r u gonna be able to trade gear with other players or will there be a marketplace
#questions
boreal nimbus
cerulean atlas
@bold tusk I don't care as much for skins, only building themes, like a necropolis as the building theme for a religious temple for example, but still good to know
grim hinge
Do we know if there will be substantial free art assets in the game, or if they are going to go the route some games do where everything looks terrible unless you buy skins in the cash shop?
alpine copper
Can a combatant revert back to being a non-combatant?
hazy narwhal
@boreal nimbus nearly everything will be tradeable
bold tusk
@cerulean atlas not sure, the main towns are generally the archtype of the RACE, but your freehold can have many different skins options, like a necromancer style grave site look, etc
rain bear
Question regarding freeholds, say a group of friends and I want to open up a small one outside a town, say a tavern; how would one go about claiming a freehold outside a node, and how could/would it survive sieges on parent nodes?
cerulean atlas
@bold tusk sounds cool
versed hollow
@grim hinge was answered in the Q&A today, but basically, there will be cosmetics available in game for free, but not easy to obtain
onyx knoll
@alpine copper yes, but there might be a timer, so if you flag up you're stuck combatant for some time you can'T instantly switch back out of combatant
bold tusk
you buy it @rain bear as far as i know, you have to be a part of that node in terms of a resident, and then buy the freehold
rain bear
you buy it @rain bear as far as i know, you have to be a part of that node in terms of a resident, and then buy the freehold
@bold tusk Bought with in-game currency, I presume?
grim hinge
Thanks @versed hollow. Hopefully the default cosmetics don't look terrible too
bold tusk
yes ingame, gold
rain bear
awesome, ty
grand wigeon
I heard that baseclasses have special abilities (like rogues can find hidden doors or traps) to make classes more diverse. Do tanks get something like that too and what in the hell does "Keeper" do (tank/summoner), sounds super cool. I just want to be a super muscular dude, build a villa on snowy mountains and cut food/fish when the game comes out.
bold tusk
and different plots will have different prices depending on location
grim hinge
Some games it's like you're wearing a burlap sack unless you buy cosmetics
crystal beacon
@grand wigeon We know very little about the specifics of these things currently.
bold tusk
they want EVERYONE to have a good time, so there will be legendary skins that only ONE PLAYER OWNS in the game, but EXTREMELY hard to get
crystal beacon
@rain bear Your freehold is fine until your node is successfully sieged. Then the siegers have 2 hours to knock it down. If they don't, it lasts a week longer, unless it falls under the ZoI of another level 3 node in that time, in which case you're good.
wicked heath
I dont they clarified what exactly a legendary skin entails, or how many of them will be avaible
onyx knoll
@grand wigeon Tanks have something called Perception
digital yacht
@bold tusk false, they said that about weapons but the cosmetic skins are jsut hard to get
onyx knoll
Not super duper clear what it does yet tho lol
grand wigeon
@onyx knoll cool! Trapfinding
onyx knoll
could be!
bold tusk
i thought skins range in quality? so common skins are easy to get like common weapons, while legendary is truly "one of a kind"
grim hinge
what was the single biggest reveal from the Q&A today?
versed hollow
I think the biggest reveal was his house
onyx knoll
Uuuh... There wasn't really anything super mind blowing or really unexpected?
LOL yeah that house is hella nice
digital yacht
@bold tusk legendary skins and legendary weapons are diferent
grim hinge
lol yeah I saw the house, started watching it until my wife wanted ot watch other stuff
wicked heath
what type of node does steven live in? a castle node?
low forge
must be
grim hinge
I mean for someone who has spent however many millions on the game so far I expect his house to be nice. I'll get worried if the next time he does a live stream he's in a crappy apartment or something
onyx knoll
😂 haha, keep it relevant to the channel guys
crystal beacon
@grim hinge Single biggest reveal was definitely his house lol. First I can think of offhand is that bards have some healing ability native to their kit.
cerulean atlas
will node towns and cities be able to be carved into and on mountains, cause a mountain city would be awesome and would make sense since there is a subterranean race and also dwarves?
covert rampart
how much are the monthly cosmetic pack on AoC Store if you already pre ordered the game?
hardy pewter
biggest reveal was a dog utterly uninterested in what he was doing
crystal beacon
@covert rampart You can buy the cosmetics individually for 5-25 bucks after you own a pack
grand wigeon
Btw.. could it be possible for a huge guild just build an imperium by snatching most of the nodes and then dominate smaller opposing forces. Or is that just a feature 😂
crystal beacon
@cerulean atlas We don't really know the specifics of that, besides that we don't decide the location of the nodes, they spawn themselves.
hardy pewter
well.. they WILL
bold tusk
the nodes are pre-planned, its just how they grow that changes
hardy pewter
just not own them technically
bold tusk
so imagine a map with 500 points on it, the node will start growing in one of those 500 marked points
onyx knoll
technically individuals own nodes, guilds own castles
cerulean atlas
@crystal beacon shame, but not surprising since the terrain isn't destructible. Hopefully, we could see it later on, maybe in a dlc
wicked heath
they technically can if all the citizens in the node are in the same alliance
grand wigeon
So.. what are the countermeasures to fight against large group of people who want to own and raid as many zones as possible
grim hinge
Do we know if your friends will be able to use the resource processing/other capabilities of your freehold?
crystal beacon
@grand wigeon Everyone else. lol
fading mauve
if the alpha 1 goes well, when do u think we will see alpha 2 or even beta?
digital yacht
no idea to grasp that
grand wigeon
What if the everyone else is a minority. Just playing with possibilities 😂
wicked heath
@grand wigeon The biggest weakness of a large group is that they are a large group. this game is too complicated to simply have a large amount of people, you need to be organized and unified
digital yacht
beta will come much closer to launch @fading mauve
a2 is constant uptime with only downtime being for updates
crystal beacon
@grand wigeon If an alliance is managing to coordinate over 5000 people, they deserve to control a portion of the world, IMO
grand wigeon
Sick
hallow blaze
Just found out about this game today and I'm a bit overwhelmed with everything. I'm trying to formulate questions in my brain that isn't just "but can i do this?"
onyx knoll
You can have at most 300 ppl in 1 guild, and 4 (i think?) guild in an alliance, so if you want a group that is bigger then 1200 people it needs to be something established outside the game
crystal beacon
@hallow blaze https://ashes101.com/ probably best place to start
wicked heath
@hallow blaze ask away, it took me watching like 12 hours of videos and reading a lot of the wiki to understand how the large systems in the game will function
hallow blaze
thanks!
onyx knoll
so it's technically possible for a whole server to agree to go under the banner of 1 guild..... but then your server doesn't have anyone to fight against and it becomes kinda boring :/
wicked heath
@onyx knoll its technically and theoretically possible, but not realistic
onyx knoll
right
grand wigeon
One streamer to rule them all
fringe breach
is there a link to transcripts of stevens interviews
wicked heath
yes there is a transcript of the most recent stream on reddit, ill link it in a sec
stray jewel
Big question how is the combat in the game going to follow suit of other games tab targeting or something like bdo or eso
wise olive
I know it was said there would be durability on gear....any idea the timetable for repairs? Once a day if play 4-6 hours....any penalty for dying?
digital yacht
lose xp on death lose mats and resrouces on death and if ur red u can drop gear as well
we have no idea about durabitlity and repair times
'/costs
grand wigeon
@wise olive there will be durability and you need some resource to repair them (ex. Iron for iron boots)
onyx knoll
we do know the repairs will require mats so I imagine it won't be super low durability
would become annoying real fast if you needed to spend mats every couple of hours to repair your stuff... hopefully they find a nice balance
rain bear
Just found out about this game today and I'm a bit overwhelmed with everything. I'm trying to formulate questions in my brain that isn't just "but can i do this?"
@hallow blaze i feel you there lmao
elder furnace
Is there going to be a damage threshold before it considers you flagging?
hallow blaze
watching a bit of today's stream and i realized my first question: what is multiboxing?
wise olive
i figured...thanks for answering
plush zenith
Instant flagging
digital yacht
@elder furnace a kill on a green to turn red but u flag to go purple
hallow blaze
flag?
wicked heath
pvp flag
rain bear
watching a bit of today's stream and i realized my first question: what is multiboxing?
@hallow blaze running multiple copies of the game/accounts that run around with you, think like having a whole bunch of player NPCs running around with you
hallow blaze
ohhh
digital yacht
u toggle it
wicked heath
combatent, non-combatent, corrupted
onyx knoll
flag means turning on of off the pvp
elder furnace
Ah, but what if someone is combatant, do you still have to flag to fight back? Or can you just start fighting?
hallow blaze
@rain bear isn't that cheating?
onyx knoll
while you're not flagged your abilities won't dmg combattants (but will dmg corrupted players)
wicked heath
its turning on different pvp states, technically everyone is flagged for pvp at all times in the open world, unless they are in an alliance or something else that prevents combat
rain bear
Not necessarily, depends on who's writing the rules
plush zenith
Once you attack someone , you automatically flag for them
crystal beacon
I believe you can set it to flag you if you attack someone instead of having to flag yourself.
hallow blaze
i dunno if anyone will have this answer but, how will you handle bots messing things up? bots are a pain even in sub based games.
elder furnace
Ah i see
crystal beacon
@hallow blaze Active GMing, mostly
elder furnace
^^
plush zenith
Go check on YouTube , they did a good video on flagging
onyx knoll
@hallow blaze You can own multiple accounts, that's not a problem. Steven has mentionned that he doesn't mind multiboxing if you're controlling all the accounts individually, but if you use macros/external programms to sync all of them then it becomes a problem
digital yacht
@hallow blaze they have an extensive back end system to catch bots/gold sellers as well as in game GMs to monitor
hallow blaze
@onyx knoll i see
plush zenith
@hallow blaze daily GM's , the game being subscription based it make it hard for gold farmer and bots to make enough to get ROI
hardy pewter
Infiltration and insiding @grand wigeon , which can be a long term stressful task but very effective at breaking a large guild apart
elder furnace
Is there any plans on making cloaks/outfits to hide your identity so streamers could be able to walk around and enjoy their day off stream?
hallow blaze
i hope housing doesn't end up like FFXIV's aka a colossal mess xD
digital yacht
no
crystal beacon
@elder furnace I highly doubt they will due to the PvP and social nature of the game/your reputation mattering.
plush nova
If i cant make my guy character as hot as the lady characters ill be upset.
onyx knoll
Housing is a lot less permanent in this game, you might end up getting your house destroyed after a few months and be forced to relocate, so there won't be the same kind of.... gold rush that there was in FFXIV when they first released it
grand wigeon
@hardy pewter sick. I am gonna pull a sneaky assassination on some warlord and try to gain his place
hallow blaze
^^^^ i play males and females and i hate that guys can't be attractive in many games ;w; also they get less awesome clothes!
shrewd venture
ayo when da game release
onyx knoll
sometime in a few years
crystal beacon
NO date yet.
plush nova
i want a "slutmog" for men
hardy pewter
haha that's not how it works but good luck, that sounds more fun! @grand wigeon
hallow blaze
if it takes around 2 years, maybe by then i'll have the means to buy a constant sub.
shrewd venture
welp i just want a game i can sink into for a few months 😦
shell grail
Can I be a super casual player and just pay to look like a super warrior? I really wonder what kind of cosmetics they are going to sell.
plush nova
gimme @idle siren
tough sierra
What did steven mean earlier today in regards to looting mobs when he said tagging and dps. Does that mean people who do more damage will get to loot everything? What about healers?
hallow blaze
@shrewd venture sorry my guy :c
crystal beacon
@tough sierra That's only people who aren't in a group/grouped with each other
onyx knoll
@shrewd venture Sorry mate :/ Not gona be able to sink your teeth into this one for a while yet..
grand wigeon
How much info is there for character creation and races? What many races are there even?
wicked heath
@tough sierra he said that the first group to tag a mob will do extra damage to it, and the total amount of damage done to a tagged mob from a group will be taken into account when distributing loot. Still need a lot more info to know how it will work specifically tho
hallow blaze
i think there's.... 9 races?
wicked heath
@grand wigeon https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Races
onyx knoll
@tough sierra he said they're still figuring out the best way to go about it for the tagging, they're gona be testing a couple of different ways during alpha/beta
tough sierra
grand wigeon
@wicked heath ty
cerulean atlas
I think this was already covered, but I wasn't 100% sure. Can a player technically do every profession at the same time, but only master one?
crystal beacon
Empyrean master race.
slate maple
tulnar will basically be 5 races in one when you think about the looks
tough sierra
@cerulean atlas yes
cerulean atlas
k ty @tough sierra
crystal beacon
@cerulean atlas YOu can master all of the professions within one tree, either gathering/processing/crafting
wicked heath
@cerulean atlas yes, profession are split into 3 classes Gathering-Processing-Crafting. You will be able to master all the professions in one of the 3 classes
digital yacht
@cerulean atlas can do all of them to some extent
hallow blaze
processing? like, distributing?
cerulean atlas
ohhhhhh, that clears that up ty
hallow blaze
i don't understand that word.
crystal beacon
refining is a better word
wicked heath
smelting,making planks etc
hallow blaze
ohhhh
onyx knoll
If you're very motivated you can level 3 characters and master every artisan job
digital yacht
no like turning ores into bars
tough sierra
Turning raw goods into workable goods
hallow blaze
so crafting
wicked heath
cursive granite
I'm rooting for the game combat to be super fluid... it's so important >,<
digital yacht
crafting t urns the bars into gear
crystal beacon
No, crafting is taking the refined goods and making items with them
onyx knoll
no crafting is turning processed goods into gear 😛
crystal beacon
@cursive granite Steven emphasized strongly today that he is aware fluid combat is the most important part of the game being successful
wicked heath
gather=raw materials, processing=refining raw materials, crafting=making an item with the processed materials. in a general sense
tough sierra
Gatherers acquire the raw materials
Proscessors turn raw materials into processed materials
Crafting turns processed materials into gear
tulip hatch
Hello friends
Welcome to all the new members
Please keep this channel to Questions and Answers only
Take opinions extra comments and discussions to the appropriate channels
Thank you
shut heath
Is there a release date on the alpha?
shut heath
Great thanks lol
obsidian berry
can you have a 3 letter name ingame? strange question.
digital yacht
3 is the lowest
onyx knoll
Mh, not sure.. You can have first name/last name, but idk if they'll allow space as a valid character in those
digital yacht
atm
onyx knoll
Oh i missread, my bad
hallow blaze
i'll have more questions tomorrow! good night!
rich lion
anyone know what sort of ocean/ship content there will be? and how will the fishing be? 😄
hazy narwhal
@rich lion they havent even begun to work on it so dont expect anything concrete for a while
rich lion
Gotcha! im so excited 😄
crystal beacon
@rich lion outside of knowing there there will, in fact, be plenty of ocean/ship content lol
wispy ocean
Hey all, do we know if mayors will have the ability to poll and/or initiate votes for the nodes citizens? For instance, will mayors be able to ask the people what they want the tax rate to be or what tax revenue is spent on?
crystal beacon
@wispy ocean I haven't heard anything about that but that's a wonderful idea
wispy ocean
I agree...if I were mayor, I'd want that ability. Run more of a democratic node etc.
torpid tangle
How many people can you have in a guild, was it mentioned at any point?
onyx knoll
200 to 300
200 base, then you can spend guild points to increase the number but that means you won't get the other potential stats buffs your guild could grab
torpid tangle
kk ty
stray dome
50 - 300
crystal flax
300 max, we don't know the base
onyx knoll
ohh my bad
stray dome
50 is known as min if you chose every upgrade.
soft furnace
if you wold have to assume in how many years you think the game will be released ?
crystal beacon
Nope he's still here lol
hazy narwhal
@soft furnace 2-4
crystal beacon
Earliest, 4th quarter 2022, imo
stray dome
Idk.
rich lion
wow thats so far !
stray dome
Early 2022 is my bet
sonic shuttle
is it tho
hazy narwhal
they have a lot to do
they have been in active development for 3 years while they effectively lost close to 1 year due to major set backs
average development time for an mmo is 5 years
and thats from big companies
sonic shuttle
I'm just happy knowing something like this is being developed, period.
hazy narwhal
same, just remember to have faith and try to limit your enthusiasm or you will burn yourself out
soft furnace
this game promises a lot of good things. how connfident you guys are that they will stick to the things they said so far
hazy narwhal
95%
I believe Steven has every intention of releasing every single thing that he has spoken of, the only limiting factor being if they can code it
crystal beacon
Steven doesn't have any deadlines to hold up to and no shareholders to placate, and he says he won't release til he is satisfied with the product.
wicked heath
as long as they keep the pvp the same and dont fuck up the combat too much i will play until the servers go offline
hazy narwhal
nice to see you Ike lol, saw you a lot in asmons comments
wicked heath
yea im trying to get the right info to people on youtube, responded to like 30 youtube comments on asmonds video from lastest AMA
sonic shuttle
They seem to have the philosophy and scope pretty well fleshed, my guess is that as development progresses some systems might get simplified and others given more importance, etc
rich lion
what ways did they say you can make ingame currency?
wicked heath
the same ways as in any other mmo, however mobs wont drop gold
soft furnace
i was looking for a good mmo in some time pre oreder new world had to refund that. another dissapoinment. AOC sounds very good but guess we jsut ahve to wait
crystal beacon
Most of the mini-jahlons probably aren't on Asmon's videos... though that may actually be a decent place to spend the effort.
digital yacht
Elyon will be a good placeholder for Ashes 🙂
split storm
will there be a fog of war for the map?
digital yacht
yes
wicked heath
im spending all my effort on asmon comment sections and /v/
crystal beacon
Oh lawd, I forgot about /v/
wicked heath
many on /v/ are talking about it, but mainly in a way to troll WoW players lol
hazy narwhal
for how many spergs follow asmon, there were surprisingly few genuinely hateful comments on the game
soft furnace
did any of you got to try the game? how is the combot? compared to other mmos like wow tap target or vindictus action combat? one thing about wow is that it feels good when you use your skills
onyx knoll
very few people have tried the game so far
digital yacht
@soft furnace its a Hybrid combat system so a mix of both Tab Targeting and Action combat
wicked heath
combat is still be developed and re-worked, so we wont have a good idea of how it plays/feels until the later alphas and beta
digital yacht
Less than 250 actual backers are testing atm
split storm
how can you get into the beta testing btw
digital yacht
pay for it
hazy wyvern
when u get corrupted, cant u just put ur loot and gear into ur freehold or some safe storage and then just go and get killed by bounty hunters? i think that would make the corruption system kind of pointless in one sense
onyx knoll
you can buy packs on their website that give beta keys
elder furnace
Is there a package in the store you can currently purchase that gives you every cosmetic? Or is it, "You buy a pack and get the cosmetic it comes with, That's it."
digital yacht
@hazy wyvern not 100% sure but ive seen some stuff come out that u cant use a bank when corrupted
hazy narwhal
@hazy wyvern your freehold might be on the other side of the map
onyx knoll
@hazy wyvern you could, but you still get the massive xp penatly
digital yacht
@elder furnace thats it only buy whats in the shop atm
hazy wyvern
hmm okay
crystal beacon
@hazy wyvern Guards attack corrupted players, so unless you flag right near your freehold, no
onyx knoll
that too
elder furnace
The 400 dollar one only provides you with that set of cosmetics?
digital yacht
yes
elder furnace
Ah alright.
soft furnace
@digital yacht less then 250 damn didnt they said they want feedback
digital yacht
@soft furnace only the 2500$ backers and up are testing atm
Alpha 1 has 10k players to be getting in
Alpha 1 starts in 2ish months
split storm
will they be adding more artisan professions
cinder scaffold
So I saw Steven talking about the cash shop cosmetics. I know it’s early but can we expect to see competent pricing or am I expecting valorant $300 skins for no reason?
dark widget
so when will the $400 backers get in?
digital yacht
@dark widget after leader of men
dark widget
so maybe like 3-4ish months?
soft furnace
@digital yacht are there any other methods to get in alpha 1 beside paying i saw on the store that it is 375$. i want to try the alpha but dont feel like paying that much
digital yacht
@cinder scaffold skins for characters are roughly 25 as well as mounts, pets are 15
@soft furnace alpha 1 u cant buy into
its already closed
onyx knoll
alpha 2 is what is in the shop pack
digital yacht
but if it does become available again u would be paying roughly 500$
dark widget
so next is bata?
pseudo merlin
alpha 1 is next
crystal beacon
@soft furnace For alpha, likely not. Beta you may be able to get in to if you win a key giveaway from a content creator.
dark widget
ohhhh ok
pseudo merlin
between alpha 1 and 2 there'll be APOC to keep you entertained
and hopefully they actually come out with castle sieges
dark widget
have you played?
digital yacht
only ppl with Phoenix Initiative Tags on discord have tested
plucky latch
Hey all, is there any way to buy into alpha 1?
onyx knoll
no
pseudo merlin
there may be int he future if testing goes well
onyx knoll
you can buy into alpha 2 at the earliest
pseudo merlin
stay tuned in with the intrepid mailing list if there's an update on it
sonic shuttle
How viable will it be to main a support class, I remember the Lineage 2 days where support classes where relegated to multibox totems that gave you sporadic buffs.
dark widget
wait is there a way to get lifetime sub other than the kickstarter?
onyx knoll
maybe they'll do special events where you can win a lifetime sub one day?
dark widget
ok
digital yacht
@dark widget no its gone forever
pseudo lake
would this game have different regions on the launch?
like id rather play on english or w.e language but with regional price or ppl
onyx knoll
there will be EU and NA servers at the minimum
split storm
i think steven answered in his stream
soft furnace
well i guess we just have to wait a few more years. have a good day guys
onyx knoll
g'day
pulsar pebble
Do you think that we will be able to download the game a day before launch?
uneven lodge
Hey uh.. can I still back the game on kickstarter or no?
keen notch
OCE servers as well, you guys are too nice
split storm
theoretically speaking, what happens if every node/castle is owned by a single faction or group?
uneven lodge
thats unforntunate, i want that life time sub dude
modern moat
Are there any images associated with the races in faq? And are there plans to expand playable races?
crystal beacon
Sup! I've been looking the classes name to try to find out if there's any class that would be some sort of fist fighter class. I didn't, anyone have like a theory or something that might make a class look like a fist fighter?
digital yacht
@split storm impossible
crystal beacon
How do you know? I'd like to check them out
@split storm Basically impossible. That'd be 10s of thousands of people under one banner, and would result in an incredibly boring server.
pseudo merlin
@split storm also all the castles are spaced out far from each other and no fast travel readily accessible until a scientific metropolis is built
steep harbor
Have they discussed on how much the Lifetime subscription will be?
keen notch
Will all gear look different/decent looking as you progress? Like BDO just has plain looking gear so you kinda forced to buy cosmetics
steep harbor
Aww shucks, well thanks!
onyx knoll
Steven mentionned BDO specifically when he said he didnt want gear to look trash unless you paid money lol
split storm
Then what happens to the citizen of a castle when they lose the siege?
abstract sparrow
Is their polearms / spear weapons?
pseudo merlin
depends on what happens to the city
keen notch
dope
onyx knoll
They get their home layout and items mailed to them and need to find a new home
pseudo merlin
if the city falls, then the citizen will lose their citizenship and have to look for a new place to settle down
crystal beacon
@split storm The node is destroyed/reset to 0, they can either build it back up or find a new node.
pseudo merlin
if the city delevels, then they will retain their citizenship
abstract sparrow
Woo 😄
split storm
then isnt it possible to join the enemy faction?
crystal beacon
@pseudo merlin Still in iteration, but there likely won't be deleveling anymore
split storm
well i mean the enemy
pseudo merlin
@simple ether O.O when did they change this?
onyx knoll
You can join either side of a conflict you are not directly part of, but if it's YOUR town being attacked you cant join the enemy
crystal beacon
@pseudo merlin When they realized (or Jahlon told them) that deleveling would mess with the entire vassal system.
split storm
ahhh
onyx knoll
That would encourage spies like crazy... Lol
abstract sparrow
Besides the Fighter / Mage example of using rush + teleport. Any other examples of secondary class influencing primary abilities?
pseudo merlin
thanks for keeping me updated guys
split storm
well can you join after you lose your town?
i just termed it faction cause i know so little
onyx knoll
With the group that destroyed your town? Sure if they have room for you to buy a home to get citizenship in their towns
pseudo merlin
@split storm join any city siege? or join the previously attacking city?
unkempt depot
Will there be servers for people living in Asia?
pseudo merlin
i havent seen mentions of an asian server
split storm
yeah thanks
onyx knoll
Yes to asian servers (SEA)
split storm
i am just excited cause i like my strategy games and my mmo's
onyx knoll
Well its asia/oceania
crystal beacon
@abstract sparrow Haven't really seen too many specific examples, I believe I heard fighter/rogue possibly dropping target on charge as an example, but that may have been a content creator and not steven himself
pseudo merlin
i dont think this game will have japanese language support at all lol
steep harbor
If somehow, all Metropolis' in a server become allies, will there be a trigger somewhere in a server wherein World boss/s would start attacking those Metropolis/s?
Alright, would be cool dou
onyx knoll
There are mob rush events
pseudo merlin
even if metropoli become allies that doesnt mean other smaller cities will not try overthrwoing them
onyx knoll
They're not triggered by that tho
steep harbor
Makes sense, make sense
onyx knoll
plain gust
Is there a specific order in which the different servers will be turned online? E.G. NA first, then comes EUW....
tacit geyser
I got the first preorder tier, anyone know if/ when betas will happen
onyx knoll
No clue
tacit geyser
Word I just wanted to throw some support out anyway so hopefully they can live up to a great game
pseudo merlin
i'd wait and see how they do during the alpha 1 test coming out
short vale
what does this mean exactly
crystal beacon
@short vale Every time new cosmetic packs drop you'll be able to buy the cosmetics individually
grim hinge
has Steven talked about how much funding is available to finish the game/if there are any concerns it doesn't get funded through to completion?
onyx knoll
There is pently of funding
grim hinge
Seems more ambitious than a lot of AAA titles that cost $100mm+
crystal beacon
@grim hinge Steven is self funding the game.
onyx knoll
Steven is self funding a lot of it, plus they got a big chunk from kickstarter
Plus all the packs they sold on the website.. i'm not worried :)
crystal beacon
@grim hinge A lot of those AAA titles don't spend almost two years whitepapering out their design goals before they actually start designing and end up floundering around trying to figure out what they really want to do/testing and iterating a lot
gusty mantle
Yo, another question. Do we know if AoC will have an ingame bug/feedback reporting tool?
grim hinge
Yeah, hopefully that doesn't happen and he can keep the costs reasonable. I know he's self-funding the project but games can cost a LOT and I have no idea how much money he actually has haha
crystal beacon
Can AoC actually stick to their 30-40m design goal? Eh.. we'll see. I think it'll end up a little higher. But they have the funding.
jagged mirage
Is there anything touching upon quest log/UI. Will there be any things to reduce clutter and such?
atomic fable
any south american servers planned?
tall vapor
since ship building is a valid skill along with siege weapons will war on the seas be a part of the game ?
nice
crystal beacon
@simple ether Oh I know it, that's why I confidently said they have the funding
onyx knoll
@jagged mirage UI is gona get changed a lot still until release but they said they wanted a system that you could move around and custumise to your liking
tall vapor
will we also be able to place blacksmith items and such on the ships to make a moving guild quarters ?
winter linden
hello, everyone. i had a quick question regarding dates for all the test phases. is there anywhere that shows where those dates are?
or does it all depend on how the game is just developing?
crystal beacon
Do you know offhand if there's any sort of system for mayors to poll their nodes for potential changes/construction projects? A question I saw earlier.
jagged mirage
Is creating a guild around the concept of being mercenaries Viable? Swords for hire, that sorta stuff?
onyx knoll
Alpha 1 in fall this year, everything else is nebulous
winter linden
ahhh, ok. thank you \o
onyx knoll
It should be, LynxX
wicked heath
source on 12m? all crowd funded or is there other private funding
crystal beacon
@jagged mirage Theoretically/hopefully yes, for protecting caravans.
grim hinge
I can see caravan-based guilds that make money providing safe caravans
winter linden
how do people get a1 test keys as well?
or can you not get them anymore?
tall vapor
since its node based on areas , island bases will be a thing out in the seas ?
jagged mirage
Anyone know what rouges are gonna be like, gameplay wise?
crystal beacon
@tall vapor Sure will
winter linden
ahhh alright. thank you so much for the info
grim hinge
I thinkn very little is known about any class's gameplay
tall vapor
NICE !
lapis ibex
hello, I don't know if this was answered before, but it is possible to have a mage class where it's focused on 1 element? like fire for example
onyx knoll
Idk what rouges will be like but you can get an idea for rogues here; https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Rogue
lapis ibex
@simple ether so it's possible to have all my mage abilities do flame damage?
crystal beacon
But there will be elemental resistance stats, so it may not be totally wise.
lapis ibex
that's amazing to hear, might buy the game just for that XD
digital yacht
@tall vapor there won’t be actual nodes out in the sea
digital yacht
I don’t think so
crystal beacon
I was told there could be nodes on islands big enough to hold a metropolis
tall vapor
^
digital yacht
There are coastal nodes but nothing in the sea surrounded by water from what I know
cold rapids
How do I know if I got the covid bonus item thing?
wicked heath
there are nodes on islands
digital yacht
@simple ether quote?
cold rapids
@digital yacht yes i have had an account for awhile i just dont know how to tell if i have it
digital yacht
I don’t think they applied it to all accounts yet
cold rapids
oh ok
tall vapor
do mounts die ?
ivory latch
can we breed flying mounts ?
digital yacht
@simple ether do u know when that said bc last I heard there wouldn’t be island nodes but that was a while back
ivory latch
oh ok, thanks
still coral
since im from OCE will i be able to get into A1-2?
digital yacht
L
onyx knoll
You can breed GLIDING mount but now flying
tall vapor
ah
still coral
alpha
onyx knoll
Glidding? W-e
blazing zephyr
o.o
ashen shore
How does the Name Reserve work will work?
tall vapor
i ment more for the flying mounts cause of how rare they are
calm gazelle
How is having mount skins, pet skins, house skins, racial and armor cosmetics as well as titles for sale and through preorders not undermining a big part of the game, in the AMA Steven just replied that there is no P2W and some people just dont have time so deal with it?
blazing zephyr
oh I tested apocalypse, how do i get the discord rank
onyx knoll
How is cosmetic p2w?
grim hinge
I feel like this has almost certainly been asked, but do we know how respeccing will work? I think you can change your secondary profession (presumably with some cost), but also is there a mechanic to respec your skills you chose?
blazing zephyr
rip
tall vapor
so as time moves on and events pass while they will be rare more ppl will be able to access them correct ?
vapid bough
What if you're a beginner trying to kill a hard monster, and then A player comes and flags you to low health, and then the monster kills you? Does that bypass the attacker from being corrupted?
digital yacht
Yes
ivory latch
I'll be able to trade my Embers for more sub?
ivory latch
I'm not that interested in buying skins with it, reason for my question
calm gazelle
@simple ether how do you mean they are skins? once you unlock a mount all other mounts are technically just "skins" since they dont apply any other feature in regards to your traveling speed, technically all armor are just different looking skins after you get your first plate armor same for pets?
onyx knoll
Mounts will have their own stats
Those skins are literally just a visual you apply to your mount
ivory latch
Will different flying mounts will have different flying speed ?
rich lion
what are yalls thoughts for like housing placements in the cash shop, like painting and such?
stray wyvern
Will there be a "transmogrification" feature?
crystal beacon
@ivory latch I don't believe so, as there will be very very few flying mounts
sage walrus
is there any info about how big will the inventory be in Ashes? in ESO is pretty dogshit with the unlimited backpack if you subscribe to ESO plus and if you are not you have to be backing to city like each 10min... + quest items filling your inventory...
ivory latch
Thanks, i'll make sure i will have one of those flying mounts 😛
onyx knoll
Lol good luck mate
crystal beacon
^
vapid bough
What if you're a beginner trying to kill a hard monster, and then A player comes and flags you to low health, and then the monster kills you? Does that bypass the attacker from being corrupted?
@vapid bough I think this will discourage new players.
blazing zephyr
Bless online (before it died) I got a legendary pet which dropped an item which i could use for stats buff, would there be things like that?
crystal beacon
@sage walrus inventory won't be huge (because caravans and whatnot) but there will be no way to buy more inventory space with real money
blazing zephyr
gathering speed bonuses or whatnot
wicked heath
there will be ways to increase you inventory size through in-game activities, also quest items will not take up space in your inventory
grim hinge
Do we have any idea if there will be enough quests to level or if there will be substantial grinding involved? I'm assuming not but was curious
calm gazelle
And since armors have different stats skins for armors also dont matter by this same logic? Why have people have any visual progression at all and just let them have the base appearence from large scale pvp then at all times? If it is just skins for both mounts and armors, by this logic of yours, they dont matter no?
who said they are p2w?
sage walrus
there will be ways to increase you inventory size through in-game activities, also quest items will not take up space in your inventory
@wicked heath yeah, I just watched the AMA and Steven said it, that's why im not so worried about it but still... I like to farm and having to back to the city constantly is annoying
blazing zephyr
No natural quests? only ones that show up are from the nodes?
crystal beacon
@calm gazelle There are also cosmetics earnable in game.
onyx knoll
You did? Sorry i must have missunderstood your earlier question then and now i'm confused about what your inquiry is
grim hinge
WRT cosmetics, do we know if various items will have different appearances by default, or if the appearance of your character is just tied to level/armor type, etc.? For example - will 2 different breast plates have 2 different appearances or will it just look like "breastplate"?
crystal beacon
@grim hinge By all accounts so far, items will have individual appearances. None of that BDO shit here.
grim hinge
Thanks that's kind of my concern haha
Don't want to look like a burlap sack until I pay $$
hardy bolt
Ahh the good old bdo cosmetics 
onyx knoll
The packs don't contain anything that is trully unique to them other then the early alpha/beta access, you can get similar-looking skins in game, and they don't give any actual advantage to anyone
crisp holly
^
grim hinge
So it's more like if you want to "transmog" your gear into something cool, that's where the pay for cosmetics come into play?
onyx knoll
No, you can transmog your gear into cool stuff you find in game
The shop will have additional unique things
grim hinge
oh that's even better, thanks
This is my understanding of the skill tree system, is it somewhat accurate? 1) you get a base class and allocate skill points in some kind of skill tree 2) at level 25 you get a secondary class and choose augments to those skills you've already selected. As far as I know there is no stat allocation tree, that just happens as you level based on your race/class?
calm gazelle
I literally said that steven said that there is no p2w. What I mean is that in MMOs there is a visual progression aspect to the game as well. At the base level, any different looking item is just a different skin placed on the model of the playable character. Even if mounts or armors have different statistics, and you being able to earn different "skins" in the game by playing, the collection aspect and overall visual progression would seem to be undermined by decisions like selling titles and skins in a cash shop or in pre-orders. No other game has really succeeded in making a cash shop that worked without undermining this aspect of the game so I was just wondering how Intrepid was going to deal with this. But most answers seem to be "they're just skins" or "there is no P2W"
onyx knoll
Ahhhhh i see, sorry i missunderstood your first question
wicked heath
paid skins are the best we are going to get for most games, for the rest of history. microtransactions are not going anywhere sorry bro
calm gazelle
How does looking at armors in the game change the nature of my question Jahlon? I understand that you find the armors in the game "pure sex"
onyx knoll
So you're saying it sucks because at lvl 1 someone who preordered will already look like a maxed level character?
digital yacht
if u care that much about appearence just start grinding for that legendary armor skin
onyx knoll
I kinda get your point, but basically the idea is to make the gear in game look as good as the paid one so that there isnt a big discrepancy .. (spelling?)
solid sparrow
I couldnt care less if someone buys the armor I can get from an achievment, let me play the game. I use base boss armor in bdo lol. and it looks like shit. Frankly I'm just glad the devs care about how armor looks so I dont look like shit.
crystal beacon
@calm gazelle The answer to your question really is just "That's how things are now." MMOs have cash shops. That's how the genre has evolved. That's how video games in general have evolved.
grim hinge
Hopefully the most prestigious cosmetics will be from rare/legendary items that would stand out just due to their rarity (anyone can spend $$ and buy a skin)
digital yacht
^exactly how it is
onyx knoll
From the concepts ive seen so far none of the armors are super.... Extravagant in your face
digital yacht
which is sometimes a good thing
onyx knoll
Certainly
rich lion
any word on if boats can be used to siege nodes near water?
digital yacht
yes?
frank prairie
when is the Alpha-1 limited QA testing (no NDA) and how do u join ?
faint galleon
will the same species of animal be able to have color and physical variations when it comes to breeding and taming
blazing zephyr
Is there sea warfare since there are ship builders?
digital yacht
yes
wicked heath
yes, its ship v ship
faint galleon
alright sweet, also @simple ether i was the 3d artist in your chat earlier
digital yacht
and looted
grim hinge
Totally different topic - I've heard that the castle sieges are going to be 250v250 (or maybe 500v500!?) but what is the cap on a regular node siege? Like a level 2 node or something
calm gazelle
For a game studio that seems to pride themselves on old values of mmos like spending time to get those legendary armors, and only letting a few people have flying mounts as a reward for outstanding achivements such as owning a castle like it was back in L2, it seems to go against their own philosophy to release armors that are similar in quality when it comes to the visual aspect as someone who spent a lot of time grinding it out. As the statement in the AMA was that legendary items would be of comparable visual quality to the cash shop. "This is how MMOs are now" kind of goes against the philosophy that they spout when harkening back to those games in a lot of the promotional material they are releasing no?
blazing zephyr
Bro I was a pirate in AAU
digital yacht
@calm gazelle its literally to help make more content would u rather them have xp boosts and P2W mechanics in the cash shop?
blazing zephyr
Legendary sails and epic cannons.
rich lion
aa pirating sucked, only because there was nobody to take from lol
solid sparrow
@calm gazelle If you cant buy them, dont buy them. Someone else looking badass while you look badass isnt a crime.
blazing zephyr
there was plenty of ship warfare cuz of fishing trawlers
wicked heath
@calm gazelle it is simply the most fair way for them to generate income to continue to develop the game. I would not want to die on the "paid cosmetics look too good hill" when the rest of their monitization is very fair
crystal beacon
@calm gazelle It doesn't really sound like you're going to be swayed by anything we have to say here, so, I'm sorry you feel that way.
onyx knoll
I'd prefer there wan't a cash shop... But i understand the appeal is great for it
digital yacht
^yup
crystal beacon
^^ double yup
wicked heath
we understand your argument and we agree Eir, its just the most fair way to generate revenue without hurting the balance of the game
winter field
Someone will always be there to complain about the smallest things
digital yacht
dont get me wrong i lvoe a good cash shop with nice skins but i cant afford every single 1 and im a collector so no cash shop would be dope
abstract panther
Cosmetic shop isn't a huge deal as long as the armor in game doesn't make you look like you're wearing a potato sack.
crystal beacon
Not really something even worth discussing. It is what it is. It already is.
onyx knoll
I feel that otherwise they would just increase the monthly sub and people would flip tables
crystal beacon
If they just got rid of the cash shop idea all together now it would honestly be worse as there would already be thousands of people running around with cosmetics and other people would have no recourse to catch up with them outside of weeks to months of grinding for it.
abstract panther
In the end, the point is revenue generation which will aide in the further development in the game. Expansions, support, content, etc.
blazing zephyr
15.99 a month, so like 16.50 after tax. not bad at all for a game like this if it keeps true
digital yacht
14.99
rich lion
any word on if expansions will be paid expansions?
digital yacht
free
onyx knoll
People are used to the 16$/month sub, put it higher and everyone would freak out
digital yacht
included with Sub
rich lion
nice ty ! 😄
blazing zephyr
i watched that interview with asmongold, the main guy said 15.99 in the interview
onyx knoll
Its 16$ for canadians :p
blazing zephyr
ahhh ok
crystal beacon
@blazing zephyr He mispoke.
abstract panther
That's a really great value tbh. Given the shop is purely optional. Don't like it, ignore it.
onyx knoll
This discussion should be brought over to an other channel, this is no longer a question
grim hinge
The cash shop doesn't even have quality of life improvements (like path of exile), right? Purely cosmetic? That's about as benign a cash shop as I can imagine - less impact than retail wow and that has a box cost + monthly fee too
ivory latch
15$ they said per month
onyx knoll
Purely cosmetic
ivory latch
i wish i could trade my Ember from the preorder for more months
abstract panther
Yes, no p2w no pay for convenience
rough swallow
So there WILL be a SEA server to play in, but theres no SEA recruitment category for forums on the main website
grim hinge
Going to bump my question on sieges since it got lost in the cosmetics talk - do we know what size battles will take place for sieges of nodes, even smaller ones? 250v250 is for castles, right? But what about like a level 3 node?
summer basalt
imagine give it some time, actual release is still a long way out
ruby swift
@blazing zephyr We pointed out the error and he had issued a correction within a day. Steven has great passion, but when he freestyles interviews he sometimes uses jargon in a way that others do not or mixes numbers, all part of being human and trying to give the best information you can on a huge subject from memory.
wicked heath
yes there will be sea and oce servers but no info on publisher or server location currently
calm gazelle
I mean most of your arguments are just "mmos are just like this now a days" "it takes money to produce an mmo" when they themselves promote it as an old school mmo when it comes to values of the game. so saying that this is the state of mmos now when they are trying to change how mmos are run as they are tired of the current "meta" seems to be a counter productive argument by most of you. And yes MMOs do cost a lot to make, but steven himself stated that the subscription cost would cover operational costs and he could have gone with a box copy sale instead but this was just "greedy" in his opinion, so dying on the hill of cash shops are cool because it is needed to pay for content seems a bit extrem aswell @wicked heath @simple ether @crystal beacon
digital yacht
@grim hinge we dont have a set number from what i remember but itll be tested so who knows what it might end up at
crystal beacon
@grim hinge I don't believe sieges have a set number
blazing zephyr
is owning two accounts on the same server allowed? In AAU I had my pirate and then my Miner for diamonds.
digital yacht
yes
@blazing zephyr u can play them together if u want but they have to be manually played
not using 3rd party software or macros
crystal beacon
@calm gazelle Again, this is just how it is. It's too late to change it, and there's no purpose in talking about it.
winter field
you can still have visual progression with a cash shop, i dont understand lol
blazing zephyr
yeah thats no problem, i got multiple Pcs
wicked heath
@calm gazelle why are you equating paid cosmetics to P2W mechanics? we understand your argument. do you understand ours? if all the monitization is fair are you really going to complain about paid cosmetics? they have salaries to pay, they have more content to make.
ruby swift
@grim hinge There is no cap given yet. They want that to be as large as possible.
blazing zephyr
Daily exp cap?
plush zenith
When a game is that good , people need to cherrypick to find bad things LUL
crystal beacon
@blazing zephyr Heavens no. Maybe for nodes.
calm gazelle
@simple ether So in a pre-alpha stage of the game where they are asking for feedback, asking questions about aspects that you do not like about the game are a bad thing in your opinion, since those things won't change?
digital yacht
@blazing zephyr nodes have a daily/weekly xp cap
blazing zephyr
ahh
digital yacht
not palyers
wicked heath
@digital yacht is that confirmed? can you link i want to read more on it
crystal beacon
@calm gazelle sigh
ruby swift
Please take your paid cosmetics discussion to the appropriate channels. We try to keep this one clear so people can get answers easily.
calm gazelle
@wicked heath I understand your argument and there is a scale, but if you release a statement that you do not need to sell boxed copies of a game since it is too greedy and operational costs, meaning saleries included would be paid by the subscription model, asking questions and critizing how the cash shop will work should be ok no?
ruby swift
You may not like the answer given. If so, discuss it other places or in DMs.
crystal beacon
Look man, most of us agree with you that cash shops aren't ideal. I hate the entire premise. But it is what it is, it isn't going to change, and this is the most benign way it can be implemented. Take it to the forums.
abstract panther
@calm gazelle Dude, the shop is literally as non-intrusive as it gets. Optional. You can tape over the icon on your screen(if there may be one) if it triggers you. Let it go.
grim hinge
Do we know if there are bind on equip items or if you'll always be able to unequip and sell an item later? Similarly are there any Bind on pickup type items?
atomic sun
very few items will be "soulbound"
twilit heron
most items can be resold afterwards
crystal beacon
@grim hinge They intend to have as few soulbound items as possible
wicked heath
@calm gazelle critizise it all you want, I would prefer no cash shop at all, however that is not going to happen. I believe the dev team will use the money to expand content instead of fill their coffers. The shop is not going away however. I wish it was 2004 again but it will never be again.
still wyvern
Laaads.
Keep this to questions only
Any discussions should be forwarded to #aoc-discussion or #general-discussion
Otherwise, questions and answers welcome here.
abstract panther
Was there an answer or explanation on itemization? Lots of classes and mixes.
rich lion
any class can equip any armor?
digital yacht
@ruby swift do u have the quote showing XP nodes are capped weekly/daily
@rich lion yes
blazing zephyr
Does the main account have sub character slots? like 3 characters to one account?
digital yacht
@abstract panther any class can use any armor/weapon
grim hinge
I'm guessing that's going to be a heavily tested thing - honestly balancing this game at all seems like a nightmare to me haha, but I"m not a game designer
digital yacht
@blazing zephyr all wehave is a comfortable amt
steep harbor
@rich lion yea
digital yacht
more than 3
crude hearth
does anyone know if experience is only gained from combat and quests?
abstract panther
I mean stat-wise.
solid sparrow
Thought just popped into my head, im sure I can find it somewhere, can someone be a monarch and a mayor?
digital yacht
@abstract panther we do not
@solid sparrow yes
@solid sparrow u mean monarch as in Guild Leader and own a castle right?
solid sparrow
right
digital yacht
if so then yes
crystal beacon
@solid sparrow Kudos for use of "Monarch", and yes
ruby swift
@digital yacht You mean that a node has a limited amount of exp that it can gain daily or in a week? sadly no. Would have to go digging to make sure latest info on that hasn't changed, though you have tickled my curiosity.
digital yacht
@ruby swift cuz that was the case before right?
rotund saddle
Is my.com still going to be the EU publisher?
dense fossil
Will the pre order bundles be replaced at the end of thier times with something new soon, or will they be removed entirely?
rotund saddle
rip
blazing zephyr
is there offline exp gain?
dense fossil
Thanks
blazing zephyr
nice
rich lion
any idea on how early mounts are attainable?
digital yacht
@rich lion really early
like before 10 i think
in ur starting area u shgould get a quest for it
rich lion
awesome!
ruby swift
Not going to call this one official that I can slap a quote on <speculation> what I think you mean was when he was talking about how AOC will not have a labor system, but has other means of throttling in place that take away the p2w aspect of an items for sale in a store. Those I have quotes for.<speculation ends>
agile orbit
any scythe like weapons/cosmetics?
grim hinge
Only he certain rare flying mounts, etc. have a limited life, correct? Normal mounts have unlimited life (unless killed?? Do they respawn?)
digital yacht
@agile orbit not atm
ruby swift
@grim hinge T3 legendary egg drops are timed.
atomic sun
will you have to level your character to max its professions
digital yacht
@grim hinge Yes, mayors and kings/queens have them until they lsoe that status and Eggs that are drop are timed
ruby swift
For Royal Mounts that fly.
digital yacht
@grim hinge and yues normals respawn after a certain time
crystal beacon
@grim hinge Normal mounts will be killable, and will be resummonable after a time
dense fossil
Is it summoner 1st or cleric 1st for necromancer?
crystal beacon
Summoner
dense fossil
Kk
digital yacht
@atomic sun dont think u need to be max level u might need some levels tho
agile orbit
ty @digital yacht
summer basalt
did you guys poach Jonathan Caraker from EQ1 🙂
elder osprey
My question is. The summoner class's summons ( what do they range from) and how will your 2nd class augment them?
digital yacht
@elder osprey not enough on it yet
tall vapor
i didnt see the answer to ciggys question
dense fossil
How many people are required to form a guild?
tall vapor
will there be multiple charater slots to an account or a one character per accountv?
wicked heath
@elder osprey Today steven said that the summons will have roles, such as summoning a tank,healer, or dps type of summon. I think the max amount of summons is 3 however we don't have much info on the specifics
digital yacht
multiple
elder osprey
Thanks!!
One more quick question.
When is the next Live alpha ( Im contemplating on getting the highest buy in )
ruby swift
@summer basalt If he is on the website and is someone you know then yes. Other people they have hired recently they are no longer putting up bio info for because there was an issue with headhunters attempting to poach staff.
digital yacht
@tall vapor u get a comfrotable amount we have no exact number
unkempt blade
I have a question about summoners. I know Steven briefly talked about necromancers in the AMA, but will there be unique summons similar in rarity to T3 mounts? And will there be skins for the summons?
abstract panther
Will there be a pure caster dps class like Destro lock in WoW? From what I saw in that vein it seems to be more like variation of Demo. I could totally be dumb and/or blind.
tall vapor
ah thank you
digital yacht
@abstract panther mage?
dark dagger
will alpha 1 have nda?
digital yacht
@dark dagger no
dense fossil
Can you use animal husbandry for necromancer summons?
grim hinge
I believe alpha 1 is when NDA stops
wicked heath
@abstract panther all classes could be "pure dps" other than tank or cleric or bard, you can pick the same primary and secondary archytpe
tall vapor
so if we have multiple characters
digital yacht
@dark dagger when Alpha 1 official starts NDA should drop its not a 100% chance
tall vapor
can each of those characters be an master in their chosen proffesion ?
crystal beacon
@unkempt blade Not sure about rare summons ala T3 mounts, but there will be summoner skins
wicked heath
@dense fossil most likely not, animal husbandry is for mounts mainly but we dont have full info on it.
tall vapor
patience is a virtue and i am patient
dark dagger
Will mayors be able to name nodes or are the names predetermined?
blazing zephyr
are there any daily limitations that are shared between characters on one account?
grim hinge
Will characters on the same account be able to share materials/stored items (like in a freehold, etc.)?
abstract panther
@wicked heath Oh I know. I'm just looking for a mix of shooty spells and dots. I like the warlocky flavor
digital yacht
@dark dagger u cannot name nodes at this time
rich lion
say i go the crafting tree, can i be a master at ship building and wepon smithing at the same time etc?
crystal beacon
@blazing zephyr Don't believe so
tough geyser
I really really want there to be close/midrange mages. I love the combat style of sorc from bdo where a mage can attack you in ways that arent normally magelike
digital yacht
@rich lion yes u can master everything in the crafting tree
blazing zephyr
I always try to go as a tank ranger, thats who i am. over 15 years of playing that type
wicked heath
@rich lion https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Artisan_classes you can master all professions in one of the 3 artisan classes Gathering-Processing-Crafting
digital yacht
@rich lion if u do choose to master the crafting tree u will be unable to master the gathering and processing tree
elder osprey
When is the game going to be playable next? Im going to buy the highest pack so I can participate.
crystal beacon
@grim hinge I don't believe you can share storage between characters but I believe freehold usage is fairly open, if not having permissions settings
faint galleon
!wiki!
blazing zephyr
are there bonuses for gathering? Like leveling up and mining quicker? or better chance for more ores?
digital yacht
@tall vapor no but elections happen every month
ruby swift
@unkempt blade Not clarified at this time. There has been one T3 skin awarded that has different functionality when place on T3vsT2. If placed on a T3 mount the mount has flying and is huge, if placed on a T2, it is smaller and only glides. A T3 Summoner skins would be extremely situational. Not to say there is not one planned, they just have not revealed it ever.
digital yacht
@tall vapor and there is 4 types of elections
tall vapor
yes
wicked heath
"can they be voted of ruling" what do you mean? the scientific node mayors are decided by popular vote if that is what you mean
digital yacht
i think he means can they be voted off ruling
crisp holly
@tough geyser if you pick mage and then fighter, Rouge, or tank. You will likely get that kind of close range mage style as some kind of option
tall vapor
yes
crisp holly
Not that we have any real info on what that might look like though
blazing zephyr
Crowfall uses a exp mastery system. Anything like that in here?
wicked heath
ah ok, The only way mayors can be removed is if they are voted out or if the node is destroyed through a node siege
potent merlin
Character/server Question: will a character we create in 1 server be able to play on a server? Example: i play in NAwith this lv 10 character, but now my friend is in EU server, can i move that character from the NA server to the EU sever?
wicked heath
@tall vapor you would have to wait for re-election or get somone to siege and destroy the node
crystal beacon
@potent merlin regions will be seperate
digital yacht
jus leave the node or get rid of him next month, depending on the type of node tho u might not have a choise
sudden lark
Wait, let me get this right.
So we can master one whole type of the crafting tree?
Like alchemy, blacksmithing, cooking etc on one character?
tall vapor
forgot about that
ruby swift
Possibly, those that are giving answers please be cognizant that Ashes has people of varying ability of English. Sometimes they are being as clear as they are able to express.
wicked heath
@sudden lark yes, but it will take a long time
sudden lark
Oh, wow.
digital yacht
@sudden lark U can master The Whole Crafting Tree or The Whole Gathering Tree or the Whole Processing tree only 1
wicked heath
@sudden lark https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Artisan_classes
crystal beacon
@blazing zephyr Stopped following Crowfall a while ago so you may need to be more specific
hollow abyss
will there be guild alliances?
hollow abyss
ffffffffffferk yes
wicked heath
@hollow abyss yes, a max of 5 guilds in an alliance and guilds will be capped at 300 members
digital yacht
If they choose to upgreade their guild slots
potent merlin
Ah ok, then is possible to transfer a character to a different server?
digital yacht
u wont have 300 slots when u start the guild
hollow abyss
thanks peeps!
digital yacht
@potent merlin not at launch
blazing zephyr
@crystal beacon ok, you get static exp for just playing that you use in a side mastery system that gives bonuses to stuff. like %more chance for rare ores bonus or faster mining
sudden lark
Thank you
ruby swift
@potent merlin Initially no
crystal beacon
@blazing zephyr Nothing like that, no.
atomic sun
seems weird that all gathering trees would be linked
potent merlin
Ahh ok, thank you for answering my question :)
ruby swift
@potent merlin They may add that functionality later, but it would be an involved process that would be painful either through in game progression and items lost, and possible IRL fee. They don't want people server surfing to find the "easy win" in pvp.
blazing zephyr
any tiers to gathering resources? like level 1-2-3-4 trees that need better mastery and tools?
wicked heath
@blazing zephyr yes
digital yacht
i belive so
ruby swift
@blazing zephyr Tiers and quality. Not as involved as SWG but in that general sense.
wicked heath
I think it will be like albion
ruby swift
Going afk for a bit, will tag out to Shadow to keep plugging along.
blazing zephyr
will there be anything that you can showboat? Like a runescape 99 Cape. Anything like that for a master blacksmith?
tall vapor
so one thing that wasnt properly answered on wiki about crafting
to master a profession
elder osprey
If I buy the highest buyin now from the shop, when would I be likely able to play the game for testing purposes??
wicked heath
@blazing zephyr most likely but nothing that we know of so far that I'm aware of
tall vapor
is it gathering processing and crafting
atomic sun
It seems like theres going to be coool titles for getting acheivements
tall vapor
or just one and
rich lion
how will the item grade system work with crafted weapons?
digital yacht
@elder osprey we have no date yuet
elder osprey
Thank you for answering my question ❤️ .
crystal beacon
@elder osprey Don't have an exact answer for that, alpha 1 officially starts this fall, alpha 2 whenever they are ready to move on
tall vapor
will it be the complete crafting tree or only one artisian class in the crafting tree
digital yacht
@tall vapor complte crafting tree
blazing zephyr
will weapons be Binded upon wearing and have durability? if so can you unbind them to sell later?
tall vapor
ah i see
crystal beacon
@blazing zephyr Most armor/weapons will not be soulbound
blazing zephyr
nice nice
digital yacht
but yes they have durability
blazing zephyr
bound items probably quest related
tall vapor
so a single character can be a master of every artisian class but only in either crafting gathering or processing
wicked heath
@tall vapor all of the professions are split into 3 artisan classes Gather(mining,woodcutting etc) Processing (smelting,making planks etc) and Crafting (blacksmithing,alchemy,shipbuilding etc. You will be able to master all of the professions within one of the three artisan classes: Gathering-Processing-Crafting. Mastering all of the professions within one artisan class will take significant time
digital yacht
@tall vapor yes
atomic sun
quest items have a seperate bag entirely probably cant trade from it
crystal beacon
I imagine the real legendary stuff may also be soulbound, but we really don't know yet
blazing zephyr
When you master "gathering" is it ALL of the gathering professions or one of them that you can master?
crystal beacon
All.
digital yacht
@blazing zephyr all
dark dagger
how will airships work?
blazing zephyr
sweeet
digital yacht
@dark dagger we have no info on airships
wicked heath
you master the professions individually but have the ability to master all in your chosen artisan class
tall vapor
is there a reason y it cannot all be done on a single character ( refering to gethering processing and crafting)
potent merlin
Yes, i recognize the process to make it happen can be difficult, it just from past experience i stop playing mmo with a friend because their main character is in a different server that im playing, and that server was "full" at time and wont let me create new character to play with my friend. Hence why im asking it
atomic sun
how is being a pro Miner / Lumberjack going to wrk?
digital yacht
@tall vapor thats just limited that way
wicked heath
@tall vapor so there are enough dependencies on other players
tall vapor
okay
crystal beacon
@tall vapor That's just how they've chosen to do it, for social interdependence.
tall vapor
will have to play and find out more then
drowsy hawk
I have a question about sieges for the developers. Will node location play a factor in siege defense? For example would a node located in the mountains be easier to defend versus a node located in a flatter area? Also would a node located on the coast be attackable from land and water during the node sieges? Or will node sieges exist in a space separate from the world?
copper obsidian
Is the wiki bot linked to this channel?
drowsy hawk
Shadow was that yes yes no to me
digital yacht
yes
charred atlas
Just heard about this game from a stream and its the first time Ive bee super excited about a new MMO. I was a long time UO player and there are so many things I miss from it. As far as housing goes, is there going to be any static housing or are all of the nodes going to be able to destroyed?
digital yacht
the first Yes im not 100% sure on
drowsy hawk
Where did you read that
wind pier
hello. I would like to know if they have any plans of making the subscription fee adapt for the country economy by steam or whatnot, like how FFXIV does.
faint galleon
wheres the bot i can get for my discord channel
digital yacht
@charred atlas 3 different types of housing
crystal beacon
@drowsy hawk I can tell you that node sieges will not exist in a separate space. We heard today that they will try to keep nodes relatively equal in terms of defense, but landscape gives natural advantages that are unavoidable.
wicked heath
@drowsy hawk We dont know if that will affect the siege itself, however the terrian and strategic locations of a node will help or hinder its defense in larger scale wars, such as a node being up against a mountain will only have to defend from down the mountain, or a node that is on an island will be safer from land zergs but will be weak against ships blockading it.
digital yacht
@charred atlas https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Housing
crystal beacon
@wind pier We heard today that they are going to look into region harmonization for pricing, yes.
blazing zephyr
Can houses be sold to other players that do not have housing?
digital yacht
yes
wind pier
@wind pier We heard today that they are going to look into region harmonization for pricing, yes.
@crystal beacon stonks. many thanks.
digital yacht
@drowsy hawk https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Node_sieges
drowsy hawk
Thank you for your answers
ruby swift
In node housing and possibly apartments. Freeholds will not be because of the progression nature of them, though they might revisit that decision at a later date.
agile orbit
is there music in the game and if there is, is there an option to turn off licensed music?
dark dagger
can freeholds flood?
digital yacht
yes @agile orbit
young bronze
When participating in a guild war that happens to overlap a node siege, will the guild be able to temporarily stop their war to help in node or will the guild war continue even through a node war?
digital yacht
@agile orbit music by Bear Mcreay IDK how to spell last name lol
crystal beacon
@dark dagger Strangely specific question, I don't think natural disasters are planned in that regard.
digital yacht
@young bronze prob wont be overlapping or atleast that hasnt been brought up
ruby swift
@dark dagger While they have said there will be seasonal effects, they said that natural disasters like hurricanes and such are beyond what they plan atm.
charred atlas
I would love to see a housing market (again, one of the things that I miss from UO) Having a house in a convenient location would be very expensive
atomic sun
will terrain change with the seasons like maybe a road gets buried in the winter or washed out in the spring ?
wicked heath
yes there will be housing markets for in-node housing
sudden lark
@atomic sun yes
digital yacht
@atomic sun basically yes
atomic sun
trade routes being seasonal would be cool
crystal beacon
Currently seasons are planned on a 1 week rotation
ruby swift
We have seen in videos at small rivers and lakes freeze over and others.
wicked heath
Could anyone clarify the heirarchy of alliances? if 2 parent nodes are allied but a guild in each node declare a guild war, are they able to siege eachothers nodes?
tall vapor
may i know how many region servers are there and where they maybe located ?
charred atlas
Is there going to be an auction house or player made vendors or combination?
tall vapor
as in EU server NA server etc
crystal beacon
NA/EU/OCE/SEA
digital yacht
@wicked heath they wwont beable to attack each other from what i understand
tall vapor
thank you
digital yacht
atlast the allied ppl wont
crystal beacon
There will likely be multiple NA hubs, EU hubs are currently set for Germany, and OCE and SEA aren't set yet
ruby swift
@tall vapor https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Regions
wicked heath
@charred atlas both, however the auction houses wont teleport the goods to you. Also the auction houses will be regional unless a economic metropolis builds an auctionhouse, if they build one people can use the auction house to purchase goods from within the entire ZOI of the metro
dense fossil
Do guilds level up?
ruby swift
yes
digital yacht
yes
tall vapor
i did not find a link to regions on wiki
wicked heath
yes, guilds have their own progression system, as well as guild halls and guild fortresses
if you are a top guild in a city that is
digital yacht
@dense fossil https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Guilds
agile orbit
is freehold housing limited?
digital yacht
yes
ruby swift
@tall vapor I just clicked on it and loads fine for me. Does it not work for you?
wicked heath
yes, limited 1 per account and limited in number
ruby swift
@agile orbit Limited in the sense that there is only so much free land in a node. Plenty of land overall.
You may not get the perfect spot you want, but there will be placement available.
tall vapor
i wasnt able to find it in the short list so i thought it wasnt properly planned out yet
dark dagger
can you place a freehold in a lvl 0 node's zoi
ruby swift
nope. level 3 for freehold placement
tall vapor
need atleast village lvl nodes
agile orbit
@digital yacht easily the best girl, and thanks guys 🙂 @ruby swift
blazing zephyr
How customizable is the UI? Can I move anything anywhere? or fixed positions with limited movement for actionbars?
digital yacht
@blazing zephyr they want it to be very customizable
dark dagger
Will there be dps and/or healing counters in game
ruby swift
We have a quote of "highly customizable" you will have freedom to change it.
rich lion
is there any place i can keep my items safe, ie losing my items on death/ items being taken from node siege
crystal beacon
@blazing zephyr They recently hired a new UI guy, so that's still up in the air. They want it to be customizable enough you don't need addons
blazing zephyr
thats great
wicked heath
@digital yacht so node politics supercede guild politics when it comes to node sieges? for in-game systems atleast. Also guild wars in general could have missions to destroy an enemies guild hall which would involve sieging a node correct?
rich lion
hmmm
digital yacht
yes basically
atomic sun
Do gather professions create building material as a "bi product"? like are you passively gathering stone for building while you are looking for rarer stuff
digital yacht
@atomic sun no u would have to process them if the item required to build is a processed good
ruby swift
@rich lion There are specific classes of items that do not get lost. Like furniture and others get mailed to you. But stockpiled resources and finished goods get sunk if a node is lost.
blazing zephyr
are pets and mounts Summons or do you need to bring them with you from the stables
wicked heath
summons afaik
digital yacht
Royal Mounts need to be brought from the Royal Stables
wicked heath
ships will not be summonable however
ruby swift
@blazing zephyr You will be able to summon them in the wild
atomic sun
wait so theres going to be literal stone masons making rocks into bricks
tough sierra
If a mount/pet dies what's the process of getting them back
crystal beacon
Yep. @atomic sun
digital yacht
@tough sierra timer
rich lion
@ruby swift say i craft a weapon and its in my storage in my node, will it get lost in the siege
wicked heath
yes, base mats and raw mats will be important throughout the course of a server
tough sierra
what happens after the timer @digital yacht
ruby swift
@tough sierra There is a timer.
digital yacht
@tough sierra u can spawn it again
crystal beacon
@tough sierra You just resummon
blazing zephyr
will it spawn full health or almost dead and needs to heal
digital yacht
full
tough sierra
That's what im asking. From a stable? backpack? are they considered a spell?
digital yacht
probly
blazing zephyr
nice
ruby swift
@rich lion As of right now from my understanding it would be lost.
charred atlas
Are you able to steal/pickpocket other players ?
ivory ginkgo
I'm curious about the corrupted mechanic, if I am corrupted and the town guard attack me, am I able to fight back? Are the town guard killable?
digital yacht
@tough sierra jsut summon it from ur hot bar
@ivory ginkgo we dont know yet
@charred atlas dont think so
wicked heath
Im pretty sure guards are killable
digital yacht
they might be strong tho
wicked heath
we dont know how strong they will be tho
ruby swift
@charred atlas Currently not planned.
shadow dock
It would make sense since in a node siege maybe there will be some guards you have to kill
charred atlas
Thanks!
digital yacht
yea but solo killing a guard is different then 200 ppl killing a guard @shadow dock
wicked heath
node sieges are essentially instanced, so it could be different
dark dagger
What is taxed in game?
digital yacht
everything 🙂
ruby swift
We have no idea on guard strength down the road. They currently have their AI for that turned off.
crystal beacon
Everything purchaseable within the node that has tax set
shadow dock
well its just there to probable stop the group for a millisecond
ivory ginkgo
So theoretically I could make a guild/family of corrupted and sorta take over a smaller settlement.. hmm
crystal beacon
Except housing, maybe? Not sure on that.
digital yacht
@dark dagger anything gathered has a tax on it
wicked heath
@ivory ginkgo if you are corrupted guards will attack you always, even if you are a citizen of the node afaik
grim hinge
Hopefully the mayors have a range they can set taxes in? So they can't do like a 90% tax haha
digital yacht
@grim hinge if they do just leave the node tbf
blazing zephyr
no one wants to live in a 90% tax state
digital yacht
and if it does no1 will help
crystal beacon
@grim hinge They do have a range, it's 0-100% lol
digital yacht
@dark dagger https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Taxes
faint galleon
how can i get the alert bot for my discord server
ruby swift
<Speculation> the npcs abilities during the actual siege window may vary from the npcs abilities during "peacetime"
blazing zephyr
is there anyways to overthrow the mayor before the 1 month re election incase of tyranny?
digital yacht
@crystal beacon houses do have tax When a node reaches stage 3 (Village) and a player run government has formed, all player housing will pay taxes.[7]
@blazing zephyr not at the moment
wicked heath
@blazing zephyr the only way to remove the mayor before an election cycle is through node destruction. so far atleast
crystal beacon
@digital yacht aye wasn't sure if that was over time on or initial purchase, should have been specific
digital yacht
yea i wasnt sure either
blazing zephyr
so i can be a traitor and join another nodes community if my current one pisses me off?
crystal beacon
Yep
digital yacht
@blazing zephyr yea just change citizenship
ruby swift
There is a lengthy cooldown to changing citizenship planned.
blazing zephyr
is taxes automatically withdrawn from a bank or will you have to physically pay
atomic sun
What profession would use stones to make buildings? Carpentry?
digital yacht
we dont have a full list of profression
crystal flax
Probably masonry
crystal beacon
only the mayor makes buildings I believe
digital yacht
yes
ruby swift
@blazing zephyr So far we have seen them withdrawn at point of sale.
crystal beacon
Then anyone can supply the materials
digital yacht
^
ruby swift
For how housing taxes work we have not seen that yet
blazing zephyr
so taxes are not a monthly thing?
atomic sun
if carpenters dont make the buildings what do they make? couches?
wicked heath
is there any other info about node govs? the exact positions and powers other than the mayor? and are they planning to have an app or "armory" like in WoW?
ruby swift
We also do not know how frequent housing taxes are.
crystal beacon
It may be weekly/monthly for houses, but otherwise it's on purchases.
@atomic sun Furniture and such, yes
digital yacht
@wicked heath tehy will have an app but might not be out at launch
but it wont be Mayor specific app
wicked heath
alright
atomic sun
It would be cool if mayors could set different taxes.. like food taxes in fall
digital yacht
i think its 1 flat tax
ruby swift
<speculation> will not be that in depth, and the 100% tax rate will most likely be capped if other games experiences are taken into account.
grim hinge
what other game experiences?
blazing zephyr
AAU had monthly tax fees to keep housing protected from enemies, a 1 flat tax says that wont happen here
wicked heath
Will the "Linked Economy Superpower" allow them to be connected to all auction houses in the server or just the auctionhouses that are in the respective vassal-parent chains of the economic metros?
ruby swift
ZOI
digital yacht
@wicked heath in that respective ZOI
@wicked heath but if there is 2 JMetro Econ nodes they can link up
wicked heath
yes the linked economy superpower is 2 economic metros linked
wicked heath
the divine node superpowers better be good, scientific and economic are super strong...
frozen dune
How much Lore info is out for AOC?
wicked heath
hardly any at all
digital yacht
@frozen dune all we got https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Lore
ruby swift
There will most likely be parity, just like Stevens answer on races, they know if one is lower than others it will skew results.
abstract panther
Was there any mention of name/guild name reservation?
digital yacht
no we know its a thing but we dont know the extent of it
ruby swift
Was already sold in KS packages
atomic sun
the real question is how many characters is a player name
ruby swift
When it will happen is still TBD
main crag
I want to know how AOC is going to handle BOTs? When I played Lineage 2 "where a lot of great parts have been put in this game" BOTs were a huge issue. You would find them everywhere. Taking up all the beat farming spots and clearing world bosses the second they popped up so they could sell the drips for real word money.
atomic sun
POG
ruby swift
atomic sun
first and last name thats amazing
agile orbit
are foreign characters accepted on english servers?
abstract panther
Ahhhh cool. Thanks I'm gonna be Pete Jones
digital yacht
@main crag they have an extensive backend system to detect Gold sellers and bots
@agile orbit we dont know
main crag
@digital yacht that's good news to me
ruby swift
If you mean like umlauts and such or cyrillic. Probably no
They want character to be easily found in cases of reporting tools.
digital yacht
@ruby swift what about Wingdings thats what i use to write with
ruby swift
Look to this Discords naming rules as a preview
tough sierra
@agile orbit if you want the name like Toxic or something i bet they'll let you use alt code letter like Toxìc
ruby swift
That would be a Toast question and part of their TOS later.
grim hinge
are first names unique or could you be like Bob <unique last name>?
ruby swift
wicked heath
Do we know how detailed the in-game map will be? like the large map not mini-map. Will it detail castle regions or ZOIs? will it have economic zones and POI? will what our character has explored be shown and updated in real-time ( if a node that we had been to was destroyed but we havent been there since its destruction)
digital yacht
@wicked heath we know it will have a fog of war
@wicked heath https://ashesofcreation.wiki/World_map
crude hearth
Do you get experience for completing content that is not combat or quest related?
ruby swift
So the previous stated intention is that fog of war will fill back in as you have not visited places, because they have changed. <speculation> linked to the scribe profession and map table inn options mentioned in earlier livestreams.