ruler. How in the world would you convince people to elect you in a scientific node when everyone wants to rule. Sounds like a guild ran node. And ruling a pvp node would be second hardest perhaps. Man Im not sure what type of node I want to gun for.
Will there be rare spawns that drop special loots in the open world. Like the Silver Mobs in WoW
empty fjord
use your imagination with the scientific node. they could do quests to become candidates, and each candidate can say what they plan during their mandate. and have people vote on that
winter flame
I think if you get a dragon egg drop from a boss you should have it for at least 2 months in my opinion. 3-4 weeks just seems like too short of a time
past plinth
specific time frames for duration of legendary mounts is unconfirmed, I am sure they are continuing to consider and maybe won't even all be the same.
dark jungle
@open basalt crowdfunding for Ashes ended last year, this game is mostly privately funded
proven arrow
$30mil of Steven and his business partner's money, $3.5mil of KS backing, and we can only guess at how much more their own website has raised. Probably somewhere close to $2mil.
tough trout
Will there be a leaderboard for top ranking in pve/pvp.
dark jungle
Yes!
vestal knot
That’s a good burn, you know, for a bot
strange owl
question
so i won an alpha key awhile back and i cant log into my acc and play is there a reason for that/
?
so i could have missed my slot?
so what your saying is i could have won a key and not gotten to play bc i didnt see an email?
echo oyster
@strange owl you will get an email when A0 tests are taking place. We haven’t had any in months
There will possibly be more soon. We don’t know until they tell us
proven arrow
@strange owl judging by that I don't see an A0 tag on your profile, you might need to contact mods if you don't have access to those extra channels.
half bear
Like how my comment about asking if we would get unicorn skins gets deleted - guess thats a no then :/
silent lantern
@half bear Don't worry.. This one and mine will get deleted too 😄
proven arrow
What did you post? If it had certain words in it it gets auto deleted
half bear
Posted a fan art in the fan art section I drew of my unicorn (in a game I won’t mention in case it gets auto deleted) asking if we would have a unicorn skin in the caption
boreal abyss
Then it was most likely deleted because it was fanart of another game
half bear
No just the caption was deleted - I took the fan art down myself
proven arrow
It's a section not for comments
boreal abyss
^ Only thing I can think of
half bear
Back to being afk on this discord for another few years I guess. I have the spirit horse skin from Kickstarter so guess that will do
olive tulip
Or you could ask the question again without posting any fan art?
proven arrow
In the proper channels
worthy hemlock
I have a friend that just bought the intrepid pack. We are trying to get him to refer me for the bonuses, but I don't think it's working because I already have an account. Is there a way to have him refer me or is there a way to delete my account and recreate it with this referral link?
dark jungle
@worthy hemlock to delete your account you'll need to submit a ticket to customer service. Here are the steps: https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/37708/how-to-submit-a-support-ticket
worthy hemlock
@dark jungle thanks, submitted
half bear
Okay then. Will there be a Unicorn skin?
dark jungle
Nothing like that has been announced so far @half bear but they are releasing new skins every month leading up to release 😃
tulip hatch
There was a pegasus so I don't see why a unicorn can't be in the mix c: we'll just have to wait and see
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> With the corruption system punishing organic pvp from happening like southshore vs tarren mill what wow had back in the day. WIll ashes have the option to let this to happen like a no mans land ? outside of stages caravan combat and sieges.
humble spoke
^
past plinth
Well corruption only applies to people that aren't flagged, so people could always all just flag up and beat the snot out of eachother wherever they want in open world
dark jungle
Steven did mention that node leaders have the ability to declare war against another node and this would not be a node siege. From that it would make sense for the citizens of these two nodes to appear purple against eachother, which would be a great way to inspire organic pvp like the southshore thing; only between nodes rather than factions.
humble spoke
Ima bring this topic over to ashes dicussion
crystal beacon
Any news when the next key announcements will take place? :3
opal isle
Whats max level going to be on launch?
west solstice
50 I believe
opal isle
Question #2 can a level 50 initiate a fight on a 40? Or what is the limit on how low or high you can do
west solstice
I could only guess, I haven't actually anything heard regarding that topic - maybe someone else knows more
past plinth
theoretically anyone could attack anyone else open world in an unsafe location if they chose to do so
but there are going to be systems in place that make doing so very unappealing
novel rose
are you able to upgrade packages if you purchased from website not kickstarter?
ohh i see it it says (upgrade 3)
pliant urchin
At what date is the next stream?
west solstice
Probably 2 weeks ish
beginning of august - and I guess they'll announce a date next week
crystal beacon
Any news when the next key announcements will take place? :3
crystal beacon
Sorry if this is an obvious question, but you can get into the game just by registering to the site?
Or have a chance, i mean
west solstice
A0, yes.
surreal elk
You have a chance with weekly draws for A0, But for A1-B2 you will have to buy a package
@crystal beacon
west solstice
But for all other Alphas/Betas/FullGame you would have to pay
crystal beacon
Okay ty ^^
west solstice
You are welcome my sir
terse socket
I have been casually following the progress of Ashes, but have kinda fel outta the loop due to RL. Where is ashes at currently in their progress towards launch? Still Pre Alpha?
analog bay
Yes still A0, A1 is early Q4 this year. @terse socket
terse socket
How many stages of Alpha?
tulip hatch
What do you mean
terse socket
How many stages will there be, before Beta?
terse socket
Ok, thanks. I was considering buying a package a while back, soooo.
I'd like something to pull me away from WoW. 😃
terse socket
I'll wait then, for Beta. I'm losing my job at the end of next month.
Thanks for all the info, i'll keep following.
fallow adder
Is there a specific date when the Intrepid Pre-order pack will be unavailable?
fallow adder
Ah ok. Thanks
west solstice
Might be earlier if they reach their A1 limit earlier
echo oyster
@fallow adder Steven said he will announce a day or two before
alpine flax
will this game have a runescape graphics mode
boreal abyss
No
echo oyster
And this is why I hate humans
fluid sundial
@echo oyster lmao
rain cove
Hi! I was just wondering how the name reservation piece works. Do I get to reserve it now, or when A1 starts?
tulip hatch
They will provide more information closer to alpha 1
At the moment you can't reserve names
rain cove
Thanks 😃
bleak vector
Has the time frame for A1 been announced yet?
surreal elk
@bleak vector just that it will be Q4 this year, early. I would imagine IS will announce the exact date at PAX
tulip hatch
😀 please do your best to keep answers to factual answers and not assumptions to minimize misunderstandings.
formal quartz
Hello! I've been looking around at the classes and there's something on my mind
For example: Fighter + Mage = Spell-sword / Mage + Fighter = Battlemage. what's the difference between those 2
tall bloom
Your first class is really what your class is. Your secondary class is more or less an augment for the first one and changes effects on some abilities and stuff like that from what i understand.
cedar bluff
That class is going to augment your archetype abilities. To what extend is unknown as of now.
formal quartz
Thanks for the answers ! by the way are the forums down or something ? whenever I try to open them I get infinite capatcha I can't get in no matter how many times I finish the Capatcha
Edit: Somehow I can't enter the forums with Chrome. works with Explorer tho*
tall bloom
i dont know
west solstice
They are available for me
umbral marsh
so gang when is the closest estimate of an open alhpha release
digital yacht
open prob a while, might not even be an open alpha we knbow nothing besides the confirmed 4 phases of testing, Alpha 1/2 Besta 1/2
proven arrow
There won't be open testing. A1 is when the NDA drops, so in a way that is open for people to stream.
empty fjord
other than A0 and B0 there won't be any open testing outside of buying a package. maybe the very last stage before release, but not mention of such from the devs
I mean open as in non paid for
open basalt
Will there be a Darkness/Shadow school of magic? For classes like Shadowmancer, Shadow Caster, Necromancer and Acolyte. Shortly, will these classes be anything like what their names suggest they will be?
proven arrow
We can only speculate but it seems like it's going that direction
tulip hatch
Mm the closest we have currently is the scholar academy
proven arrow
Oh a school my bad
tulip hatch
Which is one of the types of social organizations planned
proven arrow
Thought he meant like an element
Like skyrim calls it's different magic types "schools"
tulip hatch
It's ok eyeballs are easily tricked
We assume the names will reflect the classes but we can't confirm until more info can be provided
proven arrow
But school institutions changes the meaning lol
open basalt
Refering to institutions
tulip hatch
The closest thing we have is the social organizations
3 confirmed are
Thieves guild
Scholars academy
Traders company
tough trout
System requirement for aoc
tulip hatch
There is no official system requirement yet ashes is still in development
The best we can provide is the specs the office pcs use but that won't be accurate
proven arrow
Wasn't it 780 nvidias at pax?
opal isle
Im hoping my 1080ti can run it. fingers crossed 🙌
opal isle
The graphics look really good
tulip hatch
Guys please remember this is a questions and answers channel keep chit chat to the appropriate channels.
opal isle
But i do remember being some sort of controversy about it being a bought graphics pack
tulip hatch
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stable plover
PAX east demo machines where on 970
proven arrow
I guess I'm dislexic or something lol
echo oyster
Makes sense it’s dyslexic 😂
opal isle
Will there be a way to shell out a few hundred for a lifetime package again?
open basalt
Nope
proven arrow
#aoc-discussion cough cough
crystal beacon
Do we already know if there are secret hard to access places or rooms hidden like in GW2? Or some kinds of jumping puzzles?
proven arrow
they said they want to have lots of secret passages and puzzles and stuff. they haven't gone into much specifics beyond the utility skills they've shown
proven arrow
There will definitely be a lot of stuff to find while exploring
ruby swift
@crystal beacon Jumping puzzles were confirmed in a stream last year.
bleak vector
What are system requirements as of right now?
west solstice
There are no official System reqs just now but they were running the Game at PAX with a GTX 970
bleak vector
Wow, not bad!
surreal elk
@bleak vector game is still in development so the lowest we have seen is a pax demo on the GTX 970. Will need to wait to see what the min is though once development is done.
pearl lynx
what classes will be available at a1?
west solstice
Tank, Ranger, Cleric and Mage
pearl lynx
thank you
stable plover
@pearl lynx Fighter, Rogue, Summoner, Bard are expected to show up in A1 Part 2 in their early iteration
pearl lynx
ty
opal isle
I heard you can switch subclasses. How often can you switch them?
dark jungle
They haven't given a specific cooldown for that yet, but yes you will be able to switch classes, just not "on-the-fly" is how they put it 😃
Full quote We don't want you to be able to change your secondary class or the augments you have applied out in the open. We want you to have to make a conscious choice somewhere at a NPC. The level of node necessary for that particular NPC to be available will likely be either at the Village stage or above. So, if you are far out in the wilderness exploring – and we have no instant teleportation in the world – you need to be conscientious of what your choices are; and not be able to change them on-the-fly
silk oracle
the bear in the preorder packs is a mount right ?
dark jungle
yeah, it's a mount skin. you can put it on a compatible mount you have collected in game
tough trout
Question will there be a system in place which can stop people from just stealing item. Example i mined Iron ore now i got get someone to process my iron ore into iron ingots now pay someone to make me sword will they do but they just keep my ingots make there own whatever armor i guess
boreal abyss
No, I'd recommend simply selling the raw ore and buying the stuff you need
west solstice
Or alts
But other than that, there's always a risk when you trade/interact with other players
ocean forum
a question regarding skins: can we use every skin as often as we want? or is it gone as soon as we used it once?
tough trout
I not worry about lost of a item i actually hope people can thief but not without consequences like everyone flag you in town as a thief or npc will not trade with you openly
boreal abyss
Skins are re-usable (at least the KS and Preorder pack ones)
Can't remember if all skins
boreal abyss
One skin can only be active on 1 character at any time
charred ridgeBOT
icy bough
hey, i have buyed a "Settler (Kickstarter Backer)" when can i play the game?
dark jungle
Beta 2, which is estimated to be sometime next year
vestal stream
Will skilling professions be limited like WoW or open like Runescape?
loud adder
twin badger
Can guild names consist of more than one word?
tulip hatch
We dont have an answer for that at this time surprisingly.
Hopefully we can get an answer during the next livestream.
open sierra
after siege if the siege is successful what happen to t5 city node it degrades to t4 or lower ?
tulip hatch
Yes it de-levels by 1
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**Welcome to the Ashes of Creation Community** ❤I saw that there will be dual wielding, but do we know if we'll be punished/penalized for not dual wielding if we just want to wield a one handed weapon by itself?
proven arrow
We do not know.
boreal abyss
The only punishment I think you will have, is that you will not be able to use skills that might require an "offhand" and "mainhand" dagger combo for instance
proven arrow
I would ask your question in the next live stream as that's actually something I've heard a few times only recently
boreal abyss
since skills can only be used if you have the required weapons equipped
crystal beacon
Thanks for the answers. I'll be sure to ask in next month's stream
opal isle
How long do seasons last
dark jungle
Weekly
weak niche
Can you have different characters on the same account be a citizen of different nodes and when you add a player as a friend, do you add his character or account?
tulip hatch
Citizenship is per account so all characters in 1 account are a citizen of the same node.
Well yes since nodes are different from 1 server to another
weak niche
I meant in the same server, I'm just wondering about spying possibilities
tulip hatch
Spying is very possible in terms of guilds
You can live in other nodes without being a citizen there
boreal abyss
Not to mention dedicated spies will just move to that Node
weak niche
I can't think of anything to figure out if someone is a spy 😄
I guess you just don't trust anyone, thank you for the answers guys
smoky cobalt
Does anyone know if the ashes store accepts gift cards? Just got a Visa gift card and thought my dwarf would love to have a bear mount, but it says its declined. It has enough. Is there a trick?
boreal abyss
@glass swallow
glass swallow
I believe it being a VISA the answer to be yes
but thats based on assuming. If you have issues with it, shoot the CS a quick ticket. They may need to process it manually....or, if an option for you, map the card to paypal and use paypal to pay
I have done that personally before for other games
smoky cobalt
Cs?
boreal abyss
Customer Support
opal isle
Will the game be released on steam or through their own launcher?
west solstice
Nope, no steam.
opal isle
And im guessing they're self publishing it?
west solstice
Probably, last time they spoke about it they weren't sure about EU
opal isle
Man, I really want this game to thrive, It would suck to see it not have many players due to lack of people not knowing about it
west solstice
I wouldn't worry about players just yet. We're not even in a playable state/public game version
alpine flax
where can i submit questions for future q&a's?
tulip hatch
A forum and discord channel will be opened near a stream date.
west solstice
If you mean the Livestream next month, there will be a forum post and discord channel opened
alpine flax
thanks you two
steady gust
Are the legendary items going to be extremely rare unlike other games so not everyone has one?
tulip hatch
Legendary items are intended to be truly legendary
Intrepid has stated they will be so rare you may not even see one for a few years
Not to mention they will be very few not everyone will be capable of having them
steady gust
Ok thanks
Also what different categories of items are there if something is legendary how will that be shown
tulip hatch
What do you mean by categories
Intrepid has stated legendary items will be easily distinguished via their ornate details
steady gust
Oh ok I was wondering if it would have one of those crappy things where items would be specificity common rare and so on thank
fierce leaf
hey, non-instanced housing can upgrade and downgrade if the Node level changes. What happens with the furniture/stuff in the house, if it is filled with it. Do I have to redecorate the house every time the node downgrades? (upgrade is not the problem since you get more room, i get that^^)
no I mean just a downgrade like going from level 5 to level 4, if the furniture is going back into some kind of inventory, it would mean that I have to re-decorate the house again and again, everytime my node loses a level. I wasn't worried about losing stuff ^^
nice, I figured something like that would be a good system, thanks for the answer
willow junco
If u have a crowdfunding pack, did that include the game?
opal isle
^^ I dont look forward to spending 500$ on a game over the next few years
tulip hatch
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vocal ruin
After reviewing some notes, i came-up with this Question ... ( reply back ASAP pls )... So ... its kinda like a 2-Part Question .. i did consider making this one of my LiveStream Questions too ...
*How will Name Reservation work ? Will the Name Reservation be effective on Day 1 of Alpha 1 … OR … Betas …. OR during the 2-Day-HeadStart Timeframe ?
If so … what would happen if an Alpha Tester makes a 2nd Character … and a Beta Tester decides that he/she wants that name from the Alpha Tester from the 2nd Character ? Would the Beta-Tester retrieve that Name since its Beta Players’ 1st Character ? or will the Alpha 1 tester keep that name … even though it’s the Alpha tester’s 2nd character ?*
analog bay
Name reservations are supposed to be for the live launch. We don't have an actual date given as to when we will be able to start reserving yet.
vocal ruin
@analog bay thx for clarifying that part ... and for the 2nd part ?
I ask because ... in the scenario ... basically, the Beta-Tester could steal the name of the Alpha-Tester ... even though its the Alpha-Testers 2nd Character ... not the 1st
analog bay
The test phases will get wiped periodically so it will be a first come first serve on names for the testing phases. When it comes to order of reserving the names for live launch. IIRC there was a statement in one of the live streams that it will be based on pack purchases. I do not remember if its Kickstarter members get first dibs then summer backers then the packs from the site. Or if it is ordered a different way. As for preventing stolen names as far as I am aware there has been no comment.
vocal ruin
I'm hoping that the System might register the name as Taken ... but if its the Beta-Testers 1st Character ... it might override it ?
echo oyster
Test character names aren’t really important
They won’t bother to add a name save function
vocal ruin
hmm ... this timestamp suggests that intrepid may OR may not consider wipes or Alpha testing ...
am I wrong ?
vocal ruin
@analog bay and yes i do distinctly recall that of all of KickStarter going 1st , all of SummerCrowd Funders go 2nd and then 3rd ... the current packs in the Store
i also* recall that those with the Higher-packs (within the KickStarter) goes first, which is understandable
@echo oyster good point in your 1st post, thx
~for anyone who reads any of this ... the 2nd part of my question have not been answered~
but thank you for those that did - i really needed some of those things to be clarified - thx mates 😄
tulip hatch
Late to the responses but..
More information regarding name reservations will be revealed closer to Alpha 1
ruby swift
And to add more angst to your name reservation party. It was stated that reservation will go by the value of pack, not when it was purchased. If you think that as a $25 kickstarter backer you will be reserving before the $500 packages you are going to be in for a shock.
loud seal
wich class combot would give best pure heal with insane mobility, in your opinions ?
btw gg greypelt if youu read this ^-^
tulip hatch
This question would be best asked in #aoc-discussion since it would be speculation
sour sun
Where's THE CRAFTING INFORMATION....please?
tulip hatch
We will most likely see more information regarding crafting closer to Alpha 1 phase 2
Feel free to ask for more information during the upcoming live stream.
crystal beacon
Will I be able to change the undergarment for my character or will they be static to what I choose?
plucky jay
are there any skill overviews yet?
reef prawn
There might be a few for the pre alpha classes, but I wouldn't trust them necessarily since they will most likely change, a LOT
plucky jay
oh okay thanks so it wont be nessecary to pick a class yet
tulip hatch
At the moment we most likely wont see the Classes until alpha 2 so an accurate presentation of skills wont be available until we're closer to that phase.
All subject to change during the course of development
olive tulip
Serious question.. Is anyone else super pumped for this game?
reef prawn
Yes
plucky jay
yes
plucky jay
otherwise wuoldnt have purchased alpha 1 package
tulip hatch
👀 This is more of a topic for #general-discussion or #aoc-discussion you guys know better 
proven arrow
tulip hatch
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**Welcome to the Ashes of Creation Community** ❤Will arenas be accessible from UI or do you have to go somewhere to
tulip hatch
At this time there is no official answer to that question, perhaps you could ask it during the Q&A session next live stream
weak niche
Does gear, level etc affect arena play or is it like gw2 where lvl 1 has no disadvantage in pvp
boreal abyss
Most likely walk seeing what they have hinted so far, dont think they want you to be able to join arena from the wild
We do not know if there will be "Fixed Field" Arena or not at this time
muted fog
Will you have to buy character slots? or will you be able to make any number of alts? or myabe that'll be capped?
boreal abyss
It will be capped at a "comfortable level" <-- Quote regarding number of character slots
muted fog
Oke, sounds vague but sure
boreal abyss
Indeed, but wont be few at least since that would not be comfy, we are guessing around 8 slots, 1 per archetype 😛
tulip hatch
At the moment the answer to your questions can only be speculated.
For an official response ask during the Q&A session during the upcoming livestream.
muted fog
That'd make sense, as long as you can change your secondary class, which I've heard you will
boreal abyss
They have said that you will most likely be able to change your secondary class, but not on the fly and it will be an effort to change it.
muted fog
Yea okay
cyan abyss
i know about the massvie seiges and group content for things like 40v40 or 100v100, crazy stuff like that. but im wondering will there be any high end pvm content for small group, say 4-6 people or even PVM content that can be soloed with enough skill and time invested into the game?
reef prawn
Pvm...?
tulip hatch
There will be group content for all player group sizes even solos will have content.
cyan abyss
player vs monster, its the same as saying PVE, i just use old termanology still i guess haha
would it be possible to do a small group raid, solo?
reef prawn
We don't know yet, but the game is being designed to be very group oriented
tulip hatch
Can only speculate at this time so theres no real answer to that.
However there will be content for solos to do but asking for raid content to do solo is reaching a bit far.
You can always ask the devs during the next Q&A session this month.
cyan abyss
ok thank you, has there been any release datse for the next phase of testing?
tulip hatch
All we have for Alpha 1 is early Q4 we'll hear more about it the closer we get.
cyan abyss
cool, thanks
tulip hatch
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**Welcome to the Ashes of Creation Community** ❤@ruby swift but can it be assumed ... a Braver of World from Kickstarter will go first before a Braver of Worlds .... from SummonerCrowd Funding , right ?
Would this be the only set-back from getting the " Early Bird " Packages ? xD
lilac yew
@idle siren Would you consider a "studio" mode for content creators in Ashes? An example would be a flying camera in Arenas that you could control as a spectator or removing the hud so during large battles you could get a more cinematic view. What options will you have for us to help capture those epic shots that we can share with our audiences?
surreal elk
@vocal ruin from what they have said it will be the same across the board for all braver of worlds etc. They aren't putting one before the other. But all name reservations will go from Avatar,hero,royal, LOM, BOW,WoO, founder, etc. It goes from highest package to lowest. Summer/KS are all grouped together
vestal stream
Where can I find times for the Live QA sessions?
cyan abyss
will we be able to join more than one guild at a time, or is it limited to only one?
west solstice
Characters are bound to one guild at a time
cyan abyss
ok cool thanks
opal isle
I looove that . I hate how most mmos allow you to be in multiple guilds, it doesn't give guilds meaning
tulip hatch
Alts can be in different guilds
Just making that clear
opal isle
I assumed
cyan abyss
lets say on one character i was in a pve guild and on another i am in a merchanting guild. would it be agianst the rules to trade drops from a pve character over to the merchanting character using a third party so that i can sell them through the merchanting guild?
opal isle
You can do that
Not against the rules to have characters specialize, thats what they want I believe
I assume to make it one per character to make guilds actually mean something to a player
cyan abyss
just curious, i know that in some mmos you arent allowed to use alternate characters to advance another character, in some mmos any progress made on an account is required to come from its own actions.
opal isle
yeah, I highly doubt they will place rules to make the experience less interactive
tulip hatch
You can trade among your alts freely
opal isle
Trading among alts through bank i assume?
tulip hatch
They didn't specify.
steady gust
Lol
midnight haven
I realized this was the wrong channel for that 😄
quaint glade
Can we have a look on the developers timeframe?
west solstice
If you mean that http://aocwiki.net/Development_Timeline
And here the release phases http://aocwiki.net/Release_Phases
quaint glade
thanks! @west solstice
west solstice
You are welcome my good sir
brazen path
i was wondering if anyone knows what kind of price tag this game is gonna have
tulip hatch
It's subscription based 15 dollars monthly
edgy condor
- optional in-game cosmetic cash shop.
brazen path
ok thanks
silent lantern
I sincerely hope there will be trash bag skins so i can look like a beggar 😄
proven arrow
God damn hobo rp
merry sundial
bleak sinew
@merry sundial Alpha 1 is set for two phases and is scheduled to begin Q4 this year. Alpha 2, Beta 1 and Beta 2 to follow. That is the only schedule to be given out so far.
dusk urchin
Is there a rough estimate on when the details for the summoner class and sub classes are released?
dire roost
If you bought a single item from the summer crownfunding, for example Fire and Frost Elemental Racial Skins, are you still a backer? and will receive backer rewards.
tulip hatch
I take it you're a kickstarter backer?
dire roost
Yes
opal isle
@tulip hatch is it confirmed that there will be no gambling?
tulip hatch
No official word regarding gambling that I can find
ocean forum
do we already know if the whole world changes during the different seasons? or just some areas? let´s say it´s winter, will all areas be covered with snow?
opal isle
I want to make a tavern, and make a gambling corner. That would be so lit
boreal abyss
Not all areas, desert for instance will most likely not be covered in snow etc
tulip hatch
The parlor games might be the closest thing to gambling in ashes
Since players can wager
And must be played in taverne
opal isle
parlor games?
ocean forum
alright 😃 ty @boreal abyss ! 😃
boreal abyss
@ocean forum There are also events planned that can force a season to stay in "power" until its cleared
(They mentioned Frost Dragon appearing and bringing with it eternal winter until it is slayed as an example)
tulip hatch
Dice/card games/ other types of games
Will be implemented in ashes like mini games
They are parlor games
opal isle
Im going to make so much coin from my tavern
tulip hatch
Played in taverns
opal isle
That sounds awesome
ocean forum
ooh I see! that´s a rlly cool mechanic! 😃
boreal abyss
There are also rarer parlor games that can be found
the only sets that will exists are the ones which are found as far as I remember
and ofc some basics one that are available from start
tulip hatch
Parlor games will differ from node type to races
Some of the winnings will go to the tavern as well.
opal isle
So if I own a tavern and I do the gambling. I get full profit? and are you saying that people can earn me money from my tavern gambling when im not on?
tulip hatch
I can't give you specifics without it being speculation
Perhaps you could ask that during the livestream
opal isle
cool thanks
willow junco
with the braver pack, you only have 1 key per phase right?
tulip hatch
Yes just access for yourself
surreal flame
I have a quick question, in AoC will there be a possibility for cross server content (eg. pitting server against each other) as a way to encourage expanded community and/or driving each server to progress.
west solstice
They were talking about cross server Arenas
surreal flame
ahh okay cool cool
west solstice
surreal flame
thanks again!
tulip hatch
There has been talks of server vs server keep in mind it's not official yet still in development and subject to change
muted fog
Do we know what the starting amount of players there can be in a level 0/1 guild?
open basalt
In that article says that each race will have its own armor appearance
Does that mean that armor is race locked?
west solstice
@muted fog No information on that.
tulip hatch
We do not know the member caps for each level yet
The armors appearance reflects your race
But does not bind it to your race or character
muted fog
OKE
boreal abyss
@open basalt Yes it appears so from what has been said so far
Races will have their unique cultures, which mean different racial architecture and armor looks
open basalt
I guess that there will be universal armor, and specific race locked sets
tulip hatch
They are not race locked.
boreal abyss
thats what I thought at first too until someone pointed out to me that Steven specifically mentioned armors in general in one of the Q&A's
@open basalt to clarify armor is not racelocked, but how the armors will look is different for each race
tulip hatch
For the source regarding armor appearance
Now keep in mind everything is subject to change during the course of development.
https://youtu.be/JtG9mB2bREI?t=44m11s
dire roost
Any news on the august cosmetics?
tulip hatch
Typically they change on the second of the month
Keep an eye on #news for more information
cyan abyss
how often are the livestreams, and is there a date for the next one?
cyan abyss
thank ya @dark jungle
eager rock
Are badges available or a eta for the forums?
lost mulch
Hello everyone. I've only recently gotten into Ashes of Creation, so unfortunately, I completely missed all of the awesome Kickstarter perks. Is there still any possible way to obtain perks above the $500 tier currently advertised on the website? I plan to purchase it regardless, however I found some of the perks listed on the Kickstarter page to be much more interesting. Especially when it came to the $2500+ tiers.
surreal elk
no
tulip hatch
No the packs available on the website are ther only ones available now
surreal elk
@lost mulch
eager rock
@tulip hatch yep the ones that we were going to obtain from the kickstarter such as founder badge EXT EXT
little rover
NO
tulip hatch
No word on those yet sadly
little rover
YOU DONT GET SHIT
lost mulch
Well that's unfortunate
tulip hatch
Audio not the place for conversation
little rover
ok
eager rock
@tulip hatch thanks for the info I've been away from the streams a little bit so I haven't heard if we were getting an update on that
tulip hatch
Can always ask during next Q&A session 
lost mulch
Will any progression made in alpha/beta 1 and 2 carry over to the full release?
proven arrow
nope
sinful river
OK OK, i am back with a real question
does the race i pick gonna affect the stats of my class
if yall know what i mean
ESO is my best example
opal isle
My 2 cents, I hope they have skill evolving like ESO, ESO has the best skills/passives choosing out of any MMO ive played.
proven arrow
@sinful river yes your race matters, but we don't yet know for sure whether they matter via stats or just racials and racial augments. In all likelihood they are going the direction of x race has higher stamina than another race.
ruby swift
Like Zeke said above. The only guidelines they have given is that they want your racial choice to matter and have weight and heft throughout the characters development. No +5 to archery that is great for levels 1-10 in the first couple days, then negligible as a defining characteristic after.
opal isle
Something like 15% cold resistance?
ruby swift
Once again, we dont know if they are stat based or augment based.
They have released almost no information on racials
proven arrow
^
Based on the race descriptions it seems likely the they will get buffs to certain professions and weapon types. But still we don't know anything beyond the augment racials.
mild bear
Due to the need not to invoke the real world upon the virtual world of Vera, to ensure immersion is maintained; How will game moderators be presented ? Will they have their own unique military, economic, religions or scientific faction or be a rogue guild of some kind ? Will they have an in-game sheriffs star or another motif of some kind, to make them stand out from the rest of the community and be easily recognisable as a source of authority in-game?
silent lantern
@mild bear But that's the point of a moderator.. To invoke real world rules upon your account if you do something stupid like throwing racial slurs or hacking. Personally i don't see a problem if they just pop out of nowhere. They haven't really said anything about that, but we haven't asked either i think.
mild bear
@silent lantern Moderators are not necessarily just there to enforce. They may also be there to offer help. In which case they need a visible presence.
silent lantern
@mild bear Sure, they can offer help or just chat if they have the time. Doesn't mean they need to have their own faction 😃
mild bear
@silent lantern ..and how are you going to identify an ingame moderator from any other member of the infame community that isnt open to impersonation ?
silent lantern
@mild bear Simple solution.. All player names are white.. GM names are red and thick as a twerk dancer.. That okay with you?
Or every time they appear somewhere a parade of npc-s just appears with music, clown and throw flowers at the feet of the GM.. That would be hilarious actually
mild bear
@silent lantern So you are using 'out-game' UI indicators to identify what should be 'in-game' monikers ? I know how it is traditionally done. Which was my point.
silent lantern
Unless they make a GM exclusive look and everyone knows how the GMs look.. I don't see it being a viable option. And i guarantee you they won't have time to just waddle around on the street in the city so people ask them for selfies.
You want immersive experience, but you will 100% not turn off name tags on players or your health/mana bars. If you want immersiveness, remove the name tags of people and remember how they look too 😉
digital pine
I think one of the most coolest features of ArcheAge was the custom emblems you could put on your ship's sails, cloaks, flags, etc, and created music you could make yourself. Any chance at all that some customizable stuff like that sort of thing will be implemented?
dark jungle
@digital pine yes they have a pretty indepth emblem customization system planned
digital pine
Awesome!
crystal beacon
Is there a immediate transfer option planned for the future to buy packs/cosmetics
proven arrow
@crystal beacon ya what do you mean?
crystal beacon
yes
proven arrow
No
west solstice
I assume a gift function
To gift items/packs to other people
and to that the answer is no
rotund gust
Okay I have a question concerning "Alpha 0" ... Why is it that when I plopped down $500 for the Kickstarter level I have, it explicitly says "Invite to Closed Alpha - Phase 1 (Earliest Access to Ashes!)" ... let me highlight part of that EARLIEST Access. Why is it that I bought the EARLIEST access, and instead of giving me the EARLIEST access, I'm suddenly in the second wave?
rotund gust
I probably don't. You're right. But the fact that I paid for the EARLIEST access, and others are in before me? I'm kind of pissed off on principle.
empty fjord
Alpha 0 is only for testing their network code, the combat, and graphics are all placeholders
rotund gust
Are people playing? Do they have ACCESS to the game?
proven arrow
No
empty fjord
they run Alpha 0 in half hour phases or something like that
so people can't even play that for very long
rotund gust
They don't have access? So you're saying that the video I watched a few minutes ago is just an AMAZING fan-made video?
empty fjord
the videos from Alpha 0 are from Intrepid studios
proven arrow
Move to #aoc-discussion
tulip hatch
This has become a discussion please move to #aoc-discussion to continue it guys
Alpha 1 is the earliest public testing available to purchase alpha 0 is only tech testing and not open to public access.
crystal beacon
@simple ether i dont mean the gift function i belive its called SEPA Direct Debit
tulip hatch
@crystal beacon Your best option would be to submit a support ticket and inquire about additional payment methods through them.
crystal beacon
already did that
but well maybe they will add it later
we will see the thing is thats the only payment method i have
so its kinda frustating
tulip hatch
Lets take this to dms
steep lava
Will you be able to declare war on other guilds?
tulip hatch
Yes
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loud seal
@rotund gust all i can say cause NDA is alpha 0 is not ashes so you will get the earliest access to ashes
lost mulch
How long do players who've redeemed their codes have to upgrade their Kickstarter tier? I'm aware the ETA for most of the perks is in December. However, would you still be able to upgrade your Kickstarter tier in November? Or will it be locked well before then?
tulip hatch
We dont have an exact date
However Kickstarter backers will be given enough of a warning prior to upgrades being halted.
lost mulch
@tulip hatch Thanks for the heads up. Hopefully they leave it available leading all the way into December
vestal stream
Is AOC team looking to employ more people?
woven vale
In Ashes will it be possible to be in mutiple guilds, like ESO where you can be in 5. I'd really like this mechanic so I could have 1 guild focused on economy, 1 dueling and pvp, 1 casual one just to hang out mess around and have fun, and others for... more things!
tulip hatch
You can use alts to be in multiple guilds
But characters can only be in 1 guild at a time
woven vale
Ty.
flint tundra
Hello. Trying to upgrade my package, but it does not appear I have an option to. I was a kickstarter backer. Is there a option I am missing to do so?
flint tundra
ahhh thank you. not in the place I was looking
tulip hatch
You're welcome
tulip hatch
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**Welcome to the Ashes of Creation Community** ❤What other ways will there be able to get cosmetics besides buying them?
steady gust
Thx
vestal stream
What type of quests will be available?
proven arrow
All the types of quests you might see in other mmos, as well as player driven quests, i.e. 'Tavern needs more meat, go kill X amount of animals and bring them here'
vestal stream
So you just follow a story quest line until your end game?
proven arrow
There will be a variety of quests, we know there is a story quest, you probably won't be doing a story quest in a linear progression path, more like you start you get a story quest, then it ends and you go wherever you want. If you wanna learn more about the lore you would travel around and find those story quests. Partial speculation however...
neat panther
I'm still kinda waiting for that wow-factor, that information were AoC is not just a generic high fantasy kinda game. When is that coming?
echo oyster
Maybe never.
The wow factor is the node system. If that doesn’t do it for you. Maybe nothing will
spring surge
Agreed. The question part is impossible to answer anyhow. If you want a discussion this is not the right channel.
neat panther
Ye, but it's like almost just as generic as Bless Online right now, if you know what I mean.
Nothing special about the races, or classes. So I hope whenever they reveal more of the classes that it will do it. The node system is good, but it can't be all that this has going for it.
I refuse to belive that 😛
Classes and races and the world has to be interesting, you know? Just a race change in WoW or a new amazing looking shield, a cool animation or VFX can make me wanna play. Just those little things.
echo oyster
There will be no more classes right now. There is a lot more classes than bless. How can you compare AoC to bless?
There is 64 classes. That’s pretty unique. There is 9 races. No class/race locking.
they have shown us what the armors will look like
That’s a lot better looking than the generic bless you talked about.
Pic incoming
lost mulch
I don't mean to be a bummer. However, this isn't the appropriate channel for this sort of discussion.
echo oyster
It’s not but he is asking questions that require long form answers.
cyan cape
Here's a different question - have they talked about how big the PvP battles will be in this game? 10v10 40v40 80v80 etc
echo oyster
Sieges will be 100’s of people
There will be 1v1 3v3 5v5 and bigger
Castle sieges are guild battles. Guilds will have 100’s of people so yeah
cyan cape
I've been a big fan of big team fights as well "arena" style fights, the biggest issue I've come across in big AAA titles is that sometimes when you have a large number of players casting spells in a small area it puts a lot of stress on the server causing either lag or bad phasing.
Have they talked at all about this or not yet? I know its not something that would be talked about a lot
echo oyster
That’s just current tech struggles to handle it. They are doing backend work on ue4 to try fix this
That’s just current tech struggles to handle it. They are doing backend work on ue4 to try fix this
ruby swift
Yes, it has been talked about and they are building a custom backend to handle large scale events since UE4 doesnt come with it out of the box. They have already showcased some success. Look to the "raid" A0 videos. While the assets are placeholder, you don't see those issues appearing. Trick will be if they can continue to ramp that up.
cyan cape
raid A0 will do thank you 😃 just wanted to ask that question real quick before I went to bed. I understand everything right now is placeholder that I've seen ^^
wise obsidian
Does anyone know if this game will support 21:9?
ruby swift
Has been asked multiple times. No answer ever given.
rotund edge
Will we have 2v2 pvp?
rotund edge
Thanks mate, i Will try to ask at next livestream if it is on the roadmap. Good to see the variety so far
ruby swift
You only have to wait till early q4 to see what is coming. A1 will be small scale pvp focused in the beginning.
remote badge
How is the crafting system looking?
ruby swift
We wont get details on crafting till A2 at earliest, most likely B1 for full system information release.
remote badge
ah ok thanks
ruby swift
There is some information out there, just nothing that wont lead to more questions than answers at this point
remote badge
i hope crafting in this game feels more personal to the person doing the crafting
like more specialisations you can branch into at later levels so everyone isnt just crafting the same things
ruby swift
it will have depth and meaning if their statements are to be believed.
And specialization is a thing.
Want to stay away from craft 200 iron swords to level to bronze sort of thing.
Like I said, info is out there, just no real specifics.
neat panther
@echo oyster No, what I meant wasn't that it's a class system like Bless. I said the theme of the game is very generic. Yes, there are a lot of classes, but we need more info on there to see if they also are just generic. I want more cool stuff, not just an ordinary rogue, looking like a human. You feel me? I want special stuff, that wow-factor, you know?
echo oyster
Sorry I have no idea what you are expecting. #aoc-discussion is better place to continue this.
neat panther
Uniqueness. Yes, so why you discussing then. I was asking a question for the team 😛
ruby swift
Yeah, cause it being 330am means that Steven just might be up and willing to talk stefan off the ledge.
neat panther
Do they have watches there? We have them here too, and it's 12:33 pm 😉
remote badge
stefan u in france?
ruby swift
PST mfer...San Diego
cedar talon
Been ages since the devs answered a question here
ruby swift
Shhhh.....dont crush his dreams
If you want Steven to answer all you have to do is call a store item p2win.
remote badge
i think they look at the forums more
echo oyster
This channel is used for members of the community who have the info in our brains or not lazy and can use wikis to answer questions that people want to know.
silent lantern
@neat panther If you haven't watched or read any of the online sources... And if you have but you are not excited about the game.. I don't know what you are doing here honestly.
neat panther
Supporting what seems to be a good game, but I have more hopes honestly. And there is a lot of info we don't have, so I have buckeled up.
winter flame
Be careful not to over hype the game to the point you disappoint yourself.
tulip hatch
This channel is for questions and answers only
Minimal conversation is allowed when in response to a question.
Please move to #aoc-discussion or #general-discussion for conversations/comments/ opinions
willow junco
is there a count on the amount of backers by tier?
tulip hatch
Only for the kickstarter backers
willow junco
not summer?
I just wanna know how many ppl are ahead of me for name reserve lol
like 100 or 10000
tulip hatch
I'm not sure and can't access pc at moment to check for you sorry
Check if this will show you
Im limited to a phone at this time.
https://www.ashesofcreation.com/projects/store/
quartz coral
are cosmetics for the entire account or one time use for 1 toon on my account ?
tulip hatch
Account
boreal abyss
Cosmetics are items
These items can be applied and removed
They can only be used by 1 character at a time, you will have to trade them between characters if you want another character to have it.
(They are not account wide, but they are reusable)
quartz coral
thanks @boreal abyss
boreal abyss
You're welcome
woven vale
Has anyone talked about a huge cinematic trailer near release, with easter eggs, and things that set the feel for the world? It would be a great final reveal, it would cost a bit of money but i'd say it would be worth it in a marketing perspective and a game one.
boreal abyss
They have not talked much about that no, but any self respecting MMO (and those who dont) have a intro cinematic near release, so.. most likely?
jade leaf
Are there / Is there going to be any shapeshifting classes in AoC?
woven vale
Ty
ocean forum
do we know if there will be some kind of currency exchange in ashes? for example change ingame gold for subscription costs?
ok ty 😃
proven arrow
sinful bobcat
I like to knOw how many pets we can have out at one time 1-4 or just 1
crystal beacon
Does warlock have a dots ?
open basalt
We dont know yet
visual isle
I hope not, I'm hoping for their base build it'll be more summoning based. Similar to Diablo Warlock. You can spec into either Fat af summons with a god damn army or more powerful but singular summons
Srry forgot it's questions
noble locust
Is Eath flat?
west solstice
No.
remote badge
No, the earth is a dodecahedron
grim venture
Will the game have gamepad support?
fleet nest
is the game in alpha 1 right now ?
weak owl
no alpha 1 is coming out Q4 2018
right now its alpha 0 with NDA on all those who play it
woven vale
Have we got any mention of being to dodge like Guild Wars 2, Eso, Ect?
empty fjord
They have said that the combat will be a hybrid betwen tab target and action combat, they will have collision physics, so I assume since you can block projectiles with walls, you should be able to dodge them aswell. but that's just speculation from my part
woven vale
Ty
proven arrow
An extremely early version of the combat in the kickstarter video was shown and the mage was using a dodge. Since then we haven't seen an active dodge. So there's a possibility it's being worked on and just isn't yet ready to be shown.
umbral spoke
How do you sign up for the newsletter? Or is it enough just having an account?
proven arrow
make an account and opt in
umbral spoke
I didn’t see an obvious place to opt in. I’ll look again. Thanks.
silent lantern
Will we have some sort of hidden achievements? Or achievements at all?
wet delta
I was wondering about the cosmetics. Will it be like in the most mmo’s, where you buy a certain outfit which last for a certain amount of days, and if you don’t have the outfit, you’ll get 3-4 armours, which have they’re unique outfit
Or will it be like în World of Warcraft, where each piece of gear has it’s own aspect, or mainly based on outfits and few armors?
I’m looking forward to AoC 😁
neat panther
I don't think it'll be on a "rental system" for X amount of days, as we all know that sucks.
ruby swift
@wet delta the cosmetics are account bound and do not have an expiry. Intrepid has released not even a whiff of such a practice as cosmetics you purchase being temporary or having a time expiry. There is a cosmetic paperdoll that mirrors the gear slots on your character. Some cosmetics change the whole paperdoll, and others only change the specific item. There is dyeing of individual pieces also. The only confirmed multiple use dyes are from the Kickstarter, they have not said whether dyes purchased in the cosmetic store after launch are one use or account lifetime. Besides the cosmetics in the store, there are also equivalent quality cosmetics obtainable in game promised. They are not going the route that to have the best looking stuff you have to buy it.
leaden tiger
when alpha1?
tight rain
December
west solstice
Early Q4.
reef prawn
Early Q4 so October
leaden tiger
Braver of Worlds (Kickstarter Backer) automatically access alpha1?
west solstice
Yes
reef prawn
Yes
leaden tiger
TY ALL
grim venture
No one knows about gamepad support?
empty fjord
you'd have to map the gamepad's buttons yourself
whether or not it was going to be released on consoles was a no. so I'm assuming they are not focusing on gamepad support. so you'd have to make that happen yourself
tulip hatch
The only comment intrepid has made regarding extra support was that there is a good possibility for controller support but is only being considered
grim venture
Please give gamepad support for those who wish to play with controller. Just having the option would be amazing :D
queen sleet
does anyone know when alpha 1/2 are starting?
glass swallow
They won't be supporting controllers out of the box, but you may be able to map keys to a controller should you wish to use one.
silent lantern
@ruby swift Do you know if we will be able to use cosmetics during combat? I.e. I wear a white tux and a classy cane and fedora. Do they get hidden when i initiate combat?
random moth
Do anyone know if there will be a sort of bandit town for players who kill other players and have low, what ever it is called, karma
woven vale
Will this ashes have macro setups and addons, for ex: Parsers
Easier inv management
Ect
proven arrow
Macros maybe, but addons and parsers are a strong maybe, leaning towards no.
empty fjord
They will have a heavily customizable UI, I hope that also includes inventory management out of the box
past plinth
they've been leaning pretty heavily towards minimal ability for UI customization and add-ons, but having it already be real good. Unconfirmed as of yet though.
woven vale
Has it been talked about races having an advantage in certain crafting guidelines
Dont wanna lose as a master human forger to a dwarf who has a racial bonus
proven arrow
Likely but not yet confirmed
fallow adder
Is there a link to sign up for the newsletter? I think I may have unchecked it when I made my account
proven arrow
The newsletter is automatic. There hasn't been one in awhile
If you have an account unless you marked it as spam it should be showing up
winter flame
No email for me, ive checked spam as well, I have an account but how would I be avle to see if ive signed up for the newsletter?
west solstice
They aren't out yet.
proven arrow
There hasn't been a newsletter for awhile.
winter flame
There is supposed to be one going out today right?
fathom egret
Yeah
proven arrow
Usually they go out in the next 4 hours
spare summit
is there any way to change our ashes forum name?
proven arrow
Not yet buddy
spare summit
.../does Yosimite Sam impression
teal nebula
Hei did the mods think we get later in development monthly news with all changes, packages with new pictures ect. ( like RSI also star citizen do it ? They publisb every thing they do and change and i and some otheres are verry intrested about such newsletter
proven arrow
Watch the monthly livestreams. The newsletters are not like Star Citizen's. The most info per month comes out during livestreams.
open basalt
They dont post everything they do, they usually answer a few questions and show some footage
wintry dove
Any ETA on the newsletter? Wasn't it supposed to be today?
tulip hatch
Steven said they're waiting on a few things before sending it out
Until informed otherwise we should still see it today.
agile badger
I haven't received it yet. Saw in another thread on here that others have received the newsletter though?
tight rain
They are trolling
agile badger
oh 😦
royal tiger
Will there be any "convenience items" on the cache shop or is it truly going to be a cosmetic only deal?
nice 😃
royal tiger
Also, has there been any news on when the next 2 parts to the Nodes series will be released?
glacial lake
When's the alpha 1 test? Idk if this question is answered somewhere else or not.
Is quarter 4 just a range then? I don't really mind the non exact date but is there a range of months
royal tiger
judging by how far ahead of schedule they have been I would say somewhere at the beginning of Q4 tbh. October/November area to be more specific
Keen to see all the gameplay that people are allowed to capture and upload to Youtube when it hits too
fair yew
They have said hopefully end of october early november is the current expectation but no guarantees
rapid silo
whats the plans for name/name reservations?
silent lantern
@royal tiger Wait.. There won't be an NDA for Alpha 1?
royal tiger
Intrepid Studios have said they have no plans to evoke an NDA for Alpha 1 and onward :)
Unless plans change in the next few months before it launches then yeah we can see it all when people upload it
invoke*
silent lantern
That means they are pretty confident in the stuff they will have then... Sounds good.
royal tiger
yeah my guess is that most people view videos on ashes from the outside thinking that the what they see is representative of what it will be like at launch even though its stated that the UI, animations and combat are placeholder. Now that those are being worked on heavily and shown off soon, the game will now present itself in a more pleasing way so it will settle the crowd of people who cant read the "Pre-Alpha" watermark on their screen while Intrepid can go back to working on everything else they are doing
it's a really good call, they are eliminating the bad parts about having a transparent production without going back on their word.
Win-win.
quartz coral
Can we get some high quality mattresses to go with those marvelous bed frames? I personally would like a tempurpedic mattress and pillows
jaunty brook
Hope they make it so you can sit everywhere lik you can in bdo and makes the world feels alive like bdo is, make some npc running around and minding their bussines, instead of being a statics world where they just stand there and do nothing, and few npc in a city is also not emerging . make it that there are allot of npc walking around etc so we can feel our population of our city growing etc, just make the world feels alive and it will succeed
if an mmo thats in my mind can come alive, then there wouldn't have to be another mmorpg made until there are virtual reality. so many ideas so many stuff that can make an mmorpg amazing. hope these devs at intrepid have the soul of a mmorpg player like I do.
empty fjord
soo, judging by the pictures in the news. are regular attacks made with staff spell-like, or are they spells you get access to when holding a staff?
proven arrow
We don't know that's a brand new thing
empty fjord
very intriguing
silent lantern
@empty fjord It could be something like in TESO.. Some staves launched a bolt where others had a constant fire/lightning stream of damage.
empty fjord
I approve the concept
crystal beacon
Im assuming it will be much like eso with weapon skills
royal tiger
Can you move your freehold to a new position after you've built on it? Or do you need to destroy everything to rebuild in a different location?
silent lantern
We know you will be able to sort of 'save' your freehold, so that if it gets destroyed you can rebuild what you had before easier. You will probably have to deconstruct it in order to build it somewhere else - you still have the option to save it before that though.
royal tiger
That sounds awesome :)
Thanks @silent lantern
wet delta
Will we get talents like in World of Warcraft, ( Wrath exp) Where talents were actually interesting. And macros
Thanks 😁
Also, will be able to customize our characters near the level of character customization in Black desert Online ?
empty fjord
customize as in appearance? they are aiming for black desert character customization or better
silent lantern
@wet delta There will be 'talent' trees where you will be able to choose stuff that appeal to your play style.
Macros is a question mark.
They've said they will have a pretty detailed character customization. UE4 is a pretty damn good engine.
boreal abyss
@wet delta
You will get a skill tree, and at max level you will still not have enough skill points to upgrade all skills to max.
mystic raptor
A friend of mine was wondering if this game would have loot boxes. He doesn’t like mmos that have that so I thought I would ask on here.
That’s good. I like cash shop but he’s against it. I try to tell him that base game has good skins and they are focused on that but he’s a little pessimistic, oh well.
silent lantern
@mystic raptor Does he know that skins actually dont affect gameplay?
boreal abyss
Loot boxes, no.
No boxes with random loot in them.
Steven (CEO of the company) hates lootboxes
empty fjord
And he has no board to answer to
So no pressure from above to introduce cashgrabbing schemes
primal seal
@empty fjord as if having "boards" has stopped company from cashgrabbing schemes. buddy, if you don't wannt to support then don't 😃
empty fjord
If still think Ashes will go p2w then you haven't been paying attention @primal seal
boreal abyss
Keep this channel for Questions and Answers only please, take discussions to #aoc-discussion or #general-discussion
balmy wind
not sure if this has been answer or not, will kickstarters still have the ability to upgrade their KS pack after this week to still gain access to alpha 1?
surreal elk
@balmy wind look at #news steven gave you your answer, yes ks/summer will still be able to upgrade
balmy wind
even after the week is up tho? @surreal elk
surreal elk
..... yes
tulip hatch
Steven is very specific in the news announcement he addresses both the kickstarter and the store packages
Reread it if you missed the statement clarifying that
mystic raptor
Yeah I’ve seen that before, I just wanted to double check that there are specifically no loot boxes.
mystic raptor
Alright I will let him know,
bright flame
Will housing be sharable?
Have there been comments regarding that?
dark jungle
Freeholds will have access lists that the owner can set. Co ownership is also a planned feature but may not be in the initial release
bright flame
Sweet, tnx
got another question though.
from what ive seen freeholds are actually in the game world taking up real space, so there would be a limit as to how many can exist, correct?
dark jungle
Yes, freeholds are in the open world, but it's a very large open world, so there should be plenty of space 😃
bright flame
i see, sry if im asking duplicate questions.
if the count is at its limit what will give other people an opportunity to get one?
and is it balanced in a way that more casual players have the chance to get one too?
dark jungle
Freeholds are attached to a node, so when a node a sieged the freeholds become vulnerable to attack. Also if the node is deleveled below stage 3, all of its freeholds are destroyed
This opens up the market for new freeholds in other nodes that were previously locked out from growing to stage 3
bright flame
right i see, so do you think its possible that when another node rises and slots open up that it becomes a game of: you have to be online at an opportune time to get a freehold?
from what ive seen the game has a huge fanbase already, if it lives up to all the hype it has been creating im sure there will be a HUGE amount of players.
ive played games were claiming something that has a limit as to how many players can own it literally came down to who can spam the button faster with lower ping.
dark jungle
@bright flame node sieges are announced well in advance (up to 5 days notice) and will be at a time that is appropriate for the server's timezone. Housing is only destroyed during sieges, so there is plenty of warning to ensure you are there to either defend your housing or be ready to swoop in and buy up housing that has become available due to the siege
bright flame
right, my concern was that if there are say a few hundred plots for freehold available that might not actually be that large of a number depending on how big the community becomes
dark jungle
The final map is approximately 480 square kilometers in size. A freehold plot is 0.5 acre in size. Assuming 90% of the map is not suitable for freehold placement, that's still enough space for 24,000 freehold plots.
bright flame
thats a lot o.O
imagine if 90% of the map was covered though.. it would just be one massive city
dark jungle
I said if 90% of the map is not suitable, meaning 90% of the map is wilderness, mountains, etc where you can't place a freehold.
wanton gust
Will the mods in AoC discord have any power in ashes of creation?
boreal abyss
No
crystal beacon
Wait is this game like a monthly subscription to play?
It’s looks really p2w r you sure?
crystal beacon
@crystal beacon yes monthly sub + No p2w
wanton gust
But if you consider cosmetics to be pay 2 win then I can't argue
crystal beacon
Is there anyone to play the game permanently with only one payment
Because it seems quite expensive
queen sleet
Is it still 250 (I think it’s euros) as well as 250 dollars, I’m supposed they didn’t convert
cedar talon
Its in dollars
queen sleet
Ok thanks
cedar talon
Not unless they do that themselves. And I guess they won’t because they need to keep inflation and currency exchange in mind while doing that. Its easier for them to let the bank/paypal figure that out.
boreal abyss
queen sleet
More support can’t be bad right?
sullen sentinel
@bright flame. Freehold deeds will be givem out through different things such as purchasing, quests, pvp, and other in game mechanics. Sure you might not be able to place your freehold in your desired spot right away but there will always be a large amount of open land to place your buildings.
silent lantern
Good to hear it won't be just a free thing.. You'd actually have to do some work before you can get a freehold
livid ermine
Is there a mod/staff i can talk to about upgrades for existing pack purchases?
empty fjord
@livid ermine if you have problems upgrading, ask in #community_helpdesk , if you didn't find how to do it, for kickstarters there is an upgrade link next to the kickstarter logo under your account profile
livid ermine
just to double check, the pack titled "upgrade 3" will keep existing things i have but give me the added benefits the previous pack did not include, correct?
empty fjord
afaik the upper packs contain everything in the lower packs
vapid kindle
The way cosmetics work with upgrading is a little complicated. If you upgrade, you will receive only those cosmetics in the tiers you didn't get before. So for example, upgrading from Expeditionary(tier2) to Voyager(tier3) you would receive whatever the mount is which is currently being offered in the shop, but NOT the current pet and accessory being offered because you would have received those already with the original purchase of a tier 2 pack.
You will never lose anything you already had in the process of upgrading however
Also important to note, you cannot upgrade to get cosmetics offered in the prior months. You will get this month's offerings, or what is in the shop when you perform the upgrade.
livid ermine
is there a way to see exactly what items you have out of whichever packs youve purchased?
i dont see anything clicking around my profile
proven arrow
only ones you additionally bought
glass swallow
Crowd funded packs - https://www.ashesofcreation.com/dashboard/?idc_orders=1
Line item purchases that are not - https://www.ashesofcreation.com/account/orders
livid ermine
if youve purchased a previous pack and upgraded, do you get the pet and mount as well from the upgraded tier or that must be purchased separately?
glass swallow
grim plinth
Can multiple people live in the same house? i want to build a house with friends 😄
crystal beacon
<@&257269635559194625> ive got a problem with my eyes so its hard to read small text these days could we get a zoom on the text chat in ashes 😃 thanks
west solstice
Their UI will be fully customizable so I guess a caling function will be included
empty fjord
@grim plinth you can set permissions on the house so yes you could be living together, but the house will still have 1 owner per say
mystic sorrel
Does anyone remember any dev answers about possible VR integration?
proven arrow
no VR planned
You may be able to set it up in a way that didn't cater to VR gaming.
lost mulch
Will there be aspect ratio support for ultrawide monitors?
dark jungle
This is highly likely, almost certain @lost mulch
lost mulch
@dark jungle Hopefully so, it's one of my bigger concerns
livid ermine
Do we know what kind of broadcasting/recording restrictions will apply to the alpha phases? e.g. No streaming rules
dark jungle
There are no restrictions relating to Alpha 1, Alpha 2 and the Beta phases
misty crane
What are the system requirements for ashes? or at least alpha 1?
vapid kindle
Unknown, but here are the base requirements for the Unreal 4 engine the game runs on.
The actual requirements will probably be higher though
misty crane
Thanks. I can play ffxiv/swtor on max or high so hopefully ashes will be okay
proven arrow
@idle siren Can we please have Duel arenas as either a housing plot, or Military node Plot?
tight rain
Is it Monday in 'Murica yet? Need that newsletter ❤
eternal tinsel
Iirc its still 1 hr 40 mins to being monday where ashes hq is
crystal beacon
Does the alpha 1 count as the 12 months of playtime
If I buy the $500 package
For the subscription
Or does it only count when it’s fully released
stable plover
@crystal beacon Sub time doesn't start until game is released
surreal elk
yes
empty fjord
server will be wiped several times during the testing phases
prime crag
Not sure if this was mentioned elsewhere but, I'm a kickstarter backer - Will the $500 Braver of Worlds package disappear too with the unlimited subscription time in a few days or....will it still be there for kickstarter backers?
Eeeoooooohhhh I see! Thanks for that 😄 Hopefully they don't disappear for quite a while.
neat wren
will there be a flight system with wings and/or gliders and flying mounts ?
crisp agate
There will be gliding mounts, however, which will be more common. But as Jahlon said—truly flying mounts are very limited.
neat wren
and gliders and/or wings for your character ?
prime crag
There may be cosmetics for wings IIRC
proven arrow
Based on how Steven was talking in the bcg podcast it doesn't seem like KS upgrades are going away for quite some time.
prime crag
Oh awesome. I won't have to worry about it for a long while if that's the hopeful case.
proven arrow
Still probably best to not put it off.
tulip hatch
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solid silo
how do i upgrade kickstarter pledge
proven arrow
On your account page
boreal abyss
proven arrow
Top left corner near your profile icon
solid silo
ty
crystal beacon
For cosmetics say you duel weild swords and only have one of the item, do you need two or will one be able to be toggleable for duel weilding said xmog?
tough trout
Q: will lore answer Secrets which is hidden through the world
vapid kindle
@tough trout Most of the lore is planned to be revealed in game instead of being told to us directly. So I say the answer to this question is yes.
boreal abyss
@tough trout
From what we have heard, it seems like Lore might help you in finding certain secrets in the world, but we do not know for sure
teal nebula
How mamy time remain to upgrade from alpha 2 to alpha 1 ?
tulip hatch
If you are upgrading via the current packs available you have until August 10th to upgrade to the intrepid pack for Alpha 1
teal nebula
Oh such an shame i am to late :) when i put money tomorrow to my paypal i can purchase earlyest time at the 15th
cedar talon
FYI, just link your bank to your paypal. They write of the money from your bank account sometime later in the month. No need to wire it over yourself. @teal nebula
teal nebula
@cedar talon did not work in switzerland ansld seco d problem is i have no money at the bank , i take all money out each month
I dont trust the bank 
eager rock
Hmm in the alpha or betas will we have the ability to form our guilds to test perks or is that left for release?
winter flame
So, I understand the different ways to become leaders of stage 6 nodes, but how is king or queen of a castle determined?
ruby swift
Those methods apply to nodes from stage 3 and above, not just the metropolis stage. Basically it is Fight, Buy, Vote, and Serve. For the pvp castles it is the leader of the guild that completes the cast mechanic at the end of the siege event for that cycle.
tulip hatch
@eager rock Currently we know Guild wars are planned for Alpha 1
however we dont know if that will include the full guild system with perks to test
We will have to wait for further information in that regard.
winter flame
Man getting a flying mount = no life. There is no way I could be the leader of a guild. I hope i get one as a drop
ruby swift
Yes, getting a flying mount will be a legendary achievement. With a full server population of around 10k players needed for max number of Metros and Castle control, it works out to around 0.001% of the population with the ability to fly at any given time, not counting legendary mount drops that age and die in 2-4 weeks once hatched. Truly will be a "no life" achievement.
grim plinth
aren't kings the only ones that get flying mounts?
ruby swift
There are 10 at any one time. 5 metros possible and 5 pvp castles.
Means that a full 10 people with true flying will not be seen for a looooooong time after launch.
And once you are no longer mayor or king, you lose the mount.
grim plinth
thats kinda good
winter flame
I do like the fact that they are very rare. I hope the drops dont die in a month. Lol give use at least 1 1/2
ruby swift
And no shared mounts. There is one mayor or one king/queen. Not shared because "My wife and I run our guild so we both should get flying mounts!"
The planned legendary mounts that fall outside that system age and die, not the Metro or Castle mounts. There will be eggs that drop from certain world bosses (extremely rare) that once hatched will age and die in 2-4 weeks, must be launched from a royal stable (which means you need to be the citizen of a metro or member of a guild in control of a castle) and will be most likely one of those things that people say is possible in game, but have never seen actually drop.
winter flame
Which is why they should last longer than just 1 month. Getting something so ungodly rare only for it to be gone in a month FeelsBadMan
ruby swift
I suggest watching the livestream where they explain the thinking behind keeping those mounts rare and on a timer. One of the wikis should give you the link to the relevant livestream, or someone here is sure to link it later.
winter flame
Thanks!!
rigid sage
Anyone one know when today's newsletter is expected?
tulip hatch
😄 While we appreciate feedback of all kind please keep in mind this channel is focused on Questions and Answers
comments/discussions should be moved to #general-discussion or #aoc-discussion
No exact time was given Dice so anytime from now till midnight.
rigid sage
Okay thank you
night ore
Does anyone know when the opportunity to purchase the Intrepid pre-order pack expire?
tulip hatch
August 10th is when the alpha 1 access will be removed from the store
night ore
so in 4 days
the intrepid pack will still be available, but no alpha 1 access
?
@tulip hatch
tulip hatch
Steven specifically states
"but this will be the final week for Intrepid Packs with Alpha 1 access on the website."
Implying the Intrepid packs may still be there but only have the Alpha 1 Access removed. We will see for certain on the 10th
night ore
ok gotcha
and will the game world/characters be wiped at release (after alphas/betas)?
tulip hatch
Yes all characters and progress will be wiped prior to headstart/launch
night ore
gotcha. but obviously the bonuses for the pre-order packs are available at launch
tulip hatch
Of course
night ore
ok thanks
tulip hatch
Anytime
night ore
dangit...i was hoping to be able to save up a couple months for the intrepid pack (im disabled on fixed income) 😛
ah well, such is life
i guess i'll contact support and confirm if the intrepid pack with all the stuff will be available, just lacking the alpha 1 access
i could live with that
tulip hatch
You could wait till the 10th and see for yourself when the store updates!
night ore
yeah but if it isnt available...
tulip hatch
This has become a discussion perhaps we could move to #general-discussion
crystal beacon
Probably been asked before but kinda lazy to do a search: Is that newsletter supposed to be due sometime today?
tulip hatch
It is supposed to be today
It can be anytime from now till midnight in PST
Additional delays of course are possible
crystal beacon
ah ok, my thanks for the quick response
stark panther
if i buy the pre order upgrade pack (i buy the Voyager Pre-Order Pack) did i get the the month of game time added to the pack so i mean did i get 6 month +12 month or will it be just 12 month and all other stuff too...
open basalt
Toys and heirlooms confirmed?
proven arrow
maybe toys, no heirloom gear
frail citrus
toys would be nice but heirloom nah
night ore
Do I have to sign up for the newsletter, or will I get it if I have an AoC site account?
👍
thanks
wintry dove
Still no newsletter? D:
vale pulsar
