questions

[slow meadow]

@torpid parrot no. those who have alpha 1 access will begin testing this fall. The earliest access that can still be purchased at this time is Alpha 2 which we don't have a date for.

[iron pasture]

You'd need to work for the dev team to play now pretty much :Y

I guess I can tag two similar questions into one with your phrasing Pharazon. Like, "Will an account be help responsible for a single character's actions (such as Corruption) and also, will global names be used allow other players to hold accounts responsible for Social action instead of a character"

[torpid parrot]

Thanks for answering! Hopefully the game will be released in a year or two?

This game is hype

From all the videos and interviews I saw recently

Steven is a god

[iron pasture]

I am witholding judgement on godhood for now ;3

[slow meadow]

Alpha 1 will not be under NDA so even though you can't play many of us with access will be streaming it, so feel free to stop by and participate in the community that way. You can still use the forums to provide feedback on what you see as well even though you may not have access directly.

[tough sierra]

Will Summit/Asmongold/Shroud get access to A1?

[shut orchid]

Hey Guys, if I want to play the game in the EU, then I have to create a my.com account and register there, or how does this works? I already have a kickstarter package, and an intrepid account.

[slow meadow]

@tough sierra Pretty sure Shroud has access and I believe during the interviews Steven mentioned making sure Summit and Asmongold got a key to get in, so I would imagine so.

[lilac lion]

Most big names have access to the alphas with their old content creator program which is under maintenance right now

[tough sierra]

I hope summit gets one, he seems the chillest out of the 3

@simple ether do you have a page/video regarding currencies? Still not sure I get the system of mobs not dropping gold

[digital yacht]

humanoids drop monies*

maybe

[tough sierra]

So non-humanoid mobs drop trash items for us to sell, essentially?

[digital yacht]

essentially yes im unsure if those items will be crafting mats as well, but if they are just certificates i would assume not

[tough sierra]

would that trader be an npc?

or are we talking pc ptraders

[digital yacht]

Jahlon confirmed Wolf Pelt is 30Silver in snow biome

lets go

[tough sierra]

Jahlon's word is law, 30s Wolf Pelt inc

[acoustic elk]

In the interviews Steven was referring to mob drops as certificates and that may have added to the confusion a little bit but the mobs drop sellable goods. These certificates play into the trade/caravan system that incentivises moving goods across the world for more reward.

[tough sierra]

aye, calling it a certificate had me confused

thinking wolves and bears dropped paper certificates of their deaths or something

[acoustic elk]

Totally understandable

[iron pasture]

"Certified Vendor Trash" ;3

[toxic vine]

I thought of noted materials in runescape when I heard about certificates

"Trade this paper for 5 wolf tails in your city of choosing"

Argh im in questions again sorry ->

[stark badge]

So does that mean because there is no static prices for goods? and if so will flooding a node market with a specific item also lower the prices? not sure if that makes sense

[topaz oriole]

Id imagine they call them certificates as in "this item holds the value of x currency"

The "world manager" keeps track of goods overflowing.

[iron pasture]

There are background algorithms to determine value which account for recent trade ins (time range potentially varried) distance from origin, and other factors

[acoustic elk]

@stark badge I believe that the game allows that to happen so the caravan system is then used.

[iron pasture]

So it's possible that a safe trade route developes for wolf furs to the desert, but since everyone uses the meta trade route and hub, the value goes down

[acoustic elk]

I think it’s more that the local node would be allowed to have a much lower floor than the further nodes, it is speculation but the distance traveled, and the risk taken, would increase the certificates price.

[analog linden]

@acoustic elk I don't think its speculation Steven outright said it in one of the interviews

[tiny delta]

Is there going to be in game voice chat?

Is anyone going to stop me from blasting hardbass while driving a caravan with my squad

[proper grove]

Are 'certificates' only useful for selling? Things like wolf pelts sound like crafting materials too

[analog linden]

you can mute players

[tough sierra]

will the voice chat be proximity based?

[lilac lion]

@tiny delta mute you? Im gna join you

[tiny delta]

@lilac lion Now all we need is adidas tracksuit transmogs

[slow meadow]

In game voice has been stated that it will not be proximity based.

[tough sierra]

then no ones gonna use it lol

just use discord

[tiny delta]

That's sad

[woven vale]

I was hoping for a toggle proximity voice chat

[tough sierra]

games without prox voice chat are doomed to be discord fuel

[slow meadow]

@tough sierra the in game voice will have some custom settings for large groups where you can talk to you 8 man group as well as coordinate with leaders of the other groups for more organized large scale battles. so there will possible still be some reasons to use it over discord at times.

[tough sierra]

you can do that in discord too, every raiding guild has an officers channel

just the click of a button

[woven vale]

If Im in a pug ill use ashes vc

[slow meadow]

yes but without having to switch channels

[woven vale]

but discord def for everything else

[slow meadow]

and having to tab out of the game mid fight

[woven vale]

Just wish it had proximity, especially in a node siege.

[tough sierra]

if you wanna not talk to everyone you're gonna have to switch something

[woven vale]

"Comrades, we must hold them back! CHARGE!"

[tough sierra]

if you're in the middle of a fight no one should be talking but the leaders anyway lol

[reef jacinth]

Question about the caravan system. Given the risk associated with caravans being attacked, why not just carry the items in your backpack? Just wondering what mechanic is in place that would prevent that.

[woven vale]

"Die cowards!"

[slow meadow]

@reef jacinth Caravans hold vast amounts more than you can in your inventory

[proper grove]

repeating my question because it got lost when they were chatting,

Are 'certificates' only useful for selling? Things like wolf pelts sound like crafting materials too

[onyx knoll]

Jahlon, do you know if Steven has read the light novel King's avatar, because Ashes is shaping up to be almost exactly like the MMO in that story 😂

[reef jacinth]

Sweet, thanks. I knew it was more, but wasn’t sure how much more.

[tiny delta]

@onyx knoll That mmo actually just copied L2 so it's not surprising

[digital yacht]

its a LN lol

[crystal beacon]

I have a very important question. I don’t want to downplay the importance of this.

Will there be Greatswords?

[onyx knoll]

Ohh, never played Lineage so I wouldn't have known, that's pretty funny actually

[digital yacht]

yes

[tough sierra]

Will the caravans routes be automated or will a pc be able to steer?

[digital yacht]

@crystal beacon yes

[safe canopy]

How long till the ama today? It is today, right?

[desert ivy]

I thought it was 3 hours from now

[safe canopy]

@simple ether thanks 🙂 I thought I might've overslept

[slow meadow]

@tough sierra you will have to drive. you will go faster if you follow a road, but you can go off road as well.

[midnight goblet]

This chat is for AoC? Yea?

[potent thunder]

Join us for a live AMA via Reddit and Twitch on Saturday, July 25th from 12PM - 1PM PDT! The stream will kick off in 3 hours 7 minutes.

https://www.twitch.tv/ashesofcreation

[tough sierra]

Will there be a ping on the map showing people where your caravan is?

or can you try and be stealthy

beast

[surreal void]

So hypothetically I can scale a mountain to be sneaky with my caravan

[slow meadow]

Its not the skyrim horse so probably no to scaling the mountain

[lilac lion]

Jahlon i havent been caught up but has it been mentioned if the map will be only made by scribes?

[slow meadow]

but you could take a mountain path if it was available to you.

@lilac lion this may interest you https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Library scribes were a potential profession, I think its being taken over by the library from what we are seeing so far.

[tough sierra]

will maps be able to remove the fog of war on parts of the map?

[dark widget]

which kickstarter packs have access to the game?

[lilac lion]

From what ik maps wont automatically update

You have to revisit the place to keep updating the maps

[slow meadow]

@dark widget Leaders of Men were just invited to testing. Braver of Worlds will be next invites.

[surreal void]

Was about to ask that @lilac lion thanks

[tough sierra]

im asking if the maps you can buy from scribes will be able to reveal areas you havent been to without having to go there yourself

[dark widget]

is there any idea when BoW will be invited?

[digital yacht]

after LoM

which just got their invites

but they have to tag us all in discord and we have to sign our NDAs and such

so BoW prob in a month or so

[dark widget]

ok i got a month to sell feet picks to old duded betttttttt

[slow meadow]

@tough sierra that library wiki page I linked is about as much info that is available. There is no current mention of the fog of war so we just don't know yet. As I mentioned scribe was only listed as a potential profession and the role it was meant to fill seems to be getting absorbed by the library.

[nimble tartan]

will we have underrealm/underrealm nodes in A1 and is the current pre-alpha 1 map the same as the final A1 map we will see at the end of this year

[digital yacht]

@nimble tartan the map they are testing RN is like 16km2

we wont know what the size is until it starts

[tough sierra]

thats a good question, they've mentioned a bit about underground areas, will there be undergound nodes?

[digital yacht]

ye

s

[lilac lion]

Yes

108km underground i believe

[tough sierra]

holy shit

[digital yacht]

they said 100km2

[tough sierra]

DWARVEN CITY TIME

[lilac lion]

100*

[surreal void]

Is that including the 420ish km of land content? Or is the 420 separate?

[digital yacht]

its seperate

[surreal void]

That's going to be so nice

[slow meadow]

480km2 surface 100km2 underrealm

[lilac lion]

Its gna be a hugeeeee map

[tough sierra]

has it been said just how far underground the underground is?

[dusky spade]

Is EU really going to be run by my.com?

Say it ain't so.

[slow meadow]

@dusky spade yes

[dusky spade]

:/

[south plank]

Yes but they have no input on creative direction or monetization

[slow meadow]

@tough sierra far enough to fit a metropolis sized city is about as much as we know at this point.

[tough sierra]

its not as easy to get a game published in the EU as it is the US, since this game is a shot in the dark they had to get whoever would pick it up and settle

[slow meadow]

my.com was also the only ones who would let Intrepid keep full control of the game and cash shop as well.

[dusky spade]

What DO they have input on? I've been through 3 my.com games now as a guild leader (we have a 4k pop community) and their games have repeatedly been horribly buggy, zero support, unoptimised (compared to other international versions) and their translation of Revelation Online was machine-translation.

[south plank]

They do the servers and account security, pretty sure thats it

[digital yacht]

@dusky spade they publish the game

[dusky spade]

I would honestly prefer Nexus.

That's how we feel about my.com

[south plank]

Nexus wanted creative input presumably

[digital yacht]

well then play NA

[south plank]

Oh wait Nexus is an NA company right

[dusky spade]

Playing NA in an action-combat game from EU will probably not feel great.

[digital yacht]

well My.com aint going anywhere unless they breach the contract

[dusky spade]

Sorry I meant Nexon, just noticed that typo. Mobile keyboard. 😁

[south plank]

Basically what it comes down to is My.com don't get any input on the cash shop or the game, they don't provide the launcher so no spyware, and if they fail to deliver decent servers they will get shitcanned for failing to adhere to KPIs

[dry thunder]

I dont understand why they didnt self publish in EU blizzard did it, so it is possible

[south plank]

Expensive and time consuming

[digital yacht]

@dry thunder Blizzard is an established comapny

Interpid is new

there are more extensive laws set in place for EU

[slow meadow]

@dry thunder that is a whole legal can of worms to deal with, especially without already having a presence in the EU previously. Especially with tightening regulations.

[south plank]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGsXie8d8mM

[proper grove]

self-publishing in EU would involve getting a business license there, and purchasing real estate to also pay for upkeep on that hosts servers, as well as on site staff

hard to do as a small indie in san diego

[south plank]

Watch that vid

[tough sierra]

aye that vid covers the topic well

[dry thunder]

so my.com pays for EU servers?

[south plank]

they handle infrastructure and account security

[faint fjord]

will Intrepid cover those in EU in the future

leaving my.com

[digital yacht]

we dont know

[dusky spade]

Well, if they ever do can My.com, Nexon are a preferable alternative. They ran Maple Story 2 exceptionally well and made back a lot of their poor reputation through it. They made a real genuine impression on me that they're changing the culture in the company.

[south plank]

Depends on if they want to renew the publishing contract
Eventually if the game does well they will probably want to cut my.com out and not share revenue

[digital yacht]

atm there are no plans of cutting ties with my.com unless they breach the cotnract

[dusky spade]

Just a shame MS2 sucked lmao

[south plank]

But yeah, unless they breach contract, My.com is a thing

[digital yacht]

@dusky spade they cant just pick who they want they had to pick which company that complied with the contract that was put on the table

[faint fjord]

how long is this first contract, is it known?

[static tundra]

Don’t see a lot of questions in here.

[dry thunder]

let's hope my.com pays for stable servers...

[digital yacht]

@faint fjord no we dont know the details

its not public

[dusky spade]

@static tundra I kicked off a long discussion about the question of My.com, sorry.

[lilac ruin]

Do we know if crafting recipes are something that we gain and use to learn how to make something? if they are will they be 1 time use, and if they aren't and you need them on you in order to craft (like a blueprint) will they possibly be dropped on death?

[slate remnant]

They have limited uses is my understanding, at least high end ones

[digital yacht]

@lilac ruin only things dropped on death are Mats Recrouces and equipped gear if u are corrupt

we dont know if recepices (if they are in inv ) are dropped

[static tundra]

If we keep this channel to questions only, a dev or Jahlon can come in here and answer all of them rapid fire. But if it deteriorates to a chat room about whatever, it drowns out the questions

[tough sierra]

I wish we could be as strict with the #aoc-discussion chat being on topic as we are in here

[lilac ruin]

ah interesting, thanks @slate remnant and @digital yacht

[dry thunder]

Will the AoC AMA be on their official twitch stream?

[digital yacht]

yes

[potent thunder]

Join us for a live AMA via Reddit and Twitch on Saturday, July 25th from 12PM - 1PM PDT! The stream will kick off in 2 hours 41 minutes.

https://www.twitch.tv/ashesofcreation

[dusky spade]

I think their servers are fine, I've never had any problems with connecting to their games, or lag in their games either. The problems that we did experience with My.com however were:

1. No support. You will not get responses to support tickets within a week. If your account gets stuck or banned by mistake(this happened to a few people), you're probably screwed.
2. Machine translations.
3. Poor optimisation compared to other international publishers.
4. P2W monetisation.

From what you've all said here, some of those are covered, so I'll reserve judgement for now. Thanks for the answers.

[untold maple]

Will My.com be responsible for support and translation, or just the servers themselves?

[dapper sleet]

Watching this video right now regarding the whole my.com publisher thing, even though the video is 2 years old I suppose the state didn't change, might answer some questions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGsXie8d8mM

[orchid jacinth]

Is the reddit thread for questions up yet?

[crystal beacon]

i am playing conqueror's blade version atm that is being published by my.com and i would say it is just horrible:1)servers are trash, ppl teleporting around, unable to join sieges getting disconnected during competitive matches

[rustic lava]

Can i change my mastered profession and master a new one?

[digital yacht]

we dont know

[crystal beacon]

and over all poor performance compared to other publishers

[digital yacht]

bujt presumably no

[tough sierra]

this is more of a person-by-person question, but do yall smart lads think it'd be smarter to take a crafting or gathering profession for your main character?

[digital yacht]

depends are u playing solo or with a guild?

if ur playing with a guild u should be organizing that with ur guild

if ur solo then it depends on what u wanna do

[sour ruin]

Can someone explain me how normal people will be able to get a flying mount if they're not a streamer ?

[stable plover]

@tough sierra Super Wild speculation: 4 gathers 2 processors 1 crafter -> the ratio that makes the economy work smoothly, profit is likely to be found in the field that lacks representation by ratio

[acoustic elk]

normal people can run a guild

[tough sierra]

@sour ruin run a guild

or dont play on a streamer server

[digital yacht]

@sour ruin get voted in, win the military competition, do the most quests for a divine node and earn the most favor, or have the most money for econ node

[sour ruin]

Any sized Guild will be able to run a guild and get a flying mount?

[digital yacht]

no u have to own a castle

[slow meadow]

@sour ruin Become a citizen of a military node, win PvP tournament to become mayor. Get big dragon!

[sour ruin]

damn.. Q_Q

RIP RL

[amber crater]

Yes

[foggy torrent]

Flying mounts are temporary, right?

[sour ruin]

are they?

[acoustic elk]

@sour ruin Have to effectively be one of the top 5 guilds

[orchid jacinth]

@sour ruin flying mount will be extremely rare, like 20-30 for 10000 ppl

[sour ruin]

ye.. good bye Flying Mount

[digital yacht]

@foggy torrent if they are recieved as drops yes but they are permanent if u are an owner of a castle and or mayor

[dry thunder]

@sour ruin the question is, why is it important for you to have a flying mount - what do you expect from having one?

[digital yacht]

if u lose the castle or lose mayor status u lose hte mounbt

[slow meadow]

dragon egss that are rare drops have a life span. flight time on all flying mounts is limited to 20-30 minutes.

[sour ruin]

i hope you can loot Flying Mounts, from Dragon Eggs or smth

[digital yacht]

@dry thunder pvp

[glass snow]

Is the PvP tournament a battle royale style, or 1v1 duels?

[foggy torrent]

@digital yacht gotcha, thanks for the clarification

[digital yacht]

@sour ruin they drop from world bosses

[acoustic elk]

@foggy torrent so ones that are dropped from special mobs

[finite phoenix]

The game is predicted to come out 2022 correct?

[digital yacht]

sure..

[amber crater]

Something like that

[lilac ruin]

My bet is on 2023 but there is no announced timeline it's just us speculating

[glass snow]

What format is the PVP tournament in military nodes?

[amber crater]

Royale

[orchid jacinth]

@foggy torrent @[IMP] Shadow l AoCWiki flying mounts that dropped will have a limited time too so no permament flying mounts will be in the game

[sour ruin]

@slow meadow per day? or what exactly?

[slow meadow]

@glass snow its a 1v1 pvp tournament where you will raise a "champion" and then pilot that champion in the tournament. this will help make sure that tournament represents the skill of the player and not just the class they are playing.

[acoustic elk]

@slow meadow I think in the recent interviews there timescale was in days. iirc like 30 day lifetime

[stable plover]

@sour ruin flight time is limited per launch, also requires special launch points

[digital yacht]

@sour ruin at a time, they cant fly forever

[sour ruin]

i hope dropped ones will last the same amount of times like player who are majors or guild leaders or smth..

like raising a new born dragon or smth

[digital yacht]

the dropped ones are very limited

[amber crater]

Will there be a certain method to balance all 64 classes?

[digital yacht]

@amber crater balanced for groups

not 1v1s

[solar forge]

If you kill someone and gain corruption, how much do you gain and at what point do you get the wanted from a bounty hunter? Also can you pk then farm mons to lower your corruption before a bh comes after you or you get to the point where you lose your hear upon death?

[toxic vine]

Will there be a certain method to balance all 64 classes?
@amber crater Yes, testing them which we have not done yet. Also the balance is at group level, not in duels

[digital yacht]

@solar forge many factors we dont have exact numbers

and u can lose corruption

[orchid jacinth]

you loose corruption with killing mobs and stuff

i thing with gathering too

[iron pasture]

So okay... If I'm looking ath the map we have correctly, the grid is set to a 1 KM scale?

[slow meadow]

gaining XP lowers corruption, and there may be quests associated with losing corruption as well.

[amber crater]

Bronze raptor, 480 km square is correct

U can turn that in to miles, but whatever

[jade parrot]

will there be a data reset before the game releases?

[onyx knoll]

yes

[slow meadow]

As an additional note about the flying mounts of mayors, you have to build a royal stable in the node as well, since that is the only way to mount the royal mount in order to fly.

[amber crater]

Oh

[iron pasture]

I mean, I can work with either unit so that's whatever to me :Y I just wanted to make sure I had the grid size right to understand the scale a bit better.

[amber crater]

Cool

It’s big

like BIG BIG

[stable plover]

@iron pasture The map isn't too an exact scale yet really - They've talked about the total playable size of the final world, and which parts of the map might be playable, but the total final playable size is intended to be locked while the playable area on the map isn't quite locked.

[amber crater]

Maybe the size of Azeroth from wow?

[bitter drum]

Believe he said Many hours

[amber crater]

Plus sea content

And underrealm

Nice

👍🏻

[west turtle]

yes, on the map

and like guild wars 1

[iron pasture]

I guess I'm kind of asking about scale more to figure out something extremely specific that'll probably end up changing anyways =p

[west turtle]

and 2?

[digital yacht]

we dont know the exact details but essentially u wont unlock the map until u explore that area

[amber crater]

Fog of war? What’s that?

[west turtle]

what imp shadow said

[digital yacht]

@amber crater nothing is revealed on the map until u explore it

[heady pendant]

Maps hidden till explored.

[amber crater]

Oh

Cool

I like it

[digital yacht]

the map will be darkened or blacked out

[west turtle]

or just fogged with artstyle

[stable plover]

Default character model height in Unreal is 180cm=180 unreal units=180 blender units if your after a reference for what meters are like in Unreal

[onyx knoll]

i loved GW2's "fog" of war

[amber crater]

Will there be hidden treasures out in the open world, like Easter eggs or whatever?

Maybe chests?

[slow meadow]

yes

[hot dune]

Will this game come out on steam or just their own launcher?

[digital yacht]

own

[slow meadow]

They are not planning to use steam

[digital yacht]

@undone prairie limited to 1

[iron pasture]

Was it 1 per node, or one per area of influence?

[amber crater]

Will there be a place, chat for citizens to suggest different ideas for structures, tax rates etc?

[digital yacht]

talk to ur mayor

[amber crater]

K

[west turtle]

lol

[digital yacht]

no

[somber minnow]

How are there guild recruitements when the game isnt released yet?

[stable plover]

@iron pasture Organizations are 1 patron per node

[slow meadow]

unknown and likely to change multiple times during testing @undone prairie

[amber crater]

What other political roles will people be able to have except mayor?

[iron pasture]

Thanks Grey

[west turtle]

assassins

[slow meadow]

@somber minnow some guild have a large population of alpha 1 backers and played together during the APOC testing. Others are playing other games in the meantime.

[west turtle]

mayorslayer

[stable plover]

@amber crater https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Nodes#Node_government - All we know on that

[solar forge]

So you attack a caravan without gaining corruption correct? And you actually get rewards for doing so?

[dark jungle]

@amber crater Priests or acolytes in certain temples, Patron guild leader, Chief bounty hunter are members of the node government so far

[digital yacht]

@solar forge yes

its a mutual pvp zone

[amber crater]

K

[heady pendant]

I'm wondering when the first oligarchies will rise. Eve Online always had the problem where a good portion of the map is owned by very powerful people with little too no hope of taking territory (Where's my goon bois)

[slow meadow]

@solar forge you choose to attack/defend/ignore when you enter the PvP zone around a caravan. Its consensual pvp so no corruption.

[dark jungle]

@heady pendant oligarchies are the only way to rise to power in Economic nodes

[amber crater]

:))

[knotty dew]

if you can't beat them, join them

[slow meadow]

correct

[potent thunder]

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Reminder
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Take discussion/opinion/comments to the discussion channel so others can ask their questions.

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[dry thunder]

What is a oligarchie

[digital yacht]

rule by money

basically

[amber crater]

If u are good in a group battle, aren’t u likely to be good in a 1v1 too?

[dry thunder]

ty

[west turtle]

the rich rule

ye

[slow meadow]

@amber crater no a tank may serve a great CC and damage absorption role in a group battle but without a healer and dps would have a very hard time killing in 1v1 combat.

[amber crater]

K, I get it

[west turtle]

they could change the skills/abilities to PvP mode in arenas etyc

because they are instanced

[heady pendant]

Big question, Will the flying mount drops (Dragon eggs' ect) have the ability to be stored. Or is it going to be; you get the egg and you have too use it.

[solar forge]

So if you kill a caravan and get like 500 of the raw mat, how will you go on about collecting it?

[digital yacht]

@heady pendant they will stay eggs they do not have a timer until u use it

at this time that is was steven said

could chance

change*

[slow meadow]

@digital yacht @heady pendant though it hasn't been specifically stated yet, its likely the eggs will have a lifespan as well. Otherwise they could be hoarded and controlling the number of flying mounts on a server would be impossible.

[west turtle]

breaking into ppls property and steal their hatching dragon eggs

profit

[digital yacht]

@slow meadow steven said in Asmons stream they will not decay

[surreal void]

He corrected himself on that shadow @digital yacht

[serene valley]

when is alpha 1?

[surreal void]

They do decay

[stable plover]

(It might be possible to interpret the egg as having a separate timer from the hatched creature timer - not quite sure)

[slow meadow]

@digital yacht I know, I am simply pointing out that if they do not decay then they can't control the number on the server since every egg represents a potential royal mount.

@serene valley alpha 1 starts this fall

[tough sierra]

Will gear/ weapons have level requirements

[slow meadow]

@undone prairie there are skill points and you will not have enough points to max everything.

there is skill progression, you can see what info is available on that topic here: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Primary_skills

[dusk gulch]

how early can we play? alpha, beta, etc? and wut are the requirements to enter 1?

[onyx knoll]

You can't enter 1 anymore

[slow meadow]

alpha 1 is the earliest access which testing begins this fall, though those packages are no longer available for purchase. The earliest access currently available is alpha 2, but that has no date at this time.

[onyx knoll]

If you want to get into Alpha 2, then you need to buy the 250$ bundle on their website https://accounts.ashesofcreation.com/shop?IntrepidSession=1595436599085.93001

[dusk gulch]

so any package rn could get me into alpha 2?

ohh

[tough sierra]

Will gear/weapons have a level requirement?

[onyx knoll]

The 75 and 150$ bundles give you access to the beta

[slow meadow]

@dusk gulch the package on the shop will show which testing phase it grants access to.

[dusk gulch]

will my character gets wiped on release if i played during an alpha?

[onyx knoll]

yes

[sage dagger]

beta also gets wiped to?

[crystal beacon]

Yes

[onyx knoll]

yes

no early start unless you got a 1 or 2 day early start during kickstarter campain

and those will be on specific servers

[dusk gulch]

the 9months of game time is activated during the tests? or it starts on 1st day of release ?

[onyx knoll]

so you can choose to be on a server that has no early starters if you want to be on equal footing with everyone

Should be, yeah, Lucifer

oh sorry, i mean yes at the 2nd part

[sage dagger]

picking server is all down to coolist name lol

[onyx knoll]

it should start on launch

lol Elgore, can't disagree with that 😛

[dusk gulch]

the 375$ says "Name Reservation" I can select a name the second i buy the package? or i gotta be in game for it?

[onyx knoll]

I'm not 100% sure on the sub time starting at release tho so someone else might wana confirm @dark jungle @simple ether

[dark jungle]

yes sub time starts at release

no subs during testing

[onyx knoll]

here ya go

ty Lex

[winter parrot]

Are Node Types determined randomly during map creation or are they determined by XP Type contributed?

[dark jungle]

node types are fixed

same across all servers

they are defined by the devs and never change

For example, if a level 4 Scientific Node is destroyed, it will become a Level 0 Scientific Node. It will never be any other Node Type other than a Scientific Node. The location of these Types relates to the influences of the area around the Node.[2] – Margaret Krohn

[severe flame]

What

I thought the node type was decided by the players?

[digital yacht]

no

they pick which node they want to go to they dont make the node a certain type

[onyx knoll]

@dusk gulch I'm not certain how the name reservation will work, but I assume it'll be something like them sending you an email a certain amount of time before actual launch asking you which name you want to reserve and then they'll block it for everyone else

[winter parrot]

Thanks, I just hope the node locations and types vary from server to server

[digital yacht]

they are the same

[dusk gulch]

makes sense ty

[digital yacht]

all nodes are in the same spot on all servers

[severe flame]

But what node been built will differ so.

[dusk gulch]

is release 2020? or 21?

[winter parrot]

Are they the same type

[onyx knoll]

release is.... probably gona be 2022

[dusk gulch]

oh

[onyx knoll]

deff NOT 2020 haha

[boreal abyss]

@winter parrot yes

[dusk gulch]

lol

[winter parrot]

Thanks Again

[onyx knoll]

we have no idea on a specific date tho, Steven is adamant that he wants a polished product, so they might keep pushing back if problems arise

[dusk gulch]

better late than never

[sage dagger]

cough coe

[digital yacht]

@winter parrot there is 4 node types and 103 nodes on the map each node will be a set node type on that same area across all servers

[solar forge]

So if you kill a caravan and get like 500 of the raw mat, how will you go on about collecting it? Since you get a portion of what was on the caravan.

[digital yacht]

there could be 2 econ nodes near each other or far apart its all predetermined by the devs

[boreal abyss]

@solar forge Caravan drop tickets
Which you can exchange in the origin node of the caravan for the items

[onyx knoll]

Caravans will also become lootable for the owner only for a certain period of time so you can run back and recover some of your stuff to rebuild it

[boreal abyss]

so, a destroyed caravan's goods travel distance is set to 0 basically and will need to get transported by then you to wherever you want them

[sage dagger]

glad bandit/pirate has some benefit

[fading latch]

Are those tickets lootable upon death or via corruption?

Say if you wanted revenge

[boreal abyss]

Regular death

they count as "resources" even if the tickets are for crafted goods

(since crafted goods transported by caravan are 'lootable' via the tickets)

[fading latch]

Thanks Ziltch! 💜

[dry thunder]

Is the armor we see in the 4k gameplay video for the mage class a light armor or is that a cosmetic skin?

[dark jungle]

no skins in A1 yet

thats real armor

[dry thunder]

Is it light armor then? or medium/heavy?

[boreal abyss]

We dont know

[dark jungle]

not sure of the type tbh

might be heavy by the look of it

[echo comet]

I got the braver of worlds pack Thursday night because it said Alpha 1 access and lifetime sub in the description, but I'm seeing here it saying that alpha 1 and lifetime sub are no longer available. Can anyone here confirm for me specifically whether or not I'm getting the benefits I was told I was paying for in the shop?

[dark jungle]

braver of worlds has not been sold since 2017

did you upgrade?

[fading latch]

👀

[boreal abyss]

if you upgraded your KS to Braver of World
You will get those things yes

[echo comet]

oh yeah i did upgrade

[dark jungle]

if you have that pack you get all the benefits that came with it

lifetime sub, etc all in there

[boreal abyss]

KS packs are still able to upgrade and will receive whatever is in its description

[echo comet]

Oh sick that makes sense so I backed the kickstarter for $25 as a student, which allowed me to get braver of worlds thursday?

[dark jungle]

good move

[echo comet]

thank you guys for confirming I appreciate it

[wispy ocean]

Hey all. Quick question. Do we know if being a cleric archetype with a non-cleric subclass will still allow the cleric to dish out plenty of healing to be the main healer, or one of the main healers, for a group? Or will choosing a non-cleric subclass relegate you to an "off heals" type role? I'm guessing a cleric / non-cleric will still be strong enough to be a main healer based on what I've heard so far about the "augment" system, but wanted to get others thoughts.

[boreal abyss]

Yes

they will

how subclass will alter Clerics tho is unknown as of now
it is assumed that some will be better at HoT's while other at direct heals etc

[fading latch]

A full cleric will give you 100%. Sub classes of a cleric will give you dimishing returns obv

[boreal abyss]

and some will prob be better at doing "life steal" like attacks on enemies that heals allies after doing damage, but those are only assumptions as we know nothing

(As some Cleric healing abilities depends on the damage you do as well)

[tough sierra]

3 questions all relating to each other regarding healing

If you heal a combatant who kills a non combatant do you become corrupt?
If you heal a corrupt do you become corrupt?
If you heal a corrupt who kills a noncombatant do you become corrupt?

[wispy ocean]

Got it. Those were my thoughts as well. We'll wait and see how it pans out. Looking forward to optimizing my heal to damage ratio. Allowing a strong healer but also able to dish out a little punishment.

[fading latch]

Clerics. Even full clerics will also be able to deal damage

[boreal abyss]

@tough sierra

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Yes

there will be toggles for AoE heals/buffs that you can turn off to avoid healing combatants/corrupt by accident as well

[wispy ocean]

@fading latch nice...thats what I'm hoping

[tough sierra]

Clerics can spec into damage

[slow meadow]

@boreal abyss I think #1 only grants you corruption if they kill a non-combatant. It would flag you for sure, but I dont think healing a corrupt player grants you corruption.

[boreal abyss]

That is what he asked tho

and I never said healing corrupt doesnt make you corrpt, i said the opposite

[slow meadow]

the first question is "if you heal a corrupt player do you become corrupt". that answer is no unless they also kill someone

[tough sierra]

I asked if those 3 action would make you corrupt, not a combatant

[boreal abyss]

You become corrupt by assisting someone who is corrupt

afaik

[slow meadow]

btw there was a typo in that. I shouldnt have had the word "doesn't" near the end. As far as I know the only trigger for gaining corruption is killing. so Healing someone who is corrupt would not grant corruption on its own.

[stray dome]

The AMA is in an half hour right?

[rustic lava]

If i buy the a package which include the acces to beta 1 and 2. Am i able to play from beta 1 till the game is released? Or do they close it after beta 2 and i have to wait 2-3 months meanwhile they develop the rest till they release it?

[main mason]

Quick question, how will the node evolve. will it be instantenous? will everyone in the area will get a short clip and respawn at the entrance of the evolved node? Like my understanding is that there is substantial change and growth specaiily after level 3.

[boreal abyss]

"Players will be able to opt-in (via a checkbox) to allow their beneficial or non-beneficial AoEs to hit flagged players. If this is checked then AoE heals or damage will affect flagged players. If it is not checked then the AoE will not damage or heal any flagged players, and as such will not cause the caster to be flagged themselves (if they are not already)."
@slow meadow
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Corruption

[tough sierra]

Again, I wasnt asking if it flags you, i was asking if it makes you corrupt

[wary coyote]

When is the interwiev? Isen it first in 1hour 25min?

[tough sierra]

3pm est

[primal solstice]

When is the interwiev? Isen it first in 1hour 25min?
@wary coyote +1

[slow meadow]

correct but flagging is not gaining corruption @boreal abyss that was my point. he asked specifically asking about gaining corruption. so if you heal someone who is corrupt nothing happens. if they kill someone you may gain corruption though I'm not sure there is a direct quote for that

[crystal beacon]

You only get corruption from killing noncombatants at this time, I believe.

System is still being finalized/iterated on, so, that’s the best we’ve got.

[slow meadow]

There will likely be some mechanic that adds healers to the "kill" if they are helping but we don't have a direct quote for that. would be a good follow up for clarity in one of the streams.

[rustic lava]

Quick question, how will the node evolve. will it be instantenous? will everyone in the area will get a short clip and respawn at the entrance of the evolved node? Like my understanding is that there is substantial change and growth specaiily after level 3.
@main mason
haha imagine you killing a monster and BOOM the city evolve and you are stucked in a house 😄

[fair silo]

Is there any benefit to becoming corrupted or is it just a way to add risk to world pvp?

[tough sierra]

You're benefit is getting the players you killed materials

[fair silo]

i thought you only dropped materials if you were corrupted, or was that gear?

[rustic lava]

i thought you only dropped materials if you were corrupted, or was that gear?
@fair silo that was gear

[slow meadow]

you drop a portion of certificates, raw and processed materials with any death. Corrupted players have a percentage chance to drop gear.

[fair silo]

cool, thanks 😄

[tough sierra]

More corruption, larger % to drop gear

[boreal abyss]

@main mason
It will teleport people away from the city while it upgrades from what they have told us
But they told us this very early on so it can have changed, or might change

[old adder]

I am new to the community. Lots of info to catch up on.
So you are saying no matter what, you have a chance to drop items on death? Sounds a bit hardcore like Meridian 59 and Ultima Online days.

[acoustic elk]

If you are killing non flagged players, yes

[boreal abyss]

Corrupt - Can drop Resources, processed materials and chance to drop crafted goods/gear

everyone else - Can drop resources, processed materials

[austere pike]

When it says a monster controlled by a monster coin can disable a building. Lets say a workshop, does it mean that it will be disabled for x amount of time, need some reconstruction, or will it be destroyed?

[tough sierra]

Not only do you drop items on death, you also get negative xp

[boreal abyss]

@austere pike Unknown specifically

[rustic lava]

I am new to the community. Lots of info to catch up on.
So you are saying no matter what, you have a chance to drop items on death? Sounds a bit hardcore like Meridian 59 and Ultima Online days.
@old adder If you need a detailed answer. Check out: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Corruption

[old adder]

So only in pvp can you drop items? And what if you were attacked by a pker, do you still drop said items?

[boreal abyss]

Yes

[sage dagger]

@old adder you dont drop gear or crafted items if you are not corrupted

[slow meadow]

currently no difference for death in PvP and PVE, subject to change.

[tardy cipher]

aaw man are you gonna drop items if someone kills u? :/ i dont like that 😦

[tough sierra]

Not the mmo for you then

[sage dagger]

and you only drop a % of your raw materials

[slow meadow]

@tardy cipher unless you are corrupt you wont drop your gear, just materials

[boreal abyss]

@tardy cipher This is not a safe game 😛

[sage dagger]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Player_death

its not as hardcore as you think

[ornate ivy]

only if u are flagged as corrupt u may drop items

[tough sierra]

Gear

[boreal abyss]

Resources and Processed Materials are still items

[main mason]

Steven said in an interview if the death is in instanced PVP (siege, node wars etc) you wont drop

[tardy cipher]

well then it going to be many high lvls that gonna go for low lvls

[tough sierra]

Corruption also scales off level

Higher killing lower = more corruption

[boreal abyss]

That's where the Corruption system comes in @tardy cipher
if someone kills non-combatants (not flagged ppl)

they become Corrupt

[surreal void]

What happens to the rest of the resources you have when you die, that arent dropped?

[slow meadow]

@tardy cipher link to info on corruption for you https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Corruption

[tardy cipher]

okey

[tough sierra]

They stay on you Val

[tardy cipher]

ty for info

[surreal void]

Cool. Thanks

[boreal abyss]

That is what we assume for now at least, cant remember if they ever specified that

[main mason]

people are so bummed about world pvp they are not giving a chance to see all the other cool stuff this game will bring. Believe that the devs will make the necesary fixes to make sure people that dont enjoy pvp that much will be safe, maybe a random death here and there which honestly happens in all other kinds of games.

[tough sierra]

It's like McConnell said, pvp players will begrudgingly participate in pve, but pve players avoid pvp like the plague

[boreal abyss]

They will not make ppl "safe" no

[tough sierra]

If you dont like pvp this isnt the game for you

[ornate ivy]

not everyone will like it, no need to convince those who may not, but I hope ppl give it a chance never the less

[main mason]

I dont like PvP but I an willing to give this game a chance because all the other stuff outweighs it

[boreal abyss]

Yes, but lets keep this channel to Q&A since there are a lot of new ppl with questions 🙂

[ornate ivy]

sry

[tough sierra]

When is the qna?

[dry thunder]

Will there be a character limit per server? So many classes sound so cool, I might wanna play many simultaneously

[ebon tapir]

Can it be restreamed?

[solar forge]

Is there going to be a way to stop someone from paying another person to fake a siege to keep the protection up on your node?

[full badger]

Is there going to be a way to stop someone from paying another person to fake a siege to keep the protection up on your node?
@solar forge Starting a siege takes a lot of resources from a node. You can't just start one and then leave it.

[solar forge]

But what if the person who owns the node supply's the other person to fake seige

[full badger]

Will there be a character limit per server? So many classes sound so cool, I might wanna play many simultaneously
@dry thunder We don't yet know how many character slots you can have on 1 account. It will be a "comfortable" amount.

[slow meadow]

then that is a massive amount of resource investment on top of the resources needed to just maintain the node. not to mention you run the risk of someone just taking your stuff. there isn't something to stop it specifically but it would not be easy and the risk would be high just for a short safety period.

[crystal beacon]

is it normal for purchase history to not show exactly what was purchased? is there somewhere i can see what package(s) are associated with my account? finally found it nevermind View Inventory

[slow meadow]

also vasal nodes cannot declare on their parent so you would have to coordinate with someone outside your zoi

[solar forge]

It just reminds me of archeage when guild would pay another guild and supply them with the gold to bid on the siege scroll so noone can take the castle. And the bids on the scrolls were a lot of gold but they still have the gold to do so since they were getting gold from tax because they owned that land. So say a king backs the node with gold to keep that nice from being taken since the king will lose out on that so the king will pay to keep it if he gets more gold from it than what he will lose by losing the node.

[full badger]

btw guys, friendly reminder that this channel is for questions and answers. Having extra discussion on top of that clogs up the channel and makes it harder to answer the actual questions. Please use the #aoc-discussion and #general-discussion channels for discussions

[slow meadow]

@solar forge Its not just something you buy, there is a quest involved as well and multiple people could be working towards it at the same time so its not easy to corner the market on. Testing will further flesh it out as well. relevant bit from the wiki :

[iron garden]

whens the soonest we can play this game as some sort of alpha?

[crisp holly]

Alpha 1 starts this fall

[tough sierra]

we hope

[wooden dove]

Plz someone ask steven about the BDO like over enchanting process that blows up the gear! Thx!

[whole dawn]

theres already 200 questions on the reddit oof

[fading latch]

We have alot of new players

[bitter zephyr]

Do we know if there's a music/instrument mechanic planned for the game

[tough sierra]

that would be a good question for the QnA

[patent pier]

Hi everyone! Im kinda new here. One thing that I love about old mmos like Tibia for example is the sense of wonder and secrets in the world. Do you guys think AoC will have secrets like that? Do you think they will push systems that are nnot obvious all the time?

[dusk pebble]

yeah its really nice to see all the new people. i really hope they can pull this off. its gonna be next gen mmorpg.

[tough sierra]

@patent pier I think there will be plenty to discover, especially if you play from day one. Do i think there will be a secret notch pickaxe at the top of the highest mountain-type secrets? No

[full badger]

btw guys, friendly reminder that this channel is for questions and answers. Having extra discussion on top of that clogs up the channel and makes it harder to answer the actual questions. Please use the #aoc-discussion and #general-discussion channels for discussions

[patent pier]

@tough sierra I really hope so, 100% playing since day 1

[slim kettle]

will this game ever release

[fading latch]

No

Next question

[stray dome]

@slim kettle Alpha at the end of the year. Hope they dont have a major flaw.

Game probably will come out around 2022.

[slim kettle]

werent there suppose to be an alpha last year

[stray dome]

They found a major flaw while testing APOC

[full badger]

werent there suppose to be an alpha last year
@slim kettle The original release date for Ashes was 2020, but when it was clear that was never going to happen, the devs retracted that and now they only give us dates when they are sure they can deliver on them

[slim kettle]

or when will they open up apoc again

[stray dome]

2021 - The Return of Apoc

[slim kettle]

so 2021 they reopen apoc

so we will get the snyder cut and apoc next year

[stray dome]

I think as kind of test area for Castlesieges

[full badger]

@slim kettle https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Release_schedule

[silver geyser]

Will the game support addons ? Like wow does for example ?

[stray dome]

Question, is the AMA only for general things / him, his studio.
Or can you ask about, idk. the bard or something...?

@silver geyser NO

[full badger]

Will the game support addons ? Like wow does for example ?
@silver geyser No, addons will not be supported in Ashes

[stray dome]

@silver geyser I already got a long discussion about that. In the end its probably better.

[wicked heath]

hopefully they filter the bad questions on leddit

[silver geyser]

Ok then will the game have damage meter feature ?

[slim kettle]

this is confusing

[full badger]

Ok then will the game have damage meter feature ?
@silver geyser No plans for that either

[wicked heath]

they are not planning to allow addons, and especially not dmg meters. but it is possible it could change later down the road

[mental cliff]

Hey there! Found this game through the Asmongold Stream about a week or so ago and wanted to say the vision for this MMO has really got me excited that the funds are going towards an MMO where the aspects of the game are actually what players want and I can't wait to play the game.

My question is this:

Are you planning on adding more "expansion" type content when the game establishes itself in the genre, or will there be constant updates that come out weekly / monthly that will come with the base subscription? I'm not against having an expansion you have to pay for, but I'm also not against the constant updates.

Thank you for your time, can't wait for this game to be released! :)

[crystal beacon]

Damage meters are generally bad for the community. They enforce a strict meta and create a toxic community of "damage meter players". This is coming from someone who was usually towards the top of damage meters in WoW and FFXIV

[full badger]

@mental cliff There are expansions planned but obviously we don't know any details on what they will contain: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Expansions

[winter field]

also all expansions will be included with the monthly sub

[cosmic fjord]

@mental cliff if the initial game is planned to be downloaded freely but with monthly subscription you can expect the same for any future expansions

[silver geyser]

Damage meters do create toxic meta gameplay but they also give a purpose to compete. Sometimes u enjoy to be top DPS, sometimes you want to be valued for being best geared player and carry others, and sometimes you just want to see the progress of your character. If i play fighter and i get a new epic 2 hand weapon I’d like to test it out etc... Also keep in mind if not for damage meter then you will never know is it better to play 1hand sword or axe or 2hand or daggers etc...

[royal turret]

ffxivs' damage meters are against "TOS" but everyone still uses them

[full badger]

btw guys, friendly reminder that this channel is for questions and answers. Having extra discussion on top of that clogs up the channel and makes it harder to answer the actual questions. Please use the #aoc-discussion and #general-discussion channels for discussions

[floral geode]

Question: What about South America players like translate, better internet route and reajust the price sub? Our mmorpg community is HUGE and we are very excited to play this master piece of the genre.

[desert ivy]

Again, there aren't plans for a South American server. The 2 reasons are you don't have enough players interested atm, and Intrepid are also not willing to lower the sub price for South America

[wicked heath]

so can parents siege their own vassals or vassals of their vassals? I thought they could not

[floral geode]

@desert ivy I know and we are working on this. We are trying to gather as many players we can for this improvments can happen.

[cosmic fjord]

you cant know their plans for south america yet, and this game wont be anywhere ready this year or the next, so its plenty of time to raise the hype anywhere.

[slow sky]

Alpha 1 is like 2-3 months away what do you mean

they wanna hype hype up right now

alpha 1 has no visual nda you will see it streamed?

[deft lion]

Doesnt matter when the hype hits

this game is so promising

[sage dagger]

the guy is very good at specking and tells people what they want to here from a new mmo

[deft lion]

it wont even matter

[surreal void]

@devout heron because people want a good mmorpg

[digital yacht]

he isnt telling ppl what they want to hear is telling ppl what HE wants in HIS Mmo

[sage dagger]

also he did live interview with big streamers and lazypeon did a vid and the hype started then

[digital yacht]

if they coincide thats the best part

[acoustic elk]

There was a very well made video that got attention then they were followed up with interviews.

[ionic orchid]

Question: will we get armor Stands in house decorations? so we can display our growth and see our glory.

[surreal void]

The leader is a gamer, he is just saying what he wants in his game and he hoped he can accomplish yhis

[digital yacht]

AMA is starting now

btw

https://www.twitch.tv/ashesofcreation

[full badger]

Question: will we get armor Stands in house decorations? so we can display our growth and see our glory.
@ionic orchid Nothing confirmed like that for now

[deft lion]

It wont matter if the hype hits now, we mmo players have been eating dogshit games for years and years. If it lives up to be as good as it seems, people will play it for sure. At least the true mmorpg gamers will, and that's all that matters.

[full badger]

btw guys, friendly reminder that this channel is for questions and answers. Having extra discussion on top of that clogs up the channel and makes it harder to answer the actual questions. Please use the #aoc-discussion and #general-discussion channels for discussions

[sage dagger]

he knows how to talk to people only time will tell if he is for real

[digital yacht]

opinions shouldnt discussed here got to #aoc-discussion for that

[vapid veldt]

In Asmongolds interview, the lead dev mentioned mats being required to repair gear. So if I drop raid gear I need to drop raid mats to repair the gear? How frequent is this? This is one of or maybe the only thing I didn't consider an amazing idea right off the bat

[digital yacht]

@vapid veldt we dont know the extensive details on that sytstem yet

[full badger]

@stable plover

90% of this thread is opinion based, if it isn't a direct Intrepid Studio or Community Manager response it's speculation for the most part. With the game changing so often being in early development, saying certain questions are opinion based is kinda mute, no? Shadow? I can change my topic to another area NP
@devout heron

[digital yacht]

@devout heron all the answers in the wiki where all of most of the info comes from was stated by devs its not speculation its all TBD

[slow meadow]

most questions related to game mechanics or design are typically answered by the community with information provided directly from the devs. yes its all 3rd party but most of those have direct answers at least. questions like the marketing is more a discussion topic than something with a finite answer. I think that is the main point.

[ionic orchid]

Question : will there be weapons that Level up with you & will you be able to craft them?

[digital yacht]

dont think we have that info yet

[slow meadow]

They have not mentioned items leveling with you, but the vast majority of items in the game will be crafted by players. Crafters will be able to adjust stats on them as well, and potentially have unique recipes.

[ionic orchid]

thanks 😄

[elder totem]

From what we see and hear the game will have a lot of things available and graphics look awesome as well, so my question is : Is there a possibility to enjoy everything with weaker PC or you'll have to rock some more serious hardware?

[digital yacht]

yes to some extent u aint gunna be playing on like a 750 gtx but yea

[silver geyser]

Did they say anything about Loot ? will there be Master Loot or items will be rolled out as a group loot ?

[slow meadow]

at launch they want a computer that is roughly 5 years old at that point to be able to run the game.

[digital yacht]

they are testing many loot features

[slender jacinth]

coming from lineage 2, is there going to be a olympiad style where each class will have a hero(the best of that class)?

[digital yacht]

@slender jacinth have not seen any info on that concept

[elder totem]

Thanks for answer 🙂

[digital yacht]

@elder totem u got 2-3 years to upgrade 🙂 slowly but surely youll get there 🙂

[slender jacinth]

are the question made here going to steven to see in this AMA?

[full badger]

are the question made here going to steven to see in this AMA?
@slender jacinth No. All the questions being answered come from the reddit and twitch chat

[slender jacinth]

oh thanks, tought would come from here to 🙂

[livid sluice]

what kind of consumables will be in game?

[digital yacht]

food

potions

[slate fox]

will the ama be archived for people that missed it?

[slow meadow]

they usually take streams and upload them to youtube afterwards

[slate fox]

tghanks

[shut orchid]

Can I check somewhere on my Intrepid account what kind of cosmetics I bought? Because I can see the prices of the cosmetics that I bought, but I have no ide which items they are 😄

[slow meadow]

should be a view inventory button in there somewhere to let you see the items you purchased.

when you first log in I think its over on the right in the economy section.

[shut orchid]

ahh ok, found it, thanx

[quasi latch]

will there going to be naval combat?

[turbid basin]

How often will the AMA's be happening?

[toxic geode]

so when you build a house or store do you get to customize the interior? and if you can will their be presets to save like certain layouts of the interior?

[quasi latch]

like boarding enemy ships and using cannons etc?

[crystal beacon]

will target on target be a thing ?

[slow meadow]

@quasi latch yes there will be naval combat

[quasi latch]

cool

[slow meadow]

@turbid basin the normally hold a monthly Q&A and progress report. today is the first AMA of this style.

[turbid basin]

thanks

[solid sparrow]

question to upvote if you're curious about the family fast travel and systems to prevent abuse (assuming this is allowed as its not in the pins or rules that its not) https://www.reddit.com/r/AshesofCreation/comments/hwjdq9/live_ama_with_steven_sharif_creative_director/fz7z44q?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x

[slow meadow]

@toxic geode you will have full control over furniture. and in world house in the node will definitely have different layouts because they grow with the node.

[patent hedge]

so if we buy a pack and it gives you the so many months of membership. does that count to when the game goes live or when youre playing the alpha/beta?

[slow meadow]

@crystal beacon we do not know at this time. will likely be determined during testing.

@patent hedge time included in packages starts when the game launches.

[patent hedge]

kk i figured so but wanted to make sure lol

[toxic geode]

@slow meadow ah ok. i wonder if they will have presets you can save so when you wanna switch up the interior for like holidays and such. so you can just load a preset say when its Christmas etc

[gloomy vapor]

I have a question, How will the Guild war work ? If one guild declares war to another guild ? it will be like in Lineage? where the other guild have to accept it for the war to start ? or like in BDO or other games, where if you declare someone a guild war the war will start automatically in like 1-2 hours ? because this is really imporant for world bosses fights or other open world activities

[slow meadow]

@toxic geode dont have that level of detail yet. That might make an interesting discussion for the forums though. May not have been something they have considered and if a lot of people were interested might be a good way to get it on their radar.

[solid sparrow]

Declerations of war are not often consensual. So I'd hope it doesnt need an agreement

[toxic geode]

ok ill go post on the forums

[supple ruin]

Question : on the area of crafting is it uncapped or capped? like can you only be a professional in say only 2 or can u max all ?

[slow meadow]

@gloomy vapor I would look here for the info you are after. Its a bit more complicated than normal guild wars in other games. https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Guild_wars

[gloomy vapor]

thats why i asked, i was hopeing to get an answer from someone who know exactly how it will work, if not maybe they should think about this.

[solid sparrow]

that would count as a form of fast travel and remove traveling mattering so I assume no @dreamy scaffold

[gloomy vapor]

thanks Pharazon, i`ll check it

but the website is not working

[flint ibex]

Will all these alphas and betas only be hosted in NA or will we get them on EU servers as well? Alpha 1 i understood will just be NA but what about the others?

[slow meadow]

@gloomy vapor yeah its being hugged to death at the moment by asmon's viewers and everyone watching the AMA.

[tacit kelp]

Quick Question: I bought a pack that include subscription months. Will the timer on that subscription start from the second the server goes live, or from the time I first login to the game? Asking this as some players might not be able to login from the first day or week, considering they might have work or something else.

[slow meadow]

@flint ibex there will be NA and EU for Alpha 1 and forward. OCE will be added around betas.

[flint ibex]

alright, cheers

[pallid nova]

anyone know what platform they will be dropping this game on? steam or their own launcher?

[digital yacht]

Their own launcher

[pallid nova]

gotcha

[digital yacht]

@tacit kelp The sub time starts on launch

[tacit kelp]

So we will lose a week of subscription if we got work to do that week. Too bad.

[digital yacht]

yes just like any other sub based game

[green parcel]

do we have any information on the 9th race yet? or is their info coming later?

[timber crown]

Can you raid in other nodes that you aren't a part of

[digital yacht]

@green parcel they are called Tulnar and they live in the Underrealm we get them in Alpha 2

@timber crown yes

[timber crown]

@digital yacht ty

[green parcel]

ty

[digital yacht]

@green parcel https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Tulnar

all we know

[west gulch]

will game be on steam?

[digital yacht]

no

[livid sluice]

If I am a citizen of one node, am I unable to be one of another?

[slow meadow]

oops I mean yes. you can only be a citizen of one *edited

[flint ibex]

you can switch but you can only be a member of 1 node at a time

[digital yacht]

u would have to lose citizenship of the first node first

[rain merlin]

Bounty Hunter Map Notifications for Corrupt players: How accurate is the feature going to be? Will it pin point the exact location or just give a basic general idea or zone the corrupt player is in?

[digital yacht]

we dont know its just an idea rn

needs to be tested

[vapid loom]

@digital yacht thank the Lord. I hate using Steam, etc.

[limpid gull]

So basically, two raid teams can do the boss, but the one who's attacked first won't have to worry about doing the most damage, to get loot rights, because they attacked it first? Right?

[crystal flax]

They will have an advantage over the other team but they aren't guaranteed to get it

[digital yacht]

Many systems still need to be tested everything is TBD tbh

[deep peak]

what stage is ashes of creation atm? alpha? beta?

[crystal flax]

Pre-alpha 1

[digital yacht]

Alpha 1 is coming soon

[slow meadow]

@limpid gull it wont be that simple since hp bars are not percentage based. they only show a progressive damage bar so knowing if you have done enough damage will be more difficult.

[limpid gull]

Ahh, I think I get it.

[west gulch]

when is release

[hardy dagger]

^

[silver geyser]

Did they say anything about vendors ? Will there be a pvp only vendor for rated arenas for example ?

[slow meadow]

unknown, only date is alpha 1 starting this fall @west gulch

[digital yacht]

@silver geyser there isnt

[errant wigeon]

Is the game alrdy downloable?

[slow meadow]

@silver geyser no difference in gear for pvp and pve. gear is gear

[digital yacht]

no @errant wigeon

[silver geyser]

So gear will be obtainable only through dungeons/raids and crafting ?

[digital yacht]

yes

well u can get gear if u kill corrupted players

[errant wigeon]

@digital yacht Are we on Beta or clese to launch date?

[digital yacht]

alpha 1 is comingsoon

[slow meadow]

@silver geyser yes most gear will be crafted. you can get some gear drops from dungeons, but mostly you will get mats to make better gear and need a crafter to assist with.

[spare wing]

@slow meadow So if I purchase the voyager plus pre order will I be able to help test in the fall ?

[digital yacht]

no

[slow meadow]

@spare wing no that is alpha 2 access which will be after this alpha 1 testing sometime in the future.

[hardy dagger]

is it a player based market? or a system based market

[spare wing]

thank you

[slow meadow]

@hardy dagger the economy is player driven. (think eve online)

[green parcel]

is there a weekly maintenance and if so, how long are the servers usually down for? i assume it varies depending on what's being updated?

[potent thunder]

Include more keywords after this command to search for answers to some of our FAQ (ex. !cs password reset), or open a Customer Support ticket directly here if you are having account or technical issues: https://support.ashesofcreation.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

[hardy dagger]

Are the servers divided by region? cause then i won't be able to play some of my friends

[potent thunder]

Intrepid Studios Support

1: <https://ashesofcreation.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360016194974-When-I-try-to-reset-my-password-I-don-t-receive-an-email->

...Your email may take up to 24 hours to appear after submitting a password reset request....

2: <https://ashesofcreation.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360016315253-How-do-I-recover-reset-my-password->

...If you have difficulty logging in, you can recover your password either through this link or by selecting “Forgot your password...

3: <https://ashesofcreation.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360016315433-Password-invalid-for-website-but-not-for-game-launcher>

...If you have issues with a password mismatch between the website and the game launcher, we recommend resetting your password...

[hardy dagger]

oh

[silver geyser]

Will the game have Titles and special mount rewards for achieving certain goals, such as being in top arena bracket, or battlegorund bracket ?

[glacial epoch]

they mentioned special flying mounts for mayors of metropolis nodes and castle owners i think

[austere wraith]

can someone creates a character that is only corrupted for ganking and makes another character for level progression?

[cold ginkgo]

you'll still have to level 2 characters, but probably

[faint galleon]

"will you be able to breed for specific stats, and eventually have super high stat mounts that you can use or sell'

[austere wraith]

ok cool

[slow meadow]

@faint galleon yes that is that is the core of the animal husbandry profession (though it may be less stats and more abilities/properties)

[faint galleon]

thank you, so hyped for this

[silver geyser]

Is there any direction of making dungeons an speed run race ( like mythic + system in WoW ) ?

[slow meadow]

there will be leaderboards for many of the systems in the game so yes.

[feral urchin]

hi guys, about taverns, will the owner be able to ban/kick out people that abuse or make mess inside it?

[digital yacht]

that will most likely be a feature but i dont think it has been confirmed

[feral urchin]

hope so, would be good to keep a place chill and cool for everyone ^^

[slow meadow]

here is the current quote. looks like it will not be possible at least for now.

this is likely because the building is not instanced so keeping people out would be difficult mechanically.

[slow sky]

You could always just flag up and kill him

[cold ginkgo]

hiring tavern bodyguards sounds fun

[digital yacht]

^

[loud falcon]

i want to know about the class with a tank and summoner combined

[digital yacht]

we only have the names atm

very little info is known about class combos

[cold ginkgo]

probably is not gonna happen since they wanna preserve discovery

[loud falcon]

ya i understand lol

[feral urchin]

omg bodyguards sounds just awesome

[radiant hare]

How will summoning work in PvP? will the damage dealer summons attack player on sight?

[calm owl]

Anyone know if "access only packs" for alpha/beta test phases are on the table/talked about ? Say one doesn't really "care" about all other perks offered by the current packs, but just wants the access for a potential cheaper price ?

[digital yacht]

@radiant hare players control the summins

@calm owl curently the only way to get in is paying for a pack

[ruby swift]

They have not offered testing access separately so far.

[slow meadow]

@calm owl as of right now there are not any access only packs and have indicated they do not want to go that route. subject to change of course.

[calm owl]

Gotcha guys appreciate it

[bitter zephyr]

will there be another opportunity to ask my question if it was not answered in this AMA

[digital yacht]

here

[fading mauve]

anyone know how long the alpha is gonna be?

[digital yacht]

@fading mauve until he feels its ready to move

[fading mauve]

i didnt know if it was like certain weekends or days. or just a long period of time

[slow meadow]

until they feel they have all the base systems working together cleanly and get the hybrid combat where they want it

[digital yacht]

alpha 1 is currently in time slots Alpha 2 will be constant running with downtime for updates @fading mauve

[slow meadow]

@fading mauve oh it will be schduled. its not persistent testing.

[wary coyote]

@simple ether Are you making a recap of the AMA the next days 😄

[fading mauve]

gotcha... ty

[digital yacht]

@hidden crane prob has one in the works as well

[hidden crane]

I got dis

[ruby swift]

Cool, there are some small changes so far like the regional pricing.

[slow meadow]

yeah they should add that to the FAQ

[digital yacht]

yup

[ruby swift]

Yeah, small stuff.

so far

Oops...in Questions. Wrong place

[vague karma]

What happens if someone claims Bishop and is then inactive?

Good deal, thank you

[spark mountain]

will there be pet combat?

[livid sluice]

is it possible for me to grief by putting a person to a near inch of their life and then having a mob kill them?

[acoustic elk]

I think there is turnover month to month

[livid sluice]

plate degredation

[crimson crane]

Steven mentioned on the AMA that multiboxing will be allowed however some resources will be single pick, whereas others will be veined and many people will be able to click 'em. How would that work with multiboxers?

[livid sluice]

true

[digital yacht]

@crimson crane only 1 acc will get the resource

[crimson crane]

How will the game know someone is multiboxing

or alternatively

how does it decide who gets the resource

[cold ginkgo]

probably by whatever one does it the fastest

[crimson crane]

Okay, I guess my question changes to this

would it work like in WoW whereas if multiple people click a node, the guy whose timer runs out first would get the resource and reset the timers for everyone

or would it work like if a node has 10 charges, 5 characters click it simultaneously, they can get raw materials twice

[digital yacht]

we dont know the exact details but it seems ur asking in a way that multiboxers could "exploit" the resources

[cold ginkgo]

probably the second

[crimson crane]

@digital yacht I'm very opposed to multiboxing and genuinely worried about it

Thanks Jahlon

[digital yacht]

its only allowed if u are not using 3rd party systems

if ur doing it by hand its fine

in there case

[boreal nimbus]

wait guys so aoc is subscription?

[digital yacht]

yes

[crimson crane]

by that you mean having several characters on tow following one character?

[cold ginkgo]

there's a chance they'll go the same route as wow and allow 1:1

[slow meadow]

@boreal nimbus yes sub cost only. no box cost.

[cold ginkgo]

you dont pay for expansions either

[boreal nimbus]

ah

[crimson crane]

I think on WoW you need to actually buy multiboxing software

[boreal nimbus]

did they say what the prices are

[crimson crane]

15$ a month

[cold ginkgo]

you dont need to buy software to multibox on wow lol

plenty of free ones out there

[boreal nimbus]

imma quit bdo for this game

[cold ginkgo]

used to use a program to obliterate in legion

[digital yacht]

@boreal nimbus dont quit yet >.<

[slow meadow]

please be mindful of getting into conversations. that needs to move to #aoc-discussion . we need to keep this clear for people to ask questions.

[crimson crane]

I wonder how many artisanships you can hold simultaneously

[cold ginkgo]

you can only master one

[digital yacht]

@crimson crane u can do it all but master only 1 ie Gathering Processing or Crafting

[vague karma]

Stream frozen?

[slow meadow]

not for me

[boreal nimbus]

theres life skills in aoc too?

[slow meadow]

multiple professions are available. you can learn more here https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Artisan_classes though you may need to wait for traffic to die down a bit.

[crimson crane]

Yeah, I was wondering what's up with the wiki

[slow meadow]

60k asmongold viewers plus 7k on ashes stream is likely hammering it right now

[crimson crane]

Huh, interesting, tavernkeeping is considered a profession

as in, takes a slot you can probably specialize in

[cold ginkgo]

brewing up a storm takes skill yknow

[crimson crane]

I'm gonna go move to #aoc-discussion

[vapid wave]

if i want to buy a pre-order pack, but cant afford the higher tier ones right now, can I upgrade a lower tier pack later?

[crystal flax]

Yes

[karmic hawk]

2 questions:

1. will AoC have lootboxes like many mmorpg game has hiding costumes behind rng lootboxes?
2. will subscription be possible to be purchased with in-game gold?

[crystal flax]

You can also wait for them to switch out the cosmetic sets if you don't like the ones they currently have

[amber otter]

I'm Australian and love playing with my American mates. Will there be any classes in Ashes that work off of ping similar to Endless Arrows in Archeage?

[vapid wave]

ty @crystal flax

[slow meadow]

@karmic hawk 1. no 2. also no

[lime escarp]

Are you able to live as a nomad and move around, and not have to belong to any node?

[digital yacht]

yes

[wooden dove]

REEEEE steven didnt answer about over enchanting destroying gear 😄

[cold ginkgo]

You will probably be a bit kneecapped in progress by not affiliating with a node, but you can definitely do it

[slow meadow]

@amber otter wont really be able to know that until we get to see the full class system in Alpha 2 with secondaries.

[junior sky]

Can we get the soundtrack played at the end of the AMA somewhere? It sounds awesome!

[slow meadow]

@wooden dove there is another stream coming up and there will be Q&A so make sure to submit that again there.

[austere vault]

If I upgrade to Braver of Worlds, will I get access to Alpha 1 or am I too late for that?

[digital yacht]

u will

[austere vault]

Ok great thanks

[digital yacht]

not right now tho @austere vault as it hasnt started

[bitter saddle]

Is there a way to purchase cosmetics from a previous pre-order pack?

[digital yacht]

@bitter saddle no

[bitter saddle]

K

[west scarab]

Just watched the stream, and Im glad there will be no P2W features, but checking again the kickstarter perks, you get live launch headstart, considering I played a MMO with a headstart namely Albion Online and for everybody without the headstart it was pretty different launch, so much has happened in these few days, so I would like to ask, will nodes be timelocked so even non kickstarter people have a chance to become mayors of a nodes and stuff like that, or will the first wave of mayors already be chosen be the time people get to start playing without a headstart?

[digital yacht]

@west scarab there are non headstart servers u wont have to go to thoe servers

and its only 2 days with no functioning systems like nodes

[crystal flax]

The headstart will have node progression turned off and be capped at level 10 or so
He regrets selling those

[west scarab]

Great, thanks guys ❤️

[wind shuttle]

Will there by any chance be a chance to make items that can cover/hide the corruption 🙂 If there is something like this you could make a guild for like just robbing/killing other players and that would be a so to say fun aspect of the game, 🙂

[digital yacht]

probly not

[alpine adder]

like a cloak or something

[supple ruin]

So in the stream he kinda touched base on professions more so that there will be some. Are we going to be locked to only 1 profession or can we do all kinda be the jack of all trades "skiller" and max everything if we choose to

[wind shuttle]

As you could have a guild who only focus on that aspect yes it will make some ones life really hard but would be a cool 🙂

1 profession will be maxed.

[digital yacht]

@supple ruin u can do all of them u can only master 1 tree ie Crafting Gathering or Processing

[wind shuttle]

While you will have 1/2 more that you can like go to 30/40% from max

[supple ruin]

eww ... that makes me sad

[digital yacht]

its a social game

[karmic hawk]

I understand game is under development, so everything still focused on windows, but will there be linux client? or at least linux devs will receive support to make sure game is playable using lutris/proton?

[digital yacht]

not a solo game

@karmic hawk no word on that yet

[karmic hawk]

i am sure linux community themselves would do job is support/tools are given.

[alpine adder]

how many servers are they gonna put in the initial release?

[crimson crane]

btw is there a suggestion channel?

[digital yacht]

we wont know for sure @alpine adder

@crimson crane Forums my b

[slow meadow]

@alpine adder unknown, will likely be determined by pre-orders and such

[crimson crane]

But I don't use reddit PepeHands

[crystal flax]

The forums

[ruby swift]

@karmic hawk So far they have announced no plans for support outside of Windows. Doesn't mean they won't just means they have not said so far.

[slow iris]

@idle siren Hey as a streamer what would be the best way to get involved in the project? Tried contact through PR email but havent got a respose.

[stark pebble]

hey am new and have a question:
saw the eu server publisher is my.com and heard pretty bad stuff about them in the past is there some sort of security that the eu users are safe?

[woeful sage]

do we know yet how grindy resource gathering will be?

[digital yacht]

@stark pebble a very strongcontract that was put in place that they have to follow

[full badger]

do we know yet how grindy resource gathering will be?
@woeful sage Nope. We'll have to see how it pans out in testing

[crystal flax]

@stark pebble They will have 0 creative control as part of said contract

[crimson crane]

I hope there would be an alternative option to monthly subscriptions, APB did it where you could pay for time, imagine some people don't have much time to play the game and they would rather buy game time such as 20 hours for 10$ or something

[stark pebble]

nonetheless have i heared that their servers have often been hacked are they the best choice?

[vapid wave]

If i get the preorder pack now, can I get the new cosmetics from the next month also? If so, is the cost the same or is it discounted for just the new cosmetics? @crystal flax

[crimson crane]

I don't need this myself but I do believe it's a good alternative that should be considered

[fair wharf]

any1 know if they have said of tamed animals can be used in combat? or is it just mounts you can tame?

[crystal flax]

@vapid wave You'll always pay the difference and only get what comes in the new pack, like if you have the $150 pack from this month and upgrade to the next tier next month, you'll only pay $100 but also only get the mount skin from that pack

[dusky heart]

what will the ship sailing be like can you just sail on your own ship through the open world ocean and find islands and so on or will the whole ship sailing be instanced ?

[digital yacht]

@dusky heart bigger ships will require more ppl to help

[lunar hollow]

I've been hearing a lot of having in-game Voice Chat in Ashes of Creation, what are your plans for making this game accessible and playable for people who are impaired with hearing and/or speaking?

[stable plover]

@vapid wave If you already have a package, you can buy individual cosmetics for 5-25$ from your package and lower ones

[vapid wave]

tyty all!

[silver geyser]

Can you destroy other people ships while they’re sailing?

[digital yacht]

@silver geyser yes

[slow meadow]

@lunar hollow there will be in game chat as well, and voice will not be proximity based.

[lunar hollow]

It's mostly for in-combat.

I know of the chat, but I can't type if I'm like the main healer.

[finite owl]

Will Oceania servers be hosted in the US?

[stable plover]

@dusky heart Ship sailing isn't instanced, you can see/fight/destroy/loot other peoples ships, there's also underwater content, ships can only be called from land, destroyed ships have to be repaired before resummoning

[silver geyser]

Will there be mount combat too ? Like using skills from mount ?

[digital yacht]

no @finite owl

[stable plover]

@finite owl OCE servers will be in either Sydney or Singapore final location TBD

[finite owl]

Ty <3

[austere vault]

@digital yacht haha yeah I know thanks 😄 Still wanted to upgrade tho ^^

[lunar hollow]

Like running out of mana, I need help, I got aggro on, etc.

[light wadi]

Any info on what it takes and when it will be possible to apply for a job as a GM?

[digital yacht]

@light wadi u ahve to work for Intrepid

[stable plover]

@light wadi You'd have to live in / move to San Diego (or possibly a regional center, like wherever the EU GMs are) for starters

[scenic owl]

Does AoC support multi-boxing?

[real bobcat]

@lunar hollow They have a pretty extensive emote system, perhaps that will contain some of those types of responses?

[zealous cliff]

is there any concern that node "meta" will sooner or later just get "solved"? seems like a tough task to balance them

[slow meadow]

yes, as long as you do not use scripting @scenic owl

[digital yacht]

@scenic owl rough topic but in general terms yes but it cant be done thru 3rd party softrware

[stable plover]

@scenic owl It does, possibly with restrictions, definitely no botting allowed

[scenic owl]

Ouff, that's potentially harmful, cheers for the reply

[crimson crane]

Imagine having guilds that specifically PK multiboxers LUL

[digital yacht]

lotso f free loot

[scenic owl]

AoC isn't instanced though right? So you could multi-box resources in an area?

[stark pebble]

@crystal flax is my.com the best choice or have they improved security of their servers because i heared that they had some hacking problems in the past.

[digital yacht]

@stark pebble they were the onyl company to accept intrepid terms

[slow meadow]

Its a complicated topic since you can kill them and get a portion of their loot. not to mention you can't stand on top of each other due to player collision and a bunch of other factors. a bit bigger question than can be handled here really.

[fair wharf]

any1 know if they have said of tamed animals can be used in combat? or is it just mounts you can tame?

[digital yacht]

@scenic owl Some resource nodes are 1 time farmed and they dont spawn in same place

[crimson crane]

Black Lotus

[stark pebble]

@digital yacht well that doesnt sound really comforting

[proud zodiac]

iwll there be a way to pay the subscription ingame curency like WOW ?

[digital yacht]

@stark pebble they are under a very strict contract if they dont follow the contract is ended

@proud zodiac Nope

[ionic arch]

Can anyone answer me these 2?

1. How many skills are we going to have per class? Unique mechanics?
   Are we going to have a big kit (14+ skills) with lots of flavor (utility/movement/different unique mechanics) to ensure a high skill ceiling?

2. How is CC going to work in AoC? Will landing cc open them up for further combos, meaning we can chain cc them to a certain degree?
   If not, how do you plan on avoiding dull button mashing?

[crisp holly]

@idle siren Thanks for the AMA.
Will crafting be something that needs you to dynamically interact with the item you are crafting to make a great(or bad) item? Meaning, will the crafting system, overall, be the same old boring 'gather items and click the make button(s)' style, or will there be active/skill(not based on your level) parts to making a finished item?

[proud zodiac]

kk

[stark pebble]

@digital yacht meaning the eu servers are down and deleted till another publisher is found?

[digital yacht]

@ionic arch 1 - TBD u cant use all the skills u have, on ur hotbar
2 - CC works 2 ways Tab target CC is soft ccs Action combat CC is Hard CC

@stark pebble possibly who knows

@ionic arch and CC has diminishing returns to prevent CC locking

[ionic arch]

What do you mean by I cant use all the skills that are on my hotbar?

[digital yacht]

@ionic arch ur character may have a total of 45 skills at ur disposal but can only but 15 on the hoot bar

@ionic arch number is TBD but u get tee idea, we are getting less then 30 usuable skills at one time

[ionic arch]

hm..

[proud zodiac]

Will multyboxing will be aloved in the game ?

[digital yacht]

@proud zodiac if its not run by 3rd party software

there may be more restriction put in place

[proud zodiac]

ok

cool

just whant to know as asmongold talking alot about it

[finite owl]

Are there any news regarding Brazilian servers?

[ionic arch]

Are areas going to be unique/ have a unique atmossphere?differnet socities, can I read up on this somewhere?

[digital yacht]

@finite owl no

[proud zodiac]

do i ahve to preorder staff to get alfa accsess ?

[digital yacht]

@proud zodiac yes

[ionic arch]

yea

[digital yacht]

Earliest u can gain access to is Alpha 2

[stable plover]

@finite owl Not on Brazil specifically, but Steven did announced there could be regions with localized pricing for only the servers in those regions.

[slow meadow]

@ionic arch you can see some info here https://ashesofcreation.wiki/World_map

[hollow thicket]

is there an estimate date to when alpha 2 phase will be available

[digital yacht]

@hollow thicket nope

@hollow thicket all we know is after Alpha 1

[finite owl]

@stable plover I guess I gotta wait and see then, I am looking forward to playing Ashes but don't want to play with 200+ ping on yet another game, cheers!

[hollow thicket]

@digital yacht oh i would have never guess lol jk

[digital yacht]

some ppl dont know >.<

[maiden blaze]

@idle siren Thanks for the AMA, your interaction with the community is amazing to see.

If anyone else can answer this, then please do. I was just looking for some clarification on a question from the AMA, regarding secondary classes and their intended impact.

Does picking a secondary class give you access to any new abilities, or is the secondary class system purely augments? What is the functional difference between a spellblade (DPS/DPS) and, say, a highsword (DPS/Healer)? Do they have access to any different abilities or do they have access to the same abilities but different augments?

[digital yacht]

@maiden blaze NO new abilities, it is meant to enhance the exisiting abilities

[slow meadow]

you do not get new abilities, it modifies the abilities you have and the changes could be fairly significant but the ability is fundamentally the same.

[rocky bear]

for example if you have a double dps you have full dmg, if you have dps/healer, you have dps abs but with healing effects

[maiden blaze]

So if I wanted to play the typical 'Paladin' archetype (which is my hope), could I or how would I do that?

[mint crystal]

i realize this question might be asked a lot but through my own research i have seen a lot of conflicting information. when is the next earliest date that we can play? I've seen a lot about september 24th but im not sure

[hardy pewter]

probably Tank -> Cleric or similar, or Cleric -> Fighter

[rocky bear]

@maiden blaze yup you could

[crystal flax]

@mint crystal That was in regards to Apocalypse, and the article I found was last year on that

[digital yacht]

@mint crystal there is no 100% confirmed date, if u have access to alpha 1 u can play this fall if not we dont have a date

[hardy pewter]

depending on how strong you wanted to lean toward a specific feel

[short iris]

Hey!

I am curious if there is a delay when changing your movement direction in the game? WoW has no delay, and by having a delay I feel like you would alienate a lot of players. This exact thing turns LoL players away from playing Dota. Dota has turn rate, while LoL does not. I feel like a fitting analogy is getting to play with a 144hz monitor. Once you do, you never want to go back to playing on 60hz.

[mint crystal]

ahh okay, thanks for the help guys

[digital yacht]

@maiden blaze it all depends on what playstyle u want from a paladin

[rocky bear]

when alpha 1 its available you would have a better look at the classes so dont worry now ^^

[digital yacht]

@rocky bear to reiterate on what u just said we only get to see teh main archetype classes, not the augementations of the secondary archetypes

[hardy pewter]

I doubt alpha 1 will have all classes and subtypes?

beta maybe for that

[rocky bear]

yeah i said classes not archetypes ;P

[digital yacht]

@hardy pewter alpha 1 all 8 classes* TBD but that is what was said and A2 should have all the secondaries

[hardy pewter]

nice

[digital yacht]

@rocky bear the class is determined by both Primary and Secondary thats why i worded it like that

[rocky bear]

oh i tought that classes were the 8 main ones and the full class is called archetype

[maiden blaze]

Thanks for the responses all. I have one follow up question in that case: Coming from WoW I think I am assuming all abilities are standard. I have seen things suggesting abilities are bought with points. Does that mean as a highsword I wouldn't 'have' to have any ability I don't think fits the playstyle/theme I'm going for?

[knotty dew]

yep all your skills and skillset are very customizable

[digital yacht]

@maiden blaze u will have to aquire ur abilites u do not get them on level up

[edgy marsh]

So, I was watching the livestream today and Steven answered a question about fast travel. He mentioned family units can summon each other. I know there's a cooldown on leaving and joining other families that's a matter of days.

My question is that despite all that, what if a guild that wants to zerg a node requires all of its members to be a part of multiple families within the guild in order to fast travel everyone to the same area? Is this something you guys have thought about?

[digital yacht]

@maiden blaze to further explain u get skill points that enhance the abilites up to 3 times but u wont have enuf to do them all

@edgy marsh he explained that idk exactly what was said but his explanation debunked that

[crystal beacon]

@edgy marsh You would still need 1/8 (or however many fit into the family) of your players to travel to that area

[digital yacht]

^

[finite owl]

will reset be a thing for enhancements?

as in, I can spec for another skill

[knotty dew]

you can't do impromptu zergs anyways, all the war declaration thingys have a days long notice time etc.

[edgy marsh]

Yea but hiding the movement of a few players is a lot easier than hiding everyone.

[digital yacht]

@finite owl yes but it wont be just on the fly

[edgy marsh]

Fair enough

[rocky bear]

for all you people i recommend seeing the wiki before asking things so you can get a lot more info at once ^^ https://ashesofcreation.wiki/

[digital yacht]

For English https://ashesofcreation.wiki/

[rocky bear]

srry my bad xD

[digital yacht]

all G

[short iris]

The class/skills systems kind of remind me of the original guild wars. You guys think that is accurate? If you are familiar with the original guild wars game that is.

[long tundra]

do questions here get answered by devs?