Hm okay not sure how to feel about that. Kind of sad that the time I’ve spend to make progress is just just thrown away (beside the fact that I know how to do things in an efficient way)
#questions
unborn sonnet
median forge
alphas & betas aren't for playing but for testing the game
vast cove
is prealpha going to start this month?
grizzled latch
Yes, as of last update it will start 3rd or 4th week of May
vast cove
I die of boredom, i need a mmo. please hurry up.
fading latch
@unborn sonnet Its also because bugs and glitches could be carried through to launch from someones save data, items, any server progression etc. Messing up launch day. As well as giving everybody a clean slate, level playing field so its fair. Otherwise its pay to win if server data is kept for launch
median forge
@crystal beacon Voyager Plus is alpha 2 and forward
last oak
Thinking about setting up a branch of guild in Ashes can we have over 700 members and have 50-73 active daily in the same node at the guild hall?
full badger
Guilds will have a max size of 300 characters
ruby swift
Guild leaders can create an alliance at a certain level by completing a quest.[21]
Once created, the leader can invite up to three other guilds to this alliance.[21]
There is no member cap in an alliance, only a maximum of four guilds.[21]
Guild leaders will be able to pool resources into a guild alliance bank.[22]
hasty breach
Hello there! I was discussing some info about Ashes with some friends and one of them made a very good point that i would like to know about.
Is there any info, of any sort, from the devs about how they will deal with players selling ingame currency to each other?
if yes: will trade be limited in any away? ex: can players freely trade with each other? do they require a auction house? can you give for example potions or equipment you dont need to a friend?
what type of mesures going to be taken?
median forge
@hasty breach elaborate on the selling, but there wont be any trade restrictions at all, except that you can't mail items/gear
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Economy#Player_to_player_trading
real bobcat
There will be full, unrestricted player-to-player trading. So expect unofficial p2w/blackmarket trading to be a thing.
hasty breach
@median forge by selling ingame currency i meant player who farm gold and use external websites to sell this gold for real money. Sorry if am not very clear
@real bobcat i see, thank you thats what i also thougth
lean marlin
Please listen to jahlon on this.
median forge
ah i thought something else, wouldn't think someone would just come here and ask can we sell gold
real bobcat
It's a good question, one that shouldn't be hand waived with "Oh they'll just ban all the gold sellers/buyers" because that's unrealistic.
subtle wagon
also theres in game merkets
markets*
you shouldnt just say "yup there will be p2w trading" tho either
hasty breach
good to know that there will strict mesures to prevent gold selling, thxs for the info
harsh finch
How often do the new cosmetics come out? Like the voyager packs
crystal flax
It used to be monthly, but given the world's situation right now they're keeping these ones until they say otherwise
grizzled latch
has there been mention of mounted combat?
lean marlin
as far as I remember, there isn't any. Some NPC's will have mounted abilities and such though. 🤔 think they went over this like 2 or 3 streams ago.
grizzled latch
Yeah i remeber hearing something about it, but nothing specific at all
lean marlin
but as far as I remember, players will not have mounted combat.
silver epoch
hey what kinda items will monsters drop
runic ember
Typically crafting materials (if beastial). In general enemies will only drop loot that's logical to what they are. A human might drop their weapon, but you're never going to pull a warhammer out of a wolf.
silver epoch
so armor and weapons do drop thats cool
arctic sky
No gold either
silver epoch
how do ya know that
subtle wagon
devs said so. you could expect a human to drop some money since thats reasonable. but a wolf or something wont.
by human i mean some npc bandit enemy for example
silver epoch
are there bandits in game
fresh heart
I guess bandits might steal some of your resources, if they kill you.
last oak
develop a node have trade kill monsters for mats sell and then move on to bigger set up farms or things other's need seems like we might be able to make quite a good profit off of supplying towns mabey have a trade network with a ally guild
main merlin
Caravans 
last oak
Caravans yes but also raid supplies be it pvp. or pve I feel like large trade guilds are going to rule the money aspeccand prices.
grizzled latch
There is only so much price control they can have, just like any economy if the set the price too high people will find other ways. Now then if they want to drive the price down low to stop anyone else from selling there's not too much that can be done there
crystal beacon
Shop systems pretty complex from what I’ve seen on the wiki can even rent stores and have two people co- own them
Market Stalls, sell a service such as blacksmith doing armour repairs
All sorts of stuff
bitter sparrow
How can i refund my kickstarter money????
light scarab
will AoC have raytracing and dlss (deep learning super sampling)?
so it will probably come in form of a patch?
big oof
should be a given
same with dlss i guess
?
well maybe they will bring it in future patches ...
thanks mate
round tangle
What is the run down on the artisan classes? Are you restricted on how many jobs you can take?
ruby swift
worldly vale
Will NPC chatter be voice acted?
small pecan
NPCs will have generic quips! No voiced quest dialogue or specific NPC interactions aside from maybe some really impactful main story stuff
dusky blade
what kind of weapon combinations are there. More specifically is spear and shield a combo?
sword and board is generic and boring
grizzled latch
There are only 2h spears that I know of right now. You will be able to dual weild 1h weapons but not able to use 2 shields.
limpid halo
i hope this is the right spot to ask, but is there anywhere i can read about the races we know of? really interested in the elves and orcs but i'll take whatever i can get
tulip hatch
Check out the community made sites that compile all known info in #community-links
The commonly used site is the wiki since everything is linked to an official quote or video by the devs and updated regularly https://ashesofcreation.wiki/
limpid halo
OOOOO ty ty
tulip hatch
Youre welcome c:
grizzled latch
Ashes 101 is also a good site to use
sly monolith
can i smack up noobs like im use to in this game?
manic plover
Ah yes, lets harass new players with your leveled character and then wonder where the games population went🤔
last oak
wanting to verify this statement Ashes of Creation is a dynamic MMO where the community shale shape the game. We can see areas that are controlled by PvP guilds and have counter guilds for order for to defend others, Raid guilds and there counterpart of crafting guilds. The World will be as you shape it.
grizzled latch
Raid guilds will have to be crafting guilds
Otherwise they won't be pushing content quickly at all. As far as pvp guilds controlling whole areas, other than some military nodes I don't think that's going to happen too often.
It is very community driven though, the players influence where the major cities are located and if they get destroyed ect
dark fulcrum
By mastering 1 of the 3 sets, does that mean all sub categories are mastered as well or do you have to focus on just a few? For example armor smithing, and then deciding to do ship building.
(Focused on the crafting set being mastered)
plucky pawn
@dark fulcrum We'll be providing more details on these crafting systems and mechanisms in the lead up to you helping us test them during Alphas and Betas 
last oak
Thanks I'll be on ashes but working on moving community to a upcoming mmo is intresting
dark fulcrum
Oh ok thanks!
grizzled latch
I did not realize the mastery was not more specialized, thanks
dapper mango
Are there any new when this game will reach beta?
dark jungle
not yet
dapper mango
thanks, then i´ll ask next year again ^^
clear frigate
do we know if the game will have world pvp (like fighting over world bosses) as well as open dungeon pvp or just scenarios you start like fighting over nodes and caravans.
ruby swift
7 glorious ways of sanctioned pvp
ruby swift
There are open dungeons, there are world bosses. All the colors of the rainbow, because we have all the players of the spectrum
clear frigate
sweet thanks for the information everyone
signal flicker
tulip hatch
Do you need assistance with something Viriatos?
If not please remember to use this channel correctly.
Posts not relating the questions or answers being discussed should be moved to the appropriate discussion channels.
#general-discussion
crystal beacon
Do we know already how long the a1 will be once all testers are allowed in
ruby swift
The a1 has no defined length or duration announced. It will take as long as it needs to achieve the goals they plan for it.
crystal beacon
So it's entirely possible to only take a week but it's also possible for the test to take 2 months
ruby swift
Or 6, or a year. Pick a number. Internet Nostradamus will be the title for the one closest.
woeful zephyr
ematics
ruby swift
@fervent pilot They will not have South American servers at launch, but may in the future. They have said they will open servers anywhere there is sufficient demand for their product to justify the cost. So recruit a bunch of Brazillians, once you have enough, you can get one.
fervent pilot
I believe that in Brazil we will play, we like RPG.. and yes there are a lot of players that i know brazilian who are waiting for the game
ruby swift
Well, a single server is meant to have 8-10k concurrent players. So registered accounts on one will be in the neighborhood of 15k to fill one. They use a real-time heat map of logins by account location. So get around that number and you should be golden. Good luck.
fervent pilot
ok thanks very much- Muito Obrigado 'hahahah
fervent pilot
I believe that if the developer puts servers in South America, there will be many players who will play, the game has potential despite having incredible graphics, despite having many players who also like PVP and different classes
ruby swift
Well, they have been clear on what needs to occur for that to happen. While beliefs and feelings are good, they don't pay for staff healthcare. The Spanish speakers who tend to roll in from SA worry about getting discounted subs as their primary concern from what has been fed into here and forums over the last year or so. Not a good look to come and say "Spend money on us, and btw, then make it cheaper because we poor!" Potential is great, paying accounts better.
fervent pilot
I understand a situation
prisma cliff
What is Stevens stance on addons for logs and meters? I can’t seem to find it , thanks.
boreal abyss
3rd party software ban 
crude beacon
How many people should be able to play per server for this game to be considered "successful" and/or optimal for gameplay purposes?
boreal abyss
10 000 Concurrent players is the current number they've given us as max per server afaik
vestal sand
I hope this game when its finally done be on Unreal Engine 5.
boreal abyss
besides that, 
no clue
depends on "expectations" and views tbh
placid vessel
@vestal sand no, they are using UE4 with custom tools.
vestal sand
Hmmm I wonder if in the future they'll update it...
placid vessel
I doubt that highly.
vestal sand
Its happened before with other MMOs like EQ
boreal abyss
That was a major company
vestal sand
well not sure if they updated the engine
vestal sand
I know I dabble in game design and creation myself
boreal abyss
then you should know that UE5 is a different engine than UE4 😛
tulip hatch
You can keep that question in mind for the next Livestream Q&A session and ask for the Dev's input since its nothing but speculation from members here
vestal sand
well yeah thats why I said [wonder]
subtle wagon
vestal sand
Indeed Alluring that's why I asked it here.
tulip hatch
This is a question channel not a discussion please move all comments to #aoc-discussion or #general-discussion
jade rover
soo why can't we have a solo dummy demo version to occupy our quarantine?
burnt cliff
I have a question: is there anything being done to prevent gold selling? It definitely ruins the game (ie. Gw2 allows gems to gold options) or anti botting systems in place (some anti cheats are terrible cause they don't even let you play the game)
last oak
We'll see some sellers but with subscription and possibility of gold not being the end all and materials being trade we'd see a testing of waters with some of the network sellers if countered and viewed unprofitable for them will move on
subtle wagon
also since in game gold doesnt have any effect on real money or in game store currency, they will have less reason to do so
lavish crow
thinking that is cute
last oak
posing the question of how will the team combat the game player selling services that level character or complete goals for real money, they have gotten quite varied with online use and have proxy servers for there "employees" i do remember the name change time in zero can that idea be adapted to having a ip lock within a set period. If the player wanted to change ips or needed to contact customers services for quicker access.
ruby swift
If you go back over the livestreams they have outlined various methods they were willing to discuss and others that they were not so as to not give a clue to those that try.
burnt cliff
Thats good to hear, was just playing an mmo and found out most of the endgamers are gold buyers and it made me feel pretty sad
As long as steps are being made vs just "we're doing all we can" i feel better
Hope we arent bombarded with gold seller spam on day 1 of release tho
ruby swift
There is no global world chat. And there will be a report feature built in. They have said repeatedly that they will have active and passive measures that will limit it as best they can. They can't say anything else until it gets released. But since it was a concern from inception that they built core systems around, they will be miles ahead of other games that reacted after release to try and implement/code systems to stop it.
stray current
One of the best parts of a subscription service is that if you are caught selling (or I assume buying) gold, your account can be banned. There goes that $15. Happens enough times, people might give up.
ruby swift
Yes, and they have already explained that every single interaction is tracked. Even player to player trading. So try to move that ill gotten gold to an alt for safekeeping and use a spam account to advertise, they will find your stash.
burnt cliff
Unfortunately tho a lot of account used for selling gold are ones whove had their info stolen
but its definitely good to know they are watching
lean marlin
then they should be able to tell by the login.
deft creek
hello, im from brazil and the dollar here is expensive, 1 dollar = 5,89 reais ( today ), the game will have different prices depending on region ? its almost impossible for a lot of peaple here pay 88 reais per month!
placid vessel
No.
The price is the same everywhere, Intrepid has no plans to introduce 'regional' pricing.
maiden cliff
they should. brazilians are a huge % of the total players in every game and like Geraldim said, for 88 per month they'll lose the majority of the Brazilian players they could have xD. better have idk 200k players paying 5 dollars instead of having 20k paying 15 😛
most of games do that
ruby swift
Only works if they region lock the game. Which they are not going to do. You would just have everyone use a vpn to sub in SA, then play on their regional servers.
maiden cliff
im not sure but i believe this can be avoided.. otherwise blizzard for instance wouldn´t have a difference price for brazilians
placid vessel
Intrepid is not Blizzard.
maiden cliff
and?
placid vessel
You'll be paying the same $15 as everyone else, take it or leave it. 🤷🏻♀️
maiden cliff
i will, but if they want to have higher profit, they will do the regional thing 😄
placid vessel
Again, they don't plan to.
maiden cliff
that's why i started my whole statement with "they should". unless they already did a study or something and think the amount of players in brazil and south america in general will be profitable. otherwise that's just leaving money on the table and making ppl go play other games. as i said if it was my company i'd rather have 200k players paying 5 dollars and get 1kk than have 20k players paying 15 dollars and get 300k instead 😛
rigid rose
If want to discuss it come down to the AoC discussion channel this is more for questions here. 🙂
@maiden cliff
ruby swift
The issue has been discussed and commented on for the entire development span. They have come out several times and stated their stance. You can keep flogging the issue, won't make the answer change. Here is an archived forum from 2017 on it. https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/35294/regional-pricing-and-steam
desert ivy
potent thunderBOT
grizzled latch
Write a ticket to support, this is not a support channel.
The post right before yours has the proper link
crystal beacon
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cold garden
Hello
I heard that you dont want to implement a dps-meter into the game and refuse every add-on to avoid "party discrimination"
Is that true?
I dont like this point of view. I think dps-meter are a very important feature for dps players. It's good for self-improvement, it's good for team-raids that need to figure out what they have to correct on hard content, and it's not the only way for party to be discriminant, and the others ways are way worst and not fair.
fading latch
Yes its true. No dps meters and 3rd party add ons. The only add ons will be from Intrepid themselves. Anyone caught running 3rd party add ons will be banned. This decision is final and will not change in the future
boreal abyss
You also cannot 'inspect' other player's gear if you were thinking about that
As there are no "factions" and everyone can attack everyone
brazen sentinel
How long till the bundle with access to Alpha 2 is gone?
cold garden
Yeah that would be fair too, but trust me, i've seen MMOs where discrimination is just making impossible to players without an helpfull guild to do any raids
fading latch
We will be given ample notice when they will come down @brazen sentinel
boreal abyss
Unknown, they will let us know when in advance @brazen sentinel
Raids were never meant to be for 'everyone'
brazen sentinel
awesome thank you
will alpha 1 be under NDA? Wondering so I know if I should watch out for videos to watch
fading latch
No
cold garden
That's discriminant ! @boreal abyss and not as fair as a dps-check :')
brazen sentinel
cool. And I assume there are no packs that are available to get access to Alpha 1?
fading latch
Correct
boreal abyss
There are not, not unless you are a previous Kickstarter/Summer Backer, you can then upgrade you backing ot include A1 access
afaik
brazen sentinel
is there a soft timeline for when alpha 2 will start?
fading latch
No
fervent pilot
if it is to pay every month to play I give up
fading latch
It is. And fair enough
brazen sentinel
cool just ordered the pack for Alpha 2 access cant wait till that comes out
appreciate the info
fading latch
No problem
kindred stag
Droids, we only have info for alpha 1 and basically, all alpha 1 players should be able to play in Fall, so alpha 2 may (or not, we don't know) come to the beginning of next year
fading latch
He's alpha 2..
kindred stag
He wanted to know approximately when will be alpha 2, that's what I answered
fading latch
Simply put. We dont know
kindred stag
We don't know but it will certainly not come before winter, so it is a bit more precise than we don't know anything
kindred stag
Hi, some new member of the discord PM me to asked why he couldn't write on channels like #questions-fr , his name is "Aranud"
He seems to not have the role of "member"
"If you're a new user, you must wait a period of time before you can chat. This is the perfect opportunity to read the rules! "
Thanks to answered to myself haha
median forge
you're welcome
deft bone
thank you
light scarab
hi everybody,
i know its an unusual question, but does anybody know how i can implement an image in my post in the AOC forum?
nobody knows?
full badger
@light scarab Use the "image URL" button
full badger
dunno then, sorry
tulip hatch
Have you tried copy pasting the image itself into the text section?
usually works that way
last oak
Some url images can't be posted other places and if saved will appear blurry or will not open, sometimes saving and editing can fix this or changing type of file
cold garden
When there will be 10 000 3rd tier sofrware user, this will be a big cost to ban them all 😂
Just sayin
lapis quiver
i bought into the phoenix initiative bundle during the kickstarter and im wondering when i will be contacted about my the perks in regards to helping design a boss or something, i cant fully remember what it was anymore. My DMs are open if youd rather respond in a DM.
tulip hatch
@lapis quiver Please put in a ticket regarding your PI status
Youll receive tags for the discord PI section and an NDA
tulip hatch
Youre welcome
plucky pawn
@lapis quiver for the Kickstarter rewards such as designing a monster/fortress, we'll be providing more info and contacting the specific users who have this reward as we get later into our testing phases
lapis quiver
Ty @plucky pawn
vast cove
some news about prealpha start?
tulip hatch
Alpha 1 QA testing is scheduled for this month for PI testers
The rest of the Alpha 1 testers will gradually be let in as servers stabalize
Fall 2020 is the ETA for full Alpha 1 launch
brazen sentinel
how can i get the tags if I purchased a pack?
crystal flax
There are no tags for packs other than PI right now, any tags you may see people have are legacy so to speak
nimble nimbus
!cs
nimble tartan
@tight gale @plucky pawn is there a possibility to get the lastest gameplay videos from the stream (the dungeon gameplay vids) as a standalone video? watching them in the stream vod is kinda annoying tbh
tight gale
We have plans to put out some high res gameplay footage, so stay tuned @nimble tartan .
nimble tartan
Thanks, it would just have a great impact to see footage of higher quality
round tangle
This might be a dumb question but will there be good POC hair options? MMOs never get it right, the closest is Guild Wars 2. Might seem a little strange but having the appropriate hair really adds to the immersion. I hate having to pick between some version of bald and some version of dreadlocks when I have neither
silver epoch
what beta do i fall under i spent 150 as a backer just asking
plucky pawn
@silver epoch do you remember which package in particular? Was this back during Kickstarter, or more recently?
plucky pawn
Your Inventory on your profile should also reflect which Alpha/Betas you have access to, since you'll see a line item for each test access in there
If it was more recently, that sounds like perhaps our Expeditionary Pack, which would have access to Beta 1!
silver epoch
ohs weet cant wait
plucky pawn
if you have any more questions about your account specifically, or don't see the things I mentioned reflected in your Inventory, please go ahead and reach out to our team so we can assist you further!
silver epoch
ok will do thanks for the info
crude beacon
@round tangle as another person on the ashes rp server told me, their art director is black so hopefully there will be a diverse set of hairs to choose from
jagged dove
Will there be support for Ultrawide monitors, like 5120x1440?
dark jungle
yes
silver epoch
may i ask what video cards are supported for aoc???
small pecan
GTX 960/970 is the expected minimum, I believe
small pecan
750 ti won’t cut it most likely! And 3070 ofc is plenty good
placid karma
if you get a 1050ti or a gtx 1650 super youll be fine
soft mica
Hi, I would like to know if there is a plan for shared ore, herbs and farmable profession stuff, or if we will have to compete against each other for the loot.
crystal beacon
Hey when is beta out?
soft mica
@simple ether moving around is ok. but i am afraid that in my expierience this mechanic will bring out the worst in players. meaning instead of playing together, they will fight for a node or use peoples fight against a mob infront of the resource node. That the node will vanish after the first player looted it is totally ok, but it should take some seconds so some more players could loot it. Is there a statement by intrepid where they go into more details about the reasons for this (imo not ideal) decision?
ruby swift
Yes, but the main gist is to help control botting, make resources have value even at lower tiers, and some others.
soft mica
Ah ok, I get that, Thing is, do we want to hurt the community (in my opinion) or do we want to find a way of controlling botting. Well I guess i have to put up with that. I hope they take another look into that.
follow up question: Will there be mob sharing to a degree (as in wow, where you can loot a mob without being in a group after antoher player started the attack on it?
they dont need to be infinite. It is just hurting the community if a player fights a mob infront of a resource node and antoher just walks by and harvests it. This is in no way unfair, thats just a way of some games. I get that.
But some games (guild wars 2) make players work together or at least help each other instead of using someones disadvantage. so both players could fight the mob, because both players know both can loot the recourse node.
Very sad that this wont be the case. I hope they find a solution. Thanks for your help guys.
Well than I hope they reconsider. Its, how did they put it, too much 2005 in this game design. Still, sad that this is the default idea.
ruby swift
Well, there are forums where your opinions about game design can be shared in a more lasting way. Who knows, perhaps they will look at it and say "All of our data is wrong, we will go with that Bas persons ideas!" Longshot, but hey, may work.
soft mica
just in case that my opinion comes of as arrogant or know it all. That was not my intention. I played games with kind of both systems (as most of us probably will have) and noticed a trend in the behavior of the players I tend to dislike. I was askind here exactly to find out if this topic has beend descussed and will probably go to the forums for a more in deph way of talking about it. Stil thanks for your hints
arctic sky
You can always kill the person stealing your nodes
soft mica
In this case I will probably be the one that gets jump fighting a mob infront of the node @arctic sky
cya in the forums
patent hound
brazen sentinel
people are guessing A2 will start at end of year or early next year
so more then likely a while till beta
rigid rose
@brazen sentinel A1 is slated for this fall... no time set as of yet for A2 🙂
brittle ferry
Is A1 considered different than PI (Phoenix Initiative backers) ?
is that more along the lines of Alpha .5 instead of zero?
Thanks
crystal beacon
Are there player made alliances we can join, besides guilds?
crystal beacon
@crystal beacon There is guild affiliation, there's party affiliation, there's a raid affiliation, alliance affiliation, there's a citizenship affiliation, there's society affiliation, there's religious affiliation. All of these things have some hierarchy; and within that hierarchy there's the ability to participate within certain systems. So for example, if you have a node that has fallen under your vassal state and you're a citizen of the parent node, then you could participate in a siege against the vassal node but if you're a citizen of the vassal node you could not participate as an attacker against the parent node; so there's a hierarchy, unless you were to renounce your citizenship.[23] – Steven Sharif
Then there’s your plain old guild alliances https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Alliances
Nothing on things like factions on the wiki atm though
regal oak
is apoc still online ?
ruby swift
Nope, was taken down a while back once it had served its purpose
It is all about the build up to A1 now
tulip hatch
You can read the article in the apoc news channel
hollow stump
Hi guys, such a modest question, how would you arrange to try to play?😳 🐭
tulip hatch
Currently the only way to test is to obtain a key
Alpha 1 access is no longer sold
The earliest access you can purchase is Alpha 2
The Apocalypse model is offline at this time but it is Free to play
vestal sand
Question to the Devs, with the new UE5 and its backwards compatable feature which is talked at 2:04 in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-Zg_O3oX20 once it comes out will you guys be importing the AoC to the new Engine?
Thank Jahlon I hardly ever check twitter I'll look there
vast cove
where on twitter cannot find it? im really wondering about ue5 too
brittle ferry
I wonder how this could effect development in the long run?
If the switch could be made now/soon, they very well could be the first MMO with UE5, and that will bring in a hole different crowd into the mix.
lean marlin
that's something for #aoc-discussion
grim sable
Will all players that registered during the Alpha 0, APOC, or Pre-alpha be able to display it with in-game titles?
ruby swift
Has not been clarified by them as far as I know about testing titles. Sounds like an excellent question for next livestream. If you search wiki for Titles it just goes here. https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Achievements
rotund oar
@idle siren @plucky pawn since we won't be dual wielding of shields to fight.. how about the Two-Handed German Duel shields?
They were a real thing in the 1400s in Germany.
You can find more information about this when searching for the Talhoffer dueling shield.
The Dueling Shields had pointy ends like (multiple) spikes or even blades, which could be used to penetrate someone's defense, all while having a great defense yourself.
I believe this could add a rather unique style of fighting to the game.
reef prawn
Cease 
kindred stag
@grim sable I hope they'll eventually do it for discord members, I've been waiting for my "Glorious Apocalypse Tester" role on discord for decades but still don't have it 😦
kindred stag
I had access to the NDA channel
BoW
Maybe, it was a long time ago, can't be sure
Another possibility is if it was manually granted, maybe they missed me
Ah yes I read again what you wrote, my mistake, can't be an error, it has to be me leaving and coming back even if that seems strange to me
tulip hatch
If you have left then you wont receive the roles back
however in the future there may be account integration with discord so youll receive tags that way
kindred stag
Hope they'll to that then, thanks for answering me
lucid kraken
if we drink a potion, will we eat the potion glass aswell?:3
empty pond
How can you become a mod?
desert ivy
Probably having more than 1 post ever is a good start
tulip hatch
You must first be a recognized member or be recommended by someone
You go through an application and interview process then a trial period to see if youre a good fit for us and if we're a good fit for you!
empty pond
thx!
sleek flower
Not sure if this has been asked yet but, what does Intrepid think of Unreal Engine 5? Is there a chance we will see a switch to UE5 before launch or shortly after? @idle siren @tight gale
desert ivy
sleek flower
I'm guessing several ppl have asked this haha, ok cool!
lean marlin
more than several. o/ have a good day.
tight gale
@simple ether - I would prefer not to pin everything. Otherwise, we'll have a million pins. 
But as with all technology, our answer is usually the same - We are always keeping our eye on it, and if we intend to use something, we'll let people know.
burnt cliff
Hi I was wondering if there was going to be a "dungeon finder", im a bit concerned cause i know it greatly affects the social aspect negatively but does its job
tulip hatch
No there will not be a dungeon/group finder in the same sense as other mmos
However parties will be able to post in local taverns and bulletin boards that they are searching for party members
Among other things
So it'll still help identify and locate parties while promoting the social aspect
Hope that answers your question @burnt cliff
burnt cliff
Thats very immersive and makes the RPer in me very happy
Thank you very much!
Makes me proud to have supported this game from early on :D
tulip hatch
you're welcome
Steven did state early on that Ashes willl have things that cater to the RP community!
This is one of many c:
Take care
burnt cliff
I hear that from many games, "rpers we haven't forgotten about you" then proceeds to have only /emote so I'm very surprised that they actually have things like this, so happeh
Cheerios!
last oak
ashes is much like d&d/pathfinder in how it'll work
finite kraken
Will this game have some sort of progression raiding? Will it be in the form of world bosses?
finite kraken
Thanks 🍻
brazen sentinel
will there be armor sets like transmogs in WoW?
sleek flower
I agree the UE5 thing should be added to FAQ. the faq of this discord hasn't been updated since early March.
placid vessel
They haven't given us a yes/no answer, though. Just that they're keeping an eye on new tech. I'm sure it'll be updated if that changes.
tidal scroll
Is there a estimated release for the Alpha 2?
small pecan
@tidal scroll none! some time next year, very likely
tidal scroll
Okay thank you!
wooden citrus
Hi! Why can't I put the Spanish flag in the language FAQ? Please consider the Spanish language
hidden crane
@wooden citrus Those emotes are added by players, they are not by the official developers.
vast crescent
So, this question may have been answered before, and im aware of the different skins (mount types). However the wording is what threw me off a bit. The KS stretch goal "backer only aquatic mount" states that " All backers receive a Kickstarter Water mount". Is that an actual mount or just a skin?
ruby swift
It is a skin
You would have to have the appropriate class of mount gained in game then skin it
wooden citrus
Thanks @simple ether and @hidden crane 🤩
grizzled latch
Its the same with the mount that glides, you won't be able to put that skin on a normal horse.
cyan spear
is there going to be a leaderboard system to rank the top players, guilds, nodes, etc?
Oooooo, yay
oak bridge
Will healing magic deal damage to unholy (undead) mobs?
grizzled latch
There will be enchanting setup to change your damage type on weapons a few elements are confirmed, unknown if holy specifically is. So most likely you will be able to achieve something close at least. As jahlon said healing already does damage as it is though.
subtle wagon
There is enchanting yes
quasi latch
what date is alpha 1 by the way
tulip hatch
ETA is Fall
QA testing starting this month gradually inviting more Alpha 1 testers as servers stabalize
QA testing is under NDA until further notice
tulip hatch
For the QA testing
Alpha 1 in fall shouldnt
But until it's lifted yes
raven heath
@tulip hatch so I paid for the earliest alpha with beaver of worlds package. When should I be allowed to test the game?
*braver
Okay cool deal! Can’t wait to test it out!
next adder
beaver of worlds lol
raven heath
Yeah I didn’t catch my iPhone auto correct until after it sent 😂
tardy sparrow
I’m not sure if this question has been answered yet, but what will the currency be and how will it be earned at start? Since at first no one will have it how will the market be built up before there is a market?
If we mine such precious metals out in the world would a different profession be able to turn that into currency or would it need to be sold first?
Too bad, that would have been a major resource to fight over and protect, for a very different reason than other materials.
crystal beacon
hello, do we know what type of pack will get access when?
tight gale
Correction - BOW is Summer 2020 pending how testing is going.
Summer does not end in July. 😉
crystal beacon
what about summer packs
tight gale
Lol, could just put Summer 2020 like you did The Fall.
Hehe. 
@crystal beacon - Which Summer Pack did you have?
crystal beacon
lets just hope that summer comes early this year
uhm the cheapest A1 summer crowdfunding pack, for 500 I think
tight gale
Cheapest Summer Package was the Summer Pet Bundle which just came with pets.
crystal beacon
i think its also called BoW, but I thought there was a difference between Kickstarter, Summer and IS store in regards of "who gets in first"
*cheapest A1 access pack, sorry
tight gale
Ah, you had Summer Braver of Worlds?
crystal beacon
yeah think so
tight gale
Then you are with the BOW crew in Summer 2020, pending how testing is going.
crystal beacon
Is there a difference regarding that when it comes to "who gets access first"?
okay
tight gale
In regards to Summer versus a normal BOW? Not that I know of. I think they are mirrored in regards to Alpha access.
crystal beacon
Okay thanks
tight gale
No problem. 
crystal beacon
just heard that KS packs are "higher ranked" than summer ones
empty fjord
I hope we get to see videos of the glitch shenanigans that are sure to happen for the PI testing
sour jasper
Do we know if the effects will upgrade with level/class etc? Dating myself here but Everquest did this so well as an additional way to show level etc.
Do you know if they post times for Q&A?
oh okay thank you
fast shoal
Are we talking about spell effects? Been a couple of statements that insinuate so in that case, but as Jahlon said - no solid confirmation.
fast shoal
Don't spoil it if you get it 
sour jasper
😄
light pewter
I read that there will be some kind of dueling mechanic, is that correct? Also, does this mechanic cause corruption? I am guessing not since it doesn't kill the other player. Just trying to verify this. 🙂
grizzled latch
Is there going to be a follow mechanic? Like in wow or something similar?
unborn sonnet
Did I got it right that there won’t be any fractions ? Only one big population and fights between everybody in the world ?
placid vessel
Yes, that is correct. There are no factions in Ashes.
crystal beacon
Do we know if this will have an RP servers?
ruby swift
There are no official RP servers planned. However the CEO is a big rp fan and the community already has plans for "unofficial" ones.
crystal beacon
Ah kind of like a regular PVP server or PVE one that all the role players agree to roll on?
ruby swift
Yes, there are no pvp or pve servers either. PVX for all. They found that some people don't like RP and find it a barrier to entry, just like some don't like PvP or PvE.
crystal beacon
That’s fair
nimble tartan
so ive read that leader of men can name an npc, but it was marked as "pending approval" or something, has that changed?
lean marlin
It might've meant that the name has to be approved.
boreal abyss
^ wont just accept names at whim
nimble tartan
ohh okok I thought it meant "pending approval whether or not it will be available or scrapped"
high blade
would the 500$ bundle from december grant access to PI
lean marlin
500 from last december? Or are you referring to the KS?
high blade
yeah 2019
the protector's armor bundle
i believe it was the first bundle done through site
lean marlin
No,
I'm assuming you mean this one https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Intrepid_pre-order_pack:_Apr_2018_-_May_2018
high blade
that one yeah
lean marlin
Yeah it doesn't. PI was something that came with KS.
high blade
gotcha
pine glen
Get a time machine and go to the past.
tulip hatch
Apocalypse shut down in preparation for Alpha 1
It will return after Alpha 1
You can read the article in #news-aoc-apoc @crystal beacon
icy relic
Braver of Worlds - Early Bird Limted!
Invite to Closed Alpha - Phase 1 (Earliest Access to Ashes!)
is this considered the May/June group?
icy relic
even if its the KS from 2017?
dark jungle
yes, if you are braver of worlds you start testing in summer
icy relic
ok ty for quick response
empty fjord
was summer temperature today, does that count as summer? 😏
empty fjord
I know, it was a jest. but here in Sweden we had winter temperature the other night and today full on summer heat. weather is screwy
tardy frost
Any word if it'll be a wrap around world or if it's a flat world?
turbid egret
how much further are mechanics/realism meant to progress? in the video that steven just posted, he's dispatching the bandits, but would it not make sense for them to think "hey, he's messing up my friends, lemme defend them"
dark jungle
this is very early alpha footage. there will be lots more iterations and improvements
turbid egret
i understand that, just figure there would've been some further development in the ai department so far
subtle wagon
also we have seen mobs with aggro, id assume those bandits just werent finished yet
turbid egret
all good
fathom egret
AI development was going to be tested in the Apocalypse Horde mode, but it got pushed back so they could get alpha 1 out faster. At least that is what I have understood to be the case
rough veldt
What phase of testing does Ashes consider themselves to be on right now, if any?
rough veldt
Thank you!
undone heath
Hey, have they found a Price for The game yet, or is that still a secret?
quasi latch
are the server will be run by the company or will it be server hosting kind of thing?
crystal flax
It's an MMO, the servers will be run by Intrepid
worn wagon
EU and RU servers are hosted by My Games though
crystal flax
Both correct, to be more accurate with what I initially meant: The servers will be run by the people running the game, not random community members
flat crane
когда уже поиграть можно будет?
lean marlin
Pheonix Initiative начинает играть в этом месяце в какой-то момент для первоначального тестирования. Все спонсоры А1 после этого.
worn wagon
Early Alpha 1 testing for high tier KS backers will start in May; full A1 Access for KS backers in fall 2020. No ETA for Alpha 2 or Beta
light pewter
Cant seem to find info on this: What is the plan for game progression for players throughout alpha and beta? More specifically, will it continue into the official launch of the game or are we for sure having a fresh reset for everything for the launch except for the couple day head start thing for backers? Just looking for confirmation on how all that will play out.
crystal flax
There will be resets between each period of testing
ruby swift
And a final wipe before live launch. No p2w progression in Ashes. Participation in testing may gain you some cosmetic skins that can be used in the live game. Nothing that will give any stats or advantage upon launch.
lean marlin
Is there going to be a christmas event this year? For testing I mean.
solar forge
Lass dich fallen und vergiss deinen frust
plucky raptor
soooo uh...Can we use a spear and shield? cuz that would be the dopest thing all of dope history
silent lantern
@plucky raptor Unknown at the moment. Someone asked on the last stream whether we will have spears as throwing weapons and the answer was 'no'
plucky raptor
Spear n shield combat is missing from the gaming world, id relish the opportunity 😄
aw man
no throwing javelines...lol is coo, game looks great
grim fossil
let's say that AOC would use unreal 5 engine and that this would allow to use the detailed models instead of the low detail game version
how many GB would the game approximately need on the HDD/SSD?
slow meadow
there is no way to make a determination like that at this time as the majority of the content for the game isn't close to completion.
grim fossil
yeah i was hoping for an anwer like more that x GB
slow meadow
any number anyone provides at this point would not have any meaning. even the devs would be hard pressed to do so right now. until they get all the systems and assets in the game and begin optimization there isnt a way to know.
median forge
2-300GB
grim fossil
we already have a lot of assets in the game and the high quality assets are not optimized thats why they are high quality 🙂
slow meadow
the number of assets in the alpha which we dont even have size on will still only be a fraction of what is there by launch. there just isnt a way to give you an answer that has any meaning. everyone would just be guessing
but if it makes you feel better feel free to use momiji's guess
desert ivy
1gb - 1tb
grim fossil
I'm not 100% sure if 1tb would be enough 🤷♂️
silver mulch
How often will City sieges occur? (assuming players attempt them at every opportunity)
slow meadow
boreal abyss
They can be triggered at any time
And then there will be a "preparation" period before the siege officially start
And the siege will always happen in prime time to allow for as many as possible to participate
@silver mulch
If siege fails to take down a Node, then as Jahlon said, there will be a cooldown period before a new siege can be triggered. Cooldown period is longer the higher tier the Node i
fervent hamlet
If a siege ends up successful is there any protection for the ones who attacked? Even if they are successful in the battle their forces are probably still going to be weak afterwards
Or are they just going to get the siege defence prep time?
ruby swift
If the siege is successful the node is wiped. They don't gain "control" of the node. If they get jacked on the way back home with their spoils? All part of the game.
fervent hamlet
I mean when they do get home do they gain some sort of protection, or is it the case of oh you weakened your army, survival of the fittest
ruby swift
Why would they be weaker? Their home node wasn't sieged.
fervent hamlet
Idk, nvm
placid vessel
do you mean they gain a buff for successfully sieging?
fervent hamlet
Wars are expensive, I just was thinking if they spent a good majority of their money sieging, they may not have enough to properly defend if they get attacked
placid vessel
that's a risk they'll take.
ruby swift
Sorry, but I am maybe not understanding your point from the attackers point of view. They spend the time to craft the declaration banner, pay the resource cost, and have the siege however many days later after declaration. If they win, the node is wiped, they get a portion of what was stored in that node, and go back to where they are based out of. Freeholds that survive have a window of time to become part of a neighboring nodes ZOI. They are immune after the siege window is over and the the time buffer (to be determined in testing) has expired. The attackers don't move in. There is nothing there anymore. Node goes back to zero and is subject to growth pressure from the surrounding nodes on what level it can get back up to.
placid vessel
there's no protection from it.
boreal abyss
@fervent hamlet Risk vs Reward
If you take the risk of attacking a Node, should be prepared in case yours is attacked too
placid vessel
^
tawdry swallow
when can we expect Nodes part 3?
boreal abyss
tawdry swallow
I swear, this is half life 3 all over again
fervent hamlet
Nodes 3, delayed a month any time it's mentioned
small pecan
It’s coming closer to alpha because it’s supposed to be a marketing tool
placid vessel
I don't recall anything being mentoined about Nodes 3 being a marketing tool of any kind unless they plan on doing a recorded demonstration
tawdry swallow
I mean whether they said it or not, it is a marketing gem when it has been a running meme for so long in the community, they can utilize this efficiently. Can't wait to see that.
silver mulch
y'all got some of them nodes? My uhhh... Friend was asking
boreal abyss
Service Announcement: Keep Channel for Questions and Answers only please 
small pecan
@placid vessel, to answer your sorta-question, all the nodes videos are expensive content pieces that are made to generate interest in the game. They’re all marketing tools
placid vessel
Huh. I didn't realize that. I thought they were conceptual pieces and not adverts.
Anyhow, carry on.
crystal bone
Will AOC transition to Unreal Engine 5?
fading latch
They have said they will keep an eye on it as with all new technologies
ashen solar
Possibly in the future
crystal bone
Damn, that would be amazing. I hope so, it would be a double wammy to not only make the first realistic looking MMO but also with such fidelity that UE5 provides
neon sable
Sorry if this has been asked and answered a million times. When will Alpha 1 be available? Out of country so its hard to follow at times.
median forge
depends on your participant level
PI: very soon
BoW: this summer
other plebs: sometime in the fall
neon sable
Pretty sure I'm the first one. Thank you for the speedy response.
median forge
PI as the Phoenix Initiative- tier who paid few thousand bucks back in the KS/SCC
red bluff
Wait theres different tiers of alpha 1?
boreal abyss
No
red bluff
I paid 500 and got alpha 1 access
boreal abyss
Alpha 1 is Alpha 1
red bluff
Momiji is just silly then
I was under the impression alpha one was this momnth
and now its just for the alpha one PI? :/
boreal abyss
Always been that
dark jungle
alpha-1 is fall 2020 for everyone
dark jungle
the alpha 1 limited QA testing starts this month
median forge
no tiers,but the more money you paid the earlier you get to test
red bluff
thats tiering lol
dark jungle
red bluff
thats 3 tiers of alpha one
dark jungle
that is how crowdfunding works
red bluff
just not named
boreal abyss
that's increasing amount of testers as they scale it up without it breaking underway
dark jungle
the more you back the higher the rewards
boreal abyss
Alpha 1 Access for everyone is the official
the others were not originally part of BoW or PI afaik
but was made like that for more efficient testing
tight gale
PI will be testing a Preview of Alpha One.
Alpha One will official start in Fall of 2020.
dark jungle
fair yew
They are letting the Kickstarter and summer backers in first then the intrepid pack buyers in later. The pi team is doing pre alpha launch testing
nimble tartan
a friend has LoM, will he get in before BoW then?=
tulip hatch
He will be one of the first to gain access after PI
Depending how many LoM there are they may be bunched in with the first wave of LoM + BoW
nimble tartan
ok i see
tight gale
Testing for PI will be in May and it is under NDA.
tight gale
Yes, and they know when they are testing, but it is under NDA, so it's like Fight Club.
First rule.. NO talky! 😛
orchid night
any estimate for LoM?
tight gale
Summer 2020 @orchid night .
orchid night
very stoked for that
solar forge
when will ashe of creation apolog... playable again
solar forge
when is the alpha 1 lol
ruby swift
Soon™️
solar forge
-.-
reef dagger
Is there anywhere specific I have to go to as a Kickstarter Backer to upgrade my package?
crystal flax
If you're signed into the website, you should see them in the store
They'll show as normal store packages, like these
crystal flax
Are you signed in?
reef dagger
Yes I'm logged in
That's from my inventory just for proof that I'm a kickstarter backer just in case
I logged in some months ago
likely around sept. 2019
Thanks I'll get on it 🙂
fair yew
Probably Tuesday since it’s a holiday weekend
ashen solar
As a KS backer that only had access to original cosmetics for account upgrade, is there a cosmetic bundle of the current cosmetics (Shatterclaw, Ebon Omen etc)? I can't see one on my shop page, so assuming not but want to check 🙂
ruby swift
There is not a bundle. As a KS backer you can purchase monthly cosmetics a la carte. Make sure you are logged to your account with the email linked to the KS account and you should see the individual cosmetics available. Also any Summer crowdfunding cosmetics should be available also if you were original KS and not Summer.
Should appear similar to this image.
ashen solar
Cheers for response, that's exactly what I thought and am seeing :(. <@&256789677930053632> @tight gale - has there been any thought into offering a discounted 'bundle' or pack for the cosmetics in addition to all the individual purchases? I'm obviously personally interested in the current Shatterclaw, Ebon Omen etc, so would love to further pull at the heartstrings and maybe make them a COVID special discount pack 
😬
full badger
Steven Sherif if the CEO of Intrepid and the Creative Director of Ashes of Creation @solar forge
solar forge
can anyone send me his discord name wanna be friends with him
full badger
I wouldn't get your hopes up on him accepting a random person as a friend.
But by all means if you wanna try, just look at the member list on the right hand side. He's "Steven" under the "intrepid studios" rank
ruby swift
@ashen solar Never hurts to ask, but doubt you will see it happen. They have already decided to extend the current cosmetics for to be determined amount of time as a response to the covid issue. Kickstarters already have a huge benefit in addition the stuff in the pledges in that they can purchase any level of cosmetic regardless of pledge level. If you want to kick out $75 you can for example get the fire/ice skins that were in a $1000 pack even if you pledged only $25.
fair yew
the change over for these cosmetics is slatted to change June 3rd at 11:00 pst
Plus if you add all of the pricing together for individual skins it only costs $115 versus the $375 pack that has everything in it
crystal beacon
do game have fps like bow and sword
like toggle thirdperson firstperson
like one key
l hate mouse middle down and up can you like add zoom
Niiceee
full badger
You'll be able to swap the targetting reticle between traditional mmorpg and "action" similar to a third person shooter
crystal beacon
that is really good to play pvp
sword is like sort minecraft + rust
and bow is guns fortnite or any game
tp or fp
for best play pvp
ruby swift
@fair yew The deadline on the current cosmetics was changed by MK to "until further notice" due to various factors.
tulip hatch
an auction house for selling and buying items?
full badger
There will be an auction house but it will only be available to economic nodes that are level 3 or higher
plucky raptor
thats cool
crystal beacon
but l hate people try make bot script sort macro
for farm
final
thanks you
how long you stay there O
craggy zodiac
What’s Intrepid Studios view on people owning multiple accounts?
Also is there gonna be a limited character slots per account?
tulip hatch
as long as theyre legitimate purchases they have no issue with owning multiple accounts
there will be a char slot limit all we've been told is it will be a "comfortable" amount
stray current
Hopefully at least 8 so that those of us that want alts to be all secondaries of a primary can do so!
finite kraken
its been said that you can switch your secondary archetypes whenever you want, so you dont need many characters to try the all secondary variations of a primary class
surreal elk
@finite kraken incorrect, you will be able to switch ur secondary arch but it will be costly, and cant do it on the fly.
finite kraken
ok, thanks for the heads up!
boreal abyss
@finite kraken You can basically think of it as "2ndary respec = reset"
Have to do it all over again (at least that is what we were last told), is ofc subject to change
@craggy zodiac Owning multiple accounts and multiboxing is fine, as long as no scripts/bots are used
craggy zodiac
Thank you
fair yew
They mentioned it would probably take a lot of time and/or resources to respec your secondary. They really want your choices to mean something
frail jewel
Smh
high spade
2ndary respec will be like awakening in bdo? (All new skills)
ruby swift
They have not said yet whether you would lose all augments earned on a respec or whether they would just be inactive until you possibly went back to that secondary archetype. The intent is to stop people from swapping roles on-the-fly and make your choices have meaning. In many other games it just becomes "what do I want to be today?" and makes earned progression have less worth. Expect a lengthy questline and a significant gold cost at a minimum, probably with a cooldown too.
crystal beacon
when is the beta out?
ruby swift
The game is currently in pre-alpha with ramping up to A1 full release over the summer/fall. There is no date for beta since no one knows how long alpha will take.
crude beacon
Have the pi people already started doing testing?
median forge
maybe
tulip hatch
That information is under NDA until further notice.
lucid kraken
will tulnar be able to have hooves for feet or horns?
tulip hatch
We've been told they will have characteristics that are Reptilian/Mammalian/Humanoid
As for the specifics we dont know but you could ask for some specifics in hopes they get answered in the upcoming livestream
lucid kraken
true that, alrdy put in a question tho, i'll save it for the next 1:D
tulip hatch
okie dokie!
lucid kraken
ty for taking the time tho ;3
quartz coral
If you got hooves for feet how you going to wear the new Jordan’s that’s coming out in the cosmetics shop? @lucid kraken
lucid kraken
:o
you make a good point there
steel-toe'd asskickers cant be equipped on hooves either:3
lean marlin
the same way taurens do in WoW...you just wear from the heel up.
arctic sky
Just remember.. Cows are mammals
crystal beacon
Sorry has Alpha 1 date been announced? Still waiting for any update via email on this as a "Leader of Men"
Thank you @simple ether
vocal frost
didn't PI already start testing since its almost the end of may?
placid vessel
yes
burnt cliff
Do we know if there are going to be class-specific quests?
Ive always grown to love them
full badger
As far as I know they haven't said there would be
@burnt cliff https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Quests
burnt cliff
Ahhh ok i see
I see they have personal/cultural quests
So itll be more racial than class based
Oohhh very nice
Im loving everything so far ❤️
And thank you all for answering the endless questions
lone hollow
hey all
this is a really stupid question but im curious as to whether this is a downloadable and playable game? or do i have to wait for open testing ? been trolling internet and it hasnt been helpful, i may need more coffee
dark jungle
its not downloadable yet. closed alpha 1 testing is going to start in fall this year
lone hollow
how many months from now is that?
dark jungle
toward the end of the year
lone hollow
ah damn =((
dark jungle
if you are an alpha 1 backer you can get into a1 testing earlier
lone hollow
how do you do that
dark jungle
if you arent a backer already its too late im afraid
lone hollow
sigh
much sadness
anyone got a time machine? lol
thank you very much for your help 🙂 much appreciated I will just need to be patient, i look forward to seeing this rpg
sounds about what ive been looking for in an online one
well i look forward to taking more in the community more in the future! Good luck have fun all for now 😛
talking*
urban geyser
I cant say i overextended myself looking for this information before asking here, but.
How will AoC be made available? several stores like ESO with linked accounts? exlusive, own launcher only etc?
grizzled latch
Won't be on steam from what I can tell. I think its a standalone launcher. There is no box price, just the monthly sub
regal oak
apoc coming back any time soon?
median forge
nope
woeful zephyr
Unlikely
placid vessel
No.
oblique moon
I just purchase it and cannot find how to download the game client.
OK, just FYI it doesn't state that in any part of the purchasing process. So I just spent $75 as support with no clear indication of when access to BETA1 starts/ends, when my game time starts/ends, etc..
Totally ok with supporting it and waiting, but is a little miss leading.
Goes into detail about cosmetics, but nothing about when i get to use the thingy i purchased.
I look forward to playing/testing!!
slow meadow
@oblique moon You got as clear a timeline as currently exists. BETA 1 access is when you will first get to play the game, and your game time starts when the game launches as per normal. There is currently no estimate for when Beta 1 will be which is why it wasn't defined more than that.
tight gale
We'll look into that. I know that was on our Web Team's list.
oblique moon
@slow meadow totally ok with waiting, my point was, it's not clear as to when me (as a customer) receives purchased goods from the store. Obviously im on discord and can read through everything, but if I wasn't, it would be confusing to most.
@simple ether exactly, sorry for not being clear with that!
median forge
@tight gale or just add some text to the main page that says if testing is currently on/off
slow meadow
Maybe a link at the top of store pointing to the most recent CD letter so anyone thinking of making a purchase can check state of the game. Its on the news page but making it front and center in the store would help
oblique moon
That wouldn't be too bad either.
At the end of the purchase it does say "Enjoy the game".
I must run, you folks take it easy and thank you for responding!
median forge
have a nice one
tropic forge
I'm not sure if this was ever asked. But what stats will everyone be looking for? Agility, strength, mana, ect?
slow meadow
boreal abyss
If you refer to classes, that is still unknown at this time.
If you mean people, that is something better taken to #aoc-discussion
placid vessel
That's a hard question to answer, it varies wildly by preference
Also keep in mind you won't be able to see other player's profiles or stat/skill builds
burnt cliff
Only by visuals correct?
Ie wearing plate or cloth
Oh rip
I thought the cosmetics were gonna be exclusive to types of armor
Ie plate skins on plate. Leather on leather
Similar to how the mounts are: horse for horse, Liz for liz
placid vessel
Nope
scenic lion
hmm unfortunate
grizzled latch
Mounts are like that to a small degree, regular land mount, mounts that glide, mounts that fly
Oh and aquatic mounts
Can't use a gliding mount skin on an aquatic mount, things like that
hasty moss
Does anyone know which livestream had the clip of the big spider walking across the landscape? it was a really early version of alpha they were showcasing at the time and they were doing a quest at a tomb. Landscape as i recall was aspen woods and it was raining in the clip. Was trying to skim through the early live streams but not having luck finding it myself
hasty moss
leave it to the wiki god themself haha
dark jungle
and the plug https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Monster_coins
unless you mean the open world raid?
if you do here is the Blood Queen boss https://youtu.be/nff_kdiKdDU?t=1280
hasty moss
uhm neither of those actually. They were specifically on a quest to clear out a tomb from what i remember
dark jungle
was that back in alpha 0?
hasty moss
i think around that time, was really early on, been like over a year at least since ive seen the clip
hasty moss
when the boss came out it looked like the same one that is shown off for the monster coins, however they were walking along the path, birch trees around them, it was raining, and they walked past without interacting with it
ruby swift
I know which one he is talking about. They were showing off the night/day dynamic lighting and fog effects
Was Steven Jeffrey and I wanna say Peter, so that should give a time window, since the latest stuff usually has MK or Toast in it along with the usual suspects.
dark jungle
that narrows it down to 2016-2018
dark jungle
regrets having the third glass of wine now
hasty moss
yea i think it was the one where they were showcasing weather and fog and day/night
ruby swift
Yeah, and they had a shot of the spider demon queen boss walking in the woods at night. Looked bigger than the one they had used in the monster coin fight video, but I had a convo with Jahlon where he said it was the same size, so that is why it sticks in memory.
hasty moss
yea thats the video! now to just try and find it haha
hasty moss
thank you for links and filling in the blanks of the weather testing to help me find it
hasty moss
now that ik im not imagining it, do we have any other info on situation based bosses/mobs?
ruby swift
Yep, and I guess it could be the same size as the one they have fought twice before. Seemed larger to me when I watched it in 2018
They have said a few times that world bosses and events will appear in reaction to player actions in the world if that is what you mean.
Monster coin events being a big one
hasty moss
i was thinking more along the lines of weather or seasons since they've been tight lipped about what sort of storyline events that would cause bosses to appear
ruby swift
They have also hinted about world bosses affecting weather and stuff. The go to example being a perpetual winter boss.
hasty moss
ohhh i mustve missed that tid bit, i like that idea
ruby swift
Don't worry, there are a few of us that hang out here that are chock full of useless bits.
grizzled latch
There is also one that makes a volcano become active
full badger
There is?
ruby swift
Yeah, first nodes vid
hasty moss
i thought it was the deep mining that made the volcano more eruptive causing it to wake the dragon
now i gotta rewatch hold up
ruby swift
The really basic nodes one. Where the dragon is just a box and people move as dotted lines.
full badger
I'm pretty sure that was just an example to demonstrate the node system. There is no guarantee that that particular example will be in the game itself
ruby swift
He didn't ask for guarantees. He wanted to know if they had given examples. I also remember Steven talking about them digging too deep and waking something. Very LOTR>
hasty moss
yea was more just curious about how they hypothetically plan to mix up the mobs and if that was solely dependent on certain nodes/quests advancing
grizzled latch
There are diffrent environments in the world, i think its safe to assume that there will be diffrent mobs for thoes environments and as the node levels new more dangerous mobs are unlocked
ruby swift
They also had the water dungeon that at one level of the node was populated by spiders, and then later was populated by undead.
hasty moss
oh true true, super excited to see how areas will develop and change over time
ruby swift
@hasty moss From Januarys livestream.
Q: Can players cause disasters through actions they take?
A: If a public event occurs and it ends with a negative result, yes a natural disaster will occur but not as a direct effect of players, but as a reactive event.
median forge
to be anounced
arctic sky
No localized prices either
whole ridge
Oh, rly? Its so bad 😦
median forge
since it usually falls to that $15 a month paywall
whole ridge
1$ = 5,30R$ right now
bolsonaro is an idiot
I hope that more Brazilians know the game, to have a sa server with affordable price
thx guys 🙂
turbid egret
if anyone remembers by chance, have we asked about swimming/underwater dungeons before? in like a past dev diaries event. the exploration and possibility of having secret/hidden dungeons and stuff for people to find is really neat to me
full badger
@turbid egret https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Underwater
turbid egret
thanks @full badger
fading marlin
apologise if this was asked before, i am new to this, is there any time frame for BETA 1 , also will AoC support SLi? #2x2080TiBABE
lean marlin
Beta probably won't be until next year.
desert ivy
Alpha isn't currently up either, so even if you buy an Alpha 2 package you probably won't be able to play this year either.
wraith blaze
Does intrepid plan to release a cinematic trailer of AOC?
ruby swift
They have said that may happen, depending on time and budget constraints, but that there would be limited cinematics for the game. Most trailers for release outside the game are actual gameplay shown in engine because people tend to not understand what "cinematic trailer, not actual gameplay" blurbs mean and then rabble.
placid vessel
Limited cinematics sadden me, but it's understandable.
Perhaps they'll add more down the line.
whole ridge
pls @royal nexus SA serverrrr
placid vessel
Begging for one won't help you.
lean marlin
@whole ridge As Already stated, there isn't enough demand for a SA server. Get friends to play, and get your numbers up, then maybe.
desert ivy
Chances of you getting a SA server is low since A. Not many people will play and B. Not many people in SA are prepared to pay the standard sub cost
placid vessel
^
whole ridge
ok...
ruby swift
Also, since there are no ip blocks or region locking planned. People would just vpn the SA client. Buy their subs on the cheap, and then play on NA.
whole ridge
im from são paulo, my ms will be like 150
and i will pay like 80R$ to play with 150ms is not cool :/
but its okay
i hope one day the game come to here
ruby swift
Well, they plan to support any region that has the playerbase to make it worth their cost. So as said above, start recruiting people that will pay the sub fee and once you reach a point, they may add a regional server for you.
placid vessel
Yup.
whole ridge
only influencers would get something like that
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYoXeqxE3ho this have 60k views and have so much many interested people
ruby swift
Yep, I am not familiar with SA influencers. A good plan would be to get the largest ones hyped on Ashes and get those account numbers up to where the range is.
placid vessel
^this.
whole ridge
yea
Yep, I am not familiar with SA influencers. A good plan would be to get the largest ones hyped on Ashes and get those account numbers up to where the range is.
@ruby swift
desert ivy
The top comments replies on that vid is everyone complaining about the $15 sub fee
whole ridge
rly?
i see comments like
"i will spend all my life in this game"
"i will play new world, and when the aoc launch i'll play it"
but its really hard to us pay 15$ right now...
boreal abyss
take discussions to #general-discussion or #aoc-discussion as this channel is reserved for questions and answers o/
whole ridge
I think it would be a good way to pay influencers to bring players, because the R$ is very cheap for you and will definitely play many players for this game
take discussions to #general-discussion or #aoc-discussion as this channel is reserved for questions and answers o/
@boreal abyss sry
spare sorrel
Hi, sorry for the silly question.
When exactly is Fall 2020?
And also, does anyone know how long the Alpha 1 testing will last?
crystal beacon
And also, does anyone know how long the Alpha 1 testing will last?
@spare sorrel
In many mmos the developer know how long a test phase is, before the test phase has begun, but my hope for ashes is, that alpha and beta phases takes as long as it needed, like in old mmos (10 years or older)
spare sorrel
Ah Okay. Was just planning my time around Cyberpunk and Ashes. So just wanted to know if they have a timeline for the testing.
A little scared since if I start Cyberpunk, I'd miss out of the ashes testing dates etc etc.
Nothing too big, just wanted some information.
Thanks 🙂
grizzled latch
Consdering how steven appears to take the testing so far it will probably be longer than really needed but the end product will be near perfect on release
Not a bad thing at all, launch day is very important and a few great games have flopped then and never recovered like they should have.
vernal compass
Having flashbacks to ArchAge alpha. Open Beta moved onward while they completely lost a few zones.
sweet gulch
i expect every game to have issues on release
things that 100k players will find.. than 1k didnt.
Its inevitable. Its how the devs handle it that matters
grim fossil
where are my goods safe and where can they be stolen by other players?
boreal abyss
Safe(ish): In storehouses in Nodes
(Unless Node gets raided, succesfully? Unknown if it can be taken during raid or not)
Safe(ish): In your Freehold unless Node it belongs to get raided successfully and raiders decide to raid your freehold too (as it can be raided too then)
Unsafe: On your person, you will drop % of the materials you have on you upon death
@grim fossil
Nowhere is completely safe though
grim fossil
not even my player inventory?
boreal abyss
Will drop % on death (materials)
Higher % Drops if you are Green (Not flagged for combat) than if purple (flagged for combat)
dry flower
Yeah true for materials as ziltch said.
But for crafted/completed goods you only lose them if you get killed while corrupted.
I think there is also a chance for destruction on overenchanting but I don't really know much about artisanships they haven't said much
boreal abyss
On that note, not repairing your gear in time will cause them to "Break"
Making the repair require more resources than usual
grizzled latch
If it's broken I belive the cost for repair is equivalent or near to the mats required to make it
hardy pond
when we gonna starting to play this game ? :c i have like 3 year ago just waiting T-T
so, we need wait like for 2 year plus ? :c
oh
i understand
i really wanna play this game, and my brother too
we need just wait well, thanks u so much
fathom garden
hello , one question , i have kickstart pack, when i can play alfa test of the game?
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^_^
tragic
ok
yea exacly 😉
aha ok thnx for your time
turbid egret
so i asked the other day about underwater dungeons, and obviously that was made clear with https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Underwater , but will there be plans for random underwater mobs that are just roaming? sorta like you might have to fight off the kraken, or nessy, or might get eaten by a shark when swimming in really deep waters
dense crypt
Last live stream Margaret mentioned that there'd be new info on classes "soon". Is there any update on that?
Will all classes be playable at Alpha 1, tho?
vocal frost
wasn't the release of alpha 1 to PI under nda ? ;D
dark jungle
yes
tulip hatch
No as Steven said it in AoC discussion yesterday
any additional details are under NDA until further notice
neat panther
What is PI?
crystal flax
Phoenix Initiative, came with the $2,500 Kickstarter packs and summer crowdfunding packs
neat panther
Oh, I see.
dire hull
@plucky pawn thanks 🙂
native lava
Give keys for ppl, who tested apoc till the end!
😂
turbid egret
guess the modbot update thing doesn't work for non-adminny types?
full badger
It does. Try it in one of the discussion channels
lean marlin
@turbid egret you've got about 5.5 hours
ashen solar
works in general discussion
silk oracle
!stream
potent thunderBOT
silk oracle
@plucky pawn fix ya bot(?)
crude beacon
Is furniture included in the stuff you can buy in the future cash shop? Or is it something you can only craft? I think it'd be nice to buy some types of furniture as an rper. (Not the stuff which gives you buffs ofc)
slow meadow
Furniture has not been specifically mentioned. All the items in the cosmetic store are skins that have to be applied to things you have obtained in the game. I believe the current list of items is pets, mounts, costumes, armor, buildings, and accessories that can be skinned.
grizzled latch
Ships also
vital rivet
! stream
fleet shard
Audioo
deft yarrow
If we have access to the closed alpha testing sessions where are we notified that a testing is running or is going to be running?
wide gale
deft yarrow
I have the braver of worlds pack from kickstarter, not sure how that translates to ranks atm
dark jungle
brazen flare
any mention of RGB integration? like color coded keyboards and mice
nimble tartan
might be a stupid questio but.. has it been confirmed that LoM get access earlier than BoW?
modest basalt
Hiya question, does anyone know a date yet on when we can start playing this game?
dark jungle
dates we know
median forge
2021 or 2022
dark jungle
no official dates for release yet
dreamy stag
I see support for languages like french and duch, are you going to include support for spanish speakers?
tulip hatch
languages supported are based on what regions intrepid is publishing in
There may be additional support depending on demand from those regions for Ashes of creation.
fervent hamlet
Are there going to be any measurements in place to prevent clipping. It ruins the immersion when a player is clipping through their mount.
raven heath
I thought alpha 1 was set to release this summer?
dark jungle
these are the dates they have given
muted shell
Have they said if they are planning to expand Alpha-0 participants any more before the launch of Alpha 1? i.e. are they going to do any more selections from the alpha-0 raffle for people who acquired entries to said raffle?
crystal flax
Alpha 0 ended a long time ago, they're not doing anything else with that
muted shell
"pre alpha", then
desert ivy
No unless you upgrade to Phoenix initiative you wont get into the pre alpha tests
They wont give out invites
raven heath
Okay so August is about when alpha 1 will release? I guess as long as it isn’t a long wait time after for the other alphas and betas!
ruby swift
If you are looking for a "free" solution. Then no. You will not see that for the traditional mmo alpha and betas planned going forward.
muted shell
the naming scheme is confusing, as "alpha -0" was earlier, but we're now in "pre-alpha"
desert ivy
Alpha 0 was years ago
muted shell
I don't have the option to upgrade to PI or I would have a long time ago. I backed shortly after the kickstarter but one (of my many pledges) granted me entries in a raffle/raffles for "alpha 0", so I'm just trying to determine if they have mentioned anything else like that.
I know the idea is to keep testing groups at specific sizes for the progressive stages of testing
ruby swift
That raffle is over. Has been for a couple years
muted shell
right
novel cradle
My body is ready for BoW invites
muted shell
isn't everything under PI not getting invites until Alpha 1 starts?
ah okay I didnt realize lom and bow got invites before A1, thanks
untold schooner
is the latest stream on youtube
dark jungle
soonTM
untold schooner
you put to much gel on yur hair
hasty moss
Does anyone have a link to shaze's post on reddit that steven called out during stream? I am having difficulty finding it, dont use reddit a lot
hasty moss
Ah yes the second one has the goodies! Thanks as always Lex, youre the best
untold schooner
Theres a stream of gameplay tommorow tooo !!!!!!
fervent hamlet
Are there going to be any means to prevent power leveling?
slow meadow
Depends a bit on what you mean by power leveling @fervent hamlet. Leveling in AoC is supposed to take quite a bit of time more reminiscent of older games but there is always going to be an optimized path for leveling that gets figured out. There will be methods implemented throughout the systems in AoC to detect botting if that is more what you are talking about though.
final light
This has been probably answered somewhere but can European players join Alpha/ Beta etc. ? Is there more than one server?
fervent hamlet
@slow meadow I mean like a high level character drags a low-level character through some high-level monsters and the low-level player gets a s ton of experience
Oh good so they have a system to stop gold bots
Gold bots are so annoying
slow meadow
I don't have a snippet of them addressing that directly but they have talked about a "Mentor" type of program to allow higher levels to benefit from partying with lower level players, as well as no afk leveling and not scaling up lower level players to do higher level content, so its probably a safe bet that xp will dimished or eliminated in the scenario you described for the lower level. would be a solid question for the next livestream as well to get something more concrete on it.
fervent hamlet
Is there a q&a for the next stream or are they just doing gameplay
ruby swift
Just gameplay
Though you never know what info they might drop or take questions from channel.
slow meadow
yep sometimes they glance at chat and answer some random stuff they see
fervent hamlet
Yeah cause some games plvling is good but I wouldn't want to play for a year and see someone who's been playing for the last day already my level and getting better loot than me you know
reef dagger
So in the previous live stream and with the PI testing review I've got a question about this "Toggle action or tabbed combat" do we know if the toggle is simply changing a view IE: bringing a crosshair into the screen.. or does using the toggle change the skills themselves between action or tab oriented skills?.. My concern is when we were told we would select how many tab/action skills we would have in our kit yet the phrasing is so loose it almost lends itself to sound like the state of our skills will be more fluid.. also to follow up.. Will we have certain skills only available as action or tab or is every skill intended to be chosen as either action or tab upon learning them if they are not fluid?
slow meadow
skills will be either tab or action. You will have a larger pool of skill available to you than you can put in your "loadout". You can select a maximum of 75% tab or action skill, the remaining 25% will be the other. Your loadout isn't going to change by toggling that setting.
reef dagger
Thanks they confused me for a minute on the live stream when Jeffery said "Toggle between action mode and tab target (Or MMO) mode" along with the phrasing from the wiki "Action oriented and tab oriented versions of skills will have different characteristics. Variables will change based on which version is chosen" made me question how static the combat would be on your choices whether you will choose a tabbed version of Fireball or an action version of fireball.. or if fireball is tab only while meteor is action only etc.
@simple ether
burnt cliff
When it comes to housing, most of the options are open world correct? What happens when they run out of homes, do people get personal ones like apartments or what not?
Or is it you claim what you can and QQ for those who cant
reef dagger
Nodes can build an apartment building that opens instanced housing
crystal flax
There are instanced apartments, if a mayor so chooses to build them
dusky blade
anyone know if there is a limit to ownable freeholds?
thanks @simple ether
is there any info on if we can have massive houses/mansions on the freeholds. Obviously sacrificing space for other things in the process
ah alright i was hoping for countryside mansions
here is hoping. also do you have a link to the video clip of steven and the PI people fighting the dragon?
thanks
is there any info on the specialized racial skins affecting costumes and the like, i had a look on the wiki and found about 2 lines of info on the racial skins (angel/demon fire/frost) with the amount of costumes it seems like it is alot more effort than needed. Will character customization change the racial skins in adverse ways or will we get a new character customization screen when we equip the racial skins. it seems like it would be easier to have the racial skin take up the costume slot instead of being able to both have a costume and racial skin.
I watched that one, and i understand what you mean by that response, but i was more talking about do we know how adversely they will affect costumes?
because i can only seem to find the standard KS art and the store art for them
cant find any concept or ingame examples of what they look like
upbeat sky
Hey, sorry if this gets asked a lot, but has alpha 1 started? Wiki says 28. of may, but I didn't receive any mail about it. I'm braver of worlds pledge
hasty moss
It started for PI, BOW will be in the summer
upbeat sky
Aha, thanks
tawdry swallow
Can freeholds be attacked and destroyed?
and if so can I visit ruins of old freeholds and see some of their old stuff like someone who had put their self portrait for example? or do they get resetted?
boreal abyss
@tawdry swallow Yes
If the Node in which influence your Freehold lies in is sieged successfully, your Freehold can be raided as well
But no, ruins of them will not remain afterwards
they will "vanish" after a period of time, raided or not, as tehy no longer lie within a Node's Zone of Influence
storm raptor
Anyone know if Steven has said that food created by players will have exclusive/Stronger buffs than if you buy from a NPC?
shy sluice
Looking for a link of a community made website that basically breaks down the live streams in easy to read texts, I can't find it in the community links section, forgot the name of it. Anyone ?
ocean bluff
"The Ashes Post" has transcripts of the live streams.
shy sluice
thanks!
grim fossil
how fast is the day/night cycle in ashes?
storm raptor
thank you both
visual steppe
Not sure if this has been asked before or not. Will we be able to run from the starting area clear across the map to start a far off node? Or will we have to work our way through the land?
Awesome, thanks!
grizzled latch
Each node will have varying levels of mobs, higher stage nodes will have more mobs of higher levels.
gleaming iron
Awesome, thanks!
@visual steppe Such a sexy name you have righ there
Each node will have varying levels of mobs, higher stage nodes will have more mobs of higher levels.
@grizzled latch So are higher level nodeshigher level areas? Or the farthest you go from a node, the higher level mobs are?
grizzled latch
Neither. A node that is stage 6 will have more mobs that are level 50 than a node at stage 2. From what I've beenable to tell thats how it works. There will be low level mobs in every node. Its not like WoW where a node has a zone level and everything is in a 5 level range.
You can go to any node and find mobs lvl 10 and lvl 40.
gleaming iron
😮 Really liked that, thanks deadnight
fair yew
I can attest to increased levels of mobs around the nodes. in the playtest there were some raptors that were level 4 and 5 and once the node was leveled up to level 3 those same raptors were 10+
But there were still some enemies that were lower level too
ocean bluff
So as a low level player I will have a hard time playing close to a metropolis? Since I will be constantly eaten by level 50 raptors if I venture too far from the main road?
tawdry swallow
will a far ahead node that has stronger mobs would have stronger metropolis than the metropolis beside the starting zone?
turbid egret
is there the potential for lower level nodes like vassal nodes that are far away from the main metropolis node to have increased levels of mobs? so like the people who go out exploring and trying to find new areas from the start zones have more difficult mobs to fight? or is that kinda how it already is
grizzled latch
All the nodes are going to have both high and low level mobs
It shouldn't end up being too difficult to snake your way through a node without getting ganked by a mob 30 level higher than you, but you might get caught off guard occasionally
dark jungle
!livestream
empty fjord
Thanks! 🙂
small pecan
@turbid egret every node has their own base bracket levels for mobs. Some nodes will by default have stronger mobs! Usually those farther from starting zones
If that’s what you’re asking
white sequoia
any news when we are getting class blogs? didnt see any mention of classes yet in last 4 dev videos
vital rivet
Stream?
quasi patrol
vital rivet
No stream at final?
storm raptor
patience boys